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' l-f k EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY the Weather PORTLAND (AP) Oro gori:,Raln tonight anil Wed nesday. , . C I T Y E'DIT IO N : VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 44 5? ,.1 ;. ' .-5 f it BOD , . 41 f' i I D j , t. Hi I 1 .. V L 6RAHDE TO F . a it'Mi mi. t i - T ,- win x citvc i-it'au in rie- . ; paring Display for Ex-, '? :. position in New York - I RICE OUTLINES 1 PLANS FOR SHOW j Chamber of Commerce f , Members Henr of Plan J to'. Exploit Northwest ern States in the East, "Instead of bringing tin.' Mini lo tin- norlhwesl.to show them the op portunltlcs . Unit i l.oiiml- hen-, we Wllf t l ! till! IKirtlUVI'Mt 10 I llO I'llHt and I'xhllilt It," wits the way Hen l. Itlce. or Tucomu,. explained Ihe Northwestern I'ohimerelnl .Imposi tion to he held In, new Madison Hinini'iV Garden, Now York,, next HprltifT. " ' ' : Jlr. Hice. exhibition director or tin', exposition, reiiueslcd that I.a Cirundo lukc Hi'- 1('ud I" organizing an Kastern Oregon cxhllilt wlch would tic made up from thu ills, tiicl. Hi- 81 at I'd Unit IVndlnlon business men wop- eager to usslst and linit ho is confident linker, yet unennvussed, would bn wIIHmb to Join hands in the endeuvor. Following Urn luncheon a mont-lof Inr of directors of thu chamber of commerce decided to make an tempt to urrungc lor Iho cxhllilt uml In iret In touch wllh rendleton. linker, Union, Joseph, Knturprlse. I Helle. of Barcelona,': for the wed iiinl other Kustern Oregon towns ding scene or tho opcrella, which and cilles. A visional .spacu wns reserved for the exhibit: - . Uliunies Plorw ' In his address, lie told of tho ,....,. , .,. .,v..n.m..n l.l. n. uolnted ..i ,..t i iw uhtiti- Avniilil lie ex- u.u .k 1.mmI wnntd .... - for liroflt," Mr. I.'iciv declHren. .-mi com .my funds an- re.Uli.ed ufler " ' t expose, arc paid, they will be. ,.ro- 'ni.-l.ova will l.e no le Htr klnB raied Iiik U u.mui.k Hie exhlbltora. 'n 'eir lodeador . Iiala .u.d flashy who will I.e. chiirsed lor lllo rluht. Einllla. ,,, ,, f , I II I" i laal.elle Miller, the dlreelor. He urced that two 'or throe Ien.(eMMefi!.ed ' Measure . 1 the niierean well versed In Kaa.ern OreKOll fads HI. wl.ieh the cast chorus and or be present at Madison KqUare Cur-; ches.ia ro-ordinaled fl.elr ;.rls In ' . . ttho first nnsembln. practice at the (Oonlinuert on CUM fW.) , . The Koyai Welsh Gleemen. sing- lug their folk sonirs and classics at Hi" Latter Hay Saints tabernacle lust evening, entranced and thrilled u crowd or -music 'ov,'r" of vocal harmony, balance and blending lui Urande lias ever heard. I'm seml.lv siiiKlilK and the WELSH SONGS PLEASECROWD ..4 uppari nl errnrllessness with whleh ofrleers for mil! will fen ? Ihev Illli rnreled difficult neons, ... .. , thpy liibrnreted difficult scores, ihe gleeinan were iiccluiiued re markable. Some of their bar in on Hniraelerlzed their offerings in either case. A duet. ".Mighty Jove" (Uoss Int). sung by Trunk Jones and Noi'tuan H. Jones, was a revela tion' In uglify and harmonic, ae rumcy. They handled broken di visions of thirty-second notes lo ' voral perfection. Cenrg" Williams' solo. "Thre? for Jack", with chorus accomp animent, was one of the outstand ing numbers on the program. Olher tenor, baritone and bass so- Con Untied on Pa FIts.1 "Winter Season" Arrives In Colorful Chariot peerinber I. I'auning but a single hushed mo ment behind a curtain of inauve eolored cloud, thr. enn this morn Ing swept Into a cirrus-flecked sky as resph-ndently blue und gold as a morn- In mid-April. liosy tints surruw-d the snow raps ii nd turned Ihe blue hills purple. Am" nit ovit the clfy. chilled ib' w drops ctssped hands with tlie siinbtams and danced Tor the sh?cr joy of lx-lng. Thua Is Hi- first dny of lN e.