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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
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ton! Unsettled. Rain In the
north and west tonight and
Sunday.
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY,. MARCH 14, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 134
E
IS
HERE
Interest Running High in
Second Annual Agri
culture Gathering
SECOND DAY AT
UNION SUCCESS
1
Several Speakers of Au
thority Discuss Perti
nent Mattel's at Ses
sions There.
The 196 Agricultural Kcouomlc
Conference will clone its three day
session h'Tc today with tho un
Dual Turin report and recommenda
tions Tor the next year.
The report whs In its final stages
or completion ut the high school
(his .morning during, the closing
hours of the conference. Each of
the five committees hus prepared
a report on one branch of agri
cultural work und these uro to be
combined In the one recominenda-
llon to tie read at tho general '"J
Hcint.K- u-tilli will clriMO tln n- I
enec this afternoon. , (
What was called an "exp" - -f
assembly wu-s conducted lii morn
ing ut the hitch school by Dr. Phy.
Ai this i tie cling' short lalkn on per
sonal, experiences were given by a
number of furmerH. .business men
mid others. The assembly was In
formal and brought forth some in
teresting; tulks. ,
Dinner ijencd
Dinner, cafeteria slyle was serv
ed nt the high school at noon by
the domestic science department
under the supervision of Miss Lois
(Continued on Pago 6.)
Florists from six stateH und Brit
ish Columbia will meet In Port
land Monday uml 'i'Mi'sdny for the
unnuul eon volition of the Norlh
west Florists' ussoclullun.
. A. H. Cherry, of I,n Grande,' Is
scheduled to deliver an uddress on
"Why Florists Hhould ut Times He
Jlardbolled." Several other speak
ers ure also on the progruin.
ELGIN TODAY
Tin1 second Union Counly Teach
er's Conference' convened ut Klgin
this morning with edueutors from
till parts of 11m counly In ullend
nnee. Tin program for today will
inHtid'' uti ' uddrc&s. "lducatlunti)
Kconomy" by Professor W. O.
Tteulth. superintendent of rural In
struction hL Monmouth Normal
School, one by Professor Kuweit
lllanki-nslilp of Whitman College on
Ihe subject. "What. Alls Oiip
Youth." an well us the group in
structlou and Home general enter
tulnment features.
I .until will be served ut noon by
the Indies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church.
Arrangements for the conference
were made by Professor IS. A
Kay re, counly school superintend'
int.
MEETING
CHERRY WILL
BE SPEAKER
EDUCATORS Hi
Luther League Members
Present Program Soon
The final dnfss rehearsal for a
prog rani of famlliur hymns und
tableuu.T. to be given by the I.ij
thT l-ugii' of the Lutheran
I'liim li Moiidav evening at 8 o'clock
ut Hie Htar tlnatt-r. will be b-li
iloutny ufi-rnoon at the theut'-r.
The progrem is uiider the direr
lien of Mrs. J. it. Stllatnger, uattlsl
t i 1 Mrs. G. H. lllrntr. nnd fa as
ffitlow s: "No icoom in th Inn."
ttfdoist. l. i Uimi"; tubl-uu. lnz
Kb-rt. iarl I .arson, C'ttih'-rlne Wli"-sh-r.
l"b-n J'-nwn. hrma Wurl.
Anna Lot tin und l.tnu Lottfjt;
"letid Kindly l.tght." nilxd t'iar"
tet. tublemi Mnu. Itt-s; "Hlfst
Lit- H- Tie I hut Dtnds." mlv-1
uuurtft. tiibb-uu Airs. 1 J. KVrt;
"Sweet Hour of rruyer." mls'd
fUurtt. tHbb ati 0 nt leve Nti
son. Barbara and Juanita Htliming
cr: ''He !adeth Me." soloist
Mrs. T. It. MaxwHI, tableau Ida
.ukirschner; 'The Ww of the
Seven Clubs
Enrolled By
Union County
Boys and Girls in Cove,
l'ruitdale, Mt. Glenn
and La Grande Organ
ize for Club Work.
