EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY.
rani?
THE WEATHER
POItTLAND, AP) Ore
iron: Generally cloudy to
night and Sunday. Moderate
temperature.
CITY
ED1TIO N
VOLUME XXIII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1925.
MKMBEH AHHOOI AT1SL) fKKHH
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PHESS
NUMBER 285
LA GRANDE
PAYROLL IS
$4,000,000
About 2,500 Men Are Em
ployed by O.-W., Mills
anu Other Industries
MT. EMILY CO. TO
BOOST THE TOTAL
Mills and Railroads, To-
trtithnv with ApTlcnl-
& . ,
ture, Give Community
Stability and Growth.
IvIHor's Note This Is the
t wrlft h of n series o t stories
being published In The Eve
ning Observer pertaining to the
commercial, industrial anil ag
ricultural resources iiihI owra-i-m
,t l.n d-mide, In ton and
Wallowa comities.
When a btnuiffer asks what Ja
Grande relies upon Ue is promt ly
told, "the railroad, the lumber
mills and farming." Kach of thu
trio contributes greatly to the
community's livelihood but few
fully realize just how much the
iRihoad and the mills really con
tribute. Farming, which has not yet
ben pone into in Hi is series "f
articles, is a powerful factor ani
Is the means that about 1,3"I
families have for their living, buti
moi e will be said Inter.
Figures (.hen.
La Grande is know n through
out the state (is a city of enoi
ous payrolls, of which the O.-W.,
Bowman-Hicks company and ttie
Giande Itpnde Lumber
contribute a great deal.
company
i ne
Kmlly Timber company, although
not formally opened, is supplying
work lo scores of men at present
- end when completed Its vpayron
.
and timber cut will appr
u high figure, and swell the total
to a (treat degree.
The total payroll of the Bow-man-Illcks
Lumber company Is
roughly $1.44".0m per year.. Add
to this the payroll of the O.-W.
company which was $1.358. "00 in
nnd the Grande Hondo Lum
ber company and one hns a fig
ure of npproxitnntely $:i,5no,ntH)
or a monthly payroll of about
i:imi iiihl Smaller Industries In
eluding the box factories. Iron
ivni'L ti intiiiir nhnilH. creameries. .
packing plants, and-the like, swell
Hie total until it is wile to sa
that I .a Grande, has a total yeatly
Payroll of better than 4.fMi,uii(i
or nearly M'ui.fUia it month.
Many Men I-.mplo.vr-d.
L;it year the railroad company
here employed sf.d men. the
Grande Hondo Lnmher company
employed "tin men and the Bow-
(Continued on Page Five.)
LABOR DAY TO
BE QUIET HEREi
I Ml
.Labor Day in La Grande will j
witness no celebration this year al- ;
though a holiday will be taken ae-1
cording to the usual custom. The
sioreH will be closed during the day
and The Kvenlng Observer will is
sue a morning paper.
A Twilight league championship
bus-ball game between the Athle
tiiR and Observer will be played at
i:3u o'clock in the afternoon at
the ball park and dances have been
announced for the evening.
135 In Attendance At
Club Picnic Yesterday
Altho igh the skies were over- was spent in the livestock Judg
cast and ominous at times, very ing ton tests and demonst rations,
little rain fell to dampen thejTwo classes of bogs, two of s'ie--p
good time at the Boys' and GirH'jand one of cows were j.idged by
clubs picnic at the I'nhm Kxpcri- the boys and ghis.
inent station, yesterday,
The attendance was somewhere
In the nenrhl.orhoort nt I35 neO-
nln. Manv of the bovs and stria
were ai eompanieil by their ftith-
cis and inotheis who were motln fv" "'n Piadue
welcome iaratton fr the state rulr
The w eteoining address was de-.
IKered by Kohei I Wit hyeotnlte, '
superintendent of the experiment
slation. J. K. i 'iila van of Ihe stab'
public Instruction fntees maile a
ei y Interesting t:t!k on club w o: k
In Oregon.
K. A. S-'.vre. county school snp-
r'nteiidejit, and H. ft. Aver v.
county agrit'iilturift, gave talks on
the subjects of completing the
club work for the year and t he
deb-gates to be sent to the state
lair.
