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EDITION
VOLItFME XXVII.
LA GRANDE, ORE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1929
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 242
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OBSERVER TO
HOLD COOKING
SCHOOL SOON
Mrs. Beth Bailey McLean
to Conduct Fpur-Day
. Demonstration.
WILL BEGIN ON
TUESDAY, AUG. 20
First Dav at Union, bee-
Olid at Elgin and LaSt
Turn Vino W 10 Hf f
in La Grande.
ine iimii hiuiii.m ..uuhiui;
i.f Thi I'venimr Observer vlll bo
held in m ion county four davs- . , , f ,, , , u , of lM runue- to lfet'ure il seen'c out of a possible 000 points.
..I nninrz T iesd-.v ?Vmr m" it is weMl' I,e tho r,,nk,,,fe N'oKune route between I Grande and Pen- Bend was accorded second place
.'' '. todav hv the imb tehcr I,et ,irlil an! haa lWO leBH " U,B vi" darkey, was made yes- with 1 77 points and Cottage
Mrs Uth Haili'y Mcl ean who liifc ' h'ho slate championship cup. te,.day (U,rlg a caravan trip. Two Grove third with 1 790.
conducted two nrevlous schools forionIy nfMM,lnK 11 win thlB yeiir to coinmiltees. one headed by tieorgo The Bealoy military academy
Th Observer in Iji Grande wilHhl,ve l,pnmint;l Pesssion. Local nuntiKlon Currey, of La Grande, cup for tho best military effect
return for this scar's demonslra- l,,a"erH dwliire it would indeed be Hn(, tne otnor by A,r mmc, of was won by Medford with a score
J, an" upset if anyone defeated Os- Ukillht were appointed to workout of 341 out or a possible 700 nfler
M'rs. McLean has won a wide fol- '" in lhe 'lorn Oregon the Iir(tKrnm. Medford and Coos hay had march
lowing throughout the community ( However Jack Ahern of Ml-, The pIun , brlef( lti fur u cu. cA nfr tie. '
and is recognized as one of the best' tn": J?,l",nl,,0 -'- d operative highway, with counties, The Portland drum corps alM
authorities on home economics on'"?" b1 b"i' 'iLh hiH rilt:,iiot. al- tho furest servico and the state won the Keigerling-Uicus cup Tor
tho Paticic coast , though l,lalre llurtmnn, last years higiiway commission each furnish- the best music, scoring 435 1-2 out
A variation In Tin Cooking J champion, is not expected to de- im, a Hhare. of tho funds for the of a possible 90 .
Schuol program tills veur is an-fen(1 h,H litl'- work. Tho highway would nlso fharles Whlttemore of the Cor-
nounced in that a onc-duy schooli Um Joul",, women's reHUt in a Mew outet for cirant viiIIIk corps won the Aronson cup
Tuesdny. Aug. 2o. will be con- igles champion, of Pendleton, is cl)ll,UVi ttn improved road connect- let drum major, scoring 24
ducted at Tnion in the Woman's expected to again try for top lion- injf with lne .0,,0aed scenic roulo oul of a possible 400.
,-lnh hiiilrlinET. and a nne-dav kcIiooI ' at Ukiah. I will be .chosen formally
at ISlgin, Wednesday the 21st i
tnc high school auditorium, both
of these being sponsored by the
women's clubs of these commun
ities. Two-1 ny School Hrre
The i in.'il two days of I ho school
will be held in l.a G run do In tho
liigh school auditorium us In the
pit st.
Tlie Observer is ' holding tho
school in three different communi
ties this year to give more house
wives of the county un opportun
ity to hear Mrs. McLean. The paper
has received many expression of
regret in previous years from wo
men in the outside territory, that
they, were unable to come lo l.a
Grande for the school. Tills year
the scope Is to be hroudencd and
the school taken to them.
The plan has already met with
enthusiastic approval In Union aim
J-llgln und a big attendance Is an-tic-ijfated
nil four dnys.
Tho program for tho school is
nOw being completed and de tails
will be announced In succeeding Is
sues of The Observer.
W. J. PASSE Y
FUNERAL WILL
BE TOMORROW
Kunentl services for William
Joseph PitHsey. former La (irande
resident who died In Canyon City
Aug. S. will he held al tho L. L. S.
churcli tomorrow afternoon at 1
o'clock. The body Is at the Snod
gras a ml Zimmerman mortuary
today and will be laid to rest in
I lie L. I). S. cemetery beside his
Mr. I'assey threw some ashes
out of his cabin on Thursday, and
the ashes igniled some grass. In
fighting the blaze (but resulted, he
was overcome by heat and tuiffu
cated by smoke.
lie was born In lOngland Apr. L"i
1X53 and was 7'i years, three
mouths and lM days of age. lie
lived in I -i (irande for about 20
years, leaving here two years ago
for Grant county.
