EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
(mtsttmt
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Ore
Kon: r'ulr tonight, coolur In
the east. Friday lulr with
heavy frosts.
, iff:
VOLUME XXIII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PIIE.S8
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 168
E
E. 0. L. & P. Company
Presents New Lighting
Proposal to Council
COMMISSIONERS
FAVOR NEW PLAN
Ordinance Is Ordered
Drawn to Accept New
System; Will Serve the
Residential Districts.
A tiiHisnl by (lie Kitstrm Ore
gon IJu'H Ar I wrr company, to
t-rp!mt' arc lights In fjt (raiiilr
with incandescent, furnishing'
more Illumination without any ad
ditional (list, was placed lirl'ore
the city commission litst evening:.
The commissioners irtnnlly ac
(Tiid'il Ih; miHisltlm, referring It
to the rlli attorney with Inst ruc
tions for him lit draw an ordinance
rovcritig (lie matter. There Is lit
tle doubt hut Ihut the ordinance
wilt rass when presented lo I'.ie
commission ut a Inter dale.
The proposition, in hrief, is the
replacing of are lumps hi the
si reel light ing system, each gen
enting 4mi cnndlepower. with 2S
IneundfMccuts, (in e milk-power
each, and SO incundesrents. 400
candlepower each. In addition
the company proposes to furnish
without addilional charge in more
incandescent s of approximately
4 00 candlepower eurh.
The ineandeseeiit units will be
equipped with I he latent type re
fractors, which permit appro.l
malely 1 no per cent increa.se in
tlie urea lighted.
Hummed up. the replacement of
arcs with ineundeseents will give,
without any increased cost lo the
eity, approximately 37-,8'no candle
power as compared with approximate)-,-
Ult.lMiO candlepower now
and wilt allow th inslnllat ion of
10 addilional lighting units. Kur-lli'-rmore
th" nuallly or the llghl
will he improved and flickering
and shadows eliminated.
.o Interference.
"The proposed changes do not
Inlerfere in any way with the pro
posal to install an ornamental
lighting system in the business sec
tion," staled Mr. Loltrldge. 'n
fact, the proposed chantes would
make the entire sxslem harmonize
with the ornamental system.
"We will he able to (five better
lighting service at reduced rales,"
he continued. "In order to make
the changes, we will have to in-
(Continued on Pnge Five.)
GLASS PLANS
What may be one rf the most In
teresting debates of the year wll!
lake place next Tuesday evening at
the. home of Karl Reynolds, when
the public speaking class will de
bale the nitestlon: "Resolved: That
PEPPY DEBATE
i, lie
Old-Kas!iioned tiirl is superior
ti the l-'tapper.
Il'dger M. Larson w ill m t as
ihairma:). The negative side's per
sonnel u: liny Murphy. Max Cul
hn and Jesse lt)iin. The atTlrina
tivu: A. W. Nelson, J, A. Tedford
and Harry Snodgrass.
Hale Pictured On New
One-Half Cent Stamps
At:KMi: f 111- ll'-W NlilllllKS now
thi- Infill liusinlliii-. IHTOnlinc to
I'osl iniiT.tiT Huron. oi" '
Inlon-Kllni; in Ih" om'-lmll' '''
I, ..mini? ii i . I -1 in-.- of Niilliun
Jlnlr. i-i-voliiliomiry li. 10 n'J prnli-I
iil.lv- tin- l'Kt nini-iiili' l'-d ly I"
(his i-intiit ry'M liislory.
IliiiiUinw ii rloso Hi'i-oli'l is
on iiml oni -huir i-'-nl liimi.
N.ilh-ill Ihiii 'B Iiml oi il.i linvi-l.i-t-n
iinilouliti-illy ri-iii'-inln-ri-il an'l
MUoli-il inoi-i- than liny ollo-r di-.-il
i-r IPs. It ii:i Hull- who. whi-n Ihi
llrili.vii hnil i-iiiil un-il hlin nl i-n
lri-i.'ii-lliK lo Iihuk lilm. sitiil. "I
only nur.-t Unit I Imvi' hut "''
llfi- to losi- for my i-ounlry."
