La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 18, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextL. ... EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY-FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE THE WEATHER OliKGON: Occasional rains tonight. Thursday clearing with local showers. Cooler In the Interior to night. C I T Y EDIT I O N VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1926. member associated press NUMBER 34 MEMBEIt ASSOCIATED PRGS8 4 INJURED WHEN GAR OVERTURNS Twelve-Year - Old Boise, Ida., Girl Only One to Escape Unhurt CAR SKIDDED ON PAVED HIGHWAY Extent of Injuries Not Known Medical Aid Being Given Quartet at I Hospital. At Hirer oVlork (hi aftiTnomi, although I'MtHiiimtinns of the four ii 'rsoiw inluntl in Hit' niilo wk , rii-l of l u (.ramie nlMiut. ihhi.Iip will ko to Sniltlc. Wash. , llo oYLork Imlny wort not -oi.I(imi, tl was mi lit nt I ho (-ramlf lt(inV3 hospital Hint nil fuiir would re cover. , Mr. and. Mrs. fharlcH Cress, and noil Harry. Jfi, of aiundale, Cal.. iiiid Mrs. K. K Newmun. or Ho!n', Ha., are In the Gnindu Hondo Iioh pitnl toilny following nn uiiloino tillo ncrUlcnt on the Old Oregon Tnill highway two mlleu cast of l-a Ciiaiwtf iihout 1 o'clock thla after noon. Delia Newman. 12, wa th" only one. of five pcrsmiM to eoupe injury when the r:u Imlonglnj? to Mr. (Trens, overturned. The hoy suffered minor injuries It is believed, receiving a cut above the eye nnd brulKcd. Mrs. Newman Ix not thought to bo dangerously bu-iL.'. . Her shoulder may . be ci'usjH'd. The Heriousness of Mr. and Mrs. Cress' Injuries ure not yet! fully ascertained, but U is Uulleveu that all will recover.' r '.- -.' . I In iMnit to Walla W nl I, i They wero vn routn to Walla JWallii, Wash., where they were, to vilt relatives before, golntf,, lo OlenUale. Mr; untl'Mrs. Cress luul been visiting in Colse and Mrs. Newman und her daughter wen; accompanying them back hdiue on u return visit. The cause of the uccldcilt lias not yet been deiermineu. ' ;'""-j begun weaving on the road und (Continued on l'ago 6) RADIO SHOP TO OPEN ON ADAMS AVENUE FRIDAY The store room at I.'IU'J Adams avenue, formerly occupied by the Men's Wear. Is being partflloiu-d "'mIiiv and within a couple of dues i.'lll be opened lo the, public. The j KI.AMATII KAl.l.H. Ore.. Aug. Mluarl slioe repair shop will oc-' I S ( Al'). Inlennillciil sprinkles, cupv one half of the slnre room i ton scant to rcKlslcr. Iiave r aml O. M. Heaeoek will move Ills suited in raised hmnhlily and les rndio service slalion into the olii-. sened file Uanner In the forest cr sei-llon or the room. Ileie. today. i,owerluK clouds Blve Mr. Ibacocl; has been local 'd promise of a Ricalcr ralnl'iill. in Hie w Harris bulldlnK on Kir street, ami the Sluaii shoe shop Is moving fioln ICU4J Jef .ron avenue. The Men's War movcl lo tin inolim rorlllerly occupleu oy All liiotheis. al the corner or Adams avenue and Kim si reel, about two we"l.s uko. Emerson Leading Lucas For The Republican Nomination CHKVKXNK, Wyo.. Aug. 18. (AD Krank C. Knursoii. slate engineer and convention endorsed candidate, it t Krank K. Lueus, secretary of stntc. in the race for lepiibli'enn nomination for gover- 80c Ad ' Earns A $500 Profit A ln t. ran tic man liml a plifr ir pmiM-rty Ir wIImiI l m'II. I.at uii-k lit ran a Usui Ad In The Observer, tlie Uital lUI ttt tllMTliltllS Ih'Iiiic HOc. A man Iiihu HllnoK Mop ping ill Hit No miner Hotel. n-n the ail. niiMvnrtxl It, bouitht the pioperty. And the noIIit iral IimI a irm or 0."iV utl the ileal. All fur mo wi.rib or Oh wr it pnee. Sut Ji i(iihk and pmritable reltmit nrc iuihiimhi lr iith ir Olierer mil AiN. Tbey im rvail resiilarly ila after ilny. by iImmisjiimU of lHfple tlimuiclHiul IhU lerrl-liM-y. W batewr yiHir nattl may ho. j (Hi can gel ncH'iilti and Itiimetllate foulni t IhnMitfli Ob Mutt anl Ails. Obxr er Ail eri i-lng A .Men.