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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEB-EIGIIT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITI O N THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP). Ore gon: Fair tonight and Sat urday. tutt VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PIIE83 LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1985. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 187 0.1 SHOPS 10 SM III ' LA GRANDE Rumors Characterized as False by Superinten dent Bollons "hopes held at baker crushed Rumored Change of Rail road Yards to Neigh-. , boring City Classed as Impracticable. "Absolutely nothing to it," said. V. V. Bollons, superintendent of the second division of the O.-W. H. and N. railway when asked this morning about the rumored change or the li tirnnde. shops to Baker and the Huntington shops to On tario, Ortgon. "Mr. BoHons characterized the rumors as merelv n recurrence of talk to that effect which occiira such protection against the stnrt perlodieully every few ycurs. Hejing or spreading of lire, then the said that during his connection ; Btute forester, under the direction with the O.-W. It. and N. company ho had never heard lh matter dis cussed by company officials. Mr. Itollons stated that the mov ing of the La Grande shops to Ba ker was not only highly improb uble but thoroughly impracticable. These moves would necessitate a great financial outlay and .the ad vantage of such a change. If it hero nre any, would he too smalt to off set the cost of moving. Humor Kliisivc, The rumors of these changes in the shops are as elusive as a vvill-o-t he-wisp. No one has ever been able lo trace them down or give them nny authority although every so often the neighboring cities which would benefit by the change naturally attempt to make them seem as authoritative as possible. In i recent Baket paper a. long story on the front page was carried Continued on Page. Five,) La Gni nde n nd t he C. ra tide Hondo valley were treated to three hours of rain late yesterday that brought smiles to the faces of many fanners. The total precipitation during the (hree houis, according to fig ures at the fire department sta tion, was .54 Inches, which Is al most a record rain for this year Iiere. The showers began at o'clock and for several I"'"H tame uowu ui anoui an mcn-p' - hour dip. In La firnnde the storm setters were inadequate and water backed up many feet at intersections of streets, causing much discomfort. He vera 1 basements are reported to have been flooded. Present indications are ..that a large crowd of interested people will be at the city hail building at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon to hear two experts tell of the new Oregon headlight law, which will go Into erfect May 2Mh. Frank A. lim, lighting engineer and an authority upon workings of the new law, will be one of the speakers. "Local Golfers Entertain .a Grande golfers of the local country club are making elaborate pr pa rat ions to enterialn the Ba ker golfers, who will compete on 1he club links Sunday with the best plaers t his city can muster for t In occasion. The Itak Hies huve entertained la Grande teams several tim"s and this will be the jiecond time liaker lum sent a delegation here. The committee is making a spe cial effort to see that the isttnr are made tot fee "right at home" ail hie time. The following local plaers are expecled according to flic commit tee, to appear at the links and fcturt play at 9 o'clock. 