La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 05, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES , TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE THE WBATSS3 OHKOON:' . Fslr .' tonight and Friday, but low clouds along th '' coast tonight. Low humidity and rising teiupcraturo In lb Interior. C I T Y EDITION VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926. NUMBER 28 MEIBEIt ASSOCIATED TRB88 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS 80 MEDICS GUESTSAT RECEPTION State Health Board and East Oregon Medical Society Adjourn PHY ENTERTAINS DURING EVENING Banquet Preceded by a Cowboy Breakfast and Discussion of Problems at N. P. Lakes. JIOT LAKH (Special The lie! l,;ikc Kiinittorium . whs Hit Mcni. of lilt' dosing CVi-JI of lilt' nn- nii;il incellntj of t ho Eastern Or -tzon Medical society last evenlirr wli'-n Dr. W. T. Th). rellrln-.r prcsldenl, wan host at u hun.U.et. I fr Ihe vlalllin; doctors and their wives and lute;- opened the floors' of th In si it nl Ion for a reception In their honor. . The uffHlr waul nndmihtedly t he Inrffcat of thn i summer anelnl seson in Ilie (ramie liondc valley and tin- fre quently repealed opinion of those who called during thn - evening Hint It surpassed any prcvlou event held nt tin hike, even I hough these lave established tie reputation tor hospitality through out the state. Physicians in attendance, nt th' reception represented dlstrlets us fur uwtiy as l'linevillo und John Hay, while Inymeii who drove over to meet them und enjoy (he eve ulnar's prntyrnm en mo from nil parts of I'nlon county, l'endloton, Mn l;er and intt-iiylng points. The ballroom of the sanatorium hnd been transformed . hy.. hilt Ice and artificial flowers into a jmy Japanese garden., while light re freshments were served the guests on the sun porch. v A starry sky Uhd been- dropped VrouiYth- ccl- (Conlltiued oii I'aso Three) j CITY'S WORKMEN ;' REPAIRING PIPfi f LINE LEAK TODAY l,a Oi-iinile citizens toduy .it IhoroUL'lily cooperating Willi city officials In using II"-' hust water possible,, made necessary by tn-1. shutting oft of thn Heaver crtt pipe lino bernusc of repair work and leaving tin- clly well lo carry the load. Itcslrlclions will also be- neeessnry tomorrow lo permit I lie slur.'ige of water 111 till! Old Town reservoir. Last night nearly everyone Irri gated tint II nfier sundown, thor oughly soaking tlielr luwnn and Kardi iim to enable lllem lo survive Hie Iwo-day period. Hut this morning no irrigating wus ob served ly clly officlala. ttulilrdny the wuler supply will lie normal. Hie clly niunuer aaiJ today. The Dalles Woman Dies After Fall From Truck I IIK IIAI.I.KS. Ore. Ailif. 6 '') Mrs. .1. A. Hcxler, 27, "f U'i'I li. r. died al a liospilal here from Iniuri. s s-'iirrered Sunday when she feil from a truck m ar (julnton. Teacher Supply This Year Tops Demand in This County "Nil teacher ahurliiRe threaleiiM 1'niiin ei.iinly this y.-ar." Htiperln l. n. lent K. A. Sayre obwrveil '! n.-mliiy. eoiileiniilaliliK the cerllrl ratea that have already been fill. I Backed Up By Service The lHiiueK firm that lell nhtHil M iiH'i-clininll'e nr Mr lci llmMiuli rem In r advert ("hit intuitfM ! nlwas tire Mfe.t firm in (! IhioIiiioh w Mil. Il nni-i lim'k up Its Ndvertldti:j Willi uouil fpuillty and gotsi .t-riMv or tlw aderlKlnM" wmmi los iv Huer a trl Ilie adr-ll-iitH' niiaiej- Is ua-ied. The lMiim r 1 r ii tlml Mihrrll4t4 ntintarly Is Ih'IIMik It" iuIt iKhm ilollniH thai M ran -at fy jimi. tht ' ru-liner. And exvry ndterll-iT Is InlrrelfJ In phallus the nluiiitr o lluii In or "lie will vnMaxnin hi celling llic u-lonirr in Ihe rirM pln.