EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
(Srattto
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
I'OHTI.AND (AP). Ore
gon: Fair tonight and
Thursday. Freeiln- tern
peraturea In east; frosts In
tho west tonight.
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VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1925.
UXMBBR ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 21
Glub Women
Hear Talks
On Home Art
CII! PLANT
i4
30
mm
BIG LINER
Colonel William Mitchell On Stand Jj I QSES
i)u ' .-niRi' vfo CLOSE RACE
Killers?
a
Workmen, Under t Munic
ipal Supervision, Push
ing $105,000 Project
PUBLIC INVITED
TO INSPECT WORK
I
Foundation for Filter
Bed Completed and Old
Septic Tank Is Made
Ready for Utilization.
one of llu hlggeat nnI most im
portant projects started in .La
Grande rf many years, entailing
tin outlay of mftni limn $10D,00 of
taxpayers' money, i now under
construction oust of the corpornie
limits of Die city. lint, city offi
cials declare. -Is seemingly nttrnct-
titir little Interest from ihe citizens
who are actually paying for the
work. . i
The project . referred to the
new sewage disposal - plant, for
which the cithern votid $105,000
at the June k municipal election,
untl which, it is said, prevented u
.number of damage suit. being filed
against the cily, condemnation of
the old septic lank by the state
board of health, and which will
give relief to lu.QOn who have in-adi-(iuate
sewage disposal for sev
eral years. .
Work 1'rogrcKslng
- On his usual tour of inspection
almost u daily matter 'W.
Crews, city manager,' was accom
panied by a newspaperman today,
and gave the latter first-hand in
formation as lo the way and
means of installing the municipal
plant.
'To go into detail In reference to
the work would be a waste of
words, a waste of the reader's tlm,e
and a wnt 'of- newspaper ttphco.
Neither detailed article nor Ihe
rough di'sertptlon given herein will
wU.sty the reully Interested citizen,
who must go over ttie project in
order to secure adequate knowl
edge o.f the matter.
In brief, the-work Is progressing
(Continued on Pag Five.)
prnuinr
IJ GumuL
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A 'union service In observance i
of Armislice ihiy will be conduct-! and the .second tlnu before, the
d V in!ay evening at 7 :"0 o'clock! Portland alumni organization on
at the Christian church, with thet November He will also nd-
l:m (1. A. Pollard, p.isor of 1heidre.'s the Columbia union on No-
i:aptist church. delivering the
seiiuon. A male quartet will fur
nish putrloMe lint hem.
' Thi nn.'s-i riertlne is h-ld un
iler the auspices of the AUiiifiter
t:il asv-ocinlion, which has us eed
that the colU cti-m to he taken
s'uill be turned over to the Kalvii
t'on Army for relief work this
winter among the needy of l.a
' (Irande.
Hi-Dads Hear Praises
Of La Grande Flayer s
As particulars of the lloise-l-a
C.rande game at 1'olse last Salnr-j
day begin lo be broadcast by li
Orande speetators at the contest,;
the utorv of one of the gamest up-
hilt fights one could imagine un
folds iLseir. Superintendent .Long
fellow. Princip.il Towter and
Coarhes lmtton and (l)ass flh-d
their reports with the ilMtads last
evening and pralst of the fight unci
th gamenss of the tefcm was a
persistent topic. fit-Duds listening
with keen Interest to repented ref
erence to ttie contest during the
ili:;t iii-siun of various items of busi
ness. A revolution commending the
team for the showing made In the
face of great odds wuS passed
wh'n the story had been told.
The game wan lost In tho first
1M minutes a calamity in the face
of which many a good college team
might have weakened but the l.a
Grand'-rs. plucky to a man, stuyed
until tin- last whistle.
on the kiikoff to I-a Orande.
the hall wh fumbled by a local
man und recovered by Ilolse on
the vtK'ttrg team's 15-yard line.
The result of the fumble g;tv. the
Idaho players their chance to score
a touchdown completed after
ontv two nilnulen of play.
Th' heat touchdown made by
ISoWe followed eight minutes later.
