La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 29, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER- TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRE S3 LEASED WISE SERVIC3 CITY EDI Tl6 N ponru ' too UHk d w ft li U rain w.tx f . ti.--.a-dcratarma ( tain tonight . aa Frh. ?, VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE. OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED FRE88 nu:.r m I ICE tlOTREADY City Attorney Fails to Present Proposed Law Governing Canines CITIZENS PROTEST TO CITY FATHERS Depredations of. Animals I Recounted Commis ' ? sion President Wants Action Taken. imu owsiKHs protest A petition lu protest against the proposed dog ordinance I belli circulated by dog owners of lliu clly. remoiiKtralln; par ticularly again. Hit; provlshms or tho ordinance 'placing till) H uilsc fee on ildgs m $5 land' $1.50. saying that Iho fees are (no hlitli. mUiife ; anil unfair. Tlie petition aWprotnrtn against the regulations,, to tlic hours, a dot; fan run at Isruc.siid lie dares that the'dainagu done by dugs within the Hty hlglily. exaggerated. Several Utnatures are already ofi the. petition II will be presentnl Id. the city commission at Its next ineciing next Wednesday night.. ' .Hf. wiih. h license, tug at tached, to -his collar lius no more '.,.. to uig up thu neighbors' sprouting beans or wullow in a pansy bed than flic roaming cur whom? career has never bean charted on thu municipal recordJ, it was ugreed last night at a ses sion of thu city commission. Bevcrul dog-tormented cltlsens brought, the. subject ruthin poig nantly to the ttUgMNUf",n,-rs' Ht teiitlou. recouitlj!8 ..P'SU.I" '" plea of-dlscourugeuH.'lit llicy had 'encountered ,ln their effort' to beautify their dodryards and raise 'a bit " of garden. 'The . animals were licensed, they said, and the owners defied them-, to do any thing about It. Ordinance 'Not Vet Heady, The new dog ordinance author ised by the commissioners a. week ago Is not yet ready. The city (Continued on Page 6) STUDENT VOTE Irvin '.uildel wilt be president of tho student body usitoeiat ion 111 1926-27, a breathless voting as Hcmblage heard at the high school shortly before 2 o'clock this urter rioon. . " 1 . In mi election that exceeded the regular one for excitement and un certainly, y.undel got in votes to Kermlt iuvls' 120. They tied Willi 116 apiece Tuesday. Practlcully 280 students cust their votes ill the special election 4 to break the. deadlock, exceeding by about 45 tho number that par ticipated In the original selection. L WINS Spotless City Urged For The Critical Eyes Of Delegates Either New ; Or Old When n niHii or firm ,-lnrts Ih IhikIih-ns in a inminiiiilly. te of the first things MmsMHinl in hts 'plans is Ikxv to keep in constant limeti will' n proMDccllie. customer, and tell you of his goods. Ills faellllies. and hl wrvK-w. Is la Uranile lie doc this moot -oniilrt'ly and rrmiuniH.'ally' through Tlic Observer. ' Tlie man w Imi lias been la -" htem fnr many years Tallies tlij ivntwt with ou Jutt as hlmdy a the new firm, he. eanse he knows that fvu wuh lor news of his business, lliat yon arc qnlefc to appreciate belter senlcr, ts-tler prhi-s. bi'tter ipialily. . ami bevause pojHilslhm changes make tvn Maat miMkity nnrssary. He ses The observer to keep oW friemls ami auks new k "Observer AdtrrU-hig A Metvliautlbiing ScMhx'." Oregon Heat Marks Fall; Fires Occur Five-Year April Record Broken Here Yester day When Mercury Uimbs to 85) Above. A now five-year April, heat re cord was chalked up here yester lay when the mercury climbed (o 89 degrees above. No relief from the heat is pre dicted although 'the weather bur eau forecast possible showers in some of the mountuinous districts of the stuto todoay and tomorrow. FOREST FIKEb I1RF.AK OFT HEATTLB, Apr. 29. (AT) Weather