La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 24, 1930, Page 1, Image 1

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    CITY EDITION
Full Afiflorfntctl Pres Leased
Wire Service
10 PAGES TODAY
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THE WEATHER
OliEObN: Pog on tho coast, fair In
the Interior tonight and. Friday. No
change ill temperature. . r
VOLUME XXVIII
MEMBER. ASSOCIATE!) PRESS AND A. B. C.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1930
RASTKKN OREGON'S LLWDIXG NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 284
(Srattlte
GAS COMPANY
NEARLY SURE
OF FRANCHIS
period of Remonstrances
Ends Ordinance Read
Wednesday Night.
$100,000 EXPENSE.
ON INITIAL UNIT
Connordale Improvement
District Given O. K.
Crews to Act on Filling
Station.
Virtual assurance that La Grande
will have a gas company, probably In
operation by the first of next year,
cumc ot last night's city commis
sion meeting when the first reading
tJi u franchise ordinance took place.
The period lor remonstrances ended
during the ladt week and a secont
rending of the ordinance Is scheduled
loi next Wednesday, with final pas- i
sage to be considered on tne nrst
Wednesday after Aug. 23.
At the conclusion of the 30-day
uprlod following Aug. 23, the time
rfljiiired lor the ordinance to become
effective, the compajiy seeking the
franchise the Natural Gas Corpora
tion ol Oregon expects to start
building the first unit ofMts plant,
wltli the first unit. Including mains,
eu. to cost about 9100.000.
The ordinance provides that atleys
must be used wherever possible, for
tin mains, ana protects the city
fully against any damage claims, etc.,
that might come up. The franchise
would cover a 20-year period, and
tho city would receive two per cent
oi gross earnings beginning Jan. 1,
1034.
Improvement District Advanced
The- Connordale improvement dis
trict, for graveling a number of
streets in that section of the city,
came up for hearing lost night and
alter some discussion, was passed and
ordered advertised for bids to be re
ceived on Aug. 13.
A remonstrance, signed by R; A.
Crawford and Jack Pitts, represent
ing approximately 12 per cent of the
property, was overruled. "I see no
reason why we can't go through with
this, although it will put an extra
burden on property owners," A. T.
Hill, city president, said, adding that
since the property owners at least
the big major! ly of them desire
this improvement, it should go in Im
mediately. All but one lot in the dis
trict will stand the assessments, but
in addition, there arc 30 assessments
3, m vi, (icy ifD which iiiuims liiul iui
'cannot be included in the sale of
Pa hnnrts tinder tho so-called Bnncrolt
bonding act.
Kcfurml to City Manager
The question of the petition pro
tecting against proposed plans to lo
cate a filling station at Greenwood
and Adams, was taken up and three
members of the city plunhing com
mission C. B. Miller, Julius' Roesch
and Charles Edwards submitted a
written report. The matter was then
referred to the city manager, W. C.
Crews, with power to act.
The report. In part, follows:,
"This is to advise you that the
city planning commission could not
hold a regular meeting, due to mem
bcrs being out of the city at this
time, including George H. Currey,
who is president of the commission.
Tho undersigned members, however,
do wish to recommend: First, that
gasoline and oil service stations
should not be located on Adams ave
nue between Fourth street and
Greenwood street. But in the event
(Continucd on Tape Klfrht)
OREGON BANK
DEPOSITS MAKE
HEALTHY GAIN
SALEM, Ore., July 24 w) Total
ymnk deposits on June 30, this year,
says a statement from the office of
A. A. Schramm, state bank superin
tendent, were an increase of fttl.462.
071.49 over March 27, 1030, and $85,
837.82 over June 30, 1929.
The deposit total Is the aggregate
of M26.951.147.75 In time and savings
deposits and $163,590,474.08 demand
deposits, an increase since March 27
of 984.701.19 In time and savings
and an Increase of $10,477,310.30 In
demand deposits.
Portland showed deposits of $164,
715,663.63: Salem, $ll,dtt9 927.75: Eu
gene, $7,660,719.71: Pendleton, $6,402,
673.44: Klamath Palls, $6,254,372.05:
Medford, $5,409,380.90; Baker, $3,593,
071.06: Corvallls, $3,454,863.78: Rose
burg. $3,364,638.19; Astoria. $2,908.
601.39: Mnrshflcld, $2,888,952.94; La
Grande. $2,715,316.93; Grants Pass.
S2.128.314.73; Ashland, $2,041,414.53.
