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LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1923.
VOLUME XXVI
Mf.Mltf.H Of ASSOCIATKT) riU'.Sfl
mi:mui:u or associated thicks
NUMBER 219
MILLIONAIRE
SHOOTS AND
KILLS RUBBER
Burglar Slain by James A.
Folgcr, Son of Late
Coffee Merchant.
jewelry"found on
body of dead man
Loot Included Some of Jew-
. elry Recently Stolen l rom
Colonel Jackling, Multi-
' millionaire.
ItKDWOnl) CITY. Cnl.. J""" -"
James A. KolBir, tho Hon the late, mil
lionaire coffee merchant, shot UIKl
killed a burglar today In tlio folgcr
reHiilenco near here.
In the pockets of Iho slain liursl.ir
whs found thousands ot dollars worth
ot Jewelry, including "liu-ll of tlio loot
recently stolen from the country home
of Colonel I). C. Jnckllni;, imiltl-mil-llonulre.
Thu theft from Colonel
JiuklliiK was made June 10.
ALLEGED CRIMINAL
HELD AT EVERETT
POKTI.AXI), Juno 20. Kvcr
ett dlspatelien statu l'eter As
chenbrenner held Ihere eonfeased
to setting flru to the Itostonla ul
urtnienls hero Monday mornim!
In it plot with his sistor-ln-law,
Mrs. Margaret l.uro; proprietor.
The lutter la Included in the plot.
KVKKHTT, Juno I'eler As
i...nhrenn.T IB being held fiero for
Portland on the ch.UKC of nttcmpllm;
i uiuiwKi ui
to defraud an insurer, with a bail 01
$3,000. Asehenbreiinor says ho
L-nuw! nnthtnu of the charge.
Tlinn PI I SinS I U i
nh n T rr n
I III III I 1 11 I I (Jill
I IIUIII WW! w. I
UNI PLEDGES
Will Close Up BUSineSS Oil
.Tt i TnA 07 TTn-
Wednesday, June &i un-.tk
inn DhV lit ChaUtaiKlUa,
and Attend in Body.
A party of about thirty riiantiniijini
hooslern went to I'nion lasl evenins
where Hi
mercial Club Tor tho purpnso oi hi.uiii- ,.ni)W who Ml Mm ,vu.n a;:n. t
init thu roopelation of llx' pi'iiple of rolly offieiali: about Iho trouble. Mr.
Villon iu inuklnit the Grande Hondo , tll.:lianli the teacher, also received
fliautaiHiua a great success this year, i,,,,, ni:lrKS,
The success of the meeting was even Itesult.s of Election,
grealer than had been anticipated. iohlniiin's school ehi'tion yester
Afler enioying a line dinner the , . th . ,.v,.iiiiiL liebl In
meeting was culled to onler in oil
Hotel Parlor. 1 r. Hay Murphy cx-
II,,. miritfiKe of cliaUtaU'lUll !
