EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPArER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
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CITY
EDITI O N
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (A.P) Ore
gon: Fair in the interior,
cloudy on the coast tonight
and Thursday.
VOLUME XXIII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY G, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 179
SHEEP CAMP
SCENES ARE
SHOT TODAY
Lloyd's Picture Cast Be
gins Work at Wallowa i
Lake Immediately i
WILL REMAIN AT
RESORT 6 DAYS
Present Plans Call for
La Grande Extras to
Be Used Friday and
t Probably Saturday.
Scones tit "Sheep Camp" wre on
the program at Wallowa In Up today
for members Frank Lloyd's "Winds
of Chance" and the players were,
tip and at It early tbts morning. No
extras arc being used today hut
Friday and probably Saturday
ubout 300 will bo used.
Kxtras to bo hired for tomorrow
will bo taken from Joseph and
Kntorprl.se Und will mirnbcr ubout'
K'iV. On Friday, however, the full
extra strength will bo mustered.
Arrangements uro to be made to
have a special train leave La
Grande about 4:30 o'clock Friday
morning .to laki them to the, head
of Hie lake. FJurl Reynolds, who
received the applications, advises
all extras to bring some bedding
with them aa it may he necessary
to spend the niIu at the hike and
while there will bo plenty of
space for sleeping, there may not
lie plenty of bedding to accommo
date such a crowd. The et ras
will receive i yer day and main
tenance, including- transportation.
Scones will probably by taken
on locution by the side of the lake
tomorrow and Saturday. A tent
camp has been arranged and every
thing Is expected to be re tidy for
these Hhot.i by tonight.
Week's Work Planned
beginning .wit h today, a Holid
k wc' lo of work' of the. briutLst kind
is the menu for the member of
I he east. The troupe is behind
M.hodul now and will endeavor to
make up time. In ull likelihood
Mr. Lloyd will be through with the
scones there by .Monday evening,
weather permitting.
Other members of the party
wero impressed greatly with the
majesty of Wallowa lake and the
Mirroutiding territory yesterday up
on their arrival. Several, includ
ing Anna O. Nilsson, Iton Lyons,
Claude Gillingwaler, John J. Mur
ray, Mr. Crockatt and Mr. John
Hon. were driven to the lake. In the
afternoon, following the chamber
of commerce luncheon and musical
entertainment in the Prcsbystrian
church, by J. J. Carr, Don Moyera,
G. L. Ijirison and Karl Reynolds.
Most of the cast are accommo
dated In the hotel but Mr. und
Mrs. Lloyd are "at home" in a
cabin nearby that was prepared
for them.
j:IioetH (.rent Pielure
Mr. l.loyd is optimistic of the
success of "Winds of Chance" and
clashes if as the "biggest picture
of the c;.r." With Hie talented
cast, the highly efficient workers
(Continued on Page Five,)
The
Nevvlin Drug company,
on Adams avenue and 1
lo-
cafed
street.
has filed bankruptcy.
cording to announcement here
day. The papers were filed
DRUG COMPANY
IS BANKRUPT
Portland Monday and notice of the which were held for consideration,
action was received here yesterday Definite action will be taken at Un
ity H. K. Dixon, referee. next meeting of the board.
Motion Picture Players
Settled At the Lake
people who have the Idea that
motion picture actors and actr'-ss'-s
are entirely different from the rest
of tin world should throw that
idea into Ihe wistepaper ba.sket.
Ji is erroneous in every sense, of
the word.
As Mr. Johnson, connected with
the Frank Llod cast nw at Wal
lowa lake filming scenes fur
"Winds of Chance," declared: 'The
picture people are no better or no
worse than the rest of the world."
It Is a business with litem but.
because of the fact ihe finished
product Is dlsptujed for ever one
to h-w In the Ih fillers, ihey an
much In tin public ee. This has
l'ruduced a fal.se feeling that. In
many canes, has caused some em
barrassment for Ihe players.
