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EIGHTY-SEC0NI1 YEAR
Salem, Oregon,. Friday Horning, May 27, 1932
No. 52
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FREE SILVER 15
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4 Whtch Ends today f
Increased Charges by State
Accident- Commission
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Are Under Fire : :.
Heated debates. Including
one
on the free' sllrer qaestlon, occu
pied the afternoon session yester-
f the Oreron Farmers Union
convention, final meetings ot
which wiU bo held at the cham
ber ot commerce rooms today.
Election ot officers will mark the
closing assembly this afternoon.
On the free silver question, res-
olutlon eadorslng the Wheeler bill
was passed by a big margin. By a
unanimous Tote, the assembly ad
opted resolution asking that the
1935 legislature pass a statute re-
11 tk.l Va. CotmAn Qlvitr fin
quiring luai o ...
per Road district be dissolved and
requiring the state through the
highway commission to assume
the balance of $120,000 unpaid on
the $204,000 worth of highway
construction already done on that
route. ,
One ot the warmest verbal com
bats of the elosed sessions yester
"day was that which centered
about whether or not the Wom
an's Auxiliary should hare a rec
ognised delegate and vote for the
business matters. The delegates
refuted, to allow a delegate from
the auxiliary.
Workmen's Compensation
Rate Boost Deplored
. Resolutions were adopted yes
terday afternoon favoring endors
ing the Fraser bill and the SwankH
Thomas bills.
Animated discussion was, car
ried on yesterday morning rela
tive to the Increase In Insurance
charges on the farm as made by
the Workmen's compensation law.
.In this connection Arthur Law
rence, commissioner of the indus
trial accident commission, was
asked to explain and defend, the
suggested increase in rates.
meTr SSJSSn.i
tee of the Oregon State Grange
and candidate for state master of
that body, appeared before the
Farmers Union yesterday, bear
ing greetings , from the state
grange.
Reports of delegates occupied
much of the morning meeting,
with these showing good tarings
In j purchasing of strawberry
crates, farm machinery, tires and
tuDea, gas and oils, sacks, sack
twine, . landplaster and fertilizer,
lence posts, salt, fly spray, gar
den seed.
mt. - a .
convention Danquet was
held last night at the Masonic
temple, with H. R. Richards the
main speaker, E." A, Rhoten pre
siding as toastmaster and Paul
nans of the state college exten
sion division and Ray Gill also
peaking.
Official Convention
Band Makes Hit
For the first time In the history
t Farmers Union conventions, an
official convention band was on
'hand. The group Is composed of
members ot the Marlon local of
Marion county, and under the di
rection of A. F. Lafky 'made a
quick hit at Its maiden appear
ance dnrlng the convention yes
terday afternoon. This orchestra
also played at the banquet last
Sight.
The convention yesterday went
unanimously on record to push
the featuring of Oregon products
at the national legion convention
in Portland this fall,, and moved
for appointment of a state-wide
committee to work on this pro-
: ecU Effort will be made to hare
very Portland hotel feature Ore
gon products during the conven
tion. S. T. White of Yamhill coun
ty, a Farmer Union man, has al
ready been appointed by the Le
gion on the state committee to
' publicize Oregon products during
the convention. ,
RETALIATION M
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VICTORIA, B. C, May - 2 B
(AP) Proposals for retaliatory
sieasares against the United
States on account of the proposed
Imposition by the United States
i a tax on lumber and copper
entering from Canada were at
tacked today by T. D. Pattullo.
liberal leader In the British Co
lumbia legislature. ; ... , ,
, Commenting on suggestions of
Attorney-General R. H. Pooley.
" ctintf premier, that application
be made to Ottawa to raise the
duty on United States coal and
lo that United States fruit be
hut out, Pattullo declared this
retaliatory principle would bring
tconomlo rum tor ererybody. -
"The retaliatory principle ; has
"brought the world face to face
'With economic ruin for ererybody,
tnd :' wlth' economic', ruin, 'the
Wreaking down of morar forces."
