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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
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or snow In the east tonight
and Sunday.
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VOLUME XXIII.
M KM I) Kit ASSOCIATE!) PRESS
LA GRANDE OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1925.
MKMllKlt ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 92.
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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
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"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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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