La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 21, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE mi lie fctii? mniwi. i '"2 THE WEATHER OU15UON: Fair In eunt, cloudy worn portion tonight tind Friday, Light local frtmtH In eiwrt portion tonight, v VOLUME XXV. MBMUKR AWOCJAXBU PRESS A A GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 218 PLAN TO GO ON BALLOT La Grande Citizens to Vote on Amendment to Charter on June 28 , ESTIMATE GIVEN ON SWIMMING POOL Improvement Districts Up for Hearing No. 165 Advanced in Spite of Objection Made. I,u Grundi citizens will po to tin pollH on Junp 2S nut only to vote upon Governor I. U Putior 'son'H 1 tiro mi-, tax plan, but also to tlt cldo wlu-tlitT tUri-c or ftvo com iiiisaiont'rs shall comprise tltu city's cx'culivi body. . ' Tli city coin m iwiion. In execu tive wnalon last nlfflit. pumcd reso lution. and ordinances providing for th' holding- of u special muni cipal election that day and a ballot title, procured by City Atlorncy George T. Cochran, explains I ho proposed umcndln? of the charter ho us lo provide for tha election of . four commissioners from precincts und one at large. ; , A test votu was held Homo tlmo ago to determine whether tho ma jority of I-n Grande residents fav ored the five-commissioner ; plan und t)ie vote wan dccudvcly In favor I of sueh a change. Unless tho sentl- j nient has chung-cd, Indlcutlon arc that this charter amendment will rcnJinc for tl.u first presentation carry at tho Juno election, it I. "I''"0.-, 7", taPta n , , . i Plymouth," by tho hlvh school glee , .1 clubs this evening. Tho doors will I'ool Ivtlinate Ilocelvnl ' cvcnlug nl 7.3u o'clock An estimate. prepared by nd the curtain will go up ul eight, city engineer, was prsoiitod to tlm Ko lat Krn(,0 cnl)urcn commission in connection with the lmiy KQi. , 0)rettn intlnco Is petlllon for a municipal swimming b(,)nK hM ., uflPrnoon , thu pool neur the deep wells on - hlKn Behool uudltorluni. and an ond street. Total cost of such a. ; oth,.r ., U(, ,.,,, toTOOrrow morh pool, IncludinB lockers, showers, ,,lg ut ll!n oi,, . etc.. was placed at 1 9,320; j A report on thu ticket sales wad Al Andrews, who fathered the I given this morning when a high swimming pool idea, was present and requested that tho matter bo continued a week so that he could onler tin, estimate. This wus, al lowed. .J , r :;. -p; . ,; Tlie henrlnt, of KlduwiilU dlHlrict No. ion whs continued for another week. This is thu dlsliict ob jected Id by he l.a. Grande, Irrigtv-' tlon company last week. j lj4vtion Overnilcil 'crettu Id.slrlet l5? providing for side- ' A ;oillllctc . orc,118lm wm Uc walks in West i;a Grundr. waa , durint? Ulo t.lire pre- taken up und objections entered (J, by a properly owner was overruled j " ' ' ' after some discussion. The city t nf i Wo recorder wuj uulhorlxed to cull for t lUMWluy OfWp US hld: Zt?" d,s,r,eti Opened by Lynch ICO and as no' remonstrances were- received. It, tvo. was ordered ad- j vertlsed, bids t to be received -May 4. ' : Improveinent district No. 1C7 whs created and .May ih was set . as a lime for hearing reluon- . strances. Tills proviues lor mac (Continued on Pago l'lvo) contracYlet FOR ERECTING i PARK BUILDING A contract was let Tor a park liulldlm; or rest house lo be built at Kmlgrunt ' Springs park, nc-ir Meachnm. to Krlek and Velvall, of Pendleton. during tills week'a meeting of the stute highway com mission in I'prtland. The amount of the bid wiis I i.3M.il). ' Tlx' building will be a two slury structure lit logs, lueludln a large lebby downNlalrs. with a fireplace, and a kitchen. There will b'i a balcony upstairs and ai lew slei-ping rooms. In addition! to the building Itself the plans; call for it pump huuse. to ruinlsh lights and waler for the building.) , Wtiik will probably not stmt for ii mouth. It will be completed i this year. j "STARTS AND STOPS" rnpiiliillnii N ulunyt movliiv. Koine iteopk' ure moving