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VOLUME XXIV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 19?6.
HBMBEtl : ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRES
NUMEER
ELEVEIieiDS
I
Ek and Lind, Portland
Enters Best Offer on
Storm Sewer Unit : ;.,
MEACHAM BID IS:
i CAUSE OF TANGLE
Use of Bidder's Bond In
stead of a Certified
' Check Holds Up Side
walk Unit Award.' -,
l-'ollimluir a rei-hcck of Mil". tho
city cotiiiiibetioii ' this - afternoon
awarded (lie storm sewer milt of
illslrlt-t ir,K lo lik ami Mud. of
I'uiilaml. whose bid m f 4 1,572.
10. Aflir some diM-usslon in re
ference to (In- tanglo fomt-mlna
I ho hid entered by H. U. Johnson,
llio comiiilKi-son awankHl tlio slile.
walk mill contract to Clyde II..
Krttl. wllo.su hid was $27.a3f).ll.
Hit Wriulit, attorney, made an
crfon lo have tin- commission con
sider .lolmson'K bid but lo no avail.
A tuniflo, the result' or onv' bid
der 'imIkk bidder's bond In Hell of
u, certified check, followed ..tho
opening of bld for improvement
district No. 168 iy city commis
sioners hern lost evening. ,TUo
bid In question, by H. O. Johnson,1,
of Meachnm, wua thrown out at
thut time. With Johnson, out of
tho race. Clyde It. Belts' bid" of;
827.84:1 was the lowest. V -
Itemising thnt their position' de-'
luundcd ihnt tho maCtor bo Riven
earerul uttentlon.. the- commis
sioners, by a vote of two to onei
continued the discussion a to
whethcr to recognise - this bid or
not until this afternoon.
J '. tHiriLjWion wo I'nlls. jp?
The district,, providing' storm
sewers mid sidewalks ror a, largo
portion of tho north sldei was of
Tered In two units. 8lx bids wero
opened for thu storm sewer unit
and rive for the sidewalk unit. The
dispute ' over Johnson's - 'bid does
not afreet the storm sewer unit.
Johnson returned to tho commis
sion room accompanied by 13. It.
"itlnito. local nttorncy, who present
ed the SI enchant man's esse In an
atlemil to prevent tho final throw
ing out of his orrer. , ,
Johnson i:)alils
' Johnsuu claimed that because
of unavoidable delay ho was un
able, to procure a certified check
yesterday allhouKh ho umiounccd
lie would deposit one today If the
commission saw fit to consider his
bid. " ; ' I
. Objections to returning Ills bid
were voiced by several contractors,
(Continued on Page IS)
600 REALTORS TO
COME HERE FOR
NORTHWEST MEET
, "1 came over to look lifter final
d'-lalls or preparation for tho con
vention, but the boys here haven't
left much for me -to do." T. W.
y.lmmeriiiun. of Portland, president
or the Northwest Ileal Kslato as
sociation, said this" morning o.rter
he had consulted with members or
thi! local realty board. "
Between 400 urn) mill realtors and
their wives are getting ready lo
move into iJl Grande July 22-24
for tlie northwest convention, t the
president estimated.
Final arrangements were dlscus
kAI ut a luncheon m'-etlng of the
convention committees and the
members or the reulty board at. the
Koli-y hotel this noon. Mr. Zlm-mei-mun
was guest and spotikcr.
A Real
Cooking
Expert
ThN yt-ar. as onu of lltr bltf
,rratiiiH.M or tho Hoiiic-tiiakeiV
InMlUiM'. Tim Obtnt has
wnirtit uikI re m ik i ultli tlient-1
of tho llomn J'AXNionik clc
imrliiKiil of O. A. t the hrt
ntithorllx on t-ookiiiv table
wrvlfo In thi Xorlhwpst.
.Mrs. lUtli Itallcy M( lHn. for-ni'-rl.T
aKMM'Inlnl iorfMr In
this line fit Iowa Slalo t'ollittc
nnil a iiHlioiinJly-koouii atitltor
1 1 y, i 1 1 hii tiro mi J iHliirMi
siralo radi ilay a complete
incnl to id will Rite. atithcnlJc
rtiilN'.4 for ccrythlnjj hr.
iloc. ItiatJcr-lnti'r't In irootl
food ami iM'tlcr cooklnjr will
Im tiniiMiallr lilgii In Uh la
; run ilt torHlorr nrxt wxIk.
