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EDITI O N
THE WEATHEP
I'orllund (AP) On-Kon:
Itula tonight und Krlduy.
VOLUME XXIII.
MK.MIJIOR ASSOCIATKl) I'HIOSS
LA GRANDE. OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925.
MlOMllHIt ASSOCIATKl) 1'KKKH
NUMBER 102.
Hunt's
Daily
Letter
(Hy HaVry II. Hunt)
WASHINGTON, (NKA Special) j
- Tli' arrivul of a new ambassad
or from France. Just til the time
the I'nltcd States Keuute ia "all I
hel up" over that nation's reluc
t a n w lo a rrnnge so mi definite
schedule for the payment of its
$4.uimukmi,00u debt to us. has piq
ued tho capital'! curiosity.
Close observers placw what ape-
eltrl signllicance. If any, there Is
in uie termination oi juswrumiH
tenure as ambassador, lust at this
time, and the appointment of M.
K hi ile Oaeschner.
The debt situation, they believe.
nun been a deciding factor in the
chanee ...
After y ea rs o f res i d e n ce In
Washington, It would have been
mentally and physically Impossible
for Jusserand to undertake to
drive a hard bargain with Uncle
Ham in the settlement of this debt.
He knew and recognized not on
ly the problem facing bis own
country in respect to payment, but
lie. knew and appreciated the posi
tion of the Ameriean taxpayer,
who ban been cutting- the load of
the French loan.
While patriotically presenting
Hie French governments' views on
this situation , the aged little
Frenchman couldn't consricntluus-
ly make us strong u. plea as his : to "st.uln his veto,
countrv desired. Tunieil to Ills Siito.
j Nine of tin- group voted uiinst
This Inhililtlon. developed bv,lm' Kovernor last week In the Port
long residence and Increasing of Portland. - commission contro
years. will not be found present vfsy.
In the new ambassador. In assuring him last night that
- As against the alight stature and they would stay with him to th"
ben I shoulders of Jusserand. Daes- last ditch with reference to 1 in
rimer Is a towering, erect figure, fish and game commission, they
Htalwarl, vigorous, in the prime of voted against him on the port eon
life. Kven in bis reticence, which truversy because they considered it
be diplomatically maintained fol- a lociil matter.
(Continued on page 8)
FiLlSS
CRUSHES !
. . ..... """""
IllJUlIt l".d UUIUll) n Mill' Ul V
tug w it h an extra gang
v ii ii an exiru giiK
Perry, it became known here to
day. I Cocks wen: being trans-
work on the railroad. After a
large rock had been partly raised
ny im K" ' 1 'y' 1 , (
jjuri ui 11 iitiiini; uu rii'i iiiiriii,
crushing lilm. iJeath wis Instun-
tu neons.
Korinchi v a a A' years old.
His body Is In churge of Sued-
griiss.iiiimeriiiau s. and will be
sbipped to I'ortland tomorrow ev -
nlng foi interment. An Investl-,
gat ion was- held by Coroner F. I..
Kulslon and Uie accident was
I on lid to be unavoidable.
STOKES TRIAL
'H ICAGO Ity t he Associated
rri'ssi.--The qjiHtion. "an- you
radio fun?" made Its appearunrc
as a test for prospective Jurors;
In the opening of the trial of W.
I-;. I. Stokes. New York million
aire. Iianiel F. Nugent, New York
attorney, and ot hers. The defen
dants are charged wit h conspir
acy to defame Airs. Helen Htok-s
of Hcnver.
I 'buries Hath bun, counsel for
Stakes, who introduced the radio ;
itiet?iion. hsked veniremen If th y
had heard 'the delightful disserta
tion" upon t he Stokes broadcast j
' by t 'tmrles V.. Krhstein, counsel 1
for Mrs. Stokes. All bough the
veniremen answered In the nega
tive, one snid he had heard Mr.
Krbstein sing over the radio.
l 'ounwl agreed upon three jur
ors: the defense excused three,
t he prosecution t o. by peremp
tory challenges. Kach side in en
titled to 4" peremptory challenges.
