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EDITIO N
VOLUME XX1I1.
MKMKBR A8SOOATEl PR EH
LA GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 311
1
II OF
ACCIDENT
PASSES ON
N. R. Wood, Whose Arms
' Were Severed Sunday
Night, Succumbs .
FUNERAL SERVICES
TO BE WEDNESDAY
' Pluf kv Brakeman! Who
V Walked Half a Mile
' Armless to Aid.. Will
Be Laid, to Rest Here.j
-,.pMo Robert Wood. 37, the I .a
Grande freight bralionmn whose
arms wuro severed closo to Ills
shoulders when lio fell to the mils
(-.! ihe inp of n moving train
Sunday shortly before midnight,
ill. m hi the Cirnnde Uondc hosplu.1
last niEht at 7:17. His death ot-cui-rod
about 20 hours after ho r-
reived his summons to the foul i
ride. I
l.'uncrnl, services will he comhifc-'
ill the l.ulter Iwy Saints tnl-
naclo ot 2 p. m. Wednesday, Ji
l inv.l Walsh, flrsl counselor to
bishop, reading the service Buill
will he In the Latter Day Saifc
fcemetory. "
The victim, whose homo was
Vninn and, Albany streets, i
called for duty Sunday at 1"
m. Mrs. Wood answered L-
n.
telephone, and then packed
husband a luncheon before
drove, with him to the yard. su.
blocks away.
Accident Cnnsc Inknown.
It was about 11:18 when
freight pulled out. From the
of a car toward the rear. W
iirnniii'd for.a clearing as the
fine nen red the Oro Pell vludu
What caused. him lo lost his I
mice is not known. ;i Hut the rl
thai Vood remembered was fl!
Ir hiK"K alone on the rsus,
trnin having passed over him
eniie on with none of his i el
trainmen suspecting that an a
dent had happened.
Although one of Ills nrins
onishcil nff lust below the
der and the other ground throt
(Continued on Poge Four.)
PENDLETON Tl
IVndleton Anuilean T.cRlon
.t...t -., hi'iirlv accrtitimrc of
lnvitalion to Join Ii Ornndc
iH'lcliration c5r Armistice day IB
was curried to them last night!
their regular meeting ny muku
Uradv. chaiiman of the ceiet
ttn nmm f : OHs l"nlmer. "
mander of the local post; Hay V
liams. Cluster Thompso'
Herman Wkala.
l'lmiH were iinmediately
under way for chartering a hp
pniirh. The Pendleton post
nnt.ear In the Parade and will d
support to ihe hltfh .school fool
lea in from the Honnd-l p city
the iiitei-yeholaRtlc assocla
game with the Ut Grande -ele
A vote of thanks was extended
Iji flran'le drum corps for as
ini? In the entertainment durl
tli.. 1:niin(i-l ii this year. Sev
i matilla Legionnaires were i
ent.
Dr. Stuart, state commande
the American 1-egion In Ore
will be asked to address the Art
the day audience, it is aniioun
i bv Justice Itradv who anancen
1 nrotrram this yeur. Harold V
. ner of I'enmeion. tmi
4- mander. plans to be present.
Local Men
State Fa
a Grande played a protnlt
role In the horse show at the l
, gen ntnte fsir tills year. Joe W
' n,i A. li. Hunter urting as Ju
limd Floyd Mrk'ennon cnllectin
I fii.n l.mwiiiet of the ribbons.
f Although he had not been h:i
V !tn- lh. reins fur Ihree year.
Vwns that long ago that ldhi
innd Mi K-nnon disposed of t l
jhorses MeK-nnon plsc-d flrt
athree censecuttve nll-'hts In'
i-lrtvlng rotnpetltlon. With a
I horse team of grav IVn-her
fiwnid bv A. M. Wood of the I
mnsrii Milk company of I'ortie
h- took f'n" and second lirlK"
th- bent di rt g.Mlnirs and f r
prises fur the best pair, the I
r 1- ..n ll. hft RiX
hand on the ground. The
Wkey teum of Washington
first In the six-ln-hand contest
was beaten for the second tlm.
twelve showings In the drlv
comletltlon.
