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A "ij, i ,,: ' ,' r in-cmcuLATiON (3 ' ' I ' WEATT1ER - ; I ? ; Fair today and Saturday,'; j t bo ,chaage lm temperature; j . Max, Imp. Thursday J 80, ' l Mia. SO. river -a feet, part-: ,? 4 ly eloedy variable, winds. t Average ; Distribution " "July, sa 7072 i i 1 T Ket paid, daily, Sunday 6682 L jiir- , MXXXKX a. ft. o. , . . .;5-!'. '. - "v-i-'.- .'"1' ; m4-.; -- .1. -- ' - - ' ' ' ' - - " ' . i ,xi . -'-- w-i.i..t '. : -. , ' I EIGnTY-SEOOHD TEAR , Salem, Oregon; Friday Morning; Augnst 19, 1932 ; No. 124 ; tobeStartSi f If R STiTFS tmhml IU iwl 1 U 1111 bW Jlma end Uonsy Lacking is DtddonV of President Sof w:c.x:u.ueet : cniuruEmeni 01 rroni law Mftm i-Tiprrivp i nan . Ever Says Worker SEATTLE, AO. 18- (Ar Effort to eommlt.the Wemm'i , vansuan . Temperance union w endorsement of some outstanding dry tor the presidency this year were definitely squelched here to day when, Mrs. Ella A, Boole, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; national presi dent, declared from the platform are conrlnced there Is neither time nor money for a third party in this, presidential campaign.' The 50th national conyentlon - had prerionnly adopted the report of -the : resolutions - ' com mltteo which declared against repeal or modification 4 and promised sup port, regardless of party, to dry candidates for congress and state legislatures. ' 1 ' ' - ' Mrs. Boole said the declaration of policy approved ; yesterday "merely expressed the belief the. time Is not far distant -when a new majority : party will be or ganized." - . ' ' Enforcement Better , Than Erer, Stated "Speaking for the bureau of which I am the head," James M. Doran; commissioner of Industrial alcohol, told the' conrantion, "1 can say that at no time has the .work been better organized, more efficiently conducted, and better results secured. 'The duty of federal officials is plain, and simple. The most ef fective enforcement of the laws entrusted to our care Is our prime duty and there will be no devia tion from that course. "At no time since the national prohibition- act came into being . v t , ji r - alcohol , to Illegal channels; . and In addition, at no time had ""e better cooperation from Industrial lw MnfnrrnmATit innclM." . "' ; Earl Godwin, of Evanston, IlL publicist for the union, advised ; the delegates that there are 1,763 women in me organization aoini " press work; 270 women conduet- Ing newspaper columns for the W I W . u., uu J. " J ivm.uiii education matter over that num ber of stations. SEATTLE, Aug. 18. (AP) A bomb tossed against tho side of tho Green Pasture dairy, ft plant ii the Rainier valley district, to- PU6LT SOUND DAIBY IJk night nearly demolished tho build-1 ' tog, broKe piato glass wmaows in nearoy stores ana rocaea oiaer structures ror a woe arounu. tdo explosion occurrea at s:v p. m. No one was In tho building at the time, otherwise loss of life might have occurred, police said. After ft preliminary investiga- won, jwey announced tney were unable to determine whether the nnaoio to aetermme wnemer xne bomb had consisted of dynamite r. m tuariB 01 uit-A. yuwur 11 had apparently been tossed Into a stairwell at tho rear. George A. Davis, manager of the aairy, saia latet mat ne -had had ft "lltUo trouble" about the wage . ftcalo.pald,,but declined to, make m mciuuu op. mm our . For the first time this season. Evergreen , blaekberry pickers placed through tho U. S.