Me leaves eight children: Charlie,
of Olympia: Oscar and Ira. of l-a
Grande: Mrs. Alice Ihtiee, of Kbo
shoiie. ' Ida.; Mrs. Josephine Smith,
of Ouden: M rs. Kva Olson, of Lu
Grande; Mrs. Ksslc Taylor, of Kelly,
Wyo.. and Mrs. Nellie La.M, of La
G ramie.
Apartments Sold
To Haines Couple
The Grande llonde apartments.
located at Hit- t ornt r of Third
stiet-t and Vaslr:ugton avenue, hnvn
be-n purchased by Mr. and Mrs.
C. t;. Morris, of II aiues, who an
nounce that lhe same policies will
be carried o-tt tn the- future opera
li'Mi of Die ppartiueuts.
Th,, former owm-r is S. K. llen-d'-istui.
of Portland. Merl .Snutri'T,
manager Tor Mr. lln'ltrson. has
leturmd to bis Portland home.
lE.WKIN 'ITTN I'I.A.M;
POIlTLANPfc Ore., Aug. In (AIM
With about 7Ti gallons of gaso
line i-,honid, Tex Kankln, 1'oillaud
lller. look hiR tiny plane off Mhe
Port of I'orttand airport nfler
r .. lin raa r...i li wuu hi4
first load for his projected ; W;rrii. empera
non-stop Might f.om Vancouver. Ir tures near or somwhate above no,
C. tf, !gua caliente. lower Call-!"'"' throughout the Interior,
foinia. H" will leavn Vancouver - ' "
tomorrow morning and hopes to' Health I rOSCUll0tl
arrive at his goal tomorrow night
wi;atiu;k tohay
7 :3u a. m. lift above.
Minimum: f :t above.
Condition: clear.
wi;athkk YIl'i:itlAY
Maximum Hi!, minimum i'J
above.
Condition: clear.
w i:ai Hi lt ak;. 10. iu-jh
.Maximum minimum C3
above.
Condition: clear.
Eastern Oregon !T
Net Tourney To
Be August 16-18
Event to be Staged at
Union Worth Oswald, j
Spokane and Idaho
Champion, to Compete.
Thc KUKI.T11 Oregon tennis tour-
balneal, lin annual spurting clas -
sic in net circles cam of ti.e cs-;
cades, will lie held at Union on
Auk. Mi. 17 and II,
imimrod hero today. The lirusram
l. ,,r been oomiiloled but It Is
,h .i,ihi, a,,.I
16 with the men's singles.
.... ". .V".,..; ............. ...m ...
elude mnrs doubles, mixed doubles.
""- u l"""'i".
, ing women's doubles.
Worth Oswald to Piny
A feature of tnis year's tuurna
Worth Oswald, of Kiokane. who
' , " ,7 , ..
Head llayers lnter .
Kcveral players from Bend h;ive ! 'j-j,,, caravan, eonttlstlnK f seven "'e ly:t0 convention. No competi
entured, besldcH the tennis players or eiulit cars and nearly 20 per- ,lu" remained after the coinmltteo
.... . . lir.iiiL'ht lti its i-nnoi-l vesti-rdnv
fCor.ilrmed on Page Three)
Isaac Bonsejl
Passes Away At
ii-J1 Iff
rruitdale Home
Isaac Hansell, retired railroader
and pioneer resident of La Grande,
died yesterday about noon at his
ranch In Km it da le, where he has
made his home for the last several
years. Puneral services are to be.
held tomorrow afternoon at Snod-
immiuu i.n.t 'li.itiiKi'iitii.i tiw.ftnui'u .f
3 o'clock interment will bo in thu
I O. O. I', cemetery. ,
member of the Odd Kellows lodge
and all Odd Fellows are urged to
be. at the temple an hour before
the services (o attend, the funeral.
If Mr. Boiisell had lived until
today, he would have been 75 years
of age, J le was born Aug. 1 11, j
1851 in M Ichigan, coming lo La 1
(.irande ao years ago where lie 1
made his linme until death.
Ho Is survived by 11 sister, Mrs.
Harriet Jameson, of Novato, Cal., J
and three nieces, all of California.
U. S. Official's Car
Xfnh A t,H Wvlr,l
1
:Car thiiives ure no respecters of,
Lncle Sam. j
I -list night V. L. close's coach,
hearing license :M .". S.. was
stolen from near Haskell Andrews
lioiue. This morning, the police
found the machine, in a damaged
condition, near the city sewage
irlsposal plant. The front of the
car was damaged lo the extent of
about ?iru and Mr. Close's ncrson
al belongings. Including a shot
gun u-nd some clothing, were miss
ing. M r. Close is federal supervisor
of stale inspectors, with headiiiar
ters in I'oriland.