-e. Only by all rti t'titiiiiifn ran a Inline Im Imi III. OlM'rtrr spiwn ro t bli- i hi itTiiioinlnil i -out act with ImiIIi pnKiil ami jiolHf- Road Oiling Program Is Nearing End La Grande-Oro Dell Sec tion Gets Coat Today Union-Telocaset . Oiling Starts Friday. The half-mile, section of (he Old Oregon Trull highway between the city limits of I .a. Grande and thn Oro Jjoll overhead crossing is be ing oiled today and wilt bo open Saturday. 1 Tiilil Ihe, oiling opera tions are completed traffic, is be ing directed ovr a detour begin ning st the Intersection of Sec ond tit reel and Adams avenue, ov er the Second street viaduct Hnd tin old road to Oro lell. Tomorrow morning oiling oper ations will start on thn Union Teloeaset section of thn Oregon Trail and will require Ihroo or four days. During that time traf fic will be held for hour periods as no detour in available. 'There will be no oiling Sunday and no interference during the night the engineer In charge of 1 he opera tions mid Oils morning. The entire Iamio Tree -TiMocn set section will bo reoiled with an ex tra, heavy gra.de of oil. Work will start on the section nearer In Grande later. When this Is finish ed this yea r's oiling progra m I n this division will be completed. The highway over the Hlue Moun t.-iin to J'endMon is now dry and in good condition. CITIZENS SEEK Three Petitions' foi Improvement District Filed with City Com- missioners. .. "-Tlfrec. p-'frHMnsr-f trr hiilirovetieJ-nt work and Ihe sending of am offi cial invitation to the American lie glon to meet in 1m. drande In 1927 featured the meeting of the... clly commission la.it nlpht. Tin! first petition preaenled n.sk ed for the improving of W avenue from North Spruce lo Mepot by m Htallinc a inacadiim slroct, atorlii 1 sowers and fcurblnss. . ' The second petit lolls for con crete sidewalks on v avenue from Jackson lo Norlh Spruce, and Ihe Hhlrd asked for concrete sidewalks ion Oak and Cedar streets beiween U ami M avenues. All three were referred lo Ilie city inaniiffer who announced thai he would probably include the first two In one improvement dis trict. Trade ruin I'lltil After tin commission voted lo Invite the state leulon to hold lis next year's convent Ion here, Clly (Continued on Pain 6) Lutherans Will Call Pastor From Portland Kor Hie purpo." of sendlnc n ..iili.ll e.ill lo the ll.'V. I.. II. AweS ,.r l.,rl l.iti.l II. e memb'TS of .ion Knutlsh I. mil. 're ii church will hold a eiiniri'.'icatlonn.l ine.tliii; lir in 'iM,. tvin l... in. itiin.)::v nioriillis Th. re Ibe no Humlay nilnliii: SI'I'Vlc. In hln office. , AtthouKh three or four more teachers will be n tiuln d this year 1 1 1 an Inn:. siiierinii-uiieni M-Ievs he will liavo diltleulty In phicinc ull the Mpplieantft v. hu eonie lo htm for positions. lm liaaalitr.4 lien lJlf'l year I here w ere tti in flrUflOI'S elllplnyeil hi the f(fi (Hf- t rlcts of Ihe euunty. I. a (Irande. exptindhis' Willow Heliool from four Jo six jrrHde. will r'-quire iwu addiiional eai h rs. And at b nsl one nit. re win jt. needed In the ru ral districts. The Kruitdale fcIimoI. where a tp'ndld new i w o-room buiblhifr 's helm? erected, will have two lef;hers Ibis year, one fur cseii roup of four grades. Seven ill nd "hchth graderH hsve lierelofore 'een (tell I to (Iretfl'VOud school In li f Irande. The new- building has b-en pluc- ;d on tin site of the old one. half j n mile norih of Klverslde parl , on the new Ml. (It nn inarkei ronl. I The liHSeilient 1Mb Iveen ptunOed i fur use uit il community hall. In jthe ouigruwn sehoolhou.'". It is ! propoKtd to have a gymnasium i for the pupils. ! mmoot ii:aks ' I.ONf; HKAi'll. fal. Pel: -d j Slates Hvmitor Smuot In n uddn ss I here, urged that American travel 1 em go els.