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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY. THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore gon Generally fair except unsettled and probable howera In northwest Ore gon tonight and Wednesday. ED IT JON NUMBER 310 rLA GRANDE. OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, . 1921. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Hunt's Daily Letter id SENATORS WIN TODAY'S GAME f (By Harry B. Huiil) f iVAHHINOTON (NBA Kpecial) I fctober, 1324, Is destined to lie u month in tlio llfu of H. Parker filbert, jr.. youthful flnunciul gen ius, who while still In his twen ties, us under-secretary or the L-nl-ted Htates Treasury, won from the. ff government's fiscal workers me Utlo oi "The urains ui uio xit-ao- five mnmm FOR WATER will be! Todd ol ,,Oii October 8 Gilbert siarried to Miss Louise. ;Uulsvillc, Ky. : ii Three days later, Oet. II. he 6111 Ball with his bride- to lake up Ug labors as agent general In 'the. fcd ministration ot German repora ffloiis under the Dawes plan. I'riio Gllberl-Todd nuptials, illci- eWnlally. will cause quite an exo dus of orrlcial and social notables from Washington 10 Louisville. Ollbort, as a most "eligible" young aiun during Ihe days of Ilia service 2 SSI unaer-Hecrcicny, o F ell us officially popular, f It Ills bride-to-be. who has spent fc'3ro winters in Washington, where t i J,a Vas active In amateur society fl Jicatrlcals, is regarded as virtual ly I a Washlnglonlan. i! T Announoement of tlio Gllucrt- W: fodtl engagement, however, was iomelhing of a surprise to their Srlen.L here. Gilbert had been en gaged, by rumor, at various limes to various Washington nuus. aim HI one time It was as to become the son-in-law ol ls then boas. Secretary Mellon. ! ' ' All these rumors, however, prov- til baseless, and Gilbert's trlends ':' l last decided ho was wedded to i finance; that ho was an unromatlc Individual after all. with a heart t an impenetrable os the chilled-steel I .LUlts in tho Ucasury aub-buse- ! .f,ent- . . . But tho reparations Job revealed I (Continued on 1'ago 4) Ml UUNUMIUN City Commission Mails Its Referendum Water Document to Voters IS RELATED A. W. Perley Gave Excel lent Address Today, Using Facts and Fig ures Regarding Kail roading. VOTE COUNTED Postal Card with Vote Registered Requested. In order lo oblaln a survey of sentiment of La Granlle voters relative to lh" different pinna pro posed for securing city water the present, elly commission, through Manager Frank H. Hayes, has mailed to all registered voters wilhin the city a referendum docu ment containing explanation of the five different plans. A post F CITY HEAR First Pictures of Chinese War Arrive In United States SHAG Sunkiang, 22 Miles to the southwest, in Hands ot Fukian Governor CIIEKIANG TROOPS MAY QUIT FRONT General Chang Forced ,Back After Intensive Battle Near Shanhak wan Today. "Kveryone picks on .the poor olif railroads." Baid A. W. Perley us ao explanatory coinluent. on Ilia speech which was given before the meni- OCTOBER UTIIi"" of Ihe chamber of commerce at the weekly luncneon luuny. ' Mr. Parley said that criticising Immediate Return of 4heiti railroads is one f ihe average Americans uiosi popoinr uiuooi aports. lie then proceeded lo prove by means of numerous figures that thu railroads are In reality a very much abused and misunderstood group of companies. His talk dealt principally with the ridleuousiy small prnritK, In re turn for the money InvVstcil and the cost of upkeep, earned by Ihe railroads of tho llnlled mates. Among oilier things he said Ihiit tho railroads are (hu -only largo Hnll (hn city had already fallen corporations In Iho world which j Khtingstl forces, traveling down uro run liy persons other 1han the whnngpoo river, pushed through ' i ,...,... ,i..r..t,.u a.ncir- card Is enclosed In each