EASTERN OREGON'S, LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PACES TODAY
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATZZ3
TOUTLANU AP). rOro
gun; Generally' fair tonlfht
and WedfiMday. Frcealng
Ivmperature In the east la-nlg-ht.
VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88
NUMBER 20
Settlement
Of U.S. Debt
Going Down
"Just Starting to Live'
Is P
ed
romis
D1STRECT 1. L
CHAMBER
OBSERVES
FiRSTSHOVJ
OF SEASON
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BUDGET IS TV;
PflWEB ;(
School Directors Pass on
Committee's Work
Last Evening
ABOUT $5,000 MORE
MONEY IS. NEEDED
'Levy in Mills, However,
t Will Be Less Than Last
Year, Ts Report of the
Board Members
The I.u Grande board of school,
directors, together with the mem
bers of the budget committee up-,
pointed to uss'st Ihe board, mist
Just evening and adopted a budget ,
for the l-ii Grande school district,
covering the current year. Each
. Hem of expense was gone ' over
carefully by the budffel cominitteo,
with a result that the school dis
trict' win be asking the, taxpayers
for an additional amount, or less
than $11000 over lasl year, but the
prudent indications members say,
are1 that the levy in mills for this
year will be a trifle less than last
year.
The total amount of the school
'budget this year, is $1B5,76!).2G.
The school district will be asked to
raise $loi",(i67.34 of this amount,
last year the amount to be raised
within the school dhurict was a Ut
ile over $104,000. In addition to
this sum there are estimated re
ceipts from county school funds,
state school funds, clementnry
school funds end high school tui
tion funds totaling $47,111.95.
The complete- budget will, be
printed by I he school officials at
un early date. - :
Tho budget committee. In addi
tion trt the 'directors, consisted wsf
AVlllb.0, Miller. -bf the I J lilted Stutes"
National bank, H. A. Zurbrlck. -o'
the l-a Orandu NuMonnl bunk, Mrs,
J. K. Charlton, president of the
Greenwood . l'uren.t - Teacher , U
soetation, Mrs. Kvely n. i'"aus. pri;si-d'-nt
of the Kiverla Parent-Teacher
association and Airs. George -It, 1-y- assistants into group, each an
num, president of the Council of ( signed to the performance of stated
Associated Parent-Teacher ussocia- courtesies. ;,
tiuns of the city. . I Mrs. lw Warnlrk and Mrs. J. A.
counioi
WELFARE WORK
A foundation for future eo-
operation with civil, health
educational uuthorllhis in ,lhe pro-
motion or mea-sures that make for
child welfare was hid.al:the first
regular mei'ting' -of "tho City Coun
cil of Parent-1 eacher us.ietaMonK
Monday afternoon in the Neighbor
hood club quarters in. the library
building.
Mrv. C. V. .MePhert-on was elect
ed to serve the council ,s serre
tury. Mrs. George l.yman is the
president elected ut a preliminary
meeting several days ao.
The council voted to uecept the
t'otistltnttun unl by-luwa dniwn up
mid ires-nli'il hy tle hiw convmll- of Tin- )nlli-s. .
tcf. lonipo.Hcil gf Mrs. J. K. t'hnrl. j jrH. furpy ma for muny yenrs
ton. Mrs. I Kajis. It. A. WIIUi.M-.iori n nilcnl of tills city unil a tiaili
uml K. U. Towlir. 'it In I hi' piiMIc mliools. Hit him.
A. K. Siiyri'. ijpi'rinli-ndL'!il of luinii v;,k ronnccti'il with the pnli.
folinty .vfhool.H. was clivMrn chap- Mc Inml offii-'-H In l.a Clranli. Thi-y
W in of tin' organization. (In the niovil to 'I'hi-' Dulli-s whi'il tlrt
prostram lonunllti i' nro J. T. iMnn- offlcu.1 with tran.srnrn d to that
Tfllow. Mrs. fail O. Ilfim unil Mrs. lla-i a fi-w months Hfru,
K. A. McKarhran. Tliu social sir-I The funi'ral anil IntiTim nt will
I tako place In I'ortiunil, uceoniintf
(Conllnueil on l'nife Ffcve.) ' to the mi-asae.
