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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED FBES3 LEASED WIE2 SZ3VICB 10a (SrtiM G IT Y EDITION OKEOON: Fiilr In the Interior. Cloudy or tony ulong the ooaat lonlcht and Htitiirduy. Warmer In the Interior of tho west portion Hiiturday. VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1926 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS - ubmbbr Amoaumo . frem NUMBER 30 CITYWILL 6IVE WATER TO PLANT Kcstnctions Today Placed ! on Use of Water by v City Officials OIUJAMZATIONS LEND SUPPORT Threatened Shutting Down of Mt. Emily Plant Averted by Plan for Conservation. W WIT.U KKSTIUCTIOXK The following rrstrlctlnn mi (lie iiso of wilrrf.iiHtirnil by t'Hy officials Im-coiiics .fnvtlvi; tomorrow. . . : s I. 1'hero sball Itc uo irrl tfnlliitf nor sprinkling Sal unlay find Sunday. J. lU'icliinhitr .Mouilay, IrH (TJtlinii and sprinkling will 1m nllowc. iH lwrrii U ami 7 ! ' n I termite lnM. I'.wix iiumhci' cd lioiiM',sinu,v nsn 1iIh hour on ij.cii m in im Till days ami. odd numbered houses on odd uiim- bcntl llH.I.S. ;t. Tin rcstrMhms will ap ply only as Ions an the presi-nt erneiic.v cxIMs at tlif .Ml. Kmlly I ami tier company plant or oth lt IntiiiMrlnl plants here. The above restrictions on (he use. 'of municipal water In l.a Grande were n greed upon n necessary hi " pa 1o supply th'; Ml. . Kmlly Lumber conipuny plant here will) sfirflelenl witter during th present extraordinary dry , season and lo prevent tills plant or . any other from being forced to hIi tit down fur uny length of time. " - Immediate responun Troni Ial r.rundc onrfinlmtions followed an nounccmcnt of tho-' city's step. liepresenbil ivi-.t of various or tiniiatlons ni'-t In the chamber of mmine-rc offices Inst - nl?lit in a in:tss mcellnjj nnd discuHMcd tit" problem nnd In support of tin; city ebntmlssloti Hie following rcsotii- t Ions have been adopted by 1 1" (iriKMilzutlon-j whose signal urt-n ore attached: wiikrkas. the community's welfare It) endangered by a fllinrl Of WlltfT ii.t the mill of tit Mi. Kmlly Lumber company which will cause a sluil'-down In the Im mediate future u n leys relief In se cured; 'olid WllKltKAS. a suspension of Hits iudu-'itry would mean a. loss of em ployment for 67U Im Grand'' eltl 7.nn. would d'prlvc lhm nnl th'lr finnlll''R of n inuns of livcllltorHl fr mi linhTlnltf period, mul would HI initial" a payroll of f fln.ouo n month wlilt'H tn now a vital ftic Ifjr in Hit- prosperity nnd luiHliicfia rifllxllv or IIj Hly. ii.imI WMKIillAW. Ih" illy fvimniwloii b -a itot-n fit to nte.H. tin piinrir rtirv by n. i-'-.'ilr rHoir of ut"' of Ht.y wat'-r for Hpi Inkling mid Irrlpitlon purpof.r;4 In ord'r that ttu? water may hp diverted to the Mt. Kmlly Lumber rompany plunt and a.t Mire It.H toiitlnuoti o juration. I herefor", i:k it i;i::;'iia'i:ii. bv (h- un di-rslKii-d Hle orp:miz;tHotiH or l-t f.rttiide that 1 1 1 ' aetlon or the com uiiKslon be roitimeiided and I hat the Hff.eiiry m urged lu co-oper-nl" tn I he fnlk-N) poihle exl'-nt in t-omjl Inir with the Hty'm rr trit'tinti order and aNn In ron serving water Tor imtmopuiI and do ni'tle ua-ji In order Hint 'every posdile gallon may be navrd and ullll,"d to Uerp tliiB iudHNlry run niny. Signed by: l.i Crand" N'Hyhhor bood Hub, Men. 1,'obert Kakin. preKldetll-nl.el; fllMllde Iteiilty Ibmrd. William MUl-r. prcwld-rit : Hhop Kmployes Association. V. .1. Now t'Tiil. president ; 'tiipn ( ou il ly liitiiuber of ' 'ommeriT. I'r. V. T. l'hy, pn-ld'-ui : li. (irande not ary iuh. R l .Meyera, prenldent. ItrMHiition. WilKllKA.S. the operation of lh Mt. Kmlly Lumber cumpunH mill I.h tn daiup-r of liiisie nnlon due to lack of w,i(er, and j WIIKItKAH. ti hut-dowH If tlil industry would throw 57 tii'-n out ' f work, would immediately mop j Ui'ir IncunieM. nnd would cau.se a.; Payroll Iush or over JtiU.OVO peri month .and I Wit Kit HAS. Ih of parumounl importune and for lh" best inter 'hi8 of the cntlro community tliu-t! Hie operation b" continued und lirf men be given constant employ ment, therefore, b" It ItKSOLVKR by the f.a Urande llotAry Hub, through lu mithor t.d board of director, that 11m :tet Ion of the Iji. (ii-unde city of-j rh lala to curtull ium- of city water j :uid fftvc Hie r Miilrvd supply 10 the Mt. 1-:mlly Lumber company be and hereby Is endorsed nnd coin ' uiended. j (Signed) F. I Mcyom. president; (Continued on TaffC 6) Slays 14 t 3J Tlioiiuts ilolinson, nllits Tom Smith, who has confessed 1 1 murders, is now en route to .MlnncaiMills from Sea I lie fac "(lie gallows," he hoMN. John son Is ready (o pay tin i c unity , for his iTtuics, Secretary of Northwest Realty Association Sends Word of Appro-; ciation to City. . A letter Just received by Wil liam Miller, president of theiocl realty board, from 'I'. W. Zitumer man, Becretary of tbu--,'l'MH,('ir Northwest Ileal J-'stnl) aasuclatloe, praise.i La Grande ..for, lfl .ho:ipL tallly and. eiitcMnifiruehl ' durtjii; tin; recvul convention.. A portion of Hi" tetter n-ada:, ' "Tlie treat no-nt I hat was ac corded ' me by the clll.eiis of La Clrand", prccedlntr and dnrlncour ccuveul ion, Is auf ficienl na.-uirfimv cf Ho fine si-ntimenl of the ma jority of the ellizeiis or your com munity. - Th" support thai necot ')! the offb-erH of Oils as;-ioeialiiin by your loeal board was the rilieft Hint 1 have cxpurlenced since I l-avc had anything to do with our convention work. J desire to 1M lime to thank you personally and tlM'oiiKh you every member m the Ui Grande realty board i'tid Ihe meinliers of the civic organi zations of La Grande for the rim Htpliil displayed and Hi" efficn nl m.iliiHM in which I hey handb d the nf-re'sKa ry prr-liiiiinn ries, and v.hlcl; has imf!niiiioH'ly been de- clflC'd tO he the I'e'Sl COf'VeillhlM we have ever held." II lias also been siaU-d lhal the value of Hie recent convention was (Continued on face Kivn) 200 Alt end Old PRAISE GIVEN TO LA GRANDE At Union Thursday Afternoon I N i IN. ( ir"., A eg. 1 ::. - Hri than H'mi persons attended th" an nual ' 'Id l- olks" picnic at Good l)ioal lake here yesterday after noon and. at adjournment thm. all cspi-cvscd thi' opinion that the Ur iah was Hi" most enjoyable or Ha kind in main- years. The visitors: were welcomed by Steadily Growing Population Since IP:o (rnmle nipu Intkm Utv lai'ii iiicn'a.-ing tn it ei j innrked ib-ii-e end i chi. Ituihliii'c oH'i'ttthiiH bate lafti ivtceiliely active hi the hll Uu w I hiee; ai. 't n caiii hfiuvcH aii; s-anv nii'l bard o find today. Added cniplomeiil. made pfiK-thte by hici-ral lmlii.llinl ncttvlty, luf biiuflil ntuiny new fain i lies to Ij an:le eaib r and Is hi iiigiiur iiihjiv iimic. And oin of the ffi.-t nds of n new n-ltlin. ! to hfN-tmic a iTtfiilar iiRtbr of The f h-Ticr. irt-ulnl mmi ntiwd -.liow bow cofi-lantly tlib ts ihMie. In m i other uny iit'i a llllbM'! IIUUI Mltll'R pKJIIIpt ant iifMi-iM-al itHilad with lbc new t-lltwiis I ban by d-vcrtl-inz tn The Observer. II finds lti-w rti-lmi;'rs and n--labis the old. 