The defense asked j irois if
(Continued od Puga 5-
IS UNDER WAY
Bodies of Two Missing
Girls Are Uncovered
Ai;KI.KS Illy lb" Assoel
ate. press) Two lltttle girtu who
WH-nderc! from born- here on
August ::(. last. wlili 5 cenis
taken from baby sister'. bank.
wit found Wedncsda), dead, in a
shallow brn-'h -covered grave In i he
suburb, with Indications pointing
to the conchilon that they bad
been attacked and then plain.
Th' ir n n nies wen- May Martin,
fged 12. und Nina. aff .
Th-y wen the daughter of
Mm. Paul Ituui of lo? Anif bs
Their fa? her h Kddle Mariln. who
wh Miieltt at the time of their
ili!pp' anne.- and n ,i bna'd in
13 0
v . .
Independent LeglSliltOl'S
Wi I SllDlinrr Him in
VV 111 UPpUlt 1111 1 III
Appointive Fight
m, - .
MORE THAN NEEDED
TO SUSTAIN VETO
Nine of the Group Were
Against Governor Last
Week in Portland Port
Controversy.
SALKM. Ore. (Ity the Associated
press). Assurance was given dov
ernor Pierce late last night by l:t
independent senators that they
would support him in his -fifth t :
'over the executive's1 appointive i
powers.
This is two more than is needed
The. fish and game commission,
they explained, are stale mutters
and they gave t lie executive as
surances they would sustain his
veto on any measure passed to di- i
vest him of lils appointive power
over either,
CAOBA, STRANDED
ON PEACOCK SPIT,
HELD TOTAL' LOSS
I t'r liM Unuh Itu i I... A uu.,.
ululi'd IT..na Th- hl.ll of tli,. C,i-
!,. ,rirt
near the mouth of the
Columbia river siuu Sunday night
... . .,, u., i,p
lrafted ashore this morning at
f in. I m.fl ti itl 1 Itfiwh.
Washington.
M UtTI.AN I . Ore. ( lly the As-
8oeiat d 1'res.s)
The si earn schoon
er 'unba is tndiiy l ing on pea
cock Spit, near the mouth of the
.Columbia river, according to a re-
tnvt to the merchants exchange
liere.
Kour vessels had in viiln utlempt-
to w,, j,,.r nt the Columtiia.
Uj-j, wlnds late yesterday forced
tin tug F. A. I lout y to leave
redellct to hep fute.
the
Ueports indicated
Is a total loss.
the schooner
I n I mriM i;nt i i km i ks i ;i
FOKTIjAND, Ore. (iy the As
sociated i'ress) The federal in
dictment against (Jeorge I,. Clea
in connection with his raid on
the Hritisb steamer lndon Mer-
chant, was dismissed today by Fed
eral Judge Mean on the motion of
the federal proseculor.s who said
the justice department ordered
prosecution dropped because Cleav-
cr had acted In good faith
llotiulHtti. W.ikIi.. win king in a
lumber yard.
Martin, win n found al H.fiii,HM
Sfptemher .. Mid he WJI.x UM.lt'l"
'to throw nn litcht eti the nnft-rv
if I heir JvjipH irrjinet - He de-
! elared I bat h" had nut veiled
'alil'iiruia or hi former. wife dur
ing the p.st ni inonthK.
j .Meiilirbil bt lotbllig.
j WHnewlny tbe grtef-Ktrt ken
! Kmndniotlier of the Utile Kirl.
.M i. iar.-ie l.eyvelare. for v!iw
; home th". hud out on ih-lr
last journey, id-nt ift-. th- badly
(Continued on pgc 8)
I, .i
PUZZLE ANSWER
fCALHSMMrHPUNT: 1
Bn pnAjENTpo i y
QraNDRHAElNEH
'ElYEISn I IPlEPHiFIPiD !
