EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY.
C I T Y
E D I T I O N
THE WEATHER
' l'QKTLAND AP). Or,
iron: Cloudy tonight an J
Friday., Probable occasion
al i-alna In tho west.
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VOLUME. XXIV.
NUMBER SArSji
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
wattae
IN LIVELY
SESSION
Police Ordered to Shut
Down All Slot Ma
chines in City .
FIRE TRUCK DEAL
WILL BE CLOSED
111 ' " "
Citizens Protest Against
t. . to a T
.Present Location of La
fJrnnrln'a Tsnhiiinn T-Tns-
... I
plLcU.
, , j
;
Decision to close down nickel-hi- Kix.rn branches wm twinkle a
tlu-slot machines in J, f.randr ,,,,1 of colored lights, and
a decision relative to the cIlyM Ki(a.nu,K balls, and yards and
contagious hospital, and prellu.in- yur,iit of linw trimmings,
ury steps toward the. purchase of Bul lnnl iHnt ,( n0. pVvn Uio
the new pumper Iruek, featured i.st of H j,Vom thoH,, WIIU.
the weekly session of tho ci'y strong branches will hang toys by
commissioners last night. jtU! hundreds! Fifteen humlre 1
A representative' of a wholesale presents have been purehused by
company appeared b-fore the the benevolent Klks mid packed
eoiuinis.sifin and asked what dH- away for safe keeping -jntll Kunta
linelioa the eity places upon slot himself shall call for the in til
machines when compared wiih his Lit Grande storehouse the
punch boards and similar so-cull-' night before Christinas,
ed gambling- devices. lie sail, ulls and T.Mw and Tandy y
mat n s.oi umcn ih h are ,n . .
nnoweti, men puuen hoiirus si.oum
not be ''''lt';''j'H-
. vitr a prolonged discussion of
the matter the eommissloner-i
u;:reed that the slot machines ii.vl
punch hoards both come und-r
the Kunie g'-neral clans and ns s'le'i
would be no longer tolernted. in i
t.a- flrande. On motion the com-
mission instructed the chief of po-i
lien to clos" down all n!ot ma- J
chines within the corpoia'e, limits'
of the city. Punch and ...pull
boa id h came under the n some
time ro . and wen taken froui'
t lie counters of cslablishnienl.'j,
here upoij, order of tho police.
r()iii d'seusslon of dice shaking
ond "hickeyn" -,L'iok place but
-definite decision was not niudt
reference to these.
I'rolests Detention llnspllnl.
J I. I-;. iMxon, representing Mm.
Foley nnd others In I lie neighbor
hood, protested the present loca-
(Conllnued on lne Five)
,a (irende's foollmll ne'H Tig-
rs mi tin- field have turned oe
int tioe i his we.-k. I'or two mic-i-i-SNlve
.eveniiiiw they re leimr
toasted tint) ft astt-d. while rules of
trtilnliig fade into I In ohlvlon of
tilings past.
The m-l'iads are fiaylng their
aniuial Irilmle tn I lie blue ami
white heroes with a banquet n the
domestic .science building of the
high school Hits evening.
Am h prelirfilnary event. Mr, and
?lrs. (1. U luitton enterlnlnod 2
memtiers of the foutball siinad ol
an Informal dime r at their home
nt L'o I "J Adams avenue last night.
K. D. TowbT. principal of. the.
high school and Ceorjr' ;iaxs, who
"j-ixsisteil Mr. I nit I on. im co;ieh. dur
'Inir the ki(ler part of the s'-ason.
Were al.'-o guests. Short t;i Iks vre
maile bv those pr'seut, including
meiubers of the suutid selected for
places on the all-star Haste ru Ore
gon eleven.
Mrs. Dullon wa assist "d be Mrs.
A. K. Ilunler in the serUnir..
Tonight's company at the Ill
Had lianuoi-t wilt number 11. with
Ir. W. T. McAdorv. presdrnt of
4 he host organization, presiding
over lh" board. No st'ited pro
(Oontinued on I'nfro five.)
