La Grande evening observer., March 23, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEEEIGHT EAfiES TODAY
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Pair ncept cloudy near the
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CITY
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LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1825.
VOLUME XXIII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRKKS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 141
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Atrricultural Economic
Committee' Sums Up
Present Conditions
PROGRESS GREAT
DURING THE YEAR
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Expansion Of HerdS Not
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Recommended Unless
PrnllPV Fond. . Purebred
Cows Assured.
Dairv conditions In general are
such that any appreciable expan- ,"U treasurer inner urn.:.,
slon in the Industry Is not recom-" Ki" include four direc-
nunded unless proper foods in tors, one from each town, not yet
adequate amounts can bo provided .named,
and unless reasonably high ' pro- Kulcs Drawn I. p.
ducins cows can be obtained. Ill Tho general rules applying to
I equally essential tliat the dairy, teams were drawn up yesterday
cows recclva proper enrrf and onjund some of them may have to be
this account the number kept, changed or modified before the
should be large enough to war- teams will start tho actual pluylng.
rant this care and attention, states The- rules this yinr limit the
lite reporl o fthe dairy coinmodily ' number of salaried ball players to
group of the 125 agricultural cco-Jtiirue. There are no other restric-
nomic conference.
Tho experience of tho past year
would suggest no change in the
recommendations of tho previous
conference, but would only em
phasize their truth. Notable prog
ress has been made since those
recommendations were made, nnd
ntteutloa is culled to the follow
ing: 1. Organized production records
. re being kept on eight herds at
t'nion IhroiiKh the classes in agri
culture. In addition reports in
dicate a larger number of dairy
men are keeping individual rec
ords. .Morn First Class. Sires ,
2. A number of high clufs pure
bred sires have, brought into the
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C. II. Iltirrisoii, his wife, Mrs.
KiLi-rbiou and Jim Harrison wen
all arnsd'd by the officers of Ihe
law yisK rday. Mr. and Mrs. Hur
rlson will lace charges of the pos
session of liquor and Jim tlurrison
will hi- charged wllh disorderly
cundiH t.
A small qiianllty or liquor was
fnund in Harrison residence
near the edge of town during the
course of a Search yesterday by 0.
M. Pierce, special officer who Is
wurlilng out of the district attor
ney's office and Alonzo Punn and
Joe Warden of the cliy police force.
In addition to the liquor a com
plete still whs discovered -In the
brush just back of the house.
The still had been dismantled
uii'l had not been In "Me for a time
before Ihe officers found it, ac
cording to its appearunce.
The preliminary hearing is
scheduled for some time this after
noon and will be before Judge
Hugh K. T.rady of the Justlcu court.
THIEF STEALS
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A Kranklln touring car, belong
ing nr. W. I'. .McAdory. was
stolen Hatnnlay evening from in
front of the high school building
On Fourth st reel. I ir. and Mrs.
McAdory were attending the plny
ul the jtchool and when they start
ed to leave they found their car
was gone.
The police were notified Immedi
ately und they huve been on a
rinse lookout for the car but so
fur no trace of it has boon found,
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PIERC
ANOTHER STILL
RANKLIN m
Legion Commander Of
State Coming Friday
Smiling !erg- Griffith, stale
coitiuiitnder of Hi" American Le
gion t lit 1m- a visitor in I -a Grand--Friday.
IP w tit le nccuiiianh d
by miI Moser. state adjutant,
and Harold Warm-r, stnte rxeci
tlve committeeman, of Pendleton.
Th.y will spend the day her.-,
und the I,h Grande post has called
n special nut tine in their honor.
This meeting will ! held In ihe
Ix-gion's regular meeting piae
(onan hall, and wltl be a repeti
tion of the one held in February.
The Auxiliary of the Legion will
serve supper at 6:10 In the base
Ball League
. Organized In
Sunday Meet
La Grande, Baker, Pen
dleton and Walla Walla
Will Compete on Dia
mond. ,
A new league under an old name
was orKanl7.ed at I'cndlcton ytBtcr - : -
I day nftornoon liy rcprcsontatlWB of
four eitit'.l. The Bluo Mountain
ILwiRUi' for tli 155 season will In
clude Walla Walla, I'endl-ton. J.a
Ornndu and Baker If no Illicit In
the present plana develops.
