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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER -EIGHT PAGES TODAY.
Ha fen
The Weather
Portland. (AP) Oregon
Cloudy toniffht and Tuesday,
rain In tha we4t Colder to
night. . ;
CITY
EDITI O N
VOLUME XXII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1924.
MEMDHR ASSOCIATED PI'.KSS
ME.MHU11 ASSOCIATED PRES8
NUMBER 93
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Union County Wheat Export Commission
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LOCAL UNIT
ORGANIZED
Union
and
County Farmers
Others Gather
Here Saturday
MANY ENDORSE
EXPORT MEASURE
McNary - Haugcn Bill
Now Before. Congress;
Is Widely Discussed at
Meeting; Measure Ex
plained. Following n lengthy discussion
r tin proposed plan for ninrkcl
Imr wliriil, which' Is Intended tn
ralic the price of that cnnimodily.
more Ilinu a hundred wheat pro
ducers of tho Orande ICiiJf valley
Katitrdny afternoon hi tlu' clly hall
voted unanimously to iri;nnl.c tlu
Union ('ninny Wheal import C'oni
imIssIihi league.
A. It. Hunter, who hail been se
lected by (he Pendleton nieellnr; a
wook before, to organize Union
county wheat growers, .presided at
the clly hall gathering. The- at
tendance wua excellent allow hu;
that farmers In rvpy" part" of the
valley nru deeply interested in the
proposed plan.
It so happened thul old of town
sneakers who had beeh expect
were not aid" to he present, and,
the MeNury-Haugen hill, which en
compasses the plan or nmrk'ctlng
and whieh Is now before congress,
was explained to the assembly ly
Mr. Hunter and other speakers.
In the absence of W. L. Thomp
Bon, vice president ol" the Klis. Na
tional hank of rortiand, who has
given inueh thought to the plan.
Ills Pendleton address on the uub
jeet was read hy liruee I tennis who
also gave his conception of thr.
orl.lnjiS of the movcinent. The
Thompson's speech appeared in
full In the Saturday issue of the
levelling Observer.
Mr, Thompson's speech is ho
plain that all present uee-ined to
understand more or loss qfe11"-' de
tails of the bill.
Kd JtiBp'r cpokc on his views or
the measure and endorsed it
thoroughly. Prank McK'ennon als-i
endorsed it. arter giving the bill
careful sludy. K. L. Meyers, of tin
Ii Orande National bank who was
appointed hy the State Hankers'
association on a committee to co
operate with the wheat growers ir.
an endeavor to secure better piar-
dieting, spoke before Saturday's
meeting assuring Iho farmers thai
without doubt, this is the best and
(Continued on pago ft)
I'robably the biggest pllo of ta
males that won ever prepared for
one day In l-a flrande, will be
steaming hot and ready to serve
tomorrow evening nt 5:3 In Hon
un hall when the Scholarship
Loan fund committee of the Neigh
borhood club s'-rvw the public at
a tamale dinner. Working from
onecelpry-and il's a good one
a More or cra-ttswonien are pre
imrlng today to make tamales on
a scale never he for attempted tn
this city. Kotir hundred people.
It is planned, will only make u
good Impression on the tamales
whieh will bo served from 5:30 to
K o'clock.
In addition to the lanuilo supper
which includes extra "fixing" too,
the afternoon and evening wltl be
given over tn k-sington, man
joiiKt,, and bridc, with dancing as
un added attraction from the din- i
nr hour on. Prospective nmli j
Jong fans nre ft-mlnded that In- J
struetors will be on hand, and
thnsn who have never played the,
ancient pastime of iho Celestial,
kingdom, are as welcome as the'
m-ar-w'se and the wise. It will j
In- a splendid opportunity to learn i
something of the game. I
The public is invited, mothers to
spend tho afternoon from 3
o'clock on. the husbands and i
brother freni 5:3" iVlocU on fori
I lie list evcuitit;. ;
TAMALE PILE
1HSE ONE
Hangs Wash
)0' W$l IS
His son nmv liu ini'shlem or
the I mted Natft, hut that
iitn'Mii pifvi'iit tli dm t nlide
from huniiiK out his liou.Hohold
wavh nt the aoolldK home
near J'l.viiiotith, Vermont. '
SLAYER HELD
Warren Lincoln
Is Rec-
omme.nded to
Asylum
Wll.hnilt Trial IOl Mur-
dcring Two.
