La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 30, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER C I T Y EDITIO N fcimmt THE WEATH23 1'OllTI.AND AI' Ore gun: Ot3iirMlly cloudy lo Iglit and Hundujr. NUMBER iS VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ma 4 UNION, ORE. BHUG OLDER 60YS Eastern Oregon Confer ence Gets. Underway in Afternoon BANQUET HONORS MEET DELEGATES Main Address of Evening Made, by the Rev. H. S. Hamilton, of Boise, Idaho. UNION, Iro. - (Special). With nltoiiL 70 delegates present from outside towns and from local or ganism! Ions, the older hoys' con fen nee started off with a bang Friday afternoon nt the Mctho (list church. Most of the time from 4 to G In the ufternoon was spent tn organizing nnd In gel ting tin boys registered. ' llrucc Duvis, local high hcIiooI boy, -was chosen iiH president for the con ference, (lien Steele of Knterprise at vice president and Tozicr,' ' of Jlclix, us secretary-treasurer. (Julng to the K. I', hull ut 6::ta the delegates, their respective leaders and members of the lorn! committee sat down to a. bunqint which was in churgc of the Pyth ian Sisters. Tliu singing of "America" und the invocation by the I lev. W. M. Hrudner of Cove, preceded the "eats;" then the boys enjoyed a sons'-rest while tin tables wen being cleared. This part of the progrum w-ts led by A. '. VoelUer or Helix. Aitli'iiMMt nf welcome ' were clv-m liv, Sdii'V miiuin, presiuem oi ofl the local high school Hludeiitl body., uie ucv. . t. ijuinn, nuu by .Mayor . ai v- . I u yy llrovviitim lte A ' response to the r-v... v J r 'r! IU mnnm r l.y ,,l.l,t or. I,.;! was given in un able Wesley lirownton, pri li Grande high school student body. At this time the boys an I j men enjoyed a couiile of votvil numbers by Mr. Voelker und his . male chorus, which lie had hroight tfrinn Helix. The main address, of the ev.; ((Continued on i'nBC Klve.) Tonight the Jiick-o'-hmlerncd ghosts, black-chul witches and ot her phantoms from the spirit world will celebrate llallowe'ep la vishing notlurnal haunts through out the city In their annual greet ing (?) to maili'r.nf-raet mankind. It will be kiddies' night, mostly, even though some of the grownups will have an evening long to re ju'iuber. open hoiiM'-. barring damaging prankH, vltt be in progress until It o'clock when the officers of Hie law will close down proceedings for the youngsters. Hays of eager anticipation and dillLTi nt preparation will culminate fur tin younger generation in the parade of c:indle-gh amlng turnip kins. A few of the "ghosts couldn't wait until tonight and went abroad on preliminary quest lust night. Apparently. Hie air wasn't, strong i nough for some of tlu m. so thtv loosed many pounds from the tires of handy automobiles, augmenting their oxygen supply and 'sharply reminding motorist thut Hallow e'en is near. Ibil.. outside of several flat tlfes. the night before Hallowe'en vu quiet, with lt main feature a num ber of seasonal parties und dances. 'SPIRITS' ILL ILK TONIGHT Priest Returns Home; Was Received By Pope Home from hi piltrrimage to Home, when lie was honored with the audience and Hie blessing of the pope, the Lev. Father O. Nooy, paMor of Our Ijidy of tin Valley church. Is receiving u warm wel come from the members of his par ish and the students of Sacred Heart niadeiny,' Father Nooy was Impressed he tmvch d through Kurope by the rapid reconstruction that has fol lowed the war. nnd by Hie evi dences of prosperity that he saw around him. " Kurope ban- come to date, haf adopted the latesj fashions. en.ios wonderful Industries, has unlonted labor and high wain-s." he said of Ms trip this morning of iMng ts Muh 1" arcordanc. no Hit people tilga undr autl torn - Big Chief mi Iffl Chief Antelope, d'Aiene tribe. of the Oilier Washington In- (IiH ns, (.0 ul s fincKt leathers for tliu big northwest Indian coiiveiitlon at Spokane. Ocl. HO and ill. Many plans wen proposed and discussed for tin Northwest Itcal tors convention, which will be held i,,.