The schedule now calls for the
.first frames Anril 12th. . llolll of
these are to bo on the other side
mountain and will take I.a
Grande and Baker uvrny from
,,,.
W. H. Bcliropdor of Walla Walla
president of tho Bluo Mountain
League last year was re-elected
to servo this season and JJ, Hoyl of
rcnaioion was na.neu secr-tu.y
lions on these three players. They
Seven German police puppl"S
were born here Saturday to Lady
Andromeda Hnhengeroldsek own-j
td by Hurt Webb. They were
sired by Imported Alex van dr
Alfrcdburg. owned by J. I,, Meier
of vpftland. r. , .-4;-- '
There ure i:- champions an I
grand 1 champions In Ihe psrent
nge of the puppies. Thy ure f
the fatuo is Kiinilnalpoliezle strain.
Tho mother. Is an American br.sd
dog sired by Imported- Curt Von
Hohcngroldseck, by Hores 'von
der Krlminalpolle,le. Tho. Shep
herd Dog I .Tub of America a ward -
d this dog thu 1921-lOL'l' chal
lenge trophy because his get. won
more points toward champion
ships than the get of any other
sheplierd sire.
WILL CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY OF
NATIONAL GUARD
(Contimica on Pago 4. j
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The formal celebration for the .lones. Hi; was a boyhood chum or
first birthday or the IochI niillontit' V. II. Holincnknmp, of I.u Onindc,
Bilurd -mil which Is now uiidir.nnd l years ngo at Mr. Uohnen-
ll,e con nil or Cupliiln (!. i,. Un nip's request moved from the
Uullon will bo held this rvenlnw. Missouri valley and located In La
The conipany whs one year old Grande. One year later lie bccuine
March Uth and In thin one per
iod of 12 months has aeeomp-l
llhed a great deal of which Ihe
officers and the men are Justly
proud.
A bufluuet will be served to
night by Sergeant Kred Head and
his slurf. Heveral short speeches
will be In order. Among others
Major 1.
Huron will sp'ak on
tlte summer training camp.
The regular quarterly ntuste
will be held tonight ulso.
Second Night of Play
Better Than the First
The senior piny. "Sevenleen."
went off better Saturday evening
than M did Friday evening although
persons who witnessed the first
performance did not think It pos
sible. The house was full to capacity
Saturday as well us Friday nnd en
joyed the play the greatest possible
exlwil.
The play is lo be given on Fri
day evening of this week und-r
the auspice of the local lodge of
the II. I'. O. Klks and will thus af
ford an opportunity for Ihe many
persons who were unable to ob
tain seats for the first two per
j formanccs.
ment of the hall, lo w hb-li 111
members of tin Legion as well x
their ladies, are welcome to at
tend. A nominal eharg" ill l:
made to cover the cost of the din
ner and dance. At H o'clock tie
meeting will be held on the tn;i1n
floor and the n.emlH-rs will b en
tertained with talks by the visit
ing officers.
I After Ihe in..-tine dancing will
j le enjoyed. lth one of the city's
j regular orchestras furnishing tee
i music. Those who attended the
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4 PROBLEMS
face cm
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" - - oj" loouca i-icxuit uic
Commissioners Must
Be Solved '
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
MOST IMPORTANT
City Water Supply, Storm
Sewers and Fire Fight
ing Equipment Must Be
Attended to.
COMMISSION FACING
I'OUt MAJOK ISSllW
Ken-ngn Dlsfiosal System.
Storm Scucrs.
City WnMT Supply.
Adequate Tine 1miuIiiik-iiI.
Since taking office about eleven
weeks ago. the city commissioners
of ha Grande find themselves
facing ut present four major Is
sues, each of which must be
solved. Of the four, probably the
sewage disposal problem ranks
first, b-Jt the other three storm
sewers, city water supply and ad.;
(imte fire fighting equipment, are
not in the background In the least.
