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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEREIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE IGa (Brand? iEuftmt THE WEATHER OKKGON: Kalr tonight and Fri day, warmer tn the interior Friday. Gentle to moderate northerly winds on the coast. C IT Y EDITION VOLUME XXVII. MHMLlUIl ASSOCIATED I'lttSS LA GRANDE. ORE. THURSDAY. AUGUST 15, 1929 MEMBEit ASSOCIATED PK12X8 NUMBER 246 BUILDINGS OF UNSAFE TYPE New" Ordinance Adopted by City to Become Effective. Sept. 15 REPAIR, REMOVAL IS AUTHORIZED - Violator May be Fined Either $300, Sentenced to Three Months in Jail, or Both. An ordinance, designed to per mit the forcing of eillirr repairs or removal of- unsafe buildings or parts of buildings, was unanimous ly passed at the city commission lasl nlghi. and will become effec tive on ttte 15th of September. The ordinance, which: carries a mil net of sharp "teeth," wan rod twice last Monday night ut an ad journed meeting of the com mis sion, and then placed on Its -final passage last evening. The nuixl muiii penally for violation of the ordinance is u $800 fine, three months In jail or both. In the event that the person violating Hie or dinance is fined and Is unable to pay, lie willbe required to spend one day In jail for each Title or Ordinance The title of the ordinance fol lows: "An ordinance defining cer tain nuisances, providing for hear ings before the city commission or before a board of arbitration, for the abatement of such nuisances, fur assessing the cost of nch abatement to the property upon w hich such nuisance existed and for penalties for violation of the terms of thle ordinance." The first seel Ion provides that any building or pint which by rea son of fire, natural decay, del re live construction, neglect or any other cause, or by reason of u dil apidated condition from non-use and non-repair, or with windows or doors out, or unoccupied . and not in condition Jo be occupied, or by reason of odors emanating therefrom, or by reason of Infec tion from which disease may be comiuunienlqd limiting U a men aw to th public htalth, welfare or safely or endangering any person cr property, ahull be dccKii-ed a nuisance, .Mii. I He Itcmmi'd When any such building Is de clared to be a nuisance, necessary repairs must be made or, if beyond repair, then it must be removed. Another provision is designed lo prevent overloading of the Moors of any building. Tiio ordinance provides that any w ooden building within the city, fire limits, when damaged or de cayed to 4 per cent of Its value exclusive of the foundation, or to ftY estimated a Wove the line of the (Continued on Page Three) CVRREY'S CAR RECOVERED BY j r-ri r rhfT itii hAirjl, t ULIL VJ j A light car. belonging In fb-orge! HuulinKtoii Currey. was stolen last i night by three boys, who drove the. ear to Maker ami then, hailed by' the Maker p.olice. escaped from the! machlne while It was In motion. j The trio jumped from the ear, while -It was rolling and when it came lo a stop without guidance, Ihe doors were damaged to some extent, It is reported t i-om Maker. This is the second time Mr. 'ur I'cy's automobile has been stolen. Grade Crossing fVrtoi KillQ Knfi1 1 ST. HKIj:.S. Ore., Aug. 1 " f .MM - Hilly Storla, 1 1. was killed and Dr. J. II. Klynn, Mrs. Martha ILimmer iind daughter LucIh. w ei e severely hurt late yestenlay when an automobile, in which they were riding, collided with u Spokane. Porllaiid ami Seattle bus south of here. Dr. Klynn. driver of the car, was sabl to have attempted to pass the bus and cut in too quickly. Voung Storla was the sou of John A. Storla. an attorney of St. Helen.