British Woman Wins
From Miss Jacobs
KOHKST HILLS, X. Y.. Aug. IM
(AC) Great llritaln pulled up to
even terms with America in the
women's tennis scries for lhe
Wight ma u ,eup today when M rs.
I'hoebo Wat nhii overwhelmed
Helen Jacobs, youthful California!!,
tl-3. 0-3, before a crowd Of H.IMW
persons. Il made the count 2-all
in the matches.
Occasional Thunder
Storms Predicted
SAN MtAN'lSC(l, Aug. lo, (AP
Tin- weather outlook for the weei
beginning August 1 I. was announc
ed here today by the foiled States
weather bureau as follows:
Kar western states the outlook
is for generally fair weather but
with fog along the coast and nr-
pla-
1 i""""11' 1M1"""-1 " "
Up to Government
I
DKTKOIT, Aug. in. AP Pro
secution if John M. Heaih for the
death of, Mlchard J. Sand lands,
federal prohibition agent, will be
Ml to the federal government,
James K, chenot. proBccuting at
torney, Htinounced today followlnjf
a conference with John H. Wat -kins,
district attorney. Should
Heath be convicted of first degree
oitinlpr In the federal court, ho
could be sentenced to death. Wat-
kins an id
fONS f 1 IIR
lUIlO-ILUD.
J) QYER
SCENIC ROAD
I Two Committees Appoint-
d fco Ad(J ImpetUS tO
i, V.. ,
Highway Campaign
j ;
,TVrumM PIVITV
JLiUl l.;XiiOi U1VHii
rlmTI AT ITWTAW
u"ul" l
I
o.unu. v d i a v m imm
Pilot Rnrk Joins La
-t 1 Tiff rii Aluri
urancie iuen otop ibu
Made at Pendleton.
More headway In the campaign
ueing sponsoreu uy me uunn emu
TwimiIv In Caravan
sons, leu nere yesleraay luornlnK
at li: 30 o'clock, mukliiK a brief
stop at Tom VelRh's sheep camp
above Klarkey, whore motion pic-
tures weT-e In ken.
Tho noxt stop was at Lehman
Sju-iiiKs, where several of the cara-
. .i i , . . t. i '
iv?.:!r.'lT..!: . ' "J,'.',5;
i'-v i"-.v ....v.
between La, (.irande and Lehman
Killings is in bad condition, al
though parts of It through the I'ni
utilla national forest, aro In fair
shape.
! At 1 kia h the ca ra va n lu lie lied
with a representative group of
Ukiah business men, augmented by
1 & or no Pilot Hock men who
,y,,'V. tfc 'nr'!VVU v""lM"Jlu 4VK''
tho visitors. Hrlef talks were inude
uy s. i . imjimiiii, ii ciucmi til (ill)
nmm,crim commerce; a. k. nun-
secieiu.y, .,aca rerriw,
Lions club president; H. U Thump-1
son, County Judge U. (1. comb and
several r the Pilot Kock ami L'klah
men. 'J'hc commltloes were ap-
1
(Continued un t'agit Thrcu)
chrTsWsmeet
IN CONVENTION
Yo"h .and. the Missions
Topics Discussed in
Seattle Today,
S K A TT I , I-:. Aug. 1 11 ( A I )
Youth and the missions were lop
lu In the spotlight at sesuiuns of
the International convenlio i of tho
,.,.,,,.,. of n.jat hl,n. ,0(Jay
The morning wesson was ()-
voted to home and foreign missions
with Hddrcsses by Mtln J. Kmllh.
San l-'raneisco, secretary of the
Northern California Christian Mis
sionary society; l!. C. K::oiigrass,
Kniil. Oklu., K. T. CorneTiu.i. San
Antonio. Tsxas. and llert II, John
son. Indianapolis. Ind
An addc'ss on Social In rest and
tlie Kace Problem" hy Ifov. aril 10.
.Iens';i, sociologist of tile I lilver
slly of Missouri. ( 'olumbin. Mo.,
closed the morning gatne.i'.'ig of the
7'itiM I'luiichimn w ho are atlemliug
the church organization.
Tonight the several h und red
members of the youth convention
had arranged a joint session with
Hi" entire asseinblage of ad lit dei-
gates to hear the viewpoint of the
younger generation toward relig.
Ion.