Oberor Alvrrtlliuj .
A lierubaadMuc HervAoo.
Program Completed For
Observer's Homemakers'
Inst it ute July 1317
Tunula Morning
9:30 to 10:30 "Old llabt for
Now.". MIbs Esther B. Cooler;
10:30 to 13:00 "An Informal
Burret Supper and Service." Mm.
Beth Bailey MeClean.
' Tuesday, Afternoon '
2:00 to S:30 "The Aesthetics
of llomu Furnishing," Bernard
Jakway. . : . , : , .
S:S0 to ! 5:00 "Old Hats' for
Now," Miss Cooley.- -. .,
' Wednesday Morning- .
' 9:30 to 10:30 "Straight Uncs
and Curves,"' a lecture with
demonstrations and exhibits Of
dress design, MlseCooley.
10:30 to 1J:00 "Color prac
tices." Mr. Jtikwny.
- Wednesday Afternoon.
!:00 to 3:30 "Tho Family
Ijiincbeon." Mrs. MeClean, . i .
3:30 to 6:00 "Spending Wlso-
ly for Furniture," Mr. Jukwa
Thursday Morning
9:30 to 10:30 "I'Mges and
Shelves" (dress dctNgn), Miss
Cooley. -
10:30 lo 15:00 "Tho Kamlly
liinner. With Iteclpcs and Berv
Ice," Mrs. MeClean. ;
Thursday Afternoon '
1:80 to 1:30 "Homo Plan
ning endi Remodeling." Prof. J.
Leo Pall-bank. .
Mrs. Beth Bailor McCloan is n national authority on cookery
nnd tho serving of mculs. . Klio was rormerly associate, professor
or household science at Iowa State- college,' and Is the. author of
"Meal Planning and Table Service in the . American Home," . a
widely used domestic science text.
Dr. C. Vlysses Moore Is a child specialist and research worker
on the stnrt of tho University -of Oregon medical school, . He is
also a specialist, ,ln pediatrics and the Collins research .fellow of
the university. "Mother and Child," - published - by T'lpplncott's
and widely used as a guide In child rearing, was written by Dr.
Moore . . , . . '
Bernurd. Jakwny whs formerly an Instructor at the' Unlvorslty
or California. He Is author .of a standard, textbook on' decoia
tlons and' furnishings; and hss a "Manual--or Home .lurnlshlngrt"
ready for! the', press; He has been In demand us a writer on home
decorations for . homemakers' magaslnes, ;
J. Leo Fairbanks Is a professor of art and architecture at the
Oregon Agricultural college, and one-of tho loading" consulting
architects In-the northwest. . :'f- ;,. . ;
.. Miss ltuby Beers, a 'jt'olunibla university graduate. was on tho
faculty of the Utah Agricultural, college and the Texas I 'ollego, of
Industrial Arts before she Joined the staff of O. .A. tV
Miss Esther Bell Cooley, of the extension service, of Oregon
Agricultural, college, is already a popular adviser of the ''women
of Kastern Oregon, who depend', upon her for asdistunca Jn home
dressmaking and millinery undertukingt: . : . ; . '
ES
ITS DELEGATES
Richardson, Thompson,
Brady and Talbot to
Carry Bid for 1927
Convention to Meet. ,
Tho Ktatc convontlon Auif. 6-f n'
Murnhfleld and the hlntoiical put;
cani that will bo (tlvon Iut tic
t'venlnff ot July 2 loomotj for'1--lnoHt.
Hinoup tlip uljjclH that ot
ciiiilod thi. Aniprlt-un Lefflon at. Uh
incelhiff in Knlghtn of PytliUts hiUI
tuflt ovrnlnff.
To carry La Ornd' liivlln
tion lo tho depart ment lo hold Un?
statu convention hnrc In 1927, tlu
lollowinff dclnpati'B were olct'tod:
Jlarluy Ulchardson, commander:
riii-Ktcr Thonipsoii, Judffc Jluich K.
Itrady and (. V. Talhot. Should
any of them tin unuhlo to ultpnd,
Ihrlr ult'rnutcs will b Lynn
BohntMikHiiip, Raymond O. Wll
IIhuih, Lloyd Husry . utid Itohort
SuotL,
loM?r Coiitfratiilalcs.