tUotlH-r !viis and Hli-s. OtherV ure leaving former Iioiiich and com his; to I (irantli. In 11k cir culation ilMirlmciit of The Ob server in found constant cvlileniT :.f tlK rlmngc but (be "start" nre always far greuter In iiuin It tliiin tlie slips." To the clrc'iilation iiianairer Hull im-an- a very obvious irnmlh In MipiiIatlon new peo ple, tMr tit i wiis, new priH--fivr ruit(imcN for the business iiii-n of l be cNinimiiiiity. Nntur nlly lliese new fnnitlies fu miliar. I llieniselves iv rapidly an mis slbbv -mMIi- ilic eommiiiihr life by stibs4rlbing to I Ik- rbtmnuit-ItyV-daily newsiuiiM'r. .1ml na t urn Ny tlir ml viTUslHg' im"sir tberelii will liave a inarketl In riiieniT on ilu'lr futtiH Imylnar liabitH. " . "Obwr-rrr Atlvertsliig A .MTL-liniidlsing S?n Load Limit Now 10,000 Pounds On Old Oregon Trail Highway Department Hopes to Be Able to lie move All Restrictions , in Fortnight. - J After ImVlng a load limit uf CCOO pounds.) Including loud und vehicle, on th Old Oregon Trail highway between La Grande und Fomlloton all this spring hocuuso of the con dition of the rontl the' restriction lias been raised to 10, 000 poundu fhlghwuy engineer here announced this morning. The new load limit will permit any vehicle und loud of 10,000 pounds ur less lo truvel over the highway. It will probably be pos sible to lift all load restrictions from this section of highway in two weeks time, according to Mr. Sutler.. The highway, which was In n very bad condition early In the spring. Is reported to bo much bet ter now. The frost Is leaving the ; ground and the highway drylnj ' rapidly. OPERETTA STAGE SET FOR TONIGHT Matinees Held This Af ternoon and Tomorrow for Grade Children The ftnul Ureas rehearsal has been hold and everything la tn school assembly was held for that purpose. 50 In Cast " More than CO high school stu dent will taka part.ln tho-pwHluc-: tlon. there being u. chorus of 40 . j voices, In addition to Uio cast, j Special thoruHos, v which have j been working for Hotrio time on songs and dunccii. will be one of Karl Lynch has opened a plumb ing shop on Kir street In. the rooms previously occupied by the Candy shop. .Mr. Lynch has been employed ; ' In the plumbing shop hero witli ' ' Fred Spaeth for the past nlno ! years. The new- place will be, hiiowrfiis Lynch 'I Plumbing shop. iMoco Eldorado Draws Big Crowd A large crowd altnded thu opening nlghl of the Moco Kldor ado hiKt evening at Legion hall. The show Is an onnual affair und Is sponsored by the Moco club of tho Moos' lodge, to raise money for the support of Indigent mem bers. The doors opi-n each evening nt e-'ven o'clock and dancing starts at nine, I Mini I'raver's orcheslra r..mlulitif- lli ntiiMle. Mrs. W. 1C. Parkinson sung, accompanied by the orchestra, during the dancing last evening. I'rlzea are given uway cuen night. brucWdennIs j BUYS KLAMATH ! MORNING NEWS KLAMATH KALLH. Vt-, Apr. l (API rorinal atinounceinent of the sale of the Klamath News Publishing company. morning dally, to Ilruee JJennls. publisher of the Kvcnlng Hcruld. was mado this morning. Mr. Dennis took possession of the newspaper today and will conduct it along the saine news and editorial policies which have prevailed since lls Inception. Mr. lennls In crreetlng the transfer, formed tho Inland Pub llshiiiR company, which In turn acquired the stock of the Herald Publishing company and the Klamath News, Publishing com pany. '" The Klamath News was organ-Iw-d In the full or IS'iJ a a week ly. It soon changed to a semi weekly, then to a trl-weckly. and finally, about a year utter Its or ganization to u dally. .Mr. Dennis entered the Klamath newspaper field last full when he purchased outright the livening Herald from E. J.Murray. Mr. Dennis Is a veteran Oregon newspaperman and former ownur of the Im. -Ofande Observer. Purchase price of the News was not announced. ' " ."'' DAMAGE TO WHEAT CROP MAY BE HIGH Umatilla Grain Drooping, as Result of