VOL,. LIX XO. 18,547 Entered at Portland (Oregon) Po.toffice as Second-Clans Matter. PORTLAND OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAJT 5, 19SO PRICE FIVE CENTS 88 REPRESENTATIVES j WOOD 4985 AHEAD IN INDIANA RACE Majority Needed to In struct Held Unlikely. CONVICT MURDERED BY FELLOW-PRISONER WILLIAM WILD VICTIM OF BLOW FROM HEAVY PLANK. J LODGE SLATED FOR CONVENTION CHAIR HUGE FUND WANTED TO COVER WIRE LOSS G RAVE YIELDS UP BLUEBEARD VICTIM Watson Guides Party to Desert Sepulcher. ODN WINS BILLION REQUIRED PROTEST TO ENGLAND CALIFORNIA VOTE BY U. S . CHOICE BY LEADERS IX CON GRESS ALMOST rXAXIMOCS. BCRLESOX INFORMS CONGRESS AMERICANS ASK PREMIER FOR TRIALS FOR IRISH. OF $14,005,385 DEFICIT. RUTS J k JOHNSON IS RUNNING SECOND Lowden Third, Harding Last With Count Half Made. CONVENTION CAN DECIDE State Gathering Has Power to De liver Charge to Delegates to National Session. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. May 4,-Ma jor-General Leonard Wood had a lead of 4985 votes in the contest for the Indiana republican presidential pref erence vote whert 1713 out of 3387 precincts in the state in today's state wide primary had been tabulated to night. Senator ' Hiram Johnson of California was running second, with Governor Lowden of Illinois third and Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio fourth. The vote for the 1713 precincts was: Wood. 41,111; Johnson. 36.126; Low den, 19.321; Harding. 10,823. Majority Vote la Needed. Unless one of the candidates ob tains a majority of the votes cast, which on the face of the early returns seemed highly improbable, Indiana's delegation to the republican national convention in Chicago will go without instructions, unless instructed by the etate convention. The delegates to the national con vention will be chosen at the- state convention, delegates to which were elected today. There were- no candidates for the democratic presidential preference. Dr. Carlton B. McCulloch. of Indian apolis, with 11,446, had a lead in the race for the democratic nomination for governor when 724 precincts had been tabulated. Tlnnaora Man Second. Mason Niblack of Vincennes was second with 6101, John Isinborger of North Manchester was third with 4791 and J. Kirby Risk of Lafayette, who made his campaign as an avowed pro hibitionist and was indorsed by Will iam Jennings Bryan, was fourth with 3574. With 1258 precincts tabulated in the republican gubernatorial contest. Warren T. McCray of Kentland had a commanding lead with 36,958, while James W. Fesler of Indianapolis had 23,202 for second place and Edgar C. Loner of Anderson was third with 14,697. "WOOD 2 TO 1 IX MARYLAND Few Missing Precincts Not Ex- pected to Alter Results. BALTIMORE, May 4. Major-Gen eral Wood defeated Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, in an unusually light vote yesterday in the primaries for Maryland's preference for the re- a majority of 7841, according to vir-1 tually complete returns .today. The J few missing precincts are scattered 1 and are not expected materially to alter the results. The vote was Wood 15,900, Johnson 8059. General Wood carried all four legis lative districts in Baltimore and all but two of the 23 counties Allegany, in the mining district and Washing ton. Johnson's majority in Allegany was 801 and .in Washington 50. Ac cording to the returns General Wood will have 116 of the 129 delegates to the etate convention, which will name 16 delegates to the national conven tion. These will be instructed, in ac cordance with the state election laws, to vote as a unit for Wood as long as in their "conscientious judgment" he has a reasonable chance of winning the nomination. United States Senator John Walter Smith, democrat, was unopposed for renomination. His republican opponent is Ovington E. Weller of Baltimore county. NEW JERSEY MARGIN IS 1225 Returns Complete Except lor Esti mate for One Small precinct. NEWARK, N. J.. May 4. Official figures in the New Jersey preferential presidential primary contest with es timated returns from only one small district in one county, gave Major General Leonard Wood aT margin of 1225 over Senator Hiram W. Johnson. The totals were: Wood, 52,901; Johnson, 51,676. Candidate in Indiana Dies. NEW ALBANY, Ind., May 4. Re turning from the polls, where he