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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1930 THE CAPITAL JOUKNAL. SALEM, OREGON PACE SEVEN fjjTLOCALS Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner. head of the state hospital, ni able to at tend the Wednesday luncheon of the Rotary club for the first time since nil recent illness six weeks ago. This is the first absent mark checked against his record after becoming a member of the club, Refinance jour car. Pay monthly See P. A. Elker, Liberty a rerry. Deputy Sheriff Floyd Senior, of Dallas, was a Polk county visitor on business In the city Wednesday. Tour big opportunity: closing out. . Lore, the Jeweler. Prof. Elmer Young, of the art de partment of the University of Min nesota at Minneapolis, Is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Young. 2155 Center, while on his annual vacation. On the trip west he stopped at Lake Louise. The Young family Is leav ing for a camping and fishing trip Another recent guest at the Young home was a nephew, vernell Ober nolte and wife, of Beaumont, Calif. This was their first visit to Oregon. Quitting business sale of men's suits at Fullertoo's up-stairs store. 123 North Liberty St. Sixty-two of the 10 clubs in the district were represented at the conference of presidents and secro taries of Rotary clubs held last week at Aberdeen, Wash. W. H (Jack) Dancy. president of the Sa lem club, reported Wednesday noon. The next convention of the district will be held in Portland la the spring. Free diamond ring and S other gilts each day this week at Towers Jewelry Auction. 189' Fellowship Is the mala philoso phy and underlying principle la the growth and development of the service club. Rev. John J. Evans, pastor of the First Christian church at Sacramento. Calif., told the Ro tary club Wednesday noon. Rev. Evans was formerly pastor here and a member of the club. Best Jazz dance. Crystal annex. Wednesday, Saturday. 186 Lloyd and Paul Lee and Gardner Knapp attended the poultry meet ing of the Portland Ad club Wed nesday noon. Knapp gave a short talk. The trio was accompanied by "King Leo' who offered an exhi bition of plain and fancy crowing. The high class rooster has been heard over the radio several times. Best, biggest old tune dance. Crys tal Gardens, Wednesday, Saturday. 183' Leo U. Eyerly, superintendent of the municipal airport. Joined the Pacific northwest reliability air tour Wednesday morning and will make the remainder of the tour with the fleet. The caravan, which was here Sunday, made an overnight stop in Corvalli3 Tuesday and Eyerly Joined in for the noon-day stop at Kelso, Wash. After visiting Tacoma. Oiym- Bla and Seattle, tlie tour will con clude at Port Angeles. Friday. Eyerly accompanied the party to Medford Monday. Auction sale Wednesday nlte, also Sat. afternoon at the F. N. Woodry Auction market on Summer St- 186' Delegates and alternates to the state convention of the American Legion to be held in Baker next week held an organization meeting it the armory Tuesday evening. general policies of the delegation vert outlined. Dance old time at Yew Park hall onight. Big time! IBS Advices have been received by! County Clerk Bayer that the hear ing on a road crossing matter scheduled for Monday. August 11 at the West Woodbum depot of the Oregon Electric has been post' poned until Friday, August 23, (t 10 a. m. at the same place. Dance. Mellow Moon tonite. Cool hall, best music. 29c and 50c. IK - County Judge Siegmund Tues day visited the new Hazel Green bridge where a fill on tne west end is being made and states tl the fill has been completed so the dirt trucks can haul over it and now it la Just being widened on both edges. He believes that three or four more days of work at the outside should complete the flu. Special marcelling, finger waving 75c. Elite Beauty Shop. Phone DM. 185 Ralph Cooley, manager of Bishops store, and Salem both had unexpected honors thrust on them on Cooley s recent trip east when be was Invited to dine at the ex ecutive's dining room of the ' big Stetson company In Philadelphia. When he sat down at the table specially printed menu was pushed under his eyes plmed in red at one side, "Stop! Here's Ralph Cooley." And he was then given his choice on the following menu also especially dished up for him: Cream of Oregon asparagus, broiled Cooley, mackerel,, mashed Salem potatoes. Washougal broccoli, or cold roast Bishop beef. Eureka po tato salad, sliced Mt. Hood toma toes. Pendleton blackberry pie, or Casrade ice cream all topped off by Wi!larr.e".tc river coffee. The en tire menu was arranged with some reference to a Bishop or Salem en terprise. Visit South Silver Creek Falls and eaves, 100 acre nature park. 186 An automobile owned by Harold Murphy of Monmouth was reported to the police Tuesday night as having been stolen from Ferry street. About a half hocr later the ma-hine was located at Mill and Cottage. Dance. Mellow Moon tonite. Cool hall, best music. 