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VOLUME XXVII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED I'HESS
LA GRANDE, ORE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1(5, 192!)
MKMBKH ASSOCIATED I'ltESS
NUMBER 247
LABOR QUEEN
CONTEST ON:
SIX IN RACE
Cooking School
To Demonstrate
Menus, Recipes
Mrs. Beth Bailey McLean
Announces Program for
Four-Day Period of In
struction. Eliminate Four
Tennis Players
During Morning
Eastern Oregon Tourna
ment Opens With all of
Favorites Turning in
Victories.
U. S. ARMY TO
HELP BATTLE
FOREST FIRES
Story Damaging
To Pantages Is
Heard In Court
SPOKANE SUN
TO HONOR REALTORS' CHIEF
Two Men Tell of Seeing
Miss Pringle Escape
Theater Owner Expects
to Stand Trial.
EAST TODAY
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-
Preparations for Celebra
tion Enter Final
, Phase This Week.
TUG OF WAR SET
FOR AFTERNOON
Farmers and Carpenters
to Participate in. Feat
ure of Program at Ath
letic Field. . .
Preparations for the annual Lu
lur day celebration In l.u Orunu
HWtinif Into their final phase this
week, with the launching of thu
labor (Hicen contest and the coll.
pletion of other arrunKeinents.
Tho committee, headed by l.oule
Fvnn.'i, chairman or the celebra
tion, mot In the city ha)l last nlghi,
spending considerable rime discuss
ing entertainment features ' ' ' ' .
It way announced today that the
Carpenter.1 local will handle Hits
stunts (it tho l.a Grande We
school grounds, among which will
bo u tug-of-war between the farm
ers and carpenters. This is expect
ed to be one of the very interesting
features of the program at the br.ll
parti, which will follow the 5-mile
walking contest, tho water sports
and t lie morning parade. In tin
evening stunts, a street dance, a
boxing card and dances in the local
halls will bring the celebration to a.
close.
Nearby cities, including Wallowa,
t r ion. Halter and Umatilla county
points, arc co-operating in tho cele
bration and present Indications arc
that a record-breaking crowd wilt
be in attendance."
Orson J. Brandt, of the labor
tiueeit committee, announced this
morning that six girls had entered
the beauty contest and had receiv
ed supplies of tickets for the box
ing card, dances, etc., each ticket
sold to provide the contestant with
a curtain amount of votes.
Sl Ulrls KnU'rwl
Knch of the girls represents
some local union.
Tim entrants are: Myrna Ward,
( 'lerks; Dorothy Pldcock, M uhI
elans; Horniee. Lamb, Barber;
Lena Luultp, Mill Worokern; Miss
Johnson, Butchers; and Kliaa belli
j louse. Carpenters. -
Th.e labor queen contest wi.l
coino lo an end at 10 o'clock the
evening of Aug. III. The first repoit
on the standings of the six glrlu Is
to b made early next week. Open
ing day sales of tickets are report
ed to be very encouraging.
It was announced today that
those who arc to compel" In the
biking, contest inuy. secure entry
blanks at tin- J. II. 1'eare Jovvelry
ilore. The entrance fee is $5.
CAR PLUNGES
INTO GRANDE
RONDE RIVER
Three men. Ueorxe DeLlle, ti Mr.
.Smith and a third man whose mime
was not learned, figured in an
automobile accident the other wide
of. Oro Dell yesterday iitternoon
about 4 o'clock, nccordlns to locru
oil leers.
The cur In which the trio wjih
rldliif; lel'l the highway und plung
ed Into the river, damaging the cur
to Home extent but the men escap
ed imicticully unhurt.
The ciiuso of the accident wjh
unknown.
Slate Treasurer
Goes Under Knife
SALHM, Ore.. Auj.. I AI'
Smtp TrcHsuier T. I!. Kay under
went u minor operation at the
Salem general hospital today for
relief from the uremic condition
that contributed to bin serious ill
ness while enroule from Kurnpe
tn Orecon after a business trip
abioitU for the state. It was slid
at the hospital that Mi. Kay's con
dition was kooiI.
IHIKA.X T CO.Ml-; W lXfV
W'ASHINGTCIN. Aiijr. 16, AI')
rrohibition commissioner I'oi an
will leave lat today for San Fran
cisco to confer with lh prohibi
tion adminlHtrator there in regard
to an Investigation of the Califor
nia juii-e wrape industry bettun sev
eral weeks a;o.
