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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY dnmfo lEuifitist CITY THE WEATHER I'ORTLAND (AP). Ore. gon: Fair and warmer to night. Fair Tuesday, and warmer in, the Interior. WKMt t D I T I O N i .VOLUMErXXIII. M KM BISK A8HOCIATED PREKH LA GRANDE. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 298 m iyt FARMERS OF Gin FACE Events of Great Interest to Agriculturists to : Take Place COUNTY FAIR WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY Union ( County Grangers to Be Hosts to Eastern Oiegon at Meet Here Saturday. Farmers of La Grande and East ern Oregon in general are looking upon the week as one of much activity and of great Interest In agricultural ways. - Three event of outstanding im portance to the local agriculturists are scheduled the Union county fair at Elgin, beginning Wednes day and continuing through the week; the Wallowa community fair, lo he held Thursday and Fri day at Wallowa; and a grange meeting, with the tmton County Pomona grange as host to Eastern Oregon, to be held Saturday In La Grande. The Wallowa fair will, of course, be of greatest internal to those of that community, although It in ex pected to attract visitors from Un ion county and from Enterprise and Joseph. Many to Attend Fair. From Elgin comes the report that a large attendance during the four fuir days Is expected, provid ing Inclement weather does not put a damper on the entertainment features. Stock, both exhibition and rac ing, have started to Elgin and in some- cuhps. animals are already at the grounds. Premiums this yean include several special awards and among the donors Is Dr. W. T. Phy, whose interest in dain . tl- has proven a decided impetus td dairymen throughout Eastern Ore gon. Prizes are to be awarded in every division, from poultry .o Perch eroiu and from embroidery to jelly. Grange Program. Grange leaders here believe that the Saturday sfssion will be a great stirrers. The meetings in the .morning, in the Odd Fellows hall across Adams from the Foley ho tel, will he for members only 'but at the noon hour thn chamber of commerce quartet la to sing and a number of prominent grangers nnrl local business men will give short talks ditr'ng the luncheon. After the luncheon three confer- (Continued on Pure Five.) Not only will the La Grande public b the first In Oregon to witness Frank Lloyd's "Winds of Chance" but they will actually be the third In the United States, with only New York and Boston in the lend. This was stated in a letter re cently received by Meyers and Ford, of tho Arcade, from the di rector, excerpts of which follow: "Let me take this opportunity of making one letter serve more than one purpose first, to thank you most sincerely for your spendid co-operntlon when "Winds of Chance" was filmed In your sec tion; secondly, to express through you to the people of La Grande Joseph and Wallowa, our apprecia- (Continued on Page FIviO Odd Fellows La Grande About forty people from . Ia Grande, members of the odd Fel lows nnd Rebecca lodge's, will at tend the I. O. O. F. convention which Marled In Portland today and will continue all this week. Al though 7000 members of the or der In that city are dlrectlv handl ing the big convention the tank fall upon the whole state and ev ery member of the order is con tributing toward the entertainment fund which will aggregate nonrlv isn.oon. Portland U contributing $20.oen out of the combined con tion fund, which was subscribed early in the year to handle sixteen conventions, which were to meet In that rltv during th season. The Odd Fellows lodge is one of the targe fraternal organisa tions In the world and the conven tion tn a world gathering. The Grand B're of Australia wMt be present to represent that section BUSY WEEK LA GRANDE 15 Tin IN II. S. a mm W i HAZEL SCOTT JOINS STAFF OF OBSERVER Misa Hazel Scott, for four years society editor and all-around re porter and newspaper woman on the Waterloo Evening Courier, Waterloo. Iowa, arrived in La Grande Saturday and starts n to day as a member of Tho Obser vers news staffl. She fills tho vacancy caused by the departure of Sho waller Lynch for further school activities at Eugene. - Miss Scott has had