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THE BEND BULLETIN Tin: IVMATIIHII Central On'tfan's Fimt Leased Wire Newspaper Fair tonight ml V Iduy, i unlm I lonlgh, ! wiit iMi r frldit) VOL. XVI. TIIK HKNI) lUJU.KTIN, DAILY KDITION, BKND, OREGON, TIIL'KSIMY AFTKKNOON, MAY 21, 1925 NO. 1 12 EXPERTS STATE; TO FACE TRIAL Dorothy Ellingson Hap py At Propect EARLY DATE ASKED -irl Who Admitted Shoot ing Mother May Kndeav- or to shift Blame til. P. ItttMd Wlrl.. Ifcf IW..J lulle1lhl SAN rRANOUCO, May 11 ful. 'h ddtttii POttMNM "III prolnihl) tin iiMd to )it(i(t itoioth Blllncton BUt wIh-ii lh Jaf ic 1 r I QM Qfl (rial for Ulf lUtfftd lattii( of h-r in i t h r Till and Ihf fuel that thi trial may In MH for MI. month, with tin lirl MBlMdlM t hut "Jimmy I At VUrr' ) t I th. ibootlftl wit (u(hi'n . 1'luptin ht in Un- PtOpMlS f tti1 7 Vtt.r uhl ilvfvtiilfttil'ii rant Tin- tiin iii lai SUrr, whom inn- Oorothy rraiiMll ItrmiKht up n IllT fnrilliT hi'arlllK hum a frlilli - f hr iUvn. ihr Klrl .,m land )h- In .' Ukl 10 hit ill hi k II ( Hw nothtf whi'ti tin' pftfMl uiijiM ti-ii lo hia itMintloM to Dorotfcj AttthorttlM huvr DttlAd in oMli llM mail, alt hi iik h thiy hnhl two ii'jtPN tiialh'il from St tmU InuirliiK tiU -ltiii.it un. tu whlih In- aili.ill t., ttif MhuutlnK SAN Klt.Wt 1st O. Ma 21 Dor t h V BUlBCOOBi Jam v'M tnatrlcld. 1 r""11 ti.ef.i.i n.at ibi a ill at hint hi it tnl ttlal for MlavtUK h inol bOf The 17 year old cafe favorite, who for the put wekn han I a under ripper rut Ion In the ntate hoHidtal at N.ipa has BBlBOd 'he point BB0 rrleri for BOfOOBHIII of medh a I BptKlol h(m that Rhe U itol IbOOBOi Tomorrow morn Inn tfciroihy will Itn liriinartil li.uk lnt frum llti htm pltnl and taken lum JadM Harold l.oiiderhack'n court, when a date will be art for the murder trial nhe hqi daniandod from the tlrat. Ileclnloll of elalll medical expertn that the Kirl In not lunatic and never ban been, uan rendered to JiiiIkc lilldet Inn k late icterda) by lr J Scani.iud. ittDOflataadanl of th boapttal. Thl raadlcal onlnlon wan arerted i n eiilbunlantli all) by Dorothy clad to bear it. nhe nald. I wan boplni for that rlRbt alOBI It M had ellftllKll to be collnidered II tntir- dOfaan wllhonl helnn called a lunatic at I In- aUna time I will feel better now when t fate the court." Poafraapil Hlaylaa PoaalMHt) that the Klrl Will din cl iltn all renponnlhlllly for her molh r'n alayliiK wan hinted todaj She will altOtl Jlintnv La Mnrr. one of her Jjatl plmmaten. did the nhiHitillK. i, ml bBJ prepared a lob niory lo thin effect, notne claim. Th, Mate will move to but Dor otby'i rnnrdar irtal net for an , date, ponalbly within the net weeka Dorothy'l MOlbe?, Mm. Anna 'arly tVVi, lltiKnoll. wan nhot t daath January I IS, The Klrl wan captured two duVH later lllld III the Utile collfeaned Hie alaylnn. kiivIiik nhe killed her pnretil hen nhe obleetad to Dorathy'i wlW nlghl life Cloudburst Hits Town, Leaves Deposit of Mud MDXINOTOS, Die.. May 21 Lex ington cltlteni were digging Ihem elVM out of the Bind today after yesterday afternoon's flood which swepl onto the town, demolishing umall buildings ami fining ths itrdsli with wnler. A wall of water from u ololldbtlltl rtishrod down Ihe narrow Black Ham. vim i 1 1 1 1 .in .