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Newspaper Page TextV THE WEATHER mi k. a n4 fall. FIHAL HOME EDITION Cl 1200 or toll the earrlar ana The Eugene Guard will follow you wherever you go on your vaoatlon. No extra ohargo. Oregon: w?y r--r--i-e.- i""-.4;,ir.1 of wind. west. foot uii - - LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER. L. 7o TODAY'S NEWS TODAY EUGEXE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1928 PRTPF;- ON STREETS Jc; OS TRAINS I HIVE., x N D NEWS STANIiS, 50 NO. 3 IAN i ' fci a. T- - a.Afc NT "V XT XT' NT NT NT MVM. SALEM PASTOR mil ni-"ui GEN. DAVIS IU oiur h(;AlIEU-General Mllt V- t Davis of the r.ew i mr is expected to stop in Lu ffi. on his way to Crater .carding to a letter sent Mrs. rt McMurphey. General Davis I this June gianieu u UUuU..w L degree by the University of ion. he is an ex-member of the trrity class of 1888. During the liri war General uavis mnu Sal capacity in the aviation ser- a tie is i .'"l In from the lake too. IgENEANS GOING NOFfTH r,. r.,.n Miss Ida Callli Fon, Miss Mabel Armitage, Miss V.!v.. .,,,1 Miss Gertrude IIlll IrUnuiiig a two weeks' trip to The liugene party will sail he north on the 8. S. Princess lotte, of the Canadian Pacific 11.... l&avtnir VftnPftllVer. K. Juurday, July 28. They will go r north as Skngway, Alaska, tak he inland passage route. I SAW A strange animal, popu- li.ii known aa the 010 ishloned bedbug, crawl out Lthe ooliar of a geniioman a uj9 ririinn with-me In Ec front seat of my auto I warn nnmnelled to Jive with one eye on the lad and tne otner on ino welcome third occupant oT L ... until I nould let him Id the gentleman out at lelr destination. Ana iney feme all the trafflo acol- ints on the poor car Rivera! W. W. W. ITTViot TliA Vrm Spa"? (If UlUV al A VI swvy Editor's note: Curious ngs are happening arouna .,r. Aav. TaII ii what iu saw. We will print one km each day. RE-OILING HIGHWAY ; McKenzie highway east of krinirfield and on is being re- land the work is well underwny, ts Mrs. F. E. Calkins at the A. A. A. office. Motorists who to avoid part of the oil may do going out of Kugene over tne street bridec and then east. ps over to the McKenzie con hie distance above Sorinefield Ihus missing much of the oiled DPPn pt rnuvrMTinfj IES of the G. A. R. are to v fhnlt iAfnilnt tnAattntr Sntiir- hen reports of the fltate conven- pcenuy neia in noseourg win uv by several of the delegates at ig. The raeetlne will be at 2:30 k Id the local armory. FOREST CREWS BUSY t) crew of the Cascade forest rvice are at work on roads and according tn R. F. firefe. su- iendent of road construction of scade forest service. Mr. Grefe pot returned from Oakridge he has heen for some time (TURN TO PAGE 3) ' TER LAKE TO ?r lake park, opened unusually 'his vear. in off to a record nj season with a total of 2S,- tsitors reported by the evening ' 11 as compared with 10.739 line date last year, according to .iiiun sent .ir. . is. l. alKina Kuserie A.A.A. office by C. G. 'n, Crater lake nark auoerin- it. entire Crater lake road sys nriw open except for a two etch of the Ilim road at the uan. The east, west and south r ' roads are in good condition mues ot the Kim road are ' ."luciing the Junction and Dia lakc road. Travel is thus hIro fi and from Diamond lake. The pwlmund actions of the Rim f'll I" broken through by July rr which the entire Crater f"k road svstem will be open " re coming from all points 7m.p". ,. Ti"it 'he "ke. ' "I 'lie Inion being represent "'11 as China. Roots if-l IT and Australia. Wroaoh ,,), frnm Bcnrt, 1 rails nnrt Mof.J .11 Lt - 'fiiuiu nu r' "i splondid condition. The "! mat tell during the last of June and the first drs U lorH'"1 ,0I"'"t ""-es and f 5 'i.a flowers and vu.toiion 'ually Usn. DIES THURSDAY Nor,nn. ftS years of n X "T. ,h' I'sHfic " l"P'tal at 9:.10 o'clock 18 a rn.V. a 1 N-inrnth t . iio"-, v.v.r" 6orn t "i't by hi. widoir. fr.. '"p .ons. lnd tmo pp. "T.S'l;4 ... .i m' "i in liranstet .,. "ra, ."hr tneral an- I m oe made iaier. WILL DETRIED. BY CHURCHMEN Rev. Robert L. Payne Will Be Investigated by Committee Discussion Is- Kept