EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGE3 TODAY.
mi
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP). Ore-
son: Generally fair tonight
and Friday.
CITY
EDITION
VOLUME XXIV.
. LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1925.
NUMBER 45V
MEMBER ASSOCIATED ' PRESS
MEMBER ABSOdAITED FRE88
R.GHARDSOU
MID HEAD
OF LEGION
Charleston
Will Not Be
Danced Here
City Dads Hear Step De
scribed in No Uncertain
Manner Remarks Unfavorable.
New Corner
Mrs. Ray Williams Elect
ed President of the
Ladies' Auxiliary .
OTHER OFFICERS
FOR 192(5 CHOSEN
Tin Charleston, tlit dnncc that
ltiiu startled two i-onUm-uls with its
luumilaritv anti cvmuasttcs. will nut
Uauced In Ju. tirunde.
If, perchance, any follower of
Terpsichore has mastered the in
trlcacics of til" versatile, step, it
will be of no uvull at least upon
any public dance floor.
While they haven't passed an
ordinance nor adopted a resolution,
Patriotic Organizations X "''r'r'T.? n7ZZ
NOW Prepared for No.Wiwi'hln the corporate limits of
Years I'rogram ot Ac
tivities.
Hurley II. ltlchardson jvas elect
ed post commander of tin- Aim-rl-
Cirandc
That much became a certainty
last night when the city dads met
in regular weekly session in the
I municipal building.
A Mr. JlolliiiKsworth, dancing
teacher, uinteurcii before the coin-
; run Iwum and Mrs. Kay ilihuns ,iwon to straighten out some
was.elcvated to the presidency of nmit,.,M relative to launching some
klhe auxiliary when the two hodl-s . UuncltiK classes here,
met in annual election sessions. , Kx plain Dance,
hist ev. nlnjr. inning- the discussion that fol-
Tv. legion tmlies. who convened lowed, mention was jnade by tile
nt Jloimn hull for tin occasion, ' chief of police, (.Mint llnyius, of
chose the following officers to tin! Charleston. HollingNworth in
assist llichurdson In his lulininU- formed those present that lie did
t ml ion: Judge Hugh 13. Hrndy, n't approve or the dance and cer
vico comuuinder; Chester Thump-1 tiilnly would not teuch it. When
son. ndjulanl; l.ynu nuhncnkump.'iiHkcd to explain Die Charleston,
finance officer, and C. . Talbot, t he did so In no uncertain terms,
clntphiin. j It also developed thtit the Char-
Kxocullve eoinmitlcc inenibes lestou had been danced in a dance
for the ensuing term will be ll;iy hull here or nil her half danced,
Wllliiims, Kd Coolhige, Harvey l' becaii.su Hie proprietor slopped the
Matthews, Hoy Carrey nnd O. V. lnneers before they concluded
Palmer, who is retiring comuian- (heir performance. It was said
OVr. , that he wus doitbtful as to wheth-
Judirc ltrmiy reported on lid er It would pass muster here or
Arinlstlce eelebrullon. for widen not and touk no chances,
legionnaires or four co-.m1.es nnii-1 t kins met Urn Work Knds
ed, and expressed tippreciatlou lul A communication from Harden
the automobile dealers for cms bower llrolhers. In charge of con
lurnlshed for use in the parade. .si ruction u.1 Ihu sewage disposal
When all hills are paid, the post
expects lo clear about $H-f on., the
sporting events of the day.
Meetings of the post will bike
place at the Knights or Pythias
hall hereafter, (t was announced.
Ido lies lllcct Officers,
Mrs. Williams, who wllj sjirree I
to, I he auxiliary presidency. at the
January meeting, will have the,
lolloping staff: Mis. Kdwln Olson,
vie? president; Mrs. J. T. Ilieh
iirdsoii, second viee president: Mis.
J toy Cnrrey, se'crelary-tri'aHiirer.
