La Grande evening observer., April 30, 1925, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Ore
gon: 'Cloudy la the west,
fair in the east. Cooler to
night and Friday.
CITY
EDITION
VOLUME XXIII.
:tt ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 174
OP M M
PREVAILS
Enthusiasm for '25 Union
Livestock Show Is
Marked
NEW FEATURES
WILL BE ADDED
Larger and More Exten-
sive Exhibits Planned;
' Co - operation Greater
This Year.
I'nsldcd over by Dr. V. T. l'liy.
vicy jit-i'sidcnt. uml wllh. dHi'tru
llons from I .a (irand., l.'ovr, N'orlh
ruusli-r and otltcr iifetions In nt
tendanc!', tin open mretliiK-of th'
I'nlon IJvestock Show awsnclatlon
In Hie Vnlnn city hall bulldlnK last
nlcht resulted In n display of t-n-llnihlafin
and coopi-rullon that nu
purs well for the HueoefH of the an
nual shew to be held 111 June.
Optimism and tnlhiislumu easily
outshone any demonstrated In the
past and the slncan "Ulliurr and
lietter Than liver" will undoubted
ly be lived up to In every sense.
A stock show that will eclipse any
held In the pa-M Is due from June
3U-1. Inclusive.
I'rogrettH Mnilc.
The various committees report
ed last nlpht and In every case, ma
terial progress was shown.
William Vojrel. manager of the
show, reporled that during the past
week he had visited may commun
ities and hud the assurance of all
the old exhibitors und many new
ones that they would ulteiid the
show wllh th" best displays pos
sible. J hiring the meeilnff tr. I'hy coil
ed on practically every one pres
ent' Tor a: few words and the re
sponse showed a. prroat Hpirll of co
operation and a Ueslro to help in
every way.
New I-Vntiirrs.
New features will be added thi3
veur. Including .nit exhibit by the
slate board of health and on exhib
it illustrating the correct means of
cxtlngiilKhltiK forest fires. Forest
Hunger Kills, of Cove, will be In
charge of the latter with the prob
able assistance of a member of the
(Continued on Page Five.)
A w ell-pleased und large audience
List nlcht attended the presentation
of tin- "Kitchen ''nblmt Orchestn-.'
by tin- l-adiea Aid or the Baptist
church. Th'- entertuinment wns
given in Kiitrh-H hall und presented
Hi- ladies in a new roh' that of
mtii lug music mil of every Kitchen
ulentdl, ami mniH- that were not
known to mere man. Dressed in
nnirortns that were decorated with
spoons. tlu- ladies made an "impos
ing 'appearance, and the audience
was not lucking in Its appreciation
cither of this feat tin or of their
miisk'al efforts. Anions tin- biggest
hits of the evening was tho playing
of "Where. O. Where is My Little
i oj ( loiiv. an instrumental duel
tendered (n two pa usage grinders.
The effect was visible.
Special Teal urea of the entertain
ment were the singing of a duel, in
German by Mrs. Hul'la Wlens and
Iter daughter. Mrs. Louis I derks,
and the playing of two musical
numbers on a hand saw with a vio
lin bow, hy I,. It. Hah-.
The Ladles will repeat the en
lei talnment In Cove in the near fu
ture. Improvement
AT MEETING
CROWD ENJOYS
KITCHEN MUSIC
For Sidewalks Created
How can one transact business
w it h a band playing just outside the
window, a chorus pracl icing across
the street and all on u wonderrul
him ins night. Is the. question.
Thai the condition that faced th'
city dads last lligtit.
However some little amount of
busintss was dealt with at the
regular city commission meeting
despite the handicaps.
Tu o Improvement district j w ere
created. One. titiiiiber calls for
the construction of sidewalks in
1 t't 'ontioi and Coggan's additions
on the ,-umi tid' of the city. The
hpecifieaiions call for the building
of walks on the M,uth side of Wash
ington to J avenue, east side of
Kieveiith street from M avenue to
J avenue, both sides of K avenue
from Kb vent h to Twelfth street
und from Hill to Eleventh avenues.