25c and 50c. 186 Herbert H. Hauser, secretary of the atate publiet service commission. Wednesday wrote letter to the city of Grants Pass to find out hen the Grants Past Water com pany plant la to pass to municipal ownership. The commission is in terested for the reason that when It becomes municipally owned it wilt no longer be under the com mission's Jurisdiction. Modern house, 2 acres, edge of Sa lem, south. Immediate possession. Price S3 500: (500 down and balance Just like rent. Becko & Hendricks, 189 N. High St. loo" J. C. Simpson, an automobile salesman here for several years, has accepted the position of tratfle of fleer for West Salem and will re- port for duty 'immediately. Dr. Stone treats cancers, skin dis eases and does a general office prac tice. Office next door to police sta tion. 188' Roadmaster Johnson state Wed nesday that he Is ordering another car of Port onora ceaar xor ae livery to the county shops here. The piling will be used for general bridge work In various parts of the county. Spring fried chicken dinner Thurs day 50c. Green Lantern, 1328 State St. Cool, clean psaoe to eat. 188 Demurrers to complaints have been filed In circuit court la the two cases of Prudential Savings A Loan association against Blanche B. Huffman and Ralph J. Stevens. Tumble Inn's band, Mehama Thursday. 186 Bert Smith, deputy Marlon coun ty sheriff, with his family left early this week for the Tillamook beaches where they will spend a vacation during the next two weeks. Old time dance Mehama Thurs day. 188 An application by the Marlon county court for authority to con struct a grade crossing over the Oregon Electric track near Wood burn, which was set for hearing at Woodbum Monday, Aug. 11. has been postponed to Friday, Aug. 22. the public service commission said Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Brown will sail for Honolulu. Hawaii, on the S. S. Wil- hemiina August 13. She will visit with her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard Brown, for several months. Willard Brown, better known as McDonald, Is pro- cram director for a large radio broadcasting station at Honolulu. Bcnita Stroud, nurse with the Marion county health service, re turned Wednesday inorniug from a thip to Milwaukee, Wise, where she attended the nurses' convention, and as far east as Washington, D. C. She was gone several months. LavLUa Perry, Salem X-ray tech nician, returned several days ago from a two weeks' stay at Seattle. Officers elected by the Tawalle club at a meeting at the home of Mrs. Ella Watt Monday night were: president. Nina Baggett; vice pres ident, Maxine Ferguson; -treasurer, Alice Palmer; secretary, Elda Med ler; reporter, Bessie Strang; finan cial committee, Rosa Lee Neus- baum. Emma Dencer and Bessie Strang. The next meeting will be held at the home of Emma Dencer. The Tawalle club Is composed of members of the Artisans drill team. Mrs. Ralph W. Walton of Mont- clalr. New Jersey, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Smith of Santa Monica. Calif., are guests at the home of Mrs. Walton's and Mr. Smith's mother and sister, J Ira. William Dlu- mon Smith and Miss Orace Eliza beth Smith, on Center street Mrs. Walton, better known as Bva Smith, arrived last Saturday, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith came from California Tuesday night The visitors will be here for the greater part of August. Geortlarut Brutes, school teacher at Herauston. Is spending several days In Salem. She arrived Tues day. Directors of the Camp Fire Girls held a session Wednesday afternoon to arrange final plans for the camp which the girls will hold at Camp Santaly this month. Due to tin- foTseen changes, the camp program will be arranged for only one wee, and Camp Fire Olrls from Albany and Eugene will Join with the Salem girls. A Portland Camp Fire exec utive Is expected to head the out ing. The opening and closing dates of the week at camp win oe