La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 25, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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    MEASURE APPROPRIATING $40,000 FOR LOCAL ARMORY PASSED BY HOUSE
I .
C IT Y
ED1TI O N
THE WEATHER
Portland AP) Oregon!'
Ruin tonight and .Wednes
day. VOLUME XXIII.
MICMUUlt ASKOCIATED I'llKSS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1J25.
MK.MBEH ASSOCIATED FRES3
- NUMBER 119.
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CITY FIGHT
COMMISSION
ORGANIZED
Only First Class Matches
.to Be Sanctioned in La
Grande Hereafter
FARNAM HEADS
SUBCOMMITTEE
Promoters' Boxing or
. Wrestling Programs to
Be Strictly Probed Be
fore. Okched.
At n meeting of the newly ap
pointed La Orandu boxtui? com
misidon. Ii-I(l lit M evening In the
city hull UtiililiiiR:. organization wan
affected and n committee for pro
moting first class exhibitions was
appoint t'd to act In ton Junction
with Commissioner It. A. Kuril um,
chairman. The. ol Iut members of
lli! committee ure A. .1. Hlange.
Herman Slegrlut 1. It. Tanner and
C. C. Lllllc. A joint meeting of Hi In
committee and tlw boxing commis-,
si on will be hold tomoitou evening
at 7:30 o'clock In the city hull.
r. c. Crews Ih chalrmun of the
boxing commission und Joe Keeney
io secretary. In. K. I... Hnlston Ih
examining phys'.clun. Other mem
bers of the commission uru J. J.
Curr und Koy Furnum.
One tiling decided niton li,v the
members of the ho.Ong tornmls
sion Is (hat nothing but "A No.
I" fiolug or wrestling bouts will
be staged In I .a l.rnndc In the
future. Any mateli Hint appears
"shtidy" tv III Im Hopped Immo
tllniety, necordliig tri aniinunrc
ii lent. Police supervision of all
omit lies will Ik Insisted upon.
According to the stale law. the
boxing commission ha the right to
promote Its own mutches but It Is
very unlikely that thin will be done
Strict IntotlKHtlOll.
Th" procedure that will be fol
lowed when some person promotes
a mutch will be . us follows: The
program must first be submitted to
Mr. Kaiiuim. heud of the promoter"
-.ommlsston, who will In turn ub
nut It to the members of the boa id.
The bourd'o recommendations will
f Continued on PuCB
EAGLE LEADER
TO VISIT CITY
J'rl Cury Smith, prominent in
KucleVircb's. will be In l-U Grunde
Saturday, rebruary "'8. and will dc
ILer an address bfore the local
nerlo. Kruternul Order or Kagles,
thul evening In the Kaglea hull,
m:iin floor.
The topic of his address If "The
Fraternal Order of Kagles" and
many Inl -reslltig and vltul fuels are
Touciied n pun. Ourtng the past
two years the organisation has
grown from 4."i,iutn to 6im).imio
ineiuliers und more than ever. It
Ih h.'miimiIii it hlirhlv ItilOOrtailt
pluer
among organ tuitions uf Its
kind.
MI NAM-WALLOWA
HICHWAY MUDDY,
SOFT AT PltESENT
Itecuuse of the m ut weather con
dition prevailing here the lilgh-i
wsy from the lop of the Milium hill
grade to Wallow u bus been cut up
to some extent and is rough and
muddy at the present lime, 'it-cord-Itiz
to announceuient made by the
slate highway office here this
morning.
There Is no load limit on Ibis
si rHch of the. highway at pp s-nt.
us It has not been necessary, how
ever. If the wcHlher condition does
flUl II1HIIK'1 VVM till 'f III'- "'
given u chance to dry a load limit
ruling may be needed.
Many La Grande K.P.'s
To Attend Union Meet
M. rubers of the Knights of
Pthl:is lodge from brunch line J
polo's w III urrtve in l-i Grande !
thU evening at 5:13 o'clock 'on!
he brHiieh line train, where they
v III join the iM Grande K. of P. s
nnd go In t nion on u special
train which leaves hero at 6:30
o'clock for the dint i let convention
of the Knights of Pythius to In
held at ! nion this evening.
The Wallowa county members
Kill return to their homes on the
spcila), which will leave Union
Imbler Bank
Taken Over
By Williams
President of La Grande
Investment Company
Acquires Control of In
stitution. t'ontrol of the State Hunk of
Imbler at Imbler. Ore. hua been
taken over by Hherw ood W'lll
ianiK, president of tht; La Orunde
luveslineiit company uf this city.
