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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY. iEtitttttt CITY E D I T I O N THE WEATHZ3 PORTLAND (AP) Ore. gon: Cloudy in the wast, fair In the ea.t tonight kad FrW day. Cooler Friday, VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1925. MEMBER ABBOCIAXEO PRESS NUMBER 11 300 TEACHER MERE ; TODAY iratifl? E ARRIVE FDR No Blame Is Placed Upon G. H. Getchell Di-iver of Car That Fig . ured in Fatal Accident Exonerated by Coron er's Jury. Two-County Institute Is Launched with Assem-' blcy This Morning COMMERCIAL CLUB GREETS VISITORS University of Oregon In-' structor Gives Open-, ing Address on New Reading Circle. .. ! Two hundred twenty-five visit ing " teachers fiom the public schools of practically every town and country .school In Wallowa and liilon counties came by train and bus and In their own cars this morning to join 1 Grande's staff of 75 educators for the opening scssinn or the two-duy teachers' Institute. Without waiting for. a formal reirhtrullon. they assembled In the uuUltorium of tho high school building for a general session. The Hnv. W. C. Koss, pastor of the Presbyterian church, uttered an Invocation over the meeting. The girls' chorus brought a wel come in Iwo Bongs under the direc tion f Miss lsabello Miller, music Instructor. ' i Greetings of the city were ex tended In talk by Karl C. Reynolds ot Ihe l:nlon county chamber of commerce, who explained the as signment of ., visitors to rgoirts In private homes and tfittehded a cor dial Invitation to the reception and dance that tho commerce' chamber will give Friday evening at the Kilts temple. - An orchestra has been engaged, a ref-eption iiD"'--.,U.iind pre narallons mlV foi ' i of retreshments. he told then rowers Sneaks Alfred Towers, of the extension division of the University of Ore gon, gave the opening address, us ing n Ills subject, "Tho Oregon Teacher's Two-Koot Uook Shelr." " lie explained the teachers' reading circles, and gave paragraph re views or the hooks most or them pedagogical which uro Included 111 the work. Miss Maude Regain ot Portland (Continued on l'age Five.) mm UPHELD BY CARL DOHEV i .... ' I'OltTi.ANP. Ore. (Special to The Observer) Ike Puttorsoh, dirt farmer, today announced his can didacy for the nomination for gov. ernor on the republican ticket at the primary election In May, 1926. Patterson's statement follows: "In announcing my candidacy, 1 deelre to cull attention 10 my busi ness experience. Including my ac tivity as a practical farmer for many years. "1 have had legislative experi ence and believe 1 have a knowl edge anil grasp of state affairs that'wonld enable me to he of ser vice to tho people off Oregon. "1 am going to make a vigorous. iik KDltnl as tnelr puronis. were iiijcieon aim rniiiurnciive .:uiuiuihii their yniilh mayhe sounder." ns- ror tile republican' nomination on serted' Or. Carl ft. Iloney, presl- Issues,, saying nothing and doing dent of Wlllumette Vnlversity, to nothing against any other eandl an Observer reporter this morn- , date that could be Ufed against lug. . ' ; him In the event of his nomlna- woll. "on. Youth of Today as Sound as. Tarents Were, fcd- ucator Insists ELDERS A SHOCK Modern Tendencies. Are Shown by the Younger Genprption But Heart Is Right, He' Avers. "The boy and girl of lodav are Claudo H. Getchell was freed from blame in connection with the dealh of James lloiutg Jr., killed when GetcheU's automobile struck the victim's parked car on the h.gh way at tfot Lake Monday night. by a coroner's Jury that brought in a verdict of "death through ' un avoidable