The es-.imat'.'d cost ot the Improve-
7
ists 1 o
Give Recital
Friday Eve
Mrs. Jesse, Mrs. Richard
son and Mr. Daniels to
Appear Here in Joint
Concert.
Friday evening .the La -Grande.
Nt Ighhorhood club and the Mon
day Musical will present three
noil known artists, Mrs. Klla Con
ned! Jesse, pianist, Mrs. A. I, Bleh
ardson. coloratura soprano, - und
Mark Daniels, baritone, in recital
Mrs. Hurley 11. Klchardson will be
accompanist. Tho concert w ill take.
plucA In tin) Presbyterian church,
beginning at eight o'clock. '
The program follows:
1. (a ) Ier Wanderer (Schu
bert); (b) Would Vou Oo Ko Soon'
Crist) ; (c) Harlequin (Sander
son), by Mr. Dnnlcls.-
ti. (a) Preludes. No. 2i-11-7-3
(Chopin): Valso, G flat (Chopin);'
(c) Nocturne, C Minor (Chopin).
Mrs. Jesse.
8. (a) Htanehen (Strauss): (b)
The Jewel Snng from Kauai (Clou-
nod), Mrs. Hichurdson,
4. (a) Cliimen of St. J 'at rick
(Whlthornc); (b) I-ovc'a Dreum
(Leszt); (c) Pretude( Hachmanin-
off), Mm. Jesse.
5. (i Tho old Hefraln (Kreis
r); (b) A Plaint (Broun); (c)
Charmunt Olseau from La Perle du
Brsll (David). Mrs. ttlchardson.
G. (a) Clotn' Home ( Dvorak) ;
(b) Tally-ho (Leoni) ; ' (c) Trade
(Continued on Page Five.)
ESSAY CONTEST
AWARDS MAILED
FROM NEW YORK
On April :J3, tile Lighting .edu
cational committee, w hich. con
ducted the recent better home
lighting contest, mailed from
New York a distinguished essay
medal to Miss Do rot hy Brown
ton. of la Grande, and an hon
orable award certificate to Wil
son M. Wullis. of Island City, fur
their work in this contest.
Miss Hrownton und Mr. Wallts
competed against a Inrge num
ber or entries and their esmiys
were given much prulse. in addi
tion to the uwurds presented
them.
Articles Made by the
Children to Be Shown
The following articles made by
the children of the grade schools
for the Public Library "How to
make things contest," will be dis
played In the chamber of com
merce w indow Friday, Saturday
und Sunday:
Cleopatra's Galley slave boat
made by Wlllard Hendiickson and
Koy Slruthers. Central.
Model Yacht, Jay V. Lynch. Cen
tral. Aulomobll racer, Carl Amos,
fourth grade, "Willow.
Cedar Chest, l.ee Johnson, Cen
tral. Doll's dress, Alice Sherman, firth
grade. Greenwood.
Dresser scarf, Joan Pideuek,
fifth grade. Central.
This contest which closed Mon
day. April 27th, hus created a great
deal of interest und about thirty-
five very interesting articles were
contributed.
Starkey Man Charged
With Serious Offence
John Walden. game warden,
made a trip to Sturk'y yesterday
afternoon to bring back Kobert l.
Williams who is charged -with hav
ing elk hides In his ossesslon.
Williams is at present in the
county jail und Ills hearing has
been set for nest Monday. The po
sesslon of the two elk hides makes
him liable to the penalty of V
to $ 1 (MMi flue- and from 30 day.-i to
one veur in the penitentiary, ac
cording to Mr. Walden. who also
stated that at the time Mr. Will
iams was arrested the hides Were
fiuite fresh.
District
iiietit was put at $.'.2 19. H4. Th
hearing was set for Miy .'7th.
Sewer district n umber I -t ' was
(also created which calls for a sew
er in block seven of Wisdom's Ad
dition. The engineer's est I mat i
placed the cost i:t $7L'ti.Dt. Tie
hearing will ulfo be on May 27th
To Vole on Lighting hjstetn.
The commissioners passed a mo
tion to put the ((Mention of adopt-
Ing the city lighting plan propos'-d
by the planning commission on th
ballot In the coming illy election.