Harlow J. Barnes
Funeral Sunday
Unices for Harlow J. Barnes, 24,
will be held Sunday, July 27. at the
homo of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Barnes, of Elgin, according to word
received today. The young man died
pi San Francisco. A year ,ago he
suffered serious injuries In an auto
mobile accident and for two months
was a patient in a sanatorium. More
than two months ago he entered a
Sun Francisco hospital to have a mole
removed from his leg, it Is learned
here; Blood poisoning started and al
though he waged a strong fight,
death ended weeks of suffering.
In 192rt. when a student at Oregon
State college. Mr. Barnes was Inter
c Novate wrestling champion In the
bantam weight division.
e IVKATIIEII TO!.V
' 7 a, m. 34 above.
Minimum: 60 above. '
" Condition: clouds. '
YVKATIir.lt ESTEIUUY
Maximum 90. minimum 81 above.
' Condition: partly cloudy.
6 U EITHER .11 I.Y si. tn;r
f Maximum 87. minimum CO above
' Condition: clear.
Bosworth, Vance,
Tate To Instruct
During Institute
Oregon Retail Merchants
Association and 0. S. C.
Commerce School Spon
soring Event.
Advertising, salesmanship, and mer
chandising problems of La Grande
merchants and business men are
among the main topics to be dis
cussed before the annual Business
Institute, sponsored by the Oregon
Retail Merchants' association and the
Oregon State college school of com
merce, which will open Its two-day
session here next Wednesday, July 30.
What's the matter with present day
advertising? Does it pay? Is the pol
icy of credit granting a profitable
one for the retail store? Is this policy
p. good one for the community? How
can a merchant weed out his "board
rrs?" These are a lew 01 tne idea
tions that will be answered by Prof
H. T. Vance, head of courses in mer
chandising at the state college, and
Prof. E. E. Bosworth, accounting and
auditing instructor, who will handle
store management.
To I'se Sillies
Professor Vance will construct and
develop an advertisement from the
an electric projection machine and
ground to its completed form, using
slides to Illustrate his points. Ads
which have been submitted by local
merchants will also be thrown on
a screen and these will be analyzed
and constructively criticized.
C F. Tate, secretary of the Retail
Merchants' association, will lead dis
cussions on modern store arrange
ment. Illustrating his talks with ma
terial recently made available In mid
dle west where the modern store has
made Its greatest strides. He will
supplement his, theories with visits
to local stores, offering advice to
those who want It and receiving
rough sketches of their establish
ments and later submitting revisions
suggesting possible Improvements.
Banquet Arranged For
One of the outstanding features of
the institute, according to H. B. Par
ker, chairman of the committee in
charge of the meetings in La Grande,
is the banquet Wednesday evening at
6:30 o clock. The program following
the dinner will be of particular in
terest to salesmen of all kinds. Pro
fessor Vance discussing problems per
taining to retail selling.
Another feature which is attract
ing much interest here and in other
cities where the Institutes are being
held Is the .window trimming can-
(Continued on Pugo Four)
Convention To
Begin At 9:30
Friday Morning
With some of the delegates, accom
panied by their wives, expected to
arrive here this evening, local title
men are completing final arrange
ments for the opening of the annual
convention of tho Oregon Title as
sociation tomorrow morning.
The program begins at 0:a0 o'clock
at the La Grande hotel and continues
through the clay with a banquet In
the evening beginning at 7 p. m.,
with ex-Governor Walter M. Pierco,
of La Grande, as the speaker. Ben
weatners, genial Enterprise post
master, will preside as toastmaster.
The second day of the convention,
Saturday, will be spent in a sightsee
ing trip to the Wallowa wonderland,
with the caravan of visitors to leave
here at 6:30 o'clock, to arrive at the
resort in time for a trout breakfast.
Parole Rooney
From Five-Year'
Term In Prison
Norvil Rooney, of Joseph, who was
tried in the circuit court in Wallowa
county this week on charges of at
tempting to obtain money lrom an
insurance company by false pretenses,
was found guilty and was sentenced
to five years by Circuit Judge J. W.
Knowles. who tnen paroled him from
the penitentiary upon condition that
he lead the life of an honest and up
right citizen.
The Jury that convicted Rooney
recommended his parole on account
of his age. He is only 20 years old.
Trial was in Enterprise.
Mrs. Gangloff Td Be
Buried In Portland
Funeral services for Mrs. Johanna
Gangloff, La Grande pioneer, who
passed away Tuesday evening, was
held at the church of Our Lady ot
the Valley this morning at 9 o'clock
with the Rev. Father Nooy in charge.
The body will be sent by Walkers
Funeral Service to Portland Thursday
evening where a short service will be
held at the funeral home of Hennessy
and Goetch Friday afternoon, preced
ing burial In the Mount Calvary
cemetery.
Baker Farm Hand
Killed by Lightning
BAKER. July 24 (Tl Jesse Jones,
about 35. a farm hand, was killed.
