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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPERS-EIGHT PAGES TODAY. raniir trc tun CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND AP) Ore gon Fair tonight and Wednesday. VOLUME XXII. LA GRANDE OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 257 Hunt's Daily Letter (Hy Hurry P.. Html) WASHINGTON (NKA Sp.-cial) I Washington sasslety," hull, ofri-1 clul uiiiJ unofficial, iu ull Keyed up; ovt'i word IliaL A lieu l,ongorth, ' "Princess A lice" of (hu old Koose-! veil days, is writing- her "memoirs." "Will she tell this?" und "Will she tell that?" is being asked ull every liand by persona and porsun-uk'-h who Know thul, if she wrote without reservations, Mrs. loug- orlh could let, nut one or two. but a whole flock of cuts out ol tli; bug. l'or her reminisce nes cuiiid cov er not merely the inside doings uf suclai Washington for the lust 2i years, but could reveal the inner In fluence that have shaped official urul political hlulury through many campaigns und administrations. Probably nu one ( In Wushlnglon could so certainly produco a "beat Keller" as tills daughter of "T. it." Jler knack, as a girl, of delighting in duinK Uiu unusual, has been cur ried over into her more mature years In the ability to view und say things differently, and always with a "punch." Confirmation of Mrs. Long worlh's alleged literary efforts however. Is lucking. Possibly she's fretting a lot of fun out of tin sum pen se the . unconfirmed report has caused. Certainly she has the town "guessing." Anulher guessing contest, In which polillealty minded gentlemen, however, are most concerned. -H Hint of trylnir to forecast who will be the next, from either of the old parties, to desert to .Senator Im Kollctte. The list of la Kolh'tte llellten udIb. coming over from the ranks of the Democrats und I he O. O. P., Ih becoming of qillto respectable llze. KtRrllng ofT wllh only Henulor Hhlpstetid und Magnus Johnson iih Heualorial supporters, he lias been jolnud hy Henntors ladd und l-'ra- (Contloued on parn M PKNWsKTON. Ore. (Hpeclnl) In vii w of tlx- fuel that Saturday una the uniilvTH iry uf the death uf Warren O. Harding, late presi dent uf I ! I nit. mI Stales. It was d'MM(M-d iarlU:iilrly upproprlatr liyjh-M in kind beyond J30 wrr an local backiTH of tin- HnrdltiK nu-; titipati-d nt-lth'T in thr treaty nor iiiirinl olan proposed for the Mlu liiouulaliiH, along the historic Ore gon (rail, that InvltatlonH he Hetit to the el vie and commercial or gunUalionH of three Klaten to u meeting lo be held at .Meacham. l-'rlduy afternoon, to consider Die form lug of a permanent Hard) ok Memorial ohnocIuI ion. l-'ri-d Klelwer, prominent loal ullorney, Ih clialrninn of the l'eii illelon ('otiimerelal itSMoctat lon euinnill lee to rpn-HWit the group wiih In li (Irnndc last evening, at the meeting. The letter liusjThlH inomlng, atM-oinpanled wHh bei-n sent lo the following cltieH: 'Hrveral local men of hln party, he Walla Walla, WaitKhurg, Dayton, I'oiueroy. Milton. I'l water. VVeH- toii, Athena. Jlclljt, U Cirand:, llukcr, liotse, 1'ayctle, Ontario, (Continued on pug 6) Wnikiv Knllu in Tnwa -"'"" ' " . I Breaking All Records i CKDAlt UAI'IDK. Iowa. (AD! r r, - At r. minutes past iu a. m.. a i-jMyslcry Surrounding gust 4. snow feu in ccai j i);1Z0fi Woman Unsolved linplds. Went h sharks