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VOLUME XXIII.
MUMHEH AHHOCIATED PREHH
LA GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, X925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRES8
NUMBER 299
TS
Winners to Exhibit at the
Union County Fair
at Elgin ,
MRS. DANIELS WINS
SWEEPSTAKE PRIZE
All Products of Union'
County Farms and
Kitchens on Display;
Fair Held Success.
COVE, Ore. (Special) The com
hiunity fair held here yeaterday
was a success from every stand
point with Its rows and rows of
beuuliuil Mowers, choice fruits, lus
cious vegetables, canned goods,
sowing and everything th'jt Is us
ually exhibited at like events. A
large crowd was in attendance. .
' The community exhibit was spon
sored by the Mt. Fannie grange, the
Cove Commercial club and . the
Cove high school, with Mrs. J.. J.
ChaOwick. R. H. Daniels and Laura
, Klchards representing each, respec
tively. Winners will exhibit ut the i,nlon
rvfcnty l''a,r' at Klgin laler this
week.
,'ile hall was decorated in a har
monious fashion, and each display
was arranged in an orderly man
ner uerou-s and grasses on the
walls, fane., work, quilts of recent
make und some of ancient lincnge
reaching back more than a cen
lury, beautiful displays of linens or
various and excellent stltciiery und
the like carefully located to bring
out the. bast effect.
Flowers on Display.
The flower display included
Rweet peas, .roses, asters, dahlias,
gladioli, pansles. till of choice va
rlr.'es, ' r ... '-r .
Fruits and vegetables, represent
ing every -type raisnd ota eastern
Oregon (arms, were on display
groups featuring a wide variety.
One, fine display did not rocolye
any nwurd through A wrong entry.
The i'hymere farm, of iiot I .like,
had a beuutiful display or products.
On the outside of the hall the boys
and girls pig and calf club exhibits
were on dtxel'ty.
List of Prizes.
The swcci-utakcs priae w:ih won
by Mrs. K. H. Itanlels. with Mis.
John Williums second und Mrs. 11.
G. iilank li.lrd.
Other uwards follow:
Fancy work (by girl under 1
years) -Louise Weaver.
l-'ancy work Mess Kelly, first;
Mrs. G. L. Barker, second.
Home made bread Mrs. C.
(Continued on 1'affe Five.)
CUTTLE SENT
TO
WAU.OWA, Ore., (Special.) A
pret deal of stock was shipped
from Wnllowa county d urine fly
past week, Siiturday'a freight alone
carried in the neighborhood of 30
cars, mostly containing cattle.
The stock Is coming off the
ranges in excellent condition.
.Stockmen say that the ranges this
year were in better condition than
for several seasons.
Because of the decrease in the
umount of stock kept In the county
since I'J-JM, the range grass bus
been allowed to re-seed und. with
the abundance of moisture, un ex
cellent growth resulted.
Some choice steers are said to
have sold for hs high as 17.60 an
hundred at Knterpr;sJ, und cows
around five cents.
rip, ppnuin
II U II W.
MARKETS
Circuit Court Session
Will Begin October 5
Monday. October 5, Is the da;c
't for the third regular scss.on
of circuit co irt in L'nion county.
Judge J. W. Knowles will pres. le
as usual. The grand jury prob
ably will not be called until the
time that court convenes, officials
'ay. About three hundred cas -s
appear on the docket.
f'ascs for trial will be s-t at a
meeting of the judge with atto
nya on what is known as motion
dny. usually the Wednesday pre
ted'ng the opening of court.
Koliow'njr Is a list of jurots
drnwn for th October term:
Ahb-ry Tbomcs, E'gin. farmer;
Itnynmn'l Alexonlpr, l'nion. fnrm
Otto A. Srhuck. t'nlnn:
William Bay. S u m m e r v M I e.
farmer! Ralph Wells. Allcl.
farmer: Charles Breshears. Elgin.
firmT: W. J. Csse Alice), farm
er; Amoi Davi, tnion. farmer;
Snakes Die
Julius Jenny, of Sun Antonio,
Tex., Is deadly poison to the most
poisonous snukes. He lias been
blltcn by 5!! poisonous snakes
In the lust 20 years ami every
one of (hem has died in a:ony
ns a result, .lermy believes tliut
Ills blood has become so po. soli
cit from 20 'fuarH woin wtn
snakes that It now quickly poi
sons any reptile that biles him.