and outlined Ihe program. Judge T. j
H. Crawford followed Willi a line ioik :
on the get-to-get her spirit and the co-
operation of tiio -'"ik '"' ;
ttrprlses successful. AlTivC in CltV Toiligllt
Hubert Withvcouibe and Mayor M.I
S. Levy, of I '.'.ion. spoke and InloiJ ,..., Clll,11t S(..irSt wllo ,,,rt lM
..... ,.,..i,r,.,i their suimort. ',... , t,.,-: , ii i i...i.i
A committee was appointed to sen
tickets and line up a big deb gatioli
to come to Ui ('.ramie on 1 nhm 1 ,a hm,,,!; i:-.ts at Cheaniont when she
and I hey also promised to close ;Wrta cm,(0ytd in General Pershing's
tho town and come, to chautuuMua. in M;irf !inil WJl8 iilt(.r niarned to an
a liodv. Weduejiday has been selec- .-..Irnii frnn. rnrcv. I'enn-
tid for I'nlon lay and it is the desire
-r i. l.o-n-.l that l-i
Grande stores also close for two
hours in Hu afternoon In orde r to e
in.. .biiiiiainiuiL and show L'nion
"how we support our own enterprise." j
r
.V.1 I
Tho Union Oil nt v Chamber
r. s. Ttirnic. Sherwood Williams. Kl
mnr Stoddard and (.1. h. Dutton, ac
companied the boosters and made a
"biff hit in tile siock miuw ivHii
Woman Held Hy Authorities
pOItTI.AND, June 2 Mrs. Krnest
I.enox, of ortley, was arrested by city
detectives her.: and is held for Sher
iff I'hristman of I be Panes, inc u
tention being based on a stateim nt special train to the pageant grojinds dians ot the reservntio will appear en
Bhe is said to have made to authorit-at the old Oregon Trait celebration ; nrisso at the Oregon Trail celebra
tes that she believed lur husband shot at Top o Ptue Mountain!! July 3 le'tlon, July 3 and 4, Top O' Blue Moun
and killed Peter J. Agldtm. :tn Ortley woklng out nightly here In prepura-itains. So declares Cap. Hiimpkin and
farmer who was found latally shot Hon for the event. Halph Huron hi in Poker Jim. who are hero today, They
iir-V his ranch home last Saturday, charge of the detachment which nuiu-jstate that their fellow redmcn are
H'-aid thtit hIk- hud been cook for he rs piratically 4". - j making big plans and all will be there
Agldi" h'l I'if'incd to hav-j I l-nst evening about 3fi or mon to greet President Harding..
AirtHhiH t;ike her to Hood Klver .o
file
. f ivriri-D Nil . It H tielleveil Mill
(be hnsl;in'l heard ol un:
wuvIkM AxWIua.
d in
Weather Forecast
Poi il.lh'l, June 20 i
Pioliahly thnw-
cr:; ti uij:!it
Tlmrnlay i t h
..inn.. .-wui.ivii.-
. .
Binu.v
Cow Will Walkl20Q Miles
To Oregon Trail Pageant
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Board
Pendleton School
Election Finds a Heavy
Vote Polled; Cayuse Elec
tion Is Unruly.
jVKX1UTON June 20.
G. M. Uicc 9211
A. V. IttlKS 922
J. K. JlcCormmach 463
liy th 11 above vote the people oC
i school district No. 16 ( Pendleton)
eslerday reelected G. M. Hleo as n
i member of the school board and
lcho.se A. W. Hi ikk to supplant Manuel
Kriedley, retiring member of the
board who did not seek u reelection.
Throughout the afternoon a hcuvy
I vote was cast and the lit no mark was
I passed shortly before the pollH closed
"t ' oc.ock. . wa near y iu o c.ock
before the counting of votea hud been
completed.
i l IK (."vl-lll'IIUJlH LIIUL Btllllt lllllfO
grips communities over elections was
uiaiiilested at f'liyiisc yesterday after
noon during the annual school elec
iion and as a result, of the action
shirt ed at the polling place, two men
charges of assault and buttery and
carrying a concealed weapon
'r,l mon against whom infomatlon
,.,,.,, rilr,,l In Ihn mu-t f.f JiiHtlc.i
.Inn 1-1 1'n i-lies it fi ( ( l'nt('l'RO!l.
thiilnnan of the school bourd at
Ufi ue, and C. W. Gaham, teacher of
st.hool otliers ure BtiId to lulvu
bcrn implicated, but no other urreafs
M r. rctorson received the everit
physical treatment in tlio free-for-all,
according to reports from C-avi3e, liis
eyes and cheeks being badly cut and
,.,.,. Si,y3 j,r v. It. Campbell
lua vhu.e Ka Tucker, tho present
, , ,i ...., ti,n
. ,,y ,, ' h.ld 63 votea to j
Tucker's 13.