envelope ." ,,1,,...! ,, 7, n r .. ....... iw nrtv SHANGHAI. (AP) Capture or I lie Hunklang. twenty-eight miles soilthwesl. of Hhanghai. by the combined armies of Puklcn, Kl- angsu. Anhwel provinces, wus threatened lale lunlght. Unconfirmed Kulilcn dlspalehes I - ' ' ' ; i : : ' fifflftWllISIl' L ifj A"S) "hi. k5-AiaklLii'i - ! FOURTH OF SERIES IS CLAUD BY HJASRIII6T0II GRID SEASON OPENING W NliW TO UK (By I lie Assocl. aled Press! Kour Inl ersecl lonal l,ltl..H will feature next Hntur- iilaVs eastern fuo"1"" tarl1' "row" i,,nd Chicago at. Chicago. Tale and 'Georgia at New Haven-, Army vs. linlv. rsily ot ln-lroil at Wesi - Point and Syracuse vs. William 4 and Mary at Syracuse. 4 or th" sectional battle those In i which PIIIMburg clashes with West ' vi..ml nl I'lllslnirL- and Prlnee- l ton lakes on f.ehigh at Princeton 4 promise to furnish the most cx h eliemeiil for- gridiron enthusiasts. I other matches of Inlcrcsl on I Futurday'a slale are: llurvard vs. Mlddlcutirv at Cambridge. Colum- 5 bla vs. W-esleyiih at New Tork, 3 I'.nn Slate vs. Gettysburg at Slate 1 College, Pa.. Cornell vs. Willi nl llbaca. Carnegie lern . do ill Pittsburg, Darlmomii vs. rniont at Hanover. lT Swarthiuurc at Philadelili.a mid Holy Cross vs. IJostoii unlver sily at Worcester. in ?f Ve the votiT may designate bis choice. On Ihe bottom of the post card Is prinled "Please return Immedi ately. Vote will be counted after Saturday, October llth." Tills means I hut every voter should at once read Ihe circular describing the possible waler sup plies und Ihen vole his choice on tile post, card and mal It back to the city, ... . .. : The clrculur Is reprinted here with: To 'lilt- 'l'nx'.vi'rs, City of la (;i-andct Oregon. . October 1, 1 1124. The City of I.a Orande la faced ullh a severe water problem, tlio solution of which rests with tli voters. We are therefore sending to you an estlinule or the cost of Ihe dirrerenl projects with Hie de soripliou or each, also a short argument for and against. We would th-rerore ask that you read these carefully and voto for II,,. ( which best suits your Idens and return same to the City Ite colder. City of !.u Grande, Ore gon. The project which receives the most, vot vole Is recorded wnien clently large to determine the de sire or the citizens, be placed oo ! I, nihil .and a S lnl election called lo vole bonds ror Hie carry ing out of Hie wish of Ihe people or this eily. our wnlcr Hiipply In l.a Grand" Is one wbieh should require a de tailed stuily by each and every In dMilitnl for lis correct solution and we are asking Hint every voter (Continued on Bag" ) lteporta aald tho detenso forces j (Cnnllnuod on pugo X) MAGDONALD is -10 FIGHT FOES ! NIOW VUltK, (By tho Asso ciated Press),; In tho fourth game- of tho series Washington romped off as victors, the Sen ators having seven runs against tho New Tork Giants' four. Baldwin went in the box In the sixth Inning and Diun pitched for Now Turk In tho vighth. Mar- berry pitched for Washington In tho eighth,. ;. 11 . Score It. H. V. Washington i 1 13 3 Now Tork 4 8:1 with a printed blank upoif which; ,' , V. . . ia en K , , . mcrcu commission, the various uourda'and oilier governmental bu reaus which practically diclale llu ntlre policy of tho railroads or the country. Mr. Perley also denied most, em phatically 'that Hie railroads hvl- any sort of a guarantee assuring them profits. Tho only sort ol a contract which tho railroads have'. ever had Willi the government to tills erfect was 111 l!iL'H'itfl.