La Grande evening observer., August 20, 1925, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEREIGHT TAGES TODAY
CITY
EDITION
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THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) OrVw
ron: Fair tonight; cloudy or
foggy near the coast.-
VOLUME XXIII.
MKMBKil ASSOCIATED PBEHH
LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 270
4 A.
W LIGHTS
Carbon Arc Lights Are
Keplaced by Mazda
Bulbs
WILL GIVE TEN
ADDITIONAL LIGHTS
$20,000.00 Improvement
Project to ie started
by E. O. L. & P. Co.
Next Week.
Winn night falls this fvcnlng in
li Grande I he briliituicu of its
"ihousund eyes" will be enhanced
by the twinkle of 75 new street
lights ut prominent Ini erectionn.
TIicm? new street Illuminators
were recent ly installed by the
KtiHlern Oregon Light and Power
company in accordance, with mi
UKieemenl reached some weeks atfo
wall the city commission.
In order to put in the new llghls
7& of the old style curium lamps
on the arc principle wore removed
and replaced by a series of Muzdti
lumps with new r'tbctors.
This new installation ts claimed,
by J. p. l,o(trioge of the Ka stern
Orrjjon l.iKht and power company
officials to add 100 per cent to the
light distribution without the glare
of the old style arc lijjht.
The new light system was In
stalled ut a cost of approximately
ff.iiuo in addition to the );t50
worth or old tMiiiipmcnt Junked to
make wny for the new lumps und
H'l lector. ; t
Tliia arrangement will Rive the
chy ten addition;') lights without
extra cost, according to Mr. Lolt
rliit;e who wuh in lu tiiiuide rody
superintending tlie inNtnH'ution ot
the new system.- ' "-'
S' week the company will
start tin Job of rebuilding the iiihIii
transmission line of n.ouo volts
between mion and Iji Urunde. This
project will cost the Kustern Ore
pun Light und , I'owi-r company
approximately Jiiu.ooo, arcording
(Continued on Page Pive.)
John Walden. counly game war
den, has received complaints thtit
piiiiiis luive bi-en sluioting grouue
In tin- viilli'y Hiid on the foothills.
Mr. W.'hieit Is now following up
eela which may i-;id to the ar
r st und conviction 0f lolutors f
!jn (jiiine biws.
The re;iNon does not open until
S'-pti-mhcr loth and It Is illegal to
shoot 1hf birds hciore that dl
tr ail' r October 20. , Mr. Wal
den lia.s itnii'Minc-d that anyone
c.iulil violating thi.s Rw will be
pro; ecnted to tli- fullest extent.
When the season open) the bag
limit pruvMlcs thai each man is
qilhcwd lour birds in one day or
eight in any seven days.
LECTURER TO
Miss Plon nee Miriam Johnson of
p.os Anuclcs. lecturer, healer, learh
er and aut hor will spt ak at the
public library tomorrow evening
at s o'clock, choosing Tor h'" ""'
j ct, ''The Absolute Truth tut
TiiiiKht by Jesu.s Christ.
M Ism Jidinson was a co-worker
and ft udeiH with Mrn, Annie Hix
Milt i. tor 11 years. 1 raveling t he
orltl ov-r healing and teaching.
!lie ha.s toured t lie I nitert States
nml I'annda sevcnil limes with Mrs.
Mill'.
Miss Juliuson is the author of
several metaphsical books read
on tin- com merit and has gained
considerable reputation an a healer.
She will be in this city but for
one lecture for which then- is no
charge other than a freu will of
fering, taken to support her work.
The audience n re'iie.tcd to be
seated u short time, before &
o'clock.
COMMISSION
MEETING IS
POSTPONED
lh-e:. use only one of the coi:(
mis;ionei n appeared ut the citv
buih.lng last night there w as no
meeting of the city commission.
Tiny will hold their next inee1
:ig et the regular lime oet
W Jaesday
MUST STOP j
SHOOTING!
!