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Nat C. Browne's big monoplane Is
the ramp, 27 feet high and 114 feet long, which is planned to give
sufficient velocity to lift the plane and its big load of gasoline
into the air for the projected flight from Seattle to Tokyo. He
has postponed the attempt until this morning because, while
weather conditions along the route are favorable, the south wind
needed to aid in the takeoff failed to materialize yesterday.
AGRICULTURE FUND
SLASH CRITICIZED
That Department Given too
Much Attention, Avers
Maris at Banquet
Charges that the department of
agriculture Is getting undue at
tention In the campaign to re
duce federal expenditures were
made by Paul V. Marian of Ore
gon State college In his aaaress ai
the Farmers Union convention
banquet held at the Masonic Tem
ple Thursday night.
"Agriculture should share and
share alike In the desirable pro
gram for reduction In public ex
penditure in the state and In the
nation, but there has been an un
warranted disposition to rocua
UDon appropriation for the United
States department of agriculture,
most of which are for the general
public rather than for agricul
ture," Mr. Maria said.
Thespeaker paid tribute to J.
D. Brown, W. W. Harrah, Frank
B. Ingles, Herbert Egbert and A.
Swift, prominent leaders in the
early days of the Farmers union
who are now deceased.
He mentioned among contribu
tlons of the Farmers union to
Oregon agriculture, the upbuild
ing of the Trl-State Grain Mar
keting association, cooperative
elevators, bulk handling of wheat,
adjusting freight differentials and
purchasing oil and gas coopera
tively.
The banquet was attended by
225 guests. Special music was fur
nished by the orchestra of young
people from the Marlon local. A
group -of solos by Gel da De Sart
accompanied by Mrs. Glenn Howe,
talks by Jesse Vetter, president of
a Washington and Northern Idaho
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Stockman Aided in Sales
Effoi ts, Witness States
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DALLAS, Ore., May 2 ( Spe
cial) Former salesmen ot the
Empire Holding corporation and
stockholders la the concern con
tinued to tell their stories today
In the trial of Jay H. Stockman
for derislng a scheme to defraud.
Barnett Goldstein, special prose-
-cutor, stated this afternoon that
the state would complete its case
abont Saturday;"
J. H. Cosgrore . of Portland,
former .salesman, was called this
afternoon and told of his connec
tion with the concern and in 'par
ticular about one attempt to
make a tale In which the defen
dant Stockman helped him. Cos
grore told the tame story as the
other salesmen regarding the in
structions giren to him and stat
ed, in reply to av Question as to
where Stockman got the money
for his subscription, that Frank
Keller had told him that the de
fendant had pall 500 which he
received from the settlement ot
kd estate In Salt' Lake City. The
I witness said that he had known
J Keller for about 20 years and had
I known. Stockman f Gur. years.
Cosgrore said he and Stockman
shown here poised at the top of
Mil
FOB WO TODAY
Conditions Right all but
South Wind to Raise
Big Load Aloft
SEATTLE. May 28 (AP) A
fickle wind which flirted with alr-
port "socks" from every direction.
except that needed for a takeoff.
delayed Nathan (Nat) C. Browne,
New York flier, today in his pro
jected non-stop flight to Tokyo.
A falling barometer gave
Charles O. Schick, U. S. meteor
ologist at Boeing field, hope that
when a south wind does come It
will be of sufficient Telocity to
launch Browne's hearlly loaded
plane Into the air on its 5,000
mile Jump.
After watching the swinging
wind rane for several hours this
afternoon, Browne decided to wait
until tomorrow morning.
Weather conditions along the
ship route to the orient, which
Browne plans to follow, were re
ported by Schick to be good.
Meanwhile the arlator returned
to his hotel to rest and wait for
a wind. He indicated that it he
does not get a head-wind for a
take-off he may hare to adopt a
suggestion offered by aviation en
thusiasts here that he refuel in
mid-air over the field.
