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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Unsettled with
probabto shower la .north
and went portion, tonight
and Wednesday. '
CITY
EDITION
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VOLUME XXV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926.
MEMBKIt ASSOCIATED Pit BBS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 64
PATTERSON
ADDRESSES
REPUBLICANS
Gubernatorial Candidate
Attends G. 0. P. Com
mittee Meeting
Boy Winner Of
Club Prize At
Community Fair
Allen Mills, .13, Takes
First Honors in Event
at Cove Yesterday
BIDS OPENED
ON LIGHTING
DEVASTATING
STORM NEAR
NEW ORLEANS
Reports Say Hurricane
Swerves Toward the
South Metropolis .
TWO KILLED WHEN GIANT SIKORSKY PLANE CRASHES
II
COUNTY PLEDGES
TICKET SUPPORT
Democratic Press Scored
in Resolution Wal
lowa County Report
Optimistic One.
The Colon eounly republican
rlil crmmilllc... meeting in llle
Komuicr hotel (trill Inst. night, re
affirmed its support of I. I. I'hI
terson. Kredorlek Ktelwer, and
other candidates for ofrieo on tho
parly ticket.
The democratic press wan seoreu
for Ha pre-election utlHudc 1ml nn !
nicnllon either pro or con was
inuile of Senator Itoberl N. Htan
I'ielil'a Independent candidacy for
1'nited States senator.
following a chicken dinner, .
eral cundiditlcs. Including I.. I..
Patterson, of Kola, .candldnto for
governor, addressed Ihe gathering
l'allcrson Six-aks
Mr. Patterson was Introduced by
I'lialrman J. H. 1'eiire lis "a man
who has always made good" in
whatever undertaking: ho espoused.
As the applauso died . down, thn
gray haired, energetic nominee be
gan speaking. pledging himself
early In hta adilresa aa a proponent
of party reularlly and loyalty and
declaring Hint, if alerted, ha will
become a. "working and not a talk
ing governor.'1
Mr. Patterson emphasized his
Intentions1 of forming and carrying
nn a strictly business administra
tion. Touching on the good road
question, he sild he favors a Blight
reduction in the license prlco for
itHed curs, which are not on the
tax roll. "Thero must be no re
duction on the gasoline tux which
would Impair the ability of tho
state to pay Its obligations and In
lercat and to maintain tho roads
(I'ontinued on Page 11)
STEPS TAKEN .
IN CAMPAIGN
FOR ARMORY
on Major It. H. Huron'H urgent
repi.tiimendiitlon lllal steps oe
taken toward the cslabllsnnieni "U
ti niueh-iiecdeil artnory for use of
national gunnlsnien in M. (Irande.
illreelors of the chamber of com
merce, at their meetng last night,
at the Summer hotel, authorized
the appointment of a special com
mittee, with the rciiucst that oth
er civic organizallons of llle com
munity do likewise.
The present national guard quiir
lerii in Zuber hall aro entirely In
areuuale I" the needs of Company
K, Ihe major pointed out. The
neeesstiy of providing a suitable
armory has existed ever since the
present company .was organlzeu .
about two and a half years ago.
There Is alreadv exlsteul a fund
of about 111. OHO iowurd the build - -
ing of an armory. The American
Legion corps raised $losn or that
.nn I. The add tonal JIO.aaiM
.Mine from A. J. Slaoge. When the
old V. M . C. A. building had to bei PKMH.KTO.N. Sept. 21. iai i
suld to satisfy mortgages and debts Inrring the Pendleton Itnood-l'li or
Mr. Stooge bought It, and when he the past week police officers were
laLer dispused of the place lo Ihe busy with Infractions or dry laws
I. tl. n. I-. bulge, be turned the Thirty-seven arrests were made Ihe
prorits over to tho American l.e- lesl two days ot the show for viola
tion, as a trust fund Tor u rillure Hons ranging from Intoxication to
ami'TV. transportation ami im-Jsessloo.
