La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 29, 1924, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWhen Election Day Comes (November 4th) Don't Be A Slacker. Vote! !Sa ifattfo lEimmui Wkzttwt CITY E'DITION THE WEATHEB PORTLAND (AP). Run tonight and Thuriday. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE OREGON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1924. MUM HER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 16 Hunt's Daily Letter I (By Harry I. Hunt) WASHINGTON (NEA Special) When his fellow townsman of Bir mingham, Alabama, burned Sena tor Oscar Underwood in crfigy the other night, and then buried his political body with elaborate cere monies, they wrru simply venting ra feeling of hostility and miner that has become general through out the Democratic party. For if the Democratic parly is to lose the flection thiK year ami the leaders' privately mini it that now stems inevitable fndcrw ood will be, regarded as Hie man who firm creased the skids under .Dem ocratic hopes. It was Underwood, us candidate 'for the Democratic nomination. who first, raised inn nisuo oi me Ku Klux Klan. It whs Underwood's spokesman , who placed his mine in nomina tion, who first mentioned the Klan in the New York convention, thereby stain? a near-riot. And it was the issue of the Klan, thus' dragged In, which not only more than lot) ballots, arrayed delegates into hostile camps and thwarted the nomination of most favored candidates, but which is now held responsible for the de fections which becloud the parly s prospect for victory. . Not In a decade had Democratic expectation of victory been so con fident as H was this year, prior to thu New York convention. Kvery factor necessary for a winning campaign seemed to be at hand. The administration in power hos been involved in one of, the biggest scandals in national hlsr tory. All the ammunition thought to he needed to blow the opposi lion sky-high, and more, was stor ed awuy. It wasn't going to he a campaign it was to be' a walk- j uwny. That was the situation even af ter the Republican convention at Cleveland. Coolidge's nomination was not merely expected. It was wanted by the Democrats. Then Underwood and his Aln baimi. df ic gales threw the Klan is sue into the New York arena. . Party harmony went by the ( Continued on pane a) FIGHT CENTER TAi'l M A. Wash. P.y the Asso ciated . Press) An Initiative mea sure In " voted on al the general SCHOOL BILL eleclhm In NovemfcT, causing a into Uepuhllcnn campaign tumls hot. fight, here and In other cities' Uis been resumed by the special and communilleH of the stale, pro- senate committee, with particular poses to close all private schools ' Htleniion being Riven to Pennsyl In Washington to pupils under HiUantu. The hearing was conducted years of age. It is based on i'" j by the two Democralic members of Oregon law passed by referendum . , comintllee. Senators faraway, Iwo years ago. but deelared un-1 Arkaustis. and Itayard, Delaware, constitutional by the federal tits-1 Hie olher members. Chairman Mo trin court or sipneals and now be- m, K,.Htor siiipstead, Kann Tore the supreme courl of the vrt ,:i,or Minnesota, having left United .Slates. :or Chicago to hold a separate In- nc puniic ncauui inn, iw called, has the active support of I he Ku Klux Klan, while It is be ing rough t by an organiwilion' called the Friends of J-Mucational 1'Yeedom. made up of men and women tif vartmis religious de nominations. Should t hi! bill be- i mm. a .w, . .,.. ... church and ptivulc schools below rolleuiate rank. The denomina tions nfrecicd In this state would be the Koninn Catholics, the Lit 1 herans. I-Ipisoopalljins and Sa ii i i, l tut- a ilvi.nt ikIm whilst I lifre. ..