Niilliun Hill" ns horn ul I'ovi-n-Iry.
l onn.. Juno 6. 1755. un-l it
Kr.i.hnitiil Mhh notll hi Vain In
I7 7:t. II" tailKlit whool tor .1 ivhlh-.
I. in sin. illy nil. -r Hi" oiill.r.iik "I
th.- U"olnlion hi- Imtuiim- first ll"il-l-
iiiint In a r.jiin.-i-lU-uI r.-fflim nt.
(n J. in. I. 1 7 7 ii. h" as .-oniinls-t-inn.-il
ll i-iiitiiln anil In Mnrrh ll-Miirti-.l
with Hmth's brik-inl" for
Km- Vork. when1 noon ufUrwar-J
.1
Brick Plant
To Be Built
By Pratt Co.
Initial Unit of Factory
to Be Ready to Turn
Out First Bricks Next
Week.
The first unit of a coiicrele
brick factory, which will be lo
cated just opposite the foundry, is
under construction and will be
ready for use sometime next week,
according to Claude C. Pratt, of
the Claude C. Pratt Lumber com
pany. '
Mr. J'rutt announces t hat the
first unit will he only a starter and
that when all units of the factory
Is compu ted, (Jrande will have
an industry that will be n decided
asset lo tin; city's commercial
standing.
The brick will he made o( con
crei y and ot her Ingredients and
will be exceptionally strong and
also present a neat, attractive ap
pearance. "I am merely following a long
felt need," Mr. Pratt declared this
morning. He also stated that the
first unit would undoubtedly be
turning out Its first bricks next
week.
c. m. t. c. picture
to bp: shown at
arcade tonight
From June lit to Jufy X I lie l"n:-
ted Ktatts government, in ccnrd-i
ance with the present ilefense plan
holds a 'II Mens Military Train in,
'amp at ( 'ump Lewis and ot her
points. Voting men wishing lo at
tend these camps make their appli
cation locally and arc given a phy
sical ex'tml nation locally and ar
then sent to the camp. They ar?
given one month's training and on
month each year for four years,
alter which they are eligible tu be
come an officer of the I'. H. reserve'
army.
This evening a picl ore will be
shown at I h A i-eade t heati".
through the courtesy of the man
a gei uen t, depicting conditions as
I hey urc in these camps and, giving
an idea of- the tntinim;. Kither
Hugh K. Itrady or 'a phi in Paul
Hathaway will speak in connection
Ith the reel, telling of some ot
the. local boys who have utletideJ
th camp and the good obtained
by It.
Robbers Enter Store
At Third, C Streets
The Old Town Store. Third and
C streets, was broken Into last
night ami some clgurctces, chewinp
tobacco, can tied and lunch good
and one sack of flour were taken,
according to Police Chief Hayaes.
The robbers entered the store by
prying the door, and breaking th1
lock.
Eleven Estimates Arc
Held to Be Correct
Kleven people were successf at
in estimating the number of c is
I ouiers who attended I he Pigg!y
Wlggly store opening lu re.
The eleven are: Mrs. Sarah
Workman. Itobert K. Clark, Mrs.
J A. Wright. I(. M. Oliver. Mrs.
Henry Jim, .Mrs, J-;. .). rayion.
Mrs. C. W. Hunting, V. I.. Camp
bell, It. M. White, U. Hand wig,
and Kern Mooney.
UKVOMI IONIST KII.I.i;i
KOI'IA ( AP) Revolutionist 'IV
hountoulorr. one of the principal
terrorists under Nikoff. alleged
com mti nfst leader In the recent
cathedral bomb outrage who wits
shot ami killed Monday, inel his
death today In the same manner J-s
did his chief. He was discovered
by police, refused to surrender an I
shot down.
pi m
NATHAN HALfc
llHCBEnSE
rc-, I nTrn l
is. v -y
2
After i;dna Sullivan Murray,
wile or "Diannimid Joe" Alur-i-uy,
recently 4'xtx'iitcd In AiUhii
sas, held up mtd rohlail the ICcv.