Ethel Gulling Scars to
crrH ot U1, Aml.ri(. lOxpcditionary
.-or,., .! w!ls iocated at general
isvlvanj, Hhor(iv after the ernustlcoi
' ... i..' , , .. I
, nj,. evonln ((I Q tl y for a vMt with
llwr lmn.ntI1 Mr. and Mrs. J. C, t'HI-
( tu. m i...
RIRF Ml RIICC I
IIIUL 1IIIU MUUU I
R IT
Su, wjn bi, Jlcrom,)iin itM ty ln,r littbfl 'jjjj'
uaugiuer i-aine.
Mrs. Sears is a local girl! "receiving
her education in the Pa (iru.ndc.
'.schools. U
DETACHMENT OF
CAVALRY TRAIN'S
HERE NIGHTLY
The cavalry detachment, who will
escn-t President Harding from hts
memo' rs Ol me iroop were owi hum
'""""'"W ",-Mi ' ii.immms v ie:
1 fa ir grounds, they road t h rough t he
M reefs of La (iraude, making a very
-'promising app'nnmce. The horse .1
all of fine quality, are 4lackn, baysjneMs to furnish an old fashioned buck
and sorrels and every rider bus ha 1 'board, with horses, nnd a typical emi-
some military experience.
TniinlnLr hours ar rrotn ti:3'i im -
til iihout o'rinrk rch nlchl nl
tin- ciilri roun.ls whi rc Un; horsi a axv
iuitrt(.'rcl.
iiii..iilh Smiitls llmls
W NSIIINUTliN. Juno Hi. r K.
j 'f uioiii h. rhl-r rnBln-r of th- r.'c-
.Initiation s.-vlio, wiih naln.-.l hv itii'-
r. t.irv Work h a nienih. r of th -com-
Imll'. Inv.stlcailnK tho ColiimhiH
j.iyi-r ami iniaiuia irriiai
'ritf. II" takes the place of A. I'.
.aM:-,
tiun.
lormer director ot rcdama.
: $ ,
While It lu true tbut oxen wcro tlio
most common animals used to pull
the "prairie schooners" filled , with
1 pioneers seeking new worlds In the
on rt h west In the en rly d ays of the
.country, occasionally soma other ani
mal tugged at thrt yoke.
The above cow, owned by Sam
lllruillcr, of Whitney, Oregon, ul-
,no11K" snc 1!tl not croHl' tn0 pItt,,n
in ine earniT iuy, iiuu mnii) mi
ters that performed that duty prob
ably not a one moro expertly than
this cow, who 1b anxiously doing her
share in the photograph.
This "pride of Whitney" may really
bo called a super cow. Hho doesn't
break butterfat or milk records, 'tis
truo. but she Is known thoughout the
northwest ns a "single ofoter" of no
mean ability. Many, who have rid
den behind her, claim . that she in
equal to the horse as a driving unl
mnl.
Krom Whitney to Top O' Bluo
Mountains Is about 200 miles, by the
highway, but on July 3 and 4, when
the Old Oregon Trail Pageant Is pre
sented to the world in commemora
tion of the cosslng of the Blue Moun
tains by the first wagon train 80
years ago and in celebration of vtho
completion of the same trail over the
same mountains, the Whitney cow
will be there. And she won't arrive
In a boxcar or on a truck but will
'single foot" all tho way.
Truly a pioneer cow even though
she lives In modern times,
A pioneer cow that President Hard
ing, whp..jvtll patttrlbitte In the pag
eant July 3, will be sure to bo Inter
ested In Is a living replica of thosa
dumb antmttts that did their shnro In
frontier days.
Association .Mfs'ts,
Tho Old Oregon Trail Association,
with a majority of the members pres
ent, met last evening in Union and
made arrunffementH for a conveyaneo
to enrry .Mrs. Warren O, HardlniL
from tho depot al Meaeham to th
reviewing stand. A Shetland pon
string, owned by M. S. Levy, of UnlonXextent. There was danger of UiaxaJu
will be driven in front of a trap which iVfl'ccting tho fruit for shipping to
will he eqtiipped completely, Includ-eastern points, but all danger of this
ing a footman, as were thc traps of
former days.
