La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 29, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY c rjY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTIjAND AP). Ore gon; Ilaln tonight and Krl. day, slightly colder In the west. . ' u?tttttJ VOLUME XXIII. MK.MUEU ASSOCIATED PKKS8 LA GRANDE: OREGON. THURSDAY; JANUARY 29, 1925. MIOMUKK ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 96. Hunt's Daily Letter (By HAHKY B. HI NT) ..WASHINGTON (NBA Bpcclttl) George Harvey, lute ambussador to Ureal Urltaln. Is morH direct tlmn diplomatic in his estimate of the work ot his' successor, Ambua Budor Kellogg, secretary-of-state-lo-be, insecurlng for Uncle Sam a share of the collections to be made from Germany inder the America's share of these sched- uled collection!, amounting over a long period of years to some (26U.OliO.OUU, Is to repay us' the cost of our army of occupation on the Ilhine. - - , This amounts to slightly more than 2 per cent of the total collect tions planned to be effected tlirmnrh (hp Dawes system. . By thus bulking our claim- with the reparations claims of other al lied nations against Grmany. Harvey holds our government has ut one move nuiiuieu lis wnoie policy of aloofnfss and non-partlci- ; pat Ion in European anairs- unu nhut we are, as a result, as ef- fectlvely ensnared In the European Imbrocllo as though we were member of the League of Nations. "America 1ms been duped," Hur- voy BhoutH, while AmbasHador Kel logg's nomination as secrotary of Mute still aw-ults action. "Wo have; been trapped by European diplo mats In Paris, ' .''Here we are. pledged tolnler ventiun In the .cockpit of Kurope . . .' during the next half .cen tury! stalled, If- you please, -in a corral 'horso high and lilff tight." Strong words, those, for the man who has been the editorial cham pion of President Coolidge the man who claimed to have turned the tide toward Coolldge in the lute election by his slogan: "Cool ldge or Chaos." -. Now. seemingly. George Is of the mind thut although we have Cool- (Continued on paaro R .Mort Reckwieh. of perhups established Union, has ,nev record ill court annalH. Beekwlch appear-. ed twice, once yesterday and once today under two different judges and on two different charges within- the. space of 24 hours. In fact, his arrest, and two hearings were nil within 3G hours of the time the On-iron Trull Garage at Union was roll bed Tuesday evening. ! H-ckwlch and a J; A. Benlley. of t'nlun. were taken Into custody' by Jess Hreshears. county sheriff Tuesday evening following tho rob- j M'iy of the Oregon Trail Oarage.; The officers found the men with; the stolen goods In their possession und. also discovered a 10 gallon 8(111. 1(M gallons of mash and 12 gallons of moonshine whiskey In tin front room of the house oc cupied by Beekwlch. Ileckwlcli was arraigned before . A. Maxwell. Justice of peace nl r It I on yesterday morning and was hound over lo the grand Jury t under $I.V)0 bond on the charge of burglary. The liquor charge was yet lo be disposed of and when Judge Brady of l.a Cirunde had hla turn this morning he fined Beekwlch $500 for the possession of liquor after he hud pleaded guilty lo the -charge. The prisoner wub unable to rulsvfthe money and so will have .pi( days of confinement to serve in the county juil. Benlley 'n!C. No charges were placed agulnst Bent ley by the officers when It was discovered that he was merely em ployed by lleckwlch to take care of the chores about the place. Both men denied thut he had any knowl 1 edge of tho still or had participat ed In the robbery. MAUKKTK TODAY pnKTIANL, Ore. (AP Cattle