II. II. Soul h ward In nil automo
bile nl Kansas City she tried to
make lilm kiss her. ills refer
ence refused. i:dna lias been nr
ieste and Ideittliie! nutt is held
under SKI, UUO bond.
Wednesday. April 2. C'-Ti.
That ilate may not mean much
lo the uninitiated but to the Ook
i s of Kastcru Oregon II is some
thing to look forward to with great
anticipation.
Heciusc, on lhat date, the l'.)5
Shrine Ceremonial will be held in
the Knights of Pythias hall hen ,
feal uring a banquet. at seven
o'clock and tins ceremonial proper
at eight o'clock in the- evening.'
, Call Is Issued.
The following cull has been is
sued and H will bring real results.
Dokhs proclaim:
"Proclamation, Attention votaries I
of Iv hilled Temple. No. 17a; K, your
Hotl Vizier, after consultation;
with the Imperial Prince and Hoyal
Princes have proclaimed Wednes
day. April 'Z'.t. l!r as a day to lay
aside all cares and assemble at Ihe
Temple Oatea to escort us large a
number of tyros as can lie obtain
ed across the sands of Ivhorassan's
I eserl, remembering our motto.
I Jit 1 p Ihe ''alien, and bring
them to the cool ln springs of Zem
Zem.
"(io then. Into I lie plains of Cma
tllla. Wallowa and t'nion and round
up ihv. won Id -he braves and by
such devices as can properly be.
ibrought lo play, gather them Into
a tight corral, bind them hand and
foot, relieve 1 hem of such cash us
may consistently be removed from
their outer garments wit h ut rlet
admonition t hat upon the dati
specified In their' pleas for mercy
the remaining shekels shall be
(Continued on I'age Kive.)
HUGE TROUT
The mile settlement, oT Perry.
U'-st uf l,a Grande, formerly known
principally as a lumber center, has
.lumped Into the limelight alines'
over night as It were and is now the
rendezvous of a large proportion of
Ihe male population of this city.
A display in the Oregon Hard
ware and Implement company win
dow the first id' this week was the j
cause of all the rush out of town.!
Tin display referred to was labelled
"U pounds and CI ounces, 27 inches,
long. caiiL'ht at the Perry dam by'
A. i:. Kelly." This card coupled
with the huge si eel head trout 1
hanging b side it in the window
made lurlher comment unnecessary
and bright and early the m-Kl day
and every day since from 2f to "'i
fishermen have been casting about
with spinners, salmon kkh and
oile r lures at ihe fool of the dam.
In the ensuing space of time
since the first fish wrs caught from
t ive to ten of t he beaut h s have
been taken by f iHheruhn. One wns
brought In this morning by Ititl
Sailor whieh weinhei five pounds
and ten ounces.
The ich ate all hieeHieads of a
practical Hy uniform sifc" and vl
denlly ate from an early run. Al1
have be. n ro uiih I in the deep wab
just below the dam at lrry.
Odd Fellows to Have
Roll Call Friday Eve
The l iclitfenl Ii annual roll cult
of Die Im (Jrande Lodge, No. 1 fi
I. O. O. P.. will be held at Ihe Odd
Fellows Temple Friday evening, P.
u announced today.
B , --y , k, I III
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K 1
CEBIMI
ARE CAUGHT
mm mm
SCHOOLS!
Total Number' of Stud
ents Attending Here
at Present 2,178.
SURPASSES ALL
FORMER RECORDS
Four Hundred Eight -Three
Students Now
Enrolled in the Highl
bchools, l,b9o in Grades
Steady Increase in the registra
tion of t h' ai Grande public
schools has been felt during the
last few years until at the present
time a totnl of i! 1 7K students are
enrolled In the, five schools of Hie
city.
