La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 29, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITIO N THE WEATHER POKTl.ANll AP On Kon: Gi-nfrully cloudy to night una Kriduy. VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS' LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY,' OCTOBER 29, 1925.' MEM HER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 17 wbstetvtv vwmt DEEP WELL 120 FEET III DEPTH 111 Report of the Municipal. Work PrnfrrPd; HpnvH -1 ; t. xieaiu i NEW WAREHOUSE WEAR COMPLETION Beaver Creek' Intake Work-May Be Finished in November, ' Crews rrojrri'sii of munlt'hml Improvi' lurnls. intuit noNsthto hv the June thl nl spi'i'lul iili'cllun, wan ri'lntvd last i-vi ntiiK nt ih city commission ; mivliiiir hv w. c. Crews, iltv man- afr. . - .children found on tno .streets after Tlw ili i-li will, mar Second thai hour." Ihc chief will. Imllcat street viuiliirt. I now approximate-.. InB Ihul a Juvenile hull-pen will lie ly 120 reel deep," the report read, ready lor aervlco In case offender "a nil I hope to'huvu-lwo xlill Ih are urouKhl Into head'iuurlera. working on the Veil in a very Hliort j "Xo one hlHines the children for time. wanting .a little enjoyment of the "The work nt the septic tank in Hallowe'en nature once u year," coming nlonj? nicely. ' I . he concluded, "but Ihey will have "The warehouse which Is belnn ' to have Ihelr fun before 0 o'clock constructed by Hie ctty Ik now ttik- and sec (hut It doesn't Involve Iiib shape. The foundullon and dcalroylng or iJnmaLriiig iiropcrty." framework are completed at IhlB time and 1 hope to have this hulld lnK under cover within 10 ilaya. Wali'r Project lluKrt - "The work ut the beaver creek ' Intake Is ulao progressing nlculy," i the report concluded, "and the line around the reservoir la completed i nil but the back-filling. Water will be ti.nieil through .thla line! Thursday.' October 29. The right-of-way on the Hidden Spring line 1 lias been cleared and the excavn- 4 Inn approximately completed. No pipe la laid ut thia time. The ' rlKht-ol-wav on West lliavcr Is all - . .-hwd and. iipproxImuXcly SS pit cent of Ihn excavation completed: All pipe and fittings Tor the Bcuvcr creek work is now on thc ground, The hauling was completed Octo - ber 2 :j. I believe It will take ap proximately IK dayH 1o complete 'the leaver cre.-k t'onlrnrl." UreiiM ('Htici'lled A report wan nuirte to. the f-oni- ' In siore; for thenn Tickets were inl. lotH i'H by .1. K, SlearnH, city i dlMtrlbutiMl to the clays prKlfb-nts reorder. Hint IHrdle Nlekle, re- uirl the Live Wlre, who will di I'ently convicted of possession , of vide them umonj; the, members of Ihitior In the Imrland hotel, has their tin sirs for disposal to the Miirendereil her rooming-hoi ie public. These tickets may be ex lieeiiise. Tpon imitlon the surren- chanKed for n-served wnl coupons ilrr was accepted nnl he lluenrte li-fjcinnln Thursday. November 6. cancelled, iliiisi hrlnKinK to n nd when tju board will be open at a jiltuaflun that hits resulted in the Otitis (JniK store Keats for ettcMiderable dlnciiKKlon and 'xpen- the balcony will be sold only at diture f time on the part of the the doors. c'lly dads. j There, will be competition by The matter of extending the fire chuscs and by individuals on the limits east on Adams avenue w:is - sale of ticket. for the .play,. Prizes tabled and the underwriter's, re (Continued on Huge Plvn.) Ifie l.iicknn w is released on bnndu of $i(ia Wednenday after noon rrom Justice Hugh K. H rudy; court when he pleaded not guilty TRIO ARRESTS ! ni n nrrrimrnl ULU u.ruutfi to a, charge of illegal possession or j less of class Is welcome lo attend, intoxicating Ihuior. Trial has been ! Knvoy Parker snys. "Iist night S' t Tor Tuesday In the justice 'Id boys enjoyei) mi hour listening tourt. 