PiOiRIEnNpTllCHAlT i
I HsMEfen l 0s1k !jtx H '
1SIO N0A DM I LilBOjOIBI '
i iNOolNasiElAnPlOlNrDl
That Smile
A
Tho pbotouraplier .. cati'.ies
Tmsideiit Ciadldgo as hr. miiII
. Tho rii'M picluie Niton's
him "us usual." the. wcoml
.vhons the hirth of Uiu hillHe
nml ' the thinl an way it
niut have Imiii a fuiuiy story.
WASHINGTON (By tho Associ
ate,! press) Kales on farm prod-
ucl.s from points In Washington
ratid Oregon south of tho Snuko
river to north Pacific ports are
reasonable, it was held today by
Kxaminar Weaver for tho inler
stato commerce commission, la a
tentative report.
Tho examiner's conclusions -will
not go to tho commission for final
adjudication.
The first American Legion ond
Ladies' Auxiliary meeting and so
cial held In the llouan hall last
evening proved mi entlro success.
About ;a members were present
and nil were. In the best of spirits
for the occasion.
I The evening ceremonies com
' meiieed with a banquet, held in
I the basement of the building serv-
ed by (lie inembers of tin auxil
iary. Incidentally, cwryone hud
eiioup-h and more than enough to
eat.
Following the biinqiK't hoi h or
ganixn'ionn Iftd a general buslneMH
meeting. The remainder of the
evening mhs devoted to dancing
and provt ii a very poptjlur form of
diversion with the members.
UNION, STANDARD
! OIL -COMPANIES'
OAS BIDS BEST
rililiff I'Otirf .es(eriln I
urnishinu I fie cMinty nn- 1
hide with j-asand oil were'
consider-! and cowtrueta awarded. '
1 Tii" bids if (he l ulou and Sian-
dard '?n.aiib h w-ie e'luully ,
, fniceeuf ui in tin matter nf-gaso-
line and inth will forniMh lb- ga.n
1 oti a r'H-i'i ha.si(.
i The n-lcher ttil eonipuny was
awarded the oil contract. Oilier i
biiKines ,,f lie session was mostly
allowiliir bills.
MAIIKins TOti.tV
Pli:TI,ANI. Ore. lly the Awil
iated PrefLs) - i 'ai lb- and bogs
ntt-ady. sheep nominally sieady.
Kgirs very weHk. Pnlt'T 4e; but
frfl st'-ady.
ARM PRODUCT
RATES UPHELD
LEGION SPENDS
J D LLY EVENING
Brennan Case
Is Ready For
Jury's Hands
Arguments by Attorneys
End; Gamble Plea
Near; Appeal Case Is
, Next on Calendar.
Tiie taking of testimony on tin
case of State of Oregon vs. Clif
ford Hrennun was concluded this
morning and the lawyers are now
arguing the case.
It Is expected that tin case will
go to the jury imnydiately alter
noon.
The IJrennan case Vvns brought
here on) change of venue from
Wallowa county, lirennan is fac
ing a statutory charge of which he
was once convicted, in Wallowa
county. . The present trial la be
ing, held as the result or a re
jversal of decision by the supreme
court. -j
Appeal Ca-so I'p. ,
' The. next case scheduled-for the
February, term of court Is City of
jla Grande vs. Hardness, an appeal
case from the police court on a
liquor charge.
II. N. Gamble, who was recent
ly Indicted by the grand Jury of
I murder In the first degree of Will
iam Ulgglesworth, at Cnton In No
vetnber will make his plea late this
afternoon, according to his attorney
Mr. Nichols of the firm of Nichols.
Hnllnji'k and Donald of Baker who
are representing the defendant.
HIE TO
r
KKATH-K (By tho -Associated
Press). or 2. 1 imp, nan units oi
antitoxin on their way to Nome.
