EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEW SPA PER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE
THE WEATHER
CI T Y
EDITION
eitrtmt
OHLfioN Kulr tonight und,
Wednesday but cloudy in tho west
portion tonlRht with fo on const.
No change in temperature or huuit
ility. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1928
NUMBER 2
VOLUME XXVII.
Mi;.MUi:it a.skociati:l l'l!l;HS
MK.MHKIt ASSOC ATKI l'liKSS
KILLED IN AUTO W
II Ay
KECK 1
GBR
CAR PLUNGES
OFF HUNDRED
FOOT GRADE
Broken Steering Gem' Is!
Cause of lragedy Near
Palmer Junction
MOTHER'S SKULL
IS FRACTURED
Third Occupant of Car,
14 - Month - Old Boy,
Thrown Clear
and ES-
capes with Bruises.
A broken KtecriiiR Rear. Unit
plun-;ed a ear and oecupuins
ii Ver a 1 uu-fool embankment near
Palmer Junction osterdoy after
liooil, 1s Riven today as the tans,
for the ibalh ..f Illlle Wilbertu
Kinilv lMekersoti. .1. aflib serious
injuries in Iihi mother, .Mrs. . 1".
lllckersun. The third occupant 'f I
Hie (Mr, Pdllie Dhkcrson. Just 1 i
nioiil lis old. was throw n clear of
the auto'mohile and escaped with
slifchl bruises.
The car plmmed over the em
bankment. turniuR over and over,
and stooped its colnpultinR course
in :i stream, lhlle Wllbcrla beini;
plum-d under the machine with a
fractured skull. Her death was
instantaneous, i no mnmcr. who
n fractured skull, a broken arm
n ml bruises, was rushed to the
flraude l:ondehopitnl where she
is in a Rrave coridhiun. Physician
tiiis afternoon kuuH that her condi
tion was fair but would not txt$
definitely that she would ret-over.
No Time to .lump
The acr-tdent occurred 'I j
norlli id' lilpiii. about a mil
nillcri
mil 1
I'almer Junction. Mrs. lilel,
vas wclviiiK -hon'ie fMl
'""t-n,f I
trio wH!i iter two liny ehlldr
when the steering' KC.r broke on a
hill. She was unable to control
Die car and bad no time to Jump
before it went off the road.
Near her in a no', her car was a
si.-ar. (lladys Anderson, with Mrs.
lii'kerson's third child. w ho is
five year-: old, aNo leturuini,' from
the eauipliiu trip.
The husband has been employed
at C. V. Iteale's farm near lu-re.
He was not a nieuitter of the camp
inir party and was iHef strhk'-n
when he received news of the
tragedy.
I'tinei-al Noi Arraimeil
i mi,-. Will i-i 1 n-ii on MaV
t and was three years, three I
'.
months and I li days of ;t-f Kun
erat serviees Itave not yet been ill'
ranged. The body is at the Sood-e.r:i-is
x- dimmer ma n mnrlimiy.
The IMekersons make their huiio
In WalPi Walla. Wash., but Wr.
in ihe Crande Kondc valley thb
summer. Mis i-an-nts, of Uiehland
Wash., were immediately notified
of Ihe a i-ideiit and arrived In li
(irande early ths uioruini-'.
. lTrobTnson
elect racists'
new president
,:,:;,rV
Wide re.
profes.-i
(I.-Cted
llnbiir-on. uf Hie 11. - S.
company, was niven slule
nmiiiii'ii bv members nf his
a Saluiday when he was
i. resiij.nl of the On-on
lOb i t racists at t lo ir Second an- I
nun I convention held In thr M ult
iniliiii h liol- l. w as leum-d here
today. Approximately jU niemb. ifi
of the organization attended the
meetiiiu' at which many cities of
tin- state were represented, and an
in st met i e and wort h bile Session
as h"Id. M'", llMliinson succeeds
( ". A. Vilihel l. OT Salem. (IM presi
dent. harb s (iiiii'i Ion. of Kla
math I'ttlls. was i-ho.Ht n vice presi
dent. "The oi-aviation has two or
i mfe iKe. imys during the y.-ar.
When ast.ed t h's morning aboiil s
the iiuetmL- M-. Ioldn.oii sjiuI th"?
there nn' possibilities that the slate
lu-R.-m tout ion w ill have
IIMI' llleelinR lore.
Hm next sum-
10 Frozen In Cold
Ware In 5 nrkeij
Tl;i:i:l.'l
lAPi -Ti li per;
death when a
w ave bt-txiuht a
TurUey, Aw. I.
sons w er" f rose u t o i
phi-nuno nai cold 1
i heavy taiow i o t tils I
est. rday. I hind reds '
black sea
of Ciltll -
leported killed
i:i hi It TOIY
' :?.' a . m.- -" a bovr.
t 'oiiditton: i lear.