SPEAK HERE
Final Concert
Given Before
Large Crowd
Mr. DcPinto, Helen Mack
Parker and Miss Gib
son Collaborate in En
tertaining Instrumental
and Vocal Recital. (
A large and enthusiast ic audi
ence gathered at the Presbyterian
church last evening to hear Victor
DePinto, violinist, in his farewell
recital. Mr. Iicpinto's renditions
lust evening were excellent und the
audience was very much pleased,
lie appeared In threo groups, the
first consisting of "itoinaiice" and
"Polonaise," the second "Orientule"
by C'ul und "Taumert," by Hchu
munn and the third "Air" by ,,
"Caprice." by KiviMcr .and "Mel
j ody," by I 'awes. As uli encore to
tho third group he played "The.
Kosary" by Nevin. Mr. DePinto j
expression wus wonderful through
out the concert. Preceding each
number he gavu a short description
', of the number he was to play, ad
ding to the interest oi the uveu
ing. i Helen .Mack Parker, soprano, of
' Knteri riae, assisted in the concert
and her numbers were equally well
received. She posaeses a beauti
ful cleur soprano voice which ts
well known to music lovers here.
She gave two groups of number
last evening Including such selec
' tions as "Pur Across the Desert
Sands" by Kinden. "Sung oi th?
Open" by l.u Gorge. "My lxver lie
!omfji on t he Hkee," by Clough
l.eighler and "Home" by McKad
yen. yhe responded with an encore
alter each group.
Nina Gibson, also of Enterprise,
acted as accompanist and did re
markably well. Besides being an
excellent macoiupanit he Is a solo
ist of ubllity.
' Mr. le Pinto will k'ave tomorrow
for Portland, where he will bpend
the next year at the Kiltson-Whiic
conservatory aa teacher and. solo
ist." Regional Conference of
Organization Secretar
ies Convenes Here To
day; Banquet This Eve
ning. The regional niccf ing of 1 he
commercial organization workers
opened today with a luncheon at
the Sommer hotel ihi noon. At
11 o'clock this morning a number
of the guests had already arrived.
Among those who registered ut.
the chamber nf commerce this
morning were. W M. U. lodson,
manager of the -Portland chamber
or commerce; Walter K. Meacham.
presbb-nt of' t he- old Oregon Trail
association n nd HWtretary of the
"Kuker chamber of commerce;
(leorge p.acr, secretary of the Pen
dleton commercial association and
.1. K. Mills. pntident of the 'ovc
funnmerclal club. 1 ' '
The conferences will' convene n't
the high school this afternoon for
the first of the regular meetings of
the two-flay session. . 1 MpcnssinnH
are to be very Informal In nature
and will be conducted In round
table Htyle.
Tin main Inminet of the Hejsion
will be at the Sommer hotel this
evening with W. It. I". Oodson f
port land as the principal speaker
and KrneS Wat kins, vice presi
dent of the I'nlon county chamber
of commerce as chairman.
Mr. lodson. on his address, will
touch on various phases of Irriga
tion and land settlement work.
10 Words
26 Issues
For $2.50
If n mall bii-liie-.i uMir to
keep It -4lf iimtanil before
the :t(Mto fniniltes wlm rend Tin
Ol-crcr Waul Ad Psgc. H
may In'i t a lu-wonl adveill-c-ilM'iit.
two lllir. fr cei- I .in
of the HMrttlb fur only SJ.tVt.
(Vmi(hiiII lii'fnri (Hir le. no
lit on- rffoi-Hvo pnldtciU can In
ptitcba'd at m niall rM'iiM'.
If two line- 1. .iirricti ut to tell
(be br. JtJ.Mi per motitli i
all yon itceil -piid. Aihllilotial
lititM may Ik hail at Miialbr
titan proMitihniate rale. Phone
for an OlrMTvor man to rail.
01i?ertT Ail ert King
A Slcrcliandlslug bcoke."
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! urcT.nPciii; KEEFER TRIAL
UNION CO.
