La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, November 09, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEREIGHT PAGES TODAY i u THE WEATHER rORTLAND. AP) Ore Ron: Kutn tonight and Tues day. . 1,i.4 VOLUME XXIV. UEMBEU ASSOCIATED PREHfl LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PESS NUMBER 24 - CITY EDITION 4 6 PER CENT County Needs $329,238.12 to Cover Expenses - . : Next Year TUITION FUND IS BIGGEST FACTOR Expansion Accounts for $8,715.20 of Increase;; . other increases oi a Minor Nature. .. All Incrcaso of 6 per cent in the proposed budget of eounly ex penses for 101'fi that has JltSt been completed by the county commis sioners and a committee of three laymen represents almost entirely the expansion of the high school tuition fund, for which the levy extend only to property outside the districts in which high schools hre maintained. Tlie total, budget, exclusive of slate tuxes, for which notice, will he received here about the middle of next month, umounts to $323, !!:'& .11! und co'vem all the expendi tures Incurred by the county in running Its business for n year. I,anl year the Widget culled for ?ai!.5U.4o a difference of $Iifi!i2.?2 or approximately 6 per cent. Tuition FuiMMncrcimo The high school tuition fund re riut itd SK7 1i.2U of that increase, the $10,000 allowed for that pur- pose last year proving far below the amount of bills submitted for tuition of outside pupils by high .schools where those, pupils were enrolled. . Fsllmulrs are based on the num bers and education expenses of , tuition students us certified to the court by the county superintendent. There . .wit 240 - pupils ..cdnfuted lu:d yar ut a per cuplttl cant of $11 '..48. Tli" remainder of the increase $!i77.rL' augmented by savings ef fected through cuts in the expen ditures in nearly every depurtmcnt, provided for additional ftindH need ed to provide office ftnp and trav eling expenses that the budget' last eur failed to cover. Sheriff Allowed More A $400 increase In the sheriff's office was partly offset by de creases or Man In the funds set aside for criminul expenses outside the county and for office Supplies. On u report from the county f Continued on Page ftv.) .i. a. (iaHkin. ui.o recently won Iwii first nrlM on wheat exhib ited al the Pacific lntijrnntion.Ll ft nek show in Portland, will will two entries of wheat lo I lie In ternational (Sruin and liny show lo be held In Chicago November ?s to lceinber fi. The Niimph'S sent will be the same that re ceived rirsl prize in Port and l:i:;t week. tne is the Hard Keder.i i ' ' M variety unl the other Hybrid 123. air. (bisUHI's wheat pluced flfill at Chicago last year. BASKILL WILL EXHIBIT WHEAT Book Week Begins Today; Kiddies Expected to Read KouthalN may He neglecte.j.j will be something of interest for hopscotch marks may wear off the Juvenile patrons. I hi walks. nd mothers be in-1 Tnduy the library doll seal - d v..ifl..l luln h-nlen' v nbout stl iii.-r 1 1 li'lliwl VeS In the cillining'-rU Hi dishes and unfilled , lled woudboxes f ir the next few days, because chil-l dren'S book Week Is lien-. U!1, every boy and girl In town Is ex pected to read one good book and to pay a vlalt to the library bc lore Huturduy night. And. If they happen to be n the rmh. sixth, seventh or etglrh grades at school, they re eligi ble to compete In the content for which the library Is offering two prtxm. one for th boy and oik tor the girl who shall present tie finest, best-bulanced list of bookn suitable for a child's home li bra iy. The r Jb s luiI dow n for fie contest by tin litiriirv MY th.lt there inii.it at i. tut 1U til !. in tb" list: that the nuthors und. the tithfi inu5t both be giv.