-tiamll.-lng JSith-C' Secretary Is Eh Route To Spokane Herbert Hoover Passes Through La Grande Early This Morning on Train No. 17 Herbert Hoover, Culled States secretary of the department of commerce, parsed through T,a Grando this morning on train No. 17 un his way to Hpokune, Wash., to Inspect the Columbia Uusln Ir rigation project. ' Mr. Hoover was Beheduled to ur rlve here at 8:211 o'clock tills eve ning on train No. 23, hut made connections nt Tlolse earlier than he expected. C. - J. Collins, gen eral passenger agent for the I'nlon i'cific. of Portland, and v. u. i nil nt'ii, ui rnnviiii' , i"ti ! Jlonvcr at ltol:' la si ntfrlit nnil arc ai'comimnyiiif- him to Spokano. ' .'Hi is lit IVndliton this after noon. After two dnys nt Spokane trawling over the projec t hy tuito will probably make a general stir vey of the west coast while here. DAY PUT OFF Community Sales and Free Auction Will Be Held in September, Merchants Decide. 1lrcau" the fanners of the val ley are busy hfirvortlnp their crops this month and are tumble to come to.Hown to tskc advantiige .of the public auction sale and special jiricn tin community sales day the snhUjtHnonlh hus been postpon ed. I'lans aro already being for niMrvleii for 8 p(ember's .sale. however, and if the pluns are com Dieted it will be the biggest, and most, successful sale yet. Community sales day was start ed In Ia Grande about five months I.'-.... l.uvn holft R)1( W(ipo V(lfy 81irrosart. Th, fifth was scheduled for next Wed-nee-lay, July ii. 1ml because of the busy season was postponed until late in .September. Th- Idea Is be- J ing sponsored by the rnion counly chamber of commerce. ltesides the public auclioll sale nn that day the inerehanla of th" city orfer special prices on num erous articles. NHOWfcltS fN K I.AM ATI I mi;iii'oi;i (iKis tAI.N .Mt;lil'OI;li. Ore., Auc l (AC) Six hundredths of uu Inch of rain leu nere yesieroay a uuu anil last njKhl, aeeordliiK lo or- flehil records, with Intermittent lielit slioweis today. ior by votr'S ';irly today on fhe face of returns from 1S7 of Mie state's titili precincts In yester biy's primury election. These gave Kmerson 4-CMi; Lucas LM7L and I r. II. K. Uilhrop a Ihlrd entry, but I7M. The republleaii gubernatorial "Millies! held the center of t ha t:ige with CfOvernor Nellie Tayloe Kos-a unopposed for I he democratic nnmiuittion and with very few con - on the cut in ticket which involved only on congrissional nest, that now held by I'hiirles j Winter. uongre.sMirin al large, who uiso wss iinnpposeu ior ine repuit Itcan nomination. rilKYKNNl-:. Wyo., Awr. (A!1) Hlitle l-:nKlm:er l-Yitnk C. ' KiMt-r.on late toihiy was conceded j to be the rc)iiil.llfiin (rulicrnalorial ; nninlnee In 0)Mise Nellli Ta.Vlo 1 Hons, WynniinK'B woman Kovernor. J In tlw November elections. Ile- turns front 4M of the fiK3 preclnctx 1 1n the stut'i showi'il ICmerson leud I lug- hy t I W'J voles, tils opponent. 'Hi-cretHry or State IVank K. Kncas. i IiiivIdh: reri'lved 1 4.1 TialnsL K'J 1 Tor I an-s. I n t In- race fin the tw'rrrtary or stale nritnlnat Inn. A. lark whm Ii-Hmk John Htans hnry )y .approximately two thous and votes. ! KI.AMATII TO SKMl THAI ( KI.AMATII KAMA Or..., An;'. 1H A l. More than ll!5 Una I citUt'lis will leave here lomoTovv inninlnir on the rirst ri?iilfir tui in to be route ovir the complet.Mj Natron rut-ofr. n route to the 1 Trall-to-ltuil ceb brat Ion In l.J- AUGUST SALES , ffene. HUT POLICY IS REVIEWED Secretary Kellogg Speaks at Plattsburg at Mon- , - ument Unveiling' AMERICA EAGER TO GET RESULTS Denies That Washington Administration Con templates Dropping the Geneva Discussion. ri.ATTSRUKCl, N. Y.; Aug. 18. (Ar.The Wnshington covern uient "wants results" In Iheshnpe of progrenlve tnternatlnnu I agree ments, Secretary Kellogg snld here today In an address chiefly de voted to it review of '.