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wttttu i VOLUME XXI member of associated press LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1923. MEMBER OK ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 246 mwwz T Ell OR IN Three Injured When South . ern California Was Rocked This Morning SAN BERNARDINO REDLANDS HARD HIT Patients in Sanatorium Ter; rorized by Falling Plaster; j Artesian well Kevivea. 1-OH ANOUI.KS, Jill; 23. Southern Cnlirornlu was jurrcd last night anil curly this morning by earthquake shocks. The heaviest was in San Ileruurdino und Redlunds and milder shocks were rcKist'Tcd from San Di ego to Santa liarbara and milder shocks were registered from San Ber nardino ami Hcdland;; and us far east us the. Arizona lino. Itncks from the crumbling wall of the Hall of Uecords in San liernurdl no crasliud through the roof of an ud joiniug looming house, Injuring three men. ) , Plate glass windows were broken In San Bernardino and Hcdlands and In l.os Angeles the ti'iiublcr stopped clocks, Blurted burglar alarms and tho , like. , . Well (lushes Water A nineh near San Bernardino re ported that an artesian well, which had been dry for years, gushed forth. Several hundred patients in thu sanatorium near Sun Bernardino were terrorized when tho plaster cracked and chemical eonluinern in the lab oratory burst with loud reports. Injuria I Man Salt1 I,OH SANGKLKS. July 23. George It. Fisher, injured when debris, from'imay morninf? when Grand Guardian Hun Herimniino Hall of Records Nellie KOirier was presented with a rasli ) iiuo hia hoiiHt!, is reported out .1 .. ......... I I 01 danger. Ono three? story otfioo building In Knn lierniirdino la pronounced . un suto following the quake. Scores of other buildings lliero woro slightly damaged. ' A click ol' tho slate today showed that I ho cartlinuako centered about yun Ilern.-irdinp. Veteran "Mining Man Says V i W i tt:, La Grande People Have TOMMYGORMAN ISIIMNDE FinP' ShoWintr Of Good fairs ever held in Union. The table 11111, oiiuwiiij, uj. decorated with flowers and Ol'C, . fruits, and the menu, offering a com- iplete list of dishes, was very pleas- Ttnnmyi Gorinan, one of the best nR- Over 100 attended the banquet known mining men In Kastcrn Ore- j,e delegates marched into the tlin Bon. Is stopping at Hot Lake to re- inR r00m to march music and took ctiperatc. und today c:imo Into La their places at the tables. During Gnmde tor a liner visit. He sahl the recent strike In Mor mon llasin on what Is 'known us Botmcnkump properly hus tho ap- pi learancl' ol being very goou. j uuj uro In line' ore," raid Tommy,, and they have reason to bellevo tliey win have quile a body of the ore to mill." In thu company which owns tho property arc W. 11. Hohnenkump, Johnnie lianlcls, Frank Harris and William 1'helalu Tliey have been mining In the li-isln for several yeurs. The vein which they recently cut Is about six feet wide nnU carries good valuea. It hi understood that a mill will bu erected on tho property soon. Hen Is Held Champion .ASHLAND, Ore., July 23. Mrs. J. K. liamsay of Ashland lays claim to having a world's champion hen when it comes to laying large eggs. aii l.,i,i be this hen arc un- ..ii.. I..,-, Im't. one eire which ' mess'ured 8i x7i inches is believed to be one of the largest ever i.. Thn hen IS a b rock, from the famous Oregon Agri cultural college strain, years old. and is three Training Camp Closed, sil l' i.AKK (Al'l The annual ro irl, , rs' training camp nt Fori i.r.,.i, here, attended by men of l-luli lihiho. Wyoming nnd oth .iu..ii ,, nffielally closed Salliplay nu-hi ' urier Iwo weeks of strenuous 1 work. Ihc Mnrkel 1..11.T1 ivn Iiilv -'3. Cittle slow and weak, hogs, sheep, eggs and but ter steady. Weather Forecast Portland, July 53. Cloudy In th west with prob able local tliunder storms. Cooler In the east portion. ft Hiram Johnson Is Undecided 'NKW YORK. July 28. United States Kt-nutor Hiram Johnson, California, hoomcd by htn