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Ha drattfte CITY EDITION Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service 5 PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER OREGON: Oonerally fair tonight and Friday but locally unsettled In eaat portion with thunder storms in mountains, fogs on coast, no change In temperature. ? arrorr VOLUME XXVIII MEMBER ASSOCIATED I'ltKSS AND A. II. O. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1930 KASXRRN OltEGO.VS LUA.DINO NEWSPAPER NUMBER 302 fcwmtm wb j TO OIL TEST ; BLOCK HERE !' THIS AUTUMN f ' Northside Residents Com- plain About Condition I of Dusty Streets. COMMISSIONERS i 1 iioottcjc? a nvrrn Two I in prove ment Dis tricts are Created .Business Men Petition ' for Alley Pavement. The question of oiling of dirt and macadam streets in La Grande on the northside took up much of the time at the city commission meeting lost night, following a general discussion, a decision was reached to oil a test block this fall. Much of the discussion hinged around costs and quality of oil. City Manager W. C. Crews estimated that the oil used originally by the state highway commission would cost about $150 a block as compared wltn the present oil, laid at a cost of about 400 a block. The highway commis sion abandoned the original oil In. favor of the new method, as the lat ter makes a much better, more per manent road. Nettling of Dust Sought However, it was brought out In the discussion, that the citizens of the northside, particularly, thoso along Spruce and Y. desire the settling of dust more than anything else, and many of them felt that the old type of oil would answer the purpose. As the matter stands, ihe city man ager was authorized to arrange with the state highway commission for the oiling of one block on the north Hide, to be selected by chance, during this fall. Then next year. If the test is successful and if the property own ers there desire it, the city will oil the two streets. Then If this is not eventually satisfactory, it would be up to the property owners to provide further improvements, probably un der the so-called Bancroft act. The city, it was explained by the commis sion, has not the funds to pay for the more expensive type of'oiling. and has no funds this fall to pay for more than a block of the cheaper oiling. The block Just east of Greenwood school on Spruce was drawn today as the site for the oil test, '. . ; Complaints Persistent Complaint about the dust on the northside has been persistent during the last few years, and property own ers expected an oiled surface . within a year or two at the time they signed the petitions for the improvement oi Y and Spruce. Baker oils some of her ... roads' at present, but although the., city man ager and Commissioner Charles Playle made a visit to that city a few days ago. it was impossible to. get exact costs from the Baker officials, they said. ' During the discussion, Mr. Craws said that oil applied to ordinary roads and permitted to mix .with clay, would possibly fail to stand up, al though he was confident that if the new type of oiling is followed, a per manent road would be assured with only a small maintenance cost. Maintenance of the old type of oi--ing would be cheaper than sprinkling, it was Bald, although it would prob ably be necessary to scarify and ro oil at least every three years, Mr. Crews pointed out. A number of Interested persons at tended and entered into the discus sions. " No Bids Received Last night was the time for re ceiving bids on the Connordalc street graveling improvement district, but there were none submitted. City Manager Crews suggested that the lime for opening bids bo coutlnued until other graveling bids would bt due, when the city would have a bet ter chance to get offers from con- (Continued on Pajre Five) FLANERY WILL TAKE TRAFFIC POST AWHILE SALEM. Ore., Aug. 14 P) The per iod of Inactive duty of T.. A. Raffety. deponed chief stats traffic inspector, that is to proceed the effective date of Ids resignation October 1, began today. Until a new chief is appointed it was announced by Secretary of State Hoss that Captain G. Max Plan cry, deputy chief, will serve as acting chief, and that he will be assisted by Lieutenant Earl B. Houston of the Salem district. Planery has been with the state traffic division since 1923. For a num ber of years he was captain of the southern district, and was appointed deputy chief during the last year. Houston has been with the depart ment since 1922. having been station ed for a time at Bend and later at Eugene. Both officers are members of the American Legion. Houston served as commander of the Bend post while stationed there. Daughter's Hubby i Shot By Mother PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 14 (iT Mrs. Elizabeth Attollo. 