Tin.1 greater putt ion of the day
Golfi
ring learn
Is Selected
For Tourney
Local Men to Participate
in Inter-City Two-Day
Competition at Baker,
Starting Tomorrow.
l.a Oi-iinde's team of 15
will compote In the inter-city
tournament to be played at
kcr, Sunday and I abor day.
tournament is scheduled to
nt 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Teams from Pendleton, Walla
' W.illn. I .n Clvaniln. Baker Naiima
two from noise. Idaho, will
bp on the wound when tin hall
in teed up for the first flight to-
morrow moraine
Although not mnklnir any pro-
dictions In regard lo where they
will place, the !.a Grande t-nm
will have n better chance nt B.i
ker than at many of the out-of-town
ton na men's for the reason
that many of the local players
are familiar with tho Baker
course.
The Grnnde
composed of G. I,.
H. Reynolds. H F.
mn i-'rees. Kay
Stoddard, Chase
ten m will to
T .a r'snn, Chas.
Watk'ns. Nor
Murphy, Karl
Rohneiika nip.
r'harlcs Btnguer,
W. . Perkins,
W. C. 1 tenter, .Ine Carr. John
Thelsnn, Krcd Meyers, lvarl S'o 1-flr-d.
A. .1. S'jtnue, FA H'mea
and John Inriflon, substitute. '
Sixteen men are -listed, but only
K will play at one time for Krcd
.Meyers and Elmer Stoddard will
play but one day each.
LOW FARES FOR
ROHM) - TRIP
ARE ANNOUNCED
i
i
Wallowa laku Silver Fox farm to
Special train service to Pendle- iXiv cnr; of them. J. l!. Mae
ton during the Ito ind-up, efler.- phtwaun of Wallowa Jake. and
live September T.. was announced j r- ,j, Jp Miicpberson of. ia
tv tiie O.-W. here today through Cmnilo me nwneis of the n?w
J. H. Keeney. The low fare cf
$1.6(1 a round trip will be charged
that (iny-
The $1.6(1 fare is good only on
the special lia.n or regular train
going and only on special train
train No. 2i leaving Pendleton
Keuteiiiber I'J. No baggage al
low ance is made. '1 he
train leuven
Im. Grande at 7:20 a. m. ami
leaves Pendleton reluming at
1 1 p. in.
La Grande Pioneer Is
Dead at The Dalles
Mary Jane Ferguson, aged 6(5
yenis three months mid three days,
a pioneer resident of La Grande,
Hi "j"
Mrs. H. V
home of her daughter,
Denny, at The Dalle.;
lit iteinjer 3.
Kunital services will be held at
the embolic church Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock with burial in Ihe
Catholic cemetery. The remaina
are at the Bohnenkamp chapel.
Mrs. Ferguson is survived by Mrs.
H. V. Denny. The Dalles; Mrs. Fred
i
M. Wood. Trout Uike. Wa.-di.; Mis- lion of the grouse und deer hunt
Su.sie Kerguson, Salem, Ore.; George tug reasons which will open on
ti. I'Vi-guiiOti. Km ek.i, Cal., and
Luke Ferguson, The Dalles.
:
Wallou-o FnrniArc Arn
bceainir uinicr neai
WALLOWA. Ore.. (Special.) -A
fanners over the county have
commenced fall seeding. i ne
ground is in excellent condition for
ling since the heavy rain about
k ago.
Much of the Hiinimerralluw is
(juite weedy and considerable work
is required to char the ground in
order that a first class job of drill
ing may be done, M nch of the
seeding will be late this season be
cause many -farmers are behind
with their fall work. Some stato
they will not be able to start see-i-ing
for two or three weeks yet. but
feel tb it the grain will get well
Rtarled anyhow w It h tie- abund
ance of moisture stored In the
ground.
: Discussions of the judging w
jrondueted by Floyd KiB
'. t he C pe ! i nient St a t Ion. It.
Hills Of
Km-
I ,nel r I nion. and II. (i. Av
'"he judg ng work
mphiisi.'-'
i- in prep
S..I
A t'-am w 111 In- w ni
resent I'n
county
at tin
in Un
fair, d no m
jiid.
This
tune
lug contest
team Is to be
select i
t his tnon' h. ,
Whin refreshmenls were setv d - - " -
at noon tt was notable how rao- (H I ( ITCK V all 10 JC
Idly the lee ere,.:, and .ndw Mm j September 18-19
lllSHpp -ired. Tills Ore ft.Hlltre j J,
ab-ne Insured the success of tbej
picnic. j NftpTII I'fiWhKlt. Ore. (Hp.
