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Softball Tlayoff . Softball will get a nam ber of big headlines daring the coming two weeks, and ' The Statesman will hare earliest, complete report. The Weather Mostly fair today and Monday bat early morning cloudiness; Max. Temp. Sat urday SO, Min. 40, river SJi feet, northeast wind. i? FOUNDED 1631 EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, August 16, 1936 Price 2c; Newsstands 5e No. 122 Typhoon s I . . I mo me S t m mmtm TT7YT1 TIto p(pM H a TT T o: Vets Meeting Loadstone for Office Seeker Legionnaires in Politics Heavily Now; Roseburg ; Draws Candidates . Taking Votes Away from Other Party is Main Effort Just Now By C. A. SPRAGUE . The political center of gravity shifted from Portland and Salem last week to Roseburg where the annual state convention of the American Legion was in session. Even if every Legionnaire no longer carries a marshal's baton In his "knapsack, it Is still true that he carries political ambition within his manly bosom. The Le gionnaires know that the next 15 years are their big political mo ment. One member. Alfred M. Landon, is a candidate for presi dent today; and another, Frank Knox, a candidate for vice-president. There will be more In years " ahead. Committee lists of both parties are dotted with namesspf ex-commanders, national and . state. - Senator Frederick Stetwer, Congressman- James Mott, Secre tary of State Eat Snell respond ed to reveille at the Roseburg con vention, greeting old buddies and meeting new ones. Just in case. . . Oregon republicans donned seersucker suits and went to Portland one warm Tuesday to see and to hear John D. M. Hamil ton, the talented chairman of the republican national . committee, whose brains get most of the cred it for the nomination of Gov. Landon. Hamilton talked to party workers In the afternoon; and n the burden of his advice was precinct work. In fact - the gen eral Impression he created was that of a man from the grass roots. .He kept his "r'i" In the right place and met Oregonians . on a common leveL Marion coun ty party leaders rated him higher as a close-in organizer than as a spell-binder. Opinion Divided a Lrmke'f Influence Political strategists In the party were mulling over the Lemke Idea. Some wise heads expressed the hope that Lemke' party would get on the OTegon ballot this fall, believing that his name would draw more from the Roose velt voters than the Landon voters. Such strategy has no ap peal for others interested In Lan don success. They contend Lemke would draw "about as many Lan don as from Roosevelt, on the ground that the Townsend fol lowers for the most part will vote for Landon rather than Roose velt, but might switch to Lemke if he gets on the ballot. , The plan for signing up 14.000 persons for the Union party qual ification fined when the workers struck for higher pay. The Query raised was. who encouraged the strike, the democrats? Senator Zimmerman, it is reported,, will call an -assembly at Hillsboro to - nominate Lemke as an independ-, ent.That will get his name on the ballot but not under the union label. He will keep company with Norman Thomas, socialist, run ning In Oregon as independent. - E. W. Kirk pat rick, democratic candidate" for congress, took a turn around the coast counties last week. He Is seeking conserva tive republican votes as well as those of his own party, speaamg of republican conservatives, one . of them who lives in the first district said in Portland Tuesday he would vote for Jim Mott for the first time, 'because, he said. If Lemke should get a few elec toral votes, and the election should go to the house of repre sentative then if Ekwall and Mott were elected their two votes would swing Oregon for the re - publican candidate. Marion Democrats Get Klowef Start . in Oregon the democrat have been busy with campaign set-np, getting a slower start than the republicans. But they have a good organisation, headed by Claude ' I McCulloch as state chairman; and are laying plans for an'aggTes " slve campaign. They will not ac cept -dispossession of ' lucrative offices held after a long starva tion period, without a fight The one democrat who is In dustriously campaigning Is. Willis Mahoney; but he is dping nearly all his campaigning among Town senders. Mahoney hopes to make inmnA into Townsend recubli- csbs enough to build up his demo crat!! strenrth to the vo mt of victory. Strong Townsend coun ties Josephine and Douglass are normally heavily republican, and here Mahoney is busy "boring from within." Meantime straight democrats make no disguise of their Intentions to vote to reelect McNary. They can't stomach 'Ma li one v. J Senator McNary is by no means ilia. A trip to Clatsxanie to aa- Bush Grade Building, Leslie Addition to be Ready i on Basement,' Auditorium, of 