EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGIIT PAGES TODAY
CITY
E D IT-1 O N
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Ore
gon: Cloudy tonight and Sat
urday. VOLUME XXIII.
LA (RANI IE. OREGON. FRIDAY, "AUGUST 14, 1923.
MEMUKK ASSOCIATED IMtESS
MEMHKR AHKOC1ATRD PKEHH
NUMBER 264
LTRDEREK
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WORST
12
HITS CITY
La Grande in Center of
Storm Yesterday Al
ternoon and Evening
2.01 INCHES FALL;
SOME DAMAGE DONE
Alicel, Summerville, Lone
Tree District Hard Hit;
Imbler, Elgin, Cove and
Union Escape Damage.
stokm sim-xigmtn.
(irnndo 2.04 inches rain
fell, some crop damage.
Klgiu ljight show or, no
Alicel Nearly I wo Inches
rain, sonic hull, slight damage
to crops reported.
Imhicr Light rain, no hall,
no (limini1. -
Kiniinicrvflle Hail and rain
damaged crops. Wdeat aJul
garden truck hurt some.
Ojio About out Inch rain
Tell. No material damage.
In Ion .57 Inches, raiu. No
mntcrial damage.
I Am Tree district Heavy
rciin and hail. Some damage.
.Muitutaliis east uf I itiuii
Mem ittiulall. All fires ex
lingulshed.
I,a Ornndu and nearby country
experienced the heaviest rain and
hull storm In I 2 yearn yesterday
ufiernoon and evening, according to
estimates today. ItoscmentB in tho
business seel ion were. Moodctf for
the first time in 12 years and street
Intersections were covered with wa
ter its storm sewers were Inade
quate to handle the flood.
The total ralnrall in La Grande
during the past 24 hours was 2.04
lnehe.s. most of which fell during
the afternoon at about an-inch-an-hour
clip. Some girden truck and
now wheat was damaged although
It is difficult to estimate what per
centege of the crop was hurt. Some
of t he wheat ha already been
cut-and the only grain that suffer
(Cnnlinued on I 'age Five.)
SHEARERS TD
in
In a (rvlk piveti in Ihe lresbytr
lan ' 'hurrh yes'erday afternoon,
J. II. Shearer, organist v. ho is to
give u recital in the church this
eviiiii'; with hln wife, a ho p ratio.
Hketehed the ivelopniejt of llius
le from ancient times, through the
ages and gave- an insight into what
harmonic developments the f til ure
may bring.
Mr. Shearer predlda that the
harmonic conception of Cyril
(Continued on 1'agc Five.)
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Ul I L UUIIWLII I
Union County Called
Coyote Breeding Place
"The emote fdtualion in fnlon
enmity is regrettable," said KIuht
Williams, ad itiinst rut ive assistant of
t h" V. S .IJiotiigie.il survey with
hcaihpiartc-'g at Portland, today.
Mr. Williams is here for a short
time seeking cooperation in hts
work aga Inst predal ory animals.
.Mr. Williams declared that Un
ion county is Ihe sore spot in east- ;
era Oregon in reference to pn-da- '
tory animals. He ml.vh that Wu.1- j
biwa, J :aker. I 'mat ilia and (JrHiit
eminties an have paid liunter.4
while Vnion county, with no pro
tect ien again!-! royoti . is now
serving as a breeding place for the
animals and t h row ing t iicin oft Into
Iieiii' count Its and thus making
efforts to rhl other counlicM of the
1 est- extremely difficult.
"Wli - n Hi" bounty whs taken off
cooI"s many people b'-Mevd that
IW effor! wo u 1 1 be made Jo de
l ro t'uMn.' Mr. Witiiams aid,
"but such is not the ease. In coun
ties where linnti r.t are employed
better rev nits a' le cosl are
tuined." ii- said that the Two
'"jfsirs before the bonntv system was
eradbaiei J.T mimi was ttpent In
On gnn in killing coxolen and that ;
In the two year following a suv- i
ingn of more t nan 2tH.0an with '
more coyotes killed was chalked
up.
la vipiainiiig the prescot sys
Pumps Stop;
Sprinkling
Order Off
La Grande Citizens May
I rrigate Lawns A 1 ly
Day in Week Now, City
Manager Says.