Hunter gave exuilk-nt natls;
JOIN IN FEl
Strickland I
Captain Strickland of (lie Sal?
ration Army, w'ho. has charge of
the amiiiiil ilrive for funds in
J .a Grande. ,
Governor 'Walter M. Pierce lias
Iw-i n liivilt'il In inlii t he i mi. in
o lnon (.ounty farmers und bUM-
ih'ss men who will leave for Takt
ima, Vo.sli., early Thursday morn
ing: to visit tlie Yakima irrigation
project and, though his acceptance
nun not been received, it is exnect-
cd that he will join the purty of CO
or more at Sunnys.de, Wish... when
lne S0p j8 mad0 there for lunch-
con.
Thirty farmers nnd that nmny or
more business men will assemble
at the Chamber or Commerce of
fice in La Grande at 5:30 a. m.
Thursday, according- to tho ar
rangvmonts completed by the pe
clal Irrigition comm ttee "Mondav.
and will lravo as soon as the car
avan can be formed. One or two
rarlnads of (nlercHtctl trrsuns from
Cove will be on hand, it is reported
from 'the meeting f thfc Chamber
of ' Commerce there last' evening
when niembers of the sperlal Irri
gation committee were pre-ient. '
The dbdar.ee to .Yaklin-i. valley
Is Riven an 132 mites by the .Irri-K-on
and l';t,ttrrson ferry people,
who eharted Ihe trip.
At Patterson ferry, the caruvan
will be met by a detail of Wash-
iinKton traffic officers who will es
; cort tho company to Sunnysido,
1 Wash. The Yakima Comim;rcl,:il
chili (lfleutinn will join them
there for luncheon, with .1. 1. l.y-ti-l,
munHger of I ho Yakima irri
gation project, as speaker. ; After
luncheon t tie company will view
the Siimmervllle division of the
project and then drive-on lo Yak
ima, win-re Ihey will trv-et for dtn
nir with other members of the
Yakima club. Friday morning will
be devoted to g-itherhig first-hand
information nbont the, success of
ihe project in the Yakimn valley.
The carnvnn- will turn homeward
i-Yiday aflrnoon
Uusiucss men and farmers who
have hot registered- mav slill join
tlie caravan by notifying W. C.
Perkles, tirefdent. or Hherwood
WiMljitns. chairman of the special
transport at ion committee of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Ross New President
Of Ministerial Body
Tl i- Ministerial association f I11
flrtinde met yesterday afternoon at
which ti"l"'t'..v Welcomed one
new member, the He v. Hall of tho
South Mi thodbt church, into the
orpnnintion.
The association was organized
for the coming year and officers
elected. The Hcv. William Crosby
I toss was elctfd president to lake
the place of Dr. Klmer Keith, for
mer res'ilent. The Hcv. WHMim
K. I loll ws re- lecled vice-presi-
h-nt and the Hcv. George Albert
I '"Hard was re-elected Becremr-
treasurer.
omine nt At
Horse Show
ten a- iuilge of the draft horse de
partment and Woods decided the
w nniTs of the drh-llig rnlllpet Itton
heeetit 1 1 v throughout the show.
ia (Iranile altenthints slate.
There were six teams of sl
mrses each in Ihe exhll.it. which
s pronnunr. d th" best the north-.i-i-st
has ever seen. M:,ny of the
nlrles w-ill he shown at the I'n
iflc International (how t I'ort
:m,l lieirinnlnir oetohi-r ::1. .McK-n-
non states, and ought to in:ke ihe
how this viar lh- li-.'-t in tne nts-
:ry of the exposition.
vois inti:i:vii:w r,t
l-OIETLAVO. Or.. (Spwbil) -ll'
ti M at nutomoldle?, iloeji Joe
L oods of fi Grande, und althnoKh
(iHM owned three of the critters
nevr le;irn"d how to drive
hem. nw. tf it wr- n six--inr e
gm he had In hand. Joe Woods
ould feel at home, says a local
GOVERNOR W
JOIN CARAVAN
(Continued on Page Five.)
Days of 9
Talk Subject
At Luncheon
B. P. 0. Elks' Annual
Show Given for Bene
fit of Children and the
Needy, Men Are Told.
I lie milium lull Bliuw i lie , j. TV
iays of Mr given pach fail by tho v leet Corporation Presi
locai lodge of b. p. o. K., No. ', , ' . Annt Rfimovprl frnm '
w .s explained fully today at the!'". enl .1VCm"7 .I10m
( hamper of Commerce luncheon tn ' v ; Jul lie 01 UUty ,
the Odd Follows hall by Colon It. : 1
Ih: T:T??
