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VOLUME 30
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1932
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 290
Murder Suspect Is Questioned
QUIZ UNDER
WAY NOW AT
PENDLETON
Sheriff Breshears and
District Attorney Helm
. in Round-Up City.
SMITH SHOT FIVE
TIMES WITH A ,32
Nearly 70 Men Questioned
.So Far in Connection
1 With Killing of Railroad
Detective.
Although nearly 70 men have been
questioned already toy officers In con
nection With the killing of Eldon L.
Smith, Union Pacific railroad dotec
tlve. near Hllgard Thursday night, in
vestigators today still were not aura
they had their hands on the slayer.
, Qrie suspect was ' being questioned
An Pendleton today with a great deal
dty secrecy, attending the quiz. Eoven
others were in. Jail, hero for more
questioning. Over 30 had been ques
tioned previously at Pendleton, 17 In
Baker, and. eeven in La Grande, most
of whoni have been released.
1 Shot With .32
An autopsy last night established
that Mr. Smith was shot to death
with a .32 caliber revolver, although
two .38 caliber shells were found near
tho. site of the killing. A .45 caliber
shell, similar to the kind the detec
tive used in his gum alao was found
by local officers, bringing up the
probability that he may have shot
once or twice during the scuffle. To
day, officers thought that possibly
tho finding of the .38 shells had no
significance, as a result of the find
ings of the autopsy.
' Information which Pendleton police
believe Is valuable but which they
would nob disclose haa been received
from one of the. transients who was
riding the freight near Hllgard Thurs.
day night. This announcement was
made In Pendleton today and sent
Sheriff Jesso Breshears and District
Attorney Carl Helm to Pendleton to
D present lor iurtner questioning or
Aha man. Before leaving here, Mr.
jEreshears said he . understood the
man held -was - a partner 'cthejwr'
sori who shot Mr. Smith to death.
' Kearch For "Shorty" '
' Meanwhile the search for a young
man known only as "Shorty" con
tinued, although police believe he had
succeeded in getting through Pendle
ton to the west. His companions told
police he was known to have had a
revolver on the train.
A red sweater and a blue cap with
a green visor, similar to those which
the man called "Shorty" Is known to
have been wearing, were found in a
yard near the railroad tracks here
late Friday.
The local officers questioned seven
more men arrested last night near
Hllgard and these prisoners said they
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K-O-M PICNIC
TO BE HELD IN
PARK SUNDAY
Around ISO persons are expected
To attend the annual Kansas-Okla-homa-Mlssourl
picnic at the city park
tomorrow, taking part in a yearly ro
u nion of former citizens of thoso
three states. There will be an In
teresting program of talks and music,
with Mrs. Jennie Byers, president of
the association, making all arrange
ments. Picnickers will start gather
ing at the pavilion shortly before
noon. A picnic luncheon will be en
Joyed, with a short business meeting
preceding It. Following the lunch
eon there will be the program and
vlsitlntf. All former residents of the
three states are Invited to attend.
The picnics have been popular an
nual events for some years past.
Dean W. L. Powers
Here on Friday
Dean W. I. Powers, director of all
extension work for the Oregon sys
tem or higher education, was In La
Grande yesterday visiting President
H. 2. Inlow, of the Eastern Oregon
Nonnal school, and also visiting the
Institution. His duties Include direc
tion of summer schools.
l Dean Powers left yesterday after
y?oon accompanied by lvTr. and Mrs.
Hlnshaw. who are going into Wallowa
county. While here they are making
pointings of certain scenes in, tho Union-Wallowa
district, it Is reported.
WEATHER FORECAST
Oregon: Fair tonight and
Sunday but fog? on the coast;
somewhat cooler In the north
west portion; moderate north
west winds offshore.
Outlook for week: Fair
weather but fog on coast and
occasional thunder storms in
mountain districts; normal
temperatures.
WEATHER TOIAY
7 a. m. 65 above.
Minimum,: 65 above.
Condition: Clear,
WEATHER YESTERDAY
Maximum 94, minimum. 64.
above.
Condition: Clear. Range 40
degrees.
WEATHER AUO. 6, 1f3t
Maximum 04, minimum 65
above.