had worked all day in the interest of his candidacy for the democratic nomina tion for congress from the third con gressional district of Indiana, Jacob L. O'Bannon, aged 60, died of heart disease at his home here tonight. Colorado Delegates Named. DENVER, May 4. Republicans of the First Congressional district to day named two uninstructed delegates to the republican national convention. Tragedy Occurs In Idaho Peniten tiary J. C. McDonald Held In Solitary Cell. BOISE, Idaho. May 4. (Special. William Wild, a prisoner at the etate penitentiary, is dead as the result of a blow delivered from a 2x4 plank in the hands of J. C. McDonald, also an inmate otf the prison. The body of Wild Is in the hands of Coroner Sum mers, who has summoned an inquest to be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at the penitentiary. McDon ald is in solitary confinement, await ing further developments. He will likely be arraigned later on the charge of manslaughter. Wild was sentenced to the peniten tiary from Canyon county to from 5 to 14 years on conviction of grand larceny, or horse stealing. He was received in 1915. McDonald was sen tenced from Clark county to from 1 to 14 years for second degree bur glary, having broken into a drug store at Dubois to steal cocaine. He was received last July. Both were prison barbers. Monday afternoon they quarreled. McDonald stepped into the prison blrcksmith shop, next door to the barber shop, picked up a 2x4 plank, returned and struck Wild across the forehead and knocking him unconscious. He never recovered, McDonald is 37 years old and has. served terms in several state prisons. He has no known relatives. Wild is said to have a mother, Mrs. S. J. Wild, living In Albany. Or. FORT WAYNE, IND., GROWS Population Increase of 35.4 Per Cent Over 1910 Reported. WASHINGTON, May 4. Census fig ures announced today were: . Fort Wayne, Ind. 86,549; increase. 22,616, or 35.4 per cent. Morgantown, W. Va. 12,117; In crease, 2967, or 32.4 per cent. Oneonta, N. Y. 11,582; increase. 2091, or 22.0 per cent. Alliance, O. 21,603; Increase. 6520, or 43.2 per cent. Elkhart, In,d. 24,277; increase, 4995, or 25.9 per cent. eru, in. 6so; increase, 885, or 11.1 per cent. Winfield, Kan. 7933; increase, 1232, or 18.4 per cent. . Houiton, Me. 6191; increase, 346, or 5.9 per cent. Orange, N. J. 33,23f: increase. 3609. or 12.2 per cent. .West Orange, N. J. 15,573; increase, 4593, or 41.8 per cent. , , La Salle, 111. 13,050; increase, 1513 or 13.1 per cent. , "GAINS" MAY PROVE LOSS Millions in Shipping ' Board Rev enue Do Xot Mean Profit. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, May 4. In a report made to the commerce committee of the senate today and given out by Sen ator Jones the shipping board shows total gross revenues over operating expenses since the beginning of op erations to March 31 this year of f 132,783,781. It wa said, however, that this showing of profits did not Include in terest, insurance or depreciation which might turn the profits into loss. The total gross revenues on req uisitioned ships were shown to "be 1182,443,42$ and on government owned j gnip J440.234.042, making a grand total of gross revenues of $622,667, 470. The total operating expenses amount to 8489.883,683. of which 8122,594.271 was on requisitioned ships and S367- 289,418 was on owned ships. LOGANS TO BRING $40,500 L. H. Vincent, Salem, Contracts 150 Tons at 13 Cents. SALEM, Or.. May 4. (Special.) Al though the majority of Marion county loganberry growers are demanding from 14 to 15 cents a pound for their 1920 crop, L. H. Vincent yesterday contracted to sell his entire yield from 70 t acres to trie Albany can nery at a stipulated price of 13 H cents. Mr. Vincent estimates that he will have 150 tons of berries, for which he will receive approximately $40,500. Out of this sum, however, the grower will be compelled to expend about $9000 for pickers, while $5000 more must be deducted for training, cul tivating, yard help and transporta tion. A few days ago an effort was made to develop a 14-cent market for lo gans, but 'as yet the buyers have re fused to make any contracts at this figure. POLES CELEBRATE DAY Anniversary of Constitution Is Ob served With Parades. WARSAW. May .4. