La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 15, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAf. (Sraniip C I T Y E DI T 10 N THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP ) Ore gon: Cloudy In the nut, un settled with probable show era In the west tonight and Wednesday. VOLUME XXIIL MKMHKH ARHOOIATED PItEHK LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE8 NUMBER 293 INVESTMENT Ltf COMMERCIAL COMPANY IS LUNCHEONS i i 1 1 ii n urn! f LAUNUntU. N New Corporation Formed With Capital Stock -; s' of $20,000 COMMERCIAL PAPER WILL BE HANDLED A. T. Hill Elected Presi ; dent of Company at First Meeting" of Stock- Holders Held Here. , ' A new corporation to be known db tho Uuion County Investment Co., was organized at the first meeting of stockholders held re cently, uccording to un aunounce nient made by officials today The meeting of directors hold imme diately following Bolacted the fol lowing offices: A. T. Hill, presi dent; R I. Meyers, vice president; H. 10. Coolldge, secrelary-Uvosfurcr, and i. A. Zurbrick. assistant sec- The capital stock of the new company of $3u,uuu, which. Is completely puld up, was subscrib ed by present stockholders of tho L.l Ululluo iSULlUllUi , U.illiv Wtt.t which institution the new invest ment company will bo associated. Wlnic it ttil be an entirety sepa rate corporation from tlio Uu,.k, oiuciais ieei that the bank will be bciictilou and a new institution available for community service is added to the busuruss activities of tne cny. Handling of real estate, mort gages, chattels, and ali kmi.s oi commercial-paper will be tile busi ii .-U4 u, tin- nev company. It was projected becauso of a neod for some corporation of thiB character that would not, be limited by na tional bun If VYtailli re merits. ' The' company, according to its heads, fee:s tht jt wiU be able to serve both tho bank, and 'the community belter than -Would otherwise be possible.' . A: ; recent statement, snows Doth 'batik and Investment company to be In excellent condi tion, evidence of returning pros- perity and business stability which Is also to be found eiSe Where throughout cityand county. The Jm Grande National declared a 10 per cent dividend ai the July meet ing... UNION,- Ore., (Special.) rrune pli-ldiiK mid pactiing is on in full blast here and the work will be rusiit-d as rapidly us possible us the fruit is ripening rapidly. . .lie cC the prunes are already too ripe for pricking and will-have to be dried ut some local", plant in order to save them. Most oi the orchards are yield ing a rood crop this year. Some of the school children are working In Jhe orchurds or in the packing sheds, but it Is not plan ned to shut down the schools for this work unless a hurry cull from the growers makes such action necessary. oi.hf.st rm;i: mason in I. S. Ili;s AT AUK OF 107 -fi'P. JOSKI'H. Mo. (AP) Jr. .1 s ph Singr ilaisicad, the oldest Free Mti.'on in the I'nlted Stat's, posrlbly 1 he oldeM in the world, (lit'l nt hth Iioimp st Ureckenriilge. Mo., Sundiiy niglit at the age of 1)7. He ha.s ko living deseendunt;. lie siiw General I -a Fayette In this country in 1S62. HARVESTING OF PKBEGINS Enrollment Is Slightly Less Than 1924's Mark The In Grande public prhools the hish sehool. GreerAvood. t'en tnil. Willow and Ulverlu grammar schools are now functioning ut regular speed, following the hujtb and h ist.e of Uie opening day. . Optimistic estimates of yester day's enrollment fell a little snort of tto nrtiiPt number which was ascertained by a check today. The hiph jv-honi has .n In class es today with about V more en rolling, which puis