EASTERN 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.
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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
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ICOLLEGK
cm pi huge i ma on
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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. - -
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