" .. . iiui,t,.,nu late vester-
da while raking hay on a farm north-
ot Baker, ins "-" " "-- -the
body was found unmarked at
the point from where- the horses
started to run.
Physicians think lie was struck by
lightning. His widow and a child
survive. It was the first death of
It.- kind In this section in several
years.
Normal Yield Of
Wheat In Umatilla
PENDLETON. July 24 ! Present
Indications point to a normal wheat
crop In Umatilla county this year.
While some yields are reported light,
othcra will average from 45 to 50
limhcls an acre. Sir million bushels
is a normal county harvest.
2 PRISONERS
ESCAPE FROM
COUNTY JAIL
Spike Malone and George
Hays Lock Jailer
in Their Cell.
EASTERN OREGON I
OFFICERS SEARCH
Tom DeBorde Overpower
ed After Locking Two
Trustees in Jail for the
Night.
Spike Malone, 50, and George Hays,
about 45, escaped from the county
Jail here early last evening, after
locking Tom DeBordo, Jailer, In their
cell. Mr. DeBorde's predicament was
net discovered by others for about an
hou. and by that time the two pris
oners had vanished.
Police and county officers through
out Eastern Oregon took up the
search as quickly as telephone wires
notified them of the escape, but this
morning found the two still at large.
Whether they escaped from La
Grande or are secreted somewhere
here is unknown, but every avenue
c. escape is being watched.
Following the escape last night,
two officers went to Baker one of
them riding a freight on the sus
picion that the men had attempted
a getaway in that manner but their
trip was fruitless. The city was.
hut urltVinut flnritnir trn nf tl, men. I
Malone's car is still here, although
officers at first expeoted him to at
tempt to use the machine to get out
01 La Grande.
Malone Is described as about five
feet 10 inches in height, weighs about
200 pounds, was wearing overalls and
has gray huir and blue eyes. He was
charged with possession of liquor
and two previous convictions of vio
lations of the prohibition law.
ArcitHrd of Larceny -
Hayc is about five feet six or seven
inches tall, of a slender by I Id, was
wearing trousers and shirt, and has
brown hair Just beginning to turn
gray. He is charged with larceny
I p. a dwelling place.
Mr. DeBorde had Just locked two
trusties, Wllllo Elk and Harry Night
hawk, In their cells' when the two
others overpowered him, took the
keys and, tying him securely, locked
him in the cell, and departed. In
tne- scunie lor the keys. . Mr. De
Borde's arm was severely wrenched.
With the keys gone, officers found
it necessary to secure- a, blow torch
to release Mr. DeBorde.
The escape occurred about 8:15
o'clock and it was about 9:15 before
It was discovered by other officers.
J.UPTON DENIES
HE IS CANDIDATE
Admits "Willingness to
Serve" Fully Endorses
the Joseph Platform.
PORTLAND, July 24 UP On the
eve of the republican state conven
tion to select a nominee for gov
ernor. Jay H. Upton of Prlnevtlle,
denied he is a candidate but ex
pressed a "willingness to serve." He
said he fully endorses the politics
and platform of the late Senator
Joseph, republican nominee.
This statement was made In a
letter to the republican state central
committee.
"The people by their selection of
Senator Joseph havo already adopted
their platform," he said. "I fully
(Continued on Pag'e Five)
Three Gunmen To
March to Gallows
KANSAS CITY, July 24 W) Three
gunmen who shot a path through a
republican national convention crowd
June 14, 1028, to escape after rob
bing the Home Trust company In the
manner of the old west, today faced
the certainty of death on the gallows
Friday morning.
Governor Henry S, Caulfield an
nounced yesterday he would not stay
the trible, simultaneous execution of
the bandits, condemned for the slay
tnir of James H. (Happy) Smith.
The men under death sentence arc
Tony (Lollypop) Mangiaracina, dandy
of the Italian colony; Carl Nasello,
olive-skinned machine gunner, and
John Messino, driver, whose mistake
l"d to the contiire of the gang.
Highway Commission Opens Bids On
Nine Projects Total at $299,526
PORTLAND. July 24 W Bids on
nine projects. Including 34.3 miles of
highway , improvement and two
bridges, were opened by the state
highway com mission here today. Low
bids on the nine projects totalled
(209.526. Estimates of the state high
way engineer totaled $314,614.50. Bids
were to be awarded at 6 p. m. today.
The largest project was the regrad-ini-
and resurfacing of 10 miles of the
Dead Ox Flat and Welser Spur sec
tions of the Old Oregon Trail. Low
bidder was Newport Construction
company. Portland, H08.795.50.
