La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 23, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION TE3 TVZATHT3 OHEOON:' Kalr. toaljtht end Tuesday.' Cooler la the northwest portion Tuesday. Humidity below normal. VOLUME XXV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 39 w&mtmt METHODIST CONFERENCE PLANS MADE Inter-Mountain Associa tion to Meet at Union.: September 1-5 DR. WILSON WILL DELIVER ADDRESS One Hundred Twenty t Five Ministers From Idaho and Oregon Ex pected to Attend. UNION'. Ore. Aug. -'3. (Special) The He v. Churlea A. Qutnn, lo-t-al Met hod ltd in hii.it er, Is busy nmhincr at rangenientH for Urn Iit-i"r-Momiiiiln conference thai will begin here the first May of Septem ber. Kroiu 1 00 to 126 vUitors uro expected during the, week;; The vlHllors will be enlei tulned on I he Harvard plan bed und ln'(Mil:fnHl free and the ministers rurniHhlng their own luncheon uimI dinner. ' Menthi'iH of th" church ii rt- gen erously opening their hom"8 to en tertain the visitors and Mr. Qulnn believes there will lie a sufficient number- willing to take a couple of thriii for the week to accomodate all. Aid IMi.iis Itiuifpirt - Tim Indies Aid . will be in charge of thi1' special bitntiuel that will be held on 1'Yiday niglil dur- : (Continued on rage 6) 0.-w7cOMPANY ; TO REMODEL ITS . DEEP WELL HERE . .u The eontrnct has been let and work will start within the next fiew Hay' rephVrHrtf; onu V-iiulng the O.-W. 1!. &.SN. company's well here. The well, which HUppllen the railway company's engines and Hhops with a part of llielr .water, has 'been In operation for 16 or 17 yearn. Iurimr' the past four or five years, howeve r, It has been gl vim? considerable trouble. Several times the casing has cav ed In. retarding the flow of the water, so It. wus decided lo give It a complete overhauling, bring In? it again up to the maximum. ' New casing, about 460 feet, will be Installed, the well thoroughly cleaned, and th" pump repaired. The work will probably require about two weeks ttm during which time Um well will be out of commission and the company will rely on the city for Its entire water supply. , Approaching Autumn Brings Up Attendance at Churches The first tingle of autumn, with lis urge from indolence to more In dustrious modes of life, ri irtMereU In Increased attendance , at lh H'Tvlci-s In La Orande churches yesterday. A crowd that tiix"d the auditor ium of the Church or Ood chaprt ht-ard the Kev. Nelson Knight, rv.intT'lisl and lately welcomed linsior of the local parlsli. In 11m sermon which he opened a series ut revival meetings last night. ; Claud C. I'ratl. acting paslor Tor two years, led the congregal lonal slnglnc, alter which the new mln r ister delivered a meaetge on the theme. "A Complele Halvallon News About Autos MTitor nrs prmldo lllf f linlterxil Inlrrcsl. lirllier im hail Jiil iKiiifflit . car. linr an old mr- mi rMii ti hii mil II II fall aMUi. or plnii mi ImiiIiik a in n oim- 1 ! fall or im'I lrlll( ou an alna.vi lnl-rrlnl In llir IIiIiiks In tin; nulo world.' The Olin'rer'. A11H1 K"iln mi Snlimlny In Ilia lilewft of IK kind In Uh- Male oul-Mlo f INirlliuid ami H'. rrail ivm pl.t.ly and iimMrntljr iMeroin iMfausr iMiwlM'n' idp inn Ih- fomiil the latit lle of motor iflrN lielnx fratnrl In Iho Ijl lirandn Irrrllory. TIm- n-aik-r-lnten-sl l 't the rpailer-il i adiiT tlvrn l liy rar the louwl In N' luul hi rrnrhlnjr n-lhlo tMI ITS. "OlncMrr Ailirrlli'lnK A Men-handUIng Serial'- Traffic On Trail Jumps During Year Twenty Per Cent In crease . Recorded on thd Highway Flora Road Travel Is Doubled. Traffic over 1) lull ways in East ern Oregon la Increasing .record ing to utato hlfrhway coinntiaaion count taken' hern during1 tho pa-st two weeks. A count, at tho Union oil tank a just east of the city last Friday showed 11 LK vehicles, an In crease, of 278 over last year's count . at the mime time, which was 840. In 1924 tho number of cam reached 847. . Of the li IS vehicles 646 were Oregon earn.