The meeting is held a the
(Continuati on Pnre Five.)
ffl E
REPLACED
IE
1
Snain Turns from : Mili
tary Director to Civil
Ministry. Today
GREECE MUST PAY
BULGARIA DAMAGES
mm
FIRE VISITS
I0UY
Whiskers!' AndHerBcauKicked
Council Bluffs Business
Section Suffers Dam
aging Blaze
ORIGIN LAID TO
BOILER EXPLOSION
A i T.. ..t T
H, in nrTnnlNiRht Watchman Escapes
Reached in Jjondoni r j. xiii.t
Conference on Irish
Boundary Question.
DELEGATES FROM I
FOUR COUNTIES
TO PLAN COURSE
H a wife Irlls Iiit IiiisIniiiiI
Ihut slit- lows iilfnd mim
thun slut loirs him, mil lw pel
li tli(irc'. ir tin- fi-itiiil liuiii'iis
In be ll KTirl i-Iiiiiii? -'rill' an
swer -lo Hie Ui-sllon will be
Klven by Ibe itjurts lien; when
Ivim C iilher's lliM)e suit
iuciiIiim bis wire, .Mrs. Juliet
Wnlker, final's to trial. Iteluw
Is Mis. Walker, bo nys, "Of
course I'll 4onlest Uie suit. I've
never heard iiniihliitf. (lille 4J
fiuiiiy as a ' iiiisbitutl naming a
vvoniuti as the affinity. f bis
Wife." '. ,. '
MADItll) Civil I'llliinet lo
smt-erd inllllKi'y illntiomle.
CiKSKVA lH-atiie of uaticiiis
finds on .ireeo-lllilsarian Uls
Hile. IXIKX Agreement waelicd
on Irish butuidary question.
MAUH1U (Uy tliu AssoeiiiWd
(less). Kins Alfonso lias ncnied
In tlio nbolishmcnt of Ihe mllllHry
dircctorato unci tin H-iuceHxIon li.v
a civil cabinet under lleneivil
Prlino de Ktvern.
n,l ..1 ., r II... .. I., I ...
try took the oath of office beforo Ji.
Badly Burned; Hotel
Guests Flee Flames in
Scant Attire,
COCNlMI, R1AKKH. towa (By
the Associated IMess)A disastrous
fire struck Ihe business section of.
Council Bluffs today, causing prop
erty damage estimated nt more
than two million dollars In loss to
buildings, and several hundred
thousand dollars loan to slock in
stores.
' The fire plurlcd in the basement
of the Continental Furniture com
pany when a boiler exploded.
1'jlglity guests were forced to ftec
from the Grand hotel scuntlly at
1th their personal
The fire for n time threatened
to spread throughout the entire
downtown district.
GKNKVA (Ity the
Tress). The, league of nation's
commission which investigated the I
recent Oreco-Uulgarian frontier in-iMOST PERFECT
eident, finds that (Jreeee aiioiiM
pay Ltulgaria lln.iMKJ.UIMl leva dam
ages. The commission decided to rec
ommend that C.reore pay Bulgaria
an additional O.OUO.IKM) leva for
llves lost. The. leva Is quoted at
7.03 cents.
BOY AND GIRL
NAMED AT SHOW
HITS BACI
(
CK
'M Ism Vcnlen Coaebninn, Kansas City stenoitrnplier, let a jouiik
man kles her KoodulKlK and lime to icrler. The yomiK " fell
vvldskors agiUnsl Ida clH-ek. Ho calleu the irallev and it ilcvcloH'i
"Miss" Coaelinwii 'was a man. Mie or lu -salil lie had posed
. as a woman for four years, doing ll because business men would
not liira innle steaoBraphers.
i'HICAOO (By Hie AKsoclatrd
I'rexH) K'lnKB or the barnyard and
field InuliiK been named at the
i ..I ...-, I Innu 1 1 l,.(,ul i.nlr nvtiAllltlnil.