which would make, the forest fire situation In tliu Facirir riorthwest hazardous was forecast for today by the U. 8. .weather bureau which reported u lowering humidity and record breaking temperatures yesterday.' High fire hazard in Oregon und . Eastern Washington were predicted with a moderate huxurd .In Western Washington. . Eight forest fires In northeastern Washington near the Idaho border und several blazes in tho western part of tho state were reported. ' High points In yesterday tcm peratures Include Portland 92 Itoseburg. Ore., 94. Seattle SI, Ta coma 82. Walla Walla 02, Yakima 94 und Spokane 88. CREW I KiMTI.Nti lll.A.F.S Ol.YMPIA. Wash. Apr. 29. (AP) Htatc Forester Joy said last . night that eight forest fires hud been discovered In Pend .Oreille county, northeustern Washington I Assistant forester T. 8. Goudyour ; (Continued on Pago 6) T. W. ZIMMERMAN TO CONFER WITH REALTY BOARD The. I.a Grande really board has received word from T. W. Zim merman of llio Northwi'Ml Html 1 H state uasocltntioit, Hint k' will bfe in i-a uranne may i 10 mi'm wnn the local board, the chamber of commerce, the Hotary club and other coiumUleea to outline the program for the northwest real tors convention to be held here July 22, 'i'A and 24, so that thu program arranged locally will con form with tho one outlined by the northweat association, , Kay Wil liams, necretury of the La Grande board, said this morning. . After -Mr, Zimmerman's visit here thu convention program can be announced. . Club Offers More For "Vermin" Eggs and Feet To increase the Interest in the drive to destroy magpies and crows and other birds that prey on game birds tho Wing, Kin und Flcetfoot club committee In charge or the drive luis decided to Increase the price pRid for each mugplc or crow egg turned In from two cents to three cents. Hoys bringing in a pair of feet of these vermin will bu paid five cents a pair. Now Is the" nesting time of these birds und the members of the club hope to make a big showing in eggs and feet by Monday, it possible. They are urging all boys to get busy over the Tj-eek end. Additional prizes will bo award ed at the annual club fish feed in July. : Willi municipal company dui? In about four days between 20 und 3IMI cluhwoiiien are expected-to arrive Monday for the first of Ihree Important slute and sec ! tlonal conventions that will be en- ; tertalned here this- summer Chief of Police Haynes has ' been cast ing a critical eye over the city. , and has spied out several Un- ' sightly spots that ougiu to ue I cleaned up this week. To the cltlxen who looks upon them every day. the nnmown lot, the neglected corner end the heups of rubbish have largely lost their unnlcuttintness through ussoela Hon. Hut scores of the visiting delegutes will bu In n Orande for the first time. They have natural curiosity about the city on "the road that won an em pire." And they are net going to overlook the ugly spots when they commence''to record sonic of those crucial first Impressions. I l,a Granders are notably clvic- nilnded. Kew cities of Its sine can show properly owners more diligent with rakes and paint brushes, or more prompt In the : spring In do away with the of fending tin cans and ash piles. Kor that reason, thu Infrequent laggurd is more conspicuous. The chief hopes he will mukc an ex tra effort to , get bis place in (Cutluud on Pace &. EUROPE IS RECOVERING FROM WAR A. B. Cherry Declares People of France Arc Happy, Contented GERMAN YGAINING FORMER PRESTIGE Specter ot All-Conquer- ine jviussoum . worry ing People of Nearby Countries., ' . V; . Tho people of Kninco ara. happy and contented, mid th country in fast coming back to where it was previous lo tho ( war, according to A. u.' i nerry, who nn Cherry, has Just' , 'returned from u trio around the '. world. Franco, In tho oninlon of Mr.