-Anierlcan policy In connection' with the Geneva preliminary arms limltu tlon conference, ; ' He denied categorically that the Washington administration con template n withdrawal from the 0neva dlscu.sfllon.. flu the con trary. In: said, the government w.is working and would continue to work for the success of the ef fort to clettr the road for actual steps to cut down military bur dens. ' , riFtmuntent I n veiled. ... The Decision of the address w;is I he unveiling of a monument here to Commodore Th'onins, MaclJnn ough, who led American nnva I torees on the Clreat Uak.cs to vic tory In the War of 112. Th.it battle, Mr. Kellogg ssld, "Initiat ed the friendship between the two great br.inehes of the AngloTHaxon nice which has endured over a hundred, years.", '"'-' :H Is Inconceivable," be' said. 'Jlha't -iinvthing cun bring1 Hiese nations again fn ( o' th'p t'On'ffle 6f war." . t He view Aineriea'n rolky Mr. Kellogg's review of Ameri can policy at Geneva wns pr aented after a stay of several dnys itt. the Hummer White Houce at Paul Smith's In conference wi!li I'reHident foolldg" on foreign r lotions. He declared the time to be opportune lo suminorlze whul I he American delegation at tt nevn bml been trying to hccoiimi lish. He began his summary by (iiiylng Hint the I'niled HlulVa bos "no selfish Interest to serve al Of nevn." "We hn vo udvocated l)e. de sirablltly of starting with region-, al agreements which .would strike at the root or the prubiem by removing from a nation, fear of iiggresslon from its Imniedlnte neighbors," lie said ill duseumdng the Aiuerleiin view on land nriuii menis. "Ily progressing from inod est bcinningB we are move likely to go for wind Ihiin If nil nn lions wait until some untveiraily ap plies hh scheme (of arins educ l ton ) r. furmuluted- Au liiiMibli Tak "It seems almost n Impossible task to draw up any p'an which would be nceeplsible lo nil in lions. Nor is this essential to progress. "It is difficult lo see (he n-la-tlnn or the iun ai iitaments or the hir east to lhor:e or western Eur ope or oT such artmiiiienlH In Kiirepe to thorfe of North tmd South America. Thus It seems :m unnecesHary us welt us a futile task to altempl to devise an till- embracing formula for the direc tion or the armies or the world If we musl delay nil nc tlon until conditions are every, where Idcul we would, htive tc abandon hope of uny arms llml ttitum for some time to come," Tho Ameiicnn army Is susmull. Mr. Kellogg suid. Hint II nev hud been a d-t.-rrent lo other j powers on either side or I he world who desired lo reduce or limit their own rorcCS- HecuUe or (Continued on Page 6) Tom Johnson Enters Pica of Not Guilty .MINNKAI'OIJH. Minn.. A us. IS (Al). V llln-cted plea or not Kiiilly hus entered by Tom John son today lo an Indictment cliurif Inff murder, and his case whs sH ror trial al the term or dlsficl court cunvi niiip' H'pleiiib'T 13. He recently surrendered al Hiatlle, Wash. While Johnson previously had declared his Intention or pt'ttdhiff Ciiilly to Ihf chut ire or murderlui? M-onard Kida'll hen Issl Ht'cem br. he nrused to pl-ad today and District JudtT" Thomas H. Salmoii dii-ectd a pba of not ff'ilMy. The court th'-n uppolnted I'. I. lmirbiHk'. pultlic dercndT, as rounwd for Johnson. Johnson wns r'liirn'-d to his v II In the county juil and will Is- held wltiii out ball. Th derensc. II was Paid, may ask for his examination by a sanity committee btforc Hit- Unit set for his trial. Forest Fire Threatening Giant Trees Titantic Struggle Against Advancing lames. Un der Way Near Fresno, California. KIU'.'SNO, Cal., AUK. 18 (AP). 