-m-bi-r. the b ginning of the "wlnt. r fo-ason" In Ihe Grande llonde val byl. ushered Into setuallty. Karely hmvr m GrHnde and Hie vulley ltness-d. generally sm ak Ing, a more mod rate. Inng-to-bv-riiteml r'd autumn. The fMn was one of tempi rate wuther. ith an oetaslonsl night with the merrury below freeing point to add cst to the period: Red Scores 'Ihiiizs . any lmpis'iiing for fti-jl 4ra..gi' tln'M' days. Coals, contracts ami hearts mingle in the life. or Ilic -fiKitbnllcr. Now lie's reported - enunged lo Ann l-'omM,' actress.. ! "Ta-u-u, tum-tc-tum." Olrls of the domestic art di'ptlrt incut are trying to fit the l.ohcu Brill lliidul Chorus to the rhythm tho Spanish Fandango at the high sehool this week lis they at-!stltrh and flutter through the ex cltcnicnt of costuming Daisy Hnhhs, Iwho sings the title roll: of The Is lo be presented nl the auditorium Friday ajid Saturday cvenliiBS. !' of course, for the bridal ";-n"V; ll"' ,1,uu","',", llol'l" wllr 11 aumptuuus Rown .of black ehantilly litre ovit WIlKlft, Hnllnt- flba and diur Jndlys i .l,nu wlilnli lu l,lii,. Iri,ln,l l,v i building last night. I The caat . Is resting Ihls ufter ,. nofin, but will redouble lis effols (to pvrfeel the proilucllou ata con- .ci'ittraieii rencarsai tins evening. Miss Mnbel A. H- nm'tt's class In dramatics is studying Spanish fea- Itures In preparation for an assign- -men: In makeup for the -operetta, I Only one change has been made Ifl the dialing of prts since the publication of tin- characters. Kl- jdon Hanks has bei-n mimed lo lend the chorus, rephtefng Hiehurd Geit, W(0 mlss d rehejirwils while absent from Hie eily over (he holiday Week pni1, Legionnaires to Name Officers for New Year I r . Arnilsllee de eelebration eoniliilHees and eli' tore tin- regubir monthly meeting of Hie Aiiiericaii l, ciu post und the I .utiles Auxiliary tomorrow eve ning. The sessions Will be held III Houan hall, beginning at s o'clock. Nominations Tor officers are as follows: H. H. Itlehnrdson. oititmuuler. IIukIi K. Iiraly, vire eninniander. ('. 1 Thompsim. adjutant. Lynn ItohneiiLump. linanoe oT Hcer. t'. V. Talbot, chaplain. Lester Jslngsb y. Hay Williams. O. V. Calmer , Hurry Williams. Harvey Matlhews, .less- Andrews, Hoy I'lim-y. -Kd t'oolidge, execu tive commlttei. one of irorgeous sunst ts and tiinlly gorgeous sunris-s; one of sunshlni punel uated by not-too-freo,uent ruins. Only oner did Mother Nature sift a uuantily of snowflukes ove the valby then early In th month as n warning of what might Ih fxiM'eteil about t'hrlstmas time. It has ben many years since but one snowfall, that of lillle const ouence, preceded the arrival of I H-renilMT, Itfftf of at). Hie full season was not un exceptional one. Th Grand' iConde valley has similar ones y-nr in and year out. and oernsionaliy surpasses usual efforts Mh a per feet autumn. 'I.ltth wonder, residents y. why u ni.i.. frntn lhi fitlilrllfo 'itt and enstern ststes mlEmte to Ih north west. With such an utlractlve climate to lure them here, and with (Continue 00 Faff Fife.) SINGERS 10 BE GAILY GARBED IS FAILURE Spectaejalar Move by ' De-. Jense Meets ucieat in , Mitchell Trial-, . GRAVES OBJECT ' , OF NEW ATTACK Reid Challenges General's Kight to Sit in Tnqitnal Following..' Ke.mark Vin Undertone.