Although other problems exist
that will need to receive careful
and detailed attention, the four
mentioned are 1 ho ones that are
ino.it pressing and which tho com-
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William Itlchard Joliex. of I.a
flrunde. died yesterday morninif nt
Hut l.nUe following un illness ex
tending over a period ot weeks. Mr.
tones is survived by ttin widow und
one diiUBlitor. Mis. UUbvrt Hunt
er, of this city.
l'"uneriil services will he neld
"Wedncsdiiy nflernoon tit !J:SO
o'clock from Ihe Kplscopul church
with Jtev. K. W. Creusey otflelulluB.
The remains will be luhen to I'ort
litnd Wednesdtiy evftninff und pltic
ed In a crypt l tlic I'ortlund Maus
oleum
Wllllom lilehard Jom s wus tinrn
In Woodbine, lows. June 2tl. 186H,
the son of Mr. ttnd Mrs. George
a junior partner In the firm of W.
H. Bohnenkamp t'o., retaining this
interests until about four years ago
when he disposed of his holdings
to the present owners. Mr. Jones
remained wtth'thc llohnenkamps in
the capacity of bookkeeper until a
few weeks ago when III health forc
ed his 'resignation. He was f6
years, nine months and two days
of age.
Mr. Jones was a minbr of the
local Kpiscopal church, the Klks
lodge und a nutiona! member of
the Hit Kappa i'sl fraternity.
Governor's Address
To Be at 5 bunday
The hour at which Governor
Pierce will speak ut the Methodist
church next Sunday has been
t'hung' d from 7 : 3' o'clock as was
oriulnully announc"!. lo & oVtoek.
according to un announcement this
morning.
The c'mnge was made In order
to mak" It more convenient fo$
the mi". I nsldents who would iik
to l.nir the nddrefH of the govern
or. (Vni rnor I'I-tcc will speak on
the subject. ''Prohibition and lw
Knforcenient."
Baker Elks to Stage
Initiation Services
The I Grunde lodge, of K'ks
will hold a special InitiHlhm serv
pe Thursday night for about 2a
ntndtdeleM. A large delegation
from Iluker is also encled
the tejiin from ldge No. ST. will
conduct tie- ritualistic tie r ices.
i;i. 11 ( i;uvs bisiiiM.Ch
At a meeting of the directors
of Hie Ucd 'ios lust Friday
Mrs. Kena A. Palmer wiis elect
ed to the orric- of riialt-Mtan for
Ihe year I'JZTi. nd Otis V. Pal
mer as ser-tary-treustirer. The
v ork us outlined for th year,
will Ik- ronflni-d entirely to the
relief nnd aid of ex -in rvice men
and any information concerning
such will be greatly appreciat
ed by the officer! In charge.
DEATH CALLS
TO! R. JONES
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' 1'irsl 'pleturo to rmHi Ka firantlo of tun diwUncUon wruuglit hy Hie tornado I hat laid waslo many
imins and cities In SoutHem lHtn(rts and other uearbjr states, i piier rhvdillglil ptctuiv taken ut
uiglil' of the flu mi's Mhicli sH-Rpt; 3urphysborv, 1U.t msklrtg a hoKMitst ot llw wwvkau rcaultiutf
from tlic lorm. Lower Kxterior of- garago at Murphy. sbur, demollsluNl by tomnxkj.
RECONSTRUCTION
' CHICAGO (Hy llm AssncialMl
rcss) Thn tornado's dentil list
Mood at 820 a( nmm tuday, In.
finding MRtcinl wlio lltl of In
juries. ,
CHICAGO (Hy the Associated
Press) Saddened by Inn final
tragedy of the tornado disaster and
burial of the dead, soot hern Illin
ois and Indiana turned nnduunted
today to Itm mammoth task of re
habilitation, through which it Is
plunncd that every survivor will
be returned to the same condition
that existed before tho storm.
WOHKl'JtS IKING SKIFFS '
INDIAN APOLIH Hy the Assocl
uted Press) HehabllUnllng of
southweslern 1nrflu.nuj struck by
Wr'dncsduy's tornado. whleJi devaa-
tated Griffin. Owensvllli- and d
stroyed the southern section of
Princeton, continued today despite
the high waters of tho Wabash and
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BROTHER'S DAY
GRANGE MEETING
A BIG SUCCESS
The annual Prother's day meet
ing of the Blue Mountain ftnuiffc
last Saturday proved a xreat suc
cess. A larr;1 attendance was pres
ent and everything went according
tO Schedule.
