La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 08, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY. CI T Y EDITION The Weather ' PORTLAND (AP) Ore son Fair tonight and Fri day, excepting cloudy or tossy near the coast. unttn Mtxin VOLUME XXII. . LA 'GRANDE. OREGON, THURSDAY,' MAY 8, 11)24. NUMBER 181 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS 1m 14 Hunt's Washington Letter Ky II A IC II V li. HL'NT. k WAHIIJNUTUN INK A Hi.eeial F" - There' more lliun inmeai-H on' the n irluce in t ho selection if I representative Theodore Hurl on, j futiiirr senator from- Ohio, to i aomul I lir (.1. (. J, keynote nt tin- i 'li'Vt'huiil convention Juno t". Hurton was not chosen becuuscj tif outstanding oratorical ability. rM , , . ,. r - M... is a ponderous speaker, wilh Oil 1 hOllSMM Uullai'S IS a husky, throaly "voire lliat is Plcilficd 1V IxClOn Jim (1 to follow. I i Ik speeches ar-l . t ..J. inloiinative ratin e lhan -inspirim.'. j llilirCS 101' lilUlUlllg lie is nut adept t pointing wit it , pride or viewing with alarm, tin. vMI hlI IV'ATL'C h-wt he can put his pointer on 'A1H1j 1VjUIjxI i. no Hriru: lads ami figures, jim to enthusiasm though they fur nish loud tor thought In r Jinln ativf hours. president foolidgo pruinplly d;.s imimmI of a story that llurlon'a m It'd inli i:mI been mad" wit hunt hi i approval. lie himself, lit) nays, giitrgcatcd tin Ohio represent at I v ; us a proper ami desirable choice. , Tin. fart, that Burton is a rchi- d lit of 'leVclaml. where tin- COil- V nl ion is to he lit'hl, anil of Ohio. tin- ho state of President Ilard- Int.' who except for the. Interven tion of Kate would lo tlm nunif in o again this year made the (Coitlinucd on page 4) .V MoT I, A K U. Special)- Ir. W. '"; T. I'liy rel urni-'l Wednesday from '1 the Willamrtl.- valley. I In had v t-pciil .Monday and Tuesday meet ) In-,- there, wilh I ln State itonrtl of I h-all h. on wh Iidi hody )h Ik j' 1-nnlrrn ( trcgon's representative. The two das wre crowded, re 'f poris I r. I'hy, wit h Inspfrtiou 'A Mond'iy, jor I he health fcllllloa W and kuitll'iry romlilfonx fir Ihu : r,t;il".s public fiiKlitiiilon a SjiPmi f nnd wU'h invt'sllKntin Tm-Hday all i hiffff t'OioiiH'i'rlnl dairies in Urn vi- rlnity of I'ot'i land. Monday I trrnuon I r. I'hy niH wit li Slat i! KtiKi-niis Uoarrl, of wlilrli J'- Ih nlun ii nir-nilirr. I Tlie Stuti. Itoanl of llviillh, he- fore whom Coriiauil liair.xan-n np i lira ml wllli cluu'Krs usalnsl I r. i'lrdrirk Strirkrr, Mtatr liraMli r- lici-r, foiild In lir no arlioii in thr ni:iirr, .HroniliiH: to I r. Thy. Ad- iHtional time whm ask nl by t h1 f da I r iiicii t pi-;pnr" I heir ram) nuainwt Mr. St rii'linv This will be I prrsi-ntrd at a sprclal nirrllng IIh: . Itoard will hold May :!. Ku Klux Klan Victor la Indiana Election INJHANAI'OI.IS. (AT) Ku Kln KlHtl iiifhieucr, an oprll far lur in thr prr-prlmary Krpubll i iip con I est that ciidi-d Tmwla . was fell -with t rcim-iidous 'force Wednesday nihl when virtually i'iMiidelc I'etuniM showed I tint I'M Jackson, secretary of sidle iiml oiify candidal e for sovrrnor tin v itiK klan support had alard a ma jiirliy vote