Iieeau.se of the heavy rain
winch fell in the valley yester
day the cty pumps were
stopped yesterday and wilt not
be started for seve.ru! days, in
suring Ia Grande of plenty of
pure Heaver creek water for
di inking purposes.
It will not he necessary to
start pumping again until citi
zens resume Irrigation, City
Manager Craws stated today.
M r. C rows also w 1 1 h d re w the
sprinkling order, which provid
ed for sprinkling and irrigating
in la (Ira tide on alternate days.
He belie vefi that fi oin now on.
there will be no need of keep
ing this order in effect. Citi
zens may now irrigate gardens
or sprinkle lawns any day dur
ing the week.
CLUB PLANNING j
TO HELP BAZAAR I
AND EXPOSITION
Plans for Neighborhood club
cooperation In the exposition and
bazaar for a fine arts building
on the University of Oregon
grounds at Kugene were entered
into yesterday when nine inem
beis of the committee, with Mrs.
liny Murphy chairman, met and'
decided that each member should
be responsible for three articles
for the bazaar. Students of the
university will be asked to help
(hem. Present plans are to send
2Ti urt teles by September 10, tetchy
us hand bags, dolls and the like.
Wallmcr Iirothers Say
They Are Innocent
foe and Henry Wallmer, arrett
ed by the police on minplehin that
they were fnipHcit'Ml in the shoot
ing of Joe Wordeii , policeman,
while he attempted to arrest a
liquor dealer, and subs-utiently
freed beeiiuse of lack of evidence,
deeUtn-d today that they were in
nneent of any implication in the
act.
Henry Wallmer says tliiit his car
was stohn from him Mid that lie
was looking for it at the time when
Ihe shooting is said to have occur
red. Joe Wallmer declares that
he wn out of town at the lime
Wordeii was shot.
tola m;;i:i pays 57,uo
M; VOItK fAP) The mun of
$r.7.fMiO was ilepoHite with the cas
tms authorities Thursday by Tola
Negri, screen aetre.ss. in full pay
ment rif t he . fines, petia It b'K and
dttlie.M imposed on undeclared jew
el r Hfjssed when .he arrived oh
the lierengar'a May 2. It was an
nounced the cajtc had been cios-d.
The jewels consisted of a dia
mond pendant and other precious
stones which Miss Negri had pur
chased abroad. Their domestic
value wan $4 7. a an. to which the
additional sum of $1Mion in fines
and penalties was assessed by Col
lector Kit Inge.
tem, he said that the state pro
vided $4a.aait for two years work.
Hunter are stationed in eounths
and half of their salaries are paid
from the state hinds and Ihe other
halt by the county taxpayers. Vina
tlllit county pn( up $:uan of which
$-JtMHi was used. Wallowa furnish
ed Jlfina. Maker $iaaa and (iraut
Sl'aaii for this work, he pointed
out.
"Vnlon county, by not appropri
ating money for the poisoning,
shouting and t rapping of co otes
by expert hunters is becoming a
retugc for the animals." Mr. Wtll
iauiH declared.
"It Is not fair to the surround
ing counties. Sheepmen in : he
center Of t lie valley report killed
coote and the numbers pi the
mountains around l h alle ure tn
crenwing raphllv. Cote.s could
easily et ertniua I ei here In ( a use of
the ge, .graphical formation of :h
county and i-wn now. along th
eigi Of the coilUtv. some are being
killed by other county hunters os
protection to the county they work
for. Coyotes kill more j;ame than
all the hunters put together.
"Vnlon county wilt have to pro
vide a puid hunter some day." Mr.
WtiPums concluded, adding "the
sooner the better Xor lUcU and
ntarUy disUicia."
