f
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