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THE WEATHER
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VOLUME XXHI.
MK.MItKU AH8O0IATKD l'HEHH
LA GRANDE OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1925. -
MKMUlilt ASSOCIATED I'RESS
NUMBER 89.
&
.
Hunt's
Daily
Letter
CRISIS IT
1 MEET
TEMPERED
ference Today
(Hy HA II KY II. HI "NT)
WASHINGTON NKA Kpccial)
The fellow who locked (he imor
lift ir llu horse was stolen had
not hi nk' on Senator Nathaniel 1!.
Ilul of South Carolina.
Dial tied Ihn bag after he'd
spilled the beans.
It was Dial who, under lambast
ing by liin Democratic colleagues.
"withdrew from tint Uncord" a TiYpnph Pbm Tritroduecd
. speech In which he had virtually 1 IlUl X idli 1I1UUUUILU
preached u funeral oration for the 10 international UOU-
Oeinocratle party.
The things he Hiild about Hcmo-
crats wild I lemocrucy, a demon-
strsted during the late campaign DALAHIFR F AVOIDS
and since, .wore more scathing , ?rt T, l?WnirT
than anything the most rabid Ho- 15-YLAR PERIOD
publican opponent in the senate
ever had laid his tongue to. For; . . , ,,. , m.
instance: , At the End of That Time,
-We have fallen into shifty op-j Tf Council Finds OuiuiTl
Dortunism. seizin ever fad of the t 4:mLU ' ypium
moment, yielding to every pres
sure from lobbies and galleries,
veering to every wind that seemed
to promise, popularity, regardless
of the direction from which It
blew.
'We have Infected ourselves and
our party with political miasma
and pestilence.
"We have been obstructing everything-
and constructing nothing."
M M
Bill Asking
For Armory
Introduced
Representative . Hunter,
Senator Dennis Ask for
$40,000 Appropriation
for La Grande.
MALUM, Ore. 1ty Ihe Assocl- c . ' r 1 1
atcd lr.HH The mill or llu- Ore- Son 01 GlllCagO RaDDl
son icBiHiiuurc started Brin.iinK.1 Tried ""to Be a Ponzi
The Qnly Safe Route
CONFESSES
muni
L
Ulf I II u
Tuesday after week of prelim
Inury activity. Tho senate passed
a house point memorial request
ing that Oregon's congressional
delegation urge a three-cent tar
iff on Imported cherries.
The house, following tlto senate's
action Monday, overrode (lover nor
But Failed.
MY "BUBBLE BURST,"
CONFESSION SAYS
Use Decreased, He
Would Abolish , Smok
ing of Drug.
GENKVA (By tlm Associated
Press). Tho crisis in Iho interna
tional opium eonferenee, resulting
from the failure, of Urltish and
Alneriean delegates to llf;ree on a
proposition for the suppression
of opium smoking in the r'urj
Kast, seemed Bomewhut tempered t
tho arraignment of his party of today, by n new proposal hy Kd
whleh tho South Curollna se'nutor o mi d Daladier, French minister
unburdened himself. He came lo ot colonies.
the Job. he admitted, as .-to a con- ' The French plan provides that ,hm)
Pierce's veto or the senaie bin f Forgeries Totalled $1,300,
U1W l-0 oesaion vaeiupiiii; ue i , .
$2,000,000 in Worthless
That Is only a small sample of
iiuests for educational and charit
able purposes from inheritance
taxes.
Only Plorce. of Coos and flurry,
and Khumwny of Morrow and
Umatilla, voted to sustain the veto.
AHMOHY HI 1,1, VI
An appropriation for K 10,000
for acquiring the site, ami for
building au armory at 1m (I'amlo
is nought in a bill Introduced by
Itcprcsciitatlvo Hunter and Sen
ator Dennis, of l iiioii county.
