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VOLUME XXIII.
MHMBEIl ASSOCIATE!) I'UKSS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH G, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 127
LA GRANDE
US FIRST
E
Joseph, Baker and Wal
lowa Defeat Oppon
ents Easily
TIGERS TO MEET
WALLOWA TONIGHT
Joseph and Baker Clash
Following La Grande
Game ; Losers to Play
Losers in Afternoon.
liiisr holm) sfom;s
Wnlloua Ml. Muddy Crerk 9.
.Joseph :lf, I'ralrlo City 12.
I'll tiratitlr Ji'i. Enterprise 10.
linker IS, Vale (I.
TODAY'S GAMES
.1
t. in.: Vale vs. Muddy
Creek
I i. in. ;
prise.
7::io . i
I'ruiric vs. Enlcr
.: J .a Cirandc vs.
Wallowa.
8:110 p. in.: linker is. Joseph
; (Ity Scoop)
UNION. Ore. (Special to the Ob
server) The first round of the
Union district basketball tourna
ment went about us expected wilh
the four teams, doped strongest
prior to the tourney, coming
through victorious. .
Joseph and J41 tlrui.de played
the hardest games to stay In the
win column while Wallowa and
linker found their opponents inure
or less set-ups.
This afternoon the four loaerH
will meet. The Vale-Muddy l.'reek
game Is a tows up but .enterprise
should win In her content wllh
I'ruiric City. '
liig .amcs Tonight
i
rX'VIa ni'f ,- 'KarBmrnn-
. .... ,.. ..I i president. Fern. Myers; secretary.
to subdue Iranian's proteges and
Baker will iucc Joseph, ruled us
possibly- the strongest team in this
district. Wallowa defeated Baker
twice and Joseph trimmed Wallowa
the same number or times. On the
face of that Joseph should win
but Baker Is prepared to put forth
a better brand of basketball 1 1 mil
earlier in the year and. In the writ
er's opinion, the game will be
very, very close with cither team
standing a chance of emerging win
ner. Accommodations at Union arc
better this year than ever before,
and the spirit of sportsmanship
shown Is excellenl. The U. II. H.
routers-tin organized into h cheer
ing section and usually give each
tejiiu a rousing cheer. When La
Grande played, however, about yon
Tiger supporters from the county
neat gave Union Utile ehnnco to
voire their approval of the La
Grande boys. La Grande sent the
largest crowd from any one town
to Union o witness the first round
of the tournament.
Wallowa. Lu Grande. Joseph and
la ker a ppea r as t he best t cm his,
V largely due to their offensive tac
Mis. Muddy Creek. Vale" and
Prairie City lack the drive to
pierce their opponents' defense.
Knterprlfe can gel through but is
n wee hit weaker all around than
the flrnt four named. Two sharp
shooter. accounted for many long
distance shots yesterday: Humimit
of Im Grande, and Mclntlre of
Prairie city.
locpli .Makes Ilccord.
Cundilf, of Baker, warf high
point man of the first round with
12 field baskets und two fouls.
Joseph played through her game
without making a foul which may
be a tournament record. Kite.
Huniitielt and Payne put up the
best brand of bnll Thursday.
The games all started promptly
on lime mid wen well 'refereed In
every case, by Coleman.
I. A (.ItAMU; TIMOIPIIK
The Tigers. In tin third game of
tlie first round, found In Enter
prise hard team to defeat, al
though this was accomplished with
nioru iusp than had been auticl-
( Continued on page, 2)
O.A.C. Glee
ipear
O. A. r i 'Oil VALL1K (Special)
"h- O. A. C. (Pee club will urrive
l Il Grande March -i to give u
roneert and n dance. The club (our
H1 include The lu!bii. pcndXon.!
I nion. itond Klver and Buker.
Forty men from the club, accom
panied by the Oreeon A if grave I ors.
seven pb-ce orchi-stra. and Victor j
Tiak, niaglcbin. will tr iv. In two1
large bmuu's through eastern On--!