From Floor of Baptists' Convention Relation of the Oregon Baptist convention to the First Baptist church of Salem and to Rev. Kobert h. Payne, its pastor, will , be thor oughly threshed out before a com mittee of IB members, action taken ac rnaay mornings session determined. Kev. Mr. Payne will submit himself to "trial" before eight persons to be named by his own church and seven namea by Ltr. Uamel Bryant of Uor vallis. outgoing president of the con vention. All evidence relative to the credentials of Kev. Mr. Payne will be presented, with a report to be made at a further convention. Discussion was kcot off convention floor at the morning session. The matter was brought up by Mrs. Hall of McMinnville. as unfinished busi ness. Immediately following. Kev. M. 8. Woodworth of Coquiile rose, ana presented tne xouowing resolu tion : "Inasmuch as this convention has authorized that a committee be ap pointed relative to the relationship ot tniB convention to the first Bap tist church of Hal em and its castor. and in order that this commit ee be representative of the churches of this convention; 1 hereby move that this be a committee of fifteen, eight of whom shall be appointed by the First Buptist of Salem, but not members of tne first uaptiHt cnurcn ot oaiem, and Beven be appointed by the out going chairman of this convention provided that he appoint no one who sat in a previous council concerning this matter." Dr. Payne then rose to speak, and wnn Hskpfl hv Dr. Brvant. - . - "Are you a registered member of this conention?f . Heply of Dr. Payne was: "No, 1 am not, ' tie was not recognized. Delegates from the First Baptist church of Salem were seated by the convention, while (hose from the dis senting group known as the Salem mission group did not present creden tials or make any attempt to be for mally recognized. Dr. Payne stated Friday that the convention had been invited to meet at Salem next year as guests of the First Baptist church. t Prohibition Favored Convention may go on record aa endorsing only those political leaders who stand by the prohibition cause, and work of the Anti-Cigarette league of Oregon was also endorsed in a res olution to be presented Friday after noon. Ontlng presidential election has a commentary in the following resolu tion to be introduced: "That this convention commits It self to the support of those men who will support and enforce in office the lftth amendment of the t-nited States constitution and the Volstead act, and that we urge upon onr people that they vigorously and uncompromisingly oppose any and all men who even ad vocate any modification in these con stitutional and statutory enactment." Cigarettes Touched Upon Resolution introduced on the cig arette was as follows: "Because of the alarming extent to which the cigarette habit is being fastened on the manhood and youth of our land, and even upon girls and women, this convention endorses the work of the Anti -Cigarette league of Oregon." Committees Named Dr. C. L. Trewin, new president of the Baptist conference, named the fol lowing committees for the coming year: Resolutions: W. H. Katon, Medford, chairman; F. B. Matthews, Roseburg; Mrs. W. P. McAdory, Da Grande; A. O. Brovlcs, Ontario; Clifford Howe, Gladstone. Obituaries: 8. McMinis. Tlillsboro, chairman; H. F. Merrill. Albany; Mrs. V.. V. Creed, Portland; Mrs. Roy Pen land. Helix; -R. R. Mulholland, Klam ath Falls. Credentials and enrollment: D. K. , (TURN TO PAGE 2) Baseball Results The following games were postpon ed ("mlay: AMERICAN Washington at Cleveland; rain. Detroit at New York; rain. St. Ixii) is at Boston: rain. Chicago at Philadelphia; wet grounds. NATIONAL Boston at Chicago; rain. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh: rain. Brooklyn at Cincinnati; rain. - Forest Service Ha Air FielJ Plao4 Work on an emergency landing field for air planes is under way by Cascade forest crews about four miles from Oakridge in the Cascade forest area. The field will be about 40 seres in extent. Although planes hare landed in an eroergemy in the forest district near Oakridge there nss lyn no -snare field provided. This l fol-! lowing out the policy of the forest ; servce t provide thrse emergency j fields where they are believed ne-e-1 sary. according to announcement at j the Cascade office ker. The Golden Fleece! 