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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITION THE WEATHER I'orllund, (AP) Oregon: Cloudy on the coast, fair In the Interior tonight and Fri day. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 234 n AT SCHOOL Q uarter Thousand Wom en Present at Session Yesterday DEMONSTRATION WAS INTERESTING Complete Menu and Oven Methods of "Canning Fruits and Vegetables Scheduled for Friday. Over 2(i women were in atten dance tit the Observer Cooking Sehool in I he basement of the Odd Fellows building- yesterday nfternoon, the second day of the week's sehedule tind the first ut which M i'H. Wiswell, the instruc tor, gave aetuul cooking demon stration!;. If attendance growth continue!, over oOU can be antici pated tttis afternoon. Ta king t lie pineapple ca ke and meat loaf from the luncheon an 1 dinner menus announced for yes terday, Mrs. Wiswell gave an In teresting demonstration, tier reci pes were copied down careful'y ! practically everyone present and her Ideas on getting better results' with oven cooking were heard with close attention. Although handicapped somewhat by break ing In a new range, the finished products wcru. received with gen eral appreciation by the. school. Illg Friday Program. This aflernoon Mrs. Wiswell will devote the time to a nut bread, u baked Mt. Kmity ham. and a chocolate enke. She has. announced a complete menu fority Friday but u majority of Friday 1 .ultcrnouirs session ) will. . bet given j v iison. district manager, ,vun over to Ihe canning of fruits "and ' hi Hd'iuarters' at La Grande ul the vegetables the oven method. This present time, wus present, should prove one of the most ln- The first of August u joint meet, tetesting piogrunm of the week, pug of the same order will be held Following tli main denionstra- ul Da Grande. Next Tuesday, Ju tina yesterday the attendance ly M. the l.a Grande camp will pri.e:i were awarded, with the fol lowing women among the winners: Mrs. Martin King, Hazel Volswink ler, Mrs. liena A. Palmer. Mrs. Grace Snyder. Ada F. Clark. Mrs. Ittyan Harlow, Mrs. J. C, Nloderer. Mrs. It. P. Green, and Mis. Ida French. While the aw aids we v being made a delicious strawberry cream sherbet, on the luncheon menu for the day. w as serv.-d through the courtesy of the Blue (Continued on Page Eight.) The city commission meeting last nig lit w as brief, lasting le.s tlniii an hour. i 'ommissiuiiers A. T. Hill and Charles Plnyle were in attendance. A communication front 1.. II. Stockman, who is preparing the plans lor the new septic tank for I. a I ii ande, reported that SO per cent of his work had been fin ished. Last night was the time net for u hearing on Improvement district No. II, which callH for sewers lit blocks IT, is, Uiverside addition. No remonstrance, objections or claims of grievances were entered so Ihe reeorder was authorised to advertise for bids on the proj ect. Several minor matters. Including passage of t he monthly bills und orders that they be paid by war rant, were attended to before ad join nment. SEPTIC TANK IRK MOM $19, Nine Days Given To Prevent Case's Appeal Whether or not Ihe city court can give a sentence too small to permit an appeal to u higher court, yet sufficient to punish the offender. Is an interesting develop ment in t he municipal court. The iinsw .-r w III undoubtedly be ur llrd at within a few flays. The first sentence of this kind., Its and nine days, was Impost J deviTal tin ago. Yesterday aiternuon, after the court had found Jack I m I line guilty of possession or liquor m lits n Mini rant on Jefferson ave nue. Judge J. D. Slater Imposed it like sent, nee on him. Attorney Hess, defense counsel, is attempt ing to - find a loophole w hereby the case may ! appealed to the circuit court, officers any. adding that they b-.