friends for Republican presidential nom- . inatlon In 1924, returned today 1 from an Kuropean tour on th J.cviuthun. but refused to Indicate to newspaper reporters or the crowd who had (fathered to greet him, whother his hut was in the , rin or not. Senator Johnson said that he would not discuss domestic poli tics until after he hus had a clianco to cheek up on what oc- erred during bin .four months absence, but is expected to dis- ..v, Kuropean affairs Wednes- day nfeht ut a dinner to be held , In his honor. Pendleton Woman Named District Guardian; Carrie Robbs and Lime Alstott, La Grande, -Honored. UNION, , July 23. tSpecialThe nomination ' anil election of officers for District No.. 10. Neighbors of Woodcraft, held at Union Saturday resulted as follows: 'District Guar dian, Alda Olson, Pendleton: Advisor, Carrie Robbs, La Grande; Magision, Marv Ingram, Haines; l,ierK, tiara Ie."Union: Banker. Hollie Kintr, 'Ba ker; Attendnt, . Dorothy .Thomas, Pendleton; Inner Sentinel, Georgia Wilgerotte, Enterprise; Outer Senti nel, Laurette Gilliland, Weston; Mu yieinn. nenrcrianna Mctfcrthur. Baker; Managers, Elizabeth 'Bird, Baker, Lizzie (Morand, Huntington, LilHc AUsbott, La Grande; Flaj? Bearer, Carrie Slater, Bend. The next con vention, to be held in 1925, will be in Heppner,- Oregon. ' t The second day of the convention nnened at Union at 10 o'clock Sat- very beautiful and useful Rift by r rnlinn Vairrhhnr A 1-thll I. Past Guardian Neighbor McArthui' of Baker, She responded With a honntifullv worded sneech. ' The re port of Grand Banker Hurley, Port land, IOllOWeU Dy UIl llisuutmc wm by Grand Guardian Hiiiner completed the morning meeting. - . . Afternoon Program. The question box was the first event on the afternoon program, which opened at 1:30 b'clock, ques tions beinfc answered by the Grand Guardian. Nomination and election of officers came next and was fol lowed by the reading of the minutes, reports of committees, and other routine matters. ' . . Banquet Big Event. , . The Union. Hotel grill was the scene of a banquet held early Satur- lay evening, which was proclaimed w those in attendance to be one of bv those in attendance to do one oi ?L mnsh -want and successful af the bnnquet many appropriate uw" anil speeches were given. Later in the evening an open meet ing was held and an excellent pro gram rendered, followed by a talk on insurance by the Grand Guardian. Hospitality Praised. The guests were very well pleased in PiprV detail with tho hospitality given them by Union and stated that "too much praise cannot be given the women of Union for making this one of the most successful conven tions ever held in this section of the Biotn" Heppner sent the most delegates to the convention and her team, pre- ided over by Neighbor uarrie icoyu, taged some excellent floor work. Local Girls Lose Undies and Jewelry At Cove Sunday Several Iji Grunde girls who went to Covo yesterday for a dual purpose to witness - the I Grunde, Covo baseball game and to enjoy the pleasures of the Covo nutatorlum, returned to their home lust evening minus somo wearing apparel and vuluubles. According to their story, whllo In swimming someone stole their ...,.iPuri.,,r unit several urticlcs of lewelry. ' ' Kfforts arc being made to lo cate thu guilty persons. RESISTANCE MUST CONTINUE, GERMANY RRRI.IV. Julv 23. The German government has not'yet received .. ..f tho Rritish note on repar- utiitTW it WHS state'il in official quar ters Saturday night. On Thuisday onnlinv to an semi-official nounccment the German (rovcrnment instructed the German ambassador to .ffoet that no German govern ment would be expected to suggest to the population of illegally occu nA drsi to abandon passive resn- Itancc before adequate guarantees . .ii-nn 'that those areas would le evacuaieu in uic e time. Wheat Quotations. (Bv Associated Press) PORTLAND, Julv 23 Hani White 11.05; Western Red SIS cents. ELEGTIDH ENDS UNION CAUCUS LA GRANDE IS WINNER 1f-9 IN SWATFEST Cove