La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 06, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPERTEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE fa CITY EDITION THE WEATHER ORKGON: Fair tonight with fog near tho coast; warmer In east portion and In the Interior of the south west portion. Saturday (air. VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926. MEMBEH ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 24 REPLACING OLD Mill SIDEWALKS Citizens and ; City Off i rials Cooperate in Mod ernization Program PRIVATE WORK IN YEAR' INCREASES. Municipal and Oth c r Projects' Give City ' More Than a Mile of Now Concrete Walk. . More, than I hree-rlfl Its of a tulle of concrete sidewalk has been built In l.a Omndc. residential districts tills year, purl of u program of mo dernization In which Ihc municipal authorities mid the citizens urn co operating. I ' . The object of Ihe Improvement Is rolillnuoiiH betterment of oondl tlfiiin In the i;liy, to Joep pace, with olhcr Improvements In construe-, lion and general grovvih of various enterprises. Itrpnliing WikmIcii Walks : Unsightly and dangerous wooden sidewalks are going. Several miles of lhe.se board walks have been re placed by cement walks dining the last few years and Ihls year u largo amount of I he wooden walks, de clared dangerous and undesirable by elly orilrals, have beea lorn out to make way for concrete stretch es. I. II t ! municipal sidewalk con struction has been done IhlH year nlthough two or lliree Jobs ure pendicle, line calls Tor two blocks . of sidewalks on Oak and t'edar between I, and .M iivenuea snd an other would place sidewalks on W from Jackson to North .Spruce.. In nil likelihood.' these projects will be completed this rail. ,. Adding llicsc lo the privulv. .work,. already1 done this year, li. total -of ln'orb than a, mile of sidewalk will have been buill before Jan I. 1027. (Conllnilcd on Pago 0) PHONE COMPANY REBUILDING LINE ALONG HIGHWAY The rebuilding of a considerable lrt km or the SO miles ot tele phone lines between Ja Grunde mill Joseph I ma been commenced by- 1 1 if Home Independent Tele- plmne rompniiy. S. IJ. Crowe, sec r'tnrv and genenil lnaimger, said i this mornhitr. Tin work has r"iidy progressed a.i fur the Conb-y warehouses, Wli"rf.'r tin .stretches to lie re newed extend n-lons (he. old county rottds, they ure moved to puriill'd tin ji Oramh'-Wallown Ink hlfrh wi.v. KvrnliiHlly, tho entire line will follow I lie lilgiiwny that, ruin a shorter path to Its dcsUntillon thai, did tit" old ro;id. which usu ally run along1 the secllonal boun ilfi rii'H. A crew of elu-ht to 1 men has been working on tho job. More than luiir of them re i-xtra em lloyH on the comimny'H lmyroll. When Hit! Ia firaiide-Joiieph llin- Inus hern n-hulM. thern will Im .snme. work to do on tin wctlon lteluT'cti Hot Uike tind T'nloii, Mr. Crowe eald. Ram Sale fill Be Held Here August 24; lOO Woolies Offered A purebred ram sale Ihe first -,:ttiff in lining limd up for thd ever attempted lu re- will be IHd !al-. Mr. Avery states, and if sin - Titesday. August ?4. County Ag"iit II. (1. Avery announces. Home real Backed Up By Service llw Inlslnnis firm Hint lell o alionl lis iiicrrliamll-r. or 'rv-U-r llirfnitfh rrgtilor aliertWii't niessngtw K alwa.ts 11m safct firm to ik ImiIih wild. It iiiiimI Iwli tip Ms nilvertNin nilli kixnI qualliy mu gtasl M-nhs- or llin adierlWllg Maai Mih- II.h oer null IllP iler IKIug ntmtey Is walsl. Tin lmtiM- firm Hull lierlle. regillllrly l belling Its lulier IMiij dollar- Hint It an sail--fv joii. tin- rnloilHT. Ami eirry Aiheiil.M-r Is lnlenleiJ In ilca-lng Hie eiifJiMiMT x Dial In- or Ih- will nH-Mgalii a- In gi'lliug Hie iiisUimer in Hie flrl pln. Only by atl ri.