5e tJi' .FweaN. PUBLIC SERVICE LUMBERMEN OF LIE TO BUILD 001E0FI00 NORRIS DOES NOT T WASHINGTON, July 18 UP) The Farmer-Labor party has chos en a candidate who "does not choose to ran." Senator Norrls, republican, Ne braska, selected aa the standard bearer of that party, declined the nomination late yesterday, but in a statement accompanying his refusal said that bis action'was not prompt ed by satisfaction with the two ma jor political parties, or their plat forms. "For reasons that I have several times publicly expressed: I cannot accept the nomination for president tendered me yesterday In Chicago," he said. "This does not mean that I am not In full sympathy with those who are opposed to the platformB and the presidential nominees of the major political parties," Senator Norris declared that the present system of choosing a presi dent is "antiquated and illogical ' and added that "it is a practical Impos sibility for the people to select any one who had not first been nominat ed by one of the dominant political parties This system munt continue to grow even worse until the people become sufficiently arous ed to demand that thy have a direct voice and vote in the election of a chief magistrate." The Nebraska senator devoted only the opening paragraphs of his state men to a discussion of the electorial college, and then referring to elec trical power, be declared "That in this campaign we are confronted with a practical demonstration of the power of monopoly." J L, L Jacob Ordahl, 00 years old. 101 Seventeenth avenue west, resident of Kugene for the past 30 years, died at the Eugene hospital Friday morning at 7:40 o'clock, following an Illness of more than two weeks. He is survived by one brother, Dr. George Ordahl of Kldrldge, Cal.; two daughters. Miss Elna Ordahl and Mrs. A. E. Edhlnm. both of Eugene. Body will he shipped to Fairmount. N. T. Sunday morning for interment. Watch funeral home In charge of arrangements. DALI-AS. Ore July 18 Oscar T. Smith, 40. of Sen Fran cisco, was killed and a Il-year-old child of William O. Peiinrcrwik, San Frsncisco. was perhaps fatally in jnred near here today when their automobile, driven by the hoy's father crashed ino a Southern electric train. The accident occurred at a grade crossing alsut fonr mile, north of Bicareall, aaax Holnea gap. Eleven Men Die to Pay For Murder EDDYVIDLB, Ky., July 13. W) Seven men, convicted murderers all, were - electrocuted between midnight an 1:30 o'clock this morning at the state penitentiary here. Seven wooded coffins later today were placed on trestles near the prison gates awaiting disposition of relatives of the executed ones whose bodies, in death house garments, rest ed within the uncushioncd boxes. Four white men, three of them very young, and three negroes made up the seven men whose deaths in the electric chair set a record for Ken tucky. Sullen, defiant and prayerful by turns and during their stay In the death house, the condemned men were reduced by fear to a condition bordering upon collapse as midnight approached. ' Although there was no clock gong to sound the hours, the prisoners sen sed the time and all talk died away long before thedeath march started (TURN TO PAGE 3) BULLETIN! EUREKA, Cal., Jury 13 (An Four man In an automobile swooped down on the village of Willow Creek today, robbed the Brltard store there and took Its safe with them and hurried away. Four sheriff's deputies from Gurnt Ranch gave ohase. The offloers and bandits met at Sal. yer Creek and opened fire. Chas. Carpenter, 40, a deputy, was shot and killed. He leaves a widow and five small children. One bandit was shot and killed. Com panions threw him out of their oar and sped on. Another band It Jumped from the car and es caped In the woods. Posses wero hastily organized In Hum boldt, Trinity and Shasta coun were scouring ties and led by peace offloers urine, the northwestern