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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CI T Y EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore gon: Generally cloudy to night and Wednesday. Cool, er Wednesduy. (-;. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER AHHOCIATED PR BUS LA GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1025. aVkmbkr associated phkss NUMBER 280 FLYER HEARING ULU HONOL Gin DADS AWARD JOBS LAST KI6HI W. C. Kelleys Bid for Al tering City Hall Is Accepted HARDEN BOWER IS WATER WINNER II. & S. Electric Com pany Gets Contract orr Wivintr- Tnral nf RiVlo : Awarded Is $30,260.80. Al a special session ni one nVtnek today the commission ac cepted the hid of HnrdcnlMwcr Ibmtlicrs for 1 1 n Mil In Hearer creek. West Heaver creek and Hidden Springs Inprowmcitts for the amount of SIH.1IU.HO. The V lelnnd bid which was rejected was for the amount of 91K.42l.fMl. The contrMd calls merely for the work of evemnliim, the haul ing and the laying of the pipev The liH Itself for the project was nichasfMl by the city and will be f u mis) ieU the cont rat-tors. Pudding HnK The city commission ut a special session lust evening considered bids for the iinproveineiitH on the city building. The coniract calls for the remodeling of the building to house the new fire equipment and a general rearranging of the en tire HlI'ttctUHLi , 'I wo bids were received, both from local contractors. H. P. Neil son's bid wiih opened first. .Mr. Nellnon proposed to do the work fop $18,323.80. VV. C. Kelly BUb nutied a bid or $1 1.126. With so mueh variation In the amounts there whs little discussion by the two commissioners present, A. T. Hill, president of the city Utid Charles Play le. commissioner being both in favor of a motion to accept Mr. Keiiy'H bid. IT & s. (icts Contriiet. This mutter concluded thus amicably bids for the w,iiing of thu (Cnntinupd on rage P"i.l FINE TO CITY S. T. SinnnOiiH and K. H. Kuller, accused of 1 iclitiiig. w ere brought l..-)tre the miinirip"! Judge l;.st niKhL Simmons was found guilty and piiid a line of H'. Kutier was loitiul not guilty. "arl Krlclison. eh urged with drtinkenrss. forlelled $J." by non appearance lor trial. . .i.li o. Alarl ul ' .,ey. charged with puss ssion of liquor, was con tinued until today. Dr. W. T. Phy Will Read Paper at Medical Meet I'f. V. T. I'hy ul Mm Ltilii' h;is Kiii' In M.ilfonl. On-., to atli'nl tin' On-eim Siiili- M-iIIcmI society convi-ntion. I r. I'hy ulll read a pjip.-r nn piiml mtiif.ithcsiu for hiiijor oiii-nitioi). Hi- i n cts to l'i- (roni' a wi'ik. ami limine tin trip In- will fMnp at Olympla for a v'slt with his slstrr. t nlon county will In' well n'P- ri'si-nti-i at the tni'i-tlnff. Hi-shl'S lr. I'hy's part on the proirram, Mr. I.i-e ISouvy. vice pn.'ililint of the society, will prcNlile during the eonentloii. BATTLER PfliS Flower Show Will Open At Elks Hall Tomorrow I-'! mil preparations for the an nual .svifchhorhuod club flower vhow are b;ing compbtetl toilay. Vh,. show will open tomorrow af ternoon at 1' o'clock In the main lis H room or the Klks' temple. i."owern of all kind have b n ent.