K. A. Say re, county school sup
erintendent, reports that the fol
lowing boys' und girls' clubs have
enrolled with the Oregon Agricul
tural college at Corvallls recently
from this territory:
Cove Home Making club: Marian
Geiss, president; Wilmerth Wel-
iner. vice president; Kstelln Hlank.
secretary; Mrs. Alice J. Mills, local
leader.
Cove Home Cookery club; Itulh
Comstock, president; Frances Coin
stock, vice president; Ksther An
derson, secretary; Mrs. -Bertach,
local leader. -
Cove Camp Cookery club: Har
old Li lank, president; Meddle Mar
tin, vice president; Donald Hmlth,
secretary; Mrs. H. Blank, local
leader.
l-'ruildulcGardentng club: Thom
Stundlcy, president ; Jimmy
Stokes, vice president; Carrol
Standley, secretary; II. S. Stokca,
local leader.
Two Mt. Glenn Clubs
Mt. Glenn Sewing club: Ida Ne-
beker. president; Marie Kent, vice
president; Augusta McCoy, secre
tary; Mrs. Julia Maxfield, local
leader.
Mt. Glenn Poultry club: Vernon
Wulto, president; Fuigcnc Jllbbert,
vice president; Kloyd Folk, seerc--
lary; Alvaro Ueswiek, local lender.
I the riu, jA Grunde Home Mak
ing club: Velum Winburn, presi
dent; Muxlnc McNeil, vice preul-
dent; Marie IJaxter, secretary;
Mrs. William Collingwood, local
leader. . ,
Other clubs will be reported as
soon as they enroll at the O. A. C,
according to Mr. Hay re. Thirteen
clubs have joined nt present. '
DRESSMAKING TO
BE TAKEN UP IN
TUESDAY CLASS
The final class In home economies
dressmaking will be sturted here
Tuesday morning ut the Klks Tem
ple, ut nine o'clock, uccordlng
to Marie ' Thompson, government
worker, who whs In this city this
week. She works throughout Ihe
Ka .stern Oregon district und de
votes a certain time each week to
different communities.
The classes will continue each
Tuesday morning until Ihe requir
ed number of hours' work has been
completed.
INFANTRY WILL
BE DISCUSSED
AT LUNCHEON
The fighting equipment of an
Infantry company will be discuss
ed at the weekly chamber of commerce-luncheon
next Tuesday noon
by Cuptuln 1'uul Hathaway und
Mujor IC. H. Huron. Major Huron
will also net in the cupucUy or
toastmuster.
PUZZLE ANSWER
Cross lnds Home." mlvd uar
tt. no tableau; "'TIs .Midnight
Now on ttllve's Urow," intx'd
tiarl't, tableutt r'arl K'-llt-r; ' The
I'f'Hin CHy." otolsl -.,Hhm K-j'Ii-bacn
Cumplx'll, titbb-aif - AnnH Ixil
le and Linn Lott1"; "Ibip Hom
loly Today." diM-t Mr. It. J.
Kttinn and Mrs. S. c. Mtliaiu.
tuhlau M rs. I.. J. hb-rt, Ktituut
Wurl. Hi-ne .liinw-n. Nafalie
Kb rt end Harbaru HltUing-r:
Jsij Wants M. for a Hunbam."
jtolobst 4Hthrlne Wiiwl-r. no tab
I'uii; "Itfwk'of Ages." mb- iuar
fet. tabbuu Anna loMs; "Ahide
With M"," inlsed riunrtM, lubliu
-(: Wtwlrr. I.I im litts, Kn d
Matlhi-s. Nutalb KImtI.
The p-rmnn'l of the mlx'd iiar
tt In Mr. It. J. Kitrh.n. Mrs. K.
C. l4ipham. f J. H. IMrulc, liwrenee
Krr. Memlx rs of the mab yuar
tet are U. H. Blrnle, T. K- Bellamy,
Lawrence Kerr aoi Mr. Q;dafc.
anTt i Tc cMaAlPprASE
G O Op LrvklRIlT aMb U S
N OrrBO B G ElA T SHA P T
O SO I ItTT n Er a tiTHp a
M Pp ' 1L A "F c rTPl17 1
rl SIS AyllT EjAHSiTlAP F.
