La Grande evening observer., August 28, 1928, Image 1

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VOLUME XXVII.
MKMCEIt A8HOCIATKU i'UKSS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1J2S
MKMDKlt ASKOUATKD l'KUKS
NUMBER 7
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LAGRANDETO
HAVE A GALA
CELEBRATION
Lfl)or Day Program to Be
One of Largest Ever
Held Here
44 ARE ENTERED
IN WALKING RACES V-mm. i.....,,,-,. t.
v .... tlio first .la-e tlic
Interest Keeiv in Hiking
e a. i. mir XTrtrtl
Contests Many Novel
Entertainments Insure
Happy Day for Crowds
' . '
one of ihe must
hiborutc Kahur-
luy progi-rtus ever arranged roc
ji (irande Is rapidly being lined'
up this week In final Intensive pre
parations under the direction of
Max O. Culled, general cuairman
tr H.e mi-adces of the LjMllial
i i'.. ...... n .
A day that will be literally
crammed full of entertainment,
slums. Jollity and excitement, is
to begin at H:l. o'clock in the
morning with a hoy scout bicycle
race and t end at midnight when
orchestras In two different dance
halls play the final ehuid of
"Home Sweet Home."
Hundreds are expected to eome
from neighboring communities to
join in the busy day. . "Drawing
cards" 'then- are in plenty for
everyone, whether he be a buy
scout or a fal man. In the afn-r-lo(in
there are to be mure than 25
different contests and races, sim
ilar to thu held l"i year, on the
i.i.-i i !..(.. (t.A 'Tlio Iji
t;rande band is lu play and there j
wtit be a short spfsiklhg irogram. 1
es ami events'
The variety of the r;u-
are assurance or an ciueriamuig
nflci'noun. ,
I'iuade nt Hl;:iO
The pantde Is lo begin at I0:0
u'cUx-U In h morning and will be
nnf. f Hie highlights of the day.
Manv floats will be entered ley
i-.iniiiH-nl;i 1. frateriiiil. lubor. and
grange oryaiil'.ntiouh.
There will
be three divisions.
the grange
i.miiiiiim.' with the fniternal, for
(...noeiltlon. with first, second
and
third prizes lu each.
Interest in the hiking cumcsis
fi.r ln.tb men and women Is grow-
lug keener daily us the entry lists
swell. There are now 24 women
crrtered and 20 men. Indicating that j
competition wilt be close in both.
Names of entries are given later
in Ihis article.
The rniry list for the hiking con-
1ests will be cloned at. S:3U o'clock
Suiunbiy night and the labor queen
contest will end at the same time, j
At noon of 1,-ibor I my there is to
be a tug of war between a j
Caterpillar tractor rmin . minima
i .mi pin
TractiH- company ana m imin pvur (
,.;.x l.(. M.-cured lo enter .
around ll'. Mr. Cullen believes.
This will take place by the freight
house.
The boy scouts entering In the
bicycle race are to meet In front of
the post office at !i:l-"i o'clock. If
iieccssn ry t his will be run off In
heats. The cyclists will ride down
Adams avenue east past the fox
farm and on (iekebr's lane east
V the main liighway'and tlfn back
on Adams. In, and Mrs. W. T.
I'hy are giving a complete boy
seimi uniform for first prl." and
Jr. J, i .Mcl'herson Is' giving n.
(Continued on 1'ngc f)
HE ORGANIZED
DURING PICNIC
Another oru'Hiil'.ailon uniting '
folk from runner stales Is to I
burn In l,a C.rande next Sunda
when former lownn-. Indiana ns.
and lllinolaiix will meet at the
l:iv,.rl.l.. .rk l a !,-.. .l..ri..K
ii l.i. l. tli..t- t. ill . I. .;,).. 111.. 1. 1.1 I
J'lans for the
lioliiiced sever,
interest in the
keen. Those ii
dent that there
pleiiic were ii
(I weeks tigo a
nd
meeting has beei
i chargenro coiifl
w III be a very largt
atteudance and thai It will Include
families from many coinmunlti
J'ieiiie lunches will be pu together
and coffee will be furnished. If it
J cool tin re will be a fire tit 1 he
fireplace. Kvervorip who formerly
J:ved In on- of ihe three slates Is
cordially invited to attend. There
Will tie lio pfoe.ni in hut Infiit'lllal
il 1 1 ti ir and part of the time will
be deoled to organization.
