La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 19, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TOD VY CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore. iron: cloudy tonight and Hunday. Probably rain in the west. VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 60 U GRA DE F 1 Tax Levy Is Cut .4 Mills I n County County Commissioners Announce the General State and County Levy Will Be 16.9 Mills. j- rpi -ry u f-1 I taxpayers euuiu in lur men iiappy inrongs Kusn the share of Christmas rejoicing today i'ost Utiice and De '. partment Stores ELKS TO PUT UP TREE TOMORROW Schools of City Will Close December 23 Following Christmas Entertain- meiits. ' ; win) me iiiuii: uuja ujiiii i, ii i mi HIUS. ' with tho announcement thai tin general stuto und county lux tovy ha been established at 1G.! mills. That means a reduction of .4 mills over last year's levy, which stood at 17.3, according to 'the county commissioners, w h o completed their work ut the office or Judge L. G. Couch today. An increased high school tui tion fund necessitated by tho growing number of sludentB regls- t urln from the outbid" district a for higher education Increases that, levy from 1.26 to J. 7 this y,ar.,J Added tho stale and county levy, the high school tuition tax brings the levy, up to IS.fi mills this year Arrested DISCUSSION IS CLOTHED III SECRECY Michael I-iuriglii of Campbell, N, V., brother cif IVilhv C'onimi;- stoncr H Irli a id l' 1 anight ' f And for thrills, and drems and 'In all districts outside of la cw York City Is brim hold in INSTALL HEADS LAST EVENING excitement or anticipation, rive Grand.', North Powder, I moll, nn ilaya heroic Christmas arc woi Hi bier and Klein. Last year thn to more llian five months after. lal U-vy was I S.r.5 mills for the non , This morning's snowfall nl-' high school districts. though it "lay not whiten IIm world for Christmas (nlcken.jlMASONS ELECT. 1I1C HllOppVIti ' IU iV UiUKMlllUII 1M speeding time. All day lone the streets und stores liuvc thronged wllh-huppy buyers, und the.' line that ' formeU before the puree. s post window at the postofflce his not dwindled since the grim? went un at n o'clock this morning. . Among the children, there has been no need for a remlnde They can tell, almost to thn min ute, how long they have to wnit for Huntu Clans. : The benevolent Kilts, remem bering lh"lr own impatience Jail nt Itnlh, . V., trending nr- rniKiinieiit on a cIuii-kp of rtrst degree m iii-tler In roiinertioii with the death of Timothy- Shay, farm hand, Officials charge l.a risht, who was miming his bro ther's rami, killed Shay with tin ax during n tlniiiken miurrcl, lie maintains his Innocence. At the annual meeting la.st nigh. I of Iji Grande lodge No. 41, A. K and A. M. orncers for inc year iiaafr were elected and installed, us follow: worshipful master, s. A. Anderson: senior warden, Carl O. Helm; junior warden, F. A. Hu lling; Ireusnrer. CM. HuniiTfys; secretary. A. V. Undgreen; senior deacon. Kills Keroy Knight; jun- CHORUS WLL GANTATA , , it I IU! i imiuiic in ilium iiiHiii' i i itbisj nuvn- senior grand wanton of the Clmnd . w,.Iconu.j wim lhl! Huggestlon ithe league of l.odge of A. K and A. M. of Ore- participate In liei, con. acted oh installing officers. i ...,,, -...ti... ' ', ,., thu .lay of .days approached, urn lnr ((.ttt.0Ili K Jt ,oUos; chuplain. st-nding out word through 1'nu T)r p Mossnmn; maivhall. J. Observer this evening that the f rouK,ton: tvler. Oscar Berger. community tree will Uv raisi-J in otn,.r am,iniiva officers have not lis place ut the Intersection o. ( bpc.n onnouncC(1. Wiishlngton avenue and Depot) jloh(,rt K Kuklii, pn-sent It. "W street tomorrow. ; YAks to Set-k 'l ive Armi'd with axe and hutched, con, acted oh Installing the committee will slurt for the) A f lr the enremony a banquet woods in the morning. The tree wb strvd those present: - or trees.' for two will hi; boun 1 ' ' togctl.v.r to niukcii. the. 