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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
THE WESTHER ,
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cloudy In the - west; probw
able ahoworo tonight and'1
Saturday, Moderate tern
perature
CITY
EDITION
VOLUME XXIII.
MHMIlkSK ABHOCIATEU I'KEHH
LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1925.
MEMBER ASBOCIAJ1JD PREB8
" NUMBER 302
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GRANGERS
MEET HERE
SATURDAY
Local Organization Will
lie Ail-jJay host to
; Pomona Granges'
STATE OFFICIALS
WILL PARTICIPATE
Spence, Ilurd, Phy, Mary
: Jones, ShUirrway ' and
Others to Appear on
Speaker's Stand.. .
ORANGE DAY l'ROGKAM.
!():( n. in. Opining of grunge.
12 no M. Ilnskct Itillt'li.
10)0 p. m. tirango conferences.
1:40 p. ni. l,ectuier's ' program.
4:3U p. in. Closed prange meet-
0:1)0 11.1)1. Dinner,
7:0(1 p. in. Committee nuwl Intra
11:00 p. in. Closed giange mect
lug. la Grnnde tomorrow will be
thci stunipliiR giound for grange
members from over all Eastern
llroimn u-lipn th Rh! Mnnntnin
Etiinc will entertain the Union I Conrad Wins Hlue Rlblrons.
Coumy Pomona grange nnd other . oilfford Conrad makes his ree
granges from nearby counties In ord, ,n Chester Whites, even tnk
bii all-day meeting to be held , riub0n from his father, .who
in the Odd Fellows' hall. ' hB1 Decn an outstanding hog raiser
Stale officials, Including Dr. W. 0r nearly '14 years. Clifford's
T. Phy, of the board of health:. prizes were: first for a boar a yeuT
Alnrv Jones, stale nomo economic:
chairman; C. J. Hurd, O. A. C, nnd under one your; first for a sow
" extension service, and C. E. a year and over: second for six
Spence. state market agent. Otn-i months sow; first for grand dis
ci's ; who will be In attendance piny, nnd first for best pen of fat
aro A. Jl. Shunt way und Paul i nogs Ho also surpassed In club
Carpenter. ' .1 1
Tho morning sesslpri and some
of the evening and nnwon'on.;
te.euces will be closed to the gen-'j
1 nl,l,lln 1,1,1 tVio hQRltut Itinnh;
eral public but the basket lunoh
at noon, the afternoon program,
(Continued on P!t rW.)
L.y.
Honoring the newer members
of the high school teachers, their
wives and husbunds. gatnereo "M
the foot of Sit. Emily for a steak
fry lust even'ng. After supper,
the ambitious climbed the slope
for a view or the country, while
those mo. e content with quiet en-
joyment heaped the bonfire ana
prepared ror the Informal pro
gram of songs and tales that fol
lowed. . '
Present were Mr. nnd Mrs. J.
T. Longfellow. Mr. nnd Mrs. K.
T. Towler. Mr. and Mrs. A. V.
Llndgien, Mr. und Mrs. E. A. Me
Hiirhnin. llev. and Mrs. W.
Hoss. .Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Camp-
hell, Mlws Carolyn Haumann.
Esther Iirelho:z. Anna ,n.
llubv lUllon. Unth Johnson. Isn -
bella Miller. I'lorenee M. tliomn-
0n i ,itn vn Burg. Eleanor
E. Vernon.. Muriel Wilson
Owen Richelieu.
and
FACULTY
ENJOYS
PICNIC
Harding Memorial Body
; To Be Organized 0ct.8z
t rR:inl.utln or Hm IliinlinK
Vt-ninriiil nsforlHtlon at MNton- '
Fr- wutt t ts the announced iur-
pnM' of ii nirrtlnff thnt will le j
hH't ul Mrl.oiiKhlln xchool at 8:3 j
p. nt.. Ort. 8. Hf'iireiientatlvrii j
will ! rrfs'-nt from l-a Grande,
I'.ak'T. Wiillnwii anrt othor neartty
twns. Brure D-nnl will head j
the local jrroup . Others who have
ben Invited to attend arc Krod
AiteiWfT. general chairman, nnd
congressional delegates from both
Washington and Oregon. j
Huron and Ely Attend
Vets Meeting at Baker!