- T. M. C. A. Employment bureau yester day went to work for -wares. -Twenty workers were employed ty ft grower to pick at the rate f 'half a cent, a pound.. Hereto- fore tho pickers have had to work ' on shares. . .. -j h tn comparison with, the last two weeks, yesterday was ft bumper day at the employment office. Altogether, 2 C persons were placed, the pickers and two psen at common labor, two at wood hanUng, one at selling and no at earing for two cows. - 'Owner. of the cows offered thoj milk they should produce in ex change for earo and pasturage. UrgePaving'of' ! "Loveist Lane" . ' . " , " . v Paving of tho road from .the Oregon Electric track at tho Deaf school through to tho north river road,-otherwise known as "lovers lane": is sought in ft petition which acoordlne to resorts. Mrs. T.'A English of Cherry avenue Is "circulating. It' is urged tho connty. do theT.work, taking ad- vantage of the ' proximity of the tartar niant nsed bv Contractor Blake to furnish material for the! t JOB SUPPLY PICKS Paci fie highway. - --- StZ Champion : Of Prohibition ' , in " him i- ' c - CHARLES CURTIS STILL DRY, HIS Curtis Accepts Nomination And Declares Support Of 18th Amendment STATE CAPITOU Topeka. Kan. I Anr 18. IAP Vite-Prealdent I Charles Curtis stood today on the shaded north steps of the Kansas statehonae. received official noti- flcation of his renominatlon aslj tho republican narty's candidate I neighbors: 'I stand nnon the nartv nlat- I form. I annrove Mr. TToover'B ad- I miranie siaiemeni or reouoiican i principles-I know'of no reason i- . ... . . it 1 ior me peopie criticizing me par-1 ly unaer wnose policies our na- uuu au DecoiBB tog Kreaiest ana i most powerful In the world. Per- sonally, I am opposed to the re- turn of tho saloon and I am op- posed to the repeal of the 18th amendment. Home folk and visitors gather- (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) ALLEGED DESERTER mm m his U. S. army post at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Wilbur C, Read- J w, wm uiravn J oci eo&uw I STavrw T ITnilnav 1ual MmmlM I officer, above Falls City yesterday afternoon and lodged In tho city Jail here. He will be returned to tho barracks today by a special guard sent here for the purpose. Sergeant Endner found young i Reading cutting wood on property owned by the lad's uncle, Arthur Arrason. This Is the second time Reading Has been charred with desertion. I He comsleted an It months aim- I tence in tho barracks guard house i last February, th-r penalty for his ursi ingni irom army outy. ne is alleged to have deserted again on i March 5. i . young Reading Is a member of Company C, Seventh Infantry. On his return to Vancouver, he will face ft special court marshal. it is thought his mother, is a Salem resident but her name is not listed in the city directory. In A " . j DlStlOp Cr372St012 Dies at Age of 91 NEW RICHMOND, Ohio, ug. 18 (AP) Bishop Earl Cran ston, 82 year old dean of bishops Lf the Methodist Episcopal church; I AlaA An(rM - afta lllnnaa Ar died tonight after an illness of U ura1 mnntlii. C. : .. .'. TALK REHABILITATION PORTLAND, Aug. 1 8J (AP)-r- Presiding circuit juago crawioro today declined to advance -on tho trial docket - stockholders' suits for alleged Illegal conversion of stock brought against tho Central Pnblie Service corporation and tho Pacific Northwest Public Serv- ice company. .. . Tho judge was presented with information concerning a propos- ed rehabilitation program for so- eurities of tho Central ' Public Service eornoratlon. , - i? ' CROPS ATTENDED TO ' KLAMATH FALLS, Aug. IS. (AP) Floyd Brown has re turned to the cvojsty jail here, back from bis vacation to fin ish serving hi sentence. - " t ! Justice of the Peace W. B. Barnes allowed Brown a vaca tion so that he could look after his crops.' ' r ; NEW JOB IS REASON PORTLAND, Aug. 18. (AP) 1 The Oregohlan will say tomorrow that Willard L. Marks, president of j the stato, senate, .will resign from his senate membership to devote his full time to, his new work as referee iat bankruptcy. - The .Linn county, republican ie mm is committee will meet to name in MirilffiL - B - 1 ; Flight Deemed Success but Scientific Results are ; Not yet Known Hopes for.Knmwfedm Future of Universe; Pair Acclaimed CAVALLARO DI MOK2ANRA- NO, Italy, Aug. 18. (AP) Aug- uste Plccard and Max Cosyns came down to earth this afternoon after having gased on tho world from tho greatest altitude ever attained by man more than 16 