La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 24, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texta EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY ' CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore ton; Rain In the went, rain or snow In the east tonight and Sunday. vsmatg- VOLUME XXIII. M KM I) Kit ASSOCIATE!) PRESS LA GRANDE OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1925. MKMllKlt ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 92. a a 3 1 a i a a a a a i q 31 Mother's Vision Brings Mercy To Her Daughter 1' life -";v: :.-' J I Ity IlAItOlJ) MATSO.V , (NKA Servlco Writer) SAX FUAXCINCO, Calif. (SiMnlnl). "Itluotl, (hough It time, never illis" . , That unedaiiahle .ninethlug whkli tlnltos and btJdH us to those c line Is being evcmpllflcd In Iho uisn of I o rot by lOlllugMHi. ' Uorotliy, pictured above, killed her mother so she woild be free to had u life of "jaza" und hilarity her father und brother spurned ' . . , . "She should hangl" the brother said us he and . his father tuin"d their backs on (orothyat tho coroner's Inquest. I tut blood runs thicker than vut'r und Dorothy has been re united with her father and brother all because the mother spirit rWurned to the dreams of her son, und pleaded for kindness for the daughter who .hud Killed her. , The n-conelliatlon of Dorothy with her fath'-r and brother, the tun tatter pictured above, was one of the most drumatic in police annals. Her brother Karl, six-foot Vik ni in tii h T II 1 1 1 H ' Howard Miller, of I'pion. was iiri'-sied at In ion Inst evening and brought to I -a (Srand whim hi now is held In the county ( jail awaiting a hearing la the justice court nn the churgo of possession or liquor. - Of liters found about a pint of moonshine on him they declare. - PUZZLE ANSWER 3H la,-- ---" 1 'Jj-jir 10. i ' SI I' H -1mJ B - : i f -H M." ' J ' ' P"'- - ) umim iuu ii S ARRESTED ing, picked Dorothy up In Ills arms I father, unable to sneak, clung to , their arms. "At first I hated her." Karl said, "but mother came to m like n vision and asked pity for her. Father nnd 1 will do everything I possible for her defense." Though the reconciliation wit It i her father and brother h:i some what dampened hr spirit, linro thy, like debut an U- who has scored a success. Is pxMlcdly inter ested In all the public all eul loll that Is hers. Appetirc Is Keen. She Ih mo varlv in thi- mcirnlnir I to pn(mr her tawny, hair and to roufff? h;r heavy itps. ht uppe- I tltc is kt-' Ti and slu itshs for ham und t'KK. loast H"d i'orfiM. lorolhy mnll'-H at tdmioKraphcrs pvrn though Micy ask htr to look svrtoiis. She pens a poem for the news papers nnd explains that If Isn't all orlKtntil. that sli- wrote some of Hhe l(n-M from memory. Imrothy talks ifen'Tounly f life. II'T philosophy Is "1 wnnt to have a K'd tlrn'." Ktif nrnk'-s no enntphilnt, inanl fems littlf rfMiiorw and owns no pity, either fnr others ir fnr her- ',r- Hh ftart"d .vfiiiiiir In life to - h she indi rtand i ; ,.iM.,.P,. Thtu which Mtoud In her d. was "(he remove Kin ml Mother- ff to Party Hun 5 I av L Letter ' (Ity Hurry It. Hunt) uuuit-iu( experience, contrary io general opinion. Is not a prereiiuls lle to service on th Supreme Court of the I'nit.'d Mtntes. A majority or the judges now stTving on tho Huprcuiu t'ourt. In fuct, nuvor ssit behind tho bar until thy donned thu robes of nsHociutl .InstictB on the nation's highest tribunal This pruclice of picking- men without former