Elgin Jolly Pipers Organize New
Chapter at Dinner and Smoker
SAUCE
FOR THE
GOOSE
Vmi reml advert Mil ir Ikm-hm
ir I be I merest litic things ou
riml In It. K you rend how mi
rim vc 11101115 llmlV liiterr-i-hi?:
If you read wlialN now In
lvle4 Inn's hitrn-llng: IT you
reiitl hm some firm lin lm
pnivefl lis ntr hp lliHl' lulrr
psiltiie; ir yon n-ail nlMiiit new
(Irslens In fiirnltiiVi, hi Jetvelry,
Iti enrs. hi wRslting macliliies
Hint's hitt'ifMlng.
Anything Hint tends to itiukc
life more pleasant, mort rum
ftn table, or 1 nun lunitnlciil and
en jo) h ble Is Interest lug. Ami
n c li Ittforiiiniion fonveyed
throueh Advertising iitrs-smxi Is
ii-rtnln lo InNiienef your ne
tlms. IteKanllcss of I lie kind
of ltiisHM4H a man iiisy Imve. Ih
enn Interest yon In through
ntlvertioinc. If mlvrrtUlnr I1
sniKT for one. H Is tnutr for nn
other. It aluftys wt wlieti hi
telliueutly plan no tl nnU ct
(t'uieil.
OuMTvcr Altrrtllng-
. A .MervhaudUing hvrxU',
Allen .Mll, 13-year-old sou of
Mr. und Mrs. J. 10. Mills, main
tained lila reputation us it horti
culttlrlHl yesterday when he won
tin) $30 cash prlxn offered ut Iho
Covo Community fair for tho brat
club work fn gurdeniug.
Allen sedred J 8 polnlH on li Ih
exhibits und report, h'runk lfroth
era, 11', crowding hint In thut count
with but one point less. When the
' accompanying garden glories were
judged, however, thu Mills boy's
effort let! no doubt, of bin right
to the prize.
Luck I lnally Tunis
Luck was all aKainat hllu when
lie siurt. u m project, me yuuns
guruener wrote, a sunrp iroczo anu
the explorative, disposition of om
Uf Ills father's Old WllitU HOWS
combining (o dash somo of li Ih
beat hopes. But us thu season ad
vanced, J,ady l.uclt smiled, and
even turned u bit of negligence to
profit lor
him.
Onions that ho
forgot to I hlu found a market hi
J,a Grande.
To dale. Allen records, ho has
real Ized $41.88 in Ha led. und II -gurus
that vegetables Mill unhur
vested will bring him at leaHt
? 12.5a. He reckons his net pro
fits at ? 17.G8.
Young" Mills won his way to tho
hUi lo itilr at Salem last year
through his rating at thu Union
county fair, and looks forward to
tho possibility of his being sent
ugaln this fall.
To Kxhlhlt at I'.lgln
Covo club workers will be some
of tho leading exhibitors at Klgln
tills week, in tho opinion of K. A.
Hay re, county school superinten
dent, who viewed their displays at
tho Covo Community fair yester
day. The Cove show drew u big crowd
and rewarded attendants with tt
line lot of exhibits, the superin
tendent declares.
ELGIN FAIR TO
OPEN TOMORROW
Exhibits Arriving at the
Grounds Today Good
Program Promised
Che untiual lnion county 'air. j
which vies with lhi Wallowa conn-
ly fair for first honors In Kaslern
Oregon tins sloe Ol inn muo .mum-
tains, will open at l-;igm tomorrow
with the best exhibits and the la st
entertainment programs In lis his
tory, according lo promises of
members of lite fair board.
Kxhlbils, both siock und other
wise, are arriving at Klgln today
although a goodly share will not
be placed unlll tomorrow.
Cowboys and Jockeys are on
hand for the afternoon rodeo and
racing programR.