Harry 11. Itogei a, Tulsu. Ok la.,
president of the International con
tention and Dr. Kobert Mm ns,
Mai ysville, .Mo., presldenl of t he
youth conveiillo i. w ill pro.ddi over
th. Joint sKsion.
Among the speakers listed for
th' evening were Ctiafton Linn. Los
A nc-les, f al.. Ml H. JoKiiphine Jac
obs I, und, Camas. Wash., Sylvester
Morales. Los AngebM,
OPL.V WAY POI, AM
PIlAOI'K (AP The C.echoslo-
vakian government is going to ask
parllament to finuuen an ailtomo
bile road piercing the Carpathians'
and givinsr freer access to 1'oiand,
The latter country will bear part
of the cost but most of the high
w ay, w hich must tin verse many
narrow gorges, will be In Czecho
slovak Ian territory.
Russian Frontier
Guards Are Slain
MOSCOW. Aug
potts ftoiu the Maucluriati fron-
tier today said two Itussian fron-
tlef guards hud been kilted :id
eigTii vou tided by white KukhIu n
soldiers at the village of Chernla-
ev, near the Amur river. A Run-
slan HiinUoat und a mnull detuch
ment of troop were ordered
proceed ut once to tun Ulngc
Portland Drum
Corps Captures
First At Salem
Medford Legion Auxiliary
Quartet Takes Honors
Convention in Closing
Session Today.
I SAI-KM. Ore.. Aug. 10, AI') ,
S. S. (ieorgo, f Iugeno, was elect -.
in! state comiiiiiiidor of the Amorl
I tan l.cglnii oier Carl II. (iahrlolson
j of Salem by an unofficial vote of
1:1.1 lo 10:!. Don MeClcoil, of Ilooll
River, -wits chosen as Mate lcc
lvv. WW cl
conuiiuiiilcr.
SAI.KM. Ore., Aug. 1". (AIM
nu. drum vor. fron, iUriiani
Post, No. I. American Legion
lKal carried away first honors iti
lhe Hnnuai euntcst hen- ist night.
one of the (spectacular features of
! the Mth annual state convention
of the legion. The prizo was tho
Clifford W. Brow n Trophy cup and
un score oi tne romnnu corps was
today U8 tho place of meetlim of
., . ,
;'ndlnB Baker
1 ',' American I.eaion
"""""'y '"'f,' ""; "'" u
contest, of the Oregon department
of the Legion auxiliary held here
iHorsfall silver loving cup and a $10
h " f th si"-"'
llllvnhit'V uni'n ni'imniil ixi In tint
Meilford sltmers. The winners were
credited with a total of 'J9 points,
McMinnvllle'H kuartet recelveu .
second place rating with a total
oi 241 points, ine (uartct iroin
(Continued on. Page Three)
SLIDING SCALE
SUGAR TARIFF
rLlAiy UKUl t i7rwrr.n word a passed up hy a I
..,.,.,. ., , , ,,. 1
, . . ,11
'erlnllc abandonmcu or (he slid-
iiik mi.ii- 1 1. 1 1.
sulistituli! lor the flat increased
'duly piuiioseil Pi the house larlir
thill, was announced today by
ihiiliini.i. Hiunoi r.r ihi, scm.le flu -1
lane,, commitlee.
', The li'lah senalor siiid he hail de-
:
led to ditch lhe flexible rale plan
nfler sounding out lhe sentiment
of his republican conimtltt'o collca-I
'I'hls Hcntlment. S'moot nahl. was
;h..t .V-:""!'
sugar
. In opposing his scale plan, it would
be Inadvisable to go ahead with il.
Secret Marriage
Rcporl8 Confirmed
1 'HOLLYWOOD. Cal.. Aug.
(Al'l The secret marriage of Hld-
ney lllackmcr, stage and screen nounced today by 11. II. Howell,
actor, to Letiore I'liieh. actress, aat agriculiural agent.
Westchester. N. Y., last May 2a.. "I'ears left on trees have been
was confirmed last night by the known to increase In weight L'O
actor. ! per cent," Howell said. "Our tests
hlackmer said they were mar- iroin time to time assure safety In
lied by a Justice of Iln peace, ami 'picking.
that Gildn limy, vaudeville dancer
Mltnesseil the ceremony. Miss
rich refused lo comment
H la killer's statement.
,)t pin-tii-uiaiiy adaptable for can-
ASK MODII K ATION Inlug purposes."
