La Grande evening observer., July 18, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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C I T Y
EDITION
VOLUME XXV.
IA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1J27.
NUMBER 28!)
ilE.MHttt ASSOCIATE!) PHE8S
MEMUER ASSOCIATED PRESS
V
RECORD CROP
OF WHEAT IS
PREDICTION
JJnion County to Harvest
About 1,250,000 Bushels
' According to Survey
TIME OF HARVEST
VILL BE LATER
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Wheat "Buying . Already
G: ,,'w;ti Miinli if
oing on witn Much ot.
tllC Winter Yield Sold. '
Avery Reports .
That I.i (ir-uiile will lime a tec-
lief o many oi tne wneai groweri
nt present and In I he fields ot
tr wheat wi
vlll he completed within
time, however, Itwlll bit.
la tor In the fleldn of spring fcuwn
, ' , ' '
It. Ih a common ttraotic to mny
a row of Ki'aln alimif the fence line
mi ih.m.j u.m.
lime lor narvpHmitf. ul morp n
hclii done this year than uuat be
causH Hie straw growth l ko heavy
it would he difficult in not through
1,1, header, binder or combine
without destroying
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fence row
Tlim- ir MnrveM letter
Harvest In I'nlon county will -
obably be a little later this year
-nan usual,
II fl. Avery county
aprlcullurlst here reports. unless
the north winds, which have been
prevalent the last two weeks, con-
linue. This wind dries out the "ll
and would hasten I ho harvest, nl-,
tltouuli It would cut down the yield,
tu soma extent.
The total iicrettue In b.flll sprlnul
and winter wheat Is probably treat-;
er this year than in most years due
to the Kood moisture conditions
. throiiKh the fall and spring mouth".
In the dryer sections of (lie valley-
it better yield is promised than
since I'.tva, which was ulso a. rainy-
year. The total yield of srl, and
j ,..., ,..., t'xtu unfi
v sections of the.couuly I esllnia ted'
v , r ,,. ,,.. i.r-
be better than anything over seen
-! aon n...l.;.l i-riW.
Hwue rohen Ilm
the oreKou Journal, estimated that;
this year s wheat crop In Vnlon
c.ntntv will be l..tti, DOil bushels.
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1 1 is estimate lor iianer coumy is
the same and for Wallowa county.
,,,, i.i,ui,,.to
in spite of the nhi'jmv eoudition
caused bv frost damace h.Hl year
:iti.;.iar. bushels of wheal was re-
. . t t
...
-rttts in i.mon county.
It is m.MieraHy behoved that the
jiverace yield over the entire eouu-
Iv has been increased , by several
bushels In the past six years by
uslnj; tlie new varieties of wheat
f rnnl Inueil on t'iii7 Foiif.)
FIREMEN FIGHT
BLAZES WITH
MERCURY AT 99
li (intnd'- exp'-r icticd some n il
sniunie)- wt-ulh'T yesterday. wli n
I he 1 lift niometer resist c red
;itme -L the warme( put't of thu
day about 'I o'clock in lie! after
noon. This is lo decree wartiKi
t ban .mv day since last summer.
The inl'iimum was 5S above.
Two fires took the fire truc'i
out duriiiK the iil'lernuon, one :
.fftjisH fire on Koiirlh at reel In Ih-'
mim block which did no daitmii
and the other n liarn at -""T
Washinirton av.-nii", which was
partly desiroyed. The duinasc on
the bam has not y.-l b-
esti- '
mat'd.
The bain fin- alarm was turned
in about IJ:lo p. in. and the gra:,
the alarm about 4:fi.' p. m.
WHEN
ECONOMY
MUST RULE
Sale- re-ult fnim Hit wller
coiitacthig Hie pro-iKN-tHp '
miner without that eontuct
hiilnc -iiies to n lmlstlll.
'miiact In iKilhle thrfiagh
frMid store local Ion. thnmgli
-at l tied fiislonicrs who tell nih
vr. lliifiugh thru, llirough the
mnlN. IhriMigli nc-paMr nil
ur uhlch is nilwrlMnw.