'OlmTMT Adictil-ing A Mcn liantltlng Vnk-c FI BOARD TO REBUILD Will Replace Elpn Build- mg Destroyed by Ear y Tuesdiiy;jHrc ; PREMIUM LIST JS ! OFF THE PRESS i - - - . ' Paiticular Attention. Is Paid to Club Work- Premiums in Horse Department Increased, KLGIK, lire, Aug. ' J 8." ( Special ) In.plte dlscouragoinput suffered by Hie L"nion county fair board re cently, plana for tho; annual ojt hlbitlon. which will bo held here Hepteiuher 22 to 25, lnoluHlyo, am forging Htcadlly ah"ad. I'ir destroyed thr; ncw danc pavilion ut the fair grounds' early l:iHt, Tiivadity, causing a Iqbb of ap- , pronimuttdy $ 1 800 of wlllcli S)0 'was covered by lnRura,ncv 7n ad ; dllion an Heetrlc pollsho,- prob lably worth $A00, and an fSOO pluno : belonging to the. W. U Bohnpii j kaiup company, of J.a Orand,p, were i burned. Mill ItctmilJ pRvHIon. . ' . Tho building, which whs only jei-ectnd this aprtng. will be rebuilt at once, according to (lay Dulton. (Secretary of th" fair -board. Tlili decision w.ia reached after, talking wlih menibera of the. pavilion com mltlee. ' . 1'be annual premium 1Im( :1h now orf the prw and la poltig.matled to all Inter-sled part"a, - County Mchoul HupiTlut' iul'Mit K. Continued an pteav j!) LUMBERMEN AT CONFERENCE AT i ! KATES AND ItAKEK Ln. 'irande -lumbermen are wll represented at Hip nipcting of the Kafdern : Oregon Ijumbermen'a hk Koclatlon that begun th):i morning at. Hates. and will be continued to morrow ut Maker. KIiimt Stoddard, presld""! of th". t J r;i ndfi 1 1 nnd com pany. ' 1 1. ,N. Ahby. general w"Htern ; .manager lor the llowman-Hlckt coin pa ny, K. I . Ta.nimr. Hie geirrn.1 puperln'-. tendent, and V. Z. ThurcU. Ihi lodging superintendent t at. MaX vllle. were present tliia morning. August J. Slange, vice president; I K KlnK"ll, geucrul maiiyg'T, and J. I. Itavenscrolt. .U of tho Mt. Kmlly company, wen; to leuve for ! Kales lhh afternoon. l, ' Tomorrow, A. 1. llrown. Mow-nt'iij-llicks nab'3 inaiiHger here from Kansas lily, and A.- K- JOnmn.n. supervisor of gruden at the' Mow j innii-1 l.u ks mill here, will be In at t lendnnce. J Th" rued log iiikt morning la it lie! (iregon Ljunber .compan':i j mill on the Sumpter Vnll"y rall t road, at I3atca. Folks Picnic ( L. Oidwil, pr- std' ut of th" t iilon t oniiii'-rcini dub, who acted in lieu of Mayctr hU H.Jv.wyitwho vvt unatile to be present for th" open loir of Hm pli-nlc, although he arrived infer in tho day. A commute", the personnel kept ;:ecrd, awarded a number of pri7.es. Mr. Moker Oldest lnn. Moroni Hloker was glvu a bou- iue of asters for bdng tho old est man lu attendance. Jf I PS eirs of age. Miv. Maria- Tripp, sx. was the oldrst woman and r" c ived a. bouuud of gladioli. Mrs. h. M. Hoots, wan honorej nllli a bov of candy an bring th" best appearing woman present and S. M. 1 lay IPs. SC. won Hp liM-ti'f) prl.e, also a. box of candy.. Mra. Susan Grajium wa awarded a bo of candy for being the young d looking elderly woman. Itohert Wllhcomhe wua declnr- d the hoiullcst and wan given a box of candy, Mrs. Ibdle Wright was given a box of candy fur being the phua untest appearing elderly wo num. Mekemion Wilts lrl-M. Another box of candy was pre sented. Ihls lime to 1. U .McK-n-uon. of I,il Grand", who was de clared to have the largest feet. ItWhou K'oliler gave pri"r and liov t'onklln presided. The speaking program Included addresses by Imnliutn Wright, of Medieul Hprlngs: Mayor lx:vy, of I iilun; M r, i 'adwdt, of 1'nlon; Uiilh" Kckeralcy. of .ov