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CITY
EDITION
VOLUME XXVII.
LA GRANDE, ORE. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1929
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PR 88
NUMBER 227
BUILDING ON
SPRUCE AND
R DESTROYED
Flames Causs Loss Esti
mated by Owner to
Amount to $5,000.
WAREHOUSE AND
. CONTENTS BURNED
Merry-go-round Reduced
to Ashes Nearby
Homes and ML Emily
Mill Threatened.
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A warehouse and its content..1 Bins, Mr. Allen presented a first although not seriously. In the iiulo
belonirimr to Jack Hush, were de-, class emblem to Prank Tyler, and mobile collision this side of Wal-
stroved liy fire at Spruce und
curly, lust evening., resulting in imi
toss which was estimated liy Mr.;
ltnsli to nmount to uhout J3.U0H.1
For a time, with the (Ire wu'
lug furiously, there was dancer of
it spreading to nearlty buildings.'!
Including tlie Mt. Emily Lumber,"
company, but tlie combined work
of the fire department, nearby'
residence owners and the Mt. '
Kiuily crew
prevented, any rur-jl
tlier loss. (
Tho flumes were eating strongly
at the interior of the building
when discovered nnd It was Itn
uosslble for the fire department
in save the warehouse and Its
contents. The fire was funned by
a strong wind, and observers de
clared that if the warehouse roof
had not been of metal, the mill
buildings probably would . have
cuugllt rlre, as tho wind was blow
ing in that direction.
Nearby Homes Saved
Nearby people sprayed ': their
homes with water from their gar
den hose, saving them from pos
sible destruction. The lumber
crew kept a stream of witter play
ing on the grass on the west side
of the mill.
The tire started from a grass
fire, apparently u spark entering
the building und Igniting the con
tents, according to l''lre Chief C.
T. l.lndsey, who was slightly
burned during the fire. Ho sut'l'ei-
(Continued on Page 4)
COMMUNISTS
JEER SCOUTS
IN NEW YORK
NKW YORK, July 2D (AIM
Klfty boys and girls, currying ban
ners announcing themselves as
members uf the Young Pioneers
of America, a communist organiza
tion, marched to the Cunard docks
this morning and jeered 2:17 boy
scouts who sailed on the liner
Samnrin to attend the scouts world
jamboree in Kngland.
The demonstration delayed the
liner's sailing 20 minutes. Police
who tried to disperse the younp
demonstrators were attacked by tht
girls In- the parade. Police flnall
seized all the banners and threw
them In the Hudson.
The young pioneers staged their
demonstration just as the scout 1
were boarding the vessel from the
dock. One banner denounced the
scout movement us being "support
ed by the bosses to create cannon
fodder."
The scouts marched aboard ship
and (ben lined the mil to watch as
the police tried to disperse tlie
demonstrators.
SOUTHERNERS
CHANGE PLANS;
3IISS WELCOME
lust m : note change in plans
of the Louisiana caravan which was
lo have been in Ia Grand' last
night on Tratn No. 2'i. resulted in
-' .i. ti.nn I... ..lii,
shortly before midnight. A dele
gation of local club pics;d'iits met
No. 20 to welcome the visitors from
the south, but not being notified
of the change in plans, were forei d
lo rcljrn to their homes without
meeting the group.
The l.ouislans spent yesterJay in
Pendleton Inspecting the grain
country.
Washington Man
In County Jail
W. If. Thomas, of Klk. Wash.,
m ho was arrest id here charged
vith- h Itching the license plates
on his car. whs found guilty in
justice court and fined $.).
I'uahle to pay his fine Thomas
was placed in tho county jull to
serve It out at $J a day.
vi;atih;k toiay
7:31 a. n
Minimum
4'ondltlon
. .?, above.
47 above,
clear.
w r. at Hiiii v ixr k it u a y
Maximum I' 1 , inlnimuni 5 7
above.
Condition: clear.
WI.ATHKK JILY 2(1. It'JM
Maximum 86, nilnlmum 1
above.
Condition: clear.
Court Of Honor
Held Last Nieht
At Scout Camp!