the Associate! u, vntax came Wednesduy night
with thy selection of the most pcr-
riutililla, Baker. Wallowa and
Malheur counties 'have " accepted
Invitations rrom the Cnion co inly
clianiber of comnierrd to B-nl
representatives hef! for a ineet
liur I ec. 11 to discuss the feasi-
home of Hie retiring president.' blllly or entering an Mislern Ore
Mrs. Hurley II. Hlchardsou. A re-'gon exhibit al the Northwest Com
port was made by Mrs. C. N. Pal
mer, , chairman of the membership
committee, who told her hearers
the campaign ror inew membeis
niereiiil and Industrial expoaillo.i
at New York City next spring,
lteplies from si-veral cities and
towns haxe expressed a desire to
GASKILL WINS
SECOND LAC
.1. A. (askill, or I in bier, won sec-
ffnntlmied on Piuro Klre.)
ITJlTHFnq qnwQ
Mill! II. I .111111. I
I II I IIL.IIU; uunu
DINNER DATED
!
futlirs
Lads Wiio hav
their own will be udopted Tor the
niglit of Die 'allier-Son banqiiel at
the Methodist church Friday. In
cumber 1 1. announces A. W. Nel
son, chalriiitin of (hi? general com
mittee. If anyone known of a boy who
eon re under that classification,
the chamber of commerce would
appreciate a communication, mo
thai one of tin- volunteer dads can
get in touch with his foster son be
fore Hie biinUet night.
Superintendent Hay, n dildweii
nelion! man whose success as a lmys'
lender has made him well known
throughout the stale of Idaho, will
be the elder Speaker. A t'lial fll-t
Hot and a loeal boy will be chosen I
by Harare j. Nelson ami lr. Hay
Murphy lo give Ihe other talks.
Music wit! consist of group singing
l.-.t l.v l-:inti r Klitddanl.
. h r.ir Run dads and lads! M'he Men's club of the F'rcshy
have 1 h provided for by the corn-,ti-rian cliurch will meet this eve
inilte..M reoresenline the Minis! eHnl . nlng at the home of Klchard Clay
..uu,...i,.ii.... .....I ll.e emniiierce eoiilh. t7 tk strt'l. Th
flin.ni Iff. which sponsor th- ban- Ing will start at
M'tet. Tin dinner wilt be s- rved
by ihe Mrthodist Indies Aid society.
see the exhibit materialize, lvirljoud irt.e on while hard wheat at
C. Iteyunlds, executive H-cretary ot the 'ith annual International Live
stock expos) I ion held In hlengo.
Ian A. Brlgtrs, of Tmsiui, Ari.fjtm,
was first prize winner and Fred
Ciiislafsftii, of Idaho Falls, Idaho
won Hie -reserve prle( (laskll) re
eeived Hrsl pri.e in the hard wheal
class at the Pacific, Intermiltomil
Livestock show held in Portland
Ihe first or October. He is tlm only
moil from Oregon t receive a prle
at He- Chicago except J"SS" Wal
man from Oregon to receive a prl.e
Cotvallls, who placed fnurlh anil
tjevenih. respectively, in tin; same
group.
Mr. C.asklll is also xiiit'inug a
Hit local commerce chamber,
lday.
Mishaps on Railroad
Causes Little Delay
Two sllghl mishaps to freight
(rains between La (Irantle and Hu
ron Tuesday night were speedily
set at rights by (he wrecking crew
so that they caused only a brief
(lf' upset of the passenger schi'dllh
LONDON (By
Press). An agreement has been
leuched on the Jrlsly boundary r(!t;l bo.. ulld Kn.. m Aimjrica,
ttuestion nnd the detulls will W Alice Burhart, 15. or Atidubon
announced tonight. 1 . I eounty., Iowa, was chosen hj,; tho
Thp agrecim nt was reached fb- IlloKl I)t.rrect girl, ond Ooorifu Cus
iuyf at a-meeting of Ihe British fcodeii, t of at. X'sul, lit'U ivas
Koverniuent repreHeniniiveH iim U. winner of in most perfect boy,
Willi. mi T. Cosgrove, president of till r. MMie selections worn nindc
the Free State execntivi- council, ,v ,-nmliet lllvc physicist exiimlna-
nd l'reinler Craig, of Clsb-r. .Hons of more than alx hundred
It was stilted Unit the agree- thousand ' farm boys und . girls,
inent In satisfactory to both the members-of Hi" boys' and girls'
am
norl hern and southern Irish gov-crnmenls.