ConfrraluIatlonH on their deci
sion lo hid for the next conven
tion hi'it received from I'arl, Moi
er, of Portland, state adjutant.
Tho nuci'Hiit. lu'cnrrilnt? lo rc-
porls submitted. Is shaping tip J
splendidly. Kach episode Is now
in 1 he finishing- slaws and nil
rcudy for" the director when he
comes to put on the final polish
ing. Jim ni In K vans, w ho so succeed
fully produced "The Whirl o' in'
Town" for the letrlon lust winter,
will arrive from Seal tie Krlduy
inornine to take ctmrire of the
pugi-ant, Judfre Brady, chairman,
announced to the legionnaires last
evening.
To llitlhl l Chorus.
Kvans will begin at. once to
build up a gigantic chorus, for
although the episodes themselves
wtll lie relied on lo dramatize the
historic high points of the pag
eant, upon the chorus will fall thft
responsibility of unifying th;
whole production, of swlnnlng the
story through the chasms between
events, and of coloring and enliv
ening the entertainment with pat
riotic and pioneer harmonies.
And because It Is sdeh an heroic
undertaking, the director hi'S
asked for a chorus oi 2u0 to Son
voices. lie plans to devote the,
major share of his tithe from no a
until the night of the pageant fi
const ruct loti of t he Hinging ac
tion. -
The first chorus rehearsal under
the professional director Is at
nouneed for 7:30 p. ni. Krldsy,
kt the high, school auditorium.
(CouUuucd ou Paa Ftvo)
LEGION NAM
!:00 to- 3:00 "Table KU-
quette," a talk on (able manner
for high school atudenta ' and ;
other young people, Mrs. M,c-
Clean. . , ' ' 1
1:50 to 3:30 : "Household
Equipment, What to I'se and
How to t.'o It," a locturo on ;
conveniences in tho' home, ;M!sa -Ruby
Beers.
8:80 lo 6:00 "How to I-V-ed ,
(lie Baby," a lecture on diet. Dr. '
C Ulysses Moore, i . :,
Tliurxday Kvonliig '
8:00 '-Art in the Homo," Mr.
J-ulrbanks. . '-'..'
' , Friday Morning '
9:30 to 10:30 "Household',
BudgeLV an efficient business '
management of the home, Mlns .
Beers.- . . - . '
10:30 to 12:00 "What Pro
duces Good Tcoth, and the'Kr-'
feet of Teeth on tho Health,
Particularly t in lloforcnco to
Children." Dr. Moora.
Friday Aflcmuun,'
1:30 to 3:00 "The Company
Luncheon." Mrs. MeClean.
3:00 to 4:00 "Kfficiency
Methods in tho Household,"
Miss Beers. "
4:00 to 6:00 "'Propel1 Cloth
ing and Shoes and Tholr Krfoct
on ..Health," Dr. Mooro. l' :-' ;
CIVIL SUIT ON
TRIAL TODAY IN
CIRCUIT COURT
"With the suit of Hoyd McKen
non versus K. iundel apparently
half finished at noon, uud the
ease of tho Grande Komlc Lumber
company against Airs. Mury. Blun
uhurd,; which was to have . been'
heard tomorrow, s't tied . out or
court, the June t rrm of clivult
court Is expected to adjourn be
fore sundown today.
Tho plaintiff's caso had been
presented to the Jury when noon
recess was declared. McKeimon
was his own principal witness In
his suit for the conversion of per-,
somil properly. The object of liti
gation Is u the repMlrlug outfit on
which a chattel nrntgage hold by
Kundel was transferred to McKen
nou on a land deal. The man In
possession or the outfit later sur
rendered to Xundel on the mort
gagewith McKennon's consent,
according to the defendant; with
out It, according to the plaintiff.
The Jury probably will be given
I Ik- case about the middle Of the
afternoon. , '
Heavy Rains Result
In Many Landslides
TOKYO. July S. (A I) The re
cent heavy rains In Hiroshima,
Vamuguehl and Wnkayunm per
fectures caused .and slides which
crushed the walls of many houses
and killing probably 30 persons.
This number has not yet been
verified, however. The rainfall In
Western Japan Is the heuvlest In
years, Inundating ' farms and
houscK and washlnor uwuy bridges.