AIjKOHA. III. (y the Associa.
ted Tress) Warren J. Lincoln,'
confessed slayer of his wire; and!
brother-tn-luwi w hose hearls were
found Saturday i-nciised In con
crete, is Insane and should be sent
lo an asylum without a trial, Jr.
Springer, chief coroner's physi
cian, recommended alter a thor
ough investigation.
ZIMMERMAN MAY
BE RECALLED BY
YAMHILL COUNTY
1 'i t I ITLA N I , Or. iPcter 551 hi
merman, state senator To. Yam
hill county, may bo the subject of
a recall, according to ad vices
trlcklinj; in from old Yamhill.
It iippeam Dial Ihero is a grow
ing resentment against Zimmer
man bec.ausM ot h:i pronounced
v.ews on tho Non-Partisan league,
Zimmerman now. having develop
ed lino one oi i lie pi mcipai apoi-
ogiais tor tnai urganisauon m
nrcgon. Al pre:iciu Ami merman
ts eugiiged. in three, activities:
i campaigning ror ino reputnican
nominal ion for representative In
Iho first congressional district; ad
vocating the nomination of Rob
ert M. La Kollrtte for president by
the republican national conven
tion, and writing letters to the
presjj on the Non-partisan league.
The Ziiumberman candidacy, as
well ;is that or I.a Kolletle, ia be
ing fostered by the Non-partisan
leagmi oi' Oregon.
FIVEMEXICANS
ARE EXECUTED BY
A FIRLNU SQUAD
HU PASO. Tex. (AP). Klve
men were executed by a firing
sn,uad in the Juarez, Mexico, cem
etary 'early Sunday, following al
leged discovery of a plot to turn
J uarez over to Mexican rebels.
Cof. lEonw.n Lopez, commander
of the Juurec garrison, announc
ed that a large quantity of rifles
and pistols, together with ammu
nition, was found arter the plot
had been uncovered.
Host liwer.
PORTLAND. Or. (AP) Cat lie
steadv on today'a iimrkels. Hous
steady to 15 cenis lower. t;p Kr.nlej
$7.5o to $7.X5. Hheep steady, Kggai
one to tio cents lower. 3u Id ''.'
cents. Puller steady.
tiulry Club HaiMT TiMiitil.
The regular Country club dance,
for the members of the organiza
tion, wlb be held this evening In
thu clubhouse.
TO BE INSANE
SE
PROBE IS
SPOTLIGHT
I
. -
Congress Investigation of
Fall Scandal uver-
shadows All Ll.se
,
LIVELY WEEK IS
SEEN IN CONGRESS
11
Tfixo? Farm Relief Mus-
idAW, irtim iiuiuj.wa.
C16 DllOaiS, 15 OK lllVCSU-
Cation All Shunted intO!
.
ObSClirity.
' : !
WAIJHINtlTON (By tha A mho-
elated Press) Dovi lopineii.s- in
the, naval oil rcservu leusf s over
shadow every othei subject be
l'orn congress.
Ta xvc, fi' nil rel ief. M uaele
Shoals and tho TJok peace plun In
vestigation are siruf;K!-"i: for a
place In the huh, but recent and
prospective disclosures in the oil
Inquiry, have left them in posi
tions or comparative obscurity.
