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Portland (AP) Oregon:
Jiuin tonight and Krlday.
VOLUME XXIII.
mi:mi;i:k associatkd i'hkfs
LA GRANDE. OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925.
MKMIIKIt - ASSOCIATED I'ltKKS
NUMBER 102.
It '3 SENATORS
pi Fn T(i
(lly Hairy II. Hiinl)
1 WASHINGTON. (NKA Special)
The arrival of a new anibassad
or from Prance, just at the time
the 1'nltcd States Senate is "tilt
net up" over that nation's reluc
tance to arrange. some definite
schedule for the payment of Its
$4.tMMi.noo,OU(t debt to us. has piq
ued the capital's curiosity.
Close observers piacw what spe
cial significance, if any, there Is
In t lie terminal Ion of J usserahd's
tenure as ambassador, just at tills
time, and the appointment of M.
JCmlle DaeBehner.
The debt situation, tliey believe,
hus been a deciding factor in the
change.
.
After VI years of residence in
Washington. It would have been
mentally and physically impossible
for Jusscrand lo undertake to
drive a hard bargain witli Uncle
Sam in the settlement of this debt.
He knew and recognized not on
ly the problem facing his own
country In respect to payment, but
he knew and appreciated the posi
tion of the American taxpayer,
who has been canning the load of
the French loan.
While patriotically presenting
I he French governments' views on
thin 1 situation , the aired little
Frenchman couldn't ronsctcntlous-
ly make us strong a plea as Ills
country desired.
: This inhibition, developed lu
lling residence and increasing
years, will nol be' found present
in the new ambassador.
As against the slight stature and
benl shoulders of Jusseraud, lines
cliiicr Is n towering, erect figure,
stalwari, vigorous. In the prime of
life. Kven in his reticence, which
lie diplomatically maintained fol-
Continued on pace 8)
Tornkiehl Horlnchl, Japan e se
was killed yesterday morning
about 10:30 o'clock while work
ing with an extra gang ubove
Perry, it became known here to
day. Uocks were being trans
ffiifd from I 'e rry t o H I Iga rd for
work on the railroad. ' After a
large rock had been partly raised
by the derrick, I he rock broke,
part or it fa Mini; oir llorinchi
crushing hi in. Death was Instan
taneous, i
Horlnchl was 4:t years old
flis body Is in charge of Snod-grass-Zfmuiermuu's,
and will be
shipped to Portland tomorrow ev
nlng fot Interment. An Investi
gation was- held by Coroner K. I.
Kalston and the accident was
found to be unavoidable.
STOKES TIL
CH1CACO (Ity the Associated
Press). --The ijeHtlon. "are you a
radio fan?" made Its appearuncc'
as a test for prospective jurorsi
In the opening of th- tiiul of V. j
I Stokes, New Vork million-1
aire. anh- Nugent, New York
attorney, and others. The defen
dants are charged wit h conspir
acy lo defame M rs. Helen Htok-s
of I c nver.
Charles Itathbiin, counsel for
Stakes, who introduced the radio
(iiiesiion. asked veniremen If th:y
had heard 'the delightful disserta
tion" niton the Stokes broadens)
"by Charles K. Krbslein, counsel I
for Mrs. Stokes. Although the
fniivNH-n answered In the nega
tive, one wild he had henrd Mr.
Krbstein sing over the radio.
Counsel Hff reed upon three jur
ors; the defense ixcuscd three,
the prosecution (ho. by peremp
tory challenges. Kach aid" Is en
titled lo 4o peremptory challenges.
The defense asked j iroi s if j
(Continued ud PuitQ 5.
FALLING HOCK
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Bodies of Two Missing
Girls Are Uncovered
l.lH AV't-il'K "tv " Associ
ated Pr-- Two MMtle (Etrls who
wnndt'n-d away from home here on
August bust. with cents
lak'-n from . baby sister's hank.
wTf round Wednesday, dead. In a
shallow brush-covered grave in Mie
suburbs, with Indications pointing
in the com-lui(in Hint thy bad
ben attacked and then jlaln.
