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Show A NEWSPAPER Dedicated t a of fairness to nil sections of Utah count pe-lie- TTJTT17' rsl fi I I I j. s HERALD I PHONES Cttdncss Offico . Editorial Rooms . . v 7: fX)RT!ETH YEAR, N0..249. PROVO, UTAH. FRIDAY, J ' : 95 107 , . JUNE 4 J926. PRICE TWO CENTS nnnrvp -- : South American Radicals Bomb-U- . Detective Expresses CRAZED' View Mrs. McPherson Dead; Ormislqn Missing AnEMPTS NO INJURIES SUSTAINED IN 8 AN FRANCISCO. Jnue 4 (VI)' Frwu' a.mst'-Whiioffi, ransom denlands and contradictory reports'!)? the woman's veraTiHflirf 'tustii'teiit wut liforniti official peaii.nceirIu "ap today bad extracted one probable concrete fact from the investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance'" of "Aiiiiee" Kjenrple McPherson.: It is that Ainieeiejiiple Mcl'her- "Hut n am conviiuvd that Ormis-(vi- i w.n. famoiiN evangelist of Angelus had nothing to do, with Mrs. dead. is Iais Angeles, Temple. I have' felt that Mr.. M Pherson Mi Phersou's disappearance. He "lias was dead from the start.'' declared! some other reason, Captain Ilermau ( line uf.tue Los with the Mcl'iiiTsou case, for desir !iig to evade further publicity." Auueles detective bureau. Captain ('line left instructions "I have taken no stock in the ransom notes, the mysterious with Stiii Francisco diHecfives; on Mis the (pifUtitrtisi to In- put to Oruiistoii, threats of bodily injury-tidlticrsou unless money was forth should be. yet apear. Onnistoii s lailuie to appear was coming. There was only one angle to the a sharp disapiiointiucnt to Captain The investigation, involved case which cast doubt on her Cline. the intro drowning? That was the myster laud complicated daily, ious behavior of Kciuieth C. Onuis-to- duction of fresh rumorsi would have cleared had Or- her fonnet radio oiierator." Captain Cllne.came to San Fran- nilston appeared and denied, as he cisco yesterday to question Onnis-to- was expected to do, the many ru mors which linked him with the Los to Captain Cline said. disappearance, returned he Angeles Today As long as ho fails to answer with his mission not accomplished. "I have waited a full day for Or-- , his unofficial summons, the case miston," Cline said on deiiartnre. will remain clouded; .and Mrs, Mcpherson's death. will si ill be denied "He knows that i was here-anknew where to find me, and he had by many even though she, tieyond n promised that he would see me. doubt.Js dead, the Los Angeles said. detectives of is he hiding. Apparently ID S. Legation At Uruguay Ml ' TODAY'S TWINS - rr - .. p. v HEART ... . TO Bomb Explodes Friday Morn-- : ing In Legation Chancery . At Montevideo 1 BOMBING CONNECTED WITH RADICAL MOVE i Conviction of Murderess In Massachusetts Believed Cause of Attempt ', - -- Imh-i- n. h d Latin-America- 140 KILLED cap-fai- PIRATESPLAY-LYNDYLLH- ERE AGENTSIN MIDSHIPMAN REFUSES OATH; SENT TO SEA e. ' vANNAHLLS, Md., June 4 (IT) An unwilling member of'tbe I'nit--(rStates navy, Midshipman Earl Blake Zirlle, of Kansas, was ordered to sea today despite bis rejieated demands to be allowed to resign. All precedent was broken at the annual, commencement exercises of the naval academy when Zirkle re fused to take the oath of allegiance to the I'tiited States. He received his diploma unwillingly ;and fell in line with his class mates. at the exercises only on orders from his superior officers. He bad already offered his resignation I twice. annual be on sent will the lie, slimmer practij'e cruise, which lie- gins today, in the role of a mid shipman' and not of an ensign, it was decided by officers of the aea '"' aiemy. Sixteen marriages, all coming in rapid succession following the of diplomas to the midshipmen. More are expected today. . . . STEE PLANT MODEM TO CAPITOL officers prohibition