namea at the meeting Wednesday, Mrs. Aids Perry, who has been spending the past six weeks with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Nash, left Tuesday for her home in Los Angeles. She Is former Salem girl and well-known here. On motion of the plaintiff the case of George F. Clark against Chung Poy has been dismissed In circuit court. Circuit Jcdge McMahan has han handed down an order over ruling 17 motions against the com plaint In the case of Eury C. How ell, administrator of the estate of Matthias Sieeenf uhr ag a 1 n t Charles C. Hart. Marriage licenses have been Is sued by the county clerk as follows: John Orvllle Cage. Silverton, and Gladys Wright. Balem. both legal; Jesse A. White, 23. and Ida Rein- hart. 23, both Los Angeles; Martin R. Schoeneman, 47, and Minnie sTxssey, M, both Salem: Leonard E. Chodwlck, 23, Oekland, Calif., and Olive C. Barnard. 24. Salom: Albert Pease. 21. and Mildred In gram, 21, both Albany. Application has been fU:d in cir cuit court to have the case of Fred Glenn against C. A. Knopp placed on the motion docket. The case of B. C. Cummins against F. J. Toore in circuit court has been dismissed on motion of the plaintiff, according to an or der fued with the county clerk. BEND FIRES UNDER CONTROL IS REPORT Bend (IP Two man caused for est fires In the dry Deschutes woods were controlled Tuesday axtemoon, after from 100 to 300 acres of cut- over land belonging to the Shevlto- Hlxon company had burned over. The larger fire of the two. appar ently caused by a cigarette tossed from a Great Northern train near Benham falls, was checked by a crew of 100 fihevlin-Hlxon men about sunset. The other fire, a smoker's blaze near a Crescent lake camp ground, was held Inside a quarter acre. POPUMNOF UNITED STATES IS 12229,615 Washington (P) Continental United States had a population of 122.729.C15 April 2 this year. The first complete compilation of the nation's population was made possible when a single town ship in Clearfield county. Pennsyl vania, which had been missing, was reported. The returns were compiled from official reports of the district su pervisors throughout the country. These totals, however, are subject to revision in the census bureau's announcement which Is expected soon. The nation's total population with its outlying possessions num bers 137.S02.303 persons as 14.733. 430 occupy the various territories and bland dependencies. The total population Increase In the 48 states and the district of Columbia in the 10 years was 17. 018.999, the largest numeral growth oi any decade in its history. Washington (P) T. V. O'Connor, shipping board chairman, said Wednesday unless members of the United States inter coastal confer ence agreed to regulate freight rates on an equitable basis, he would seek congressional authority to have the shipping board regulate them. At a meeting at the shipping board conference members were ioia ay Cl uonnor mac unless sat isfactory rates were worked out he would seek to have the shipping board given authority on inter coastal water commerce similar to that given the interstate commerce commission on railroads. Complaints that many non-con ference lines were doing a "cut rate" business on freight handled between eastern and western coasts were heard at the meeting. Members of the conference told the board business had decreased 25 or 35 per cent and many boats were Idle. PRSEST REFUSES TO MARRY DOLORES Santa Barbara, Cal. fP) A hitch in the plans of Dolores Del Rio, mo tion picture actress, to be married Tuesday afternoon at the historical Santa Barbara mission developed Tuesday when Father Augustine ot the mission, announced he could not perform the ceremony without a special dispensation because o the actress' previous marriage and divorce. Announcements had been made here. In Hollywood and New York. that Miss Del Rio and Cedrle Gib bons, motion picture art director, would be married at 5:30 p. m. by ratner Augustine. The couple filed an application for a marriage license here last week but had not called for It early Tuesday afternoon. Advices from HoUvwood said they planned to arrive here by mo tor snortiy oei ore the hour of the wedding. WICHITA, KANSAS BANKS ME CLOSED WichitA. KaK I V TKn r.inu Title and Trust company and the guarantee ecace oaruc wltn liabili ties aggregating $3,346,224.43 failed mj upeii i or ousiness weanesaay. fitandish Hall nririnfc nf twh Institutions asked W. E. Koeneke. state Dank commissioner