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EDITION
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPERS-TEN PAGES TODAY.
VOLUME XXIII. member absocateu PRBW LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1925. mimbir absociajto prbm NUMBER 806 '
FA. INGRAM ENTERPRISE Mil MS " FHifli"
BIIIS CLUB J H MIDST OF THINKIfIG OF flttV:apMs1 1 SCORED BY
IT $I50 SS FUR WEEK WAR N II f.1 ITCHELL
Summerville Man Pur
chases Country Club '
. and 300-Acre Site '
TAKES POSSESSION
ON lANTTATCV KIPCT '"ult' lave been.Uuj main feature
' j used ao much this year, but will be
Organization to Funr-tinn ' "V"-1"1 h an.cics more useful
tt l-i XT A UI1UOn and valuable, tiainples of fancy pil
Until New Owner Steps 'low tops and a.lk handiierchieis
in Fall Sopinl Rpnsnn t"ive bl:en fe'''' and things ol
111, 1 ctU OUUclt aeaSOn this kind will probably be us.d in
tO Continue. . ' '( ot the dolls. The motto of
' , :". "biKgor and better than ever" is
i r...A r. . , , Mill being maintained by those In
The La Grande Country, club, charge -has
sold Its home and aoti-acre j Tne 4, 6how deserves the sup
tiuct of scenic wood and ocatej port of o,, enll,.6 clt ammil
about two m.lcs west of the city t0 the Committeemen, The pro"
u ".-a wu., ...8..w,
A. InKmin, of HumtnervilU!
it i i j . .CZ
be divided pro rata among thi!
"v 1 v...v. ...
mid wltlitn a tmv weeks
tlinbund in fuvor of a new
count! y club orffuniention ; thnt
will jiKin its caieup with u con
stitution, by-laws and a govern
ing body distinct from those of
thu present club- - . .
Cuinp-flrus and khaki-clad tour
ists will soon become us ftimiliur
s.ffhtfl on the old club property
as ffnif mid kniclterod irolfoi's
have been in the puat, for Mr.
Ingram hus puicuusud the prop
erty with the Idea of converting
it into an up-to-date tourists;
cninplnff ground. Although he
docs not come into possession un-l "A plain shampoo I'm letting
ti) Januury 1. I'J'IH, he expects mine grow," she announced as she
to beKln immediately the work of mounted the nrst chair in u L,u
jjiiuhng and clearing, to insure Grande barber shop,
r tidiness for business when the ' "Yes?" queried the barber pu
fiist motorists pass this way in Jttely but with an apparent luck ol
the spring. '-'enthusiasm.
.Situated as It Is in a fforgo of "Precisely," returned the youtiR
scenic grandeur and charm, tln womnn in tones to sukk'SI thai she
ulub property presents advantages had given the matter careful con
that should make It one, qt; the sidoration before she arrived -at the
n-ost , poiiHlBr camping , sites iri "decision. ' . v -
the northwest. . .1 VI know I'll look a perfect wap
Hesldes the Ctrande Ronde rlv- with long hair, but 111 forfeit -my
ct, two springs supply it with 'lnia n alt beauty prices before
running water. The old country I'll run the risk of having to wear
road passing through the grounds my hm to ail the dances when the
1 t ips lo make all parts accessible collegiates come home for Chrlst
lo campers. Most of the land Is mas vacation."
shntly, and the place is unusually j - Women Gasp,
free from mosquitoes. . women on the ti-altlnB bench
'i hi. swlmin.ng pool will be p(ppd eiIcourafJBI)ll.nt but the
illlllil llll'll I"I iJitilil, nvivniivn.
The balliooni which the club
spared neither effort nor money
lo make the most attractive in
Kuslern Oregon, will be at rental
lo groups and parties for dances
much of the year.