Despite announcement hy PrcH
Idont t'oolidgo that the ndniinls-
trillion will move iinmcdialcly lor
annunnient 01 me icaues un-.i uie
nrosecullon of any who may ho
guilty of wroiiK doing, thu acnutn
will proceed Monday with consld
erutlou of a resolution culling oi
the pre3ldonl to act tn thu cac of
the Teapot Dome lease.
ldfcuaslon of 1 lie, cancellation
rWnlnl Itin ji f fnit inc thi ( 'n 1 i f nrniiL
i
oil r. crvo Icanc. will lie dclcrr.'.l 'mlsliniriil ciionkIi, so rnr as yor
under present plana until I.. "F iTnittI, Hull you were ran
Jioheny has had an opportunity to vli lcl at nil Ian pulillc policy re
nmku an oiler over tils own sill- l"'is Hint penally nimt bo llil-
nature to reconvcy this leaso to
tin uovernmeiiL 111h offer lire- 1
nteU through hb attorney will
ho laid before the senate and will
figure, in tho debate u i will tho
president's midnight announce-
inent on thu intention of the ad- j
ministration.
Surlax Hates lo Come t p.
The big one of content ion In
tho Mellon tax bill tho income
Hiirtnx rates probably will be i
reached by the homte ways and
means committee, by Iho end of.
the week. A fterwards Iho nor-1
mal Income rates will In; fought
out with compromise!) on both re
garded as Inevitable.
Word from Henry Kord as lo
whether lie will appear to dis
cuss hi:; offer for M uncle Shoals
tn awaited by houso military com
mitter which hopes to wind up
Its hearings on this subject by mid
week. The cominiUei. has agreed
to make as a basis for. tin recom
mendations, (he McKcji.Io bill
which authorizes acceptance oi
the Kord bid. ,
With the remit V agricultu.--
ral forms of farm relief, a group:
of northwestern senator hat; st nt
an urgent mes:igi to the lariner.i
of that section to g.-t Ivgolle r and
let congivtia know just what they
. WIlllt Th s,.nuor!i in Ihoir nies-
HWtf indorsed the Norrls-tJhiclair
fJmn (,xp0rt corporation measure
UH th(J o;i0 ,)rorilsiB thn sreaUul
; 00(i
Plalu Hail LegMali'Mi.
Det'ltiltc iirciai-ation:i for Hie
handling of railroad legislation
will be made Monday by the sen-
ate interstate commerce commls-j
sion.with tho appointment, of sub-
committees to study tho various
measures which -have been oit-
ed. There U 1 it t lo proapect. how-t
ever, that any proposal will be
recommended under a mouth.
Kurt her inouiry Into the liok
peace plan by the uenato propa
ganda committee, i.i pin lined for
this week with Mlsn Kslher W
eti ltpse, member In charge
Avitness. She will present various !
papers nnd records having to doj
with the operation of tho award.
Appropriation bills wilt rout in
ue, to occupy tho attention of tin
(Continued ou page f.)
MANY FRIENDS
PAY TRI15IJTE
TO DECEASED
A number of friend of Mm.
(irac- Itiirrle. deceased, oatd sol-
I'lnn tribute to her memory yes-
terdiiy when they pri'iierfl 11! he"
funeral in I he Kbt Pr?; b ti-rian
church. Kev. William 1 rosby
Hons del it ered Hit ruher"! ser
mon. He Spoke or the ttpleudld
life of the one who had pawed OH
calling attention to the Christian
principles which hud ever been
horn. IntHrmnant was made in
the Mutfonic cum-ttry.