e; Mrs. Wright, o." rnlonj Mrs. K. J. Mar tin, of tiilon; Mis. A. K. Jvunlioe, of (iruiidi; Mrs. IX her I'urscJ. or L'nlon; thu I lev. William Mur- (Contlnuud on t'ltb'C i) Storms Hit East States; a Loss Heavy Death, Injury, Fire and Flood. Arc Ixtft in the Wake-of Terrific Dis turbances. KKW Tdl.K, Adg. 13 (AT). Cnderground linn si I and commu ntcatlon lines ' in New York ro- nialned crlpjdcd thin afternoon from" the flooding of tunnels and SHvcr3 by yealerdHy'.i downpour of rajn. " ' ' An army of workmen was en gaged' throughput the melropoll tap area In repnlrlnv Hie .ravages of thv subterranean floods. In an attempt to .save iiilllloiia of New Vorkers f roni a repetition of their experiences hist : night, 'when hun dreds wore - marooned for houro In. stalled trttina. TJil.i aftcrjioon only ope of Hie four Kast river, tunnds of the Ixmg Island rallrond, hardest hit of all 'Hm local transit lines, had been cleared of water sufficiently for thn . movement of trains. - 'KKW. TUItK. Aiib. 13.' (Al-) Torrlfic thuntlorslonu!! r In N-vv York,- N" J.rs'y nnd C'oiincctli'ni lliiyc lrt (loath, injtiry, fin; nml nood In Uiclr wnltc. , 'The Hionnn broki. ovrp lh fKt wave of li. ut yt'slnrdny wht?n and humidity wuft Ht lu iH'itrhl. atrert trarnc horo was piiralyw-d wht'il tliv heavy fnliiR chiiwmI thn sowora lo overflow, Moior vHilcla. hub-dei'P In wat.jr. wiri' left. In Iho Htreols and subway IraffU- whh tlc.d lip, A washout on tho Long Island rullroiul disrupted truffle (Continued on rage S) T HERE TONIGHT 1 R "il-. v. r ! Last night's arreats were ordered program Ihcixidep Manyjuy mr. Hinnwoti.. aiior i, deposi- P(itiirai iTJ ii m' li f' V 6 'tloiw o.wllnHNr had hoen tuHen I OpUiai tN U m M l 1 h , n.K ,,.,, mvesiUailou Vhleh ; Baseball CianiC 1 I'Cpar- n milled from I he rilinit uf nil an ulinnQ' T'i'iitrivj5ntr ' nulmont Bull by Arthur B. Itlohle rtliwia M. lugivnaiii. . l-hn aliened thai his wife, a former j .' . 1 ' 'maid In the llu.ll homo, bad inade The projtr.iiiii for tho' outdoor daniaBlnc eonfesalons to him. conerl to bo Blvou 1 the hlirh ' Now ev nee was withheld from nehool field at 8 o'cloek lonltfht by . " ., t. . mn I4i uranuu municipal uniiu, m im follows: Slareh. Ntorlhwlnd" ...,..:hamb"rs Idvt. -TllOw Worm" I.incko 1 Medley of Collcg.; Hone ! t Thctt Moses; lescrlptlvj Piece, "The Mill In I . the Koreat" Klluiiberg ' ' INTHI: Si ISSM IN j Concert wulU, "Wedding of ih" I i Winds" : John K. Hall btirdiead' d and well dressmi, wan fa.) patrol,. "Tho Him and nervous but conlalnd. Ktvna. . Or"" I all)'- wearing heavy lenst-d spcotacles tbJ ' Hong or liov"" from "Hlos- jand U hevdug . his mustache, wub . som Time" ;... s liiiliert-Itoinbnrg dtsconeerled by bis own hands. Overture. "Straddla" Klolow , und finally nat on litem, lie nenrly A-'lnrge crowd Is expdled to be collapsed later when taken to Jnll prua' nt. at the conu'Mt. probably lu ailr commltmenl by - JudK" (he neighborhood of IV"" vwoun. j ' i"ry. , A number or popular encore; ur-v One oth-r perron. William liill in r-nerv. formerly a night watchinan. ;nm" l-riMiratloiu. Trogress. !" been arr.-sird In the caae as n Progress la nlso being made In matrlal wllnens and in free lu preparing for th" I .a Orande-I'en-. hall. j dleton ba"ball gnme Hunday aHer-j Troop A.