La Grande evening observer., May 06, 1926, Image 1

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EDITION
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portion. " Friday i cloudy.
Fresh southerly winds. "
VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRK8S
LA GRANDE. OREGON. THURSDAY, May 6, 1926.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE8S
-NUMBER 178
BAKER 10511' inili.
POLAR TRIP
Worthiest
$15,000 For A Smite
a a a -J Vfca ,
DELEGATES
10 ORE Gill
: By Plummer
nuns
S1IDFIJ
Oil DEBS
IfUllE
CAST VOTES
Campaigning Gave Way
: to Anxious Expectancy
j ; After Polls' Closed
COWBOY BREAKFAST
; SERVED 350 WOMEN
Oregon Federation of
Women's Clubs Wind
ing. Up Four-Day Con-
': vention This Afternoon
At 2:45 tills afternouii. the
scheduled tlnw for the announce
ment of result of llio federation
election, the program wax p
proximately hair an hour behind.
; It was doubtful then If returns
: would .bo available before II to
8:30 o'clock. ' ,
Interest 111 the outcome of the
election continue at a high polut.
. With less limn two-thirds of the
accredited delegates having, east
their votes, campaigning gave way
to anNlousrexpcctuncy at noon to
day In the twenty-sixth annual Con
or Womcn'i clubs whim Mrs. Suliilo
Women's clubs when Mrs. Ruldlo
Orr-Uunbar announced with a
blow .of. the gavel that tho polls
were officiary closed. - ..
'r At 1 o'clock .this, afternoon, the
results of tho election will be an
nounced. ' And whether Grace 'H.
CKumbvrlain and the now order be
Installed, or the present - powers
continue their reign- under tho
leadership of Mrs. O. J. Frankel,
6f Portland, will make llttlo uutual
dlfferenco In tho reception of the""" ;i"u nre . ,or
news. Kvcrybody will be rlad thati.f1?,18, conntion of the Order
the milling Is over the delegates I of lcMotuy to be held - Jicro to-.
who preferred not to vote rather'
than' to conflict with the unknown
Ingi MttlothaV
to predict the outcome-nnd every
body will pledge the new adminis
tration her full support. "After
all." they are telling each other
since the polls have closed, "be
. (ween two such capable women, I
hadn't much 'choice.'
' Trouble Closer to Home.
, 'ln the race for the vlco presl-
(Continued on ravs Four.).
NORTHWEST REAL
ESTATE CHIEF
HERE TOMORROW
A. H. Uurnhlsi'l, president of 1 he
Nortliwt'Ht iteul Mstiitu ussocl'l
Mon. of Tncoiun, Wash., nnd T. W.
Zimmerman, secretary of the as
sociation, of Portland,, will, be in
1.H Orandc ,tomofrow and . will
. meet lwltli- the Im Grande reul'y
board ut dinner tomorrow to inuke ;
arrangements for the northwest;
realtors' convention to be held
here July 22, 23 'and 24. The
purpose of the meotlng is to out
line the program so tlut l,ho en
tertainment features being ur-
will conrorm with the business
purt of the convention. .
ijph. imii iiiiioui auu im. iii"ifi-
itiuu will also go to Twin Kul Is.
Idaho, and attend a meeting of
- the Idaho Ktate Iteul KstHte asso
ciation May II nnd 12 They will
rirturn by way of JUi Gianle
Thursday, May 13, when (he local
assoclntion will hold a geneml
meeting with them to make f mill
er plans for the convention, I
Legion Seeks Bathing Beauty
Locally
Big Interest
On Your- .
Money
Yon fanitot make money more
rapidly than by taking adwnit
ngi of the .MM'int Bargain
Hales now in erfii-t for jom
Olicrver MilirliHofi. TIkM-
rates arc rffcrtho only until
.Monday nlghl, May 10 a more
days.
You'll .avc money antl you'll
save (In hot Iter of a vllccior'M
rail each iimhiIIi. if you girt
IIm: MiMar by rrior In town,
ymi i-ttn pay fur otto year for
17.75 hiMra'l of the Usual
prkvs of S.(KI. If ou gtt H
by mail. I.2S. 111 ay for one
yvmr. Stin-w of paynieiilM are
ifimlng in .Im Hire to null
YOt'ltS 1-cforc .May tOlli.-
"ObstT-.tr Ailvcrtlslngw !