Tentative arrangements were
made with a parachute jumper to
handle the refueling hose and
then drop to the earth when
Browne has sufficient gasoline to
reach Japan.
A total of 884 gallons of gas
oline had been poured . into the
tanks of the "Lone Star. If the
south wind comes, Browne plans
to Increase his load to slightly
more ban too gallons, pull his
ship up a 27-foot ramp and at
tempt to get away.
had called on George W. Weath-
erlv ta intercut him In hvnmlnr
!J2S5Lta
ora had adopted a resolution, that
they should try to secure Weath -
erly as a director as his came
would mean something to the eon.
cern and he would be a great aid
to them. - Cosgrore had called en
Weatherly on sereral occasions
and haf outlined-the plan of the
corporation to him. - Stockman
went Into detail about the corpo
ration and stated that he would
tike to hare Weatherly becoaae a
director but.no results were ob
tained. ;w ' ;:- ! , ' -'i
Under - cross-examination by
Baxter Rice, Cosgrdve stated, he
had nerer asked Stockman about
the ' salaries and ' that Stockman
did not mention salaries to
Weatherly,
At this' time, the defense attor
ney 'started questioning the wit
ness about; his connection with
the state attorney In this case.
Cosgrore stated that Jie had met
Barnett Goldstein at the annual
stockholders meeting v In . Decem
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SCOUTS' FIELD
RALLY SUITED
300 Lads of Marion, Polk
And Linn Counties to
Appear In" Event
Indians' Pageant is .Novel
Feature; Pendleton's
Queen Is Visitor
The youths of Marlon, Polk and
Linn counties tonight will have
opportunity to show what they
hare learned from their Boy Scout
training, at the fourth annual
field Tally of Cascade Area eounetl,
to be held at Sweetland field. Wil
lamette university, at 7 o'clock.
The rally is put on for the public
as well as for the scouts. Last year
some 3000 persons viewed the ral
ly events.
-This year's rally will Include
not only over 800 Boy Scouts en
camped and Tying for honors but
also 50 Indians dressed In native
costume and presenting a pageant,
"The Passing of the Red Men."
These Indians, representing 12
tribes, 'are students at the Che-
mawa government school. They
will be directed by Chief George
Bent, disciplinarian at that Insti
tution. Musical Units to
Appear in Parade
Leading the way to Sweetland
field before the rally will be all
the participants, the American Le
gion boys' band and the Cbemawa
band in parade, led by the Capitol
Post drum corps. The parade will
form at- the armory and march
along State street to the field.
The rally program will be as
follows:
Grand entry march, Judging of
shelters and fireplaces, one built
by each troop; troop yells; Judg
ing of bridges and towers built In
the afternoon.
Elimination contests: sema
phore signalling, fire by friction,
knot-tying relay and transporta
tion relay.
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Pageant, "The Passing of the
Redmen": 1 Arrival of the tribes
Blackfeet, Sioux. Chippewa.
Cheyennes, Umatlllas, Klamaths
and Yaklmas: 2 Setting up camp;
3. The council fire, Indians pray
ing for fire, which lights without
matches or other blaze; 4. Buffa
lo dance contest; 5. Speech to Boy
Scouts In sign language. Interpret
ed by the chief; 6 The medicine
man; 7 The victory song, by the
Indians.
Indian Queen of
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the 1S31 Pendleton round-up, and
her attendants will be featured In
the pageant Many of the Indians
will ride horses.
Elimination contests: Morse sig
nalling, wall scaling, archery,
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IN FUG CONTEST
Honors for knowledge of the
correct use ot the American flag
were won by the sixth grade pu
pils of Garfield grade school,
members of the American Legion
auxiliary, sponsors of a flag ques
tionnaire contest, announced last
night. The Garfield boys and
girls -answered the 15 questions,
selected by Miss Carlotta Crow
ley, elementary school supervisor,
with a grade of 98.5 per cent.