HIGHEST!
BOOZE FINES
Local Office Wakes Rec
ord in Prohi Law
Enforcement
FIGURES ISSUED BY
STATE DEPARTMENT
Union County the Poor
est Place in Oregon for
Bootleggers, According
to Official Records. -
'''iriT" .-t'ntlv Incited by the
stat prohibition department show
j thai the prohibition ! w enfoicc-
ninv ointvi ut i (nun vuuiii) liite
done extraordinary work when
compared with other counties tn
Oregon. ; ( j
i'nlon rank. third In the stuto
for the mouth of Junw Tor the num
ber of violators of the prohibition
law arrested ami convicted. Maker
county and Multnomah county
both with larger population, are
the onl ones which made o. bet
ter record than the local officers.
During the rnonih of June 1
alleged lhuor violstors wi r ar-reim-d.
of these were convicted, j
Tillamook Is the only other county
which approHches this record, with
the exct-ptlon of the two already
mentioned. Tillamook county also
had a record of to arrests but was
far hehtnri in the number f con
victions with only six violators
convicted.
The one place m which I'nlon
county in far in the lead of all
other counties in th pi ale in in
the amount of titu as-asied and
! the amount of Ihpior destroyed.
Although tho arrest und eonvle
lion I in u res urn unusual tn com
parison wit h -.other count in.i the
amount of fines und the guilons of
IS STARTED
The re-trial oT I. It. Kecfer.
cha rged wit h t he jmssesslon of
lWjuor began at 1 o'clock this after
noon. Mr. and M r. Kecfer were
both arraigned at llm original trial
held last Tuesday. Mrs. Keefer was
ii'Hiiltied by the jury but they were
unable to agree on M r. Keeter'rf
guilt or innocenei'. A new jury
whs d ra wn and t he 1 rial com -mi
nced again lit I o'clock this af
ternoon iM'iorc Judge . Hugh J7.
Itrady of the justice court. P. 8.
Ivanhoc Is attorney for th' Qy
feiihc. ' ; .. '
:
n ' f WPHl .
V V, ' CUM IFHELBWE5
Trotsky Again
Powerful In
ooviet Rule
Restoration, of Leader
Has Been Expected for
Some Time; Appoint
ment to Important Gov
ernmehtal Place Is An
nounced. WAH8AW (By the Assoclutid
Prtiss ) . ;A d vices Tron M uscow re
port the return to power of Irfon
Trotsky with his fppointuuut m
chief of the economic council." '
His roslorution to power ami a
position of . influence ' had Im-ii
expecN'd hie where It is consid
ered that his strength and popu
Ifvity arc too great to permlf his
being kept long under probation
because of the probability of htn
becoming head of sonir 'unt'i-Hov-iet
inov'i'ini'nt.
Death Toll from Steamer
Disaster Mounts Stead
ily; Government Inves
stigation Started. "
N'KWI'dHT, l. I... Hy the A
Kicbit''d Press). 'Ie death to! I
of the steamer Mackinac was i
raided to 40 today , when three!
moid of the Injured died. Pour i
others are still missing. They aiej
believed drowned. . , J
The death list grew, by the,
hour. KvYf-y attendant ut the
naval hospltnl. whore most of Ihe
victims wore taken, was on duty
ami woi'Ked ceaselessly As mai.y
of the pnt'.rnts as could be re
inoved were, taken to the Newport
hnspitai, w here 26 . volunteer
n i rscs, in h n y of who in sa y o ve r-,
seas servlue, ministered to their
needs, - . ' " ' 1 '
Boiler Iteftvt C'Mofl. , ,
The rllsaster, the worst In
Ithode lnlund waters since the
sinking of the Irchmont In l!(7
I with between 126 and 175 on
board, wits the direct result of a
defect he boiler. Assistant At tor-
ney Ucnet-iil Heltsen told the As
sociated Press tonights It was a
coincidence that fleorge MeVey, f
capttiin of the Mackinac, also was;
captain of the lurchuiont. which'
sunk after being rammed by a I
schooner diring a blinding snowj
storm. - ' ' '
The Ithode la'and iittorney gen
eral's department will continue itsj
invest Igation to determine w heth- .
er there n criminal cglpnbillty in
last night's disaster.