Wallowa Farmers Ready
' For Arrival of Winter
W A 1 .1 .(' V A. Ore. Speeta I ) .
Weather conditions here havi
been ttl-al durinp th- past twq
wetkK for fail plowing and the
el'ininK up of other work before
th- approach of winter.
I'ruetleully all of the fall need
ing has been finished, and pros
pects are the best at this time
of the year lu many seasons, ac
cording to farmers. AH thresh
InK In this portion of Wallona
county has been finished with Ihe
ixteptton of one job In th Iap
section where -rcd Italics Is Bt'll, favor fall plowing beCMiife wccdi,
busy tlr'shliiir a purt of his cnp' which start now, are killed w hen
or spring g'ttin which wafi late in-(he giound Is turned over,
i.ititur.ng. j
'Hrniers In both the valley a'idj
dry fanning sctions of. the conn-! Oem-nil reports fioin fiiiiin-i-s
ty have-Jieen busy plowing for the fin I'nion county, especially In tlnr
I .ist week or ten days, and others 1 (Irande Konde valley, un- to the
who hav? be-n la tor In th prep
umtinni nre just beginning tin
work. Ife soli Is In fine condi
tion for plow'ng. as the frequent
rains of a few weeks ago soaked
the ground to depth of wverul'
Will .ils parachute, open?
Corjionil Archie Albert on hud a
long time to wonder it1otit It
when ho dropped olT a naval
plane nt San Diego dining para
ehnte exercises. He fell 1200
feet '-before his bnjr puffed out,
mid then he floated down on the
ocean ami had to swim as I ions
Plciure was shot of him from
another plane.
BENEFIT TEA
'; .
Mrs. August J. Ktangc will open
nor home on Spring street to tho i
horhoud club Sat urdav, afternoon-1
for tea t l...neftt lh Vwl,.tin
' News fund . of the organisation,
The hourw Will bo from 2 to 6
.o'clock. ' - : ' , '
. Mrs.' O. t,.
larlson Is chairman
of the club commltf'-e in charge
of the -event. .Khe litis divided her
Tedford will be at the door to help
Mrs. Hlangi- receive 11m guests., In
the livlngroom will be Mesdames
Albert Jfimfer. A. T. Hill, W. P.
MeAdory and 11. II. t'leuver. The
I dining room cominittee Includes
'iMesdames George -' A.' Cochran,
Hugh K. J.rady, C H. Moore and
.G rover Grimmett.
1 A program Is being arranged by
Mrs. Karl Hinddard and M rs. J.
Honuld Meyers. Punch is to be
("served by 'Me.sdunM'S It. .!. Green,
A. Hingaman anil Kred Hpaeth.
In charge of tea are Mesdames
Cochran, Grlminett. ,1 L K. Woodcll.
u, yt Tyler. Albert "vaniell und
iitM Warnlek.
Tho Oregon Federation News Is
(Continued on Pago five.)
MRsTcA RPY DEAD
AT THE DALLES,
- MESSAGE SAYS
KrirluN lien rnci'fi-'l won! tofl iy
of Ibc ih-Hlh of Mrs. GforKi' Cariiy.
Inches. Many ff- tht; runners are
plow Inc now wit it the intention
of planting Kraln next sprintc
while others are plowing Kround
which will be in summer fa Hum
next sfaHon. In a numlcr of
eases where this method hus be n
followed in former years. It If
said to' have proved highly satis
factory, as the ffrointl which ws
fall plowed appcare.l to havr
taken a Rreutef amo jnt of molrf
tire than ffround which wus plow
ed In the spring. Many farmers
ffect that the fat) work. Includ -
Ing plowing and threshing, bs
hef-n virtually rotnpJctrd and th.it
the snow, which fell today, will
cause little trouble to the ag-.-
cultutists.
