The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, April 25, 1925, Page 1, Image 1

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KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening"
Associated Press Leased Wire
Eighteenth Year No. G505
KLAMATH FALLS, OREO ON, SATURDAY, APRIL '5, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WHEELER FOUND
NOT. GUILTY
OF FRAUD
Jurors Acquit Montana
Senator on First Ballot
at Great Falls
OftKAT FALI.H, Mont,, April 25.
HenoOr lliirlon K. Wheeler of
Montana, lute vlco presidential can
dkliilo ond p dltloil ' storm center,
bnikttd today In the double distilled
sunshine of (orlunn. TIiIk followed
what unvolopcd to ha a red letter
event In Hie Whoulor lumlly lam
night when ha Moo. I In federal
court horo ami received wo mes
sages llmullantiaufly, ona of Ills
acquittal of lit wrongfully using hit
senatorial Influence, with tlm In
terior department anil the oihnt
announcing the birth of a daughter
Id lha Whaolur haute In Washing
ton. The verdict was ' retunud Iwj
hours and 13 mlnutea after the Jury
bad retired to deliberate, and out
of thin time It took one hour fjr
dinner. But one ballot wu taken.
Stork Arrive
In spite of an admonition to speo
tatora by Kednral Judge Frank 8.
Dietrich that there iuujI lie uo dum
onslratlon In the ojurl mini, then
won a ruh 'for the senator when
the vurdlot wag read. In hi hand
he held the teleiraiu aim iim.-liig
the birth of a daughter. Hut court
wai la session only iwj uilnutui itud
hla doltghtud follower wero lit
loam without delay, lie nt.'i In over
to the Jury bux( and iliu;k liuutla
with each of the 12 man who pi-'sed
on hla case. Then District Attiriuy
John L. Slnltory, who projoculcd
him, approached him and shook hU
hand.
"1 hope both the daughter and
verdict get nlonn ull rig it." said
iHlottcry, rsuilllnff. ; '
Senator Wheeler later Issued ' u
tntenient In which lu declared the
verdict wis what ho exported and
thanking Senator WaUli fur bin
services. Ho alio mil In tho mate
ment that his concern f ir Mrs.
Wheeler was ajroator . ihirlnK llu
trial than wsi hla anxiety over his
case.
Indicted IjikI Year
Senator Wheotor was Indicted here
April 8, 1924, by foderjl grand
Jury on a charge of aceptlnR a fee
of 14000 from Gordon Campbell,
wMontana oil promoter, for appearing
after hit eloctlon to lha sonata be.
fare the department of tho Interior
permits fur his clients. He branded
tho Indictment ai "palpably a framo
up" and blamed the department of
Justice which was Investigating at
tho llmo. t
Next day tho sonnto started an
Investigation of 'the case and In he
verdict wholly ox.inorntod hi in.
trill of tho ease started here
April' 16 nftor many dtilays.
WA8IIINOTON, April 23.-1)0
parlntont of Just'ce offlslnls had
nothing to my today about .tho col
lapse of tholr case In Montana
against Senator Wheeler, tho ruler.
Ity with which tbo Jury throw out
tho department's chui'Kos and exon
ernlad tho senator .manifestly caus
cd disappointment and chiiKrln and
In vlow of tho circumstances no of
ficial would predict whother the
separate proceedings brought
against Mr. Wheeler In tho Plstrlct
of Columbia would bo pressed.
lrt Follotto ItoJoItT
Hoimtor Wliaolor's fi'lunls mean
time' worn predicting that tho ruse
lioro novor- would be brought to
trial. 8onntor yollotto of vWls
consln.i with whom tho Montana
senator wits a candidate on tho In
dopondent prosldontlnl tlck'ot lust
su'mmor, sent Ihls tologrnm of congratulations.-'
(C'ontlnlii'fl mi I'iiro Two)
HAROLD M'CORMICK
SERVES AS JUROR
C1HCAOO, April 25 Humid Mc
Cormlnk, tho hnrvnslor mnnufnctiti'
pr, yostot'day said! "Thank you for
having boon allowed lo work for
S3 a day."" . .
