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VOLUME XXIII.
MKMBEIl AHSOC1ATEIJ l'RUSS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 118.
v
W.C. PERIS
IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT
Union County Chamber
of Commerce Selects
Officers for 1U25
INSTALLATION TO
BE NEXT TUESDAY
Directors Are Messrs.
Dixon, Coolidge, Brady,
Gilbert, Larison, Nel
son, Stange, Phy, Per
kins, Stoddard, f edford
and Watkins.
La Grande's
Exhibit Wins
First Place
Chamber ' of
Booth, in
E (I w a r d
Commerce
Charge of
r ltzgerald,
Kollovvlntr tin chamber of com
merce lunchcun today, the new di
li'Clora nirt uml elected W. l. I'er-
KillH president. Krnetjl WutUlna vice
president, W. T. I'hy, second vice
president and J. A. Tedrnrd treas
urer. New orrieerH will bo installed
liisxt Tucadny evening at the annu
al ineellnff ot the club.
AM lie luncheon in the Odd Kel-
10. ws hall today Hie twelve ilirec
torfl elected witc aanouneed as fol
lows: II. 10. H rails'. H- 14. t'oolldse.
11. K. Illxon. Wnrren Gilbert, G. I,.
l.ttrlHon, A. W. Nelson. W. ferk
ius. W. T. I'hy. A. J. Klango. 101
iner Stoddard. J. A. Tedford, and
Krnest Walking.
Klmer Stoddard. letlrinK prcsi
dellt of the rlub. presided al the
luncheon and thanks were relum
ed by William Crosby Itoss. pastor
ot the Presbyterian chureh.
Pn-t Presidents I'rescnl.
Seven past presidents of l.a
Grande organizations were present.
.1: H. Ileynolds. who is III. and H.
10. Coolidffe. who was culled out of
town. beinK abseni.
t.. Meyers, who was first pr
blent of (he l.u Grnnde Athletic
flub. orirunli'.ed III 1891. with hcad
uuurlcrs in the old llluo Mountain
University bulldincs, w as I he first
speaker, lelllnir of the urgunlza
tlon. In 1M the club moved
down town and several years urierj
lis orxani7.allon became Hie i.a
Grande t'oininercinl t'lub.
' William Miller, past president of
(lie ulhlctlc dpi), read an extract
from I ho minutes of the organiza
tion uieeliiiR und list of the men
v. ho. became members.
.1. (J. SluxIKrass. a president of
the l.a Grande Commercial Club,
lold or the starting of the good
roads movement during his incum-
1 cy und ' how. largely due to
Waller M. I'ierce and, Karl Slack
land, the initial movement was de
leated five to one.
A. J. Klange. who followed Mr.
Snodgiiss. was leader of Ihe club
In 1913. lold of the starting of the
movement for Ihe Y. M. C A.
building, the organizing of the fn-
(Cnntlnued on Pago
Takes State Honors.
O It 10 GO N AGItRTl.Tl'ltAI,
COM. 10(110. Corvallla. Ore. (Spi -eial)
la Grande, Pendleton and
Dallas were wlnnners of first. Bec
ond and third prizes, respectively.
In the chambers of commerce .ex
hibits at the second annual educa
tional exposition here. I'ennanls
were given for each of the three
prizes, each pennant designating
which place was won by the con
testant. A niinialuTi! lumber mill formed
the background of Ihe lAi Grande
booth, which was in charge of l-.d-ward
l'itzgerald of l.a Grande,
freshman In commerce. The nilll
was used as a biu'kgruund for the
products and 'scenic pictures "of
Union county.
Pendleton Is Second.
1'red Hall or Pendleton, junior 111
commerce, was the student In
(charge of the I'endlelon exhibit.
WHICH WOl ftVlTUIIU ll . -..
bath robes, shlrls, Iiomc and all
woolen products featured this ex
hibit.
"Dallas, the Prune City." was the
motto or the Dallas display, which
was 111 charge ol llelva lleebe or
Dallas, lloxes or prunes formed
thegreater part of the exhibit,
samples being given to visiting
high school students.
Twelve chambers of commerce
exhibits were arranged on the third
floor of Ihe commerce building
during the exposition, llrlck und
tiles, butter, honey und prunes
were the produels exhibited in the
Albany booth. A nilnlalure beucll
and golr links were part of the Sea
side exhibit. "The Trail's End
City." was the molto ot tills display.