-r'l In tin- cumcst. The spe cial (onr.st 'or (he sehool chil dren in th- I'entra!. tlreenwood and Mivria aehools and th" litgh Kchool have created cunslderable inter' st und a large number nf entrants ii expected In inl d.iss. The rornmitiee in chare of preparations ha- b' n S' leeiim; ; he li"i! of judges this morning but at noon did not have the list ready 1o announce, particular care s being ud to competent judes. The ju'ivins 01 tU fluweni will Rival '.zra s t v 4, At Inst a rival bus hren fan ltd for j;ra Meeker, lonc hailed ns typifying (he pioneer spirit of the nest, I!. A. Ksies of Kent, Wu-h., arrived In Scuttle, Wie-h., vin ox cart, two years before .Meeker. IlMes rcewitly celebrated his "diamond jubilee" In the north west. Ho caipc west In IS0. THIS EVENING Providing weather conditions nrt favorable, the lit fJiunde nut nicipat band, uixler the direction $f- An,l''''vv l.oney, .lr.( dirc.etoij, will appear In eoi-ert this eve ning at h o'clock sharp al the hlgi school athletic grounds. ' The ineinbers of the. band have been drilled diligently of lute by ( Mr. honey who expects the or ganization to f irniBh ln Crande with one of the f nest programs of the summer open-air concert period. The program will be fea tured by two specially selected n limbers, as was mentioned yes- I teiday in these columns. I trie to the large number of peonle w ho enjoy each band con cert the police department has found it necessary to make sone rule regarding t he parking 'if cais at the ball pari; so that the eonceitr may be played without Interruptions and the traffic han dled with tin- minimum dlllictillv. f;lcs to He CIommI. In order to park within the en closure all c.rs must be inside the gates before the concert stalls. Wlp-n the band starts playing the gat en to all entrances will In closed. Xo parking will he al lmvi, on Third street In front nf the M avenue entrance at ' the north with the exe-ptton of th" cars owned by the members of the band who must pull in eln'r in order to load ami unload their invt miiientn and equipment. ! After the concert has started no cars will be allowed to leave the park. Kntrance to the park nrist be made on Third street so j t hut lh" cars can be assigned o prop'-r spaces. Klt can be ma le I at t he conclusion of the concert 'at cither the K avenue or the Third street gates. I N op"e who drive to the concert J and leave their en rs out side the : park may drive away during the program but this pt l liege is i denied those insidf. iiaim-.s pioNt:i:ii Di:.M) MAKKI:. fire.' (Sliiiiiil) llen jjiiinln l;. Tni'i'v. one of linker cnniitx's iiromin-nt iiione'-rs. iled at tin family rei-liletice at Halli'-.i !at noun estiTilav from heait Trou- hie fiillewina- an Illness of jeversil 'weeks. .Mr. Tnniy I'tinie to linker Icniiniv In IMiiTi from .Mi. Veni'in. III., wliere he wiu born Au,'!!.! IK. mi'.. take place at the opentntr shortly alter - o'clock tomorrow alternofin. Ibiiing tlii! nt'ternooir show tin hidies wili i re randies and re-ir-'snment.i. W i tin ts will. ! aiuiounec'l atid pil'K will be jiWiiti'-d lomorrow eM-nttm. , The piize ll-t Is a bum one ami t-ome unusual flower di---pas w !l be t nti-red in the shew. An ail'b d attraction al the ( - n tng shewing be a timsical pr-i-gra m e rra r-ged by M rs. I:. 1 Htdliies. Vocal solox by Kiiv WiJI lams and Mrs lister Kfofl-lurd will be i;ts'en with the accompaniment phue'l bv Mrs, Holme.. Miss Fn Hiet-rist, dauirhter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sb g-t. will contribute a daive to ttu: program to bv Kivca touivrrow evcnliu. I i i BUND CONCERT JOHN D. t PAYS MOST I II I U IIIUUI ! iiinnMr tav HlUUIIIL IHA More ' Than ' Six . Million lurned Over to the - Government ' COLLECTORS LET 4 T t irtnur n-vnw-n.n MjU IVj Li.LiLJli0 thrneiic Is used in very hituiiI l fl , (piantities In this lotaiity und then XT XT t- only for industrial purposes sue Newspaper Now Permit- as in forges m biack.