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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY THE VVKATHKB CITY EDITION PORTLAND (AP) Ore Ron: Generally cloudy to nlKbt and Thursday, VOLUME XXIII. LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 245 m FARM SALE HAILED' nil F C. B. Unzicker of Salem Purchases A. T. Hill 230-Acre Ranch BETTER MARKET j FOR LANDS SEEN Deal, Completed Yester day, Is Indication of Returning Agricultural Confidence. One of the best farms In the Grande Kondc Vitlley was sold yes terday when C. It. Knzickcr, of Sn lein. completed a deal here with A. T. Hill for the hitter's no-acre ranch located a quarter of a mile east of the Grange. Halt at u con sideration slightly in excess of $150 per acre. The sale has aroused much interest locally and Is look ed upon oh an Indication of re turning agricultural confidence and greatly increubed buying1 of farm lands In the coming- months. The farm Is considered one of the finest in the county, has Indi vidual water rights of particular value, and has excellent Improve incuts. It is both attractive and practical as a farm home nnd the new owner will come to tnion county with his wire to make it their future homo with that in mind. Mr. Knzicker Is tin experienced jfifjner ""' N'ttUiwesWaml- spent just such a location. He, came hei'i. lor the first time three weeks ago and then went on a trip to see va rious properties near Athena, Wal la Walla, and Lewiston. Idaho, but returned to buy this farm. He sta ted yesterday that Grande Honde Valley crops look every bit us good an the crops in. other localities vls llcd and the land hern -Is ' much i lieu per. He ts impressed' Willi land values throughout this valley and with the agricultural possibil ities here. AH hough this sale Is thfl only laud transaction of any sine recent ly, there artniany prospective buy ers looking at 1'nlon county farms and this will be a stimulus for greater real estate activity. Km lit ers and real estate men alike arc anticipating strong, though con servative hind buying this fall. Trices for well improved desirable farms are lower hero than any place in the Northwest, compara tive data shows, and buyers are going to act accordingly. F Huckleberries are ripening in the mountainous country around Grande but according to re ports available loduy, the yield ia poor this year, in general. Occasionally, good yielding pat ches are encountered but these are in the minority. Home parties are meeting with success in searching for the small fruit but In most cas es, only a few berries are found. chop i.igiit m:au vamxva WALLOWA. Ore. (Special) Many people were in the timbered section of the county toward Pow wutka and Sled .Springs over the week end looking for huckleber ries. The huckleberry crop appears to be very light according to reports from those who have been, out looking for berries und only smull (Continued on Page Fire.) EW BERRIES I li IS Crawford Found Guilty Of Possessing Liquor The jury on the ruse of Hltc of Oregon Neil Crawford whs out just a few minutes yesterday af ternoon, before bringing In a ver dict of guilty. Judge Hugh 10. Hrady of the justice court, passed sentence on Crawford thts morning, fining: hltn $3. At the time of going to press (he fine had not been paid. 'Crawford was convicted of Illegal possession of Ifquor. The second of the jury trials for violations of the liquor laws was riitnmcni t d this morning with' Wade Hhelton of Knion. facing charges 0f driving an automobile vhile- In an intoxicated condition. Kour Jurors Seleiicil' At noon four Jurors hud been pUNsed after a great deal of sparr ing buck nnd forth by the attor t it -. Two more will have to be iK'kctvd this ullernouu before the Pickers End Cove Season; Yield Small Cherries Shipped to Out side Points Fall Far Be low Amount Exported Last Year. COVK (Special) The cherry icklngr season at Cove and In the inmedlute vicinity has come to an end with a disappointing yield har vested. Karly season estimates proved not far wrong for the total tonnage was much less thn 20 per cent of the normal tonnage. A number of growers who ship ped more than fifty tons of cher ries to outside markets last year had to bo content with five or six (his