Branch Bank
Case Ends In
High Court
Supreme Court Decision
Holds That National
Banks Cannot Estab
lish Branch Banks;
WArsinNti rtiiN i iiy in! akiqciii- .... ,
tU Pri-.sa) The Unllml Hlnles u- ,
promo court today held Hint na-' t c A I
tionai hunks cannot. csiuuiismTwenty- seventh Annual
i"'""1" . .;, rrnl r
tiee of some national hanks in es-
tubliahiiiff branches was brought
"y t..o Nauonai balm
hi. nt utu ti-
decision or tin; Missouri courts;
!lw.l.ltn Hint nntlnnfil Kfinlra u-i.ro'
i,bjc'tt 10 Mi" unmch bunktnp lawsjprank Hagenbarth, Na-
of tho states. i i?rv r'
ih States Took Slnnd.
"J-l.teen stales: Arkansas." Con
n"cticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kaunas, Ktntucky. Minnesota, No.
Dakota, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
.South Dakota. Utah, Washington,
West Virginia, lae,onsln and Wyo
r.iliw joined Missouri in assertlnrr
state control over national as well
as state and private banks In mat-
- - - .
(Conllnii'd on page fi) I
1 ,
Siuelaii' Is Seiiteneed.
c:ii;tlAljS. l'res.sliiiie Assoi'lft-
Hi! Tit's Mash) Shiclalr Cotlny 'anionic M10- cpnvontlon speakers.
wan M'liteneed to Hi inoiilhs tj ..-.
thive rnis Tttv tiil-i ir ports of the
condition of 1 1111 Southwestern
Va.sh(ntoii Hank n( thvaco.
,(niitfti
IteyiiohlN before I'ttslnjf
sentence on Sinclair, who. wits pit's- 1
,,. '
l.lent f ,he hank, dvnh.1l l.ls -t0
(ion for a retrial.
"ion tire now itiwt-(Ml -years.
sulil the court, "anil have not many
more years over jotir head. It Is
the view of tho court that It Is
iwisea.
Hi!
Annual Event at Union,
Ore., to Be Held June
5, 6, 7 Organization Is
Affected.
I NK IN', (Special) Ilecenlly
tin- City Hull was hold the
at
ii ii;l! mid-winter meeting of t ho
I'nion Slock Show Association. No
changes were made in tho rosttu
from last year. The officers re
ptrrted being: President Itobert
Wilhycombe; Vice ('. X,. Cud we 1 1
Set rt tar., Tony I . Stnil h; Treas
urer Kred K. Kox; Directors
Walter M. Pierce, WIIHam oll-
man. Ib-rber: Chandler: A: It.
1 Imitf .-, IWiytl MeKennon, J. I?:.
1 I'ovnn!dst W. It. l-edhrUf-r. M. S.
I-'v.,. Tlmnim IEra:dii. O. V
'. Inson. William itohbiu. V. It.
neer, WiiliH l'hllllpii, and J
K.
Jlutehinri.n.
; A lelter v.ir. recdved from Gov
f-ror I' "'rce and rend to the mem
I hen: i,resent. The Governor re-
J Bridled his inability to be in Cn-
hn ror the meeting, hut promised
hf:i fiipjiort In any mniinrr In
I which he could be of Hervico to
I hi Association.
Pr several years the show has
: been scln (luted for Wednesday,
Thursdaj . nnd Kriday. but this
,'r. owing lo the fact that the
'. ' ,r,''n Cattle and Horse Paiser.-
j
j fCnnMnuort on p" ft '
STOCK SHOW
DATES
yElgin High Trounced
...
fly v. inning rrom Klgin high
(icnoo! a'. Klgln H.iturday night
tte Il Orande basketball team
closed :it week's t hreo-gailie
' r"
h;j with two victories and
Olie
defeat.
La firandes scoring to
date Is as follows:
La C.rande... ... 1 7 i'nion 10
La Orande -,. Klg.n 14
La (inuide i Wallow l!i
ti f.rande 'j.t ,Io:-ph 4.ri
Li t;r-inde w.t Knterprise.... 21
(Jrande ;pi linker 33
La fVrande Wallowa II
iM Orande 49 Klgln ' C
TOTAI ..'Piif 105
In percentage of games won,
he jji c.rande high school team.
