EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER 11 PAGES TODAY
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Ore
(on: Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday; probably show
ers In ths west.
VOLUME XXIII.
II PLANTS
HIRE MANY
YOUNG MEN
Menefee und Union Box
Companies Find Prac
tice Successful
OPERATIONS TO
RESUME SHORTLY
Business Concerns Add
Greatly to Industrial
Resources of La Grande
and County.
lCditor's .lc '1:11s Is Iho
fourth of a scries of weekly
Morics toiu-liinir iikii tlio hi
diiMrlul, utri-iiltuiiil mid com
ntcrciul resources of Ia (Grande,
I'nloii mid Wallowa counties
belii published hi the livening
Ohserier.
Two Industrial plants in (lie La
Grande vicinity which have itiu
leiiully assisted many young men
by giving them employment dur
ing vacation when the' work s
needed are tho 1. B. Menefee
Lumber company, formerly the
While I'lnc Lumber coin puny, and
the I'nlon Box company.
Of course the employees of
these plants arc not all school
boys but the Menefee Lumber
company in particular make a
practice of hiring young men of
a high school age and finds this
type of help tiulUv satisfactory,
thus doing u real service to the
community in this us in oilier
ways.
Both plants are shut down at
the present time but both expect
to resume operation shortly. The
Menefee plant nt hone Tree has
been in ope rut ion most of the
spring and summer months but Is
shut down for u few days for re
t pairs.
The Menefee company operates
(Continued on I'age Five.)
""ove will have some cherries lo
thip out," said L. Hefty, orchard
wner who was here yesterday. Tlir
i berry crop Is netting a Utile bet
ter than was expected, according to
Mr. Hefty. Cove will probubl)
have two carloads of cherries to
thlp. The Itoyal Ann cherries ure
t xpectrd (o bring ubotit two cents
u pound more than lust year.
l.oi'en Tucker of the Iowa school
district w as in La Grand" Friday
morning. Mr. Tucker states that
t he grain crop in that vicinity is
exceptionally good. He expects his
winter wheat to yield higher than
last year with an average of from
4.' to ftU bushels to the acre,
m
I tick Smith, whose ranch is lo
cated about a mile east of Island
City reports that he lias at the pres
ent time the finest looking crop ol
put a toes he has ever raised. The
potatoes are of (tie netted gelll Vft
ilety and were raised from seed ob
tained through the cooperative r
range with the La Grande National
bank, Mr. Smith will try to have
the potatoes certified for seed. The
Inspector from I ho extension de
partment of the Oregon Agricul
tural college will be hero next wcok
to inspect t hem.
COVE TO SHIP
TWO CARLOADS
Grand Exalted Ruler
Of Elks to Stop Here
A roHT(;M, Ore. (Br tho As
sociated Tress) Announcement
lothiy fnun temporary (fraud J ed
ge braihiiarlcr sltvm of Iho li. V
O. i;. tiahl that I iiltetl States BK
lrlt Jinlu'c Ullliam llawler At
rll. or lbilla.N Tras, woubl Iw
the nei grand exalted ruler of the
organization. A formal clecUon
will mvur nct l'rUlu,v.
Two special trains of B. V. O.
Ulks wilt pas sthrough La Grande
tomorrow en route to the Klks Na
tional Convention lo be held in
1'ortl.md next week starting Mon
tfay. The flrbt train wilt consist of
ne hundred and thirty fclks from
tMnalia. Nebraska. They will stop
in l.u Grande two hours and while
lnre the local lodge will serve
breakfo-st at Blverslde I'ark for
them. Alter brenkfust they will
be taken In automobile to the J.
1'obbln farm where they can view
the Grande Hondo Valley. After
Hiut cars will tuks them to ilea
MEMBER ASSOCIATED rilESS
Last Session
Of Cooking
School Today
Biggest Crowd of Week
Expected; Mrs. Wiswell
to Give Closing Lecture
The final session of The Obser
ver's Cooking School in on this uf
ternoon In the basement of the Odd
Fellows Building. One of tho big
gest crowds of the week was anti
cipated, drawn by Mrs. Wis well's
uooklti demonstrations und closing
lecture, refreshments constat. uk of
Blue Mountain Ice cream und
school cookies, und a variety of
attendance prizes.