have been. kilU'd In line of duty, whiler 82 persons evading or resisting arrest have Iteen killed. Two dry officers have been killed this year. Iallas Roliert was shot In a raid near Fresno, Calif,, and V, E. Grant was killed chasing a Hendcrsonvviile, liquor veudjrr-.nea- r N. aC, this week. , ' West Virginia. Georgia Kentucky. and Alabama, Tennesseer-No- rth South Carolina, where moonshiners operate in rural districts, is the 'Hlaiigeroit territory of the couutry for government "officers. Mre dry agents have been killed in these states than in any other sec'. tion. Most of the slaln dry (ifficers lost their lives raiding stills and boot tegger caches. Several were mur" dere'irto prevent their giving evidence at trials: . Many of those killed by government officers prohibition officials said, were resisting arrest,' and it was necessary for the dry agent to sbopt;to protect bis own life. Several persons" were shot accidentally by careless handling of firearm, it was admitted. e Forty-nin- - DEVALJNCASE The miniature model prejwred by mechanical arts class and engineers of the if flip Steel erirporatifm . Steel riant, which has Iteeti on dis-- play at Taylor Brothers store, has been taken to the utate capltol liuildlng to be. incorporated in, the rf" Utah county exhibit. This model is built in proportion-atdimensions on a laseyof 8 feet phiceToira by 4 feet, and. will stand in the center of the vslilblt which is in the liasement rooms of the capltoL building, and is enclosed In a glass case,' Appropriate labeling, tellins the story of the ail added attraction. .j!ioiUW-4- s j. D, Watson, an engineer "nf .the Steel Conirmny, accompanied; the model to salt Cir. , The city fire ' department and Ctnh county fair board.iin4b.nrge'of moving It la : - 1 XOKntLKr'tnJune 4 tU- P- Henpenlug of the tria of Citain Chrtrles court-marti- M. I)eVal-in- , N.,, was suddenly ordered this afternoon-afte- r thefourt had V.-- : S." already adjourned late yesterday without announcing a verdict.' . "TheadJonrament had been taken as indicative of conviction on one or more counts" in the indictment charging TJcTalTn. coiinnafiiTii mtffTiT the Norfolk- naval .hospital, with reached - Police Investigators Uncertain Whether Weeter CommitterJ Suicide Or Was Murdered; Found Clutching Money ' , Investigations h no clews to the DENVEii, Coio June 4. of of O. Weeter, 32, who the Howard supposed identity slayer was tound dead m a local hotel here yesterday,, police, today were continuing their investigations. Weeter, who had registered at the hotel since Mav 31. Provo and Salt Lake City, Utah, giving his address bom was iouna yesieraay r.ncrncon witn a millet wound in his in bills clutched in his hand. heart, lying on a bed wu.i The hottl room was in disorder and an improvised rope made from a feed spread dangled from the second story- win dow. The door was locked from the inside. It was first thought a possible suicide, but police today are certain that Weeter was murdered. v A will, made out two daya nreviouBly. nameflJiis brother. Roy Weeter of Thistle, Utah, ai administrator of his estate (UP)-r-Wit- Ma,ils Special Delivery Letter to rolice Who Begin . i LANSDALK. Pa.. June 4 (UP) Ueceipt of a special delivery letter warning that something tragic bad transpired, led polh-- to the home of Holiert Norton Hill her today and revealed his attempt to wipe out the entire family. Hill was found dead In the basement with a bullet wound in bia head and bis wrists cut An automatic pistol lay near the- - body. A 20 year obi son, Paul, was found dead in bed. His head had been battered with a hammer and a bullet fired into his brain. Mrs. Lillian Hlll,wns) found un conscious in her bedroom, with her head battered. She was taken to a hospital, where physicians feared she would