- 393 were from other states, six were Htugeu, 49 light trucks. 11 heavy duty truck, 11 motorcycles, and two horse-drawn vohiclea. A count taken one-hall1 - mile north of I'Veewater August 13, showed 23fil motor cars compared with 1481 last year.' ThlH section of the highway Is Iho most heavily traveled in Kastern Oregon. The Hucce-.sful fruit season this year la probably due to a part of Iho In crease. :. - , Travel Doubles. Travel over the Knterprlse-Klora highway, north of Knterprlse, 1ms almost doubled during the past year,, sThe count last year, showed OB cars and this year 97. With Date Approaching , for Purchase of New Suits, $376 of Total Not Raised. ' . . .V - .'-I ' : . .:,- With- tho date' for tho 'purcluMo of 'miuv uniforms for, the l.u Orunde municipal band rapidly approaching. I tin uniform rund is still short 6376-of. the ncccssury totul. In mddillon lo tlx- 32110 raised ut Ihc Pendleton-l.u. Grande base ball Kami;, the following unsi lictted donations have been made. makliiK a total or 27t: A rriend. 20; John Speclihu?. Jo: Playle Oil I'o., $5: Mr. Oll uiorc. i'i; Mrs. J. .!. McKennon, ; Plggly-Wlggly. 6: Dr. '. W. Krwitl; fill; K. O. I.. & I1. Co., by J. P. Lotlrldgr. f20: a Wend. .- Anyone desiring lo contribute to the rund may leave or send their donations to J. O. Snodgrnss or Snap McManus. t hroucli it n All -Powerful Sav iour." Oiiifcnatloti I'Ii'iwnI The conurit'ffiitlon expressed II uelf delighted with Mr. Knight' decision to utunie t lie pusl ora t . H endeuied hlniH. If to the Church of God members here liial March wln-n he conducted un evaiiffelltic campaign, during which 8- per nous professed conversion. Surprise ru t occupied th' platform ut the Church of the Naz urene last evening when Miss Myr i le Mungum. mlHsionury on fur IoukIi from the work of tlie deno mination in India, and Mls Maiy beile t-'reeman. oon to become u mlHslonary In China. ntopp'd here on their way to California, from wlit-re tlie rormi-r Is at; J in einbark ing for the Orient. Mls Munum .addressed the iiniiHually lare au dience on minion eiideuvora of the I church, and Miss l-'rei-man pleased with her siuginK. They both left this 'morning making the trip to llhe'.coast by automobile. The moriitnff senium was by Hi pastor, thf kev. U l. M.-irnerd. A .ffood-aized congregation listened I That one nu.y ueonie very ffl- eb-nt In some linn without "umk Iiir good In living" wan the grist of la B-.Tinon that the llv. fJorge Al ! tier! Col lard preathud to th joint ! eongrt'galion of HapliMls diid I'rea- byterluns that filled the uudltur ' him of tho rresnyterlan church ! Sunday mornlny. Mrs. Italph j t'lurk wah mjIuIrI. "Thi're are Hilccssi'3 that ddiU ; manixe us. I hut delude us Inlc sat j bifaction with our a-hleveiH'-nl, ! making us Intob-iaut of Iho- we surpass and rottbiiig us of the hu- man touch.' diclar-d lh I 'a pi 1st pastor. Mm stigivted as sal( yuarJs tw o courst-a Ihut he said ere vi tal: "lie true to