Defeated in Final Reg marly scheduled Inter- mountain League Game for Pirates. l. Graudu 11) Covo 9. Tho IMrateu did their bit. . Three straight games, two from (.?. vo and one from Buker, has openet i! e chance for a three-cornered playof: und possibly thu bunting of tho ln'i-r-mountuln league. The chance is t.tt'1 slight however Tor ta order to give La Grande and t'ovc a chance for the title, Cove must beat Baker next Bun day and Baker is conceded strong, possibly much stronger than Cove. Covo, and Im. Grunde are in tho same boat now anyway with IMratea slightly- ahead. It Covo can wallop Baker , then Cove, Baker and La Grande will bo tied for first h ono is With four games lost each and eight iwon. . But if Cave can't bent Baker at Cove .then Jho leaguo' will end with Buker chumps Baker .760;, La Grando.tifi7; Cove .683. Covo Itally Fails. Im Grande took un early lead yes terday when Ihey romped over homo plate three times in the first half of tho flrBt and, by scoring once in the fourth, led Cove 4 to 0 until tho fifth! inning when Cove scored twice. In thu sixth tho Farmers blew up high er than the Woolworth Building and Lu Grande scored fivo runs putting them seven runs to tho good. "The fMrutcs closed their tallying with one in- the -eighth and ninth whilo Cove scored ono in the eighth and fivo i in the ninth, tho game ending Lai Grande 11, Cove 9. I Covo made a desperate rally in the final inning threatening La Grande'd lead for tho only time. Murchtson came, up first' and singled. Hay Alcx (Contlnued to 1'uge Three) INFANT DAUGHTER CALLED; BY DEATH ... Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ayers wore shocked to hear today of the death yesterday of their Infant daughter. The littlo girl, whb had boon ill for sonio time, passed away at the age of nine- months, death com ing about 5:30 o'clock In the afler non. Funeral services will be hold from the Ayers home at. 151(1 Mouroo St tomorrow afternoon under tho direc tion of the Reynolds and Zimmerman funeral . service parlors Interment will take pluce in tho Masonic ceme tery. Fort Russell ('iimp Kittled. i SALT LAKK CITY. (Al') -Tho bri gade of cavalry in review at Fort 1). A. Itussell was a most Impresslvo, sight and ono not often seen, oven by Ofl'lcem In the regular army, It was stated by Governor Alnbey of Utuh, oh his return from the governors' day exercises nt tho maneuvers camp at Fort Itussell. Tho brlKadn Is mude. up of cavalry from I'tuh. Idaho and Wy oming, with one troop from Washing ton. The maneuvers camp ended Saturday and the Utah and Idaho men should now bo on their way hnm. ' " I,'- . ' LOST IN T1IE WOODS ryap - I'm gonna ski right Mvm Jmm$ m u-mm mm rene Castle Gets Divorce ' j PARIS, JJly 23. Irene Castle Trenian, world fam- ' ous dancer, vas granted a ' divorce here today from Captain Robert E. Treman. CAUSE OF FALL Wheat Prices Said Brought ' Down as Kesult of light Against Gram Exchange. WASHINGTON, July 2.!. "The fall in wheat prices during recent months was attributed to manipula tion by grain speculators is retalia tion of the regulations of the grain exchanges by congress," said a let ter by Senator Ladd, representative of North Dakota on the eve of his departure for Europe and made pub lic 'Saturday at his office here. Nine days after the regulatory legislation became effective the Sen ator asserted that the wheat market started to slide and since that time there hns been a steady decrease. "For thirty years," he continued, "The speculators successfully fought legislation that would curb their activities and now finally this new law with a few teeth in i is provinp to be annoying und they inaugurated a period of strict discipline. They eventually intend to convince the wheat grower that he was wrong to demand legislation.". . Stability Shown. NEW YORK. July 23. Industrial' news generally was consistent with that of recent weeks. Ilairond car loadings for the week ended July 7 fell below tlve million mnrK. inn' was