'VlireutenlnK to sweep into aire old (troves of hlB trees In the Binnt rocests. : both the- federal, forest :aml , rark , services today were eiigaired , In a titanic st rUK-' gle I uRiilnst t he advancing flames, Of a fore.st . fire which already hae - sw'vpt 45.IUKI acres In the vicinity, of BiMlsef. ; Hupervlsor, Kiank;. I. 'Cunnlnffhani, of the Ke uuola nationals forest, last niirnt appealed for 2! additional firel flsrliters to be sent from tile Han jon'iuln - valley. It was under stood live : national park service wns also ssklnir for assistance, - .Mobllizliiir Mmi. 1 Answciinu tho calls for help, an oriranlzntloii of Kresno citi zens which was formed recently to act In forest fire cnierKencies, slarled inoblllzlnB men nnd Balli crinc supplies early this uuornlne. I'irty men hurriedly drafted, were sent lo the B'llnt forest urea and Ihe cltlens' orKanlaallnn Issued a call for 15(1 volunteers who were belnff recruited. , ' The fire swept Into Kedwood canyon lust nlBhl and was Ihrcut cntnK to advance Into a srovc or sequoia Klgantea. This fire Is on I ho -western side of I ho national park. . On the eastern side of the park ' a fire, which broke out yesterday, this morniiiR had burn ed over 15" acres of redwood of fair size in the Mineral Klnff i-fiiinirv. This fire wns hurnlnB In bolh the national parks and national forests. BAKKHKl.'IKI.IJ. Cal.. AlIB- IS. (Al1) L'nconl rolled, a fire which (Continued on Paw 6) Two More Witnesses Se- nrnrl hv Prnspmitioni for Hall-Mills Murder; Hearing. HOMISKYIMJ;, N. J.. Aus- aim ''strtllnir evidence.' in una prosecution's view, was behiK held In resiTve today for thw Hnll-MHItf murder Iieurln. . Sl to Senator Klmpson, special proscculor, revealed thiu more wit nesses had been rounu aim inui thi "sttirtllnff evidence" would bu produced If it were, necessary to cull theue- wllnesses. The new wUneuses, Senator Simpson said, were a young wo- inun and the scion ot u well known ramily, who Ind been In lierussyn lane, which trnverses the Phillip" rami the tilKhl Hie Itev. Kdwnrd Wheeler Hall and his choir BiiiRer, Mi-s. Kleunor Mills. : wore slain four yciii-M ago. Ikefemlants Mnw Alibis f'onsel tor Ib'iiry farpender and i'nrint. Willi' Htevens who. wllh l-'ranccs Stevns Hall, the rec tor's wlilow, -ire licensed of the murders, iutlinuled to .ludpe t.'b'ary thai "perfect allblH" Tor their cli"titH will be produced. farp'-ndor. duiinir the liivfatlRn tlons Into the murders In l!'J2 ac counled for his iiresenee until 10 o'clock by e.-dablishlniBr thai, lu was al I he home of 10. K. Illce Jr., of Ni w IJnim wick. The slate has fixed the time of the murders nn between Id und 1 1. Stevens. In Htul'men(s made nhortty art-r llm murders on Hepti inber 14. 1 ! 22. said h" was at home wllh his sis ter. Mrs. f ! -i II throughout tho night. .In II Loom' for Wlilow. An evlrti HSfton of the fcrand jury will be called hy Heiintor Simpson ir Jiidcc Chary decided to hold Carpender and Sti'venft who alone ar iiffecled by the present hearing. ir the wealthy cousin und eccentric brother of the widow an held. Hlmpson plans to i Mime to have Mrs. Hall's Ilu, 000 ball vacated and wefc to Imve her returned to the county Jail when she Hpent 50 hours afler her arrest July l a. Man on Train Robbed After Brutal Attack PKNIH.KTnN. Aug. IS. (API. Andrew Kllsharer. 45. or Port land. WHS ln'Hlen over the head last night with a pick liiinilie and roblH.il or two checks amounting to 345, his watch and ulber arti cles by four young men wlw boarded n bnx car ttt the IJ.-W. It. Ar N'. fouiounv soon utter lie .ll.l n.-.