MaJ, It. It. Huron and ('apt
Kty. army Instructor with the
ntlnna' guard, repieantpd the
lorfil ramp of Spaniah-. merican
War Wt.-rana t the Initial meet
ing of Krderlrk Kunirtan earn p. i
No. II. lost evening at Elkhorn
tempi. Rnker.
Ways and mep ns for the enter
talnnent ef the gtate enfmp
m'nt at Kaker next year was the
girt of the several talks givrm.
kWhiding hrlf sperhea by MaJ.
Huron and Cn pt, K I y . The at
UnJuuce uutu'jerttj So.
BOYS AND
ELGIN FA IR HONORS
ELOIN. Ore. (Special to Th Observer). Elgin has her arm
outstretched, her fag tt flout, and her bun J playing in welcome l
each and all for the third annual show. ng of tuiun county fab
The fairgrounds bear all tue earmarks of a lively occus ou. Kali
goers In their blazing best vie in- color with the flowers and fiu.t.
that paint the pavilion. The air rings w.th the clattering hoot,
the bawls and grunts of an.niais on exhibition, t.ie Jingle of apu.
adjusted to the town heel and the cries of the sandwich and foitun
wheel men down in the alley of cone ess; on s.
All that lacks now to smash records is more crowd, und wit.
today's attendance in -steady ascent, the promoters express sat.sfac
tton that the fair will real.ze ad their best hopes for success.
No excuses need be made for the swine exhibit. Jn the opinion
of H. O. Aveiy, county agriculturist, it s the best snow on ihe
grounds, and In quality surpasses
Union county in the lust f.ve years. t
Hoys and li'irls Score High.
The rrtater share of tuo prze-earning hogs are owned by mem
bers of tin' Boys' and Gtris' clubs.
surprising their elders with the
members of the clubs, but competed
nff most of the bluo ribbons.
Russell McKennon and Clifford
figures among the hog oxhib.tors yesterday. Those boys live on
adjoining farms near Imbler, and both are completing, their fourth
year in ciub work.r Their success was nof a complete shock to their,
older competitors, for both young men walked off with -champion-'
Bhlps.at the livestock show in Union hist June. . . -
Rpssell took everything oiterea
Poland China entries in clubwork
Including tho championship. , In
open contest, he got first prizes
lor hiB boar a year old, boar six
months and under one year, sow a
year old, and first and second for
sows under a ycur. He plans to
take a pen of four fat hogs to the
o. T... i,Jt,Vin .m Portland I
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A senior In the high Rus-
"7 !"i , rMeoiieie'cv
piling up shekels for his college ev-
penscs next year when he J-nJe
U. A. nwij. ' 1 " ... "
prizes, will not see him through,
but he hes some land that he will
work, during summer vacations. His
spring wheat y.eldcd 29 bushels
to the acre this year..
.. ,r.ti,o
anti over; first ror ooar
coninelitlon. Four of His niarKci
national, where he took ii 80cond
9rtaw J'"'.?!!.' n
Rest exhibitor last spring at Un-
Inn. . .
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' Clifford Is 13 end In the eighth
grade. He wants to bo a farmer,
if he'enn arrange to huve some-
ono ftjse milk the cows.
. . Daillels Wins Dull .Calf.'
" R.
H. Daniels, Cove, with
grade cow, won the registered Hol
steln bull calf regularly given by
Dr. W. T. Phy, or Hot Lake. There
were sis entries.
Not all of (lie money found lis
way to the men's pockclM. .Miss
fail i Daniel, a I'lub Ctrl from
Cove, showed two llolsleln lirirrrs,
one of which was easily the )"t-
.standing dairy animal of the etT-
lire show.
,
llr. Little, of Cove, and Kloyd
Kendall, or Elgin, exhibited regis
tered Jerseys. Ira Smith, ot Elgin
nnd Lewis Stanley, or La Grande,
divided the money on Ayrshire's.
Live stock aispiuys are not as
large as those ut I nlon. but the
barns are mil. Additional space
would hnve to be added before this
department could be augmented. -
In (lie beer catlle BectiOU. tile 'ut-
Itentiini centered on the .display ol
...