Cinderella
1
5
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l1
Here Is tin? girl who stepped from
a modest home into the lap uf
luxuries and oer v'lose adop
tion h William West Browning.
New York mlllloiinfi-e. it contro
ersy ragel until Browning bad
the adoption annulled. .Mary
Louise Spas was 21 instead of Hil
KNTKItPltlSK, "t)re. (Special)
A boy scout camp will be conduct
ed on the Methodist camp grounds1
at the head of Wallowa Lake, be-j
ginning Tuesday. August 18. and,
eominuing to .August This
will be the first s'-out gat herlhg
on the grounds, md is a develop
ment of one of the objects in view
when Ihe tract way bought a few
years ago.
It Is expected there will b-
about (i( boys at the camp,
troops all the way from
with
thts
county lo llolse, Idaho The Itev.
N. K. Ilershey has marge of iir-
angemenls, and will be assisted at
'he camp by Key. Ira li. Aldrfch.
a prime mover in the whole camp
grounds project and an ad ive
worker in every phase of activity
connected" with it.
Kach boy will- furnish his own
lent and bedding, but all ' iueals
will be served at the dining room,
it is considered best to have t he
meals served by the scout mana
gement, to insure the boys getting
proper food, and also to give them
(Sum for the; interesting outings
ond programs.
There will be hikes Into Ihe
mountains, including one trip to
Kaghi ( '-ip. Pack h 'irs"S will be
provided lo carry the heavy bur
dens and (lie boys will be Ib'ld
down to a r:'te of speed which
WIU
1)1' Safe to the )nexprneer.
Scout chis.en will be held daily
and Instructions will be given in
scout lore. Meet Intra will be held
in the large tent which was used
at the Methodist camp meeting,
and which is still st'indin'.
Scout membership is limited to
bos of t' to IS years of ag. Th;s
camp Is open to boys who are not
nietnbers of the scout organiza-
tion.u ho will t ind
come and "a ill be
a hearty
assurei)
e and in t
v......
oi a
( pb-asant. w hob-som
j ing outing.
National Guard RKIc
Ranc Nearly Finished
The survey laying out the 11a
1 bui a I guard rifle range in com.
pleted and the work of digging pits
and making the grounds ready for
shooting ranges at 2an, mm, r,au
The range j located near l.add
canjon. It oecuiibs a 1'iU-acre
plot f ground and will (irovtde
shoMtinf ranr;eN at sen , fvoo :,uh
ind im iTds. The ramie (m
pected lO be ready for USe altfjul
the firi of September.
Cappiln K. W. l-;i who will aive
inst met ion In tea rksmanhtp Is
rated one of the bet trmtructnrs In
'his line ia Up- arm v. His compaiiv
tn Georgia rated the best out m
number as shari shooters, marks
men and experts.
Club Directors Meet.
A meeting of the hoard of dl.
reetiirs of the l.n tlrantb Country
riub was held hist even Itg. The
bids for the purchase of the conn
try club yrocrly went UuttujunJ.
I
tn s : as
If 4 bp
lL'H J I'M
rhy sr.n is m
UUI UUUU I U I U I
GAMP AT LAKE U. S. SHIPS (W
FOUR SLAIN ROBBERIES
umni Tniiii !iTniTnii
nntNiiwi niuAiiun,
HITSJUTO:IPEG..
Husband, Wife and Two
Daughters Killed at
. Grade Crossing
THIRD DAUGHTER
AND NEPHEW HURT
i Portland Boy, Driving,
Maneuvered Car onto
Tracks Where Locomo
tive Hit It Squarely, j
ITiKN'E. Or ( Hv tlm Axsocl-
nw(i I'l-i-H".) i-mir persons ar
i-n ,1 nml two putnfully in.tirod, tl-.e
' rrHiilt ot an ai'cl!"nt ii-ar H irriM
.bnrg In.Mf nlcht wlipn a l-vpnr-oll
hoy driving a IlKht automotitle
turned the our iktoms tlip Hnutlu-rn
Puciflc lino nml tin- train (-truck
the automiihtle snunrt'ly.