season. The Cherry association sent out only two curloads of fruit this year compared with twelve In 1924. WAMjOWA I'H'KKKS mSY WALLOWA, Ore. (Special) Cherry picking has been in pro gress in many of the orchards ov er Wallowa county during the past few days. The crop of sour cherries pro mises a good yield, according to reports, while the Itoyul Anne and other varieties are not producing much of a crop. Home varieties of summer ap ples are also light in yield. Prizes Added to List Offered Local Anglers A further addition to the already long list of prizes for the annual Wing, Kin and Klectfoot Club fish- ing contest was announced this morning. The Kletcher Oil Com- pany has donated a 16-gallon bar rel of Veltex motor oil to be given as a prize for the best Individual out eh of bass. i ' "Many bass are If "n;; ' .lie Grande -Knde'iuer jsfc bier nnd Alicel and some In Uie sloughs In the valley at present. Bass fishing Is considerably differ ent thun trout fishing so many anglers have trouble taking bass although the fish aro plentiful ac- ' cording- to reports. I A prize for the best catch Uy a Uudy was announced thut meaning by the officials of the dub. The prize lias not been designated. I . . . Umcials Inspecting Wheat on Valley Farms H. G. Avery, county agriculturist went on a (tip to valley farms to day to inspect wheat in the com pany of 1. K. Stephens, superin tendent of the Mora Kxperiment Station. Game Pictures io Be Shown After Fish Feed Kour reels of pictures taken by the state game commission, and said to be the finest in the Knif ed States, will he shown at the Star I heat re grat Is to e very one Tues d:iv rvi-ninc. .lutv 2X. after the an nual fish feed of the Wing, Kin I and Klectfoot club. The show, which will lie given under the auspices of the club, will start about nine o'clock. The use of the theatre Is donated by Mey ers and Kord. Arrest Ires Tourists; Both Pay $5, However C. Hallee, of Norlh Dakota, and C. ltarnhill. of California, tourists. were hailed into police court this I morning by Officer Howard on 'charges of speeding. Judge J. D. Hlater fined each $!. J According to Mr. Howard, both IKallce, and ltarnhill were I red at being arrested and threatened 1o 'report the matter to Western Ore gon authorities. t.AIUIt aliu s mm; paid Vsldro Guribuldt. fined M) in police court yesterday after being found guilty of having some Ho nor In hi possession, was released from jail last evening about eight o'clock after a friend paid the fine. case can be tried. Clyde Shclton or Itaker and Green and liens of ha Grande. ar attorneys for the defendant and Curl Helm, district ultorney Is conducting the. prosecution. gold MP.iivi; vi I'll :i POCATKUt. Idaho AP An nouncement frgm Dubois Tuesday night confirmed the. discovery of placer gold which may reach a value us great a the Itolse. basin of curly days, together with Indica tions of platinum at a desolate point near the juncture of Clurk, Uutte und Jefferson counties. Ut) miles nori hwest of pocutetio. where Idaho's three "rivers of no return" sink In the minds of the Simke river plains only to leave their precious burden of metal glistening In auriferous gravels I but a ft w feel below the surfutu. Hanged! 3 A rulilii tluit was hulhliiuj a ncM In a tree in a Tolixlo (O.) iMUk yanl nccldcntully Iiaiuicd him self. In ronic way he iKvaine tntntifrU-d in a string lie was us ing In construction of the nest. Seven special trains and nine regular trains carrying special cars will pasH through La Grande, July 24th. 25th und 26th and July 31st, August 1st and August 3rd carry ing Knights Templar to and from the national convention at Seattle. The westbound special trains will pass through Ia Grande July 24th and 26th. On I ho 54th a special is to arrive here about 12:30 a. tn carrying Knights Templar from Washington. f C. On July 26th a train In two sections, one to'arrlvc at 5:110 and one at B o'clock in the morning, will pull In with lodge members from Detroit; again at G:30 and 7 o'clock on the morn ing of the 26th two trains carry ing Knights Templar from Detroit are scheduled with the final special westbound train due from Omaha about 10:30 in the morning. Kxtra cars will be carried on No. 23, July 2f, one