Alaska, where an epidemic oi
diphtheria was reported January
27, 020,000 will bo taken in by
airplane and tho remainder by
,1'nlted Htates mall, JJr. G. C. Ma.
gruder," in . charge hero for the
United Htates pjblic health scrv
lco stated;
Tho mail Is carried by dog
team down the Yukon river from
Nenunu, on tho Alaska railroad,
and across, the Ico of Norton
sound to tho Howard peninsula,
on which Nome Is situated. The
piano is to b flown from Fair
banks. &0 mites east of Ncmma,
by Koy JJarllng, former navy avi
ator, und Is to pick up tho anti
toxin ut Nenanu, ,
One million units of tho anti
toxin shipped from Hcattlo to
Seward on the Pacific Steamship
company's steamer Admiral Wat
son Wednesday, was wrapped In
cotton, cork, waterproof paper
and adhesive tupo to keep the
aorum from freezing. Three hun
dred thousand units of anti-toxin
carried by relay dog teams from
Nenana to Noma lust week ar
rived frozen.
' . Conditions improve.
In a cablegram received by Doc
tor Magruder from Dv. Curtis
Welch, representatives of the
United States health service la
Nome, Doctor Welch ild:
"If tho airplane shipment gets
through Nome will bo amply pro
vlded with anti-toxin. Subsequent
shipments can follow by ordinary
mall. No new cases reported
yesterday. All other conditions
remain the same, hence very fav
orable."
Continued 24-hour communica
tion service between Nome and
the United Staten by way or He
little was announced here by th'
United Stated signal corps to aid
In relief of the epidemic Twelvr
hours a day Is the usual servlc
i to Nome
Messages to the Htates from
Nome travel 2 "no miles on t hree
handlings before being received
here. Itadlo in 'isi-d bet we
Nome and Fairbanks, bind tel.
graph from Fairbanks to Seward
and cable between Seward and
Seattle.
The anti-toxin shipped on thr
Watson in to Ih taken by train
from Seward to Nenana and
I thence by regular dog team 8"rv
' Ice to Nome,
I
Another fr-e putilie concert will
be given on Waahlmcton's birthday
anniversary February It by I b"
m. (frande municipal bund, u'-cord-.
ng to an announcement today by
; Andrew l.ony, director of the or
i ganiui'toR.
j The concert will be Kiven In the
j Arcade thent' r at 4 o'clock In the
alt'rnini.
81 CUNCER
ANNOUNCED
COLLINS IS
SEALED BY
FLO I
E
Man Imprisoned in Sand
Cave Now Cut Off from
'"Passage" Rescue
SHAFT MIGHT BE
; SUNK FROM ABOVE
Flood in Cave Swelled
Until Passageway Is
. Blocked; Collins Tells
. Story. . ,
tl.WK t-ITV (By the AsmkIhi
l i'rcMi) Tln rflmil K"'111
tiiciil (ihIhv li'M a liaml Inwards
(Villus' ivm'ui' uht'ii nwnls ar
llv,nl under imlrrs flim S4H'W
Ini'f Work. H is nol known
whcllK'r Collins Is slill nllvc. Ills
voire whs lust litwnl til tour .
o'rlix'lt llils iiioi'iilnjc. I toy ll.nii'
lliouuhl he Itt'Hril Collins iiiiiiii
bh "Oh. (iiHl, help mi'." II will
prnlmhly take several tlnys to
Mink a shaft.
CAVi; CITY, Ky. (li.v (he As
H'luted Press) I'lu.wl Col lias has
been completely entombed hi his
saiul eave prison K0 feet under
ground a rise in the Noorvor the
cavif and all hiiH. of eseniH
thi-oiif.t any natural passiigt), huo
Ihtii abnialoned, t
, Two t lips into I he cave have
convinced rescue workers, that the
only elm nee of reaching Collins is
by sinking a shaft from the topi
of the hill. The slow rising of
the florfr within the, cavern begun
shortly after midnight.
Passage Sealed.
A rescue erew which enleyed at
I o'clock found that the floor hud I
u PI to really swelled at . the inner
most "squeeze," only a few feet
from Collins. Two more trljw con
firmed the rising of tho floor. A
fourth trip revealed that the pass
age had been completely sealed.
COMJNS STOKY
T-OUISVIMK, Ky .(By Hie As
sociated Press "I was crawling
out of a sand cavo, which Is the
most beautiful 1 havo ever seen,
whem soon after ascending a steep
wall, 1 dislodged a huge rock. It
caught my left foot. That was 10
o'clock Krlday morning." ,
Thus begins Floyd Collins' own
story of his experiences of the last
five days, trapped in a narrow
passago far uudor ground, as told
to William liurko Miller, staff cor
respondent of the Courier-Journal
and published in a copyrighted
dispatch from Cave City.