-,. i ui'm iu. ...,niu ,m.uUnff ttf tll(. tAl Ormulu Realty board in the offices of George H m-vrril-.m -fit. Hut. orKua", alu,,'.o?0rN,,.rWalUot tuku Iuu . vi nlnif .ui. Kn- ,.... T, .,.-...in w .. jourm-d nniil next Friday evening. November . when they will meet in Mr. Carrey's office and elect officers. ' Applc-A-Day Rule Is Followed by Americans The per capita consumption of apple in the I'nlled Slates Is now (about half an apple a day. says, the ' I'tilted Sin tew department of agri culture. The total crop this year will reach 1 lil.nao.iiiiii bushels com pared with 17!), ado. ODD bushels last year. The decrease In total pro duction, however. Is partially offset by the fact that the crop Is of un usually flue quality, und less limn the usual proportion will go to waste or be used for manufarlur ing purposes. Tin- portion known as the commercial crop will reach ::o. I :-t.n(Mi barrels compared with 2S.fix7,000 barrels last year. North western apples jire being shipped rapidly and are now reaching Hie peak movement. Kederat inspec tion of appti-H nt shipping points i.s also greater than last year. Inspec tions In the northwest promising to be " per cent more than In any preceding season. Clothing Store Opens Doors to Public Today The Toggery, men's clothing store owned by Andrews brothers, was opened to the public today for the first time since being com pletely rebuilt and remodeled. The store and stocfc were destroyed by fire about a monlh ago. An at tractive new front Un been built. Inset display windows being used. On the inside the store is neatly arranged In separate department. Two m-w tailors huv been added recently. Five tailors are now em ployed in stem r three. I plain of the high taxation. ;ulnes-4 wmm Ht Us bent, dm to the presence of thousands of tour ists, and there exlntw a greut op timism In the hope of standardiza tion of money markets anil the opening of the export and import I rude. 1 ' "The soldiers' graves that I saw were kept spoilt-. and many rda tivij were there to shed u slb-nt 'tear. "Cod Is srvi-d In heart earnest, of which the splendid new ly reslored churehes, school. aed- tnie.i anil paironats are the living ' proofs. I It was at The Hague, the city fmous for its worl peace ptitnee. REALTY MEET PLANS TALKED ..... t.,.rot1!,u, h-.,.l,,r Nooy Joln.-l .1.1. th- ; (Coutiuued on t'irt.) Portland's Stock Show Opens Today Aristocracy of Domestic Animal Kingdom Is on Display Kiddies Open ing Day Guests. POJtTLANU, Ore. Uly the Asso ciated Tress) The aristocracy of the domestic animal kingdom to day opened court for the annual display at (In 1 1 -acre pavilion of the Pacific International Livestock exposition here. As usual, the kid- lies of Portland went honored guests at the opening Uuy. Thou sands flocked to the pavilion, to" which they were admitted free. Pedigreed slock from, all parts of tb'.; .country where stock- Is raised wen present. Truinloads of fancy beef e,nd dairy 'rattle, horse., sheep, swine und oilier clashes of hlgh-toPed" quadrupeds have been arriving: .heredurlng the past few weeks, .an 1 were Broomed and comb'-d to a h'gh degree of attrac tiveness for the show. In addition to livestock tho hip pavilion houces a great display of poultry, mure than 1300 entries be- ( Continued on Pg FIta.) The services that La Grtindo has to offer the homemuknr in her quest for the home beautiful will be pointed out to members of the Neighborhood club in a program of lalks under the dlrcellon of Mrs. Prank 13. Appleby, Tuesday after noon at the general meeting In the elubrooms at the library building. Mrs. Appleby will prefuce her introduction of Hie speakers with n talk on l he appreciation of art. Colonial architecture will be dis cussed by Mrs. Charles U. Miller, speaking in Hie place of hep hus band, an architect, who was untune tu iicwut nn Invitation to nuuiiar "CofS v--".r .... Orr rurntUr.i cim..,.