I .M lll.lt I s I'LIt HA Y
Maimuii '. 1 atoe. minimuiM
If, ,it...v. .
'oiidtt ion ; I'lmr.
u r t in ii i i.. 21. ui:
Miii!iium i-' a!'Ue. iiiinlmum
,". KliOt l.
' oto! it ion : Ch ar.
Fire Situation
In Forest Near v
City Improved
I Crew of 53 Men Hoie to
j Control Blaze Today
Zuber House Here
Nearly Total Loss.
AHIiotlk'li III" forest fin five
,uilli-s norlliwi-st of l.i 'in.if v;ih
H hi H I ut uf runtrol tills niornltik'.
ttlH' situation Is improved over yn
itcrtlay. according to reports by I..
J II. I'.USScll.
I l'rot;i'c.srt lounril ronti-alUii? the
flaliu-H miih li ii It. (1 yesterday after
noon when u wind fanned the
lila'e. tuu.siliK It to .spi'ead to .some
eMend. 'i'hc fire la now near more
sparsely tlnihcred country and 1111'
flRlm - expect lo have llltle Uilll-
ciiny in iuiiihiuiik ii in.
Mr. UiiKKcll send 1 more men to
tin! eerie this murilinir, urlnirhm
the total crew- to about i'i. About
live lelt when the relnforci'mcnts
arrived. It Is sold.
NO iiiMXl 'I illllKT ltlll lll-il
Tin; blaze is must I v in while fir
aim slashings and lias not reached
any iiierchnntuhle timber. Vile sit
uation louay w iv'iiirth'U lamy
JjOOlL
All oilivr firi'.s in this arcii havo
(Conllnued on
5)
Wheat liuyer Has
Headquarters Here
Wheat markets
downward
;in,
irmcrs arc not yet selling
their wheat, ilccurdiiiR lo W. 'i .
Caisfer. buyer ami inanuRi r oi
t hi- i.a tlrandc office of the P.ul-four-
Jut In ie eoinany which lias
esiabltslH'd iiermancnt offices here.
.Mr. liuIslKcr ih out of the 1'orUand
.v.ii.-li ..i the itl-'e I'limniillV
hiiKu comian' i
which extends over the entire
world. He graduated this sprilm
In businesi administration from'
sul!tli., l-nivoiwlle (Ite-'ou n II elul -
inCollee iwoV'car.i there and I wo j
ycars at Willatuctlc university. Ib'jti.nity lor the accident. The en.-"
becamo associated with the rum- i WI!S turned over lo Ihe county,
puny soon after completing .school. y,. .Sullivan h; at I he (irande
,ir. J'.alsi'i- opened the ol tiers- tor j i;on,,. (nc-pllal.
the company here recently In the, .-v0 i, .alter what i 'se. he's uanie,"
New l-'oley buildiim and expects to j
he here permanently. "We intend i
I to make I his .office an Imporia ut
; part of t he 1 'oft land branch and !
I we are j;oliisr to buy a lot of wheat!
from the tirande Itomb; valley in j
(ihe future." he declared. Mr..
Malsier is formerly from Morrow
county. "I sorely like a (irande i
and I'm Klad locall it home," h
; a'dded.
Moose Lodge Will
'in y A I h. I rat ii
One of the most important events i
of the Moose "year irt scheduled to'ed for the lo-mlle I'nlon to I .a
take place Sunday when the fra-ifirande walkini: race which will
t.-rnal 01 viinizat ion, the members' j he a feature of the Labor day eel -families
and friends :md the pub-' hrat ion, interest In the event Is
lie generally, w hich Is invited, w ill
have an all-day picnic nt Hn park The entrants, rnnicltr; In a'i'
at KtKin. I'ranspoi taiion is to be j from 13 to 4". are already enthus
piovided and an bit crest In c pro- 1 iastieally Irainlni: for the contest
Kfiim Is belntf arraim-ed lor the day. and Max t . I'ullen. chairman of the
l-'or.iier (iovernor Walter M. Pierce, rctebrntiou commit t re. is certain
a member or the lodce, will speak, lhat n Jartre numtier of others will
and there are to be lust riimenl a ! 1 cut er before Saturday niht. The
and u'mitet iiiustial numbers. i . entrant s will b- limited to 1'a
1 !. f M.-i-M. disli h i orRanizer, will i itarticipants.
also spe-ik. l-'ree lemonade Und I The f(tM to unnoiinee his hit-n-collee
will be lurnished by the, lion to take part was Kills Wiiikiii.s.
lod-.'e. Ivieh family is to lu int: its
own picnic lunch. Transpoitmlon
can li.- s cured al ;'.t o'clock al
ihe Moose hail on Washington ave-
. ...