-.r .l.n.b..i.i. Kltshsfer nfuii mm IILII LIIULIIUU I IS OBTAINED i had l-. n working In a grading; bind. Philadelphia game postponed, camp at Meachiiin. He whs hll train. xcwrHl limes on Hie hesd. The! . ssailunta escaped and local ortl-1 NKW VtlltK. Aug. 18. (API- leers ure searching for them. wis' i mMm,,ri, i.s.sH0vme FATE BESTS jgffib. WRtOBH aiTHJUm! fP"' 1 10IJEWERA Judge Asks for Verdict on Fnt or beconq v , v Degree Murder DEFENSE RESTED c CASE LAST NIGHT Attem-lits ' Made by Wit nesses for Uetendant to , Establish Alibi in Closing Testimony. . RKATTI.K. Aub. 18 (AP) Judgo Jones today Instructed Jurors hear ing the I rial- of Wnllaco 0lnea, chnrtted with first detrret- murder In the dealh, of his 22-year-old doiig-hter Sylvia, lo find Gaines cither guilty-or not Riillty of mur der In theTlrst or second degree. If Qalncs should be round Rullly of first degree nimrdor, the Judiro directed )ho jurors to dotermlnn whether tho pennlty should, bo denlh or life Imprisonment. ' . The defenso rested Its case . last nlKht arier callinir John A. Illll InifS, a city flrcmun. and John 1,6 Novo, it student, who followed nnlnes on the stand. In rehiittnl tho prosecution otfered' lr. Aninii II. Calhoun and nr. l'-rnnk T. Wilt, alienists, and Louis Stem, Mrs. 'Olive .Memmor and Mrs. Agnes Qulglcy rrlends of Gnlnea and his wiro. Alibi Allempls Made RlllillRS leslirU'd that the lllghl of the killing. June in. he new irninetv'w'o miles'', rum tho . the shu lllR. He fixed I ho tlincj Hi 11:05 or .v:lo. ' Investigators had delormlned that Hylvla .-t was killed I .. I.m.l B Al.,l. ... -V. ' i,e MMHttwwqwf;!,! i hours alter , life dealh o.f hylvtu, ,lie r saw a rnuRlill. pressed-inarf'vvtl litn j leu yards of t lake shore grove' Of . trees In rrhlch hr body was founVI. In no detail did. Die man resemble Calhoun testified for th:i statir (Continued on Psg K THREATS MADE" AGAINST LIFE : OF BROOKHART ('P'l)Alt HAI'IDS. la., Aug. IS. (AP). Threats HKiiinst Ilie lire of Colonel Suillh W. Jlrookluii, republican senatorial . nominee, I were resiiolisible ror, a guard or deputy sherlfrs mid detecllvcs be ing placed around him on Ills ar rival hei-e loilay. lie speaks at I ho .Marlon lair this arlernooil. Two residents ol' .Marlon I'" ceived the letters, and while Ihalr contents were not revealed, the sheriff considered them ot mifti clinl Importance to warrant a Biuird. due missive is said lo I... e d lilts threat: "He will be eonltiinefl a dead man If he Is permitted lo speak al I he fair." KEARNS FILES SUITS AGAINST DEMPSEY TODAY NKW YdltK. Aug. IX. (AP) Papers In Die suit ror 33.393.33 brought by Jack Kearns against .lack Dempsey, were filed today In slutn suiiipere court. . This rep resents one-third of the l."0.""" wiiieli the champion's former man ager claims lo have been ret;elved . ,.. ...111. tlvn'rv V ,1,. and Oene Tunney. contracted f,. ..III. Tev lllckard while Ivearnsi still controlled Denine--a arralrs. TODAY'S GAMES national i.i:a;i i-: cincinnati ( ap) it. ii. k. Philadelphia " 8 I Clmlnnall 3 9 0 Hiilterles Pierce, Knlglll and Wilson: May mil llargrave. PITTHUI'IIU (AP) II. II. H. IIohIiiii - I 2 Pittsburg . 4 11 0 Hiilterles II. Aliilth, Mogrldgc und Taylor: Kremer und 10. Hmllh. AMI IIICAN 1. 1. a; I r. .' W'AHHINinviN, Aim. 18 (API I let roll - Washington double header poKtpuncd. ralu. 1IMHTHN (AP) II. It. K. HI. IJUls 'J fi 0 lloslon 4 7 2 llatlerles Davis and Hchung: Iturring und -(.astoii. PI 1 1 1.A I l;i .PI 1 1 A (AP)-Cleve Chlcugo-Ncw York postponed, ruin, I t .- j sn Wm fiwil I'lilllp II.- Hiimii. alias Paul fniiicrtm, ullcel strangle!