judicial experlenee hus Inereused In recent yenrs. Whereiis 1o voura ncu nil but one of the members of the court hud anvil pi tiviuus si' r vice on suiiorui- l nuto benches, today only four of 1 tho nlno won their appointments wXZui ,u:Canva8s.of Members of to tho court, five were of men who) had never beforu quullflud foV the title of "Judge. This Increasing tendency to pick t for the highest court legal lumin aries who have made their records' off the bench Is emphasized by the appointment of Harlan Ktune to 1111 the seat vacated by former Jus tice ' McKcnna. iW. (.b ""Ul"1111" ; iiimjuiu) iiu imr tuuri 10 inn aiuw ui the lay lawyers, maKtiiK the fl tli, " , " , """ '" to associate justice, as against four members who worked their way up through lower courts. Others In this group, who first donned judicial robes us members of tho highest court, are Mcltey- nolds, ltrandels, Sutherland ami llutler. The four who served time on lower courts and reached the Su preme Court by way of Judicial promol ion are h lef J ust ice To ft and Assoclulo Justices Holmes, van jievuuier anu anioru. Whatever else may be the result (Continued on pagp K) SAN ftlANl-'ISCO (Special) llolse' and I'ocatollo - huvo -Joined sVll Ijike in extending Invitation:! to the Nut tonal Woolgrowm, for their IH'Jfi convention. I.iil year, when the convention was held at Salt lytikn. I'ocatfllo made an urg ent plea but the voice of Han Fran cisco had been heard first, and win loudest. This year Salt Kfiko seemed to have put in tho strong est bid and it was generally con ceded tin xccullve c.omtntl'ei, fin- al authority In setting convention places, would recognize Ui3 "un written agreement" that every other year the convention bo hold at tho Utah capital, but tho bids from Idaho, backed by tho un;vnt personal pleas of tho Idaho dcle gutesito the convention, put a dif ferent, uspect . on the situation. President T. 01. Dacon of tho Ida ho association declared that to hijn It did not make so much difference so that ono of the Idaho cities won out. Others wanting tho next wool gathering are Hpokano and Port land. - llagenlMirtli Ke-Klectwl, So pleased wro the woolmen with the wohk of their orflcerH, they choose to retain them during lyUG and Frank .1. Hagenbarth of Spencer. Idaho starts his thirteenth year us president with tho largest ovation ever given htm. Ills name was pluced before the convention by a Cullforniun, George Morrltt, of Ued llluff. and the altitude of (he convention wjlm shown by a rising vote accompanied by cheers. Selection of the 1U26 convention city will be made when the execu tive committee, consisting of one representative from each stato as sociation, meets at Suit Jtke at fConllnued on T'agn 5.) IDAHO TOWNS SEEK SESSION Interdenominational . Religious School Aim WASHINGTON (Ity th" A swirl- A mlimd of nlitilniis f -I H.ii ! Icmi, til fd I'rfss) A plan will In pr' j fir dir'lorM of rliKlotis oducu- si-nlnd to Ihu ITf-shytcrlun 0nrii1 (Council ht-n Murch 17 for an In I ifienominatlonai nailmiHt Insii- ttite of rellKiori at WashlnKton whteh would tie a nulfomtl unlver- slon.irles, nattoiitil and forelun. slty for I'hrlillan traiiitntr. A s-hoo of stieril trniMle and Tin projert has heen tind r eon- ere ii-slusUi-al fine nrls. for ehnreh Mldorallon for som- Mtiie y the ' iihikI-. directors of choirs, ninv. Niitlonal Capital I'reMttx i -rlan com- Ists. church archlieclitii- nnd nilsrtton and un outline of th" phin ! ration. as prepared hy