This win leave- the final decision
up to the residents of the city
themselves.
Several petitions for placing of
lights in ulles and streets wen re
ferred to the city manager for in
vestigation. Other matters were
deferred until the return of Doctor
It. P. lndls. the third member of
the commission who is rot in the
city at the prevent time.
CEREMONIAL
LAST NIGHT
Fezzed Visitors Throng
City for Annual Spring
Home - Coming
11 TYROS CLAWED
BY TIGER HORDES
f endleton Drill Team and
Khaled Temple Band
Add Much to Evening's
' Enjoyment. .
One of the most successful cere
monials ever conducted by Khaled
Temple No. .170 was witnessed by
a big audience in 1-u Grande la.st
evening. The annual home coming
of Dokies throughout Kastorn Ore
gon was responded to with great
er numbers than for several yours.
Inspired by the big attendance
the divan extended Itself and gave
the votaries an interesting proceed
ing and when it came time for
tho sunshine of the order to at
tain Its full effulgence, the 11 tyros
got their money's worth und so did
the votaries. It was u splendid
evening for all concerned.
At 7 o'clock the Pythian Sisters
served u big dinner at the K. of
P. hnll and Dokies from practically
all counties of Knstern Oregon, and
some from Idaho points, enjoyed
the sumptuous lmnijuet. After the
dinner, th whole ensemble pa-
aded behind ihr famous Dokle
band which gets together from
Kastern Oregon points when the
Dokies stage a cerehionial. At va
rious times this crack orgiuiliiutlon
played -for the enjoyment of tho
visitors under the direction of
Henry Uater of Elgin. .
Patrol Hop lent lent
Khaled temple patrol made up of
Pendleton Dokies entirely, was i(i
hand in Its resplendent uniforms
und utter participating In Hie pa
rade, staged an exhibition drill;
then came the exemplification of
the. -various scenes of the initiation
which was held under crumped
conditions due to the fact that the
ceremonial hl to be held in the
small K. of P. hnll. The elaborate
stage settings were curtailed some
what und movements were restrict
ed but. for all that the evening was
exceptionally well provided for in
serious lessons and fun and friv-
(Contlnued on Page Five.)
BENEFIT PLAY
"Honor Bright," the play given
last evening at the high school
auditorium for the benefit of th
athletic field "went over big." A
fairly large crowd attended it rind
the presentation was the best so
far given, according to those who
saw it. Seventeen members of the
La Grande First Stake M. 1. A. car
ried the different robs in tin excel
lent manner, under the able direc
tion of Miss Gladys Metculf.
Those taking part were: Klwood
GwiUiums, Gladys Mr Man us, Violet
Wheeler. George Turner, Hilda
Wllllauirt. Grant Mean. Mabel Lar
sen, Clark Webb. Klmo Cegg, Pearl
Webb. Georgia Smith. Marion Stod
dard. Kmit Smith, Mflford Wheeler
and iiarl Wilson.
As a special number between e!s
Nephl 'oinbs gave several w hlst
flng solos.
Library Has "Better
Homes Week" Exhibit
The library has an Interesting ex
hibit for B-tler Home Week, con
sisting of a real bungalow com
pletely furnished Trom trout porch
to kitchen, with a garden In the
back. The furniture was made by
the children of Imogene Uussell's
room, second grade, 'entral. A
poster reads, "(iiir Better Home
ind Garden.' In conned Ion wit h
the exhibit books on gardening and
interior decorating are exhibited.
Three iNominaled for
Presidency of A. (J. S.
Th' nominations for officer. of
the Associated Girl Students, the
high school Klrt's organixiit inn.
were made est"rday afternoon.
Kleanor f'h-uwr, jeod- Burbridge
and Daby Bobb were nominated
for the office of pre. -idem. Doro
thy Funk. Kdlth Lb' H und Gw. n
dolxn Buchanan for vice pr- ntdent
;ind Itossb- Burns and Mabel Shaf
fer for vice president.
Th girls will have an apportun
Ity to resent their plut forms the
first of the week. Voting by ballot
will take place Wednesday of next
week- . .
