ROALD AMUNDSEN RETURNS TO SPITZBERGEN FROM FAR NORTH
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAI
THE WEATHER
Portlund, (AP) Fair to
night and Friday excepting
cluudy near the coast Maxi
mum temperature In I. a
Grande yesterday Vi de
grees above.
MTV
VOLUME XXIII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1925.
MEMBER ASKOCIATKD TRESS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 216
ENATOR LA FQL'
(Sratito
CIT Y
EDITION
Ml
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L E " PIS
DEAD
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Harvey L. Home wood,
48, at Hospital Today ;
Condition Grave
CAR PLUNGED OFF
FORTY-FOOT GRADE
Physician's Doubtful as to
Whether He Will Sur
vive; Wife on Way to
La Grande.
Ilarwy I.. lloiilronil, alitiut IS
years of nsr, of lOliueiie. Oii'Kon.
I lyinx ot (lit ;i'Kinle Itoiule
lliKpilnl today 111 n wry M'rioin
c-oitililioii as the I't'snH or mi auro
wiivli al lli'iitl Mini's Pass, near
Mclll'lllllll. on till' Old Orcir.m
.'I'mll jolcrtlay afternoon about
:t:1., o'clock. llmni'Mood's skull
Is ri in l in , l ami liv also misUIiiciI
minor lirul-cs mill nils. IMiyd
.Inns today mi1 tloiilitrul as lo
yvlii-llii-i- In- will survive. Il lias
licrii unconscious .stmt! yi'sU'nlay.
llomewood was returnltitr to Eu
Kene In his I'liiiliiiors cur from
lown whero hi' attended I lit- fun
cral or his mother a short time
iibo. At't'orilinir lo t.'luuili- Sim
ons. i'cndl.ton-l,tt Clrillidc stase
driver, who rouiul tin- man, Hoim
wooil must have li'-n ditvlni; too
fant lo tuku till' turn iiiw hi mi
pl-.iiiKcd over it 4u-l'oot prod
probably soiiier.-suiilliiiff two or
three Iiiiii'H l.cfure liin.tiiiir.
llomewood whh thrown I'll rivt
from thi" cur. landing on K pile
of rocks. IIIh hut, which whs
purchased at linker yesterday, u. is
round several reet rartlu'i- on.
tar Total Writ.
Tilt- ear thiil hi- wan driving is
n total wr"ck. Tile top anil
windshield were shuttered almost
beyond recognition and tin; body
ot tin machine was badly iliun-
." -I.
Simons, driving nil einply bin,
Mas returning to I.a (Irandi' rroui
rciidlctoll and saw tin; rar at the
liollnln of the grade about ,1:4"i
yesterday, lb' Investigated and
round t In- man but had to wait
until tourists arrived heroic tak
ing li In i to tin- bus. Jlomewooil
(I'luitiuued on Page Four.)
IN. LEDBETTER
W. I!. la-dlii'lti'r, plalntirr. was
nw.inl' d SI"" liamaK'S by I hi' flr
rult i-ourt yisti-rday. . Mr. I.vdb-I-1
su.d l'. M. HiiIIiib ror !"""
ilaniaK' S dollu to a rar In an ni'ii
ih'lit. Tlir rasi- ilusrd thii Junr
li-rm or tho ilrcuit court ror tin
tini" Ii'Iiik and tin- jury I'M-nsi-d
subj.-t lo rail at a latir dalo In
,.,.nt any nion- rasi-s iirf srl.
1
WRECK
GETS Blasts
Daily Vacation Bible
School Ends Tomorrow
Tlw Srssions or tho Pally Vaca
tion Hihh. Srliool will rollir lo n
rlos" Kriday noon or thin wr-k. H
Imih I n a most siuosstul srliool.
iiinl tlir rrimlts or ils work will b'
iiiadr i.ulillr at a ibiuonntral Ion
n rvlrr. l-'rlday rvriiinn at o'
ilork at thr Mi-tlioillat I'hurrli."
statra llrrt A. I'owrll. mipi-rlnti-n-Irnt.