-. Explosion Of Home Brew Kills Hoy, 11 A LK X A N I 1 1 1 A . ' a . . Aug. 15. (APi Police today ascribed the deal h of Wayne A mold (ieriuoiid, aged 11. of Mnrke's station near here to the explosion of a bottle of home brew. iff ielnls u.ild they learned .that a piece of glass from the but lie, which exploded while he was carrying 1 1 lo his father. William It. Cermi.nd. lodged In his throat. Wayne died en route to an Alexandria hospital. l AIMI i: TOIAY 7:;pi a. in. fi 1 above. Minimum:. Si above. i 'ondttlon: clear. I AIM lit ViTI,KIAY Maximum !$'., mfnimuiii 07 nbuve. I'ondftion: mostly clear. WKATHKK AKi. 15. I9JK Muxiinum hi, minimum 47 ubove. t'ondllion: clear. Harry H. Culver To Be Welcomed At The Airport Realty Club and Others to Greet Him Dinner to be Held at 6:30 in Local Hotel. When Harry H. Culver, presi dent of the National Association of Itenl Kstate boa id J, arrives In l.a Grande tomorrow afternoon. lie will bo welcomed back to this city after n three-yeur absence by the I,a Grande realty board, as well as representatives of other clubs and organizations and busi ness men. The realty board Is to attend e:i ma use and members have expressed the hope thut others would also ho present. .Mr. Culver, Hying in a cabin plane, Is due at the airport at 4 p. in., coining here -from Wulla Walla. The main featur(. of his visit will lie a banquet In his honor at the Sacujawea Inn ut'6:3U o'clock, to which Ihe business men and citi zens of l.u (Jrande are Invited. Tickets are now on sale and tuuy bo obtained from any realtor or from tiie chamber of commerce of ficers. Keultors urge that all who Intend lo be present purchase their tickets before this' evening, so that reservations may be made with accuracy. Urges Chamber Members to Attend, The chamber of commerce is supporting Mr. Culver's visit and the banquet, and toduy Albert It. Hunter, executive secretary, urged that all members of the chamh attend the dinner if possible. "Mr11" '"'''ling urea lomny, forcing Culver is sure to have a very In-1 firemen to extra efforts to prevent leresling and worthwhile message j li,xe f,om "P'oudlng into vul- to give us In Ills address, Hunter s;iid. M i. n Iver is com i tic Mr. rinimfp ..h Hie ci.esi . i . . . :. i I v ,,ricumc exhausted fighting the fire the Grande Really board. The ! visit will be part of u nation-wide airplane tour,- which takes' .Mr. ( 'ulver to practically every really organization connected with the nu. tiunal association. Tennis Tourney Opens Tomorrow On Union Courts Willi announcement of the draw ings for the Kastern Oregon -Tennis tournament today, the Union courts are set fur the opening aervn of the thren-duy play - tomorrow morning. It will begin three days ol Inlensive competition for sev eral lltlcH with crack racqucleers from several states performing. Most notable on the list of visit; ors Is Worth Oswald, of Spokane considered No. 3 of the 1'acil "lo North" est. He tuut competed In national junior meets. It will be Oswald's first play in this tourna ment, though several local players have competed in the same tourna ment with him in Kastern Wash ington meets and have observed the fine brand of ball he plays. To Medicate Courts In a way the tournament will be an official dedication of the fin.' new 1'nion courts, made conercto this year. Kred l'"ox. of Tnion, Is looking after arrangements there. The last two years the. tourney has been played In I 'A Grande. Singles will be played tomorrow. Itesults of the draw ings, made last night at I nion are the follow- lug pairings; .Men's singles: .1. With-rall, Pcmlletoli vs. Cllve Wilson, Vnton; Worth Oswald vs. Douglas Mallan- l.viie. Mend; J-an Taylor, ' I,a, liruncle, vs. Harold Cook. Pendle- Allen uT the Mate of lowu, vh. H't Mlalehford, Helix: Lyle WH- ' sou, imoier vs. miii Auams, I'ome- , roy. Wash., Itify Wilson. Imbler. vs. I (leorge Anderson, La (Iruude; ' Jafues Sessions. Indiana, vs. Ken Local Lions regarded the selee ' Mallantyii'; Jack Ahearn vs. Mer- tioii of .Mr. Thompson for the posi- rill Moyer. Uiou a signal honor. In recognition Men's double; Oswald and . of his capable work and constant