'From 1 hen on." as one I a
t'rande player expressed It. 'a
mlHimderstanding whould b clear -
ed up In tho mind of persons In -
tere.ted in the game; It was re-
ported that we heM Holse In the
last three narters of the game,
while th fact of the aua U that
- .- ' ;
lack Ityan (nlHive) niul his
linlr brollier, Waller laiil, half
liii'eil Indians who arc licUl in
lOlirekn, 'nl., as Kie suM"'U'il
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kill.il fiiM..llln Ihe uirl was ear-
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for 'ten (lays bufore f Imliiur the
Kill's boiltJ I
A. J. Shartle of lUiKton, AIjikh.,
treasurer and field secretary of the
I'nited Society of Christian Kn-
(deavor. who will be in Oregon most
of this month, will speak at Die
) local Presbyterian church tomor
row evening. J I in subject has not
yel been announced. Other places
hi will visit are Portland, Salem.
Albany, Ktigene. Corvallis and The
ImllcK lie will speak in Portiund
twice. Ih first time nl a. raltv of
the C. K. there on iNovember 6,
veniber 2).
Mr. Shartle has held many of
riees in the 1'nlted Society of
Christian Kndcavor. He is a mem
ber of the Jiitcrliionmuitloiial
YounK people's commlsHifin; .the
luternalional Christ inn Kndeavor
Field Secretaries union; the. per
manent, committee on young peo-
(('ontlnued on Pnte Four.)
Uolse hehl UM."
VN 'hen the wlihth' w for ihe
end of Ihe first half. I,:i Jrande
lucked Inched of imnching the ball
over for a touchdnwn.
Kvery man in the tearin played
excellent footliull, according to the
account reeived from thoe who
."uw the game, but the mauniflrent
fight ptit up by CuMen was the one
outstanding feature of the day.
J prison, at end, storped pric
Mcally ev ry play that cam- to bis
nd of the line, playing a star game
from start to finish. J I ugh n.
Landry, Smuts and ("aptaln Strand,
us Coach I Milton pot tt, "played a
whale- of a game In the line."
The enttre backfield played good
ball. Price making the longest runs
of the uanie run.': that cume near
netting the 1-a (Iranders a. touch
down. runs, at fuHliack. carried the
brill wei). tnnkitiir several long
gains. While (ilaM. nt quarterback,
played good heavy football and ran
the ten in reiimrkHhly well.
The boys came through without
an sertmiH Injuries, und are In
good'condltfon for their game with
Imbb-r Kriday, the coaches re
ported. The ii n nit;; I football dinner wus
discussed and will probably be
given early in L'er-nib'T.
Saturday, November 1 4. was an
nounced as the date of the first
Hl-Iad dance. The party will be
I held in Ihe Elks temple under di
jnetion of n committee header! bj
H. K. Westenhaver. Students. Ill-
1 1 ads. faculty' m'tiiters and all par -
jent of students are privileged to
alUud. '
CESPEJIKEB.t
TOGOMEHEfiE
Color Greatest Influence
in Securing Correct In-I
i terior Decorations Says
Speaker. - ,
A vision, of the homeninker na
an artist by necessity was brought
to the- members of the Neighbor
hood club by Mrs. Frank 11. Ap
pleby Tuesday afternoon when she
presented a program batted on the
pOActicul application of art in the
home. The -meeting, opened with
the transaction of business and an
nouncement of several events of
Importance, to the. organization,
was held in the club's quarters in
the busement of the library build
ing. '
''Everything we do Is art or H
lacks art," Mrs. Appleby told her
tudlence. And, ' referring to an
outline .she had previously in
scribed on a blackboard, sho ex
plained the principles of order In
absolute art that apply, sho tmld, ,
s much lo the chooHlnff of a hal
und the planning of a living robin
ivs to the painting of a picture or
the molding of a vase. . .
Colonial arclillecture, as the su
preme exumple of architectural
beauty that hus been achieved In
America, wns discussed In a paper
read by Mrs. Charles W: .Miller,
wno reprcscmeu nor nus nana, ua
mil Hhu itmnlinstTOfl 11m 4m. I
..nrlanco' of setting harmonious
(Continued on Pag Five.)
