La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 01, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textf EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TEN PAGES TODAY. C IT Y EDITVI O N THE WEATHE3 PORTLAND. (AP) Ore gon Kair tonight and Bat. urday. , cloudy near the coast. " 1 VOLUME XXIL .LA GRANDE OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 254 4s frat$e Wm&tmt Hunt's Daily -Letter " (lly Hurry 11. Hunt) I WASHINGTON (NISA Special) "Hob Jh Doomed," wus Hie head line. In h local paper which gave ).a Folletle backers a shock us lliey Hut down to their bacon und egga tho other morning. Visions or some durk consplrucy against thu Independent prcsldcu (IhI candidate raced through their minds. Nothing less. It seemed, could Justify Lhu definite, unquali fied statement as But forth In black-faced type. Hurriedly Ahoy pi lulled into thu text of the Htory. Then they slump ed back with sighs of relief, j For, It then dawned upon them, there uro other "Hobs" limn Mob JjU Kollclle. For Instance, the Hhln glo Bob. i And the doom which wuh fore told In tho printed piece was not the doom of Hob Ku Kollette, de creed by bis political adversaries, but the doom of tho feminine hair! bob, decreed by delegates !o the Nutlonat Beauty Uhop Convention! But just as the loyal 1a Kol iettc legion would have resisted any such clalnm against their favorite, no do the devotees ot the femi nine hair bob deny thu right of the benuty Uuccancurs to force them aguln under the slavery of lonrfl tresses. Hero In Washington, bobbed hair huH paused the stage of a fad. It is no longer a murk of fluppcr ' Ism. - ' .Mnld and matron aillie, from the breezy debutante to the stately dowager W the diplomatic act. flaunt their shorn locks us an In dex of u newly achieved indopun dence. They may have cut them flrnt be cause II wan ''ihe. style." But the bob's real popularity Is duo to its comfort, not to any mere matter of following the fashion. In this battle for the "survival of the Hobs," the following sug gestion may not be inappropriate: (Continued on pago 8) KIAXS. L'ri'. (Hpoi'lul lu llm Ob server) "ltib-hl now Ih lhu time for III'' faririfr.s !o liiakf Ki-h'elloii.. tr. ffruliiK iind grHXHCH Tor exhibi tion itl tliu county fulr," Btiites n lurul n'-wMPHP'T, continuing "capr-ultilly-docH till apply .to Hhi'Jl Bruin "nil buy." . " , - TlH'sc products hIiouIU In yiith r'nd whlli- "icy un' ut llnlr Wust and before I be Hiri'shlntf niui'lil""' ami mower buve done lh'ir deudly ,nork of unnllillnllon InnofHr ui llwlr value aa exhibit an? coii lirnivl. - Hulk Bruin untl .i''d. of vulirHr inuy be ealherL'd uny linir urii'r'tlireMliin. And II Is JlMl aH w"ll In look tbu' Bardrn paleb over mid plvk i ut anil preserve unyt Itini; thai looks like a prle winner, llon't So on Hie theory Hint pei-lmps your neighbor bus MoniethhiB In Hie same I'lle I h i1. Ik be". I lliall 5onr.i. Whut may not look like a prize winner lo you. muv find I'u Vor In the oyes of the JildKi Opllinl-lle Iteporls rcaehlng Ibe fulr niail iiKeuieiil or Iho ' Uller;'8t belim (Hken In I he rorllleomliiir ralr Bivea them u very optlnisUe, feel- (CnnUnund nn pultn It) Chicago Had a Murder Each Day in June. July " CtlK'A'i" (Hy 'he AsHOelaled rrejft) A murder 11 day was com mitted lu ClileaBO In Juno and July. ueeordlnB lo reports by the ChlcuKo crime commission. PICK EXHIBITS NOW FOR FAIR Babson Discusses the " Election and Business PAHS' N PAItK. Mu?s. (Specie!) Sevcnil times during the laul few weeks lloger W. Uubson bus necn Miiestioned regiirdlng the pom fcibb efrect or Ihe election nil !:'i '.rai buslne.'s conditions Mr. Uhb mjii has continually slitttd , tiiat ' 1m-i all thren partlen had tn.ide up their tlckt:i he wourd nniko a statement. ills analy-iiK or t he tlluntlon was made public loIuy. 