He said he would stop in Chicago
for a few daya und expected to
reach Kan l-'raiiciseo Auk.
vrn:MiKis si icim;
Kansas city. Aug. ii iV) -
Shortly before a county grand Jury
Indicted him fur first degree mur
der l:i cornice! Ion with nn tillegi d
arson blast, that look llve.i of
Itiree firemen, Mudy M. Cary, Sr.,
today probably fatally idiot himself
In a hotel room.
vi;athi-;k toiav
7:30 a. m. 58 above.
MiniTitum: 4X above.
Condition: clear.
WKATIIKIl YKsTi:il!AV
.tiimum 85, minimum 54
above.
Condition: clear.
WKATHKIt Alii. IMS
. Maximum UO, minimum 4ti
above.
Condition: clear.
With this year's school empha
sizing the economy of money unu
time in the kitchen, Mrs. Beth
Bailey McLean has announced
three Interesting menus and (
host of tempting recipes in addi
tion to be demonstrated at The Ob
server Cooking School starting
Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 20. with a
session at I'nion. Wednesday the
school will be held at Klgin and
Thursday and Friday at the high
school at La Grande.
A family dinner will be featured
Tuesday and Wednesday, the same
demonstration being given both at
L'nlon and Klgln, while the Thurs
day program In La Grande calls for
u luncheon party menu. Kriday, Hit
lust day of the school, will be given
over to (i menu fur tea refresh
ments with many delicious refresh
ment Items receiving the attention
of Mrs. McLean.
Publish Menus, 1 tec 1 pes
.. .Detailed menus and recipes lot
each day will be published subse
quently In The Observer.
In her cooking demonstrations in
all three towns Mrs. McLean will
use a Hot I'olnt electric range, fur
nished by the Eastern Oregon
Light and I'ower company, und a
Kelvlnutor electric refrigerator
furnished by Carrs Furniture com
pany. Dining room equipment, w ith
which Mrs. McLean will demon
strate the service of the food sho
prepares, will be furnished by the
W. H. Bohnenkamp company for
the La Grande sessions. The W. K.
Gilbert Company and Melville's
will provide special kitchen
equipment witth tablo decora
tions, china and glassware from
Itlchardsons Art and Girt shop and
flowers from Chirks Florists.
Local manufactured products In
cluding Fedora t ion flour, La
Grande Hukery Butternut bread,
Ulue Mountain butter and pas
teurized milk, etc., will be used i x
cluslvoly. Grocery products will be
furnished by La Grando Grocery
company.
Residence Out
Of City Saved;
Fireman Injured
Tho Tom Strand home, at Co;
and Portland, outside or the city
limits, way damaged by fire at
12:15 o'clock this afternoon, and
had It not been for t he pumper
truck, would have been dostroyol.
When tlie first truek arrived tb.i
top of the house was aflame and
chemicals were used until the
pumper could arrive und throw u
stream of water from a ditch. None
of the furniture was damaged.
One fireman, Nate Zwellel, was
hrrlscd when a porch broke thru,
and another man. whose name was
not learned but who was helping
I he firemen, was hurt about the
log.-.
Jt is believed the damage will he
i from f 15oo to 9ISU0. The home was 1
a one an da half story building.
Wallowa School
Opening To Be j
On September 9,
! WAI,I,(HVA, Ore.. Au. I 'I The ; Oil her, ,. ;. Uuply, I'nllnian
I Wallowa, public wehnolh will emeu rancher, and two brot hers and
Monday, Sept. U. The school pii-itluee sisters.
' rollmenl is expected to be about
jthe same as that of last year wlthj JJqH Arrive For
j to the Kraduation of a ratlier!
' ovei'-slzed senior class last .May. ;
nreordlnf; to the Sun.
The school curriculum will be'
somewhat changed, or rather pii- '
larged to offer advanced classes .
In mat he tna tics and modern lan
KUHgcs. rublle school music will
be taught In the grude and a gleo
club and orchestration will be in- ;
troilueed Into the high school. The
general course of study will be the
same as before, the school offer
ing courses In Stuith-Mughes agri- 1
culture, commerce. home ecou- i
oiiiliH, social science, natural sci
ence, mat hematics, Kngllsh, and ,
modern languages.
The buildings are being renov
ated and repaired where needed
and students and teachers wilt be
reHdy for another year of training
and preparation.
Boy
s Admit Theft
Of Currey's Auto
Three I -a (irande boys, b'd ween
the ages of 1J jind 14 years, are
under arresi here charged with Ihe
then nf C.eorge Jluntlugton ( 'nr
rey's tiff-h I ear, which was recover
ed by Ibiker police after the three
occupants escaped. The door of the
cur was damaged considerably.
The trio has conf' Hied, according
to the poller. The arreal was made
thro-igh Information fiirnrshed the
police by Ihe boys' parents.
