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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY. (Sranw CITY EDITIO N THE WEATimi rOHTLANU AF) Or, son: cloudy In the wfat, fair in tho eaat tonight and Hut urday. '. . - . a I VOLUME XXIV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, FftWA OCTOBER 30, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 18 ARISTOCRAT OF SERVICE 1101 LOW ' National 'Missionary So ciety Official Praises Welfare Worker FOURTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ENDS Thirty Women Delegates! from Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Ke . turn to Their Homes. Thirty women devoted to Meth odist missionary endeavor within the boundaries of the United Stales eont'luded their fourth an nual eon veil lon of societies in cluded In the intcrmountutn con fer ft ice last evening -with u meet ing at l-'lrst Al. I-;. church that was attended by a lair crowd of inter ested visitors. Mrs. Collins J. Brock of Dela ware. Ohio, national speaker for I he occiudon, talked on "Aristo crats of .Service." who. she said, rank above the . aristocrat ol blood, of fiuance, of intelligence or of sport. Fourteen young- Iu. Grande girls robed In the purple and while, in-Hig-nla of the Queen Ksther order of the Woman's Homo Missionary society, exemplified their ceremon ials in the initiation of two can didates earlier in the evening. Mrs. U. F. Tyler, their leader, wus in charge. Mrs. Sherwood Williams played for the song that they sang. Simple rlte.s of 'worship were conducted by the iqcv. I. W. Pur ker. pastor of the host church. The music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Williams, who sang .Hoffman's "Art Thou Weary?" - Kchoes of the national conven tion at 'I'Hsadona, Cal., this sum mer" Verfc brought. t the workers in the urternoon by rour neicgai.es, Mrs. Urock. Mrs. Elizabeth Griee of liulse, t lie new president; Mrs. tl. W. ISarnes. Colllstcr. eorrc- tiponing seeretary. and Mrs. C. I. Weaver of Twin Falls, treasurer. They made their reports In the form of a dramatic sketch, in which they impersonated four l'ullman coach travelers compar ing notes on their Impressions of tho convention. The I'Hal value of taxable prop erty In l'nion county has fallen otr ubout I-1'!, !.r" .since las) year, ac cording lu the summary or uhhchs mcut roll as turned over In officials this month by l. II. Proctor, coun ty assessor. An Inerease of $:!!:! In Hie uniounl tfeducled for old soldier exemptions lowers tbe Hinount of ilirrfreiiee registered somewhat. There aru ii(i,J7 acres of till able land, valued at $7. !!. .. re corded In rJ2i. as against IHS.SJiK acres appraised at $K, 083. 186 In 1U24. Timber lands have uecreaseu from 211,"7 acres with an esti mated value or L448.SM to 1X4. l7'i acre valued at $t.44H,3fiO. P.y the same token, the county now has 4a4.yo acres of land re ported non-tillable, and worth $L 774.S2'; whereas the figures for uon-tlllable land last year were iicres at $1.743. " Improvements on deeded land have decreased by $7.n4n. making (he present value 11.142.420. Town and ctly lots are appre ciated at $1.728.ynr. iJist year's value wu set at $2.5i'0.7)5. Jmprovemcnts on town lots arc (Continued on Page Five.) COUNTY LID VALUES DROP Mail Carrier Service To Be Extended Soon rprle Mil m's fr e mall rnrrb r s.rlce In Ut Grande will be ex-1 leaded November 4 to Include about fi" families not reached by the Hvstem as U now exists, aeeord Ing to Major It. 1 Huron, post master, through whom- efforts tin add tt tonal service has I" en se cured. The extension rovers about 16 blocks, augmenting the routes of Carriers Itlrhard Hill and Havtd Stoddard, who are to have the as sistance of