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VOLUME XXlll
MEMBER ASSOCIATE D PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 148
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SAFE IRE
La Grande Flouring Mill
Robbed of About $175 J
During the Night
BANDITS ENTER
F0R3TR0M STORE
Four Robberies Occurred
During the Past Four
: Nights in Union Coun
tyThree in La Grande
I obliTH. a ppuri'i) t ly . seasoned
yeggs , blew the safe. In (he La
Grande Flouring Mill building' In
enst I. it Grande sometime during
I lit night, und cscuped with be
tween $170 and $176. v
The act was not discovered until
this morning when It was reported
lo the police who conducted an
Immediate Investigation. No clues
of uny sort were loft.
At about the name time, reports
reached hen from Norttp Powder!
that the store owned by V, J. Fors
strom hsd been entered during the;
fStphl and thai Hnvoral articles of
ir c 11 u n u I 8 r, inciuuing buiis,
and watches, had been
sto
Four Bobberies,
The two robberies lust - night
brought the totHl list for the prist
four nlchls to four.. Iisl Frlduy
night two local business places
were entered with loss of less than
$I'M (rash. About fuu of this wua
taken from Ncwlln'a store and
Sl.&o und some jewelry was taken
troiu Klchurdaon's grocery and the
(ConUnurA on Pave Five.)
ip RiniiPiiiTrn
i J iuhu lu
Outlook Is -Bright
For
U.S. "Action
Chamber of Commerce
Hears Optimistic Talks
on Wallowa Lake Na
tional Park Move.
That the outlook la rosy for se
curing federal action making Ok
Wallowa Wonderland a national
park, probably 30 miles, square,
wus the gist of assurances inad
at. the; chamber of - commerce
luncheon . foday by speakers,
lr. it. P. handls , presided
chairman and before culling upon,
Charles Shclton, of Baker, ho out
lined briefly the plan of promo
tion that -is being undertaken by
Xa Grande .and nearby cities and
towns to boost the "Switzerland
of America" to .the front. He
asked the : endorsement, of the
members or the . body and stated
that committees are busy now ar
ranging for the financing of lite
program. .
Mr. Shlclon stated that he be
lieved that the organizations of
Baker county would join with Un
ion and Wallowa counties in their
efforts to secure a national park
rating for the district, adding tha:
however, such action had not def
initely- been taken and would r.'
quire some investigation first.
Baker I toad Mentioned,
lie told of plans for the build
ing of a road from Baker through
line und Baffin valleys to war
Iowa Lake, which, when complel
cd. would make a wonderful seen
ic loop from La Grande to Baker.
Much In the building of this road
depends upon the forestry service.
Mr, 8helton touched upon the
iib'.mdant game und fish In the
lake region und warned that wild
II T 'Wlntalncd by meas-
iii,.' I :K.-(ortvhHnd that would
pieclude uuy possibility of extinc
tion, lie also warned against
hit trip
from lake
i s plan hed
Recognition
Of Russia Is
Not Favored
President ' Coolidge Still
Unresponsive to Sug
gestions for a Change
of Policy.
To Feature Hike Through
Wallowa Wonderland .
- Next Season ;
INCLUDES CLIMB
UP "EAGLE CAP"
Glacier, Lily, Ice arid Lec
Lakes on Itinerary;
A Journey Each Week
to Be Arranged.
A four day mountain trip, lo' be
made with horsea, which will cover
the best scenery and fishing of the
Wallowa mountains, is a treat
which will be offered the guests of.
the Wallowa Lake Hesort this sum-1
mer. . . ' , . ' . .
Persons making the trip will i
start from Wallowa Lake and tra
vel to the beautiful Moccasin lake!
the first day. At this point a log
cabin Is to be -erected to cure for
the traveler. Fishing at this lake
and other neap lakes ia good the
year around.
The second duy th party will
travel to the Top of .Kugle Cap
mountain.- one . of th highest
mountains in Oregon, which offers
a view of Mount Hood, the Snake
river country, Washington, sixty or
more lakes at the base of-the moun
tain a view that la unequalcd the,
world over. '
VMt lake. ;
The third day, the party Vould
travel through the Lake Hustn over
"WASHINGTON .(By the Associ
ated Tress) President Coolldgc Is
still unresponsive to suggestions
from any quarter that the present
administration policy concerning
Jtussla be changed.
