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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PACEJ TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PBES3 LEASED WIRE ET2VIC3 CITY EDITION lis fM Imi - ORIWON: Pair toaUthl and Thursday.- but cloudy or tatty mr lhi coast to night. Local thunderstorms In the mountain . VOLUME XXIV. NUMBER 225 MEMBEK ASSOCIATED PRB88 LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS FIE MIT CAOFOKNM. QUAKE, STATE IJEAR "Tne Nodine Settlement" WW m V W W W m WW WWW 1 EIIOOFITS Prosecution May Finish ' ' Its i estnnony 1 his Afternoon STATEMENTS READ AND CHALLENGED . - . .' ; . CoUlt Admits Panel. Al- leced Signed by Black ington, Believing Fire ' Had Been bet. The slate rested Its cao agaiuxt J. 4J. lllackington Immediately af ter court reconvened at 1 ;30 o'clock Hits afternoon. ' ' Introduction by, the state of twoj slutoiiionts claimed to novo ueen made by J. C. Wucklngton tn which ho dec,arud,ha, Inhl. ophiton ,hB, Imbler fire could only have star'.cd from Incendiary causes quickened the Interest of sweltering spectators when the third day of tho arson trial opened this morning. ' Tho lirst statement each of lit four pages containing the defend ant's signature wan. Introduced in connection with the testimony of II. M. Pomcroy, chief . deputy stute fire marshal, late Tuesday aftor. neon, I'omeroy titlfled that he vook uown wucKiuBiouB. . i. . i j t inn- in i mi ir n 11 nil . 1 1 1 murmur ui . June 1. two days, laft'r.uie flrr.. t . " . ... : : a when he, with tjarl O. llclih. dis trict utlorney. and Chief c. O, Mur. chlson, visited the prlKOtter In the women's wurd of the Jolt, -;t-Challenges Statement. ' 11. J. Green, counsel for Ihe dc- (Uonttnoeil on Page 6) BAKER WOMAN HIT BY AUTOMOBILE NEAR, UNION, ORE. - - , null ut lit: A.IIH.-IKIIH II si"" . Ut the ofriee of lltighK. Hrady for HWT I.AKK, June 3 (Special). r(.ol.K(inKHnon and ehellon of of- Mi. J. Kyle,, of Huker, wus r(M.s j, jt y0,y WUs elected treuled In th-: sunulorlum here1 BUurt0 ( Q purtc. during MR1 nigni ior injumn ru- ceived neur t'nlou early In 1h was Unoek'.J ' .1 ),;.. 1t-- ,tnl,nmvn' persons. , ' , ; . i The woman left her car, driven which 1 ad drupel, out, and" .Id Ihufshe. becume dl.y. steppl.ix- In front, of ;an upptoachlng car. JlerlH ild was ei.t und she ' was badly bruised, but her Injuries were not dangerous. I The nreiit.uiiia of the other cur bv her hiiHbiind, to pick up a1 pull stopped and rendered all poualllle assistance, allhough no one pro- cured their names. Guardsmen Return After Two it. i ' m wp.pkr rainina iear mearora La Granders Called Go-Getters A very prominent ' Wullona hiisinesH nmn. commenting oi tho results of the "good will" caravun of the I'nlon county chamber of commerce. Monday, dropped a thought that qutle w-ell expresses tho sentiment of his county. "Those Iji Grande business men are sure go-getters." he declured. "They not only TALK ubout going after business, but THKV GO AI'TlCIl IT!" This man said he was amused und pleased with the efficiency of the entire caravan project. It stirred the good will In Wal lowa county and ioat the l.tt Granders nothing. Kach . story The Observer prints ubout Wullona county has been sent to every family In Wallowa county that can be reached by mall or carrier. As a result. The Observer's cir culation Is going ahead rapidly throughout Wallowa as w'ell is t'nlon county lower reader cost and greater reader-interest the beat advertising value iJl Grande business men can buy. "Obacrvcr Advertising A aterrban.lr.lMg Serthio. ' The adventures of tred No Uliie. wlione