EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND, (AP) Ore
gon: Fair tonight and Tues
day fair to warmer.
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VOLUME XXIII.
LA GRAttDE. OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1925.
MKMBKK ArtHOClATKD PHRHR
MEMB2B AB80C1A.TKD PKEH8
NUMBER 273
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nil in
VICTORIOUS
in we
A h e p r n, Drkhorse, is
Crowned Eastern Ore--
gon Tennis King. "
WILSON BEATEN IN
FliSALS 7-5,-7-9, 6-4
Gene Taylor, La Grande,
Wins . Way to Semi
Finals, Losing Finally
to Wilson 6-8, 6-2.
Uy V. V. (Oonnor)
Ktoirntr Observer Correspondent
UNION, Ore. i (Special) Mr.
Ahcarn, of Milton, Ore., emerged
triumphant in tne slngluB in tho
K-' stern Oregon Tennis tourna
ment, which was played here Sat
urday and Sunday with 16 entries
in tho claps.
The fina.s were finished about
7 o'clock In the evening when the
MIMon man, who had been a dant
horse in the f'rst part of the play,
finally defeated L. Wilson, of lmu
ler. 7-5, 7-9. 6-4.
Wilson and Ahoarn clashed at
five und the spectators witnesses
some (rellint tenu'i in this bat
tle. Most of the pimca went to
deuce and all thiee of the sen
were long.
Wilson's Serves Ilelow Par.
Itoth men were playing steady
placing and neither one had much
p.-nnc for drives or smashes.
Wilson's terrific serves were not
working so the serving was about
eiual us Ahearn had only a mod
erately fast serve.
1 The singles began promptly at
8:30 a. in., and in Die first round
the first named men won, respee-Uve-y:
Fred Fox-L. 2.. Terrnll. 6-2, 4-6,
6-1.
PurTC 'Taylor -ICcltimltf Uodwifllv
6-3. 6-2.
Ahenrn-Connor, fl-2, 61. '
llnird-lpock, 7-5. 8-6. j
1,. Wilson-Hoyer, 6-3, fl-2.
W'ithernll-Orecn. 6-, li-l!.
fti-ne Taylor-Jensen, 0-3,, $-6,
6-3.
Itay Wilson-Garrison. 6-2, 9-7.
Ocnc Tnylor Wins.
This ended tne preliminaries,
ellminailng all but the eight win
ners. In the second round Fox
df...,.Ml I'T.rk ''"n-'nr R-4. 7-r-:
Ahcarn won over Hatrd, C-3. 1-G.
(j-,., i.y.e Wilson won from With
erall, 7-:. G-li: and Gene Taylor
d- feated liny Wilson. 6-3. C-3.
In the mint-finals Pok wus elim
inute'l by. Ahearn. 6-, 2-6, 6- r,
and Wilson defeated Taylor 6-J.
6-2.
The d;iy, untM about 4 p. m
(Continued nn Pane Flv.)
Dee Pogers, colored, who wn
penult ted in Ji-stlce court on i
charge or driving a motor vehicle
while intoxicated, u arraigned
before the municipal Judge this (
morning on a drunken charge, j
Holers pleaded not guilty nnd trial
was started. Colon It. Kberhard ,
conducting the prosecution and
Henry Hess serving as counsel for
the defendant.
Judge .1. I. Sinter continued the
cse unlU this evening at seven
o'clock because or tin absence or
one or the city's witnesses. I
ROGERS TIL
ISIITIEQ,
Northwest Awakening To
Wonderland's Beauties
WALLOWA LAK K. Ore. (Spe
cial to the Observer) The jour
ney to Wallowa lake curly this
Mirnmer by the Portland Adver
tising club, formed in an automo
bile caravan, has done Bt least
one thing tl at is noticeable,
Since the Lose City's boosters'
trip here the patronage from
Western Oiegon, especially Mul-
iiomah county, has increased by
haps and bounds. Hardly a day
pusses but that soin- vaent'onlsls
from Portland or a nearby city
arrives here.
An I they tike tC
"It's truly wonderful here." IS
the way one lady, us- d to metro
politan atmosphere and seeing
t U-fgon's seentc ft' in for the f .rft
time, eypr.-ssed it. othprs. ton.
add their testimonials und mnv
promise to infn-m their neigh
bors and friends of the delights
and the acce.-s:billty of the won
derland fiom the mate's metiopo
IIs. Besides Western Oregon, visitu.s
Last Rites
Held Over
Jou rnalist
Simplicity Keynote of
Funeral Services Today
of Vi c t o r Fremont
1 1 a w s o n, Newspaper
Man.