-.i: tk ...I. ..r- .Hrl wlftheSl to compi'te fur n prize must msk up his or her list witnom nip from any older pi rson. nnd that the lists must In: in the library by Hstnrday. Nov. II. which Is the lust day of children's book week LatU day wl luis wvtk tLer Punish Em I jX"!"- , JL ,SS1 UF MEANS I Professor A. . M. (athcart, Stanford L'niverslty, says mis placed sympathy helps the riin innl tii itIiim mill docs not ivt htm out of.it. He urges lOuropc'a 'Swift and certain" punishment. , Oscar Kcarberry, who claims the wrestling .championship- pfthe ndrtliwvNt fn the middleweight ilans. will risk his belt in a mulch with Frank Pilling. Pendleton fu vorlte. for the entertainment of the legionnaires and other Armistice liuy visitors from four counties In I .a Grande .Wednesday evening ut 7 o'clock. .... Judy Ash and .)unic, McN'aincc, who are managing I he match, an nounce the I, O. O. I', hall; In the old Y. M. . A. building, us the scene of the struggle. Hoth lusslers are due to urrive in l:i Crrande Tuesday. Pilling appeared in u match lie re last full and bus been followed b wrestling funs throughout, the horthwf-st for several seasons. Pendleton's bitf delegation is suld to he supporting him to a Inim, O.-senr Levltch is the name in scribed on tlie chamidoiiKhlp bell, which is on display now at the Im perial pool hall. Cyclone Thomp son took It from Leviteh and then lost I wo out of Hirer to Scarbrrry. Local f-nthusiiisiH an- divhleil on I'llllng's chances to carve his name on Hie trophy. ' Spanish-American War Veterans Will Parade The Ineal Spanish -American wp veleraiv will take a iirominent part in the Armistice luiy parade here, it Is annoiineed today by Commander II. Jl. AiHterson. Mr. Anderson asks thai all vet- runs tiieel at Carrey's office on Kim street at 1:30 a. m.. Novem ber II. to prerwire for participa tion. A good turnout Is antici pated by him. tie MvinLrrnom tliiaglniiolr; to n i nome' of tin good books that the librarians say every child should know. The dollies have their own library arranged in bookcases on each side of n tiny fireplace be foro which are arranged the wee tabbs and oxerwtufft-d chain. A reading ctub will be organ ized among the boys snd gi--ls who want to join on Wedm-nd-iy after school. Minn fertrude Wa ener w 111 ! prejw nt to tell the eliitdren whl to do. Ity and glrbt In the low-r gradt S H1 Ih- the paitlc ilir guests of the library day from 1 :3t to 3 :Sn p. in., w hen thei e i w 111 le special iinmie nni uim't featun-s in w ruen ine in i ic ki;k are yoinic Htory hour Saturday mornintrat 10 O'clock W III be Oil" Of the 1 41 the library has ever had. Iwchu:c there will be so many good stor ies suggested by displays for book et k. A shelf of books especially rec ommended as Christmas gifts f r children UI be on dlepiuy lo. 1 PLANS AST IT GO tUe Uaulit ot ifi-uuua. DECISIVE BATTLE III Violent Attack Against Damascus Kepulsed by French- Army BAVARIAN THRONE PLOT IS SHELVED "Time Not Ripe" for Re ' turn of Crown Prince; II. S. Aviators Leave Morrocan Front. i .. rn.SN),ja emeries ( atro corre- sponueni hhm iiii ici.giHNin i rum Hyriu indicate a decisive battle imminent between the French and rebels. A violent attack was directed against amascus Saturday night when IfiOO rebels stormed the city's defenses. For a time it appeared they would force (he lines, but vig orous counter offensive attacks re pulsed them, tho correspondent reports. havahia plot shi:lvi:i 1 BFKUN (Ity the Associated Press) Plans for an al tempt to restore t he tn vu rlan t hrone wit h former Crown I'rlnce Kupprecht as king have been shelved because the lime is not ripe" for such a coup. the Frankfurter Zeltung learns on what it terms us -gtiinpcuchablu authority.' 