die. Despondency over the illness of his wife and son led police to be !ieve Hill attempted to' kill them both amj tlien. cwnmitted ,,iuV Hill wus an insurance man. Another fast ball game will be of played by the' Provo "Pirati-s"- ' (he Union Pacific league at Tiuip Park Saturday afternoon at, 4 o'clock. The visiting team wil! lie the I.jnd.vl crew, one of the fast teams of the league. The Provo Pirates" may pitch Dyer, which in itself is a guarantee- of a fast.' and interesting ball game. "Huck" is going like a bouse-afir- e this season and bus most of the railroaders baffled. The "Pirate" sluggers have keen batting eyes and are" slamming the pill in every part of the diamond. Provo is at present tied for the first honors of the league with Iiiis Vegas. Should Provo win tomorrow's game, the. "Pirates" wilUbe Hib leiiime leinlers. since the' Las Yegax cfew does not play rtntll SUPPORT OF B. tri-sta- June 13. - COMMITTEE TO BEGIN PROBE Y. U. ATHLETICS ' E. L. Ilolierts, director of ph.wil-ceducation and athletics at the Brlghaiu Young university was the speaker at the Provo Rotary club's weekly luncheon held today at Hotel Roberts. Director Roberts discussed university, athletics and indicated ways in which the busluess men oProvo can cooperate with university officials in furthering the school's athletic Interests. Director Roberts explained to the Hotarians that no proselyting for attlTet es ca hT)r""co uWenancea- Brigham Voung university, sine it Is an injustice to young men to side track them from permanent life interests for the immediate athletic supremacy of any educational institution He insisted, howevc--tha- t business men canTasuUtheTwhool' department of iutercollegiate com Itetltioii by- mipiwrting Its' games, rewiarding exwlleut perfornmuce in college sports by due recognition, and helping the department in securing added facilities to carry on Its trailing. ; TheBpeaker revjewed history of the B. Y. U. and revealed the fact that its athletic teams have won more than their due share of victories during the last fifteen years, biit he stressed the fact that with the enrollment of the iustitn tlon now well over the thirteenTiun-dre- d murk, its atbletk jecord ought balance to improve in the school's- - growth way. ln, dosing his jfemarks, Director Rolierts said : "Let us- always keep in mind the fundamental purposes of intercollegiate athletic competition and never strive for at the hog's share the cost of sacrificing ideals" -- WASHINGTON, June 4 (UP) The. senate primary canipaign expenditures irommittee decided today to begin u probe of the Pennsylvau ia primary next. Wednesday. Executive-t'hainnaarid treasurers. reirienting each nf ihe three candidates in the 'senatorial race will lie called Jiefore the commil'lee in Washington to tell how much money was exiiended and for what 1 purposes. ' . . Vare, -- Representative Williaini-Swet? Senator George Wharton Pepper, dry .incumbent, and Governor Gifrord Pincbot, dry. were the three candidates represented in the Republican "race, which was won by Vare. Reports have been given credence on the floor of the senate that. per haps millions were expended by the candidates. . EGYPT QUIET Trivialities of Life -- CRISIS PASSED MALTA. June 4 (UP) A British battleship was enroute today from this Mefliterranean naval base to Egypt, where the political crisis. arising from the nalioiiulist victory at the pulls, is still threatening although no lodger so potentially dangerous as .nt first 'Tt U said that additional naval vessels-wil- l probably not be sent to Sen. . -- - . Sermon Theme "Trivluliti. of Life" will be Rev Mr. Bacbelder's sermon in the Community church, corner Second North venue, next Hun. -day at li a. m, , I y: .' school with classes The Church for all ages, convenes at 10 