Mrs. Harding's escort will rido in
a barouche pulled by a string of
cream-white horses-now being trained
;ln Pnion.
i ii r uvi! mi ux-it'iim acronii ifio piauifi
ito Oregon in iH'iO has volunteered his
services for tho celebration.
CI i so Business Houses.
PAKKIt, Juno 20. Palter business
houses will be closed all day July 3rd
"Iul 4,h- "vcislon to this effect was
reached at a meeting; of the merch-
;" committee held this morning In
Chamber of Commerce rooms.
ho meeting was called yesterday by
Tom Pair, chairman.
I It was decided to close for the two
!days to permit of attending tho Old
Oregon Trail pageant program for
thc two days at Meaeham.
To Kepi-cM'iit (iovemor.
,) it VVl'l?7li ' J""V t When
r''Hi,,?nt H'dlng and his party are
''ntertained at Meaeham on July 3,
governor of Washington state will
be represented by Mrs. Mattie N.
Itean of fontrallu. according to Infor
mation that has been received by
members of tlie local committee who
are ahling In making the plans for
the affair. Mr. Peon has the distinc
tion of being the daughter of parents
who were in the first wagon train
,ha' croSfK:d thL 1Ilue AIountns in
Indians To Be At tVlcbrntion.
PKNI'l.KTON, Juno 2o. -The In
Offer llgon
I'ete.
' BA K Kit, June 2". Frank Craig
of Keating hits communicated to tho
local paHeuiit committee his willing-
(grunt wagon for the use. nt Top O'
lltliK! MuuntalnH. Jtilv 3 uml 4. fro ..f
'churn", u'c"r'llnit to un anniiuni
nu'iit iiih(.' hy w. c. C'.ililur ycm.'rgiiy. of un nutu trurk In whli h liln tiimii;
NcimIIl'Ss to !tnv t Ii i!olnnittUfO hunlcotnpanlonH wcro rMiur: It iiioini-nl
Intoriiicl Mr. I'm In of Ih.'lr tli'sln; foriliit'-r hi! w:is liurli-d Into tlx- "Ir iron
hla ussiHtiinio. Ml. I'mlij first iniolho piloslon suff.rln t.rill.l.; In
to Ori-Kon 64 'c-ar ftuo nml IoohIoiI In Ijurlm. hut liin comimnlnnn vh:m
tho vliinity of Aiihurn whora he lived
I for a niilnhir nt years.
Niitl Whuihi ('tors.
' An offer also of an ol rtcroiw cut
s:i w
w and hi; hroimhi to Aiihurn hy
Ill
early plnn-ers nl Ihla seetlon. has'oe vlrlualh lorn from Its sockel.
(.i.'vutluucd on i'age five)
Farmers Are
Picnicking
Although the wenther today
could not be classed ns ideal for
picnicking, tho Union County
Farmers annual picnic is Hieing
held at- Riverside park with an
attendance considerably better
than wjis hoped for earlier this
-morning. Both thc farmers anil
the general public arc Koine; to
the park, supplied wth basket
luncheons, to enjoy the day.
A program has been arranged
vhich will be interesting anil
some of thc lending speakers of
the farmers' orgnniition will
deliver talks during the after
noon. Special music has also
been arranged for the day.
Senator Taylor, of Umatilla
county, is in attendance, having
arrived in La'Urundc this morn
ing. Two Thousand Attempt to
secure IN egro From Cus
tody of Peace Officers.