a wealth of newspaper experience, the Water loo Courier being tho leading paper in a city of 40.000, and comes most highly recommended to The Observer. In addition to routine reporting she will help supervise the society columns and will hnndle special assignments and do feature work. Sho knows news' when she runs across it and knows how to write it. In commenting on her resignation from the Courier staff that paper carried the following, which serves ad mirably as an introduction for The Observer's now worker to the (Continued on I'age FiY.t , fill SUNDAY At the regular quarterly con ference of the Jitter Day Saints church hero yesterday tho bish oprics of both the flMt and second wards were reorganized. Bishop .George It. Lyman and counselors of the I,a Grande' first ward were honorably released and A. Lester Stoddard sustained as bishop -of the church and Lloyd" Walsh as firet and Elwood S. Owllllams s second councelor. Bishop 'Louis Adams and counselors of La Grande second ward were also honorably released and William Grant Bean sustained as bishop and David Eu gene Nelson first and .lames H. Thompson second counselor. These changes were made under the juris diction of Mclvln J. Ballard .of the quorum of twelve, who represents the general authorities at the con ference. ' . Large representatives from nil over Union and Baker counties at tended the conference yesterday. The Bakercholr, ot 60 members, under the leadership of-Mtss Idm. Fop.som, furnished excellent music for the morning and nfternon ses sions. . Mr. Ballard nnd Adam S. Dennion were the principal speak ers. Last night a session of the M. I. A. was held at which time Martha S. Tingey, president of the young ladies' M. I. A. of the L. D. 8 church, and Mr. Ballard, assistant general superintendent of the young men's M. I. A., were principal speakers, A special muslcul pro gram was1 also given in the evening. CLUB MEMBERS TO WELCOME HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS At the regular Tuesday noon luncheon of the Chamber of Commei ce tomorrow at the i. O. O. F. hall, F. A, Epling will be c'-airmnn of the meeting, and 4V.n k(h inlinnl tnf.nlw, n n ,1 (111 r-. 1 erintendent of city schools will he thp guests of honor. Mr. Fil ling wn give ine address or wel come In behalf of the Chamber of Co mm err, Raymond O. Wil- tlnms will sing a selection and J. T. Longfellow will talk. Leiters Visit Here Before Returning Home nnd Mrs. O. C. Lelter. of Portland, spent Saturday night and Sunday in La Grande visiting with Mrs. Elmer Heed and with friends. They attended the Kound-L'p and motore'l to this city before return ing to the Itose 'ity whnro Mr. Leiter Is managing editor of the Portland Telegram. Mr. Lelter was at one time owner and publisher of The Evcnlntr Observer and Is well known In La Grande. Convene; Represented land a large number will attend from the provinces of Canadu. where there are many Odd Fellow. lodges. A- number of the eastern state j ure sending special ;rain. One Is known as the odd Fellows special and carries the Grand Hire. Herbert A. Thompson and his stall of ol fleers. Another is the Re- I bekah special which conveys the president of the Kebekuh asscm t bites. Myrtle W. Tandy, and about two hundred members of the as sociation. The major part of the attendance, however. in from the fetatca of Washington, Idaho and , Oregon. t Among the 1- Grande people 'who lefi yesterday for Portland to ai tend the convention were M r. j and Mrs. George U. Richardson. I James Moss. W. F.. McClure, Frank (Continued on Page Fire.) p BISHOPS High School k Enrollment Reaches 420 Five Score Students New to Upper Grtdes; Reg istration Continues Un abated. An unusual Influx of new stud en s 1U0 of tue 4:iu bays and girls so for enrolled are .new to high school experience convinces E. D. Towler, principal, that La Grande high school will see a record enrollment this fail. Five to 10 new names have, been added each day since school opened a week ago, and the increase will probably continue for a week or' two, Blnce (many old students are still delayed by summer employ ment or vacations spent far from home. Ijust year's register shown 483 nHtnes, including the mid year promotion list of 50. Diversified