-.. ...r.. ...iiiii.Vv iiradeiiiieM for boys and private schools for girls that would be barred frrtm receiving students under the age limit. Initiative No. 4 hi:s aroused Uf much Interest as the presidential elect ion. Life In Washington Is Attraction to Solons WASHINGTON (Fly the Associ ated Press) Congressional life must be pleaint. ut least the num ber of senators and representa tives seekimr re-election In N-vemb-r would Indicate as inmh. tf the 32 senator whose term i x pin next Miirch 3. 24 are candi- ilnti'S to succ I themselves. In Ihe houe apptoxiniately nine out of every ten members desire to ntaln their seats. Including the Ineiinilx'nts. H." citndldates are in the field for lb- senatorial t"iras to be handed out at the polls No vember 4. Senator Pernald. Republican, Maine, is th only Republican sen nior to be sun of his sent for an oi her six enrs, having been re . elected Inst, Sepl ember !' t he voters of bis state, where ballot ing is curried out about six weks earlier than In other parts of the nation. I teniocratic. senators praetlcally ni"stjrrd of another brm. us they! er- unonpvi ;i ib- coimne ic tlun, am Harris, Civjr.-ia;; iiarrl- J M H iu rnumni 111 UUI1IIIUL OF PACIFIC So Claims Rear Admiral Mayo in Speech in Chicago Today ARMS CONFERENCE COSTLY TO IL S, Declares Nipponese Able to lake Jbither Guam or Philippines If They Desired. CHICAGO (By the Associated press) The United States paid an enormous price to bring the Wash ington arms conference to a suc cessful conclusion, said H'ar Ad miral Mayo, retired. In im address prepared for delivery today before the ( 'hicugo Associal ion of Com merce. "We surrendered command of thu western I'ac ific ocean to Ja pan, who Is now in .absolute mili tary command," Admiral Mayo de clared. "Japan In those waters is now able to take possession of Guam, where we should have a strong naval base, and the Philippines, whenever such action seems ud visahle to her," ho said. WASHINGTON (By the Assad aled Press) President Coollrigi UHKiired a group of advertisers who culled at tlm White House, today that ho proposed to maintain an administration devoted to econ umy, peace and prosperity.' "Government Is u great, business institution. Hut. it is more than that it is a great humanitarian institution with interest, in the welfare of all people," 1 he prtsl dent said. G. O. P. CAMPAIGN FUND NEARING $3,000,000 MARK WASHINGTON. (AP) lnlllry V(,( ((.n lleports filed wilh tin- committee Tuesday showed fcthat the Republi can national committee had receiv ed Up to October K.Xl'It.JXK tTOtit rlbutlons, or wil bin approxi mately $17). nou of Die three mil lion dollfir total campaign fund j- j , chairman Untie . . ... ... , .. r. A statement from 1l holb-ltes uallonal campaign iniinager also was presented to t he commit tee showing thai i 47.:ttio 1unl been raised in contributions of $t(M) or more since August i;i MAItKhTS TODAY PORTLAND. Ore. (Al') Cat tle and hogs nominally steady. Sheep Hteudy. Kggs. one to two cents high' T. 47 vAi 5 It. Itut ter 4tc. Ilutterfat stirudy. son, M Ississlppi; ana; Koblnsun, Ransdell, loitisl Arkansas, and Kheppard, Texas. Lepti hi tcJin H n;itors who must fubl fnr their seats are I to rah. Idaho; P.rookhart. Imui; Kurstim. New .een; 'upper. Kansas; i'oi..'-ns, Miehiin; Kili;e. Nw Ji rey ; K e i ff II M 111 sh Ire; Me.Nary. tn-nn ; N"rri. Ni bniM ha: Phipps. Cuiurado. and Vir ren. Voiiilny. I (mot-rat tc enators con fronted with tippositioii ar- llnsn. Vlretn bi ; Hcflin, Alal ania ; Simmons. Norih Carolina: Stanley. K-n- ... , ,' " ' ' . ' :,. W aHh, Montiiniu The I (mocrat it; candldalert frrj.n soulhern sist-s. howevM. are fifard'd as prat -thailv uMiirei of being r turned to I In- senate. u nominal b(" is ton-t-hb red vnii aient to election. Senator Johnson, K;irnt-Ial'. Minn-sot a. Is opjhi-i d b four canlt'i;st. To cundldaien are contesting (LVulmuvJ OU pafft v CHIEF PLANS RIGHT REGIME Rhymes Help To Get Out Woman Vote National League of Wo . men Voters Resorting to Mother Goose in Campaign. WASHINGTON (NBA Special) Mother Goose Is leaching women; voters that it is their duty to be1 registered and to vote at t lie com-; ;ng election. 