China Appeals To
Pact Signatories
kUXUO.N Aug. IS Al' Keuter
dispdlehe from Nunking state that
the nationalist government hH In
structed the Chinese minister at
Washington to notify the Kellogg
I'uct signatories that Russia has
begun un offenshe along the Man
churinn border.
Harry II. Culver, of Culver City and Los Aimolcs, (above),
will be guis( of honor at a banquet here this evening, given
by the Lu Grando Hon It y board. Culxcr. who was to iiitIvo
hero by olunc at ! p. in. today, president of the National
Association of Heal Folate boards.
CULVER DINNER
IS THIS EVENING
National Realtor Presi
dent to be Guest
Pmcrv-im Annnnnml
i logiam .ttnnounceu
With the La Grande Itcully
board and a number of La Grande
business men at the airport as Tim
Observer went to press lo greet thu
president of the National Associu
tion of Ileal Kstale hoards. Hurry
II. Culver, final arrangements for
the banquet in his honor wore
eoi ii p let ed . Th o d 1 n nor Is to
l. i
held at G:30 in the Kacajaweu
with B, A. Bcnhani as chairman.
- Mrr Culver was to arrive, up 4
o'clock in his cabin airplane.
At the banquet tonight Mr. -Culver
will deliver tho main address.
Welcoming .speeches will be made
by Sherwood Williams, for the
realtors, A. W-. Nelson, for the
chamber of commerce, and A. T.
Hill, for the city.
Miss Hoh-n Williams will play
two piano selections and Mrs. Jra
A Id rich is to sing.
MRS. R. TUCKER
PASSES AWAY
HERE TODAY
Mi
ICobert 'I'uoKer, of Cam
illa., iljril bere UiOiiy at (iie
hridg
home of l-al McKeehan. fiOl l-'ii-sl
slreet. Mis. McKeehan i.i a slater
of Mi.i. TuiUer, whose tlealh fol
lowed an Uln.ss of IM weeks.
The body is at the SlKMiKt-.-iss and
amuierni.iii mnrliiary. I'nner;il s'r.
li-es Uill ). held at Pjlllllil.l.
Wash., nef.l Monday.
Mesides her husband. .Mrs, Tuek-
I er b-aves five children, ul-sn hei1
1 w-, T m J iae uiiii" enner IKM1 greai poHy.nnil
rjafjleS I Ml I'jUCIII ties as u paying oi-po.d t i -hi or olse
jwas wottii nothing whatever. He-
A shipment of 1 fi-inch kew pje
dolls and a. number of Kjtim.i for
I he I-aigles Kcrea m, indoor frolic,
to be HhiKril by the Kagles lodge
next mo:itii. hai- been n-c. ived, it
was reported when i he oi ga nida
tion met In regular session.
There was a line I urn -nut for Ihe
meeting and nnnh proxies on
plans was report ed, I 'a In ting of
the hall began this hiojiiliig.
JMIIX I). Ml Ml s
' IIICACO. Aug. MI, A1') John
I . 1 1 til ley, picsid.-nt ol (. ode
peneni I'lUMimatlc Tube company
ami brother Mdward N. Murky,
wartime prestdent of tin- I'nltc-d
Mates shipping boai'l, db-d sud- ;
deniy last night of heart diseas .
He was 74 years old and was
born lu Cahshurg, III.
m. .o i'to.M;i:ii hii;s
MKIH'-fHtli. Ore., Aug. Mi, (AIM ',
Mrs. Sarah McKay, for seven-
ty years a resirb.nl ot Jackson
county, dh d at, her homo In WIN !
lows KprlngH yeMlerday. .Mhc crossel 1
the plains in IXf.li with her pamnlr, ;
who settled near Corvallis in li.-r.-lon
ounty.
to roNNim.it (.nifc s casi;
HAN .IOSK, al.. Aug. Mi. (AIM
- William K, Hyde. (oninaii or Ho;
Santa Clara county gmnd jury, an-
liounced that body would discuss
t lie ciiM- of Josephine (ira tit,
wealthy San l-'ranclscn gtrl who
was f ie( ( or li(iior charges hi i e
last month by Judge 1'iny ti'Con.
nor whose actions were criticised
by . I(agg-rly, l.os Cutos cd.
lor. rAUKIi:ii 7.1 YKAItS
HI'l l-Al.O. N. Y.. Aug. Ml, (AT;
Mr. and Mrs. John W, Lewis are
celebrating their 75th weddinif an- :
niversary ro far us known the
i-vvord for the L'lilttd Htut"i.
Deer Worry
Flora Farmer
And His Horses
,.:Nn:uiMtisi-:. .,,... Aug. m-l
! ,mv fai' t:i (firmer go in pro- j
Meeting his life and detruding his !
vruW r,.om wU(l Kami!?
