EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Ore
gon: Fair tonight and Thura.
day.
CITY
EDITION
mtwx
VOLUME XXIV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 1925.
PRESS
NUMBER--10
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TESTIMONY
.Bates Freed;
Verdict Is
Not Guilty
Circuit Court Jury Im
paneled to Try I. K
Keefer, Charged with
Possessing Liquor.
r-A Dritna n-u a n lilt t nrl rtf
tiri-ht Arlimii-iior. Tin- i Intoxicating liquor by the vcrdl'Tt
til 7 P. M. Today
i GETCHELL'S WIFE
returned yesterday afternoon . by
the jury that tried the state's
cns-2 against him In circuit court.
A similar charge Is being pur
sued In the - state's case againjt
CUT ABOUT FACE , tJ-l,Jt0LZJul
I
Will
before
! W. Knowles this morning.
Di-m.n rt-P Mrc fl.nrV.pll i The state -Keefer case
xio.. i V it i Probably be the last up for trial
in HUPnandS Oar NOt m circuit court tW week. Civil
cases- that were listed, on the eel
Generally. Known Be
fore Hearing.
The fucts that Mrs. Claude H.
Oelrhell waH wtth her husband In
his rar when James Komlg of Ba
iter was killed on the highway nt
Hot Lake Monday at 1 1 ::: p. m..
thai Ifr nre.sencn there had at first
been denied, and that some Incon
sistencies arrenred to exist In the
testimony of one of the witnesses,
combined o throw nn air of mys
tery over the inquest held by Cor
oner V. I- Hnlston find hi jury
lnt night or the Bohncnkamp
chapel, officials declare.
en ar
court
have been, stttled out of
11
IIISIITUTE
Willamette University
President to Attend ,
Teacher Meet
200 PEDAGOGS TO
BE GUESTS HERE
Reception and Dance to
Be -Given rriday.Jve
ning at Elks Hall is;
Honor of Educators.
has
PAROLE IS KkVOKLI).
Mart Reckwlth's parole
been revoked..
Waiting in Jail now for a hear
ing before the grand jury Thurs
day on charge lodged against him
and two companions following
their boisterous postl'Jde to. a cel
ebration at Imbler recently, Bock-
wlth checks otf the days against
fulfillment of. another six months
of imprisonment..
Heckwith served the first half
of a year's sentence imposed af
ter his conviction of simple lar
Thp InnnpHt was arilnurned In 7
tv m. tndav when it is exnected to ceny. He was pnroled in tecog-
' add testimonies of Mrs. Getchell. nltlon of his good behaviour and
Tlr. W. P. HfcAdorv, who cared for evident dcslra to make amends.
her Injuries, and those of employes His escapade about 10 days ago
at the Hot Iake sanitarium who Wub accounted a breach of par-
were said lo hove followed .in a. ole. Governor W. M. Pierco
err directly beh'nd the Getchell 'voiced the parolo, and Beckwlth
party and to have conveved Mrs. must serve the full six months
Getchell back to La Grande for completing his term.
treatment. I "
1 Testifying last night wore C. H. TRACY HOUND OVER
Getchell. Sheriff Jesse Hreshenrs. I Francis Tracy. 35, charged with
Dr. E. G. Klrby, who examined the forgery by Police Chief Clint
body of the victim, and Sax Bruce, Haynes. was, bound over to the
the brnkeman who was one of the grand Jury under $750 bondn in the
'first outsiders to arrive at the accl- ju8tice of peace court. Tracy . Is
dent scene. charged with having forged
Tried lo Avoid Car ' ' Vlnyncs' name on "protection" re-
' Clotchcll told the jury that he eclpts. '
' hii.- "ihi- IlL-htM ctr Ifomia'M car when ' ,
he was within a dlstanco of a Missionary Worker
FRENCH TO
DEBT PLAN
"Lone Wolf Trapped at Last
(Continued on Pag Five,)
Tells of .s Convention
MUSICAL CLUB
i
PLANS RECITAL!
The Thrlrt Ian church was filled
la.st night when irrs. W. . A. Held,
general secretary of the Christian
Women's Hoard of Missions, gave
address telling of the national
Convention of the organization, xe-
ntly held in Oklahoma i uy.
ilch she attended. Mrs. Held
introduced by. Mrs. A. L.
