La Grande evening observer., July 19, 1926, Image 1

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CITY
EDITION
THE VlKlTUl f
OREOONi . Fair ' tom-;M
and Sunday. Normal tern-'
perature; . . llTht variable
wlada.
VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBKH ASSOCIATED PR 80.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, July 19,-1926.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 7
4k
TURN WEIL
IIITO liliS
THIS WEEK
La Grande Facing No
AVater Shortage Despite
Lack in Other Citi.':,
500-GALLON FLOW
A REALITY NOW
.
As
Soon as Wirinc Is
Completed, Pumps Will
Force Artesian Yield
Into City System.
Willi linker, rortlund mill other
Oregon cities nlreudy cluinptnir on
re-lrletioits In the use of wilier be
cause of Hie lack of moisture In
the Mile, l.a Ornndc Ir golnif
serenely uhcad, with, plenty of llio
precious lluuld for all purposes.
Jn former yenrs, l,u Grande was
usually unions the fti-iU cities lo
feel thy Bliorinffii of wulcr Ijui tlila
year, even thoug-h tho summer la
dry und snow In the mnunluiiiK la
HlinoHt u myth, the llnton county
seat "should worry."
At present the ljeuver crock
supply, augmented with . water
pumped from tho Oi-nnde kunde
river. Is tuklug caio of thu de
mand. Turn In Will Oulpiit
Anil, nhoul Kridny or Saturday,
according to City Munugcr W. ('.
l.'rewy, toe city'd deep well will
throw 11 water into the niulns and
will furnish iiioi-o than la now
being pumped Irom the river. Tlila
alone assures Im Grande plenty of
waiter bill, in addition, another
deep well la now down uhout 7-5
feet and when It cornea in, thu wa
ter problem will in all likelihood
becomes a thine of the paat lor
yours to come, offkluls declare. ,
.. When the uricsitiil , water. ai'f
nienlH the Deliver creek anpply,
pumping from Hie river will prob
ably not be necessary.
rini.li Wlrlnn Work
Tho reservoir for the well water
in computed, the puiiipa are In
(Continued on Page B)
WAR PICTURE TO
BE SHOWN HERE
AT STAR TUESDAY
Actual moduli pirlilre taken on
the western front during the
world war at the cost of 14 mem
bers of the signal corps of till! t'n
iled Slates army, will be shown at
Hie Slar theater Tuesday and Wed
nesday under (he auspices of the
Americuii Legion.
"On 1,'lamlers Field" Is un au
thentic picture released by the
eminent as official. It- " 11
borfill dniina uf real life, show
bill." as It does I lie soldiers us Ihey
worked, played and fought. When
you see on the screen the hulr
lainlng action of actual charges
over the lop. a fin", upstanding
S'ibli'-r rnnnple under gmirlre.
shells gillliug gn at hob s In lb"
earth, and all the conditions of
actual, earnest warfare,, you will
n a plelnre which lias no count
erpart. The ctly commission haa
proclaimed Tuesday und Wednes
day special days w iling the two
aside as "Flanders' Kicld Hays" in
commemoration of the La Ginnde
p.st nl' the Legion. Tim object
wns lo draw especial uttc.illion to
the historical film.
La Grande Woman Given Post
On Oregon
When
It Is
Read-
Tim wlMr 'r adwKMili
alue is mmtc wily !' il-'Hn
Inliitf If a iiiairs nns-
wilM- U i-r.Kl. Whrn
siutr Is tvml. It Is ilrlivfnil nnl
Im ttrl.s Mimi rtrctuHl Top Ills
limiH'y.
Wtwn BihorlMntt s pifsriil' I
In n itMillitm thnt N it
or mulrr ('ini!iii''lnit,, wlirnr
tint ri-mivr (!.m-s not aiilNlimU'
Hm- iiiifhmi kniily ami wHIi
inUtrst Him rbniHt's for r
inrii nri nil. rorliiimlrly In
Tlir (Himtiit. tin rrnd''r.iilT-4-M
has a itHifniti Oml rrl
iMrry iln hy :t'HHl ranilMi
riul nllh k-'ti. Mislu.wil !
trrr4, Ami Ihr iip-I r rml
rr I- I hi r m s a uHnbli In
tlii ni in- irrrliory.
nJliwf r -r Atl rri Mitir
A MeftiiantJbiiitf bcrk-c."