-i- th-i railway owners had resumed colli Irol or the roiids nl lln, expiration, of government ownership. accrd inir to the sneaker. He said llliil ul I his lime the owners ot Ihe va-! I.oNHoN. ( Hy Assoclnted Press) rlous roads went lo Ihe govern-! Prime Minister Macltonald, ail ment with Ihe cnniiihilnt that lliejdresslng the annus! conference of railroads had been returned to Ihe labor party today, nonrlrmrd I hem In an unserviceable condl-1 overnight Indlcnllons thai Ihe gov tion. The government conceded , eminent proposes relisting both his noliil to the extent ot paylnsUhn vote of censure advanced by llhe railroad owners the regular) war rale or rental lor six iiioiiiini with the ngi-Menienl. Hint werej more money earned II would be j relumed to Hie government.. Mr. I Perley said -Hint by this llgieemenl I ...ii, .....i,u ,. the railroads of Ihe Hulled Slates I ....i.i ii nl Miimlii.r if Is Burn- 1"'"' - millions oi miners ul uh; i-aihi-llon or the six nmnllis' agreement. Mr. 1'erley censored tin: people The piolnixi above, the first lo arrive. In this cntinlry of actual flglillng In Iho CIiIiicmo civil woi', shows Clicklnng soltlk-rs u tho firing lino In lliclr attaxk on Klungsii. The inuii at the top Is pitching forward, wounded, Jtist as Ihe camera shutter rllcks. At tho left a Klnnirtu spy. caplitml hy Clnklang soldiers near the town of Iihiho, Is nwallliiK cxccjilion. .-! HOI GROWN (f1onttnurt on tB" D ROGERS IS FOR (ContlnueU on pagn II) Itig Ten IIiik.v. ; CIIICAC.tJ (Hy Hie Associated s press) nhiii Wale onlverslly and .( i..,.n uIumivs contenders for west- J ern conference ' championships, f lead th"- Hsl of western cimier ( elite football contest this week; 5 with all l!lg Ten .tennis but one i having -clear conference records V" ror 1024. Purdue lost lo Ohio jfi Salurday. 7 to 0. and while Cbl- - ..i- i..tii iii riHMiiiit-l. bv Ihe Lle(l mow i narrow niaigln of 3 to II. Us con ference prospects are unimpaired. Chicago entertains llrown unl verslly and Indiana also has an In tcrsccllonal conlesl. with l.oiilst ana at Indlunapolis next Satur day. The other elevens hove anolher round of compainlively easy pra. lice guinea before mecllng Hieir Itig Ten rivals. Ttutler. a Utile Indiana school, which Jliado a siirprlsu record. Iu.-d (Continued on 1'ago 6) ARAB POWERS DAWES BATTERS AT LA FOLLETTE IN DULUTH TALK IX I.l'TII. Minn. (APJ-K'liarles Onwes. ItetmliHeiin candlihite r.ir vice nlesldenl. ballered III the. bulwark of the l.n I'oll.-ltc stronB- bol'l here. Peiielrallng Wisconsin ror ine Ihird time In aboill us ninny weeks the Ki-ptilillriiii nominee attacked the Ui rollelte movement In three speeclies. )n all his speeclies be declared it. lo le- Senator l.a. Kollelte's liroiioslllon lo change Ihe form of government under which "we have lived for HIS years aim mni.e the JimirlBl and executive powers or our government subordinate t.i eongr'S" In other words make us a government or congress." Acceptance or such a proliosi llon by Ihe American eleclorate, he continued, means chaos. v REACH AGGQRD BEAKER CREEK Railroads Turning to Motor Bus As Solution ATLANTIC CITY (liy the Asso dated Press) f.'onviuced that they are going lo- continue lo handle Ihe moss or local transportation on both mils and rubber, electric ; railway executives ore going into the bus business widely, llrltlon I. I lludd. president of Ihe American Klectric Hallway ashoelalion. to I day told Mint organijaiioira con i ' ventlon. Kvery stale was repre I sented among Ihe. 60 nu n pres- ent. . - f 'A hundred and flrty rom- .1 M panics now are oiicrafing buses m f " conjiinsllon with tlolr entirie j railway service, add H 1" "' lh;" J Ii per ccnt'of the busis sold la-l 1 year went to clcctrlo rallwuy com I panics. Mr. Uodd declari-d. Con xiction that the mass of local transportation must be handled on electric inrs had resulted from demonstration Ihat hey are the niosi economical In the use or street space, and maintain prop erly vnlii-s heller IhiLii ny other transportation vehicle. Alniu-V nitiwii. The industry needs money extension of IIS liroperllrs. Ibis is obtaining through- Hi ot siH iirllleS to riders, er dertan-d. JIMtl'SAI.KM t.l. wish :i'i ii -graph Agem-y-A I1) Kinlr All. eldesl sou