'l Hiring thA pnst we"k I have talked with, leading men In each or the two great parties." says the statistician. "I Hsked the KHim gueMtlou or both the republican und deiuw ratU: leaders, namty Whal an- your chances fo eh'c lluri?' Thev bolh replied, 'We ur un of vicM-ry In NoveinlK;- pn H.Ji'd Iji Foiletlp does not SK'rill.- enough stitcs to throw the elec tion into cingfcsa. Furthermore, Im Kollette's votes are dependent upon the price of wheat on elec tion day.' Thin may be nn exag gerated statement but fur the first time io American history it U U PW1EIIT MITIGATIOH IS SOUGHT Counsel for Leopold and Loeb Places Issues Squarely to Court OBJECTIONS BY ' STATE OVERRULED Darrow May .Introduce Testimony to Prove "Mental Disease Shoit . of Legal Insanity." nilCAM) (Hy r.iv Associated Pre) Judge John It. Caverly today o verm led tlie objections by the state In alienist testimony of. fercil in mitigation a to punish-, nieni . by attorney , for Nathan Ijcouohl Jr., and lllctierd Imu. r"Min. wmcn rami nricr more 'ail I wo tiMiri (in was ucvmi- ed victory for the defeiiNc as It cstahlc-lictl nif. rluht to (the tcstl iiioiiy "on menial disease .short or legal Insanity, nut as a defense but In mitigation of pun IhIi incut." 'IXTI.IJJXri'l Alj I'KAT" ' 'HirA0. (By lhe Associated Press) The kldnapinp and mur der of Robert Franks was planned us an "intellectual feat" on the part of Itlchard Loeb, according1 to tes timony by Dr. William A. White, first witness for the defense, given today. f'HIt'AlItt (Uy th" Associated press) Mitigation not of crlnif but of punishment, mercy of Judg ment, founded not upon .the cold letter of the law, but upon con sideration of humanity these were I he points oinphasiztd Thursday by the (lefcnHc.) In tho proceedings which ure.tu dutermlni the pen ally that Nathan Leopold Jr., .and Itlebard l.oeb are lo pay for"lh kldnuphiK' uiiJ nidrdir of Hubert KninkH, Clarence H. Parrow. B-ytuir-old veteran or court battles, flhllnrr for the principle he 'ban advocated In and out of court for many years put stiuurHy before Judge John It. C'averly the bsues whether consld iTiillons of Ibis character are to be written lulu the Jurisprudence of Illinois. 'The stute's attorney's offbv seems to fed the 'universe will crumble unless these boys haiiK." he said. , ' Ho arK'ied In response to a leiiRi by mill ent ton by Itobert K. I'rowc, slate's attorney, backed by the Wga lore of Thomas Mar.liull. Indlclmunt oxpi-rt. Through u day (Contlnnftfl nn o(f R (i. O. P. Situation Queer In La Follcttc's SUte (WASHINGTON fAl) WMh Senator Ui l-'olb-ttf and his fol lowrs In control of the republican orira nlzation In WIscoiiMln, repub Mean campaign maunders are Heek. uk means of puttlnH1 the mtni-H of t'uolldc and lwc nil the baltots for the November election In that state. , ltepuhlirfin mana5''rH havv been advist-d that the ,a Kolb-ttr elec tors will appeur under the n-puh-llfiin emblem on the Wisconsin ballots, and that a vole for the republican ticket in that state In November will be a volo for Sena tors l4i Kollctte anr Wheeler. Home republican managers were not disposed lo enter the repub lican nominees under an independ ent heudhiK feeling that Senator La Kolb'tte might- Just us well