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PORTLAND (A.P) Ore
gon: Generally (air tonight
nd Tuesday,
VOLUME XXIV.
MBMHRK AHflOOIATBl HllfOlW
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19,. 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER .8
4
VICTIM OF I
RAIL WRECK
PASSES OH
Alfredo Acirna, Mexican,
Dies at 11:60 'lhis
- Morning.. . '.
INTERNAL- INJURIES
' CAUSE OF DEATH
Week of Battle Conduct
ed ... by Physicians and
S n r ft f n n s Fai's to
Drive Off Grim Angel.
Alfredo Acirna, a Mexican, died
at 1 1 : r 0 a. m. today, a victim of a
collilon thiit occurred on . the
tracka west of Kamela a week ago j
lolllgni.
' Acirna was the most seriously
Injured of tho eight men mom.
bars of Die Kamela section crew
who were hurt when the track mo
tor car in which thoy were hurry- I
ins to the scene of a derailment i
to anrwor an emergency cull fnr'
repairs, errshed without ' warning
into Ihe end of a string of freight;
earn that stood .on the tracks near;
the spot where the derailment had I
been caused by a broken freight ,
train.
The motor cur. lower tbnn the
freight, drove lisolf like a wedge
benealh the nearest car and idling
Its load of men, tools and ties
against tho car walls, which the
men afterword described as loom-.
Ing like a mountain In front of
them.
The freight engine, which had
carried Ihe damaged cars back to
Kamela. was reluming when the
crash occurred, and' Harold Itob.
crts. whose injuries were all of a
minor na'tlro. ran to meet il with
a Hignal lantern lest they all bo
killed In a second wreck. '
llrotight to l.a Grande on nn
rdm-bcerd passenger., train, : the,
eight men wore taken to tho '
Grande Uonde hospital and given
treatment. I
A ruptui-d bladder and olherl
Internal Injuries aroused rears at
first that Acirna ,waa fatally in-
(Continued on I'sge Five.)
GITY MAY GET
A request for hoapltnllty for the
Kaslern Ori-gon eunvuntlnn of the
Oregon Council of UeliglouH l-Mu-catlon
and for Hie older Girls' con
ference of tbi' same section will be
made to Ui Grande hoiuc time dur- '
Ing the afternoon ncmhIoii of ihe
all-day Institute being conducted
here today at the Diptlst church.
(I was revealed to The Observer
this' morning by Mrs. Jean M.
Johnson, general secretary of the
(Continued on l'age five.)
Mrs. Richardson Sings
For bchool Llmuicn
Mrs. A. I. Ulchnrdxon, colora
tura soprano, appeared In a group
of songs before an assembly al
Central school Thurr.day. About
6011 clltldrcn were present. Her
most popular numbers were "The
Cuckoo" from ".More Daisys." by
Lehman, and "Mr., Mr. ltobin." hy
Catherine A. Glen, an Oregon com
poser. Khe also gave an encore
number.
CONVENTION
Tiqcrs Victorious 12-0
In Listless Contest
r.riimh' 12. Kntt-rpi If - 0
Thnt nwirly IHIm Hie story of b
ll.sths u football game as hn i-vi r
hern playivl on a lor gridiron.
It reprt-si-nt the outcome of a
contest In which stronsi team.
madi- more or lean Impotent by cir
cumstances Involving th' los of i
roach iilmost on the eve of the
pann. trif-J to tw?cp a much
weaker tioin to a decisive defeat
but fell foim-what hort hi cause of
over-eagcrneM and general flightl-
The nully bright spot or the en
tire game came in the final min
tn of the firrt quarier and was
dlrvcily responsible for the first
scor". It whs a pas?, hurb'd by
McK-nnon to Xundel, that ap
proached th1 sperlriciilar.
fa Grande hj;d po5c.iion nf tin
ball on Knterpri-e's 4.!i-v:iri Hn
when Cllays t alied for the atrial
thrust. ' McKcnnmi Ihri w. . c'lii
Ingly loo woon. Unntb l. meing to
waM tdp poni line. atieared ror a
moment as if he would be unable
to even touch the hurling oval.
:)nrln over his shoulder an J
diing forward, he barely nianag-d
Darrowian
.