or roruier King llus-eil or Ihe lledjiiz. who abdh sled .lull week, has concluded II truce Wl!ll the Wnhitlil Iriliesmen. ui-e'ii-dlng I lo the terms or wlili-h All. wil, Monday was elected I.Hig of Ib-d-jn at. prontlsi-s lo nliiindiiii his ehiiin to the enlipluiie and agiles lo pay it yearly subsidy lo Ihe coruim-l--lug power. . , All. who is 4'! years "hi. Is :i pruelleiil politician. He conellld' il the truce illtt-klv. Aeeordlng to reporls reeeived here. All Is en good lerms wilh Ihln Said, lein-' er of the viiiori'iiis W.ilihalil.H. nn.l will meel II. Ill next I'lidiiy in Mecca. II Is also reported thu' opposition to Hie dynasty now In power is lint ieenlile. Ali Is recalling the delegittio.i r rive sent ,y HllHSeln lo M 'W- eow I o ask help rrom the soviet :n his tight against Hie Wnliabls. All. It Is said, will sign the Anglo-Hedjns Ir.-nly as propnsed liv the llrlllMi government. Ilui- seln bus refused I" attach bis I siaiisture to this doeiimetit on ne-1 jconn! or a 'clause reengnl7.ing lb' jltrlllsh mandate In pnleallne tor the realisation of the Jewish nu- lional lioinclnnd there. Kdltor Kvening Observer: 'Through your columns I wool like lo have printed a few words on ll"anr creek water. I know my friends would like to. have me express myself on Ihe same. I have been au Heaver creek it creal iiiunv times both when there was nil abundance ot water and nh'o wle n Hi" water was scarce and 1 have never yet round Iho I time when I thought there was not enough water to supply n lowu twice Hie sl.c of 1,11 Urinific. H properly handled, und If I am lecled us commissioner l win no my -heal lo g"l Hie lleuver creek. project, repaired so ilia cny win not have lo pump water from the river any more. I want Hie people 'to know that I am for licRvcr crek first, las' noil all Ihe I Inn- and I would like lo have other candidates to come et and declare themselves on Hi, wnler dnesl Ion, . which Is Ihe Issue lu Ibis city campaign, so Hie voters would- know which plan they are voting for. if n. o n CN "-S PRODUGTS AT XTRA NEW TORK. By the Associated Press) Cool .and fair weather is' at hand for today's world series game. Tho probable lineup: Washington: Llebold. center: Harris, second; Rico, right: Uoslln, left: Judge, first; Uluege, .third:'. I'rckinpnugh, ahorl; Ruol, catch er: Mobrldgc, pitcher.' i ' New , Tork: I.indstroni. . thhd; FriHch, second; Toitng, rlght'f'iel ly, first: Meuscl, left: Wilson, cem tor; Jackson, short; Clowdy, catch er; Uarncs, pitcher, . . , v :? xl. COillET Community Event Last Evening Sparkled with ' Merit of Neighboring beetion. Cove prnpln held a community hiiniuot last evening thul was s.t- perh in a number of ways, clll"! of which was the homir products feature, for nothing was served In Hit! entiro fine repast thai was not produced In Cove, except the celery and Hr. Phy ut Hot Isikc produced that. ; - . It was an event filled wll h , thai "soiuetlilng" 'which so much of the world today has lost, namely. (Continued on page rl) Hi iu:i,s Aiti: iti.iNti kii,i,i:ii. NHW YOHK (AP), Itevolll- tloiiiuy fots'cs nttcinplhiK lo over POl.O OHOUNDS, '.Nw Tork, ( AP). ! Washlsigton's- Uenutars throw ".tWltussini. rginio In Urn """;,' 'v7w T .hZ CaiKfltiMBir; reinihilti of (linrgm have sttwtsfnlly Inken the of renslve agalusl Ihe Itnsslaus, uc Mtrdlng ' lo In ror niallim reisdvetl fninl tho (icoritlan legation In Purls and made public today. Ad vices frnlll Ihe llnsao-licoi-Kln frontier Indlialeil Hint fight lot bad SKBiiiniil Iho character of rcittilar warerarc. anil execution of rebels ami relwl syinpnlhlwi's was Ix'lng catTlol out by I he Ittis slaus cnniasc. -Over nine Ihotn aiiil Iiuki been put ilenlh. KTI-',AMl;ll IX MiA.MKH. ' Nr)W YOHK (AP). The Amer ican schooner, Aiitlonellc, uiirsi lulu riiuiies and Mink IR miles ort the New Jersey ciMist loilay as the revenue culler was approaching lu