La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 04, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITIO N TUE WEATHER rOKTI.ANn (AP) Ore Kon: Partly cloudy, moderate tvmperuturo tonight Bud Saturday. hi'. '.: VOLUME XXIII. 'MfcJMHKK AKHOCIATKD PHK8S IA GRANDE. OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE8S NUMBER 282 III II BE VISITED Elf Chamber of Commerce! Members Plan Trip to Washington City IRRIGATION GONE INTO AT LUNCHEON Diversified and Intensive Y- 1 T 3 running ana uecreaseu Rural Population, and Remedies Discussed. Irrigation for the Criuulc Rondo valley. lMversified und intensive farming. Reasons for tho decrease in the rural population and rem edies. AM these were discussed by n group of oa mi st business mon at the special luncheon of ihe chamber of commerce at The Tif fin at noon today. A plan was presented to the r'v- i.f'r or euiim roe bv George Currey. president of the realty . te i. mi u-i'-tl uh spokesman fori IVo org;.nly-'tion and also as chatr mun of the luncheon in place of J Auert Hunter who wiu unable to attend. I 'Ihe pl:m Is, In effect, to take a caruvau lo the Ynklma valley !n Washington to investigate the con ditions there at find hand. Ynklma Valley an ICxninpln. The Yakima valley, said .Mr. Cur rey, is an example of what can be j uoue by liic uiletligcni application 01 Irrigation. The valley Is similar to !hH Cliaiide Romle valley yet it has a total population ot luu.fdMi M-uUi- wliihi this vuliey has at the most 15,000 luhabttauts. The plan originated with the real estate men hint year when attend ing the nurlhweyt realty convention nt Ynklma. The delegation of loral boldness men who attended the convention were astonished at tho progress made by the city of Yak iinu and tho surrounding territory b means of the sufu and isane ir rigation policies, , , -.l lowing Mr. Currcy, C. J. Black made, a brief lulk in which he heartily endorsed the plan to make a trip to Yakima to investigate conditions, lie toid of his early boyhood experience wdh irrigation in I tah and said that he had al was been in lavor of it. Plan, Is Approved. KIiipt Stoddard, tormer presi dent of the chamber of commerce, w;s called upon and he also gave his approval lo the plan. Mr. Stoddard gave figures .show ing the d crease in the rural popu lation of the valley in the last 2 enrs. Me then talked of some of the benefits t i n t would accrue pro vided an Inigation prop-el ot the right : nrl. wn.s completed. How ever, M r. Nloudut d warned the chamber of commerce1 and tho realty board to seek the ennpern- Hon of the lurtners themselves be- fore going liirther with plans. wmiHui Miner K;.ve the final. talk vf tli.- luncheon. He remarked that he !i -ii observed eonillt ions in the Grande Ronde valley for -.he ' pa.si a.'i ami that hv felt that (Continued on Page Five.) INSTITUTE TO LI I I II II UlUL Mr Mr nrnr UL IILiUU 1IL.IIL.I J The nnnnnl tenchers" lniltut' i will le lx-i at I .a OraiM'-, Odo- l b r Jl ami according to hii- noiineenH-nt totlay by A. K. Sayre, county school uuperintendent. The iiiK'.itute will bo a Joint af fair betw.en Wallowa and I nion counties. Some of the instructors have already been H'-h-cted. i Weatherspoon Orchard To Yield On. of t!ie 1" st nppje crops prdttred 1r several yers is in prose-i-t In some parts of I'nion county, aeeording to information from t ru it eent'-rs. The outlook in and around I-:igin is V'-ry gofd. esp-Ti:y in the lurte orchard wnd by H'. H. Weather- Spoou. WllO expeetM to reallf." nl'OUt fi " 'i, 'I AboUt fiM.M'MI )iOi'S Of llp- pb-H rrmti ('is orrhiinl w ill In all probability be mark'-t'd. This j-taid rrop will 1m produeedj frnm a lan-scre orehard. s Isrire I as t he onlinnry farm, containing 8 '"in tr-e.