The pavilion la groomed for the
opening of evening dances and
Klgln Itself Is decorated In pa.
trlollc colors.
yulle a number or l.a Grande
people are expecling to atlend Ihe
fnlr and prospects of a large til
tendance are promising.
i A II It l'.n I I'."
t A seen 11 I rhapter of Ihe .Inllv
1'lpers was rorined at i;ifiii i:ikt
niKiit al a (iiini' r-Httiok" r inirn'p'i
by 7" users of nteolhie. Koity
men hern nn etinrter iiieinlM'rs of
the rirsl hranrh of Ihe Uiltrande
oi'Tanlxatlon and elect-il the lol
lowint: ofiieers: t'. I. llenn. pr-"-Ident;
l-'ninl Krer. vie-- pri-sl-dent:
W. V. Ilfnfm'd. Meeretnry.
and ('. 1. Muz-1, rh puty dlsirle)
host. Hteaiifte the hosl position h
the hijEhent In the orcanlallfm
and th founder of the elult. Clint
llaynes. holds tliat ehnlr al pres
ent, till hosts in hntneh club
must he termed deputies.
J. W. Wright was to'islitinsler it
thr chicken dinner m-rvrd In tli
l MiiMjnle hull. Thirty Iji firaml'
J smokers were prt-s- nt. and upon
their arrival were (rrell ly tin
Klein Murine hand. Host J!nyn 4
whs clven u hloek of county fulr
tickets for a Jolly I'ip'-i-s section
for I'Ylduy and he iiniiouneen thai
iny local no'inli' r who pti-ehiises
on- will ofo thus puy his duett up
for three months in iidvanc.
Addresses made Ineludi -d tu'Ks
by Mr. Hhz n, Mr. Ke.-h r. Mr.
Hean. the li.-v. ! J. Kln.y. K. .
OettlnKs. of Klvln. und l'r.l t'ur
rey. t". M. Humphreys. Harb
Klcharuson and Michael A! pert,
of Lm. (jrunde.
Hartenbower Bros, and
NePage McKenny Co.
Awarded Contracts
SUCCESSFUL BIDS . .
TOTAL $19,001,561
Portland Company Re-
luctant to Accept Work
Protest May Be Filed
Shortly.
At an adjourned meeting of the
city commission held last night
contracts for Ilia Installation of
La Clrande's recently authorized
ornamental alreet lighting Im
provement were awarded to Hart
enbower Ill-others, of La Grande,
and the Ncl'age Mclicnney com
pany of Portland.
The bids were presented in three
units. Schedule A provided for the
furnishing of union metal poals,
similar lo the post now Installed
directly on the corner of Kim and
Washington In front of the fire
station with a height of JO feet,
and other cuuliuucnt. Schedule
C and H provided tor thn Installa
tion work and furnishing of !J3
ooo-cundlcpowcr units and six 4uo
candlcpowcr units.
lilds Total SI 0,00 1. Ml
Hartenbower Brothers' bid
. w
cejted on Schedule A, was
73'J. 30. The Ncl'age .Mclvenney
company's bid. on Schedules U and KNOWN DICAII 1173
C, was JI.20-'.20. The two bids MA.ir, I'Ma.. Sept. 21. (AP)
total.- Jill. 1101. Mi. The onglneera' -while first relief contln(.'enls worn
estimate on tho entire job was arriving hero today, rescue work
$22, 897.58. I ers continued their efforts at Iden-
Olhers entering bids were: H. &. tii'leation und burial of the dead,
S. company, l.a Grande and Park- ' relief of the Injured and the great
er Schrum company, of Portland. or task of supplying food, clntb
l.m.cl Is livnetletl . 'log and shelter to tho thousands
The NePuRo
pany, howtver.
Mclvenney coin
is rcluctur.1 lo ac-
pl Its conlruct, according to its
representative, who Is hum' at
present and who declares that mo
1 $-1, 2112.2(1 bid waa to have covered
inalullatlonOicasi tron posm m- ul!u.vll(, Hllv ,,, fmlnn . the
slrtid of tittlon- in.Hal' unils.-,-.HuJliima ,v-.m.,(ftHll :,)f ,,. hullillniw
declari'S thai, the former can bo w(M,e U.ol)!U l(, mmporury morgues
Installed for less money than tho ,ln(, vp.u .0,.k,.,.H . nblleve the
latter and to accept the contract ; (1(,u )aL wm rclll., mur0 nuin
would result in nis cjiupany iusimk
money on Ihe puojccl. No formal
protest had been filed this morn
ing but such a prulesl Is likely
in I ntcrcd. uceurdlng lo this
vl.