be conceded Ills home state. I he advantage of both greut pari e.M- to have good buslnesH be tween now und the election. Clean ul Fight "In certain states'like New York there must be a straight anil cl'un cut fight bet ween t 'oolldge and I isvls. Neit Imt will give any thought to Im Kollette und I .a K(d- let'e will not bother to speml anv time lu New York. The great c u- I rat western slates, however, I11 Htead of directing their fight agultmt on uifothcr t'oolblge and Havls will In a way combine against li Kolleltc. Therefore two different campaign pollH" will bit waged slmulluneouHly In different sect Ions of the count rv. In New Knglund and the ext ern Industrial states the. repub llcaus may not object to having bus! net quiet down between now and election. Moreover, they must use the argument that a demo cratic election means a lowering) (Contlnutd va Paye 6) Last Minute News (JOMPKRS FOR LA FOLLETTE. ATLANTIC CITY (AP). Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declared today after the initial session of the executive committee of that organization that he has not led and will not lead any opposition to the La Follette candidacy that may arise. .... HUGHES ATTENDS CEREMONY. ' ; 1JRUSSELS (AP). Secretary of States Charles E. Hughes went today to Mechlin for a ceremony at the arch Episcopal palace presided over by Cardinal Mercer, conferring upon American cabinet members the de gree of doctor of law from the University of Ixmvian. It was announced that the university at the same time would announce Ihe award of the degree of doc tor of political, and economic science upon Hoover w) recognition of his services to Belgium. .. '' , ' HIGHWAY ACCIDENT IS FATAL. SALEM, Ore. (AP). Emma Mina HocRenberry, 19, of Fresno, Calif., was instantly killed in a highway automobile accident early today. Her father, who war, driving, has no recollection of what happened and is believed to have fullen-aslecp for a moment. " . , Emma Mina Hockenbcrry is the granddaughter of Mrs. Emma 6. Harding, of La Grande. She was well known here, her sudden death coming as a severe shock to her friends. SOU CHIEF rSGAPFD BOLT MOSCOW. (Hy AHHoeiated t'ress) President Kaleliin, of the Soviet ifrovernment, hail a narrow eaciipe from death by liithtnlnir today when a house fn which lie Imd talt en refuge during a wltirm $as de- imollshed. TJie driver of his carriage 'nun killed unci an accmpujiyJnur. php tuKrapher wun Injured. I i The out crop lu I'n Ion county will hj. redui:ed one-fourth lower than normal, according to County Agent II. (I. Avery, which would make the yield In this hcIIom about 7ft per cent. Iteporls that the oat crop would be vhh than fill per cent of . iffrrmul yield are un founded. The potato crnp will make a far vb-ld ir rain comeH but u great ititHiuni of dlseust Is causing Home trouble timong the growers' and the heller exlstH llutt I'lliKerS will be compelled to Import seed for next sejiHon's use. W II K AT ) I i VI' AT It N S POim.ANO, Ore. (AP) --When' ((notations Thursday wen: Hard While $I.rr; western red Jl.a;. BASEBALL OUT CROP HOT liORIL HERE PAcirit ast i,i;a(-i i;. Clubs - W. I.. Pet San I'YanclKro fir !jl .r.r.n Seattle Hi .f.litl OllkllMld ti'l fiH ..'.MX Sacraiuento ..fiS 7 ..r.4 Vernon fK 6J Salt AiUv ii7 f.H .4:n 1 oh Angeis ;...r.;i in .4;.;t Portland :A r,;, .uu (Ity the AsMoclalefj Pres lice 11-::, I m 1 la n I-1. At Seattle - It. H Salt I .like , I I I 7 Senllle ,. .-. 