) 7'n?73r ftotiirnui
For School Duties
H. Tow ler, priniepai of t he
i;.
Cr.tnde Hih school, with M rs.
wb r. returned by car last hIrM
er a suioiiu-r spent mainly at
i ii ford university where Mr.
Tow Icr attended the Mlliiliicr hcs-
They ;ere in Palo Alio six
' Wcfks. Mi
Viiiel to 1
and Mrs. Tow ler, also
tril.md and took a trip
lo Wash I tm ton. it is understood.
Mr. Tow Icr could not be reached
today for more detailed Informa-
Scout Leaders To
Meet This Evening
p..y scut troop committeemen
of Ui f'.taiide, uuniberinR aiioiit 1".
f will meet at the city hall at 7 ::!!
'tnnizM with I-:., liussell Scott, lain
'jern Oreiron fcout executive, tt hi II
be will ouillip' the proRram for
Ihe rest of the year and will pre-, nt
plans tor Rett in r nnd'T y ihe
fie-year protrram In xeoutin? w oi k
ft ha b. i li outlined for thh sec
tion. "This pr'jvhh t for first a mini
mum, then nn approved und finally
a stan-lard traininR school in vout
work for aH troop committeeman
and we hope to see this be yuii by
'October." explained Mr. Scott till--.
' morntiiR. Similar im i-ttngH are to
be held later tbroURhuUt the
t r :i Or r.:i vouuctl.
LEGS CUT IN
ACCIDENT IN
LOCAL YARDS
Transient Mangled hy
Switch Engine Is Ex
pected to Recover .
I II M
DOES NOT RECALL
WHAT HAPl'E.A.bLl
'
Injured Man in Hospital,
Says Name Is Jack Sal -
livan, and That He Is
PnrmiWQ f
1 IHIlillS. -
lelty'tt most Important aluiual events
When he was struck by a swlleht iind thi.s year's exhibit Ion in K'i"
mcin.v in the t.-S': yards Imneathito mainla.n that standard, jitdtfinK
the v'aduct at IMUM o'clock last j from interest atrmdy shown," dc -
ni-ht luck Sullivan about 3.". a,claied the chairman this morning,
(ransi'enl from Nebra'skp. had both;
bKs Kevered. one at Uui instep and ,( sl,""r U vv
n iiwl l.e r. tho 1 n-.. ' It-cause flowfis have Ki-lleinll
.... . ,,
morning thai his condition is Kood,
thoudli h. lias been In terrific pain.
The patient has been conscious all
Ihe while. The doctor lias express''
the opinion tlat bai-rim: .unforc
ween complicali'ins, he w III live,
.lust how It all !wipp"ned tho man
IOCS hoi Miu, ee ,
this morning. Ib wn t'
itai; tlmj
tracks. It was dark nnd it
over, thai was all. Men on th
was
irin lourd his cries ami ran to
him. sumuioniiic aid. 1
siilliiiit reuiiilcs I
I Ills condition lakes u moie pltU
fill aspc-t b.'causn, neeoi ditiff to i
doctor's reports, he is destitute and
apparently alone In tin- world.
I Asked whether there was anynn-
i. ...i l... ..-I
shed lo communi-
,..,(. or notify Mr. Sullivan said uo.js,,tm
(i,. K.,i, ,iM) no family.
Kintimr that In was a I res pander, '
i rri ..; .. I.. v ..),. In...l l.ulnv
, hlll t,y then-fore hud mo i espoiis-
(),,. .octor tobl u reporter this
ntorni nr. in bis conversation with
, ju. unf(J i unale man.
cnrM rMTCDCn
IN 20-MILE HIKE1
Aires of Walkers Kane
From 13 to 10 Interest
in Event Is Growing
With evn hikers already cut
j reachimr a hlu-h pitet.
1 -year-old hitrh
who "slimed up'
scluad st iident.
aturday nik'ht.
Ktlis and
hiking lo
boy friend have been
1 lilu'ard and running
li;i. !.
La (irande to "set in the
pink." t
Knrher .Makes Practice l(lk
The secund waikm- to o-n up
vafl
W. II. StOeltlllR. -S,
hiked from I 'nion
u barber, who
io La Hninde
this tnoriiimf to see If he
!-ould
bill lo
to labor
Mt. He could. JtlrlRht,
j Woiitd n't ditulRe his time
! of I ii'hi Is.