-J damage as ,. ,. , Ul.hxv. ,,,,,1 bridges in the canyon were washed . out, in Lexington ihs teiephoi change, postofflcs ami a hsrnsss shop were washed across thl it" street one limine had u fool of mud In It today, An nbnndnnod ItOfS building eollspssd in from of ihe onrushlng I wilier. ,., a Oregon Trunk Surveyors Work From Fnd oi Kails Oregon Trunk engineers who nr- r I ve,i ii, it.. i. i vesierdav morning have Hlutied work smith from the , rn in. i mrl a sour which "' ',"' has b i lined for side trucking pur poses. Front Bentl, lhe surveyor win work smith to Crescent ami Junction Point, from where plant call for ii parallel Hue south lo Kluin iii Ii Falls. Suverul local high school boy will Join noine of lhe surveying partial beforo lonu. Beer Day Is Big Time For Ontario's Guests lint 4.4 PerCent Re ally isn't So Much, Complaint Haii RJIll V it r 1-1 KU I. Hill Vol Drunk, Ivor BO 1 1 Men Reeking llfoww's Itcworil ( uvrlvtil I Ml ly UUM I'nuj YVINDHOlt, um . May L'l On- ' ttirlu'H hKallxiil -I i wr Mill INMMP muki 0M fMl "hati ami wati-i hiKPt0" hul ll itofitii'l rurry imumikIi "kirk" in inaki DM drunk '.hut v.uh thi vi'tilh-t of four Ford ID ploy Ml whu Hiihl tht-y BOUlbfOtOd j lotliiy'h boor h(Miin-hy ilrltikluK 10 in lu boltlOi uich In ffoftt tit win 3 I no offend hy u hrwir to any 000 who ittoooodod Ifl lotiioi loiosSootod on 4.4 (mt ci'iit Inter BolllOJl at '1U Mfltl u hot t ami a ill tu i Hr KlaitH. h ti til rcln of kKri of the new h vruKu hail ln-i-n noli) at noon, ttbOfl OOOlOOOl ' pIckliiK up. iiii rodloottoni of a tfotnondooj lo fim of Amorloooj touiKin Kvi-u Klrl llOIIOCnipbon iHOd tbi i.i-.t ond whoa thoy ? tin Miitiriii- Amvrh.in hoiil tlo-y were hIiikiiik III pfOJOM COBBOteOOOn frankly huI) 4 4 prr rent WOQld not fill Ihf hill hut t h oil K h I H might llf a nleppltlK Htolli' tu BlBO pOf OOBl bOOf BBd l'Kht hIiicn OhoukIi lot nl option. At OOOJB IB0 PriBOO Kilwanl bOtOl rODOrtOd It hail noli) l000 hotlt'N ami nine keif of DOOf Three grB) holrod ABIOrlOBB0i hII thiK uuohti UNlvely In a QOfBOf of the I'rluif Bdword botol'l top room, ton uteri the "et future' with 4 4 DBt 60Bl tola BBd OpOBOd 0BtoHO0 new bOOf ' l)iriTtors of Bend Club Oppose Bill Referendum Memliera of the board of din Horn of the lie nil Commercial club meet- lai today nooa in ih Plloi iiutir Inn approved a resolution appoalBf th,' i i-fercudii ui on bonne hill No 1 1 which In belita Invoked hy bun and auto truck Interentn of Ihe mate An- ",h"r m""' r ,nk,,n "" ,,v ,h'' '".r"'' torn wan the renoluliotl oT the I'm Krennlve Huntllenn Men'n club of Port land, i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 for illaruanloii by com- nafttaJ elab bodhai rttoitvt to law Ubaai tailH Tnbl r IntlOB wan approved To Observe American Legion Endowment Week Prodimttlon Issued By Mayor R. H. Fox Carl A. John son Named As Head of Local Soliciting ( omnultees " A maafpl n I . II l''lwlllVVI11l'lll May 121 I" 80. accordins to plana chairman of the endowment fund port, and .'11101111111; to a proelamal ion issueii uniav oy .Mayor i. nan i in progress m oajs II ,()X Today Davis and Ills wife are go- 'n.-t'a kai l... , ,,,! iron,,,", I chnirmiin iif tho'ltig hack to their Bourbon county 1 mi re, ,iwiui.-"'ii in,.-, BoliciUng committees, which will of the post. ji Brown, Cbarla w Krsklne laud John Itiinge have been nantad on ihe itearlni eontoittlao, Band! inota Is l.lllll in Hie 1110,000 which Is to be raised in Kl-IOregon. 160,000 of which will go ftj maR( ,, ina national endowmani of sr.. .nun The romalnlni Sfid.i11111 is to be iis-.mI for erection of Ihe Doernliecher chlldrin's hospital In Portland The program was ex plained lii the Mend post recently by Carl Moser, adjutant of the Oregon department and chairman of the irive in Oregon, Mayor FOX'i proi'lainal loii reads: "Whereas Hie president of the United Stales has endorsed Ihe ef forts of the American Legion to pro vide homes and education for the thousand) of dependent ohIMran of war reterttriii ihe car ami protec tion of wives ami widows upon char ily and the care of incompetent and. diHnliled veterans of Ihe world war. and "Whereas the governor of the recognising this intale of Oregon. great service to humanity, bus canon upon every educational, clvtc