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The first anniversary of Poland's democratic constitution Monday brought out the greatest pa rade in the history of the country. The people took advantage of the occasion to manifest their joy over the Polish successes in the advance into the Ukraine. Great posters an nounced tne triumphs of the army in its drive toward the Dnieper. Thousands of soldiers took part in the procession Uhlans who led In the. drive toward Kiev were every where. A hundred patriotic organ! zations which for years met secretly under the Russian administration of Poland paraded for the first time. Hoover Leader Concedes Rival's Victory. SENATOR IS 100,000 AHEAD More Than Half of Stated - Precincts Counted. RACE IN SOUTH CLOSE Ex-Food Administrator Closely Contested Even in Home Dis trict With Result in Doubt. SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. The re- Dublican croup of delegates pieageu suDDort Senator Hiram w. jonnson rr the nresidency at tne nauonni convention at Chicago has over whelmingly defeated the Herbert -Hoover errouo on the same ballot, on the face of returns late tonight from 3427 complete precincts out of 6729 in Th vote at that hour showed: .Tnhnson 246.328. Hoover 138,060. In Los Angeles county, 606 precincts out of 1275 gave Hoover 39,709, Jonn- on 30.528. In San Francisco county KO r.omolete precincts gave Johnson 25,734 and Hoover bi. Aiamcu-. county with 223 complete pretiiw .Tnhnnnn 26.305 and xioover 1.009. Ttalnh P. Merrltt. campaign man ager of the Hoover republican club f CaVtornla, tonight conceaea im lnrtinn of. the senator oonnauu e-roiin of reDubllcan delegates. T.iWo e-ood soortsmen we conceoo the victory and congratulate the win ner." he said. The Issues represented by Hoover will continue to command the atten tion of the country and eventually at h -riihlica.n convention Hoover will be nominated for the presidency,' Mr. Merritt said. OAKLAND. Cal.. May 4. Two hun dred and twenty-three precincts out of 430 in Alameda county gave: John son 26,305, Hoover 11.009. - LOS ANGELES, May 4. Six hun dred and six city and county precincts give: Hoover 39,709, Johnson 30,528. Hoover headquarters here -an nounced these figures for 4bo cny precincts and an unknoyn number of county -precincts: Hoover 39,0o4 Johnson 32,110. SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 14. One hundred and eleven . city precincts complete out of 119 gave: Johnson 11,500, Hoover 337o. PALO ALTO, Cal.. May 4. Six pre cints in Palo Alto, the home of Her bert Hoover, gave: Johnson 473, Hoover 372. In Santa Clara county. Hoover' home county, 67 out of 192 precincts gave: Johnson 4422, Hoover 2370. SAN FRANCISCO, May 4. H. Carnahan, western campaign man ager for United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson, in a statement tonight, said: "Hiram Johnson is outdoing every record he ever established In Call fornia. The results of today's pri mary will be more than 65.00X) in ex cess of any plurality Johnson has ever had before in California in primary election. At the present time we are carrying even Los An geles county, which was claimed by Mr. Hoover by 75,000 majority. It ie the greatest sweep In the history o California politics in a primary election." Temporary Head of Republican Session Expected to Deliver Keynote Address. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 4. Sena tor Lodge of Massachusetts, will be temporary chairman' of the - repub lican national convention at 'Chicago and will deliver the keynote speech. according to republican leaders in con gress who have conferred recently with Chairman Hays of the repub lican national committee. Republicans in congress are eald to ave been virtually unanimous in urg ing the selection of Senator Lodge by the committee on arrangements which will meet at Chicago, May 10. No contest over the chairmanship Is an ticipated, although some friends of Senator Hiram Johnson have been urging substitution of Senator Borah f Idaho and reports have reached ere that ex-Senator Beverjdge of In diana, also aspires to the chairman ship. v Republican platform pronouncements will be considered here May 23 by the general platform committee ap pointed by Chairman Hays. Many questionnaires on paramount issues have been turned in by the platform committee and others. At the confer ence here, it is expected