Condition: Partly cloudy.
Range 20 degrees.
Elgin Is Again
Visited by Fire;
Home Burned
Barn Also Destroyed;
School House Roof Dam
aged Whirlwind Starts
Flames Spreading.
By Mrs. Lyim Hill
(Observer Correspondent)
ELGIN, Ore. (Special) Elgin, the
scene of many damaging fires In re
cent years, had another one yester
day, and as usual, the flames broke
loose on a windy day.
Walter Rose was home from Port
land to pack his mother's household
property preparatory to her moving to
tho Rooe City. He was burning trash
in the yard and a whirlwind picked
up the burning material and scat
tered It over a considerable area, set
ting the grass on fire and flames also
attacked the Rose home.
The flames, carried by tho wind,
spread quickly into a stand of- pi no
trees. The sparks were carried to tho
school house, then- attacked Fred
Tcrpany's barn . which is one block
south and one block east of the Rose
house.
Bam Destroyed
After destroying the barn! valued
at $600 and Insured for MOO, the
flames jumped to the Don Myers'
noine in the next diock sou in. me
home was saved, but the spread of
the fire continued, next attacking tho
Presbyterian church in the . next
block. Here again tho flames were
extinguished.
Holes were burned in the roor or
tho school house beforo the flro was
controlled. The amount of loos was
not given but the building probably
will require re-roofing.
Tho Rose home was a small house
and-only partially furnished, It Is re
norted. There was no Insurance.
Much trouble was encountered at
the. school house. Tho fire was so
high and the water pressure so1 low
that firemen had to climb up to
ricks of wood nearby to get water
onto the flames.
Concert Given
Friday by Band
Pleases Crowd
A melodious", drcamjikc- concert
was given last night by tho La
Grande band at the'1 Triangle park.
W1U . bile- swinj- Buiiuiivji orvjr niu .-.
new moon adding a sweetness .to the
program. Thoso who ioiiow tne
band's concerts faithfully found old
friends In tho numbers last night,
and the selections woro played so
beautifully and with so mucn grace
that tho evening had a mellow qual
ity that was delightful.
Director Andrew Loncy Jr., opened
tho concert with a march, "The Can
tonlans" by AIrKanrfer, Ji Jively.
briskly given selection. The favorite
suite "Atlantis", of Safranck with Its
"Nocturne and Morning Hymn of
Praise," "A Court Function," "I Love
Thee," and "Destruction of Atlantis"
had all tho vigor life, and color that
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Ralph Hill, 433,
Congratulated
, By Local Elks
When Ralph Hill the quiet and
studious-minded Kin ninth Falls
youth who startled Olympic games
spectators yesterday when ho made
the greatest American 5000 meter
race In many years poured over
what must have been an enormous
mall this morning he found one tele
gram from La Grande. It. was sent
by the Elks lodge whose number 433.
Is tho number worn by the Oregon
runner. Enthusiastic over the fine
achievement of the Klamath Falls
boy and pleased with the coincidence
of the number, lodge members de
cided yesterday to send him con
gratulations. The message sent fol
lows :
"Ralph Hill
Care Olympic Village. Los Angeles
Congratulations. You rnn a marvel
ous race and displayed real sports
manship. La Grande lodge Elks num
ber four thirty three Is proud of you
and proud you wore our number.
R. -T. Kitchen
Exalted Ruler La Grande Lodge
B.P.O.E. No. 433."
Many University of Oregon stu
dents from La Grande knew Ralph
Hill as a fellow student at the uni
versity. They recalled this morning
that he wns an extremely studious
fellow, who mavC such excellent
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Fort Named Home
Loan Board Head
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 WV
President Hoover today appointed
Franklin W. Fort, Newark. N. J..
to be chairman of tho federal
home loan bank board.
Fort Is a Republican. The
president also appointed other
members of tho new board as
follows:
Nathan Adams. Democrat, Dal
las. Tex.; William E. Best, Re
publican. Pittsburgh; H. Morton
Bodflsh. Democrat, Chicago, and
Dr. John M. Grlcs, Republican,
Rosewood, Ohio.
