La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 08, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TWELVE PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 4k;&ttitti)i? m CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OH KG ON: Kaln tonight and Saturday. Wurmer in Northeast portion tonight, southerly gules on tho COHHt. wrmv VOLUME XXV. MEMBLIl AflHtlCUTED PKE88 LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88 NUMBER 78 WITNESSES Moose Benefit Show Is Crowded DR.C.G.DONEY ADDRESSES NEGRO TRIO LYNCHED BY STARVATION IN WUCHANG irniQ innnn NEW YORK STADIUM TO BE CENTER OF SPORT WORLD On Opening Night EDUCATORS FURIOUS MOB - DAMAGE SUIT Lee Reynolds, Plaintiff, Declares Water Sam ples Confused SLOUGH CALLED STOCKYARD DRAIN Citv Maintains That Con dition in Affected Dis trict Not Caused by (j Septic Tank. Th;il Cekeler HlmtKh is the mi t mal drain of u pint of C ramie not eiinneeted with the neweriiKe, that it urines, neur the Htdrkyiii ds ri'nin the (irtindc Jtoude river, whleh in lnrn e.irries refuse of l'erry mid HIlKunt, uppeured in cross-examination tmb.y to he part of the city's defense ugulnst I."c Keyiiolds' milt to recover iltinniKes fur typhoid fever con tnntiiuilffrn of his dairy fur in. Reynolds continues to he hi own chief witnes. although 11 oth er persons, including two medicitt men, have brought brief lestl inuny. ; I ley nobis Airulii on Sinnd. Tbo plaintiff was mailed to the stand this mornim.' lo explain Ills statement yesterday that reports on two samples of water submitted the state hoard of health were reverse ly labeled. One marked "niilk h"ti.se,T be said ho knew was the sample from tho deep well, be cause Mie auKlysis showed "A." or jrood drinking water, Just as re turns from the deep well always did. The other, labeled "well house," came back showing a (!" mark, or unfit ness for drinking, .which was the report Invariably re turned on samples from u 11 the shallow wells. The, health board must have eon-' fused the two, Iteynolds answered K. It. ItlitKn. city's, attorney, who conducted lite eross-esa-nilnaibm. lr. William VvvhiH. director of me tattle hoard of he-nlth's labora tory, testified as to lite result of the analyses of km niplew'Jji hat some showed "A" and some uual liics. 1 . Phy Tellllcs. Jtr. W. T. I'hy, of the stale board of health, said on the witness stand thai the plaintiff had had typhoid fi-ver, that be was afterward exam ined alio" found not to be a "typhoid carrier" and explained some of Die reeugniKcd ways in which typhoid germs are spread through foods ii ml drink, particularly wllk and w.ter. Among customers who testified (ConHnUfO on Pe 4) NEW LAW FIRM HERE; I VAN HOE AND ALLISON KCinlnn W. Alllmm. whu lieett eiin:iued in Ihe pf.'iel l-e t-f in w In I'nrtliind. lies Im-ateil In tiinnde .-Mid Is nssoeiiiled with ('id. I'. S. h'linline. one id KiiKlcrn Oreun's liinneer attorneys. .Mr. Allison wjis rtirnieriy ronneeted with the law firm nf Jntlire OhnrlcH If. 'nrcy In ylNiril.iiid und wax referred to Mr. leiiiil-oe ly hlrn. , Mr.'. Allison l a Krnndsmi oi .lud'c Whiilley. of tne INirilnnd Iriir, and u son of the lute (ieiieml .1. X. AIIIkoii. T. W. A. Me unidu med at t'ulmiihi.i nnlverHlly In New York and nerved In Hie ttir nrv lce duriiiK the world war. KolhAv iiiK his discharge from the arm he wan with Hrown Urol hers tv. '.. liiinkerM In New York. He wan ad mitted in jtraetiee in thlM Htate hi I 02 1. 