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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1929
NUMBER 251
WORLD WAR YET
KILLS HIS NURSE!
Pantages And His Accuser
Brooding Over an Imag
inary Wrong Leads to
Frisco Tragedy.
SAX KUANC1SCO, AukVI A1j)
UroorilnK ' over an iniUKimiry
wrong, a shell-Hhuckcd war veter
an stabbed to death his bencfuc
treHa'yeHterdny tin she talked with
him in front of the local offices
of the American Ited Cross of
which she was executive secretary.
Scores saw the man plunge a
knife in the young woman's throai
and then flee through the crowded
streets. Ho was captured a few
blocks away and was taken to the
city prison where he was held to
day for murder.
The young woman was Miss Kslb
Aslnnun, 34. world war nurse and
J ted Cross worker since 1118. Sho
died less than five minutes alter
her usHHMHln struck.
HlKtis Confession
The war veteran is David I.lzar
rugu, 35. Last night he signed u
confession admitting the killing.
"I just lost my head. I lilt her
with this knife," ho told police.
Eye witnesses said Uzarraga, a
w ard of the Hed Cross and classed
as "permanently and totally tlls
nbled" at the slate hospital for
the insane hi Ukiuh where ho was
confined for a year, stepped up to
Miss Ashmun as she was convers
L ing with Paul Palasky, unothcr
veteran. In front of the ited Cross
offices.
"I want money," he muttered,
Palasky said.
When Miss Ashmun suggested
lie step into the. office l.izurraeo
whipped out a knife ami plunged U
into her throat. Palasky caught her
as she fell and while others pur
sued the fleeing l.izarraca, she wan
taken to an emergency hospital'
where she was pronounced dead on
arrival. v
Threats Kct'alleri
Police learned Dial l.larraga
was obsessed with the idea that he
was being robbed by the Ited Cross
which hand led his government dis
ability compensation. On previous
occasions, they were told, he had
entered the office and threatened
violence.
Miss Aslnnun had befriended tin
veteran, Mulcting him Iwben he
grew excited and excusing his out
breaks to the others, even when In
threatened her, workers In tho Ited ;
Cross disclosed. It was because of!
her kindness, police believe th.it !
l.lzarraga singled her out for his
complaints and finally as the object
of his attack.
Mwirraga served In the -aviation',
Unit during the war and received
severe head wounds and was shell- ,
shocked, bis records at tho lied i
Cross showed. i
! ill l Jil
ternalional agreement with Japan, : small naval acailemp tender was
Kussia, and Great Britain to stem sent after the plane to tow it back
the wholesale destruction of the j to the mother ship,
once plentiful animals. i
When Alaska was purchased '
from Russia In 1 SG7. the herd is UOAPM AST K 11 l-;s
estimated to have numbered several : SAl.KM, Ore.. Aug. 21. (AP
million animals. Pelagic scaling. W. J- Culver, who for many years
the taking of Heals at sea, was par- had been ruadmaster of Marian
licularly destructive because no county, tiled at a hospital hero last
discrimination was made in the -night following a paralytic stroke,
slaughter and the herd faced ex- Culver was sheriff of Marion eoun
tiiietion. tv from 190-1 to litUS. lie was fi2
In lltll, the rour nations out- years old. He is survived by his
lawed pelagic sealing ami (he widow, by a brother. Rev. Frank
Pnlted States was charged with'H. Culver of Portland, and a sister,
building up the herd. No killing .Mrs. Lovenia Mnurer of Tigard,
of seals is allowed, except by gov
ernment agents and native Indians
who depend upon the animals for
sustenance.
Heals are killed for their skins
by government employees, who se
lect primarily three-year-old bach
elors but guard the future of tho
herd by sparing females, young
punt;, and old males.