Myrtle wood novelties, such lis
candlesticks, nut howls and flower
holders, featured the Coqullle ex
hibit. l.umls-r Industry Displaced j
A display showing the large Itun
'ber Industry of Head featured the
Uend exhibit. Pictures of moun
tain streams and beaullrul sur
rounding scenery' were shown.
"The Lane County Home Center
wus the molto or the lOuucnit ex
hibit which featured cedar chests,
cunned fi-ullf wool blankets und
butler products.
An orange and black booth show
ing Ihe Industries of llenton coua
ty made up the Corvullls display.
Mux and Salem fluff rugs were
Ihe main features of the Salem ex
hibit. Prunes. Loganberries, straw
berries, cheese and paper were ul
so on exhibit.
Mill und dairy produels wire
shown In the Sllverloil booth which
Governor
iffffi
t r . ibvi fir.
ffar RiriTR Irish piinr ir l
I bill I IIIVIV WVl W IW
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: tW ' V. ;
Oroi'K) A. I'arLs, uppoltitcd
governor of Aluska hy IiiwlUnl
C'oolldt'. wus (trt-ntly surprised,
he told IiIh friciKis. He luis been
,ln AluUaa field serviec hIiico
IU(7, was supervisor or surveys,
Is , a Ituelielor, and thu Mint
residenl or Alaska to be governor.
She Worships Vikings
ELECTION BEER BUST
Special Squads of Police
men Detailed to Vot
. ing Polls .
14TH WARD HAS
MAN KIDNAPED
Several Shots Fired by
Gunmen at Political
Meeting Last Night
Opened Hostilities.
CHICAGO (Uy Ihn Assoelat'd
I'resa) Hpotliil wiuud.s of KiianlH.
Vigilantes Believed to
Have Been Cause of
Tacoma .Explosion '
CLARK ADMITS
"BEER JOINT"
Flames, Following Blast,
Endangered His life,
But Owner Crawled to
Safety.
totluy
offleei
uy hy iih'H who itre believed by
TACOMA, Wu.sli. lly Hie AH-
Kocluh'i I're.'w) A terrific ex-
formed of ioliei'nnn. were ib'talled j plnlon. appan-nlly Net off early
to the polls in today's ullirinaiiie
eluctlon h'Tc as the result .of bind
of trouble, charges und counter
uhurpes of fraud.
Shots fired by k'uhmmmi al u pu
Htleal nice tine l"?ld last nbrht-vvere
regarded by officers as the opun
ing of hostilities.
First Violence.
The first reporLed violence to
day eunie from Ibe fourtnent li
ward whero un election worker for
Michael J. Costello, caiullUale for
tho position of tildermun. was
overpowered by Ihrce unknown
man, all of whom were urined, und
hurried awuy from thu cene In un
automobile.
One hundred ballots are report
ed missing from one precinct, the
pollco wero informed.
ENDEAVOR TO
I P. DISTRICT
MEET AT UNION
(Continued on Vugo 6.)
CIRCIJIT COURT
ADJOURNED UNTIL
EARLY IN MARCH
AIIIiuiikIi a niimlar of civil
arc; nlill on tin' circuit court ivil
ciiilar. Hlckiii-HB or I lie iirlnclpala
in koiiii' of thii cases and ol hr
causes have iiiihIc it necessary In
discontinue court unlil March
when court will lie resume. I. II was
announced by Judsc J. W. Knowlts
this morning.
A number of cases will lie tried
in Wallowa coanly In March also,
according to Ihe udge.1
PRESENT PLAY
A two act comedy. 'The Uuigh-
liiff Cure" will be presented tiy urn
Christian Kndeuvor of the Chns-
l lun church tomorrow evening,
starting at S : 1 .r. ' '
"The laughing Cure" Is recom
mended to Jhose. sufferlnff from
the blues, dyspepsia and other
troubles, mental or physical. -
The members of the cast us they
will appear are: '
Hr. St. GeorKe Cary... A. (-. DunnlnR
Mason. Claude liiUlry
J, A. Williams
l'irn8t laundry
Mrs. IihIIus (rreene
MrsTK. W. Uindry
Kdllli Kbell
rry j..Mryi joneu
Jiinnile
Or. Whltcomb...
