EASTERN 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