are ndvisi-d lo ptrseiv-e this for posterity for It has never happened here before happened here Itefore in the memory of the oldest in-, habitants. j dazed mid practically und raped on The snow was In fine particle'!, a gravel bar ncur the Oregon and melted as fast as It fell, but: Klcurle bridge nl Junction City It was snow Just Ihe same, as ajat Hal urdu y, remained unsolved seoie of ndlablo persons arc pi e today. pni-(d to sweur. If necesifary. Thoj At the Sprlngfiehj hospital Hie snow canu nt the end of a mo- putlent showed signs of linprovc leut rain storm, I ment but refused to talk. One Mistake Made In 1,000 Words Is Average (Ity SCOOP) The newspHper game is more or less or a mystery to the majority of readers. ; lur example, how many people know the definitions of a "make up man." a "slug," how "piet -tores" are prepared, and many other "mysleries" of the trade. Uul. despite litis, every one who reads a newspaper likes to point out small mistakes, and flint's about the only mlslakes the aver age newspaper ever lets by. If ! find a misspelled won) they notice It but how many people notice the great quantify of wonU t hat art perfect ? Mistakes are made In every llnv of business and-wcry walk of Hf biit naturally the ones made In a newspfiji-r, no mutter how incon Btnucmial, are invuriably discov BE FIRM III Actual Agreements oi Dawes Plan Not Pro tested by Them TWO TECHNICAL POINTS INVOLVED Whole . Thing, However, Hinges on Whether the Allies Agree to Leave Ruhr; Delegates Leave. Uerhn. J.ONOOV (Ity tin A sum-la Nil lrisK) Answering uucMlons lit llir lluti.se of Commons today with rean J to the tntcmailoiial rciwir- Unit roitfcrt'iiw. Prime Minister arl)oiiHld declared he would mt agree to a ItrltlMi soldier remain ing in Cologne, (British bridgt'.iold area) Hlly wcoiids longer tliun wus niffxsiiry to carry out CJreat Hritain's fair obligations Imposed upon her under tho treaty uf Ver sailles, LONDON. (Ity the Associated Press) (lei man opposition to th" program for launching thn D.uves plan, which the interallied confer ence has ready to lay before Chan eel lor Marx nnd Ills colleagues to day, la not ex peeled to be directed In I he utfi In against thn uct uul agreements arrived ul iu the Down ing street room, but rather ugulnst tin issue which has been kept en II rely outside of the conference that of military evacuation. According lo u high American authority, there urn but two polnlH In (he proKrnin to wlllch the (VeF iimiiih can raise rveti li teehnleiil oh (eel ion. One in t he extrusion or deliveries In kind of coke, dyes and enul byond I he Versailles Ireaty, uf dale of I9SU. The other Is ar bitration on t lie iiieslion Whel her the linunclal nianeiivi'is are lukitif; place in (leruiany lo d'fent the ftinctlonhii; of the Dawes plan. On f iThnlcHl grounds, both uf lh'M' obji-ci Ions would havo lo b" considered, uccordlns lo Ihe Amer lenn expert, who Is considered to have Ihe fr real est experience uf Ihe I tawes plan Kxleuslon of deliver- in the Dawes plan. 1'nder the new (Contlniipfi nn pair 1 MILTON ;TlVlILLER TOURING VALLEY; AT UNION TONIGHT Millon A. MllhT. 1 "iimrritlir noinlnee for I 'lilted Ktalrs Heitator. 