Ho was given fur two wooks'
norvleo as n. Juror In the Juvonlln
court, and In addition wna voted n
"rogular follow" by tho rest of tho
' jtirorn. "I am grntfiful to have lad
the thitnoo to HerVB," ho' snld, m ho
mm rtlvon IiIh chuck. "Tho Jitvonllu
court Is onp of, Chicago's mont hidp
fill. lUHlUntlqns.'',. "j . t4.iM'i.i"-i
Shufflin' Feet
Resound Within
Church Edifice
.til. Illllilr (it Hid iifriimptllli
ini'iit T shuffling flit ftiiiuicd
mil of I III' door mill UlllllllV,
iinliiiiili'd ron vri-Kui Inn, hunter
mid vi'i bil pyrotechnic, ni
rlcnily liinnl, mill till HtiumK
n i llii' Hillside hidltnled Unit
a KimkI time mix being huil by
nil hud night ill tlii- l.'plncopul
church.
huh Im'iiI of tin- ltti lit .
ncrcerli uf jM. Muvoplioiie. mill
strumming nf tin- banjo
iiiinllii'r death knell nf llii'
church fur within tin1 iirxt friv
day the bi'lrk building on Srv
(mil mill High "HI ' "implied.
Tim iliiiiif, gli-eu liikt iiIk'U by
lln I, oil' n. Plumbing company,
VlltN llio llllt IIiIiik I" till It
till church wu used.
Several day ago thu MpUcii
ml rtinri'h drparKil friitn Un
built) I u, lil"Jii nil or IU
linldliiKS mill Inklntf titii;urniy
nnrlrr tin l'aiiir Allry, Ttu
Iurrns rlilmliliiK riinipnti)', huc
niful bidders fur tlw bulldiiiK,
loi'k MwHmliin, SukuchiIoii uf
a ilnncr nax pi'otiiptly fuvuiril.
Tlien lli iiuintlim of n hall
ulilili lirouKlit tlm iiiniliin of
"Wlint Is it chuft'lt lint ti
clini'iliV"
Home tlnii' tH'iit lu riiiinliltT
lii( llii I'llilrs of Hie tuobli'iii
riwiiltcil In the unmtltmtui
vcril ct "not n church," so tlm
d.iurp it un In-Ill.
BURGLAR ALARM
WORKS; PROWLER
BADLY WOUNDED
SACItAMIiNTO. Calif., April !S.
A burglar ' trap arranged In a
drug, store In tho rorldence dlstrtct
hore workod so successfully that
K. L. Lydston, local resident, lies
lu hoipltal tcjuy shot through tho
chest, seriously wounded.
lvdston. he told police, crawled
through the broken ' skylliiht,
clmnbercd down a rope and Jii't as
ho nenred the floor' a foot struck a
wire attached to n rlflo and the
weapon whi discharged. v
Francis K. Evans, proprlotar of
tho stare, said hs place was rjliboil
weeks ago and he hnd left lha "Kv
light brokon and also tho rope In
position beforo placing the tide.
Revolutionists Are
Dominating Honduras
MANAOUA, April 25. Reports
rojolved hero stato that tho lion
da ran government Is tloin uniting the
roYoliitlonary movement In that
country. Ocotopoc, n. vlllagu filly
miles ' from San Salvador, which
v,'H captured by revolutionists Apt II
20, has been retaken by government
forces. Attacks on other towns aim
havj been repulsed b government
troopt. It Is stated. .
LllOTBIP
Cars Needed to Transport
Boys on Excursion Sun
day Afternoon
An nil-day outing Is planned for
Sunday for tho Hoy Scouts of Klam
ath Kulls when a caravan of auto
mobiles will cany thorn t the
Dnvn bods. A number of tho renin
will bo accompanied by tholr fiilh-
or who will assist In handling '.hi.
curs. This trip Is considered one of
the most Interesting thul c:'.n !
Liken and much constructive edu
cation will bo gitthorod , ..by tho
scouts. It Is plunncd nlso fur 11 num
ber of scouts who luivo qualified
for certain tests to tako cooking,
signaling In semaphore tests dur
ing the day.
I. 11. Howard, who has lnnilo an
oxloniilvo survey of tho Uava bods
and Is thoroughly ifamlllnr wit It tho
cut I in country, will uc.t as guldo tind
Instructor for tho acouU for tho
trip. Tho scoutmaster Is doslrj'ts
for ns ninny of tho couts' fathots
who have machines to Join tho
pni'tv as Is possible for ft number ot
I
machines urn needed to transport
the 'WojUi 1 ' " ' ' ' " '. :
1 ,' , I 1 it,,' .--t'l .. ' -r
FUGITIVE WILL
BE RETURNED
TO DETROIT
Druglcos Heftier to Stand
Trial for Victimizing
Woman of $50,000
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HUATTIK. Wash., April 25 W.
