La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, November 24, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING .NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY. THE WEATHER I'OKTLANI) AP Ore. son: Unsettled, rain In the" went, probubly rain or anow in the cant tonight, and Wed nesday. Warmer In the In terior tonight. otpttttt VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1925. MEMBER ABSOClAffED PRESS NUMBER 38 HAMILTON VICr OF WEEGM Fill HE Rhinelander Trial Reaches Tense Crisis V.'.t-S.e.- CITY EE 1X1 ON t4 - " " w . nr. .?: ICOLLEGK cm pi huge i ma on 4 BILL MADE is fmal io mm 7--. fll CAUSED Wife of Deceased Badly , Hurt in Accident, But Will Recover MACHINE DROPS OFF EMBANKMENT Driver Was Thrown from Automobile, Landing in Pile of Rock; Dies bar ly This; Morning. 7" Declares Gooding Meas ure No Cure for .Trans- portation Problem SAYS MATTER IS WHOLLY ECONOMIC Speaker Advises Cham ber of Commerce lhat I. C. C. .Should Have Free Kcins. O. Hamilton, 65, an O.-W. It. & N. conductor with a railroad record of nearly .'1.1 years Mantl ing, died at 4 o'clock this morning, and his wire, who s a few years younger, lies in a grae condition j al the (.ramie Homlu hospital to ff day as a result of injuries Ihey 4 sustained Wani their ear dropped f over a 100-foot citibaiiUnn-.it into J a pile of blasted rock about eight I miles west or I tirHiide on tho J Old Oregon Trail highway J as I be- 5 fore 6 oVIoek last night. Mr. Hamilton's skull was pulver ised at tint back where, ho struck, on the rocks 'us ho wan thrown from the enr. and bin right temple bone wus thruHl through 'he fiend past his right eye. Ill contrast to his . wife, who has betwnwan.' or all that has been done for her since the- accident, Mr. Hamilton never rcgnlned consciousness. Life flick ered feebly, however, until just, 'be. fon; 4 o'clock this morning. .' k Mrs. Hamilton Hen encased In a plaster of purlH east from her wo 1st. o her toe Nov Internal injuries. liavy been disclosed, - bill imjvj wounds u re both seilou und cceuniHiy puioiui. The 1 nltcd Slates 1ms engaged In four warn during the life or Mrs. l-.tlvabctli Kecv of Newton. Kan., who has just celebrated, her 971b blrl'.iday, and sliu was closely concerned with three of them, tier first husband a.H killed In the war with .Mexico, her second husband fought all through the tied war, ami five grandson were.. In the World war. , L AFIRE CROWD BY STILL Explosion Results in Blaze That Cremates Father, 2 Children MOTHER AND BABE ESCAPE FLAMES. Floyd Camp, 4-Year-Old Son and 7 -Year -Old Daughter, Are Dead, in Portland. A Flashing nttnek on the deeding I"OItT..ANU, Ore. (Ity the As. bill und the intermediate rate as-i soelalcd Press) Hoyd lamp, 111 soclation nnd an urge to permit '.son lnm-las, asfed limr . and the Intnratat'! euinin. ri'e coinnil.i- I Ills ilang-liter KUubetll. aKl M-vcn sion to settle the fourth m-cllon I year, are dead, the n-sult of a fire whliii swept llielr home at mid nliilit last ulKht. Mrs. Camp and an Infant cliild esc:aed. Officers de'lar Hint the explo sion of a Mill was the cause, or the fire. . , relief probh-ln In preference to leg islation, marked the address before the chamber of commerce today noon by It. J. Knott, truffle man ager of Ihe. Western Pine Manu facturers' nsKoclutlon, composed of interior producers, i ; ' "Phc rinmllnP Kill - wiiillil In" n detriment to the rail' lines but RANCHER FACES would help the water lines.'