EASTERN 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)