Yesterday saw an iiUorestintr de
monstration of cunning' by the ov
en process und the Instructor also
broiled u steak to show the latest
conveniences of electric cooking.
An uiikcI food cuke hud been bilk
ed during the morning und Mrs.
Wiswell gave her recipe to the af
ternoon gathering.
Attendance prizes for the day
(were awarded to Mrs. K. J. Brown
I Mrs. Hoy It. McNees, Mrs. James
'K. Huiith, Mrs. K. Parkin. Mrs. V.
It. King. Mrs. 8. H. Huworth. Mrs.
Krnost Wulden, Mrs. Henu A. rai
nier, and Mrs. Kin ma Brudshaw.
E
Hard Scrabble school district No.
1. eust of Alice) in the lower Cove
country, m a special school meet
Ing yesterday afternoon, voted tt
build a three-room school house 1
be completed before the fall term
of school begins. Tho plun was fa
vored by ult present.
Six Inousuhd five hundred dol
lars will bo available for tin proj
ect ulthough many are of the opin
ion Ihut tho construction involved
will cost slightly less.
GUARD COMPANY
j IS PRAISED BY
""" GENERAL WHITE
, A commendatory nolo compli
menting the Ju Grande National
Guard Company and its officers on
their conduct during summer
training camp has been received
by Captain G. U Outton from Bri
gadier General George .A. White.
The letter reuds:
My Dear Captain:
Morale, discipline and
progress In instruction were appa
rent to me in your command dur
ing the period of field Instruction
at Cunip Jackson, June 12-1',
92u. I feel that you and your
commund ure entitled to commen
dation for the manner in which
you addressed yourselves during
camp to the serious purposes of
the instruction period. Brig. Gen.
George A. "While
The company moved headquar
ters lust week lo tho 'uber Bull
where It will drill on Monday
nights hereafter. The new head
quarters ure larger und afford bet
ter accommodations for the com
pany work.
Elect Earl Reynolds
Association Official
1;1;NK, Ore. (My the Asso
ciated Press). Kugeni: fhadw Ick
of Kugcne, was unanimously eb'ct-
d president of the state associa
tion of Chamber of Commerce sec
returlep here yesterday. "
Others elected incl-ide: Karl
llcynolds, La Grande, vice presi
dent: W. A. Ketd, Corvallis, mem
ber or board of directors; K. 11.
Morris, of l'ortlund, to succeed
W. A. Held us secretary und treas
urer. chain w here their train will be
ready to take them on to Portland.
They have u bund with them und
a short concert Is expected.
The other train will be the Texas
Cowboy Special and will arrive in
Ial Grande about 3:30 or o'
clock In tin- afternoon. This train
Is conveying Texas and oklahomu
IJlks to the convention. They hue
with them their Cowboy drum and
bugle corps of the. Dallas Lodge
No. 71, B. P. O. K., as we Us a
'Cowboy band. A concert will be
I given. Among the Tex a Klks will
be Judge At we, to bu electee
Grand Kxalted llnler during Ihe
'Convention, furs will take these
'nun through the city, after which
I they will be taken to Meachum
I where their train wilt be,
I Another special will arrive In lu
Grande Hits evening at six o'clock
t from 'olorado. As many incut
j b-rs of the local lodge us yosslhl
jean are urged to be at the depot
Mo meet them. They will stop Jre
- only a short time.
SCHOOL HOUS
1 BUILT
Heads Elks
; y
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Nf ... ri f
Federal .ludjce V. II. Atncll or
Dallas, Tex., will he grand cxnlt
l ruler of tin- It. I". . K. nt tho
liatloiuil contention in I'ortlaud,
Ore., the week of July 13.