40. killed James Cossldy. 43. today when he called at her home to toil her tliat he had married her 18-year-old daughter, H'- The girl, who hod accompanied Cassidy. collapsed as her mother llred the shot that penetrated the bridegrooms left side below the heart. WEATHER TOIIAV ! 7 a. m. 69 above. Minimum: 60 above. ' Condition: partly cloudy. ; " MEATHEK YESTERDAY Maximum 93. minimum 61 above. j Condition: partly cloudy. I H EATHER .l (;. 14. 10?!) Maximum 89. minimum 57 above. Condition: clear. Metschan Makes Hurried Visit On Way to Baker Republican Nominee. for Governor in La Grande Expects to Campaign Here Later. Phil Metschan, of Portland, the re publican nominee for governor, was In La Grande this morning en route to Baker where he will spend a day or so. Mr. Metschan, who was bor:: in Eastern Oregon. Is making a get ncqii a inted trip in cities that he has not visited recently. He regards this present trip as of little political sig nificance but says that later he ex pects to carry his campaign into East ern Oregon. Mr. Metschan, driving through with his wife and daughter, arrived late last night and, after a short time for visiting friends here this morning, continued on to Baker. Concerning his plans for the com ing gubernatorial contest, Mr. Mets chan said that he expected o con duct his campaign on a square bass. He believes there is a statewide de sire to have such a policy pursued as would be most helpiul to the people of the state and will govern himself accordingly. Now that he is In the race for gov ernor, he expects to do his best to carry out the wishes of the people in having him nominated for that po sition. Gas Corporation Given Extension Of Building Time Representatives of tho Natural Gas Corporation or Oregon, which Is re- ..i.. n r.i.ifiii:fi in mien a uas plant In La Grande, appeared be fore the city commission last night and asked that the time limit for completion of the first unit of the plant be extended 30 days. The franchise allowed 60 days and, as the request wns granted, the corporation now has 90 days. Construction of the plant and lay ing of mains, expected to cost. 100. 000 or more. Is to begin-next month, according to present plans. The next move is the selection of a site for the plant. Plans and specifications were sent to Sun Francisco yesterday and bids are to be asked for In the near future. Tho reason advanced' for the re quest for a time extension was that the demand for gas In this city ex ceeded expectations and it will be necessary to put In a great deal more mains than had boon expected. Four Are Fined By Judge Denhahi In Liquor Cases ' Ted Hanson and .lack McCloml both pleaded guilty to llijuor charges this afternoon and were fluid "'0 each by .Judge I.. Denlmm Pour of the eight persons who were arrested hero the other jught by fed eral and state officers entered pleas of guilty In the Justice of peace court late yesterday and a fifth, Jack McCloud, was to appear before Judge L. Denham this afternoon. No Jail sentences were given the first four. The charges against all consisted of possession and sale of Intoxicating liquor, District Attorney Carl Helm said today. Judge Denham fined Roy Purdom $50. Mabel Johnson 50, Johnny Nicholson 8150 and Shirley George $150. The last named prisoner paid the fine. U. P. System Meet To Open Tomorrow OGPEX. "Utah. Aug. 14 (Pi Sun shine this, morning after a week of tevero rain cheered the committees working to moke the Union Pacific System athletic meet here tomorrow and Saturday a sta-cess. The new athletic field began dry ing out and all toads Into Ogden except the Salt Lake City highway were reported in gcod condition. Special train- of contestants will arrivu tonight from Los Angeles and Portland. A glgnntlc parade tomor row morning will officially open the meet. Li. Grande O.