Kelthly. sixth district secretary, or
pndleton. who also gave a short
Jlciiihars jit the Monday Musi- "'h-
rol ululi announced this morning A trio, consisting of Mrs. Htan-
ttiat lor their first meeting this inn -. Laphnm, Mrs. Imllaa Groen
season Uicy will present .Icsslc A. anil Mrs. .lohn Harvey .Ir.. sang
HoHliins, soprano, Isahulle Me- "Missing." by C. Austin Miles.
Arthur, pianist, and Florence Mrs. Held left this morning en
French, aeronuiunist, all of Bu- route to her home at Corvallls.
kur, In concert at the Presbyter- Mrs. Kelthly became ill during the
lan c'liu-c'.i next Monday evening, night and was not able to accom
October 20. pany' her this morning.
Mrs. Ilosklns is well known -
lure and needs no Introduction. (jOVe Men ArreSlCd On
Academy .r u.rth''P, 'o- Statutory . Accusation
many and is an assistant trnclterl
of Yintinan Ciiffith of New York.' i.-r,mk Itlchnrdson and Allen Ie
Mi.s McArtli ir Is also tt musician ni-y. bnlh of Cove, were arraigned
of note, having studied eight lltP today before Justice Kngh E
years in Portland, three years In urady' charged with a statutory
Paris under Payer Swayne, and nffirise. The pair wa.s arrested at.
having taken the Hutchinson , fov Monday by Sheriff Jensc
course In New York. Miss French i 3rcshrars.
Is a grailuatv of the music de-
paitluint or the I niversity of Three t'lillilmi llc ill lire ;
Oregon and has also studleJ ASHl.ANl). Ky. (AP) Three
nlircad. She, too, completed the , children, ranging In age from 4
Hutchinson course in New York. 1 months to It years, lost their lives,
Monday will be known as guest and the mother. Mrs. n. V. Salycr.
.....iw probably fatally burned in nn
night aim an meinour, o. , , r,.snlc ,hcm, When the
Neighborhood club und their . pyeni home nt Cnnnonburg. near
friends are Invited. here, was destroyed by fire.
An opportunity to hear T)r. Carl
O. Doney, president of Willnmett
Cniveraltv and one of Oregon s
most popular speakers, is given the
general public Thursday at the
evening meeting.; of the opening
rlnv nf teachers' Institute held for
Wallowa and Union county teach
ers at the high school auditorium
in La Grande.
"The Mngic of Words," one of
nr. Donoy's favorite addresses, has
been chosen for this occasion. His
only other appearance on the insti
tute program will be at-9:15 a. m.
Friday, when he will discourse on
"The Good Teacher." v
The more than 300 teachers. 800
of whom will be from outside of
La Grande, are to be the special
guests of the V'nlon County Cham
ber of Commerce Friday evening.
following the dismissal of formal
.-esslons. when a reception and
dance in their honor will be given
nt the Elks temnle. The Elks are
donating the use of the hall as
their part in'the courtesy.
A receiving line, in which will
tand the officers and members of
the entertainment committee and
their wives, will welcome the vis
itors, The. Una Is to be composed
nf Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Perkins, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Stoddard, Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. watklns. Dr. ana Mrs.
W T. Phy. Mr and Mrs. J. A. Ted-
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Holger Lareen,
nt and Mrs. W. .pi M,rAdory, And
me.r Playle. - Fr. and Mrs.- Kay
Miirn.hr, M. and Mrs. Earl C. Hey
nolds. ...'.; .-
.' Schools 1o Close
1m Grande schoqls nnd- others
throughout the two counties will
close this evening, with no further
classes In view until school calls nt
the usual hoilc Monday morning.
The assembly meetings of the
institute are scheduled to take
place In the auditorium. Primary
departmental meetings will he- in
room 7: those of the advanced
grade teachers In the study hali
downstairs, and the high school
meetings In room 15.
Following is the program for the
opening day:
Counter Proposal on War
Obligations to Be Sent
n to Washington.: V
CAILLAUX'S MOVE
IS NOT APPROVED
Official Circles Feel That
Be Renewed.
