La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 12, 1925, Image 1

Historic Oregon Newspapers

La Grande evening observer., December 12, 1925, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1925)

Page of 12 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.6 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 12 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER 12 PAGES THIS ISSUE CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND, (AP) Ore gon: Unsvttlod, ' probably rain tonight und Sunday.' VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PREB8 NUMBER 54 ; III HIGH SCHOOL IS H u MAIL I 4 ttUHUUMLU Committee Circulates ii letter Pointing Out JjtJLiet l UltlUIlg UUl AUVantaireS IMBLER WOULD BE SITE OF BUILDING1 ' , " t 'coining coiiMietilion. and every Oiipstions Broiifrht Tin ifiiho1"" frol" w"'ch cl'"UrF" un lULbUIJIIh JiiUUglll, up "'ltnloled In school is alive to the Opposition Answered in importunes ot nio occusion. i.K P,ii.in!.nf Inn f.. SullSlaiUllLl pri7.CS pi'izeS tliot wiu w ' VOtel'S. j . I ... . AKiumnn .or u im.un nigu scnoui located at Imbler continues. A coinmltleo of luttresf d rill- wiin, pleaded to. worK lor fo . seliool until H leeomes a rcainy, y.-Steiilay mailed a Idler to me voters 111 the district, explaining Ihe advantage such nil institution ; would bring, und also answering j sevenil .(uentlons bearing upon the,! .ivnn u Memlu'rs of the committee are us follows: V. It. Ledbetler, f. H. Tultle. Juines 1. Woodell, If. II. llurqn, Krlink McKennon, Duncan . Mellonuld. Miles . Woodell, W. f'aseA A. f. Olenn, Claude Hale, .:. '. 'Welch and 1 lay Wilson. The. letter follows: It is Ihe tiin of this letter to give uecurate Information over Ihe names of responsible parlieB-ln re gard to the proposed union high school and misleading propaganda spread by opponents ot Ihe Bure.- , On till tulesllons of law Ihe sec- tlon and page upon which. you may find the point referred to In Ihe, official pamphk t of the Oregon I .Statu School Laws ot 19:5, will be designated. . .. In case you wish. to.. , consult. compete,,! luwy.-rs on uy point Involved, the following lawyers or law firms have volunteered to allow the law tu-ull of those Inter ested OU cither- Side without rliiirgf': District Attorney Carl Helm. Cochran & Klicrhnrd. Green K Hess. John llodgin, Illngo (Continued on l'ngc I''ive) IS SELECTED new i After Hclccllnj; a Kit"- fur n bridge iirross Snake rlv.-i. iissisl-.! by J. Wootis, inginviiy division en-gin-Mi- or Idnlio, and Mr. Kyle,' bridge cnglnr 'f Idaho, II. C. Siuil h, cnghiei'i' of this division for the stale or Oregon, with f flees hi-re, has returned to I .a (iriimlc The site selected is at Itiillard's Landing, about two tni'es north of lloinesearl. Work will Hi art on Ihe bridge as soon as t he MlitiiK can be made, . which wilt BRIDGE SITE IMubably not be before spring. irno-Uc' UviU Tiam It Is estimated that the bridge IfflCS 111 111 I eaiH win fist about i!o,nuo. to be p.i.ji Initiates Hakcr Class Tor by the stale of Ids ho. the ' stale of Oregon, lluker county audi s the Ke.l l-.lge Mining compitny.l Wale ('resident it. K.l of 11m- The stale of, Oregon has voted tj Order of Kagb-s was present Thurs .:iy JIL'.M'M or this amount, ihe 'bty night when the local lodce jn-t stale or Idaho. 