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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED LCASZD EZ2VIC3 . . PORTLAND At- iron rair toalgst Thu rdar- Warawr , 1 t east portion tonight. V to nipdsrat rth wind. EDITION : VOLUME XXIV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRB8S MKKBER ASSOCIATED PRESS .. ' " -rV ' ! NUMBER ilZ ? Wl IS WW PMads . Guilty to . Charge ', of Transporting Intox icating Liquor W.AS "AR.RRSTinri HY - I viewed In naker yesterday. Kur ' CTiTP nrFBj,her information M not available ; BlAXIa UK If ICjtiKSj at this time as to 'when work ..or '''-V.' '- , .-,' j even arrangements' would bo start-' :TT" '. . ' T 1 ' led said Mr. Htuart, because-. It - Is Hai'Ola. Lays Blame , Oil;! reported that Hubert Work, Walmer in Connection ..with 85-Gallon Still In (vojved in Case. ; Ovorge Harold; when he was r- Viilrned ' before Judge. Hugh K. rady In justice court this Ing, delegated to Henry Walmer all honors In connection with the own irnlilp of the 86-gellon still. 60(1 jm'llona of iiihsIi and 45 gallons-of moonshine taken -with the pair at Badger Flat Monday evening, .tho. j,iisHce of the peace said. ' ...-'', - Walmer pleaded guilty, to- truns imrtlng Intoxicating liquor and was finde, 5(io ffDn ;?o duys; In tho .county jail. : J' f-'i -.;,. ' '., : . -:. '.iiirnid went iong -with 1ilp when the judge;,' set bull.' pf lluuu -for h,ts uppcuruncu.for trial Krlduy, Juoo-26.- -'v-',, v " ','': - $i!0tt ii Piirfrlli-U ' ' " Bonds' of 5i apiece, posted by Wayne Taylor, Krcd Golden, Will iam' K. Ngedham und Joo Smith for ; their appearance .to. answer charges of liiiuor possession follow ing I heir arrest at the Union Live stock show: last, week, were declar ed forfeited '.yesterday.', by Judge Hugh 13. Brady.'-' . ': . l , A'. .Osburn, of Imb'ler, paid a fine of IL'O und -costs , In justice court when he pleaded guilty to vliargo of swllchlOB uuUuiHiW He WEARING APPAREL WORTH $20Q TAKEN ' FROM LOCAL HOME tr ;l!obbers. wIiq spucluliiie'ln Inen'd! inwl ivnninll'M vt-pul'lnfi' tlltlllll'rl h!,.i. .-i.ii,.,i ,. mere I heft - In t-a Grande. It became known. 'ho blame while Nelson Insisted j 0ll nPK,i,orlllies.s belli. 6U mem- Uil uuoriUng., . ill,al '"' 1in,'w nlh),f.'f 'he four , hcrK or more frolll nle -nion couiir ,,,,,,, . .,;.. 'loa-n bottles of Ihiuor oiricers say t ,,, lu(.r of commerce will visit VV ' ;Lr'i r? t ,t,uy rou,Kl ,hut t,"'t'eithe towns of Wallowa, county June PatHson returned fiom-tt trip to )Bl,n rU1)nB j tti und "f, )'oi-niid und Astoria,' -und dlncov-, .;u(:ene Ashwlll, attorney for ' " .' , , ' , ' ' fired that during their absence,: u. i . -'I hey plun lo leave, here I hurs- someonn lttid entured their homo Vnd. robbed thpm of 9w worth of clot hint;. Nothing Uul wcur- Ittf? uppurel hud bti'ii motcotvd, Mth. J'attlson .reports. . 5 aliort time ugb robln-rs eii eri'd the Kberhurd home durim: tludr absence and slolo u ((uuntity o Hs omen's clothliirT. A third cam ' wns ' 111? robldns of the lde Zlmmermun home of elpljllng during iMr. and Mi. Zlnv- mer.inan'fl nbsenee. They returned homo with the Paulsons last night, B, and Concert Will Be Held :: ' At A thletic City Seroice To The : Valley Towns It means MiiicthlnC lu tin indlTidiinl tu nn-lc Ills Etc iting OIMTcr an hour after It bt prtiitwl each aflrniMn. whellH-r that ImlUldual lives In Iji rnnlc, 1 itloii. .North loHder. Iinhler, Elgin ur rr;' lr tlK iadglilor-Htlc all revelvo niiMlly Ms . komI i-arrkT-lwy dellery wnliv as thic la (imiMle. Tin mlfn iirctl mA wait llll Iht liubaiHl brliw fhwiH the iiapcr from Itic mt orrkv. TIm- husband known IiIm Cspcr will be IIhtt wailing tw lin wImii he rcaflics Ihjiiic ; TIiils Is vity .scrvfe' oMaln ble lu tltfi lle loli. anil l tlic miiiic price as In la irande. This sorhe means tMiH