N Ba S l aBisjp o ojnH s
QLL I E IpMk A 5li u
TQEf. DBp ARBS VJRt-iM
Lr' ' n " c'iFT'- -poyaDf
l"3te dbt??!
lEj&i tDwH.0 lbIoed
DIEHniIoIte IbHyiuTroTFriRls
RAILROADS
E
Firae
Interstate Commerce
Commission to Hold
Hearing in Seattle
DISTANCE RATES
ARE UNAFFECTED
Reduction of Through
Passenger Charges Are
Wanted from Mid
Western Terminals to
Coast. ' : '
AYAKin'fymM itiu ti AUUni-
ated Frcsa) An Interstate' com
merce hcurliif;- will be held In fcS'.'iil-
lle Aurll ?7lti nimulJu.
cutions of northwestern railroads
lo reduce llirouirh imBHentrcr rules
rrom irtikrifro, St. 1,ou1h and other
midwestern Icriuinuis to the l'a
clfic. coast. '
The railroads desire to lut rates
Tor tliL- distances remain unaffected
in mulling reductions on1 through
pusscnger trulTio. ;
Under tho pruh'rnm tho commls
Blon Im asked lo approve, the roads
liuvlng I'aciHc terminals would be
placed more nearly oil iui eiiuallty
ot rates, reguidless or distances In
volved. VMI.IN, die. (Special to the Ob
server) The 1925 I'nlon ' live
stock show will be held June 10
lo 1 2 Inclusive this year, uccord
lng to n decision readied at a
meeting of the stock show associa
tion hew.
President George W. Uenson has
announced that )ut wilt appoint
committee) ror Die preliminary
work shortly and that us soon as
the work, begins to take concrete
shape, a general meeting will be
called. -
The boxing commission hus giv
en lis approval of a match (o be
put on here by the La Grande Ath
letic cjub somHlme within the next
ten days. The date has not been
"definitely st but the fighters have
been signed und the match Is sure
lo be h'id.
The main event will be a 10
round give und take with Bunny
Jim mixing with Tom Mc.Curty.
Sunny Jim Is known to fight fol
lowers up und down the coust as
the colored hoy who hus mude such
a good record during the last year.
He has fought main events In I'ort-
lund. Sun 1' rami wo and other coast
cities.
McCarty will conn: here with the
recommendation of Portland au
thorities on boxing, ,111s record Is
also good and lie s considered u
suitable opponent for I he colored
lighter.
The card will ulso Include h six
round sem.rinul und two 4-round
preliminary events. Thse huv not
been announced but will be bouts
between local boiern, ,
UTAH SENATOR
COMFORTABLE
bURING NIGHT
WASHINGTON (By the Associ
ated I'hhji) Senator Huioot. taken
111 in the He nil I e yesterday, spent a
fulrly comfortable nighl.
McWilliams Bakery
Products DiHplayed
iTo-l-J' ts of Hi" MrWHIIunn ba
kery are now on dlnplH In tbe
chamber of rominer window,
next door to the Horn mer hoti.
f'nduly hungry pervons are ad
t fr not to gae ut the display.
hw'Sff. for It might I nipt litem
to break the window.
All nortx of rakes, bp-ads und
pastries are abown In a very at
tractive manner. These ure of the
name sort us are supplied to the
local atorea by the McWHUams
bakery every day.
UM STUCK
SHI INJUN
1
IT
T T
Ell
KILLEO BY
Axe Used on Youngsters,
Aged beven to Une..
and a Half Years
CRIMINAL TRIED
TO TAKE OWN LIFE
Is Expected to Live, How
ever; No Reason Is As-
: signed for the Tragical
" Happening.
KANSAS 'CITY y llio Asso
ciated 1'rcs.s) Maurice I;, (ill).
Mm, of Prather Hill, "Mo., near
North Kansas Clly, killed his
four I'iilldrcn will, an a.i early
tmlay and then hacked himself .
and later slashed Ills wrist. Hi!
Is oxiMi-ted to live..