Edwin Briggs, Carl John-;
son and Paul Higgins'
Receive their Life Scout i
Badg6S'
The second Court of Honor held
I nt Camp Phy on Catherine Creek
was staged lust evening with tho
ceremony conducted by K. Hus
sell Scott, scout executive, und
John Klllot Allen. A special camp-
fire vas made for the occasion
within a circle of rocks. Nearly
fifty awards were Riven to 17
scouts, who have been spending
the last ten days In the camp. i
Mr. Scott opened the meeting
with a short -speech ami introduc
ed Clifton Baxter, who presented '
the second class badges l 15v
erett Hyde,- Klden Hutchinson, j
Harold Hansen, and Donald Hig-
David Maxfleld became u tender
foot scout.
Tllrw Life .Scouts
; l.ilwln Hriggs, l.'url Johnson,
and I'aul Hlgglns received tlic
life scouj budge. . -
Merit badges, which indicate un
especial proriclon'cy in some spec-
ial line of endeavor were granted.,
to the following: I'aul Hlgglns,
handicraft, cycling, public health,
personal health and athletics, t url.
Douhun. scholarship. Lenn Tier-
Hon, handicraft, athletics. . .Krank
Mct'ully. athletics, first aid to an-
Imals. swiinming. nnd handicraft.
Mercy Meyers, swimming, and ag-
rlculture. Cur', Johnson, electric-
Ity. flronianshlp. -Wlnton Huddle-
son. rlienianshlp. Woodrow Dam-
ercll, botany, agriculture.' Curl
(Continued on Page 4)
300 Game Birds
Released Over
County Today
A large load of ( 'hiuese pheas--H(.one
ants, consisting of aim half grown
birds, ii r lived here early this morn,
lug from the stale game farm at
Pendle.on. and were, released, at
vatioiM places over the valley, some.
the others along tho foothills hear
Alicel. The birds were shipped in
crates containing 20 each.
The shipment of phousunis was
secured hern through .the Izaak
Walton league of Union county,
other sportsmen of (his suction,
and the co-operation of the. slate.
game : commission. Kour other
loads are expected this season, (wo
In the near future, a ml t the other
two at''.e.r the hunting season closes,
In order lo itwure better game con-
(lit io us for next year. 1
It was also announced this morn
ing tht u hearty Invitation is ejc-.
tended to sportsmen in Cove, KI-:
gin, luibler an ) otlmr L'nion conn
..v iouiih , iukp pari in i.ue iinh
Walton fish contest and feed,
which will terminate here July 2!i
wlth the closing of the contest and
the serving of the- fish ut a meet
ing in i.a Grande.
SEVEN LIQUOR
CONSPIRATORS
FACING PRISON
SAN KltANCIHCO, July 2M,
( A P) Seven of the eleven de
fendants In the 1 lamella county
"racketeer" trial stood in the
shadow of prison wulls today fol
lowing their conviction In federal
court here last night on liuuor
conspiracy charges resulting from
wholesale raids In tho east bay
last May.
Those ad judged guilty were
ij-John KitipellJ. reputed "c.ar". of
the east bay liuuor-graft ring: G.
It. C'.Haccr Hatto, his lleuten-
ant: patrolman Clyde Miller. T. O.
MMjgwtcii, lonner link la ml care
man; Dick Gatto and Tony Taber-
ossl. employees In Hallo's Oak
land brewery, and .Ijhn It. Claus
en. Jr.. owner of a local brewery.
I 'llipetll. M Her and Sedgw lek
were given two years each In fed
eral prison. Claasen was sentenced
to a ye;tr and a day and fined
$H,000 and Taberossi received six
months In the county jail.
Golfers To Take
i j Tn,, ..,.
CO I III 1 Olll llty
A sweepstakes golf toiiriut m'-nt
for the men of the I.a flrandcl3
country club will be the feature
event at the club course tomorrow.
It Is announced today. Th toui'f
ney Is to begin in the morning.
Two Trapped By
Colorado Flood
SALIDA. Colo.. July 20. (APi
Trapped by flood water tht
I swept through a railroad under
pass In which they had taken
1 refuge. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ku-
gate und their baby(i Kuby Kdna,
of Paw htiska. Ok la., were drown
ed near here last night.