The standard and wool flag,
award for the contest, will be"pre
sented to Garfield school at the
Memorial day exercises there at
1:29 o'clock this morning by Mrs.
Christopher Butte, chairman ot
the Legion auxiliary's American
ism committee.
Highland school, second,' will
be giren a picture of Abraham
Lincoln. Each pupil participat
ing In the contest will be giren a
flag pin.
Members ot the auxiliary
praised the principals and teach
ers -ot the nine grade schools for
the cooperation giren in holding
the contest.
Gilbert Funeral
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Aiternoon Here
Funeral services for Miss Mary
Gilbert, 30, former Salem resident
who took her own life In Law
rence, Kansas, May 24, will be
Son Chapel Saturday aUI:00 p. m.
Mist Gilbert graduated from
Willamette tor 1125, taught school
la Medford for sereral years, and
was to hare received her master's
degree in English from the Uni
versity of Kansas this spring. A
Kansas coroner said despondency
was responsible for her suicide.
'i BIER'S CAR STOLEN
City police are looking for a
1 1 g ht roadster belonging - to
Bier. 3. 41 North . Cot-
ta street, which was -stolen from
Hlrh and Ferrr streets last night.
It bore Oregon plates, 247-32.
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eino
WINNER
Directs Scouts
In Field Rally.
O. P. West, acont executive for
Cascade Area council. Boy
Scouts, who has taken promin
ent part in arranging details of
the annual scout field rally to
be held on Sweetland field to
night.
MEMORIAL
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Programs Offered, Veterans
Will be Speakers for
Special Exercises
Memorial day exercises will be
held in all of the public and paro
chial schools of the city today with
the varloas patriotic organisation
In charge. Monday. Memorial oay,
will be a school holiday.
The senior high school exercises
will be held at 12:30 o'clock this
afternoon sponsored by the Amer
ican Legion. Commander Irl 8.
MeSherrv will speak. Music will be
provided by the school band.
Junior high scnooi program
will start at 2 o'clock. At Leslie,
the speaker will be irom xn
Daughters of the American Rerol
utIon;.at ParrUb, by the Legion.
(Turn to page t. col. 1)
PORTLAND. Ore., May 2
(AP) Mrs. Walter L. Hembree.
chairman of the scholarship loan
fund of the Oregon federation of
women's clubs, told the federation
convention here today the fund
this year exceeds $40,000.
During 1931-32 pledges amount
ing to $1828 were received from
93 affiliated dubs throughout the
state. Mrs. Hembree said. The
fund during the present school
year enabled 112 girls to continue
their college educations.
The fund was established in
1908 with less than $25.
Mrs. A. B. Starbuek reported
the federation has paid more than
$13,000 of its $20,000 pledge to
the Doernbecher Memorial hos
pital for children and the conven
tion endorsed her recommenda
tion that the remainder of the
pledge be paid within the next bl
ennlum. Twelve groups have completed
payment of their $500 pledges,
Mrs. Starbuek reported. These in
clude the Oregon federation as a
body and the Salem women's club
Lane county clubs for women
were given credit for contributing
the largest amount ot fruits and
jellies.
Nomination of officers is sched
uled for tomorrow.
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KITTY HAWK, N. C. May 28
(AP) A spot on the North
Carolina banks where the air
plane was born was revisited to
day by the man who made the
name of Kill Devil Hill known
throughout the world of ariatton.
The man was Orvllle Wright
who, with his brother Wilbur, flew
the first airplane 29 years ago
I under the lee ot Kill Devil Hill
after three years of experlmenta-
i tlon.
Wright walked over familiar
scenes today, paused here and
there to recall various incidents
ithat led to the launching of the
first successful heavier than air
I eraft, and signified pleasure orer
I a memorial .under construction
wbich will honor the Wright
Brothers and their contribution to
the world.