Their names were May Martin,
nged 111. ami Nina, agef A.
They wen t h daughters of
Mrs. Paul Ituus of I at Anglc.
Their father Kddle Martin, who
wan sought at the limp of their
disiipp a ran'.. nl Pm.k'( in
I LLUUL.il IU
Independent Legislators
Will bupport Him in
Appointive Fight v
MORE THAN NEEDED
TO SUSTAIN VETO
Nine of the Group Were
Against Governor Last
Week in Portland Port
Controversy.
KALKM, Ore. (Hy the Associated
press) Assurance was given Gov
ernor Pierce late last night by HI
j Independent si-mi tors that 'they
would suunurt him In bis '-ficht
over the executive's appointive 1
powers.
I This Is two more than Is needed
! to sustain lils veto.
ITiimi'il to II Ls Side,
Nine of tile group voted against
the governor last week In the Port
of Portland, commission contro
versy. In assuring him hist night that
they would slay with him to the
last ditch with reference to the
fish and game commission, they ,
voted against him on the port con- !
troversy because they considered It
a local matter.
The. fisli and game commission,
they explained, an slate matters
and they gave the executive as
surances they would sustain his
veto on any measure passed to di
vest him of his appointive power
over either.
CAOBA, STRANDED
ON PEACOCK SPIT,
I HKT.n TOT at! T.ns
lKWAI'O, Wfish. (Hy the Asso
claleU Press) The ln.1l or tlie ( a
oba. adrift near the mouth of the
Columbia lives siuuv- Sunday niglil
when t he crew alxinduncd her,
drafted ashore this morning at
Ocean Pttrk, north of Dong Dcuch,
Wushinglon.
I'OHTI.AND. Ore. (By the As
sociated Press) The si cam Hchoon
er Cuiiba is today lying on pea
cock Spit, near the mouth of the
, Columbia river, according to a re
port io ine iiH-rcuanui exenange
here. .
Pour vessels had In vain attempt
ed to work her into the Columbia.
High winds late yesterday forced
the tug A. J)ouly to leave the
redclict to her fate. t
Jtepoi-ts Indicated the schooner
is a total loss.
JNIlimiKNT iis.missi;i
POIlThANl). Ore. (t the As
sociated Press) The federal In
dictment against (eorge 1.. Cleav?
er In connection with his raid on
Iho Urltish steamer Iindon Mer
chant, was dismisM'd today by fed
eral Judge Pean on the motion of
the federal prosecutors who said
the justice department ordered
prosecution droppeij because ('leav
er had acted In good faith.
HoiMiim. W,nli.. working in a
lumber ard.
Martin. whn round t I i' tihtm
H plemhrr Mid be Wits un.ilde
'to Ihrt-w 11 n I i lt It f on the inv-t'-rv
of tlwtr diwipp'-amnce. e de
'tlHred Ihiit h" had not vbdled
f'aliffirnia or hU fortn-r .wife dur
ing 11m- pa1 six months.
i i.ientirhii ht t it iih tug.
j Weiin-sdy (be grief-htri' -ken
! grand mot her of tb tit! b- girls.
M r. i "a rrie ,rvelH4--. rr w 1 1 o?
; home thev had s t mil n 'h'ir
J last Journey. ntilt--.) the ladty
(Continued on page 8)
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Tim plioluumiilicr ;. faU'.ics
I'lC-iUclll CODllilm. s U Kiiii).
. Tho Hl'M pil l m i! hhvn
him "as usual," the mhvhhI
slums the hlrth or Uiu kiuUo
mill ' Ihu Ihlnl iinywsy it
must have a fmmy Mtory.
F,
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WASHINGTON (Uy tho Associ
ated Press) Hates on farm prod
ucts from poinls In Washington
and Oregon south of tho Snake
liver to north Pacific ports arc
reasonable, It was held today by
Kxaminor Weaver for tho inter
state commerce commission, ia a
tentative report.