and re- llgloui agency oi ibis commonwealth In aid the American Legion In this work of brother lore ami good oltt enshlp, shd has set aside the week of May 21 lo May It to be devoted lo the raising of funds for this program Therefore, I. tt. it fox, mayor of the ell v of Belld. slate of Oregon h'lUfllslin tits s-soh bl May n , May SO "American Legion Bndow linenl week,' and urgently recolii - j iund Hint all citizen and organllB u...... ef n,i.. .liv mil forth every ef i f(,r, , attaining thl city's quota of I ..... cr. an i,l lo currv oil1 line vivyvv, . . . successfully Ihe American Legions national ohlld welfare and rehablllta- Civet. Mil 211 dSy of May In the , ,. i ,.,! ISIS under mv hum, ,:,:r" ,.e0se;.1o?5i.:,cHy or (Continued on pngo 2) ll APPIOT "PII (VP , LMULOl llLUl IS ISSUED TODAY BY B. H. S. STAFF Artistic, Literary Stand ards High WELL ILLUSTRATED 1925 Hook Ik Dedicated to Business Men Who Gave Support 11,'flel lillK atlldetlt life the II, -ml hlKh wbool In plctttfi and ItOfT, thM hi annual I'ltot wan Ih ailed today hy the atuilent Imdy aaao rllltlon The hook thin year In (he laral ami tnoal coinplete of the five that have been lnuei. i iinntilerlnic that It aoMalM ti ailvertli-inK. and kept at the Jail to avert further dla- lt editorial and artlmic utandard In turliances. I hlKh an any thai tuU preceded It Frank Noel nave written and oral The I'llot thin year In dedicated confennlona to offlcern yenterclay In to the limlll men VkOM financial connection with the murder of W. I., aid han made poanlhlv thin puhlica- Mllntead and Kyan Adklnn and aa- iinl) a naiiitN upon their woman conpnnlonj Kecutlven of the I'llot nlaff arejln the lant few weeka. In hia con Marie PMU, editor In chief. Walter feanlon Noel implicated hin brother. Krlb.rK. aaalatant editor. Kdward l-orenio, In Ihe nlaylnK of Adklnn Sladler. bualn iiananer. John : Hlh neKroea were Indb led by a Htyburn, uatsUnl bnalnnai bubm- I fnd Jnry yaaUrdaj Trial of Ftuk er. and Kred la,unl. aolMtlnj man ' Hoal han been aet for May :'S and uaer Aaalnlant edllorn Include Mary lai Katl. literary. Ilollla BwlBglO, aocie t. Helen lai I'lant. dramatical Kdtia Oglo, Kiria' athieticn. Barnard Brink, boyn' athieticn; Trenna Wvlla. ar tlat. Alice 1 1 1 in,- humor. Halph Van I'leave. debate: Kathryn Peril, aeulor claaa; Krelyn Katey. Junior rlaaa; Klmer Miickhorn. aophoinore claaa; Harriet llrowu. freahman claaa Kapeclal prOdll for the parfOOUOB of the Plldl in due to Mra Harriett ABtlaa, faculty advlnor to the ntaff. who ban aiiperrlaed the llterury. typoKTapQhlcal and urtlniic phaaen of Ihe hook'n compllat Ion and publica tion. The t!i2f. pilot eonataii of tot piiKea. which la nol an many aa have (Continued on Pane 3.) . Wl'l'k" Will III" ollSl'IVl'd 111 Hclltl outlined by Frank K. Prinee,pianaa from tin- spectators when the1 campuiirn foi- Percy A. Stevena -' - he named at tonights meeting SOUTHERN PACIFIC WORK STARTS SOON Laborers to be Moved From Natron Cutoff Line (U. T. I.r,l Wire to Th BsBl Bulletin 1 PORTLAND, May 21. -The South ern Pacific will seek to begin work opening up Its proposed new route lo Ogden via Kiamath Falls before the end of this summer, it was said al the company's railroad offices here today It will first he necessary to obtain aanctlon of the interstate commerce commission of Ihe move, which In volves alliances with the Oregon. California and Eastern railway ami the Nevada. California oi Oregon railway It Is the plan of engineer that as workmen would be released from the construction of Ihe Natron cut off line from F.ugene lo Klamath Falls, now being built, they could he lent out on the new line. Baby Farmer Charged With Death of Child III. I'. Lranrii Wire l Tks Betid Bulletin) NEW YORK, May 11. The fed eral grand Jury today ordered tho I Indlclnienl of Mrs. llelene Angitslii lielscn-Vnlk. "baby farmer." on a ; charge of first degree mini slaughter in oonniotlon with the death of vn- lliim Winters, a month old baby who died nl her Infanlorluin. Shortly before. Mr. (,elsen- oik ..... n, ,., ,. I, ,,,. ST ' n ol baby iubatlUtlon. MHIlinses w none icm i niuii., iv,i , the order for a manslaughter Indict - iont "ere Cleorgo F. KYum. under- ..He, am, TZZ Vev. The ualui'e of Ibelr tesliniony was not made public. 