PARIS (By the Assoclatert
ns) 't he Knrh nvenimei.t is
nrtpnrifiK n counter proinisal m
hp lell I'HmIoii. vliUti nlnilily '
will be wilt lo Wa-stiinnton wxt
week. . i - I
Provisional accord brought, back
from WaHhinpton by Finance Min
ister Caillaux watt so unfavorably
received in parliamentary circles
hat it is felt preferable to renew
negotiations for a final agreement i
with the United States rather than
submit a provisional plan to the
inale and chamber.
WASHINGTON' If EARS XEWS
WARHINOTON ( Hy the Assuet
ated rress) The Kivnch cuhniet'a
apparent rejection of the American
jy 1 r -i w.iemumwp40
iKm-M:) :-F;..
ULTIMATUM
I55EIIT10
BULGARIA
I.fl John Wortlilnguiu, bt-tlor. known s the "lour Wolf." arriving at prison. lower center
Itohert L. Cohan, his lawyer. . Uigtit-r Alice W w thhigton, dailglilor of tho "financial wliard."
CI LQYA
L
i
(Continued on Page Five.i ; - ,
"Ma" Ferguson's Regime
May lie Investigated '
TO
LONE WOLF
AtTSTIN, Texas (By the Associ
ated Press) A special session of
the Texas legislature may bo called
HlacTavish Will Pay Up
fivery Cent, He Declares
ijisirr M:fcTavltth went to work I "1 hndn't any Idea running
ii.iv mnrnini? us a laborer In the away from my d-bt. ff rounw,
emnlov of the .Mt. Kmlly Iurnber I fcrn-w
cimpuny. of which A. J. Stange in
an-
I'Vn-enoon
fl:no rt'iiing exerelm-s;
nouneementw.
0: 4 fir Adflrcwi. 'Orrgon Teach-
er Two-I'oot Shif," Alfred Powers.
10:30 Df-partmi-ni: I'rlinary.
Spud Yield
In County Is
Favorable
Ten Per Cent Increase ir.
Acreage Since 1923 Is
Noted by Potato Grow-
: ers of Valley. r;
' (lly Roy J. Gibbons)
CHJCAAJO (NEA Bpeclal) "The
world," said Alice Worthington,
'may call him 'Wolf
. , "Hut I shall always call him Dad
to investigate cnarges or recaiess an(j ove nmi
expenditttn s In the siate highway; , An(j written on her face were all
department under the reign of (no inarticulate sorrows that fol
Oovernor "Ma." Ferguson. , . ' lowJ for womanhood, in the wako
lift statement from Washington '.;0t niuiuUn' llilsdbeds, human self-
last night l.ee Satterwhlto, speaker ishhess,
of tho Texas house of represents- in her face was mirrored potg
livis. declared if the governor did nantly the! lesson that with a ain-
not call a special session lor inves- Klu pound of lleah tho law seldom
ligation of the stute administration, is satisfied.' '
he would. No wrong has been committed
Governor Fercuson bus challen- by tho 22-year-old girl, 8ho Is
ged malcontents to take: their' the victim, unable to, strike back, growth
"whisperings" before a grand jury) upon whom blind justice inuicis us. Thore , n)6ut a 10 por cent 1n.
thus saving taxpayers the expenses indirect, unmerited vengeance. lcrPa8c n the potato 'acreage this
of a special legislative session. I The World Ih Hostile. ' year. In 123 Union county hud
. ' Daughter of La Halle streets n(,r(,H of potato(,., nnd thlB year
Tai'dinc Sounds Ote ' 01,1 It he acreugo has increased to more
,r..7 . , i 'Is bucking a nosine worm ior
Of Warning to Farmers -Dad s" sake.