The bill provides that the ap
propriation be matched, by subscription.
fesslonal, saying:
the various nations- engage lo
Senator Macladry will introduce
bills: to cent ml we control
of the stale traffic officers under
-ioniesston or sin is me neces- uoonsn opium smoKing wumn 0ton. chief In the secretary of
sury step toward penitence." ' years after the league of nutlonsi sti(tc.s ofrice; lo remove llmlta-
aiiii jie cioscu won a uounuci 10 vuuiu-u uiiiuiuuj iinua nun mv
the standard bearer of the Kepub- growth of opium in producing
Mean opposition, thus: countries has shown un appreui-
"It is a mortifying, bitter truth able reduction.
that the tiulet nntl close thinker
In the White, Mouse is a belter
Democrat In ninny essentials, more
in accord with the foundation
principles of the Democratic parly,
than many men who have gained
high anl honorable places us os
tensible Democrats."
It look Democratic leaders in Ihe
Hen ate a full three days to realize
just what had hit them. Wh'-n they
recovered their faculties, the roar
for a full und sweeping apology
on the part of I lat was deafen
ing. Tben? dear Democracy had becil
slandered and they themselves as
Democrats had been traduced.
, Facing the rising tide of anger
within his own party ranks Dial
INLOW FAVORS
GOOD SCHOOLS
!
tlnn of officers (o be employed In
that division and to leave the sec-'
retary free to fix salaries of that
department.
Tnihl Quiz Continues
The prohibition Invest Igating
Securities Issued.
NKW YOKK (Hy the Associated
Press) Moe Turnmun, son of n
Chicago rabbi, president of "Young
Judea" hero and prominent In
Hrooklyn Hoclety. 1ms confessed to
rorgeries totalling one million three
h und red t h o usa n d d ot la rs in the
business of the Kquity Finance und j
Service Co., of which he waa man- i
aging director, according to ' au
thorities. Assistant district attorneys de
clared the total of worthless securities-
he issued would reach two
million dollars.
He "Ilopped."
"I tried to be a Napoleon of fl
namei I'onsti. . but I flopped,"
Turnmon'a confession ended, offi
cers said.
Turmun's career ns a swindler
began, according to hlB alleged con
fession, several years ago, when.
committee in a closed session Mon- UMlitli; hvrv, he borrowed 100 to
day night, decided to have all rm.n, Ilis widowed mother und her
meetings in executive sewlon with ,iV(. (.nI(r,,n n Chicago.
me excepuon tnai pumic meeungs ... ..hnPrnw(, fpmn (o oav
fremielltly. Iin,u .,vniV(,,i ,, H(-li,.mn In
, . :
BILLS MOVE
LEGISLATURE
(Continued on 1'ago 4.)
ELK OFFICERS
will be announced
Newspaper men will be Invited to
attend the executive sessions on
condition they make public only
uch matters as the investigators
designate.
GUESTS HERE:
I'KNIUjKTON. Ore. (Special) ;
Normal school training was pictur
ed as the badly neglected element
In the stale's educational system by
two speakers at the Kxchange club
luncheon Tuesday, G, A. Hart num.
member of the normal school bourd
of regents, and H. K. Inlow, city
school superintendent. Kach man
held North Kuggestions for improv
ing the situation and both started
with a plea that the facilities at
the Monmouth school, be first de
veloped lo capacity.
In bis talk Superintendent In-
lnvv fliscussed the whole subject In
a comprehensive way. One point
hw made was (hat the prtrsen!
trend Is lor young people to igo to
MI1J.S ltll.li 11
SALKM. OU-V llly Cm ..Hsocl
aled I'resH) -Cnder the auspices
of the Judiciary committee of the
house, a bill, proposing to amend
the primary law and providing
for post-nornlnatlon conventions,
was introduced Tuesday afternoon.
It is knWn as house bill 85 and
is sponsored by tho judiciary com
mittee und not by an individual. 1
The author of tho measure is A.
r. Mills of Portland. wly express
ed his desire that the legislature
refer the bill to the people so that
the electorate can Ttpprovo or dis
approve of the plan.' Mr. Mills
was president of the Oregon-Direct
rtmary league, tho organization
ItaAictt II, Coldslein, district
deptily grand exulted ruler, of
Oregon north. James D. Olson, ex
ecu live secretary of the grand
bulge commission of Oregon, and
Hen Fisher, president of the Ml ill
FJUs association, are In La Grande
lodny on m official visit to the lo
cal lodge of UlUa.
