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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWS?AP!l14 PAGES. TOpAY FULL ASSOCIATED LBAZD tVCS SZZV1C2 ' r CITY EDIT 10 N OREGON r t I and - taada, f t lower temperatur M ( Interior of th wast orti Bunday. VOLUME XXIV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1S26. MEMBEH ASSOCIATED PR 88 MEMBER ABgOCIATOD PR1 NUKL2 O VERSATILE ItlSTOE PftOKllSED Observer's Homemakers' ScHool to Answer AH ; Home Problems QUESTION BOX IS NEWEST FEATURE Method Held More Satis factory to All Con cerned Than; Round Table Discussion,, I So pxtpittrivn' n tin iirotrruin for The ObtnTvpr'8 frpe lioin cm altera' Institute,' which will bb conductod'j t the high school auditorium j Tupsduy. Wednesday, .Thurwlay and Friday of next week, that- ev ery problem of running u.'hou hold seems to havo boon consid ered. V v . 0 i Hut to unsure each woman' &i tending un opportunity fur expert .....!.... - ,..ll... t.slt Alffl. cullies., the publisher, will provide , "a question box. throuffh which all questions rcffrdlnjf any, of the sub jects treated In the lecturus and demnnHtratlons may bo suhmllted. They will be answered either from the atujro or In the colunum of The Observer, i ' lie tier Tliau IttHind .Tftliliv This tfnethod .proves more ual.8- factory, than the round table cuHslon. aa It allows equal oppor tunity, and serves the women who might not cure to oak udvlco at an open meettnK'. The questions need not bo slfrued. The Institute opens at 9:80 o'clock Tuesduy mornlnff with a demonstration by MIhn Bess (Jooloy that sho entitles "New Mjkla for Kvery girl and woman who dv htrhta . fn tearing apart old huta 11 nd fashioning- them Into some thing; niorllnh and new will find M'km Cooler's suffestlon exactly fitted to hr needs. Sewtns Work TiiiHly, . The. sewliifr demonstnulidns are pnrUuularly timely, since these are the days when school clothes and other fair so win if are upper in Oat lir the homemakors' nilnd.s. Htuffo eriulpiiMml. Is being? placed ioiiuv i or ine liiiiHiraiivp lesnons by the six speclallsla of the Insti tute faculty. ,t . Some IntereHtiiifr displays will be " placed In the corridor by Ia Omndo merchants, most of whom plan to have someono present to answer questions about thft. use and advantages of the various article. ; Nothliiff shown will he un mlIo al the high school build lot?. Miss Boers Comlnff The coming of Miss Huby Beers, specialist in household manage- (Continued on Page 6) HARRISON TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR THIS AFTERNOON Trial of Sam Harrison, eharged with possrsslon of moonshine, was scheduled for this afternoon In th(! Justice court. Harrison wua ar restfd a couple of wenks ago. wh-n state and local offleurs raided his' hoiirfo, on Kourth street. , j I.und will be Iwld tomorrow af Blue Hiatt was fined $&(j und lernoon at 2::i0 o'clock In 1Ih costs for Illegal pussessloii at & I- H. S, tabernacle lnstiad of ut p. tn. Friday In Judgu Jluffli K.. 2 p. m. as was previously an Brady's court. ' nounced. Jh ree-Day Series of Field Trips By Farmers Ends Today Interested In Better Homes I Ml ring Tlie Observer's free Home-.Makers liiMitilte nvxl six of tlte hot utborltie- III Uiie .NorthweM. will lielp you Mtr tte problem of a better, ImpiMrr, more attrarfhe boiih. Tlie bu.