. "I,ong John" and "Lean John"
WASHINGTON (Hy rtie Associ- ure tile "Lone Wolf's" other nick
nted Press.) Pointing lo increased names. His true name Is John
foreign competition In tho wheat Worthington, and no slyer, crartler
market. Kccretary Jurdlne, In a buccaneer ever plied his tram:
SAYS RADIO'S
FUTUREROSY
Greek Government , De
mands Apology, Pun
ishment, Indemnity
MIXED COMMITTEE
MAY INVESTIGATE"
Sofia Government Has 48
Hours in Which, -to
Make Reparation "- for
Demirhissar Attack. :
ATHENS (By the Associated
Priws) The Greek government'
has sent an ultimatum with, a 48
hour limit to Bulgaria In connec
tion with frontier fighting near
Demirhissar, 1 demanding an In
demnity of 2,000,000 French francs
an official expression of regret and
punishment of responsible Bulgar-.
lan officers. . - , . v
The Sofia government, It Is un
derstood, has proposed the forma
tion of a mixed commission of
Qreck and Bulgarian officers to
Investigate the Incident on tho
spot.
Greek troops have been ordered
to tnke up strategic polnta along
the Greco-Bulgarian frontier. In the
.Demirhissar region, Macedonia,
northeast of Salontkl. to aaceruin
the Intentions of Bulgarian force
which opened an attack Monday.
CHICAGO (My the Associated
press) Kadlo has a futuro In
which entire newspapers will be
flashed as complete pictures, In
iBrnatinnui. broadoaatlng will be
. NTKHN STEPS PLANXKO '
LONDON (By the Associated
Press) Exchange telegraph re
port that after a ministerial 'con
ference In Athena, the Greek, gov
ernment has ' decided to order
troops to advance by way of the
Kupel valley into Bulgarian terrl-
iommonplace, entertainment , and j,ory am) occupy Pelrl,ni tho ncai.
instruction will panetrata lo 'ho , , v,..Hnnii. iininn.
instriietJon will panetrata
remotest oornurs of tho world.and
statlo will eia.ohalnsal C'lPtly iv'V
. THIs Is the vlsloh '0 ilajor Get?
eral James ,0. Harbord; president,
of the Kadlo Corporation of Amor-
lea. In an address prepared for ue
:.-V .:Vv.'.'.,1'.,'..1.1 1 ?kvt'.';;. .
, The potnlo crop for t.'hloti rotin
iy thia year is reportod to he bet
ter than it appeared earlier la the
season, having Increased In weight
at least 80 per cent irinee Septem
ber 1. Home of the potatoes arc
unusually large, although there are American Institute of Meat Pack
many small ones aue to socona ,,,,
than (15(1. Certified seed, accord
ing lo growers, Is giving a much
better yield than seed.sllghlly dis
eased. . '
quarters of the Macedonia Bulgar
ian commlttoe. , , ,."
Tili: iii Lr.AinA.v Vfeitsib.' :,
SOFIA (Dy the Associated Press):'
Tho Bulgarian version of thft ln-
cldent on tho Greek frontier was
livery today before the conference K)V(,n to(ay by tne Bulgarian ,teler
on eoucanon "no -inuu" y
in
Continued on Pnge Five.)
NAME BOUQUET
AS MODERATOR
statement today told American ine neciic new ui uti. .......v,
fanners that they "may wisely look so Chlcugo police will tell you.
beyond this year while seeding or Foryuurs "The Wolf" was hunl-
preparlng seed for next yeur's rur and near by the authorities.
I wheat harvest." . At Intervals tho cliuse would stop.
He said It appeared that wheat Then It would bo resinned again.
i.rl,-,. t the lieirlnnlna of the sen-.follow lag a new depredation- ine
son was causing farincra to Increaso Wolfs" tongue was oily and his
their seeded area. . manner glib.
A partial crop failure, however. They say he talked "suckers out
tmrither with the tariff, caused of millions In fuko stuck deals.
runners to receive prices iiomewhal One day be turned his hand at a
belter than at the beginning or the gauia w hich Involved misuse of the
season last year, ho added.
UNION PREPARING
FOR OLDER BOYS'
, CONFERENCE MEETC
XTRA VESSEL'S CREW
.
