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THE WEATHER
Portland, (AP) Oregon:
Fnir In the east cloudy In
the west tonight and Bunday.
CITY
EDITION
rust
VOLUME XXIII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 248
E
Governor To
Speak Today
To Woodmen
Vanderbilt's
Rich But Starts At The Bottom
Daughter To
Marry Today
11 I., . vl 'J- -
I
RIFFS PUT
She Spells
S HIGH
LUMBER
Geographical Situation
Makes City Eastern
Oregon Center
'.120,000 FEET NOW
THE DAILY OUTPUT
Figure to Be Greatly En
larged When New Mill
Starts Operations; May
Reach 700,000 Mark.
Editor's Nutr Tills Is the
sixth of a scries, of weekly
stories touching upon lh in
(lusli'lul anil comincninl re-Mitim-N
or La Grande, I iilon,
and Wallowa couiitii-s being
published la till' Exeillng Ob
server. With a totnl output of upilroxl
nuitcly 4,20.(HMI feet of lumber a
day which Ik soon lo be augmented
lo u ilgure near 70(1.0110 feet Iji
('..undo stands as tin' greatest lum
ber iniinulncturing center in Km-
.ufactuiing center in l-.us-
lern Oregon ami one oi me
in lite state from the aianupoint
of production.
Tlie 4 '20,0011 feet produced each
lay In Ui Grande at present is
turned out at this Howman-Hlcks
Lumber t'ompuny mill with 2f,fi,
000 Tei't, the. Grande Hondo Lum
ber Company plant with 120.000
feel each working" day and the L.
11. llcnefeo Lumber Company ma
nufactures approximately &0.000
feel of finished lumber each shirt.
To Ibis already lurire volume or
production will soon be added the
output or the .Mourn .'...my x-u. .-
pany mill. Kxucl figures on u ,
output or '
are. not available but It in estlmat-
. . "Minum bv puck norse irom i ov
day. The Mount L,ul mill is x- , 1 ,.,., ,.x
iieetfd to open some time dtiilng"' " " , .
the latter purt ot August or the
first of Sur. mber.
These figures do not take Into
account the liownuin-lllcks Lum
ber activities at Wallowa und Max
ville. the Menefee Sawmill at
Mount Harris, the Kant Oregon
Lumber Comliany operations at
Enterprise or the numerous small
plants located near IM. Grande
which contribute a Kreat deul to
the Bi-neral wealth ot the com
munity. Ill;; Distributing I'oiut
All or these mills must ship
their supplies on one hand and
thrtr lumber products on the oth
er ihrouKlt l.a Orande. There is
no oilier outlet to the vast tim
ber sections or Wallowa County
than tlirouRli the Grande llbnde
Valley. Conseuuently La Grande
serves as an actual distribution
point ror many lumber concerns
. (Continued on Pobo five.)
A Kord coupe, owned by I'elc
1 arson, was stolen rrom In front
of his residence on Main street
last eveiiliiK, according" to 'the po
lice. The machine was a 11125 mo
il. I.
Kcpoits have also reached here
that a l'old roadster was stolen In
ltaker a couple of days uko.
Tiarric officers have been in
structed lo search tor both miss
tate cars.
PETE URSON'S
COUPE STOLEN
Song Recital Program
Arranged In Five Parts
Pis-ntalion of Krederike ehilk.
Mid Alfred Meyers in song recital
Mt the Presbyterian chirch on
Monday. July 27, at 8 : 1 T p. in..
by the Monday Musical club vWll
mark Mr. Meyers' first appear
ance in l.a Grande in concert,
nil hough Miss Hrhilke Is a welj
Knrtw u faorite.
lioth Miss fJ-.hilke and Mr.
Meyers have been studying In the.
cast for two yeurs und are lure.
during the summer acation.
The program follows:
I.
I;i Page's Koud Hong Novello
thi laun - Ojtntn
ti ) Kaffodil :e!d Hodgson
M.ss Hrhilke
!!.
a The Want of Vou..Vunderpool
(to You In a Gondalo t'larke
ti l A hreamlund City Arunda.e
(d ) Give a Man n Horse He
Can Hide U'Hma
Mr. Meyer.