rumanllc career played an Important part In the early history of the UnUMln Hoi ale valley, am recounted lu the essay wllh which Max lieu tcr, an eighth grader In the fifth tllslrkt, established nine self among tlic winners of lion, orable luenllon hi the local his tory May contest. . Ilia manu script contains a fine ikwcrlpthiti of lite valley an the settler first saw It. . lr. Fred Nodino came to the Grande Hondo- valley June II. 186:. He had been to Walla Walla to gel Home supplies to take back with lllm tn Alilmrn. Up pnmnixl nn " bunks or Catherine creek, above jtlc present site of I'nlon. At the ; baso of Emigrant hill, whero the ,uwn of Grande now stands, he HALF OF BOY QUOTA HAISED Funds Are Being Collect- "Or of commerce, where rooms aro for Establishment of," ""C I7r'Z I a Tri - County Scout fVvnnril uuuuv.il. Half of the jL'iiil) that Is Grande's quota In the fund to rulHcd for the establishment of Half of the that Is f.a , bo trl-counly council of Hoy ttrouls was pledge In a brisk morning s u'ttrk tmtnv liv thn cnimiilltno mt. nolnlnd ,' ol , inter- ' - " osted men ut tho Foley nolo! last i .. i ...... . . .. -.,xu i i.v J.'H. i'eare. who was sulecled chulrn.ari of the cult.palgn coin ' (Continued on Page 6) Lot Snodgrass Elected To Head "40-8" Society Lot' Snodffrass was elected chef de gare of tho Union county 4(1 mil K Hneietv IiihI. eveninir when i n ...embers of the fun organls..- Ptuiis were mad.- for meetings bt! n",d ,mrn ,,,on,,1 at be var- UH towns ill 111 mote, the Interest In tin? society. The first menllng will I,a Ornnde sometime be held in bi'fore the- "'tlZ, h. ees of the American '.eg o the list of next month Hie .1 ,(.. f"; the . meeting has not yet been stt William Kelly, of llulc-r. who Ih a sluice orrieer of the urgsnlxution. tho hist of next month. The dale which Is composed of unlive legion memners, : win p.ouuu.y some of the meetings. ul tend . XT I n t The l.a Grande unit of Ihe Orj- gun nutlonul guard Company K, INOth Infantry returned ho.iiti this morning on train No. ti. w hich arrived at ubout lf:3, after It days summer eneump.nenl ut Cump Jackson, near Medford. Heveru! of the boys w-ho went lo Southern Oregon with the com-' attorney General Van Winkle lo pany remained there for a longer ,... rvirnnr Plerco said he stay and others stopped at I'orl- land und other points for a vacu- n nl-i tomorrow whether the al tiot. before returning lo lt jwrn,.y general will bu asked to oranue. ..injur i-misji niiii. We hud a good camp this yeur," Major it. Huron sabl this morning. "Although some uf the days Were hot, it was not as hot as last year and the nights re ulwuys cool enough lo sleep. The heat did not cause any sen- "..tm'a'mliitary standpoint Washington Golfer In camp was very successful, itegu-. Lead in ITiilaaeipnia lar army otrlcers Inspecting 111" . national guard companies checked! f,Alii;l.l'HIA, June 30 ( AP) no serious deficiencies against any JU.K Westland, 1,'nlverHlly of company In the entire cump. The Washington, wus leading the I j. Grande unit, us usuul. "is'le'inmllfvliig field In" the Inlereol- un ..i.-elli nt record, and the two new compunles from P.usiern un irnnPcmllctoii and Union also made excellent records for 'buby' j outfits." ! Mulor lluxler. of the Jlh In fantry' of the regular I'nlted Wales army Inspi-cled the moth Infantry. Monday, the last oay n can..-. . . t ,i.. I. ..