0fficer8 Hold 0ff Mob Asking Negroes' Lives o - o PireKose Aid In Defense of Dallas Jail POfM "i 75 to CMItlnilfl ' "i (urn 'I With k 11 mul Tear GlUi 1 1'. I' U Wir la TM "" Kullrtlnl DALLAS. TOU, May ll -FIT! iiiffi wcr' thot. otti wrlniiHly. and ICOIti Injured In elftah with offirerH when a inoli enlluiatt'd al l.iutn in.n ami wnimrii Htormd ili conniy Jail bCTC f-urly IfHlay in a luille alOMupl to lyiuli Krunk ami ljrenzo Nwl. ronft-HHed ncKro nnirierer. IjwIkIii SK'Warl. It, Hhol in the brtMt, will ri i,ivi-r, pliyHlrluns Mid. Th uitark ranit Hhnrtly after 1 a lit. nfler the crowd had heen held at huy hy firemen who played Ktreutim of water when the ,-rowd vnliirl near the hnlldlni: More than a hundred hIioIh were ' fired ilurltiK th(f brief fray Th ulejclnic inoh dlaiierned at dawn '"' BaVMtv.flva ot!h. : armed with ,!,,, ttlld (ear bonbt, went on irt y followinK the attack and w ill he Lorenio for June I FORMER EXECUTIVE IS FREED BY JURY j Davis Thanks Members Af-1 ter Fourth Uallol III. P. Issued Win lo Th. HVn.l Bulletin) TOPKKA. Kan. May 21. Jono than M Davis nlmid exonerated to duy of charge that be solicited : bribe for the BOralfl of Walter Crillt dy. convlcl. The former dirt farmer governor' wan found tint guilty by a Jury late last night of conspiring with Carl J. Peterson, former Male bank lotnmia itOBOTi to sell the parole for IS.atO, The verdict waa reached on the fourth ballot, just three hours and Hi minute after the Jurors bud he gun their deliberations - Davis, who was In the court room Whatl the verdict was returned. ' thanked each Juror personally "I Just dldn t feel guilty at ull of .these charges.' he remarked. mi...... . .h,.r l,,irl r,r an- rardlcl was announced. The trial farm Davis was arrested during the last few days In office lasl year after an alleged expose by the Kansas coy Journal-Post of so culled "pardon selling." Friend of the governor believe lie will not attempt lo reenter politics, although Davis has intimated thai he would not throw aside all of his po litical ambitions because of the charges against hlni. Shade Roller Factory Offered Seven Acres The tract which the city of Bend I offering to the Btewatt Hartshorn Co. for n shade roller plain site, con- sists of about veil acres with 1.2011 feet frontage on the Oregon Trunk tnirks and averaging 400 feet wide. It was slated today by City F.nglneer Hubert B. QOUld, under whose super vision the surveying of the trail litis Just been completed fhe proposed site lies east of Third street and south of the terminus of the Oregon Trunk tracks. W. (i. Uoherls-Shaw of Menches tor. RBglSBdi was In Bend today con ferring with B, It. Duke of Ihe Slew- art Hartshorn Co. regarding a ship- men of roller pickets which his com puny Is purchasing. Ruilrnnd OllPrator Is Foundl""'""1 trom Sl JSSPh. Mich., with Kaiiroaa iiptraior is rounu liif()niiai(oii hui Q ntd rp1s Bound, (illffKCd linO KODftea WMtj , ,,,, there under the name ' of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Olson of Tope- (l. P. laswen Wire to Th Bend Bulletin) i kit. Kansas. They have since loft. SPOKANE), May 21. Three ban-1 their destination unknown, dlts held up 11. F. Blackwood, night ; Authorities laid they believed litis