MANY- ATTEND
Pioneer Of
Oregon Dead
In Portland
Herman Hirschberg, of
Independence, Dies Fol
lowing Week's Illness.-
POPTLA.M. Ore. (By the As
sociated Press) Herman Hirsch
berg. of Inpedendence, founder und
president of the Plrst National
Bank of Independence, died today
at the Imperial hotel here where
lie had been 111 for the past week
Hirschberg had been treasurer of
the state grange for a period of 30
years and was treasurer of the
children's farm home at Corvallki.
He came from Germany as a
boy and sturted a tin shop in In
dependence In 1 S7- In the oarly
days he built a railroad between
Independence and Monmouth and
later extruded It to Dallas. Un sold
it to the Southern Pacific company
20 years go. Hirschberg has been
identified in 'financing numerous
development projects inrPolk coun
ty. ;
Announcement was made yester
day of the purchase of the Klledge
and Harvey coal, fuel and fratisfer
business by Cecil Young and Frank
Young. The firm will go by the
name of Young Brothers in tho
future.
Young brothers have been known
to La Grande people for a good
many yeai'H through their summer
ice delivery. This year the ico will
be continued the same as usual ex
cept that a contract has been made
for a pure-water, artificial tee in
stead or the natural ice formerly
delivered by the concern.
Thn regular fuel business will be
continued und some other lines
such as transfer, and feed may be
handled later, according to l-'rank
Young.
The plant Is located on Jefrur
avunue. one block from the station
on the sllu occupie d for some years
by J. J). Iynch.
T
PIOULIX (By the Associated
press) Field Marshal Von Hin
denburg today formally accepted
his election to the German presi
dency. BKHL1N (By th'1 Associated
Press) Hope I lml Germany, by
continuing to pursue a cotnre to
ward international umler.-ttniidlng,
may soon regain the poi'itio. in
the world to which .she Is entitle),
was expressed today by ex-Ceunecl-lor
Marx, defeated president In 1
candidate. In a congratulatory iium
suge to President Hindenburg.
Italians Fear May Day
Rebel Demonstration
'ItO.MK (By the Associated Press)
The police today declared they
had discovered evidence of an Ital
ian re vol ut lonary organial ion af
filiated with communist groups in
Russia which has been planning
May day workers strikes and dem
onstrations iigalnst the government
throughout (tally.
The police have taken action to
prevent trouble tomorrow.
Ohio Bible Bill Vetoed
By Governor Donahcy
COIJ'MBCS (By the Associated
press) The Bible bill passed by
the recent eneral assembly of hlo
lo make daily reading of the Bible
In all public schools compulsory
was vetoed today by Governor
Donahcy because "It opposed Hie
principle!-; of civic and religious j
liberty which have made our gov- i
eminent a model for the world "
to (iivi; l.ci;
The Cnion Pacific AUiletfc club
i 111 mifii.Kfir a da nee lo be uiveii
at Ztiber hall next Tuesday, accord
ing to an limiOMIIfellietlt. ,y W (,
Iterry, chairman of the committee
in charge. The Sunset, orchestra:
has leen enir.iged for the occasion
and the club is promising a good
lime to all w ho attend.
S.NOW IV I I.XAS
SAN ANGKL, Texas fAI'P Shou
i HI here V.'ednesdny with the sixth
day of rain, which broke u drouth
of three months' duration. A we.d,
ago Wednesday the temperature
w-ns D'L'. the hottest April day ever
corded here.
Ill BALD i n iron hi.ri;
O. G. Crawford, editor of I he Jo
seph Herald, was in I At Grande hist
evening as a valued member of the
I 'okie bund. Mr. ' 'raw ford is a
booster for Joseph und says that
things In that totality ure progrcuu
Inv In fine iliuy.-.
YOUNG
BUY BUSINESS
HNDENBUBC
ACCEPTS POS
wILKERSON
IS ELECTED
Local Man to Head Union
County Health
Association
HOSPITAL NEEDED
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Mi's. Sadie Orr Dunbar
Declares That the East
Oregon District Should
Have Sanitarium.