-lievc that LttUln will Concert To Include Two Specialties Paul Knautz, Baritone, to Appear in Vocal Solo: Satranek's "Atlantis" to Be Played. The program for the third open uir summer concert by the Lu Grande Municipal bund, directed by Andrew Joney, lias been pre pared. The concer,', will begin ut o'clock back of the New Foley building and a crowd, fully us large us the one that uttended the second one of the series, estimated at I,60t. is expected. J'Vutures at this recital will be u vocal solo by Puul Knuutz, bari tone, with band accompaniment, and the suite "Atlantis" by 8a f i allele, in four parts, by the baud. The program follows: -March, "leather of Victory" Gmuic Scenes from "The Wizard of the Nile" Victor Herbert Idyl, "The. Glow Worm" Lineke (a) Kxcerpts from "lilossoni Time" Franz Schubert (b) Popular "No Wonder".... Duvls-Hurkr Jntermlsslon Suite, "Atlantis" Hafrun rk 1 ) Nocturne and Morning Hymiutof Praise I'D A Court Function Ci) I love Thee (4) The Destruction of Atlanta Serenade, "lovo in Idleness" : Macbeth Vocal Solo, "Kashmiri Song" from "The Garden of Kama" Amy-Wood forde-Flndcn Musician I'uul Knuutz Overture to "Stradella" Flotow W. 0. W. of La Grande Attend Meet at Union A large number of members of ty.c local camp of the Woodmen ol lehe World went to Union Monday e vening and participated in a joint meting of the l'nlon camp and the Da Gran do camp W. O. W. Twen cundldates were Initiated. Utter which a banquet was Herved. C. have a social entertainment ut the regular lodge meeting. Longfellow to Speak At Men's Forum Here J. T-i'l.ongfellow , superintendent of the la Grande schools, w 111 give his first address in this city w hen, next Sunday morning, he appears before the Men's Forum of the Methodist church ut 10 o'clock. Mr. Longfellow has chosen for his subject "High School Curricu lum," An invitation to all men of the city and specially to the HI I 'ads. to attend, has been ex tended by the forum members. "This address will be concluded In time for ull who come to reach t heir own places of Sunday wor ship by II o'clock," I''. Jussmaii, forum president, said. F.IGHT tOI-AlK l'lltF, IiAWS KI'GKNK. Ore. Among the sev eral thousand persons In the Cas cade national forest, over the Fourth of July week-end, oniy eight were found violating Hie state and national fire laws, ac cording to Nekson I'. Macduff, und these men were placed under ar rest, Herbert Wesl was arrested on a charge of smoking in the close 1 area. Including t he Suit creek watershed ubovo. Oak ridge. A Harder und son were uceused of shooting firecrackers In the for est in the McKcnzie bridge section and the follow-in? were arrest d on a charge of shouting across a i oad on t he Soul h Fork : W. J. Dorhon and Kurt V. Dorhon ol Salem; F. 11. Lyon of l'errydale. C. it. Writes and S. II. Crltcs of Springfield. be forced to serve t he nine days und pay the $19 without recourse. Lalline is an old offender und was mixed up in some liquor ur rets several years ugo with Mike Woodurd, officers say. The concensus of opinion In ct'y etrcles seems to be that It would be better that IjiHIne serve the sentence given, although it se run small, rather than appeal the case and possibly win out in u high r court. If Attorney Hess can find some way by which the case can ie appealed It m-etiiit likely, officers Ih tieve, that the S I 9-und-nine-d..y sentence will ttccome popular here. Ii Mine was gltn until tomorrow morning ut 10 o'clock before lie v!ll start serving Lis sentence. MADE FOR PEACE Communist Deputies Threaten French Gov ernment with Strike ELEMENT IS LED By MARCEL CACHIX Native Women and Chil dren, Held Hostages by Riffians, Freed by the French ForcesToday. PA It IS (Uy the Associated Press) Communist deputies, led by Marcel Cachin, began an attack on -the French government for con-' ducting warfare hi Morocco against the invading; Kifflans, when debate commenced today on Premier Pulnteve'n bill for the application or 1S3 million f run cm for Moroc can operations. Cuchin threatened the govern ment with the possibility of a gen- erul strike of ull French factory workers to compel France to cease the Moroccan war and offer peace to the Kiffians. FF.Z. French Morocco (By the Associated press) Several hun dred native women and children wdlo were being held