La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 19, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore ton: Rain tonight, Friday cloudy. CITY EDITION LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 138 VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS TOfflMDO'STOLL IS APPALM Ml LOYO III COME TO LAKE SOON Director Expects to Film Scenes of "Winds of Chance" in May 300 EXTRAS WILL BE USED IN WORK Removal of "Bridge" at Wallowa Lake Also Re quested by Movie Com pany Leader. Cattle Free rrom T.B. In Union County . That the cattle, especially till) dairy herds In the. enliro east ern Oregon section are unusually tree rrom tuberculosis bus been announced by W. l'i.- Thlstle wulte, government Inspector who has Just completed a survey oC Malheur county. Mr. Thlstlewnilo has hud his main otlico here In la. Granilo the greater part of the winter and in lhat time has tested thousands of cattle for the dan gerous taint of tuberculosis. Ills announcement that the cattle In eastern Oregon and par ticularly In Union county have a smaller than average percent age of the disease comes an the result of expert Inspection of many herds. particular care IB paid to the Inspection of the dairy Block for to tuberculin cows IB traceable over !I0 per cent of the Intes tinal tuberculosis In small chil dren, according to the official figures. The l.eef stock Is sub ject to government Inspection In the packing plants but the milk can not be so closely check ed up. PIERCE TO SPEAK HERE MARCH 29 "Prohibition and Law En forcement" Will Be the Governor's Topic ADDRESS TO BE IN M. E. CHURCH REPORT Oil FRUIT RERE COMPLETED Agricultural Economic Committee Reviews Present Conditions RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY LOCAL MEN 1,000 DEAD 1 DISTRICT Carbondale Center of Area Hit with Fury of Terrific "Twister" THOUSANDS ARE BADLY INJURED Large Crowd Expected Apple Growers Advised West Frankfort, 111.,, Re FOR DRAMA GO LIKE HOTCAKES The filming of the Ilex Ileaclt picture In pail at least at Wal lowa lake seems assured by u wire which was received hern tills morning by Karl Iteynolds, sec retary ol me cniiniurr ui c...i.-i - . mnvC merce, from I'runk l.loyd, noted KJEjOUiK V A HUi O picture director. Mr. l.loyd und a portion or his Bluff were here several weeks airr and at that time made a trip Into Wallowa county to view pros pective locutions -for u picture with' a northern locale. A At this time Mr. l.loyd spoUC very favorably- of I he Wallowa scenery and gave virtual assur-, unco that a portion of the picture, would be laken lliere. Since hi" trip here, Mr. l.loyd lias alreudy taken a part of at "Our Walter's" First Appearance Here for Some Time. (lovemor Walter M. I'lrrco. who to Reduce Expenses to Minimum; More Cher ry Trees Urged. sembles Stricken See tions of France in the World War. Summary of Storm's Destruction Storm came without warning; total dead may be more than 1,000; injured more than 3,000; homeless from 8,000 to 10,000. Princeton, Owensville, Griffin, Indiana, levelled by tornado; 20O killed. Carbondale, 111., reports 1,000 dead, 3,000 injured in 25-milc radius. Murphysboro, III., still bunting; today. City literally wrecked. School house wrecked, 100 children killed, scores citizens killed. Doctors, nurses arrive in storm's path. Food scarce in many razed towns, cities, ' Property loss gigantic. ' . THOUSANDS HOMELESS IN MIDWEST Grande Ronde Lumber Co. To Reopen Monday One Hundred Men to Don Working Clothes; Two Full-Crew Shifts Are Expected Soon - Announcement of tho re-openlng of the Qrundc Hondo Lumber com pany mill at Terry was made this ; rrvir.tlmi1 on tge MINSTREL FUN CAUSED MIRTH "S. II. O.' rly Inst ' siKiis wen: displayed eillllK When the Mitry- tha class of the Melhod'lsl church presented a feminine inlnstcei show. The basemenl of the. church wus packed. Some 25 prominent' women or the church