IT
The WeatW
EDFORD MAIL
Weather Year Ago
o
Maximum B3
Minimum .'fl
ForwaBt Polr mill warm totilirl't
and Tlmi'stlny. x
Mutfmiim yt. iilay
Minimum today 33
D1II7 Twentjr thlrd Tnt
W..kly Kifly-Mventh leir
MKDFORO. OKlXiOX. Wl'DNKSDAV. Al'ill'ST S. lf:S.
Xo. 13.
TRIBUNE
TodavlAL ISWIAD.
By Arthur Brisbane
American Girls.
Earth's Airy Armor. ;
The Nordic Stayed Home
foance May Show Us.
(Copyright, 1927, by New York
Kvenlng Journal. Inc.)
Our "iris, call swim. One
In.
unmarried, swam the i-lumnel.
Then an American married j
woman swum the ehalmel. Now
Martha Norelins, of NVw'York,
wins the -llMI-melfe swim, heat-i
ilfa the Olympic! reeonl and tin j
world's record. j
IjOiik distances, or short,
across the channel or in 4011
meters of smooth water, Amcr-'
it'll frills finish first. It is a 1
flood sijiii for the cominn pent-rut
inn, which American lii'ls
ust. innliul'actiirt'.
Next Saturday look for many
shootiiitr stars, and thank eter
nal wisdom for the atmosphere
which is earth's armor plate. I
A shoot ins; star is a met cor,
usually of solid mclal, mcllinn,
reduced to dust as it. passu
through our arc.
At frightful speed, resistance j
of the air creates friction so in-
trnsc t tin t 111! hilt tllft bifrpfst
inotpoi's melt mid nrp harmless.
if our protecting atmosphere i
vvnrn iniwsintr nnfl 111! the 1UC-
teors struck with full' weight,
,. there wouldn'e he a city in ex
istence on the earth's surface.
4
. Professor R. D. McKen.te, of
Washington, says "Nordic su-
ylireinncy" nxists only in the
'Nordic's own conceit.
It is, however, ri true fact
the limited numbers of light
I. . -.1 1 1...
Illtireu, lit;m-i cii muiiini i" - ,
UlpS IlHVe' (lone II fOOd tlOtll.
mi i ,ii..
cd southern iirens. inhnhitcd by i
dnrk-eyert people, only to he
absorbed by tho diirkor typos.
AVhitt historians would call
"the 1 000 proa test men t ha t
over lived" were, more than flOO
of thorn, of the lipht-eyed, lijrht
h aired typo.
Kven anions dark-eyed races
the genius often has light eyes,
Napoleon coming from dark
eyed Corsica with his. light gray
eves. etc.
It was family life that did it.
Men of the north, shut in all
-winter, ha
to pot lUiqunintfid I
with their wives and children,
and stay homo. They couldn't
go dancing through snowdrifts
with other people's families.
tn the south, whore tho roads
were open all winter, heads pf
families probably wandered.
That gave northerners a start.
The statement that Henry
Tord drove om or IMS now ears
.. j
4(1 miles in one day whs in -
JlOClli atC. Till! facts lire lllllt
.nr. rum H-ii, LM i.i..,-
fiiin Ht li :10 n. 111. Satlirdnv lind
-'i-nvcfl at Ins nousc in jionr
horn, Midi., at 1:55 a. m. Sun-
day, driving "16 milos
in
hours nnd 4.) minutes.
Tl. ftf it ;u thnt Yr (who Inst week leveled hln guns at
Iho worst of it ix that -'r.Lnilth.B ,eKl,)atlvp rocorrt wIth rP.
Ford, Who rot tO bod It
in ,ho niorninir, was ,, nt 0:MO.
At (' Years of lipe thnt Kind Ot
trip, plus lnek of sleep, is as j
hail as n two weeks' fever. j
('ruins were down vestefilnV, !