'uVancln.sj " -1 , " " ' look ln'iivitH- will be brought bin. k t54rt,. r..mW . lu town and set into place before vyvn yTvii.iiiv liOOII. Then the llghtH and Irliumtns will be woven Hinong the needle I bruneheH. And tomorrow ntght. the tree will kindle Into a dano- A Christinas eantuta entitled "Holy Night," with music by Ash ford, will be sung in the Presby terian ehurch , tomorrow night, commencing at 7;HU o'clock. The general public is most heart Col. House Visits Cool idge and Kellogg But Won't Comment ARRIVAL CAUSES GENERAL FLUTTER Observers Link Confer ences with League of Nations' Disarmament Invitation. "WAKHINGTOr; (Hy th Asoe uled l'resa) Colonel K. M. House, for yiars President Wilson's con fidante, and appointed by him as a member of the Versailles Peace commission. Is the house guest of President t'oolldge at the white .Jiouse. , The colonel arrived here hint night and went immediately lo the white house. Today lie vlHited Sec retary Kellogg. Ills sudden appearance al a time when tile president and secretary uf stale are Reeking ndviee on the league of nations' invitation lo par ticipate, in a disarmament meeting, catwd a, flutter in Washington. White, house officials f professed ignorance of uny speclul signifi cance which might attach lo House's visit, and the state depart ment declined to disclose whul hud been discussed with Secretary Kel logg, (.'olonel, House ulso declined to comment. ' KI'KSIA AtVKIM'K. y OS( OW ( Hy t he Associated i'ri'ss ) Soviet UusHiii will accept nations' Invitation to an International dis states the Uev. William ,'rosby .armament .conference as well, as a New Ban Put ; On Whiskey, v Rum and Gin Treasury Rules Against Use in Manufacturing . Medicines or Flavors , After February 1. ' WASHINGTON. (By the Asso ciated Press) The use of whiskey, brandy, rum1, or gin after next February l in. the manufacture of medicinal preparations of flavoring extracts and syiups was forbid den today by a treasury order. Alcohol and wines can bo used instead for Hie purposes named. The order will not effect tho use of whiskey, brandy, or other dis tilled spirits by druggists In filling prescriptions by physicians. . VODKA M 50 VY.H CKNT ' MOHL'OW'. (By the Assooluted Press) Soviet Uussia has increa sed the price of Vodka 60 per cent bringing the price to about one dollar a nuart, as a partial measure ugainst drunkenef8 and with the view to increase stale revenue. IDAHO COMPANY ACQUIRES JOSEPH MARBLE DEPOSITS JOSKPH. pvo4;- (Special) A deal of much Importance to Wal lowa county was consumuted this week when the ldulio Marble company, of Lo wist on, acquired the hluck marble deposits northwest of Joseph from the Black Marble and Lime company. !. J. Kress ly and A. J. W'nrren. manager and engineer respectively of the Idaho firm, have been in Joseph several days conferring with J. Boss Les lie, vho gave them, a tiQ-day op tion a couple of months ago, und finally closed the deul at the last minute. . At this time the new owners are unable to give definite statement regarding their plans for develop Boss. , A chorus of 00 voices will render this sacred music, linden the dUeo (ion ol Airs. A. L. itlcuuruson, wltlA Mrs. J. A. Tcdford at the organ. .V To Care for ShoDDcrs1 rhti r,Imvln lH tn" P'rHonnnl of au ait, iui onujjiivia th)i HOloiHtH imd t,,lorUH. Kvery store In