and hogs steady, and sheep nom inally steady. Kggs one cent low er. 3ief3se. Butter 4oC. Uut lerfut steady. A HAN KUANCI8CO (AP) But terfat BOc. IC11 IS: ' FINED, JAILED Believes Public Swaying Toward 18th WASHINGTON. ( My Associated Press) It Is the observation o rrohititlon i 'onimissioner Hayn s that public opinion, expressing It self through VHiioua channel ranging from frreat Industrial cor porations to the theatre. Is mk in easier the enforcement of th prnhlldtlon law. The sddUlon ui i he na in- of the t 'olorudo Kue & Iron Company to (hose of othe concerns which havp forhlddet their employes the use of Intoxl cants, has Just lrn recorded a L enforcement headquarters. Kcore of employers, Mr. Hayes aay ha psted ni Ices In their s-( m I FllllRF I HILL I IUUIIL III TRAGEDY jNeeson 0. Woods, Fresh man, buicides Alter Shooting Widow LOVE BLIGHTED; TURNS TO DEATH Woman in Case, Mrs. Georgia Warder, Is Not Expected to ' Survive Gunshot Wounds. CLAUKKKHCItG, W. ,he Asso.lul(,d Cressl.-Nesson C. j Woods. 22. freshman In the lawi school or Yale university, snoi : und killed himself today after Iiring uvo Kliois mio me uuuy 'of Mrs. Georgia Warder, 23, a i widow of Bridgeport. W, Va. The shooting is believed by lo - lice to have been caused by Mrs. Warder's refusal to marry Woods, A laxleab driver who had drlv-lls en Woods and Mrs. Warder from Clarksburg to her brother's home I In Bridgeport where she lived, heard Woods stty as. he stood on the steps of the home: "Well. If you don't marry me nobody else can have you." , Irlver Heard Shot. The couple went Into the house and soon the driver heard a shot. Mrs. Warder was tsken to u hospltul where is is said she prob ably will not survive. VITAGRAPH, INC., DISOWNS HAYES AS MOVIE CZAR NJiW YOUK (By the Associat ed Press). Vltiigraph Incorporat ed, the oldest motion picture com pany . in existence, announced Wednesday through Us president, Albert K. Smith, at its 281h an nual meeting, that February 1, It would withdraw from the Bunzution of which Will Hays Is cur. the Motion Picture and iro dueers of America, incorporated. Simultaneously with the with drawal of Smith, the first defec tion in the ranks of Jl ayes' or ganization, notices will be pub lished in movie trade magazines setting forth the reasons for the Vltiigraph action. 0. A. C. Alumni Society To Be Organized Soon Willi the belief that there is a demand for an active o. A. C. Alumni association 1m this city. Cnarles Reynolds, former president und 1 A. Prescott, former secre tary of the association nov defunct have called a meeting of all O. A. C. alumni and former students for next Monday evening. The meeting will bo held at 8 o'clock In the city hull. Organiza tion details will .be taken up at this meeting and all former O. A. ('..students are urged to attend. PUZZLE ANSWER Amendment tablishmcnls that users of Honor will be HiitoniKtleuMy dtKinifis'il, The Colorado K ie & Iron Com pany gave to iu'h n( its workers this notice: "This company Ih (rolna to Kt ulnng in the future wit hout 1 h? si vlr-n of boot b-g-?ers and th-lr customer. We "lium hs biKitet(f-r mII I b '! who manafaeture. sell or dhttrlbute. In- oxteunts either personally h rough agents or m-inlMrs heir famllie Hueh penwin wtll n evldent-e ffatls- manug'-ment wlth- p dlseharired actory to the (Continues on Page 4 ) Repudiation Of Debt Not Considered Premier Herriot Makes French Stand on Obli gations to U. S. Plain. V A It 1 H (By the Aasoeluted press) Security wub 'he main theme, of Premier Ierrlots long awaited speech ou Prance's for eign policy delivered before a grout gathering In the chamber of depu ties Wednesday. The premier oc cupied two hours of his three and a half hours' address In drawing up a vivid but dark picture of Germany's activities In urmamenta while he disponed of the problem of Interallied debts in a brief but nevertheless emphatic manner. Never before since ho assumed Germany In the tones he. used WvUneB,,ti'' ttnd aiinougn ne nuu IU3 'VIILII v uiiaiuri , ca'oiii5 ilia Communists, enthusiastically ap plauding uml cheering him. the .ronnful Intofnp.ilntlnn . 