The chief executive sees no war
rant for any present consideration
of proposals to recognize the sov
iet government, as conditions
which prompted tho denial of rec
ignition remain unchanged. '
; AGAINST CKKTAIN' LOANS .
, WASHINGTON By the Assocl
atod press) President t'ooltdgo
does not favor private American
Jouns abroad where the money Is
lo go into military armament or
similar expenses among the Ju
j-opean countrlca . : -
138 KILLED
IN TRAGIC
I.CCIDEIITS
Half Hundred Dead, 100
Injured in a Wreck
Near. Warsaw
BRIDGE COLLAPSE
V-i FATAL TO FIFTY
Thirty-Eight Miners En
tombed by the Sudden
Rush "of Water Near
, Newcastle, England.
San Diego's Prettiest Girl
taking in too much, territory do-! to the ridge of Ice l,uke, past the
Glacier Luke,- Lilly, Luke and' the
even more beautiful Leo Luke.
As the last duv ' the uurtv would
return ulong the Hurricane -Creek
Trail ana rcacn wauowa UKC.in
the evening. It is a trip,- over
mountain trails, accessable only to
those on foot or a horseback, where
(thcre urn dozens of lakes and hun
dreds of miles of mountain ulrcums
i lit'OW' w. iiucjiunun vs.
i Grunde was brought til
3 on the w-eond duy of t
9 Iti-nrv lli'HH. ultornev l
1 ftlS".
Tlie lion Hiiif n
.9. . .. .. . .
Nun suit action on the enuo of
George W. Itucjtunun vs. (lty of La
thlu morning
thu trial b
nry ll'HM, uilorney ior ine ue
grunted by
Jdgn Mcf 'olloch on technica
grounds. George W, Buchanan,
father of the little girl. Cuba
Bit:hunau Tor who the damage suit
was brought was held by Mr. Hess
not regiilurly entitled to push, the
case for the plaintiff inasmuch ari
he had not been legally uppolnted
guurdlnn of tho child. This con
tention was upheld by Judge Mc
Colloeh In declurlug the tusc non
suited.
Court will open the uftenioon
H-s-slon today with the ntse, Gludys
I a rnes vs. Juiihh 1 tevore u nd
ThresMn leVon. All purlles in the
case are residents of Nortli 1'ow-
I der. Mrs. fames is suing for $i0UJ
I tlainuges for slander. Green and
II ess are conducting the case for
the plaintiff und K. J. Kitchen will
lcprescnt the defendant
voted to gruzing and timber.
Is Kcu-sHurcd.
Mr. Hhelton's warnings wore an
swered by O. L. 1-urlson, an of
ficer In tho Wonderland company;
by 3, H. I'care, and by othet,
sulisfactorlly. ;
Mr. ' Lurison .usserled that he.
too, was ugaln.sL any move th.it
. i..,,,. r.,1 ,. ft,. iv nr..
Ilm. hn .11.1 hot f ttVOP i Wnt're 18 ,Wy8
building of roads that would per-,
mlt a 4r-mile-per-hour view" of
the Wonderland, lie stated, how
ever, thut Wullowa Iuke, needed
two inpre roadB, one from Bukex,
and one from J e wist on.
Chances for rark Bright.
Mr. pea re. pointed out the strat
egic positions occupies in con
gress by Senator an field ana
HOT LAKE TO
HEAR PIERCE
Governor Wnlter M. Pierce, ac
companied by lr. W. T. Ph.v, left
Hot 1-ake this morning for liuker
where ho spoke, today before the
K i wan is club of what he has ac
complished during -his 27 months'
Incumbency. He laid special stress
upon penitentiary, conditions und
the road program.
. He will return to Hut Luke this
afternoon and will speak at the
aanatorluin ut 6:U o'cloclt.
Governor Pierce will spend the
remainder of his time In Kastern
Oregon at the lako, according to
announcement today.