A. Anderson, druglcst luialcr, also
known us Major Wellngton M. Hoi
f:ird mid Dr. Murlin I.. Ilnlfort, ar
rested In Vunwuvir April 15, on
oiiilK'Zzlcmi'iil chargci mndo In De
troit, left here tjduy fur that city
Hi c'uriio uf J.louton ml 'II. J. (Jar
vln of tho Detroit police. Gcrrlu re
lated that he tricked Anderson Into
waiving extradition mid brought
him ucidhk the International H11.1
lu.t night.
Yesterday (iurvln said ho up-
poured beforo a Vancouver nngl
tra'.o unit reiuvsted that oxtradltbn
praceedlngs be dropix-d. The Judg.
continued tho case until today and
Uarvln suggested to Andcrron that
trey tako an automobile ride. An-
durson, agreeing, signed "papers" to
bo released from the Jail for the
drive. Tho paper wore an extra
dition waiver, and before he realized
ll, Anderson was on the American
side 01 too lino, where ha was
placed aboard a Seattlo tra'n.
. bnragud at first, Anderson soon
became amiable and loquacious,
Commenting on women, according
to Canvin, he said:, "Women nro tho
biggest foals In tho world and when
1 get out of this mess I'll p.o right
011 having u good time w'tb t'.iem."
The dotectlvo said Anderson bad
dof lauded Detroit women of over
130,000.
Ileiford declared thai It mh lim
it k, (in a. iron at Oakland. Calif.,
hid hlr:'d a good American lawyer
to fjgbt Ills extradition from Canada.-'
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BE HELD Wl
Reclamation Projects of
West to Be Taken Up
at San Francisco
WIASHINOTON', April 25. Chair
men of four house committees with
Jurisdiction ot legislation affactlng
reclamation will assemble on Juno
3. In San Francisco to begin a two
months Investigation of various pro
jects In tho west. ,
.In tho groups will bo Chairman
Crnmpton of the Appropriations
sub-committee' which drafla' the In
ferior dcparNiont supply bill:
Chairman Sllinot of the public lands
committee; Smith of tho Irrigation
committee and Representative I-en-vltt,
of Montana, slated for the
chairmanship of tho Indian affairs
committee. They will be accom
panied by tho ranking democrat of
ouch coirmlttce. Representative
Smith discussed problems today
with President . Coolldge, taking
with him to tho white hotiso Dr.
Hiram Nowton Savage of Berkeley
California, who- recently completed
a survey of roclamutiun posslblll
ties In Indian mid Kgypt.
BE
WASHINGTON, April 25. Spoed
Ing ill) the transcontinental air
mall Borvlce was ordered today b
iPostmiistor General Now In order
to cut. down transit tlmo betwoeu
San Frnnclsao and Now York from
81 hours and 85 minutes to 2J
hours and 50 mliHitos, and at tht
same time to advance southern Cull
fiimla mall practically ono full day
Denarturos from Pan Francisco
will ho made at 8:45 a. m. etfec
tlvo May 1, Instead of 6:30 a. m
as at present. This will enable mull
leaving Los Angolos at 6 p. m. to-be
placed on tho transcontinental piano
leaving San Francisco tho followln
morning Instead of being hold there
24 hour. Tho ohnngo will not nf
foul tho time 'Of arrival at Noa-
York. . ' ' ' "' "
CONFERENCE T
I MAIL WILL
SPEEDED
Local Man to
Observe 99th
Anniversary
Mnety-nlna years Old und still
going strong. That's the life rec
ord that will be t up tomorrow
by James Lear of 1 2 X ." r'ust street,
this city. N'inetyriilno ycurs ago
Mr. I.car was bora on a big Ken
tucky planation, April 20th, 182G.
Ho W'Os 35 years old when Lincoln
called for volunteers nnd for the
next four years he saw active ser
vice in tho rebel army.
"They talk about the awful things
In modern warfare'" said Mr. Lear
this morning, "but 1 want to tell
you thul war Is war, and the har
rowing scenes that 1 saw then and
took part In, the privations ard
hardships I endured and the terrible
hell of the whole thing make mo
feet that one wrr Is Just about on
tho same plane. Insofar as human
suffering Is concerned, as any ether
war. ' I had hoped to live to sec the
day when wars would be a thing of
tho post. Our boasted twentieth
century civilization Is a sham and
a farce until this la on accomplish
ed and accepted fact among all
civilized people." i'
Onco Htore Owner
Mr. Lear has an interesting story,
but ono docs not get It In a single
conversation. The writer has known
hl;n intimately for ten years and It
Is only by catching him "off guard".
as It were, from time to time, that
lie "opens up" and gives a little
Inside picture of tho many Interest
lug things that have happened In
his century lite. His father wan
the owner of a largo plantation and
owned large numbers of slives.