Chief Executive of Stale
in La Grande to Attend
Picnic- at Riverside
Park.
Governor Walter M. Pierce ar
rived in I .a Grunde tit in morning
in .ii.I,.. in I I li IntlllUnn Kill 1 1 ll
state deputy of tho Modern Wood
men of A mer icu, to niuKtJ one oi
the- main addresses ut the lodge
picnic, ut the Riverside Park litis
afternoon and evening.
A committee composed of offi
cers of the lodge and others met
Governor Pierce and .Mr. Smith at
the train.
The program at lite park com
menced at two o'clock this after
noon and lias not been reserved
for members of the lodge only, but
un invitution has been extended to
the general public to attend. The
picnic Is being held in honor of
Bert Ouknuin, national deputy of
the Woodmen of America.
The entire afternoon and even
ing will be devoted to Hports. lunch,
und addresses, concluding with a
public, open air Initiation of new
members ut nine o'clock this even
ing. Severn Speakers
The program will Include ud
d reuses bv Governor pierce. Sena
tor Bruce Dennis, liert Oakmun,
national deputy, Johnson H. Smith,
stale deputy, and George H. Mc-
Kadden. district deputy. Tiiu sun
h
Jannoimiu.d.
The afternoon will open with a
variety of sports. Novelty races
und all sorts or uthletlc contests
will last until :3li this evening
when the basket supper will be ea
ten. K. It- ItiiiKo in muster . of
ceremonies for the picnic.
(ANGLERS READY
TO SALLY FORTH;
MANY TAKE PART
fisherman of tin
row on the annual Wing. Fn and
,.iet. It. J.
pect to tlsh on the Imniiha Hiver
oc the His" Hlieep crceK out oi
Klllerprisi'. U H. HanneflelU and
Howard d'Hrien will fish in Dear
Creek, il. G. Avery and Jack -
Council will be up in the Wallowa
territory somewhere, litis rainier
is ulready on his way to .Mirror
Lake at the head of the South
Kork of the Wallowa Itlver und
the stoddards and party are at
Wildhorse Itlver. some distance
from Caldwell in Idaho, to name
just a few.
Three Deer Sighted
By Highway Officer
Ihirius" Ids various trips over
the (lid tlrcKOIl Trail highway be
tween Meachaiu and Head Man's
pass for the past two months. It.
II. Unblock, state highway division
engineer with offices here. has
sevn three deer and in all cases
they were not. more than one hun
dred fejet from the road.
lu-cr are evidently numerous in
this s'ction and add much to the
nutural attraction.
I'M v to in-; host
lir. W. T. I'liy. or Hot lako. will
be host at a reception at the sana
torium to the member "or the l'n
ion County chamber of commerce
and their friends Thursday even
lug. July 30. The reception will
be rrom 7 p. in. to lo p. in., dur
ing which lime ir short program
will be given. Including dancing.
I'.-Ciinii't Pleads Guilty
K.M.IOM. ore. Wallace McKay,
ex-convlcl pleaded guilty before
Judge I'ercy Kelly of the local cir
cuit court on a charge of rorglng
rherk. Sentence wil be pronoun-
iced next Wednesday.
III.
Chanson Provencale Dell Acqca
Minn Hchllkc.
' T.
Le Cor (The Horn) Kiegi r
M r. Meyers
II.
(a) Slvelln Kin-liHk'
(I.) The Htur Hogeis
(c) Jlayftelds and Hulterriies "
Iel HlejiO
Miss Kchlikc
III.
Three Negro Spirit ials:
(a Somebody's Knot kin at
Yd" I'oor I---
( It) I'm Ho Gtiid Tiouble
Don't lisl Alnay IU
(cl Goin" to Shout All Over
God's Heaven ilurb'tgh
Mr. .Vbyers.
IV.
Night Hymn at H-a Thoim-s
MIhs SehJlke and Mr. Meyers
How many words enii ou
sH'H? Siamis .Maftsun of ltoeh
4'Mrr, ah., wem a siM'IMiig
mutch by spelling IIIUO wonlsj
her opponent iiils-scti on the
IMiytli word.