-ii v
hears hiisy with wheat predict-
ill"? $1 n bushel before the end
of the Year. The crop is nbuil-jin(r ,tiillH of the White tteK. , half fi hundred friend and news -
ilant n neenrdinir to bears and lnd Is going straight to the leifiln- jpaper correspondents in the moun-
0(11)1. SO. a(oraiIlk in mnrs turn rftcnrtii whirn how in MftCk, tains of northern California and
experience. prices must "'a,i white his stand on various southern Oregon.
tv nn ni.i cfnrv with proposals nn as assemblyman, for While general plan for the no -
tiowu. , " un 11 l , jbls ammunition. A desk in his prt- tifiratlon ceremonies here Sntur -
farmers; when they hflVen t vntP nffie Is cov-red with official ; day are in the hands of n com-
... i i I - 1 I ..-nAA.f nilttaa . r.t U .1 f ,-. 1111 I t-an.lt I if-
SMieV have plenty of it, he!nn( ftn overflow surrounds It on
the floor, each hook with slips of
rice IS low. innner marking the places to look
If the railroads found their
i Continued on Pure Four)
FIRES OEFI
W PASTOR
Y. Governor Throws;
Down Gage of Battle to
Rev. John Roach Stratonj
Repeat Charges in My
Presence', He Cries De
bate in Baptist Church Is;
Arranged. j
Ity Paul 1 llutiHit
Associated Press Staff Writer. j
AI.IIANY. X. V.. Auk. K. tA i
Ciovernor smith has thrown ilown 1
the gage l bailie lu critics of his j
his pul ilio ree-
ord, and has ;
embraced hi his '
challenge those i
who .speak from
the pulpit- ' !
Singling out1
to h e 11 r t h o '.
hrunt of his
counter offen-
sive. Dr. John :
Ifnach Straton.
a Itn ptist minis
ter of New York
the democratic
) r e s 1 d ential
n o m I n p n has
AUFRCD SMITH
callerl nn him to I
repent, In his jneseiue and in Stra- I
j ton's church, n statement the
: flei'Kyman made hist Sunday to his j
. i i'iiFi 'Ktuiuii niui .im a puioic mail
smith i the
rteudllpat loc in
fVnierlctl today of the forces of !
niorul in-oRi-ess and ti-ue itollticnl j
wisdom." The irovernoi reiiuested
fun opportunity ,o .epiy.
iJr. Stratton annmimed thut he i
I would accept thv challenge.
I today It appeared thut a debate I
j between n pivKldenttal nominee j
I and ii minister of the Konpel In a i
j house of worship something new i
: In political, campaigns miff lit he j
in the ofrinj?.
The governor In a letter sent to
j the Row Straton yesterday called
I him to task for his declaration of
.Sunday, and UKKsted that he anil
ithe minister nicer f.-ice to face dur
, ij,,or
Day week In the minis-
iter's ciiurcr.. t'alvary Hnptist.
Al's Tenns Aiv (Jivm
f will permit you, if you choose,
: tn eomliict the meet in ir liv niniilim i
lanrt answer." said Smith. '! will
(be ready to .answer any question
you may put to me which. In your
"P'liMMi, win in any decree icim to 1
justify your remarks
In a counter proposal I)r, Stra
in!! HUtf jested that ho and the
povernor argue things out in .Uaui
son Nuuare (iarden or some other
large auditorium, and alsn that
they embark on a Joint debating
tour of the south.
Just what the governor's reac
tion would be to these proposals
had not been disclosed today, altho 'Heed. It Is no secret that n'pub
It was regarded as certain that he jiican party leaden would wet
would reject both. Ills friends j come a victory by Hay, as this
pointed out that even If he was so would nliiee a wet nresider.tial
minded he could not set out on n
series of debates without upsetting
campaign plans and they predicted
that hp would Insist on meeting his
antagonlst in the church where
lhp original charge was made.
in ink iviii-r iu jr. iniinn, : ernor Aiireu j-;. muiui on me pn- - .
whose name frequently uppenrs nn hibitlon Issue, and thnt this wrmld , Blinp hand, his l,;'s ,
the front pages of metropolitan ' work in favor of the republican 'v nnotlier presin.-ntiai m
newspapers. Smith, referring to candidates all along the line. Since ! l"sn as rcgan ed ns an almo
the minister's declaration of Sun- national issue's were not at stako.. Irreparable loss i.y nis pan
lIllV. Mlilft- "I lln not Itnnil- will- vnn
should make a statement of that
kind, but I do know that I will
never permit it to go tiuchalleng-
ed."