-W. Athletic club will enter r. mmiber of contestants In the system meet at Ogden. mot of whom left today or are leaving tonight for the Utah city. Postpone Sunday Golf Tournament I The La Grande-Pendleton inter city golf tournament which was to ; have been played at. Pendleton Sun- day. has been postponed until Sept. 14. it was announced today. ! The reasons for the postponement ( are the vacation season, the warm i wenthcr and the fact that the Pen-) dieton course will be In much better j condition within another month. Hnrt Telle Pnniihr Three Are in Jail WILLIAMSON". W. Va.. Aug. 14 t!P) The folks at home know now why Lute Hall, Lee Hall and Sam Davis didr.'t come home to supper - last night. Just after sundown, their shaggy .dog, covered with dust and burs, camo bounding into the cabin. Around his neck a piece of rope held r- note which read: "We're in Jail." Jap is 10 miles over the mountain. "The law" bounced on the three men and the dog far up in the hills and they were taken to Jail for II-li-KAlly operating a still. There are no telephones down where the cabin is and the women folks had to know, somehow. So Lute tied the no;e to the dog and pointed him homeward. COMMITS SI K'lDK ASTORIA, .-ug. ;i dft John John son. 40. Astoria fisherman, ended his life yesterday by leaping off the ferry In the middle of the Columbia river. The cause was not known. DISMISSAL OF COMMISSION IS REQUESTED I G o v e r n o r Norblad Re ceives Numerous Let ters From Citizens. WANT GAME HEADS BACK IN OFFICE Indignation Expressed at Ousting of Clifford and Clark Political Feud Rumored. c-attw ft ' SALEM. Ore.. Aug. 14 MV-Summary dismissal of members of tho state game commission I, urged upon Gov- crnor Norblad In a number of letters 3 .i.V Vw i ,,.wJt..,b B...av ",t lu',""1;",u" uuaii u own' unmv wniuvii xiuium Clifford nnd Kil ninrlr. nulntnt wnr. den i nv guvLTiiur irn.1 given no iiuimu- j nun vi wiiti l, iiv iimy uu nuuuv matter, but a statement by him yes terday attributes the ousters to a re vival of political feud In game af fairs and failures of spuctsmen to agree among themselves. "The Indignation expressed In the telephone calls, letters and telegrams received nt the executive office dur ing the past 24 hours," said the gov ernor, "convinces me that the sports men aro divided and that Clifford's removal will not cure the situation." Ilel lives Two Competent . a ni.mh.)- nf ihn nmtPKta. the cov- ernor said, came from Portland, some f ih.n iDnri hv mnmhPM of the j Multnomah county anglers organise- (Continued on Page Five) MORE ARRESTS IN MINE BOMB CASE t'' i:,v T7i;,. rjvirt; Incendiary lUre at .Fr'OVl- Aanna Vir l?nllnura T afocf "- "J" J-"-"--'J" Move of. Officers. ML'rtPHVHOKPO, III., Aug. 14 (P) lames Mulone, auqiiohi. 111,, aviator, admitted today, Ktutes Attor- ney J'htuher Leuirf announced, that' he Introduced Paul Montgomery, eon- revert pilot of an airplane that madi- a bombing raid on mining prom-rllw at Providence, Ky., last. Monday, tq, two Kentucky miners accused ot plo . Ih.g and carrying out the raid.. ' . PROVIDENCE Kv Autr 14 Three Inhe on'da air raid 'on Webster county coal mines were followed : today by a fire that destroyed the tipple of the Provl- .-. . ptieuce uuti mining company. Tlje fire, described by officials as , " , ,,. incendiary, was discovered In a shed , The defendants aro Hoy c. L le. and consumed It and the tipple and 'ormer prohibit on , "d1"'"1 two Louisville and Nashville coal cars William M. Whitney, hlo c 'of as on a siding. Loss was estimated at "'"fanl:- Earl Corwlu. fo.mei eme $50 000 f,eln agent; R. L. Pryant, lormei .The blaze was laid by Wayne Crow. eld agent and C T- .M'": a deputy sheriff who investigated It. ney. former assistant United btatcs to revenge for arrests here last night attorney, of Essel Grant, 35, and Ewlng Riley, I wTnnv ltl'I'l ATS 20, In connection with the raid In ' HlhlOKY lti,n..i which nine bombs were dropped from 7 ,m Vn.tnr. on airplane on mines in this vicinity. SCIO, Ore., A g. 14 f Grant and Riley, arrested on lnfor- day Dr. A. G. Prill, veteran scio phy matlon furnished by Paul Montgom. s.c.an. and John Bmelser poi formed ery. Murphysboro. 111., aviator, who virtually the same servlco for A. T. confessed he piloted the bombing Powell, to relieve his pain that they nlane were released today In $5,000 performed 30 years ago. oondseach Heading ior Prl- ' Powell. 88. the only surv Ivlng son day. Meantime union leaders called of the pioneer circuit rider, Joab a meeting for this alternoon to d!s- Powell. 