-tl ni-romei-" rail lwiir la- buill. Illwrlrr slwiT in-ihh- I be i.inimik'iil ronuit Willi IhiIIi pn-Mlil and UroHe Hie ftlmiwrs. ., Ladies' Aid; Is Paying Up Church Debt Report of Society Shows All But $(500 of $3000 Indebtedness Taken Care of. Tolling iitio.'itPiiiHi'loiiHly bui. tirelessly, the Ladles' Aid Boclely of the MrM M. K. church in l.n tlrstide lU'B won Itself a reputa tion for accomplishment thai is second lo iton In Ihc Inler MouiitRln conference, declared llr. 1mt IhnI r,enlnK st the fourth quarterly conference session. -The report of the society show-' hut 91110 of the ? r.nuu tliiirch I debt tlny iiitd'.'iiook to pH- in -'i pi-rlod of flvi yi-Hi-H. Hy Jimiiury, I the end of t lie ft rut ynr. they! expi-L't to In rt-iuly to burn the last itior(ffn(fc, ...,. v. i Year ITMHro..s. I " & McAllister Construc- A prosperous venr, wllh a'aub- lo '.' r Upokano. WHS low bid slanlial Biowlh in membnrshlp n,'r "": lhc (ivr whoso ofrrrs and conslsl.-nl dcvelopmenl In nil on surfacing for the Allcol-l.ow-tho deparlinenls. was Indlcaled by -r Covo road were considered by the reports Biven in response to Hi" county court yesterday aflcr Ihe call of tlm superintendent. :noon. '. In aceuidanie wllh acllon belnir' Hcferrililt the a ward I at' of a taken all over the Method!.! contract until they can discuss aRaiust. raids, by (.'omatndjl bands world lo combat the Influence of some details of Ihc Job with the i (Irregular forces) Into JiiKo-Slov salnciuiis hooks and innKaKines. a contractors. Die commissioners ' territory. In reply Bulgaria denied department of (rood literature was lield the' Joslin bid and deposit, that Hie raiders had received aup orBanljlcd. and Mrs. II. H. Brown- mid adlnurned to luvel. Auf. 16 port from I lie Bulrjarlnn govern lon niiined as its director. With- for further action. , ; 1 ment. On the contrary. It was In a. short time a i 'line of dl-. ' The Spokane firm offered Ihcm (added, Bulgaria was doing every rectors from all parts of the dln trlct Is to bo held In La flninde. I'roinincnt religion Journallm 4, lneliidiiij? fr. Kdwnrd Lnlr.J Milts. .(I II or of th e Pacific ( 'hrlsl Ian I speak. l Advocate, will Slnnnl I-.liM'ted. Mrs. A. W. Leffel was elcet-d district steward, to represent tin (Continued on Page (i) PIPE LINE IS City Manager Announcer. Citizens May Irrigate .Between G and 7 To night. Although the old Town reser voir is not filled today mid will not be ut normal until tomorrow. City Miintiger W. C Crews announced this morning (hut clliaens can ir rigate fromi six mill! seven o'rlork tonlglit without seriously draining the wtter supply. Tomorrow nil re.strletlons will be lifted as by that, time (be reservoir should 1m pructli'Htty filled from the Heaver creek, pipe lln flew und output Of the (bep well. The repnirs on the pipe, lim were completed at 6: 1 U o'cloek la-sl night und flow commeneed immedi;itey. Jt lak,s, however. 34 liours to fill the reservoir pro viding no drain is made. Yester day the artesian well carried the loud wtllsf.