Tuesday ! Night Freeze j GRANDE RONDE IS HARDLY TOUCHED Walla Walla, Spokane and Yakima Valleys Suffer Heavy Loss to Fruits and Vegetables. :, riJNUI.KTON, Apr. 21 '(Al. Damago to 1'niHtllliL county wheat will not he known for n day or to, following the severe cold of Tues day night when the . mercury dropped to 18 mid 19 degrc Drooping wheat was vfslNIo throughout the county but join-.! farmers feel that wurm weatln r and rain may bring It hack lo normal. Fedeintlon, which had reached tho Joint Ingntnge, was hardest hit, while hybrid varieties suffered His. Ice thrne-qunrlers of on If eh thick was it-ported in some sections. ? , j : ;itii: itOMii: r.sCAi'KS Although wheat, fruit and, par den crops were l(fleriouslydapingeil in the Inland Umpire Tuesday night by below-zero weHlher and frosts, the Grande Hondo valley came through prnctically senthlesn due, to the lateness of the sea son. ' ' ,' v l'rult trets and vegetables- are1 not far enough advanced to b' hurl and in most cases , vegetables arc still unplnnlo'l. County Agent II: O. Avery has received no re ports of damage to winter wheat. V.U.. WAIIiA II Xltl) HIT j WAI.I.A ,. W.yt.l.A. Wash., , Ap. 21 (Al') Walla Wulln valley Tuesday night experienced I In-, lowest teuipei'stilre for this lime of year In a period of S-t years, and Irreparable damage to the soft fruit crops which In normal' years make up more than 1.000 (itrlonds ; ror;.'.rxport. "'?. ' "Delicious "applus, '1(osr"if'llcntn ," (Continued on Pam 1vo ' Legion Post To ' Send Delegates ( ; To Weiser, Idaho .Mix members of ' tho "American Legion post here ond several from the women's auxiliary will go to Weiser.. Ida., tonight to attend a meeting of the' Weiser legion post, for the purpose -'of ' tulklng over stute convention plans. Weiser 'is the ineellng place of the Idaho legion tills year, and the post there has Invited thu La Grande legionnaires to altend the meeting and to tell something of their phiiiH tor the ' Oregon slate convention, wilh the idea thai it may help them In urranglng Hie Idaho convention. , The dates of the Idaho conven tion were rearranged und made a. week later llian previously decided upon lo enable the department of ficers tif that state lo attend the Oregon convention. As first ar ranged the two stale conventions were during tin same week. A meeting of the legion conven-, tlon commission and tho conven tion committee from (he auxiliary, was held here last night when the trip to Wclscr was discussed. About aou Tings to be' used lo 'decorate Hie streets for the con vention arrived in the city yester day. ' Reporter's Spouse Wants Her Freedom . Hubby's New Ideas, Desires Didn't Take I'OKTLANO, Ore.. Apr. 1 (Al') Kleunor liynni toduy filed huh for divorce from leon K. Hymn, former Jortland newspaper re porter, who. who u vera in ln-r com- ; pluint. . "sought the; company of "parlor pinks' and the Intelligent ( sta. and spent niont of his evenings , In company of such pcrwns dls ScuFalng lofty theories of new freo idom in iiiunnT. morals, econ I omlcs ond soclolog'". He added that this required h-r lo n tuuin ut 1 home "for the n-aaon that her presence threw a wet blnnket upon the otherwise congenial , guther ng.." , liyrne und his wlf. former L'n verlty of Oregon students wen? married April Id, mo after leav ing the university. immediately alter the murrlage, the wlfu alleges. Myrnc desired to give up bus petition AvUh tho locul newiipuui r und eiiguge in fculure writing but continued his employ ment under proti-Ht until August, lie llun begun fiuturu writing. she uvurs, and . required and. dc mundrj perfect itcuce und (Ulet in the home in order to permit him to do his writing." Ho frequently 1 left for week end trips tn sareli of .material for hU stories and tu femivd her. that ht did uo becauc-.. Survivors Tell Of Robbing And Burning of Train Estimate Jalisco Tragedy Deaths at About 100 '' Several American Es cape Injury. MKXIOO C1TV, Apr. 