HM'K MOI NTAI.N hlMU'K.
Clubs ' W. B. Pet.
I.u Grande D 3 .750
liuker -.......'a ...:.:'. 7 6 l-.rKX
ndleton ..- ..: 6 7 ''-A'JO
Wullu Walla 3 if .350
Tomorrow's Games. .
Baker at Im Grande.
Pendleton at Walla Walla.
Tho largest crowd of -the year
Is expected to witness the l,a
Grande vs. Baker battle for thu
league pennant on the municipal
athletic field tomorrow afternoon.
Baker will bring down a bunch
of leather-lunged fans who will
lo their level best to help . tho
("oils win the game. Several hun
d red from t he Q uoen ( :i t y ure
xpected lo swell the uttendance
reports.
Not lo be outdone, the Ial
Grande fans will turn out en
masse. Many have postponed
trips in order to be here for t lie
big game. Tho candid advice of
those who are up on the dop.i
would be not to miss Itlots of
things ure apt to happen.
Pij"utes Favoml.
Of course everyone hi l,a Grande
is cpcctJng the Pirates to win.
At their lust official meeting the
l.u Grande club bested the Colls!
by u safe margin with a lineup
far from as strong us the one
playing in the gray uniforms now.
On this occasion when Hein.
with the help of light support
beat the great Lefty Hrandt, the I
Pirates played in lick with the
breaks in their Tavor, but that
does not detract from the honor
of winning or from the prob
abillly of being able lo repeat.
Now Baker has Lefty Ortman in
tho box and has made one or two
changes In the infield, not with
out weakening the team to some
extent.
Ia Grande Stronger.
On the other hand the. Pirates
ha vi' strengthened considerably
with the addition of Kaust and
McKcnna In the Infield. Htucker
is taking Bart h's place capably
behind the but and the remainder
of the La Grande lineup w 111 be
about the same with Knight on
first, Kaust second, McKenua
shortstop. Gossett, third. Helf. left
field, i 'uuningham, center field,
and probably Alexander in right
(Continued on Page Five.) j
Above 90 Weather Is ,
Again Visiting Valley
Warmer weather than Ui C.raude
and the county has experienced
since the lo-at wave of about two
weeks ago, was obsetwd the tat
ter part of this week, i
Yesterday the thermometer re
gistered 3 above at the maximum
and today bids fair to piis that
murk.
Boise, Ma ho, wuv t he hottest
place in the Cnite, Stales yester
day with a maximum of t"2. Wal
la Walbt came next with loo. oth
er temperutun-H included: Baker.
4, Helena, 94. pocutello, y2, Port
laud S3, Syokuue, VS.
PIRATES PLAN
FLAG CAPTURE
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
2000 HEARD DHOW 10
CONCERT BY FACE BRYAN
LOCAL BAND III COB
Conditions Very Favor
able Last Night for
Program.
MUSICIANS SHOW
MARKED PROGRESS
Numbers Selected Played
with Finish and Ex
pression, Proving Or
ganization's Ranking.
An even more successful and sat
isfactory concert than the one pre
ceding was given by Hu La Grande
Municipal band In un open ulr pro
gram lust evening.
Conditions were very favorable
for the excellent program present
ed by the organisation under the
leadership of Andrew Loney Jr.
The crowd was large, attentive und
responsive. The threatened storm
arller in the evening did not ma
terialize but Iclt the night air cool,
pleasant and most conductive to
maximum enjoyment of the music.
As ever the bund played with a
finish und expression of the sort
that hus made the organization on!
a pur with practically any similar
ensemble In the northwest.
IXcclleiit Program.
The program was selected with
great cure by Mr. Loney und when
presented reflected most favorably
upon both the director und the
bund.
To the thoughtful listener und
observer the lu Grande band pre
bents some very uuuouul ungles.