Eakin, Weeks
In Tie Vote
InR ecount
Each Polled 436 Although
Status of School Board
Remains Unchanged At
Present
AllhoiiKh a recount of Imllota
cut in tile unnual achool election
of Juno 31 ffavo Hobcrt 8. Kakln
andl W. Weeks, partlea to tho
contest, each 4S6. votes, the. Hiatus
of thu school board remains un
changed. on tho motion of 15. It. Jtlngo,
H.ikln'H attorney, Judge C. H. Mc
culloch dismissed the contest.' on
the grounds that Weeks had fall-
ed to establish thu charges nutdtt
in the petition. - I
In the returns of the election I
filed by H. E. Wllllitnui clerk,
Kakln received 433 votes -to!
Weeks' 432. At a recent meeting'
of the hoard, the successful can
didate wua instilled a director. He
will continue In offico unless by
appeal to a higher court today's
decision Is reversed.
TOENTERTAIN
ddineV 1 "
Irbrrt 1
Wife- iNorthwest Real
tors Will Have Busy
Program ; Local Women
Making Plans,
Visiting women in tho-city the
last of this week those who ac
company delegates to the North
west Iti-iil Kstate association to be
held hero Thursday,- Friday and
Saturday will not be idle.fA large
committee of l..a Grande, women
headed by Mrs. Ward Kowlcr, la
working daily making arrange
ments for tilde eiilerluimnent.. . i
f On' Thursday nfleriioon.' the first'
day of the convention a trip lo Hot
Lake and over Grande Honde val
ley will enterluia the visitors.
Karller In the uftcrnoon at 1:30
o'clock they will be Invited to hear
the address by Sei.ator William K.
Uorall. of Idaho. That evening they
will be guests at the presidents re
ception ami ball.
ricnlo Itrenkrift
On Friday tho visiting women
will be gllesls of Ibe committee al
a picnic breakfast at Kiverside,
park at eleven o'clock. Friday af
ternoon they will attend the ad
dress by -Harry H. Culver, presi
dent of Ihu California Ileal Instate
association. After .Mr. Culver's
talk the women will be invited lo
a matinee theater parly at tho Ar
cade lliealer at 2:15 o'clock and ut
,S:l.ri o'clock that evening they will
attend the five-mlnuto cup contest
(Continued on rugo 6)
Part of Jewelry Found
In Local Hotel Room
A portion of III- ' Jewelry taken
from the J. 11. l'care & Son store
lust Monday night was recovered
yesterday morning. Tile proprietor
of thu Elite liot,i found halt a
dozen strings of rosary b ads In
one of the rooms and called the
police.
Jack llaros. the 'last occupant of
the room, Is being held for invesll-
,r,,ll,,n III, I. , .,,1-a M, ttin nf ll.'IV-
j lug been cut about the hands as It
Is believed Hie burglar was.
Federation Staff
Mrs. A. Ih'mliirUimn. who ban
just hern Appoint)! stHti cluiirnitin
of lb" (I- piirtiiH'iit or fin- nris,
mtikiM Iai (Jrainl': Uilrd import
r.wl offlff-r In the On.-gon PrOTa
tion of Wotn'-n'fl t'lubn this yiir.
Mr.. r'oru T. 1'ochrnn wad clict
rd rinst vlc prcMil-nt vh':n I hr
convention u i'iiiTliilnol 1it? in
Mity. AniJ Mrs. K. 1. Mowmun,
who'.' piciiirr library Mm Hpn-ul
to. thi' national federation during
IwM- flrn term as art division ohnlr
nij'n, liajy ln''n r'iippoliil'd.
J Mra. iri ndrii rtKon'j dtpurltii'-iit
'.in1irai!j tbnf dlvlfdonf: Art,
ihiirIc and lllt:iMiiT. On oih'T of
Mk- division cljulrimin than Mrx.