'a nn explanation of the purpose Two quarts of whisky taken or the club after which game were from l.uck.snus roonMn u raid by ployed, and rerrejhmeiits served.' William .MeKenzie. prohibition of- I No other city In On-gon outside fleer, and Tilt purm-tt and Oeorgelof Portland has attempted to form Pierce, federal ugentx, led to thelsuch a club. Mr. Parker says, add-arn-st. . jl"!? 't siiggentlomt from towns- l.uckson in said by orricers lo! people will Ix- welcomed. Chmicm, have pleaded guilty to a similar ! radio concerts, gym work, drilling charge hist June, puying a fine of nnd all kinds of sport will be on $ j;,0. tnp club's winter jrograni. I Ain't Got Warbles . And now It transpires that the -mediately Imagim-d could be de- dad man's fool" never had any j teeted. 1 body. I "Hail No ltii-lnc'" Tberr Just n plaster of parts model. The chief Jook ft look for hlm tmt was all. One nf thos- to-jself. and being of u practical t irn leal reproductions that Bhoe m-n.of mind, hamedtately cast about plac- In their show windows tn for a means of re moving the uti convfnet us that man's ped'tl ; noyanec. 1 struture Is a delicate thing r-1 "It appeared to be a perfectly quiring artlfh iul nrch. s for prop- good foot." he declared this moru cr nupport. Mnjj. "bit it hadn't any husinesn Thin on- as of pi.rtcularly ; in the Orunde Ponde river." t'tqulsltt workiiiHiinhtp. and iuimx - M-rtly strung together with fine' told hlrn to put on his scven w ires and minute springs, that It f league gum boots and wade in in no wuud-r the c-oionT tin th.-'after the fot. deputy sheriff m I others who' w it resting beneath two fe-1 ' of running water Just In-low the old ro Ihdl bridge mistook tt for the genuine thing. enp iaMy since their Invest igutlon place In, the eveniig. il was fhh'f of Police Hayn -s who finally ileare-l up the my- t.-ry and colncldentally freed the city wstr supply of en kccoin - rtvuiiyirg ta;n? that iu.rem Iiu - Fun O.K. On Hallowe'en, Chief Says But Enjoyment MustJBo . Limited to Harmless Pranks Curfew Will Ring at 9 O'clock. Hallowe'en pranks in Iji Grande nextaliirduy night will lie made thc PHlU:(V u iR nnnoun(.(a l0. day by Police' Chief Clint liiiym-a. "1 larmiers und-funny pranks are above reproach. " the chief re marked, 'lut when youngsters take to' destroying properly in their quest Tor nocturnal enjoyment tliut is going too fur." ; Several extra police will be add ed to the Torre Suturduy evening and a fur-reaching patrol will be organised, to continue throughout the night. ' - The curfew law. whlcu provides that all children under IS yen in of age be off 1 tie streets 'by U o'clock, will apply on Hallowe'en jum lliu siimi; as on iniy aiin-i niBhl. "Wf are uoing to make arriiiiBonients to takn can' of any T . . , ' l'll'k't '"I" "" I1'" Junior class i P'H'' "M i" Homebody KIs.'." wjileh will ho presented under direction, " l' MaheJ Itcnnett at the high, "enoiil nuiinnrnim tne eveninipi oi November li md 7. started with i - ipcclal recognlllon at un assembly lat Ihc high school this afternoon. Some or the high spots were Jilted from the phiy and produced by the younir netors to Rlvc ihe tu(nL body u liLste of pood ihlnsH for the winning contestants are be ing arranged. Another assembly will be called I-'riday morning in honor of the high school football team, mcm-b'-t. of which nr.- to leave shortly ai'lerwurd .for. Poise and -the Sat urdny game. Wesley prownlon. president of the student body, will preside. i Salvation Army Plans . , Boys Club for City The Salvation Army Is now plan ning a bos' club for boy;i from la to I ft ears of nge. It ( announced. in'., t.n.