the total quit a bit above 40'i. according to E. 1). Toiler, principal. Total enrollment In the schools Is nearly J compared with 1 Sob lurt year. J. T. Longfellow, aup erfntendent expects that last year's recid will bft surpassed by next Tommy Hipglns, of East Bos ton, Mass.. shown lietro with Ills mother, has just about set a oiid's ti 1st mice record ror sew er swimming In the two and a half year old' rloss, 1e fM - through n manhole near his home and can led 400 reel by Me etililn-i tide. His father ami un . de readied through another ! manhole and brought him up unconscious but uiiliarnied DICK PEEBLER PASSES AWAY Dick Perbler; for 62 years a resi dent oi' Ljtdd canyon,' died about midnight ln.st night at the termina tion of an extended Illness. Me is survived by his widow, the following Daughters and sons; Mrs. It. A. Lapper, -Pawro. Wash., ito.v VelTfler, fJL'trande?,"Mr's, Pranklo Milner, Portland, 'Ituth. Heryford .and Marjorle Peebler, "l,a Grande; two brothers Henry and Adolph of Ijidd Cauyon. and two sister Ollle Kolley and -'Clara "Allen' of l,a jGrnnde. His daughter Helen pre ceded him to- the-Great. Beyond a few weeks past. )f.,. ,,, Funorai sorvlces. vylll be held to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock ut the IJohnenkamp cluipel Willi bur ial In the family lot in the Masonic cemetery. Miss Schoffen Speaks; "Americanization ; lopic Miss Elizabeth Schoffen, known us Sisfer l.ucertla, lectured to a large crowd in the Baptist church here yesterday afternoon and eve ning on Americanization. Miss Schoffen, . who Is well known hero, spoke . most Interest ingly of-her liie in the past.' She expect, to leave La Grande to morrow. . Filling Station Sold To Summervillc Men The I41 Grande Filling Station, nt the comer, of, Hemlock and Jeffer-, Hon. ..which, has been' in service since. February 22. , 1 314. was sold (yesterday to 13. K. Kuhn and J. J. 1 J'.Wfirel. both of Summervillc. For the present the former own er. J. F. Henlsy, Is undecided as to future pluns, but he hits announced . thai he will remuin in La Grunde. I Portland Attorney Is j Here on Legal Business j Milton It. Kleppcr. Portland at torney who has been, mentioned considerably of late us a prosper--tlvo eiindlfliite for governorship. Is In Ii Ornnde today on legal b;isl- n . Ho is representing Dr. W T. Phy, before Judge J. W Knowing Jn artion to seeure th setting aside of a judgment pro cured by Winifred Clemens. week as several are li,tr in rom meneine school work this ;ar. KnroMment figures for the grammar schools for the opening day are hs follows; Greenwood. 441: Central. 633. Itlvcrla, 273: Willow. 87. IIAKKIt, Ore., (Speciut.) A fs vorable inrreasn tn enrollment was noted iy local school authorities at the end of the first week ol school wfu.1 1679 children were registered, as compared to last year's 15;. 6. At the high school .17 signed np as airninst last year. Th" junior high school showed a gain, i ncp the 1321 number was 276, and 3 V 1 are now enrolled. ' RESUMED Chamber of Commerce to Meet .Regularly Each , Tuesday Isoon FjS. IVANII0E IS - SPEAKER AT MEET Cnnst-.iti'itinn nf TTniforl ' .WiliKlU, states is uiven High '.Tribute, by Attorney and by Jurist. "The constitution of the United States Is the greatest Instrument tn modern or in ancient times." Col. F. 8. Ivanhoo told members of the chamber of commerce today speaking at the opening luncheon of the fail-wlntei -Hpring season. Ho. ended hiB address with the words that the, constitution In "ymir protection, my protection and the protection of overy Ameri can." His speech was greeted bj whole hearted Applause that wouti not cease until Mr. Ivanhoc again acknowledged the token of appre ciation. 