2".0HM, Jiaker In regular session al Kagles hull eoimly $j:..oom, and the lie-! with u iMrge allendance. The- new ..,ii-.. ' Miiiintr eoninunv. the r.- drlll team put on the Initiation ,.i.. ,.r ii,,. .iwtM. The ini!i,rwork for t he first' Mine since their Intr .iiinanv lias uiltiriinleefj t i ,i-iv iinv- auiouiit over SMi.hHU that ii... t.ri.li-.. miirht idst In order I hat they may use it In haulinl I Mr. Smith reports that t!iigrad- in- nf Ihe lin.iiiile seetion. between Cnltv and Itroghun. on the John J ay highway Is nearly completed. George Wilson Facing - Year In MORE SHOPPING DAY5 fOj MORE $fck mm Art Contest To Be Held In Schools by Neighborhood Club Members and Other terested Citizens. In- One of the luoflt Inclusive t'U-l tallonal liiovemtrnta to operate In '""'"" wverni jws is the t - ity - wll.; urt contest Unit la he!:i! '.sponsored In the schools by 1 croup .or url lovers .. under . the leadership of the Neighborhood club. ' - ' ' ' Kvery schoolroom In the elly is .bustling Willi excitement over IK: pp,oach III value .the lenrtrds Tor which the urlisls strive' wh-n they first hang their pictures .in 'the -walls of the exhibition hall h.lV(, b.(n offt,red ,y mdlvldauls orKunizlltlons inleresled In rtiiiiiltlng 1m Cirande's nutur.l interest In art wth u avHlru l(1 BUrp falrnew , t1(. comiM.iion n,c ,.onleHl In thl. gnuSc Kchools hus been divided ..,. fol... .iivinions: one for Jin lol8 0r fi,t nnd second grude: another for Ihe third und fourth l iL'D'l S, H Ifliru IUT llie CllllUien of fifth und sixlli grades, and :i fourth for the seventh nnd elglUh grade pupils. XIII I'rl.es Offered lor each of tile four group winners, there will be a $IO-dolle. prize. The donors are Or. K. V .Mossman, Dr. ltay Murphy, I'Yank II, Appleby and the 1'. K. O. society. ' ' Hecond jirly.es will be large boxes of colored eiayons nud pencils HU(., are used by the schools ot N,.w Vork L.ly t)(1. ,onil,0 incn-.i4luvnc hn.n n,nut, ,y ilw National Crayon company. tine hundred dollars - In priy.' S has been provided for the winner) (Continued on Pago Five) Laundry Spending $2000 ' 1 On Additional Equipment The Kuindi'iVd "laundry, accord ing lo I.. II. Moo, is spending ait pruxbnulcly $2,000 ut present In stalling : additional eUlpnicnt to Its dry cleaning pliinU . Tin- (tluvv't Hystfin oT puiiricu Hun )h ticing- put in. Tlii.s jtio-vidi-H for tin! purirylnp of kh: llnt or diHtlllatf contlnuouHly and delivers to the cleiiniiiff maelunts loo per tvnt clrintntr mid hoIvhI tit all tiini-s. A new 1 .MOO-allon , lunli iH lM n hi!1;illei- In t In I hjiHt iiient and oilier apparutun will Im In leudlneKH Toi utie !' Monday. I Mr. Moo Htatoa that, this addi tional eiiutpinent will enable t he ila iiniry to turn out work of the highest orde.r. 1 ForUHl to DlSCUSS The Spread of Chrjstianily "Tlie Hpnad of Chrisl Itintty" will b'- I lie topie before I hi- Men's Kuril in at Ihe Methodist church to niorrow. I. Towlcr. b-iid'T. has tnvltt-d tin- public to ntti-nd the progrnm which will begin at a. m. election, after which Mr. I.e.. gav an excellent address descriptive oT the orgajitMiMon. The local drill t'-niii and ofricers. e'omnunled by Mr. I.ee went lo ltaker hist evening, where tiny met with the Ihiker lodire. The drill team initialed a large class for the Halter order, Penitentiary Ccorffi WllKonionvb-tcd In tin clrcilt roiirt ThurMdHV of 11" , rlnt- of chtbl l.'iillnc will b u.i