II- II I Kl II 1. 1" "1
. I LH I I LnULlJ
The irnlon countv stock iudirlnir
ileum, ronmnsed nf Lester lilok- 1
ln. ' )"'"" J'eKennon and
Clifford t.'onrua, led by JI. O.
avi'I-v. pn iniv I L' ni. wnn nwiirii.
ed tiilrd i.ilie fur lilch score In
lodirlnr -at - the Pacific Inter-
national Livestock show.' Monduy
nlnlit ..at the fourth annual ban-
iiuei uiven by the portiund eham-
ben of commerce .lo the mem- ,
hers of the boys' and girls' clubs
of flreKon. WushlnKton and Idaho.
Two Hundred and fllty members :
nf the clubs wen' present. The
rlrst prim- went lo rmutillu county
and the second to (Irani eouny.;
UNION COUNTY
Triis n inrr
WoshlliRton. The I'nmlllla county , i.ronr, Orson Ijike. entered
team scored 22H0 points, the Clrnnt ,,,,. of innocence und wus re
coiinty team. und the I nlun M,t.,i ,,,,111 December 3 whi n he
county team. S81S. i!) reuppear In Ihe justleii of
Members from 35 teams. IS from .peace court for trail.
On-Kon. 14 from WnshlllKton and 'lhe brothers were to have 1 u
three from Idaho, uttended the turned over to the federul author
baniiuets.' These ips und KlrlH ities in I'urtland, but after recon
nie exhlhltlnir not) helifl of llv- aiderutlon of Ihelr position they
stock at the show. (consented to appmr fur trial In the
Connor Succeeds Union
Man. on Budget Board
Wank Connor nf I'nion has been 1
iploted to replace Thomas With returns " from . Ihe ticket
itrasher, who is ill at his home at. ri)es mounting hour by hour and
I'nion, on the committee thut will dress rehearsal all but ready to he
meet at the close of the present, gin, member. of the Junior class
session of county court to plan the concentrated with difficulty' on
l!C!t; budget of county eKpcndi- mere history and mbthemaiics re
tiircK. , Krankltn airbrick of J a citation: at tin; high school 1 his
Grande und W. K. Ituckman of afternoon.
Alice! are (the Iwo olher lay mem-j fompetltlon In the ticket sale
'ii r of the budget committee. mjH ,,r(.n Mtiritl. Three prir.es
County court convened this wiM ltWarded when the returnn
nvorning for lis regular November J)fm. .,.n checkefl. A belt nwults
session, with alt meiuhers prem-nt. ,,. HU(.,-,.HHful KiileMmuu among the
and Judge l (1. Couch presiding. boyHt T.r(. l a box of fine Mn
The day whs spent auditing the tlonerv for the winning girl. And
usual rounne oi mus.
1,500 Tax Notices Are
Mailed to- Delinquents
rifb-en hundred dellnouent tax
notices nri! being written up at the
office nf Amos Helm, deputy sher-
Iff, this week rendy for mailing
Kriday to u 11 who incur p""illt,,a
Ity falling to muae paymunt on the1
last half of slate taxes before ibe
office ts closed Thursday, Novem
ber
In some .cases two and even
tliree noticen will be mntl'd to the
s;ime persfui. since they pertain to
dlffere.nl forms of taxalde prop
ert y.
Taxen bt'cume delinquent Oeto
bT 5. but no penalty other than
interest Is Imposed If payment is
made by November S.
Judges Selected for
Apple Display Contcsi
I Parley Kiebardson. llariy Proc
tor and George Itaxmuxsnn are an-nounr-f
ns Judges in the atiple
window displHv i-outest in which
several Ia firandn grocery stores
are competing this week under
auspice of the t'nlnn county
chamber of comiueree. The award
ing of the $10 prize offered by the
P.Iue Mountain Krult exchutige will
be announced before the week is
Iteetpo books With Illustrated
suggestions for the use of apples
in cooking are ready for disposal
to hotmewlves at the chamber of
i rommerce headf)uurtri. They are
j furnished through the courtesy of
the sgrlculturol department of the
Union Pacific sxs'.cui
Berengaria's Passengers
Injured in Tussle
with Storm
FREIGHTER'S CREW
SAVED, RADIO SAYS
Seventeen Men from 111
Fated Algiers' Picked
Up by British Steamer
' Kassay.
CHGRIIOt.'KOY Kruncu (Hy tin
Associated 1'ress) .A InrKc.num-
bur of passengers unci memliers or
the crew of tho liner HorenffUNe
were Injured when thrown to thi
deck hy the vessel's plunge. Into a
gigantic wuvo last Hatm-day.