The examjner'H conclusions will
not go to tho commission for final
adjudication.
The first American Ieglon and
, iJidn-s Auxiliary im-eting and bo
(rial held In the lloiiau hall last
evening proved an entire success,
About ;o members were present
jatid all (were in the best of spirits
j for the oeeastoii.
The evening ceremonies com
menced with a banquet held In
1 tln basement uf the building nerv-
e y the members of the uuxil-
1 lary. Incidentally, everyone bad
enough and more than enough to
eat.
Following the hiimpiet both or-
; ganiica' ions In-td a general business
meeting. The remainder of the
.evening was devoted to dancing
j ami proved a very popular form Of
inversion with the members.
UNION, STANDARD
OIL COMPANIES'
GAS DIDS 1 5 EST
At the county court yesterday
hldn (or furnishing the county mo
tor ehirbs with gnsWtnd oil wen
eoiisldereil jiitfl coMlruet awardeil.
Tie lids nf the I nlou and Htan
dard eoiptiiitN were i'iiiilly
ttliecewful 111 I lie tll.ttler of-gilMO-
Ibie and lo!i will fornih the gn
011 a .o-i h;iiH.
The Kiel hep (ill ronipiiny wan
awarder) the oil ftnl rati. Mhr
bostnefts of the sesntun was rnnstly
allowing blllt.
MAItKiriS TOHAV
Pti:TI.ANl. 'r.-. (Ity (tie Anmo
1 -bit I'd pr () -- 1 'ante and hogs
steady. s!ie.p nominally Rteaiiy.
Kgen Vi-ry weak. Jtnlt-r 4 but-t-rfat
Ste;t,y.
ARM PRODUG
RATES UPHELD
LEGION SPENDS
JOLLY EVENING
iBrennan Case
Is Ready For
Jury's Hands
Arguments by Attorneys
I Ktifl! fin in hip TMpn
Near; Appeal Case Is
Next on Calendar.
The taking of testimony on tin
case of StiUe of Oregon vs. Clif
ford Urcnnan was concluded this
morning and the lawyers are now
urguing the case.
Jl Is expected that the case wlH
go to the Jury tinny dint cly after
noon.
The Urcnnan case Ws brought
here on! change of venue from
Wallowa county. Hrcnnan Ik fac
ing u statutory charge of which he
was once convicted. In Wallowa
county. . The present trial Is be
ing held as the result or a rc
jversal of decision by the supreme
i court,
i Appeal Case Up. ,
j The next case scheduled-for the
j February, term of court is City of
1 1 m (Irande vs. Hurlimujs, an appeal
- case from the police court on u
j liquor charge.
It. N. Oambto. who was recent
j ly indicted by tho grand Jury of
'murder In the first degree of WIU
iam Dlgglcsworlh. at Union In No
vember will make his plea late this
afternoon, according to his attorney
Mr. Nichols of Iho firm of Nichols,
llnllu'k and Donald of Buker who
are representing the defendant.
AIRPLANE TO
y.
HrJATTJ'K (Hy tho - Associated
Press). Of 2, 1 no. nan units ot
antitoxin on their way to Nome.
Alaska, where an epidemic ot
diphtheria was reported January
27, will bo taken in by
airplane and the remainder by
,1'nited States mull, Dr. CI. C. Ma-
gruderv in , charge hero for the
United States public health serv
ice slated:
Tho mall Is carried by dog
team down the Yukon river from
Nenana, on the Alaska railroad,
and across the ice of Norton
sound to the Seward peninsula,
on which Nome Is situated. The
plane is to be flown from Fair
banks, 50 miles east of Nenana,
by Hoy Darling, former navy avi
ator, und Is to pick up the anti
toxin tit Nenana. ,
One million units of the anti
toxin shipped from Heattlo to
Howard on tho Pacific Steamship
company's steamer Admiral Wat
son Wednesday, was wrapped In
cotton, cork, waterproof paper
and adhesive tape, to keep the
sorum from freezing. Three hun
dred thousand units of antt-toxin
carried by relay dog teams from
Nenana to Nome last week ar
rived frozen.