LECTURER TD
VISIT COUNTY
agricultural clubs.
MMu; healthiest boy and the lienl
Miiest ghl from euch slate in the
Cnion met here for the final Vixa
utlnallons this week'. Alice Jturk.
hart, scored per cent. A alight
cold from exposure to Chicago
weather and too little musclar de
velopment of the anna were her
only defects. MMic boy scored 7.7
per cent, his only flaws being ono
rilled tooth, slightly enlarged na.su I
passages and a. hardly perceptible
j tendency toward riatfootedness.
rOHTLANP; Ore iBy thcAwt-
clated , lJresa) A ninfl-yoar-old
boy hilled his fouler mother hud
night because some beans nap
pentd to burn, lie cotifcsHcd to of.
ficers toduy. SAv ni.ClHCO. (API IxmiIs
j oe noy is r raiiK. inoiinm, . nvK- mMh. nresideiit of tlio Cl-own-
, Hie udopted son ot Oliver viii..u.n., iMtu.e i.mmuinv. t.wlav
Mhomos. negro, proprietor of u. dtnilcd thai a banking group in nc-
our slock ears were deraljr.d
when a freitrht Iraln pushed by u
mallei jaeknifed near Huron Tues
day evening, holding up Nos. 1
and The wrecker picked up
the ears. iind was following the
freight back lo La Grande when a
broken axle s nt another car hop
ping about a mile beyond perry.
No damage resulted. however,
since the brakeman hail noticed I he
trouble In lime lo apply He brakes
from the caboose la-fore Hut wheel
loosened. Trucks were run under
the car bv Ihe wrecking crew, and
l h.. train came on into III'' ynrds
here, arriving al S:mM a. m. Wed
nesday.
Men's Club Will Meet
With Richard Clayconib
i-
d o'elnek. Ill-lire
lunnis will be Ibe Mn-nker for III.-
eveninir mid Hie lnie for discus
sion is "A. W. M "Hon."
siitupl'- of b;ii-li'jr
won serolid primi
I'liieaKO,
with uhieli
In I'urllaiifl.
Discovered in Alaska
OPERETTA TO
ATTRACT MANY
B. P. 0. Elks Preparing
For Memorial Services
.i , -.-..iwi irniiTi-1 .1 ones.' M. B. Ponahije, O. W. Hon-
... . .... .i t.j I iH-lly, Ibnry Haas. Tom Luflus, I
to. the V
I broth-i
peehh r. W. P. Harrison nnd N.
Woods.
1 Artlslhslty bound are the pro
(grams that announce Ihm years
iwrviri-. Following the order or
j exercises are listed all of th" ah
jsent brothers, as well as those
l w -hunt d' Hth claimed mm ) nr,
Th
A series f ma.sH mjeeling't, under . . rt . '
the auspices or the Antl-Haluon llUgC VOlcaniC CratCI'
h ague of Oregon, will be held in j
t uion county im'm wen, n m a ii
nounced by K. Knight, offire sec
ret a ry, In a coiumunlcal Ion re
ceived here today.
On Monday, liec. 7. al 7 : 0 p. in.
the frist will be ),e, In the I ta li
tis! church of Cove. - Tuesday
night the second will be hld in
the Prriih lerlnn of l.nion; ami on
Wednesday night, tlx' third will
tak'- place hi the Medolhlsl church
of ladder.