iliiiitf tn Oh itmslMent al trllscr, too. He kno that Hh rtiKtlltcri delivery of TIh A ruing otwrtcr rvviilu In awlm aiivkiulr awaiting I' Mfng. In linti. this make. It I Inrahialilc medhnn In which -varry liU ad crt Ueim?n t. Brrrr Atlmislng l A McfrliailtslMg Serrkx.' Thief Valley Bill Signed By Goolidge Dr. Hubert Work Said in . Opposition to Project North Powder , Anx ious. NOIITH POWDER, Juno 1. f (Special) President Coolldge ihas signed the bill authorizing the Thief Valley, dam. Irrigation pro Iject. according to W. A. Stuart, of 1 1 lie Ponder Valley Land and Irri gation, company,, who was Inter-" secretary of the Interior, -must pass on the plans before anything, in done. . - ., ' , -. . The Thief Vulley project will affect a large portion of southern t'nion county especlully '. around North 1'owder, besides a vast ucro age In .Baker county. The dam . would be located a few miles morn-;,,,,,,,,,.,,,,, of Telocuwt und east and north of North I'owder und ac cording to outline would greatly lienefil ranchers . throughout tho Powder valley 'as far east us Kuglc - (Continued on Page 6) THREE TO JAIL Lizzie Tucker, Lawrence - Clark and Ben Nelson to Pay penalty for Having Liquor. .Ben Nelson was fined till" und sentenced . to 3(1 days In Jail and JUDGE ORDERS llJiwrenee i lura ,-wus uneu -v and the Klcll Kool." WMMaWi ) and sentenced - lo. W.'dny. In-'MCVsriu, Tiirca.' Thursday i "The Good by judge H. B. Tilxoh. In the muni, j rlpul court last night., .. following Iheir udmiesion of guilt to a.charge of possession of lluuor. l.lzile Tucker, third member or the purly arrested . Sunday nhrht, pleaded not guilty, Hhe was tried and convicted. The Judge senlen- iced her to pay a A'JOii ftnu . und .serve no days In jull. j . Siolxoii Senteme Ugliter The renson for the lighter sen tence given Nelson, officers . eX- Plain. Is' that Chirk shouldered BonUq wc. rUrd at $50 for mu-h ! !''' 'wnlff. J""0 "" tue ol)i Thla ii.ornins th trio to!dl"Bcr n,ul nlffhl lih Knlerprtee J.,,, 1n lf., Imsincwi mnn. CompU'tlnff the Car Stolen Last Night; jbrcukratlitK there. In the mornlnw. Offircrs InVCStiiratinif i'unrh Friday they will have at ' " - ' j time- for dinner In the evening. A lichl, ear, owned by John! J. P. Moreloek, ehulrman. und Hroiihloii. 1427 Wiinlihil on' av" - nil', whb Htoln In front of his home durlni: Ihe nlsht, he reported to the police this morning. Offl- cora are lnvestlfralintr. Field Tomorrow ' J'reparutlons are now complete for the second bund concert, of tho summer outdoor berics, IMreetor Andrew Ioney staled today. The program, which has been carefully selecled with a view of upieal)ng to all dairies of music lovers from those who delight In classical selections to those who favor light er numbers will be played In the high school athletic field tomor row night. The program follows: Murch "Ancient and Honorable t Arllllery" Kousa Scenes from "The Chimes of Nor mandy" ..riannrelte Ueverle. "The Hoses Honey moon lira (ton "The I'atrol of the rhantomn" y. Chamber INTKUVAIj "Ballet "Egyptian" Luiginl I Allegretto non troppo II Allegretto III Andante ttostenuto fu) The World Is Waiting fur the Hunrl8e"...Xockhart and Helta (b) "Who" from musical com edy "Sunny" K'-rn Overture, "Light Cavalry" Von Huppc I .OMSK I WINS KKATTI.E. June 1G. AI) l-eo J Ix i u ski, of Aberdeen, Wash., , won the middle weight boxing chump 1 lonship of the Pacific coast here jlnst night by taking a decision over jJock Malonc of 81. Paul In a six j round main event of uo open atr card. lomakl took three rounds. iThrue rounds woro cveu. IIISTITUIE IS OPENED Tent City. Springs Up at Cove Inhabited by Pai'r ! 1 ish Delegates v REMINGTONS HAVE : CHARGE OF SCHOOL, The Rev. Oliver Riley, La : Grande,; Conducting a: Course of Bible-Study This Week. c !; : . COVE, fire., June l.