According to announcement by
Mr. Williams no definite pluits
for the Institution have yet been
made by the new management
but the majority of stock lias
been transferred,
A meeting will be held some.;
time in the near future to ehel
officers und determine the work
ing force of the bunk.
A. B, CDNLEY
T
The funeral of the lute Archie
H. f'oiiley was held yesterday af
ternoon wllh ji large number of
friends und relatives of the de
ceased present to pay their last
tilbute to the. departed.
The funeral service was held ut
the Haptlst clinch, tteveivnd G.
A. l'ollurd preached the funeral
sermon. A ttiu rt el com posed of
Mrs. Stanton Lnpham, Mrs. Tho
mas Maxwell, O. L. iMillou and
George Hlrnle sang several well
selected songs. Mrs. lnillus Green
wus ut the piano during the musi
cal portion of the service!).
The pallbearers were all grand
sons of Mr. Con ley. These were
Grant Conh-y, Tuck . Conley, Hurl
Conley. WfUluiii Miller. Nip Con
ley und Arch run ley. Interment
was ut the Island (.'My cemetery.
;Dr. UayIurpky Heads
Public Speaking Class
At u nieeling r the Public Speak
ing Class held last evening at the
Jtulph Byers home on K avenue Or.
Kuy Murphy was elected president
of the organization and ttarl Rey
nolds secretary und treasurer.
A portion 'of the lime of the
meet lug was devoted to outlining
I he future plans of the class. It
was decided to continue holding
meetings In private hones and keep
on with the joint disctisHlons us
ell us the special talks.
The main -address Inst evening
was given by J. A. Ted ford und wus
'bused on a recent trip to Atlantic
City. Itcfreshmeiits were H"rved
during the course of the meeting
by Mr. und Mm. 'Myers.
Hondurans Will Buy
Arms from Americans
WASHINGTON (By the Associ
ated Press) A formal request of
the new llondurun government for
the purchase of IPMift American
military rifles. 2,tMM).mio rounds or
smalt arms munition and ma
chine guns has been approved by
the slate department und Is now
1 ie fore Secret a ry Wee ks who will
work out terms of the sule.
- PUZZLE ANSWER
B-148
Immediately Hft-r t lie meeting.
Among t he I ji (liunde m n
who wtn make the trip this eve
ning are: I'. H. Ivanhoe. ' H. tl.
I lxon. Rennet h Met 'orotic k. biw.
renee Otahum. Deile Orcen, Wal
ter Jtpnes, Jack Mi''arthy. Dr. H.
W. Hiley, lUlph Hyers. Claude
Herry. I1. Ira hum, Koy Poul
ter. John Itog-'i. A. H. Cherry.
WilMnm lilb. K A. Kptlng. It.
J. Klteh-n. Dr. J. K. Woode;.
J. II. otbMr, Lee Wurnlck and
J. A. Shlra.
L I TO RES
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dHk 1 OgIeTIm aPa RON
riTIpIpIlIeIdLIsIl IqIgIainIs
F
EVENTS FOR
Annual Chamber of Com
merce Banquet Ar- .
rangements Made
PLATES ARE TO
HE LAID FOR 400
Marshall N. Dana, Elmer
I. Stoddard, VV. C. Per
kins to Speak; Installa
tion Planned. v
Tickets for the annual chumber
of commerce banquet which Is to
be held In the 1. O. O- r. hall on
the evening of March 9. wejit on
sule today. As was previously un
nounced no tickets will be sold at
the door on the night or the bun
tiuet unlets redered' boforehund.
This ruling wus made In order to
uvuld uiiy contusion at the' door
on the night of the bunquet.
ritpuralloiiH uru bolng'inuUr; for
4fU guests and Indications uru thut
this number of tickets will be sold
eurly, according to Karl lleynolds,
executive secret ury of the ehu tu
ber of commerce. . '
' rnjrrm (ilcn.
The banquet Is to start ut G:3t
und will open with the singing of
("America" by the entire assembly.
I he program us it will .bo pre
sented is as follows: :
Invocation Hev.WV C. Kokb.
Helected song Chumber of
Commerce uuurtet.
Ti'cusurer's reportH. K. Cool
Idge. Si'cruturs 's report liurl Iteyii
olds. "The Past Tear" Klmer I.
Htoddurd. .;.
Jnstullutioii or orflcers 1 r. V.