by Abdel Krim's Kiffians as hostages were released by the French today when the latter, by u quick drive along the Ouergha river, captured several villages from the enemy. BLOOM TRIAL At 2 o'clock tills afternoon Bloom lilmMdf wiw on the Mjh1 to testify In his own behalf In reply to the tpics! lon-i put by his attorney, Henry li ess, 'Mm ca.se will probubly go to the Jury ubout 1 o'clock this nfter noon. A Jury was selected und 'the re trial of the case of State oT Ore gon vs. Clyde Bloom in the jus tice court before Judge Hugh K. Brudy wus opened this morning. Testimony wus given oil during Ihe morning session with Henry Bitter. Spanish War veteran und Plate's chief witness on ,he case ivhleh charges itloom with desecra tion of the American flag, on the stand most of the Torenoon. The jury for the cuse. composed of six" citizens, was selected with less difficulty than had been an ticipated by the attorneys yester day. Trial of George -Noble, arrested on the same charge, will follow the Bloom case. According to announcement this morning from the stule highway offices here bids will be received for tin construction of the me morial house to be built at Immi grant Springs park ul t he next meeting of the state highway com mission at Portland on July 28. This structure will be erected on the Old Oregon Trail In mem ory of the pioneers of Oregon. The building w ill be made of logs and will be 40 by f0 feet. Dennis Files Suit in Ts'ampa Against Paper BA K Kit, Ore. Special) Suit lor foreclosure on $lti,0oo worth of! bonds Issued by the 'unpcratlvc Publishlng company of Nam pa, ! Idaho, won fie(j by Bruee Dennis,' of Ial Grande, who claims to hold (he bonds. As soon us the coin-' plaint was filed, U was withdrawn, and sent to Kd I-.. Bryan, district! Judge, now ut Caseude, tor un or der to shnw cause why the bliould not be tuken. The action was taken. It wus Mated. In :)! Interest of Mr. Den. nts und other. The Cooperative tompany Is near a slate of buuk rupuy. It Is alleged in the com- plulnt. 'J HASH IIOV It I It N S A (rush box. lociit-d In-hind Ihe Knlug Observer office, was burn td up Tuesday evening. it is re ported thut Wiiite Htnall boy. look ing through the (rush, dropped a lighted match, which IgntUd the contents of the box. 111 CALL FIR BIOS ON IIOIAL Bryan Declares Defen dant Is Deing Harm , to Teachers DAYTON PREPARING FOR LARGE CROWD Attorneys, Witnesses and scribes Greeted by the Clang of Carpenters' Hammers, on Arrival. DAYTON, Tenn. (By the Associ ated Press) t William Jennings Bryan believes John T. Scopes, de fendant in the Tennessee evolution trial Is : dolng more harm to teachers of the country than to any other elass." "This hann would be Indefinite ly Increased if-Scopes' views as to the independence of t he teacher were established, " he declared to day. Daylon today is making flnul preparations for the trial. Attorneys, witnesses und news papermen nre arriving on every train and bus and are greeted by the clang of hummers as carpen ters completed the concession stand in every alley way along! the sidewalks. I "Jf the evolutionists can estab lish a doctrino that the teueh'-r can teach anything he pleases, und the teachers disregard their em ployer's "wishes, it will become necessary to find before appoint ment what the teacher thinks on disputed questions, because people who employ teach era will be Just as certain to prevent teaching what Is objectionable to those who employ touchers us bunkers lire to prevent clerks from running bunKii contrary, to their employers in, strugtions," j Bryan declured. PAST MATRONS OF O. E. S. ARE GUESTS IN BAKER Twerlo members of the Ijt Grande Past Matrons Club motor ed to Buker yesterday to attend a luncheon given by the Baker club for ull Pust Matrons and present Matrons from l'nlon und Baker counties. Luncheon was served ut the Masonic hull of Baker ul one o'clock und In the afternoon bridge and "600" were nt piny, l-aier m the afternoon a business meeting was held. Those atending the. luncheon from l.a Grande w ere: Mrs. Kd Kiddle. Mrs. Florence