Margaret Slocum
Named Secretary
BAKER. Ore.. Aug. 6 (Special)
Mrs. Margaret Slocum, acting secre
tary of the Baker county chamber
of commerce since the resignation
of Secretary O. O. Hughson, was
appointed secretary at a meeting of
the board of directors in the Hotel
Baker Thursday evening.
FINN RUNNER
BLOCKS HILL
TO WIN RACE
Klamath Falls Man, Offic
ially bhanng Itecord,
Will Not Protest
CARR WINS OVER
EASTMAN IN 400
World Records Again Go
Crashing in Friday
Events at the Olympic
Games in Los Angeles.
By Allan Unulil
(Associated Press Sports Editor)
LOS ANGELES, Aug 6 W On a
day that calls for a big hand for a
great little guy. Bill Carr, for his
marvelous 400-meter trlmuph over
Ben Eastman in 46.2 seconds, and
that also might have been given
over to PacanB for America's first
Olympic 6000-meter champion, the
tenth Olympiad was rocked today by
reverberations of the greatest Up
heaval since tho battle of 1008.
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DELAY WALLOWA
ROAD EXTENSION
Highway Commission
Postpones Action on
$100,000 State Project.
PORTLAND, Aug. 6 (T) The re
sults of tho -state highway commis
sion surveys of the "short-cut to the
sea" will be released within a week,
the, commission ; announced Friday.
Leslie M. Scott, who Thursday an
nounced he would resume his place
on the board after, having resigned
July 18, presided as chairman at
Friday's meeting, k
The - commission . postponed, action
on the. proposal to extend tho Wal
lowa highway from Joseph to the
head of Wallowa Lake, a distance of
six miles. The engineer estimated
the cost at approximately $100,000.
The designation of the road from
Keno to Worden In Klamath county
as a market road was made.
August 31 was fixed as tho date
of the next regular meeting.
Where to apply tho federal appro
priation of $132,000 under tho Oddle
Colton law for tho construction of
highways across public lands was
considered by tho commission but
no decision was reached. County
Judge King of Jefferson county
wanted It used In the construction
of a road across tho Warm Spring
Indian reservation. He Bald his
county would construct from the
Deschutes river to Madras.
Explain Policy on Bonds
In discussing state aid Scott said
It could not bo extended without
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BAKER LUMBER
MILL STARTS
NIGHT SHIFT
BAKER, Ore., Aug. 6 (ff J The Ore
gon Lumber company last night
started a night shift In Its box fac
tory here adding 26 men to its pay
roll. One hundred and twenty-five
men are now employed at the Baker
plant and 45 at Whitney which Is
on a one-shift basis. The Stoddard
Lumber company. Baker's largest
mill, Is likely to reopen within a
month it was learned today though
no announcement was forthcoming
at the company office here. The
Grande Ronde Pine company at Pon
dosa 25 miles north of here Is run
ning one shift In its lumber mill and
two In Its box factory. Its total pay
roll of about 175 men Is about as
large as It has ever employed. Signs
of renewed lumber activity have cre
ated a distinct Improvement In local
business sentiment ( within, tho past
few days. '
SWEDISH COUNT WINS PENTATHLON
Plans of Dominions For Trade
Agreements Now in British Hands
Bv Frank I. Wcller
fAfioclated Press Staff Writer)
OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 6 VP) The
plans of tho dominions for trade
agreements with great Britain were
In the hands of the British delegates
totfay. The British were expected
to begin making their decisions next
week.
Two exceptions wore the Irish Free
State and India, whose delegatea In
dicated they did not come to the
conference to treat with Great Brit
ain. In each of the other Instances,
the dominions asked the mother
country for a protected British mar
ket for their products, chiefly agri
cultural; There was a tacit promise that the
British answers would be transmit
ted, beginning Monday, but there was
no Indication that these would be
made public.
It was made quite plain that to
grant their requests Great Britain
would have to forsake her time -hon
Bank President
Kidnaped; Death
Plot Is Feared
Two Suspects.- With
Bloody Clothing, Held
While Officers Search
For Missing Man.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., A lie. 6 UP)
Kidnaping and slaying of John B.