,i Jn outaiuvt,,; -ARE ANNOUNCED
the Days of MD serve a wor.lhy pur-I. , . .
pose to' the community, us well as1'. '"'' ' ' '
providing four nighis of enj-,,-.
ment. The proceeds arc used by
the Elks to rinaiicc . the kiddies".
Christmas t ree .and.tp-prnvide gifts
for the children usually inore
than loud youngsters' receive ',: re
membrance from the lilks' Santa
Clnus and aho to purchase pro
visions .for needy- families, - .frho
speakor said that last year 66 fam-
.i..b wti'i: i.i.iicii tiiroug.. the Win
ter by gins made poslhtp hy the
Oiow. Kaeh family w'is given a
sack of potatoes, a 'box of apples,
unio meat and some flour. -
In closing. Mr. F.bcrhard stated
that the Happy Canyon show at
I'endieton. mada famous bv the
Hlks' Davs f '4ft here.; .
Meeting Alinoumir .1 : .
Druco ljennls. Secretary of the
. ; l .
' (Continued on I'aga rour.) . '
J0S1P,? ,Mlia '
Up MOVie Caravan
........
' , . ' , '
Ctlzens of Joseph are cxpertln.
to Invade vl.a Grande more than
rive score si rong next Saturday
eyim ng. for the exprras purpose
of viewing -Winds of Chance" at
the Arcade theater, according to
announcements by Meyers and
Fprd'T. , ' u t ii
i,. M, Calvert, in charge of ho
caravan plans, has written tlmt 100
or more will probably oome by au-
od on the tralm . The Joseph poo-
pie, many of whom played purta
In "Winds of Chance" when Frank
Lloyd was filming icenrs at Wal
lowa lake, will have dinner here
after the show. . ,
Mr. Meyers asks that its many I -a
Grande people as can attend tlio .
show Wednesday, Thursday und.
Friday und at matinees, In order
to have room. Saturday, for tho j
Joseph visitors. . I
Beautv Culture School
r:l t J
Will te Opened bOOn
,
Caroline I. Deal of the Fashion
lhautv Hhop has received a letter
. .. .i
l roin 1 11 e uregon hi me uiini u 01
cosmetic therapy stating that the
board would grant her a license io
start a school in beauty culture as
soon as she has Installed the neces
sary equipment for the school, sub
ject to the approval of Mrs. K. Lu
cille laly, member of the state
board.
The equipment will be lnstulled
Immediately and Mrs. Heal wi
open her classes by the K,th of
this month, she announced this
morning. This school In beauty
culture will be (he first approved
school of this nature In Kustern
Oregon an fifth In the state of
Oregon. Tho other four Bchools
are In Cortland.
T nn X- -I S
UriVeS at ISaUS in
FivP.Minillp rnnlCit
i '
Korty women took pait in the
nail driving contest given Hutur-
day afternoon by the Claud C.
I'ralt Lumber company. Sim. Hose families 1(10.1. and relief to iiiui
I'ratt won first prise, a $10 gold Hies BIO. according to raptiiln
niece. She drove 1)9 nails In rive Strickland. The total value of the
min u t ch. M rs. A . K. Mclntwli
drove as nails In five mlnuten and
won second prlzf, a h gold piece.
Mrs. C. G. Johar.si-n and Mrs. liun
ten tied for. the third prize by driv
ing SB nail each. They were each
preeented with $2.6Q.
Besides the conlestnnt present
there were several spectators, obth
men and women.
Grange Hall School
Has Re-Zoning Problem
IPntrlct schools, too. have their
7.oninp l robb ms. Mrs. .1. II. OJ-h1.
who livs st 1801 Adams avenue,
la Grnnde. has taught the Omnge
Hall school for three yearn with
itch torees.H thai nHrottt niitdd
i her distriet are brlnginc their chil
dren to her. She volrd ni oi
lertton enttl tho cnrodmeiit this
term reached SW pupl's an un
wleldv number In a :-chnol where
-'II eljrbt gradeji most tie taiiifht.
Calling the matter to h Pt'iiHon
Of A. K. Havre, Superintendent, she
aid that nn cou'd not do j'-tlee
to the pupils of her own dltret
wl'1i so mativ extra pupil to eon
fider. Sojierlntend'-ot S re mi.
tliorlited her lo not if v the nulidde
patrons that I hcv muni transfer
their ch'ldren to their own school.