The Hercngnrla. which left New
York October 28,' arrlvliiR here last
nlIrh ,,.. a tenujeal which 1b de
riiuii hv thn commander us tin
worHt ,le hna v(lr encountered In
32 ot 8l;llfnl.llg.
A bis wave lifted the ship on its
ut:um uiiu uuu puooviiKtio unu
members of tiio crew who were on
(Continuod on Pago Five.)
AUTO AND TRAIN
RACE ENDS EVEN:
1 KILLED, 2 HURT
, SA.V KRAKCI8CO (By the Asso.
CiH"J l-ressl-An automobile and
iu train raced to a gruilo crossiiiK
I... "n M"KV. VTV.. '"
J be race enueu in a ue.
As a result of the race Mrs.
MlKe Heyburn of Huti i Kranelsco
is u. uu ami ihis. r reu woueis ui)u
i.'muiu
A crossliiB wutclinmn said Mm,
Welters, drlvinu, altempled to beat
'he train lo the crossliiB.
' '2
Ray Lake Fined .$400
jji- PncapEuinir Mash
r 01 xOseSilllg lYldMl
,,1V ,.lk(, . w,lK rm., $41111 bv
.,. ilimh K. I'.radv vesleiduv
,. i,rore whom he ulesded
..,,,.. to lib,,.,,! 0session of niash.
justice court.
3mm: r,a-LTick.ct ' ,
I Sales Mount Hourly
fnr ,,, fr,.Shmen I hern is a miecial
Impetus In the form of a box of
candy.
Starting at x a. m. Thursday, th
tickets for t hi' play, which Is
booked for both Friday and Siitur-
day evenings at the high school
auditorium, may be exchanged at
the GIukm drug store for reserved
Heat coupons.
, .
Concentrating
Advertising
Money
Careful mlwrll'-er Hie eoiieeu
iraiin tbelr ttilertliug money
n if i re ami nmrv In one itiediimi
The Mr-er er, Tlicy h e
illMfnereil llml they diiM
itjmplelc "neiiiae by Ihlw one
iiu-biih niul i-iiti ' it- larger
fpiwi ami gie greater foritf
to their inc-ssagew.
How ititH-fi tnuir KalNfiutory
l mh Ii ii plnti In pn'fereiH-c In
fine that "JH'MiIm n tinri of a
Mint II budget In The Ober'T,
Knot Iter utrt In ilfreti-niail,
another In pmgrniti, Imiul-bllN
ami iitlMidliineoiis wa(e niiii
ter. Aitnlyf nf the l Gmnde
traile territory mid f Otry-r-er
clntilni-oii figure pr.ne
the talih of com ciitiullou.
Obrrer Ailvrrtlslng
A Merchant! I rttijf Service,'1
mtiwmi-ml DETRO
V ,K"j I -i -pit: jTT. W'r
i (ol. William I). .Mltibell,- I be "noil liny" of the I'nltcd Slalra army, linn excellent help In Ills
(lereuxe at the court, martial ll liil at AVasliiiiKlon, I). C, Col. Mitchell Is shown defying Ihe tostl
nuuiy of his superior offlcci-s while tile two best lMHerM for Ills defense, Congressman (Vinik K,
Itelil or Illinois, left, mill Mrs. William 1. Mitchell, right, think up tile mores to check-male Ilio
tilstlnnHiy of the army prosecution. , ;
GRANGES MEET
ON SATURDAY
Klliborale preparations forVthc.
entertainment of grangers of three
counties ure now being made at
Wallowa.1 uccordlng to word from
G. 11. l''eeso, a member of the
Trl-County Pomona grange, which
Ssiiurday will he the ueat of the
Wallowa grunge. v
"Large delegutlona from Union
and JjUkor counties ar expected."
Mr,- ; IBcse cays, "and u good'y
iumher of Important matters will
)e presented at this meeting for
consideration of members.." , 4
The business: session Saturday
will begin at 10 a. in. .
Iollowlug tho noon liour, - t ho
afternoon session open to the
pulillc, will gut under, way. ,
Mayor Milwin Murvln, . (?, V.
Davleu and a commercial clul)
representative will extend a wel-
eoim; In behalf of thn city, coiln-
y grange und business Interests
of Wallowa county to the visiting
mc Miners.