the bert there Is In yon. "Iir all things, do Hie b si that you can.' The Itev. Charh-B A. juinn pas- (Continued on Page 5) L Diving Horse Act in Pen dleton Really Trap for Bootleggers . SHERIFF, AIDES ENGINEER PLAN Fictitious Company Bar gains for Liquor, Ar- . resting Vendors . Upon Delivery. ' : ; - PKNIM.KTtlN. Aug. S3 (API. A cleverly planned ruse by Blierlfr K. T. Cooklngham, of I'malllla county, and the district uttorncy resulted In the. arrest,' of eight men and women on liquor trans portation charges tmd tho seizure or 106 gallons of liquor Sunday evening. 1 ; . . - Working on the theory that the only way to catch violators was to oulwit them, the sheriff and the prosecuting attorney, C. C. Proebsiel. created the , BarneB Amusement company, with B. A. Carter as manager. ,: '. . ' Trail W'orkii. The fictitious company adve"r tlsed In a local paper, fealniing a rtlvlnir horse. .. It. A. -Carter was In reality a prohiliitibn agent and bargained with tho alleged uool leezers to deliver liquor at a des. lenated building.' As fast as they drove up to deliver tho wet goods they were placed uqder arresi uy tho sheriff und his deputies, one of the vlolalera draw lug a - gun. The sheriff und proaecutlng ut inmi.v had mudc a careful study of the bootleggers' -methods und hud even made - a careful : survey of their ploll regarding the moon, light on -the- night of .the arrest, so that their men would bo In the shudows; ' ' -Sot..,.-lik-row IVe- llalswl. ' The prohibition agent oblalneit a building permit und leased the grounds und built a plutrorm ror the fictitious diving horsei Pla cards were posled and he then vlslt-d the city recorder to secure a license ror III- carnival. . The cllv council, nfler hearing resl ,iei',i raised the license fee from fKIII to- f-" U oay. UOI nnw' j or the plan to curb Honor trarftc. .John. Barnes. T. H. Sweet. Joe ti.,rr Mrs. Thelma Hughes. Mrs. Hnxel hodson. imn pnwney. r-n-mott CriHhiirn und John Stewart were tntion In the raid.. Birthday Anniversary Of Dr. Phy Is Honored Honoring Dr. W. T. I'hy's WHU--day onniveisary, the members or the agricultural and : heallh com mittees of the Union counly cham ber of .commerce., ucompunled by I heir wives, gave u surprise, dinner party Saturday evening ul Ibe l'n i..n hnlel. al rnlon. The surgeon Is not only chulrmun of bolh com miltees, but president of the colli merce chumber as well A fried thicken menu wus serv.- ed. the fifth course bringing a Huge blrlhday cake, toppeu nun ine ui proprlale number of blazing can dles. Asters und cosnion iiiuur the centerpiece. Besides the guest or honor were present his son, l"r. Mark l'!:y. nd Mrs. Murk l-hy, of Hot Lake: Mr. and Mrs. 11. O. Avery, Mr. and Mrs. I'huse Itohnciikump. Mr. and Mrs. II. 14. I'oolluge. Mr. and Mrs. Karl ('. Ileynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Iee ll- vnolds or l.a (Irandc : Mr. and Mrs. Merlon Kiddle, or Island Clly: Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKon- non. of Imbler: Mr. und Mrs. lion ert Wlthycombe, or I nlon. Ex-La Grande Child Accidentally Killed Mr. un. I Mrn. Kd .1. Olson re turn-'d to lh'lr honie here ycsler, day rrolu rorllund. where they attended the funeral Tuesday of llllle Lucille Tannler, Ii, daughter or Mr. und Mrs. K. J. Tannler, Lucille was hit by all uulonioblle a week ago Saturday at Mosl--r and dleil two hours lut-r In the Hood Itlver hospltul. Mr. un-l Mrs. Tanal-r und Ihelr two children were riding on the highway