Of this number Ihe Central
school has the. largest enrollment
with pupils on the books. The
Greenwood school is the second
largest from the standpoint of at
tendance with 5f3 .students. The
high school boasts h lotal of 4 H :t
enrollments at present and the Hi
ve rla and Willow schools have 37;
and 133 students respectively,
llig ;rovlh.
doing hack to the reeords of
eight years ago, commenced by A.
C. Hampton, superintendent of
(Conthiut'd on Page Kive.)
A police raid on the home of
Henry Walmer. last night, located
near the stockyards, resulted in the
onfiscntion of about five gallons
of moonshine, many empty bottles
anil jutis and Ihe arrest of Walmer
Twelve cartons of cigarettes were
also taken by the officers, who be
lieve that the. smokes were storen.
Walmer, in 11.. city, was to have
been tried this morning hut It. was
necessary to postpone tho case for
a short period.
pi;khy iti;siiu;.NT Ki;vri;.Nci;i
Herman Johansen. 2t. a resident
of Perry has IL'6 days to serve In
Ihe county jail as a result of two
pints of Ihiuor w hich he did not
even have the pleasure of opening.
Johansen had just made his pur
chase when he ws searched by (
M. Pierce and the liquor was found
In his possession. He was arraign
ed before Judge Hrady this morn
Ing. plead guilty and was fined $ra
which he is to serve out at the rat
of two dollars a day.
CORN' AND OATS
BURNED IN FIRE
ON SOUTH SIDE
I
CHICAGO ( My Hie Associated
Press) More, than lE.mio.niMi bush-1
els of corn and oats, belonging lo
a grain marketing corporation. 1
were destroyed by a fire that start
ed shortly before midnight, burning
two wooden elevators, and Ihreal
enlng the industrial sect lop mi the
South side before being subdued,
j The loss Is estimated at two and
one-quarter inniton dollars, hiiiii io
be eovered by Insurance.
POLICE Hi
SUCCESSFUL
Citizens Responding To
Clean-Up Period Plans
With l-u Crande's clean-up pe- ;
riod on Us fourth da. v.. results can
already be seen th rough oul 1 lie
restdenlial dlst ricts. Because ot
rainy weuileT, some yards have not
been attended to yet but many
property owners are merely wait
ing for a rair day to put their lot
In spick-and-.'ipaii shape.
properly owners have until May
2 to put their ards In hhape. Af
ter lhat time, ihe m utter will be at
tended to by th.- city wllh He
propct ty owners pnlng the ex
penses. Il (irailde people. largely be
cause or tie" numerous well kepi
resident hit dlst rtetn, take great
pride in l he appearance of I heir
properly in uioM Instances and Die
response to the aunuut ch-an-up
call is gratifying.
In many cafes, property owners
did not v.ait tor the clean-up pe
riod but went iilnad earlier In the
year and did away will, nil trash,
ruboish, put their lawns in sha;-,
pruned wh rubbery, etc.. and these
yard are atreu.- bloMtoming forth
in all the beamy springtime can
command. 1
(Continued on Page Kive.)
SHIP PLEft
DISMISSED
BY COURT
Pacific Mail Steamship
Company Beaten in Ac
tion for Injunction
COURT ORDER IS
SIGNED BY HITZ
Matter Was Decided Sev
eral Days Ago But Fin
. al Action Delayed to
Allow An Appeal.
WASHINGTON illy the Associ
ated Press) A final order dismiss
ing the plea of the Pacific Mall
Steamship company for an injunc
tion against the shipping hoard was
signed today by Justice Hitx In the
District of Columbia supreme court.
The pacific Mail's counsel said
I hey would advise tho court later
of their decision on it further-effort
to restrain tho board from
completing the sale of five ships
now operated by the pacific Alall
to Ihe Dollar Interest. '
"Without Prejudice."
llitz denied the motion to udd
the phrase ''without prejudice" to
the dismissal decree.