1 .Mr I v;iii hoe. who Ihim praetirt'd law help for the post 3 year and who wns an attorney In Wallowa eolil'iy 10 years prior to that, v;ir affiliated with .Indue II. K. Krady hefore the latter was elected Jiim tiee of peaee. UN nffi-c are ahovi the I -a flraiide I nveMliueiit eoin pany headquarters. MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS The siitwripilon lt-1 or Tlte OIki-im it repn-iiili I lie bichI -rl immllde tir htlnnzlhle nM'f of "'iiiirni riKir (inmci NetMiH'r." Il h lieeil titilll tti nvcr mlr than rt qiiHrter itt n ei'tilury. mill U nn litvtlmetit valueil nt many I lionet ndn of dollar. W ithout It Hrvuliilifui and h kmhI Mill The (Mimtvit m Min Id merely In' u irlnthitc plant ii ii!lillini (if muehhie r. tjpi. nnd eitiptiiiMt. of i-ftort hi innkhiic The ltM'iiT belter ilde ti fc-'rc Minre ndcipuilely (he l4t (miale territory I in hruiifihl lulu Ih--Intr the ffiHliT-lnlrrr-l ttlihdi ittiike It oiiprettM n nit ndierll-. tnc iiiiilhitii. Maximum tnl'inie mid irrfnli-r ffrh-leney lme limile iMMsllde the lo render nN. UIm rrr Adrrll luff A Mcrchaiidlhig 8crlr"' Moco El Dorado f Will Wind Up Run at Zuber Saturday A large crowd ut tended the .opening night of the Moco Kl Dor ado ut 5!ubcr hull lust evening nnd e ve r y o n e w e n t away happy and with tfiilisfied feeling that they hd enjoyed it, me tubers of the Moose lodge declares today. People began to giilher nt the hall ut eight o'clock mid by 9:30 o'clock the dunce floor ivns com fortably filled and it remained that way during the entiro evening. All of the ten eoncesMlotiH were patronized but large crowds gath ered u roil ml Konm nf the more in teresting tables, where gambling games, whirl, were u part of the gold-rush days, were phtyed. The show will continue tonight ind tomorrow- nigh I, when even larger crowds are expected. On !ii,.,i i,.i,i ,. ,.,ii ,., u given nwuy Tin- show Is for thnlu. I'oney. president or- witiameiio . benefit of Indigent lodge members. I university, ut Sulein, .with which ! MIENNON MADE STATE MANAGER La Grande Man Promot ed by Insurance Co. Effective Jan. 1 After ! vein's of service w III!""" mi radioes. uno 111.1 aurui:- llie (.itiiiniiitee I'liiiu Jno insiir- nwn iw.niiiii nv n u fllnll'lct llllillHL'prlUI'lMiirr'U, V I! CM II V Jllive Ul'MU'l- for thisiseethn or the Hintc Kloydit"' activity wttitout positive j,animin prvHiuniK. uinxu-u n v. . Melvennun ban lieen imined HKitiimifcht, If ve have In mind a diet of nol guilty for Deminoml -tat.- mamiirei- to lake the nhico t of (icoi-Ke A. I-nvi joy, prpxeiit ma u-1 iffer, who Is ninvlnt; to Washing-! ton Hie first of the new year. I Althoush Mr. McKennon does;...,,,, -.1.11,1 the teaeher idiould not take over the stale office until Jan. I, when he will move tu I'nrt hind, the eumiM.ny'H head.iuarters, no is aireaoy oohik uiKiuituuu, work over the state In prepare lion fur the hetimlnK of the new year. Ho left yesterday for , Wilhuiictte valley nnd Southern Oretron points fur- that purpose nnd cxpeeln tu cove.