cor; No. 25, July 25th, foui cars; No. 17. July 2Oi, two cars; No. 17. July 27lh. one car; No. 17, July 26th, 'one car. The cars will carry Knights Templar from Maine, Peoria, III.; Pocatello, Idu.; Hollywood, Cal. and Salt Lake City in the order named. (Continued on Page Five.) La Grande Women Hurt In California Accident 'A. G. Htovcr lias received word from Culiiornta that his wife and daughter. Mable. were Injured in an auto accident there. He will to join them this evening. The seriousness of tho accident has not been lemned. Friday Last Day to Pay Corporation Tax ItHtThAND, Ore. (Kpeciul) Corporations operating in this Htale ure reminded by Clyde o. Huntley, collector of internal' rev enue, that they must file their ca pital stock tax returns and pay any tax due the government not later than Krtday. July 31st. In or der lo escape penalties for delin quency. "The capital stock tax differs from the corporation income tax," explained Collector Huntley. "in that it Is a tax for the privilege of doing business, and covers the fis cal year ending June 30. 182. which must be paid in uilvanc. Knder the new regulations, an ex tension In lime for filing these re turns and paying the lax can be obtained only in ruse of sickness or unavoidable ubsence from the state." Collector Huntley also unnoune es that July 3lt ts the hist day n pert hI tuxes for the ensuing fiscul year may be paid, und escape a penalty of -T per cent of the am ount of tax due. by the following classes of taxpayers: Proprietors of billlurd und pool hulls and bowl ing alleys, suios for hire, broken, including custom house, ship and pawnbrokers: cigar n-iunufiieturvr, wholesale and retail dealers In ol eomargarine, and manufacturers of adulterated butter. III : K Iff uffiSPECIAL TRA1MS COMING 50 FARMERS Cliff VIEW GRDPS M M IN VALLEY Fifth Annual Farm Crops Excursion One of the Best Held CERTIFIED SPUD FIELDS EXAMINED Soft and Hard Federation Wheat Is Reported as Looking Well ; Fair Yields Expected. The Klfth Annual Kami Crops : Excursion held yesterday proved In many ways the most successful of the series. The excursion was well attended by a number well In excess of 50 und the discussions exhibits at the various farms were unusually Interesting. Tho party met at the J. I. Dob bins ranch ut nine-o'clock yester day morning prepared for an all day trip with lunches, spare wraps and other paraphanulla. Spud l-'iflds Kxan lined The potatoes, pasture crops and sheep at the Dobbins farm were first inspected. The potato plots showed the difference in the yields from certified and un-cerlified seed. Tho certified seed had pro duced a good crop while the un certified plot wus considerably be low average. Both had bad the advantuge of careful cultivation. The gras wus a mixture of mea dow and other grasses suitable for pasture. The party next drove to the Gro ver Griminett. place. Hero the test plots of Hard Kcdcrutlon and Boft Kcdcrutlon were inspected. The grains had been planted side (Continued on Page FIta.) The Kmutilla National Forest has so far this season escaped with slight fires, according to John Tucker, forest ranger of the dis trict who was in iAi Grande ihls morning. 'Vho. most Herlous fin was ono which covered 33 acres of wnsto timber near Duncan but the flumes were controlled and did not spread so smull damage was done. During the summer Mr. Tucker has completed 20 miles of Forest Service telephone line extending from Duncan to Flat l,ake by way of Meuchum .which further reduc es the fire hazard on the forest. Camp fire permits are now ne cessury, says. These may be on- tained from either Mr. Tucker In person or from tho rangers at the forest reserves. LOCAL MAN ON CRAFTS BOARD PKN1U.KTON, tire. (Special) Charles NlKhtinKJile. of Albina. was yesterday chosen by represen tatives of the shop cruris employes of I he O. W. It. N. system as chairman of the general commit tee to serve during the next two years. The selection of Mr. Night ingale was made h a part of tlm business transacted by the crafts (Continued on Page Five.) Anything That Comes Along Soiim bllNinetvt men -pride I belli-M-Ies on the ran1 with whirli llirlr men liandii Is pun liiwd. It's got to be 1 1 bt. H'pn-Mnt rimmI alur and good