Operator of the Chicago. Milwaukee , couple was White and his wife, and St. Paul railway Station at Plum-j mer and stole III during the nigni. The robbery was discovered at 1 j n. in. by a relief telegrapher, who' found lllackwood bound and gagged lllackwood said the bandit wore ; khaki cove and Biased ll Z?t coverall and white, masks. staged the robbery about 11 Wednesday. ,t is believed tney caino lo Spokane ami were inning hunt Vlf TftPV T A til M BY MODERNISTS, ERDMAN CHOSEN Princeton Man Wins On Second Ballot PLURALITY DECIDES Nominated to "Drive Ec clesiastical Bolshevism" Out of Church tU. P. I . Wir t.iTh. V- . ltulimnl COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 21. Dr. CfcarlM Krillnan of the Prlmeton theoloKical emlnary waa elected moderator of the national aaaambljr . .1... i i . . I . - .ml m . I, . . ... i IJI I I "0" ! in ii ' nun ii if i day. Thin waa a victory for the modern lat faction, of which l)r Krdman wan : leader. He waa elected on the aecond bal lot and wan opponed B Dr. laipnley i A. McAfee. Berkeley. Cat., funda jmentalhit leader. l)r Harry (' llo(t ! era of Kanaaa I'ily. Mo., and Or. William L. McKvan. Plttabnrfb, Pa. Of the 6 votea caat. Dr. Krdman i received t"0. Dr. McAfee 130. Dr. j Honern C. and Dr. McKvan 1. HOW IS l ltlTK l.KII COH'MBCS. Ohio. May 2. Dr. Harry (. koiccrn of Kanaaa Cily. Mo., waa placed In nomination for mod erator at the opening of the ufter- I noon neanlon of the national aaaem- lly of the Prenbyterlan church. Nominating ItoRern. Dr. Samuel I). Harknenn of Kanaaa City declared lhl ' ,he man le,", lhe 1d.'- nominaiuin oui 01 ine preneni ter, un-Chrisi-like controversy he jtween the modernists and the funda mentalists. The "reshyierian church is heinjc l mad the laughing stock of all the other denominations hy the modern ' lul f ii tnl -i nia.it I -i I iut rilia,- V I n r It n on H. clnred Dr. Herbert Smith of Ixis Angeles nomlnateri Charles It. Krdman of Prlnceton university. His candidate, Smith said, was a constitutional con- servatlce who would drive "ecclesi aslical bolshevism" out of the church Stars Tell Him He's Safe, Says Crippled Killer pn..l RAoHintr Hnrncnnp Will Not Be Enforced , llv Inileil Pre, 1 SALEM. May 21. The very tH, test of death in the next 20 Arthur Oovell. crippled astroloirer. has read his horoscope which foretells that he will not nenitentiarv. as the hiirhest court SHEPHERD'S JURY NOT YET SELECTED 100 New Veniremen Called In Illinois Case III. r. I.n,.-J Wire to Th UenU Bulletin I CH1CAOO, May 21. The atmos phere charged with rumors of plots and counter plots to bribe and tam per with jurors and witnesses. 11)0 new veniremen were called today in attempts to secure u jury to try I William D. Shepherd on the charge thai he murdered Billy McCIlntOCk. The first panel of 100 prospective jurors n eared exhaustion and still no juror was permanently accepted, ".'he second panel was summoned at once in order lo prevent delay. Most of the jurors were dismissed because they bad formed opinions BS to shepherd's guilt or Innocence through Ihe wide publicity given to the case. Many others were exOtaSd by the siate been use they objected to gyn the denth penalty Search for Robert While, mliainn star fitness for the prosecution, be came IntOttSB today. Detectives ro- boats CAP818E, two DROWN (U. P. Uaneil Wlra to The Benil Bulletin) SANTA ANA, Cel., May 21. At least two persons were drowned, two others are missing and a tlMi Is be - llevcd dead as the result ot the cup-lout, no serious damage to the Des slzlns this Afternoon ot two boats ut chute lines were reported. ,t ,s ex thS entrance ot Newport harbor near - peeled thai the train will be on time here, j from now on. New Rain Record Set a v w m j y ii m w r -v - j - Tuesday's Precipitation One of Heaviest Here I'all Ho Far In llfj.