- the entire t.ue ""tshle of rorlland before the la.st nf Deeem her. Mr. McKennon first started work years a'u, hut during Il'lM he sev ered his connections Id orKanlxc. the l.a Crande Itnildin? and houn association, which has been su-- "essioi until r iiir. iinm.isi.'iiii'iM, inn iiixpwn more since oi-KtinDtulioti : than any nssorialion. of that kind hi the stale, aucurdlnK tu stale in spectors. fhe l.ulldiii'' an.) loan eomi.anv1 will eonlinue with Mr. Me Ken- nou's brother, Krank McKennon. J urceedimr him as wiles muuauer. Kred 10. Kiddle, of Island City, has icen elected lo take bis place as a number of the board nf directors.1 i Local Group Will Attend Road Meet In Ihe Intet-est of proposed lin provi'liienUol the old loll road that runs from lllirln to Walla Walla. Chief of Police Clint lluyncs, Mr. slid Mrs. I'Ved Currr-v. of l.a. Craiidc, .ut, J. V. WrlKhl. of Kl-i aln drove tn Westiin (ire., tmlnv i lo litlelld a iii.Mtliitr of the lllue Mountain Hlichwuy association. A siltlilar moellliK Is to be held in ; l.a (irutlde Oct. IS. I l.aell I Iter pi'es'ni loin nny The road stretches aboill In ' l- select- d llreiron for his home miles between KIkIii and Walla l Hie li-Blnnlnc of Ihe iifter Wull.i. iusl l-unirdon IjJke und noon's progrulii. Kil Hunn rernl through some of the finer scenic, t1"' report of the aisle market country or Kastern Orcffon, Mr. :uceiit. which was followed by a Wrilrht cal.l llila m. on I lie- The ! leading by Mrs. I'ldlHl fiekeler. farllier en.l ln.x ,.!., Iv recele.,1 ! some attention and Is traveled ai'lrandc. was the principal sp. ak r xnod deal by persons pul ronlzliiB 'and s.'V. ral of I ortnnl measures the I.andun take resort. If it ran ; Sic Improved. It will provide shorler and more pleasant rout to Walla Walla, he pointed out. Daugherty-Miller Case Nears Jury l NKW Y(l:K the i lose Of l, I let. S (Al1) A I- hit s (uuiniaiion in tnc imutrneriy Mllh r etuispiiiicy case late this af ternoon announcement was made that the Jud:.. would beRln his chare at 7 o'clock and the ease would be ftiven to the Jury tonight. Two II an r ied Today At San Quentin HAN KN'TIN. Tab. Oct. AIM -Wtllle Adams and Alfnnye I tineon were hnnjt d ut the utale prison here today for the murder if T. K. I'tlinan. recluse of Kliwi beth Lake. l,os An;' b S county on May 7. IftLT.. chimm; ;i:m.k ai. im.i:am;i N :V 1 1 A V KN I '01111. tnce a Hon wis tame hy rmiVMl of k painful thorn from hts pnw. r. i.outNc Farniim. dauirlid r of a Yah iro(srer. so ph-awd (Jeneral f'hlnnir, b-ader of the inton army, estracttntf en aching tooth that he promised that Yatc-tn-t'hlna.. a eollejre in llonan. would be pro-U-cUd from wariarv. Urges Teaching Child Truth, Toil, Obedience and Reverence ANALYSIS NEEDED IN EARLIER YEARSi Annual County Institute ' to Close This Afternoon with Speech by W. A. Delzell. Thai tho toucher's hope of. In-1 flm-nolng thi! pupil lli' In tlin.moli early loiluy stormed llii'Aik triilh of the ayhig,: "As a man .-n Jnll, mined three negroes, olio think. 'Hi. so Is he.',' composed tho. of them a woniiiii, und Kliot Ih thouclit of Ihe address by Dr. t on ithe second und closing nay or inoenec una neiiiiiionu mei I nlon county teachers' Institute. . hr toiler's sinter. Herthn. i.owiiikii. opened ut tin. high school audl-;Th-y ivrri on trial on murder In torluni thin morning. . connection with Ihe death of SIht- Two hundroil teochers and vis-i Iff II. II. Howard, of Aiken coun Itors worn In tho audience. Pre- ty. who' was shot to death April ceding lr. Honey's talk, the l.a ' !8. -IMS,' when accompanied by Grande girls' glee club entertained severs!,1 deputies ho went to raid with son?, und community sine- .the homo of Sam l.owman, futlvr Inir was led by W. W. Nusbaum, I of Ueinniond and Hert ha Lowmini music supervisor. The Itev. J. A. 