P. McAdory. . ' . -
President's ddre:;s W. C. Per
kins. - " - v - J .
Helected song ' Chamber of
tL'oinmorce iiuurtet.
"Community I.oyult' Mur-
sliull N. I (una.
JJenedictlon Kev. ti. A. Pol
lard. ...
liner 1. Stoddard, retiring pres
ident of the chumber of com
merce will be t oust m aster. The
main uddress of the . evening will
be Mr. Dana's talk on the subjeot
of "Community' Loyally. Mi.
liana Is a forcible talker und u
clear thinker us well us un Ore
gon booster and his talk will -no
doubt be of unusual Interest. Mr.
Iunu. la at social c editor of. the
(Oregon Journal. - He has spoken
n MAi itrunue un ee urui ioriii'-i
occasions.
Although not scheduled on the
program, music for -the ououston
uslde from the songs by the cham
ber of commerce, uuurtet will be
furnished by the Sunset orchestra
which will play a speclul program
of classical und seml-clutalcul
numbers.
Another feuture of the bunquet
uiinounccd this morning wus the
(Continued on Puge 6.)
SAI.KM. In. (Uy Oir A-ocl-nled
I'rrsyi) The motion plrtiire
reiiMiotilp hill sMniorl lijr H-
house committee on public hcaltli
and nifiral. was killed In the sen
ate ItHlay Uy Indefinite li-tMHie-iiient.
HAI.KM (Uy th As oclated
pret-s) The house yesterday voted
down a motion to concur with the
senate Hrnendtn' nt to , house bill
413. regulating trucks and truck
lines, nfter much debute. It wo
charged by Coffey that the rail
roads had brought Influence to
bear upon members of thn house
and thut that accounted for the
final vote.
The'house p.ised house bill 4'J1',
rem mending the present primary
law as relating to the duties and
election of party committees. The
bill killed at the end of last week,
lint a reconsideration vote wu"4 hud
yesterday favoring I he resolution.
It will provhb for the election
or two precinct cmmlsdoners In
each precinct, empowered to- hold
meet Ings. make and Issue party
platTorms urn) norninattt (candi
dal e.
Following this, the house sw-d
a bill appropriating money and
levying a lax for re-op nlng Die
Ashland normal school. The wn
ate defeated two measures for the
establishment of branch w bonis
for normal training, and approved
a bill, nllowlng U4.(Mta for the
establishment of a tmlnlng school
at Independence in ronn-tlon
i with the state school at Mon
PROGRAM 0
MEET READY RUM FOUND
LEGISLATURE S
ME
mouth. j
T
IS RAIDED
Liquor Discovered in the
State Rooms of U. Ss :
; , , Navy Officers
DRASTIC STEPS k
TO BE EXPECTED
U. S Marines Conducted
Seizure Under Orders
. From Rear Admiral
Wells, Commandant. ,
NUltKOLK, Vu. Hy the Asnoc)
uted Pre::s)A raiding party of
C. S. marines boarded the navy
transport tieaufort when she dock
ed lust night rrom the West In
dies and seized several hundred
gullons of liquor.-- .
The marine- raiders - said the
liquor wus taken from slate rooms
or officers, ranging in rahk Iront
puy clerks to lieutenants. 0
J tear Admiral Wells, commuiid-
uiit of the fifth naval district, Is
sued orders lor the raid. - 1
intAsTic si i;ps in i; ,
WASHINGTON Uy the Awiocl-
ated Press) Vlolutlon or the Inw
a) well as of navy resolution:; is
apparently Involved In the lleau
fort case, according -to govern
ment officials.
. It wus suld thut those found
guilty might bo tried either by a
federal court or by court martial.
HOLLYWOOD, Cul. (By the As
sociated Press) rA. meeting of re
conciliation which ended In acid
throwing und un attempted mil
cido Tuesday night seemed cer
tuln to claim the life of one of
the principals In the tragedy.
Mrs. Durby Day, who was
brought to a hospital here Mon
day ulght, suffering from polnon
which, according to police reports,
she took after hurling ucld Into
tho fuce of her estrange luis.
bund. Uurby Day, the son of the
president of the. Underwriter of
America, was declared by hospital
attendants to be ut death's door.
She- hud been unconscious all day
It wus said, and had out u slight
chance for recovery.