When the yourg man attained to
his majority he Inherited the home
und fcr a long time was known as
the "Massa." Ho tlll feels kind.
ly , to the old blacks that served
him su, . fu!hfullj- aud ' while ho
realizes that Lincoln was right
about slavery ho still wonders
whother freedom has Improved their
condition. .
Mr. Lear was seven years old and
remembers distinctly the time tho
stars fell" in 1837.
Fulling mum
"It was about midnight" said Mr.
Leor. "We heard the blood hounds
baying and setting up a tcrrlblo
racket. The slaves all ran Into
their cabins and could not bo pre
vailed upon to come out. They
thought sure tho end of the world
had come, t remember getting out
of bed and running around outside
trying to lay hold of ono ot tbc 'mil
lions of Hltlo "stars'" that were ev
erywhere bofore my oyes. It was
tho most wonderful sight I ever
saw.
These who have read about thl
famous event will recull that It was
afterwards found out thot tho earth
had passed through the tail ot
flying comet, giving tho Impression
that tho stars had descended on
tho earth.
Mr. Leu r is living with his son
Den Lear, asuoclalo ot the Coition
Rule store corporation, and will bo
tho guest of many family fr'iends
at a blrthdnv dinner tomorrow. Ills
wifo, uged 88, is also living.
Von Hindenburg and Marx
Leading Candidates '
for Presidency
BERLIN, April 23. Forme
Chancollor Marx, choice ot the Wei
mar coalition or republican bloc
and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg
champion, of tho parties of til
I'nltetl rialu'wliiK. today were on
the Inst stretch ot their raco for
tlm presidency of the German re
public with neither expected to have
w.Ok-owtiys In .tomorrow's- polling.
Pnlitient lenders say the result is
fully as problematic u was the
contest In the United States between
Charles Evans Hughes and Wood
row Wilson In 1916.
. With no tangible figures or other
dutn available speculators are oc
cupying themselves with Riiessl'14
ot the whereabouts' of tho stay-at-home
vote, and the extent to which
Von Hlndouhurg will profit by bal
lots cast for complimentary or senti
mental ronson-."
GERMANS
ILL
VOTE TOMORROW
RAILROAD
Lf
EXTENSION
E
AT EARLY DATE
Aims of Hill Lines Told to
Portland Business Men
at Banquet
PORTLAND, Ore.'. April 25.
Declaration of Ralph Budd. presi
dent ct lie ireat Northern railway,
that his company Is planning an
extension south from iiend 13 alin
ing to cjry out the plans of the
late J. J. Hill, and a report by Hen
Dey, counsel for the Southern Pa
cific that till . company's Natron
cutoff has been completed 45 of the
108 miles and that the project
would be finished early next' year.
were features of discussion of the
Oregon railroad situation at the an
nual dinner meeting of the chanbt-r
of commercj last night.
'It Is our aim and ambition to
carryout the things 85 far as pos
sible that Mr. Hill wanted to 'do."
said Mr. Budd. "This br. beon lin-
possiuie ror some year.. Conditlens
have Improved and the Great North
ern plans to do some building. In
Montana, for Instance, thore Is
need for more railroads, and thero
Is likely to be some building there.
This may seem far away, yet the
benefits will probably be reflectin
here in giving wider riiarkou to
Oregon products.
Work Delayed'
"Plans Mr. Hill made in central
Oregon were not completed at- the
time of his death. I'p the 'Deschutes
river a road was built that wis in
tended to extend farther south. The
war came on and delayed completion
of tho plan. It, now appears ifurthor
development in thot section of tho
state is at hand. . , ,
((Y.iillnueU on I'iKc r:Two)
NOTTOBE SOLO
Rumors That Property Has
Been Disposed of Are
Denied by Official .
Rumors that have prevailed that
tho Modoc Pine Lumber company
was to be sold to eastern capitalists
wore laid to rest today by aa offlc
ial statement from Varnel D. C
Beach, vice-president of the con-
corn.
"Tho Modoc Pino company has
been recently Incorporated to take
over tho properties nnd operate the
plant of the Modoc Lumber com
pany." Mr. Boach said.