"Tin. public ia tirKl'il to at
trnd Ibis srrvlrr and wllnrss thr
work that has bn-n carrlrd on dur
Ins tin' Isl roar wrrks Willi thr
boys and Kil ls ot our city."
A prnctirr no-i-iinz ot tin- rhlld
r.n wus lii-lil yrstnday 1n thr
clilirrh. Thr lower tlnor wall wi ll
IIIIimI with tin- clilldrrn, irr:nllns
an ImprrssivL- siKht.
Thr pri.erain Inrludid in-mory
work in thr Scripture, dlaliiatla
tlolis or liiblr slorira and rharar
Irr sltilallons. and Bonus. Ilr.i'.drs
tlir loiiiinl pioernni, thr hnnd work
which thr children lti" done will
be on dlspl ly. This ini Hub s pro-Jit-ia
In .aprr work and draw ink
fur tlir Utile folks, s -wing. w '""I
work, basket liuiMnK- hammock
niiiklnic. phuiuej and book lilnillnB.
At th.a meetlnt alo there will
be reports majc by the a-pcniHcn-
Legion Show
Opens Here
This Evening
Hopes ; Held That Two
Thousand Will Visit
"Yankee Paree" on the
Opening Night.
"Yankee I'sirec," the American
Legion entertainment w hlch opens
a I li day run this evening in tho
Koi H"h Huilding. might be termed
a French show with an American
accent.
Tres Fruncaise, Ouf. hut the
American Idea of providing an ho
nest -to-goodness entertainment do
minates the entire scheme or 1 ho
show. Kvery thing possible to pro
vide amusement for the guests has
been done.
t'nder one roof one finds danc
ing, games, stage entertainments,
music, song, u French Cafe with
petite mum'selles to wait on the
tables and amuse guests, exhibi
tions by merchants and many oth
er things equally diverting.
Well Named
Tlie show is well named "Yank
ee Puree" for it is being put on
by ex-doughhoyH who are construc
ting the settings und the "ntortain
ment to conform to their ideas of
what Puree ws like in the war
day, long since gone.
Dancing is expected to hi? ono
of t h u popular t ea t it res of the
show due to tho special engage
ment of the Pi-Id Pine is. a red hot
bund direct from the University ofj
Oregon campus which will playj
danco music to make the feet ting
le along the latest and most im
proved lines.
Again along the line of whtt has
been uptly termed eyu and ear eti-j
tertainuu nt, Mrs. Kred Wells w ill
present n group of -5 girls In '
ucls of tal1et dancing, four acts
of which will be given each night. I
The "orchestra -iv I f I woik in con
junction wiih Mrs. Wells on this
feature.
Many Collections
For thirsty ones ami even hun
gry persons Monsieur .1. H. Knod
gruHK Parisian C Ue w ill prove a
veritable oasis. This Parisian Cafe
has a genuine liar wiih every ap-
(Onntlnued on Pago Fiv.)
Cochran Makes First
Loan to Collegian
As Crand Colnnianil''r or thn
KniKhts Ti'iuphir of Orrifnn, (Iror-Ki-
'I'. Corhrall linil tin- lionor or
luakiliK tin- rirst loan to a colb'KO
studrnl rrom th- nrw ly oriranl.i-d
Loan l-'und or tin; lodtf'.'. 'rhr loan
was madi' to a studi-nt or thr On
Kon .i;ricul( lira! t'oH'-Kr.
Thi'iT air S4. till". mi 111 this f unit
and will br luani'd to Juniors and
Srniors or any roib'sr. not to rx
r'rd $:t"".Kl to any our stiidrnt
Thr liluoutit lonni'd wi" draw Inl
rlrst ot lip- ralr ot rlvi- purrrnt
troln thr dalr ot Krad unlioil. I 1
until Kraduatlon thrrr will br no
intrrriit.