quality or they an-n't InlcreMed. Xrt when tlH'y buy ndtertlsll.g they'll lake anlblii' lltal coiim- nl'Hig. git Ing no at tent ion ttt the numls'r or Hnw ttt peoplfr It may rearh, the pleitslng in anlagcintfiig effitt on tboMa pmle. Ihe Interest with which It l read, or the iist per In h hlusl. Tboe w Imi ran-ftilty itm-lder reader-lnt4,rtt. reader-co-t mid reader-icsults nrr reg ular Observer ahntlyri. ''Obfericr Adertliii A Merchandising Hrlif.' NEW FIRES N NEAR FORESTS IE IS E Ex-German Vice Consul Tells .Officers He Has . Been the "Goat" TELLS OF PLOT VICTIMIZING HE! Shortage in Shangha Building Company Re- ' suit of Unfortunate Speculation,. He Sayc: KOHTLAND. Ore. (By the As sociated Kress) ('lenient J. Tape. former German vie consul here, und resident manager of the Khang hn! Building company, arrested yesterday at Grants Puss charged with embezzling between $60,000 and $7t,tiuo from the company, de dared when brought here today that he had been made a scapegoat. 'This is tho result of blackmail, Intimidation and malaclous perse cutlon," lie said. Worked Am lilorer. Officers found him working as a laborer tn a rock quarry near Grants Puss. Ho said that tho trouble result ed from an uttempt to cover up un fortunate speculations by an offi cer of the company, who Is wealthy resident of Hhuughai. Paue declared he had several times, been promised Immunity If he would admit stealing the money that tlte company is short of. INSPECTION OF TAX RECORDS TO HAVE NO TABOO .'', , . . WASIHNGTON (Hy the As sociated l'ress) Incomo tax rec ords for the last year will bo opened to public inspection by all Internal revenue, collectors Sep tember first. It wus unnounced to day by tho Internal rovenuo bu reau. Knder tho recent supremo court decision tho tax figures mode public by collectors may bo legally published In tho newspa pers. The bureau's announcement said that no restriction would bo placed around the records dur ing any working day for SO days after tho books arc thrown open on September first. Powers Reach Accxrd On Chinese Problem WASHINGTON Hy the Associ ated Press) Substantial accord has j been reached by tjie powers on a j formula, to deal with the viiulc j 'hinese problem. j Kormal acquaintances In some elements of tho program are still lacking but Pelting diplomats ure expected to be in a position to nub tnit a formula to tho provisional Chinese government at .an early date. The settlement to bo proposed wilt include the Washington ron fereme plan for revision of Chin ese customs diith-H and the crea tion of a commission of inquiry Into extra territorial questions; al so British proposals for a new Ju dicial inquiry into tho responsibil ity for the loss of lives In the re- jct-nt Shanghai rioting. Three Attend Meeting Of Last Man's Club KTIIJAVATKIt. Minn. (By the lAssoeiated Press) Thirty vacant 'chairs ditiped in bluek and one thut was not greeted three of the four surviving members of (he last man's club when they met here Tuesday (or their 41st annual bun- qUft. The hist man's club wnfl formed In IS4 by 34 members of H com pany. I'lrst Minnesota volunteer In fantry of f'tvll war fame. A bottle of wnv was purchased tind II was derhb d lhat the last survivor would drink a l oust to his departed com rades. The bottle Is brought out from Its safety deposit vault here for the annual banquet on July l of each year. At the l'.-4 gathering. II was agreed that the two last survivors would di ink I he toast or present the bottle to the state historical so cle) y, tin they may ib-eldu Ut Ihe fln.il gathering. .John H. Oorf of Kt. Puul; Peter Hall of Atwater, Minn., and ( 'It. 1 1 tea Lock w ood, of 'hamber luln. H. !.. came here for Ttn-8-d iy's reunion, but the fourth sur vivor, Knill Orarf. of Hi. Cloud. Kla.. , was unable to utt:nd tx-cuuse uf old out. Dam Is Menace to City UTIUI HUHIL "5ir"a OWNER IS J'.iU-,;1 .til Salt Iaku Cily is moit) than usually interested In (he coiidltlnu of this dam, which wnno cuif Ulcers dii'lai tiusufe. It Is umler (vmstriicthm at Dell Moiintuhi, 1'tnh, 10 miles fiom Suit lutkn City, ami If It should collapse it would turn MMI,tKiO,(HM) uallnus of water on tho city. New tests of Its strength nro being mude. ISLANDS MAY Ml MM , I