thai precludrd (ho con-t'-:U beiu Ihrown into the if t air ionvrntlon later this month. The only presidential contest betwi-en 'resident (..'oolfdv ami Kcualor M iram Joluison and iioiii lite star! tho pre.sidnl'K il ii-nt li was overwind in iutf lieturns from o'Hi'J of Hi"' Hit' pii;cinrls jjte for president: t'uol i.ljji' 'iL'.Tir., Johnson 4s,8:il. Two Involved in Rum Trial Admit Guilt U V I N( ;T( N. K y.. ( A I ' ) W'n I tr It. fariy. Canton, Ohio, niitl M. I;. Until. Alliance. Hilo. I wo of (he four cu-deprndcnlri of ton KriHijiiian John W. I.nilglry. Ken tucky, on trial in the federal court here charui'd with conspiracy to defra od t he government t brooch a whisky transact Ion in J - I . re versed their pleas of not guilty and entered pleas of guilty today. Stock Show Pageant Work On In. Earnest l:NJoN (Kpecialf. Work on "1-ri'jn-is of Man kind." I Im "new Idea" pageant v hich w HI form 'Hit eenlng enlertuinment at tie I'nion l.lve jtock show, June r. . tllld 7. received new itilpelu: ystrday with I he arrival het-i or Miss Josephine nillon. of Port litiid. MIkh l'ill'n. xvlio ilireels th. little Theater OuibI of the Cos. t 'ity. and has had considerable ep.ieme in pageantry, will de i.te her entile time for the rout ing: inoitih to the I'nion produc tion. Allhoii'.rh she did not KiUllern llr.-ifon befol-e day noon, by the close of the da;, ', she had completed all plans v.lihli lu.'l b.-i n lell until h. rj miivul here, met with the groil. ' LEGION TO'r:;:.. WITH FUNDS C'OiV IVEiN iTION L. I. Kusc Ray Williams, Otis Palmer and Ches ter Thompson to Ilcp resent Local Post. At one or the rnl " attended inrflincM rvT held by (he local post tlie American LrKioii last tllKht vntr.l $1.0110 hi pledges to be us-d uh the lull iii 1 fund for t hi c(hh; ruction of a propowd armory building in l.o (iramle. . A coiumi: (rp waa appolnlffj niiiih- time atro by lhr ori?nnl.iil ion to push th" pceliiulnaiy win'k and lo direct tho rj;iiin'H part, in the drive foi ihr hiilidlnt,. Tim I''lon ficlH thu( I'll armory would be a err a I com inanity nswt ami for thai reason is directing a creat deal of effort tuuurd It. I irteirateH to represent I he ba-nl post al the stab' convention which Is lo be hHd In Portland on I In same dat"H as the lto.S" .Show, June It. 12. U and 14 wrc elect -i'd last, rvriiintr. I'. HiiNey, ii. W. I'almer. I lay Williuma and ( 'lirHier Thompson were srler1-il with lliiKh Hnidy. Oils Wal. Key 'urrcy und Hiirl'-y Itlchardsun a:' alternate delrrraten. The datr for the joint tucetlu of t'nloii and Maker county poata was act on May 17 at I'nion. I'lans have hern made for a bnnruirl at Hir I'nion Hole) and u dance at tlm j-yi"mntuui aflDr- (Conlitiucd. on pupo-Ii) n.iMISS SCKANTON ELECTED A. (i. S. LEADER FOR 1925 rhylisa Srrantoii was pri'sfib'iil of t Sir Associated Slinlrnls oriiniMillon of 11m r.,l"d Kirl 1 1 tfii M ISH icdiool yrslrrday al'lei-uoon. Srmutoii pulled !'0 vol en with I'or otliy l''unk, lii'i' nearest, rival re ceivliif 71. Wiima Smith wio circled vice presiilent of thr o r trail -ialioii and Margaret (IcddrH win-awanb-d I he Ki-cri'tary-trrasiirer'i-office at