... ., ..,.,, ,,i . t lint one Utie
., . sined cheaper than!
ot,rHi
..th,.ru imiitf. nl 111
tueellng last..
niglll. tcsulled In Home dlscuralop.
one or two others present dcclnr-l
Ing thai there would bo little dlf-
ference In thi! cosl. The union I
metal post has lo be assembleij j
berore Installation while the cast
iron post docs not rciiulri'
this
special work, It Is said.
ProH'sl Would ClIUM' llelay
City ollhlnls fear Hint the ril
ing or a protest would result In a
ib lay lo Ihe c plctlon or the Im
provement distrtci. which Is; now
scheduled lo be riulshed ulthlu no
days. '
The commission granted Ihe no
tary club permission lo creel lio
lary signs al the entrances lo l.a
Grande and Continued eonsldera-
(rontlnuod on Pape Five)
Floyd McKennon
Named President
Of Pierce Club
A I'lerie-for-fiovei-uor club w:is
ot-Kiinleil til a ineelhit,' of prnm
inent deiuoernls from all over the
shit.- of tireifon In Portland Inst
week 11 ml Kloyd McKennon of Hits
city was elected president. Lester
.MiiKleison. formerly of l-a (irande
tml now of Salem, was chosen secretary-treasurer.
Several towns are planning lo
cal clubs and om- may In otcan
ized here iiUhoiiirti no d' tinlt"
Sleps have been taken.
There witt ! another ineetlntr or
Ho- club In the in-ui- future In
Portland when plans Tor the hand
Itiu; of Ihe reiiialmb'r of tin; cam
paign W ill be Olll lined.
Arrest Man Accused
Of Illegal Entrance
Ceoi W erner, e barged by
I'niled States I nimtuia t inn OfflrrT
Thoman Klsher. f W'ulla WhIIh. of
liavlnu' unlawfully entered Ibis
country' durini; tho world war. Is
at liberty subjeel to call oil bonds
of HMMi.
Werner Is alleged to hiivt eotne
frnlti fierniativ to I'uitcd StateM by
way of Canada fn 1 H 1 5 wltlioiil
proper trtinnpnrlallnn papers. He
Is claimed to have crushed Into
North Hakota from the Houilnion
shortly arier he urrived on this
continent.
The defendant ha a h Ife and
one child, a Hillc girl born hi la
t irande about five years ago.
111m cane pendti aetiun by the fed
eral government at Wujhlngtuii.
FLORIDA'S KNOWN
DEAD SET AT 375
Casualty List Is Steadily
Mounting 1'ensacola
Property Damage Is
Heavy.
ASK KOH ItKI.IKK KINDS .
Ait npiM'nl M Ihe hearts luul
purse of I'nloil county resi
dents In bolmlr or Hit' sufferers
In llin 1'kil'ltlil storm nrcn. Is
bituitltnst today by I be loiiil
cbopter of the IUmI Cross so
ciety. The national stalely ha.1
advniussl nit Initial (vmtrilili
tlon of ill 00.1100 .anil calls up
on the. Ik-1 chapters to sup
ply additional ileitis, Mrs. C.
N. Palmer, chairman, requexs
Hint doiiallons Im- matin at
either of the 1 thumb! hanks.
NBW ORI.HAXS, Sept. 21. (AP)
At 10 o'clock today the tropical
storm was centered a short dis
tanco west of Mohllo and was
swerving westward toward New
Orleans, an advisory hurricane
warning Issued by tho weather Du-
calf here said.
made-homeless by Ihe lim ricane
which Saturday lashed tho coast
al area from West Palm 'Uracil to
Miami. Tho Ttnown death toll
curly today stood at 37ii. This
steadily Increased as u'ddltional
bodies, cast tin by tllo waters ol
, :
The list of Known Injured was
placed at 1,532, while It is esti
mated that a complete check Wilt
reveal the injured list to be more
than I I.
