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it ! m EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TATLVE PAGES TODAY . r CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND, (AP) Ore. gon: Gonerulljr cloudy to night and Sunday. VOLUME XXIII. MK.MDKR ABSOCIATKD I'tlESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1925. MEMDEIl ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 206 Art V IP. FIGHTS SHIPPING BY T Employes Will Urge Ship pers to Patronize the Railroads G. H. SINES TELLS OF CONDITIONS RUCKS Iverslty star and Randolph Cook, former rnlveralty of Oregon cutch IjargtJ (jlUU Ui. iajioi it. The Pendleton team also has Ponnlo Prpenil)- tn Hpar'"10 distinction of being the only l eopie rieseni 10 i outnt which imn m th local aK- Off idal Speak in M. hi. grrKullon down for a cleaning this Church. pie for fair competition from the auto truck and bus lines ' was out forth lust evening for 1 the railroads by O. H. Sines, first row. assistant to the vice president of Harris Trench., manager nt the the t alon Pacific in an ndilrtua pirates .stated this morning that delivered before O. V. R. It. & he does not expect to change the N. employes and M flrnnde bust- lineup for tomorrow's game al ness men in the Methodist church. ! though there Is a possibility of Mr. Sines cited many figures something of the sort, to show just how seriously thej Tim md weather this week has highway common carriers ore (le- ((,,,t the Pirates from working out pletlng railway earnings nnd to regularly but most of them are In what extent this will affect l.a good shape anyway, lluck Holtz, Grande business and municipal first baseman, Is feeling a good growth. I deal stronger and has nearly re- He begun, tracing the railway ' covered from his long sickness, development from the earliest ' other members of the snuad have times, from the first antiquated j been working out as ortcn as po.i lines a few miles In length to the slble and are on their toes ready present highly efficient systems to play. In fact the slight lay off which serve whole sections of the j may have done a lot of good for country nnd in fact, the rtlc Ignited States. Itiiilrotuls Pi-ogrcsslve. lie said that with the excep tion of farming, the railways have bad more Influence on the growth of the United states than any oiner one ii.uaa.., ...... agriculture had been brought to its present successful V I the widespread service of the rail-1 way system. .... I l speaking 'of the I nlon I j- i c'.flc's attitude toward the truck and uus lines, .ir. riu.-n I...,-., el do not want to convey the Im pression that the motor truck and bus huve no place In our trans portation systems, but they should serve to supplement rail trunspo.--tatlon and not compete with It." He characterized as unfair anil not in the American spun oi fair play to allow the trucks and i busses to operate on "IK"1 V)(,nt him," declnred G inner Pet S3 and 1-3 per cent of the costs of which were paid by the rail ways in taxes. Mr. Sines pointed out that the railways were required to pur chase, build and maintain their own right-of-ways while the bus ond truck lines conducted business for private profit over highways built by the common tuxution. Serious Coniietllors. In answer to the argument that (Continued on Psge Five.) I inning the summer band con certs, which will start with u out door concert here Tuesday even ing ul 8 o'clock Andrew l.oney. di rector of the band and a cornet ist of note, will appear in cornet soles frciiueiitly. Mr. l.omy r-ceiitly played with KmI's band nnd studied cornet un der lloliumlr Krl. ranked as the premier corni list of the world. At the Tuesday concert Mr. l.on ey will play a composition An dante and Vulse Caprice "Jose phine" by Mr. Kyrl that faxes the ability or a cornet player to the limit.' as It contains very dltrlcull technique together with a splendid opportunity to display tone. wm silo OH PRQGRAIVI rBible School Succeeds Despite Many Obstacles rsc-.tcl.k-'or IllOttt for IN.