Cu-lomer itintact ts money
iwriicularlv th- It ct-t money
to (fuitnci largo gruiis of iriPt
lr'ttvi' ni-tfinier. to cover nn
euiliv irmlo territory hut the
'iihiM InexiMMiilve ami xiwl vt
ris-ilve contact U thr dally
uewsiaHr. In the lu tininile
terrliory The tih-ervcr pnnlde-
I lie mini wonomlml cuttumer
etHtinct lo Ik had by uny met ti
ts! reaelM -m-.tuMl. inatT
reader at le than half lite col
Hr rtiiiler. When economy mu-t
rule It Is dirniHiinit thai The
Ob-4-rvcr l uiilvcrull IlK
Icf'tcd method.
"Obscrrer Artvrrttli.,.
A Merchandising SenW
Pioneers Will
Gather at Park
Net Thursday
Annual' Union County Re
union Program Com
plete Governor Pat
terson May Attend.
Th jiroKi'iiin haa been i'oimleU'J
fur the 38lli annuul I'nlon Vuuii-
1 ty pioneer reunion, which will be
'held Thursday, July L'l, ut Itlver-
Hlde Jmrk, uml was announc-cil Ihls
' imiriiiiif. In- Xfru llurriot l ni I trm-
ul'o chairman of .lie program
commltlee. '.. '
. The piectlns will liewln at :to
In le mornlm,- ami there will be
vrwrx'm .numbers hoth In the
mornlnK una ,..,.,. Mr, -hi-
J- Eukley will be-thb ro-llins;
uitictr itiiu me imocuiiuu mi uir
J Riven 1y the Hev. Oliver Klley; A
( T. Hill, city president, will welcome)
l"ers on behalf uf the cltyi
the welcome In behalf of the Sons
win-..1" respond In hehulf of the Union-
iuer-,. .m.w.r umuni
. necr.oloRy and Minn I
V"u V S' " , K 11 j
soto; An oriKtnal poem will be
Klven by Wilbur Shutv.
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of Hot
A picnic lunch will he enjoyed
at noon
ml the afternoon l.rKram i
nui iirxin. hi i:-m O cioi k. wiin
in i . . . .. .
coiiiniuniiy sinnis ."efi ny i.imeri
Stoddard- The chamber of coiii-
(lr(,m ()f lhp artprm;
i,y Milton A.. .Miller, "of I'ortland
.Special mutdr. will be fttrnlKbed by
Julius and 1'rldollii Hub. of KIrIii. ,
,,"u -"'f- I'addoi k. of Ln-1
Kie u reuumn. rj
' oopeu una anoiuer aitrar
'on win ne auueu u me proKram Tmll.dj. mornlnif. lie plans
" ll" '" "f '"'cf addresa ly!, hrre fur u, tir0(! j,lvs f the
lluvcrnor -I. 1.. Patterson, who Is , ,.mn.enl0.
1'","u "
lcan I.ettlon convention.
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T ' ' Oi. I ft
lllllAn ntakP I O
Picnic July 25;
Public Invited
,
w -. : - - -
v "'.'
'liurch will hold u 5th of Jury
f "ration .,( Medical .Spring . it t '
In announced today, to w hich the '.
toIay. to. which the
general public Is Invited lo attend.
Thc day's procram will beffin m
1" nd will Include music,
P-""' tl.
n,"n n' urf nH. a
mwhan pame, horseshoe pitrhln:.
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loneli. l.nlcr .ilti-i- Nut ni' MpiIi '
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irlnffs, the ph-niekers will
to Union. U'heru u drama will b;
P'eseut.-d to be followed by a,
d,",c'' 1 11(1 ffymnaslum... (
Kuch ward will arrange for itsi
own t ranstiortiit Ion. but tii(in'tr't I
till) li- irli ..n ir..r.f..M.... i.-m.-s!
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faintly M 1rli!T Its own lunch.
,
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AYCCLu rjtltT(l
But Nothing Losti.
S.,m. tb., Saturday niRht or ear-
ly Sunday morning an attempt was!
mad.- to wotk the romldnalion of'
the Areaite llin.lrr :,f,. II.,. no-'"
lli o .-I'lifirl Vhiitvtr lii. d In mi. a
tlu stif. h..liev, d In h.ivf 1 I
an amateur.
No elms were found outsld'
u. nrlnled note to the crfoet thi.t
while the burglar was balked a.
att'-mptrng to op"n I he safe Sat
urday night. In- would be hear
from later.
The pollc- are Investigating the
case thoroughly.