-(nov firms of lu i ramie, appreiHatliix tills very unuunl mtvh-c u the. women of l jitini Ongo. will lke ndsn(age of I lie chamie lo tell uu Jmw they tnn hwt akl In betlfr Itome-niaklng. Ittvir vl vrrUscntentf will appear thraufffmut the wk-and ywi -nlll find Hi Umhi mmh Infor mal Ion Uutt will prove valuable Hi four hi lure lKmwmaaJ.i? plauHt MUtMerv.r AdveHlshtjf Commission; Visits Site of New Road County Court Will Fur ther Consider Petition by- Elgin People at the Next session. Following u visit to Ihc pro. posed "new road, petitioned by J. I''. T. Gullowuy and others, to run from u mllo north of Klgln north erly to the Wcntherspoon corner, the eounly court decided last eve ning to continue the consideration to the next" regular session. Three short pieces of road mudc useless . through replacement by buflt roads were vacated during) tho session Just concluded. One ran from the oooixe orav .anni. i southerly uoross the Wllhcliiil bridge: another extended from the: Bum Thompson pluco along Crick et Mat, und tho third was iupj Catherine creek ubove Union. RIFLEMEN TO U.-W, Sharpshooters of Many Cities to Gather Here in , Elimination Contest . Contestants from SpOKUllo, Wal la Walla, tJmullllu, Keith. Hunting ton. The Dulles, Portland, Heat tic dls-tand I -a Orande will stage an cll- mination rife shoot at the nationnl SHOOT SUNDAY guard rife rango noar hero to- climbed to 911 degrees above at ono morrow. Those who quullfy -win 'o'clock this afternoon. Indications represent the O-W. It. It. N. at lllB yel,r. "e wad" before Union Pacific system alhletlc meet "'' yL'r. attained before to be held In Cheyenne September .tho afternoon Is over. .. , Heptember 6 and 7. A breeze from the south, - al tering will begin at 8 a. m.,i utl'hough upparcnlly cooling, ucluul 500 yard-Toi' lure?'-, boro rlrltK. f 'V has little, ctfoct .on-tho thor Whcn otMv-eourB-A'Wu?(ii'af't!''- - C " yards wllf follow. The-amall horn!" v Vesterihiy's maximum was H qualifications will Iminedlately., above and nt 7:3(1 a. jn today the follow completion of tho 300.' temperature wus SO above. yard event, with entrants. firing ut , ' 60 and 100 yards. POUTLANl). Ore. July 10, (AH) The r,a Grunde Alhletlc club will l-ond hours of sustulned high run courtesy ears to and rrom the temperature, stretching . straight mni In aeeomoilale all eoninell. through the night, gave 1'ortlalld tors and visitors. Refreshments limy m had all day at the range. The public la cordially invilrd to attend the 8noot No admission charge will be made. Tourist Traffic Will BC DisCUSSed Monday ; . j below-' 72 degrees und nobody 'slept under the trudltlonal blan ' For a discusKlon of tuiirlst traf- i0t. flc alone: tho Old Oregon Trail,1 Tho day began wilh the glass representatives of commerce chain- seven degrees higher thuu at the bers along the highway will meet corresponding hour yesterday. At at the office here Monday at 1 noon it read 'J4 or eight degreis p. m. hotter than at noon' Friday. ' There will he a meeting of the. u was unlikely to keep up this merchants bureau of the chamber ratio, the weather bureuu said. Jt of commerce at the office at 7:30 dropped bock from !4 to 'J a just p. m. Tuesday to discuss plans for alter noon, and then stalled up the next community .miles day, j . , July 21. ' I (Continued ou Page 6) ' Chamber. of commerce afflll- 1 . ated with the I'nlon County com.- vii iiuw Mt-i-ii iiuiiiieu i u in. u uiii- ner meeting will be held at 11k home of C. J.' Korsstronu ut North Powder. at 6:30 p. in. Monday. I'L'MlHAIi AT 2:: Ktmeral servlcns for ('lirlnM.iii The Wolf f'reeli and North Pow der farm crops excursion, moving from the Wolf Creek hall al 8 o'clock this morning,' concludes a threc-duys expedition that for re sults Is unUiiie In the farm his tory of the. county. Led by K. It. Jaekmun, farm crops specialist from O. A. and Harry G. Avery, county agent, the farmers'or the southeastern sec tion of the county put In the day studying the achievements of thHr neighbors. Potato diseases ami how lo control them, th