1 The National League of Women Voters, which is quite active In the nation-wide campaign to "Get Out the Vote," has adopted the nursery rhyme us one means of im Href sine me stay-at-home women that vot ing Is as essential as marketing or bathing the baby, Consequently they have revised ill of the old-time rhymes to suit the occasion and modern housewife can keep her civic duties alive in her mind even while she is teach ing Johnny that ".Little Do Peep lost her sheep." Toni, Tom, Ihu piper's son, Cnt his volt! anil away In. run nd called to ull the- folks ho nii't I've votod Havu yuu voted yet?'1'"11' "' general opinion was that And thev will co on chantlnir such rhymes ns these tint II Novem-1 ber 4. when thev will lie able to cive u linicllcttl demonntrallon 0r'" r Bllpgwl Zhmvlerr let- how nursery rhymes can he taken - from the home to the nnlls. Anil 111.. loniTili, nlriuulv elalma .success Ihrniirh Its niuserv rhviue campaign. In five stales wl.U h have held iirlinarles an Increase n , registration has been shown. The slump in voting lias been at tributed largely to the woman voter So this year the league is out to increase the. balloting 25 per cent, and tin! nursery rhyme campaign Is only one of their tricks. So It is io market, lo market and vole on the way, ionii! again, home again, we ve had our say. i'o market, to market lo vole at the polls, Uouie again, home again, peace in our souls. "f let Mil the Vole," u song it h intislt; furnished exclusively in this district to the Kvening Observer by the N HA servloe, is printed, beginning on .pnge 7 ol today's Issue, The w oids are by Kddle Ponay and the music by Wright & ReMsinger, known as "The Radio Krnnks. The song, written in ii-4 dm , may be played as a fox trot or march and lias a catchy h ing, remlnisccnl of songs prevalent during war times. Try It out on your piano! Sinrf it! And I hen take the lesson It teaches to heart and V'OTK ON NOVLMRKR 4th! DEMOCRATS WILL HEAR MONTAGUE . TOMORROW iMGHT liichard W. Montneue. author of Montague'ii Digest of the l" gn tsw h and pioinln nt altoi ni y of Portland, w HI speak in At rande toioorrow evening at H joVim-k in Kttgb-M hall on issues of the day. 1 Mr. MontaKU'- Is a candidal'; j I for I .inocrattc presidenttul eb t' j tor in Oregon. i 1 in the fun ne program, nndei ; the auspices of the I inocnito I central ctimiiiltti e uf this count y i Stanton C. Luphftin will make an , ' address. M(hlll IN JAIL Fred Marker. bo foniierly , lived In the Piiini(kin Kldtre dis triet neur Hiimiiim rville. Is in 1 be city jiiil today on tharges of hav ing Issued h bad ehck. Hacker has recently bn con fined lo thu insane us luiu ut Find It. tun. . SDNB PRINTED ON PAGES 7-8 10 DECIDE E Great Britain Voters at Polls Today to Choose New Parliament LABOR REGIME IS HELD TOPPLING Publication of Alleged Zinovieff Letter Fans Sentiment Against Ad ministration. LONDON. (Ilj- the Aswrlalf-ll Press) Thr woniun voir, lirav Irr than vwr lHfon according to reports revived this nflornoon Ht headquarters or the three parties, was the feature today or the Uritish election. Orriclnl re ports iudlculcd that an HO per cent poll might Iw expected. LONDON' (By the Associated I'nss).; threat Britain's votcis went to Jhc ihiIIs today to cluws a new iMirliamcnt. Whiln- sonic Ijaborltcs still expressed i-ourl delude in- the result or the chH' iih; government woum ih rcpun ""' '' rccenlly pnhllc In wm wt-iiuti apniiyiie mil. uic sensational eleventh hour pulillca- "V llrruiK iirinsn wiuniiiiusi.s to inicnsiiy piiipaicnmia aim urn or IfmuJiuoii nun Hie itrillsu anny anil navy seemed to lau I1"""""'"1 "ealnst the labor Ruv 11 1,1 LONDON. (By the Associated Press) The people of Great Brlt- aln