La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 13, 1928, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextGASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES'TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 2k dranfo CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON; Generulrly cloudy to night and Tuesday; warmer in east portion toniglt. Moderate west and northtvest winds. VOLUME XXVI. MKM1JKH ASSOCIATED I'ltKSS ' I A GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1928. NUMBER 154 MK.MBBR ASSOCIATED l'llKSS r9 (Pbsprtmr CITY HONORS LINCOLN ON ANNIVERSARY Court House, Banks and Municipal Offices Ob serve Day as Holiday LINCOLN SERVICES HELD IN CHURCHES Sermons and Programs! Pay Tribute to Great President School Pro gram Is Tomorrow. Hanks li fid other public " build in km of the city, such as th city offices and the county court house, me closed today' In observance' oi Abmliuin Lincoln's birthday. The birthday anniversary or the (Treat emancipator was yesterday Sun duy. Feb. 12 but today in benig observed as a legal holiday. A Lincoln assembly scheduled V take pluce at the high school thin morning whs ' postponed until to morrow. Yesterday was Lincoln day. in practically every church of the city. ' Special I Ji it -ol ii Stir vice A special Lincoln service lo which u) I members of the Uiand Army of the Uepuhlic, the Daughters and Sons of Vnton Veterans, and th-' Woman's itelief corps wen; espe cially Invited, .was held in the Cen tral Christ hi n church yesterday morning, when the Itov. It, 1. Put-nain.-pastor of the church, gai an address on "The Greatness of binnatn Lincoln. In his address ho. brought out the glialltlcs of . -Lincoln's charactur self control, honesty, fairness and sevvlco for others and for his nation. The church was decorated for the oc casion with the picture of Abraham Lincoln, around which was draped several American fairs. A. 1'. Nel son had charge of this feature. - There was u large attendance nt the morning service, and also In the evening when u pugcanl, "The Conversion of the Haven ot-Jtost Missionary Society," was given un der the direction of Mrs. , A. 1'. - Nelhon-f--'r.'. .- " : M. V.. Service A Lincoln service also took pJuce at the First Methodist. Kplscopul church yesterday tnornitiK. where the Itcv. fl. W. Parker, pastor of the church, spoke on "The Great Liberator." lie told the story of ' Lincoln's work union? the colored people, und referred to htm us tb.i national liberator and Jesus Christ as the world tlhwalor. A women's trio furnished music for the morn ing service. In the evening the Ilev. II. H. Item H ton was t he speaker. His subject was "The Mind of Hie Mas ter." Mr. Hamilton Is superinten dent of the western district or the Methodist Kplscopai church and lias hek in this section Tor the past week conducting u series of conferences at Wallowa, North Powder, Island City and I'nion. He was assisted In the work by the Itev. It. 10. Hall, of Payette, Ida., and the Ilev. 11. W. I'arker, of this . city. SiM'Icty Organizes. An Intermediate Luther league h-ijrue society was organ I'-sed last evening al the Knglish Lutheran church und( a constllulion was adopted and officers elected. Miss Verla McLanc was named prcsi- (Continued on Page G FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE ON WILLOW STREET The residence occupied by Lew IMsbrow. at 1201 Willow street, was destroyed by fire last night. The total loss bus not yet been sli nuited. The hulldiiitf was smalt and although the rire department made a uulek run to the scene of the blaze, the fire could ant. be ex tinguished in lime ti save the home. The truck was called out at Hfl' 1. m. and recall was sounded at D:1M o'clock. ATTRACTIVE TO SEE AND TO READ You (Mijoy the itflicrlMnz ti The OlMfrver not only beHiic It U inslrucilvi and