-iHorily. Mr. Crews reports that per cent of the citizens cooperated thoroughly with the ehy during the temporary period of water shortage and wbdie to thank Hum for their efforts lo hdp con serve th" water yeyterdiiy and to day. i cessful. the loo or more purebred , sli to be sold al the sale this will belnrreuMed to 311) or i 4 an next year. Huy all Kasl'Tn lir.-gon eni from ovr are expecled lo allend Hi" . Saleij of this kind have been conducted III Idaho for eight years and ha.e proe() cry sueeessful. Till... ear's sale Ih.T" will be held l Kller. Idaho, August IS. when l.tali liea of iMirel,re,l sheep will be sold. The large.-i sales In the Idler-inouiitalii s"ilon. however, (till be llel.l at li'lt l(le l.ily. I lah. the lust of August and first Of Heplember. All of (he si p entered al the sale will be pureltred llampslllres. I To dale 40 head of yearling rams, i ?n h'-ad of ram lumbs and ud head ; of r-'glslered ewes have been en . lered. The sheep belong lo Cerl ! Whllmore. of Joseph: II. II. Ilur I on. of liubt I lirsnde: .1 NOW REPAIRED r; J. li. Iiobbln. of Iji ly In a light louring car. me inuy A. Wandley. of !. or look Hie three m Hie pollen sla- i flrande; and Koberl l-'remil I Cove. Of I MIMMJ MAS I'-SCAPK1 . l:i:iillNC. 'a I. A. A. An-1 lliouv. widely-known mining man. was trapped for eight hours In an abandoned tunnel, but dug bis way to freedom Just before an Oregon stale .lentil chainptoliMhlp llnllerle: Vdc, Aldrldge ami avalanche resealed th chamber In tournament here tcluy. The acorOjUooch: Ib nalch, Mogrldgc, Hen which he had been Imprisoned. -3. -l. C-J. tun and Werner. PEN BIDS L Two Proposals . Entered by Spokane Construc tion Company Held ITNTII. A I If. 1 1ST 1(5 Offers to Supu Cmshed Rock Surfac ing at $31,116 and Gravel at $33,340.''.': rushed rock surfacing o.t $31 111, and crushed gravel at J33, :t4n. Other bids ran 'close as to trrnvcl. but a bid of S42.I57 waslhosllllly between Bulgaria and her aui,,ited bv j . I' , Campion on tho crushed rock.' j Srvi-ral Hlils ttpoimi. The Bulgarian reply asked why Complete offers of Joslin ' , Bulgaria's neighbors. wllh larger McAllister's competitors wero as standing armies Ihnn Hie army of follows: H. O. Johnson, crushed 'Bulgaria, .were not nllowed by rock. JIlfi.OHO:'' liOgan Bros.', of treaties to police llldr own fronl l'elldleton, crushed gravel; J32.-'lers. It was lidded that llumanls 074: J. C. Complon. crushed rock, ;hnd agroed to do tills and Bulgaria J42.157: civde It. Selti crushed suggested . , ihal . 'Jngo-Siiivla do fe'iavel m.liM. . V; The commissioners early cllm- i looted gravel surfacing from con- lderallon. While It , uHualy .vohIa' lesH Ihsn the crushed' rock. In thl "ease. H would hiive- to-bo hauled onr miles or rrth'er. making It'. tlit mori! i-xDeiiHlve of the two mtt- V tcrials. - J, Bishop May. Not Be Tried on Charge cande nion'VMaii? ' nltrht by II. A. Kllnghammer, de- 'piity sheriff, on a warrant ehurg-; lug nonsnpport of a minor rhlld, may not be proseeuttft). Ctii'l t. j Jlelm, dlstriet attorney, nlU ' Mils ' mnrnlnif Mlulinn linn l-ecel ttl ft -to i sho- thai he made subslanllal K'N'e. ' M- , conlrlbiillons lo lb- support of his (Al') Jerlr0o l.