-. ; ; - ' WASHINGTON (iy tlm Atwocl- iitd IVsa) Cnunail for Colonol Willlutn Mttchi'll roltrd (odny In h Hpi-ftiicuiiir nttrmpl to unwut- an other member of tho MHt-holt court martini Major Ocnoml William Sv Graves. . ' ; : After a Horn't conferenco.. Ihr court overruled the dufenm: chnrtCi" that Grnvis liad interfered with croHtr exnmlnfitton f)f prosecution wMnesat-H and had dtpliiyd hlna. The court's declHlon followed An other fiery altercation In the court arising front a comment made il it an undertone by General Graves re- cardine Heuresentfttlvo Jt e 1 d method of (ineHtlonlnir.wHm'flaeH.'i Hied promptly eJuiUenscd Gravoa right to sit In thu tribunal. WALLOWA WOMAN RECOVERING FROM MAD DOG ATTACK Mrs. Amanda French. , ot Will- lowu. u bit by a rabid dog about a week ago. Word -was rmlved I . . - .A i- r ,i ' . 1 ' v ' . nUtlt - 'Lr :Hl case, "that she is getting alonjif a:i Hghl, but u not yet odt of dan ger. The dog has been Killed. . Ah soon as she. was bitten I: Gregory wired to Portland (or seriiin used In rculjnjr such easea. which he i us heen HUimtiierm. Mrs. French Is a sister-in-law o1 J. C. I'Vench of this- city., District Attorneys to Meet January 21-23 plans fur i.ie a.iliilKl meciintr nt Hie t.in'on l)i!lrit Attorneys' -social Ion were discussed and lentll llve dabs set for Jan. Sl-l'S wlien the executive board met at i'orl lund Haluniay, uiwortlinK to t.'arl O. Helm, wlio attended the hoard ses sion as representiilivi. of Kiistern Oii-Kon. The sherlfls and the counly ji.di.-es of I he stale will be invlled to lueet Jointly wllh I In: attorneys, since their programs will be of mu tual Interest. 1 I. like S. .May, of Heal Me, pn s. dent of the Northwest Association of I'ollce and SherKlh, will be m-i-il.d lo adilress the I tine: like wise, Mr. Hunter, flmrerprlnt ex pert of the roi'lland pollei' llepan liienl. A Juillte und a prolcrsor lioln Hie I nlverHity of OreBon also arc jchedlili d to speak. Patients at Hospital View Picture Library HoT I.AKIO. (.Special) latents In the Hot Ijike Hiiniiturlum nos pttal were all enjoylns Monday a picture library .the resull of 111 work of the ladles of the UitUuU intv Halnts Church of I41 Grander This was presented to the hospital Sunday nitrht when n group from this church, assisted by Ir. and h. '. .Mossman and Mrs. Karl lley- nolds cave the Hunday evenlnff program at the lake a program which was much enjoyed by both path-nts und staff members. Mrs. Momii an, who has been act- I ive In instigating a love of art In 1 the west und woo Is chairman of the art department of Ihe women's I'Vdcrutcd clnbs of Oregon, -brought out h series of slides the Hal tup Mean machine. They showed fam ous paintings which Illustrate the therm of the welt known but nl wu popular Christmas story. At appropriate time during the showing of the slides. Mrs. . A. Iten ssitg two solos: "While Hhep. herds Watched Their Flocks," nnd Silent Nlghl." Miss Kate Jlet calf na "The Hisr" nnd Mrs. (b-onre hymiin. "The Other Wise Man." while Or. Mossninn and Mrs. Iteynohls ottered unothcr vocal niunlf r. Tlf presentation of Hi picture 1 library nus made by Mrs. K. Ilos. nbsum. Mrs. Hosenbuum had been In charge of the work of pre. paring the lilmiry. I Jr. I'hy. In : - I tnf rwponw. emphssiw-d the good which can be done by In dividuals and if roups who sub merge their own Intervals Q thotH 0 due co mm u ull v. Improvement In Industry Outstanding Annual" Report of Secre tary of - Labor Davis Sounds An Optimistic Note. . WASHINGTON -Hy Hie Asuo elateU lresH). Improvement of iv tat ions between employe and workers with an absence of un employment ii nd u dlmunllion in strikes, was declared tod:ty in the tiivnual report of Seeietuiy of L-i- hoi huvls' to have been an out standing feature of the past year in' Industry. . With the piCHsnre of major In dus! rial . - eihei'K ency rt-moved. he said Hie department had been ubie to . .