- lU .-. - ut 'linir to Hvrt 'i-.u't-ll. SUP- "The w-lHHil luis a nmilh'T :.., , iur., 0f Oul 3. Maptist DhHtnfl. 8 to tiv"-conn: vumlionj .;ila4CO,m ;ti.. Lutht-run I t in-. tnunip an-i w honpInK cour h. I 'Njl'Ziif. ,'.,. M hi tsthm HW.-m t- 7. rouTiis iMii't uncotnforidhW! j SulviiKoii Anny G, CuthoHc 3, Al lium.- nf rulI weather." Mr. Ivw-j 'Vl ntiat ivnllroaUl 3. IllWr .11 suM today. " t with U ul'-. jtI,,,'nt, usorlation no r ft r-tin- shoot t hol.Hntf IIh- f',1!-,l.U,,, uu unr.rlutn 'In n tn n-.iii.tKMH not thoiitf.it ioh- ; ,.lMir n-ati tct Iianllnp ul thin hil-U;" iuie is the lurk of uml rtuiiain Thut the sthuul Ib really non-1 (Continued oo l'g iigtiL) Fans Expect Snappy Game Here Sunday Strengthened Pendleton Team to Cross Bats With Pirates Tomor row Afternoon. i'Vom present Indications the bast'biill Riimo between the Pirates Iniut the 1'endleton bucks, to be I played here tomorrow afternoon, will be one of the- fastest of the Bcuson. The Buekaroos are coming over I the mountains with a team Pusny Hunton. ex-Gonzana unl- I reason. Flashy tiaine KxpecUtl All this means a good deal from I the standpoint of the. way the Ducks will play and some flashy uoseoan may ou rxpei-ieu lumui- inM-nw. ,u Walla Walla last Sunday. Harry Tempany, manager of the Walla Walla team last season, will umpire here tomorrow. Tempany will umpire the entire game by himself nnd will cull the bases as well as the balls and strikes. This ...... I. ,ri,H In he mnr. lal ; ,han thf form ,, of .,,,,. ono local m and one ,m)n(,hl ,)y . vls,ng leant. Tempany Is a neutral as ... .. walla. PKNIH.KTOX IS NTRONC.KIl; TKAM KXI'KCTS VICTORY l'i;NI)I.KTON, Ore. (Special). On to l,a Grande! Pendleton's baseball populace will likely follow that slogan on Sunduy for the lluckaroos and the Pirates tungle in their third f ,,,. w cnn hu H(,ln an(j .C.M erson, field captain and slratc- gist for the llucks. "Ilein won't be too tough for us Sunday," was the way Manager Ed Schiller put II. The players themselves nrecon i.i. .... nf l.riiiirtfnir hnmn their sec ond victory of the Benson ovur (Jrunde tossers. The scrap- py little catcher. Stucker, will likely be back In the game, which will mean a lot of added punch und fire In the line-up. The new shortstop will be In the play. This Puggy llunlon from Gnnzaga Is a natural hitter. No doubt of tluit for any swuts iii it ti that raps out lin average of .642 In company as fnst as the Northwest College conference has (Continued on Page Two.) D. K. BevcridRe Passed On Yesterday Evening . K. Iteverldge, of 1.1 Grande, died yesterday evening at 7 o'clock at his home on 3201 North Fourth street. Funeral services will be held at the I.. I). S- tabernacle Sunday arternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Granges of 3 Counties To Meet at Union Soon Granges or t'nion. Wallowa an I lluker counties will hold their annual day and picnic at the K neilineiit Station at lnlon on June 27th. according to ( ounly Agent H. G. Avery. r-..(.,.,.l fc- tti.tlth. miuiubi. "I"1""!'