-repteJ llrllie noon, proceeds to bo toward buy-I SAN I-it AN' 'IH ( , Aug. -U. fA Ing n-w unlforma for lh band. '. I)- -Th" iironieI miyo that Hen Thft tfiim la practleliiK- diligently j ry y. lh'kmtn, foriu"r Jersey atule each night and the tlck"t sale lH;troop''r, now serving a term In the reported lo be encouraging. jr. H. lsclptln"cy barraekw on Al- A definite ilncnu wUI be iHihllnh- catras bland, .Siiu ITancisco Buy. ed In tomorrow'D Iseue of Th" 'Jb- has admitted . thai h" accepted server. CV)rcy to (Jive Decision j At Some Future Date KoMnw tng separate b'-a rlng:i In j ihe orrie- of Judge r. n, roueb., ul Hi" courlhous", II. II. I'orey,: public sr lee comiiihmluner, look under H(ll'iein"iit Iho applications of the Urande lionde l,umher company and th" Howman-lllcks; I, u in Iter com puny Tor permits to' extend logglnK' railroads fiver wa-l it-in ros'l". I Holh peillloned croiisliiKs a re to be litiitimfirv orfalrs. The fJraud Uond" Lumber company's tie-v' railroad In the Telocas'l count rv! is needed for bout I'd years, i ! reprervntiiHve told th" eomm(s-! .toner at h" hearing 'linirsdny morning. Th" spur hnl the How-uian-llickn company wishes lo'-x-tend over the road rrom WhIIouu to Promise w III . pi olmbty not be CMd more than two years, it was testified. Castle Creek Forest I Fire Gains Headway IlKIHUN'rj. Cn Auff. in (Al'i. A forest fire oil 1'nslle i-rei-l whlcli bad burned over many squnr tulles of timber mid brusii hind In the territory west of 'us lellu und vthlch nun brought un-ib-p coni rol yeslcrday. broke out uf rcsh laal nlplit and t he forist scr lc liif sked for Sun tiio.'c iiin lo utd IliOrH' alnndy on the flirlifliiiC line. H Is bctlevtd that 4o0 nun nlll be on duty iiguln-ri the flro today. RELATIVES Cousin and Brother of Mrs. Hall Held, for Pastor, Girl Murder, CASE ESTABLISHED ATTORNEY ASSERTS Former - State Trooper,' in California Prison Ad mits Taking Money, to KOMMF.U VI I.I.N. V. J. Aub. 13. AP A coUHin an I u brother of Mrs. 'Kdwnr'd Wh-eler ltwll, wore In Jul I today, hold wlihout ball, no-, cured wlih liof of the.niurdor four years afro of her eiereyman hun band and hit HWeelheart, Mm. lileaaor Mills. ' " ' . "t.Tiy". Willie Ktevens, Ihe bro ther:, and Xlenry Carpenter, weal. I ,h' eo"",n "' ' rt"1 1'", ') I were, arreraru innL iiikik, imw IweeliH a fhT-the arrest, of Mrs., i Hull. nun' at liberty on '916,000 ball. All I'lcnil Not (iiilll.T I All three have pleaded not guil ty. ..'' Slate .Senator Hlinps-in, '-aperlnT proneeutor, Jiowovi.r iyfl we have oataliliHlied a case nolhtni; can des troy." - ' A fhetnicnl anulysla of bloodied .'toll, ho doulared, . Iuih uutuhllHhed. the rael that Dr. Hall and, Mrs. Mills were tiluln under tho cinbRp- jphi tree on u deaerted furin where their bodies won' found. It had been. cuBWaled they weroJ,'kHlod leisewhoro,; the btidks moved! wild Mia clotltea ea,relullyf" salralKllt'oned out. ., '.'(' , j lainttliii Con'eN-dott Afsde: ' " omaineu ai.or n-r ur- ntrt' - 4t wtifltn iio-O. .lint lust " -r,-.. - .nigum prre8l vrouvu .M-wi.- " " i ""-' hearing lodny befon; f.'ouniy Judg" Krank 1.. i i-ary. t j Nli-teiis .Near Odlnp Si vt-ns wm ut rented yesterday at hlo s'ster'a home, furpenior -vjrreiidered lo stole police In front of their headduui lem. tarpenicr. (Continued on Page Kouf.) WOMAN, TURKEYS KILL It SNAKKS DUHINt; SUMMKR KNTKIlPHtHK. the, Aug 13. - Mrs. Itlehard 1'iBk", Wallowa county woman, has kllhd ii rat tlesnakes during Hi" pant sum nier wiUi the help or a flock of t'likeyS. Ib-r Imiiiiha ranch is midway I le tween a snnke-lnfeHled ro4-k cliff and a si ream und Hio SIKlkef, reiiehtn? HI" Wilier, must crosi ground whereupon 2i'i turkes r.iiiire. The turkey.t, upon dl:voverlnjr