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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1934)
Page Four LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE. Tuesday. August I I. 1 :5 1 MISS THOMPSON NAMEDROUND-UP QUEEN FOR 1934 PENDLETON, Ore. (Special) The ctuu-mlng. 10-year-old girl selected to reimi as auecn of the 1034 Pendleton Tmiinrt-tin Reitmhir 13-15. has been riding horses since she was four I Edward A. Hayes, national corn years old and actually "rides fence" mnntlor, will bo present, along. with on her latlwr'a 5,000 aero ranch, tak- I leaders of the 40 et 8, nine drum lug care of tho 00 vicious bucking horses belonging to the Round-up. Her name, Is Shirley Thompson and Her , mother, then Laura McKec, was queen of the first PendlJton Round Up held In 18ip, Her father, Herb Tltompson to livestock director for tno RoundrUp association and cares for Ui9 valuable bucking stock on his ranch. Shirley's ranoh homo Is 14 miles southeast of Pdndleton In the foothills of the Blue mountains and is on Indian reservation land. Siilrloy knows the Indians and spoaks their language and partclpatcs In tlio In dian horse round-up held each spring when the colts are branded. It may seem unusual outside of Umatilla eouu'.y but the horseman ship of lilts smiling' Pendleton high school, graduate is so woll known In ineso parts that It is taken for granW ed. She has on occasion, cut out th Round-Up bucking horses from the other stock on tho ranch and, single handed, driven them all Into Pendlor ton to deliver them at the Round up grounds. She often rides 25 miles of fcno3 dally. Every one of tho five attendants selected for Queen Shirley lives on a ranch and all are excellent riders, preferring western saddles above the English type used In riding acade mies. The attendants arc Mirgarct Brossman of Morrow county, several miles from Heppnor; Ruth Porter of the Long Creek country In Oraljt county; Mary Robinson who lives three mlcs out of Walla Walla; Hazel Barton of tho historic old Barton ; ranch near FrecKout, 57 miles back of Enterprise; and Betty Tubus, from a ranch near, Adams, 18 mllcu out of Pendleton. That these truly western girls will reign over a Round-Up unsurpassed by any of tho 24 great shows that Pendleton has staged slnco 10ID, spreading, tho fame of tho Pacific northweitt throughout the world, Is confidently predicted by President W)lson D, McNory and Business Man ager Roy W. Ritner of the Round-Up association. Dally requests for prim lists aro arriving from tho world's . foremost competitors, the participa tion of 2,000 Indians Is assured, and the historic "Westward Ho" parade hold Friday Instead of Saturday as in former years, will be more complete than over tooforo. Meanwhile, 1034 Is . proving a groat rodeo year with varl ous western exhibitions seating now attendance records. Mr, Ritner per sonally visited tho Oody Stampede In Wyoming and tho Livingston Hound Up In Montana early in July. The Cody show had the best attendnnco In 5 years and tho Livingston exhibi tion drew the largest gato In its hls- ; tory, Ho also attonded the Callnas, California rodeo whero tho show had tho greatest attendance- for several years, climaxed with 27,000 on tho final day. Word comes from Calgary that the Alberta attraction drew well this year, and Cheyenne Frontier Days broke previous records for at tendance. ' The Pendleton Round-Up will be held three, full days, SeptembcP 13, 14 and 15 with nightly "Happy Can yon" pageants. Tho round-up Is not limited to bucking, roping and bull dogglng ibut provides a variety of thrills with pony express races, the "wild ride," relay races, stagecoach races, trick roping, tho ceromonlal dances of tho Indians ami other dis tinctive features found at Pendleton alone. Saddling of bucking horses Is done In the arena whllo other west ern shows buck tho hoiues from chutes. Calves aro roped. Just as they aro on the range, thrown and tied down, whereas many rodeos require the bulldogged steers and roped calves to merely bo decorated with a ribbon placed on tho horn or tho nose. REFRESHING RAIN IN DROUTH AREA CHICAGO. Aug. 13 !) Ualn pat tered down today In four of the stales hardest lilt by tho destructive drought. Generally, tho precipitation came too Inle to bo of much aid to tho major crops, although In some production areas, among them the Nebraska panhandle, it was said that the showers might Insuro a fair crop of corn. Elsewhere, tho rain was moro than welcome to relievo acute water short age and to stavo off a 1035 crop dis aster. Farmers needed heavy rains, they said, to provldo pasturage. AI'KICAN IM.ANKS IIKCKON Mlt.S. KMITS TO THAVKI. PRETORIA, So. Africa Ml The wife of General Jan Smuts. South Af rican statesman and BoUlicr. has never been outsldo Africa because of her distaste for ocean travel, but she may fly With her husband to tho British Isles in September when ho goes to Scotland to deliver an ncldmis ns chancellor of St. Andrew's