'and .undo of Clarence l.owmun. Hull, pnstor of tho Methodist : On liielr first trial the negroes church South, naked a blessing on were convicted bin a now trial the assemblage. . whs grunted by the slate supreme "Man's future is condltlon-fl by r0"rl' This trial beBun early this the speaker thouirlit nnd eiinir to It. Hint Ihoulit will control our action" 1'rues Atutlrsts V' ,.ror,. he d.-cides what lo do !mak(! an hnalyl8 of the pupll'H make-up, .the university president l(Jl(, ,l(8 BUcont. ri, i.mi.i i.nmB inin 41m ivmld a ,h(, poh)(. It ,, but his lie ptens orffa nlztn u nd puslon for growlnpr. a hunger for' , ' , :" !" or profanity. ; . I t r Child Will Tliliifc- - "T(.re In Innate In liitu and el inent of wdf-protMCtlpni however. He will not accept . all that Is 'thrust upon Mm. He r'"rves I he frlirhl to do hla own thinkhiK. "It must be remetnJterd hal , , , , , - " yini'-.-j '.. k""H .wl,,"n 1,0 ,00,tH "l i b" ,y th wiiBi ine man inay uo iur ino residence and sueceedud In ohttiln vorld. I i.i- ihe hriMnnt'rs. . "" ui-.i, shim, v. - 1,1,0 Ul- lilld. .wlrn-c lie is lo . ' ' " '"' (Lontinueu ou raee r-vi Conference to Be Held Oct. 30 At Grange Hall ! (Hpo. iude meet- IIIIAXtin H.M.I., Ofl. chil). Vrralureiiienls were at the lllue Mountain gvunsi Wodueslny for the entertain- inir lil'-nl of iruesl i who will iillon.il the inuslois' und lecturers' con- f'Tence at '(iinnRe hall CM. . Phms were ulsn inaile for "cleu.i week .Hsrllmr Oeloln r Jil. Attnrn.-y John K. Ilodnln, of I.I thai will uppeitr on llic uunoti : Nov. 2 wen discussed. Tin next mcMiini: win ) elintf . i. when Albert It. Hunter will ! spak on the Ktydcrn Oreyo'l ! s' ale norma I school measure. I f . ' r n..i....n.,riui Uini .inim w.'ns -m .Th. w on' ti. proem m. Mrs. John lliimttiaii .an'i "ii.uiii ih,ii .. ..." chaixe of th.- birthday table. Sm- three will Pvrve dinner o ! noon. Observer to Get Football Scores ttetfinutiiK tomorrow and eon-tlntilnit- throiiKh the month f fwtober and November, th leaded wire of th -Asiiicbitpd rress will "stsiy open" until 3 o'clock on K'turday afternoons. In order to provide The Observer primarily with football score which would not he available at the regular rhiHhif," time, which Ih an hour earlier. . other iipwi it puis may ii I ho be received In bulletin form. Ity this chnn:e. tmido fr Uie purpose of pnjidliitf better news service to its readers. The ob Hcrver will be able lo iffvc most of the final wore in the mid dle west, south and card, and wimc out trier and half-time score In the eoant nnd Hocky mounfnliu reKlonu,' Two Men and One 'Wom an Shot to Death in Lonely Thicket .WERE ON TRIAL ON CHARGE OF MURDER Directed Verdict of Not Guilty Loosed Bonds That Held Down An gry Whites. AIKKN. 