(Huhlmr eamo and preparing to leave early1 -roeJilnv morning. On Montlay uf- I uesoay ihwi i....r. ternoon m funn -- the winners In the athletic field meet, held on the Saturduy bc - , (Continued on Page 6) time (hero wm a small -settlement there. There wasn't any road up to Ihls end of the valley, tn which hw round out -afterwards ho. was, mistaken. Ho hadn't seen any In diana, and ho took precautions that night, after slaking his horam out, rolled up in his bkinketa and went to .Bleep. What was his aurprtsc the next morning on awakening to find two guns peering' Into hia face hack of which- were -standing two Indian. He thought htslast mo- menu bud conic and bracing up I l.lu oammd-u wiilil nnAtt mnriilllK " and walled results. , The redskin dropped their guns and gave him their hands und he grouped them very cordially;' They asked Mm who ho was and a. few other ques tion were asked, .lie wan not ex pecting them Ml told them his business. Ho was preparing - to move on but they Invited him to break rant, they took hint down tq their camp nnd gave him tine fln- ' CALL FOR HOSTS ISSUED TODAY BY , COMMERCE CLUB The rl rut cull for volunteer hosts I being stationed at all vulnerable to the m.ltors who will be here points on the Cimudlnq border oboul 700 strong July 22-24 for tho from the Aliunde to the Pacific nortliwe.it convention la Issued to- lo aid In tho prevention of smug ilnv from the office of tho chain- Kline. Announcement lo this effect tlons have already been received. I All available rooms at tho hotels httv(j boon (,)KU)r,(J . anii mHny more will be needed to houso tho vinHnrs. .h .m-rlaJnlna- ml rmate.-mra have arranged to rent tho roonis f....,..i ti r. un. i ti 7 r. ,'.,.,. r- t, um..o ..unut (Jie reMon ,IIV1! a,llloullqeu- that .... ...... acco.nr-.niconyii.eir wivpj rnninw inp finiiiiii accimannv " J.VTV ,. . ." a,'r LJ " -,V , -- --- o Ol mVPOTfRS - """" 1Ji1' ATTEND SCHOOL ' OF INSTRUCTION Twenty-four men in the national foreat service working In Ihe I'iiih tllla nutlonal foreci met ut the lake neur the Toll gte between Kl "1 a nd Wu I Ww 11a M onday .on(J Tu,.sdav or ,i,a ,v,.ck for ' a 2mli luo fiiiv'H nut In tr und school of in- ons. J. Irwin, of rninJie- ton, forest supervisor was lu j charge' . ! ' f The purpose of the mealing was'" to Instruct forest rmigern working,' In the t'matllla forent, which ln- hides the entire Hlue Mountain rangf from Meacham to J-owlston oner und Irklnh. In the work to be carried out this summer. .,., rrilt ,iK.,.nif af this niilure was held at the Toll gate lata year, pluns ure to . make 11 un unnuul event. , f..,v ttn.oll Vifoc Put l no ijmii ,o Out by Deparlmcnt ' Two fires, both small ones, oc curred today. Al l:4n lljls morn ing the fire department extin guished u small bWxe in boxes and sra'8 behind the McWIIIIums bak ery on Kir street anil at l:io p. m.. -xtlngulslieil u fine fire nt 1 7i7 wim.t i u hoUS... owned by c. i Damage wua slight I'enulnglon. in euch case. Pierce to Decide Late Tomorrow Afternoon SAI.KM. Ore. Jun 30. (AP) ' After a lengthy conference with j WOU, not decide before t o'clock tuke charge of gambling and vice invest igutlons beroro a grunu jury Portland. The governor was n'eju'-slfd by Meyor Halter, of . lortluntJ. and Umlrlcl Attorney ,.,ycrj4i r Multnomah county, to n,,,m.at. Van Winkle to take Ctlir(?ff.w i. f u.,. 0f chamlilonshlp today ut ihe Merlon Cricket club with a score of 74. I'Ved I .u-niprceh',. Tu- lane, the defending champion, waa witii a innoer suvi a ins in". An- one stroke behind, lied with It? V. volts. Prompt uelloll by crew . Cox, of I'nlon, wllh 75. lile.nbers. who pried hi... loose J. ; with a Umber saved him lire, An- KI-:slli.NriO ASNI 'S(-t;l. other member or the crew was NKW YOltK. June III ( A PI.