I'Vderal steamship imipeclorn I
and Newport pollc'e also start-d J
Independent Investigations. I 'nited !
tnlcn Senator Metcalf asked Sec.;
rctary of "omtnerce Hoover to,
(Coiittnuen on I'nsm f,i-.i
Tuning Her Up
FORTY DEAD
NOW COUNTED
j Ambassador?
' ft, !
William C lliiyili'll of ClllraiM,
iml-lvtMx In 1m- iiiiJi-r iiiiihIcI
enltlnil tv PrfMlili'nt C .(ihilitc
fir thtr ainlias.sU(lorMltlp (o Jiiniii.
FOSSlfli''
NEW YOHK (liy the Associnled
Press. i The discovery In Mongo
lia, of tracks believed to have been
the earliest type of man by th ex-
pedltion led by Itoy Chapman An
drews, may prove an Important
clue to determine America'- place
in man's development. Dr. Clark
Wissler. anthropologist of Amer
ican Museum of Natural Histrtry,
aid today. He ahl that It Is cer
tain that the whole chapter of
stone age history Is to be. read In
Jlsitt n-t 'eU ns in Europe,
NATRON CUT-OFF
RAPIDLY ON WAY.
' TO COMPLETION
Southern Pn,clt ' I nnw lay lug
HOnd feet of track per day in the
construction of the1 Natron cut-off
according to George' W. Itosrhkc,
chief engineer, on his return from
en Inspection trip over the new
line. The new construction will
provide an alternate route through
Oregon between San Pranclsco and
Cortland.
That the 1 1 K mile gap between
Kirk and tkikridge is fast being
closed with new rails and that the
ends of the eaNt ami west construc
tion will be within elglp miles of
each other at Hie summit of the
Oregon Cascades by Jnnuitry 1. is
the report made by I touch he. The
new construction will reach a
maximum elevation of 4M7 feel
at odell Cihs. With favornlde
weather conditions I he work will
continue long Into the mountain
winter, said the. official, . , ,
I IMPORTANT
HOSTILITY
10
S RESUMED
French and Spanish Rep
lubeiitauveswiinurawn lroin iNegotiations
SETTLEMENT TO
1K MADE BY ARMS
Large Force of French
'iroops Move into Rif
f ian .Territory to Re
sume Warfare.
PAKIS (Ily AHHoclatod Press).--I'unce
und Hpam have broken otf
peace negotiations with Abd-lil-Kiini,
it it flan ciiief. " The French
and Spanish plenlpoteut artet
avealliiig ttii! Itiffian emiHsartes at
tvleima to , submit to tlie Joint
i te.icii und Hpanisn peacu condl
t.ona have been Instructed to re
turn home. Prance and Hpaln du
cnled tiiai the Itltfltins had been
allowed sufficient time . to send
oeii'KiiLis tu. lecelvu ' the'' peaee
leiius. They decided to leave the
settlement of too Moroccan ques
tion to uriiis,
FK'A, French Morocco (AP.