Here Is un organization of some 30
men of nil uges, school boys, bust
ness men. professional men, play
crs recruited from muny wulks of
life which plays together with u
hurmony und u unity Meldom en
countered. . . :
The thought intf-efforfc reoulred
to weld a varied group of this kind
Into a finished musical organiza
tion llku the La Grunde bund, and
present a difficult program such us
lliu one given lust night with the
t clinical near-perfection which
characterizes ull of the band's play
ing la greater than Is often realized
by the luy public.
Mr. Loney und the band have ac
complished ull this und more and
when these fucts ure borne in mind
the playing of the bund bcems even
uiot-u extraordinary. t
Band !! Trained.
Then ugaln, Mr. Ioney's concep
tions of the various selections ure
most unusual und the band has
(Continued on Page Five.)
An excellent program is being
arranged for the pioneer 1 uy eel
ehrullon lo be held ut Ulverside
Park Thursday, July Ifi. Mrs, Sher
wood WUlums Is chairman of the
program committee. Selections
will be given from each town In
the county and the usual musical
program will bo given.
Br. W. T. Pity, of Hot !ukp. will
be the main speaker of the after
noon, und Ihinhum Wright, of Me
dical Springs, will also speak. The
affair Is sponsored by the Sons und
Imughters of Veterans.
Coffee, cream and sugur, will be
served utjhe Park. Tin: public, is
Invited und everyone is requested
to bring a basket lunch.
Interesting
Things
Count
Von. and out -0 otlwr hou
wtics haw attended the Oft
MtaT Cooking School each af
ternoon this week Ih'um4 It
prom I m1 Mitiiclhlug of liilei-t'.-i.
The piiblh-Hy (tBcii the -liool
brought lo your attention ait
orjvftortiinily lit which iito.-t
Jtouew Br.4 are alwajw Inter
ested. Tin' Interceding Ihinsfs coo at In
adcrUdiix- If o! ait; Inter
cmtcW, oti art iMvorillngly. A
iiiHngc Inciting In that mint My
raniurt be pnwrly MinTssful.
rcganllo of the high reader
Interest of thr medium.
"Observer Arirerthdng
A Mcrcitaiidbliig Scntce
PIONEER MEET
PROGRAM IDE
SATURDAY, JULY 11,
Arguments in the Scopes
Trial to Find Two
Leaders Debating
WILL DECIDE UPON
EXPERT TESTIMONY
Counsel for Both Prose
cution and Defense Are
Preparing for Trial Re
sumption Monday.
OAYTON, Tenn. (By the Asso
ciated press) The prosecution
counsel In tho Scopes case holds
that udmisslon of expert testimony
of scientists und theologians would
convert the Scopes triul into a
joint debate of science and relig
ion.
The purpose of the defense, an
nounced yesterday In the first duy
of the trial, will be fought out be
fore Judge Kuulston Monday
when arguments for both sides will
be presented.
Opposing counsel today held
conferences working out the details
of the case in preparation for the
resumption of the Irlul Monday.
Burrow vs. Itrynn
The general expectation is that
Clarence Barrow, defense counsel,
will be pitted against William Jen
nings Bryan, Tor tho prosecution,
in urgumcnt, over the admissibility
of export testimony.
A great throng is expected to
attend the uddrcss tomorrow af
ternoon by Bryan, who will speak
at the open air auditorium arran
ged on the court house lawn. His
subject will be "lie Culletn Thee."
FORD BIDS FOR
VESSELS: OFFER
THE BEST YET
WASHINGTON (Hy tho Assocl-
uted I'ress) Henry Ford has for
mally entered bidding for 'ZOO ves
sels offered for sale by the ship
ping board for scrapping with un
offer described by Chairman
O'Connor us "away over" that of
the Moston Iron and Metal company
ot Baltimore, the bes.t previous bid
submitted. ;
Thebourd has rejected the Bal
timore firm's bid und has culled for
new bids.
A number of bidders have with
drawn their bids since tho recom
mendation for un awurd was made
by President Palmer, of the fleet
corporation und was rejected by
the board. Among the so is the
Boston Iron und Metal company.