WASHINGTON, Autr. Hi. (AIM -
The Armour ami SwiH groups of( MIST SLIJi M.Ar
packers today asked lhe Histric of I CHKMNITZ. Gcimauy (API -
. Columbia supreme court here to
1 modify the consent decree of HtlMMthe adniiuistrntion or llartliau.
under which they, along with other Siixoiiy. to s'dl a huge red Mag
large packers, were required to re- whih was hoisted on the town ball
strict their activities exc lusively to last May Hay. The sale price will
, the meat packing buslne
Band Concert Wins Much Applause
From Appreciative Music-Lovers
Thry played the Itllle iMitlilbe
w a M. and -w hen you closed your
eyes you could sec a tail straight
AiiKtrjan ofllcer and a shimmering
hlonUe in My Hoatiug over a gleam-
Ing ballroom, and lerraced gar-
ileus with innrhte fountains, ami
you could hear tall glasses clink
"'"'K'"ngiy. ami low sopnisucaie.i
"-. ...
I nere was a Sliver Blip oi iiioun,
not loo boldly high In the heavens,
and a lot of throbbing stars to
watch, last night, during the nm
nlcipal band concert, that made it'
all the etisler to let the mellow
gallant si rains ot the Stuuss waltz
"get" you. I
Playing It with a light vigor und
enough contrast to slave off a pos
sible cloying sweet news from the
richness of the melody th o La
(Jrande bund and Its leader. An
Hi (API Hv drew J. Loney Jr., took u particu-
htrly hearty zip of applause and n
particularly appreciative. If ru-
cous, blare of auto horns at lis
conclusion.
It pm-ed d the closing overture
a "Hungarian Coiimdy," Kelcr-
- Bella, a lively finale.
to Mesaera. Itoblnaon, McMJll and esitate the piuyinff or encore ae
i Loii'.-y, pUylng tho difficult lilu luctloua.
HONEYMOON
lua Claiiv, molloii picture star, aiul her liiishniul, .lohll (.llliert,
faiuous mi the screen, pholoKrapluMl on the ioof of their aiiart
ment In New York Just arier their arrival finiii llollywocHl liy
airplane. They siiIUnI holily aft(rwar(ls on the llo tie l-'ranc
for their honeymoon to Kuroiic, here they will remain llireo
mouths.
Finds Defect In
Legislators' New
I Prohibition Law
iiknd, ore. aur. io (,u'
tlorni'.i for persons coavirlcil
under Oregon's new prohibition
aw milking possession of liquor a
peals fur new trials today follow-
-m ' m
T..ri.. l,..t,l !...( tln l.i- unuu-
..a i'.v 1 1.- I tnie leirlHhiliirt was
unconstitutional.
judge T. K. J. I niffy . declared
Giat U was upparent the leglHlaHirn
tlirough an error, hao legislated the
f.jy
penalty out of prohibition.
maximum penalty for flr.it offend
ers Is fixed under the law as amen
ded at the PJ2U session, .hiy saldf J
.AiuiriKva .lecurvo , gisiaiure
iilti'ildcil lo make the seel Ion read
' iii.,..u u,i ,,. m. ...... i, lw,i h
," " " i,,, ., . iil .1 7,n
, . 1. 1 ., -.7. il 11,-1 1..
w an, -mie ,v I I
a fine of not losw than r.O0 or
li"priuonmi-nt in the county jail for
nol more Ihali six monllis or bolh.
The Judge's decision followed a
plea from Mrs. Itose Trlbou of
Kcilmouils. (Ire.. conv:ctcl under
Ibi laiv, who sought a writ of hub-
eas corpus.
' ' ''
DELAY PICKING
; PEAR CROP AT
GRANTS PASS,lv condition after he had heard,
ww.i.j.j I .r screams from I bo street below. I
The alrl was taken w ith Pan-
CUANTS PASS. Ore. Aug. 10
(API With
the pear crop hero
Mils year exceptionally light, vet.
1.1 iii.'liiL' as hb-'h as J'.mi a ii.n.
'growers or this secti.n are delay-
ing picking to Increase weight as
the result of pressure tests on -
"Mast of Hie pens in this ills-
trie! are taken by the canuers In
un s.ilem, Hillsboro and other Willa
mette valley paints. These pears
The local government ha ordered
I it l he tow n 1 1 'Msiiry.
franj Verdi's opera "AttHa."
long a pplause.
"A Suiiiiior Kvenlng lu
w on
Ho
Alps," Kllug, was a pretty de-
wciiptive thing that got plenly nT
color ami Interesting shading under
the Loney baton. The concise mat
playing' ill stacatto pass.iues Was
commen.jatue. nere il was possime
i T'" i "e mni as a iuiikiu gre..L
iimI rumeiH mi'! io.se ail eoiist'loil-
ness of the individuality of its
slrutiieniatiou.