I I
Is (hi pence l-arrow to be- the
new stle dictator , "f America?
Tho co-eds of the University "f
'icxns ore now wearing regular
"liairowian jgiilliisej" to hold up
their skirts, "They're Just as
sensible hh the Ox l ord bugs V ie
bos are weai'lnn," says pretty
Tlieliun Winder.
Tho Uays of '49 came" to a nc
cessl'ul close Saturday night, net
ting a new htlenilanco record of
4HH8 paid admissions for .the four
evenings. Kulunluy's ticket Hales
amounted to 2060. '
The li. P. (I. Klks .committer In
charge, consisting of Harry Hoff
man. C. I., lbiery, Hugh K. llrady,
i;d Meyerslck and Lester llram
well, report .satisfaction in regards
lo th Minw In general and to the
record for order -and absence of
disturbances In particular.
Plans are already being made
for the Chrislmi's tree for ihe kid
dies and distribution of provisions
fi.r the needy, lor which purposes
the money taken will be expended.
The show caure to ii formal close
with the awarding of a .set of 76
yenr guaranteed, silverware to Miss
Lyman and a Pendleton Indian
robe to Mr. t'arllle. Karller in the
evening Park Taylor was given an
electric llul Iron.
J. E. Reynolds Shocked;
Not Seriously Injured
A severe electric shock was suf
fered bv .1. I' liiynolds. inns Sec
ond street, this morning rrom con
t.ct with an electric light wire in
the basement of his home. Mr.
peynolds took hold of the wire,
which evidently was shorl-cireult-ed.
with one hand while his other
hand rested on the furnace. He
whs helped to his hed and a phy
sician called. The shock has kept
him In bed all day. but is not ex
pected to prove more serious.
(to Mtmi llir T'lgkin nud. ns It
bfiunert a foft or tut Into the nlr.
frantically gr:,.Hi ed it and tumbled
on to the le-ard line for the big-
Jgest single gain of the game.
I Class Swires
The quarter whittle slopped the
(play at that point and In the sec
' ond Trice reeled rfif five yards off
'end and 0'a carried the(ball 10
I yards thrnu(-h the line for a touch
down. Strand failed to convert,
j Th" (same rtnrb-d when Knier
Iprlf kicked off 'o Ua (Irande's 3-
ard line. 1'rlcp made first down
In two attempis. G'asA gulnel
three, hut on the next play ; ht
runner was tarkbri behind the
line for a four-yard lo?s. Vrlce
went around i nd ftr nln- and Kues
plunged iwo more for the seronl
first down. In four more plavs,
Ui flrande worked the ball to Hie
Enterprise rn-yarrl line wtien the
ball was fm ibh d. 1 (rrande r.
cohering to yarrts in hind Ihe
acrltiimaCi- line. MtK'nnon gnlnej
seven )ards, a y.anm failed, and Kn-
REGQRu OHQWD
AT '49 SHOW
(Cvntinutd on X'sgeTwo.)
BATES CASE
COURTNOW
Judge Knowles, Returned
jrom Portland, Hears
Testimony Today
GRAND JURY WILL '
MEET OCTOBER 22
MacTavish Awaiting :'Ar-
1 Arraignment; Carlton
.Graham, Beckwitl
Wallace and Robinsoi
in Jail.
Judre J. Knnwles returned
to his bench In -circuit rnnrt here
tMs mornlne- after Nan absence n
two wiel:s whllobe trloc a. conical
of will case in Portland "' V ;
Tho state's case against Howard
Hates on a chargo of illegal posnes
sion of Intoxicating liquor i was the
'hat up for trial today.. Bates wo'
arrested some time ago in compan?
with V. S. Montgomery, who plead,
fd gullly to the charge and has ful
filled his sentence. . Bates enterei'
a pica of not guilty and uppcalc
rrom the decision of tho Justice o
peace court. I'. S. Ivanhoe Is coun
sel for Ihe defendant. The case l
being prosecuted by Carl Holm, dls
trlct attorney. . . ..
MRcTnvlsli Kcturns.
Lostcr Jlactuvish, in t.iu counts
Jail hero uwaiting a hcurlng on a
ohargo of larceny by bailee, prob
ably will bo arraigned late today
beiure Justice Hugh K. llrudy. li
Is expected that ho will bo Uounu
over to the grund Jury, which hat
been called lor a meeting Thum-
(Continued on Pag Kio.)