He Intruder, form a circle around him and pd up a great commotion, which Is th" signal for Mrs, I'iske to arrive at Hie sc- ne wlHi a weapon ami end (lie Mr- of Hie wriggler, lief effl-eh-ncy in this tank In proven by Ihv remains of the two score and four poisonous reptiles. TODAY'S GAMES nation,., i,i;Af;ri: PI'ITHItl lKi (AT) --- Chlcuffo rKtsburir posl poned. delay In ar rival of teiiuiH. I oublclicadcr Hep tendu r 9. j I'HH.AIH;i,rii;A (Al) New York-I'hlludelplilu. gainu poslpou ! ed, wet around. AMI ItM AN l,i;A(.l C 1UIHTON IAI') I'hiliideiplilft lit ( l)otton post pom d, wet grounds. ' Luuhkhcadcr tomorrow. Fighiing-Gdhgland Kilkn i 1 - I'otkw.lii Clikvgo yAtordy juiimmuic! that nangland's "alkr'' T. .Iu brokel out .lqlt.vrlinln1a)irly. 11m novo pfc'luml nut-i-lilne puu arc to bp wwd by h bib way poUoo of Und raunty. 111., to keep noada nafr.', -Thin pfc-tuiv ;howa Ser(rint Oorire llrhii and Milct L, R,. Davidson, of tlilo, exaniiiilnx Uir new woapuna. ' -. '., ' '. ' H. E. SHIPLEY 5 H (1 0 "j" ' S ' 5 II. Man ' Who ;' Sowght Re- : venge bn JaeJae Coog an Found i)ead in a : Garagc Near -Border. I.OS ASfl RUB ' 'tM If, 'JS.' ( X I") ' Joseph' Block. -45.: prleata ffuunl Jar. who was shot and- seriously wounded In a inn battle on the irrounda of the Cooiran homo bare from Uorlln for Mnnlen waH wreek Insr Tuesday, morning was report- d at IjMgeobafh near t-Yrfalnic, cd slightly Improved today, II. Uv- urelt Hhlpley, alias Hon Mccrae, dlHcharged. chauffeur or thA Coo- guu funill)-, deelarfei by police to, huvii been Block's , assailant, Jiiwl oheuled Iho law. '.Ha pko'sif deuih I nl his own hands . Tathet t than stand trlsl fou shooting Block- sn(j; w(nf kttletl In tho t-xuloslon Ir!: :,PMV! '.''Rl yilpriW JS3 j-rday m- bTl IslanA a, short Kun u)iltlO' IS heukd '(a nW'-o diBtance from Budapest, in the deaili.) ,'"'1:--'t.f, " : :' '''.5laored-Welil t ammunition fao- Hlilpley-a body,, w ith. , a bullet bole, through his -hem) waa found by polled' yesterday In a garsgs oo the t'oogiiii ronuh, near ; CampoY which Is 'located a short distance from th"' Slexlcun border. " A post card, uddressed to Jaok (Joogan.rh., Juekle's rather, and mailed ' from led to the' discovery. ., The' brief liieHDuge.snld that Bbjpley .would bs found r!icold"r if tlin roiicbwera seureheil. t T)m haodwrltipg , was Mrnlirtetl as;Shlpley;s. 1eft haif!": '. V A panelled note D.ppareatly writ- ten In Ihe dark and addressed to Mrs. Coogan wu found on a table In nil .unoccupied houio. near the g:i.rue.' It read: ,"Mrs. Coogan: ; am-writing "thW - In- the dark.': Could find no guns here, so do not know. I am golnrf t take my life so jod can be happy. Sorry t had to hit Joe, but ho shot first. 1-leaso notify my folks and send the body lo Tipton, Iowa for burial. Willi the same love for you.' Itlork Shot Thrice. -nil... ..u .. chauffeur for tho Coogans and rehired numerous times. Block w ho was engaged to . guard the Cooguu residence at night, stunt- (Coiitlnued on Po t) 'riday and 13 Ignored; Black Cat Is Different I.AWTt.iN, tlkla.. Aug. 13. (Al I'-rldays and thtrteuns liteun llltle in thi' life of Lieutenant Cornelius I.'oiii'liind, post field pilot, but a liluek rat Dial's dlffrrenl. . forporiil George II. W1iellng, ho Intends to ijinke a parachute leUp frorn plane number II t 3:13 o'clock. Ihla afternoon, Friday Hi" 1 3t h. wonted to tuke along a.i pussenger a feline of midnight hue, und blast one" nnd for m ll in ai- tendnul supersllllons. l,leulensnl fouslund