due purely to tho holiday, the performance liberally exceeding the, previous record for this particular week. Meanwhile the railroads re ported further gains in the mnttcr of equipment, repairs and added to their surplus ol lroignt cars in good condition. -. . f Reports from the steel industry, on the other hand carried the news of further reduction in production, due not .only to the season and the need for repairing plants, but to the dinmunition, of unfilled orders.' Steel prices remained, firm,, but it was stated in trudc airclcs that quotations are to a certain degree nominal and that many .buyers oxpect lower prices during the fall- If this situation de velops it will be due partly to the declines which hnvc taken place in coal, coke and pig iron, and partly to the falling off in tho demand which was so urgent during the past spring. On tho whole, the opinion prevailed that convincing evidence as to the character of full buying must still be awaited, , Money Unchanged., No material change occurred in the money situation. Tho reserve bank statements showed that the ex tra credits and currency, which was created to meet the early July de mand, have been returned and that the condition of tic system is simi lar to that existing during the latter part of June. Firmer markets for both sccuri i f'nntiniied on nnge 51 RETALIATION IS I IN GUN FIGHT HEM George Smith, Alleged to Have bhot Lherrypicker, Makes Escape Probably by Freight Train. s t'NION. July S3. (Special) Iteport'l received from t'nlon today at noon state that George Smith, alleged to have shot und Injured O. W. Itclman, a cherry picker at! L'nlon Sunday about midnight, la mime on thu register of a Tnlon rooming houso as K. W. Smith, la believed to have been a resilient of linker. Officials at l'nlon think that he made his cscapo on u. frolght train. Two frotgljts went through Junction shortly nt'tcr the . shooting occurred, ono going each way. Au thorities both east and west havo boon warned und uro on tho look out for Smith. The fracas appeared to bo tho re sult of u quarrel over settlement of a debt. Smith is wild to huvo threatened to kill both tho cherry picker und his wlfo and during tho ensuing struggle, shot him through thu fleshy part of tho shoulder. Smith then lost the gun, according to re ports, ami ficd, -followed by two shots which uppurently fulled to hit him. Tho shooting occurred near tho Fx- perimenl Station nt l'nlon, In tho west portion of the city. Tho Injured man, whllo seriously hurt. Is expected to recover. In addition to tho bullet wound, hiu forehead shows evidence of having been hit by a heavy object and his kueo Is also Injured. lli'ld iii Thivi! ( haii's. NKW YOU K. ( A I ) A Wumun uinl iwo, ini'ii wero urri'Ht'(t In u Joiu; Inland bniiKiilow Saturduy niht chiu-Kud wild u hltIch of rrlnieH tluit included holdup: In Mrooklyn ctiudy .sloroM. HlumtliiK u ih'Uxo Kiitcnuin ut ; railway itohhuik and theftu of uu lomobllea In Iowa and IViinsylvunla. Expect Huge Crowd. (BV rAssocinted Tress) NEW YORK, July 2:1 . Benny Leonard, lijrhtwciirht champion, and Lew Tcndlcr, challenKcr in a fiflnen round, title match ' tonight nt thc Yankeo stailium, both weighed in under the 1:15 pound limit this af ternoon. .A crowd of nearly 80,000 arc expected. Itcoruunizuliiin Planned. (Bv Aissociutcd Press) I'Oll'IM.ANI), July SW-T-Kcorgnnl-zation of tlio Oregon Ka I'm Bureau was planncil nt a fncetiii); (of thc board of directors today. Solid sup port of the farmers and a closer co operation with Portland business men is sought. Storm Damages Crop (By -Associated Press) HOOD IilVKK, July 21!. Heavy winds yesterday caused severe dam age to orchards and truck gardens. Pears, apples, tomatoes and sweet corn suffered. lIXTRAj i - Committee To Aid Wheatmen CHICAGO. July 23. Tho Chamber of Commerce of thu I lilted States and ' tho Whuat Council of tho United Slutes, agreed to huvo a Joint couimltteo of experts headed by Dr. Alouzo 10. Taylor, director