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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY C I T Y EDIT I O N THE WEATHER POKTLAND AP). Ore gon: Probably occasional showers In tho west to night. Friday (air and warmer. II VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER AB80CIATKD THESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 204 ma j i i jilBON H PROJECTS C : : FAVORED BY CITIZENS Sewage Disposal Plant : I Received Largest Poll of the Day ', 1011 VOTES CAST ON WATER SUPPLY j Storm Sewers Beaten by I Two. Votes in Precinct f ; 4 All Supported in 1 -. . Other Precincts. to Tin-: ttii:ns oi' LA UltANpi: Tlic city commissi! ii ir ih of tlio C'ily of La (Jrande wish (o ex press Iheir inlll(ltinl apprecln tioii for the ole or confidence, evidenced in jMstprdaM special election nod hc take this .means of saliiK lo the people, of the eity that the result were most (frailly ins;. The vote Is ade quate compensation for our ef forts hi preparing ami present ing this program of hnprove ment and for our Interest in the city's welfare. (SlKlKMl) A. T. HILL, president It. P. LANMK ( HAS. PliAYI.i:. la Grande citizen at I lie polls yesterday gu.(i; the fires " cut" city "'commission'' nnd " the rmic proposed bond Kmios an average flve-to-nne oto of con fidence. Tills Is Hut first Ixmd election, according to city offi cial, that has carried in La Grande for about 18 years, ac cording to figures available. 3 Tin heaviest vote, more v than was expected yesterday af ternoon. wi'H cast on the water .' issue, totalling I'M I. according to v the unofficial figures compiled k this morning. The sew age dii- posat plant voli was 1035, storm 4 sewers 101!- and lire equipment t 1010. The heaviest vote cast in any (Continued on Pg Flvn.J The Ml.ie .Mountain grange, at its regular meeting yesterday, ap pointed a special commit lee- to investigate the prospects for a public market for La Grande. -'rs. George Kelt?, u us appoints i chat rm mi of a special committee tu lake iin the matter with the other granges mid also lo confAr with the state market department in regard to the work. Among other matt era discussed was the community fair for t his fall. W, II, Gekeler was ap pointed chairman and the balance or the committee and officers will be selected at the next iiie-'t-Ing. Henry I-'recH of the Pleasant (Continued on Page Five.) : ; GRANGE WANTS PUBLIC MARKET Northside District Asks i For Concrete Sidewalks With all city commissioners present, the regular weekly ses sion was held last evening in tlx city recorder's oft Ice in the city hull building. A petition was received askinrr for the creation of a sidewalk inpnncment district on the north side. It was referred to the city manager for Investigation. The petition. w Inch called fur con crete sidewalks on Jackson from North Birch to North Fourth; North Ash from Me I Donald to Jackson; North Fourth from V to V; X from North Fotnlh to Noi l h Second ; X from Nor h Ash to North Fourth; W from North Ash lo Jackson. saa sign ed by Oh percent of the property Owners in the district. Assurance was given Uevcrend Keith that a bible school parade, scheduled for next Tuesday morn ing In the business district, would V bo protected from traffic. B I UE8 CAM How Precincts Voted WATER I'rec't Yes No 1 37 21) 2 51 5 3 85 11 4 37 25 7 128 22 8 72 11 9 81 13 10 ...... 95 15 11 68 35 12 94 19 13 ...... 88 26 SKWAGE Yes No 40 18 54 87 3 10 31 30 : 134 17 74 9 90 4 100 10 85 14 96 15 81 33 872 163 Total 836 206 BIBLE SCHOOL Tuesday. June I, from eleven until twelve o'clock there will be a parade of all tint bible school students, teachers, superinten dents, principals, executive com ni It tee and other committees con nected with the Htblc school being held here. Definite arrangements have not yet been made, but according to Keverend KIiiut Grant Keith, chairman oT the parade commitleo there will prolably be nix hundred or more people In tho line of march. The local post of the American Legion made first plans., at the meeting last evening to stage a stunt show here June I . 