(rive constructive thought to the Impi-pveint'iit of Its work in controlling ImuiiKrutlou.1 aiding la- bor, oi)d promoting thu public wel fare. Mr. Jnvia sketched a po.sslbte lini) of future attuck on the prob lem of over-prod net Ion in Indus try, which,. u held responsive lor much part-timo and seasonui em- ployment of workers. No inefi- tlon of the anthracite suspension was- juade .In the report, which covered the fiscal year ending with last June. ' . Hits vcr-l'iixlnellcii. "One of (he great elements of tho problem of unemployment is tlie present over-developed stale of some of our larger industries," he said. "Our productive machin ery and equipment In many of these Indusl rlcs cannot run SUO days per year without producing a stock that cannot be sold in this- or any other country. As m illustration, the census Huts l,5?u boot and slioc factories; of these -'11 or 141 per cent produce : lift per cent of all shoes produced, and. if they should run full lime, they would produce 1)5 per cent of all shoes now produced and sold. In other words, 14 J per cent of . tho ritclm-loa ntmiWiVlti'r (III A 11 cent ' of the workers, could w ith steady work for 3 an days u year prod'tce all the boots and shoes We iiQed, 'Take1 the " flour mill tiidusriy as " another example. Here w have perhaps the orst slluatloi: of ull; 2.H per cent of the plant., employing A'l per cent of the whole number of workers engaged in Hhe Industry, produce HZ pt:r cent of the output, 'while 85 per cent of the establishments pro duce but 12 per uenl. "Take Knottier sitoallou, that of j un umiuous con i. i nere me axt shipping mines lu the state ot Illinois. These operated an aver-ig-.t of Ht'J days in a year. Jlad ii of these H'.IH mines openUcu . (('oullniied on J'age Five) A II 1 1. 1.l . T-x.. (A I') Th lowr lions' of the Texan b'Kis lutur'' will be called lo meet In .special session January 4. Spc.inr Ijfe Satt'Twlilte of t It tit body said here Monday niRJit upon his re. turn t ruin Austin and Dallas. ' AI'VtIN. Tex. (AP) A re, re cent all vi of I he I la It (more Sun who Monday obtained an exclu sive interview with (lovernor Mir iam A. Ferguson, and her husband, James K. Ferguson, quoted t he former as declaring thai she would not call u special session of the legislature as demanded In a peti tion signed by Speaker lA-t Sat terwhlle and 50 of its members. She added that she was not go ing lo "throw myself to the wolves who wnnt to gather here und tear m apart." Making It Worth His While J'rw-t It-ally nnour anil cry 01 if- In holiics feels Jbe lie ets.Jt j fur advert l-hig lor gH llfig hi ttMich with Hie public hi pome profilabh- way. A hii--tntM man's oiilef (-oticim ts how 1M lo do that -o It Milt Im worth Ills while, 'llir Observer as a liMdluiu I- iiue-lsutl)' pwxeil lis low read rriw I ob iotm to anyone who lmoHgalr rale it W-rx-te lo adrrtlcr M-riiill fii dohig a ntetlKsl that will ts effective. How to put a mes age rninn with Ih'M n-qiltH In The lilwrwr I a problem Hh otertllsg staff l always n ady lo Ittdp Mdtr. MObserriY Arterllslng 1' FERGUSON STANDS FIRM E Qermany and World War Antagonists Enter . . Agreement GOOD CHEER SEEN: SIGNERS JOVIAL Contrast of Locarno and Versailles Treaty Cere monies Marked in Two Respects. ,.' LOKDOff. Uy tho Associated Press) Germany anil her principal tinluKonlsts in the world war today ilKneil the l.ocarno trenly and col lateral pacts KllaruntccttlK peace In I'Jurope and submission to arbitra tion of-any disputes that may arise between llieni regarding their fron tiers. : . A contrast betwoen tile 'signing of this niomcntouH pact and the Vol'sullles treaty six years ago wus marked in two respects. Today there was mini) of the mngulfleence surrounuing thu Ver sailles signing. Tho ceremony last ed only an hour and was notable for Its extreme simplicity. Today (lermany came willingly and slgncik wllh