SAVANNAH, June 20. Deserted
streets, dark and silent, guarded over
ONE KILLED IN
ATM OF IB
by pollco early today stood out hijoanu. assisted In the coup d etat In
marked eontrasL over il Rlnrmv xrnnn Bulgaria and the British had aided
of a few hours before when a mob of 1,1 tlK' nationalist overthrow in Per
over 2,000 assembled before the juil I11"' loclarlng that Russia's losses In
where Walter Lee, negro, charged ,t,u' World War wore overwhelmingly
with criminal n sua nil on a whito wo- jKTenter than Britain's Trotzky addcl:
man, is being held. "H WJ for this purpose, perhaps,
Soveral persons am In the hospital ,,lut onl C'urzon felt strong enough
but only One was killed us far as ear- to l'Hvcr his 10-day ultimatum; ir
ly checking showed. Oscnr C. Park-,w,in necessary that tho blood of tho
er was shot in tho Btomuch In tho ' Hiisslan workers and peasants be
rush of the mob and died. iihed. This account fwe shall somo
May Use. Military.
ATLANTA. Juno 20. Governor
Hurtwlek Blifncd an order iiiithorlz-
ins tho adjutant ttonernl to vatabllali
military rulo In Kuvunnnh whore tlio I
mob throutenod tho Juil to cuptur a
ncicro, In the event o( tho ultuutlon
detnunding such action.
leports from tho cherry groweru
from oyer L'nlpn t'ounty shown that
tho raiii has not affected the cherries.
but has helped the crop to a great
is past and the cherries are turning
red in some partii of the county.
Cove has sent out tho word that
they expect to have tho largest crop
of cherries that they have had for
some years past even bettering the
enormous amount of the fruit that
waft sent out from that point lu.st
year.
STRIKERS RETURN
(Hv Associated Press)
EDINBURGH, June 20. After n
four months strike, during which
10,000 pounds was paid in strike
money and 30,000 pounds was Inst
in wages, 500 paper workers in the
Vallcyficlri mills have returned to
work.
The strike was caused because one
of the operatives tore up his union
card, and the union called out all
the workers.
Chief Executive Sells
TURNING RED
Control of Marion Star!,! ratna and the speech arts. Since
WASHINGTON, June 2i.
President Hani ing has disposed
of his control In the stock ot the
Harding Publishing company,
publishers cf thc Marion Star to
Louis M. Brush ami Hoy 1.
Moore.
It was announced that tht
president will retain some stock
nnd will continue to lie associated
with the Star In an editorial capacity.
Conditions Unchanged In
1. I,
I131V. V
-j
BOY RISKS LIFH
IN EXPLOSION TO
SAVE COMPANIONS
IlKMl, Or".. Juno 2'i, WIiIIm Mi
Hvpb ot nix nirn hunu In the Imliinr
19-yfur-oltl I'hnrliii i Iruiwh rlnlwl his
own llfn hh il Kiirrlrirf In hiivh thdrt.
stm.i.-ki.. .. ..r i i.... r..M.. uml
Ihlt-h cxulolvc from iimliT tin., s-.it
I Mai snr.lio.
Tui-.lav nU-hl il... wis In
H. nt hospital. In-splto the fio t that
his flesh plir.e.l In Innuiiierahle plar-
ea hy hlia of twlst.d wire, and n.
lltii so kit, there Is a hope fur Ills re
covcry, ' r
LEON TROTZKY
RAPS ENGLAND
TELLS IP PLANS
Soviet Leader Blamed Brit
ish for Upsets in Persia,
Bulgaria and the Ruhr Oc
cupation. MOHOOW. June 20. An atlack on
Kngland, hints of a Uusso-Kreneh
rcupproachment and a plea for "more
inelal in our national character,"
marked an address by Jeon Trotx
koy, soviet war minister, Tuesday be
fore the ull-ftussiau congress of metal
workers.
"If an ultimatum is presented to
us," he exclaimed, referring to the
recent British notes, "let us ereato a
detachment of airplanes. If u coup
d'etat occurs In Bulgaria, let us build
another detachment of airplanes and
if there Is a coup d'etat in Persia,
build more pianos.
I he Iron )u our will must bo trans
ferred to tho iron wings of airplanes;
then we can say. looking high ubove
at our squadrons, 'this Is tho coup
d'etat in Persia, and so on. If we
transform the criminalities of tho
bourgeosie into airplanes, then per
haps we shall be able some time to
bring an end to their criminalities."