MriKiimn hns ulr:ady lM-n n;u"d.
Mm. WllllMiii Knimtir. of tir-ffon
,Hy, who hud'd th" iujir, m;e
tton htui yar. will rontlnu with
Jut work. 'Jh llt'-mry rhalrmHn
lien not lw.'rn announcrd. Mrn.
H-ndrhliwn H"irr.'-ds Mrs. Hrw;k
way of I'ortJnnd, who niovd lo
N w York iHy durtnif hr term.
Mm Mor-Hliiiin arl'-d an h r nulMI
liitf fr tin: last iitT and ui
ronv nihni.
' "1 Uittik It Is miM th" linKl
rotnpllm iH J ever had paid me,"
Mrs. Hi ut i IrJsson etltiiu d when
Blur was InforiiiLd of h r nppoJnt-
I
W W llllBl
(CoflUuud oa Pay I)
FIND BODY
OFUES
HEAR PARK
Drowned Man Believed to
Have Been in Water
Since Wednesday,,
ACCIDENTTOLL
HIGH IN OREGON
Girl Drowns Near Salem
Auto Accident Fatal
to Klamath Man Med
f ord Man Killed. .
. accidkntai. ikatiis .
(ioorgu Holmes' body found
III river .Saturday evening,
Kalein ilrl, J, drowned . in
Willamette. -...'
, Klaniatli Falls Carpenter
killed In ear.' w reck. :, ,
. .Mudford Husband klllnl,
wife injured when automobile
overturns. v Y
, Ruscburg Nino hurt orer
wek and. .. 1 '
rorllanil Parachute falls,
man killed al Columbia beach.
George Holmes. 31, whose body
was found in the'swiliimlng hole
under the Itlversldo park bridge at
7:30 p. ill., Saturday, thrs daB
after Ills disappearance from a
restuurant where he nte a heavy
-upper Is believed to have drown-
I'cd In an attack of crumps.
i Although the decedent was not
seen after early evening Wednes
day, no search was started until
about 4 o'clock Saturday ufter
noon. ..; .
Holmes Mas a , rr'-e Iqnco. He
lived by himself '' In a garage on a
lot he owned on Jefferson avenue,
worked InterinlHently 'for Hie W.
H. IJohnenkanip company, ate at. a
rcitira:il anil ,p'a accustomed, to
Iconic anil go as llu pleased.
Wednesday he delivered com
bines to some of Hohn-nkunip's
customers in the eountry, report
ing at the store at about 4:30 p.
. (Continued on Page ElgliL)
Rotarians Hear Facts
About Coming Pageant
llotarians who met for luncheon
al the Foley hotel toda)' heard
about the patriotic: iiHgciint, ."Spir
it of America" .n-hlrh the Amer
ican l'glon is sponsoring for the
entertainment of the realtors' Fri
day evening, and which they' hope
to make a traditional event of Ui
Grande. -
I- Judge Hugh V... Entity, chairman
f die legion's central committee.
Introduced It. J. lls.ium.cr, who
will depict Chief Joseph in the
(dramatic spectacle. Thu niusieln.il
spoke briefly or the pageant and
lang some numbers from the
score. Mrs. llirley itjrhardson
accompanied him.
I Mrs. Ldla. (irandy. who will be
the pioneer ijueen for the event,
wan a guest of the ItoUirluns,
The program opened with a
song by Alfred Meyers, son of I-'.
t. Meyers, club president, and a
graduate tlila year ut Notre Unmc.
FOUR-RING CIRCUS
ARRIVES IN CITY:
2 PERFORMANCES
Tito Al O. Hurn"3 i-r)nu t lrrus
arrived In J.a Orundo yoslerdfiy
lnorninsr uud opened its flint en
tfriKTeinent lpiri tlits nfiMmoon cn
th lot m-ar tho cotirthoUH'. A
second program will by given thin
evening.
No porndn was li"td.
The opening f ueh perforin
nnci? featuren thn pneeant of 1'och
hontaa at the nouit of Uueei
Anno. This fcn Is richly cos
tumed and affords a grand sleht
The butttrfly bullet in a dumr
I hut would bu a hit on any op
t-rutlc stuff:.