A Mercliaudlslng Service"
W I
Mn. K. P. Mobsman, whom Mri.
Sahllc Orr-Diinbar recommend
ed yesterday for tile tA.OUO De
lineator prise siren to the w
nan whose service to her stalk
Is most worthy. Mho originated,
the pk'ture library movement.
ARRIVE TODlV
Sixfv Al'P Alrpnrlv in Tn1
OlXiy Ale Aireaay in L,a
Grande for Convention
-About 300 Delegates
Expected. -v
Wires wore received thin morn
ing from fort land and . tithe r
points mat UlO more boya than nt
morlw ttnrt Haturday. AboUt 200
on'? had boon signed up last night -
r 11,0 addl0-
nbout J 00 more rooms were need-
DE MQLAY BDrS
ed this noon. There will probably - visitors were escorted to the hand
bo 300 or more members of lie- some auditorium.; where musical
Molay In the city during the two .
days. I
Thi; first delegates -begun to nr-
rive loday und by press time about
GO had arrived, mostly from I'ort-
land and tho Wlllumelte valley
towns. The majority will bo here
tomorrow when three special -curs
rrom' I'orllunil, bringing 100 boys ,
from the Sunnyside chapter with a
band and drill leums. will arrive
on train No. 24. The Dalles plans
to seiia aw ooys, accoruing 10 a re-cullng- tne Inrpslcnorean- reaiures
cent telegram. Bend. 34, ' . Balein' and Mrs. Inland H. Finch singing
about 30 and Corvallis nbout thai the lyric, n group of colonial dan
many. v , .,' w - 'icers presented "Lavender -and . DIM
. Menibersf Hie La Grande ch'ap-- ' ; . Y' '
ter met this afternoon at 1:30 o'-l (Continued on Page B)
clock In the Masonic hall to check; ' - . .
up on the number of room's ul-- ANDREWS GIVES-
reudy availublc und orgunine for a
campaign of the town lo find more
r18- They hope to
comodatlon for visiting
have ac
delegutes (Continued on Page B)
Alumni Plan Banquet
Honoring Dr. W. J. Kerr
Alumni, former students and
friends 'of Oregon Agricultural
college are .registering with Karl
C. Hey nolils for plaees at the
luncheon compliment that will be
extended to lr. V. J. Kerr, presi
dent soi the college, ut the Kol.-y
hotel 1'Ylday from 1 2 a. m. to 1
p. m. Dr. Kerr will ho here as
the principal spcuker nt the io
Moluy convention here.
For State Contest
Pluns were, made for
beauty contest to be hel
bathing
In i.a
Uraudo and committees appointed can Legion post of La Grande will
last evening when the American 1 jflve dinner for Chaplain Gilbert ut
legion met In regular .session at the l-'oley hotH. Ho Is a member
the K. P. hall. Several girls are!0r both organisations. He has been
expeded to enter the content, the chaplain for the pust . thirty-one
winner of which will represent tbeiyc.urH and has reuched the rank -of
local legion post at the state con
venuon 10 ie neio at Aiarsiutein
In August. The contest Is general
over the state, and each post Is
preparing to send a delegate for
the final contest. A deflnale dat
for the contest start has not
yet been made.
Plans were also discussed for the
historical pageant to be presented
here under the auspices of the Lo
gion during the Northwest Iteal
tors convention, July 22, 23. and
24. Word has bf-n recefvi d from
Junius 10 van s, who wit) direct the
pageant, that he will Ite here in n
week or so to make definite ar
rangements for the production.
Mr. Kvans was to be here Sat
urday, but was called lo liutle.
Montana, where ho is directing the, and county fairs, an exhibit at the
same pageant so will not be here state fair, state grange sonvention
as early as Jig expected. Hurley jut Baker In June, and others.
ItlchardostT. commander of the' All grangers In the county are
pest said this uiornluff. ' hviag Invited to attend.