- ' knocked down by the shock. ; Th.. v..M.tf.lfn of T. M. HehU - inacher. vice president In charge of trafric of the Houlhern Pacific ............ . , - ---- - ' accepted ly tne executive com- MnltU - e and reeoliiliie.iUullon will Ibe made to the directors that tho position be- ubolishod. Mill mm Canadian Mounted l)lice Being Stationed . Along Border AMERICA PLANS A SIMILAR MOVE Uncle Sam to Centralize Large Force in Detroit Said to Be the Big gest Leak. . OTTAWA. June 10. (Al) lloy al Canadian - mounted police are was made today by the Ji- " i no uciwg Htoveim WASHINGTON. Juni 3. (Al) Strengthening of the border put-. ,.0 by funada will bo followed next week by uddlllon of more than 11)0 ulong the Canudiun bor- dw by thla government. ' Th new t'nlled mates forces will bo stationed us noon us thV funds aro provided by the de-.j- flclency appropriation bill now - ..n.Um In Itm imnntn lknniiift - ,rl, , ' . .., - ... forces will lo centered obout .-ir m n..w m.,n win i.e Iptnoed. Assistant HeciTlary An- drews. Ill el.argu or prohibition en- fo.cemeiit. declared today this point Is tho biggest leak from 'un ltd u only three ugents are now stutloned then. , HARVESTING OF Oregon Yields Range m ' t i t.1 Troin -vni'v roor to n.x- GRAIN a1loiif Pnfuff.oa IhmJ examination of the w'itness ivusj teiieillr rut,rtt,ue uam .lukva ov,.r by H(.nalop Kl(1(r- ,.,. aged by Drought. I'l.UlTI.ANf). Ure., June Stl (Al)' Aeeonling lo Ihe stiinmu.ry of ,,,, . i they wei-e on the t ro con.llttH ill. bu , Uo .,, ' demrtu.e..l. ofb ,, ..,,,.,.,.,.. , uther and Oregon by the t . .. ..,, ,llni, in day, harvest of winter wheat. ohIji and barley Is becoming more gen erul with yields vurylng from very poor to excellent. The ex Ireine IhmI cunsed ripening or win ter grains nnd was tin favorable.-for grain nol aireuily fully developed. In iioim eiuslern enl.nties wheat which was badly frosted Is being pu.ilured orcut for hay. Corn HHido ruphj growth. ripening of berries, und in places there are no! enough ttlekers to cure for Ihe crop. Apricots and early peaches and apples arc In the nmrkeL In limited quantities. The week was favorable for Ir rlgjted airalfa und for haying. Culling of the flrsl crop of alfalfa. Is tinder way In elevated central counties nnd cutting of the aeeond crop is progressing In Southern Oregon. Haling of buy has begun In the Willamette vulley. tome potutoes In eastern conn- ties previously hurt by front urn now sufft-rlng from drought and wtll be a fullttre: elsewhere pota toes ure doing well. Garden veg ctubles tire muturing ruiddly. Flax Is good and pulling has be gun. Two Umatilla County Men in Narrow Escapes P;NIiI.;T(1N. June 3H. (AP) Al Moody, of Pendleton, narrow ly escaped death by elect rocul Ion Monday near Kcho w hen the crane of a steam snovei on which .'l.e wus working came in contact 1 llurnlil ' flennett. Adams ranch- ! er. cseuped death yesterday through presence of mind. Ills .......... i. . i,,.v..mi.,p - ...... . combine alio ne was lle.llg urag- gt it Into the macl.lno wnon no threw Ihe big drive belt oft . Its J pulley. AtJTI DRYS Senate Campaign Fundi ( Committee Turns from I Prohibition Agencies CAPTAIN STAYTON GIVES TESTIMONY Founder of Association "i A g a i n s t Prohibition Tells of Working Plans I of Body. 'WASHINGTON, Juno 30 (AH). Turning from Its Inquiry Into the uffuira of dry organlmtlons, the senate' campaign funds com mittee loduy called before It Cap tain. William H. tftayton. of Smyr na, Md., founder and national chairman of the Association Against the Prohibition ' Amend ment. i'o coinplet" the contrast be tween the rtuy's sesulon and those which :have preceded It, Chairman Hoed turned the witnesses to dry members of the committee for questioning regarding the activi ties ot the wet .organisation . In politic! Its. history nnd Its fi nances! HtMl llenles lln Is Wet. "ft has been slanderously stat ed that J am a wet," said Heed. ."Thero aro several drys. on the committee and I shall turn , Cap, Mtlil . 