CHlCAfSO tty tlic Associated
Press) I tter simplicity marked
tho funeral services nnd burial
today of Victor Fremont law
pon, for rftv yours the publish
er of the Chicngo Daily News,
a world fiiiuie in journalism.
Notables of th. nation, city
and the newspaper world at
tended the funeral In the New
England Congregational church,
which I,nwson be'onged to for
nearly ha'f a century.
The burial was attended on v
by siivlvlng relatives and close
friends and close friends.
MRS. KOFFORD IS
CALLED BY DEATH;
FUNERAL TUESDAY
Nancy Rich Kofford. aged 72
years, three months. 22 days, died
at her home at 1301 X avenue yes
terday morning. Funeral services
will take place at the L. I. S.
church tomorrow afternoon nt 2 p.
m. and Interment will bo in tin
L. P. S. cemetery with Snodgrass
and Zimmerman in charge.
Mrs. Koff-IT js a resident of
La Grande for e.ght years. Her re
mains are -jang fcln state at the
home today.
Nancy Klch was married to
Christopher A. Kofford. Nov. 21.
1876, and to this union was born
five sons and a daughter, all o.
whom survive. They arc: J. A. Kof
ford, of L'nion; Mrs. Melva Jle
Clcllan and Scott, Fred, Carl and
Wilired Kofford, of La Grande.
rs a r i x
capture 01 uaraner is i
Shown on Local Screen I
' i !
l'or (he first thne in ninny I
months the sfdewalk In front of a
Ta Grande theatre was blocked.
A long line, of people wore wait
ing lo buy 'tickets during the en
tire showing of Louis S. Sonney.
the enptor of the famed Roy
Gardner, the notorious, bandit,, at J
the- Sherry g 'meat re i last Satur
day. t ... .
A display of firearms and pic
tures .collected by Officer Konncy.
af'er liis capture of Gardner,
which was placed consplcously in
front of the theatre also attrari
ed a large crowd of the curious.
Honney and his assistant showed
(he audience how to disarm a mm
and th" picture itself showed nee
nes of the uctuul capture of Gard
ner In 1921.
McALAVY KSTATK VALI KD
I'KNDLKTON, Ore. The re port
of the appraisers who were ap
pointed to npprn'se the estate or
the late Charles A. McAlavy, who
died recently in Long Heaeh, Cal,.
shows McAlavy had propertly an 1
cash In I'matiHa county valued
at $lntt,r(t2.t)S.
The greater , part of the sta'e
consisted of mote than tfu(' acres
of wheat land near Helix. This
properly was conveyed by Mr.
McAlavy before his death to his
wife and a daughter, and the ap
praisement was ,mide to establish
the amount of Inheritance tux
that would ltnve to he paid. M
McAlavy formerly farmed his bin I
but ihovod to Long I teach liyeais
before he filed.
Live Will- Knocks Hoy From Tree
MKHFOUD, Ore.. LerOy Will
lnmt K son of Mr. nnd Mrs. H
Wlllinms of 2 1 5 f'ottage street, lies
dangerously Injured in S;icnd
Henrt hospital with a fr-ictnred
sltutl received as the result of a
fall out of a tree. The boy. it Is
s.'id. was climbing among lis bran
ches when he touched a live ele
ctric wire.
from Washington. Idaho and "ali
ffji nia find their way here. AH
portions of Knstern Oregon are
.well represented most of the time
iwlth li C.rande turning In a con
'slstent patronage. Many l'nion
and Wallowa county residents
have permanent cabins and ho js s
ihere which they occupy at inler
'vals through the summer some
for an oc aslonal week end unu
others for several weeks at a tim".
The lake MseT and the scenery
surrounding it come in iiio.tily rot
itf'e tourist's entertainment hut
many ma:.e the trips back into
I the hills to Aneroid and Ice lake-,
: six in Pes distant, and the bi!'-s
.further a a ay. Including Suam
boat. I.nng. and other la'-es.
I m-lng the past week tt
j we.it her w as well nigh p' i led
Jwtth sunshiny days, skb-s only oe
' casionaUy cloud -flecked and e"oi.