Warsaw EM) killed, 100 tn
junxl In train collohlon.
, DtmultU Germany 00 . kill'
ihI In hrHlgn txtUnpte, :
( Mcmstli Ilnj. 38 miners
rntumbeil by nvAi . of water.
Uttlu liopc held fur pescne.
tKTMOLl,- Germany. (By the
AHKOclatud' Press) Klfty members
pf the Oerman relchswehr were
drowned In the Jtiver Wesnr to
day when a bridge being const ruct
pd In connctlon wttji the relchs
welur inantiuvers collupsed. . ,
The victims were .part of. a
marching column which attempted
lo use the temporary structure.
i
jr-. &sy r &
rm )
LESS STOCK
RANGING III
NORTHWEST
MiM:itS KNTOMIilin
NKWCASTLK. Kngland (Oy the
Assoclnted ivess) Only slight
.hope remained today of rescuing
38 miners trapped yesterday by a
sudden rush of wuter Into the
Montague colliery at Scotswood,
near here.
TIG
II
TO BE OPENED
G. K. lleburd hus announced tin
oiM-nlng of a skating link In the
kex hull. Mr.' He'jurd has b
iPratlng rinks lit California and
Koiilhern Oregon In the past year
and romes to this t-lty highly rec
imnuended from. Med ford, where
he operated a rink for a period of
four month In the nrmory
Mr. Ilebard has with him Will-cuikd
him Krolll. an
skat
of the
One Party l-'arh Week,
Throughout the summer months,
one party a week will be tuken on
this trip. Reservation must be
in ltd In advance, as only accomo
dations for a limited number arc
available, ;
All equipment und arrangements
for the trip are cared for by the
resort company ut Wallow a lake.
1'ersons making the trip, will be
.. i .,ui.i n.i i crsons j
7 , r ; , r u,.. 1 furnished meals, sleeping accomo
dations, guides, horses and every
he believed the prospects of sue
cess in reference to making the
lake and surrounding region a na
tional park were bright. He in
dicated, however, Oiat it might
take a little time but that, if
careful steps were taken before
hand, there seemed little doubt
of the ultimate success.
Many tributes were paid to the
Children Interested
In Library Contests
Wltrt the beginning of a "How
to Make Things contest'' tit the
public library one article has at-
ready been turned in and is now
on display. It is a Wright Biplane
Glider, made by Donald Poarch,
son of Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Poarch.
A puzile contest bay also been
started and although several puz
zles have been turned in there has
been no perfect ones so fur. One
puzzle, belonging to Knid Uupper-
sett, hud only one mistake, how
ever. , .
Both contests will close April 26,
when prizes will bo awarded.
WItl'.OK LIST IllG
WAHHAW (Uy the Associated
Press) --; Nearly 50. persona were
killed and 100 injured In a. collision
of the Tashkent express und the
Mosuq suburban train last, night.
thing to make tho trip sufu und
enjoyable. . .
Hair to Tell the World
Of the Work of Her Sons
(Continued on Page Five.)
CHILDREN AWAIT
OPEN SEASON ON
FOOLISH PEOPLE
BHIGH
r
F
RIDAY MICH
T
Tomorrow Is the day that every
small boy and girl sometime.
not so-BmaJI look forward to with
glee as soon us the Christmas sea
son is over. Por tomorrow is "All
Fools' Day."
Tl nink.s with Hallowe'en ex
cepting in destruction. April fool
jokes arc usually more or less
harmless, mostly innocent pranks
thut. however, ure often as good as
a Harold Lloyd comedy to the
onlooker.
The custom of playing tricks on
the first day of April Is no old
that record of Its origin has been
lost, but It. is known that India,
us far back as history dates, has
celebrated the spring festival of
Hull, which 'nds March 31. with
tricks and prunks playing a large
part of the m"rrltnent.
In France such cuhIoims were in
force back In the sixteenth ern-
ury. The victim of me iioux was
"Aurll fish." while In
Frolll. an expert exhibition I Scotland he is an "April gowk."
who Is to be In full charge 1 American boys, when they g't one
rink. He will also give le-'to pick up a. nailed down pocket -
The cast of "Honor Hrlght,"
comedy In three acts lo be pre
sented by the La Grande First
Ward. M. I. A. In the high school
auditorium Frlduy evening, has
practically completed Its rehearsals
und tomorrow evening, will Jour
ney to Baker und present the play
there us a preliminary lo the local
performance.