- ii ml . i- I.Xc r.nrt.rit. No Body Mystery Foot I So he catled nn Ho ace Knapp. Mr. Kna;.p' did all of that. I w alked info water over his kmn and he reached into water up !i his shoulder. Me get his te-". i . i mi grunin u tne iK-n-.x. 1 n y - JUNIOR PLAY IT tooK:sorved ami felt apart tn Ins ftn - g-''. The bonP were not bones, but plaster of pm is. And when a desd man's foot j - - - J (Coiiiintted on Pag- l'Pt.) GQNFEREUCE ISTEEL VEST OFFICIALS SELECTED La Grande Women Chos en for Two Positions by Mission- Workers MRS. GRICE, EOISE, NAMED PRESIDENT Convention to Close This Evening Following Ad- " dress by Mrs. Brock, or Delaware, 0. ' Mrs. T. 1-:. I'ierson was elected vice-president of the weslern dis trict and .Mrs. Kloyd McKennon was re-eleeliil to Ihc office of re- cording secretary when the dele- tol an attempt to arrest htm In his ffiites to the fourth annual conven- eweetheart's apartment and eluded lion or Women's Horn.' Missionary the posse trap, arter fatally wouml society or the Interstate conference ing his Jietraycr. I.loyd Austin, and chose pfflcirH for the coming year at the Klrat M. H, church this morning. Mrs. Ulimibcth Orlco of llolsc who served Iwo 1 succcsslw terms as president two years ago, again succeeds to the head of the so- duty in Ibis conference. Mrs. 1.. CV Schncldi'r or Twin l''ulls will be lho vice-president ror the custern listrict. Mrs. G. W. IJurnes of I'olllster. Idaho. ,was named corresponding secretary. Mrs. C. ). Weaver of I I win Kails, was elected treasurer. Ihe Itev. It. S. Kami ton of Itnife, o a net superiuiu.iueiii n. tills conference, addressed the con vention thin afternoon on "MiRsion arv Opportunities In Our Own JLs trict." - . . Three flehls in Oregon are wait- .(f.'ontlnnect on Vax Kive,) In the recently completed cksi.v couli-sl on "Old Ironsides" in the I. a Grande Hchools. spotjsoreil by the local p. p. O. Klks lodge, under the din-el ton or Del.lle (Ireen, ihe ssay of Mary. TltereH Wllwls nf Sacred H')i1t Affub-my was chosen is the best among those written by high sehoo aludents. ' She will probably enter her essay in the slate contest In competition for a. medal offered the winner. . The essay written by Pnyil Jnck son. a Indent in the etghlh-A claa of Centrnl school, was s lecb-d 'm thi- lie'l anion.-; tlwe written by graile t ehonl si udents. He was given a lirrniz" tnednl. The Mlbjects ft,r the essayH wre i t'l unged bv I 'resident t'oolidge. The high st hool studenls wrote on 'Why Phi the Victories or Palled Stat'-s Ship 'envtil-iPoh 'outrfli nie So Largely to our KnccesM In 'he War or IKir."' The grade school subject w is "Why Will 1 he Pies-rvnt-en of l.'nited K'ates Ship ' 'oust i: oilon Promote I 'atrMit Ism '" -ff 4 a t 1 a : Legion I5a!loon Dance .More than 'io eofde atteided ' 'hi sc-cond annua) balloon d.mce given hist evening by the Anier- : icon I.gien al Zober ball. The hall was ib-rorateti with m-my b.il-' 'oons and In tlw center of t Hit floor there was un arrangement of black cats and ewls.siiKltesttve of Hal lowe'en. Mann's Imp' rial urchi n- tra played. , . Previous to the dance, the Am- j ewcun Petri nn drum corps paraded 1 the streets. j Delicate Operation Is Performed by Ralston A broiichoseoplc operation one or the most delicate f-ats in mod ern surgery was recently 'pcr-forim-d with compb-te suet-by Dr. P. I Palston. -. ear. no und throat specialist. The iHtb-nt a 20-niont h-old hltd. the daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. J. S. IJoyd. who live at Knterprtse. ('ramming Into her moot y a handful of green pew from a quantity her nut! her hsd r-udy for eannlng. the Utile girl chok"d and forced nn."" of the peas de'p Into h'-r winrlpkpe. The ut .rin'-'J piin-ni sent 1" Mi Grande for i r. I.'ulston. w ho re--moved the , of Ten ling