(nhrs entered tn the rai-e a r
I'laire Thomas. boy scout : I -i 1
Wilson, A a. tailor and fhh rmau
. lull I rlskiH. t :t. caddy al t lo- ro!
coiiise who Rets his Mia re of walk
hiR evei y day; James KntRlit.
d ry cleaner a ml out door enl husiuM
iiud V. A. P.tair
eook, lllalr ttii:
(Cohtitiued on J'ur C)
Andrew Loney Directs 68-Piece
Railroad Band In Portland, Ore.
With .n. In
the .a
iiie-tro of
i. ee U.-W.
a In-.' S it or
. Loney Jr.. din
il e mutiir.pn! 1
I h
balon." II"-
unit band thi
ay for the I . P.
I I-
te, HI. e ;,1 P.r.lfe RaVe a oOee) (
at Hp- tn w Woo'Iup n had In I'oi t
bind last ntRhl and ree-lvi d a "ir
rinv o it ion fi om a )p' ox I in a tely
l.'.'u. persons who I.Ib.l the build
in Th- huR
niMU. ians
will K.r a
nd.
tn wlih
here ii i e plain;r.
! concert w lid,- t he
tiain sloes In rv Satuid.iV. and ('
is expected ttat a tutRr i-rowd wii1
be at the di pnt Ul tlia! t i 'ihe
def'n ( time ot arrhal will le- an
nounced luter. Mr. Loney. as di-r.-.
Mr, Is u- .eV-..t -t 5a.jd..-e Umd
Annual Flower
Show Is Set For
Last of August
Neighborhood Club Mak
ing Preparations for
Display to Be Given in j
la uranae Hotel.
Any. .'It was steeled ' Hie dato
ill'! the La llrandf hotel ballroom
ih (he ilace for the filth annual
Neighborhood club flow er show
when the t'limillitlee met with Mrs.
It. I" Miit-nhv. r bairma n. lo make
flit plans last nteht. It was an
j enl linsiastii session in which all !
i member delei loined lo eoneeltlrale !
IVneltfie with a m, w to makinB th-
::Vrd'ri:,riV:;,;r,,,'i
ho visible each u-ce.ssivi. year.
"r,H' ll,MV,,r show ,,lls rapidly ad-
vMi.T.I lo the front ranks ol" the
mat ured a li-w day sooner i ins
ear than usual the show has been
set approximately a w eek earli r.
.The coininitlce. after careful in-
vest iKMt ion, concluded last nllit
jt hid ihis dale will come nearest
"jto catching all blooms tu tlieir
prime.
I Tho rockeries and K'U'dens will
riiiii-M.hu'. Aiiir. IIH.
Mis. Murphy alsb announeed today.
l 'auditions hu e been la vol able
I, LI- ........ r.... ..,-)!. -Inir v.M-.hinl
; ; i.inoms. flower
Karilen-c and fin
(lobbyists of t he
c'.ty and t here
are more this year Hum -ver be
fore believe.
Within the next few duys the
emu mitten w ill announce 1 hi'
classes for enl rit x and will mak.-
a more detailed explanation of the
'I Uv t'umiiiiltee
L-ommltteo Ihis year is coin-
The
I.ose.l
Kole;-,
uf Mrs. Murphi- Mrs. ,i. .1. j
Mrs. M. AnHiony. .Mix. Ituth
Ja'ksim. M i s,
Alldliter I'layl
K. I.. Keliley
Mis. ii. i-:. w
Mrs.
.s't,.J
haver. Mrs. I.ee l!ony, Mrs. Hlmo
'-UK
Met lt.,v.n,,n,l 1 1. Williams,
i Mrs. I.. I''. Ininii. Mia. II. II. Avi'i
.Mri.. lY.inli lliirr:.. Mrs. (Iny llin
ill n. Mrj. Wiiin-n CHI. i ll. .Mrs.
.1. C.ii-i'. Mm. A. T. 'rriilliiiKi.i. Mr
I.. H. Wi-i l.K. Mis. A. T. Hill.
Saved From Fits
t'UltTLANH, (In
With crews of fo
. Am:
est i n
l!l (Al')
iei-s and
rancher.s, and (iremen from I lood
Ilivi r and 1'ortbuul buttltni; lo sav
fhe low it of i '.-iscade Lucks from
I flames, rhe which broke out near
jthat city was broim'lit under control
'today. More tl all t M' tn n foiiRht
Hit; blaze vhicll caused damaRe es
iinated In exce s of SJ.'i.aoo,
The b!n.e startel in sawdust
loiiR tin- rlRhl of way ol the' rail-
i-oad
aill l
Mne
and soon spread
eeently diMuantled
o an
f ils
Miss Helen Wills
Wins First Match
l-'OLLST 1 1 ILLS. N. Y
M.