The water Is 'repoilcd to be sub
siding. SANTIAGO, Chile, July 8. AI'
An entire family Is d"ud in Val
paraiso hh a result of - a landslide
from the mountain ArrayHn which
crushed 1helr house.
A mass of euith and stone
smashed the dwelling of I'edro Al
varez, and killed his wife, mother-In-law
and five children.
County Court Busy on
Routine Matters Today
'ompeiig fhe chcckln? uf wnr
nuils nnd the auditing of bills, the
county court. In regular session for
July since Wednesday mornlnir,
prepared at noon to take up the
docket of situations requiring their
official uttentlon. Two petitions
for roads are to he considered.
sTiiiKK imi.N.s ui;lii;i
NEW YOltK One reason for
loose morals of the younger gener
ation In New York in subway jams
In the view of Judtlcu Jacob Tan
ken. If this Is correct perhaps
there has been improvement dur
lug the striko. ,
Experts To
Arrive Here
For School
Beth Bailey MeClean,
Cooking - Expert, Due
: Here .. Monday lor the.
Homemakers' Institute.
IIMh ( Balk-y , KM'loan -wlioar
tips on cookt-ry and tabln st-rvlci.
Tho Ousvrvur publishers rnd, arc
niost (.-axi-rly . awslti-d - of all tho
fxpui I asalstance and aids that thv
free lioniemukura' instlluto will or-fc-r
Kastorn Uri-Koii housi-wlvi-s al
the li Grande IiIrU school liulld-
Ins for four days next wi-ok will
arrive In the cty Monday. -
Hho will be at Hie niKii si-nooi
domostlo aelouvo . Iiuildins; most or
the day preparing- .for her demonr
st rat Ions and lectures. Her first
appearance at. tho. tnstltuto will be
ut 10:30' Tuesday mornlnic, when
she will show the women In nt
leiidancu Just' how , an Informal
bufret supper should bo prepured
and. served. .; .
HcroxnlMxl Alitliurlly .
Mis. McCleun, wlio is recoirnlsed
ull over tho country us an author
ity on savoir-faire In the home, is
tho' former, associate'., professor Of
domesllo science at lowu .' Ktute
college, at Ames, ...
8ho will demonstrato rour or the
most tmportnnt meal events ror
her demonstrations hero, those
besides the buffet supper to 'bu:
"Tho Family Dinner." "The Kim
lly Luncheon" nnd "The Company
Luncheon,", Table Bcrvlco Is a dis
tinct feature of her lectures. In
each caso she lays the. table com
pletely with linen, china, glass and
silver, using- the sets appropriate
In each oecuslon. Opportunity
will bo given for Inspection after
each ilemonstraton. .
' Thursday afternoon from '2 to 3
o'clock. Mrs. MeClean wll give the
"Tnblo Bllauette" tulk thut has
been -In popular demand wllh col
lege, sororities . and . fraternities.
High school and other young peo
ple ur Invited to attend. Tlie talk
ili be given In a- classroom Just
off the high school auditorium,
F Vsp Kb-clrlp Hange i .
l While Mrs, Mel Mean will uso a
WestlnKhouse oloctrlo - range - tor
all of her cooking, her demonBlra
tlorts will bo entirely Independent
(Continued on Pag M
WLLEY HELD
TRIPS BEGIN
Farmers of Elgin Vicin
ity Meeting ; Today
Two Other Excursions
Planned.
.Three' hiici-ohsIvr field excur
sions that will lake the farmers
or t:nlon county Into the lands f
their neighbors In the Interests of
belter farm crops began this
morning when the agriculturists
of tho lllgln vicinity met tor the
day ut the Hurl Chandler pluce.
One hundred runners rrom the
Kramlc Itondc valley arc expected
to Join the second excursion,
which begins at S a. in. Friday at
the Sum llrooks farm a mile north
of I m bier.
The third "III be for the bene
fit of Wolf Creek and North Pow
der furmers, who will ni'-et at
Wolf Cn-ek hull at 8 o'clock Hut
unlay morning. They are ask'.d
to provide their own lunches.
1 It. Jai kniaii llci-c.
' K. It. Jackman, farm crops spe
cialist at O. A. C will attend all
three or the field trips, and will
discuss Individual farm crops prob
lems and orfer Ills solutions.