8. t, OH. S (AI'l. lo ileum in a pint iiiick' i jum neyonu i" iny nun. The negroes lynched wer ur- Vertllci Cuumh) At Yefrterduy .Special Jude H. T. cimnreu w nn mnruer. I The mob broke Into the Jnll about :i o'clock' Ibis niornintr. ovijinweri'd Uupert Tnylnr, jfiller, and SUerlff Nollle Jtobinsou, und spirited the neyroen uway In an auto. Their bodh'H were found peveia I hours later In the thickei about u iUHi-ler of 11 inlh1 from town Mach had been shot sev eral tlmeH. The Jallet said all elect rlc llfrht wbs in the Jail were cut and he. wus called to the doorby thetucto deiuand was made for the pris oners. He rehired lo accede nnj hud SliHiUf Itoblnson called by tleplion". -The sheriff Hirlvt-d while the moh surrounded the .tall and wua overpowered, the of ficer stiil. Meantime, Home mem bers of the mob entered the jail ' " throufrh a window In a part of .mlldliw u.-d hh Ihe Jailer s iSherlff noldnann aatd he fol lowed the .mob- hut was ouldls-tane-d IccitoS'.' he wna drlvlnir a small auto. while Uie lynchers wi'l'O In faster cars. He. turned hsek 'i"iir the city limits. Assistant eillef of Pollen .1. H. Woodward said the mob evidently had ordered the negroes to rmi und then opened fire. The bodies Indiealed that cueh nerq hud Jieuded In a different illreclion. When tile mob lert, tlo jull the sheriff und Jailer worm released und the sheriff opened fire on the mob In Ihe darkness. He sulil he '"'I "1 ltu' whelher he hail hit unoo, . "II was one of Ihe best ori.'un- Ijted IhlllKS pulled off hero In lone tlm Woodward sultl. FLOODED CITY ENJOYS RADIO STORY OF GAME UK A It I ISTOWN, III. (lei. S (AP) A city of water, with more than 2nd KMiiaro bloclis flood.-d from Knee ut nip ii.'ep, wuinjii op' jtndny lhat the worst was over as no increase in the Illinois river tare nan recorded, j llH'llu und the worlds fcrt'S St epped I n y-.ri erd y to take 1 he minds of boat trav;brs and ee ond slory resident h from t heir predicament. Anchored four feet above a downtown street, a boal cHrryinff a. radio and loud speaker ,int,.r1.lhl(.,, .... ....ii.nsiasite i.Hsei,,- , ,,, . ,i!inlnir I from window! of il mummied hotel during the lontf hours of the afternoon. Traffic in con fined lo rowJoals und canoes. Security Company Gels $9,000 Job WALLOWA. Ore., Oil. V. -I'oii- Iract for irradlntr and era vet In tr M-ven of the residence streets of Will low a whs let h( the council meet in if Tuesday nieht to the rurlty '(instruction compHny tif l.a fliunde, (he only company In bid on the job, ('xllinir for shout a mil" nnd u iiarler of eritdln-f and f?ravetnK'. Ihe contract r -o.uli-e J he laylnic of 4 aim enhir yards or crave! with one Inch top nnd two inch has at $.7'i a cii Iilc ui d lolallnv S6Hin am) (pi cubic yards of f IP' r at 4'Mi. Th entire -os( of layititf the gravel to ! 72'Mi. It is cstlmiifcd that the jrradtmr work 111 brinir the total cost of the work around $U0U, m. -iff y iSL. : llere's Hie Yankee- Kludluiii. whore the erV'lal gnlno or Bsnies of the world scries will lie played. 