will provide theniselves Wed- nesday wilh their third parliament within .two years. What kind of a parliament l wyi bo after the votes of the'mtHoii nro counted no prominent politician or political observer has been audacious enough to predict publicly. That the labor government seems, how cver, to be the opinion held almost every where; but some of the la I bo tit os ntl appear confident that their parly will be given a man date to remain in office. Whether the 'onsrvt ivi s can recoup their losses of a year ao md return to the house of com mons with a majority over all oth- r parties and I hereby put them selves Into office without the as sistance of the others, is a ipx-stlon no on has any means of deter nilntgn, or even reasonably fore casling until the returns come in. The whole pre-eleet Ion political situation bus been made utterly uncertain by the eleventh houi bursting or the " Russian bomb shell" wilh 'an effect on the coun- I ry that cannot be gauged at all. t'ntil this "red letter" gave the campaign orators a rent Hvewire topic to talk about the electorate "Ihe princlpe of Ihe open uoor wore an apathetic air and it wasps an historic American principle, ml her the general expectation that. It ts not to benefit any particular the Ihree parib-s would return to interest whether In oil or anything Westminster in Ihe ume rehillve "Isc. The principle of Urn positions they had held numerical. "P'n door is essentia) lo Amerl ty when the last parliament's life .con intiresis and we propose to ..id,MlIJtf Conservatives first, M- t"ltain it as we have maintained bor second and Liberals third with the '(Uiservat Ives lack Iiik a clean, inn jorlly. I ten i its 1 nt'crtalii. Itul now nobody c:in KJiy w II h iny cniiriileiu'e htil Ihe result will be. In iiny even! what hupp"trK wilt not be due to apathy unless the voters are inllrely unaffected by screamlnc headlines nnd per turbed by political speakers. Htraw votes have been taken throughout the country and most of them Indicate a sIlKht incresse in the strenfeth of both Conservn hves and Ijiborites ti h the Lib erals losing. That the Liberal (Continued on pnirn ftl 3 Whole Dollars Per Car A eviintii car iiiaiitifA'-tiirtT spprttpiinien (Ih Mtin of S;t ht car ftir tlie iiiimis4' of adter-fi-ing that tiir lo the p:plc of ibis and irilu-r (tiiiiiiiiinl lb tA'Hs limn I per t'iit. In tdlw r word-, lo fell a iroMi-tlte buyer of new Improvements im Dm- car. of lis advantage t, w bene tti gel It, H bsl price, lentil, etr. Ccrfnbily that In formation I mllifthlr in bne- -worth iiiih-Ii more I ban IIh fne-ilon of f nt eenl lluil it iH'i Observer AdterUsing A SfcrcliandUUia SxtiIcc" Assault On High Court Is Menacing Charles Evans Hughes scores Proposals of the La Follette - Wheeler Party. CHICAOO (By the - Associated Press) Secretary of State Charles K. Hughes, in a campaign speech Tuesday night in behalf of tho Uepublktui national ticket, told a large audience that "the best as surance of prosperity in this country is lo secur-o on November I 4 the election of Calvin Cool- idge." i Secretary Hughes, devoting- a i largo part of his address to a con sideration of proposals of tho Ia Kollette-Wheeler independent pUU- i form, placed emphasis upon "the most dangerous aim of the third party Us attempt tto destroy our system of government by his as sault upon tho jurisdiction of the supreme court in tho interpreta tion of tho constitution." "The question, then." he said In summing up on this point, ''In whether we desire to maintain our government, whether we wish to have any constitutional limita tions." Secretary Hughes lauded the accomplishments of the present administration in "fiscal affairs" In the realm of foreign relation ships, and for its "determined at tack upon the cost of government." War on High Cost. ".Most Important of all under takings of the Republican admin