Polled llerefords by W. B. P;illllps
Son, or Union. A. . persona oi.of fjloux Clly. is in cusiouy
Elgin, got a blue ribbon
his
. , , , oln
1 ft' ' ,' ',. hl,
Hereford
going to the Phillips herd.'
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H. Huron and Joe Kommer
exhibited purebred wnoriiiorus.
Huron had the larger display and
Correspondents
Throughout
2 Counties
Mure than a jenrc of eorn"
INnillenls coli.tntlj luirr III''
news of their tar.ons i-miiiiiiii.
It loo for Tlie Olwni'r. I:erjr
day of Hie wi-k anil ee. j
week of llic year OImtut
rcailers Itnve news of I nfoii
anil Wallow emmtir".
Tlwy annlt The olwrii-r Willi
Inlent. not mily ls--ii. .if
IIh geiM'ial stale un I iisiIoiihI
news It iii!!ii. ii"l iil f"r
Its many featiiirs. Imt ai-o for
tlie Items ol. conn lly Ihht-
pt ilKiut llMiwtie-i. ih-lr
nelglilHirs. or llu-ir nelglilsi' '
nelghlsir. ' Tills Is but one f
Hie ri-iiis for The lber-.i-rs
lilgll reailiT-lnlerest llie gn-nl-ct
tsitnr In deternilnlng ail-vrrtl-hi
lalue.
"Observer Advertising
A UcrcUandudng Service."
GIRLS WIN
anything that has been shown in
They were not content with
class of stiff they brought on ou
in the open classes und cai r.ed
Conrad were tho day's prominent
; ; . .
won the larger share of the rib
bons. I
H. Q. McGoldrlck of Imbler was central school this term nocessl
hcavy winner In the nralt horse t.ated a re-zonlng and transfer of
section. He took. .firsts for best night pupils from fourth grade "f
grade .animal ut halter, best team that district to the new Willow
in harness und for his C'lydcsdule building, according to information
stallions. i
I,a Grnnde Raiser bfores 1'lrft
Dancan McO0nald, wh0 liyo,
'near l,a Grande, was winner in the
m exhllm.
, .nvouth MeKennon. Allrcl. accept-
ed a third on his draft horse at
h-ltcr, end second atod third for
his draft team In harness.
Prizes in the sheep sect'on were
divided by T-ew's Ptanley. l..a
Orande. and H. H. Huron. Imbler,
PaDi..rn,l Miimimhires.
The noultrv house Is not com-
pletely stocked, but additional ,en-
tries In the turkey and duel: sen-.
tlona are expected. M-s. Joseph
Pcott. of Cricket Klnt. brought In
the largest number of poultry en-
tries.
She does not confine her in-
leresls to a ciuss or iwo. mM mo
phiys Include three pens of While
1-eghoms. end a pen each of Puff
Leghorns. While Wyandottes. Buff
Orpingtons (ind light Brahnms.
An exhtbilor unawares wus Mrs.
. . not 't0 slJpw lMa year, but
Arthur Hallgurth; wfirf Is 'n charge
""" 8toc', consldered her
. .v , i,
Don Mvers. of Elgin. Hhe hud ao
'.iiht nmhmna too fine to be omit-
.tnrl B0 h0 placed a pen of them
, wtnolll her knowledge.
i,i,y,u iri n. fnw. but not
r..... nnoo-i, in iiIimiko the care-
taker who los lime, putlenco und lug on tne pan ot parenia .. wnusa county aismissea tneir pupna to
one bunny yesterday morning while children are affected Is probable day that thoy might attund the
trying to herd them back into tneir mm reaun. pim
hutchest. , be taken. It Is understood. .