-r-8iily stu-. dents and nearly a' spore - of. In structors and directors Inhabit the little tent city that has sprung up on the campgrounds near the As cension Kplacnpal church . for the third nnnuiii Kaatorn Oregon sum mer school, Church workers are enrolled from Buker, Haines, Bend. Klnmnth Kalis, IJood rtlver. Pen dleton. The ,Dnll8B d t Grande Itonde. vnlley parishes. Tho regis tration exceeds that of last year by 25 or more. . ' Hit-hop and (rs. W ' P. ltein ington. of Pendleton, are In gen eral charge of tho, institute, lllble study and methods kfon. "winning Kastern Oregon to Christ" are among the courses of study. Each day begins and ends with worship. A recreation hour at I he cunufirc an well as sport for: recess pdrlodH during the duy relieve the strcsa of study. : . . v -'. .' v lllble Ktinly fins l-'onneil. The ltev. (Hlvcr ltlley, rector of .St. Peter's. Episcopal church In 1-u Grande, la conducting a. course In Bible -study,, bused on the parables of Clirlst; : His u'Jecb are an nounced' -otj, -follows:- "The , Bower sunnirltnn." Frlduy: "The Barren , j, rrree."- jitltirday! "The ITnJust steward," -Monday; "The Phariseo ',( the Piibllcnn." Tuesdayr "Tho Two Hullilers,'!, Wednesday, June SS: "The Itich 'Man uqd ljuiarua" Thursday. - ' . - . ' PLAN CARAVAN INTO WALLOWA COUNTY JUNE 21 trip to Wallowa likf oountry, they ..ill uiumiI II... nlfl.l hi Dm Intl. the liteniberH of the (je t-nc'iiuliited . rommlltee will he In e ha rife of the Expedition, which follows an an- nual custoin. SEATTLE WOMAN AND CHILDREN HURT IN WRECK PNION. Ore. June 16. Mrs. J. jH. Hall and two children, of Keat jtle, escaped with '-minor Injuries i Tuesday aft'-rnoon lied she lost 'control oT her car and drove off a ' Nix-foot embankment f rom t he 'highway two und a half miles ( south of t'lilon, completely wreck- Ing the machine. j The three hud been lu Uaker visiting Mrs, Hull's parents, and were 'on IhHr way home to Seattle where Mr. Hull Is employed. They gave no explanation of the acci dent. Mrs. Hull was considerably bruised and the children suffered cuts and scrutchcH. but they were able to eo 11 Mime their journey on the train. The car was taken to the Old Oregon Trail garage. North Powder Stretch to Be Given Oil Coat NOKTU l'OWIKII, June lfl. (Special) A crew of about. 30 men. employes of the stule high way commission. Is expected to arrive here Sunday to start work .Monday oiling the Old Oregon Trail through this section of Ba ker and Union counties, according to Hal Stewart, engineer In charge who visited North Powder yester day. It was gleaned from Mr. Stewart's talk that oiling operations would start In town and be carried on In both directions at once. A smaller crew operating the water wagon and two road scrapers ha been at work several days already, putting the surface-of the highway lu bh.ipe for thu ull binder. Convention Program Is Being Drawn Few Blanks Yet Remain Unfilled for July Meet-. ' ing of Realtors ; in Ia Grande. Although several bluuks remain to be filled In the program for the tenth annual Paciflo Northwest Heal Estate convention has been outlined and promises to be one of . unusual Interest: President A. II. Barnhlael, of the Northwest Heal Estate' association will preside 'oyer- the convention and 'will can the meeting to order1 at -la- o'clock Thursday morning, July-;:, for the first time. Wel coming addresses by-a representa tive of Governor Walter M. Pierce, , A. T. Hill, president of the-' city conimlsHton, and William Miller, president! of the La Grande Realty board and a response by President Oarnhlsel . will take up the- first part 'Of the .morning. ; Annual re ports will bo given by Mr. Harn hlscl, president and T. W. Zimmerman,- secretary-treasurer, of the northwest, association, und by the