participated, all under sobriquets that smacked of darkest Arrica, and some of the performers got through the per formance without dlvulKlnK their Identity. A splendid skil built on the Jiggs MaKKie cartoons opened tile eve ning und rrom then on snappy N'1 Bro melodies were silwr and the end women shot their vllrolle har poons or wit and humor ul whom soever of the townspeople they rhos-. These stlliKinB darts kept the audience In uproar. The chorus Hinirlnu was very good too. Theatre goers declare there were more oriB inal jokislers In the troupe than usually appear at professional minstrels. "Who's Who" however, would be a thin book If Its contents were ex clusively ilernled to biographies of I he "colored" ladles wtio put on the attraction. Homebody put much cfrort Into the entertainment. tine of the biggest rushes ever made on a senior play rcBcrvel seat board, occurred this morning when reservations ror ".Seventeen," to he slatted in the hlKh Bchool ulldl- loriinn Kridiiv and Saturday even- i Ings of Ihis week, went on sale at 1 8 o'clock. - - - - - A In,,.- tlnn rnrmct before tllC the ., , ,.,,,.,, :tr o'clock, the Breater share of the veals were, taken up. A (cw. boo" seats remain . but ticket holders ure urged lo make reservations us ijuickly as possible. , MRS. MARY CLEGG PASSED AWAY IN PORTLAND MAR. 17 Sirs. Mary elegit, a resident, or I. a Grande ror 2:1 years, died Tues day In Portland, a victim or dropsy. Itelatlvis took her to Portland about rive weeks uku in an attempt lo slave rr the disease bill lo 110 uvuil. The remains are at the Snod Brass and Zimmerman runeral ser vice parlurs and funeral services will be held at the I.. II. H. church Friday at' two o'clock in the after noon. Mary t'h'BB was born in Nash ville, Tenn., In IKf,:t and was U2 years or ge at ,lhe time or her death. She was the mother ot II children, seven or whom survive her: l.ouis and Prank, of t'tah; Hoy of l.os Angeles: Mrs. Clay Knell and Mrs. Walter Hchaeht or Portland. Mrs. (His Veal, and 101- 1110 CleBS. or l.a Clrande. She Is also survived by nine brothers and sisters. CARBONDALE, 111. (By Associated Press) . Upward of 1,000 persons arc dead, m-obably 3.000 injured and its riro parts. himrlepHs nf nthrrn hrimplpss)mon,m by 11,0 comn,uiy officials. 'Horticultural, . V . ou,els nonlele!s A regular eiKht hour shift of nearly wiuiin a so-muc 'latuus 01 'this city as the result nf The reports ot iho five coin- will leave Salem the latter part ot mlttees of the recent ABrleull Ural this week for a rest period lo ho Kconomlc conference, held In Kl- snent in I'nion county, will dellv- Bin. t'nlon und l.a Orunde. has er im address in the Methodist been prepureu. i lie reports, 100 Kpiscopal church here Sunday lengthy to be printed as a whole. evening. March 29. according to has been divided Into .. I... II... nn.ln. I'lm. Tlw, c.ttni'l !,. Ill,' ...i,i, .,'i i,miit,... fniinws- within a 25-mile 'l'adlUS Of toil men will go to work Monday Mr. Pierce, who is a resident of. Apples. this C IV as the l'CSUlt Ol '""""" - ,w l,a Grande, will speak on "Probl- "1'Hon county produced for the!1"1" C ty, BS WL IU,Ua VL planned lo employ two full orew. bltlon and l,aw lCnforccmcnt." Ills vear 1U24, 2S7 carloads or apples yesterday S toflUldo, aCCOl'd- working two shlflB. according to address will undoubtedly be a raro valuation of which was $22f..00. t( ,.,,,., tod.1V Kttrl sto,l,lura' '"pl owner of tho opportunity for eastern Oregon This crop was about fill per cent .lu "1"" wu. j. Grnndo Hondo company. people to get rirst hand inrormation or normal crop ror t'nlon county. , The re-oponlng ot tho mill will regarding Hie two elements lhat Conditions or orchards March 1, In VFC;T Vfi AN1CFORT Til croa,R employment for a great are both important leading ones- i'nion county la rlrst class and "Lal IKnWnrum, ill. mmiy ,llor men In tho company's tions before the state and nation