Probably us great proof ns can
lie produced to verify the above
statement Is this:
l Lust evening two La Grande
Cups, Medals
For Meet On
Display Now
Scholastic Winners to Be
Given Cups for First,
Medals for Second and
Third Places.
1'romtnent business fit nm and
professional men of La Grande
have donated (he cups and mcilals
to bo given the winning contes
tants and team in the Kastorn Ore
gon Track Meet to be held here
Saturday.
The first place cup for the cen
tury was donated by the Perkins
Motor company, second and third
place medals for the event by J. G.
S nod grass. Frank Cleavlnger gave
the cup for the first place in the
220 yard dash and the Silver Grill
the second and third place medals, !
Incidentally the second place medal'
is silver,, the third place bronze
and a ribbon will be given for:
fourth place In every event.
A full list of prizes and the don
ors besides those mentioned above,
follows: 44 yard dash, cup. Char
les Reynolds, medals, Zurb Klein;
880 yard run, cup, I-a Grande In
vestment company, second and
third place. Harvey and Green; j
mile run, cup. Herman Hoesch, sec
ond and third place, J)r. Murphy; j
21M) low hurdles, cup, La Grande ,
Printing company, second and third,
place medals, Dr. Verne Johnson; j
1 -0 yard high hurdles, cup, Hill's
Department store, second and third,
place, I,, and I. Drug company;
shot put, cup. Crescent Meat com
pany, second and third place mod-.
als, Hed Cross Drug company; j
javelin, cup, J. J. Carr, second and
third places. Home Plate; discus.
cup, Oregon Hardware nd Imple
ment company, second and third
place medals, Snyder and McKen
non; high jump, cup, George Rlr
nlo, second and third place, Glen
Kstes; pole vault, cup, Robert Car
ey, second and third places, Geo.
T. Cochran; relay (cup for each
man) by Gloss Drugs. Clyde Heltz,
Wostenhaver und Gilbert and
Clint's ciothiery. second 'place in
t he relay ( medal for each man ),
Rube Zweifet and Moon Drug com
pany; high point man, cup, N. K.
West, runor up ( meet cup) I ji
Grande Observer; relay team eqjv
La Grande Nullonal Hank,-und 'cup
to 1)0 won by a' learn three times
will bo given by A. J. Staugo.
AM the trophies for the meet are
now on display In the George Blr-
(Continued on Page Five.)
MUSICAL COMEDY
POSTPONED UNTIL
THURSDAY, MAY 14
Ittt-nusc of the illness of one
the prfiH'lm1s in the vast, (ho
musical comedy, "Knight of
Dream" will 1k: prcM'iilcd
Thursday, May 1 1th, instead of
Thursday, May 7th.
Thoso holding tickets wllt'.iaic
thorn honored for the new date
Agreed iifton.
A program will Im held, how
ever. In connection with the mu
sh memory contest.
School Board Opens
Bids on Fire Wood
At the meeting of the school
board Monday evening eight bids
wen received for wood for the
eominj; school year. The bids were:
Joe t Burgess. GltO cnrdH $ . 7 5
per cord; Jns. D. Fitzgerald. 500
cords $fi.sy per cord; William J.
Kelly. fiOf) cords $7.-5 per cord:
Frank Hamlen. fion cords $x.nu
per cord; Gerald Ph'rson, George
Lanicsdcn and Lester Shorts, &ou
cords $7.4 S per cord; Fred Kar
ris. L'oo cords $7.00 per cord; Ben
'otner, 1 :ifi cords $7. on per cord
and L. W. Ktiupp, 50 cords JO. 7a
I
i
Im per cord.
uc- These bids were all rejected ox-to-
cept those of Joe C. Burgess. Jns.
In D. Fitzgerald and L. W. Kuapp,
men .one hii Kvenhig observer re
porter, had dinner with Mr. Croek
att und Mr. Murray, members of
the cast. Mr. Murray, who phis
the pari of a gambler. In conversa
tion with the waitress, blushed.
It was a beautiful blush, too.