LEDBETTEH
iu.i i: mountain i-i;a;i i:
flubH W. Ij. I'Ct.
l.a Grande lo 4 .713
Maker 8.1. 6 .670
Walla Walla 6 -357
I'endleton 5 i .367
Sunday (iameN.
),a Orande vs. 1'endleton.
Jiaker vs. Walla Walla.
Hud l.edbKter, youthful pitch
ing ace of the Imbler liiBh school
baseball team and since mainstay
of the Observor nine in the Twi
light heuguo will get his firHl op
portunity to pilch against a real
teiim toniorrowi ' when Ja Grande
and Pendleton play the hist game
of the Jlltie Mountain leugu seri
es. l.edbetter is a right bander and
promising youngster, lie hafl con
siderable steam on the ball, a cool
head and ublllty to lighten up in
the pinches. Mclnnis. field captain
of the. Pirates for the rest of the
Heason. will probably start the
game In the box but expects to
ux! I .'d better at least three innings
and should he do well against the
Mucks he will he taken on. the
trip to Caldwell. Iduho. next week.
Of course high school ball is a lot
different than the cIhss of ball
played in the Itlue Mountain ea-
Ktie but with fair support the boy
should make a good showing.
The Pirate lineup will include,
Stucker, catcher, Tex Knight, first
base, Spud Helm, short. Iavl se
cond base, Kaust third base, Alex
ander center fielder and ilargelt,
lert fielder.
According to report from Pen
dleton Manager Schiller of the
It neks has strengthened the out
fit In the last two weeks. Char
lie lloskins has been sinned to do
the catching and Ilargett will be
back in the outfield which will
strengthen the club in that depart
ment. Kelley pierce, a southpaw
ehueker from ib'lix, with Hill Mc
Garrigle w ill comprise, t ho 1'en
dleton pitching staff.
The game will start at 2:U0.
Turkey Culture Taken
Up at Tclocasct, Ore.
NOUTII. POWDKK. Ore. (Speci
al to the Observer) Telocoset, a
lew miles north of this city, Is fast
becoming a turkey tenter. That
district is particularly adapted, to
Hie growing of several breeds of
the bird and early every ranch In
the neigh horhood has taken up
turkey breeding.
Growers hav; been very suc
cessful Ibis year in .raising , the
young birds. Mrs. Fred Jlaller is
said to have one of t he largest
(locks, now being engaged in
bringing .more than son fowls to
mammy. i
Woman Ignores Angling !
Law; Pays Fine of $25
WAI.LOWA. Ore. (Special to the
observer) Mrs. Bernard Hear, It
Is believed, has the dtHtlnction of
being the first woman arrested In
Kastern Oregon for fitdiiriK without
.1. license. The hint legislature pars
ed a law forbidding women lo fish
unless properly licensed.
Home time ago a woman was
arrested In the western purl of the
style but this Is the rirt convic
tion In Kuslern tregtm to the
knowledge of local auihoritlef.
Mrs. Bear, who was rtshlng a'
Minam 1-ake. was fined ;itid
cw-tK which she paid.
Mr. and Mrs. W. It. Hunt r ami
William Bonner were also urnni
Vd by (b ulge Hmters. deputy war
den, charged with MMilUg at John
Henry iMkv, closed lo angling
Trial to scheduled to be held to
day. ......
GETS CHANGE
Transportation Groups in
bympathy witn Work
ers in Mines
COAL SITUATION
IN BRITAIN WORSE
If Walkout Takes Place,
Movement of Coal Will
Also Be Hampered,
Indication.
LONDON' (By th Associated
Press) The possibility of the
threatened coal strike became more
serious today when a conference
of transportation und railway un
ions decided to take steps to pre-,
vent the movement of coal in the
event of a miners strike.
The executive committee of the
Amalgamated Cnion of Building
Trade workers today adopted n
resolution calling upon the gener
al council of the trades union con
gress to "establish a council of ac
tion that will Insure that every
atom of strength of the organized
working elass movement" is util
ized In support of the miners in
the present crisis.