Union Rancher Taken;
Bonds Set at $250.00
Wade Sheldon, a rancher of 1'n
ion wits arrested last night charged
witli driving a cur while in nn 1n
toxlcoled toii'diliou. His prelimin
ary hearing was held this morning
and bonds set at $2''l by Judge
Hugh K. lirady of the justice court.
The arres( was made by Jess llrv-.-h.
fv. foi'Mlv sheriff.
drilt of tlir srhool. ami tin: tl
naner I'Oljlllllttr.
Thr procriitn tollows.
Honk, tinward t'liris'.ian Sotillirn
-I "onurrKatioli.
Klac Sallitrs All the children.
Tliiyer.
.Superintendent's Iteport IteV.
15. A. I'ow. II.
l-'inancial Iteport Krv. K. (1.
K-llll.
Memory Work Kntire rriinary
l-lrparliiirnf.
(roup or Souks I'rliuary Iii-p't..
Iiivision rrom (Jrei-nwood Hehool.
Slietiherd I'suini. Primary liept.
Iiivision rrolll I'rrsliylei tan church.
Memory Work Kntiin Interme
diate llepiirtllli'lll.
"The I'ltlzen rlub" Interinr
liate llrp't.. Division rrom llalitlsl
eh urrh.
"Scenes from l-:slher" Inierme
diute liep'l.. Iiivision Iroin (.in en
wood School.
Memory Work -Knllre Junior
I lepn rt llli'llt.
'(Jr.tiiiKs to
Junior Deii'l..
I.;r -nw nod Sehin
"Kuster .Mnrn'
our .MlHsioiiurli s"
Division troni
.lunliir Dei'f.
fllvision rniin Methodlbt Church.
13c:cdic;lon.
1, BETTER
E
City Commissioners Re
ceive Four Offers for
$360,000 Block-
2 BIDS HELD FOR
CONSIDERATION
Special Meeting of Com
missioners Under Way
This Afternoon to De
cide Upon Matter,
Par and better bids were received
by the city commissioners bust
evening in reference to the alc of
$3o,noo In bonds for a. storm sew
er system, sewage disposal plant,
water system and fire department
equipping and housing from four
different Portland contpunies, rep
resenled by bondmen from the
various firms.
The upshot of the matter was
the retention of two bornis for fur
ther consideration. A special
meeting of the commission was
called for this afternoon which
wdll begin shortly before tho Even
ing Observer goes to presa und at
this time a decision upon which
bid is to be accepted will probubly
result.
The two bids kept were: l.udd
Si Tilton Uank and Mlytho Witter
company. 1 tn.it 1 t five per cent
interest on the entire stoek" ' of
bonds; Western Hond, and . Mort
gage and Ralph Sehncclock com
panies, pur hid on JlS5.00O'ut five
per cent and $175. (WO ut 4.75 per
cent.
The two bids rejected were:
Lumbermen's Trust company and
Pierce, l-'uir and Co.. or Portland,
101 at five per cent on the entire
block ami Freeman. Smith. Camp
Company and l-'erris rlardgrove.
of Portland. ian.s;i at five per
cent on the entire block.
ling Ordinance Parsed.
An ordinance regulating the
(Coiitilllli'd on I'age I-'lve.)
"NM N, Ore. (Special). Willi
gate receipts and appropriations
ami fees amounting to about elev
en t housand dollars, t he stock
show company believe that they
will just about break even t hi:
year. They estimate that the ex
pense of putting on the three-day
show will be not far from twelve
thousand dollars. One of the oig
expense items Is the feed 1111.
With over "an head of stock on
the grounds and free feed for all
of them during the show das.
t his item alone will run over a
t hojsand dollars. Advertising,
prizes, etc., were Jieuvy and, al
though the second and third days
were good ones with the grand
stand filled hot h Thursduy and
Kriday, the management figure
that they will Ik- fortunate If they
break even or have only a slight
deficit to face when the bills ure
all ald.