I U'ltherell vs. Ahearn and partner; j co-operation In club and counnun Mlatcbford and partner vs. K. and ity affairs. Mallinityne; Mr.yer and Cook : VH' AM"" 1,11,1 Wilson and I ox vh Adolph Siegrist and Sck- ' Kjns. Wlliieu's slnghs: Mis. l-nd l-'o. (Vu; ,oiH N,.son or La Orumle. vs. y, iHS ttfsit.t t,.n,i; Jcjtnno Mell v8. : Alyce Cook; Anne Slange. live. Mixed doubles: Melt and Moyer vs. Nelson and Ahearn. f'ook and Wit berell vs. I.oiiene Hutchinson, L'nion, and Wilson. Cox and Cox vs. Slange ami Ad-' a ms; t gle and Mallantyne, Mye. Unusual Accident Occurs In Chicago CHICAGO, Aug. 15. (APj Mim. Mary Mct.'orinlek of 1 1 it n ting ton, , W. Va., may die from Injuries suf fered In an unusual .accident. Walking yesterday on South Ca nal street, she was struck on the head by an automobile wheel which hhfl slid off the front axle of u. passing machine. The wheel was retrieved and re placed on Ihe ear w filch then was lined to take Mrs. McCormlck to a hospital. WOM AN II I 1 1 T I W 1 1 VA K imSKIU'It!, Ore., Aug. !." AI' Mm, I'. M. Adatusoii of Kdmond tun. A It a., was erlth a Ity Injure when her automobile collided with rrii.i inL.b n!(r i ii v-ni v 1 1 1 IilIhv. She noffert d internal ab- a....,inMl ininrie- several broken ii.- ...a 11 i.n.Un urni. Her bun - band received a broken arm and ... i.t K,.n,i ....! ..ft.. Their two daughters. Josephine and U uiherine k f 0 b;idtv cut und biuUi-d. FOREST FIRE JUMPS DITCH; IS SPREADING Crew in Beaver Creek Reservoir Area is Increased to 130. FIGHT FLAMES ON HALF-MILE FRONT! Strong Wind Causes Con flagration to Break Away Local District Outlook Good. The forest fire near the La t! ramie reservoir on Beaver creek about 2U miles from North Powder, also known as the Daley road fire, which was under control yesterday, broke its bonds today and Is spread ing along a half mile front. iThis word was received here early this afternoon ln; an Asso ciated Press story from Maker, staling that the . jumping of the half-mile trenVh, by the flames shattered hopes pf the fJre fighters to keep It within Its present area of 200 acres. A strong" wind which caused Ihe conflagration lo cross the trench, was blowing blazing moss out of liable Umber. Kxtui usied Men He plat in I Approximately. 2il men who be- returned to Baker yesterday and will be replaced by other fire fight ers today. Nearly 1,10 men are bat tling the blaze. Although several La Grande men, Including Street Superintendent Orville Wright, are assisting In fighting the flamos, It Is difficult to secure reports pf the hlazo here excepting througn tvt'kor, us the fire Is on the reserve und reports are made through the southern of- fle The fire warden here reported that fire conditions In this section were not bad today, with. a higher humidity and less heal. A small fire was. reported near Clarks eroek. near lilirlti. but was not seri- oms, it., wajiuiii. V' .... LIONS GOVERNOR PICKS THOMPSON La Grande Man Named Deputy District Gover nor of East Oregon. Si d n e y I.. La Grande, lias deputy district Kovcruor of the Lions club for the Kastern Oregon sectioh. known as district No. t. It was announced here today. A let ter making the appointment ar rived In I .ii Craude this morning from Loyd T. Ueynulds, district governor. Mr. P.eyuolds expiesspd the hope I hut M r. Thompson, with t he as sistance of the members of the Lions in this city, would co operate in the membership p ni gra m and would be able lo Interest ot her nearby ell fen i mtarlo, 10n ter prise. Maker and Prnd let on -In forming loe;i clubs. At present. i La irnnd iriislrict. has the only club In this i ; Accidental Shot Takes Life of Boy Til K DALLKS. (ire.. Aug. 15 I f A'I'l Accidental discharge of a ! small rtrie In tit,, hands of his j frieud. resulted In the death here ystetd;y or (b raid Martin. Ill j yearH obi. Dale Wilbur held the j rifle. Martin was the son of a city councilman. The