A. Austin was in town from his I
farm north of Flora, looking tor
Game Warden George lingers, to
whom In; wished to put the above
question, according to the Itecord
Chleftaiu. He said he had been
harvesting wheat and a herd of
four or live deer, headed by a fer
ocious four-point buck had mad':
themselves quite at homo in nis
fields and the leader showed fight.
Perhaps it would not bo sale tor a
man lo eiili-r Uio tlelii on looli ,-ti.
Anslln Iiiih not ir this In iln
iifoNom-e of the tlin-alonlng ilirr J
an. I does not Intend to do so. I XKW YORK, Aug. Ill (AC)
I Tho deer show no ahinn when ,t ionora. I.nlsa Klemi Dolgado, al
j hinder is driven Info the Held, hut j traole wife of tlenoral Kanion
j have friglilened Ihe horses mm o I 1 'olgado-l'lmlha nd. who Is reported
I than once and Mr. Austin fears i,( have been killed leading the
Ihey will hreak away from control governinenl In Voneznela. Imi
with merlons cniKooil(Oleos heKn-c lalod Queen Isahella In offering her
harvest Is over.
Work To Begin
On South Fork
Mining Property
.lOSKI'll. Or,... Aujv. Hi -vclopnient
work on 1 1n- pr
In-
.e,-ty
ludongiag to
and Milling
t lie ''ontact M:olm;
.. Ltd., 1L' miles up
Ihe South Kork from J.osij.ie, will
be started in the tt'-ar futnn- by
Spokane ininiug i'll- rests. iM-ord -ing
li l-;.gar M:rin. s cn-t ny of
Ihe company. Work was Hist start
ed on theye claims about :t' yearn
a;n (nil nothing has bee:i 'ione on
thern for the past 'J'i yeais r-r.ide
from am. sHjiit lit work, acrmdtug to
Ihe Jlerald.
.1. I,. Mag in y. ept . i-nl Jill I he
Spokane Inletvsfs, nn-t with Klnck
holders ree. iitly and told lh tn that
t ween $ :,.(iaa nnd
::e.i'iiii u jit in:
exp'Mided ill dev.-lopNP-nl wo
at I he end ol 1 his time 1 1.
I'llitPs -ii the mine should I
ly wi ll known. a cor dt:ig I
Man In.
k and
iosvl -
laii
i Mr.
WW SAI,M,N PACK
JCNKAC. Alaska. Aug I ', AI')
- S;i!iiii)M canii'-ries of sou t heastm n
Alaska had a pack of I ,a4 I ,'m'i
cass at the close of operations on
August in, fisheries commissioni r
lb nry d'Malfey niiiKiinirnl,
Accuse Royalty, MacDonald, Dawes
01 Desecrating The Sabbath Day
lllilM'.t l::H, S otk.i.d. Aug. Hi
(AIM The 1 1 ike and I Ol-lieM of
York. Crime Mir.i-l- ,- :;.i.i-.ay Mac
I luiia PI, n ml Ambasadnr I iiiwi-m
have Insulted y.i bba I Ii -!( ping
S' otlaii-I i:i th- opinion ol I tie as
s"hibly eommisKiou or flu ScolHMi
Tr" ehiiieh. a dissident ve-cl of
about t'i'i rongregat lolM.
A i-i s'dnl Ififl pas.i'-d liy t l,e an-,
semhly -MTd,iy "not. d wii h re
gnd Un- eontlntj' d i.'ni.' .", of th"
nMhbi.th day" and declared Hie Free
eh 'i re h "retc wed it (e! imo.iy f0
behalf fit He- fotirlh omina mliiM-nl
as binding without xc pi loll ,evi-u
to the gieal ones nt Hie eailll."
Itrj.i ulr iii 1 .1 rir?
The i-rioi- of lh ir ro.il hilili
IM'Sses HIM ill I'l " enlal of llo d-
als lor anitt.il.irwe work at l''o:f:p
lust Sunday. The ; v. William
Frafer or Govuti sild Hoy hdt i
v.-ry keenly that two people nit
niiu b beloved, as the duke of Voik
und his lady should b nd I hem
selven lu liescci a Mull of Hie sab
batlt. Th" (-r'fllllllHH)Oil f It, 111' a:i.
thut sibbuth observance was the
greLL!est fri'Tid of the crown, and
Four players were thinned from
the ranks of entries In tho Fastern i
Oregon tenuis tournament at Co- !
ion this morning in the list lap
of three days of play. Worth Os
wald, Spokane player who has u
third ranking In the northwest,;
came through his first round In a
straight set victory from Douglas
Hulluntyuc, no minor player him
self, with li-4 and ti-2 wins. j
The only match of the morning
that ran to three sets was Kay Wil
son's victory oovor George Ander
son, La Grande, the older Imbter
player took his first set 6-2, then
lost his second 4-ti and in his third
gave up three games to Andersan
before the match was over. Jim W,
Wet here II, genial raequoteer from
the Itouud-rp City who is a regit
lar Fastern Oregon tourney visitor
stayed In the running when he de
feated one of I ho trio of Wilso
brothers from Jmbler, Cllve. Ho
had to go into a deuce wet for hi.-!
victory, however, winning U-;i,
7-ft.