1 h i-nnihit v. (nyj?.; ....A .... .,.. i. Z. "Z L ,Z Z,r, v Serine I ie rlgnt grou,,8lnul. lt was fl.rnln , .1,., iinno. -..,.. )lnj ugalnst the evacuation of the iCoIogne zone. j On the subject of Interallied 1 iIi-litM tliA itrfMiiiei Mil ill' "I mine to the question of interallied debts, sha Bpeak Very briPriy thereon, i of. you have remurked how great the susceptibility Qf our frlendB 'and allies on this subject and you know how even the subllmest words and best sentiments risk at times being interpreted in a re grettable way. 1 : "Wluit 1 can do is solemnly ifiiH'nt once more what M. Yitlaitl lia said; what M, J'oJucure has said laiicw docs nut Intend to repudiate her debU. "It is not the government over which I preside, attached as it Is lo ivKitccL for treaties and eomentJoiiit, that will dis- avow tlie principlo of debts wliliM l'nui(ie luu umtractetl. - "Kven from a commercial' and practical viewpoint It Is Impossible that, the allies can no j. see the ter rlble difficulties there would be in asking France lo transfer to Kng land and America corresponding to their credit. These sums aavo not increased our means of action, the loun or tmo.ouo.uou gold marks provided by the Dawes plan to which 1 continue to think wo have done well in subscribing r has given Germany fresh . economic force. "The money lent us prevented us from perishing, but our substance is. nevertheless, diminished. I hope as much good will bo brought to this problem as we ourselves aro putting in It. France has always been true to her word, tiho will be again here, us everywhere." Tho premier, after dovoting somo time to explaining how tho Gen eva protocol, if ratified, would i contribute greatly to making France feel safe against unpro voked aggression, expressed doubt that ''the guarantee pact" had not been ratified by tho United States and Great Brlluin. , At tho morning session Louis Dubois, former president of the reparations commission, submitted (Continued on Pago 4.)' FIRE DAMAGES 0 AVE. Kire. which gained great heatl- i way before an alarm wus given pari latly ruined a residence at I K8 O street lust evening. duly exeeedlngly speedy work on the part of the fire department saved the building from total loss. The house wus owned by Mrs. Kusan Zuber.. who purchased It from Cuss I us Humphreys a short lime ago Mr. Humphreys formerly lived in the dwelling place. What h-- nrr more or less wus given at l:4o o'clock, the In- lerlor of two front rooms were aflame. During the past week workmen have been repairing the Interior of the house but It has not been occupied. The building wus vulued at about 3.