-w'ehf rc than r'rance un til that country g-is over Its antl Am tivan at'ltud . TELDCA3ET AND PERRY HEIR ill Both Towns Threatened . with Destruction by Fire Yesterday . PROMIT ACTION 4 AVERTS DANGER La Grande Pumer Usl at Perry and 0.,-W. Train Crews V Control Telocaact ' Flames. The wcsl end of Terry trim threatened, wllli Id.'Sl ruction .-.late yesterday for a IlinV; until a, flrOj which destroyed two havHtacks lo cated so feet from severnl wooden bulldliiKs. wa finally rontrolled. Absence of a stiff wind and the presence of the l.a (Irando fire de partment's pumper, manned' - by experlene',1 fire flRliters, prolulb- iy saved the upjier flat from nnl hllutlon. . ...'' Itlvcr Wnti-r Vsnl . The haystacks caught fire hort lv after four o'clock and 1J1 Oraudo was notified at 4:20 p. ni. The pumper was sent, to lerry and after throwing wntnr from the Ornnde Hondo river On tlln blazing slacks for an hour, had the situa tion well in hand. . Perry iwoplc assisted the Iji Orandc men in fighting the fla'lies. 'I'ho origin of tho flro Is un known but Chief C, O. ll.urcllison Is of the opinion that a spurk from (Uontloned on Pun M Tree Stops Automobile; Damages Are About $40 V1!'r Swllli wurpvd : ii, new light' cdupc, mvned by Frank (Henn sadly this noon when he missed the. corner t l'Mr Hlrcel nud Washington and 'crashed Into ' a box elder tree on Mrs. Susan Zub er's front lawn. The tree was pretty wi ll peeled, loo, bill Smith .scaped without Injury. The radius rod. lump. . . fender and hood on the left- side were crumpled until Ibey gave the ma chine a curious foreshortened per spective. About J4" worth of re pairs and mechanic's labor will be required lo repaTr the diim-'ge. "The steering geur came, un hooked or something." Smilli ex plained lamely lo u traffic officer Who came lo investga.te. ; loiter the car was examined, it . 1.1 re ported, and Ihe steering gear was found to he all right. Observant bystanders . polnled out Hint the tracks described an easy rurw; until ilfl'T they cross ed Ihe curb, and showed no indi cations of skidding... Woman Dies lie fore Verdict Is Acted on S.M.KM. Ore. ,ug. S. (AP The Irony or fa. ha.i entered Into the rase or Mrs. I.ea t llanna. or Portland, against K. lioyee and H. Iloyee operator.i or the poitlniidj Taxleab eonip'tny. whh-h wan hp-, gu'd In the Nupreine court aboul ten days aco. Mm. Ilaniui wan run over and. seriously Injure,! by a taxb-ab or Ilie toye Ittotheri'. She sued and recovered $.,aaa dHiuage.s In the lover courl for Mulfuoinuh county. The deiendtinls aiip-Hled. 'i he can- was argued 10 days ago. list Sunday Mri. Hanna was kllb-d hi an automobile necl'I'iit nt Astoria, Il-r datight-r, Mrs. Maih. was le re yesterday lo rind out IT an opinion from I he supreme eourl could be hastened, but was Informed that th" miprem.. court In now on a month's vacation, aud that after Its opinion is handed t'jwn, should the lower court be upheld, Ihe defendant will have. 20 days in which to petition for re hearing. Klamath and Eugene To 15c Wedded Saturday I'cremonlcH marking the driving of the last, t'plke on 1 h" Kugeue-Klamath Kalb rutoff will he held near Itailhead, citst or Oitk Ittdge Saturday, when a mock marriage between Klamnth and Kugene will be Koleiiinined. A parly or high orriclitts of the Houlhern lVelflc railway will arrive via' Klamath Kails to be met by a delegation from Kugene according lo a tele gram p'ceivi-d here today. -OUTI.AMi:it M'.AIt ii:atm WAI.I.Ai'K, Ida.. Aug. 6 (AIM.ifrnlii Cnloli county officials t.ov- William Clements. 