Fngland Is Illumed.
Mr- Trol.ky said Kngland and Italy
na('- according to information at
day present to tho English bourgeos
ie. Kngland remains true to her tra
Iditloniil policy.
in tho international
wur ''r ro1'' u also dictator ty lior
Inti-rnutionul polioj . In ronllty hero
wus 11 lirovooallvo role. VVIion tho
Ki'Kllah proletnrlnt opens tlie uafes of
the Kngllsh diplomacy, the records
will, If they arc not already destroyed,
show the real role of Kngland In tho
World War.
j "It. is tho same iu regard to tho
Iltuhr If Kngland had not wished
Km nee to do ho, there would have not
'been the Hnhr occupation. To bring
two peoplon into struggle whilo they
rest aside themselves. In order to ha
aide to appropriate Ihe results, is tho
traditional policy of tho Knglish
bourgeosie."
THREE REPRENSENT
UNION COUNTY IN
OREGON DRAMA
iroKXK, June 20. l.orn.i Cool-
idge of La Cfiunile will play tho role
of Portia and Oarrell larsen uf Ln
liler will play the roles of Martillus
and a soothsayer in Julius Caes-li', .be
commencement piny to be given -Ut,
Ihe I nlversity of Oregon. Larsen Is
a Junior iu tho school of drama nnd
the speech arts and a member of the
Sigma Alpha Kpsilou fraternity. MIfh
Coolldge Is a senior in the same
s hool and a member of the Kappa
Alpha Thela sorority.
Alfred Meyers, also of li Grande,
will take the roles of Second Citizen
and Pludarus in the play. M -'jvn is
a rreshinau in the school of jnurn.il
isin and a member of tho Phi Kappa
IMI fraternity.
The play, which In one of tho mos.'
pretentions given during the college
year, will be singed on Hnywu.'l liebi,
(be I'nlverslty athletic field, on the
evening of June 25, under the dlrec-
Professor Itcddie came to the I'nlver
slty in 1!H1 he has directed '.'..") ttu
dent productions.
Miss Coolldge will be graduated
frniu the I niversity at the end of the
I present collegia year-. Ouring h .'r f'.tn
y us at Ihe I'nlverslty of Oreg.:i she
j has played a leading role In 111:1 nv
college productions. She is a men..
ber of Mask and Buskin, local chap
ter of the National College Players, i
f nil ci -fifty of drama and Ihe speech
irt;
'II MM L I
lllcllZeS 1 IireaieneCli
j
Holies Held That Eruption ' patrmirp has isjon
n n iii ti xt tnliutcil hy thc exei
of Mount Etna lias NowWOIO not pinusoii
I'-KJSPfl fll-patPSt Af'tivitV
J tti-u UH.HM..1I yv.i.ivii, v .
Peasants Heartbroken.
fi.icnntu MfiniM hfnUfin
(By AsKocintrfl Prows)
liOMK, Junn 20 A slight c;irth
rnrike wh fnlt at I'isa this mornlnir
i but no ilitimige was mi'iiticmutl
I,tnL!ll;lulossH SrrniH Doomi'il.
CATANIA. June 'M. Som of iho
! latest loports from tho countrysiilo
Uii-i.ken hv Mount Ktna's cruntinn
Iirivos rise to the hope that tho fury
aLf lh mountain nin.i havo imsseil
ij, peiiril of (trcntost activity. Tho
j.jiuation is (fi'tior!ly regarilwl as
i nmcticallv unchanirod "with a miirhty
,, , .. hv Ihn Aide l.rolhers. well
(Continued on Page five)
Heads Kiwanis
w -
EdiMuua F. Arras, of Columbus,
O-, who was elected international
president of Klwunls clubs a, tha
International .convention J i
The Powder Itivor Itodeo, to con
tlniio for tlireo days, will officially op
en tomorrow, June 21 at North row
dor. Preparations for tlio staging of
the Hodeo havo been occupying the
time of North Powder men for past
two months ami 'all reports received
from that point indicate that tlio ro
deo will be well worth seeing.