toniirlil ror the stute s iKnlt-jiUui y t sui.rn. 1 1. .rr to ink- up inn iibod for n iiiukIiiiiiiii term tf one yr. lie w ill e ticeoniimn led lo the prtKon by Jrfroe JbN:- j tflheurn. county Hhcrlff. i JudfTi J. Knowb pro-! noiiiced minimum wnl'-nt-c upon WIlHon ut IU:M o'clock thin morn in. Imprisonment up lo Z yvntn Uiifl provided for In Ihe luw und-r which h m convicted. I'p un- Ittl nrmn toduy. no word IriiiiM to th" prisoner from common Ihw wife. Mtiy VIIon. ho efeii pd from I OtHinl' lo forttnnd with l.lltle Munlim-M rltjr after the irirl hud ix-n (Induced to leave- home Hie nlifbt of S'pt. iHlM r bci-n timrrled to I.IIMe has tnf James fastello. ((.uutluutU ou 1 e i ) J.H. STEVENS 75, PASSES ON AT LAKE Death Calls Man Who First Saw Grande Ronde Valley 70 Years Ago , FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD HERE Pioneer Resident of La ' Grande Will Be Laid to Rest in L Gv O. F. Cenit ctery Sunday. ';' Heath struck deeply Into Hie hearts .of Ihe pioneer and modern citizenry ot lai Grande last night when it removed J. II. Wevens. whose residence In the flrande Konde . valley reuehed back '!& years, lo the Qrent Beyond, lie answered the final call' lit Hot Ijike at 7 p. in. yeslerduy and' with his passing, the honor and distinction of being the,, rirst liv ing while man to view the Grande Itonde vulley is transferred onto other shoulders. Mr.' Stevens will b luid lo..rcs! .Sunday, aflernoon 'In the Odd' Kut lows' cemetery following funeral services at 2 o'clock In the Episco pal church, of which he was fi member for more than half r century. The body will lie In state at the Snodgruss und Kim mermun mortuary prior' to the services. ,- . ; . .' - , ' .' Oefifli was caused by pulmonary edema, according to the records of physicians and surgeons who cared for him during Ills last Mil ness. Although In poof hcnllli for.,...,,, ,' w. t whi,i ',.i eru.,.l sccral years. Mr. Stevens did not ( .,..,, .,..,. ...... . - tober, when he was removed to I the sunatorlum. Constant und ex pert care could not stay 'off the end. however' and tls 'condition becyne gradually worse until 1h (Continued on Toge Five) W. A. Steward, seendnry of the Oregon Cattle and iiorse lviilseiu ussoctat Ion. of Jin ker, was In la (1 ramie yeslerduy, w here ho iikI wilh a number or I'nlon county catttciucn ut the county agent's office to explain a cattle market ing plan, which will control the price of beef at Ihe Portland, mar ket. The idea Is to cont-ol Ihe ntitnb-r of cattle shipped into the market and in this way keep I lie price of beef up. II. fr. Avery, county agent, wilt receive, a wire every i uesujy morning' from tin- state associa tion advising how many caPie shotild be shipped out on Hie fol lowing Saturday from this couniy. The county agent. In t urn, will advise tin- stncUinen. This county does nol prod 'ice as many beer call In as some oth- counlies or the slate so the market report service was never started here before. The asso tut Ion was formed curly this full and Is financed by a voluntary 10-eent assessment fur euc)i head of catlte sold. Robert Eakin Speaker For, Tuesday's Meeting 1 1 (ibrt Kti kin will ilJ rt-w t ho rhnnihcr of ('iininifri'' i-inliTM al Uir Innrlicnti Tticlin(f In III' I. O. o. hnll Tu''tny noon, iih! it ic mm IiIh Hubj.ci, '"Jh" World 'oiirl." I I. M'-yers will mil a.i cliulr nmn f Hie iirofcritm. UtiHln'-HH lo be trriH-t"(l tiM-hi'i'-ji ih' ?.V'jiHnir ir p-rxirin from dflt-Kiili'H to ht fiii-ctlhg ut co ti n t y rv p n n lull vm Krl d 11 y 1 o iJIhciikh the prop-d exhibit In u Norlhwwt cxpostllun In N'.