6S. l'orllan.I.,r.ior 1'leree yesterday ordered a Ore., was probably fatally Injure.! remission of s portion of the $.',00 and his wife and Iwo children 1 fine Imposed oil Ham Moure, who I suffered Iniurles w In n their carl venl over an embunkiiient tliree I miles wtst of Halti-s. Monl., yea- terday. t'liuu-nts wus brought lo I a hoipt'H! here. , Favor Wets In Missouri Nominations Ku Klux Klan Caridi . dates Defeated in Kan sas Other States Re 'nominate Incumbents. , KANSAS CITV .tig. 5. (.VP) Victory for the wej.' . ' " , Missouri and an apparent cr 'defeat of Ku Klux Klan suppf In Kan sas appeared' lodaV It., the outstanding- results of .Tuesday's pri maries, elections In six slates. In. Oklahoma . whpro ' the klan was considered an open Issue ,-ln one major contest, the order's, re pitted candidate led. with the Wei Taction claimed the eurVIn -Montana- With ccMia-ressloniLl nomina tion holding Interest in two soptji ern slates. West Virginia , relurjiB indicated the renoinlnallon of five of the state's six representatives to congress, four of whom are repub llcuna and one a democrat. V ' .' T Kx-.So)on Aoniliiatiil itepresenlutive Woodyard,-- re publican .fourth district, was not a candidate. Returns indicated Ihe nomination of cx-.ltepresenlatlve James A. Hughes, republican -for Wobdyard's place. . ' Hepresentallvi. Joseph T. Ileal, democrat, Virginia had a substan tial lead In the. one congressional contest, nlno incumbents being unopposed, . Ko-nomlnullon .of three republi can senators was conceded when Ihey amassed commanding plural ities wllh returns nearly complet ed. ' ' . "'el" Williams Wins ; Senator : George Williams, of Missouri, routed his avowed dry opponents by large margins for the long and short term nominations. Senator J. Wi Horreld easily led In tho Oklahoma republican balloting and Senator Charles Curtis, repub lican floorleadur, had little opposi tion in Kansas. Kormer Congress man Marry B. Ilawcs, St. I.ouls democrat und a wel. Increased ills lead In late returns lo oppose Sen ator Williams In November. Lute Oklahoma returns widened Illegal) In the democratic senatorial race in which J. t,V (Jack) Walton, de posed governor, .trailed Congress man Klmvr Tnoinim by more Ihan I I. UliO votes.- In Kansas. Charles Stephens, of- Columbus, led two opponents for this nomination by a narrow margin. Incumbent Vlelorlmis Uepublleun ad democrat incum bents with the one exception seem ed assured of re-nomination In the Kiuisns congressional districts. (Continued on Pace 5) County. ; Commissioners Favor Request Pre sented by Group of El gin Citizens. .1. K. T. flalloway and ulbers who etl(loned for a strip of roud nortl of Klgin were given a fn. orable deelalon by tlie county courl thh. noon when the commis sioners tonk up the mntler, direct ly after tliey luid finished Ihe monthly inidlMng of bills and au Ihorlxlng of warrants. Wit Ii slight mend mm-nl. In cluding the ItlereuNc of the HMIOUIll the petitioners are to raise for Ihe rlghl-or-way and d images through the Jake llaligarth place from 2)U to 