' . Conditions Improve.
In a cablegram received by I Joe
tor Mugruder from. Dr. Curtis
Welch, representatives of Ihc
United States health service in
Nome, Doctor -Welch aid:
"if the airplane shtpruont gets
through Nome will bo amply pro
vided with anti-toxin. Subsequent
shipments can follow by ordinary
mall. No new cuhcs reported
yesterday. All other conditions
remain the same, hence very fav
orable."
Continued IH-hour cominuulca
lion service between Nome and
the United States by way of Se
attle wus announced here by th
United States signal corps to aid
In relief of the epidemic. Twelve
hours u day ls the usual servlei
to Nome. ,
Mcssagen to (he stales from
Nome travel 27tm miles on three
handlings before being received
here. Itadlo Is "Jsed hctwe
Nome and Fairbanks, land ted
jpraph from Fairbanks to Seward
and cable between Seward and
j Seattle.
The anti-toxin shipped on th
Watson Is to r taken by train
from Hewurd to Nenana und
I thence by regular dog team nrv
' h:e to Nome.
T
Another free public concert will
be glin on Wnshlngton s tdrtbdey
utiniverur Kebr tutry 'it by the
m. (irande municipal band, accord
ing to an announcement today h
i Andrew l,oney, direc tor of th or-
' ganiuition.
The concert will be given In the
j Arcade theater at 4 o'clock In the
afternoon.
SERUM
CONGER
IS ANNOUNCED
GULL I S IS
SEALED IT
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
. Slocked; Collins Tells
. Story.
CAM; CITY (Hy the Associat
ed Prow) 'ln microl govern
ment today lent n baiid towimls
Collins rescue when agents nr
ri ved under orders from Secrv
tarjr Work. It is not known
whether (oil ins is still alive. Ills
voice was Inst lioitrtl m Tour
oVhick this morning. Hoy Hyde
(bought lie licnid Collins mum
ble. "Oh, Cod, help nie.V It will
probably lake several inys to
wink a shaft.
CAVi; CITY, Ky. (Hy the As
sociated Press) Fli( Collins tins
been completely entombed hi Ills
sand cave prison iMt feet under
ground hy a rise In Hie floor vof tint
cave ami all lioM's of escaiie
tint 1111,. 1 any natural passage, hate
tH'ii abandoned.
Two t rips into 1 he cave have
convinced rescue workers, that the
only chance of reaching Collies is
by sinking a shaft from the top)
of the hill. The slow rising of
the florfr within I In, cavern beg in
shortly after midnight.
Passage Scaled.
A rescue crew which entered at
I o'clock found that the floor had I
apparently swelled at tho Inner
most "siiueeae," only u few feet
from Collins. Two more trips con
firmed I he rising: of tho floor. A
fourth trip revealed that the pass
age tiad been completely ueulcd.
( OMJNS' 8TOHY
7,OUiHVIIJ,K, Ky .(Hy the As
sociated. Press) "I wus crawling
out of a Hand cave,, which is tho
most beautiful 1 have ever noen,
whctii soon after ascending a steep
wall, I dislodged a lingo rock. It
caught my left foot. That was Id
o'clock Friday morning'."
Thus begins Floyd Collins own
story of his experiences of the last
five days, trapped in a narrow
passage far under ground, as told
to William Hurko Miller, staff cor
respondent of the Courier-Journal
und published In a copyrighted
dispatch from Cave City.
''Tho first night I spent in yell
ing at the top of my voice," ho
suld. "1 knew my chance was slim,
hut I couldn't give up without do
ing something. Ho I Just shouted
ainr shouted. h
"After a long time I was unable
lo call any more. I ot hoarse. I
struggled on (hough until 1 finally
lost consciousness. Maybe I slept, I
don't know. Hut 1 felt better when
I awoke.