Declaring that he had spent 2 ft
years In the service of the state of
New York, the governor added:
"I do not feel thnt I should
charge you with making this state-
mcnt for nny political purpose, as
' It was made In a church devoted ,
:to tlP ,,,,,,, nB1( nf rh,.,,, nnp of
j whlrh wnn -Ihnu shall not hour
hor . ..
AsmmiII Is I iiciikvIiiI
The governor's assault on the
' ! rtnntist minister was enlirelv lm.
jpxppoicd
Newspapermen assigned
i in cover niiu iierf nao ncrn on iiiu
I lookout instead for a reply of some
sort tn the charges of William
Allen White, the Kansas editor,
latlnn to the saloon, commercial-
i'- r:
yarding gambling nnd vice.
Whether the Straton letter, po
far as the democratic nominee is
concerned, will suffice hs tin an
swer also to Vhttv Mm hri ar,
to Kurope, or whether, there In ntlll
isomethlng on the fire that wnl
( p,n,R, ln ,hP Kansan s direction
I remained undisclosed today.
i.,- nf ihi Vow Vnrk If irllfi t lire
jfr quick reference.
(CootlQ'tod oq Page Kigbt),
HERBERT HOOVER
1 ms' n : N H UK UA :
J4M : : fC J i njfflll PAI F
;4fv;' i: m iKUv bALt
fAUtXS VX : ' tfv ' t Hurricane Sweeping Coast
In the study of his home at Palo Alto, the Republican presidential nominee completes the writ
ing of his address to be delivered August 11, formally accepting the nomination and interpreting the
issues contained In the platform adopted at Kans.is City.
HOOVER GETS 9 ILLNESS FATAL GENETUNNEY IS
TROUT; SMILES TO E. BRENNAN BETROTHED TO
OVER RETURNS CHICAGO BOSS WEALTHY GIRL
t
Republican Candidate Grabs,1';,
'
the Limit in
earby
Stream and Enjoys Read
ing of Victor of Dry
Democrat in Missouri.
HTA.VFOllD r.VIVKIJSITY. C.,
Auk- 8. iff) lleturng from the
itn-tinuflcx in Mlsmiurl. ntiA of the
! border and doubtful Htutes. were
carefullv sci utini.eil today by Her-
i...r-t iinnvi in :m offfn-t lo de-
im-mlnn -liclliet- ihev Would fur-
;nish index to' the probable result
iin the national election there
.xoveniner.
The chief interest of the re-
j publican presidential candidate
centered on the democratic sena
torial race in which Charles M.
Hay, of St. Louis, a dry, had rolled
! up a commanding lead on the
'early returns over his chief oppn-
: nent, James A. Collettv of Salls-
i bury, a wot, who had Die en-
dorsmem of Senator James A.
candidate and a drv senatorial
i candidate on the democratic tick
'hi November.
j Thev con. end that the senato
'riiil candidate could' not be In,'1111'1 111 - Y "
sympathy wtih the views of (iov -
Iin l.V.ne Mia nn.iiltu nf tlll lift-
!iiari's thoro riirrlod only imss-
j ing interest to Uie O. O. I
: tains. Anvhow. they are
,.onfj.
dent that Hoover's running mate.
' Senator Charles Curtis Is certain
t.i L.o lh,il util In Una In tll
general election, ns he has been
the commamling figure In politl
i there for many years,
j The republic
nominee had few engagemenlKTo
today, nnd plr uicd to get as much
rest at home a possible, and at
the Mime time to give more
!thoiiRht to (Ho Hpfcrh ho will (l-
j liver Mt Wont Hrnr.ch. and denl
' ing with the farm relief prob
' tern Intw-himr nrliiinrllv nnnn the
j Indirect, rather than the direct
meinoos 01 dealing wnn ine ugi i-
(cultural situation.