interests are reveal ed in the majors, with Engi.s.,. required subject, still holding the lead. Mathematics runs sec ond, with history, commerce, lan guages science, industrial arts and home economics following In the order named. , La Grande students show aotlve interest in the Industrial arts subjects, Mr. Towler observed this morning is he looked over the records on his leak, and this fall soes the usuM heavy scheduling In that depart ment. Thus far, there, appears ip be no call for additional In struciois in any department, but extra sections have had to be cre ated to take care of mathematics nnd . history students. A crash of steel oh Hteel Dull J thuds as of catapulted flesh. Then GARS DKED IM Pni I IPEflMP III I 1 1 1 I II 1 1 lll-l IIU II I ! Si " spreading stains .of crimson on the,' WASHINGTON' (Bv tho As-oel-pavement. Just another aulomo-I a,cd I'resa,) Tho indication that bile accident on the highway from Wallowa to X& Grande, but -this time passing motorists, Inured - to ordinary misfortunes or the road. slowed to funeral- pace. Women gasped, and men reiuoved their hats. . "Darn my luck," came a dismal voice from one of the colliding cars. 'ihere goes two buahtu oi tomatoes ruined!" The god who looks after mo torists wa In a whimsy mood Sun day. Her pranks provided comedy on almost every road toward ia Urunde. Five mites this Side of Kaiuela. George Huhn,' with Ivan Urr as a passenger, hooked ieit iront wheels with a cur leaving town. . No one was hurt, and the damage might not huvu been worth mentioning, had not a third cur out from La Urunde und evidently in considerable of a hurry, rammed Huhn'a partner in misfortune with enough furco to break ou the two interlocked wheels. A sedan plunged into tho Grande Hondo for an Icy buth Bunday at tttrnoon, leaving the highway about midway between1 the country club entrance and the overhead bridge of the Lnion Pacific it landed squarely on its four wheebt, and Bustaim-d no greater Injury than u wrenched front axle. Though accidents occurred in un usual numbers one guruge owner reports hauling in s.x damaged curs-i-the hospital hud no calls, jnd so far as could be learned up ;o noon today, no serious injuries re sulted. Cove Resident Fined For Hunting Too Well Owen Puckett, who lives near Cove, pleaded guilty lo snoo'tlng more than the slated quota of foui grouse in a day und was fined fi' in Justice Hugh U. MiruUy's court Friday. School Fair Is lieing Held at Cove lodayj A srbool fair will be held at j ovt this afternoon and eve- nuiK. a numoer oi exiilli.is nu:e been arranged, the greater part of which n furnished by the boy and gli ls Interested in club, worn, nnd In the ufternonn there v II' be a sports program. Including fnres and contests of artous na ture. At JiSO o'cIock a progrnm wl't bp g'ven at the Mt K'-nnle vnr-. houe. The program will b fo towed by a dance at tlie Mucct bee hall. The premium m.'iteHul from the filr will lm talfn to the coun'y fair at E'gln this week end. Child Han IM infill .WUJrnt r-eft H'sn. ifn 2 (rrnniit"r nf Mr. and M-s. Krsnd Hii. had o flntrr almost srverd wifn hot brother, with whom she n s piiv er let i hstchPt r- 1 1 on t hrnd. Rie Is the daughter of Mrs. !f- of Oregon City who Is visiting her parerltj here. FRANCE IS READY FOR S1101 Caillaux and His Col leagues Complete Plans - ior Debt Proposals ' PAYMENT IN 1926 . MAY BE OFFERED I Washington Debt Com mission Officials View ing with Renewed In tel est Trend of Events ABOAPP S. S. "PARIS (Bv the Associated Fruss.) Finance Minis ter Caillaux nnd hl rolleilKiios, on the French debt mission to tho I United Stales, toduv completed -.he) text of proposals which they will I lay before the Amcrlcun debt fund- ing- commission. The delegates' have been dovntw I Ing considerable time to the r amount of dpbl to bo pnld tot America, and the form in which it nhould bo put; and on the most-i troublesome parts of the document- concerning transfers of money to America and how these can bo made without disturbing the ex change and deproc'nting tho franc. ABOARD S. S. PAKTS (By the Associated Press.) Cnitlaux's pro gram would offer a substantial pay ment In. 1128. w'th increasing amounts annually during each of the next 20 yeni-s. Tho