-will ..vulutn .!. S' clr "nl tttflH the arrangement of furnllurc in the home. Hurley Itlchardsoii will tell of the effective use of pictures, pot lerv and dishes for decoration. Following Hie program, which will require only n limit an hour for prewentnllon. tea will he served by Mrs. K. L. lialstoit and the members of the social committee. Mm, C 11. Seranlon, president, will preside at a short business meet ing. Senior Stunt Brings Radio Cat Into Action The senlqr stunt first ' of four annual ehiss demonstration tha' an traditional with the ,u Grand student body provided a n enthusi astic send-off Friday morning for the team that clashed with t It Itolse eleven on the Idaho field thb afternoon. An Improvl'.ed radio broadcast the plays of the nest day's game a I In- boosters hoped they would take place, while the seniors gave ex pression to their. Joy tn the expect ed victory. Miss Adelulih Dark strummed hr exHtement on a banjo. The atmosphere became so charged with enthusiasm that Hon, M Ins Klcunor'n black eal which had been drufied Into serv ice as static, took fright and ran out of the picture. He was not found again until after thu s- nioi girls' tea last evening. Best Apple Display Award Is Offered A pr'3t- of u for the mosl effective window dlspluy of apples in any I .a (Irande grocery store dnrlntr apple week Is offered today by the HI tie Mountain Fruit ex change, ucrordtng to the announce ment of the rnloii county chamber tif comm'Tce, ft roue rs desiring to criter th" competition are asked to reglsltr for the contest at Hie commerer chamber office. The display must be contoleted for Inspection not later than Tuesday at ti u. ni. Judges for Hie j-vetil will lie an nounced early next week. An apple menu Is being planned by the caterers for the luncheon that will be served ut the regular TtieMlay noon meeting of the chamber. William Miller will act as toa."! muster. l'recedlng the pro gram there will 1m- a report of tin merchants committee, I 'rot 'tt of lirtjulNV VISALIA, (A I1). The betfi known in this region us "thf la -it , of thr grlxilti'8." roaming th Tn-! Iur- county mountains, is not .o be made the target for culthmenj if the efforts of the American ( Academy of Selent.-c are . sueceutt- j tul. Meiiilw-rs of t'te oreiinbci t lun huv 'Offered to pay for anyi ' I 1..-..lUll.l,l. w tilt h til,. It. UP 1 ' " ' ,Z . J..ZH .Z La'tlot na luvtiutatti'. TO GIVEHOME BEAUTY HINTS OREGON IS SECOND IN LUMBER GUT Northwest States Lead Rest of Country, Figures Show f ... TIMBER HARVEST 3,065,547,000 FEET Yellow Pine and Dougla3 Fir Lead , All Species, Constituting 34.7 anil , 20.8 Fer Cent. PO 1 !TI .A ND, Oro. ( Special to The Observer) Washington first and Oregon second In lumber cut for 1DM. Is shown in detailed fig ures just received by the district forester's office here. , The lumber production figures for 1 14 were compiled by the It. S. department of commerce In coop eration with the forest service, de partment of ngrlculVirc. Kor the . entire I'nlled Slates Hie. lumber cut was 5,uao.'.tU,outl feet, or 3.8 per cent less than for lSli3. Of-the 21 slates, each of which re ported the production of iim than luu.Oi'U.OOO reet of lumber In 11)24, 13 showed a pmutler cut than for l23. This decrease was shared by all producing regions of the Cnltcd States. Yellow pine and Douglas fir lead all species, constituting 34.7 und 20.8 per cent respectively. Washington a total lumber cut for ll24 was $207, 313,01)0 feet bourd measure, und. is a 6.1 per cent decrease from 1U23, while Oregon cut 3,GOi,547,uao feet which' wiu 7. II per cent less than her cut. . These figures are based on data furnished to the foresl service by lumbermen Jn these two slates. In 1124 there were 4li'.i mills In Washington reporting, which Is 101 j i l!23, und 3UX in Ore- UH."J"U" .'