beneficial, but Ihiiu4' It l generally ai-irm-ilw lo Hm eje ami Intctivd Ing to I be nriufl. An mlvcrtUlHg iiitsuge lluil Is IHiiMrau d rft.f llvdt (- on'ii imire nltmctltc to the c.ve I lion ll mlglil uiherniM' In. And If li 1 Inierv-ihiirly writ ten It N efpjiill.v atiiw'ilvr lo read. The iiH'rtw.olitg ctc(llciHo Is due In no miiuII vwiy to (lie lllu-tmiioo sml copy mtvIit pnivbleil Ob ercp adVerliMr vthliout dill llonal itii. It imtiiiHh Iiu-Iim men to keep tniUitl llli oo ni an nttmclive limy nl llic min im u in cot mt reader. "Obscpvrr Ailvcptldnc A Mcruluudlsiuf SerrSor" Willamette Wins From M.I. A. In Fast Game Here Final Score 5G to 25 Ly man and Adams Tie for High Point Honors with 14 Each. Displaying a brund of basketball that was far from disappointing to thi 600 or more., spectators, he WlHumette .university varsity quln let defeated the La Grunde First Ward Al. I. A,, five Jn the L. D. H. Keoreii iiional hall Tti to 25 Saturday night In au exhibition contest. From here the Heni-asts went in to Jduhii" where they will play a two-game series with tho -College of Idaho, the first frame nt Cald well tonight and the second at On tario tomorrow evening. "1 Spec Keene's proteges . showed their wares from the first of the contest hre, breaking loose with a quality of speed that swept the M. L A. players off their feet for the find 10 minutes of the half. Dur ing that time only one field basket' was scored by tho M.( I. A. a flashy Mint by Lyman, center while the collegians counted 21. M. !. A. Itnlly Then, for the remainder of the first half, the M. I. A. unleashed it rally that actually played the Hear cats off their feet. Lyman and Geertsen were the spearheads oC the dttnek and between itietn, counted six field baskets. The score ran-from 21 to 2, to 25 to 4, then 27 to 0, 28 to Hi and 2H ,u 14. Durhig that flvo minutes the Hear caU'1 Vert but. 7 points while the M'. Ved 12. and during the -uSMP4, Oj.lly the local facers M points while Wil id. one-try after foul. Tiu.iM nlsptey uf strength turned tho audlenre Into a frantic cheering) section that made it difficult hear the referee's whistle. . -dn thn.-second half the Ucareats came back. Ktrong ' und, with a (Continued on l'ago fi) T&ersTTo Play Imbler Quintet Here Tomorrow The only a?)pearanc.e of tlie Tl-I go iK on th) local fJouii tlts week J will be made tomorrow night htl 7:30 o'clock nt tlie L. l. S. Kecrea-J tlonal hut I when tlie Imbler and l.a j Orande teams will mix in i heir first game (Ids season. Tills com- lag Friday av (Jrunde will go to I I'endleton for tlie return game with the liucknruos w ho bowed be-j fore the Tigers a rew i weeks ago! here. Xo game is scheduled for J Saturday night. The following Krl- ler for a return gaiuo, and the next night. Saturday, end Ihe season'. 4 schedule when they meet Uaker on La Crandp's rioor. Jimmy Itosenbaum is to referee tlie game with Imbler tomorrow night. Dope favors the Tigers for a victory Inasmuch as the Enter prise five, which was twice deci sively trounced by the Tigers, won easily from the Imbler five at En terprise last weekend. Reservations For Dinner Are Going Rapidly Tickets ror the Sons and trrs or Pioneers banquet nigh I i(n thf Sacajuwca Inn tomorrow, nlglit ar soing rapidly, acconling to 4 Reynolds, who urges that all who wish to come make their reserva tions before noon tomorrow. Tickets are on sale ut Glass Drugs. The bamiuet. jointly In Junior or Oregon's anniversary or admission to the I'liion and or Oregon pio neers, is open to utl und the public is invited. An Inlen-sting pro- ,.vw.,...,l thn. fh.. evenf will t, .he most, successful of its kind to be given here. Forum Luncheon Devoted to Labor Toioonow's forum luncheon of the I'uion county rliHtnle-r of rom meree w III be In the rortu of a "get logether" meeting w It h the f'entiut Ijibor council