Tonight a special meeting
be h"ld at which time one of the
largest classes Initiated in years
hen- by the order will "ride the
goat.'.
ollege or university rather than to. whi(.ll thn nrKont law to thn
U iionmu i iiikm. ritT iit imt u 11 j state.
'.i.i i t- , . ii... r..i t : In a day or two another primary
! ,, 1.1 . .i . i ! i ' bill will he inlroduccd by. Roprc-
uum ; . . Vi . ' , , Vi. ,,"'nlative Cowgill of Jackson coun-
UU UVllllttu;!-. Jim u nini) m i" mioi
strengthen the state, normal by
inaliiug it a four year teacher
(Continued on igo 6.)
RHinflnn ?.m
UMIUJiUU UUI U I
TAKE UP GASEl
, SHIP CAPSIZES, .
PASSENGERS AM)
CREW ARE SAVED
NOltFOI.K, Vii. (Ity the Asso-!
Vlati-d I'n-Ks). The steiinishlpi
Cursco. the largest of the Hosldit
) line di et, capsizeil and sank In 1
the .lames river, near Clarenmntj
today. The crew and two pussen-!
gera escaped. I
ty, prepared by tho Jackson coun
ty republican club and providing
for pre-prlinary recommendation
conventions instead of post primary
conventions, as advocated la the
Mills bill. ,
borrow money from friends to loanj
merchants for discounting billb,
keeping for hi nine If half of the dis
count saved his clients.
"Cnfortunalcly, the Uuutly Fi
nance and Service company, which
I organized, discounted my forged
no.les ns well -u hii-woUm of my
merchant customers. My bubble
burst when it looked most real,"
officers said Turinan confessed.
SOVIET READS
OUST TROTZKY
YOUTH SHOOTS
GIRL AND SELF
VKOUIA, III. (Uy tho Associat
ed Press). Upon her plea that
he kill her, Krcd LIchtenbcrger,
28, has confessed that ho shot his
sweetheart, Mary Kiteninlllcr, 20,
daughter of a Pekln farmer, af
ter they had spent two wights
in his automobile. Ho then turn
ed the gun upon- himself. Both
aro In a Pckin hospital in a ser
ious condition.
NOTE ILL BE
SENT GERMANY
MOSCOW (Hy Associated PreHH)
The announcement of l.uon Trot
zliVs dismissal as soviet war mln
lste by the central executive com
mittee of - the f oimnunlst party has
been received by Ihe public with
complete calm and apparent indif
ference. .
The Russian people learned only
Tuesday through tbu bolshevik
press Of the deposition of the so
viet military leader. It hud long
been understood, however, that the
leaders of tho Communist party
would take severe disciplinary
measures against the head of the
red army.
At the ."comihUteVH-sesslonH-- all
tho charges against TroUky wero
restated In a lengthy document
which resembled an indictment.
This document asserted that the
war minister's activities against the
Communist parly hud encouraged
the bourgeois' countries abroad to
believe the bolshevik regime was in
danger of falling to pieces. It was
also slated that Trotxlty's opposi
tion was taken us a signal by tho
New Jersey
Senator Not
To Testify
J hi It SKY CITY, N. J. (Hy the
Associated Press), Henator Kd-
wards will not appear as a wit
ness in the trial of 10 Weehaw
ken policemen, and two civilians,
on charges of conspiring to vio
late tho prohibition laws, accord
ing to an announcement today at
the resumption of the trial.
Tho defense council invited Kd
XTRA
SKNATK KOU C'ONFKUENCK:
ADMINISTRATION I OH MOVU
Senate Passes Teacher
School Board Contract
Measure Today.
DAVIS-STRAYER
BILL IS FAVORED
Physical Examination for
Children in Elementary
Schools Carries in the
House.
HAI.KM. Ore. (Hy the Associ
ated Press) The bill introduced
by the senate educational commit
tee at tho request of State Super-'
intendent J. A. Churchill, provid
ing for legalizing of conluicts be
tween teachers and schoor boards,
was passed by tho senato today.
The senate also passed a bill pro
viding for the extermination of
ground squirrels und other ro
dents.