1 . . ,.' ' Tho npeakor reviewed the earlier ovents In the history of Aiiei-ie;! that led up to tho eventual con struction ol the constitution, point ing out the conditions that p sited those who "wished to follow, the dictates of their own consciences" westward to the newly discovered land. The constitution, he siid, wns formulated alter tho articles of confederation, which "were toothless," wm-u found to be In adequate and the need of a central authority was fully seen. ! ; Jsscntial Feature ' I The essential feature of tho con-1 stltutlbn is the fact that it pro-1 vldes for a republican form of gsv- . ernmoM for. .all . the states,? Mr. Iran hoe said; DoinUiw but Bttto-kh scientific balance of the document. wun- lis provsions tor a govern ment of. three .main departments. the judicial, lh legislative and the executive. - '; Mr. Ivan hoe was introduced by Judge. J. W, K no uies, chairman o. the meeting, following a short talk in which h' paid a high tribute to the constifgtlon.- 1 The Kev. William Crosby I toss of 'the Presybterian church, re lumed thnuks and d tiring the luncheon George II. Currey, rep resenting the ' La Grande Realty Hoard, sincerely , thanked the chamber of commerce for the work of the quartet in securing the 192G Norlliwesl Iteal Estate convention for La Grande. The luncheon, held In tho Odu (Continued on I'ape Five.) ELGIN MAN SELLS 25 CARLOADS OF HUGE APPLE CROP II. H. Wi-ntherspoon. of Elgin, who has a $7f.nuo apple crop this yenr on hs H-acre fruit ranch, returned to the Grande Hondo' val ley today from a trip to New Yorl". He, reports that he has disposed of, about '25 carloads of early ap ples, indudlmr lelieoiis snd sim ilar types, which represents nbout two-fifths of his crop. The Wentherspoon cihp this yenr Is the largest in the history of this portion of Eastern Oregon. Miss McNcal Resting Comfortably 'loday Miss Mnxlne Mr Seal, who re ceived a fractured s villi Sun l;i when she wns thrown from a horse was resting comfortable this morn ing. Uoctors and nurs'-n taklne cam of her wore mom hopeful thh morn I nc of her recovery. Music School Flans For Future Growth It. R. Itobinson, violinist, or Chlcniro. arrived In La Onmde yes terday and will tearh music In the Eistern Oreffon school of musle here this winter. Mr. Hoblrtson ; s an instructor In all rf ed and j brass Instruments ps well ss v'olln. lp to the present the Eastern Oregon music school, located In I the I. O. O. K. build'ng. bus eon- , fined lis reach In tr tn violin, voice : and piano, but this winter It plans to expand so as to be able to teaeh all musical Instruments. The In- J ttniftors of the school p!n not . ryr.iy to give music Uovfirs hut to j tseh theory, musical appreciation ; nnd history of ni'is'c. In connertlon with the sehool or- rnnrments are being made to in stigate a' symphony orrhesrn fori La Ornhde. In ord'tr to nrrnm- ( plisb th's it will b nffwiry to prnriir" th nmlsfunre of mttsl- . rises of th city. Mr. Rnhtnson Is sreompf nled by his family and will inake Ia ( vnoae aim uvme. Progress On -Projects Is Satisfactory Contractors Start Work on Septic Tank, . Alter ing Vity Hail . and on Water System. ' Construction Is now under way upou the three majur projects uu tiiurind at the June third special election tho new sewage disposal l.tunt. the repairing oi and uug i. turning the water sybtem, and the remodedng oi the city hall, build ing to houe the new pumper truck which was purchased, some, tlmo ago but which haA not yet boon de livered. .. . According to