The husband, on the other hand,
was said to be recovering I'satis
ruutorlly". ut the home of his
mother In IJeverly Hills His face
was badly seared and, according
to his physlcluti, he probaoly will
lose the sight of one eye
cjiiU iu-:Ij1i;vi:i ih;jim.i;d
CH1CAOO AP) Durby A. Day
sr., prominent Chicago business
mun und leuder In social work, left
here hurriedly Tuesduy night for
California ufler learning that his
son. Darby A., Jr., bad been par
tlully blinded by acid thrown In
his fuce by his bride of six months,
who Immedlutely ufler the uct un
successfully attempted to commit
suicide by poisoning herself.
A messuge received by Mr. Day,
sr., Tuesduy from his wife, who Is
with the young couple, stated thut
(Continued on Pago 5.)
in
1
n THRnwi .
I m mi..
HOUSE O.K. PUT ON
LA GRANDE ARMORY
S.M.L.M. r. (AP VrntA llnir
t'lah) ltepresfttiilHe l.rn
liam, Wiishlfigt'in cmiiit, ffilay
Mlcc'tled In having the Imit v
hill pnnHhic for nn aimorj iit
pmprlntlon for IVmM tinne
taken fntm Hie inble mid pitHfl.
Ili-pn-tentatDe A. It. Iltinier. of
Vtihm ctMinty, Umi gt the ImII
pnitldlng an itrntot-y for La
(ratide withdrawn from the
tattle and put up Tor Hnnl p.t
age. Tin Iioiihp then te-(i r
hill apprnprlnttng tn.ooi, fMti
tdlng fhet tin tiin Ih' tnutf liid
h) prDatc utwrlpllon.
Tlie tilll. Hh (i.'.i'r MTkinr
nppiopriHllon. hnd rerted hi
the tnbh atld iipmrctitl glti u
up lK'auM of the nfoiiiuiemln
thnf tf the wn and moms
(tiitimiltee that all armor? nia
mih'h Ih withdrawn.
LM.I AVOIt lLAV THIS
KVt.M.VK AT HKIII HCIMKtL
The Christian Kndeavor play,
given by the Christian church
organixutton. will he held this
evening In the high nehool u)t
turtuni. The curtain r.t.tm at
l:U o'clock.
Annette
. ,g '"V
Vinii'f li-n HIILv rniiipli'cll, who Ih Ih-Iiiw I'l-Morccl im ul IIiwIis iliruugu swimming cvrrtlses.
ItlKliI .MisM,-' lit'llt'i limn ill n cliaiiH'tcilstlc iIIvIiir poHP. lMvr Iffi Miss Kvllvriinui watching
wui-k of ilcvrloiiin; "lljihli'ii Unni'lio" Into a henltli liavt-n for childri'ii. .
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(By A. II. KKKDKKICK)
Coiiyiighl. lUL'S. NBA Service, Inc.
I.OK AKGHLKH (NICA. Special)
Thirty-six years u.go, In Sydney.
Australia, lived a 6-year-old girl
who thought she would havo to
curry her legs In braces through
out lire.
With the imnglimtlon of the
hopeless, she dreumed that a good
fairy would strengthen her weak,
inefficient limbs.
Her mother, a great pianist,
spared no expense to have her
cured. Without avail.
One day It was suggested to her
mother, "teach her to swim."
Neither (he mother nor the f,rlrl
realized II. but it probably was a
message from the good fairy, or
whom the girl had dreamed.
The experiment was tried and
It succeeded. Koon the girl could
ran and play and dance, us did her
playmates.
"Some day." declared the girl, "I
will help ol hern as 1 have le en
helped. V
Thai promise W1M never forgot
ten, though intervening yearn
brought triumphs such us few wo
men know.
The girl became the outstanding
aquatic marvel of the time, set
records which have never been
broken, was slurred In vaudeville,
t healers and motion pictures, was
(Colillnued on Tugo R.)
To
Med An
Emergency
H ue oii ri,er tinnlf il a do--iiH-.
law ')r, df titM. or ther
piofeHioind rt-" on In n Imiit
lo iiieel an riiMM-genc '.'
Stu b eiiierrieiii jeH are niiHtjint-
nrNhi' tisflally nmnng
m h rc-M' nis in n itmimunif v.