Ltgion Committee
Ready For Checks
deliver the sermon. She told of
subscribe. I lo HielUK, building of the flrHt Kpiseu-
AH who have
Atnciiean Legion convention fund
' can snd clweks payable to t he
American Legion In llarvy
Matthew-i, It Is announced today.
The committee feels certain that
sufficient funds v ill be realized
if all who subscribed pay. Addi
llonal expenses tire coming up
every day but these will be Hi'',
by revenue from dances during the
convention.
Three States Seek
Fot Kidnaped Girl
PORTLAND. Ore.. July 1 8 (AP)
--Peace officers of Cullfornia, Ore
gon und Washington have b-en re
uuesled by Sheriff J. W. Itunner,
of Humboldt county. Cal.. to search Hie new one. tic -tmoKe aoout um
for Luclle Dwvenport. fi vo-yeur-old I early church lire In La Grande and
girl, alleged to have been kidnap- of th- happiness nf the early set
ed from hrr parents. Mr. and Mrs. tiers w h n the minister visited the
Leo P. Dovcnport. while the family j town, comparing times then with
wus tumping In Humboldt county, the present.
The child ts described us a de- J. Slater was the third speak
tided blonde, with bobbed hair. er. He read neve ml of the first
The shertrr wild In a circular that documents or the church and re-
It una hi ittilninn the i?rl wan kid. viewed tile early clllirctl til 1 M
naped by gypsbs. or passing tour-
Isis. Ht; Biid he-had received re-
...Mi lh.it u i,.irtv ef .liiri iiktnned
tourists had been seen driving
north with such a child. The Dur
enports reside iii Kureka, Pal.
.
INDIAN IINLD JUim
PollTLANp. Ore.. July 18 (AP
Jess Wright, Klamuth Indian,
l aid a It fine today In federal
court. for pewession of li'.uor.
WEEK OPENS;
MOSER HERE
State Adjutant, Arriving'
This Morning, Predicts I
Greatest Session
SPECIAL TRAINS
ARE BEING FORMED
i
More High - Officials tol
Attend Thar, iiver e-
fore Crowd of 2,500 to
3,000 Will Be Present
...Ijuiant. nnid 'thin morning unoii!
. nHv,,! in I. G.-,...dP to n,uk
Mu hewdqll(ir1eni here until after!
t ronVcntion. The attendance'"" , , - -
u h hetwwt &(t(l and aooft ami 1 111 Hap"y ( Hn'u" dy evenln,.,
more prominent peraom will be In
attendance than ut any. previous
stale convention.
Mr. Aloser Informed the local If-
"f '' "'f" l'"1 ";;I"B;
u-pn ttPinp lurnicn n iesit'rii im i- i
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from Sitlem-and the. third from
lVnli.U.y
vua mitfotml eoniiiiMiMlpr of theinie resuus oioiu leaucrsniii jiuu ,
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uf .1rK. Hlu ,s party will
,.,., 1)e,.0 un Wednesday cveniiiK.I
uly lt. on train No. 1. prein.ra-
lory to the openlnu- of the conven-
l'ather Joe Lonei'traii, past na
tional chaplain of tlie lewlon, pass
ed through tlie city last evening on
his way to Portland and will re
turn to Ia Ornnde Thursday morn
ing for the three days of the con
vention. He Ih from Kockford, III.
Charles Mills, of Miami, FU na
tional head of the 4U et K society:
4,'harlc! Aril cry, of Indianapolis,
national secretary uf the tu et H
society: and Lan Sowers, natlunnl
director . of Americanism, will be
other national officers here, beside (
''antes Jraln, past nntloual cmii-
mander. of Spokane. Wash.: hrn-
wt hills, state leKion commander
f Idaho: John Kaftis. state com
mnndor uf Wa,hl,Wun and l.es
coiiUiiurTru fi)
- (Continued on I um a)
I LOCAL CHURCH IN
SIXTY-THIRD YEAR
Anniversary Celebrated
By Episeopalians Awes
bpeaks at Union Service
The tilJrd an nl versa ry of tins
Mdscopul church In l.a Grande
wv ''' '''""'I'd yesterday morning
1,1 ''" t'hu,,'h ,,"r'"' 11,(1
" o.iooi oi iiiepio
of l.a (irande and T nion j
county, tlin
oi w nom spoue our-
I ing tlie morning worship hour.