of lu Grande and the program will be rurnifdied by the hor coutieil. The lunen eon will be held at Hie li Grand hotel. J. V. Walnum will talk on "Tin H i st o ry of r ga n i eJ Li t m r . " George MeVey will talk on "Jusll-j flcation of I nlonlsin." L. V.. Kvan-41 will tuik on "The Tnlon Label and; Home I n d ttft ry.'V and .Max o. Ctit-J ten will talk on "Co-operation fj Central Labor I 'nion vll h I n In r ' Civle Ortranlutlmiti of l-a tiriinde'j Music will be furnished during the luncheon by Helm's orchestra. I i i . . t . . M-niei oy n. r,. I'ooltdge. Tro6p III MOnlh 17 AbOVe Nu- H' llin ,l,w,'d 'roop in Hm? .council, consisting of I H boys, ap- (penrcd fir a group with their scout The fnercury In Li Gr.tudc fell muster. W. J. Ittiggs. lu n-relvv to 17 above juto last night, the ttieir tend-rfoot awards. Or. Hay colder reulatered In this city dur-'Murpby irwniij the je-iond class Ing the month or Februsry. Mard to about 12 boys and Iho Th" drop In temperature fol-jrirst class hadgeH were presented lowed a warm, sunshiny day with! to seven boys by W. C. iVrkln. a maximum temperature of 44 1 A. W. Nelson presented the bc- above. HOOVER OUT IN OHIO FOR PRESIDENCY Secretary Formally Be comes a Candidate to Succeed Coolidge BRISK CAMPAIGN WITH WILLIS SEEN ! new local organization, succeeds Cpmmei'ce Head Will Re-'' Motor Transit company, now foin Pohinnf Qnof : A -Pf ' uut ' n'ness. Tho branch lino tain dUinet QLdl Alt- HtHfre iie.wiui shut down late lust e.r Announcement He fal1 y the public service commis- 7 C F:r,U rn,.,' Hio because of difficulties over Uie btarts on Pishing Trip tisrancc. . . . ' I The new company Is headed liy .'WASHINGTON l'"f) 13 (AT) ' Joe .Munhull as preHident, with t'uii H.TbVit Hoover Is out'ln (he open ''u''..n us Koneiul nian.iRer. Jt as a. cundidato for president. ",,s " I'"-'"" f'"- "Perntlmi on pledKel to 'euriy forward tho Ull""' 11 tu u"en 'OKUh'l- husintss I principle s of the ropuhlicun parly and the Kreut objeetlves of 1'resi- " u,lul" "l 1,1 l" oioiouik denl Coolldee's policies." ""d "l 4 "'loek in tho afternoon Aecedlne to the wishes of a for Joscih. KrowiliK trronp of sllpltorters, tho1 "We ro- highly salisfjed with eonunereo secretary lius author- the schedule under which we wlli ized them to enter his nume as a 'operate now. as it idves ns eon- eundldule in the forth eonilni; neciions with all east and west Ohio primaries. lie thus hcttins hound stages. We have given his' cuiuiialgn fully aware tliat It careful attention In tho 'arrange- means u fight at the outset with ment gf the scliedule and helievo Hie forces of Senator Willis, of It leaveM nulhiug to bo dexired," Ohio, another announced camli- iloclared .Mr. Curleman this nuii'n- ilale. whose I'rlenda are determined log. Mr. Curlenian Is a Ut Orande to give him his home slate's 5 1 loan and Is well known here. lo delegates to the Kansas City con- ntiun No "I'owilcr I'lifr' Fight The senator, who recently ac cepted t he challenge of Hoover's foreshadowed candidacy witti the statement that It would be no "powder-puff fight, said last night, that he was ready Tor I tie contest and "perfectly confident of the result". Hoover announced himself in a htter to Thad II. Urowu, chair man of tho Ohio Hoover lor Presi dent committee, who' conferred here Saturday with tlie cabinet member, "I have received, through you and ol hers." . Hoover's letter salt, "requests from very many repub licans of Ohio that I permit my nuino to lie entered in the prcsl- (Continued on I'age 4) NEW DIRECTORY COUNT IS 9,680 Alphabetical Listing for T r.,.nn,lo rnnnlr.A Book Nearly Finished The alphabet i'-ii I listing for l.a Grande's new city directory Is now ; coinpletiMl and it Is expectfl that ' the directory itself will be finish ed in about 10 days, according to announcement today. ' The completed listing