thi' same election. A to tal of 171 volea were cast. The new officers will be In Mialbd at ii hamiurl l'1v'"H in Ibrii honor by Mm rrtlrimr ol'liclalr soilie time soon. Tuberculosis Health t Work Is Recognized ATLANTA. ( A 1M --"Tulierciilosia liiusl play a luosl ituporlanl pari ill every phn.se of public Ileal! ll u'ii-i." said lr. K. I,. Carbon. health officer at Winston-Saleni. N. .. before the National Tubercu losis Association here loday. "iti-eillise the records of dentil-" show us thai one in every ! to I is a tuln'rculosis d'th: because If has I it determined thai prae- 1 tea My everyone is at some lime in fected with t uberculos'.s: because no age nor sex is entirely immune; because so much depends upon (lie individual's resist ing power uh to whether the invasion of the body shall result in disease und death or merely in a healed lesion; be cause this dls-ase destroys the young adult In 1 he most produc tive ai;e; because housing condi tions, general sanitation. protec tion of food supplies, etc., the de cided influencing factors in Mm prevent loll of this disease; be cause of these facts tuberculosis should play a very Important purt in every gem-rat health program." of girls whom sin- w ill drill fnr t h dunces, considered rout timing and rust ing w it ll t lie v omen of tlie executive com mil t e and ex plain"! Ihc plans for "I'Vlelids ul Slunkind" ' befor" the, r.-fiiiar) Ivvcikly s'K.iliin of tin; Slock show board. IIIkIi Irllnl" lo Ih I I'nion has already in 'nlon l.lv. - iM.irl'"SS id" lind-'i' Hi" illriclii.n of lir. W. T. I'hy. clialltiiaii of Hi" comtuitlee, and rvllow iii"liil."rs of the evciitlve board. Is paid by Miss IHIIon. "Kveiiliintf is In Npl.n.lid r.-a. h shape for speeding and perfecf-, At l.os Ang"le -i-dncs-hnj the production of "friends of Oakland Mankind. she declares, city of I nlon has grasped 'The t.ie (Continued on page t) New Problem Lowering of Duties on Imported Italian Cher ries Leaves Local Rais ers in Distress. Ch- rry men in litis locality are. up in arms against aelton taken hv the 'HoiiNf of Appraisers of Washington st reel. Now York, which reduced ' he Import dtiUcs on steiunie'i and pitied cherries in brine to lite basis of cherries with steins and unpitlcd in brine. Heretoforo the ,1)111 y on cherries without stems and pitted wiifi C l-J cents per pound and lite duty on the others two renin per pound. Tlie aeiion on tlie purt of the, ap praisers automatically places (he two op eiiu! leriiis und means a 'i 1-2 cents reduction per pound on stemmed and pitted cherries :diippel Ifrom Italy, whlcli usuall come as ballusl in Italian vessels. An a ri'siilt 01 the reduction lo cal cherry men cannot compete wit h Imported' cherrleH owiiiK1 lo high freight rates, they cluu t It rhrrry nun arc fntliitf u i-omllllon u nul ijolllkci ronvoiiOoim In Hint L'Ulillot bul he di'li-hlK-nUil lo'jun". Frt C 'ollldfft'' und Itt- (Continued on paso B) l-.xceedingiy Heavy uratus on hi m hI jdent liody I reinjury, - resulting this year due to t he building or ( a high school alltlelle field he.j Itind the high school building.! have resulted in preparal ions for i the