I'oi.ii i-: mi;mm. nicvci.t-N
All r. (irari.le b..s and gir!
iiwninu" bit ycji - are asked by the
elly police .fcii.ill ment i call Hi
headquarter ;nid liave lher bi
eycle markt-d for purposes of
hh'utifji.-iit inn. This measure Is to
be tried for Ihe purpose of aiding
Im the apprehending of bicycle
IM-vm, i;.,.-h l.ievcle will be
marked whfi a separate numlM r.
w i;rni;i: mti:i!Iv
.Mavimnm 71 iiIimvi',
Minimum 1 above.
Ijisi night i.i Oiionb' popii-bili-ni
i-lept ll. rough the culd
et night of the seanou when
the i Ih rmuineter fill tu i'-t de-
0. - W. Employes !
Win Many Honors
In Athletic Meet
Local Unit Places Second
in Sport Contests Held
in Boise, Idaho, This
Weekend.
The 200 I.i ('ramie employes and
officials of the O. W. II. & X. rail-
; road have returned from the an
, mini Union 1'aclflr athletic meet
j held at linl.se thin MPPA-ciitl. They
reuirneu wun many imuvmuui ami
their credit. In
the O.-W. unit came
mit with uoi-oii.l nine In tlin m..
ure meet. n.o r. p. umt wastirst.
with -."'.1 points and the O.-W. had
,,, Thl. lMK AHKelM iiml
sun i...i;e unit i tiiira ami the
j" - .1 - .f,,,,, ,, .,.
lllie championship, and tlio ().-V.
swimmer and d Ivors lead all the
other eontcsUints.
Two l-ii (Iraiide girln, who work
la the railroad nnperintendeiit's of
fice were hinh point women for the
emir? meet in the 'rifle shouting
cuuicsi
They are: Krartees .Men-
ger tind May
IHniuvan.
Thomas Wolfe of Wallowa was
the high point if tin num.
The O.-W. unit won the first
three places In the horseshoe, pit
ching contest.
The O.-W. iBO. piece blind took
first place lu the big band contest
and second place In t he sma Her I
b;md contest, f
.More than aT.no Tnion INk-HIc ;
emplo es attended the meet which I
was naid ti be the biggest and best
held. V.. V.. Calvin, yiro president
of the Union lieific,' lu charge of
operation, attended the contests
from Omaha.
.1. II. I'eare of Xa Oranrte, Kiid
ern Cregou A. A. V. commissioner
mid Ted Iudlam were official lime
keier.
Morrtn Dunne of 1'ort-
W'iih referee and t ol-r:r:
O'Neill was offlciijl Judge.
About 12 1 1'ullmati coaches and
special c;rs took the 1". P. repre
sentatives to llofse. The weather
was flue the whole time, says .Mr.
J'care.
t Kailroad officials believe a great
lion I of credit is due the O.-W,
bra nidi of thil'.-I'. system In the
splendid showing it made as It Is
the smallest and newest of all ihe
I. 1'. branches and last year made
n score of but 53.
Thf " parade was witnessed, by
.i.j'0' people iinu a revuici niiseiiau
crowd was featured Sunday when
more than SU00 people
the game.
attended
.Portland Mart To j
! Speak Here Soon 1
On Pension Bill
' " 1 C ramie fire department could be
l. Hale. Tori land alinrtit-v . ineresiscd materially in the sup
hairu an of th- state old ag" I i,ressloii of fires is the belief of
! "
j and
... , . .
anil chairu an of th state old ne- I
I pension cnmmltl
p'
of I he Kagles (
the Kaglcs hall
lodge, will spink
at S o'clock Thursday evening nt : imlders more than feet long,
a meeting to which I h- public is the present lengi h. more could
Im bedi MivIIhh'-In Maid to lie H ; have been done to successfully ox
Very Interesting Hpeaker and well ( thiguish Ihe court house fire hist
versed m the sublet. Tho old f Wednesday, he yays. In order to
n ge pension bill, lis benefits, t h ' rosifli Ihe flames it was necessary
cost of maintaining it end the Im-' ( break through the second sioty
mane shi of the uuestlon. all will (-eing to get to the attic. Willi
be taken up. Tho national old age j;i.() r equipment f greater length
pension corn mil lee and I he Ki a-i t he fire could have been reached
terntil Older of Kagles, Is making a J f rnm the outside, according Ut the
determined effort to make the old.i-htcf.
I age -pension a national law, II Is
expt'iiiPd by local lodge liietnbers.
"This i:i an important MUestion
j which should concern every taxp'iy
I cr. business man. profiVslonal man
: and minister," declared it-member
(of ihe loial old age pension coin
( millee today. "Mr. Hale has a mvs-
sige fur every man and woman in
he added. Frank
:. Walker and II
T. I'M wards comprise I he
local
coin mil tt-e.