1- to Be ; Completed After Highs New Equipment to Be Outstanding CLASSROOMS in the new Bush grade school and the ad ditions for Leslie junior high school will be finished in time for use September 14, the scheduled date for the opening of, the city schools here, Lee S. Ross, school board sScountant, predicted yesterday. A few weeks ago it had ap peared .that the , opening of - T T. -O Banks' Reserves Reserve Board Moves ' to Block Expansion of Business Credit WASHINGTON. Aug. 15 -(P)- Bank reserves capable of' expan sion Into llS.000.000,000 of credit shrank away today as the federal reserve board's order in creasing reserve -requirements to prevent "a possible injurious credit expansion" - became . effec tive. .-- . . t .' ' '; , Excess bank reserves, the basis of credit throughout the Ameri can business world, were pulled from a near peak of some 33,170, 000.000 as reported for the close of business Wednesday, to a point between $1,700,000,000 and 81,- 750,000.000. , Means f 1,500,000,000,000 Cat in Credit Funds The difference, or roughly 11,- 500,000,000, was locked in a fed eral reserve vault, no longer avail able to the banks for lending. In banking circles one dollar of re serves is. regarded as' capable of multiplication. Into $10 of credit. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug: 15.- (JPy-An effort to block the federal reserve system order, effective to day, requiring' a 50 per cent In crease In reserves maintained by member banks, was made here today in a federal court suit by A. B. Nordskog, Los Angeles pub lisher and lecturer on economics topics. ;'' Nordskog' asked that .the San Francisco bank and its officials be enjoined from putting the or der into effect, and asserted it would "destroy throughout the federal reserve system $15,000, 000,000 worth of potential banking- credit at a time when Ameri cans most need such accomoda tions." i . Bank Nmht Suit Likely This Week Special Prosecutor Ralph . Moody stated before he left Sa lem for a beach vacation yes terday that he expected an in junction 'suit would be filed her early this week on behalf of the Elsinore ' theatre and Its bank night. He is expecting bank night attorneys here Monday to dis cuss the case. Arrangements are being made for them to contact Moody at his vacation residence. "I am - convinced that theatre bank nights are in violation of the lottery statutes." Moody said, "but we might as well obtain an interpretation of the law by the court.'" i . , v Four Thousand Raised by Order To Start on Fuggles Monday Four thousand hop pickers and yard helpers will start harvesting the early fuggles crop In the Wil lamette valley Monday mornins. Although practically all. of the early yards. Including some early clusters, will start picking- this week, a few scattered yards that were trained late will not begin until August 24. Picking of late hops will not ; start until after September 1. At least 30.000 peo ple will be employed in the yards when the season gets In full swing. No definite price for picking has been agreed upon' among the growers. Prices range from I1.2S to $1.50 per hundred pounds de pending on the condition and lo cation of the yards. Disastrous Season Nearing It Close The harvest of the 1131 crop will bring an end to one of the most disastrous seasons ever ex perienced by hop men in the Wil lamette valley. Starting the year with prices for the crop below the cost of production many grow ers failed to cultivate their yards because of the 100,000 bale car ryover of old hops which was keeping the market at the low I figure, , ' ... Ope Day ning ; New Elementary School . September 14 ; Junior; r school in these two buildings. might have to be delayed a week. Finishing of basement rooms and the auditorium of the new grade building will be carried on after school opens. The new gymnasium at Leslie junior high will be ..close to completion at that time but considerable work will remain ' to be done on the new auditorium, It appears at present. Plastering of the Leslie audi torium walls was in progress Yes terday. A visit to the auditorium today would reveal a spacious structure, with sloping floors to make the stage visible fsom all seats; an orchestra pit, which will not be included In either the new high school or grade school auditoriums: a large bal cony, . fireproof motion picture projection room, fireproof stage and . dressing rooms. A five-foot rotary blower and large set of (Tarn to page 5, col. 2) Coughlin's Union Votes for Lemke Detroit Priest Is Named r First President" by I Noisy Delegates :J CLEVELAND, Aug. 15.