-Cherry. In a wondenful country. The people there own .IHtltv f ucks of laud no larger than the- ordinary town garden plots hero and. all thorn farms;' Kuropian peoplo could live on what ; American people waste, Mr. Cherry said. "In France v visited an expert tapestry weaver, 82 years ,ol an artist at tapestry weaving. Jlc had worked at tho trade for ma.iv years. Ills lapeslrlea were so flno that they wore used only for ex hibition purposes and as patterns for other weavers. Ho worked 10 hours a day. ''weaving bno and one-half inches of lualuriai, and recelvi d S1.6U a - day for hls work, Mr. Cherry said. .Saw M(. mam-. "Wo traveled- through Swilaer- laud, Km nee and KiiRlaud by auto and on the train. In Hwltzerlaiid we visited Mt. Blanc.' To me the scenery there cannot be compared with anything. Thu massive moun tains are wonderful and a re far Mitprcbeaunfur thttttitnythinu t have ever seen. We had .dinner in the dining room where the final details of the peace treaty were worked out by 1'residcnt Wilson und other leaders . of countries. We visited the Jjtague of Nations building at Versailles and other government buildings. 'In England we visited Bticit- Ingham Talace, the. king's palue! and other places of. interest. Al- hough we did not get to see thu king we heard the bund play in the palace while dinner was bj lug servt-d. jiit)e Watrtdiiu .Muisolfni. 'Moat of " Europe at prescntVlms rContinued on Page B) GET ONE FALL In one of the roughest and moat speclacultir matches ever staged In Iai Grunde, Hilly Kd wards, Kan huh City iM'adloek expert, and John Kll- on Is, Uo.ston Greek, wrestled to a druw In two hours lust night at Kagles hall. ' r. Kllonls won thu rirst fall In one hour and 27 minutes with his fa vorite hold the Boston crab. Md wards asked for five minutes extra before the xecond frame, which was granted., coming back and ap plying his chiropractic headlock with such success that ho won the second fall In 18 minutes. The deciding Tall never came al though at times during thu final 15 jnliiuti's. It appeared that the affair woh likely to end. Kllonls had a Mttle the belter of it after tho first two falls but not enough to e.nable IWeree Frank. Pilling to call it anything hut even. The Greek, roiled ut J'llllng's decbdon. started to launch hostilities but the Pftiriletonlan shoved -John to the floor and Poller Chief Haynes pre- (t'oittlnurd from Page Mix) Presbyterian Club to (lose Season Tonight The. last meeting of Ihe Presby terian Men's tiub tills season will be held this evitniug at the home of Karl . Iteyiiolds. I 04 Keventh street. Or. W. p. McAdory was to have lwen the stH'uker ut this meeting, his subject being "Mary Maker Uddy', but because he was called to Porilund last night. A. It. Cherry will p'uk Iq his place, telling something of his recent trip around the world. Mr. und Mrs. A. 11. Cherry returned lo (u Grunde the first of the week from Hhelr Mlx-munlhs voyage around the world, and huV inuisy Inter esting things to tell. An invlf ut im m t.vt,tnA,.A In everyone Interested to attend the j MATMEN EACH liiwivm. . French Debt Agreement Is Reached Plans for Settlement of One of Largest Loans Meet with Favor of the Commission. WASHINGTON, Apr. 2i (AP). An agreement was reached today fur funding France's $4,377,000,000 war debt to this country. The settlement was ef fected after Ambassador Berengcr of France had submitted a revised offer to the American debt com mission. ' COURT TO DECIDE ON PROHIBITION IN PORTO RICO BOSTON, Apr. 28. (AP) The queHtlon of whether the eighteenth amendment and the VolBteud act apply to Porto Itlco wan at issue in a cane heard toduy by the United State circuit court, first district. uecwion waa reaervcu. Kulrbanka for Point Barrow with Mnnucl Ramos, u hotel keeper ;tl iUUvy