of thu tood research Institute- ut I. eland Slundlord fnlverslty, muko un Investigation covering four to six months to.muku recommenda-i tiona which It is hoped, If fol lowed, may prevent a recurrencu of Wheat grower's difficulties In 11124 und succeeding years. About Thirty Boy Scouts Arrive in La Grande Sun day from Summer Outing About thirty boy scouts, with mem ories of two weeks of unadulterated pleasure In tho hills, trudged Into Im GranUo yesterday back from their summer camp which was located ut tho mouth of l.'ly Crock on thu Grandu Hondo It Ivor two miles cast of starkey. l'lenty of Interesting things hap polled to tel labout among them bo Ing a grand mud fight, severul-hikes. conteBlu of various kinds and other xpcrlcncca Hint always go to mukn SCOUTS RETURN FR01C1PJI in, n ..,.- it i. I . , l"" w,u huM "l ' territory, nun ouu- t.,?, e ,, I Z , I "uccl"f,f" ' '"y niBht th0 transport Hen- lv'h" w" C,I Wtt PnUW,l overlderson, carrying tho presidential par- v.. Z i . ' t- K. 1 ryke' "teamed out of ti e harbor bound in e , X wU" tunt tor Vancouver; B. C, and Seattle, le. dors as follows: George Glass, Thc chief executive, und also Mrs. r n n m u ', ' 5'" ,U,'r,u'"' 1Vtl .HardiiiB, expressed a tlecp feclins of Mine. Mr. Hrlggs and Jeff liean in as they said farewell to the ifH m U1IU mr, ! l'l-yko and lid Mtzgoruld In hcad- iiuarlors tent. An Inspection was held Iwlen dally, Georgo und Ted Kllnn winning tliu contest for tho cleanest c'""1' , , ., , 'I An overnight h ke, six miles up tho ............. ,,. ,,,,,,,,,,., (.amp, was taken a few duys ngo, four passing a rigid nming test while on Iho trip. lurrying blankets and food,, they sluyed on tho mountain Wodnosdav ...iw i uiunmiy.. u-uviug camp at unout , ieu o ciook in ino morning an muklng thu six nillOB in two hours. Hd KlUgeruld won thu liah'ns con test for tho largest., ittn.i Cud- tho largest' jl7i' contest, .foMIld J( ern Ket loy wlnnbr, with a troi t that measured )'i Inches. Muddy water . provcllted good fishing. , , illtl '.. ., 1 Georgo. Glass won tho athletic-medal and Marlon Crowo rceuhiert Iho iilV aioiiiul champion, scoiXlng.uincdnl. Who won tho camera contest IS1 yet undecided as Iho plcllievir hitvl'nhot been duvclpped. Mr., HIiiiAensteln again served as thu.olficlal cooki 'Mormons to t'elrhi-nte. ' '' r HALT' I.AKK. (Al'l Next Tuesday, July 24, will be 'celebrated by those or Mormon faith throughout thu world as the sevenly-slxth nnnivor sary of the arrival of the first band of Mormon pioneers into the Suit l.uku valley., (if iho original bund of 148 there Is but on known survivor Lorenzo Young, who resides at Shelly, Ida. iMllll Dlivt fn IK'l-lli. AMiKI.KH. (A I') A man ho- l.cvi'd lo Up ((Hciir J. Duriind, oil iniui.jlo K. U Mnycra toduy uttited that thd of Now Origins, whb found d'I, Inioclor wuh ut Oxford, Kntfluiul whora ht hf-rth when HouthcVn I'uctric (rain eoJk'fffH Krow and bloHaom uh do tha No. 102 arrived hero frrini 1-oiilHlunii wild, flowt'iH in thlM country. Dr. Bou- , t'Hy. Jlcart truuhlo wnrt tliouelit, to vy m.-nl u card nliowlnR tho Interior . Up (ho ciiu.Hij ol tho death. Jul. u collfo dining hnll which is u vory llmlKor AlfHckH t'yrlKt. ' ASCtUXi. Nib.-yrllnL- wlowly ulitnj; tin? roud, Hfttlry l'dtrrnnn was attacked by a hadger and lUj Maniacs Battev Way To Freedom; Recapture I 5' Otv 'Assoriatco1 Press) CHKTKU, IN., July 2l Thir teen of Iho escaped convicln are still at Ihtrc thin afternoon. Thirteen were captured in the woods without reninlance. CIIKSTKII, III., July 2:t. fifteen j of 41 convli'lK who escaped from tho j statu .hoHpltal for the criminal Insane yeiiterday have been recaptured tlita i inoriitn. . Ono convict wan slain, two KardH Mtalilieil KeriouH , and otlu r Kjmrd 1 1 and ofrl lala beaten durliiK thu Jail I delivery. . j Many convicted ' of niurderu uro among theno at ItirKi;. Thu nulKhliorhoott In terrorized. Hatter Way to Freedom. f'H MHTI'ilt, 111., July 23. n in mate of the Illinois hoMpital