Union Church Service
v Arranged by Ministers
Plans for an Armistice day union
church Bervice were laid tlllB morn
ing at the regular session of the
La Grando Ministerial assoclat Ion,
which took place at the Kaptlsl
church. The service will be helu
ui the Clirisllau church on a San
day either preceding or following
Nov. II. The, Itov. O. A. Pollard,
pastor of the ltapllst church, has
been chosen us the speaker. ThlB
meeting will conform with the pro
gram of the churches contributing
to thu solution of world problem",
the Kuv. W. C. Hots, pnslor of the
Presbyterian church, und president
of the association, unnounees. Be
cause of the institute today, llic
meeting was adjourned until after
noon for the completion of other
business.
Wesley H. Lees Will
Address Business Men
"Ti,. Vh.ei. .if Oriranlxntlon 111
Community l.lfu win hi- ine
Ject of an address by Wc sb y II.
Lees, Held secretary lor me i niieo
States Chamber of Commerce
Tiiefuluv noon at the regular meet
ing of the Union County Cham
ber of Commerce In Ihe I. O. O. K.
hall. W. C. Perkins, president ol
the local organization, will pre
side. Heports will be heard from the
Irrigation, entertainment und Old
Oregon Trail committers, and un
explanation given of the proposeu
ornamental lighting system for La
Grande.
150 Additional Rooms
Needed for Teachers
One hundred and fifty additional
rooms to accommodate teachers
who will be here Thursday mid
Friday of this week for the W il-luwii-i'iiion
county Institute at the
Li Grande high school building are
linked f"r by 'he I'nlon County
Cbstuh'T of Commerce.
l-'orK rooms huvc been regis
tered Ihus far In response to the
call from thr chamber, which has
assumed the respon.Oh'.llly of find
ing rooms for as many of the vis
itors as the hole! are unable to
entertain. Any home thrl h a
room lo snore during the Iwo days
of the irslltute Is asked In call tin
Chamber of Commerce office and
list it for use.
Legionnaires to Dance
At Union October 27
t,ririonna!re and the women of
th" American Legion Aoxitt.irv I
will gather from I (irande. Hwk-r j
and I'nlon for the dinner anl t
dunei- pnnoenct d for the , ven'nir '
nf iet4.M-r 11 t th" l n'"n hot-d. ;
Joctic Hugh K. llrady announced
lolny.
The 1o-(i romrnltiee nn arranif.--t
ments ;r the Joint e lehrntion f
IArndstlet day in m 4rnndn will
m'et this evening In Justice
Ltrady'a office.
Nanking Is ;
Taken; Lin's K
Army Beaten
Chekiang Forces Extend
Area They Control
Centered About Rei
cently Then Shanghai.
SKANCHAT' (By the Asanclated
Press) Imports from NunkUig a
ea'v t ort 'ti miles ww.t of here,,
sny that the city has been captured
h; Chcklnng troops as another1
phase of the campaign which re-,
; in the recent capture of
Shanghai. ' v .
A fler street firing, tho t root's of
Unang Tso Lin, Munchurlan leader,
were forced to retreat-across tho
"prtm f'vpr to Pukow. where
they expect to be joined by rein
forcements driven from Shanghai.
Thounandn of coolies are rushing
'nt't the Nh nuchal settlements
necking snnctuary from belntf
drafted into the Chrklang army.
PLAN DISPUYS
Livestock club members from
I'nlon covntv will ngain ship stock
to the pncific-Tnternntlonnl l.lve-
trl exeftsftlon at. Portland. On
tober 81-N'ovember - 7, Inolusive.
i-r-nrd'ng . to re ee Is from ' the
county ugent's office. The ex
hibit this year will bn larger t!mn
in previous yetirs, nltliough only
the best of the, pigs and cnlves
raised by club niem)ors .will be ex
hibited
, tjL , At" j. .1 '
Kxhiblts In the cuttlo division
Include a registered IbdRtetn belf-
er one or two registered Jerey
heifers and seven- head of tat ,
tecrs. Hog exhibits arc made up
of three pens of fot hojrs and a
number of onirics of breeding
stock.