prospects for heavy crop for 1U25 (By (,he Associated Press). logging camps In a few weeks. At at present. Mr. Pierce has always is good. There has been no increase -p. ,.. inH.ir romvuinl prl : Present, duo to tho mill being out been active In his support of the acreage during 1U24. Growers imwu in.it. tuudy 1 P'-81-11" ( 0t condition all summer, tho camps Volstead law and law enrorcement all along the line realised small a picture of desolation l'ival-lhavo enough tlinbur cut to keep In general and l on authority on profits for the year 1021, and rrom ,. i..ii, F tho mill supplied for a short time boll, subjects. the present oullook prices for tho . "l bmk.rcii "lbut Iho logging , crewa w it Is- untlcllialed that several year 1 025 t regarded by the Ueul- f rallCC. As far US the eye lo Work during tho rrom union, i;igin. wauown, rvorin ers as very gooa. ',,, ij v, ,..l..im. Powder, lluker and olher nearby "This committee advises all .uum ow um i.wiuovai-o o towns and cities will be In attend- growers to reduce the expenses to an irregular mass of twisted XTRA IIOPi: AllAXDONKIt ' FAIHMON'T, W. V. (AD-Hopc lias been virtually abandoned to day that any oV the 4 miners en- tninlMNl by an explosion In Ikitlile lieni Mine No. 41 remained alive. l-'lro continued to hamper resctiprs. l,i;ASIN(J CO.NCKAIiKU IHF.YIiNM-; (Al) Ixaslrut of Teapot IHimii to Harry F, Nlnclalr deliberately was coiK'calrtl from congrcKH and tho public, according to tesllniony read at tho oil lease annulment M1L today from tho deposition of Itear Admiral Itobln son, chief of navy engineering.. "Wo eoneealed what was bi'liur dono bc eaikw wo wanteil to set It done,' ItobhiKon said In cross examination. vlll bo put unco on the 2'Jth. H. S. ATHLETES DINNER GUESTS U nilllllllUNl Itl OU l HO imvt-,, rrlriK with Hizc, Rradn, and yild. :utui Jb. We ulso recomiiH'iid a more curo fnl hamlliiiK of apilfH In the ptek InK, ban Hug. unU paekliiR a It Iiuh devulopfd thut our grudes have (Continued on 1'ago 4) PUZZLE ANSWER Tho banquet served last evening by the 111 lads for the high school boys' and girls' basketball team 1 proved a great success. 11 was iMi.rii-rl under the direction of Miss l.ols llavis, head of the high school domestic science department In the manual arts building with the two Imsketbull BMUUds and u number of HI Uads and faculty members pres ent. O. 1,. J.arlson proved a genlul and entertaining toastluaster. Hie program opened with a talk by Charles Heynolds following Brace by Mr. Stoddard. Other tulks wore made by A. C. Hampton. George Glass, Grand Dad of tho lit Duds, Colon It. Kberhard of tin; school board und Warren Gilbert. (Inss .Made t'aplaiu. Of special interest was Ihe In troduction of the basketball cup- tulns for next year. George Glass NEW SEWAGE AREA CREATED Uer whole liouucs wtrn movod from fouiidullontt, another hud ita whole side ripped off und In olher cuseH. what hud boeii homes, were but tittle piles of twisted wn-ckuffe. 'i raftir Muuiis of liijuml. Here and there could be liourd pflllul v.rlvn of the injured Mill be neath the wreekuRe. Home of the injured were Jimt breuthlng their lust und others died en route to tho hoKpituls. months. carty npnnvi iUMnp( (AP) t'otmes V& liian,.Ui .ula. tnnL lm ua.l in llm Mill IlecoiulriH'tal. !, . iwsM1 ,rti once The mill ns re-constructed after during tho testimony sho nearly tho firo which destroyed neurly all fainted but recovered with Hie lielp tho old plant with tho exception of j0f smelling salts. Ilia box factory and tho planer jiaa- a capacity or 26,000,0110 feet u year which Is Blight ly greater than the former production. 