11 (AD 8u rv Ivors of Tuesday nlght'ti. train tragedy in Jalisco slate, arriving hero today, cat I ma ted - tho total dead ut about 100, of whom 40 were members of the soldier guard and from 50 to 60 puHscngors. From five to seven Americana woro on the train but none was injured. The survlvora, who reached hero on a relief train, said tho buudlta dr rebels who derulled the engine and then attacked the train ahout od "Long live Christ tho King!" : They robbed theexpress coach of L'Ou.OOO pcaos, but did nut lock the passengers tn the burning coaches. After robbing tho pas sengers they ordered them to leave the coaches, which 'were then set afire. , ., ; WoufMlcd IluriM'tf Some passengers and soldiers, howevej, were so severely wounded bs to bo unable t-0 move. These, were left within conches and wero burned to death. Three -wounded soldiers survived of the mili tary escort. They saved their lives by discarding their Insignia and posing as civilians.' The ' attacker poured a heavy rifle fire throu. the coaches after derailment of tho- train, , which was bound from Guadalajara to Mexico City. . Tho sol die ra guard relumed fire from tho windows and platforms of Iho coaches until overcome. The bullets of the at tackers are said to have caused the majority of the deaths among the passengers. , . Tho charge Hint a priest directed the nlluck against the train was . made by Patricio Vlllalobos. of Teplex. tC passenger in the sec ond class coach, who was among the wounded. Another, hj charged boarded the train after the mili tary escort had been silenced, or dering his men to kill ull pus peng rs suspected of being soldiers. : Vlllalobos had one leg shutter ed.'' lie escaped deuth In the fire through the assistance of a wo piun and Sergeant Isldrd Anduaga, one of the throe survivors of tho military escort. - Soldk-rs Jire ; ' ' I Sergeant. " Aiiduaga, with TI've iFoliJIers, fought rroni the mllHary ear until his comrades wero Milled, j Then unable to' prevent the n-ben from entering the car. ho dropped to tin- floor, shamming death. I The rebels entered und knifed the bodies. Andugua . received i thrusts in the ribs and legs. Two rebels remained in the cur until It was In flumes. After they left, Anduaga crawled outside, met VII- ' lull bos and assisted htm to safety. ( Hergt-ant I'Mlberlo Cabrera, un cther aurvivor. also said a priest directed the attack from an auto mobile. The rebels, he added, forced the passengers to shout "J.ong live (;hrlt the King," kill ing those Who did not obey promptly. Cabrera, wounded, fled to the mountains as soon as possible but was captured and eondueled lo the rebel rump. Shortly afterward he (Con'lnued on I'ugft R ) ' Pastor Denies Any , Rebuke By Church Ni:V YdltK'. Apr. 'IX AI') The Kev. Dr. John lloach Straton pastor of the Calvary Hapllst church, today denounced as "ul trly false." nud "pure fabiiea lldn" published reports that the church board of di-aeous had call ed upon him to discontinue his writing on the Snyder munb-r trial for New York newspaper. "I huvo no statement to make." he said. "The officers of the ehureh will bundle that." di'slred to be alone, she s;ty. "He repeatedly infoniH'd tho ' pletntlff thai .he 'should le a hermit- und should nev-r huve. mur-rl-d.". the complaint staten. "He 'continually advlsf-d t he plaintiff that she ought to b S'df-suff letetil, and should not reuuhe compunloii shlp." I lrom the early part of August 1936, until early In January. I ! 