Krenrh governments proposal will not be tied up with rei oretlnn payments or will It lie conditioned upon the tentative agreement recently en tered Into w''h Crent B-Uein, ac cording to a summary obtained. France was prepared to begin imi mediate liquidation of her debt to the United States upon the con clusion of tlie forthcoming funding negotiations hero stirred a. new current of interest among AmnrlJ enn debt commission ofl lclals at tho trend of events. Itev. J. A. Hall preached his first sermon a pastor of 8onth Metho dist church Sunday. Mr. Hall, his wife and son, Claude, arrived In L.a Grande Friday from Hlchland, Ore., where he held his Inst charge. The new pnstor has served Ihe Metho dic church for twenty yeiirs as a minister, the early period of his service having been spent in Vir ginia. They ure making their home at 2102 North Fir rtrent. Cl.iude Hall will be a student In the local high school. Itev. Bert A.- Powell, who has conclude! his pantonite at 'the Konth church, has been guest speaker at the M. K. church. l.n,..,. li,H,..n- Forest l-'lii- KCOKNK, lookouts nnd Ore. Molt of the ' patrolmen in the lusiaw nntlomil ror-st arc b"ln j laid off for the se'is in except In i then nun ui-eii tin i unit riwii. ucroru- ing to It a mielley supervisor of the forest. While heavy showers fell in most parts of western Ore gon ten days ago, very litih precipitation occurred In that part of the snte. s.ild Mr, Hhe'.ley. When The Paper Is Late ' Wfien there Is a delay In (lie dflhei y of Tlx' t.hM-TUT a bi enk un i fie iresi or miiim fiicli iiimttildnlilf ImpiN n'n' tl:c aiu of telephone tn Is ft r The (ilN-ncr office Iihiiii ing a! Hit He paper simply i r vs us nddlt If Mini rvfdiiii of niiuiinl leaitei'-iulerest. The (kiihis on iMinie fiirrfei routi-N wen lot Hadirlnv night. sucli a Kiln? doeu't IiapfM-n wry nflen. When It dm--. TIM OIntut gels nbiiii dant proof thai It Is eagerly awaited nnd eagerly read a ni't nluable liarneterlle for a ptnxrewiic advertiser lo x,a-ider. MOhfrTfr Advert lng A Mert hinluinC Hrrrlce." NEW MISTER TAKES PULPIT Steer Wrestling at Pendleton J 1 1 QQARQ L , ; ' is bi fV4! Davis First Witness r m&ifir,. w&jLa rtAz jL s . , - yinr. U took two cowboys to bullilow" tills steer at lite' Pendleton ItounuVun. He wiw fleet of fm;t that one lioraeniaii wim Voiced to rim hi ahead of lilm o Hie oilier liorseniaa ooulil ! It took two cowboys to bullilow" this steei- at (lie Pendleton "l "M n.racumu- nun get clost enough to jump from BEDFORD, Ore. (By the Ansoci ald Press. )--Joe James Olbbs, T 28, mill, worker and Coos eounty homeMeaxler. Is dead, and Hyman llunl ley, fin, laborer, is in the coun ty Jail the result of a Btahhlnir af fray hero early Sunday morning. Authorities said that bad feel. Ing over attentions Glbbs Is al leged to have in I1 Miss llattio lliuvtloy was the cuuse of the nuar- rel. , ; ' Huntley surrendered to the po llen and a coroner's Inquest will lift held 'and forma) charges tiled against Huntley today. XTRA TOIlll OliY.MJ' SINKING I A, Wash. KliAVKIt (By The As. Bocliiutl 1'ress). A. Hurio Todd, ' I'ress). A. RATE FATHER KILLS SUITOR ronner mayor of Kelso, wvoiu- Montana relinquished tho crown imiiKMl hy a pn'ty of flvo men 'after he met with reversals. Cros ilnil two noiiu'ii, is In ()l)iiiln by's victory rested on three, third loiluy seeking appoliilmelll hy ' place winnings. At Cheyenne he ( mi nun- llnilley or a xihh-IiiI took third In steer roping, and he pi-OMi-ciilcir In lake charge of tin--look third place In steer roping lirosrciillon lu Hie murder of Tho. nnd bulliloKglng hi re, thus ucqiiir iiiuh Hartley, Krl-o cilllor. I Ing a total or 17" imlnts, or hit Todd luit night iniwd thn nr-' ""ra """ -lth'-r King Merrill or jiv - il or (.ling.