vice presidents of tho state associa tions, H. It. Budd, representing Vancouver. B. C: W. W. Hunts- berger, Montana; Clyde J. Brown, Idaho; Paul A. Schedlcr, Washing ton and Will H. Ross. Oregon. Ap pointment of special committees wlllsclose tlie morning session. Secretaries to Meet. At noon there will be a luncheon of ail board secretaries. Thore will be an address at 1:30 o'clock und at ?:3 o'clock a meeting of all state delegates. At 6:30 p. 111. there will be a dinner of state dele gates und u president's - ball at 9 o'clock will closo tho events of the first duy. - On Friday morning July 28, the day. will start at 8 o'clock with a breakfuet conference. At this con ference farm land upprulsuls will be discussed by K. T. Capener. chief appraiser of tho I'aclric Coast Joint stock l.and bank of Halt Lake City, Uluh and Frederick K. Kl muiidorf, of Bpokane, Wash., will tulle -about business property ap prulsulst At ;S o'clock Chester A. Moores, of - Portland, will talk on ''"Leases and Rentals." and at 1(1: f 6 o'clock AlbvrPLord, of So uttle, Wuah., will talk on "Closing the .Ucul." .. . ,-, t'omiiiiNHloneiV ConfenH('e. . There will ulso be a conference of the Western tftatcs Iteul J-ita'te comnihsloners - at- 10:15 o'clock, with Will Aloore,' of Halem, uo (Continued on Page 6) F Third Trial f banned for Fred Spain, of Union, District Attorney Helm Declares. - A second Jury hung last night on the i stale's rase agilnsl Krcd Spain, eh urged In the circuit court with possession of Intoxicating Ihiuur, that he claimed he believed was rub-down. ' Seven men for acquittal and five for conviction reversed the sentiment of the original trial last full, when only one juror held oul for exonerating the defendant. Judge J. W. Knowles dismissed the jurymen at midnight when they reported thut they were unable to agree after nearly seven hours of deliberation, Hpulri will be tried a third time. Curl O. Helm, district attorney, stuled this morning. K. O. Zefk wan ro-defrndanl with Spain in the rirst trlii I. He Is to have an other hearing also. The 13 lack I n gt on ursou case set for June 28 and 2'j Is next on th calendar. II will be followed June 3tl by a civil suit, Floyd McKen non versus K. Zundeli. July I, (ho Grande Itonde i,u mber company's case against Mary lihinchard will be heurd. The K. G. Kcisluud suit versus W. H. Porter will finish the list July t. Prince Orloff Passes: Duel Was" Contributory VIKNNA. June IS. (AP) Trag cdr still follows tho recent duet on the estate o' Huron Klfnger near Ituab, between the Russian rlnce, Cyril Vladlmer Orloff. nd the buron. whlch euluilnaled lu the suicide of the 'wife of the baron and the wounding of both partic ipants tn the fight. Prince Orloff is dead from pneu monia, probably due to a ehanrc of buckshot from the baron's gun which so badly shattered his right arm that amputation was neres san. The baron was seriously wounded In the chcM by a bullet,'1 from thu llussluu prlncus rifle. JURY FAILS TO 1 VERDICT TELLS TALE DEALINGS Ek - Bootlegger Startled House Committee with j Vivid Story WesternbankS are mentioned W. C. Davidson Charee3 That the Northwesterni Bank of Portland Act ed as Sale Medium. WASHINGTON, Juno. 10- AP) William C. Davidson, who mid: he : Is a. former bootlegger now "going Htratght." today told the hoiue alcoholic ltquoc traffic com mittee a vivid story of fivo yoai experience an a wholesale boot legger, and ,how, when , he .re formed, he was unable to get Pro hibition Chief Andrews to tnke ac tion : against severnl California, banks that had acted as mediums of exchange In his llqtior trans actions. Ho 1b the surprise wltnens pro duced by Representative IaQunrd- Itt, progressive socialist of New York, who demanded the heurtng, threatening to hold it all by him self unless the