I
I
f, OW eYtilCC OUCCCSS
I .-i . J ... I n '
! ltll'8. PlUMOn KepOHS,
Mrs. . Xi. I 'ut nam rc( urned
Monday morning from Wallow a
eouiily where she has been attend
ing the Wallowa county young
petiole's convention held lu t lie
' South fork canyon above Lostine.
I Mr-. Cut nam reports that the
j meeting was very successful and
j bids fair lo become an annual
event. N. year ll will be held
j the first week lu Auuust.
1 About Tift young people attended
the cam pf Mrs. Putnam says, Mr,.
I'-'tnato was member of the fac
ulty and taught Christian Kmleavne
i., .loii". The Kev. V.i n Xuys of
I 'or t land w a- head of the camp.
Count i XV. C. T. U.
Will Elect Off irrm'
Thr Colon ( 'otini y Women's :
Chrt1 ian Teniperanc- union w PI1
me t Tl nrs 'ay at 2,-o'clock in Pu
Met hod f-' church at I "nion. Anaual
ele -tton of offlt-ers v ill b bed
and will be foltowe I hy a liinsie;i
progmiii and an ahiics by It. I..,
I'm ne m. pMWir of t Cent r 1 1
I'hvi.-tian cliurch of I.a Crnn e, ',
Kve-y in" Interested In the work
of the union ts cordially Invite. i to
iitteijil the meeting. The evening
?-.-islon formerly announced will not
t.v held, says I rVna It. Wcathei
npoou, president o' th organiia-
HOOVER STILL
ABOUT PLANS
Determining Extent of j
Personal Participation
in Presidential Fight
BELIEVES EAST
iNEEUS ArlJKiNTIUA
Advisors Urge Nominee
to Speak in New York,
New Jersey and Massa
chusetts. lly dailies Wit
Assocltited I'ress Hiaff Wlirei
VASIIIN(1T(.V. Aug. (AT)
rontinuing conferences with ifpnli
llcan campaign inanagrrs In the
east. Hei'hert IIover today was as-
Hcmblying Information upon which j
lo base a decision as to Hie extent I
he will paiticipate per-son;illy In the!
presidential fight there.
William H. Hill, ciiairnian of tiin) Th wounded man was M. If.
New York stwle Hoover coinuitttnc, InrUln( president of a SactHinentu
hud an engagcmeni .wllh Ihe reptih-, transportation companj. He en
Itcan standard 1 m er to Huppleinent i eountertd Ihe slayer on a highway
the advices given him yesterday by j leading out of Hie city, and whh
rharlis 1. Jlilles. national Oommlt-
teman for New York, and Hani-I
j.;. poinemy. vice ehiiinnan of the
Jersey committee.
i.hmimii SihiHlinn NmU
Attention
Uoports icceived hy Hoover Finn
his return from the west Indicate
that t lie eastei n sit ualion is one
requiring; uitentinn and his advis
ers are iirgmg him to go into New
York, Mastctchtisetts and New Jer
sey for at least one speech for each
slate and more If time can be found
i'ji' them. "
After be has canvassed the east
ern sllualtnn, be will be In u
Kit Ion to fairly w ell map out
campaign up to election time.
po-j
Ids'
K
j in certain that he will take udvun- eastern -Airegnn. i ne mate hikh
1 1 a u e of his swine bark to his home way offices In Ii (irande are busy
In Cullforn'a to vole for making
u Series of addresses. W pettier lie
will lake the northern route home,
through Wisconsin. Minnesota,
Mnntnii and Orecnp. or the soilt h-I
em route ' remains to be deter-,
t mined.
.Mn' SpeiK nt t'lilciig- r
lteforo tluit(tnieho very rtb
i '- ' " -,
(Continued 'on V.ige r)
Cily Needs JjOii get
Fire Ladders, Says
Chief Murchison
That Ihe efficiency of the I .a
cny Klre Chief Murchison. I lad
t lie department been emjlppcil with
, , , .
t ladder Mich as Is now
I. a (iminln will ImrHy
In use In
reach two stories. The most mod
ern extensions are from 4". to Mi
feet in le-iglh. yays Chief M.urchi
son and will reach four stories.
The ladder extension trucks lu the
local department were purchased
several years ago, one three years
ago and 'the- other more than 1 li
vcars iil'ii.