19 and 20 to he culled thn Yankee Puree. t'l... (.. In I. i.niYtliituif irtli II f .vnrvlliinc nviT He vised I for the amusement of the crowds. : Dancing, regular vaudeville acts. amusement concessions and other 'attractions will be on the bill. I The fdiow will be staged In 'he upper floor of the Kncsch building on the corner of Adams and Fir streets. The entire top floor par titions of this building have been taken out, creating onV of (he larg est floors under roof in the north west. L. ;. Itinford is in charge of the show. Delegates Chosen Delegates to the convention at I'rlneville, June 23. and 27 were selected at the meeting last evening. Fred Kiddle. Hurley Klchurdson. Hugh 10. Urady and liny Williams were named. The legion has made arrange, nn-nts to procure some relics of the world war, cannons and so on which will be used for exhibition purposes and on pal rlotic occa sions. I . Pierce Adds Another To His Many Arrests George AF. Pierce added another to his long list of arrests for liquor violations at North Powder lust ev ening. Floyd Brant, was arrested with three pints of moonshine in his posessston on the main si reet of that city lust evening. .Indue Sencerbox pronounced sentence of $300 fine upon the prisoner, lie has Ko days to serve at the rato of two dollars a day. I The newly drafted ordinance governing dogs of this city was 'laid over until a future nneting I f nr f j tut re ii 1 1 1 n ir A n nrd I nance for the vacation of part of Third street was read twice Monthly reports were received from the fire department, r--corder, treasurer and the wi-ekly report from t he city manager. The fire repoi t showed that thei' were Vour (ires in May with a total loss of $2,666.05, Well cov ered by Insurance. Katly in the meeting reports of J how th- election w us going were received. The first report, of '5 votes east In the city hall dM trlet on the wuler, was: 21 for, 4 against. Nearly t he same p'-r-celltuge continued I lll O Jghoul l lie counting. ' Before a f journuient t he nulury lint whs til low '.! and allow an-'' whs mide for paying the election expenses. PARADE LEGIOIIES TO GIVE SHOW, FIRE EQUIPMENT Y'es No 33 26 51 79 46 67 11 29 17 29 31 122 27 65 18 84 9 91 18 67 30 83 25 82 29 32 28 115 32 65 16 80 12 87 21 63 32 79 30 84 28 751 265 787 235 "Light y-seven race horses now on the grounds" "Yen. yes. Ltlll. go on; how about the bucking" horses?" "Twenty-six bucking hows" "Ami the rider?" "Miss Lorcna Triekcy, champion woman rider of the world, and Muni Gar rett, champion roper of the world" Such was the dialogue by Dr. W. T. Phy. of Hot Luke, who pre sided' at the final meeting of the stock show association nt I'nlon last evening and W. H. "11111" Vo gel, general manager of the Un ion Stock show. Mr. Vogel was called upon ot the opening of the meeting to tell just what had been done to make the slock show this year better than over before. This, Mr. Vogel pro ceeded to do In a very thorough snd V,u9inesa like, manner with ihe assistance of lr. Phy. pinch hit ting ua chairman at t he meeting for George Ttcnson, regular chair man, who was unable lo be pres. cnt. As Mr. Vogel told about the at tractions to be. offered the public when the stock show opens its three day run, June 10. 11 and 12 at I'nlon, so many and varied were they that one wondered how one man could remember them all. Mr. Vogel stuted in his report that S7 race horses are now on t he ground and more expected. iSliminutton trials will be run he fore the show assuring the fastest horses in the main races. The horses have been shipped to I'nlon from all parts of the country. Tia Juana, Tucoma and elsewhere. Itucklng llnffalo Tho bucking horses and a buck ing buffalo huve been brought to Union by Ben Jory who furnishes tCuntinued on PagB Fiv.i J. C. McPHERSOX NEW MANAGER OF WALLOWA RESORT J. C. Mcpherson, formerly man ager of Mcpherson's Bakery hen and for some time of La Grande's most popular business men has