ufutuiMnpnM ., . , ..... -.w. , ated Press) A prediction that Uncle Eftim will be . presented by Mother Nature with a fair-sized continent In the mid-Pacific urea was udded today to a profusion of ilscussions following recent seismic disturbances. Kdwln Fairfnx Nnulty, of Now York, who has studied earth movo tncnts for many years, auld .ho wus con r mead .tho Hawaflun Islands aro gradually, being pushed upward and that within a generation would comprise a high dry territory as largo as Japan. U.S. BEAUTIES CHICAGO (By tho Associated Kress) Cigarettes may not affect woman's morals but they'll kill her beauty, advises Mrs. Ruth Muurer, president of tho American Conmetlciuns Society. It has been proved that tho wo- mun who smokes soon finds slop ing lines at tho corners of her mouth, downward curves that will make deep lines and ruin her hup py expression in old age," she said. Great British Coal . Strike Seems Nearer 'LONDON (Hy tlio Associated Pn-HH) Tho posnlhlllty of a great UrltlNli coal Htrlku Wiis Increased today when miners refused to con fer Willi owners until the latter first withdrew proposals lor wage reductions. ConfcsKion, Surrender Of Brother Only Hope CHICAGO (By the Associated Press) Only the surrender and confession of Hobert Heolt can nave hi brother Hussell from ihe noose, dangling for htH execution next Kriday. Knl ess Itohert reliirns. Governor Hmall lii's Indicaled Hint there will be no further reprieve to snatch Hnset from tho gallows as on last Kriday. Hussell, in the death fell, bases his only hope nu his brother, ilobert, Indicted with him for tho murder of Joseph Maurer. Tfll KIWIS STOP AT I NIO.N IN ION. Ore. (Special) - Hoi h (the city camp and the one at ihe Good bred Iike are doing "n ex cellent biiHiiiesH in Inurtst trade now. Krom one or two to six or eight machines me parked in each grounds every night. Mod of the cottages ai the Coudhrod camp are in use each eight ulso. ATTACK HUH 111 ItT HOY. ! KLAMATH KALl.M, Ore. (b raid Hurley. Hi, living three miles north of Algoma. Is suffering from a bad ly lacerated eye und other Injuries :m the result of an attack by un known youths on th highway. The youth was found uncon scious at the roadside by a passing autoist. His riding pony was swind ling nenrby, A hurled rock ts be. ! Ib-ved to have struck the. youth uud knocked htm from the horse. SMOKES TVrt-ir'' . . iitra ".. r-3 a a -si i a mm a w mm m i a. mm m. i - ! !'. ULl L ML ,1 J UllllLiluLU If " 1'J: : fit m AUSV Vv XTRA II AYS SI;ccI-:KDS IIK.AI.K NAIjKM, Ore. (AIM Governor lMcms today appointed G, K. Hays, of Hay City, to succeed Senator ltoals as a member of tho fh'a coHUHiviion, NOTKS AWE KXCIIANGK1) iAmH (AP) An excliaiigo or , wiriirdhiu- n. rnmn. .e..r. y uo(0 lM,ltl UKlny between the l'-rciirli KOvl-rilllliMil an( other Ruv- crniiH'iits of l-.iii allies. Whru tlieso Kovcniiiu-nls reni li mi nifrcenienl lin. This iirolmlily will bo vllllln two or Itirce wvokii. - CIITS TllllOAT; UVES FOIITIjANU AI) A rnillo nu-fwuKu totlny n-iorio tlint A.-F. Ht. orKO of ('lllllhrldc, MiiH(i.t j cut his tlout iiftcr being iliscov- ! red a a xtownway on lionril IVio Hteamer Hoso (Jlty Inst lllRlit. Tlio me8sKo fiald tlio wound liad been newixl up fiiul Hint tlio ninii was resting well. Cmitnlii Miieionii, of tho HoM) City, c.presseil tho belief Hint SI. Ui-oi'ko ts n ileserter from tlio Mnro Isliiiul nnvy ynnl. llo wus wciu'ing n nnvy uniform wheu found. Tl EiTTCCTS MOTION WASHINGTON (A I) Tlio su premo court of tlio District of Co- ' lumhln toduy rejected a motion to strike from tlio rccortl appeals of the department of Justice and tho Wfrolcsiilo Grocers' Association In tho iinckcrs consent decroo case. IJOny OI HiniOmOCa llian Recovered by Workers """""" OLYMI'IA, Wash. (Hy tho As- sedated l'ress) Tlio body of Den- nls Murphy, 83-year-old Kochestor I'ruirln pioneer, hurled at tho hot- toni of it 62-foot well Monday, was recovered last night. .HTHiK, BACKS BOND ISSl'R MAKHIIKIKMi, Ore. Juilgo It. II. Must of the county court hits de- hire himself with reference to good road bond issues and states Unit tlio olfof lira u.