The co u rt dec! d ed se ve ral d ays
ago to dismiss the injunction plea
but withheld signing the order to
allow the Pacific Mall to enter an
appeal lo the court of appeals.
This appeal was not forthcoming
loday. , .
t '
WHEELER TAKES
STAND; DENIES
11AYESV STORY
(J UK AT PAMJt, Mont. T!y the
Associated Press) Putting the en
tire story of his connection with
Gordon Campbell, Montana oil op
erator. In t he hands of the Jury
that will decide whether or not he
wrongfully used his Influence, be
fore a government department,
Senator Hurton K. Wheeler, on the
witness stand In his own behalf,
admitted Wednesday that he had
discussed one oil land permit with
the department of tho interior of
ficials. The licensed senator directly de
nied Hayes' testimony when he was
called to the stand by his chief of
defense. Senator Thomas Walsh.
Sentence Fruit Broker
To 930 Years in Prison
KAN FKANCIKCO (AP) I-ulgi
Dell 'Aria, fruit broker of this cily
and HI. lands, was sentenced to a
total of Mia years in I ho federal
penitentiary Wednesday follow inn
his conviction on charges oT vio
lating the interstate commerce art
He was given five years on cud
of 1 mi counts. However, all bu.
three of the terms are to run con
currently so that, he will only luivr
to serve I U years in prison. In ad
dition, he was fined a lotal of
i Mi a.
The Judgment was pronounced
by ('tilled Wales district Judge A.
F. Kt. Sure. Dell 'Aria had been
on trial for 10 days. He ran afoul
of the law by reason of aliened fal
sification or weights In bills of lad
ing on shipments from California
to eastern points in Hr.il.
He
Tales
Time
The bu-hie , mnii who has fl
mii 'c-" ful bic-lnes and l
o1ing vwrjf error! toward malt
ing 11 more MK-eessfnl Is neer
loo bu-y In ghr nil the lime
thai may In? reuulrcd to bis
Udtciilslng.
He knows that It K hii lcl
and ii act constant contact with
pii"ie lhe niMioiner- and lie
detiHes time Mud tlMHigtit SJid
ctiei-gy to ll In pnMMlMMi.
"Obsrrvcr AiHrlllng
A M ere baud Is I n bcrvlce'
PrlhcessWill Marry PMIf
Copy-lgrht by lUrrli A Uwinft.
Tin engagement of I'rlnccs Itcrtha Conlacuicno, daughter of
the foinicr Julia lHul 4irant, now I'riiiecss Cnutacuceiic or Waslu
tngton, to Itrtu Smith, mhi of Mr. mid .Mrs. Tliomns Floyd
Smith of 1hiiIkIIIc, Ky., hit .lust lccti nunoiiiued. Tin bride
Is n gianddannhter oC tho late l'msldeiit ClysscH S. Crunl.
PIGIUHESfl.I.
NEW1YUDK
CHIOAOO (By the Associated
Press) -New York is pictured as
a, modern JJabylon. degraded he
low Berlin or Paris, In tho Fifty
first annual report of the New
York Society for Suppression or
Vice, niudu public today.
Licentious, salacious matter pur
veyed by tho stage, semen and
bookstands is held responsible.
1li:S MolNIvS (liy Ihr- Assoi'l-uti-d
I'n-.iH) 'rim uliiiuHiini'ou.s
ImrniiiK Inn! hut lilulit or fliry
irrosncH in varlcius parlH of tlw rlly.
In. lM.lliiK lln. nlnlii cupllol Bruiliiila.
aroiiwil a iiuiiilii-r of mm oi-h who
lliri-iili-iii.il Ihi' llvi'H or two iilli-lfi-cl
K ll Klux Kliin iiiiIU: " lil"l k'Hl
I he ll"- ili'iniriiiH-lit iiimwi'ilnir
i:h1Ih ri-oin ii-Mlili-lltH who l'i-nri-il
Imrliini; .iMiilii-rn. cnrrli-il liy liiKh
wlmls, woillil mum.' ilulnniri. tine
ni-Kro wiim Hrri'Hti-il.
