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EDITION
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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.
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