a. in. The Endeavor Ko'ieties will unite tin a district C. E. rally "in Sprlng-vil- ! Presbyterian church Sunday evening at 7 o'ebn'k The Men's f;ellowslilp Club holds a ladies uiKht and outing at Vivian park Tbnrsdny,. Jimf loth. Dinner served at 7 p. m. , . . - ! A. ' - Photo - bjr Ltnoa Btodlo. FAY AND KAY HOLDAWAY, i f; r B, tte home of Mr, and tin. F. M. Holdaway of Vineyard with the arrival of twins, a boy and a jriri. They "were named Ray and Fajr. After completing the tineyard grade schooithej attended the Lincoln high school where : they were student hist year. , ?..''- Eighteen year, ago tomorrow, June was-blesse- N.Y.W0MAN Denver Police Believe Weeter Was Murdered - . FUNERAL FOR BULLETIN: (Special to The Herald) Colorado. (Police Headquarters) June 4 Latest elews of Weeter case are: ; Re---r fo-rparmlW to bodjr eontaJniiig" foreign finger print on space between hammer and MRSGAfilON SUSPECTED OF DENVER, -d ol--- NEW YORK, June 4 (UP.) Arraignment of the." women's night court early .today of Mrs." W'erner Dervoe, was believed, by police to have revealed to them the mystery of ; a long series of Jerelry afore d robberies, and to Mrg. Dervoe's child a 0Ssi-bl- e and chapter in the life of their wife and mother they bad never known before. The police charge directly to Mrs. Dervoe roblieries with looftotaliiig M0,0(X), and they suspect her of others. ' . ' It was not until they heard that she had been Grrested that the husband, a salesman for ah office sup-- : ply company, and the son had suspected her alleged operations, "they convinced the police. hus-liun- . drunkenness, misuse of government government truck. Whisky and of Today's call for DeValin was taken to mean .that the tturt bad acquitted him on one Or ; more counts, and therefore according to custom, m list announce that fact to him. It did not necessarily mean that sgfciiej-a- l acquittal .had been ) DESPONDENT OVER VICTIM'S ILLNESS ROBERTS URGES hH DISCONTINUED the Provo high school Shoots Son, Batters Wife's Head Then Kills Self With Revolver TOMORROW GUN BATTLES Kaeco-Vanze- f -51 - WASHINGTON, June 4 (l'P)-t- An attempt to blow up the chan cery of the -- American legation at Montevideo" Crugunry, today, whs reported ti the state department by American minister Urant-Hniit"The bomb exploded at 8 thia morning In the vestibule building, in which the chancery is located. No one Injured. Telegraphing detail later," Grant-Smitreported. . It is believed here that the bomb attack is connected with the protest of radical organizations throughout n against the recent decision of the Massachusetts court denying a new trial to Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van zetti, convicted of murder. BY-D- RY Radical)) all over the world a was conviction that' the charged "tframe-up- " and was due to the men's political belief: A similar attempt to destroy the American embassy at Buenos Aires was made on May 17. Attempts have been made against American legations in l'aris "and other ,Eu ropean cities during the last three WASHINGTON, June 4 l"P) years while the jcase Gun battles between federal "."dry has been on appeii. agents and bootleggers, moonshiners and rum runners, have resulted in 140 casualties since prohibition- bePress e's me effective, the United learned today from official figures. Bocause of the growing fatality list, Assistant Seccretafy of thy Treasury Andrews has ordered his .enforcement uiento use their re volvers and rifles only in 'emergency and not to shoot except in h. KILL FAMILY ' IHIEIIH IS F i EXPLOSION HOVAi TWEETER - . CONGRESSMEN AndrewJCnudsen- ,Eg gertsen, Bishop L. L. Nelson and .Bishop 3. W McAdam were the sMakers at the funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte A,. Gammon, wife of William Gammon,, who died at her