I'NION. (HpeoluO With tho
Itev. Charles A. liulnn In. charge
of the general arrangements, pre
parations are going forward for
the coming mei;tlng of the Older
Hoys' eonferelicA to be held her"
October 80 and 31 and November l,,,
.,.... i.. .... ..lnl-iSrltt'
d and am working on . the regisr
. ships' oiini;ui;i KAST
. WASH I XJTON (AP) Two Am
erican dcstrient have been ord
ered mini (iibrnltar to Alexandria,
Kgjpl, lo remain In waillnctsa llierc
for iiso in Mvrlan Isjliits should
their presence Imh)iii nincssary
lie nrotoitlon of Aiiierlinn
ll and iiiiM-rly us a rtwnlt of the
rnvnll of trllK-smen in mat coiiii
Irv. . Tin- liiMnii'tliuis were (UiIiIimI
Vhc Admiral Itogcr Wells, com
inaudiiig Hie liumpeuii Miiiulnn,
artiT a minesl for'sliliw lind lann
reiidvi'if '.icre fmm Paul Knuln-n-
Ailiciicnn liiiiMil nt lli'lnit,
graph agency.
According to' iTit
fCnntlnued on Page Ftv.)
At a tne. ting of v the rtrnnde
Honde presbytery held In the First
Presbyterian church of Baker yes
terday the Hev. Francis L. Hou
iiuet of Enterprise was elected
moderator and the Itev. William
Crosby Hoss of the local church
was elected stated cb-rk and trea
surer for a term of two years.
Favorable action of the prospec- j
live merger of the Ilaker Preaby- I
terinn and Methodist churches was
postponed for the time being.
'Putting Up Pastors"
At the White House
WAHIUXOTON (lly the Associ
ated Pres") The old practice of
"putting the pastor up for the
night" h:is been enlarged upon this
week at the White Houie. where
seven Congregatlonallst ministers,
two of them with their wives, are
house guests.
The ntlnlf'ters are attending a
Congregationahst convention here.
mulls. That finished him. Hu was . trillion, entertainment and other
raptured, convicted, and sentenced matures of! lb convention,
to ri'deral prison. 1 i; The conference will open Frl-
Hut the wolf strain (n Worthing-duy evening with a luin-iuet inr
ton. which so long bud urged him the visitors. ir whom nboul till are
lo freedom, still would not abide expected, und '.will, clone ' with a
a prison term. (special meeting for bojs on Hun-
lu.i mnrnillir. :
u.. nf.i..iiuil kounlntr nuiKlile a : n
to the very last. When his up
p-i l won lost In the hlirhest couh
of the land he pluyed the fox and
Ix'cunie ill
the prestdvnt.
I'm Koinn to stick right here
nnd ray off every cent I owe,"
'HcTiivish told The Ohserver on
his way bnck to his Job otter his
noonday luncheon.
"I wunt to prove to everybody's
patisfactton that I haven't meant
to do anything wrontr that I
never had any Intention tt beat
injr anyone out of his money.
"Yon see. nobodv ever considers
my Fide of the story.
"A ronrh'8 lif in a toii(fh propo.
Fltion. fine minute evervomly is
for you. the next " up went the
broad nhnuldfrs-
"! stood it for two yearn. Then
It b (enn to wt-ar on me. Huddenly me
th othr day I decided that t(
wouldn't Ktand for it any lon? r.
to I took my car and started for
tal'frrnla."
"Whv ';.nfnrniH? Well, yon see.
I forked thrrp or four endtts lo
finish up mr work at tho rnlver-sit-
of Southern California, and I
decided that I'd Just spend six
months making n my work so
that I could graduate.
couldn't pay Mr. tftiimte
soon ir 1 wrni haCK 10 wenooi as
I mmni nc " i nan k'-i i
with my Job here, but I figured
that I'd repay him some day.
"After I'd gone a few hundred,
miles I bpgart to think of how my
leaving would look to other people
and so I sent a telegram back to
Mr. Tnwler. the principal, telling
him that If the coanh's position '
was still mine. I'd come back.
And wh"n I went Into the tele- :
graph offlre at Kalrm to gt my
ani?wor. there were the officers.
'I was never more surprised In
my life!
"Why. If I had been trying to
run away. 1 would hav fixed niv
car so everybody wouldn't know
Ions the highway.
didn't man anything wrong.