Varying reporls from the entire
,,plwi.pn 1)0,000,0011 and $100,000,-
000
Scarcely a elly or liiwn In the
Htorm area escaped the dealli toll
.ft In tho wake or the hurricane,
(ii-calest havoc was done in
.Miami anil Hollywood, where inure
thtiii 3K) arc known to have been
killed and drowned by the rush
ing waters which swept In from
tho gulf mmim.
The known Injured in these two
cities a In ne ft fixed above nun
while the estimated property dam
age has lceu placed at more than
$ rM,iMin,(ion.
Fifty-six deaths are known to
have necuired at Mnoroha veil ;
I la nia reported II dead; Fort
Lauderdale, LI; I hnnestea d, located
In the llcdl.inds district forty miles
Kiiiilh of Miami. 10; ClewlHtnu, It;
Cural ( Ingles. Miami SI 11 ires. Little
Kover and Minicab, outlyliiK sub
urbs of Miami had a combined
death toll of -l"; while a score of
ritb'H along the coast from l)"er
fleld on the north to Florida Clly
on the ho ill h reported scattering
casualties lunging from one to
seven. v
No estiiuale has been placed 011
the number of Injured In other
cities where the force of the wind
was said to have been high.
M In mi's picturestie waterfront
has taken oil a grotesque appear
ance with yachts, pleasure craft,
coast guard boats ami ships of all
kinds cast high and dry along the
shores.
In Koyal 1'alui I'arl;, one block
from the water's eduo. a large
steamer lay mm lis side und t-'rntler-
ed about the tall royal palms was
a till n 1 1 pi of smaller craft.
Scarcely a building in the city re
mained undamaged while every
pane of ghiKs lit the urea Is report
ed lo have been broken.
Hastily recruited forces of men
yeHlerday beuan the first task of
clearing the streets of wreckage.
Hollywood, located 17 inilei
north of Miami, was said to pre
sent the most pitiful scene In ihe
hurricane area. Scantily clad chll
dren cried for their parents while
great numbers of homeless, many
clad in bathing suits, searcboo'
among (he wreckage for traces of
missing relatives.
llllMS II A ft f HIT
CJIiANO T IKK, Turks Island.
rahatmi. Sept. -'I. (Al) l-'our
thuusniiil persons arc homeP-sH und
great property damage has been
caused on Turk's and Calcos is
lands as a result of the recent hur
ricane which nnepl from the West
Indict across the stale of Florida.
ii;s oi.a si i riiits
J-llUMf.XOIIAM. Ala.. Sept. 21.
( A l Word commuiih ated here
Continued on Vugi. 6)
' I53' ;
lmrlcs luvicr, radio operator, extreme left, mid Jncoh lslamoff, mechanician, extreme right, tveru
hiirm-il lo di'itih tliln 11101 nl ng when Ca it a I it Item K-onck's non-stop Atlantic flight attempt ended In
wreck at W'esthury, N. V. Foiu-k and Lieut, liiiwreiieo W. C'tirtlit, I.'. S. X., left mid right In tho con tri
plet nro, cscajH'tl by Juinplng. Tho giant Sikorsky plane, which was totally destroyed by fire, Is pic-
lured Im'Iow. '
CATHOLIC COLLEGE
BURNS WITH LOSS OF
A MILLION DOLLARS
y
Dairying-Great
Opportunity in
Eastern Oregon
1
So Declares Irving E.
Vining:, Who Will Speak
Here Tonight
Mafrylng Is the wri'' opportun
ity In I h is pa rl of , M11 st e rn Ore
gon, ncronling to (lie analysis of
Irving I-;. Vlning, president of the
Oregon chamber of com mere",
who will address a ill oner me -t-ing
of fiO or more clvlc-lntereste J
men and women at the I. ().. O. V.
hull, on Klin slreel, this evening.
"Aside from sheep, callle and
....us. ...li, v. ...i ..-
upon lo bring big returns for your
pnrllculnr region," Mr. Vlnlngsal l
thin noon, just before be colored
H" ll"'''1 dining room
where he was luncheon guest ol.
I,'"' local l ItniH.