,! Following the morning prayer
service tlie Kev. Oliver lliley. rcc
lur of the church, made u few in
troductory remarks after which hi:
Introduced M is. Harriett Mae Don
ald, u member of the curly Kpisco
pal church here, as the first speak
er. Mf. Maelionuld told about
the first church services in l.a
Grande, how the pa.itor? would
preuch three or four sermons in
one Sun lny t raveling from one
town tu another on horsebuck and
I probably arriving JuJt In time to
pal church in La Crnndc In 1K71
in Old Town and nf Its removal
to the present location in 1 8 Ml,
where It stood until 1 'J 2 4 when It
was torn down to make room for
the new cnurcn. rne spoke utoui
the different bishops or the church,
especially lilshop Morris, who whs
the first lu sp'-nd much uf his time
In Ku stern Oregon.
Dunham Wright SiM'Uks
Dunham Wright, of Medical
Springs, one of Ihe oldest pioneers
in the county, was t ho second
speaker. He congratulated t he
church eonirregalton on having
such a beautiful new church, and
told, how he at first protested when
lie heard that the old church was
to be torn down to make room for
(irande.
Mr. Awcm lAenlnr I'reaclier
The llev. I.elf H. AwH was
sp' aker at the I nion services beld
last evening at the Flint Meiho-
I dist Kpiscopal cliureh, presided
lover by the Kev. J. (Jeorge Walt.
j '-physical we nee has taught us
! much hboiiL the world In which o
live und made possible vast hu-
Continued on Pi'Be 5
La Grande Band
Will Again Play
Pendleton Show
Local Organization ' Is
Praised by Commercial
Association Contract
for Round-Up Mailed.
A l.illi.i' t'ocolvml In- Andrew
Loney Jr., director of the
(Iraitde muuiclital band. from'
tieorse Haer. executive necretary;
of the IVudleton comnierclal as-
soclatlon. announces that contracts
for n. im ituumi-i;,. ... i..inKj
1 forwarded to Air. honey under scp-
urate rover.
The letter also praises the hand
t 'Zuun .tap.
pea red in concert.
The letter follow-.:
"lieur Mr. l.oncy; -.
"On hehulf of the hoard of iH-.
Hon. and the citizen of the com-
mi,n.Ity 1 U ""Vl"'! "!'!
t e,Hv anrt 11 U,e "":
rs, 'h lM , J"'"'.' "lU"
"I feel iwiite .sine that the re-
ceptlon accorded your oranizatlon
waa sufficient in Itself to show the'
appreciation of the Pendleton peo-
,,e justly proud of the musical or
lie. ve n'ci mui ii oihihiv
....
jrnulxiilmn wllten tl sponsors, ami 1
.ini sure that I'endigton feels thai
your band Is one of the roremowt uimii d ulu0n from the ac
orKanlnatlons In the state. Your c,t,.nt. Mr. Wilson was uninjured
concert had variety, and showed
lirotier execution by first-class inu
slclans.
"As nnother inilli alton of v baC
we thliik uf the l.a (llailde band. I
am forwardluB under eier;.te cov-
er contracts for the !!t7 Hound
I'll as agreed upon last cveuinK.
"AKaiu tbankinK you lor the
splendid spirit manifested by the
the members of your organization
In offerlni; to I'endleton a concert
such as was rendered. I am
'ery sincerely yinirs." t
(Signed) t:eori.'e i Uaer, i
Kxoeulivo Secretory.
Local Marine To
See Service in
Chinese District
which swerved to the left, crash
SAN l'li;(M. Oil.. July IS. K headlong Into the TwidwlL
Some or the Interesthik' events now nir, The aceid nl occurred near
uceurlut; In liiiiu are likely to be (.'unify.
witnessed by James A. Mutild ini:. A , passing car wan sumnMHicd
uf l,a Ciiinde, Ore., who was one Ml. TwiHw.-ll liromiht his thro.,
of tlie latest men lu leave litis
western base for service with the
exjedillotiary fon-e of 1'.. S. ma
rines at Shanghai.
I le was wit h a detaehment of
machines who. embarked mi tlie
transport Thomas, with Shu n?:hal
as their destination. I ue tu t he
rapid, shiflim: of troops, however,
the local marine may eventually ko
lo Tientsin or some other point in
Chimi, where the marines are
guarding American live:! and Inter
ests. Three or four thousand I". S.
murines have been ordered in
China since last February, and from
lime to time small detaehiuents (.rc
iJUtly to be ordered there, remain-
luK fnr ,, i,1(r.nite periorl.