shows It.fi SO persons In l.a Irande, this Including school itystrict No. ) und Krtiltdnlc and May I 'ark, llowrvi-r, I here a I'm several heavily populat- ' ed districts adjacent to tlie t iiy j which are not included In the dl- j rectory ami this count is also sev eral hundred less than ad ually existed here several months ago mr' ,Mv ciosmg (town 01 ino miia-nic i.uinuer company. ' tin l r-ujM-iiinjs hi l j i f imiiff ll iI that l.a Craude's tola! 1U1JKII IUII III I turn to its form erly estimated figure of uhout 1 1.000. The hitrr having 'the largest number in ,Jt (ininde Ih H wilh 1.07ft and the letter Imvlng the smalleHi number bf iiames is Q with six. There arc no iiiiih-h be ginning with X. The name Smith, as usual, oc- I0"' ,,,Kt fr,''tUCIll l.ppeariMg 511 tlmcs. The next mime Is M.I Her. jwith :;0 listings, and Johnson is inirn wnn -j. 200 Attend Largest Boy Scout Court of Honor To Be Held Here Th" largest court of honor ever I'hy. H. K. I'fxon and lr. Iray held in tlie Kantern Oregon boy Murphy presented the first class scout council took place Saturday merit badges. Thlrty-M-ven hoys night In ttie circuit court room ut were awardi-d merit badges, the county court house, with aliouL 'Die Lev. Oliver llftcy preentod ui) persons In attendance. Almiit Sum T. Asht.y and Ooiiald I'oitrdi X,. hoys app'ared iM-fori- the court with their Star badge, H. -;. dx- and more iluiti I no merit badges on nn-w oted ,,.. c. Jolinsott with were awarded. I'nion counly'H first Late ;-oiil. VItkH Koeienparger, was award "I his badge, the presentation be lug made by Or. W. T. Thy. pre. di-nl of the Kh stern Oregon coun i 11. Ttie Ilev.. Oliver lilley. chdir mun of Ihe court of honor, 'pre sided. .New 7'ioo Honored Tenderfoot badg-s wer award cil lo 2 hoys, thes hi iiiif trc- ood class merit badges and Dr. 'Stage Line Will Begin Operating On Wednesday i 1 n r li n r to Maintain a Daily Schedule Between La Grande and Joseph. 1 Scanning Wednesday morning, stage Hues will operate regularly, twice a way between here and Joseph, ending a period of more than two months during which no buses have run on the branch line, Tho Wallowa Coach company, ;i " ' ' " ""'Be " lias been In tho stage business here slnce h mi is well lilted to manage the line. His offices are in the sttiKC depot on Jefferson.. .Mr. Munhall is also a Iji (Irande busl- ness man and has made h homo r i u,lth th' , ' Both express themselves as opttm Istic over the future of the Wal lowa ('oacli company. NelrKlagcs Two new Studebaker ll'-passe'i-ger stages have Ueeti pun hasd for the line and are of the most modern type, well equipped for .stage travel. and designed New Dates For Senior Play Are February 22, 23 Hecause the annual I'nlon Coun ty J'unmic conference Is to bo held at the hili school on I'eli. 24 und the dates of the senior play "Kempy" have been moved frnin Iho :trd mid "llli nf tin. I month to Keh. 22 and 2'i. Wednos i day and 'i'hursday. it wus an- nounced tod.iy by the dire. :.mK!i Be'""- "'fi'l. "! K. 'I ector. Tow- ler. principal. Un TueHday after noon, Keb. 2), a inatluec or the play will be given for grade school children. Tho ticket sale will be announced in a few days. Miss I 'card said this morning that "Kempy' Is being rounded Into shape even more rapidly than usual, due to the application of members of tho cast, who h a vi no w mastered all their lines and are in the "finishing" Htagc. After, noon and evening practices every day tliis week jtre scheduled. Those who have watched re hearsals declared that the play is a delightful one. Andy Coe Home At Imbler Destroyed The Billings home near the Imb ler city limits, occupied by Andy Coe. was burned to the ground last night. 