The children were: Maurice,
jr., and Marjorlc, twins, aged 7.
Hawl, 6, Helen, one and one
linlf. No reasons was assigned for
tho kllllm.
AT
r
At the luncheon of the I.a Cirandc
Ueally Hoard held ut the Tiffin
yesterday noon two main topics of
business were taken up. Karl Key
nolds, secretary of the chamber of
cqliumerce . w us present to expfciln
the details of the plan of the land
settlement committee of the state
chamber of commerce to have the
fa,rm lands listed in Portlund.- l-n-
dur this plan, first suggested here
a year ago when the hand Settle
ment Committee visited IjU Grunde,
la r m lunds will be listed ut Port
land for convenience of new set
tlers who are looking for locutions.
Thus at the one main office will be
listed land of all sorts. In all loca
tions und of ull varieties in order
to supply anything u settler may
wish to purchase.
The laud is to be listed by' a num
bering system which will prevent
any discrimination. ( '
TB rcaiiy ooaiu Jias ugreeu 10
co-operute with the Union County
Chamber or Commerce and the
State Chamber of Commerce on
this plan.
heglslutlve bill Number 138. the
new real estate license law was re
viewed by George Currey. presi
dent of the board before the lunch
eon adjourned.
COMMUNISTS AM)
POLICE BATTLE
IN GERMAN CITY
HAU.K, Germany (Uy the As
sociated I'ress) Seven persons, In
cluding two women, were killed
here In a clash last night between
the police and communists.
A l.ondon dispatch last nigh'
flald the trouble at Ilutle. started
when the police objected to the
translation of speeches by French
and German communists. The
reds accused the police of shoot
ing without provocation. Thirty-nix
persons ure reported injured.
MALADIES TAKE
HEAVY TOLL IN
ONEIDA, CHICAGO
ON KM 'A. N. Y. flly Ihe Asso
ciated Press). Trichinosis, the
mysterious, deadly malady that
I h real ens to depopulate the little
net t lenient at Moore's HIM, Iti
Georgetown township, claimed an
other life Krlday Ihe fifth in
three duys.lu two fa milieu knon
to huve en ten raw pork.
The lutesl victim wum llertie
HuHhneli, 47. also known as
'Hurshnetr' fat her of three; chil
dren who dh'd from the Haute
run- during I be lust 4 H hours -Nellie
Hunlineii, I ': Vbunn fimilt
nell, I :i und Vernon Mtishtietl,
The ottier victim was (tint on
II inn. n.
TOM. IN ( MM A'th.
( I'lllf'ArM.i fAPl. The t'hbsRo
i IfuMh department culled upon
i both t he pel be and fire depart
ment I'riduy night to aid In com
liattlnr tbe up read of a renptr.i
twy diseyw rewmbitng Influenji
or lagrtppe, blrh has spread
rapidly hero In the pust two
w eehs.
t Krotti S o'clock Friday morn
ing until 4 o'clock Friday ntgiit
12 deaths were reported from re
spiratory causes.
4
MAD FATHER
REALTORS
FRIDA
Proposed
The nliuve
lilclniT HlnstralcH
canipiis to coiiiiiicinoralu tho
world wars.
Half of the
The hiillillnir will tower 180 feet high and will lie 200 by 200 foot, Moro than
total $MO,ooo nectled for cunsU-uctlou hits bem raised.
XTRA
. Cill A;) IN S'KlltM I'ATH
CIIH'ACO (AP) A typical
March hllyjuinl, laden wit'n rain
ehaiiHliiK to snow, with a Utl-inile
wind,, moved Into Ihe midwest -to.
day, with warnings of sharp tem
peratures. The storm almuly had
the Itocky moiinlain region in its
grip and was sweeping- two ways,
through the ninth and rrom the.
sontliwrst toward Chicago. Snow
covers a 'large iMirtlon of Colorado.