.lean ties Boll Wins
In one of tho toughest first
round mutches she has yet played
hero Jeanne Bell, 1'endleton pUyer
who has held the women's title
since the Inception of the tourna
ment, won from a local player,
Alice Cook, this morning C-I,(i-:.
Miss Bell has usually taken hoi
first round matches without for
feiting more than one or two
games. This is Miss Cook's second
tournament and the second tlmo
she had met Miss Bell.
Lois NYlson defaulted a slnnloi
match to Miss Ogle, of Bend, who
is now to play Mrs. Fox, lu tho
second round.
A bye advanced Mrs. Fox from
the oponeng round. Miss Anno
Stnnge by virtue of a bye. meets
Miss Bell in the second round thu
afternoon. '
Lyle Wilson advanced on a de
fault from Bill Adams, l.'nlversi;'
of Oregon player who was unablu
to shew up for the play.
Mixed doubles and men's doubles
fClnntlmiftd on Piiko
Offers Husband,
i. -Sinn '! 'ntmt fit
j " KjlHIlliry
jewels for
heart.
eaiiKe dejir lo lier
Seuora Uelgado also offered her
husliand and IX. year-old hou to the
cause of Venezuelan liberation
from the Cuiinz regime. Ceneral
helgado Is supposed to have been
killed, but Ihe son escaped to
('randa. a Ilritisb Islam).
(Jenerid iJclgado is said to have
been th echlef leader of the revo
lutionary movement, tieneral lel-
gado was at one time In President
Ciornez's cabinet and was head of
a great transportation company.
INDIAN TRUIE
SUBSISTS ON
WORMS, HUGS
NKW V(H;i, Aug. Mi (AIM -A
race ol Indians alo;ig the Orin
oco river In Veiif xnelii ho timid
they are a I in Id to lisli wait des
cribed by Dr. Herbert Spencer
I He key, of 1 he A uteri can Indian
Iteye loiindatlon upon his arrival
on I he l''ur ien llm-r Silvia.
He said the Indians live secluded
in a canyon I.immi nilleH up the riv
er and sulisl entirely nl uoiius,
bugs and aii's. Tlic do not eat
a:iimals in Ihe b diet thct the soiiIh
ol men nter- be.ois alte- dealh.
Mr. Ml' key. wiiu hail tie) mil lo
lari the head Wat e ll of Ihe Inili
oeo, termed bis expedition a "dis
mal fail-ire," He was forced to re
turn a!ler traveling I.L'ou miles up.
.st i 'it in by Ihe Iohn of I lie outboard
motor of bis .tailing yacht.
h-
1'iooglil Ihey onghl lo send a
resolution in the Duke of Vori;
u rylng "t hat h a h an Insult lo
Kent land should not tak pku i
agajti." His plea uih rejerled and
Hi" result) I inn, Kltghlly imifli Tying
his lirmg words passed Mislead.
1'rumier MaeHonald and AmbiiH
f.;nnr HaueH earned the body's
censure fiiv their memorable nice)..
IliK at l-'orren ,uur Hi where they
held their first conference on In
tei naibr.ial n ival reduction. Archi
bald McAiieiUange, une tuembfi- of
the eo'miif iiciion, f.ild the ji if ir par
ty bad showed a terrible disregard
ot I he Mihhath ami deltghl. in
MaiMpling it umlerfool."
lb contended thai as f ir a. Hu
ttoild kmw Hie gi.-at c.iu.i" of
.wtrl- pcfice had lot t n advane-
ed one b,fa by ihe s;ihhulh meet
ing at Forres.
l'rOiier MaeHonabi. when usked
tf :ly hlH vl-'ttK on the eiltleiSlll
lejdled he Was too buy w'.tll Slate
atfaltH lo ilisc H4 clttietmiih II Ude
a g. limit fi Int. The Jnike of Vi k
he i tuhen n j public iotlt u of the
'jen-tu e.
Ninth Corps Commanding
General Ordered to
Give Assistance.