- Mr. UTIDnPD THARflE Knott declared. "I he bill would pro-t M VKV&K, A Kl.E, hlbit the j-allroads from meeting IN WAoHlU lJi boat eonipetitlott.'' The whole unit- , ler IS an IH'onomic prouirm uiiii can't be solved by logistnllon the Gooding bill can't do It." The ocean-going bouts are "grab bing all of the traffic from the cast to the Pacific const," he assorted, "nnd the rallrouds went' pur.L - of It. It Is better for the interior to let tin: rnllrosdi participate In this lraivJ.ifc-h rtpto er; fcntlr,,, lVn1,(1"1i,UJP;Ao ."' compete 1 rhanklvlng - 4 y.anitfa. nno , weB.ru producers' eoneomloiiH of 'freight rates TO SEE GAME 'r))ai'iLtlons to tranpport thn T.n, Ib'r light hlo wna dlslocnte'l, the pelvic boiiu broken, her right knew under uud both ankles, badly Injured. Ulngncr. She had a bad gash acrostf one sme rwint iiJiin.s"are In leave from ' ,1V 7 " . ' ,7 have imii) ! t'vtj sni.; v - wintt iiiiiui- llIU Ul- i Ul ..ll.llll'B, r,mpiy-l ar l'limiem. to g:t to the east. VANfiU'VKK, WhsIi. (Lty the Associated Press) U It. Holen uromlnrut farmer of the Mill Plain section six miles west of here, war arrested today on a charge Of mur der In connection with the death last .July of Walter W. Kleiuinlng 19,' whose headless body wus fount floating In the Columbia river. ..'..officers declare ii'iemmlng was f deserter from Ihe'urmy anil waf cinployeit by llohn prior to )tl ilealh. He disappeared about tht lime fire destroyed the house, ban and prune drier on thn Kolcn place liolen. u cripple, told the offi cers nl the time Unit he had nuar reled with Klemmlng mid ex pressed tine opinion that li'lcmmln; "Kor every five ears we on Ihe uf her face und Hie ligaments of die high school building on I'ourlh coast use, three of tlietit come west ln.r fi.-lit wrlMl will',. HeVliri'.l Nil ... . ... .. ... , - ... I.... li . ...... -..l..l.l ' o"- - ; aum III I . 111. rtl lllllll'm Ol Vlil in J . um. ..it uim: iu .i.y ii.-ii.... . ., . ., that they had to be lied. J the -team will be taken first and ' on Ihe empties. We Vant Ihe. rail ""I' "'''!' p, ... ,,,.,. r- Had So Warning 'any remaining room wlll.be open roads to haul' some commodity In l, T ,I.n . Tliere are no witnesses to e- .. - .- . ... .1... ... 1....1. .. 1 Identified-. InroilMl lllll,eipriiu plain how the Iriigedy occurred. ;ti,t n Hi-Oads und others who.balHnec of tonnage' with Uic cost. Alrm llumlllon told Dr. A. U ltleh-pBn t0 drive to linker go by the jr this Is schlered It would give Us nrdsoii this morning 11.1 lie altemled w),0ol nnd lake a many us can ho considerable, relief." , li- I tin I ulin tin 1 1 ttit li'd pnllirr n- 1 .. . 1 ' '' ..... .. ... .. . -w " - nrruiiisea lor. . Mr K'nnll Mtod Ihnt. fleiip-K nf I Aa large n body or ronler nit run In,,, intermediate rule association to be blustered for the. linker gamc'ihe nnntrnrv. the bontH are haiwll. i.t 1 ue otijeui. wiiii plenty or sup- fure the automobile plunged over the grudc. The point where the accident happened n uiluitiUcdly u danger ous one. f.'omlng downgrade Io- ward the double curve, ihe driver (Cnnttnupd on Vnae Ft.) port on the sidelines, the Tigers feel that th'lr chancer of victory will be augmented conshleriibly FLIES Ml APPLE HOUSE iOpcreKa (last (Jives Skit at High School The entire cu.nl of "The It-llo of Tbircelona" pnrt(rip;it' il In t.h' skit that advertised u,.. eonitnu pren.-ntatinii of Ihe operetta !ee.. and 5 at a ftepela.1 asN"inb1y nl Ihe lilirh school antlitoriinn this af- tetnoon. Two nitmbers wen; play fOnntlnued an Png Ftv.) Kh-e, or unknown origin destroy ed thn apple storage house or M. At. luirland and 4.',aa how of ap ples. e'sld-H several empty boxes and a large amount of orchard cfpilpuH'iit, lust night. The fire was notleeil about 7 o'clock . and the neighbors were called In,, but it had already mud' so much headway that all efforts Io save the building were usete.ss. The building and Us contents were valued tit about $r.O(a. which Is partially covered by Insurance. Mr. jmrland Is manager of the (iraiidc. Konde Valley Krult company. BANDITS LOOT MICHIGAN CITY from Ihe war department. Americans Scored by Chilean Ex-Prcsider rAHKOI'Ml.TH, Mich. ( fly Ihe Ay. loeiated PredH) Anii'-d bandits Daisy Itiibbs and I mil n nice nan g their duel, "No! No!" JJnea from the operetla were woven Inlfi lore ador scenes to finish the skit. mi;i;nmn mii.i, ii,m;h d by Ihe orchestra, after which t.