'Ihe Hev. It. Close, siiperint
lldelll of the league, will spenk at.
tavorn near J'ortland. The body of
the slain woman, Mrs. Louise Tho
mas., negro, wa.4 found by her hus
band last night. A loaded revol
ver, olio cartridge fired, lay nearby.
The boy," missing last night, was
found In a tent near
today. Jle told officers hn wus
angered because Mrs, Thomas
JX! SI"" 111?? . idinrbanb;' ariTnen
kitchen were all right. Hoon af
terward the wonutn nmellod the
be una burning und reproached the
boy.
WASI1INCTON (By the AshocI
aled press). Wlscovery of a hur
xulcanic crater believed to be near
ly as large as the famous Cial.i
ljike In Oregon la reported by
the geological survey In Alaska.
The crater Is approximate five
miles wide and Is at the summit
or a mountain N.onn feet high.
This mountain Is the soulhweui
i'in portion of the Alaskan penin
stita. It Is thought lo be the high-
Grid Coach at Cornel!
dedicates I
Hunday In each l'eeliibt
comuieinnratton of depHrb
ers. Iji (imtide lodge. No.
M. I. O.' I-;.. will ronduct a sM-eial
putdle inelilorial service al the tern
pie Sunday iifternoon at S o'cbK-k.
Solemn music and ritualistic
t xen ls,- will precede the rending j names of the past exalb d J Bul.y Olllon
of lh- n. croloEy. II. J- treen. rt, r thns- of the pre nt offh-ers, "
past exalted nil-r. has ln-i-n cho n f . ......mlii.-s In t-lmrg-1 - I aptaln Appb 2"
lo deliver Ho- i "llogy. . jwf (j,,. ,j;,y-n ceremonial are kIv n.
will t i Hugh K. imi-iy n-"is i-ie
inorlal romilillle.-. winrn memoes
Urns ieheaiM-H lined a load or
anxiety rrom the minds or both
students and directors lust night
when songs, lines and accompani
ments Ml inio pbu-o with hardly a
iiilsMt. 11-artice tonighl nnd -mnrro.
will be devolt d to pollsh-
Itii.- on a few rough places. Miss
IhiiIm lb- Mllletr. direrlor, said ttainy
An eager standing Him soon de
pleted the reservailon poaro i rim
iioiititiir. Tto re were but 2in seals
available fnr 111" I wo pres'-iilations ;
Friday .and Saturday nights by
noon today. Mair NIcK'-inum, as
business manager. Is In charge.
An altrailiv: plawi st. thai
s. rves for all three nets of Hp op
eretta, was arraog-d oil Ihe stage
today. A bai Ugrotind of soil his'l-te-U
ofr the brillh'til srarlet and
gold cost miles to advantage. Span
ish lanterns In red. yellow and
black, have been designed fr re
lief by I'M 1 1 h Kbe and her help-ers.
Fxcipllonal orK in areun..i..j
Ing ll' MiHS lerO"
t.hino. has eas d t h"
flcilltbH with He
will
o.npanluient on the rim- oy
he i lings In connection with the VHi ,.rter of like dimensions In
showing of a Him "ihe Mrluniph the world.
of Justice. MMie hrtunj and pie-j ,,. , -
tnre will be free but tin offering I
will ie taken, children should be )ohic lo Remain
jieroiiiiaoiei oy pa re ma iu necut e
admission. Mr. KnlKht slates.
Preliminary lo Hie three 'meet
lugs al I'nlon, liubler and Cove,, a.
law euroreemeiii mass meeting t III
be coilflucted by I In-'He v. Close at
the Inland City Community church
Snnduy morning at II o'clock. Tin
film will also be shown.
Pllee. at the
director's dir-
ttolo work. Imet
liave udilMlonal Hi'.
I'llU'!!.