to take charge, pending liquidation. Uncertainty of the securities mar ket and recent heavy withdrawals were given by Mr. Hall as reasons for the bank's closing. He said li quidation would be speedy and the loss borne by the stockholders. URGE RELEASE OF TWO MISSIONARIES London 'JV-The British govern ment Wednesday made urgsnt re presentations to the Nankins gov ernment for the release of the mis sionaries. Miss Ediih NeUletcn and hiss e. j. Harrington, beinar held lor $50,000 ransom. It was Miss Nettleton whose fin ger had been reported cut olf and mailed m a letter demanding S50.000. Minister Lampson. In PcltJing. told the Chinese g-wemirient Wed nesday If the brigand threats of furth?r outrages wire carried out, the result would be a deplorable and" disastrous reaction of public opinion thro5hout the worti and Chinese peop and government would be disgraced. PORTLAND'S CENSl'S Washington tPt Rented census figures for Portland, Ore., show a population of 301.111, Increase 43, 0J3 or It per cent. BANKBOOK AND PHOTOGRAPHS PROVIDE CLUES Chicago (U"i A bankbook and aeveral pootographs became import' ant clues Wednesday in Investiga tions of the murders of Alfred J. Llngle, Tribune reporter, and Jack Zuta. north side gangster. The bankbook was one which Jo seph Jeck. questioned almost all night by police said he picked up in a subway shortly after Llngle was killed on June 9. The reporter's slayer, Jeck said, tore the book from Llngle's hands as the reporter, snot in the back of the bead, fell Then. In escaping, the slayer dropped the book, Jeck declared. The phonographs f several sus pects In the Lingle murder, were de livered to Sheriff Philip Herbrand of Waukesha county. Wis., where Zuta was murdered by seven gang sters in a dance hall last Friday. Sophie Anmskl, maid at a Wis consin hotel where Zuta's slayers lived for several days, believed, of ficials said, she could definitely identify several of the men. Police have expressed conviction that the same men who killed Lingle also killed Zuta because he, their leader, "talked" to police about tlte Lingle case. HOLMAN TO BE KEYNOTER FOR MEIER MEETING Portland, Ore., (IP) The keynote address at the meeting of the In dependents called -here Thursday night at the auditorium to nomin ate Julius I Meier for governor will be made by Rufus C. Holman, according to unofficial reports Wednesday. Holman also Is chairman of the resolutions committee. OLhcr mem bers are Kenneth Harlan. Ralph C Clyde, Dr. A. A. Slaughter and the Rev. Bjorx Joiianson. The "Meier for governor" move ment opened headquarters in the Yeon building Wednesday with Peter W. Welch in charge. Harry L. Gross will be in charge of the publicity committee and Dr. Slaugh ter will be chairman of the general committee on arrangements. Tentative plans for Thursday nights assembly of electors pro vide that all persons taking part in the meeting be registered voters and that they pledge themselves to vote for the nominee and support tne platform of the late George W. Joseph, republican nominee elect. DRY CANDIDATES LOSE IN VIRGINIA Richmond, Va. (Pi Two men whose views on prohibition caused them to be classed "unsatisfactory" by the Anti-Saloon league, and a third who made party loyalty the watchword of his campaign, were nominated for congress in contest ed districts In Virginia's democratic primary. Joseph T. Deal, clased as a "wet" and Judge Howard Smith, "unsat isfactory" to the Anti-Saloon league swept to victory in the second and eighth districts, while Thomas O. Burch unseated the democratic in cumbent, Joseph Whitehead, In the mia aistrlct. GANNON ELECTED BY SUPERINTENDENTS Roy Cannon, of Portland, Mult nomah county school superintend ent, was elected president of the Oregon County School Superintend ents' association at the closing ses sion of Its annual convention here Wednesday. Martha E. Mulkey of uoqume, coos county superintend ent, was elected vice president, and Maybelle Romlg, Baker county su irrrintendent, secretary-treasurer. The association went on record by resolution in favor of tree text books, larger units of administration In school affairs, a more extensive program of physleal education, and "a substantial state fund for the purpose of equalizing educational opportunities in poor districts. grazePeteran killswife, child Minneapolis (v Charles a Hall, Wednesday killed his wife and five year old son with an ax and then wandered back to the veterans' hos pital at Port