11 telephone report from Imbler states today. Tho cause of Ihe fire is unknown. No one was at home when Hie house caimht fire and by the time help arrived It was too late-to save any of the furniture. The nmoiinl of the loss. has not vet been esti- i mated. The iiliirm was turned In ut 11:15 o'clock. 'Jhe home was of rtir or rive rooms. hts Life seout auiiid, und Or. I'hy l.ii N.-nti d IrgH KocheiM'parger wilh liis Kagle hatlire and cerlt ffeitte. Ie V,iis Iko glvll ti'll shares in the Iji Grande lEutlditig and I -ojiu associa I Ion. a Kilt of n veral of the buslueH (Hell of Hie iy. 1 Two Troops llcwiirdcd I W. , t'erkliis uwarde I troop 'No. 3 of iho First Methodist Lpls copal church flvrs dollars for the beMt hcoiiI window d oritur itnoit.-i-. I ary Meek and Mr. Coolidge Hwardcd troop No. M of the Kirst I'reMtjyteriun church five dollars for having the largest attendance n( ratbis and wouIm at the hrcakfast, which was held the first day of an n i versa i y we.k. ll. V. Colmey, scout master of troop No, 2. was the only scout 'master to appear berore the court to receive merit budget. Ho was awarded turi-t badges. REPAYING .Making the 1 100-mlle riigbt fi-om .Mexico ( Uy to New Orleans vlth all tho frructi with which Cot. Miidhergh fliiw, (ho Vivncli via tors, IdcuU tliseili IHrlx and Cnpt. DUmhIoiiiio Costts, luivo nr 'rivwl In the I nltctl Sttcs to rcUiy lJudy's visit to larlK. From Xcw Orleans they winged their wny Until rd Washington, via Montgomery, Ala. Saturday they flew to New York. Their plane, "Nun- . gcshcr-Coli," is thowiiabove with liCllrlx (left) und Cxsts hhowit In tho Insi't. HICKMAN MAY GO amtdiai ATAIM ' on iiunii nunni, Keyes Expects to Prose cute Slayer on Charge of Killing Druggist I.OS ANOIOI.KK, I'Yb. 19 (Al') lllUt.'let Alt... i...tr .1... dared today that William Kdward Hickman, slayer or .Marian i'urker, 'ay be tried, convicted und hanged ! n imnih,, ..!. i.ofnen hi- 1 fio-i,,;. dk..iui,i..Mt fr .K.Jannounced yesterday in flght' to avoid punishment for tlie I'urker killing is decided. Keyes pointed out that Hickman, wiio ifant week was declared nuno has (ii'ered luo pleas to the charge" Mhat he and Wclhy Hunt murdered ; i Ivy Thomas in an attempted drug slore holdup, CliristmaH eve, : IflL'ii. In the I'avker case Hickman I plcade-J only "not guilly by reason I of Insanity," in tho Tlioins case !hc lias pi called "not guilty," and "not gultty by reuson of Inwinity." The two pleas put up to the Jury .lecwion on l,i sanity : UuJ , Won on his Kullt, If 1,0 -ls lou.m iiaS; A verdict In the Thorns caso that llicktuau Is Mine and guilty, -unaccompanied by a recommendation for clemency, would send Hickman to the gallows, Keyes declaied. Tho ThotiiH case opens next Wednesday, lu Court 'IiMsday. Tomorrow, Tuesday, Jilckmun will he brought Into court while his attorneys argue for a new trial before Judge J. J. Trabucco. The general expectation Is that this will be denied, and If Ickmun will be sentenced. Kollowlng this tin de fense, according to Its announced program, wilt carry tho case on appeal to the supreme court. Jeiume Walsh, defense attorney, has stated that he will hot object to Judge t'arlos H. Hardy as trial judge in the Thoins case. It was Walsh's objection that resulted In Judge Hardy dls)iintll'ylng himself In the Hickman minify Jrinl which closed last week mid t tie culling In of Judge Trabucco from Mariposa county. LOS ANGKLKH. Kib. I li (AT) William Kdward Hickman, convict ed kidnaper and murderer of Ma rian I'arker today definitely an nounced his Intention of turning state's evidence against his lti-year- old partner. Welby Hunt, when Hie pair appear Wednesday before Su perior Judge Curios S. Hardy lo answer to tho charge of murder lug C. Ivy Thorns, a druggist Christmas eve. i:ufi. "lie had a lot of fun lcKllf:r.g against me. Watch hint when I take Hie stand against hilu," Hick man declared. Idaho Hoys Die to Save a Companion SANO POINT. Ida., I'Vb. lit (AIM Wilmer Altman and George