1 naawjr ' wu w t C4J vun an wu for - examination. Then there won't bu any charge that 1 at covering unythlng up." The dry senatoi-s had come Into the committer room fortified y voluminous Infui mat Ion presented by Wayne U. Wheeler, of the Anil - Kuloon leiigue, ,v who has charged expendllpres by wet In ii.rii.i In the rerunt Pehnsvivanlu primary. Just bi'fore Htuylon wnu! culled to the stund Ihe cominlttee held . .... . i ' .1.... i ... ' u luim ein'cuiive jseaniuii ui which It examined the dry leader's lul'oi'n.atlon on that subject Wl.iHdcr hi Fnmt How. .. Wheeler, "himself" was on hund for the public sesulon, taking a Bent In the front row When Menulor Iteed withdrew! rro... th questioning of . Stayton.! oerut, Ctuh. Ktayton said the pur poHf of the oi'ftanlxalion ho found ed In was to encourage obed ience to the dry tavvs so long ufl they were on the statute books. lg that could bring about the repeal of the ISth amendment (Continued on Page 4) NORTH DAKOTA'S VOTERS AT POLLS IN PRIMARY TODAY I ifahmu, June SO. (Al) A wit hilnilnl coulesl Involving Iwo re- ., i.nllllr.-il "comeback" bv A. C. ! lownlee, once catle.1 ll.e "rseur- oi the non-purllsatl It ague, vied for Interest In North Uukutu's primary election today. Itesults of the poll will deter mine supremacy of two wings or the republican parly In slate and nutlonal orriees, with the republi cans endorsed by the lion. partisan league and Ihe "regulur" or Cool ldge republicans, conflict. The non-purllsan group is be hind Henator Gerald P. Ny ap- pointed pending un election lo Nil the vacancy caused by the deal h of Ki nulor H. I'', t.udd. Nye eundldiiln to fill the Lndd's unex pired term nl.d also for the next regular senutorlul term. TODAY'S GAMES ' ATIOM Ali i.ka;i : CHICAGO (AP) It. H. K. Clnelnnutl , II 1 Cllieugo 2 T 0 Ilulteries: Lining und Hurgruvc; Mllst"i.d. liiii.tzlnger und Iturtnelt, Plclnlch PITTKHCIta (AP) It. II ut. i .ou i a o Pittsburg 2 7 1 llutterlis: Hulnes and O'Parrell; Meadows and Gooch. j AMI-;IHCA. I.LA'll I; IIOHTON (AP). , It. H w,i.liln.l,M all injsion 6 0 K.jt-I ; ifeihn- naiiern.s: murrei. unu Wlngfluld, Wulzcr, itussell, bwr and Mtokoa. Dempseys Mother-in-Law flraiiZpZZak j 1 SsMtjBBMBnMaBSB anoaaiaBjal y '4 V - Vr Jack IH-iiipse'H nwtlie.'-ln-lar., Sirs. Ucrtlia Uoylan, is vlnit-In- at tlic Hollywood I mm. hi of tlm Dempseys. Klra Is shown licra with tier daiujlilor, Mrs. Jack Denipaoy, or 1 telle Taylor, If JMI . prefer. ' . CO-OP RELIEF BILL PASSED . . : . . "Mrs. Si. II. Mcraii, amuiant w ward to Long Beach.. causing one. - Ilur U Hie door of llw vaaM, aorur. fatality and jntnor property ea. 1 Fe'ss -Measure Is' Turned w::- t... !-,, in ir-,, nme "Tr I. i w the oata Maetly a year Down .During lU-nOUl bank. Poaae aro scmrchaag the dl. (vo wh, th, dUtatraa Santa Se8Sion Reject Sub-l,rk foc nn- Barbara ahMk Mmirrad tho foree ,(;.., tc ' ' " I i , . : . of the earth diaturbaao tatmad to StUUieS. I WIMBLEDON, England, Jnna center la that ally tha oa death ; SO, (AP) Howard Kmaey, Amer- and virtually alt of tb damage r A um vnrnNJ fune SO (API. With surplus crop legislation crashed beneath the. weight! economic and oollllcal controversy. the. , administration's cooperative n.urketlng bill stands today ao me I.......... ,...lle.f .....u.tiru l.linlv In umy .ii.iin