I -a. Oninrb Mrs. Buy Fuller, soprano; Miss will Adelaide Buth Clark, soprano be open unlll H:ao o'clock Thurs- Mrs. W. H. Bolinenkump Jr., con- V,' . . day evening. December 24. for the tralto: ti. L. Dutton, tenor; it. u. ing flame of lights und color. And f.nrft of those who urc ,u(t. in wmium3i buritone; K. D. Twler. hmii ii " ,' completing their Christmaj shop- bass, promise until Chnstmns t 1 I Klirnltnre and hardware u... J I. N. Ash by, world! economic con t'crenee, mm" W REPAIRED The city water main, which was damaged huct week during logulng operations near what Is known ns Hie 'phone box vicinity, has been sua. arnve. . -m ' ; .. stores and other places where toy MrB,, (.. MoWHf.r. Mr. I.. 1. Husey, up their loads of toys and tr.l c piiremH(. pluI1 ln .U,(J ' mhs A(,lu(m und t"imi. lnllllllTllv. 'their doors open to Ihe public un- UHt( ,Mnrk( SUiiH (;0me Isabel!. l"1 ... .i t, tluit itnur everv even I II ir next ...... , ... vi .., - ... the services will vibrate with ho " '' . - .Miner. .m. i.. r. "M"' repaired una water lor use in ine W. C. Crews, clly maiiuger nti nnuueed this moining. r ' Tint accident happened hud Sat pumping was started all of the reserve d from the reser- sidrlt of the coming holy day. i ' ulu f Mlfl -.i... CtirlHltlMlH enrols will be'Hling. Hid , ' , ,lrl(.-i ...mftlnnul HiileKlueil tho sermons will prepare the a) WOMll. to n(.p tnke care if iHarris, Mrs. Kvelyn Jlernshaw, Mrs. Carl Helm, Mrs. L. J. Lind say, .lay .hol pupils will hear of i;.-! ,,otlotK It, , custom Tl, J ''",,r' "; '- (,i';'"'B" , I Mo,"luJ- w," n Journey 1f Joseph and nr l ,," "" J""'"- "l l-hrlstmas day. i i ci u ( laveo n 1 hs 1 .. ii,.. i..r ,.r 1 111 vul eriiiiiH ! Jr.. Mrs. 1. It. t layvonin, .Miss. to Hie s'ory of the . mjslenous star and the heavenly hoiik tl at led shepherds. and wlsemen to the' i!Ki.e in the .MatiKiT. Tvo Become American for weeks the little .oil. nae, -:i: 1J.. Trlov (CuiiUuucd on 1'uge Five) BAKER HEARING iliorolhy (link. Mrs. JO. I.. Holmes. Mrs. J. I.. Harvey, .Miss l.a Kile Hanks. Mrs. Andrew l.oney. Mrs. Uoliert Newlili, Mi'S. V. J. Mutt. (I'fintlnned on Pairn Klvn. Plans Xmas Luncheon: WILL BE TODAY wnii simple hut impressive ciiambcr of Commerce 'izenship were h'ttlowed this morn jing upon two lu ttrand: n sidenis of- foreign birth. ,'.,, .,.,, m.,. , . . ciiiiiiii"'! ui " t-i f i men oi mi'niM' im- un kuoik " CLUB TO HAVE I VAMCDnnnnAiiii Many Prizes Offered ' t For Lone Tree Shoot Almost unlimited are, the ptlapfi that I ho Wing. Flu .luml Flfeiroot club has provided for the holiday shoot Sunday morning at ! o'clock, in the shooting bonne oi the, Lone Tree field. There will b orders for drenned birds and orders Tor merchandise, und the number will depend only the persistence of the contest ants. Rifles, shotguns and olher meunu of competition will be permitted, the club ofliclals announce. In January, the twentieth thereabouts, the club wilt have Its annual venison feed. L. B, Hun ne field is chairman of the commit tee In charge. The uffalr will take place In the basement of the Meth odist Kpiscopul ehurch. K. A. Siiyre, while t cache. led In the courtroom for theHtale i teachers' examlnatloiiH looked on jus htleresled Hpcclalors, Yesterday nt Knterprlse, the . judge ttald. 'jes,- i:aker amHTed ImTm last .When. L rl 1H PU -I In t he exam -s;,h,?day! ! iill app. ..,- today before ! hm.lon of applicants for second pa I'nlteil Slates fomoilsslooer II. IM'rM i:iierhard for a prel iry liea-- Klrsl, lo have citlz. nshli nfer- Ins. linker Is of Cascade. IdahoJred upon him was Kred Hwalison. u and is wanted hy tin- federal in jtnllur. Mr. Swanson came lo Amer thorltles In I'orlland fin a char--, lea from Sweden 40 years airo. of violation of the Mann act. j John O. ItcRan. who li ft his J If has heen In the county Jn I home in Onee in 1'JHC, sueceede.l here for the past week. Ills bonds at his second attempt to pass the are et at JJ;ii)ii. examinations. .IIIIIKI IXUUI.IIH n.n ...wi..