.Now the parents are ml It nff the
iiperlnleri'lenfp office ent renting
him to altw their pupils to rnviln
nnder Mrs. lylehl's instruction.
The permission, he Informs them,
tuust come from Mrs. Dlehl. .
PALMER IS aniul ) PEftCE HOPE
DITCHEBIU : ZKm RESTS UPON
shamp mmn toleration
"OTHER CHANGES
'Rprjirrnntion of Sidney
Henry, . in Charge of
Finances, Accepted ; by
;Uk ' .'bhipping Isoard
WASlIXGTO (By the Asso
ciated Prem) ;Kimer Crowley of
Ikiston- will succeed Palmer.
I'nhner refused lo accept ''
vhv-ir,?tklciH:y of the fleet cor
, iKiratton. , i ,
WASHINGTON By the A.so-.
ciflitcd PresH)- Ieigh C. Palmer
was removed todav by the T'nlted
r "", '"le.rKency fleel eo,-Hratl..n.
At Ihe same time Palmer wu
PPO""' vUe-pr. sldent of the
fleet corporation in charge of Eu-
'opean operations.
'i - ann;e,nole,r;o7
general shake-up in tho fleel cor-
pomlton personnel.
The resignation of Sidney Henry.
,,,.. hd vlce pri..lUcnt, ,n
Hiarge of finance, was accepted. G
Nicho's. first assistant to the
vlc(, ,,rosl,lrnt , c,lrl, , op,.ra.
w0 ocl(.,, , 811ra,0(, 1)lm
n, n,ui,i,.n.v
eft vacant.
J" R- Sheedy,' relieved of duty
,n 1tftn0ll tn- charRe of European
flffn nafl bnrn directcd to rcport
1q boar(jt
The annual drive Tor funds for
the benefit of the Salvation Army
wua launched, yesterday in Ia
(;n,nde with the arrival of Captain
was -launched, yesterday in Ia
O. P. Strickland, home service
ret tv lor tregon, who Is ;upcr-
vising the campaign.
'"Knvov and Mis. J
hnvoy and Mrs. J- Marker, the
local representatives, have been
doing a splendid work in li
Grande- and they are laying great
plans for their fall and winter
campelgn which will consist of
spiritual and temporary relief
work,' Captain Strickland sutd to
day. "No man or woman, 'boy or
"- . u.
Place to sleep If he or she will only
communLeate .-wlth the envoy ftnd
his good wife.
'" " " been showlt.g a
""" ",rl lul " r
P"lgn to give way to other organi-
"" " , , . . , '
... ' ' '
. ' . '
,or l,,e ncceaary Minus in curry ..r
t,i IU,., needed work In l.a
Or;inde and vicinity."
tlon Army In IM Clrunde has sup-
plied meals to 8!)7 perons. given
gnrments to 21110. gloves lo 27ii.
lodging to 7a, relief to persons In
ellof given Is !)r,K.r..
Two liundn-d thirty-two open-air
(Continued on Page Four.)
Why
Do They
Dolt?
Tliere must be pomn muhhI
busiiMv$ ivan f(jr the con
slant Is-llcf of eminently mic
(WHful bu!nes fmiin otcr the
t-ojiiiiy tluit nilrt.s;ii7 cxpoii
ditnrt In rne Item f eH tcu
I bat diould never Ik- tnlm-ed.
Pei h as I lie itn v iHm inl
that tf theft biiNiticH K uior
tniit enough to merit your H
ronntfc, Hun M I liiiHiiiAiil
tiiongli lo il;iis-4 with you by
mrsn of derH-liic iwimhicv-.
Yon. the prtrtmtHe buyer,
hnr lenrntfl long asm that the
mrr1ijinlf l lint Imi'I wort h
lMilng l-nl worth own'njr. A
lMistne4 msn' advert l-M-mciit
It his plodiEr of Intfrt'M in
)our Millsfni-tion.
"Olferrrr Adi ert llng
A Men bandPsliuj HcrthiC."