accident" at the adjourn-jpRANKiNESS GIVES ton at the Bohnonkump chapel lust1 evening. , '' Testimony, which Monday night appeared Inadequate for a Uecauon wus augmented last night by wit nesaus who Included t)r. W. T. Ihy. who was summoned by some 01 his employes at the. sanatorium after ho hud. heard the cratsh; Ur. W. 1. McAuury, who. treated Mrs. Getch ell wound? inter Biie hud been returned to La Grande iroin the accident; Mia. Agues Connolly, who was the hist, person to see younu Komlg alive, and whom he told he might stop ut the Jake to fill his radiator before lie" left Hot Luke after taking her -home lrom a thea ter In l-a Grande; Or, Ralalon. who was called to examine the body within an hour tutor the accident; J. M. Burton, Hot Lake barber, and H. J. Muthembaugh, a tailor there, who were in a car following Mr. and Mra. Getchell, Mr. Muth ersbaugh bringing Mrs.- Getchell back to La Grande after she was hurt; J. K. Bo per, of the wrecking crew with the train that stopped at Hot Lake shortly after the acci dent, and Lewis Bldllcr, brother of Mrs. Connolly. ' " v " v Mis. Getchell wan unable to bo present; Her injuries, consisting of three bad evits across her fore head, right cheek and- chin; and several bud bruises on the upper part of her body, are causing ntr, flre no, Batsned with things much distress today. : i tnev 8rend they think they ought Funeral Held .Today. , j (0 fix mem. wevorai x.a uranuo ini-ima ,., ,.,, in ...,- ,Me... sing (uii(fLionn mm i coumiii i iiiivt talked intelligently about at their y, ,- 1 " . tt. i. I r ii. J.... ... I " q 'lie pruuiumo ui iiiu uity in uviwnu man ot me Patterson Announces Candidacy Dirt Farmer Is Aspirant for Republican Nomin ation for Governor's Post. HEW INCOME IU RUES SUGGESTED Dancing Grandmother Favors Tnx ICrchtrlion If elected to the office of kov- ernor. It Is my intention to nnnu Hy re- an exactly that which the people commonly understand reduction of taxes to be. "I favor plaelnir tlie penitentiary under the state bourd of control. That Is the only way to remove it from polities. Also. I ravor abol. billing the parole hoard. "I hollcve In the impartial en forcement -of alt laws, nnd, If eleel "This Inlk about flappei that Is mostly superficial. It does n't eel nl the heart of the matter. 'True, the young- people of to day do mum- ihlnirx that older abm' a r,.ju(.tion of taxes, folk would rather Ihey dldn I. We ,llcllon of i., t mmn don t llKe lo see a Kin sinoie. or redden her Hps lit least In public, nut that isn't the most Important pnslderatlon. "Our boys and girls 'are sound t heart sounder, perhaps, than their parents were. "Wily Shouldn't They?" "The girls cut their hair and wear short skirts? but why should- i ..'."?' '"". i ,t1. wilt work to that end. ami will have them Jumping around, woul.t--:'"""01'" to enforce a law ... i JL- resiles, with who i not known to observo that, .u. ...!...: .i,i- Th.. . law. among the attendants at the fun eral services conducted for James "iincald Komlg Jr. at R-Jior this SitLernoon, the licv, llaniB delivered the situioh; ru p- lt ot t)ie average Stephens Episcopal cli fc. . 