staging of one more cnbM- liiinmenl before seliool adjourns fer the taniimer vacation. " , I Kalurdiiy evening, at X;;ii O'clock, three specially select ed one-act dramas will be presented by the high school dramuvt'j elusseH in tlnr' audit oi'lum.v tin prucrdM from same to he used lo help reimburse the ulhlelle field fund. Iteaerve wats for t he at traction will go oh sale lotnorrtu, morning at. H o'cbtcU at llm Cllum nrugs. Inc. ' 1 The three plays elected, "HK Who I'ass While LenMIrt" Moll, " "The Wonder Hut." by Men llechl und Kennet h Sawyr, and I he "IJcau of Bath," aro all described: a. more than of average Inlere.;' and in addition to the mtijur lb ins 011 the evening program, I several features will bu present': (Continued on paaa fil iirit m i .. Kllliil 11 111 .1.1 i miB.imn 1 in I pHjJ J j jjllj j continuoJ on page r.) mm mwMmmm I'lOal OIK JUftlUl ISSUe,"1 lll"'1'' '"y meelllll? li'H,, received about it lenth of the rOIONK. lire (Hpeclal). Al a I ial H.-yston Iho clly council or1,.,, apecial a.'sslon Iho clly council '".'""" I""" "! i" lieu on .Inly U lo Hillui'lt'city. lu Hie p.-ople a bond Ihhu" tori $:,iii.iiimi In build an alldltorhlili till 111" CnivelNily of Oregon. The p.-tlllnn callilll? lor Ntlcll nclioi wan preHeliled liy a counnlll"'' ol , (lie cily'M leadini,- linslm-rH nu ll headed by l''ranU I.. Cluiliibei a. j i K:i(;cll" cliatrinan of tile Ifill' : cinnpnlKii. The eoniuiltlee dccll- e.l thai .;iliren.i coulll hcl ben: I'M ' part In III" r..llllll.elill Kill ! ceiupaiKii lliiotili a bund IhsU" which would place lb" innoui.'. e.iuitiibly on all lb" cltl."tia au-l would pt.riuil lliosc able lo iiiaU.-j laiii'-r KiflM tu do tJu. j -I IJASEBALL HOW TIIKY WASH clubs. W. I.. I'd. San l-'ranciscu ... .-'n la .i;i'T Vernon Ill II full. Ijike HI II ,.'''" I'orihtnii M I r. Oakland 14 Id .4'17 S.filllc 12 I'i .421- l.os AllKi les 12 Is ;4'i i Hacramenlo U ly Sen 1 1 1 e 12. Ilea, its ." Al SeatMe ii. n. i-;. l'oiil.'ml , f i - S'-altle I J 17 Malt. rieH lardner. I'll!-If- und i.'i.cry. JSoul lierland and Tot. In. Salt Irfikc II, S-iu(tir 7 ! It. 11. KJ ' At Salt ha he , H.ict anient o Salt Uilie '4 "I II I :i a I I'rouli. Canrtebl yo-1 I Itatterles Kthani;; SinKl"lon and Cook. i si-als 0. YeriMin ' At Sun r'rallelsco X'c. ll'in S.in .'ritniisi.o II. K II 'i I r, 1 1 :j l!ull"rl"S Vin.s. S.-lbrs. K.c-. end lliinuab: fi.-ary. .Milch. -II aii'l. V--I l Oaks .1, Angels I . i:.' ll. t;. : i: n j t m i i 1 OH AmrebS (14 lnnin-). j llalterbs Mail, und Uukvr: l'ane and Hillings. FRESH WILL TRY TO WE SLATE Coolklgc C'a'Is Leaclors for Conflali Concern ing Impending Bills I50URB0N THREATS CAUSE ACTIVITY Republicans in Renewed Efforts to Speed Up Iiegislativc Program at Washington. WASH I NC.TON A !). A I uus.l ttv tho thri'iitH uT I oifiucriLtfl ti n.l lliKln-Rt-nl KriulillrunH In hol'l IIOtmrPM 111 MliKHlflll tllll'illl' llln ll't. I piihllcan . r' i .utlon IradiTH In th' 8'natiA . .iOUHo V'ilnodav ricoliBollilutcd thflr lines In peep. (Continued on nape r) Hcure:; wero p-I-uwhI todu b -. " -' -"b i" tal reglsi ration In 1 nion count prelimiiiary to Mm priniary elec tion to be held Friday. May If!. A total of are registered in all precinels In the county, juuiberhifr, ?7. OC Hie total :i.tt:i regis! trd ItepiihiicHns, 2'2HT 1 I- I I IMIILUi IIIIIIIII 1 . 