an auxiliary, and ex lends over the following streets: on Spruce (lately known as Vic tory wn ). rrom X to On 'A. from Spruce to Green -wood. On Y. from Spruce to Green wood. on Twelfth, from Washington to J. She Wins 1ft ' p. -MJiieen or Aillcrli'nn t'ollrafs" whs tin title cunterrecl on ,MI Mary i:ila li niiove, or Has kell. Texas, at a beauty contqst between eo-eLs of :IH colleger ami universities la Dallas, Texas, recently. Sale of 20 carloads of Home Hcnulles by II. M. Wcat herspoon. Flgln apple grower, to A. P. Scritchfleld of Welser, Idaho, took place yesterday according to the latter, who stopped In I .a Grande before going to Wallowa ' count y where he will remain lor a few days on business. Mr. Scritchfleld announces Dial be will ship the apples to Chicago. The deul, which hu been pending for several days before final clos ing yesterday, Involves more than ?l&.0UU. Mr. Weat herspoon, who raised more than $75.fHUi worth of apples this year, has not disposed of a considerable portion of the crop. Some lime ago he went eu.sl, where he sold about twu-flfths of the yield. Christian Endeavor Official Coming Here A. J. Shartle. treostin r of I lit railed Society of f'hrlstbiii Kndcn vor. will arrive In li Grande next Thursday morning from Host on. He will speak at the loeul Presby terian church Thursday evening under the auspices of the Grande Hondo t'hristlun Kndeuvor union. His subject has not yet been an nounced. A special musical pro gram will also be given. The public is Invited to uttciid the meeting. . Girl's Alleged Assailant l-'onnd HA I j K AL Ore. Leroy !((". farmer living mar HroiM Mills, who Is wanted In Salem on a stat utory charge preferred against htm by o 12-ycur-old girl, was located In an Oregon city hospital where he wus reported to be suffering from a wound he wus alleged lo have Inflicted on hlmseir following the alleged crime. m Lleventh. front Washington to J. ' on Tenth, from M to L. fin K. from Twelfth to HH1. The dellverv will be extended to residences Included within the deniunated district. from Novem ber 4. or as soon thereafter us they are provided with proer house number and suitable private mall receptacles. Hoxes with door slots Hre preferable, posiul authrMli tate. Carrier service It not defined by ihe corporuie limits of a city. Kather it is extended to those dis trict that are more thin 5i per cent "bultt up" and that have side walks and croHsnulks of sunt" dnr uldc material. The two district that vre to be added to the Iji )(runde sstem hav a I rend j com- APPLES SOLD Wfiioii TRACTOR CO. WILL IRK URGE AREA La Grande Chosen as the East Oregon. South Ida ho Headquarters C. WV BUNTING AT HEAD OF CONCERN Establishment Gives City New Prestige as Dis tributing Point Boise Branch Maintained. Anion? recent additions lo the La Grande business district is the establishment , of the Hunting Tractor . company In the Holmes building at the corner of Jeffer son and Klin streots. t The local office of .the concern will headquarters for the distribution of caterpillar tractors In L'nion, Wallowa and Baker counties In Oregon and all of Southern Idaho. This arrangement makes La Grande equally Important to Port land, Scuttle and Spokane as a tractor distributing point. ;. W. Hunting and his son, (.'lyde K. Hunting, art at the bend of the new fit in. Hoth have had considerable experience In the I tractor Industry. The former was! agent for the Holt Manufacturing company in this territory for u ;i umber of years, and the lutte: was employed until recently by the same company us sales en gineer, with headquarters In Port land. . 4 Karl T. Colllton, formerly of Spokane, Wash., Is In charge of the parts service for the new firm. He was employed lately hi the parts department of the Holt branch In' Spokane. ' '- . 