'made a trip over Ihe Urn tide Kond valley. TIiIh evening lie Is aeheil uh'd to speak ul I'nlon, Ihcncc go ing to Huker and Canyon City. A! a later date he will return to Ia (frande. Mr. Miller Jiuh been In KaHlern Uirigon for two weeks and Ih Ihor- Ut.r n.u..l.. t Ii la u.w.ti.,.. f till. Htate In the Interests of his pollleal (campaign j i;i KN IC. On-. (Dy rhitcrl I'ns) A m t he Asso- rhiteu res) A mstcry sar rounding the finding of n woman ered by some one of tmtny 'Vome oiit" If one goes through an en tire column of condensed matter and finds not u tiilxtuku (and that happens lime and again ) said reader Ignores It. I-t him or Ipt find a slight error In spelling or I he like, however, and IPs "spor ted" Immediately, Taking Hit Kvening Observer tm a ii exa m pie. With t h rec lltiot y pe operators busy each day, between 2.i,000 and 35.(nm words are "set and all are used. In addition to that several hundred words, gel by hand, are printed each day In t he advertising. .01WB Perrect. Figure It out for yourself. If .tn.O mo words appear In a news paper and ay JO errors (and .(CooUaued on page 6). Last Minute News DKAI) MAN FOUND NKAR ELGIN. Shortly after noon today a report reached Hal Kohncnkanip, county coroner, that a man, supposedly named Pete Olson, had been found dead about eight miles from Elgin. Death had apparently come a week to ten days ago. The reports failed to state in what manner he met his fate. Coroner Bohnenkanip im mediately left for the site to investigate the matter. SUSPEND PROPOSED SCHEDULE. WASHINGTON (AP). The proposed new sched ules to establish joint through rates on cedar lumber and shingles from the North Pacific coast group points to southern destinations today were ordered suspended, by the interstate commerce commission from August 5 to December 3. The proposed new rales would be gen einlly higher than existing rates. LONDON NEWSPAPERS INDIGNANT. LONDON (AP). Newspapers today commented in dignantly on the murder of Mrs. Rosalie Evans, widow of a Hritisli subject, in Mexico. The Times assumes the government will abandon its interest in sending an envoy or not recognizing the Obregon government until ample satisfaction is forthcoming. REPORT "WILL TAKE THE HAIR OFF" SALEM, Ore. (AP). Following a preliminary re port filed late yesterday by Oswald West, chairman of a special commission appointed by the governor U investigate sales of slocks and bonds in Oregon, a more extended report will be filed shortly which the governor says "will take the hair off." The governor, withholds 'information as to the nature of the report, but in a statement made at the time the commission was appointed he hud been informed that millions of dollars in virtually worthless securities had been sold to Oregon citizens. 1:I-:YK.MVII (Ity the Assici- nlnl ii(h) Tin Aitterlcnii a la- Uny, arrived '.ierc at -:I5 o'chH'k In KhhI citiiilllion. IHUtNAI'MnlUi, Iceland (Hy the AfHociate.i I'reas) The Ameri can rontol-t he-world fliers hopped oTf at U:tri o'etoek today Tor Keyk pavik on the west coat of Ice laud. Mexican Revolutions To Be Avoided, Promise NKW Olil.KANK. (Ity the Asso idaled I'rcHH) Mexhro has seen Its ItiKt involution, C'-ii'-riil I'lularco CalPs, preHldi'til elect, tlei-lared last nlghl In an inti-rview which-lln New Orlejin Item piibliHheH today as a copywrlghte.l story. Woman Dies on Way to Hospital Alter Wreck I'KNDM-rroN, Wie. (Dy the As Hoelaled l'retK) Mrs. c'loreliee longneeiti r. i, dh'd nu way lo a liospital Monday cv-ning follow ing an anlomolitlc aceidcut on the Oregun-Washington highway. The car in which she and her husband and a man named Smith were riding overt inned. about eight miles soul h of I'endb-iou. Jler husband wuh badly hurt bill will recover. Kvan Hintlli, Biilo salesman, escaped wjtii minor Hcratches. i-ttrt i,ak-i.iih;ki,ii i s win. PANAMA. Illy Assoehiled Prss' ItodolTo Chiari. popular-liberui candidate, r-e. iv.