to outline some of the general principles, at least to be recommended to the Chicago committee on resolutions. Although May 23 also has been set for a meeting of the republican na tional committee at Chicago to take up the contests of delegates for a number of states. Chairman Hays was urged while here this week to post pone the meeting. Prominent repub licans here said ' they felt confident the meeting would be put over until about June 1. VOLCANIC PEAK SMOKING Old Pirates' Lair in Caribbean Showing Signs of Eruption. NEW TORK, May 4. Indications that volcanic eruption is taking place on the island of Old Providence in the Caribbean sea were reported here today by the United Fruit company steamer Calamares. A wireless message-from the ship said that volumes of white smoke were observed ascend ing from one of its tallest peaks- late yesterday afternoon. . Old Providence belongs to Colombia and is about 120 miles off the coast. It is 4 miles long and on its north erly side is the village of Isabel". Early in the 17th century Old Providence was the haunt of pirate crews. SUGAR PROBE IS ORDERED Utah Official Told to Find Out if Refinery Rise Justified. SALT LAKE CITT. Utah, May 4. A telegram was received here late today by United States District At torney Isaac B. Evans from Attorney General Palmer at Washington, di recting him to conduct an immediate investigation to ascertain if the in crease in wholesale prices of beet sugar declared Saturday by the Utah Idaho Sugar company, with headquar ters in Salt Lake City, was warranted. On Saturday the company an nounced increases from 13 to 23 cents per pound. NOTED PUBLISHER DIES J. Belford, Who "Discovered" Ella 'Wheeler Wilcox, Passes. . LOS ANGELES. May 4. Robert J. Belford, 70, died here today. Mr. Belford was nationally known in publishing circles. He brought out the early works of Ella Wheeler Wil cox, Gertrude Atherton and many others. He was for year a close friend of Robert Ingersoll. GEE-WHIZ DOES WILLIAM Loss Because Rate Increase Halted Temporarily by Courts Declares Postmaster-General. WASHINGTON, May 4. Operation of the telegraph and telephone .come panies during the war cost the gov ernment $14,005,565, Postmaster-General Burleson informed congress to day In asking immediate appropria tion of that amount to liquidate the affairs of the federal wire adminis tration. "The deficit," wrote Mr. Burleson, "Is the outcome of operations Involv ing gross revenues of over $600,000, 000 and therefore represents less than 2 per cent of the total gross rev-J enues." The postmaster-general said that when taken oyer by the government many of the companies were not earn ing operating expenses and a fair re turn on the Investment because Of in creased labpr and materials cost. Mr. Burleson disclosed that no agreement has yet been reached wltn the M'ackay companies for the use of their land lines, forming the Postal Telegraph system. He said the Postal earnings daring federal control were $2,123,392 more than the compensation awarded by him and that suit for this sum would be filed by the govern ment. -Mr. Burleson said that no loss would have been suffered had the government retained operation of the lines "a few months longer, or had rate Increases not been temporarily halted by court injunctions." Workers expel ebert German President Voted Out by Saddlers' Union. BERLIN, May 4. (By the Asso ciated Press.) President Ebert, who, before he became president of Ger many, was a harness maker, has been expelled from the saddlers' union of Berlin by a vote of 1200 to 5. The ground taken by his opponents was that he .signed the death warrant of a man named Kopp, who had been convicted of murder. The resolution calling' for' the expulsion of Ebert said: "This assembly no longer recog mzes me president ot tne empire as a colleague., inasmuch as he violated all socialistic principles, which do not admit of punishment by death." FIRST AIR LETTER MAILED Missive. Sent Throuch . Sookane Postoffice to Walla Walla. SPOKANE, Wash., May 4. What was believed by the sender to be the first airplane letter ever mailed through the local postoffice was sen today by Henry A. Wise, manager of the local American Legion post, to Howard S. Root, adjutant of the Amer lean Legion post at Walla Walla. It was to be carried by