use of sweet clover for pasture and soli build er, the comparltlve values of Hard Federation und Federation wheal, Tr-bl barley, llrtniiii alfaira ver sus the common variety, und the growing of flax. Luncheon at noon closed I rip. Thursday the excursion the l-d Fri through the Klgln trrltory; day, the Grande lionde valley furmors participated. H EAT WAVES BLAMED FOR TWO DEATHS Two Boys Drown While Northwest Sizzles Be neath Sol's Rays, 102 ABOVE TODAY NOON IN SALEM . r r i iil La Grande Mark at One O'clock Is 95 Above Forest Fire i Reported Near Eugene. ' rit'MMARV Utnd. Ore. Hoy, S, drowns In lcsc!iules river. ' ' Kealtlr, Hull. llojr, III, drowns In Coctajfu Isikc I'orflnnil Mercury at Ml noon totlay after IhM nlgiil. I,n (raiHlN-Teiiinenitur4a 3 ut I a. m. loday. Kiigeuoruresl fire bMmlng In lanu eoiiuty. saliin Mcmiry at I02bovo 111 noon today; four vases of lirostralioii. Alcdford Temperature 100 at noou today. . lcmllelHi .Mark ' of 101 retf Lstercil at noon loilay. ' ' llohcniirg I0A reglstcivd at 1:15 p. in. today. ', While tho northwest Is swelter lng under the summer's warm sun today, the mercury In Im Grande people a wilted collar and a short tempi-r .today. The day started us'tf It would Ko rur past the murk of US dffriHtN s;t Krlday but the weather burt'au promised that thu tMiipurature would vary fur from thut point ut its afternoon maximum. The elty had a new . experience In a hot, breathlebb night during which the thermometer never fell SINGERS AT REHEARSAL FOR LEGION PAGEANT A rousing reheursal of G8 chor isters wus conducted at the high school auditorium last evening by James W. Kvuiih, who arrived yes terday to take chargo of the pro duction of Ihc historical pageant Tor July 23. Another chorus practice Is scheduled for 7:30 p. m, Tuesday ut the high school. "Tho committee Is grateful for tho co-operutiou of the singers iv ho- responded to thu cull last night," Judge Hugh K, Urudy said this morning. "Wo want them all present, and a good many ad ditional ones besides, for the sec ond rehearsal Tuesday." Belgian Is Loser in 7,000-Mile Death Race . J'enth won In a 7,000 mile race with P. Hhaler, llelgiun mining engineer, who passed through- l.u Orande on the train this morning on his way from Itruusels to the bedside of his father In Portiun.l. A telegram handed the Belgian bj the Pullman eonductor yesterday announced that his futher bad died. -. ,v Hhalr has charge of extensive mines In the Belgian Congo, in ATrJea. He was at his of flees in russets when word reuohed him lust month thai his father was trltlcully III. He probably would have seen the patient alive hu nut l& duys been spent In cross ing the ocean. Th mining enginr remark many changes sinetr he pussi'ii through this country on Ills laM trip 16 years ago. It wua a com n ton thing to see Indians sitting on tho platforms then, lie said. Affirmative Arguments Filed Today Ten Days Remain for Negative Pleas on . In- v lative and Referendum Measures. . - SALEM. Oro. July 10. (AP Tbo last of I he affirmative argu ments for tnltlutive , and referen dum measures going to the people at the November election, wero fil ed today with 1 the secretary of state. Today Is the final day al lowed by law- for affirmative ar guments. Ten days more is allow ed for negative arguments. On measures referred to the people by the legislature the rea sons provided 1 for tho appoint ment of committees by tho presi dent of the senato and the speaker of the house to prepare tho affir mative arguments. Kor InlttaOve measures the af firmative b. fluents must be pre pared by the sponsor of the bills. Any person or organisation may submit negative arguments to ei ther Initiative