1 W. 11. Wcbbei runner repre sentative of the Holt Interests at DavenporL-Wash.? 'is-In the sub department .and wilt muku . his headquarters here, . 'C, . Henderson, with head quarters in Kolse, will represent the company s Interests In Idaho. J John Stewart of Lu Grande, has been secured to bundle the service requirements. To Keep Big Stork. A complete slock of spare parts (Continued on Page Five.) Jones Takes Up. Duties Of State Church Tost The Hew o. W. Junes, recenlly elected financial secretary of the Christian church of Oregon, will leave I ji Grande tomorrow for Ulchlaad on his first 'official visit. Mr. Jones will travel all over the state, but will continue to make m Grande his home. A ni-iv pas tor for the church here has nol yet been selected. Sunday morning Sundny Nchool will begin at Unt regular time fol lowed by communion services con ducted by the elders of thry church. In the evening tin- Christian Kn deuvor society will give a program during the church hour. Endowment Fund Day To Be Held November 4 Kedernt Ion Kndowment Kund day. a red letter day of the Im Grunde Neighborhood club, hu been postponed from . Wednesday. November 4, to Wednesday, No vember 11, It was announced this morning by members of the club. A candy sale will be one of the fea tures of the day. Th committee in rharg- foments of Mrs, H, A. Zurhrtck, chairman: Mrs.' It. P. Landls. Mrs. Clyde Marky, Mrs. William Wilson. Mrs. Walter telsnmn. Mrs. J. J. I'urr, Mrs. 4. K. Sting. Mrs. H. K. Olxon, Mrs. Chase ltohnenkuhp, Mrs. C M. Hearnshaw, Mrs. Pete McDon ald. Mrs. Gilbert llurron und Mrs. Harry Turner. Everett Kcown Buys Barber Shop Interest Kverett Keown, who formerly had the third chair In the Foley burlier shop, owned by Otis Wat und George Iiirry, ha imridiawd Veal's Interest and wilt tuke pos sesion Monduy. Air. and Mr. Veal will leave Saturday night for Aberdeen. Wash., where he bus purchased a barber shop. Remington to Conduct Services Here Sunday !;lshop William r. Iteming! on. Pendleton, will be prem-nt to ion- j duct service In SI. I'eler Kpts eopal church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. HIhop Itemington hus just n--turned .from the general conven tion or the Kpi'K-opal church :t Vw Orleans. Iji.. ami Is exerted o dtrourse on some of the event of that niucb-Ulk' d-af assembly. Killers To , Be Executed 1 January 8 James Willos and Ells worth K el ley Hear Death Sentences Both Defry Guilt. SALKM. Ore. (By the Associated Pass -J u iiu-8 Will os u nd Ki In worth Kelh-y, convicts found guilty of the murder of Guard John Sweeney In . the prison break of August 12. were sentenced today by Judge Kelly to hang January V. Kelley and Willos wen; a de jected appearing pair when they were brought beforu tho judge for wenlence. They' did not seem nervous, hut both were unshaven, and pule. Willos' pallor wus purtlculurly no ticeable. llolh Deny Guilt Before Hentcuce was passed, both made statements denying guilt. Tho defense wns given until De cember 2t; to file a hill of excep tions preparatory to uppcullng to the supreme court. F P A It I S (by the Associated Press) It has been learned on high authority 1hat Senator Victor Henry Herenger will shortly be ap pointed to succeed I'hnllc Daesch ner, French umbussudor to tho L'nlted States. , "The French government's decis ion lo change ambassadors Is close ly related to the American debt funding negotiations. Foreign Minister Hrlanrt has Impressed up- nn lprmiii Pnlnleve Itinl mint her effort should be made to settle the debt. Kcrcngcr is regarded as the best 'man uvallable to bring this ubout. , - Bercnger, -with . Ills