""if :
Sixty-Seven . Carloads of
: t ederation Members :
: Visit Coppei; Cjty ;. 1
RAINEY,' APPLEBY - ;
MAIN SPEAKERS
U. of 0. . Professor' and
La Grande Editor Ad
dress Delegates in Eve-
ning. '. . vv
Uulier did lireelf proud Inst
evening when she l . entertained-
about not) .clubwomen delegates
and visitors who responded to the
Alpha Literary club's Invitation for
dinner and n session of the conven
tion In tne Copper City,-. From tho
wliu at tho natata-lum, through
the dinner served with orchestra
nnd alacrity, to the program of
dance nnd music that preluded the
reports and speeches of the eve
ning, the hostesses, led by , their
president, Mrs... Robert D. Service,
demonstrated an - Eastern Oregon
hespllallty from which tho guests
withdrew with genuine regret.
"An exemplification of the spirit
of lne Oregon Federation of Wo-
cmii." m. saidie orroun-
bar, characterised the occasion.
, 07 Cur in Caravan - .
' Hlxty-seven automohllos 'Wheeled
Into the policed caraynn' Baker
hound over the Old Oregon trail
highway soon- after 1:30. o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Playle, 'transportation
chairman, of the Nniirhhorhond
arranged the icip and
Aided a soi-vle cur ia follow
cw of emergencies. Y .
the .tcip and pro-i
ow In
" Almost tho entire pompany was'
back In 1 Grande bc,fpre,, mid-,
After he banquet, served In the'
nmna.iMin nr tit i-.lh m.hnni - iha''
entertainment was ready to begin.
' A mUed ouartet sung t'ndman's
"Rnlrit of SnrlliB'" from tho sonir
cycle. "The Morning of the Yenr,"
and returned with "Italia, Italia'
Hilovcd" when the audlunce clam-j
ot.ed ror more. Mrs. I.eland 8.!
Finch. Airs. !'aul . Pollman. Dr.!
Theodore Vttrlson,' ' Ilichardi
Hmurthualtu Jr.; were the singers. '
Miss. Coli-fii Foster accompanied..'
Vith Mrs. Normun Mucgge e.e-
HIGHLIGHTS OF
PROHI MEASURES
W A KH I NflTON. May ff. (AP)--Assistant
, Secretary Andrews, in
charge of dry law enforcement,
explain d today to the senate pro
hibition committee the pending
j administration measures designed
to tighten up enforcement of the
Volstead act.
Home changes In them were siig
7,1
gented and It was Indicated
the hills would have rather hard n"n """""" ;w
sledding even before tho commit- ' ;nI8l,hr wu"! 8MM '"W
. 1 Considerable rain has fallen here
Gilbert Here Today
To Deliver Addresses
'haplaln William H. Gilbert, re
gent of the I diversity of Oregon,
arrived In the city this morning
r
lie
to speak before tho Oregon Fed
eration of Women's clubs this uf-
rnoon. Chaplain Ullbert s sub
ject will be the Uoernbocher hos
pital for children. j "
This evening at 6: B0 o'eolck the
Kpanlsh War v-.terans and Amerl
Lleutenunt Colonel.
Grange Conference to
Discuss .Year's Program
A masters and lecturers con
ference of the granges of I'nlon
county will be held at the "Blue
Mountain grange hall Saturday af
ternoon at (wo o'clock, according
to County Master. J. A. Nice, of
North Powder, who ' called ' the
meeting for the purport of plan
ning grange work In this county
and Improvement . of the lecturer
and educational service.
Among the Items to be discussed
will be: a county picnic at the I'n
lon experiment stution, community
Shipping Board Commis
sioner' Testifies at Sen
ate Hearings Favors
Coastal Trade.
WASHINGTON, May fi (AI).
Both bids received by the ship
ping board for the five vessels of
tho Admiral-Oriental line out uf
Hoattlc we.re . tnudequate and
should huve been rejected, Com
missioner Plummer declured to
day before tho. senate commerce
commission Investigating tho. ac
ceptance -of the bid of the Dollur
ln to rest of lUUU.UUU each for the
ships. Tho othnr bidder. W. H.
Kcene, offered $80U,iku a ship on
April 6 and subsequently in a bid
which u-as not' considered by the
board on- advice of Its counsel,
offered flCMi.OdO a ship. Keenc
since has announced a willlngneu
to Increase his latest tender sub
stantially.. , 1
Commissioner Plummer raid that
after the flve-yenr period In
which Pacific service Is guaran-'teed;-
the vessels could bo With
drawn and place In the American
coast wise traffic
. frfevorx Coastal Trade.