2 7. I the wife churgf s. Ilrne fulled to wrlto or produce any valuable mat erlul und did not put in more than two duys aetual 1 1 in at writing. On Katurduy Jin. 8. '.rlt. the com plaint sets fort h. Ityrn and his wifi hud planned to Mpeml a social evening w it It friends, but llmt at the lust moment bo in formed her that he did not desire lo attend and saw no reason, why hi! should Inj i-i-udtTt-d mthapjy In thu cofiipuiiy of hettf If and others who meant nothing to htm. and that lie would more greatly enjoy Mniaeir by going to the police tu tton fo tulti to (be tifwspupi'r re. porters there, lie advised "f ('nil their murriage hud bet-n a great I mistuke ilnd left and since that i time had advised her that he ex- 1 peels to work bis way around the world to gutip-r niuteriul for his tories, uhc uvcra. SAPIRO SUIT ENDS TODAY IN MISTRIAL Judge Discharges Jury . Because Woman Mem- , ber Was Interviewed NEWSPAPER STORY CAUSE OF ACTION Attorneys for Plaintiff .and Henry Ford Dis cuss New Trial in the Judge's Chamber. j li:THOIT. Apr. HI (Al) At torneys for Anroti Sapit and Hen ry -Font agreed Willi Judge Frvri M. Itaynioml Ualay to imi't lier SuturtUy, April Ut to letcmUtie whether a date for iww trial of Sapim' SI.OUO.tHK) lllad Milt axahLst I'ord ciniltl be ttmd iioii. JIKTHOIT, Mich., Apr. Ill (AT) An order of mistrial granted up on motion of defense counsel, to day brought to on abrupt halt Aaron Snplro's $l,O00.0U0 libel suit against Henry Kord. Judge Kred M. Kaymoiid order ed the jury discharged und In structed u mistrial be entered upon plea of Stewart 11 an ley. heading the Kurd defense In the alwence of Senator James A. I teed of Missouri, that Mrs. Cora llorfmun, eleventh Juror chosen when the trial sturt ed six weeks ago, had grunted onl interview, thu substance of which appemvd In lust Tuesday's Detroit Tillies. Judgo Itaymoud exprecsly clear ed Mrs. Hoffman of allegations made In a series of affidavits by Ford detectives and other employes that she hud discussed a (10.000 bribe with "Kid" Miller, and that she hud wrongly stated she was a uuuliried Juror mid assorted dis belief I hat Saplro had Indulged In tiny misconduct us asserted in thu affidavits. Discuss New Trial - Judge Raymond Immediately in vltud counsel for both sides into his prlvale chambers to discuss alepa looking towards a te.w trial,, - , ; I um exlremely loalh to ffriinl a iiinllun lor inlHlrliil," siTti'il lerted Hip JhiIkii ultor Willlum llinry niilluKlivr, ('lilif uf uounsrl for Siiplru. uiiil lhiiiliy ' hud debuted, tin-' tmitton nl li-nKlH. 1 "l'p to lllii 1 1 II Unit tlin pulillo liriHii HitiTfiircd with thi func tions or this court, I hi' court ln lli vvd nd nilstrlul should In) Brunt ;d. "It Is diii ply ri Kn lliilili' und di' lilorulili' Unit u ciiwhl:h hus cost us much iiKini'y und lulior shuuld coini: to Mils conclusion. Ilhniii's Nciiii'i' ; "Hut whin Unit ni'WspuiHr ro- port Im'ituiiio known It W'omi'il. und si'cnm now liniiossllili: to proceed." (iulliiKhi r In ii forniul Htuleinent lust lllKht dlscliilnw'd' liny hiteil llon to ionic Into court toduy und urKUi- iiBUlni'l the urt of the ino llnn Tor u lnlnliliil luised upon Mrs. Morfinun IiiivIiik (tninteil 'tin' In terview. However, promptly ul III!) openliiK of eourl he munched Into 'a 4 5 nilnule uililiess so ell r-mu riled us mi iiruiiiivnt iiKiiln.it Hie 'no tion thul when he stilled In conclu sion It us mil! such nil iipii'iul. Hnnley wns Inkell liy surprise und hud to huve the court reporter rend In hlin CliilhiKher'M flnul rn uiii rks. ltKi:i IN IIOSl'ITAIi DKTHOIT, Mich.. Apr. 1 (Al') Senator James A. Herd, of Mis souri, chief' of counse l for 10-nry -rd In the $l.ina.ooa libel suit brought by Aaron Hupfni was taken In un umbulanee l-o the Henry Kord hospital early today. itlchard J. Higgles, former Kan kiih iVxiy Judge, uHHoelated with Sinator Iteed In the Kord defense announced that the senator suffer ed a recurrence of the ubdoinlnul pains which nltaeked him us ho ntuined io Detroit from Washing ton hist Monday und decided to go to the hoHpltal fur u thorough phy sical examlrmllott, Senator Heed' fully clothed, watlu il from his hole) room, to the ambulance, said Wiggins, who denied that Senator lleed'M con dition might be regurded us seri ous. Hank Is Closed A I Bend, Oregon IIKNW. Ore., Apr. 21 (AT) The tirnt National bunk of Wend re mained cloned today. In charge of W. ; Crawley, national