1 Kour other persons, who were
members of a touring party with
the Kugates escaped. The toiir
iut . inotoring through Colorado,
bad taken refuge ln the under
pass from a rain and hall storm.
A small creek nearby was flow
ing full tu the banks, and a por
tion of the bank gave way .send
ing a four foot wall of water Into
Hit uiiJt-r pas, ......
CANYON CAR
pECK jjjjj
FIVE FRIDAY
Leonard Couch of Wal
Iowa, Critically Injured
in Smash-up.
THREE LOCAL BOYS
PAINFULLY CUT;
j
'
Ml'. COUCH S YOUngeSt
Qnn PKilin fcQ n f f q v c warning in announcing the indict
OUll, X limit-, o u.x x ci n)ent of Jonn i)iliniolld. notorious
Cracked Jaw Other
Cars Demolished
Kour other persons were, hurt.
Iowa yesterday morning that critic
ally Injured ' Leonard Couch. 63-
year - old Wullnwa
realtof
brother of County Judge 0. Ci.
couch, of Im Ornndc.
('utility Judge . Couch' .Saul this
nihrnlng that unless serious inward
injuries developed, his brother was
expected to recover, although it
would tttko much time. Mr. Conch I
suffered hi broken shoulder, three
ribs were: pulled loose or .broken.
and one kneecap was hudly shut-
tered and dislocated, which will'
require 11 serloutt operation. The
Injured until wits resting ritirly j
easy Inst night. "' '' 1
furs Meet llciidon I
According to reports received!
),rl.0 n,e cur driven by Mr. Couch '
and a light roadster driven bv Ver- 1
non Sherwood, of Iju Grande, met
hen don on a curve this side of the
drinking fountain In the Wallowa
canyon. It'rom reports, Mr. Conch
w-as over too far and the (.wo driv
ers, In attempting to avoid each
other, swing their cars In such a
.manner as to collide. Both cars
ere demolished and Mr, Couch
pinned between the two machines.
A truck fll'i VPI' U'lwi ni mn nn 1 Ho
nhortlv afterwa id, pulled the
Clinj umrti casing the Wallowa
man
(.olll.h Was .companled "'bv
y0nKest son, Philip, aged 13,
whft uffrpt .. .i.1'.,.iii.,i
I'ho 'fimt' that the three in the
other car, Mr. Sherwood, .Tom
O'onUnued on Page 4)
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BROMLEY TESTS
PACIFIC PLANE
' W It flHIl il II 111 M
T ll 0 U S & 11 d Mile Flight
c i- i" tt- itfii
Satisfies -Him Will -
Fy TokvO SoOll
"
'
ialuaia, wusn.. juiy (AP).
Mort. i-onvineeil than w l.v th
niMMi(, " J ..i ,
i.. , i "1
1 1 ,,f,, ti,"i
lei.iuyinut ne can span the Pacinc;(hc tnlr(J ,.oumlt Koimf ut ln 43
from aco.na to Tokyo. Lieutenant Hnd returllnff in 4o for u 54 hole
I Harold Bromley planned today to lotuj u( 221,
I rush preparations and start his. . , , "
I great adventure within the next
j few days;.
I Twenty tliousand cheering Ta-
comans grecied the flier when he
brought his huge Lockheed mono
plane to a giacef.il landing at the
I'm coma airport late yesterday on
the completion of his flight f mm '
l.os AngHcH. Despite some un
favorable air conditions the flight
to Tacoma was made in eight hours
and 17 minutes.
Last night Bromley slept a, the
home or friends, guarde-I from
smreo who tried to at't- him on om-
pretext or another.
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VANMKKIIOKK. II. C Julv 20
(AP) Cuplain Koss G. Iloyt. in
ti, I nited States army plane New
Alaska, took off at 4 u. m. today
for Nome. Alaska, after landing
here yesterday because of udversc
w eat her. The ca plain Is flying ably pay a visit tu Canada next
from New York t. Nome, lb- re- year. Colonel T. L. Lareleche,
fueled here yesterday afternoon bill J. H. G. of Ottawa, stated on land
stayed overnight because of weath-llng today from the Canadian Pati
er report i from Haitelton. 1 f ic liner Purhess of Allioll.