istration." he suld, "has been its determined attack on cost of gov ernment." Touching upon economic pro posals contained in the campaign declaration of the Independent oamlhlaten, Secrftary Hughes said: "You cu.ii not have prognss with out the security and expansion of enterprise, "The extremo radicals have never been able to understand why they could not have the. goldon eggs after the goose was killed. The dictatorship of the proletar iat is the effort to distribute eggs thuit are no moro. lioth Senator Jji ' FoUelte and John W. Davis, the Democratic presidential nomine.e, were ans vf red in Secret a ry 1 1 ughes' d is cussion of foreign affairs. "Senator Iji Koltette says that our diplomacy Is secret ond im perialistic. It is neither. We have no secret diplomacy in this coun try In the ordinary sense of the term, as treatie must be submit ted to the senate. . . . The de partment or state Is always ntudy lo give information to any senator who will take the trouble to come to the department to get It. "It is charged that the govern ment is engaged In negotiating concessions for our citizens. This Is untrue. We maintain tho principal of the op'-n door or cqual lly of commercial opportunity, to the end that our citizens shall not. suffer unjust, discriminations, but shall have the fair opportunlly to which they are entitled. With this opportunity they make their own contracts on their own terms. Historic American Principle. I". "V nonoranie una wnpui.m. . plication ''Beiiator La Kollelto hns said two or three times lately that he would take our troops out of Sautu I omlngo. "Our troops have been taken otit of Hunto DmnliiKO. This hns been publicly announced, althoiiKh Ihe fact loes not seem to have reached Senator Iji Kollelte, "Does anyone Hiipposc we could Nil. KM. Ohio. l the Assocl ated press) - An explosion of a botnb early today wrecked til' from of Mit.yor Winter's borne. The niiior and family were unin jured. A cent roversy regard Inir the rluht of tbe Ku Klux Klan to sluice a parad lie re Sl iinJa hiv been waieinK for several tiny. The Knlnhts of tbe Klamlnx Clr ete hIho applied for a panide p-r-eitt but the request was denied by tho mayor who declared that the Kun n4ui 4t.ppln d first. Ford (loupe Stolen .From Fred Currcy Lat Kvenlnir Idle pn-d Sur rey was a( dinner, some one stole his Koi d coupe, which had been parked 'nHr hi Foley hotel. The polleo wern promptly notlfbd but no far no truce of the mlhaiuy a Jlomoulhj hus butu fuuu J. fPonflniiod on PflVA ft MAYOR'S HOI ! BOMBED TODAY Two Mouths! Ifuvhig two months may ho an ndvniitajfti In oathig, but It provet tho undoing of this salmon, caught recently ntuir J'orthunL Ore. Tho fisheinuiu who tuuight liliu had twlco tho numtx'r of chances of get tint; tho snlnnm liooketl. OREGON SWEPT HYRMH, WIND I'OUTl.ANH. Oro. (By tho Am soelatcd Proso) X wind and ruin umt niKliI Hlxty-two hundredths lnclu- or rain durli.R tho last 24 hours foil lit Portland. blankot of anow with tho tcnipura- luro 30 dPfrrooa abovn Zoro. KiBhty-flvo hundredths Inoh.s of ratn Ml in EtiReno and two and two hundredths inches nt Knleiii during tho last 24 hours. in ijl unman inn raininu waa somowhero in tho-viclnity of .35 ' . " . .. motstlirc. wliih nol. in anv lurirn moisture, while not in any larKO quantity, will be beneficial to wheat sown this fall, I'liKINfl Hy the Associated Iress) .Mukden troops have oc cupied Lwanchow, no miles south- ust of Hhanhalkwan, after sur- rounding" a large number of Chi till forces. The remaining Chi- iroops retreated, tiklj, post- till tions on the Lutst canal. . l lie. ( limit forces are believed to lie Iliose. left by WU l'el KU, deposed Peking military leader, to g iai'd the rear In his advance j i'hiiikt i regain iosl power, ' Davis DacltS Up Rights JL lcttlUIl O rdmitla NKW YOIt K (Ily the Associat ed I'ress). In his second state ment outlining campaign Issuer. Davis declared today that tho un rest of the nut ion's farmers will contln'ie until their voice la lis tened to at the White House aii.l congress wit h I he same attention I hat ts given t he banker and ln flilstrtallHt. "The Democratic policy Is to put nirrleulture on an equulity wit It industry," Davis said. 