( A P ) M Ism' Helen Wills, stroking
hard and fast, inovirl Into third
round of Ihe naitoiiul women's ten
nis championship to. lav. In whh-h
she Is deiendiiiR her title by de
feating Mis, .1. Saunders Taylor of
New York by scores of U-a, t
was lo-r first a ppea ra nee of the
tournament as both players drew
a first round live.
Ram Sale Under
Way In Pendleton
f I'DNhl.rio.V. lire.. Am:
:.
'f.P 'lip- second annual rata sale
Js-ponsored by the (Heiron Wool
(Irowers A.ssoehitlon opeio-d h' te
t oibty wit h buyers from Wash Iiir
1 1 on. Ida ho. ' reRoii a nil M out a na
j pr- s. tit. l-'ive hundo-d ranRe stud
irains were ready lor the hlo K.
e one for t lie a- t lllil 1
HlOURll the (iS..hie
, i!i phty t hi our houl
I ot K
U'apl..tl0!)
I'l
iy.sl( m hip
Th-
to b'-
ciiil' -l. , first iiooi
t lo a a inmi tf w ;n u
to c In. in idonht p.
OR
y Maltoon. li-Lmd-
y and !
.-la. are pia.vinR
hand v hi. h Mr
Tin-
al ot Hi
b.
a I ti
mIv be
W as
d by
Hie fpt' ndhl rettptinn Ihey i ec. i-
e.J al lite Colli e la . eeitlilf. .Mt'.
Lom y said. He and I he foiii play
I'm ft miii Lu tJtatPb have been co
Ill; to foil,, Hid ewy Sunday ior
DEMOCRATIC
CROWDPOURS
INTO ALBANY
Governor Alfred E. Smith
to Liiunch Campaign
for Presidency
'ANSWERS CHARGES
OF EDITOR WHITE
,
.
Attacks statements witn
IMailcd .Reply, Call-
ing It "Unfair, Unman
ly and Un-American
j
AIJIANV, HI. AP) (iov-
' nnor Smith today spiked rcportf
jtluil he planned io make uttout
twenty set speeches durlnn Ids cani-
j V'Kn for the presidency nnd that
I be inte.uled to laimeh l,U drive
Su,,.itie in September with n tri
across the continent for an initial
address in ( irej;n.
"I don't know- a tiling about it,"
hi; told newspapermen.
i;y I). Itaroitl Oliver
(Associated ITess Staff Writer)
Al.IbWV. N. Y Aim. '2 1 (Al')
Denmcralic legions swarmiiiK in
to Allainy from all sections of the
nation to sen, their new leader of-,
lleiaily notified of Ills presidential
nomination tomorrow nlht today'
found Cover nor Smith calmly
walliim his hour of triumph as
well as the reaction to hi sweep
ink' counter thrust at critics of his
ImtK record in Ihe New York IckIs
laturc. Karly tomorrow evetilnu on the
east steps of the capitol the nom
inee will deliver u speech formally
laoncoiiin ins c.uiipaiRti for the
presidency.
Itcplio lo White
i'rpurlMK his desk foi the mn.1
meatous event, me governor inane
puldic a detailed reply to William
Allen wnili-s cnarcs inai nc hi-
voreo ine nan ton i .eo..-.lt
liiwiil-ils Kiinililtin.' mill liriiMltiitlnn hi'iiiJ on rnlllsion iif '"ritu Wi'NliM-n-In
his vnti's'iin ii luiitf list "f lillls (..." Missouri I'lii-lflr iiasi-nKi'r
w liile mi nssi-inlilytnuil nn 1111 -t-i Iniln i-n niuli' from St. Lpnl.s tn
urr w hli-li hf saiil must In- roll- i I li-nvi-r. unil I rriuht ll aln. Ii tnlli'H
sidered final.
JHH'larhu,' his legislative record
"as an opponent of immorality is
fixed and Hecure," and that he was
satisfied the people of New York
state did not concur In the "slan
derous attack," the nominee ussall
ed the republican nut inua I com
mittee for "openly associating it-
lf" wllh a matter he rewarded as
jiersonal.
pnlics to Otltei-H
He aimed the rejoinder princi
pally at Hie Kansas editors, hut lie
intemieil it to appiy 10 ins oinei (
i rith s, ineludltiR lr. John ltoaeh ,
Straton. New York Paptist mints-j
ler. who has charted the Rovernor
with helm; the Riealest foe of the'
ail- forces ol moral proRress lu the
old country today.
ma- After takiiiR tip each bill cover
ed by White. the nominee de
nounced the whole I hi or as "iiii
fair. unmanly and un-American."
and added "I have the satisfaction
however, of knowhiR that It is not
concurred lu by the people of my
ow n stale w ho have year after year
et pressed confidence in in e, not
wilhslandiriR that a laiRe part of
tins matter lerein referred to was
laid before them in the p''t by
urciiIS oT HIV p'ditlcal enemies."