W. C. Crews, city muuuger, who is personally Super vising the. entire work, conditions are bright at all projects and tho only thing hat can hull continuous work until completion is Inclement wen i her. ' Hardenbower Bros., of Caldwell, are' uow transporting crews ot workmen to the' intake to begin the -water project and the well drilling equipment Is now on hand and woiik will begin us oooti . s preliminary arrangements can be completed. ' . The septic tank' work is being pushed and fair progress is being iiiade. W. C. Kelloy, contractor who will remodel aud recontttruet tiie city hull building, has been busy on tho job for several days. E.1 HELP REAPER CAStlALTV MKT ' CHICAGO 17 killed over nt'Ck-entl tluoiigliout ixmutry. A f ti V,H T A , Me. AIlefitMl hmrtlrrer suiehlen. MAV YOltlv. LI felews bo.ly of young wuiiuin round. ' i;ast ht. loi is. hi. orru wvti necking to IdcuUIy two chat red Imtliett. 8AX FHANCIHCO. Woman fllnyer kllbj wlf, Mllj;s CITY, Mont. Wom an denies poisoning spouse. .t"Ht?AOO A1'). Seventeen persons met death throughout the country over the week-end in ac ddents "or -by violence; nutomo itle mishap ftitallties leading; the aspa ty toll with six. Three per sons met dentil under mysterious drctimstunces, while other deatl-s resulted from the following ?auses:, Firo, 2; airplane fall, 2; drowning, 2; s suicide, 1!. j Oeiiths from autotuobilc ncrl- ents alone for the entire', week i nine mid-western stutes totaled ;5, distributed as follows: Illinois. 2ii: Ohio, 1 8: Indiana. mi; Minnesota, 9; Michigan, 7: Missouri, 5; Kansas, 3; Texas,. 2; Oklahoma, 1. . ' Iowa escaped without a single fatality during the week. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111. (AP). A belt buckle and a wedding ring were the principal Clues . upon which police worked M'tmbiy In .jt ihltHh identity of a mitn and j woman whose charred bodies e.eie Tind 'n i burned , iiiilnmolill" near here . Sunday. No license tags were' found on t'ie tjni an the motor ntimber failed to re veal the owner. . ' T'-e bodies were discnw.tvd :mld twisted iteel nn't embm-! near an Inf rerpiently used ro.id about a half mile from the n.r tlo'nal trull. The sit nils were orushed as If by a blunt Instru ment, , NEW YOltK (AI1). The brtil' d. llfeteHH - body of Catherine roiitlnumi on Vngp Kwi. Yt our Delivery Service Whether you nHMdin jtnir i-p of Tlir Otrirtt'r by carrier hi (be city or by iiinil The Oh wncr Is hilrcittfl hi seeing Hint you ro-e(ve pioniit ami regular mirlii. The entire ' riii-nlnlloii oranl jtfoti s l"fiitc n-orcnulM''! grndiinlly, ileliiei y ami (y'hf-ihin-4. nnd the ofricr will ap (Hit'lnV icpotts mi uiisatl'ftH tory wnlir of any k;mt. PriM IftiK wrthi' not twn wlial e detn and litiproti-niettt tn the next few month thiTitisb out the territory Is planned. "Obwrrr Ad pM Iwlng A Merchaudlslutf Service," CI H1I1EI1 Bf AGENTS New York Officials to j JJepott iM Arrested JjUSt INlght tong Avar cause Federal Agents to Weed ; Out Every Chines Re maining in Violation of Exclusion Act. " . . NEW YORK1 (By tho Associated . Press.) Tne hundred and thirty four Chinese have been sent to the Tombs prison to await removal o Ellis I.. land for deportutton follow ing un all night rounutip wtiiicu nutted a total of bOQ Chinese. M Dosens of suspects were found with white women who said they wero suspects' wives. ;The roundup, unprecedented In extent, came off a few hours after i the leaders of the Leong and iilp j Si.g tongs signed a peace treat caii.ng tor a truce In the tong war ffaro which had taken twelve lives during the last few weeks; L Federal officials announced