DUE SATURDAY
Importance . of Fruit to
Union County Pointed
. Out by Speaker
HENRY GRIESEL
TELLS OF CROP
AnV LOCal Apple GrOWer ; to nrrlvent a dertuitu settlement of
WU a i.1 j 4. TT (debts to America und Kngland, tho
WnO AttenaS tO Illo declaration does not mention tho
Business" Can" Realize ! nana or reaching thuCpnd.
p I A Pttr,lom(,ltary fifotip or the
xrOIltS. (socialist parly today decided to al-
' v jctnhi from voting when a motion
' What the apple Industry means !or nfWence in the Painleve gov
to Union county and La" Grande cntt mC up.ln 11,0 clmm,,tjr
was th
jubject chosen by I-lrnry
, of the Blu Mountain Krult
tiiiesel
exchunge, In bis address before the
chamber of commerce today at a
noon luncheon in observance of ap
jyic week. . . '
Air, Uriesei pointed qui inai up
plo growing was one ot the main .
resources oi mo., u ramie nonae
valley, citing some statistics to
prove this; The ,totn'( number of
carloads of eominei'dnl apples
raised hero this year will probably
better 400, and the crop 'will be
worth around $800,000, ho aid.
A merlca's production of com
mercial npples will run about 100
million bushels this year, which, If
loaded Into tralnloarte of 7fi cars
each, would totul 2000 trains. The
northwest will produce about u0,
000 carloads, he ..statod. :
"There has been a feeling that
the apple grower in Union coun
ty is not' making money, ' he co-
, tinueri. "but this impression is or-
1 ro neons. There is no reason why
an annle. grower in this valley, who -
Inttends to his business, should not
, nrosnerous and n.ako nionev.
hi:Cilum lippU.B are proflt-iblo hereV
Digger. Crip . Needed.
i
t,m' ' luo "WKi'-piMm "i"
irrowers have Vo contend with here. I
ho said. ds'niHrhettng their apples
to the btKKesl. buyers. Tills can
only be successrujly solved by ,tn-
creasing tho present aOiiuu( crop to !
three or four times ItB size, which l iber ana his brother. 11. A. I'a
would necessitate tho plant Intr of ber. did (jverythlnx humanly pos
at leust 2(100 or 30011 morn acres slide to unvo the ears in the shop,
to trees. In nientloninif the work The former drove J. J. CuriVs
of the cxclmnB-e, Mr. Orlesel; said larffo ear from the shop without
that 71 carloads, had been moved V damaKe and the LUter, as
this fall and morn will soon be on ' machine was afire, risked his
M...1- ,... . I'f'' to drive the- other car from
"If the present condition eon-
tlnues.'V he said In eloslnc, "this
season's crop will be of'greal value
to the local fruitmen."
Apple Menu.
A luncheon served found appley
(Contltuiftd on Page Vive.)
A formal guard mount, di'scrllii'd
by military men ns "a nvlghly pret
iv ceri-mon." will be executed by
sunie 70 iiLi-nibers of the Oregon
National fiuurd for Hie enlighten.
inent and .enlertalnmenl of til"
crowds thai will be In town for
Hie first unniiul joint I'cli'brullon
of Armistice day In 141 Ciiande next
week. '
The ceremony will be performed
on the high school gronnds with
all the Hwunk unil precision that
would altend It cxecullon at a
mllllarv camp. Korriiui guard
mount marks Ihe retirement of the
otfl guard end the arrival of the
new. It entails review of the on
coming guard by both the old and
the new officers of the day.
.Music by the ha (Hunde Munici
pal bund will accompany the cere
mony and will Include a stirring
rendition of "The Ktar-Hpungled
ilanner."