1 AMERICANS QVIT .MOROCCO orKSWSAN. Morncco CLty the As-' Hoctated i'ress) HUtoen Vmerlcan uvluturs who for two months have h'-en opera! Ing ugainst rebellious .it), tin. liVunnh f,.m... n.l..M 1U ..lu f 41... U..lt..n t...A co. are leaving for North Africa,' their !ieaHon,i..work' hitvihg. heeh compieieo. i 1 M'M. rilling ll i. WIJ r rt I1 11 Mill tbrv HKSert Ihiit ilnHnir - n II their tinek thev rin.rf nnU- nnmi forfi.' fled Positions or rebel eoncentra-, Hons. "M i ihe most humane col- onlal war In history," they May. ChiirehgoerH of all denonilna tions packed Hie auditorium of the i 'hrh.lijin church last evening for Hie masH ferviee .honoring "Inter national (ood Will" .Sunday, which marks Ih beginning of Armistice week and the annual I'.ed l'ros:i roll ci II. The Itev. C. A. I'nllarii, paslur of the lfnpli.il ehlireh, ileliviTed an nil'li'evH on "Supporting the Prince of Pence." le-furc wlilch he Jnineil I:. J. IkMiuIk. I,. I''. Harnett uml W. I,. Ilevlne in niiile iiin rti-t ren ililimiH or two pntrioth! songs. Their sel..ons were "Atlierlefl (he J'.eautirul" and "t:od of Our Kiilh- Ve know that we do not want war, Mi let us mike plattM for froittlniiod on Pmrf PlVf.) Junior Plav Proceeds May Iietler Past Marks Proceeds Troiii the junior chis play Friday und Katurday will equal those of any previous dra mutie attempt in . (Irunde high school, and may even exceed the besl thai has buen done, MIhs Ma bel A. Iteiinett, director, said tills iiiorntng. Last year's net proceeds nmoiiilt.' "I to $-'7.". Klnier fih-mi, h junior. Is managing the busiTiess end of this year's play. Royalties, cos t umes. advertising, play books an'l posters seldom total less Hum $HMi, and usually go over thut limit, be . finds. S.'iturday's crowd was almost us large as Friday's, and Hie per- ( fornumee was even belter, accord ing to many who wltneswd the prodmr mi both times. Miss Ituby., lillon und Miss Florence Thomp son asMlHted MIhs Ib-nm-it with the direction: Mln Kdnu Hulb y hud charge of costuMns: Miss Jean WIIUhiiis. projHTtles: Miss lds. Iu is. costume inspection. j Appreciation nf courtesies ex- I tended her and the Juniors In their j efforts to produce a worthwhile en- tertsinment wus expressed by Miss Itennett this morning. j III ATTE1 ! Illil SERVICE "lit til- M M II ,l COMIMi It will be "Hob" Hianfieid. s n ator. who will uddnss the I'nlon ('ouuty t'liarni r of Commerce at luncheon i uesluy noon, and not polKhal speaker, the junior Sen ator announced in a foreword to V. i'erkina, ch air uuu of the lUVvtiUy. Wallowa Is Tri-County Grange Host Organizations of Three Counties Represented at Session ; Fine ' Pro gram Presented. Tho regular meeting of the Trl- count v Orange was held ut the Ihigh school gymnasium at Wal lowa, Ore-. Suturday with delegate from i'nion, Wallowa und linker counties- os well us from several of the commiHrchil and civic or ganizations of tho district In atten dance, ' The forenoon session was t4iken tip with completion of the organi zation work und arranging for the future program. In the afternoon what wiui re ferred to as the best program ever staged In the grunge In this district wis enjoyed by those present. The Hev. Q.. H. Fees, trl-county lec- lnrer. directed flin nrrnFru in. which .was as follows: . Address of welcome. Mayor Mar- vln of Wallowa; welcome from the commercial organizations. Bruce Cox: welcome from the i'omona grange, C. 1'. levies; vocal solo, (Continued on Page Five.) When the Oregon State Kedera- Hon or Women's Clubs met in Pendleton rieverul years ago il was voted that tho clubs In tho state could raise 20.nnu as a permanent endowment fund, the Interest of money only lo be mad lo carry Mn uu worK inu wn nua wo 1'ledges wr ,,,. nnr.nr.Hnn" In nliiL n rwl 1 lut In on I TV-'Mln-hlinrhriiifl 4 I. n)..l.r..,l 1IHI. ThlH llil till . been paid exce, $r,a, which thu olu'b licipes' to priv; off" this ywir. . . : wediiesdav. November II. will in; nii" un r nn-i i iu - j mint Fund duv. 1111(1 Ut tills llllIC sieos will . be taken to raise this i amount. One feature will hr a candy snl The sale will bo held In the how rooms of the J-'ord . Motor company, through the cour tesy of W. C. Perkins. 