Mr. Ingram, who has had ex
perience in conducting public
amusements, plans to operate the
place from his office in the g.is
filling station which will be erect
ed on the ite of the present pic
nic grounds. All , motors and
the elfctric lighting plant now in
use are tinnsfrred with the prop
erly. The golf course will be
(Pontlniifrt on Pff F1e.f
GLARE CAUSE
Mrs. Kvelyn Hearnshaw es-
raped uninjured but her cr wis
slightly damaged when, as she
waa driving toward lu Cranio
last evening about half way In
from Island City, she became
blinded by the lights of an ap-
proaching car, tinned Inlo the
gravel a'ong the side of the road
and was skidded bunk Into the
path ' of the other car. which
struck hr left front wheel.
In reporting the aectdent at the
sheriffs office this morning, she,
Mat, tliHt the car driven ny me
other party bori nn Oregon li-
cnte number 167-632.
East Oregon
Watching
No a rtue (o the whereabouts
of rhitrb's fiaiier. Itnyniond Hart
shorn and Ted Cfichran. who broke
parole from a road camp near
W -Itowti Saturday and escaped In
light touring car. has ben re
Vfnlrd to A. H. Miller, sheriff of
Wallows county, or to anv of the
frru-er. Ho han railed to his assist
anr in sur undlng countries.
K'nce It in not known In what
direction thy aMffipod. roads In all
riirftirm are 'still being watched
on the theory that the trio m .y
have Uwn compelled to go Into
hiding.
All three of the prisoners wre
tms'le. Thty had lien paroled
to a road gang on the highway
near Wallowa. Sometime toward
rvening ftatiirdsy, they slipped Into
UauL-r's cur and guV away without
OP GAR WRECK
The committee in charm nt ih
iiib cuniuwioe in cr.arre nf thA I IK M - tmi,3r waBHa,- i I 1
! twelfth annual 'it show, to pe
clvon by -the Ell,s' lodge October
inclusive, Is hard at -work
now malting arrangements tor Hie
,show.. -. . ... . . ; r .,
Prizes, to be given away during
I tha four days have been ordered
from San Francisco. Ken me dolls.
poeds are used to. entertain the
children of the city at Cbrlslmtis
"me Bnu aKn1 suiiplles lo tne poor
nH , f,i. , ,
'i-ii'otir the lodce
entertained 16U0
children and furnished more than
100 needy families with food anil
supplies.- The coat to do thia la
usually about JloUU and what Is
not raised by the '4b show is do
nated by the lodge.
BARBER SNIPS
AFTER GLORIA
IS OVERRULED
barber only smiled and continued
to knead his victim's head into u
cron of lather. ,
"I was -all ready to try a short
shingle been studying my ears In
the mirror for a month trying to
decide whether they'll stand the
exposure when 1 read in the Sun
day papers thai Gloria Hwanson
has gone to Kurope to let hr hair
grow out. Helieve you me I took
my oath to forego all trims from
here on out."
Kor a moment she watched the
I drying process with evident dis
taste. Her hair seemed to have
stretched in the bath, and hung
lank and limp around her neck. Ob
viously, she had postponed her
haircut frotn the regular date.
"Well, for the screaming in
agony, am I going to look like that
while it grows out? Say, I can't
be sen tonight with my hair
stringing down like a lot of wet
rope.
Mi-,-!.! Wear a Swltrh.
"I'm not going to have tt cut
though." she nddd resolutely, as
the barber attempted to speak.
"You might wear a switch." he
fiui;gHted weakly. "They say Gloria
(jo'S."
' Yeah, and the first sheik I
(i,ince with tonight will likely walk
of( Wtn it clinging to his shoulder,
he other night I went to a movie
nmj fl)t behind a woman With one
nr thos evening coirfuren pinned to
t,0 ,ort ends of her bob. and I
p0( gnnst pimples on my anus and
clammy chills ,up and down my
spine waiting for It to slide down
cr neci(t
-oh. why did Gloria hove t an
Bnj jnat reporter she was lei
. -
rVmHmiM nn Pur Pv.
Officials
For Trusties
Inrotising attention from others' of
the gang.
The car mi one that Bauer
I bought from Tracy HollMcr. In
j Im Crumb, about two months no.
i Bauer had made two payments
when he was arreted on a charge
of bootleBging and placed in th?