-l a large major (jty for president of th Pamimu Kepublh'u over (h-mi ml Quinl. ro The new cuiign hs will convene SeplemlM-r 1 to prepare for tin Inauguration of Die president Oc tober I. BASEHALL PACII'M' POASI- I.LAlil i;, Phll.s - W. I.. Pet San Francisco 'i7 T;i . Healtlo !ii - " 4 i; Oakland fin ..Mik Vernon ' I !' Sacramento 0 1 Salt Lake .Ml ti'A -4i 1 Portland i' -i' I.VH Angeles f -1 fi7 -4 4 fl (lly III- Associated Pres.-!) Si-allle l, IVi-cn '1. Al Halt Utile-- U. H. K Salt Uike 4 2 'J Heal lie 3 H I Itiitteries: Ponder and peters Jom-n and Italdwtn. Deader I, Sena tors ', At Purthind It. II. K Sacramento 2 ' Portland i H 4 Batteries: Hughes and Hlw-u Winters and Ojiery. I No other CottsL K-uguc game '1 scb-uUulcd. The Detnocralij: putty, iu this dlMlrbt wilt hotd batuiuet at the lolcy hotel o'l Hie evening of Aug- list Pith, according to announce-, ,H m(l,,.y fUH. No one mciilH made today by Koberl K. has been a more sympathetic snp Uradrord, I'nlon county chulrmaii porter of Hvlentlflf. tarirf making of tho rentral committee. than Hoover," Culbertson Haiti. , The Immiuot will be elaborate,! . ; accordinff to pres.-nt plans. umijve JapattCSC Ullhui'l plates will be laid for from Mm 'M inei rur irum iuu iu lto gucNts. which will Include pre cinct committeemen, county and Mtnte candidates and others. Governor Walter M. Pierce Is to be Invllpd nnd Jutties liar Ora hairt. congressional ctiudidatc, and Milton A. Miller, nnnloriul t-undl-dat;, urc to be present. Water. Sales Nolcd in La (irande at Present "DltsiueKH Ih f tl Mill est." Possltdy that Is tlm main rea son why deep well water Is now being sold In Ui (Irnndc. First reporls of (he water-vendors came In yeslerday when well water was selling on Hie south side at 25. nts per Jug. And reports have it that many sales were made lo people who preierr I lln; welt w.i- (er to the river water. Another Instance Is reported of some little girls selling well wu- ler, "leo-colti only a penny a glass." - TREATY IS Soviet Russia and V rp'lf UU c.11 Britain Fail lo Reach i An Agreement SPLIT IS RESULT OF PARTY CLASH Flat Opposition Between Communism and Cuni- talism Brought Failure of Conference. LONDON, (ty Ii- AvMH-tiiH'd Vn-ss) Ni'KoHntioii.s lntvetii ivp jroM'iitnlhiHi (lr imil Ittllahi ami jXmlrt ItiisKlji lia vi hi-okrn lown utid lh mji'tiil lii-uly ulll imI Ik sIhiimI, was nniioiiiiccd lodny LONDON. (Hy Hid Awmrl:it) I "rcHH ) A rnilo- It UKidan ih'kI iu -tlorm hiiv collapHt'tl, nccordtiiK to authorlfatlvt' in tor nut I lou, on n flat tdiiKh LvtwiM-n roiiiiiiutiiuiii tuH rapilaliKiti dcalhii; with an arlich tn lln iiKri'i-nit'iil, vh It h ItUHHians tnH Nti'd U'fi tin wiiy oprn for Imk- laiul 4vitiiually di'inunriinic coin -! innuutln lor frlKn properly nu tionullx!d by 1 Iu; HovlK guvurii inont. HOOVER DID NOT INFLUENCE HIM, CHAIRMAN SAYS WDJ.IAMNTOYVN. Mmhs. (My the Associated Press) VVIIIbiiii K. ('ul- JbertHon, vice .chairman of tho larlfi coiiimlKSbOti, ftenlcd today that Hec rotary Hoover had ever tn