Gi BANQUET
THIS EVENING
First Xmas Packages
Arrive at Post Office
r..'r!y itul lent hum ure t h:it Hie
Ite:il pftst orric" will hiive the
biiNh xt f'hrWtmns n afnn this yiir
in the history of the post offic",
neeordhi-T to I.. It lturnii, p,sluinft
ler. "There h;is b-en nmeh ib
mnnd for money orders for Hie
p:ist f'-w we.fks nnd Hi;tt ib'piirf
ni iit Iiujt b n nn usually Itusy,"
be Kiihl. "Chriftmits pnekucs hnve
already beKiin to eoiiic In nt the
office and the number In increas
ing dally."
In ord"r thst tenil delivery muy
In- faetlitat'd both here and clre
wh re. and the-t th public tuny
thus be iM-tter w rv'd, public" cj
fle'iatiftn A's bei-n tasked by Hie
poctmayfer in conn'-ction with tltei,t)),.r u,n i-e-mber 22 tn Insure
ennnal heavy mailing S'-amrt.' The (,-)iv. ry before Hie close or biiKlneKS
pe?t o'flc.- will In- clos- l i'firlst-'. i., ,,,.r n. ir you have I'hrist
iiian day In areordnne- wit h an or- I m;i9 . -iters or pHreeU to mail lo
der lsse.,..i by ristinestr rVnrnil , fwn.t.n (..juntrlts they should lie
New. Only flpeclal d-Mv.ry. !"! nuilb fl at on-e. do not ptao' Ked
cial handilntf mail bearing spe cial c-ruM fc.als on the addrcm side of
d livery stamps and mail mured .
B.P.O. Elks
Will Assist
Santa Claus
Local Lodge. Orders Huge
Christmas Tree and
Gifts for
to Kiddies.
Distribution
Hunlii Claus isn't going to in'ss
tangle boy or girl in La Grunde
I hi year.
L Tlic Klktt have, wi'n to Hint.
, Kvery year when the spirit or
tYulc.tide gels into the air, achantTe
HCetllH to COtUC OVtT tilt! II)eiIlbt!l 3
of the H. V. O. K. Jolly good
fellows the calendar u round, t hy
grow jollier nil heartier in the
month of December, un'll on
";'"'" ";y become, m
truth, a collective Santa Claus.
Aireu.iy uw big tree (or tin-
kiddles has been ordered.
It- will be raised, oh it bus been
in y rurs before, at tin; Inlerseo-
lion of Washington avenue un-1
Dcnot street. Ami from Mm dtn-K
TI.V wi hv doa (ml bl,1(If(
nn(1 vnnity Wos(.a fo. tl)u fflrIs.
't,,M and games ..ml knives for
the hoys. And in addition to tlm
toys, there are to be oranges nn.l
mils and candy In quantities t-
ni;,;(. one's eyes half pop froi.i
on"s head.
Kvery boy and every girl In Li
((VtntlniiBd on Pgts Fltre.)
II LOCATED
Three automobiles, all &ol'-n
in
I .a tlrande Tuesday, ntghl, w ere re
aivere(.yesi"rday two by the local
police and a. third in llolse, Ida.
- liosene Neat's new nuu'hlni.
sloh n al. 7 : 4 r p. m. Tuesday, was I
loenb'd in Itoise by employes or
the Standard Oil company. The
ear, which Is fatly covered by ln
surunc", was damaged to soui" ex
tent. Tip h'-urincs . w ere burned
and Mr. N-al Is fearful of a rulm-d
engine in the machine. The. local
police notified linker nnd otliet
n'-arby points shortly after tlin car
was taken but the drivers man
aged to g-t it through tlfat eliy
and on to lloise, where they desert
ed It by a .highway entering the
eity,
. A. ' K. Klnman's ear was located
a, mile from Olovr, ipiit Kuuiehu
yesterday by the local police and
was returned to its owner.