'county jail at Enterprise. Whn
I the third payment lapsed. Hollls
' ter planned to run up to Enterprise.
to see about takinr the car ba'k.
. h'tt larned that Baut-r was In
I Jail and thought It sufe to wait
: a f t w da s. The last time he
I heard of the cur. It wa standing
'in the Ford garage at Enterprise.
held on a small bill for repairs.
' Matter evidently had suceeed' d In
j getting It out and was using It to
(drive to the road work from the
I Jail at Lnttrprufg. officers believe.
Group and Individual Ex-Obscured. Pages of. His- ' ' oiiA- W 1" " 'A V, New Broadside Hurled at
hibits Are Attracting . tory Enlightened by V v -JM t V "jf'h, . i- 4; Heads of Department
- Much Attention . . t . Grey's Memoirs V ffi 1 ' at Washington yuiz
GRAIN SPECIAL
MECCA TO MANY
Ton -Litter Hoer Contest
May Be Big Factor ir
Stimulating Production
of Better Swine.
KNTKRPRIKK (Special to The
Observer) Overflowing stable,
barns, poultry houses, swine and
sheep pens with Its entries from
the farms, ilrawhig the mnjorlly
of towns and granites In the- coun
ty Tor complitlon in the. eotn
m unity display, and . filling the
women's department with exhib
its that far outnumber those of
their kind In the past. Wallowa
county fair Is pronounced in ev
ery respert the largest and best it
has ever been.
Seventy-four loaves of bread en
tered in the special contest In
breadmaking look like Saturday
morning at a bakery. There art
178 Individual exhibitors In the
homemaking sections.
Nine communities have their
booths readyt for the Judge who
will hang the community display
ribbons this afternoon. Joseph. En
terprise, Lost'.ne and Wallowa. Lib
erty, Hurricane Creek, Alder. South
Kork and IVomlso granges art
competing.
Extra pens had to be built for
the unprecedented entries In 'the
poultry deportment. Outside sta
ble room was required for the
horses. Fourteen cows are enter
ed in the milk cow contesU
Horsemen on hand for the rac
ing and wild west show had to
take some of their horses to out
side barons, so numerous are the
entries. .- . . 1
"We do not compote with Pen
dleton as a show, but we claim wo
have some of the best bucking
horses in the country." said A. C.
Miller, fair secretary, in comment
ing today on the prospects for en
tertainment. ' WAMjOWA. Ore (Special) The
fair grounds at Knlerpr.se are mt
the scene of much activity with the
Wallowa County fair under way.
Monday was the opening day for
entering agricultural exhibits and
livestock and the attractive cash
prizes offered, for a community,
precinct and grange ehibils, caur
sed rural folk to lake a keen in
terest In getting the exhibits well
prepared and placed .
Of the subordinate granges
from this county which are pre
sent with displays of products are:
Hurricane Creek. Liberty, South
Kork. and Promise.
The Joseph community Is rep
resented by a fine display of exhi
bits as well -as Lost In'-. The En
terprise precinct has a large gath
ering of fine quality products on
exhibit. A display from the Wal
lowa community was taken to tin-
(Continued on Page Four.)
MEET MONDAY
Members of the grand Jury
drawn In Kebi uury and serving
also for the J une term of cir
cuit court, have been called bj
Jude J. W. Knowles for the Oc
tober term, which will h -g.n Mon
Hav morning.
Notice to appear nt the cour
house Monday at It a. nt. ha? '
I n cnrrbd by the slu-riff t-
the following grand Jurors: H. J.
DuMy, Cove: 'iiat tes M. Hender
son. Ktunmervllle: J. D. Wood ?l'. j
Allcel, and H .1. tivnn. J. IV i
Sinutz. J. .1. Folfv no I J. O. An-
son. all of la Grande.
Medic to Lerture on !
Conditions in Africa
Dr. t.mbis K. Smith. M. J.. or
Afrfa. w'll rffi-rk 1" eonuMimltv i
ainllenrp Friday evening In thi
preh-ter!an church It is announ- i
ced today,
j Dr. Smith has s'ent man- vinr '
In the dark continent and will 1HI ;
of condllinns ttnr in relation to
world prcblenis .