an aviator for a local cornmercial aviation company. The letter contained a resolution passed by the local post asking that an ex-service man serving a term in the state penitentiary for an. alleged offense committed before the war b pardoned. ' MRS. FIELD IS . MARRIED Niece of Lady Astor Becomes Bride of A. R. L. F. Tree. LONDON, May 4. Nancy Perkin Field, widow of Henry Marshall Fiel of Chicago, was married today to Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree The- bride, who is a niece of Lady Astor, was given away by Viscoun Astor. i . Mr. Tree is a son of Lady Beatty wife of Admiral Viscount Beatty, by a former marriage, and therefore eousin by marriage of the bride. M XMelri rtlort In Npw VnrL- in 1017 fnl I lowing an operation. GET ALL , THE BEDCLOTHES? Roads' Needs Submitted by Executives. HEIGHT LIFT IS PROPOSED Figures Mark Formal- Open- ing of Rate Case. EXPENSES PASS REVENUE Action by Commission to Bring In come of Carriers to Six Per cent Basis Advocated. WASHINGTON, May 4. (By the Associated Press.) The nation's rail roads will need an additional $.1,017. C00.000 to bring their income to the 6 per cent basis provided in the trans portation act. Through the association of railway executives the roads proposed to the nterstate commerce commission to day that this sum be realized through ncreased freight charges, leaving the passenger rates at the present level. The advances in freight rates pro posed were: Eastern roads. 30.4 per cent to yield an advance in al'. revenues of 21.1 per cent. Southern roads, 30.9 per cent to pro vide 20.7 per cent larger revenue. Western roads, 23.9 per cent to ad vance all revenues 17 per cent. . Roads' '?t Income Falla. Presentation of the figures marked the formal . opening of the railroad rate case. While detailed statements submitted to the commission today covered only the eastern lines, est! mates of the needed increase of the western and southern groups accom panied the initial suggestions upon which the commission is to determine an entire new rate structure. Net incomeof all the country's rail roads fell from $1,056,000,000 in 1916 to $510,000,000 last year, the railroads claim, while their Investment has in creased more than $2,000,000,000. These' figures were given to serve as a basis from, which the commission could work in developing a scale of rates to meet the government guarantee. Ex pease Faun Revenues. An estimated valuation of $20,616,- 000.000 was placed on the transporta tion systems of the country o-y Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio jailway. While there has been an increase in operating expenses of 99.1 per cent since 1916, .the roads' basis of revenue for thg same period has been increased only 36.37 per cent, the executive statement declared, and the operating expenses of the lines now are 99 per cent of the revenue against 69 per cent in 1916. This year and next the eastern lines alone face the renewal of nearly $250, 000.000 in maturing obligations, Mr. Willard said in discussing the prob lem of financing the roads. Problem Difficult One. Some of these loans and bonds have been bearing an interest rate as low as 3 per cent and Mr, Willard de clared that in taking care of this amount of obligations at the current rate of interest necessitated the most careful study of the revenue produc tion question in order that the roads' credit be kept unimpaired. "Further, the European markets, heretofore available for American railroad issues, are now closed to us," he said, "and in fact are absorbing our surplus funds, and this applies (Concluded on Page 2, Coiumn 2. T 1 Imprisonment of Political Offend ers Without Hearing Held to Violate Justice. . WASHINGTON. May 4. A cable gram signed by SS members of the house, protesting against imprison ment without arraignment or trial of persons arrested in Ireland for po litical offenses, was sent today to Premier Lloyd George and the Brit lsh parliament. The message said: "With the profound conviction that further wars and acts of war should be avoided, and believing that whole sale arrests without arraignment or trial disturb the peace and tranquil lity of a people," are destructive of human rights and are" at variance with that principle of liberty which is embodied in the United States con stitution