Among the features ot tho program
will be the appearance of Mlsa Loreea
Trlckoy, world's champion lady trick
rider. Jlorses from Tin Juana liavo
been entered ;n tlio racing program,
which Is oxclting much Interest am
ong race horse owners. Largo purses
are offered as prizes. A $lf0 buck
ing contest will run throughout tlio
thrue days.
In the evening a street carnival,
band concert and danceu will servo
to furnish plenty ot amusement to
those In altemlancc.
Many I, a Uninde-oltiseiia havt. n'tr
nlfied their intentions of uLendin.;.
PIERCE TALKED
KI'GKNK, Ore., Juno 2n. Two pe
titions for tho recall of Governor
Waller At, Pierre are In circulation at
Albany, according to Kugeno men
who wero in that city Tuesday. They
4itd that tlio petitions bore 11 inner-
oiu signatures.
J
(Portland Journal)
iReturnine; responses front 11 stale
wide referendum amonjr tho mem
bers: of the Ku Klux Klan indicate
a widespread desire on the 'part of
klausmen to invoke the recall against
Governor Pierce, according- to state
ments coming from the head offices
of that organization. The governor,
they intimate, "has not lived up to
his election promises" anil "is build
ing- up a slate Hemocratic machine"
Fred I- (Jiffcrd, irrand dragon of
the order, returned from an 1-jii.stern
trip late yesterday and lias no pres
ent comment to make regarding the
situation. He says that before he
makes any statement he desires ful
ly to acquaint himself with the
facts, nnd to have n conference with
the governor.
According to the information avail
able;, however, l.em A. Hever, pub
licity mannper cf the klan and edi
tor of the Western American, its of
ficial organ, in conjunction with
others, sent a questionnaire out over
the state duriu the nb.-onro of Clif
ford to sound out thc sentiment of
mm
RECALL OF GOV,
the klan membership concerning the school board and thc matter of nam
prssiblo inauguration of a rcaiU tll( , rk Wttl deferred t1 a
against the chief executive. The re
plies so far received are said to have
indicated a general desire for su'-h
a move and it is understood that
the petitions have been formulated
and tho project only awnits the ap
proval ol Oil ford betoro being
I Lunched '
Then, have been rumorn for mine
.
time that the klansmen wore m t well
nload with till! way in will' ll slate
. . ....
'Ihjoii and is heuiLr ills-
rutive nlTii'o. Tnoy
ivoio not nieaseii with uin apiminL-
ment of .lohnson Smith ns wanlcn of
...mi .... i
r. ..i i.-...i
siirnnrn eommlsslimni-. Kreil ( 'urrev
as secretary of thc stal fair bimr.l, ! '"" Helocllon ot clerk was ilererr-
or (incTKO ,1. Cleaver as statu pro-,' '"'"r meetlmt. .Several of
hi hi I ion a(;ont "'" nhovn named K.nlleineu havo 01-
Hut nmre than any of those, the!"' I"rlni' aiipllcutlnna for tho poal
continucil retention nf'lir. K. K. l.ec .''"" '"" """'" have not
Steiiier as siiperinton.lcnt of the I A- '' 11111 w'la ''octwl chairman of
Slate llo.qiilnl, nml of I Ir. Krank I. "K' 111 'v '"""''
(iriffilh as first assistant physical! ... cuti-uitv mntr
scorns to rankle in thc hrensts of itV MBMtlAN COAhl
the leailers of the hixxlvil oiKani.a- .
tion. Strcnir pressure has hce-i ''"TJ0' io a
brouitht to hoar on tho executive of-1 VI.ADlVOMDh, June 20. A.
ficc (IuHhk thc recent past to oust complete survey of the whole of the
Dr. Sterner ami appoint Dr. (irant Hus.ian coa.-t line, from V aillvoMnk
Smith, while It has heen urifol withj"' " ., ,' 'iarl. r ti,
Cimill insistence that Dr. (,rl Thill
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HARDING OFF
ON JOURNEY
WEST TODAY
Will Travel 15,057 Miles; To
1 Return to Washington :
in August. ;
PRESIDENT TO MAKE ...