Th Pev. w. c. iio-s. tn r"k-
Ing of the visit. ms "The biktntr
wrn-trny wrote that Dr. Smith has!
niefsagi- that could not be dti- j
pllcstd by any other man." The'
Ilerture will begin at 7:45 o'clock j
and Mr. Itoa invited the public lo
attend. , . , '
GRAND
JU
LIFTS BLAME FROM I V ' ' ' i l -rkM K :
. KAISER,, GERMANY I ' k 'UjOfTrl iW- 1 'pWH
Armed Camp Condition
in 1914 Major Cause of
Strife, Viscount Grejr
Believes;
NEW YORK (By the Assoclat
t?d Press). . . Enlightening man
iitherto obscured pages of the
listory of the World war, Vis
ount Grey's volumes of memoir
imve Just been .given to the pub
.lc in Europe and America.
The earl's chronicle of tiio In
timate -uulaiis .ol t.ie UiptomuU
negotiations between Wnsliingto,
and L.ondon which preceded th
L'ntry of America into tub gieu'
Conflict, probably has primary in
lerest on this side of the Atlantic
but his voiumes also afe ric
with diplomatic history writtoi.
;y a man who was Hi Ruin's fo
"ignr mmlater during tne ear.,
j ears of Hie w a r, and who w u
longer than any other man tlu
foreign minister of a great worl
power,
falser Not to Illame.
Viscount Grey teveais dcfiuHi
documentary evidence, for tn
i.ut l.me to show i 'res. dent Wtl-
(Continued on lago five.)
MOOSE FROLIC
TO BE HELD IN
CITY OCTOBER 25
Fifteen members of the' local
Loyal Order of Moose, No. 860. vis
ited ttie-yaker lodge Monduy eve
ning at which time , plans wen
made for a .Moose heart Legiop
frolic, .to be held here October 2&.
Several hundred people are expect
ed to attend the frolic from Walla
Walla. Pasco, Kennewick, and Day
ton. Washington, La Grande, En
terprise and Baker. A class of 60
candidates from Walla Walla will
be Initiated.
Those who went to Baker wero:
Or. K. 11. Miller, dictator or the
lodge, .Dr. A. N. Mayvllle. D. E.
Shanks, D. S. Charlieau, Ed Pro
vost, Everett Palaelo, Fred Htand
ley, Mrs. Loven, Mrs .Wallace Cass,
Mis. Charles Crandall, Mrs. Will
iam Craudall, Mrs. D. E. Hhaiiku
Mrs. Howard England and Mr. and
Mrs. Fritz Hoffman.
Bandits Driven From
Bank After Gun Fight
PORTLAND, Ore." (Ty the As
soda ted Press.) The Parkros
state hank, in a suburb, was held up
todav for the third time since las:
March.
The robbers got nothing and
were driven away by C. B. Drake
in a gun fight. A wnmrfn witness
said one robber was wounded a
th'v fled to their aitto.
When the robbers entered th
bunk th'-y ordered Cashier Drnk
and Mrs. Drake to hold up (he;
hands. They then told her to craw
into the office through an open
door leading behind th counter
Drake edged along behind hr. Ar
they reached the office the robbers
thrust a pistol through the glass or
fire door. Seeing Drake with a p's
tol In his hand, thcV f'red. The
banker replied, the robbers fired it
second shot and then tied.
Service
Has Been
"Rotten"
fnne Mt-tkHi anil comtiituiltii
scrctl by The lllwnrr lia-.c.
in the pat. cxiMT'cnced far
fitMii siiiisfnctory service.
Many ImpCfiii tticnts haie bei it
mode. 'Ih Olwnrr Iwllcics.
in the lni t iiioiiIIim, and
ewry effort ! iHdhg itindr lo
tnilui: re-ot-raniw Km cir
culation dcparliiicni Ui set thai
you get nn near Mrfpct scrlT
a pofkHildc.