-rl.l lamlcd wife und daughter from March un- - Unllglil Ruv.fully swlm III June, when lie claims ho be- '""W c KnIMi Hianiiei from e: III. lie lost his Job while lm t'nio--1'raiKV. as sick und had Jusl established j The New York swimmer, Hi" himself In a ii"W one a sliorl time. ' rlrsl woman ever '.o conquer the before he as urrrHtcd,. lllLihop grim channel lliadi: (he remarkable Hold I he officers. jtluei of. 14 hours and 31 mlnuicn. ' . .;.' . Hho liunicdlalely boarded her Miss Ryan Defeats Helen in .Seabriifhi i.vp nils n- at ?:oa oviock this , jinornlng, and (ouch"d English soil PKAltMIUHT, Aug. li (Al'l.---.al 9:41) o'clock lonighl. .Miss Helen Wills. I lie nut tonal, wom-'n'i) tennis champion, loday. . met her first d-feal of the sea-jPreJH I" IICS LailSC son on home rourt.i when she Aflrlitinnal llpalh losl lo .Miss Kllbelh llyan. of! . AOQIWOIUII 1V4IHIP California, s-eond ranking Aln"rl-i can slar. in the finals of 111' S'u brlKlil invllation Inuiiiaiii.-nl. The, scores were li-4. 0-1. . ! It nan Hie si eond succ ssh ' y.-ai' lbut Miys Wills has met de feat al Hie- bunds of Mini Hun at Hie H. ul.i lL'hl loin niunnl. Hbe losl In straight s-ta Inst, year lo Hie veteran I'allroi nlon. II also was the flrsl setback for Ihc nn-' llonal cliamplon since sh turned a. forlnlghl ago. Miss Wills pul up 'il gallutit flgbt lor the fbul set, but was outplayed decisively In I he sec ond. J 1'ather Kills Son and Then Strangles Self and other propertj- In Ihc norm- VANCdl'VKb, H. Aug. 6 ' '!. jesterday. ( AI'l. Kiull Johnson and his :ion 1'lve per cent to 10" pereelll of lludolph, 13, were found d'Ud by the eropa In Its (mill were destroy Mra. Jidinsou upon return lo her -d by a hall storm which swept home here loday. The boy's bead a. wide area of southern Saskatch wus crnsned slid the felh''f's budv,cnau, Canada. Hulldiliga wre un hung from a b'-dposl. j roofed and Hie countryside was I'ollc" laid Johnson might have ! mi,.,,.,! with debris. ) lined bis son with .an ae anil t,vo .,,tnnal dealbs have re slrangletl l,lm.f, suited from the fight against the . flames, Jefferson Heeena. of Yu- MAVOIt ,Mtlti:STS THKi:l: J ,. r,.. was killed near Holl- IliliTI.ANIi, Aug. . (AC). pars I'Vrry. Ida., when struck b Mayor Ceorge 1.. Haker lurn. d a falling tr". while an aged policeman loday and arrested woodsman named laindslrom died three men w hom he charged with ' mi,, righting a fire near liouald. being drunk and drlUiig recklesa- Hon Where Ihey Were locked Up. STAM'MJlll MT ST A IIS WINS i I'OltTI.ANH. ure. Aug. . (AC) - Alan Herrington. Hlunrord unl-I verriiy leunis player dcf-alid i'al-1 lln Wolfard. of Hiin l'rancl;s.'o, Die flrsl seml-riuul mulch in Ibe.rtoslon t t Sharp Note Is Sent To Bulgarians Jugo - Slav Government Takes' Action Situa- ' tion 1 Is : Described as Being Grave, HHI4UA.lK. ug, 6. (A.!) A semi-official note, oiuIooub lu tone the Juko-HIrv ffovrnnient tins ordered an tnutry Into the recent Incident on the Bulgarian frontier nd '1b envisaging cert win mta; suros ofa nature definitely to as sure the tnufcty of Jug-o-Slav terrl--tory." , The note oddnMhut the govern-menl'a-decision on the. fdluallon 1b fxpfctod t an early date. , .. .' Nltualfun ra4 Political clrcleti regard the situa tion as one of greut gravity. At the Kiuno time It Is. asserted that I alarmist, rvports In foreign tiowb i papers concerning pteuNuns taken ! havt no fouridution In fact. It Ip said that, the government's object Is to try to find koiiic method of removing for the future nil causes which arc likely to menuee. good rulatloon .between the litilkun sltiten. ' 'Kho Jugo-Slav ' government, ro ce titty protest cd to ' Hulgarlb thing possibio to compel tne Macedonian revolutionaries" to cease activities likely to create neighbors. Would Police 1'ronllcrs likewise. ' GerUudc Ederle, After Heroic Attempt, Iands on hnghsh Coast . 