I were buying those slitps,"
he continued, "1 would take them
out of foreign trade nnd put them
In the coastal trade." Ho uddot)
that profits In tho latter routes
were greater. Commissioner Plum-:
mer said that the various service,
restrictions Imposed upon pur
chasers by the. shipping board re-!
duced the sale value of tho ves
sels by approximately one-half.
,. Hefcrrlng to the estimated re
placement cost of - tho ships nt
$4,000,0(10 each, he said that the
restrictions and their age of five
years reduced their value to ap
proxlmately $1,500,000.
"If Dollar or any othrr compe
tent operator buys them," he sal I.
"they should make money be-
cauBe the line Is In a profitable
condition now."
He added that the route had
suffered a net loss of $3,084,000 in
"the, four, years it had been opuj-
f : (Qorttinued on Pago 6). .v,.
P
-ytt ,v j
.VVeatner
Union
Turns Cold in
County Mer
cury Here Registers 32
Degrees' Above. ,
( La: CIrandc experienced the cold
est weather since March last night
iwhen the mercury fell to 32 de
igrees above nero. There was no
'frost, however, and no damage is
reported to mar tho pleasure farm
ers have, expressed following the
ruins of yestordfty and Tuesday.?
The cold weather Is general over
this purt of the stale.
! iiaiij at si MMi;itvii;i;l; 1
j SL'MMKltVIM.IO, May fi. (Kpe
clul) Two slight hall Mtorms visit
ed the country ubout HunLinervllle
I yesterday, being of 5 to 10' minutes
duration each. The precipitation
during the past 48 hours.
KNOW -i;ak north powdioh
NOHTH I'OWDKIt, May 0. (Spe
cial) Little flurries of fine snow
fell north of here yesterday, fol
lowed by an Insignificant hull storm
nnd much rain, all of which was a
boon to the farmers. It was (pitte
i cold about Telocaset in the after
noon.
MOI NTAISS TUtS WHITK
COVK. May 6. (Special) Mount
Kannlc had a thin blanket of snow
cloaking It yesterday morning as a
result of Mtorms during Tuesday
night. The local rains of the past
two days have been very beneficial
to crops.
State Officials Plan
Inspection Trip Friday
The state park board and mem
bers of I he state highway com
mission will Visit two parks In the
Hwm mountains and then .visit
Wullowa und Vnlon county points
1'Yidiiy, It Is announced today.
The two groups will meet In Pii
dleton I'Ylday morning, visit the
parks, t hen drive to Wallowa
county, returning to t'nlon for an
examination nt the tre nursery
it the experiment stution. Sat
urday they will visit the HertnlK
ton experiment station, the !.arl
man school of tree nursery, the
Moro tree xperliwnt stution and
the road Hi do plantings between
Hoard man and The Dalles.
If. O. Smith und Oscar Cutler,
or the La Grande office, will ac
company the party. . ,
OIE
REPORTSNOW
Alaskan, Belonging to
Detroit Arctic Expedi
tion, Badly Damaged.;
NORGE ON LAST !
, LAP OF JOURNEY
Amundsen-Ellsworth Dir
igible Lea Vtes Oslo, Nor
way, for Spitzbergen.
Late Today. j
FAIKHANKH, Alaska, ' May 6.
(API The Aleskan, a one-englned
plane; or the Detroit arctlo expedi
tion, ;was scrl6us!y damaged In an
attempt to take off for Point Bar
row todny..
The propeller of the Alaskan was
splintered. Its wings torn to shreds
and its landing ge&r on the right
side reduced to a tangled wreck.