.invigorating nights that added z-
to the climate. A little poor
weather whs experienced over the
week-end but today all Is sunshine
taalu.
PER CAPITA
Debt 'myth
EXPLODED
Figures Purporting to
Show Real Situation
Are Compiled. i
Injustice said
done to oregon
Article Declares That
Propaganda Indicating
State Is Second in Un
ion in High Ranking Is
Doing Much Damage.
rOP.TI.ANn, On,, (FpeciM An
Interesting nnd enrpfMlly floured
'7.ln-; up of Ore-rnr's famous "per
fnlti. Hehi" is eont'Hefd n e.
cent summing ip of tho situation
In the Oreron Voter.
"Whilf Ore-rnn has the second
highest p-r capita debt payable
from all sources. It hns one of tie
ow per c."pita state dcltts that is
)rlmarlly p-tyable from general
state tnxution. or $7.42 per capita."
the article states.
"A serious injiist ce lias been
done to the fctM' of Oregon. on-l
possibly to the Ftnte of South Pa
kota, in a valuable phtimphlet Is
sued by the Bank of America oi.
New York City. We exonerate the
bsnk from intent to perpetrate or
injustice and must blame ourselves
for not having educated our previ
ous state treasurers into making re
ports as lo srete bonded debt
which fully reflect the facts. Th
Rank of America hns tended
to damage the reputation of Ore
gon for care in stale finance.
. "The real Injustice done to Ore
gon is In the bank's failure (o di
rect attention of the circutiiHli'ner
that pnly a small part of the Ore
rron stntf debt ls a -'burden upon
general taxation. ' The ailtual per
capita 's'ate dubt of pregon,ln so
far as it is a burden Upon genera!
taxation. Is not in excess of $7.4"
per enpita, a iljrure which Is
scarcely more than half the per
capita Hlute debt of all the states."
Iibt Figures Given
, The outstanding state bone's that
are primarily payable from general
taxation instead of special sources
of revenue other than taxation
amount to 1,28 I fM.4S7 for all I he
states, or $11.42 per capita. State
bonds for which tho property oi
the state Is liable but which nn
primarily payable from revenue
other limn general s'nte taxation
aggregate $:! 40. .')()). t;if. or $3.i'3
per capita. The combined total of
outstanding state bonds, payabh
from till sources of revenue. Is $i,.
622.OS2.I42. or $14. 4B per capita.
Compared with states having the
(Continued on Irge Five.)
The trrp slio(it by the I nion
Pacific Athletic club at the n",
l-'ln and Cleetfoot cl ib groun-ls
near Lone Tree, yesterday, attract
ed a crowd of about fo, ull o1
hoin app--a red ti have an un
usually gool time.
Two novelty shoots, a u"ai
shoot and a snipe shool were heir
with much success. In the forme
the contestant waiics away from
the trap with hs back turned to
ward the shooting ran-:e. On bear
ing the trap p!ll d he must turn
about face and lire at the target.
The snipe shoot Is s niihtr excep'
that the. shooter is facing the trar
and must wheel und shoot over lilt
shoulder.
H. L. C tilidce. L. H. II mnefi.-h
and IM W.ndoni tied for fi'st i
the quail shoo! and H. K. O'Hrh?
was first, and li. II. linnefiel.
Tom ItarnweLI, Oeerge Ctti.sle, K'
Windom and II. K. Coolldge tie.'
for second place in the snipe shoot
J. It. Smith carried off (ire bon
ors in the ;; bird eveni with Jac!
Collldge and II. K. O'Mrh n, secon
and third, n spectiveiy.
In the ten bird event Kd Win
dotn wis hi':h point man with
Johnny Daniels second and L. 11
Hatiuctieid and O-orge Carllsie
lie. I for third. The C. p" A. C. ex
p'-ets to hobl a similar shoot In e
few Weeks. '
S50.000 Fire Thought
Ignited by Fire Bug
YAKIMA. Wah. ( Itv he A-ac-iate.l
pr-s ) - Kin-. le-lleyed of
hHendiiiry firgin. Ian' night des
troyed the Avt-s Woodworking
plant, with a loss of about
IH'O.
Th' factory is located ni ;ir pro
duce row wh h h during the
past t't years hat suffered heav
vily from inccuUiury Ur.
HALF HUNDRED
ENJOY SHOOT
2 6 Slain In
Ocean, Land,
Air Wrecks
Seven Automohilists Kill
rrj . Over Week End;.