St artlntr with only a alight color
It gradually mounted to the fore
head, spread lo the eurs and drop
ped downward to Ihe collar. In
creasing in intensity all the while.
Finally Mr. Murray placed a nap
kin getil ly In front of his rosy
ph niogomy uni II t he onrush ot
rolor recedt-d.
B-n Lyons, is also said lo liau-blush'-d
during his time vn a guest
tn lui Grand -slerday. The story
n that feveral local young ladles
somewhat surrounded him and, in
plain word. "got his goal." The
writer cannot vouch for the truth
(Continued on Page Five.)
BIG CII ABDEL KB
AT THIRD
Music Week Concert Is
Given at Presbyterian
- Church Last Night
BAKER PIANIST
POPULAR HERE
Vocal Solos Rendered by
Mi's. Bohnenkamp, Mrs.
Fuller, Miss Clark and
Ray . Willianls. .
. The third concert of Music Week
was Riven last evening. at the First
Presbyterian church here with a
capacity house in attendance. The
program was under the direction of
Mrs. A. L. Richardson, who open
ed it by presenting Miss Marguer
ite Soil, pianist, of Baker. Miss
Soli is popular In music circles of
that city mid Is a verytchariulng
und talented musician.
She appeared last evening in two
groups. The first consisted of
"Warum," "Traumerei" and "Auf
schwung." all by Schumann. She
respo nd ed to t ho hearty a p pi a use
with a clever number entitled "The
Clown," composed by herself. Pre
ceding her numbers she gave a
short explanation of each piece.
Iter second group was even more
enthusiastically received than the
first. In this group she played "The
Lark" by Gllnda-Balukirew, "Noc
turne In F Sharp Major," by Cho
pin, "Lc Banc do Mousse" by Du-
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
This evening at the 1 D. S. tab
ernacle a man's program, part of
Muie Week, will be given with G.
S. Birnie as chairman assisted by
the m. Grande Municipal band,
Karl Stoddard ami Kluier Stod
dard. 1
The men promise an exceptional
evening and every slop has been
taken to make this program one
of the best of the week.
Because of the postponement of
"Knight of Dreams" nothing is
scheduled for Thursday. Friday's
program and the harp lecllal by
Mls Kayo Price at the Presby
terian church Saturday night will
bring the week to an end.
Hooks Displaced.
Mrs. O. K. Sll vert brown, chair
man of the library extension, co
operating with the public, library,
has arranged an Interesting exhib
it of the new' books added to the
library on musical subjects for
Music Week. In the window at
Si I vert borne-Wrights drug store.
The list follow: Musical Prog
ress ( Kinck) ; National Music of
America (Klson); Outlines of Mu
sic History ( Hamilton) ; Funda
mentals of Music (Gehrkcns) ;
Sound and Its Relation to Music
(Hamilton) ; Music Appreciation
( Ma milt on ) ; Shakespearean Music
(Klson); How to Slug (Lchmann);
What Wit Hear in Music (Faulk
ner); Stories of Symphonic Music
Oilman); Chopin, the Man and
His Music (Huneker).
A. V'.. Xayre. t'nlon county school
.superintendent, is busily engaged
today apportioning t he school
funds.
Fifty-five thousand dollars are
being divided among the UZ school
dislricls of the county.
Grand Master Unable
To Visit Local Masons
Oliver P. Coshow, juKtice of the
suuemi court and grand master of
Millions of Oreuon, will be unable
to visit the li (irande lodgi- this
evenimr. necordlng to inforutalion
received yesterday, M r. I 'oshow s
duties on Ihe bench prevent hH
trip, which he planned last week.
liovs itLsiiti; (osis Mi r;
Fl'WLF.i:. Mont. (Al'l Flf-tfn-year-fild
Max Kpsletirs aru-
lilt luii to bfcorie a ttn-at ''l-ple
ehusi-r" eot his life Monday when
his mount f ( upon him after fall
;tii(f to m-trotiiite an IrriKution ditrh.
The horse fe( backward and was
kill-'!, pinning the boy underneath.