Al the. Klgln meeting today, th"
program Includes treatment or the
following subjects: "Hwnet Clov-r
for Pasture und a Holl 'Hullder:"
"Potatoes" Mr. jHcliman pointing
out diseases In a potuto field and
suggesting means or controlling
them; "Oruln Certification" the
consideration lo include inspec
tion of a field of wheat for cer
tification and explanation of this
work! "Orlinm Alfalra versus
Common Alfalfa."
The Urande itondc farmers to
morrow will study farm crops on
eight different farms tomorrow.
Al the H. II. Huron place, tip:
subjects will be "Marklon Hinul
Proof Outs" and "Halting Morning
Ulorles."
To Vl-lf firaln .urx-ry.
The grain nursery on the W. K.
Itilckiiiun farm v. Ill then get at
tention. Pure seed giuln denionst rat lops
will be given ut the J. A. Uuskill
rurm.,
Tho l-rank MeK'ennon pluce wtt
err-r opportunity ror studying Hl
rutrii seed plots and the respec
tive dualities or rderutlun ami
hard federation wlitaL .
Morning glory control wit hear,
bun bisulphide will be Investigated
ut the tleorgc Mclionuld farm.
The J. I). Dobbin furm will Lo
(CvuUutwd ou Pa t)
PRESIOEtlT
! 6RAUT6ILL
Measure Reimbursing IS
; Oregon Counties Await
1 ing His Signature;
SPRY, OF UTAH,
' - AGAINST PASSAGE
White House Circles Hint
That Coolidge Regard
7 ed Bill as Too "Loosely
: Drawn." '
roitTLAND, Oi-c.. July '(AD
A special dispatch to the Morn
ing Oregonlaii, from Washington,
says: -, .-
Confidential expectation or
Orsgon members or congress thut
President Coolidge will sign the
bill reimbursing 18 counties for
taxes lost on Oregon und Cull-!
lorhlii rnllroud grnnt lands, was
cloude-J toduy by the news thut
t-x-Oovernor William Hpry, of
Utah, commissioner of the general
offices,' has stood by his reoom
tnendutlon opposing thu - measure
lit a conference with tho presi
dent shortly before thu luttcr left
on his, vacation trip."
..- , . Owfci-s Willi Spry. ',
Unsfiji 'to get Secretary of In
terior Work's verdict' on. tho bill!
bednusn of his absence from the
clly, President Coolidge summoned
Commissioner Hpry -for' a. brief
conferenco on tho reimbursement
uuUsuro. Hpry hud previously In
formed Hecretary Work by letter
(hat he did not favor passage or
thu bill und stood by bis asser
tion In his talk with the president.
Thero wore other Indications that
Mr. Coolidge has some doubt about
(ho. propriety or refunding taxes
io .71 he,: Oregon counties nt.thls
.ttliy-. - s ,i.':
Ko' Is sold Mo . bellt-ve, llittl the
bill islioild have specified fS.5
un ucre ,as thu bn.H. of ussosd.
ment for the relinbursoment rath
er than the litlfi.. tuxuble vallle
whlch 'wus $1& an acre. An ap
prehension that un act requiring
the govern iiienf, to' pay tuxes ot
land to which It 'holds title might
be-U' bad precedent Is also under
stood to exist In- his mind.
. Krom Willie House sources n
hint was 'i-ecel.ved that the presi
dent regarded - the bill" "loosely
drawn" .fn the sense that It re
quires the secretary of the Interior
to determine the sums due each of
the IK Oregon counties urrectcj.
('riinipackcr I'cssiiiilslk.
Representative Maurice K.
Crumi'aclcer. or Porttund, wlio ten
today ror that city, was not op
timistic' over the chances for the
lefund bill to become a law.
VAV HMITIl'H, N. Y. July 8.
(AT) rtlteneo continue'l lo enve
lope White i'lne ciimp today with
KimrfjH holdiMH' ull vlKitorn far
from the hulldinKH hoiiHlnfr the
president. X 'plhe cuiiffht by the
president wiih the flrt thrill of va
cation experienced hy the ; presi
dent since hl8 arrival tit White
PlneH. Tlie executive offlceH bepan
opnrHllon today necretary Kundera
tuhiiiK up his dutUn there. Alll
wan rtcelvt;d hy poueh from the
ulil" house und wu forwarded to
the' president ut enmp.