A louring car stolen from lied
Williams was found yesterday on
Jefferson avenue by the police.
ll. J. Hammer to Present
Pupils in 'Comic Opera
II. .1. Hammer, teacher of voice
and iolln in 1 nlon uud Wallow i
cnuuticH, jiunuonced this morning
tlist he would pns nt his slud'-i;tn
in a comic opera .oon. The opern
tu be given Is "The 'iip1:i)n of
flymoulh." by Kldrldge. IbMid-h
the east and chorus, which avlll in
clude 70 peuplc. tfiere will be un
on-hetra of twepty people, whle'i
v.lll abo be directed by Mr. IIjiiii
mer. A definite dny for tho pre
sentation has not. yet been ;irr:iiig
ed. but will probubly be soinetlmv
ln Kebrmry.
l:eh-nrsnls- arc being held here
every Thursday evening and a.t
Vniun every Monday evening.
thai day.
j 'Tn reels nnd b ttTH may b- In
' dors d. 'I'h uHe do not open until
fbrlKtmas." Mr. Huron sb-d.
"ttlftfi addreKw-d to pfduts within
on" day! Journey should be mailed
ant later Hum the forenoon . of
j Mnmbiy. I eeemb' r 2 1 ; parrels
I'.vlthtn two dMys journey not litter
'than Saturday. Ih-cenibt-r 1!: three
JdayM. journ-y not later than Krlday.
lice. mbT I s: four dsytf Journey
not later than Thursday. I c'in-
Ur 1 7.. l-'or more distant points
within the fnlt.-d Stat- not lti-r
than .Momlay or Tin. lay. J"r nilM r
t4 and Ki. All h:hII Intended for
local d' Uvery should b posted not
STOLEN CARS
DAIRYMEN
OF COUNTRY
ORGANIZE
Lee Reynolds. La Grande,
Elected President of
Association
PERMANENT BODY
WILL BE FORMED
Retail and Wholesale
Prices 1 a n d Sanitary
Handling of Milk Dis
cussed at Meet.
Fifteen dairymen, of Hie eomni
unity met at the ehamlter of com
merco offices la-st night lo decide
upon the organization of a dairy-
men's association. After a gener-
a( discussion a decision v.'".; reach
ed to organize nnd the following
officers were, elected: ! Key.
nolds, president; Verne, lenn, vine
president and tf. ;A. r Itobertson,
.secretary-treasurer.
Pavid Hutchinson . and Cloorg
Clark were appointed as a com
mittee or two to draw up the by
laws and other organization forms,
to bo presented t Hie next meeting
to be held Wednesday evening,
Uecember 10. at eight o'clock at
the sumo place. :
J (etui I and' wholesale prices of
milk, sanitary handling of milk.
sad tuberculosis, testing of cath
were among the topics discussed u,l
1 lie meeting. .
Benefit Concert to
Be at High School
This evening nt 8:1.1 o'clock a.
concert will be given In the high
school auditorium under tm aus
pices ottie Kuther' League, the
proceeds will be used for the pay
men of a,.mw piano recently pur
chased by the h-Misue for the luth
eiait ehureh. " "'.J.'"
The concert is under the dlree
'lon of (.. ,f. Itammer. wIMi several
local mj?iciins taking part. . .
ES
FINAL TESTS
Klnal eertlflcatea on certified
griiin h:ive leen received at the
eonnly aeeut's office. Kour I'nlon
eounly farue-rs were ts.u d certlfl
catt a. which speeillen that t.lie
griiin in fr-e from mlxiup, lns'p.
arabb wifds and di sens' and Is
fiver 'j'.i pT cent true to vitrh ly.
This grein when properly r"':le.tned
nmy be e(d by the farmers as eer
tiiled h I.
II. M. Shiek of Sunitnervllle re
clved a Cerllfleiite oir Ketlenilion
wh"dt; Jnek (inrhiini oT North
lowd"r, on Hiird l,at'derillou whrnt;
uu Knicht of Imbler. on Hybrid
I - n whetil iind Carl I'uller of Atl-c-l,
on Hybrid K' wheat. .
To obtiiln a cerllfleiite Hit whent
1h flrcl, ln:-p"etd during the month
of July by It. I-;. Hteveiis of the
Atom experiment. Kiitilun, th-n a
siiinptt; of the threshed gin In Is
mat lo the ( n -gon Agrlcult lira I
eqlh'tre ic-, d laboriitory, when; It
in tested for purity.