Snelung. where he had been a mental patient. Clad In pajamas, be unfed some one to go to his home, adding "there may be something the mstter with my wife." Coroner Seashore returned a ver dict of murder and said indications were that the Intense heat of last week may have affected Hall's men tality. Mary Jane, a daughter, heard her father flee and called neighbors af-i V?r she had lound her mother and, brother dead. ! FIRE AT CONDON Condon w Six tenants of the Horner apartments were made homeless by fire which swept the two story stucco building Tuesday nltht. The ftre started In the ba-nornent. D amaze was unestim- ated. Complaint has been filed In cir cuit court by M. M. C ha m bers strain it H. D. Chambers seeking a divorce on ground of cruel and in human treatment. They were mar ried at Redding, Calif., in August. 1917. sne asks for I2u0 lumo sum alimony and $39 tot support of a minor chiid. EUGENE CHILD LOSES LIFE IN WILLAMETTE Eugene flP) Jackie Weise, 9, was drowned In the Willamette river near here late Tuesday afternoon when he fell In or waded beyond his depth from an Island, The boy had been" playing with several other children and was missed when they started to leave the Island. His body had not been found early Wednes day. YOUR FORTUNE IS REVEALED BY YOUR TOE NAILS Detroit flP Your age, your dis position, your likes and dislikes. and your general state of health all are revealed by your toe nails, but most of the secrets, are safe, for it takes a chiropodist to read the signs. Speakers at the 19th annual convention of the National Associa tion of Chiropodists explained their secrets. Furrows on the nail indicate the year3, just as rings in a tree show its age. A short stubby toe nail usu ally is passessed by a selfish, self- centered individual, while the long. narrow and slightly oval nail de notes a man or woman who is men tally alert, keen, refined and a gen erally nice person to be around. Tne experts also revealed that flat feet are more common to men than women, but that women have more foot defects, generally from wearing shoes with excessively high nee is. y?w officers of the association Include: Dr. Joseph Lelyveld, Rock land, Mass., president; Drs. J. K. Baker, Omaha: Fred J. Carlson, Chester, Pa,; John F. Kelky, Bos ton; oeorge Scherer. Jr., Los An geles, and Hal P. Smith. Indianap olis, vice presidents. Dr. Ous P. Darling, Atlanta, was elected a member of the National Council and Los Angeles was awarded the 1931 convention. SET S2G00 LOOT OakvUIe. Wash. (TV Locking the cashier and a girl employe In the vault, two men held up the Oak vUIe state bank here shortly after it opened Wednesday and escaped with between $3,000 and $2,500 in currency. The men disdained sev eral hundred dollars in silver which was lying with the currency in the vault. A third man waited in a car outside the building. McKlnley Kane, cashier, said they forced him into the vault, took the currency and shut the door. Kane opened it with a screw driver in about 15 minutes, he said, and then notified officers. A car, answering the description of one used by the bandits, was re ported near Rochester, a few miles from here, but several hours later had not been seen again. The OakvUIe bank was robbed himilarly two years ago. RAILROADS PROMISE FARM COOPERATION Washington ys President Hoov er Wednesday was advised by rail way officials througliout the areas affected by the drouth that they rtrould cooperate to the fullest In any measures decided upon by the administration to relieve effects of the drouth. Mr. Hoover plans no action, how ever, until the report he has asked from the department of agriculture Is received Monday. This report is to Include a county by county and a farm by farm sur vey In the affected areas, and from It Mr. Hoover expects to determine wnat reuei masures will be neces sary by the government. Secretary Hyde who has been on a tour of the west. Is to return to Washington Thursday and will Im mediately confer with the presi dent upon the drouth situation. ROBBED AND STRIPPED IN OWNAUTOMOBILE Seattle (IP) Kidnanoed bv three bandits In his own automobile, James Reed was overpowered, taken to the Duwamish valley district, and robbed of his money, automobile and clothes early Wednesday. Reed, stripped of his clothes, was finally found by county officers. He bad picked up the men, be said, when they requested a ride. Once In the car they held him up, over powered him. and took htm