-(JP)-The National Union -for social justice formally named the Rev. Charles E. . Coughlln . of Detroit Its first president late today and endorsed Representative William Lemke of - North Dakota and Thomas C. O'Brien, candidate for the new Union party for . presi dent and vice-president. Endorsement of Lemke and O'Brien occasioned a noisy dem onstration by the delegates, but the election of the Detroit priest was made quietly by acclamation. Priest Maintains j Fall Control . Father Coughlln maintained complete control of the organiza tion under a. constitution adopt ed today. He appoints the nomi nating committee whose choices for other officers are final. Father Coughlln, Immediately after his election, appointed a nominating committee of 2$ members to- name candidates for secretary, ...treasurer -and the board of trustees. In an election address. Father Coughlln said, "I . realize the re sponsibility .whlcli Is - mine pri marily : the responsibility . of a teacher because I disagree with many ; practices , of the present civilisation." " u .Father Coughlln then Intro duced two guests. Dr. Francis E. Townsend, founder of the Town send old age pension plan, and the Rev. : Gerald L. K. Smith, lieutenant of the late Senator Huey P. Long-, to address the convention. -. . Hop Pickers Soon after cultivation started the crop was attacked by downy mildew, to. be followed later by aphis and honeydew Infection. As a result of the diseased condition of the vines, government esti mates on the crop for Odegon on August 15 were 43,000 bales. This is In comparison with the 117,000 bales which were harvested in the state last year. In some section of the Willamette valley the at tack of mildew and lice has been so severe that no hops will be picked. ' . - . " - With the picking season about to start, buying of holdover crops has been light for the last three weeks. Buyers have been waiting to see the quality and quantity of the IS 3 1 production before buy ing heavily of the old crops. One sale of 1.3$ bales of 1935 clusters was reported yesterday at 30 cents. Prices generally have held steady for the last month at 29 to 31 cents. Aside from one or two three year contracts, which have been written during the summer with price of the 1938 sale price at 35 cents, no Indication ha yet been given by purchasers relative to the price that will be paid for the present crop. - Palmatcer Is Vice-Gliief of OregonLegion . -. . . . Guy Cordon State Leader for Year; Mrs. Waters - Auxiliary Officer Entire Membership Will Serve Upon Disaster i Relief Committee ROSEBURG. Ore., Aug. 15P) Election of Guy Cordon, Robc- burg- attorney, as state command er of the American Legion and the adoption of a resolution re quiring all of Oregon's 12,000 Le gionnaires to serve on a state-' wide disaster relief committee in time of need climaxed the annual Legion convention here today. Cordon was named to succeed George Koehn, Portland. The vote was by acclamation after Cordon's only opponent, Kent Shoemaker, Hood River, with drew. : Officers chosen besides Cordon were O. E. "Mose" Palmateer, Sa lem, vice-c o m m a n d e r; Tom Stoughton, Portland, finance of ficer, for the 14th year, and P. M. Blenkinsop. Astoria, chaplain. New district commander are Harvey Swan, Oregon City; dis trict No. 1; Roy Davenport, Sil- verton, No. 2; Tillet Torgerson, Ontario, No. 3; C, J. Clause. Lake view, No. 4; George Fry, Hood River, No. 5; Ray Dukek, Fossill. No. 6; and Charles Paradis, Nys sa. No. 7. The convention named is del egates to the national convention C. L. Garlock. Medford; Dr. E. E. Baird. Powers; E. B. Hamilton, The Dalles; Hugh McCallum, Milton; J. Richard Smurthwaite, Baker; Alfred Allen. Newbei-g: Lloyd Jones, Sherwood; Ben Dor rls, Eugene; Carey Strome, Junc tion City; and Paul Hathaway, Fred Stock, Ray Dorrii, Tom Sweeney, and Fred Hertner, all of Portland. - sir. Water Chosen -. Auxiliary Officer The . Legion Auxiliary chose Blanche Jones, Sherwood, as Its new president. Other officers elected were Mae Waters, Salem, rice-president; Polly Melnturff, Marshfleld, secretary; D o r o thy Aiken, Dallas, treasurer and Cal- lie Helder, Sheridan, finance offi cer. The convention closed, tonight; The disaster committee resolu tion, which proponents described as the most comprehensive ad opted by any legion ' department, provides for cooperation with civ ic and military authorities and with the American Red Cross, Earlier in the convention, the delegates chose Albany as the 1937 convention city and went on record opposing the . Initiative measure which would remove the compulsory clause from military training In state educational in stitutions. .