miles. Ttiey were somewhat shaky. very tired and -exceedingly mod- I was over. He recognised Lake Gar governnfenf officials who came by airplane, descended on this town but neither Plccard nor. Cosyns was In a mood to aecept applause. Processor -Plccard made certain that the balloon which had taken him into tho stratosphere ' was- well eared for and that his deli- cale. aclantifle Instrument, which T have recorded evidence to ln- aicaw wnecner tne universe is ay- Mok or Immortal, were safe. worm rom Unusual Angle - Tow xeiepnonea nis wue, wno untu recently naa been """s5" zTi . r . . I on his Xlrst stratospbero mght last year. Aiterwara no reveaiea a l little about his amazing experl- I wvw. i He said that three hours after i, ,11. I- I "j "-"" "t.""""' savueu u maximum height. From that van- tage point the world was a strange looking - place. Landmarks were Indistinct -and maps were of little value. O aV . served to Indicate to Prof - Plccard exacUy what part of the earth he est. Swarms of persons, including da, 11 ' miles northwest of this village, and decided to land. It took. him more than two hours to I v. ill. v-li . I v,uB wwwu,mm wuwwa. - i our flight." tho professor said. Professor Plccard. 48 rears old. lean, his head crowned bv a shaa old assistant, took off at S:f o'clock this morning (11:01 p. m. j vv Bunosay, ii. B. 1-1 UUDOn- I tm. ... .1 -1 . I 12 hours. Tho scientific results of this new flight Into the heavens re mained uncertain. The professor hoped to gather evidence which will assist In determining whether tho universe is "dying" or im- I mortal. Such evidence would come from .' measurements of eosmle rays.' But before It Is possible to establish anything it will be nec essary for his data to be exam ined and checked. Wider Roadway : Now in Use on N. Commercial The improvement of the North flommerial afreet brldea an- nrnarnaa Winm a roalltv vaster I II hill I ii-iiri: day. City Engineer Hugh Roger's naircuia, some noiuma at record-Australia-London and Lon erew opened the final section tM , others at , 25, Jlrtu- don-Capo Town flights, hoped to the new roadway to traffic. Tho dangerous "s" curve and rough backstop-pavement have given place to a widened, modified curve and concrete surface, com-1"" bottleneck condition which pre- pieuon or me approacnes enas tne 1 ailAn Wnlia IDA Aid BTIfll U IB use. P. S. Cases to Wait Prisoner Ends Vacation " Marks to Resign, Word 1 . Mnrder Charge Is Filed. . .... . ... renabllcan candidate for the leg - ialktiva nosltlon Marks Is vacat- ing. v- -p. -r m , , ; TESTIMONY REFUTED orants pass. An r. 18. ttv a oAKiniiint Vharrtn firat M mrnmm if mvmmmmmm. m -M mmtm. 0 m.m my mmmmww degree murder was today mod a gainst Milton Wiley, 88, follow Ing s week's investigation of the shooting ot John Slmemon, , 81. resident ot the Jumpotf-Joe sec tion. - V . : . . ' ' TA- - Slmemon was . shot to death Wednesday night, August 10, at the camp of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pryor on Cove creek. State police and county deputies who invest!- gated the ease saw some iest m' v. ... .4iiwtne summer. ,. ... falsity have been signed. CLOSE SALMON PLANT 7 ASTORIA, Aug.- 18-(AP) The Union Fishermen's Coopera tive plant will close down tor the season tonight, T. Kankkonen, manager, announced - today fol- tnrinr a meetinr of the hoard of dfrnctora. The season will end irt ; weea-. Kankkonen said the cannery will operate Friday on j .He started, from town on horse ranrht tonlcht and the sur-1 back last -night, and search was plus canned, beyond actual' eoet, I InsUtuted .when-he faUed to ar will he donated to the Clatsop jrrve home. His widow, and two County Relief association. ot Extinct Yet: it - - - lORTLAND, Oru. Aug. lS (AP) - East sld motorists an pedestrians arperleneed tempo rary; If apprehensive - sensation hero this noon when si' wild horse broke from a horse canning plant obi Columbia iouh road, and gai- loped down Union 'avenue, east I side through artery. 