And (he Murine Ihhig for "
to do. If mi hate no in
tsnei a! Ihe (line. Ih to ow (lie
new i,iHr'H Pif ifestloiial IHn
foty. t' n tiiliic imteiiM-iif e
nnd nJi-riiire. Tin moiitbly
col for mmu-c Is Mimll hi The
OtiHerwr.
etih-M-rver Adii'itKIng
A Men li.imlMng 'rilce
Kellerman To Aid Kiddies
Sheik Is On
Warpath In
Asia Minor
CONSTANT! NOPIL; (By the As
sociated Press -Kurdish Insur
gents are reported to' havc cap
tured the city of Kharput, In East
ern Asia minor.
LONDON (By the Associated
Press) Details regarding the out
break In Kurdistan, reported from
Constantinople, have thus far been
Insufficient to establish whether
a serious revolt ugalnst the Turk
ish rule is in progress, or whether,
as officially Is reported at Angora,
the trouble la merely local.
Sheik Suld, leader of un Im
portant Dervish organization with
ramifications In Persia, Khavla
and Bhorkah, Ih numed as In vol
of the uprising, which Is reported
ut Constuntluople to huve among
its aims the restorutlorj of (he
caliphate und the establishment of
un lndpcndciit hurdlsi state.
Portland Fireman Was
Starter of More Than
J tall IlllllClrcd JWaZCSjCoriMinii rs h-nvur. filed nlili the
. , M'liato agricultural iiHiiiiittU'f u
......... ... ' . '
I'Omi.ANH. Ore. ( Uy the Asso-
.nffl li-,.UMk-L-l 'liiMl..r n 111.. Ii I i.l
former member of Ihe rortlundi
.Ire ili'purtmi'nt. who ronfeesed last
ivrek, that he had slnrlcd imore
than TiO fires. ; most of lliein small.
Tuesduy added Jo the list of his In
cendiary operations fires which
wrecked Temple Jicth Israel, the
termaii l.tithei-in church, Ut. ciiar-
les Catholic church and the Grace
Kngllsh Luthernn church, Klie
Marshal Orenfell uud the illstrlct
.titfirney's office announce.
Klrea nt the Kl?.er iiiollou pic
ture studio In Portlund. the (jrauge
hall at Milwaukee. Ore., und other
blazes were also confessed, ridding
t:tun,i"ia to the $jiO,immi damaKeSliiles has been itnumltled by
urevlfiMHlv admitted, the offUlalH. hankers In loniw and financial
.innounced.
The new ennfesFdoiiH were nn-
tiouneed rolloxvltig a trtf IO tne.H-nn ii'puiHM's tiiiiHi iiimiit im-
seem s of the rires in company with plete domlnntlon or our govrrn
ofllcern of the fire bureau. meiit." The eommltle Js con-
! . , . . derhig a rrsoliitlon to prevent
ATi'ant itAllA Ililitf. Tl'itit
iorccu lo Close Doors i
f MONTPKMfirt. Ida. (Special)
.Muiitpeirr today is without a bank.
! The Klrst National Imnk of M-uit-P-lt-r.
rounded In Heptemher If'H.
tailed t. open its doors and v. .1:1
i.lae.fi in thi hands or Mandiull
Hoop'-r. national bank examiner
TtMH-lay iiiorniiiK.
) 1 Continual w M hdra v !n, du to
ia'k ff confld'-nrf. orrietitta no id.
as r'-sponsltde for the fall mi As-h-ls
total approximately flon,tnto.
' whll" out stand in k tiattilltirn t Ollte
only to It-'fi.ano. (hey nsseited.
'a iarce recovery for depositors Im
.forecast,
I Joseph Kinney was president. It.
.A. Hulllvan. vice president, and It.
' H. I-Vrifus in. cnshler.
j There Is on bank left In Hear
l.iki- coiiuly, the Hear l-like Htute
jijunk ut Purls.
XTRA
AVASHINCTOJy (,U) The
house, today adopted: Hie coiifer
vmv iviairt on (lie poMnl pay and
rato Increase bill. Senate con
currence In ncec.vsary before Uic
measure goes to tlie president.
CHILD KIIXK 4.KAMOIA.
NAPA, Calif. (AP). Playing at
hunting wild animals, Adolpli
Shultc. 1 1, shot and killed tils
grandmother, Mrs, j;t& llolllday,
lost night, according to the Mlicr
Iff'M office today. The loy armed
liliiLir with n rifle supposed to
he unloaded, ran to the dour to
drive Away "wild animals' and
when hi grnmliwrilit'r attcmptetl
to take Hie rifle from' lilm, It dls-
charged, the bullet striking Iter
In the head.