Whether you recrl.e yotir pa
pr hy carriers or hy mail. The
OIWrcr is aitthriis fo know
of any Irrcgttlnrllic or nn-t
iraiory srnli If M I" The
obcrtcr' fault or 'hot nf Hh
Mrtal scrhf. an effort to cor
rect II wllb Im mnilc pifMitttlly.
sttggcli"M it s'ri Uf Im
provement arc hIwojh nppn
chuctl. MOIervcr Advertising
A Meffciiaodisia Beet loft."
'
I ppci limped In blankets and' clad undenwaUi only in their underwear or pajamas, the ttwca .
sailor who were replied from the subnwrmo K- &( when - it mnk after being rammed of tM)
Nieumer City of Homo were landed at Hoston and taken at ones to tlio ClH'lw MTal nuapllMl,
little tlm hiii-sc for tlielr eiperlenem but nadir In iit-ed of new iMitntx. 1itt to right, the are
l. ;. Kile, or Peoria, Miaa., enaineman first vlawti' .M. s. I, Ira, of 'HI. Ixmuh, fireman flrwt euvss,
anil AITml tieler, of Xew HetHonl, Mam., elortrielanV nmto sei-ond Hi ,.
lower This is the submarine S-61, sunk off Bloek Island, Muss., In a . mlllslon with tlie
steamer City of Home. Three of Iter crew were saved by tho steamer, and naval craft flocked
to the scene at once In the hope of rescuing thuse impiisuncil In llic sunken ship.
s
JUDGE HORSES
STATE KAMI OUOCNDS. Hal
in. tire (Special to The Obser
ver) The Oregon state fair night
horse, show began It's week's run
est night with thousands, from
ver all the Pacific Coast, witness
ng the feature attraction.
The Judges of the show are: A.
It. HtiiitT, of Island City, Joe
Voods,' of Ja Grande, and J, E.
Mas n. of Long Beach, Cal, Jay
Reynolds, of C'orvallls, is nuinagcr
md Oeorge A. L. Lauer, of Beat
'le, is rltignuister.
uakc Shakes Snow
From Helena Roofs
HELENA, Mont. (By Ihe Asso-lalt-fl
Press) A rharp earthquake
i m : f fie lent. Intensity to loosen ac
cumulated snow on roor'a of resl
t lences a ml to ci use mill lat u re
.mow slides was felt here nt 2:30
this morning. The disturbance
lasted five seconds,
' OAKLAND l ;i;,S SHOCK
OAKLAND, Cal. (By the Assocl
t.ed Press.) A light enrthuake
uliork was f-1t here at 7:30 a. in.
N'O damage Is reported.
l ltlSCO VISITLD
FRANt lSf'O (AP) An
SAN
- 'tini'r !; shock, so Mifht that a
great part of the population appar
ently did not feel It. visited Hun
Fraiicis'-o at 7:-u a. m.
TO SHI T OI F WA'I Lit
Breads" of Installation of the
n"W steamer hydrants on Ad
ams avenue, the water will be
shut off from Second lo Drpot
strict on Adams loniorrow morn
ing. It is announced today.
Pendleton f.rnml lur Jtcporl
! PENDLETON. Ore.--Thre not
j trm aiil inr" than 30 true bills
i wrc n turned In c'reiill cottrt by
lh" gmnd Jury that wnl tuto ;
!ston n we.-k siti. The 'majority of
the indlettnriits were returned In
atlegr, (imr law violation caeM.
'Th" grand Jury In Its formal re.
' port st 'led that th coitntv nei-d
h-t! r Jail fii. llltt.s rnr hatulllng
j county prisoners. The county
j farm was reported to be lu a satis;
factory condiUoo.