their determination at weeding out ev ery Chinese who Remained in the vitty yi Violation of the exclusion act. , Major Huron Returns . , Fioin Trip to Indiana i Mnjor ,U. It. Huron has return ed to la Grande ufter a trip to Indiana . to' visit his father and other , relatives, who " live there. White In tho enst he spent two 'ays git Camp Jerry, Ohio, whore 'the National itirie snooting con tciii was.. hold. - An : Oregon na tional guard teojn took part In tho 'contest and a team frpm the Na tional Rifle .association of Oregon. U's!des the army and navy tennis there was also participants from Canuda,. I'orto Itico and Cuba. r Yakima Caravan Will ' lie Discussed at Lake A co'm mlt t eo f rom the local Chamber of Commerce and one ' fl-om the local realty board will I meet tomorrow noon nt Hot Lake and have lunch with Ir. W. T. ! I'hy. The object of the meeting Is to talk over and make pluns I'oi !a caravan to Yakima valley Pome time In the future to view Irriga tion there. t tiuy wib utso discuss what can be dune- in the way of Irrigation 'in li.s vancy. About, ten men uie expected to uttend the luncheon from here. otjouic Announces Plans for Railroad HAN FHANC1KCO By tho As 101 .. 4.ed iM'.-. J'r; snjfiit Williuui Sproulc, of the Houihern I'aCHlc, .t.ti'.iJlJiltM.U tlllll a lMlUI.nl, iroiii iiumaln Katis to iiie c..st Will i uu ( ii ruiiKo l uie lake. on the ju.ueritiie ut Sikiyou and Modoc t'ol.iiliiu in Cuitiutiiia td a coim'm;--,.oi wiUi N:uUa. The Calliornlu w.'Uii M-.iiu.id will uu stanuu. U g.4i,e(i. '1 m; in:w niie will t,ouure w.tirihe L't'iitral I'aclfic main line i hi iivuiia. I Hproule said the new line will be the shoi'test main lihe .ei vice iroia uuiliut II tiull u.m li.i iiei . I wnu, ,iu lo l ne eiL t, )h ( (gden I und will cut the ui- taiieu i roi.i i KiayiUili Filis lo the ea.,t, over Hie piii.uteu iiv.n.iei ii i l4iiu via uUiiu, east iOd miles. Wallowa Bird Hunters Have Mediocre Success WALLOWA, Ore. (Hpeeinl.) Since the opening of tne uunt.ug H iwtjil oil K.ue HiUilSf, many locui iifi.ieu have been In the hills und timbered sections In search ut tue birds. A lew stale they have been lucky tn getting tneir It nut. '1 lie grouse ate reported to be pi' ii tn ul In many parts of the ennniy. Hunters netting birds state that the grouse are ful ad t.n y nave been it x-iIiok in tlu ;siubbl' fteidH neur the llinlter. i:i.i.m;i,iN. oi rici; fir. J. I.. Ingle ts remo.eliiig his . osteopathic otrti-i'S to make room lor the iMHtiilliug of a new e--, trical fjiiiptiit nt whlrli lie pur i chafed on hts recent trip to l.os rVl)geea.r NOT (.lll.TV, NAVS t.AU lAIXAH. (ire. W. It. I.loyd. In dicted ut a special s:.on of the Potk roonty grand Ju y fr tin murder of Clinton I. Ilnun. Inde. pendence garne man, pleaded not guilty here and hla trial was set tor October 6. Ready for ry-; v. ri'ttoto by Union polo Syiuin" Henry Collins, fHtiimu prrnlilrnt of llio l'liidlcton Itmind-uii who will R41iwl tlic niM -Let 'r lluckl" of I. in colnbralcd cow Iroy coiiKwt on Sitlt-mbi-r lUtli. Tin- Itoimil-up will nin four Uy8 Uils yt-nr. It bu bam anuouiK-oil, lln September loth. . " jf ,!--l'ifoto by. Union facidc Hystcm. ' ONI ROUTES WAoniiNun iiv (Hy the Assocl- i ated rress.) The era' Of. commer cial aviation In the United States takes un advanced .stride, today with the opening of bids by the uir mall service of the post office department for contracts for carry ing mall on eight nnw-'air routes. Tho new service; directly connects Jfl Important cities Jvlth lfi cities ilready receiving air muil tiervlce luring the past year.; ; Hlx round trips . weekly are scheduled for each route. Only flay flights art planned. The routes include; Pasco, Wush., to Llko, Nevada,' distance 44U miles, time 6 hours 10 minutes, postage 10 cents an ounce. Heatlle, Portland) Mediord, Kac ramctilo, Han l-Vancmco, "euo, llukersfield und los Angeli s dis til nee 1 Liu miles, time about 1 ,' hours, poHtuKe lf cents an ounce over the entire route.