small bullet pen- etrated the boy's brain, and death was Instanl. Homesteaders Threaten To Employ Armed Guards To Protect Property liAKi;Vli;V. Ore.. Ami. I ' f Al'l KeportH that several hoiii estea d - ers In the Wagondre Mountain dls- trict have threatened to employ armed guards to protect their fences. were bennl here today us tbe battle of words ntlll rngeil iver the action of a humane society of- fli er In cultlmr u hoiuestetider's fence ihat horseM und cattle on the upi'n range might Kei iire water at the homesteader's walerhole ''ut- ling of the fence by llarley lit own. hufiNi ne fo ety deputy, prectplt- ated what threatened tor a lime io WfroiiiP a revival of old range wins between open-range catllemen and homesteaders. I Mrs. K. V. Swanlon. lHHii;iger of the Oregon humane society, was fin..iei Um Hjii-iii if Mho would order other fences cut If the situation demanded this action. She Mild hundiedi of range, aiihiulo htfd Believe Former Asylum Inmate Murdered Girl Man Held in Minneapolis . in Connection With . Death of 12-Year-Old Dorothy Aune. MIXXKAI'OI.IS. Auk. 1.1 (AIM A mini oiwratliig' a lioo .sho a block rniH tin home tr ..12-jwir-olri Dorothy Anne, sf rangier' h vic tim, whs arrw-tiil tixlny In the soitrrli for the chlhl'N Mayer. lo lieo round several strands nl hair J.'''"8 Ita of '" v ietlm in the MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15 (AP) Police toduy urruited as a suspect in connection with the slaying of year-old Dorothy A a no a man recently released from t he insane asylum at St. Peter, Minn. His .Identity was not disclosed hut police.- said he was wearing shoes apparently stained with blood and was unable to give a satisfac tory cxpUtnutlort of his movements Wednesday, when the body of thr girl, bound In gunny Hacks, wus found by -two icemen In a vacant lot in the vicinity of the .Milwaukee railroad yards in South Mlnaeup- olhi. Tells of- Seeing Man Harold Carlson, an - employe nf. a nearby lumber company, said he espied the man wandering abotil near where the girl's body was found. Carlson summoned police who said he admitted the stains on his shoes were bloodstains but that they resulted from broken bll.sters on. his feet. ' H(, claimed to huve purchased the shoes in a pawn 1 shop Tuesday. Convinced the klllhig was the work of a moron, Harry Und holm, superintendent of police, ordered all detectives of the department and all .available patrolmen to concen trate their search for Ihe elderly mn:i and to look for a lain o'shanl er, worn by the girl when she dis appeared Tuesday and which was not found with her body. , Dorothy had left the home of her parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Aune, Tor n grocery jtore. She did not reach there und police believed someone enticed her Into (in auto mobile. Tht, Aunes said Dorothy was very reserved und would not have accepted a ride from u stranger. Other Piirciits Toliry. Police received numerous tele- " P"'," '-unghlers had been accosted by an Iderly man tn a:i uutomoblh ) centlx Failure lo make complaints be fore aboiit the man wiim criticized by .Mis. II lam-he Jones, head of the women's bureau of the polfc departtnent. Police lu.d nigh! rounded up sev eral suspects, but all wore 1 - leused. Ite wards totaling $1,750 have been offered lor arrest and convh-tion or the siaye.-. -rue Mm- nua noils Tribune offered $ I. into ; und Mayor W. K. Kunze $"fU from his periional fumls. A red (am o'shanter. similar lo thut worn by Dorothy when she tempt to break down her story of Thompson. o f disappeared, was found today In ; an elleged criminal attack by Alex been appointed the buseini-nt of a thealer. Detec-1 ander Pontages, f.4 yer old thea- tlves took the turn to the Aunn.tricat magnate, was begun ly the home In an attempt to Identify II as the one worn by the child. Fall Institute For Teachers To Be October 10-11 SALKM, the.. Aug. 15 (AP). Dajes of teachers' IlinUUilcs to be held ttils fall ami winter In Ore gon counties have been announced by '. A. Howard stale superinten dent of schools. Central themes ; will be citizenship (raining and Ihe reorganized school, these loplcH having been selected for special al - leiiilon by the recenl meeting of county superintendent . The schedule of Instituted In c1hIih: H.