(hhi to 13.601 and the loss was (covered by Insurance. No definite estimation of th rived at yet. loss bus been ar- IOMIT SkiriS a f lOD . I HAN KKANCIHCM i A I') Heven ' American dictators of style, meet.; tnir here nirrn-d lhl I h.. lonir skirt for women In tiZ4 'wm a flop.' The short skirt ha returned, .r-'aging alitor or an aiiemoon news cording to Putrick . O'f'onnfll of , paper h advlw d her not to g oriUfmion. because f to American f woman rebelled." " W wild thut si- woman rebelled." ' though the dictators or fashion at Paris expostulated th sentiment would "not be denied." The meet- Ing agreed that brighter, newer colors will be in voyue for 2i. BILL WOULD CLIP WINGS OF PIERCE Multnomah County Sena tors Plan Removal of ' Appointing Power CHILD LABOR IS ARGUED L MEET Cheers and Hisses Mark Progress of Hearing Held Last Evening by Joint Committee. SAI.KM. Oiv. (AP Press 'lime Flash) Governor Pierce in a special message to the legislature today proposed cxteuding 500,000 Hid to Trost stricken farmers of Kaslern Oregon, us a loan fund for purchasing seed w heat, lio siiageMed I ho money to be lakcn rrom Hu soldier bonus sinking fund, lie also urged reconstruction of the pub lic service commission. SALHM, Ore. (By the Associ ated Press) Claiming enough votes to puss II over the governor's veto.1 Multnomah county senators today Introduced u bill tuklug from the governor powr to ap point Port of Portland commis sioners. They put It through the senate to a second reading under suspended rules. The leaders decided to leave tho fish and game commlHHlon up-. pointlve power In tho governor bi hands. Hall BUI Passed , i The senate today pussed the Hall autt-speed trap bill. t'Hllill l.AllOll Altlil MI'.MS HI.AItU AT MIGHT Ali;in'lNt. 8AliHM. Ore. (By tho Assocl- aled 1'rens) Arguments for and ugalnst ratification of tho child la bor amendment were heard here last night by a Joint committee of bolh houses of I ho legislature, to which tho ratification resolution has been referred. Tho hearing was murked by cheers and hisses. Tho resolution may bo referred back to the. legislature for uctlon early next week. UNNVIM-B SUPOUNAKD SAJ.KM, Oro. (By tho Associ ated Press) A subpoena was Is sued for Dr. jUnnviWe, federal pro hibition director for Oregon, by tho legislative prohibition commit tec, folowlng testimony last night of Mrs. Virginia B. Washbourno, social worker and vice investigator. tiho doclared she had posed as u liquor dealer and declared that liquor dealers whoso confidence she had gained eomplalneM "be causo federal officers kept push ing them for protection, whllo state officers were picking them up for their liquor operations." IlKMUP WKASlltK VP 8AL.KM, Ore. (By tho Associ ated Press) -An appropriation of 1300,000 provided for In a relief (Continued on l'ago G.) RERE MONDAY The February erm of court will open next Monduy morning with J. W. Knowles, circuit Judge, the bench. The first I wo cases fo bo tried ure Hlate vs. C A. Itren nun and liwltt and ('ompnny vs. Kam Harris. PORTLAND POLICE lVWljVrilJ IN IWlJWi RING, WOMAN SAYS HAIJIM, fre. (Hy the Assoclu'. ed I'ressl. TeMtlmony of a sen sational nut u re wus presented be fore the legislative committee In vestigating the stale prohibition f department Wednesday by Virginia j II. Wushhurn, . who circ ilut-d . umong bootPgiferM um Mf.iiu-. Hums. The womaii worked lor the Anll-Saloon league and report- tt. CleHVer, the Stilt prohibition' commtMsioner. Hhc testtrieil thut she found cor- rul,t pollc--fii'n In I'orthiiid. who Ui,t.d to show her bow lo set "P in the bootleR-j-Ing businesHiind ; whe she totiNillted wltti the imh 1 the mayur with the alleged Her w ig fa t but to ko to W. J of the Antl-Haloon lengue. j Names of stute officials, offtrers, and liquor denlei readily mentioned by Mm. burn. feder.tl n were Wniih- HIE COURT OPENS SPEEDY U TEHUSH 1TI-T01 Serum to Combat Diph theria Carried loward Nome Over the Snow CONTAGION CAUSES SEVERAL DEATHS U. S. Signal Corps Carry . ing on Work of Relief for Disease - Stricken People. NOMi;. Alaska (AT I'liw Time 'lii-h) llenllli officials today ilti'lniiNl the iliphtlicrta epidemic