-v. ... " ' ' il... I'.ul 'rtii-Milnv he fore -i i. ....i, i.. II... "u.w.a .li.iti ;rs Kallier-1"' " ' ' 1...1. ... ,. ." 1 iirisimas mr us iniiiiiiiy usi .in. 1 when all OI iiii'in wen" Km... Hi Karl Stoddard has the affair In 1 morrow morning at o'clock charge. Iieialls of the entertain-j when Ihe Men's Forum nr. the M' nieul sill be kepi h -eret until .Moo- t hodis! ihurch will hold its annual day. but .lt Is known that a slack I Christmas tree exercises, of piu-kjij;es Ik accumulating for San in Onus is mii"dulei to rig Santa Clans lo distribute during! up the tree tonight and all meni the luncheon. m (Jrande in-rch-j le r and speclul guests will b ants have donated articles Tor the rem-mbered him. m-eiiM.f.n "1 After Ih" 'youngster" have . .. ... ' isiing Christmas anihems und fro- Clydc Bloom Pleads Not (iuilty io Charge Clvde Bloom entered u phu of not guilty to the charge of illegal poHHCHstou of mash Oils morning iu Judge Hugh K., Brady's court The Judge named Saturday, Jan. 2, at o'clock as the tlute for the hen ring, which, according to the diNfrlcl attorney, will be but a preliminary one. I Doom's ease will be tried in either the circuit or the federal court. Mrs. Ponzi Hits The Keys Hem Is the (list picture taken or Mrs. Charles l'uiui sbieo tlio days years ago when Nile lived lit .luxury wlilln her liiislNtntl was a millionaire. She In how IIvIiik with him In a small fur nished room In, Jru ksouvllle, 1'lu., actliiK as his secretary and lyiilnir loiters for hlnl oil a rented typewriter. 1 I'hoto CopyrlR-bt, 1 926, by -NBA Servlde, Inc. REHEAR NGS DENIED FALL ttted I'reiis) The Disliicl of Col. uiuhla court of anneals today re fused 1o reconsldor Us decision holdint the bribery Indictments against fruniRr Ki-crctury of the Inturlot1 I'Oll, K. l Doneny, unu K. I Uohehy Jr., to be valid. The indictments, which arise from the naval oil leases, were. guashed by a lower court but the government, appealed and . xno court of appeals ovcrrttlmi the lower court. Kill and the Dohenys asked , a rehearing,, winch was refused, to day. i 1 1 . . .' XTRA SENTENCE IS CLASSED A51IISUU Arkansas Representative Airs Views on the. Michell Case Today . POSTPONE ACTION ON DEBT FUNDING House Committee ; Asks Secretary Mellon for Data and Recesses Un til January 4; , WASHINGTON (By tho Associ ated Press) The Mitchell court, martial case came to the floor ot tho house today for the first time when Representative Tillman,. Democrat, of 'Arkansas, charged, that the court was organized to "get the colonel" and that its ver dict "insults free America." "I call upon ' the presl- . dent of this Justice-loving nation to mitigate or quash this harsh sentence." he said. - . Tillman declared the court's ver dict suspending Mitchell for years is shameless and unusually cruel. Ill, lt(i Al, IM.STItOYK.H. ItOMK (Al) III reprisal ftir tlir killing of two Italian qlfivers and ono artilleryman hy tl": foiifs of Nultau Osmaii Masmud, lu Hattm .Shuiioajnan'S" Vip . liae llVtlt)j'frt iVk,, fltMW's Ital. VaiWtii(is Hi t y k kadJug Hie entire uoatt. , KLAMATH OIOTS KXOW. KLAMATH FAliLM, Ore.' (Al) -Two Inches of snow . fell liero Inst iilglit giving promise of a wliito i'lirlstnia. IUINTT0 Seals Selling Rapidly; Proceeds Nearing $400 Rock Island Is Being j Removed from River,- (Continued