The military exhibition will take
place Immediately following the
big panide. In which the greater
pttrt of Company K of the IKfith
Infantry will purtieipuie, accord
ing to raj. tain O. I- Ifutton.
Pendleton Is sending Us drum
corps to head the parade, and
hopes to rharter a special train for
ft o. no tn of legionnaires and vis
itors ror the duy." Pates have been
granted by the O.-W. It. N. pro
vided (he attendant number &0 or
more. An attendance of 125 will
injure the Pendleton post the use
of a special train.
Possession of Mash
Charge Faces Brothers
Hoy Jake and Oron lik bro
thrs living north of Island city,
were arrested yesterday morning
by CJeorgf Pierce, prohibition offi
cer, and the two federal officers
! located here and hroimht to county
jail along with thref barrel of
mah found In their powwlun.
The cjiiw hus been Uirned over to
federal authorities by Carl O. Helm
district attorney, end probably will
L Ultd at P0rtiuJ.
CDMPHNYETQ i
DRILL NOV. H
Second Painleve Cabinet
Presents Declaration to
French Parliament To
day. . " ' .
PA It! I S (lly tho Associated
Press) Restoration of the French
'treasury und Improvement of .tho
French . financial situation, ' of
which American debt settlement Is
one of the most Important fea
tures, . rlominaies th'i ministerial
declaration with which tho second
1 hin love cabinet faced parliament
today. ' i
' While expressing determination
Th o th(t 80(.oml ,uinl(.ve
m i,.,
tonight.
The premier, ( having - nccepted
hnmedlute discussion on interpela-
tlons on his general policy, Intends
to itnt-h it IhroiiL'h to n vole be-
fore tho chamber of deputies ad-
journs,
E
Although a detailed check has
not yet been made, conservative
rstimntes place the actual dam
age done to -Ocorge Fabor's paint
shop on .Second street yesterday
ut about $40 to $500, exclusive
of 'the , Hftht car thut was ruined
nd tho damage to a heavier ma-
chin thflt wan saved. W. t Per
J'i. of thci .Porklns Motor com
j pany sent: ;$ he two machines that
t.i.rr,ij tnii. vtirt,c- mMnUnu.
T. " ' a.
'Accordlnff to Mr. Kaber, then
wutf no instjranre upon tho pulnt
shop und Its contents, iiiaklnR the
llr- (lanncc a tot n I loss to him.
. Hye' wilnessi s stntn that Mr.
(the shed. It was Impossible to
. . , ...".". - v,.v
j t!,roy'"'
j ..tl. i ... . ...
j only file he 1ms experienced in
six years of busineHs.
SUipworth Appointed
To Board ot Regents
SAI.KM. fre, (Uy the Arsoetated
IVeKH) Judne O. R tikliworlh ol
KiiK"ne wnh loday appointed by
(Jovernnr I'leree jjh a member or
th boo rd of resents of the t'ni
versily of Oregon, succeeding the
lute i ;. Woodson of lleppner
who died hist nl(?ht. '
t ivii, sr.iivu i: i:mim,oyi;n in
i llH MX) Ml ST MOW TO ITY
I
I rilM'AOO (Al') Hume 'moving
ijny for many city employes may
,,. MIllenl sidi-llghl In a change
r elty Hilminlstmll'ins. Kmployes
under the civil service code have
i been told by the eorporallun coun-
. n,t they should live within the
t.ly limlt. As a result, hundreds
,,r tiiem nie cciiifronl.il wllh losing
their jobs or moving their hotiien
I from Ihe snburlis back to the city.
The clly's legal adviser reversed an
opinion handed down under a pre
vious administration.
They
Come In
Regularly
Hardly a day imismth In which
one or more bidlthlunN rail l
(lime Into The Observer of
flip, ntiy thai they hnw. Jii-I
come lo l.a (traiulc, nud buy
a piiHr lo Man tlw Want Ail
Itccaii- llM-y waul to mil a
Immh, buy Mini . furniture, find
a job, employ some lH-fp, or
any one of a diwn unnl--.