"I am sure that I am rluhl," he
continued, "when I say it Is not
cone ur red lu hy tin- fair minded.
intelliRenl, thinking jieople of Hie
count ry."
"Poielv I'olllicnl"
He said he was "u'lad to have
this matter mil. of the whisperhiRt
slane and put In the open." He re
carded It as "purely political." and
aid "when the campaign begins l
do not propose to have the lsue of
I hat ca in pa ir li ib'foeed by con
t roversy over in elev.i at t hiliR-S
yueh as the discussion of my votes
legislator some '1 or more year-'
"Xo orn
my publli
in .-in
f tin. :'."i yi.'.irs nf
1 cm r .l.lll ll In
nil. ii.ii
Jil.. Ill- till" Vill' im
ii.i.iim.KiI Mr. Wliln
llmi.i wliii-h
Willi till- !ll-
IMniiil ir Ili-itry
ilii'i-li'i' nf tin- i
i . ,M 1 1 1 -'. tin
TlM'M. Il'llllillf
m.im rrnin Kuril
,L Allen, publicity
toil. Iha n national
replv continued,
to Whfle'rt cable-
e denviuR ite had
I i' t l ac I I'd
auibliiiR
' his chat-yes ms
nd ommrrelallerl vi
Pekinn Women Are
Ordered To "Hot
PLK1NC. Am.. :
liiUllh Ipal but i all o
lo.l decreed that
oodei yeais of
i '.eli- hah r pay
(API The
. ill. he safely
litnR w oiip n
Re must bob
"degeneracy
The rdcr become cfT
Sept.
I . It Ik meant to dts' out iiR'- t he
old Matichu style of hair d'esstntc
and contradlcis the rullnif of 'ten-
ral rhu Vu-Pu, mllt'Mt y Rovernor
ol ("hlhll under the foi iio-r regime,
who .:-oUM'ed I....:- iobllij.
SA.VES SEVEN
J
T'Jnicr .Marccn, I it. of Santa
Cril. Cut., ilit-iilcil to work at
ji caiMM ivnliil htitiloii this viica
I ion hut he's hern ilolnu: mow
Hunt lluil, Wllhin a monllt's
time, he in-wned seven peisons
from tlrowiiiinr. IJou'I-'h tin ex
pert swimmer, too.
THREE TRAINMEN
WRECK VICTIMS
'The Westerner" and
Freight Collide J-Iead-on
Near McCracken
MiCKATN K, Kim.. Ailir. SI.
( AT) -Tliri-i. trnliinii.n uri' ili'nil
llllil rlllllt lilllcl' III ISIIIIM Injllll'il.
two .srrlously. lis l hi' ri-siilt nf u
west of here 1a)e ta.st ntRhl. Th
Injured Included five punseiiRers.
The dead:
P. 11. Yoiinir, lloiHiiiRtoh. Kim., j
passenger train inmucer. . i
.Hell Kline,, IbdsillRlOII,"' frelKht
brakenuiti. -
( 'harhK. , t'oltou, , I tolsiiiRton, I
frelRht bifik i'natir ' " '
. h'. K. Pencil, also of HolsiiiRlon,
fr.eiRht i tiRilieer, HUffered ti broken
riRht Icr, internal injuries and
cuts. Mayer VanderRi If, leiiver
who was lidiiiR on the coal car of
the fi'iiKhi, was injured internally.
The oi In r injured :
Mose lUivis, Pueblo. I'ido., pass
eiiRer conduciort left JiIr; bruised.
W. li. Nash, AlRlers, Lu., ribs
broken.
Mrs. W. P. Nash, bek wrenched.
Mrs. S. ,1. Johnson, linind June
t Ion. ( 'olo., b ft hip lu uised.
Mrs. Leo T. Hlbbens, Scott City,
Kas.. larerationfi on lace.
hai les Ha id est y, HolsinRtou,
jiassi pRer brakeiiian, back wrench
ed. All of the Injured were taken lo
la Ipispttal
t HoisitiRtou on a si
Ida I train.
Tom Triplet! all-1 Jess,
.firemen, both iff I lol.tiiiRton
Juini
cd to fafety,
Otlicials of Ho railroad were re
port' d on their way here from su-
iwatoinie to investigate Hie cause ot
the wreck. It wan rpoiteil thai It
pvaa the result of a misiimb rsland-
I iiiR in train r in.
II KI.KNA.