taken charge of the Wnl lowa Luke for the summer, suc ceeding L. C, Blnford. Mr. McPhorson Is very well kown here thorugh his connections with the bakery and The Tiffin, lb-fore coining to Lu Grande he was for , some years slewa rd of the exclu sive Arlington Club In Portland iand uL other famous hostlerlies. The riew general manager has announced that his policy will In corporate no rudicul changes in the resort but will in the main empha size belter service in everything for the accommodation of the guests. Fifty La Grande Masons At Cove District Meet Fifty members of the local chap ter of the Masonic lodge went to "oe last evening us the guests of jthat chapter of the order or Ma sons. Members were also present from Klgin. Wallowa and Kum mervUle. An excellent dinner, in cluding chicken apd strawberries, was served by the Indies of the j Cove Kastern Star at 7 o'clock, after which the third degree was conferred upon Furl J. Wood, by the Su mine rvi le lodge. I This meeting was one of a-series of district meetings whl' h the bulge has been holding at vaitous places during the past several weeks. Taxi Driver Guilty of Possession of Liquor Curl ButterUk, m Grande t ixi c.ih driver plead Rullly to the charge of pos.e-sion of "tntuxleat Ing and spirit nous Ibmors" before Judge Hugh K. Brady ui' the jus tice court this moinlng and was fined IJUU and costs. Hm paid the fine. STORM SEWER Y'cs lio 34 26 RECOHD MAKING IS HOPE TAX FIGURES n Increase This Year of 2.79 Percent Above the . 1924 Levy Is Seen' is beloFaverage FOR ALL COUNTIES Island City Has Lowest Levy in County; Sum merville Has Lowest Per Capita Tax. Tax statistics compiled by the Oregon Voter for every county in the state reveal the fact that in Union county 46.09 per cent of the total property tax is paid by prop erty located within cities, while 64.91 per cent Is paid by property outside of cities. The tuxes paid by property In all the cities of Ore gon represent 52.(54 per cent of the total tax. while property outside of cities hears 47. 3G per cent of the tax burden. Union county farm property pays 34.4(1 per cent of .ho county total, compared with all farm property In the state, which pays 26.97 per cent of the total amount of taxes. Lumber ar.d timber prop erties pays 4. 34 ,ier rent, railroad and utility property 20.26 per cent, including tuxes both within and outside of cities, and all other non city property pays only 1.32 per cent of the total. Thn following table shows the amount:) and per centages:. Amounts and Percent ages Outside of Cities. Am). Pet. Agricultural $2n.Ii6 34.4 fi Lumber and Timber 32.693 4.34 14.79 1.82 G.O 311.62 Kallroads. utilities.. All other. In Ot lea; Railroads, utilities.. All other 111,630 9.986 41,24 4 298.05A' Totul $754,669 100.00 The per capita lax for the coun ty Is $46.36. and the average mill- Inirn rate 29.79 mills. The per capita is higher than in either 11a- (Coniinued on Page Five.) At a meeting of the La Grande Municipal band hist evening of ficers for tlie coining year were elected. J. G. Snodgrarti was reflected president, Guy McMillan, secre tary. Ira in der, manager, and oscur Humphries and Raymond Biggers members of the executive board, The thn-e officers will ulso servo on Ihe board. Spotted Mule Colt Is La Grande Curiosity M. A. McCall, farmer of the La Grande district, has a curiosity ut his place in the form of a dark and-while spotted mul'1 colt. I Mr. .McCall brought the colt from the hills yeslerduy. It Is about 10 days of age and Mr. McCall is considering exhibiting it ut the l'n Ion Livestock show. Trying To Keep Faith Objectionable advertising K sometime iliffictilt lo ".