VOI.. XIV., N«>. 17.1. SELF DEFENSE BY L. A. POLICE INVESTIGATION STARTS OVER PORTLAND DEAL Portland, Apr. 14.— I A. P. I An Investigation of tho county bridge deals, the alleged over­ insurance of county buildings und the connection of officials with Insurance companies will start this afternoon. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ DEATH OF BIRD CAUSED III Ipr (Ì A IVI APCC BY GRIEF AS MATE DIES HUllL UAIVIHUlû ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ NORTHERN ini’TlHTH TO STAKT STATE REFI SEH TO MoDIIA MOVE l«»R «Itili» E.XI‘ANHK»N ORDER PROHIBITING All, Pitoni CE Oakland, Cal., Apr. 14. X. ♦ P.) Otto Em'THOu, Hayward, ♦ Cal., naturalist who found two ♦ humming birds a few days old ♦ and raised them until full * grown, reports that one of them ♦ died of grief because it acct- ♦ dentally caused the death of the ♦ oth.-r. ♦ Emerson said the birds were ♦ Inseparable. For hours they ♦ would play together, and at ♦ night they would roost close to ♦ each other. One day In their ♦ ♦ aerial swinging, one knocked ♦ the other with force against a ♦ ♦ wall. The Injured bird retired ♦ ♦ to a dark corner and paid no at- ♦ tention to the solocltous chirp- ♦ Ings of Its mate. The next ♦ ♦ morning it was dead. Tho be- ♦ ♦ reaved bird seemed dazed all ♦ ♦ that day. His feather drooped, ♦ ills head hung lie neither flew ♦ ♦ nor ate. The next morning ho ♦ too was dead. ♦ ♦ Such Instances of birds' af- ♦ fectfon are not unusual, accord- ♦ Ing to Emerson. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ RUSSIANS WARNED NOT TO START PROPAGANDA ♦ I. tie R.i» ♦ Bolshevik propa«-. ♦ here. ♦ 'IXPITARY MELLON O’Pl‘-.D EDWARD L. ALLEN «TARTS 32 IVORY SHORTAGE PARTLY DUE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATION SUITS AGAINST FORMER TO LOSSES IN EARTHQUAKE BY COMMITTEE EMPLOYERS Chicago, April 14.— (A. P.)—The Seattle, Wash., April 14. — (A. P.) Northern Baptists of Aaierica, repre- Inability to aid an eastern corre­ »anting churches of that denomlna- spondent in placing a.i o i . r ivory is attributed by the Seattie itlon In 3 7 statiei. wlll hold their an- nunl national convention at Mllwau-I chamber of commerce to the destruc­ Anti-Bonus Bunch Say That Former tion of large quantities of elephant Inquiry Will K ■>>:» 'a.i oj l»r. lU-nJamln Baldwin Hliot mi l Kill- \|ny £g t„ Jun„ 3. Up Old iu i ,. i> ,u- a ' Director Left (by Requeat anil cd mid Body Hidden In Trunk Three or four thousand delegates.: ivory in the Japanese earthquake ot Doing Work, He a*>» For Two Days 1 ltl least 1000 of them laymen, are! That Ho Told Lies last September, tho carving of "Es­ ____ _ 'expected to attend and consider kimo" ivory by Japanese for the , church problems. Stress Is to be Alaska tourist curio trade, and the Washington, April 14.—(A. P.)— Salem, Ore., Apr. 14.—(A. I’.,— New York, April 14.—(A. P.) — increased use of ivory in mah jongg Loa Angeles, Apr. 14,-—(A. P.i- laid on laymen participation In the Secretary Mellon today told the Twenty-two stilts of 8100,000 each sets and cigarette holders. The police today declared themselves uffalrs of the convention as It shapes I State officials today refused to mo- were begun by Edward L. Allen, for­ not satisfied with tho purported con­ a program of development for the Idlfy the embargo ugulnst California The shortage is expected to be president that the senate investiga­ mer executive director of the ex-ser-: alleviated somewhat on the return tion of internal revenue bureau had fession of Mrs. Margaret B. Willis. next few years. A final report will | vegetables, declaring the foot and vice men’s anti-bonus league, as the of trading vessels from the north developed nothing not disclosed two that she shot and killed Dr Itenja- be made on the outcome of the Bap­ 1 mouth disease situation in California outgrowth of a controversy between next summer. Prices offered hunters years ago. The only result, te r’.e- mln Baldwin in self defense Frlday tist new world movement, and a pro­ , Is extremely acute. They declared ?'t;.>d, i been .. • ov I'- - ■ :o»v the bonus and anti-bonus factions of have increased considerably. and hid his body In a trunk In her gram for future denominational ex­ that fumigation of vegetable« is im­ practicable. Wool is to lie admitted the world war veterans’ organiza­ apartment for two days before pansion Is to bo launched. water . 