th' ltv. Ir. (l-orKe ' A school of evunM''H"Mi. lor v;in It. Htewarl of Auhtirn. N. V.. pr s. ' wiM. t Idenl or Autnirn Th-otocul Hem- A NetMiol of r-'tlulons drmn-i. r r Inary. its chair tiuin of the fommts- ! isual 'du. .Minn In relljcion. tn hIoii after coiisniintion with other 'ludinttT 'it' tH'linlcal stdi' iff p:it-'-niemhers of the conuntuslon ws.antry an-i Hie us of thv l.ioi in. made piddle today., A -f hod of potdlclty. for ili;- Th Instlliite. d"dne hy Mr. .k.mm promotion. HteHart. would Imve ip-pur; iiit-nts 1 A con- , pond- net w hoot, (-r as folluw: xtra-inur..! sitnlenis. A whool of theolocy. orre. ! Ho con v ; ed Is r. Hlew;irl I'm' sporidlnjf to h iheolojrtH w nilnnri Iiih ihne come when all t n l.ut with :.ew hx well as standard dti-itl ii li .ndnationM should n-it-nihjt cis. to entthl the minister of ; u uwn u enterprtHe, that h f Is tomorrow to m t all the reiiilre- I 1 - in' nis of his office. I (Continued on Vnge 6 ) STAGE SE1 Jy EncJ 0f Coming Week Most Bills Will Be Introduced 'FISH, GAME AND PORT BILLS DUE t I JjOtll HOUSCS Indicates Strength to Dowh Pos sible Pierce Veto. HAI.KM, Ore. ( lly the Associat ed Press).- Ity the end of the pretty well fixed for the Kiupplliifr , matches of the legislature's ses-! bills that are to furnish the is- sue will huvo been Introduced. The fifjn puMHi und 0rt mwia. j wa urG 8!lidulnd for inttoduc-; Uon forv Suturday Thr8n wm prov,(U, thal an pPointment of ft(Jh U)(i )p t.oinJnffBioiu.rB und . f .,Di.,..in(I comm.88on tuUvn from t(lL, ffoVcrnor uud'1"" oundary or Grant county, Vi,k,.,j in iHttni(. jHhnlton of linker county, proposed A canvass of tho members in both houses Indicated enough votes to sustain the governor's veto if the fish und game bills pass nnd reach tho fish and game I it Mh i ii i mm und ri'iirli I h evitcu- tlvUt ' I'll JtCK r.ltWIIIXMKII SAI.K.M. Ore. (y the Associated I'rcss)--Oovernor Pierce declared I oday t hat because of I he hostile personnel of the new statu emerg ency hoard he will not call upon that board for any relief In the next j two yeurs except In event of fire or other disaster. , "What, chance would 1 have with Tom Kay, Sam Kozer, Denton Iturdick und Ous Moser on the board ? Why, 1 couldn't, get any- where," Iho governor said. Plorccj on second thought, said that possibly Moser might not bo atf hpstilo as the other thrco. AMERICAN FALLS DAM CONTRACT IS LET TO UTAH CO. WASHINGTON. The Utah Con struction company of Ogden, Fri day was awarded tho contract for building tho Amorlcun Falls dam across Snake river, Itx bid of $1, 2K 1,000 being the lowest of four bids received. Secretary Work re ceived telegraphic advices Friday from engineers at American Kails, who opened bids Thursday, giving tho totals of each bid and recom mending award to the If tali com pany. Tho sumo day tho bids were received, tho contract was award ed. As tho ' interior department and the reclamation bureau already hud investigated tho resources and responsibility of tlio low bidder It. was agreed by all officials that low bid should bo accepted nnd work started with iw little delay as possible. 1 Normal School Board Here Named Last Night The permanent coiiiintll'.e in (.