Picture School lo Be
Stated in La Grande
!
The library, assisted by the art'
department of t he Neighborhood j
club, will conduct a picture Bchool,'
beginning Saturday. June lin, and i
continuing through the summer I
until the opening of school In
September. Prints of one hun- i
died masterpieces will be hangiagj
in tlie library at all times for.
study. On each Saturday during
the picture school storien for the (
children and het jti-h for the high)
school students w 111 be given ny.
nullified instructors. AM t hoe 1
wishing to enroll in the school j
and a all themselves of this op-'
port unity of studying pictures. '
should apply to the librarians at
nnce. If a mifficient iiuiuIm r up-'
ply the classes will be graded. ;
This opportunity is offered as aj
preparatory ht"p leading to t tie
flr.-d annual contest w hteh w 1 1 L
take pluce in jJiitim y a.f as
scheduled at the opening of the '
picture library. To i ileken lit -'
terest a minor contest will Ih heidj
at the close of the summer nehool-j
The winners will ftcelvu pMui-.-s
MAD
EVEN BREAK
EXPECTED
T
as prize.
C.C. Faiman
Testifies In
Murder Trial
Witness Allowed to Take
Stand over Bitter Pro
test of the Defense
Counsel.
CHICAGO liy Hie AsMocialed
jpress). His sponsorship relin
quished by the prosecution, which
for many weeks hail him under
close guard as its proclaimed
chief witness, the court today
called Charles C. Kaiman as w it
ness in the Shepherd murder tri.il.
The step was taken over the
bitter protest of the defense, which
argued that the move would prej
udice the j'iry and open up ave
nues for cross-examination for the
state . w hlch would otherw ise be
denied. .
Makes Accusal hm.
Kaiman launched 1 mined iat el y
into his accusat ion of William
Darling Shepherd, accused of Hie
murder W William .McCltntocI;,
"millionaire orphan."
POItTLANH, Ore. Hunges gen
erally are in g 0,0 d c ondition
throughout the ltocky Mountain
and I 'aclftc 'cats) st at es a nd lie
irought In the southwest lias been
temporarily relieved by rains-in
most sections with the outlook on
June 1, generally more favorable
than a mouth ago, according In
tlie monthly range and livestock
report burned by the t nited Slates
1 ii vision of Crop and .Livestock
estimates.
Itangc conditions are specially
favorable in the northern and far
western states. Montana, 1laho nn"1
Oregon alt reporting a condition
ir I an per cent of normal.
California, Nevada, Wyoming and
Nebraska all report a condition of
95 or better. While gra-s is milk
ing but little growth al present in
portions of ( 'olo ratio, Norl h 1 u
kota. South Hnkota and Kansas
because of Insufficient moist 11 re.
pastures are not yet showing any
serious deterioration, iteeent rains
ha vi; relieved 1 lie situation in
Texas and have insured a good
seu.son except in I he soul h or
coast districts where moisture is
Mill deficient. Some rains are re
ported for New Mexico ami A rl
7.01m but range conditions continue
poor in much of these states ex
cept in northwestern Arizona where
marked Improvement is noted. The
range conditions for tin- sewnteen
western states averng'-s m; per
cent of normal compared with Hi
a mouth ago and M a year ago.
The drought has cut the hay crop
in the dry sections and the first
cnt'ing of alfalfa will be short.
Cuttle Impi-m log.
Cttle have not yet had time to
shrt iv much improvement, I he nv
erngu condition for the entire
range country being K7 compared
with Sii last month and !Mi a year
ago. Cattle are improving in most
of Texas due to better range con
ditions, a ml browse in sotit hern
Arizona will care for tlie ml He un
til summer rains come. A further
slight decline In noted In New Mex
ico and feeding Is necessary In
some sections. Kxcepi In drought
areas of the southwest, a fair lo
good calf crop Is generally Indicated
with losses jighi.