The Observer's Cla!iried Pugt
Is the na I oral market plaev
and nieflliim of exchange . for
Hie en I In coinuiuully. No mut
ter wltnt jihi want or want to
get rid or, oti niske Iruineil
late and pmfltalde cvittiact
lb rough tlio Want Ad. The
cof K practically nollitng (lie
mi vlev Is linalunble.
"ObvrTcr Ailrrtflng
A UercluuiUtsloc Smloe."
Hi
HITS CITY
falter, Arrives with Ris
Sng Sun in Valley Ear
ly This Morning
EASTERN OREGON
I REPORTS VISIT
Mercury Drops to Low
est Mark of the Season
During Night, Regis
tering Uut zi Above.
ComliiK with tho rlalnir of the
sun about 7' o'clock this niornlnu,
the first snow flakes of the season
drifted down onto tho Grande
llonde valley, accompanied , by
froozlnff wouther. . '.
Tho lull at fti?8t was slight, und
of extreme fineness, but by P
o'clock I he flakes bud Increased In
size and iiuuntliy,. By tu:S0, p
proximately half an Inch of snow
blunketed l.a Orande, at which
tlmo tho tliernibmeter registered
ono degree below froeHlnE point,
Last night, tucldcntully, was the
coldest-ono since lust winter, with
tho mercury going us low as Zl do
greea aliovo ero, according to the
government 'thermometer ut the
fire station. Tho coldest night be
fore thut was on November I when
a murk of 28 was registered.
: Know Melts jtiii'kl.
Before vnoon today, the weathor
becamn warmer, and tho snow be
gan melting. Kurly this afternoon
tho greater sliurc of the snow had
beoiiiorused, with u sun, pooping
occusionully from u cloudy sky,
helping In tliu work.
The Snow fall Is ' general over
Eastern-Oregon today.,-. According
to un'i Associated Press dispatch
Pcud' jvu.unrt Ktainatta;! Fulls oth
rnfiort snow toduy. ( . s ' ' '
Ilcnd und Klumutli 'alls Tiud
their firBt touch ot winter yestur
duy when some snow foil.
l'OKTI.ANI). Ore, (lly tho As
sociated Press), i Wlnliir swooped
down ont6 .I'lustern Oregon today.
Pendleton, Klumuth Kails, und l,o
Orande ull reported a'snow fall.
COOLIDGE HOPES
FOR TAX CUT OF
DIG PROPORTIONS
WASHINGTON Oly the Assoel
ited Prow) President CoolidKO Is
liopeful thut taxes enn be reduced
y ipore than fHOD.OOO.OOO, al
hoiiKh he believes no snfe nwtxl
mum eun be fixed until the budget
for the eomintf riseal yeur Is com
pleted. Heeretary MellonV reeorumenda
tlon was ror between J'ir.ii.nno.liiHi
and $;i(H.(ioo.(ioo, bill the presi
dent is nol eouvlneed thai Ihe rut
will have to be beld within this
limit.
Demented Woman Hacks
Off Young Son's Head
KKI.KO, Wash. (Uy Ihe Asocl-
nted Preas) Mrs. Cora Zuch. de
mented mother of nine children,
who lived ror years on a lonely
homeHtead in the Kahuna, river
valley, yesterday killed her young
est son. Cilberl. U. Uy hacking his
head off with a double-headed ax
in the front room of her home.
She was brought ' here luM night
by Hherlf HHidebnker and Coroner
Van Note and lodged m the county
Jail. The body of the boy was
iaken to Kaluma.
The woiiibii kh Id she killed the
bov because "he never had been
right."