PHIDAPKLPUIA (By the As
sociated Press) A complete de
nial of the governments charges
that It hud received in excess ot
mure than eleven million dollars
In war time contracts was filed to
day In the federal district court
by the Bethlehem Shipping Cor
poration, Limited.
Warren Construction
To Pave Crater Road
WASHINGTON (By (lie Asso
ciated Prc.vO. Tin; department
of the Interior liHlny announced
that imttiig contract, covr
nlHMit IK miles of roatl lit the
Crater ImUk national park, Ore-t
gon, had been given to the War
itu Coast ruction tfiiiiwny, of
Portland, at an estimated oont
of .Vf;i.i!Mt.
i;vax.i:list "jigs" sacks
HOOD KIVKU, Ore. Threshing
of Hood Itlver valley's wheut, oat
and barley crops Is now in full
suay. A separator Is now engaged
on the crop of He v. William A.
Sunday, who has the largest acre
age of grain In this section.
Itev. Mr. Sunday Is a member of
the threshing crew on his place. Hl:
stunds at the spout, attaching the
sacks, operating the sw itch lever
and removing the bags ulien they
are filled with grain. Mr. Sunday's
total yield of wheut, oats und bar
ley will reach about 1200 bushels.
Sixty Sign Highway Petition.
DRAIN, Ore. Sixty sigiv.it tires lo
a petition asking that the Drnin
Beedsport highway be made into a
state highway, to connect with the
Pacific highway at Drain and
eventually with the Houseveit high
way at Reedsporl, were obtained f
a meeting here Wednesday night.
( S. l'aunce, president of 1 he
chamber of commerce at Drain act
ed as chairman. Residents of Drain,
Beedsport, Cottage Grove, Klklnn
and Yoncalla spoke in favor of the
project.
WhatSc '
to 80c A Day
Will Buy
When It's a question of econ
omy In advertising, the Intelli
gent ndvertlM'p known The Ob
server Is the Duly Mtlulion, I or
from K- tit Htkf n tiny, depeml
Ing on kind of publicity wanted,
hr t-nii m nd an advi'i-tlslng
itH'ooax' every day (if the
ntfinili lo titer li.'MMi Miph In
Hie. Im t.randi- terrhorj.
And la knou t I bat IbN h n
it nr-fifiit. uuvar lug audlen' e
having parttcubir n-adrr biii-r-rt
In IIm niedltitii Im- eniplo-.
Tlir -mull nilviTil-ing fntnl can
not buy mi ninth tabic In any
other un).
"Observer Advertising
A Merchandising herlt'."
FILES DENIAL
DE CHARGES
America's Elect at Pala
tial Villa, Beachmond,
This Afternoon for the
Nuptial Ceremonies.
SKWItlltT, It. I. (Al Press
Time f lash) Miss Muriel Vnniler-
bilt anil Frederick . Church were
married here, at 4::tu this after
noon. Only Inuticfllnto members
of the two families and n few in
timate filciuLi witnessed tlio cere
mony.
NKWPOItT, H. I. (Ily the As
sociated Press). Newport, Haven
and America's elect are in fc-ala
attire today for the weddlntf at
4 o'clock this afternoon of Miss
Muriel Vanderbllt, da-ighler of one
of the country's wealthiest men.
to Frederick C. Church. Hoston
insurance man and fprmer Har
vard football player.
Airplane, motor, yacht and train
brought guests for the reception
which will follow the ceremony at
alatial. Villa. Hcuchmond.
EX-KELSO MAYOR
WOULD BE LEADER
OF SEATTLE, WASH.
KKLSO. Wash. ny I ho As
roclated Press). Printed pos
ters signed "A. Kurlc Todd,
ncx. mayor of Keuttle." today
unnounced to the citbsenry of
Kelso and Ixngvlew that the
former Kelso mayor, ulso at
present claimant to that office,
will speak on the street tonight
In lxmgview. The poster today
says the topic will be "Port of
Kelso."
Numerous reports have been
heard that Todd usplres to be
governor of Washington... This
is the first intimation that he
hopes to become Heattle's next
mayor.