So far two trucks now in use
have been adequate
i handle
occurred
ihe lack
!lbe fir" which have
! I.a Claude except for
proper
ladder equipment, said the
bier. ,
'I'll, i.'i c j-til fire ilenarl liieiil was
! organized in CM :t. Its tMiiipinerit
at that time consisted of four
companies stationed about town.
Kaeh company had a hose cart
which was pulled by the men.
j,';;,;
The present personnel of
department ineludcs eight
time men and 1 call men. 'hiet'
Mill'' hi'on has been with the de
partment for more than ten year--and
he has been a volunteer fire
man sin- v 1 !"!'.
Mcacham tn Have
Weather Station
' A new uctillicr stall
lo.ntcl September I at
! Osar Cutler, t.f the :
r u ..i.. l.o. i. ii ..f ..f n..iv
rhani.
rande
11 h
quip.
'' ..'.
in
the iiisiiill.itlou
meat for Ho' l:
Th" lot aliou
operative slatl
Itleal, Mr. Cutb
of 111
new
(but.
for the new i
Ml is cnn-ldn
wiys, beca use
is on the summit of Ihe iiiountal.is
and thu reeeives ;K. f-iU l.enefil
of all pieeipilation. l.'ImtT Ol-ep.
highway - pan olman. is lo have
charge of the station.
The work of ihe sUiti-.n "i'l con- I
fdst of obiitiiiiii'4 tlain on the snow-
fall and preeipiintion. This data
will hf tied to predbi flood-.
There is a government weather
st.illoti In practically all towns with
a population of ig'JU or more, .Mr.
Cutler ;-ayri.
Jealousy Held
Reason For The
Killing of Four,
Sacramento Man Crazed
Kills Four, Wounds
Fifth in a Two-Hour
Shooting Frenzy.
SAi'ltAMKNTO, Cal.. Aug.
( AD Tha Insane Jealousy of a
man whose estranged wife wan pt
(trriitve in another Mian stood today
I us the motive for the shooting Xv
ilenlh nf finir men iiml uim n.H no
r '" no im mghj. Tho(
ponce i.tid J'erry 1 . Haines, rail
road employe, as the slayer and I.,
f Cohiiin, le-causo Itarnes named
lilm as an alleged accomplice.
I he men w ho fell before the pis
tol of the slayer during a t'n;
zled two-hour period of shooting
Charlea K. Curtis, biolhcr-la-law
Of I lit i ties, . ' " ,
Charles Klein, also a brother-in-law
of Humes.
I, en (iearhcirVI. a couMu ol i
Itarnes by marringe. t
Clarence Muncy, whom police'
said Intended marrying Itarnes
wifv following divoice firoceedln.'TS.
"(ioo.i SJimai llau"
i t ho (iood H.inmritan and tool
(Continued on I'iige T)
Drinking Water
On Highways
Is Being Tested
Ucjfcorts have iteen mane
the
stale public health service In 1
land on the condition of drinking
water along the highways in nnrih-j
j sending half pint sample
of drink-
mg waier iroiii uu
far the water at
springs near Durkee
section. S't
Untllc.smike
on the Old i
Oregon irail and
the water In
Table lloek
springs In the I taker
Cornucopias have both beou judged
pure i'oi drinking pnrosus
Oscar Cutler, of J,a (inttide, divl-J
slon office engineer. ,
Water from l' different drink-i
iug spots along the highways will j
be examined before the work Is
finished. Mily thse places are
tested which h ive been set aside J
by signs or spring ciulpment an
drinking spnts. '
La GRANDE FOLK
IN TORNADO I
ESCAPE INJURY,
S. M. Ielepine, own' r of Ihe I.a
(Ira tide Self -Service store, has al
most decided not to let Mrs. Dele
pine and their four children go
vacationing again so far away from
home as Wisconsin, for Mr. Dele
pine had letter this week from his
wife In which she described the
I damage done by a terrific tornado
which a week ago Sunday struck
the summer home of her parents
j on Creen lake lu Wisconsin where
they are visiting,
"T '""'""'"' ' '-
I ; sh uck oy inn iwisiei , suys -m.
!Delepln who describes Ihe havoc
1 wrought by the storm as follows:
j "The boat house roof vaf turn
cbar off und a canoe lifted up and
(curried over a 'U-foot. hedge of
1 trees. SiMeen trees In the yard
were cut off. and windows smash
ed. The sleeping porch was wreck
led a lid a hole lorn in the ronf of
the house,' The children's beds
lout on the sleeping porch were
'piled one on top of the oilier and
a. heavy porch beam crashed across
llieiu. The bed clothing was wrap
ped around the posts and pie-.w
of wood struck Into the side
the house.