"The directors ot the newly In
corpdrated concorn aro not ottering
tho plant for solo. Rumors that the
property Is for sale are false.
"The Modoc Pine company is
planning extensive new construc
tion, and Additions to the plant. The
mill will be run continuously all
year, regardless of market condi
tions. "It Is now contemplated to add
an additional shift socn after May
first."
Concerning the additions which
are being planned for the mill, Mr.
Beach sntd that plans had not been
completed but would be announced
at a later date. The mill, he said,
would run the year around.
DIRECTORS OF
Seven directors ot the Rotary
club were elected yesterday at tho
weekly luncheon of the civic , club
held at the chamber of commerce.
The directors who, for tho ensuing
your, will consider policies and rec
ommend projects to the club nre J.
A. Gordon, president of tho First
National hank; J. F. Kimball, local
Weyerhaeuser representative; W. E.
Lamm, lumberman; tho Rev. A. L.
Rice, Presbyterian minister: Merle
West, lumberman;. John C. Iloyle,
division mnnagcr of the California
Oregon Power company;.
The directors will meet next 'week
to choose a secretary, treasurer and
sergeunt at anus from the personnel
of the club, . . .:' -
IDOCPICO
T
News Flashes
IUKH FROM HEAT .
hvunsvin Ind., April ncnr
W.lllunis, intra litliorrr, illitl todny
n rrault of Inning been over-
rotr.- by liciit, according to attend
ing physicians. He was stricken
yesterday when the thVrninmi'trr
reiiclicd 87 degree.
HGITIVK CU'tiHT
Ituscbura;, Ore., Apiil tM. -Lee
Duncan, who for tho past three iliiytf
lias been a fugitive, nftrr ixiraplng
from the county Jail, captured
this morning; on the biinkn of the
Hnutli luipun river, nlmut one mile
south of the city limit.
I'OLICKMAX FIXED
St. I.ouls, Mo., April 2.V -
cause I'tirrolinnn 1'lillllp Durr left
Ills bent to have his trousers mend
ed, the poMcB Iwnrd today finI
him ft.'tO. While lie was in a near
by tailor xliop lust March 3, the
Mound City Trust company was rob
bed of SIM.fKK). Tho burglar alarm
sounded but by Uio time' Duff could
get hi trousers back on the rob
ber IkuI escaped.
CONVICT IX CUSTODY
Jefferson City, Mo., April 25.
James Cnrroll, released today from
the state penitentiary after serving:
term for burglary and larceny.
wa taken Into custody by officers
from the stato of Washington, where
he I wanted on a charge of burgrr
lary. Carroll hn. nerved two term
In the San Queiitin, California
prLson and one In the prison at
Salem, Oregon. . . -r
VOLCANO ACTrVK 1
Naples, April 23. After eight
months of comparative rest Vesuv
ius is in eruption ng:iin. The vol
cano offers a funtojiUe spectacle, es
pecially at night, when Jncandes-
cent lavai flowing; from, the-south
west side of Uic crater cast a glow
over Uio area. The present activity
cccors periodically and I caused
by the collapse or a section of the
rim of the' crater.'
, JUISOXEH SHOT
Sacramento, April 23. W. G.
Slovens, committed to Folsom state
prison from Alameda county, wa
shot and probably fatally wounded
shortly after noon today during an
attempt to escape from Deputy
Sheriff B. M. Wholcy. The shoot
ing occurred at an nutb servico sta
tion ot Thirty First nnd M street
on tho Folsom road. Whnlcy had
Slovens In custody and was taking
Iiiin to the prison.
KILLED IN RAID
Moncttn, S. C, April 25. Sheriff
Henry H. Howard of Aiken county
was shot and killed, Anna IiOwman,
a ncjrrcss was killed ami her daugh
ter Itertha, wa probably fatally
Mounded today in a shooting affray
when officers attempted to search
the home of Sam Lowmnn, the dead
woman's husband, for liquor. De
puty Sheriff ltubibiis- of Aiken wu
injured when struck lu the face
with n uxe by A mm Lowinan be
fore she wns shot to death by anoth
er deputy. Sam Lowmnn was shot
unit slightly wounded.
E
Fpurteen Men Trapped in
Hecla Shaft Subdue Fire
and Escape
WALLACE, Idaho. April 25.