7^.3 ns from non infected areas under fumi­ dumplug It from the highway north tion. Allen bases his charges upon GEORGE ItOOTH SHOWS gation. which will keep uie > j ■ - of here. They found that the trunk the statement issued by the league, I P WELL IX <». I. C. TRACK gaged in digging up re( rds ■ ‘a wus delivered to her apartment on alleging that Allen resigned as ex­ | Yreka, Calif., Apr. 14.— (A. P.) IxK'al Concern Goes Into Hands of of applying themselves to tue a. .-s s her order on the morning of the Oregon Agricultural College, Cor­ ecutive secretary by request and that —J. A. Ager, chairman of the 81 b - «'aiifornia and Eastern Men of work before the bureau. slaying They declared that thia he uttered falsehoods concerning the1 vallis. April 14. — (Special.) — George klyou county board of supervisors, is Indicated premeditation. organization's affairs. Miles the sponsor of a war declared by Booth of Grants Pass, on the O. A., A bona fide sale of the plant of ■ Siskiyou county stockmen on the C. track squad, is showing up well the Rogue River Water Company army of crows Invading this region in the mile. 8ix milers are doing has been made and Mrs. and Miss from the south. These birds are exceptionally well, and seem to be Morris, the present owners, of Port­ Seward, Alaska, Apr. 14.— (A. now migrating northward and their closest to mid-season form of any land. have disposed of their entire Hit Make Getaway From lume Coun­ P. I- With 2900 miles traveled in main stopping place is in feed yards. of the track men. They are expected Japanese Exclusion Taken I'p in Ex­ holdings to a party in Los Angeles Plebiscite1 Results in Rif: Majority ty Jail on Sunday ecutive Session Today for Estaldiibrm’iit , tlie globe circuit the four American to run the mile in less than 4:30 Alter has spread the word that representing Los Angeles and East­ army planes expected to leave today every crow possible should be shot before the season Is over. Ray ern capital. Eugene, Ore., Apr. 14.— (A. I*.)— for Chlgnak. a lone cannery station Washington, April 14.— (A. P.) —, or poisoned as a measure of preven­ Dodge. Pacific northwest champion Athens, April 1V — A. P.)—The At the present time there will be One of the six prisoners who escaped The senate voted down late today j 450 miles west of hero. Major Mar­ tion against the spread of the foot in the half mile, has already made no change in the management or Greek people Sunday voted for the from tho l.ano county Jail here la^t tin said yesterday’s flight of 610 Hind mouth disease. the mile in 4:26. The six men will by 76 to 2 a committee amendment policy of the company, it is announc­ establishment of a republic. The night was caught today at Junction mil's from Sitka was the hardest try out to determine the four to tJ the immigration bill under which ed. all present employes being re­ City. government made It known that a t.,p lie ever made. mako the trip to the relays in the the gentlemen's agreement with Ja­ tained. It is boped the same har­ They cut through the brick wall big majority in the plebiscite held pan would have been ratified and east. monious relations will continue to throughout the country favored a at the same spot through which ten Mak<-s Plea for Protection of Bini» The warm weather has aided the continued. exist between the people of Grants rapublle. inmates made their escape on the ax Farmer's H«-»t Friends men In getting into condition, so Pass and the Water Company. night of April 2. The hole cut at The Greek national assembly on Washington. April 14.— (A. P.) — Coach H. M. "Dad” nutler has had that time had been bricked up and A plea for tho protection of bird March 25 passed a resolution in fa­ a chance to see what they can do. The senate went into executive ses­ HEAVY FALL OF SNOW AT the new bricks were knocked out. life in the state was mada at the vor of the overthrow ot the Glucks- As usual, there are plenty of distance sion today to consider the Japanese PORTLXND WHITENS GROUND Word was received from Junction berg dynasty and the establishment Find 'Ian, Hutlc»s and 4'oatless, Who noon luncheon or thd Chamber of and middle distance men out who exclusion provision of the immigra­ City later that a half dozen men Commerce today by W. A. Eliot, em- of a Greek republic. Was In Kennett April 5 will hold their own in any contest. tion bill. It returned to an open Portland. Apx. 14. — (A. P.) — A were held there an. A. C. 4'cntest university graduate. The Un! • ;y CT31 at . | placed on the blacklist as birds to «A A of .Bordeaux. France, of, • Faith in Government Is Sought by i eight miles from here. He said he Florence Ringuette, of the local be killed off. The ones listed are Ala I was weak from lack of food. Ac- scholarships to Arar, an t Head of I». A. It. nt Meeting in many Instances of great economic high school typing class, brought I cording to officers he refused to Miss Veazie captv.r -d one ' : Importance as they aro 90 per cent back a gold medal from Corvallis, and will enter the French n.