Creen dike is the deepest la I
Wisconsin.
of
O.-W. Employes, Engineer, Farmers,
Give Views on Court House Question
"A new court houyr 7 Why
If It Isri'l that it tl will be ;
Cilng else tn p.ty taxes on,
j idd court house was Mice the
I hour" system. It may have
'lite lest our fathers could d
;cerialnly wo can do b"er.
not l
The
poor
been
but
And
jMirely we Wfint a coin I house in
kieptng with the progress of the
.cltj. And who wants to go a mite
ami a ItaH lo ri-g'st r or pay bis
tave.w. or say goiel morning to thu
j Mo riff "
I The above statement, was made
by i;verett ll. Walker, employe or
Ihe O. W. K. A N. who along
with oiIot I.a Oiainb- and Colon
county men Was Interviewed yester
day and today on the advislldlity nf
bo miing a new court hoioo- to re
place the pn sent one which was
biollv damaged in a fire hst Yd-
day.
.7. 1 1. 1'obbln. I.a (irande farnvr
lUing three tnlb-s port henst, of I.a
lrand, said this morning: "My
opinion In Ihal now fx the proper
time to rebuild, bowevr-r. I be.
li-ve that I he i ourlhouni; official a
would do more efficient work If
tl.t buiidilih li loca.;-al In t';,y
il WHERE THEY OUTLAWED WAR Y
WHERE THEY OUTLAWED WAR
I l
1 & 1 fit i-s-v.m fj-A1 v,
1 ,S A f',,rV"
ta g'- -yyn ;-!
"MiS. vJ' . '' " 1 I
i .,',',, ... ' . , !
j - iii mr aiumi'4 chh-k room m tiu tnai u ui'md, hi i-nrtt, yes- :
in mr iammi'4 i'hh'k room m tiu tnai u ui'md, hi i-nrtt, ym
terdaj the mull llalcral insitv lo ouilaw war. Initiated by Se
I'cinry of Stale Crank It. Kellogg, was vlgiicd with lmptivsivi
rcrcinonifs. ClHei'ii nailons slgnel the jdeilge to settle' di
pnU'-s JM jm efully. Nee ret nr. v Kellogg, lel'l, sharcl with I'oiidgu
MlnKier Itrlaml. light. oT I'm nee. the honor of inspiring tho
imc. Until were given Mlrrlng matlotw hi I'niis ytlcrdtty.
The clock itMiiu, whcie tin signing look phut', is pictured
alano
.Lindy Fishes In
. 1 ! 1 J
MIIIH'OUD, Ore.. An::. :'S (AC)
- -f'olonel Chariea A. I.iuilbcrgh
hopju'd cTf from t lie Medford ail -port
today at i : 2 II a. 'tt. in his
Kyi n immophi ne wtt h Tliomns M.
Castland of Wan Krnnclsro, us h's
companion. I lis desllita tfot)
Keait'e, with a shrtrt s'op ;ic!ieduled
at I'ottlaii i. ,
Colonel Lttidhcrrrh said In
is . of
fereiice of Hoeblng ami Tr
liuental .Mr oltteials,
planned a return flight to
l''iancisco Thursday or Friday
that his present trip over the north-
west was a combined business and
pleasure trip.
The I, one Fagle nald lie w as yea -
igle t:aid h
w.is yea -
terday a guest at the summer home
of Nion Tucker and Many II.
Heolt, San Franciscans, at llp ir ca
ll n Among t hose present w ere
I CI a ries I 111), l,o:. Angeles. Henry
Heed, Cortland, C.em.ird Ford. San
Francisco, Nion Tncl,. i, San I ran
ciM'ti. and Thomas I!. K isl la nd, S"n
' l-'tancii-p. Ijidbergh said a I wn
hoiii' business confioeipe was held
in tiiu morning ami alli'i'ivmn and
(i 'ouliuued on Iv
e)
-Governor of North
Dakota Dies Today
CIHMAIH'K. N. t).. Aug. 'Ji
IAI'1- CoV, A. 'I. SoiMe. of Nolil
Dit,o(.i. died here litis morning.
Death was caused by heait fit-
ease from which the governor has
been critically ill for the past tine
dries.
location v lo-re h now is. If it wer"
built In the husincMK district, It
would be used by loafers. I'eopb
aren't Kallit: to Walk to III- )'! ''M-iit
loejil lull to loaf."