400 - lhe reports of the viewers' board submitted last month was ueenpted. Will AVMhtlraw ( Inlin . The compromise Kemti lo sat isfy llallgaHh when he talked the mailer over with the eourt. Wed- nodiy arternoou. iind he Indleat rd that he would wllhdra w a claim for 1.4.i damagen that he had previously flbd. Hlds on surfacing for the Allcl lyw"r Cove road were to be open ed at t p. in. today. Four bids were cxp'-et'-d, that number of proposal blanks ha v- beii re quested. The nurfuelug is lo h erudie,l rwlc or gravel, bul will protiahly be Ihe roriner. the court said, since there Is no gravel with in easy hauling distance. Nothing of Import a nee appear ed on the docket beyond the usu al allowances mr Indigents, the report of the trea-urer and like nutttcrs to be approved. Leniency Shown to Convict by Covcrnor f.VI.KM, Or.-, to a Aug. S. I AIM eeeonilllendut ion According was convicted In thai county tor unlawful poss.-st.lon of inusli Moore served stx mouths In Jutl besides some aiidltlunr.l time ilT1)' cn his fin". COURT GRANTS ROAD PETITION VIOLENCE ins IllliO V ! - Nine Persons Killed in Clashes Over Relig , ious Laws WOMAN BEHEADED BY ANGRY MOB Father Anguinaos, Who Accepted Calles Ruling Is Excommunicated by Catholic Bishop. IMilLADKIJ'IIIA, Auk. U (AP. The KnifrhtH of rohiMilms, In annual eonvontiun, today utinni inoUMly adopli'd a ta(nient iuo tesilnif URainHt. tlie polley of l're-l-nl Callea In I lie rellKluiiH Hit u -atlon' In ' Mexico, WASHINGTON. Auk. fi. (AI) A rfllrrntlon tliat rvfry pireaii llon waa Ix'lnic taken lo saro-ffuartl the treaty rlKhln of Amerlean na tionals In Mexico wan the only Nlati department eomuit'iil today on tlln ftlletn'iil of the Knltfh'H of (olunibun relailng lo tU Alexlcun illuntlon, ... I';SSMISI I'KOXOINCKO MKJK'O (.'I'l'Y, Aiiff. 5 AI.--Pensiml.sm reKardlni? vth rellriNS eonftlet lMtwin tin-. Kovirnment and th" (.'nlltollea was more pio nounei'd today. UuttlneHs depreMaion. born of til" eeonomic. boycott delared by CatholleH In proteHt DKalnat Ihe jrovernniHiiCa rllsioiiH reruta- ttona. la gripping portions of the republic and cnuHlnq: upprfhenki'i In other parta, ineludlnff the cup It ol. t Mine Vi-rsons Killed. Newspaper dispatcher! from out lylnt? polntrt trivo flelayed n 'ports of threat dll ui-bitnetH Ihan.huvi! ben ' nteorded Ihus Tiir. ' In a ...lll,..,.al Ii n( nitntliilultlltl. one of the Ml longest Catholic een-!'"J ters In the country, six pcrsonthe vlHltor the Im-hi Kinu ot aume. are reporled lo be tl-ud aud I4 "r or . dlauhl. d. war veterans wounded. ' I will lie one of the important mat- Al Torreuii. Ihe newnpnpers 11- Ith lo lie considered at tho con pott, one Is dead and clifhl nrn't vei.tlou wild (.'oimimnilnr HUwart, wounded: , one person was killed j of Itosebunr. ,. nt Cuernaviica and at Inipuato.i A caiiimlfjn lnis been launched i woiiitin believed lo have been a ; by advocates of J. V. Kreck, of ProteHlHtil. la kmUI lo have Im- n j Portland, Tor stati; commander, b-lieaded by a crowd fraullcallyi The "40 und." run order of tho excited over Ihe HiiHpennhm ofileKloii was well represented anions ('iithollc Hervlees. ; Hlie early arrivals. The, purado of Small numbers of '.' worNhlpperrfj members or the order was the fca- r- ; t i ';. ' ' . ; fi&e of .the aflernoon program. (Continued on Paim ft) ': , Anoih'-r eandldute for cotnman . , (lei- la Arthur Murphy. Peasants Blame Norgc's ' ' TriD for Bad ' n calhcr, t Ili.MI-:. Aug. 5 (AP);- Peasants! in hum ii- put m- in iini.v