Tw i nty-five thoiisaud Krcnc h
troops niovt'd forward at dawn to
day in the largest operation to
fur undertaken on the north Mor
occan fionL ' Vndor the' direction
of un aimy corps commander, ad
vances wore made Into tho coun
try of the. ileal Tsulul und Hunt
liraiii-s. two of the most southerly
tribes, which changed , their ab
leguince tix weeks ago from the
Kiench to the ttiffians. und which
havi been causing considerably
damage und '' trouble In t he , real
6l th'b 'PrenoH JCI qiit lliie pmis
ktiw.u then'. ' . , ,
I The area is 4i0 miles S()Uaic
,uhd is located just north, of the
'I axah-l-'ez road, which the rebels
frequently cut, disrupting com
munication along the iCrencfi im
perial North African highway con
nect Ing M orocco a nd A Igerliw i
Objectives Attained QiilokJ1
' Almost, the entire duy's list of
objectives worof 1 uchlrived v before
noon by fo'ir kilobit e columns,
two of which advanced northward
from this side of Abdullah on the
I'V.-Tuza road. A third sturted
In u northwesterly direction from
Camp De Hitches, 2i) kllotnctciB
north of Ta.a, and a fourth mo
bile group -noved to the north
and east of the rebel tribes be
tween Hub Tav.a and Dab M Group.
The hist group, under the com
mand of y.oiing Colonel Nauguss,
numbered 4 'm it men and consti
tuted the highest peak of mili
tary adventure of this campaign.
' (Continued on I'aga Five.) -
HAM-:M, Ore. (Hy Hi,. Associated
Press.)- Tlie stale tevthook com
nilysloli convened heM today for
a Iwo-day sewslon to select the texl
brxtks for use In the publhr schools
despite ihe rilling by Attorney
Oeiierui Van Winkle that whatever
. inMi.Mi ( taki-H will be Illegal.
1 The commission will hear the
'bids of publishers ami award con
tractu for two thirds of Ihe stale's
text books despite HP pOHslblllly
'Ihui their action may be overruled.
1 Slate Superintendent Chun hill Is
mil sitting wiHi the bourd. He has
announced that his dep-.i rl inept will
follow the attorney general's rul
ing. .New I'nrkliitr OnlliisiMi !;ff-tle
KAIsKM, f)re. Hitein's new
heu d -on parklufc ordinance be.
eiillie etfei'tlve here following th"
ael ion of Mayor (llesy in affix-'
Inu his HiMfiatnie to the law. Offi
cials predicted t liul t he new ordi-"
naiU'.e Won It) -onne ve pjirhin,,'
Kpin-e ati'l iciluic materially thtt
nuuibei' of Ira I lie accidents.
XTRA
'I hah. is iiovr.
l.AMl ( AIM senn li Tnr
the i'1-niriil romh'i. -oiiiimte. to
ibij hi many mh-Hoiih of the norib
uM, tail nil chic bnxiubt offl
fti s aunlut n blank wall In I bell
ipicl fur I be innnlereix.
ACII IS Kll.Mll.
si.Anri; ap. iutMrt s.
Butler, frehintlii I'H'W lmell Ml
tin- I nlvcitly or Uii-.blnln. nit
nouiired ivida Hint be bad nc
eepletl the Im Mat 'on to Ihi-umm
cfNiidt nt the I filled Mate nfltnl
mndirtir. c will report Octobci
III st, . ..
HI
UNDAUNTED
Other Clues
Discovered by
Authorities
Blood-Stained Car Cush-j
ions and Wearing Ap
parel May Lead to So
lution of Mystery.
d Press). Two blood -stained
lUtomohtl cuBllions bclll-lllK thai
Iilttala "J. B, II." and other wea.-
ig appurvl. along with a not.j
ook - founil , late . last. tllKht. nny
rail to ths aolutlon of th Carlnie
.trim- plld , uiucdvr myatpry. ,
Ihorlllca ; bt-llpve. Th new, uvl-
U'nco wiia fouud a mile aoutli
.'roni' th point, where the burn-'
ng automobile was locateU lour
lays after the murder.