.ron on Ihejr tour. In this way
M-heduleii can be arranged lnle
pendentty of train sehedub-s. A
ytuartet composed of James Koonj
of Portland, tenor. James Jenks of
Corvallis, tenor. Percy Blackitoue
Flood Water
Situation To
Be Relieved
City Crew Busy Today
Building a Ditch That
Will Handle All Sur
plus Water. - -
In order to handle all surplus
waters from tin? adjutant hills, the
city crew, following orders by City
Munuser Crews, am today Imsy
uear the Intcrcstclon of I and l-'li-st
itreets preparing a ditch, -emptying
'icnoulh the First street pavement,
.hat is unrriclenliy large to take
:ur of- all future flood waters
tuscd hy melting snows.
The ditch, running down L, be
came flooded u couple of days ago'
mil, Uecauso of u shallow entrance!
lo the main under the pavement
there, It overflowed and mused
much discomfort along M, N, und
O streets.
The new ditch, which will be
covered by a, culvert and may re
maln there permanently, will be
completed In a very short lime. A
railing will be placed along the
sidewalk to protect passersby. . 1
Hpcchtl impetus to the boys' and
girls' dub work In this vicinity
bus been given recently by the ef
forts of K. A. Hayrc, county school
superintendent and II. O. Avery
county agriculturist, who have vis
lied the outlying 'districts, organ
izing clubs.
The following boys' and girl's
clubs of Union county were regis
tered with the Oregon Agrieul
ural college,-during the month of
February:
:Cove Ciurdcnlug club President;
I,oln lirothers: vice president. Vera
I Ion secret 11 rv. 1 -ee i :ilen life-
kIi Hf Inenl lomlcr. M i-k. If. UL-mk.
-..-.l. f. d 1 . I
Crystal Peterson; local leader, Mro.
A. G. Angell. ,
North' Powder Cooking club
President, Jessie Davis; viee presi
dent, Veda Wicks; secretary, Kve
lyn Melcalf; local leader, Mrs.
Magnorlu, .Sloan.
- Island City Cooking club Presi
dent, Minnie Jteln r; vice president.
Kthel Klmlcr; secretary, Llnette
Heher; local leader, Ida L. Bry
ant. s
I mbler Sewing club President.
Catherine McK inula; vice presi
dent. Gladys Billings; secretary,
Vadls Slack; local leader. Mrs.
Margaret Cleaver.
Imbler Gurdenittg club Prcsi
ident. Homer Greene; vice presi
dent, Grant Strlngham; secretary,
Clifford Wcstenskow; loeul lead
er, William Wcstenskow.
Other clubs will be announced as
soon as t hey ure registered wllh
the Oregon Agricultural college at
Corvallis.
PERSHING IS
STILL BEDFAST
HAVANA (By the Associated
Press) General Pershing Is si ill
in bed today and Is not expected
to arise before I morrow when he
Is expected to visit President Kayns.
He has been III.
PUZZLE ANSWER
Club Will
in La Grande
of Curvallls. baritone, and lUibert
Johnson of Corrillls. Iiuks. will be
a reature f the Gb e club program.
The club Is directed ty Paul
Petri, formerly of the G -rinan
srand oie ra. w ho will accompany
he club on the tour, lb:
In Ihe
school
new dln'ctor of tin
colbgi
of music.
The Oregon Aggr.. valors, local
collejje orth'-lrn. is conwidered the
of all su !t organization, und
nan played fir H of tb major
functions of ihe college this year.
They will play for a dance after
each concert during the tour,
MANY CLUBS
OUED
TiPtetAivTE idUhleiaivie Nib
i QiaSu feifeik, cat e
YToMTlHtellMifc' PIE. PH
Presbyterian
Organ Recital
This Evening
Lucien E. Becker. Toil
land Organist, to For
mally Present New In
strument Installed in
La Grande Church.
The inaugural organ recital on
ilic newly Installed KHgcu pipe, or
gan In the Presbyterian church
will be given this evening by Prof.
I.uelen K. Becker of Porllnnd
Kvcrylhjng is In -readiness for the
touch of the master hand giving
expression in u program that will
appeal to all, as the tones of the
organ bring their message, accord
ing to Iteverend Hons. The' -cliuich
quartet will also assist In the eve
ning's enjoyment, 'malting: two ap
pearances, whilo Mrs. A. L. lilch
arason, the director-soprano, win
sing, "Ave Mario" with violin obll
irato by Li. J. Lindsay. ;",
Programme :
Organ
Solemn Prelude Mullly
Song of Hope Hatistc
Ivitornello '. ...'. Becker
Vocal
"Appear Thou Light Divine"....;.