.Nccil .etv I'rlneiplcs.
"Hut II must be dairying on
IJie new agricultural princlpli-s - I- Irt. Ktillipniciil lunde(iiutfl
priuciiles that rccognie the trail-' Klre ilopartnients from Hllvcrtoll,
sition from the old period when Woodburu and Salem wero aunt
fanutrs Iriisled lo Ihe bouiily of moned and Snotl feet of hose was
Cod Tor their iirodoei lo a n-w run to the fire. 1'ressuro was Ill
period when they recognl.e Hail 1 adcouat'i and the water would not
i iin.,,.u i.. U......I... reach the flames as tbev ranhllv
meal the gifts ol providence
"I tifilice many iiiiiroctrients
in l.a (liunde since my last visit
here' two years ago." Ihe on -
pn s'denl conlinu. d nriably. "Von
lia" , ,, i 1 4, fine highwayi liieve
...
w.'ii. rome roogn strips v. n-n i,
was lieie before
linprov'-d store
UVi tllie.
And I sie many
fronts along the
"One thing you might do I bet
wfiuld benefit your whole lerrl
tr.i y would be to house your
chamber or commerce In an exhl-.
bition ball, where the products of
Kaslern H-cKOil could be dis- i
played. Your nil nation as ft bur-
au for the registration of for-1
eign cars would make It wor;!i
your while to show your visiloi.sj
what you have Jteru.
I'lgcs ew lloirl
"And I might suggest thai t
urmld pay l.a (irande to build an
outstanding modern hotel. I am.
not slamming your present boteb. I
understand. They tire udcU!1e
lor local ii'-eds. and open. ted by
finelmiM inifl in IihIjIi' III II keener.!.
(tut there is n class of tourists'
who slop only win re ihey tan be;'
tOMun-d Ihe very Inst. Ashland.
i ;ug(ue, r'orvallts and ol her tow ns
on the I'acfflc highway some ol
(I'ontlliued on Page U)
Walter Hafjen Wins
From JoeTurnesa
(i A it I KN CITY. S. Y. Sept. 21
i.M'i Wa-lti r Hagcn sp-d through
his rirst round match hi the pro
fcrtfdoiiHl gol f unsocial Ion chain
pionshlp to an easy victory over
.loe Turnenn, of Klmsford. N. Y.
'today, winning 3 up and 2 to play.
MOUNT ANQKL, Ore, Sopt. 21
(A,P FlameH believed to havo
stiirltid from 'ii, sliorl tolreult In a
truck In thu garago . -ar!y this
morning visited the second devast
ating conflagration In Its history
upon Mount Angel college and thn
Hedectino Monnstery lnfllctlnff a
loss esllinulcd ut 11,000,000 In
buildlugs, culpnical, rare manu-1
script and other valuables housed
In thu museum and libraries.
Five buildings aro leveled piles
nl iiniiiiililnrlnir nulmti thin mnrnlnrr
and tt sixth building, the main!ulcnt
college structure, thrusts blacken
ed stone walls Into the air, tho In
side being completely gutted.
The main college building housed
tho monastery, tho museum ofl
natural history, tho chemistry and
biology departments, and other
class rooms. The monastery and
u,p monastic library connected
wt, jt contained 25,000 volumes
nuiuy ot mem cany cuiuous ot tno
1.1 l.lu written on parchment lit
I
Th0 ,(.h w.hoi ,, ,.t ()f tho cn. 1
,,K(. lal.le,i ucck BO am 43
(0.s v.01.n t h ,.lum ot ,10
I thiio of the flro. and 7i"i to 100 nioroi
(were expected today lo register for
the college course. .
i spread from building lo building.
I 1Y "e-i was piayeo on tnousanus
"r eords of wood piled west of tho
1 ,l,"t become Ignited
w,'le tbreateiiliiB homes to tho
"'est. The post office and print-
log 1,1:1 111 wet-n Kiivtxt. TIiomi, lit-.
-
(Continued on Page Klghi.)
