A
G apitalAJoiiraa'
CIRCULATION
Dally averaga distribution for th
month ending Juns SO, 1BS1
10,517
Average daily net paid 10,074
Member Audit Bureau ol Circulation
FAIR
Tonight and Wednesday; cloudy to
west; cooler In tut tonight; change
able winds.
Local: Max, 77; mln., M; rain, 6;
river, -2.4 feet; partly cloudy; north
43rd YEAR, No. 172
Entered as second Glut
matter at Salem, Oregon
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931
PRICE THREE CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
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UNITED STATES'
PLANS OFFERED
TO CONFERENCE
America Proposes Short
Time Loan To Provide
Relief for Germany
British and American
Views in Accord
French Opposed
London (JPi America's position In
the economic crisis which has en
veloped Germany was presented
Tuesday by secretary ol state sum'
on to the seven-power conference
for alleviation of Germany lift
ancial distress.
A communique Issued after the
morning session adjourned said the
conferees had considered "methods
of international cooperation where
by confidence In Germany's econ
omic stability may be restored In
the Immediate future."
It was said In well informed
quarters that the conference has
been encountering severe and dis
turbing difficulties, attributed by
some to the Insistence of Prance
that Germany pay for outside aid
with political concessions.
At the same time it was said the
United States and Great Britain
are agreed Germany must have help
(Concluded on page 18. column 7)
PRIVATE DEBTS
TO COME FIRST
O 9
Berlin U) Germany will pay her
private debts first and foremost,
Finance Minister Herman Dietrich
aid Tuesday.
Dietrich, who Is acting chancellor
In the absence of Dr. Heinrlch
Bruenlng, outlined frankly, In an
Interview Germany's plans for util
ising credits which may be granted
by the powers. Such credits, he said,
would not be used to cover short
term foreign loans, which would not
afford Germany any Immediate
benefit.
Re made it clear that Germany Is
not drifting aimlessly but Is deter
mined to steer a planned course
by means of the Paris and London
conferences. He also revealed Ger
many's attitude towards several of
the reported political demands of
the French.
ADJOURN RAIL
RATE HEARING
Washington P The interstate
Commerce commission Tuesday ad
journed its hearings on the peti
tion of the railroads for a IS per
cent Increase In freight rates.
Chairman Brainerd of the com
ntorion atd Tuesday the commis
sion would not be Influenced by
threats Into granting an immediate
freight rate Increase.
. Brainerd wrote Senator Capper
of Kansas In response to a telegram
from the senator urging the com
mission to ignore demands for an
Immediate increase.
Senator Cupper telegraphed the
chairman on reading what he term
ed a "threat" of Representative
Beck of Pennsylvania to attempt
to have the commission abolished
unless It acted Immediately on the
railroads plea.
"With reference to the matters to
which you refer," Brainerd wrote.
"I am sure you would be warranted
rn assuming that despite all at
tentats to Influence Improperly the
commissions Judgment in this or
any other matter It will continue
as it nas in ine past, w reuuer j
decision based UDon 'the record as
made' undisturbed by all the winds
that blow.'
LABOR TURN OYER
INCREASED IN JUNE
Washington. tlP The bureau of
labor autistica reported Tuesday
that In June an avenge of 9 09
persona out of every 100 employed
by ten representative Industries left
thir iak whiu a si were taken on.
The figures were based on reports
from estaDUsnmenis employing v
nTMimitlv 1 2.M) DM) nersons.
Tha utamnhile IndUStrV and
sawmills showed the greatest turn
over, with a loss for the former of
iiu imnhwH nr hunrlred and for
the Utter of 10.16. The greatest
next of the losses In these lines
was due to layoffs, the former
HnoHn ins? and the latter i.70.
Th- hltrH-at Vtnn r t Wit In
the Brick Industry where 6 67 new
worker were tanen on lor rutii
Good Evening!
Sips for Supper
By DON UPJOHN
Speaking of "Ma" Kennedy we
think "Ma" la being maligned. In
the language of the well known tong
we might remark, "If ninety-nine
out of a hundred want to be kissed,
why not "Ma'?"