- Koehn'a Service Program-' Adopted ; : . ' ' . The entire 21-polnt , program presented ot the legion Friday by Koehn in his commander's ad dress was adopted by the conven tion. Numerous ether resolutions were passed, ' including- endorse ment : of . the proposed 1138 Port land world fair, advocacy ot fed eral appropriation to berth more suitably the Battleship Oregon, universal finger - printing; better quarter for the state library, (Turn to page 5, col. S) Suit Over Crash Asks Large Sum Katlrerine Schampier yesterday filed suit in circuit court against Dean Morris asking judgment of $15980 for damages and Injuries sustained In ' an automobile col lision. ' ; ; The action arises out of an ac cident May '14, 1936. on mar ket road 41, about one-half mile east of its junction with the Pa cific highway at th Illihee school, 10 miles south of Salem. A car driven by the plaintiff collided with a' truck operated by .Morris. - ' She charges In her complaint that the accident was caused by the ' negligence and carelessness of the defendant In stopping across the road, in turning In to her car, in falling to keep a lookout and in stopping near a curve. - As a result of the collision the plaintiff declares she receiv ed cuts and bruises around the head and. body, that .she lost several teeth, that her nose was broken, that she suffered - from shock, and that she will.be per manently scarred and disfigured. ; General damages' of $15,000 are asked. $8S0 for physician's fees and $100 for damage to the automob"- Clements Backed By Farley, Hint t - - 4 ) 1 ROBERT E. CLEMENTS Clements Blamed For Pension Suit Townsend Casts Inference At Farley and Deposed L Leader of OARP CLEVELAND .'Aug. 15.-r-Dr. F. E. Townsend expressed the op. in ion today "the Inference Is pret ty strong"-that James A. Far ley, democratic, national chair man, and R. E. Clements,, ousted p e nf I on movement secretary, backed a court suit against directors-of Old Age Revolving-. Pen sions, Ltd; ; - , 1 , ! Attorney. -Charles H. Hnbbell, at a deposition hearinr. today re counted that Raymond J. Jeffreys, Ohio pension -leader, testified sev eral days ago that a suit brought by the Rev. Alfred J. Wright, de posed ' Townsend national . board members, was actuated by Clem ent who, In turn, was backed by Farley.- ' r:. .k-., . "Would you care to express an opinion?" the lawyer asked. , Charges f 125.000 Spent to Discredit "It could be nothing but an opinion," Townsend replied. "The inference is pretty' strong, how. ever. The present administration spent $125,000 of the taxpayers money to discredit our organiza tion. "Since Mr. Clements testimony before the investigating- commit tee In Washington, his status has changed entirely so far as our or ganization is concerned. He -is no longer a member of our organiza tion. ' " - - "He it no longer persecuted and bothered by the Investigating com mittee. He seems to have plenty of money to spend and is spending it freely. He Is apparently en deavoring to organize the - dis gruntled followers of our organ ization."' - ' r Crowded to Limit i The population-at the Oregon state hospital was 2,45$ yester day, reported' Dr.1 R. E. L.' teln er, superintendent, J The" institu tion's capacity J is only 2100, the excess number ' being taken 'care ot only by crowding. A new. unit, to be ready next month,' will care for 2 1 8, said Dr. Steiner, ' but there will still be more inmates than rated capacity. ' "Before I can make out my budget for next year,", said the veteran - superintendent, "I need to know what the-state .'plans to do with the increasing . number of patients, - whether It plans ad ditions here or at Pendleton or a new institution' in Portland. "Unless the. next, legislature makes "provision fori expansion the new unit' will be the only addition through the next bien nium." . " " , Another problem facing the ad ministration is housing for the hospital staff," many of whom are domiciled . on the grounds. Dr. Steiner moved from the su perintendent's hospital, several months ago, to his own residence on High street, and Dr. P. W. Byrd, assistant superintendent, moved into the residence vacated on the state grounds. California Deputy Takes , Prisoner Arrested Here " A Los Angeles county, Cali fornia, deputy sheriff, P. S. Ma honey, last night left Salem with his ; prisoner, Ernest Bouches, who was arrested bv Salem po lice last Tuesday on a charge of child abandonment rrom we southern city. Bouches had found employment here. He waived extradition. State Hqitol Is Burglar Tells Warden Wrong Man Convicted Missouri Inmate Declares Kansas - Doctor Didn't ' 1' Kill Bis OwnWtfe M : ' . .. .. ... . Kansas Life-Termer May ' Gain Freedom After 6 Years, Prison : JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. li.