Scurry To Sell Drives Wheat Price
Down Over Three Cents in Chicago
I "I" At. ii. juiy -i ui'i
j Wheat traders rushed Into gather
their pronts totlay and tlie scurry
1 1 o sell drove prices down 3 V4 t"
cents a bushel, wilting out all
but five cents of the week's seu -
sational advance. July wheat rest-
ed at l.33, September at 9 1 .37 4
to HI.3H and December to II. 44
to M.45.
CHOP CltKATING ALAILM
LONDON. July 20 fBy the Can
adian Press) Canada's short
wheal crop Is creating alarm in
thousand of British homes. Prices
of bread, which have already In
creased In line with the Increase
!ln wheat prices, are going higher
unless there Is a halt In the climb
ing flour prices. Glusgow bakers
are raising the price of a four -
pound loaf from 19 cfnts to 21
cents on Monday. Iondon bakers
w ho Increased, the price of an or-
dinary lonf from IK to 17 cents last
Monday threaten tu add another
cent a week from now.
Dr. Kthel Bent ham, one of the
new- labor mcmbera of parliament.
propnpen in Hn inif orniut-m ui inc
board of trade If he Intends to take;
any action In the mut'.tt.
Decent People
Urged to Avoid
N. Y. Night Clubs
Police Commission cr
i Whalen Says Speak
Easies are Controlled by
Gotham Gangsters.
NKW YORK". July 20. (AP)
Visitors to New York and "decent
people" have been wurned by po
lice commissioner Whalen to keep
away from night clubs, which he
Those who fall to heed the win ...
Ing he said, are liable to get a lot
of police attention.
Th commissioneH issued his
gunman ' und racketeer, und
Charles Entratta. ex-convict, for
last Saturday's double claying at
the Hotsy -Totsy club of which
Diamond was part owner.
' "This Indictment," said tho
commissioner, "brings to the fore
the fact that gangdom Is In con
trol of the night clubs. It would
nmbe well for decent people to keep
u.w ay ruin niti'ii piuvcs, iur inej
are going to get lots of police at
tention Jrotn now on."
. Hern lis Shootings
The Hotsy Totsy club Is one of
the less pretentious of the Broad
way district resort. Diamond und
Kntrntta diRappeured after the
double shooting in which William
Oassidy, alleged bootlegger, and
Simon Walker, a former convict,
were killed.
Commissioner Whalen's reor
ganised "Broadway snund" rea
cended up more than - a dozen
speakeasies in the m hit own sec
tion last night nnd early today,
seizing a quantity of liquor and
arresting a number of person.
The raids caused a general shut
down white a few places that re
mained open were reported to
have Immediately Jumped the
price of whiskey from' fifty lo
seventy five cents a glass.
WILD RILL AND
COX ARE TIED
IN LIDO GOLF
IJUU COUNTRY CUIli, Lung
Beach, N. Y., July 20 ( AP) Wild
Hill Mnlhorn and Wlffv Cox were
vtifi r,,,- ih lni.d in (he Motronoll-
lItn open golf championship ut the
end of the third round today, with
."'Scores of 320 for Mil hot.
) Cox advanced to a deadlock for
first place with u sensational (17
In the third round while MeHiorn
scored 71.
Two strokes back of the leaders
vu (teno Kni'iren who scored 1)U1'
In- the third round. Leo Hlegel
could not putt In the third round
with llenrv
Jitniy
und his 7It left hlui' In a triple tic
( 'in.') and Bobbv
Crulckshank for third pliice. Clucl
scored 71 in the third round and
Crulckshank who also putted bad-
'ly. took 7ii. V
Arthur I). Puller, leading at the
, " . " . .. I ... , .,
',m 0 w
: nc " I n w u u in tne Heeonci roumi.
reoulred X3 Htrokes to complete
Hoover Spend'utfi
Weekend Fishing
MADISON, Va.. July 2(t (AP)
President Hoover was secludeJ al
his Kapidan river fishing pieserve
today with an opportunity lo give
thought to Die filling of several liu.
porta nt diplomatic pojis now va
cant. Announcements of appointment
in that service are expected in the
near future, and It was regarded
as significant I hat the president's
party this w eek luclude-l Secretin y
Hlimson and 1 inderseci etary i 'ot
ton of tin state depailment.