object by brfnchoneoiy. A hrotiihoseooi is a tubular apparatus that carries both light (and grasping ins! rumen's into '.he , hron,.),ial tub Its use ts par. In cases wli'-f" th olarly valiitfhl tM source of irrit itturi ts of sin h it naier' that an X -ra y etu ml na jtlon will nn rvr Ha locution. Dr. Mnlston Is bl(-v-d to be lh" first phvsh inn. In this part of the country to make ue ul the bron- IB nn iriii nirin nii'i' inii i in - IS SAVIOR OF BANDIT Officer's Ambush Fails Killer Fights Way. From Trap INFORMER FATALLY WOUNDED IN FRAY Llovd Austin and Detec tive Shot by Martin J. 1 Jurkin, Who Escape;; Detective s Net. ' C'HK'AOO (Ily the As-oelaU'll Press) Marltn .1. Durklll, '.itecl. vested mitomtilille thief and stayer, hist night niel with his ready pis shooting a 'detective, Durkin raced the- posse with 'htalng guns, jjimped rrom n sec- 0nd-alory window und vanished, .0i(.L. believe his urinoreil vgat again allied In his escape. I lurkln has been sought since lie u prohlbllion agent hen' on Ul.tolier 11 und Is also wanled for the wounding or two Sacramento, f',( policemen several months uso Amliiish Plot Tails Tl(, ,,, lH!(t n,gM wlls lui(1 nri(,r lnlorm.lt wua o:,mied Au((tl t)mt Durk,n ud Aua. ,. , . ..x. An,ir,.ws Warner. might come there fir clothing be lore fleeing the city. , The officers ordered Austin to greet Purkln and invite him In, when the detectives would close, in. j Hergeant Oray was recognized bv ilhtrkin before Austin could give 1 1 he pni-urraiiKtMl signu I, und lie .and Durkin begun firing. - - A womun attempted to push down Gray's gun. Austin got into t lie line of fire und received 1 1 wounds. (Jruy also wa-s wounded. . I u i kin t hen leaped f rom the wlndi w ah tiray fell, and dodged detectives a waiting htm below. Unicn Preiiarinj? for Older Coys' Conference IN ION. Ore. (Special lo Th t 'bscrver) Pinal prepan.it Ions for tlw Older Hoys conference, which wMI nri'ii liere tomorrow, contin- ; ulng t hrough Saturday and Sun- I day, are being attended to today. .1. .1. Plemlng or llaker will be one of the speakers, on t he pro greni, a'ong with II. W. Hamilton, dist r'et an perin tendenl or the Method.., church; A, K. Yount, i-tuie boys secretary oi' Pie Y. M. ('. A., and L. (rood win. lutef stale secretary. Art Slides Will Be Shown Saturday Mcrn Mrs. K. 'P. Mnsman w'.ll s''ow ..r-i .hb nt the public lthmry Sat urday morning et Pi o'clock ror all of the ciithlr n or the city who wlh to ntten l. She will aceom . panv the slides with a rlinrt ex- ;plnmi'lon of each picture shown. Ij'st S:iluiilav the children -n- joved a Hallowe'en" story hour at t he library I'ASPIS-vt l ITAPV TO HTAV MPSSOUM 'IKI.I.S WOKIJl M I PA X (AP) Penllo .MuMisolinl, tin- Italian premier, announced ti the world iedneHiiuy evening That pHrielsui Inb-nds to control the des tiny of Paly until overthrown by force. Advertising A Farm Sale When h fncMi-T ur rniH-ber I" fit haw 11 t-l(em- fin! r-aiv ami tberero'i' (lepeiiil- lclllle: on lthlliiix nl aticf ami to gvl proper return fur ht Mt h--i(iti4. the nuet Miiporiani tlifo-i lie has lit con-Jdt-r Is get I In I the Inrgett p(t.fble liiimlM-r (tf buciH to bi sale. Without a big gnmti of Mirti Pat buyei-H the btddln will e shm and w III lack I be impor tant ehoN-nt of 1 oitiM-tilion. Tb" fanner bating Ibi sale i quick ft rcslle I bat tiU ml crllng lirniey K tin liwi-tl hiiporlaiil eHnilltnre nf the entile ft cut. And be l-t knoux- Hint lie reai-hc h frir the largest numle-r of rtirul teathff thntiigb the (tiliiiiin of The ObH'rter- lll si In The flitter, er nil! get bujers In alHindnnce. t MObrrrr Ailertllng A IderclisudPiluJg 8crvH.rt Hero of iClf . UrS" PLEHIIULL :le Wolf llnpiier, ilic imicli mililcil iiiusicnl coincily Mini, lias mnrricil ngnln. Sitriii'lslug: all f Ills) ri'.'i nils who thought he bail hail enough or married lire with Ills rlrsl five wlti-s, lliUei' went ilmvil rifini ItosKm l llni'ironl, cyiiin., ami nianlisl l.llllun (Jlnscr, 211, or Oiiklaml, C'al. Hopper Is 0(1. Ix-rt In right Is a trio r 1) Wnlr lliipiRi's wlviw: lllila Surrey Hopper, fio. 5, lliu prevent .Mis. Hopper, mill Ktlna Wallace, who wus tli.u third of Ills long string of spouses. Tito Inset sltutva l)c .WoH'o Hopper liliiLsclr. . . .'