-H.I..T 1.1. ni,.i t, .-iniKop. - - luuiiua, iaic, i iiiiiiiiiii, ,mi'mii 11- and ( '00s, and joint liiNtlt ute I nloit. Maker and Wallow a at Gt'dudc. of sim;. k Kit I'NI VLItSJTV, IS IMHIIILD Va.. Aug. I.' (AP) A flefense of MMiop Junes annon Jr.. mi tiie .Meinouisi i,pi- copal church, south, iigaiiisi at- tacks by the "wetH," met with cries of disapproval last night dur- Ing an addresn by Stanley High. editor of the Christian Herald. h- Tore the Institute of public AGairs here. been sav action. d from deftth by Hiown ,M,KTI,AM)7ori..," Ana. I :. f A J ,) j,- y Swiintoii. inauagfi of the Oregon humane soeely. to- day denied (hat llarley Ifrown, bumaiie society deputy, hud been dlwhalKd from the service, ii I - ll I was or- thoutrh she nfluiitted I bat b no lunger Identified with ihe o gaiilzutlou. Iteports from l-ik view where Hrown cut sleader'M fence that rang i home, a uitna N might have uc 'mh to a v aterhole on ine lain., inoicawo inai iioo had been dlsmlsMed. "fttown was deiiill.ed by the soeiety In an emergeney. M IK. "Our slate off her for that district, rulton Fleetwood, was In Maker when we learned uf the situation und wo engaired Brown to act totnporar- . vleetiuod lu'i hIiicc tet'.it tied.'" VIRGINIA POLITICS FLEMING 'I I in Irgiula polilh-al campaign Is WHrmer than ever now that tint democrats have selected Dr. John Garland Pollard (left) to oppose. Dr. William Mox'ley Brown (right), nominee of anti-Smith dcmKrnl.N and the republicans. Bishop .lam cm Cannon Jr., Telnw) Is an active figure In the campaign. Here's The Eternal Triangle In a New Role NKW TO It K, Aug. 15, (AP) A Mrooktyn grocery clerk wns un tler arrest today after police wero Informed he married two women and resided with both of them in a one room apartment. The clerk, Krunk Saul, illi, was arrested on complaint of one of tho u omen. She told police that she was murried to. Saul In June, 1028, the ceremony being witnessed by another woman whom- Saal In troduced as Ifls sister. Then, she said, all three set up housekeeping and II veil Jy'pplly until yesterday when the two wo men itiuarreled and the Hupposod HisLer'-produced n murriuge cerliri cutc'.wPiirporlluH lo show nIio had been married to Sail In 1 U 23. Saal was charged with bigamy. i Cross Examine Girl Accuser Of Theater Owner i LOH ANCiKLKS, Aug. 15, (AP) I'ross-exainination of Kunice : I'rlngle, 17-year-ohl girl. In an ut- defense at the resumption of pre liminary hearing today. KITorts to establish claims that Pantages was the victim of "a cold blooded frame-up," were made by his attorneys yesterday afternoon when the heat ing opened. The youthful dancer, however, met the sharp questioning of Attorney W. 1. Gilbert Tor the defense with a stout denla I. The court room had been ctenred by request of the defense before I he hearing bega n. The reluctant cxil id the crowd 111:1.10 It dirricult for court attaches und police to keep order, mid a near riol preced ed the opening of the session, as people milled about In an effort lo i Insure (hemseven seats at Pie ' hea ring. i Varney'n Rid Iaw i For Airmail Job WASHINGTON. Aug. I 5 ( A P) The Varney Air Lines, Inc.. of San Kraie'lsro, wlih an orfer to carry mail for uineti cenis per pound to d;iy w as low bidder for Ihe cou- Unci l ..penile the all' mall from 1'iivn I.. 1'i.rl I:. ml and Seadle fruiii I'iiw.i l.i S...kinie. I lie I.I.I of nine e. iil: a ....in.l Is Hie Hiwi-.1t ever received by Ihe p. .si office de..ii linent. The ar- ney eoinpaiiy now carries the nlr imiii for nine cents per pound to