Tim ili-liioliKlrtitlon Ik tiiilil lo In
l.iirl of mi iilli iniil hy Ihi- khui lo
uroiiMi llili-ri-.il In ll iiii-iiiIii-ihIiIii
ciiiiipiilKn. Tin' t-roMi-H huini-il on
tin. iiiiinlliiil ImllilliiB. whli-li
hoiim-H tin- nullri- ili-intiiin-nl. on
thi; roiirt hiniMi- mill on irui-tli-nlly
i.vt-i-y 81-hool liilllillnir In I hi. rlly.
Minor Tort Captured
l!u llnnrltirun Rh(lu
GROSSES BURN
INDESH
day. I loetoi s who examined the
body sn thai the woman appear
MAXA'Jl'A, Niesragua (By the. , , u, . betwee n and 3M years
Associated press) - It. is reported nf ne and that the body had proli
here that tat. Celb;i, a minor iort'ubly be u where it was round for
fia miles west of Truiilb. has been i nine or ten months belore it was
captund bv lloiiduriin revolution-
ists. Despite I his report the local
confidential agents of Hie llou
iluian government claims (he rev
olutionists are losing ground
thioughoul Ihe r public.
Salt Lake Resort
Is (uitted by Tire
SALT LA K K (AP) -The nation,
allv famous Satlalr resort on the
shore of the (Ireat Salt Uk', 20
miles west of here, was gutted by
lire late Wednesday slid dniuauc
Is est I mate. I ut upwa rd of $tiio,
immi. The flames were fanned by
a 2i mile wind and spread rapid
ly. Hallalr was built In JS'J.t by Ihe
I Mormon ciiurch and each ear
! wus visited by thousands of lour
j Ists especially des.rous of a swim
In the buoyant wi.ters of the lake
It being Imposs.ble ror a litunan
to eink.
-ii i ,
,
XTRA
HIGHWAY MF.KT TODAY
POKI LAND, On-. (AP) Dele-
gallons from several counties were
hero today to attend tbn Mate blgli-
nay commission meeting tlds af
ternoon. Bids nix to le oftcned on
secn paxhig and siirftM lug con
tracts, four grading job and five
bridges.
PLANKS CABUY PIANOS
mim:oi,a, ,v y. (aim a hi
piano loaded with two baby grand
pianos, carrying six men, left
I loose wit field tislay for Washing
Ion. One of the pianos Is coiiNlgti.
cil to li"s. ooI1iIkc,
m;v hi;at hi;( ntn
CHICAGO (AP) A new bent
record lor this dale In Chicago
M'cmed In prospect today when the
temperature, mounted to HI at noon
II. -. I.. TO I'OM'IM H
M;V VIIUK (AIM A ilh-in
troiiH liirmiM' In Hid i-ost or lit tin;
was ini-illt-liil hy l-'i-tlnk (. Iiow
ilcn, loi-inrr (rovri'iior of HHiioIm,
tinli-ss aid li tiiwn ruriiii'i-s In or-
Bitlii.lin; ro-oM'i-ltllv iniil-krllllK of
llii'lr imHluctM.
litiAi, is si;r
(lll( AI.I) (AIM Mlllillin l.
Slii-jilii'i il Irlnl on ( lunula of
Urrlnjt WIMIlliil .Mrt'llnlix-k Is '
p.-i-l.-.l lo Mint 1 1 ii- niiililll' of .Mil.'
It uus Inilii-iili-il loilny. '
Officers Attempt to
Identify Slain Woman
CHICAOf (By th" Associated
Press) - Scraps of clothing were
esaiiilned last night by the police
and clothiers In an .rtort to Iden
I ii v t he woman whose torso was
found In a catch basin here Tues-
, uncovered.