Bacon, Mrs. ( '. M. Humphries, Mrs. J. J. Broughton, Mrs. C, W. Noyes, Mrs. Pete Beaver, Mi's. Marjorle Fran cis, Mrs. Kngljnd, Miss Carrie Hunter, Mrs, Wells, Mrs. Colon It. 1-Jberhurd and Mrs. Frank Jackson. Fee Demanded from Flyer. M AltSH Fl ULI , Or e. Traffic Officer Williams may have been (out of his line of duty w hen he asked an itinerant flying machine operator. I. MeKlnney for a fee of $10 us license for operating in Oregon, but MeKlnney will not op erate ut Bandon 'intll the license is presented, unless he should hop-off when Williams Isn't look ing. MeKlnney has ben doing f' commercial business ut Myrtle Point for several days. Officer Williams' duties ure on the ground or highways, but he looks utter the ulr routes, us well. Sandy alng Contract Let, SANDY, Ore. H. C. Frace of Greshaut has the contract for building 2&o feet of cement side- walk on Main street. The n walk will begin Immediately east of the local bunk. Use Local Products Ilcliidie iiv of local iirmtiifM hi all Instances possible in lite ruin at The OhMTtcr (M)klttg Snwd ibl-s wiik ilfitmM.strai- tbf tpinltty f tocifU tro u.. at home in a nun lin ing liuutncr. It payn lo bur and iw thing", maile lu la randc and 1 it too iiMinty. Tltcy an- tiunlly a- rimnp or cJiea(Hr In prtce, and llm quatlly l gtiarnt-ad. And ft ltclw home ciitcrprl-c. ''Obaertpr Adtcrtlflng A MercliaudLslng bcrfkie FY7 til Grcltlr Algarwn, the well-known explorer, will attempt to break the "farthest north' rcctmt with a ship, ilp omh'Ih to reach thin point ami return to ljiverool within six months. I )Kt photo slums Algarssoii Mntel with his mascot ollce dog among his uvw, all of whom are volunteers for this expedition. Ivower photos hows AlgaiKson's bttut, Tho Island.' PASTOR URGES UNITED YOUTH INDIANAPOLIS (By the AkhocI aled Press) -Consolidation of all youis people's denomlnal lonal or- ganiatlons . In America und the formation of a Chrlstlun youth movement of America was urged by Itev. Mark F. Sanborn, of De troit, before the llaptlst Young People's Colon of America today. Sanborn Is president of the l'nlon. The speaker held Hint such un organization would be one of the mlgtvttasi forces for good in the world. Organizations mentioned by San born which should become allied included the Christian Kndcavor, . the Fpworth league, the Lutheran League, the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C A., the Student Volunteer Movement und the Baptist Young people's Colon. "I tell you the gates of hell would not prevail against that power," Sanborn declared. c. I-;, i k.mis moonsiiim:, POBTLAND. ore. (AP) I !e of airplanes directed by radio, pow erful automobiles and many fast vessels by bootleggers, all tend to make t he enforcement of prohi bition u world problem, mi id F.rn cst II. Cherringtou or Westervllle, Ohio, general secretary of - the world league Agninst Alcoholism, In an uddres at the thirtieth In ternational Christian Kndeavor convention, lie urged the Chris tian Kitoenvorers to become more active in the world-wide prohibi tion movement. - "The lltpior problem Is it world problem." he asserted. "The Klghteenth amendment received the strongest official sanction ever given a constitutional provision. yet never before has there been arrayed ugainst any such provision mi h a powerful and aggressive minority as thai which today op pones national prohibition. That minority, moreover. Is being sup ported and reinforced not merely by slate und nal ional Ihi'ior or ganizations but also by a gigantic, weal I hy, politically In fluent tut In ternational liquor traffic. "Knowledge of I In truth will eventually nmke be ve rune alcohol an Impossibility In modern clvlll.n- llon, because it Ih ut viiriancc with Ihe Inexorable economic law of the new uge. 