- The 'memorial to Orvllle and
Wilbur Wright is being erected
under the supervision of .Captain
W. H. Kinderrater ot the United
States army . quartermaster divi
sion.' ..-'.''- :vm5-
It was at Kitty ' Hawk, the
brothers roomed, -. beginning In
1940, while . they experimented
with gliders. Today Orvllle asked
I CaDtaln -W. i J. rTate. at .whose
1 house thev boarded: to accompany
htm to Kill Deril HUL-.-f
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SCUP 101
FUND OVER MUM
PROJECT HERE
Willamette River Work is
Mentioned; Postoffice
Appropriations too
Billion Dollar Program of
Public Works Listed;
Hoover Objecting"
WASHINGTON. Mar 28 (AP)
Bearing the approval of house
democrats, the $2,100,000,000
Garner relief bill was completed
tbnlght almost colncldentally with
the enunciation of a statement
from administration .quarters that
a public works program would be
a "shock to public confidence."
The Garner bill carries a $1,-
047,000,000 public works provi
sion. It also would provide
$100,000,000 to be administered
by President Hoover for direct re- j
lief and would add $1,000,000,
000 to the capital of the recon
struction corporation for loans to
states, cities, counties, individuals
and corporations that eould fur
nish proper security.
The Garner bill would make
allotments for the new construc
tion work to be paid out of funds,
including the following:
Oregon: Ashland, postoffice,
$85,000; Eugene, postoffice.
$280,000; Grants Pass, postoffice.
$150,000; Hlllsboro, postoffice.
$80,000; Hood Rirer, postoffice.
$100,000; McMlnnville. postof
fice, $85,000; Tillamook, postof
fice. $85,000; Medford. postof
fice and courthouse, $85,000. In
all, $930,000.
Rivera and Harbors
Projects Included
The Garner bill would author
ize $81,893,289 to be spent on
new rivers and harbors projects
already approved by the army en
gineers. Including the following:
Columbia rirer and tributaries.
$18,100,000; Columbia river at
St. Helens. Oregon. $50,000 Co
lumbia rirer, Willamette rirer to
Vancourer. $57,000; Umpqua rir
er, Oregon, $700,000; Youngs
Bay and rirer, Oregon. $5,000.
It also would authorise $140, -
000.000 for pushing rivers and
harbors projects already under
way, Including:
Columbia and Lower Willam
ette rlrers below Portland, Ore
gon, and Vancouver. Washington,
$340,000.
Snake river, Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho J0.000: Willam
ette rirer above Portland and
Yamhill rirer. Oregon. $210,000.
T SELLER 13
eiVEN SUSPENSION
view YORK. Mav 28 (AP)
The stock exchange again era c lea
the whip orer short sellers today
In its sharpest disciplinary action
to be meted out In the two and
one half years of the bear market.
Richard Whitney, presiaent.
announced that the exchange had
suspended from membership for
one year Daniel Manning McKeon,
an actlre prlrate trader. The sus
pension was made under a provi
sion In the exchange's eonstitu
tlon which .forbids dealings de
signed "for the purpose of upset
ting the equilibrium of the mar
ket.-
The provision was Inserted In
the stock exchange constitution
in 1925, but before today had nev
er been used.
MeKpon was admitted to mem
bership in the stock exchange
March 1, 1929. He had his office
with urysaaie jo., oui was noi
a member of that firm.
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Sessions Here Concluded
Four-day sessions of the Paci
fic Synod closed at the American
Lutheran church late yesterday af
ternoon, with elections and ap-
pointmenta for the new year as
follows: - i
President, Rer. D. D. Klstler or
Everett, , Wash., two year term;
secretary, Rer. W. L Eck of The
Dalles; treasurer, If. jounsoa oi
Vancouver. Members or tne exe
cutive committee of the synod
Rer. P. W, Erlksen of Suem. Rer.
A. M. Knudsen ot . Longriew,
Wash., and Theodore Jaeobson, Se
attle, lay members, committee on
reference . and council. Rer.