-w Vork City. - , pjn!1l I.tv;ncr "Pipturou" . " , Will lie uivcn Sunday Tomorrow nlnKt Ht the Hiiplist ell ore h the World Wide Guild MI pn-wenl the flntil chapter of tin ml.HHlon Ktudy book "lruyer iul Mlwluiift" by Helen Ibirrett Mont gomery. The irulld Iihm be-n luilv ln thin book for tho flint nix weeks nnd bHve prescnietj "livlntr pic tures" coneernlnff ei h of the five chHpters 'Hch KuiidMy ntst. This l! MIiikIml- Hip hKIIi fliHitl HI be book. ' lvin. whb b conclude tin An effort Ik beint( made by the irirln and thir cotinttelor to niwk the last chapter the most linpre fr. A portion of tin program will be In com wine, in connection with the presenisilon the Miibject of th puftor's cirinon will b Truyer tlit Clirbtuai Lllb." MARKET PLAN ADOPTED HERE Actors Hurt YWhen Stage Collapses Near Tragedy Ends Sec ond Performance ofsa Musical Play in Wilm ington, Delaware. WILMINGTON, Del (Hy the As sociated Press) A near tragedy last night closed the Hecond pern fonuttuee. of "The Kong of the Klume," a mwdclal play produced by.' Arthur Haniuiersteln liere. whi'ii nn eight-Inch' channel Iron supporting -u number of drops buckled ullowlng the scenery to sag, and showering the stage and performers with brick, molar und piaster torn from the walls. While many of the actors wtc Injured,, oh.'y cloven required med iottl. - ateiitlon. Madam I'hereko suffered a llBht concussion of the brain, but -her - condition Is not serious. , 1 - When the nwldent occurred, the director ordered the front 'curtuin lowered nnd sent Dorothy Maek uyc. of the American bullet, to the footlights. . Miss Maekaye .sang while the au dience, sat, .quietly until IliunjiHT uiein announced that the perfor mance could not continue.' UNION LOOSE HOST TO 200 The Inst of five county meetings held by the Masons during the year took phiee at Union last eve ning about UOO pre.Hent, Including about 60 from (a Grande. Jt liup pened that this meeting was held Inn llif olifhttt II mitvurtui rr ' nf 1 tin niaster of Masons, whose home W18 L-nion. Mr8i wrlghl his widow, sent greeting to the lodge and th brethern pnsent.- The occasion - brought up n:ixy. rnmlnlscenccs of the. (Vat numbers J0f t)ie lodK wno wt-re al piom-'iti ui uir tuuni . irmnue itonve vhi ley lodge No. fi. A. I1. and A. M was chartered In, 1872. The first master was John Pobbln. father or the Dobbin boys, who now live in Iho county. George Wright, grandfather oCKd Wright, of 1a Ornnde. was the flrsl treasurer. W. T. Wright was the first man made a mason fn the lodge after Its in stitution, lie was always culled Tom by his friends, lie became grand master of Mason in IKK3, before Ihe lime of the railroads here when . travel about the slate' was stow. . He established ihe mas onic lodges, at Joseph und Knter prlse during his administration. A resolution was passed and fe licitations sent to Mrs. Wright hy ihe lodge wishing her that peace and good wlh that comes at Christum time to all those who (.Continued on Paga Klve.) Joseph Cliib Elects Calvert President .HiSKPII. Ore. (Special) - The Joseph commercial club re-eeeled Ihe following officers lo serve dur ing 1120 at a