'Kup'ly,' I thought, 'no man
was ever trapper) like this' 1 pray
ed as hard as I could. I begged
(ln'i to si-nd help to iim. Finally I
Ip iiid a voice and It sounded bet
ter than anything I ever heard. I
called back and got an answer,
and found It wus Jewell lOsters. lie
eouldn'l gtt to on- but before ng
Clyde Hester came back to ine.
Me tobl me It was Kalurday morn
ing, i told Clyde to g't word to
m brothers Hoiiht and Marshall,
and my father, lie IcTt.
".My brothers came down H;i1ur-
duy afternoon and Haw how I was
nx-'i. 1 iu- 11 u-ij 111 jik me uiu
but I hey couldn't.
Saturday nlghM felt better. A
blunket had ben brought to me
and it helped to keep out the cold.
f Continued on Page A.)
The Lowest
In The
Northwest
I Ite dall adtcrlbdiig rate in
The O barter N thr htwc-l lo
be found In any fMiMar of him
Ibir ciniilHiliui In Ilic Pat-lfit
tMillHCl.
It Is HtMllable lo any adtcr
llr In Ihc l,a (itsnde terri
tory (hi a eotilract ha-l ajitl
sriiiMH him to buy tinhlMird,
I.I AKAN I I I l rln ulMlton mi
mi if- nit ui 1 h-a I lMfc-li. Is II any
wonder thai pnw-th-ally nery
ptiaiHw bnliHM man Is
atalllttg blmM'ir of thU opMir
luiiiiy?
HOleerer Ailrrtlliig
A Men-hajidlKing SerkT
Wheat Girl at While House jj
lEJREGOli
a i IS FLOODED
mMmtithhumm'' vSe?- . ' , Jj , Mll:
(l,v .N KA All mull Svi-vlw)
MisH Viuln ValsfHl, KlltlsUH Wllrnt Uiv, irsriitM I'if'slilcilt
C'wiIIiIko nilli nhnl Kiuimia ilnlnis la (Ik bt'-st nliom In ilio
workl KuiiMU wlicut. .
IADS CLOSED
TO BIG TRUCKS
The
Powdc
highways between , North
ami ijuaru tauoui u nines
beyoin
ihL 1 taker) and bet wvvn Wal
irnd Joseph havo been closed
Iowa
to heavy traffic by order of the
state highway department, the lo
cal highway office announced thjs
morning.
The order Is of temporary na
ture to be In effect while the
roads are softened by tho early
thaws and rains. The regulation
will In no way uffect ordinary mo
tor t nitric. The load limit com
bining the gross weight of both
vehicle und load has been limited
to tl.out) pounds
Tho city commissioners had a
quiet session last evening at tin
regular weekly meeting;. A va
cancy on the city planning coin-'
mission hy Iho resignation of H.
A. Pratt wus taken under advise
ment and a successor ls to be
appointed later, Mr. Pratt re
cently moved to Muxvlllo and will
no longer bo able to servo on the
commission, ho suld lust night In
a letter.
A comtnunlcallon from the
Woodmen of tho World lodge
and one from the Oliver P. Mor
ton relief corps was read asking
that no licenses for dancing, bus.
ball games or oilier forms of pui,
lie amusement be Issued for .Me
morial day. Thr comm intentions
wero filed as It was understood
that other detters of the wime
nut lire arc to be received later.
A letter from I.. (1. (biles sug
gesting solutions lo the l.a (iramir
water problem was read and filed.
The city salary list w as read
und al lowed. The firemen a)
pea red In a body to tahe up with
I he city the matter of adequate
accident protection while In the
municipal employ. The mutter
was turned over to the city mali
nger ami the city attorney, who
will Investigate Ihc legal slut nit
of t he proposition.
CHINESE CAUCUS
I REPORTED TO HE
ON ROCKS TODAY
Pi: KINO (lly the Assoelated
Press) China's uit if leal Ion confer
ence, bv which H whs hoped Inter
nal faction and strife would end.
today haded toward u babe) of
misunderstanding before being for
mally oiganizt-d.