The nominee was all smiles to-
day over the success of a fishing
tri
;to'
i, which he made yesterday
a lake 30 miles south of this
place. He slipped away quietly
during the morning hours, and
returned In mid -afternoon with
his creel fairly well filled, having
taken out of the water the legal
limit of a rotch for one day. 10
pounds, plus one additional fish
Thus Hoover discovered
that
he could have better luck. almHt
at his backyard, in pursuing the
wily trout, than attended his ef-
forts during the long motor trip
he made lnnt week with nearlv
' f if In Is nnd nartv lenders. Hoov'T
Is n nfulted regarding some of:
ithe details. He has been con-
suited about some featured of
j the musical pmgrnm by Profes
' jC0Qtlnuea on rage Eight,
FINISHES HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
" -rw$fsS3?s'? 1111 II I II I. 1.1
f'lll'A:o, AUK. X, -(V) Ccoi-kc
K. lirennan, democratic initio mil
mmitteenian and master mind of
Illinois democracy since the pasn
ini? of lloRer sullivan, died to
day. i he death of the veto run demo
'ratic chief came at s : I y (i' lock
this 'morning; following 'a -s- rohui
of several houi'H, during whii'i
hit sturdy constitution alone had
warded off the end. which had
seemed Inevitable since yesterday
Mr. ' lirennan wis stricken ill
more than n week am with -i
looth infection,
I'veloped after
Septic polsouint:
ill operation for
the removal of two teeth. Mis
physicians, however, gave him n n
even chance to recover until Mon-
!':1V "'ht
when his kidm-ys ceased
10 function
Mr. lirennan was one of the
stau nohest supporters of ( Joveynor
Alfred k. Smith for the presi
dency, both In 1H1M. when he f ist
Kought the presidential nomina
tion, and again this year at Hous
ton when the New York govnn.i.'
was chosen to head the party's
national ticket. It was" Mrennan's
suggestion that Kranklin !. Koose
velt, ever oppose dto Tarn many
Hn H. be . selected to nominate
Smith at -the national convention,
lirennan, too. was given credit
for the first reallzat ion of the
value of n'ght sessions at Hous-
tun
reatlng ihe possibilities nf-
i ndio broadcasl ing.
Several weeks ago the Illinois
. chief paid a visit to Covenmr
j l in, ' K V Vf,.ll
SOCl.UC.
'
nnd when the inlon from the
tnfortfd loi'in oi'tiao i'i im.-.i-i
IhroliRh his Hy1f-m ntid n lunu
lionmi' iifriMtid. his Ktic-ntlth
; ouickly ebbed
Mi- (i:l years
old In May.
.Mr. Urt'nntin's wldtw and a
an presldentini:lopted daughter Hrvive
" The hist rites of the (.'atholi
church have been administered
more than a ween ago wnen wo
seriousness of his condition ws
realized. Kven then, while life was
waning, he tried to cheer those
about him, and smilingly told Mrs.;
. Mrennnn that h
was awruliy
would come
j sick but that no
; i m itn.
i At hi bedside whe
he died this
morning
daughter
were his wife.
Mary, nnd several
their
,.0!a,
relatives. Including n b r o t h e r.
t James Ttrennan. his two sisters and
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. fllll, the latter
h piste
Olll. i
' of Mrs, Hrennan and
stale representative."
Mr.
ALIiANY. N. Y., Aug. X.fVPi
Kxprcstng regret ovr the death
today of C.enrge K. Hrennan, 1II1 -
nols delncralic leader. Governor
A'fred K. Smith issued this state-
j ment :
"I lfarn with a great deal nf
regret of the death of t.eorge
lirennnn of l blcngn. He was
;warm and loyal friend and will be
mourned by friends and admirers
throughout the country,
'M' family and friend In this
nt' J"ln with me in extending
: "Incere sympathy to ills family nnd
j friends In chicjigo,"
j ' -
Vnn
Uecoverliur.
ATLANTIC CITY.
J .
Aug.
(T,--Henator-elnt Will':
Vare nf Pennsylvania
who was
stricken with paralysis a
ago. is approaching convalesc
hi phytic luna believe..
week
f-n, o
Mother of Josephine Lauder!
' of Greenwich, Conn., For-.
nialiy Announces Engage
ment of Daughter to .
Heavyweight Champion,
Recently Retired.