To Kxamfrie Children
Tim house passed a bill for phys- t
leal examination of children In
elementary schools.
Tho Davis-Strayer. hill to make
a definite boundary line between
Grunt and Baker counties was
pushed today by the upper liouse
of the slate legislature. Tho bill
was designed to eliminate any dif
ficulty In assessing property along
tho boundary. .
JcoiMirt lining liiiiueir.
When the bill came up for Its
final pussage, Henator Strayer said:
"Although I am ono of tho spon
sors of the- bill I am rather Jeop
ardizing my career. Grant county
is overwhelmingly Republican.
This bll! adds a foW rods to Baker
county which . militates against
me." v ' i -
WASHINGTON (AIM Wllhout
iIIm'iimnIoii or a rct'Oiil vote, tUv
Ncnnfo ' tmlay accTptiil an anicntl
litem lo the naval bill reqiicwtiny
President CoHdge lo call an arms
conference. Th anii'mlnient war
offered hy Ring. Demo nit, of I'lalii
and was ai-ccptcil wit limit objec
tion hy Cbalnnnii Halo of the natal
committee. ' j
It lias been Indicated recently In!
iidiiiliitstratlo'ii qnarterN that Pres-I
Ideiit mdidge did not coiiklcr tin
ARE ON TRIAL
l.'IIH'.VHl lt II"' AHHoclali-'l
1'r.sB) INnilliiK InvimiBKllonn In
olhtT Mlati-K w-rp iii-nltni)-'l laic
yfalcnluy liy Chli-f 'it I'olli'i! M"r
inm A. I'ollinH a rt'Hsun for nwl
imlilnB fur i (lays II"' culillnii.il
Inqii' Ml Inlo I he l. alh of William
N. MiClinloik. 'inlllliinulrn r
liliun." riilr f(;iln' mati'iiiint.
(CuntlMunrl on I'afre R.)
SENATE TO LOOK
INTO AGREEMENT
I'AHIK (Hy AhhocIiiIi-cI
The i,Hli-M linvf rli.fliln,! t,t r-1
;ply t (In ri'i'.'iil UiTlnun rol.st p'(jn
li'KUllim ot:,MII?ai lull III
Tlio confcHHion as friven out by
Sheriff NuuhauB follows In part:
"I met Mary KiteiimllliT Rtin-
iluy IllBlll nliout 7:30 at HI. I'alll'H cli lni nla hoallli! (o tlm Bovli'l Kv-KvanKi-llcal
clmrch. We ilrovn lipl rnilili'nt at liomi- lo unlln KKalnat
lo mar u wlioollwim! und atuyed th policy of lh CoininunlHt purly
In tlm cor all nlKhl. In order lo unslBt In Iho overthrow
"Then next day we drove down of llu proletariat illctuloralilp.
near home In a field. .Tliure we Pnrly KlM liillne sham.
ran out of irasollne. lull I want- Th.. i,nlHhinent meted out hi
ed to keep the engine running lii,, committee Ih n HlrlKinif lllua
l;eep iih warm In the cur. ' (rutlon of the Inllexllile dlelillne
wanted lo take her I le Hiimluy whll.h pr,.Vai the CuiumiinlBl
nlK'it. nut Blie wouiii nui ko. nuni
VAI.K. Ore. (Kiiei'lal). llei t and
(line ripe for an ri'iiim raiirereiuv ; .1(. ijtwrnncv ure on trim In
wtirdu lo uppeur lifter two prohl- nntl fuluilnhlrnlhtii HenntorH Ituil circuit court here on churjreH of
hlllon uRelilB uccutied. Iho-.Benulur Im-cii expecliil lo iipihkm.' Iliu Kilijc ubbuuII on llulph llarvny with In
of buliiH a huckor oK thii 'defend-! nuieiiilnienl hn llilllinely. tent to kill, ullelfed to iiuvu heett
unts In tho trial. They iiiiule no linmeillule ex- comnilltcd the night of October'
lilniinllun vr llielr fallurci lo, do :i 1 1 0. near IronBldea, Ore. Mr. Ilar
noi! illhl'l'li H'lliif HlHl.4 or ttCvey. complalnlnK wltnuBa, contends