IJesplte this, lie ulways lias teen
In perfect health. ' .
ENTHUSIASTIC
Roniefhing of the shining-eyed
anticipation of the more than L'OO
young.steis enrolled this year in Ihe
buys -und girls clubs in Union coun
ty is rejected in the emuutaaUc
reports flooding the oihte oi a. K.
.Sare. county. KUpennlenueiit oi
achoo;s, and i-i. O. a very, agricul
tural ugeul, this morning.
Of the number entitled ,to com
pele, two bus and two girls will be
chosen to represent the . clubs at
the state fair at Salem next month,
with all expenses puid. Judging
Hum the leports tuut have up
beared, Mr. Sare und Mr. Avery
have borne real work waiting for
them when they arrive at Uie coun
ty iair tomorrow to grade the ex
hibits that form the second halt of
the tcjt.
S2 Clubs Functioning.
There are 32 clubs In tile coun
ty tins jeai more thun twice as
many as organized before the fair
Ki.st tail. iJight of the groups have
devoted their time to stock raising
under -Mr. Avery's direction. The
remaining 24 are assisted by, Air.
bajre in such projects as sewing,
cooKing, homeuiaking, gardening
and canning-
Not only are the member?! ac
quiring valuable knowledge ulong
the lines in which they choose
work, but they are earning money
for their summer's work u-h well.
Mr. Hay re pointed out this morn
ing. All of the produce belong to
the club members to dispose of for
profit. I just year's clubs cleared
more than $ 1 ft 00.
K. 1. Wh.ting, ji Orande, farm-
,er: T. T. Cok. l'nion. faiim-r;
Al Bowman. North l'owJer. fann
er: Juii.it l'"isti"i, A I. cel. farmei ;
i William Se.c.ist. I.a (iran.le. in -r-
I chant; K. J. flacklaml. Cove, fruit
i grower: Kobert 8. Krench. u.e.
rarn.er: A. J. Tucker. K din.
I farmer: fJeorir' II. Baxter. I n on.
i farmer: riareiice B anchard, Kl
gin. fai ni'r: ". B. an?reU. .Sum-
InervillM, fat mfr: Thomas FMckMn,
l'nion. laborer: Carles X Kish-.
', North F'ovvrler. fttrnier; J. W. Ad
ktns. fnv. farmer: I. A. It ng.t-
nr.n.
linhi
farmer; Anne E. '
Tinge. I.a Grande, housewife; i-
W. Y"eks. l-a Grsnde. butrner:
l.ulu R.-v. Grand", heusewir-:
K'ith P. l"t,s n, t'nlnn. hoiis
ife: W. IT. F te?s. H'nrkey. firm
er: l.ixzle lallon. ' North Powd'T.
hoiffewlfe: Lowell Williamson. )J
Grande, farmer: Homer Wilson.
La Grande, farmer.
CLUB WORKERS
WELCOME
TENDERED
TEACHERS
Chamber of Commerce
Pledges Cooperation
(s to Faculty
SUPERINTENDENT
MAKES RESPONSE
J. "T. Lonerfellow Ex
presses Appreciation of
Attitude Held . by La
Grande Business Men.
An hospitable welcome and a
sincere assurance of co-operation
and assistance, when needed, was
tendered to tio niembeis ot the La
Gnindo high 'school faculty and to
Superintendent J. T. Longfellow
today by the members of the
chamber of commerce, gathered al
l.he regular Tuesday luncheon In
the Odd Fellows.
F. A. Kpltiifr. newest member or
the local board of educution, pre
sided and In h'B Introductory
inurns welcomed tho teachers to
La Grande.
J. T. Longfellow first. Introduced
himself, told in a few brief stale
nients where he recolved his edu
cation, and where ho tnuht uei on
coming to La Grande, following
him came the rest of tho touchers
present, who hailed from every
section of tho United States from
west to east coast and from the
(Continued on Page Five.)
STORlTsMASHES
RECORD; BRINGS 2
ON ANNIVERSARY
"Nothing: new under the sun?"
ruminated the atork defiantly and
promptly aet about a 4iwk that re
suitod in the exception that provod
the Pule. . . ... , ' ,
..Air. titork performed the deed
Ri turd ay but public knowiedfie of
his feat woa nol received until to
day. Two bableit a boy and a glvl
were brought to the home of Mih.