Mr. ilansoit '..
Ijniru Hanson.-,
tiny Hanson..;..
Kitty Clyde...:..
Mary Klh-n i'
Nora, the mald....Marjorln Courtnb-
The staff is coiupowd of A- C
Dunning, director; C. I. lnndry,
Imslness mananer; Jx-sler trourt
nle, stae maiuiKer and K. W. iJin
dry, advertising manuKer.
HEAR NG FOR
THREE IS SET
Ccortfc Ihu-olil was Hned HMMI
aiul seiitemy, to 110 daH In tint
county Jnll this nftertitKHi at ii'M)
o'clock. iiHn 'ids entei-injj a plea
of inillly. Scbwcbke and Wllk
Inson plead not (fiillty and Jus
tice Hrady Ixnind them over to
nwalt tlio action of tlio kthihI
Jury. Tlielr bonds uei-c placetl
at $1000.
a vlKlhmee cum mill ee, wrecked
the hiimlin occupied by 11. I.
Clark, and endangered Clark's life.
Following the explosion, flames
hroke out und ('lurk was trapper
for u few minutes by the fire, but
finally escaped by crawling over
some wreckage.
He adinllled to police, that he
hud heen running what Is com
mnnly known as u "beer Joint."
The vigilance committee was .or
gunixed to combat liquor selling in
Huston. .
SILVER-TONGUED
BOLSHEVIK BOY
CALLED TRAITOR
NEW POSTAL
HI IS
NKW VllltIC (Hy Ml" Associated
I'rcHHl A 1 hirteen-year-old boy
orator lias come torlh to answer
Ihe sllver-tiuigued boy HolshevlU
who i'ecenlly,'llirilled.a l.eiiinc lne-
uioritil nietliig here.
Al a ring rally, in ('ariiegie hall
lust liiKhl Itelram Hlei'il .vvon 'ap-
pkiuse hy denouncliiK Morrl' Hitec
lor iiia tiilllm-' for his advocacy
ot I'oliiiiiilillsui at thu honlne- meet-IllK-
'J'llo hoys arc bolll (he. sallio ago.
Kentucky Senator Is
Run Down by Auto
AlMirnximaJcly 30U nicliibora or
the Knights of I'ythias lodge of
I liiiill and Wallon counlics will
meet loinorrow evening at Union,
for u district convention. A spe
cial train "III leave I.U Orande
tomorrow wllh members rrom l.a
lilnndc and the blanch line en
roule to Ihal city and will re
lurn afti r I lie meeting, one fea
ture or (he meeting will be a
contest between the two counll.s
in knights rank work A prlw
will be given the winning county-
The meet'jpgs'l Hlart In the
K. of 1'. hall al I moil at ":3J
o'clock, when a bomiJel will be
servi'd. after the hali'iuet the re
inMln.ii.. ..r It... evenlnir's urogram
will lake place In the I nlon gym-
iiasluiu.
PUZZLE ANSWER
iMElMJiitinFJJ r o Me
CLUB RENDERS
Sib
P
ROCRI
As the Observer is toing lo press
the preliminary hearing of Will
iam McnwciiKe. Aiueri WUKlllSOn
anil tlnorirn Itarobl Is ltd nc held !
before Judge Hugh K. Hrady, jus
tice of the peace with ('art Helm,
district attorney, representing the
state.
The three men were arrested
Saturday afternoon und will fuce
churges of violating the federal
lifjuor law. Whether they will
plead" guilty or not guilty is not
known ut the present time.
At tho time of their arrest they
were said by the. officers to be
tending a glunl still of 85 gallons
capacity in tho basement of the
Hchwebkc farm house about ten
miles east of la Grande.
Besides the still. 300 galloiiH of
corn mash, eight barrels of fig
mash, two barrelH of raisin mash.
14 gallons of whisky und 2f gal
lons of first run whisky was con
fiscated by the officers and Is now
being held for evidence.
WASHINGTON (Hy the Assoc!
aled Press) Senator Stanley, of
Kentucky, was severely but not
critically injured today fu an uuto
mobile accident here. He was tak
en to the hospital where attend
ants said that in addition to his
bruises, he appcured to have Buf
fered u fractured rib.
Physicians said no m-rlous con
sentiences were expected and pre
dieted an early recovery. Stanley
was struck by an automobile while
crossing the street.