-s Kigur d by tlie acre the erop will pros $5tt0 an ikti'. Pbiiing will begin about Sep tember 2U when the King Oavtd variety will be plucked, four thou- aaud boxes of thestt are expected. Missing 5 tJcutennnt Byron J. ConneU. nf Pittsburg. I'a., one of the five men who art' mining with the naval phiiie IW-9, No. I, which Is lost followint an attempt to f'v from Salt Francisco to liuiio lulu. TOURISTS ARE ENTERPU1SK, Ore., (Special.) The Wallowa Lake tourist sea son is Just about ended. This is largely due to the late ness of the season which mnkci- fo(. tloubt,tl, w..nthur Ht lho won derland resort and also becaus tourists are hurrying hack hoim in order to start their children to sol to I for the lull 4w.nd wint-.t term. J, C. Macpherson, manager, has gone to Spokane on a business trip but will return shortly. The din ing room at tho lake will remain open until the middle of Septem ber. Aeeording lo a local ncwspapci "under the management of J. C. Macpherson. the wonderland ha; had a prosperous season whieh has been a demonstration of. the pos sibllithH of tin.' plaee." Mrs. Coolidae Will' lie Laid to Rest Tomorrow Funeral services for Mrs. (). K. t'oolltine, who passt d on h. l'e -utile Middeiu , will be held tomorrow aiternoon ti 2 o'chck allhe IJohn enkamp chapel. The Kev, William f'rnsby Hoss, of the I'resbj terlan church, will of liciate. Mrs. 'oolidge's remains will In. laid to n si in lh'-' Masonic eeiuc- tery. . . nfcrs laiTPr1 f rom ilun U!l .IIILU 11 Will Five Points Territory Hunting will not be allowed I irolll SieJiM'll! IMT 1 t u hMOIier .e on tin Mount Kmliy Lumber com p iny's lands along l-'ive I'ointf (reek or In that terrntuy becausr of the danger to employ s, accord j Jug to Hnnouneements totlny. This step wiis fountl necessary to Is'ifeffuard the workers niwl the no I trespassing sign for hunters will be strictly enforced, it is said. "niM-:sTM nof)'n,i:;;i:!ts iav mh immme tam. NKW YOKK (A!) -Honest hootb'gg'Ts" who wart I'd to be fitnmre with ttie government con- tribute h- tM .-.n SVin.nna und 1 1 .i-iiO.noi! of tlie total tax paid in the rleti t tax dih-rlrt of tin I'ntte'l States, tower Manhattan, it was revenhd in a study of Income tax returns. Officials cm id most bootl'-cfr"in filed the ret tiriiH under thu h'-ad "returns on Invest men's." $75,000 Crop ' Other varilt f the followii will be bnrvs'e'l in order: Winter Ban ana, K-lh ions. Jonathan, North western (ireeniiiKH. Kam Spiten-b--r;r. P.otre Heiuiy. Irini) and New Ion pippin. A lerr.-e nt'inte r of the uptilej f rom t h s oreh. -via will be 1 1 i ; - f ii -it t" Nw York and fren tli'-re they are exported to Kmrlund. I he eport Hpp!s though usually the niH!l-r ones, an- making a decid - ed imp-efT''tn in K-rep.-an mar - U w els. Only a ft-tv days ago r po-tM ere . brought 't AiiK-ri'd that Ano r'niii ntpb-R were being eat n readily in 57 foreign rounirt'S Although 'liruren have nor bi "il given out on several other large orchards in the Oraade Rend' vntley. a lively tipple picking und I packing season u prtdictcd EAIG LAKE Baby Clinic Expert Here September 1 2 Child Welfare Expert to nom wee aessions at Union and La Grande Next Week. Dr. Maud Krllv, of Wa-nlilnffton. 