1 his Evening. s . Jaxconipunytng Ipg which nturlud I I. r.. bvn... Ml l.'.Herle left I-IUSHHT VI lK 8.... . - MISSl.ri.A, .Monl. Aug. 6. (AC). - 1 Jit It- headway Is being made aganst Hie foreiil fires In north west and the flamca continue: lo sprct;.d lca1ng desolallon lelitnd Iheni. Another life waa clHlmed yesterday when an ng.'d woods worker named Ijindatrom died .while fighting firo near Donald, j U. O. On the previous day Cor- ran- jimeninson, mie-ic i. p-.rlshcd In the flame3 near rjund 1'onl, Idaho. ' . i,i;ii.;rTs hup nbit in-wo.s HAN KltANi.'lHl.'M. Aug. 8. fAPI Wind, hall, snd rain united -wllh fire to bring destruction to crops II. C. ! TODAY'S GAMES MllOMI, l,I.A(.l I! lliiKTOr.". (API II. II. n Pittsburg G 10 Gill SELECTED Oregon Veterans to Hold . Convention in This City Next Year delegates" cast unanimous vote Astoria, Only Other Bid der. Withdraws After La Grande Secured the. Lead in Ballots. ; MAKNHMIXIt, A(f. . (AD j ;raiuli was iKHii for tlio 1WI vom; o kin city of tin?, Orcwon iliv Itartnteiit of Uio AnurHajii Ijrylon In IJwlr convrntloii litis morning. Tlio vot wtw uiuuilmouA Astoria was IIm.1 only ullier tikldcr and af- Urr I n (i ramie luuk a largo . lead over that rlty in tlm ot tlw As-' lorla delegation, iiiovmI Uint a n- antiiiouM vut bo extvmW'rt' Ii ( jranuV. , Thorn Is a move on foot by the Hood River delegation to enter a resolution to have Oregon opopse tho Purls convention because of the Kreneti attitude towards Am orlea at the present time. The re solution la expected to be present ed this afternoon and Indications are that It will bo carried. . The Oregon American I.egion today was given a political aspect with the arrival of Governor I'hirce, 1. U. I'atterson, l-'red Slelwer, Con grcasmun Crumpacker and others. : MAH.Slir'lb:iil. On. Aug. 8. (AJ'l-Ilobln lteed won a gruel ling wres! ling match from Joe Manning here lust nlghl, y tak ing the aevond fall. Munnlug waa unable to come back. ' Heed, won wllh his double wrist lock; MEN TO REPLACI? WOMEN WORKERS ON U.P. SYSTEM OMAHA. Aug. 6. fAC). The Cnton I'nclrlc rillroad gradually will replace, lla women employes Ihe Omaha lo Ogden, ijIh-H. sysloin by men, o viu:anclcs occur lu all polnls. except stenograpll- i and coiuplomeler .operators, Under an order issued by W. M. .leffora, general manager.' (I.' II. Hln. 'B, asslslan) lo Ihe vice pr-sl.leiit. In churge oT opelallona. explained Hut no women would bo dismissed. Sines declined to dlscusa reasons for the order, or whellier It would extend to other parts of the Union Pacific syslctn, which Includes lima west of Ogden und through Kansas. ' ' POUTl.A.VI, Ol-e. Aug. . (AC). Although the unhjeet of replac ing w-omen employes of the Oregon-Washington riilroad and na vigation unit of Ihe I nloii Pacific sjstein lias been up for discussion no order similar lo thai, applying lo the system east of llgden ban been issued but II lo said offlcally that. II Is only a question of time before the new- order will be ap plicable in Porllaud and other Im portant centers lu Oregon and