ileUllliuent throw any Hltllt UIHMl'lhat the two lAwrence brotherB
Hie (leveliipment. laelxed him Ihe eveninir of Octo-
her 10 and took him about a
Ito.MllAltl) TltlllAI, I'OIU'DK imi(, uni a half wsl of thn Iron-
MMO.N (AIM Three HpanMi Hi,i,.H Blore whnro.thn BlrunB him
wni.tlilitM, eiichi nlrplmieN are hum- up to a tree three times to make
hardline Ihe Alijera Irlhnl foin i,lm confess that he had been
from the Ktrallx of (llhrallar, off actlnz us a "stool plfreon" for
Hint Ahaiar anil Sen or, atvonlluic county uulliorllles In reportltii;
VOTAW QUITS
U. S. SEHVIGE'g
i-ess).' ,', ttlll I ... "".i ii....! 1 "uy 1 ' ' " :"'"
"v ' ' t lance inun i roiziiy woum iiuvf
' WAHHINOTON illy I lie Amso
elated Press). 'Herbert W. Vola-A ,
superintendent of prisons, and
brolher-ln-law. of tbu . late Presi
dent Harding, has resigned from
the government service. j
Juki Ice department officials de
clined to Issue any comment.
Vol aw Is in n n;i lis I a rlu m here
where he recently uuderu cut un
appeiidiciliH operation.
to a news agency dipntci reecHcri . bootleggei-s.
Inmi Tangier,
MADE AT PARIS "";. ;""" m
away. Wlien we saw Her,, ..-.,... i uii for uller-
it eniiilnir ui tiibb tliu field ; ,,,,. ,., iri,.iv hi culiBonanee
toward Ihe rni about 7 o'clock,...,!, hi..Ii. liiilxhevlaiii. Tor
NAVAL OIL kEASE
,. . , . i. . 'Tuesday morning she grabbed the W,1IPH .1,., W.,,P il.ll,i..r tins been a
Kxchauges of vh'WH which have' ,,' ,. Ulli,i , ,..u ,.i..,rl y 1 uu'nr mis ' n "i
REPORTS UPHELD
BY II. S. SENATE!
IIoimI Hher Helmters Win.
1I(M1) UIVKIt, Ore. H0II1 af
firmative and negative debate
teams of the Hood lllvcr high de
1 rented Cascade Locks teams on a
' question Involving government
(mnerulilp and operation of coal
1 mines,
team, remaining ul liuiue, consisted
of Roger Woodward und Harriet
Culler. Lois Jean Hinclair and
Clifton Tmmel, who visited Cus
cade Locks, funned Ihe affirmative
Lam of the local school.
'ourt opened at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning and the jury was se
lected the first day.
HOY, 0, HIT HY ALTO
I been going on betweVn chuncellor-
was going, .imrn lM tt, K,i or the nartv ehlefcl
WASIIINOTON (My the Assocl- leu have resulted In the approach , ., , . ' ' f i...- omspoHen .i--,,,.,.,-
! pr-ss) Th- senate today, ni an agreement as to -the text ' n .' ' ,vnr reiorms in me
retary Hughes tor a of the reply, uhich It is under- V" ," ll(.r OI " Mi1(. itd ,,1,ri' , v I'"""
r..i..rullf.nit tilnrwl u lll trt. f ii-th..- Inln . . . ' lUBSlOrS neniUe(l I'P remove m-
called upon Set
copy of the
agreement Willi siten lniorinanon ; uiiih revaromg chkcs 01 aneif"i
concerning the ctreuiustance hut-jviolatlfins of treaty armament
rounding the negotlaiious "as may clauses than Ihe preceding note,
be necessary for a full understand-' but In rather a softer tone,
ing of Its terms." ' The allien have in separate re-
ports from memlx-m of the mlli-
'tary control mission and nearly
;iill elements an expected In the
'final report on the military situa
tion In (ierniany and ill prob
ably deal with the question
through the council of ambassa
dors.