Into the lonely Duwamish river district where they threw him out after rob bing him of everything he possessed. Rcedv automobile was later dis covered by police and the officers arrested four youths, Vincent Drum, 21. L X. Ferguson, 23; E. Adcock, 24; and C. A. Ericsson, 23. The quar tet was lodged In the city jail for investigation. MATCH IN SEWER EXPLODES SYSTEM Weehawken. M. J. tm A nearo laborer flipped a match into a sewer manhole Wednesday and explosions and fire which followed Imperilled thousands and called out all the fire apparatus In Weehawken and Union City. Manhole covers flew Into the air along streets all the way to Union City. Joshua Mover, the negro, was critically burned. No one was struck by the Iron discs. Other explosions followed and fire broke out In the chicken loading yards of the Erie railroad. While some firemen fought the spreading flames otliers concen trated on saving thousands of crated live chickens. MATE TELLS OF FATAL SHOOTIIiG BY GUARDSMEN Salisbury, Mass. Mfl The shoot ing of Chief Boatswain's Mate Louis A. Pratt by fellow coast guardsmen in another boat Monday night was preceded only by the sighting of a dim light and a sound like a rifle shot, 8urfman Cleo Palkingham told a board of inquiry Wednesday. Immediately after hearing the single shot, Falkingham said there came machine gun fire. Pratt drop ped and Falkingham seeing that his companion was hurt, headed toward shore. Chief Machinists Mate Hugh Olm- stead and Fireman Clifford Hudder, crew of the coast guard boat on which the machine gun fire origin ated, were represented by counsel as the hearing opened, diking nam was the first witness. Falkingham said as he headed shoreward with his stricken mate he saw two flares thrown up, but did not know in which direction they were lighted because he did not look over the edge of his boat. The shootlntt error was discovered only after Pratt had died In a hos pital at Ipswich. For some time it was believed Pratt had been shot In an encounter with a rum running vessel. Pratt, himself, after the burst of shots had caused him to drop be neath the hood of his surf boat, turned to Falkingham and told him he thought the craft was a rum runner. Commander S. R. Sands of Ports mouth, N. H., head of the first coast guard district, is president of the board of Inquiry. ILLNESS FAILS TO HALT FLIERS St. Louis (IP) Although Dale Jackson, endurance flier, suffered from a cold, the monoplane Great er St. Louis droned in circles over Lambert St. Louis field Wednesday, Jackson determined his illness would not conflict with the attempt to break the Hunter brothers' record of 554 hours of continuous flight. Forest O'Brlne, companion . of Jackson, was ready to act as nurse. and work a double shift if Jackson felt he needed additional sleep. The flieia. messaged, however, that Jack son's cold "is slight, and prob ably would not force them down. At 6:11 a. in. the plane had been in continuous flight for 383 hours. URGE AMERICANS TO LEAVE KANCHOW Washington, (JT) Richard P. But rlck. American consul at Hankow. China, advised the state department Wednesday all Americans in Kan- chow had been urged to withdraw to safety. Tne consul s warning was sent upon the suggestion of Dr. C. T. Wang, Chinese minister for for eign affairs, after he had been In formed local military authorities at Kanchow would withdraw froir the city. Americans in Kanchow in January, state department records show, number 12, including some Catholic missionaries. BUTTEVILLE ASKS . STREET OPENING A delegation from Buttevllle headed by Andrew Johnson waited on the county court Wednesday In regard to opening as a county road a part of Third street in Buttevllle to connect up with the county road entering town from Aurora. The road. It was stated, was dedicated a great many years ago as a regular SO foot street on the town plat. Members of the delegation said that the road was now fenced off down a 30 foot road or little better than an alley. The court is not asked to open the road back the full 60 feet as It would take It right up virtually to a man's house but It Is asked that the fence be set back 10 feet to make 40 foot road and that It be Improved as a coun ty road. The regular traffic, It was stated, now comes into town down the hill onto Union street and this Improve ment will open another street Into the town. HIGHWAY FUNDS ' GIVE EMPLOYMENT Washington, m The 150.000.000 Increase In funds for federal aid highways