,v i f h 'lp won and t h ree lodt ,
cMiima a standing of Joseph
WOOL MEN
GATHER IN
PENDLETON
convention upen in
Round Up City
FRED . FALCONER
' , ,. READS REPORT
1
tional Wool Growcra
President, to Make Ad
dress. - .
rKtiUM-rrON. (By tho Associa-
td J'p'ss) 'I no Oregon worn
Growers are hero today for tho1
-?h nnnunl convention of their
orgnjitjeation.
rrealdrnt Krod V. Falconer, of
l'eiwllcton. gave hia report.
Krank J. Tlaenbarth. president
of tho National Wool Growers, Is
rKNUI-KTON. Or. (HH-elnl)
When wool incn or tlie stalo con'
vnna k.iin Unn.Uu t..nnl..(v fnK III.
.,-.'. nnxranlinn nf tlwi fu.n
rnnianw.tm ...m i i,i
on WoolKrowers they will bo able
ur ,for,natlon tt to tho pro
powiia or tho roreflt service to in-
crouM th ffpnxlnir fees on the nn
tin h a,l fofpflts and to hear the oppo
sltlon ngftinst the proposal that has
been expressed by members of
their own Association,
Speakers representing both sides
of. thn question will be on the pro
gramme. The foreot service will
hnve men here who are working In
Oregon, os well us representatives
from Woshlngl.on, I). , C, nnd the
alms of tho forest service will h
explained. What the increase will
mean to the sheepmen will be ex
pressed by several ? speakers.
Hound (ably discussion has been
arranged for. in whieh the opinions
of all growers will be welcomed.
Tho greater part or Monday's
programme will bo given over lo.
Iho grazing fee proposition. Tues
day various topics that touch on
other phases of tho work of breed
ers will bo discussed by state and
national authorities. Tuesday night
a banquet under the auspices of
the I'endleton Commercial associa
tion will bo given for the wool men
(Continued on page 5)
SENATOR REED IS
CANDIDATE FOR
U. S. PRESIDENT
KT. I.OPIS (AP). Senator J
A. Iteod of Missouri Hund.'iy 011
nounced his candidacy for tin
Oeiiiocratlu noiuiniitlon fur 1 1i,
nrcshlentrv nmi Uruii.,t ti.. in.
(torsement or I he Democrat ir
state convention which will elect
the Missouri delegates to the na
tional convention.
His decision to run followed n
conference hero with more thiin
1 f0 of bin followers representing
nearly every community of the
stale.
Ai'tiess Home Looted.
UH ANOKLKS (AP) Hurg
laiM Katnnhiy night looted the
home of Paulino Krederlck. no
treB of the Rtagf; nnd srreen, v,f
clothing and Jewelry valued at
Ho, nop according to the poller.
By Tigers 49 to 6
"d
um
Maker high schools are
fcatcd. In this dls'.iiet.
ytj
Klgln tiaine Itough
Hpectaiors who witnensed
the
d-
Haturday night game at Klgln
MfllKwl I K.. ..U ......
ihrmiB-iioii' ..nfi ,i,.Mii.. h.,.e
Bcoro the Im. (irandirs rim up,
they were bitterly contented for
every point hy the hgrcssivn Kl
gln quintette.
The rirst half fo tnd at its end
the scot it 27 to 4 In fu vor of
ti Orande, In Hie last half boih
teaiim made U-r.a points propoi
tlonat ly, ,a Oroide lontrlbullng
to Klgin's 5. t
Jlinmbi Itosed .aim n fereed.
No subntllutlonsf were made by
the locul team! Caiilaln 1'rlce,
M't
(Cuutluud ou pugu
League
Her Dream
1 1 JTi
tttt
"tor
ft SI
When A I I'M, Helen Mann (above). f5. unveiled llm scnlpdiiiMi
portrait or ruriil Itohert K lii' head ((uscl) w Hlirno Momi
titlu, near Atktiitn, da., a driain of iiintiy yt ai-s wom ri'allaet!.