The eondlt Ion of sheep Is very
good, averaging J.1 per cent of
normal compared with 'J'.i a mouth
(Continued on Pnge Kivo.)
Hours Ahead
Of
Others
When big iicuh break, Mich
n- (be death of Seuntn L-l-'ollelte
anil Hie return of
AiiiiimlM-n front Hie Arctic, you
time Hie hiruriitulloii In The
Observer Iniitrs ahead of liny
other new -paper M-i-Mug in
srre (he l4i t ramie territory.
The ' H-rt er v er-liirreit-ing
MiperloHty hi local new-. m-i--Ice
I nhiioiis to Oti-ercr tender-.
Ocltimf national and In
ternal inmil new In ou fit-l l
another n-a-oti for 'lite Oh-.M'r!-!'
erHi-tinill growing cir
culation. "Observer AdrrriHIng .
A Merchaiidbdiitf Kervloe'
1ST RANGES
SHOW UP WEIL
AND PARTY
WE II'
Polar Flyers Arrived at
Spitzbergen Today,
Reports Say.
ALL (i MEMBERS
OF FLIGHT SAFE
Epoch - Making Journey
into the Frozen Arctic
Comes to End with Ar
rival at Northern Port.
NEW YORK (liy the As
sociated Press) . The North
American Newspaper Alli
ance announced today that
Uonald Amundsen has re
turned to Spitzbertfcn from
his polar flight.
rernon S. Prentice, broth -er-m-la,v
of Lincoln Ells
worth, co-leader of the expe
dition, said he received word
that all six members of the
expedition returned safely.
The above announcement, al
though, lacking in complete details,
gives tlie Impression that Hie Am-
uiiflsen- Llisw or 1 h expedil Ion, the
absence of which has been stirring
the world for weeks, winged Its
way back to Spitsbergen.
This belief lu hold here berailSA
rescue flyers, who started days
ago have not yet' had ticm to re
turn to their base, in fad, every
indication seems to point to their
return by air.
The fact that all six members of
the party are safe would lead one
to believe that the 'expedition ach
ieved its purpose, coming to a suc
cessful, epoch-making end today.
SHANGHAI fP.y Hie AsHnrlal -d
Press). Wireless from Chunk K i
ang says Hi iit He- situation there
is crltlcfil. The lirilish coiuiiil bus
bi-en forced to leave t he constit
ute and lake :ip residence lu the
l.lngmeu temple. Itritish natiou--ils
have been stoned in the streets,
the message read.
The shipping strike' here was
made more serious today when
coolies and lightermen struck at
the Pootung wharf.
Negotiations Kiel.
Negotiations here between rep
resentatives of the foreign diplo
matic, corps at pelting mid the
'hlm se delegnt i-s, seeking mi ad-
(Continued on Pace Four.)
200,000 of Two Million
Children Porn to Die
MINNKAPOLIK ( 1 ly Hi- Associ
ated Press) "Of Hie 'J. 'Mia. (Mid
children born during Hie year
'.I22, HIMI.IMia will file before they
ale 14 years or age; of these HO.
mm wll die of preventable dls
riii'i'H." This Htateni' iit by M Iks
Mary Van ,lle of Oklahoma City,
made be foro the nurses of the Na
tion til Tuberculosis association at
their annual convention here today
wits HHi-d Ift emptiasie the need
for a more gcm-rul knowledge tf
the health of eiiii'(r n fin the part
of all nurses d'dng work wlHi fum
ilies. M Iks Van lie pointed out that
in addition to t he iM'ii.nmi children
who will die betore they an- M.
:iea.rnni will need preventive cure
and supervision to keep thetu w )l
up to n. I be ond t he Hdoh-Kcent
perlo'l. Tlo- prevention of diseuie
is a iak. she puinted out. that
tH-toiiK-4 pi tine rily to til'- p libit c
hejiltti lines'-.