Heavy snow wif;i high winds arc
reported In Iowa. Ncbruska is
swept by gales.' . '
i,i;a i; nf.skion knik
;i:ni;ya (An rim council r
.March wsslon and odjourneil Into
today. The net inecllng will be
held In diinu,. . .
wahkio.n votk iii.'i:hui;d
AMIIMi'ION (AI') At Tresl-
dent Coolidge'H riMiucst tbo - voto
on tho Wurren noiiiinnllon in tho
senato wuh (IcriYri'il tint It Monuay
Some KciuitorM noid the prcijldcnt
boil been iiinccd the iionilna- I
tion could not lie confirmed and
wiuitetl time in which to lunkc au-
othcr MdiM.'tiou. Thern Is no In
dication, liowever, that the presi
dent would wiUidruw his noniUia-
tion.
witn iohsi'.s tiihi;ati;ni;ii
SAN IttANt'ISCO (AP) Jte
imrl( or dentil threats against three
or the govcmmcnt'H wltneNe in
tlie rase or the silsmm.'Ici1 rum run
ner Uunilril, t aitailian HlUn kcU
od Uwn last OcIoImt, Iium resulted
in llio placing of n lovy guard
about tliu men. Tho confessed
llcpior ruiiiicrs turner I htnti-s evi
dence. HOI IX MAN Kllil, I H
M A It S II I I i; I, l (AP) Hay
Hmrtm, :tn, I u ken bin b(ihlnes
mnu, iirnprli'lor r fiie liukildo
hotel, wus shot Ihrotiuh the heart
at (be hotel loiluy and dlel en
route to North Hem I on a Southern
I 'uti fit: Irulii.
PHIII.II na.ii;i
WASIIINf.TdN AP) Hoff
man Phillip, of New York, was
named today by President, ool
bige as minixler lo Persia. Wilder
S. Mt calf, of Lawrence. Kan., will
be nominate,) Induy by t 'ooltdge as
commissioner of the bitreuti of pen
sions. .lAi'AMx; mismm;
NAtiASAKI. Japan (AP One
hunilred persona are mtHxIng from
I lie JiipaiHse hI earner liwajlma
Muni No. (t, which Is believed to
havu ruundered In u storm Wed
iirHday off Ihe KahnKhfmu Inlands.
Sixteen Hiirv Ivors bav been pbk
etl and five deatioyers ure aeurch
ing for olhers. .
G
ross
Word
Puzzles
it ti(i re n cro-sonurd fiti ..)
bound, joii watch Die Oh-M-rter'w
flatly pn.Jet witli
Inlerf'Ht In each l-iie.
They are not dirrfcull bul
I bey of fer PVflleiil iiter
inlniiM'tit and are ceiul
ly Mftular wlib tbe ibtldnn,
(el t bem liilcrrited tit III'
Hilc tt' a flue ilium'
I tonal feat, i re. And tbai'H
mily one renm why "eerj
litily ieHl.i 'Ihe Obrcr."
MOIsrrer AdtrrtlMiig
A Merchandising tScrtlccr
Memorial Union
7...' t;-
n
the miisslvc site of the nronosed'
ai tlvc iwrt Orvunii hriwx nlayisl
Sewer To Be
An Important
System Link
Tim new newer Which in lo bo 1
put in on rttlmcr avenue ulong-
the Iwo blocks between i Second
und 'Fourth mreeta will ' form a
very Importunt connecting link in
the city Hyutom.''
The new trunk lino 'Hewer will
connect underneath tho O.-W. H.
H. and N. triicka "with tho new
sanitary Kyateni recently edmpleted
in the ltlwria school, dixfrlct. Thin
will provide an outlet to praclic-
uy tho entire lllverntUo uddlllon
Bids for the construction of the
line on Pulmer avenue will be rut 1
celved by-the city commission titii
tbo rcsular mealing nxt 'Wedues-I
uay evening.
Tho sewer is to bo built on Pal-
mer nvenue rather than on Hecond
Btreet aa was stated in the Thui'8
day Issue of tho Observer.
ISLE TREATY
IC ADI3H
WAHH1NGTON (Uy the Asso
cluted Press). The senate rati-
fled tho Isle of Pines treaty lata
Friday with minor reservtitlons;
nucn
m I IIUKLU
sent the liusanne treaty to r.-iihe bur.
establish relations with Tjrkey Mrs. Hlokea was not In 1he court
back to commltteo und voted, 7 room when the verdict was ren
to 2, to muke the world com t ! (lt'rt'
question a special order for next
December '17.