1 1 1 mi iieuioctats, 6S I'rolilbit Ion, yr Ho-1 """ mark curly Wednesday nighL clalisls, hihI Kia misretluneous. ' an,1i lr m,er returns rroin I .oh Aii One thousand nine liuiidre I g''le county follow t lie frvnd of eighty-four ltepullieans are n - g - isbred In I, a C ramie! and nine hundred idxly-six; nemoeralu. I'olling places wilt be announced in all preeincir) laler this week. . James Harvey (Jraliam r: a 1 .1 . visior in iA i.raiidc JanifH lliirvoy (Iraliain, calldl dal'- fur the liclunrraflc nuiiilna lion for t'olllrri'HMiimn fi-.un lh. K' i-onil coliKr-Hionitl dlHli li-l at ,lli.' May III primary election, lllitlnerolla frlonds. Mr. lln resldenl of linker, bcllevea thill bcllevea Mint political fem es are iilron' - .enough lu s"L.jie his iioiiiliuillf.il. vile iiuh many siijiportera In thisni7:l. McAdoo m.'jnx. no iir.feicnco Late News Flashes DliBATIN(J IMMaaiATION. VASIIIN(,"10N (AD The sciialc cl:il.t (hp iin niiKiHliiiii bill liitlny wilh Imlh Ihc Dcinocritlic und Ke puhlicHM spitkosiiicii bitterly ii.ssailinjr the conference report postponing the .litpanese exclusion. Sennltir Roh inson. Democratic lender, opened the attack. He was joined immediately hy Ilorah, of Idaho, and .liiliiisiin.y of California, both llepiihlicans. The provision direct ing negotiation of an iiiulerstnnftiiij; tancelliiiu' Ihc gen llemen's ai;reciiicnt, adopled at the Ktiuireslion of I'resi denl Coolidt'e, was assailed as an abrogation of the principle that immigration is a purely domestic ques tion. MOH V. KKAliI) KKVKAl,i;i. KAIiKiM, Ore. (AC). An investigation here, al Ihc rctucsl of the bank in Oregon City, of alleged forger ies of mortgages, hy C.rant li. Dimick, revealed a new scries of irregularities today, according lo officers. Some of the work was so clumsy (hat it was easily de tected by comparison with Ihc recorder's office, said officers. Some of the mortgages checked up were numbered higher than the books for recording mortgages here are numbered, said investigators. All of the purported mortgages examined loday carried descriptions which failed la designate that lands were situated in Marion, county or any other county, with but one exception. This state land was in Clackamas counly, although pur ported to be recorded in Marion counly. KILUS WTITC. TAC0.MA. Wash. (Al) Mike Miller, .'!S. logger, shot and killed his 29-year-old wife early today, lie told police he had obtained evidence that his wife has been associating with another man. lie returned from) Sheldon last night, in response lo a letter from a neigh bor woman. The Millers had three childicn. I MOW VOKk (NliA). What Is Iho pric(t of bmKt'tr Umamsl Helen Jcnuer, once IcJiding tK-auly nf the (iivcmv't'h V ill aire I'ollii'S, in greut (Icnuml ns mi iiiHsCh iikmIcI, plnevs tlie altio ill half m ruillioii dollars ami n-ks I'lilllp .Morgan I'lant, young ntilllounln. to Itius i-ompt'iisnto her. An atitu uirek (hut ent her hurtling from Hani's innehliie (hive years ago nKo irckel her life, M10 liohls. 