consented to mik th flight but bulked nl currying tlie cat. Wlt.ilng Intends lo inulf" Hi" leup If.tKisHlble from a height of 1513 feet. Northern Hemisphere . Produces More Wheat WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (AP) llevlsed CHtlinulea to date for I li florlhern hemisphere countrlee which IuhI. yeiir produced 77 per nt of the lolul northern hetnis phere wfiHi crop place Mils yeur's production, el. uljotit . S,24,Uutt.U(Mi UusjMla UKalnst J7.00.uu bUHh - cIh for the sume countries lust veor. In uunouiiciha the cMHiiuitcH. the depjirtment of agriculture stud lutcsl condltlouif rcporla from Eu ropean count rlcs not yd report 1118 deflnite forecusls Indicate tiro pi :iniiiller thun lust yrnr mid then" reductloni limy reduce Ihe producj tlou Tor tin northern hemisphere bokuw Hwl of last yeur. . - hSl''- 3 Bulletins 'YK.--N. V., Aug. I. Jllsa Helen Wills, national wonwn's title holder, went down to her : ond defivat within rlKht da.VH Iwlay when she Iwt a tlirec-SM-t nialeh to Mrs. Molla II. Mallory In Iho Now York iitatfl women' title tennis senil-flnaUi, a-8, a.ji, . - Ili;M. Ore., Auk. 1.1. (Al') A foroHt - fire, alartrU t Wodnnulay night by llsiilnlnK, In raglns through privately dwed limbic on IIhi lower Mrtotliu river and ao- 'conllnc v lalt reports Is Mill bo- J0n( MI(roi I RVRLly. Adi. IS (AIM A train Batarta toilay- Threo coatics were ovTTlume.1. Twvlve persons are rrpoHrd to have, been killed and Ott Injured, mctfu wrloudly, , (.. ' liriiAPK.ST. Iliuman. Aim. 111. .(.P Il' ls renorted that an s-r- ,orr... It baa been Imnosslble. how to confirm Um report owing to g,n Urge area cwvered by tlio faetorr and. Uie Intrtiae boat from . the burubur bulldlnos. j . . ' J ' EuCOriA Hkn PrftmiKA flf Relief From Drouth --EUGENE, Ore. Aug. 13. (AP) Cloudy skies this morning and a light wet, mist that promised rain gave Indications that tbero might' be some break In the dry spell wnicn. enters me i.tm usy jiero morning, iho Willamette riv- r is sun ai a low s.ge sna rcoa- ' urc "" " - --''-' """"" " , wo uaa oeen P'""m . uie erry atreot nnage & ? ttcologlccal survey and n J?r taking, the river level when It Is " "'"" .-..-. a number of years ago and used as a base line. This Is the first time that below Z"ro readings huvo been taken since tho old ,.. ,., .h ... ,. f . , ' ' Condition of Mr. Taft ; Shows Little Change Ql-EBEC. Aug. 13 (API There has been no change whatever for the last two weeks tn the condi tion, of Clilef Jlisllee Wlllliiin II. Tut!, who bus be. ti surf ring from an Indtsposllloil fit his summer home In Murray Huy, lr. K. P. McNuughlon, his pliynlclnn, linn I announced Tulhliig by long dlsluticn telo- j phone lo the fnnndinn press una replying lo ruinorB llml Ihe chief Juniiee Iiiki timen n turn lor uie awote. nr. -tienuiigiiion mm: - sir. jTnfl Is ultle lo lie nroilnd nnd Is do- '" Whittemorc, Billion-Dollar ; Gang Leader Js Executed lUl.TIMoia-; Autr. 13. AI'-- nien his body. In Its casket, wa-. Klchard Itees- Whlttemore, eUder of a Imndit kuiiit Hint Itself a i;oiil of ii billion dollitrs lout, died on llw irullows shortly uMer mid ntfflil this mornhiK In ttw penitt-n-tlary where he slew u vuurd lu es cuptiiK u y ur mid a hair iiko. The end fume ituiekly for the youthful erlminnl who led tits fol- I low cm lo robbery of peurly , OOM.hom or ihe mnmouB sum im y rouht. . At nihlnlirnt he suld "I wlh to say (rood bye. the best I could wish anybody." At t 1J:0H o'clock eastern slnndiird Hlme. Ills body pluntred