ANNUAL DRIVE
IS UNDER IY
r i:M Am
Above arc tlin twxi Icmllns hotels of New Lavoyo, -wlilch seems detrrmlneil to be metropolitan
.after having open niiivwl Oui-e milt's by oriliw .nl Jinlge T. Illuko keiuietly, plcturl at lower
r.Rlit. The town nus Ued out by s court order cigiit moiillia ai). .. Ijonvr loft sIkiwh the .Inst
I building un llic old slto. . , . ;
S. P. SEEKING
, WASHINGTON -,(P.y thcAsso
ciatod, V,,s' fho Southern Pa
cific, through thu ICentfal pficlfic,
whiep.it owof. has applied to the
inti'f st ate com merce com mission
for permission ley build 61 miles
rrom Cornell to Alturas in Cali
fornia. The application said the line
would connect the t'entral Pacific's
main system with extensive new
construction which has been un
dertaken In Oregon. Jt would con
nect Klamath Falls with S,m Fran
cisco on one side and with Ogdcti
in rmh.
III.AUINO COXTIXIKS
PII
POKTLANO, Ore. ( Jiy the Amho- ' The department points out, how
dated presK) Vice-president ever, that while conservative judg
Kcnne.y or the Great rortbern rail- j mem ol Ihe recovery of agriculture
road, testifying today before thai Is warranted, farm prosperity can
Interstate ' commerce commissloti 1 be. us easily overrated us depres
heartmr on an annllcutton of tho j sioiu
Oregon Trunk, Hill line sulwldlury,
tn ctmd from Bend to Kluinjath
Falls, said under cross-examination
Ihe nort'hern lines ,re willing to
iet the tulon Pacific come in on
he construction and use the pro-
posed line If it desires.
Joint servleij has proved a sav-
r-g to rail companies und of bene-
(it to tlM pllblie, Ketlrtey declareil.
TV. littAi..
lete lldinOi litlltl,
HaS Chance tO ReCOVer
"Old Peter" Tralnor, up at the
conntv jail, is better. He crawls
out of hi-c cot and walks about tin
men's ward for a few Ironr i very
day now. He perks up and acts
real cheerful when he look out
the window and seen the ground
still ban- or snow. Th- re may i till
he a winter Job waiting for htm.
He prolhuhlv will be released with
n a shT' time, If ho rontinuew lo
Improve In health. He will get
well, t'-o. the officers f"' tire. If
nlnnc"' ohi i', V.'r say, he's had
all he wan's of It.
c , ... .
(.,ar htOlCn at UCl'-'nr
Deserted in La Grande
A S"M.' tonrb'g ra-. beitri'ig
l-hibo tlcetfi !,i -1 ;.n wtf found (
d-,-rVd nenr the Se'a'td street
Vladtict bv O.e (oral rotlce 'e-'er-
i'pv. An inve.itig-ftlon revested
that the pun htne Is the property
or k k. r'ooier of Wclwr nn'l w s
stolen frfini b.rn vr-ri! s .-U't. .
The pot'eo f'n'l that tlie nutomo
tiMe 1 rot datoafreo mi'l iney n-
lleve was slf'li-n by some
iini
who
liie-ev wlshefl to "go
hurry."
w st In a
Snov Fnllinrr Over
nilM V rilllllll yll
MonUina I Ins Morning
llf.l.Ky.N 111 - Ihe A i-oe'ted I
J'r.wl --Know 's. fllUlog eener-' I Iv j
rvi-r Montana from the coniinent il
divide eastward.
Tn,f,.ralnrn. I.eloM. trffHnw
prevailed over most of th itate
last otht.
Agriculture
Profitable--.
, 1 his season
Good Farm' .Year Will
:-Help to ,. Sustain Gen
eral Prosperity Report
Indicates.
: WASHINGTON (Special) Agri
culture has been fairly profitable
this year and, the Improved pur
chasing power of farmers will do
much to upheld K'm;rul economic
well-being through the winter, thu
United Stales department of agri
culture declares In its October re
port on the agricultural situation
"it leaspli ndld harvest," the de
Not bumper yields
i purtinent sys,
but production we
I adjusted to reu-
sonuble needs. 'Ihe two great
money crops, cotton "und wheal,
are now along wli-re on.e bleu
can be gullied of their value. Cot-
ton upp.ir.ntly sLands lo brin.'f lis,
producers an income or approxi-
lu.ileiy l .OO.tMiU.OtiO, winch is.;
uiioui like k.si year, un.i An. ui pro-
:diuois uppa.eni.y stand to receive
Uboul Jl,un.tietobti, e.lucn is uiso
near or s. iriiu .y ot.ow last year.