inet'tlng held this week: M: M. Culver), president; John I ltme wright, vice-president ; O. (. Crawford, secretary-treasur er. Mr. Calvert will select his committee at a later date. Man Wanted on Mann Act Charge Is Taken Wuntfd by Ihe fid'-ral tintli'ir llt'H tit rorllanij on a fhnrtff ut vlolallon oT th- M;inn jtct, J. J. Hu k'r. of CUHcynb', bljiho, w-aa Mrrsl ! Iwrr by tin police mill vHI In hold In Jit 11 unlll a Kovcrttutwit of tiv.iT arrives lo take liliu Into ciih lody. One OutOJ Fijly The trenTiilaf of IhiIiic4 finiw In I 4rmiMle wliu do ih1 nJue (he iMrrtiiulty to bac iunliiiiieJ infitAi-t wltli tbelr cii Unite r-, HimtiKli Ucrtlliu nuwqigi lu 'llw Ob-a-'rier, l wry, wry Mimll. Only hImhU our (itil of fifty arr tiort--lgbtfl ritmigh lo think that joir llileret In otilywofili wurklnjr for Iwo or three m-m-mni In Hie ear. Mtrt bu-l-iieM rtrnii realiu llial Km-j do buiiicw I In year 'imi ml i lint otrrlH'ibl cll- flu ear 'round ml tbsl your ncttU coiilliiue tile aetir 'nmiui. Tbey iMlui' yiHir filliitlott and uir Iw-I-ttfH, TlMy arr tn keep jmt litfoniiiil lliriMia:;i "rT rcr. HbsrT(r AdvprtMnff LAGRAHDE mm JOill HANDS Annual FatheiSon Ban . quet Finds More Than 200 in Attendance x SPAN OF LIFE IS WELL REPRESENTED Participants, Ranging in ' Age from G to 60 Years, Get Together in Closer :' Companionship." . ' More than 20 it tads nnd dads got together last night at a bunquet In the dining room of the l-'lrst M. K. church. Thn participants ranged in nge from six to 6U years. . There was quite a diversity , of sizes, too. I'rank Hari-is sent a ehuckl6 the Imgth nf the room when he walked in the door leading by the hand n son more than six feet tall. Feasting, with chicken pie as the piece do resistance, was Inter spersed with songs and talks in tended to cement Ihe companion ships of fathers and Hons. Pleads for Hoys. "Kaihers, give ' the boys a chance." wns the burden of the address by J, J. fine, who came from Caldwell, Ida., lo ' bo guest speaker at the banquet. Mr. Rae spiced his talk with humor and stories of Hroteh derivation. The Hev. W. C. ltoes, pastor of the I'resbyterlun church; acted as toastmasler, catling upon Wesley Hrownlon. president of the l.u Grande high school sludint body, to speak In behalf of the sons, and upon !. Karl Katliers to : express Ihe m-nllinenU of Ihe falhers. , The boys rose lo P.rownlon'8 talk with six-round cheer for tlv.lr duds. " . 'i 'Oroup singing, wilh Klmer Htod- dard as leader, -et u spirited rhythm, for the affair. The qpeiilug group included- "itatlle Hymn of the Ttepubtle,' "John llrown's Ituby" and "How-do-you-do." - The concluding songs were "8-M-I-I.-K" and "Amerlcu." Mrs. Sherwood WIMiiuiiH pluyed ticcoiiipiililiiielits. ltdles Ala hi-rveM. Multi-colored flowers und polled plants brightened the tables, with candles in brass holders lo dignify Ihe speakers' station. The dlnner wtiH served by Ihe Ludies Aid so ciety of the l-'lrst. M. K. church, with Mm. Williams, president, di recting. This annua gathering of fat Ii ers anil sous wus orlglnuti.-il iwo years ago by the same orgnnlza- lions under whose auspices It wus carried 0111 this year. A. W. Nelson licled as general hiilriiiun. 1H-. Kay Muriiliv nnd Horace Nelson completed the ley commuter. IJr. Henry W. Parker, Misses inula and rrimiin Aanny, pasloi- or the Atethodlsl church. Miss Twllla lloiise. Miss Hally and repn'Sented Ihe inliiislerlal lissorhi. Miss Judy Klegrist. Miss IhiIb Nel tloll.' The other members Inuluded "".