"The first night I spent In yell
ing at the lop of my voice," ho
said. "I knew my chance was slim,
hut 1 couldn't give up without do
ing something. So I Just shouted'
and shouted. .
"After a long time I was unable
to call any more. 1 got hoarse. I
struggled on though until 1 finally
lost consciousness. Maybe I slept, I
don't, know. Hut 1 felt better when
I awoke.
" 'Surely,' 1 thought, 'no man
was ever trapped like this' I pray
ed iih hard us I could. I begged
Cod to aend help to me. Finally 1
heard a voice and It sounded bet
ter tlum anything I ever beard. 1
called back and gol an ' uuswer,
and- j'otind it was Jewell Kslcrs. He
couldn't get lo in; but before long
( 'lyde 1 1 ester earn; back lo nie.
Me told me it was Salurday morn
ing I told Clyde to get word to
my brothers Homer and Marshall,
and my fit! Imt. lie left.
".My brothers came down Salur
day afternoon and Saw bow I was
fixed. They tried to dig me out
hill I hey couldn't.
"HiMurday ntghtVl fell belter. A
blanket had been brought to me
und It helped to keep out the cold.
fCnnllnued on Page ft.)
The Lowest
In The
Northwest
t be itaMy ndirrtl-liiic rule hi
Tin OhM-rtci- ! the lowe-f br
Ih ftmiMl hi any uiMr of siiti
liar li-ciilailon hi Hie Paiific
rllmii,
It K available lo any adver
li4r lit the (rainle lerH-
lory oit n ttHitrai-t ha-U aid
(rerinitt him to huy ilahll-hed,
(.1 AltAN 1 1 I M i ln iilaHon mi
an economical ba-l. I ll any
wonder Hint praHlcally every
prof.rel.c holiic4 Mian In
atadllig hltiiM'lf ft till fpMir
tuiilty?
"OliMrtcr Aherti.liig
A Merchaiidlfliiv Srlcr
Wheat Girl at White House f (J.
V
v
ftiiirltfftai
Uy MA Ainnaii N-rvice)
.Miss Viuln Wnlstm, Knitsus Wheat (ilil, prexeni.s i-ehitiuit
CoHilgi wltli what Kansas cIuIiiih Is tlM be.st wheat In tlto
world Kiiu.sa wheat. ,
TO BIG THUGKS
The highways between . North'
Powder und Quarla (about it inilcsj(hn( mVM ofnwrH am frcu
beyon
ii.Llliiker) nml between Wal
Iowa
imd Josepb buvu been eloHUU
lo heavy t raff it: by order of the
state highway department, the lo
cal highway office announced tlls
morning.
The order Is of temporary nu
lure to be lu effect while the
roads are softened by the early
thaws and rains. The regulation
will In no way affect ordinary mo
tor traffic. The load limit com
bining the gross weight of both
vehicle and load has been limited
to 0,000 pounds. .
Tho city comitilsuioners had a
(ptlet session last evening at the
regular weekly meet ing. A va
cancy on the city planning com-'
mission by the resignation of U.
A. Pratt was tnken under advise
ment and a successor is to be
appointed later, M Pratt re
cently moved to Maxvlllo and will
no longer he able to serve on the
commission, ho said last night In
u letter.
A communication from tin
Woodmen of tho World lodgt
and one rrom the Oliver V. Mor
ton relief corps was read asking
that no licenses for dancing, base
ball games or other forms of pub
lic amusement he Issued for Me
morial day. The coiimi inieal ions
were Died as It was understood
that other .letters of Hie Hume
nut ure are to be received laler.
A I'tter from I,. O. Galen sng
geating solutions lo the (a(iranle
water problem was read and filed.