I INANCI.S IN ;OOI MIAI'K
Eight Teams To Enter
La Grande Tournament
1.. r..-lr it.:.i il... .llul.ii-1 Icisket- til'- to'ltliiilit.-llt II calii.'N uill i
ball tournament which is to be plryed allogeth.;. All l-auis wllll
played here l-'ridsy and Saturdiy play on Friday b. glnnil.g at Ibr. j
may l- conducl-d In tlr; !"! P"s- oVI.pck In lb- 'illern.in. The.
nil.le iiiann. r the servli-.a of Kalph Kit h-lucd for Krhluy are.
l oleman as referee have Ix-n - Imbb r vs. Wallowa three o. Iih k. 1
cured r..r the gain. . it was an- Jos.-ph vs. Klgin. four o'rlwk. I'n-j
lii.unr.d lliis morning by K. I- "n vs. ove. d ridny evening
Tnnlerof lb- dlslrlct boanl. and I tirand- vs. KntTrii- at
Mr. ob iiinn Is one of the Inst :l.". I
known sports orflclal In the state, H.v.-n gam.-, will Ib- ployed Mil
an. I has n nutiilH r of times conduc- nrday oniioeticlng nt half pan!
led stole tournaments anil other nine In the morning. Drawing will
important game. With Mr. Cob- be t ! Friday evening for ihe
man as referee fast games will In? Saturday's games.
playcl with accurate decls.ons as
sured. g Teams ConiK'tt
With eight teams competing tn
The Neighborhood club rooms
fere crowded lo capacity last
venlug when (he Monday Musical
gave a program or American sic
or the folonia! und Civil War pe
riods. The program was under lite
able direction or Mrs. li. H. Illrnie
and was excellc:-.'. In every detail.
Miss Isabel Miller sang two Hng
llsh ballads 'lla.bnra Allen" and
"Hhc Wore a Wreath or Hoses."
In lor usual excellent voice. Hiler
which TwIU House, fiilda Ashby.
June Hluoge and Kally tthgrlsl.
dancing sludents or Mrs. Wells,
gave a minuet. I.llll" Mls Judy
Miegrist ap;tred ill u Kohl dunce
at Ihe In ginning of Ibe minuet. I
The colored orchestra. Mrs. A". K. 1
Kluman and Mist Mac Kl-arns. fur- j
nlshed music for (he dancers. Mrs.
Florence Lynch Miller sang "I j
Know Not If You l-ovc Me." a
Hpunlsh-Calirorula rolk Kong.
Ten children, iind-r Ibe direction 1
of Miss Imogen Russell, gave a!
Virginia Iteel. accompanied by the t
colored orchestra. Those taking
part were Ha -Ma.- Andrew. Iwr-
ellce Krib.-rts. C:'o Conley. itoyce
Kleolser. Milor.d llofrman. Hob- I
ert ItaldMcl;. i'iivi.l Stoddard. Mar-;
garet Dixon and Merrill Karg.-nl. ;
Mrs. Itay Fuller appeared in two
: Francis HodkinH'.n songs "My I lays
H.ive l:.-en so Wendernus f ree
nod "ti'er the Hills." alter which
Klmer Htoddard b-d Ihos" present
In the singing or patriotic, songs.
Two pl-intatlon s.mgs were rentler
e, by "Fiorina Klappy" and "dHla- .
mand.T Jones" and two Hteptien
l-'oster rnrngs by the .Neighborhood
club quartet. The l-isl number on
the program was n group nt ' Ivll
Work tin Itrhlgo IU'.siiiih!!.
AI.IIANV, tire. AMcr a month's
luy-orr. occasioned by tho high
water In the Willamette river, the
crow on the Albany bridge re
sumed work. Foundations tor the
concrete work on the north ap
proach were commenced by one
crew and destruction of (lie rrn-uie
work around the completed por-1
tton ot (lie south approach oc-i
ctiplcd the workmen on the south
side of the river.
ALBANY. Ore. Auditors ot the
iic. minis or county officers, during
l!24 have reported their rllldlngs
al the conclusion or Die audit and
allow that Linn coiinly Is In much
belter riuanclal cullillllon at the
bealiining or Hi-T. than at the
same time in ill-4.