Washington. Kven now when a woman, employe muriiea she sulo uiatlcsfly severs her employmimt with ihe railway. - .Flyer Killed in Crash At Kantoul, III., iod UANTOI L. III. Aug. . (AP - One flyer was hilled ut hunuie Kleld here toduy und anot.her who flew to his assistance crutrhed down b slde him. receiving Injuries i-xppct to prove fatal. l irrt MeiiteiiHiii i i;. raninige. Chicago, was flying at a height of b'jt feet vhn his plane w nt Into a tall Mpln and f"H. I' lylng Csd") Harold c. A Uson. or H'-Urldge Kield, MlcbJgati, flew hla plane to Partridge's asMlstaner, went. Into a side, slip al lh? same place und altitude and erash'-d b-an than lf'i yurds away. Wilson was taken from the rM'k:ijr uncou eiouff. I'artrldg'' was dad when extrbuled. I jjeutenant J. It. Wolf, Chicago, Wilson' passenger was Injured H"rioU:dy. Son la Suspected of Murdering: His Mother HI'KIN'-iKIKIil'. Muss. Aug. . i.M'i. Mrs. Kt.a H. Mean.., dl uiri-ed wlf of f ourily 1 reustirer l'r-d A. Iteurfv, wan mtlf d'te;! and her body milt Mated today. Klelm rd . I rjv, 'Z S . a mm, found by the police at bis tnnllt. mr'n sbb. was arrstd, chargi-d with murder. lie told an Inco herent story which Indicated lie vvus mentally unbalanced. Mrs, llenrae's deuth apparently waa due to atrangulatlon. B! I EG I Oil j Fights Mayor , . r' This Is "nob Mltoy. leader lyl to fight tho I'dlct or Mayor liitioiliK big llieniselves lo men. anil arrillnUxl with the American President Renews FRIENDS FIND 'CIIL'llll Ac- quaintances witn riy- jtni .chm to uh, Mim .outhN?ig.tC Goes Fishing. PLYMOUTH, "Vt... Aug. 6 (At). On the home' fariii again for, a few days, . President! t'oolldgo , 'is spending bis lime , renewing . ol.i lies and visillng familiar scenes. Government H buslnesH has . been Ihrusl Into the b a o k ground lrlends und neighbors, although proudly remembering his high po sition, ; say they find '- him un changed, i Most of (hose w ho ' wero boys hero wiilt Calvin t'oolldgo.. havo long since moved away, but a few remain. . ' . . "Cal Hasn't ('liangwl." II. 1 4. Moore, old lllno acquain tance of the president, apoko lor them loday when lie said: "Cnl hasn't, changed a - bit." .. "t'al always was u sludcnl," lie continued. "Vnllke most' of us who hail lo work . hard on tho farm nnd could not giit away for any long periods, he always went to school. He didn't play ball or skate, nor did he hunt, swim tlsh or iro In for anv. snorts ft. flsh or go In for any . sports ox- When lie waa lu the academy ho (Continued nn Page 4) Postmasters in Favor Of Civil Service Rule I'Olt'l'I.ANH, Ore. Aug. 6. (AP). kcuoliitlons endorsing a bill pla.eing all postmasters under tho civil service were, adopted lata yes terday al Ihe convention of the Oregon branch of- the Nallonal league of Dstrlct Postmasters. A pending bill would put. first, sec. ond third class poslmasters under r.iv li service u welt those of fourth class of Tiers which are now under those regulations. ' J. IS. Hchaeffer. postmaster nl I.I1111I011. was reelected president of the Oregon branch. , . Among the district vice presi dents named was: W. K. Russell, or Wilbur, third dlstrhi, Coos, Curry, liouglus, Jackson, Joseph ine, Klamath and Lake counties. Blind Pigs in Detroit Cut Restaurant Trade inrniurr Aug. 11. iapi. --mind pigs (hat serve meals and lunches have become so numerous here, according (n the lieiroll branch of the National Restaurant associa tion that Ihe police departmenl has been asked to do .something about II. . - Al Hie present lime, srcordlug lo the findings or a committee ap pointed by Ihe association, there are 1 7. lino blind pigs III I let roll. Klgbleeu months ago former Po lice Cniuinissloner l-'rank Croul es timated lln- number at l.'