-'v . , ' . COURT HEARS loci casts .Argument in ult three Pnlon L county ca sen docketed for the pres ent term of supreme ' ourt in Kaslern Oregon, which convened at Pendleton Monday morning, was heard Tuesday on testimony as given in ihe original trials, by. ) he. sevcu'ijuatlccs, who loifH the eaa-.j under advisement. . Decisions are hoped for within u period of two or three months. I 'resent on the bench wen- Chief .hu-llce Thomas A. Mc Pride, and Justices Henry J. Iteail. (ieorge M. I tt own. ttcorgc 1 1', Ptiriiett. John I.. P-ind, oilver I'. Coshow and Harrv II. Pelt. P. S. Ivnnhoe und r.uslav An- derson or Itaker represented ,K, league or nanon s quancrH over 1 no appellants In the case of John I- '-l'l,r,,I rMivwal of fighting along Stoddard iigalrst Pol U Snodgross I "i1 Orero-Hulgarlan frontier was ind ayd immermun. in an ac- r"lleve, today by the receipt of un Ion to restrain them from operat- ! nrritl' iMphH'Ii from Atlu-n Htat .u,x an undertaking eKtabllshment j "B Oiat. iJespltn a."Pulgarlan ut u ir rrshlence district. -.The re-J'ark." the (ireek g.vermnent lias poadenta were defended by Coeh- ; itw '1 '' ''"It' orders hastening the ran & Kberhard and It. J. Kakln. i'"va-natlon of Hulgarlan soil by II. P. Illngo assisted the district'111 lr";M- attorney, ("ail tV. Ili-ltn, in prose cution or the stale's cane against , (;p;,K ItPPOItT l)i;Ii:i) P. o. Wlllson. Colonel Ivanhoe hoKIA. Pulgarlu (Py the Asso and (Jreen & Ib-m were attorneys '(;uted press) The ptitgarlan tele, lor Hie defendant. This Is the act- Kr,c ngency has issued an offl oad time the Wlllson case has ome before the supreme court, On the 'nl her o c tt.lon. the case was returned to the original court Tor ret rm I, rrom which a qonvlc tlon - or manslaughter was again the result. Sherirf ,1'Sse PreKliears wis the appellant In a cukc brougJit against him by Darrell Pulk ror replevin on a sale of attached property. The sh-rirr was represented by P. p. Pingo and Hie respondent by Colonel Ivanhoe. Revaluation Hearing At Baker Is CIoHcd " PA K Kit. ore. (Sp'-clat to The observerl--The h;aring before tlu - Oregon puhlle ervb'e commission of niafb'is concerning 1 he revalua- Hon of the KjiM'Tii Ongon l.lglit'W. Cllffonl. ilrlti-f or tin lunik's1 jiind Power comp;in property end- -d here ycsfcribi with the tesil- niony or C. P. Pester, commission I engineer. The eommlKMloners and other of - fhials who took pwrt in the hear- 1 lug left today and Ihe opinion , rei-renee to th- revaliition will be jgit'-n Out rrom Hulern later. MnnliHeM liuilget Appnnnl pnruilc at 7:;il p. 111.. .inlay relcil MAPSHPIKPD, Ore. The op-1 plans hciaiwi' or slreiiuous pro enitlon of city buslnss in Marsh- Ui-kU U the AtiM-rlcan l'glon. . field next year will cost but f Z70M I itti-hiOM Imhim's W.ih Ii hail ihi-iilcil ! more than In PJ2fi. or a total of j to remain open will lt- a-keil hy j nearly K'i.aafi, aecorditig lo thj I die Peg Ion to cIom. budget accepted hy the city conn- i ll here. The hiflg--f tncliifb-n nn I iner as" of atifiut snati for i-l'y offi- j Mt. fiAPItlPL I J.PCTPD ittals salaries, while th- police and ' I'Olt'l ,A Ml. n. (AP) .Mr. fire truck rund were cut down!w. W. .olirh-l inT llir Irtlngloii ; I i'd'1 each. ! Parent - 1 raeher aalatliiii of I