-crorlaed ( assopolls for neJirly tliree lumrs early today, nreu ,ai ev-ry resident wlio dared to ap pear on the i reel, and finally b ft in an autoinnblle afler falling Io rob the l-lrs NatlomU bunk. The bandit, band, variously r. 1 hunted nt from five to 10 men. titwtit iMVt.'if i. i .. ..!...-- 1 noumj me nigai waicninun huh .... .. of this set-lion are Interested "'H-e f"ml hi restaurant. in plans for estaJjIlshing a large cut all wins lending Into the ell y, wiwmllt nl Stevenson. Wash. It J n.ud ullempled to blast Ihe bank estimated that n billion feet of va.uil. logs He within an economic radius) During their slay thy fired be ef the Skamania, county , seul. , It t ween 1 tto and jr0 shots.' fieorge Is proposed tu truck many of the togs from upland country and float them down to the new jiiUL Trial of C. La Bine Is On In Justice Court PRESBYTERIANS , PLAN A CANTATA FOR DECEMBER 2(1 There will Im- a run l u u at the I'n-Hb) terlurf church tlte Sunday ; It- lore rbrbdmas, IhTemla-r It was announced tit Is morning by tin director of the church choir. Sirs. ' A. 1M Klclmrdson. The cantata to tv given this year la "Holy Night' by Ashtonl and will be under Mrs. Jltchardson's direction. About forty pi'opte wltl take part In the chorus, besides several f olotets- . . The trial of fharhs l.i Itlne on a eling.' of iliegii) Hale of intoxt callnx lif'"S ws commenced be fore 'a jury of six men In the Jus tice of the peace court this oftT- noon. Joint charges wi-ro flb-d against )m Mine und his brother, wiin wen taken into custody when their n'staurant was raided two wceka ago. but they elected Sep-' urate triula. - Jones, reiddent, was Ihe only cas ualty. Aa he e.uierjp'U' from a hoiiw h whs greeted IHi a nhotgun vol-i'-y. He suffered neck wounds. Altlt'A. fhile tlly Ihe AHwInte rr-H) Atnerii;nns here are a' ensed by a former fliilcan pres dent, Arliiro Alessandri. of prr moling "eonfliei. discord, and hat red" iM'tween fhlle and Iru lr stead of trying Io Serve pecefu' ly In the dispute yver Tuena an Arlea, In a speech yesterday. Alessandri sain "these eh urge with cHrrylng thn olive brunch r that great Ano-rleim pfoplc, Instea of brlngiuK peace," seem to hav carried out a program bringing con filet, discord, and haired. Mom-; foiri;it isi:int'ii;i HA K Kit. Ore. A new discover nf copper has been made by the Vinson f reek Copper enmpanj near Auslln. Il was p'ported here. A small force of minem Is nl work developing the Vinson creek prop erty und a good showing has been made. A total of 275 feet or work has been done nnd a tunul now being driven will open a ledge at h, depth of 4mj re'M. Samples re. cently brought here show clialco pyrlte and somo peacock copp-M. Knifrhts of Pythias Hear Idaho Man Speak "fythlenlftit, and JIM Value to Mankind was Die subject of un addrem delivered at the meeting or the Knights of Pythias nt their hall last, night night by the He v. IE, Iee, a visiting tneuiher from Welser, bla. Other visitors were present from liaker ami Klgfn fur the Initiation of two members Into the local lodge. Cruiser to He Given Relief on Home Trip Albert St ArrfsJmf. WASHINiTtN' y the Assoel vAHs-rt Se was arrested nt Ms'ated Trrsn) Tlie cruiser Itoche- homr m-ur Hummervllle at ll:lujter on which fien-rsl IVrnlilng last night and at 3:10 a. m. tmluyiWenl to Hoiilh America for Taenia pleaded guilty to a charge or pos-fArlea negotiations has In-en order masion of whUkey before Justlejld relieved Tor the trip to the Hugh K. Itrady. w hoflnvd him $IS (I nib d Slat, a but so far as Is and cost a tfee had not raised his known here, the movement noes fine at noon .today, and was com mitted to the county Jail until be could produce the iony- T-..n. AH.