( who acioinpiinles the girls at Mr. IUikh. Hitrvey T. Mairhewa. hn piano. Is wilh Iheni. Accom Hoherl Kiikln and l lmrles II. panning Hi" girls us chaperones llevnnldH. who eniiu.nse the bovs anil girls committe of Iho chain- lier of comuiei-ce. ERNIE NEVERS, OF STANFORD, TURNS PRO FOR $50,000 l-'nANCIKCO ( Hy the Am- Hociuted 1'reBH) The Han r ran- elsco Kicamtncr loday nayH Ii ut. Krnb Nevi'tH, Kianford football star, hut kIkimmI u contract to cap tuln an ull-Ktar .laekHonvllle, Kin., aggregation, "tid will n-ceive In contilderullou more than $',0MO. O.V MIi;iJNi:s. IjKTKUIT (My the AHxoclatefl I'reKx) With bin Injured arm In spllnu and swollen to twice Mb. normal ).e, Ited (rrungf will sit. I on the rridcllncH today when the Chicago Hear play " I ! roit pro- fefitioual footbnll team. (;ranke, looking haggard, (old u (irauge. looking haggard, told a nights becuiiw of pain In IiIh arm. I'hyHlclatiK an I (I u blood clot had formed, and that If It Hhuul tra vel near the heart hi Hoiih rcsultH might follow. North Powder Justice Finds "Moon" Poor Fuel NOJtTll POWOKIt, Ore. fHp-c-lul to The (Hinercr N'ver pour moonshine Into a "tove In which 'even the sllghteMt spark entstrt. This wax positively agreed upon here after a small rjuantlly of "Ilk- ker" taken from a drunk, was poured, Into Ihe beater tn the of fices of Judge K. .1. Heneerbox, jltntlce or the. pence. When the moon hit the living couks the ! combuck was Instantaneous and ! officials think that all concerned are lucky that the ensuing blast officials of the two companies lat idldn't wrerk the orflce. It was week following extended Invcstl uotltcabib .tliey rtpurt. illyn. 1 Booze Sleuth Smartest JJ(j bs!lft SAFE WHILE raft) ,,.-.f U.,.. i,;J i' W I; Ilootleggers (bought they were smart when (hey designed mi nutomoblle with an unusually large, body. Hut T. J. Nicely, prohl, hid In the body mid gahnnl c'lden-c thnt rc.sultel In the arrest of 1 1 Fresno, Cab, police and one former police chief.. GRADING WORK XTR A IS COMPLETED a i nil Ins of the aiiprouchen lo the pviii-heud bi-ldiu at Meuchmu hus bi'in roniplutoii. Oncui' l!utler, 'k"J "'" "T 1,1 """ ' 1,1 ""' probably iot bo open until sprlni. ,,,,! ot '"damlf; un.UI . , ,, .1,.,, . ' u' . - " i Mr mivrii,. , : .. . . , f".' The bridge propur. win bbniplet ed about a month, ugo ut a . cost of H2.6(iO. The grading und 1.1 surfuelng' will cost approximately f H.iioo. HI 1m Oriinde girls, dancing sludenls of Mrs. h'red Wells und her daughter June, went to Pend' lelon yeslerduy, where they partl clpuled lust night in Iho Winter 1 Carnival given hy the H. p. o. Klks of that city. The gills will again appeur on Ihls evening's program. The girls are: Miss Jauu mange, are Mrs. A, W. Nelson. .Mrs. Ado Iph Sle(;rint.MrH. Will and Mix. J. t, Hohh. Slegrlsl Klamath Falls Fears Meningitis Epidemic KLAMATH VAIAM, Ore (By the AtiKocluied I'reHs) Two more ciihch of spimil inciiinglttM Iihvm been reported to county health of ficers and grave . concern 1 felt that an cplileuiln might Hprcud t throughout the county, one of I the Intent vtcdinrt Ik a 10-yeur old boy, tt member of a large family, and the other 1h a middle-aged man. Traffic officer tut night raced Ver u muddy highwuy from Mi-d- ; lord with a supply of mi-nliiKitiH Hermit, the local supply having been cxhauKted. Scncio Defeats Pel; Reddick Whips Ncfcro POHThANO. Ore. ( Hy the Ah Hoebited I'ri MH) I 'lever Heliclo, - If'lllplno flywilghl. last night won u 10-round di ctHlon . over.. Benny I '-I., of I'ortliiiiil. Jack Ueddlck, 'amiflan light heuvy weight, chain plou. outiiointed Young Peter Jack nun, Porllnud n gro. KM 1. 