bank ex aminer. An audit Is under way, and when It 1m completed a state ment will b.. Itemed. Closing of the bunk yesterday was followed by annutimoiiient that It was due, to depletion of reserve. A rizona Of f icers j Face Investigation . Imps unil willuiiKliby 8pll. Tlmlr WAKIIINtiTON. Apr. 21 AI')-'- body wire recovered I wo Injurs lif .n invt-sligtillon Into the uetivllles lerwurds. The men were eudel of federul officers in Arizona w-lil flyeis ul lliimplun !toud naval lie made by the civil service coin- buse and were on a (ruining flight minion, prolmb'-y illlrleg the fell, when the accident occurr''i. SPECTRCULAR V v x 1 k .-. V : it ESI New York's most sKiIaciilar fire was the burning of construc tion Mcnffohlhtg atop (ho. nearly completed UH-story Hotel elli erlaiid, Kvery available fire man was suiiiiiioihmI lo protect neigh' boring homes of tho wealthy from h blizzard nf siMirks fnnn the blaze. No one was injured. HANKOW RIOTING, LOOTING THRIVES i-V? ." -f- '.'v'1 K. ' WnrNhMlM RpTv . v to Open Fire Immediate ly If Occasion Arises HICANU.ILAI, Apr. -21 (Al) Kiotlug and tooling ure prevalent In "Hankow, said a, wireless dis patch from that city today, with a panic imminent. Klghly-fivo Am ericans were hugging tho edge of the. foreign settlement, rcluctunt to desert their property yet fear ing to venture far inland. - It was leurned uuthorltatlvely thai if the Chinese at Hankow Hhould ultcurpt. a. re pet It lop of the Nanking outrages, the foreign war ships would act without delay. Among I he foreign war craft an chored In the YangtHo river off Hankow ut the prcHcnt tlmo aro. eight American vcmscIh Tho f lso--bet; Cincinnati. Nou, I'lelile, Pruett,,' Monpeney,' JMgoon and Vlllalobos; Aji 'Unconfirmed rumor was' re-; celved from Hankow .that '.Michael Worodln, Russian ud visor -ito tho 1 lankow govern hient. previously repotted In u hoHpllul in tho for eign ' ipiarler of Hankow, was un der d"i,;iitloii. l-'li'iiig Ite.sumed l-'roiu Nanking it was leurned by wlreleHit that Wring between that city and I'ukow, on the opposite Hide of the Yanglsc hail been re Humed. Shells from I'ukow fell on the railway Hlutioii at Nuukingf, riHiilling In ntimoruiiK casualties, the railway staff, fled In panic. Nanking- Is held by the Cantonese nut toim 111 ) troops, while I'ukow Is in the hands of the Northerners. Marshal ( 'hang T no-Lin, tho chief commander of thu northern alliance, lias ordered Clem-rul Chang Thu n g Chung... tho Hhun ( ungese h .ader, lo slop the north ernerrt from, firing on foreign ships In the Yiingltie, P'orelgn naval uuthorilleH s.iy that virtually ull foreign ships have been fired oil us a dally occurrence, the fire iim iially being returned und UHlo thought being given to it.; Itii-dnc.ss Hulled AH buHlneHS properly In Chung king, In Kzcchwan province, has been willed and padlocked. All foreigners have departed, except one Crencli man, a Japanese, two Norwegians and ten (lernians. Kvnuctttcd foreign bungalows have been demolished. These reports are made by lr. W. W. AleCurtnyo, the port physician, Two Cadet Flyers Killed in Plunge NKWCUHT NIIWH, Vii., Apr. 21 (Al')- lllilmid W. Kinillsoil. pf Ito.stoii. mid Wllliur I1' llingliain, of New York, were killed, today when llii-lr Ht'iipliuiv eruslti'd Into rtirsiipi'ill.e buy ln-lwei-ll the Itlp- Tover-Up' Plot; Is Suspected in Holly wood Case Coroner Nance to Inves tigate Fully All Events Which Resulted in Co median's Death; ; J,OS ANQKLKS, Apr. 21 (A.P) Tho coroners Jury tiivestlgutlng Iho de.ath f Kay Huymond, actor, following a fist fight with laul Kolly, screen Juvenilo, toduy re turned a verdict that Kuymond met his death as the result of an encounter with Kelly and with tho lutter the. aggressor. . I.OH ANGKLKH. Apr. 21 (Al') Uensatlonul details surrounding tho death of Huy Itaymond, musi cal star, following a (1st fight with 1'aiil Kelly, screen Juvenilo and under Indictment for murder, wero promised