James lived at the ttoiue of hi
fattier. Uh'hard S. Matilding, Ituni
Koiite 2, Box .'ill. La CimimIc, be
fure he Joined the marine corps a
Portland, last April. He was sta
tinned at Han Diego when he wa
selected fnr service abroad.
KLAMATH WINS I
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. July
1 H (AD - Ktaiual h Falls defeat l ,
Ashland (t-Il, in t he sei:ond gain" j
of the second division of the'
Southern Oregon hasrlmll 1-;ikiic
here yesterday. The pitching of
Ibnlou. star moun'l.'iuu'n for t he
pelicans, was too lunch fH' Hu;
valb-v buslcrs.
Bend Drum Corps Starts Walking
To La Grande; Won't Miss Meeting
IIFND. July 18 (Special 1"-Sumt
where between Itend and L
ft rund arc 31 legion lia ires, mei.i
b"i s of Percy A. Stevens No. A
They art" musicians, every one o
them, iiud their instruments an
part of their imp-dlm'-nls -- L
drums. I fi bugles, and one baton,!
If a' baton is an instrument,
might ii" I hntridii a lu! Iff i
j shirt for the iui
convention at
sad Heerel el'
Iji (irande. but t If
tl Is that the lb rid drum and bu
gle corps Is on loot.
Half of the out I it started o.i'
from (tend Monday a hiirh noon,
the remainder evacuating t he Des
chutes enmity scitl an hour later.
La Oniti'le Is blunted tor t le
match lu I'nlon county, for suc'i
ntriinelng stories of the big ttni"
I that is being piamnd l (he eoti -
ventlon were wfted i"ii' tie
Dew I. ill s that the mus'cauN ti -
elded In go Innded lor the blgges'
i mp game that the legion iupli.il
j or l;t:'7 could affor.l
I Alllo- t HoilM
i Put if you sp nd your more
for gas you cnnl whisper tt (Ii-
ivories with (utte the right degree
! of confidence. Ho the ku
1 Himlnntel. The Htitrnnobb-i -I-
CAR WRECKS
NEAR HERE
INJURE FIVE
Opal and Edith Smith
Badly Cut When Auto
Goes Off Grade
TIIIM.1!? UII nWIV
HiKlib l.lliLUKbA
HURT SATURDAY
Washington Car and Auto
Driven bv J. E. Twid
well Collide; Blowout
Cause,
Opal and Kdith Smith tre bad
ly cut and injured in an automo
blle ueeidritt which occurred five
Kumela hHt nlKht
when they were returning from Hu
KulwH ,tl!nlc ' AW-Iiriu In h car
unvimi ny i'aui vilon. The car
rolu,lX Qf Utt-pmXwnUnwnt turning
over two time before It atoppert.
when Mr. Wilson atU-mpled to paws
u rar on the hlRliwny. Miss Opl
Smith received bad cuts about her
armH and Icn. nine ntltchea were
taken In one wound. Her Bister
reneiv..d U-hh HmiH Kin. nlwM.f hr.i
urlns and lees. Moth were badlv
hov.ver
"
Tl. "re roturninc from
the Kaffles picnic ,!.. r-
lowing the Kirla' parents, Mr. utm
M I'M. .Inhn KmHIi ounoiHi rt tlm
,..,..,.,,.,,. i.,in
h .. Pllr,ad of l-rle.
stopped and rendered every pos
sible assistance lo thu injured irlrlA.
xiuy were taken to the Orandn
lom(. hospital by the members
of the ,nilB1, n(1 W).r( Klvell m.
,, .rorc .Mr. and Mr. Hmltll
Wl.r n0f,.d. The car Kua battly
w recked.
'
unti l; ( HiLinti;. lit ur
The three children of J. K. Twid-
I well were Injured Saturday eveniiiff
tw lien, tlie. cur In which Mr. Twtd
i well was drlvlpir to 1m. Grande
f.viihe country roMtded ...with
VS'aslilnKton car, - comltifl' from J.a
(irandei A blow out on the Wash
ington, car caused the driver,.
host name could not be learned.
to lose cont rol of hla machine.
children, Klva. Arlu and Zelhi tu
La (irandc where I hey received
medical treatment. They suffered
numerous small but painful cut a
from the Klass of t he windshield
which wan broken, ami were tit so
surferinff from the severe shock of
the impact a hlch . threw Arlo
pari I y I h rough t lie windshield.