-aall "Observer Ad vertbOag .y- ... : . . "Lost Without I "' '1PI?n:; 1 fit $ ir- -' 11 " .1 .Merciless (trilling f fKSmniil Kip Rhinelander by Leo 1'arsous llavls, nltmney for Alice lones, Ithliielniidcr's dark-skinned wire, brought the young scion Of llugticmit arlsKsjiuiy to Iho point ur physical evlinusllon iliiring the trial nf his murrlagit annulment Mill nt White I'lniits. To the left is Davis, suave but relent less. At thn right Is Kip, slumping wearily, dejectedly la the wit ness .'hair. "Vim were willing lu marry a girl who stayed Willi juii at the Marin Antoinette hotel ami confessed that she was an Impure, girl, but you worn not willing thai she have a tlngu uf colored blood," lilp was asked. He replied: "I drew the Hue aa tu color." BILL BENEFITS ALL GLASSES Briand Will Not Attempt . New Cabinet iff Oeeasioiilllly The Obsrner bus reailent epre?w prals for H eeeeiife and Its service to be mle with tlie uiia nteaHiie of ailerM i-rllkim. IPfvutly a woman wibscrllH-r eprcssi'd )Hr appretialloft enfM-elnlly for the advertWng niwageN of the paper. Miyiiig thai mIm wmibl Is lt-X wltltotit I hem and saviil Mm fMib4riH Um price many time by having the Informa tion Ihejr ghe. Thai's one example; of tilft riater-bilet that b etllnettl Hi many oilier a retwh-r- I nleret that In nut Io lie had Id any oilier pulrfliily mean atadalrte to the l raude ail viTtlser. Coupled with It Is a low rca.lcr-i4 that make an .Itrrtlsinx lmelnifit cseiial ly .worth while. WASllilNOTON (liy the Assor ted Hress)- A revenu"bill sluoh-' ig thin anniiiLl federal tax burden y un amount placed by Mm tmas- ry nt JIUii.L'lUi.iHin has been com leled by the house whys und leans co.nimlllee. Unified on a non-pa,risan basi.s, it' measure waa unanimously np rov'd by the committee, which lrectetl CliairnM.u flreen to report . to the house on the opening day f congreas, I et:ember 7. Tlie committee fell Justified In xceeillng the ;inu,oao,000 reduc on limit which it had set because ( estimates that tht; treasury sur lus for tin; .current fiscal year roliably would reach $'330,000,000 .stead of fZUO.OOO.i.OO, tlie oiig al figure. l'cry Tavpner llenefiled Kffects or tlie reduced tux rates trried by the bill will lie felt m .ediately upon ll:i enuctment. Vir .olly every t i.xpajer will be bene ted by the measure. Income .xes alone would, be cut by ll'JIt, 5.aoo under the coiiimillec pro ram and the revised rales -would e effective on hicomcti of lhl cul ndar year. The 1-onreKsioiuil leader:! plan 3 have the bill enacted by March and the Income taxes ate. not ue until March I d. The re Into. in., in excise raten, iany of which were repealed while d hers were reduced, and I he re duced Inheritance schedules would e nuide effictive upon enactment if thn bill. The chaimes in the iccupalional levies, many of which so wen repeah-d. would becom' :ffectlve July I, I!l2. Itevlsed fNllniateH of the extent o which the bill as now drawn would reduce I he govern meitl's innnnl revenue as pre pit red by Ihe .reasury show thai $20,IHMi.oau will je lost ni'xt year as a pewult of the etroacllve rut In Inheritance ruteH. riiis was ! he prim-ipal Item In jreaMug the total of .oau flrsl estimated by the committee r.s the ainniinl of reduclion It. liad approved. Famous French Politician Refused to Accept the Job; Doumergue Sum mons Paul Doumer. 