I ( nable to free hlm.se if, Max lay ."or
16 hours under the dead horse, and
died soon after be wu rescued.
PROGRAM LARGE ARMY
MEN'S PROGRAM
HEHIHT
APPORTIONING
SCHOOL FUNDS
BACKED BY
Twenty Thousand Rif
fians Ready to Start
the Offensive
EARLY ESTIMATES
WERE INACCURATE
Five Thousand Tribes
men Located Between
Spanish and French
Zone at Present.
It A HAT. I'lench Morocco (Bv
tlio Associated Pres..). An offi
cial conimiiiihpic today reports n
fierce fight he Iuim-ii French ami I
Itirriaii troops In which the I'cciirhl
repulsed violent counter attacks, I
killed "many of the enemy" and
look some prJ-"juc rs. Dispatches j
later said the French sustained!
considerable hysses.
FF.Z. FRKNCH MOROCCO (By
the Associated Pres:i)--Abdel Krim.
Moroccan rebel leader, now la 're
ported to havo mobilized twenty
thousand Riffluns for his attack on
the French zone. Instead of four
thousand, which was the number
that was previously estimated.
Of these forces, five thousand
uro on the border bet ween the
Spanish and French zonea, from
which they make raids Into terri
tory oecupied by (ho French in
their advance last fall.
WANTS AltMISTICK
LONDON (By Associated Press)
Negotiations for n armistice be
tween Kmir Ibu Kami. Wahabl
tribesmen louder, and King All. of
Hedjnz, beleaguered in Jeddah on
the Red Sea. by the Wahlbt forces,
have boon initiated it was an
nounced here today.
FRI .M H OI I ICI RS KILLKO
PARIS (By Associated Press).
The Tempts prints a telegram
from Fez, not othei-wi.se, verified,
giving the French losses In one
recent engagement as four offi
cers, 14 (i men killed and la
French wounded. The nn-ssuf;e
says the Riffian losses were I u
times as heavy as the French.
This casualty list disagrees with,
the official announcement.
COURT TO STOP
TRASH MIMPINi;
ON THE HIGHWAY
Thi- rcKtilar monthly session of
Ihe county court opened this morn
lug with Commissioners ('. (I.
Couch, John Wells of A Urol and
. W. Stevens of I'uion, present.
The morning session was principal
ly devoled lo payment and invoic
ing of bills and other routine busi
ness. The dumping of rubbish along
the hii,'huuys came up tor some
discussion and il was dcrhh-d to
riKidly enforce the' law forbidding
this action.
Commander Acquitted
I5y Military Court
NORFOLK, V. (My the Ass-i-ctated
Press). Commander I'. W.
Fuller, com ma tiding I he naval
transport Beau fort , u as ne qui) led
toiiay by court martial of all thi'-e
charges alleging neglect of dul y
in connection with I he finding
aboard his ship ol f'i quarts ot
whisl;y when II (Incited here in
February.
CALIItMENM PIOM I i; BU S
SANTA BARBARA. Cal. (Al'l
Mm. Sarah -lan- iMittou. ;m-d ht,
a natHe of .Missouil and daughter
of John Hopper, who hd the fa
mous Hopper o Iraiu party lo
(alitotnla from Mi-s'niri in I S J 7 .
is dead in Santa Ma ria. In t his
county.
She le;ive-( T.-'l Ji I a II d( h lift I'eil, 4 il
preal grandchildren und four Ki'-al,
great (jrandehildren. Two brothers
and five ilauli(TM also fiiriivf
her.
African Pictures Arc ,
Shown by IakhI Man
Hoiaee J. N''lHon w-iil to Baker
Sunday wher- he khw a lantern
lecture on S'tulh Africa, showing
offl'-ia I pholocra phs secured from
t he government of I he I 'a ton at
South Amca.
. His I a Ik v.. in Kiven b'Tcr- ih
conjoint scKin r t h- M ui rial 1.