and had stopped al a drinking fountain at Mosler. Lu cille slurled to walk across Ihc highway u hen un aulumoblte struck h-r. knocked her down, antl ren over h-r head and chesl. The driver of the cur dl not stop nnd Is unknot i. Kesldes her mother and futher she Is survived tiy a little brother. Krnle. aged four years. Mr. and Mrs. Tannler made Iji Orande Ihelr home for some time while Mr. Tannler wus employed at the Hulck garage here. About a year ago they moved to Portland. Mrs. Tannler and Mrs Olson are sls- RUSE 8 PERSONS Hits Causes Of Juvenile Delinquency American Humane Asso ciation, Meeting in Portland, Offers Way ; to Correct Evil. I'ORTt.ANIV Ore, Auif. 2:1 ' (AP). Hroadsldes were fired here today ut, persons und pruetlceu re sponsible for juvenile delinquency. .Spoaker.i " at tlie openini; session of the 'fiftieth annual meeting ot the .American Humane association, delved Into euges of boya und girls ffoing wrong and pointed the. way Ip correct evila. . Thai home and parents are re sponsible, . for So per cent of Juv enile delinquency was declared by lllchurd. i.'. Craven, Albany. N. Y., 'rleld orgunlKer or the Amerlcun Humune association. Tartu! Hclil lo Illume . "Twenty years .ago how muny parents retired for the night ik norant.of tho whereabout or thi-.li young sons and daughters?" ht asked. "Today thousands or boys and girls may be seen at dance halls,, road houses,, and . similar places, tholr pleasure beinK about the tlmc the parents take lothelr beds, with the dangers rully ap preciated by social -workers." ' Craven "also scored "I'lllh piny" and "putrid manaalnes." yow porehtB can take ihelr moiip and daughters to hear sex toplcn disgustingly discussed as a mattcr of pleusuro und amusement Surpasses- the Imagination, he said. Score liiuiiornl Slorit's iSeelaiing stories .which feature sex experience are far worse th-in "filth plays." ho said "mothers Of a genei-atlon ago would have wrecked the places selling such filth., and "with horsewhips In vaded' the ofrlces where limy are published." . . orfer'lng remedies. Craven said, "those who- sell or . publish In decent literature or present In decent, plays should be Jnlled. Hlate- laws Bhould stop the wheels I of pleasure Ht -.midnight. I'.very dance hall, pool room, roniinuuae and Iho like, operated for private zalm should close at midnight (hat : vouth -might gi't the reposi necessary, tor physical well being. . rih'hrB t'nrrs. "There must be a tightening of the bonds or .morality, a keen iMini-eeliillon -ot I lie salU'ltlly of nuirriage, a si rengthenlng of ram llv IP'S.' I'loset- contact lielweei uarcnts and children, community iiilesl- fur m"'i anil lle Stnnii ardH or morality set by tho mu- joriiy lo prcservu n "v., ,.lv.,y must be accepted by the minority. Youth, guided right. (Continued on .Psee R Superintendent of Larg est Experiment Station in State Tells of Farm Tests. The production or rJnlshed farm products lM-of c-iille, ilalry ani mals and hogs rather than prod ucts thai must go through expen sive processes before they ari t-eudv tor the consumer. Is belli emphasized more and more amoliH he farmers through lh- media of slate, experiment suillons. Itobcrl IVithvfomlie. superlnlemlenl ot the station ul I'nion, told meiii bers or the llolury club when he addresued th-'in Inrormally ut lle'lr luncheon meeting this noon ul Ihc l-'ob-v hot "I. Mr. Wlthyiombe. Inlrodilceil be Itobert H. Kukln. ehalllrinn of the progruni coinmlltee, explained