HUNTER
WOOD
mi-
1 ,
Qyarrells
Settled By
Logger's Ax
PORTLAND, Ore. .(By the. As
sociated Press.) As a result of an
argument over the question wheth
er the men of tint submarine S-61
are still alive, Charles Davis, log
ger, Is In the hospital here with
axu cuts In his left arm, log and
back, and Wahkiakum county,,
Wash., authorities are seeking
Lawrence Klnstrup, 20, logger, of
Cnthlamet, Wash., with a warrant
charging al templed murder. ,
Officers said thul Davis, arter
reading an account or the sinking
oT the submurine, dec lared bis be
lief (hat the me nu board are still
alive. Klnstrup dlaptited with him,
! i.-d an axe and aluu'd a blow al
Davis In the bunk. Three blows
'were inflicted before other loggers
Interfered. Kiuutriip fled Into the
brush.
HI, SCI I ! WOltlt IIALTliD
I 1. S. SI 'MM A It INK BASE, New
j London, t'onn. (By the Assorltited
I Pri'MH.) All r'sciie operations for
(the submarine H-fl hnv bettn kiis
p"ndet bef-anse of unlavoialjle
.weather conditions.
MASS Ol T I'Olt SFNATI
I I'ENDLETON. Ore, I,. I,. Mr.tm.
state reprrscntat Ive rrom I'lnntllln
county indicatrd I hat h probably
will be a candidate rr the state
srnafe rrom this county In the pri
mary elections next spring. His
l formal announcement and a rtute
j men! or his platform may be ex
pected within a short time If he ad
h'r'S lo h's present plans, he said.
Hoy W. RlCier. at one time pres-
blent r the h nnte, is new S'-nator
rrom I'maltlla county, but bis trtn
plres n"(t y-iir ritd )w s s-ld to
' h1 cnnsblertng making the race Tor
representative.
Drowning Victim Found.
HAItRISBl'RO, Or. The body
nt WlHlam It. Esfrp S7. the Inst
of thrT m!! who mt h h'-re
In a it row nlns al the WHIamett"
river frr' wns rrovTd rrom lh
f -f.r. ?tr Es"p w-i born In
Hood- eouttty. Wi-st Vlrir'nis. Jnty
2M. I Kr,, and rest'Ted th-r nnl'l
21 vats or aire. (( th'n raided
In h(o. Inww and Colorado hi'Tore
coming to Oregon In 1122. since
which time he hus made hts home
v.lth bis ton Forrest In ltuseburg.
spl
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STOCK RATES
WASHINGTON (By the Asso
cluteil I'ress). Hates of livestock
west of the Mississippi river
should he - revised to ; conform
with provisions of the inlleuee
seule, the Interatnte coiiimeree
eonimlsslnn exnmlners reconi-
men'led to.luy after preliminary
InvestlKiitlon of tcimpliilnlH of the
Notionul l,lvestoelr assoclntlon
und the Nutlonnl Wool arowers'
RHHoclntloll. .
The seulo rates tax1 tho I'nclfl?
stntea would heirln at in cents
an hundred pounds for 10 miles,
rise lo 4J cents for M'o miles
nu, I conclude with I.U1 for a.ono
miles.
XTRA
SPANISH WIN POINT
MADRID (AP) SpuiilNh force
wlin M-(iiitlv cHtablNlinl llieiiiHcl-
' to on AlhuctMiiiiH Bay. .Mnrtn'in,
jlinu tM'( iidc(l the ncarb) height of
Monte Pa Ion win.
ti;ti a.n shellhi
TAN;ii:rt (AP) Tciunii, enp
ttnl or SpanlHh .MortM-co. was lua
tly hhcllcd by ItcUd MmNcaiM
using .75 millimeter kuiim oudny
iil,'it, niitinlltiK to atltlcc here to
day. The hoinhnrtlmctit wn dire
cted agnliist the city rrom the hills
to the H4Hithea-Ht. The SanlarI.H
mlmtt -Munlties or seven killed or
wounded. I',entnall the Itlfflaii
gnus were silenced.
MIUAHV ATTACHED
PHILADELPHIA. (AP)Hlch
nrtl Mnh ali. iiittiMer of dereve
hi IrKb 're State, wh slrnck In
I be fnce hy one of a group of ntcn
nud women at Independence Hall
Mn whlfe t lil big the hlMtorlc
h'lllfllng with ntiir mrnilH-w of
the Inb-ri nrltamcnlnry milon. A
Isitit IA nrresls were mmte at the
niHrond tnlloti when leleats to
the union arrited ami nt the hail.