condition lien wak Mimewliat iM'llre. No new cases were re IHM'tcd during Din Inst 2-1 hours nnil Noimt iiaileniH nre Mhowlng iiupiiivciiient. A clog driver left yesterday lo iiiict relay ilog tennis carryiiijc null-toxin from AncllfirllKe, ANCllOltAGK, Alaska (By the Associated Press) Moving on a 4 00 -m I U snow covered pat h t ho liiHtcH, mihI most faithful dog teams in this district were on the road to Nenuna, Alaska, Wednesday in a race against the advances of epidemic of diphtheria raging at NomeA- The tennis carried three hundrad thousand units of anil toxin o be used in fighting the epidemic,. Four deaths have been reported there, since the outbreak Monday. The serum, which left here for Nenna, north of Anchorage, was supplied by Dr. J. B. Beesoo, who made a (ion-mile race against death hi IIt-0 by dog teams with diphtheria anti-toxin to Iditarod The X'ulted States signal corps (untied u etill for dog teums throughout the sub-Arctic region und igany seusoned m ushers re sponded. They wero reported ready to enter teams In the relays. When the serum reaches Nenana it will be transferred to a team of nine dogs owned by William Shan non, who expects to make the first Gu-milo leg of the dash to Toto- vana In one mush. Succeeding teams will follow the Tenana river to the Yukon river, Ihence to Nu lato. 10U miles cast of Norton (Continued on Pago S.) STILL LIVES PKK1M1 (Ity the Associated Press ) . 1 r. Hun Yat Hen, leader of the government of Hoithern fhlnn, operated on for eiutcer re cently, spent a comfortable night and wus not In pain today. Phy nielli ms pionounced his condition satisfactory. Why do edltni'H go craxy? He'-nuse of Hun Yat Ken, mostly, Sun Yat Ken ran undoubtedly vie uillr Villa with having, been reported dead more limes t hail iiny other man. Inning the past two weeks he has twlco been re potted on his way lo the After world and a few months ago all the pupeis in the country publish id his ohltuury. And still he lives. Ity iiN close a count as possible agreeing that he has as many lives as t he provei Idal cut, Hun Yat Hen should really be dead af ter he has died two or three more time:. Service By Stage IH-Hwiy of lbr fthwrr Ujr Mse if i inn it r timtit In Hie valley t nntlH m srrhi lliat In highly apprti ialed by miIi mtHst In lb(' toiiiniHiiiiU-H. lmiiHdhMr ilMrihuthHi at Hie Heinrriee after llif MiH-n ar rii' glc reader cniiilet news n srtf within two or !hrf iMMirn nfti-r Hie litt tah'gmdik ilt-patclM-t rem 1 1 this off hi. ThK 1 niMither rcuMHi why Hie Ntniiller town- reti'lie1 Mivh iinniitlib-t of 'Mm obscrvrr cry etenltig. "tHeniT AiHf'rtl-'liig A MifidiniidlNlfiff s-rh,,H SUN YAT SEN Queen of Ak-Sar-Bcn Inuiia lloiighind, 21, of Umnhn, lins been chosen us queen of Nebraska's Ak-Sar-Beii, which victory. Tho' choice. Is made on L WED 60 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Alien cele brated their sixtieth wedding anniversary- Monday, January 26, at their . homo hero. Mr. id M u - Alton wero. united In manuige 1 1866 in Wankon, Alamakee couu- ly. Iowa. ' They have made Ore gon their home for . the past 'iU years and havo Jived In JnUrandc at 1516 Jackson avenue for the last 27 years. Mr. Allen will pe 80 years old July 7 and Mrs. Al len will bo 79 November 19. . They havo two children, both living In this city, Mrs. Clint Hay n os nnd John Atlon, Air. Allen O. A. Jl. MemlM-r Mr. Allen has been prominent in army circles, iieintr pasi eu.u-, lUHnuer vi uiu iucui puni. i wy received many beautiful flowers of congratulations from , their many friends here. - BHANGH AI Hy the Aasnelaleil Press). Twenty persons vv,M'e killed and 2" Injured here today In a thickly 'populated section of Hie t'hinvsu; dlstrlrt wle-n . iS'Sinall coniing.