Drowning Takes Ffve;
Violence Toll Five- .
C'UCAOO. (Hv the Associated
Press.) Twenty-six persons
. y i p"nv othes in-
jureii througliout the country in
wk-end accidents ranging from
automobile collisions to flying
mishaps. .
Seven automobllists were kill
ed; five persons drowned, f(vJ
sueeiinibed to . vinlenc nnd six
others were fatally hurt in trnln,
storm, fire and boat accidents.
.I. i
MONTREVL. (nv the Associated
Press.) Arthur Pallly lllanehnrd.
United States minister to Haiti.
since 1014. was found dead In his
bedroom at the Mount Loyal hotel
curly today.
He arrived here August 19. but
his presence w s unknown to the
American consulate. t
His body bore no marks of vio-
lence and death, npnarcnlly. was.
i'ue (o natural causes.
An Inquest is being held today.
E
SWAMPSCOTT. Mnsfl., (Py tho
Associated Press. 'I'vvo marines
of a special detuil assigned lo
guard the. summer. White HousM
were' found asleep at their posts
otf duty darly tills morning. . '
Charges of neglect of duty hnvu
been preferred against (hem nnd
Captain iAdnlphus Andrews, the
president's naval aide, has ordered
an investigation.
T
WASHINGTON'. (Uy the Associ
ated Press). The Mac. Mi I Ian a re
tic expedition has begun Its
retreat from Ktah, Greenland,' ar
riving ot' Igloo Hunily, Greenland,
eMerdny morning.
lil'PLV (ilVFX til'UMA.NV
Itr.KM.X. (AP) French Am-
hnssador ile .Mnrerle handed t
Ihe German government the
I'n-neh answer on Ihe proposed se
curity pad (bis afternoon.
SAL MM OKI'S ltl II M
SALKM, Ore. Walter Itingbam.
' barged w it h assault w It h intent
o kill in connection w It h an ai
'ack made upon Hem y Stauf fei ,
Pomild rancher, a few weeks ng-i,
was brought here today fiom
Portland and locked In the coun
ty .fail.
Itinghnm was twice shot by Mr.
Stauffer and biter went to Poit
land w hi r' he appeared at a hos
pital anl requested medical at
tention. It'ngliam'K companion h is
not yi t been caught. Mr. S a if
fer was unite badly injured In the
right but Infer recovered.
Th
le
Prl
rice
He Pays
When a business ninn
wMics to buy ii at PI HLM -ITV
for liN, hiMnc, be
l-n't Inlerrsie.) metidy In the
price pvr inch or per Hoe,
per letter or per dn he Js
Intei est ed in what that price
hu for him In niimlM'r of
renders, hi Ihe lnlerot with
which Ii'm medium i rend,
und In M e ch-i-uiii'-tauii's un
der which he wenics hi
putlt( Ity.
If he merely W l-he to er
Id- nnmc In print, ln-tnd
of ihilng (-(Mi-tnictiie ndtcr
living, tin i ni ally the cheap
est thlmr w ill do. I oi Mi
nutely The OliMTer, ih Hi
piny cr ' I n I f I c il offer,
boih the len. fietiite no I
the hcv puldlfity lie can
buy In Mm- I,a (irnnde ter
ritory. "OWmt Adverlldng
A Merchandising Korvlre."
H III HOTEI
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fl
ARCTIC FLYERS
STAHT RETREA
E
f BENEFIT
Week End Rainstorms
Greeted Happily by
Most Localities. . ; ' '
TWO INCHES SNOW
AT CRATER LAKE
Winter Conditions, Trc
vn.il at National Park;
Klamath Falls Feels
Slight Frost.
POUTLANO, Ore.. Hy the Asso
elated Press. )-Uuln, breaking r
long, dry spell, was general In
Oregon over tho week-end.
J Tho wenther bureau here nn-
noAined that .10 inches of rain fel
hro during the last 24 hours.
Pendleton reported .t4 inches
precipitation which Is said to be o.
R benefit lo pasture lands.
I 'Med ford reported colder weather
todj.y following yesterday's heaVj
- rain.
!, Klamath Kails experienced i
s'.t?ht frost last night.
A heavy rutn reii ai uoseourF
over the week-end,
Winter conditions prevailed at
Crater Lake and1 two inches o
snow " reported to have fallen
thore.
'ilje tompernture is rising today.