YOKIM PItUTKSTIMI
' WAKIII.MiTO.N (Al'(. Chalr-
....... V..L..... ol .1... I.'.
l noti't agaln.sl (lie tipiMrlf ailg-
... , ... "... ..l..i.. ...,.,...
I ' . 1 ' . . - .
ami rcuticfdcil cou-hlrrathm for
Hie Curt Is-Ah wet I hill protldiug
for a iiailonul farm iniirkellng
system, ow mid and conl ml led hy
the farmers tlieinseltes. Yokiim
m hi the farmers' eondtlloti wa
"deplorable."
WASIHM.TO.N (AP). Irfwl
S. Ciiiiiirit, asMMtated editor of
The ISntiott, In New Vork. eharg
iil iM'fore the Mnato iroiiunlttce
today that without the knowledge
Ihe
N'OiiH lit
AmcHcan people or Hie
of congress, I he I nlteil
inilneis to a "policy of empire
Hml hnn hmtiKhl 10 Smith Amer-
I A merh -an mllltnry lntcreittloii m
Taft To Administer Oath
Of Office to Coolidfje
(Mr flurry It. Hunt.)
WASHINGTON NKA speciall -l-'or
the f i i tit lime In the country's
history tin oath of office Is to tie
administered to a president by one
ol his predecessors.
This Mil be nn March i, when
I 'resident ( 'oolblge Is sw orn Into
I office by ex-President Tart.
Taft n lll be acting In his capac
ity ns chief Justice, of the supreme
Court. He In Ihe first ex-presl-
iif-nt to hold thin position, and he
1 Id it wlifii the pn fit-hf chief ex
.outlve took his oath of office
SENATOR IS
FOUND DEAD
AT HOTEL
Medill McConnick, of Il
linois, Passed on in ;
Capitol City ',
SOME DOUBT AS
TO DEATH CAUSE
Physician Says Internal
Hemorrhage, Coroner
Claims Heart Disease
Ended Life. '
WASHINGTON (By the Associ
ated Press) Kenator Medill Mc-Cormk-k:
of Illinois, wus found
deud in Ills room at the Hamilton
hotel here at 10 o'clock this mom
Ins. ,
Circumstances surrounding lila
ilenth-uro not Immediately avail
able. The office declined to mako
any statement.
It was said at the hotel, how
evor. that death wus the Immedl
utu result of gastric hemorrhages.
Not Agreed On Cause.
The first doctor to examine Mc
i.'orinlck'a body Issued a certificate
Kivlng Internal hemorrhage hh the
eauHe pf death, but the coroner
held the senate had been the vic
tim of heart disease. Both agreed
thai, death wus due . to natural
causes und thut the senator had
died almost instuntly.
McCoriiiick's deuth was discover
ed when physicians who had been
attending him found the'door lock
ed und got no response to requests
or.udmlttmiott..M. - '
Was Worried.
Although he wan apparently In
fair health, friends today said tie
hud been greatly depressed by po
litical development during the last
lew months. He was defeated for
ronomlnatlon for tho senate last
Hummer and hud' been mentioned
since for u diplomatic post, Mc
cormick, during the Versailles
treaty fight, wus un Irreconclllable.
Li. S. FLAGSHIP
MANILA (Uy the Associated
Press) The t;. 8. a Huron, flag
ship of the American fleet In Asi
atic waters. Is aground off Mulam
pya Hound. Island of Patuwan. 200
miles south of here, a radiogram
received here toduy stld.
The Huron is "resting easy' uc-
cording to the message und prob
ubly will be reflouted by threo
navy tugs which left hero for Uki
scene.
CAN ANTONIO, Tex. (By the
Associated Preao). Tho constitu
tionality of the Texas ranger law
was upheld and state rangers re
stored to their former legal stu
ds in a decision today by Chief
Justice Klynn of the fourth eouit
of appeals. i
The decision revprseg the Judo
mrnt of the flfty-tieveilh dlsti U t
court, set aside uu Injnnctt.ot
grunted by thut court und dis
misses the case.
follow log president f Inrding'i
death.
Hut on (but occasion the osfli
was udnilntstered by Calvin 'ool
idge's fjit her, John Cooltdge. In his
old New Kng'und farmhouse.
W h en I 'resident Harding I ook
the oath, at the preceding Ittau
miration, It was adtiilnlHtered by
hlef Justice White.
( 'nnlfdge's Inaujt ural Ion mir
iiot be the "llg spkish" of ft-Mner
(Continued on Vagu 6.), .
i THE S
TEXAS RANGER
LAW UPHELD