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
Tomorrow la Salem city-wide dol
lar day. -Here Is a chance for
Ercel Kay to get himself a new
sweater.
Carey Martin a chance to get
himself a new derby.
Sam Van Trump a chance to get
himself a new set of store teeth.
Frisco Edwards a chance to get
himself a new pair of golf pants.
We might go on ad Infinitum but
those are enough to spread the idea.
So get out your dollars, folks.
Fay Lanphler Is beglnnig to real
ise the tragedy of life. She's get
ting remarried and the newspapers
are referring to her as "ex-beauty.'
We suggest If a blanket salary
cut Is advocated by the tax reduc
tion committee that a minimum be
fixed at 1150 and all public sal
aries over that be cut 30 per cent
and leave the little chans alone.
That will make us a lot of frlendsl
among the higher ups. But a 20
per cent salary cut on a 66000 Job
will be eaual to a 10 per cent cut
on about five 6100 a month Jobs
and it will be much easier to keep
the books.
And nrobably a lot of the 6100
a month boys are earning as much
or more than some of the 66000
boys.
While boo growers have agreed
to hire no one but wets to pick hops
this vear the county court nas
nassed an order closing the road to
Whiskey Hill so everyimng seems
to be running in favor oi beer up-
to-date.
Folks up Whiskey Hill way say
that even yet that now and then
when dirt Is turned over a whiff
comes uo of some of the brand made
in Ine oio aisiuiery were ow or w
vears ago. It indicates what a con
stitution some of the early settlers
must have enjoyed.
Tns minnnMR HllMniVOFRS
Soup! Soupl We all want Soup!
Tip your DOWl ana ar&in it
Tr. vonr whiskers strain it.
Hark I Hark! The funny noise
Listen to me gurgling ooys.
Fish! Fish! We must have Fish!
We don't want It Bon-y,
Nn a lWtl Phnn.r.
iprocii iri We won't east Stale
Any kind of fish out wnaie.
Meatl Meat! Bring on the Meat
Fresn and juicy ww mean
1 1 J DifOrlMl toK-P0r.t
Lamb Chops and Pork Chops, too,
Any Itma oi meat win uo.
Pie! Pie I We want our pie!
Cocoanut and Cherry
Peach and Huckleberry,
Minn Pie is mighty fine.
Thf the wav Ro-tar-lans dine.
(notary Magazine!
The nome would have been com.
nlete If It had included some ref
erence to cascaoe ruuii.
KLAMATH FOREST
FIRES CONTROLLED
TT 1 . U valla Ow, iPi TWO
forest fires reported Sunday In the
Klamatn district are unuer wuii ui-
r- Maim a- In the Green
Springs district. It burned on both
sides of the highway before being
checked, ana coverea suuu
.tHwIns the scenic value
of the highway. The other fire was
In the Pokegama district.
Reports received here said 400
-r- hlno- knt on the MOdOC
county lire lines ana wmi mc :-
I M in mil niftixirt wen un-
H- ronfrnl with the CXCCDtlOn Of
the Glass mountain blaze.
Humidity was low ana vne winu
was mgn ana very nw.
Magnuson Gets
3 Year Sentence
But Is Paroled
rmonn ntv (LP) Howard Mag-
nmnn truck driver convicted oi
mantlnffhlr TlieMlA!? WU SCnt
enced to three years in the penl-
tontiorv IIIM XI IKKI UIQ D&rOlCU
by Circuit Judge LaTourette.
To merit the parole, Magnuson
must refrain from driving for three
vears. must nav the fine, and
mlltr rnnrt ti the court monthly.
wa Mr n jnnnson. juwria.
whose wife, mother and brother
and son were burned to death
hn tnir car and Maenuson
truck collided, wrote to the court
asking a parole for the driver
STORM FATAL
rj.Kiin Pnianri ia Three ner-
aa and so lniured. and
a thousand buildings were roofless
Tuesday as the result oi a noiem
JEW CRUISERS
DEFECTIVE It!