Hie work or Ihe slullon In ills eiiurge und lis accomplishments In exiier lineiils with agriculture, dairying and livestock raising. He also outlined Ihe general purpose or Hie reven slutlons operated over Ihe state under nuspic-s or the Oregon Agricultural college. The stutlon at I'lilon In lurgisl or Ihe seven, he said. Athena Indian Fined $100 in Police Court j W. II. l.''our..e, Indian ft Ath'-nu. Ore., wua arrenled. Iht lusl iiHrhl by th' police dM.rtui.'iil on charges of driving hlle Iriloxl cuted. The defendant w.i found Rtillty ut it (rial ut noon today und rhi"J Jluu. Hi; huii vrd to Athena, for th" num. Iltlt'. I. AltS Ol.T ft;iT PKNIfl-HTOcf. A up. 23 (AC).--Uurjrlurs lute Saturday nlnht blew th' wufe of the Van Cutt'-n Lum ber eontpany here nnd wcur-d 37 In cash. The knoh of thf wife vium knocked off und nitro glycerin used mi in a robhery u neck ugo ut the t'nlon I'aelfle fre!j?t di'iut. RDTftRY HEARS R.WITHYCDMBE c Theodore Pangalos Over Thrown in Bloodless ; . , ; Coup D'Etat GENERAL CONDYLIS TAKES OVER REINS New Ruler Promises Free Elections for the Country within Eight ' Months, in Statement A'l'HKNS, Allff. Si (Al'). Tho- odoius Paiigalo, whust ulelator xhlp was sialclicti friHii lilin while lie, was cnjoylnic a nolhiay at u rasii kmable rt-soil on the island of Spolsee, was brought bai-k to AUiens as a nrl-nuer this liMinilnu. Criminal chargus will be pressed: ngulitsl ,th former iin-mler nu tlie offMv-rs who n'liuilueil faltti. fttl to him also fiu'e severe pun ishment. ATHKNR Aug. 23. (AP) Oreocu has another dictator. Theo dorus Pangalos has been . over thrown in a bloodless coupo d'etat anil General Condylls, once a cor poral in the Greek army, has tuken over the reins or tlie government. Moving as swiftly us did Panga los when lost year he ous'ted Ad miral CondouritlB from the pro visional presidency of Greece and set himself up at tlie heud of the government. General t'ondylis had Puugalos arrested Sunday morning on tho island of Kpetze, whore ho was on vacation the destroyer erRuniou to be brought to Athens. At tho same time ull the ministers were taken Into custody,. It Is reported Kuigalos trlod to escape, on .tho Pergumos, but that, .urier. u -chase the destroyer ' was ove-rtakin by Hie batlleshlp I-eon and that l-ingalos was taken on hoard and carried to Kerulslnl. During the chase the l.eon und an other warship, the Kilkis. fired blank shots at Ihe Pergumos. while palace, w-us Mlruly .satisfactory' hydro airplanes bombed her,' Ihls.suyu a itatement by tlie Iplscupate." port says. ... 1 I'rec llliillons PromlMil. Aniioiincemenl Is made by Clen-, eral t'ondylis, who was formerly mlnlKter or war. that Admiral ; (.'oundourlolls is the lawful presl-1 lent of fireece und that he ha tieen Invited to re.Miiine the presl denry. It Is the Inteiillon or Gen era! Condylls to organize a gov ernnient or "national conndences. To tills end he promises free clec lions within elrfht months. Al in.- iiviMKin i.-.n.. .n ...... rivers who were arrested uniler tlie 1-ungalOK regime, cnargeu wuiii)K t.iur,,, servlci eoiispirmg ngaliin tun governiiieni have been released. The new dictator announces Hiatl,,,, nt(.nIO, to B,.,,k 0ugh Iho Ireneral rangaios sinrl an muse re siionslble ror the Iron handed ntelh (Continued no Page ft DEER HOLDING UP HARVESTING IN ROGUE VALLEY CHANTS I 'ASH. tee. Aug. :3. (AP) lieer have oflen been tlie cause ot ruined crops in the Itogue valley, but now Ihe rlrsl Instance ever reported of deer holding up harvesting operations. IP-fore' lid McCunn, can mow his n dow gross, lie must thoroughly : Kuesl ot W. M. Ayer, food lidllllnls- Inspect his Held for rawns. This irator for Oregon under Mr. Hoo week he had two of Ihe Hide fel-'vl.,. ducing tK. world war. N I.....U lie.lim In Mie feliee W'lt ll a I ......... 