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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP). Ore gon: Fair and wurmcr to night and Thursday. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 239 ctmtttta IF B 1LDIIIG $145,087 More Than 40 Residences Erected in La Grande Since January 1 . SMALLER BUSINESS HOUSES GOING UP .that has been extended by residents "" .J of the city and are of the opinion S lMglireS Available ShoW that If the same cooperation is ThPVP T T.ltt f rhnnrP ineie is .untie unance ot quailing JlarK bet Last Year. HuildhiK in i-a Grande has ap parently passed tho peak this year und Is well on the way to nor mality, or at least so figures avail able at the city recorder's office, indicate. Kven so, the building ' still holding up at u better than normal (one. These figures, compiled today, show that the total amount of moiey expended during the first half of this year on construction. ,, . tn . . ,, .i. ." I total of $ 1 65, DOS for a correspond Ing lime lust year. The J 923 huif year figure was $139,600. The decrease in valuation of permits apparently lies In less building in the business section, although several new buildings art; going up this year, Jlosidential building Is keeping up at a good rate and the smaller permits, call ing for garages, alterations and repulrs on homes, etc., are main taining a higli figure. i:tt Permits IsmhxI. I'p until July 1. mfi, a totul of 131 building permits had been issued, and the largest of tlic&e was one for a $ I O.OOo building. The average permit' Issued. wu for about 1,1 00. Nearly 40 residences have been built or are being built here this year, mostly costing from $2, Gut) to $3,500. Since June 1, 23 permits have been Issued, totalling 1 1 ft, I SB. Four of these represent new resi dences, one a business building, and the remainder smaller con struction and repairs. T "Pioneers, ami Pioneers Sons and daughters" Is . the 8'ibjeet chotsen by I Jr. W. T. I'hy for his uddres:j lit the annual plone.r meeting at Itiverslde purk tomor row. The morning program starts ul ll:0(i o'clock and the after noon program will begin at 2. At 1 J o'clock everyone will enjoy a picnic lunch, each one bringing Iheir own basket. Coffee, cream and sugar will be furnished free of charge. The committee in charge of tho TO PIONEERS picnic expects to take all the 'Polk county which were plunted at pioneers without curs to the par!:. 'the Instigation of the Dallas chain In order to do this It will be ' ber or commerce to ascertain the necessary for these persons to best type of soil on which to grow communicate with Karl Iteynolds the crop. A picnic. lunch wilt be at the offices of the chamber of .'held In the grove at Itlckreall at commerce In the Hummer hotel 'noon, at which time speeches will building ho that, he may make be made by Governor Pierce; W. the arrangements. The commit- I. H. odson, manager of the Port tee will bi gt(td to come ettlur land chamber of commerecl'aul to the place of residence or to V. Marls, of the' Oregon Agrlcul take pluneers from the office it- turul college extension service, und w'f- others. Tomorrow Is Last Day Of Grace For Dogs Here Tomorrow. July Ifith. is the last day that La Grande's canine popu lation can run at lurgo both day und night. On the following day, July 17th, the 'ordinance passed by the city commissioners June 17th, restrict ing the running at large of dogs, v III go Into effect. The ordinance. In brief, provides that all dugs, whether licensed or not, must be kept up between tho hours of 6 o'clock in the evening until o'clock the next morning. Any dogs found running at large during these hours wll) be picked up and disposed of by the cMy l'ollce department. .itti.