Adherent f Hun Vat Ht-n. snulh
I'htna tiovernriienl benl,
mantfvKtp declining to partb-lpate
b'-ansV the courereuee bad not
takfii Hun's plan for a "people's
confercnec' u a bus's for re-or-ganiftt'lon
of the Chlnesf govern
ment. Itadlo 1 1 can I All Otrr Ship.
I.UMMlN (AP)--Tlie -loil
lin'r A'irttiigt. the world's largest
motor ship, is the first ship to lie
flttt-d with HppuratuM whereby ra
dio brnadeuHtinff can te b'-ard '.ill
over the ship. Ttn Installat bill.
ship's on hfstra r-i-atT. can be
uwd for music, led urest if m -rls
or any other purpon- fur which
siinultantMius hearing on alt p;irts
of th" vsl Is dt-sln'd.
GJTY DADS N
PET SESSION DENTAL MEET
XTRA
NAVY Oi riCJKHK t PHi:i,
WASHINGTON (AP)-The liouse
aircraft committee, considering
charges Unit army ami navy offi
cers an; Rugged by siitcrloi- 011 the
military policy quest loan, was In
formed today by Kei-retary Wilbur
lhn. imVHi (,m(VIt . tvvn ... ...
press their vhws fully.
iu:aiy fou woitiiH's i:nd
M.NCOliN, Nchr. ( AP) With
all their worldly rrn(rs M'ttUil, a
iloy.cn followers of the I to wen cult
nt College View, n suburb, awaited
the millennium which they llart!
is due at midnight 011 Friday.
HKiiiT si;i;ms not ivn t i,
M;W YOICK (AP) Prnvlug.
fiisting und si us lint hymns, tliliiccn
.seventh Day Advciitlls of loiifC
Islmul toduy are awaiting the end
of the world, which they think Is
coming tomorrow.
They m-e led hy Hubert lleldt.
Mlf styled "nposile of doom," whn
sold his furniture 011 condition that
lie could buy It I tack. :
The progi 1111 for the two-day I
couffi-iuit-e t)( tlie Kasteru Dental
aHsoci-illon to te held ut linlon I
bruary Ji-Ht, has been completed;
and Is as follows;
Monday
U:M0 A. M. Iti'glsl ration.
ti : 30 ( IHv. A) Direct Inlay Con
st met ion I ir. (. P. ( harrier.
Holse.
(IHv. II) Indireel Inlay Cuiislruc
tlon Mr. James II. Card well,
ItolS".
I 'J noon to 1:30 p. M. hunch.
I Talks--prevent alive lenlls
i ry and I i late Kurgery Dr.
.James A. Cardwell.
Papi-r -A iM-reiiHlve iht I r. It.
I1. Murphy, l.a (!rande.
Tabb Clinics.
;t ; ;m Conllnuailou of M o r n I 11 K
CllniiH. Hall MHbud or Im
pressions I r. C. W. Krwln.
I 'nlou.
!i:3 Hannuel 1'nluii 'omiuerclal
Club, Host.
, TiiCMbt.
y:titl A. .M. (Hlv. ID Inlay Con
st riiit ion In, c. P. I 'harrier,
fhlv. A) Inlay Construction lr.
.1. H. Curdwi ll.
i 1 :0ti - Impressions - Dr. C, W. Mr-
win,
i: noon to l:.1't P. M.- I.unch.
1 :3M (ieneral Assembly. Comph1
tlon of Table Cllnles. Mleclloii
of ofrlcers.
The ebetlon of officers hIII con
elude the pre?;. am. Th- present
orricers ore: lr. C. W. Krwin. I n
Ion. preHldenl; Dr. K. P. Mossman
1 41 Drande. secretary: Dr. It. I.
Vuughan. linker, tn-asurei.