"Tins.- uvu leading crops prob-
ably inuex tlie general crop income.
ak .e.muial incoiiif w.,l not be
aieni.y in
xct!H ol Itirti yeur
but I
I in. I.,, ml is tniit this is toe sieiinil
lulrly prollliible year. 'Ihe s. iison
ill lung way to h i up r -
.-.,.,...1 cinilit Ii.i.m. 'i'lie eiirn belt
ulong with the dairy and dlv. rsi-
mi ,, i .s nuve been slow lo fei-l
tile nliiiiulating current ot revival.
" ... ...i
Init now the using prh i s or nogs
und cuttle, tug. tiier with a re.ison
alny good cum crup mean some
liroill In the com licit. V he sluwiy
strengthening I.H., s uu-dairy prod
ucts plus higher pulalocs anil
minor eiish eros promise suin.:-
Iwh.it heller Income lor the east.
TR. ,ole agricultural map thus
"i"'" emerge, from economic
shado'V."
i,s .usslng.thu siluiiilen by Key
(I'onllnued on I'sgc Knur.)
ITALIAN MISSION
TO DKPAUT I? ROM
ROME OCT01ILR 22
IIH.VK (ltv the s;teiated
Prefs) Count Voipt. flninn- inln-
Ister, and nhi r members of ihe
Italian debt funding mission
America have dcllnlt.h
Mill IfilTI at l s Oetol
l.etdfd tl.
lr'"" ,",","'r "
loA(oin Arrives at
... a'.. -I....
4l)IUI rtiUHKy ItJJ.tJ
,
vra-rti ,ivi-i.'v v : fl'.- the
A ocHted 1-e sl The steamer
IlnwHotn. flarMhttL nf the .Msr-MII
Ian Arctic expedition, arrived herelren
today. ... I
1
MA
metfis
CHEER CHIEF
OMAHA. (By the Associated
PresH) Cheered by vthe men who
fought In France as he appealed
for demobilization of radiciiJ un
tugontsms and suspicions, presi
dent Coolidge ln an address before
ttho Americun Letrlon . convention
hen today warned mux me worm
.1. ..... rM ,,nW,B.
IHCetl Illliru UiU lli-iiU uuixio0uiiu '' ' -
universal spirit of toleration Is
created. ' .
The huge uudleneu voiced ap
proval us Coolldg urged prepara
tions for peaco rather thun ur.
Mi.x AiitiiT iti:scn:i I
POIl I LAM). Om (AP) IIihu
men in n lowlMiat fnnn (lie 1 Urn
tlllii HtT IlCdsliip off the WaMi
inutt'ii const, who were adrirt tirly
(Hla. eaitslnir the sending of radio
dMrcss slaiinU from the lightship,
nuve m-en n-M-inii, invniniK
radio . station here. I lie lightships
il operator Is nmoiig mose in
h rowlHUil. . , ,Uj
P(HtTLAMMlt KILLI'.D
'S.M.IiAl. Ore. (AP) It. N. Cllirk
dlstrti t manager of the MIsMiurl
I'mI.-i n-il roMi company, was
killed when mi autoimdiilc luro-d
turtle mi the highway 10 "dies
wuitli r here tou. .Mn. t lark
fl" not f-crtoiisiy mjurcii mil is
Milferlng from shock.
I'll'.KCC'K V 171 rPMKIil
i S.,;M, Ore. (AP) (ion'ruor
l-ieni' ns within M miixlllu-
ii.,n,il rlulits nuil niithorilv beii
,e et I an ni-l of IMi' laxl li gl
liituri- t'll'llug fur n "IH'l'lul election
In the eeiil a rcieieiiimin u
,ikel mi ii'iemie ineaiuvs piuo.cu
by
tin. aine lentstatuw, till? sll-
ereine limit held Kxlil).
Town Wiped
Court Is
I'll i:i: 1 1 1. N. Wyo. INKA Spi-
rial l lesl eight iiiiinlhs ago I lie
tuwn of Old Ijivoy. Wyo.. was do-
i i. ,,. m . j.i iiiiu.fiiiii a vi ur.
ivoic rly in tie town was valued ut
$77;.,'i'mi,
'i'o'iny then' isn't as much us n
shack to murk the spot where once
the lowll Ol I all" people Stood.