any wa It-led In exert Influence upon him Seitor l.n lolletle Is reported io nave saui tioover oroitgni pr Nui-e upon mo to change my views upon sugar duties. I cannot be lieve the senator was reported cor rectly, bill If he made such a state. Imetit It was luis'-d on Inlornnitlon a t j in rccuuar vcckjciu "Thy were lucky," was the comment of Police I'hief ('lint Hnyiies referring to an accident on the Hid well hill yesterday after noon ttiat might have easily wiped five ,lapanene rrom the faco of the earth but didn't. According lo the chief the five, all from ai Urande, wore conilnn down the hill at from 2. to 4 0 mill's per hour. When Ihe Frank lin reached the hot loin It over turned completely landing upright. crushing the lop, damaging the steering gear, fenders, etc..- but failing to draw a drop of blood from any of the occupants. to itKMovi; paintim;. LONDON, (Hy Associated Press) The painting of Lady Asior, Hi' introduction of which. Inlo the House ol t 'ominous raised hucIi a hubbub recently will bu removed during the parliamentary vacation according to lobby reports. Tin Westminster Huzelte says Ihe re- mnvnl is at the reiiiesl of ltdy Astor, She's "Miss Los Angeles." ! Legion Drive In La Grande Over the Top Local Post Membership Is Made ,801 This Morn ing, Filling Campaign Quota. 'I'oiluy thf (ji OrHitilo I'ont No. 4? I,mt ilH l'ilHrfllitp litis bicn In civiisi-d us ll result or tlm llMlii! unit of t Im lu-tluy campaign to a point which ptilH ll lovor any provlona inrmlnTHhti (bihco iho ort'uni.aUon wna fornuu I'licro, Otis 1'ulinor, pout adjutant, to day signed up NuihImt aul whlcl thd tho work und put tho local poat "ovrr tlm lop." In HpcakiiiK' of tho work of lln Auii'i-lf-an l.i'Klon nri'liuM'H of Uv or di't idahu that thiv uctvlly of the AiniM'ican I.ctrltm for (ho tn-nrNt o cx-Hcrvlcu nun and cHpoctally tlx (llHai)li'd cuinradcH during tlm laa: fivo yi'aiH hiiH Ijim'H vory great. "Dim to tho work of (ho AoutI can Lfgion," they Hlato, "the va rioiiH Htati'H liuv" k runt I'd homisci lo tliclr vi'lt'ritnH in llio way o' cuhIi, pdiicallon and property loans Tlu; Nutltnal AdjllHti-d ('otMpc'iHa tion lilll wuh uIho a iii'ialiict ot tin I'iKht mad i; Tor five ycara for couuli xallon of Hi-rvtto conipt'iiuuiton 1 vctcraiiH. Prohably the bent of al the IjIIIh thai havti liM-n patuicd ii Iho KcimI JohiiHon hill which give: liOHiiitullxatiou to ull cx -service (Conttnupd on xng POHTLAND, Ore. (Ity Ihe Asso ciated. Press) i.'oiuiU'iiclhm on new- pavilion for the Pm Jflc Inter national lAcsitM'k i;Misltlon Im Is't'ti sinrlcil on Ilie silo of Km oUI building. The structure Is Itclng hnllt hy (nuil KiuHli'iintl Co., and ttttisf he turned mcr cotiiplee October 'i:. ( osi is :(.'), imo. POHTIAND, Ore. (Hy the Ah hoc luted Press) - - Ti e Paclfb Livestock Hxpositlon will be held this year iih usual from November I lo 7, In splto of Ihe hid that the exposition's buildings were destroyed by fire July ill. Imposition directors decided Isle i'slerday to begin work Immedi ately on new buildings. XTRA Hl lltKXS TO $rOIMMHI VK'IOIIIA, It. (. (AV) Mrn. N. .M. ritou, ll 1 1 I'M) III ltisiitls bcre Tor Hie lusl fite .tears wits tit da. v legnter lo .il(MMMI b fl Iter b F, (', 4'riicrori, 11 shecUimii nl Sidney, Aiisliitllu, Mvsi'FltV ( M AItliO I I SAN FltA4lSt O (Al) - A ni"t(Tv caused by slghllng n mini 1st or (limn"- ifs-KelH