(induct the movement for the tiilillKlituent of a new sttito normal school In eastern Oregon wus up- j WAHI 1 1 Nf.Tt )N (lly the Asnoci pointed Inst evening. I "I' ll I'ress) The senule lale yes. (ill the coimnlllee are C.eorge ! lerdny voleil r,o 1 0 2!l iigulnst si rlk rochran. Mrs. Hurry Zurlirlck. . Ing old Inn rule ruining section of M. Humphries. .Mrs. Hlellu Ingle, jthc udniinlsliuliim pnsliil puy und llolgur Ijirsen. Itevi-rend Klmcr j rules Increuse bill, f.ranl K-elMi and A. I. Hampton. ! I'll la committee will meet thu MAVIIIII.K ;ll:N SKAT first of next week for further or- WAt!lllN(!TON (Al-) Uecom- gunlzutlon work and to evolve Pluns for the normul school. I I ttoit. jutstors' asslstuntH, chun-h - i srer'-turh's, workers antotiK hoys, i icirts and oih' r croupM, A whmd of mission, fnr inlsl Colonization ; Of Oregon Ife Advocated Uenhis' Bill Would Create Commission of Three tot Supervise Settlement SAI.KM. Oro. ( Hy the Associated !rcw). Senator It nice Dennis in troduced u (till in the slate nenate late yesterday before adjournment, providinjc for tho creation of n state, colonization to supervise he gcttl"in-nl of tide lands. The com mission would be composed of three' aiembers nppotntrd by tlie havo a salaried secretary. cniB commissloni'r would bo ap pointed for one year, one for two yoarsand one for thrco years, jwiient Illll InrrtKltKt'd, An'appropriation 1I1I calling for state -aid In tho sum of IHOM.OOU for falrniprs In those districts when? cold .woather has seriously dam- iitfiM wheat was Introduced In Iho senate by several oastrrn Oregon HcnuUii-R and representatives. Tho fund would be administered by the stato board of control. No farm- er could recolvo moro .than 6(Ml sinn a contract to pay the statu duck tor '"o wneut rrom ino pro Cp!m of his crop with Interest at uie rni? or six per com. Two senate btlls passed Iho one providing for exlerm- limtlcm of squirrels nnd other nox- Uus rodents. The second changes a constitutional amendment bun 'nlng any income tux until yr0. W'Hiits Knst Oregon School Dennis, Taylor and Hltner Intro- (Continued on Pago 2.) ''.Madame Untlei-fly' (David. Hu tu sco1) wit I be n resented bv the Monday. Musical al the Neighbor hood (dub rooms Monday evening, January 21. at 8 o clock,- under the able direction of Mrs. Donald I 'ague. The proceeds will go to the treasury of tho organisation. Tho ('""l follows: Mudamo But terfly, Mrs. Lester Stoddard; Btiz uti, the maid, Mrs. Dynn Wright; Sharp less, tho American consul, Mrs. lee Wurnick; Naked a, a mar riage broker, Mrs. 1 II. ltussell; Yaindorl, a wealthy Japanese merchant, Mrs. Dick C'luyeomb: Lieutenant Plnkerton, Mrs. Ixiw ell Williamson; Mrs. Plnkorton,, Mrs. Walter Irishman; trouble, little Anne Kloddurd. Tho lu dies' chorus of tho Mon day Musical, composed of thirty fivo voices, will sing Marker's "At the Tea House," preceding tho play. Mrs. A. K. Hichardson will nljig the a ria, "One Fair Day" from the opera "Madame Ilulterfly." The regular business meeting of the musical wilt be held at 7:1(0 o'clock and the program will start at eight. ; inenrtiitlon thut Kenulor Mnyfleld men. utlon i thut K-na or Muyflel. I in- uivn nis I'onif'sii'ii scniii scav wtiM vot-d tinnnlrnoiisly late ys-ti-nhiy hy the s'-nulf t-h-ctlons coin mil !. On The Ranches And Farms Out mcr the Valley nlierp Ihe friill tfitH''', tin Kin!" fm mer. it ad llu Kinrl niHii relKii "H pri'ine, fn 'iracltcnlly vwry home mril rind 'Ihe Olwrvrr revidittly. M'iM out rwrj etcnliiK hy Hliiae siid train, many raiicliem Itati llH'ir ittpy I he miiim day print ed -and in any rwnl It brltm. tln'iii newt (hat I Nh to iwilw iHait-M i-arlli-r limn I Mlhli for any frther (tiitdkut lm reuti litrly. lltnl'A inn naoii Iho otr-crer ha mm Ii a Inrjfi' n tnd Hl. "Obwrrer