I don't think I have committed
any crim- at It-ust. legally. What
I dii probably was morally wrong,
but I didn't nuan It that way."
Thp f)teoach sighed.
"Well. I hop H will soon lie
over. It has certainly been h'll
for mr."
And he swung oft do wo Uie
strset toward bij Jot.
Ladies' Aid Members
Meet at Union Today
I'NION. (Special) Kf forts put
forth by local 1-adles Aid member
during the past week. In prepar
ation for the count- meeting h'rf
today are bearing fruiU with
many In a tendance from out-of-
1 town points at the a!tluy nerslon.
Delegate are h're from North
Powder, Inland f'tfy. a Orande.
Suinmcrville, Alicel. Cove and Kl
ftfn. ,
Chironrnctov Oncns
Office in La Grande
lr. F. Tfc Trilie. rbtroprartor,
opn.'d fifffces in Hulle 7. V-w Kot. (
v building, th's finrninz. !.
Trll.e cor?i-s h-re with exrHlent ;
recommpn'tationf". It in said. H
Is m three-year graduate of I'Mmer j
and ato took a pOHtgrudunt I
cotirii In Portland.
Me haf inftatled the mwl mod
ern tables and other chiropractic
cqutpmeat, ta reportx
It's Readers
They
Want
After all. the intelligent adver
tiser I chiefly lnlrrei!i. in
how many pi'oplc read The
obtricr Ihiwist Hint's ttliat
tirtllils. They .nrrn't Inti'ifileil
III the ninntier of fopies pr lit
il If they kfruv how ntanv of
jail are lllletfitrd In tlic inner
and go Itmiiigh It from flout
pnge lo liack.
Tlie lllivrier lin that kind of
rrailer-illlrleit. Anil It K riis
aallntile to adtcniocrs at an
iniii-iialli low iir-l imi an an
nual ruilrail Irilol.. II nill
tlral. Ilicrefori. Itiat ailierllM-i-H
sliould spi'ml a large malurfty
of tlMdr ailierll-lng npiniM-ia-lion
fur "we In tbi'oe oil
mints. l liey lan reai'll lllilM
nsHHistte reader, at a timer
cot Ihaii In any other way.
"Observer Advertising
A Merchandising Srrrloe,"
Ktnvs of execution kept him on
h's supposed deathbed out in Los
Angeles. Officers waited for his
recovery lo start him to a federal
penitentiary. IUU "The Wolf" had
othfr plans.
Five months ago he disappeared
nernss the Mexican border. "Th
Wolf" must hnve laughed heartily
at his getaway. The federal au
thorities could do nothing to bring
Irm beck, because of treaty reser
v.itlors. -
Alice siayd bi-Mnd. Klie had
aliiindnned her career lis a movie
nctriss to manage her father's af
fairs. A million and a half dollars. It
u'iim rxtiuted. wiib the hoard "The
Wolf" had saved.
Then the other day. Inexplicably,
. One feuture of the entertainment
Tor tlie viFimrs will lie i mi i nniii
Itnliler football g"ame at which HI
I out-of-town boys will be Invited
guests.
The commercial club and lioy
scouts will take an active part In
entertaining the Iclegntes to I'n-
lon. . - v ..
' H-,l,SONIAN HOIlltr.K
.tii;i,s. Wash. (AP) llay
Pliefps. Kelso liusinrss man, re.
ported In laillie li'iliiy that he was
hit' on the head with a hummer
and rohlx-d hi a man liming aulo-
iiH'blle tniiible and to whom lie
nffenil asslstame at 1 o'clock this
inoriilng. The rtibla-r, Plii'lps saltL
Rien look the liilter car and dnivo
away. Hie liolilnp IKnirrcd Just I while the liner's crew and passe n
north of Kelso. gels looKea on neip1Biy.
IS SAFE TODAY
' NKW YOItK (By tho Associated
Press) Tho Italian freighter Ig
naclo Florio, which Bent out S.O.H.
signals Monday night, was aban
doned In a sinking condition today
after tho crow was rescued by the
Htisimshlp President Harding, said
u radio to tho United States lino.