I'erhap.i the featuro Htlrnctlan
In th' aerial numbers s made b
tho flylnir ballot of 13 rINs on
electrlr ludders. Wire walkers und
tumblrrs and tiyriinild bullU'js
have un Inlereslinif uet.
Tho animal dlvbtlon 1 particu
larly Intere.sllnff, f'utuiliiff aliuosl
every known Mud pf bird u.id
uouM. In enpllvHy.
Tin; vi-nlnt; p"rforritane( w III
begin ut 8 uVlocli.
Thieves Take Suits
From Clothicry Here
Thieyrfl , nl"re I he uvrten.
havrr and (Hlberl nton aiurdny
nflit und eseuped will to if J It
of rlh'-M( ae-urdliiK; (o u r-port
made to fhe uoliev here I his tnorn
Inc .
Th' Inirmlers calnt-d i-nlrancc
by the btt- ii windows and did not
mohsl oilier urtictrs, takinjf only
Uiw two uJl.
Jack Ahearn
Wins Tennis
Championship
Milton Man Defeats Jean
, Taylor, of La Grande,
in Finals at Union Sun
day. Jack' Ahcurn, of Mtltou,-. won
the . Eastern OreKoji tennis cham
pionHhlp In the men's singles yes
terday by de feu tins Jean Taylo.
of La (Irnnde, when the second
annual tourmunent was held a:
the Union tennis courts. Ahearn
also won the whiffles title last
year. Miss Jean Hell, pf Pendle
ton; won tho women's Hlntfles, by
defeating Mrs. Kred Kox. of Union.
Other entries in the woinen'a
games were Miss Lois Nelson and
Miss Betty Cochran, both of Lu
Grande; and both played pood
giiines,"
The tournament this year was
an Improvement over Inst year
meet. The frames were faster and
th entry list targer. Itetwven .6
and CO spectators were' present
during .the entire tournament,
which started at 8 o'clock In th
morning and lusted until about
7:30 last nlxnt. "I
Alwani OoiislKtciil Winner I
liuring tho first round Jtny Wil
son defeuted Jthinehart. Q-'ly 2-n,
9-7. . Fred Fox received a de
fault ' and flperos defeated Gar
rison, 7-6, 6-2. Ahearn won over
Hyatt 6-0, 6-2 ; Uo wer defeated
Bowman 6-3, 6-3. In the seconJ
round L. Wilson defeated Cad well
9-7, 6-4; P. Taylor defeated Hall
1-6, 6-4. 7-5: J. Taylor defeated
It. Wilson 6-3, 6-4: Sporos defeat
ed Fox 6-7, 6-4, 9-7; Adhearn won
his match by default, Nadon won
over Boyer 7-6, C-4; Frrea won
over leiap 6-1. 6-2: and Wlthnrall
defeated Donis 6-1, 6-4. iurinff
the third round P. Taylor defeated
L.. Wilson 2-6, 6-1, 7-B; J. Taylor
won from Hporos 62, 4-6, 6-0;
Ahearn from Nadon 7-, 6-4 and
Frees from Wttherull 6-2, 0-6, 6-J.
In the Bemi-flnulB J. Taylor won
by1 default and1 Ahearn defeated
Frees 7-6v 6-3, and In the. finals
Ahearn won over. J, Taylor 6-1,
6-4.
y IKiiridMNejat ( uiiduy ;;
' Tito doubles contest -will be m'ld
next, Hundayat Union, Thti draw
ings for tlje line im were made
yestorday afternoon. '
- Baker sent two men for yes!er
.Jny's tournunient; Pendleton, five;
Milton, one; Jmbler. two; North
lovdT one; Knterpiise, two, an J
La Grande three. .
GHUHOHE
UNI SEHViCE
, , ' '"".v the floods In (hat region have.
tti n T; 'destroyed several villages with the
Five Congregations Join ,OHH or flu HvcB.
in Two Units Yesterday I Tim latest diHpatehes from iiej-
t T,T J'grad- place the flooded . oreas In
1VN unit witii) in
Pulpits.