Advrrtbdfiff- A Merchandising ferrlce" I CU-TU PRESENT PLAY ITIS RATE RAISEJN BILL E SEAT Coolidge Favors World Court Participation -1 by United States WOULD BE MOVE ' TO CHECK STRIFE Chief Executive Believes Every Organization Fighting War Serves' a Useful Purpose. - v WASHINGTON (Hy the Associ ated Press) The administration's stand In favor of American partic ipation In the world court was re affirmed today hy President Cool idge In un address delivered to delegates attending u national con ference on the cause and euro of war. , . , fWi0 president character Ued this step as the next move tho United Htntts should make toward outlaw ing war. He suggested that the world "turti the light of more in formation und hotter understand ing on the problems of diplomacy." Should lie Ut'iidy. Meantime, the president declar ed, the United Slates should, in the Interests of pence, continue Its readiness to associate itself with whatever measures would lend to maintain security, but should avoid avoid the danger of a "super gov eminent." Uoolldge said it was for tho gen eration that survived tho last greut war to devise a men sure of preven tion. National Itespouslhillt y. Itesponslbtlily to end war was described by Iho president us a national responsibility. "Kvory or ganised movement to keep ultvo Iho realization of war's destructlve ness serves a useful purpose," he doclarod.,.,;1jv,.',,,.i. Vf NAM PA. Idlllio (HpooluD Afli'r Hliootlntt Mrs. Thoimw llllvc'r, iu- prlotrn88 or tho tloldi'n VVi'al room ing houso Hire. UmoH, un uniden tified Mexican I'-rfday nlKht turn ed tho eun and Hhot lilmucir throilKh tho Iieurt, dylim Inatunlly. Tho HhoU were liciird by DoI'mtIIvp NIcIioIb of tho Union I'uelfli! mile road force, nnil I'alrolnmn gulicli-y of tlio city force, who entered tho room -while thn Mexlenn'H Hhlrl mm Hi 1 1 1 hurnlnit from Iho nhnl. Mrs. tillver waa rushed to I he hoaplinl. whero phyalclana aiild ahe hud a nllKlit chance of recovery. Khe wus Hhot Ihrotiitli tlio Iiiiikh. The uttuck occurred ut 10 o'clock. Orrlclala unnounced I hill iippur onllv tho Mcxlciin had I n plllur- Ink. alncii a nuinliev of allk hIiIi-Im und other finery wuh fuiind In hlu room. DRAFT EVADKR'S CHAUFFEUR ( HUM IS UNDER ARREST I'HlLAItKIJ'lllA (Hy tin As:io clul'd I'H'HK) KiiK' ni- Hh-trln-r, i-liiiiifffMtr contpanhni of drover ! CIcvIhikI lltTtfdolh nillllonnlre ! draft ivflr, surrrndt-n d hlin.sdf ' Krlday. Htii h-T, who Is iilh'Wd to 1 huvo uld' d IH-rtfdoll In irnpo from jthn I'nllod Wales, wuh fdniially il.iil under arrest on two llldh't- n ,., ,.nKplr,.. y und , . .,,., harlotlnr a fimlHv". He wit held on ilo.niMi hall hy Kederal Judtfe IdckltiHon. Cnabl" to ohlaln hond he was locked up In the county prison. AHsertlnif he left lterK'l'dl hi Cr-rmnny. Htucher suld he r tiirnt" In this country hy whv of llollnnd Knichmd and Cunadu and had wandered around Philadelphia for t;ii days ii ii reiiOKt Muted with only Mis. Km ma IK'ntdnlt. mother of drover. uwuri of'hls presenen here, tie said he travelled under the name of Kratik J., Johnson. TcacbciH1 Inslitute 1o He Held at Union Feb. 7 I NlnN. m. (Hpt'chil to the (M mitvi'D Count v Hupcrtnlendent of Schools A. K. Hayre. of Ijt f'.raiide. wan In Hi's elly recenilv. stales a local newspaper. arraiiKhitc for a tmut institute to h t. Id In Hie I nlon t, lift i iM-hool hulldinx HaMir day. I',-Iruary 7. Principal Hpenk'TM will tie J. II. Hutlcr. Monmoiil h professor, und Prof, ft ous.' 1 1 Ularik'-nMhtp. of