Collie Saves Man From
Mad Attacks of Bull
LIIWIKTOjN, Ida. July S. (A!)
Hydney Urowii, farmer , of
lurhloii, WuhIi. today owes hln
life to a fuithful collie who kept
ut hay a muddencd Guernsey
hull until UHfliHtaiicc cumii to hid
master, who was Meriouxly hurl,
drown was knocked down,
trampled und sort d into uncon
HeloimneKH yesterday before the
dep flxY'd his funfTfl In the nose
or the onrushlnfr hull and held
on. ' Kvery time he wua hurled
aside the collie i.-turLcd to the
attuek, sucvesHfully defending;
the nun.
'thu hull wus houffht from the
University of Idaho last year for
$2, una and Is considered one of
the finest animals of his hreed in
the Central Idaho country.
STOIJ; A I TO A NO Wll I)
HACKAM UNTO Jaxtoh New
uomnicr, Prucervllle hotel nyin, in
somewhat roiled. Jle sent this
leleKfttm to police here: ' Arnwt
Jumes Wayne for felony, lie stole
an automobile with a wo map In it."
Th-' woman wa Ncwcommcr's wife
and they left Hueerville In Ncw
commcr's car.
TODAY'S GAMES
AMl;lllCAN I.I.Afil i:
NI-:V YOIIK. (AP) It. H. E.
t'levelund Ill 0
New York 18 1
Uuttcrles: Ulile and Hewell;
1'euuuck, 'i'liuiiiua aud Collins.
White As They Make 'Em
. i
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I . , J"
Kfeif i'i an JlMna4lli8fcWiaMtil
. "McbolaN Sokolorf," prists Kussiaii wolf hound owned by Mrs.
Icelo .lleMalnm of Nan l-'raiK-lsco, luvui't hair on his body that
.- Isn't pura wlille, Ho has -won many first prlsea hi Oakland
and Kan l-'rancuica Uok sliows. He's shown Imm-u with Ills owner.
WATER FRON
FIREWjECKED
Portland Blaze, Which
Burned Over 10 Acres
of Buildings, Kept
from Spreading.
I'OKTLANU. Ore.,' July 8. (Al1)
A tremendous fire thut threaten
ed for a time to sweep the enllro
North Portland' wator front on the
site of the old abandoned plant
of tho North Paclflo lumber tntlla,
occurred early this mornlna;. - At
.....v, ,"
were mono thaii' ten acreaot build-
Itilnr In flttmea;'-; .y.r'"'".- '-'-'' V'l
-PraatlcuUy till the west aldd flre'
apparatus and two flro' boats ans
wered the) cal.1. . . .' . - .
Kukn" .Maii- Itullillngs. - '
Plghtcrs directed their efforts
towards aavlng- nearby ' buildings.
Pluming- sparks were carried for
blocka and crewa of workmen la
bored to wet down sheds many
blocks long. , ;
. Kluiiies were visible a, distance
of 25 miles front Port land and resi
dents or Tualatin district stated a
newspaper could bo read . by tho
HRiil.
' Traffic Tied t'p.
Passenger traffic on tho Groat
Northern and B. P. and B. was tiod
up for several hours, . . ,
The loss was nominal . as the
plum had been, dismantled and all
uvuilablc equipment removed.
FOUR KILLED IN
STATE ACCIDENTS
IN LAST TWO DAYS
POIITLAND, Ore., July 8. (AP)
Klve deaths, four In Oregon and
one Just, across tho Northern Cali
fornia line, occurred yesterday and
Tucsduy as the result of accidents.
' Asiv Anders, 17, high school stu
dent, wus killed when ho camo In
contact with a high ti nslon' power
line . while-, repalrinir a telephone
line at his home In Medford. . ,l,eo
Wulklns, 7, night watchman for
a Hill, Oil., suwihlll. lost ht Ufa
when he wulked aguinst a wire car
rying 400(1 volts.
Nell Itoblnson, :r, Hood Itlvor,
died here of Injuries received ill
un fiotomohllo accident,
l-'red UnuKlierly was fatally In
jured neur Oregon .City when a
blndliiK pole of a load of hay broke,
the sharp end piercing his body
ns ho fi ll to the ground. John
Custer, il K, was killed lustuntly
when he fell from a loud of buy
neur Lebunon. He was believed
to have struck his head on a stump.