'I lm nlMie ptctuivs slnnv her hef(t(v the wreck -ami after. SILL HAN KKANCISCtJ (Uy thn Ajj soeialed Ires I 'resident ool tdge's sleadlly growing leufl in TueHi'ay'H presidential primary In California had gone over (lie 40 1 earlier oiri-s, hla majority will b' - considerably larger, A slate of delegates to i he 1'e- I' " (! " national coinenllon 'pledged to support the president as a candidate for'immiuatlnu to succeed himself, rolb-fl Hp 4.4 17 more ote'j 011 Hi" face of return "0111 . very county In the ahite, ll'l a Broup pledBed lo nop - than port Senator 1 1 Irani .lohnanii. Tin' Niilne nundi.-r of preclncla acconlid Win. ,(!. McAdoo an ov- rwlK'liiLiui; majority for the atal'a iudfrKeiiii'iit an the I lemo- j ,.-,.h candidate. A 'no tirefer- Is,. nee" ilel-milioil which nppnaed li.uioelMlic v The reiurna from fi!M'.4 tirechiclu The reiurna from fi'll'.J lil'eelllel II iiironi:,r iii,. H1I74 in th.. male unve: inr ih.. 111174 I,, ll,,. male uave: Coolidne ;sii.2!in. Jiibnsou 2IIK - J 17.1174. ' i - 'i-i Before and After m ; 1 L 1 , x iciJ ALLEYJfORK BIDS AWARDED ; ...,!,. . . I'lccpicu and. onllnatlc pas:il authorizliiK llm drawing up C I'OlitraclH lunl. vj'lllUf..ul-A nn'i'l- Inir of Mli i lly voililliiuMluliriH,1 on luiprovi'iilent lUalrtclu HO, Ml. and 142, all alley pavlnif projix'ta. Warren CollMtruiMlon Company re- :ceivcd all three rolilractn al. tho rollowin conald"rallon: no IM4.77: J a 1 l,tlb".9li; HZ An ctdhualr witH iilao adopled in favor of P. .1. Lilly, colli railor, IIKIUf, I ILKK WITH SKCHK lli Hie union n of H.im.m, for TAHV OK NT ATM KO.KH TO. ! ironiph'led work unpaid up to last i v enlng. ' I Two orilliiani.eM. milhul i.llif the clnsliic of ulreela for the Ml. Kin- I H.- Timber I 'olnpiiny' and Ki'hool IUntrli'1. No. I, wero read the Ihlril time IiinI evenliiK' and were j parsed. A. reuueal by T. H. Moore. i lo cloae maple hi reel lietwecll Cnvc nnd Island avenucH, waa nlho i Krnnle.l ! Clly Manaiter l' H. Ilayea wan aullioiized lo order chmI Iron pipe ! alll llorized III order oaat Iron nlnn 1 Iii i-eniiie.. wooden ulna hiiiI Ninnll i Iii n iiliice woollen Pino and Mllllll Kiilvanb.e.l Iron pint lu utreelM i paviiii: In koIiik on. i i i... ii ii. ....... i.. I A dance hall license. In 'or YY. II- Scull, was granted and the Lum mission grunted a- room- (Continued on pa it ft h) EIGHT CLAIMS CI.'PT1 1 A TI tiij j. uijm uii i LiAol UVUfNIlM-! l Ai'tiMA. Wash. I Al' Huh! b nllorne, b, p(iv(. tlw way for fiii;l Miileni.nl of 'to suits grow- ing Mit of the Kelso' bridge dls- ! m;ter .IniMiary ', i'.rt'A, Judge K. j M.-rard of Ihe superior courl, j seitienieiil uf eiuhi deuth el:iim: rot- f(iK,(i(iaf The louit amoiim or I hit km its iii?alnsl t 'oivllt. count v ami Kelso is near lnilf il million doMartt. Attorneys npreseiilhig fowlilz eon nl v- said hist night (ho total amount of tin- claims paid on the present basis of compromise WOllId ie ?!lO(OUII, Till' MUltfi Hf't i led yesterday were transferred from I'nwiHz county on a change of venue. Mnnous irriaiioii i Amendment Is'fwHiited W A X II I N ti T i i N f Special; I'Iiiiih and 'sttmaleH for the Ites elutleit Irrliialifni project will b i-ubmitted at the next regular ses nIoii of congress, If a bill amende I tip' the molioii of t 'ongresmiiaii . .1 Kiniiott of Oregon, is piissed by the house initiation commit(e''f It was learned today. 