university. General Smuts at 04 Is an ardent flyer 'and Intends to save nine days on his Impending voyage by traveling by the Imperial Airways down the Kile valley to Cairo und thence to London. ' nill.E CITS MOUTOAliK INTKHKST SANTIAGO. Chllo W A law has been promulgated reducing from 7 nnd 8 per cent to 0 per cent the In terest on loans due to the Bank of Mortgago Credit. Scientists say a strenuous vaca tion often Is better than a quiet va cation if It Is a change from ordi nary modes of living. Florida sponge divers are perfect ing a "submarine" to enable them to collect sponges from the bottom of the sea, ASTORIA EXPECTS 2000 AT A. L. MEET ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 13 W More than 2000 leglonnalrea were expected to attend the 1034 state convention of the American Legion hero August 23, 24, and 25, J. O. Wright, chairman of the convention commission, prc- dieted today,. corps, three bands and the four Junior baseball teams. The housing com mittee has already received requests for 000 reservations, Wright assorted. The convention program Includes tho seml-flnals of the state baseball league, business sessions and a parade and. fireworks for the first day; Com I 'J MOCKING HOUSE HYNOP8!: Rergcnnt Harper haa pruvctl that the atrnnter and Mb policeman found deuil lit Pinna i)ufrenne't 'wane wvre munlomi ami tlld nut nlioot each other, lint the motive of the crlmn, the' tileiu tlty of the ntrtiuorr. mut tlt mvnn of eavupe until In tha murderer nlUl, are a mintcry. Harper haa itlncov rrrtt. hoieevw. thtt print' of On freane'a butler'a thth on oue of, act of thrcntrniitt letter rrrelvnl bu Dufrcmie. Andrew, fr(thfenrilt ilcniea all l-noicleilfo of tht httrra. ',, , Cbuptor 3S ANGER " A KDRKW3, fliiHcrprlnlB do. not He." "Theso must. I tell you, I know nothing about it. Besides. I was at tho Austorllls last nlglit. You know that." "Hiiro, I know It. You've got, an Ironclad alibi. Quito true, but Ihero was moro than one In tills plot, "When I got lo the Auatorlltz, why wore you so nervous, Andrews? I hadn't yet told my news, but you wore ready tipsst. Jumpy. Why wero you so agitated when I Insisted on rousing your master? Why all IhlH, If you knew nothing about, wjml had happened?" Onco again Ilia man exhibited nil tho signs of an Intense 111 ward atl'ug glo to repress nil emotional strain. By sheer force of will Andrews' pulled himself together, "1 hud strict orders not to disturb Mr. Dufresne na any account." He fullered on, "You soo, sir. I know be wan Intoxi cated and didn't want a strangor to soo him In that condition." "You'ro lying, AndrowB. There's something elso. Mr. Durt'esno was more than halt drunk when I loft him tho first llmo." Sorgeant Harper spoke out of tho cortltudo of bla conviction. The but ler's words wero plauslblo, yes, but there- was that indallnablo some thing In Ills tone that convinced tho detoctlvo that Andrews wns uneasy at mention of tho AuatorllU surprlso vlsll. "Furthermore," Harper continued, "somo ono spied on us whllo wo wore searching I' i cellar this morn ing. Tho resiiu wna the hlillni; of the gun that had been In Mr. Du fresno'a room. Thnao are overt arts and noma one is r,oin to iinsWei- for lliem." Andrews' eyes glinted as lie squared his shoulders and faced tho dctoctlvo -squarely. "It you think I nm guilty, I'd prefer that you rcnoat those charges before Mr, Dufresne," ho challenged. "That's not n bud Idea," Harper snapped, and otrodo over to tho bell. Outrosuo mado n prompt appour rinco. Tho dotoctlva repented tho ac count of his discovery and nlar-oil both letter and gohlot befni'o tho dapper man, stlem and attentive un til Harper had llnlshed. Then Llufresno pushed tho exhib its aside without n glance. "I'm not ."urprlsed that you'vo come to some such Idiotic conclusion," ho said. "There Is no question us lo Andrews' loyalty, t would us soon accuse my Belt." Ho put bis hand on llio old man's shoulder with a gesture o( (' tcctlou. Harper's anger mounted, too. "This mutual loyalty Is vory touch ing but It still doesn't explain how Andrews' thumb print camo In he on this letter. That cortulnly calls Tor nu explanation." Dutrcmiu turned In his servant, "Huvo wo any stationery like Hint In tus house?" "No, sir. We've never used tinted papers of any kind." IT'S strange thai every letter I" different color." Ilufresne com mented thoughtfully. "Hlnlltmr-ry Is not sold that wny. It suggests sam pio specimens." Andrews nlnrled up. "I remember now. ho cried excitedly, "these lire sample sheels. They were sent here by somo printing concern soliciting business. Mrs. Wbltmnru turned them over to me n long time ago and stuck them away In a desk. I.nst autumn I cleared out the desk and threw them Into the waste basket. That's how my linger murk goi on tlio sheet." Thero you are. Harper." Du fresne announced triumphantly. 