The cast of characters follow
UOMK (AP) Italy is to have a
national encyclopedia which its
creators hope eventually will corn-
iwrc favorably with the Kncyclo-
pedia Brllannlcn.
A committee of the Italian Cut
tural Institute, which was created
through a gift of Golvanni Tree
canl. Is now at work drafting the
plans for the encyclopedia, which
will offer to the world a stutemcnt
of Ituly's work In nearly every
branch of human knowledge. The
first edition will be of 32 volumes
In quarto of about of 1,'JOU pages
lo each volume.
The BUoli'Mm modernist may mfrr lit llw uAhuhbnl a
"horse and buggy," hut when It camo to selecting the, most beaut
iful girl in San. Diego', high wiiouls and colleges, MadclcJn Prc
Hr with unshorn tresses won out. Shu was selected from 4,000
pretty Callfornhuu, is active In boclal circles and noted s a
dancer. ' :
HOBOES HELD
F
OR SLAYING
XTRA
, W II 10 AT IMjI'NUKM
IIH'A(iO (At) Nulling
liyft.
REMAINS OF
:TI EXAMINED
CHICAWO (By the Aimuclaled
I'tphs) lr. JtnnH V. Himonds,
.prort'Hsor of putlioloKy at Norlh-
wuaturn university, who examined
the bodies of Ur. Oscar Olson and
Mrs. Emily McC'llntock yealerdny.
said I hut both showed "marked
chronic disease of the heart."
The doctor niado Ills examina
tion at tho request of Willlum J).
Shepherd, aceused of tho murder
,of William McClintock, "million
aire orphun."
' Assoehlted
klvlntr the
und! Mike
' TAroMA (ity tho
Presn) r Two men
umw of T'at u'Nell
(I'Brlanj wnrn. Ilrl-iwtod luln jester
day at Bumner by Marshal llorton
after a struKKle on tho suspicion
they were the hoboes who threw
.Korest Knyeart, 2 a. Uydi'rwood,
from a Northern Pacific
ti-rlu In tlic wheat niurkt't bruko
out nualn Kxluy. May wheat wltli
In nu hour (lmpped six. ami one
half wills to t.lo(, Uia lowast 111
niany: iiHiullis. .
train near Stumped Tunnel. Kn
yeart landed between tho cars. Ills
left leg- was severed, his lert nunu
pruBhcd and ho luy unconscious
nearly two hours beforo found by
the crew of the west bound North
Coast limited. Knyeart died In
Scuttle Saturday. 1
Hot-ton's suspicions wero arous
ed by hourlng one of tho men say,
"1 knocked hint down and thut
was tho lust of him. ' Kill 'em
thut's the wuy to get rid of 'em."
PKHOUMON HNSTORKO "
Al'STIN,- Tex. (AV) "ull 'po-llth-nl
and flvll rights were resuir
el u f unner Uorcnlor - tVrgwion
today lieu Ills wife, (he preaejit
freluht govomor,- tigueil an anincaly Mil
So Claims A. M. Geary,!
Portland, at I. C. C.
Hearing Today
FREIGHT RATES
CLAIMED UNJUST
Geary Asks Redress of
Alleged Disparity Be
tween Rates and Mar
ket Prices.
CK1CAOO (By tha Associated .
Press) A. M. Qeary ,of Portland,
Ore., counsel for tho Oregon Wool
Rrowers and Cattle Breeders as
sociations and for a northwestorn
shippers association, resumed tho
witness stand today et the Inter
state commerce comir.Uion hekr-
ing concerning livestock freight .
rates.
Complaining v. t h a t livestock
breeders contend thoy are losing
money, and In somo cases aro be
ing forced from business by mar
ket conditions, he usksd redress
of alleged disparity between freight
rules and market prices.