1 1 II.... ! il... .Ii.ue- Irene while lie cul the tall glass III the Held. As soon us the hay I" project was urged by Mr. Hoover, down, he released the rawns and tth0 Ucdured thai "nith the lull Hiey go buck to their mothers. r. dvuloiinienl 'of this Important un .Mel'ann reports that this Is i rlt:rtullnK, the products of nearly common occurrence on his farmwo utimoti acres of reclaimed bind slid thai he was forced lo Htunjwll, jmv ,. Coiuinbln, Ih liig tin-in up nfler he had almost ' tirnuKj, n,e port or Portland lo kilh-d H4vernl lying down In the ftrunm uith th" inowr. (H-er hi" rport"d exc'itlonully iniiuerotiK In the valh-y thit yr .....I ...,.! I.,.n1...u ..P.. . kll.Tllllir uiiiiniihI hunting when 111" season 0I"I1H. j TODAY'S GAMES NATIONAL I.KAtil K PITTHUI-ltO (AP) It. If. K. llrookljn 7 13 1! Pittsburg 1 2 llatterles I'elly and lleberrv: Aldrlilge, Meadows, Morrison und Hnillli. Kpencer. I'HIl-.AIill f Al-) Phlla.lelplila I'hleago post poned, rain. Two ipimes lomorrow. HT. UH'IH (AP) lloalon-Ht. Iuils game postponed, rain. Two tames '.omorruiv. , , Death Takes Rudolph 11 'I f kA Hm'i lph VaJenllnu, riliiidoin'K sluHk. dkNl in New York this morning of conipl teat ions fol lowing n doutilu operation, llight, Valentino hi every ilay llfo. I.'ftt Valentino In a lovu acvnu before tlie camera. PnMmliV F.nisnnnnto in CHURCHES TO ACCEPT LAWS Mexico to Fulfill Ugali,;;;: s,iC w "fforh Requirements of Calles 7 u, Kuhngs. MKXICO CITY, Aur. 23. (AD A settlement of the controversy Ue- itween church and stute at.cmed lo- Ile wua put oiiJJy to bo imminent. UiiUbs ui- iorwien ouhiucich lire pm.uuiiiriiu ii in iiKeiy inai services in uinu- 11c churclieu throURhout the re-, public which- 'have been dlHcon t In tied Tor three- weeVa, will bo ru tHitned in a short time. ; ;'K? tonlej-ence- of Hinhtip Diaz, of Tubiiueo, iteerelury of the, Catholic episcopate; 'the Mowt Uovorend Leopoldo It ills V. Mores, arch bishop or Mlchoaenn, , and 1'reHl dent Culles ut the f'hupultepec i lie prolateB were Infornied py 1-resldi-nt t'alles t lint requirements contained In the new religious rc- c-ulntlonH that priests should re- lBBl,.,. ,vlu, n, government nutli- mMl.g .,.,. m,iu purely for ad- .nlslrullvc purposes and that It g ot i,e Intention ot tho gov- erninent to interfere with tlio church oil uucstlon? of dogma. Ahlt Fulfill Heilllv.nH-lits The episcopate has accepted this I declaration und It lu announced us ! Himn as Din churches havn fulfilled '-.tii legal renuirements thero will jbe no lurther objection to resum- ,, , l)ot ,,, intention ot tho i iilseiiiijile. however. lo abandon ; new- congress, which will convene, j early next month, lo havo tho rc I llglous clauses Ui Ihu constitution amended to thai the church may function unhindered by them. Hoover Vacationing; j Somewhere in Oregon POIITLANI), Ore. Aug. 23. f Al') "Hum-- where In Oregon'1 Her bert Hoover, secretary of com merce, Blurted his 10-duy vacation today. He I' ll Portland last night ror an unuuuounced point where he will spend his time untroubled by alfalis ' of state. Wmlo ill Portland Iho secretary was tho ln,.,,ll.ni ,.r lln. f 'nliinihlii IiiihIii the Atlnntle seuLounl ami to Iho port oT oth'-r nations. ; ugtti.Attxvu Will Preside at Hearing POKTLANH. Ore., Aug. '.