on Page Five.) UX(yiiG i T naTi MORE 'SHOPPlKJC DAYS' according to Mrs. Kven Bo"- hautn. etiatrman. wno reporis unu llie luiai iui ii imn wiih u-i tm: $r,ya murk. i t-w liu-nliniim burl elm rire of the work In l,u (Inimlf lat year. and was nappoinieu si ine rcqucsi cf tli- state ttjbercuhil' asocia tion. who stated that she had suc ceeded beyond their expctat loiw. Agisting h-r In the cam pa tun are the following women repre senting the several parishes of the tilt y : KplN opal Mrs. C. If. Scraliton and Mrs. C. J. ( islitirnc I'reshyt'Tian Mm. K. It. Mor gan nni Mm. C. . ThompHon. .f ih-idi"! M rs I tar by Smith and Mrs. I.ee Hanfonl. lie pt 1st l rs. French and M r.-. Oraham- I'teh r I lie direction of S. B. Mor gjui, county engineer, workni'-n are rinoviuiT a small rock island from the (irande Bnnde river bHnv the Bhtni'hart ovirlieud crossing nod leepenlng the channel at that point lo give the surrounding coiin- betti-r dnilnnge. Ihe worn, which the i nglneer estimate will cost about l'irn. ih fhianc'd by a .drainsge fund uppropriul'-d by the .county. City Vault Wrecked After 2 Weeks' Labor Aft'-r tvvo weeks of exception ally hard work, the city vault is wrecked today. B gave 11m place in ordT thai Hie .nhenie of re ntodWIinir the municipal building be worked out according to phitis hut I tdtdni give In without hoih" dlffhully. Workmen. thr'- in numter. nfri-nt one w-ek ttiring up up per part of the vuuli. Monday work whs fdarted on the lower half end wonn'l finished until this morning The vault, built in 1913. wax w-ll rnnjtruel-d and proved quite a prublviu to til'-' V. r'-'viitrs. . To Clean Ujj The Dolls Iti onfer In ill-pw of Hie linl Oiice of the dolls vm linml Ih-' ftin t'lirtnuiH Tlii tilwrwr K miking n Miinl 'lull offer gIMMl unlll IhmthiImt '1 Ull (l iH-nutlfid lliis-fr I tlrt ilnll fn-e In mitotic tutu! 11 in m renewal Mibriptlon for "lie jcr hi mBnnce and ihic new MibTip thrfi fur a year. I'nr any one ho Iiiimi'I -inreil a iloll c. this -Mt't:il offer ill Imi e Immediate ap peal. Von may turn in jour own renewal timl gel only one new Mib-4-HlH'r ami win tlieiloil at oihv. (inly hImmii 2t m.v left and ttii-v fbotibl all In Kb en iNit I'lll t. In Hie net few las, l.e Iiii-) nu can w hi one In a hurry. Iiiiiueilinii ilc lltery of dolls. OberrrT Adverlldng A Ucrcbmuaibiiis fSTrvlce." Wallowa lUuljrct Passed As Originally Drafted KNTKItl'BISK. Ore. (SM-ciul)-Tbe county budget bus bc'n up proved us originally prepared, ex cept that the ntate tax Item w us refl'ieed from the CHtitnated $t7.- to Ihe actual $S.0im. Tin a mount lo be raised by taxation is thus placed ut $r.f..iMio. which in to be compared with $171,000 last' year. $U'.ir..000 In I's'fA und (HSfi.oou In--J2a. EVE ERECTED fill KKiWII.I.K, rl. i.'ar. (Hy Ihe Associated I'ress) Holierl. Dull Ian, noted newspaper paragrapher and humorist, has erected a monu ment In the front ynrd of his home here lo Kve, the first woman. The monument, which (Julllan says Is the first that mankind has erected to Kve after nail" years, bears Ihe Inscription: "In memory of Kve, first woman." Qiillian had u nicely curved ap ple Willi a twig und leaf placed lio low the Inscription.' FARM HKIjIKK WiAJiNUD. WASHINGTON AH) Plans for early congressional action on farm legislation wero made early today nt a whitu house conference at U'niletl by President t'oolldge, Sef! ri'tary Jarillne, Senator McNnry, of Oregon, and Uepifwcntallvo Tlneli er, tif Kansas, both lloiiiihllean. It was aiinouiifsMl that a cooperative marketing bill worked out by the leliartnient oC ngrlniltiire In co- nHratlmi Willi farm lenders would lie IntifMliniMl laToro i