Tho Alaakun has ' made three
flights to point Harrow, .620 miles
northwest of here on tho first of
which she flew out 150 miles over
the ocean, penetrating further than
the highest recorded north, but
seeing no land. . , '
: ;
. HkXTTI.K. Wash., May 6. (AP)
Wracking of an airplane todny
ut Fairbanks, Alaska, deprived the
Detroit arctic expedition, led by
Captain Cleorge Hubert Wilklns, of
aerlultrunsportntton. V,
Dispatches' from .tho North
American Newspaper alliance, pub
lished hero today from Fairbanks,
said:
"Captain Wilklns phins to hop
off as soon as possible in the thrco
engined monoplane Detrolter." '
'.' .The Alaskan wndn three flights
from Falrbnnks to Point Barrow,
r20 miles uixtunt, but the Detrolter'
attempted a trip and failed ,Apr!l
26. . i ; j ' ; i
OSLO, Norway,
. Va6. Up)1
he Amundsen-Kllsworth. dirigible
Norge, which) urffiyod at VudHo; In
Northern Norway t(ils inornlig.
started on hp yust lap oij IW trip
to Spitzbergen nils' ufternoori.' ' '
OHIjO. Norway, May ft. (AP)
Lteidenant Commander Klchard H.
Hyrd who has been making experi
ment with the Kokker monoplnne
with which he. hopes to explore the
Arctic regions, today succeeded Jn
making a two-hour trlul flight, ac
cording lo reports received hero
(Continued on Page 6)
SINNOTT MEASURE
APPROVED TODAY
BY HOUSE, BOARD
WASHINGTON, May fi, (AP)
The Slnnolt bill to cellnqtilsh fed
eral rights to public school funds
granted to states or territories was
approved today by the house pub
lic lands committee. A similar hill
hy Senutor Jones, democrat, New
Mexico, passed the senate. '
The Slnnolt. measure' contains
Ihe clause that would prevent IIm
proposed title confirmation for In
terfering with Ihe government's
suit over the Klk Hills naval oil
reserve In California.
Although confirming title, states
could not benefit, from any min
erals that might be found on the
lands, but must lease such mineral
rights. It will be called up us A
Mubslllutu for the Jones bill.
M.
E. Church Bishops
Congratulate Coolidge
WASHINGTON, May 0. (AP)
The bishops of the Methodist Kpls
copal church todny congratulated
President Coolidge of the succens
of his administration and . parti
etilnrly on his rigid Insistence that
the prohibition amendment must
he enforced.
In reply Mr. Coolidge expressed
profound appreciation " of , the
"good wishes and support" glvn
the governm0it by "that vast body
of rommunlcanls and adherents"
em 1 1 raced In Methodism.
TODAY'S GAMES
AMIOIIICAN l.l.A(;t i;
IIOHTON (AP) It. H. K.
I'levelnnd (I S
lloKton 1 T 1
Hiitterles: Hmlth und U rK-well;
WIIIhi and Gaston.
NATIONAL I.KAtil i:
PITTHIIUIta (AP) Jt. II. .K.
Boston 3 D 0
I'KlMtllirg .. ... 1 . 8 ,1
llatterina; Werts, Hearne ,. nnd
Taylor; Morrison, YJe. and Qoocb,
, f -v . j ja
Miss Toddy WIiihIow,
AngcleH' most beautiful
movies, . '
1H,
girl, -
Posses' Seekinc
Three of
Murderous
and in La
Salle County.. 111.. For-
' ested Area:" '- ' , '
tKONOUE, ,111., May 6. (AP)-r
Two poaylctss who , esoaped with
flvit'dtliers from tliu ststo nonitcn-
tlarykriear Jollet, were , captured
today on tho farm of John Hose,
fbqy worn found burled under the.
buy In tho loft of the barn. ;
;h . . .. - ,
; LKONpltM, III.,, May. C (At).
: Three of the seven long-term
convicts who ' escaped from the
new state penitentiary ut Btate
vllle. yesterday ufter slaying lot
er M. Klein, deputy warden, were
Homrht today by posses nnd sight
seers numbering H(io, In the 'heuv-
tly wooded section of LuSulle
county near Fandy Kord, '
Two convicts were In custody, ut
Streator, one in a hospital and
riddled with buckshot,- und the
other unwounded In Jail. Hoth
are Mexicans sentenced In Chi
cago ,for murder.: . .. ? , . . .
Tiwjcji of Two Iosl,
, Traces of two of tho men have
been lost. All seven rodo (n
Klein's uulumuhiU!, stolen ul the
prison, but when tun first truco
of them . was i found, the. party
numbered .only, five. .It was be
lieved two of, the -men hud loft
the automobile ut a long railroad
grudft west of Morris, where trains
bound for Chicago urq forced to
slow speed. ,..,.,.