30 1 years ago received a charge cuss the situation of fine shot In his right hand from No Operation Since Apr. I. a gopher gun. At that time Smelscr tm. .,k, n r mi. held Powell's hand while Dr. Prill deuce Coal Mining company, where the tire occurred, hod not been op- I crated since differences over woges I ond working conditions caused a shut j down April 1. Both Grant ond ituey oeniea con nection with Montgomery's air raid I and oatd they did not know him. i Montgomery said he was h;rcd tj i make the flight! i m;coni AimiAx akiu:kt.;i j MUHPHYBOItO, 111., Aug. 14 W) A second aviator, James Malone. 24, of Duquoln. Ill- and live Zelgler, IU.. miners, were In Jail here today as fTnntlnuod on Pnfr FivM Two-Day Baby Clinic Successful; Sessions Conclude This Afternoon The annual .two-day baby clinic, bring conducted at the La Grande High school building by the Union County Public Health association. 13 nearing a close this aitemoon, wun e. large number of children examined f and tlic clinic" in' general very sue-; cessful. 1 D. B. A. Van .Loan, clinician of : Portland, arrived hero yesterday fori tho clinic and dliring the opening , dayd. examined 75 children. This ; morning 60 more attended the clinic j Highway Commission To Open Bids On Old Oregon Trail Work on Aug. 28 SALFV. Ore.. Aug. 14 Bids on highway grading and surfacing proj cctr. tn three counties and bridge and building contracts in five coun ties will be opened by the state high way commission at a meeting in Port land Thursday. Aug. 28. The grad ing and surfacing projects are: Baker county Haines-Baker sec tion of Old Oregon Trail, 5.7 miles of icgrading and resurfacing. Clatsop county Grading ap prouches to bridges over Necanlcum river and Wahanna creek on Roose velt coast highway near Seaside. Tillamook county Pleasant Valley Hemlock section of Roosevelt coast highway, three miles of gravel resur facing and the furnishing of crushed gravel In stock plies. The bridge and building Jobs are: Baker county Construction of Ray Williams To Take The Office Of School Clerk Board of Education Makes Appointment Change is Effective on First of September. Haymond O. Williams, of La Grande, has been appointed full-time school clerk of district No. 1, which i Includes La Grande, and has accepted mo position, effect sept. 1, It was announced today by P. A. Epllug, chairman of the board of education. M.'. Williams only recently com pleted an Important government position, that of assistant census supervisor for the Eastern Oregon district of which Pendleton was headquarters. He has had consider- able experience in work that has , qualified him for the school posi tion. I Tho school board voted to employ i ift full-time clerk at a salary of $150 L momh ago. and the , osltlon , ,,.,, , . ifeTo aahm. aS sta t eountv crk I He accepted but later resigned when ( ! tno county agreed to Increase his isalary. i Several Anirilrntiniiq . nm rtppucaiions Ppveral amplications, about 15 In number, were received by the flchool (Continued on Pago Klve) 47 MINERS ARE ENTOMBED BY TUNNEL BLAST PRINCETON, B. C, Aug. 14 W) Efforts to rescue 47 men trapped In the Blake Burn coal mine at Coal mont, near here bv an exuloslon in which two men were killed last nitiht were hampered today by gas In the Pit and falling and loosened debris. I Rescue crews have been sent from j ritt. All available apparatus to guard against fire and to free the mine of gas were being brought here. Mine officials hope to have the en- t tombed men out by tonight. The dead as identified today were: Clifford A. Smith, 40, holstman, widower, for- I merly of 'Nanaimo, B. C. ' Albert Cole, 10, single, a native of . Fifeshlrc, Scotland. Whether the 47 men still In the mine pit were allvo was unknown to- dny nsfellow miners worked rapidly I to clear away the debris from tho Dorui Bnd the dirt caved in to the numerous stones. ' The explosion occurred at 7 o'clock night and blew out the main Po1 OI the mine' Tne cause ol the explosion had not been determined. ' , JFiiv 1?filmiV HYfilll r r VI UIVI M I ""V , Jj(rder8 Oft 1 rial ,. - '.mT1, 3 V T7",, ., SEATTLE. Aug. 14 After two days consumed in selecting a Jury, the government was prepared at the !'"