England, France, Japan
Laugh at Disarmament
(By t ballet P. Mearl)
WASHINGTON' (NLA Special)
- Why won't the "powers" come
lo president CooHdar' disarma
ment conference ? They came to
Preitldenl llardimt's and were glad
to disarm partially. When Presi
dent t'onlfdge HiiKKests another con-
fcreiM
to disarm some more, they
turn him
town, Why?
Well, president Harding was In
a position to say, substantially.
"America 1ms the world's strong.
cMt navy. ibir wash in p building
program w ill make ( si rotiger
Hill. You can't eateh up. You're
broke. We're gold poor. But If
you'll scrap a few million dollars
worth of your shins, we'll scrap a
6IVES IIP
PRISONER
Floyd Collins' Body
Brought to Surface
This Morning
Is
SCORES INSPECT
REMAINS OF MAN
Minera Freed Corpse
from Rock Last Night
and Completed Work
Early Today.
CAVK CITY, Ky. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Sand Cave hus
yielded Its prisoner nnd today Floyd
Collins' body lies in un undertak
ing parlor.
Hurlal will bo on tho hill over
looking Crystal Cave, which Col
lins discovered ncvoral years ago.
Collins' body was brought to I ho
surface today after lying overnight
at the bottom of the shaft. Miners
last night succeeded in freeing tho
body after removing a rock which
held Collins prisoner 17 days lust
Jununry until death ended his suf
fering. .
Inspects Uuriy.
Wrapped In a cloth, the body
reached the top of Die shaft whilo
several score visitors watched. Af
ter being placed on a stretcher, an
improvised sack was removed from
the head.
Win. Hunt, In charge of tho re
covery work, asked spectators to
walk past tho cot.
"Pass by and look at the body
closely, 1 don't want unybody to go
uway and say we brought up a
chunk w rapped in rags,' ho said.
Visitors kneeled w hile a preacher
offered prayer..
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DAK Kit, Oie. (Special) That
the alfalfa weevil quarantine sta
tions at Baker will reopen tho last
of April Is tho Information contain
td In a letter rocelved by Paul Car-
pen ted from H. H. Weatlierspoon,
Kastern Oregon member of tho
state board of horticulture. Tho
purpose in maintaining tho weevil
quarantine Is to make It possible
for hay growers of Baker vulley
to ship their hay out of tho county.
Without tho quarantine, at this
point. It Is understood un embar
go would be placed on all hay
shipments from Baker county.
There are upwards of a hun
dred farmers in Baker valley -who
ship more or less hay, and to shut
these off rrom a market for their
hay would work a great hardship.
These farmers are changing their
crop system us rapidly a posslblo
according lo Paul Carpenter, coun
ty agent, and a delay of a hay em
bargo for u year will bt of great
benefit to them.
Valdcz Held Innocent
Of Los Angeles Killing
LOS ANOKLKS (By the Associ
ated Press) Freedom for one sus
pect held In connection with the
killing of Mrs. Louisa Cnternahrtr
near here Tuesday night and tho
tightening of the not of circum
stantial evidence ubout tho other
was predicted today by officers.
Luis Valdez, despite bloodstains
on his clothing. Is believed lnno
cent. Curt her evidence has been
gathered concerning Stanley Sharp,
acquaintance of the dead woman,
orricers said, adding that Sharpo
had been unable to account for hU
movements the. night tho woman
was slain.
few hundred millions' worth ot
ours and we'll be on an even basis,
Whal say ?" Naturally tho oth
ers asreed.
What President Coolidge says i
"KtiKhmd. the way this thing has
worked out, you're ahead ot us In
battleships. ' Japan, you've out
built us In cruisers. Prance, your
air fleets beats ours a mile. We
invite you to scrap yonreelves
down to our level!" "Ha, ha,"
chorus the governments of Low
land, Prance and Japan.
President Coolidge Is sending a
commission to Beunos Aires to stir
up Sonth American good roads
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TO ENFORCE
QUARANTINE
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