T
y.i servatlepH have a I rend y been
jitflyj" for ii bo of 2(oi fathers and
sonn for Hie Father and Hons ban-
t which will ttike pbice In tie
basement of Hie Mi thotlist ehureh
tomorrow evening. I'"'ir those who
have pot yet obtained tickets a lltjt
ited number will le sold nt. the
door. The buni" t 111 start ut 0:101
o'clock.
Huperhifendenl l'.ay of the Cald
well. Idaho school will le the
principal sp-nker if the evi'tlllig. it.
Karl Stoddard will r present the
futlers and V.'esley Itrownion lh
sons nt the bamiuet. Another In
teresting feature w III be several
nmn I rs by tin; cliaiiiber of cum
mere., quartet.
Throuirh an error Hie bamim-i
van nnnoiiwri In last evening's
tibyerver tonight. Tlie eorre t I
date k tomorrow night, lno-m-ber
II.
ItHtTt.AMl MAIIRITTS.
I'OKTI.ANH. Un-. (AT) Cytlb,
sleep --steaily.
Horn Weak to lo cents lowei
l-lmtn l-.xlru one txiu iowit,
Itiitter Htuntlurd cuImk unt: cent
lower. Ot. v ,
GRAiW PASS
200 TO DINE
FRIDAYNICH
MAYSPEHD i 000000 Hits CoancilBluffs ' ' ' --I BOHAH'ASKS
100 MILLION ft. W .v-',V-.-' DGIIIIU
I FLAMES .Ti lifrn5
House Committee Recom
mends National De
fence Department
WOULD COVER AIR,
LAND, AND WATER
Members of Board Con
cur in Request for ?20,
000,000 Annually for
New Aircraft,
"WASHINGTON (By Hie Associ
ated Press) An expenditure of
twenty million dollam annually for
five yearn for the procurement of
aircraft for the army nnd navy Is
recommended in the report of n
special house aircraft committee
as agreed upon todav,
The recommendations, which
contemplate the creation of a de
partment of national defense cov
ering land, atr, and sea. were con
curred tn by all members.
The proposed department of na
tional defense would supplant the
present war and navy depart
ments, but would not necessarily
give aviation tin eual status with
land and sea armaments.
Jtccoimncmlul Ions.
The niremft committee's recom
mendations Include: .
1 A separate budget for all
aviation' nelivllies, . j
2. A bureau of civil aeronautics
in the department of commerce. nesday. Iiec, 83. for tho holiday
3. Jnereuaed representation for ! vacation, and will not reconvene
the air services on the army general uHI Jan. 4, the first Monday af
piuff and the iihvv general board, ter New Years' day. J, T, Jongfel-
4, A survey of all airplanes ond
destruction of those lound to be
junsaft. .
GEORGE WILSON
TRIAL BEGINS IN "
nnriTTT court.
UBbUU l"lBI
Ail'lltor In l""' cirruif ronn tills
inornilif; found the Of'orir.'. Wilson
Irlul on a flliirK" of lildnliiihm
.' (iiiii lMiiit of iin iinlnli'lllKllili' juiu
fioinu or 1 1n-ill woiidi-ri'd IT
Iin; nllorniv8 I lit-msfl vi;a witi: nol
ulmoHt nn murli nt t-r'i.
Thir riiH" roncfl-liH I li ilis"lipiir-
........ nf nm. l.illl.. ItllHhnt.ll. tlllll-
! cht.'p liv ii.limtlon of Mr. mid Mr.
K. M. Itifluvll. toini-llini; during
Mu: lllffhl of Siindiiy. K. .l. 20.