The stock to he exhibited will go
from Imbler, Alice), Ji Grande,
:ovc and I'nlon. and niost of tho
club members wilt go along to
show their fltoek,
In addition to this, the county
will he represented by a livestock
Ju(lfftng team selected . from the
Imbler. 'pig club. Members of tlild
team Inch) tin ItUHHel MeKcnnon.
Clifford t'onrad ,and I.oster itlok-
lund. Club reeelplB from thu sale
of fat stock last year totaled more
than IMOfi and. are expected to run
much' higher this year.': '
Several club membi-rs are plan
ning on buying more registered
.itoek while at the show, they have
indicated.
PflllTLAM), (Ire. (Specllll)
The chances are that at thl year's
... (Continued on Page five.)
Deer Season to End
Tomorrow Evening
CLUB MEMBERS
The deer season In 1'nlon andjlH chairman of tho I'ythlun Hist era
Wallowa counties will close lomor- n churge.
row evening, according lo au-
notinceiiient by Deputy (bum: War-
den John Walden today.
weverai iiunierM are now in the
hills In a last mlnutu effort lo bag
a buck or two.
ni.vn;n i iNi'.ii
Hill Angers! and M. Howell each
paid a fine of fl'ft and costs l
tlie'r respective hearing ' when
they pit-Tided , guilty to s..iarate
charges of hunting without a li
cense today before Jusllcc Hugh
K. IJrady.
Tom Murray
Friday,
Something
Else
Wrong
Once hi n while you hear.
ven In tliU day ami age. n
bus n"W4 man ny thai iiew--paMr
aderil-ln dis-rt, nv
as well ns oilier nieani. IiN
ti-ue that lilt pariU'iilar k nd
of newmp'T adterlK nx prob
ably ddcMi'l hut nine t-ntes
o il uf ten It V I be fault of ltl
d i ei ; tig, not of ihe urn
papir.
MH-eiful new pRMr ml er
t is. tit rcfiilt-i'M Mitiiriiiimt nHM-r
lltmi m few won I tm piete
of wraiiplng iaHr lo be re
produced In print, Tbl l
pered Uf ad of !mllnr j-lx,
idi by shh. one getting III lie
,r linn. IIh older Retting ttv
nteiiflHi niiirn. liet priulbig
Hmietlini'x in tin piipi-r Ihi'I
!Mterfful ad.erll-ing other
reuliei!Hnt. of slly greater
ImiMHiame. al-o etiler In.
MObrrr AdtrnWng
A Mert handlslmi ScrTlc.
MANY HURT,
KILLED III
ACCIDENTS
Five Meet Death in Mich
igan When Car Hits .
Automobile -
11 SHTPS SEEK '
, SEVEN SAILORS
Scores Hurt When Plat-
" f nrm nnrl Rlpnrripv
.'Collapse; 3 Women Are!
; Gassed in Chicago. '
5 vi:i;k-km ni,h
Tilvlncfdon, Mont One ItM-rd.
KTen hurt In nu(o-train collis
ion. . .
1' li Icur o. Three women
$ilMI.'.T . -y. I.-, .1,
Vfv.. tiaven. I've Vnle stu
dents hurt in platform rollapse.
Washington. .Six In hospital,
hurt Ju ft Hit I tall pint form fall.
.Incksonvlllc. Fla. One miss
ing, ' many hurt In steamship
ItiMl Wing, Minn Two killed
1y trulni
1anshia:, Mlt't rive killed
when enr lilts nuto.
Vh lorln. li. C Seven men
miss tug following eapsiiig of
tug.'
LAN81NO. Mich. (Al) K've !
persons, including former State.
Hepresentfttlvc George M. I4ong of;
,nn utuni i.,.u.
. (hp nutomoblle ,n wMcn thoy
Wl.ro rt(Ung was struck by nn Inter-i
,,., al ..tnumt.
,, H,,,i..
.,-,, ,, ,,,. ' I
nnrt (hr(,e glrlSi ,lie uUBil(Crs of I
l'ompel friends.
si: i;n saiixks missing
'VICTOltlA. B. C. AL)'-l,'0ur.
t'vn ships had Joined in the search
Sunday for the seven men who
have been missing since tho tug
Hope- capsized Saturday night oft
lichlick Island west of here. None
of
the mlHslng men have been
(Continued on Page Flva.)