AIkIcI Kri in's Forces
Repulsed by French
FK.. French .Morocco (p.y the
Ar.oetnted Press) - Violent at lacks
by Abdel Krlni's enemy tilt.'Hine-i
huvo been reputwed by Hie French
with considerable ln.sNes, todu8
ofllclal cc iniaunliiuc; said.
FOREIGNERS
, ARESTDNED
45 Killings
Stopped By
Communities
Churches' Report Shows
That Lynching During
Past Year Showed a
Marked Decrease.
WASHINGTON (Special)
Forty-five coinmunkt lea ire
vented lyuchings lu 1H24 ac'Ord
Ing to a report to be issued
shortly by the, Commission on
liacc Uelaliona of the Federal
Council of Churches.
Prevention played a big part
In the reduction of tin1 number of
l nettings In t he t nited States
to Hi last year, the lowesl ftguro
since records have been kept,
"In 1 !H 4 there were 62 per
sons reported lynched and 17 re
ported preventions of lynching,"
says the report. "That Is, there
were more than three times as
many lyuchings as t here' were
Instances of lynching being pre
vented. , "In HK'4.. ten yearn later, thr
opposite was I rue. There were
reported 45 Instances of preven
tion of lynching and HI reported
cases of lynching." This means
that In 1914 there were X at
tempts at lynching. f2 of which
were successful, and that In 11)24
there were lil attempts ut lynch
ing, 4ft of which were prevented
by the foresight, energy und
courage of public officials.
In the prevention of lynching
tlie report polnt.s out that some
times the sheriffs or ot her of
ficials risked their lives to pro
tect their prisoners so that they
might be given a legal trial. In
other ciuses, requiring more
moral courage, sheriffs and
other officials opened fire on
friends und neighbors when it
became necessary to huvo their
charges, jn some other ruses
lynch lugs were prevented by
public: officials who promptly
removed prisoners committed to
their cure from communities in
which the crimo wiih committed
and Ho prevented lynchiugH.
NEED OP HELP
PORTLAND, Ore. (Special).-
Following Is a report according to
districts or localities of seasonal
employment conditions In Oregon,
compiled by C, H. (Irani, chair
man of the seasonal employment
com mission, af f Hinted wit h the
I "nited States department of la
bor
Portland Calls for berry pick
ers mid lor help at berry packing
plants, both here and nearby dis
tricts. No furl her curtailment lu
logging camps has been reported
ami labor turnover in this indu.-i
try has been small. Sawmill op
eration remains unchanged. Iluild
ing activity continues unabated
with surricletit help to fill all dc-j
uiands. j
K'igene The demand for labor'
still continues good. Huildlng con-
.struct ion continues unabated lu
t he city as likewise does street,
paving. ( 'ousiderable cullfi from
tin- mills and camps for both
skilled and unskilled men. There
has been a. strong d'-mimd for
men on t he Nut i on ' ut-OI f.
(rants 1'as - Slight surplus ol
workers. Ibiylng is In progress,
alno fruit thinning and slrawbeiry
picking. No shortage ut' iu-ip an
ticipated, at bust until fruit piec
ing starts.
(ireshiuu Supply and demand
w ell balanced. Straw berry har
vest at peak. Ited raspberries
will be on In nbotit two weeks,
as well iis loganberries. When
berry picking reaches its peak,
say alio it .Inly 1st, there will be
need for additional help In this
section.
I.a (iiunde Surplus In all llie-n,
There is mi harvest in progress
at the present time.
(Continued on pHge Four.)
ITALY WILLING
TO NEGOTIATE
ON WAR DEBTS
KOMi:. (IV (he Asviclateil
pres) Premier Mti-Mdlnl IimIjij
offtclally tiotlttcd Hie I nited Stat-
e4 aint (rent Itritniii Hint Hilly I
lend (o OJM'H will' debl IHj(o(lft
tloiit. WASHINOTilN (lly the Associ
ated press) NoHftcaH'Ui of Italy V
j WlninKticHH mi eiiMT upon i union
n'-K"liutlotm for (he rerumllng of
! her war debt l the t ti 1 1 l Stales
j Is unucrhiood tfi have been given
1' to S-ert!trv Kellogg today by Am
buuuuior Lc- Muitino.