--m; bccrtUM lis iiiKi cprc-ntntlon are to well covered up or are unrumilinr, but The observer week to eliminate ndterlNlug of (hat chain'trr Imho-c o.i want to read only ilcoeiidable advertising of dependable lnil no peop'r. The ObM-ncr lum down hun ilnttn of dollars worth of ob jectionable advertising and rc wivcs that right t'lider nil cir cumstances. ItcodiT liilercid and n-nderc-on-fhbnce are tangible iis-cf-i tli.it n worthy atlvcrt :s r apprcialc-. Observer AdrfrtlMlng A Merchandising Scrvkw BAND SELECTS WEW OFFICIALS For a l - II J! IJUL r- 1 l H r i rf e-- v Till liosiillnl-niiiliiiliiiK'u jilniic. UivsIkikxI ami raiisl iiiuIihI by Hip liaviU nlr men at Snn VUftn Is In wliinilsslmi for iluly from Molmvc ilem-rt U tlio hIiok-h of Sli-xlra, or wlu-ii-vcr nny iuy piM'soiiiifl may be within flyliw rravh. IS'olo Hie rhanibrr for rrylii(f an Injure! man. 50VIE T PKKINQ (Ily tho Associated Press) Both M. Karakhan, soviet uinhussador to China, and K. Osar- nlu. Hussion consul general at ....... ... . . Hliangnai, uemeu louuy mai soviet propaganda Is responsible for the present unrest and disturbances at .Shanghai. Kara khan said thut in Ids opin ion America might well take this opportunity to prove her friendship to China by standing aside and saying to other Implicated powers: "This Is your business, not ours." OBurnln branded statements from other quarters attempting to con nect his government with the. dis orders "as nothing else than a pre varication ulniing to discredit tho soviet government." SHANGHAI 1-AlltliV QMHT th-mmmrhV w. qUt this normal o dbreaks. U was not itulet, however. Agitators' efforts to force n strike of Chlneae manned nMi departments apparently failed. j Klvu are reported to have oeen wounded, dn Pootung suburbs. A mob is sold to have attacked the Jupan-Chlna spinning and weav ing company mill. Japanese over seers opened fire on the assall- untH and the Chinese constabu lary dispersed the crowd. The industrial strike is slowly spreading, the number quitting work so far being estimated at 50,11411). U. S. MA KINKS ON WAY M A Nl LA ( By the Associated Press). With one hundred ma rines aboard, bound for Hhung- hul, the U. S. K. JHson departed from Cavlte naval station today. The gunboat Sacramento, now at Hongkong, has also been or dered to Shanghai. DISH KBANCi: SPKKADS W ASl 1 1 NGTON ( By tlje Asso ciated I'ress). HlsLurbances 111 Shanghai und Canton have, been xlended to Changsha, where the situation Is reported today to thn Htule department as "serious but under control." LONDON ALARM LB. LONDON (By the Associate! Press). A very grave view is taken here of the Shanghai dU lurbanres and the outlook on China generally, the fear being expressed that things are moving toward a situation resembling the Boxer uprising. editorial writers were ulmoct unanimous In attributing the agi tation among the students and workers to soviet Influences, es pecially the soviet ambassador, M. Karakhan. Stale Officers Will Patrol State Highways Th" stiite hiw providing that Bin s from motorists convicted nil of 1 trutfic violations on th niMin K iu iiiv nt.n. ...lu . i,,t Ihtc y.st.rday uh-n tin- Fnl-1 on 'tiniy pr'd cops wit tiikeni off th- job. Hereafter the hlgh-j ujiy pj.irolllng will b" done by) state no n as und-T th present i eonditions th county cannot af-j DENY CHARGES jrord 10 i....inti.in officers for VJ'MWars haHH Bodv Rests hiTViee. TIP hullie uelion OH Hi mutter bus b-en tulieri by many o- Itier i OUliliei; In the sliite. Alciir.o O. Limn. Conner I raffle ort'tcer for (iraii'l", will be in (Inirgc of truffle reguiutlons In I' nlon and Wallowa Counties here alter, Mr. Bunn Is at pres -nt re luming froir helium whert lie w! to r''"'IVM IiIk coiiimihNloii. He is expected tu arrivti here tomorrow r. P. Holbnmk and K. It P irk er, county truffle officers are n lunger In the. er.ipluy of the county. Fast Trip to Hospital w ..m . rry. Director Is Inspecting Lake Scenes "Mr. Lloyd's hlnlily conipllnirn- tary reports of the treatment ne-1 .... . . . . ... .. 