load of supplies. C'onsld of San Juan, Porto Itlco was con- orable anxiety had been expressed victed in the island court of selling for their safety when radio con- liquor lo Americans July 4 lust, lie, wua sentenced to 90 days imprison ment and a fine of $300. Toduy's houritiff was on his appeal. . WASHINGTON, Apr.' 20. (AP) AHHni-linir that Ihn VnUlelwl ant Jvlolutlon IB not sectional; but rnl-'..' VOLSTEAD ACT AGAIN ON GRILL versiil, Senator Kds. repiibllcuii '.""" ,"- or Now Jersey, toduy ' challenged ! eratlon wheat is belnir grown this. Ihe cliys In und out of congress to 5"'Mr 1,1 I'matllla county, according bo direct lo the people on tho oiinly Agent Kred Bennlon. An .meslloii of the modification." of .'"crease of rrom 6 to 10 bushels an thnl law. . I '"'re is looked for this year In the Currying the wer controvorsy . f''',"lol, "owing. Karmers real back to the senate floor ot the '''l a liair million dollars more committee hearing room the New I""1 1- rr0Ml federation than. Jersey senator declared the wets would have rrom other varieties, would welcome "the verdict of.tho )ieordlng to Bennlon. . people." lie iihurged that on "llief ' ' , j other- liand, the drys feared it, a(DeiUII8 AttaCHS PlCl'Ce -evidenced by their opposition be-! tu d Inn.ntl. lore the senate prohibition Com- In . OpCECn. ai IViamaUI Ullttee. j 1 " , ;-The drys havo been emphatic ici.AMATH KAi.l.S. Ore. Apr. In their contention that public,,, Governor Pierce was liiade sentiment In this country bus not:,,,,, tl,r(t(.t of ttn ulluck yesterday changed." the senator said. "Theyiln .. Hpc i.forn iho chamber of Know full well If tlicy f;lt nl Tl confldeiil ht that UHaurtion, raUiT thiin ralso technicul obJt-ctlonH lin y would welcome a natloiitil. rt; rnrendum In ordur to justify lvAt loud boiiMU. ifl Wants Tlmt Qiifiifs "1 would like to sec thlfl con- (rrrH uuthorlzt! one with thrt'o jlntt-r the uf fairs of the state In a tiueiiftf presented to the votMi'H: jbtisinetH-nkn manner, euitern cap flrsl. as lo their view of a IvKaljital Is ufrald of Oregon." modification of the Volstead act necesuar) ly within limitation!: m; ootid. couHuiutioiiui us to th-rtr view us to the modification of or repeat of the etKhtia-nth uinetid meiit; third shall the Volstead net and eighteenth amendment renin In us now or bo more drtujtlc? , "I recognize (his congress wlil pass no leglslallon modifying hiH cMy h.aturdttV Iloon. Th(! invl. ihe Volstead act but you must lu()on Wft8 rxt(.n(1,.d by . t.aV) recognize also that this great pro- )n(,n ft oc(U l)00btpr rgunlxation bleiu will In the meantime remain'.,, ,hn Am.rif.nn I ntrion unsolved. This Invasion of homes; this ruining of the young; this (lis- respect for .law; this wholesale corruption amf terrific and Inef - fective expense will continue -Un less congress lls;lf lalrly und siuarely und properly meets J,he Issue." v 5 SATURDAY WILL ; BK LA GRANDE'S ; STRAW HAT DAY Kulllriluy. May 1, is straw hut day, officially ushering In the vo gue of the eereul heudgenr. Tint uieuns for men, of course. The lutl ies weur straw uny time of year they v.'lsh, provided ulwuys that fush Ion decrees. t'suuily, the dulu propitious fur initialing summery lids fulls on Muy 16, but spring forced the dic tatots hand this year. Home men have even refused lo Walt for Ull assurance that struws would he worn ut all, and have already dis carded sweltering felts for tin? iil lurlug new bleached yeddas. Hut the powers tactrully overlook ytut revolution. ' Yeddas uro so light. Ill weight as well us complexion, thul an ImpUh breeze might snatch one uwuy without getting caught at IL They arc made of loose flexible straw, wound found und round the brlin. and Ingeniously connected by ((.'uuUuund on 1'ayv SU.) POLE FLYER RETURNS 0 PLAIJE 111 Captain Wilkins and Pil ot Land at