A. of the :aker South W:nd and
a crowded ho us' llovl d lb- In
(rest tJik'll bv Ihe people of La
ker. Mr. Nelson returned from Soul h
Africa hist yar where be did mis
sionary work for the o. h.
jchurch. Mrs, Llod Walsh ac
j0ompiinh.il .Mr. .Wlson to Maker
and assisted with the lantern.
V -J S&pS f ABooTThis-? "Tie
WSJ WIFE WANTS TO
O npS5r I?A15B AGATES
An VA &&wiJsry r by foor wts
" GOSM! This IS A B6GEG? f '
BACKYakp Than i ThooghT J&s
IT. WAS, AHV MARP- OH BOY ' . Jff
ANP UX AT 7fiE R&CKS-. - V" Sp?X J
. . .
I C30 pm i
3
FIGHT
BYLXPLOSIGN
PlTTSIM RaH (My the Associat
ed Press) Firemen, searching the
ruins of three Swlssvale buildings,
destroyed by un explosion shortly
alter midnight, recovered two ad
ditional bodies today, bringing the
(olal death list to eight.
Most of the bodies were burned
beyond recognition. Several per
sons wero Injured and two children
were takon to the hospital, believ
ed to bo fatally hurt.
Police believe the explosion I he
work of "blackhander.'i." The eight
victims were all members of t he
name family. I etectives arc seek
ing Thomas Pusatera, owner of a
fruit store in which the explosion
occurred. It was said he. had re
ceived threatening letters recently.
ATLANTA, iUi. (By the Associ
ated Press) Six Bremen wero
kllh-d and four were injured here
loday when tho upper tloor of a
burning building collapsed, burying
tho uulort unate men bencalh cot
ton bah-s.
io; m i rs vk.il
SALKM, Ore. For five days a
hit'Ke shepherd do? lias been sta
tioned near a mall box at the
corner of Winter aixl Mill streets,
appai on I ly wni ting for the return
of lis master.
Occasionally the animal rises on
its hind Icrm and sniffs at the
box. Persons living In the neigh
borhood expressed tin; opinion
that the dog belonged to some
tout 1st who had stopped there to
post a letter.
The
Outsider's
Viewpoint
Your opinion of a place of bns
h )( and oiir Idea of what
good. It should offer you, what
Mrtlec II vhtHihl it'iidcr, nod
what place It has In the com
munity I more Important lo
ait Jul cri Imt than any Idcu or
opinion nf Uh own.
You nn out -Me -he In lnhle.
The Intelligent advert lr there
fore nnalt.i IiIh atltpiiisiug
iiiril- mid motagcM from )ur
(mIiiI of lew. And he tabic
our ophiloie mid iitttfi"xt(oti-..
The buying tamlifiliit, not the
m'IIIhu. counts mol In stlmu
la ting more mid heller Irnde.
OUscrver Advertising
A M(rrcbamilfttng Servlro'
Sll FIREMEN
DIE IN BLAZE
Springtime Madness
Ml I i iruz
e This way- expc.
.TW TO SPADE- UP a Tru
ACRE FlEU?
V
North Pole
Flight Will
. Start Today
STOCKHOLM (By the Associat
ed Press). Weather prospects at
Spitsbergen aro reported to bo ex
cellent for the forthcoming ut
tcmpt by Captain Amundsen's ex
pedition to reach tho north polo
by airplane.
Both planes will bo flown north
today, following two expedition
steamers, Farm and Hobby, which
left yesterday for tho Intended
hopptng-off point on Danes Island.
A dispatch from Oslo last night
said the dash for the pole, might
start late today.
CHICACO (By the Associated
Press). Tho coroner's Jury Inves
tigating Ihe death of William N.
1 Mc Unlock.' millionaire orphan,
i Tuesday night concurred In the
i action of tho grand J iry which
Indicted William (. Shepherd. Me
Cllnlock's fosterfuther, for his
murder, a ml also recommended
that Mis. William !. Shepherd be
lieltf lo the grand Jury as acces
sory to the murder.