ni"!"' . rHniiiniiitiil..i NIfililli-'M . noi l h note ' flight, for the bad weather, which! has been dl.saalrons in sonic pruv Inces. Reports from Ihe proyin juole I hem as Insisllng thai ihe ?r;:'.H L?uZ ,:.,uriro.;M'MJRI)ERER of 14 rents" und brought about the ln- lense storms from which llaly has been suffering. I 'Ihe weather t IiIh tai miner has j been Ihe worst for the crops In many deeuoVa. ' ; McKay Dam in Umatilla County Near Completion 'i:nii.i:tiin. Aug. r.. (.r 'I'll.. McKay ilam. whieli will fiif niHli water for about 11,0'iu aereti of land In riiialllla eonnly. Is n. ur ine completion rapidly Willi I men still at work. I'onerele Hluv inir nli.l tiaralM-t walls of Ilie dam proper w. re completed y.st.-r.lay. TODAY'S GAMES NATIONAL l.l-'.Atil I'. Nl;V YOlllv (AIM- - It- I'- ' I 'lli.-li.in.il II 'i New York liattert.-s lionohne l.ueuM and Hurgr.-iive; Hcoll li nil Hnder. IKlSTliN (AIM I'lllsblirg ...7 1 4 0 .1. May. I'.arnes. II. II. a t. i . . j X j K reiii.-r "'and' Oooelii ItOHtQII .. Ilullerle Ootdiunllll, Mogri'lKe I'llll Mll- II'IIM ( MM I!- II- I- '" ,,,vo"'" "I""' MB' ''""'I Chicago' 6 11 (I- ''""" "''' ''I ni liable Ilie foill I II I'hllu.l-lplila I a iijM""'lny In Heileiul.er. naileries --' lioot,"'.Miii'i.t'eM. and ,,. , , (-.,.-ul.. llr, il- l lrleh und V IVC HoinCS DCKtrOVCd 1 1, ii I In.-. 12 ;!. l'i:ltS M:l:lll;ll jllaly having decided to support tiolf.'rs desirous of r.-pn-senllng 1 I'OIITI.ANIi. Aug. 5. (AIM The (he grunting of a Hulgurlnn loan. I ji (1,-an.le In Ih.- Irl-slale lourn i-; to. al fnr. iiy ofliei s was advls. d. Italy's relations wllh Itoiimanla in. Ill' nt llaker Kepi. 5-S arc In- j Unit a bla.e nioslly outside of Ihe are friendly despite Ilie absence of vll.-d by the new golf club lo ' Klnniulli nullnnal ror.-sl. known a treaty or unilty such iw thla noJy Charles II. It. ) nobis. I us Ilie llravo creek fire, ha.) des- country has wllh tho other mld Twclvc players are needed. Mem-1 troye.l five homes when II swept Kuropean notions. ... i... i- ii... - ,.. r,..,.il.,.,l for en'ranee In 'lie lournaineni. j Insull Put Up $158,000 Samuel lesnill, ( lileago publk' lllllllles lliagiiule, gmc l."K.O(HI In Iim cumimigii if Vu. Prank Snillli In llu llllnuls ri iiiblh-au seniilDi-lal iii'lniiuy, lie .lulil tin! M-nale's camiialgii riind Invi'sllga lors wlien (lwy cuitvciictl In Clilimgo. Tills plcnire was tnki-n In Mm toiiiiullti room, nhmvliig Insull In the fonttroimil with wanl II. Wright, neio pollllclnn and iiteiiilH-r of Hie Jlllnols coiiiinciit! ixuiunliisloii, walling lo testify. LEGIONNAIRES IN MARSHFIELD State Convention Opens Elect Portlander State Commander. , : M V IIMU l.'l l!l.f I fire. AlllT. f. a'im ti.i ..iiv jn.1 Nnrih -lienil are Kay touuy with, hosta ot , tho;" Auierlcau Li-kIoii and allied dera mienliig llieii . annual alulc eonxenllon: lieleiciilea ' from ' ill liiirta of the alllte are registered po Ray ia on tiptoe to give linen' u (Inuwle anil Aatoria for Ml next annual convention. The American UkIoii auxillmy ft ,iv()y (mp Bcf.ctln(t state departmental president. i Mrs. Minnie It. Kastnuin, of Gres- hunr, was tald to be ti ruceptivu iCnnt.lniind on Page ft) DESIRES TO DIE IN STATE OF IOWA HIOATTI.K. Ann. l (AD. Tho iiiiis Johnson, whu utipoaea extra 111 inn In Minneapolis where offl- riiila 1'iive eireaa.'d a dcalre tu rend iiliu to pi-lHun aa tllu alayer of l.ennar.1 Mrilahl la thnl citv I leeeinlier I",' today told of killiiiK in Klnux I'lty, I"-, fnr ivhlell Ii wulits lo be hung. Iie.wush., and apparently Ihe son or e.plliltl..l the Minnesota law dm not Inflli'i the dealh penalty and II.:, I Inwn does. Repeatedly toduy Johnson i-ell. ruled thai It will be a disappointment lo him If au-1 liioritl.