1 The sixth itunie Is scheduled In n'" lhrriHotmrri(w at. p. in. ami, should AloJia.ndor Hie ;ret. nitm iliiun ihe .New York Amerlciiiis. a ilis ldliiK Kama will be tibijed bumlsy. liueli shows Hie. .t I wo rlial iiiiiiiiiaei's. Miller HiikkIiis of tin; Yankees und HogWB-Hornsby, C'arillwils. CARDINALS WILL PITCH ALEXANDER St.' Louis Star, 39, to Start Crucial Gamo in New ' J York Tomorrow Ity UKIAN HKLL HT.: I.OI IH. Oct. S (AP) Chances of Ihe Si. I.ouIh rardinals for continued participation In Hie I !i2fl world's series today reuted on the board but seasoned Hlinuld- i of the :iy-ycnr-old Orover Cleveland Alexander. Only the veleran ptleln-r siands between 1he Ited MHds and Ihe Insen HhnreH of Ihe irold al Hie end of theAvxrldH series rainbow. As bolh Iifium moved out of the wust loday, the series stood three to two in favor or the New York Vanks Willi l lie American league nl ry ni ed in ir lr.it a single riiiih' to Insure Ms election as world's base oall ehnmplmi. The "Cardlnnls ' as a result of defeat In the fifth ame or the series, are in n posi tion when- they cannot afford to lost ttnoMu r ui'Vic. Alt . of today was needed for liav.'llnir to (fit the contenders hack lo the Yankee Stadium, for the stxlh irame Saturday. If the Cardinals win tomorrow a seviilh irame will be nei-essary lit New York Sunday. Victory for Ihe Yankees ends the- annual tea trot- test for bus dial I supremacy. Outcome nf Ihe fifth Kaine was a Hhoek lo S'. I.uuls supporters (Coiilinued on i'aao Two.) Mrs. IL W. Child Is Seekiny a Divorce I'AlIIS. Oct. X .f Al'), Mrs. Richard Uanhluirn child bus In stituted illvorr e proreedllifcK a Hi" Inst Iter husband. . who was fotiner I'niteil States auibasMador to Italy. (rounds for I tie action were not di"chiH.f, nnd .Mih. Child decline. today to make any comment. The foniM t auibasiiadnr and hts w I ft ha ve Iht n et ra lived for more t tin n a year, their frl'ndn ascrlbiiiK tbelr dlf rteilte larKeiy to dlfferetices in temperament. 19 Automobiles Are Burned in My Fire MAItSHI'IKI.O, tire.. Oil. I a I) Nineteen ituiomohile were deployed In a fire which burned tl Ntoiiij,'c K-iraue berp lust cveiilmc. The flrr mix suppoHcd to have started )n a short circuit oil a Jit ney Inis JuHt In-oituht In from a run. Th Jihs whs partly covered by hl- u ranee. t'alnt nnd oil stored In the rr of the warehouse made the fire verv threatenliiK fur nearby I I'fcBidDllCUIt. $61000 Now?: Total Bond Debt; Of Oregon State S.VLU.M', ' tiro:. Oct.. ; (ArV Tli.e total amount. o( Jntereiit that will hava been ' paid 'during Hhls your on tbo bonded obligatlona .of. Uic. sula la J,8U.7f.t.H. says a. stiiteuent. . ijind'.wnublic. today by Mate, Treasurer . Kay; ', Of , this Rniount 136. 159. 78 Is Ihtofost on IrriKutlon . district ' Interest - bonds,' ll.723.75U.6S Is Interest on 'stlltn liiltliwuy bonds, !I75,8I0 Interest on world,, wur voU-rans, stiito; aid bondsj nnd I ID. 0U0 oil rural credit bonds, ' ' i ; -. ' Tlin IoIhV amount, ot aiato bondn drunihs Interest on Sept. 30, tills your un Ji2,l7l,nno. .This was reduced by $01 l.DOn ' on Oct. 1 tliroujrh. redetnitioit ' of . that amount of stutc highway bonds. The foial bonds outstnndtng now Is till. r,ii(l. (Hill. Ily Doe. 1 this will be Increased lo JGSiBI 3,610 by tho Issuunce of nn uddllional J2.000,- 000 of world wur votnruns atalo uld bonds und 153,500 dlBtrld,' ln- trest bonds. .. . :-. Stay Ion 1 8 Placed - Under $3,000 Bond . POItTI-AND, Ore., Oct. R.