1 'I'hij mill Ib known as thu Binglo band type with re-saw and n equip ped . with , modern machinery throughout. ': -L 'c. Enforcement of Dry Law to lie Discussed "Prohibition Knforniiienl" will hi' fin' subject of a talk by "url Helm, district attorney to be given nt Ihe nicctliiB of Ihe Men's club of Ihe Presbyterian church at the J. I.. Ingle hiiiue I his evening. ' .Mr Helm bus some' liileresllng Phases of the work lo talk about and Hie meeting seems destined to be one or the most successful of the season. If rD aB a nEl F)EI?ln i ? I m f f 2d b jiute S i Bp k 9 jl IBa jS a 1 clu R PtiT HlAiL v i Up vtQ R w ijjf a B-173 La Grande Family Has Narrow Escape In Crash The creation of a new sewer district to include the section of La Giiinde east of Hpruce stree to the city limits, north to th clly limits and south to the rail way rlKht-of-wuy was uuihoriji- a by thi" city commission last eve ning fit tin- regular uit'ctlnir. The pi-lilion for the dlstricl was signed ty 75 property owners nn l; was allowed iy Ihe eommissi'in e:s aflfr u short discussion. Jn the motion pas-d by the coui misslon Hit city ftiKim-cr was la st rueb'd to draw tip pluns and specillcutloiis for the Improve- 200 KIIJ.i:i IX 1NWAXA KVANSVlliLK, Intl. (By the As sociated I'ress) Three Indlunu towns, I'rlnceton, Owensvillo and (Continued on pugc C) WOMAN SOUGH SENATE ENDS (Continued on Page n.) STATE BOUNTIES ADDED TO THOSE PAID BY COUNTY According to n-porls. beginning April 1 udditiomil bounties will be pa id by t hn it cijon st ai e ki- eommiHslon on wolvi-s. roun'TH and wild tats. The extra liountles are: Wolf. 9 fi ; cougar, 2b; wild cut, ll.r.o. The 'above bounties un- in ndill tion to thn.se psld by the viirlous eonntl'-s. Hide,- must If presented to tin- county ebrk or the county In which- the antmul wuw kitb-d and affidavit of smh killing b mad' and forwurdfd to the stale kuiiii commission. Alt wolf hld'H miisi be forward- -d to (lie eummlssioii for Ideutt ficatlon. (Continued on Tuge 6.) An aulo aeeidf-nl, litvntving Mr. und Mrs. I.ynn Hohn'-nssmp and fumily of Iji ;nind-, but luHiity nt. injuring thiMii, which erewbd iiite furon- in Bobe- elvte Lin-b s. oeriirntt mur Tiilil'" llok. alroilt two titlbs rrom Hofse, n-c-ntly, Aceordinc to an account by Mr. llohn. nkHinit toduv. a I'stg'" racing car. Ii-hv iittl It hour, car with ionnld--ruble daniag" to both inachin- und n-suiting l th" Injury of Ihe drtvT of llM' bug. II. II. Burrows. Burrows inecbani' wnn lhnwn ov.-r the Bohnenkamp car when the l'aigc swiped the au tomobile, j Mr. Bohnenkamp was driving slowly down the grade on the sky-j line drivn. wlibli whs bulll mid pn'"nt"d to tin city by Hois- civic orKanhf.sitons. w lien Iho racT itp pcar-d front !) I nd a "bltu'l turn." Th" curs wi-r so Iiih- to- gt-tlit-r thiit il Ki'.n-d n-urty im mKMibt to ftv'it an iiccid'lit. Bur rows whs umibl'-. Iiiihiiw of fran tb alt'-mpts. lo cb-ar tii oth'-r rnr FIVE WINNERS OK PATCHWORI) IN E PLANS ARE COMPLETED STORMY MEET An eluborate sprliitr opening wilt lak' ple tomorrow when the doors oT Can 's Kurnlt ure store will tie thrown open to the public. Work of remodeling und redecor ating the interior of the store lias WAKHINCiTuN (By- Hie Associ ated Tress) Tin senate tidjourned nliir die late Wednesday, bringing to an cud lite stormy special ses sion which begun March 4. The clone saw im abatement u the Intensity and feeling that char iiclerixed the entire session, result ing In a bn-ucli with the Whit I louse. "resident ('oolldge continued to the lust to challenge senatorial opinion on his nominations lo of fires by re-subinittlng the. name of Thomas 1 Woodlock or New York to be a member of the inter- (Continued on Page fi.) T By OFFICERS AMckIiik "that u Mm. Monte Dan Iris rirst knocked her down with i healthy right to her noan and later Jumped on her when in u prostrate condition, Mrs. Jiora Coton, school teacher or Telocascl swore out u warrant on assault and bat lery charges berore tho district ul- torney yesterday utlernoon. The uriair huiiiencd on Halnt 1'alrlck's duy und judging from the results Mrs. Ihinlrls wus celebral inir the occasion. Homo time he (Continued on Prko B. Add Historical Books , ! To La Grande Library' follow tngj Hotle hImo lltng si approximately i ntinouicn ir. itonn- nhdini- .iii.ii'.i uiiti htri t liv4-M Im if Itiirrous tlrlvi-n s'ruigiii on by. there wns enough room In eorr- i Hniw.