Illll IM'II'UII
M on I
n n k
, .iiu-. I. (AP) -l.llli
il. H II ul !l I I
(Oilltimiri! Ill, I'tiW: Ti)
PLUM-CHERRY
FRUIT FOUND
NEAR SALEM
SALJ;.I, Ore., A"k'. L'l lAPi-W
(L Albn, dlstii' t inaiiaRer of Hunt
Proiheis .vniiiR of Northwest can
neries, may ha e d l- ovei i-tt the
i proReuy of the straURent wedding
on record, f ii ow im,' in the hrilh
in a hidden ul on his farm, he
j found a rtei ilhnR tree ami the fruit
lo.fiiaots of thin fruit center are de-
I biitliiR ax to the am entry of the
i fruit produced. To every uppear
(an'c Hie parents of the child were.
Mr. Pium and Miss ibc.al Anne
cherry. I tie Utile IcMow'rf are
sllRhtly larKcr than the fulb -t
Rt ow n Itoyal Anne cherry, and na
tin y rip' ti develop the f hirdt of
jf . i, us f . 1
It . 2'
h.v ' -
cherry red on their checks. In j
shape and appearance Ihey have'
the cherry effect, but when eaten I
I here Is no doubt as lo the pluiiii
blood that courses throiiRh tlu tr j L 1
vr-ins. Some fruit expert say t hey j ev a - ! inr,
can tawte a dh'Hhct cherry flavm ' ('inii'l.il on
in l hern, and it is difficult to deter- 1 oumituiii
mine by u loolt wheiher the pit i' the chiiini
a churrv pit or a plum pit. Some here Mmnl
fruit men say that pbinif and diet - , W out to I
rb-M will eiiKHRC in no marital vcu- todav ti I
i rb-i
tor
I1H
toRcther. Hut the diitd ic
to i oafi out tin
Tornado Fatal
To 8 Persons In
Iowa, Minnesota
Scores Injured and Prop
erty Loss Is Estimated
at More Than One Mil
lion Dollais.
ST. P.WL. Minn.. Aur. 1' 1. (Al')
Heath of two persons In a hos
pital today broiiRht to ciRht Un
known fatalities in the tornado that
jNwept two southern Minnesota
counties und northern lov;i points
I yesterday ufternoon.
Additional si'nres of Injured were
rcjiorted, briiiRlnK the list to nearly
loo us farmers lirouRht more vic
tlms to town for niedii-al attention.
roperty 1ok is estimated ut more
than a million dollars. (
Thi latest dead ar Marvin liaum
Riirdner, of Austin, who died In a
hospital from injuries received
w hell tho Tornado crushed libs !
home, killhiR outrlRht Ills I --year- I
iibl Him Harold, and Mrs. Harry!
Johnson, who was hurt when her;
homo crumbled under the blast of j
the wind. j
V Austin 11 1 llnnlest
Austin, Minn., w as the coin-
munlly thai Milfetvd the heaviest i
lows. Five were killed tlierr, more
than r0 persons were injured, and'
buhincK.s build inns ami residences
were wrecked.
A fourth Minnesota casualty was'
near Cilenvllle, while t wo women
lost their liven at I w in Lukes, a re
sort near Kockwrll City, Jowa.
Other known dead arc:
AiiRtist Newbauer, automobile
'mechanic and Harold IhtutiiRardticr
I U, both .of Austin; and Laverne
I Uobcrts. of Nora KpiinRS., Iowa, all
Jvllled ut Austin.
Mrs. CIiiIh O. IhiK- n. at Clni
Mile, Minn.
i Stella Powell of Truer, and Mrs.
JCeoiRe Steer, f.a. Of HaVclock,
J killed ut Tw in Lukes, Iow a.
1 tine hundred members of the
I American leRlon ulded couipuny IL,
' Mlnm.HOtu national RHard. in pat-
1'rolliliK the st reels of Austin today
as a recheel; of the damaRc v wa
slut t I'd after u plRht ol darkness,
due to failure of power lines,
j Fifteen of the persons at Austin
required hospital t rea t ment. and
one is not expected to recover.
j SlnrlH .V'Hi' lowii Line
The Minnesota tornado appar
ently started In Hp- vicinity ol Km
mons, in l-'reeborn county, near the
Iowa .Hue. It .sttuitR liort iicast w anl,
imlsKliiR Clcnvitle and woiklnR it
(Continued on Pauo 4
Prune Harvest
On At Millon;
Shipping Begins
MILTit.N'- FliKI-:WATKII, Ore
Auk. -1. Prune liarveMt is on in
earnest here and will ico-h itspe ik
by about Wednese'ay. Toe halt Is
hii Re and doe-i put so l t.-r much
frotll ( UllltlR Since fewer Riei n Oll'-S
are coi n i or in t hontm a II the
houseH are iishu,' the biltiiiR y-ys-lent
in t- 111 I i Mir. soiipI IiIiir that has
lint 11 III K'IP -ca I II' hef eiotm-e.