Ill l!li tile net liabilities or
the county uinoiinlcd lo s.iiu.-
4'.it.3l and In H'4 to :i24.47S.ai
This drop In Ihe liabilities was
made ill spile or an additional
outgo of f.:i.i'ii In bridge bonds
uti.l warrants on Ihe Albany and
llarrlshlirg bridges which was not
in the list of nubilities and
expenditures.
Inmilliv Scnslrmn lins a light to bo llirlllcd over "strong
bliuiil-lialKsl, hluc-cycd cxiilorcrs" nt tliut. Her liomu was In
orway iM'tiuc sliu came liino to toko iM-auty lKuuirs from I I .
other girls seeking to liu nanictl tlio perfect lV2o model.
ftGREED TO
Conferees From Senate
and House Adopt a
Compromise Bill .;
SUBSTANTIALLY
LIKE HOUSE BILL
Action Is Taken Today in
Meeting of Representa
tives of Former Measures.
"WASHINGTON (By the Associ
ated I'ress) A postal pay nd rato
Increase bill in . substantially tho
form as that passed by the House
of HcpreseututtvPB was agreed to
loduy by conferees on the Hon so
and Senuto measures.
In tho form agreed to by tho con
ferees, tho bill would Increase pos
tal sularies us of Junuury 1, this
year and the rule I nc reuses would
become offectlve next April 10.
Representative Kelly, Repub
lican, of Pennsylvania, said the bill
us agreed lo would ruiset till mil
lions, or two millions less than tho
original bill. He plans to cull it
up tomorrow In the house.
Ono Modification.
Tho only Important iiiodlficu-;
Hon In the house . measure was '
made In second clusa rates, tho
conferees accepting soma of tho
lower rates In this cluss carried iu
thu senate bill.
IS FftVORED
XTRA
WASHINGTON (Ily til" Associ
ated Tress) A favorable, report on
Chutles 13. Warreu'H nomination
for attorney- general waa ordered
today by the senate judiciary com
mittee. . :
Thu volo wan iinofrlcUilly re
ported lo liavo been lllnu for to
lour against. . -
FILM CENSOR
BILL PUSSES
m jtst M ih;mi;s :ha.k.i:k
WAKIUNf.TON ( AV) Senator
IliirrUtm, ilopubltuiii, of, , New iM ex
it ft, lot lay denied in the senate
fhurKCM now under InyestlKtttloii by
tlio JiiNtlce dcMirtiiu'iit tlmt he liu
pioK'rly usitl his influent iK'forc
iroveriinu'iit Hseiicy In cuniiet!
lion wllh efforts to sell caltle In
Mexico lit
HIX ISION HKVRSI I
WAHHINQTON By the AoaocL
uted Press Uy u vote of five to
ono tho house military aircraft. t
committee toduy reversed Us deci
sion of lust Saturday to reopen Ma
hearing next Thursday, ; t
Tho only explunutlon of today'n
action iflveu by committee tueni-
bnin rnluhiil to the uoniitilttue tU
ounces. It was said that instead of
huvlnff emptied lis wur chest, mw ;
previously supposed, the commit
tee wus found to have more thaii
$2,u()U left for flxvenna. .
The teurn.ine nt Is iM inu run nn war sones by t fie chamber of Com
uhat t f-uiit-d tho tfiu)il tIlndna-'
I merce quartet.
(Cootioued 00 Fae .
(Continued on Fare I )
A New
Family In
Town
TlM-rt nrr i-)MtnntIt. In mi.r
iTiMiiiiiiiili r. m ltd Hit- not iiihI
linii)c of (HiptilnlitMi, iitsii)
new families during a enrV
lime.
They iiMisilliile ahilllilc Mtc
pie In kiMtw fttr Hie pntftw
i(Hlnl or bu-ltic. IntcreslM In
thai if iinnninity. If a man
wJIm' to maintain ifMitat'l wllh
Umw pfiple, (' In The h
Mrvr' lluiiewi ami Profit
hHlnl IHrrrtnrjr K the naOitrat
way to tlfi It. , TIh iiMtntbly
cliarae If fmnll.
MObs?r it Al rrlllnj(
A McruhaiidlliiK Hcrlfc'
st hooi, sin-; oi ri;Hi;n.