Colec rove, a Taylorville banker re
cently convicted of causing his bank
to fall, were charged by warrant today
against James. Gamnialtont, 85, a dls-
gruniiea tormer ueuo&nor in ioie-
grove's Institution.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 6 UP)
While police were questioning two
suspects here today a search was be
ing conducted over two counties for
John B. Cologrove of Taylorville, 111.,
oo-ycar-oiu presiaent oi a aeiunci
bank, who was kidnaped by two men
from his home.
The prisoners, arrested here early
today, were apprehended while wash
ing blood from an automobile, police
said. One of them, James Gammon-
tlnl, lost 6000 when Colegrove's Tay
lorvHle bank closed In 1929, accord
ing to bank records.
Several times since then, Taylor
vHle police reported, he has threat
ened Colegrove and once drew a re
volver on the banker and demanded
the return of his deposit.
Clothing Blood-Honked
Pollco said they found him and
Amelia Puzzuoli, who said his home
was at Detroit, removing blood from
an automobile. They were arrested
at Gammontlnl's home, Puzzuoli,
the pollco said, was attired In cloth
ing which was soaked in blood.
Tho prisoners denied they had any
connection with the kidnaping and
Insisted the blood came from rabbits
they had killed. Police were unable
to find tho rabbits.
Meanwhile searching parties had
been organized In Christian county,
of which Taylorville is the county
seat, and hero In Sangamon county.
Police said they entertained' little
hope that the banker was still alive.
Colegrove was at liberty on bond
pending appeal of his recent convic
tion on charges growing out of the
.closing of his bank. He was kid
naped last night shortly, after return
ing to hie homo, whore he lived alone.
Soon after ho returned neighbors
heard screams. As they neared .his
house ,they saw two men push the
banker into an automobile and drive
awayj. .. , .- ' -: ..
Bolivia Is Not
Willing to Call
Truce, Report
By the Associated Press
Paraguay signified her willingness
today to declare a truce In the Gran
Chaco dlBpute but Bolivia declared
she was compelled to go ahead with
preparations tor armed dcrense 'in
view of active mobilization by Para
guay." The attltudo of both nations was
expressed in replies to notes sent by
the United States and 18 South and
Central American nations, requesting
an amicable settlement.
Peace efforts ufcro complicated,
however, by reports of a renewal
of fighting In the Chaco area. A
Bolivian patrol fired on an outpost
of Fort Presidentc Ayala late yes
terday, but tho attack was repulsed,
the report said.
Fort Presldento Ayala Is one of 11
Paraguayan forts grouped within a
50-mlle radius in Southern Chaco.
Bolivia has the same number In the
same area. '
The Paraguayan treasury consider
ed a plan to raise war funds by pay
ing 25 to 50 per cent of Its August
salary roll In national defense bonds.
Paraguay's proposal for a truce,
as outlined In the reply to the 19
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Bonus Army May Go
South To Mexico
HUNTINGTON, W. Vs., Aug. 6 VP)
A request for permission to estab
lish a colony of bonus expeditionary
force members In Mexico was wired
to President Ortiz Rublo today by
Doak Carter, former chief of staff of
the bonus army.
k Carter. In his message., termed the
members of the B. E. F. and their
families "homeless political refugees."
ored policy of free trade In bread
and meat end that her decision
would be based on whether the In
ducements were sufficient.
Those clone to the British said the
delegation undoubtedly would seek
material compromise. An It stands,
they are asked to break virtual mon
opolies for Denmark and Argentina
on bacon and chilled beef, practic
ally to exclude Russian lumber and
to raise trade barriers agaliiftt wheat
from the United States and other
foreign countries.
Tho British prefer Danish bacon.
It was pointed out. Huge English
financial Intercwte would be at stake
In the exclusion of Argentine beef.
Russia pays off her commercial ob
ligations to the United Kingdom with
lumber, amounting to $150,000,000
last year. Besides, Great Britain de
pends on foreign markets. Including
the United States, to take more than
half her annual exports.
BROW IS
FREED; COURT
S TAKES ACTION
"I Cannot See That Any
Crime Has Been Com
mitted," Judge Declares
FUTURE ACTION
HELD POSSIBLE
Hearing Fails to Disclose
Who is Promoting Bill
to Consolidate U. of 0.
and 0. S. C.