or referendum btllH. Tho fee charged by thu state for arguments Is Mnn u page to the voters pamphlet. - Afflrmuttve arguments were re ceived today by tho following measures: Orange Incoiuo tax bill, argu ment prepurcd by Cleorgo A. Pal miter, state master, C, K. Hpcncer. Governor Pierce and others. Ucnnbi Hill Fllc Dennis anti-Income' tax and an- tl-lnhcrltanco tax resolution, argument prepared by ; .Senator Bruce Dennis and Ueprusenota- tlvcs Herbert Gordon and Charles J. Hheltom Heaslde normal school bill argu ment prepared by Senators .W. ti. Kinney and A. p. Heals and. Re presentatives K. G. Dates, Italph Cow gill and W. 'A. ''Hull. Amendment relative . to . filling vacancies In public pf flees, urgu- niL'nC-Brwpurea , -by senates W. J. friarK.- aiid' repVesentuUv'eV Ki 0. Pptter and'daudo Huohanan. E YIELD IS HIGH Agriculture Department Predicts 169,276,000 More Bushels Than , Last Year. ; WASHINOTON, July HI. AP) Of this your'H . Imporlunt Turili nrnps, us hidlcatrtJ hy lh uomll- (lun on July I und unounoi'd lodsy by Hit; depurtmunl of ugrlcullun.' Included: - I'orn 2, 66(1, 7811.000 liiishi'ls uoin- pured Willi 2,900,581,000 pusllHs lusl y,ur.- WIllUT wlicut, 607,762,000 llUHli Is compared Willi a furoeunt .of 646,300,000 a nioiiMi itjro und ox,- 186,000 htirveslnd lust yeur. Spring Wheal Kprlnx whral l9,r0C,0UO lillsli lll uoiupared Willi 27l'.K7'J,0OU bushels hurvesled lust yeur. Uuls I.;i34,26ll.000 btlsliels eoill- pured with 1.50 l.'JOS.UOO bllnliels harvested lusl yeur. Ilyu 39,C66.oio bushels, vom- pured with 4I.I3I.PO0 bushels for utliiiuled hurvcsl UKiilnst 4 h.tttlu,- 000 Inst yeur. ' lurlry 1 90.9511, 000 liuxhels coin- pared with 218.002,000 lust yeur. Klux seed I9.xsx.unu bushelu compared with 22,007,000. White potuloes 34,044,000 bushels' colupured with 323,24:1. 000. Apples 208,412.000 bushels com pared with 1 64.0 Hi, 000. I'euches 61,690,000 bushels com pared with 46.566,000. 1'eurs 23,613.000 liuuhels com pared with 19,280,1)00. Hay (all lame) 77,800,000 Ions (Continued on l'aito Klvo) 150 to Eat Fish at Annual Feed Monday A hundred fifty members of the Wing. Kin und Klentfoot club are whetting their uppetllis today on the hopes with which their ang ling brothers went forth to pillage streams und lakes r (he annual fish feed ut the Mc-thodlst bail ment Monday evening. - Dlnnvr Is to be xat 7 oclocu. Oscar I'oarch, president of t he club, presiding. There will be tio speeches to Interrupt the f'ul. Mut scores of sportsmen's screl longings will be sat is f Mm wh-ii the prices are given out. Ilerl Itumtnger and Doo Miller htve bet-n named Judges. Kvery one of the 200 members of the club Is eligible to compete fur Individual und group vutches. The fish must be In ut 0 o'clock ut the Oregon Hardware company. Home of the last specimens will be un exhibit at the dliitngrooni. INT WHEAT OFHIO DESCRI6ED Shisaldin, in A 1 as k a, Erupts with Expedi dition at Its Foot'; THREE MEN"HlIRLEb INTO ICY WATERS Eauinment and SuDolies of American Nature .'Association Group Are Lost in Adventure. WASHINGTON, July .10. (AP) Hwanvped In the breakers of Unlmnk Island, Alaska, durlnr spectacular night eruption of tho Hhlshaldln volaino. tho American Nuturo Association exs;dmon headed by Wlllluni I. Flnley, the nuturulH, lost most of IU equip ment and supplies on July 7 but all hunds got safely ashore, i, - i Mr. Mnloy reported, tho misad venture! to the association today In a telegram filed at Bt. Paul, Alaska..