, Morrison
"Pear Not, O Tsrael'V. ........ Hpicker
Tile Quartet . ..
Organ i
Pilgrim's Chorus Wagner
(J rand March- from' "Taphauser"
f Wagner
Kugue in G Minor Bach
. Vocal
' Ave Maria" .Itach-Uounod
Mrs. A. L, Itichardson and L. J.
Lindsay, with violin obllgato.
Organ
.Caprice Vlennols
ic re islet
i.argo from "Xerxes.'..... Il:indet
Overture to 'William Tcll....UoOfllni
Vocal " : - - i
"Isle of Heiiuly"....(.'olcrldge-Tayloi
"My Love is a Muleteer"
j I'Vuncols ll Nogero
The Quartet
Organ
intermezzo Forge t-Me-Nol
Macbeth
'I ratline rcl Hehumann
A Soul hern Fantasia. Huwkc
(Introducing Hwaneu Hlver. Old
l..ntii..lru llnmn 111.1 Ui,.l' l.tn
r. ,nKrryU My -Maryland,-
'
T
KNTlillPKlSF, Ore. (Hpocial to
the Observer)-! An important busi
ness deal was consummated In Jo
seph, states a local newspaper.
when the transfer of the MJ. .lo-.
be pit Lumber company, formerly
Dawson Brothers, was made to Mc-
Klnley & Hampson Lumber com
pany of Bend. Mr. McKinley was
lu Joseph last summer and becumr
Interested In this property which
was for sale. His company hud an
unfinished contract at Bend but
upon Its completion they came to
Joseph to again look over the prop
osition. They expressed themselves
ry much pleased with the pros
pect hero und the purchase was
loncluded.
Tho two partners icft ror Bend
from where they are to ship a lurge
consignment of machinery mid
equipment. A new 111) li. p. boiler
will be Installed for additional
power, making a 000,000 rcct per
month capacity plant. They expect
o be back in about ten days and
preliminary work will begin at
once, so that the mill will be ready
lor operation about thq middle of
April.
A force of about thirty men will
be employed und the company plans
on making a 4.00U,om foot cut
this season.
Library Plans Poetry,
Lenten Picture Program
A poetry class and Lenten pic
lures will be combined tomorrow
morning at lo o'clock at the li
brary for the children of the
grade schools of Im Grande, To
morrow will mark Ihe first of the
series of LeiiU-n pictures which
w tie shown each Saturday un
til Faster. Luch day will rcpre
sent one or the das of the lust
week of the tire of Chrlsl. The
pictures will lie. shown by Mrs.
fci. P. MosMinun.
lu the uftertioou at 4 o'clock
pictures will be show n and lc
tu res given for the high seliojl
students of Im. Grande.
Ll.Cn It I IN LAGHAMU
Jr. Kalph Shaddock, biological
chemist, will appear here in
serb s of b ctuns lo be glen at
t he Honan ball from March 1"
to 1 j, inclusive.
ir. Shudd'Jck'H lecture ure
spettul Interest. They deal in
subjects on tnlrationnt psycholo-
y, i onsctous evot itlon. law of
elf suggeHtlon and building I In
body ly mind power.
I r. Shudduck is at present in
Salt Lake but rill nr. lr In li
Grande the latter purl of this
wetrk. His lectures are free of
charge.
MOUNT JOSEPH
OH STAND
W. D. 3tqkcs, on Trial for
Conspiracy to Defame
Wife, Testifies .
DENIES WRITING
SLANDEROUS NOTES
State's Attoi'neys Have
J heir Inning During
Today's Morning Ses
sion. .
CHICAGO (Bv the Associated
Press) .. The - Stokes consplrucy
trial was resumed today with Ihe
aged defendant, on the stand fur
Hie third consecutive day..
Proceeding in chronological or
der he continued the story of the
three yeur Investigation to show
that Mrs. Stokes was formerly an
inmate of tho Hverleigh club, an
underworld resort. His" efrorls
wero contended by the state ius a
conspiracy to mar Mrs. Stokes'
reputation.