sent iti lt li tCMMl oTT Kiirekti lust nlulil whs elemed tiMU-.v w'teu Ibe iniirltic lie IMirlnieui uf Dm ebantlM-r tr coin nierce received it incssiigo siifng tbe slili was the sleanier Saginaw, bound icoiu Coos bay to Kan I'liin elseo nod Hint she bad lost bet pioielter, Tho, Saginaw hits Is-en pleUed ii by (Me motor ship ( li tulio UhImhi and Is being toned in. I itieiuw smiiclblti lo win liiml of ii beoitly prizi In t An gete- e iilniie n It.) thing bcililf) prl. Ilcii l ".Mist l.os Angeles ur till! I. Her mime Is Millar Knight, nnd fbe oeiitinie all lln opposition thai Ihe clly of moilf" hud lo offer In a rcceiil conicIlllnii STOCK SHOW IS IT OISCARQEO Ruler (l.v NKl Alnimil Sci'vic-) Tills Is tin- ni-w pninli r of IM-mlB His lloyal I ixeolliniy Itca Klmii. He ussuinol orricu' nt n rrlilcui (line jimt fii'r Iho nvMi-f ;iuilluu ur Iliu Aiiii'i'liiiii consul gcni'inl, .Major liiiliiiv. Ancorillng; Iu llllllolUH'i-mi'tlt the WIiib. .-ri iiihI Kiwi fool club lius (liHrtflffl to rrn'oniinnnri llio opoulnr (O nslilllK IK'Xl HrilNOn of Ucavrr oroek uii'l h'lvu I'oluls, will. Ii Iihvb hrpn iliiK,.,! io anKliTH for two y i'ii rs. Aiio!iiIiihmiI or HI'VI'I'lll i n it- loi'H was iiutioiinuDU lucludliiK: ronimlllci, qii h-aps una lurkoy slioiils: Mr. Ilaiinlricld, J. H. Kinltli. Ii'runk Lilly, Mr. Korronli'r und I.'. Ii. ruttiiiui. Hob riiiii iiiiiiHi riuirii'H Kuii- viiii, A. J. HliuiR,., .Iiiij !nrr, Al An drrwn and tutu I'oamh. Ticket '. t. i n u l : t;hurlc Mur ulilpoii, i:u Mfyiirntliik und John ItOK'H'M. NUMM, Alaska (My Iho Aosocl- Hied I'ress) Itusshtn authorities huvw seized Iho Nuiue, a niolor dilp or (his clly. and Imvs con- T01CIH0 OPEN STREAMS inPiM nnm nitliJMI. UUfil ; IS IN CUSTODY via H Ml risen I ml her citrgii, according to gnnlzallun, did not Join tho Amerl wnrd received hero rrom Anudyr, lean l''edern.llou or l.ubor In en- Hlberlti. (Jus llendrlckHon. muster an.l owner, Arnold t.'aslel, engineer ami rfHin Magdls, fhartoter or Iho bout, were arri'stcd It was stated, I Mubids had- nn arranirenieiit wlth authorities at Moscow whlcn ho understood permitted him to hnparllal vehemenco both mlutur-M-ndn In Hlberlu, hut nutlioriths at iIbjii and pueillsin. the oxecutlvo Anadvr refused In reeniitily.! thin t lit hoilly. Republican Leaders Indicted for Gas Plot PKOVMiKNfH, U. I. (Al').--Willittm (', I'elUy, chalruuiii ol the Kepubllciin statu central com mit lee; John T. Tomney of John- itmt and William (Toots) Munav nf Hnslint, were Indteted by the Tiand juiy here Monday night or. haiges or conspiracy In connec lon Willi tho explosion or a "gun bomb" In tho Khodc Island slut s ii-nidn June )'J. Business Men Banquet New Aggie Grid Coach Paul J. Sell is dec, new a' hletje dlteetor at 'lie Mreuou Atfi leull uijal eollege, relf Ihe full warmth of la 'Intnde's wli-ouie (o him and his wife loday noon wh'-it he was th': i;uest of" Imnnr at n luneheuii iu he Nommer grill. Iai (inutile bust-ix'-hh and profeHHlonal men, (. A. men mid I'nlverslty or Oregon men ill gat beret) In make him reel at home In Oregon - - (hough he mould anyhow, as he originally onv the linht of earth in Poilhiml, Oregon where he spent I lie first two yarn of IiIh lire before emi grating to the middle west, Charles lleynolds. ex-(. A. C. ithhle Hii.l I.. II. H. coach who had a habit of turning out cham pionship tenniH, was loaslmuster ind In addlllun 