-s should send him lo J1''! instead of Inking his life. voliiniiirlly confessed hei .lav 111 killing 14 persons, Halui - . Richard Washlrurn Child .... - ,., In Asking for Divorce HTi:oi'nri:i. I'a., Aug. f. (AIM.- I'.lehar.l Wai'libllru l'bll.1 foiliier aiiil.assa.lor lo Maty antl widely known will.-r. has aske I jibe roiiiiiionplttee erniit or Mon roe eniinlv lo ii w ii rrl hint a de- !:. ei-i-e ilKo.-i- fioni Ills wife, Maude I ai-lrcr l-li ld. also a wi ll Known writer, reeords of tile court dls I closi-d I. ..lay. uud Hlenier. I Air.'i nii'i. uiroiigu ins ai.orney, . ovfrrnm.-nt spoKesnian sam io I c. It. Ileniiiiger, oblnlne.1 a suii-,ihv nn, H prepared lo do evcry- l.. l.'l !... ty I ltlllt.-n III 1 Wl -0i.,,.l.1(,.HIovakla and Jilgo-Hlavla) i Ihrouirh hill. Units of the Ca forma Oregon lumber company. Bulletins l.KTIiniiHMii:, Alberta. Auk. K. (Al) Thn villus of Natal, on Iho enm'H twHt brumii of Iim Can adian Pail fie railway In Itrltlsli Columbia was tolny retried di Htroved lr a foiv.st fire. All wires u:iuity ot - vUI" vm WILLIAMS, Arhl.-. Ann. . (AP) II, C. I'lianilillsu, a (Irciunii, won biirii.il to dentil, IviiKlncrr J. O. Wiley uailly injumh and two hniUiinH'ii bwilsed when a Nanta Fn pasM-mrer train wbm loilliil entcml the yard here toilny. So MV".seiiiicr wen lilli'l. WANHINWONvAoit 0. ') Tlio war department haa alliHted from- uncn!tcd balance $3,KU0 fnr lock and ilam oiK-rallon on Urn Yamhill river In Oregon. ATCHISON. Kan. Amt. ft. (AIM A iiMitbcr klllnl ber two daiucli- tein today and then turned the wcaiHin. a Ii Kitiiltc aliulirnn, on herself In - what pbyslclaiis Ix'limvo was a lit of tcmiwrnry Insanity, SII-:i)l'"Ollll. Ore. Alitt. 5. (AD . Tho nnmlduiit'a . courdinatlou eoiiiDilssloii ounaklt'iiUK tlio In elusion of lHaiwmd lake and I larjto area of national forest pro-IH-rlv In Crater lake natknuU wrk were al Crater lnku lust mum ami will lmild a hearinir nt Ulnmond lake ttiLs ovihIuk. KUATTMO. Aug. , (Al') At llto opening of tlio fourth day of tbo arkY'tbig of Jurors to try Wallace Cliiym tjalniw on a cliarge or inur ilertng his ilaiiKbler, Sylvia, court liouso attnehes iircdicUxl tlutt a Jury would Im iliwcii and taking of testimony begun lM-roro court ailJouriMMl uxlay. A tldnl venire of 150 brings new liroxpcetlvc Jurors In tlio court room, only 21 remaining uiM-xamineu or llic firsl 3U0 wiiiimoiu d. Everett, Washington Man Killed in Salem BAl.K.Nf. Oro. Aug. B (AP). ' Austin Uarlow. member of the cig ar ni'ikers union of Kverell. s; husband of Mrs. Until Barlow, of , Weniilclicc, Wash., wan killed when he fell from between the -mggage cur sof Houlhern Pacific iruln No. If. at llrooks, a few miles norlh of here, at II o'clock thin inornlnc. Ills right arm! was sev- .r, from (. ,ody by Hie wl Is of Ihe Ir.iln. and Ills left leg was inaiiKl.'d up to the hip Join!. Il " ,1omp,"u 1 1 In an iinonseloiiH condition wh,.ru ). di-d just before noon. ltaly Intensely Interested ItoMI'S. Aug. D (AIM. Haly views w ill Intense inieresi aim - leoneern Ihe reports of lenslon be I ween llulturlu and Jiigo-Hlavla.il Ihlng dliloinalleall.v iossllily In . ,r(,v the sllllatloll. short Of ludlng as a formal arhller. -'he sail I llude holds good for Ihe relations helw.en llulgarla. and lli. Utile l-:uente ( lloillliul'ja