POOTIjAND, Aug. 6 UP) On the
court's own motion a larceny charge
agalns). Cyril G. BrowneH, prominent
Portland business man, was dismissed
In district court here late Friday, and
BrowneH who had been accused of
the theft of petitions bearing 20,500
signatures urging consolidation of
University, of Oregon and Oregon
State college, was released from ball.
"I have tried," District Judge
Meant ruled, "to get a Hue on the
responsibility and to find to whom
the missing property belonged. No
witnesses told, and none said for
whom he was working. The court
has not been Informed who promoted
the project, and so long as tne Btate
has not seen fit to furnish this In
formation, I cannot see that any
crime has been committed.
"The defendant is discharged'
Future Action up to I. A.
Whether the court's action In re
leasing BrowneH concludes the case
depends upon the attitude taken by
tho Multnomah county district at
torney. , George Mowry, chief deputy
attorney who conducted the case, de
clared that any comment as to future
action in the case "wouia do very
premature at this time." Lotus
Langley,: district attorney: referred
questioners to Mowry. The deputy
would go only as far as to say that
charges dismissed In preliminary
hearings sometimes are taken to the
grand Jury at the request of tho
complainant, who In. this 'instance
was Hector MacPherson of Albany.
MacPherson is one of the sponsors
of the! school consolidation bill. He
could 'not be reached for a state
ment this morning. '
Johrt Collier, one of the attorneys
for BrowneH, cross-examined Henry
Zorn, president, and John Ram a go,
treasurer, of; the Marlon County Tax
Equalisation League In a persistent
attempt to learn who was behind
the tax Icaaue which -officially spon
sored the Zorn-MacPhersOn proposal
to consolidate Oregon's system of
higher learning.
Nothing Disclosed
Both men testified most of tho
money used in the campaign came
from the law firm , of Rldgeway,
Johnson & Kendall. Neither could
or would disclose who had contrl
buted tho money. Zorn at ono time
said a group of Portland men whom
ho was unable to Identify, had vol
unteered through tho law firm to
provide all necessary finances to
place the Initiative proposal on tho
November ballot.
Zorn used the romark "I don't
know," repeatedly In answer to cross
examination questions, making that
statement eight times In one sorles
of queries profounded by Collier who
was trying to determine wno was
responsible for financing tho con
solidation movement.
In tho closing argumonts of tho
defense the story oi Robert Tallman,
night watchman In the office of the
consolidation bill headquarters, was
repeatedly attacked. Tallman, after
first saying ho had been held up
and the petitions had been stolon by
two masked men, lator declared,
police said, that BrowneH had ro-
(Continued on Pago Six)
THREE DROWN
IN COLUMBIA
RIVER FRIDAY
HOOD PJVER, Ore., Aug. 6 VP)
Three person drowned In the Co
lumbia river near hero within an hour
late yesterday, one losing his life In
a futile attempt to save anorner.
Dr. Andres A. Ausplund, r" oi
Portland, drowned while atteu.. .ing
to rescue his niece, Norma, Saxwlck
AO, who was caught In an undnrtow
of tho Columbia.
Mrlvln H I Km an, 10. sank while
bathing at a beach here. Although he
was quickly taken irom tne water at
tempt, at resuscitation fnllcd.
American Entry
Takes Third In.
Olympic Event
LOS A NOBLES, Aug. 0 VP) A tell,
ulnewy Swedish count, Johan Oabrlel
Oxenstlerna, won the modern pent
athlon of the Olympic gameo today,
beating off the greatest challenge an
American entry ever has made to
the long supremacy of Sweden In this
gruelling athletic test.
Oxenstlerna, finishing seventh In
tho 4000-meter cross country run. last
event of the five-day competition,
kept his point score down to 32,
which was low enough to defeat his
fellow countryman. Bo Ltndman, who
finished second with 35! point.
Lieut. Richard Mayo, of tho United
States army. Fort Sill, Okla., a small
but wiry man, made a gallant bid
to keep the lead which he had held
for two days but the long race, about
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Wheat Price Up Three Cents
GIRL SLAIN
ftvelyn fynnford, pretty 17-year- :
ol'.l lilitk Ht'ltrxrt Knulimtri, wns
nlulit lit tho village or 1 rvmoll,
Mlh., by Kraiwt Nash, recluito.