Stock IHxTcaacd
Goury testified that tho mem-
(bershlp of tho associations as rep
resented decreased as the result of
adverse conditions and that cattla
and shocp on the northwestern,
ranges decreased 3000 to 3000 head .
since 1920. . , '
CHICAGO (By tho . Associated
.Press) Cattle In northwestern
rungu states decreased from 861,
11)8 head In 130 to- 6711,921 lif
1028, A. : M. Oeary of Portland,'
Ore., attorney for cattle men's or
ganisations, .testified at ,the re
sumed rate hoarlng -of the Inter--
state commerce commission. . Tho .
National; Livestock V .aBso6ljlbif," ;
represented by Attornoy. 8. B. Co
wan of Fort Worth, Tex.; and atato
and state-livestock Associations in.
tho west and nildwost, contend that '
sons to both ladles and gentlemen, book, cull out "April fool."
JPjrate Manager Makesn. .
Ready for First Game
(Continued on Page Five.)
COUNTY COURT
MEETING IS SET
FOR TOMORROW
The r'-gutar monthly S'-wulon of
the county court will begin at thf
court house tomorrow morning.
Itegular routine business 1h expect
ed to occupy most of Ihe session.
JuIg- L. O. Couch arrived In the
court house, this morning after nn
absence of three weeks spnt on
motor trip to California. Mr.
und Mrs. Couch arrived home last
evening from the trip which I hey
declare, wan an exceptionally en
joyable one. They drove as far
south as Han Jos? hut spent most
nf th" time vlsi'ing about Hun
Krunctsco tnd Ouklund.
La (irandc People at
(rprmAiu Turn to Tobacco
HKItLIN (AP) The consump
tion of tobacco in Germany sIiowm
a notable Increase. The. tobucco
taxes in January amounted to
about $ 1.600.01)0, the greatest sum
ever received in a month from this
source. Bcventy per cent of the
tux came from cigarettes.'
ItKFLKI-X HKAJUNt;
CI IICAOO ( By the. Assoclul ed
Press) Judge Hopkins todny re
fused to hear witnesses supporting
Hhepherd's fight for ball because
(he witnesses were not named In
thi defense affidavit charging lhat
the principal testimony against
Shepherd had been framed.
The hearing was continued until
Thursday.
White Plague Scourges Japan,
GIRL FACING
SANITY TRIAL
passed by the legislature.
BANDIT LOOTS DANK
IIF.NO, Nev. (AP) A bandit
filtered tlm Hank of Sparks, In tiie
railroad town of Sparks, tliree
mill's cast of here, at 0 o'clock this
iiHirnlng, "covercMP tho bank force
nitli n pLntol, locked them In the
vault and ctcaicd with $25,000.
Tho robbery was not discovered
until cusUhikyn tiled to gain en
tranco to tlio bank. v
(Continued on page Five.)
AUTHORITY DF
CHIEF UPHELD
, , . , lUiHRIOT ACTS
l'AKIH (AIM Premier Hcrriot
imlii-lil tint uoti-i-iinicut'ji rellirloiis 1 preme court opinion today by Jus-
H.lloy in Alsace III tlio chamber of! tlce Rand, dismissing the state's
BALEM, Ore. (By the Associ
ated Press) The governor's au
thority to appoint special prosecu
tors in counties to handle prohi
bition cases was upheld by a su-
ili'lmtlm debate today as tlio list-
(nil effort to unlry recovered prov
(mvii wlf.i J'rnncci by terminally
brinulng lliciii under the same laws.
TOKIO (AIM An offli-lul report
states thut. tuberculosis Is Increas
ing In Jiipun. There ure now 4.
auo.OOO surfenrs from the dlseuse,
with uboul 122,000 deulhs u yeur.
BAN KftANCISCO (Uy the As
sociated Press) Jildgo Harold
bouderback In superior court hern
lato yesterday halted the. murder
iriui oi uon.uiy i-,iimiou.. , ....
year-old "child of Juw." charged ''""'T
" ... . . " iui nil iiiui
,wnn Killing iut mouivr hwi juhh-
,ury. The. conri. a'inounceu i nut
tho Jury would n dismissed lodiiy
.and a new Jury impauneled lo de
termine whether tho. Bin h in
aunu at present. .