flnunchtl authority. Intimate acquaintance with the. debt question, und iileus he litis derived from recent expe riences In Washington us a mem ber of C'tillaux'H debt mission. Is regurded by the govi'rnment as 1Ih man to handle the problem If any thing Is to be done on the Amer lean d'bt. - Grocery Will Open in South La Grande Nov. 2 The grocery til "Ofi Fourth street which burned neve ml weeks ago. bus been rebuilt, remodeled and u frh stock of both staple und fancy groceries has lieen Installed. The store will be opened Monday morning' by George Haker under the new name of Maker's Grocery. The equipment Ih new and modern. II is good news to the people of South La Grunde for u grocery .stop- of this type to open in thut nect ion of town. It Is said. pi:mli;to costs nisi:. PKNMLKTON. Ore. The- vuaI of opera ling t he city of" Pendle ton during IfiJd will be $:i..4i:t, according lo tho bnlgel t but wus lentatlfi'ly adopted by the bud get eomitiltlee at lis meeting last night. I hi compares with a cost for 1'.C" of $K,345, The greater part of the I Hereun to cohI has come from the tieeeM illy of paying for improvements ulrcudy mude or In prospect, and to pay for property or eiUlpmeait which was purchased on t he In stallment plan without resorting to bond Issue. Some of t he ex tra payments I hus entailed for 1 91! 5 yre as follows: Dump grounds, $ 1 76M; sewer cleaning machine. I'iOM; automobile park payment. $iamt; llluff street sew er, road lo dump grounds. W7.'i; levee repairs, It's Gratijying Evidence Nothing l (pilte m grallfblg lo The lrMriT a Hie rr tb-flnlte t reml ion aril Hit' pur rlutH; of OtTer piirr -cliiltely for the adtcril-ing of a lmal lminen. It K v hh ( thai advertiser1! nn anulxlug tlH-lr market, that they are getting eiii-ula Hon fneis. Hint I bey an (IN (titerlng The tHwru-r has the great iM cMiiilry or city cover age lo In hail In Hh eoiniO ami that resler-eo-t In The 01erer I far IrM Hiatt mall ailvilltlnz. or any other nieil Inm, (VmitiliMil tsltli Hh-xi facts I a high n-ailcr-hjilf rest of imrtk-olar talue. StetMlbig ad vertising ntfiney rcltilly in TIm Olwncr results tint oral I r fioni a study of the facts, "Obwerrrr Atlvrrtlslng A MerchauUislng Hfrrlve." MAY NAM NEW AMBASSADOR GOVERNOR EXPLAINS PARDONING A.; J. ; Weston, Sent to Prison for Murder Held , Victim of "Frame-Up" DOESN'T BELIEVE ' STILLWELL'S TALE Pierce Refers to Witness is "Drunken Sheep herder and lillicit Dis , tiller." KAI.KM, t)ro. (Uv the AssOcbited I'ress) The full pardon granted A."" J." Weston by "Governor Pierce was based on tho theory thut thorc was no murder commuted and that Hubert II. Krug, the dend man, wus . burned to. deatli accldr?ntully In a cabin near Sisters, Ore., ac cording to a statement by the gov ernor today. , v P'.erce expressed the belief that Weston wus tho 1 victim of a frame-up." -tn his statement. Pierce said he does not believe the story, told by George Stlllwell, one of the wit nesses ugalnut Weston. , ,Tho governor referred to Still- well as a "drunken shcepherder and an Illicit distiller." 11 nald ho Interviewed StlllwelV ut length and that Stlllwell's story differed tn many particulars from that told on tho witness stand., SANTA BARBARA FEELS QUAKE; v NO DAMAGE DONE SANTA UAItUAIUA. Cal. (By tt Assoeluted Press) Sunt a,, .Barbara experienced r sharp :earth(uaHe at 5:20 Ibis morning, following a tittle JoJ at IMG o'ulocK. No dninage wus donoV i VKNTI'ltA, Cal. (By Gits' .Asso ciated Press) A sharp eartlniuuke of several 'seconds duration wus felt here ul 6:30 o'clock. Realty Board Will Elect 1926 Officers The Lu Grande Heulty lioard will meet this evening al 7:110 o'clock In the office of George II. Currey, The nnmml election