FIRE NEAR HERE
PROVING STUBBORN
Nearly 2,000 Men Seeking
to Bring Washington
Blazes Under Control
Today.
WASHINGTON, All),-. IG Al')
Tin1 comtmmilinK BiMicral of the
nthih corps nrcu at Sim ('ni:u'isco
wuh orilen'd totluy ly Hie win- ilo
imrtiniMil lo "furniHh wuch iimsImI
nnce at poaHlblc" to Mm district
forcKlor ill I'ort In lid, DroKou, 111
I'luhllnff the flrn miring. In Ilic
Cholnn national forest, Washington.
The Itcaver crock flru n'-ur luire
was Kltihhornly resisting efforts of
fire crows today. Reports said
the blaze tiroke over the lines t v
eral Mines and worked Into now
urea!'.
2.000 Tight I 'hunt's.
SKAT'I LK. Aug. J(i (AI'J
Spurred on by unconfirmed re
poita that the forest lires in North
Cent ra I and Northeastern Washing
ton had claimed three more lives,
an army of nearly auo men were
valiantly seeking to bring the
blazes under control today.
More than 50,oou uc.res had been
blackened in tho 'lialeu, Okan
ogan and I'Vrry counties in Wash
ington, inisiflns since yesterday and
feared lo have fallen victim to the
flames, . ('. lugrgham, from
the federal district forestry office
in I'oi tiantl, and Krmannle St.
Luise, Cliejim youth, - were being
sought by" fire crew'H today. The
missing men had been fighting the
lire in ( 'he Ian national forest,
which now has covered 1 ff.ooo
acres. Word was brought lo Weii
atehee, center of tho f Ire-harassed
region," Unit an lumtmod Doukobour
from Grand Forks, H. i'., bud oeen
burned to death while battling
1'lren on tho Canadian wide of tho
TO
(Continued on l'ago 6)
'i
ADMITS SLAYING
DOROTHY AUNE
Duluth Dock Worker
Arrested Attempting to
Commit Suicide.
HI I I III. Minn,. Aug. KI, (Al)
Three lionrs alter Oscar Olson,
ii., ii I Hi luf Ii iliK k worker had
confessed i o pidlco . to slaying
Doifiihy Anne, hi Minneapolis
laM Tuesday, iollce chief of dc
l fit Ives It. Ii. Uouahlsou tiiinouuc
tbe man hail no cmncctlon with
the murder.
(Hson, who had been under the
care of physicians, was declared b,
I tona Idtioii to be demented, and
had been drinking heavily.
He was one of nine persons held
In jail lor ipiest inning today. I e
tectives spent most of yesterday af
ternoon and evening In tor ruga I ing
three brol hers, all shoe makers,
but announced late last night that
they had Tailed to tind anything to!
connect a ny of t hem w It h t he j
slaying.
HI 1,1 "I II. Minn., Aug. Hi (AIM '
Oscar Olson, IM), a. I 'i I lit Ii dock,
worker, confet;.fed I fids y, police
sabl, lo slaying I lorot by A une In !
M Milieu polls Tuesday. ( "hlcf of He- ;
let lives It. F. Donaldson, however,
expressed doubt concerning Ihe '
ma i't: ftory.
While Olson, arrested as he was
attempting to drown himself in a ;
kiii a 1 1 pool, gave detail. of the slay-,
ing, i 'hief I lonaldson, after ipies- j
t loiiiug Ihe man, said he showed ;
no signs of insanity ami thai he'
had eonfessef) to another murder in ;
I uiltith of which police had no ,
l-eeutft. I
'In lie Ouolh .cil I'lll lfier.
Donaldson stiff Olson vMi.ild be
iiuesi Ifuif'l Hiri her concerning d--j
tails of the slaying ol (be Mintie-1
apoi;.i girl wlio uas altack'-d and j
(Contlnucfl on J'age fi) 1
LIN I) V DRI VES
CAR AT SPEED
OF 112 M. P. II.
: liKTItOIT. Aug. HI (AIM Fur
a man who cnr.i.-ed tin AMli'itlt; lu
a day ami hall. 1:" miles an hour
Is not so last but Folotiel f'harles
A. Lindbergh did that on H Deiiop
auloiooblh coinp:iliy p r o V I u g
giou.ld linck eHlerday tilld afb-r a
half ho ii of driving around Hi'
eon'-iete In an I 1 1 1 -cy II in ler
c-ir cfiiild s'.an:ely be p-iiauid-d to
atop.
The tling colonel averaged 1'ifi
uiiles over a 2 Vj inibi track with
bank"d curves but hul&'ed bis speed
to I J J mlb x uit hour on the sti el-
eh. ,t,
A to Hie mining gruu.ids lo
test the m-w 1'uckatd dlesel ulr
' plane motor gave Lindbergh thu
opportunity to do his apeedlng.