II. It. II. MAY VISIT CANADA
MONTKHAL. Que., July 20 (AP)
The Prince of Wales will prob-
it is iielng stiggeiite re now-
ever, that other rnclors beshles
, )mtir wheat crop may be restinn
slttle. One view Is that, deceived
hy the fall in whe.tt prices e.'irller
n the year, Urltish Impm'tiir and
hakers wen? caught with a small
istock and now have to buy heavily
on a rising market. Another sug
gestion Is that speculators have
been attempting a corner In the
Chicago wheat pit.
MMtKKD i-rri:itMiitA'riov
WINNIPEG. Nfuii., July 20 (AP)
-A crop report published by the
Manitoba Kree Press today says the
condition of the wheal and coarse
grain crop In Western Canada
shows a marked deterioration nlnce
June 29. due to lack of rainfall,
'high temperature and h
I nrying
i winds.
Summer fallow wheal has Mood
the drought well w hile stubble and
jfull and spring plowed wheat crops
' have suffered materially and In
many places are bellevci lo no a
failure, the report states.
Oats and barley are generally
short and late. Traces of rust
have been found In Southern Muni-
i tubus
fad encourages cotton men I
: !
jl feSi jf .KXZZS
Cotton iiiaiiuractuix'is Irace the evolution' of the women's '
troiiM'r treiitl I'l-tim "tlio liltHinier fr'rl ol lKn4" (Itlscl) on her '
bicycle ill Ntkw York. At Hie left nrc shown quilted heacli '
pcjuinns; at tlie rlglil. bench ovcrnlis, '
Great Powers
Work To Avert
War In Orient
(lly-Tho Hsoclalcil lres)
The great ' powers today were
working actively to uvert war' In
Manchuria between China und
KusBln nii'.l the Kellogg pad being
one of the chief mediums through
which (Ids was In pi-ogresn,, ( ,
Great lliitatn Joined Krunce and
the rnlted Htates In
mtelflnir In
briny abrti iMUJ(utlon. f)f thtf ton'1"-'- V"""1' ol !
alon "by frleiKliy advb e." t. , ) one .erk,ln ttio ulr ot -Tji'T nv
Botli China and Itusslu unnoime.-; '"Hthe.-fllerHpiMiMl'ihelr 'jOHIh
ed they were fully conscious of j,0iir ,ilofl, the plane was Again
their obligations under tho Kellogg roflIeiotl and roared on toward a i
paci nnn unemici lo onHcrve inem
but that an itivuslnn would mean
military resistance and war
China and Hussia ilLmvowed any
Intention of Inviidlug the . other,
but It was clearly recognized that
border .Incidents: const it uted the
chief danger lo peace.
l-rench consular authorities at
Shanghai said that haibiu reports Joseph Hammer and V. Gentry
told of ic.tssinu troops crossing the Hhelton.
Manchurian border at the eastern Tho "St. Louis llobin" was re
end of the Chinese Knstein rail- malning close to Lnmhor-Ht.
way. i l.ouls field and wuh flying high.
Provlnus dispatches that this was N,y sweat shirts and a blanket
the ease met with denial in Mos- were sent up to Jackson and O'-
cow and there was no authentic Hrlen last night by their wives be-
iuformatlon that either China or cause of the cool weather. An em
it ussia had Invaded each other's
territory. airplane compuny which Is spou-
Ituy-sinu dispatches told of a rush soring both flights, ulso sent Jnck
of workers to .tola the red army son and O'Mrlen a four leaf clover
"to defend the union against he found yesterday In his garden.