committee heeded hhv wishes. . . ; PcvMiivh Hvhkxioc. "; . Declaring that In the uootlctr glng game he was known as Wil liam Culne,, the witness said An drews had' referred to him 'fed oral prohibition officials in Los Angeles, : and that "a Colonel; Frith,'' prohibition administrator for Southern California, and his assistant, W. W. Anderson, .had. declined to uccept evidence ho was prepured to offer. Thro' JttHu't Throughout his testuhouy Came madu clear no" would not tell on those whom he described as "reg ular fellows." He said Anderson told him he "didn't want any thing" he had, and from then, on he was uuuble to suo Frith per sonally. .. . He charged that the Vermont slid West Jefferson street brunch of the California Hank ln iut Angeles hud negotiated a liMi.OUM check on the transaction and that when he told Anderson- of this, Anderson said: "It would look fine in the headlines; California Bank in the whisky business." i , Portland Hank Named. Davidson, who was alrefsed In lihuki riding punts hnd an oIK-n drab, shirt, wua not put under oath, the committee 'having ho, nei In a dry, county., v1 MraV Iaw such uuthorily. , Ho .. said theirence Is tho wife of a circuit court transaction with the . Callfornlaj Judge, and ."ohtosted. the -demo bunk took . place "around" Octo-j cratlc nomlnttttoit frpm -Monmouth her -27. J924. Ho mentioned con-' county for the. atat senate against fening with 'A Mr. Hradshaw whose Initials he believed wore; "H. W.". He also told of con- ducting financial transactions In1 whisky deuls through the United States bank In San Diego, Cal..1 the Northwestern bank In Port hind, Ore., the JJberty bunk, of Sun Francisco, und of conferring with bunking offlcluls in Memphis, Tenn., Monterey, Cal,, Superior, Wis., and other cities. It developed from his testimony thut he ofrered to reveal narn.-s of "higher ups" to Atr. Andrews if ho could get. transportation to Washington, und thut the officials demurred to his proposition. He ulso suld he got In touch with Wayne H. Wheeler of the Antl- Saloon league and finally with "Hniiiuel MrNub." district uttorney at 1ms Angeles, who told him his (Continued on page 4) New Optical Disease Is Caused by Short Skirts HACItAMKNTO A fearsome optical dlseuse has been discov ered by up-to-date optometrists here? It Is "angiitis" whose vic tims lire nimble to -focus their eyes at any unle more thun 12 Inches uliove the ground. 'I'lley suy ilO per cent shorter skirls cause u 30 per cent Increuse lu eye trouble. TODAY'S GAMES NATIONAL I.KAGI I-'. PHILADELPHIA (AP) It. II. K. CIllellRO 4 7 0 Philadelphia , 1 4 1 Hutlerles Uluke und llartnell: I'arlson, Pierce, r.iirc'ht and Hen line. i IIOHTON (AP) l'lltsburg IJOHton .. II. II. V.. .0 12 4 ,.371 and K. IlalU-rles Aldridge Hmllh: Oenewich, J. Taylor. Mogrldgo and Vt.'t7 Vllfl . 1.1 f -InnlnMiill. New York and St. Louis-Brooklyn puMpoucd, cold. i l As The Governors Ate Beans pj v :i r I .,- ! t'- i The navy Isn't (he only ptarv wtiero they Ml beans, (iovrr Dors eat 'eni, to. Joemor. Prtend W. Rkihardson-(right) of Call romla, and (knanior Walter M. Pterce, of Oregon, are , shown above with a platelul aptece at the oeJebratlon of tho nunpletkjn of the IKMigUw MemoruU brwlgo beruwj over the; Klamath river, which fllbi the last gap bt the Cnada-lo-Mcloo roast nighway. lilii TW 'Out of Three:'pn)hi . bitioh- Supporrs Fv?;! , '.rriarieSvX-;; f;;,:" 'NioWAftk;- N'.'J.V 'June 'i lAP) Although this'Btate. tiaa two Wet senator's In1 .Wnshlngton and p., wet governdc In Trehtorii '.today's, ;Ve. turns ;rrni.'yfi$ler4ay'e'-pHmar' elections gav$? ndvonugfl t to ;tle di'9ln-:1w:'6tUHathyee-: prohlbt- tlon'clnsses, '''J,:.'.''s ': '' .v.;'- Id th(ivthlrd a. w.oiijan advocate ' Adeline ; ija'ence;';waa . the 'wVu-J J union H, Hendrlckson, v a bone dry. '.