- II. Xi.rrls, wip.T- llnteildeill of Hie Ki-lio wnli-r w'orks, but the proMM-uhir ordclcd .Norrls released MILS!). Wash. (Ity the Asmi- lii!it). urr.s was in-; .,. .nM.,ur Wu lm He" cluii'd lift IiikI no evUli nci- (tin" 1 nifilng NoitIh witli the lotery l slaying, mid Dial the wati'iint wa- impmirerly Issinil, and as JiiHtleit lie luul warrant atillMii ity iMMIIU a felony wn.ii ii;ioht ami:s M U YOltK (Al'). I fitted States lilMi-lct Attorney Uin-kiier, iinn'Mintvii KMiny iimi nenirier he would Mf-k flefMM tiiilmi of nil niH-ii.s romi'i io m git my or tin 'ntfir; flie problb thin law. II" dc rlnr'tl bate foiui'l Momethlti ( nl Innt to out the teeth into hlbllion riiforeeineiit." P"" NcfTi'o tturncd'at Slake By Mob in Mississippi NKW ALBANY, Associated f'reiM). gro timber cutter. Misa. (Ily the -J.. ij. ivy, ne KitS burner) ut tiie slake by a mob which bad taken him . from of f let is n ir here Hunday afternoon. Ivy, a- cording to Sheriff John W. Itob- erts. crnfessed tliat he attack-d t!ie daunhi-r of a farmer In the i;tah community, 19 ml'rs from here. Friday. He his return d to.t' seene nf the attack and burned to death. More than one I' ons-'nd rr sons were In the mob which took the negro from Khe;-'ff Hobeis , of L'nlon county and Sheriff jHeese of Lee county.. ioitoi' io run m aneati or inm o tlie saddle and rateh him by the Round -Up At Encl; Visitors Return Home HOOSeVelt. Trophy . WOfl ' bv ' Bob'-1 TilVwhv Npw uy poo uiosny, wew MeXlCO: raday Kyan Mee3 With Reversal. I rKNDI.KTON. Ore., (Rpeeial to The Observer.) in a blaze of tfirlory the lllth annual Kound-t'p came to a close Haturduy afternoon will. ,vn,l . nur num.. In ,l..lllili Imprinted -upon tho hnl of famoj0' Ho"th "ollna. that cowbovs the country over eve I with Interest deeper than words can proclaim, unil loiluy newly l crowned victors are on their wuyl home ready lo- betfln preparing for another year of who knows what? nob . Mexico, around Crosby, . of Klnna. New is the world's best all cowboy and Koosevelt winner for 1U2G. . l'addy freckled Irishman from trophy Hyan, "" Asmns. wno won tlie stc.-r '"I'ing contest and broncho bust- 'nif conlest respectively. AHKinn ride on Nu Name wits the fealure of the final prorum and fur . nished a never to be forgotten thrill to 40.000 spectators. No Xuiiio Conquered Ask ins spurred the big blnzed face sorrel and stuck to him tike a leach, a feat that tins not been arrumplished before during this nhow. , (luy W. dish, of Orungevtlle, Ida., won Second place In the world's bucking contest by his ride on Chile flcan. l'red Ktudnlck, of Htjiyton, Ore., placed third. In the'tiorthwest bucking con tent Norman Htewart of I a-wist un. ,j jH initl pped flu' money nnd a I saddle when he rod.i ' Winnemiicca to a npertumlar ftn- ' ish. l'addy Kyan, Inst year's wlnn of the Uooevelt trophy, got the breaks at this ear's snow up un- (fVmtlnucd on i'ngn Five.) SURFACING OF MT. GLENN R(MD MAKES HEADWAY The eonnty road master and his arss stunts Hie busy this wck k raveling a l hree-mlle serf ion nf the Ml. Glenn mm ket aerlkin of lite road rna I. This has been graded duting t'ie past few wee: mi l In nw being nurfneed. Work will start this week on the grad- Int of another mile of this road, which will also be g aveied. Tho in'ir" reeilon w'i le com-deted hy the nvddle of November, nc- rordlng o Itnlph Morgan, county rr-,'mt"er. Thp Mt. GPnn market rfad Is s miles In length, but only four miles will be surfaced this yrir. Round-up. He was so fleet tlie oilier horns. MANILA (BV the Assnnlatnrt bora lli-.(milsd WaleU TWO GOBS IN WATERY GRAVE oy"' 10r'1 "- Plllabury -aa Iteferrlna---to commercial avla- t:i0 w,.t ln, tlic,r , porU,ncii ,-,, .ha hald tne olr ,orvlco ,.wltll. swept ) three sailors overboard orjm its appropriations is doing nil '". I ,r.u huk, . urumieu aim . me , third,' a negro, rescued nft-ii t swimming through the disturbed: waters fop "45 minutes. Tho dead are B. O. Stewart arm M. C' O'Hulllviin. both residents Judge Takes Road Right -i,, IT.,,1-,. A Jvit-nmnnf Vdhe Ulluei iiaVlSCIueni Argument In1 the case of Mrs. Anna T. Maruhal! versus Hober W. Conrad, in which the controversy concerns a road right over tho Con rad tnrm. was heard In county court this morning. K. H. Ulngo Is counsel for the plalntirr and H.fJ. Kitchen, rnr the defendant. Judge U. .O. (Jouch took tho casa under advisement. rieit't- I'nnluiiH lnig-Termer HA I. KM, Ore.Wlllliim Took, who was sentenced to a long term In the county jail here, July 2 4. fin ii s atutory charge today re ceived n conditional nardnn from j (iovenor fierce. . cook left for Unite Mont., where his father was reported ro be 111. The pardon was j languugo used relative to air serv recommended