-' -rn Methodist 7. Christian tm, . Pr,.i,vi..iiun 67. JiUr ImyS-Unn STRIKE IS SPREADING Hi CHINA Protest Against Foreign Activities Invades the French Concession 250,000 CHINESE HAVE WALKED OUT Approximately 1500 Ma rines and Blue Jackets Have Been Landed at Shanghai. CANTOX (lly till- Associated rrs) ('Ml war was lcclnrcI ncre. uwny SHA.NOHAI l!y the Associated press) The Chinese strike in. pro. test against the foreign powers' ac tivities is spreading today to the French concession. It Is estimated today that L'lWI,. ono were on s'.rlke throughout the city. Approximately lf00 marines and blue Jackets have been landed. Propogjinda posters succeeded carbines und bullets today in a fight for the control of the city. Hankow dispatches say that 20.- ulto students there are conducting agitation and spreading antl-for elgn propaganda. n.vrri.i: i'.xpi:ti:i WASHINGTON (fly the Associ ated Press) A battle between Gen eral Hsus' c'antone.so army, report ed to be within 40 mllrs of i:m ton. and the Yunanese forces en trenched In Canton, is expected within 36 hours. Americans have been directed by the American-Peking legation to leave the Canton suburbs where fighting is likely. It. L. Williams, of Stuikey, who was convicted In the circuit court on the charge of the possession of elk bides Thursday, was sen tenced to 30 days In jail and u $200 fine by Judge Knowles this morning. The Judge later paroled Williams on the jail sentence. The jury on the case. S. W. Hutchinson vs. W. A. iluddleson. i received its Instructions and went out just before noon this morn ing. The trial is a replevin suit with Nichols, Hullock and lionald of lluker, representing the plain tiff and John S. llodgin, attor ney for the defendant. Dr. I-:. (. Wlllson of Klein wilt face a slatutory chai se in court Mondny morning. Wlllson was convicted oT the charge once be fore but the supreme court ruled in favor of u re-trial. Three Union County Students to Graduate VNIVKKHITY OK Oil KG ON, Kugene. Ore. (Hpeclal). AUade'n Seroggin of l.a Grande will he graduated from the romance lan guage department of t he 1 niver nliy of Oregon this month. Miss Scrogtrln is a member of Gamma I'M Beta sorority. VNIVKKHITY OV OKKGON, Kugene. (be. (Special).- The Vni versity of Oregon will give de grees til is mont h lo Holex I', Crlllaman and Stephen H. He!uk of Cove. Both mn will be grad uated from the business adminis tration school. Special Program at M. E. Church Sunday Mr. Von Johnson, pipe organ ; expert, who has rert-ntly come to make his home In l.a Grande, will piny a pipe organ numb -r entitled "I h Hot'" by K-igbert, and M is. I'lorenre Lynch Miller will render a vocal solo ut the X.tnt p. in. service of worship at the l-'lrsl Methodist Kpiscopal church. This will . In nddltion to the UHiUil w or k of I he regular eve. ning organist. Min Mel, n Wil- liums. WOMAN BADLY III It T DALLAS': Ore. (Al' Mm. A. I". Slnp' r. oT Oregon city, r- v s rioii( -y (njnr:d today ulun ium- jumped -roin a light truck drlvm by In r hus.iund when bIh- f.-ured U would Ue strink by a fr-ight train Jtltfh in on u truek whieh tbe truek was tipproaehlnw. Hhe siruek on the head, suffering a fructurvd skull and other injuries. WILLIAMS IS SENTENCED NOTE ROILS S PRESIDENT Schacht Predicts If No Let - Up Comes, Ger many May Blow Up PAPERS DENOUNCE ALLIES' DEMAND Boerson Zeitung Charac terizes the Note As An "Affront to German Honor." . HE It I. IN (By the Associated Press) President Schacht. of the relchsbank. commenting upon the allied powers' disarmament note today said: "Our nerves huve Just about .reached the cracking point and unless the alMes and associated powers listen to reason and aban don their policy of political heckl ing, the German boiler may blow up." ii:.M.Ms ii:xoin'iu n K It L 1 N (By tin; AaHOciatel Tress) All lU-rlln lU'wapupiTM 'x ct'p'iiff tli