TODAY'S GAMES
NVno.ai m:a.i i;
iiitooKhYN (ai).-- ii. lm:,
St. Louis :t it i
Mrooklyn 4 11 -
natlericH Sherdel, Alexander
and t'Farre; I'etty unci OetM-rr;'.
i'lllLAIiFI.I'HlA ( A I') -
it. ii. !;.
I'ltlsburg 2 ia I
I'hlladelphU 7 7 1
Mattel les Meadows. Koupal
and Smith, Spencr; M iti.-hell and
llcnllnc
I
NKW YtUtK (AT)
l;. ii. K.
"t'ago
2 7 ;i
New York 5 I I 1'
Hatt'O-lcH Hoot, Unborn and
f oti7.ulen; Klt-Astmmoua und rum
blings. IIOHTO.N (Al)-
flm-inmiil
Itoston
It. II. I-:.
... a K ti
,.. 4 10 T
Meeker.
CJellPWlcb
- -- '"!;
und J. Taylor.
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ORMISTON STAYS
WITH HIS STORY
Angelus Temple Radio
Operator Declares "Con
cession" Untrue
f'HICAaO, Hnpt. 21 (AP). The
Chlcoito Herald and Examiner to
day unnounccd a' nUttement Binned
by Kcnnoth O. Ormlston, missing
...lln n,.nl,,H In Iha Oman Uaiii.
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Mc! hf rn1, c,' 8" ,"'. '?. Z'
, "" , d"cl''I "T ,, " ,1 IV.
t ported to havo beeft mado in bis
name by Attorney 8. B. Huhn, of
Los Angeles, to be-fntlrely fraud-
I ncvor have had the pleasure
of meeting this innn," he was
quoted. "Kvery statement he has
mado concerning mo is untrue
' 10. M. Martin, a Chicago law-
yer, yesterday Issued a stutoment
on behalf of Ornilston In -which
it u-ns asserted "tho woman who
occupied the t-'urmol bungalow was
positively not Mm. Mcl'herson,"
and announcing that under cor-
tain circumstances thn evidence of
"Miss X" would be produced. The
attorney did not disclose tho radio
operator's whereabouts.
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p., p. i i iii
lOianiieiQ " lUS
Slogan Suit In
Supreme Court
I HAL ISM, Ore, Kept. !l (AP)
i ne supremo court tuuay unuw.-u
a peremptory writ of mandamus
In tho case of Htanflcld against
Kozcr nllowlng Htanfleld to have
aMcr his name on the ballot thn
.U "i-r.. ,.. rrnm .llt.liitnruliln
........... . ,
-Independent",
I The supreme court also over
ruled the second petition for thn
rnhearinif In tho cuso of tho stale
against. ICIlsworth Kelley and
James W'lllos.
Business Conditions
In Northwest Good
WASHINCTOX. Sept. 21. (AP)
Western business conditions are
very good In general, in tho opin
ion of Secreiury Hoover Just hack
from the raelfic coast. "1'artleil
larly Is t he population of J'uclflL-coiir-t
and Itocky Mountain stales
In a cheerful and opl I in 1st tc
inood.'1 Ihe secretary wild.
"Westi-rners are usually optimis
tic but they are more so at present
than ordinarily and 11m general
psychology out there has tho lin- !
prossion that the I'. H. Is a good
pluco to live."
Mexico Troops May
Cross U.S. Territory
MKXH'O I'lTV, Hepl. 2 1 (AP)
The foreign office announces
that It has reutlested permission of
Ihe lulled Stales government to
allow the passoge of Mexican
troops ucross I nlt. d Htates terrl -
lory for the campaign against tho
rebellious Yuqul Indluns.
WHEN FONCK
PLANEBURNS;
Disaster Halts Attempt '
to Fly Across the
Atlantic Ocean
1,000 WATCH GIANT
BIPLANE GO DOWN ;
.Captain and Lieut Cur-!
tin, U, S. N., Escape ;
Death by Jumping Be
fore Flames Spread. -. ;
WEHTBUIiy S. Y., Sept. 31.' i
(Ar). Two men lost tholr lives ,
thla morning wheif the trans-At- '
lanttc ulrplane of Captain Rene.