and Ihe b'K from I'aseo lo Sen It In ' uill loei'ely conslilute an exleiion i of t he present route. I MissioNAitY iti;M;.sr:i I'Kll'INO, China, Aug. I U Al') (jft'iclal reporlH today from Tsln"- : an said thai It'emv Wesehe, of Ihe Nnllniuil Holiness Minslou, had been ' released by banditH who caplureil! bitn at Tunuehang, Siiang-Tuug' ch.uig. Sha nl ung, A og. U, when nti"ted fi'iin that city by provincial Irmpf. Tbe bandits xnid ol Ihe ilnie they would hold W esc he u nl il the mi thorltles agreed to recruit their entire force Into government annfe. apii-:aii to ti;st i,au I'f tTI.AN!. Aog. I.. (AIM---The l-gallty of celling Mtlers or a ny patent tifedinne with heavy ale-diolle cntili'Dt oer a soda foun tain bar will be teed in circuit eoint here In the eae of William OtittMehalk, H'-IUvood soft drink w dlschalk wax fined l-'.'i In city court late yemerday on hargo of liquor sale. Notice of appeal was ftl'.'d. ARMY DESERTERS CONFESS ATTACK Two Men Admit Crime Against Women Sunday Near Hoxie, Kan. DKNVKM, Aug. LI.' (AP) Two deserters from the army who con fessed to police last night that they had attacked, robbed, slashed and left to die two women near Hoxle, Kan., Sunday night, were hold in jail hero' today pending the arrival of authorities from Kansas to re turn them to - the scone t of .the crime. ... Arrested as deserters und Inter questioned In .connection with tho ut taek on Mi'H. .Meutrjeo Wulsh, ,4 Iind Minn Ledn MeuuroguTd, Ul, br Concordia, Kan., Gordon Krost, 2U, of Haul Peppereli; Mass., ' and Wayne C. Aldrlrh, 18, of Chicago, confessed having, perpetrated tho j attack. Later they directed offleern to the spot where they" had aban doned the car they had stolen froln the two .women, and In the cur were found three suitcases belong ing to the women. Deserted from Hospital The men, according lo , their story, deserted from 1llslminons hospital, near here, last l-'rlduy, picked up Sunday by Mm. Walsh and Miss Mean regard, and the four drove, to Hoxle, arriving there about dusk. They continued east ward, but us, night fell the wom en became nervous und slurted lo return to Hoxle. . . Aldrlch struck one of the wom en In (he face, ho said, draw Ing blood, and the Iwo men thrust tho women Into the back seat of the car. They started to drive on, but the women screamed and the men drove Ihe car Into u Held. There they allocked Ihe women with a razor blade, slashing them In a do.i-n places, and lore their e lot lies off. iihIiib strios nr the clothing to. bind Ihein. The women were found Inter nearly nude and almost dead Irgm loss of blood. Arrested Tuesday Aldib'h and From then drove the en r back to I enver. They took f he lleenre erne phMes off ami burned' ate to disfigure them, hid- the p; Ing them In one of the suit cams where the police found them. The two were arrested Tuesday night and returned to Ihe army a uthorlt h'H. Yesterday police learned they hud been In Kansas at the ( fine the w omen w ere a I -tacked and fUcslloucd them. They confessed n ItiiomI immediately I ,nlll ,.y oui, wv.. cxlra- . tltl.,r,. i-'i-.ihi (jave mi reason fur Ihe al- i t.,,-1, lin, AMrlrh said be .11.1 not ,.,ni "whv lie .Mil II' I lilllul havn I ,..-, , cray - bill they llclil scream - lux. and It Hi ciiie.l the only wiy lo shut them up, 1W0 PERSONS DIE IN ROM HA Y FROM CHOLERA LONDON, Aug, Ifi, (Al'l --Kx-change telegraph agency d:(-pati'h'-s liom Hombiiy, India, today report '(! t hat. I ,H't' peitious liad dleij III a severe epdet( Of cholera which had broken out In the Slno division of llombay provucf uftei' floods along Ihe river Indus. The epidemic has not bee-i checked and 2. ami ol her persons have hei-n nivt lo-n v. lib cholera. Stage Service To Joseph Augmented An e.xtr.i auto stage -r.in added lo t be Wallow a Valley company's la Orande-.loseph schedule today. leaving here at Ml; 4 a. m. for the trip up Ihe branch line. ThU was, In addition