China." I Tho Pilots of the "St. Louis
Niinkln iioitii in Lontlon iudi
ciiImi) :ial tlie Chilicse uilnlHter III
l-'iiilund wtuilil go lo Moscow In
or-ler to diffuss tlie Hltiiatiun with
the Soviet gnvcl'lilni-lil. j
INSPECTOR ON
ISUliUlUli bllUi
I IlUlU IfAlMU, The motor of the Ityitn niono-
, . plane, according to report s a I
KL PASO. Texa.. July 20 (AP):,;:1" u- " . when tlu eleventh re-
Ivan K. Seoitn 2f. a patrol in- '' Ittng contact was mude, was
speelor In the bortlu.- patrol, was "bitting pi elty" nd appeared lobe
shot and killed today when a party1 the woimo for Us long grind
of wtx patrolmen was ambushed by j I" Hie air.
a large group believed to lie Mexi-I " " '
can i tun runners, on San Ktliario1 , .
islanfl at a point called Los Pontas SclllSHieF Oil Way
on tile Pin G id ll fie. r i t
Scotlen and Ids umn were i.n the 1 O IflOOMMfftOn, ill
huand watching for smugglers , ,
when I hey wiw a lone horseman ! C(,Ht V A LLIS, Ore.. July 2'',
crosHlng the river. They opened a I ) Paul J. Hchlssier, directiV
ftre and simultaneously a group
on the lhr side of th-- river open-
ed fire on the A i leans.
,
JQiy Weather DllO
Durinu Next Weeki' uno win ho Ned k.
Wliitsell, coach at Illinois Wcsley-
" 1 ' an, and Or. George Keouan, Notre
SAN r'HANClSCO. July L'O (API
The weather outlook for the'
week beginning July l!l was an-I
noon-d here today by the frilled
States weather bureau us follows: .
I'jir WeHtern Hlaten: Cloudy and J
imseitled weather with showers in-
dlcitted for Western WasblUrtton
and Northwestern Oregon for the
firt part of the weed, l''alr
Wcutier will prevail. titherwise
wpjn fnnsideralile fog along the
California coast, temperature will
,p normal near the coast and near
or above noma t In the Interior.
Intruder Taken
$17 Durinfj Niyht
Some time dmimr lust nivht. mi
Intruder entered Glenn Adam's
room In a local ; rooming house
and took $17 from his trotiwr
pocket, lie reported to the police.
Au Investigation !i beti'tf mudi.
ST. LOUIS ROBIN
IN AIR ONE WEEK
Dale Jackson and Forest
O'Brien Hope to Remain
Aloft for 21-Days.
ST. LOIflH, July; 20.; (AP).
I)a)o .(Ucd) .luckson ahd1- Korest
O'Ulien, piloting
tho . unduranto
1BW word endiinuifo loeoml. still
more than three days off. Tho
motor was functioning smoothly
and the filers Indicated they were
A sister endurance plane,' tha
"Missouri Itohlu," passed Its 7oth
hour of flight this morning und
tim was refueled. The nllnts urn
pi dyne of
the Curtiss-Itobertsoii
itobin" had announced they plan
to remain aloft three weeks If
motor trouble is not experienced.
M AIM' l-tll IM II DA V
milUIVKI'dltT. Iji., July J"
(Al1) Van l.cur l.eary and Wil- trafrlc would contribute consldct
'llinu furry Anders, endurance , aiy niore.
ril.'r. beg,,,, their fourth day
In
of Jtt Ii tl. and head
fool hull
,.0Ueh of Oregon State college, has
J ,.f( fQr poomlngt"n. 111., to con -
t duct a football coaching school at
MHnolH Weslyan August I 'J to 20.
I Uu.w.l,.l...l U'llll U.'lllllMll.f 111 lilt
I mine, who will leaeh basketball.
NAMi;D COMMAMJA.VI'
WASHINGTON, July 2'i. (Apt
-Iffigadicr Gencnil Benjamin P.
l-'oiilols. was today designated
commandant of the air corps rn-
glneering scbotd at Wright field,
I ai4on. Ohio.
Ibig. Gen. William K. Glllmore,
present Ira urn bunt, has been
l transferred to Washington as ns-
, Hlstanl to the chief of the air
corps In chai ge or training, tin
position foimerly held by General
l-'oulois.
