EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEREIGHT PAGES TODAY
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THE WEATHER
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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
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