7 '" , , Willurd Htearns of bulon, ;vM. (Continued on Psge Klve.) the vocal numbers.. The funeral nroeesslon led lo l-u Grande where Inleruwnt look place I at the I. O. O. cemetery. Mili tary rites were observed In honor of the decedent's service ns rlrst lieutenant during thu World wur. EXCURSION TO INTAKE DATED A sifrhlH!''inr excursion (o the Bvivr ererk intake l-a tlrandv's eily w;iti:r Hoiirci--to view l he tin- Sheriff After Mace - On Defrauding Charge KEEPER CASE EXHIBITS I LADIES AID ID I I pnimiTvyrrT UUUIM 1 1 IVILLII 1 , I'MUN. conference Aids which Secretary Mellon' Offers New Schedule to the House Committee ; TENTATIVE RATE IS REARRANGED Instead of Five Per Cent Tax on Incomes Above SI.OOO, Mellon Proposes Sliding Scale. WASIIlNOTOS (Ily the As-orl-1 ited Picas) A new schedule 'or normal income rales was present ed to 'lie house wiivk and nieatu committee today by Secretary Mel lon. The proposal suggested a rale of 1 per cent on the first $3000 tux ble income, 2 per cent on the next 1 una. 3 per cent on the next Maun, and 6 per cent thereut'ter. This arrangements, the secretary said in a letter to Chairman Oreen, probably will be "more satisfac tory" than tho recently submitted treasury schedule suggesting 1 per cent on the first jaooo taxnble In come and fi per cent thereafter. 1'resomoU as Alternative Mellon submitted "the new flg ires not as a "definite" proposal but an an alternative to the plan laid before the committee In writ ing Monday, His letter reached (he oonimltten as It wus beginning Its foftrth day oflieurlng on tnx revision" IKepre sent'itive Hawley of Oregon,- re-? publican, presented a petition from the Western States Taxpayers con ference asking a repeal of the In heritance levy. Mllbank Johnson, president of the conference, In a 1 message to tnc eommittcc, said the conference unanimously dis approved of the tax except In such emergencies as war. U CLOUD IS F0HI6 III US Greek Troops Penetrate Bulgarian Territory, Killing. Five . . PETRICH CROWDED WITH REFUGEES Bulgarian Troops In . structed to Resist the Greek Advance, Said to Be Under .Way. ATHENS (By' th AnwlalM I'nw) It Is offk-tallr annntil Hint iletaclinR-nta of the Onek third anny corps, ailvaiH lni lo oc cupy n post on the Bulgarian bor der, met , resistance from Hie Btil gnrlan garrison. Fighting Is In progress. SOFIA, Bulgaria (By the Asso- ..l..i.l li.ut.l-.Thi nulKnrhin tele- I n.....i.t nrUnei ,iMl...a Ihiit rireek artillery has penetrated Bulgarian territory, killing five sentinels and 1 firing sneiiM ukuiuoi hh Anna ( handler Is niaiTlnl again. - Tlie iiii lty ami youthful woliutn wImi lliii'e yean, nutt vlaliiu-l Hie world's title for Miceil in becoming a gimuliiuKlior linn . JaK taken aiiotlier liiisrsunl. He Is tester lv, said tu be 33, tint pianist who aocompanlea Iter In lier act al tlie Hofbrau cabaret 011 Broadnny. Slie has lieen married ' twice before.,' Wherv.ber. daughter became a niolhei', Miss Cliandlcr gave licr "own ace, as 1,., . ;. J . ". lire. , (Kiieclal) The I of Mi'thodist Ladles' , was lield liere ester- I Islay, although thf first of Its-kind to be arrangeu here, was a decided DORIES DISCUSS CEREMONIALS AT BANQUET HERE Artrr Iml tliroi? minutes wiif-ltl-rmtion, the Jury In tin rtuti of Stall or On'Bcm s. Kf'frr r tnriifMl a vmJU-l thin atWimnm ot "Kiillty as cliarjtrl'" On a witrnint iKsued Si'pttmb'ir 29. Sheriff Jeiwe Bn-sht'iird will Umivc thi evening for Barttt-s-vill. Kkla,. to brinff here for triul on Joni'ph B. Mac. chargrd with pnihrKxIinir runJs brloiiBinK to the Whlti- Sfwlnir Machine coinpunay, I Boltli's, Jiibb and lmrrtt of which he rcprcm-nlt'd here ut aomc inuonHhlnc, wine and hoihrbn-w puat time uh agent. HiiKir by the Ifiu-puiind mick. ral- Tho shorlff wpnt tn Klgln lnt I in and prunes in ln-HHin jmck .v..iiinv for a short visit with his !"' a ncm bull lb chpiht nd -v- Wlfe and fimiily, and purllcularly daiJKtit' r1 provi iiicntM biitm intuit- lhcr ih 10 w ins i-.-r.