4 G. U. Larbon, Charles Kejuoids, PREGIPITATIDN if JN INCH NHNY TO BR LAW EXPLAINED Forest Laws Explained By Local. Warden Alterations in Code by Legislature Makes a Change in Time; Closed Season Starts Today. Several new laws and repeals of existing statutes were passed at the last meeting of the Oregon legis lature, with which a majority of the people that should be inter ested are not familiar, stales I It Busscll, district fire warden. "The new laws gives us a little longer season to get ready, the closed season begins May 16th Co day), instead of June 1st." Mr. ltuaaell states. "It is necessary for any one desiring lo burn brush or slashings after tho first of May to gel a permit from the fire war den of the county in which they reyide." Other Killing. ' Other rulings were explained by Mr. Russell, as follows: Kvery owner of timber land In the state shall furnish or provide therefor, during the season of the year when there Is danger of for est fire, adequate protection against the starting or spread' of fire which will meet with the approval of the state board of forestry. Jn ease any owner or owners shall fail or neglect to provide of the state board of forestry, shall provide the same at a cost not to exceed five cents per acre; the state forester, with the approval of the board of forestry, may, after thor ough Investigation of the need thereof, nuthorize and approve ex penses sufficient properly to safe guard timber resources, but amounts so approved shall not ex ceed actual cost of work perform ed. Reasons for any cost in excess of flv cents per acre, shall be fur nished by the state forester upon demand to any property owner whose lands are subject to protec tion costs in excess of the specific amount prescribed in the act. Any aount so paid or contracted to be paid by the state forester shall be n lein upon the property, and shall be reported by the state forester to the county court of the county In which Hiieh lands are situated and shall by such court be levied and collected with the next taxes on such lands in the same manner as taxes are collected. 'Jinibcrlaml Defined For the purpose of this act any land shall be considered tlmbcrland which has enough timber, standing or down, living or dead, either ma lure timber or young growth, with enough forest debris or growth to constitute, in the judgment of the slate board of forestry, a fire men ace to itself or. adjoining lands. Any legal subdivision or not more than 160 acres of timberland, to be designated by the owner, shall be deemed to lie adequately pro tected if more than one-half there of is within a radius of one mile of the owner's permanent resi dence, or if the owner shall fur nish patrol Hnd protection there fore equal in standard, efficiency and seasonal duration to that of those who are in. good faith main- gaining orgunized patrol and pro- Section of their lands against lire with the approval of the state board of forestry. G. S. Executives In Picnic at Park Bain did not dampen the fun at tlm A. O. S. executive picnic which was held In the city park yesterday afternoon. The retiring officers of the orpuni nation and tho newly elected heads of the A. (. S. wen all present at the picnic. The pur pose of tin outing was to acquaint the officers-elect with each other and to give the outgoing officials a chance lo tender official good wishes. Haines Stampede Will lie Held June 25-26-27 HAlNIOtf, Ore. (Special) June Jfi-20-27 will be the flutes for the annual Haines stampede, which this year, will be under the man agement, of the Coleman Htlllz, BUI Mackey and Jess Heard, Plan To Baker Team Chase Itohnenkamp, 1 r. Kay Mur phy, Norman Kreen. Charles Hlng nT, H. K. Watklns, H. I. Crowe. V,. C. I'erkins, Jo'e Carr, Walter Keuter, 11. K. Olxon, K. Holmes. Mr. I Minn. Oscar I'oareh. A. W. Nelson. John Thelson. Mr. Coburn. Mr. urbrick, Mr. Moc H. Hbgrit. ,. Stoddnrd, August Stange. Al An drews, Mr. Hay. Krank MHy. Mr. Mill. 'harle llingman. Mr. Warn Irk, Warren (Jtlbert. Ailduier I'la- le. It. K. Wemenhaver. H. K. Brady. II K. O'Brien. T. J. Hcrog. gfn. . IK I'utrnan. Mr. Tanner, Mr. i Johnson. Harvey Matthews. Mr. Gwllliams. I K. Garrlnon. Mr. Helm, A. C. K.