-nllltl II U well III-. eept tho Inevitable when consider- lug t he com lug1 good roads bund election which occurs on July 30. With the present issue to bn de cided, the limit or Indebtedness will have been retulLed for several years. Judge Mast wants the $700, (i()0 Issue to panu for one reason In particular to relieve Mm county court of divisional opinion and con stant worries to satisfy the de mand,'! from all quarters of the county for improvements. New Method Improvised For Catching Dirigibles (Ily CIiiiiIcm P. Stewart) . WASHINGTON ( N K A Special) ! I'ntc hlng a big dirigible, such as the ,n Angeles or the Shenandoah,' in order to snub her up to the mast (of a mooring ship, like tho Patoka. 'Isn't as simple as it tuny lool;, on paper. The old system was for the alr cr.ift to cjihI out a lino which a fiiKt launch bad to chase until ' some t tody on board managed to grab It. If a dirigible could hold still this uould bo all light. Itui ' she c-in't. Knder way, she can maneuver, ibut the minute she shuts off pow 'er she drills beforo the wind. ; She's so huge and light that she blown around lllte u feather. Needless to say, this kind of RARV UflMF Term in Penitentiary Is Penalty for Baby Substitution. MRS. GEISENVOLK smnrcn tx roimT Report Submitted by the Probation Officer Calls Her a "Woman With out a Conscience." NKW YORK (By tho Associated Press) Mrs. Helen Augusta Gets envolk, proprietress of a baby homo was today sentenced to from three und a half to seven yours Imprison ment on charges of baby substitu tion, to which she pleaded guilty. The probation officer's report, submitted to tho court before tho sentence wus passed, characterized hor as a "woman without a con science, who had strangled, frozen to death and otherwise disposed of infants left In her care." 53 Infants Died. Tho report said that since Feb ruary. 1918, at least 53 infants had jdlcd whilo In Mrs. Geisenvolk's jCharge. Tho report alleged that sho treat - ed the children In any way If it meant financial benefit for herself and that she destroyed children for a consideration and non-pny-Ing babies because they were lia bilities. "She hud no maternal affections, at least with regard to tho bablca of other people. To her they were puppies, articles of merchandise to bo bartered .or exchanged. au claPod th0 report. 1 nnln, which etartcd falling- on the Grande Hondo valley and on gurroundlng hill during the night, )la8 lessoned tho forest tiro hazard lcro materially, according to ports this morning-. No fires near 1-a Orando have been roported but tho danger has been great of late. 3S I'lttEH KF.AU BAKKK BAKKH, Ore (Hpecial) Thirty flvo forest fires within . tho last ton days havo kept tlio Whitman forest rangers busy, According to J. C. Kuhns, forest suporvisor, thirty of tho blares flr,.s 0c.f0rth of an acre or less in size, two or theso wore caus- ed hy smokers and the remainder hy lightning. Four wore class Ti. from one-fourth of an aero to ten acres in extent, and all wero caus- ed by electrical storms. , Ono camo under class C, which takes In for- ty Hero areas, and was caused by smoker. Tho latter was tho most serious fire which hua occurred in tho Whitman forest thin year. Tho blazo was abovo tho fork3 of An thony creek. In Hunger Angell'it i list riot. It burned forty acres, and required twenty-flvo men to con- ; tro) il Aceordlnif to Mr. Kuhns, who has Just returned from a four day tour of inspection, the lro danger period has just started. Tho rela tive humidity Is gradually falling n ml tho fire risk increasing, ho warned. No serious fires liavo occurred us yet, but care is neces sary, tho supervisor pointed out, or otherwhm It will ho necessary to eloffo the forests to tho public. (Continued on Page Four.) thing made Ihe pursuing launch streak it like sixty. And turn and twist and double, too. And stop and start and reverso. and all sorts of foolishness. The navy has figured out a new system now. which worked pretty well when (ho Los Angeles was down here recently. It wus hastily Improvised, at that. Perfected, it proiiduos to give en tire sutlHfuelion. It's a simple de vice funny nobody thought of it sooner. It works Hko this: A dirigible's due. The launch put out fiom the mooring ship, trailing a cable, attached at ono ml to the bigger vessel. At tho cable's other end, on (Continued on Page Four.) NUN LESSENS "