Dcmpsey Consents to
Bout with Harry Grcb
HKNTON HAJtHOit, Mich. (By
the Associated Press). Floyd
Fttzsimmons, local fight promoter,
announced today that ho has ob
tained Jack Dcmpsey's oral agree
ment to a bout with Harry Greb,
middleweight champion, at Fltz-
slmmons' Michigan City, Ind., open
uir arena, probably September 19-
Packinp; Companies to
Have Books Inspected
CHICAGO (By the Assoclatol
Press). District Judge Clifford to
day granted a writ of mandamus
directing some of th principal
packing compunles, Including Swift
and company, Wilson and com
pany ana Cudahy and company, to
open their books to the depai t
ment of agriculture.
Congress Expected to
Discuss Evolution
WASHINGTON (By the Associtt-
M 'd Press) Whatever may bo the
outcome of I he effort of Ijoren II
Wiltner to throw the evolution
question into the federal courts.
members of congress now In va
shlngton fee ceil it In that the. sub
ject will havp full and free discus
slon in the house and the senate
at the coming session.
The rider to the, District of Co
lumbia, appropriation bill which
Wiltner seized upon lo bring Ills
action to the District of Columbia
supreme court Is certain to be re
ported In the supply measure for
t lie Washington government nnd
so will form the vehicle for con
gressional dcbu4c.
tog ciii; ks sa.mv i iiu;
HANDY, Of. Heavy fog. cou
plet with coobr weather, utdei In
suhduing the fire which In the last
few days has burned over several
acres of old logging 2 V miles
south of Sandy.
Workers from the Ib-nr Creek
Logging company, under the b-ud-ershtp
of 11 re Warden Wilcox, lu
boied all night Wednesday und the
next day brought the outhreak un
der control. Men with left on
wab h to prevent and renewal of
t he flames.
Berry pickers were bhimed for
slatting the fire. While the amount
of damage was sinull. fears were
enbrtained thai If the flumes were
to spreud nearby farms and the
logging road would suffer.
IMcrtv IUjw'ind Onier
SAI.KM, f ire. Governor Pierce
reminded an order lusued Wednes
day aijthotrzlng the extradition of
II. Vangehb-r. who was wanted in
.o.s Angeles on u charge of em
b .b-nient. The crime was ulb g
ed to have been committed u con
utciion with the nub- or securities.
In a s'afeiiient given out today
the giernor said that since 1 he
xliudttlon order was Issued he had
rtr-lvtd afldlHon information indt
eating that Vangehb r's Indli tnient
had been brought about for the
purounu of collecting a debt.
h Wl H ! BY FRERCH
''fid.- LiiM
loseph T. Tjiiiiii dr., win of .1. .1. Tynan, Ice president or the
Itetlileliem SliiiliiilldiiiK t'oi'Hratron, seems lo like Ills Job lis an
ollei aboard the "i'reslttcnt l,lnciln." To learn the ship business
mini Hut iHittom up, lie Is working on the Orient limit! us an
engineer's apprentice. Hero lie Is on his first return to San
l'rnuelM'O, biliiKlUK two t'bow pupiiles.
Scott Bases His Hopes
On "Cell Madness" Plea
Alienists Who Aided Leo
pold and Loeb to Testi
fy for Man Who Twice
Cheated Gallows.
CHlCAdO. (By tho Associat
ed Press) Cell madness will bo
the plea ot Husse.lt Scott in Ills
ol'fort to eacapa tho gallows from
which ho has been saved twlco
within u, few hours of tho dculb
march. '
Alienists who testified for Na
than Leopold, Jr., and ItlchVd
Loeb in tho Hobby Franks oaso
.lit ... nnlln.l l nn nlrnrl In
provo thut Kcott is suffering
from "prison psychosis."
"Tho defense theory' will bo
Hint his mind became affected by
fifteen niotithB confinement and
harrowing experiences of two
deat hwatches la tho Bhadow ot
the noose.