J Andrew Engeset of Camas, Wash
I Rer. F. Y. Bussara ox uneau.
Rev. J. c. Kuasman. D. D-. pre
sident of the Pacific Theological
Seminary, Seattle, submitted bis
resignation to become exiecure
nnon his 20th birthday in Decem
ber, 1932, after i years i ser
vice. It was accepted.
Three new . ministers were re
ceived: . Ret. P. M. Fosse upon
call from Prince Rubert. B. C by
transfer from the Lutheran Free
church; Rer. G. P. Kabelle, D. D-,
from the Nebraska Synod or tne
I U. L. C. A. noon call from the Zlon
I Lutheran church at Medford; and
"IRer. V. J. Eyelands from the Nor
Consolidation Fifilit
Opens; Mass Meeting
s Called
Youngest Brigadier General
To be Decorated, Order
Of the Purple Heart
Belated decoration for consple-
nous service given In France is to
be conferred upon Oregon's youth
ful brigadier general. Thomas E.
Rllea. according to information
reaching the military headquar
ters from the office of the secre
tary of war Thursday.
According to tbe communica
tion, the secretary of war has di
rected that General Rilea be dec
orated with the Order of the Pur
ple Heart. The decoration la as
old as the country Itself, having
been designed and first awarded
by General Washington.
Rllea advanced from the grade
of sergeant to captain during the
war and it was during his service
as a captain that he was singled
out by General Pershing, who per
sonally signed the citation which
reads as follows:
"To Captain Thomas E. Rilea
for exceptionally meritorious and
conspicuous service in France
ith the American expeditionary
forces. In testimony whereof and
as an expression of appreciation
of these services I award him this
citation. (Signed) John J. Per
shing, commander-in-chief."
Rilea, who commands the 8 2d
brigade, is the youngest man in
the history of the country to be
made a general officer.
DALLAS HES1IE
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 28
(AP) Plans for large scale pro
duction of processed limestone to
be used in eliminating the acidity
of soil in some sections of the Wil
lamette valley and thus Increasing
the productivity of the soil were
announced here today.
Max Gehlbar, director of the
state department of Agriculture,
and Harry M. Hawkins, one of a
group of Portland and Salem busi
ness men who are directing the
project, told of establishment of a
new processing plant eight' miles
southwest of Dallas which is to
produce limestone for reclamation
and rehabilitation of millions of
acres of land.
Machinery for the new plant is
now on the way to Oregon from
the east and the new plant will be
gin operation within six weeks,
Hawkins said. Part of the machin
ery already has been received and
Is being Installed.
Consumers, the announcement
said, can save nearly 50 per cent
by using limestone produced in
the valley Instead ot shipping It In.
First deliveries from the - new
plant will be made about August
1 and arrangements hare been
made to deliver by truck to the
fanners' fields or by rail to their
nearest siding, Gehlhar said.
ANNUAL IS DELAYED
The 1932 edition ot the Clarion
annual, Salem high school stu
dent yearbook, will not be Issued
today as planned. Due to last
minute delays, the book probably
will not be ready until next
Thursday.
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wegian Lutheran church by trans
fer upon call Irom Beiungnam,
Wash.
The Synodical Brotherhood held
Its annual meeting Wednesday,
with elections as rouows: presi
dent, Edgar D. Blood of Longriew,
and secretary. H. H. Petershagen
of Everett, The Brotnernooa
banquet was held Wednesday
night, with Rer, Ertcksen, host
pastor, extending welcome, lit.
Milton B.' Beiber ot Philadelphia
delivering the main address. Most
car numbers were given by ; Mrs.
Eyelands and Mr. jonnsion. . -
The Lutheran ehurch has not
been affected by the modernised
gospel which has greatly affected
the growth ot many churches, as
shown In church statistics, aceora
Ing to figure presented to the
conference by both Dr. Beiber ot
Philadelphia, who spoke weanes-
dsy night, and Dr. . Nathan R.