Lytle to Be Guest at "
i D. 0. K. K. Banquet
Hob I.ytle of Vnle. fre.. grand
elmncellor of the I. O. K. K will
lie the guest of honor whfii the
I I'ylhlan KisterH entertain Ihe local
DoUleH ut a hnmiuct - preceding
their regular meeting at K. of 1'.
hall Wednesday evening. '
Vl.iltors are expected from I'n
lon, Wfillowa. Klgln, 1-Jnterprlne,
and possibly Hukcr and 1'endteton
ehtiptera of the order.
The dinner is announced for 7
o'clock bv Mrs. Walter Jones, who
Xo program Is plunned for Ihe
(affair, which wilt be followed lin
mediately by u work meeting when
uhins will In
made for a cere
place In the near
. monlal to luk
future.
Tiim;tt kim,i:i i thank
f'M'K .may eoi in norsi;. n.
I. (.VI) 'Hirer men were killed
Iralny when nn nlrpttiur. erardiefl
near hvti Tim Identity nf Ihe air
men s iinkuimii. A par age round
In Ihe plane was addrcisiil Ui n
LIciilcnant Haley.
Will Hang
December 18
SAI.KNf. Ore. (ty the AMKOrlute,!
Pre s)- -Tom Murray, ronxlcled or
murdering Guard Sweeney in a
prison It"; k on Augusl 12 limt.
vns sentenced by Jlldtre K' Mey to
dn to hang Krldny, ieember I H.
'I'he Sentence wm tlOpri.er after
Murray hud made a statement
picfdlnir for mercy on his record
iindflk outh.
A -ked bv Hit court If he hml
nvt h'ng to nay before s-nteneo
wH pawed. Mnrra K:ild his rec
ord showed hut two crimen, a
huiiclary In California "when I was
only 18 and didn't kn iw better"
and the l-'lorenee bunk robbery.
lb said the prosecution said he
wi a killer and related how he
and his companion In the prlon
breik could have killed numerous
o'Imt persons but did not.
Ill SHAMiS AMI mvix m i: u
Mn ill'S THAT M ATI' It
I O.VriO.N (liy the .V'KoHnt. d
pre) - It Is the rufthfon lor htis
buiuU and wive, parflcuhirM', those
m-endlnir a good dctil of time in
the count n. to hve clolln-a which
niateh. The dnk and dncheK of
ork on neve ml occasions reecntly
Imvr uppenred In tailored noils, the
elotti apparently cut from the
same roll.
I n-Hr- REDUCTIOII
iJ W IS FIB
s fi I m,
'it' i
Another "Mltclicll" case la brewing in tho soutliwest. Lieut.
'William H. Ilnirell (right), lommaiiilant or the clieniieal wnr
farti unit at l"ort Itllss. Tex., is tluvntviMHl with CDiirtmiirtinl
piwvcdinirH if ho twrrlcH out orders or llrlg. Gen. Amos A. IMch
(npcr left), lioad of the chemical warfare sci'vicu l Washing
ton. I. V. Pries (lii'ex'Utl llarleil lo piciurc several ankle kin
the servioe for El Ptvw iiewanapcii. When Barrett slKiweil Ills
arlliles to llrlg. t.cn. Cast nor' (lower lift), tionimmnlant qf Fort
miss, tho latter. Ik alleged to have aaldi "I'll eourlnmrtlal yon ir
you oiku your trap to the newiieis.". . i
MINER IN LL
BE CANDIDATE
I'KNDLBTON (By ' the AhhocI
ated TresH) Kreilerick Htelwer,
prominent Pendleton attorney, lias
made a preliminary announcement
that he will be a candidate for
nomlnution as I'nlted Htates sen
ator In Ihe primaries next spring.) N,;w voltli (AP) Scnval limnl
Ills slalenw nt snys ho will support f,.tni,s u motor shares whMi
President Coolldge. lopeneil one to flic iKilnta lilgber,
'
POUTl.ANI), Ore. (Hpeelal)
l.'rederlrk Htelwer of Pendleton
will lie mo lourin aspirani lor ine
republican nomlnution for United
Htates senator,
This became a. cerlilnly -when
.Mr. Slelwer
Hlalement;
iHMUcd the following
"I have concluded that T will
later become a candidate for the
republican nomlnution as Vnlted
niaieH nenuiur.i i win i ih-ii inum;
a ror ma I announcement and will
publlKh tin' pint Torm upon which
my campaign will be made. 1 will
Hi and for governmental economy
and a lessening of the burden of
taxation."