.
SOt'TII MK1STOU Ale., Aug. 8.
(P) Formal nntiounc.emL'iit of the
engagement of dene Tunney, re-
tired . heavyweight champion, to
Miss Josephine Lauder or Creen-
wich. Conn., wiio ma do here today
by Airs. Ctcorge Lander, Jr., mother
of the gill.
The iormui announcement fol-
lowed rumors of the engagement
that have been prevalent since the
tilleholder defeated Tom lleeney
July and a few days later an
nounced his retirement frmi the
ring. Tunney Is visiting at the
summer home of the 1-nuder fam
ily here.
I N i't W YOltK. Aug.' . ll)-
-Ite-
jwildered'by a langleil muss of con-1
lardictory reports, sportdom flgnr- j
j atively Kcrati hed lis head today i
1 apd wondet-erl If ctmtemplated mal-j
i rlmony was the real reason Tor
. (Vene Tunney's abdication as heavy-
weight champion of The world.
Printed repoi'ts that Tunney soon
I was to be married to .M iss Alary
I l.n.il, I. in It ml I .11 uitrr 1 of
I late (ieorge l,iiud r. Jr., million-
I aire steel niaiiufacturer and former
associate of Andrew Carnegie, came
as a surprise to the sport world
' yesterday. Mf forts to obtain de-
1 nidi or confirmation of th
from the principals
themselves!
4
: were fruitless.
Miss l,audcr and her mother,
; who are on an auto tour of .Maine
and Canada. w re stopping on the
island of Smith Itiistol, .Maine, lust
; night. Tunney an ived nt Hrlstol
during the day and wah reported
lo be visiting the Landers. In the
absence of telephone service from
the mainland tn the island
Tunney for the Laiiders could bo
reached.
Keia lives and fi lends of Miss
Lauder, however, (it!ek!y denied
published reports (hat Tunney and
Miss Lauder would he married next
month, either In Scotland or
1 Krance. The retired heavywettdit
champion Is to leave for a walking
tour In Kurope on August Tfi. He
will be accompanied by neveral in
timate friends, Including Thornton
Wilder, the mrvellst.
I Floyd Harbour, secretary to Mis
j lender, pointed out that she would i
j not return from her northern tour1
; until September 10. nlthoiigh he!
added that she Intended to sail for;
j Kurope nie time. next winter
i "These stories are founded
t notlilnxr but rumor." he said.
am rod going to say. however, that
Miss Ntuder will hot be married
ihN year. When she due decide
to marry, however. It will be nn-
nottneed In the proper manner."
' Mr. Tunney Is acquainted with ! SA I. KM, Ore., Aug. H (flt
MWs Lauder, ji,t as h- Is wii;The slate board of horticulture
many peins In Greenwich. Conn land ,r conference nf Yamhill
but If one person payi some at-, county farmers, meeting here yes
tentlon to' another that doe nol lerd'iv with fiovernor t'ntiernn
'iiifan they are engaged.'
s j Harbour further omplfcated lhtjdi-trirt embracing about 50 square
"MUMtion by H-lmiilintc thnt the re -
; PrtH were - on the right trnck,"
'. but frilled In f-xoLiin liir ulii.t lm
meant.
uiinc neo
of Gulf State. Lavs Waste
to Towns and Property-.-
Trains Missing, Shipping
Tied Up, Wires Down,;
Orchards Ruined.
.lACKSONVII.I.K. Flu., Aug
- 1'ntold properly ilamage has
i been left In the wake of the trop
, leal siorm believed to be swecpln;; '
south central Florida after la-hln; '
east coast cities last night.
First direct reports from Fort (
Fierce. Yero lieach and Stuart mi
the middle east coast estimated
property damage at $:(.omi,tHH), '
1 with sciu'es of houses unroofed. ;
, crops laid waste and public ulil-
illes crlpplett.
! Kdward A. Meimluger. Assoc!- ;
ated I'ress member for the Stuart
j News, drove 7 miles to bring the
I first news lo the outside world. He
( said there were no deaths so far
as he knew, and few. If any, in
jured. Meanwhile, a wide area west of
; the coast cities affected was iso
1 lated and nothing definite ,vas
i known as to the progress of the
storm, (tale warnings were out at
' Tampa ami along the coast of the
(in If of .Mexico as far north as
Aapnlaehicola. Winds of 40 to aO
miles velocity were predicted for.