-.nipton, Mr. Kelly. Kred Kiddle, Mr. (.arson. Claude Mackey. Claud Scrantun and J. A. Tedlord. w Freed 1 I. . S 1 Here is Yivs. f .lepliercl, wife or Wllllnm I. slrepberd or ('hleago, when si mi appeared hi - court when she wan aevtis(' tr having hnd knowledge of the murder of AVIHInm .MeCHntock and IiIk mo ther, for which her '.tusbaiul has IwH'ii Imlhieil. Mi Kheplienl was exonerated, however, by the grand jury. I NIVKRSITY OF OKIXION. Ku gene, Ore. ( Special ) 1 icLorls rearson, of l.a Grande, was elect ed secretary of the University of Oregon student body in the general elections held hero Wednesday. Miss I'arson hud no opposition. miss 1 1 y. max o oM.Mrm.i-; OH HOOK AO 111 CV li'lMHAL (.'OMJ'IOK, Corvallis, Ore. (Spe cial) hoa I-yni':in of l-a Grande, fii'sliman in vocational education, has been pledged to Citation com mittee to act next year. This com mit lee is composed of sophomore Ktrla for the purpose of keeping the college traditions among I he "rookesses." Miss Lyman Is a member of Helta Zeta sorority. Because of I he economy and democracy of the idea the gradu ating cliiKH of tie ),a Grande high schnol will m ear caps and gowns I his year for hot It the hu ccal i ur ea te and commencement ex"rclses. They have 1 n ordered from Bos Angeles, t'ailfornia and are expect ed 'o arrive here tfnuoirow. The graduates rent t hem for IH.Fia a 'week and Ihey will be kept here lone week only, minimizing the cost 'of dress for graduation coiislder jably. i The rost mites are r.f a iKtttleshlp gray color and are made the name as the caps and gowns usetl by va rious schools ami colleen through out the country for graduation. Whether (his i'l ,i Mil be adopted In (he school from now on is yet ,to be found out as ft Mas adopted jonly by the eloss this yevu- and not by school officials. iAutomohilcs ("oliitlc Near Island City An automobile collision necured last evening on the highway n-iir '- Island f'ity. when the Wallowa jcounly siaire, iirlven by Ivan Sut ' fin. -olllded with a new Stude- baker touring ear. belonging to 'GIP-h Ibirnden. The. cars came lo j et her In a side swipe anil both -re damaged to the exi-nt of j about $lon each. Jne cur was heailed toward Wallowa and the oilier toward La Grande, 1 WINS OFFICE ENGLE CAP AND GOWN AGREED UPON FEW CASES OF GOITER E Examination of School Children Was Start ed Yesterday 4 MORE SCHOOLS WILL BE VISITED Defective Tonsils Found in One Out of Every j Four Children Examin ed . at Riveria, Island City. Dr. W. 1. McAdory. who wan re quested by Dr. V. T. 1'hy, of the state hoard of health, to examine the children of la Grande and Is land City schools Tor traces of goi ter, began work yesterday at the Hivcrlu and Island City institu tions. According to Dr McAdory not as many cases of goiter have been found o fur as was expected and there are very few to be found nt all among the children under 15 years of age. What goiters arc discovered are (Continued on Pa ere Five.) One of the most entertaining musical comedies ever given by lo cal people took place last evening at the high school auditorium when "Knight of Dreams" or "Modern I'ygnmallon and Galatea" was pre sented under, the auspices of the Monday musical club. The comedy centered around Itotand Clifford (G. U Dutlon), a (Continued on 1'age Four.) TO VISIT CITY Norma n W. ICngle, sceri'tary of the rehabllitution committee of the Thirteenth division, including Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and State Adjutant Carl Atoser. of the American Legion, w ill In here tonight with Paul Oavls when Mr. Davis appears at a meeting in the city hall lyillding In connection w ith the legion's five - million - dollar endowment fund drive, A large croud is expected to be In the municipal building this eve ning us Interest In I nion county's part of the campaign seems to be keen. TO SIXU MIMIUS A small nninher of Miinirs which had been ordered were uncalled for due lo sickness ami olher causes, These extra