I CITIES
La Follette
r
Senator Ilobcrt f. I,n l-'ol-letle,
wlm died nt WuNliitigtou
tit 1:1 ocl(K-k this nf ten 10011
nftvv a (lespei-iiln battle with
tlenth.
XTRA
Mie..'o,suv r,ssi;s
SAI.K.M, Ore. (Al) Mry. ). IV
C'uhIkiw, fill, nire or Justin- C'osliow
of tho Oreuiin suiu-fitie rourt, illeiL;
siulilenlv ut llirlr Inline hero loilnv I
I'ollonliiK a stiiiko or iitirnlysis. '
Mil' wiih 11 sister of Slllto Tn'Msllr
or liHy.
: mks I'iNi.i)
CIIICAiO (AP) Mlty defentT-
nn., Indicted In the mvnt furnl
ttnv com under the Sherman nntl
trust law, pleatled guilty today mid
were riued a total ol 1((H1,IHM)( by
Federal Judgu Cliffe,
i:t.ito i,yciii:i
SALT liAK I; CITY (AP) Itnh-'
eit .Marshall, a negro, who Alondny
shot and fatally wounded City
.Miii'sluil .Milton IturiiM, (if Cusllo
(iate, I lnhf whh htinged by 11 mob
near labile tirtto today, according
to advise ruwlvwl here.
SIT. HOOD LOOP is OPLN.
lKMiH KIVKIt. Ore. Tho Mount
Hood Loop road in now open for
t ravel.
The last snow barrier near Den
nett pass has been removed.
Several automobiles arrived nt
Mount Hood lodge, having made
the trip around the loop without
difficulty.
The road la In perfect condition.
TemiMirilry llrlilite Opeili'il.
KA I .KM. tire. The Hlntll llltlli
wny coiiiinlsKlon lias ulllKiiiiirril
Hint a lelnliorary brtilKn lias been
ooiihI ructeil over the Clietco river
al llruoklilKS, Curry coiinty, anil Is
now oiieu ror trnrric. 'I'he bridge
will obviate the iiceeHalty of I'erry
Inif ncro.sM the river. Tin- old bridge
collapsed a Tew weeks uko.
si:com hi;m;fit ianci;
The Women's Cominunlty ' club
of MeiichViiii will give the second
of a serb-H of benefit dunces fit
their hull In .Meat-ham Saturday
night. These dances are glv
to 1 111-iiish a fund to erect a
uianiiuient to the unknown dead
of the Old Oregon Trail, at
Meachatn.
U tiliza Hon of In lan d
Waterways Suggested
(liy Charles P. Ntewnrl) day we need every available, trans-
W ASHINliTON NF,A Special 1 portal Ion means rail. Hie nutonto-
To reduce t he spread In prie
between what the AiiM-rlctui pro
ducer gets ond (he ultimate con
sumer has to payto wive the for
mer more for his product and Ihe
latter his living fit lower cost --
lei's gel buck to our old-time ulll -
1nliiMi of the country's Inland wa -
I CI'W It .
The suggest ion Is I trig. H-
Q. Aiihbtirn'H. !
Ashbnm was chairman or Inland!
Waterwavs Corporation, c.ealed by
I'n.iKK'u-M. year i,go 1 govern-1
lliellt enl'-rprise, but intended to!
be i nn govei ntneiituHy only with
a view to d"moustr:itlng "the teit-
sthillty and economic value of wil
ier tniusportiitlnn."