The Mu' inorlal nddr ss
1... L- I lH 'tllllM-ll
l.r,,il.i, nl Hlk of the Itak.-r led--, i H-nry J. i.hit. . ." ..
l.f-h.- d. imrt.,l ....-mlM-rn thus I Ib nry I.. ll- n.l J-"-' V An
hoJd. u.h oeeurrvd the past year j drewa. V-,or KekbT. Orson l.riinU
are V. J. fhunh. H. M. 8chf(er. I h.sl.r ThompKin and Harry
L. a. Larwn. .Solan CUtff. W. U- SnodSra "111 act at usuus.
KI.AMATII r.M.I-S "'- l-l-I
iln ll. I-. A.'t'-s-l.-. Indbin .ir
v.l. rnn and ii.in r of Klamall.
eonniy. r.e.lv.d word from lb- nn
li.in;. oricunliallon of Indian ar
v.it. nins that he ha been aiipoliit
td state commund'.r !or Of eon.
ri'MACA, N. V. Mly the Aoela
led Cress) (lil Doble hus no in
(nlion of retirlnK us foolbnll eoat-h
of Corni'll. he siilil taut nlKbl, whn
iiiM-stioned ri-Kardliif a report that
he had been aiprouebid lo become
euiieli of the I'nlverslly of Oregon,
Making
It Worth
His While
rnctleally iiiijoiip mifl wr
tmt in lniflne fedn the lie-M-isslty
for, iUcrll-liig forget
ling In dmcli with lite putdle
In mie profitable way. A bu
Uuivi iimn's clifef iincrii t
Immv best lo do that mi It will
Is- worth bl- while.
The Obrver ns a medium i-
4fHiHtautl) jiniuil tin low r-atl-iT-rcK
Is otnhMin to nil) one
who hm-dlcmr rati- Its wn -hii
Nl mdertl-r rrniM in
ph)Mig m filet ImmI thai will tx-ffei-llie.
How lo put a men
age a-n with result In
The HeM'rer I- a problem Ibe
adtet-iMnz l:ilf i alwn4 read-
Iu help 4lle,
"OuserTcr Adverl llng
A UerUuuidialntf Hefrlc.'
Postmaster Exams Will
He Held at Enterprise
A fourHi-cInH postmaster exnm
inailnn will be li-Id at Knterprlsi
I. arv fi. 1 to fill M conf'inp
fated vaeaiH-v If) the post of fir Bt
Maxvllle. Ore.. It Is announced her
by the Culled Htutes chll service
commission.
Tin- compenTttilion of th post
master nt this office was T:i for
the last fiscal year.
KPIDFIt CONOt l-'.HH MOIM-:
WAHHINOTON (AP)- A vouch
safed story of a long battle be
lw'"ii an ordinary kitchen xpid'
and a half grown mouse. In which
Ihe spider won by tedlomdy wrap
ping lis strands u round the mouse
tail nnd eventually lifting It fr
of the floor into its web, htu hn
added lo the long list of nature'
parodies by the Nature asoclatlon
Baker Couple .Married Here.
Mhm Kllxaheth Met'ord and Jfi
Id I". Fuller, both of Bake
were untied In marriage this
morning In the ofHce of Judg
C. (). Couch, who officiated at the navy
eiemony.
at Dulcrr,
OY MURDERS
f
OSTERMAI
XTRA
Secretary Mellon Declares
Latest Statements
, Are "Unjust"
ADMITS THAT LAW
CONDITIONS BAD
Observations Are Direct
ed Primarily at Letter
Charging Lack of Pres
idential Interest
WASHINGTON (By the Aaaocl-
atcd Prem) Although ho conceded
that "conditions are bad," Secre
tary Mellon today characterized aa
"unfounded and unjust" the latent
uUacks by the dry element on the
admlnlatratlon's prohibition pol
icies. - .