U was Mrs. I'hiue, Widowed hi the Civ I un; Uvho OoiIcoIvimI
the Idea of a inemoiial, (;iitou Por bun destgiiiHl Uio work,
of which (he giant head of Ie Is u nurl.
Fact-Finding Commission'NOMINATION OF
Hearinir at Salt Lake I BERT HANEY
Ends Sunday Eve.
SALT LAKH CITY 'By Iho Afi
Hoclated Press) rl (el ief Hint, tho
reclamation fact ;flnding commis
sion's hea rug hem during the
j past ten dtiys would aid hi the
j solution of Irrigiit Ion problems
was expressed by former (tover-
nor Campbell, of Arizona, chair
man, when the hearings were con
cluded hu t nielli.
Campbell iudkiited (hat th.
couimhi.ioii wouhl eomplcto th)
recomnicndiittiai:; ju about a
month.
The com 1,1 if 'fnon. who departed
Immediately ror Waidiingtoii tool:
with them rul idiom; c ml mh lying
ideas of many of the witnesses
which were presented by Leu ii,
Taylor, president ot lhe l-'cdeialed
I Water I er
iiiiocifit mu.
i:arty Action hivlml
The iiuiiii l e.udut ion culled for
early coiigrcihlonal fiction to on
able Heerelnry of llie Interior to
den) with the fiminelid ninUeni "as
ho deemed best aid In Jiccordii lu-e
wil h Cnollrlgo'j: rtM-ouiiueiidation i
to Congre.iH."
Tho coniini::;don h"ii i d j;riev
Mlieeejj und suggeid loan from vir
tually every- reclama t Ion project
in the wertl. Most, nald tha; their
j- ci I w r fi; b n! l::ipu Mu -n-pin
My mid idneri:.- ai'.l S'lj'ij' ;d -ed
re'iiediat h j-.i i ;;tl n.
'ar:ou.'i on in.il-; ti rd branchc.-j
of the reelsmnthui !;er.':ee w n
criiiciwd and inJirly .-vecy deic
gaie ysk-fl for fiiiarn t:tl ;t;ni irn e.
Tho I irt few d:1 h kiw gr--:it
ntlllllte)-;; of i ii'ign t Ion h't a pre- nt
but us 'he Jiapdry drur.ced many
of the r.H'iiurfi reltjrne.l iimnc.
Heard Kbitnatli iec:'.a;icn
The commis-'don Ha.turday heii rd
.(irontlliued on page C)
'JUDD (iEER LAID j
i TO REST -IN LA ,
GRANDE SUNDAY
Tho ftmeial of
Ce'-r. lor many
at Cove, and who
wai held from I
th.
lute Judd
i'l'.i In business
died last v.eek,
ie HTio !i;ia: I &
X.I 111 mri-1:1 n trn-r;.l h'Tvi''i inr
liri y.-,t . 1 il:iy tifti-mo'j!!. t''nrimi'
hu:!!n i(llt,)H:i and frifinltl of
Cove it'-lcl iim j.iillhi'.'ircrH Hil'l lli-v.
H. VV. rn-.'iHffy. or th' l;pl:;o;ml
1 liurrll, rt'rt'l lli fuiu:';il MTic4.
Anions ttto inotirluTrt linlil-jt tlir
wliluw an'l rlilllr-n lit the liter.
- 1 mi 'r. T, (Ir.:r. now of Portland,
I iiiitl forme;iy (fovurnor of thb
1 htatc.
1
Formedn i n hi act
Is. Realized
-
I
(V 1 I
fie 1
1
ton, :
!
The Irrigationists
IS
REPORTED OKEII
WASHINOTON (Hy tho Asso
ciated i 'resii) The Hern in com
merce commltleo today reported
favorably on t ho nominations of
Heel, I-;. ilnney, Portland, llllt and
Thompson, nu members of the
I'nttcd Ktatcs "hipping hoad.