Nlltertcii lttjw up For Theft
SALEM. tire. Ten Sllverton
ho s gl lng (lo ir ages from 1" to
ts years, have In-en tt'fore County
.lu'lgr Hunt In the last few days
charged with nffenses ranging
from chicken stenMng to burglary.
With the exception of one all were
paroled to rtildDts to Uilvsrtou, t
IULD
CHANG
WITNESS CHARGES
VIOLATION OF LAW
Says 1 Sending Shenan-;
t doah into .Middle West
; Contrary to Statutes;;
Flight Plans Slammed.
WASHINGTON' (By ' the Asso
ciated Press).. Tho responsibility
for tlio Shenandoah dlauster and
failure of the navy seaplane PN
9, No. 1 ,to reach Hawaii was
placed directly upon tho heads of
the haVy department tot ay by
Colonel William Mitchell lii testi
mony given before the president's
air board. ...''
Sending 'the 'big dirigible into
the tmuuie west was in direct '
violation of the law," he asserted, -nnd
arrangements made for the
PN-9. No. l's flight looked like
the work of "bungling amateurs."
By sending the Shenandoah
into the middle west he insisted
the navy violated the law be
cause in peace times, laud activi
ties belong to the army. The b g
iiilglble, he' charged, was not
equipped with parachutes. "This
is like sending a ship to sea
without lifeboats,' he said.
Oiitidaves Navy.
Mitchell severely cr.ticixed the '
navy s work in arranging the
equipment for the navy contin
gent accompanying' the MacMII-
lan ' Arctic expedition, declaring
flagrant" mistakes were maue
n preparation for the three aer
onautical events that made It im-.
'ble for airmen to remain
En sin serine ' data, he , assorted.
showed ' that " the PN-9, No. 1 -could
not possibly have leached
Honolulu without refueling en.
i-oule, that the planes sent to the
Arctlr were designed and built
for service in the trop c and
along the Atlantic. "Yet these
planes were sent Into ti e' Arctic
regions where the officers In
charge of planning the expedition '
expected them to give satisfactory
service." V, ' ' jjid
SAFETY DRIVE
IS
' CLEVELAND. (By The Associ
ated Press) railroaders were cy
nlcal when tho transportation )in
cs of tho country first volunteer
ed to aid in saving the lives and
limbs or their employes but the
movement now has the approval ot
180.000 rail men, W. O. Leu, presi
dent of the Brotherhood of. Rail--road
Trainmen, emphasized In an
ad r ess today beforo the National
Safety Council.
"Our men wore advised to obey
every word of every rulo. beforo
moving a car which they knew
could not be done with rapid car '
movement," Mr. Leo .continued.
"They naturally looked for the et
rects of the saftey first propaganda
in suits for injuries wherein it
would be set up that employe had '
violated a rule which released the
employer from responsibility.
"We were fearful of tho move
ment but tlnio has worked out
a better understanding of safety
practices. It has been found that
s-ifety first does not operate again
st recovery In damage cas 'B. and
has contributed Its full ahure to
ward saving the lives of our train,
und yard men."
VOTERS BACK
LA FOLLETTE
MADISON, Wis. (By the Associ
ated Press.) iteturns of yester
ilay's senatorial election from 2411
precincts give:
I Follctte 225.61 8; Dtthui.ir. his
closest opponent, &S.466.
Claims Declared "Jump" P
POSEBCRO. Ore. Mary I'hnp
man, Wayne Chapman and Uixy B.
t'ompton, allefftng that their min
ing claims had hnpn "intMed."
brought suit against Mark Wilson
and Clyde Eatlnhrook, as ing for
an Injunction to prevent tnspass
Ing by the defendants. Tho min
ing property involved in tho litiga
tion la located on Steamboat creek.
SUPPORTED