'I'he lieail ure:
j S. V. CASTLE. 62. Hapitl City.
iSouth Duknta.
I 51 i)S. R. W. CASTLE, 7, hlB wife,
j IlEItTHA CASTLE, 18, a daugll
tcr. I SYLVIA CASTLE. 16. a uailBh
' ter.
' The injured ore: Evelyn Castle,
9. another dnughter and Merwyn
CaBtle, 16, of I'nrtlund, nephew of
S. V. Caatle. Merwyn was drlv-
,inpr.
The party was hound for the
HarrLshurg hopMirda when the fatal
accident occurred.
LONDON ( My the Associated
Press . The total new ship con
struct ion througho it I he u odd
for the quarter ended June 3a,
was 2,:i'i!i:tl tons, as shown by
Lloyds' register of shipbuilding t e-
turns. The tobil ' is i!7.0'M( tons
less as compared with the previ
ous quarter. Of the total theie
was under const ruction in Great
Itritain and Ireland l,nH8,rt7 Ions,
or. 7 J.oau tons less than at the
end of March. In other countries
new construction amounted to
I.L'TCi.lM-t tons, an Increase of 4f,
'Httt tons over the quarter ende
In Mai eh. ' The lig ires for the
leading countries abroad are: der
ma ay 4 7 . a l tons; Italy, 2 1 2,71
tons; France. Dili. 48a tons; Hol
land, loa.iiM' tons and tinted
States 0J.no tons.
The tola! w orld tonnage und'-r
construction amount to a.SS'j.lili I
tons, or 1'7,'Mio tons less as com
pared with the previous quart, r.
The highest pre-war total, reach
ed on June :io. nii:t, was ,'t.4 4'i,
fiSS tons. The tonnage of vessels
now building in the w orld which
are to lie r M ted with Internal
combustion endues amounts lo
I.I2B.IH2 tons, while Die tonnage
ui Bii'iiiii efiseis uouer con si rue -tion
Is ,21 2,fi2! tons. The motor
tonnage tiius equals morn than
'j'A per cent of the steam, showing
the con tin n-d development which
is taking place in tills system nt
propulsion.
Since VM 4 there has been un
increase of 1 0,27 I ,tmo tons In sea-
(f'ontiniifd on I'wge five.)
A
Constant
Reminder
An ad in the ( Ins-lfictl pngp
of l he DliM'rtcr telling of a
buoines- fiiiuS btisfncvt. Iih-u-lioii,
fcatiire. of hi mt.c,-,
etc., f- a citilaul reminder to
oil Im ii on hae bii-liies
for him.
Ills niiiiie and olicila(ioii b,
iM-fore ou each day In the
MH'tiOM OT Hie pHHT HlHl llSH
purtMiihtr reader Intcrc-t. Vet
he Is able to hate tint puhPcily
241 das A inoiith al a ciy
low time rate.
"Obserxer Aihertlng
A Meixbaiidislug bervlee.'
. .
nrnn n n nr
DLUUliU rLHuL
Five Men Escape with
$87,478 in Canadian
City' Today ,
DAYTON BANK IS
LOOTED OF $20,000
Lone Bandit, After Hid- i
ing in Basement Dur-!
ing Nipht, Confronts
Six Employes. i
SN7.478 and nuto Mideii In
Winnipeg,
Ha- but. Ohio bonk coIiIkmI of
atnuit $2D,0I)0.
WINN IP HO, Man. (By the As-)
soclited Press.) Kive men etol
187.478 njid an automobile from
Hick Shaw, cashier for tho Winni
peg Klectrlc. company, on a busy!
corner today. .
Five men surrounded tho cashier
as he stepped from the automobile
running: board with the money in a
sack for the payroll. The robbery
was In one or tho busiest corners
In th city. Shaw wan struck to
the pavement with the butt of a
pistol wheu he refused to hand
over Ihe money, llu lay on t lie
puvemeiit as the robbers Jumped
Into the car and the driver, at their
command, drove rapidly away.