- 10 cents an ounce for 1000 in ties or h'Hu. , Signs Name 1,200 Times' Holding Pen in Teeth LI'ITt K rCK, Ark. Mtv the am- oeiite, press ) 8am 1-iloati, iitiite has started a ttmk that would duunt ' moHi men- -ine signing or n.s imine t::ii (Mimes by holduift tli Ills teeth. Me Is i. taring signatures (in wnrrh or a utirte bond Is-ne iof ereet hiilidtnux at the Cnivi-rslly or! Arkui.M.is. "I kaii. i;xti:sm Alt' I i n K I jA MATH I'' A I A M. Ore. - The Mouthfl'li Pacific's side if the KlaiiiHth rail eontrovei r.y pre sented to the Kla unit Ii federated board here. The board' Is coin- " community ci his iroin rvrrj sec tion of tiie country. Two weeks ugo Kulpli P.udd, president of the Orent Norlhem railwtiy explulnel to I he feder ated board the pnrpos of tlio Northern line s petition to enter uie Kiumaiu urruoiy. Hen c. I my., of Porthmd. roun- sel for the Hpulhern Pin dfic. set forth in an ititoimal way Just why It would be to the best in terest of the people of I 'In inn tit If "desti uctlve coinpetit.on" were 'o be p evented. S'udt nt Itettiiti Kront Ork nt O. A. '., f'orvnllis. (Ire. Dr. '. (I. imlnieli. detin of men, who lei a ptlgiiiitnge of students en a friendship tour throuifh the ori ent tils summer, Ian return' d to the cum pun after an absence of. L' moot) The party of six tudeiis from Oregon, Was iln.T- ton and i:fo-nla, with f)r. Im- bnrb. landed at Victoria. B. c.. hav'ng crossed on the Kmprets of Asia in nino days. Round- Up n t 1 "; Fitiii.' hAD phoiisi;i). ' , WAKIUNJ'I'. i (AP) I'nvd cleiit CoolhiKc will glyo his uirt ruit Invest Igul Ion boaiirt free liana as Id wilnesHCs In be summoned aiitl the (uu-se of prmedure. Awvpt anwh have not yet boon mweiVcd fmni all iilno men nhkcil to tttwe, but .the eieeiitlo Is oHifldivit that all will accept. Tae prmtdciit feels lmt the b.jui(i must ueclucror it-.-en' wlieUii'i' the bcurliiMH slutil be open lu the public; ; v jnocov gi;th ki:w tiual. . K.m (.i.ijis (tc 'tic rlr.it district court of appeals Umiu- runu un upixrid ul iloi'iilnii iaci ii,, , i,oiijer ,r." fignler known as Jild McCOj, for " ncVv trnU uu l.t. j.iitssnmugiiUr 111 cuiwiec tion with tile deUi'.i of Airs, 'AiicrcMu .i.ui't.. io.c tii iinjtiMt iuat eua', ioi wliicii we:b i M.'1'viiig a Icrm ui ' " '' l ' . 1 ... , ii-;I i:nkm I.okrs vahi:, S.,1,... (,.,) a ic slttle ulgll na LOiiiims.-t.oii mn ili't.eettl vui. Hie M'ttfitMriu'iioii oi t.'J i til u'.s u. (be Columbia Utter ligown, ui der it'll 1 1 act w i.m Slmonsi'ti nut. jiii, muu'ii .iurin and Kvcn si n tut a i a H.ipirnie (Min t opin ion tCMlny In Injunction ir(KexjJiig: tylU .Kllt ' l ii.n tick (H-'NelfC, 11 J pt'llaiit, ugaiitHt the cuuiinlssluii. Tu'Army Aviator Describes Sensations (Hy CbarlcM P. s.vfirl.) , WAHHINOTON (NKA Special) "Kor blind. . lekcnmg, unreason- Inn terror." s,ild an army aviator,1 "life hHrtii't finthlng to oifer eoual to tiie sensations of a man tlrt parachute jump. I mem t'lng go ror the drop. After the 'chute opens it's all right. Anticipation'.! the killing part. "When the Culled Slates enter ed the war I was caul tor au ar.it (,. v ..rv(.r. Aft,.r tt mtio pre liminary tralnlhg they itr;iied u a,tt, i,.ite on n.v back, lookina nnd .,,.