smiling faces. German representatives signed the Versailles document under com pulsion with while' faces rcglstcrr Ing a mixture of fear and linger. The signatory nations are repre s'lllled by Austen illimberlniu,' for Great llrltuin: M. Hiinnd. for Kinnce: llerr Htresclillinll and I'haiieellor l,ut her. tor the. Gerinun renulille: Kinlle Vandervelile, for Kelgluin: Count Seiulola, for Italy M. Kkiiynski, Poland, nnd Kdllonrd RetifXt C'zeclio-Klovakla. , . , COUNTY BUDGETS ARE COMPARED AT COURT HOUSE i see the counly judge of Ha Uer il.aws $iili(l more a year than 1 do" c i.eilled jidgi: U. (I. roach genially as lie glanced over a l.ublihheil copy of the budget fur the neighboring counly this morning at his olTlce In thoeourl house. "Their counly court Is more i.ensive, loo eosls 4.1illl. H,IH year, while ours costs jaMIII," lie eontinileil. "And look at the assessors' of- ilee: jr.K'ir, In linker county, and $17r,) In Union We spend ',,J Haker does. The clerk's appor lloniiient runs about Hie same tvlth o ns ::5 hlKln r. Our ti m. ons ... " wu. )11Ht ,.,,, him. (r)m (:n)IM).d liy ,,.,- of tie- costs b., more 1 n aker'H. We m iiiI more fr coiiij-J . , ,1(111H1 . -..i u-.ir.. n,. i noifiv.111' M,L m'1 nours. Itak ty schools. Hokur sets the courtly superintendent's Hind at 2liu; 0111s Is $;eomi, 'As for the circuit conrl, " seem to be geltllig off ngiiiiy llr-re. linker spends $H'MMi there, while we allow only J'l . The justice or tho peace court over there gets less than we lay aside for Justice . co irta In I'ni ui county." Then -the elerk of courts n--rauie toilcrcKled ami rtached for his p'ncll to Hguro the totals. "They don't Include the hig;i sehool ,tiilt ion fund In the iimouu' Hiibieel lo Hie r, per cent limlta- tlnn." lie observed. "I looked up Ihe , attorney gen.-rnl's opinion nlM.nl 1 hat' ami found that the high school tulllon f ind levied bv the county court Is considered a ,general tux and therefore ought lo be Included. "Maker's grand total Is 1.477 higher than our lolnl budget tor next year. ... ,.c. high sehool tuition. Their budget Im-sn't give any figures on that Item." Wallowa Home Razed Iiy Fire, I)ss $1,000 W.M.U.VVA. nr.., (Hperlal) The home or lrtiiik llradley, on l-ifth street, wus tuirth.lly .bstroy nl by fire rlnlurdiiy eviui.ig. and un. eh of Ihe furniture hurn'd and damaged hy water. The fire evi- !d-ntly was caused from a defect ive flue. The loss probably will exceed $101.0, fully covered by In surance. James Nolan, Injured Saturday, Recovering I III IT I.AKK. (Special)- .b... us Nolan, who was s.-riiO.sly Injured ion bis farm near here when a Irae I tor fell 'in bint Haturdiiy. Is some 'le'Hrfc X-I'.uys show that his con Iflltton Is l.s serious limn wus first I f. red. ! H. J. M.ilhenbaiiKh. who has l..-. n a luii lent In the hnsult.il the Hniiiiloriom since lasl Thurs lav nliti.t when a ejir In which he wss riding overturned, is much tho amo as at lastrnpor',. Bandits Terrorize Towns Tho town f Cassopoll., Mich., in under tlio sw ay 'or four bnnillls fiir tbiec boms while the criminals nuiilc a iloperato but fulllc attempt In Mow the safe In I be I'li-M Nallonnl Imiik. Irllng every ono off llio st.ii'ls Willi shi.ls, Ihr.y ct off six ebarges In the lunik, hut finally fled wllllimt gillln aiivlblng ex cept UK) in (MMlago slniiipH. A Imvp slious bow ili windows ot , tin- bank were wrocxwl by the cxnlusloit) Iwlow, liow tl.o In- lerloi siiffort.il. TAMl'A, Kla. (Hy the Associated Press) Kour persons wero killed, four are missing, and eighteen In jured, the result of a storm, last niKht cuiiKinK t litt collapse of a hunkhomio lu which the men wnro sleeping. JAt'KSONVHJ.K. .'lii lty the Associated Press) Klvn lives Were hist, pron.