4. 4. Bunaoga, u-uiii uuc poll est captain and bow connected with the State motor transporta tion department, rod the ranges KftySw'g,. - Seeing the horse steaming down the street, ho chased the animal dear across ' town, got a' rope; mdunted the hood of a ear and roped tho marew ' ' The Oregon humane society and ia ?ra ?wnerB nnaiiy man- w "" nr own eorral. mwi is FREED Saratoga Pulled Loose and . Undamaged;; fog Deemed I Cause of Mishap SUNSET BEACH. CaL. Aug. 18. (AY) Aground for. more than four Hours, the naval aircraft car- rler Saratoga, largest ship In the sandv ocean floor some 800 Tarda I offBnort frofh here. mv. tr nnn nnn I a j I Mm .nmm.n.. i ::u7ZVZLZZ O - V. . n to the naval base at San Pedro about 10 miles northwest of here, f ;?"";''. ass one ' A 1 " m . . I v v uu vuv yuiuig, iuq i Cowboys N NagLassoed mm 5V.c"r-W3-.LU-1 BIlOM aMrf.V""V?lSr"J?"."" m...?! BnJ r-M .,.A v... . . I.r, , . r i uiuuics cat licx in fi lux I h'ani was forced tb call ' aval gUtlon at n DIego for after several minutes trying to pull off by her own power. Tugs were dispatched from 8a n Diego ,n sB PrA v.ivi. . " . T " ' " ""' novered "Tho Saratoga apparently never was fn tn An irar PlAaH Ua iWT wt."' r ' .vl v 1 C..V7. i 'i 7: L,.MtiAn . iiin ....t.. Cli- from tho tugs as tho tide flowed In Bruin to mk fhm flnatfn ..V . - s BE 35 GETJTS HERE Two-bit haircuts are no more in Salem. Solicitors representing union and non-union barber shops yesterday afternoon obtain- ed from all operators a gentle- man's agreement to vend tho pro- auct or meir scissors ior 35 cents, starting this morning. naircuts ior cniiaren unaer is years of age win. remain a auar-1 ter. - . Slnce JunO 8, when union bar- bers failed to recruit all opera- I tors in tho movement for 25- nauyvw I l I UC1" vA" 7,l rVi Vim t tint i ". ""TT": .;:" v.,;: .wL " "JJ" y n,no1 I 7 ' I down,' either to 85 or 25. IS PlHI 1D0PTE0 PORTLAND. Aug. 18. (AP) I Leading business men jf this city 1 . . - tT.iZ Li'VT T. f CTCaSB BinUIDTUlCllU' enlAU BKiCCU 8V aecomnllah this oblectiv. bv sUr- I ' . - . - e, wora larosis mr7 I week, shorter hours a day, three I weens" wora ana oat WMI Oil, l T "t - " 1 ; three months. J. C AInsworth, Portland bank er, was chosen general chairman of the business men s committee. ! Those meeting agreed that he ! should name a vice-chairman, and the two win then select - a, gen eral manarer. Employers throughout the c fity I h. I .Iv.-ZTv. IT" Fall Off Horse Cause of Death WALLOWA. Ore Aug. 18 (AP) Dick RoselL - Wallowa. I died ' today : from Injuries evt- I dently : sustained ; "when ? he fell 1 from his horse. children survive. Haircut price to BRIM STRIKERS iSii Picketing of Coal Region . . , 'Ti- l lOr -tanY lOOaY: Troops Gathering OnsosWon 'te.-.Rjicent.yjfaoe Cut Agreement Cause Ot Newest Crisis Tf JP-15 AttC- ?' I (API With national amarda-i men ordered to movo Into -the district and" T a.m. set as the hour when wholesale picketing of mines will bo started,- an atmos phere of tensity gripped this tur bulent - Illinois coal- region to-1 night, f : A grim and motly throng et mnm A 1 E AAA MntMl sviil irnifli. era Illinois coal diggers late to- day completed their "march on TaylorvUle," Intent upon stopping local coal mines from operat ing 'under a reduced wage, scale. Four national guard units- infantry, ' eavalry and ' maehlne gunners were ordered to entrain atmldnlght from Camp Grant, near Rockford, where tho rest of the militia Is in training camp. Strike leaders, however, push-1 ed plans to prevent several hun- dred loeal miners, who aro sat Isfled with' the new $5 dally I little dis- nrdor a. nui mAtfne- w.ro held. 01. -. -i i . . j ..1 .f i " " " " o to Decatur and Springfield. 