The lerjre attendance was ftoui chill. The Wo'f Creek fair m-irt-Noith
Powder', Cove and I nion agement has set the dates for the
with unite a number' preR. nt from annual fair this year ha Fiid.iv
lmbler. Alice), Island City and La and teat Ji day, ticptt.-iiibi;i- is an 1
GlUllde. I'J,
Roy C. Lile
1 till,
r-.V """''V.
The new prohibition director
for Washington. Oregon and
Alaska Is Hoy C. I.ylo, with
headquarters at Seattle.
Kour pair 'f adver foxes Hie
en route to Wallowa lake, wh-re
they will ai ' Ivo the tact of nevt
week at which t me buildings and
fences will he construct od at the
enterprise and yesterday returned
from Spokane where final "nr-
unirements for the shipment were
made.
farm will be. In a nnturi
i,K-tlon for the animals, which
urn from the. best straitm -of
Uoi'Hcvelt fnveK. pedignied antihalHi
Hlli, ti have an unus ml pett vul-j
ue and adapted to domestic cul
ture. Oil up the trusty shotgun, give
Spot an extra biscuit or two io
Unit he will be in good running
shape, get out tbn hiking boots
this program .h being followed
more or less rigidly by the sports
men of the community In anlicipa-
Spi ember 1 tit h.
Deer seem to be unusually pb-n-
tiful this year In I nion and Wal-
Iowa counties. From all jections
riune iii'i'i'ii.i im h. mi ,r
number
Qf deer, ihe limit on d
r is two '
season. '
iwith horns during the
There are provisions for tagging, !
transporlation and so on but the di-
rections lor theae accompany each.i
license sold.
While not plentiful, grouse neeni
to be more numerous Him last
year. II is doubtful that the grouse .
will ever again been Been In iiian- ;
titles because thei e is no really
sueces. fill way of artificially propa- 1
gating them. The hunter Is al
lowed by law lor four grouse on
one ilny or eight In any seven d"y.s.
The pheasant sea-ion will be from
the I5tn of October until the 31st.
There are pheasants ver where
at this time but they seem to have
a laculty of disappearing when the
se;,soil opens only to re-uppi-ir
nga in In lai k' numbers i he day
alter the season closes. The bag
limit on pheasants Is the same as
lor grouse, four a day or eight
biids in seven daH.
Duck bunting is a clat;s of shoot
ing which appeals to a certain ele-
(Conllnued on Page Klvv.)
Funeral Services for
i Fred Fife Arranged
I Funeral services for Fred Fife,
(. who de-d here yesierdny. the result
'"jail nimiuioeu Wlieii I U-i 1 1 n g
tree h rocic mm on tne nacK i nuts
day, will be held tomorrow aiter
noon at 2::tn o'clock at 'he Bohn
enkamp -hape. The Lev. William
Crohy llnfn will oUuiate.
The r -mains will be laid lo red
In the odd Fellow r'iii''i'-r un
der the uti'd'hes ft the local Ameri
c; n h-nlan post ot which M i . Fiht
was a member.
FOX FARM AT !
I LAKE PLANNED?
I
BIRD SEASON
10 OPEN SOON
JAPANESE
MAY OWN
BUILDINGS
Attorney General Hands
Down Opinion on Ori
ental Ownership
CANNOT HOLD A
TITLE TO LANDS
Definition of Ruling Is Investigation of Condi
Based on Oregon Laws lions Surrounding the
and United States -Ja- Shenandoah Disaster
pan Treaty, Now Under Way. .
SALEM. Ore., (By the Assocl- CALIAVKLL, O. By tho Associ
ated Press. Japanese residents ntcl Fre:s It was ueflnelv df-
of Orpsron in rv own business or , trmined todnv that the Phenan
rrsldence buildings in th stnte b"t doah s:panited In pans he for1 fill-
not the Innd on wliir-h thv st-n t.
'I'hey may, however, lease such
Innd.
'fills Is the opinion of the attor
ney general's office besed on the
Oregon Inwa and th treaty be
tween the I'nlted States and Japan.
The opinion was nsi:rd by D sUiet
Attorney Beddingiield, of
county.
TIOKW VI KIl M'.HNFn
BALKM. Ore., ( By tho Aksmc).
ed Press ) The term "tidewater"
In Oregon is defined by an oplhm
by the nttorney general to mean
any river or stream running Into
the Pacific, Its bay or inlets is fitr.r.nd ti -n sepnrnted
up strenn. na affected by the Ude.