RUtlNINGSEAS
ight New Warships
Costing $136,000,000
Develop Defects.
nsistence on Vessels
Nearly Disrupted Lon
don Naval Conference
Washington (IP) Eight new
American cruisers of the type over
which developed the dispute which
almost disrupted the London naval
conference, have been found so un
steady In a running sea that their
stun crews' work is hampered.
Alterations to eliminate this will
i made.
The difficulty lies In a peculiar
ity of roll The eight vessels rep
resent an expenditure of about
6136,000,000. The proneness to a
Jerky roll In a seaway Is the third
of a series of defects discovered In
design of this class of craft. The
cruisers are of 10,000 tons, bearing
eight inch guns.
The navy department Tuesday
acknowledged that the foregoing
conditions exist. Officers said
cost of alterations had not been
estimated but that compared with
cost of the vessels It would not be
large.
First complaints against design
of this type of craft came from
nersons Quartered aft. They said
vibration was terrific at high
(Concluded on pass 10, column 6)
FRANCE SEEKS
LEAGUE ARMY
Paris (IP) A united armed force
provided by all members of the
League of Nations which could "in
tervene In conflict to support the
league council s decisions or recom
mendations" was proposed Tuesday
by France In a memorandum setting
forth its attitude on disarmament.
France already has reduced her
own armaments to a point which
she considers to be the lowest con
slstent with her national security
'in the present state of Europe and
the world," the memorandum said.
The present government is ready
to participate In organization of
scheme for "mutual assistance-
tor all countries In case of aggres
sion and Is certain that the 1932
disarmament conference at Gen
eva will not overlook the opportun
ity of organizing It.
TEAR GAS BOMB
AT MINERS' MEETIN
Scranton. Pa. IIP) A tear gas
bomb Interrupted a tumultuous ses
sion of district No. 1 United Mine
Workers of America, in biennial
convention Tuesday and drove all
present, Including U. 8. Senator
James J. Davie, out of the hall Into
the street, seeking relief.
The bomb was tossed during gen
eral fist fighting on the floor of the
stormy convention, while Senator
Davis waited patiently on the plat.
form for an opportunity to address
the delegates.
The dispute centered Indirectly
around the presence of the senator
from Pennylvanla.
BAKER MERCHANT
ROBBED OF $2,56
Baker JP) William Hall, Durkee
merchant and postmaster, was rob
bed of $2,500 in currency, gold and
silver by a masked bandit Mon
day night as he prepared to put the
money in his ssie.
Hall said only 6110 of the money
was his, the rest belonging to Out
Benoit of Durkee.
The robber escaped on foot In
the darkness. It Is believed he had
an automobile In the vicinity. The
only description Hall could give
was that the robber was "a big
man.-
TwO Cougars Attack
Moving Automobile
Medford, Ore., (IP) Officers of
the Oregon automobile association
here Tuesday were informed that
two cougars attacked moving
automobile at Orayback moun
tain, near the Oregon Caves.
One of the big cats was thrown
beneath the wheels of the auto
mobile and killed. The other ran
off after a futile leap at the auto
mobile.
Salem's First
Dollar Day
Sale Staged
ShoDDen of the Salem district
will have an opportunity to Inves
tigate real bargains Wednesday in
the first city-wide "Dollar Day" sale
In which a majority of the business
establishments an cooperating. In
dividual stores have, from time to
time, offered dollar day sales but
never tn the history of Salem has
the sale been so general and em
bracing almost every line of mer
chandise and commodity.
Dollar Days have proven excep
tionally successful In other cities
and if the results are all that are
anticipated Wednesday the plan will
probably be continued vntn one day
each month designated as "Dollar
Day."
With merchandise values already
greatly reduced In prices, the offer
ings Wednesday are believed to set
a new record for line mercnancuse
at the lowest prices- In the history
of the city.
GREAT SILENCE
AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington (IP) A great silence,
as the movie writers used to say, has
descended over the White House.
President Hoover's edict that all
Information must come from au
thorized sources, that attaches must
not discuss White House affairs, Is
being obeyed to the word, syllable
and letter. To all Inquirers, employes
there present the very personifica
tion of Innocence, for instance just
before Mr. Hoover left for his week
end trip to the Raptdan, an employe
was asked:
"Well, all set for the trip?"