Tampa and shipping held to the
harbor. Fears were felt for the j
safety of citrus orchards In south i
central Florida which apparently
was In the path of the storm.
Ileports from Sebastian, which s
midway between Melbourne and
Yero iteach, said the hurricane at
tnined a velocity of 1 00 mMes an
hour early today. Other towns re
ported winds of Til) to SO mile,
T. It. (1111, 'Associated Tress cor
respondent at Jacksonville, who
was a boa ril the south bound Ha-
- vana special of Floridn iOast Coast
railway last night, messaged that
! the train had been held all night
i three miles north of Jupiter, where
i lh(, wm, n.,i hcd HH to 0 miles an
( hour. The train reached Ve.-t
' I'alin lieach at daybreak, normally
! ,lt Miami shortly after 2 a. m.
j jacksoN VILIJ:. Fla.. Aug. 8.
: tA The tropical storm which has
: isolated a wide stretch of the east
coast of Florida and wreaked heavy
j damage to coast line cities, turned
n;,,i ver centra Florida this
i morning and was reported roaring
' across south Oosceola county in
i the northern frfnga of the Kver
glades. j The dlstiirhancn was said tn be
j still of great Intensity and there
' was no news from lhe area im
! mediately affected.
A missing train a freight
; southbound from Jacksonville to
Miami, had not been heard of since
It left Knrt Pierce last night.
The Western I'nlon Telegraph
company here said this morning
thiil Its operator at Melbourne had
reported that a violent wind struck
that city shortly after 8 o'clock,
blowing out the front of the tele-
The company's only
wire to Melbourne went out before
any details could be received.
Kort Pierce, located between
Melbourne and West Palm lieach.
had been Isolated ulnce last night,
I 'Clio tuul ii'f.nl rwim llu.ri mil! Ihnl
'"!.. -r. " ...
"-nm- i.uui.miiv vwin nihii'K
Hiitl that residents were barricaded
i In their homes.
Vero lieach, Suart and other
towns In the storm area were cut
off from communication
Wire commtirtlcatnln to West
Palm lieach and Miami was inter
rupted last night when the hurri
cane, whii h yesterday was nppnr-
itherM'",Iy (1" mll,'M off Beach, re-
Hiiiin-o us jounney landward in
northwesterly direction.
Cities ( lit Off.
A fio-nillo wind swept the Palm
Iteaches, plunging the cities Into
larkness throughout the night and
causing heavy waves to break over
th ocean boulevard of Palm
Hench. After uprooting treeM Hnd
blowing down signs and awnings
im; nin e o nue wind oegiin to " me paving job corn
abate when the hurricane shifted i H'-ted long before the U0-dny limit
; to the north and followed the coast 1,11,1 'llrcd.
! liti-. Attorney N,.ff, n hH arguments
. lhe Associated Press wire was!1""1 inp contract be given to a lo-
restored to 'Miami nt ft o'clock thin! : Z "- ' 1
morning and It was mbiubed j """"" Pr WfhM
that that city had escaped damage.
. SALEM FARMERS TO
FIGHT NEW PEST
decided to form a pest control
imllr of farm land In Yamhill
j county to fight leaf and nlem!
i nemllmle Tim lnatt nft n.i
The Insect pest at-
tuckri vlyvcr and sliuwUeny plants,
Trout Fisherrma
Mouth of Rogv
Has Close Call
.;. . .J. .J. n. -
M A HSt I KI KIJ, Ore., Aim.