Little Genevieve Crum. who Is 12 ' ; : ; '
years old, is an exhibitor for the 't ri-,,f ' V
rlrst time this year with two pairs Auditing Oi LOUnty 8
or b..ntnms. . i Books Now Under Way
Imi-KKSt I'aury Work llsilny . "
To Mrs. Charles Houghton of. La, "
Gninile. goes the honor for the! Max Crane'all. expert account
lurgest Individual display or Tiini y- nnt, and his assistant, J. W.
woik. Her booth la a mecca for Marsh, both ol Portland, began
j (Continued on Pg" Five.) J
111 IIIUIMIH III I II
iBUIIMIil Ill-i-U
c uiiTmrcq
. nu vvi ivlou
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VINTON'. Iowa (lly tne associ-
luici press) Mrs. He.der Sieling.
:graud jury witness in connection
with the Invest igiit Inn or tne ueuin
or Mrs. Mrtle Cook. W. C. T. U.
president the li.uder of Ihe coun
try Ku Klux Klun women organ-Iziition-who
wns shot In her home
here .September 7, Bherrllt ltuhl
announced today.
Mrs. Hiding moved at the mime
boarding house Cook patronised
when he lived In Hioux City.
Both she and C. II. Cook, hus
band or the skiln woman, have
een questioned by Investigators.
ounly Attorney Nichols announ
ced Mrs. Klellng will be culled be
rore the Judy to tastily concerning
her relations wllh Cook.
Tlie ecmmlMce of nine now sirilng allf-giil w.nkm. In Amerlm's acr force.. ltli Pd-Mcnl f'ml'ilge In-forr liejjinniiig mirk.
lft to right, tlley sir: Hear A-lmlrsI l-'rank r FleteluT. SlaJ. tin . James fl. Hsrlioril, llwlght W. Morrow. Jnllnsi K Parker, Pitsl
Uent Coolldip-c, bcautur Ulraul UiukIuuu, W. 1'. Uuruml, ArUntr Hi Uuulsuu, Howid OuffUl and (.Xsivrusauiaa Carl Vlusuu.
School Board Transfers
Eight Pupils From Cen- 1
tral to Willow ,
COrsTION CAUSE 1
OF; REASSIGNMENT!,
Action Fails to Meet
. with Approval of Some ;
Parents; City Officers
Help Enforce Ruling
Umifuini .congestion of pupils In
given out today by the board of
education. . (
As sonn , ,t hcc!ime apparent
last week that the fourth grade
to,cl,c. at Central ' a l been nr-
signed to a group of 44 p'lplls
when the statutes of the state
provide that a s'nge Instructor!
shall preside over a group of no
more thnn 36 pupils, the board
i,r education decided that a ro
zoning of pupils wns the only ttd- .
v:.i.'ihlp Rolullon for the oroblem.
Acting under the Instruction of ,
the beard. Superintendent J. T.
Longfellow recbarted the zones
nccordlng to geographical lines of
tho city, nnd trnnifcrs of eight
pupils in the fourth grado to Wlli
low school were muue to relieve
the. congestion
Members of tho board stato Hint
conditions ut Willow school nrti
Ideal, with the. further advnntngfl
of increased Individual attention
for each of the pupils transferred.
Immediate objection to tne
transfer has been made by ono or V, . .
two famHi.-a afrocted by the- new -;'
ruling, and the parents Insisted ,
H,in..ln.ln nms inttanr,iia ll'aVUIial I
on continuing in some
Is said. ,To enforce the,, transfer,
.ihe school board otntes It wm nec
esmry to call city officers.
Continued oppostt Ion ,t o t he . rul I
the auditing or nooks ut tne
county court - hoise this we4,
end expect to be engaged
there
ror several weeks. This Is tne
first time Crnndall has audit-'d
1'nion county, books since the
lenunlv seat was moved here from.
L'nion.
Remains of H. F. (Jrovc 1
En Route to Illinois
I Mis. H. V. Grove und Mrs. ldek
Hetllg left this morning, ror M'i-(
conil), III., accompanying" the body
ot H. K. Grove, who was 'killed
nt Meaehom In a "railroad acci
dent Wednesday. 'The remains
were rorwnrded rrom the niortii
ury or Hnodgrnss und Zimiiier-t.i-'.n
no'l "-III be reep'ved. on 'ii'-'
rival at Macomb, tornier home
,n oe ileee lent; by Allison", who
will have charge or the funeral
services.-
Two Girls (iet Trip to l'nlr
hriAPtiMAN. Ore.. (lladjs
Wiikliinder or Ilonrdinsn and Vio
let Kn eht or Irrl-ron are the two
glr's who will go to the rlute fair
ill i'lilt'ln from this -etlon.