-l He lxw-hcil. The owners of dogs cannot take their dogs fur a run In the city lim its after 6 o'clock or before 9 . o'clock Hie following morning un-1 hps the animals are chained or leashed. Although tho ordinance leaves no loopholes, many dog own ers hud the uptnlou that this pruc ! Sprinkling Restriction Great Help Water Situation Material ly Aided by Ruling City Officials Declare. Alllir.llipli Ihn n-rit... ultn.,lnn Ih ens haa not crown materially worse since the sprinkling ruling was put Into effect by city author ities, H Is still necessary to nialn . tain the every other day irrigation I plan, according to announcement I by City Manager W. t Crews to day. Mr. Crows nnd the commission are P'd with the cooperation uimiuuiiieu uirougnoui uie ury sea- 8on( tlu, wu(er sitlia,ion will re. uin m fair condition. Under the present plun, Irriga tion of lawns and gardens Is al lowed for even numbettd homes on Mondays, Wednesdays and h'rldnys and odd numbered homes on Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays. No irrigating Is allowed on Sundays. Mltle ChlorlnntliiK. This ruling has done away with such as was resorted to In past years because It conserves the sup ply to such an extent that but little pumping from the river nnd result ant chlorlnation Is necessary. The present mixture of pure Beaver creek water is such that only a minimum of chlorine is present In the supply, not enough to damage growing plants or grasses. ' Mr. Crew-s says that If It were necessary to chlorinate the entire supply, the chlorine existent in the water, would grently damage lawns and gardens, even more than lack of every day Irrigation. Work on the repairs voted at the June third election is progressing as rapidly us can be expected. Secretaries' Caucus Classed Successful Karl Iteynolds, accompanied by Mrs. Iteyholds a tut two sons ar rived In l,u Uiandc yesterday from a vacation trip on. which M Iteynolds attended the fifth annual short course for commercial sec retaries held at Kugene under the auspices of the Secretaries asso ciation und the University of Ore gon business administration de partment. This was Mr. Henolds third year at the conference and he gave as his opinion that the ses sion just concluded was the most successful of the three. "Accord ing to Mr. Reynolds the talks and lectures were most Informative and helpful. Main speakers were. W. B. 1 . I odson. manager of the Portland Chamber of Commerce; K. K. Kavllle, editor of the Ore gon Fanner: F. O. Magle. secre tary of the Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce, and O. F. Stafford of the University of Oregon fac ulty. The Secretaries' association hon ored Mr. Iteynolds by electing him vice president ot the organization. l lnx Fields to He V Kited. JJAI.I.AS, Ore. Governor Pierce, State Treasurer Kay and others interested In the flax und linen In dustry In the Willamette valley, aro expected to particlpute In the caravan 1 hut will leave here to in spect. 15 experimental tlax fields in tice would be permitted. An nouncement by city authorities this morning was to the effect that the ordinance would be. enforced to the letter, regardless of whether the dog is accompanied by his mus ter or not. Iog owners tuny, however, fake their dogs out after 6 or before providing the canines are on leash. The ordinance brings to an end a long stan (ling controversy be tween dog owners and other citi zens who claim that the dogs dum age their property. The ordinance was meant to be a compromise be tween the two elements und both sides expressed their approval of the ruling at a meeting fn the city hall building some ttm before tin' final passage of the ordinance oc curred. The ordinance is .fft-ctlve the year round, in winter is well us hi summer, even though (he gardens. etc., will be practically extinct dur ing the cold weather. SEARCHERS 0 IS FEAR EVIL Junie and Esther Brad- shaw, 12 and 14, Mys teriously Missing ; HERDING SHEEP WHEN DISAPPEARED Trappers, Sheepherders and Ranchers Looking for Couple in Lava Bed Country. . i KLAMATH FALLS (Hy tho As sociated Press Time FlaMi) Of- neci-H Jiuvo rvcolveU a reiwut that the girls aro billing mar Duns- imiir, after lelng aivoimMuilcHl aeroMS the Mtutu linn by A num. KLAMATH FALLS Ore. (By the Associated Press) Trappers. sheepherders and ranchers of the ava Hed country around Tule Lake are today searching hidden caverns for trace of Junio und Ka- ther liradshuw, uged 12 and M re spectively, who disappeared eight days ago In mysterious circum stance. It Is feared that tho girls, who had been herding sheep for their rather, may have met with a tra gic fate. Experienced trappers late yes terday found the footprints of a large man. leading from the girls' camp into dangerous caves. The possibility that the girls may have been aided In leaving the lonely region is considered by au thorities and efforts are being made to communicate with