Talks were made by Itoy tonk-
llo. superintendent of the I nion
schools. K. A. Kit y re, county school
superintendent, II. (i. Av ry, coun- ;
ty agriculturist and K. H. Jack- I
man. of the u, A. C . extension ue-,
partinent.
Mr. Hayre mid Mr. f'onkli" spoke '
on the subject of rural schools.
lioth have had considerable ex.. j
peri' nee alone J !in. uni so
their talks w r- considered par-.
ticuiarly alu:ible.
Mr. .tar-kman s sub H t was
'(iranK" I vebipm'-nt." It wa-s
also of much intermit. ;
on- of iii' ntnin feifurr's of lbr
d-iy wus I lie diun'-r t.eived by the;
llroth'TH. I
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l.M.V-i; SI IT U Till Alt- i
The rati.-, wistitk vs. 'lty of 1
li fiisnde Ih Iwint; tried today
at the. i-fMirl hotfs w Hli .ludre j
J. W. Knowle on I In b-nch. j
The e Involves h suit for
daiiiSf.'" 1'y Mrs, Wlsluk who al- 1
b ff"S the c ity is nuiKinslble for
Inlurbs slie sustained hen
tripped by a broken sidewalk.
A civil case. Punyan vs.
fiuiith, will be tried tomorrow.
Pictures of Destruction
2 STATES CONTINUES
LA GRANDE LADY
SIX MILES FROM
TORNADO'S PATH
A IrtlCT rrwlTod hcrfi this
morn bi(r from Stw. Shannon, I A
CramlA twlilfnt who Is rrHnm
ln hrrn from a trip lo Klorlda
li'lls about ilia dnMruoUon cauiinl
trf llln crrlono' In Wrsl JVnnk.
font, lUlnoLi. At tlic limn tho
rvrlnno did All thn damnro III
tVnt rrnnkfortl. Mrs. hlinnnon
tins vlsltljiir In JoliiLson (II)' Nl
mil Bwa. Shfi wrnt to till!
MfniR of Ihn cAlANlrophft hut a
frw hours offer Ihe cyrlonc had
Ikvii tlicrc. tier IcIU-r (litirrllirs
tlir trrrlblr dratmHIou, thn nuvny
drail and Injtiroil and otlior do
lulls of Hi" dFMrurtion told In
thu n-Klilar prtvw llmu ln-a.
t lllHCH IIAI.I.Y lll;M
The f'hrlstiun church held a
fcltatn Mlsslonnry rally yesterday
at Ihe church here. Mr. Hwan
ders, state secretary of tho
church, from Portland, was pres
ent and addressed a large audi
ence n the afternoon. In tho
evening peverend O. W. Jones
und Mr. 8 wander spoke.
There was also a special younff
people's rally In the evening in
connection with the services.
They
Like
Everett
Mn-t turn like the rariffnn of
Kiert'U TriM- In 'I li tHwnrr
mery day nlnJly hrn It
ilepki the otitburls of Mh
wife oure in a while iiisKiui u(
njlM It's Is- u-'' it maket
tlN-ni iMintesIck r liecaa II
rbos s someone w bo Is o
'liartl-lMilIrd" as ond llkr. Ut
be woiiH'llnM's. Anynay, IPh n
gfSMl feature follow It rt-gu
birl).