Th opinion was asked by the
stnte game coninilKston with ref-
erenee to Ihe law allowed an open!
season on trout 10 inehes or more
In lentith durinir leeeniher. Jan-
Uar'
Kebnmrv. March and April
in all tidewaters.
iPIEER'SSOI.
SHOOTS SELF
" ' i Washington Steele Jr., command -
BAKL'H, Ore. (Spec'al). 111 Tor MV officer at the Lnkehurst naval
Mx weeks with a nervous break- Htntion. arrived todny nnd I mine -down
which led to despondency dlateiy net out with Cotmnnnder
Is believed by officers here io Jacob JL Klein nnd other Lnke
bave been the cause of C I", j iimHi officials to visit I he wreck
George, 5(i, linker dairyman, tak- Kcene.
Inif his own lire here Friday. j
George shot himself through j
the head with a rifle at his, WASHINGTON, t By the AssocL
home about noon and died three afed Pi -ess. ) - - Secret nry Wilbur
;hours later al St. Klixabeth's Iioh-wUI take up with the attorney gen
ultni ! era I the ouestion of vandalism at
i lie wps found by his wile and
u,,n Kicl.iirrl nhort lu lifter t he 1
! shooting and was rushed I mined -'
ilately to the hospital where im-dl-
,cal attention failed to nave lilrn.j
) The dead man was the son of.
jAug.isius George, a Baker pion-er.l
l and was hot n in this city. Be-!
j moving to Unities, be lived the e
'until nine years ago, when he re
turned to Baker. He has been
enraged In the dairy bu:;in'-!S
here. I
He Is survived by his widow, i
t hree sons, Richard, Oiner an I
Poland ; a daughter, Odens-i ; a
ulster, Mrs. John Blchrnond
California, and two brotheis. D-'
hi ( leorge of Baker an 1 Boln
Geoige of Pocahontas.
of
it
Wheal Loans .Nearly All Paid
KALF.M, Ore.- -1 r Hi -A S:t:n t:ti
lent wheat, tanners In the Irost
devaslated areas of ' it i";oti under
an act of the i:r, len-si-iiti.-e.
USH.'u' has been paii bieU to
gether with Interest at the ;; te ol
IJ per Cent With the except-on ot
those In Morrow eoiinty all loans
i eturm d to t he stale have b -en
paid in full.
Revised
Want Ad
Rates
lffi-ctBe liutii'iliiitclv, Tin; b
wrier hiiiioumccs revised Clas
sified Advertising rale-,, (be
change being made lo a I ne
1mK Insteadi of a won I lm;s.
and' new iHtcs beliiy nlbicil
for added miwciitlve jiisei--lloii-.
I Im new rales m i- iiiimoimk I
al the bend of (be ( 'la-.sif o d
ln;r IfHln.v. uiib rules gow-ui-lug
hisri'thiiis, Spi-'lal niufi'b
l Wnnl Ad mi I ms ate "b" an
nou lire for tim of two Hue
rr inre riiiiii'n "Jl ci.ii"" m
ilie nist, Ixi'.v M-nder fit
l'lllbilied i IMi '1 be (llNTH-r'"
high rcailer-lntcre-i.
"Ohsrrr Advert llng -
A Merchandising hcrvhfi.'
RECORDS OF
DIRIGIBLE
ARE FOUND
Souvenir Hunters Rc-
lived of Barograph
. and Log Sheets
NAVAL OFFICERS
AT WRECK SITE
n q to I' n grniiud. Wi'ne ses told
their stories to the hoard of ln
ve.'ticatidn headed h." Captain
Steele.
Tb Inve :ttgatnn was conducted
in the fild-r.'ishtnned fnrin house
purhtr in the home of Andrew
I'anifirv. tenant on land ownr lie
Cous . charh's IuivIh, where the control
land rud'o caldns fell with tho mu
jjoritv of the fourteen dead.
I Font or five wllnesxes told of
seeing the airship buckle and hump
In the hi h die and then Beparnte
In tw sect ions. The fifth raid
th! ft appeareil to him that the
Shenandoah sagged in the center
No testimony
to BiishstHi.tlate reports that the
dblg nb struck the ground or trees
lu-foro breaking apart appeared,
r l .nwKCl.,
' t IVe.-eO
Ohfo., (By the As
The nun-h sonirht
iftramapn
b-trauraph and records from the
Khenandoah have been found and I
J may aid naval nut horltles in dn
i lerininintr the smash-up cytune.