LOS ANGFLKS, A UK. 1(1 AIM
V. ('. Hale, a proMH'iition witness,
tost if led today thai Alexander
1 'an tali's guvo "strlet orders" to a
police, officer and sheriff to "keep
this thing mi let." following an al
leged attack by tin '15-year-old
theatrical nuigunto on Miss Kiinlcc
I'rliiXlc, 17, a dancer.
LOS ANGI;u:S. Aug. 1(1 (AIM
Testimony that K.inicu Pringle, 17-ycar-old
dancer, w as si niggling to
escape from tho private office ot
Alexander 1'nntngej as W. 1.. Gor
don, prosecution witness arrived at
the scene of tho alleged attack up
on her last Kriday, whs' on record
today In tin. theatrical magnate's
preliminary hearing on statutory
charges.
Gordon, who testified that the
girl'H repeated screams drew him
from lils office In (lie l'linlageH
building, declared on Hie witness
aland that, as hit reached rantages'
office floor Miss I'riugle'H hand
was reaching out through It. As
he pushed Ihe floor open, Gordon
testlfted. the girl halt fell out, then
ran down tho hall screaming lor
aid.
Nre.i PantJigcH
The witness declared as ho look
ed In I he door he saw Pantages.
Then a young woman came behind
him attempting to "reach around
nie und close the door" then, Gor
don staff .i, a "young man Inji blue
suit rushed past hie Into the room.
helped Pantages to his feet, and
stummed (he door."
As the Pringle girl ran oul
screaming, he continued, Pautagis
said "hush, close the door." Gor
don said he did Dot believe he
could Identify either the girl or
man who riodied in, explaining that
h "stood dumbfounded at tho door
of Pantages' office, nftrr M i-m
Pringle run scroamiug on!."
Story Corroborated
Testimony by Gordon was eor
roboral"d when h'raiik Taylor Wise,
a Heroe:i writer, wuh. culled to the
stand. He told the court thai when
he heard a girl's screams rrom the
st reel, he ran Into the lobby of
the building and then up to Ihe
me.'anlnn floor.
After listening lo Ihe lest Imony.
Puutagea admit I ed , t hal he would
probably be ordered to ataild trial,
bid wan confident I hat, he w ould
infi'acqultled.
"I know very well (hat at t he
conclusion of I his preliminary hear
ing I'll be bound over lo the H.iper
lor court. Hut haven't lost cour
age yet." He repented thai it wmh
all a "frameup."
Graf Zeppelin
On East Side Of
Ural Mountains
ha.mhim;g, Aug. h; t a iM'The
Hamburg A mertcau line tourist
aganecy announced tonight thai the
position ff the dirigible Graf Zep
pelin at ;i p. nt. Greenwich time
( HI a. m. F. S. T. was on the
eastern side of the Fral mountains,
about 1-fi miles from the river Obi,
(also known as the Oh).
The agency said messages It hail
received from I he Graf reported
all was well on board.
The Graf was speeding eastward
toward Tokyo over Ihe valleys iind
lulling hills of Hie old river basin
in the province of Tohnl.sk.
Proposed Sugar
Duty Is Turned
Down by Solons
WASHINGTON, Aug. Hi (AIM -The
proposed Increased sugar fluty
carried ill Hie bouse lailM bill tt-lil
dlnippio'd today by the senate,
f.nanee committee repuhllea nn.
The coin lllil teeliien did not de
termine upon a m-w rati, bit uere
expected lo do ! before ihe day
uio: over
nty oil"
was l.iken, il vvaa
a ui'iuufed, and this on a motion
to adopt the hoin'e rale.
Th" ol., was not m ule piddle,
Mrs. McLartnick To
Seek Senate Toga
CHICAGO, Aug. Hi (AIM The
Herald and F va mi lo-i- s;id today
the "souri'es n;fi to her" bad re
veiled IIliI Miv Hull, Hamia .Me
f 'oi'mick. 1 1 1) now fom;ri'f-s woman
ill ij;e, had flechbd to o mi
Senator Ch.M'len S, (lejii-en for the
sen:it"l'iill liotiiilia I ion lit next.
April's republican piiiuary tdeclloli.
The newspiiper M ite.l th u .Mrs.
,M( f 'iiriuli-li pi d hi bly would an
nounce her e.imltfliiey next Thurs
day al Hie Hepiildlenn Hay (!'-inonlc-:
at Ih' slate fair In Spunn
t if lif.