Hot' l'"uhne. a com munist orRtui, donounctMl th do m.inds or the altlos made In the disarmament no.. Tbvy uRrce in dertarlnff that tlto IciiBth of time n'qulrt'd to draft a note shows upon what weak foun dations It rests. The Rote Kali no merely observes: Von Hlndenburff'a Kovernmetil will not lajr behind previous kov ernments in Bubmis-siveness to the allies." The Boerson Zletutig: character IzeH the note na 'affront to I I I Oermun honor." MIXi:t) FK.r.MM.K l.XPIti;ssi:i:Hleffel, 10 years his Junior. NKW YOltK. (By the Associat-I ed Tress) Berlin dispatches re- fleet .a foelinic of disgust, mingled wi)i ridicule and gloom In German official circles over the allied dis armament note. The official .spokesman is quot ed us asserting that tin allied de mands are too humiliating for any nation to accept and that the gov ernment will cerialnly reject them. It Is declared In official circles that the note Is not only an Indict ment of Germany's good will In meeting her treaty obligations, but that It will provide, the national ists with fresh triatrial for reac tionary agitation. T rOKVAl MH. Ore. (Special). Waldo (IVte) Htoddard, of La 'Grande, in one of the men who j will accompany Dr. r. G. Du- baeh. O. A. V. dean of men, on t he uniiUJil pilgrimage of f riend shlp to the Orient, arranged by the Pacific coast student Y, M. A. council. Dean Dubach and Stoddard will start frmn Hin l-'iamlsco on June on the Japanese liner Kalyo Maru. Approximately 10 days will be spent In Japan, one week in Korea, and five weeks In cen tral and northern China. The tour will take three months. Polar Flyers Rescue Expedition Is on Way UOltTON, Chrfstlania. Norway, (By the Associated I'resH) The Norwegian government's expedi tion to aean-h for Amundsen Ijy airplane along the edge of the lc field left here today In fine weath er for Spitsbergen. Inierested In Your Interests The hii-hici Luti that Nn't n tenMrd enough hi it? hii-lncs In Ucvp in UhiHi with ! through adtrrtMiiK iii"f"HKiv ii-uall ln'l itry k"'iil In. ten-t. d hi your hileivsl ir Imi'I llmnmghly "s!il" on tli"r nllllit) tO MTU' i lM-.t. ItN only nolo ral thai ou shouhl ph U oul Ihr aiDeiiKeil hu.!nrH n- the line uitli which jiill h to (lo litlVlie-. tm-IlM- that rari'l Muitd the llilil of wide puhllrlly UMiHlly bik-. Nilli W-imi ami nVjKiid ability. "Obnerrer A'Derthlng A Mcrcluuiduajtf HcrTloe STODDARD TO OUR ORIENT Offlth Old (Copyright, 1!25, NBA Kervice, Inc.) CHAONIA. Mo. ( NJiA Kpeeial). This Is u story of u dream that came true. L'sually, you know, dream a eith er come true at once or fade nnd die. But thin one kept on beckoning for S3 - years before Its misty shapes became solid and real. This story Is about a man who loved a woman. lie loved her when they were young nnd straight and comely when life, like tho year, . was In FpttiiRtime. And 3 y e u is later, when they were old and K'ay haired and bent, he still loved her. . And this time she uecepted him. Dr. Newton Uolilday Is 71. He has Juat married Mrs. J''iunc'H A Keneraiion uni more ago she lived in Keokuk, la. There Dr. MloJIiday paid hla court and there his brother. Dr. At. J. Iloltlday, paid cquit uno. The hrotheis were partners In their medical practice, but Ihey found Ihcmselves rivals lor the young woman's hand. Dr. M, J. llolliduy is four years older than his brother. And h was the one w ho found favor In the irlrl'a eves Thov wen. marrl.! nnd Dr. Newton llolliday set about It to forget, And tlK'n l he years brought many changes. I he rejected miltor met ether women and felt In love uguln. Jle, too. was married. Ills wife died, and In the course of time he married