-m.th shops, ted to Publish Amounts Jnac,,inj J"0'8 a"d 80 on- T,,c T 1 T l- n n large plants for the most part use raid, KUllMJ? rOJIOWS four-fool shibwood from the nvi's Lonff Court Ficrht. lfor , furL ln,,,,le ,,,,ri fl,l,nn,i,,,p vvu.v ifeai. (stokers which feed slack to the 1 ' '1 furnaces have been adopted by PKTROTT (Hv the Assoelntd 1 many concerns. The scene of the PrcsO Hcnrv Kod iwld $2.60.- strike activities is n far away 80S income tnr nnd Kdsnt Ford, his tlit the economic eff. ct of the son, fS.IRft nKA;- Th" Knrd. Momr roal miners' action will also be company paid approximately $16,-! little felt. 50O.OU0. ; ! . 1 . " ' ' 1 i.-r!oo mim:hs stiuki-: KW YOJMC fBy the Avoclited! PHJ I.A Di:i,l'HI A, ( Hy the Art Pres.) -John p. 7tockretler Jr., soclatcd Press) The closing paid l . 2 7 T, i Income tat. the hours of the nnthracite wage con largest recorded for the financial tract, the expiration of which al district. FIIb father paid $128. 20,. midnight goes down In coal hl- Jack PrmpHev paid $27 income tax and Jack Kearns, hla manager, (Sion of lfiS.OOu miners was mai u pald $52. ted by a parting thrust at the 1 - . ' ' WASHINGTON Ry th Amncl- ated Press Th people of thf I nMed State." Dave tltelr second op- pnrtunlty toduv lo who paid Income t ixs In 1924, and how ; much each puld. At 0 a. ni., local time, internal revenue collators in all districts opened the Income tnx lists in, public lrutpection and tnr th first time, newspapers niav publish them without foar of rnovs against them bv feteral authorities. (..'ommlssloner Blutr of the intern al revenue btiresu," ha went instruc tions to all collectors us follow: i - "The lists will M open for pubi Iln i Inspection at all time during each working day for 3ft days be ginning September I. Thereafter the hours tbev shall le open for public Inspection tnsy be regulated by eneh collector of Internal rev enue with a view to preventing un due interference with the official work of the office. However, fol lowing t his 30 day period, they most be open lo public inspection at least three d' s a werk and dur ing such days (hey shall be avail able to the public at least three hours a day. - "The days and hours will be e. leeted by each collector and du" publicity to their regulations will be given by the colleclnrM." When I he treasury announc-d . year go lhat the INts could be ex amined by the public. It issued a warning that one provision of the federal tx law apparently prohlb- ilc,i publication of the names and ..rnni.nt. in tl. M..-1, nncertaintv rc.ilterl nnrt i..t were bronchi to the supreme court which consirued to statute to nv-an that publication was permitted LEGIONNAIRES TO BEGIN WORKING ON CELEBRATION The regular meeting of the l ,a Orande Amrican .I-etrlon post. No. 4:t and the ladles auxiliary will be hi Id at Hunan Hall at eight o'clock tomorrow evening. Preliminary reports and plans for the Armistice lay celebration will be made. The eglon ep"cts to make thla year's county celebration the ! st ever, officials declared today. j Bjd For Log House at Emigrant Park Loses A project that Is of speefal In terest, to l.a Grand" and I'nlon county fell by th" wayside at. I-YI-day's meetin'J of (he slate highway eommls.don nt I'nrtland. The con tract on the big log house at Immi grant Park on the summit of the Blue mountains wan not PM ns the low