-' f A Vl .) allies .HtaytiMi, a . Kuvernmcnt witness who dlaappeared from! I'ortland at tho time that Arthur, ChrlsleiiHeu and Robert and A. C. Smith were on trial In federal eourlf ehaiKed with conspiracy to violate I he liodor laws, ' was In jail ' here from Valdosta. JeorsiH. Arralnn ed In court today on n chuiKe of euiUempt of court he was held tin der I3'MH hd I by Kederal Jtidge Men ii. - Stayton declared be did not want to. bother filmiit bail, been use lie preferred to renin tn in Jail until the case was Nettled find ho could leave. lilNDLOSS WILL SPEND WINTER NEAR ASTORIA ASTOHIA. r- M. 8 ( A I') - I'ii ul H. HindtosH, Portland Ionic shoreman who started from Port land Kiiiin weeks ago with his family In ti Til (not sailboat, in tehtJMiir Mill for TalilH. In the south was. today had bis craft anchored In John Hay river, and established a winter residence here, l-'or weeks lltndlosa had been waltinir for a favorable sou! Meant wind but the winds cre contrary and ' the ocean kept ftrowinir rougher, no lie finally decided to postpone the voyage to Han Fran cisco which ho had planned as h. preliminary to Bulling acrusa tho PmcUIc AIMEE,. KENNETH r TRACED TO INN Prosecution ' Says Ormis- . ton Registered as v "Frank Gibson" I,OH ANGICLKS; Oct. 8. ( AP) Tho Times say doountentary evi dence Hhowinif that Almee Hompln McPhotHon and Kenneth Cl. Ormis ton, her former radio operator, retfintered at a prominent hotel here on two nlghtH shortly before tho AiikcIuh Temple pastor dlsap poared on May 18. hau been uncov ered by district uttornoy'8 lnveMti eutors. ( Kecordft of tho Alexandria hotol, fUHhionuble downtown hostelry, Hhow that Airs.- Hd'horson reRls tered there at 1 0 : J a p. m. on May 9 tho day the evaiiKellKt anys she last saw Ormiston. She was ns stKnetl room No. 6G7. At 11:68 o'clock tho ritmie nlKhl a man who KiKiied tho renister as "Frank Oib Hon, 1220 Post St., Sun KranclHco," was given room No..kHM. ' "(ilbhon" Said Ormlslon. The- rocordH Hhow that Mrs. Mc rherson returned to the hotel on Muy 10 und checked out the follow ing day at 1(1:0 a. m. The man who styled himself as (Jlhson re ma'ne'd a Kilest al the Alexandria until May 11, chucking out In tho evening. ; . , ,t The .district attorney's Investlgu- tora 'declared "CJIbHon wiih In reality Ormistuti. . Identification was made through comparisun of liandwritHig uiul .vurlotis nlluNes known to have been ioad by the (Continued on Page Kour.) 14 Firms Wiped Out By Fire at ; Chiloquin, Ore. KLAMATH FAI.I. Ore., lid. S. fAP Klro Htartiug In a tmiiale parlor early this morning wiped out I I business firms located in fra me buildings In Hie town of Chilu'jiitu. 3d miles north of here. U.hw is estimated at ftir.0M. The flames took an entire block In the business district. Ux-k of ndeuuatc witter pressure prevented the blaze beliiK checked until It burned to an alley. The following business houses and the buildings that boused 'them were completely destroyed: j Club care; 1'uwer. Hquarc Heal j and , Conkling Barber shops; (Jeorife Hell Hotel ami Htage Ter minal, Itenson Confectionery, I Crater Itoomlng Housev 4 'rater Cafe, Had' Tamalo Parlor. Hhort hlll Pool Hull. Harris (tracery. jHtarrctt- Unig Htoro, Cat's Pool Hall, Ut U CunlcuUuuury. . muuu iu,uuu Beseiged Chinese City Littered with Corpses , ot i ,iuiiifln : 50 WOMEN SLAIN UNDER MOB'S FEET TT T t ' T Boats from Hankow1 Exacts, Heavy Toll of Fatalities. : '; PEKING Oct. 8 (AV Fortdgn dtspntchea from Hankow said thut at least 50 women wero among . those trampled to death In the rush to tho crowds through tho tho gate of the city of Wuchang in ait attempt to reach tho boati ' taking rufugoea to Hankow, across the Yangtze river, .