Whit man collene. WlllwVT MA UK I rr P(KTI.AM. (ro. (AP) Wheat quotation ycstenhiy Included hard IX SHDOTS WOMAN, SELF whlto 2 I', weMt.rn r-d ?t ) Reports Of Officers Of City Given Treasurer's Annual Re port and Recorder's Fi nancial Statement Com pleted. The city treasurer's report for the year 11124 and tho financial statement of the city of 1m. Qrandc January 1, 1925, huvo been com pleted by Kiunia M. Fowler, city treasurer, and J. K. Htearna, city recorder, respectively. t The treasurer's report showed tho revenue for tho year tb total $584,064.o&, nnd tho disbursements including cash on hand December 31, DC! 4, carried over to this year, balanced. The reports follow: . t . "Treasurer's ltenort. Cash on hand "Jan. .2, 11124 04.78H.37 Water rents ,(19,064 re-? celpts) Poand feos .; Finos und forfeits., v Licenses 14l Issued).... Dog licenses CIKH ..-.-. Building, street permits (387) Moving . permits Plumbing permits (IS7) lilectrlcul permits (387? lu.i sit.es 5,704. &0 l'.S2 t.Otl 438.0(1 .l'JS.50 -42.50 19IP.71I , 168.50 '".'Mi a. i ii '...102.49 D73.10 r'runchisc (Home, inde pendent Tel. 'Uo..i.'. Septic Uink (taxes! ii.ttt) (rent $l(iu) Auto Tourist Park Koutf fund (general taxes 12.49) (lax u ii r rant $H.f)M.62) .... Special Interest (tuxes) Heaver Creek plpo line sinking' fund (taxes g.oui.ol 0.97I.4I J7.737.71) v 17,U08.4f Refund wutur sinking fund . (taxes)' t3.64t.63 Redemption of' bonds' (tuxes) 2iV,61S.&8 Additional sewer' (tnx) .. l,8i!8.3 Uonds (bonds sold, '24) 313.182.70 (Continued on Pago .) I'Olt'l I.ANII. . W (Al") tlW unci NlrU r ( . HlmilkiiW. HI. Mo Hvr of IHS4. who tamo to OrciriMt fnmi MlnwHirl Willi un ('u tflun, dleil licrV Mls,v. . He liwl hnn )'ils. iialian or ilin ill) mil fur SB rears. As tt .VOIIIIIC I1IHII NIIIIIIHniH WAN FIIH pluied as u hIiikc tlrhcr, iurl of Hie llnic llnisn Alliany iuiJ l:n-K'-m-. , : AsgriTii i:i.i:Vati:i , LONDON (Al) I'oriner itv. inlcr ,Miiltli has Wi't'litiMl mi of I i t of I'lirlilmii, It iKxtninn I.1IOK1I tisluy. ' . t piinki.ici-on has KNOW POItn.AMi. 4rr. (Af) eni Oreicon tiKlsy rtM'i-liril a tonHi or wlntiir wratlirr, I'cnillrtiHi re tained licuvy Mnow iliud started rnrly Kslny, melting nearly as fast as It fell. I.lght nw ri ll at II0111I I11M night ntiil slnrtcil nunln III tti rorciHMin. lilniuntli I'-ulls rcportr! light snow fnllliig, with mure snow and colder winllier rcillHl. Opium Meet Saved From Breakdown ;i:.m;va (hy ihr amI- a ted n The oilnm inil IcreiHf uii.i satrtl rnitii -InpM- lislny when a WMdulloii IntrtMliMiil hy rinlaiid. initld Intf for a Joint iiinilllt front the rlrst and cHid wmror iniM to Inijnlrp Into otliiin sniokliitr in tin far ra.d, was uiiHiiliiMMisly adopted, .- 7, : Xl'RA Congress Gets Data On The Old WAHHINOTON, l. C. It was the Old Oregon Trail which hroiiM-ht the Oregon country, itom prlsliiff till the preent Puelflc nurlhwcst, Inlo the union, Itepre sentatlve Hlnnofl totd the house puldlc. lands eoinmlltee yrsterduy. af the op'-nlnK hcurtntr on the McNary Idll n hlch Is designed to Wive governiuent recognition to the name old Oicgun Trull. The ttiessure alreudy hus passed the Senate, Haw ley of t iregiin, ltepresnta tlves Hadh'y. Miller, Johnson und Summers of Washlnirton, und lte,i- ewntutlve Hnilth of Iduho. uUo iippvuttl in ravor or me phi. It wus the nioveinept of plort n-ra over tho Old Oregon Trull In IX4M and the two suet ceding years. Mr. Hinuott suld, thut guvf Amerlcuns a large majority of tin population In the Oregon