Point Barrow, Report FIRST WORD FROM THEM IN 13 DAYS Arrival Ends Period of Anxiety that Began . When Radio Communi cation Was Lost. NKW YOKK, Apr. 29. AP The . Norlli American Nuwspaper Alliuncu announced todity Ihut 1'uptuin OuoiKn H. WIlKlnn. leader of the Detroit urctic expedition, and IiIh pilot, Hin lOlclion, hnd liimled ill their plane "In good con dition" ut Point Burrow. , - This win the first direct word I Hint lius been haurd from them In L,,,,,,, - j.,,.b Tho ttvMora ,oft ,ne,r uaB0 lit tact with them was lost. OSLO. Norway, Apr. 20. (AP) Lieutenant Coiiuiiiindur Itichard K llyrd, who left New York aboard the L'huiitler, April 0, on tho first lap or his expedition to the arctic ikkIoiis arrived ut Kings Buy, HpltzberRen his base of operations this afternoon. ' Federation Wheat Is : I Favored in Umatilla PKNDI.I'rrON, Apr. 29. (AP) BlICKUSO of tll BUCOOBH experienced wmii In. ilia, past. five yoors. coniiniTC( by Bruco Icnnis, cx alalo Hcnator from Union county. "ft was l'lcrco and hts ttusoclutcs who dtm.'ourugf'd outside cuptlHl (inturlnK Uifffon," DimmiIh declared. "Hoeuusn of hi ottilorlful coiiviil slonn, IiIh itute Income und flever ance taxfH, lila fulturu lo ndnihi- Bi Mitchell Will Visit brants rass , OR A NTH PA.HH, Apr. 29. (AP) -rColonel William A. Mitchell, formerly of the American ulr ser vice, will be feted at u luncheon In Die Mitchell party will be taken ,rom lr.,ln 1L, Hornlirm,k. inl ,limi jrou,,ilt ovcr th(, Hlskiyous to , , hl(I ., .vhro lin iuMon monlal will be staged by the Cave men, making Ihe former army oU. fleer an honorary member. The Mitchell parly will Ue put back on the train at itoseburg. This will be Mitchell's only stop between Hun Kranclseo und Portland. TODAY'S GAMES NATio.NAi, i,i;a;u:. IIOHTON (Al') It. H. H, New York 2.6 1 Dost on 4 S I IJatterhi Humes, McNamara und ilurttcy; Heiitoll und Heifer. HIHIOKI.YN- (Al) Philadelphia Hrooklyn ... Batteries Kinlght und 1'etty und llargravc. It. II. B. I 5 0 , 3 2 Wilson; AMi;itK'AM i,i:a;i i; I'HII.AUKI.l'HIA (Al') It. II. U. Host on .. Dsn Philadelphia .. 4 9 0 Hutterlcs. UufCin. I.undgren und Ouston; (juiiin und Cochrutie. NKW YOltK (AP) It. H. K. Washington .. S 14 I New York 11 1 Uutterle Hush. Ferguson and Itucl; I'cnnock, Ferguson and Col- " . . .. I . . U..I Radio Restores Hearing Jean William or Ikm Alices wan bmii flv years "Ifo, a deal mute. Hut now slw van hear anil talk. Itadlo illil II. fcd Al brlglil, aiinmincer at station KNX tuok the Klrl lo llw Htudlo and nut lieadplioniit on lier rain. he lliv first timo In her life aim hrffan lo liear mmiihIh. TIkii lie lieifaii tiwiiiiiK Iter to talk and In anotlier year, It Is said, Iter liearliur aud xpevru will be per. fwtly noi'inal. Ho la sliown Imldina; lier on Ida lap,. . ' STATE TO PAY E TAXES SXr-EM', ".Ore., Apr. ; 2,0, (AP) A sumniury of 'tho taxes levied In Oregon for the present year on the busts of the 1926 tax rolls shows a totnl of ' 4t, 795. 048.10 which Is about 2,3M,7II0 more than was levied for 1036 on the basis of the 1924 rolls. Stuto und county taxes show '-.Home reduction, the former about $291,000 or 11,100,1130.79 this year against 7,49J.71.47 last year. The county levy last year was ,2il:6 "tonil thli-'Vear' Is S, B40.698.16. Tho inorease over last year arlaes from other tax levies, which a io mostly school and road taxes. Y ' The total tax levy for Ihe year 192A, bused on lite tux rolls, for 1926, include tho following coun ties. .' . ; ' Douglas, $1,265,860.18. V Jackson, 11,603,883.81. Josephine. $6119,041.117. Klamath, $1,159,642.72. 