!n-
Th
concert bi'gan with
re iic'm "H-'i lute of t he Sultan," a
march and Its Jtcoud selection was
from Henry VIII. Tho "Morris
I la nee ami the "Torch Oaner"
w itii used. Follow Ing the trio
Heenes from the musica 1 fantasy,
"Woodland," wern played.
A tone poem "In Lover's Lam-"
and the sprightly "Nola," with Its
fascinating ryhthtn preceded the
Strauss number.
Last night's concert was played
at the La Grande High school ath-
letlc Meld and drew Its usual largo
crowd. Most of the number wero
o vigorously applauded ua to ncc-
IN EUROPE
GIRL COMPLAINS,
PANTA(;FS JAILFD
1AU3 JAILUJ
Multi-Millionaire Theater
Owner in Ti-ouble in
Los Angeles.
LOS ANGKLKS, Aug. 10, (AP)
An Invosttgatlou Into statutory
ohargeH nuulo ngumst Alexander
I'antugeH, theatrical magnate, by a
l(J-year-old ilaiu'er, I'hinluo Prln-
gle, was begun by District Attorn
,.y
Huron Kltts today with the mini
moning of tho girl to hts offlco for
iuetioninff.
- i.( ,k ANGKLIIS. Atlfr .10 . AP
. v ,-,, n,,,,u ' ,,,i.,nmJ
,,,., ... In tlio
,m,.Ht 1H ,,,, on carges
--- -
"' ",1''1"" "' coniinitt ng u siacu-
fry 'il lenso on ramico ri mgio, i u-
v,.-old TnlversUy of Kouthcrn
I'ulirnrnia co-ed ami unncor.
Tiio theatre miignato was arrest-
(m) atu,r tlve 0urs of iiuestlonlng
I.,111I.,.I.nK a report mado bv the
, 1 ,.u,.ii..',i 1,..
" ,,H private offlco about 3:30 p.
m yesterday, l'nntages denied til" lMlsllers." ills scries of stories cll
accilsatlons and cliilmed ho was tilled "Classics In Nlang." woro
being "blackmailed."
I'antages was taken Into cllsloily
when a tarirr officer on duty near
(be theaier lu which the ovnnr'
ofrlces are located, rushed lo tho
in rt..,i iti.. iilrl In a hvstcr-
i,.m.a Miv witnesses to the no-
Ii(.0 Mtation for iiuentlonlng, with
. i i-oui ruiinuinir
! 1. it,....,. A. t
MiHH prlngle said she had gone
i0 the theater ow ner'a offices to
1 .Hmciism it dancn act which sho
wanted him to place on his theater
circuit.
nnih.M.x who nave his line un
U4. said that several wecka ago ho
had hooked a vaudeville ut or
Miss pringle'H which uftcr a week's
Iryoiit proved failure. Kor t in
past several days, the girl ba fr-
lin-nteil his olflce, lhe theaier own
er staled.
He charged Iliat the girl bad
threatened thai she would "make
him hook" her act.
An attempt late last night to
have I'antages arraigned In night
court In an effort to gain a release
on ball failed when Captain John
(Continued on Page Three)
TRAIN CRASH
KILLS THREE,
INJURES FOUR
WAHSWmKTH, I II., AMI,. H -(API
With three persuns know .1
to be dwid and four ot Imms Injured,
two of Mi iii s"i io isly. as (he re-
Hl,n of ,e:idon
rash between a
crack Milw a uU-e road pah.ieiigt
and a freight train last night,
wrecking news today wen. s'tll
' ,i, .. ,..ultH ,,r . idols, fear-
fu, ()l,M.(. v().jNM had been
lllr, Mn,,.r the WH ckage.
Th" d'ad ar:
John Loi hiif r. (jo, Milwaukee,
cngi:ii" r of lhe passi'iiger train:
Nick King. P. of MllwauUee. Mio
man; and nu itiild'-ntii bd negro,
who Is believed lo have been steal
ing a ride on the tender or tho
train.
pUomim.nt aitokm;y iui;.-.
POltTLANl), Ailg. Ml, (AP) -lvdward
Meiidefihull, prominent at
torney in erlmhinl pruetlce, died at
his home here today. He liud been
retired for MeVi ial yeiil'M.
Mr. Mendfi ' w.a struck with
paralysis In Jii.imiy. He recovered 'and women whose cause lie chain
tulflclintly to take a trip through ploncd for a life time, today paid
Yellowstone park In July Ho re- their last tribute td the former so
turned two weeks ago in fair j clalisl leader as his body lay in
hi nlth, but again suffurcd a stroke, state In tho city hall rotunda.