at toduy's Inquest aa Coroner Krunk Nanco planned to Investigate an alleged plot lo "cover up' fucts In .tho case. - Tho belief that a concerted at tempt has been mudo to suppress vital fucts Immediately after Ray mond's death, was expressed by Coroner Nance yesterday when he announced that . this phuao of Iho case would bo thoroughly biflcd at toduy's Inquiry.1 ' t Murder Chafgo Ijulo A murdor lndlctmetit was re turned ugainst Kolly yesterday fol lowing tt grund Jury Investigation of ; tlio . actor's death.' Tho bill was returned within ii few minutes after Raymond's widow, Dorothy Mackaye, fit ago actress, had, fin ished her testimony. MltM Mackuyc, who lias admitted tlmt her friendship for Kelly was tho cause of the troublo between tho screen player And her husbund, collapsed In tho witness chair. As she was being assisted out of tho grand Jury room she learned of tho Jury's action, Woman VnooiisWourt "It can't bo true," she screamed an she sank to thri floor. Hho waa rendered unconscious for u ttmo by striking her head Ugainst tho marble corridor. ' , Kor three hours Miss Mackaye was grilled in the grand Jury room. Her recital wu frequently Inter-, rii pled us thu uc tress became hys terical. Her testimony was said to huvo reached lis climax when Hho admitted that she was with Kellv vrbpn he nulled, her husbund on' lite tolcpnohc, . lust SttturduyJ rr night. i . I MUMPHIH, Tenn., Apr. 81. CAP) Kolly hung up tlui receiver and Ueulh, (amino und pestilence rodo dnshed over to the Kuymond homo gulfwurd today on tho ovar-lncrea i W'hcro an argument botween tho lug tldo of tho greatest flood In tho two men led to tho ful ul beating, hinlory of tho Mississippi valley. Miss Muckayo was quoted us Buy-1 Thousands of square miles of luring- alio hud gone ta Kelly's apurt- f tile soil lay Inundutod. Damage to mont .with a companion, Miss property had already reached an Helen Wilkinson. In tho afternoon unestlmatod figure in the millions aud that she remained there whllo " dollars. Thousands o( persons tho fight wus taking place. . In a '1rlvon from their homes by tha ws, previous. Blatenient to pollco sho tors wero suffering (or food, cloth ...i.i .iw, i.,,,i i..n I.... !,,,,,. Hninr- iug and shelter, while others who Iduy night to buy Kuster eggs for her four-yeur-old duughlor and (Continued on Pago 6) Portland Crime Wave Continues; More Robberies PORTLAND, Ore., Apr. 21 (Al1) Portland police, who have been trying to chock a crime wave wero given orders toduy by Ohlef of Police L. V. Jenkins, to "shoot to kill" in the war on bandits. . PORTLAND. Ore., Apr. 21 (AP) Kour men held up ut different points on the eust side, und u lunch room! held up on the west side, were the latest developments 111 the Portland crime wave lust night. Police ader an exrltlng automo bile chase through the downtown district urn-sled (wo suspeels who vere Ideiillrlid by the four hold up victims. Two men who held up the Dutch Made l.iiiieh, on Washington street and locked Lee Gunnon, lilgnc in In the lee box urtcr getting ri!l rroni. the rush register, es caped. Police bellevad from the descriptions rurnlslied by dilution Unit Hie robbers were Involved in tho Herg Waist Hhop holdup here Tuesday. The two robbers Who held up the four men on Hie eust side were driving u stolen s-dan. This wus later seen crossing u bildgo, und orfleers guve clwis'1, lint the eur eluded them. ' Later I he cur wua fullliO abnndoned ut Washington und twentieth streets,-on thu west side. Policemen pleheil up two S1IS nectH in the neighborhood, und the .... ,...'... nolice station: IdenlllleU llleui IH'y K'tVtl Ul'-ir ltUITH'8 1LB litTHMl Hurl ami Itoy KUkinun. und liolli ilcnlctl imrlh-limlion In tlM hold tips. TODAY'.S gampjs 1 "" "" 1 1 '" '" NATIONAL I.I'Ail I; Cliii uKO HI. l.oulH nt HI. l.ouiH post poned, xoil wiulhur. amduk an i,i;a;i t: I'levelillld - Chicago nt Clilc-m.