relativ es in Med ford and Portland to as certain if anything has been heard of the girls. E SUNDAY About 20 golfers have entered the Country club handicap golf tournament which is to be held next Sunday on the local courso. The entrance requirements are one new golf bull und a desire to pluy. Three prizes consisting of dif ferent ) omit I tie sof golf balls will be given the three best players. Play will be nn Uio handicap basis. lax reports Issued ut the court house by Jesse Hreshears, couu-y sheriff through his deputy, Amos Helm, show that up to date more taxes have been collected than for any similar period In several years. I he uctuul percentage of delinquent taxes cannot he de termined for the first half, but authorities have expressed the opinion that while ut this time last yeur the percentage of de linquents was 6 per cent tho num ber hus 'dropped to 2 per cent this year. The sheriff's report slious that up until July first $364,1,85.811 had been collected from the total tax roll of $77o.72.0K. leaving a bal-t ante of $420,174. 00 for the yeir uncollected. It Is Impossible :o figure the act ju amount that hus been paid on the first huif of the, yeur t a x-s for t he reu son t hat ! the $.1fin.G8.M collected repre- senls both full yeur und huif yeur: payments made ut the option of the taxpayers. In contrast at this time 12 months ago. $33fi,:37.9fi had been collected at the sheriff's office or a difference of $1 4.350, 4. These comparative figures would Indl- ate thai prosperity bus gradually take the Grande Konde valley to her arms und that the llnanclal conditions are steadily Improving. Commissioners Meet In City Hal! Tonight The regulur weekly execlltKe session or the city commission will be held this evening In thu com mission room In the city ball building beginning at 7:30 o'clock. BEFELL TVJO MEMBERSHIP GOLF TOURNEY TAX PAYMENTS ENCOURAGING GIVEN UPON State Senators Cannot Hold Position on Fish Commission RULING AFFECTS DEALS, GARLAND Former to Resign Sena- torship But Garland Will Quit Commission Gratified at Chance. SALKM. Ore. (By the Associat ed Press), State Senator Heals, of Tillamook, cannot legally" wit as a ' member of the state fish commission, to which he was ap pointed recently, and at the same time serve - as senator. Attorney General Van Winkle holds in an opinion given today. . The status of Senator Garland, of Lebanon, appointed to the com mission at the same time. Is -the same. One to Itesign. It Is understood that Heals will resign his seuatorship but Garland staled that he will keep his sen ate seat und give up his comnili slon post. The opinion renders void all acts of the fish commission dnet Heals became n member In which his vote was necessary for a ma jority, and also all claims againnt the stnto which depended on his vote.- "I am very' glad that the attor ney general has so r u I ed . " i I d Garland. "His opinion relieves me of a great responsibility that 1 did not want. 1 am very much gratified." WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) Tho weather has been extremely hot In this section of the country for several days. The heut is said to have reached the highest point Stuurday afternoon when as de grees was registered here. A dry lug northwest wind has been blow ing a great deal or the time, and has dried the ground out rapidly. The dry hot weather has In-pun to show some signs or doing dam age to crops or grain In many parts or the country. Much of the early sown fall wheat Is coloring up fast and should the hor dry weather continue It Is probable t hat some of the fields will be ready tor bind ing during the next ten days. Many of the farmeis are or the opinion that the full crops are too well advanced to suffer much dam uge from the dry weather, ulless hot winds should begin blowing. The most, of the spring crops ap pear, to be standing the drouth fairly good, although some slgn.i ot burning cun be noticed on thin land. A number of the farmers in the hill sections are commencing to cut their grain hay this week, while u few others did some cutting lust week. Logging Cars Derailed Last Night Near Perry A minor derailment on (lie main line of the O. W. It. und N. ml! v uy tracks took place at Perry last evening shortly before C o'clock, when six logging curs went off the track blocking the main