-uiu uuM phinm-d liy tlm Union County tenth, who how been ill Tor several Chamlivr ot Cominercu for Mon- du . Th little girl Is roported day niorninK. better. Springs and strcuniB aro brought , into Itcavcr crk through dltcln-s n Jail 101 T ll'Sl and pipes now nearly completed. The pipings have not yet ben cov-I ered. and la tn good shape to re-1 veal Just how the work Is done, according to Karl C. Heynolds. W. C. Crews, city inuiiHger, I'libbex hoHt corn th' exl)ll)ll IntrrfiJured by tht statf an evidence in tlie tNim uguinnt 1. It. Reefer that is Hearing sented. the close of arguments to the jury In circuit court thU afternoon. Carl Helm. dlHlrict attorney, took the witness staud this morn ing to recite his visit to the Keefer home at the time of the raid and while the supplies were still In place In the basement of the house. HiteceHH. Mon thiin KMi members nf nlds in other communities in tlie county wen- in iittemhince nnd much in tercut i,nd '4nthuiiiMi whh showti by the ladies, both local and vUtlt Ing. All brought a covered dish lunch untl u cnmmttief of niem i )m ih of the I nioti nid furiil.shed Icnrfei' and "Ihe trinunln's." Tin opinion wus exprcHHcd fol lowing I lie al I -day meeting Unit this r gtiiiizutlnn will do much good nnd it bus been decided to continue the conventions. The next meet ing will be at Cove next er. 1'rtietirullv every. M e t h o d I 1 church In the county was re pre- IS Y Wu A : iilOKK IMHITJIKNTS ' 1'etrlch. The Oreeks occupy three Bnlirnrlnn post, the agenoy addsj The Bulgarian. overnment so, far has reeelved o reply from Athens to IU demands for an Im mediate Inaulrv to establish re- si out-lblllty for the frontier tnct- dent Monday near oemirniMar, 1'etrlch Is reported crowded with Macedonian refugees, iflenueed by fulling shells.. - V The Bulgarian Mn(V says th , foreign offle recently reeetved in. for mid Hon that Oreek trooiw plan ned sn advance movement In the I'et rich area. This movement, It (adds. Is now reportod under way CHHJAUO (AP)- IndiclinriiU I "' lu c""r" will Im asked against rivn rallrtuul itirtMirationH hy tlie fi'dtTal district attorney in I'm luggest iirohlhltlnn prostimtliHi ever startiMt here, 11 was ilhu'lflMKl Ualar. The district t Bulgarlun government, as n coun- ! ntuiniey - alfco cuiMNtla lu prociHNl Time in 76 Years William lteed, Scotch, admitted in police court this morning that he had n "wee bit" of Hiuor when arrested Inst night. 80 Judge .1. be composed of business men unu p. slater round him guilty us otliei-H Interested In the project, cluirged on tlii' count of possessing The route lends over the new Jor- tiiiior and fined him $7. which dan creek road, which Is said to Heed puld. Heed, who gives his he in excellent condition. Nine a ite as 76 years, says this Is the o'clock Monday Is the time sot for first time he has ever been In Jail, the irlul of the state's cane versus I'lfly men attended the l. O. K. K. banquet held lust evening at tlie K. I'. hull. Hubert l.yllc, grand chancellor of the Knights of I'yth ias, of Vale, Mas present and gave a very Interesting udOress during the baii'iuet. Itulph llyers presid ed anil talks were given by Archil. I'. Miller, or Enterprise. V. O. l)e-; l.up or l'nion anH Wllllulu Miller, of I.a Clrundo. Meveral ceremonials, which will lake place Bomeliiiie soon, were discussed. Olio of these will be held al Wallowa us soon as the new K. I', hall has been completed there. The other will be at Union. No definite dales were set. A ceremonial to lie held at Un tariu some time tills full was ulsu discus.d. A cluss of candidates from various points In Eastern t (t;ci:nli and Western Idaho will bo I fiHANKI': TAKKH I'AHT Al leant Ml members of the l.a- . . . - T dies- Aid society ..f 11,.. 