The juiy also recommended that
I Shepherd he held to the grand
Jury on a charge of murder tn
the dent h of Mis. Km ma Nelson
I Mcl 'lintoi k, t he young million
j aire's mother, who died Hi years
iirii. and that Mr s. Shepherd be
held as an accessory to murder
In this deal h. The jury found
I I luil Mrs. McCllntock died from
luerctir y poisoning admtulster"(
by Shepherd,
The Jury returned an open v'
dlct In the case f r. Oscar Ol
son. I h McCllntock rsmily phy-
islcian and brother of .ludKe liar
j ry Olson, Instigator of Ihe lll
UeHligaiion. In this case, the Jury
said II. was 'limbic to determine
Ihe cause of death. Doctor Olson
, died t hr ee yi-HiH ago. No poison
uas found In his exhumed body,
, but a hn ue amount of mercury
' v, as round In t he body of M rs.
Mci 'Hillock,
i Tin; coroner's jury also con-
J (Continued on puge Klglil.)
'Mexicans Sifk Amity With
j Atncrii an Business 1Iouch
t M MX ICO CITY (A P) Adoption
'of a commercial arbitration agree.
bent by the National Chamber of
'Commerce r washing) mi und the
1 'on federal Ion of Mexican Chn m
bers of Commerce Is recommend
ed by a special nuiiiiillli'i- named
by Ihe Mexican confi'deratlon. Tho
; plan recommended to settle, with
out recourse to the courts, dtt fer
i em en between Mexican and I nited
I Slates business houses follows vlr-
lually without chanito Ihe Amerl
' can-A i yen tine .'igri'i-meul. It will
(be voted on at the next meeting of
i the confederation.
JURY ACCUSES
W. D. SHEPHERD
-
XTRA
KI LSO MAVOIt ARRLSn.B
Ki;i,SO, Wivsli. (AP). Mayor
Todd was arrested today on f.
warrant charging criminal IIIhm
hfiMMl ; wi linmtlilltH t'lHiriHteJ ,
ad et ll.se; a 'meeting cjilletl by the
niajor '
(.It FAT I ALLS, Moot. (AP).
(Pinion ('ampbell wm wii tetir.il
to Iwo years In the IjoaVcuworfli
federal iK'tilteiitlary and fined
91,000 after iM'ing found gulliy of
using (lie mails hi defrnml and of
fraud u lent oil promotion. Ho was
found not guilty to the ammt In
tlio Indictment charging conspir
acy. iti;ii Tio N(vri;i.
WASHINGTON (AP). An nn
final reduciloii of $aft,(H)0 In tho
oiMintlng Knsos of tho general
land offlco thruugli , r orgajdx.t
tlon of t!tv liimau, was; aniioum.'cd
today by hecntary Yurk.
Borah st(;;i;sT.s roitci;.
i KM: V A (AP) .A slatemeut
ptintl hy (fitievu iiewspajHirs
quoting Senator Borali, or Idaho,
as hating declared that only rort-c
n'titaltHHl to 'be emplo)Cl If
Frami! falls to take slops tit pay
her war debt, was among the
chief topics of eonvccHAtlon today
among delegates to tUv. Interna
tional nuns traffic conference.
The statement attributed to Borah
i-uused so much iiimient Unit It
Im uudcrstOfHl nn effort will be
made to determine officially
whether the M-nator was correct
ly quoted here.
Head Cattle Hoclnml Menace
KLAMATH FALI-S, Ore. Com
plain I was sinned this morning hy
Dr. G. S- Newsom, county heall h
officer, charging l. M. McLcmoro,
prominent Cullfornla livestock op
erator, wllh creating a health men.
ace on tho west side of Klamath
lake by refusing to remove, burn
or bury lea carcasses of cattle now
lying In Odessa creek. It Is ex
pected I hat Mr. McU'tnore will be
nrr"st-d as soon as he arrives in
Klamath.
Agriculture Department
Testing Milk For Garlic
WASHINGTON (NI'JA Special) .