- na-iH tn Or.,. tttcty'u' I' nut n'-clslir """ ror' al - Z..IZ less thun in number of mills operutlng in these slates, but might meun 1 hat n smaller number furnished duta on their cut for the year. . Louisiana ranKH third and also shows a lower cut by 4.4 per ceiit.i but Mlaslsslppl, which Is fourth, 1 had an Inerense of 4.3 per cent : over her 1!23 cut. California and Nevada record likewise a lessened cut by 5.7 per cent, Idaho and Montana both show lets production in 1D2I thun In Ut 23: Alubama and Georgia show increases. . ; HUGE STATUK TO HONOR JOSEPH, NEZ PERCE HEAD HI'OKANH (lly. Hu' Aftioeiated Press) A coIohmh! slatlle of the late t'hfef Joseph of the Ne Per ee. leader of his people in the war nf 1X77 contesting possession of Hie Wallowa valley in Oregon, will be creeled In northeastern Oregon or northern Idaho, it was announced at the Norl hwewt Indian congress today by pi'o Peo Thohid, one of i'hlef Joseph's scouts in that cam paign. f Alonxo Victor l.wis. Seattle Kculplor. chosen to design the monument, said he planned a sta lue probably feet In htihl to he situated In Hie Indian country. 102- i;AH-OI,H WOMAN ( Dl.l ltltA l IvS IvIKTIIHAV F.I.OIN. III. (Al-"Knrly to bed and early to rise." Hen Franklin's age words Is the maxim of Mrs. Kate Shields, who Willi i7-ycar-oli i win boys celebrated her 102nd birthday i niii versa ry lure Friday. It's Gralijying Evidence Nothing I quite o gratlf.ibig In The Ohtcricr n the tcry ileflnho I rend tonartl the pur I'Iiom of OlMrrir pucT' v tiiLittWy for the aihcrllinff of a Iih-nI btiiiicv. It i v Ideiict Ihnt Sflverll-4'rs an niiulJtiic llir iiiackei. thai -they hit getting rlnuln thm fnt-b. Hint they nn M covcring '1 Ik Otwrver Iimh Hie gn-atesi country or lily cier age t lar hail In Hh oiuiily anil lhal rt iulcr-tit hi The oliM'rter I fur lee than mall afletliiug( or hay other iihiI Iiiiii. Com (due I wtlh I fat ! a high renilcr-lnlcrcvt of fKU-iH-tilnr tabic, . .NMniUng mU wrl Mine inoticjr clioivey in TIm Olwnrr n-tilli nut nra lly from study of the fuels, "Observer Advertising: A Mej-chaiidhjlug brrrkje.' Halloween 3 r? WWIIIIIIL.il IIUIIII . ' IUIII I LU kUIIUI hi GIRL'S STORY NOIiM-;HVl(rK, m,i: -(By uw Asaocluied Press)- MmlK.' Oh.T- holtxer' dying declaration was ad mitted In evidence today at the. trial of 1. Stephenson, Karl Klenek am) Karl tlvnlry In connec tion with her death, after tliu court ruled out seven sections of the document, , None of the deletions! affected lite principal section of Die girl'; declaration In ' which she told of her abduction and attack, her de- Kntlon nt thu lUiiuiionU Hold, lur riiuui to Indianapolis ami forth detention In (lie Stephenson gar aee. After Hm docuni(nt was read to the jury, Ted Wilson, clerk at Hi'' j Hammond hotel, where the slate IkJuIi- library archives, alleged Stephenson look Miasr ,t c,ih four of Hie number wilt oberholtxer. Identified Slephenson I Hhare lt nation-wide observance 1o as having registered at Hie liotel night. Amid traditional merry ivi Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Morgan. making, playful ceremonies and charms to disclose future husbands . ' , . and wives, uro the rules of look- SOVICt UCncral DieS lug into a mirror at midnight: IcVl!,,.,:.,,, n.,..4S J, MUM W 111 Klts UtlOll Mi iSi'OW ( Hv the Associated 1 Press) Heiieral Michael W. Frun ze, soviet commissar of war. died today following an operation. (leneral Frunze, who succeeded Leon Trotsky a lV soviet military chief last January, was one of the youngest executives in the Moscow regime, being only 4) years of age. lie was famous In t he red army for Hie number of former c.arlstn lie ordered shot. Mrs. Slillman Seeking Divorce to Re-Marry NFW VOItK (Hy the Associate,) Pros) -The New York American lo'l.iy says that .Mrs. Anne ', Kllll mau is suing James A- Slillman for a .divorce so lhat sin may be fn-e lo marry Fowler Mel 'or mirk, 21. who at her sugitentlon put oiicnlcrti g id Iron In years. ov era us m iuin i oe "imhh bi i j t he Internal loita I Harvester com- pany from the ground up. I The story adds thai Slillman .ii ,,,. ,lsinlw mslfrii riill , prepared lo permit his wire to oh- n,n))v ,.oii for n 5 per ent rate taiu a divorce and lhal she will not , .rf.aH. , tIir HU of Cliulr- Idemand a large ultmoiiy and pos- slt)ly none. J