1 ,-.1...1 In Iji P.rnnHn bv the public In general and the chain- ber of commerce in particular, Influenced us to come," said Heg Inald Barker, motion picture di rector who arrived here this morning with threo other mem bers of his staff to look for suit able locations for a picture. - Mr. Lloyd explained that pic ture, pcophi are, very particular to find out whuro they are given thu most consideration and in re turn confine their operations as much as posslblo lo the. localities where they aru most wanted. Mr. Barker, uccompanicd by V. P, ' Fitzgerald, location manager. H, assistant, and Kr camera man, drove to a'lowa " tnlB orn'nff wtui rari iieynouiH, bwiciiuj ui chamber of commerce to look for suitable locations for logging scene. The picture entitled, "When tho Ioor Opens." Is from a story by J nines Oliver Curwood and will star Jacqueline Logan, former Zlegfeld Follies beauty. Vaut Logging Scene Mr. Barker and his staff aro at this time In search of logging camp scenes bukuoio lor use in the picture, bMt will nolo any other valuable locations. Beginuld Barker directed "The White Desert," starring Oeraldme Farrar. the opera diva sonic years ugo and also wieinea me meg-i- phone for the first William H. Hart, production. The director and his staff will leave this evening for Lewlston, Idaho und from there will visit Seattle and Mount Itainier be fore, returning to Los Angeles. American Help Sought For Polar Rescue Trip NEW VOKK (By the Assoclat- od Press). A suggestion for American and French cooperation tho m-arch for thn Amund..n in nurty vun ninilo In (lo iiw- uati lK B. . Tin.' miKKiutlnn, which tipimrnntly Uu-Uh ofrictut burklfirf. In thut thn Norwi'Klun nilli'f f ly ci'H, unili'i' l.leuteniint Hulm, op. vmtv from Hiiltzhcrpi'il to Kiidt nii'i'iilaiid; llonal.l II. Mai'.MIIIan rrom l-;tuh to Cape olulnhlli an I llr. Juan Charcot, l-'rcnch cxplor- lilonK the I0a;il (In.'cnlunJ count. Kelly Winner of Fish , Prize for Last Month A. K. Kelley won the flrnt prim for the larKcKl Mull raiipht ilurlnK the month of May offered by th Oregon Hardware and Implement Company. The flh that won thft prize wan eaiiKht at the Perry flam. It wi'lKhed nix poundn and four ouneeH and wiih 2 InehiK lonff. I'he iirlze wiih a Iv.indHonio tackle iianortincnf. I'.nhln;. ,t'1in'.'o eyMCaniillc Flagmarion . m I IfCAQ III 1 U11S lOOay PA H I H (Ity the A ..' In t"d -ri km) - n tullle Flngmarion, noted astronomer, is dead here, At His Hcosicr Home IMXANAPOLIH, Bid. "(By the Associated Prc'tO -- The body of Thoiinis It. Msrshiill. vln presi dent of Him l olled Htnteg rented I here Wedne.Hduy ninlit In the fiul';l of his Booster home. j The capital of the state over w It Lb he once presided us chief executive, (da lined I he body with such s'mi'le ceremony as U wus believed he would huve approved, 5 TO I V I i I 1 a A we tm Dim.' J vt-- . m -- f LOS ANGKLKS (Ity the Assocl uted I'ress) Huln that started nrly In the morning and continued inrougnom mo oy n-auuw ....a. I.. In ttiA iinut itnnnnipnt nl nil HCSiiay in me posipuiiemt-UL oi tin of the out of door Hhrlno functions and Imb Angeles, famed for its Juno sunshine, eamo In for a mer ciless kidding on the part of thou sands of visiting nobles. Kven tho official Hhrlno parade, which It was announced earlier In the day would he held Wednesday night oven though it rained pitch forks was called off and will be made a part of Thursday night's program. Instcud of a colorful procession of crack drill teams and bandits, Broadway saw its first bathing beauty parade in tho form of nobles, fut ond thin, short and tall, who having 41 flexible sense of hu mor, donned bathing" suits and coursed the thoroughfare. Bed buthlug caps replaced tho fez. Homo pulled toy boats through the puddles of wuter. some towed wooden ducks; others fished from the curbs nnd still others carrlod umbrellas bearing tho legeud ''this Is very unusual." However, in spite of the wet weather the imperial divan met and coted to hold the 1926 convention at Philadelphia Juno 1. 