-a. (AP). Three lulled Klal-s sen.i tors, lueludlng Kohert N. Ktan fleld. Oregon; Henry I'-. Ashurst, Arizona, ami '. i Hill, Washing-, ton. members of a snbeommltl-el (Hy Itiidolpli Vnliiilllio) of the senate public lands com-. Copyright. I HUH, EA Service, Inc. mitten. Ii-rt down the I'oUiinblal In my early sludlo days I once early today to conduct a hearing' tried lo sell Hie. story or my lire In Astoria Into the ownership or ns a scenario. It was rejected h Hand Island. I being "too wild and Improbable." The hearing will continue ror ntTo ruvc one's lite thus charuo leasl two days, Kvery phase oriterlzeii by a company which spe-lln- contrnveisy between (ir-'gon clauses In the most frantic aerials and Washington nnd the I'. H.J was rather disconcerting, government re'utlvn to control of Now as I try lu view my own the Island will be gone Into In an historical record w-lth detachment effort lo determine whether Ore- I run s.o clearly what tho see gon or Washington contiols tho narlo editor meant. The hero of Island. my talu Is not at all consistent, Bulletins IIOVKIt, Aug". 2. (AV) Miss Clare Hello Itarrctt, of New Ro ehelle, N. Y., failed ut her second ultempt to swim the Knglish cliau uel... AIIkh Itarrctt abandoned hr effort to' conquer tlio channel at 5:20 o'i'liM'k tills afternoon after from tho wnter. WKST IKHiANU, Maine, Aug. 211. (AP) United Mates Ncnafor llert l. I'eniald died at Ills homo hero llils afternoon. M.WAHK. N. .1., Aug. 2S. (Al') ( bier Justice Gliilliuero of the siipn-nin ixmrt tmlay refused to re ceive tluT application lor nail oi Hi iirv Do La llinyerci (.'arM-iuier and Willie btovens, charged wltli tho murders ot the Rev. Kdwam Wheeler " Hll 'n Mr laeaaor MIILh. ' CHARIiOTl'U, If. U Auk. 2S. (AP) JJarl Cooiier won tlie first sprint race on the automobile speedway program here today av eraging; LiS.B miles an nour i i-aiituro tho first 2S nillo event Ills time was I !:::&. OfflcUls annnunci'd that ;ootier's mark was a world record for machines mui 01 tniMo Inch motors-' Pave Iwbi won tlio second 2& mile race, his average mileage 123.2 and his time 11:58:10-100. .'.'. HONliKONO, Auj. 29. (AP) Tho C'hlnesn river steamer Man whig, cn route from Malowchow, C'hlncHo inaritlme customs station near Macao, to Liming, was board ed by river pirates and tho pas sengers anil crow terrorized and kiituiiiH'd. It to lK-llcved the pas senK'erH were wealthy Chinese re turning to China from Nan iTan- c-isco. , ' Averill to Make War On Tramp Fishermen POIITI.ANP. Ore., Aug. SJ (AP) Ui. If. Averill, alato gamo ward en, who . returned today from Kogun river, said "tramp fisher- men" who havo been operating at Oregon city nnd who are now work Ing on tho Southern Oregon stream uro lo bo ousted through coop eration of commercial fishers and -cannerymen nnd the stuto game commission. Averill made the trip lo Itogue river to .study the con ditions there. Tho "outlaw" fish ermen urn operating ui inn mount or tho river und uro said to bo selling their trolling uutcll with their net catch. Valentino's Own Story Of His Life,Penned by Himself l-Ulltot-'.w .Not-: Here Is Hu ihilph 'alf'iilliio's own story of Ills lire. The rsnunis film tnr uitite ll for NKA Servli-i- anil 'Mil- l-lveliliig Oli-rier hlsirtly iM-fiin- lie wan stricken III l-w Yorlt. It Is pnva-nli-d lM-ro as on