KJel len, hlh school boys of tills town, ljive their ttves las) nlKht to save thai of a companion who was un aide lo swim, when their boat up net on Like I'eiid reitc. Altman and Kjetlrn were mo ex hausted by their efforts to rlht the boat and gel Hie third hoy, named Cr.ihlree, Into it, th;it they were fin able to (dumber nlmyid. The boat fllifted shoreward KevernI liolirr' later and I'rabtree w.ih laken to a hospital nearly frozen and Hiiffer iug Irom exposure. Four Men Burn To Death in Station CLAUKMONT, N. H., lib. U. ( A I' i -Con r iiih w ere burned lo dent li at Ihe I'.alloch elation of the ItiiHfoii and Maine railroad today alter 17 freight cars had been de railed and toppled against Hie Hin doo. The statioti stove was ovcr--turned and set fire to the wreckage. Ml, IN M LI . Wil l-; III K 10. hiHti, Kelt. Ll. (Al'l Chris Jub I. farmer, today ended wkn of arKiimeitt w ith his wife over lier petition fur ill voice by killing her with a pistol and then taking his own life after his final pica Cur a reconciliation had fulled. LINDY'S VISIT TO -foe , Kffef iitn jSumerian Queen Wore 'Jewels Of ru oaaa i n UOIU, OOUO JL. j. 1MMLAD KLl'HIA, Feb. 1J (At') Queen Shub-Ad, Sumcrlun ruler of fioou yeui-H ago, wore golden garters, golden earrings, n wig surmounted by 11 golden ornament, resembling a largo Spanish comb, heavily beaded cloak and carried 1,pr, r,OUff 1" V""!,y tWS f the , P1' -ot " " '-vcry of tho queen s body In a tomb ncttp that of her king was report j from Leonard Woolley, director of the joint expedition of the museum or the University or Pennsylvania, and the Hritlsh museum in "l'r of w (,llllI(1'0H- "Woolley ald tho treasures found in tho tomb were the richest ever unearthed In l'r. The tomb of I he queen was found abutting the kliiR'H burial vault, which had been rubbed of treasures, and In the center was a burial pit containing tho bodies of more than fifty men und women, tho warders of .tomba. ' -, Sold ie in mi Oiuml o,im,g .vu,u i.mi down into ''""' ,,:n..r: !'.,rl A Mopping jump led down Into llli' OIU)! Illy iir"- iivjh t-a in au soldiers of the guard, their crush ed skulls encased in copper hel mets and Llielr spouts sliouldetQd. They had been killed in their places to remain as sentinels of tho dead. ,: "The rest of tho grave area was a. shambles," Woolley Bald, "for In ,n lullTOW Hpaco -were stroAn fiO bodies of those sacrificed to thn l,lrlt r 11,0 id,,,ul- A,m u-o were men. their daggers on their hips: against the foot of the tomb Iny tho chief ladles of tho harem, eleven of them wearing what must have been full court renalla con sisting of elaborate head dress of gold ribbon wreaths of gold mul berry leaves hung from strings of lapis lit mi 1 1 dnd carnelian beads, silver pins with lapis head und great gold earrings. ' "Above the pair or each Woman was a silver palm with long pointH ending In inlaid rosetlos of gold, shell 4md lapis, ami besides each lay cockleshells containing face paint und Utile alabaster unguent vases. "At the head and feel, of tho dead 'ipieiMi were crouched tho bodies of her ultcndnnis. Her head dress, worn originally over a great wig. was a marvellous sight. Coil after coil of gold ribbon surround- (Continued on Pago C) j Maniacs Murder 2 Befqre Guards Gain Upper Hand PUIOKVVATKIl, MiiHM., Keb. 13. CAP) Led by an Insane murderer, liberated inmates or the Ibide waler state farm overpowered and killed two (guards Ihls morning and were only subdued after u force of more than Ml mianl, state police and city police from itruckton bad invaded the institution. The sbiln men wero Kugene Ant law, niiiht supervisor of guards and Wilfred Gerrori. a guord. A preliminary examination re vealed that Gerrori. smpiisim,' the first liiau tn umkc hU ivcsi pe oh be attempted to hoist htimelf fiver a ti'fins'im. w;is slraiiKb-d to death by the