(Continued on I'ngc Five)
Man Sought by Baker
Authorities Arrested
Aftep rinding the Hak'-r ofrlcera
for Hie month since he escaped in
to the d-irkness following arrest on
a. tiosHefffiion fhnrge at Hiiine.s, f tre.
gon. I). V. Zorims was thin morn
ing arrested by fleorce M. 1'ieree,
special deputy. m brought from
his home al I'nlon to Ia (Iraiid",
where -he wns put in the county
II. Tie prisoner Is being
liebl
here until officers from linker
eoMie for him.
y.ornew. wh0 has been a eounly
road worker In I'njou eounly for
three years, never did reach the
tinker .(l. lie was arreted. rrive
Inforimitlon to whom he mild the
l'uuor tielong)-il, and before t he
sheriff arrived to relieve his cap
tors, slipped away into the nlghl
and cscuped.
Jack Hilary
A More Serious Charge
Dolls -Are
In
Demand
The wiMitlerfiil offrr of a i:il-nili-il
-'I'liMlf l-'llrr mlliiu
-)il. nalklng. tnlklng dull f.ir
aiiioin wIhi uriM twu n'W
iiIi-itIIhth In Iin- Olr-ervrr
aMriirllng itiui'li iitli'iilliin an I
i'iiIUiiiik mntir wnrknrs wlm
want tliK lHaullfiil ilull fur
I'lirKlma.
II. t'My In win! t't twt H"i
ilf wliu ilo mil nail TIm- ofi
W'r,iT rraulnrljr now anil iiil-If-t
llw nvnlar nli-'rlilliiii
irli Mini II..- iloll s )iiuit
I'arrnlH "mil i-llrr llienl an
wi-ll mn i-hllllri'il. ci lutiri nl
Irm lii.. ( hrlMiiiSH gin fur
IMlli- tail) ran Ik ImaKliH-il'
ami im ra-ler way III JM.illr M.
1'lif nffi-r Ih nfNti mil II tin ln4
ilay nf . iNTiiilH'i K-t rtarliil
lialayt
"Ourrcr AdirrtL lnR
It) H?Wn Q f' I
Xjk Ll ss m
Tim iihM tllsuMilMis fire lit 11m history of ('map II ItlurfM, la., wlptnl out ten buildings at a
lovs or Sii.OlHMMMI. This photo, taken when the Mnxo was at its height, slums the burning Kliugart
office building In the foreground, Willi I ho remains of , the iiraiul Hotel, 'lending linstelry or the
vity, hi the background i -
i :
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CLOSE DEC.23
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Schools will be dismissed Wed-
low, i mi supcrimcnucni, uunuuu
ces. The present semester continues
through until January 22, however.
INirenls nf children who will tutor
the primary department fo.'.., the
first lime next semester are asked
" iTiiiicmifiit io gH in
lumh will. offlcr for n-irtHtni-,"nB
lion of Ihn nuiufii nnd iiddn sni H
ii.'tDin li.c. la. A lili'i.liono Lull
will suffiro. -
Any clilhl litany commence- his
who bus altxlned his or her sixth
l.lrlhdav imnivernniv. or who will
lo so bV Murch :tl. Mr. I.ongfel-1 Tim robbers forced Mini King
low slatt s. None will be nceepted "'" " ,rl of mfc 1,1 ,n0
after the first, four -wooUm of the. aparlinent and the Intruders rob-
new term.
Masons of County Will
Meet with Union Lodge
Concluding a ifrles of i dlnrs
In w hleh the Mnaoutt led wit of
l aion county haye Joined for inu
I'uil fi-l low ship and enjoyment.
anoui. jna .vi'isons win gaitier i
the lodge hall al Ctiion Friday
evening for a banquet and inttia-
l lea ceremonies.
The banqiiei will be nt 7 o'clock,
with members of the I'nlon lodge
aellng nn ho.ds. InimeiJlatety af
ter dinner, the third deuree will be
conferred by the Cove lodge tenia.
About 1 oo I. a CI run do Masons
ilan to allend the meeting.
All members and vlnMlne broth.
I ers who wish to go but who have
no means of tran.'iportuLton an; re-
I 'I te st ed by J r. J. J I ntrle, mas
ter, to meet at the I nU'-d Hbites
National bank curtiiT at 6 p. m. lo-
morrow. Cars will stop there to
pick Iheiu up.