( (jm,. nk un, I .xi.k that would let me down eosv as unv oth. tr mile io k.ine from u dry goods aior They showed me how to pull "Don't you believe It. Thc's the I he ring that oi en d It. und thnape tltng he isn't too frightened thv hundbd me into the basket w lh ttie in! met or. I'p shot thi ha 1 1 oon. I was reared to begin with '"I he balloon's motion upset my Stoni.irh, too. I felt deathly sick. "Atout a nrte high. It reemed to 'fiver ou fo. said the In siructor. "i ttrefully I lowered myself, gripping lhe basket rdg wllh my fingers. 1 didn't dare to icok duwu. CONGRESS TOUE: HOT IRK So Says President Cool idge in Answering " General Charges WHITE HOUSE HAS SEEN ISO PROTEST Expects Conditions to .Improve So .That Rec v lamation Work Can Be Speeded Up." : . . WASHINGTON By the AmooI Bted Press.) Congreaa and not the Interior department la to blame, President Coolldge believe-, be cause relief has not been afforded Bottlers on some reclamation piuj eots In the west. - Tho president holds that Bocre Inry Work, whose administration hus been attacked in some quar ters, la merely carryina; out the law as he aees it J . . ,- : This far, the White Mouse said ho protest aimed at Secretary Work, huu been received by the presi dent. ' ' '." , The president believed 'If con sre.s at the last session, had pass ed the bill the administration fa vored for relief of settlers there would now be no grounds for com plaint. .';' , The president la ot the opinion during Hie last few years there has been a noticeable decrease In de mand for irrigated land duo' in a large moaaure to low prlceB for lu, id produots, but expects as con 'dltions Improve there will be a uuf fictent number of. settlers la pros pect ror the government to' apeed up reclamation work, . - T .' BOIHKr Ida ..(Special) Henator -Itobert N. Stanfield will take ac tion airninst the police authorities at linker, Ore., where he was ar eated Hunclay night on a oharga of ilrunkennoss and disorderly con-, duel, according to announcement to local newspaper men following the hearing yesterday by the United Hlales public lands sub-com mittee, of which he Is chairman. 'I do not know what action I shall take against the authorities," declared Htanfleld, "as I am too busy with the committee hearings to give the" matter serious oasld-. crullon Just yet." 1 ' ' After an account of the arrest he said, "1 had been warned before going to Baker that I had better irtng along a body guard because of a plot to frame up on me. al- hough I have no Idea what for." TlilAIi SET FOB FRIDAY. BAKKH, Ore. (Dy the Assocl led I'rejia.) The cuse against tenntor. Itobert Btanfleld, arrested tere Hunday evening, will be sot for rial Friday morning. City Attorney McCulloch an- (Continued on Page Five.) Parachuting " 'U-ggo shouted the instructor. looking overside. And I found I couhln't let go. "Physically, my fingers wouldn't unhook. f'Illngo! Tho Instructor bit me; on the knuckles with a little mal- let. . "It broke mty hold. Whoonhl I shot down, mavhe a hundred feet. Cp went my vltati into my t b r oa t, j ust as y i n i r I n -sides do when an elevator sinks from under you too fa,t only A thousand times wnrxe. I cuv tha rfn-vnnk . "U'ht.ra thni vhn mvt VnttM think n mnn'rl be too frightened lo oufl the rlna? to do. . I pulled Hall right. "Snap! It was th 'ciiute open ing up overhead. Yoop! ! felt nn awful Jerk, nearly tearing mc apart. Hwlsh! Down went my giblets to the soles of my feel - the ele vator art again, only cotninH to a sharp stop thin time, after a aw (ft stump down the shaft. "And then I felt myseir ;:wav Ing gently la the air, with the earth comtnj up to meet mc, uot very fast." 16 CHARGE