borne in this city Monday after noon.. Each speaker told of the sterling qualities possessed by Mrs. Gammon, and of her devotion to her home, her family and ber friends. -The services were In charge of Hyrum Rupter of the Sixth ward bishopric, the services being held in that ward's chapel. The opening was song.' "The Beautiful Land," sung by a, mixed quartet comprised of Mary Gray, Grace Linton Daniel Webster and W. J. Mortimer. Jr. The invocation was by John Johnson, president of . the High Priests' Other musical quorr.m. HumTierFWe Hour," by Mrs, Byron Dastrup; solo, Mrs. Sarah Ramsey, who, sang One Sweetly Solemn Thought ; duet, 'Thy Kingdom of Love," and "We Shall iMeet Our" Loved Ones TBerr." Prof. J. R. Boshard and Mrs. Ramsey. ,' The benedlctlou was by Hyrum Rnpper. Interment was In the ProWASH INGTON. June 4 (UP) vo where the "grave Tired, skepy congressmen,' filibus- was'City cemetery, dedicated by J. W. McAdnm. the rivers $30,0(10,000 tering against Grandsons of Mrs. Gammon acted and harbors hill to prevent authorr as pallbearers. , ization of diversion-oGreat Lakes WILT AT POSTS f atecIntotheiJMlssissipiilJ!Lver through the Illinois 'river, wilted early today after a 13 hour continuous session of thfr house, and the bill was approved In committee of the whole. A final vote Is expecte'dTi BANDITS KILL and Wisconsin representatives led the ' opposition to t he 1)11 uoiswHterwa y uroject. arguing thai the 8.250 ruble feet of water a wond authorized la be diverted 'into the Chicago drainage canalendangered shipping, reduced water levels and damaged all lake frojH property. -- . I NEWARK, X J., June 4 (UP)Fonr men who) attempted to hold - a Tmy'car'tifhtheiiublie service rail way company liere. today, shot atid killed Theodore Conwayiy master . of the company. .The robbery was frustrated. Sev eral thousand dollars Were In the ' : car.: 'v. ' ." SPARKS FROM LIVE WIRES 1 ."It is interesting to note that a few of our townsiieople are"- actively engaged in cleaning the unsightly weeds from the streets in- front of their premises, but there is yet much room for improvement," is the . . .. oplnloti of John W. Guy of this city. .... "Our east Center street should be the most beautiful city thorough fare in the country and for the most part it- is, bat here andthere nslghtlv weeds groiy on lots which are bordered on either side by beautiful and well kept lawns. This Is unfair to the man who works hard to keen his lot In first class shape. "I believe that certain streets fn the city should be put under the soiling law If It is possible to do so, in order that t be city will have a UHtre uniform and beautiful apiiearauce. "'Weeds are bound to grow and If no one makes an effort to cut them down the city has a very unkempt appearance. Boine one has suggested that a little course salt could im usvd to good advautage In places where vegetation is not Let's nso our tiest efforts to t clean the town by each one doing Just a little." - jejJjjjeMjrfiUowedtoj . Weeterg, Lfftiger nInti(eremnsjirflie 'tun, The window sill, the only means of escape from the room,, was stained with spots of Mcd; which, according to rtieiuists, was fresh. Bullet entered to right and above the heart, going through the bed to the the mattress floor. Howard Tirone Weeter was tbe sun of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weeter, 70 Suth Seventh East street, Provo. The father is the proprietor of a large himber and garage business at Helper. ' Howard waa born July The 13, 1884. at RustviUe. Neb. family has been living in Provo during therpast 30 yeans. The news of her son's death was brought to Mrs. Weeter at her home in Filday nwrnlng by a Herald reporter., Vutil then iiUe Jiad received no word coneeniin'" ber IT-ov- son. ;; . According to ?