of officers will tulie place ut 'this meeting. Pluns for the Northwest Ken I lorn convention which will be held here next summer will also be ' con tinued. La Grande Stores May Close Armistice Day Stores In La Grunde will b closed for the Joint, celebration of Armistice duy If the recominnndu lion of tlu merchant's committer Is accepted by the business men represented at the regular lunch- on-meellng of the l'nion County chumber of Commerce. Tuesday noon. The recommendation cume out of a special session of the merchunts committee this morlnng at tht commerce chamber offices. The proposed public market wus discussed und the proposition lutd on the table pending further ex presslon from the grocers of the city. ' Committee members present voiced favor of the plan, provided the farmers are willing to furnish the market with iideiiuulo supplies of fresh vcgetubles. WLAItKIt OP HAI(MK'KM MAIM-; VICTIM OK ATTACK PI KHLO, Colo. (API-Hal Hel ehrlst, high school student, up pen red ut i-Iusnch here wearing a pair of ao-lneh Oxford bugs. Half an hour luler he was lying on Die school grotinds unconscious and his "super balloons" were flouting; from the top of a nearby tree. j I'Vllow Hludentn declared it might be all right for the cowboy to wear flowing shups, but thut 'Kerch rise trousers were a bit loo wide. I Hchool authorities arc conduct ing an In vest I gut Ion of thu Inci dent, I mikhim; hi:imm.n; TOIMI A Lit a N V, Ore. Loot. Inel jdlng 'five silk floss mattresses and (i I blankets, wus recovered here by Hherirf Itlchard und MarshMl I tod gem when thy tabled the Imperial lodging house, operated jby Mrs. M nlel Ihw Oreenfbld. i A. MapeiMtein, formerly of Por ilaud. Identified tbe iH-dding us jthut stolen from his store several iiuunlhs Hgo. i Hurry Henderson Is In the Linn , county Jail uwulttng grand Jury investigation of a charge ugalnsl him that alleged thu theft of the bedding. Harvesting to"' pi - v 7 !.. 7 t 1 1 ftf Tomorrow night . in. when llio Jack o'laiilei-ns will glow In frighU'ii ; IgiionihikHiN. grown-ups nml give gifal glw to Joyful youngsters. A1mvc m where tho gliOHts grow, ami no dmiht Uie two. little girls, looking over (he crop, re already pleluHnx wliai oan Iw ihnio v1th the yield., . CANADA VOTES CONSERVATIVE OTTAWA; Onl. ( liv ' the . Asso ciated Preys Premier .King to day .denied rumors, that ho had doctded'to resign lis Die result of tlu; 'Cnhadlun pari lu men tury olcc- OTTAWA I My :-1Jrt TONQOTKltffl ProcHliii' th electloiiH 'through out Cunadii Thursday for 245 Moats In vthn!liouse- of parliament, the conservative purty made sweefdng gains. Wi'l. MucKenxle. King. head, of tho. liberal government. went down to defeat In his own conslltuencynndwlth hlm. even on Incomplete returns, -went suvon other cubluul ministers. , ,, In Nova Scotia out, of , 14 Heats, the -.conservatives, have ..elected 11 mehHVcrs. 'und , tfho ' llberulH; t.hrt;c. In Now-.Hrttnswick tho conserva tive elected -10 und ..the' llberuls onn Qirt.of a. lotal of.l scuts. The ovorturn-'.In. ttheso , provinueH hud been .expected for both went con servative. In- the recent .provincial elections: .' . . ' Nova Kcotlu had hitherto been a liberal stronghold, returning In every faat In the lust election a supporter of Ihe King government. in every province, which bu thns fur reporlcd, oonservatlve ffalns ure unuouuecu. ' Ontario CoiiM'riutho Oiiliirlo Is returning to the con servative fold. Of the fi - scuts which have thus fur reported In that province, the conservatives polh-d 4 7, Ihe liberals four, .Miss Maephall, a progreHslve und the only woman member of the last purliament, und an Independent llbtrul account for the other two. Quebeo alone of the provinces ft allied In tho main lis liberal allegiance. Two conservatives hud captured three seats on the Island of Montreal, but for the rest Ihe liberals seem tu be holding their ground. District No. 9 School Praised bysE. A. Sayrc Complete satisfaction wilh the condition or schools In the outly ing districts of l'nion county was expressed by A. H. Hayre, county HUperlnlendent, Thursday evening when he returned from the hist or his visits to the schools that are difficult lo reach In wlnler wea ther. 