prlsniier, a liiiitiiac The kilter then liberated four other InmaieM, who waylaid Aint-iw and chihtied blm to death with Hie leg from au Iron cot. The rcmalpliiK k'uards in the In st Hut Ion telephoned for help and I hen. w ben t he prNoii wus sur rounded by oilier officers, rushed the five convicts and overpowered them. Turk President Is Reported III I'AilS. 111.. Kl. (Al'l C.ii. KtiintlMiilr ilixl;lt:hl.!t 1.1 l)ln flQ 1'nrl Htiyn that lli hcnlth ot Mil- tapha Kemal Pasha, president of den. Tillamook county contributed Turkey, Is reported to he disquiet- three men, with two each from Ing. The dispatt h says that the Marion. Houghis and I'nion conn president recently fainted ou the ties. The normal population of the street -In Angora. I prison Is Oou lnmutes. FRANCE BLIZZARD HITS MOUNTAIN AREA Worst Storm of Winter CI... 1 A oweuus over .Denver London Reports Gales TMCNVMU,' Colo., Feb. 13 (Al) Coming from tho northwest with a suddeness which caught this city unprepared, ono of tho worst bliz zards of tho season swept Denver and vicinity Sunduy afternoon und last night. A heavy toll of accidents was claimed by tho storm and ono city fireman battling with a blase and tho blizzard wait badly injured when ho caino In contact with a livo wire. Kxtrcmo cold wan re ported at Cheyenne on tho north with only a traco of snow, whtlo l'uchlo, Colo., on tho south re port ed a, light snow. IiOMlOX FIiKtiT. CIlirriiKl) ' LONDON", l-'ob. 13 (Al') A crippled shipping fleet liiupe.d Into port today as tho toll of a gulo which Jtwcpt- Western I'Juropo und. tho North Atl.nUo over tho week end was counted. It was feared that deaths might amount to fifty. .Loss br property was heavy. Twenty-fivo lives aro known .Co have been lost In Scandinavia and nine In Great Hrltaln. Accidents to shipping wero Just be co mil ng known although tho gulo spent itself early Sunday, After tho dredgo Hlessel Grlnkel sank In tho Moresy river six of tho erew wero missing and woro listed among tho casualties. , Kesldciiu'B Wrecked Houses wero blown down, roofs carried away and a torrential rain full which accompanied tho hurri cano caused fresh foods in tho Ilritlsh isles. Tho wind blew at 70 miles tin hour ut Liverpool with occasional guslB . reaching 104 miles while on tho opposito side of KuKland it was only a gentlo two-mllo breeze, , Tim Hritlsh steumship Himdown Castle, from Tyno to Now York reported, by wireless that It was returning to Cobh 'with the fore-, hold full of water., Tho stcamshl)) American Winner arrived ut Ply- (Continued on Pago 4) 13 MEN LOSE LIVES IN MINE PIT EXPLOSION WH1TI0 JIAVKN, Kng., Keb. 13 AP Tho Hu.fr mine pit, where 1 3 men lost their lives yesterduy In the third explosion In five years. was sealed again today. Fifty-nix, lives have been lost In tho series.' of disastrous blasts. The 13 victims wero members of an exploring parly of 21 who hud entered the mine In search of the hody of a miner tost in un explo sion last Oeeember, when four' wero killed. It wus the first time tho workings had been penetrated since t he lice cmher explosion. The ( archers had reached the scene ol the Oceeinber explosions, when four blasts occurred within 1 0 minutes. Foul air soon filled the mine, halklng all attempts at rescue. The eight who readied the surface alive had left Hie main par ty to i (charge their batteries and cat lunch. They were ubont &io yards away when the explosion oc curred. lieNperate efforts to reach Ihe entombed men, several of whom were officers, were blocked by the foul air. Relief work wus finally abandoned at noon und tho niluu sealed. 