-.'- -.:yr- - ' ' ' . H. Tiuncan MoClave, brought forward by wet republicans In the sixth eonKiesslonnl- district, against Representative Randolph Perkins, n dry, had loot by i, 000 votes on returns from half the district. The Antl-Huloon : leaguo ' termed this battle -u "real prohibition refer- ' (Continued on Page I). V -) BERRY FESTIVAL 1 HELD LAST NIGHT BY COVE WOMEN COVE, Ore., June.' ID. Rtraw- ,,err' pP'c'"-es responded from all ul,r lno vll"er w"en me women "i ii vu ,iviu tniprovomviiL elnb kept a community tradition at the I. O. o. K. hall last ovcnlng, dispensing berries and cako from tuliles lavish with garden roses, Nourly joo wore served from T until 9 o'clock, between 30 and 40 Iji Orundc persons being among them. . ,. ;.. ; ; After Ihe heaps ot fruit, home made cake and ico cream hud dis appeared, tho hostesses entertain ed with a proKi-uin of music. The strawberry festival, in : lis present form, is three years old. but the neighborhood luwn purly oul of which it grew dute to tho duys of the first pioneer fuiiillles. La Grande to Invite . Legionnaires in 112' A speclul meetlhg to listen to the report of the committee con cerning the 'yn American Legion stuto convention . was culled last evening by Harley H. Itlehardson, cominunder of post No. 43, ut the city hull. The committee reporb-d that 57 business men und Individ ijals Interviewed were In favor of bring the state convention here. A committee on preliminary ur rungements was appointed, headed by Raymond O. Williams. Hueh Kt Hrady. seiicral chulr- I ttiun Itl PhllPffl. tit th llll.rHltl. rtt- ported thut the production Is pro- gr suing nlly. : BuUetm BAN t'KAISCiSOO, Juno IX (AP) W. R. Wiley, president end 4nev ol Ub WUejr Kulp BuUditm jlon m tn, eapltot where the eoon oMnpwu ot Htllliy ahot hlawatf omio principle be eppowa already m a s-Iwe atte-ipt m hU .part. J teen-'.Mjw iiere today and was taken emergeaor- ttospltat kn ;b ertUoal oondltiom. . ' NAPLES, Italy, June ta (AP) Captain Aurciio Padovanl, long prominent in tno rasout nan ment, aiwl four of his friend were killed today -when, a balcony from wlik.li' he was addrewlng a group of , admirers, , 1 . uollapsod. Thirty persons - were . injured. ....,-....; :, Governor Tleroe Juno 16 (AP). Governor 'Pleroe said today that in a day or two lie will reply to the open letter - from tho Rev. Clement G. Clark, Congregational minister, of Portland, asking him to tako action agahut certain al leged gambling place In Portland. Tlie governor will confer with the attorney general. ' Tho Clark let ter was received today. LONDON, June 10 (AP). Bob by Jones, of Atlanta, led the com plete field In his play at Sunning- dale for the lliitlsh open golf championship. The American with a brilliant 00 was uirro strokes in front of Archie Oompstouo, British professional, his nearest competitor for medal honors. - - Men Held As D'Autremonts Tell of Flight From Death JUNEAU, Alaska, Juno 18. (AP) P. Ii. Nell, a postal inspector, arrived hero today from Portland, Ore., and after examination an nounced that two siispoclJi arrest l hero last Wednesday are not Ray and Hugh D'Autrcmont. JUNEAU, Alaska, June 16 (AP) A man held here as Hugh D'Autremont, who hus been hunt ed since the robbery of a mull train at Klsklyou, Ore.. October 11, l!:i, In which four persons were killed, linn told federal of ficials a story of a fllRht from deuth In Cxecho-Hlovuklu which took him to llaltlmoi-e and theneu to California and Alusku, und de nied participation lu the robbery. Willi him Is held a man de cluroil to bo Itny D'Autremont, u brother, sought for the same crime. Roy D'Autremont. anoth er brother, likewise charged, wus said to huve been idenllrit-d here but escaped. The man declured to be Hugh D'Autremont usserted Ills name was Julius Deutsche