1 -rae.i AkccI store Keeper is Methodist church uttended the Found Dead in Bed wM"i) luiivi-miuii neiu al L mull WAMHINOTON (By tlie Asuocl aled 1 Tress)--Countess , Kurolyl. uif'R of flnunl 'tiehn.il ' KiLrntvl. former president of the Hungarian against soinu 50 liMllvlduals and republic, has been denied permis; 1 wvcrnl rastem hn-wi-Hcs. Tlie In slon to enter the United Wales on Inwllgatloii resulted from a slilp a lecture tour. .' . ' ' c ' 'Imeni or beer frinn Ihe I'ast to The American consul general ut ',,urto" ''cago suburb. t'arls refused lo npprovu her pass, ports, his action being approved by Ihe slate ' department. :; The refu sal was bused on. laws which bar persons .of known .revolutionary views., ; ,-. - ...'- . . : ' Tin" stale department in approv ing the action acted In. line with the policy adopted when 8. Hak latvuln. communist tnemlier of the British parliament, was refused admission as a delegate to the ill terpiirllanientary union conference. - ito;t !; mvi;it oi'i;m:i SAId;l,Or. (Al) Itugue river Ik open lo lusik and line flshiiig liny tinio during the year for steel lI.ANS f NTKIl ! -1 ' VIKNNA (By the Associated Press) Horia advlcea say that the ter move to the Greek ultimatum, hus forwarded a protest note to tho league of nations based on article 10. Tho Bulgarian troops along the Greek frontier have been in structed to offer tho utmost resis tance to the Oreek advance against 1'etrlch. i:;i:rvu8 nq i'kotkst GKNEVA, (By the Associated heads more than 15 lnelii long, , I'ress) Ixiaguo of nations official Mays an opinion by Attorney ien- said up to 9 o'clock this uiiernoon ernl Van Winkle In reply to an no protest had been received from Inniilri bv tlie statu iraine eoiiiniis- Bulgaria based on article 10 in kMiii. Prosperity and Peace I'AHDON nillVK .v MOW VOIIK (Al') A liatkm. wide fitmpnlgii to win n pnnlon ror Miss liinilolle Anita Wbllncv, litle nn.1 Miirri'ttiro lesiler In t'ail- Foresecn by Schwab rmi, ivuvintiii mnier tim states . ' noiiiKiNl Uslay by r.ie tivll IillMr- ' 1 1 1 ' A 1 ". ' (Ily the Associated ,n 1111I1MI. All apnl lias been Cress). ace mid prosiierlty are m iiI to titneriMir UMiardMin of peering over the horizon with a California, deiartiig the supreme promise tu be boon companions of umi.t'H refusal to take Jurisdiction Ann rlc.iu business In Hie yeiirs tin- .was a blow froe siivciii. connection with the Oreek-Uulgar- (Continued on Page Five.) niedilitely ahead, t'hurtes M. Hehwab, chulriuan of the board or j- HoKI-'lirilft Ore directors or .the Bethlehem Hleel ,, i,',.erhan,l of yenterday. A report of the two will escort the excursion, which Is to Grand Jury Meeting Is Delayed by Trial The meeting of tho gmnd Jury scheduled today whh delu;. ed by divisions of the nrlty was given by Mrs. Kherwood WHliums. starting from tho chamber 01 Juan l osienaua was iinea a commerce office. fr drunkenness. New Lighting System Is Sought By Petitioners A peliUnn. hearing signatures of tli Knight of the Ku Klux Klan fiti fH-r cnt of the property owners for permission t stagu a pnnide In the district provided, whs pre- and demonstration on th evening nented to ! city coinmlKsloners of Ortober 26. I'erniisslon was lHHt night asking for the fornmtion granted. of an Improvement district along Ijift nlcht wis the time for the Adams wvenue In the business t. hearing on the- 19J8 budget and. tlmi ii nil inrhiillmr nortioiis of In- InnHinueh hm no objections or mig- t-rvectlnx utreets. fur Ihe purpose gediionx . ll. Keefer, which r-'ijlred tlie presnce of Carl Helm, dis.rlct at torney, hi the courtroom. Hound over for appearunce be fore tlie grand Jury are M-ster