I p to Saturday nlRlit. ',." cam
had been sliii)ed out owr Ihe N. 1'.
li ti. 1 IH ovi c Ihe O.-W. P. Ar N
from thb: dif;liiit which include:
the packiiiR houses at tlie s?atc line.
M iM.iMan, Insane, Kept
Prisoner m Room
Fourteen Y e a r s
fAI'J
ly cov-
I hair,
i-haed
pear
lKN'i:it, Colo . Am,-. :
Ills mind Rone, and hi;- t
eri-d with a thick biowih
I larry I e-b r, 4." , w as
from a kioiii in a nup li In
Palrplay. folorndo, Ibat I
III III
his prison for 1 I years.
't he Henver MornlnR Posl,
copyriRhleil htory, an that tic
man was I-. a?, d from tlie sia!'
p.-iillenliary 1 1 years aRo. v. In n !
hecame im;anc. He h;ol he. n s- r v
Iiir ll sentence for calth
Since Hp ii, Hp- I'o.-t :-a
been kept chained in a w
unfurnished room In his
home.
Recently Led- i'S il-tef
Ilvi d at th" ran h w n li
Mini her, dh d, and Mim ll I
MalbiR.
Ifbhaid. teariiiK thai
would he una he t f ca r
visited Ihe place today
He found Heel, c ch;
Moor of t h- dot I" im d
w as reniovi d 1 o 1 a 1 1 il
for ohsrrtatioii. Sim
iiuiv be tat," a in 1 lo-
Illl ll III I ll.'
hp. Up
!
Raker lo Rtceirv
Hotel Rids Aur.
- jn. - cr. n om
.irchitt
SECRETARY
President Announces Ac
ceptance of Hoover's
designation Today
STANDARD BEARER
ARRIVES IN IOWA
Has Breakfast at Old
Home in West Branch,
Where He Will Deliver
Address Tonight.
wmitim; m-cchkiks
IIOUVKIt
SIPHUKHt. Wis, Aur. 21
( AP) President CootblRo today
nccejited tho rexiRnalion of Sec
retary Jloover from the cabinet
:iml appointed William F. Whit
hiR of Holyoke, Mass., to suc
ceed him.
WhitliiR, wini bus been a
personal friend and political
supporter of the president for
many yearn, arrived here today
und was administered the oath
of office in the chief executive'
room at the executive offices
here. Whitlntf Ih head of the
Whiting Paper Co., of Holyoke,
Mass.
He has never held political
office but ban been active In
state polities. especially In
Western MaHUchuscltN. Tie was
'i deb-Rate to the republican na
tional convention in 19?0,13'J4
mil Ht.'fi. He is about (K yea I'M
of awe.
lty ItiiiM'H li. We!.
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
WKST IlllAN'CIl, IoVH, AUK. I
f A P')-ltM hurt Ilouver'lH buck tu-' "
day in this cross-roads vlllaRe of
his birth, cares of the presidential
cumpuiRii forRolten as ho renews;
old friendships and revisits scenes,
of his childhood.
A rrlvinR- early, (he republican
candidate drove directly to tho
little frame house where be wan
"born to have breakfast as the Rtiest
; of .Mrs. Jennie Keellars. who now
owns the bulblliiR.
With him were Mrs. Hoover ant!
(Continued on Pace f)
CHAPLIN WILL
LOSE $750,000
AND HIS WIFE
i.ns a(ii:li;h. chi., aur. si.
(AP) ----- Charlli Chaplin. crcen-
!dom's famoiiH cotnedinu. tomorrow
i .sits on ftp- Ioiir eml of nn Oct that.
lacks all the dements of comedy
but costs 7.'iU.0iin.
! I'm- lomorrtiw hl.t wife, Llln
jfiiey l-haplin, will seek the final
-decree Ii) the In t crlocu t nl y divorcn
jRfanted her on Aur. iaJ7.
which will sever the martial rela
tions of the two. W'Uix tt roi'h a
court award to her $70O,tan from
j her husband.
This w as t he announcement
-made today by Kolaild ICh'h Wool-Ib-v.
aitorm y for Mrs. i.'haplln, who
Uaid he would represent bar la
1 1 o 1 1 it. ai the final proredlnRN.
uutaiib- of. the f7&ii.0oi and lh
loss of his wife, its Just another
lay to ''haptln. the ctor uaid. To
ill.l Wife it bllllRH re" port ft of lice
piobable marrlaRc to Poy I'Arcy,
j i m Hchir.
I Incompleted divorce m-ocecdiuRs
h.-tween I 'A icy and his first wlfn
would make an Immediate niiir-
o Mia. Chaplin Jlb-unl It w um
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