aelxo It as a rum runner. CASH STIIiIi IIANtJS. P01.fl ;ltOl'M)S, New York hard ' ttilay )f!f.V pnt WQP tbw fouilli game of Iho world sei'l"s and evened' tho count of games with New Vork at two for each loam. '. - ; Onorgo ' Mogrldge, , aouthpnw, held the (Hants at three seattere.l hits until tho eighth Inning whet ho retired In favor of Marberty after- walking two men. ' . FATHER IS TO TESTIFY YonrH truly. JOII.V A- .HCiOKItH. I VISITED BY MOTHER MINE GATEWAY IS DYNAMITED McAUHTEH, Okltt, iW the As sociated Press) The gatoways to Mine No. 13, or the Rock Island (AP). Tho case, ugahist Nniiiile t'oal and. Mining company near ,w i ., c,v imliiii nicjn- Hartshorn, wcro aynamuea last Is-ra of the New York mains, who wcro banished for their part In the attempted bribery deal, "remained unchanged" today, Commissioner laimlls announced nfU'r he received u visit rroin each of (ho two players. , KII.IKT, III. (Hy Hie Associated Iprrss) l''or the s"eoiid lime slnci he couresseil the murder ot Itolierl h'rauks, Klchard l.veh saw his mo ther. Mrs. Albert H. .oei, yesl . Iduy uheu she visited him at Hie Ipenllenllary here, where he Is TACO.MA. Wash. (II.- Ine As- lM,.rvg n life lerm. sochlleil Press) The red-nil gill-I obedience and chcct-rillliclis Well en, nielli, w hich Is lrln ; to I" - urged by his liiolhi r. In I nlled stales 'district courl .. IHV u dirren nl vlewpolnl here Hint Itoland 1'iifhler miirnei--1 nmv -v ehanged. My auiblllon HONDURAS IN its lo get along here." I.oeb said. ... Bishop Asks Negroes tor and sales the speak- 1-inanciiil support In variably conies lo companies nisi phic- He ir seen rli N on abb- luuds. "I have Ihe nl most fallh in tho ftitor- of the electric railways. No form of city transportation ha been devised that run iuBr plucc," .Mr. Iludd continued. (Continued on 1'age J ) La Grande Will Have A DcMolay Chapter, PKNUI.KTON. Ore. (Si lal) --, The Pendleton i-hapler of la-Mo- j lay will go to 1-a Orande Krldity where on Krlduy i-vening a cluip- a dipind- lter of the order .will be Installed; I there. The work will be done l,v , the Pendleton group. About 2u members of the order' from her" will probably make Ihe trip. W. ', K. ltlngold. udvlsor. will an-om- j pany, the members and It Is prob able that several other Masons I will make the trip. It AND SELLING NEWS rilltf - VrUtw. - Scandal S(HMtf. Sn ntnllrr Ihiw mucli ;oh nit. I if Hils hHHjt or nrw. It iMt't MM'-tiilli at liti jMNiitut h llii! iifWf lliat r- Tim Olwrvcr'f nilvii-Urlii(c -lllltllll.4 1-lllnlM HtlMlH-lltlM nv. Ivujintf iwm ami Ht'llliijr vwrj ilay of Uh Ih II any imI(T 1 1 ml tlM-o l anl m? n-iciilaily hy lliriny, caiffol tlKiMr7 A Men haiidl-liijLf Seriloe" fil Major AI'-miikI'-i rinUhMt! n 1 hi- I'uiiM. I'W.M iiilllhuy rfwrv'ii- linn in JUIX. Ih I'ximi'ltMl lo n tieli I hi- cllmn or Ik cam' thtfl wM-k. jVliijor OcnoriU Al'lbTt CronL h)li futln:r of llift hIilIm orflo'-r. nil) be oho of ll.p Kovrrnm'-n wlt wnnvn ditrttifr tlm w'k. TwO nllH-r wiuii'mwh into lr (Htn Ki hiilt.t liinl William A. -loiit-i .,f vi.uf York i'ltv. iHirlor H li ul' i tiv lilt; Itliin In llin north Ik ii not'fl iiml-iil iiiillHtrny J'' thul "nlnnc ttmont; lln- mrr BATTLE TODAY WAKMINdTON. (AP) llevo lullonary forces In Honduras, un der Oeneral h'iriera, were com pletely routed Hunday by Hi" Ped erals. . Heavy louses are reported on both sides, according to a dis patch received by Ul" slate depart ment tndav Perrera, who had m.. irj f t,-!l t 'l,e,.ri retiring before Kedernls. Bilil- IU i uut-nv, . -.,.. .r,1P, ,,ttack. but wero driven from the message stilted. night and an attempt was made to burn two railroad trestles -'aaing lo Ihe mine, It became kno Mo- - day. Tho damage was slight but ins mining field Is aroused. No ar rests have been made. . McAllister. (AP) while the sheriff's forces wore Investigating ihe blast nt tho mlno gateway fires