2 and 3. The first tiny of the elections (Continued on Page Six.) XTRA ' IIKAT Bl'.ATII ltKPOKTKI) . NKW YOI Hi (AP) One death nnd hl.v. prostrations wen; the toll of tlio heat wave for thn first few hours thin morning as Mew Yotk sweltered through, the fourth day of Mining weather. ItAINK DAMAGi; HOSKBI KG, Ore. I'm i r (AP) I 'ro- BATHING SUITS .l,...r,.,l ,li!Ulrm!l XTVlCO. IimineM. annlcs mid peaches In , Douglas county, according to County Horticulturist Carpenter. liv,!,,, prunes luuu I.th wrl.nwly nrrivdMl In lln- mt n'w iiij.h iki, conlluimlliin of Ihe ruin im-mis niiicli nildi il hum. Wiirm rnliw nr! Ideal fur the upmul of brown rot. CtlM.MI NIHIS AI(ltI'.STi:i) j SOliA, (Al1) i-ounlry-whlr I iiiutiiliiii of Ciiiiiuiunlhtx yli'liliil Kid Hiipccts. Two u'cr,; killed when they rewisted nu'ef.!. IIKMI'SKY Wll.l. ru;iiT MIW VOKK (AIM .laek Delil-pM-y KMlny entiled Illlly (illinon, inn llltlier of fiene Tllllliey, tllllt lie would meet tile Inner of Ihe Tim- nej. Tom (ilhlKiiis flltlil If the "pro- per liidneeiiient wan offered. I lie enble wns wnt fnini llertlu. si:ciii,taiiv iMi-uox i:i, ll(IN'l .Ma.". AI') Si-ri-elnl V'ek had the best nhilit Kimi' Sntiirdny lat libl. neiniillinc lo n ph)leliin'i bulletin tfKlll)'. i - Polar Explorers Today Think Little of Danger (By t'harles P. Stewart) W ASl II NOT N ( NKA Speclul) The smippy style iu which ex plore! H make iirtle nnd antariic dashes today compiircH oddly with the luboi toiiiun ss of such expedi tious not many years ago. The up-to-dute venturer ln,inuV(. ,osl (1,elr lives at the north high latitudes tells of his exploits j n op thn.llbout;L i flemribe u walk down the street, l-'or liistunee. Captain Kob ert Hurlelt, a vclrtin of Several of admiriil P-ary's trips, drs'-rlbef hts cierh net s with less stress on th dr hardships and dangers than 1 SLAYS 8 MEMBERS 0 FAMILY Lloyd Russell Fires Fifty bhots with lata! Results DEAD INCLUDE HIS MOTHER, BROTHER Five Children Shot; One Child, Dorothy, Aged 10, Saved Self by Hid ing in Bed. HAMILTON (By the Associated Press) Becoming violently Insane, Lloyd Kussell today shot and kill ed eight members of his family, according to the pottco who arrest ed him after he had shot and slightly wounded himself. Tho victims aro hia brother's five children, his mother, his brother nnd sister-in-law. Kussell Is now lu the padded cell In the county Jail. Tho dead are; Mrn. Itosn Kus sell, GO, his mother: John Ixiwcll Kussell. his brother; Emma Kus sell, 85, his brother's wife; Ju!in, 12. Kobert, 8, Oeorgo, Francis. G, Paul IX1 wis, 8, Klchard, 4 months, all his brother's children. Doro thy, 10, saved herself when sho hid In a bed. IMrcd Fifty Shots After tho slaying .Kusvelt riddled tho bodies of Bcyerai of tho chil dren with h allots. He firud about fifty shots. Tho police said Kussell talked incoherently about a mortgage on tho houBe. Most of Ills relatives were klllod while sleeping. When the police approached the house Kussell appeared at a win dow, said a $1600 niortgagu was (Cnnttnufid on Page Five.) WASHINGTON (By the Associ ated Press) A petition for tho re opening of proccc.dlngn by which tho Interstate commerce commis sion has allowed tho Southern Pa cific to retain control of tho Cen tral Pacific railroad wus filed to day by the public service commis sion of Oregon. Tho petition said the merger In Oregon hud reduced competition In Tho Central Pa- "uw ,l Kn- the petuion saiu, which Mm Oregon Trunk Lino been cnllt- '" ' ,,''Jwu,,n "ooltum und IIAKKIl. Ore. (Hpeelal) James Harvey (Irahaln, for 25 yearn n re:il (.Btnt,, MM, hmiiruniu limn of lla- ker, died Wednesday at his home, from a sudden attack of heart dls iioi'. Onihiim was five tlmvs an unsuccessful candidate for repre sentative In pongreps from the east ern Oregon d.stiirt. Ills widow and thre. sisters, who reside in Kansas Pity, survive. (Irnhum was born in Paola, Kan.. 88 years ago. t lie avcrag" pedest ruin places on in account of a difficult crossing t'J a busy street. "But, cap," I reasoned with htm one diiy, "easy us it sounds, according to your story, neverthe Iiimm II'm ii fuel tliiit In Ik nt eitlilorelP poles How- do you explulu (hat?" "Those old-timers," replied the captain, "didn't know their bu:- iti hh. They loaded themselves down (Continued on pago 8) OREGON ASKS A REHEARING J. H. GRAHAM aintiirnn nil l ANoWtHa liALL