Coolidge's Committee Investigates Aircrajl
" Striking Students "Picket" School V
''I :
Whop students at I toon ton. N.
ucrt i. Davis, had hciln diopivil
ptiikors. l'lckcts hcru arc short n
grounds
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MANSI'IEI.n. Knglu
(By the'
Associated Press.)
Associntoa fress.) -r- tirea ol nis
wife's cooking and dissatisfied with
Tired of his
her eonauct Wnltep; Knowles. clerk J
of Klrby, beat her every night for
a week und then gave her to their
boarder os a present, . '
. Knowli admitted , the charge
when palled Into court on a charge
Ol Haii.iiiiurt; . .
H'S wife presented a nolo writ
ten by Knowles Teadlng: ''This. Is
to certify thnt I, Walter Knowles.
Iinve. turned my wife over to Andy
Uayliss, lodgor." .
WIFEIS GIVEN i
Ti BOARDER
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rnncTltiRUrarSchOOls ClOSfid
During County Fair
. Be ve ra I rural schools, in the
Fair ' HI riKin. JIl buiiiu uu:oi
teachers and pupils will .make up
eight - seeing parties.- Schools
around Elgin hnd no classes eltii
er yesterday- or today.
Harvest Moon Ball to
Be Given Next Friday
Momliorn nf Amerienil lgiilll
Post . No. 4J are. making prepnra -
.ion, for their third annuul "Unr-
vest Moon" ball, which (Will be.duy urternooii. Uliier memiieis
elvnn nt Kuber hull one week from 1 or the board will be Curl Kelts
i,iiirht: Kridsv. October 2.
This Is one of the. largest dunces
irlvn liv the leirinnnaires dilringl
the yeur and Is looked forward to
eagerly.
One feature of the dance will
ho the decoration of the hall,
which corresponds with the name;ber for celling, roof and floor.
und is always artistically done
i:i;i;.m;, on: (AP) L. it.
Ilo-iker, of C'ollnge (iroye. w:is
lulllcnlly woiindfl when a rem:
t"e ilropiMyl Troill . Ills HK-ket.
slrui'k the running iKiard of his
aiilonmhlle on the Pacific lilgli-
wnv soulll of (illlnge i;iiiie lllsl
niglil. and the biillel piiiceil
abdomen.
ItcH.l.rr lliul sMiiiikI In iii.ill
n the and was leiuiiitg mer llu -
running Isiai-tl wlim Ihe M'lel-
er sllpiusl from Ills H kel.
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ENTRANCE "
'PLEASE
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J., hlgli school wont on strike because the school principal, A1-.
by tlo board iff tvtistiN'K, they put mit plrkctH Just lk rugular
relieving students of their books at tle entioiiue to the scltool
j,.
Gar Plunges
In to River;
Three Drown
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tti(.i, ii.,,,., i. o,,,:,,
FOUl'th ,,OCCUpant bWimS
to bank of Willamette
River, Escaping Simi
lar Fate. -'
EUGENE, Ore: (lly the Asso
elated Press). Three men were
drowned at 6 o'clock this- morn
ing when the car in which tlviy
were riding plunged Into the eujt
side of the Willamette river at
the Puoo V.hws.tfrjT'. ttt Httr,
risb'jrgr Ore,
The dead are: 'V
W. R. EASTEP, Hoseburg, Ore.
KDWAHD BOYER, Percy.; III.
' AHCHIE STEVENS, Porcy, 111.
' A fourth occupant' of tlte, cur,
Trever Hptller, swum to safety.
Tho men wore en route to Eu
gene und U Is believed they did
not know that a furry existed At
Umt po(nt and pUlnK(,d through
the chain at the
Into the river.
ferry approach,
Mountain Home School
District Is Organized
Ed Gettler
was elected chair
board of truste-l
man of (hi
lwheu Mountain Home district No.
4H met ror reorganisation 1 ues-
iund Ira Cantreh, with Mrs.. Bon-
, ulo M. Cuntrell ueting as cleric.