I
Estrangement-Said to' Be:
RUDOLPH AND
WIFE PARTED
Amicable With NO De-' (hemp lent) smoking- among tlin
jii-f for nivnvpp nr A liJ PrlHoners featured tho second sea-
sue loi ijivoice m aii-on of th0 inv,.,UiruU(n inl0 t!lu.
monial Heart Balm. ' ! escape hy n coroner's Jury hen.
i Bummacised. the testimony tak
en from the witnesses, .all but
KKW YOHIf. (By the Assoclat. one of whom aro and were cm
ed, Press). Rudolph Valentino, ployed at the prison at the t.nio
original shell! of tho screen, and f the delivery, brought forth
his wife, Wlnfred IJeWolrn Hud- these stuteint nts:
nut Valentino, dancer, and daugh- That no discipline, as compare.'
ter of -the perfume manufacturer, 'Wth former administrations, ex-
knva nvMurf tn .nn.inta The1
'
wreck of one of Hollyw-ood's dear-,
est romances was announced today
by .George I.llinan. Mil. Valen
tino's manager, but he emphasised
that the' rocks were wull cushion.!
ed. ; j
The separation la entirely rrt-!
endly. Kllmun said, there being!
aa Idea of a divorce or ullmony
knit, merely tho desire or tho two
ems to purple 'ihelr iwn tat.
etitH In dlrlerenr directions.
Mr.: and Alts. Valention hud been
considered one ol thif srrein ,,,;,. , . , i,. , ...
most happily married eoupl-s. Mts.l CHH'Atin (AD Victor r. Ijiw
Volentlno's artistic snipork .has "" edllon ind publisher of thfl
bt-4n featured in most of Ihe late. Chicago' H News. n,.rt at hit.
ValentUio Picture releases,- '- , P1' "ere Wednesday night after
4 Valentino's ' waning pniiillarlly
. - ... . .
may nave lieen elemental in conirl-
iullng to the estrangement.
Buffalo Round-Up
' To Be Staged in
Yellowstone Park
Superintendent AlbHffhC of Yol-Ibw-.tone
National park advises that
a. buffalo roundup In the park will
nommence Auifusl. 30th ronllnulntr
for about a week or us loii(? us the
public demand It. There will be a,
(limp of Prow Indians and the ex
hibition will take place on the
south side of the Lsmrtr river ap
proximately 15 miles from t'amp
liotine ve ii . I'l'O'Me win in tttr-
rled from Ihe Canyon holel and
Canyon camp to Buffalo Itanch hy
hum is. Box luiuhi'S will be pro
vided by hotels and camps, After
luneheon Kiieaie will lie in ken In
old time stajfc roach to Umor
river mid one of the thrills of the
trip will be the foxlliiK of the rlv-
it. Jt will be iierenHnry i drive '
uboui two tulles beyond the ford influential publishers in the Init
to Ihe iMiInt where the biifrnlo show , ed Stales and friends usert ht
will tnke place. Murrain will be
rounded by Indians In hill cos
tume rid Inn hor.'es hurebiiek.
Many prominent people will be
present inrhidlmr a number of
eoiifcnrnsmeti und probubl the
chief of Muff Of Die I nited HlHlea
ui iny. Morbe pfople am
omiiitf
loiitf diHtanei'H to see the show
which will be Hpectacuhir in a hluh
deKiee und reminiscent of pioneer
las on ihe Kifat plains when the
Imffulo whs Ktich conHpicuous
feature In Hie wild lit of the wot.
Federation Policy
Already Worked Out
(By (hiiibs l Stew nil)
WAHIMNtiTON (NKA Hperliil ).
The American I'edi i uliou of l.u
Imr a I red (I y hnn its proKt inn fur
Hie next Heswion i( cohkx eas vei y
definitely w orked out. It knows
jusl what It Tallin and doeHii't
want. It alms to K't the former
f It ran. to -io all tn Its pow er
to prevent the lat: er, or put a ;i
end to It, If It exists now. I'n-.Hi-ilent
Wit Mam f iieen'a outline of
his nrnniziition's poilcleti 1b hh
chilli cut and concise us the typi
cal polittclnn's dl!'UH!lon of pnr v
plans usually In uiH.eit.ila und III'
lerinlle.
The federaHon seeiitH il wheiu .