The car was lounrt after halt
aji hotir'a speedy travel- from tho
Hcenu of tho rob bury.
HAYTON HANK ItORHKI).
HA V TON, Ohio (By the Assoc!
ated Press) A robber held up sU
employes of the North Dayton
branch or the North Dayton-Bank
and Trust company and escaped
with approximately 20.000 today.
flhn robber suddenly confronted
employes niter hiding In the base
ment all night.
Officers Find $50,000
Jewelry in Deposit Box
CHICAGO (AP) Fifty thousand
dollars worth ol jewelry was seized
today by federal officers who open
ed a safety box rented by Mrs. Kit
ty Gil hoi ley. arrested recently as
head of a narcotic syndicate. Dis
coveries resulting from Mrs. Gil
hol I y's arrest, paved t h e way for
t he arrest of 'olonel Will Gray
beach, former heail r the gov
ernment's local narcotics squad.
Railroads Ask Rate
Advance of 5 Per Cent
CHICAGO (By the Associated
Press. ) Western nil I road a whose
app al to the liiter.date commerce
com mission tor n Increase in rales
will b: given a hearing next mouth
in Chicago, announced in a state
ment to the public Thursday thai
they would a.k for an advance ot
approximately & per cent.
('lnc( 01 i OilCC S lay
At Pendleton Stopped1
PK.MU.irroN. Ore. Mayor
J.imes A. Fee has informed t he
clt coutieil that he woiUd md sign
pn warrants Tor W. It. 'Mtnk,"
TaIor as chb-f of police after Hep
tetnber 1. The decision of the
ruaxor timounts to the prat-thai
dismls.al or chb-r Taylor -tod cul
minates a long wrangle net ween the
ell y fathers a nd the mayor over
Ta lor's services.
Prince of Wales in
South America Today
montic v i;iio
(My the Assoel
Prlnce of Wnb-s
dio today uhoard
I ated Pre;s.) The
arrived at Montevi
Jl. M. K. Kepulse.
VltHiATf HtS OF NAItt one
l,V TOP IKMH 1. 1,1. (.LIES
W ASIHNGTf i. A P - Violator,
of the narcotic ;w ha" a big inn
putty oxer iKMillt'ggciH In the fed
ernl ris)iiM.
Figures p-sued Thursilay by the
dc.nrtment 01 justice showed that
011 .lime ;ta last, the number of
Ihiriison narcotic act prisoners In
Atlanta penitentiuty was a4t or
a:M ncr cent of all convict there.
There were only 4 n 7 vtnhitors ofUlon In a htgl
the revenue and prohibition hiwtf Kopala. c
combined or U Ti per cent.
Comparallve stat'stlcs fr l.ea-
... ri 1. mi. 1 M..V..H Ixli. 11,1 u,,.,-,.
not uvuilable but they wv-ra said to
The "Other
at
4
Ml Klirnbcth Adams of Onklnnd, Calif., fihsl a 175,000
brenxli of promise suit against Cliarlea II. Nclnvartx, Invuntor,
slioit!y O4'fom lie blew up lib lnlmrfliory near MaHlnex ami left
another mail's loljr there for Ids own. Her action Is believed
to liave hastened his llsapn4arnne, nml the hurry that rc-ulied
Im lellerel iesiHMLdblo for Ids fa II u it to carry out every detail nt
Ids "perfect crime," ami hU suicide that thwarted the law
ILHlSo
.EUOEKK. Ore. (Hy thn Associ
ated Pretw.) A forest firo cover
ing 125 acres of logged over land
Is reported near McKmuzIo bridge,
in the Ctmcadc. national forest, last
night. Ktands of green timber ex
ist on all sidea of thn fire..
Thirty men were despatched to
fight the flames and
today the
blaze was controlled. Haln aided
tho fighters.
A ft 0 -a ere fire on Drift creek,
in the Htusluw national forest, wus
checked when It reached green lim
ber.