30 a ihu; iui wuwu il. (iiaus ivi i M 11 I Ii mn Att. a .i-u-.t-. v.wl . vcuaxuvu. i in FLYIWS Bride. Also Noted Flier, Cheerful and Confident Of his Success , padtm ipvapv t.k SUte, Aug. IS (AP) CapUln J. A. Molllson who left his bride of three weeks todav and took flight to New York was sighted this afternoon 050 miles off Ire- lnt mnA nf. ti.nn His bride, tho former Amy Johnson, herself an eminent fll- mr mt,mA tila aifn mm t Atamn- I nrd in th mmnt. j "A fine start anyhow," she I ..m t iuFf i j bim and in that little bus. I think he'a wonder fnd" KS Later she got into a planolBnuer direction of a . Portland mu and sped away to catch up with J him and accompany him on the first hundred miles or so of his journey, I Molliaon a 2 7-v ear-old Scota- man and veteran of the roval alr f0rce wno already has made a bit ot aviation history with Back on this side within two na a half flays. The piano on which he 1 de- I naim to carry him on the rimn ft serious condition last night ,0i0 croMmK 01 Atianuc irwn lo a uny i-ua more than 1 ton. It IS me ITDB OI in D U( Prince of wales uses for sports, witn mis exception: Momion nas turned his craft Into sv flying I gasoline can Wool Market is Better; Sale at Portland Large PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 18 I a n v vniit. . a a mm AAA M m Atr .w"a I nortnwestern wool soia to eastern mllu by portUnd flm for ,ttick i .i,!-.-, m.rv.t ah- shipment, the wool market ob- aewoil aiafle lea Asa st a tews waaI centers Is being felt .in the Port- land trad. The 600,009 pound, sale em braced all .grades ot wools, though tine predominated.' Prices were not announced but were said-to be-fully on ft parity with the Bos ton market,, : : . ' f . Portland's warehouses 'and docks are now stocked with about .. peund, of wool, ft ree- I onl supply for this marher,- Mez to Transfer A To Reed College i PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 18 (APl John Richard Mes. profes or In economics at the University ot Oregon for several year has been appointadMo the Reed col lege faculty. President Norman F. Coleman announced today.. ? ,Proessor Men will lecture em economics ana wui nave cnarge of the public finance' and interna' Uona problems courses. - . - , Fafiii t ... ? t 'I Is Partly Main Highways Quiet , J . fait Peaceful Plan to Avoid Trouble;-Barricade Tight But Other Transportation Used SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Aug. 18 (AP) All was quiet on main highways into Sioux City tonight with hundreds of farmers in three states maintained effective barricades in a smxe against saxes. For the weary picketers, tory and defeat in the ten day O Offer ProrlitoMo Concert After Only six Weeks Of Music Study " i ...UJ ad practice behind them, mem "asTrsmJWS . ehnreh with 1 pal church, with their initial con- ert Many parents said they had nt believed possible the devel- opment of a boys' band on sueh Under tho baton of H. N. Stou deameyer, former band instruc tor In Portland public schools. the 21 boys played a dosen num bers, some of .them considered ot marked difficulty for a new or ganisation. Among tho numbers played : were "Old Black Joe,' "Sweet and Low." "America, the Beautiful -America.' "Abide With Me." "Long, Long Ago, and "Goodnight. Ladles.1 Although tho majority of the boys had not studied music be fore undertaking the band work earlr last month, they played I . a a a m as M tneir selections in gooa time m w"h. row laitenng starts, ver- ai 01 Be. enuing xne con- was mat WO , penormance I was "remarkable.' Daring the gix weeks, the hoys hT rselTed II lessons on theft i instruments, several ot me nana members missed practices while theZ ttend a"1lt camB' ,M . I llTOCLOr saiu expects the band to. grow In siso soonas many of tho local I scouts return from vacations and "l"001 starts. Already, over 20 boys aro. studying tho band work sic house. EER1IS Will IS IIIJIED SHSLY 1 Mrs. Augusta Bierward. resi- dent of tho Gervals district, was as tho result of injuries suffered i when-a ear in which she was riding with her husband and Oa hrlil Van1ttrluuV till driver Ml. I Hded with a truck driven by Qeorco Ruth. Gervals route two I at the Intersection