It Is then to eticour.iKe "the re
cKtabtiuhmenl. of private corpora-)
I Horn Upon our nnvigabb- stc'imsl
-ind rutin's, operating common sir-
i jers which will lie of miitnal be-1
neftt to the public and t hin;i.lv-'
,
. - ,.
marhs in a pmuphlct he bus jusi j
Issued I h rough the government.
has experb-nced two st;igH itf Iran
sport a I imt and is entering mi a
third. 1
The first was the wagon and;
w alvr yt;iyc; the Beyond, rail; to-
DEATH GALL
ANSWERED
AT 1:21 PI
La Follette Lost Ground
This Morning in Des
perate Battle
WAS POLITICALLY
PROMINENT IN U. S.
Led Third Party in Last
Presidential Election;
Famous as "Insurgent"
Leader.
VASIIIX;TO. (lly the Asso
elllleil I'rivss). SimiKir ltoliert M.
Il l-'ulletu. rnr tunny years Ihti
sluiiny petrol or Amei leim Milllles,
illeil lien- toilnv. Ilenlli resulle.l
ill I :UI o'elix k this uriei noon
rniin lieiirt rnilitrti liuliiittt hv a
Kenei'lil brellkilomi mill Ull nllllrk
u( llliilli'liinl aslhniil.
I.a Kollettn lieuiin rullliiR- evn
lierorn the lust pretiiileiitiiii coui
IiiiIkh In which he u u cnnill
ilutc. Hevorul weeks uo iie eon
tructi'il a" nevero cold .which lie-,
velopeil Into nut limn. Ilia heiirt,
liniilile to ntiinil tlie Htraln. khvo
wily iliirlnir tile nlRlit mill lie sunk
rapidly urter ilnyllKht toiliiy.
surreiiMl (a-euiiy.
Iji Vollettu him Ionic been n vic
tim of nttKlnii pectoris nnd thn,
wiih Ilia iisniiitlilc attack, cuuneit
I1I111 to mirror grrntly ilurlns: hla
lllneflH.
After till llui Hlorina or hlH ca
reer lie jiuhhimI iiwuy ijuletly, mir
roumleil by iiicuiherH of hia fam
ily. 1 lu whh conHciaiiH almost to
lliu last b it ror several hours hu-1
lieen unable to speak ubovc a
(Continued on rso Six.)
L
CLKVFLANH (My the Associated
Press) The Chntruicn'n associa
tions of the Hrotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen and Order of Hall
way Conductors will hold a joint
division meeting in November to
consider seeking a, wane Increase
from about Otl IIiich for trutnmett
and conductors, it was announced
today, . '
The amount of the Increase to bo
asked has nut been announced, but
President. Lee. of tho trainmen,
said the wage reduction to railroad
men in Ht-t amounted to about 12
I percent, approximately t!4 cents a
jilay and that last years Increase
approximated five percent, and
that the request for cm Increase
would probably be at leant enough
to mnke up the l I reduction.
bile, air we already are using or
beginning to use ull these and
water.
Tbbf latter method we abandon
ed during the period of our gr-nt
1 ratlroad development but ought to
jbe letting back to. for the hand-
jng of bull; freight, because "it's
cheapest menus of trainiporta-
B SEEK
HIGHER WAGES
T. Hun known."
' " h'"v vrry ",rn r,,';,,,-
rr wn,'r 1:1 M,"n n"y"n else the
K-n'-ral cites fti.tin cathered In
1 ' '
t he government 'h . xperlmentnl
W-inior Hlver and Louisuina and
Alabama coastal lines, Tho fol
lowing Im typical:
"When I tell you th-it a birge,
man of net u ring concern of Alshn
ma. which uses s certain ktml ot
or in Its nmnufcaturep. and owns
it:; own mites of this ore in the
slote ot Abihenm, can -t get IhtN
same ore from Sweden, transput'.
il by nea to Mobile, thence by our
Warrior line lo Tnscaloosn, Ala.,
land deliver it nt Ils plant cheaper
lhan it can produce its own ore nt
'Its own mines, nnd transport it by
nil lo its manufactory. It. will h
brought home to you that there
Ms something radically wrong m
(.Continued on l'age Four.)