line for an hour and a half No damage was done. Spending Money For Food Grandu lb mde alley resident an; sometime forgetful lit their pnn-har. if Uxni products of a (July to thrmMdtm In bus ing products grown end produiTd In the valley. I 11 Ion county egg are branded; local butter I made from local errs m ; lcMal flour N made from llcy wheat; local hread is n itl-timt s alley pnluct. And all vif these ttt im more limit ol Iter hraiMN, liny I oral prtHlut-tM and le loal to oiir own IndtLstrlcs. bsertef AdTprtKliig . A Mercliawllsliig bcrflce' ILIA CROP BURNED SOME American Falls T .1 . v ., - - i..j-; i" t---si When , a town stands in your way ju.st move it I When American Fulls, Idaho, was found silting riRht where it was planned to build a great reservoir for irrigation purposes, the engineers were not balked much. "Let's move it," said they, and set about to do it. Here you see the church on wheels, on its way to the new town site two miles away. The celebration of the project and the formal dedication by Secretary Hubert Work was held July 1,!. LESS FARMERS IN U.S. TODAY WASHINGTON u..i..it farm tonuinii r .. Ul . " " v 1 n ilea 1 IhKi ?ecrp'J approximately IK-.000 fllli-inr tnl .. n-t:oruing to estimate 1!1M..,I .... "ti u bui vi'y Ol lib - r.-pr.inlutlvo faring ,ttj r(,. nlly hy thn fnlt.d Klulra Do partniont of Atrrlcultiir.-. This l n lrop of 0 per ci-nt durlnK t,l your, 111., eallmutod fnrm population on January 1, 1325, )uhlr 31.1:4.l00 I'ompurml with 31,81(1,0(10 oil J.mii- j 1, .:. 1 it Is I'bi liiiii to include! not onlv 1 1... ni... . "...vmiumi wurKprs, uul nil men, women and children o ino lunna on that ilulo. The mnvonioiil r....... . '"m luring 10 Oltied. Ifiwnii iin.l .,111 - j- . ' " """S'B 111 JUZ, in eatliimled at 2.(176,00(1: tho move. ,u m in. nua j.nHQ.iioff nUlk Iiir u net movement from II10 farm population of C7n,ooo personx, or 2.2 tier cent lil.i. .. - , .... LMn uiiiuiiK inn lurm population during 1 us 4 ura i,,,,,,,,, anil ilculhs ut ICU.IIIIO (,UVillir U. 1lillll,.,l In... . of 4H7.000 which reduced Ihe loss duo lo the cityward movement to ui u per cent. ltiiiul-1 rlmn S(ii(l.-tlc. A dimilar esttmato niinle In 1119 showed a loss In farm population or lio.lioo as aijulnnl 182.000 In 1024. The Broun movement from fariiia to cities In 1922 was 2,0011, 00(1 compured to L'.tnr, (Mill In (til a sliKht increaae. Tlio ffross move- mint back to tho farms in 1S22 was 880.000 contoured In I sun nnn In 11124, u very decided Increase. The nut movement from furnis to ciucs in 1022 wan 1,120,000 or .1.0 per cent und In 1024, (i7J,000 or 2.2 per cent. Two geographic divisiona, the New KiiRland und South Atlantic atitti-H, showed u ml, Inereaso In farm population for Hie year 1024, of !l per cent und .2 per cent, re spectively. All oilier divisions showed decreases, the. Mountain states leudlng wl(h u loss ot 2.K per cent. The decceuse In furni populallou due to the cllywuid movement, not (liking Into uccounl lilrlhs or deuths. was hlBhcst In (he Moun tain slutes 4.3 per cent, followed hy I lie racillc and West South fen-! (nil states. In all other divisions, except New KiiKland. the percent age of decrease due to the city ward mov ent was ciiual to or lens than the average, for tlio whole 1'nlted Htales. 2.2 per cent. New Iviiglund ulone showed u giin or .3 per cent, since more people moved from cities to New Kuglund larnis thiin left furms fur ctlies. 'Ihe movement from farms to cities was found to he ut the high est rate in the Moililtuln stales. 13 S per cent, followed hy the I"u clflc. New Ivtigland. Middle Allun llc and Kast North Central stales in order. In the in.ivement to farms from cities, the Mountain slates iigutu lead, wild 0.5 per cent, followed by the New Kng IniKi. I'aclric, Middle Atlantic, und Kust North 1,'enl nil. stales. rncific fousl. Huniiiilng it up for the ruclftc. (Continued on Page Five.) STA.VDAltD Oil, fO.MI'ANV ADOI-IS I ll.in-IIOI It AV Ni:W YOltK (Al') The Wan. diild (Ht coiiipuiiv of New Jersey iiiinoulices all .