Ill place of the hotels, store, and
home stand only tall gnnse-cov
,.r,., ,, rra-ks. Kor It wss "black
gold" that literally forced Old I "
voye
otf the inn p.
A r,m"'
I Ar,y ,r,. ,H, ,i,st.,nt a new
'i-iv.y ha.be.n bunt, son,.-of tin-
bull. hues wen moved Intact, olh-
,.,,,.,,. , ,!. u,t rebuilt and
some weren't worth moving,
The stoiy ts one of Ihe most un-
usual arising out of the numerous
tiatlle. tor oil in lne oinerwisv war
lands of the west.
l'ur u lime It was fe.rcd this dli
XTRA
President, in Address to
Legionnaires, Scores
Racial Antagonism
BEGIN AT HOME,
COOLIDGE SAYS
Predicts Another Conflict
of Great Proportions
Unless Nations Turn to
Right Path,
OMAHA (By the Associated
Press) President Coolidge, com
ing Into a world war atmosphere,
arrived here toduy to address the'
American Legion convention und
review the Ltgionnuiro annual pa
rude. He arrived, here at 8:3U a,
m. and found the city bwurmlng
with tormier service men. A cold,
driving rain put a damper on the
day's uctlvtles. The presidential
train will start the return trip to
Wushlngton lato today.
OMAHA, Nebr. (By the Asso
cluieu Press). President Cool
idgc, addressing the American
Legion convention here today, de
clared that the results of tho
World war will be lost and the
nations of the world wllj prepare
for another conflict unless racial
antagonisms are demobilized and
a universal attitude, of toleration
is created.
If our country Is to have any
position of t leadership," he added,
"1 trust It 'may be in that direc
tion, and I believe that the piace
where It should begin is . at
.iome.'
Asserting that no nation ever
had or ever wilr have an army
large enough to guaiantee it
ngulmuy wtuclt,. In -tUn? , ,9? pee
or to, Insure Its victory in war,
the , president said that , 'peace
and - security are more likely to
.i.U(i irom fuir ui.a l.u.au.e
dealings and mutual ug.et riims
for a limitation of ainuVmenta
among the nations than by any
attempt at competition in sq-ud-rons
and battalions."
. "No. doubt this country," ho
coniinuea, couiu, u n wmun i
! ,l ,nr.n mnnnv riiiitfri 11 ht-T-
tor military force, but ttmi "
only part ot the problem th.it
confronts tho 1 government. Tho
real question Is whether upending,
more money to make a better
military forco .wo-ild renlly mako
u better country. '
l'mises Military Art.
"I would bo the last to dis
parage thu military art. It Is an
honorable and patriotic calling of
the highest rank. Hut I can see
no merit In uny unnecessary o
nendlturu of money to hire men
to build fleets and carry muskets
when International relations anj
(Continued on I'age Four.)
llCAHNO. Bwitierlund (Hy tho
Associated l'ress) Humors filled
Locarno today to the etrect that
Dr. Htresemann. Oerman foreign
minister, is not III from revcr
caused by tt change of climate, M
announced, but rather as the result
of poison iidmlnlKtered by Ills po-
lltlenl enemies.
I'ho tlerman deleg.itlon contin
ues to deny the Morlcs, declaring
i. ....I.... - l,.,,,.iuull,li n Mtreui.-
i...n-..i.... ......, ....
iniiuii uruus'ii- " wu wv
i him from Berlin.
Off Map By
Bom Again
I pule would cause armed warfare In
the Wyuinlng oil f iolds.
In 1'Mti, Joseph l.uvi y.;, u
I Krench-i'iinadlan, applied lor a
j homestead on the situ of Old 141-
oye, but never received tile Illlill
patent to tho land.
Th n came a greut oil hoi.m In
the rich Suit Creek field. Th"
homestead was 111 the heart of the
field.
.avoye leasi d lots to build "ton s
- u n .1 the town sprang up with tli
lyliUul overnight rapidity 01 a trad
ing renter In the oil fields, i Tires
were high and Uivoye w,.s .illlng
rich fust.
All the geologists sill great
luantltles of oil were und'Tcuth
the townslte.
The tall oil derricks tome closer
anrt closer to the ton. The Ohio
- i (in company, wnicn nan mw wo
I
- (Contlnuxl on rut
GERMANS DENY
POISON RUMOR
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