George Baker; the boy to Mr. und
Mrs, F. S. lyon, arriving at 0:16
a ,m.; and the girl to Mr. aul Mrri.
(.'lydo Webb, urrlvlng at 8:15
o'clock. . Both infu'ntH came Into
(he world in the en me. room.
But tlmt Is not all.
Saturday happened to be Mrs.
Baker's birthday anniversary!
School District No. 4$ .
Naming Directors Today
After being disbanded for nev
eral 'years, school district foity-elf-hl,
which lies up the Grande
Konde river from Hilffard, Jius
voted to reorsanize, ond today held
a meeting for the election of a
board of directors, under perrniH
filon given recently by the district
boundary board. K. A. Hay re,
county superintendent, wan present
this afternoon for the voting.
Valerie district bt 'voting a tax to
resume regular school sessions this
year, after, experimenting for four
years with the plan of sending Its
pupils out to other schools where
tuition wis exacted. Valerie voter;;
retain their district rights liy re
turning to regulation school ses
sions within five years after dis
banding. The building has been
torn down, but the district is opti
mistic about the possibility of re
building. Hit-And-Run Driver
Puts Truck into River
f'rnwded off the highway liy an
other vehlelp that failed to stop
for investigation of the damage, n
Standard Oil struck driven by
"lefiy" llarnette went ovt t It
m brink men t into Orande Bond
river a half mile the other sidt
of the I'erry viaduct at about 7
p. m. Monday. The driver est-ap- i
od without Injury, but the truck,
which landed on Its front wheeia
broke one wheel, lust a femh-r und
had Its running gear crlpp'ed.
Ex-La Grande Woman
Injured by Automobile :
Miss Harriett CusVy, formerly or !
Ii (imnde. bin now Hvinir In !
Portland. Is reported to be reeov- j
'-ring. She was injured a week
ago when s car ran Into her. j
Miss Casey started to cross the
street in Portland r'-ei-ntly when 1
she was run Into by a s-tlan.
throwing her bark on the side- ,
walk. She struok her head In tb- I
fall and was uncons'lnus for !W' I
days. Ilr. Dora Und'-rmood. also
formerly nf I .a Grande, was called !
and st lust reports Miss Ci.s-y was j
much better, although suffering '
from the nervous shock.
Miss Casey Is a suiter of William
Casey of this city. , I
Disarmament
Views Aired
By Coolidge
Believes That Americans
Should Not Take Part
in Conference Unless
' Congress is Willing.
WASHINGTON (By tho As
sociated l'ress). American par
ticipation in tho disarmament
cunterenee plans of the tongue
of nations si.ould only be un
dertaken If congress authorizes
It, President Coolidge believes.
The president wants to do
.nothing to discourage efforts
for reduction of armament by
mutual agreement, but ho does
not want to cooperate in the
league of nations' disarmament
conference if there Is a possi
bility that congtess will object.
E
WILL BE DRIED
COVE. Ore. (Special) The
agcS by the terrific hull storm that
swept Cove lout week that all work
has been discontinued.
The fruit will either bo .-.ent to
ihe cannerh s or kept here for dry
ing. The large dryer here will
lake care of all the prunes in this
district although the crop will not
be ready for drying before Octo
ber 1.
The nrnnn cron nt 1'nlnn. whhOi
is the largest producing territory
for prunes in Union county, was
timet Itvillv II n I mirh mH I. if llin utmon
und a normal yield Is being harvest
ed mere, uncording to reports.
T
I LONDON (By tho Associated
rross.) Adam died of gout, says
an undent document held by . the
Heralds College of London.
The document, its origin un
known but written lu the sixteenth
century, professes i0 trace tint
genealogy of the Haxon kings back
to Adam and 1 Kve. Whether, if
Adam continued to eat an applo
a day he would havo kept the doc
tor away, was not mentioned.
National Picture Week
Observed in La Grande
Observance of national picture
week. Oct. 12-22, Is included In'
the program of Mrs. Gladys;
Douglns.' superintendent of pen-1
mnnHhlp und art in the La Orande j
grade schools, who Is meeting the
l "nehers In n series of prepitrn- i
tary conferences at Central school i
this week. The meetings are con
ducted each evening utter B"hool,j
and will eventually Include all j
tfnruors ri'om rirst grade' up' to
high school.