1). c. and working with the na- tlonal rlilld wollnrc orumaUon wit h lieadtiuai lers In New York, will be at I nion September 11 and in 1-a (rraudff Beptember 12 for a iree baby c'tnic. The clinic here will he given in the high school building, and will -begin at- 9 o'cclock in the mcrning, . continu ing throughout the day. 1 Children eligible for the clinics . . will be infanta to the pre-sehool MoilSter Dirigible's ' "Re age and mothers from all of the Rnffpt-prl hv tllP county are urged to bring their mains UUIieiea Dy Hie babies to the clinics Item and at ( ''mwng .w m v,e' county win ring all places within ca.sy reacll . or iviryoiio. ! The t'nion County Heulth as- soclatlon fi'ela very fortunate that l nion county waa cnocn Dy "r. Kelly as ahe Ib visiting only & few IJlnues In Oregon, inclurtlnu Port- land, and when ahe nrriv.s hero will be en route to the eajt. Miss Murguanlt will be here to aral.it Dr. Kelly and will also have with her a number of capable a- sisiunts. ; BY THEE DIES . Kred Fife, aged 35 years, who was struck by a falling tree yesier- day in the employ 01 a private los- King contractor working for the All. Kniily Lumbe r company, died :ere about 9:yu this morning v the result of Injuries. The tree struck Mr. Fife In the buck and broke several rib The J-aetured bows injured hint Intern- .ily, piercing his lung und other organs, which brought nbout tho end. the deceased's mother Is en route to In Grande and pending her arrival, funeral arrangements nee in-lcfinite. 'i he body is at liohncnkauip ehaprl, Kxpenditurvs of approxln at ly J I ho. (niii on track imiroveniei;-. over K niih'K of track on the Wal lowa side of the mouth of Ihe ran- i has been announced by t nt n-W. It. H N. company. Work has ilrea-ly been started on the nec- tion and the first cnw Is nt work. The Improvemens include rev Uu; ing td-pound rails with DO -pound i-a dp, made necessary by un iu-i-reasu In fn-ight tmffic. Cicwh iiae. laid new steel IhroiiKh the eanyon during the pMfit two years .lid t lie n w work forms a con tinuation of the impro. em nt. Oregon State Medical Convention Ends Today Ml-Iltl-Xfltn, Ore. the AhK.l ated I it's) l-r. W. I. le.d(ry of iitt (.ramie was elected vice pres ident of the Oregon ltiblie Jlealtli leugue lotlay. M KIU-V HD. Ore. (Special) Kh-ction ot offieerK will ml ihe annual convention of lh ott-gon State ie!).ai oet;)y h 'odij'. Among tie Or,:ir doetur.- ;,iing iaUis yesb-i lo was W. T. l'iiy of Hot iJike. ItfMly lb-ciefcd frrnn shMigli. C I - A TS K A N I K. O re . T h e bod y of John Ostrom, 40. who wax drowned In NS'allHce slough. August i ;i, way recovered by workmen em ploed by the Benson Timber com pany about half a mil' from the vrnc of the drowning. M r. Os- rom fell from a boat while on the way here from Atorla. Author ities are semchlng for his father. An tone Ostrom, believed to be his only surviving rrjt".e. The father was thought to be in Portland, f.lANT Itr.AXtt Alt i: .HOU oi:Kf;iN CJTV, Ore, String beans If T Im-hes long are growing in tiie garden of M r. I'.ose titn ther of Thtriei nth and John Adani. j r- -fs. ( u gon ''it-. nnd it they j continue growing as I hev h.ti.e done during the past we-)t the bean' wftl be t roe t o i he(r name "yard b an. j lor (iit the name of (he variety jof seed frfiiu whih they started ! when the seed wha secured from Indiana. f The vitiei- have attained a height of about 2i feet and aie still icdinldng skward. j Or se by to where the ben n are growing Is Wolte river apple ire', Appl" plucked from the webfhted li'anthe. weigij Irow 14 pouuda to lli pounds. LABORER HIT REPLACING OF STARTS ''IlimililOfl1! j Last Picture of ihe PN-9, No. 1 WWII I WIIW REVIEW! i ninimrn! i uiofloicnpa: p,.nl,; f nnI