1 The commute In charge of ihe day consists of Mrs. II. A. Zur brick, clnirman, Mcsdumes It. P. Lamlts, Claude Mackey, William Wilson. Walter l.elsmau. J. J. Carr, C. K. SHng, II. K. Dixon. Chase Mohneiikaihp. C. M. Hearnshaw. peii- McDonald. "Gilbert Uurrou and Harry Turner. . Canadian Officer Is Entertainer at Lake (Special) Tlie II l IT I. A K I weeklv program In the Mot l.ake Snnntorium assemhly nail htatiir- Jilny nighl featured l' A. lirlseowe. a plain in t it 'a n a d ia n f orce ! during Hie recent, world war. j Hriseowe, who h nl specialised in ' dramatie work when he at tended a London f K tight nd) untversil v read Ihe court scene from "The Merc hunt of Venioe." He also offered ii group of solos and ushImI. , ed lu the leading of Hie commun- j'Uy singing, having been trained In1 this work by his father, a com- poser. Uriscowe Is slaying al the ke for a. few days while his wife Is a, pat lent in the hospilul here. CLUB S QUOTA NEARLY PAID Economic Conference To Be Held At Pendleton Covering The Market ft lo the question if nader liitcrervl wlili'li mmiiich atten tion for hi ailwrO-dng tnet nngc. n bH(in"ts innn N most ttitH'cmcil with cohering bis mnrkfi m. timiitctely t tble gelling cMila1 With I lie gri'ntcol iiiiintxr of pirWhle '1IhOIIHI?. Nntumlly The bercr stw-t (traitih Iioiiich m wllt-nlly In the .attirntloii (Milnt, but It U Jn-.t a.s ginl ifing to Mmly rural HeciilnHHi figure. -(r example, Allil lian rtt Imm an rnml route, or Hmvp TIm iHwrtrr rwlM IA ri'gti Inrly. TIm. largest nitmlior of farm n-ailiTM nf any neMMi:r entering I h t trrrllor) by f nr Is The Mwn cr's rif unl. "Observer Advertising A Jtlen:luuiiiuiln ttcrrloe." RUM SHIPS RETURN TO H.Y. SHORE Liquoi Flotilla Reappears with New Strategy .; ; Worked Out EUROPEANS PLOT AGAINST AMERICA "Pussyfoot" Johnson Chartres Interests Over seas Plan to Combat Prohibition Here. NKW YORK Hy the Associ ated Press) Fourteen rum Milps have reappeared on tho New York coast with holiday drinks. The rum ships have, evolved Hew tactics to meet a pbsslblo coast guard blockude. The new liquor-carrying flo tilla floes not anchor and when any coa.st guard vessels appear the liouor ships take to their heels until the pursuers run out of fuel and return to port. i:i4topi:AN plot aki:i CHtt'Ano (By tho Associated l-rcHS) William K. "Pussyfoot" (Continued on Page Five.) CATTLEMEN AND BOOTLEGGERS IN i BATTLE, 2 SLAIN H - SAN BKttNARlUNO, Cal. (By Hie Associated I'resa). Deputy sheriffs today are speeding over the. (ong StretfllCS Or Ol HlTt tO- -ni f here . where long-standing iniUHICB ljeitTUII (. Ill Will. U M-l H-'rel bootleggers have resulted in iV 'PrU'U, deuth fit two t&wu 'ond the officers are under orders j to drive the gunmen forever from , . "-- Heports yesterday said th.il M't Burt, believed head of the bootleggers gang, und reput iwo-g in man," nad hecn Klihsl in u gun flghl with cattlemen The-, other man reported killed Is believed lo , liuve buen u cattlo inan. . Trapshooi Winners . Are Given Turkeys K. f. Klngsley. A. Andrews. II. K. o'Hrien, J. II. Hinlth. I'eell K'-agle, Conrad and Dr. II. I1. I.nn flls eaeli ('arrld Itfxtte'H iurltey, and 1,. K. Ilannerield and (leorge .. iirijir K III Lll Si'e- ond Imp shouting contest at Ihe hone Trei field Sunday morning. llnnuefleld and Jack f'oolidge