Port In nd. t-liatrtuan of nnixlo Tor NTA'M TOHV ( IIAIK.I. HOPDS I tin stale nMK-lutlou, was tislny '1 tM;Kf;o CITY. Or, William .elected to llu pnhlencj . aiiitrd WilliainK has bem indicted hy the log lo liulM-aHniis or on tinorflclal 1 gland jury b'-n- on u statutory jnortey or bnllols yet iMliituiilctl. th-rx Involving n 1 Z-yar-old li. V. V. Itu itf INtrllnnl ie girt. A not true I. Ill was r. lurn.d lMally written for tint pre-l.lem . In lh ciise of O. Jerry Welsh and I mint l-srly III tin itttiot II npp sred N'-vudu Alum King, accused of re- Iiloubtrtil whlHi ratiitiduti would In ccivlng and concealing stolen aioiiariil. TIm nmtalmler of Uic Ijropvrt..-. t Matrimony Weds Greeks Say v ' Evacuation c Is Complete l Apprchcnsion in League Circles Relieved Somer what; Bulgarians Deny Greek Charges. ATIICN'S (Py the AssfHlnlcd Press) (iii-ek Ironps havc'cviic imtcd Itiilgiirlnn teriltoi, .1 Is officially it m 101 1 mil I. -PA PIS (Py Ihe Assucluled I Press) Apprehension"- In , the ..ii (-:, let-m Irul denial of the (ireek report that an attack by Pplgarian rnreea was resiMiltslble for yeitter- day's righting ueaj- the rrontl'-r. XTRA P(HiPi;P MI,P ItAMiCIt Pi I I Al-O. .. V. ( AP) ICob- ts'i-s tiHlny shol ami killed one cin- ploje nf the Pauk of Iturfalu anil wounded anotlier In ma king nway ""1' "" l,lMM,r1 ;;,M,,,h,;;! 1,,M; itiiiiiimteil lit t:i.oiHI. The tnoitey was ts-lug traiisrerntl by auto from ( the Murine Trit-t citmpnny lit the 1 Hank or lluffnlit. ' mMi are lit rue iloniilnwii ImihIih- mi-tloii. Chit. inacliliie, toils kllleij, ami P. M ! Arrlogton. nuM-iigcr, tn wiiunib ,ecl and is In a nilciil comlltiim. 1 t-' t -oit I PM '1(1 PI I PHA I i; pOllll.AMl. On. (Al) -Port Inland will liate an Arinl-tlii' iln iMirnde nl II a. 111. .after all. The inuior' ciMiimlttii. which (trlg- j(kl."f WRb UllCt-lltttlCj. Again , GUJI SETTLES P X'B'I S (Ily the Assoolated Press) Order aa Ueen; . restored in Damascus, says a reporL re ceived today from General Harrull. Krench , high commissioner 1" Syrhu v , 1 Denying tiports that women and I children were evicted from the ; city, Surralt sas few persons were left at the time of the 'bombard ment against Ihe rebel tribesmen. Mclehor Hi, but that they uru re- ' turning. . PINCONTKVr ltAMIAVrt LONDON (Py th" Associated Cress): A dispatch says that u large part of the Jewish qiiarter of Damascus was destroyed by thu Prench artll'ery and thut hundreds or Jewish. i-sldents are reported to huve been killed. All Syria Is reported to be aflame with discontent," the dis patch continues, "this may be the beginning of 14 new w.ir of Islam against thc Christian powers.'-'No one knows where the next utluok may occur." ' r. s. iiti:-si',NtK in;i,Nii WASH INGTOjN . (Hy lheAssoci- ated Press) Aniliassador Ib-rrlck, In Paris, has made representation 1 to the Kreneh government for pro- I teetbin -or Atm-ricaii Uvea und j property In Damascus. Instructions for Ib-rricg 10 maito this move were forwarded when word nf disorders In Syria was re ived here. Two American dclroyers are al Alexandria, Kgypt. ready to pro-1 I to Beirut should the situation ' require further step to sureguiird tne Americans. Ofricluls here est I male lf.it Am- Titans were In Damascus when f (Continued on Page Vv.) Ull UUI1U1UUUU Most Of Congressmen Had College Education (By Chill le P. Mcwail) WASHINGTON NKA Special). "Many people have an Idea that eongreBKuit-n are pi-tty dumb.' writes a eorreHpoiulcnt. "Just how true ts this?" he asks. "As o brains and education, how dotluy stuck up.'" Brains'.' That's largely a mat ter of opinion. As to education they dtafk Up extremely well. or the !i0 senators In the M'li eongreas, 71 were colh-ge men. Not qiltte all or the 74 Were graduates, b it most of Hu m wen-, and ull had at least made a start. The representatives are a let seleet body and their showing wiisn't so brilliant. HHtt, It wun good. Of Ihe 4:i3 of them -there were t o vucancles in the house when congress adjourned la it March 2:n had at b-asl entered (olbge and the overwhelming ma - joiity were graduates, many w xceptioaul honors. Thu I'j'.h wugrcss v Hi U:ff- M TCHELLS Courtmartial Law Offi cer Rules Against Dc.