made at the recent ses sion of congress was reported Wed nesday by the department of agri culture to have "helped materially to reduce unemployment through out the country." The bureau of public roads said the Increase, which brought the total for federal aid highways to J 125.000.000 had caused 4.000 more men to be employed In construc tion m April; 4,800 In May; and 1,300 In June. In addition to the contractor's forces. It was pointed out, more men also were employed In the preparation and transportation of the larger quantities of material required by the augmented pro gram. lOS.OOO KKK t'RATKB Mediord VPi Crater lake attend ance Tuesday night passed the 100.000 mark, three weeks ahead of the same mark last year. Park officials predicted a total attend ance for the year of 160.000 com pared to last year's 128.000. Johannesburg, South Africa, is adding IS buses to Its municipal services, bringing the fleet up to N. BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington i ( Philadelphia 1 Jones and Spencer; Ka rush aw, winn, snores ana Cochrane. Boston j 7 g new York 4 T I Gaston and Berry; Sherld and nengougn. First game; St. Louis t M i unicago t o Coffman and Hungllng; Thomas and Tate. Cleveland 14 3 Detroit t 13 1 Hudlln. JablonowsU. Bean, and i eewcii; unie and Deaautels, NATIONAL LEAGGUE Philadelphia 4 10 t Boston t 10 3 Hansen, Collins and Davis. Ren- sa; snerdel and Cronln. i Brooklyn T 0 Pittsburgh 4 13 4 Thurston, Moss, Helmach and uipes; French, ewetonie and Dool. DROUTH CROP DAMAGE HEAVY STATESBUREAU Washtneton fl PI Rummarlilno h effects of the severe drought which Is now general practically every where east of the rocky mountains, me u. s. w earner bureau Wednes day said the corn crop has suf fered marked flljrlnratbn thll damage to other crops has been extensive. Weather conditions during the week ending Tuewlftv lntjMvlfiaH h drought that has prevailed for more uiau a momn, ana some sections not heretofore seriously affected are becoming alarmingly dry. It said. This report of the weather bu reau, the URIinl weeklv .irnmin served to emphasize the need of reuer measures wnicn president Hoover and arimlnt.f.rottan mtiHm have Inaugurated in an effort to prevent wuiespreaa loss to farmers. "Streams are becoming extreme ly low nractlcflllv pvervwhen. Mnri the scarcity of water for livestock. uuu in some sections xor domestic use Is a serious problem, especially In Kentucky and other tarts of the Interior valley, with sto k dy ing and sclltn? at a unrrlflpprf price," the report said. TO COAST URGED Wheeler, (P) series of reso lutions concerning the proposed construction of a short cut to the sea from Portland for submission to the Oregon state highway com mission, were ben? signed by civic and community organizations from Astoria to Tillamook Wednesday. The resolutions are in the nature or an assurance of support and a pledge of loyalty to the highway commission In any action it may latce on any route. PLAN ROAD AROUND GRATER LAKE RIM Portland (IP) A new road which will completely circle the rim of crater lake, construction of which Is to be started next summer, was announced here by Horace Albright. airecior oi tne national parks ser vice, who Is making a tour of west. cm parks. The road when completed wui nave cost about 31.000.000 Al bright said, and bids will be adver tised this tall. Albright explained that about one-fifth of the service's highway allotment Is to be spent in improv ing the Crater lake highway. He sau sao.ooo is -available lor start or the work and that the remainder will be supplied from the service's annual allotments. GEER INJURED IN WALDO HILLS ROAD Waldo Hills Archie Geer was painfully Injured Tuesday afternoon while working with the county road gang on the Waldo Hills road. In removing a large boulder from the road, the rock slipped and pinned Geer across the knees against an other boulder. Geer was carried to the Edson Comstock home and later taken two miles to his own home, where a doctor was called. At first deer's legs were paralyzed, but they later became distressingly painful. While there was no sign of broken bones the attending physi cian diagnosed the case as a split bone In the left knee which was pinching a nerve. Oeer probably will be unable to work for the next two weeks. LUNDGREN REACHES NEW YORK ON FLIGHT Roosevelt Field. N. Y. (IP) Ted Lundgren who plans to hop off later this week on a round the world flight arrived here at 10:47 a. m. Wednesday, completing a two stop flight from Los Angeles. Lundgren left Los Angeles Mon day and stopped over Tuesday at Amarlllo and Akron, O. Ills plane is a high winged monoplane. He will try to break tut Graf Zeppelin's round the world flight rpord. r 1 JJtlcrjst iflemon'al Br Wit "jse? 