The afternoon cession of the sixth
annual meeting of the Cnion Coun
ty Health Association yesterday at
thn Neighborhood club rooms was
spent mostly transacting business
and electing officers for the ensu
ing year. It. A. Wilkerson of ia
Grande was elected president; Mrs.
Klla Hotly, of L nSou, vice presi
dent: ' Mrs. Lee Wamlck. of Lu
Grande, secretary, and Mrs. Bay
Duncan of Cove, treasurer. The
community chairmen elected were:
La Grand;, Mrs, J. D. Lynch;
North Powder. Mrs. Herman
White: Klgln. Mrs. L. Den hum :
Alice), Mrs. Kay Ledbetter; lmbler,
Mrs. Frank McKennon: Cove, Mrs.
.1. H. Welmer, and Cnion, Mrs. Kd
Miller.
A. resolution was passed t hat
"each district chairman express
tin; interest and appreciation of
their district In the work of (he
county health nurse, Miss Mar
imurdt." Hospital Needi-d. .
Alter the business session Mrs.
Sadie Orr Dunbar, Kxeeulive secre
tary for the Oregon Hen 1 Hi Asso
ciation and president of the State
Federation of Women's clubs, took
the floor and told of the urgent
need for a t uberculosts liosnllal in
Kutiicrn Oregon, She gave statlsticH
showing the number of tuberculo
sis patients that, went from Cnion
county and lold of the long waiting
list for admittance into the hospital
already established. She ulso ex
plained the inconvenience of having
to lake these patients to western
Oregon points.
The meetinb was brought to a
clown by tin presentation of u
health play hy flight pupils or the
sixth grade of Central school.
Rolled Stockings Is
Cause of Suspensions
GLADSTONE, Mlvh. (By the
Associated Press) Two hundred
boy 'iilgh school students wero
Mispciidcd cKterday when they
protested ngahiM girl students
being permitted lo attend classes
with their stockings rolled.
Today tho girls were threat
ening a "sympathetic strike" Im-i-aiiso
they have been ordered to
"roll 'cm up."
Students today paraded the.
streets or Glad-tone and nearby
village bearing banners und us
ing drunks and bugles.
Prince of Wales in
Capetown, South Africa
CAPK TOWN, South Africa (By
the Associated Press) The Prince
of Wales arrived here today on the
battle cruiser Beplllse.
The roal visitor landed at II
o'clock and drove throup.li miles or
cheering crowds to a grand parade
where loyal addressed were pre.
Milted.
The prince lout night participat
ed In a concert, on the U-pulne. The
(Untax came In a sketch entitled
"cross words" In which Hie prime
appeared in f'-miulnc garb with a
golden wig.
What
Sister Mary
Says
1 Mi I he woman's page of The
'bcrcr cHcli day onll find
viigiclfd menu tinder I be
bending ",si.lrr Mary's Kllco
cu." 'I be reel m s nre HU -Higbl le-t-ifl,
(cH'iHlahlc. and dcllcloii.
It Is a f cat ore women apprc
, itilis and one of the many
ica-ons vli The Oli-enrr's
leader Intercut and ri'adcr con
rtdcettcc (s cer lficrea-in.
BcHiler In I ere-1 nod reader con
fidence are the iiiol Iiiihi-i out
ItcniH f(r mi adti'iii'r to con
sider hi bujlnn space.
"Observer Advertising
A Mcrcliandlsinjf b:rilco'
Father Flogged When Girl
Rides Bicycle in Knickers
P3P
4t -r;
When men la the Utile town of Cedar (irove, Iji., saw JSIss
Jewel Barker riding a bike and wearing kiihUt-is, they becnine
ItuciiM-ii mid uavo her f'llticr a floKKlug. ,'J'lie tflrl, In ill health, ;
had been. jidlscd to tako exercise in I but manner.
COOLIDGE IS
VACCINATED
WASHINGTON (By tho Associ
ated Press) All the government
employes la the District of Colum
bia who had been requested by the
public, health service 10 submit to
vaccination against small pox. were
attended to today.
president Coolldge was among
the first to Nlgnify coniplirmre with
the request. Willie Whlt House
officials refused to discuss Cool
Id gc's vaccination, H was pointed
out that he receive and ' shakes
hands daily with several hundred
persons, and occasionally uttends
public gatherings.