Mnuy .SMakecs liistitl.
Thi- speaker- listed on ihe r-i-
ram include the following: v.
. Delzell, (Jovernor Pierce's sec
retary, who will represent Ihr
itate's chief executive; J. !
Mickle, food and dairy commls
doner, who will give thi prlncl-
iiiil address; I r. W. T. Phy, of
Hot Lake; John llodglns,
Jrnnde; W, It. (iekeirr, natlomtl
grange orguntzer; Jl. (1. Avery,
I'nion cointy agent; Paul Car
penter, Haker county agint; Max
Wilson, prosecuting' attitiney .In
.Wallowa county; ( l' lavles,
Pomona master of Wallowa conn
y: .Mrs, J K. Mailey, or lluk-r
county, and others.
"The 1 in porta nee and Purpos-s
of the Trl-County Grange" Is the
subject which w ill be dlsciiHsed
(rontlnumJ on l'ago Five.)
Eotfndary Board Will '
Take Up Union School
The Tate of the proposed union
high school at Jiuhler will lie de
elded late today at a n tlug of
the diMrtct boundary board, com
posed uf the three county commis
Nloners and the county uperln
tendent of schools. The petition
lib which remonstrances are to be
heard was Kubmltted by patrons of
(he district uTfected several weeks
ago.' ,
Painlevc (abinet Is
Given Confidence Vole
f ' A It I M By the AsKoelnted
I'nssi The I'abileve miiilHlry ivon
Its first fight In parliament late
TiiewJay, thanks to the support of
former pollii:il enemies, .gulntng
at least a short lease of llf; by a
vol- of 221 to. Hit. This In fact,
but not in spirit, was n vole of ton-
fid nee In the cabinet, although
121 deputies fihstiitm-d from vot
ing. ; WrriJiv AivK'Aii.i.
t A It lH ( By the Associated
I'r vn) A nat lon- Ide lottery to
extricate l'raoe from her present
financial difficulties Ih advoeaietl
in a resolution adopted today by
! tin- "republican union." a group of
' S'-nators which contprts s former
President I'olncare, fortii'-r' I'resl
; dent ll I (era nd. former I'reuilers
Mitrsall ami r'rancouls, and other
notabhs.
1 The Senators emphasised the fiict
that they favor the lottery at this
on! lime only, and that It should
uol havu a periiiuuuul clmracUr.
. i --Jl lit f m4
Warning And
Praise
Dry Fbrces
Eternal Vigilance NecesJAei)-rencii
sary on Part of Prohi-h?,
bition Men, Wayne Bi
Wheeler Avers. . ;
WAHHrNGTON' (y tho Assocl-
ulejj 1'iens)-.- A. shurp note, of
wurniKK anu ll .pueiin .m consrtti.u- (
lutlon for.aocoiupllslnuentB In pro-
hll.llion enroieenient to the pros-
ent ore sounded in a report pre.
pured by Wayne B. Wheeler, chief
cuunnn, or pii-BriiiuLiuH 1 uiiiui un
ueiure inn nieiiiiiiii. t;uiivt-iinui vi
the A ntl-Maloou league ut Chicago,
With 40 wet organizations mo
bilizing against , the prohihtllon
amendment . to. the constitution.
Wheeler declares , there must be
eternul vigilance, by dry forces.
In the face of stubborn opposi
tion, tho report says, prohibition
rorccs. have moved, uphill Hteadily,
making constructive gains.
American Destroyers
IT1., PmdA In nininf
x.i t-uiv w
AI.KXANlOHIA, Kgypt (lty the
AHHoctaled I'resa) Two American
desl royers which have been here
awaiting orders, left hurriedly to
day for lielrut, Syria. .
WASHINGTON (l(y (lie Associ
ated I'ress) The American de
stroyers 'oghlaii "and Ijimson were
sent, from Alexandria to Beirut' to
day as a precautionary measure.
American c'onsul k millennial ca-
bh d the state department he sent
a messjige Ip the destroyers to pro-
ceed lo Beirut, although mere is no
tmmedlale dungcr lo the A uteri
niiis ut Damascus or Itelrut.