4,000 Men Fight
. Mninr Fires Tn
Northern Woods
Forest Officials at Wits
End Today to Find
Men to Send Against
Smaller Blazes. I
SI'OKANK. Wash., Auk. 10 (AD
With 4.000 timber fire fighters
embattled against a score of major
conflagrations that were covering"
nearly 30.0U0 acres In the north
west und Cunada. forest officials NEXT JOURNEY IS
today were at wits ends to fiml
men to send agalnBt tho myriads of
smaller blazes that were breaking
out on every hand.
A disastrous combination of low
humidity and lack of rainfall turn
od tho foreuts Into tinder boxes ami
tile slightest spark or lig'f ning
flash, aided by tho ever-present
wind, set blazes almost faster than
"smoke chasers" could locate ami
count them. Many of the blazes
were in Inaccosslblo regions and Aug. 10 (Al") Tne Ural Zeppelin,
could he reacjted only by paca. at the conclusion of a record break
train. ' ing crossing of tho Atlantic on the
Taking Harvest Crews first leg of her round-the-world
Tho severe drain on man power flight from Lukehurat, N. J.. land
for fighting and harvest had lent ed at l'Vledrtchshafen at 1:03 p. m.
an added handicap, and calls wera (7:03 a, m. 15. S. T.) today. ,
bring sent even Into tho grain The huge ship made the cross
fields for additional crews. ing in Just GG hours and 24 mln-
Major blazes wore raging in utes. having picked up speed as
Idaho, Montana, Washington anil sho approached the . coast of
Canada, with tho situation "slight- Kurope.
I ly Improved" In Oregon.
The obstinate llald mountain
and Old Man crock fires In Idaho,
twice reported under control, were
Mazing reroclously last night. The
former covered 4 00 acres yesterday
and was spreading rapidly In tho
dlrectlon of l.olo trail. Tho third
major firo in Idaho was In the Hal-
man river forest, which had boon
. ablaze (or 10 days.
I (Vows Hopeful
rows attempting to check tho
Wolf creek fire in the Chelan for-
os, o wnsaingioii, oio " i" " It was Ur. Kckener's OSnd birth
last night that they could control I lo(, Bn(, lhe nmB1!,nK nt.rlvnl
within a day or two, providing wind of tho (.rnf Ze, , BO , be(ore
condlt ons we,,, favorable. It was
fanned by wind yesterday nnd had
burned more than 2,000 acres. Tho
(Continued on Paso Three)
.
I . ' ,
II ovlf I If it WPr
JLA4VL M. J -KS T ( AW TT V .
Dead Today In
California Home
LH'-ANTIKLKH, Aug. 10, (APV-
Harry Charlea Wllwer,
;i 0,
the
American slang,, died at his homo
, 'r-,ii,...-i.,,.
m i " '' "' '
" ........... -
ako.
, -
and prize fight slorlcs, Wllwer had
In recent years turned to writing
scenarios along with Ills magazlno
eonlrllnillons. Chlor among his
film series wore "The Leather
among the more prominent.
I I'revlous to entering the flctloi.
field. Wltwor was a newspaper
man. It was only un the suggestion
of his wife that ho wrlle In slang
stylo that Ills attempts to sell his
short stories met with success.
Horn lu Athens, Pa March 11.
I WW ho attended HI. Joseph cul-
lego In -niiaueipnia anu wuh inar-
1 ied to Honla Hchagrin of Yonkcrs,
. N. l ., In 1!12.
Ills career began as an erranfl
hy In butcher shop. Ho began
bis writing on the Ht. Cloud. Kin.,
Tribune. In llfll, going to the
New York American a year later,
He also worked on thn Brooklyn
Kagle and other eastern nevvspa-,
pen. In l!H7 he was made war!
correspondent for Collier' weekly. I
t
1 i t mm !
MaCl)Onal(l IflOVeS
To End Difficulty
KNIMHI HOH. Scotland, Aug.
( A P) Prime Minister Unman y
MacHonald moved dramatically to -
day to bring about settlement
Ill
Tancastilre cotton industry
stoppage which Is causliijg Idleness
of nearly a million workers ami
t.MHJ factories.
Leaving Lossiemouth, his native'
village, by airplane without an-(
iiounciug his destination nor the,
purpose of the Might the prime
minister reached Kdfugurgh at .
noon and I in mediately went lino
conference with eight r pres. ntH- t
lives or the cotton mill employers' j
negotiation committees and . Sir j
Horace Wilson, permanent sccre- j
tary of the ministry of labor.
Vdreal Northern
, Files A p plica lion
J ST. PA! I Minn., Aug. u API
r -The f rent Northern railway coui-
puny today forwarded an applica
tion -to the Interstate conuncrco
eoiiimlHsion seeking permission ro
extend Its recently proposed :CJ
j mile Uiehey-Hi.mhlin line lu Mon
tana westward an additional 7H
miles to Joidan. This would make
the extension HT miles long, and
would cost ?:i.n"ii,fjau.