for th . itn.iiK.l iitMtine wi.m Hlain bv uuni ds when XI Inmates battered their way Thirty-uno men poured throutfh the tbroiiKli the burs of tho Institution apcrture and sc'iltered in 11 dlreo and mad" a break for freedom. Thol"'1H- '''ho urrlvul of Kuurda prevent- d'livery was affected after the in mates had Hiabbed two guards. Konr of the in tna ten wero ret tared, 2'i belim at larf . Tho Inmute killed waa minted Jack no n, who Mas sentenci-d from 'hlcnK for murder. I'ntH recently he had been ion fined In the Illlnoix Ktate prison at Jollet. The Kana who wen- wounded are Halph ltlday and Denny. Phystctuna who uttcud ed theui Mild they hud llttlu chunce for recovery. CHIEF BIDS FAREWELLTO NORTHLAND . President Harding and His Party Leaves Alaska for ". United States. . , EXECUTIVE'S VISIT PLEASED ALASKANS Transport Henderson Sails Out of Sitka Harbor Sun day Night for Vancouver and Seattle. AHOAHD THANHI'OItT HENDER SON. July 23. Tho transport boarlng l'residcnt Harding and his party plowed southward today, following tho rarewelt to Alaska yestorday at Sitka. Tho next stop Is scheduled for Vancouver, 11. C, Thursday morning, signalling tho first landing of an American , President un Canadian soil. . . . , , .- SITKA, . Alaska,- July 23. Presi dent Harding concluded his visit to Alaska here &uuduv. cxactlv two ...nnl... -T-,..-. il... .1.... t l. ..t i n. n. i L... ivniiu nf th u litttn tnwn uthnra nc curred the -ceremony which trans ferred tho territory from Kussiun to American rule, and. through these citizens, e-nralh'vn to 'Alaska! Thc two. weeks spent in Alaska have Riven' the president and his cab- mot advisers uccompanyinp; him new vision of Alaska and, as he him- solf has said, a new determination to do all in his power to bring this vust territory to its fullest dcvelop- ment. Kegret to Leave. Great was tho regret of Mr. Hard- . init antf other nlOinliers of hiu irtj- tr at. leaving tho territory, where tltey i have been I welcomed Xo cordially, ' such - feeling obviously was shared to ': thc fullest deKice by -the people of ' -Alaska. ' . . . . . - . . Whatever'' the RoveAiinenf may do 1 ; to aid AlKska tin Hho "future os a ! result of tho ' bresident's visit,"; fhe ; ; pcoplo of Alaska ' declare much al- ,' ready has. been done, because for two weeks more attention has been -directed toward the territory than at any time since it wns purchnsed by (Continued on l'ugo Klvo) r 1 mm t ROYALTY A postal curd front Dr. Loo Bouvjj Caiiioiiti- pliK'n and tho doctor occupied a tmat In thin dining hall that hud heretofore been occupied by young 'royalty duriiiK the procens of educa tion, which royalty In hoitio instances llater been im klntrs and cmpernrM. Jvcapc ritnil "Hull I'en.' The InmutcH escaped from un Iron c:iKe known as t lie "bull pen,' which n in the yard at tho southeastern corner of Hie butldlutf. About 76 ln in u tea wero in the inclosuro when thq iiii-;iK wan mude. At a mom-nt when the guards re laxed tlielr vigilance, Heverul of tho' 1 11 mutes, who had secretly armed -I henmclvcH wit Ii knives, fell upon (hem. Ah the Illinois law forbids tho Kiiurdr; carrying weapoim Inside tho "hull pen" they wero cusy vlctitna for thel ussailautn. Itai-s llattered lovii. A moment later more a score of tho Inmates seized chaira und bench i' unit beKnn an assaolt on tho Iron barn of their prison. Tho bam, which are thiei--fourths of an tncl thick, did not lonn reMtrit the terrtttc butter . ins find tieforo guards could arrive -frnni other parts of the tiulldlnir a. Piiswiifi' way nau neen created. d further escapes and four of those who ulreudy had trained their free dom Wt'-o reeupllired. Jackson, was one of the lust to 1 leave the ''bull p-nv' was shot to death In a flu tit with u guard. Tin; cap;e from whirl) the Inmutes eHcuped Is 1 o feet long und about Kti fvt't whb-. After escaping from tho cut;e, the only other obstacle tha hiulttv es had to sucmount was a iinall Iron fencu skirting thu hospi tal yard.