The court warned the prosecu
tion today that IT It did nol 4iiil
trying to get smut before the Jury
that tho verdict would be set aside
If returned against v. It. Slokes,
who Is being tried for conspiracy
to defame his wife.
Tho prosecution had obtained
negative replies rrom Slokes arter
asking If he had not written post
cards to Mrs. Stokes, their chll- 1
uren and other membem or the
raiiilly accusing her-or immoral re
lations with the negroes.
The stute's attorneys asked unes-
tlpns that had Stokes shaking with
rage and -shnuling replies over his
counsel's objections. "Hid you at
the time your wife wus in u delicate
condition accuse hr of sleeping in
Udgart Wallace's New York apart
ment," demanded the prosecution.
Hepealcd "did nots" from Stokes
wero heard above the shouting of
tho attorneys for thu defense und
tho prosecution.
PRESENTED TO
T
A delegation of aliout resi
dents of Flgln and vicinity were in
Ia Grande yesterday to present a
petition for the improvement of a
road along Phillips creek toward
Summervllle, to the county court.
No definite action was luken by
the court yesterday.
Among the men who were lie re
to present the petition In person
were Charlie Cross, Don Myers,
Scot Haines. Clarence l. Bean,
Charles Moore, i. Browne!!, H.
II. Weatherspoon, J. F. T. Gallo
way, Mr. McClllley, Berilel Hug,
Kugenc Hug, II. II. Hug and I'uul
Sadler.
l-'ollowln I Jt (i nude's idea lo
eni:ourape art uppreeialiou I hi
lstlne Women's cub prem-nted the
library at that place with between
two hundred and Ibren hundred
pictures lust Friday at tlx1 library.
Among- this number ar several
world's famous masterpieces, which
should be known by everyone.
Two schools at Ixisllne have, been
supplied and art appreciation will
be -ncoura'd by the instructors.
A larire number f people tit'end-
ed the presentation and un exec). I
lent ntiiNicat pmrant wan render- i
i
the library there In the same man
ner as they ure her-. Mm. It. II.
Ilaun. president of Ihe Women's
club there. i reHponsible for put
ting the idea over.
Ill KSICK WINK IHM M HP.V
BIO ItlVKIf. Ka-k. (Al'l-Hhorty
Bijssbk of The Pas. Man., won
the Kaskatehewan dotr derby
Thursday. cov'rinjr the I .')(. mile
rouip In I ? hour, f. 4 4 minutes.
(Mlnsky, alo of The Pas. ran nee
ond In 18 hours. and Vernon
Johnson, previously winner of the
Saskatchewan derby, was third In
It hours, Zl minutes. ;
PETIT ON 5
COUNTY COUR
LOSTINE WILL
FOLLOW LEAD
Charlie
sir' - l ) i
1L Jigy yM
Cliariry linplln, tic.nd Him wmrUhui, Is shown as lie appeared 01, llio wltnoss slaad In tos
Aiiki'Ics ilmliiK a trial In which liu miiikIiI to provrnt Charlm Amador, lusvt, from imitating him
on lliu S. I-.H-H. dun Icy adiullted lioviis liuinj and protested having Ills antles eoplvd.
NEw DIRECTORS
ARE NAM
At the annual meeliug of tho
La Grande chapter of the Ameri
can Bed Cross last evening at tin
city halt wllh seven paid up mem
bers und fifteen other people pres
ent a new board of directors for
the year 1025 was appointed. The
directors are Lynn Bohneukamp,
Hugh Brady. He.rley Blchardson,
11. IS. Coolhlgc, Itulph Huron, Oils
Palmer and Mrs. Jtena Palmer.
Ueports were made by the , old
board. The financial, report an
nounced $:iimi on hand' The retir
ing board consists of Mr. it. P.
Land in, Jt. (i. Willlums, Colon It.
Kbcrhard. Mrs. F. Busenbaum,
Mrs. V. p. Morcmian und Mrs. W.
H.' ilauks. Miss Owedu Ully re
signed as executive secretary or
tht;-home service di:patimetit.
The new board or d hey tors will
meet hi the near future and elect
officers and make other plans for
carrying on the work.
George Brace of Pendleton was
Installed this morning as Ihe new
roreHl ranger for tho Meacham dis
trict by J. F. Jrwln, forest super
visor who also came over from
Pendleton to kcq that Mr. Brave
was properly placed In office.