W. K. ili'Vi'ivk'c I -a 'ii:i ride
fanier. also rpref..ed Hie opinion
1 "Now is the loi:lc;i tine- to
build a te w i otirt house,
M M. Hum. mamigei of Co. .1. c
I'enney ciniipinv in I.a (Irande fabl
"A :i w court 'ions.' would be a
Ixrotit lo I.a. (Irande an a growing
tnWM, I urn in (aru- of building
a new court house irol';iri' lip
oid one can be di-qer;ed of Ut tl
rri'soritihh- prlei ."
.1. )!. Carton, Sunn.
vHI" farm-
rr. paid. "The
ere i p;it j-'d
dl eooit house if it
would not be sub
stantial
ti p ilr w
md af'er
e wouldi;
the r
t hnv
t-prJiP of
unythiug -
I
alter
Mil.
On ar Cutlir, division office ru
giiner, bases bis opinion oil some
piaclicjil cxperb nc'i he had several
years ago In Marlon county. "I was
engineer in Marion county for four
yers and during lhat time the
court bunco was remodeled two
(Conliiiued un I'-e U)
IDAHO ENGINEER
,r , . , i
Homestead Mining Dcvel -
M.i-imtf- A ni(n Prv!tnK
uniut artua vuiiujis
oi 1 l'ansDortauon .
'
l.KWISTOX, Ma.. Aug. (Al')
The wcond duy a heurlng before
(he Interstate lomtuerce com mis
ston bete on a tetltion by people
I,-w !ston, Ida., and 'lark.il on,
hIi., ffw uso of the lnton Pa
ns. Con- ciflc to exleml Its line from Home
ant hel.siead. Ore., to thiri city, via Aao-
to Sntiitln county. asiilngton, OiM-tieu
andlhifi morning with Wi M. ! r aiiklln,
. en.rtne,.:- of 1 1w Miillit Ollblte lit 11-
enginee;- of the Idaho publb
i itb'H commission, presenting
ng-
j un s oi distance between Motse Kh'i
1 " '"" v. . o. .
' , t n ' " nlH I1" -1""1
routes.
Kim hirer Johnus.-, of the Blue
Jacket mine, slater) that Cut min
ing property bud been held for SO
! yea is a valuable investment,
awaiting railroad development. The
mine is .located aboul tr miles
north of Homestead. Ore., and
about 17 miles from the C.ed Lodge
mill".
otne catH ago, t:e stlte-1, H feW
'tons of ore, h;i( been taken out of
, the mine on pack homes and Hu n
, shipped down the Snake .river 1o
, l.ewir.ton by boat at ll cost of J'JTj
per- toil and then toasiueiier. n
said a :.on-io.n;aily capacity could
be di-M-loped within this e years, or
(Continued on l'ugu fi
-iv "
N0V(d Written tilt
Alfred Harding,
Fri. nds of Mt-. Airii-I Hauling,
rornnrly Miss .'iara Smith of this
elly, wilt be interested in knowing
that Ho- copies of Mr. Harding's
novel have been r ceived here this
wi-K. Tin novel Ik called 'Tropi
cal Fruit' and Is the Unry of lb"
downfall and regeneration of a
while man lu Ihe tropics. It. bos
been published hy Dufi'h Id ami
Company oi New Voik city. Mr,
HardK.g was for some time in the
employment ot the .Sinclair Oil
Comp.tny in Cuba, where he obtain
ed the nniterial for bis book. Mr.
Ilaidin- is now editor of the Ac
tor's Foully .W.ociu Ion Itulb-tiii in
V w York cny. .fv. Hnrdmg is u
daughter of Mr. and Mis. .1. 1 K
SniMli of this city. "Tropical Fruit''
will be on sale at local book store.i
111 tho very ji' ur future.
Treaty Step Toward
Peace rershwfj Says
W ASHINCTON
( lenet -t 1 1 ' I shtliU
Aug. -S (A Cl
in a stateuieut
iintl-war treaty
trealv that was
today of the new ii
saiiC
"I consider the tr
siuie d yesterday In
('llminailon iff war
pat I V polleV j lll'llg
CJilis for the
ll-t a Un t lolia I
t he Minatory
nntioiis as thft most Imporiiuil st
i' Vfi takih toward v.o, h jc.o (-."
Al Fires First
Shot In Fight
For Presidency
Hailed Uproariously in
New Jersey, Responds
Unexpectedly with Po
litical Speech.
(Ily Harold Oliwr)
AssocUtUsl 1'rcss Stuff Writer
N KV YOltK. Aug. 28. (Al')
With K brief speech of thanks to
the peoeple of New Jersey who
lialled him uproariously during his
I four day visit there, Governor
Hmlth hau fired the first shot in his
(light for tho presidency since he
was formally proclaimed tlio demo
cratic standard bearer.