HUOI KIVKIt, lire. My tt vote
nf :tM to. IX, (lectors of Ihe elly
whoiil (llHtriet niliried the action
of Ui school loard in liansf-
uii; u nine-ucie tiact al. the west
tcliie of town to a union scnooi
district for the site or a pro
iiomd union hlKh school hulldluf?
lb-fore the union district Is ac
tually effected various school dis
Irlcla .m tst p:ifs on the ftuestlon.
K'-nt Intent, howfver, Is generally
favornble to Him iiiiialnuiiiatlon of
till lower valhy districts, except
Odell, where u union high school
1h already muiniiiined. Plans call
ihi- u structure lo cut ubout IUO-
II'IM.
KAIJ;M. (Hy (he Associ
ated PreHK) The moving picture
ceiiHorHhlp bill fMissed the house
lute yesterday with but Hi dlssent-
liiK votes, following half un hour
or dehiite. Tucker, ut Unit county. 1
fat her of I he. measuri. declared
the censorship board wllh author
ity to eliminate salacious films
would Increase attendance 2U per
cent. .
The hilt would create a board of
censors to receive K'4Hi p-r year.
A chnrjie of ronr dollars a reel
would be made fur censorship, the
viewing to he done In-rore the films
are distributed. An allowance oi
$l!ti00 for extra views would be
imide. r.ermtin, llanilllou, Ham
mond, KiiiK. Klrkwood, 1oiierRan,
Melmll. pierce. KushllKht ami Kind
touvoted ualtisL Hie hill.
Other .Meaxoren A'led I poll
The house hill by Potter uihI
Howard, rciulriiitr sheriffs to place
at work oulsldc the Jnll prisoners
serving time for violation of t h"
prohibition laws, wis Indf fi nit
postponed by Ihe senate on mi ud-
versc report front the commmcc
oil Hkoh)ll(! traffic.
A kioiio or IndcpendeiiJ neiiu-
lors has nkrecil to support Pierce's
veto of the )(Hi,tMit appropriation
for u public service conimls-don It
became known today, I he Kiuie
senatoi-n also nKi-enl to sustain the
Kovernors -xpected veto of the
fish coiniiilsHlon bill.
i:i Aitis is hi;i,i;'i i d
W ASHI.. TO.N (AP) .Mm II
ImIwuciLs' ft inner speaker of tlio
liullaiin loiim of I'cprrsentiitltes,
has been Mdecliil iiHslstiuit Heern
lniy ' of tho interior by President
Coolhlge.
A'itohnkv oi;kti;i
OIiV.MPIA, WiL-li. (AP) Tho
supreme tiiiirt lislay 'bnrivd lUitier
S. Smith. Ceiilralia attorney, on
liini'Kes of 'liavliiir adtiaiiled and
upprovctl HuhotiiKo, Hiitllcnllsm and
Hcncral violation or the law as a
means or social icrorni." Only two
JihIkcm dlssenleil. 'Ilio chni-ncM
were based principally on seeilH'
Smith Is nlleued to lme made In
1VIU niltoculluu K''"'r"l strikes.
AGED SWEDISH
PHE DEAD
. i
i'aiim iii.i,n;i' mi.ii l i
ASIIIM. KIN (Al'l A hill
tlf-iduiicd to eiHiuiriiiio rtiMiK of
American farm prtHluctM. iattei-n
d on Hie IIiii'h or the .tlennry
HaiiKcu hill, was niKiiliil tiHlay hy
the Mointe ii!rriciilliin eoftiniillei1
I he vole a 1 1 lo 2. I-YIoiuIm of
the iroHMu llc-lai-eil llien. UM
liruclh all) no chain e of lint lux It
euticted . ladore ndjotimllH'llI, a
week Irotn lomoriow. Itepuhllcun
Iioiiim. lentler.. Mllhl the house would
ilo tell to iiiism Ihe llltiiicen coop
erntlie ninrkcthiir hill i-nrrjhut ree
onitiieiMlalhiiiN or Hie prenhli'lil's
ilKrlciiKurnl (Hiiiiuilsslon.
UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON QUINT
DOWNED, ' 18-12
Accordlllic lo real'ls ns-eUeil
hei-o traliiy. the I llleilly of
Oii-UOu'm hnkethnll team was de
renleil at Walhi Walla last iiluhl
IK o 12 hy Whllman eolleue.