Fourteen miners, who subdued a
fire on the 2000 foot level of the
Hocln silver-lend mine at Burke,
seven miles from here and escaped
by their own efforts late yesterday
afternoon, after being trapped In
the mine for more than 12 hours,
are the heroes of Burke today ond
many stories ore being told ot their
bravery and resourcefulness In tho
face of the danger which threatened
their lives. .
After battling smoke and flames
for several hours the men reached
the main slmft and calmly rain for
the cage. Thoy were hoisted to the
surface, hungry nnd tired from the
strain forced upon them, but other
wise unharmed. ' ,
ZOl'L, Korea.' April 2.". Two
hundred Korean emigrants perished
in a snow storm in tho I'rimnrsk
region-on Tuesday.
MINERS BATTLE
WAY TO SURFAC
GAIN
LEADER
E. Snider, Butte Valley
Parmer, Arrested on
Serious Charge .
(Special to Tile Herald)
VRKKA, April 23. With the ar
rest of O. K. Knitter, president of
the Itntte Valley Irrigation district.
on a technical charge of profiting
ficni purchases made by the dis
trict, and -threat of recall of tlm
district's director by the Snider
and the anti-Snider faction, tho
newly completed $600,000 project's
affair are in an uproar and the
promised litigation will provide one
of Siskiyou's greatest sensation,
The standing and the future of tile
project will not be affected. It I
declared by both sides, but a bit
ter fight Is under way. .
Snider was arrested April 15 on
a complaint sworn to before Justice
of the Peace S. K. Adams at Mac- -'.
doel and signed by J.' W. Skaggs,
a director In the district... He im
mediately gave bonds of J 1000 and -
the arrest was kept secret until to- -
day. Trouble started' to brew lite
last year and It was brought to a
head early la- 1525 when E. O. Bis-
sell was ouited as secretary of (he '
district and Rev. K., M. Davis was
olr.-tofl In hla nl... munll 1- .,1,1
to have sought revenge and with
him are said to have been Vf.-B..
Holbrook, S. K. Adams, It. J. Young
and -others whn dftclarpt thnt ttrviHanv
03 preiident hod seen to It that pnr
cia.ei of construction material far
toe district . were ., made j.f rpm, the ,
sure be maintain! In competition
with that conducted by Holbrook l:
Macdoel and It was under a clausu
la the California- Irrigation laws
prohibiting officers or director
from profiting from contracts that
the criminal charge was brought.:
Saider's group declared that re
call proceedings will be brou ;iu
scon againit Skaggs as a director,
wallo . the antl-Snldcr faction lr' s
announced that Snider and H. L.
Nelson, the other, dlrctors. wl.l
face t'ae '; recall. Snldef's frlonda
deny any Irregularities In Snldor's
tiansaetions. Owing to the part he
has taken in the arrest ot Snider,
Adams is said to have disqualified
himszir to sit as A committing
magistrate and District Attorney
Charles E. Johnson, who will prose
cute the ciiarge wbeo-tt comes up
tor preliminary hearing at a date
not yet set will have - another
Justl.-e ot the peaco tako the testi
mony. -
DK.VTH RETORT DENIER
SOFIA. Bulgaria, April '25.- The
report taut the Agrnr.nn leader
Prutkih and former War- Minister
Mournvleft had been pUl to death
Is denied in semi-official quarters.
It Is stated that both men at
tended yesterday's. Inquiry into thi
Sveti Krai catiiedral bomb plot.
Tl'It.V 'CLOCKS' HACK
NEW YORK, April S3. .Mar)
clov'ki wl'.l be turned ahead ono
hour tomorrow morning at 2 u. m.
when daylight saving goes Into ef
fect, than any . other year slnco tho
World war, the Merciiunts' associa
tion estimated todiy. ....
(i.V.MES I'LAXMil)
WALLA WALLA, Wu.th.. April
25. The Whitman collogo basubail
squad left f.:r a- four-game tr.p to
Seattle. Forest tlrnvu, Eugon" ndf
Corvallls. Two catchers, throb pilejt-,
ers, four' Infiejders ;nnd Tour -'oirt--fielders
were taken.
ATTACKER SENTENCED
Circuit Judge Announce Penalty
Against Convicted Man Early
Till Morning
PORTLAND, Ore., April 25.
Circuit Judge MvCulloch, of Dukcr,
set a court precedent here when ho
sentenced a man, ut 3 o'clock this
morning. : The prisoner, Jesse W.
Collins, who received a term of 1'
years, was convicted half an hour
earlier of an attack upon Mrs. !!('
le --Welser.'-a- neighbor, ;