I"ve
couitregations met ns I wo
tn si evening when I,h (Irnpde
churches honored their summer
CUHiom 01 no.u.ng union wtm.t..
At the ,-nurrn o t.ou cnu",' ;
where Ibe Naznrenes wero gueslsj
for the occasion, every sent wus
taken, and the r'dldten were
grouped around I he phi! form fco
thai they need riot stand. Metho
.. .... .1... II. i. ,irt.
Ion meeting In I he Ftrat M. II.
..I I. T!,n If...- W I' l!fiMM !
PreS.yi'erlun pastor, dellver-d the !
serm n.
Mf'gijt'rN lrenrlti;. "
'Kvldenees of itellslnn" wns I he
subject of the mesmige that the
flev. I. Meggers, pastor of (lie
(,'hurch of the Nazarene, d
llvered
from Claude C. Pratt's pulpit.
fCoDtinned on Page fi
50 Auto Loads of Picnickers
Visit Anthony Lake Sunday
Tlie , I pi iu Htiraetloiis of Iiko
Anthony lured 50 automobile
loads of plenlekers from all parts
of Tnlon county Sunday.
North I'owder. Cnlon. Cove. Kl
pin. Hot Tke. WolfTn'ek, Clovr
'reek, ond Iji. Orande were umon
the com mutinies represenle( in
Ihe oullntr experiment, whli;h ter
mtnuted so happily thut It l like
ly to be repeated.
.. ricnte, tables und benehes, fur.
ulshed by the I'nlon rounty conn
ell of eoirCmen'o rhumbers, and
nflernard donated to the forest
servlee, wen nrmnifed In frb-ndly
groups for the noonllde meal. I'n
lon high sehuul jflrl -some 20 or
whom rode over In one truck -and
th" KlKln band pleued the
erowd villi u tit unit a I protfrain.
Tree roffee y,nn wrve,- to ek out
the baskets of food that the pr
ttlekerg brouicht.
I-'b-ld Riiew'ri wtid cameras were
brought Into set Ion rltfht utter
liiiH heud. 1'wenly-rivo or SO am
bitious members climbed to the
lookou blallvn fur the vkw of
LIBHTHItlB
1 4
Electrical Storm Moves
From Ohio to Maine ;
Over Week End. .
DEATH LIST HIGH;
CROPS DAMAGED
Coney Island Crowds
, Panic Stricken Hail
Stones Fall as Large as
Golf Balls.
NKW "YOIUC. July 19 CAP)
Nino d oa thai and property damage
jestlnmted at $260,000 today mnrK-
eo a n oi rmuiiH-y i-iixinriw,
rain tfnd wind storms from. Vnl
to Mufno. j :
In additid three boys, who set
out In h. cn w from Handy Hook,
Ni J worn 'missing. , Four deaths
In New Kutfland wero caused by
lltrhtnlnff. Four ofhera w'e kill
ed by fallen trees or drowned In
New Kntrlund during; storms.
Llfclitulntf TnkOH Toll
Marine Anjf'V Dubois, of Adams,
Muiw..was killed by a lightning
bolt that struck and Injured her
brother, Alfred.
Leo t AlcCauffhey, HamptOP
B(nch, N: H Kdward 1. Pnow,
Hermon, Maine, and Fred Felon
of Salisbury, Mass., wero tho Dth
ora killed by llfrlitnlng. ,
Llphtnlnff struck near tho " de
stroyed naval arsenal ' at Lxiko
Uemnark, N. J-, frlgrhtenlns thou
sands of lghtacers but did no
damage.
- The main railroad sta.tlon at
Brockton, Mass.,, was struck by
lightning and tho roof partly
burned. Tho three hack tows of
jtho grand Htand nt l'Vnwuiy lark,
home pf 111'. BohIoii Ued Ho wore
demolished by the wind. Tho 90
foot iepln of the Ashbury Meth-
;odiNt church In Hpringfleld, Mass.,
crashed to the ground. Two B-part-me
nl houses in .Sprlnjffleld were
unrooft-d and a bouthouwe blown
tut o tho water. Numeroiia . farm
buildings in New England were
dcatrpyod.