Mountain - Home patrons arc
preparing
to erect a new bull-l
ing of logs. Work will, bo donated.-"
and about the only ex
pense will be for dimension, lulu
CANADIAN I'.XPOHTS fiAIN
(I'lTAWA. Out. (AP). Cana
da's exports to the I'nited Suites
of prlne-pal conintodlt l s pledg
ed on l 'n niiilln 11 fiinn.'i or iiiunu
ruclilred d.reclly r.-oin surli liiriii
pinducts, show an Increase In val
ue or s.:i7;i.ei. us compareo
with the Hl;ine period ended Au
gust. HI, I'J-il.
The tl.tnl villue of these exports
reached (217.387.1 S3, liei ording to
a repoit issued Thursday by Ihe
ilom n.on bureau of stiitislles. us
iigulniit I4.IU3.2 for C.e sullie
lis period ended August
Ut. I923.
I'OKII.AMl
M A II It IM S
i pi Ht'l LAN I . Ore. (Al'l
sliu-k. eg;s. Inillerrat Sic
I Untie. I ll in. sl-in.liinl.
V
MAN'S BODY IS
FOUND IN GAR
NEW YOH1C (By the Associate
ed Press) A collision of u. :uu
und a tuxi-cub on the upper East
aldo today resulted In the dlscov.
ory of a man's body In an- auto
mobile, doserted by Its three occu
pants alter the crush.
The linger print bureau at pol
li ii heudiiiiurlurs Identified the
body oh that or Jluvld Uiain, alias,
A. Hums, said by police to be
vuuied In hauy cities for picking
pockets, peddling rwrcotles ami
ruin running, and- who served a
term In the Leavenworth, .Kansas
prison. ' v
Tlie dead map' was shot through
til head Police lIWvo th three
men in the s'eilari were driving IHS
body to the East river with the
Intention of sinking It to conceal
the murder.
A Jewish prayer book and $f,-
4S0 wuro found on Brain's body.
The police hflve received infor
mation that Brum had furnished a
tip leading 10 the raiding of boot
legger's headquarters In' the lOil-
ckerbokcr and Longucre buildings
In Tnnca square weunesuay uy
lederul ugenls which was charact
erized as Ihe "biggest bootlegging
agency In the county."
C ORVALLIS MAN
VICE PRESIDENT
OF FIRE CHIEFS
HEATTI.E. Wush. (By the As
sociated Press.) The Pacific Coast
association of rlre elllels, closing
lis four day convention lust night
elected state, vice presidents. In
cluding Tom Orahani, ot Corval-
lls. . ..
C, O. Murchls'jn, l,tt Grande rlre
chief, was In atlendunce at the con
vention. He Is expected home to
morrow, .
Gunmen Try to Break
Into Film Star's Home
I on ANOIO'.KM (My the AliHmln
led I'rii'B) An alleged ilUeiilpl by
four gulililei) to break Into Ihe
Merv I'l'liford-Ooiiglus li'alrbanks
home at Beverly Hills, near here
w ,r reported to pollen today by the
watchman nt the home. The police
are Investigating.
'Ihe wiitclilnan sold he heird
iiniisiiul noises and wus rlred upon
when he started to Investigate, lie
paid one bullet knocked a riash
llghl out of bis hand . He declares
in. re'ii'-ned shots and believes III-woiiuili-d
one intruder.
French Forces Drive
Riff Tribesmen Back
l-'l-:. Itrenrh Morocco (lly th
Associated Press.) It Is offlrlully
announced thnt the right wing of
the Trench forces today carried out
it successful operation to Ihe north
east of Klfiilie and In the generul
direction of Aldlr, Abdel Krlm's
rapltiil. and are occupying posi
tions nt HJi le i, Kounsoun und Hje
bel, Itniichilln.
Cove Stock Judii'mR
Team in Auto Wreck
C'l'l-: (Hpeel-.il) While relit, fl
ing from the l'nion County ralr al
K'tln WcdniS'lny nieht the ear
driven by M'ss llilla Welmer over
liirned el the curve by the Tuck
Conlev h"l"e.