niade.JO per ient records In I lie ' praellc-e shoots. The Wing, Fin and Fleelfoot ! club, . w hich sponsors Ihe shoots. w III forgo lis regular meet next Hundny in order Hint Its followers ' may attend Ihe annual Moco shoot , that the sporting club nf the Moose lodge will put on at Oro Hell that flay. The Thanksgiving turkey shoot, Nov. it a, will lie Ihe prime event I or the trap shooting season, the ' fleers hold. He vera I turkeys will be up for prizes. Luncheon will be served on Hie grounds ut noon. Five repn-HentativcH have been s'lected to represent I'nlon county at an Kaslern Oregon economlt conf'Tcnce oufttned ut a meet ing of growers and scientists tit I'ort land recently. Thi- meeting will lie held In I'endh'ton. Feitruury II, I:! and 1.1. Thow neiccted to repre- I sent. I'nion county are: Frank Mc Kennon, of Alice); Jrover Criifi melt, IsH (irande; I. other Hind man. Klgln; J. A. Clu skill, liable ' und A. It. Hunter, Iu (Jrande, All phases of wheal production and marketing hi Hi" northwest will be considered at the confer ence. Hubcoiuniittecs are expected I to study atid report on the world ; supply and demand, land use and I furin munuKcincnt, finance and credit, grading, handling und ' tratisportultoii, and llllago und re- 1 soils are expected to have a per miinent Influence on the whut ! production industry of Oregon. j Wheat raisers from every wheat growing county, transportation i companli . I'ort of 1'ortland, grad ing Menrtco. banks, experiment stu Hon. extension service, federal de partment of uierlrulture und ware bouse administration will bo repre sented on the commltieis. Active growertt will act us chairmen. (Continued on Pai Firt.f Whoa Dobbin-lDon '.Miss Vtift lalnnuu and 'Ioiinlil Cuminlug, bolli of Sea tile, Wash., like hiM-seback riding. So- w I mil Uivy, got married they Mt on their iKirses whilo the ccreiiionjr was pcrfonmd. Thou tliey rorin off into ilw iiuHtittaliu for a tiorttcoack lt.oe)iiioo RADIO CAUCUS All HOOVER 1 AVASHINOTON" (By Ihn AimocI- 1 xrt. a xlalu last I rliUij, 1 he ated Prran) Hadlp, grown to its llevcnl by IIhi police to dear up full siRtur of vttul forco tn Amor- lean lire. Ims developed problcm ! whirli must lie aolvnd with (tovorn- mental co-ope'ation, ; Secretary ' Hoover mild today In opening thu . fourth national radio conference. More than 40U delimatea heanl Hoover's, views on vital prohlcmB of ether conRfHtlon by multiplica tion of hroudeaatlnir stations and suggestions for their solutions. WAI.I..V WAI.l.A, Wnsh. (Ity the Associated Press Officers seek ing three escaped convicts War ren Daniels, Mrnest' Ai lirownlng and l.'runk llolmes-who' escaped from the Washington penitentiary early MMnday, today are investigat ing a report that three suspicions luoking men obtained food today near Touche.t Wash,, 20 miles west of here. . i ' . ' All avullable guards and depu ties are concentrating on thut dis trict. 1 German Girl Arrives; Given Warm Welcome F.udlng her solitary journey across ocean und continent, oil the way from Germany lo lu, (irande, Martha HIern, prelty lit tle Herman girl of the myslerl o js telegrams that came to I he Ued t Jross society la st w e-k , ar rived In tow n Sunday morning wit h smiles and happy greetings I in Oerman. of course for Ihe Utile group gathered al Hie dep.it to extend her welcome in a strange land. Miss Htern la going to make her home at Wallowa, where alio Is acquainted w 1th the Fred Oiiili family. None of her rtdatlves live in Ameilcu, but her sweetheart is oinlng to join her hero soon. Itcsldes Mrs. Hoidl Valnier. chairman of the 1 Ctrl Cross so ciety, and Wultowa frb-nds who were al the slat ton house when Miss Htern arrived, there were two (Icrtmin-speuktug persons w ho