-(P) - Warden J. M. Sanders announced tonight Charles Bunch, a convict ot the Missouri penitentiary, had confessed to the slaying ot Mrs. s. u. Netner ton of? Olathe, Kas., in 1928 a crime for , which her husband is serving a life term at the Kansas prison. Sanders said a written con fession had been obtained from Bunch by him and Tom Scott, deputy warden, after they had Questioned him yesterday. . Burglar's Gun To Be Examined A gun, which Sanders said had been smuggled to the convict at the prison here and later taken from him, was turned over to Merle Gill, Kansas City ballistic expert, ' to ' check against bullets removed from the woman's body in the belief it was the same one that had been used in the killing. "I am doing this," Sanders Quoted Bunch as confessing, "in order that Dr. Netherton, an in nocent man,- might be vindicated and sent home to his family, as feel he should be." Bunch was received at the Mis souri prison. March 3, 1929, un der a 25 - year sentence tor .a Bates county, Missouri, farm house robbery, .x-- His confession said he shot Mrs., Netherton - three or four times after she- had discovered him and an accomplice in her home. ' Sander announced the confes sion after he and Scott made a hurried trip to Olathe to check the 3 6 f year - old convict's story. They said the only discrepancy discovered was the date he fixed for the shooting, but that I -he later told them he "could not be sure of the time." - Story of Crime's .1 j , Time Doesn't Jibe Bunch in his confession said the crime .was committed April 24. 1928, while Sanders pointed out it actually had occurred In February of that year. , don't .know what Kansas will do about returning Bunch to face the charge," Sanders aald. but we hare the confession for them." ' - LANSING. Kas.. Aur. lB.-j5Pk- Deputy Warden E. M. Stubble field of the Kansas state orison said tonight Dr. S. Oliver Nether ton seemed "elated" when told of a report Charles Bunch, convict in the Missouri prison, had confessed the crime for which. the doctor I serving a life sentence. Doctor Not Allowed . . 1 . - : To Make. Statement Stubblefield said Dr. Netherton was not allowed, to make a state ment "although, he started to say something- when I told him .of the report. . - - ' - OLATHE, Kas., Ang. lK.-GTV The slaying of Mrs. S. O. Nether- (Turn to page 5, col. 7) . Tivelfth Year Married Cou The twelfth year is the tough est to get through, for married couples In Marlon county.- xms and many other significant facta were revealed In a survey made by The Statesman of 100 divorce complaints filed in the Marion county circuit court during 1936. The analysis showed the average length of marriages which failed was 11.8 "years. Refutation is thus made of the general belief that divorce is a device for correction of youthful errors and hasty marriages. The shortest marriage, in the cases studied, was three months, the divorce being- obtained where the same parties had remarried after a previous separation. The long est lasting marriage ran 42 years before divorce wa sought ; f . The 100 cases studied -included 50 final decrees which were.grant ed by the court between January 15 and April 30, 1936 and 50 complaint filed in circuit court from April SO to August 15. The actions were chosen to give a.rep resentatire cross section of the causes of divorce, the place of marriage, the number of children involved and the length of the average divorce marriage. Less Than Half Are ; Married in Oregon .- - , Oregon marriages contributed lass than half of the complainants Government Moat Grounded but $OMiarirewSatiec lecorid Sliip Sends Storm Sweeps Westward; Further News of Plight Lacking All Lighthouses on North Coast of Luzon Reported Worst Typhoon in Years TUT ANLA, P. L, Aug. 16. (Sunday) (AP) The srovern Jjl inept ship Fathomer, caught in a typhoon which swept I northern Luzon island 'yesterday, was reported fast on 4 reef atPort San Vicente today, with its crew safe ashore. i ,i a navy raaio message received here said the coast and geodetic survey vessel's forecastle, boiler and engine rooms o Red Cross to Aid Spanish Refugees imds pent to . Pay Home Passage, Besieged li. S. Nationals WASHINGTON; Aug. 15.-(ff)- Red Cross assistance for Ameri cans straided in Spain and aban- donment ot an Important mall that country coincided route to today with state department ef forts to aid American nationals in the revolt-wracked country. The Rd Cross - announced It had sent k second contribution of $1,000- to the American embassy at Madrid to be used in paying passage home of American stranded in Spain.- " . Marooned! Teacher To Get Hlp Passagej back to their Puerto Rico homes of 42 school teachers, marooned I when their ship was confiscated by the fighting- Span iards, wasj provided for In another Red Cross" action during- the day. IHENDA.TE, France, Aug. 15.