'om;r Ksman Sin no' t appeut'i before II nominee ,l. asked lr an a mend ment of I lie sen at' ) bill calibig for pluns and speciriefi 'tons of the I'aitper Alcova Irriga tion project in Wyoming, to In clude t h'' I M'nelitlten project HI H eyon. The nniemJliietiL was granted. The bill pi 0 ides for OH' Kllb- iiiSi-.Iiiii by tin secretary of the in terior l'.t the net regtllUr seHsloil of congresK, of plans and est limit en for the Wyoming and neschntes projects, tlu; latter being a bous aimn'lmeiil. under the ,Hiuiiult I ropcsul, lu tiie aeuutu bill. BULLETINS SMITH .NOT FAVOHI.K. M-AV IIAVKN. CONN., (AIM ki'I'oiits to si;ci hk Aior. TION tl' A KI SOI.I TKI.V tir' I.NSTItrtTION TO coxm:cti- cit's li;i,i;(iA'i io to 'in.; M.KMAl'KATIC NATKINAI, ( O.V-, ! ir.:.1'1 1 . i. 1 1 1 ' 1 1. 1 i-.ii- .Ml'ITIMi Tlll'l KDl.llliATKK TO VOTM AS TIMIIIl Jl IX.MI NT DK I A I I D V A S AKDI'Ti:!) AMID t lll l H' , A ., K.Mr. II Ml T Of KAt K SACI.M. JHE.. (AIM IX l I--. N ti T II Y AH'TDAVIT 1. WHICH UK lU'.MOHOl KI.V AT tacks thk "timxiOX sys- IK.M" .IOH.N SMITH, OK NKW- lA Ills 1 1 H lilt A W Ali AS A CAM1I1ATK I'OK TIIK Hl;l't II- lM'AN XOMIXATIOX OK STATli M'.aAIOIt Mill II.MOI.N, 'lllj. I'A.MOllll, WASHIXfVTOX AMI .lA.iHIIIilj ItH'lNII l.h. NAMi: IS IIAM.I.ll, SI'. I'AI I.,, .MIXN., (AIM I IICI.I (iA'l I S TO TIIK AXM'AI; , 'Vv" '.".'i:. '"' ',' ' ' v" ' 1 : . '. SOI IA I IIIS, I1I KI1 TOIIA1 To cii;i: thi.; .vami; 01 THKIH OHtiAXI.ATlOX TO Till'. rAiti;vrs ami tkach Kits. Derailed Freight Car Delays Train Arrival j ,.n,Hntenl of a freight car n-arl ,'i',','i '' muming resulted in j delay lag of I he arrival of Train ro 1 1 uir-ni . which Is not of a atrious ( , rt, blocked the main line 0r lh(. (J,.v. No one uu Injured, ) . i 'l)j LaiHl tO HC Sold, Decides Work 'APHINOTO.N (Al' I Work louHy a lit hoi ie the under new legubitlonn .'".atm.i.aa.afKi rent of timber and one million acres of land em braced In the former Oregon and ( 'a I Morula Itnllroad and the ' (.'00.4 I'.ay wagon road bind grants lu western Oregon. Most of the tim nierlands are lu ('00s, tmiighiH Hitd ! 1 ,aiie Count jes. I al es 1 or the ' y.ttn will Lo iiiinoiiiieed later. 15 Schools to Compete In EasternOregonMeel The Kaatern I iri-gim Tniek and l-'ieid Meet at I'nion Saturday, the h annual event, h ill rind nl (east fifteen schools entering ath letes, aceordtng to announcement ''V V ''l""'. KUperlnleud.nl ol the I'nion schools, this morning to the Mvi'iihitf Observer. This is the greatest number of M'hnols ever entered III it. dtsl riet meet' In Ihc ti f hI ory fit Kaai "i n i.iregon sport -log cviils. over I"" ufhhfca III pti rllcipate. The schools already entered In clude Redmond htgh school. school thai, very rnrHy takiu part In an K-islcrii Oregon meet. Red mond will send He veil uthletcH. f H her "hfolM t hat will partic ipate are: La Grande, Imhlcr. Union, Miituu-l'ieewalur, I'uiidiu- I.S 