In Union and Wallowa county
4uaUirc 'lands were benefited by the
rain Sunday and late last wvok. Re
ports seem to point to no crop dam
age but 'a general help throughout
tho two counties. - '
CAT'S TONGUE
IS HAIR TONIC
. OF FIRST WATER
SKW YOJtK. (By the AhsocIs
ted Press) Licks by a cat's ton
gue have grown , hair on the
once bald pate of HudolpU
Althans. . retired druggist, he
Kays.
For years he applied various
proportions to promnto hirsute
activity but 4ion worked.'; "i
A few months ago his cat
started licking ,hls shiny ' heat
while Althans slept. 1
And now the head is covered
with n. growth a quarter of un
inch long.
Carl C. Magee, Editor,
Faces Court Wednesday
KAST LAS. N. M. (Ity (he As
sociated Press). Carl C. Magt e.
A'tiiirqu'-niue editor and stormy
petrol of New Mexico's politics,
on Wednesday will be embroiled
his fourth fighl in the courts of
the slate, but this time for n dlff-
' r' ni 4
the . accusation of
Charged wiih the killing of .t.
It. Ins'itter. who he shot during
a riHtle hattle here l-'rlday night
with his political enemy, former
District .ludge Dayhl J. Leiihy, In
wlih'h Lasit ter sought (o aid
him. Ma gee will appear for pre
liminary hen ring In a Jest lee of
(lie peace court here next Wed
nesday. Seaplanes at Frisco
For Non-Stop Flight
SAN KPANCISt'O. (tW the As
M"e'ate( press). The three Unit
ed Staes naval seaplanes which
will attempt a non-Ntnn flight to
Honolulu from here Uriday orriv
ed Sunday. Two of t lie planes,
the PN-i No. 1 and the PN-ll No.
R. cJiine from San Diego, one of
i he in ma king a mm -stop vovnge.
The third, the IM, came from
foos Pay. Oregon.
Rouw'-Un Opening Hop
Dated September First
PKN'JLKTOV. fre. (Special.)
"I'endh ton's third oiinunl ftoiind
l p opening dance will be held in
H' t'fv i '"tl von, Tuesday nl'Thl.
S''p'eoher I, ncrordlng to a state
tin nt bv K. f. Olsen, dlroclor of
the nl'.'ht show. Co hoy cost unies
w 111 prevail nt the affair.
IIMKV TO I II ON AI'CST '2
COLVILLL. Wash. -The third
miMual d-tti y tour of St evens
founty will run from August 24
to August The tour will bl
under t he supervision of County
A'-nt Ib-nry J. P'umb. ' I'rof-s-sor
Donald f . Magi iider of the
Stall- cotleg.-. will (end the dl
rofon at inch f:irin vis'ted.
Monday I lie 1 1 ice HDil PleiCHilt
Valley communille will be vtMtted
utifl four farms Inspected: August
:'' the Addy Htd Marble Valley
communities will be visited an 1
four farms Inspected; August 2
the Valley community will be vis-
tied and. Xiv farms Innpucted.
10 1
TO OREGON
Sheiks Sheba Leaves Him;
Takes A "Marital Vacation
A
1
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An evcltislve photograph pMel siHM'Inlly for NLA Service niitl
the Owning Observer of Wlnntfrttl Hiidnut, wife uf Hudolph
Valentino. " Tho in)ovie sheik and Ills wife Imve separated, or OA
r , Itudy says, "We Iiave taken mnrltai vocation."
Collar M a n
Protected Ft
Max Phillips Closely
Guarded on 700-acre
- Estate; Afraid of Wo-,
men's Lure. ,
'
' ' "' .
NKW VOHK. (1 iv the Associate'
ed Press). As a result" of what
he n'gimls as attempts by women
lo iure nun aim oilier plots, aihx
Phillips, wealthy collar manufact-
urer. Is being closely guarded on !
... i....-IUi. .nun. ii hi i,imwii-
town. New Jersey. Klghl armed
deteetlves are on guard. Phllllpa
"""""" i""1"1-
Three women nnd n male de-
tective are out on ball after hnv-i
lug been arrested on Phillips'
complaint. He declares Ihe plot 'a
purpose Is to weaken his control
of t he Phil lips-Jones company,
manufacturers' of Van H''usen col
lars. Phillips charges that the worn-,
eh tried to lure him aboard a
yacht with the Intention of having
him arrested charge! wHh viola
tion of the Mapn uot; J j ..