seotion of the state In search of the robbers. KELLOGG'S TREATY WASHINGTON, July lgyp pAcretary Kellnsg revised treaty for outlawing war Is entirely Bfcpt shle to Germany and a favorable r ply from France is expectd within a f"w days. Germany's scct-ptanc wss sweep ing and unqualified, and ji note to the stat department declared that the Berlin government was ready to sign the treaty at once to the form in whirh it wss submitted. A draft of the proposed pact was sent simultsneoufly to fourteen na tions, including in addition to France and Germany. Great Britain, Jspsn and Italy. Germany was the Ori-t to reply. Vnder the proposed treaty, tin signatory nations would "condemn recourse to war" and "renonm-e it ss an ituttruiitnt "f national jtnl.rj." Further, they wo'i'd agree to un only pacific mean in seeking s net tlement of whsterer disputes or con flirts might shse between them, re fardXsss of lhair nature a origin. PORTIA NT). Julv IB. De claring that Oregon's public service commission ' long ago ceased to lunc tion in the interest of the people Kenneth G. Harlan, rate expert re tained by the city of t'ortiand, looay issued a statement in which he said that if the neonle of Oreeon ever se cure lower power rates "at the hands of the Oregon public service commis sion, they will have to rise in -their might and demand them," . The statement was made In com mentinir unon the commission's or der yesterday with reference to the valuation of the properties of the Portland Electric Power company. "Cntil Oregon aeeures a public service commission that will protect Its people rather than the public util ity corporations Oiere is little or no hope of obtaining sufficiently low power rates from the private com panies to attract Industries to the state." Harlan said. "The com m in ion was created to protect the people and not to favor the public utility corporations. "Oregon's public service commis sion, however, long ago ceased to function in the interest of the peo ple. It Is dominated by the public utilitv corporations and whenever the people present a complaint to it against any of these utilities the com mission sits back and calls on the public to prove its case...." Details Given at Meeting Of Retail Men Here Friday Plans for the building in Eugene of a borne of t home products, aa au educational feature to stimulate a consciousness of the use of wood. were outlined Friday by Ralph W. iMnruu ot uie ijuno ouniy 1100 1100 Lumbermen's club, to delegates and visitors of the Western Retail Lum bermen's association who are in reg ional meeting hers. Construction of this home Ib to be started within another week or 10 days. It will be "the Home there have been Dream homes, Model liomcSj Demonstration homes and Love INestB but this, states Mr. Martin, will bo The one and only Home because It will be built ot wood mat grew in ijaue county for seta. Detailed plans of the construction were outlined in the. Hoo Hoo club representative's talk. The house will be of two stories and a base ment. Unique construction will find expression in Its interior as well as exterior. Decision to build was made sev eral weeks ago by the Lane County Hoo Hoo Lumbermen's club, fol lowing suggestions of the West (Jonst lumber trade extension bu reau. Such men as Mr. Martin, ii;tt,.vrw.ir A-n... - i- A. C. Dixon, Curtis Marshall, ami several others, formed a general committee to dig into the pronoKal, The result -has been a definite program that will be climaxed shortly by the actual beginning of construction. Location of the house will be announced later, although It Is understood that the finance committee of which Mr. Dixon is the head, has already entered Into negotiations with owners of a choice piece of property and one that will have a natural landscape appeal. Construction will not be hurried, although there la a time limit set because of the necessity of getting the house' completed before fall weather conditions set In. The public will be Invited' to watch and observe the building and there will be a detailed account of the uses of wood and lumbering materials In the