volunteered to act us Interpreter for Mrs. Calmer after they mid read lu The Observer of the ex pected arrival of Hie- country woman. M All, C AHItlKHN TO IU.ST W AHH I NOT S t A I' I A n d- vnnee ciirlstmus present for mull carriers and most of the other pos tal employes; canm from Postmas ter Hem-rat New, Hundoy, In the form of hu annoiinci'ment that no deliveries of ordlnury mull would be niude Chrlstmu diy. From midnight, Oecemhcr 24, to midnight, Iecemler 2h, alt postal operations will be suspended, ex cepf ttie malntenani ii of special de livery and the reluylng of malts so Hint they will be ready when nor iiwjI delivery Is resumed. lt FOHO Q ITS SAIIM. On-. (Al') Itirficrl ( raw fnnl reigned I'm lay ah mi erlitlettdctit uf Hm Has hulu-iry nl 1 1 mi slati Hi ilteittlary. ioer PhTfi said Prlsji l-.ngiiiM-r Oitlti launl will now In In charge of ull Induct rles nt. tin priMMi, Iim'IiiiI Ing flax. 'I Im governor n-fiiMtl to conimiiil. exit-pi to say, 'Tin niH going to have miy further flashing of authority l Utv in.nl luitlaJ7.M POSSES AFTER CilTTRIO XTRA OUDKX, t'tah (Al'). Tlio rtls rovrrr of Uui ltud iHNly of Ijuoii iukmilk, 10, lyinic Mhmii a niilc from tlio placo wlH'ro Mm. 1,11- llaii Joiiwn, . bvauty arlor ex- t"e inyswy. luioucs, wiio Q pawnlly ilrank iwIwjii, wok Men' tlfiecl ly Iho Hlnin woman's ilanghU'r. Slie. said llhotlra Imd been an acquaintance of lier mother seven yearn. I.IXilSLATlItK CXWVKXKS. OLVMl'lA, Wash. (Al). A special soKslon of Out state IckIs' laturc conveneil here today. Lleii' UMiant Lnu Jobjison presides in tlie senate and Speaker Floyd Dansklu Is hi tlie. clialr of the house, llotli houses Immediately proceeded wltlt ruulhiu organisa tion. " '. .: ' lUM.l.Jl TAKF.S tfTAM ,; LriTLiTTO.V, Colo. (Al')-All old-fasliloiietl country doctor, lr. d"ln Harold i:. Blazer, testified his' own idercusu today at tlio trial 1 wheru ho Is cliurgtxl with nnir tkriiig Ids owit lati4titu', llaxel,! S-t-cjir-olU "child woman." ' ' MAKi;s Ml STAR K. ' ' lOim.A.M. Ma AI). Tim (tiAst guard lont MJ-I5I nMuitl fir tMlay vm a suhm4Um1 nun niitner, whh-h pronnl Ut be mi urmy steamer louih'd with ex plunlvo jMJwder. Stcelheiu! Hilling Uch-omed , -, ' MAItHHFlKIJ), Ore. Curryj county residents nnd the sporting folk who like fishing urn pleased with the attorney-general's ruling that steelhead may be cuught with hook and line any time d irlngthe year. Itogue river has become nationally known us u steel head strenm. und people, go there from all sections of the United Hlates to enjoy Hits classy sport. Cull fornluns are particularly good pat rons of the river, und a numlrr this years have purchased plots for summer homes. At present Agness, about an miles from th ocean. Is the principal gathering point for outsiders who seek ex citing sport.', Punish Criminals--Don't Pity Them, Expert Argues HTANFOItl) TNIVKKHITV. ful. (NKA HDt'lul) You need not. blame the present "crime wave" on the war, with ta backwash of ntor nl devastation, or excuse criminals on the ground thut they are men tally unbalanced. Nor do you need to look nt pio hlbltiou with an accusing eye. and lay to It the excess of crime, In America. Psychologists, sociologists, crime Investigators have been wont to dismiss crime as an Inevitable suit of the war, us a boomerang from prohlhlllon or as u problem of insanity. Hut Profe.Hor A. M. 