again. This marriage, too, was ended by death. So U looked as If the romance of his younger days was to remain only a hazy, 1ml 1st Inet memory. But tin elder brother the man who had triumphed In t he race for the gli I's hand found the years bringing Ht range happen ings, also. Fourteen yearn after the mar riage lie and his wife found tiny were not quite suited fo one an other. There wan a divorce. The t lu ce went their separate ways. Or. M. J. llolliday re married, ills former wile did llkew Inc. Hurely the old romance was dead now. During the next tw o decades he took four lr.iahaiids. Death fir divorce Interrupted all her marital ventures, however, and UiIh year, when site and Dr. New! on Hollldny drifted together again both were idtigle oner more. The gitl who had strolled un der the elms In the little Joui town w us gone. In her place milh a gray-hair. d woman v ho seemed )i be wait ing only for old age to take full jxmnf s.siun, And the ma n who had courted and lost her he, too, w us gone, and in his place there was an elderly graybeard whose step was not the liirhl. sorlnE-y tread that I had sounded on the hoard wall Ih tore her houxe 35 yea is be for But may be they Mill saw w ilh tin- cyen of youth. perhaps the yers rolled bark for them and gave them an April that had been dud tor three del udes. At all events They were married the othef day. And the man who gave the t.rhle uuay vim her former hus band, the brother of the. groom, Di. M. J. H'dhduy. ( CO Old It' I keep her, so I'm g'ud to my brol Iter gel h he said. "HN-'H make V. He," So the totli:iiei Hull W iiH years ! t he bud filially cum ( ill flower. MDSI-X APPOIN'ILD SALKM. Ore. ( A P) Governor fieri" today appointed George W. Moses. 1". K. A., ol Corvulll. u j iiieinber ol the i -oieiiillt'-e lo nr 'range for the dUcua- teat day In Oregon. Love tho Wmx BUYS f KH? Ail ! H i ' ! I ' : - ORE! GOMES mgffi ALLEGED BUI TBeUllSTWii ROBBER HELD I.ert lo rltfht: tiv. M. .1. Hol llday, Mi-h, I'nincvs Slegel, Dr. Ni'Wton Ilolltday, prlnelpals hi n loc trlnnjile which tooU an nuitsiial twist the Kny-lialrel man wetls the woman liu lust when ho was young, etc. JOL1KT. UK (By the Atwociuted PresK)- -Richard Ieb, who with Nathan Leopold plotted tho mur- 'r oi uuooy r ruimn mm. year, nun suffered a menial breakdown and W HI tt condition thai, doctors wlil 'ltn,'r "Mrov or term- Inate fatally within 4H hours, Hufferlng from an acute attack of measles that, weakened him mentally, physicians mild that Loeb has tossed on his cot for two days and nights. Hince Tuesday, 'when he became violent, throwing ob jects at the guards, he has raved and sobbed. "Buddy, I want Buddy," he cried repeatedly, also calling for his mother. '"Buddy" la taken to mean "Patches" Relnhart, his girl com panion of thit days before Franks' murder. XTRA DIM 11R I It St STAIN l-:i TACO.MA, nU. (AP) .lndgf Teals today Misialned the ilefrnc demurrer to Inl'ormatiou iircusing lormer (overnor Hart of Holtcitlng ll split of thefei'H In Hie liquidation of (he tlefiim t Srnmlluatlan-Amer- Icau Bank. The court gae I he pio-MM Htliui ID ilayn In which lo Die nn ameiHled complaint or to appeal the division. 1'IRi; CLAIM dm; PORTLAND On-. (AP) .loseph Jefferson, ;IH. an employe of the Chilli and Wil-on LumlM-r com pany Is dead mill three tcisoiiM are injured the H-mlt of a fin which ilesl royed the llu-ec slory Waiiro- nia Hotel In Llnntou. ti suburb, Inle e:.ieniay. wait ii or me iuiiih todn.v failed bodies. in n inn mi) (Min II FAT BRFAK IS SI", FN' WASHINGTON ( AP) -banning reports from maii .sci-llmis, the went her bureau today saw definite sigim of a break III the heat wine, but not until uer wet k. Indica tions are that relief will come to (lie .North Ailanili- states Minnie.) ami lo the middle Atlantic slate cIIIut Monday or Tnes-.lay. HI T TOLL TI KIUI IC CHICAGO ( AP) With .".1 luldL (lomil iIchiIis n piirleo today hi the east and mlddlewesl the total ileiiiliK from the hot mm-H lienml IMtK The IKI. Iim hiding ItMlay's .'