1' A It IK (Ily Iho' Associated. Press) Mnat.ir llmiuitrr today an t'ptcd lnsldent . Iinictinie'a re. iiut that 'm rorm a caomet, say Inir he would reply llefhillcly with. In Ul hours,. . . I'Alt, 1H l.ly the Assoclalod Press) Arlstldc Hriand, seven times premier of France, today .definitely declined to form a cab inet in succession Io tin: fullen 1'alnleve ministry Northwestern Students on Victorious Ram page "Raise Cain" POLICE, FIREMEN ARE SWEPT ASIDE Mayor Bartlett Nursing Bruised Head This IJorning; Four Stud ents Rest in Jail. CHICAGO (By iho Associated Press) Defying police pistols and tear bombs und stream of water fro mi flru host, 8000 Northwestern ' t'ntversity men and women stu dents last night celebrated tho progress of their1 football team by rampaging all over quiet, uriato cratic Kvunston. Iifforo their enthusiasm waned early today a vacant fraternity house wus in ashes, a policeman, had two broken ribs, four students wore in Jutl, many scholars had black eyas and pain-racked heads and Mayor Dart let t, nursing a bruised, head, declared the North western University would never huvc the new stadium It has plan ned for next year. . . t Vnllcc, Firemen Hclpiesa . - ;r Thu police : and firemen were helpless When the jubilation began. ; . . The police '-wore made victims qf., Vnn,-... u.. a.'.i,i"iA their own nuicea uauV tknmm&uK :uZ wir.mt urlcea aouiW'itw1 -4oj we- numerous ularnw. opened today Decembor reaching ""Mt VIIIMIrlU tlVV nUHUIi BIUVU 4U duelling the. students. President Wulter Dill Bcott. who hud been out ot tho city, returned just as the co fob ration was con cluded and commenlod merely that "the fraternity houso wasn't worth much anyhow." Team Helps Officers The students were quieted most ly through the efforts of the Purplo gridiron heroes themselves. Cup tain Tim Ivowry und Halph "Moon" Baker, us well . us Kenneth 1j, "Tug" Wilson, athletic director, ad dressed the cheering students, ad vising them ugulnst violence or WHEAT PRICES GDI HIGHER roitTUAND, tire. (By the Asso ciated l'roB) Wheat iUOtatlona iters today Inciude: hard white, J1.B6; 'westorn red, JI.49. XTRA WJ.NK I'KIOUTS It. '.VOK I'.D WASHINGTON (AD All pro hibition iH'rmlts allonlnic house, destruction of property and assur- Hliortly iiflerwiirds I'rrsident linblers to nuiliiifiicturc 2110 aallnns 1 1 tr lhcm that audi moves would lmumergue summoned Heiiatnr of wine annually were ordered reflect on tho university and team. withdrawn (inlay. uAiutisoN iii:sii:;i:i Liottmer, former finance, minister. Mrinnd had bei.-n unfed to lul Hiime the premiership for the elKhth time us a patriotic duty In view nf Krance's political and ri- . ;K r, N)lla (Al) Tho ilanelal trmiblefl. but Ihe BoelaliaU ' j,.,,,.,, prison ,lt Uiliel.va Is be refused to co-operulo with him. IM,.KV H M i-lladcl ami la .Him. Imrdliiic thn town, which Druso Associated (rlbcsiueli have, set on fire. Two thousand I'reiich (limps arc oit The celebration started ahortly after D o'clock und rnged tor two hours. I'AltlH (Ily tlie Press) The suclallsls, lifter upset ting Hrland'H proposed ministry, (heir way Io n-luforoi! the Karrlson, now cippose Henatur uoilmer, d" Jackie Cooean Will He Shorn of Tresses f'llll'A';') (f.y Ill" AsSIH lilted Press) .liiekie rooKHII Is K""K l' httve Ills hair cut. Al Hi rnsteln. his nuituiKcr, suvs that Jackie will luive bis boMeil lr':sses cropped closi man fashion. clariiiK they will be hostile to any government which does not inlvo. cate a levy on capllul. Agents Trailinp; Dope Shipment Worth $350,000 IIDIi.Nsr, JMN(i ilL'K AIRPLANE MOT nir-i- in umnn WIIITi; rijAIN'S, . Y. (Al) The iilnliilirrs case in Ihe Ithhie- . nt., ... lander annulment suit closed at' WASIIINamN (By the AssocU l::i p. in. toduv. The ilcfeiiM; nled Press) C o I o n e I William iiniiiM-l planmxl to luuo All Mitchell reiterated before his .i,....- i...n.