Kunli griuxlud gu!!ty nnd mi
MMiteniH',1 to a lire term or linnl
labor, .the maximum ficiitcneo
under Michigan law.
FIRE HAZARD IN
OREGON INCREASES
New Forest Blazes Fought
( in Western Part of
the State Today.
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 0 (fP) Tho
hazard Increasing dally as high torn
peratures, hot winds and low humid-
Ity conspire to dry tho forests, now
fires blazed In Oregon woods today.
At Cochran the Washburn Lum
bor company mill was destroyed last
nigm witn a ions osiimaiea at quu.uuu.
A barn full of hay, nearby, burned
to tho ground. Flames camo within
BOO feet of the buildings In the tiny
community of Olonwood. BacKiir
lng operations saved three donkey
engines ownod by the McNary lxg'
King company.
Tho flro at the head of Oales crook
in the samo section assumed serious
proportions during tho night, spread'
In ir on an clKht-mllo front and cov
erlng 1500 acres of slashings. About
200 men woro on tho fire lino.
Illiizc Out of Control
Tho Vornonta blazo near St. Helens
broke out of control last night after
300 men had temporarily halted Its
progress. This firo was burning lu
Clark & WilBon company slashing and
little green timber was lost.
Dlfford Whlsnnnt. 10, was killed
noar Lebanon yesterday when a large
tree, being felled by firefighters, foil
upon hn.
(Continued on Page Six)
'TRUTH SERUM'
WILL BE USED
IN DEATH CASE
CHICAGO. Aug. VP) Investiga
tors may mo a "truth serum" on
Dr. William A. O'Brien In an effort
to clear up tho mywtery surrounding
tho death of his wife, Vera.
Mrs. O'Brien died last Monday of
poisoning, and her husband has boon
held slnco Wednesday for question
ing. On the theory that with his serines
dulled by tho drug he will answer
questions truthfully, tho pollco Mid
they would subj:t him to the
drug teat. Dr. O'Brien already has
uubmlttcd to a teat by a "lie detector"
machine. Ho .Insists his wlfo killed
herself.
J. Forcyce Wood, a handwriting ox
pert, larit night mode an Informal re
port to Police Captain Juieph Gold
berg, expressing the opinion that a
supposed suicide note found on tho
woman's dresser wan not written by
her.
Tells of Threat
By Capl. Lancaster
MIAMI, Fin., Aug. fl WV-M. O. Tan
crel, self-styled naval captain now
awaiting trial on charges of Imper
sonating a naval officer, testified to
day that Captnln W. N. Lancaster, on
trial for the slaying of Haden Clarke,
said In Nogalcti, Ariz., that he was
coming back to Miami to "got rid of
that
Tancrel was tho second witness to
quote Lancaster as making such a
statement. '
Lancaster Is charged with tho mur
der of Clarko after the latter ro-
piaceu ram III J no '
J. M. Kcltn-Mllier during Lancaster s
ebsenco on a business trip,
o
Mrs. Reynolds To
Surrender, Her
Father Declares
Will Return "Voluntarily"
Soon to Answer the
Charge of Murder of
Her Husband.
WINSTON SALEM, N. C, Aug. 6 UP)
Llbby Holtnan Reynolds, fugitive
torch singer, win return "voluntarily"
to North Carolina "within a very few
days," to answer tho charge of hus
band murder.
This assurance by her father. Al
fred Holmnn, did not deter officers in
Ohio, Delaware and New York today
from pushing the search for the act
ress who la under Indictment her for
the slaying of young Smith, Reynolds
monx-n ago.
Efforts were begun today to ob
tain1 bond, pending trial, for Albert
(Ab) Walker, 19-year-old chum of , the
dead man, who la under Indictment
with Mrs. Reynolds for the murder.