I'n llliers ill i wiur. Premier AverescO is coming to ORIENTAL mm Yangtse River Overflows its Banks, Inundat ing Large Area CITY OF HANKOW ESCAPES WATERS Province of ,' Kogendo, Korea, Also ; Reports Uxtensive Floods That Caused 75 Deaths. tfA,NKOW, rhl; Aug. 4. (AP) Th river Yanriw. one of tho flneat mother eurth'a gYeat rlvern, beeauiiH of the tremendou inler- national traffic that It bears and ll.n extraordinary luna), han added anotiier dlaina. chaptu.lo the hla tory of Oriental flood!. Approxi mately .1,000 nermna are dead In a deluge which followed the burst ing of the dykes. In Southeastern Mupeh province a. (quarter of a mil lion farmera have fled the dlatrtct taid nn untold amount, pt damago han been done to' thc-.MQrop In tho .duo square, mllea of flood terri tory, v.wm;,,.,,..''.,,-;. -.j The city of Hankow-ofleti cull-, ed the Chicago of China wus sav ed from a disaster when the break-, lug of a dyke permitted the waters. which had backed through. sewers upon It. 16 draliu i'-orces aru now, at work fftrengthcnlhg.. the: river. bank, with sand , baga and other wise 'fortifying thenianlvea against the dangers of a atretim swollen by . heavy rains. r Itefugecs from flooded areas aro pouring Into tho centers of popula tion bringing roports ot'erop darn ago which may moan a repetition this autumn of the disastrous food' famine of a year ago. - VUMHM.JUI UpQKHDO. ' TOKTO, Atl. ':'.1 (AP) MornT than It persona are qead and aev-' oral thousand acre are inundated' by floods In Kogendo province, Korea, aays a dispatch to the Tok yo nowspoper JUL The floods aro tho result of recent heavy rain storms. Thn -' advlgea gs.ro no de tails. ' ..-v. '- STATE MAY BUY LAND ALONG THE OLD OREGON TRAIL rKNm.BTON. Aua-. 5 (Ap). Judge -William tiuby, chairman of tho state highway commission is to meet wltll the Umatilla county court and Major Omar Babcork,'? of tho Umatilla Indian rosarvn- tlon, this artornoon to Ulk omt the purchasing of. Indian lands along the Old Oregon Trail so that Ihe scenic beauty between Pendleton end lA Orande may bo preserved.' Th 18 miles of un finished road between Pendleloa and llklah will also be taken up by the county officials and Juiluu. Duby. ' . President Coolidge Is at Plymouth Today I-LYMOUTir, tt. Aug. S (AIM. President Coolldg today was among tho familiar surroundings1 ot his boyhood. Kstublished In the pleasant Ut ile white farm house where liN aged falhor admlnstered to him. (he oath of president, three years ago Mr. Coolldga planned to spend a few days with Mrs. Coolldgo luletly among tho frlendu of iv lifetime. Close, at Ivund, Just down the. hillside farm: from the homesteud in the village cemetery, He four generations of th Coolidge futil ity and It was to that spot that. Mr, aud Mrs. Coolldga went first upon I heir arrival yesterday from the Adirondack. In Conditions In Balkans Home lo confer with Premier Mussolini next month. Regarding rumors Hint Italy would alep in het-en Hussta and Itoiimunla In Ihe long standing dispute over , the province of lles si.rul.la, the spokesman einphnll.' ally denied that Italy intended to reopen the question Or that she hud assumed any ; responsibility regarding It. lilt MAIN fcOT AIAK.MKII 1 IN I KIN. Aug. I (AP). Tin llrlllsll governiuent refuses to be come alarmed at tlio receipts o reports ot ultimatums flung buck: and forlh between Bulgaria unu border raids. NeVvrtheleas III government Is using Its Influent-, in both Kelgrado and Hofla to re duce the present tension.