Secret Order in Drive
To Close Vice Resorts
CHICAGO By the Associated
Press). Several bundled men un;l
women, some of whom admitted
identity with the Ku Klux Klaii,
today paraded In automobiles
throigh Herwyn, Stlckney, La
Grange. Cicero und suburbs, vis
iting vice resorts, and wurnlng oc
cupants they must obey the law or
leave. None w ure masked.
Caillaiux Beaten Today
In Deputy's Chamber
PAULS (By Associated Press).
Finance Minister Catlaiux was
defeated In the chamber of dep
uties today, .U61 to 2 $71 w hen he
opposed the repeal of a tux on
business turnovers.
He stressed France's need of
revenue from every source and
promised to Introduce later bills
for the relief of small retailers,
but socialists und other deputies
opposed lit in.
Forest Patrol Started
Kt'GKNK. Ore. The first flight
of l.ieiiteinint A. It. l.oomls of Hie
forcfit fire patrol, recently estab
lished heir, was made today In
pursuit of forest trespassers.
Following announcement yester
day that ull people were forbidden
on t he watersheds of Fall Creek,
I, idle Fall creek. Salt creek and
Wlneberry creek. Nelson F. Mac
Duff, supervisor nf the Cascade
nutionut fore-tt reported t he first
offenders.
There were four horufs in the
pack outfit reported, but tho iium
her of persons Wits not learned. If
t lie t respassers can be located by
the airuiiin arrests will follow.
Mathi Pumping Plnnl Finished
KLAMATH KAMA Ore.
'(implctton of pumping plant
for t he new Maltn irrigation dis
Irict was announced by the recla
mation service, and within a short
time water will be pumped Into
fhe canals. Kngineers of the dis
trict ssked thai sufficient water
lie turned Into the main canal im
mediately in order lo give the
pumping plant Us Initial triul.
1925. . member absociated press
Honors First Man
7
4
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i .-
Sjfrl
rlE FIRST MAN
Adam Iihh not Ihhmi mo popular Willi ltuuiy people. Didn't ho
imrtnktV of the forbidden fruit mid bring woo upon tho world?
But when n Baltimore farnu'i UwldiNl to honor his ancestors
ho went buck to Adam and creeled this momorlnl.
SCOPES CASE
JURY CHOSEN
DAYTON, Tenn. (By tho Assocl
uled Press) The 12 men who will
try John Thomus Scopes on a
churgo of violating tho Tennetaee
law prohibiting tho teaching of the-;
oriea of evolution In tho . public
schools of tho state were'ehoflon
late Friday.
,The first duy of tho trial moved
swiftly bringing Into the open of
tlio court room tha rtrat Kf"1 twi
ll to bo fought Monday, the quca
Hon of admission of scientific tes
timony in regard to evolution. i
Twelve of tho 20 prospective
Jurors examined were accepted with!
but few questions from tho atato. '
Tho defense propounded a number
of questions to each man but used
only two of Its three peremptory
challenges. Ono objection was
made by the state, tho court ruled
four possible jurors Incompetent
and ono was excused on account of
his age. r -
No session will he held today, the
defenso requesting a day to con
fer on the points It desires to Stress
In tho contention In that scientific
testimony to show that tho theory
of evolution and tho story of di
vine creation was told In the Blblo
ure not In conflict. Tho question
will bo urgued before Judge John
T. Kuulston, presiding.
PKHTINKVr FACTS ABOUT
SCOPUS KVOWflON TRIAL
(By tho Associated Trcm)
Tho defendant: John T, Scopes,
1'4, formerly science teacher In tho
Uhea county (Tennessee) Bchools,
his first position after being gradu
ated from tho University of Ken
tucky. The charge: Violation of Ihe Ten
nessee law which prohibits I he
teaching of the theory of evolution
(Continued on Page Four.)