'A Park Cemetery with perpetual care 'at tea mantes tram tas heart of towa LOVDEH WARNS OF DANGERS OF DICTATORSHIP Charlottesville. Va. (LP) A warn. lng against the danger of dictator ship In the United States unless popular government acquires and maintains superior efficiency was made by former Governor Frank O. Lowden. of Illinois, in a speech before the Institute of mihllo af. fairs hers Tuesday night. Lowden pointed to tha eoiiinu of self-government In many Buro- pcun countries as an indication of the trend of affairs today, and sug gested that lack of confidence In democracy was growing In the United 8tates. "We would be blind If we did no recognise the fact that an assault Is being made upon representative government all along the line. Lowden said. We assume that whatever mar happen to other nations, we are secure. Can we be sure, however. even nere in America, that we still hold our ancient faith In the cause of self government? visitors re turning from Europe feel compel led to applaud achievements of Mussolini, although he has over thown the representative system of a great country. "It Is true that self-government had failed In Italy when Mussolini had seized the reins of government and that Italy seemed on the verge of anarchy." LONDON HONORS AMYJOHNSON London Amy Johnson. Bri tain's London-to-Australla flying heroine, made a triumphal progress through the streets of London. Britishers anxious to see "Flying Amy" lined the streets as they do wnen royalty goes on formal show. The aviatrlx. whose personality charmed a dozen countries on her recent record air Journey, went to a hotel whore England's conquering youth of 1UJ0. most of them girl celebrities, attended a welcoming luncheon and saw her receive a check for 10,000 pounds from the London Daily Mail which, maintain lng the traditions of Lord North cliffe for fostering aviation, reward- ed her for her success on the Aus tralian hop. TAKE NO AGTION ON UNENMLL PLAN While directors of the Miles Linen company discussed the local situa tion at length Tuesday afternoon. particularly as It referred to the Oregon Linen Mills and the Initia tion to assfst In the present diffi culties of those mills, directors re ported nothing definite was decided on although they all felt In a mood to assist in any way possible. It Is understood directors of the Oregon Linen mills will have an other meeting tticmselves in the near xuture and the annual stock holders meeting is scheduled for next month when it is possible some new developments may arise as to the future of the Oregon Linen mills. MISSOURI CORN CROP TOTAL LOSS Columbia, Mo. (s Except for a fair yield In a tew northwestern counties near the Iowa line, Mis souri's corn crop will be a total loss because of the drought and the heat, the United States weather bureau said In a weekly weather and crop bulletin issued here Wed nesday. unless substantial rains fall la the northwestern part of the state. the corn there also will be destroyed. the report stated. Much of the corn In the state Is too dry for silage, according to the weather bureau. Despite the lack of rain, the cot ton crop Is good, while oats and potatoes are fair, the report said. The melon crop la reported In ex cellent condition. According to crop authorities, the loss to farmers by the drought will amount to more than tl00.000.000. PENDLETON MAN WEDS DOROTHY MAE CANON Portland MV-Bertrand Jerard ot Pendleton, and Miss Dorothy Mao Canon of Portland were married here Wednesday at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Harry W Infield M11L The Rev. T. F Bo wen of St, Michael's Episcopal church read the ceremony. The bride was given away by her brother, Don Canon, Miss Laura B. Stiles of Forest Grove was brides maid, and Barbara Jean Canon, sis ter of the bride, was ring bearer. -Merle O. Campbell of Portland wag best man. Out ot town guests Included Mrs. C. S. Jerard of Pendleton, mother ot the bridegroom, and Mrs. Donald J. O'Leary of Spokane. The Jerards will take a short trip through Victoria. B. C, after which they will be at home in Pendleton. .- "rs efllattsotfum? Cptlf rfomfettle0l Indoor Burial LLOYD X. BIGDON, Mgr.