Lady Astor Labeled
Liar by Fiery Laborilc
I.ONHON, July's (AV). Uidy
Astor. American bom Itrlllsh no
blewoman, und the laborlte, Jack
Jones, who Is known for his fiery
ult.erunccs, enguged In a . lively
episode In the house of commons
toduy. liurjng a discussion of
munlclpul mutters recriminations
arose between lidy Astor und
the luborltes. Jones then shocked
the house by shouting ut the lady:
"You're a llur ".
Iletng culled upon to withdraw
the expression, he apologized ailJ
change his churgii to "termlnoloK
Icul In exuctlludc.", ;
AMI'NOKKN TO WEH?
KSATTI.K Mutrlmony will be
Csptuln Hould Auiundsen's next
adventure, believe relutlves here of
a Norwegian girl. They auy
Amuuds'n tulkt-d frankly of his
murrluge soon when he passed
through here ut.er crossing the
uurth pulu lu the dlrlglblu Norgu.
Bulletins l
HAH Kit, Ore, July 8 (Al). wanted boose automobiles, fine
J. II. KtaairH'kl Ihw voniph'led tho clothes hut not td work for ill
purt-liaso of 100,0011 pounda of to get what he wanted and to kilt .
wool for J. Hurkc of l'ortlaiul. for It if need bo." :
While, tho purt-liaso prkw is noti "upnn this life already ' mls
slalol, It was reported tlm best'np,,,,.. mii tho proaecutor. "you
price, vt ofrorod for local wool. nould impose the name death aen.
TIk, deal wms mnauniinateil lmPow0 on Shanahan by th
tliroiuth W. M. Pollnian, of tho hark and roan of . purkln'a auto, ,
l-'lrst National bank.; ; j matlo.v ' . - i ;
- "' '-' '- j' An additional day of orvument
WAKIIINGTON. July 8 (Al').- ,ecm'l , Rol "bonatl.
Kxpendltnn-a in the PcnnsylvanU "jUn In Durkln a defenao. waa
rtqiuMk-aii pHnuu-y as dlscloapd t0 open Iho plea for hla
beroro IIh senate caninaicn funds oent at mld.kferaoo and Eu
voninUlleo total W.TM.W. ne McfWrOhtM oounael for th
(defendant, believed the, opening-of
'',"' , , '. nla own arfuaant unlikely beford
. PORTLAND. Ore.. July S (AP). tomorrow. '
tirl C. Mel arlnnd, collwlor of : .. i' . ' '' -j j '
'Ukilmklu ftil tlltf I'lirllnml fUNtl-let.'
-
naiiooaiiy Known ny easier,
fd srwrtroiaw and nthoy of tfior
Oregon boxing- bill, died hern to-
.day . following- a ; month's llluoss
from heart trpubkvv :.,,. :U; '
WASHINGTON, July S AP).
The government Is , without powur between Warden J. W. Llllle. of
to ntako any regulations guvcru- the state penitentiary, and Oover
ing radio hi tlie absonoo of spo-,ror Pierce It waa announced that
cifio laws from congress, - Seem-1 air Incorrigible eoarteta at the
tary Hoover was advised today by
tho department of Justice. .
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., July
8. (AP). Mrs. J. T. Moore, In
jured Monday In an antomobilo
accident on tho Olympic highway
14 miles from here, when ncr
husband, captain In tho Portland
police, and two others wero hurt,
died today.
D'Autremont Suspects
Are Jailed in Texas
. ' '
BAN ANTONIO, Tox.. July 8
( AP). Two men suspected of bo-
ing tho JJ'Autremont brothors,
wanted in Oregon in- connection
with a Southern Pacific train hold
up and death of four railway men
in 1923.- were arrested here -at
noon today. Chief ot Detectives j SEATTLE Airplane passenger
Sam Btrcut declared the men worn service between Ban Francisco and
those for whom a nation-wide i Seattle and between Seattle and
search has been made. Tho sus-1 Alaska Is planned ' by a syndicate
pects while declining to glvo their! hoaded by Edward Hubbard, vet
names, said they wero not tho eran mall pilot. Triple motor Fok
U'Autremonts. ker planes will be used. . :
A imee Telling Her Story To
County Grand Jury Today
tJO ANQKLHH, July 8. (AP)
A I men Hemplo Mcl'hersun went be
fore the county grund Jury hero
shortly urier HI n. nu today to tell
again, this time under outh, the
story or having been kidnaped, tor
lured nnd held for ransom In ac
count for her 36 days absence rrom
the Angclurt T'iitple pulpls, scut or
her four square gospel creed. .