Tim President Harding w 'pro
ceeding to Now York with S
members of tho rescued crew. Tho
rescue was mado after the J'reBl- -dent
lhirdlng stood hy all night,
unable to remove tho crew be
cause or high acafl which washed
overboard to his death the freight
er's second officer.
Tho freighter's lifeboat wera
nil crushed and. the rudder wua
lorn away. The crew was taken
orr this morning. When tho seua
subsided the rescue waa effected
in 27 minutes.
A wind, of hurricane force, lash
ed the freighter during the night
and there was danger of capsising
President Denlores
Wave o( Lawlessness
7s"B
Congress May Attempt
To Solve Ship Muddle
WAHMIMVniN fDv the Assoel
ated Press) More law observnn
ire nmt- more religion are needi-d
in this country, Presldcnt r.'ool
Mge told the annual council of
f'ongregetlonal churches, in an
address Tuesday night.
"lawlessness is altogether too
prevalent." 'he said, and a lack of
respect for government and the
cenvent'ors of enllghteni'd society
la altogether too apparent
ir there are anv general failure
In the enforcement of the Inw. It
is hi-cnitse the first have been
A Y ..J!..I' . I II. a .llu..nulllnn
race v,oun luamai - -.,,utry ,n.d
i to olisi rve the lew. I ran con-
ii.e:v of no adi-iinate remd- for
tlie evils which beset society ex-
cept through the Influencie of religion."
(Continued on Page Four.)
Co'onel Mitchell to
(llv harlist P. Stewart)
WAHlilNC.TON (NKA Hiieclal)
Why can't the Culled States
make a success of merchunt sall-orlng-
Congress undoubtedly win try io
find an answer to this question
next winter, as a result of pnsl
Idenl Coolldge's quarrel with the
shipping board. A half-hearted
attempt to answer It was made,
'through a houxo of representatives
which suddenly found ItKrlr with
no means of supplying Its shipping
requirements.
Of course Americans began ship
building at once, but It tnk- s tiinu
lu create a merchant fleet.
Nevertheless, by the time the
war ended, this fleet was on hand,
a rather crude affair, for the most
part, but cupame or sieuouiiK nwn
Investigating committee, about a port to port with cargoes and pas-
year ago. Practically naming win
accomplished and finally the in-
natural death.
WAHHI.NOT'iN (tlv the Associ
ated press What Is believed to
be the highest ranking court mart
ial ever HS.emtiled for trial of an
army orrleer In the grade of eol
onel Tii'S'lsv whs ordered hy dire
ction Of President Cofillilge to eon.
eene In Washington October 21.
in that dnie or as soon as pos
sible Col. Wllll'im Mitchell. ;.lorm
center of the air service contro
versey, will be brought before the
court on charges specifying vio
lation of the ninety-sixth article
Of war. . L- j
TAIT Oltl:fi( OIAIIIMAN
HTACNTON.
Krln A. Taft.
America's merchant fleet wes a
great Institution up to 111 or
ears ago.
It gradiislly dwindled away, due
to the fact thai them was a greater
ri'-ld for enterprise In opening- up
tlie w-est than in navigation.
Thence the country ran along for
decades, hiring the lliittsi and
ocean carrying.
Vs. 1Hwcl.il)..
of Portmnd. h
irei-oted the clialrmansblii for others to do
Oregon of the Woodro" Wilson until the war broke out.
Mrlhnlare memorial at Htiuinlon. ; The war gave the foreign v.
aceord'ng to announcement male sels .o miyh to do for their own
todav ,r I)r. A M. Frater. gen- governmenr. that incy
eral chairman.
that
i bother wltu Auierlcaa
couldn't
business,
si-naers on board.
At this point tho nation iiD-eov.
ered that It had forgotten how to
run ships profitably.
The trick of making merchant
shipping pay has got to be n
llseovercil. If the t nlted States la
io have what it wanls a pnvuloly
owned mercantile marluu.
The government con go on oper
ating the ships at a loss, but this
Isn't a satisfactory arrangement
Unit priVllie concern nu.i
over tlie Jolt not, ami foot thw
hil.s. Ho congress' task Is lo find
out why the government can't
make tlie business yield returns, a
it does la other aounlrUta.