G. P. TO BUILD
WASHINCrTON (Uy the Assocl
ateil Press,) The Central Pacific
railroad has asked the Interstab
commerce commission to penult t:
to construct the Hlaek Mutte cut
off. which will constitute :t4 mile
of new line from Weed to Grits.'
l,nke, botli In California.
Tho new railroad will connect uj
wllh new construction winch I h
Central Pacillc and HmiMietn Pa
clllc have undertaken In Oregon.
MacMillan Airplane Is
Damaged in Arctic Blow
WASHINGTON fty tlie Assoel
ated Press.) -Airplane NA-2 or th
MacMill. tl expedition was damage,
in a storm yesterday and has bee
put aboard the steamer Itnwlol
to be repaired. The two other air
plum s weathered "the storm sifel.
The exited It ion Is going alien
with the oIIht two piam-H to cs
tub I tub tut Intermediate ba.;e at Al
agler Fjord.
Debt Negotiations Are
Put Off Until Monday
' WASH 1 NGTf N (Hy the Assoc!
hIimI Press) Oeid negoliaMon be
1 ween the I nlted Stabs and lid
glum were suspended today p' lid
Ing a conference Moudav betwee
1 'ooliilge and Melon and Sen a to
Smool, represent ing t he A iueri'a
debt cnmtiii: inil.
Newlr rg 'I't-ached to lo to Haunl
NKWitKP.G. Ore - Miss (Jera'
.line Humb-M. daughter of Mr. an
Mis. I. P. liundetl of this rip
It) m;i(I f 1 om Han Francisco o
A 11K UMt 1 !. nn the st earner Mm
tor Honolulu. In 11 mover to
tudto message reeerved by lu-r 01
fieri ng her lo repot t t here an
receive Instructions as to a pos
school on the Islan
ie of Ihe lliixvaillt
j w n ip. VIsh Itundct) taught I
lite schools at North Mend In
. t-i'iir jiMfi Hnil bf4n offi-n-d u ix
slllon tn thu local h ttf U school U
'UU yiur.
ill RAILROAD
Woman
CAMPUKLL DEAD.
EUGENE, Ovq. (AP).
President Prince' h. Camp
bell, of the University of
Oregon, died today. He has
been ill two yours. Caniplcll
became president of the uni-
yersity in 1902, having- prev
iously been principal of the
Monmouth Normal school. He
kvas born in Missouri in 1861.
MKH. MOHOAV I'ASSKS
M;V YOltK (AP). .Mrs. John
d'toriMJiit Morgan illcd at iitKnt to
day at her home at denote,
Ij. I. The death was the result
of a "canliac collapM'," pbysl
lans said, after two months' 111
iCMtt from KliN'ping sickness.
two si:vh;nci;i).
MS ANt:i:U:S (AP). Super
or tludgc lcl,uca today sen,
eincd C. Stephens nml Clandi
Ifdcfimb to term 4 vt from 10
wits (o life In (be San Out nliii
prison, follnuilig their coux ict on
vent cit lay of ploitiug to klmii
Mary I'ickforil. They were denied
a motion for probation and a new
trial. The dclYiw tx ii appeal.
Adrian 001 1, third iiicinber of
tu Indicted trio, was acunittcd
iy tho Jury.
XTRA
Coolidgc Says Nothing
About Presidential Race
jty t iHtie- P, Stewart)
WASH I NOT in ( N i; A Special )
Pfesi.lelit 'O'didKU CUIltlllUcS
-ytiig not out- single xvurd ulioui
- reiHiiiiinaihm in l't-S.
lie's loo stbl; His cue is tc
eep ((iiiet and luive a renomtna
!otl li.reerl him.
This tM being attended to 111'
giit by pDlPlcal flxeis like Havel
lulvane and Cnngt'eHsman, J. .
aylrtr, Hepnblican nallnihU cum- i
dttceineii 1 1 nin Fans.. s and 'I'eun-I
ISee ret-pCtlvely.