iuihi - be enoctud at the current session of congress, Ktruggllng with tho problem in a bitter 10-hour session yestorday, tlie aenato late In tho day , voted down the ! ess credits measure, which, like the - cooperative mar hetlng bill, had tho avowed sup port of President Coolldge, by a majority of 28 votes-a margin nearly five times as great as that by which the McNary nlllloa fee rider wps defeuted last week ' Niilrslltul-es lU'jeeted. Then, In rupid succession, ono substitute proposed after another wus rejected with only a relative ly small part of the -aenato mem bership -remaining in the chamber, the cooperative marketing bill was passed without a- record vote. This measure, -which would es tablish a new division In tho ag riculture department to handle co operative marketing problems and nutl.orlr.o- -an appropriation of K'25.000 for Its work ulready has been pusued by the house, but because of senate amendments, In eluding one eliminating naval (Continued on page t) Nickel Plate Merger . Plan Revision Made NKW YOKK, Juno 10 (AP). A revision of the billion dollar Nickel Plate merger plan, design ed to meet, the objections mude by lite interstate commerce coin mission In rejecting the original proposal lust March, has hevn i completed by the Van Hwcaringen ' Interests and will hr presented to Is 'the directum ' of the constituent lou'ls for upprovnl. A spcclul meeting or the Kile directors bus been fulled ror tomorrow lo pu.-s on the modified plun. Flooded Mexican Area ' Yields 250 Bodies MKXICO CITY, June 30 (API. Work of searching for the bol- : . i drowned It. Mexican floods is continuing actively. Mi were recovered. O.I Tuesday fi4 of thoin t it t'on and lis suburbs and the others In the surrounding country. K.' bringing the totul of those found n to about 200. Tho tremendous force of Ihe waters Is evidenced by Ihe fact that the clothing has been to-n from most of the bodies. Many were badly crushed ' und sumo were burely Identifiable. Keller contributions huve been ilberully - made by- every. Mexican stale. Huppllcs are continuing to arrive and food Is being dlslrlb uted regularly. ' ", ' Bulletins PKNDIiETON, .Iiiiio SO. (Ar)-r-; A dayllglit bandit today noon fn- tend the bank at Kcho, 6 - miles j The quake swayed the coast re Iwral of Imts, and after wtrmg gton . from' Santa . Barbara aouth- '"can wu muwi rar, .v ..-w ' . " 7:.... , ".. V,r. ! t vouay vr ucioBung awiuea enui noa oi Tanco sm nnmiMiKa,,,, killed ao ha played In bio yard o-4i 4S, , , DE8 MOINES, lowa, ono u. (AP) Three . , lliere yesterday and traveled went. .ward In a touring oar shortly al- wna viMtep ter midnight last idght are bcltev- cd by the police to be Hush, Kay and Boy D'Autrcmont, POKTIiAM), Ore June SO (Al) A ootfeesod hi-jfeiier and him a- lugiNl booUctg vkuUtn IMuJied eacti illln iii ! here today. Unuiaj . a pottccman's star which ho obtained while do ing watchmen duty, M. K. Dawes and bis allrtred accomplice, Mike l'lageu are In tlie county Jail as confessed hl-Jackcrs toycther with Ulrtoli KUboum, tne mourner they attempted to victimise. - FOLK HOKKE8 POISONED WALLOWA, Oro. June 30. (Hpe- clul) Oscar Maxwell, had the" misfortune to have four of hisl work horses killed from eating poisoned gruin recently. Ho had I purchased some .poisoned oats and I t.nrf hbnn it tn thn IT. ft. Cnilch I ranch In tho hills and forgot to remove It, from the wagon be- fore the horses found It. Gaines Held in Overlookina Citu of Seattle Ni:A'l'riil''., June ao. (Al') Wullocc ( loyes iah.es. Ik faciw trial a slayer of his tlaughler Syl via, couKiilc-rcd s.ileuln withui 24 hours of