tliroiiirh the uallows trap of the Maryland penlleolhiry. A i I J o'clock fourli'fii minuleK luler. In- was pronounced deud. lU lnlUen lulni lUsly LctM limn 20 iitlniitca had elap sed after ho stepped on to Hie scaffold plulforiu nt 12:U6 o'clock rail LIKELY IF Mill FREED Prosecutor - Colvin Will Try Gaines Again If Murder Not Proved PHOTOGRAPHS ARE SHOWN TO JURY Defense Protests Against Exhibit, But - Judge Overrules . . . Objections by Carmody. , SEATTI.H. Aug. U. IAP) New charges' against Wallace 'Gaines bused on the testimony of his re lationship wlih his daughter. Syl. via, will be filed If Gaines is found not guilty of murdering tho girl ut tho completion of a trial In progress here, Prosecutor ; Colvin announced today. j . . ; 1'Hotos iN-nuiprcKO BKA'ITI.E, Aug. 1. AP) Af- photographs of the body of Sylvia ' Gaines were admitted as evtdcnco here today In tha trial of hecfath- er, Wallace Oalnes, aa her slayer. - Prosecutor Colvin declared Iho photographs sa showing by lhJ .-uniation or ino-wounus now un likely It was that tho person who beat nnd -choked tier to ueuth be. side .Green Isko here the i-lpht of June 18 would have much blood on his clothes.. , ' IMeiite rotet?. - The enlargonieuls aru unnvce.'- sury to show the, wounila utid mo objectionable bscausu. of. thotr grueaomonoss." replied PefeiiK) Counsul Carmody. "We shul ahow."' argued -Colvin, Ihtit the WftUWM re 4M f.f skull and on tho forehead near tn-i balr. Tho hair formed a Sort oc scrorrt and kept ttie blood Iro.u opattcrlhg." . SUn to TestUy. Resuinptioik or JekUmony En t.'.n tfinl wWb .,nll 1n.lV n m. today to permit Prosecutor Col vin to question state witnesses be fore they took the stand. Louis Stern, former companion of GalncH, was. to be removed from the Kln4 county stockade where he baa be' n held since relating a "confession' of Gaines to the eouoty-clty build ing, so bo could testify when want ed. . , s- ; ;- , TWO NEW AIRWAY LINES APPROVED BY PRESIDENT TAUL SMITH'S N. T. Aug. 13. (AP) A transcontinental and a southwestern airway were approv ed today by President Coolldge as tlie first two commercial - routes laid won by the department of commerce In IIS development of civilian aviation. The transcontinental routo '. as approved In conference with Sec retary Hoover of the department of commerce will run from New York to Clevolana, Chicago, Iowa City. les Moines, Omaha, North Platte, fheyenno and Salt Lake flly, from w here lljere Will be a len to Kun Fruiiclsco , and another to I.oa Angules. MAN, S, GETS DIVOKCE PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1:1. (AP). C!. A. Wallace, 01, an In dian war veteran, was granted u divorce today from ;- his bride-, nged 73. whom lie married last May. He charged her dlctatorlul nature ruined their home life. wheeled out of Hie death chambei II was claimed by relatives for funerul nervica Ut Iho home of hi: father, (tuwllnKH V. Whlttemore. The ehb-r Whltternorp and Mr--MurKuret Whlttemore, tho slHyer: wife, bade bbil-. farewell severa hours before Ihe execution. Mn Whlttemore wus wcvplnff hysleri rally as alie left the prison for lb lust time, but Wliittemoro appeui ed iinshuken und remained ho l- Ihe end. ' ' Shot Uuanl. 60 . 1 AVhltlcmore, sorvliiff a U.-yrui -nlence for btirjrlnry, futully bent Itobeit II. Holtiuan, a CO-ycar-oId KUurd. wlih un Iron' bur on l b rtutry -I'jl'5, and walked out ol tho hospitul khIo of the peniten tiary. He was hanired within n few yards of tho spot whore tho Kuard was struck duwu.