construction, published from time to time. "What we hope to do here, In Lane county, where there is more standing timber than any other county in the United States, Is to start a lumber house construction program that will be followed up all over the United 'States," said Mr. Martin In his talk. Titina Is Rescued By Lt. Lundborg KINGS BAY, July 18. W) One survivor of the Italia disaster apparently is unaffect ed by the hardships suffered in the Arctic awaiting rescue. Titina, General Umberto No bile's small dog is frolicking all oMr Uie base ship Citta Di Milauo while his muster lies below deck slowly recovering from injuries suffered in the crash. Titina made the trip over the pole in the Norge with No bile in WM and also was on the Italia when it came down on on May 24 returning from the pole. The dog was rescued by Lieutenant Einar Phh.1 Lim bo rg, when the Swe dish airman brought Nobite off the ice north off Northeast , Luud on J une 24. nn me foi nranftMF I OF ITALIA 0 Italians Weep, Cling to Saviors When Aboard Missing Alpinists Are Reported Found By Krassin FURNITURE HERE Wetherbee-rowers. local furniture firm, was successful bidder before the state board of control, for more than fS,000 worth of furnishings for the new men's dormitory at the Oregon State Agricultural college at Corval lis, T. A. Hill, manager, announced Friday. Twelve firms, six of them in Port land, bid for the supplying of furni ture for five men's club rooms and a reception room for women. Heavy drapef-ics for the windows, daven ports, chairs, rugs, lamps, etc., fig ured in the contract awarded the local furnishers. Wetlierbse-Powers also wss given the contract to furnish the manager's suite, guest rooms and kitchenettes. Total furnishings of the dormitory will amount to $30,000. The local peo ple bid on that part of the building which is the most artistically plan ned. Mr. Hill himself, drew to scale a plan of the women's reception room, and drew In the furniture to show how It would sppear. This contract, with one also re ceived for the men's dormitory of the I njversity of Oregon, will aggregate $10.0.10, said Mr. Hill, who called at tention to die fact that Kugene mer chants can compete with outside deal ers snd that this fact lends much to the strength of the city sa a distrib uting point for this part of the Wil lamette valley. ALEX PEACOCK DIES NEW YOKK. Jiil 13 C4) Alex ander R. Peacock, one of Andrew Carnegie's "roung men whnm the steel king led to fortune in the nine tier., is dead. Pneumonia proved fat al yesterday. He was Wl years old. HDRMAL BUILDING OKAYED KALEM, July 13. 4 The srst board f regents authorised construe tte Lbs LaUraWs normal saiise.. FARMERS UNI US RATE FIGHT PORTLAND. Ore. July 18. The Farmers' union won s fight for the introduction of a letter Into the records of the interstate commerce commission grain rate hearing here today from II. R. Richards, presldept of the union. The letter, read by A. S. Roberts, Wasco county grain grower and state legislator, protested that Oregon far mers were penalized by high rates on short hauls. Canadian growers can Bhip their grain farther at lower freight charges and can, therefore, land their wheat at tidewater cheap er than can Oregon growers, the com munication said. Roberts told the commission that Oregon growers of grain were kept poor by present conditions attending upon the growing and shipping of their products. YACHT IS AGROUND RAN FRANCISCO, July 18 P) The yacht Oaxaca, owned and skip pered by G. Allen Hancock, Los Au geles millionaire and financial backer of the Southern Cross flight to Aus tralia went, aground today off Wran gpl, southeastern Alaska, said a cablegram to the marine department of the chamber of commerce here. CinCAGO, July 18. W) An In mtrnncn man and a farmer-salesman will head the National ticket of Uie prohibition party this year. William F. Varney. Rockville Cen ter, N. V., was nominated for Uto presidency on the second ballot at the party convention last night follow ing a persistent attempt by a slxeable minority to nominate or endorse llerbert Hoover. James