'Pen9 Population Increases to 680 SALKM. Ore.. Feb. 13. (AIM Nine weekend arrivals ut the stale penitentiary brought tlie prison popukiilon lo liso, a not her "hiuti id'Oid' mark. It was iimmuticed this mm-nlng by James Iewls, war- LONE EAGLE OVERDUE AT HOME FIELD St. Louis Crowd Becomes Worried Fog, Mist General Along Way LEAVES HAVANA : EARLY IN MORNING Monoplane Sighted at Ho- henwald, Tenn., But Not Identified Uncertain ty Is Widespread. ST. IX)MS, (AI rross Time riiksh) Col. Lindbergh landed here ut 5:01 p, in. toduy. MAY FIELD, Ky., Feb.' 13 (AP).' Airplane flying low In north westerly direction Been seven nilloa from hero nt, 1:30 today. Specta tors said pilot seemed to be seek ing Mississippi river and thought lie could not make out markings. They believe It was Lindbergh on routo to St. Louis. It would take about two hours to fly from here to Bt. Louis. , -'. 1 KT. LOUIS, Fob. 13 (AP) Fog ana mist enveloped Lambert St. Louis field this uftornoon as a small crowd uwaltod tho arrival of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Au air of uncertainty spread over tho field as two o'clock, tho generally accepted hour of Lind bergh's arrival, passed and no word had been recolvod. Some field officials, howovor, had cVlIm- 1 ated his time of arrival as 3 o'clock becauso of tho poor vlsib- y llity, landing lights at tho field wrro lit nt 2:45 p. m. Members of tko official rocop llon committor, headed by Acting Mayor Walter Noun and others ro muincd under shelter becauso of the inclement woathor. Tho crowd waB estimated a( 500. I PliAXF, SIGHTED 3TOHI0NWALD, Term., Feb. 13 (AP) Residents ono mllo west 'of hero sighted at 2:30 p. m, today a monoplano flying jiorthwost, ut q, f lielght of approximately !,B0O fo6t, ; whllo flomo thought might bo Col. Lindbergh's piano. Hohemvald Is about 2'20 miles southeast of St, Louis and approximately' 70 miles southwest of Nashville. HAVANA WOHRIKD HAVANA, Feb. 13 (AP) Lack of reports of Col. f'harles A. Lind bergh's progress had caused., un easiness in Havana, although sev eral duys before his start, ho had declared that ho would steer a cotirso avoiding cities and largo towns along tho routo. Lindbergh intended to cross the Gulf or Mexico to Florida Keys tn approximately ono hour. Just be fore ha took off at 2:25 this morn ing, he said: "I will bo ovor Koy West at 3:30." 1 .,- ON IIOMI-: TItAITi HAVANA, Fob. -3 (AP) Lind bergh was following tho long trail homo today. Ills-good will flight completed, ho hopped from Columbia field at 2:26 u. in., for his hono port of St. Louis a flight of 1200 miles. Night still hung over tho waters of tho straits of Florida as Lind bergh headed ovor them on the only water jump of his flight to Key West.,. As tho "Spirit of 8t. Louis" left tho dimly lighted field only the steady throb of Us motor traced Its course to the open sea. From Key West his routo led along tho Gulf of Mexico to a point south of St. Louts from there It turn ed north to that city. Plenty of Gas Tho piano was loaded with 225 gallons of gasoline, half Us capa city. It was estimated this would carry him for twenty hours. Tho flight, the fourth longest of his career, was expected to end at Lambert field soon after 2 o'clock this afternoon. Tho thro flights which have, exceeded tho present one in distance wero Now York Paris, 360O miles; Washington Mexico City, 2,200 miles und Sau (Continued on Togo E) BRING BODIES FROM TIMMINS DEATH SHAFTS TIMMINS. Ont., Feb. 13. (AIM The work of bringing bodies of the victims from tho burning llotlincer gold mine continued today with hope abandoned that uny of tho missing miners would bo found alive. jitrly today 2 bodies had been brought to the surface and reports at the shaft head were that the bodies uf 14 other mlssitiR men had been located Twelve of the &l miners imprisoned Friday had been reseiietl. i It was officially announced that Ihe tire which has been burning on Ihe r.r.n Toot level since Friday morning, was under control. Twenty-nine bodies huvo been lirotiuht out of the mine. All gave' evidence the men had died of gua poisoning.