- who (tiive himself nl nt .Noodles. CnJ., ami tninfi'S.sil a scries or crimes, may never lie Irleil for the murder of .Mrs. Ollle llussell of snnui Karhaia. Ilu mre escaped from l"iiltoii,n-sIiini and Is believe! lo Imi Iiishiic. . jC.TTIi,rni!rT.C u i Liiii-irvL II U i 1 Kozer Uncertain as to Course to Follow Not ifies U'Renof Provi sions of Law. ' KAI.B.M Ore.. Auk. 18 (AP). t'oples of the charges brought by V. H. t'ren, Portland attorney. Involving un alleged violation of the corrupt prnclices act by full-In-r to Include ccrtuln expendi tures In expense necounts filed Willi the statu department, wero yeslerduy .forwarded to Froderlck Kfciwcr anil John H ,atourelte. his rumpaUtn malinger, by Ham er was the' successm! republican canilldale for I'niled Hlntes Ben- ulor at tlie May primaries. "Owing to the fact, that the law makes no provision for Iho dls position of complaints, which may .ne .uu.. u. - date's statement of expenses , ,lt,llllsl -,,, a complaint has , ,,,.,. ,aUP. there Is some uncer. utility as to tie rotary or state In such cases Kozei-s et.er lo I' " read. !;; of the persons named therein for such disposition as they may find (tlnnllnued on Pngo Flvo) Philippine Senate. Is Eager for Independence MANILA, Aug. 18 (AP). The Philippine senate loibiy unani mously passed ov r (lovernor Oen enil Wood's veto the bill provbl- i Ing for a l-l-'blsiite on tlie .,ues "nn of Philippine Independence. The bill now goes to the house. where slmllnr action Is expected. ..... i ............ Hi,. l,l:i it will be forwarded to president Coolldge Officer's Home Bombed lTTlD rnDY LLULII UUI I In Mil mi rhln Tful-iv 1,1 c"'" "'"": v """" 111 j-SHLH, VJIIID, llnlilj,rl , r.Ho,iiilly comrortable last night and showed a Slight llll- I'll.HM. (lliio. Aug. 18 (API. provelilenl ill general londlllnn '.be resld ot Hub-ty Dlre.fir. I Ills morning. Temperaturu Hll, Ot;s (I. Hewitt was dulilliged bad- pulse !l. resilrnl I m '.'." ly by a bomb planted on the riont Valentino today entered the door sill eaiiy loilay. The front crulehil singe of A hard fight for portion of the house was blown I n way. None or Iho occupants Police believe lite I were Injured. bombing Is connected Willi Hew- Ill's nellvlllos In personally load ing raids against bootleggers, gumblors und disnrderly houseu. OiCRon Slate Fair to Run Six Days This Year ' changed yesterday, tin' second HAI.II.M (Ire.. Aug. 18 (AP). "ay, although Iho Inst bulletin Is-Th- Oregon state fair will be r sued at the hospital last night said six days duration this year, from he was r.stlng more comfortably. M, nt her 27 lit October 2. It was The bulletin did not mention Iho iinuouncelr yeslerduy by Mrs. Kit Wilson, secretary of Iho fair hoard. It had been suggested In ke. p the fair running for an additional lour !uys this year. Bulletins : I.OMIO.N, Ann. IS. (Al') A l'niis-l,oiitlon luisseniter airplane crashed In Uonmey Marshes, lienl, lute Inilny, One passenwr wns lilllixl oiul iiiiio serluiisly tojurwtr NEW VOllK, Aiik.'IH. (Al') t'omrt action by Tex Itlckanl, dc signexl to roive tho state llcwwo mmmlttce lo Issue a boxing iktiiiII to .lack Demiisey for the Iteavy welirlit batllo with ficne Tiumey, limy be sinned Into lotlny but pro- bubly not before tomorrow, law- 'yers for Iho promoter aiHHllinceu tills mornlllg. NAVY WILL TRY OUT NEW METAL CLAD DIRIGIBLE WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. (AP) Tho Aircraft Development come puny of Detroit toduy was given a contract ior roiiHiruunun 200,000 cubic foot metal clad navy dirigible, to ho completed In 400 do.ys. T) COBl of t-nB a,p wa8 fiKed ))ld t bn r,.c,.ivco was irom tno nfrinlals - ; J , tll0 DvOrnm0llt un- (Iorlko oxpcrhnenls with metal ' ttlllhor,e,l con- '"l.'Tteacn'hu! ( six ml lion cub o feet each but "uue no appropriation for these Tho metal clad ship Is to be only of sufficient size Jo lost tho theory of tho builders that ships of thin chnraclor will prove nioro efficient than tho present seaplane type. Rudy's Condition is Grave; Recovery Chances Uncertain NKW YOlilv. Aug. 18. (AP) A slight Improvement til the gen eral eomlillnu or ltudiilph Valen- "no, movie star, was reported tills morning irom llie i-uiyciini.: nyn- I i.ltnl. w here lie has been seriously I ill since Holiday. A biillelln issu.