4 BatterleH: ponder. Mc'abe, Sin gleton mid Peters; Hut herluud. PIuiiiiihh' and Tobin, K. Hablw in Second game It. II. K Salt I .like 2 'I S Seattle I l : HalterieK: HtngbH und ' 'ook; Jones and K. Hiilduin. IteavecM A, Si'initoi) I. At Portland ' It. H. K. Sacrameiilo 4.11 I J'orlland U 6 Haileries: HugheM and Sheu; Hc.bang, Hedb-ni and Cochrane., Tacr 7, Aii;;H .1. At Vernon It. II I.OS Altgeles ... 3 $ Vernon 7 H Hutterien: Weinert and Siwnccr. Uryun and Huiiuab. . Uuks 5. hcnln 1 At Portland- . San Francisco Oakland It. H. 4 11 t & 12 X (12 innings). I Jiatterles: Willlums and lUochlcr aud itcad. - Yelle; UNION FLIER SHOW IS NEAR I'nlon's I7lh. a an mil fbiwr 11 how, under the auspices of bj Woiiian's clnb, will be held tomor row evening at (1:30 o'clock. A parade down Main street will pre cede a frolic and dunce. Judging of the flowers will un doubtedly find muny specimens entered or high quality, commit tee members expect. . Hom-m .re Just as fine as can he grov$ any where In 4 he slate are produced In the Uraudo llonde valley nnd this In I run of other flowers also. Male Butterflies Arc Drunkards by Instinct liONHON (AP) Male butter, flies like to g"t drunk, while fe male onen shun liquor slid are pcrfectiy content with water as a beverugc, lu thu discovery or the Zoologist Sutt, after experiment along theso lines. He kept u II sorts or butler ribs In IiIh wire screened garden and exposed sev eral bowls, containing either pure water or whiskey of different brands.' The mates , Invariably took to tho liquor bowls and sipped so long that they fell off lbs brim and rutted on- the ground. The females, however, rehu ved, and Wit bout except Ion sh untied t hu alcohol. iaiioki:ick imi a i i:i HAI.KM, Ore. (AP - laborers who appealed to the ;t ale labor depu rt meat for assistance In 1 Ik settlement of their claims for wages ngalnst a cfftilractor for whom they were working -n the Oregon, ( 'ullfortibt and KuKlern railway line, Klamath county, will receive the amount of their claim and attorney fees. lint ween and 'id men are arret' ted and Hie claims total IZM.immi, ii : ; Works In Factory : , J , ' ".N I J ,1 . IT - f 14 ti -km (Hy Wi;A Airmail Scrtli) Mir Im the granddaughter of King (inslav V of hwcdcii hot (oiiiilcw I-;Imi In working In a ballicr fiulory In thlcaff mm. Hhr Is i unking SIN a work. Tim i-oiiiiMsh ay she Is doing It lo famlllarlM licrwlf with 4Htdllknm among Anicricaii working girls. She Iim cnllnl) shut Itcrscir off lo friends, new f paper OKU and pilot ogralicn. 1HHITF PI HE FOREST FIRE Blaze in Woods' North west of Kettle Falls, Is Uncontrolled 200 FIGHTERS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT Seven to Eight Thousand Acres of Forest Lane1 Already Burned; Situ ation Is Serious. HKATTIJ:. Wash. (Hy the Asso ciated Press) A crow of IMio for- st fire fighters are combatting u fire that had burned over 7,U'. to S.im.O acrea four tulles norfliwest of Kettle Kalis and is now advancing along a front of from ten lo 12 miles. - i The blaze is burning in white pine, fir and cedar timber In .the iColvillc National; forest ami Is rap Idly approaching one of the finest stands or white pluu 1ti thu dis trict. Kelnforccments have been usked. BARONESS MUST SERVE 6 MONTHS FOR LARCENY C.KAZ. Austria. (By the Associa ted Press) Haroness Alice K011 rsd von Konradshelm was sen tenced to six months in Jail today afler her conviction on the charge of stealing and selling pearls be longing to rrlends-of thu former Austrian nrlHlocrncy. The baroness collapsed and was curried unconscious rrom lhe court room. - I nhni ScIhhiI 'aorel. t