-, Total Mi ndM BOOM Danmne Done Hut itinefit Qtaam A May precipitation mark never he fore equalled ince the conperutlve weuther station was estaldlshed In Henri was set hy the heavy rainfall of WeriueHriay nijcht and yenierriay. The total precipitation for the month up to this afternoon was 2't Inches, surpassing hy ,01 of an inch the May, Iftl, precipitation. Accorrilnfc to riata supplied hy the cooperative weather ohserver. who kOOBI a daily record of weather con ditions In Henri, the rainfall for the 24 hour period enriinK at 6 o'clock last niKht was 1.01 inches. This is one of Ihe heaviest precipitations for a like period t-ver measurHil In Henri, j oner's Jury here this afternoon exon I in Mentally, the precipitation for'erateri Lucille Wunrtrh. 16 your old iho mm mi few days han hroiiKht the ! I .... . . . . " -" ' uarv 1 to thin evening, up lo 8.34 , , , inchea The normal precipitation for 12 montha in Rend in 13.60 inchea. With the fall and early win- Although finding that Lucille ter preclpltaliun yet lo be added to; killed her mother' rival, the Jury the .3t inchea. It la predicted that : decided the death waa accidental. Oil will he the wettet year ever The achool girl's teatlmony ut the recorded here. jinqueat. which laatcd three hour. With the exception of March, more brought about thia decision, than one Inch of rain baa been re-j " did not mean to kill her." Lu corded for every munth of the prea-1 ce tentlfled. "I did not know tho ent year. The precipitation for the ; gun waa loaded. I only wanted to various month I an follows: Jan-!care her." uary. 1 S3; February. I.STi March, Lucille, her, hair In neut fold al .31; April .1.79. The May preclpl-'the aide of her face, mid her atory talion lo date exceed that of any of in a quiet, calm voice while Jurymen the previous months of 1H25. BOBUfll continuing to come lo Bend from different part of the Central Oregon country indicate that the torm of the past lew day wa., mmh,.r afOBb from a recent conflne the moat severe known In recent ; m(,nt an,i from a bullet wound In her yearn lload were washed out In ; foot, inflicted accidentally hy her many place, and crop were dam-j daughter when Mis Slmneck wn aged In Crook. Deschutes and Jef - feraon countie to a amall extent. Thl damage was offel hy the grow- Ing rain, which ha revived the grass 01 u'' orouin nunieu nail lauu.s greatly netieinea me spring crops. I.ONOV1KW tVOGfJKR KM. I.HI) LONOVIKW. Wash.. May 21. Ar- dell Musgrove. 40. workman em- ployed by the Long-Bell company at P.yderwood. was killed yesterday when a tree" blown over by a heavy wind fell on him. PrfHirls Hane-inir Mandate Tomorrow Morning Wirr I.. Tli Bnd Bullrtin wisdom of the stars will stand hours. hang Friday morninjt at the state of Oregon has decreed. Covell slew his sister in law "he- cause the stars said so." he ifeclared In a confession months ago. which he later repudiated. Now the self same planet repeal lo hint from the sky that he will not die. Covell's occult science of the hea vens may be right after all. liover BOT Pierce today admitted he is giv- Ing serious consideration to pleas I tDe shooting In a dying statement by being received hourly from various jss slmneck. sources, seeking executive clemency; ju9t before she died, the "other for Covell and L. W. Peare. another j woman" signed lhe following stale condemned man sentenced lo die onlment: the gallows. Among these were Hays Mother Fired telegrams from the state federation! "I. Agnes Slmneck, hereby wish to lot labor and the Portland labor coun-1 state that Mrs. Bertha Wttnach was all. Governor Pierce declared he would not cOmmOte the death sentences to life terms unless