The secretary's observations wero
directed particularly at a letter
aunt to the White House by a (rroup
of roform orsuiiisattona describing
preBent enforcement as a "national
Hcamlal," und declaring the- presi
dent nover , had -"unreservedly"
cominlttod himself to enforclnK tho
elRhteenth amendment to the con
stitution, us required by his oath of
office. .
CONTKOIi ha.x;ks .
1HHU'JM), Ore. (Al) Tho
I'oitliuid 'IV-li'Kran. oil aulliorlty of
Htu of tbo foremost. Portland laiik-
crs says today eouti-ol ol f.io ...,., di..iDD ta. Washliiaton
T.l.'11-Yl n.uf i-v Li-rv
WASHlNaiWN tuy tho Aasw'P
uUd 1'reus) Secretary Mellon has
received word from French Finance
Minister Louchcur expressing hopes
for an early renewal of negotiations
for tho funding of France's war
dobt to the .United States.
,j0Ucheur promised that the
American debt would have first at
tention after the new Brland cab
inet became firmly established.
The treasury was also Informed
that Jugo Slavla would send a
t'ronn-WUlainelte I'a.w. coliroan?
Iasfle.l yesterday to ua luvitiucut
bankuur group.
HiitlalliiK for control uf lila cuni-naiiy.
.IOM I.N SCF.SK
AVIHTM PLAINS, N. Y. (P
the tavern ."'ri Price. Jumped al
Kill Itliliielni.diT seeks aniiiilineiit
of their marrlaxe, tiHlay erealed a
COIIIUICl
for Klilnclainl elllliil donm
lEWs
HIGHERTODAY
U. S. Shipping Ikard
Rejects Dollar's Bid
WAHHINfJTON (Uy Ihe Assort-
ated Presa) The bid of the Iollur
Interests for tho Admiral Oriental
line was rejected today by tho
shipping- board.
In rejecting the bid, the hoard
unanimously approved the recom
mendation of President Crowley of
the fleet corporation that the ships
will be advertised for sahi with th
understanding that If no satisfact
ory bid Is received tho agency for
the Dm; now held by the Hollar in
terests will be transferred to some
one else.
"(jixhab driver" dining his sum- L
nintion itciom mo jury. ti renin
ling; with linger, Jones shouted "f
never wus a tux lent) driver." j.
CHICAGO (By the Associated.
most six cents a bushel In the first
half hour of trading toduy.
December wheat went up to
1.77,.
COI'llT HMAIt.S AVAItMNft
WASHINf.TOY AP) AiKdlier
naming that "nltcivnthms and
hlekerliigV In t'im Mllrbell court
martini iimst i.ase, was ilellvcml
Uslay by Major tieiieral IIoww,
conrl president. lUjircHciilutlvc
It eh I, defenM counsel, and Assist
ant Trial Judge Advocate Ciulllmi
MINISTRY WINS
FIRST VICTORY
PAUIH ny the
Associated '
Uriand's
Dewey Going to Aid
Of Helpless Vessel
roUKUVA. Aluiikn (By Ihe As-
sod.'iuted I'reSH) The steamship
Dewey has repaired dumiiKeH in
her ehglnes and la proceeding to
the old of West Orowa, meHsagf-N
Intercepted here today reported.
Veslerday the West (Jrowa re
ported she was drifting helplessly
without a rudder s.aou miles rni
of rorlland. The liewey is 000
miles from the West Orowu.
A messuae from tlie liewey siibl
'not making tnueli headway again
st n strong cast wind and rough
sea, but steaming all we can."
..I I., a . I. .!, m.i- l-ressi l-reinier Ariaimu
an .lamliiallon of a witness. Held cabinet has won Us first victory.
tiirniMl to (iiilllloi. and utiil "tbliiKs After an all-night fight n the
..... ...i.. ...... .... I.... .....er reni-h chamber of deputies for his fln-
vour brnln.' lanclnl measures, tho premier suc-
' I I...I ... .n-fll,,v I Via ttilntlllnn fit
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new udvnnces from, tho Bank ot
France to the government of six
billion francs and a new paper
money Issue of seven and a hulf
billion friiucs.