-Cumpbell Church, of Eu gene, Oro., owner of the yacht Westward, on which the expedition sailed, wus In tho capslsed boat with Cuptuln Grave and Enrlneer Hankiiuv In another bout safely beached but wilh difficulty were Mr. and Mrs. Flnloy, Betty Church, Campbell Church Jr., und Dr. all bert, an export from, the federal fisheries bureau. Dower! bes Eruption. Tho expedition Hulled front Beat- tic lust month to take pictures 'jnlow the arctic circle and make motion picture record of tho salmon) Industry and tho seal of Prlbllof Inlands. . Mr. : l'lnley'n telegram from HI. Paul to nature association heudfiuurters suld: : , - ,VWi JHsepvercd HlilshulUln vol cano' on iTIIillof Island, belching sleum and smoke ai night. Tho top or the mountain was aglow . hs flames, shot up from tho crater sides robed in snow. It -made' a spectacle of untisuu! grandour early in the morning. (lanoe Swept (Her Itwf. . "Tho camera equipment and nrovlslons wero loaded .in I small bouts to muke a ramp ut thOvbuse of the volcano. Tho motor canoe led the way to lund at the mouth of the river, but wua swept, over I KMt pape., Biborlo, the west side of a reef by the wind und (reach- u,.rig strait, June SS'ifor the ls erous current. ;. . I hm.l or Mllroff. rechrlttsaed ' In Three men wero nwumped ' In the breakers us the bout, turned turtle and the three struggled for I heir lives being unable lo name on In the rough waters. Profiting : by their experience, .he other boa,, j were worked runner ujong snore r,'T;,.HThe'U,:",,B . .. . Then ciune the dlf - rlciillv of rescuing- the men In thoichuckchccs surf who wero belmr swept down the eou.it line. They finally wero'ment or the colony Included a.000 broiiKht 'ln exhuiisted ufler a bat tle In the ley' waters. Part of tho supplies und oiiutpiwnl! were lost, A bonfire In u. protected place re stored Cumpbell Church, Cuptuln Grove und Kngineer llunklns. 'JuM before the mishap wo hud (Continued on Pnnfl 4) Joyce, or Bathtub Fame, Is Fined 550 CHIl'AGO. July 10. (AP) Joyee Hawley, whose uhllltlons In wine brought to llurl Carroll. New York tlieutrlcul producer a s"nlence for perjury, wus' fined $r,0 here today for Ignoring two slop lights as she motored up Congress street. "And 1 guess you'll pay II" re marked the court. "because there's no bath A'lth wine In II ut the Hrldewell." i Khe bud spent .i night In u cell after "sasslng" urrcsllng offi cers. TODAY'S GAMES NA'IIONAI, liKAUt'K 1'iriHui'iiG, (ap) n. ii. ):. I'hlludelphlu -. 1 I I'ltlKburg 9 16 t Uatterles Curlson. Deun und llenllne, Wilson; Kremer and Huiltli. CHICAfHJ (AP) It. II. Ilrooklyn : 4 12 Chleugo .. ..-.w- 2 8 ( to Innings.) 'Patterns Petty und Hurgrcuves; toininiun. Mllstiuid und liurt nctl. AMKiucAN M-iAurr; : DUHTON (AP) It. H. K. Hell oil G 10 1 Uoston - 9 9 1 (10 Innings.) Ilutterles Gibson, Johns, Ijuuiim and Marlon; liurrls, Wlngfield and Gustun. i , Dancers Defy Death i 1 v' i i N f 1 w v t t I ' J , V I t - 4 -'' '....v:: t' 4 I j ; . s, A,. t M! Kir' lis. 00- mm, UsW Jl fcslsi mm - iml ' Tblrteai stories In the air, nilHMK, Mured on. hy dares of sunvntlltloa by (Uwtng. on the Tlie (Iris are Kltu lrralno and LI Oil ISLE Twenty Families Leave fw Wrangel; warn :M. , Apcuc vcean in jvuhw zation Attempt NOM K. Alaska.' July' b,i AP) A Itusslun expedition -was today on Its way to colonise Wrungell ls- I . 1 i 1 1 . 1 1 .. ........ . n , ail.. IUI1U 111 illK fllVIIU WWB 'iW,' orn.ond rename. It. Lonlno Mltroff. Th(, enpfmnon In u Ituslsan Ice i.,ukcr . the Krasny Oktlbr (Red loetobcr) was schodulrdu to leave 'mrmory of 'Nikolai Lentne, -consUI- .ered tho creator of Hoylet Russia. . j-To Wrungell Islunds, ,for ' whose explorations ana coioniiaiion i of 18 lives In three expeditions, (one of whom v? ;oi MCMinnvine,-. uro,i n " ... I , i.. , I. Vbb.hv nk. br 'IJr IT . tlbr wus fUfl.i.rlun RtinilMl. , Hit) dogs and 25 reindeer. Kqulp reindeer pells for clothing and six umiaks, or lurgo Eskimo skin beats. . .', - .' Provisions ou Ik'-.' lted October Lenin Mltroff were calculated to lust three yeuers., ' . - "These, here famliar with the his tory of Wrungell Island, or l-,enln Mltroff, , pronounro.' ( It, uninhabit able. This Is because of cold, Inuc- Icesslbllity, absence of fuel and cx- lru""! ""niiy of food PLAYING SUICIDE WITH GUN MEANS-' DEATH FOR BOY HPdKANK, Wush., July 10. (AP) Howard Jensen,- II, was "play lug suicide" lust night wilh what lo thought ''wuh un unloaded re volver. Today he -Is near death with u bullet lodged in bis brain. Tho boy found Hie old. weapon in un old trunk. "Ilet I can kill my self In two minutes," h boasted 16 a youngster comrade, ; as lio placed I he muzzle In his mouth. There were two cartridges in the revolver. Doctors deehired that Hie lud's wound will be fatal. Portland Man Battles Robbers With .22 Rifle POIITI.ANI). Ore.'Jilly in. (AP) Kiro from a .S3 calibre rifle 2 liiiuiilpuluted by H. W. Kleeb, druuKlst, lusl night (ruslruled ef forts of four men to hold up his drug store. When the, shooting ceased one robber, Gordon Phil Hps, lay wounded on the floor und the other three had fled. . They wero later captured In a hotel urn! gave- their names us Pet er Peilljohn, llurncy Gruy snd'Mc Kudden. Police said Phillips wus out on f 2.000 ball following an at tempted holdup In Heultlu In which lie was wounded III tho hip. n ouplo of Oaring Im' Angeles Uielr friends, defied iluath and topmost Inlga of n skyscraper. llarbam Vernon. Bulletins j raiiVMBCH. O.. July 10. (AP) I Hobby Jones took tlie lead m Un natksaal open golf champkmsliip with tM wlien he nnlsliod lua fmirtli round In 13. He stood one stroke ahead or- Joo Tornean, 1io sllimed to a forty, on the last nine, whvru Jotics got hoine wUi a 85, . fa.Mi"T. ida.-'rafci-JrMal' of Wallace & Wassi, aoouaed of mnrdertag hla dangtiter, Bylvte, has beea poaxponed from Jtu it to Auaust 1, In order for ' the ' --- ' . filed lUt of M wttaeaaea, and mated that other from the east might be added. PEKINO. July 10. (AP) A eral attack of the "alUsd" foroea on the Huommcnnn, or peopwa yesterday that ha would alga tho ' army, has .been launrswirt near bill refunding taxes aa th Oragon here. Severe fighting Is In prog., and California . praak land alnco res .and the sound of gunfire la lsif to II Oregon touatles, de audlMe In Peking. .pite hi misgiving a to some ot 1 -its unusual fsaturea ald a ape. : . WKW YORK. Julv 10. fAP clal dispatch to , th ; OresonUn J"ZZi - - - - - . - UIO HIUIO HI - MUHUU uvn-v. l-mr interbor. UUSU UIM a.oub.-i wuu-a .. r.r n-il ' in ' p.. Tho boat 'record for Kalem of 105 dugroes reaohod August 12, 1M0 was shattered today when tne mer- cury Iwl climbed to 100 at a o'cloxk. The iiihiliiiuni throughout last night was 72. i Aimee's Followers Pay Her V $1,000,000 i (By Dan Thomas) -' 5 LOB ANGELK8 (NBA flpeclttl) July 10. The world niuy be grow ing woi-ko us some people think, but It Is willing to pay very well for Its religion, anyway.. . If you doubt it. read the story of : Mrs. - Aimen Bemple Mcpher son's remurkuble rise to fume. Three and one-hulf years ago she cuino to l.os Angeles, unher alded und unknown, possessed of a greut deal of faith, a burning ambition - und very little ready cash.'1 r Worth $1,000,000 Today she Is, worth more thun n million dollars..: "j And besides being wealthy, she bus inude herself one of tho best known evangelists . in tho whole world. P'ew busliu.w men have made r'ch a succoi i In such . a short time. - - . Mrs. McPherson has been preach ing the gospel with the fervor of a John the lluptlst und the ustute Instinct for showmunshlp of a P. T. Hurnum. ' Anil