FOURTEEN SPEECHES
Will Visit Pacific Coast, Al
aska, Panama Canal Zone
and Porto Rico on Trip.
WASHINGTON, .liilie 2(.
l'lvsiilfiit lltirditiK, c4iniMMii(l .
by Mrs. liaiiliiiK: uml a mrly (if I
fl-irndH and Roveninirtlt (irfU'lalH
Irft Washlnulon today on n .smv
,-nl (rain rm- n 15.001) mile I rip
to tlio l'ut'irin CoiLst and AInNkn. .
WASHINGTON, Junc 20 Presi
dent Harding will leave Washington
shortly after noon today on the long
est trip of hiu administration a trip
that will take him across the ccnti
nent, to Alaska, into Canada alonff
the Pacific coast, to hc Panama
canal zone and to Porto Rico and
will keep him away from the capi
to! for at least two months, :,
The VHst territory cf Alaska, nev
er before visited by a president, is
Mr. Harding's goal. Long before
he was even mentioned as president
he came under "thc spell of tho Yu
kon" and since entering' the White
House he has had the dream of 1e
ing able to visit the territory and
study at first hand thc problems
which have arisen thoro in so grea.t
a number.
14 Formal Addresses. ;
Tho itinerary that the president
has prepared provides for 14 fwmal
addresses en route to Taeomn, Wali.,
where he will board a vessel for
Alaska, and for five speeches on, the
Pacific coast oti his return fiom tho
territory.
These addresses will not be all tint
Mr. Harding will make hy --any
means, for It Ik expected that many
rear platform speeches, will bc made
nnd that a number of the dinners,
luncheons nnd receptions he -plans to
attend will bring to ,him calls for
brief discussions of national polittea.
Tho first prepared address will be
made in St. Louis Thursday night.
The other addresses to bo made en
route to the Pacific coast will bo
made in the following cities; Kan
sas City, Mo.; Hutchinson, Kan.;
Denver, Cheyenne,. Wyo.; Salt Lake,
Pccatello ami Idaho Falls Ida.: Ilutte
anil Helena, '.Mont.; Spokane, Wash.;
Meaeham and Portland, Ure., and ta-
coma, Wash.
Other Speaking Points.
After l)is visit to Alaska, the pres
ident will Mneak at Vancouver, li. C.:
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego, which will he the
port of embarkation for the water
trip through the Panama canal to
Porto Rico nnd thence to New York.
No definite date for thc president's
return to Washington had been set,
but it is expected to be about August
25. In all, on the basis of the itiner
ary as now made out, he will travel
1 0,057 miles, or just 20 miles le..i
than tho "swing around thc ciicle"
made by President Tuft in l!lll. tbn
longest trip ever made by a presi
dent. NOT SELECTED
Board Organizes and Can
vasses Vote But Clerk Se
lection Was Deferred.
There was 110 school clerk selected
last night at the first meeting of the
later meeting.
The niw board consisting of A. T.
11)11, .1. A. Itusseil. Colon U. Kberhtird
Dr. It. P. LnndlH and I W. Weeks
met niul (lie two recently elected
members were sworn In, after which
tho vote was canvassed and pronounu-
led correct us recorded.
W i is generally understood
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"'"t Allien I'uirey, Harry Williams,
'harloa Inill'ey. Harl Iteynnlcls, No.
.l.ttf u I VVIIII u 1. ......
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eh ru i.r the aonooi noaru. -mo i.oiuu
i,,.,k no aellnii last even nir on niak.
Ini: a seleetlon for I Ills office. Hy mo-
s pn.il", iiiai . u; i c
; ast are new being sold by the naval
authorities. . . '
SCHOOL CLERK