"Observer Advir1l-lng
A MercliaiMllslug Hcrvlco
at Murphysboro,
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Ft'IXKItTOV St'tCUIKH
TOl'MIIKKKPNIK, N, Y. (Al)
Gorg- Ntnart fuMci-tou, eminent
lililUKoplier, liangtxl hlinsfrlf hero
today. 1
1OOI ItlVPK COM
nM)) It I VI '.K, On. (I)-The
ot)lletst teiniMralttru shi( danunry
pieHilel last nltfht over (lie Mid
Columbia district. Tho minimum
al the higher altitudes dropped Ut
22 degrees lMive. Heavy frost nc
companhtl tho cfdtt wave and tin
gnnnul Is slightly frown In the
lower valley.
o i c I 1 ; ps 1 v I".st k ; at 10 v
VASIIIN(;T0N (AIM President
C 'oolldgr I'Mlay onlercd. nu' tnehtl
gat hut to determine wlielber It is
iHH-essary fo spend KI.HMO.OOtl np
pay of national guard members for
drill work, dlrccHnx Hmt IIicm.
paiiH'itls bo wllliliehl 111 the
IIHMlll Willie.
Five Soviet Officers
Killed in Plane Fire
MOHOOW (Uy Hi" Associated
Press) A, pepters dispatch says
that five Soviet government of
ficials were killed when a mllilnry
airplane flying from TIIIW to Hti
chum caught fbe in midair and
crushed-
I MOHf'nw 1 AP) Iii'er vcivict-a
BRIO !WO OI Ml" niree Kiuen w-rw
I pilots, only three officials were
killed, all prominent in soviet ar
fuirs. Pershinir (iiven Reins
On Tacna-Arica Vole
U AMIIM.TON (By -tin A-mhI-nUti
Pre) (general Pendiin; tie-i-eptcd
Ilie H1.
j WAMIIIMITON (By (li" Ahmo"I-
luted Pr'-ss) fleneral Pershing wa
MSked today by President I'millrlK"
I to become (he h,-ad of the Tacua-
jArlca pen'ette rommlKSion.
1 Pershing, who r-ltime. recent
ly from KjuMi Aiiierlea, coi;Ierred
on the subject today with the
j oreJideiit.
XTRA
III.
JAZZ GIRL Oh
TIL TUB
KAN KUANCIHCO (Uy the As
sociated Press) Dorothy Kl ling
son, 16, who shot and killed her
mother, Mrs. Anna Klllngson, on
January 13. will go on trial today
boforn Buporlor Judgo llnrold
Louderlmck on a charge of mur
der. Mrs. Klllngson was shot down
In a bed room of her homo after
she had denied her daughter per
mission to go to a "Jazz" party.
Desplto, tho murder, tho girl at
tended tho party otl was arrest
ed in. a lodging housu on January
16.
In slatements to the police tho
girl admitted that her lovo for
night life had led up to tho mur
der. Bho named a number of
youths some of them players In
thu orchestra nt a cafe, us her
companions, and they were, ques
tioned by tho police. Three of
the in wuro arreeted for contribut-
fOonttnnpd rv Pac 8.)
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UNION. Ore. (Kpeulal) Uesull
tntf from un official Inspection of
tho condlllon of the ('. II, of O, en
Kino, tho locomotive has been con
denined and the local railroad
which runs between Pnion June
lion and (Jove, Is without any
means of moving uilhor passenger
or freight cars.
A curloud of coal for the Union
Kuel corntHiny wus i)roiight up from
tho junction recently by means of
six horses.
Tho Inspect or ordered elthor
thorough repairs or a new engine
beforn work could be, resumed.
CIIOnTfVf1 pD A V
OUUUlllMl r IU1 I
IN MONTANA IS
VAT At. Tt THRKR
MII.K8 CITY. Mont. (Uy Ihe
Associated Press) John YV. Kemp,
fU, and his son J nines, :t", urv
dead. 1 hi reitult of a shooting af
fair about 11! miles nouth of Ml
pah on Powder river near here. J.
V. Htacey, 4 ft, a one-armed man,
shot himself dead aPer killing thu
Kems.
The shooting took place Hatur-
.1,. .r ,. r.. ,.a fmilil li
" burned.
Two California Women
Killed in Auto Wreck
I .OH AXOKI.KH (By the Associ
ated Press) Mrs. O. II. Miller. Sf,
of Hollywood and Mrs. Marjorle
Plko t'heisnian, 27, were killed
when their automobile struck a
culvert, overturned and burned
near Norwalk, 17 miles east of hero
tolay.