?S ' T .' fV'.! ' " P t0 ;PZJ" frmer northwest prohibition c lieto w" nre ih"s ",""s " ,,,', iu h mm runners to violate the tarlll . , removed a number of the Pellets Yesterday Bmelser oguln held Po- well's hand while the doctor removed nine shot of the same charge, from tho right thumb. . I'ROJiimnoMST ihi;h HARRISBURO, Pi., Aug. 14 W Dr. Wins C. Swallow, widely known prohibitionist and militant Metho dist, is dead at the age of 91. Dr. Swallow campaigned for many public offices. n 1U4, ne sougtu tne presidency and was defeated, though polling one oi me largest, votes vvi inxumru u. prohibitionist. . and many were In attendance this afternoon. The- clinic is absolutely freo ana, before the opening, mothers through out the city and county were urg?o to bring their c.illdren. ranging in age from birth to pro-school age. Mien Alice Marquardt. county health nurse, stated today that the women of the different parent-teach-tr organizations assisted very greatly I p. making the rlinic a micechs. frame storaga building on Old Orc ( gon trail at Bakci . Columbia county Widening of i bridge over Milton creek on Colum . bit. Klver highway In St. Helens. Grant county Frame storage i building on John Day highway near j Austin. I Linn county Bridges over Dobbin. ( Wolf and Canyon creeks on the San tlam highway about 29 miles cast of ; Lebanon. ; Tillamook county Bridges over Hoouarton. Dougherty and Hall j sloughs on Roosevelt coast hiKhwny j about half rrJie north of Tillamook: t overcrosslng of Southern Pacific rall . read on Roosevelt coast highway ' about three miles north of Tltla ; mock; bridges over Wllaon river and ! Wilson river slough on Roowvclt coast highway about two miles north , of Tillamook. FASTEST TIME ACROSS CONTINENT Captain Prank Hawks, pictured above, has been breaking trnns-rnn-tineutal Npeed records lor some lime, but yesterday he lowered the mark iniiiln hv colonel l.lnilliei'Kli n few I'loulhs ago. Hanks lias lonliiliiilPd man's rnslest time across the United Stales, nuikliiB Ihe roust In ciKist IlltlH In tiro hours nnd so minutes less (hint Ihe pre vious record. - , Wife of Bootleg King Shot Down; Husband Escapes HAMILTON, Ont.. Aug. 14 (I) Mrs. Bessie, Perri, who as wlfo of rtocco Porrl, , wealthy self-styled "bootleg king," was called mentor of tho rum ring which built up her husband's woulth dui'ng the days of the Ontario temperance act, was shot dead lasi, n;giu on the back utcps of her liomo. She fell, under, thrcr charges of slugs, fuod from two r,hot guns out of tho darkness or tne Porrl garage whcip zrA" t r lew moments before sho' and .huabemd had alighted I'.om their automobile. . Pern waa unnarmcd. He stood maneuvering tho garage doors, out of range oj the kuiu. Vvneti ivua, Perrl screamed at the first shot, her assassins fired two more charges at her, then three men darted from the gantgu and escaped In an automobile parked in tho r.iley. i , Poller four.a tiic guns In the ga rage. . , - ; Perri said ho believed the murder ers planned to rob his wife of Jew elry who was. wearing, valued at more than $10,000, but police said there was another motive, as the gunmen made no attempt to seize her Jewels. Police believe the men had In tended to kill Perri. Tho couple had been visiting relativos and returned homo shortly before midnight. The killers evidently knew of their move mentu and hid in a big sedan. Peni admitted, police said, his wlfo wan reuponsible for his fortune, having directed his former bootleg ging activities. DETROIT, Aug. 14 (VP) Detroit's fifteenth recent gangster assassina tion was recorded last night. The victim was Cicero Manglapanl, suspected of having been a liquor operator. He was shot five times by a short, dark man who was riding be side him in his automobile at Mack and Lake Polute avenues In Grosse Pointo park. CHICAGO, Aug. 14 W Danny Vallo notorious gunman and suspect In the St. Valentino's Day massacre, was shot to death from ambush last night in the Nlles Center, a northwest suburb. I Two men jumped from behind a clump of hushes and Bhot down Vallo as ho alighted from his auto mobile with a woman companion In front of a roadhouftc. Forty shot gun slugs were found In the gang ster's body. Ex-Commander Of .. G. A. R. Passes On SACRAMENTO. Cal., Aug. 14 VP) -,. rikriri,,.. t I.',, vet in Ilnuk HH i former national commander in chief jof the grand annv of the renubllc, died yesterday in the soldiers' home ;at Vountvllle. Napa county. TO CONIHTT IIIIAIllNfJS TORTLAND. Ore.. Aug 14 P An interstate (ommcrcc commission ex aminer will arrive here Sept. 4 to conduct hearings on petitions of the Oregon Electric and Southern Paclrlc railroads' 40 mile lumber line ex tending from Independence to the ccaht range summit at Valuetz. Wheat Today