Other projects were:
Construction of 6.47 miles of
broken stone or gravel surfacing on
tounty roads near summit in Ben
ton and Lincoln counties. Low bid
der, Albany Sand and Gravel corn
pan). 918,443.
Grading 10.60 miles of Silver Creek
Sate Hen Hill section of Central Ore
gon highway In Harney county. Low
bidder. C. Sllbaugh of Burns, 46.-53L-.
Grade widening and gravel shoul
der construction of 2.37 miles ot Tan-gent-Shedd
section of Pacific high
way in Linn county. Low bidder. Earl
McKutt. Eugene. 28.&45.
Grade widening and gravel shoulder
REPUBLICANS
GATHER FOR
CONVENTION
Caucus in Portland Friday
to Select Guberna
torial Nominee.
LA GRANDE MEN
TO BE PRESENT
Situation Changes Little
During Last Week
Probable Choice is
Burning Question.
Who will be selected to represent
the republican party in place of the
late Senator George W. Joseph in tho
gubernatorial race In November?
Thet is the burning question
throughout Oregon, and it Is becom
ing more and more heated with each'
passing hour.
Tomorrow night Friday, July 25
is the date set for the main meeting
of the state republican committee,
and this caucus has the responsibility
of selecting the G. O. r-. candidate.
Working n Preliminaries
Today, with most of the 63 com
mitteemen already eathered in Port
land where the meeting will be held,
is being devoted to preliminary ac
tion, according to press reports, and
it is hoped by them that all minor
matters will be cleared up in time
for the "big show" tomorrow night.
Portland, with one vote of the 30.
held a meeting of 90 republican pre I
clnct committeemen of Multnomah
wu4..iy nut night, according to ine
Associated Press, and adopted rrsoiu
tlons urging tho Multnomah county
members of tho stato committee not
to vote for Tom B. Kay. Phil Mets
c'han or Ralph 8. Hamilton. Kay is
state treasurer, Metsehan is state
committee chairman and Hamilton is
president of the stato senate., and
acted as governor during Gov. Nor
blad's recent eastern trip. The meet
ing in Portland was in the nature of
a minority gathering, since there are
More than 400 committeemen In
Multnomah county. Lane Goodell is
the county committeeman.
Six are Favored
At the same time, resolutions were
adopted urging the delegate to cast
his vote for one of the following: J.
L. Meier, R. C. Holman, Dan Kcllah-
(Contlnued on Pago Five)
GOVERNMENT
INTERCEDES IN
CATTLE FEUD
PORTLAND. Ore.. July 24 (In
tercession by the government is cred
ited with having saved thou
sands of cattle facing extreme thirst
on the ranges of the W.agontlre
mountain country in Lake county.
Ore. H. Van SchmalK, attorney for
p. group of cattlemen who protested
against fencing of tho Wagontire
water supply by Frank Dobklns, up
on whose land the waterhole is, has
received word from Senator McNary
that the government has reaffirmed
cancellation of part of the Dobklns
homstead lease.
Dobklns had fenced his property
In such a way the waterhole was
enclosed and range cattle could not
enter for water. For many years
this waterhole had been free to all.
as had all other waterholes in the
district.
By the government's act cancelling
the homestead lease on a small part
of Dobklns' holdings, free access to
the water Is assured.
Norblad Will Not
A ttend Convention
SALEM, Ore.. July 24 W) Indica.
tlons today were that there will be a
general exodus of state officials front
Salem to Portland this afternoon.
Many said they were going to the
metropolis to see night baseball, but
all admitted that they might look ii
on the republican state central com
mittee session when it meets tomor
row to nominate a candidate' for
governo.'.
Governor Norblad, however, said he
was going to stay in Salem. '
"This whole matter is amusing to
me," the governor laughed. "Every
one of the candidates, I think. Joined
In publicly advising the committee
member to go to Portland unpledged,
so that tho slate might be clean upon
their arrival there and every member
in a mood to listen unprejudiced to
what might be suid in the conven
tion. Yet every dog-gone one of those
candidates has been going around lht
state trying to pledge those commit
teemen "
construction of 2.8 miles of Clow
Corner-Monmouth section of West
Side Pacific highway on Polk county.
Low bidder, Earl L. McNutt, Eugene.
2 0.030.
Resurfacing 3 miles of Pleasant
Valley-Hemlock section of Roosevelt
coast highway In Tillamook county
and refurnishing crushed gravel for
maintenance and betterment. Low
bidder, Newport construction com
pany. Portland, 942.631.
Concrete bridge over Myrtle creek
in town or Myrtle creek In Douglas
county. Low bidder. Hargraves and
Llnd3ay. Eugene. 912.172.
Construction of traffic barrier on
Interstate bridge between Portland
and Vancouver, Wash., In Multnomah
county. Low bidder, William C.
echtnltx, Port '.and, 913.350.