KKIKNK, Ore. The eb'ctb-ll in' the Mabel, Murcola and Wuiidllug schuol distrlts a few days ago re sullcd in a vole In fnvur of estab lishing u union high school at a lo cation near Murcola. Mabel and Marcoln voted in fa vor of the plan, but Weiidllng gave an udverse vole. ' However, a iim Jorltv vote for the proposition whs cast The law provides I hat In cus a majority of the districts ravoi such a union und there is a mujor Ity or votes cast J or II In all dis tricts, tlie proposition carries. IIohiI Work I'niitrcxMiilc. MAIIHIIK1KI.IJ, Oru. OruviU Iiuh Im-'D I11I1I on pint uf til" HI'Vlll liiil! unit r Din ItiiuH. vi'll hlKli"y hi'twi'i'ii (lliiHKn and lluuwr. Tin' KrHdlnK 'fur 111" inllni dlHliini" Ih n.'itrly riiilKhi-il. und I'ontruiliir MiiuUilliHuli lli-xt. wimk will udd Hi v- nil IriirkK ti III'- liuulliiK forw. When IIiIm unit or Hi" hlBliwiiy In II rilHlK-d llllTl! Will III' U COllllllUOlIB hunl Murrain ovt lhu Uoipmcvi'II liliebway from ilHiiai-r lo(('orblii, I'lirry t'oilllly. a dlKtiturt! or :i inlli-M. In thul illHtiiliup II " l hill ouu fi-rry from North lli-nil 10 CIuhko. MHtMAI, ;i(AIH ATCS M 1MON1MOITII, ore. Krlday with a red letter day In Ibe lives of 'JH Htiidenls uf the t (regon normal school who were u warded their dlplommt that ilay. There wire Meviual men In the grudiiuHnc. cltuts. In the vear Jut closed more than IMMMi Ktii'lelits allendf'd tin normal, most of thcui school teaclifis. . r7b DELAYED BY (rf .tt & REUSE FOB sr fc- T-sm:i (lly Ni:A Airmail Nervier) .Mrs. Moyil Nhntik (left) of l'rtitcrlck, Md., Ixdli'vlng lUniMhy Ornmlon, 1, .had Molcn her linstnuiil s ovc, took iiuutprs Intu her own hands. Allied by a ntoli of B proinliieiil cltlxcii of J-'r4Mli'rlck, she lrnggcl her rlwil in(o tw connli), near Meyens-bui-g. .Mil., and, untbr the glum or automobile bead lights, boat hei-4! Kcvcndy, then administered a coat of tar and frallter. Now Mis. Shank Ik Dicing a peibitcnllary Umn of 18 moiUhs to It years. STRIKERS HIT BAGKATCITY hl'Ml.lN. (Hy AHHoeiated Press) Tlnre were serious developments tudtty In the strike of the city's mu nicipal workers who went out last week when threatened with a re duction of wages. 0 The electric current was cut nH, losing down many factories and storeH und some pork cranes were put .out. or commission causing lunger of u complete stoppage of port traffic. .Mriiiln'rH of tlift l,u (.irundu iiohI or till' Alilfl'lriill Ii'g1in' Hindi'- u lunki't trip lo HlKlnliiHtlilKlit for llm purtioHii or iiKHlHlinft: In tho iiii'inhi'i-Hlilp drlvi' wlilrli Ih now' unuer way nouguom , u.. , The cumuiHIee was under Iho He was accompanied hy past Slate Commander Krcd Kiddle and I Ralph Union of La, Grundn ana jl.yle Kiddle of Unbler. Plans were made with members of the Klgln post rr the eanipulgn ; tor' members which Is lo be put on j In that terrllory. Arrnngeinents were very eiilhtislasitcaily discuss ed by both the I ,u 1 1ruiide mem bers and the Klgln men and an ac tive campaign was mapped old. Russian Has Proposals That May Bring Accord MOSCOW. ( Hy Hie AHHOClllleti PreMS) - After a serbn of hurried conferences with the government respecting the Hiatus or the Anglo Itimsifiii conference, m. linltoVHuy, principal soviet delegiile, leTt yeH terday ror l-oiubui by nlrplnm Uakovsky has formulated a new hcI of prfiposalH to submit to the Hiillsh government which 11 Ih be lieved would result In the suecess i"ul outcome of the conference. SAIJ-; IS AMMM'M'I'Jt I'OKTI.ANH, ftre, (AP) - Sub- of i ftHfi.'HMi.niin board feet ol