(rs. Weeter, Howard - left - Provo last Saturday-f- of Deuver. He bad been visiting With He living in California for tbepairt three years, where be was employed as a lineman for an electric company. ' Previously to bis California, he hod been going" emp'oyed for four years by the Utah Power and Light company at A valise rwiiaining rlothcs Provo and Salt Lake as truck driver and personal belongings are un" for the' high tension crew. called for at theVtcpot. A lineMr. Weeter la- 1023; rbrnary, man's outfit aerlmpanied the lost bis life, who was formerly Miss suit ease, both arriing in DenFlora Ferguson, daughter of Mr. ver May 30. Weeter- - arrived and Mrs. W.'W. Ferguson of Pleashere May 31. death ant View. Following His movements aftr his arriafter an operation at a' Ixis Angeles val heae are difficult to cheek, hospital, the body was brought here as he wag unknown in Denver. for burial." He came here from Los Angeles Mince the death of his wife. Mr. through Provo. He was In Pro- - here last week he seemed very to a statemeut vo May 28, and rnade his will while theie at tbaf time. made by his mother to a Herald re No inquest will be held until porter. At the time of his visit very deInvestigation Is finished. Cor- -' here last Week, will not deriare whether spondent, the mother snidi hut be it is suicide or miirrier, Howiuade no lntlinatlcn that would lend ever, police believe it. Is mur-- " any one to be'ieve that Ue would derriheir opinion beh'g baaed conunit suicide. on the forcigi finger prnrtg aid The father of the young man no. blood spots on the wHduw III tified Ulrs. Weeter shortly before noon Friday that he is on his way which point to murder. The case Is shtoivled in myshere Mwn his business in Helper. Roy O. Weeter. an older brother of tery with few clews. Mr. Weeter had a bark amunt in Los Howard, and an engineer on the Western Denver- and Rio Grande Angeles. llailroad company, with tiefldiputr- - ' ters at Thistle, has gone to Ienver to bring the ImmIV Lere for burial tn tbe family plot in the Provo City . cemetery. The dead man Is survived by and a pon The" girls. ami Arva 5. lire living Wanda with their mu le. J. E, Weeter, and tbo ix.y, Vert 11, is living with bis aunt, Florence. Nold, lis'Ange'es. - lie is also survived by bis par entit one sister. Mrs. Bert , Nold. ' BUTTB. Mont., .June- 4. CP) t .... wiiera. Rov O. ' All three hfidies of the victims "'' .veeter of ThWW J. E. Weeter of had T,i..rRf1.i' Calif.. G. I. Weeter the Went Colusa mine cave-i- n been' recovered today with the findi- and Clarence Weeter of Provo. ngs of the body .of IHenry J.ap5ala many hours after the lifeless fornis of hfs comrades. J. Stuart Hen- ders;Alaiid Joseph ljuigner. bad; lieen taHeu from the lflOO foot level. ,'Lappala had" lived forhours after the cave-Iwhich occurred Tuesday, and bis Rbouts had greatly encouraged the rescuers. Later he was silent and it was conceded (bat tbe mine hud claimed ariotherTlc BnsTOX Jiiio"-- 4 ( V? tr The '.-."., tlm. wool market! Is quiet. except' for a When the wrecll'-'- c vi"M cienred moderate inquiry for worsted wools. away it was" found fmt JiptMila Fine French combing wools are had been protected Jiv inibrs fnira quoted at 98 and $1.00 for .fleece the original fall of rock, but a sub woo'a and $L0O and $I.oa for territ lmu. ' sequent cave-I- n bad tory wools. v' ' and Henderson of .Wood The bodies Half clothing wools are Langner were recovered late yes quoted at 30c and 40c in the grease, terday and it Is thought they 4ied and fwoce scoured 8S at we; m some houses asking Otc. almost Instantly. tt ing left Los Angeles May IK badbeen V orr R.R. PAYfilASTER LAST BODY OF this afternoon.' Ohio, Michigan trigger-gtiaT- Lar.-iE- r- ( MINE VICTIMS IS RECOVERED ' li d, al., , ,,. WOOLMARKET ' AGAHJ QUIET -- cnn-tli- . |