Md. that of ('urtls Gardner amount t'l't.GM. m held too hl rh. It is understood that $25, nan was as high as the commission um will ing under any circumstance s to go on this vork. Union Mill Installer Turbine Water Wheel INlnV Ore. t-Hp.clal) - -Work is progressing ut iho 1'nlon I'louring Mill company where a new turbine Water wheel and new flume are 1 In inHiulb d. The dredging for the flume, pond and Inlet Hrr about finished and most of the material for the Improvement U on t he ground. Meanwhile the mill Is busy handl ing the grain which I cum Ing in rapidly from the rune lit. In tuts enj of the valley. Coal Strike ! Causing No Worry Hei Quitting of 158,000 .V : . thracite Miners in F AViU Effect Ul Gnfi-. , But Little. ""j The strike of the anthracite coal- m iieiH 'n the eastern1 coal i fields will have no direct ef " on the local business conditc . The coal supply for La Grffmle ' comes ulmost entirely from the '"'" 11,11 l"""a- toiy as "Jtero hour" for a suspen- inline, owners by John L. I-W's, PaMi'iil of the United Mine ;"orkerB of America. Mr. U-wis charged that (he (Continued on Page Klve.) I'nder recent migratory bird tlVllty Ul't K'Klllll- Bu , , ini' o..n easona In Idaho un.l Or,.,;0n n nntcrfoM (.'xc-nt uooil ,lrk nn.l ,.). coo. Kiilllnul,.,. n,l Wil- on ...!.,. or ja. ksnl,,... Iila.-k-l,,-!- tin nml irolili n plovi-m. an. I " J"'""" -K" "I"! ... ..... . ... ..,.-, , ,,, .,,,. ry 1, IncltiBlv... a,-,-,,, ,11,, l an uiiiiiiiiiiii.iii.ii jji nn- mnmTlra ALTER SEASON ON GIE BIRDS; I'nder recent changes in the urvi.y, 1 nlt,',l Htali'H .l. pnrl rin nl ,ilu. ., H.ml ,.,, ,,, ,,.,n ,,,. "r nB,,'k'' ' 10 '"l'rn of,,,,,, ,,,,. ,,. 1, ,,,,. IIH-SP two Htati H. .,,. UlK , , ,,.,, uf J,,,, Mirh hlnln l.'Kally k 1 may hi- ,. ,,UV(. ,,., ,.,, , ,, , poSS.:SSl.l only d ,rlB ll. ,. , .,, , rv(. , ,,,,, .. .,.,. ?"-i.rt(tii Mii'i i iic ursi mi days or the close,) neaon. but provisions of Htate laws hi regard to taKging. furnishing affidavits, and procur ing s' 01 age permits must be ol served. I I ' here IB HO Season There for woml d"ck i-ns. rind lliese ,,,,, niay not he. hunted or killed C()W-;. Ore. (Special). Thres ing Is finished In this locati'y. The grain turned out f.ne an I I was not badly damaged by smui.f A few f-' i huth w ho own ruin -bines are stilt harvesting. An Unusual Bargain lo yon recount nit mitiiiiil bargain'.' Ibirgalic In pita hie -Ihc ptihll. Il are more dirrh-till to appreciate Im( ao-e ml erf ers often fail to iioalir.e what they are buy.'ng, bill man vmnller Ini'lmm firniH in I, a (rande are recogtify.tng (be un itMtal n'iie itf ilivni r W aul Ad on an Iiicmm .ifie liiont li ly biii. To be able to kep their itinii'" 11 MltAiltl before lite teoplc of Ihr l.a f.randc tcrrllory eciy lmliM"" day of the month, l.-.fieH. fur n Utile ik ,".() n nion tb (bat's worth lincsiiaui. Ing. No great er reader Inter cut can 1m had. t)terrr Advert Islna . A McrcbandlAiiig tscrvlue iTiinrpniMn t I II Ml lib Jil GOVE AT END MS SHED WHEN BABE SEES WIFE George Herman Ruth, ; premier Slugger, Denies Sensational Yarns ' WILL APOLOGIZE 1 TO HIS MANAGER Yankee Swatsmith Inter views Colonel Jacols Ruppert and Visits His Wife, Who Is 111. M:W YORK (liy the Associated Pro.1.) Uabe Huth announced, a nor conferring today with Colonel Jacobs ltuppert. owner of the New Vork Yankees, lhat he would pub licly apologise for his derogatory .latements concerning Manager Miller Hoggins. Hnth emerged from a half hour -on fen-nee with Ruppert