HONOIt ,M DGi; LAMMS
CHICAGO. July 2", (AP) Ttu,
distinguished service medal of the
A m erica n Legion. the highest
HHinrl given by that organization,
today was prexented to Judgo
Kenenaw- Mountain lnndls, com
inlsalonor of biiseball, by Paul V.
McNutt, nutlonul coiomaiulcr of
the American JyCtffon.
Death Trap At
SpqcJHa Cheated
Seaside Cheated
Of Three Victims
I
Portland Girls, Caught at
Tillamook Head by In
coming Tide, climb Cliff .
to Ledge.
KHAKI Die, Ore.. July 20. (AD
Three Portland girls who wero
thought to have drowned last
night when caught by the tide us
they were, wulklng along, the
bench off Tillamook head, wero
safe today after they had spent
the night in tlie treacherous
"death trap" in a severe ruin and
electric storm
The girls were Helen
Hlicror,
19; Duisy l'"nrah, 19, und Uctly
iutiiijo(t jo tin 'os 'A-iouuj,
Although they suffered acutely
from tho sevoro cold weather tho
gliia wero uninjured. ',
Oat Off ly TUIri
The three young women yes-"
terday afternoon set .out to walk
along tho bench from Seaside 'to
Tillamook head. Toward evening
' they discovered tho rising title hail
' cut across their pitth nnd luul
made it Impossible for them to
go ahead or to return. On one side
was the Incoming tide of tho
oceun on the other, great crug
gy cliffs mounting: from tho shore
line.
Hero the "death trap" hud
claimed other victims.
, As an unusually high tldo flow
ed inward the girls retreaded to
ward the cliffs.' Barefooted they
climbed from ledgo to ledge.
, Great waves pounded after them.
SlHMid Mgiit on liCdgo
The three finally found a ledgo
upon which they could support
themselves. There, attired only In
bathing suits, they spent the night
as rain fell In torronta and lightn
ing flashed around them.
The sen crept up to within six
feet of them and all night long
great billows of spruy clnshed
over them.
i This morning a group of
I searchers led by It. A. Brow n,
chief of police, reached the throo
young women, and aided thorn
down from their perilous position.
"You must havo been very
frightened," a rescuer suid.
"Wo didn't cry," onn of jthn
girls replied, "bt, wo prayed all
in rough tho night.'.,.
U. P. And S. P. Are
In -Opposition To
Nyssa Railroad
BOIHK. Idaho. July 2f, (AP)
Information that the l'nion Pa-
elfin anil Southern Pacific, rail
roads had filed protests with tho
Interstate Commerce commission
.against. Hie proponed! line 'from
Nyssa. tire., 'to Winneniuc.ea, Nev
drew much speculation aH to the
outcome of the contest
The Information was received
by O, O. llaga, local rato attorney.!
llnga said he had not connection j
with either the two mujor rail
roads or the Idaho and Pacific'
railroad proposing tho new line,
but a view of a map. he declared,
would disclose tho advantages of I
such a 'route over tho present
routes to the Pacific coast by
f nyt of Portland, Ogden, or ovci
tho ' Kogorson-Wells cutofL
The line would furnish a direct
routo to San Francisco, he said,
whereas nearly all southern Idaho
truffle lo this inarket at present
goes by way of Ogden. Large
shipments of livestock from Idaho
would contribute to tho support
of the line, he said, while , local
Three Burned To
l,.,.lt. I.. A
UeCLlll in ACCKieni
TOI.KDO. July 20 (Al1) Three
persons were burned to deatli
when an airplane fell south or
here, near I'errysburg tills morn-
IllK.
The plane crushed and caught
fire In a field, five miles south of
Perrysburg. Identity of the plane
or Its occupanta bud not Ijcmh de
termined. The cniKhcd was senn
by Vincent I la f tier, who w as rid -
ing along a road mar where ilie
machine fell
1
POHi'LAND MA.N AltllKSTJD
ItOSKBI ' KG, Ore., July 20.
(AP) Jack Carter, of Portland.
was under urreM nere today
(barged w it h tra nspoi tat ion of
ll'iuor. Carter collided w it ti in.
automobile driven by Mrs, Laura
McGatighcy or .Merlin, south or
t 'a n non vl Me. and of f leers Invos.t -gn
ting lie w r-ei'k were a 1 1 rati ed
by a dripping flow of thitd froni
the Portland man's car. I'pon In
vert iga (ton they found thirteen
five gallon cans of grain alcohol.