Although Hoiman and UDoys local
counsel had planned to', go before
Judge A. M. Stack In superior court
today In an effort to secure ball for
her, It was believed thlB move would
be postponed for her arrival.
solicitor oar lisle Higglns had said
he believed bond could not be ob
tained without the physical presence
nere oi tne aeienaanc.
l.lbhy Reported 111
, Miss Holman's illness, which has
been given as a reason for her fail
ure to surrender, was ascribed by her
father, a Cincinnati Sawyer, to shock
and to the fact that she is an expect
ant mother. ; s
A formal statement by counsel for
tho former ac trees contained the first
public announcement that Mrs. Reyn
olds expected a child. .
Richard J. (Dick) Reynolds, bearer
ox tne name of his rather wno round
ed the huge tobacco fortune here
and elder brother of 20-year-old
Smith, Is on route home from South
America by boat. He said' he would
reserve opinion until he got here.
vji it appears mat no waa mur-
(Contlnued onPage Six), i,
Recluse, Others
Are Questioned
In Murder Case
NATCHEZ, Mli., Aug, 9 ' The
oontrlo recluse, Blotaonl Dan,, wu
Among ovon. persona, questioned -to
day In tho InlSilry into the slaying of
the equally cccentrlo Janet Surget
Awrriu, spinster, '
'' Arrested with him was his house
keeper-Kuardlan, Miss Octavla Dock-
ery;'.'They live on a plantation which
adjoins that of MJsa Merrill. .In ad
dition, police held three 'Whlto mon
ana two negroes.
Tho list comprlsod besides Dana
and M2bs Dockery, the following
men: John Gelger, a loggor who ldon-
i,; rhTrV.f. 1Z 4
homejihUproporty;OdoUFergusonJ
tinoa a coat found In tne Morrill
and TV W. Carr, white, and George
Sims at id R, Norman, negroes, who
were trnl;od by bloodhounds,
Dana and Miss Dockery had had an
argument with the slain women In
recent days, police hoard, over dam
ago done to the Morrill property by
M,lse Dockery's herd of goats.
The body of the spinster, with three
bullet wounds, was found In a clump
of bushes 200 yards from tho dwelling.'-
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Authorities scouted a robbery the
ory oh the claim that MJbb Merrill
had little money loft from tho one
time sizeable estate of her father,
Ayred Merrill, former ambassador to
Bolglum and southern planter.
Senator Barkley
Is Battling Jinx
LOUIBVlLLE, Ky., Aug. 8 It
has been 30 years since a Kentucklan
served longer than six years in the
United Btutes senate. Alben W. Bark
ley, keynoter and temporary chairman
of the Democratic national conven
tion, faced a major hurdio In his aU
tompt to break the Jinx In today's
primary eloctlon.
William Lindsay, who served from
1893 to 1001, was thR last Kentucky
senator to serve longer than six years.
D&rkley's leadlntr opponent Is former
U. S, Sonator Oeorge B. Martin, afar
tin served a year In the senate after
tne fleam of Ollle James in iuio.
To Investigate
Klamath Killing
PORTLAND, Aug. 6 OT Tho United
States attorney's office said here to
day - that a special sgont has been
sent to Klamath Palls to Investigate
tho slaying of Sylvester Welser, 45, a
Klamath Indian, who was shot to
death this week.
Oounty officers are holding tho
man's son, Racine, 31, In connection
with the killing. They say tho elder
Welser was shot by his son as tho af
termath of a drinking bout.
Tho federal court will have juris
diction of the case.
Frisco Buffalo
Hunt Under Way
BAN FBANC1HCO. Aug. 8 (IP)
Misdcs of Buffalo BUI and tho old
wild west hovered over Ban Francisco
today as Ooldon Oat perk's bison
herd roamed along paved streets snd
over flower bods after escaping from
their paddock last night.
Policemen on horses, policemen on
motorcycles and policemen afoot took
up the chase, assisted by park em
ployes. But there wero no bellowing
charges no fierce dashes with spear
and gun In tho stringing dust of a
thundering herd.
The police admitted what they
needed was a modern Buffalo Bill
"""""I " " ."'"V..r.. 1 .T."
wruj couiu wneeuie wuiiiuucw iw
coming home,
JUMP WORTH
$30,000 ON i
LOCAL FARMS
Value of Union County
Lrtop of Grain Increases i
$75,000 Since July 18.