smiling. ' i utn sorry wis so hot headed, this in the onlv thing I ran do." he said. "I gi-e-B everything will bo ull right now." Huth Shells Tears. There was a drarnatte touch when "'h visited his wife, who Is seri ously in in nep noiei. Until broke Into tears when he reached ln-r bedside. Somewhat pathetically, the. Italic tried to console her mid with tears running down his cheeks he as sured her there was , no truth. ,to sensational stories about him.' HIGHER FEES ARE -ASKED. ON TRUCKS AND AUTO BUSSES llAKKU. Clin. (Kpi'clnl). Wll Ham 1'itliy, I'hiiitiiiiin tf tin Ore villi Kliili' IiIl'Iiwiiv i'iiiii i nfiiiiin.t . , I... ........ .. inltltitlvf incasun. to compi-l tlm .,. of tnlck, am, Kmtercllll ,B. , ,,y ,,ll;.r llclM1Be to ,,. ,. ,,, tlllll p,,,,.,.,, .lpo ,,., ln ... ,,,,,. ,)y ,,. ih t, i..,.ii.,i ,., i, HI NovOlllllIT, lltli, by ri'fi'fi'ii ,,, " ,,,., ,,,.,..,,, aayt h I i..iu...i ..u i "..1...11 iaipport nf practically every coun ty court in the slate would he axsuicd if such a nicas ire went j on the ballot next year, 1 niby i sas. u it i I f t 1 Llltllt llMI l-Mlll ltlll(l Wliiilu mwl lsanilu-inic I'KMH.KTDN, Ore. ( ty the Ai- iH-ialetl Press). Today officially inmUs the opening of the "Ho ind opening of the -Itaiinl- Mip KeiiHon" in Pendleton ami eo'.v i buy hat.H, Irmd uhli lM and htgh ' heHed bouts make up the uniform now in vogue. Tonight a cowboy fiance atncd by the Happy Canyon itHsoct'ithin will give the round-up period Its official start, IJrooKhart in IiCaH at (lose of Vote Recount vVASIMNOTON. f My the Assoid-at.-d Press)- At the close of (lie s nate reeoiinl Mfiliday night of the vo'es cast In the loua seualoriat epetinn, S'Jp'TVlsot'S ffir both K"IIH-t-r Hrookhart jtnd Oanfel I-'. HtecK. h' I temoeratie oppoctd. claimed vi'tt)ry Tor their candidates. The final outeoni" however, ulll not be known until the senate com - initlee on privileges and elections eanviiHKeff the hT 7 challenred bal- lots aiifl officially prist-a on them. If all of the (dtatleug.-d ballots shoiibl be declared valid, Senator llrooi. hurt uoiild have a plurality. of IK! vt.'.s. The tot-ti s- nate count for the H'-te hichidltig both paper and vet- t;iu' machine ballots ami t hone chal- h ot-. t as w.dl as the undisputed xuf'S. gave Itrooliharl I.Mi.uCi and Seek t't.s:f.. The state au'lltor's certified re pert, Sldctillled after 1ir ehelion iMv'c I'.roolharl 4 4 7 . r. i 1 and Stet k tt'i.M'i. widch showed a plurality n 7 I !i votes for Uronkhiirt hn ae (ordingly was given a eertllioate of election. Robbers Loot Portland Dairy Company of $731 1 POItTLAM). Ore., flty the A.'S'-i- el-.ited Press. ) oldieis -early tf- diiy blew the Kate of the Sunrise Dairy here and escaped with $731 call. Mrs. Bessie Loren ' urn II U.M HWMWB ' Jlll-l iat"MM v.t 4 in -.1 . ,v .t if leMplt4i cAl'i'Tnl prrt'atltlotlN tltkiti hy Hie lllimlerer nf MfH. Iti'Nslc lAiifii, OnklPutl. ('ul.. linms. Ut Inkier lip Ills rrillU', It hum timwrthiMl hy M)llco ami- nivskHH'r iiivistlrntrH. I'lH'thiiiii of Min. ItdK'n'A hinly Welti romul Ncutlcri'd mcr a ltinrh Innil . It"ttr f;l t'4'l'rtln, ('t'J. . i'hls ulli'init Id ocover. ti,"( totti'tlliT with. .llki4 i lili-ni i' olitalniil hy iHilli e, Mill (lii lll to IH'IH'VH Mi. Iifii'ii wns the victim of h '(iuu'kl(K'lir. lli-. is the lat plftlli'v Inktii 'of Mrs. Joit'ii hrforo Iter inyslrrlotih (llsaM'nmiixj. T F WASHINGTON (My the Asso ciated Press).