nf CVinn ! uawi anuoan s oas uags relieved Cause . REMAINS OF SHIP ' BROKEN BY WIND fcreezeS lOUay; UOUa "in Belie Valley Morgue PHII.AnKl.PHIA inr the A. ocited Proni.) The brcakinir of gs hng over Power Car No, S, .nrlirinrd mr or 1he airlffible shennnrinnh l hlnmrt hv nm. or thP s,.,vivorp ,,f th- wreck for ihe , lrilRP(v yesterdnv in Ohio. wh(,n the cigh,rl. BUrvvora who, camf bv ar,ecill c.,r frnm the KC,,ne of lhp wrnCK here todav. some of (hPn) B-eed that thin neeldcnt. In conjunction with the terrii'lc storm. w:i repons.le for the week niwt. 'enstilnp loss of life. They deacrlb !cd the storm as a "wester twister", 1a miniature cyclone. Saw Storm Comlnc;. I They said tliey wiw the storm' eominff but were powerless to gel j out of the way. . Lieutenant Thorn-- s O. Hendly. In 1 charge ' of the survivors, walked with a noticeable limp. j He Siiid that when tlie shlvi tracked he was lifted Into the air w"h the ship's nose, hHiit,'ing on a girder which stuck out from the '' of the ship about 100 feet. -Aiier girucr nao uumpeu the toi or several trees. I took, a chance and let go." he Slid. UnrfVted by Wind, Oilier survivors said that the wll,1 'ruk fir.il one side and then another. Til" 'hip was forced upwnrd in almost a vertical position and then ''!" rlPPlns. hissing sound and the big ship broke In two. CAIJlWKT.U Ohio. O-y the'AB-' pnciiittMl I'rcsN.) (in the gentle, s'optng hillsides. omo 12 miles . 1 a j art,, winds today whipped' through the yards of flapping id Ik and twistnd and broken aluminum of th cracked Shenandoah, until 1 ji'Sterdny the-'proud niiKtris of the klei4 and the pride of the I'nlicd Hliitrs navy. r What remains of the dirigible, t " (finn tinned on T'aire Kive.) COMPLETE LIST i OF FLOWER SHOW I WINNERS GIVEN In addition lo the Neighborhood club I'Uiwer how priy.e listed in the livening obnerver yesterday llir following, were unintentionally omitted: I'an:des, rollerttfin of Hi briskets Mrs. A. T. HIM. first; Mrs. Oeoige I-riehardson. seemd; sweet rwas. King Tut -Sir?, s. K. Il'll. Cove, find; Mrs. ll'-udrickson. seeond; I Mildred I-ox, third; dahli ia. n'l'ule j specimen Mrs. Murphy. - first; pom pom Mm. Wan, first; dahl ias, collection Mr. Homer Wil son, first; Mrs. Miller. I'nion. Hec ond; Mrs. Duryca. third ; marl gohis, Scotch rolletMion Mrs. Kie grist. first ; Mrs. ZundeM. f,ornnd; mnrigolds, African -Mrs. Iteynohls, first: marigolds, eolleetion. ! rench Mrs. ZundH. flrjit; marigolds, Af- rlcun. sinKlc spocitnrn Mrs. !!-!, He Orepn. firt; marigolds. Krpneh. Hnglc specimen Mm. Zundel. fir.-t: gardens Mrs. Karl JCundcl. firm; rH. a. J. Sange second and Mrs. uv Murphy, third. ' 1278 Farm Houses In County Accord it ex to imi-t rcifiii flg tiii'. tbcee are i'2'H fn-ni heme In In Ion cnuniv but irtily npprffx'tnately half of thc-e are teached by rural mall bfn delliry. 1 be oilier luitf lle clrw' to h-4 office iiihI cull fur their mail d'lect or aie adilrctMi nt office- bntng no nuiil Millie M-i'-i tec. Of the entice n-iiitwr of fin in Imdiii", The blm'rwr re a c b e regulsil.v niori' tlinii -VI Mr int. Tlie O'i-mt'ci'-. fiictii circnbittoii K by far Ihe Inrgc-t hi tbc two toniitlr-. UIntut Want Ad rrnch IIhm limites nt iiiiiiinitiin col. "Olisfnpf Adcrtilng A Men bsndihliig t-rloe," V. I; J 11 ' The Inst picture, taken of the nuvnl wnplane, l'X-B, No. I, (lie lU-fatcd San . l'Vnnolsi-llawniian Islnuds flhrht. The plane hero reaching Honolulu, bex-ause of lack of fu 'I. nnd senndiers since limiting for the flyer. The ship carried five men. JOiESLWG .;T0UiiT ' OAK MONT, IVnn.. (Hy