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.