1,0 no, $1,849,107.28. Multnomah,. $14,765,300.65. . . I'matilla, $1,619,862.16. ' Union. $805,207.04. Wallowa, $420,164.51. IRON HAND WILL NOT LOOSEN GRIP, ! MUSSOLINI SAYS HOMK, Apr. SB. (AP) Kusolsni will continue to rule Italy with ItB iron liund, premier Mussolini de clared before a special session of tho chamber ot deputies toduy de voted to llinnknglving ceremonies for his eseupe in the recent tit tempt on his lire. "In no case or for no reason will fascism cliungc Its program," Mussolini suld. Cornelius Vandcrbilt Seeking $300,000' Loan NKW YOIIK, Apr. Y1'. ( AP) Cornelius Vandcrbilt J4., heir to tho Vunderbllt millions "toduy us looking ror u loun of taou.oiiti ror which he ns willing to pledge a patrimony or $1,600, 000 t,o avert the crash or his chain or tcws papers. . ' Ills rnmlly lius wilhdrnwn fln- iinclUL itpprovul but thefVyeur old publisher though hnmllcippcd by III health, Is confluent h-f can prevnt . disaster for thewJi.'"o stockholders 111 his r,.itliii.Miin newspaper enterprises, lit? is- prif pared in tho fuco of a definite briruk with Ills father, Hrigadler General Cornelius Vanderbllt, to "fight it through," A stiitcnieul by lludley I'leld Malone, who with ('larisncit liar row hus been retained as udvlsor to the youthful head of the. Vim dcrbtll newspupers ; Incorporated Insists Ihut unless $300, Olio Is forlhcoiulng. thu chuln or pupers In Hun i'Vancfsco. l.os Angeles and Miami will be threatened with disaster in six 'mouths. Lee Morelock Becomes Assistant to Warden ' PtlltTI,ANI), Ore.! Apr. 2D. (AH) Appointment of lc Momlock. tor five years deputy United Htutes mursliul here, as upslMunt warden at McNeil Island penitentiary was announced hero yesterday In message received from Finch. It. Archer, warden or tlie prison, The new assistant; wurdn will ussuiuc III duties Hr ' .-, i .. i Bulletins HANKOW, China, Apr. II. (AP) Chinese bandits have kidnapped the llev. K. Wlllielnl, of (he belb ciiM'ller nilssion at Klenyamc, hi tlie province of Hunan. Tlie autlioritlce at ViiniiHiuw are trying to obtain Ilia release, , ,v- ' .- .- . Ot JIIA, lYem li lorocvo, . Apr. St. (AP) The Itiffhnis have a- tx-pteytie Franco-Spanish denuuid ror a reply io wvir wcirt icmm w foro .May 1. A courier from Abdct- Krlni was expected to arrive from j al.Ulh ma.' jlnoluU'M tltm III tllA iuiMtlnrtonH ritU-3r ttmura war 6r "i IjAH VI'XIAS, Nov,. Apr, St. (AP) Or. Hubert Work, secretary of tlie Interior! Klwood Mead, com missioner or reclamation, and a iiartv liiclndliig offklals of tlie Um Angeles city bureau of power and light, were en route early today to lllack Canyon, on the . Colorado river, to Inspect tho silo , of . tlio liroposcd boulder dam. STUlinKNVILLK, O., Apr. (Al') John V. McCoy, 52, prohi bition enrorceiiH-iit officer, .was shot and killed while raiding- tho Inline of Frank ltlslvr, 27, a steel mill foreman at Toronto, north of here. ltWer was charged wltn miirder. I'ORTIiANI), Ore. .Apr' 29. (AP) C. ,1. MciinUtht, former got oral prqliibitiun I'lifoirt'ineiit officer at Astoria, was given a fine of $500 mill sentence of six lixmllis In Jail by 'Federal ,liulgo Ucan loilay fol- limlng coiivlctioii of violation of tho prohibitum law, im was I'luirgeil Willi opci-nllng a still and iiiiilnlalniiig a nuisance at two I'urtliind addresses. N ASH V riil,K, Tcnil. Apr. 2t. (AP) Tho appeiil of lohn Thom- nM KcniM's In the. nvoliitinit law case will be heard Imro May .11, tho Teniicswo supivimi court an nounced tisliiy. ; 'I'Y COI1II HITS HOMUIl HT. l.OUIH, Apr. 211. (AP). Ty rus Cobb hit his rirst homo run or lliu season orr Hcearcy In Iho beginning or toduy's Hetrolt-Ht. I.ouls game. No one wus on bllSf'H. " ... Death of Three Now Laid At Door of Chicago Beer Racket CHICAGO. Apr. 2ii. (AP) The "bucr nickel" today hud supplant ed nil oilier theories as supplying ilKi nioiive behind Iho latest triple slaying by machine-gun gang sters, with Ihe dentil of Wlllluui If. MeSwlggln. "hanging prosecu tor" or Ihe Htutes attorneys Starr, regurded us liicldentul lo the al cohol war. Almost every