Ohio Banker's Son
Shoots Two, Suicidey
i
roM;MMt:H. (. fBy the Assocl-
Ulea i ress; mur.ey .. wing, mm
01 l -mines ai. wing, oninimmi
hank president, shot and killed lh() (io)tM ftnd nvc(tTtUnt( to ,.xlMt.
himself arter wounding his w He, K r)1.ordH hu8 ,ir(.n KnnK ,hu,
Margaret .Me, ker Wing, and her for t Wunl 2((( y(,HrH H)inntH
father, naude Meeker, Columbus to (I).orKn Ar(Hf)( (h)! uc(or )hat
atock broker. In the Wing homo in th)) (Iy 1M,op(i W,Q CU) Uf
Worthtngion. Hi miles north of ru((Tn(.(, on Hunpion Urc Ihe Pub
hero Tuesday night. n(i , A,.tor u1(1 u. aiunK(.r.
l"or an hour.-according to Mrs. (. 'he public Is most generally
Meeker, mother of Mrs. Wing, her blamed, wild Mr. ArllsK. When-
daughter. In a lockel attic room in
the Wing home, pleaded for her j
life. j
Mr. Meeker, who has taken a,
prominent part In the Iiemocratlc
politics In Ohio niul who lias been
ne-ntloned as a candidate for the.
J leuiocraitc nomination for 1 tilled This h whut the public demands',"
Hlates senator and Mrs. Wing were Mr. Arllss sutd. "The poor, long
wounded slightly in the leg. They suffering public! How can they
were brought to a Columbus hos- 'demand' any specific entertain-
pltal.
Wing died almost Instantly.
Wanderer from Asylum
a iJ v ir'l .J
2l I UhlC'U ifor I1HK11 U ..Thl. .,,; not know what
. ' j In d'-imind any more than I do. I
John nt. B7, who some tltun had a good deal of experience
ngo eMcaped from the Kastern Ore- hut when an author nsks me what
gon slalH hwpttal ut Pendleton, to kind of a play 1 want. I have to
which he was committed November confens that I do not know. I wunt
Vt. mi, wns taken Into custody a good play, that Is nil I cun say.
Tuesday afternoon at Hflgard by And that is what the public Is con
H. O. klingharufer, deputy sherirf, tlnually saying. It wants the best
On the complaint of the extra gang that we can give It.
of workmen them, with whom thej "ir you wilt look, over the lift of
wanderer had taken up nuurters. tn(, rentest successes the stage
Heat hud n pocket store of to- ' IHB hllu yo wm rinfi lna( the pub
haccn cairn rilled with cofree and Mc hM tuat,.t ju,Kpnt and a nice
riugar. H Is In the county jail ,,nw, of moramy. Th,, pili,n(; is
now awaiting the arrival of ottU ,,,. ..,,, .imih.i i... irt-ubtJ
c-jm from ladl-ton. J
FRENCH LOSE
ATENJNSYRIA
Associated
the ro-
accordlng
to official advices reaching here.
today, wore 10 killed,; including
three native, soldiers,' and 60
wounded. ' v ; ; v 1 - .
' The' InBurgonta lost &00 killed.
(This compares with previous un
off Iqlal reports, . estlnv n"Ut, vtfl'
(jeuina In inmlBuna.) . . '
, .addition, the dlimSch'aW
,,,, .,. llm-,1,J, i,iiiH r,n a,-.
n)enlttna and three Tripolltahs. '
. i.roperly damg0 l8 tBumiltcd nt
i,2fi0,000. J
The reports emphasize that no
Europeans were hurt In uny wuyl
TWO ICOIt MI-SMlNGFIt.
VANOFKt.HItT, Jenu. (Al)
Two armed men tmlay held up a
niessenger for tli VoiulwRrm Sav-
Ingsand Trust company and took
IiIh satchii, snlO to contain 7B,000,
tlio numnger told the police.
srmOK.As issn;i.