Will Face
The complaint, now need by
.l.'u-k Hilary, accused of pouring oil
on IwIh Welzd" S"tler "Hex."
lying n c:in containing rocks ahniil
llw aniniiils ni i k, iiii.I llp n w llliie
him nflr-. wbh h cliiirnes i ru. Ily I'!m,. l,Mk Main)' null l--aH-il with
iniiiiiiiln, will l.e diinisK..'! In fiivnr ' m(.ii nil Hie money III Hlalll. A
i.f a charge t In. t. If lllhiry is fiiliiid
yilllly, will make piHKil,l- it murli
cr.-nler p'.-iiiilly. II hi iinnoiine.-il liyl
I'arl lleliii. district iitlnriii y lodiiy. I
Til.' first iliiirg.-. filed in juslleel
i-o'lit iifl-r Mr. W.lz.-I slKii-d Ih'
coinpliillil. ciirrlm a 1 tin x t in 11
l,. iially of lliili un.l nn days In jail.
I'll
ond charge, wIiLmIi will nr
h will nr.
eiise Ilfhiry of wmiliin
of personal property.
Slru. llOII
currl. s
maximum Ki nl'-nie of lliree years
In the Hiiili tM't'l,''nia,y-
At present Hilary Is out of J11II,
having furnished bonds cnioiinting
to ir,n.
The proe, dure tiecesnry will lie
lo b-lng htm iM'fire Hie josllee or
peace for a preliminary hearing
nii'l then I urn hint .over to the
eounly griind Jury. It a true bill
Is then returned he will be trb d
in t hi circuit court.
The dlslliet attorney has li4 de
el.p d upon a date for a pretltuiiiH ry
healing but It will be held III the
(Costluuvd ea fag flvtt,)
Star Saves
Worth
$20000.00
Boundbn Bed by Robbers,
. Anfelia Bingham , Sits
on Jewels ; While In
truders Search.
NHW VC1HK (By Ihn Ansociutoa
TriiHB) Hound wlllr Hllk Htock
lni;rt on nor', bud ' hy burgturit,
Anu'Mn Htnhnm. ronrouK ion'ie
,, '".0"
0" "'
Huvd inosL of ii.jr Juwchi; by Hll.
'ill.
I Two yontlin lnnl nlitlit rnttirixl
liw ii iutt I in. in. boiiud two af lier
.iniildH wlih slllt Btocklnn nnd tlipn
pushed Mm uetrcsii upon her bed
and bound her. Him contrived to
.WIL u " r'f
iMff 2'(.IH0 worth Of Jewels.
bed 11m- safe of $ I li(M In Jewelu.
ki:i ;n,;i; in.m iti.n.
I'l'ITNtH IMi (Al1) HMl limilKli
was pnliifiilly Injured diirlnir the
Vhlcago Ik'tirt-lMlblirK AH-StHM
i ,,, .Miv- lMitNleiniii
said Ited Mislalned ti torn llgii
in. 'HI, ami n broken bhuxl vf.w In
his rlulit nrin. The wore wait:
lil iikii Ih'ius II, riltsliurtf All
Stiui., SI.
yn: ih.aki' kii.i.s ma.w. '
lllitMIMiMAM. Ala. (AD 111'
twren :tll anil III men are lielleveil
(lend unit iiuiliy utbi'in limlly liilrni'd
Ihn ivhiill nf an 'nihiloii In the
()ir(oii llilnr, IU llilli-s fconth of
liorc.
M'KI'MT lOIS)N HOIIZi:.
HAItKlt. On-. Itnlirrt V. t'nni
rnin, roi-tlnnil liiMirani'i' ntnii, dliil
In Ills room III n lix ill IkiK-I tinluy.
orflivrs look rlini'KU of a Imttlr
pui'lly rllleil will) 11'HHir foiiml In
his riKiin. imil iiiiiioiiiio'ii inrjr
nuiilil Mini Iin- llilimr tu I be Male
i Im iiiH fur analysis. Tho physician
wlm fainlli. I lie iMMly rxpn-wwl
Hie. i. pinion Hint iliulh was tailsi-il
by iHilHoiiiiiis lliiinr. J'olK'c are
trying tn flnil I he man finm whoin
tho liiiior had utx-u oninuiiii.