-n: flm;i w. -y PHss, The bugs driver, pinned be. .lorn. Mrs. l:. Klder. Mr. a- tw.f'n Ihe steering wIh-H and w-at. Kbler. Krantes rmb-ii, U It. MuU was unible 10 eMrbaie hims'lf andieorgia Olson, (b-nevh ve t'urre ut . (hmm.iiiI.-.I iho car In Its ntimife. und Mrs. fb-rald Plervin. finally lieing throw n out about I i feet before the machine was huled. The public library Ita. recently made Iwo important additions lo ! Its collection of hooks. I ' 1 1 lui ni'i nf ihe I irt-iriiTi rmiiil rv" CO.N TiibT IAMbU hy HHh-y W. fr-otl will prove rl(H- clnallng to anyone Intereitted In 1 Oregon history. Mr. Keotl wus The five winners In Hie "'Jobb n ffJf. f((r() y4.itrH 4.,tlor i.r the Morn H.tl" patehwor. puzzle follow: An Ulg i)r,.KoniHn t.nd this work of six Williams. Donald Huntley. Mrs. II. ). ..,. lx lslte Heotfs eomplln- mery Kord and Margaret Jtn 0f ftilber's htstorb al art- ( Continued c.i Pae 6.). Tlekeis for the winners are at the hox of fire of the Arcade the ater. The solution of the pux.lc is on page 6. tele.. The etHl volume s a Very bad ,,omj,r hensie Index lo Hie other fe. Miiny t-a Urande people should be interested in Mils. "Lie" of John Marshall." by tie verb! ge in four vloiime is not a recent publication but the II. brary has . had so many re.tuesls for H thut it has just recently been purchased and is now ready for circulation. The Magic Mud Mess U 'Hl like icimmI, clentl iimilr -uli mid nil Tin. (iIimtut resMhirl.v, ji"i arc probably nl leady n relllllr follower if "Mum and run" on llm Wnnl A,l inure and Ihe nrrolm of "Mnmo Mud." Il'4 an tlbervrr fcalurr that 1 xnmltitt III tntcrc.t and li one cif Ihe hoi M:A Scrvlil tirreHllRS c'liril fsi-lll'.hely fitr tHiriT readen. II Hp ulsrMy Is flih'iii'w .if a rrf aluablc n-ader Intcrrnl. "Observer AilvMiWn A Merchandising Service' (Conlluued on Tugo &) Yesterday's Storm Was Worst in U. S. History (ity m;a KiHi'ini) I'JUll Hurricane, sweeping Texas coast Hept. . plied up the waters or the Cluir or Mexico miles Inland. (lalveslon was slorm center: uhout 0,'JUO live lost. I!i(i3 Cloudburst in Juno caused deluge in John Hay Val. ley, Oregon. Inundating two vil lages; auu drowned. 11119. Hept. 1 4 Corpus Chrlstl Tex., storin and lldul wave killed Hiii; properly loss 26,nni,i), IJtlli. June rVrgus l-'ulls, Minn., tornado killed On, Injured I Ml. 1921, Juno 3 Funblo. Colo., swept be deluge caused by loii'lliilrsl. Morn Hull! Iml deuths; projierly loss estlmati ut iii.ii'iii.i'iifi. 1113, .March IK Tornado In north Mississippi kills If: I"" Injured. I2ti. Mari h 1 9 Worst lor inula In history or fnlted Hint strikes Illinois. Indiana, h lucky: I'lrst estimates 77r. killed 22111 Injured; property loss gl gsiitlc; m'Veral tovvns, cities wli ed out. Ex-Scnalor Cullvcrson Answers Final Ca WAMHINCTON (Ity the AJO elated I'ress). ' l-'ormer Henaio Culberson, of Texas, died hem tuduy OA! IS WIFE IN GAS E CHICAGO (NKA Kpeclul) When he typical "trlungln" does u som-l nicrsuult you get such clrcuin stunces as Involvo the casu of Mrs. L'ecllo Ware. Tim slory is sordid hut It Is fo resting hocuuon It reverses tho usual plot Involving the outraged husband, his inudly gay and sur- elted w'ifn und Ihe other limn. Tho "other man" Is ulways noc essary to a triangle tableau Just as he wus lo Mrs. Ware a woman wllh all thu comforts that social' position and the wcullh of her hus band's cotton brokerage business ould afrord her viuong Nuw Or- un's elite. Mrs. Wore conresses, now thut It i ull over, that It was a very silly and untorglveuble thing tor her to. o, when she hrt her husiianuai pulatlal home lo seek happiness : and lova Willi Clark CJ. Kuney two years ago. Handsome anil :ii. - I