EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAf.
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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."
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CHARGE