Us Angeles, If ' II hasn't given over all of Its worldly wuya. tins ut least responded enough 'to muke her a millionaire und build for her the greut Angelus temple --a tremendous uudltorlunr that looks like some sumptuous theater uhd thut numbers thousands of members In Its congregation. Tlie ehurch property with Its powerful broadcustlng station. Is valued ot about $1,000,000. . ? If Years of AgeV: Hut this Is getting a little aheaJ of the story. Mrs. McPherson wns born 37 years ago on a bleak Canndl-in farm, which wn chronlcuUy LOOBIEl LOOUSffi OlDUDl Sheik Automobile Thief and Gunman Found . Guilty of Murder JURY REC0J2IENDS 35, YEAK3 IN PEN Convicted Man Sulky But Flippant "They Ought to Have Hangsd Me,w He Said Today. - CH1CAOO, Jol U. AP) Murtin J. Durkla,' shttk automoi : bile thief and gunuuo, b guilty of murdering Edwin C. ' Bhsnahsn, . foderal agent. ThiHy, fire . yea is In prison la the - penalty recom mended by th . Jury. 'The - sUto had pleaded for hanging ver dict, while the denfraat oontonded Uurkln shot In self defense. ' ... , Although Durkln did not chaaga expression, lie uttered self. sup. roused exclamation, wa tho sen- ' tonce was read.., .' -r. Unrkln FUppaM v Ijnter he was sulky but still flip. . pant. "Oh bologny" he laid when , approached by photographers. ! wua tried for everything but mur der. Its a fine state, of affair when a inun . can't use a revolver to protsctr iiiiusetf." ' i 1 Ho InslBtod he hail hot ; had a fair trial. , . , Dreads Prison ''.''. " .':' uurkln expressed a dread Of prl-, ilfe. "They should have hang. ed me, instead" hn told question. "H" saea waai ne inougai ot years behind the bars. Motion for a new trial will bo ; hoard July IT, when sentence will .b" passed formally. The atai I (tat led - with U .a I l.rid k -- J clrounafMAoiav: jurra anid (CotltlBSstaa rags rUr. PRESipENT EUY SIGN OREGON'S LAND GRANT BILL PORTLAKOi fjf. Jttiy 10. AP -Presldeht CoolMg htdleated ' I .tli'.mb., of o-B- delegation tram hi .ummer camp in-th. Adirondack. itheso phase of th Brooosed lea- - w.. Wation which h onldrd least lo.rable, the dUpatch mid. Ha . 'hen asked whether he could count " "or. ui inu nouso and . senate to revise the reimbursement tneosuro In event ho should sign It. . i In Three Years mortgaged. s v ; ' r At tha ago of $7 site ran away from homo, sho says, "to do the ork of the Lord." This work led ' her to marriage with Robert Bem ple, who went to China aa a ml, slonary. She went with him, an t their daughter, Roberta, wa bora -shortly before Bemple died. . Married Again. Hack to America came Mrs. Bomplo, to marry Harold McPher son, a few year later. They lived 1 In New. York, whera their son, Holf was born.' - Three and a' half . year ago. Mrs. McPherson saya, she had a -visit from the Holy Ghost. This divine visitor told her, she relates, to go out Into the world und spreud the teachings of GO--1. Buying nothing ' to her husbunil. she went out of his life, landing a little tutor In Los Angeles with, her Son, her daughter, and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy. At first Mr& McPherson preside ed over meetings that had a sort of Halvattoo- Army tines. But con verts grew In number and gener osity, und lust year the great An gelus temple was reared. Quite a Plan. This temple, ts, to say tho least, ' quite u place. It I richly finished, both without und within. A BO-pleee,- silver comet banJ furnishes music. The eholr If garbed in white robes. Mrs. Mc pherson clad la whit uniform with a hugo cape, speak from n. lofty pulpit. Th placa will seat thousand, and It I always full when she pnarhea. And how the congregation i! doe shower down (Continued oa I)