- t Washington, Apr. 14.—(A. P.) — make any admissions other than that ieutfary. beneficial to the farmer, destroying which she won at the O. A. C. typing tion next fall. An appeal for law enforcement, par­ he had been In tho vicinity of Ken- He was also flne l (h ,imc r.. o A. A nine times as many pests as they do contest last Saturday, In competition i.. ticularly prohibition, and for faith ; nett and had walked from there. He Miss Veazie was selected from a his peculations, but hud ..o ÛL with students from 41 ’ high schools crops. in the government, was made today said lie hud thrown his hat and coat large number of applicants in uni­ to pay it with. tr ,s trtrtic ce r.. Mr. Eliot named some of the va­ i of the stnte. The medal was given versities over the country because l>y Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, pres­ away "because It was too warm." A ten "I’ll raise it after I :ave s.-r-c year. This s I In line tt , rieties of birds which are found in for the student making «he least ident general, In her annual mes­ hat and coat were found by Shasta ot her exceptionally good scholar­ my time,” Beckett told the judge. recorded at the business session ot Oregon and which eat insects and number of errors. During her 15 sage to the 33rd continental congress county officers In the vicinity of tho ship. She took honors in English: Beckett's embezzlements covered the Lithians Thursday evening, at weed seeds, thus proving a benefit minutes of writing. Miss Ringuette of the Daughters of tho American spot where the schoolgirl was mur­ at the University of Oregon, and her a period of years and would not which _____ _____ time __ general ______ ,_____ plans for the to the farmers. The state of Oregon, made only four errors, yet wrote at Revolution. dered. general scholastic record was so good have been discovered as soon as It coming event were discussed, The he says, has a great asset in its bird an average speed ot 50 words a min­ that she was elected to Phi Beta was if he had not confessed in ai decision to hold a two-day celtbra- life, some 400 species beiug found. ute. Miss Ringuette was one of six en "Vi- i 'n/: r .C ' I by •: •' ' . ? Kappa, national scholastic society. suicide note. There are 150 different kinds within students who entered tho contest He wrote the note, then ti. ’ed u > 'ie -■ . ■' ic: an area 10 miles square surrounding from the local school. kill himself. | tended ov,.- .' a Grants Pass. Of these. 60 are com­ Salem, with an average of 55.5 He has a wife and four children i Although pic:. .' mon summer birds. Josephine coun­ words per minute, carried off the in Medford. He got the money by the Lithians r - - ■ t ty has 200 species of birds, 44 of championship. Ashland took second use of dummy stamp packages and the coming celebrati these being finches, which are es-| place this year, and Corvallis was Ashland and Klamath Falls Defeated by juggling money order reports. J all former events. peclally beueficial. third. The typing contest Is an an­ in Opening Games New York, April 14.— (I. N. 8.) — Washington, are the Hon. Mrs. Mon- Mr. Eliot talked this afternoon at nual event at Corvallis, participated [ taguo Waldogrnve, president of the Women’s role in world peace and the Methodist church before the in by commercial students from all The high school baseball team kindred projects will be discussed at World’s Y. W. C. A.; Viscountess Woman’s club. The school children of the state high schools. came out to the good in their two length when 2500 delegates assem­ Gladstone and Miss Charlotte Niven, were invited to be present at the contests on Friday and 'Saturday. In ble In this city during the week of all of Great Britain: Miss Iris Win­ talk, which was illustrated with their first game, Ashland was defeat- April 30 to -May 0 for the eighth gate of India, and two graduates of slides. ed. 12 to 3. In the Saturday game national biennial convention of tho American colleges, Mrs. T. C. Chu Tho Chamber ot Commerce adopt­ at Klamath Falls the Klamath tenm Young Women's Christian associa­ and Mrs. H. C. Mel of China, respec­ ed a resolution advocating a rigid was defeated, 16 to 15. The first tion. tively alumnae of Wellesley and Bar­ Washington, A :il 14.