'The mcrnl and religious forces iif A merlcu must lake I he gospel of prohibit ion to the rei ir i he world. In order to make pi rmtui'-nl Amerietin prohibition at home." 121 Convicted During I A1.nr Kir W(..iA Atmniu 1 SALKM, On, f A P I . Depoit . front ':i din'rtet attorneys u nd sherlffK or the r,'i couniieN in tie 1 allile, received by W. H. I.even.4. .state prohibition commissioner. rot May shov that of i.'i arrests, ll J convictions were obtained. Htaic ! operatives cooperated in u great 1 niuny Instunees. A totni of Jj'.l.tr. in lines wus aHsesKcd and $:.G71 paiil. Twenty nine stills were w-i.ed mid It I gullons of liquor dest royed. Juil ' sentences ranged from JO duya to six years. Another Polar Expedition ar Jurist, Held In Bank Mess, Killed Today JAMSoM 'IVnn. By the Ah aoctntrd Press) Judge J. W. Bosk, of the Western Tennessee district, of the federal court, who was in dicted yesterday in connection with the full u re of the people's Having bank of Jackson, was killed in un automobile accident today. His automobile ran off a bridge near here and turned over In thu creek, pinning him underneath. i Moss was under $6,UU0 bail on) charges of robbery, fraudulent! breach of trust und uccessory lo embezzlement, returned In Indict ments by the grand Jury yester day following its investigation of the bank's failure. The bunk was closed a month ago when un examination by tho btato bank examiner showed a de ficiency in funds of more than $300,000. XTRA TKNSION CiftOWIM; CANTON AP) liirrcused mili tary activity here is adding lo tho teuton already felt by foreign resi dents. A Chinese general bt re porled lo have housicd to lay lai he could cupture the fondgu set tlcment til spite of fortification. Airplanes dally circle the conccs' slou with lite apparent purpose of spotting Its fortification. co.m idi;.nck voti;i Illtl SM LS (AP) The Itelgl- an senate tislay otwl ifcnfldctice .it Ihe Pou I let government, 1 lo with HI not toting. Tit FAULK CO.NSIDIItl.D I'AHIS (AP) Two Washing ton arms conference treaties relat ing to China wen ratified Tues day by the chamber of deputies und favorably rcorted toduy by the neita I e foreign affairs com mittee. They Mill lie presented to the senate for ratification tomor row. Mlt KlvV WALK! It Wild, l-f;ilT DAVi; KHADi;, OF 'AMI OHM A NKW'YIIIIK (AP) Mickey Wiilker, world welterweight t liampion, will liglll Dave Klmde, of ( 'till Torn ia, a I .'(-round fleet -hiou mutch in New York slate it a reliable promoter run . be ob tained to stuK' Hi! match, the state at hictle commission an nounced today. PAItOlj; Itlil AM It JAILI D Lt t.FNK, Ore. Tom Llojd. u wus sentenced here to serve two yt ara in the state pi (son for burglury III U store at I 'ottag' Grove, and paroled, wus taken to tialem to serve out Ills term. Liny I broke his parole when he und his brother. George Do)d, aie al leged to hae net lire u a tiirin er's barn on the upper HI islaw flier, stolen a gooiie and colli mltti'd tit her depredut Ions, (leorge Lloyd, who hail If. it committed to the slate Industrie I ..n.l .. i... .. ..I., ..i.. 9 I w us taken to the school. s UTK 1 ' WAHK1KUTON (My tho Associ ated Vrv,al,,uTlh.eT negotiations for the. sale of 200 vessels for scrapping wus ordered today by the shipping board which rejected tho recommendation of PresidentPal mer of thu fleet corporation thut the bid of the Jioston Iron and Metal company, of Halllniore, of ll.37O.0U0 for Ui'i ships be ac cepted. . Inquiry Seeks Price Regulations on Grain CHICAGO ( AP). commission appointed by President Frank I,. Carey of the Chicago board of trade yesterday sent cpjestlonalres to Its 1800 exchange members ask ing their views on how to prevent wide price ranges In grain. The questionalre submits u number of proposals und states (he commit tee desires lo learn "If measures cun bo taken that would not In terfere wit h t he function of the open market and with thu great national service such a market rendern to producer und consumer as well as to milling and grain trade." rity Sees (iood Crop NFAV YOltK. (AP) Carl U. Gi uy, president or (he Union I'aci llc. looks forward to heavier truf fle and higher rail earnings in the (vest and northwest for the second half of year In comparison with i as i year. -fliosi tanners in our territory will have it good year he said here Wednesday, "which means t he ( 'nlon