ST. PAUL HLAZE
INJURED 3; LOSS
ABOUT $200,000.00
Kl I A I U Minn. ( A P) Hlx
persons were Injured and prop
erty dam.'tgn estimated at $200.
fiou wiut laiisi.'d by the flro which
fh.-itroyed tho (l!endalii upurt
mciits In the downtown district
here early Sunday. Thirty fami
lies were, rescued from the build
Late News Flashes
F1RK LOSS $30,000
I'KNDI.KTON (AP) Fire here this morning
cnuscd ?:iO,000 damiiKc to the Simpson Auto com
pany. IH Urjf.AUS ROB WARD 1RVINK
SALKM (AP). Ward Irvine, the governor's priv
ate Hccrcliiry, discovered upon his return home hist
ni;lit from, a week-end in Portland, that burglars had
Ktolcn liis pistol, two suits ot clothing, an overcoat and
Kcveial shirts.
HI.E8 SUIT FOR 5450,000
NKW YORK (AP). Sidney K. Samuelson, pro
prjelor of a thtalcr at Newton, Nt J., today filed a
suit in the fedeiul court for $450,000 under the Sher
man act, naming Will H. Hays and a number of the
largest motion picture producers and distributors as
defendants. :. , .
DISMISSED FEDERAL SlilT. ' :
WASHINGTON (AP). Holding that the govem
ment could deal with corners by .bringing anti-trust
suits against speculators und gamblers, the United -States
supreme court today dismissed the government ,
suit against the New York Sugar and Coffee charged
with operating in violation of the anti-trust laws. ,
FIRE TAKES
Pawtucket, R. L, Home Is
Laid to Waste by Ex
, plosion and Flames
SEVEN BODIES ARE
FOUND; 7 MISSING
Lamp Lighted in Two-
v amily Home That
Smelled of Gas Result
ed in Disastrous Blast.
PAWTUCKET, It. I. (Hy tho As
sociated Press) Kourteon persona
aru believed dead from naphyxiu
tion or explosion and flro tn a two
family cottage at Cumberland Hill,
Muitvlllo .early today.
The bodies of Michael Conway
and of six member of tho family
of Adolutd Hatnol wero found in
Ithe ruins. Seven others uro miss
ing. Mrs. Michael Conway was awulc-.
ened by her young daughter who .
'complained of a gas odor.
J Mrs, Conwuy lighted a lumn tnd
an explosion followed destroying
tho house. ' . ' -.
Mrs." Conway und her daughter
and two sons escaped. -
MICH JUL
P.CTTR. Mont. (Hy tho Associa
ted Press)- Two masked robbers
entered tho Missoula post offico
early today, hold up two mail
clerks nnd escaped with $.10,000" to
$35,000 In currency consigned 4o
a Mlt'soulo, Hank, post offico offi
cial i announced.
Threo Lnlverslty of Montana
Juniors. Itobert );. Kckler, 19, of
Unite: It. A. Heller. 21, o! Host,
on; and Ucrnard guesnell, 21. ot
Kallspell, wero arrested today
charged with robbing the Missoula
postofrice. Offlciuis said they
confessed and revealed tho money
hidden undo.- r. bridge,. v !
Holler had boon acting as a sub
mall clerk. Lata last night whilo
Heller was ofr shirt ho returned
to tho postofflco, It. 1s charged,
and admitted Kelt lor and Ques
net , who, masked, held up and
bound Heller and another clerk
escaping with- their loot.
U. S. HOCKEY TEAM
SKUNKS BELGIANS
NINETEEN TO 0
' CIIAMONUC. Krance. (By tho
Associated Press) Tho United
Hiates hockey team won Its first "
match In the winter sports ot tho
Olympic games today, defeating
the ltolglnn team 10 to 0.
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