The final Vote on the bill was
2T.7 to s;. It was the fifth vote
of confidence taken during tlia
lengthy session.
KII'UNc; VKIIY Il.li
Ill'ltW AMII, I'.iiKlnnd, (AP) nud
vanl lilpllng. imleil author, suffer
ing from diilible iiieiiiiionia, sbuw-
ed a nllKht Improvement today.
Atlendlug ili3slelltns aillioum.vd It
was iHMMUHary to iulllllnlster oxy
gen Ibis morning.
iioahii oi'poM s mit'hi:mi
, Allt SIJtVKK PIjA.NS.
Many Changes In Home
And Senate Committees
WAHHINQTON ( Ity thn 'Assocl
aft-d Press) Expansion of mtlltury
and nav-.ii aviation, but without
drautlo change In the present
ganizallon, wus recommended Wed
nesday to President Coolldge by
the special board appointed by him
to Investigate the condition of
Atnerlean air power.
The board's report, concurred In
by all of the nine members, em
phatically opposed establishment
of a department of national defenne
or a unified air service, proposals
indorsed by Colonel Mlteh. ll. whose
nubile criticism of Ibe war and
departments' administration
The couple will reside I of aviation preceded the uoaru s in-liiutry.
WAS1IINC.TON (y the Asuo-
elnled Press).--HweeplIlK cli.illBS
In some of Ihe more powcrrtil 01
the hn-lse. and H-lliile hlnnillir
roliimillees will become effective
wbh Ibe eniienlng or Hie new
roltiei-ess nexl Miuidiiy.
Moth nf Hie eoiimiltti es deiill-ig
with rnlliond leglsliiliiiu will have
new chairmen. Senator Julius II.
Watson or Indiana, succeeds Heu
ulor KIIImiii I). Hmllh. democrat,
rinitlh I'lirollna, us heiul of tin
seimlit lillersllile coliimeice coin
llilltee, while James H, -Parker or
New York, will replace Siimiiel K
Wlnnlow of MiisuehuseltH. Its
cliiiirmnn of the housi? liiterstutr
and foreign commerce commute".
Henaiur Multifield, ot or-goi.
succeeds Ihe lute tVliator llll
of Norlli lniknla. as ehnlinuin of
the piililti' lands i-oininlltee. the
flimotis Teapot liome invesllg il-
Ing body. Willi changes In the
membership, iidinlnlalratlon repill.-
IIchiih Bill ! able to recapture
eoutrnl of this body, which may
Imj askeil to iniike other oil inves
tigations at this session.
Other ot the inure Important
senale committees which will ha-e
new chairmen are those on post
ufriees and on pensions, with N il
ator Moses of New Hampshire re
placing former Senator Sterling of
Moult. Iiukota. on Ihe fonner.iind
Senator Norbrck ot South Dakul l,
siicceedliir former Senator B jrsum
ut New Mexico, on tho latter.
House committees which arc 111
have new chslrmen include thono
of flood control, Indian affairs,
Insular affairs, merchant marine,
and fisheries, and military affairs.
These chairmen aro yet to ne se
lected, but In the order of seni
ority they would be in tho ord.-t
named. Thomas Curry. Califor
nia: llnyal l". Johnson. South I'm
kola: Churles E. Fuller. Illinois:
Prank l. Scott, Mlchignn, and
John M. Me-rln, Pennsylvania.
Chang-s In thn personnel of vlr
hiully all of the standing commit,
tees of both houses are made ne?
cssary by Ibe decision of the r--puMl.un
oigsniiatlons of Ihe t.i
houses to treat insurgenis 1.1.1111
and to assign them extra plaeea
at the foot ot committees without
purty ttcslguuUon.'
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