of the Gervals and River roads, four miles west pf Gervals. The vanderbeck ma chine was practically demolished. The .elderly woman's injuries eoaslat off a . fractured shoulder, lacerations and ' bruises. Her husband suffered cuts and bruises. v Both were taken to Gervals physician for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Bierward cele brated their 2nd wedding anni versary Wednesday. UHUSUftL PROGRESS Empire Holding. Company Sued by Medtoid Mayor ; MKOFORD, Aug.U8.r-(AP) Civil " suit against the Empire Holding company,, known also as the United SUte Holding com pany, and Oliver P. Coakow, for mer chief Justice et the Oregon supreme court and president et the company; was tiled in Jack son county today by X. M. Wilson, mayor ot Medford. and his wife, i Jay K. Stockman, general coun sel; Dr. wilaon R. Adams, treas urer; ' LHT.Fetty.lvice-presldent and general manager, and Frank Keller, Jr general, stock sales manager, are named as other de fendants. - , . The Medford mayor end his wife seek recovery of pronflssory notes-amounting to 22019, .and their suit asks that a mortgage on Medford real property securing the notes -be cancelled "and sat isfied of xecord.r. :-. - -j By reason &t "high pressure Persudsi on Effect i ve as Official Suggests : . 00 the inactivity means Doth vic strike. Success lay In tho completeness wits which striking farmers kept their neighbors from marketing produce here and tho spread of their, movement to other sections of Iowa, South DCkota and Ne braska. There was failure In falling prices and In a tendency to pro ducers to turn to railroads for shipment of- livestock, butterfat and other produce here, instead of using trucks, hitherto the fa vored means of farm transporta tion. The flrat attemrit to settle the controversy was In progress lo- night. Ralph a Prltchard, Wood- 1 bury -county attorney, calledL a conference pf strike leaders. Ho proposed that strikers per mit all trucks to pass through the barricades, after names of the owners are obtained. Then .the attorney suggested, the strikers would call on the farmers and at tempt to win them to the holiday movement. The striking farmers are mem bers of a movement called by the National farmers holiday associa tion in an. attempt to raise farm prices by withholding supplies from markets. Some are dairy- men who are engaged in an effort to increase milk prioea here. Chris J. Kowltx, chairman of the republican central committee of Marion county, yesterday an nounced his executive committee ot ten which will direct the cam paign this fall in this district. Ko-: wits chose representatives from almost all the sections ot the county. The . committee: Dr. B.- S. Pound, Salem; Grant Murphy, Stay ton; G. J. Molsaa, Gervals; A,. F. Hobart, Silverton; Louis Weber t, Aurora; Cecil J. Ed wards. Salem: Jennie Wilson. Sa lem; Lloyd A. Leer Salem; James A. Llvesay. Woodburn; Alois Ke- ber, ML Anger. Kowits said he would not call his committee together here until after the national and state com mittees of the party .had. announc ed their plans. As soon as these groups - have - determined their course et action. Kowits plana to summon his committee of ten to make plans for the campaign lo cally. ' B. W. Macy, Salem attorney. Is secretary ot the county central committee of, the party. Slayer Suspect Taken to Baker LA GRANDE. Ore.. Aug. 18. LAP) Fred Moore, zi, arrestee: la Seattle- and -held on susnielon in connection with the slaying at nilrard. Ore- of E. L. Smith, rail- road detecUve, was brought here tadav from Pendleton, then taken - - on to Baker. l, . 'f ,, . Officers rondnetinr the invest!