1IH'
And 1 1
I could:
Eagles Lodge Seeking
Memorial Day Ruling
t shoot her again
did. I closed my eyes.
not took. I don't know whut her j
I shot her. Then I shot myself!
ptwlee. I wanted her to go away i
and get married, but she would I
not because her folks did not '
want her to marry. I took the'
revolver from my Miicles home!
Hat u day. She wanted me to gt '
chloroform, but I could not so I '
got the gun." !
thorn because or TroUky's popu
larity in the urmy and among cer-
MKIH-OKI), Ore. John Wall. .
son of Mrs. Alonla Wall, on Ills
way home from his first day at
lhe Hood lllvcr negative hcIiooI with his brother, was run
down by an automobile driven by
Lloyd Hmlley, IK, here, and wat
seriously hurt internally. It was
thought.
Hmiley denied that he was driv
ing fusl, as wum ch urged by wit
nessetj. Police said Mm driver's It-
nse would bo revoked, as he had
been warned for reckless
(Continued nn Pag fi.
ASNAl'l.T TltlAL OI'LNLM
VAI.K, Ore. The Irlul of HertMwice
W AHI 1 1 In f ! t N ( My the AHSoel-i h( M).,H ,uW P,.nce. churged wit h l driving.
HI M.i ir.HSl- Hie . n. n-(M,- ,, aMB(lu wlt, t..nt lo kill, Opined
confirmed Ihe findings of the ,,.r... The brut hem are wrensed of
jortty or lis investigation eominii. Illivllir P,.llinv(lrf ituluti Hurve,
ter crltl-l.lng the naval oil l"ses. . . wcro hf, WUB
working October Ifl. carrying him
several miles and of having placed
a rope uround his neck.
The report Hiibmifl'-d In the
cloning dys of the Inst session liy
I Henator Walsh, I lemoeritl, of M011-
1 inna, pifiHi'fmior lor un emimimei-
The i-raternal Orl--r of Kugletf
sre on record as opposed to any
stre.-t carnivals, dances, hall games,
road shows or any similar amuse.
iiirnls r this nature to be held
within the city HiiiPh of l.a Orande
n Meinnrial I my. cording to an
nitunn ieentn by ofrht-rs of the or
der, and a resolution, to that ef-'e.-t.
nnnettts that ihe city com
nilKnioners pass a elty ordinance
miaiim It unlawful Tor any Hitiuse
meiil of this kind l In- held in l.-i
;rHn)e un M ntorlat Oay.
Th r.olulkm. In part, follows
-Hecdinmended by 1 he otticrs in
lt Orande Aerle No. 2... I nn
nal Order of Kagh . and p.owd
the vote of the membership
He It resolved: "That we. memlwrn
of this aerle. d hereby go on rec
ord, opposing, any street larnhais.
da'it-i-s. bull same. road shown or
any amusement of this nature to
be hebl within (he e1y limits or lM
Oranile n the a nth day of May ot
eaeh yea r w hleh Is know hm M e-
tnoriiil or Oernrulion lay.
"That thin p-solutioti shall be u
reU' h to our city cnnimiHwioners
to pass a city ordinance, rimking 11
unlawful for irmiowinent of this
kind to 1m- h'dd in l.a Onnde on
the rlmve mentiimed day.
"Thai we f,-el that this day was
properly set aside to honor and re
spect our dead, and should be re-ju-rved
nceordlniclv. Mciod
by Hi- nrrirern: "Kver-tt K. Wulk
r Iniiliir fx) W'firlhv I'r. sl.I. nl :
by! It. I. frnnf.Tl. Worthy Ptewident;
Kd Iliuwey. ice Prsident: f.- orge
Toll. Chaplain; H. T. Kdwards
S--cr-tary and . K. Happ-rS"tt
Trc:iut cr. ,
I
I PUZZLE ANSWER !
I i
Japan, Russia Resume
Relations at Midnight
PKKIN (Hy AssMni,d Press) ,
An agreement between KusKta ami
Japiin was nigm-d Tiietolay nlgbl.
HeHtiH HHnHott.