0 DY HELD LI ATREMIJ NT 1 Coroner's Jury at Med ford Says Identity Is "Unknown" SUICIDAL INTENT THOUGHT MOTIVE I'a'ui D'Atreniont, Testi fying Before Jury, Said He Had Changed His Mind About Corpse. MKlI'OHI, lire. B tho Akso clu'd I'reas) A coroner's Jury lain lilsl nlgiil rfliliriHui a verilift I hat tho Idpulityof tho body of a yomifr man found Sunday waa "I'nknown" and., that ho "in'-t ilrath hy drowning, probably Ly Hulridal Intent.'' I'Hiit I'Atromont,: on llio Bland, rtairi thtll bOCUUHo tho hody ha'l brown oyou and Hugh IVAtremont had blun ryop, ho had clianyod hlB mind about the Identification. REVENUE BILL WASIIINOTON '(liy.tho Aan0- ,' . L 7. ,, .? V " ! rvenu bill Wodnetay ul,hUiniti nlKht, aubatltutlnir a ttrnduutcd tax on undlatrlbuted profits oC corporiitlonii, for the present flat corporal ion' levy:" " Tho volo in 4a to 33. ........ ' ' . y - , Tho amendnient. waa put for ward hy Renator Jones, Ueniocral, New Mexico, and whs endorser at u conferoncu of (ho minority par ty. PreMltlent CniirK(, ppn n--nd known his opposition to tho pro posai una Hepunauan o,b... I' '-'dora Htri'tmously , fought Its adoption. C'liaiigo K.titto Tax Then the senalo uccepted with out a record voto on amendment orfered by Henalor Walsh. Demo crat, . Muiiuuchiisijits, substituting nil inheritance fol Iho present es tutu tnx. This action virtually completed disposition of contro versial provisions of Iho inensuro Including all cotnmitteo amend ments, qxcept lor the Rift, lax, which will be Inkcn up Thuraday. This lax was wl-ltlen Into the measure by the house hut knocked out by the rtnanco committee.'. Under tho Walsh substitute bcnellclarleH of, eslittes "would bo taxed directly. The present law upplles the tux to the estate of ft decedent before it Is divided. It would apply rules starting at (ContlnuMd on Dagn ft) l7ortiiErucse Aviators Fall During Cyclone UHHON. (AP)--TUo Pbrtunuae nvialors, attempting a flight from Uabon to Macao, t.'lilna. er;iihed at Tapir, In Jodhpur, in a cyclone. 1 . leu tenunt. Piies hh slightly in jured and Lieutenant rejroa wa:i uiihurl. A new air phi lie may be sent to cunlinue tlie flight. Lewis Trial Postponed Until Thursday, May 15 Trial or Hay Lewis, charged wilh disorderly conduct and drunkerieas, to huve been held hist, n ll h I In pol ice com I , was post -poned tiila morning until May I r. Lewis rurnished bonds and is now free a waft ing t rial. Utmds, ori; . Inally set uh- $"iio, were least nd to u smaller figure. lon, Adams; ninatilla. North Pow der, llain.r. Halter, Jordan Valley, thilarlo. I'rane and .Hums, Mr. ('onklin haa not closed his lists yet ami possibly other schools may yet decide to weiid a team to t inoi Haturday. Annoiinceiiienf' of nffieieht lu ex pected to be made tomorrow. Track prentiuari"N. including the low and high Iturdleu. .the lttd v.trd daub lilid o'hers, will be staged in the morning, beginning at If o'clock. l'lebl event preliminaries pud finals and truck finulH will occur in the afternoon at the stock show grouiula, beginning at 2 o'clock. Tenia wllK he provided on tho grounds tor each team. GROUP ALTERS