1 Ills time Mai per believed Hie hat er's explanation, (or his lone had tho spontaneity of simple truth. "If wo accept Andrews' explana tion," he said, "then any one could havo taken them from tho cellar. Hut It ostubllehea n strong point, Mr. Dufresne those letters originated in this house! And now. If you'll ex cine me. I havo other matters to so over wllli Andrews." l.ifrcno accepted the Invitation to withdraw but went away with a slow step nnd a puckered frown be tween bis brows, ns If absorbed bv somo weighty problem. Vhcn ho had gone nnd the door wns closed again, 'I have a test to propose, Andrews," mander Hayes' address, the baseball finals and state bathing beauty and drum corps contests for the second, and election of officers for the third day, KNKMV WAR DEAD FOUND O.N ITALY'N AHIAOO PLATEAU ASIAOO, Italy (ft A military de tachment -working in the Asiago pla teau has exhumed 3,400 bodies of troopers killed In the World war and given them permanent burial In the military cemetery here. Six hundred of tho bodies wore identified. Also the detachment re ported that 2,000 Auatrion and Hun garian dead have been found. It is understood the bodies of the enoinr soldiers will bo returned to their homes with fitting honors. Because of an "unwritten law," taxi drivers In Bronxvllle, N. Y wonr coata at all times. gMmjuUx 'at BY WALTER C. BROWN, the detoctlvo stated, "to dctormlno who did write tho Icttnrs." Tho butler made a free gesture with bis hand, "I have no objection, sir." Harper handed him n blank piece of puper und n pencil with a soft lead. "i'lcasd print, not write, what I dictate." Andrews' nodded, whereupon Har per began to road tho letter which bore tho butler's Imprint. He read leisurely, giving Hie man am pie tlino to draw tlio letters. When it was over ho placed a freidi piece of puper before Andrew,. "Now." he said, "this time go as fust as you cun." Ills dictation doubled In speed and his repeated admonitions of 'Taster! Faster!" sent llio butler's pencil scampering. Harper compared tho two papers, "l'lcuso do not mention Mils test to any ono In the house," llieuVtei-llvo ordered. "Only tho guilty' parson Heed fear tho result." A, long look passed between tho two men. u profound ami searching look on both sides. "You may rely on my discretion, sir," said An drews gravely na ho turned lo leave. - As soon as Ihn butler hail gunc Harper brought out tho tun papers again and compared them, not only With tho oi'lfllilul letter, hut with each other. Andrews' specimens seemed to ho qullo genuine and to; substantiate his denial of author ship. THE! sight ot Mrs. Duircsnc's ruined slippers, rescued from tho rubbish by Lnfforty's Heal, sug gested an easy way ot chocking that lady's writing, with no ono tho wiser. Harper locked tho door to the break- fust-room and betook hlmsolf to the collar. Two square rubbish boxes stood under tho stairs. Ono contained crumpled paper bags, discarded advertising matter and waste paper of various sons. Scattered hero and thero among these wero Hllpa from tho pad Mrs.. Dufresne used for writing out ques tions and answers slnco her surgical wrappings had enforced muteness. Thero were about a dozen In all and llnrpor quickly gathered them. not stopping to read them there, lie had f-.uuprd off hi.- light .ind was about, lo ascend v, h:'ii ho heard foot .Hons nu the f.talt's and nlnrid-f-iccd John Whltinoro appeared, currying nu armload of empty boxes. "Whltniore," llnrpor hegaiu"liave you tho llmo to do n little Job for me?" Tho handy ninn nodded euRerly, delighted to hnvo n linger In Ibis most superlative of thrillers. Tho detoctlvo lowered his voice lo tho proper conspiratorial pitch. "I want you to go to till (he rooms up stairs, empty the wn.ite-hasliots, and bring direct tu mo what you find In them." "Hut 1 emptied them nil llrst thing this nioru!ll3." Whltniore whispered. Harper nodded. "I know you did, hut do It ugnln. That Includes Mrs. Dutresue's room. Act very casual about. It, so no one will suspect any tiling, llnderstnnd?" "Oil, yes, sir," Whltinoro respond ed with alacrity. "I'll go right away." Harper followed liltu upstairs and was walking through Hie dnrli-pan-nled ball when he saw that familiar ilguro In the huge fur coat mailing toward llio Trout door. "May I have a word with you, Doctor!" he called, and Dr. Ulrlcli swung around. "How Is Mrs. nufresnb today?" llnrpor asked. "Doing well enough, " lilrich re sponded rather curtly. "When will she he able lo talk? I have somo questions to u.sk her." "She Is not th talk for several days, ut least. Thai Is final. If your uuesllons enit't wall. I'll arrance an interview. Klie ran write out tin1 an swers for you, hut I Insist ou being presenl." "Thanks, hut t prefer to hear the answers from her own lips." "Well. then, you'll have lo wait." Ulrich snapped, his waxed mous taches bristling and his black eyes glaring behind llio gohl-rhnnled glasses. ' Harper watched his brusque de parture from the vestibule, curious to know-Hie reason for the hlg doc tor's animosity. 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