'I have never seen pleura titer schoolrooms or teachers and pupils more content with their work and surroundings than those 1 have visited this fall," declared the su perintendent. t "I am particularly huppy about the prospect- In ttie district No. U. We used to cull It the Hurdscrabble district, but the community is so! proHperotis and progressive that II certainly deserves a belter title. 'One of the finest schools tn the county has Just been built out there. .It Is a modern two-roorn building, with ample woodsheds and a barn for horse and cars. "It stands on the highway be I ween, A Heel and Cove, which Is soon to be hard-surfaced. The district Is waiting now for the new seals ami disks to arrive. Other wise, the building la alt ready for occupancy, Huperlnlenderif Kayre vudb-d l,onc 8tar and Valeria schools Thursday, and Tuesday he was a visitor at the HilLr, Med leu I fjprtnfc4 and Park districts. the Ghosts ': CP rwgA ; .f HIGHWAY HKAIUNG ON Mi)lroui, Ore. AP Com- nilHMloners Huby, Van Dtixir ami Malonu, meiiibers of tfm stato highway i-ommtofdon, aJiil Statu Highway Kiiguucex KIIih wlU open a hearing hi Jmsonvlllo at 2 o'elwk this aflernoon . regarding Hm creation of a suiNM-lor road ilU trlet from WilUanw 16 the Oregon caves. I'llJiAHK 'HAIUUH , HOI I A.. Jtiilitarla iM!)tyH, htiwimHrM arc printing .diinlns of e.ve-wltnew 4,sUirles (oday fiiarglng that .ihiv, withdrawal oi inek trooiw from - Bulgaria was market I by scenes of plllago ami fletriietloii." AcirdliiK lo these accounts, tho Greek Umk away huul lilliliitr fiiPMliiiwi liiMitu iIo( 1UmsU anU( ft mnw left behind them only bait watlf of the homes Ihey looted. Tho for- olgn officii declares llulgaiia will hilst beforo thn league of nations council that (Jit-eee. make repara tion ImHi for IIvcm loKt and prop erty destmyed r stolen. Pastor Unearths Vice In Seattle Underworld HKATTLK. Wash. (Ily the As soimtted Preas) Following charges by the Itev. Hulley, of the l-'lrst Hapllsl church, that vice Is general ; here, several raids have been i Miuuii, Two girls, four men and u wo man were taken In today's raid. One of the men, Donald A. Itolh- rock. Is said to be u Colton, Cut., attorney. The Itev. Hailey said lu would again tour the underworld lu dis guise. MAN 111 HT KTHirrCHIMI Willi-: HWKL'T HOMK. tire. Lester Morehead, foreat service Instructor. ; was- Injured while stretching wire on his rarm above Sweet Home, I ,!., I ln ut rote he wt I lined lind I struck him on the hcud, tutting a leep wound, , . Even Princes XTRA Oat Crop, Writer Says H Chnrle P. Stewart) there wsm but oae elevator he WASHINGTON NKA Special) could descend to Hie lobby by. King Kama VI of Hlam, who has Jied deposed his queen for not be- I lug flluniried enough, wasn't ul- ways so dlitnlfled himself, as cer tain musty old reports In the 'l'nlted Nlstes aecret service files show. 