While impromptu and not on the
Issues of tho day, tho address was
delivered amid atmosphere unmis
takably pollticul that it was gener
ally accepted us having put the
l nomineu up to the front line
(trenches for tho battles to eonuu
Hans for liia speaking itinerary
were down for discussion at con-
fereiiccs hero tody.
....... u,.,!!!.-- fir-i .m,,,.,.,
made shortly beforo midnight from
a small decorated platform on tho
city hall steps in Newark, sur
rounded by n howling, torch-bear
ing crowd that flooded into tho
streets, surprised neurly everyone
on his' party, us ho had passed the
woid that lie intended to inuku no
open air flpeechea unless forced to
do so.
This evidently wus u case where
he wus forced, for thu throngs that
Urcolrd dmlnff II... Into hIUt. ,"'""ht;r , "'" ",",r0 ,toA" vlfn
ln..un ....,1 nlKl.t u l.o mu.lo his way l'hr,' I''bh In the bulnrH . 5
by umomokllu u lo New York l"l"0. 'I .rt ro N Urn
Ifrun. HprlHB I...K., N. J., whc.o ho K"';r" 1,1 ,t ,n ,,''
m-int tho o,K-oml, uvo hl.n an N """: ,ono ' "
j ovation tumulluu. u. tlmt of I..Ht ' "nd lwo nlmiflfa
' . . . tieirro bibnrers.
fiTiuay, when no wun en routo to,
tha big domocratlc rully
Girt.
Willi .lirrli.nllu tl HA.nln.,n r1
i ... i .iu .. ... .i.- ....i. .i
lu tho ..',. tJun, will, imt olf und
U a l......lu .... 11... p.. .... ( r..nni i.r
Ihlin, Jie extiressed Jiis sorrow ut
j having to leave New Jersey and de
jdared he had never hcou u greater
umFm7 v. .uuiimianiu .u. m. v..oU
I
.tliun
that shown lot him In,
(Continued on l'uue 6
Ills
l r
rarK commissioner,""' r
Shoots Son Dunns
' CIIICAOO, Aug. -K. (AC) Oven
b wire into nm crum police Hta.
.tiOlt CUrly t (llllt ' CUIMO tlll'SO WOl'dst !
..Aluy Um, hUvu mercy on me. I
'" jut ituieafny, on. .como
hero."
i -9
i I'olleo squads sped to tho home
o( Arthur K. Futk, northwest, park
eominlHstniier. when, ihev found
Futk kneeling In prayer on the
toor ol a front room. Nearby his
w if and daughter w ept hysterl
cally. ,
I pstnlrs, In a bedroom, poltYe
found, thu body of Kldreil l-alk, 'J-',
,Ih heud. almost severed from
thu
,ody by shotgun hulleiH. '
. ....i ...11 I...
i-a lk.. his wife and daughter was
that a dispute arose betweei
fa-
llH, ranu son uuring w nicn ine
lliu rand son during w hich
youth announced ho wus going lo
leave the house. i , IM
"Vou'll only leave here dead," i
was what polliM say Falk senior re-: COK'f'I.AND, Ore., Aug. 2S (AC)
jliel. ! Klainalh county must receive its
Tho son tlieii dared ids father to 'lax money from the Wheeler-Oliu-shoot,
oreording lo the story told Mead I. umber company before oth
police. Falk got his shotgun niid.er creditor; or the bankrupt cotn
tho shooting followed. j pany realize any proceeds from the
- .i-ilo of the plant.
1 A freern en t Reach ed
In Trainmen Dispute
W AMI 1 1 ,f JTO.V, Aug, ','K (AC) -
TI(i ,; s )();tn ((f h,lljl1 ilM
nIMM.,., Itl(I(lV ,,J(, HKrt.(.,iiciit
hl(( li(,f.u ,.,.,.,. ,,y the exeeu-
tive officers of the Older of Kail-
Ui). rOIiducioirt and he I'lothcr-
! hood of KallroaJ Tmluiurn and the
.'ri.lln.ads -f the wesle.i, territory
voicing rates of
en them in- ,
ami certain '
pay
rules.
Final approval of the agr
Is subject to ratification by the as
sociations of general co 111 in it 1 re :
of the western territory. I
Ktiouhl approval bn denied by the'
employe associations or general j
com mil tees of t he w est territory, f
Ihe hoard fa Id, the dispute would:
continue to exist and would have
lo he t rented III accord-i ucu with,
the law. , 1
It was the belief of the I id .
thai the agreement, w hi" h under!
t he )a w cannot be made public,
will be acceptable lo boiii si-i-s lu
ihe dispute.