Concrete bri Igc over Rock creek. 28
miles cost of Mitchell on Ochoco
highway In Wheeler county. Low
bidder, R. It. Jones of Bnkcr. 912.
627.60. Th'- commission indicated the
probability that there would be a
readvertising for bids on the Roose
velt coast highway project, on which
only two bids were received, and that
the Interstate bridge barrlen would
have to reAdveuiMed or the proj
ect dropped because the bids were
considerable above the estimate.
AGED TURK VISITING AMERICA
Ziini .r1ui f 'Itirkey. who says he's really a Kurd unit claims tn be
I 'til years l(, K vMIImk Amt-rlt-u lu ff unit lie hccii by American
scientists ami meillenl men. lie Is shmvn upon Ills arrival in New
York accompanied hy Asslm Itcclvan (lert), who flnnuced the trip.
,' ami Ahmel Mnssa, his great -great -grandson.
21 Missionaries
From U.S. Taken
To Safety Zone
SHANGHAI, July 'M (!' A launch
flying the American and British flag.-!
brought to safety the group of Brit
ish and American m.aslona.y workers
In the Mln river valley.
Leadeis of the warring factions
through whcs2 . lines luc rescue
launch traveled as.sted Br.t sli ami
American authorities and the boat
was not molested on Its trip front
Yenplng to Foochow.
Although the names of those evac
uated were not known here It wus
learned 21 Americans wore in the
valley two mouths ago. Most of thcue
represented the Mrthcdlst Eplscop;
mission, 150 Fifth avenue. New York
City.
Among tho group arriving at Foo
chow were tho Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Bankhardt, Urreu, Ohio; tho Mlstice
Mary Eido, of Dcs Moines, Iowa, and
Fcrn Slnkey. Ccntzrberg, Ohio, and,
Mac Baucher. an American, homo ad
dress unknown. AH wore stationed at
Yeping. v. ... .. ..... ,. ..
From aiu .'.en, GO miles cast of Yep
mg. were the Misses 3va Sprunger.
Berne. Indiana; Myrtle Smith, Iron
Mountain. Allch., and Martha Graf,
a naturallKed American from Switz
erland. Frcm Mintsing, 41 miles
west of Foochow were the Misses
Lydla Trimble. Sioux City. Iowa, aim
Florence Plumb. Cleveland. Ohio.
1 hree slay at Yonplng
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. bkinner, of To
peka, Kansus, and MIhs Malmo Glass
burner of Woodbine, Iowa, remained
at Yenplng where tho Methodist mis
sion hospital was filled with wounded
: Chinese soldiers.
1 The A m c r 1 c n n Congregational
.Board of Foreign Missions, with head
quarters in Boston, which maintain
I a station at Shaowu, 00 miles north-
jwest of Yenplng. also evacuated sev
eral persons whose names were not
learned.
I Withdrawal of these workers vir
tually endfd missionary work in
I Northern Fuklen province. Reports
from the Interior said various mis
sionary properties had been occupied
.by the native warring factions. Mak
ing missionary work Impossible,
it i understood that 15 other Am
ericans remain in the same Bone.
(They probably will be brought out
lute:. f t .
Seven Savants To
) End Baby Mix-up
i
CHICAGO, July 23 Seven mod
rrn Solomons honed today to lead the
Eambcrbei- and Watkins babies out
of the woods of doubt.
The- seven savants of science and
medicine, summoned by Dr. Arnold
H. Kcxol, health commissioner, had
searched for hereditary traces in the
Infant boys and their parents, the
William Vllklns and the Churl co
Bitmbprre.-. and wore ready to ap
pear before Chief Justice Harry Ol-
t i 1 or tho mun.-.pui court to re
port their findings.
Hundreds Homeless
Because of Flood
WHITBY. Yorkshire, England, July
24 oil Hundreds of persons were
homeless and destitute as a result
of the flood which devastcd the val
ley of tho Esk river.
The waters which rushed over the
area following a terrific cloudburst
had almost subsided today, but ruin
was still falling for the fourth suc
cessive day, making the tank of relief
workers much more difficult.
CHICAGO. July 24 hTt Reports
that Russia had sold 3,rtCO,000 bushei
of new wheat for Aummt shipment to
various European countries at a price
fixed on the Liverpool October
livery had a iRt? depressing influ
ence on Krain values today, but ral
lies ensued at the finish.
Traders here and at the America;-,
seaboard u-icrttd that the RusMni,
bunincn.f whk being clone for propa
ganda purposon. word of rains in
Miivwurl and in Canada tended fu. -ther
to brum about tMnpornry prica
reactions, an well an the fnct that re
cent buyers of coin appeared anxious
to collect proms.