.j. x. (A'i iMiief l:ardim, of the
Iteverley Hills, t'alifnrnia. fire
department, wlm is spending
a vacation fish Inn on lloue
river, win forced to stim for
t!
his life early this week, when
fr the swift current of Kokup
river, near .1 im Hunt creek.
fr carried him Into deep water.
liardon wns iitlemidinK to
ford a riffle while fishinu for
Stpelhead.
i
-
4. 4
GET CONCRETE:
GTY PROPERTY
OWNERS FAIL TO
jUT itir ine uiii'Kt'i HiuyiuK r.uiiuuy
' ' ! of the cunioly woclotv matron In
Mayor and City C o u n c i I ?ur"!"lX 'iLTaio
, , . r i new iiiyMtery wns taken by u police
RefUSe tO GlVe Park AVe-;Hngerprlnt expert who declared
bloody outlin s In the Melius hath-
nue Residents Pavement iioom were not those or Ken-.
'voted the bill shortly after noon.
Thev Rerjuest Lowest was 'pciet' i'ut indictment
' , " would bo returned In court at '
Bids to Be Awarded, Re-i" - houl. befur, lhe Kinrt Jury
1 1 t ii i, I called Uh first witness. Sergeant
gardleSS Of HOme ln-,n. I,. Harlow, whoso keeneness as
iu finger print expert was demon
dUStriGS. stratetl when he identified Willhun
lo. Hickman uh the kidnaper of
' I Marian Parker soon after the
Without limitation or any debate wtiH Hluln, stated posi-
whatever. following the receipt of t,Vfi ' ( thv l"" found on nhe
.... - . I medicine cabinet were not those of
two pe.i lons from h h i I the "butcher boy.
owners of two streets, and hearing
the arguments of Porter J. Sett, j ordre(1 n HO fp 1
attorney representing the Denver Uone( ,n ,he ca lncU(Un(f PrHnk
Portland Cement eompnny and lo- MpUH prominent husband of thn
cal concrete manufacturers, for thejd(;ilrt womnn tlngerprinted. Her
use of concrete Instead of the an- ' nt Uurlow obtained them and
i phaltlc black top. and for the con- tm3 npxt development In what po
; tract to b given home contractors 1 nce considered the niot importunt
i rather than to an outside one, and i lm n tn(, invesllKntion had taken.
rmiuewiM y r.uri rem ana ica
I 1 taker, properly owners, thnt con
crete pavement be laid, the city
j council liiBt- . night unanimously
voted to let the 4r,000 black top
i contract for seven streets to L. O.
Ilerrold of Oregon City, the lowest
bidder by 12400.
j The streets to be paved arc Fran-
I queue. Almond, Arcndin, South
I Park, Portland, Spencer and North'
' Holly. Mr. Ilerrold has already
put up a guarantee bond with the
city of $115,000. The contract pro
vides for a six-Inch asphalt lc
depth. four-Inch tisphaltlc base and
a two-Inch non-skid surface; that
the Job must be completed within
!0 days and that work must be
begun within 1 0 days.
Following the passage of the or
dlnence, Mayor Alenderfer an
nounced lo the assembled Inter
ested contractors and few interest
ed citizens present, that
that set -
ties It, as far as the city officials
are concerned, and means black-
ton paving."
"We would have liked to have'
given the contract to a local bid
der, nil other things being equal,'
said the mayor, "but in this case
the Job goes to the lowest hldder,
even though he be an outside man.
You wllf find thnt In this new type
of blnck-top we will give you as
durable, ns safe nnd as good a pav
ing as concrete. You will find ihnl
It will be n good Job, done under
n competent engineer, whom the)
city will provide."
"Again, I say we would have
liked to give It to a local bidder,
but that we did not Is their own
i lt. We Ignored the lowest bids
'Oil jobs SOIlle time film find onva
Itun Int.- I I ,
I i" i mm
! which nothing but trouble nnd dis-
satisfaction resulted. "
j The mayor then stated that these
! ,Wo Jnl,s were the new city hnll
4 courthouse structure and the pre.'
j vlmis batch of paving let for sev-j
nil streets. Including Sixth street
We made up our minds after
j Ibis experience," the mayor con
tinned, ."that never again would
we give a local contractor n con-
iract, unless he was the lowcii
.bidder, or If the lowest hldder. an
, "slder, should not be deeme l
''HhP't'-nt."
t'ntrnctor . Herrold snld last
! would have .his asphalt
I Plant wt up here within 3ft day,
j would begin work well within 10
m,'H l grading and graveling, and
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
CHICAGO. Aug. 8. 8IA)
Pears: ifl cars California pears
arrived: IJ cars on track, 2ft cars
sold: l.tftS boxeH California Hart
lelts, SLRft to $3.4fi, mostly 2.50.