-(gilt -hour day, rf-fc-IHe lodav, for lis mld-contln -"III oil fields. .Illli-'' (he llisl Oil well WON drllh-d in this country In 18,p,o, u 12-hour day hus been In effect. Inlllcrs who received l un hour or SI2 u day, wtli now receive l.2l nil hour, or 1 10 a day. An woik In the oil fields Is car ried on night ami day, the eight hour day means three shifts In stead or two. It Is presumed that other cm,, panics In the midwest field Will follow the action or the KtandarU. Dam Dedicated; Whole Town Was Transplanted ""'' 3f "V Opposers Of Prayer Hit By Governor Tennessee Chief Execu tive Commends Prose cution for Method Used in Handling the Scopes Case. idiirr iititKi:, daytov, Tenn. (Hy tho Associated l'ress) All o f f I ! In 1 coimitciidiitlou from (governor lcuy coucern hig (ho liuuiiier in which Attor ney General Stewart is liniiilllnK the prosci'iitlim In (lio cvolullnii case camo Wduy I11 Uio turni ol IclcKWuii, Tlio, mussuKo follows: "it Is a poor can.se that runs from pray er.,. You aro liajidliitg tlio. case like a, veteran and I am proud , or you. Jtcgards to Mr, llrvan nnd friend." (slyncd) AiLittu l'caj. 1 ' ' . XTRA Dltlf.l, CONTEST OX. l'OIlTl,AM (Al). Drill team (ontesU, and thu meeting: of tliu (fraud lodge wero tcMluy's feutun-s of tlio KIkH' colivenlioii. Six tiilis am contesting, liicliidlng Ilolso, llakcrsrield, Seattle, Detroit, Jack son, Mlcli., uud l'abntlcua. WHII'I'DD AT l'OST Mtl;l)i:iK'K, .Mil. (AP) H0I1- ert Shitiyir, an, elmvlcU.il of wife. lM'allng, tfMlay wiih ivblpiH'd ul a Kst by llm sheriff. Ten lashes' wero iipplliHl villi a regulation hlnck snako ihlp ujiilcr a mui tenco pn.sed Monday by MugiH- tratu Motter. Shrover Hlnxik IiiiiiiIh Willi the sheriff after the bCu- teitco lind been carried out. t'OMi'Li'TK nti;:ovi;nv SWAMI'('ltl;l:K, Muss. (Al'). ('oloiad John t'oolldgt-, the presi dent's fattier, bus made such a eoniilctn rccmcry from bis recent HIliCNM mid operation, that Dr. lames l' t'oupal. (lie White IIiiiim; pbyskiau, has round It imssllfh' to return to duly here. Construction Company Moving; to Austin, Ore. The Security Construction eot.i- pany of which Hturglll Hrothers are the active heads, was moving (he morning from the iiuarlers In the Koley building occupied for some months. The. company was recently awarded a loud coat mot for 2G miles of work between I'utly und Austin, Oregon, and will make their heiidiiuarters In Austin tint If the job is eninplele 1. The company will openite two rock cmiliers as a part of tin work In the new local ion. JikIrc McCulloch to Hold Two Motion Days Judge f. II, Mci'ullocli of lin ker will hold motion day In l.u (iiulide ut the 10 irl house p'riday und Saturday of this wwk. Judge J. W. Knowics of l,u Ciiinde Is In I'oitlnnd und Judge McCulloch will act in his uliuence. German Cabinet Reply Is Agreed Upon Today It KIM .IN (Hy the Awiorialed I'mbm, The fl-rmsin ''Mdnet today mrrer-d upon the t ml n live t. xt or Its r-ply to the I'Yrhrli note re:rd- itH (Jernmny's pruposil for a West ern Kurop'.-un security pact. 1 1 -rrnt 1 iK-i j WILL CONTEST I CHICAGO (l)y the Associated Press) William Darling Shepherd Tuesday begun his legal battle to retain the million dollar eslato left lo him by his youthful ward, Will iam Nelson McCiintock, of whose, murder he was recently acquitted. Shepherd and his wife appeared In probate court where Ills at torneys aro attempting: to probate McCllntock's will over tho objec tions of uttorneya representing sev eral Iowa cousins of young Me ( 'Unlock and also Miss Isubollo I'opo, his fiance. s MIsb Pope, under tho will, re ceives un $8000 umiulty. Tho court proceedings wero en livened by a fist fight between, Shepherd and l,oul KIM, Bhep. herd's former chauffeur, who met Shepherd In a corridor und de manded settlement of a S65 bill. Kles.waa arrested und tho probate judge Indicated ho would bb held fur contempt. Memorandum Wanted. Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd . wero sorved with a subpoena requiring llieiu to produce a memorundum in McCllntock's own liundwrlthig which Khepherd used us a basis in drawing up tho will, Witnesses Included two mulds In tho Shepherd home who signed the will. Kach said she did not read It! and one admitted sho could not read English. Attorneys for the cousins by their questions Indicat ed they expected to show that the will may huvo been tampered with hy the Introduction of an extra puge uftcr it hud been, signed. Shepherd may not be called up on to testify. Ills uttorneys en terod .objections when attorneys for, MeClintodk'u cousins tried to show nndua lufltienco had'' been used In Inducing McCiintock to sign. Attorneys for Shepherd cited opinions as late us lust Krlday to show that uiiflue influence hus no la'urlng on tlje vulldlty or the will. ' tf the court upholds Mils argu ment uttorneys for Shepherd main tain, the testimony of . those who signed the will Is sufficient lo prove Us validity. . Mine Workers Stand Firm in Great Britain Hr'AUiioitorciir. Kimiand tny the Assoelat.