the As sociated' Press.) Boh by Jones, champion, w.ib four up on Qoorge Von Kim at the end of the morn ing round In their h 'iiil-t tnul match for the national amateur golf championship toriiiy. , Watt a Gunn, of Athinta, wnn one up on Dick Jones, of White IMans, N. Y. DATE SET FDR Adopting as their slogan tint ; of die movie piodiieeis, "bigKu' und better t han ever," I he t.niti inittee to ntagi (he iinniml llki' '4t( siiow was named at toe lod;?e meeting last night. Han y ilof liuau, v hose work In past presentations of the Hhow particularly finalities him, was se leeted general chilli iiian In en.ti Kc i of all arrange i ue ut:. I The date for the 1 9 2 ft Khnww.ta' announced last evening at the' lo.lgc. finis (letole-r it, la, H' and 17 a ill he d.ij set a pat t, out of the oi dina i y, so lo flpeak, lor at that time toe eotvboytf v. . 1 1 1 their rod niiirlH nnd bandanna' handkerchiefs will be In full sway. I lie proceeds Ii 0111 I .e sliow are used by the lodge In nlleviat-. Ing the suffering of tint poor peo ple of the community und for the pleasure of the kldil.es at Clnlst mas time. j (Continued on I'iirp rive.) "Uif Eiickson" Party I Swallowed by Atlantic - i . WASIUN'fVroN (By Ihe Assort- a ted Press.) Knrlher Indications Ihul the Lief KijrKson expedition of t!'1 had "snlled from lis last port" was contained in a radio Hsairi from Inmald B. MacMil- U.n. received Thursday by the Na- .,,,!.;, H.-n'ranhlc socb tv. The l.irtv was leaded by Will- bm Nutting, who sailed from Nor- way In the spring of last year with three companions, in Ihe 4 o. foot host l.h f Kreks'in, to follow (He Viking trail lo the I'nit I Sir.tes ty the way of leeinnd and They reached leeb.nd Ite.niand. felv ii nd UL I Hiibd In AukumI. Ifi:4, for C.nen- mImmk six swvh ny wonm land and Labrador. No further u'd Unw on the dirigible tor wfrd was heard from them. ' million '.dliir..' "II was md The tuiK.age received Thursday mU Mh Ibe alc cbiinge. The n.-ild Commaiifler Ma Mlllan had men tbnl went and kfi-u of I he dis'overed, upon lauding at Hoi- changes were brute Imlccil," In stensborg. (;reenland. Tuenday, Ihe snhl. nmn who ntt-rtnined Nutting dur-j - In if the Krhd son party's s'ay o plnr iille) I'nlr fretting lteni. Jnliaui-haab. He wm O. C ltass- BA K KB, (ir-. - fi v ir.iibuiM ! or fo'iH-e-ti, former deputy governor the fine valley fair to be ledd in of that piece. Halfw-iy September i r -2 4 , are w -M After dtseiixsing their plans and under way. The premium list is ttopeir with flnvernor ItHwonussen. complete. Kch fn will s- e ,i ie ihe Krlckson party hit for Battle viva! r.f the old hor racing days Harbor, Labrador, the mensige , ()f Baker county. Articles to be sutd. and alter Diree days' sailing included In the exhibits are num- a strong gab set In. The party set 111. The party s heard f rum. v ever ttgihlu .f 7 Parts From Shenandoah Are Stolen CALT)WKM. O., (Py tho As sociated Ire.) Vuluablo in formation that may have aided In determining the events lend ing Dp to the destruction of the 'Shenandoah is lost through loot ing which eoiirtiitued during .thQ night. ' - 1 Officials ex pressed themselves ns concerned over I he absence of such portions of wreckage as wnole mot o in, the control wheel, switchboards and various minor controls. Thesn are vital In the Investigation but they have been sen tiered far and wide. The control wheel Is said to b somewhere, In -Caldwell and a switchboard six leet long is reported to have been seen pass ing Hi rough Cambridge yester day. . Persons were found who said they saw