Konck crashed in flames In un '-'
attempt to take off on a 3,600
iiiilo . non-stop flight to Paris,
They were Charles f lavier,
Krench l-udlo operntor. and Jac
obs Istuiuofr, ' Itusalan mechankr.
They wero trnpped in the closed
cabin of the huge three motored
biplane. . ' "
Konrk, Cuiiln Esinv
Captsln t'ouck, the 'rench uce.
In command of the flight, and
iieiit. utwrence - v. .curtin, 1.'. h.
N American . alternate pilot,
leaped to sufcty. before the piano
burst Into flames. ,..':
Igor Hlkorsky, Kussian dcBlgntn
and builder of ' the plane, could
not be locuted Immediately after
the , tragedy. Ho was reported to
havo begged id tears Inst night
that the flight ho postponed be
cause of a cross, wind that en
dangered the take-off. ,
An attempt was made( to take
off last Thursday -put,, had to bn
postponed because , of' a - gasoline
ioaktigo discovered at the hist
minute. Afterward Parisian
friends of Captain Fonck urged
him to make the flight for tho
honor of Krance, even at the rlslt
of death. ' ' ' -..' -' v' - 't
.. 1 1. Ml , 1
. V.. 1 .Mil. ".. ,
The crush was caused fey the
buckling of a wheel, on an elctm
landing gear that was to havo
been dropped Into- the ocean an
sonn ns tno pisae got under wo v.
"I knew tho wheel had crashed "
said Fonok, "but could ..neither
slop nor rise."
, Lieutenant fjbrtln (aid: . ,
"The piano was driven full
nnu-nn nn.nln.nlul .l.wlV Mlfll.
Ing a ground speed ot 66 mllel.
Throe-nuartors of the length ot
the runway It seemed that tho
outboard auxiliary wheel collapsed
carrying away the left lower rud.
uer. ;
rvticH iritvi vu mhm.
"Tho plane veered td the left,
hut It was Impossible to head It
again on a straight course, and
tho piano went over the brink at
the end of the runway at a speed
ot about 60 miles an hour. When
passing over the brink, Captain
Konck pulled back the controls to
effect a normal landing, at thu
same timo throttling down his
motorB. , . ,
"It seemod to mo that the right
wheel collapsed when the plane
cartwheeled on tho right wing.
Tho gas tanks were apparently
ruptured, In view of that fact that
live gas pourod down over the
still heated exhaust pipe." i
1,000 Watch Cromatton
Tho piano burst Into flames an
Instant after the two pilots leaped
from It. Heavy clouds of black
smoke rolled , upward and the
nearly 1,000 spectators crowded
forward. An airplane circling
overhead sounded a fire siren,
and telephone calls brought the
Wcstbtiry fire department within
In minutes. They used small flro
extinguishers on the flames, hut,
these wero futile. There was no
water uvalluble In the middle , of
Ihe field, and firemen said it
would have been useless In fight
ing a gasoline fire. Thero wero
2,3(10 gallons of gasoline in tho
tanks.
The plane weighed more than
Zs.odii pounds loaded at the take
off.
St-roaiiH Item! Air.
Approximately 1.000 persons hud
gathered to watch the start of
what was to have been an rplo
(Continued on oage
CLEMENTS IN
LAST ATTEMPT
TO STOP FIGHT
I'llll.AI'l-M.I'HIA, Hcpt. 21 ( A I ' )
A bill In eillity to stop thu
Ih'lupsey-Tunilny fight here Thurs
day night was filed in common
pleus court No. 6 today by B. i:.
I'leinenls, president of the Chicago
I'oliselllll club.
.Motion to dismiss tho "tax
payers mid ticket, holders" uctlon
made by Ira J. Williams of Kick
ard's counsel was denied by thi
Ibree Judges hearing tho case an.
argument proceeded on tho lnjuut
lion suit. .
Through a surely compnn: ,
lllekard was prepared to cove
; bonds up to l,000.0l'0 lr neuei
! sary lo prevent any court actio
I from Interfering with holding It .
I flL'lit.