and that he had used aliases of John Murtln nnd OeoiBe Summers. He suld he wus born In Htm- gary and fled for his life after participation lu a revolution iiKiilnst the government of t'seeho Hlovakla. Ho related that h'l stowed uuay on the S. H. Inde pendence utter in" King his way - n i i MB i f a i i ft a i twj II III. I Hil l M III U I kattsr Dnnnn'vnnri I IIUIlh.LUI VP: B A I I m A iV.' UllliillllVilii Dickinson, Iowa, Soundly Raps Attitude of the Administration : MELLON OPINION SCORED IN II0US2 Representative Haugen Is Pessimistic of Any Re j lief During This Ses- ! sion of Congress. WASHINGTON,' ' June If. (AP) j Secretary Hallin's opinion of the equalisation : foe plan of farm re- , lief, now pending before the ata ate in the McNsry bill, brought a ; harp report today 'from lie pre- ; entatlvo Dickinson, republican, of Iowa.- ',: : ' -' v,.'- "At last- tbe administration ( out in the open" he said In a atatemenC given to the Assoc I ate d Prese "when the statement of Secretary Mellon is stripped of all apeoloua pretexts it mean that, the Interest for whom he speaks are not Willing that the proteotlve ' system shall mean anything for tba American fnrmer." . . Mdlon Oppose DUI The secretary' opinion that the proposal Is economically unsound and unworkable would provide na permanent benefit for American farmers, would "aubstdlse" fore Urn creditors and would Increase the -cost or farm .products to American consumers, was written at the re quest of Representative Dickinson, Representative Anthony, of Kan. as, and Chairman Haugen, of tho house asrtcultural committee, . . Considerable Importance baa been attached to Mr. Mellon' aealara- " o;' TmrA ln Wo . .,,n.,Mi inh. ..i. T.n,nti. nn. gen, republican, at J Iowa, v who sponsored the bill In tbe bouse, as saying: "There ts no use to. make', any further drive for farm relief now. We have bad our day ln court." '. .,.'. Representative ' tHoklnon de clared ' a absolutely without war rant the secretary statement that (Continued en Page Vear. NEARLY A HALF MILLION POUNDS . OF WOOL SOLD PORTLAND, Ore.. June 1 (AR Close to half a million, pounds) of wool was disposed of yesterday at Shaniko duilng tbe first sealed, bid sale held in Oregon this aea son. Price resolved were wU in line with ruling values, the fourteen -clips offered bringing from 17 to 1M cents. ' . . Plenty of notice of tbe sals bad been given the trad and there was a grand attendance of buyers on hand. After tbe Shaniko sale tho buyers visited Maupln and will re main ln the district for tbe sealed bid sale at Condon today. . across Germany and Holland to Rotterdam. Landing at Baltimore, he evaded Immigration officials and. went to New York City, where he worked In stores. After sev eral months tn a town ln the Cat-, skill mountains of New York, he moved to California, In 1923, and worked for Wicks Castellan and for Qeorge La Ross at Auburn, Cal. . His next move was to Vlctorlll, Cal., where he took the name of John Murtln.. Ho then went to Los Angeles. D'Autremont said he .used aliases and was secretive In his: movements because he had been informed thut. -Csecho-Slovuklan officials were ' hunting him und that if he was returned there for illegully entering the United States he would be executed. 'He pro fesses to speak French. Spanish, Hunxarinn and 8lavlo English. Otriciuls suld part of his story was apparently true. They de clured thut a man namod Deutsche had worked for La Rose. He would not vevcul when or where he met A. Erlckson, who is held us his brother Roy, or Diet Allen, who Is mild to resemblu Itny. Dick Allen has been found to have sold an automobile May 15 to R. T. Klynn, of Portland, Or. K. J. Cowllshu, of Portland, whn witnessed the sale, reported that pictures of Roy D'Autremont re. sembled Allen.' ,, J