I The bnr.igrapli was located tit
C'linbri'bre and the log sheets , b
i abort disiaiu'M away In the bunds
of the souvenir huntei-f. The hara
'rrnrh record will show tho air
pi-.-.'-HMi-e, atmospheric inoisltire
and temperature.
CALDWKLL. Ohio., (By the Afl
er tetl Press. ( 'aptain George
""
VW'
tbe
Hhenandoah
ek in Ohio.
Tt,7i 7ir a c'diiJ
M I uSK I .LAhSKo
STUDYING UNDER
MRS. F. L. MILLER
With the approach of Tall and
the :;ehool season thoughts of par
en's jire turning again Inward the
supplementary studieH of music.
F'oi e i tee Lyneh Miller, who has
appeared In public many times be
fore local audiences as well a
elsewhere, basannounred the open
in;; of lu-r fall class- s In violin and
Mi
s. MithT
d a speed
under Vi
land. Tb
but reeently enm
il course ol tustrue
ntnian (!riflith In
h lnstriiclion, given
Gri
eh.
it U in what was Known
lor artists and tench-
tin einitodb'd the latest improve
iii n's known to vocal music prac
tice;!. M iH. Miller's Instruction In
violin has extended over u long
pt-rlod of yeais and has been with
ma n y excellent musical peda-
pM'lt'!!. ,
i - Mill r (s an accredited
b aeln r with Ho- stale board ot
pel, lie instruction and Ihus sludeiils
may apply their work in music on
their iihool credits.
Two La (Jrandc Medics
Are Elected to Office
Mi;tF"I!I 'tie. (By the A:moel
a'"i Pre-s With election or ofri
(t is inr the new year und the
i ni' uitnoi M endoisenietit nf a reso
lution .the M.'-t annual convention
of the O.eirotl Slate Me. Ileal society
cult' to j,n end yesterday and the
il'!e2afe departed for their vuri
oiifi homes.
IU. 1
l'.ouv. of La Ol mb .
(.i ). , l ouncillor. aul Dr. W.
Mi-A 'lor . of I Gi iinde. lirl
i j r. 1 1 1 T of Ihe Ml-' goil pilb-
1 ' a II h I' v;;tie. I M-. Ilouvy i:iH
I'riied bom-.
Teh ib(,iie Si-rih e hnngisl.
,CM. I ire. ,e public seA lee
I: i ie'i tn :m order k -e.-d here
d ritis-ion to lb" Multno
tot- h &
'.'. i. eh'
eivl.e
etl Hie
graph
Her ice
( 'la ek a mas I 'ount M ut ual
ii" couitwn to extend Its
to Troul'lale. and MUlhorlfc-
Pliclllc Telephone & Tee.
'nn (any to dlsconilnue ts
111 Trouldulu und udju.ce.ut
tci'Mtur;
Joke Ends in Death I MITCHELL
DENOUNCES
n UR POLICY
V . Bitter Charges Made by
.- ' t; WJ Deposed Air Chief at
A4"" San Antonio
1 r lXi,.' f'v'
ofe
Jokn tiuiii'd lo Inwcilv wlih llilllli n't'oiini'll, lulllliior of
Scntllo, Wiv.li. On llu cv of licr woldhiB lo A- Mlntin.nl Ki-lii-r,
bii-tlucs man, hIii m l imIiniI n hiiiMlHint imiuji on l.al.c Wnsliliuc-
ton ill llrr Ik As a Join-, I it It ' vnl mrli(Minl lo slartht
IImi iwrly. HoiiiH ItiU'r llio ItutlKir )ltxl tli;i)mtil ln-r body
fixttn tint wnlcr, "
nn strati
WASHINGTON (By the Assort
at ed press a pt a in Ht andard K.
Moses, com mu ml Ing the Hawadau
flight project, report'td to the navy
department todny that un analysis
of ihe situation gives reason to
hope for the recovery today of
Commander Bodgers and the miss
ing seaplane PN-U, No. L
Ftghlcen destroyers, scout planes
and private vesaels . cnnltuuu to
cotuJ) tho Pacific water.s
MIDDLE WEST
I
CHU.'AtiO (By the Ansorlaled
Pre. s I-Siiiiiiikt mlHseil her exit
cue in the south and middle wed j
Friday and continued a voice ror j
a sma.'dilng fln ib while September i
punted in Ihe wings for a chancel
in show hereool njt ind.and rain.