-ni. 01 i.ne viramo.." uoo,, ,.-,. .-.ii,mk . uk nK and th niral i ninese gov- eriiiMi'iii. ".-j alti'llipt.'d to dlsi.riu al.niit I.IM'CI di-f'-at-d Klnngail troops. The shooting end'-d lth Iheep-i pi.urnnct. of I'l'lnlorcmeuts wlit.-n compelled the kiihiksii lumps suluiilt. Keveral ni)ii-f(uii!jatiinlM were lillhd ami wounded. r Tornadoes' 1921 Toll Placed at $2!),875,()()0 ; OCA 11 SCORE KILLED Slid Miles witc visiting, but no clews to NKW V1IHK (AC) A tot'il ol '; identity of I lie liiirglars have been 124 tornadoes III the United Kittles j found. Ker the second lime wit liln during i:t4 cutlscl liliiritxlluite.H,.x Weeks the home of l-'red Ten properly Iokh of 2!l.K7i..oeri. I'ol. nHtrm was robbed of articles vulu .lolin I', rillley, I'. K. A., (retired ) ,,,( i more thurt ! Hurglnrs at said In a I i .months' study made, the homo or It Hill In the same public Wednesday by lb" Inanr- uelcbli n hood olilHlned a Himllar unee I'ress. Tlie heavli'St s-iiKle ; umoulit of Jewelery. loss nan $ I3,0"ti,etut sutrered by lraln. Ohio, In the disaster there lust June. Kunsiis ted uuiong the slates vis ited by the "twisters" showing 17 such storms. Colonel Klnley found j Georgia was seeond with t. one l more than I lie third state, Ala- buinu. ' The most frequent "tormido! hour" proved lo be from n to 4 in the afternoon: tornadoes rarely I ginning over that hour If NtariiitKl before. I r j Half. Ileaiilix 1 Ni'l. HAI.KM. Ore. ilearlin ol proeeedlnss Insllliited by tbe I'""-;,.,,, Kl,r,nBs, Allcel an.l North row land Truffle and Transmutation , tt.r () UI.n sss.K'tatton. to determine tit" na- j ,,.,ie follows. sonalileliess of certiiill rales sought ji (Irilllde: Mable ('. l!olemiin. by tlie orcRon-Wuflhlnutou Hell-1 imunewlre; Jess V. Andrews, mer road ti NavlKullon i-onipiiny has .diaut: I: li. Hinuli. farmer; Lorn Is-en set tor February It. Thelyi. Wilson, housewife. housewKe; hearing will lie held In Cortland. I k. I'. Kvuns. fanner; (t. W. llaars. under the direction of a represvn-. sfaKe driver; Fred Hpaelh. plunib latlv" of the Interstate commerce er: I). A. Carbine, farmer: Hrnok commission. jCuliil bell, farmer: Oeorge It. Chap- Is caoiiretUd .to bo quite tt social beauty and iHrsomillly. SCHOOL BRIEF FILED. WASHINGTON' (AP). Oi-egon today filed in the su preme court u brief in sup port of the appeal from the decision of the federal' dis. , L l e r ' li:icv. court of .Oregon enjom - inn mtfiiionmnnl if flin nnm. lUft i!4t v.. . ,111 v VL -'t ,1 pulsory education act. ' This litigation is the first test to reach the supreme court on the right of states to require education of children in the public schools." The brief was filed through Attorney General Van Winkle.' ' i (illll.'S I IIIAI, l)i;( lll.l ; KAN I ItAM 1S (A I) lium thy i;ll.HKHcn. Ill, ninlrlelde, will lie Irlctl In I'l'iinlnul oilirl, It wax ileehlinl tiKlhy ' hv Silterlor Jttdue .Mnrnky. jiiveulli court jlldRC, .vlieit Mh ittrl vaH nmilgneil lie fure iliu. lie ilii-lnred Hie cast lvnH mt e(iftne mid i;rne hi Hh liutlire II tilllfl not lie tried In Ills JtirlMtlirtlnu. . . I'llOl'OSAI, III,.II,(-;I . U AHIIINfiTO.N (AIM The pro. Htttnl lo n.iliM'e Hceotid class ninll In the lllid leel a 'reJiM'teO l Ihc Semite today a an niiH'ttilitleiil In Hit pslal ny mid rale Inen-aso hill. (JAM I, 1111,1, I'KNIH.WON, IS Nl'l ItNIOIt (Ire. -The r . ,,.,..,.,,, fltili refused to m.lois irn refuge unu null- , K,mN , ,, l,o- i r,,, ........i.aa lic-n a vole was , , folwiK HlneusHloll of 111 ,, r .,, hv ,.,... A. K. Hlll-Khduir, stele gmiu' warden, und K. I''. AviTlll of I'endlelon. The ijv,llH waB -.t I cnactlilent f M . ... . .... .. rilviir .r, Avrill spoke In favor of Hie 'bin. I IlliruJnr I'.llier inninmi nitiii.