Corn closed unsettled. itr n :
bushel higher than yesterday's finish
Wheat cloned nervouit. unchanged tr
znc up. oh is unchanged t: 4c ott.
; and pruv;n'.m varying fr-jm 2c de
j c iin to a rise of 5u. MeadieJ by up
j turn in the value nf hos.
FLOWERS COVER
BUCKLEY CASKET
Poor People Contribute
Funds; Police try to show
Him as Extortionist.
DETROIT. Mich.. JulV 24 Htt w
While poor people, who considered
"Jerry" Buckley their companion, to
day were contributing funds to ,
blanket his casket with flowers, po
lice said they had In their possession
an aftidav.t purporting to show the
radio announcer who fell before a
rain of bullets early yosterday was
extorting money from bootloggors.
Buckley was political commentator
for station WMBC and had. taken an
active part in the successful cam
paign to recall Mayor Charles Bowles.
He was slain In the lobby of the La
Salle hotel, where he lived and In
which tin radio station is located,
two and a half hours after he made
the announcement tho mayor had
been oaUeU'jlrpm .qXficein .Tuesdy'i;
upeclft l ,i I'm: iiuii.
Severn I yheorlos
His brother. Paul, former assistant
prosecutor, declared "Jerry's" activi
ties for the recall woe the "solo rea
son" for tho staying. Police' advanced
other theories that ho had made
gangland enemies through his at
tacks on gamblerB, that he was wit
ness of a gang slaying, that he might
havo been extorting money from
gamblers and bootleggers.
"Jerry" Buckley championed tho
cause of the unemployment last win
ter when thousands wore in' distress.
He broudcant pleas for aid, directed
programs of cheer to them and, ac
cording to Intlmuto frlcndu, spent all
his savings In reupondiug to personal
requests for money.
An announcement by Police Com
missioner Thomas C. Wilcox that he
had a sworn statement from an ad
mitted bootlegger accusing Buckley
of extortion revealed that the police
were Investigating an assumed pos
sible connection with tho iiiderworld
as ono of several theories for the
slaying. .
Name of Accuser Withheld
The nnmo of the accuser was with
held. The affidavit said Buckley had
induced him to take up liquor run
ning. Aftor he becamo connected with
a prosperous bootlegging gang, the af
fidavit said, Uuckley demanded and
received sums aggregating M.000.
Commissioner Wilcox Is scheduled
to appear before tho city council to
day with a report of piogresa In solv.
Ing the city's latest and most sen
sational slaying by gangstors. There
were Indications the commissioner's
resignation would be asked If that
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LADY OWEN IS
HELD IN JAIL
FOR SHOOTING
MARYLKROI, Prance, July 24 (I)
Lady Owen, beautiful and wealthy
titled woman, was held In Versailles
prison today under charges of shoot
ing and wounding the wife of Dr.
Paul Gastaud, widely known Paris
radiologist.
Police said Lad? Owen, the French
born widow or Sir Theodora Charles
Cven. shot Mine. Oostaud as the clii
max of a triangular drama.
About a year ugo, they explained.
Lady Owen became a patient of Dr.
Gas laud and an attachment grew
between them. The police alleged
D. . Gastaud promised to divorce his
wife and rnnrry Lady Owen, but
changed his mind and youtorday told
Lady Owen of his intention to break
with her.
At first she appeared resigned but
later told Dr. Gastaud's partner. Dr.
Bernard, she meant to shoot Mine.
Gastaud.
Radio Hint Leads
To Finding Liquor
Nr:W YORK. July 24 Ut Deputy
Mipervlr.ar John H. Maglll. who shvs
he dreams of rum running activities,
folluws his dream clews juid some
times makes seizures, was tinkering
with his radio r.et last night.
OtiUide the broadcast channels he
heard a station working tn the Morse
code, which hr underhtands. Most
o; the nfw,ago vvrts gulbled, but he
heard "F trla 4000."
He pulled out a shipping lint and
saw that the Fab re liner Patrta was
docked tn Brooklyn. A squad of
agents -'os dispatched to the liner
and in her coal bunkers uncovered
400C bottle of what they auid were
choice liquors, vctth 910.000.
Hurricane Adds
To Discomfort
Of Stricken City
Naples, After Earthquake,
Appeal's Under War
Time Regime Nearby
Volcano Smoking.
By Andre Herding
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
NAPLES, July 24 Ai A hurricane
hich at times kicked up what re
cembled a tidal wave struck Naples
between 6 and & o'clock this morning
Just after most Neopolltans, shaken
by Tuesday's earthquake, were con
vinced their scares were over for the
present.
One largo wave pounded over the
embankment Into the road along the
sea.