A poster exhibit, with nil grnde
'itlldren competing, will be a ptrt
of the observance, and will offer
as an Inducement a prize In the
form of a picture, to be donated
by Harley Blchardnnn of the Art
ami Gift shop. If possible, some
noted exhibition of pictures will be
brought to La Grande, and a small
admission Tee chiirg'-d as a benertt
tor the school picture fund.
When
The Paper
Is Lale
Im-ii llii'rf l n ilelit v lu I In
tli-liw t y f 'Mm- Olwrtcr n
liH-ali on tUr rrH or hoiiii1
sncli limit ulda-'df liHtMjrn
sttnr of tt-h-plioiH vi'l
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Uix nfmiiil flic mMi- 4jiiiH
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ot iiiiiimiiuI i-i'HiJfr-Jiitrnl.
Tl'f naHr on print 'nrr'ir
nMtim cii' ln( sniur 1ft jr
nlx'it. Siii-li it I hlii ilfHiri
hapjM'n wry ori'n. WImii it
ibmn. TJw OIhtwt Rt'lt HtMIII-
ilnnl iinmf dial II l. htIjv
n-nftil mid oaierrly ni m
nt nlii:iljf flurm-lHmHr
for a pffitrrlp ailtrrtlwr to
A Merchandlnloc Srrvtoe,
GOV
PRUNES
ASSERTS ADM
DIED OF GOU
E
TO ATTEND
COLLEGES
La Grande Sends a Large
, yuota to institutions
oi Jtiigner .Learning
JJ. OF O. ATTRACTS-
MUST rKOM CITY
Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, . Whitman, Wash
ington University and
Normal Draw Many. .
With most of the colleges In Ore
gon und Wauhlngton blurting tall
onuses next Mondny morning munj
i.a urunuo students ore leaving thU
wui-k for various schools. ' Huvurul
ha'ye ulreiidy .gone to' suhool atul
many will enter later. (
Bixlj-one young peoile from La
Grande will attend college . tint
year, Iwunty-lluee going lo . Ilu
lniveruity of Oregon, twelve to thi'
Oi'egun ikgncultuiul' college, flvi
to Whitman college, live to tin
University of Wasniugton, five U
tno uiegon Normal sehuol, two to
Wiliauieite University, ono to Wu
Wu.diiuglon Htate Nurinul and eight
to colluges outside of the two slates.
Lnlversllj Students,
Those who will attend the U. 01
0. urui Uorolhy Kuuy, Eleanor
Uisss, 'ihflnia Kitcnun, UeLons
1'uu.suu, LaNlta. Uasltill, . l''ondu
i4Mnku, Cotutonce oiuivur, Helen
Williums, JulC ilean, . lteusio Au
uivw, U-raue . (Jlutumuu, iVbbie
Green, liubu Oreen, Francis Hou
iiuun, Willard Utuiie, ltaloh Webb,
UiuorU Keiu, John Kobinson, Clurk
I'l'ioe, iiornitrJ, i Humiiiuit, , Freu
Iiuuiiian, and Herman Kramer.
Tho twelve who will attend O. A.
C. tncluues:' Loa L-man Marjorle
lviruy, luty inoh. Foster Himnn,
Ditluo Jaoobson, Francis Hnodgraits,
libylevJiiniuierman. Kloyd Bmitlt,
Haroid) Schroeder, Virgil Walslng
er, Tom )lussoll and Marian Head-
'-;'):
Jean Taylor, Margaret Crensey,
Juek Dennis, Raymond Meyorslck
and Douglas Moo will attend Whit
man college at Walla Walla.
Vera Uealty, ltussell Price, l''red
Geibul, Hlater Whlddon and liuldii
Anderson will go to the University
of Washington at Huuttle.
Irancis Kngels, Garnelt Howery,
Noriuu Maygar, lluth Mrown mid
Marian Uovolt will attend the Cfru
gun Nornuil school, lues J.;bert lias
inrulled In the Washington Htute
Normal school nt UelllnKham.