.LONDON (My the Associated
Press) The general counsel of the
Trades I'nlon congress today Issued
a manifesto endorsing the Miners'
Federal Inn's i efiisul to meet ml tie
owners until the owners' proposal:
calling lor lower wages and longer
working days are withdrawn. Con
gress pledged assistance to the
miners in every way.
The miners refusal to tin-el the
owners unlit the proposals are
withdrawn virtually ends the ef
forts toward mediuMm which have
been conducted by the. First Lord
of Admiralty W. C. Brfdgeinan.
Kritisher, Unversed in
Diamond Lore, to Umpire
Mi;Ki;Li:V Uty the Asyorlatcd
Press) Sir John Ada ma, of Lon
don university, dm-sn't know a
home run from a rijiht fhdder. but
he vdll umpire a hasvti.tl! gume hv...
twi-eit two learns of t'uiiforniu uni
versity this afternoon.
"But I understand you Auiprl
leaiia 'kill '.he umpleV, he protest
ed when Informed he was to of
ficiate. "That's ull rlKlit," was the
una we.
MINERS WILL "
II CIVE 111
vfjf i
i
XTRA
WniiAT AT PKAK
CHICAGO (Al). M-nsaUonnl
upturns In wluut in-kx'rt wcro wit
nessed todny, a miH'li as eiKlit
cents In soma cases. Tlic nior
kct cluxtxl at a peak flRuro July
91.51 to S1.5IJ.
PON.I COMMON 'thii:p
HOSTOM (AP) ( 'lull Im INumI.
convicted last l''t!l)ttiftiy of larceny
In connection villi lils Intonintlon
nl postal reply coupon ' enterprise
In lOSO, today wiw adjwlicod ,,'jn
superior court lo bo 4 "xominoti)
notorious thief,'' ftnd'tfaa arn
tciimxl to front seven to nluo years.
HINOMJKW NAMED.
INIIAN'AlOIilH iai'i. Jo!,,,
IV KltiirleJnn. Jfi itW. ml. .uw.M.a...
to a Chicago packer, was today
f iwieu prcnHieni Of ino napust
Yaunr I'ennle'n IJninn nf ImMlm
Kiiocetxllnc Hark f. banlwni, of
WVIIVIIi . - .
POISON riiOT FOCKI
STANFORD UNI VKRSITV,
Cal. (By the Associated Press)
atunford University authorities an
nounced today thut a quantity of
quick acting poison In powder
form was found last night In su
gar bowls on the tables in tho Ja
nitors' dining room on tho cutn
pus. Tho discovery was made as
2 Janitors wero about to aturt
their meal. The police charac
terized the poison attempt as a
"crude Job" and said it was pro
bably tho work of some disgruntl
ed employe. The plotter spilled
some poison on tho tuble, which
led to tho discovery.
(.OLD STRIKE KKAK IIAJtEU
BAKFIt. Ore. (Hpeclal) A rich
strike of gold, which assay erf at
4(i.8ti a -ton, the highest vulun of
gold yet recorded in the operations
hus been made ut tho Mot Iter Lode
copper mine, 28 miles northeast of
(taker, it was announced hero yes
terday following completion of the
assay. other high assays were
found from gold taken with cop
per. The gold recorded values In
other veins of 111 Hn u ton,
Tho Mother Lodn ussay was
mude by W. W. Olbbs, Baker ex-perl.
Distribution of Tax
Burden Proves Sticker
(By t liailf-M . sreuarf)
W AHH 1 NGTON ( N K A Special )
- Tax 1 1 ion t heury and taxation
practice ure two mighty dirfrcnt
The the ory, us point d out In a
prctcding arllele. Is that tuxes
vhnuld be just, sufficient to support
efficient but economical ovi rn
uient, and be divided up 1 x V
Hon lo pcoide's ability to
hi practice, efficiency und .econ
oiuy ure poiwlbte, but by no knov.n
means tan the burden be. equitably
flistrlbub d
Moat of the slute und lesser gov-i-inim-nts
OirouKhout this country
depart. In pracllee. from tho wholo
taxation theory. They eun't dlwtrl
tillte the load fairly, practically
without exception they're witsterul
t-iitl lew of them uro efficient.
i . 1'rom Iho stand point of economy
tho lederul Kovcrnment under I'rcp
NUMBER 236
GIVING OF
Two Children Buried Un-
der Mud in Flood
in Montana
PROPERTY LOSS
ABO.UT $15,000.00
Parents Escape Death by
vuinuing aiae 01 mass
of Debris Piled Up by
Flood.