'. ' ' i 'Hit'
Score of Men Succeed
Ill IiattlC With FlamCS
I1AKKP, Ore. (Special) - A fler
burning on a front of one and a
half miles and covering an area
of nearly 2f0 acres five miles west
of lloiirne. near Humpler, the lar
gest forest fire of Ihe season has
i he Whit m; n mi Poind forest
hns
itc-
been brought under rout ro, ac
cording to word received here
The fire started Friday by
lightning, was succc sfullv fought
by 2!i men . Their difficulties
were added to because (he flames
swepl along a steep slope.
Demand For Ilrccding
Sheep Noted in State
PKNOLLTON. Ore. (Special).
The present boom In the sheep
business hits pnieliciilty di'itned
Oregon range of aU avallnble,
breeding stock, according to Mae.
Hoke. eeretarv of the Oregon
Wool Ore-wrs' aSMoein ' Inn. The
state nn nlwnys been ruled m the
mother of breeding stock for
shi'i-pruen all over the :iortMveni
II tnl breeders h- Ve come from
Mn ho, Wiisbington. Motilti na n ml
Wvomlng nil during the Hummer
looking for breeding slock.
Thousands of heniM of mixed
hitnl S biive been purehiisetl. pari-h-ulfirly
by Id ibo I.iim-ik, nnd the
ewe end of these flocks we if bro
ught (Of I he ii VQWed purpose ot
hreedes. Demand is keii
also for aged ewes. and pi line
e-es htive heiMi sought nn eey j
. . . r ... .i i .....,.
liaiei. out lew ...-in -'-. -
for mile in Oregon.
Home Pne w ;(of nnd co-.s b.ed
ewe lembs have been bought for
as much k lln a head for the
pnrp'
o .ihttiLr i.r. .lln"
flock. The weight of Ihe
Slocl;
sold at (hew. figures Is said
'have been about pounds.
tu
7)
ulactuer Is
am Fair Sex
HKM, (AP). i- Tim Contra I
Orogtm IreH has hem sold to J. 10.
Hliellon, Hamhl A. Mihut, tl. V.
Jones, nil of i:ukcih, it was on-
ncnin-,1 imIhv. Sbelton will em -
iimm m m.iUe bin liotne In Ku-
Kl.)r n))( .'Mtwin1 and limes will .
n tlel innnagr Ibo p:iM-r, Hie
rornil in rhanre of the editorial!
,rpnr 1(.nt nnd .lones hi charge of
business ami ndei"tlsln. Miction
n. -,,fi nnhiuiiPF nf ihi Kii-
JcriM, iu(m ume yrani nnd Jonca
and .M(M)ii were connct'teil with (lie
Otinrd wneral years,
SIX SOLIHI ItS KILLKI)
tOCK-Oltl, 111., (AP) SK sol
diers lire- reported dead and Ih
tween -0 ami ;10 Injureil. ninny
Nci'lously, by the bursting of a
howlliT In the r.iglith Infantry
(negro) regiment aiia at Camp
Ornnt Klay.
PIPrsitriKi WINS AGAIN
XTRA
NKW YOHll ( AP) Tho Pitts- "entenco by Judge Harold lifOuU
hurg IHiates dcfeatnl the Niw Piback next Wednesday.
York ;innts today to 2, In thei "" . " "
HiMi r a five iraine Mirles. limn-' SAN KHANCISCO (Py tho As-
i... i,.M..,r n .. uf ut ipittne iii
IhO Nat .mal laie hascluill wuis,"1'".- 17-yimr-old, s- lf-cohfesHod
I manslaughter tiy a superior court
TOWN Tlllti:ATi:.M:i). 'jry lat(. Saturday night.
COU lltlA, S. ( . (AP) The Tho young defendan.t took tho
si art n hi n lumber mill has verdict calmly.
spread to tienrhy reslileiweH hi The manslaughter charge enr
Ihc town of Sjihnln ami Is threat- rles with It a sentence or from one
eniii;
to destroy the liwn. Then
K n huh of uutor
loii th'otight.
Im-ciiiisc of a
State Department Has
New Title-"Snobocracy
(It- Oniric P. Mcmui'O
WASHINGTON' (N'KA Special
If ever you v:inl atiyt hing froin
the Sf-lle l pirtllient tUMke Up
your niiml to snoop lit nnd beg -unhsH
you're worth ai h-ist. it mil
lion or have a strong political pull.