- ASHI.ANH. lire. Two nonma were entered here while the fain XTRA Jury List For Circuit Court The Jur enlre for Ihe comlnx t-i iii of eireuil enuil has been pre. '..,.e...i ui Hi., court house, bree them women, htivlne Deen lieiecieu iis possible Jurors. i.. i!..,,,,!,. leinlH with I men .l in the venire ami I'ove. Khrln ami I'nlon have fo.ir each, 'iie;Hll ... ,,ir,.(. Bn, M- FOUR MAJOR PROBLEMS DISCUSSED City Commissioners Are Crowded with. Impor tant Matters GUM MACHINES MAY OPERATE Septic Tank, Water Prob . lem, Lighting Question , and; Boundary Exten sion Taken Up;i, A number of important matter. Including extension or tho cliy boundaries, the" water, senile tana. lighting problems, came up before the clly cotnmlsslonera (taut evening.' In eueb esse, no positive action wan taken, discussions ending either In . referring the questions for further investigation or holding th'em over for later aollon. '.! . i-1 . Any one of tno..four. major ques tions would have been.u Mlg subject ' to hnndlo and to .thresh, out the ooinblnutlon would have taken aev- oral hours In addition ftO',the regu lar meeting im.,,,,,,. . IXxnn IhtrotltK-Two.': H. K, llxon, ptVslitent of '' the clly planning, -comuilsslon. Intro duced two recommendations, hav ing to do with the, lighting and boundary questlpns, VThe conimls sldh reeoniinehds that, the clty take steps to secure the extension of the limits to Inoludo the., properly udjaoent to the Willow' school, the Sugur Pent 'addition,, tile property east of tho hospital -and the Cou- nordnlo . addition prliusrlly. ' The plun .presented "Showed, that the limlla at preient divides the Mt. Kullly :Tlmber (W property. Home uiseussiun us to wnni.ner iiiu iiiuiiu w: - :r. - - .twih Include ull the company's property occurred and-also discussion as to w hether the limits should Include the HowniaA-Hlcki property or not took pluce. . The upshot of the mat- , ler was thut a minute Investigation will hu Hindu Into .the. plans with the Idea or arriving lit a definite and impartlut conclusion before (ContlnnM in Pat ) i;ONION ' (fly the Associated teas). ltunlora widely prevalent since- former t'rcmtei1 .Asqulth's elevation tu the peerage 'thut he would relinquish aotlve ' liiberat leadership to IJoyd Oeorge were q ileted for the present at leat when speuklng before a greut con vention of tho Liberal party here loduy he said: "I have not re. signed my post.' It Is therefore ' In that character that I presume now to speuk to you." Lloyd (leorge. In addressing the convention, emphatically declarej he Is nut seeking the leadership. EAST CHEERED NKW YOItK ttiy tho Associat ed Press). Warmer weather is predicted today for th metro politan district which with the Atlantic coast, from': Maine al inimt lo Klorlda. was In the grip of un intent) cold wave last night. Term Selected I man. farmer; Kliluhelh Utlrke: R H. lie l.onif. farmer, and David of I. woiniarn. iiinioermaii. rTank Salton. "won . uw.iv. . farmer. Cove: J. R llurtord . farmer; O. I Houthwlck:- Arch U. (.'onley. i runner; M. J. Iiilfley, retired. niKIn: lien llcndshadler; John I'hrlsllunsen, Tarnier r. U Wade, farmer: A. It. Thompson. I'nlon: C. I'. I'nslor; Jess Cox. biliorer; Cecil llalca, farmer; F. K. Wilson, farmer. . Humniervllle: W. K. Ilrock. rur nier Charles M. Hundursun. far mer: William rlmbree. medical Kprlngsi le A. Wilson, farmer. Allcel: Aa l Ta)lor. farmer. ftSSllREIfJS MERCURY U