Melhorn, editor o The Luther
an. They stated that some promin
ent denominations showed actual
loss In membership in 1930. with
only the Lutherans and Baptist
showing substantial gains of 14
and ,10 per cent, ,. respeetlrely.
These two denominations gained
180,888 members, or 42.538 more
than other gains combined.
RILEA IS HONORED
FOR WAR SERVICE
PROJECT
at EugeES
Monmouth, Ashland
To Join in- Protest
Of Scheme
Monetary Loss to be
, Result, is Claim of
Committee
EUGENE, Ore, May 28 (AP)
Everv Lane county taxpayer
I and citizen has been Invited to at-
t n, rj.n. mttSa meeting to be
held at the Eugene
armory nexx
Tuesday night.
The meeting has been called by
a Joint committee from Eugene,
La Grande. Monmouth and Ash
land which ts organizing a state
wide fight against the proposed
physical consolidation of the
University of Oregon and Oregon
State college Into one institutioe
to be located at Corvallia and
abandonment of the normal school
at Monmouth.
The purpose of the meeting Is .
to explain to the people the dam
age which the committee believes
would result to property interests
should the consolidation plan suc
ceed. The joint committee also coa
tends tbat the plan to establish a
teachers' college at Eugene aid
Junior colleges at La Grande and
at Ashhtnd is entirely Impractic
able. Committee members contend
that with the normal school taken
away, neither the Ashland nor tbe
La Grande schools eould expect
an enrollment '.of more than 89
to 80 students and that they
would be eaten np by overhead.
LEAD BY 13 VOTES
PORTLAND. Ore, May 28
(AP) With the official -vote tab
ulated from all counties In tea
district but one, Harvey Stark
weather of Clackadas headed
William A. Deliell of Salem by
13 votes for the democratic nom
ination to the congressional post
now held by Representative Wil
lis C. Hawley.
On the republican side Hawley,
who for 25 years has represented
Oregon In congress, went down to
defeat in Friday's nominating
election at the hands of James W.
Mott. state corporation commis
sioner. Mott had a lead ot 179
votes for the nomination. Official
returns from Coos and Washing
ton eountles were yet to be had ha .
this race. On the democratic tick
et Coos county was the only one
on the unofficial list.
Tonight the rote was:
Starkweather. 12.14$.
Deliell. 12.133.
Mott, 20,884.
Hawley. 30.714.
The two contests for the ono
congressional seat constituted the
closest election Oregon has wit
nessed in many, many years. At
one time today, before official re
turns from Clatsop county made
a substantial change. Starkweath
er was leading by one solitary
rote. Earlier in the day Del sea
had a lead ot three rotes. ' -
AS VESSEL SINKS
NEW YORK, May 27 (AP)
Tbe radio Marine Corpora
tion heard at S:OS SU Sv T, to
day that three or four sees
ber of the crew of 85 aboard
the steamer Grecian which col
lided with the city of Chatta
nooga ta a fog off Block Iftlaad
early today were still missing.
NEW YORK. May 27 (AP) -The
steamers City of Chattanoo
ga and Grecian collided la heavy
seas and thick fog off Bloc Island
early today, and the Grecian went
down.
It was not Immediately known
if there was loss of life. -
The City ot Chattanooga, of the
Savannah line, anchored.
"Wp are blowing three blasts
at Intervals," the City of Chatta
nooga radioed to the Radio Mar
ine corporation, "and searching
f taembers of the crew not yet
i .ued with lights and boats.
Baptists Pick
Cprvallis Man
For President
BEND, Ore, May 28 (AP)
The Oregon Baptist convention.
dosing its 1922 session here to
day, elected T. B. Matthews ot
Corrallls president ana chose Eu
gene as the 1933 convention air.
The convention dates are to be
named later by the board ct di
rectors. The Rer. M. S. Wool-
worth, of Hlllsboro. was elected
president ot .the Oregon Baptist
Ministers conference. ' ; , ,
KIM
SAILORS IS