Kdna Uedlietter and Wlllettu
1. eighton will attend the Willamette
university. Hum cochran will in
tend Stanford university; I'aul
Meyers, Columbia university at
I'ortlundl Alfred Meyers, Notre
liume; Howard lieatty, school ol
mines at Golden, Colo.; Murel An
drew, U. Y. V. at Ogden, Utah; Ice
land Killpack, University of Utah;
Gainer 1'earson, College of Osteop
athic I'hysichins and Surgeons at
l.os Angeles and Dorothy Meyers,
Northwestern university at Chicago.-
Harris Fined $50 for
Having Pint on Hip
Jim Harris was fined $5(1 this
morning in municipal courl by
Judge J. D. Slater upon being folinil
guilty of possession of lhiior.
ilurrls, when arrested officers say.
hud a pint of moonshine on his
hip.
Woman Improving After
Caesarian Operation
.Mr. J. H, Kllhy n Improving
nicely nnd will prohahly 1 tuk-n
lo htr hoini! rrom th' (Intn 1
Kfjil linHpltHl It fore iniiny laB
Mim. Kilby iimlrrwciit u CiiHari;n
'pi'iutlun a wcfk tiKo Ht the hort-l-itnl,
which in an unrninmon nrr)
wjy wrlniis op-rutl(in. oiT'y local
HfiHi-st he tic bfinjf unfrl. H e nn-l-ivnt
I'll oppratinn of tho same
nrilure two yours nffo.
r. Itirharr) . Uni'liit pTfotm
tii t!ic optTiitlon,
Lwmv Found by Cops;
Owner Among Absent
U'hel'wr flu- owfl'-r ln-'-'irt" Itn-lm-d
with totir nt rtt-tlon or
hothf r hi unVnly rl'Tl'li-d tn
turn Into thr nt-ala'ht anl narrow
pith of rlrlitfoiinn' li unknown,
hut nt any rti. thn nlcht police
'nunfl thrfi plntH of ! -r anl
"on- ilrink of whinny" at th ror
n't of Hpriiiv itvnue and Kotirth
trt'lnfrt night.
Th hr and whlnky In on ex
hibition at the police station tmlny
an dthe chlff ii'iya that lt nwn-r
may apply for aarne and "rrrHvi
a retward." Whether the reward
would be fine or ImprUynmunt, h
declined to wy.
SIXTY UN
Locks Baby in Chicken Coop
t i i I
. , V'.-;,
When Sirs. Violor Style) of El I'uso, lrtfl her tliivu-yiMir-old
sou, Juan, at iHiine alone while she wiw at H-ork doniitoun, the
chickens peeked his faro as he was playing In the yard. So Uie
mother decided the thing to do was to 'lock tho child Instead of
tho chickens In u chicken coop. Neighbors became so Imlignuiit
that one of ihem ofleml lo adopt tho child. City officials ob
tained tho mother's cojikciii to uu adoption.
BORDER cirr
I flAN I1IRGO (By the Associated
Press.) l''lames stinting in the
Vernon club In Tl Juana, early this
morning swept through an entire
block that Included ; some ' of the
utl known rnsorta In the border
city In' Lowef Callforrila, MOxloo,
causing losses estimated at nearly
a million dollars.
No casualties or injuries were re
ported. .
POLICE SEEK
JOE WIN
KLAMATH KAMA Ore., (Hy
he Associated l'ress.) Joe Coff-.
man, well known lightweight box-
Is being sought by Siskiyou,
California, authorities on a charge
of first degree murder In connec
tion wllh the killing of nn uniden
tified logger In Weed lust month,
who was choked to death in a re
puled robbery plot.
The authorities uro holding two
persons In tho county Jail at Yrekn,
Cal., In connection with the alleged
murder and "murder" posters
urging the apprehension of Coff
man and his di-leulion without hull
have been mailed to pence officers
throughout the northwest by the
Siskiyou county sheriff.
K LA M A'J II FA Ore U: -
miiriijia f.l'd a wim-U uko hy 1h
trlct Attorney IJHIott to all pend
ing divorce cu. In t:,iB county
wore ovtirruit'd tn a decision hy
(J.ictiil Juijku J,euvUt. j He dla
trlct attorney took the poHition
that hoth parties to a divorce unit
must have llvi-d as man und wirn
;n tut' tnlc hi f(re ct titer would
In f-ntlth'd to relief under the dl
vof'i' law.