country and forred tho treaty of 184i hy which nil territory to 49 degrees SCIENTISTS VIEVi SUN ECLIPSE New England and New York Conditions Ideal for . Astronomers ' MANY INTERESTING FACTS ASCERTAINED Scientific . Tests Concern ing Radio Announced by Radio Corporation of America. ' '.t (Hy the Aaaoclutcd Prem . lrcamH of aalronomora of aeelnK u lotnl ecllpMC of the auu under Ideul condltlona woro realised In New Kngland und New York to day. . Tn MIchtKuti, Onturld und Niag ara I'-iiIIh clouds frualrutod nclen tlflc teats.' v . ; , ' t ; ' . , . Mngilirhviit VIpw. '' ' Kapeclully In' New York city was llin .nandfila Mil.nlrintaitl . Kxeellent obaervatlons wern nmdc by scientists at' I'ornell und Yule almost In the center of the lolullty area, and from tho dlrig- 1l.ln l.nl. Alli.nln,. . . The first report., of scientific tests concerned rudla. ' At. Yerkes ohservutorv. Iron Mountuln, Mich-. lirun.' a slight Inoreuse In the vol ume, and clurlty wu noted. ' A murked departure from tho direc tion of tho tone' wuve was noted ut Wuterbury, Conn. '. - - It. V. A. Tnsot HeMlricI Tho Itadlo Oorporutlon or Amer ica reported )ls tests nhowed thut .' u Hhpn wuve length .follows .the sun and thut atullc Is not entirely , Chief ' liroudcustlng Hnglnoar -Ooldsmlth said: . '-e-)c short wave could not be heurd until 'Jusl'1 be- ' fore RtinrlKB,. when It catne faintly.' ghVw slrdngei' and Wi siuMo In- ' creased. .-'TMirlng totality the abort wnvc.wtls blotted out and comll- liollB were exaciiY inv suilfo UH-oe- - fni Hiinrlse. when the . iiclliksn ceuued., , the ; short wuvos und thu ' i) (Cnnllniied on paga 2) LI JO REST The fttniTul soindetis of tho lato Petnr Alexander McOonuld were held, .yesterday afternoon . at 1 o'clock al the Presbytnrlun chinch, with llevorend W. H. Uleukney, ot Wullu Walla. Wash., assisted hy Itov, Wllllnm (Voshy Hots of th" lcshytorlan rhumh us spculter. Dr. Ulaukney was- formerly pnsor nt KIrIii und Kumrnervtlln and had ehurKP of tho Horvlcts over t'" bodied of Iho father and moilu r of Mr. Mfhonuld, Mr. and Mrs. John Mclionald. Ilea Idea the pulllieai-.-M Jaines McK Initio, CharleM I 'luyle, John Hpeckl;urt. W. II. llohnen- kump, Hr., V. K, Thorp und Krnl Kiddle, Mr., who huvo uve.n Mends of tho deoeusird .for many years, theru wus un escort of six men rrom the KnlKla Tl,mPuf lo'iri'' or this idly. MuhqiiIc lode. No. 7. or Hummervllti hud churtfu of Iho services ut Iho gravo at Iho HumiiHTvlllo cemMery. Mr. McDonald served In the state IcKlsluturn from 1 90& to l'J07. Flo wus our or me first memoors or the prenbytcrlun church In lM O rand' and was u member of tho locul Knlphts Templur lodge, Mu- (Contlnued on Pago 4.) , Oregon Trail north lutltudn whh deelured to bo Amerlcun territory. 'frail lniporlan-a f.rrat. Without the Oregon Trail and Its eonstant dlschurge of itumlgru tlon Into the northwest, he uhl. It was more thuii douhtful whtu er the states of Wushlngton, Ore gun, 1 1 hi ho and a part of Mon tana would nuw he a purt of thv United Mtntcs. Representative Hummers of Wushlngton dwelt at some length on the controversial point In his tory us to the purt Mureus Whit man played In the successful eon ipiest of the Oregon country. If1 praised Whltinun as the snvlor of the territory. He noliried th committee thut he Intended orrer Ing un amendment to the bill to provide ror a loop Imlveen l,H Orunde und Pmdlelon. The odd id ro'ite would be a detour from (Continued on Pa 6.), PIONEER IS (Continued oo I'fl S.)