Agents Petition
Higher Standards
SACCM. Ore.. ,u,'. -r
l-'or the proteclion oi l
H is said, reptes'ii'alii
Cortland Insijium I
special Afi nl' ' A'.oelatli
i g'Ui ami ari'
gon Hlale Insurance Ae
f
un .on ,
l.ee,
or to
cation
; ep4terdn iisld-d i 'hire A.
; slaie ilisumnee co III in Is.', ion e
: i efjiiin- a hitiher una ii! c
sian laid for agents In Oregon,
could be dope, they SUL,'ne
adoption In ,p Hi Ihe iiuallllc
blunk used in Callloinia. I.ce
This !
. by
illon
said
) In wnuhl ad on the n (ii st wiihm
i'j oy
CRASH TAKES
DEATH TOLL
IN THE SOUTH
Three Buildings Crumble
in Shelby, N. C, Injured
Unknown Number
GIRL CLERK IN
BANK KILLED
Construction Crew Under
Structure T r a p p e d
Fear Death List Will
Mount
S11KM1Y. N. C, Aug. 28. (Al')
Six persona wero known to Imvo
been killed and BevenU moro wero
injured when threo buildings In tho
j business section collapsed hero to-
'day. Heveral others in tho build-
lnKH Hru lllis,iinfr-
Tho known dead
are:
Mls Or a Kskridgo. an employe
of the First National bank; Ze b
Itlanton, u farmer, and lilt sou
Carl; (luy Oreen und AIo Ifoyio,
.vU l ks the Klrst National Hank
ouo unidentified white man.
SHIXHY. N. C, Aug. 28. (AC)
Four people were known to have
been killed and un undetermined
" . . , . , ,
.tho Mrst National bank in tempor
ary (tuarters; Goodes grocery store.
un'l 11 tailor shop.
Workmen wero
"ri',1,,.l"1','V' ,M"n xv"llnB
v '
I Ah canst ruction trews worked
( desperately to clear tho tangled
wreckage It was feurpd that thu
death toll would mount when tho
. . u,
lure's were cleared.
A construction crew engaged in
excavating under tho buildings was
still unaccounted for and llttlo pos-
K.l'"VV,."r:r::
Most of the Injured, an early check
Indicated, were employe or cus
tomers of tho bunk.
Tilt) excavation under the build
ings was thought to hvo euusud V
the collapse.
The crew doltitf tho oxcuvutin
was Huld to havo numbered from
fivir'ito seven men, mostly nrgroe.
(ieorge lllanton, acting vice pre-
sident of tho bank, escaped with
minor injuries, as did Forest Ksk
ridge, cashier. Clarence Mull, as
sistant cashier, received a broken .
leg and arm and cuts about tho
head. Jlls Injuries wero said by
(Continued on I-nge 6)
COUNTY TO GET
TAX MONEY IN
IiANKRUPT CASE
This In the decision of J'eJeral
1 .1 udge Cenn. w ho refused A. M.
r, union. referi In bankruptcy, x
The deilsloii' pertains to, tuxes duo.
Klnmntli county front X'J'Z'.l to
('aniuiu'M original decbilou gavnlhe
county no pi cfei'dice tn collecting
the money due for taxes.
IWSEBAIJL
AMi;mcA i.i;a(.i r
11. II. F
SI. bonis s 1 1 'J
ito.slun (J KI 4
( I I ll.ntngHl
I la Merles: Hlachnblor. Slr-ileoM.
Wt'He, dray and Manlon; Iturriug
and Ilolmanii, lirrry.
II. 11. K.
Chicago
rhihoteiphi
Mat tei les
Thomas and I "erg;
S--t nrir g illie
ChP
I'hil .deii.bt .
i I t 'lining 'I
i:-iit. i
Mli:II, 1
Adkins and Cnoj.si-ni'-l
and Cut-inane,
It. II. 1
. i IU :
s u
Miller. (Irani. I'mb-i
,iM; Cilb'Hon, Vanr.'iide
i.i;.(.i i:
xi.
II. v..
it. in s: Milchell an l .1. Wil
M tlonc, .Ion en and Hurl net t.
Met ond gallic
1 tor-ton . . ,
New York .... ..
Mattel ies: Hi audi,
li. II. K.
7 la
5 13 1
Cooncy and
Hnoiin-r, Cem wich, tjcutt and Ho-
s-