The voto or (he senate. 63 to 14,
to ratiry the pact by which the
I'nlted States rellnuulshes Ih fav
or of Cuba ull claims to sover
eignty over the I win of Pines was
described us highly gratifying to
President Coolidge, but ' not so
the uctlon In putting over until
the next session conslderutlon of
the luusunne convention.
With curly adjournment of Ihe
senate In prospect, Prestdenl"ool-
., """'"'""O .' Niiiiumu
llorah of Hut foreign relations
commllteii his cb'Hlre for early rat
iricatlou of the Turkish treat v,
but u canvass of the situation in
the Semite convinced Mr. Horah
that Ihe necessary two-thirds ma
jority Tor ratification could not
bo had. ( 'onscoumitly he moved
lo send the convention buck to
his committee,
Marriages of Children
Held Far from Idyllic
NKW VOHK (AP). After ln-
' vest brut lug Hie problem of child
maniuges, the Jt tinsel Sage T'oun
dutlon. In a . report made public
here, says its study dlspi.dls the
Idea ttuit. liter In Mtnwthlng Idyl
lic a bo if such youthful unions. '
The Investlgutot-s' conclusion:)
are opposed to marriage ut too
young an age, because of Ihe
phynti itl und mental bumalurn v
of the contracting children, or
been line In the case of a girl '
child marriage to un older man
"neither may ever know (he mean
ing of genuine torn rudest) I p in
t he murrbige relations." I
The foundation deelared tliHt
t here ure 7l(,IMl'l piTHOIIS In the
I'nlted Statea h ho w ere toarrl.'d
when under I i. The percentage
of marriage of girls 16 to 19
years old Is lowent In New York
fity, and In New Kn gland. On
the Pacific coast and in moun
tainous states It b twice the New
P.ngland percentage and In the
central southern state three times
us high.
Youthful marriages are most
prevalent In remote rural regions.
Building
tmildlmr in iw. n. '.,
In the Kimnkl, . a.,,..,i. '
Ti
AVINNII'IOO (By Bio Assocl.
I'rejw) May wheat Hold at
l00 hero ,todayt a decline of
1 it In 10 days.
r.
FREES STOKES,
! v ,'
CHICAHO (Uy the Associated
Press) w. K.. 1). Htokes,. million-
ttiro New York hotel ownur. and
Robert v. ijeo. Chicago negro, wora
WHEAT LDWON
WINNIPEG MAR
10
JUR
acquitted lute Friday of conspiracy .cnango 10 ten yards gum in four
to defumo Mrs. Helen . Kllwood downs In 10.
Htokes. , I Was Vale Star.
The Jury returned a verdict for' While he did his share In.repre
tho 73-your-old defendant after sentlng Yale on various athletic,
deliberating one liour and fivo toums during his" undergraduate
minutes. Two ballots showing 11 days. Mr. Camp's greatest service
lo I .for ucquittul were tuken be- to tho university was performed
fore iigreeuieDt wus reached on the afterward In his capuoity as ath-
third, Only, one . ballot, wus nec- letlo adviser, which embraced a
essury to free tho negro. number of activities. Ho had been
Aside from tho verdict, Hi lust a momber of the university atliletia
duy ot the trlul had an added thrill committee for 20 years and for a
In un angry encounter betweon similar period was treasurer of tho
Mrs, Hlokcx und MIh Murion J..
lirophy, tlie private secretary who I
had heen in close attendance on I
tn" bkcu millionaire throughout
five weeks he had been before
chimt Approve!,
A small demonstration of hand- j
clapping greeted Ihe verdict, de
spite the warning of Judge W. N.
Hetiimlll that he would counte
nance no outburst,
Mr. Stokca was highly elated.