- ration wonld make no comment. salesmen. the Wilsons allege, by coshow!' uenitjustlJl stationery of the supreme court. and ft ""salesman's kit" which eon lalned photographs ot the defend ants and others prominent in this state's financial life, they "were lulled into, ft sense ot feeling ot security and safety with respect td the value of the stock. there- upon buying some of It. Represen- tations. the Wilsons further al- lege, were "false and fraudulent." The plaintiffs set forth .that they freqaently made demands for return -ot -the - promUsory-etes and mortgage and that thelr.ro ! km - Mfnaad. - the eompany claiming the right to hold and collect them. Wilson states that. the notes and mortgage eon- stitute lien upon his property, They seek a restraining order pro- klbltiag the sale , or transfer ot the. paper. . r . ... . U.P.COIHTEE FOR HimiMED GRAiiJ GROWERS HERE HOLD FOR BETTER PRICES No. Strike but Widespread Belief Wheat Will go Higher ere Long Dealers Divided in Opinion Of Future; Surplus is Larger -Than 1931 v Aa far as movement of wheat. to local markets is concerned. wheat growers in this sectWm might just as well be m ak ten th e headlines along with their mlddlewest striking brethren. At least, grain dealers and warehouse men here sayx vry. very little wheat is being offered by the farmer now and that buv- ers going out Into tho country m9et w"l Uttle enthusiasm fryrn "ost or me i arm ers. iocai euy- era mvto vuertog sv.ceuu a ouin . on the new 'crop wheats. No organised .strike is on here. Individual farmers are simply holding for better prices, and the individual idea on this line U se general that the result Is almost ; a standstill in wheat movemat to town except for. storage only. The valley crop Is estimated about half as much as last year. although some- farms report St bushels per acre. wnemer me tanner win proas anything by holding onto hisere is a moot question, even asaons the feed dealers who have ' fe- lowed -the market for years.- - "Ton can t blame the farmer for holding; if wheat raises even 10 cents a bushel, the farmer who holds will be ahead, even, sf he has to pay storage tees. one) dealer said, indicating that ,he believes a raise is in sight, . -.- A veteran dealer holds another view; "I believe the whole situation. depends upon the CsBsrt.iaa wheat crop. At present. indica tions are that Canada will have- big crop. If she does. I dent believe there is any hope ter higher prices here," this dealer opines. The Canadian crop estimates le about the. same as last year, anal If the crop comes through this well, there is little likelihood that a. higher market can, be se cured this winter, as this coun try itself has the largest carry over in history, the dealer quoted (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) WALKER WILL CULL ALBANY, N. T, Aug. 14 (AP) Mayor James J.- Walaar struck in two directions today he defending himself against ouster charges before Governor Rooee velt, . 4 First he challenged the goree- in nors authority to sit in the na ter when his counsel obtain a court order requiring Mr. Roses . velt to defend his right : to ceev tlnne to sit In the case and. tan pass . judgment. " Then - he wan granted his request to call rep ah-,. llcan leaders of the state a de- j 'ene witnesses, and subpoena were issued ior repunnean siaiaj a a . mwm mm at enairman w. angsiana hmj I other prominent republicans. I ; in mayor s msaociaxea aia.sw explain why they wuned to q I tlon the republican chiefs, shsi mey nave cnargea ia . ua pau that New Tork City lnvestigatiea. which resulted In the ouster eeedlnrs aralnst - Walker, w nothing hut a republican "fUsW Ing expedition for eampahrm ammunition to he nsed in use- year's election battle. Browne Decides Not to Attempt l Ocean Crossing SEATTLE. Aug. 18- (AP Abandonment of his plans to . tempt another trans-Padfle flight this year was announced tonight by Nat C. Browne. New Tork sV ator. on ftis return trow flight to Gopalls beach, where s has been making lead-Hittng teste in recent days. -' TT exnlained that fn spite, ei I readjustmenta he had made o plane loanea to uuu 7 Buachmana, a Seattle "If tlmift thuslast. he still found It , able ot lifting enough fuel to oj- low mm a rrasou- I safety on the 58 60-mile flight. wfw m,SJ. . .