1 to Introducing Couch Kehster he presented IMck ICead, captain elect of the J, of t. i:l'4 fonlhall team and Pete Htoddard, O. A. (.. basketball star and president of the Associated Ktudents for 19'-'4-2ti. lr. V. T. Phy of Hot 1,ukt who Is uu arduiii fullowor1 ut vuvrle, inillllVILLE FIRE LOSS AT $50,000 Flames, . Starting Early Today, 'Damaged , 17.. Business Firms NEARBY CITIES RUSHED TO AID Red Demon Ate into Al most Every Building in Block; U. S. National Bank Escaped. Mt-.MINiNVIMiK, Orp. (By the AsNoulatnl Frew) Flro orlclnmi lnic at '1:'J0 o'Hoffc this, mornlmc wlpril out or tlBiuagni Neventeen linsliii-KH rlniM brrore combined cf- IllMu uf ..nllll..u.i. Mm IIbI,Ih rrom Nlii-rldan, Nrwbcrz. Carlton, Salem, Wlllamlna and Aniltj coalrt nail ino rianiea. ' '1 Thn Iobh In esllniuli'd at 150.000 ani-rourth of which la covered by Inmirancr. t Tho fliunrs. alarllnr In the roar of tho City Transfir company's barn from an undetermined cause, JcoiiHumed the nlrucluro and spread 'diagonally across the block. Thu United Htutcs National bank build Ins was the only one In tho block remaining undamaged. fOHpOVA(H..thi Associated r rpssr--fliu..iBr a, proar TeiBrFn, leader 0 thn nrouhd-the-world rit-rrht lit 'll.lt Hr-l-ilul. unlrlli-U U'h'-.' started rrom Mnglund March 'ih, announced In a wlrelpss message lute yrstordny that the adventuro bad been nbnndonM a Nlkolakl, The itbandonimuit of the flight y huh necessitated by thn fact that ; no spurcs werr obtalnubln to re pulr damugo to thn plane which'" fell near Nikolskl Haturday. Railroad Trainmen Not For Progressive Tic!jt . t POKTHMOUTH. Va. (By Iho As- . sociad'd Press) Tho Brotherhood or Kallroud Trulnmon, a social or- , Idorslng thn candidacy of Ia Kol- tito and almost ooiiulnly will not Jo W. G. lso, grand president H orgunizuUon. declared here. ATLANTIC CITY. (By the Asso- 'elated Press) Denouncing with. council of tho Aiuerlcuil I-cdrtt- tion or Kabor today n-rused to bn- come involved In thn nutlonal de fense day controversy. Aceldciiial licatli May I Hd ' J' lit IllfC III UITMIUII OlIIWll HAI.li; (li rmany (AP) Kenc- ( lug matches, whlci havo beeii 1 popular In many (Icrman univer sities but with which there ltai been a growing dissatisfaction on the part of the public, will prob ably be discontinued as a remit of a ratal uceld'nt. rocrutly at tho l,nlversly of Hallo. ' Herbert llovelor, foil of a wealthy manuriu'lurer. bled to death after receiving a stab bi iow l lio belt. gave the wlcotnltig Hp''cch whenv In he dwelt upon tho good wishes 41... t I lil.. -....tl.... . II.U tflt.ln ll..tll for o. A. (, Coach Sehlssler and his gridiron proteges and pledged, on behalf of fa (Irutide nnd Union mi m v initiufervlttir siittnort.' Tl'. Pity's speech was fittingly punct uated by uneeilutes that Invoked much laughter. In reply to Tr, Phy, Coach Kchissler thanked I.a flrando for her welcome und assured the gath ering that he would do his utmost to turn out a winning team. Mr. Heed and Mr. Htoddnrd each spoke briefly during the luncheon, which was attended by approxi mately three scoro inch- Mrs. Kchlssler wus enterlained by a number of local ladlea while he,- husband was attending tho luncheon. This evening at 7 o'clock a meet ing of alumni und students of th , O. A. C. will be held in the Horn mer ut which Mr. and Mrs. tichi alur will b prtMUUL , "MEN TO V QUITTUGKT