The city salary list was read
ami allowed. The firemen ap
peared In a body to take up wilh
the cily the matter or adeiniale
accident protection while In t he
municipal employ. The matter
was turned over lo Hie city man
ager and t he cily attorney, who
will InveHtlKate the b-Kal statu:
of the proposition.
CHINESE CAUCUS
REPORTED TO HE
ON ROCKS TODAY
P i: K I S i iUy tin Associated
Press) - hinaM unification eonfer
enee. bv whleh It ws hoped Inter
nal faction and s'rife would end.
today headed toward u babel of
misunderstanding before being for
mally organized.
Adherent ttf Soil Vat Sen. Month
i .hi uu government bead, hcmci) a
Ota Ob l O fleelihiOif ti pttl l lelpa'
,eealSe Hi" -oHfereee told 0"
taken Kun's plan for a "people's
ronferenc" ax a baa's for re-or-
u-aniatoti or the Chlni-s govern
llieilt. Ita.lio llcanl All Ker Hlitp.
I.ONtMiN ( A PI Tin- :'3.itMn.on
linr Airangi, t he world's largest
motor ship, is I he rirsl ship to be
ntted with apparatus whereby ra
tio broadcasting can be heard '.ill
over the ah I p. The installation, a
ahlp's on hestra repeater, ran be
iivd for music, lectures concerts
or any other purpose fr u hleh
sftiiultaneoiia bearing on all parts
of th- vejjs-l Is disired.
GUY DADS IN
QUIET SESSION DENTAL MEET
XTRA'
navy oi i icj;its rriu:iii
WASHINGTON (AP)The Imuso
nircraft committee, timsldc ring
charge that nriny nml navy orri
eers Hit; KUgged by siiiktIui mi Hie
milllnrv nolle v oueslltMiH. wan ln-
ronmtl KMlav bv Seci-eiurv Wilbur
inH their views fully.
ki:aiy i-'ok wokmvs i:m
MCOI,N, Nehr. (AP) Willi
all their worldly affairs set tie I, a
ihr.en followers of the Itmveit cult
at College View, a suburb, awaited
the millennium which they declare
Is tine al midnight on l-'rlday.
HFJUT si;i:.ms DOI ItTFI I
M V YOltK (AP) Praying,
fasting uihI singing hymns, thirteen
Seventh lny Adventisis of Ioiik
f-lnitd tialay an awaiting the end
of the world, which they think Is
coining tomorrow.
: They ai-e led by Itoherl Heidi,
M'lf styletl "apostle of dMun," who
soli I his rurnlttire on eoudilloit Hint
tie could buy It Imek,
The . program for Hie two-day)
conference of tin; Kastern f ental
HHHoet- it Ion lo be held at 1 1 nion I
rein-nary -in, una oeen cumpieieu
and Is as follow a:
Monday
:M A. M, Itegist ration,
- (IHv. A) lUrect Inlay Con
struction I r. f P, ('harrier,
Holse.
f f il v. II) Indireel Inlay Coiisl ruc
tion lr. James II. ( 'ardwell,
HoiH".
I J noon lo I ::ta P. .M. l.uncb.
1 :3U Talks-' Preventative Denlls
Iry and P i late Surgery Dr.
Janus A. Cardwelt.
Paper- A liefeiisivn le r. It.
F. Murphy, 1 .11 Orandc.
Table Clinics.
:f:;jo Coiiitnuatlon of M o r n I 11 k
Clinics. Hall Melliod or hit
preaslons I r. C. VV. Ft-win
I'niou.
ti:30 lbiniiiet I nion Commercial
Club, Host.
( TiieHla,
9:h0 A. M. l Mv. IO Inlay Con
airnetloii lr. C. P. ('harrier.
(HIv. A) Inlay Construction Or
J, H. Cardwelt.
ll:iMi liiipresHioits- lir. C. W. Mr-
win.
Ii noon to l:3u P. M. Lunch..
1 ;3M (ienerat Assembly. Com pie-
Hon of Table f lluh-a. - Flection
of officers.
The election of orrieera will run
hide the jirogram. The prea-nt
officers ure: Or. W. Krwln, Cn-
lon, president; Or. K. P. Moss man
ii Orandc. secretary: Or. It. J.