II was neur Marselllles, 15 mil is
west of Morris, that James Kelley,
prison guard, and James Cassldy,
a trusty prisoner, were found
handcuffed to tree's fi feet npai-tj
ufter they hud been forced to
(Continued on Tage B)
1'arni Home Fire Fatal
To 7-Year-Old Girl
TACOMA, Wash., May (AP)
A girl, seven. Is dead, her sister,
H, In the hospital hqre, and (heir
st'-pfathT,' l-'red Harpster, Is suf
fering from cuts nnd burns uS tin1
result of u fire which destroyed
the farm home of Mrfe and Mr.i,
Kred Harpster between Orttngand
Kapownin, 2't miles from Tacnmti,
last night. Others In Ihe house,
Including the mother and three
sons, were saved.
Moroccan Conference
On Peace Breaks Down
OFFICERS TAKE
FOUR CONVICTS
OUIUA, french Marroco, .Mayl""1'''' "ef own life wllh a rife on
1. (AP) The peace conference ', a lonely ranch, p miles from hero
between Ihe Kirftuns und the Tuesday.
I'-rnnco-Koiinlsh delegates broke
down loilny.. I oic wnen lie rcuirncu 10 ins ut
The Itlfflan delcgules who re. rt homestead after an absence of
turned today rrom consiilllng Abd-, than a week. A blood slain-Kl-Krlm.
their chief, told tho con- ed diary told of tho tragedy that
rrrencc they must maintain their had its Inception Hunriay when
previous utlltuile. Thereupon, Hen- vlr"- ''ex ,vn ,,ll"'n nn ,nu foot l''r
eral Minion, chief delegate ami n rullle snake. I'nlllng to get re
chairman of the conference. de-Hef from the pain by homo renin,
dared the negotiations nt an end. dies, the woman sill tho wound
French mllllury 'headquarter lth a pen knife, the diary said,
has been established at Tssn. and In doing so she severed nn urlery
operations will begin as soon as and suffered the loss of a largo
the 'conditions along tho present umount ot blood,
front permit. i ' ' bhe was loo weakoncd to crank
smiled and v.tn 115,000 u Im
Anil now site's going Into tlio
! Bulletins '
IIHUSKKI.H, May 0 (AP). The
flnalicn minister, Albert Jansseii, ;
rcslgiHHl today.
t'AHYVII.I.K. Fla., May (AP)
Fire of tindetermiiietl origin to-
tier t-ompatiy.-
Ityri-HVIM:, Pa., May (AP)
Wvo anthraclU" miners were
klllisl ami four Injured In a run
exploMion In . tho I'nui tollk-ry
near lieru tiHlay, it In liellnved
no workers were c'uUhiiIh-iI, i
" WAHHIKdTON. Jtor'l littW,M ,he window. In the Scotch
The senate, todny pasmxl by a voto'
of Oil to H a bill Increasing Um
salary of feilcrol judges. It now
goes lo tliu house.
Nl.W YOltK, May 5 (AP)
.Vmiiig Ntiililing loday wlrctl Tax
KttJiard his iut'eptaiif!c of terms
for a ln-muud' lllln match with
Paul llcrlcubucli, world's light
Itcuvywcight cliniuplon, nt ' tho
Yniikno stiidiiini ous.liilio )0. ltcr-U-iiIhii-Ii
alrondy Is midcr contract.
i WasHIN;TOX, Mjy 0 (AP)
I'n-slilent (Violldge lias ' signed a
bill n-sirviiig certain lands In Goon
county, Dncoii, on publiu parks
ami camp sites.
" DAI, I, AH. -fen.,' May 0 ( AP),
Iiiiwrr gnir f-oost oiintlvi of lo
ns were Inimdiitiil over wide ureas
toilay by rain variously estlinatctf
from nine to 1 1 InrlicH, part of
the general prceipllntrmi extend
ing nnrlli lo the Iti'il Itlvrr anil
to the ciiIitii iMitllldnry. One
di-nth was caused by the rlmsts
Inland from torpiiH . (.'Iiri.stli.,
where IMI0 iiichcs tvo. i-ci-oiilcd.