-rty ((unBe Is esUriuHed at more than $H,'mhi,(miO, and one of the worst thnps In wire corn el iniiniealion ovi-r known on Klorldn's DFFWESTPDRT IOlTI.ANI, Ore. ( Hy the As foeiulcd Press) A three-masted schooner, name unknown. Is ashore on the soulh side of the norlh Jelly ai irays naroor. Five men from the ship came ashore lu their own boat, and the const guard Is preparing lo take off Ihe rest of tho crew with breach apparatus. This Informal ion was received by .or,HIi 0rrt.e of the coasl . , , ,.,.,. guard from the .Westport, Wash., const guard station. A bout fro.., the Westport sta tion approached the wreck but was uriiible to reach Ihe vessel's side on iicoo.int- of Its position. Ac or. ling to Information ' received here the sea Is rough ..ml tb titer lu.v.y, but the men still tiboiird are bell. ve,l to be In no danger It I hey rei.u.ln on the ship until 111 savers ran aid them. Anthracite Operators Reject Pinchot's Plan I-lll I .A I KI .I'lll A (Hy the As. soebtted Press) The unthraclle op Tutors Monday rejected tiovernor linchot's proposals for ending the hard i-o.il strike. Ezra Meeker, Pioneer, In Washington Today WAHIIINCTON (Hy Ihe Assoc! ..ted I'r.-ss) Kxra Meeker, t. of . Oregon 'I rail pioneer. Is here lo ssk - congress lo sothorlxi 60 cent piece (onim.iinonitlng the 75th annlvers ary of lh ploner'n march over this .' .rKult' FOUR DIE IN ZTR.V I R AK I NVASI G fi mm SHIPWRECKED k . . . ' : .1 e . I ItOAO S1TCATIOX IP. AI'KTIN, Tex. AI) The high wny situation was again forced to the front today with the uiiiiuhii'cc incut that tho highway department Is utialdei to Miy pressing hills, tho result of tho resignation of two c.tninilKstoii im'inw'rs. Vouchers totalling many thousands of dollars cannot be paid until tJovenior "Ma1 FerKiisoii npiHilnts at Joust ono lilKbwny coiiiiiitssltmer, tlu com mis. slon secretary said. 'I his leaves IHtMi roud lalHirers without their imy. . . ; ; Sl .MMINfi t;i TKIAli. whui; ri.Ai.NH, n. v, ai Con n wl for Alices Jones, defend ant In, the Itlitneluitder ifiiniilment sun, saai in n snminury . .. rn ...e ,Jlirv MHly, I l JW. Itliinelniider niul Alice wmild never !.. -.-.r....M,. ,.r suit, sahl In n suinmary b-finn the llo together again, regardless of the out! -on ie of the trial. The at torney nMrrlcd they had set "be smirched each oilier" since their Hlraugemeiit, that It would he hit- possible for tlieiu to livo toactber again. to tari: i i' Mi in;m PAItlS (AP) IrfMils Irtsheur. fl 1111 nee iiillilMter, tislay lohl news papermen that Hie "new ministry Is iinniilir.oiis In wishing to resume negotiations Utr set I lenient of 'raiKi,,s war debts as soon as pos sible.' "The ministry hoKs for a reanonable solution between our sides nnd our nllles," he nsjq'rted, Year Prosperous One In U.S. Island Possessions WAHIIINCTON (Hy the Assodr ated I'ress). The annual reportjio note that or mis prouucuu.i of the chief of the bureau nf In sular affairs, mod public, today. Ited detailed figures In support of Its statement that In tho I'lilMp-i pines, I'orto llleo nnd Hanto lo-l mlngo, Ihe year ending Juno as one of prosperity und general advancement. . Major (bneral J'rank Mclntyr who slgmd the report, said Hie external trade of the l'htlipln s was In iiuuntlty "greater than In any previous year In the history of Ihe Islands. .Measured in varie. howi'ver. thn total was less than in i'rin, due lo the higher prices of t hat y :a r. The tot al of tin - ports and exports amounted to tJ43.UiMi.uUM. which, as stated, was only exceeded In I :-( when the total was titan. mmi. nun. or in in ports, approximately 6(1 percent came from the fnlteil States and of the ei ports approximately 7" per cent came to the l ulled Hiab-M. This varies but slightly from tin- normal Th.