-.i Kin ithioelmulei-ri court martlul today thut American I,OH ANO-;m;h (By the Assm-1- negro wife, take the Maml Malay, aviators were flying In fluminp uted I'rewt) A $360,000 narcotic, hut his plans .iad to be cliunxed eofrins. shtpiiieni eousigiid to a Pacifln iH-enu or her breakdown lal ' Hesuming the si and for Ihe con- (oust agent by a New York smug- night following tin ordeal venter- riuKiou of his cross examination by gler is belli trailed by federal op day ulien rdm upiK'jired purlly ills- the prosecution, Mitchell insisted enttives. In announcing the ipiest. robed before. Ihe Jurors w they there has been no ine reuse in BJife- llie Kovertiuienl. men revealed Hint could see lluf color of ber hkm, ity fir flyiiig uvil ; a trunk containing narcotics val in (I at $.r)ii,(MM and helievcd to hnvc been part of I he missing shlpmeiit wus confiscated In a Kos Angelen hotel last. l-'riday. Ist nlifht Vnughn if. Iiespuln. ehlef federal nsi colic agent, said he was .Informed that a total of (i'Ui ounreH of nareottcs Imported from (.ernmny had been shippi-d from New York by a weallhy pe. gro d'aler known as 'NlKger" Itont. t. xv tut placed In several trunks, he said. it, UN IN I'OHTJjAND ! V KTIjAM, Otv. (AC) A cold rain Is falling hero tialay following Mineral ilns of cold char weather. I Inkis of snow were n'xirtcd full ing with the rain early lodav. When the prosecution called Mllehell's uttt ntton to the compara tive death rate In Amerlcun and Kuropean avlutlon, Mitchell sild! l'igure can be twisted, and more over our pilots are the best lu tn world. They can fly faulty ma chines with hss danger than other pilots. Mits. mi,iix.i; iu;i;its i'i,i;, Mii ok h Npi;ri' TAki; K l,A MATH KAM,H, Ore.- T,ouls ''os(eo was arrested by Htule Pro hibition Oft leer Coin on susplelon of having sold the moonshine Honor to led Jaekson, Indian youth. Mhleh cutised tht; fatal accident here Thursdiiy, remilttug in the deutli of Mabel lawyer, un Indian girl. According Io t'ole, Jackson Is alleged to have sluted he pur eliHsed his liquor from iOMteio, When ole went to the resort Io make tin arrest he saw anot he lndliin emerging from the housi in i he reported. He kuvc chusc and the Indian smashed a bottle un iif WAHMI.fIT fAI') t'hrlst. mn givers were urged by the ponl flfflce department Monday to fol low Hie example of Mrs, ( "ah lu I'oolldge, wife of the president . who the department said "already has tdarted her Christmas shopping and curly malHui;.' If the rirst- lady of the (nnd joins In the eumpitigu of the posi- office depart UM-nt for early and often Christmas malting of letters and package. I here does not s In lia vnll.l pnusnn whv everv i - i ..un. i i.. .i... t-nii. ! hurtl ernuiid. l.'ole savs he saved .... u -...i.. ..n enonirh Honor to make out a cuso I suitable uuurters at many stations. lead." thn dei.artnw.nt said. ugalust Costello. ncvessiUtinff lurKe laliguo details Army Quarters Are Not Suitable, Snow Reports WAHMISOTON f Ity the Assocl- uled PreH Jtenewd COlllplultll over the effect on uriiiy training of the luck of suitable uuurters al army poats Is voiced In tin; annual report of Major General W. .1. Hnow, chief of field artillery. Hpeak Ing of observations made ' during his InnpeetloiiM of regular field ar tillery units and despite Ihe "mark ed advances In efficiency," ! noted, (en. Snow said: 'Howe-iT, tlie desired standard of efficiency has not been reached for several reasons, (lie most out standing of which are luck of to maintain them, mid the fact that the regular army Is overloaded and overworked in carrying out Um part of the national defense plan.- Clen. Snow declared thut the "lire hazard hus been hanging over llm artillery school for years like a sword of lumoeles. 'Hi report urged strps to in crease the number of reserve of ficers of the field artillery, only HS!: being enrolled on June 3, With whlh.: 2'i.yoo would bo needed in u major emergency. As Io the national guard gun ners, (leu. Snow said, I hat growth of guard field artillery had been rapid since the war and- improve ment marked. - - Vi.-o. Z'