—.A. P.)— some cases prt < embargo on California produce from game was described as an Oxcelle .1 How to mt ;• ccear. in 1 j Virtually every class, age and pr«r- nard. infected areas. The resolution was contest, featured by the hitting of ceasing at::. fession of American woman will be In addition to tho International . ',vc c..*. ru.' ?. *, . last .he aimed at tho present method of ship­ the local boys and the pitching of beaches ot the Atlantic coast, where represented, from the girl behind the nspect ot the convention, an inter­ From New York ha - ... . ping to a non-lnfectod area and then Bailey. The second game was more millions of dollars are invested in eluding the-Cult of Me: /co t factory machine to the collego stu­ esting feature will be the gathering w shipping to Oregon. A resolution :loosely played. dent, and from women ot leisure to of tho young women of the country pleasure resorts, is a problem to coastline is most susceptible to the was also adopted favoring the re-: Bailey and Cockett formed the which the coast and geodetic survey sea, aud from this section appeals thoso from the most remote farms In three assemblies one of students, celpt by the state of 50 per cent of ■ battery on the first day. Bailey is giving much attention. and rural sections. ono of business girls and one of girls for help are most numerous. The the money received from the forest i ¡kept the Ashlanders guessing with Mrs. Froderlck W. Palst ot Phila­ of Industry. After a series of meet­ Pacific coast, though confronted with With the story of the unremitting reserve sales. delphia will preside. speed and curves. The local slug­ encroachment of the Atlantic daily the problem to a lesser extent, is not ings paralleling the sessions of the The keynote ot the convention will convention proper they will appear gers. on the other hand, were able reiterated in letters from Individuals endangered like the Atlantic sea­ bo fellowship between the women of before tho delegates to explain the to find the Ashland heaver with great and communities appealing for help, board. all nations, which It Is the associa­ needs and desires of their Individual regularity, netting two scores in the survey officials eay the only success­ New Jersey Is the first state, tho Proceeding» Under Way to Deter­ tion’s alm to establish, and ono of' groups and to suggest plans for the first Inning. The battery at Klamath ful remedy lies in the creation of survey declares, to take up the prob­ mine Sanity of Harry K. Thaw Falls was composed of Hendron. one central agency to cope with the lem seriously, and at present has the Interesting features of the week association program for tho ensuing will ho an International dinner, at two years. I Bllderback and Bailey. Miss Helen Guynn of Philadelphia, April 14.—(A. P.) situation. Invested more than 1300,000,000 tn 1 The opening game of the season which there will bo present at least Indianapolis will preside over the The court today permitted Russel Protective work within a state, of­ coast protection. This amount, It is eighty-three women from foreign' industrial assembly, and Miss Bertha William Thaw, claimed to be the 18-1 in Grants Pass will be played on the ficials declare, should be under direc­ pointed out, is more than the total countries. Among the foreign guests E. Pabst, n young lawyer In the em­ year-old son of Harry K. Thaw, to I high school diamond next Friday, tion of a state organization, as the assessed valuation of the state’s farm expected, many of whom will later1 ploy,of tho department of tho In­ Intervene in proceedings for the de­ when Ashland returns, seeking re­ problems Involved are too intricate land. In less than 100 years the venge. On Saturday, the team plays I for Individual property owners to state has lost more than 2000 acres attend the meeting ot the world’s terior at Washington, will bo chair­ termination of Thaw's sanity. The. «'hurles L. McNary committee of the Y. W, C. A, In man of the business assembly. I Medford at Medford, Jury was selected today. handle. They also point out that in from its seaboard. SITUATION BELIEVE ACT PREMEDITATED IS HELD ACUTE LEAGUE STATEMENT ROIS GLOBE FLIERS STILL ON WAY ESCAPED PRISONER IS TAKEN GREEKS SENATE STUDIES JAP BILL ELIOT TELLS OF BIRD LIFE GREEK HELU FOR MURDER BECKETT IS SENT TO PRISON LOCAL GIRL GETS A MEDAL SUBJECTS WILL BE TAKEN UP Al CONVENTION HIGH SCHOOL TAKES GAMES AGAIN RUNS FOR U. S. SENATE THAW'S SON WILL INTERVENE FAVOR REPUBLIC