MUSCliW f Ity Assoiald Press I
V In.nlv lt..u.i-iti .In turn u nil
i ItfiNKia nroviding for n nmntlon of
dlploimitlc relations whh signed In
Pekln at midnlgbi ff'hinese time)
Tuemlay. Thin announcement was
made by Hi Hosta Hg n y. the of
ficial Soviet n'wn agency.
MAItKins TOHAY
POItTLANO. fire. ( AP) 'utile
nominally steady, hogs steady,
sheep sieady to unevenly lower.
Kge one cent .lower, 47 and
"Why, I
Missed
That!"
It's nrtrr n careful. Ibrlfty
lHipM-r bo wi.ih, " didn't
wi' that" wlieii ou refer to
ii in e Intcrctiug bu-tno"
ihi t bn I oii say hi nn ad.
'I he eat-rful liiMW-wlfr !
iiniliiMtly wali-htiig the aiN
rtcii though all her wanin
an- lciiiHrHrilr pnnldeil. lit
order to Kpeiid uiMdy mid
nell lte knouts she iiui
fcei'p up with Hie adertlc
nieitl'. Ion. loo, are prob
ably llml kind of a flMipicr
bci-nu! It !.
"ObM-rter AdTcrtMng
A olcrclumdljdng 8Tky,
wjis approved Tueaday by a vote of
pi lo .'Pi affer the aeiiate had re
jected. 42 to 2H, n minority report
presented by Henator Spencer of
Missouri rm behalf m" himself and
Tour other Kepuhlicnns of the cum
millet..
The minority report, vvhleh de
fended the principle of tin; teasing
of Ihn naval oil res-rvis and held
Kdwln iM-nby as tweretary or the
navy and his asMlntants IdameicMn In
eonneettoii wild Ihe leasea. drew
support only from Itenublicans
The Oemocrats voled solidly Tor
Ihe Walsh report and were joined
by six Itepubllcans and one rami
er-taltor. Hblpsiead of MIiiihhoIh.
COMMS.St MKKIS
The regular meeting of the cltv
commission will be held this eve-,
nlng In the iiiunlclpal building tit,
7:3" o'eluck.
Peter McDonald, Union
County Pioneer, Passes I
I'tincral of Mr. MefKmalil wilt
he held Friday but an annooim
iiH'itl of the time ami pla will
Ik made lomornnv. II wa learn
ed ttslny al noon.
peter Ah-xumler Melionubl. pin-i-i-r
farmer and stockman of Pil
lion county, died yesterday after
I noon at 9:2 o'clock at Hot Itke
l( (, pm tjf a Min-niioiis fight on
KAII.HOAH L PAssls JhM pj(r( of )h(((.luI1H tu his
ST. PA I : ft. Minn. ( A P), John i ((r.. i.imr pnenmuula was the
Malcoinb Itapelje. CH. Vice presl- j ,.HI.H,. of ,einlHe Und It Is re-
dent of the Northern pacific rail-( por,.( . wun III some limu be
road, dbd al the Northern P"-rnre the pneuimmla a I lurked him
clflc hoHpilal here T M-sdey. He, y,.terday morntng. His passing
completed 37 years continuous r0mc as a s'Vere Imm k lo his
service with tire road this monl h. ! niany friends and the communliy
M r. ItajH-lje was taken to the , n general und It removes one
hospllal January 10 and undcr,m,re pioneer from the county roll,
went nn operation the following, which lx sadly diminished by the
day. Kuneral anaiiLtut'iiU havo inroad of the leulh Angel.
kamp chae today landing fun '
eral arrangement which will not
be completed until the arrival of
his daughter. Mian Helen McUon
uld, from Oakland. California,
where Mhe is engaged in newspa
per work. Bccoidlng to reports this
morning. Miss McDonald was for'
inerly city editor of I lift Kvenlng .
I ibserver.
Mr. MePoniild was bt yam four
months and t'i days of age at th
lime of his death. . Prom tho his
tory of I'nlon and Wallowa coun
ties, nil excellent htogrnphli'&
skeich has been secured which fol
lows; Prominent SliK-kman.
"Among th" stockmen of Cnlon
county are some who are veritable
kings and to this latter number
belongs the subject of this sketch.
(CuutlaueU ou lag ft.Vi J&i