nlrairhliig. lralglil-rorarl slm-y. Jind as Valitltlno wrote It. Ills cniii-r as one of the mot iiiiu-.iiiit lu M-'rceu history. PASSE s 1 1: ITH0P0LIS Rudolph Valentino Suc cumbs in lfew York at , 12:10 O'clock Today POLA PROSTRATED; UNABLE TO TALK Movie .World Profoundly Shocked, at News Gloria Swanson Pays Decedent Tribute, NKW YORK AlHjr. I. (AP) Rudolph Valentino, orlglnta.' shslk" ot the movies, diet today.. Death occurred at 11:10 o'clock eastern daylight lm at the Poly clinic hospital. . . Valentino came east several weeks ago' to attend the Broadway premiere of his latest picture and to bid farewell lo his brother who was returning to hi homo in JUily arter.a visit. . 11 . -. - ., Operation Follows Collapse Ho collapsed - in -hia:. apartment here a week ago Sunday afternoon and was rushed to the " hospital where an immediate operation wus decidod upon. Local peritonitis set In shortly after the .operation and doctors announced that only lon1liluTU0T ZB usually results in death. They said that tho crisis would be past Hi from 48 to 73 hours. Valentino rallied and on last Wednesday was reported definitely out of danger. burring further - complications. The physlchins ceased the regular Issuance or bulletins regarding his condition. - The statement that he had developed pleurisy . followed, tho torso report of a relapse. MOVIK WORLD SHOCKED NEW TO.HK' Au. !. (AP) Th mevhv worht wsr rofBintly shocked at the new! ot the deal Ii of Rudolph Valentino today and tributes to hint poured la from all quarters. ' ' .. - Gloria Hwojison said: "He was al real artist, a charming gentleman, a true sportsman, and . a good friend. Both the motion picture. Industry and the publlo have suf fered a great loss.", ' ; POLA NKGIU PIUsSTRATEn AK&ELJ:ft Aug-. 2 J. AP) Pola Negri, who. has frequently amltted her engagement to Ru- (Continued on Pace 6) . TWO BILLS WIN .INITIAL MATCH IN NET TOURNEY NBWPOKT, 11, I., Aug. 28 (AP) Wtlllai William T. Tllden and. William M. Johnston, outstanding stars in tho annual Newport - invitation tennis tournament, scored decisive victories In their Initial matches today, the veteran California net man defeating Nathaniel W. Nlles, of Boston; at 6-4, 6-1, after tho national tltleholder had crushed his opponent in love sets. The triumph carried the rivals Into tho third round. ... 3IOI.UA wins cbowbt 1.-OKE8T HII.L8. N. T., Aug. 23..1AP). Mrs. Molla B. Mallory. of New- York, seven times former chuiuplon. today regained the na tional women's tennis title In a sensational comeback that car ried her to uphill victory over Miss Elizabeth K. Ryan, of Cali fornia, 4-6. 6-1, 6-7,' In the final round of the championship tourn unient. like a movie hero. In fact, I am times he has nil tho appearance of "tho villain." Vet ugulu, he seems to have good Impulses, which a niovlo vil lain never has. Nor does my llf-.t run true to dramatic form. It should mount In a straight lino to a climax. Instead of that it bounds like a kangaroo. A IU-nl Name 1 wus born In tho little village of I'astelhinels, ltuly. May 6, 18i'.. und was shortly thereafter chrli tened llodolpho Alfonso Ttaffnelo Pierre Klllhert Uugllelmt dl Val entlna d'Antonguolla. ' , fun you Imagine how that would look In electric lights In front of a theater? My real sur nunic Is Ougllelnil. 1 My mother was the daughter of a learned purisiun doctor, nnd my father In his youth was a captain of llnllnn cavalry. When I was 11 ycurs old my (Continued on Po Fhro).