Crops were damaged by . wind
(Continued on Pago Five)
FIKds Fatal To 60 In
Jugoslavia; Dams Give
I VIKNNA. July. lfl. (AP) lle-
.a.i. f f 'nl i I 1,. " T nrrn AJI,. ,,
jugo-rtlavln at 40),UO iJrres, sev-
ernl moro duinn having given . way
under I lie pn snre of tho waters.
King Alexander and Foreign
Minister Nlnchlleh are vlslllng the
dltrrjesd regions in a molorhoat.
Tho lower parlH of Weigrado ore
f Iuo(,d UI)J tU,
iniiauiiamis nave
jj.p removed,
no;Kt.N(, i ixim;i
llONd KOHU. July 13. (AP)
(Now lying Uioroulifitn s of the
diy and ltd find uf Knwloou on
mainland were flooded early
lodny as a result of onj of the
iiiumI tetrlfle rain and thunder.
""" U"lL , v,,p v,l,!(l 1
vl-rl
nlty.
Numerous Chinese are dead
considerable properly dauuign whs
done by water lightning and hind
slides and tramway service, in
some seel ions wiis suspended for a
Mime, There was no damage to th
I harbor or to the liners arriving
jherc,
the Hurroundfntr countten, Haddle
horses, collupHlble boats und a
raft contributed to the sport for
the remainder of the afternoon.
.Although tho 19-mlle climb to
ihe "highest uulo cyiinp lit Ore
Kon" Is over a nHrrow rowd, truf
fle vuw ef rielently bundled, and
no ueeldents murred the day's re
eord. TODAY'S GAMES
ami;hican m;ai l-:
IIOHTO.N IAI') . It. 11. K
t'lllcHKO .fi 8 1
Uortim 4 8 1
lv,lerb-f TI10111H. Lions and
CrulMiwpkl. Hchulk; lbinia'h,
Weli.r. Ilurring und tookes,
liisrhurr.
NKW VOItK (Al1) It. II. K.
XI. lylllls 2 l' I
New York 11 lli 1
ttnttcrl'H -Olrurd, I lavls, Nev
itk mid ttchang; Hliocker and Col-llnu.
Girls in Politics Now
1 1 r- u
AMERICANS IN
Haysrhier Cruelty Case
Draws Fire of Press
Racial. Prejudice Open
ly Charged. . . ..
TOKYO, July la. (ADlIochl,
tho only vernaculitr . nowspapr
coimiH'iittng on Uu llaynmelr
cru'illy cuku in Korro, makes It the
(RTusloii or nn nccuHiitlon of racial
prejudice iiKiiiotit Americans.
Dr. C A. Hujmnt'lr, un American
mlnslomiry of ln Artvcntint deno
inlnullon tul lonrU lit l'lngyany,
hurnud wlih uoll . Hi? Korean word
for Ihli C" on tlu I'hnoks of a
Hiniill Ko'-nn boy .lioni was taken
n the act of Rleiulnif apples from
an ori'hard. The doctor later upolo
Klued publlely und puld tho boy's
inulhcr (310.
Ih-iilori1 1'ivJiidii.To
The lioelil . coiijiuent deplores
"radleal prejucllre which, sorry, to
nay. Is particularly strong Among
Americans who boast of their Jus
tice and humanity.
Home Ailierlcunnv ore Inhuman
and barbarlous, surli us tho miss
ionary In Korea who nilstrented a
boy In a manner that is a dlsKraco
to American honor. Tho shametul
deed Is still more unpardonable
when we consider Unit tho pcrpo-
(Continued on Page B)
SNOWFALLS IN
MINNESOTA WOODS;
TWIN CITIES HOT
HT. IAi:i, Minn., July 19- (AT)
Hnow fell over the north woods
of Minnesota yesterday whin the
Twin Cities swellered In tempera
tures uround tlie century murk.
Juy Gould, state Kume commis
sioner, vouched ror the authentic
ity of the snow.
A bllsterinir sun holnt.d tho
mercury to tlie 9S mark here,
causing one death fnuii heat. At
Mitchell, ft. 1)., thermometer tes
tified to a new July record of 107
degrees.