magazines which con tain the student's record of the school year and high school ac tivities will be placed on sale at the Newlln Book Store tomorrow. MANY. WITNESS BGOIDY Baccalaureate Sermon To Be Preached Sunday The baccalaureate services for the uraduatlng Has: or the high school will be held at the Methodist church Sunday evening. The pub lic Is invited to attend. The program for the services fol lows; Orgun prelude Mrs. It. It. Young. Hymn, "America' Choir and congregat ion. Invocation Iteverend William K. Hall, pastor 'Aon Lutheran church. Kong, "Snftly Now the Light of I ay"- -Boys' quartet. Herllnre reading Beverend M. W. Creasey, pastor St. Peter's Kpis. copul church. Anthem. "Lovely Appear." Ooii noud High school glee club. Sermon Beverend G. A- pollard, pastor Baptist church. Song, ''Sun of My Soul" Bo' quartet. Benediction Beverend Pollard. FLOYD HALL CAPTURED B? POLICE Youthful Murderer Tak en in Japanese Room ing House Raid POSSES SEARCH FOR JOE TANKO When Hall Was Arrested His Only Comment Was, "I Know What This Means It's, .the Noose." SACK AM KNTO (By the Asso ciated Tress). Kloyd Hall, youth ful inurdcrt'r, w ho with Joe Tanko escaped from Han Cjuentln April 7th last, lies In jail, held Incom municado. He was captured last night without a fight. Acting on a tip from a citizen the police Invaded a Japanese rooming house, walked Into a darh room and found Hall under a bed. Hall had no arms when captured. Ills only comment was. "I know what this means It's the noose." Home officials took this remark as an ndmisslou that It was Tanko and Hall who April 18th shot and killed H. J, I-ilzberg,. locul mer chant, while attempting to rob his store. An Intensive search Is on for Tanko. COMMERCIAL CLUB HAD NO PART IN INJUNCTION SUIT ! AHTOHIA (liy the Associated t I'ress) Tho Union Couniy Cham ber of Commerce of Ul Grande had no part In tho Injunction suit brought" against I ho state highway commission to prevent award of a contract for1 paving tho Columbia highway from Astoria to Svenson, ; it Is declared In a letter from Karl C. Itcynotds, secretary of the Ia Grande chamber, to the Astoria chamber of commerce. The letter condemns the two of the ),n Grande organization's name by Jay. Howernisn. I). C. Stephenson Trial Is Set for June 2nd INIHANABI'BIS (By the Assocl ated I'ress) Judge Collins, in criminal court today, overruled a motion to ouash an . Indictment charging I. C. Stephenson with the murder of .Miss Madge. Ober hollzer, Kollowlng the decision Stephen son, wll h Karl Klinck and Karl Gentry, co-defendants, e n t e red pleas of not guilty. The trial was set for June 2. Rescue Crews Strive To Reach Buried Man B C T T K (By (he Associated Press)- 'Itescue crews working to ward the spot where Gus Holden was entombed In the went Coluse mine, believed at an early hour Hits morning that they were wll h in three feet of the spot where he wai caught, though lie may have been carried below the 20U foot level by the caving rock. The work is slow on account of the broken formations. No communication has been established and little hope ts held that the man will be found alive. Any. Business Is Interesting I'totn jour point of lew nt n render of iteHertKIng, nny bus tneH. Ik Intert'Mlng (f jou ant hnlng or plan to hoy Ihnt va riety f gtMMls or wr Id-, The belter huliu-.HM man wcn to H that witiie if the Inter eHtlng tlilngH about his ImiIucms Oi-e told In no hHercftlttj? whjt In hK ailterilslng evipy. 