University of Idaho
Judging Team Winner
p(HtTl.A.l, Ore. (P.y Ihe Ammi
eialcil Press) (ioennr l(Hirc of
Idaho and t;oeruor Plerci or Ore
in nrrlicd nt the Pacific Inlcr-
ualloual l.licMtiM'k i'HMjmlllou to-
ulnv ror imcrnor flay mi early thai
ilietii. When the coniniltlcc round
E theiii. Ihe gocnior wen aslsihig
an exhibitor in niundlng up a re
tro lory slioat. The Judging Is lu
full swing today. ,
POUTI.ANO, Ore. flly the Aso
chiled 'PresM)- The t nlverslty of
Idaho won first prixe In college
st 'idenls judging at the PacHle In
lernutlonul Livestock exposition
here. The result of the contest,
held Haturday, were nof announced
iinill Monday.
Montanti Htate College w'as w-c-ond.
the I ntve rutty of ltrltlh Co-
liimhhi third, Washington Htate
college fourth, and the Oregon Ag
rboMiinil college fifth.
! Iflobert C. Mc'roskcy of Oar
fteld. Wash., aim est swept the firld
In the Clydendale class'rs. whining
i I'i general ribbons and ull chum
piun ribbons but one.
if wmm
tr Vlii VP
ill l I
lletiium 1). Willianix, 83, founder ond former imlillHlier of the
1'H Monies lnvt) Daily C apital, lias Ihmvi iiwitUhI In IWrkeley,
Cl , the new Mrs. WUIIams iM'Intf oitly I wo yofcrn Ids jtnihii',
WlUlHiiiM, whose Hon, Harry A. Williams, is preHhteni of tin Pa
cific" Coast baseball longue, myn, "Why. wevo just wtaHed to
m HUGHS
HELD CAPTIVE
. .
1 ' I
I'1'!K1N ' (Hy the . Assoolnled
Press) Information that two Am-
erican priests urn held hy bandits
nt 8t. John's Island, south of Hong-,
kong. has been , received by tho
bnw.t.,.n l.,iHl.,n. . . -
If 1m iirt(.ar'thiit'n Ainor-
icon ' destroyer and a Chinese war
ship pre proceeding to the Island.
U,ANIU;iNO, Wales (Uy the
Assoebitcd Press) Seveh persons
wire r!ported drowned und 17, in
eluding a woman and nine chil
dren. ur mlHslng.t the result of the
bursting of a dam and the destruc-
tlon of the village of Jolgurroff.
TOWN WRECKED
BY DAM BREAK
Itulldlngs were swept away. One Commander I low ell or tho V, 8.
hundred cattle 'and sheep were (.'oust tinned c-iillrr AlgoiKpilu to
drowned, jday n 'port isl that five pcoka In tlio
loiter dlspatehes showed the dls- Aleutian islands, on tho Alusknu
aster to be worse than was ut first ieiilitsulm an hcJHiliig dcno
Indicated. ; t :. - clouds or smoki which bang over
When the dam burst. It released tho. cihUtm In mushroom shuped
waters formed In- two lorrents, hnlos.
each-from 20 to 'AH feet deep,
which rageil down the valley leav
ing ruin in their wake.
A furnace in air electric power
station - exploded when Ihe flood
reached It, filling the tittle valley
with steam.
Many persons, running at top
Hpeed, barely reached high ground
before the waters swept uwtiy their
homes.
Marshall N. liana Named
Hr, Vtntn Pflfnln Ilo vA
POUTI,ANIt, Ore. (Hy the Asso
ciated Preas) Marshall N, Dana,
local newspaperman, has been ap
pointed the successor to W. J.
Muclaren as u member of Ihe slate
parole board,
(.'Inrult Judge plekson,' commls
sloiied by (Jovernor pierce to in
terview liana, announced today
that liana hail accepted the ap
pointment. KclH'liiihs I'Jcct Mrs, C. Inle.
I!i:eVNHV'l,M':, Ore. The dis
trlct Uebekah convention was hei
at Hrownsvllle last week and
attended by something like JPi;
person. A big barifrjet was the
feature or r lie c:o:::ig ntgtu. sirs.