That the : fight to savo Rcott
will bo bitter Is Indicated by
prosecutorB who bellevo ho is as
sane now as when tho klllinic
ot Joseph Mnurcr, drug clerk,
for which Scott was condemned,
occurred. Tho tato will en
deavor to havn' tho execution
carried out. Htate's Attorney
Crowe has been recalled from
his vacation to lead tho fight.
Mount Angel Train
Quits Operations
MOUNT ANGKL Ore, (By the
Associated Press). The Willam
ette, Valley Southern railway has
definitely suspended its rail oper
ations between here nnd Bush Hla
Hon, running its last train over
that seel ion yesterday. Announce
ment was made t hut t he public
service commission will hold a
hearing here next Thursday to con
shier the suspension of service.
The company made, uppl leal ion
recently to abandon operations on
that portion of the line, but actu
al suspension w as not. ex peel e, I
until the public service run mi ta
lon had an opportunity to p)is:
on the question.
Final Work on Pacific
Highway iN caring 1mm
Ml (IKNK. lire. (Ity the
ettiti'd I'lesrt). - llldleiit tons
thilt the new I'iieifle lllhu'l.'.
bridge irrii.sN the WINii (iirtt.- in
er, the imly bleak In the hurliUiiv
In llieijou lit piesejlt, will
ote-n In tnivl iilireiT Noeinl.
rlrsl, iiecfii dim; to Hie flltelltltn ot
the bridge new.
'ii.m;i:h visits pii.hci;
A I. KM. lire. When f. It. Wnl-
hoii, l Anliland greet,,! llovernoi'
I'leiee III tllS Offices here he etlillll
ed Hie distinction Of hiiVllIK KlHll''ll
the bund of M I Iregmi executives
alnce t lie year 1 H r. . 'I'he rtrst ot
these executives H Celierlu ,IM-
ebp l.ntie, first let rlloi inl governor
of llreKon.
.IlldK'- Wntiion I -line to llreKdll
in 1X71, nnd was one of the n i st.
delltlul electors 111 H". Ill Hie
eiirly 'S'lS Judge Wntu!l IMiH II enl-
leetor or customs In i'ihik Itny.
Jllilne Wlilson lilHO h:id the dlHtlne
tton of enriyliig the (iiilti'-ld vote
to Wuslilligtun.
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XTRA
1'ROIII MFN INDICTED
CHICAGO (Al") Major Percy
Owen, Illinois prohibition director,
Itnlph Stone, former state director,
Mid fceven others wen Indicted to
day by a fedf rul graiul Jury on
charices of consy'oiry to violato
proliililtion laws. An Inquiry Into
sacramental i1no pcrmlta and
wlthdrawnl., begun lost year, left
today's Indictments. Gruft and
brilH-s in excess of hair a million
dollars for improper uso of sacra
nieiitul wines wcro ciuirged before
thu grand Jury.
TOT DUINED TO DEATH '
HKPPNF.R, Ore. (AP) Tlio
two-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lc
Jtoy Jones, hero visiting rctutlvcs,
was burneit to death In a fire, which
broko utit in a room III which tho
child had b'ii left for a imp. Tho
flr Ofxiiri-eil 'lliiiisiliiy, Jlis. Jones
and lier ilaughler wero hero from
their homo In Washington spend
ing the day ut thu homo of Mrs.
Jones' sister Mrs. O. J. Turner. Tho
flro Is supiioscd to have been cniis
ed by tho child playing with
uialchcs.
WO.MAX KENTK.CE .
CROWN I'OI.NT, Ind. ( AP)
Mrs.. Anna Cuniiiiigliiim, of Gary,
hid., was today convicted of mur
dering her sun Walter, aged 10
eurs. Nlui was sentenced lo life
Imprisonment.
KTUIt.U KILLS HOlt.SI.S
It A II I: II, Ore. (AP) Four
IhiI'Scm were killed and serious crop
damage iloiie by hall and an elec
ti'lcal storm liere. Two houses
txere slriielc hy lightning and one
haystack burned.
Extraterritoriality Is
Sticker; Use Substitute
(By fiiarlc P. Stewart) i
WASHING!! IN INK A Special) I
- -;.tra!r'rrl1oriali1y:
Try HityiUK U. It can be done, of,
course - by must people. Hut'
mighty few can sjiy it. "on high."