-(IP-Advaricing Spanish rebels to night occupied Endarlaia, the gateway t0 the northern Spanish city of Irun. after long, furious fighting, I (By Te Associated Press) : ptebels jbesieing northern Irun retreated last night (Saturday) urfder raking fire of loyalist artil lery, the Madrid government was faced wlti stern protest against Portuguese border . invasions and battled fUrcelv to retain Bada- IMany were killed In the Bay of Biscay region. It was the second unsuccessful attempt In three days by fascistsj besieging Irun and San Sebaatian. i , - ;. .;.; ..: , ; Z llefugees'l reaching Hendaye, France, asserted loyalists, had imprisoned J 200 fascist, aboard two shipslat Santander ready tQ blew them; up with dynamite. Sig nals' for blasting the prisoners, it wis asserted, would be the first shell -omi the rebel -cruiser Al- mtrante cervera staiionea on bb Sebastian. .! IS A Wprst fdr I Revealed for marital) separation, only 44 of the couple being married in Sa lem or other Oregon clue. Van couver and! other Washington cit ies! contributed 25 of the marru agla, other states 29 and Canada two. i Grounds for divorce were di vided principally between cruel and inhuman treatment and de sertion. Felony convictions con tributed caiuse for two of the com plaints, annulment, because of two wires, wad granted, in one case, desertion fas charged 26 times and cruel and inhuman treatment charged In 61 complaint. Three times . as many wires asked for divorces as did hus bands. Complaints were filed by the wife in 76 of the cases, the remaining 2 4 cases being brought byf husbands. Practically all of the 24 complaints tiled by the husband were on grounds of de sertion. . Cruel and inhuman treatment jwas charged by the man only fn cases of Infidelity or where charges of a nagging, bossy disposition were made Children! were affected by the dltorce action of parents in 43 of the 100 leases studied. The 43 couples w lio sought divorce had a total of 68 minor boys and girl. Other complaints declared that there had I been children of the :- l (Turn! to page 5. col. 4) pie X I Survey Distress Call as Destroyed Is were - flooded and Its boat rail awash, and the crew of 60 Fili pinos and American officers were ashbre encamped in tents. Second -Vessel Also Driven Aground I Nothing further, however, had been heard from the Dewtee, sec ond ship . which haT sent ia a distress call when the typhoon swept westward from the Paci fic. Both the Dewtee and the Fathomer had reported being dri--:. ven aground by the force of the storm. i Advices from the government ... radio station at Aparrl, on the. northern coast of Luzon, said all lighthouses in that region had ' been ' destroyed by the typhoon. :l No fatalities were mentioned. Meager reports from the strick en area agreed that the typhoon ; was one of the most destructive that has - struck that region in many years. . ' Starting 100 miles out in the Pacific, the, typhoon moved west northwest at'-high speed toward . tne Lnzon coast. I Second Typhoon Within Week It was the second tvnhoon to hit the northern area within a week. Seven persons drowned in the Cayagan river valley last week when the other storm struck. WASHINGTON. Aur. 15.-iPU Coast and geodetic survey offic ials said today that the Kat hom er, reported in a storm near Ma nila, is a 150-foot vessel manned ordinarily by eight officers and a crew of 35. The officer act In the dual capacity of survey technicians, and the crew is composed of Phil ippine natives. Permanently stationed in the" Philippines, the Fathomer ' has been engaged in charting some lines and sea coast of the islands. Store Closing Planned A- movement for voluntary com-' pliance with store closing hours as sought in ah ordinance now before - the city council vas re ported agreed to yesterday bv four firm. Other stores were ex-, pec ted to join In the plan, which calls for 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. busi ness hours Saturday, Sunday clos ing and 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. on other day. Outside of the busi ness district under the voluntary pian, stores would open at 9 a. m. weekdays and 8 a. m. Saturdays. The firms which yesterday posted notice of compliance with the voluntary closing plan were Buslck markets, Safeway stores, Paramount market and Caplans. The store closing ordinance will be up for final vote at Mon day night's council meeting if the ordinance committee headed by Aldreman-Fred A. William decides to repwt It out at that time. T .1 e y? ucaui or iiiiners Held Accidental - ELKO, Nev., Aug. lS.-tVA coroner's Jury, established tonight that the six miners who died in the Mountain City Copper com pany mine 80 miles north of here Thursday were accidentally as phyxiated. Testimony at the in quest Indicated that - two. work men entered the gas area first and that the others died in res cue attempts. . . Funeral arrangements for the six victims were under way to night. June Barr, 25, ot Mon mouth, Ore., will be buried near American Falls, Idaho. The men perished In the Moun tain City copper mine when poi son fumes first overcame a pump man and then the five others w o sought to rescue him. Voluntary "(Turn to page 6, cou )