Mr. Twldwell himself wus unin
jured. The occupants of the other
car Included, the driver, Ills wile
((Joniinued on Page f)
f,iB flf;lo A
MJtli,i ifM ll sxyuili
Sentenced To Jail
Y'A me r Mires, a r rested last
week when a large still und
ot her equipment was confiscat
ed by officers, and charged
with possession of mush In tho
justice court here, withdrew
his demand for a preliminary
lo a i ing t his morning ami
pleiided guilty to Hie charge.
He was sentenced to pay u
fine of $2ftt and serve ail days
in I he county Jail by J udge
Hugh .!:. Hi inly.
Mires was fined $rof and
sentenced to jail, but the jail
sentence was paroled. last
week In county court on a
ilmior possession charge grow
ing oiil of the s;iine arrest.
main at home w Idle I loir nw nern
walk. Home or the ntoresakd ow ti
ers are fhit-rooled. and seme have
ha in me r hnn. a nd t here are ii u
even half doen OT gobs III til'"
gang. None of these are loo good
on a :;au-mil march, but there
a
some ex-meies along, and
they've brought their stretchers
with them. No matter what ptt:-e
glory, the drum and bugle corp-t
of Percy A. Stevens Post No. t.
American Legion, Is going to Kt
to La (Jrunde, und is determined
In enter the stieils of that cly,
playing in top nol' h style, piompl
1y at the whedulei) hour of I
;. in. rhtnsday, .Inly lit. The his!
day and night may be devoted to
toiveij luiirchtrut; it may be re.
I nil ed, l"it the hi-lod ute is going
l
)
i
remain sacred and inviolate.
1 nlfoj in- Left
Pill La (irande and the asNeut
lib d l 'revolt I' xiounaii es n ed not
expect to see the same iiatlil Ulli
forme.) lousietiifiM w ho performed
In it sum mer at ( 'oos Kay. The
drum m ) a and I he buglei h, a it .1
even the U I U III 111 a jot Ulf Sepu nil-
ed from lho4o dt essy cudcl lo.i.
(Continued on putf" )
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J'llot llrnio Kmllli (ahovo) and
XitvljrHlor i;mof,v i, Hroiile. of
lite flint ivUbvu fHu)U JeUonu .
Hiid. -
700 GATHER AT
.EAGLES OUTING
La Grande, Baker, Pen
dleton and Walla Walla
Join in Picnic.
About Too person no ers of !nd Salvatoro Korltzxl wcro yester-
tlie Kagles lodges nf Lu (irande, ; day's victims. Murray returned
linker, I'endleton and Walla Walla! home Saturday night with hoiiio
and -their Camillas-gathered au rnusseis he mid a friend had given
Emigrant Springs park yesterday him. Mrs. Murray, Jmvltig read of
for the first annual picnic of the two deaths that day from poisoned
organization. mussels, refusal to preparo thtmi
I Thore was g legation t Murray cooked and ulo them.
fr each -if Ihe four towns and at !"" died in a hospital last night.
noon a basket ..c, was enjoyd, IH'ulili authorities pointed out
t( lonoonoi.. oioi coffee be-1 that public warnings wcro issued
ing served by Die lodges.
lu the afternoon a baseball game
l.olunnn tint lel.(tletoo Hurt 1 .11
(Irande aeries was the chief attrac-j
Hon, I'endleton winning by. a score
or sl to seven. After the hallj
game the four lodges competed for .
prizes In ruunluK and jumping con
tests. I firundn winning most of
tlie honors.
lu the evening before returning
home sandwiches, coffee and ice
cream was served by the lodges.
II was decided to hold a slmilar
picnli: during July each year.
Bonanza Dances
Lead To Riots
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., July
,1 (AP) ftesideiits of Iton:in.a,
a fanning community 2 nitlc.J
south of heie, today appealed to
Dint Del Attorney Duncan to pro
tect' hem from Hat ut day nigh
riots which they s;iy fi re singed
during and after dances. Harry
Lytic and Hob Lytic, deputy
sherilts. were iienten up by a
gang or i tiffiiiiiH Sal unlay night,
t he d ist t if I at 1 01 m-y was told.