limber In the Cascade Nnlloual forest, Oregon, has heeiiu urinoiineed by the Portland orfteii of the forestry srvire. a corpora Imi refiresent -ed by (Jeorge (I, Key wh the tucceHHf itl bidder at hii iiveragn ot 2.2U per thousand feel Tor l"ut las fir. The value of the timber Ih placi- at i.fiim.mio. The lim ber coinpriscH ir.,7oi, ai-res tie-ir onkrblKe on tin' Klnitialh Kalb; KiiKene cutoff. to i-Ai.i. in mm; lKS MOINKS. (AP) - (loverimr N. K. Kenflull bJiN announced he j Will "llblde with the derision of j lhe president relative to observ- iin c or Nallonul lu reiiH" day. MMtKI T OIOTA'I "IONS. POMTI.ANH. Ore. (API Mvc Miock nominally steady, no receipts. KgKs one cent higher, current re eeiptH 21 cents. Huter steady. Butt. -Hut Hfriidy, 'Mr't'A cents. jtuil'iriit Hfin l-'runclsco) 4;ic. lirfHik'ngM lo flute. Paper. MAItSHI'll'Il.O. Jre. ' Brook ings, metropolis of l!urry county. M lo have u newsiiuper which will be Installed by John Juu. tdltor uti'l proprietor or I he Le Norte Tripliciite or Crescent f,'Ky. Mr. Juiu. bought the Crescent CHy (,'ourler and will femovu tlie plutit lo lirooklugs.' " '' ' ' JHNKFT TRIP . 1 ipt rwrmnif ri y u - iv 1 iw u LHU I LILIItlCU, XTRA ONK-WAY THAFI'KJ IK AIXMTIOIl I.N I'OIU'I.ANK l'OHTIiAM. Onv ( AP) INirt IiiihI Uwlny liiniiKiirHtiil llifl uno utty truffle un llii' irln lwl Blrwl hi au i ftort lu nllvo vongtMtluu. NATION All C'AMI'AKiN IS OPIHWI.M1 lKl'i;NfSK DAY ItlCIIMOMI. (Al) A IMIIon wlilo 'niMilcii unilrr llm dlroclhtn uf a Rroni1 f yinz I'iirnu iiKHliiNt w ubHtwaiHti uf imtlutml Ix finso Day wan In iirogn'Mt lu flay, ai!tor(lliiir lu l. Huwartl Mar Khali ami Ml Uarliai'l Cunrad Jniira, uf I'lillaili'lplila, I ho- foni- nlttvu In cliaiyiv , NK.W HAV;N r.ll'I.K f'l.VB ' HWAHHI iHTOI. (Al) TIM! uiilniililav 1 lllflR and llrviMvfr I Hub or Krw llairn, l unii., luvi won tin. (milium Miuall hum fhatillllun Khlp uf llm I'iiIipiI Htates fur llt 'llm rurllaiHl, Ortfun, K-ani wan thlril wuii a m ore uf out of a IMjoalMc a.txm. , , ' OIMMON aVEN. . : KAI.KM. ro. AI) ho nanii's tf cnndalatt-H for nrmMoiit and , vlctt president 011 tli Imlcircmleiit I tickets may bo placed on 1110 nai- , , nm of ' 11 , i.. Attorney general Van Winkle MltS. UNDIN VKIIV I IX. Mr. It. P. i.amllH Is hurrying ,,.. rrnlI1 itnehester. Minn., to be u, ll0 pdnijn r his wlfo who Is laugerotisly 111 at tho Grande Itondu hospital today. STUDENTS GIVE $15,220 TO GIFT DRIVE OF U.OF O. I'NIVKKSITY OK OltKtlUN, Kit- gene. (Spec.ltil) Htudunts of the Hummer session luivn pledged a to tal amount or Ifi.S2M to the gift campaign of the Pnlverslty of Ore gon. Of this amount i;i,00U hud been pledged by students u ud alumni previous lo the two-day campaign put on by tho summer session students, 2.22) was pledg ed dining the two-day campaign. Klitdenls and it lu mill have now subscribed nearly half u million dollars to. thu (Minn. 000 building fund. Anolher hair million Is rep renented by u bond Issue author' fixed by Kugene tor an auditorium. Financial Support of Trail is Disappointing POim,ANI. Ore. (Special) , That Oregon is lax in meeting Ihe Old Oregon Trail pledge seemed evident following u speech made here by Walter Meueham, or Ba ker, president or the Old Orcgu-i Trull assochil Ion, before the stute Ii full way (oiimiiIhhIoii. "Al our an ii. u. I meeting In m (Iriinde In Kebrimry. $l2,oo0 a year ror two yers whs budgeted." Mr, Mentha m sold. "In the monthi that have pussed since, tin; unto elation has received lo curry on Its work less t bun $70ii and this came