The taking of skins, even by the
Indians, is rigidly supervised. Tin;
enterprise is governmental from
I lie very beginning until the pells
have been tanned, dyed, and made
ready for market. Then they are
auctioned off, and the proceeds
turned over 1o the United Ktates
treasury. Fifteen per cent of (he,
money goes to Canada and a like
ii mount to Japan for the relinquish-1
inent of pelagic sealing rights. ,
The Pi-ibllof islands, located in;
I he Bering sea, are I he breeding j
grounds n:ul murk the only spot to i
which the Alaska herd comes to
shore.
Denoted Motpitality
During Cnlniihil times the acorn
Was considered ti symbol of hos
pitality nnd wns often employed In
Cnhmlnl liufldinu.
with
jranKCIeaviaer
Alexander Pantages (insert millionaire vaudeville circuit owner,
who faces serious charges in l.os Angeles following his arrest
upon allegation of Kunieo Pringle. Hi. that he attacked her in
his offiee. Pantages denies tin charge, and insists It was an
attempt to "frame" him.
Conservation Policy Insures Seal
Skin Coats For Many Years to Come
P.y OSCAK MHIIN; i Mower, chief of Alaskan invcsliga-
(Assoeiiited Press Feature Wrilrr) tio:is, reports that :i:i,L'.r:i skins
WASHINGTON (AP) Seal skin ! have been taken. Between itHi
coals, long a symbol of feminine I and I .(Mm skins will be taken in
luxury, are guaranteed a continu- the fall to increase the total more
ous h-ad in the fashion parade, t h.in li.ooo beyond the take in
.thanks to l iiele Sam's strict policy! I!'-.
of conservation. "u jM )K-cessary' In go back 40
t'nder the gjidaiu-e of the bur-j years," he said, "to Had a year in
eau of fisheries, the seal herd on 1 which there were as many skins
He tail Prices
Of Food Higher
Survey Reveals
WASHINGTON, Aug. L'l (AP)
Retail food prices were shown bj
the labor department Tuesday to
have increased two a ml one half
per cent from June 15 to July 15.
Using 100 as the index number
of I'll a, the July figure was liiS.5
compared with 154. K in June and
1 5 '2. S in .1 uly. 1 S. 1 ncreases
were noted on potatoes, eggs,
&taks. roasts and oranges.
For the year ending July 15.
fifty one cities showed increases
in retail fond costs. Salt Luke niy
leading with S per cent. Butte,
Columbus, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh
a ml St. l.ouis each had Increases
of fi per cent,
Oui-ing the period from June 15
to July 15. rifly of fifty one cities
showed Increases in prices, Mil
waukee and Portland, Maine, lead
ing with )i per cent. Boston, Fall
River. Mass.. end Salt Lake; City.
1 'tali, were next with ft per cent.
Louisville, Ky reported the only
decrease which amounted to leas
than one per cent.
the Pribilof Islands, once near ths
1 ruction because of indiscriminate
slaughtering, has grown until.lt
comprises nearly !u per enlof all
existing fur seal.
With the completion of the regu
lar vteuling season in July.
taken al the Prihflofs as in Hit
current -season. In the interven
ing pei-iod the take has been so
Minall Hint in 1 'II It. It amounted to
a mere U.-luti skins." 1 1
The seiil industry is strictly a
rrn.-i.i-m H v,-n'liir. nil in- '
SWELLS FROM
VESSEL SPOIL
PLANE TESTS
ANNAPOLIS, Md.. Aug. 21 (AP)
Swells from a boat In Chesa
peake bay spoiled an attempt today
by Lieutenant Alford J. Willams In
set his mercury racer into the air
for a flying test that would demon
strate the plane's fitness to com
pete in the Schneider cup races.
Because of Hie swell officers on the
plane's tender said, Williams had t.i
cut off his motor after he had tax
ie about two miles.
River and bay craft also frored
Williams to shut off the 'J5 cylin
der motor of the Mercury on his
second attempt of the day. As In
sped down the river into Chesa
peake bay picking up a speed of
more than 10 0 miles an hour to
take the plane Into tho air an in
coming ferry from across the buy
and several pleasure emit blocked
his path ami forced him to stop. A
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