4 A cum f da I ut eh;i i glng Mn i t In
Huff w itli bit i ting a t iol. was
signed by Hob Hufr this morn
ing. Although 11 Is nu Incorporated
tow ii, Itouan.n tias no Inu n
liNiinhiil. and unless a pence oj
fleer is provided, the validity o
the Iomii chiiit' r w ill lie iil
tacked in Ho- eoiirts, Ponauxa
residents atd.
CONVI-ATIO.N I'AliKIM;
thai i 'u: iiu.lM.s
Ni. ptirltliiK of motor .I'lid'tivs
utll Im' nlluui'il nl. AilHMts Hti'
..IH r.'. I'll to Thlril st.-fHs
.liirl.iK III. tints .IftyH of tlx'
Ai.H'rl.'n.l IfOloi. fomriilion,
4iilv 21, 22 mui 2:t.fiiiil ilurtiiK
itrlllliiK or .liiiilh on Ailani. thn
-at'llon of Mh'i't Mill Im I'lltlH'
I) i lir.iil In Inirlli'.
Till, riililr.tr mm nwolc liy flic
viiy t'oiiiuiis.ion al tin; ivtiir.L
of till' AliU'i-lnill liTKloi. iot
hriv.
Ex-Baker Woman
Sues Man, 60, For
$100,000 Damages
Lulu McCulloh, -45, For
mer Church Organist,
Files Action When Wil
cox Ends Honeymoon
I'lHtTI.AM), Ore. July IS (AD
I.ulu McCulloh, 4&, formerly a
church orKanisi ut llaincs. Ore.,
today filed suit in circuit court to
recover duinuKCH or $100,00" from
luvis Wilcox, iiKi'd about 60 years
I'ortland capitalist, tor alleged
I breach of promise.
Miss McCulloh chanted in lier
eomplnint that ho hud lived with
Wilcox for 24 years, first at Haines,
j where, Wilcox conducted tho post-
Is
01 1 ICC III connection w mi Jim Kvu-
ral store, then at linker City and
tlnally in I'ortland. She further
charscd thut Wilcox married an
other woman on July 2, this yeur.
Wilcox Kmls IImic)iihoii
Wilcox returned this moruintf
from tt lveddiuff trip to Yellow
si one park, accord In tr to 11. I.
KiiiK", attorney for tho womuti, und
tlie complaint wus filed 1 & minutes
uftor his arrival with his wife. Wil
cox, the attorney said, is reputed
lo bo a millionaire. He formerly
conducted a bank at linker City
and has an interest in two banks
I here. King said. Hu ulso owns
j real and personal properly in
;rortland. linker City und Haines
i the attorney declared.
According to the comyluint. Miss
1 McCulloh, who now lives heru with
her mother, met Wilcox In 1899
tut llalnes, whore she resided with
her parents. Wilcox immediately
la-Kan paying marked attention to
I tho plaintiff and persisted In keep
ing company vyh her, vow tug ms
great love lor her, tho complaint
stated. He proposed murriugo und
was ueeepe.d, it is alleged..
Were J-'.iiHUged
During l'Jol und lHH, tho com
plaint sets forth, Mr. Wilcox: re
peatedly promised to marry Miss
McCulloh and induced her to live
with him us his wife. Hu promised
to huvu tho marrlagu ceremony
solemnized as soon us convenient,
the plntntirr says. Miss McCulloh
said thut tho defendant purchased
a business for her In Portland and
continued to live with bur until
Juno 27, thin year, whnn ho left.
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Seafood Causes
Five Deaths In
San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18 (AP)
-Deaths reaulling from outing
poisoned iiiushcIs stood at flvo hero
today and 17 others were reported
III as a result of indulging lu tho
seafood out of seuson.
Luge ne, Murray, Walter Webb
Ihoiih! time ago when the season for
mussels had ended, saying the food
was unfit for consumption at this
,lmc of ycar'
. . a
O pafllStl'A. Ml ICQU
Vets in Convention
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, July IS
(AP) With Ihe numo boyish spirit
that inspired Ihem nearly HO years
: ago, w hen they marched away
1 singing. There'll be a hot tlnio In
I Hi.) old town tonight," several hun
dred veterans of the Spaitisli-Ain--
rienn war flocked Into Mamnm
allM last night and early today
'lor their annual slate convention
which opened here at JO o'clock
I this morning at the Legion iiiem
jorinl hall.
j Headquarters were opened yes
i terday where registrations and
assignment or rooms were maiti
I mined until lul" at. nighL Tlie
l first business session opened t his
j morning witli an address of wcl
I come by Mayor Tom Wat let s of
I this city.
j Portland's delegation of war vet
erans) arrived on a . special , t rain
jli.sl. night. Various trips and otlmr
ifeiilures have been planned for
I the veteiuns dining their three-day
1 slay here. They will be taken on
In motor trip to Crater Lake Wed
nesday noon.