Jiidwe U'livltt, linwiviT, h'ld
thai jndt-r On-Kon lav. the parly
filtnif tin Kult muni have h'-n a
n'sldcnt of the state for ono y-ir
procedlnjf the flllmt of the Hull,
and that this prov.slon could n (
he const rued as applying to hot It
hiinliand and wife.
iti i;(.i,ak fsrsii:T ri,Ki:w
It O H K M i; It (I, Ore. "11111"
Wade, is, held for th ifinnd ju-y
on a chm-jre of atternpti'd burr
Inry, escaped whn he und a fel
low prisoner, a Houth American
nohig under the. name of "Klrpo"
were perm 'tied to carry out the
ashes from the riunty .tall stove-.
Klrpo hIfo nth-mtited to R-iln his
liberty, b it In daslna around the
corner of the build nir rim sinar'
ly Into the arms of (Hputy Chor.
Iff W, Jl R'lssidl.
Witde was tract d Into thf hills
north of town, and mads are le
In guarded to nfffet I. Is recap.
t.iro.
Me was arritr" wh'n found
with a com pen Inn In the 1rUln-n
tncrrr!ndls" store nt On k hi ml.
failed to raise hall.
S;iAM, Hi;si !,TS.
(lis llm AwMwir.fctl lr.)
,rV- .-. 1 I
ami iik an i.i;ac;i
Si. i o t. IMiilailelphia 0.
Detroit 1 1. !lotn 8.
Chicago 0, New York U.
XTRA
WANTS ItCi'AHA'l 1()V.
1'AIIIS (Al') tJerumny is iu.li
Iiik for .111(10 marks reiutrntKiii for
"(lamngn caused to fisli" when a
IVeiicli aviator, Dleudome -Ci.ste,
full into Uie rivin- ntir Freiburg,
In Hralsgau, lludeii. Oosto has hecu
'iield hy Uie Gomuuis slnco Stplom
bur la, tho data or the accident u
which bis 1 coniiionlon, Robert
Thierry.- htlml. In addition lo
rnpanittnn (n,fsh).. th . German
government , is doniaiidbui a OOUll
nark fine fur fljlng over Genuun
terriloi'y.' without joirin'sslon. . t,
' , IlU'lTl'-KKAT DHOl'S. .
SAN FRANCISCO (Af) After
slttjlnir at flnf cenlH for several
diiys huttcii'at Is quoted hero to
day at 00 cents. ' "
l'llll,AI)i:i,lillA CHOKI'.V
1 I'0I:TI,AM (Al') l-hihulcllSila
was chosen fur .tho next aiiminl
meeting or the sovereign lodgu of
;tlie lii(leHmlent Order of Odd Fel
lows hy tinaniiiioiis vote of dele
gate of the order In convention
here. The lnistiug will he held tile
third Monday In Scptfinlirr next
year. 'I hu delegates voted to umciul
the cfiiLstiliitiou providing that
'.irrcnftrr no representative lie ad
mitted to the sovereign grand lodge
without having taken the putJ'i
urcii'K militant degree.
Seaside Itankliig Adeqiiute,
! 8AIJ-:m. Ore.The state hank
ing IhaiiiI nfllrmeiJ tlie dtcislon of
'ruiik Itramwell, state (tuperlnten
dent of bunks, vho recently reji-trt-ed
the uppllcallon or J. JO. Hrejs
ley for perrniHKlon to establish a
I hank at Kcrndde. Mr. II ruin well
,hf(i that Ihe bunking faciliiles at
HeaKtdc already ure adeniiale lo
meet tin demands of the public,
Mr. Ilreezley was Joined In his ap
plication by .1. I. Van Ilouten, John
WaterhuiiHO and Randolph KIukk".
All four of the nwn are residents
of ('latsop county.
I
Political Season Shows
Signs of An Awakening
(liy Cliai-lcw !. Stcwnrl)
WAHIilMi i t)W (S:. HK cia:.
Wit li 1'i esldi iit t'oolldKe buck
In the W.i it n i louse, pontics in
Wt s.imKton bus pepped up nolle1!
ably of late.
1 H nators and representatives air
heKitinirii; to drirt in. 1'inus for
the comiiiK seuton of cunRiKS
are he.nK dlscussetl.
The bouse ways an 1 means
rommitfees Is to meet October i7
to adopt a tax reduction profrruii.
