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THE WEATHER
OU15UON: Fair In eunt, cloudy
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Light local frtmtH In eiwrt portion
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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
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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
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