MeCormlck at one lime was n - - gsrded as n fiiltor of Mrs. SHU- man's daughter Anne, now wife of ; Henry P. laivldsou Jr. ' , a;i;i man spi-Aiis in vi:aiis ( illSPl.INt. OI T OWN TOM It HACItAMK.N'TO, Ciil. (AP On ja lonely promonlory In Kldorado county, Wlllliiiri M. liowninn. HI - ar-oin pemet-r ipi ne " 'tnyr. has sia-nt the lust IS years chisel-J Jlug a lomb. A grave scooperj from ' lhe solid ria k. fitted with a coffin pri:, N II. On .P) A h'r ;iiid enclosed by a "denO, house," ninoftu tclay hehl itp two cm I const itute the old nuinS work. He do.ie of the Itoberts Itrothcrs ile will live In the house unlit he feels 1 pnritiM'iit tort', hi front of the I.', the approach of death, when a ' H, lkMiil bank, and ix-a-tcd with white flag will tell his frh-nds M-f jailUMi. iiHr-tl silver, drawn from He- t"inb tu r.ad to be Hukl. illit. bank for Ihctr mtMj pnvroH. Pranks Are Now In Order Superstition Not Killed, Thomas avs v'-l ... Hallowe'en Finds , Ken tucky Still Respecting Witches and 3,95:j Other Beliefs. ritANk'roltT. Ky. (lly III.' As H.K'lllll'll I'I'I'KH) On tlllH Jlulluw- c't-n llii-rc urn rrw oll.ur iiluc..' 1n lltr .".nKllHli-HH'..ltln w.irl.i whi'r.' HlllirrHtlllUI..'. t'OJ.tMT!llt.(J Wll.tlH'H i-imtIvc Hii inn fit .n'ili,n.:i' nn in til"' K. '..lucky ..im.ii.iilnH. . Ki'.itucky In... Itc-n round to l.i.v.. .IIItfM MtiiMir- IlllIJIlli; ,,,,., i.m.lwy 'JlioinuH, bile professor of Kngllsh at Oh- t'etitre und founder und president of the state branch of thn Amer ican Folk Lore society, today brought them out of record In the walking in u gruvcyur.l; mimg a (Contlmifirt nn Page Flvo.) FOOTHAI.Ij ItliSl l.TS. O, A. . "21), Montana 0 (cm) of rh-M huiD. oit (;i; itt k wn.H I'ltA.NKIilN lllil.H. Phllailel. phiu ( P) llefore II2.UIIU Mrsiiiis, Ited (Grange, Illinois fin Aboil thiin- deiisdt, ran ulld thrfiugh Peniisvl tHiila's liir.ierto iiiihculcii team to day on n muddy field. Orange In I' .hi a I taik thai gave the wr-terner three lonchilovtii nt the end or the first hair. His faiuous red heail I II era II, v ton Peim's defense to plecas hi ii si rles of dnxllng thrnt. 'Hie crowtl wiimled him ii terrific ovatliui In tribute lo thr most Biimbtg exhibition seen oil an It A I f, MOTIONS l'H,i:i) l llll'll Jl i lt .l...,l.ll,I.UH- . AHiIiImmi of the Inlrrslati' liiiiuMM-nv coiulloii tiMlay. ltaH ' rcxciilnllvc nf wveral wilirii , farmerH orniilyalions nnd the j American Farm Hiireao fiileralloo filed n iihiIIoii Ut illtiits the rail petition on the ground Hint the lloHt-Hiiiith joint ongre-sloiil nduHnii 4oiiMtltiite legl-lallim culling for lower rale If Hevihli iiml Is Iherefort not cimtcniplathig iiiii locreaHi. Other petitions to dlMiil wen filed on In'.nilf of the plate iMiimlslons of wieral wit- eni lnti. hicliHlbig t Iregon nod , . . XTRA IINITFI) nmnPF TOPIC ABROAD PA H IS de , AHHOulnlcd press) A ' Pulled' tUfUvl.ttf' K (if ope has become the subject of discus sion here as an outgrowth of what Is considered the masterful hand ling hy the league of nations conn ell of two situations dealing with Kurope's peace, the Locarno agree. incuts nnd the Urcco-Lfulguiiun controversy. Hacking being given the council 1 by France and (I rent Hrltuiu Is re garded as meaning lhal henceforth the league must be an agency for the settlement ofull disputes. ' Witnesses Favor New Road in West Oregon MKDFOUD. Ore (Hy the Asso ciated Press) At a hearing at Jacksonville yenlcrduy heTore members of the slate highway commission regarding Die creation of a Biipcr-roud district from Wll lln ms to the iregon cuves, more, (hun n dozen witnesses were called. All favored a new road with the exception of 11. P. Notion, Omnia pass attorney, who. while not defl nllely opposing the proposal, (ties tloiied the wisdom of creating such a district at present., , Hunt Mushrooms an Pas) line A Y It. Scollinid AP). Mush - room hunting by molotcar Is the' what now Is Hollywood. A glimpse later! iiasilme of young people injur southern California an it vvaa Ayraliirp. There Is a