her .leatli, IM-M.ty Nherlff Near renorteil hero today. KICATTI.i:. Juno 30 (AP). Ill King county Jull, u massive and gloomy old structure overlooking Hmttle's business district, Wulluce Oulues wus toduy confined on a charge of brutally murdering his comely 20-yeur-old daughter Syl via. Tho girl left her falher's home two weeks ago tonight for a walk. Hhe was alone. Hhorlly uHcr II o'clock that evening she was choked and beaten to death wllh u stone In u clump of ulder trees on Hie shore of Green Uike, more lliun Iwo miles from home. IMx-omcs lllg Case. Virtually every county and city police officer was ' Immediately pressed into a search for the slay er. The nature of Ihe crime nnd the fact that h-r father was brother of William A. Onln.. chairman of King county commis sioners und u political power, made the killing the most dis cussed case here within a decade. A- week ugo Sheriff Matt Star. wluh questioned the girl's father 111 DEATIIS IIECOnDED QVEfi HIGH! Boy Is Killed, in Santa Barbara When Temblor , Topples Chimney FIRE FIGHTER IS BURNED TO DEATH Sixty Fires, Started by . Lightning, Blazing - in Sequoia National For. est Today, fsllfiaala Toll ' ' KanU BarlMiiaw Boy killed rtsuii of tr motor. (Juakr sways roaai ntloo south of Santa Barhar, Houth of Santa Barbara, (train destroyed by fire. M Ugalnlng ft pea boratng la Seqiiola foresi. Gnygidcli Oimi burned to death, auotlier aorlmulr Uojur cd. . , , . . LOS ANOLBS, June lO.'(AP) i A cheek up of damage den yes. tnrday by Southern Callforala'a first earthquake Of Ue manner ,was being completed today. xrom in nmniur vfisi -".. - Cooling Orr, a 1-year-old boy. when a chimney toppltd orar and feu on mm. chlmneyo were destroyed on a' mhnr of rasldsneaa. . slate alaaa numqer oc renaeucas, . piata giasa wlnoowa were broken In two dowI)town .toreo. Ultphono oarv- Ice was disrupted in soma sections of the city and oracka appeared ln about seven old structures repair, ed since the shock a- year ago. Thore was no damage to any buildings erected under a newly adopted building code. . (Continued oa Page Four.) SHRAPNEL SHELL EXPLODES; KILLS 38 POLISH MEN KOWEL VOLHTNIA, Poland. June SO, (AP). Thirty-eight sol diers, Including two officers, wero killed and SO Injured seriously when a shrapnel shell, - presum ably "left over front the World war exploded here today. . Eleven other soldiers were In- i lured less seriously. The accident occurred while a company of the 85th regiment of Infantry wua I practicing on a field and marched over an i8-uuptlmeter shrapnel jshcll during Its maneuvers. , Jail Cell for three hours and subsequently asked Prosecutor Ewlnf Colvln to act. Colvln refused until yester day morning. ' Gaines' arrest came with dra matic suddenness. Colvln abrupt ly halted nn Inquest Into the slay ing. Hturwich took Gaines Into cuii tody, and tho Information was riled within the space of hair an hour yesterday. . May llcKrts. What led the prosecutor to his decision Is only partly known. A report of Luke H. May. a private detective, thut blood stains were round on clothing of Guinea Uu-. mediately preceded the arrest- A statement of l.ouls Stern. rrlend or Gaines, whom the latter visited on the night of the killing, was declared by officials to bu significant. Stem related that the accused caino to his home and hurriedly asked him for a drink. "For God's sake what's hap pened'" Stern said he asked Gaines. ;:,", "I'd Kill 'tm.1 - . "You remember 1-always told you I'd bo master In my own house? that If any one tried to tell me what (o do or where and when to go or come, I'd kill -'era? (ConUaaed on Pago I) .