Tlio glfl rouml no comrort
the turn her case had taken.
'Director'9 and Woman
Companion Impostors
in
I KiHT UOW CLOSM!
MOW. YORK. (AP) -The tAt
nthlctki coniiiibvsknt today drrln
Itcly clftMHl the pnivscy v&so in
which It attempted to fort-e tha
champion Into a title match with
Imhis, ami reliinicxl
Iflnl checks of $2500 each
whlcli the two CinllengiTs depos
ited to hind tl"' matt-li. The action
irtually eliminated the cltanceH of
Ih'iniwey fighting In the east this
jeiir iiiiIi3sh he agree to fight
Wills or Gibbons.
action on Information of A. J.
Moore, district attorney of Des
chutes county, against Rose Far- .
ham, appointed by tho governor as '
spec! nl prosecutor In Deschutes
county.
A;:s'inin
hat" a t'ut
good tin'
e that 1m 'Jrund'? ill f too on this date.
bull t ain Ibis year und The Whitman college nine bus
whs Klvin Ihls iiturnlngi already pluyed both Wulta Wullu
ly Harris French. tnsliagr of thel
rtr es who Is at prtsnt lining up
th butt pliiyerx.
It Ih ptmmed to hold the first
i.at turnout next Hunday with tli
playrn uvullubl" on d"h.
This will give 1h boys a elm me to
put In siine stu,Iy ork bfrc the
first guiiics or the Mluv Mountain
League s ason are played April I .
Both I -a Omnde nd ltkr will
make the trip over the mountains
to play Walla Walla and Pendle-
und PendMon und the nsults or
the t o gumes uppurently show
Wulta Walla as the irongst I'ain.
The sehtMd boys beat P'-ndl' tun sod
went bak home and got wallop'!
by Walla Walla a fv days tter
wurd. The Heurs are rated u
strong) r organlallon than lust
year due to the addition of svvcrul
ex-Whitman stars In wild II Ion to
the regulars who performed dur-
Itex Leslie, "motion picture dl
r"ctor" and Mrs. A. B. Willis, "sec
retary who hus eontructs from the
Iaky compuny for continuities for
the pictures now being filmed
near portlund," ar fukea pluin,
unadulterated prevarlcutors. In oth
er words.
The peudo director came, to 1m
drund" hist Frlduy. uceompanld
by Mrs. Willis, riding In a Pack
ard, oozing prosperity. A local re
porter hupe-n"d upon the two and
n.lnl...l In Hint ..vi'nliiir'a aHMMi nf I
Baker uoiden ncdding thc F.vemng "itvt stating timf j
I little was representing the lky i
' I compuny and wus weklng a loeu-
PAKKIl. re. IrlpceUil) Th"(,OI n KuJltrn or- ffon to "shoot" j
golden w-ddlng unolM-rsury of Mr. ,,iiieer films. )
;ind .Mrs. J'W ir.eajuii. u nn-"
elt) , wd3 c leitruird at n dinner
ulNen ut the mm of their daugh
tr. Mr.s A. I-. Murrioit. Hctjn
t eM ne mber.M of the fumiPy wre
giet. i Meyers and Ford, or the Ar-
i.u of loin km;, i wer. Mr.
,.n.i Mrs. J. ? - j Urters and this is Ihe rep.y they
Mrs. Itcose McAllister und Mr. and ....
Mrs. WIHIuni Irwin und three
j At the tlni". H seemed pecuMur
'that the mo fulled to g"t In eon
jnecilon wl'h the 1ol cliainlM-r of
ruiuinT'-e aJtd mot tli'ater own-
(Cohlluutd on Page Fiv.)
daught-ra. Itlta. lAira und Vlda.
of 1 41 Grande; Mrs. Lillian Vttnde
vantcr, of I'nlon and O. U. Truti
daU or Seattle.
r"ee.v-d:
4,ln response to your letter re
ceived the following wire from stu
dios: 'No such person as Mr. Ics
(Coatiuued on Page Five.)