"What trlpr"
"Why,' to camp."
"What camp?"
"The "resident's camp." .
"Has the president got a camp?'
And about that time Mr. Hoover
as expected back from the Rapl-
dan, a White House policeman was
asked If he had returned.
The policeman put his finger to
his Hps and said: "sn-ni you re
renorter. I can't say a wora.
Atop the parapet of the east wing
of the mansion are many boxes of
brilliant scarlet flowers. An attend
ant was asked what they were.
Might they by chance be blue lark
sour? "I couldn t say." answered ine
gardener.
Word from authorized sources was
lacking, but It was believed on good
authority that the flowers were red
geraniums.
CHIEFTAIN MINE
PURCHASED BY WARD
Roseburg m The sale of the
Chieftain gold mine, located on
South-Myrtle creek, 65 miles south
east of Roseburg, to E. E. Ward,
formerly of Spokane, was announc
ed here Tuesday. The considera
tion was said to be 153,000. ware,
has been Interested In the property
with Edward Law, mining engi
neer, for four years.
The Chieftain mine was one ol
the richest producers In the coun
ty a number of years ago. It was
abandoned, however, when the
vein ran Into a fault In the rock.
Law came from Denver several
years ago, acquired title and said
he was successful In picking up the
vein beyond the fault.
$25,000 Dog Lost
Near Medford
Ban Francisco VFt Claus Von
Fuerstenwall, international champ
ion Schnauzer, is lost, and the po
lice of two states have been en
gaged In looking for him. Small
wonder, for he's 125.000 worth of
dog. Mrs. Nlon Tucker; Burlln
game, owns the Schnauzer, which
disappeared near Medford, Ore.
BartramOffToSell
Flax Pulling Machines
To European Countries
Development of the manufacture of flax pulling ma
chines into an important Industry in Oregon, particularly in
the region tributary to Salem,
Bartram, former manager of tne
prison flax plant, who leaves Tues
day night on a market develop
ment trip to Europe.
His first visit will be to France
where he will stage mechanical
flax pulling demonstrations before
representatives of the various flax
growing regions of Europe. From
there he will go to Russia to assist
In putting the three pulling ma
chines recently sold to the Russian
government In operation.
"There Is a market for 640.000.
000 worth of flax pulling machines
KILL Oil SIGHT
ORDER ISSUED
IDPOSSBffN
Colorado Police Seek
Man Who Slew Youth
And Attacked Girl
Victim Sobs Story After
Driving About Town
With Body
Colorado Springs, Colo., (IP) With
orders to "shoot to kill on sight'
every available law officer of this
mountain resort city Tuesday sought
a fiend killer who Monday night
shot and killed a local youth and
attacked his girl companion.
The slaying was not discovered
until early Tuesday when Glenda
King, 16, daughter of a prominent
local family, appeared at an out
lying home here, hysterically
screaming for help. A short distance
away was an automobile, contain
ing the body of Louis "Buddy'
Palmer, 1, son of another prom
inent family.
80 hysterical she at first could
not talk, the girl- finally sobbed out
a story so horrible that every law
enforcement officer In the city was
called from his bed to search for
the slayer.
ORDERED FROM CAK
The girl sobbed out that she and
Palmer had been parked In the
automobile In Prospect. Lake park
here, when a man suddenly appear.
ed from the bushes, and ordered
them out of the ear.
"He had a gun, and we got out
(Concluded on page 16, column 6)
18-YEAR SON OF
AIMEE TO WED
Los Angeles (IP) Rolf McPherson,
16 year old son of Almee Semple
McPherson, will be married Tuesday
night during a temporary lull In the
marital troubles of his grandmother,
Mrs, Minnie "Ma" Kennedy.
Young McPherson, en evangelist
like his mother and grandmother,
will lead to the altar of Angelus
temple the young and attractive
Loma Dee Smith, a graduate of Mrs.
Mcpherson's Four Square Bible class.