Mr. Brace succeeds Floyd W.
Kendall who resigned at the first
of the year. He has been in the.
forest service for some seven years
and Is thoroughly conversant with
all departments of thu work.
The new ranger may be renched
for the next Tew weeks In Ms of
fice at the head of tho stairs In
the post office building. Mr. Brace
stated l his morning that active pa
trol of the district will commence
some I line in April according to
present plans.
FIELD PLANES
CRASH IN Allt;
PILOTS SAVED
HAN ANTONIO (By Ihe Asioci
ated Press)--When tno Kelly field
plaiteH collided in mid air at an ele
vation of about 4,'Mto feet today,
both pilots Jumped In parachutes,
landing soon after Ihe burning
plam s. locked wing by wing, crash
ed lo the eat Ih.
Keeping
In Touch
With You
Wla-ii a bit- hirv; man tin.-? brm
In humifies-, foj a I'iia litur himI
Iium nif 'nmnlntrff a ohI fidbm
lii and made bM- nr. nt-miiilu-Iniici'.
he sicsii' Hiiiiielblii;
of err til Hlne,
But if n "imrtliinu' Ibal K
lirt miifb more rapidly than
It I icnlnetl. Al wrtltliitr bele
relnbi that fnlbmltiK nnd kn-p
lltfiM nltiMld hiidmN '
mtnlulaitrrM, A khmI ltidms
film kertM In dally if ml net mIIIi
ytm llinmuli TIm OlHMrrr.
"Ubrrvrr Ailvrrlllnj
A MerrbniMllMiiig Nrrtlcc
NEW RANGER
INSTALLED
Admits That He
Parker Says
His Wife Is
Not In Need
I'OUTI.ANII. Ore. (Hy I 111' Asmi
clllteil I'ii-bh) III'. Jteniy C. l'Hlk
it. when iiifoiiiii'd today lliat f
rorta would he hunk; In New York
to foree lilin to return there lo sup
port Ills two dtlUKhtelff, diiulurcd lie
is without runds und that he did
not ttikn seriously thu assertion or
Justice Hike, or Krooklyn, Unit his
wire, Mrs. Kvelyn Nuftlu ' 1'uker,
who obtulni'd un "I'hioeh Arden"
ilivoree was In need. ..--,.
"Khe is eurning u IsrK'i liidolilo
us u eoiiiiiiercliil urtlst," hn told the
AsHociiili'd I'less tlmt lie hud been
Inrortneil. "I havo-' nol - even
i-noiiRli money ror a. Aril' to New
Turk. KnguRod In experliuentul
work,- luy uieiiliu lire limited.'''' '
NEW YOHK (By tho' Assooluted
Press) Padlock proceedings, rath-
r than the arrest of offenders will
be, used, hero in the future to en
torco the prohibition law. United
Htates Attorney Kniory Buckner
bus announced. "
Mr, Buckner, who succeeded Col.
William Hay ward only lust Mon
day, 'Ihursday began proceedings
In I'niled Htates district court to
lose for at least one year 14 of
Hie city's leading cabarets, clubs
and fashionable restaurants.
Mr.- Buckner's drive Is the most
I rustle In th history of the city
and If successful, will considerably
dim tho lustre of tho lights of New
York's gnu t white way. The fash
ionable and expensive supper clubs
and night life 'resorts against which
he already has sought padlock In
junctions are the Beaux Arts res-
"a u rant, -flub M or It a. Blub Borge,
Club Marldorfl, Club Heauvllle
Colony restaurant, Flfey club, Lido-
eVulce, Meadow restaurant, Monti1
( 'arlo, Motiiulus restaurant. Pip
ing Hoek restaurant, Beslauraul
Oil Ion and thu lteslauraiit L'Alg-
lon.
EXPLOSION IN
LENINGRAD IS j
FATAL TO MANY!
LKMNtiltAlJ (My the Associated
J Press) Twenty-six persons were
(Killed and an unknown number
wounded by un explosion of oxygen
tanks in u building In Ihe center
of Leningrad today.
The explosion caused a panic In
Ihe vlclnlly and seal (end debris
and parts of human bodies In every
direction. Most victims were wo
men ami children, -.