They've b. eii h ard from already
) th' effect th tl he'll be by fill"
ie st 1 nii;-sl ciitididate to succeed
'tnseif and In' 1 mat ing that he 1
xves It In h! p.irty in tiMke the I
tn becaus- it smeiy can win 1
If li hi. 11 and th-re'd be doubts
belli Uliybridy e'se, i
More poliHcntiK whom the pre.Hi
nt can flepent nn nciy be looked
ir confidently to express simitar
nttnu nts as time progresses,
nil there's a whole chorus of
lelll.
If the pr. s dent didn't like this
ml of thin,', he could stop It by
ying ho.
The 'eolidge boost th undotibt
lly would be correct In their
Jtiiuuly of Ul IruuKUb U H v. tiro
CONVICTS
MS'
food Taken from Home
JNear YVillard Church,
B. McElheny; Says '
POSSES FIRE AT
LIGHT IN NIGHT.
Bloodhound Fails to Pick
Up Murray, Kelly and
Willos Trail; Huntei-s
Escape Narrowly.
SALKM, Ore. (By the Avwcnt
ed Press) i Ttm urrar, wottu 1
l leiuUT of the iHwyifxyl convicts,
may have esctiied the lines or
lMvsMiieu In the Numwmdliqj dH
ti'iet lit which Ihe num wvro last t
seen, authorities Invent Ufa 1 1 117 r;
H)rt thai an autotiublle ootnipiod
h$ two women stopped at a serv
ice station to get gas. A nun,
wounded or HI, was lytng under
a blnnliut In the car,
BALKM. Ore, ( By th Associated
Presa) Firing by naUonal guards
men on suspects and looting of
kitchens In farm houses were over
night developments In the hunt for
Murray, Kelly and WIU os, escaped
convicta.
Hyron McKlheney, farmer three
miles from Wlllard church, report
ed that men ransacked his house
white he and his wlfo 1&- qutetiv
In bed. Nothlno- wiw taxen out, iuuu.
I-ator guariistnen fired whoa they
saw a flash of light In the vicinity,
as If someone was striking- nuLtch.
IUooxBionnd Fait.
A bloodhound from Portland was
put on the trail of the bandits near
the McKllumy place but failed to
pick up the scent,
About 3 o'ctook this morning:
posHCincn saw a man jump a fence
(Continued on Page Flve.J
E:
TIL HKISHED
ATjI'KNA, Mich. ry the Associ
ated Press) Congressman Frank
I. Scott's divorce trial, begun
last December ctnd resumed Tui s
dny of this week, after several
months rtccss, waa completed
late Thursday.
Judge Frank D. E.iiertck s '
he would rather render his dec
Ion In nlwut five weehs.
Judge limerick, as a final net
In the hearing, denied th retpiest
of Ward H. Peck, defensn counssd.
for nn Incrcnse In the temporary
alimony allowed Mrs. Kdna J.
Scott, He said. In answer to pleas
of Mis. Scott's Itnpeemilnuanrss,
that ho would expedite his final
decision, in which she would bo
(Continued on Page Five.)
1ft US right now. Hut plenty of
things can happen In three years.
There isn't much Inspiration in
President Coolblgu. Ills political
simp Is popular, not because tho
voters are particularly thrilled by
its propriei or, but because, up to
date, they've liked his goods.
However, tho public taste tn po
litical goods changes. And seem
ingly Mr. Coolblge stocks only one
kind the ultra-conservative kind.
I Itra-conserval ism's In stylo ot
pnsent. It has been for the last
eight (going on nine) years. That's
a long time for one political stylo
to last.
Y s.
prespe
xv helix
gely a
President Coolldge's 1 - S
ms Inoks all right now, but
r it stays that way It bir
matter of pure luck
heoils, ultra-conservatism lasts an
other three years; talis some new
j whim comes In.
Fuck! Coolidge has mad u won-
I derful run of It ("Lucky Cal ") but
"the only sure thing about luck Is
that It's bound to change."
That's the thought that other
polltlcans, who'd like a look-In
themselves In IHiiH. are cncouruif
Ui tUcmavdvca wltU.
SCOTT