one. motor being carted away, l-'armerH around the Shenandoah w reel; ago charged admission prices Lo the grounds today. Their Brule was Iff) ceutH a person, a dollar for automobiles, und water sold at ten cents a glaHs. XTRA It. (.. MU,ltlllll I'li S I M V YOKK ( A I1). HcKlmild C. aitderlillt, I A, died early today nt Sandy Point farm, bis lEhode Mnii'i (.lute, lit; a,4 one or Hie leading Itiirsenirii III Hie count I ami Ihe )oiniKi't sou of the late Cornelius ViimlcrhlM. Hi inlierd cii ten million dollars from hi fat Inr anil five million from hi- b'-otber. Alfretl, who perKbed on tlie rirdliuiln. HUM Altin II VS. 1 Tb.M, ltlVI.lt, ; .1. -.). 1 Capiaut Anton llcincii, lonn.'i'i .ithihii dlrlmblc pdol and con-' slmcHoti adviser In the building -r '" Slicmimlouli, said louny luc icliunnt (r eight or Ihe IS safely nUes on the dtrtgdilc. mi but. the ciiii-m; of j. eslei ln di- '' - "" Clll-ll ' gaC their Oct i in-, of the litci lo MUl' picihMi. in bum." lo the Morm Hm craft ki-m' too lit-. I (or ihe icmnmbig wiBe- lo rclcM viifflc cut ga-, lie sab!. Hi tin n snhl the Sluiiiimloiib a- originally dcigm-d wan tin "mWcI thing tn "ii woi'Hi.' UH.crtci inai one to reduction In muiic-mmc- alte erous. erous. The fair promises to bv a bl drawing card. . i ri ft?' s . . " " k r 1 J 1 i i TP 4 as It wits li'nvliig Cnllfnnila on wns fomed down 'I'llenday, Just have been combing the ocean WASHINGTON (By the Associ ated Press) Tho dlsuntrous loss of the Shenandoah Apparently has thrown the navy's whole future pol icy with respect to llghter-lhnn-alr era 1 into a slate or uncertainty. Out of (his may conic a decision to close down the Davy's air atutiuu at Lakohur.sL. Secretary Wilbur In now consid ering tlie best course und ban a delinlle plan in mind but will dirt cuss the matter wmeiy with imvul ex per I ti boiorc iiiinuuueing his de cision. Itudget Committeemen .Named, PKNIMJ-rroN, Ore.. H. V. Col lins, Pendleton, grain buyer, miller mid rancher; A. .1. Smith. Pilot Itoek, sheep man, and Kay I.eOrow. A I lii'iin. banker, lone been ap pointed ns members of tin- county budget com in it I re to servo wit h the members uf the county court hi fixing the I!)1M budget lor I'ma t Ilia county. The appointment was made by the county couit. I ton I Crossing Authorized. SALKMi Ore.- The public serv ice commitiHton ii sued an order au thorizing the establislMii''nt of a crorudug b'-neath Hie Irtteks of the Multnomah Lumber & Hnx cotn pany's railroad near Monterey, Llneoln county. Sixty per cent of the cost or the crossing Is to be borne hv the slate highway com mission and 4(1 per cent by the lum- e . ,,iel hox rouipaity. II CLOSE UP" .ISTAT1 Navy Men Getting Ready For Spirited Conflict (By Charles V. Stewart.) WASH I NOT! N (NI'IA Spetitil.) -Big navy men are netting icidy to put up a stiff fight, not only against Ihe cul 'resident f'ollidge Is understood to want. In the next appropriation for warship bill til ing, but in favor of a much more liberal HlJo-viure than the present one. Their argument is that the ar mament I int. tit hm agreement which result.