1 $15,000 Cold Storage
I I 'In nl (iocs to Baker
J T-l III I-
j IIAKI-.K. (lie. iKpemlt Tim'
I Laker Is In be plared on lh' map
j with a lurRer mark us u fruit and
i(.rtdiM'i storage and distributing
I point Im indicated by the Hiinounee
i merit it the Pm lfin l-'ruit Hint Pro
Iduee piHiiwiijf. Arthur I'oulter, of
Walla Walla, a district official of
the Purine Kriilt and Produce com
pany. Is here today going over the
jilann for a new cold storage plant
In be e rwted nn the O.-W. trucks.
I The eonlraetor. August (lunil
jHtand. Is also hen- ond will start
ihe work Immediately,
The building is lo be by
leet and will be built of concrete . Meuso - Ai guiinn offensive. Illng
and lumber. The cost w ill be op-j ham as a major in command of
proximately fU.tiOu.. jthe great flying school at Isaou-
is Funny
XTRA
ltirrutNs viohdhti' op ui'iirv
IKVKIl (Al'l The coroner's
jury returned n venllet today that
uazei muter, 31, nun "as a result
ot ikiIhoii admliilsteriNl Iter by her
Inther, Dr. H. 10. Illaier," Kngle
wimmI pliyslelan.
Illaier hlmseir Is mirreriiiir from
IHilson taken in an attempt at Mil-
'Ido arter lie Is alleged lo have
lain his daughter.
Ho already races charces or mur
der In the rirst degree. Illaier's
daughter. Hazel, has been an In
valid sline childhood.
t'!,o,M;i, i oiiiii;s aI'I'i;ai,k
flllCAIM) (Al) An application
for a wrli or error In iM'liair or
t'olonel I'oroes, rormer head or the
War Veterans' Hurt' an, who was re
cently round guilty,, Willi John
Thompson or conspiracy, was rtled
the I uleiHl cotiit today,
t'ohini l I orlMH' l oiilii il l swk-
lng to aiH-al Ihe case to Hie l ul
led Klittim clrclilt i-buii br appeals.
It'l'l'riil'di'ANS TAKK. CHAHtii;
WASHtJTON (AIM Wllh Ihe
support or Ihe senators they l-ave
read out or the party coiiim-Us the
llepiiiilicans proceeded listay to re
organize the new senate. :
.Senator Moses or. .New Hamp
shire was elected . president pro-
leniiioru hi a vote or SO lo AO over
senator I'lllniaii, Ihe choice or the
lvniocratio conrerenee.
TUAI.N HII.I.S SIX
MIU.IAMSI'OltT. Illil. (Al'l
.Mrs. I rid llodlne, 2H, and rour
small children, und .MLss tiara
llurd, Ul, wen.' killed lotlay wlwn
the aiiloinolille in which they were
riding was struck hy a rrelght
trnln.
VIM.NU TALKS AT lil.VMill
MeMINNVll.l.i:. Ore. Irving
Vlnlng o( Asliliinil, president or
the Oregon stutc .eliuinher ' or
commerce, wus the prlnelpul
speaker at a lurge meeting und
banquet at Inn chamber or com
merce hum lust night. It wua the
occasion or the rlrst occupuncy or
the- remodeled new uuurters una
gucsls Invited by the uhulnber
Included thu local post, Ameri
can Legion, thli Itulary und Kl
waniM cIiiIih. .
Mori- Ihttti . I iu were mauled ut
the biimitiet.
1 ABM LOA.VS At IIIOBILB
HALKM, Ore. The Htatu board
of control approved 4.1 applica
tions for loans under .the farmers
relief bill, enacted at the last
session of t he legislat ure. Tin
loans aggregated l.naff. t'nder
Ihe provisions of this law the
money must be used for pur
chasing seed und the borrow ers
must pay the si a to Interest ut
I h rate of C per rent.
The law was enacted at tin re
quest of the farmers of Lustcrn
Oregon, whose grain crops were
destroyed as u result of cold
weuther.