I'll fis Ktnni May Crowd
Mlhuajs of Australia
MKMIOl'ltNK (Al'). The Aus
triiiiiin motor world is mucli ln-
( tested in the proposed estal
llshl.letlt of five MSSelllltlillft- plHIltH
l.v the l-'nnl Motor 'orpornlioii of
t .iiiuda. and Mtti'-e the arrival of
W. P. IS run djeiin. wcreary of the
i mnpany. and other representa
tives. Hpeeti In Hon has ben near
ly itn Kr.ut as the rettr nee of the
Mr. (itaiifij an has Interviewed
eeiiimOII-Aeall II III ( 1 1 irjl e IS ald
sounded then on th tariff and Its
.Meet on the Kurd project. There
in reHvm lo bellevn that the Ford
t orporn'h'O. In arenrdawe with
i uttoiits tty-laws now iperatln.
would be ifritnted concewions on
plant Importations, provided the
material is not available In Aus
tralia.
lorlj-thlrd la Ijtds.
The leulsluture ended ih ::rd
day of session racing un eleventh
hour attempt to provide neeessiiry
revenue to meet $7.Mn.'i75 In
pending nppmprntloii bills.
Gloria Swanson Sliil
P A It I S f liv the Astot-hit
PresM) rlorta Swanson parsed
belt r nicht. h'r husband told
frbnd.t today.
He udd-d. however, that physl
i Inns did not yet consider her out
of da mrer.
si V VAT HP.S U KAK Kit
STOCKHOLM (My tho Associated
I'ress) Hjutmur Brantlng, 64, for
mer premier, died toduy.
HJulmar Hruntlng. the first Ko-
ciulist prime minister In tho his
tory of HwHlen, und one of the out
standing public men of that coun
try In his time, wuh regarded by
the Swedish people us their coun
try's most prominent luternutlonul
politician.
Dcvotlnff vlrtuully his entire life
to thu umellorutlou of the condi
tions of the working classes und
the attainment of the Social Demo
cratic dream of universal puace by
universul understanding. Dr. Brunt-'
ing- worked unceasingly und with a
line optimism for the realization of
Ills ideuhi. He spared himself no
personul sacrifice, and even sat tu
prison for his chumpiopshlp of the
cause uf those whose caste and cut-,
lure were Inferior tu his own.
Interference with these ucttvltics,
which he regarded us his more Im
portant International work, promi
nent Swedes suld at the time, vttia
the real reuson for Dr. Hruntlng'a
resignation us flnunco minister In
Ihe Kden government In 1:18, al
though he hud suld ho was with
drawing from the cabinet because
of the condition of his health.
The ministry from which he re
signed relt In und Dr. H rant
ing succeeded to vvcr, forming un
entirely Social Democratic admini
stration. His government remained
In power, however, only from
March to October, when It resign
(Continued on Page 6.)
Valentine Day Lucky One
For Nicholas Longsworth
. worth hill emerge from the majoi
eini j i y caiit-us'on the gave) and the per-
. pUsHes uf that office.
(Ily Harry It. Iluiil)
WAHHINf iTON (NKA Hp-
t-'l L'i.t..nlii,.. .. Is. FlJI..,,.lilM
I niiraiiv in. Keprili,i,nKWorth.
l'or not only l 11 the day of that
.K' sitnt bring Nlek a baby girl,
a 1 1 :1 y,,rtrM- lacking t hrec days.
lioosevelt were married, but that
mine good day tilnt-hed the result
In the contest fr speakership of
the next I'onffrem In Uongworih's
i.ivor.
I'lili M some entirely unlikely und
tineMe-eted rnmldntitlon can be ef
fected by the supporters or Con- no wuy weaaeneu oy nis ueieui ir
PKKINf r (AP) Sun Ynt Hen (.ressman Martin ii. w.iun"ii oi im-j
continued to grow weaker toduy. jnols. before Kebruury 27, Long-j (Continued OD rat o-i
fcxrepl for the "honor" involved,
the post of speuker offered Tit t lo
either to l.ongworth or Madden.
As floor leader of Hie Itepubll
cans. Longworth has wielded dur
ing the Ittst two Congresses an ln
Huence virtually as great as will bt
his In the speukeishlp.
The power or Madden, who con
tinues as chairman or tho gre:i-
Approprlutlon Committee, will be In