Attempt To Break
1 Jail Is Failure
POHTLAND, Ore.. July IS (AC)
Armed v.(1!i a hhiek Jack im
provised from soap and cloih col
lected from time to lime, Albert
Ford, county iait prisoner since
March 7. awaiting trial for assault
and robbery, staged a brief at
tempted jiiil break today. While
receiving some medicine from thn
taller, lie rushed through thu open
door bi-andishlng It is home luudo
blackjack .and headed for the jail
oftlce. only to find that tho elev
ator was down on tho first floor.
Andy Cameron another Jailer, dis
played a revolverHinl Ford to
turned to his cell.
U.S. MARIES
WHIP REBELS
Jl
17-Hour Battle Near Oco
tal Brings Death to
ai)0 Liberals
ONE AMERICAN IS '
DEAD, ONE INJURED
General Sandino -Fleeing
to Northeast Following
Aftermath of Recent
Civil Warfare.
W KIII(.TOX, July tH. (Al
Tlie riin-.Aiiierlcan federation of
Uibor i-tnlereni'c was thrown out
of Its iHMKS'ful routine- tmluy when
Salmon le Iu Sllvu, A Mciunguaii
dclewale, coiumetttlng un tin iit
gaaemcnt iM'tuoen Anierlcnn mu
rines and MciirugiiuiiH ihvlnreil
that "the ar is on." and If llin
niarlncH do not Iimivo tlw country
they will have to destroy the en
tire iHipuialloii if .icirigua."
M ANACl'A, Nicurugua. July IK
(AP) The I'n it ed Stales marine
corps lias suffered Its first casual
ties lu actual conflict arising' as an
aftermath of the recent Nicaraguau
civil warfare, one marine being
killed and another wounded In a
fight with forces of the former lib
eral (leneral Sandinu, .which at
tempted to capture, the town of
Ocotal.
The battle wus as fierce an en
gagement us has ever been record
ed in Nicaragua!! history, it con
tinued for 1 7 hours until Genera!
Kandino's followers numbering 4(M)
and armed with mac hi us guntt.
were badly beaten yesterday and
dispersed by the marines, whose
forces numbered . 3U. and Xfcur-
itguan coustaliutury lo the number
of 47.
.ton HcIm Ih Killed
The latest government report i
show that Ian nf the rebels were
killed by the Joint forces of marine i
and constabulary and 200 kitted by
the terrific bombing of the five
planes -sunt from Managua 110
miles uway, by Urlgadier General
Logan Fein nd, of i the marines,
when ho heard the marine force
was greatly outnumbered. Tho
pianos flew low and raked tho reb
el.
One marine, Michael A. Obelski,
of Koulcito, Penn., was killed. JIo
was buried at Ocutul. Another ma
rine, Charles Sidney G unison, of,
Asheville, N. (J., was seriously
wounded, being hot through (ho
face and shoulder, but has a chance
(Continued on Page Pour.)
A TTEMPT MADE
TO KILL ENVOY
AT-PUERTO, MEX,
WASHINGTON, July 18 (AP)
(evidence, of an attempt to ossus
si imte William 15. Chapman, Am
erican consul at Puerto, Mexico,
has been transmitted to American
officials after an investigation by
Chapman's colleague, J. J. Sparks,
tho British vice consul.
Chapman wus shot and seriously
though not fatally wounded in hla
residence at. tho Mexican port
yesterday und Sparks Informed thn
American embassy in Mexico City
that two men had entered tho
I. nil. ling during the night through,
a skylight, one armed with a pis
tol and tho othor with a knife.
When Chapman arose to investi
gate they made no doraand upon
him but followed him back, to his
bedroom and shot him,
'The embassy made Immediate,
represent at ton to I he Mexican
foreign officii asking the. appre
hension and punishment of Chap
inun's assailants.
TODAY'S GAMES
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l.iuim, Miiy und lluryravcs; II.
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