Temperatures in excess of I lib
decrees wete rejoited from a dozen
Widely scattered cllh s ill the middle
e.,t as news of drouth ln inn go
and Milferlng continued from (he i
south and soulhweM
lb ri ihbui g. III., repor
mum of Pin; St. l,ouls
t.ttl. ,1 ir.ini tlw I, c.it III eltlit
da's !s Ihe mercury clindted lol
H'O; sb'-ldon, Iowa, evpern need pn, I
tor h'vi l hoiirn Friday ul lernoou : j
poplar Bh-rrs. Mo,, recorded Uif,;
several Nebraska points caught
the mercury nl, the century mark;
julncy and Cenlrnlli. III., re pot-ted
102 and Itoehfnrd H'l. Clreago'a
uiiofftcial recordi were tn the mid
dle nineties and Indiana and l.eii-
Itiickv bad several inns In Ihe hit
Friday nli:ht.
Tiiiii i; iN.ri i;i;i i i mi:
ltiRl BCItfl. ore - Mr and Mrs.
K W, person of Portland imd Mrs.
IteHle Steele of H'bl Htv W'Te til-
JUied When Mrs. Hleeh-'s home Wa
ti.rn-d rolbwlng the explos.oii or
an oh ftove.
Mr. and Mi's. Jvenmn wre resld
Iiil' in anarttiienis In the ouse ami
1 wre warned to leave b Mrs.
I S' ele imm- dialetv Hrer 'he 1 plo-
i : len. Tti'- rmdi' tl m stalls to
Icille some nf their personal elicits
and were 1 rapped b Mi" I la 'ties,
t" iig forced n )ump fro, i, the .
ond-siory window, a ilml.nii:" of
at, out :m f-et.
IN HEA
WAVE
BASI BALI. HIM LIS.
(II Hie AsNiHialcil l'n)
A'I lONAb LF.AGI I-;.
liichiiinil o. t hicimu it.
Pro'dthtt A. Pohioti it.
SI. Ijonh-. A, PIINburg 0.
ew ork It. Philaih l(."iilft I
ii:hi an i,i;.(ii i;.
Philadelphia O, tw Vork a.
i (Continued on Page fivn.)
.i- ii i'fy mavis or its.
POltll.AM) (AP) Catcher
llmiiiiili whs nppolntcd malinger or
the Pmdlaiid I'licil'lc Const league
Irani today following tho resigna
tion of Unify LewiH, who quit at
Hie rcMilt or a row with Hh-onda.
Hibd baseman. )cslcrflny. Hnn
mih's apirtitiiluient Is tHdlevetl lo I mi
(enipoiary. Irf'wls Mild he would
remain with the cluh and retoln
hlock he owns, lie will do sonic
scout lug for tin bib next year
und assist In t'.U! business iimnngc-
tt.
i'i:mh,i;ix) to ski-
LA NFS
'I .MH.IVniN (Al1) l
mm :ih
to .VI I nitcd Mat cm uirplaiiCM will
ll to Pcii.llcbui ironi aiiMHier,
Wash., arming on the ntlcrnooii
or TliurMiny. Si'iitcmbcr 17, nt -I
p. in., tHConilng lo an nniioimoi
nicnt inmi Ltcut. Onl.ley . Kelley.
( a;,i.i ii Loucll A. Nmllli and Lieu-
tt naiitn AriMdd uml Nc)ou of world
I held nunc, will bo among ihe
a ialois.
P.np.BY J'lM S WNS.
(l.MrliiM' (M ) Bohb-t .limes
liditdiel bis iiiu.iti'iir iiiltiomil ,'olr
hiiitiiii'ii' hip. The match finish
ed on Ihe Uifli green with .lotnv
eiubl up oil Giiiill.
ttJBird Life Reduced By
Halt In
(By Ciinib's P. Stewart)
W Ai 1 M N : I ON ( N K A Hp"clI )
--Tie i pa ft Ml' Ht Of tig' IcUlllll e'jl
tun . i a of bio ok tea I survey won
;.. ot.i to rem nl the assert ion oT
Mr. William T. Ilornaday, the
ool'tgt; I, t M.i t the biileau Isn't
,o,ir,' all it might, to cheek de.