I .OH ANGKI.KS. fal. July 8.
(Al) Almee Hemple . Mcl'herson
today was aircorded her first, op
portunity to lay the story of her
ulleged abduction before the uoun
ly grund Jury.
-Hubpuenued two duys ago. the
evungellst heuded a list or several
witness summoned by the !niuls
Itors in un effort to thresh out the
fuels In a cusc 1 1ml thus far bus
presented a muse of Incongruities.
Her testimony wus expected al
most the enllrn duy, but In case
she concluded before the . grand
Jury recessed, her mother, Minnie
Kennedy, wus listed us tho next
witness. 1 .
To Isisl Two Weeks!
It was indicated us Iho grund
Jury sturli-d the elimination ot Its
first witness thut the Inquiry
would perhaps continue for two
weeks. . -
Those who played leading roles
In the Arltona and Mexican devo- said that ho would be glad to test
iopuiuuts uf the caso have beui'liy buloru the gland Jury. , ..
TCI!
ASIlSDEulli
Reiterates Plea to Jury
That Young Man Pay
; Supreme Penalty
ARGUMENTS WILL '
CLOSE TOMORROW
I Defense Attorneys Pre
pare to Berin Their
Statements Early This
Afternoon. , .
CH1CAOO. July I. (AP) Piling
case upon caa from tho Illinois
law, Prosecutor Michael Romano
i reiterated today hit plea, to a jury -1
that Martin J. Durkla be convicted
I of murder and aaotsnced to dlt
for the killing nine months ago of
Kdwln C. Bhanahan, federal agent, :
who attempted tho youth's arrest.
Before the court room Romano
classed the boy killer aa one who
"knew but ona lawj to get what be
nmnv ruutinmin i
viviH&Hir .KVSH VlllO
"U TTt WISAfl tT2SiA '
AND LOSS LOCKS
.8 At EM,
Ora. July t. (API-
Following a conference last night
prison will be dressed In stripes
and will have thtlr hair clipped.
About 110 conviots will be affected
hv the order. It la hallavsd tha nr..
oer will have a teudeney vto mhi..
Imiie the ponlbllty of ssoapea,.
The grand ' Jury - Investigation
into the escape last Friday of four
convicts who staled th wall and
cut the barbed wire surmounting
the wall, later to be captured at
McMInnvllle, will be continued to
day. . A large number of convlcta .
and prison officials are to be call
ed for testimony. - v (
The three guards - who are held
responsible for the escape: W. W.
ICason, R. F. Ochs and W. B. Cy--
rua have already been discharged.
The grand Jury probe may reault
n others being relieved of their
Jobs, It is said.. .
PLAN NEW AIR SERVICE
usked to testify. While they are
out of the Jurisdiction of the grand
Jury and cannot be subpoenaed
many of them have Indicated .thut
the would appeear.
While the Inquiry - swung Into
action Investigators centered their
attention upon the stories ot Dave -llloom
and S. S. Franco that H. 1.
llullenbcck, former building sup
erintendent at the Angelus Temple
Illble school and close confident or
both Mrs. McPherson and her mo
ther, hnd bought a hnt at Bloom's .
more In Tucson between Juno li
und Su, . i -,.'.- :
Seeking llaUenbrck - -
llecnuse of his position of IruHt
In the afruirs of the Angelus Tem
ple Hullenbeck also is being r
sought us a grand . jury 'Witness. .
Located at his ranch last night 39
miles northeast ot Yuma, he com- ,
pleti-ly reruted Iho Tucson devu.
lopment, saying he hud not be-iu
ci thut city tor eight years. '
He also declared that O. E.
Pupe, also or Tucson,: wua mis
tuken when ho thought that he
saw Hullenbeck .with a woman
whom he thought was Mrs. Mc. .
Pherson at Agua I'rlets. Hallen- ;
beck said that be had never been
In cither Agua Prleta or In Dou
laa. He denied any connect lan with ;
tho evangelist's disappearance and
fo mm