In the provision that no person shall be 'deprived of life, lib erty or property without due process of law. the undersigned members of congress of the United States -of America protest against further im prisonment without arraignment or trial of persons residing in Ireland arrested for acts of a political na ture; and we ask in the spirit of American freedom and love of jus tice, out of our friendliness to the peoples of England and Ireland, and in the name of international peace, that hereafter, if- arrests based upon acts of a political nature are made in Ireland by any form of authority, the right of trial ehall without un reasonable delay be accorded the ac cused." EX-KAISER SEEKS FUNDS Former Emperor's Slate Carriage Is Offered for Sale. THE HAGUE. May 4. (By the As sociated Press.) Horses,, carriages and harness belonging to the former German emperor, including a set of gold-mounted harness presented him by the pope, are offered for sale in a display advertisement In tonight's Handelsblad. . So far as the Associated Press is able to learn, no doubt exists that it is Count Hohenzollern himself who is disposing of the goods. For some time past rumor at Amerongen has had it that the former emperor's financial condition has not been thriving. Emphasis is laid upon the historical value of the articles in the advertsement, which -declares that documents will be furnished to prove they are genuine. STEP CLIMBER WINS BET Broker Ascends 4 7 Stories in 9 Minutes for $1600 Wager. NEW YORK, May 4. Howard de C. Roome, a real estate broker, who years ago was a star halfback and pole vaulter ' at Yale, today won a wager of $1600 from J. Ford Johnson. another broker, by climbing 940 steps in the Equitable building, 47 stories. from boiler" room to flagpole, in the record time of 8 minutes 51 2-5 sec onds. Several thousand dollars were said to have changed hands. The recent elevator operators' strike was responsible for the odd contest. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 61 decree': minimum, 40 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds. Foreign. ' Biff steel combine la Canada debated In house ot commons. Paso 16. Xationul. Huge fund asked by Burleson to cover wire loss. Paso 1- Railroads need billion to bring; thdlr income to 6 per cent basis. Page 1. Peace resolution on schedule today. Page 6, 88 representatives in congress, in message to British premier, protest Irish policy. Page 1. Bonus legislation In behalf of ex-servlca men now believed unlikely. Page 2. Harding believed to be out of race. Page 3. Problem of disarmament proceedings to be taken up by league council at Rome. Page 4. Republican leaders In congress slate Sen ator Lodge for temparary chairmanship of party convention. Page 1. Democrat In house says SSS.000.0OO needed annually to enforce prohibition. Page 2. Domestic. Railroad strikers lose right of seniority. Page 2. Alleged bigamist-murderer witnesses ex humation of woman victim. Page 1. Methodists hear report of work in foreign fields. Page 4. Wood holds lead in Indiana with Johnson second. Page 1. Johnson defeats Hoover in California pri mary. Page 1. Plucky New York woman fights burglar on roof ot nome. rage t. Pacific Northwest. Bourbon factions In Washington alt .assert victory. Page 5. State board of control urged to sell $2,500,- 00O of road bonds. Page 5. Progress being made towards getting Na tional uuara of Oregon into good shape. Page 7. Idaho convict murdered by fellow prisoner. Page 1. 8 port. Washington high hoVds league lead by de feating Franklin. Page 14. Coast league results: Salt Lake 5. Sacra mento 0; San Francisco 2. Los Angeles 5: Vernon 5. Oakland 4; .Seattle 0, Portland 4. Page 14. Class AA nines to play double header Sunday. Page 15. Commercial and Marine. Higher premiums paid for wheat In north west. Pase 23. Corn and oats continue to advance at Chi cago. Page 23. Stock market reverse its recent course. Page 23. Fuel oil shortage hits coast ships. Page 22. Portland and Vicinity. Law limiting rents depends on attitude of apartment house operators. Page 8. Bakeries manage to provide bread despite strike, Page 12. ' Marked Increase in city building shown by report of Inspector Plummer. Page 13. Records of various Oregon legislative can didates scrutinized. Page 8. Railway