A New
Comic
Strip
-TlM-well Btl rnlsra, M .A -"-rr -lit:
Thr lllwrirr fill! n-.il
vlHirtly weral im-w fi-anin-
that will irotr of InU'rwt !
realTs.
'flic en I a r jr e il w-n lif. will
liH-ltitlf a new .iunk' 4rip.
"ITrililn." In addition Hi th"
"limi an' Pn" feature mi
Mnilnr mm-. Waii-li for II
t,u II CHfiiy rnH.lr." II will
pru.lil. rv-w reaib'r InlcrcM fir
The Olrwier.
"OlwcrTPr Adterllliig
A Mercliaudlslng Ser.k-e'
Healer Case Probed
By Coroner's Jury
rtlllTi-ANI) f Uy Ihe Associated
I'resslA coroner's Jury found thai
Mrs. Iluiel ll"uter met di'lilh ut
I Ihe hands of ull unidentified person
who used a piece of Kusplpe to kill
her. Mrs. Ileuter wit found In h
nnarllueiil Hulilrcluy with her skull
crushed, und died shortly after sin
mis discovered by the lamll-idy of
the uparllnent house und .luck
Mull, u logKer. who wus u friend or
the ululn woman. Hull wus. held
by the police for Invesllgulloii.
CANADIAN TOW.VR
I'i:ah itivi;it it,ood
GUARD DRILLS
WILL PROCEED
WKHK' (liy Associated Press)
Apprehension Is felt in Heuuce,
Quebec, where tho rhaudiero river
has overflowed its bunks and Inun-
latefl wverul towns and villages. I
Ihe situation last night was slight-1
ly Improved, but the fear was en
tertained that should ruin come the
tloor would swell beyond control
The inhabitants of Bt. George are
alarmed on account of the great
pressure of water. Thus far no
casualties have been reported.
WAHinNGTOtf (By tho Associ
ated Press) President Coolldgo
Jias directed Heeretary Weeks to ;
proceed with tha war department
program of armory drills for tho
.national guurd up to the require
juent of law. (.'oolldgo has not
been Informed to what extent tho
program will require expenditure
of funds appropriated for that
purpose without th budget bu
reau's aunctlon. Tha use of these
und has been held up pending In
vestigation of tue need of them.
The president believes that or
ders given Weeks will satisfy na
tional guard officials who havo
discussed the matter with him. ,
Ex-Governor of Idaho
l ,
Answers r inai nummmw
MMW'tiW, Idaho. WItllum J.
MWonnell. hh. twitv governor ol
Idiiho. first Fnlted Hluten senator
from this stnlj. former state senu
lor In the Oregon legislnnir und
i.ne of the t-Ml knftwn pioneer fig
ures iti t lie tvcHt, is dad ut hit
borne here. hiflu Mwi. wus the
euuse of his passing on.
Col.
ForbcH Fairly
Comfortable Today
IIMHTON (lly die AHSM-iuled
pres i'olont-1 Korbes' coii'llllon
Is d'si-rllied today as "moderate
ly comfortable."
Washington Seeking 300
Conventions Each Year
(By Harry U. Hunt) companies supported and bust-
WAHIl!Nt;T(N tNKA sperlul ) ness gem-rally assisted over the
A "convention a duy will keep hard sluck period.
times HMJ,"
Mueh might lw statd as the nlo
gnn of Washington Interests,
whh ii, facing nine months of eon
KriHMtnut alwnr, with a conse
MUent slump in busln-ss fort wn,
ure organizing to inuke the capital
city the convention heudquarters
nf the nation.
Three hundred conventions
yeur Is the utni of Washlngton'H
new "con vent ion bureau."
If thut run be achieved, then tho
hotels can be kept filled, the rub-
bur-neck wagons and taxi cat
A campaign will be waged to
'sen" Washington to the country
us the social convention city, wberti
between sessions delegates cau
visit, spots of historic Interest, en
quire new knowledge of the gov
ernment and Its organization and
brush up on patriotism und polU
tics.
One hundred and five conven
tions were held hero Inst year.
Hlncn thtrn a big now public audi
torium hus been completed and
(Continued on Pago Five.)
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