A. Edgerton. Alexandria, Va.. an indenendence league official and a former populist, who last week headed tho Jefferson-Lincoln league innvn hare to unite the prohibition end fnrmnr-lnlror parties, received Uie vice-presidenUal nominaUon on the firBt ballot. Uovnrnor Alfred E. Smith of New York was nlaccd in nomination by delegates who opposed tho Hoover support, which continued until Uie final tuillotlniT. when Varney received 60 votos to Hoover's 45. On the first roll call Varney had U2 and Hoover 42. Lively scenes preceded the actual voUng, including several manifesta tions of dissension within the prohi bitionist ranks following Uie rallies for Hoover and Smith. In the demonstration over the sen timent toward Hoover, wrio was char acterised as one who had expressed no clear-cut opinion on the prohibi tion question, two delegates created excitement hr nominating Smith, an avowed exponent of prohibition modi fication. Both voted for mm on us first ballot. Delegate John B, Hammond, for mer chief of police of Des Moines, Iowa, gave vent to his anti-Hoover wrath by throwing his badge on the table, declaring that the party had beon betrayed, and walked out. He charged that the officers of the con- vonUon had sold out to Hoover. A resolution was adopted by the party calling for the reenactment of Uie law forbidding the manufacture of liquor In the home. Six main planks were Included In the prohibition platform as finally adopted. The stand of both major po litical parties on prohibiUnn was commended, but the custom of politi cal parties In charging all sins snd shortcomings to each other" was de nounced. In addition to the prohibiUnn plank, the platform favored farm relief and called on Uie voters to ignore preju dices conducive to breaking down Uie eennraUon of church snd state. The government's steps toward In suring a lasting place were commend ed. In the natural resources plank, the "power trust" was criticized, MAsoicpic FLIERS BODY FOUND MT, HOLLY, N. J.f July 13 UP) The body of an aviator, bs lleved by county detectives to be that of Captain Emlllo Carranza, Mexican flying ace, was found In a wooded section 25 miles from hers late today. John W. Redman, veteran streetcar conductor of Eugene, pnteed away at 2 o clock 1 hurnday at the Salem hos pital, following a long Illness. He Iwss tW yesrs of sg and bad lived in Eugene i!0 years. He was an employe of the Southern Pacific com pany for 20 years ami one of the first streetcar conductors In the city. After streetcars were discontinued he worked as s flssmsn In Creswell. H Is snrvlved by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. v. M. Oroas of F.n sene. snd s grandson, Hillie Gross. He wss s member of the Euuene "in of Modern Woodmen of AmT- let. ' -r lie funeral will he held Hundsy afternoon ftt 2 'dock at the Walker LONDON, July 13. VP) A Reuters' dispatch from Oslo quotes an ofllolal telegram agenoy message from Kings Bay. Spltzbergon, as stating that the loebreaker Krassin has reaohed Captain Sara, Italian Alpine leader. No confirmation of this has been received from any olher source. Captain Sora left Kings Bay about six weeks ago with the Danish englnoer, Varmlng, and the Dutchman Van Dongon to seek Dr. Finn Malmgren and his two Italian companions, Captain Zappl and Mariano. (Copyright 102S by Associated Press) KINGS BAY. BPITZBERGEN, ' July (AP) A Swedish air plane last night definitely lo- -oated Captain Sora and his Dutch englnoer companion, Van dongon on Foyn Island, They and their dog team seemed to oe In good condition. The third member of this expedition, the Dane Varmlng, will be taken off Cape Brown by the steamer Braganza. MOSCOW, July 1.9 G The Russian lco breaker Krassin rescued all five survivors of Uie Italia who were on the Ice near Foyn Island, in cluding Natale Cecclono, motor chief of the Italia, rumors of whose death haye often been denied. The other men rescued were: Lieu tenant Alfredo VigllerL navigator and commander of the group; Professor F. Behounek, Csechslovokian me- . teorologist: Giuseppe Btogi, radio op erator, and Flllppo Trolaui, engineer. The ship also