started at tho trestles nearby but wero extinguished. The trostles appoared to bo oil soaked. The tnliiu has been operating nart time on tho 1H24 wage scale. imiroved by Ihe union, out nao announced US Intention of opening other properties which had Deen losed during th wage dispute., on the open shop basis. WAKIIINriToN' !AP) Charg ing thul Ihe Kepiibllilin parly "bus now been llikell over bodily ami homicides. Mr. ' Junes Is un an Ihorlty on small arms. I Hiring the rlrsl week or ,ni trial Ihe government has alleiup' e.l lo show that Major Cronkhln wus killed by a bullet rroin n re volver fired by anolher pel son:1 thul Potlller borrowed a r--viM';-and unimunllloii on the day of Hie major's death; I hat Potlihr first confessed be nei-ldeninlly killed Hie major, and later con fessed thai he murdered him at Ihe instigation of Hubert Itosen- ,l nt Ii. uud thai Pol liter made his confessions freely uliC without du ress, r ixvi:sti;atin ki hah I WAMIIlNtlTON. (AP) Addl liorml Information rroin Ihe Tarirf commission on sugur production routs here and in Cuba wus re quested by President Coolldgo ,in I connection with the study of the IuIii'm rwiiort. uvurillg a re- jductlon la the present sugar duty. u one cuu luUtukv. .11. biles, Mr. Cnolldge bus rerused lo open his lips on thu subject or the kllin." Hlshop John Hurst of the Methodist Kplscopnl church, a worker among negro people, In a stalemelit Issued here by l.a h'oilntle heiidiiiarlers, urged "nil negroes lo support the li Kol- lelte-Wheeler Independent Pro gressive i-andldney. Whatever Mr. I'uvls, Hie Item oerutle candidate may slain as to his personal position on. tho klltu. no colored man will Imagine for a moment Unit he ran In any sense wipe out or orrsel Ills party s r nl," Hlshop Hurst snld. "As for Ihe Kcpuhlleuii parly; 'in years nao. the nurty or Abraham l.ln coin. It bus not been taken over bodily by the kian In the north. It Is openly iho klan iiarty Jn al luust a dozen northern status. 1M li'olletto, on tho other hand. Is the only candidate who has come out vigorously lit words that nirri;iu'AT i.v pkisco HAN PHANCIHCO. (AP) Hut lerrat was ouoted here today at 4 CM cenls a pound. LIVESTOCK STEADY POUTLAND. (AP) Livestock was nominally steady: egps firm to field, thcltt cent higher, selMng at mo to inc.; butter 4nc; and buttorfat steady. , New Hospital Wing to Be Asked By Pendleton PI-INI'I.KT'iN. re. (Speelai)--flie sum or 12111.01111 will Ii" naked ror ul the coming slain legislature for the adilllloil or a new wing to the Kastr-n Oregon State hospllul suvs Or. W. !' MeNary. superin tendent of I hot local IllMt It iitimi, who returned Monday after a con ference with tho hoard of control at Hnlelll. While Ihe hospital hero, which now accommodates about sue pa tients. Is adeiiuale ror Hie demand Hindi, upon' II, -Ihe larger '.uslllit I lun al Hnlem Is o'er-crowded and the overflow Is to be transferred to Pendleton. . necrssltallng all en largement. Tho board of control authorised Dr. McNury lo Include the request for a sufficient appro priation hi his budget to bs sub mitted lo the cumins; legislature. Mr. JU E. l-e anduur, superin tendent or tlm Hnlem hospital, made the recommendation that any approprlal Ion ;of" tho next leg islature made to 'increaso accom modations tor Insane persons bo applied to the eastern Oregon hou pllal. ' The present population of tip) Halem Institution Is 1804, and tho Insane population le Increasing at tho rate of about 80 a year. Dr. MeNary alnles that If this oondl lion continues It will be necessary to Increase the hospital accom modations .here until Hie total will hn between 130 and 14110. If tho appropriation is allowed, the ad dition of a new wing on the north ot one of the other of the two wings, but at right angles will be constructed. The wings ars at Ilia east and west ends ot th tnaAu hospital bUildluy, - 1