There'll be a $4"0,iioo, uuu cut.
accord I n IT to Speaker IX)i)Knoj t.i
This is more th:;n anyboly ha
prellcted yet.
Mont of the cabnet members
have, returned lo tlndr dt-sKs.
The capital Uoks more like II
setf nifJi ii.. It's bet n a pn-lty
dead p ace nil summer.
. President fooHdne's pi oject for
n lot of nw- and much n"ed-ij -novemiM'-nl
biilldiiiKs In Waslinr-
too Is in difficulties i Uht from
t!e s'irt.
' "We're wll'inT to votn for yii'll
bll,' cinretis onal arrivals tn the
city nre te Tna the pres pnt. "oil
ron tltb'n t st you sfiree to a
, hnirtred or two million dollars'
orth of new federal h illdin at
'in our various home towns, tno."
I ' Practically none of this kind of
'"pork" bat been dished out ftioce
SECRETARY
ADVOCATES
NO CHANGE
Naval Air Service Oro-an.
ization at Present Suit
able to Wilbur
AIR DEPARTMENT'
IS NOT FAVORED
Creation of National De
fense Service Would Be
An "Irreparable - Mis
take," He Tells Board.
WASHINGTON, (By the Asso.
elated Psoas.) The malntenanbo
of tho navy air service organiza
tion in substantially Its oresont
form was advocated today by Seo- )
rotary wtinur Before the prosl-
aoni s air noara.
Wilbur emphatically opposed
the creation of a department of
national defense, declaring such a
stop would be "well nigh an ir
reparable mistake."
Ho asserted the "air forces form
an PHHnntlnl nnr. tf lh. fghvln n'
the navy Itself and Its adminis
tration and organisation like other
administrative problems Internal
to the navy, will, If unmolested by
outside forces, be solved with the
same efficle.noy and with tho same
happy results as obtained in slm
liar problems In the past." , '
Opposes Separatfi Corps ,
The seorotary likewise express
ed opposition to the establishment
of a navul air service aB a separate
corps analogous to tho marine
corps and declared against single.;
air service, maintained for nation
al defense, but not under tho army
of navy. - He said the navy re
quires Its own nlr force as a "vital
element of navAl hatMn " Wllhiip '
urged the development of commer-
I -: - : , -im Wltnoss lwlay :, -
witness today by tho board which
yesterday Innulred Into the war
department policies, and the army :
air sorvice,' . ' ' .,i . ; .
Wilbur told tho board thnt all- 1
tho Information available at tho
navy, department was at lis dis
posal. In asserting tho navy re
quires Its own air force. Wilbur
said tho close relation of "avia
tion to tho army and inter-depend-
nnco of aircraft and ships In war
faro at sea has boon demonstrated
time and again, not only in our
own but In other navies."
Ho declared the navy depart
ment Is endeavoring to co-operative
In evory practicable way with
(Continued on Page five.)
DUBLIN. (By the Associated
Press.) Thomas Maloney, com
ninndant of the Irish Free Stain
nlr foree, was killed In a flying;
aeeident at Curraadi today.
I Ills machine crashed when fly.
In low during an aviation tourna.
meat.
iaM and the whole country H
jfanly starving for some.
Payinv for It, hnwever, doesn't
(fit In with tho presidential econ
omy policy.
"You increased your pny." the.
(National Federation of Kederal
I Employes will any to emigre? a
next w Inter.
"Mow about Increasing nurs?"
I They want a minimum of $lf"0
a year for Rroup-up people In tht
j civil sen lco, not counting: tho
postofflce.
Government workers nevi.-r were
very well paid, but before thi
i wiir iney ruuiu live oecenny nt
I least, with d ie economy. Now It's
a tough proposition.
I The const artillery folk are
'madder at Col. "Hilly" Vltchell
and his disciples than even the
navy is.
I True, the colonel prcnounced
tlif-m equslly helpless a:' !ist air
, attnrks. but whereas M tchill
hasn't lieen able to prove con
chi.;ivey that the navy Is obso
lete, as he says It la, the const
'nrtl'lery haunt been able to prove
conclusively that It Isn't
Thus the coast artillery's potl
(Ion is more humiliating- than the
navy's and its correspondingly,
ore about it.
IRISH CHIEF 4
MEETS DEATH