shown "B very good reason for doing so." Member or hi staff say. how ever, that he has been impressed with the wide appeal to save lhe prisoners. The condemned men lire both from Coos county. Covell killed .Mrs F.hbu Covell of Coqullle and Peare shot hia wife and James Culver, a neighbor, during a drinking orgy The crippled star gazer said on his col today: "I do not expect to die. I am in nocent and the stars have told me If Governor Pierce decides lo in - terfere. Covell will say that after all the stars have proved lo be .ill wise. Trains Reach Bend Late Because of Heavy Rains Slowed down by the heavy rains. I the O.-W. It. & N. train due In Bend at 77:30 o'clock last nlghl did not nrrlvc in nend until ! o'clock. Likewise, the Oregon Trunk passen ger due here at 7 o'clock this morn ing did not arrive until 8:08, A I- j though creeks were Hooded and i 1 part ot the roadbeds were washed GIRL IS FREED AFTER KILLING MOTHER'S RIVAL Shooting Accident, Cor oner's Jury Finds MEANT TO THREATEN Sixteen Year Old Admits Part In Death of Al leged Home Wrecker ll. V. twl Wirt to The Henri Bulletin) RIVBRDALB, III., May 21. A cor- helle f Kiverdale, for the killltiK of Aunen Slmneck. 2S. who. It wan nl- , , , .leKed. attempted to break up the ' v. unncii home. and attorneys leaned forward to catch her word. Father 111 al Kw A few feet from the girl at her iahot. , The father sat near Mra. Wunach, j the moat nervous member of the trio. i "Yes." Lucille said, "my father sept company wiin .miss Mimnec lor anout tnree years, i was asiiamoo. Kveryone knew. And I loved my mother and the rest of her children. I could not understand why we could not keep our home in happiness. "Sometimes I was almost too ashamed to be seen. And thjs went j on for months. Finally 1 decided I jmust protect my mother and suve our family. I decided to try to scare the . I ? ! thinkinK it whs not loaded. It went loff." KIV Kit DALE. III.. May 51.--Calm, well poised and satisfied that she did her duty, beautiful Lucille "un"h 15 year old high school girl, was taken before a coroner's , ui.. i al IS jury today to tell bow and why sliii oj The girl's confession Is expected to be a repetition of the story she told police when they arrested her. "1 did it because it hurt me to hear the rumors about Agnes and my father I did it to protect our home." The coroner's jury must decide, however, whether to accept the girl's confession or hold her mother. Mrs. Bertha Wunsch. who was accused of the party that shot me." Lucille insist that she alone Is re sponsible f,,r the killing. Mrs. Wunsch simply says. "A shot was fired." Mother and daughter are under guard in their home thu town boasts no jail. Lucille has a Madonna-like beauty j and purity ol expression ami Is the direct antithesis of the Jazz mad Dor othy Klliugson of San Francisco, who ; killed her mother because she Inter fered with her hectic night lire. The motive In Lucille s case also Is A (direct contrast to Dorothy's case. Lucille insists she shot "the oilier woman" to protect her it. oilier and because she was ashamed of the tales j going lhe rounds ot Rlverdale about tne allege cii tore aiiair. "I didn't mean to kill her." Lti- cilbj said, palling down a stranii ot her dark shining hair, nailed In tho fmiddlo and done "bun fashion" over her ears "1 jusl wauled to frighten her so she would leave daddy alone. "Mother worked hard to help father oarn what we have, and I fell it was unfair for mother to have Miss Slmneck running around with fath er." I IKK THItKATKMH Vll.LAOKH ( 0. P. Iaaeil Wire to The Bend Bulletin) LAONA, WIS., May 21. Hcores of villages in northern Wisconsin wera threatened with extinction today a new forest fires blazed their way on the wings of high winds.