If cnm-re-'S e.its nut the surtax on
bl Incomes, to put u Killed t;t X
In Its pluee "The uvnuice woi.t
man's llvlnir," I'reHblent s - t
told lile, "ensts him prucltcally 'ill
he ma ken. Tuxes are paste 'd uloliic
to him on ever yt hlntt, lie cur
Hen the whole toad --except the
surtax. The man who sills to
the work man makes a miiitfln of
profit.. He Includes his taxes in
llio prices ut the goods hu w-l's.
DISCIPLINE
HELD LAI III
Escape, of Convicts At-
ti'il-lllf nri fr. Prni.
W1"r U
iiiaiiagCliiClit
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TV vi?OTir A TfrtV
ll VJiSUuAUUiil
WRI.I. ITKnP.R WAV
.
'
Tpstiinnnv nf KninlnvopQ
of Prison Given Before
Coroner's Jury Probing
Death of Guards.
. SALEM, Ore. CAP). Sweeping
statements of a total absence of
discipline and control over con
victs, ta d by some of the wit
nesses to he directly responsible
tor the break und kilting of two
guards and a convict, Inefficiency
'SmnS n"';
(Continued on Pag. Five.)
"''
1 'Mp. lJiwHiin hud suf
Mr. lJiwson hud suffered heart.
nttaeks In recent years from over-r
work and an attack of myocarditis
with acute dilation, whleh caipj ,
Tuesday, proved fatal at 10 o'cloen
Wedncwlay nlffht. His nearest
relative. hlB niece, Mrs. Clarke -t;.
Tavunee, of Chlcuffo, summii' fU
when It was plain his lllneiw had
become grave, was at his bedside
Mr. Ijiwson would havo been 75
yeiirs old next month. Karller la
the year, und two or three time
In the last decade, he had suffered
attiu-ks which kept him confined
for u few days but after brief rests
he resumed his vlworous activities.
refiiHliifC to turn over the burden of
direction of tho Dally News to hi
8tufr
I Victor Kremrmi Lawson Ruined
fame and fortune by his foresight
In antlrtputinK' the succeKs of a
low priced newspaper. Mis Ohl
ciiKo I ally News was the first
western paper to make a success as
penny sheet.
liirtiicimal 1'uhllslier.
Mr. Uiwson was one of the most
paper always was conservative. -
lie was one of the founders and
ulwuys a leader in the uflatrs of
the AHNociated Treus, beln one of
(he omul vigorous udvocut?s of co
operative in ws K'herlng. Ho was
president of the Illinois corporation
from I S 'J 4 until 11)00. tie hud ben
a member of the board of direct
ors of t he prcHcnt orRanizatfon
eunUuuou.sly slnct November. I1I0U.
He wuh born In ChlcaKo Meptem
ber !i. isr.o. the son of Ivur und
Melius II. lawson.
und bun his profit cleur of
everything hut the surtax. Alxd
Ishtii-r the sin lax und Imposing a
saleK tax uoiild lie putting tll!
entire burden on t he poorer man,
The federation opposes It. VVY'r-!
lor tax ri'dui ilon, of courm-."
i ,
There's been considerable talk
of action by President Cool blue 0
prevent turiher coal strike tleiipi.
, Nothinx dolns ulong that line, is
,the federutton'S view. "The BU
' preme eo ut." salil President.
(it eeii. "already has held troveni
' Hl- nt interference with hlbo.' N
I miii'H or hours uncoiistitutionul.
J rinje are matters purely betwe-.-u
I I he fin plover. and employ-;.
1 Whtit's timie, we shall oppose any
jiit'empt to lefttrlct labor's no-tn il
, HeMvllb's fntther by Rovernment
I ti iliuniils or boards.
We fhull join the rallrratl labor
Ktoup In an effort to pass tlM
j Howell-Harkley bill, providing for
iidiUHtmettt of ilisptttcs betwoeti
the roads utnl their men by otbT
than govt t nmeiital means. W
shall try to u Wo It. in tho rullrow-U
labor board
NOTED EDITOR
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