-d fiom the interna tional conference called by Pn Hi dent Harding to put a stop to the nee for mi a I supremacy didn't, Inreality, stop II. bill B'inply changed Hi form. The Cnlted Stiiles, H'k con I ended, has assum ed thai the plelely, but was stopped rom- Kngland and Japan ha ven't, country classed ii cons pienily this! Hill be completely out- is a sea power soon, u the present r'de What the Harding r did was to f t a limit o shins, but no limit what placed upon cruisers up to in, 000 tons. A l a. fiit n lou cruiser is it small affair compared with n aiumo ton bailleship, hut leaving I battleships . out the lonucr is of consideration, , decidedly form- SEARCH IS CONTINUING 6 FOR PURE I 'Ray of Hope" Held Fol lowing Keports of Flares in Night 18 DESTROYERS TO COMB THE OCEAN Admiral Robinson Is Or dered to Dispatch Fleet to Vicinity Where Fly ers Thought Lost ST. Al ;rsTlNK tin. AI' Press Time Flash) The St. Ainr.istbie IUH:oril tmla;f Kays a lwul rmtiu iiarator tnlketl wit'a a l.'nltetl Slutcs wur aiii 400 ntlltM off the Samoa Islands, anil learned that the missing seiitaiio l'N-9, No. 1. hail bevn fonnd with Its crow tafe. WASHINGTON (AP Press Time Hasli) Thu navy de.artmenl had liu Information today beurmg out tho rciHjrt frtinl St, Atlgtisluic. SAN KRANCISCO (By the As sociated Press.) Tho navy depart ment has ordered Admlrul Robin- . son to dlspntch eighteen destroyers i hat left Samoa for Hawaii Sep tember first, to seurch the zone to participate in a hunt for the miss ing PN-9, No. 1 and Its crew. The flight commander here stat ed thero waa "a ray of hope" fol lowing a telegram trim the Whip porwhtll sent that It said It hud neen a white flare ad two flares or rockets at 7:10 and 8:1U o'clock last night. SAN FRANCISCO By the, As sociated Press.) Following is the persquntfls of tho naval seaplane PN-ttf ,No.', Jr ' " ;, , , Commander John Itodgers, in command.- One of a family famous in the navy, he wu born In Wash ington, D. C. January 16, 1881. It has been a saying that "thpre has ' been a John Itodgers in the navy register ever since there wiw a' navy." t'ommander Itodgers is the j son of Aflrnlral John A. ,Hodgera, 1 L. S. N., retired, whoce ris.uence is at Ilarve I.e Grace, Md. The son entered the naval academy in 1 8119 and during thw Spanish-American war served aboard the V. 8. c. Columbia, In Cuba nnd Porto HI co. He was graduated from Annapo Us und eominlsslonod ensign, lie first became Interested in aviation through experimenting with man lifting kites for "spotllng" pur poses, in 1011 he went to tho Wright aviation school at Imyton, Ohio, ami waa tlie second naval officer to become an viator. During the World war ho was on duty with submarines and mine (Continued on Page Kfve.) ' ifilST KILLS SCORES TOKIO, tfHy the Associated Press. ) -Onn hundred and fift7 persons were killed in an explo sion nt tho Teilui 1 u eon I mines, near Pingynng. Korea, dispatches to Jiji Shlmpo today aaid. idable craft. And this Is the type of vessel which the Mnglish und Japanese are now concentrating upon build ing. The upshot presently will be, the big navy folk predict, that while the Cnlted Stales may re main, at least theoretieahy. upon a battb-Hhip eiuality With Knglaiid nnd so what Japans superior she wilt b' relatively s weak In cruisers as to be., net. at a hope less disadvantage. To be s-ire, Prca'dent Collidg 'plans to call another conference, to limit crufwer-lmlblir.g. but the big navy group dm su't believe there is the remotest potucbUlty ( Kugland and Japan w ill agree io this. By just one m navyite think. elhn'l. the big de-en America of bringing the smnu some ruumTe ! Kugli -h and Japam s-i lo t rms j bv setting the Kngrsh and ,lnpm nferener ! se so hot a erulser-build'.ng pace l capital! that they can't keep up with It. -ver whs father than la outbndt. or strain ed beyond their powers or finan cial endurance by America's great er resources. It's fon s -en Mint th two other peoples would be willing to call a halt all 'round, ut some rcUBonublu flguro. .