'hulalongkorn ruted In Hlam und llama wus only crown prince wlen tbe hitter toured America nearly 3Ci yearH ago. Just out of Oxford, he was on his wuy home by the western route. As a royal visitor, two secret service men met htm when he landed In New York to guard him until he nailed from Kan Francisco. The prince's - secret service guards found they had a hard Job. The prince was on vucatlon. Ills school days were over. His ruler, ship hadn't begun. He wanted a good time -to cut up. tn fact. Hleve Wright, cameraman for the now dermic! Inter-necun. had been trying to gel the prince's pic ture during the whole length of his stay In the Windy City, An evening arrived when, as Stephen knew, .his hlghnens was to dine at a certain hour ul the hi rago club. Ills suite at Urn Audi - toriuui Annex was so situated that ZllOE Mitchell Smilingly Denies We Violated t Amy , Discipline . ; READY lOSTAiSb TRIAL, HE SAYS Accusei-s of Superiors, After bailing m Eifvi to ' Stop ; Cfiurtmartialj Will "Face Music" : WASHIXGTON. (By the AsbocI uted Press) Havlnic lost every. preliminary effort .to" bait1 -court)-' martlul proceedings agwlnst hitri, Colonel William Mitchell ( pleaded not guilty today to charges ugulnst -him und informed the. court ho Is ready to stand trial. ! ' Mitchell stood Hmljlng'to arfsWer' tho charges. Ha said "npt guilty" us t'uch specification waa,Joad by prosecuting1 offlcenr,. .j.f : Ills plea, did not. deny' the aceu-' racy of tho charge-tJiit MMchetl' uccused Ills superiors of criminal, almost treasonable conduct in, ad ministering tho air. aorices, but merely comprlsdi ' ft ; denial ; that this accusation constituted conduct In violation of discipline. Tho defense' request for a bill of particulars was 'thrown out by the court after-a heated argument scntatlve Held of Illinois. Mltch- sentullive Held or Illinois Mitch- . ell s attorney, declared the Charges aa worded by the .war department, were too' yague." . ' To Kecouvrne Mowlair Held thea . contended .the!, pro- , ' (Continued oa Pf Plv.) P A H!H (UyS the. Assocluted Press) -Tho council, of the leagun of. nations, hurriedly.' summoned lust. Monduy to prevent threatened hostilities between Greece and Uul gurlu.' adjourned today :. With its tusk uccompllrihed, ' ,, ,,J Offlclul notiricutlon from the allied mllltury experts on. the scene was presented ut a fiivaj meeting that the - Greeks had completed evueuutton of .tho ( Uulgarlun Hull eight hours before; tht? time limit set by the council. ' The closing session was featured by un uddress by President Urlund, who declared thut the league hud Justified its existence'. .WATJHl MIXTINU CALLCH HALKM, Ore., Itepres-ntuHves of the states of Oregon, Washing ton, Iflaho und Montana and the department of the Interior , will meet at Hpokune when the allo cation of tho waters of the Co lumbia river will bo considerej. Hhea Luper, state engineer, will protect Oregon's- Interests al th conference. ' Any recommendation that -msy ho mude ut tho conference will bo subject to upprovul , or rejection by the legislatures of tue rottr tates and tlttt department of the interior. Sow Wild Hleve set tip his camera in un inconspicuous corner commundlnff this elevator and waited. Obviously nothing would do but u flashlight. Hleve was unspuring with his powder. In fullest eenlng dress, a rib bon across his shirt front spark ling with decorutlons, the prlncu uppeared. A blinding flash! A strong ron. (Mission! A smoke-filled hole! lobby I Htevu hud pulled thu trig ger. With a yelp, the prim tumbled backward Into the elevator und wa at the top of the building lit the twinkling of an eya. Tho se cret service men pulled guns. At tendants ran and screamed. Hev rrul women fainted. In the cloud of smoke Hleve had disappeared, with a unique picture of a crown prince In tho act of being ushus Mtnaled or so he thought. Kurly next morning; the prince left fur the west and caught the first bout for tho Orient. No rv. od shows that Steve was officially (thanked by the government, but ' b la paper raised his pay. LEAGUE Ell W SESSION