50,000 Pass llier
Of Victor Merger
MIIAVAItKUK. Wis., Aug. Ill
(AIM -"'rhi' nilissi'S" as Victor I..
Merger called the working moil
iFPPFI IN AT
LLl I LLi Hi
HOME AFTER
RECORD TRIP
Graf Ci irises From Lake
hurst to Germany in 55
Hours 24 Minutes.
TO TOKYO, JAPAN
Enthusiastic Crowd
Greets Air Liner
Honor Dr. Eckener on
His 62nd Birthday.
FKHIDRIOHSHAFEN, Germany
Tho zeppelin touched the earth
at exactly three minutes after ono
o'clock and with, the help ot the
landing crew was turned around
,vni, ,P1. n00 pointing north,
lOntllilsiastlc Wolcomo
ti, i,ip'a motors were kept run-
nK iwy t0 help turn her. Tho
,olu,.M .,. stopped two minutes
i,.,,,.. . . iundlnir crew hnenn
lh6 lu(jk o( pulling the Graf Into
tho 1UIIB1U. fid,! beyond tho zeppe-
Th0 f(,nce wag n0(1 wUh
011u,H,naU. spectators.
od made tho informal birthday,
celebration aboard the ship Just'
before sho landed all the more en
thusiastic. . '
T he O rut's tt in 0 wit a 65 hours
and 24 minutes on. her, eastward
voyage was about 40 hours better
than her westwnrd Journey 10
Luke hurst und 13 hours and 22
mlnutos better than her last voy-MKe-froin
LakehurHt to Frtedrleh
shafen Ih Octolier, 1928. '
Avoia(r ot .7ft M, i .H.
'I'lin Tit.,. li.iilAHi.rf .,l.i.Hn..l...tA1.1
. . ' ",, , ..1....
n, nuu utiiuo in 1 iie oa nuuia una
" .uZrJlZJlLZ",, i,
ci'"" covering1 wio emiro ain
tanco of 76 miles, 11 brilliant per
forinanco in the opinion of ovlatloa
exports.. .
thrilled wsrn lha soec.nnrs
" '"""en weie tne specaiors
limy nuivai
I "1 1 ,' ' ,oeUn
111111 11 oreaKlng the record was n.
Kou '"-y. then .the accomplish-
incut of the Oruf's first long hop
on her round-the-world flight
(Continued on Page 8.) '
SOVIET PLANE
ENDS HOP TO
KRASNOYARSK
KHASNOVAUHIv, V. 8. S. R.
Aug. I" ( A I') The Ituiojlnn ftir-
planp "ltnd of the Soviets'
boun
for Moscow to New York landed
here this afternoon. It mad tha
flight here from Novolblrak la ex
cellent time licrosn the ateepea ot
Central Klberla.
TODAY'S
BASEBALL
XATIOXAIj LKAGl'E GAMES
U. H. E.
! nia.lnIm, 7 15 0
Nqw york 2 6 0
j H(t,terleH'. ltUCiiH wl tiooch;
MnvH , dd nd Q'Far.
roll. ,
R. II. E.
ClilciiBt - 4 7 1
Huston 16 0
liatterles: llluko and Taylor; 8el
ii.ild. Carlson and Bpohrer, Uon-
zalcs.
I'hst Came: R. It. K.
Pittsburg 6 11 0
liiooklyn 4 9 1
Hull. Ties: Petty, Hill nnd Horn
sley; Clarke, A, Muore and Hen
line. Scr'Hid (iame:
I'lit.il.urg
Itrooklyn :
Ilntterlest Molne,
R. It. K.
3 10 1
6 11 1
French and
MuiKrcaves; Vance und Ucberry.
Klisl (lame: " R. II. 13.
St. I.iiiiIh . I 7. I
Philadelphia i 7 14 0
liatterles: Sherdol, Mitchell, llal-
liilian, Krankhouse und smith, Hun-
naril; Wllloughby und Davis.
A.MIOUICAN' l,l:.(i(K OA.MKS
R. II, K.
New York 4 11 0
Cleveland 2 11 0
Hatloiios; Scahury, Moore, and
iU'UKough; Miller, tihaffnur und (..
Howell, .Myalt. (Uab Ruth hits
limit homer).
R. H. E.
uostou io n a
Chicago 7 13 1
Huttdiies: Uussoll, Morris and O,
(laston, Hovlng; Walsh, Weiland,
Adklns and Berg, Crouse. '