Bandits Steal $11,755:
Kidnap Mother, Girl
KANHAH fITV, July 19. (Al')
Klvc linudlts early today Kidnaped
Ram llenjuiuln. mumiKer of I' airy
bind Park, forced hhn to open the
vault at the park and eneuped with
11 1.755, representing Haturday and
Hunduy receipts.
Mrs. Ilenjiiliiln und duilKhlei
lls were taken along by the ban
dllx.
The llenjuiuln family wus am
hushed near their home th the re
sidential district, forced Into a car
und Isk'-n to the park. To wutch
men were hound und iraKK''d.
A generul roundup of criminals
wus ordered by police this morn
Ing-
Womrn Iuv loon in polillm for
Vvereil yi-jirs .Imt now glrln arp
lii. too. imut l(t, above. In clr
i-U'rk of Pm-port. IU., first wo
tiwn to fill that ptMltloii, anil
Lois Gaiwaway (Inst- t), Is citf
IrcoHun-r of Huron, 8. IK Klie'a
only 22, and tho youngctit cttj
tiwrcr in Uio countrj.
Bulletins
' Tllli DALLES, Ore. lia 1
(Al) Grass and g-raln fire
wliich sn-cpt farms betwom OeUIn
and Biggs yesterday caused heavy
lossos to several 4ioat gnnrcn
and to tho l'aolfio telrphone and
tolcitrapli coniiiany. About S0OO
acres wcro burned. I
' PAIUS, July 10 (AT) Edouard '
Herrlot loadur of Uio radical (roup ,
lias succeeded in fonuuut a cabin-!
et to replace that under ArWUdus
Briand who fell Saturday. - lie an
nounced tills afternoon that final
lineup of the iinistry . wilt be
completed tonight.
MVLONE, .V. Y. July 19 lri
ActliiR on onlera from tho poatof
rieo tlepartmeiit at Wasliington
postnl lnsiicctor from New York
City was on his way here today to
question a man arrested Baturtuty
near f.abrlels, suspected of beuur
lloy D'Autremout, aought In Ore
gon for attempted train robbery.
DI'S KIOINES Iowa, July 19 (A-
1') V. B. Edgar, blarksmtth, shot
and killed Ills wife Mintha Edgai
toilay, probably fatally Injured
f'liarles llollln with whom Mrs.
lSdgnr was eating breakfast mod
then committed suicide.
SAef FRA.NCJSfX), July 19 (A-
P) Hundreds of men in five
great government timber preserv
es in California today wvro fight-
lug a half score or more of swlft-
swecplmr fires covering miles In
extent, somo of which were leav
ing a swath of destroyed ranch
homes and other buildings behind
llieni.
Dy namite Plot
Corset Figures in Aimee Case
I.OH ANOKI.l'SH. July 19 .(AP) j Mrs. Mcrberaon hu explained
Antonio Tardcro, 14. attendant
at Angi'lus Temple, who, records
in the sheriff's office show, wus
released from tho I'atton . Hosptt
ul for tho limine May 22, report
ed lute liiHt night that an uniden
tified man and a woman united
hluv In whut room Mrs. Aimee
Hemple Mel'herson slept In her
residence beside tho temple. na
they Intended lo "dynumlto It be
fore fciwn."
Tardcro suld that tho pair ap
proached him twice for tho Infor
mutlon. As n result of his report
n gourd wus placed about the j wno took the blue sedan out of a
temple but nothing happened. 'nullum, garago at 1 o'clock In the
Authorities today awaited con-' morning of May ! wu Kenneth
Mrmullon of the report that u, cor- rj, ormiston, former radio opera
set similar to tho ono worn by tor at Augelus Temple, whose pre
Aimee Keinple MelMierMoti on the m.t whereabouts are a puzzle to
day she wandered Into Agua l'rl-;the authorities. He was accom.
ein. Mexico had been purchased punie.j. investigators wero told, by
several dnys before in a utile low n
In Arizona between Vumo. and
Tucson.