.anti. The eollllnlllee chsrges that PH per ccnl of the blind plus sre eith er selling or giving away roO'L to their customer and Ihat they are reeding from rive to six times as many person as tho Joan restau rant and hotel of the city. Bertha Landes of Honttln tlnnm ImII girls organ llortha l.ande.s against the girls 'llin gills hnvo ronm-d a unkai lMl-riUlofi of lnhor. . HKW KWK SUNT Bulletms MEXICO liTV, Aug. 0. (AJ'). prove, Prosecutor C'olvlu said yes Amliassiuhtr Mieffhid has deliver- terday that when Hylvls, a Smith, cd a new Vnlted Mate nolo wllU college graduate, osjue to Seattle, rerifrciiw lo Mexico's petroleum whom she hod pot seen for 16 and land laws to llic Mexkan for- years, "a strange , and unnatural cgn .offKs It was learned unias oiJstoueo of tll note.' ( I j rORTtANI), Ure. Aug. a. (Al'). Two laxlrah driven worn at- tacked In different parts of tho city early today, and , operators rlmrgnd that Uui assallanta wore niiatlilxers with taxi . driven who liayo been on slruVo during tho past week. '. . JIllDIDItn, Oris Aug. e. (Al). A committee of local : fisher- ! men headed by K. .H. Iiainpcrt,. in- vestlgatlng oondltlohs at Hie CM1- Ice Inm bi Uio ltouo river, report that many salmoil aro liaUurliur lliemselvcs to death against tlie rocks, In efforts to get our Uu dam. ' . . ' ' I'OIlTliANIi, Ore. Aug, 6. (A- 1) Klizabeth Nonlt, 7, waa hern today after a Journey all by her- self across Uut Atlantic oueau from VrankfoH, Germany. Slio arrived Ins. nlnht -1 ( I ... ll.HIUl (f Iw uneln, Adam Nordt, who has atd-1 , , ' ltt IH'r' A relative net brr when she laiukyl from tho steamer Oo- - "- where shu was met by hor Port. IniHl uncle. .. RACCONIGI, Italy, Aug 6. (A P). IMnoess Maralda of Italy, second daughter of the Italian sovereigns and wife of Prlniio l'lilllp of Hesse, gavo bu-th today to a boy. SIIANCIIAI, Aug. . (AP). It Is unofllclnlly esllmnled Hut I0OO I Chlnco are ililng ilally from itiol- nfm Ml (lie eVCCHtfll-O' Ileal. Willi I the epidemic al lis peak today waa! tlm holiest (lay In twny years. The lemiM-riilure reached 10il.!l. l''ew foreigners are affected. Catholic Boycott Is Making Progress in Chaotic Mexico MKXll'O CITV. Aug. 6 (AP). The economic boycott l mak ing Itself fell III Ihc eapllol. .While the surface calm conll'i ues in the Klliiallun engendered by the tremendous conflict, between the government and Hie Catholic church In Mexico, the protest of the latter through the nerves of trade Is making Itseir Increasingly potent. Trade iMvrca'.cd A decided decrease In trade ' a noted by many stores and shops, paritciilarly by Ihose cat -ring to vvmutlt. Koine of these rstinml" lite redueibti In retail sales at na much as 4a per cent of norma. The bulk of men of Ihe work- lug and modeiale Income elassefl are buying less elolhlng. shoes and bats. Ktorea report the trade of wealthy men Is about norma-!, bui they say this Is not the ease of wealthy wives, who. like their poorer slsleis, aid spending much less money. ' , The moving picture theater art drawing smaller