Vaughan, Haker. treasurer.
mm ut
Light, Power Company In
Brisk Battle With Storm
t file of I h" moMt seven w ind 1 ere of Iti men have been bat
and rain storm of this winter' Ming In d'-p snow and In a con
played havoc with the system of : tinual downpour of rain, to ere
the Fast'-m iregon Light and t lemporay structure w htch
Potter company last night, but wo lid support the flume ho that
wit h every available man called 1 the plant could again K" Int. op
into duly service was maintained ( eratlon. This work is expected to
with only temporary Interruption be done this week." Meanwhile,
over Ho system. jthe system (oat) has been carried
Itock Creek hydro-elect re plant.' by the Fremont hydro-eleetrte
the load diapatchlng point fort plant, the South Maker steam
t be sy4iem. ban been unable to plant and the Cove and Morga 1
operate since last Sat urday nlghl hike hydro plants,
us the result of high water audi Al 3 o'clock alst night, ns I
heaty snows breaking down a e- result of the heavy wind and
foot trestle supporting the flume I "
j carrying walr to the plant.
VALE.LIREGGN
15 FLOODED
I Irrigation Dam on Bully
creek bives Way; Tor
rent Teare Down
; casualties; if any,
AKE NOT KNOWN
Water, Foot in Depth, Is
Hushing.. Through v the
Streets ; a Number of
Bridges Washed Away.
VAI.K. Ore. (lly Hie Associat
ed I'ress) I'IikmI iUiiioki', eaiis
el bjr wilier from luilly C:k,
released when the ilalll broke,
will be larne. -No lives were lost.
ONTARIO, Ore. y the As
sociated Prets) Vale, Malheur
county seat. Is flooded today, two :
bridge washed out, buildings
arc lifted from their foundations
and other damage Is dime as tho
result of an Irrigation dam on
Bully crock breaking, according
to rt'iKirta telephones today from
Yale. Possible lott of life lit tlto
fhKMled dlstiici near Yalo was
. Indicated but not confirmed.
The messuge came from Winn
llrown, of I he Mjillieur Enterprise,
who said he was sitting on a desk
surrounded by water. . A stream a
foot in depth is running through
Vale streets, he Said.
Hallway Bridge Ulvu Way
Tho Oregon Short Mne bridge
and a wagon bridge near Vale are
reported washed away, one house
ws washed away and others jar
red loose. , . , ;
A erew of men working ut .
dam ure reported to have been
caught In the rush of witter but
the first reports did . not Indicate
whether they futcapHd or not.
WKST OHF,(;ON I HHIP IS
lU.POItTI.I) l ltOM KLiKMI
Ki;OI-;NK. Onv Ity the Associ
ated Press) Flood waler over the'
Pae.lflu highway north of here,
near Junction City, today turned
back molortslH. The Willamette
rose moro than a foot during the
night, .
It A K Fit, Ore. (Special) Tho
Western I Hslrtet lnlermouutuiu
Conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church opened Its first busi
ness session yesterday morning.
wllb Itishop II. lister Smith In the
chair.
Devotions were conducted by Hie
liny. O. W. Marnes, of Fmmett, af
ter which a roll call of the district
was taken; and each pastor gave n.
report nr his work, and the con
dition of his church.
The reporia as a rule were very
encouraging, Especially was "thin
I rue 0 the churches ut Itolse,
Caldwell and Halter.
linker Church Progresses.
"In Haker the past four months
have been months of material and
spiritual progress." said Or. K, Iv
Winning, of the local church. Or.
Winning was credited by Superin
tendent H. S. Hamilton with hav
ing "brought order out of the.
chaos." Twenty new members
have hcn received into tho Maker
church, and the Sunday school ut-.
tendance has more than doubled.
The congregation hus increased one
I hundred per ceni, and every inter
est la well cared for, said Or. Win-
nlng.
Following Hie reports Itishop
Smith discussed with thn ministers
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CONFERENCE IS
ILL ATTENDED