to the two htages that h ave Im (irutide for Joseph ut K;45 a. m. end p. m. Lightning And Storm Fatal To Seven In East Four Victims of Electrical Bolts Three Drowned When Car Driver is Blinded by Rain. PHILADKLPHIA, Aug. 15 (AP) Kour persons wort killed by lightning and three wore drowned us a result of severe electrical storms that descended yesterday upon Philadelphia and the sur rounding country. Two persons were killed, a young woman paralyzed and her mother burned when lightning struck 'the peach-packing plant of Sulvutore Merlino ut i lain 1110:1 ton, N. J. Three others working In the plant were knocked down by the bolt. Several persons throughout the storm urea were injured or struck by lightning und a number of honuu and farm buildings were burned. While at work on a new school building In Philadelphia, Arthur Vervllle, a Voofer, was killed by lightning. James Thompson, a gardener, of Mryn Mawr, Pu., was killed by another bolt which stunned his as sistant, John Nash, Two negro men und a negresii drowned when tho driver of automobile was blinded by the heavy ruin und drove through a guard rail Into Ihe Delewuro river. Two of the dead were Maggie Scott and Samuel Campbell. The name of the third victim, who was driv ings Iiuh not been learned. Manchuria Reports Held To Be False LONDON. Aug. Ifi (AP) The Tokyo correspondent t Houters, Mrltish newH agency, today Hufd that reports from Manchuria of actual Russian -Chinese hostilities apparently were jinfounded. He reported a Japanese agency report from Miitiehuli, Manchuria, which said that gun-firing had ceased and that no encounter worth men tioning seemed to huvn ensued. Spokane Plane To Start Quest Of Record Today SPOKANM, Wash.,' Aug. 1 fi (Alv) The pose of the glistening "Spo kane Sun-God," which N. M. Maim er and Art .Walker hope will carry (hem to a new refueling endurance record, pointed toward the West today while preparations for Ihe hop-off at H p. m. (P. C. T.) were being completed. , The Spokane Indians, headed by the picturesque Chief Garry, him self, according lo legend, a direct descendant of the sun, planned to speed Ihe stiip with Ihe rltuul used by the tribe for countless genera tions lo send their warriors into battle. After last minute Inspection of their biplane Mamer and Walker retired early last night to be In trim for the first gruelling hours of the flight. From here Ihe filers planned to head toward Oakland, Cal,, to re fuel at dawn Friday over Dumbar ton bridge. Heading eastward they expected to make their second re f net lug contact at ( 'hcyenne, Wy oming, where two Spokane refuel ing ships landed yestenbiy after noon. The third contact was to be made at Cleveland the final one f t,K' n'Hlcrn passage at New York at B:3 p. m. ( K. S, T.) On the westward trip contacts were to be inn do at ( 'levelaud, St. fan I, and Spokane. T M(1t P A JfTV Ajl 1 l ft 1 l SUICIDE OF 2 HIJIKjIIJIj SI 6 Pill f il 1 1 KI-:CSI Iv, N. Y. AMR. K. (AP) -- Testimony e.iMecriilnK a .iiurrel after a dilukliiK arly an. I a noclarnal IiiiiiII:ik ex pe.llt loll was the only explanation n ill hoi ll l"M bad today for tbe double railcl.le of MIk Mi. in. -II Mansfield, i.retly .11 vor. nu. I flail llainlllnii. wealthy New York etiiployineli! ait. ncy op- . tim Ma i.irlcl.l who as i7 Venn. . ,j , Haiiilllon who , were ! found dying with bulb-t wounds In tlp-ir head) yestenlay by other guests at Miss MaiiMth-hl's I oral i home nt Sap I'olul, N. V. j Iturlolph llucuct oim' of 1 lic giiesls. was held for a. tlm.- for i -I'leHtloninif. He told Hie auMtnif 1 lies thai Miss Malidlrld ail llam- I Hton had engagi-d In an Hignim-nt over one ol (he guests. In addltl.iu lo Ilnmlltrtn and Itacl.crl til" KiieatM Were lll.znbeth M''one, nf New Yoik, n fla.icer; Kre,J Navarre, or New York, ami ,' s fid in (.'tin Va Mills, of I. os Allgde.