CHICAGO. Aug. 14 t;P) Wheat ad vanced late today. Influenced by re ports tiiat bankers would finance thr? Canadian growers' jkkjI. and that provincial governmintii would prob ably guarantee the bankers' loans. H was reported also thai the heavy rolling which tumbled wheat prices down yesterday at Winnipeg was for Chirac account. fcxport business today in North American wheat was estnnated at 1.000.000 bushels main ly from the United States, with Liver pool and Chicago prices widening to about 180 the greatest difference so far thin season. Wheat closed firm ft 1 t;c a bush el higher than yesterday's finish. Corn closed unchanged to fyc low er: oatc I4 (,i V4c up, and provisions unchanged to 6c down. GOVERNORS MEET WITH PRESIDENT Drouth Situation Dis cussed Several Sugges tions Made for Relief. : WANIIINOTON, Aug.. H P) The governors drought reller conference culled by President Hoover couvenrd nt 3:30 p. in. today nt the white hnnxe with prospects lit It would hurt, several hours. , v , WASHINGTON-, 1 Atlg. 14 A) Rain land reports of rain descended on the Hoover drought conference today as governors In the dry states urged Im mediate relief steps. Rains sufficient to break tho drought over largo areas were re ported In tho Ohio valley, Indiana, Illinois, Central Kentucky, Southern Ohio, all of West Virginia, which has been hard hit, and In sections of Tennessee, Eastern Missouri ond Southeastern Iowa. A drizzle was falling In the capital aa the state executives bogan con ferences with - government officials preparatory - to meeting with the president this afternoon,, Governor Cauliicld, of Missouri, urged Secretary Hyde to make federal road aid money available on Sept. 1, Instead of waiting until Jan, 1, 1031. Governor Hammlll, of Iowa, proposed that the. farm board dispose of the surplus crops In the striken areas as feed for cattle, He stressed the nocd for arranging credit for farmers cor crops next . year, as did Governor Leslie, of Indiana. Governor Leslie said he was plan ning n program ot road grading nnd I repairing which would give employ ment to many farmers. Paul Bestor, federal farm loan bureau commissioner wns called to I the white house for n talk on avail able credit facilities. None of the governors called at ,tho white house In the forenoon. I There wcro prospects that tho con 'rerenco would continue tomorrow. Secretary Hyde was preparing latest reports from county agents for sub mission at tne meeting- Reports the government was pro f paring to move against those persons whl might boost prices on account of tho drought were discounted in offi cial ouarters. It was said no author ity existed for the government to act in price matters unieHs there was rjome violation oi tne anu-irusi. mw. Governor Hammlll advocated im mediate relief steps. Governor Hammlll was one of the few to bring with him an optimistic note. He said recent rains In Iowa had improved conditions noticeably and he believed the corn crop would (Continued on I'age Two) THREE SLAIN IN GANGLAND ST. PAUL FEUD ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 14 Three men were slain last night, victims of a gangland warfare in what police believed was the outgrowth of a (;uarrel over slot machine conces blom;. One man still unidentified, and Flunk Coleman. Kansas City, who wab fatally wounded, wore found last night by General W, F. Uhlnow, head of the staUj bureau of criminal ap prehension while touring a lonely road near Wildwood. an amusement resort on White Bear lake, northwest of here. Railroad Hearing .. To Be Held Sept. 10 BALKM. Ore.. Aug. 14 ifP) The public service commission has set September 10. at Baker, as the date for r. hearing on application of the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon Wushliigton Railroad & Navigation company for authority to abandon the rait llu9 between Homestead and Roblnette. Tho service commission will conduct the hearing for the Interstate commerce commission. The heurlng dute had been deferred from Augubl 21. Naples Visited By Tornado; 4 Killed, 70 Hurt Storm Strikes City on Eve of Celebration of One Section's Escape From Earthquake. NAPLES. Italy, Aug. 14 m On the eve of celebration of escape from serious damage In last month's earthquake, tho section of Naples occupied by the arglcultural market today was swept by a tornado. Government figures of the casual ties were announced as four dead. six dying, 20 seriously Injured and