picked up the Swed ish plane which Lieutenant Einar Pnaf Lundborg had wrecked In at- -tempUng to rescue the marooned men. KRASSIN KEEPS GOINO, ' (0.pyrlgbtlW18 by Associated Press MOSOOW. July 18 W) Spurring on relentlessly In what now appears tn bo a winning fight sgninst the Arc tic, Uie powerful RusBian ice breaker Krassin was pounding on today to make further rescues. Just a few hours after the brilliant rescue of Csd tains Alberto MarLanA and Filippo Zappl. members of ths Plans for what Is expected to be the lurgest Masonic picnic ever held In Lano county, were made at a meet ing in the big grove on Hop Island where the gathering will lake place August ft, hy chairmen of Uie various committees. Included in the plans are rsravans of Eugene Masons to neighboring cit ies to Invite the members of the fra ternity and their families, to parti cipate. First of these caravans will leave Eugene Monday. The lodge men, headed hy Charles Fowler, gen eral chairman, will go to Springfield, Cottage Grove, Wendling, Marcola, Junction City, Harrlsburg, Monroe, and other communities if time per mits. Invitation Is extended hy ths local Masons for sll lodges of the order to take part in the picnic. Hop Island, near Eugene, was offered by James Sesvey who owns sn extensive hop yard there. The sits of the plmle Is in the shade of huge trees that form a grove where hop pickers' cabins are loin ted. Bridge Steel Here And Work Resumed Steel for the new Coburg bridge Is now being delivered at the scene of operations and the erection' of the span is under wsy hy the Portland Bridie cotnnenv. accord ins to an nouncement Friday at the office of the county engineer. The steel Is being bronght by mo tor truck from Portlsnd. The work on the spsn was delayed recently owint to non-deliverv of the steel. The bridge has two spans of 170 fet each and th hauling: Job la quits a ista. Italla's walking party, the Kraspin crashed through Uie Ice ' floes to reach the Vigllert group which for 48 days had been stranded near Foyu Island off Northeast Land. With seven of the HI men of thm Italia safely aboard, the Krassin Im mediately turned its attention tn pick ing up several rescue groups which have become stranded Ui em selves, and kept a sharp lookout for the missing group of Captain Ron Id Am undsen in the hone that the ere at drama of the Arctic which has been in progress for the past seven weeks might resch Us climax In ono fell swoop. The Visiter! sronn rescued yester day were in the gondola of the Italia when the nortn pole dirigible crashed on May 2ft and constituted the main Eart of the Italla's crew for which ope had been held out. General Umberto Nob He. leader of the expedition, was a member of this group until he was rescued on June 24 by the Swedish flier, Lieutenant Lundborg. For more than a month, the eves of the world had been centered upon the little party off Foyn Island. Day after day Blogt, the Iliilln's radio op erator, kept In touch with civilization and directed rescue efforts by means of his wireless equipment. It was he who first guided the rescuing air planes to Ute camping place and kept the world informed of tho party's ffosltlon until the Krassin could pound ts way throuth the ice to reach them. Full Report Mnde A full report of the rescue of the Vlgllorl group was received in Mos cow today from Prof. Samoilovitch, (TURN TO PAGE 3) LA GRANDE. July lit W Walter M. I'lrrce. former governor, last night reaffirmed his Intention to support Governor Alfred Smith of New York, democrstic candidate for president, in the coming campaign. Pierce also intends to make a vig orous campaign for a seat In congress, he told Union county dep?orraa t organisation meeting here. Whether Pierce will carry th Smith campaign outside of ths sec ond congressional district is not known. He indicated, however, that he has made arrangements for several eastern Oregon speeches, primarily in his own behalf. ' Chris Johnson, of North Powdnr, was elected chairman of the county central committee. Democratic candidates expressed optimism as to the party ticket's t look ia this Ucsiity.