.; stood ill JIM. ill" dialli list fol- RICHARD LOEB IS WEAR DEATH him u good Iowh: New York Clly 5. New York two or Dipt years of cold sum UtBte I, New l.milund Ll. New Jcr- mem. rrop failures, eonse,,Uent :;';sy O. niMaielii I. Chicago i!. to!Kentilk.i t. Ohio I, Indiaiiu I. PhlhHh'Iphhi II, MhbbiHii 2. .Mlh-, They sliiiply Y th'tr predle sftiirl I, Illinois down-lute I. (Hons ur being fulfilled so people , , had better l.sieit to them and take 'OOL1IK.I; Ll I H ( Al'II AL ! iv luil precautions they can ugulusl WASHINGTON (API- President silf rerliik". even death muyUe. bt -onlidge left Wiis'ilni.ton by a spe- for the world's cIluiuUi ri turns to elal train this ufiernoon for Mlu. "noriimlcy." nesot i to attend the Non A r.ic rlc- in Centennial celebration, On With New OHTLAND. Ore. (By tho As sociated 1'ress) Krauk Clark, 25. wounded in both arms. Is held here today hy tho Portland police for Seattle authorities in connection with the hold-up and robbing yes terday of the Mute Dank of lioth ell, ten miles north .of Beattle. (.'lark, tho police said, appeared at the station early today and ask ed for medical attention. He said he had been held up and shot tn the railroad yards after arriving from Kugene. Vancouver, Wash., offlcera a'" holding George Leonard. 22, In connection with the same robbery. The, police) said they arrested him last night in an automobile In which there were bloodstains. . MA1EYLAND WILL NOT TAKK 1WUT IN DF.KKNSI. TlvST DAY HALT! MO II Ki Md. (AP) Gov ornor Albert ( Richie Thursday notified 7 Aeilng Hecn'lury of War Davis that Maryland will take no offlclul part In the deferuta tet July 4. His decision, the governor said, was not made because of dis belief In pre pared lies;). Mobilization of' Ihli national guard, he contended, could ac complish no practical good. Kx perleuce last fall, he continued, proved that the tlmo Is too hort to obtain effective civilian par ticipation. SNAKL DIKS IN I LIVVllR. TI1K DALLKH, Orn. A rattle- snake and a flivvor engaged in al Federation of Music Clubs, mortal combat on tho Hherman ! which opens today, and will con highway near Moro recently and tlnuo In session until next Batur snuke lost, according to word jday. brought to The Dtillen by L. H. McDonald, owner of the automo bile. The snake, which had sev en rattles, climbed under the hood of the flivver via t he spokes of the front w heel, when McDonald w ent In reiuch of a club with which to kill It. It refused to bo dispossessed, so McDonald drova the car on to Maupln. At Mau pin a garage man gin gerly lifted the hood, to find that the snake's head hud been sev ered by the fun. i;mployi;k in parks CHICAGO (AP) Fifly thou sand office employes fled to parks and other p-ruges when the gov ernment buildings closed at one o' clock In Washington. Many New York orrices am closed because of lh Intense he-.it. IrOudnii lo Honor Mute Heroes LONDON (AP)-The Royal Ho clety for the Prevention of Cruel ty to Animals ha deeldcd to erect a war memorial to animals ut Hyde park Corner, and has com-inlsHfnm-d a sculptor to undertake the work. A wounded horse and log figure In I he group, which w(l hUiWi on u granite liase along! whirl, wm run a frieze representing, the unlmuls which helped in the I