'I he more ou know nlKiiit. hit Imi lnc, iH-gnrdlex t what kind It K ttw more likely ihi nre to "-(M-nd )inr money for IiIh "Observer AilrArllsIng A McrehaiidlslUB Her t loo' She Says Its Natural, But- l 1 I , Dorotliy .May .Nourm1, 1U, of llobury, Mjihm,, who hiH won eight iN'uuty pi'lzes In her homo stale, wiys Imt benuty in nnturnl, hut she kImium etH-llent te'hjihiie hi handling her Up slick. r:errise, Hwllumliig and riding liorM'boek has enabled lier tu rill tier homo with iMmuty tmphles, hIiu says. T GUARD S VESSEL NKW YOltK (fly the Associated Brew) Six hundred bottles of al leged champagne, liquors nn( a quantity of alleged Honor filled candles were seized aboard tho Bloyd Hoynl Beige steamer Merclep at her piur in Brooklyn. - The Mercior arrive Wednesday anl the seizure tale Thursday au tomatically prohibits the. ship's leaving port until a fine estimated at between fl'Ouil and $I!MH) Is paid. The seizure, mad by a su.uud from the office of the surveyor of the port, is tho first of any con sequence since the coast guard be gan Its intensive blockadu or rum row. Most of the liquor was said to have been found hidden inside on top of the boilers and In the wit ter und oil tanks. Two Men Brought Here Face Robbery Charge Jess Breshears, county sheriff, returned on Number 17 this morn ing from Kansas City bringing with him William Buck, 1!7, and, H. B. Sapping! on, 25, who are wanted hen? to face charges of rob bery. Mr. Breshears was gone about 10 days. He aald that H:tpptng(ou and Buck were glad to see .him when he arrived for tin Kansas City author ities had not been particularly hos pitable lo tint hi. The men are charged with "robbery by force and violence while not being arm- 1 wit h a dangerous weapon." Their heuring will probably be held tomorrow. Patricide lo Be Sent To the Insane Asylum CHICAGO (AP) George 1). Shaw, who slabbed his falher. Bruce, Shuw, Inventor, with a Ger man sit b re, was round to have been insane at the lime of the aiaylng, and still to be insane by a crim inal court Jury which deliberated only briefly. Sentence was postponed but Ihe shell shocked young World war veteran will be sent to nn aaytuiu for the Insane, Judge Wells Indi cated. Complaints Against 5 Timber Firms Dropped WASHINGTON (By Ihe Associ ntcd PreH.H) - I lifiinisHal of com plaints against five western lum ber companies was announced Thursday night, by Ihe federal trade coMiiniKsioti. The complaints, naming the oeiir d'Abne Mill company, 'our d'Abme, Ida ho; (iramlM Bonde Lumber company, Perry, Ore.; McOoldrtek Lumber comiiany. Hpokane, Wash.; I eer Park Lumber company, Ieer Par k, j Wash,, and Kbeviln Hlxson com pany. Bend, Ore,, bad charged the ' roiiipfi riles with H-IIIng western pine ' as wi stern white pine. The com- pl ilnts were dismissed on the I ground that before they were erv j ed on the reHpondents the practice 'complained of hud been dlseontiu tit d. t'omiuinsi mers Thompson and Nugent dissented frcin the dlsuile- tulf. I iXTRA I'AIXTKItS ON NTUIKU l'OHII.AM), On'. (Al) I'nion linliili'ra win mi Nlrlko iK-rc today for a ft-iluy wrfk uml an llit'rouMO 111 IVIIKI'N. miss vow, goi;h mast POItTLANB, Ore. (Al') MIhn I Hal telle Pope, rimiccv of the late William N. MrCllntock, "million aire orphan," pn.nMil th rough here today, en route, to Chicago from Oram I'm when aim lifts bmi visiting relative. IlI'M TH'.NNKHK (O.WKTI'KII POIt'l LAM), Ore. (AP)- Oscar Lund and thni fritter alleged mm ninners, arn'sted nt Warivnton liv., Inst July, wrm eon vie ted In fit lorn 1 court today charged with possession mid tuiuportntloii or liquor, COMIITIONS I A "OBABLK LOMO.N (AP) CoiM-nhagen dispatches say that wen I her eondl Hons at Splthergcn Irnvn Improved, indhaling favorable coudltloiM for tho Aniimdseii ixilar flight. i)pposi: sKAUCir GIONKVA (AP) The American delegation today opposed a propos al I K' lore the liitenmUoiuil arms tniffh; conference to authorize Neaivli of ships MiisiM-ted of carry lug arms Improperly. . nit yax issi i;h m:ial BOSTON (AP) Denial thnt he heard any booing or hissing when Mm question perhML folhmlng: Uin talk on science uml religion was terminated at Brown t'nlvcndty nl l'io Idenee last jilght was made by William ileimlugH Bryan on his ar rival here today. Press dispatches Inst night reported Bin students his- ed Bryan wheu he nhruplly