Calvin Ingle of Alhuny. who
grand marshal of the state
sembly, was ejected president or,
the district for the ensiling year.
Probably rorvallts will be the
nexi meeting place, iiuuougn nus
was not definitely Mettled.
Ho'bio-g (ilrl I) lit or Pol-on,
HOHKIK "HO. On-. Miss Jean
M add Ix died lu re ut If o'clock as
the result of poisoning. Miss M.i
dox swallowed several poison tab-' fa nt1 record In (be largo taxpayers'
lets last TuhmIilv night, mistaking! fnvnr
them for aspirin. The young wo
tnan, a Junior In Hie ltfsebuig ) nmke more money If the govrn
high school, was the daughter or ment taxes most of It away from
Mr. and Mr. It. W. Maddlx. Me- them; give them a chance to keep
side her parent two brothei'l. 1 u reasonable s mount of It ud
Woodson and I M chard Maddlx of they'll plunge into bulncss. niak
Hoeburg, turvlve her. lng better time for everybody.
XTRA
PHINCK TCMHI,I-:H ACiAIV
- l,l-;liH'IX)N-IH V..AltO. HcHlfor-
shire, Knguuul Al') Tlio I'rliicc
of Wall, took his first tiiinble frum
the tan k of a horso toilay slnw r'-
turning from Kiiutli America. Tlio
fall camo in tho oourho or an ex-
wiling ,rx hunt wlion tlio prince's
horsu fallwl to take an awkward
fcure. II1MI1 lionw and riilor dls-
Iimiim1 In a, i wnory Miasm. ,
iWalll HirraHillliLJl luit uMlmrt.
Wales serainhh;-! )Hit unhurt.
; i- omiNAM: Vpai;ii
KAM'.M, Ore. AI- TIM) wiiiti-
tutlonality of -tho Portland, sanliiff
siimenuv court In an . oiiliikm w-
crHliig iltidgn Alnrrow of the lower
court In tho enno or Kniost Kronor
and Frank .MI4icLs against tint city
of Portland, apHllant.
IUOIjIj IK FIIKKO
SAIilM, Oro. (AP) It lwcaine, 1
Known Iwni today tJiat I, li. Hell,
fovnier cashier of tlio I wink or lolt ,
Hill, who lnw been serving a wn-
tenon lu tint tH'iiiteiitlary for tm-
ocxieincni,, wa ihm mirgcu '"irr
(rowiiumt iini ui dM.iitvin t' oil I
Iht III. Hell h now In Portland.
vrtCANOi;s KUrlTINt; ;
; KIIA'PIIJ; (AP) LleiiU'iiaiit-
America Has 500,000 '
, Miles of Paved Roads
WASHINGTON (Hy llio -Associated
Press) The bureau or public
roads or the agriculture deparl
nient today estimated that the
close of this season' roud con
struction work would bring the na
tion's total hard-surfuced high
ways to nearly one-half million
, "'
Ihe estimate Is based on reporls
from states and counties through
out the country.
Taxes Must Be Cut Is
House Cominittee View
(llr Charles J. NtewuM)
WAHKIN t ;T ON ( N K A Hpec la I )
Members of the ways and means
committee, of the house or repre
sentatives, now wrestling with tax
ation questions, pn llminury to
congress nrxl nnVeting, ntiref
J nm, thing tuxes must bo cut.
one thing tuxes must
Concerning details there are plenty
0f iHfference. of opinion, not ull
0f them purt'ssn.
(wo outMtnding conlrovrr-
ur,.:
(I) ,,1, th(, v,.ry 1miki, tax-
pilV(.rM or (h). n,ak and file or
,,!,,. on,.s K,.t mol n( the b-mtt-
flt of t1(. .xpecte cut 7
(2) At what rate shall tho rest
or lite natioual war debt be paid
off?
Keen-tnry of the Tresury Mellon
- 1 The rich, he says, won't try
ence uri n
rnit niiNU i
, M J . .