Kuney Is 36. He Is hundsutne.l Mrs. Wure Is u slight and (quaint person or 30. Hhn hus had Kuney ndleted In Chlcugo charging him with larceny. Hhn snya she gave everything to him love, honor, money. Jewels und even her homo which wus sold ror half lis $80, uoo valuo when Kuney requested It. sho suys. Jumes W. Wure, the tady ' hus band, aged SO, and a pillar of New Orlean's smart set, once was on the point of killing Kuney, bo Mrs. Ware Insists, but stuyed his hand at her request. Now, though the couple (Continued on pago D) WHEAT PRICES PROBE STARTS Belief Exists That Many Dead Have Not Been t Counted Yet TORNADO STRUCK LIKE "LIGHTNING" Sun Shone Brightly An Hour, .Before storm; Victims Had No Warn ing of the Impending Tragedy. . (Ity tlio Assoclatrd Press) The dead aro . estimated at front &00 to 1000, tlie Injured at 2500 to 3000 and tho homeless . at 8000 to 10,000 In yesterday's tornado, which struck in tho mldaftomoon when acliools were , fucked, workers woro tn aliopa and stores still held many vic tims . burled and unreported ut five nudweetern states todoj'. Tim storm, lasting less than five minutes nliere It did tho most damage, flattened heavily t-ouatructed Ht'hool and business buildings with wine results than In tho lighter dwellings. Babies In the homo wore special suf ferers. v . ' 1 Fires are stilt raging or smoul dering In millions of dollars worth of wrockago delaying r counts o( larger death lists. . ;" The hardest lilt wero West Frankfort, Murphysboro, In south ern Illinois. Red Crass on Job. V The lied Cross, state guardsmen, army avlutlon corps and railroads have combined In relief work..;; ' But ono homo and ' a Bchool house remain standing In Parrlsh, Illinois. Four dwellings remained at Oraffln, Indiana, i Tells of Storm, A railroad brakeman, who wit nessed tho tornoda at Do Soto, described It thus; "A crash of thun der, preceded hy -two blinding; flushes of lightning, after which nothing wus left ot tho town." The storm was not moro than fivo minutes In passing Murphys boro. The tornado smashed busi ness buildings and dwellings in a twinkling und In the wako of tho wind eumo a fire which completed the den ruction. It Is .estimated thut ono-fourth of tho residential section Is In ruins and the business district presents u. similar scene. Approximately 36 persona wero killed when tho Mobile and Ohio railroad shops collapsed. Eighty five pupils or the Logan school wero reported 'killed when tho (Continued, on Pago 4.1 WASHINGTON (Hy the Asso- elated Press). 'Instructions to ex amine the books and trading rec ords of all gruln exchanges In thu country und those of a laro number of brokers were sent to day by Secretary Jnrulno to fleM ngents of tho grain futures ad ministration. The action constituted the agri culture department's first step In have I Its Investigation of tho recent vio lent fluctuations In tho wheat market. L : Women Less Politically Minded Than Are Men (II. Harry II. Hunt) I WAKIIINOTON (NKA Hpecllill After more than a year ot rigid retirement, following the death of President Wilson. Mrs. K.lllll Moil ing Wilson, his widow, yielded her seclusion for the first time lo par ticipate publicly In Ihe annual meeting of the Women's Nutlonal IH'inocrallc club here, on March 7. Mrs. Wilson received members of the club ul her home, following a pilgrimage by them to the tomb of Ihe late president In tlciwciirm ihnpel, and later presided over a table at a dinner given by the Uciiiocriitlc women. Tlmt Mrs. Wilson ohosa the occa sion of the club's annual meeting to resume active public contacts tiguln Is said lo he due to the fact thut, shortly before his death, the former president urged her to do whatever she eould to assist this organization, which he regarded as offering Imuiensu possibilities for service lo the parly. That women are less politically minded than nun was evidenced (Continued on Fags 6.) m V