largely from elites In Ida bo. "Portland's pledge of ' Ig.UUO a year ror I wo years has been neither collected nor paid In any part. ) huvo yet no loss or confi dence thul the. pledge will be kept, but n the mean time bllU huvo been Incurred that wc must meet and that wo huvo no other way to meet. " "Inlurusl In the Old Oregon 'Trail as a transvoutlhanUl tour Aviators May Spend the Week-End at Kirkwall Is Belief Held Now . WEATHER BAD FOR NEXT FLIGHT" LAP Seattle Hopes to Find Globe GirdlersatTerm inus During Merchants Exposition. KIKKWAU,, (By-the ABsoclutcd Press) Tho American filers wero uguln delayed today owing to ' a dense rog. ... Unfavorable weather may cause, the aviators to remain over j the week-end.. . . , . , NKATTI.K CHOSF.N TKRMINt'S OF AMKKICAN WOKI.D FLIGHT SKATTI.K. (KpoulmD With tho qfriulal designation of Heattlo the tormlnus of the world flight of , tho Aniorlcun alrmon,- It was con sidered probublo toduy that tho world flyers would end IhMr epochal flight hero - during tho week of th PacHIc Northwest Merchants' Kx position. August IH to 23. In this event, the thousands or merchants who, will be hero io attend the exposition- will witness tho elaborate celebrations that will be given to honor tho flyers, The airmen are scheduled to reach American ooll August l;'. Orders Issued by MaJ. len. Mason M. Putt'lck, uhief of tho army air service, will bo glvtn them on their arrival Instruct it thvm' to pro e.eft to KeaUlo w. Jhn end of thu flight,' 'nei t wr In unfortteett. ' t delay, Oiey will" reauh here Wpo ) sttlon Week, when the battlefleet of the United States Navy will bo In thu harbor. . . : . This will add to ft Uuic list ot eventa that will be given during tho week by tho navy, at which visit ing merchants urn to be guests. The events Includes baseball, crew races,- track meets, boilug bouts. and the most elaborate program of aeronautics ever staged in the Pa cific Northwest.. : l . CHICArrO (By the Associate I Press) A total or $22,ooo in spe cial prlr.es Is to be awarded thlH year In the Hutted States by the llolsteln-Krelslan Association of America. Oregon's stale fair at Salem in to get r.3 and the Pociflc Inter national Kxposltlon, of Portland Is to be given lft0. . Union Leader Stricter Hy Death in New Jersey t'AI.DWKLU N. J. ( AP) Jnnica (1. Kreei, ho, president or the In- , ternational Sterntypers' union, died suddenly Thursday following an Illness which came upon him while returning from SavmihaJi. (Ih., Wednesday, by bout with his wife. Two physicians were unable to dlagnosf) the cause of his death. Mr. KreeJ, came here five euru ogo from Brooklyn. ist highway Is enthusiastic nnd ac OREGON GETS PRIZE MONEY tive everywhere In Oregon." Mr Meacham continued. "Travel over Hm1 Old) Oregon Trail Is dnubbi that' or lust year. We had twico us many cars lu the. Baker auto camp during June as during June or H):i. People ulong Iho roitlft arc so enthusiastic "that In" snm places wliob daya have heen dedl- ; rated to old Oregon Trail celebra tions und promotion, ' This hap pened very conspicuously In tier ing. Neb. - "We hae recently estubllsbe connections In Denver and Seattle he concluded, ''which Will bo use- , fill In Increasing travel over tit . trail. All who) traverse It sing the praises of the road and Ha ; beauty." While In Portland Mr. Meacham i conferred with H. B. Van Duiter, member of the stalo highway com-' , mission, former president of the ' chamher of commerce and chair man of Iho Old Oregon Trail om- ' mlttea for ptirUu4.a' - jl