At the same time the strong wind
blew down trees and fragile summer
cottages along the coast.
The residents were still nervous
over the earthquake and were badly
frightened by the newest outburst of
nature. Many of them had spent a
restless night in the parks and public
squares, ufrald to ruturn to their
homes because, of the possibility of
new quakes.
Fishing smacks with their colorful
sails had to point their noses hastily
northward In ordor to escape damage.
Tho storm subsided as quickly as It.
arrived and a dreary drizzle set In.
Naples today had the appearance
of a city under a war-tlmo regime,
with soldiers guarding tho damafted
buildings to ward off the curious and
flags flying everywhere at half mast.
An impressive funeral was held for
the four persons who died in Naples
as a result of the quako and In com
memoration of the two who were
killed at Salerno and ono at Trlani.
Cardinal Ascalesl, - archbishop of
Naples, at the conclusion of the ser
vices brought a sliver bust of St.
Gcnnaro, tho city's patron, to the
steps of the cathedral and blessed the
great crowd which had assembled to
mourn for tho victims.
Volcano In tiruptton
The volcano of Pozzuola a smoky
mountain obscured by the flame of
its mighty neighbor Vesuvius was in .
eruption today.
Seismologists say It was kicked Into
action by yesterday's earthquakes.
The Duchess of Aosta, who yester
day visited the wounded in the hos-
pltais of Naples and did much to
calm the people of the city, went to- j
day into the stricken Interior. She I
was greatly moved, at Arlano. at sight I
r,r tho nrnhnn iiKVlum whtrh rnvpri in
and klUe'd ecorcro? Uttlo cllldrei?
Hundreds of onlookers wopt when the
duchess knelt and placed an Ivory
crucinx wnicn sue wore on tne ooay i w
of a llttle girl-half-buried in; tho I .' , No AmcrlcAn Hurt . . , -duhris
Tn6 hoteU were crowded with of-
, L t . -...
TOWN "iiwW OF JKl'INH
Itefugcoe from Arlano. tho population
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36 Victims Of
Bridge Collapse
Given Funeral
; COUBLBMZ, Germany, -July 24 (fl1)
Thirty-six victims of Tuesday's
tragic bridge coltapsu were burled last
night while all the Rhtncland mourn
ed. A procession of thousands cocort
ed the bodies over the old Moselle
bridgo jnto Luctzel, where funeral
services wore held in Turner hall.
Tho coffins were placed In one long
row, those containing the six chil
dren In the centur.
Tho bridge collapse brought about
a tragic ehd to a celebration of the
recent evacuation of the Bhlneland
by French troops, A crowd esti
mated up to ISO was on the Mos
ello rivoi , watching fireworks. The
structure gave way suddenly, pitch
ing all Into tho water. It is ex
pected other bodies will be recovered
later. 6
Among the child victims was six-year-old
Raymond Lnwler of Akron.
Ohio., who died with his grandfather,
Peter Conrad of Treves, His mother
war- at onother place at tho time, but
r. relative, Mrs. Helen Conrad of Chi
cago, and tho boy's grandmother
wury rescued.
Rainbow Division
Members In France
CHERBOURG, France. July 24 m
Men of the Rainbow division re
turned to France today for a visit to
tho fiolds whom they fought In 1017
18 and to tho graves of their fallen
comrados.
Officially they will hold a division
al reunion at Chalons-Surmarne, but
much of their time will bo spent In
the Champagne, Argonne, St. Mlchlel
and Verdun lu all of which the
Rainbow 42dl division made Ameri
can battle history.
Moe One Down At
End of 18 Holes
BEVERLY COUNTRY CLUB, Chi
cago, July 24 (n Johnny Lehman,
young Chicago star, held a slim one
up margin over Don Moe, tho de
fending champion from Portland,
Ore., at the half way mark of their
ao-holo quaiter-fiuai match in the
western amateur golf rhumplonshlp
tod a j .
Lehman, co-mcdallst, toured the
heavily trapped Beverly course lu 77
r"kf six over oar. to gain his
lead while Moo, off to a bad start,
oct-rcu a 19. Moe was down most of
the Journey.
German Aviators
To Fly to America
BERLIN, July 24 oil Wolf Hlrt.i
and Oscar Weller. German aviators,
left Sunken for Croydon, Englunu,
this morning on the first lap of a
flight to the United Statss.
-The flyers will travel by way of the
Orkenys, Iceland and Greenland In a
40 horsepower Klein m nporting plane.
Hlrth Is a noted aviator and on
March 8 was awurded the lliudenburg
I aviation cup for 10211 for tho yearn
outstanding achievements In civil
j aviation.