The new evidence wus said to
have been round by Independent
Investigators employed by the pro
prietors of the Arlzonu store in un
attempt to trace ui" purvnwnie ,uy three holdup men wno wounu
the garment land tho possible ub-,,j another employe and escaped
ductors of tho evangelist. wltU a, 115.000 payroll. '
EXISTENCE
OF 1H0ER
PLOT SEEII
Firsf Baptist Church of
Fort Worth Has Evi
dence of Scheme.
PASTOR SLEW MAN
IN SELF DEFENSE
Following Killing, Dr. J.
Frank Norris Preaches
to Overflow Audiences
Sunday. . , ' -;
l'OHT WOllTH Tex. July 1:
'A.'O'-Tho Mrat BtDtlat church l
in possession of svidenco that thera
was a conspiracy . kilt the pastor .
of the ohurcli, dores a , brief
stoteinsnt Issued . todoy by J. J.
Mickle of tho church and Search,
light staff, ' . ., . , p.
r. J. Frank Norrla the nastor !
shot and killed I. B. Cbtppa. a'.
luiuberman, Saturday; , .
viaims Hcif IK-fcnse
The minister Mid ht shot In a if."
defense, ... ( .. "
"When the proper time conns."
tho statement concluded," th.s i vl
dence will be . proven by unim
peachable, witness."
After giving .'.;lhe . atatem. nt
Mickle, who desorlbud himself as a
former United States secret s-rvlce
and newspRpermaa, Intimated that
there were threa principals in the
alleged conspiracy; ;
"J hoy sacrificed (he best man of
the three," he declared. 1
"You mean ChlppsT" he waa
asked.- 'V' ' " ." ' 1 .
'Xes't said Mlolilt and . uVclMd
lo say any morq,,, . ."
V " leeoVl Sunday ;
Dr.- Norris urbacjied to overflow
audleneof Huaduy bli attorucyi
drafted a salt ddftnso plea for p. , -
niation before the . trauj j.y
Tuesday, ' ;- ;
Using at hit text, -ITherc Is ,o
condemnation ' to them that are In
Christ Jesus" Dr. Norris refrained
from any direct.'' mention of the
shooting but told his congregation
that his faith tu stronger than
ever. Neither dl4 he tnentlon num.
orous message fro mhts friends In
various parts ef the country offer.
Ing aid and ' quoting' passages of
scripture (miliar to his text. Dr.
Norris accepted, converts aa usual,
his only show of amotion coming
wheg many of his morning au
dience asesirbled hear the pulpit
to express symbsthy. .-
Out on tlfftoo Bonds
. Released oft.-, 10,000 bonds
shortly after (lie shooting, Dr.
Norris made k SUUment to auth.
oritlea declorlpg h (hot Chi ops in
self defense. Chirps according to
Dr. Norris, come lo the First Bap.
tist church study and threatened
his life unless th pastor discon
tinued remark About Mayor H. C.
Meachom and other city officials.
Chlpps, the paster said, took ex
ception to the aland he had taken
on the administration ot city fin. .
aoces. I
B. P. Douldln, chairman ot the
board of trustee! ot the First Bap.
tist church and acting as attorney
for tho Rev. Dr. J. Frank Norris,
charged with murder after slaying
D. E. Chlpps, said today that he
had not authorised statement
charging a "conspiracy" to kill Dr.
Norris. lie sulj the church had
had no meeting and could not issuo
a statement without a meeting.
is Revealed;
that the corset, similar to the once
she usually purchased, was bought
, for her by her captors at her rc-
quest.
Trace "Veiled Woman"
Investigators have pursued the
route of a "heavily veiled" woman
:Lnd two male escorts who were re
potted to havo been seen first at
one pluce and then - at another
during the llmo tho Anirelus Tem
ple pastor was presumed to be
drowned. And always the mysteri
ous trio rode In a blue sedan. Wlt-
nesses have testified that the man
u woirnun.
llol.l)i r MfcN KJI.L ONU
NBV.-AKK. N. J.. July 19 (AD
O'orgo M. Condlt, 70-year-old
employe of the Held Ice Cream
company, wax shot to death today