-d by physicians recovery alter a double operation with his physicians declaring thai It ho does not begin to Improve to- jitght he will he dead 111 a week. (olltlitioil Hrrious Afler lus operation at the Poly clinic, hospital Holiday tor appen dltilis and gaslrlc ulcers duclors said they would know In three days whether he would live or die. local peritonitis which set In utler Mummy's operation un" iiih.io ine film star's chances of .-ccviy slender. Tho doctors suy they havo dono Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador, Praises American Weals GREAT SPIRITUAL REBIRTH FORESEEN Upholds Gospel of High Wages and Health and Happiness Measures in Vogue Here. HOANOKB ISLAND. N. C. Auir. IS ( AP). Belief that the I'nttcd States Is lending the world into a new era and a better way of lite I lint ultimately will bring a "great spiritual rebirth," and thereby universal peace, was expressed to day hy Sir Esme Howard, British ambassador lo this country. Ho was a speaker at - tho-anniversary , ot tho birthday of Virginia Dare, llrst white child born in an . Ameiicnn colony., The material development of . tills country was set asldo hy Hie Ksmo as "a secondary matter." licaoiug Iho World." "What I specially rejoice In here," he said, "Is rnther tho be lief that this country Is leading tho world into .a new uVa, Into a -better way of life that, provld; d wo can keep the Ideal before our eyes as well as the merely prac tical, will, und indeed ultimately IIIUSl, IllUItu lur U nil'tll nin iu, rebirth und help us to that unl- i versal peace, both t home and abroad, for which all men in nil countries uro truly longing today." America's grout contribution to world progress Is Its humnne pol- Slr Ksmo. . ;' "Numhsrg of .your radsr- In public lire and In IndMtry seem to havo reallied before those lit other countries that the hcatin and hanDlness of the mon and women who work in your fac tories, In your mines. In your great stores aro as necessary lo tho well-being ana to me suocess- ful prosecution or a Business any oiner part 01 . uu i learnea mo Bunpui ui jiish wuh , as it has been called, and you - have applied It and showed the world that It works. A Ken; Mnwago. "The new message that I think Amorlcn, of today . Is giving tho (Continued on Page o POLICE CAPTURE MAN WHO ADMITS STEALING 50 CARS . .. McCoy 30 who had been Arthur McCoy, 30, wno naa ueni u J give right ot I '"rB". "1 I.?. way, confessed that he with oth er members of an automobile thert ring in Detroit, Mich., had stolen SO cars In the past few months. McCoy was turned over to federal authorities to fuce charges ot violating tho Dyer not. Inspection of tho car McCoy was driving revealed that the mo tor number had been filed off, nnd this led to questioning which tho police dcclnred led to the re ported confession. nil (hey can for him and his falo rests on un automatic resistance of (he humnn body against Infection. Thn hospital telephones were busy nil day with Inuulros from iMimlrors. mostly women. One girl took a monkey to the hospital "lo amuse Itudy," and another took u poem. Jean Acker, his former wife, sent a telegram saying sle would try to son hllll before sh salls tor Kurope Krtday. , Shortly oner 6 a. in. loduy i : long distance telephone call froi. I.ns Angeles WHS received nt th . hospital. "This Is Pola Negri, how Is M Valentino?" a woman's voice uuen '. led. When assured -lh.it thrre ha been no change In his condition. Ihi' connection was broken. Hluilhi,' culls were received during the hit hours or Monday night and yvstcr day. h'l.'IV Vfllll Atf IS API A report that Itlciiard Dlx, mov ing picture stnr, wus 111 ut h(r hotel of double pneumonia proved unfounded loduy. He was ul work us usuul today on a new picture being filmed nt the Knm ous Pluycrs-Lasky studios In As- torlu.