war. Forecasters Triumphant; Predictions Fulfilled (Itv ChaiicM p. Stewart) WASHINGTON. (NLA Special) -A paean ol triumpll went up from t he long distance weal her forecasters a few dayi ago when the latest cold wuvi! swept the country. sj I ll wasn't u paean of Joy. The roreriml- iH see nothing to rejoice about in the prospect of food swniiy ntnl lough times mr every bod i'. Whut guvu u touch uf Hit aonsu- HILL Lib BUYS LAI IN KLAMhTH Railroad Company Pur chases 160 Acres to Be Used for Terminal CONSIDERATION ABOUT $140,000 Southern Pacific Is Now Hemmed in on Both Sides, Making Further Expansion Impossible. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (By the AHHOciated press) Acquisition by tho Hill lines of approximately ICO acres hero for terminal .sites became known today when tho deeds wero filed. The property was purchased from Charles Wood Kherlaln, locnl capitalist. Revenue stamps uttnehed to tho deeds In dicated that tho purchase price was approximately $140,000. Tho Southern Taclflc lias been negotiating retently for tho pur chase of 16 acres of the tract but a price agreement has not been reached. Near Mill Nile. The land purchased by tho 11111 lines lies directly west of the pres ent Southern pacific terminal and makes available to the projocted railroad newcomer the plants of several large mill operators here, as well as the proposed sites of the- Weyerhuuser Timber company and the Shevltn-Hixon company. The Hill lines now havo tho Southern Pacific hemmed In on both side, making U Impossible for the latter railroad to expand In tho Industrial section of Klum uth Kulls, according t,o JCberlaln'a agents. li ROSE CITY PORTLAND, Ore. (By the Asso clateil Press) Musicians end mu sic lovers from all partu of the D- nlted Htutes are hero to attend the biennial convention of tho Nattoti- ' Winners of slate and district young urtlst's contests today be gan competing In the national con test which will continue until Mon day night, when tho winners In tho four dlTlsions men's and women's voice and piano and violin will bo selected. Sixteen districts havo sent their winners to take part In this final contest. Dr. C. H. Mar vin, president of tho t'nlveralty of Arizona, Is to speak ut a public meeting tonight. Another outstanding featuro of tho nnttonal convention will be tho world premiere of tho American opera "The Keho," which Is sched uled for Tuesday night. This op era by Frank Patterson, composer . and librettist, wilt bo sung by Ma rie Rappold, soprano. New York; Marjorle Dodge, sopruno Chicago und Los Angeles; Forrest Lamont, tenor, Chicago Orund Opera com pany; Lawrence Tibhett, burl tone. Metropolitan Grand Opera Com pany. Walter Henry Uoihwell, of Lob Angeles, Is the director. In connection with the opera premiere there will be presented on Tuesday night Hie wymphonle poem, "The Pit and the I'emlu- Ium," by Htcphen Randolph. This will be rendered hv Kdcar Htiil (Continueti nn page 8 tlonal to the Iherinotm ter'H recent perlormuuce was the mercury's climb, Just before Its startling nosu dive, to altitudes almost unheard of so eaVly In (he seuson. This wiis general In most, parts of the north J hrJjilMphero whence readings 9 ii vllllable. Then, all In a minute, the bot tom fell out. For example. In Wa shington at 2 p. m. Mi:y 2 4, It was !Ml; at DI p til. fC. t'tetit point i throughout the ouni ry unw slmllur reports, ev en snow In some sections -mighty , p iu-i I neur thrt tut of M iy. it m d cu'.'i in Utiropi, too. 'Winter," said a difpateh from xti n Rusahi below -m ro deep mow- UllpreCA-denled SO hif'i in tho 'ip- IlK." (Continued on I' a go Four.) ISI r i