Mrs. McPherson herself will pro
nounce them man and wife.
All concerned were unanimous in
the oolnlon that neither Mrs. Ken
nedy nor O. Edward "wnat-a-Man -
Hudson, to whom sne was marriea
three weeks ago. would be present.
No, I m not going to tne wed
ding," said Mrs. Kennedy rather
sorrowfully. "I haven't been Invited
although I practically reared Rolf."
Mrs. Kennedy has not been to An
gelus temple since her disagree
ment with her daughter over the
temple management two years ago.
"No, I'm not going," sighed
"What-a-Man," "I've got plenty of
troubles of my own."
DISCOVER PLOT TO
BOMB PENITENTIARY
Joliet, 111. IP Squads of state
highway police were sent to 8tate
vllle prison Tuesday afternoon to
forestall reported plans to bomb a
hole in the penitentiary wall for
a wholesale delivery of convicts.
Captain Hal Carr, assistant su
perintendent of the state highway
police, had 35 men patrolling -the
highway alongside the penitentiary
wall shortly after the reported
plans became known to prison of
ficials. is predicted by Colonel W. B.
In Europe and Russia today," said
Colonel Bartram. "Present econo
mic conditions Instead of being
deterant to the sale of pullers are
creating a favorable market.
"The salvation of the flax In
dustry In Europe depends upon Its
mechanlcalizatlon. with Russia now
producing more flax than any other
country In the wroid and rapidly
niacins- the entire Industry on
machine basis the only salvation for
the Industry In France, Belgium
" (Concluded oh psge 16, column 6
What-a-Man Sued
By Woman
$250, 000 Love Balm
Los Angeles (U.R) G. Edward "What-a-roan" Hudson,
recently wed to Mrs. Minnie "Ma" Kennedy, mother of Aimee
Semple McPherson, Tuesday was named In a $250,000 breach
of promise suit filed by Mrs. Ethel Lee Parker Harbert, of
Los Angeles.
The suit was just another
whose life Has become narnea ana
full of unexpected events since he
married Mrs. Kennedy without the
formality of dissolving another
marriage to Mrs. Margaret New
ton-Hudson.
Actions now pending against
Hudson are:
1. Mrs. Harbert s breach of prom-
lee suit.
1. Mrs. Newton-Hudson's divorce
suit In which she asks 65000 alimony.
I. Mrs. Kennedy's annulment suit
due for a hearing next Thursday.
4. Possible bigamy charges against
1un In Cowlitz county, Washington,
(Concluded on page 13, column 7)
SPANISH VETS
FOR ROSEBURG
LaGrande (P) Unanimous en
dorsement of Roseburg as the site
for the national soldiers' home was
given by the Oregon convention of
Spanish war veterans here. The
veterans are holding their annual
meeting. Similar endorsement of
Roseburg was given by Fred Lassl
ter, Idaho state commander, who
said he represented encampments
of his state.
Judge Edward 8. Matthias of Co
lumbus, Ohio, national command-
delivered the main address
Tuesday. Monday's sessions were
addressed by Senator Frederick
Stelwer.
Approximately 400 veterans and
members of the auxiliary was here
Tuesday for the convention, which
closes Wednesday night. The an
nual 8nalx parade and Initiation
will be held Tuesday night. Busi
ness sessions Wednesday will In
clude election of officers and se
lection of the convention city.
Welcoming addresses Monday
were were given by Post Command
er J. O. Henry, city commission
er Victor Melville, and Harry Mc-
Klnley, president of the LaGrande
chamber of commerce. J. H. Peare
of LaGrande spoke as a representa
tive of Governor Meier.
MADDEN SUSPENDED
FROM DRY SERYICE
Washington OP) The prohibition
bureau Tuesday made known the
suspension of John B. Madden,
former assistant administrator at
Kansas City.
The reason given for Maddens
suspension was that he had de
clined to report to a new post as
signed him at Seattle.
At the porhlbitlon bureau. It was
said that Madden had been given
ample annual leave In addition to
a period of leave without salary,
but that he failed to report to his
new post alter the expiration of the
additional time.