BEARS IN PANIC t
IN WALL STREET
Stampede of Buying Sends
issues Much Higher
. More Signs of Recovery
Are Noted.
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Following a three-cent Jump In thA
price of wheat today, Grande Ronde
valley farmers, now In the midst of
harvest operations, were In a morf.
optlmlBtlo frame of mind, .
. Here's why: ' ' . ,
Yesterday the 1,000,000 estimate,. ..
bushels of wheat in this county were,
worth Just $30,000 less than today I ,
And, since July 18 whon a low point
was reached, the value of the Union
county crop has Increased approxl-
mately $78,0001 ' .
Figuring further, still on the 1,000,.
000-buahel basis, the value today oC
the Union county wheat orop la
$360,000 as the local cash price 14
SB cents.
The La Grande prices are based on
the Portland market and September
closed at 63 and. December, at SSiA t
conts In Portland today. Cash wheat
prices listed Big Bend blues tem at '
03 cents,' !.... ;
- BEAKS IN PANIC ' "
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 yP) A stam-.
pede of buying throw bears into 'a
panlo in today's stock market and
brought one of the. most spectacular
uprushes of prices tu months. '. ,
Prices of many prominent 'Issues
surged up 3 to la points to the best
levels since March. There were num
erous recessions of about 1. to 4"la'
the final dealings,, however. ..-Sales ;
reached the. Impressive total for a '
two-hour session ' of about 2,600,000
shares, about duplicating .the. turn.:
over of Feb. 13, when the list had -
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DEMOCRATIC. ... 1;
REGISTRATION '
MAKING GAINS 1
By Penrce DavleM .
(Copyright, 1932, By- the Associated '
Press) ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 VP) Demo
cratic registration for the California
primary August 30 Is considerably
more than double what tho party .
muBtered for the primary two yean
thfi jiS Pr ' found' to
day by tabulating registration fig-
ures from all but six of the state's
68 counties.
But. the Republicans still have a
registered majority of nearly halt
million voters. , .'-.:
The figures give the Democrats an ,
18.20 per cent Increase over the regis- '
tratton for last May's presidential ,
preference primary, compared with a
4.03 por cent Increase for the Repub
licans. , The six missing counties
wore considered In determining the
percentages. . .
Without considering the six coun '
ties missing from today's tabulation .
Mono, San Mateo, Shasta, Sierra,
Sonoma and Yubo the Demoeratlo '
registration since the May primary
has Increased 160,480 compared to
the Republican gain of 64,438. . ' .
Spotlighting Deer . ;
Costs Men $200.00
ROSEBURO, Aug. 6 VP) An all- .
night vigil beside the corcaso of a
spotlighted doer brought results to .
stato Policeman Fred L. Perry of tho
game division this morning when ho
arrested Baxter and William Moore,
residents of Buck Pork In the south- ,
em part of Douglas county, charged
with possession of venison. '
Investigating reports of spotlighting .
In the Buck Fork vicinity officer
Perry last night found the carcass of
a deer which had been recently shot, .
and which apparently had escaped,
from tho hunters. Tho policeman hid
himself near the body of the animal .
and arrested tho Moore brothera when
they came in their auto shortly aftel
daylight today and searched until
they located the buck. ,
They entered pleas of guilty to the
charge brought against them and paltiU
fines of $100 each. .
OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID
BALTIMORE, Aug. '6 (fP) An out,
break of typhoid fever among tho
crew of the British steamer, Victoria
City, today waa under Investigation
by agents of the Maryland state dew
partment of health.
Nino members of tho steamer's
crow were In University hospital hero
under treatment for typhoid fever and
two other ill seamen remained aboard
the boat after she had docked yester
day at quarantine station.
Wheat Today
CHICAGO, Aug. a W Rushes U
acquire ownership of wheat at popu
larly believed bargain prices took tho
wheat market soaring today almcfct 3
cents, a rlso unequalled since early
June.
Reports of moves to organize fed
eral sponsored pools for commodity ,
purchase-. Inspired much of the bull
ish enthusiasm. Sensational gains In
stock market values were an addition
al Incentive, together with contlnu-
r ,i .ht Ranada curtailing '
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