QUAKE DEATH
TOLIMOUNTS
ABOVE 2,000
Italian Tragedy may Have
Claimed as High as v
3,000, is Belief . :
NO AMERICANS IN
' CASUALTY LIST
Relief Work is Under
Way, With Water, Food
and Medicine En Route
to Stricken Area.
' By Anitnie Herding
AVELL1NO. Italy, July 34 ()
Stunned by Wednenday's devastating
earthquake which already Is known
to have taken nore than 2.000 Uvea,
with tho possibility that the death
roll will go ovor 3,000, Italy today set
In motion a Vast rollef army that was
penetrating Into the recesses of the
stricken mountain provinces..
With the death roll In the prov
ince of Avelllno officially placed at
1,607 lnstrad of the. previously an
nounced 1.392. fears were growing
that the number of dead throughouc
the earthquake area might be exceed
ed on a rechecklng of bodies.
Unofficial reports In fact said tha:
3,023 bodies had been extracted from
the ruins throughout the stricken
territory.
Report -1,8(14 Injured
Latest official estimates place the
numbor of Injured at 4,364 In the 85
cltle and hamlets In the six prov
ince! most sarloualy affeoted by the
earth shock which has developed In.
to the greatest quake disaster since
the Messina tragedy of 1900,
The town of Avelllno, high up In
tho Appenlno mountains and the
most strlckon of the countryside, Was
given over all day Jo funerals.
' The absence of tolling church bells
was striking. The churoh - belfries
were so shaken by the quake that
their sextons did not dare tt ring:
Tragic processions wound their way
through streets still filled with deb-
rl.i.
Relat.ves of those in 'the 'danger
fy?lylW0&
tuuu" w1-1 "hh out, amy u lew Ul
....if!!!rt
,, "".,. ,7? vl"'-. T rHJ ,
" . - -
ficiuia, noqwrH. una, UTinwH an uumji
.ruts helping the strlckon populixce- find .
'ne oossibUlty of dUease .and apt
While numerous American tourists
were known to be In the "Ankle of
Italy," which was stricken by tho
earthquake, the head of the largest
American agency told the correspon
dent that not a single American of
iiuio-Atncrican had been caught in
tho devastated' area,
. During the day the undersecretary
of public works and Senator Cfemon
qhI, r. resident , of ; the 1 . Italian Red
Cross, roaohod the . scene in the in
terlor-of the worst of the disaster and
organized relief mea.su. js. '
-Today a column of fascist motor
trucks from Naples arrived in Avelllno
and distributed bread, cognac milk
and medicine, squadrons composed or
doc torn and druggists worked . then
hardest to ward off lllr.ms. "
'' A number of tank trucks rushett
water to . the town whose supplies
wore cut off. ?
Every branch of Italy's organized
forces have been mobilized to cope
with tho tragic situation of the more
than 100.000 persona made homeless
by the quake. ;
Ihhiioh Death MiU i l
Undersecretary of State Leonl -At
noon lu Rome today made public tho
list of tabulated dead in yesterdaya
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FIVE BANDITS I
ROB BETTORS
OF LARGE SUM
CHICAGO. July 24 Regardless .
of whether the horses were running
well, there were no profits yesterday
lor racing followers in Argo, a south
west suburb. Five bandits, armed
with a muchlno gun, took all . tho
money. -
Tho bandits slipped Into a hand
book, in the rear of a barber shop,
lined up the bettors against the wall,
took $2,700 from the proprietor and
an uucstlmatcd amount from the pa
trons. .'" '
Whenever , another patron would
knock at the door, he was allowed
to enter and then shoved Into line. -
The bandits fled in an automobile.
The patrons summoned police and
gave chose and for a mil a down tho
suburban avenues the pursuers and
the pursued engaged in ft gun battle,
with residents deserting the streeto.
The bandits finally outdistanced pur
suori;. BASEBALL
NATIONAL LKACll'K
H. H. B.
8t. l,ouls - 8 0
Boston 5 13 0
Haines. Bell. Orabowskl ai.a Wil
son: Smith and Cronln.
R. H. E.
Flttsburifh 0 10
New York - I 1 0
Kremer and Hemsley: Hubbelt and
Hogan. (Called, rain end of sixth.)
First game: R- H. S.
Clnclnnull 4 7 0
Brooklyn 3 8 0
Kolp. Campbell. Ash and Suke
forth: Vance, Elliott, Moss and De
berry, Plclnlch. Lope?,.
Second game: (five Innings, rain).
R. H. B.
Cincinnati 0 3.1
Brooklyn 9 12 0
Frcy and Oooch; Phelps and Lopez.
AMhRH'AS LKACIUi!
R. H. E.
New York 6 8 3
Detroit 3 12
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