-d I'n-ss) The Mine WorktTs J''fliratlou loikiy uni'iil mously adopted a resolution rfiiH hiK to iieccpt the frovern merit's rourl of Imtuiry Into mining ami to withdraw tht-lr not lee t'rmtnatliiff the present working aKrentient. BE Federal Taxes Coming Down, Stewart Asserts (Ity Cnnhi 1. Stewart) WASHINGTON ( N I OA Special) What inny this country expect, in llm way of tax clinugcs in Ihe, next few Veiirri? I It can feel perfectly tuiro Of a tot of lulk iiboitt retlin 1 Ion, and ulmoi.t eni)illy auiu of iilgher lux es, l-'eletal (jivm are. comillff down. Tlir-ic's no Muff shout that. Stale, county and city taxes aro iucreas tnr? steadily. The former aro not beliiff cut and cannot be cut and nobody has a rKht to ask that they be tut as int its the hitler are rising. What does It proMt the tux pnvcr to hae a few per cent lop p'd off htu federal burden if twice thjtt many per cent are added on to his loctil bttrdeti Income taxes almost certainly DEFENSE'S MOTION IS HOT UPHELD Presiding Jurist Denies Move to Quash the Scopes Indictment OPENING PRAYER AGAIN PROTESTED. Judge. Raulston, in Reply, Said That He Hoped the Prayers Would "Do Some Good." DAYTON, Tenn. (By AP Press Time, Flash) Tim state rested its ease against Scopes at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Four wit nesses testified thai Scopes ttuijlit them the theory or evolution u expounded In tlio orriclal text book or tho slate and Hint ho luul admitted lie could not teacli this book without violating tlio nntl cvohillun statute. COI'IIT ItOOM, DAYTON", Tenn. (Hy tlio Associated I'ntsl :n, Jury officially beeaiim a ttnrt nr tho Seniles trlnl this afternoon, tho ujiih ucuiB niiniliilstered InuiicOi ately after John T. Scopes entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of teaching evolution In tho Ten- . ncssco schools. TI)o "broad pur pose" or tho defense will bo to prove (hut tho lllhlc. Is the work of religion and s'.tonld bo kept in ihe field of theology, anil not al lowed to obtrude Into tho scienti fic, field, Dudley Field Malotm said in the opening statement. The "narrow puriiosu" will la) lo prove Scopes Innocent of any violation of inu ami-evoiull,)ii troliln( statute, COURT IIOOM, DAYTON, Tenn, (Dy tho Associated Press) Judge Itaulston today-, dented tho. de fense's motion "ia quash tile Indict-" ment against John T. Scopes. The Judge's decision upheld the constitutionality- of tho Tennessee nntt ovolutlon law. ltovorend Charles l-'rancls Potter of tho West Side Unltarlun church, of New York, opened tho court with prayer. After Hevorend Potter's brief prayer, John ; It. Ncal, defense (Continued on Pugs Five.) I ;F. Vl-YA, French Morocco (By tho Associated rross) Tho French to day defeated two attacks launch ed ii kuI nut. them hy Abdot Krim'rt Kirftaus upon positions protecting' Ke.K and Taa. r A It J fl (Hy the Associated Press) This is not a propitious limn for negotiations seeking re vision In the extra torrltorial priv HiKes in China, It was stated In of ficial circles hero today. The opinion wns expressed tht the essential preliminary for the, proposed nine-power Chinese con ference is that China restore or der and show that she cun main tain it. , will be trimmed hy tmalhor 25 per cent next winter, This doesn't ne ei'ssarily mean, .however, that tho man of moderute income will ho relieved anolher 25 per cent, on top of lils last year's relief. Secretary of tho Trt'asury Mel Ion Is determined to elvo a laige fdi.ire of the benefit this Hme to ;mr-taxpayiM'H"-a little of U to tho smaller fry, but moat of It to tho bin fish. How this will come out nobody knows yet. There'll bo a per ca pita decerase. but some millions of people may not come In on tho per capita. Next Ueeember will tell, most likely. There'll be further decreases after next winter, scattered alonK over several years, but they'll ba fee m II BUTTLE Til IT RIPE, PARISTHIKKS (Continued on Page Flv.)