BIDS OPENED FOR
THE DALLES HOSPITAL
Ten general bids for Ihe con
structlon of an open air pavilion
and dining room wing addition to
the main building at tne eastern
Oregon tuberculosis hospital at The
Dalles, were opened by the state
board of control Tuesday. The
awards will be announced later.
C. O. Hedges of The Dalles was
low bidder on the general contract
for the two buildings at 622,684. L.
D. Horn of Portland was second
low at 624.000 and Moore it MrFar
land. Portland, third low at 125.976
The Knight Electric company of
Portland was low bidder for elect
rical work at 61625 and the North
western Plumbing and Heating com
peny of Portland low on plumbing
and heating at S5740.
The state legislature approprlat
ed 632.000 for the buildings.
Young Gangster Is
Killed by Officer
Kansas City IP John Calk), 33
year old gunman, was slain m
raid on an alleged bootleggers' ren
deivous here Monday night after
he shot and wounded two federal
prohibition agents and a city de
tective.
Curtis Burks. 35. an agent, was
struck bv two bullets which para
lysed him from the waist down. He
was reported In a critical common
at a hospital. A renow omcer, s
O. Anderson, and Clarence Reedy,
the detective, were wounded less
seriously.
Seeking
one of those things to Hudson,
CHINESE JAIL
MISSIONARY
Peiplng, China, (IP) A sensation
In foreign quarters was caused
Tuesday by an announcement at the
United State legation that Dr.
Francis Tucker, a medical mis
sionary, had been arrested by the
Chinese In 6hantung province.
The legation statement said that
Dr. Tucker had been removed to
Tslnan-Fu, capital of Shantung,
and placed in prison.
The reported action Is a breach
of the extra-territoriality, treaty
with the United States, which
Washington has refused to permit
China to abolish.
Dr. Tucker's reported arrest at
Tslnan Fu followed an Incident at
Tehchow, Shantung, recently, when
he fatally wounded a Chinese work
er In the Missionary hospital wltn
which he Is connected there.
Dr. Tucker said he shot, think
ing the Chinese was a burglar.
The Chinese press at once be
gan a campaign against the medi
cal missionary, a member of the
American mission board. Feeling In
Tehchow became tense.
The Kuomintang, or people's
party, organization In Shantung
province demanded Dr. Tucker's
arrest last week; that the United
States minister, Nelson Johnson,
apologise, and that an Indemnity be
paid.
Subsequently an official report
of the shooting said the Chinese
was shot while attempting to rob
the hospital safe.
GANGSTER SENT
LEAVENWORTH
Chicago UP) Jack McGurn, young
machine gunner of the Capon clan,
was sentenced to two years in
Leavenworth prison Tuesday by
Federal Judge Walter C. Llndley on
Mann act charge. His wire, the
former Louise Rolfe who was his
'alibi" when he was sought for the
St. Valentine's day massacre In
1629. was sentenced to the Cook
county Jail for four months on the
same charge.
The couple were living togetker
In a downtown hotel when detec
tives found them a fortnight after
the St. Valentine's day murders.
McGurn was Indicted but never
prosecuted for the crime.
Then the federal government. In
general campaign to break down
organized gangs, followed his move
ments about tne country witn me
woman, assembled witnesses who
told of his trips to Florida and
other resorts, and presented con
vincing evidence to Judge Llnley.
Last May McGurn's wife, using
the name Mrs. Jack Demory, ob
tained a divorce at Wheaton and a
few days later McGurn and the
woman using tlieir true names of
Vincent Oebardi and Louise Boex,
were married at Waukegan.
During four years of probation
after release from Leavenworth
which was Included In the sentence.
McGurn must "get himself an honest
Job and go to work, and conduct
himself as a good cltlr-en" or return
to the penitentiary, Judge Llndley
ruled.
Cannibal Tribe
Kills and Dines on
Belgian Official
Cape Town. Union of South Af
rlca WP) Dispatches to the news
paper Dis Burger by way of Jo
hannesburg and Ellwbethvllle Tues
day said a cannibal tribe near
Leopoldvllle had killed and eaten
M. Mallot. the Belgian district com
mlssloner of Leopoldvllle.