about 60 slightly Injured. Tho city was panic-stricken and police and carabineers had trouble In keeping back the crowds from the hospitals whero tho lnljured were taken. The storm broke at 6:60 a. m. tho early hour. It was believed, keep ing the casualty list as low as It was since the markot was not yet crowded. Shelter Collapses The four known dead were found beneath the debris of tho wall of the Romeo Aeronautical Works, a section of which, ten feet high and 160 feet long, was knocked down. Policemen and flremcen engaged quickly in re moving tne remainder of the debris in the fear other bodies would be found. Many took Bhelter from the storm In Its shadow and barely escaped when It fell. From 3:45 a. m. to 4:30 n. m. near- i by Rome experienced a torrlflo eloo- tric storm whloh, knocked tiles from 1 roofs and carried chairs and tables left on open air balconies great dis tances, bleep was impossible. Tho Naple calamity occurred on the eve of Assumption Day feast of the virgin Mary, traditional protectress of Naples. By order of the cardinal Archbishop Ascalcsl To Dcums of thanksgiving for comparative escape from the earthquake were to be sung tomorrow at nil churches In the city, j Local authorities and the Duchess ' oi Aosta, wlfo of n cousin of King victor Emanuel, visited the scene of the storm shortly nfter It hnd ended , nnd then went to hospitals where In- i jured wcro confined. The duchess was cheered loudly by the crowd. Tremendous Hen i The storm created a tremendous 1 sen which tossed smaller boats in the harbor about throatenlngly. No damage to larger vessels was reported Immediately. The populace Invaded the churches soon after the tornado struck, lm- j plorlng divine protection, while the I sextons tolled bolls furiously as ft warning and summons.. , The storm began about &:ao a. m. with a- downpour and considerable lightning. Tho wind shortly attained nn extreme velocity and did not bear down until 7 a m. It tore, zinc roofa off of the Pogglo-Reiile fruit-market, flinging them far and wlde.A num ber of people were hit by briukj; which tumbled from bulldlngsi r,? ,- ff tl of the 70-odd IhlUred It waff estim ated that about 20 1 wero Injured seriously. , -r, - i Missine $5,400 To Cause Quiz 1 In Death Case SEATTLE. Aug. 14 fD Charged with first degreo murder, Thomas Kuchln, alias Thomas Walch, of Se attle, wns being held hero for Mason county authorities In connection with tho denth at Sholton, Wash., Monday of Charles Bray, 40, sales manager for an automobile company. Tho warrant was sworn to by J. W. Graham. Mawon county prosecuting attorney. Kuchln denied tho charge. Mrs. Betty Walch, at whose home In Seattlo Kuchln said ho had lived, was also hold for cpiestlonlng by Mason county authorities. Kuchln and Mrs. Walch wero to be taken to ShelUm today by Sheriff W. A. Tuckc, , Brav, who went lo uhelton with Kuchiii, authorities said, to com plete purchase of the automobile agency for which he was working, collapsed and died, his death being attributed to an acute stomach at tack, brought on by the heat. Oraham said he bc;,an an In vestigation after ho had received an anonymous telephone call asking what had become or tho 3400 which Bray was supposed to luwe had wtih him. Oraham awaited, he said, Kuchlr.'s announced return to Shol ton to complete funeral arrangements and when ho failed to appear, swore out tho warrant for his arrest. Tho prosecutor also demanded an autopsy and the dead man's stom ach, lungs and brain wero sent to A u bor I Jacobson, Seattle city chem ist, for analysis. Kuchln was arrested yesterday In Eastern Washington, officers uiid ho wan driving east. 3,000 Chinese Are Reported Drowned PEIPINCl, Auk. 14. (-11 ThrrD thouRand ChtnOHO arc reported to hnve drowned In the Fill -cluinKhRlcn dtHtrlet. 