-. ftwiiMMo niti: 1 AMi:itu . m:auk s.3iks VANroi vi;it . i .. Aug. i;.. ' R. H. K. f A I A l.iaa.lMHl file here en fly , Wash! hgton 9 Ifi 3 today razed a warehouse and de-, Chicago 4 10 , 1 Htroycd large quantities of oil be-! Matteries: Marberry, Braxton longing to Western oil and Supply .and Tate; l-'aher, Adlttns and Derg. coiupariy, Soy t lien and Company, : It. H. K Limited and Cauadmn Johns-Man- New York 0 2 1 vtlle company. I'lreun n fought tho( Oetrolt 3 7 1 blaze from A a. tn. to t a. m. be-: Batteries: Kherhl und Bengough, fore it was brought under control. Dickey; Wllhehlll und Hurgrave. (.. Meiiaceil 4'onstailtly by explotllng . oil barrels, the firemen were on- 1 able lo enter the building because : of the density of the smoke and ; Heat or the Maim s. I lie loss was partly covered by Insurance, ZEPPELIN IS OVER RUSSIA ON WAY EAST Second Lap of World Voyage Started Before the Dawn Today. WILL CROSS ONE OF WILDEST AREAS Expect About 6,600 Miles Plight Necessary; to Reach Tokyo America is Next. TILSIT, East Prusalu, Germany; Auk. 16, (AP) Heading Into Lith uania and flying north of Poland, tho globe circling Oraf, Zeppelin paused over thlH town, on the far frontier of Kat.Prula, ut 6:06 p. ' in. (11:06 a. m. E.S.T.) today. , It iult German territory hern and crosulnB the dlaputel Monel strip uf territory, on Its routo to Moscow, 700 iiiIUm distant. , , '. l''UIKmU(.,HtlHAI'EN, Germany, Auk. 16, (AP) Striking north and . eatftwitrd toward u vast and little known' region,, the Oraf Zeppelin, iiilstrct! of thu air,' today cruised acroaa Germany enroute to Tokyo, Japan, on the second lap of ,1U round-the-world Journey. ;.r l.euvlnir Its home port here at 4:34 a. in. (10:84 p. m. E.S.T. Wednesday) tho , slant- dlrlglh'.u headed directly for Berlin. 377 miles distant ut 6:46 a. m. (12.46 a. in. H. S. T.). It circled Nurem berg, Havarla, having traversed tho 150 miles In two hours and 11 min utes. . , ItaviouA Cotirea ' 1 - Ahead of the Graf lay a devious course across European Russia and over the Ural mountain and tho broad barren steppes of Siberia to northeastern Asia, whero It must turn BOuUieostward to Tokyo. It wus expected about 6,000 mites would be coverod In a Journey oot about 120 hours, vlth arrlvul In Tokyo on Monduy afternoon, Jap anese time. .' - . " Aboard the Graf , Zeppelin wero 60 persons, '20 passengers 19 men und one woman" 40 otftcors u,nd ' (Continued oit Pagirfbreelt , - FRENCH RLOCK OTHER POWERS AT THE HAGUE THK HAGUK, Aug. 16; (AP) Louis l.oucheur, French minister of labor and delegate to th Haguu conference on reparations to maka the Young plun effective., stated today that France, cannot accede to Great Hrltaln'ti demandtt for a greater porcnntuHe, of reparations payments thun accorded her by tho experts' committee, . ..which wan presided over by tho American fi nancier, Owen 1. Young. . The situation appeured extromo ly grave In view of tho solidarity between the four powers in favor of Integral adoption of tho plun. In any case decisions at The Ha gue conference are vulld only when unanimous and Franco's opposition would he sufficient to block tho demands Philip Hnowden, British chancellor of tho exchequer, hao formulated since the beginning of the session. TODAY'S BASEBALL NATIONAL LKAGIU GAMES R. H. E. Cincinnati 4 9 1 ''""""-'i""" 5 11 umteries: Lucus and Sukeforth; Kweetland, Collins and Lerlan. U. H. E. Pltlslilirg 12 0 Ibiston 2 8 0 llalterles: Krenier and liar Kieavcs: Ilrandt and Spohror. I'lrst (iaine; t'hlcago Itrooklyn ..... Itatierles: Hush R. H. E. 9 13 0 5 110 and Taylor; t'lark, McWeeney, Mooro and Plclnich. Ballou, A, 11. H. B.' 7 13 2 D 12 1 Johnson, Kher "Wulkor, Maya, St. I.oubi New York Italterles: llald, del and Wilson: -Mcotl. .ludd, KlUslmmons und O'Karrell. : Second (iaine: Chicago 11. H. K. 4 10 0 fi 9 I Blake und tlonzalea; Itrooklyn (latteries Vance and Ueberry. U. H. U. Boston 0 3 t Sit. l.ouis 3 6 1 Batterh'H: Uussel and Bery; Blaeholdor and KerrelV '