-o postponed, wet grounds. Kt. Louis"- l;etrolt ut ' Detroit postponed, lain. v - 3H0RSEIEI1 GALLOP OVER ROOD AREA Death, Famine and Pes tilence Rule Stricken Mississippi Valley SEVEN STATES ARE BATTLING WATERS Outlook Far From Bright with Skies Cloudy and Rainstorms Forecast Levees Weakening, ' KriKiU u-ciithtr. with u cold wuvh In ArkantiaH unil frupslnff Umi)crn yiics in parts of Kentucky una Tennoasce, preceded by. more rain whb the weuther uutlook toduy for the MtmiHBippl valley flood area. . A ci-evaKHii In the mulll levee un the MissiHsippi rlvur ut 8top lundlnir, neur Keott. Atliw., toduy expoHcd approximately 4U0 aquaro mile of Iho delta lo tho flood und threatened Oreenvlllo und a num ber of smuller towna. Hum! boilH and wuvev washing over the Keelfoot loveo three miles below Hickman, Ky., cuUHed work era to doubt that it could bo held much longer. A breuk' would in undate 140 Bquaro milea in wfat TcnncHseo' and Kentucky. Heverul tliouaand rcfugecB ur concmtruted In Hcd Cross camps In tho Hick, man district. Disease l'revolent Outhrtuk of dlfieauo In addition al refugee camps in Arkansas wus reported to stuto health authorities ut Little Hock toduy. Tho Missouri Pacific bridgo tit Litllo Rock was wrecked by flood wuters todayt tho south half being swept away. . Monroe. La., was bcginnhifr to feel tho. effectj. of. back waters from tho Ouuchltu' river. West Monroe. :' ucross .tho river wiui threatenou. - Colder weuther would add to tho discomfort of the estimated 60,000 refugees und seriously humper tho thousands of men on duty along tho levees, . .''"a braved I the flood Ito stay in their "'7,,, '"1"I, u Mi.n..ri Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ten. neKsee und i,ouisiuna were battl ing against tho oncroachmentu of tho river. Texas was receiving u, quantity o( water from western tributaries. -Arluuisas Hardest Hit ArkunsiiB, through which Beveral trlbuturtos were rising ubove unit uusting uslde ull burrlors, was the worst affected In the' group, though datixei' points had doveloped nt points In Illinois und Mississippi, which wero not uppurent y.cslerduy. The outlook throughout the vu. ley was far from bright us over hanging skies and rainstorms wero furocust. The crest ut St. Louis wus believed reached until lust night when forecasts auw new waters In prospect as the result of ruins In the headlands. St. Louis is con sidered the northern boundary ot tho danger ureu.- Tho most critical situation In ArkuiiKus wus ut L'liireiiduii, whero the White und Cliche livers eomu together. A brenk In a levee thero yenterduy caused widespread deso Intlon und rendered many homeless with little food or clothing. Tim - , communication to the town Is tho lolephone which hud not gono out today and over which reports of tho Niifrerlug woro relayed lu The Associated Press und to thu outside world. Klornis Conlliiiic ; ' Wlinl and rain storms swept over the western und southwestern por tion of the slate early todey, pour ing u part of u torrential rein storm Into n corner of Texus, near Tex-ui-kiinu. A cloudburst which struck Texarkantt at midnight bud loosed three Inches of precipitation with in half un hoar und was colitluil- lug. Unconfirmed, reports there told of u wide urea over which the ' storm moved, I The St. l-riiiicis river valley lit " northeastern portion ot Arkan miK wiih in tho uth uf a glK.-tntic vnlnm.u nf witter fluwlinr through i tsnt In i l.vke ut Now Muclrht, , .Mm. It wus estimated tlmt iiior-i I limit u nilliluti ucven ut land would ho Inunditled from thin brook alum . Utile lturk Flooded I Al Mltlo Hock in the ccntrul mr Hun itf the ntutc. u doliiKO yvate.' dav flooded nuiny HtreotH ami con- i tlnuitlly pounded t tho Arkiinmis I elver leVoo. Th dutigor of losing i)Hi Nuiiife of tlio clty'M wntcr wuH alleviated lata hist night when en gineers successfully built u barrier around the pumping juiillon. Lit tle Itock reported six mure deaths In that vicinity yostorduy, brliiKliitt (Continued on Page S.) .