TT.OI TIIAI.E lAK IIOHHMI
TIKIl IIIM.i:. Ont. (Al1) Three
I , ,,,111 held 1111 Ihn I ronlilnli'
r(lr, , ri liialll.il In an null).
.....i.m,, outside.
inWIMi Nil II' TI I'OltT.
1.0IUI.AMI. Ore. (Al'l Tin
U,. .... west lliilhrook nwhril
1 .. n,,.resK Weal Orowa at !
today, offlivrs of lite (illllll
I, . ..in., Klihiiiiiuf iwtnnany re-
ti,., vi s-i lV DIMTBtloil B
a , .. , .. ,, vi'ml Holhrook nnd
.,.T v, n- linlny iigugiil In low
IliT Hie Orowa) wliail n "era
nillift n Hie I'oelfk' fi nilltn
nest of I'orllniul scleral ilajs.
l-alon IHi'iirales IHsal ller
I l Mill ItlVKIt. Ore.. Tile "
nnd " organisation of the Ainerl.
en 11 Legion speul Kiniilay galher
Ing Clirlsliiuis trees for ilecorutlng
Hie streets of Hood lllver. Hmall
trees are nse, for lining the curbs
und a large tree Is biillg set up at
the in reel InH rsect Ion of Onk and
Third. II will be decorated and
. I illuminated at once and remain up
uuttl lifter Chrhituiu.
XTRA
E
CHICAGO . (Dy tlin Aimoctutud
1'reHs) Hhvitd cur'th tremors were
recorded nt 8:21 a. m. today hy liic
United Htatos weather bureau sieH
moKrnih ut 'tho University of Chi
cago. I
SEVER
QUAKE
IS RECORDED
uuii resentatlve ljinipert from head of
VremOCenlral America Is prob- ,hn ,,tents comimlttoo. . and Hep- ,
ably the center of the severe earth r(M,.ntallvo i-i-laon from ohairmaa
treftVonr 'CWtfi'iI at ttr.'f.ours unt- Mi,p--0f -the - ulcctions--tommJtteo.
verslty between 'S:-'5 and 8:38 a. Boih ure Wisconsin llenubllcaiia.
1111. loani . I II" uioumvu ia von-
mated al 17U0 miles.
jam ic a ri;i:i,s snot ic
KINGSTON. Jnmlca, (By the Afl-
Uoclated I'ress) A sharp earth
quaKo was reit nero ut 11 a. m. ro
day. No damngo is reported al
though tho tremor frightened in
habitants. Delegates to Meet in
Offices of Chamber
Letters ncceptlug the invitation
to surrounding counties for a meet
ing here Friday noon to discuss
the mailer of placing an Kastern
OivKori exhibit in the Northwestern
Commercial and Industrial exposl-
OIl pt Mud,HOI) H.(usro gardens In
New York City next, spring, con
tinned to be received at the cham
ber of commerce office tudiiy.
The meeting which will brim:
from 20 to 20 representatives tu i
Oninde, will lake place in tho
liamber of commerce headquar
ters, with an hours iidjoiirnliienl
for luncheon at thu Kommer hold.
!l III ItT IN At. TO I'M.Ntii;
HIINIi, Ore. When the automo
bile driven by K. .1. IIIIiiiiis.i
ulunged from the roud-hed north
of the Tuiiiulo bridge, seven miles
from Hind, Inst night, three peo
ple, two women and onu man,
were seriously injured.
Consolidation Statute
NotFavoredByI.ee.
wAHinvriTii. ftiv the AhsocI- nenal statue be enacted to punish
nted Press) Congress was asked shippers who bribed railroad em
today hy the Interstate commerce pioyes to obtain car service; and
:ommJsslon to repeal tne law re.
miring It lo work out. a plan for
consolldatlon of all thu country's
railroads Into a score or so systems.