NKW
Pears:
YOKK, Aug. (I'SDA)
3S cam California nears
1 Arrived;
27 cum on track. 25. 930
hoxe California llarllettn, best
I- !' In $.1: fancy, high ns 14 SO
ordinary, 2.ir to $2.85; common
nml ilnn tl ?r i ..
ami ripe, f 1.75 to $2.10: few low
un $1.45; avenue, J2,244
D
BOY MAY
Finger Prints Setured By
Hickman Expert Are Not
Those of Leo Kelly,
Charged With Brutal Los
Angeles Crime Husband
Establishes Alibi Mys
tery Deepens.
l.OS ANCiUI.HS, aur. 8. (!
l.oii "I'af" Ki'lly. h a n il x u m i
liutcluT boy" lovor uf Mrs, .Myi-tU
1.. .Mt'llUH, lukiuy wtttt IMillPU-d Ity
was shrouded In silencg behind the
closed doors '
room.
of tue urand jury
LOH ANOKLI-a,' Aug. S. -Sergeant
1 L. Warlow, police fin
Igerprlnt expert announced today
that hlojidy finger prints found In
the bath room of the Melius home
were not those of Leo Kelly,
"butcher boy," accused of th
murder of .Mrs. Myrtle Melius., so-
Iclety matron last Sunday.
The unexpected development In
the slaying case which Sunday
shocked the fashionable AVilshlre
district of the west side was the
signal for ord era from 1 1 erma n
Clino, captain of detectives, that
every person who has figured in
any way with 'the Investigation be
fingerprinted Immediately.
Sergeant Harlow who Identified
William K. Hickman as the kid
naper of Miriam Parker two days
betore the youthful killer was cap-
I lured, did not Indicate whether the
j Pi'lalH he found were those ot a
j man or woman.
I'hlef fllne said prints of
the
dend woman, her husband, Frank
Melius, prominent sportsman and,
manufacturer; .Maggie Ferris, the
negro maid, nnd other persons who
have been questioned would be
made at once.
Meanwhile the grand Jury pre
pared to take up investigation of
the killing which police say was
the culmination of u 6-yewr ro
mnnee between the prominent club
woman and her "butcher boy
friend."
LOS ANCIKLKS, Cnl Aug. 8.
(A'l While police today continued
their search for three women
whom they hoped would throw
new light on the "butcher boy"
romance of Mrs. Myrtle L. Melius,
the gruesome mUi'der of the weal
thy society woman which climaxed
that love affair wan ordered placed
heforo the county grnnd Jury.
Coincident with the. ordering of
the probe, not only Into the crime
laid to Leo Kelly, 29 year-old meal
cutter charged with the killing of
his 41 -year-old sweetheart but into
events that led up to the tragedy,
announcement wan made thai her
funoral would be held this after
noon. HerVlcon will be private.
Melius, summoned an the princi
pal wJtness before the Jury, was
armed with nine affidavits by
which he expected lo prove that he
dirt not enter hi home to find his
wife dead or dying until after &
o'clock Sunday. ,
Hawing hln remarks 'on Kelly's
statement that he heard tly wom
an's husband returning to the
home nt 3.30 o'clock and the police
record that Melius called them nt .
0:3tt, Attorney 8. H. Hahn, retained
by Kelly, yenterduy in court de
manded to know why Melius wait
ed more than two hour before
reporting the matter to police. -
Today n the face of Melius' affl
davltn from persons who ore wild
barge at Venice fihouL 4:30 o'clock,
Hahn nald he would attempt tn
show that some one else did, enter
the home at 3:80 nnd wn respon
sible for the crime.
Kelly, who wan vlslttnf with the
society matron flu ring her hu-
hund'M absence was found hiding
In a closet nearly nn hour after
police swarmed Into the elabnmin
home. O i i
Three fingerprints outlined In
blood, were found on the medicine
cabinet were tho examined by
fiat-low today .
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