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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.
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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,"
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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
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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. .