At the same time. It suggested Hint
the sec lions, of the transportation
act which conteniplale the gradual
roiisoldlullon of existing rallromlx
Into fewer systems be strengthened "till below a fair return sluiuiar.i
and extended, with tin- commission on the basis of I lie value of pro
reliilning power lo upprove or dl.p"rly but that better results were
approve the ni'-rgers underlaken. Iin pros t for the present fiscal
The commission's view's were set ' year. Jtallrouds In 1924. It polnt
forth In Ha annual report, in.ide,ei out, failed lo oblulii ,s much
public loday. along with the text net Income 11a they did In 15. In,
of legislation which It considered spite of traffic und investment tn-.
Ilkelt In urenliinllsh the end deslr- 'creases.
ed. The majority of lis memfteis,
now believe, tile report said,
"results as good and perhaps
Hint
I, el-
ter are likely to be accomplished
with less loss or time under guid
ance of thu cuiiimlsaton" In a nor
mal way.
In every case. Hie report stated,
federal power lo allow or block any
particular consolidation should tie
lodged in the commission, in order
lo miike sure that heller service,
additional economy, and no undue
restraint of competition muy re
sult
In lis olln r annnul rccommen- coinmiesioirs oruer wuu ...uo....,u
dallona lo congress, tho commlsa- '
Ion rcptutcd .uteeiitlon. that uj (Coatlnutid on I'm Hv)
OF RUSSIA
Senator from Idaho
troduces Resolution
, Action Postponed
DAWES TARGET OF
MISSISSIPPI SOLON
House Republicans Eject .
Wisconsin Insurgents
from Chairmanship of
committees.
. , . .
VASHINOTON. (By the Associ
ated Press) Chairman Borah, of
the senate foreign relations com
mittee, today Introduced a resolu
tion calling for' recognition of tho '
Russian Boviet government by tho
United States. , . . ,
At his request uctlon was post- '
ponod. '. . v ..
Vice President Dawes was tho .
target of u satirical, by Senator
Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi,
who quoted speeches of Dawes on
his tour over the country for a
change in the senate rules.
The sonata adopted a resolution
Introduced hy Chairman Moses, of
tho post office committee, author- -Islng
a continuation of the present '
tumporury poutul rates until - tho
next session of congross or until
the commiiltco now Investigating
the rates completes its report.
1XKUKGKNTS UIKCTUD.
WAHH1NOTON, (By thu Associ
ated I'ress) Houbb llupubllcnnH
today ejected two Hepubllcun In
surgents .from committee chair
manships.' In completing its organisation,
the majority report removed Hep-
GENUVA (Uy.the Associated
IresB) Atrocious acts of' violence,
going us far us masaacre, have been .
commltlcd by the Turkish soldiors
along thu provisional frontier ut
Mosul, Northern Mesopotamia,
General Lnidutter of I'isthoninspe
clal league of. nations agent de
clared in a report submitted at to
day's session of thu league council.
The. report asserted tho . TurkH
carried out wholesnjo deportations
of Cliristluns from villages along
Hut Mosul frontiers, confiscating
arms, Imposing heavy fiues, de
manding women, pillaging homca,
and In sonic eases taking life.
Harrisburg Bridge to
Be Opened to Traffic
HAI.KM, Ore. (By the Associat
ed I'ress). Itoy Klein, state hlg'i
way engineer, has announced that
the new. 2U0U bridge over the
Wlllunicttu river at llarrlsbuig
will be opened today.
mat ine aeciioim 01 i.i muwiv
marine law which provide prelcr-
enec for Amerlcun snipping in mo
maintenance of export and import
rales be modified.
Hevtewing li.s routino work for
then flscUil year, the commission
said thai railroad earnings wero
"A partial explunutlon of there
1 results nearly
decade apart
is
'tloil. In I'JIK,
the proportion
of
revenues going 11110 tlie pay rnn
of Hies,, waa S percent, "'he re
port aaid," whereas in tSi'l it M
47.7 percent. The increase In
costs or material and supplies and
other expenses, and an Increase in
taxes, generally account for thu
remainder."
Jn Hie endeavor to enforce new
surely n'Muireinenla upon railroads.
,irhiL- the last fiscal yeur. 6tl
I,,, lies of line were reuulred al. the
WSETIIS
OF VANDALISM
'. ''jiiUiiuHe" r III t
handled on