M ruction
life, but
cult Mi e's
of Hie co intry's
t he depa rtiuent of
bird
ng l-
buienii of
nlomology
tunes acto-ts
U'-.l dial til"
beriK .ie;;,iy
What the
hae to niy
"V n aeenunl.
biologo.tn'
with the Inrorma
bbdu cctinlnly aie
d.
ctiloimiloglcal folk
is purely on their
not tn answer to
y i H her aniri y rebut
I formi'lay's charge
ai lH to remark that
i;.iod ibal wo s- a;;!'1
i I nt Tliati I hi y us -d
t ii;i t I lie I eaaotl Is -i,o
in., ny b l ' Im.
tal ot Dr.
'I s-iiii ly
b-'i' .i"- a
lallitial I I'
to he, an l
llu-i
(
j
at
Illllle ha
i en-. man
n h r balaneen." an
Mm t-n I I m vey. the
oi . re ma r It ed to me n
and p n they'in dlt-
Ic.nti
' t lib.
1 "F
c.l P Itiil'tes bii'l work.
"or Inslanc". plant life would
'IKtatigei ed bill for birds. Itl
live on the phtnls and It
i were enough of t lit-til they'd
cat all the vegetation up. There
would lie enough of them, too, if
it utrvu't tut tho biidd. They cL
EXPECTS TO BE
ARRESTED MONDAY
Shenandoah Disaster and
. Losing of Seaplane the
Result of "Incompe
tency", He Says.
SAN" ANTONIO, Tex .(By tho
Associated Press.) Predicting that
he will be placed undor military
jarrcMt Monday because of what he.
in" Bm, v vi u hit i wimam Biueueil,
nlr officer of the Klghth Corps
area and deposed chief of the air
service, today Issued a hitter de
nunciation of the war department
and the navy department in con
nection with the Shenandoah dis
aster and tho loss of the seaplauo
on the Honolulu hop.
"These accidents are the direct
result of incompetency, criminal
negligence and almost treasonable
administration of the national de
fense by the war and ravy depart
ments," he wrote.
Charging that both departments
have gone to the utmost length to
keep down the aviation develop
ment, Mitchell aald that all avia
tion policies were directed by non
flvinnr officers who "knew nnthinff
'about flying and that the lives of
'airmen are being used merely us
I pr wns in their hands."
Mitchell declared that th alr
phu a used In -the Hawaiian flight
showed nothing novel In de? ign
'nnd were untried for this kind of
work. He tald the patrol vessms
T
OKZZAN, French Morocco (By
the Associated Press.) American
rivers of the Lafayette e:icadrlllo
made their first debut as a unit on
the buttle front today. They took
part In raids on one of the most
Important Biff military centers.
From buildings where the Aiucr
Icin aviators are. billeted could bo
m-en the batteries of French, 76s
Nhelllng tho hills occupied by tho
nifflanw.
L
T
KATONVIIXE, . Wash. (By the
Associated Press.) Dolar liptant,
town marshal here, died today of
wounds received. In a pistol fight
yesterday with William Charles.
The' latter waa wounded but
physicians said today that he would
recover.
Forty Years
he Insects.
"They eat so tunny, If there oro
nough birds, that the plains hold
their own. The more bints tho
more plants. But destiny the
blids or red net) their number con
siderably and the Insects multiply
enoi mously and at a prodigious
tate, and simply sweep cgeta
ion away."
That America's bird life has h-
nilnlHhed greatly In the laid gen
ial Ion or two no authority on
the s ibject denies. Home of the
agriculture department entomolo
gists estimate that It has been i
inced by half In 4 yearn. (.
eply the depn? t mental It ologist:i,
most of the destruction oci urre 1
luring the earlier pait of He 4
.cars, when lens protection wis
Horded than Is afforded today;
I'd adeiiiato now.
Dr. ilornaday says not. IP' says
it's inadeiualn yet, and he Inti
mates that he thinks the depnit
inental biologists know it b'd don't
do anything about It because
they're too completely un b r the
influence of the American Game
Protective and Propagating ass .
elation, whose members he farth
er hints, seem to hlui more inter
ested t hunting than in pi-oteut-liitf
uud yroputfutlny gumv.
BUTTLE IN
TIN i
FATALLY SHO