A viiit majorii y have to t hrott lo
down and feel their way.
What. 1 mesin Is:
('un you come lo "extrafortitor
iutlty" unexpectedly, In the middle
of a N.-ntenre, ,in, take It uninter
ruptedly and go riRht on. without
a p:niHf of a. back word glance or
a passing thought th.it you topped
that epuuiiatory hurdle In pretty
good Style.'
I'll t.ike the negiitivc o1 all bits
offered, and win by u wide mat gin
lit the long run.
To Hills' rat. Here's the open
mg sentence In h letter front Presi
dent Green of i he American Ked
ctntion of Labor to President Cool-l-lge
of the 1 mted States. See If
ynu can read it rapidly and dis
tinctly, clearly pronouncing every
Western Front in Moroc
co Now Cleared of
Invaders
TRIBESMEN FLEE;
LOSSES ARE HEAVY
French Concentration of
Troops in Two Sectors
Terrorized the Moorish
Chieftain's Men.
FEZ. French Morocco fftv th
Associated Press). An official
communique says that tho French
nave cleared tho western part ot
tho OeurKha Itlver valley of Klf
rian Invaders,
Tho tribesmen are rennrlnH in
be fleeing after heavy losses. .
UIFFS IN Wl.li FLIGHT
FKZ, French Morocco (By tho
Associated Press). Information
reaching the general staff hero is
to tho effect that, having aban
doned tho dissident tribes, Abd-m-Krlm's
regulars aro in full
flights toward tho north.
It Is asserted that tho French
concentration of troops on tho
raza and Ouczzan sectors, evident
ly In preparation for a most pow
erful offensive, appoars to have
struck terror to the hearts of
thn Moorish chieftain's uho..-ic
troops and that the tribesmen who,
under duress, joined tho red sul
tan's colors, ore prepared to make
their tbinission to tho French.
Abd-KI-Kiim la reported to bo
losing ground with the tribesmen,
both militarily and political!. It
Is assorted that the tmproBsinn
mado upon tho Moroccans by
French Infantry battalions, with
armed cars, machine guns and
tanaa moving to the front Ivis
caused ,tho Moors to refer to an
old At proverb, "Kiss tho hand
thou canst not bite," and that
offers of submission are reaching
Marshal Lyautey. The Moors con.
tlnuo to recognize Lyantey as the
supreme leader of the French tn
Morocco, notwithstanding the pres
ence, of Marshal Petal n.
Reports say that the morale of
the dissident tribes has been fur
ther shaken' by French aviators
dropping bombs behind their Unci.
Letters have been received In Fes
uddressed to "Abd-El-Krlm, sultan
of Morocco and conquoror of Fez.".
Thoso have been indorsed by tho
French postal service authorities
with tho words, "Abd-KI-Krlm's
entry Into Fez has been postponed
Indefinitely. His address for tha
moment is Adjulr."
WASHINGTON (By tho Associ
ated Press) The Inauguration of
the new prohibition enforcment
plan has not only been postponed
but several important changes
have been made In tho prpoaed re
disricting of the country for en
forcement purposes.
September first had been tenta
tively fixed for making tho now
arrangements effective, but a fur
ther delay Is possible.
The boundaries as originally an
nounced have been subjected to
considerable criticism.
word, from start to finish.
"On behalf of the American
luhur movement I wish to, urgo
for your favorable consideration
ami speedy action that tlio United
States take the Initiative in catl
ing an International conference to
make plans to abolish extra ter
rotorlulity In i hlnu."
.
Saying "extraterritoriality" la a
serious problem ut the stale tie-
patiment right now, f litncsn trou
bles have been uppermost there for
several weeks und "extraterritor
iality's" their keynote, in many ex
perts' opinion, so It has to be tulU
ed about half the time. :
Some of tho department, folk,
by const unt effort and application,
have got It. down pretty pat. Some
havo trouble with It every time.
A few can't say It at ull.
It's delayed business appreciably.
If tho efficiently bureau, which is
deeply concerned in such mutters,
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