crowds. Whole- sale humwa aay that at prevent it PROSECUTOR lil HIES HIS CASE TODAY Circumstantial ; evidence to Prove Gaines Guilt, Colvin Declares allegedISurder is reconstructed Father of Sylvia Accused ot aiaying wis uaugn ter Deliberately and Premeditatedly. HEATT1J3. Aug. . :( AP). With a Jury of nlno men and three wo men In the box, the state of Wash ington today prepared to offer evi dence . admittedly. clrcumaUmtls.l that. Wallace Cloye . fjalnea bent and strangled .V hi. - 22-year-old daughter Sylvia, (o death on tho ' edge of a lakn here Juno It;. Ton witnesaea aumiivoned by tho slate to testify today Included: O. H.'fllplc. and J. Reynolds, .car penters, who found- the . denuded body of - Mlsa Gallic the morning of Juno 17; Henry Klnbcrg. a. mlesman, the next.-person to ned tin body, and Vatrolmen C. O. Jensen and llollle - J,-: Rush, said, lo have been' tho first officers who viewed It, , .; ,.; .- , - Others were John 1. Landl: detective of. the Seattle police dc-. unrtment: Coroner .W. It. Coranit . ! nnd W. .) : Jones. J.- R, Boyd and 11. B. Kennedy, deputy coroners. Hints of "84nuigo" love. Relating what tho state would affoctlon grew between tho two. "Guinea, It will bar borne li mind, waa a ohrenJo user ot alco hol," Cll Mi "After i liii'J ml ho followed tho girl from their home. Me talked to her and tried to perauado her, but aho utood firm. I "A blow w tnick. I , "It her father and she mad J no outcry. , : j Oainea Hekd MonWer. -Returning lo the acene, lo iTnage rure he would not be deteeU I ed In hi crime he deliberately and premsdltatedly murdered her and dispoMd of the body in a way to divert suspicion," j. tiaines urove nomo rapiaiy, 1110 proeuoutor decared..: After ohang? log hi clothes he -proceeded to the home of Lotlut Stern, a friend, Here, Colvin related he naked for a drink and aid: . "You know jwhat I liavo Blway rnUd. Tve told you I'd go when I wanted to and come when I wanted to, and I'd drink when I pleased and I'd bo i '- j (Continued m Page (t . i . III! I TROPICAL STORM 1 mvm MOVING NORTH FROM BERMUDAS WAHHINOTON, Aug. 6. (AP) A tropical atortn ot marked in tensity la moving northward from Bermuda, and the weather bureau ha warned ahlpplng or the North Atlantic coast to expect tomorrow and Sunday. ' HAMHrOH, Bermuda, Aug. 6. ( AP) A gala, hlch began yes. terday at time feechlng hurricane I velocity, waa i weeping Bermuda today. A few (mail pleasure era re In the harbor have been awnmped ,ana lerry wr'it u"""" i ton Paget add Sommeraet hos i been stopped. Is Impossible fof them to npprnlifl the situation a thl is the dea l senson, when even In normal times few orders come In. Ignore K. C. Resolution. Thus far the Mexican govern ment han made no statement wi'.H regard to - the action of Hie Knights of Columbus conventio-i In Philadelphia lending a peti tion to President Ooolldge request ing li I in to ralsa the embargo 01 the shipment ot arms to Mexto. There wa much Interest shown lu the news by member of the Mexican episcopate but no slate ment was forthcoming. Bishop Max, secretary of tho episcopate, and ot'r Catholic leaders thought II would bo unwise and Impru dent to make any comment. PA I II t it IKIIKE SPfcAKM WAWHINflTON, Aug. (API Catholic bishops and priests b Mexico are demanding the rlghf, guaranteed lo Mexican under th. national constitution of the coun- (Contlnued on Pago 6)