The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-17
FORMER EVANGELIST, MURDER CONVICT
ESCAPES FROM JAIL AT LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles-(A. P.)-Herbert Will
son, former evangelist, we'll known
4n the Pacific northwest and Canadas'
convicted of numbering his pal, Her
bert Cox, escaped from the county
Jail here today with Adam Ward, an
other convicted murderer, and Guiso
Spignola, held in connection with a
number of robberies. The trio, with
a fourth prisoner, believed to have
escaped with them, held up a postof-
flee employee outside the Jail and es
capped in his automobile. The Jail
breakers are armed with revolvers,
evidently smuggled in by friends.
Query Mrs. Hall Regarding Murder
New Brunswick, N. j., CA. P.)-
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her
eccentric brother, Willie Stevens,
Detective Fred David, shortly after
eleven a. M. today for further ex-
animation by the authorities investi-
eating the murder of the Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Reinhardt- Mills.
Vegetable Oil Rate Suspended
Washington, CA. P)-The reduc-
ton in the rates on vegetable oils
from $1.05 to rs cents per hundred
pounds, which transcOntinental rail
ways proposed to put into effect to-
day, has been suspended to await in
vestigation, it is announced at the in
terState commerce commission. The
reductions would apply on ship
ments for the Pacific Coast points
to nearly all points in the Central
Freight association territory No
reason for stopping the reductions is
cited.
1928 Legion Meet at Frisco
Convention Hall, New Orleans, CA.
P)-San Francisco was awarded the
1928 American Legion convention by
acclamation. The committee on time
and place reported that delegates
from 80 states had signed the report.
"White" Army Crushed
Peking, CA. P)-Troops of the
"red" army, representing the far
eastern republic of Siberia, suppos-
edly crushed the white or so-called
Kappelist Siberian army on the edge
of the northern Manchurian border, |
according to official information
erOm Harbin, received by the Chita
agent here. Reports say that the
Chita troops defeated the anti-soviet |
army of General Dieterichs in battle |
west Of Nikolsk. The |
and later, advancing westward, ent- |
cred Grodekova.
Killed when Plane Fell
San Antonio, Texas, CA. P)-Lieut- |
enant Walter A. Ball, 27, was crushed |
to death this morning when his air. |
plane fell 500 feet. The aviator was !
flying over the northern part of the |
city and the machine crashed at the |
of two paved highways |
Army Dirgible Destroyed
San Antonio, Texas, Ca P)-Army |
dirgible C-2, which recently complet-
ed ranscontinental flight and had
reached San Antonio enroute back
to Washington was destroyed by fire !
early today, while being taken from /
the hangar at Brooks field, prepara
tory to flight over the city. Several
Of the crew were hurt, one seriously.
No Prohibition for Ships
New York,-(A P.)-Two major
points featured the case presented by
Jletus Heating for the International
Mercantile Marine, owners of the Am
,rican steamships St. Paul, Finland,
nd Kroonland, before Federal Judge
Hand today They were the conten-
ton that United States vessels in
he high seas and in foreign ports
re uOC territory subject 10 IHe JUL
sdiction of the United States insofar
IS the prohibition act legally con-
erned; and that intoxicating liquors
which are legally acquired and which
re kept on board and used only as
ca stores by United States vessels
re not within the purview of the
Eighteenth amendment.
Request Refnforcements
ConstantinopIe CA. P.)-The French
Military commander at Adrianop1e
as requested General Charpy for i'm
ledfate reinforcements in eastern
harce. He declared that the situa-
on is fraught with danger.
1000 Chinese Casualties
Annoy CA. P.)-Approximately 1000 !
asua1ities have been reported at Foo
how, the capital Of the Fukicn pro- I