GREAT PAI.tJt Mnn tu-
Aosscluted Pressl H. VnHh.u.ix...
during: Iho lust thleo weeks aro
believed to luivo boen responsible
for the bruckhij; of tlio Silver
Dyke Mining Company's dam at
neiuari, sixty-elglit miles south'
east of here lust night which re.
suited In the death of two child
ren. tho wrecking of two homes
and dumiiKlng of property to tho
extent ot 15 thousand dollars.
Searching parties today uro
searching: for the bodies of tho
children, believed to have been
burled under tons of wet mud..
Tho children's parents escaped
when a 15-fuot wall of water and
mud hurtled down n rnnlnn lauilinw
111 Carpenter Creek uy climbing
iue siue oi me muss up . ucbrls
which hud been rolled up by tho
flood.
TAlUa By. ,the : Associated
Press) Tim' ri shell and Buanlah.
governments will coordinate their
military operations ngnlnst Abdcl
Krlm's Itlfflans In Morocco.
The Hpatilsh rffdrt will be on a
rather small scalo but nevertheless
Is expected to have a real effect.
The French wur ministry decid
ed to transfer Ihreo divisions of
colonial troops, now In the Ruhr
and France, to Morocco.
General Nuulln will have about
100,000 troops when he takes
charge on July 18th.
JtTcralcd Mart at Bay
MAHHFIKM), Ore. Deputy
Sheriffs Muk'horn and Osmond
are ut the head of South Inlet, 15
miles from Marnhflold, to subdue
Otto Frcdorickson, who, In a fren
zy, drove, his family from homo
and kept tho baby of 1 year In tho
house.
Frcdcrlckson hud a rlflo and
knlfo as arms to hold off tho
neighborhood, which gathered to
assist the frantlo mother, who
feared ho would harm tho baby.
Fredoriekson defied all efforts to
approach tho house, und in day
light nono were eager to invite a
shot.
Old Comrades to Meet
MKI1FOHD .Ore. Judge Willi
am M. C'olvlg of this city left for
Hillsboro, Or. to help celebrate the
oth blrthduy o( J. C. Artley, an
old Civil wur comrade whom ho
hus not seen for 60 years past,
nnd to this celebration It is said
the guests must bo older than tour
score yeurs to attend.
Messrs. Colvlg and Artley wero
members ot company o of tho 1st
Oregon cavalry, which at full
strength hud 101 members, only
five of whom aro yet alive. Is ar
rival will he a surprise to his aged
friend, a meeting ufter 60 years
sepurutton.
SPAIN, FRANGE
JOIN FORCES
i l nt ToolldKo dot s pretty well.
Budget IHrecior Lord plans to
hold tho tonilnK fiscal year's cx
p'Udtturcs down to three billions.
The last prewar yeur figure was u
billion und nearly 17!) millions.
roiiHlderlitR thut u dollar Is worttt
jitty three. tilths what It was worth
hen und thut interest's being- paid
mi more than twenty billions und a
hall of war dhts, thin Isn't bad, lot
taxpayers Mrk as they muy.
Whether th federal govern
ment's efficient or not Is tf matter
of opinion. My own is, us stuted.in
the first article of this taxation Se
ties, thut It's better than th le
(orate has any right to expect, from
the way It voles und dotsn't vote;
But the most conspicuous wuf
In which taxation theory and prac
tice full to Jibe Is In the matter of
distribution of tho burden In pro-
(Continued ou Tag-s Four.)