fMliern already In tin- field are
II. N., Htanfield. Ineumbeol; A. It.
Hhiimway
('ros:ey of
PA It I M fpy the AKKodiited
preit)--The evcnutlon if the 'o-
loijne brlti;eheaf now Inld bv
Itrlllsh troops Is experted 1o ri'sull
from the agreement reiiche.l in the
Mica i nn security conference, al
Hiougli It was hiiI in l-'reneh offl
clal eirctes today that no promise,
erbal or written, ban been made
lo ttiat effect.
t l-'reneh and l.trltlfh ptntetmen
'today dicu.sed realloting territory
In i:h'ne:ind amicng allied forces
after the eviiciiailon of f 'olognr.
Th's Ik taken to mean that the
brldg head will bo returned to the
Germans wiihln a few wecka.
70 Memler?j of AW to
j Attend Union Meeting
I At tens) TO member cf li-iM'-n-
Abl xoeb ty of the local Meth
odist Kplfcnpal church w'll nttend
the convn1bin of the n'fl soe"tfS
of the Methodist ehiireh ftf Vnton
cfMHitv. which will lexln at I'nlon
Wednesday. f'nrs will Iimiv the
, M. K. diureh Wedne.day morning
,at I a o'clock.
I The rrriinim tor the mornlne
o-f!un will becttt at 11 o'etei k 'n
the andltorb-m f the Pnlun
churi-h. At no n vm ln"n wit be
served. cMeti one TeFent f uriilah -Inr
one dbh The I'nlon ladles
will serve coffee.
r Milton, and J. J.
I'oithmd. .
iTROOPS il
nr niiTiinn ninim
. ol vynnunn
XTRA
yoLNTKU' act u imii:i,i
WASHINGTON (At1) 'IMC eon-
.stlliillimiilily of the Volstead net
was again upheld and its provls
Ioiih illwuswd In iletull today by
tlio siipivnie vmirt.
MAHKKT IN TLKMOlIl
'broke fjinl inn lo nine nii
,.,. ... ..I,,,,,.!... r aelllllg or-
,,,,, u, . mli,i briskly alHiut
un,i tbnw tislnj'a KtiK'k
mnrkot Into turmoil ami caused
wldcsitiviid confusion In brukcrattc
i,,,,. (hniuicboiit tho fbiiliiciill
nt Trmllng piis'ii-ded ut
furious pace.
jpjj VilcOX PlltnttlTI
Victim of Hold-Up
WKHT PALM 11KAC11. Kin. (Uy
the As'oclaled Press) Authorities
today are seeking flvo highwaymen
following the reported , robbery
from Nina Wilcox Putnam, well
known writer, and her companion.
It. W. (lunger, of $6tMMi In Jewi-ln.
paper and ca-nh yesterday.
Mrs. Putnam told officers they
. . .i I t - .....Ir.. ..iliirir- niliiilrH
ntio ..,,,... l ,,,, V
to their automobile when the uun-
dlls approached.
Washington Perking Up
Preparing for Activity
(It. t bniles l Sli warl) I bulk of II Is on hand for th" cus.
WAXHINtiTllN (MIA Special) 'touiary seasonal festivities. "
-The WashiliKton whirl won't at- The Winn win ue w,... ....
'tain lis lil"llnum vcloelly unlllla full head or steam before mun
eoiign w meets, hut lis number ol ( mom weeks have passed,
revolutions per minute has been j
InrreasliiK r! My since comfort- President Coolldge's flghf will
1 able weather reasserted llsell. with the I nited States Shipping board
! the coming of October. j presents a peculiar situation.
i The diplomatic cons Is what The president appoints the board
gUcs vividness to the color of tho 'members but can't remove -thon.
capital's social activities. They're They're responsible only to con
deebledly drab when the big bugs gross. It so happens thai I rcsl
In this select circle arc awav. al dent Coolldge and the bourd. dts
thelr vorb.is summer residences, agree on mercantile marine poll
i rrnm iihoiit iiild-sorliig until about cles.