chieftains gather In Portland. Pa 14. .. WOMAN'S BODY IS EXHUMED Accused, Haggard, White Faced, Yet Composed. MURDER CHARGE FOLLOWS Formal Accusation Preferred Atteff Inquest Following Successful Search in Hills. EL CENTRO; Cal.. May 4. As th hour approached for the officers to place Watson on the train for hi3 re turn to Los Angeles tonight, after ha had located the grave of Nina Le Deloney and calmly testified at the inquest that he had killed her, a growing mob gathered at 'the rail road Station and threats of lynching grew so loud that Sheriff Applestill and the Los Angeles deputies spirited their prisoner to another station by; automobile, concealing their destina tion. The mob had not learned of the change of plans and was still waiting at the depot at 9 o'clock. EL. CENTRO. Cal., May 4. Walter Andrew Watson, alleged bigamist murderer, was formally charged with murder here late today when a cor oner's Jury which held an inquest over the body of Nina Lee Deloney, which was recovered this morning: from its hidden burial spot in west ern Imperial county, returned a ver dict that "death was caused by a blow on the head by James Watson." The latter Is another name by whictt the prisoner is known. The verdict also recounted the long period which the body had lain in the) lonely spot near Coyote Wells, where Watson piloted a party of official searchers from Los Angeles and add ed that the blow which caused death; had been by a "blunt instrument, pre sumably a hammer, and by Watson, he- having admitted it." Watson, Identifies Body. Watson was the principal witness at the Inquest. He Identified the body as that of "my wife. Mrs. De loney." He also told the jury he had killed Her and had buried the body in the lonely grave in a gulch in the mountains 30 miles west of EI Centro. Watson had said he "could find the body with his eyes shut," but it was with his eyes wide open and staring, as if afraid to see it and still afraid not to see it, officers said, that he pointed out the small sepul chre in the sands Watson's snow of strength from the time he left his cot in the L'os An geles county hospital last night to board the train for the- Imperial Val ley was maintained until the body was actually found. Then, physicians in the party said, he suffered both, mental and physical reactions from the ordeal through which he had passed to prove he had told the truth in his alleged confession. Bis; Crowd Attracted. From the time he arrived in El Centro early today until his departure tonight he proved of great interest to the people of Imperial Valley. Many neglected their opportunity to vote at the presidential primaries in order to see the alleged murderer-bigamist. Five hundred or more in au tomobiles formed a procession behind the ambulance which bore him across the hot desert stretches of western Imperial county to learn whether he could make good his claim that he could prove his alleged guilt. The crowd at the railroad station was so large and almost sinister in its silence that it frightened him, but he was reassured when officers told him it had no purpose other than to see him. t Within ten minutes after arriving at a point opposite Sugarloaf. or at 10:10 o'clock this morning. Watson, helped from the ambulance by Sheriff Charles Applestill of Imperial county and Deputy Sheriff Harvey Bell of Los Angeles, had pointed out a spot not far from the side of the boulevard to San Diego, where he said the grave would be found. He stood on a small pateau and surveyed the mountain side. Bnrlai Piece Indicated. "Where have you been digging?" he asked. When told, he looked a little to the left and said: "You will find it right up there in the gully." He dropped to his hands and knees and in the sand drew a diagram of a small shelf he said would be found In the gulch, and described how three, rocks marked the head of the grave. "Call out when you find it," he begged, "and I'll go back to the am bulance." As he spoke he pointed, (and as he pointed the crowd of searchers and those who had followed started up the mountainside. Within two minutes Mayor O. M. Ohmstede of El Centro cried out: -Hero it is." , Body Finally Found. A small shelf upon wnich water formed after running down the side of the gulch In the rainy season was (Cpusiuded on Pane 2, Column l.j