MHcTav.sh, George Carlton nnd John Graham, Mart Iieckwith. Hit-hard Wallace and T. W. i;ob. Inson. of bisttitling an ornamental llgiu Ing rMem. The syntein the petitioners wish Inst m lied Ik commonly known s the ".stneger" stem nnd ha been divriift-e.l pt Home length In civic nn-t rommen-ial organizations re emtly. The mutter was refern-d to W. C. Crews, city mi nugvr. with author ity to prepare the necessary reso lution for forming such district. h. K. K. Will Parade nfeVerl. tbi CtJItt ml.Ksloners approved the bidK"t os 1 pufteif by the tiiidget committee nome time ago. A twtit Ion skin? Ihe city to In rlndc two tdwks un both sid-s or Adams avenue eat from fiwen wood. In the fire limits was read and luld over for further consid eration, r Hcvervl other minor nwittcra ' u-.'c. altendtxl tn lit-fure atl fmtrn. ment. A. T. Hill, president of the commission, was unable to attend An application was presented by j because of lllneaB, Left Eye Is Removed; Boy's Finger Injured C. H. Cuton had to have his left eye removed ycntTiiiy In order to mive romp'lciitlons thnl thn ut'-nf-.l th" stirlit of Ihe remitinltiir iiiember. A few duys airri. when Mr. ''Hlori was euttlnir a Imlt with a i-hls-d. ! pifci of steel flew and loded in his eye. A niHitm t fadeil lo re. move H froTii where it luy tuibnl d'd in tin lisHiie. I IN). I It I.ACI ItATI P. Hufotd Tlioinpfion hud lh- tlttln finger of his right hand bti-lly luc-eratt-d In n cui-off saw ut the Uow-man-lleks mill Inst night Just be fore 9 o'clock. He was tuken to iiuc uiauuv uuuq uvayiitu ivi treatment- It's Readers They Want After nil, Ihe Intelligent mlirr liscr K filler)) ItitereMel In how nifty M-opi renfl The OIM'rver (e'Mier thniV what trfNiutH. TlMy nren't lntrn"lel In tli tttmibcr of tpie prii im If lliey know lutw iiwny of ymt an intereNte'l in the ps'ier mtd go Ibrfingli It from riotil p;e ' Inu'k. TIm Ob-erer bn- Hint kind or tfnderllilere-l. Ami II In IHH.Ie atrtilntde lo lulterilist at ivi iiMii-nnlly Ion eM on mi an ntmt i"Hilrei bai. It h ntit nrs!. Ilicrebire, Hint lerll."i- alHMibl tM'ii'l h birge iiiairil fir tlM'fr alcMMiii; iipprojK h llon for rt''e In tltee eol Ulllllt They iftfl reileti III.ht n Mii-tl reader nt a loner itH Ihatt bi any oHht wa. MObservcr Adtprtislng- ' Willium Douglas McKarlund, rR, was found dead In his bed this ! inorning by Itis wire. who hm! Hdiyed up to nurse him through tho in it nti'l lailea iiHkcp lit lier cliair beHidn him. Air. Mel'arland. who came to l.a Grande a llttleNTiore than two yenrs ago, wub known as the keep-, er of tlie little grocery store at ii4 Y nvenue, in the rear of which he t mI Mrs. McKurland made their home, ll'i hud been III for sum time, and for a f hia d"Uth had suffered extreme dis comfort from asthma. Ha wire helped him to bed lest nluht. tind inter calling in a physician, sta tioned herself In a chair to watrh the pntleitt through Ihe night. P s Ixdieved thut he died about midnight. Thf Moose lodge, of which the ilw-etb-nt wns a member. lll huve clmrtte of tlie fnnerul B'rvces. Ar r:ime(iients d p'-nd upon word from a dmtghler who lives in New York Ktute. company, told thu second annual conference on education und In diistry. held In connection with the uninial meellng of the Institute of Amerlcnn' Meat I'ackera nt the I'nixeisity of Chicago Wednesday. The.ontlook for steel never was hetlep and lie called ateel the nu tiun's buHineNS liHrometifr. ... (AP) Mr. GnklaiKl, Ore.. whs wrlmiwly Injured luti; iU'r- dny when nti antoimtbllr drlten Ity CHANG LOSES U IRGE FORGE T'KKINO (By the Assoclateil priws) Cheklanj forces, which have wrested practically all of