('hi new estlmatea unconfirmed, say lhat H,()00 persons have died al Wuchang sinew tho siege of that city by the red Cantonese army ' begun' some weeks ago. Most, of these tire said to havo died of star vation. . Ad Vices say that 20,000 to 30,000 civilians havo been eva cuated from the city, since tho res- ' cue work started undor red cross auspices, - .-, Hankow dispatches slate that ; 500 coffins have been shipped to Wuchang to bury refugees tram pelled or drowned in tho rush for boats. r SCENERY OVER STATE PRAISED BY DR, A. B.HALL POKTI.AND. Ore., Oct. 8 (AP).' Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, prenU dent of tho University of Oreson,'. who cmne here -today to1 be 'on, hund for the footoafl pimo morrow, voiced pralao. of Oregon , Hpi'itnry und ot- tho.:.,tiB4vormlty 1; un interview. Dr. Hall declared' Oregon waa too modest, . and that people ta other parts of the country knew little about the state except that thn Columbia river highway run, through It somewhere. , 'i "During; tny few week here."j he mild, "I have takon as many; little motor trips as possible.' Tho statu Is beautiful. The other dny , Mrs. Hull and I drove to tho, , Three Hlsters. That la a wonder fully beautiful section, and very, fow people ovor visit It. I'll bet not one man In a million livlnir in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, or-'. Kunsas over hoard of those moun tains." ' ' , Dr. Hall Is also pleased wltli tho University of Orogon. '., i Oregon Sheepmen Meeting at Bend BEND, Ore, Oct AP) More than 200 Bheopmon from all parts of tho stale are expected for tho two-day meeting of thn Oregon Wool Growers association which opened hero today, Among the speaker on the pro-) gram uro: Frederick Btelwer, ot Pendleton, republican candidate, for U. H. senator; Dr. & E. Mc. Cluro. former necrotary of the Na-. tlonul Wool Growers' association,' Ullss, Ida.; Fred B. Marshall, Bait Lako, secretary of the national ua. soclutlon; Dr. A. K. PUher, Wash ington, D. C, chief of the biologi- lor In charge of the predatory anl. itwiI control in Oregon; B, N, Cav iinimgh, nsslstunt district forester; 1'rof. K. L,. rottor, animal husban. dry man, of Oregon Agricultural collrgo; A. H. Llndgren, of tho ex. 1,'imlon service, O. A. Ct Word M. Itticklec, manager of the Federal Intrmi'dliito Credits bank; Marvin P'!1, i'ortlund; and Edgar L. I.ud wfg, manager of the Pacific Wool Growers usaoclaMon. 1 tir. H. W, Lytle, state Vetorln nrliin, will tulk on diseases nf slif.'P und Herbert Bentley will Klve a grading demonstration. Boy Injured When Hit by Automobile WCIENE. Ore., Oct. 8 (AP) I'Mgur It. Miulth Jr., small son ot K. ltoy Hiitlth of neur Kugene, was struck by un uutomobilo while ho was on his wuy home from school ycstiTdiiy afternoon. He is nt tho purine Christian hospital suffering from a fructured skull. The automobile wus driven hy R K. Hoot, of Hpokuno, Wash.. Mr. Hoot was on his wuy to CallU orniu. , i,i;(i(;i,as munali NKWAIIK. N. J. Klgnal flrvs lit tlifmi parts glvo warning of tho itrftvitl,' of prohibition ugents, If Culon,!l lru L. Itt'OVes, deputy ad minlHtrator hue been informed cor ructly, . . k