Plan lo Open New
Railroad On Sept. 1
LOS ANGFLKS. Any. Hi (AIM ;
Haul Shou), presl-lent of the,
Southern I'aidftc uillioad. an- 1
liounced last niht that the line's :
new 95,0(10,000 rait connection be-1
l ween Alt tn as, Cab, und Klamath '
Fulls, Oregon, will bo opened of
ficially Sept. 1.
Airplane, Piloted by Mam
er and Walker, Near
End of First Day.
REFUELED OVER
FIELD AT FRISCO
Two Aviators, Who are
Known in La Grande,
Start Attempt to Smash
Air Record.
MILLS FIKLD. San Francisco.
Aug. Hi (AIM Blazing a new trait
for cross country flying, the endur
ance plane Spokane Sun God made
a double refueling above Mills
Flold this morning and hurrlod
oust ward in Ita effort to -fly ncrosH
tho continent and back without
touching terra firnwi.
The plane, which took off at
Ii :fi8 p. in. yesterday nt Spokane,
arrived, over San Francisco about
nine hours, later but waited for
jduylight to signal for the refueling
contacts. Tho supply ship Callf-
lornlan, piloted by Donald Templo
man, look two Wada of gasoline
about, 180 gallons, to the endurance
era ft and after two hours of cir
cling It Htruck out for Chyenne,
Wyo., its next scheduled refueling
i Pnillt. v
Piano Heads, Knst
Nick Mfainer and Art Walker,
'pilots of the Spokane Hun God,
asked for 2;0 gallons of gasoline
but headed east before the refuel
ing plane was ready tp take up a
third load. Tha cross country ship
had spent about two hours over tho
field here.
A note dropped from the "Spo-
i kane Sun God" Just before Mamor
headed the plane Into tho rising;
sun told of motor trouble experi
enced last nirfht. "Motor trouble
over the sticks last, night," It said.
Over Mills Field, however, tho
engine fccemed to bo running
smoothly.
STAKTKI) LAST NIGHT
SI'OKANF, Wash.. Aug. 1 11 (AIM
Tho flame-colored Spokane- Sun
Goil which today was winging Nick
idJivner.'iand ;.Art Walker,- his co
pilot, toward New York on the
first lap of their attempt to estab
lish a trans-continental round trip
non-stop flight, record Boomed up
from Fells Field at 5:68:10 (P. C.
T. ) last night hoadlng Into tho
setting sun without circling tho
field, and disappeared Into the
thick haze caused by several hun
dred forest fires In this area. An
escort, plane convoyed tho endur
ance ship to Cheney, 30 miles
away.
A cut (era I blessing from tho lips
of old Chief Gurry, of the Spokapc
Indians, himself a descendant from
t ho Siihgofl, sent tho ship on its
way. "My children of the Sun," ho
said, "call upon the Sungud to bring
(Continued on Pago Three)
TODAY'S
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LFAGIK GAMFS
n. h. k.
Chicago a 9:0
Itrooklyn 6 7 0
Halteries: Itoot and Taylor; Mobh ,
and Deberry.
H. H. E.
I'ittsbmg .... 9 15 1
lioston 13 1
I latteries: lira me and Har
g reaves; Hclbold, I'eery and Spohr-
H. H. U.
Cincinnati 7 12 1
Philadelphia 3 8 2
I la tt cries; Kolp, Fhrliardt and
sake fourth; Koupal, lialley, Mc
Gi a v and Iberian, Davis.
A.MFUICAN LFAGl'K GASf.KS
It. 11. K.
Washington B 12 2
Chicago 3 13 1
Itatterles: tturke, Hud ley and
'Tate; Thomas and JJerg.
! H. H. E.
I'hila.lphi.i fi 13 0
Cleveland 6 U 1!
j (latteries: Farnshaw, Shores and
Cochrane; Shaute, llolloway, Shaf-
Iner and L. Sewell, Myatt.
j U.H. F.
New V"i k ; 12 15 0
Hetrnlt 2 7 3
liait.-rles: Wells and Dickey;
I'hle, Prudhoinme and Shea.
II A I HO II IIS 1IO.MFR
HKTItolT, Aug. Ill (AIM Hahn
IHith hit his 3:lnd home run of tho
season In the first Inning of tho
Yankee, game hero today. Fhlo
was pitching for Detroit, Tho
liabe's t In m scored Combs with
the first two runs of the game.
iif vami;d to nn;
S A NT A CHI",. Hal., Aug. 10,
(AIM Heath courted by Amundus
I'aulsen, former teacher. In a
threefold suicide attempt which
restored the use of Ills paralyzed
limbs two weeks ago finally claim
ed him hore, Paulsen slashed hit
throat, Inhaled gus und lay dowti
In a bathtub full of water to die.