- Immt HtriklMff fe:illire." HlU r...,r4 ....mi. ......I ( iim erHi d. v..inl.iiH.ni in the tiroilueilou centrifugal sugar, due lo Ihe com ..,.rnn....!V .,..nl PAimlrnrtinn nf number of modern sugar mills In tho Islands. : Tho estimated pto d Jetton of centrifugal sugar for the sugar yeur l-Jii-Z was LAD SLAYS CHUM AFTER 11' PARTY Gordon Pirie Admits Murdering George Nye, . , 19, in New York , ESCORTED GIRL TO MOVIES AS CLIMAX "I Just Got a Notion to Kill Him," Youthful Killer Tells District At-. torney. : . . EV YORK (By tho Associated Frnsa) Tho slaying of George Nye, 19, whb the climax of a "children's booze party," offlcors aaid today announcing that Nye'H chum, Gor don I'lrle, lias confessed the kllU Ing. 'trie surrendered himself at mid night last night as the slayer of Nyo whose battered body was found In 'trie's homo by tho latter'a sister. Ho told tho district attorney ho mashed his friend's skull with an nxn, robbed his pockols of $5, and thon took a girl to the movies. All I'riiuipsls SUltors. All principals In the caso nre minors, including half a dozen girls. I Just got a notion to Rill mm," tho district attorney quoted Pirie as saying. Pirie confessed at tho pleading ot Violet Schmidt, a friend of tho vlo. tim. , , "Aside from tho murder phase of this case," tho district attorney said, "it gives ran insight Into tho lives of young people of this elty. They are beyond parental control." LONDON , (By the Associated IViiss)-kA. report that tho Turks are iletermlnod to Invado Irak, and forcibly eject tho llrltlsh If tho leuguo or nations does not glvo them an iicr.oplublo verdict In tho Mosul boundary dlsputo Is tho crys talllillou ot rumors long current hut Its precise form Rives It un . alarming aspect. While the report lacks official backing. Turkey' comploto dlverg- nee with Oreut llrltatn Tegurdlnif the Mosul boundary question was muiln so clear at Geneva and clsi! wher.i thai Iho danger of a rupturo has long been recognized hero. Turkey Is reported to have a well uulppeil force on the Irak fron tier. Tho Turkish army Is sum to In. well prepared, and have plenti ful stores of ummunltlon. ytliluiis lii lintliiv at Snlciu. I , MA I. KM, Ore. Members of tho Knights of I'yllllas lodge from all parts or Marlon nnd I'olk counties will gather at a baiuiuel to bo held here Tuesday night, llobert I. I.ytle, grand chancellor of tho Ore gen domain will bo tho guest of honor and principal Bpoakor. It was estimated that more than 40 members of the order would attend the hillllMlct. ' ; metric tons. It Is Interesting this year, the centrals finance J and practlcully owned By m" Philippine Notional bank produced 1 7:1. not) Ions; Aiuerlcnn-owned centrals, I rr.,iiin: Hpanlsh, JU2,000 and Klllplno, fil.tiou. Krom one point of view (hi bunk' certlnils and the I'lllpino owned centrals should I com bined, as the control of these ceii- Iruls Is In Filipino hands. inn segregation Is made l.eeause 01 the fact that the centrals llnnncil by the bunk may be regarded as having leen financed from tne proceeds of Philippine government bonds sold In the I'nlted mates.' Of l'nrto llleo, O'lneral Mcln. tyrrf suld: "Thern was (vtdence o( muteiisl progress In every field of governmental and private ac tivity. The most noticeable gov. ernnientnl progress was In the reel Ion of necessary public l.ul'd ings nnd the extension .of tho splendid highway system of Urn Island. "TIip serious problem In Ihe of cess onpulation To a slight rv - tent this In Iwing met by Iho a I srudual devefopinent of Smull ttl- dustii.s In Ihe Island. There Is. however, no noticeable incrcuse In the departure ot emigrants froto, lh Islauil." ' IS THREATENED