He w as charged with driving on
the wrong side of the road In ad -
diiion i.. ih-. vioit.nr.. m, ii...
Ihiuor law. Bail on the two counts PHtsburg 5 11 2
was fixed at 2. mm. .New York 2 4 4
, J Batteries.' Grimes and Mnr-
MMTICALI.Y I.N.II Itl.D greaves; Walker and O'KuitWI.
ItOSKBI'KG. Ore.. July 20.1
( A P ) M in, ' K, Kmmtt, of Sat- First Game: U..JI. K.
em, wiiH critically injured yester- Chicago .... ' 13 3
day when an automobile driven by Brooklyn .. j... 5 10 2
her husband, w as struck; by a j
machine operated by Nadino Ste- AM KHICAN LIOAiil K G.Vll-:s
wart, of Seattle. The Km in It icar First Game: It. H. 10.
left tltr highway and crashed into New York 4 H 2
a telephone pole throwing the Cleveland 8 10 I
Salem woman through the wind- Batteries: Pennock, Moore. Wells
shield. Mr. Kmmlt wuh Injured and Ueugough; Shuuto und L. be
and both wero In u local uospltal, 'well.
IM I CIWWfiTT i
J. 011111111
DEAD TODAYS
IN CAPITAL
Former Congressman
From Second Oregon
District Succumbs. -
WAS SERVING AS '
fl?ni?DAr TTTriPlT"
T lliUHiKALi J ULFUIU
Durillff His Career. Much
n i a u i i
VJ0UU lXOnipuSIieu iUl'
Oregon and the Entire
West.
WASHINGTON,. July 20, (AP)
Judge Nicholas J. Slnnot, of tho
United Stiues court of claims, dted
today.
I'OHMKIl COXGKESSMA.V
I'OHTLAND, Ore, July 20,
(AP) Nicholas John Slnnot, who
died In Washington, D, C, today,.
was for many yearu reprosontatlvo
Vi-
41
..ludgo N. J. KlmioU
! Troin tlie Hocond' Ort'don district,
1 nui(r.w.,i lout utitiitner . whett
I 1,111 lv.IB.ix- -
iii...ui,lt I'nntlilo'e annolntcd him
to In "liidKeshlt) on tho, court of .
' t'lnlnis. - ,
Hlnnot wits horn nt Tho Dulles,
pec. 6, 870, After complying hl
uruinmiir and hlKh school studies
lie went to-. Indiana to attond,
Notro Dame university. There ho
became famous an a football pluy
er and general all-around athlete, j
Ho Vtts a member of the state
senate In 1909 and 1911 and was
cluected to congress from tho see-,
out! Oregon district in 1912. Ho
wau succeeded in . congress by
Judge ll. II. Hutlcr, also of The
" Htf
At the opening: or tne ouin con
gross, Binnott was , appointod
chairman of tho very Important
commute on public lands.
Ho wim most successful in aid
ing western land projects on their
way through congress .
nun at (X)vi:
Hy Mi. A. G. Conkllu , t
(Observer Correspondent)
COVK, Ore., July 20 (Special)
Waste that caught flro in the
back or HresheaiH stores last eve
ning for a time threatened to
cause heavy damage, but fortu
nately It was controlled In time
to prevent serious lous. Bom pas-sers-bv
saw tho blaze and broku
t nll) tm, Htol to extinguish the
fire. Little damage was done.
run; iioss siib.ooo I
KANSAS CITY. July 20, (AP)
Klro of undetormliiod origin to
day swept through an entire block
i occuiiled liy lluou largo lilmner
companies and destroyed U6,00t)
j wortti or sheds, equipment and
lumber,
The greatest loss wits suffered
by the I.upsley-Huker Lumber
company which cstlmutcd Its loss
I "t 70,(IIMI.
I The Kansas City Hardwood
occupied by three largo lumber
Lumber company, was damaged
to the extent of 30,00ft.
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