---Itrrt K. Ilaney, of E T O Oregon, shipping board 'eoiiimis has not HOMer, today reiterated his refiv- al lo resign under the circum stances rciuestcd by Pieatdi-nt t.'oolidge. .While llaiu-y has recelxcd no word from SvvampKcott himself, he was Informed of press advices that tin- pri'Slili'iit Impi'il he would ri i iiiiHlili r his ili i lsliin. Hi' d"- i lan il he eonlil mil eonshler re- sit-n nif so Ioiik as the pri'slili i.t liasi il his ri'iiii st for reslifiiiitlon alli ui il hieneh of liilth. ' Swumiiw nlt .l.spuli lii sulil that the pivsidenl believed llliti"V W'PilHI li'JIII.l' llll' ) 1 1 1 1 I 1) I M liy ) remaining on the board, f! KTflV ItlKIVKW . iv.u.fimnviMv' IlULrtl'i IHiDlllUIIVU iiV li'f A'W TO It V l I i jllIlp XJl)t 1 , KniiKST cufivi-: ore r Mv the Aaaoeleted Prens.) The fl-irrow and Mt-Cnne general merchandise store at fi'Ston. sl tin!' n s iuHi of lit re, as d atroyed by fire early in lay with n loss cs'lmat'-d at be ue n Jo.uria and $:i't.n''i. The building, owned bv the odd I-VIImus lodg", was Insured lor $ 4 The I fiiesl drove fire df p - irl - in nt aided in fiithtmc the Haims. l-'tid liVtoiH, mill uorketv silfhtiyj Itijurid his foot d'trini; the lire. Farm Outlook Is (Joort, U.S. AgrirulturistH Sayi ' WAHMI.N'OTON. ( the A'a i- i(f -(,hM j Tri,. a:'ri'iiit uiMl stl- ,l!t,iotl r,.n t :i I lv Is views by Ihe d-- partuit nt of agriculture In its N p- ,.mher r- vlevt js a promls ng one lhiH (.:,r for tn a. j i;,i.-w plated the relative p'l.- ,.)ilHj(l tr i.,wer f farm pro-luets In terms of non -ni'rtcti! ura I eouunodl- ties f'r .Inly at I an um p red n it h h,,. fve year pre-war level which at !'). The d .' I t tin conditions on t In fairly good." said "iv em! ebb- usi are Union Men Ordered to Avoid Baseball Games WAMHINOTttN (Hv C Ask-i .luted Press).--Am tairl of a en to llgtt bV I lie A me r1 can Kedern- tion of Labor lo bCtur ee"n'vmie pn'KHiire" Hif 'l'"(! He P'tTa !elp''Ui ,Mnertci:n base!, ill club, n'l nnb-.i (nen n M(. n 'ttonel cardial we e ordered by their off cers lo slay away from the Waahliigton-Phiia- ideipMu. gumta here, . ' , .j U -i I LMIJI 'LI I III : : va H runucu IU 1 I QUIT TRIP x v . Kt Ml HI jflM. 1 s'. . W XTRA i(ximi:s r.ivi;x. lIlll'ri.AM) (AP) Inspeetlon non-stop fllBht to Hawaii, had of Income tn returns of proiiilnent completed half of Its 2. 1 lul-milo Oli'Konluus ii'enls the fnllnw inir: I Journey helwevtl 6 and 6 o'clock .lulliis .Meier, ilepnrlineiil sliiieihl mornlnir. Iiianiu:!'!', pnlil the Kovenltueiit The PN-il. No. 3, which also Mlll.limt. Simon Itenson, ri'putetl started on the long journey yes the rh'.icsl man In the slate, miil tenlny. was forced iown about JCilunr II. PIM'f pnlil S:tlU. 31111 miles from Hun Krancisco !"- II. Aer, Miwinlll owner, paid SIJ..'i7k. .1. Anlnwortli, presklenl uf the I'. S. .National hank, repre- M'iitatle nr n hlv pioneer etJile, pnlil ifu ta. A. I. Mills, preilileiu or the l'lit NalUniiil lutnk. nlil iio ln. Willanl llawlev, paper mill i erator. paid k::HI(. .IiiIiii II. eon. llmiK'r owner, operator in a IiIk offiiv InillilliiK here, pnul Ji:.- 115. AVOICI II.Ij ACCDIT. MAI.IIM (P) Tom Word, fr- slieriff tf .Mtiltnoniah coutil, nM ,.,.,.. ( in.- appolnliiient as warden nr the slate penitent inry, i'Iom- irJi-iHis of ttord advised tlio ( apllal doui ual tsla . THIAL IN OCTOItl-'.It, 1 SAIJ:M (Al) The trial of Mur r ty, lllot and K'lley fur killing tuo gnnrds In n prlin break An- gn-t I'J Mill Is'gin OclolM-r ."V. Tilt' - ..fee will Is1 tiled separately. . Governor and Forget Virgin Islands (Hy Cbtnlcs P. Slenari.) oT Ihe once busy, prosperous port WAsillNCTON, (NKA Special ) of Nt. Thomas, the islands' tttetre - While hVerehuy of the Navy Wll- polls, until today It seldom la is t bur, whose tlepartmcnt runs the ed uxcept by a very Beinl-occiM.on-'lrgbt Pi! rids, doesn't admit re - j al navy .'