P OH LI NT
Light, Power Company In
Brisk Battle With Storm
Due of the most severe wind I
and rain storms of this w inter
played lis voc wtlli the nystem of ;
the KiiKfern Oregon Light and'
Power eoinpiuiy last nig tit, but
with every aviillable man rafted 1
Into doty service wan maintained j
w It h only temporary Interruption
over the system. - j
Ilork Creek hydro-eleetrle plant.1
the bad iltsiMttchlng point for j
the system, lias been unable to'
operate si nee last Hnturday night
us the result of high water and
heavy snows breaking down a la.
foot trestle supporting th flume
j carrying water lo the plant. A
Irrigation Dam on Bully
Creek Gives Wayj Tor
rent Tears Down
CASUALTIES, IF ANY,
ARE NOT KNOWN
Water, Foot in Depth, Is
Rushing .Through the
Streets; a Number of
Bridges Washed Away,
VAMl, Ore. (Ily the Associat
ed Press) Mood damage, caus
ed by water from Mully Oet'k,
rt'lfflMMl when tho dam broke,
will be large. No lives were lost.
ONTAIUO, Ore. (Ily tho Ah
Hoclntcd Press) -Vale, Malheur
county seat, Is flooded today, two
brhlgi'M washed out, buildings
are lined from their foundation
and other damage. Is done as tho
result or an Irrigation dam on
I lu lly creek breaking, according
lo reKrt.M telephones today from
Vale. Pons t hie loan of lire. In Che
rksMled district hear Vain was
. Indicated but not confirmed. .
The message cam" from Winn
Brown, of the Malheur Knterprlse,
who said ho was sitting on a desk
surrounded by water. . A stream a
foot In depth Is running through
Vale streets, he suld.
Hallway Bridge (iivc Way
Tho Oregon Khort Line bridge
and a wagon bridge near Vale are
reported washed away, one house
was washed away and others jar
red loose.
A crew of men working ut
dam uro reported lo havo been
caught In the rush or water but
the first reporls did .not Indicate,
whother ihuy tmcapHd or not.
wkst om:(;ox i mhd is
iti:poitri:i i hom klukm;
KIXIKNK, Ore. (Hy the Associ
ated Press) Klood wutur over the
Paclflo hlghwuy north of here,
near Junction City, toduy turned
back motorists. The Willamette
rose mora thun a fool during lhn;
night. . ,
HA K Kit. Ore. (Hpeelal) Tho
Western District lntDrmounlalii
Conference or the Methodist Epis
copal church opened Its first busi
ness action yesterday morning.
with lllshop 11. lister Hinltli In the'
chair.
Devotions were conducted by the
l(ov. fi. W. Harnes. of Mmiuelt, af
ter which a roll call of the district
was taken: and each faistor gave a.
report of his work, and the con
dition of his church.
The report u a rule wrn very
encouraging. Especially was 'thin
I rue of the churches ut Holse,
Caldwell und Baker.
Maker Church Progresses.
"In Haker the past four luonthft
have been months uf material and
spiritual progress," said Dr. M. K.
Winning, of the local church. Dr.
Winning was credited by Huperln- .
tendent II. H. Hamilton with hav
ing "brought order out of the
chaos." Twenty new me in herd
have hf-en received Into thn Haker
cl;urch. and the Hun day school hU
temlancn has morn than doubled.
The iongregatlun has Increased one
hundrerl mt cent, and every Inter
est Is well cared for. said Dr. Win-'
nlng.
Kol lowing the reporls Ittshop
rimllh discussed with tho ministers
(Continued on Pvgo 5.)
crew of Mi men have been bat
tling In deep (mow and In a con'
tlnua) downpour of rain, lo erect
tt lemporay structure w htch
wo il support the flume so that
the plant could again go tnt op
eration. This work Is expected to
Im- done this week. Meanwhile,
the nystem load has been carried
by the Premont hydro-elect rtc
plant, the Houtti Haker steam
plant and the Cove and Murga 1
lake hydro plants.
At 0 o'clock alst night, as the
r en tilt of tho heavy wind and
(Continued 00 Pago 5.
WELL ATTENDED