'I'll K I A LLI-;s-C A I il l '( It N I A ittJAD wop.k pito;iti;ssLV(i l'OUTLAND, Ore. (Ity the As sociated Press) Macadam Iiik of The I lalles-C'ilifornia highway bet ween The Dulles and I tend will be practically completed as ( he result of a contract let by the state highway commission today, under w-hlch Josltn and McAlleter, of Spokane, will surface 3H.7 miles of tho White Hlver-f ,'ow Canyon set: t Ion for lUMou. The commission let a contract lo John Hlottc. Astoria, for the I feet approaches to the Lewis and (.'lark rlvfr hridK" for $3,!ir, I'IHATI,S JHADLD TO (Xlbi. (Al Willi PITTSIH'ltfJ. Pa. s'a riling sudden ne, 1 he Pitts butg and riiieiiKo Nutloual league laiMi'liiill clubs sw Ing t he moHt pretentious 'player dent cngineer- d In recent years w ben Wulte Itabblf Maranvllle. shortstop and second baseman. Wilbur I t 'ooncr. Mt;i r left -k;i ikI oltcher. ! and rhiirlio Or i. firso biis. man, were traded to the for Victor A id ridge, pitcher. fbnrge fti ant ham. Inftebbr nn-1 Albert Nibaus, recrtilt flist Imw. noin, ' recently purchased f rora ( 'hattanooga. There whs no cash conclderal Ion. - Itov Klllttl by ( ej Crali. f'LAKKHTON, Wash. --. William Woods, age 16, dld at White's hos pital. cwiston, of Injuries suffer ed w hen a motor yel he whk rid ing crnshed Into uu suto truck ou Liu Asoliu ruud. iiuimhi jdmv I Ii'J LWAGHOW ! Count 'Em XTRA KKI.RO HIXCK IllltM.l) KKI.SU, Wash. (AP) 1'lro to ilny ilrali'nycd an pnllru buslnLfM liluck, wiping out cxlabllsliniriitN of six rlrnts on tlm west slrin or Cow litz rlvi-r. Tim Iosm Is esllnintcU at SSO.UOO. A. J. I'lslicr, whow car, imrkiil In front of tlm wiwt 8ltl of . . . V S """" '.H ""'"""" i?" oiiKlu of tho fli-o was not tlutcr- "". " "?' '' '"' I"'uo" '' 8,',t- n Insvlcw cafo, locutMl "' """'". OAH TANK BLAST FATAL AIi,i n,,..' mor ,.,,. Vowlf lu.lul of llc Doukliobor colony or British t'o- . . . " iiiiniiia, and inrco other uniilt'iitl- ilcil iR.rM.ns woro killed today when a Ka tank exploded on tho C'niinilliiu 1'in'lfle train west of l'ar- it)n Klalioii lu'i'iinllnx lo word vlvwl iicro. lolevon other persons were Injured, , ij.i-- ' ' .j ... TO KKKK VIOLATOHN PHILADELPHIA. (AP) At torney ; en era I Stone said tcKlay that tolegrnms hml boon sent out'$Un( considerable more than from Ihe. justU-o depart men t ok- ,n8t yoar lnciuuua tho itemfl I m; reports from cities where lit- " -' y"m-u SPOTLIGHT 0 ACroilS VAKIIIXGTO. AP) The sen- " ' ""M , ' . . J f. UtlMtl 'K 011 a lr ? 7.. V. ' . ... .. . . l(((' Hhinelaml Waldo, former New Voik nnllen KHiiiiiilMHlnnur tenlMed that the actors exiioiis un Mll, lrp wt,. paa ))V ,l0 vi0m in life oii-l'arllsnn orgaulKalloii. !l''rom (illson tinnhier. IVaslilinrtoii !"spaMT man. the eonunlttoo iMibllcnn iiionev was llsel lo HiH'iira i be use of "Hues" favorable to Coo Ifclgo in vaiidevtlln skits. Itnnk I allure Taken Calmly. niTZVILLK, Wush.- Fulluro of ihe American State bank hus not cus',,l much commotion. The statement given out by tho bunking ty and district offices, accompanl departtnent Is us follows: ed by the chairman, J. H. Peare, "Due to an Improper uho of bank credits, Internal dissension among ilreetorsfi and a misconception of thelr duty, coupled with adverse conditions In the dry land whent section, the closing- of this bank was unavoidable." H. Moody, assistant supervisor of hanktiiK. Is In charge of tho oa nk. with L. K. Younger, bank ex- a miner, aiding Iilin. George H. arrive nt Summervllle 11:16; ar .lackson, Kablolus, hns been ap- rive at Elgin 12:16; arrive at Cove pointed special