40 miles north ot Sluinhnlkunn, tilting the Mukden rullwiiy, where ritlna have flooded 1000 vlllftKes. cunn ing great dumiiKe ami wttnhliu; out tho rail line. Negroes Kidnap Girl, Youth Says RALEIGH, N. C Aug. 14 P -Milton. Rodgers, 22, who said he lives near Angler, Johnson county, told officers this morning that three negroes had stopped his automobile near Garner overpowered him and kidnaped his 17-year-old girl com panion. kodgers told authorities the girl had waved to him on a Raleigh street cur and anked for a ride. He said she told him her name was Viola Ed wards and that her home was near Elizabethtou, N. C. Sheriff's officers Immediately or ganized a search for the negroes. I'KNIM.KTON in: AHOVt: PENDLETON. AUK. 14 l-Vl The mercury hopped up to 105 again 1 New York at Cincinnati postponed, yesterday anu wxlay was "getting wet grounds. Double header Satur troplcal." day. HAWKS SPANS CONTINENT IN RECORD TIME His Mark Fastest Ever Flown by Man 12 Hours, 25 Minutes COL. LINDBERGH'S FEAT SURPASSED Hawks' Time Two Hours and 20 Minutes Faster Than Recent Flight of Lone Eagle. ; VP ofiO HOURS ST. LOUIS, Aug. 14 ) With tho world's record for sustained flight again In their possession, Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brlne soared on today taking-up tho twenty-fourth day of their endur anco grind at 13:11 p. m. (C.S.T.) at that hour they hade been up 680 hours and had beaten the marke of tho Hunter brothers by moro than 26 hours,' .- VALLEY STREAM, N,' Y., Aug. 14 VP) Behind the name of Captain I-rank M. Hawks in aviation's record book today Is sot down the time of iy nours, 25 minutes, three seconds for an eastward trans-continental flight, the fastest ever flown by man over that distance of 9,600 miles. It is faster by more than two hours than the time made by Col. and Mm. Charles A. Lindbergh. Their record was 14 hours, 46 minutes. Secmlnglv fresh and his white sports clothes unstained. Captain Hawks set hiB travel air monoplane down on Curtlss field at 6:41:30 p. m. (E. a. r.) last night after having left Glcndale, Cal., at 6:16:27 a. m. (E. B. T.) A week ago he took from Roscoe Turner the record for the westward transcontinental flight, making It In 14 hours, oo minutes and 43 seconds. Thousands Cheer Him X VI UK V bill lilt ll VMM MO UUUU HI1V faster," said Capt, Hawks as he land- ' ofl tlost -night. "Given exceptional, weather In the fall, It Is Just possible , my time can be bettered." r" ; : A great shout went up from sev eral thousand throats at the. field hern whnn the - flisv nnneared ovr- head, cut his' motor and flsht ailed down to a landing. As he taxied up to tne nangar, nia wiie ana son rusnf cd up and, wore the first to greet him. "When do wo oat?" he asked,' lihvui, wimu wild I urn ui vit ix j wa ll ttd left his ears somewhat, and he could Jiear. questions, he told of his he took off in. the West, of the dawn tnat jpet rum over -tne desert ana tne ' sun tiinv gleamed at mm xirst near Flagstaff, Ariz. K " wimi 'iieipg mm His best-timot heiaid, was made : With ' 'the '-aid of -i . wind between -" Wichita arid 'Indianapolis, when he averaged 250 miles an hour. Most of the time 'ho flew between u.uuu ana ju.uu iee& up ne saiu. i , (Continue on Pago Two) EX-CON VICT IS ' FATALLY SHOT BY POLICEMAN PORTLAND, Aug. 14 n Prank Williams, alias Button. 34, former convict and burglar suspect, was shot und wounded fatally today by Arthur Chase, patrolman, after Williams la said to have beaten chase Into un consciousness. The patrolman re covered In time to empty his revol ver at Ills , fleeing assailant. Authorities said Williams was sus pected ot having attempted to rob the E. W. Dlctrlck apartment. Mrs. Dlctrlck notified police and gave them a description tallying with that of Williams. Putrolman ChaBo saw Williams In the vicinity of the Dletrlck home and gave chase. As the patrolman caught Williams, tho alleged robbed struck tho policeman and felled mm. "I slithted him nearly a block away when . I recovered consciousness," Chaso said, "ond fired." Williams had served in Ban wuen tln and Folsom prisons, authorities Bald, as well as having police rocords at Seattle and Vancouver, B. C. 97-Cent Wheat To Be Fed To Swine FORT WORTH. Tex.. Aug. 14 W A carload of best grade Texas wheat was shipped to Linden, Tex., today to be used as hog feed. The wheat sold at 97 cents a bushel and Is the cheapest feed on the market, the grain ::rm making the ship ments said. iioim; aiiamionko for boat HALIFAX. N. 8., Aug. 14 (IP) A diHpatch to the Halifax Chronicle from Grindstone. Magdalen Islands, wiys hopo haa been abandoned for the fishing schooner "I Wonder Y" and her crew of five. Tho schooner has not been report ed since the northerly gale of Aug. 0. At that time It was fishing near Brkm Island, and is believed to have foundered. BASEBALL A.MICHKWN I.KAOl'E R. H. E. Detroit 6 7 1 New York 1 7 2 Whllehlll ond Desautels: Sherld, McEvoy and Bcugough, Jorgens. R. II. E. Cleveland 15 20 0 Philadelphia 0 7 4 Ferrell ond U Sewell. 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