O. II. Miller, his non DwlRht, 10,
ami W. I), t'hessintin were serious
ly Injured,
UNION WITHDU
Reason For Political
Party Makes Arguments
(By Marry B. Hum)
WAHIIIMiTON (NKA Hpeelal) j
What is 11 political party undj
why? BadlcaHy different opin
ions on this '(iieHtlon have hc-n de
veloped by pepublleon Senate
leaden during ihe g"t-away shori
ti'BHion of the new Senate.
Thn divergence ol opinion on
this fundamental proposition
s-eiiis likely to l"iid followers of
the two th'-erl'-s so far presented
far apart before the rongresslonal
and senatorial Hei-Huns of
Tht! two conflicting schools of
,poltcnt thought In the Senate
(. P. are not unlike those rep-IreS'-nted
In tho delxita hero be
IM GIVES
HIMSELF UP
I0 MARSHAL
Man in Jail Who Shot
Bert Hopkins at Wal
lowa Saturday Eve.
INJURIES HELD
VERY SERIOUS
Trouble Resulted over
Mrs. Clay . Following
Hired . Man to , Town,
Reports Say. .
ENTERPIUHE, Ore. (Spoolal
to tin) Observer) Jonph Clay
Is In tho count j jail, having sur
rcnilcrnl lilnuclf after ho sliot
lici t Hopkins at Wallowa Satur
day night, Ono bullet passed
tlirotigh Hopkins lung and tie is
111 n serious condition..
Clay had been cuttlnr wood on
Dry Creek, north of Wallowa, and
Hopkins had been working- for him.
On Friday Clay upbraided Hopkins
for mistreating his toam and Hop,
kins quit his job and wont to Wal
lowa, H10 "Eternal Triangle."
Mrs. Clay followed him the same .
day and her husband went there
Saturday afternoon, going to the
homo of hor parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Graham, In his search for
her. .
As he entered the homo ho saw
Hopkins sitting In tho front room.
Clay says that Hopkins attacked
him and that In thu meleo he shot
Hopkins. ,
(By the AHflociated
Press) A Jury which has been ,
hearing the case of Mrs. Muriel'
WuterhouHo against Lady Wllaon-
Uarker to recover 12,076 pounds ,
which tho plaintirf claimed tho de
fendant had extorted from thu
plaintiff's Into husband, returned
a verdict Iqday for NJrt. Water
house, .
Tho Jury found It. P. Sheldon,
also numed as an alleged party to
the extartatlon, hnd not conspired
with l.,ady Wilson-Liurkor.
Opera Comp&ny Members
To Sing at Luncheon ,
As a special treat membors of
tho Prundon Opera company will
sing several numbers at tho cham-
'u,'r r cwmmerco weekly luncheon
Itomorrow. It was announced bv
Karl Ileynolds, aucrctary, this
'"ornlng.
ship committee. Is to be gcnoral
chairman of tho luncheon.
COVE VEOI'LE COMING
Meyers and Ford, of tho Arcade
theater, have received word that 82
Cove citizens will bo hero tonight
to witness the "Bohemian Qtrl,"
given by the Brandon Opera com
pany. m-:e VLVU IX CITY.
The O. A. C. Qlce club, on Its
Kustern Oregon tour, arrived in
1. Orundo ubout noon today in
two special busses. Jt had been
expected that the gleo club ;
would be ublo to put on a tew
special skits at the hlgn school
this morning but tho party was
unavoidably dctalnod coming
from Pendleton and so arrived
here several hours behind ached
ule.
The party wag hr for about
an hour before leaving for Ba
ker. The glet club will return .
hero Wednesday to givo a con
cert ut tho high school.
tween laranco Durrow and former
Senator A. o. Stanley.
Uarrow und Stanley debated tli
issue of cupltul punishment. The
mun who saved tho necks of Loer
and Leopold centered that so
ciety should H.'ck to reform, not to
kill.
The man who la a criminal to
duy may be a good cltlaen tomor
row, he ht id. if society does Its part
lo help him to a respectnblo and
responsible part in life.
Stanley stuck up for th good
old Kentucky principle of an ey
for an eyu und a tooth for a
(Continued on pag 4).
LONDON TRIAL
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