'TIs spring and the cows are beln
nlng to cut garlic. The Agricultur
al I X'purtiuent Is experimenting
II h w ays to take the tuste and
smell of it out of milk and hultcr.
"Garlic, " comments the public
heullh service, "Is u wholesome
vegetable. "Yes." udmllK tho Ag
ricultural I tcpurt incut, "but so
many people object to dairy prod
ucts flavored wllh It."
Mcunwhih- Washington milk re
tailors employ official smellers to
snirr al cadi bottle of milk before
pulling In on Ihe market. If gar
licky, back II goes to Ihe farmer.
Otherwise t would be hit on Ihe
dealers' hands, for commuters
won't have II at any price.
"Thank God." they're whispering
among themselves at the Stale. De
partment, "II was an Kngllsh ship
! muster,- not un American, whose
BE OFFERED
Fight Against Smuggling
of Liquor into Coun
try; Growing :
FLEET TO PATROL
THE GREAT LAKES
Seaplanes Co operating
with Coast Guard Off
Eastern Coast; Rum
Row Losing Out
NKW YORK (By the Associat
ed Press). Citizens who lnfor.n
federal authorities of liq jor smug
glnig activities leading to the con
viction of bootleggers under tho
customs law will recelvo 25 per
cent of tho fines Imposed und tho
money obtained through the aalo
of seized boats, it was announced
today.
Reports from Detroit say that
tho dry fleet ls expocted to bo
ready by summer for uutlon on
the Great Lakes. ,
limn How's Finish luf seen.
Rum row's finish ls foreseen by
prohibition officials. Already In
creased activities of tho coast
guard have cut down tho liquor
Importation by 00 percent, they
said.
Although government authori
ties would not discuss the opera
tions in the air against the run
fleet, seaplanes wore reported to
be cooperating with tho coait
guard In Us blockade work.
SALKM. Ore. (Uy the Associ
ated Press) Two copper mining
concerns with headquarters at Ba
ker incorporated at $ LOun.fiOu each
filed their articles yesterday. These
jure the Clover Cr-ek Copper coin-
pany and the Goose Creek Copper
company. The Incorporators of
both companies are J. I). Crury,
John Arthur and Blaine ilalluck.
U. S, BUDGET
WASHINGTON (By tho Associ
ated Press) President Coolidge'a
drlvo for economy in federal ex
penditures will result In another
uiil..t..tl..l ful ti, llin ntiniiTil Hu,i-
Ho hopes (hn reduction will bo
as groat as threo hundred million
dollars, making total estimates to
be submitted to tho next congrcs
around throe billion dollars.
CANINF.K KFKCrK MASTI'.R
BAKKRSFIKLl), Cal. (AP)
If. O. Hobright of this city prob
ably owes his life to hit two doK.
a Siberian stag hound and a fox
terrier. Hobrktcht was returning
from a ranch Sunday morning and
stopped to fish. Ho slipped and
struck his head on a boulder and
feu partly over a cliff. When W.
P. Cummlngs of Kansas City, Mn
arrived at the scone of the acci
dent guided by the fox terrier,
he saw the stag hound dragging
HobmKiit back from the brink of
Ihe cliff by bis trousers leg.
The doKs would not allow Cum
in In gs to administer first aid un
til Hobright spoke to thetn.
vessel 'n!ood by' while 38 of the
crew of the Japuncta! cargo-boat.
Kelfuku drowned in the North Al
lanllc." Officials aro chary of say
ing anything aloud that mlht ho
construed as unfavorably critical of
Captain John Roberts of the Hom
eric. But I here's no mistaking tho
way they feel.
'They're only Jups -- let 'etu
dro.-n!"
That's how Japan would have
read the mtnd of an American
j commander who had hud such a
(story as Captain Roberta lo toll,
j At all events, (he State Department
thinks so. ThiiiKS of tlpit kind
.count in International ' relation
ships. t II w on Id he so much better if
j Captain Roberts had but a single
rescue to his credit, in cvldeneo of
i (Continued on Pago Five.)
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