Mallott. the dispatches said, pro
tested against an assault on the
storekeeper at a village near Leo
poldvllle and natives said to be of
the Bapendl tribe capltirea mm
Later they attacked the Klkwl ad
ministrator, who was saved only by
the arrival of police who killed seven
natives before driving them off. In
subsequent encounters fifty were
killed by machine gun fire.
116 AT PKNDI.ETON
Pendleton. Ore. iP The tern
perature hit the highest point of
the season here Monday with 110
degrees reached at the peak of the
afternoon. A dust storm blew In
from the west late In the afternoon
but subsided during the evening.
MEIER SWINGS
AXE Oil HOWARD
I'ITIIHOSS'AID
Board Unanimous for Re
moval of Superinten
dent of Blind School
Walter C. Dry of Wash
ington State School
Appointed Successor
State employes who were getting
the Idea that Governor Julius
Meier bad Just about completed
his "house cleaning" and who were
commencing to draw long breaths
suffered a rude awakening Tues
day morning when the board of
control, upon motion of Rufus Hol
man, state treasurer, voted the dis
missal of J. W. Howard as super
intendent of the state school for
the blind, without debate.
All three members of the board
voted for the motion tinder which
Howard will be relieved of duty on
August 16.
Walter C. Dry, of tha staff of the
Washington state school for th
blind at Vancouver, was the unanr
mous choice of the board to siK
ceed Howard.
The ouster order also earrlea
with It the dismissal of all of the
members of Howard's staff Includ
ing Mrs. Howard, who holds the
position of matron, In order to give
(Concluded on page 16. column 6)
TWO KILLED ill
SEVILLE RIOTS
Seville 8paln iP Fighting be
tween police and men described by
authorities as revolutionaries and
strikers, broke out In three towns
near Seville Tuesday, resulting In
the killing of two syndicalists and
the wounding of more than N oth
ers. Syndicalists had attempted to
raid food stores, shops and factor
ies. They held up and looted a
train of foodstuffs between Cala
and Jerena and destroyed tele
phone lines to Seville.
The villages affected were Dos
Hermanos, Utrera and Cannona.
The governor has dismissed the
Dos Hermanos on charges of pa
cifism and syndicalist leanings.
Citizens of Seville offered auto
mobiles and other aid to quell what
was called "guerilla warfare."
The number under arrest had
reached more than 300, among
them Dr. Valllna, syndicalist lead-
ASK REDUCTION IN
KANSAS ACREAGE
Manhattan, Kas. (f) A reduc
tion of at least 30 per cent tn tne
atatea wheat acreage was Included
In a composite reeommenlatlon of
farm practices Issued Tuesday by
officials of Kansas State college.
The acreage reduction recom
mend at Ion came near the close of
the harvest of the country's chief
wheat producing state's largest crop,
officially estimated at 201,000.000
bushels, and after prices of mo
grain had slumped to as low as 23
cents ft bushel.
The cut suggested by the college
was twice as large as the one rec
ommended unsuccessfully one ytvt
ago by the federal farm board.
Mooney Witness
Is Critically 111
Durkee, Ore., IIP) Frank C. Ox
man, the "honest cattleman" who
testified against Tom Mooney In
the San Francisco bombing trials
and later was tried for subornation
of perjury, was reported critically
111 at his home here Tuesday.
Dr. W. A. Tiedman of Baker, at
tending Oxman. said he was suf
fering from a heart ailment that
might cause his death at any mo
ment. Oxman has, been under
treatment for the past year and
has grown steadily worse.
Auto Gas Fatal
To Couple in Car
La Grande. Ore. iPV Dead from
three weeks to a month, Mr. and
Mrs. William Ross oi Union were
found In their closed aitomoblle
Sunday night by sheepmen near
Pondosa. t was believed they had
stopped their car In the timber,
neglecting to shut off the engine,
and were asphyxiated by the car
gasses. The bodies were brought
to La Grande Monday. The family
had lived at Union several ytare,
undred on the payroll.
windstorm.