The Stiite 1 ie part men I l the
government's snobocraey. You take
tifr youd Hat when you go there
of get the icy si fire. What's more,
you get (tuned dnun
Sny vou vvnt n p 'hs port lo go
somen here. Vou think you're en
litled lo one. Well, you've not, f
the Stale 1 1- p-rtment disapproves.
No expl;injitons niniired, elth
er.Soine dejiiii tuients are reimired.
by hiw lo do certuln thlti"s Near
ly everything Is I. ft (o the Slate
Department to handle as II thinks
lies!.
lie diplmiii'lh- with the Sl-ite
Di p-irtue nt If yon want It to be
diplomailc wiili you.
Tl... Tn..iMH .- I ori rt tilen t IS Otl 1
- " ...
Joi- to i-U'l to your iririui..-.r
business . It puts on airs.
es the Stulc 1 hp:irl nieni 'l-e s. mn
it's ri-sh.-d. State y-oir case briefly
Oel vino- imNwr. No. no ttigu-
llient. N' Xl. please.
The War Department la inoruyou gut the glad hand.
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FACED BY
Despite Overhanging Gal
.lows, Murray's Spirit
Is Unbroken.
KELLEY, WILLOS
INDICATE STRAIN
Leader of Slayers Seems
Resigned to Fal?; Oth
er Two. Protest Inno
cence of Murder.
SALEM, Oro. (Uy the Associ
ated press). Thore Ih a strlkltig
contrast. In tho demeanor ,,of the
three slaver convicts. Murray. Kel
ley nnd WMtlcs; since their return
to the state pentitentisry.
' His capture md two days of
sol it sry confinement have clono
nothing to break Murray's spirit
and prison officials say he Is ap
parently resigned to tho fact that
lie may probably hang for tho
death of the two guards ,
Kellev is so nervous officials ex
pect him to coil-apse completely
ii nv time.
Wlllrs shows more composure
than Kelley but Is visibly affected
at the prospect of hanging.
Both Kelley 'and Wlllos protest
Innocence of any capital crime.
- Following Murray's capture,
which was first read In Ixi Gran
de In the Saturday afternoon re
gular edition of Ihe Evening ob
server, Wlllos and Kelley, the re
B
mainder of the .convict trio that
their way from tho statu
penitentiary killing' two guards
during the fray, were captured
neur Qoldendalo, Wash., when a
number ot officers surrounded
them. Like Murray, . the ;wo
others submitted to capture pea-cenbly.-'
; '.
'Nie mert were hiirHoil' b'acfc "to'
Halem, arrirtng there - yesterday
and one of the rtvost senaatlbnal
manhunt In the history of Oregon
came to a close.
Murray, W.lllos and Kelley n'ro,
confined In specially prejvaroil
cells within sight of the chapel
guards, screened so ns to prevent
Ihts occupants receiving any ns.ili.t-
SAN FRANCIHCO, lly thA An
socluted press). Convicted of
nuinslaughter by a jury late Sat
urday night. Dorothy Klllngsoti ,
ni been returned o Jail to await,
nociatwl Press.) Dorotliy IVlln:?-
lo ten years. After one year's servt-
lude the
of fender may be par-
doned.
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human thnn you mlghl expect. In
) ,M-ace times it's rather dependent
j on pubic good w ill. It needs money
in large chunks. It realizes it
won't get it unl ss it's popular.
All but piielftsts gel nice treat
ment at the Department of Wji
Tho Justice Department nlwnys
Is snowed under wit h work. It
Isn't like the Treasury Depart inert,
which is busy hut keeps on top. of
its jih. The Juslicti I fepart merit
s behindhand everlastingly.
II listens to you, b it it listers
wit h a worried atr, conscious t hn;
nil the t-nie It's d-htyed It's get-
' ng
hole
deeper and deeper Into l Mo
The poHtofflfo departm n. f
nil I he depart int nts, is chsed no
1 he most people. It show s th'
It understand because It knows
you.
....... ..vv ,l,.n,.rlmMif. like the
' (1 '
nr department. r, les Its ne, l
"i r(""""-' " "
lie n-? poute.
Like the war d -
paruneni )m-,
tigaln, Its one nverslon
I "S t no imnnm.
don t come arouno. oihviwum;
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