Two Oversea Veterans
In Present U S. Senate
(lly Harry II. Hunt)
WA.SrilMM'ON (NKA Hrchil.
ileltve ef'HtllptnnS Of the
World war ser viee man landed lu
t ho I lilted Htates tteliate IH u
result of recent elections. Ther
are Itlee W. Men 11 n of f'olorado.
elected Nov. 4 to complete Hi.
term of Ihe late Kenatur Nichol
son, tmd II Irani lUngham of f'on-nectir-nt,
elwmen at a special eleu
t ton I cr, 1 H to fill I he vacancy
due lo Henator Handegee's suicide.
Moth Means and Ibngham saw
overseas service In the rrcent af
ralr w Ith (lermany. Means, as a
lieutenant colonel, commanding
HOithe Potirlh V, H. Infantry in the
MITCHELL
SUCCEEDED
8 FETCIIET
Brigadier General to Be
Demoted to Rank of
Colonel April 27
AIR ASSISTANT'S
TERM EXPIRES THEN!
Second Favorable Report
on -Warren's Nomina
tion for. Attorney Gen-i
eral Is Made. : .
WASHINGTON' (By the Assnel.
atcd l'rrss) Hecrelury Weeks to
duy aniiouuced the selection of Col.
onel James K. Potcliel tor assistant
army air chlor. succeeding Briga
dier Ocnurul Mitchell, whoso term
expires April 27th. '
retchot will assume the rank of
brlgudlcr'goneral.'' Mllehell .will re.
Vert to the colonel' rank. Wceka 1.1
nol decided on a now assignment
ror him.
WARREN REPORT I AVOHAHLK
WA8HI NQTON (By the Assocl.
atod I'resH) The second ravorublo
icport on the Wurrim nomination
lor attorney general waa ordered
loduy by tho senate judlciury com.
mlttee. , . , .
The senate Ileuubllcuna in con
rerenee voted 28 to 11 agilnst con
sideration or the ; nomination In
open session. 1 t
General Mitchell wus ubsont when
announcement ,wos niado but hla
ofdee gave out. a statement prcpur-t
ed by him. - : . t -. ' ;
Hla atateuiont reud:"The oiira-
tiou or my re-appointment as ussla
tunt chief or Ihu air service Is u
small matter. Th cuestlon ot lk
re-orgunlsutlon or our liullonul de
lonse tystem Is a, very hlg inuiter.'
I'bdlllc HHial. Ueeldn uliitt bur un.
tlonal derens should ba und lo ar-v
rive at tlmt conclusion they must
know th truth about what n
havo, what we need' and how It
should bo handled.1' ' ,
WASHINGTON (By the Assocl- '
ulcd I'rcss) VHchta nominiitloii
was later sent to., the senutu by
President Coolidge.'' ; . r-
K LOIS'. Ore. (Special to the Ob
server) The Pondosu Lumber
company Is to become an industry
of Klgin. Negotiations have reach
ed a stage that Insures thu estab
lishment of the lumber company's
plant In this city, states a local
newspaper.
Wednesday thu deal was closed
by Mr. iMoore. who Is behind the
Pondosa company, und representa
tives of Ihe business men who are
behind the move to furnish a situ
and erect a building, to bu leased
to Mr. Moore for a term of twelve
years. On the 'ohcr hand Mr.
Moore let It be known that his part
v f the Investment would aggregate.
$ I2.000. A planing mill will bo hla
first objective, later adding a saw.
mill to his equipment.
MNIOS ( OMMKNTS
LONDON (Hy (he Associated
Press) Quoting from Ihe Coolldge
inaugural speech the statement
that "America cherished no pur
pose save merit of Almighty Ood,'
und that "legions she sends forth
are urmed, not with the sword but
with the cross." the Morning Post
nays., "It is good to know that
Americans feel that way but It
might he dangerous to presume
too much 011 thtlr Christian self
denial."
tdun. . .
Hoiucthtnir of the""Titid ;hii
two civilian fighters may be ex
pected to reveal toward soldier
legislation during their terms la
the senate was -disclosed, durbitf
the debate on a measure provid
ing for retirement. w Ith pay
eq tivalent to that allowed regu
lar army officers of similar rank
und disability, of reserve offi
cers who suffer M per cent or
more disability In the service.
"We now have." nays Means,
"for the first time In Ihe I ntt"d,
Htates, a definite military policy.
Thai policy Is that there shall tj
a small standing army, and that
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