tho KlanKsu province froia troops ot tiiauK Tso I.lii. Manohiirian leauer. Blackmailers Kxact Tribute in Chicago (ll timrleH . Slewaii) V.Slll.NnilN (NKA Hpeelnl) -Wushlnirton Is worrleil hy the actiiients when conifreaH, Its elty .. in .tirriit it iMiHliih I'.AKKIt, tire. An Imllel ment ct'.arloi; olanslaiialiter was r--tnriit-, t,v tlie aruii'l Jury Hffutnst llnlli Arthur In colMiectloll with tl.e (tenth of ;. f. Tucker, who was sliitHi'-'l hy Artlior lii sn ullerc tlm at the Mother lele mini-, of which Arthur Is foreman. Tueker was stalitie'l In the s tie with the hook of a miller's lamp. Ten true l bills and two not true bill were lillCAOn (Ily the Associated I'ress) Hluckinaileis prelnir on weeks before boolleKKcre. (taniblers an.l others WHO, line lliemseiven. nave iieneu u,M ,w. nave in.n. ... . epidemic of blue law nhuunU of one ml on dol a.s I . ' ...... .- III... (l.l....,r..ur,a Im 41.i. la,, few months, the c'l.lcairo Her- . !".""1'. "'r'"' sld and Kxaiuiner aairl Wednes dd. WJtile r-liicbint to revrl the k tent of tliH blackmailers' opera tions, iiotiie of thetr victims have lii-en muictel to rfin b an extent tloit- they huvc tnki n l lodr trou bles lo feileral agents nnd. ilm u re. huH or a ritleral Invest iiratton. wrn-rttM in lurge niimbi is iirn un-tiilpabd. - , J N w. eertutri of the oulsldi rri AHtimf'M CIHriiH oii'iiieii.'cil liitve notice,! thin iininv Wioliing A II I. I N tlTOK. or.--Muvor l"nians 'tin' lux. umong other Whei-lhoos" hus received a tetter from A. Ituektey. Miw rtnt-nd nl of the tr-gnn-Vnshliigtoa Itiillroud A Navtgntlon eompuny. contioend Iuk und ihtiiiking the vtr,-n or ArlbiHlon for the prompt and effi I .eft to Its own devices, the cap ital tend strongly toward worldll nets, not to say wide openness. It wan a pretty wltt town In the old days. It Is yet, In so fur as up-to-date ein-iimHt nnets permit. Melf-Kovcrtilng. It's safe to any, would be very Kparlng of rt1 He ltons on it punt lines, tnitot nt mid otlu rwise. It's Kveiiii'd. however, eMdiislvely from outside 11 -lf , thli tC'. It tlie mutter o Hunduy oliserviitlC". Huli out tide rw believe rniK-h nnnei-et-ary Imsiuestt is I runlet ii In the i'u pit al on tho ttnbbiith. They disapprove of Honday the- her hutlHiml went over the grade claim they captured 7uuo or. ni in.h.ni nn.1 mlliil (limn IS tfvl. Chunirs men near Nanking, where The woman Miitaliied n rrmhe,! the Manchurlan forces, retreating; chil ami heml nnil Is In a rrlllcal northward, crossed the Yangtau romllUoii, . , river. i Blue Law Prospects Frighten Washington .sports, which are extremely popu 'lur In the city', neighborhood. They were especially scamlalUeri hy the big turnout for the recent world aerie. Bunday game ot buse-bull. returned by the Jury. dent Hid rendered on tlie niaht or atrtcais ami movies. 10 which ine the derailment of the Coillluentul populstioii Is much addicted. They Limited , (frown ou Sunday gulf, and olhor Conirress I. going to be urited to stop all this. Heverai bll's are scheduled lo bo Introduced on the subject In De cember. If uny one or them shuuld pass. 'jiidKlnK froirt advance de scriptions, an early-day New Kna lunder. dropplnir Into the capital or u Hunday, would have to wulk a chalk line lo keep out or Jail. Numerous other thlnirs uesmei Humliiy observance, are on the list ror attention, loo. Wii.-hlnglonlans are already liuldliiK mass ineellnKS of protest. Il doubtful If they'll do any good. Nobudy cans what the WilIiIUK iloolalis want. They oilKlit to bu shining etumples to ine eouniry. If they won't do It voluntarily, Iho only way to accomplish 11 u tvrcl. bly. by law. j.-