His face was wreathed In smiles
us he ihanked the Jurors and posed
with them for photographers,
Mrs. Sokes' clash with Miss
Hropliy was precipitated when
they met. In Judge Oeinrnlll'a pri
vate chambers which they enter-
d to escape tlie crowd struggling
M011, .h(, 4.0lrt room door w,n
u.,,,. ..t..,i i. .,i
begun Instructing the Jury
und
(Continued on Page 6.
Plan Itlg JiiiinMliitit
HMMiMINOTON". Ind. Hurton
Woob-ry post of Ihe American le
gion here Is considering th" erec
Hon of a community building with
a gymnasium seating fiono persons.
Pluns cull for the (urgent gym
nasium In the stute. (t would be
avullatde for use by (he local high
school and other organization.
The building also would serve as
a club house.
Lure of Limelight Grips
Many Ex- U. S. Senators
(My Harry II. Hunt)
WASHINGTON (NHA Special)
The lure or the limelight holds
strong for men who have spent a
decade or more In high public of
fice. Stronger than the ties of aeiili
inent w hlrh nmy druw them lo
wnrd the "old home town," Is the
desire to keep even on the fringe
of the spotlight that plays around
national officialdom.
For those who have fallen under
the spell of the capital atmosphere.
It In more deal ruble to remain in
Washington, out of .office, incon
spicuous entitles In a conspicuous
place, than It is to return to their
own old haunts, where they would
be big UHQ but In Inconspicuous
3 FATHER OF
H FOOTBALL
DEAD TODAY
Walter Camp, 66, Suc
cumbs to Heart Attack
in New York
WAS ATTENDING
RULES MEETING
Bill Rope r, . Princeton
Coach, Searching for
Leader, Found Camp
Dead, in His Room.
NEW YORK (By tha Associated
Press) Walter Camp, noted foot
ball ooach and critic, died today of
heart trouble. - . ..'.
Camp attended a meeting of a
football rules commltteo last night
and retired apparently In a-ood
health. When the committee as
sembled today, members delayed
mooting and waltod for Camp.
When he failed to arrive Bill Rop
ier. Princeton coach. Investigated,
und found Camp dead In the room.
' ltiogranluVal,
Although a man ot varied activi
ties, Walter Camp was best known
j through his connection 'with ath.
As a player on Yale football
teams for six yean Mr,. Camp's In
terest In the game extended far be
yond the goal posts and the im
provements In the game which he
evolved were readily accepted by
the intercollegiate football com
mittee. It was during his incum-
! bency as chairman p' the commlt
teo that the game was extensively
molded along the linos on which
it Is played today,.
Tho first revolutionary change
In tho gridiron game suggested by
Mr. .camp was tho rule requiring
2V8. yards' gain In throe dowu-
TnM Wtt nd was the first
tcP that led to the modern style
' PY- Ha also, suggested tho
CHICAGO (By tho Associated
Press) Quest lonod for hours early,
today after tr, Charles Falman,
head of a germ cultural school,
said he had sought information on
administering typhoid germs with-,
out trace to a person, William D.
Shepherd, foster-father of William
McCMntock. millionaire orprsn. was
held in technical custody today.
Taken from his home at mid
night and confronted with Faiman.
Shepherd flatly denied tho la Iter's
testimony. -
STl I)i;.NT IS 1MPUOVED
PORTLAND, Ore. At') Lowo.
Hurt ruff, Uellinghatn, Wash., stu
dent at Whitman, who was one of
seven students at college made 111
as tho result of a fraternity initia
tion, will bo taken from Portland
to his Helllnghum home today. His
condition was much, Improved this
morning, his futh'T stated.
Tfartruff was In Portland with
the Whitman glee club when
stricken.
communities.
The hold that Washington lire
gets on public men Is again evi
denced by the announcement thut,
of four t'nlted Btutes senators wlr.
stepped out of office March 4,
three will remain In tho capitui
"to pructlce law."
The (ourt h Is yet uncertain.
There are hints that as an admin'
lut rat Ion "lame duck," w ho lost out
in his primary fight lust spring, h
may still be taken caro of by a fed
eral Job.
The other threi being Demo
crats, have no such hope, but nev
ertheless will retain Washington us
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