Pacific. should enjoy a heavy movement of freight. later. Winter wheal in Kansas and Nebraska will be about one-half of the DilM crops, but Idaho and ( t ah will have much more. In Ore gon and Washington winter wheal. Is below last year's standard, but spring wheat prombies to exceed greatly any recent year in those two states and the combined crops will exceed lust year's totals.' Income Tax to Again Be Big Problem to Solons (liv Churlc p. Stennrl) WASHINGTON (N KA Special -The tillth emigres. of (he I'nlted Stales, scheduled to convene in e ei niber. Is it read v rolling up Us slii-w., ttglileiiitiK Its belt, and prepuiing to hickle onee uyuin its ei r irt Ht-nl problem, the Income 'Tax. To nturt with, U w 111 consider ! tliecc fuels: Th' number of inconi1' taxpuycis is inereasiug. Their net Incomes u whu'lt the tax Is levied are increasing. I tut die- lo (ax rate reductions, both Die average individual tax and the total lax collected hae dec reused. In llt:i. pcrtiotuil Income tax re turns were ninde ,y ti,"s7,4Sl per sons ti.20 per cent of the country's SIOilOLL IS 4 TODAY Terrific Winds, Accom panied by Rains, Deal Much Damage, PERSONS INJURED NUMBER EIGHTEEN Property Loss Is About $100,000; Streets Flood ed and Blocked by Up rooted Trees. MINNEAPOLIS (Al Press Tinio Flash) Luke Harriet immiclnal pavilion collapsed on 50 persons, killing: Mrs. liinina Miller ami her three-) cur-old daughter, and In. jiirlug sl others. l4ls llalgren, Itellovcd to 3iao been with Mrs. Miller, lias nut since Itecn Keen. diaries . Fiesler illeil of heart disease. afttr escaping from a wind wrecked store. W illnrd J. Ford. 30. was killed when hurled from a traveling crane. MINNEAPOLIS, Mlnu. (By tho Associated Press) Four persons wore, killed and eighteen in lured ami another Is reported missing as me result or a terrific wind ami rain storm 'here last night. lroncrtr damage Is estimated nt $ 100,000. The streets are flooded and blocked by uprooted trees. t)KH MOINES. Iowu (By the As sociated Press) Five persons were Injured in Iowa Inst night by n storm which swept tho northwest ern part of tho statu, destroying crops and wrecking number of furm hound-"' C1IICAOO (By tho Associated Press) 1-; lev en killed and a num ber of others pr,ostrnted or Injured wus tho result of heat waves and violent storms In various parts of tho country yesterday. One mun was killed by lightning (Continued on Page Ftv.t MOSCOW (Uy the Associated Press) Trans-urctin air routes be tween northern Kurope and Pa cific countries using dirigible bal- loomi is considered feasible by so viet officials. A special committee has report ed favorably on the plans present ed to thu council or commisara by Captain llrouns, of Germany, through Dr. Frldtjof Nansen, noted arctic explorer. C. i:. AiiAIN.ST COMMJblKt'lAb bPOKTS ON SUNDAYS, POKTLAND, Ore. (Hy the As sociated Press) The United Ho clety of (,'hrlstlun Kndeavor went on record ut the biennial conven tion here today ugainst commercial ized Kunday sports und amuse ments. The Generul assembly the morning adopted a resolution de claring itself "unequivocully in favor of Sabbat li observance, And pledging Itself to work for such ob servance. The assembly culled on members everywhere to use their Influence to mtike Sunday a day of rest, worship and home life. The assembly, by resolution, commended President Coolidge.'d action refusing to sanction Armis tice Day us mobilization day. populalion. These reported u total net in come of ll.SSO.bSn. t'OO for the preceding year nd puld u total tax or NK i.f7.sis. The averagt; net Incoiun was ):i 1 4:t.4i and Ih" average tax I Si n rate of 4-M per cent. In l24. returns were filed by 7.'i;3S..tJI persons nearly 7 per cent of thi' population who re ported a total net Income of $t,-;i::-;.3:t7.M:(. but who taid a total tax of only $713.y3,K5. The average net income had Hue it to $:M-1.or, hut the uveragu t.ix had fallen tto ?91.44 a rate of 2.i7 per cent. Compilation of 1U2K figures U not yet entirely completed, but tho (Continued on Page Eight) ARCTIC ROUTE HELD FEASIBLE