AVAsiii(;tox (AI) Whole
naln MibNriiaM ror defense wiliicNs
cm were Issueil today In Ihe .Mitchell
court marl hi) proceed lugs hut those
milking highest on the list miImiiU
letl by tin? defeiine counsel wi'rc
not siimuioiied.' I'ndi'i n om pro
mise lietwiYn opposhig (tniusid, no
subpfruns wrm Iwoiil for Secriv
(uric IhivIm, Wilbur and .laitlhie or
Jlveii tt Sanders. Pnishient OmiI-
idge's secretary,
XTRA
Public Is Often Blamed
For Low Quality Plays
NKW yoIK ((y tm jAfWfK.,ul)M,
,r ,,, ,M .
ever any partp ular inane play Is,
produced, the students of the dra-
ma' are apt lo raise tholr hlgh-J
brows and any. "This Is the sort of'
thing the public wants nowadays." j
"When anything unusually vlci-1
oils attracts attention, we hear.
ment '! If any one of the public
knew what to demand, ho could
become a theatrical manager and
make a fortune. ' it would meuu
l,m k'-w ir"' pumic tasie.
IT
Tuesday's Elections Find
lammany Hall Victor
ious in New York
NEW JERSEY WET
GIVEN PLURALITY
Virginia Votes Straight
Democratic Ticket into
Office; Boston Picks
G. 0. P. Mayor.
(Iy (lie. AkmoumMmI I'rcas) .
Ilesulu of varioun rleedoon jros
teiilny xlmwcil tint Ihe Km. Klnx
Klnn Hiirrenil defoat ml Detroit
where. Mayor Hmlth was roHslccied
over Ilio klmi-HUpportcd candldaln,
( hiirles Ilowles, by approximate!
a X5,000 majority. . , .
Complcto returns .know . that
James J. Walker, Democrat, wil
elected mayor ot New York over
Frank 1. Waterman, Republican,
by a plurality or 400,000 vote-.
ItoKtun delected a Republican
mayor, Malcolm K. Nichols, over
Iwo other Republicans and aevcu
Democrats, .
.Virginia Toted a straight Demo
cratic ticket, Including governor,
Into office. . ,
A. Harry Moore, - Democrat,
avowedly wet, won the New Jersey
gubernatorial race over Mate Sen
ator Whitney, Republican, with a
plurality of 40,000 votes. .
TAMMANY MAKEH 8 WE IT.
MOW YOHK (By the Amoc luted
ProBs) .Senator James J. Walker
wus swept into the mayor's office
on tho. crest of a Democratic tidal
wave In Tuesday's city election.
Krunk D.f Watormari,- Uepubllc
an, concoded tho senator's election, '
early lit tbo ovcnlng add sent him a
telegram of congrtulatl6ns.
The l)e ui oc rata captured ail the
Important positions la all five bor.
ouglia - by substantial pluralities..
They will have every vole in the
board of estimate and an over-
(Contlnusd on Face rtve.)
I?
FATAL TO TWO
TACOMA, Wash. Oy the Associ
ated Proas) Two men were in
stantly killed and four others in
jured when the dynumtto cartridge
house of tho Dupont Powder com
pany blow up at Dupont. near hers
today." V ,
Albnrt llurlikan, 41, and Thomas
W. MclJimlels, 36, were killed.
They were the only employes In
the building when tho explosion oc
curred. , -A
Kour men In neighboring build
ings were cut by flying glass.
us such. But the public does not
know whut It. wants unlit It gets
it. It can, therefore, hardly he
held responsible for the nature of
the production. The actor Is en
gaged by the manager and broadly
speaking, has to do what he ts told.
The manager then would appear to
be responsible for the guilty act.
"But w ho shull blame him? Who
Is going to cast the first atone?
New York Is tho great producing
center; tho great mass of the thea
tergoers there are not a normal
public; they am passing through;
they ure holiday-making; their at
titude of mind towards entertain
ment Is likely to he quite different
from that of a settled resident. The
manager Is In the business primur- .
Ily to make money. Why not? Ho
says, Tim public demands nudity. .
1 glvo tt to them.' He means that
he places nude women on exhibi
tion and the public comes to seo
them. But thon- will always be a
nubile In New York for anything
sensatlonnt. Jt ts not the public: It
Is a public, tin ephemeral public.
"Not. long ago this public was
attracted hy shocking bad bin
guugn such as had never hefora
lMen spoken oh our stage. Toduy
the performers might swear" till
they were blue In the face and It
would not be worth a dollar. J.egs
have had their day; and other anu
tomirul attractions are going thu
way of nil flesh. When they gi
the manager who has peddled thesu
comiiiodltlea will have nothing left
(CouUaud ou Fags Flv)
POWDER BLAS