bumper crop j then will be afforded when tho of mushrooms In Hu country this prehistoric park planned by thu year .and parlies or young people) Imh Angeles Museum of History, go out before bn-ukfast gatherbig Science und Art bccomea.u reul- them. Flaming Swords" Over Capital Frightens Blacks (lly Charles I. Stewart) WASH I N O TON N K A S pec 1 a I A flaminc sword appeared - ,ln Washington's western sky one nlghl recently. Then h second flaming, sword. Then a third. There (hey hung all nlutil' over the city. H was prelty darned ter rifying. The next night ii hap pened again. Then more nights, livery night, In fuel. Indeed, It's still happening. It reiiilres a certain amount of Imagination to see the phenomena as flam lug swords, but they're mysterious shafts of light anyway. Kveii unimaginative peopl. can see them. After liny had appeared for wr- erul nights in sueeession. some of 1 lie Imaginative ones began lo feel frightened. Washington bus a large colored population w libit is more or less superstitious. A negro street exhorter preuched a number of sermons about the swords. He mild tin y were fl dire porleul tor thv t-ipital. 'liny INS SITUATION is ciiicm Section Surrounding Cen tral uty iteported to . . Be "Seething" BARBED WIRE SET IN MAIN STREETS Area to North of Damas cus Reported to Be in a State of , Complete Revolution. ' v l,ONlX.T (By IhiM Associated Press) A dispatch, to the. Evening News from Haifa, Ipaleatlne, says the sll nation In Uatpuscus, where the French recently, put down an Insurrection, is atlll critical while the surrounding country ts 'eeth- French authorities art- said to bo Imposing heavy fines on the city. The French tfuarantocd there will he no further bombard moots, hut barbed wlra harriers have been creeled In tha street1, to .prevent aiiihushe.-': , ' ;-A .. 1 The country to- thf north, thn. dispatches .say. Is lo a state nf com plete, revolution;. Telephone . llnea have been cut, motor cart held up within three miles of tiie city und passenKcr robbed t - comment sot t;i It. ; OKNKVA (By thn- Associated Press) Pormanont nuindaten com- mission of the leagUi of nations to day asked France for an official comment upon petitions,' protests; nnd complaints, which havti Ijeen. filed .with tho lunHirt !pnceinln(ff thn iMnmscun, bombarUiii'cnt Octov bcr 18 to October 20. . - NKW-YOUK lly the Associated Press) October show and freesln weather Is heinc experienced by a liirgn portion of the Atlantic sea boa ru, followlnii sllnlluf oonUltloug la the middle west. Foolbult fields hs fur south as TcnnesHee are snow covered today! The early show records : were broken In Connecticut and north, Virginia, und Washington, 1. C.f has two Inches of miow; - - Six Inches of snow caused a post ponement of the football game be tween the Pnlversily of Virginia and Hundolph-Macoii. An Klyriu, Ohio, woman, blinded by the snow, was killed hy u train. Purk l Mmjw Pre-Hl?(orh- NclghborlHioU of HoIIjwoimI l,OS ANOKI.K8 (AP). The saber-toothed tiger and the liuper-luL-tiiaked elephant .once, roamed i through a Jungle. J imi south of 1 "Y ' were a piu.te lo (hu tuofjl pructlcal of folk. ' News ihul numerous Wasliing totiluns really were' hch red reatin il the ears of Profeor Asaph ll-.ill of the I tilled Stales naval observa tory. "Those things," he announced, speaking as an astronomer, "urn only seurch lights. 1'on't be fool ish." "What searchlights?" asked ev erybody. Professor Hi!l had to adiull that he didn't know. It was pointed out 1 hat searchlights tiob around. The flaming swords are sltillunary, - Considerable plijued hy popular skeptieisiii tuwunl his theory, Pro lessor Hull did some Investigating. Company C, 29th KnglneerH, Fort Humphreys, Va he ill si o vend. Is surveying a -4iU. square-mile true! iH-tweiMi Ouantlco and Wurrenton, and the triangulating tn being dune ut night hy mcunfl of searchlights new method of the SUlli's own Invention. hhii; gives results of the most marvelous mathematical accuracy, r WINTER GRIPS EAST STATES