Court Action Today in
Allowing Witnesses In
dicates Long Trial
THREE CABINET
MEMBERS ON LIST
Judges Adjourn ? Until
. Next .Monday to -'Al- .
low Drawing Up of
v bubpoenas. "
WASHINGTON (Br tho Assocl-
ated I'ress) Tho court martial
trying Colonol MitohcH held today-
he ts within. Ms right In asking
for testimony from the long list ot
witnesses, Including three cabtnrt'
offtclala, in , defending himself
agulnst the disciplinary charge.
Adjournment -was then taken until
Monday to permit the preparation
of subpoenal. ' . - . . i a-
The court's action " apparently
means that Colonel Mitchell will
lie given a freo hand- in threshing?;
out tho whole aircraft problem In
court, in an attempt to prove ho.
was Justified In charging that the
army and navy ttlr aervtcea . were
being administered with, .criminal
and almost treasonable neglect oti
the best Interest of- the . country; -A
trial running Into several weeks'
now seems certain.-; ' - . ' .
WABHINQTON: (By the Associ
ated Press) Colonel William
Mitchell again was overruled by
mo general ot tne court, martial
trying him when he sought to havo
charges against him dlamlMiii on
the plea that thtt prosecution hud
presented no proof of his guilt.
representative Rcld of Illinois.
Mitchell's counsel, (u-gited that no
ooreniw losumony wouio ne ncices.
sary because the proaecuilon ttuU t
ypHtrir thifc rovioif
ohafffo thai MltcbH -utterance
in th 'jilrerdft ontrtvry const I -
tutetl aj Infraction Of Waty rl-j
"Tho1 ecuscd lg churavd, With M
spoctfle intent to discredit the war'
B""t ",iV' oPnniems.- r am on
"u. ui munw aaa.inu priw-
ctttlon produced to prove that
MlteheM's statement, wero mad'i
with any Intent to bring discredit
upon ntllltury service, or to preju-i
dice good order and. mtlltury dis-
clpllne," Hold declared; .;, . v
"The prosecution oaka . you to
find that on their face, with not
one Jot of evidence to support tlio
. 'claims tho stutertienU were Issued
(Continued on Page rive.)
AKKXANDUTA, Kgypt (By thts
Asjioeiafeif Press) -A truveler, ar
riving here from Dm use us, says
that the I1rench bombarded three,
villages near Damascus lasl Wed- ,
nesday in reprisal for acts of bii
ganduge. The Krench f?stlmoto that 1200
were killed In tho bombardment
Incidental' to the suppression of tho
recent Insurrection In Damascus,
I referred only to those found dead
In the streets, the traveler said.
'adding thut an additional 440 bod-
les were discovered In the ruins of.
houses.
Beside, tho sinull fry hud a re-
duetton lust year. - -
Mellon may he right, hut It will
be hard lo convince tho smaller
taxpayers, whose votes are numer
ous. Consequently, some even Of
the republican tommmllteemen are
afraid or his plan. The demoomts
are against It In principle. -. ;
The govrrninrnt has been ptiylng
off the war debt at a rate whlvh
will wipe It out In about 25 years.
That Is to say, thtt generation
which fought tho war will pay for
It ntso.
Heeretary Mellon believes In 1hls.
He think each generation should
setth: Its own bills. He likewise,
advocates cleaning Ihe slate it
soon us posslhlo lest something
else come up to pile on further
obligation, Plnnlly. ho point out,
the faster the debt puld. Hie h h
the Interest. . i
Yet It's obvious th.il the pres-
tolnt burden can he lightened, nd
still mre tnteg can be t'iken off.
FRENCH FIRE
THREEJOWflS
If the period of pay nun fe, ex
tended lo n2 year , a-t fh iPmuo.
cruts, and some ot the iMpubllc-tus, '
amour tho commlttoe niein'bra
suggest. .i
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