by District Attorney j lc matters have been insubordln- Cnrson and other officials. Mitchell Standing Pat; Prosecutors Not Eager (Ily Clinrh'v. P. Stewart.) I WASHINGTON, ( N KA Hptclal.)) No prosecution ever went into a cas" with less enthusiasm than the war department goes ufteM Col. Hilly" Mitchell, for the roust he irave the army's nnd the navy's inanagement of their renpeetlve aviation services. And no wonder, for here s a ski uutlon m wMch the proseeuihm Is on the diifensive. with the accused quttu Indltfen-nt as to his own fate, hot ait verdict ut guilty itinsi his accusers. The worst of It. from the war delta rt uu-nt s s. an tl point, is that Col. ' Hilly" can't Iuh.j. nu matter how Die vnnit ends. The war und navy - departments can hurd- ly ito anything else. Huppose tho colonel's vlndl- cated. That means he wins and he ran win only on i tin ground thai wnat in' "'""it aviation was justi- fd -n Iruhiful pair cl b.ack eyes i"r ' "na navr department alike. On the other hand, suppose he a found guilty of Insuboiiiinntion d even deprived of Ins comm. 8- s.on. I that event he's a murtyr, a mighty p -pular one, too, and those who made him on ore correspond SAYS NO REASON TO BE PANICKY Array Is Doing All It Can Do with Limited Funds Davis Asserts; Makes Kecommendations. WASHINGTON (By tho Associ ated l'resx) Major General t'ai- I'lcki dUef of tho army air serv ice, testlfylno; before the ure.il- dent's air board, said that the air Mcrvlco luul asked tho butlgit buriwi tor 2o million dollars for the fiscal year of 1927. Tlie gen- oral Indicated lie did not expect the request to lie granted, anil wild tluit lost year he also kel ' for !25 million dollars but received : only $1(1,850,000. . WASHINQTON (By the Asso ciated Press). Acting; Secretary of War Davis assured the Aniurl cun people there Is "no reason to be . panicky about the conditions of the army air service." Testifying as first witness be fore the president's air board, , Davis broadly outlined the army ,atr policy and pointed to tho i successful world flight by army planes as one achievement which "proved Us right to the public confidence." He declared ' the ' "amount of equipment la Inadequate but this Is controlled by funds available; . while Its personnel, although somewhat limited, Is jnexocelled by any air service In the world." Pledges Cooperation. Davis, who first urged the ap pointment of the board, pledged , full coopemtlon of the wir dHpaltmsrlt- la. the' inquiry. It properly can do" to aid Its de- - veiopineiii. . ie saia only -.tnrouga additional : appropriations, would the war department be able to bring the air service up to a de sired . stnndard. i Davis mado those broad recorn (Continued on Page Flv.) s GOL. MITCHELL SAN ANTONIO (By tho Associ ated Press.) - Colonel William Mitchell, air' service critic. - wuV relieved from active duty Be p tern -her 19 by order of Major .Oenernl Krnest Hinds, It became known.' io-. day, WASHINGTON by the Associ ated I'rejis.) It is understood that Major General Hinds 'action in re lieving Colonel Mitchell from ncttvo duty at Hun Antonio arc based on General Hinds' feeling that tho late to his superiors. ingiy unpopular for doing so, The war department will try to disregard what Col. "Hihy" said and concent rata on (he proposi tion that the way -he said it was what made It insubordinate. The colonel will admit that ht was Inmjhordtnato .perhupH, but : triotlc insist Insubordination was a, pu- nccesslty, because tho 'country's welfare depended on the ' broadcasting of Tie truths ho had to te). I If the war and navy depart ments could show that American aviutlon really Is up lo snuff they ' wouldn't have so much to fear, but Mitchell undoubtedly can provj j the air inferiority of the I'nltcd J St iles to France, Knglund and Ja ' pan, at least. Tho question, "How does (his ' happen '!" arises natuniHy, and Mitchell's answer, '"Official incom petence, comefc !r. very pit. He may r.ot be able 1 1 make out his whole content, on that aviation has rndered surface fleets obsolete and surface armies nearly so. Hut he can muke out enouarh of It that our two flying serT(cs aren't what other countries ar to get the. war and navy depart zncutal f oaU, 1 SMITES