Nineteen deaths here from small
pox have occurred since January
first. Two died yesterday.
PETITION FILED
FOR RETURN OF
STATE'S MONEY
SALKM. Ore. (By the Associated
Press) Following a formal de
mand made April . District Attor
ney John H. Carson yesterday filed
lu the circuit court here a petition
for an alternative writ of man-
dam us requiring Frank C Bram
well. Htute superintendents of
banks, lo return the slate batikllifs'
depart merit, from Portland to Sa
lem. Th" petition Is mi relation of
George Put man, publisher of the
Capital Journal, who made the de
maud of the district attorney.
K.J in A. Ko.er, secretary ol slate,
i" also made a defendant In the
ea'.e und the petition demands that
he lurniKh quarters for the de'rurt
uient in Siilem.
The proceedings cite th" law
which requires that Ihe stale biink-
; ing department have Its offices In
I.S-ilem. The banking code was
i amended by the '.rlU legislature,
but when the amended code goes
liulo effect May will still require
I the department tn htive Its offices
j In Snlem. only branch office be
Itng allowed in Portland utnler Ihe
j amended code.
MXLfu.G l,Li;CTS MAsON
K KLL GG, Ida. (AC) - T. P.
j Muson was re-elected mayor ol
; ivcllogg Tuesday by a majority of
i'"fi votes, his name being written
on the ballots by the voters. His
; name wim not printed on the bal
' pit beiiusc of a court, ruling last
1 w eek t hat his nomlnatioti by i
! 'uncus was ftl'-d one day too late.
John If. Moore was re-elected
iiiUor of Wallace, Idaho.
I M.MtSllALL APPOINII l.
j WAKHINfiTON (AP) John
i Marshall of I'arkersburg, West, Va.
I was appdnted Wednesday to be
juwLsiaiit attorney general, succeed
ling iMi:di L. HoUund of Ohio, re
eianed.
1 . . , aft -vj.Tit i
VOl II TIIOI GUT IHIOWMD
AIH:HIi;i;N, Wash. AP) The
tug Ityba, or the Alhiiiin-Hubble
Tugltoal company sank today Junt
off Grays Harbor bar. All four
members of tho crew are believed
to hao lust their lives.
INDIAN' BOY STABIU:i
SAN Ol'IONTIN, Cal. (AP) Llw
rcnc4) Mahiu h, Indian Ixty, serving
a 26 year l4riu for iniblM'ry, was
stabbed, to detitli ill (lie Mine pcnl
tentlary in a quarrel with Andrew
Gomex, another eomtct.
ckh,id(;i;, sit., is ill
I'LYMOt 'I'll, VI. (AP) Colonel
XTRA
John C. Cmdldge, thn liwdeiiCHjrHnB ft ,lU.yc,0 Ho sh purchn8ed
lather, left today for Boston lor
treatment for his heart at tin
Massachusetts general Itospllal.
st icihi-; PitKVi-.N ti;d
OSSLMNt;, N. Y. (AP) John
Farina, who Is to be eh'clrocutcd
tonight, with Jorph and Morris
Diamond, brothers, for the murder
d two Brooklyn bunk mcvieimers
in IV'J;t, was prevented from mi at
icmpt at suicide, prlMu officials
believe, when the keeper today lock
from him a shatK'iicd bundle of a
tooth Imi'b which lie had conceal
ed in (wo ortuige.
(OL i;. G. DAVIS APPOINTED
WASHINGTON (AP) I'ldwln t.
DaviH. Culled Slates dlidrhd attor
ney Kr Jdiiho. whose appfdntment
.is assistinit attorney general had
Ween urged. WedneMdtiy was named
hpeclal UHslstant In the justice de-
narlni'-nt's war frauds division. No
j successor has yet been selected for
the Idaho position.
Capital Citizens Want
To Handle The Reins
H Chin le P. Mi-wart)
W ASH I NOT N. ( N KA Special ) .