'alhcnrt scorns t bese t hiorlea. lie has tmiKht criminal law at Htanford Fnlverslty for-21 years. Ho hus studied crime and Its cause and he has his own Ideas on thu psy- chology of luw breaking. "Maudlin nenMmenlallty. politics and attempts to excuse the crimi nal as a helpless lunatic do more to encourage crime than other wise," Cut heart churgea. "In Kurope crime Is controlled by the simple method of swift and re r tu In punishment. In America, the courts wallow wliHo crlmo de fends itself." Professor Cat heart, himself a mild-mannered man who Indulges in local politics because hu feels a believes, when more time la given sense, of tduty to tho community, the sclenco of crimc-dotectton and seldom rulses his finger lu heat Usu to the - auk ate . of crime uguiuit any man -or cuu&u. But he j p.syclioi&$y. MITCHELL i AGAIN Oil OFFENSIVE Stormy Petrel Fires Re verberating Cannon- ade of Charges; DECLARES HE WILL PROVE STATEMENTS Naval Officers Accused of Having Sought to Have Lansdowne's Wi dow Testify Falsely.' WASHINGTON- (By th Associ ated lrcss) The courtmartlal try ing Colonel William Mitchell lata today derided after a secret sed ition tn proceed with taking of tes timony lu accordance with tlie do feline plans which contemplate lira intnidiictlon uf evidence on many features of tho general aircraft controversy. WA8I1INOTON' (By the Asaocl atod Press) Another reverberat ing cannonade of accusations waa turned loose today by Colonel Wil liam Mitchell against those in charge of tho military and, naval air servlceB. Through his counsel, Represen tative Ueld, tho colonel informed tho court, martial trying him be cause of his previous utterances in the utr controversy that he is fully prepared to prove his charge of criminal und ' almost treasonable negligence in administration of government aviation. . ' ' Pronusca Proof Among tho charges ho promised to prove are: that the Hhenandoab. went on her fatal cruise unfit. against the will of Commander Lansdowne; thut naval ' officers Hought to huve Lansdowne's widow glvo false testimony, and that high army and nuvy offlrors tost if hd falsely bo fore congressional com mlttees. . lMltchell's counsel Said that ho Would ulso prove that those who . arranged the Hawaiian flight of PN-9 No. 1 wcro "Incompetent"; ( thut Mitchell -was "demoted and transferred because ho told tho truth": that government aviators are put to unnecessary hazards and that many aio killed a result; und that tho government failed to thwart the project to glvo a for eign flight organization a foothold near the Panama canal. TNlVKItHITY OF OKEaoN, Kugetie, Ore. (Speciul) Approxl uuttely CO per cent of the atudenu in the university are ' partially or wholly self-supporting. ! These figures have Just been an nounced by the registrar's office. Of the 2751 jitudenls on tho campus, 27.16 per cent lire com pletely self-supporting; 7.8 per cent uro from 99 to 76 per cent (Continued on Page Fivt.) has lived so close to crime, In the brocid sense, - through constant study of the penal codes, that ho believes America's crlmo striken at Iho nation 'a , backbone tho homes. one factor that makes for a Moose' attitude toward law enforce ment," ho declares, "la tho 'slack er system' of rearing chlldren--tho tendency of parents to delegate th raising of their children to schools and other agencies." Cnl heart soes nothing In the nr- 'gument thut prohibition lias in creased crime bocause no asserts that crlmo during: the flvft years prior to prohibition was a propor tionately great aa today. And he sec nothing In the argu ment that the nervous strain of tm. war hllH anythng to do with It There have been no increases In crime In llurope," h declares,, "and Kuropo surely hud Its war! The answer to this, he says, li Knrope's method of punishment. 'It Is swift and certain! But over here we have prosecuting at torneys who keep one eye on th ballot box nnd thu other on tho criminal. "And one way to overcome this weukness is to get better prose cuting attorneys," he says, "by pay Ing for them." The crime wave will subside, ho MANY PAY WAY AT OREGON U : i