TI'llllY ANXOYS TAMJ"A
TAMPA, Kla.-r-Ttibby has his
night out.. A trail of broken fences.
trampled hedges and fallen clothes
Hues marks his palli through u
residential district or the city.
Tubby is none other thun a huge
circus elephant, who broko his
moorings und created no HlOe stir
among Tampa residents lieroro
being towed back to the circus by
his trainer
Woman Shoots Children, Self
To Es c ape Starving to Death
CAHA OIIANIH-;, Ariz. May 6. tho automobile and go for aid to ,
(AP) Kneed by the prospect of uithe neiireat neighbors, aevon mlleu
show and terrible death for hewir away, the scrawled diary said,
and starvation for her two small she rired many shots In a rutilo
daughters, uged tour month nnd l attempt to altract attention.
Ihreu years, Mrs. B. J. fox shot i Knowing, the diary declared. Hint
and killed her offsprings nnd I hen j 1(, would be dead and her chll-
' lie irageuy was discovered uy
Third Day of Strike Sees
No Weakening of
- Either Side
ALL PEACERUMORS ?
OFFICIALLY : DENIED
Further Rioting Report
ed, Mostly from Scot
land; Food Supply .Will
Last a Month.
: IX)NDON. May 6,'AP The
government won a vlatory in the
houBo of commons today on Its
proposed - measures to control, the
strike situation. A. labor amend
ment to a bill rotating to the pro
tection or property was defeated,
in to do.
v I.ONDOM, May I. (AP) The
grip of the. general Strike give no
sign of lessoning, Tho third day
finds both government officials and
labor chiefs proclaiming their de
termination to fight to the end.
The administration's new mouth
piece, the British Oaiette, declared:
"There can be no compromise of
any kind. KltWr the country will
broak the general strike . or the
general strike will break the coun
try." . , ; ' .- .' :
An official communique at noon
reiterated that there would be no
negotiations until the men return-
ed to work.
. Deny AU Peace Ramon. -Trades
union officials denying
all peace rumors, announced terse-
worst of the disorders were in itwt-
lunrl Mnjtnlttllu at Inn aw atVia r1v4sk
'.,,, ,h; .;. , T.ko. ..rfi;.i.f
.
Train Attacked.
At Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, '
a triiin was attacked and . pasueiw
gers wore Injured by tho smashing
capitol Itself thoro were sanguinary
troubles during the : night, . with
police wielding their clubs In mass
charges to clear tho streets of
rlottng gangs which sought to stop
tho ' emergency tramway " sorvlce. .
Buses wore attacked at Paisley, an.
other Hcotch city.' , ,'
Mounted police were callud Into
action In the southeastern soctlon
of London at the "Blephant and
Castle." a tavern and traffic center.
where strike sympathizers attacked
und caused damage to a motor bus.
Government oontlnued Its effort;,
to assure the' food supply of tho .
population and It became known
that soldiers and Bailors will bo
used In this work If necessary, Tho
country's supply of tinned and
' (Contlnuqd on Pago B) . 1
THREE RUSSIAN
OFFICIALS PUT
TO DEATH TODAY
MOSCOW. May (AP). Thrci:
Important flnunce ministry offi
c'als, Violin, Chepollovsky anil'
ItablnowUch, were executed today
'by order of tho O. P. . IT. tstuta
political police). The trio were
churged with abusing the truht
Imposed In them by the govern
ment, to advance their own Inter
ests through speculation In tl'
Chervoneta. Thoy aro said to him
worked in league, with profession
ul speculators on the Moscow am .
Mnlngrad bourses. A number b
these speculators were . recently
Imprisoned.
,iren starfed to death before her
husliand would return, she fired n
t bullet Into the heart of each of bet
children, mid then turned ino rnio
or, herself.
ItKI.I.AIKK. Ohio. May . (AP)
tilwurd Davis shot and killed
his wlfo and her'slster. Miss Flor
ence llennett. at the family resi
dence In Kouth Uellnlre today and
then turned the pistol on hlmsclr,
dying Instantly. Police began art
Investigation to leurn tho motive.
The shooting was , believed to
have resulted from a family quar
rel. 'I'