11 Ml TO UK IUII.T. (loLO III LL. Ore. The propos ed a Iter at Cold Hill will suu.l be a realli y. according to an nouncement I hat the local Ket-inur-Vunpei Mining company will nuance ihe first unit of Ihe siiwl ter propos-d by the Kunset HtwV tng com puny, orga nixed by the tlold Hill biusinesn men ufter the failure of the West 'onft Finance eoiupuny last year to finance the projert. This urrangement Is the result of a conference between the CLASS DANCES IN PENDLETON ; COMMIIIA STANDS l'AT. NKW YORK (AP) Columbia' unlvcrHlty football bfflclalH said tu- day tlint wminibln "stanils pal lie- blurt Ha original statement" of Inst nlslil, nimoiiuciiiK that Knutii Uockiio, Kotro Dame coacli, had signed a llirco-yoor contract as coach at C'oluniblu. ftotrc Danio- authorities quote Kockno as deny-1 lug lie signed Ihn contract or in- tcndcil Iciiving Ills present imiki. "itr.M- nAitOiV; hankki:pt liONDOX (AP) Sir llrodorkk tX. II Hartwollf known as the "ruin miiiilng baron," is ugiibi in fin ancial distrcHS, Jlls 11111110 Is In cluded In an officinl gmu-ttc list of receiving onlers In bankmiitcy. iIlHi:(ii:ii comi.no. PAULS (AP) Si'iiator Vlclor Henry Herenger, newly nppuln(l lutibUHHiulm' ' lo Washington, todny said lie wus "goln to (bo Vnitcd SlaU'S to try lo rciresriit suitably nil Interests of Franco" and not merely to liuMcu settlement of war dchlH. 111)1 JIASH WHKAKS HAVOC MAUHHiaKMJ, Ore. The Co.is' and Curry County' Ministerial us-; Hoclutton has found deprt'saiiiK conditions In ons county, accord ing to statement! mado ut th ccnt. meet I n g ut Myrtle. I'olnt. It was wild that Urn cIohIiik of I tiin Bundon condisiiHcry, Iho Ncm- lle Kood company pUml, wiih d u lo u yeust content In milk brought lo Ihn plant and which hud dis rupted ttui nmnufuclure und keep ing Miiultty or llc output. Th In condition. It wits nald, whh due .o milk cowh oblaluinff muHh thrown out. from the many HtlllH Kupposed tin; flourish throughout the coun ty. One mlnlMter said there, whb a Ktlll operating next door to u clurch In Mai-Hh field. ioktlam i:n.his VOMVl.im: VtJltTI.ANI) (Al) Portland's population ut the clone of 1!C5, Nix years after the, luMt decennial cenHiis In a;if,774. eotnp'trod with l!f)H,L'H8, uu Inereawf of 30 per cent according to a survey JtiHt com- picieu lor j no urcgonion. i Professional Beauties Set Styles; Writers Yelp LONDON (My tlie A:(ioci;ilMl Press) Writera In Ihe Loudon pres are ib'plorng tb:ir obwrva tlon that profVHMlfiniil le-ant la - -women ut' the stage. Miinnciiins and deinimondiiln h - have to a considerabM extent replaced wo men of roynl nud noble birth iih crealorH of popular ftuVnloim. These mime uilleis however, pre dict tlial Ihn extreme nimh- rudes hi the cafes ami boulevarlH of Paris and lit the Krench nu ourses gradually will give way less radical fashions. The modest but becoming gowns worn by Queen Victoria Kuguie of Hpjiln during her recent London visit hav been the subject of uiu' li