-unspnrt. sponstbllity on its part for the de-j l-'orinyrly a stopping lace for the plm-able eondithms w hlcl, Judge bl; slilps of a -veral lines. It. is not Lucius J. M. M ihuin rharire exist now touehed by one. Its commerce th'-re. it's levond anybody's power is almost wholly gone, t Is dlffl- to deny truthfully lhat economl- cult ecvn to reach, or to leave, on:-c rally the IMands pnpubitlon has there. dei;eiera i ed ills rt :iretuuy since the: I 'nifed St;iis tr.ok Pie Rrotip over The b-glshiHon which wron.-'-t from I n-iiici i k In 1917. Ilhts ruin was not of the navy's Comparative figures spoilt for . ma king, tin rnselv s. J P was Ihe work of a congress in III IH'li, hi tore the effects of Wash ington of w hose mem) ieis few Aite rbnn rule hiul had time lo can find the Virgin Inlands on th make th'-insHves fully felt, the Is-1 map, wPhont Hinting, nod some t la inters' en port h to this country emotintde to i! 71. Fi Those for i'.r4 were $r.7,'.H. Titat leeilne tt'in ilue lo na.vnl lndinltitw'rtlon doesn't follow. To so extent It ceiiiiinly tloesn't foUevv The npplicatioii of American laws to insular Industries und trade I huve uue-u o Uluuiu fur thu decay UIIL I LHl?L is . I rnnnrn ta PN-9, No.. 3 Being Towed Back to San Francisco Flew 300 Miles MOTOR TROUBLE LANDING CAUSE PN-9, No. 1, Passed Half way Mark on Flight to Hawaiian Islands Ear ly This Morning. IIOXOM MI, 11:85 n. in., (Hy tlio Assorliuiil I'n'sK.) The niivy n'Hlilnni' Il-0. .No. I, Is out nf itus nttn and will ho font! to laml. aid a ini'ssaffc whujIvihI here rroiu Kilo, Isianil of Hnutiil. The PH-9. Xo. 1 wns lew th-n S.'iO mill's from Honolulu about B:45 this morning. SN FHANCISCO (By the Al aoclnted Prewi). A ratio from the liner City of Loa Angeles, re enlved here, said that the PN-!1, No. 1 hud paa.Pd the destroyi-r Hcno nt the 1.4U0.mlle station southwest of Ban Krancisco nt 10:27 O'clock this morning. : SAN I'hAWIHCO (Tly the As Hoehitd" rri!flR. The waplano I'N-I. the . third of the trans l'aciflo flyers, probatily will tjikij off tomorrow for Honolulu. Carrying- 2. (no pounds, the sanni amount she will carry over tlui I'urlflc. she tnude a successful 31-. mile' flight today. SAN FRANCISCO (By the As sociated Press). The navy si"i plane PN-9 No. 1, attemntlnff u l;(Sl;PITtO, Ore. (Hy the A:t- 'soidated I'resa). t Miarh'S Moore, 24. believed to reside n-nr Med- lord. was killed, and 'Alarm Mead and Kloy Kw:s; e-. local waitresses, suff' retl minor inj ir- les this moinlng when tlndr nuto- mobile turned over at a street ln tet section hero. The Pacific highway was ba--rieaded for one block bv a ditch for n water pipe tine. Moore ap parently failed to see the detour un'M "o close to make the turn. Aceord'ng to u pedestr'an who saw the accident. Moore was driving at a high rate of speed, America whom, probubly never heard of them. The distant Dan'sli gnvernmeut took an Interest In the Virgin wroup a ml Its people, shaped tin S'ollcics In thetr Interest and turned iNbimi over to the t'nlted Stab s ns a thriving colony. This country iit them under the charge of a naval governor and torgot them und tii sovetnor, too. j (Continued on Page rive.) lEpCTIi