-. ' fense Application ,v FREE SPEECH NOT INVOLVED, RULING Charges Against War . and Navy Department Officials Held Military Offense.1 . '-'r . WASHINGTON (By the Assocl- . ated Press) Colonel Wllllum Mitchell's plea of Immunity from, u military trial on ohargea pend ing against him was overruled to day by Ihe general of the- court martial proceedings. . - . The court's law officer ruled thut when Mitchell charged . the , war and navy department officials with "criminal" und "almost1 treason. able" conduct In the administra tion of the air service-"he" fcom mltted un offense against mllllury discipline, und could not take re fuge rom punishment In consti tutional v guarantees ' for. . Jtreu speech, as he had nought to." Mitchell's counsel then moved that ull chargea against Kim be' stricken out cn the grounds that the court's record failed to show thut a commanding officer of the accused had ordered charges against the defendant. Investigated or had himself Investigated tham, 11s required by court, martial regu lations. ''V''' - ' The court, after hearing argu ments, denied the -motion. : . , V Premier's - Brother Is iXw -Slain ; Slayerv Escapes VIKNNA (By the Associated presr Dancao TsankOff. brother or Premier Alexandtr Tankoff of Itulgurla, wan shot and killed In 1 Hofin while wulkliia the street. HofliL dlsimlehes describe the motive for the crlmr us uneutabr Hnhcd. The slayer escaped.. . ' The Tzunkol'f brothers were estranged. I'AIIIH (Ily thi' ABMOrlalril I'nuH) Aflcr a.- lahorlnuH Vl IhrniiKliout Ihc night, ItimiiIit I'ltinlfvi. aiicci'i'ilfU In forming i A, niw cahlni't. ' ' ' ' ' ; i i l I I'lilnli va will li mlnlKti-r of fl naiicn In plawi rrf Jutoiili I'ullhmx. r ArlHllili' lrlatlit In I'alnlyVij'J . ; wihivtlnn;. fur roriMgn mhHator., ' . " i ;CTlO." t (IN(i KMN ASTOlllA. Ore. Reports from Waxrenlon Indicate that much in- terest Is being shown In the clly election to be held I here Novum her :i. W. Tremblay, mill man, Is reported to be a candldute for Ihe vucaney In the city commis sion left by the resignation of" K Warren, wane pennons are oemg clicuhited to post Dun (. Mulurkey. H. P. Poweii und It. H. Hansen as (.u'n(ni1)t,.H ror the vacancy left by itll -..MiB-ni.tioii of Muvor Mvers. ,, , .... lt,iu' l en'liiig ni" rii miun, w sioner Dunkelberger has been iiiimi d as uctlng mayor. homewhat from the fisih und the new members', biographies are not available yet, hut tt Is reasonably sufe to predict that the two houses' educational average next I winter will not be materially un like the last two. New Pnglaiid members of the 6HH1 congn-ss. representatives S well us senators, were almost P'li pi t cent liberally educated. Nest came th,- middle northweit Htat'S like Wisconsin. Minnesota, the Dakntus and lowii ur.d the Kouthefst. ''rrom the Atlantic to the Mississippi, uhout neck an I neck. Then the Pacific ceart. Piiiirtlilv the old-time row cn in- ! try. Piuatty Nw Vork City and )ri(. industrial region, between the A(.Rhenles. the Mississippi and j j H. ohto river. t There's no Implication thut the I .,, m-lio fought their way up lr(mt n,e t-nttle range, the factory l,,,. !), throttle lo the national lirillp(, Hre uny loss cnpuble leg 4- Ilatois than the white collar ele ment, but fewer of Uieiu bottUj. uni'-'vilty dtKixe.- . FRENCH FORM NEW CABINET