deputy for liquid- atlng thu business. Daddy Longlegs" To Be Shown This year's Junior class play Which will h given hi tho high l school auditorium November 7 and Is will be or the straight comedy orl,.r rather than that of the farce type which has been presented for tho past, two years. The current phty bt a presenta tion of Jan Webster's "Daddy , Long Les" which has enjoyed so much popularity both as a book and on the stage and screen. In - i," - proqrum "Daddy Long legs1 ,nlmis described as a comedy In four t aets. in it is loiti inn wnoity deltghtful story of the little orphan waif who Is adopted by an un known benefactor with whom sho later falls in love. . The cast, an unusually large one for an amut'ir play was selected with great care by Miss Mtthel Dennett of the high school who Is direct ing tho production. Preced ing the play and between sets a musical proginin will be gvn un .Iir the diivLtlou of Miss Iwibellu MlUvr. x in Will Be Advertised and Public Hearing Held at Later Date POLICE AND BAND ARE ALLOWED MORE Large Appropriation Is Made lor Contagion Hospital; Several Min or Shifts Made Last Night. Little alterations were made in the City of La Grande budget foi budget committee, meeting with the commtsslonera last evening In the city hall building, by City Man ager F, B. Hayes. Tho total of the budget remain ed unchanged, at 9125,814.60 but suvoral Items, mostly minor ones, were shifted about Following tho adoption of the budget by tho committee, which consisted :of Robert Eakin, A. T. Hill and K. E. Westenhaver, it will be advortlsed and nt a later date a public hearing will be held at which time remonstrances or ob jections will be in order tf anyone wishes to question items incorpor ated in the product. Important Features. ' Among the appropriations that loom as important Is that of $4-022 for the health department, which includes $3,792 for a contagion hospital. In tho 1924 budget $1000" was alt that was allowed for the hospital. It Is Relieved that this will cam for the condition now I existing. i no appropriation ror tne muni cipal band Is highVr this year also.. u8 is ttrtut, of the police department. Tho1 band' is allowed $1,300 whtch includes a salary for the leader of $1,200 instead of $600 which was allowed ir. lSZi. ' - The police appropriation totals is $,300 for evidence Instead ot the $&l)0 allowod during the curt rent year. t. . Dericienl Item Cut. An Imnortutlt lowerlntrrnf n. hiwl. get item comes In the ''Deficient of wllc l.600 inff stead of $27,81)2.62 which, was alA iowed in tho prior budget..- . propriation Is $1478 less and ap propriations for interest on gonoral Ttepublicnn candidates for coun-- of the Kepublloan Union County Central committee, loft this morn- luff shortly after 8 o clock, In au- tomobllea, for a day's tour of the county. The candidates will visit every place of importance In tho coun- ty. The itinerary follows: Arrive at Island City 8:16; arrive at All eel 9:00; arrlvo at Imbler 9:45: 8:00; arrlvo at North Powder 4:30; arrlvo at Union 6:16. November 7-8 The . play- has been cast as fol lows: ? . Jarvis rendlnton...-,., Taul Meyers James Mt:Brlde....;.PhIlltp Walnum Cyrus Wykoff ...George Glass Abuer Parsons.... Wesley Brownton Mr. Codmun Frank KUpack Cliiggs Kaymond Griffin Judy Adelaide Clark Miss Prltchard Gwendolyn Buchanan Mrs. Pendleton Kdith Kbell Julia Pendleton. ...I'.WIIma Gosklll Hallle McBrlde Dorothy Funk Mrs. Hemple Ixmtse Lelghton Mrs. Llppett... Carrie Hadte Kate Glndlola Klennor Cleaver .Margaret Baker Anna Ktdgeway . Murgaret Gddes Judith Brown Pauline Payton (cretin Mamie Freddie Verkln., Jack Coolldge Other orphans: - Hossle Burns, Cora ytanley. Bustnesa manager, W e s 1 e y Brownton; properties, Merlyn May ger. Margaret Bolter: stage, Frank; KIH.i -1, costume, Torothy Ilauk aavufUw.:.g, Gvorgg Glass. J (Cnntimiftri rtn pko-a R TDURCDUNTY