cuinm4it. Kashton writers seem to agree thnt the tueen Is much niore smartly dressed than most of the women who cause hchohb-rs to gssp In the theaters nnd cafes. "Th charm ut the queen's com luinf," one of the fuwhlon experts writes, "that ona always thinks of what an atlrattlve woman she 1h and does not pay particular attcit tlon to her gown. In other wonts she dresses to bring nut her wo manly beauty nnd and never wcurs s'.ar'.liiiv' --u'U lo du- Rescue Twenty Caught Between Fire in Fierce Battle in China WOMEN, CHILDREN ESCAPE IJNHARMED International Train, Af ter Spending Day Amid Bursting Shells, Pulled to Safety. . . '', ' PEKl.NO. (By the Associated Press) An International train which ltt Peking or Tientsin early Thursday returned here at six o'clock tonight after having ' been caught In a battle between jthe forces of l-'eng Yu Hslang and 'l.l f-l,ln. I Inn A nvllcB nortii of Tientsin. Twenty Americans, nine BrltlBh ers, 8cverul prointnent ; Japanese, nnd four league of nations repre sentatives, among the passengera, wore forced to take refuge from bursting shells under the coaches of the stulled train.- ' The passengers Included a num ber of women and children. Alt escaped unharmed. Forces Still Battlo ' Feng's and Li's armies still en gaged in furious battle this morn in?. When the International train stoppod at Yangtbun, an armored train belonging to Feng, which followed, it landed 1,000 troops wlth artillery, and began aliening iia forces across the river. As the guns opened fire the International .IKHL'HALUM. (By tho Assocl- I aled Press) The loss of several hundred French troops In a buttle t with liruso tribesmen near Damas- .ens Monday is reported In advices received here. , According to these reporta ' the hattlo raged nil duy Monday. The siirrounuoa tno Lrcncn l,,001"3' """,,)"ln .r,ovor1al J"?" iilire French force was killed. PORTLAND, Ore, (By the Asao elated I'resa) Tho Btcamor Went Orowu wus' under way toduy with her engines at nearly full speed, steering- with a Jury rudder, . and convoyed by the steamers Uewc und West Holbrook, according to word received here. The Orowa has been drifting rudderless sev eral days 2,200 in Ilea west of Port land. Neither of the convoying1 vi'mbcIh has a lino on the crippled freighter, -which will bo repaired in Japan. tract, from tho general effect of her personullty. IttiHtles are growing in favor In Loudon at least on the stage- -nnd th-re Is a tendency to fall In with the effort of Paris mod Intel to revive the vlctorlun mode. Huk tles are Hen )n four popular playt now running In London, Indicating un, imcomtctous tuovn In theatrical circle to support Um Paris fash- n , ton nmkers. The 192 bustle Is to; not nearly so Inree as Us Victorian forerunner, but a bustle It Is nev- cilheleHs, the effect being given by means tr druped Hashes worn n great deal on evening gowns and continues for Indvor Wear. Bro cades and tafetta ore used chiefly for theo models- PAUIS (AP) Nice threaten Hunremacy of Paris as th niece h for Americnns seeking easy aeven unee frum inotilmonlal ties. Thfi number of decrees pronounced by the tribunal of the famous Klverla - court Increawed 200 per cent this . y,.iir uV,.r 124. At bit one of the American luw ' (CvuliuUeU ou Puce Five) I passengers on the I (Cnntlntifwl on Page Five.) . 1 ENEMY FORCE Liriri;VA MOVING TOWARD JAPAN