Wn mIi jiik'ton latin are en elided in
a strenuous campaign for at least
some --ii;:ill lueasure of seB-gov-rrmin
itt.
It's a very natural thing for
them lo want. Here's u city ol
nearly a half million luh;ibit:ints
w hotie laws are made for- them by
a body not one of whose ineiu-!
heis belongs to Ihe community the
law h are made for.
How would Detroit or Minneap
olis or Seattle enjoy having t heir
mayors appointed by a resid"nt of
Nut t limn id on. Mass., and t Jwtr
boat ds of aldei men elected ex
clusively outside their own states'.'
Wa:diliiHton enjoys it exactly thi't!
well.
r
Once on n time, when the capi
tal waJ jtiKt a little cluster of
uhacKs on tho Potomac tlate and
TV0 BRIBES
REFUSED BY
E.H. UK
William Shepherd's Coun
sel Offered Big Sum
Witness Says
DETECTIVE AND
LAWYER INVOLVED
William Scott Stewart Of
fered Him $5,000 and
John E. Jones Promised
$10,000, Clark Swears.
CHICAGO (By tho Associated
Press) Karl H. Clark testified to
day in the resumed inquest Into.
William N. McCllntock's death,
that he had been offered a JbOoo
bribe by an attorney for William
D. Kheherd. under Indictment
charged with McCllntock's death
by tyhold inolueatlon, to sign an
affidavit which Clark, said he had
never seen. .
Clark is a former employe of
Fat man, who operated a sclencn
school whore, Palman has testified,
he taught Shepherd how to uso
germs to produce death.
Refuscl OTfer.
Clark said that he had Iiad two
interviews with William Scott Stew
art, of Shepherd's counsel, arrang
ed by a reporter for the Chicago
Evening American. Ho said he re
fused Ktewart'a offer of $fuM to
sign the affidavit. Clarkdeclared
he was next approached by John K.
Jones, head of a detective agency,
whom. he said ho first met In a
company of reporters who arranged
for a conference wjth SUwarl.
Clark t canned that Jones offered
him $10,000 and then threatened
him when ho refused the offer.
NKW OULEANH, Ltt. (NKA Spe
cial) Appearanca of a girl wear
ing knickers and riding a bicycle
is not considered appropriate for
women in the little town of Cedar
Grove.
Ko when Miss Jewell Barker, IP
appeared in mannish garb with her
wheel, Puritanical neighbors Im
mediately objected.
Which led to a flogging that is
unequalled even . in Puritanical
"w
I,,,,Jb8.u7 WS th glr f atheP,
juiui Durncr, oft years oiu.
AdUsctI To Hide.
Miss Barker, frail and unhealthy,
was advised by her doctor to try
u wheel and a pair of white knick-
ih and started exercising each day
on tho town and country roads.
The neighborhood looked on as
tonished. At first U was deep curiosity,
then resentment that a father
should permit his daughter to ap
pear on highways and streets
dressed up like a man.'
The men folk of the village wero
more concerned than tho women.
Mysterious warnings were received
by the father.
"Keep thai girl out of thut rig,
was one message, scrawled in a
male hand.
The parent tried to explain that
the family physician had advised
bicycling as the exercise the girl
needed. And lhat to be comfort
able on the dally rides knickers
were neeessnry.
Father Beaten.
One night, after repeated warn-
(Continufd on I'ago Five.)
lire rest of the country was chip
ping in tu build It up Into a finu
city, the present arrangement
do rbtless was all tight. But no.v
the WanhluKtonlans feel as it lh;y
were of age und would like to
vote, at any rate, on purely local
questions, and have something to
say about the taxes they pay and
various other things that concern
them a good (h-a) more than thvy
concern anybody cIm.1.
What they want and what they
are likely to get, howtfver, arc two
entirely different propositions. The
cnngicHwlomtt idea Is that thn
Washlngtonlaits ought to be grate
ful for all they've hud done for
them. "Yes. we know." groan the
WiiHhlngtontaiiH, "the way mi
subject peonies do, but gosh! how
we want to be free!
(Continued on Page Five.)
MEW ARRESTED
FOR FLDGGINQ