scrnp or Informa tion III tho hands of the police pointed to the ruct that tho kill ing of lloherly was long planned by rival "alky" and beer pilreyors from whom Doherty wss. wrestling eoiil nil of business In Cicero and that McHwiggln und Uurry woro killed merely, .because, they hup pencil to be lis lliitiiTnw"rWiarTTtir -r 'f'-IT cause of the . . i -? - - ..I,. .III lu, lA,dlMlll,l when tlie mac ICIIIIIU RUUIIl" J."'HA." "i-lixi 7. ed ona Jiundred bullet Into Do hcriy's. uuto. . . r ' , ; Two Theories Abandoned f'Vifc theory Hint Mcjtwlgglii was otlt seeking evidence Tor the trial ut Martin liurkln wus abandoned: likewise thul liu was iluln In re vvngu for 111 uctlvlUe a u prose- Die on nOl'iLI ,111,1 is lively; State Highway Commis sioners to Announce Awards Tomorrow MALHEURWOr.X TO BE LET SUOIiTLY Resolution - Passed Bar ring Posting or Politi cians' Cards Along Ore gon Highways. POllTbAND, Ore.. Apr. St. (AP There was lively bidding for state hlgnway work today at the monthly meeting of the state high' way commission here today. Award will be, announced tomor row. t :- , : . A total of 71 bid were read. fourteen blda were offered tor grading the Mlawurt Bead-Alae mountain see Ilea of the Alaea high- way, 10.(1 mile In Benton county Four blda wer prevented for grarfT ing .10 of ft mile of the Rooeeve.lt highway throualt the city of Ban- don. Seven contractor would aur- ; race the Bly Mount la-Beat ty sec tion, 11.45 mllea, ft the Klamath Falls-Uikeview highway In Klam ath county; and 1J bid war re ceived for mirfaclat and grading 1.0$ . mile of- th Wheeler section of the Roosevelt highway In Tilla mook county. I . Bridge ) Attract. There w keen bidding for bridge contract, the most Import ant proeet was Uu4 over Bnake river at Ballard' Landing ' near Homestead. . Th Idaho road de partment Is cooperating in this mwisaaw w aBj. Blca4rcr (') for con- -4 rilnf a . the ca-.( r-i away oVar the authera' PadfM track near Wnh. ' A bridge vrr Mary river near Wren will b aallt ooa, and ten bid. wr noln4 for thl work' , "' Five bid cam for th brldas ovcr Rocky crk oa ta Roavelt highway nsar Otter Hack and tare , : (0nUn w Mc I) WAHH1NOTOK, Apr. 20 (AP), President Ooolldlf and Chair man Butler ot th republican na tional committee "forgot all prin ciples ot decency" In bidding for southern vote ot. negroes con trolled through sale of patronage by member of their race, Rep resentative Busby, democrat, Miss issippi, charged today In the house. It is for : thl reason, Bushy said, that hi recent resolution providing for an investigation ot patronage condition In Mississippi was adversely reported by tho house Judiciary committee. Tho president and Butler are solely responsible for "rotten conditions" there, he chrgd. 'They could clear up thl situation In a day and shear th perpetrator of th -lr power If they were not afraid ot tho consequence of such an net when It come time to nominate another republican candidate for president." . . . V. cutor, ror ho was friendly with Doherty and Durry and their pres ence together was merely social. A campaign : against gangster and their resort was In progress all night, i There Ma a great scurrying of Ihe beer houses and the "ulky" cbler and Iho gamb lers. " . Not Cine Found All law enforcement agencies or the city and county havo been enlisted In the search but after hours of Investigation not a single clue to the Identity of Ihe actual sluyer had been found. Numereuu raids resulted In 200 urrests und the aelsure of many arms and much ammunition. BUSDY SCORES COOLIE, HIDE today- uy a coroners jury oi mk c nromlnent business men and civil workers, enlisted by Harry Eugen. Kelly, president of the Union la RUB UUU. ir.- ei,, IH wni, S'? V ment, urged a special grand Jur; iji'.; Will) M on.'lw p twi u.f "clean up tlie city."