I mld-eut iirnn.
I Native sneVty makes little effort
to keep Ihe ball rolling In the dip- lo make Admiral 1. C. , Palmer
Ionia' absence, bill departs also head of Ihe Kmergency l-'leet ''er
ror the oi n spaces until the next . poratlon. which actually rims the
"scuson" opens. 1 government's ships.
... j The president pulled one wav.
'The hoard pulled the other. The
, The average "season" opens deciding factor was Palmer. ,aa
gradually, but this one opened manager. Ilterully. of the ship's
ovcrniuhl. : ni"vem tits. Thus the rr" -blent
The diplomats came back with a " Wn, the ohc who had bl-- way
rtl.-h becj)ii-.e 41 of them h.id each;uni the hoard fired Palmer.' So.
a baleli or Interparliamentary Pn- new the board Is boss.
Ion delegates to entertain during t The president's only reourse is
their ..ojourn In Washington, unee.ln ask congress to abolish the
lien-. If was rra enough along in
Ihe fall so that most of them 1
staled.
iN.ilive society tagged along at a
prifity good cllu, uulll Dow the
Secretary Mellon Makes
Recommendations to
Congress Today
TREASURY URGES A
BIG SURTAX CUT
Total Relief of Yearly
. Tax Burden May Be
$300,000,000.00 If Con
gress Endorses Report.
WASHINGTON (By the, AsSQcL'
ated. Press) Tax reduotlon '. of
from J2f.li. ooo.ntili -to 3(iU.(ioo.0fl0
was recommended to congress to
day by Secretary M,c!lon. .;...i ,
Ho suggested reduction': off 'mir
taxes to 20 per cent Instead of the
present 87 . per cent, saving it
would not cripple the treaury.' '
This would reduce the maximum -
tax. surtax and normal tax-levied ,
on the largest Income to 26 per
cent. It is now 41 per cent. ;
Mellon advocated these addition
al changes: repeal of tho estatn
i tax. gilt tax, reduction of uutoino
j bile taxes by. the repeal of levies
j on trucks, tires and accessories,
repeal of a numberof mlsceilane- ,
oils taxes such as on works of art :
brought from abroad and repeal
of the publicity section of the In
come tax law.
OpifOscs Theater Tax lUiwal
Mellon opposed the repeul of the
'tax on tickets to theaters and other
pluces of amusement und various
jollier propoaulH for amendment of
- the present law, inoludlng any ex
tension In the Jurisdiction of the
I board of tax appeals.
The - secretary's recommenda-,
lions arased on tho conclusions '
. of treasury officials that a .'Urplus. .
of ISto.DOO.ooo In In prospect th..i .
year In fodoral revenues, stinmittea
to Ihe house ways and means com-.
mil tor
at the opening or us .near- .
'ng on tax reform,
Mellon ulsb renewed his .-tdvo- 1
cucy uf a constitutional umemU
metit abolishing tux exempt, secur
ities. i . ;' t-
TO HIGH SEAT
ClllCAOO By the Associated
Press) Jazz, a rugged wtilf that
only a few yeurs ago wus-Umidly
legging for shelter in tho .musical
family, at last Is knocking ht the
portal of grand opera. X- '
Graduating from Tin Pan nlley,
but lately molded to forms -of
-rhapsody and symphony by fluch .
modrriiH us George Gershwin find
leo Howerhy, jaxz opera Is.How.iiv,'
the making. . ... - ,.
Tito Khlpu, famous Chicago tlvic
opera tenor, plans to produce tho
first work of this character rTjep
icallv American motlfa n-nm and
syncopated muslu aru capable of
r ..,nlhn,. rln.I oner:,
J 7 Lu i . T V
I nlgnlficancc," he declared; g . 1
Heforc this rift developed, how-
ever, the president got the bourd
'board, and will congrens in ii i
The house will he willing lint the
senate's doubtful. It will be- a bad
defeat for the president If . the'
board beau hliu.
JA LIS