ended the question period, causti cally assailed (lie student qucMloii- r mid left the hall. Five Points Creek To He Opened June First On recommendat Ion of John Waldep, county game warden, the state: game commission passed n ruling opening Five Points creek for fishing on June first of this year. At, first in format Ion ntotcd that the creek would be opened immediately bul since Mr, Wahlen received a b tter from A. K. Burgh- duff, slate game warden, slating that the Five Points creek will open on June first. Mr. Wahlen recommended that Five" Points be opened because of I In logging opera tlons which are to start along Ihe creek, above Hil gard dutliw; the Hiiiiniier. A Few Ideas About An "Explosion" of Atoms (By ( hiWle P. Ktcwill'l) W ASI LI N( IT( N ( N LA Hpectn 1 ) What are Ihe chances that some reckless scientist will plena a but- . ton or pull a lever one of Ihese flays and blow the whole universe sky high? j Atom. are supposed to be en ergy. Honietlilng like a teaspoon- fllll Of thlH Htllff. releuMeil, WOUld furnish power enough, a ('fording lo the nelentisiH, to drive the levluthnn across .the Atluntlc. Only ll's hurd to release. f However experimenters are try LOSSES HI F Both French and Tribes men Said to Have Large Casuality Lists WOUNDED PILE UP BEHIND THE LINES Madrid Reports Say That . Situation Is Becoming Critical ; Consternation Reigns. (By tlui Associated Press) Heavy losses on both oldea am reported in French Morocco. . The Itlfflon advance has been checked and a sanguinary lesson has been taught tho rebels, the, French sny. French reinforcements continue to arrive,- Including heavy artillery to crush tho litre gun positions. Rifflan propaganda among oth er tribes is apparently bearing fruit, Spanish advices my, and uprisings are threatening among the tribesmen between Fc and Tazzn, Situation Critical. Henanatinnal Madrid reports say tho situation in the French Bona Is critical and that .consternation Is reigning behind the fighting tinea owing to tho Increasing In flux of wounded, with the mili tary hospitals crow.Ued. - Thete Madrid reports, based nn returning travelers' stories, add that the Biffs, captured a French air field with ' planes and other materials, and also toolt-. many ptiiMMiorn, , s - -. 4 'Tho French huve abandoned tho idea of nsklnif Spain for permls- i slon to bombard ltlffian buses in tho Spanish zone, Paris aays, b it will eek to Inflict severe defeat, upon tho Invaders each time they sally over tho border. f . s " WASHINGTON (By the As hoc In ted lres) Ocnernl Nelson A. Mile dropiK'd dead here today uhllo attending a circus perform ance. He mas npiwiroiitly Jn tho Ix'st of health. General Miles wftfl ono of tho moKt brilliant Indian fighters and picturesque and distinguished lead ers in American military history. During the civil war ho was ono of the "boy generals." At the ago of 26 ho had risen from tho rank of first lieutenant ot volunteers to that of a major. He was born April 8, 1839 and In recent yearn much of his time was) devoted to golf aU wulklnff. " ., ' ' ..' i MOW YOltK (By the Associated Press) Supreme Court Justtcti j (lelirerlch toilii v dltmi timed the di vorce suit brought by Mrs. Lillian N. Ouke against James Buchanan Duke, tobacco magnate. Hhe raised the question of tho finality of a decree grunted Duke after a trial In New Jersey 20 years1 ago. The court held this decreo was final. ing to do It all the time. Inas much us an utom la Infinitely too Uf.,i,ll t.i m.n ullh Uin lilirhent power microscope, It's dlffteult to tell liow far they've succeeded, but. two or three scientists believe they have chewed a very limited num ber of atoms alt up "dlslntegrat-. ed" them, as they say. Obviously the midden, uncon trolled release of the energy con tained in any considerable quan tity of atoms, If they're as power (Continued ou ry Six.) n GENERAL MILES I DEflD TDH DITOE1T IS