Miss Wiliiier was accompanied
by members or the stock Judging
ein l!unrd O-ssrtt, Gordon
Mills nnd Almnn Gelse. who hud
enenl the duy at the ralr. The car
was badly damaged but Ihe young
people escaped with only minor In
snii
, juries. im iuuitiB uiuiiy vui
J bruises.
mini
vepoiii
IDE CLEAR
French Debt Commis-'
sion's Proposal Criti
cized by Officials
MORE ACCEPTABLE
OFFER EXPECTED
Little , More Than Ten'
Minutes Required for-
Joint Session;, "Usual
Progress" Made.
WASHINGTON (By ; the Asso.'
elated Press). The ' A.merlcan
ewpolnt wns given the " Trench
debt commission today In a meet
.ng at the treasury between the
negotlators of the two nations,
which are seeking 'a basis for the
:ottlement of the French war debt
if four billion dollars.
Hardly more than -10 minutes
vos required for the second Joint
conference between the missions,
which Is described as "having
nade the progress usual In such
lcgotlatlons."
It Is Indicated that the Ameri
can commissioners pointed to
French points on which the orig
inal l-'rcnch offer, made yester
day, could be made more aocept-
ible. '
No comment of either commls
inn Is available. .
Another Joint session will prob- .
.ibiy be hold tomorrow.
1 Ol'KER KUBMITTKH.
WASHINGTON (By tne Arsn
'ated Press). The long pending ,
leiench debt funding negotlat ons
70t under way yesterday un-l tho.
riench submitted an offer for a
settlement, Thore the conversa
'lons . rested last night after
brlet. jormsl.: Joint sessjon -ot;. the, .
commissions representing tlie two .,
governments , and two aepaia'e' :
meetings of tho American com
mission; had been held.
WELL-ROUNDED
(By Cliartos r. 8t-wnrt)
WASHINGTON (NEA Special)
Krom aviation's super-cnthus-
Insts comes tho complaint that
only ono member of President
Coolldgo's board of air Inquiry
Senator Bingham of Connecticut
Is a man of aotual World War
flying experience.
Ulnghani had It, as commander
of America's biggest aviation field '
n Europe during the World con
rilct. This Isn't -supposed to be a
board hand-picked to declare oe.
al tho super-enthusiasts' conten
tions. Impartial consideration is
what's desired from It, :
I i '
The further complaint Is made
Hint Bingham Is on record as con
sidering Col, Mitchell's .; avlatltl
claims; exaggerated. So he iu
Xren't lh conservatives- entitled
to representation on the board, us
well as tho radicals?
The latter nro represented, too.
Representative Vinson ot Georgia,
fought hard at the last session of
Congress for all they domanded.
James O. Harbordr and Heap
Admiral Kletchor, the army nnd
inivv members of the board, aro
retired, it's worth noting. Nobody
will have any strings on them, to
influence them In reaching their
conclusions.
President W. F. Ilurnnd or tha
Institute of Mechanlcnl Knglneer
Is the strictly scientific and Presi
dent II. K. Coffin or Nutlon.il Air
Truosport, Inc., is the pre-eniin-coiiitutsslon.
Iiwlghl W. Morrow of J. P. Mor
gan ft Co.. Is the biihlness man.
'ongressmnn Parker or New i ork
Is Ihe clvllinn nvlutlon specialist
nd rederal Judge Oen'son of
Grand Kaplds gives Ihe calm, jud
icial touch to the Investigation.
, , '.
On paper, nt least, It links like
a well-rounded body. competent
ml iinriy representative or --It the
tlfferent Interests. Hut it will
have to hurry to finish It'' work
lust started, before Congress
meets. .
rtOS-CI ItHY FAIR ?EX.
MYKTI.B POINT. Ore. The
Coos and Curry count Va fnlr
f.pened with exhlblla nioie , '-xten-t4lve
than In previous years. Th
tnenl band and the Hun-Inn or
rhostra will furnish the musical
programs.
Much interest renters In the
raring whlrh will be 'd on
Thursday, Friday and Hnturday.
Some, of the fat horses of tiie
iuu axe taturtiU
mm