nriMmas aim rushed to passage enrly in tlio year. ACTION I'OSTPQNED. WASHINGTON, (By the Associ ated Pross) Action on the war debt funding settlements negotiated- ' during the summer, including those with Italy and Belgium, were post poned today by the house ways and means committee, pending a hear ing. .' .; .. .':: o ' The committee which must ap prove' the agreements before they are submitted to the house called ' upon Becretary -Mellon to submit - cerinhi dale and then recessed -an- til January 1 vihf MetlfiB wtll bs! While tKo stff lsnmusual wiy-r, J . ... , if 1- .TV. 1 1 4Xkl1 J lirulI.ITION MOVED -Mt. WABrllKaTOM fBy the Associ ated Prs)-eA resolution, calling for ua investigation of , auegea manipulation of crudo;' i rubber prices by the British colonial gov ernments was given preferred status today on the- house logis latlvo program. ' : .- OPI'I'DSKS PltOHIIUTIOX. . WASIIIM.TO.N (AP) Hepn1 Kenlntlvo Vaiv, Jlepubllcan, of Pennsylvania, assailed the Volstead act in the huiisc today as an tluen fmvllilc law. "Peoiilo don't want lo be bone dry," lie said. DFFIGf AL AXE GUTS BUDGET Oicon Wool Growers To Meet in Pendleton I'KNl H.KTON, tire. (Hpi-chil) ('reparations Tor the Ultth uumia. convention of the (iregon Wool C,rowers asociatlon, which wilt be held here Januury Iiiclus are now being made, according to Mac Hoke, secretary. The I 'end let on convention v. ;!' follow the National association', convention In Boise, January, 1 S 20, inchudve. Fcnp's Forces Whipped ' On Yang Tsun Front MINHON. (Hy the Associated Press) The forces of Oeneral Keng Yu llohing, leader of the national peoples army, ara deelar- d to have been defeated tiy Uen- eral I.I chlng l.lng,' governor of Ihe Chlhll province. In n liBt'le on the Yang Tsun front. rVng'n losses are wild to havo bcn er lous. ' A dispalrh lo the llaily Mall saya ri'tnforcemeliis lor rroa. having Itussian arms and ammun ition. Including light ifitllliity. have arrived. lll'.NI) .MAX lill.Wi SKIil'. 1II'.NI. Ore. Twenty-four hours after Andrew K. Tauscher of Uer.d left a note telling his wife , not lo hunt for him lit took his own life. Tauscher left llie. note, oui returned homo, und lifter telling his wife he wanted no breakfast, went to the woodshed and shot himself in the temple. Despondency over an Injury re ceived several months ago and IM health was tho cause of suicide, u coroner's Jury determined. Taia eh. r Is survived' by )ils widow a.ld m.vi.ruli brothers. One of his brothers Is Albert Tauscher. al slstant physical director of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic club, VALE, Ore. (Special). The levying board and county court or Malheur county, consisting of. Judge H. I.ee Noe, Commissioners' C. 11. Oxmnn und J. D. Falrman, has. swung the official axe, cut ting S(1,000 from tho- estimate submitted und proposed by the budget commlttoo for expense of county government for, 11)2. Jlowuver, this red-lotion Is only a part of the real slice, as $50,000 was ubout the amount that had to bo taken from thu proposed budget In order to comply with tho requirements of the 6 percent limitation law. t'nder this con stitutional amendment, the budget- cannot be rulsed tnoro than 6 per cent over the budget of tho pre ceding year. One o( the main topics of dis cussion since tho proposed budget was published. Ill November,, was Hie continuance of the county . agent's ofrice and boys' and girls' club leader. Muny, farmers of the county favored the office, b-lt no way could be found clear to meet its expense. Consequently the al-' (Continued on Page Four.) New Ambassador To U.S. Learns English Language Alabama Eleven Starts Long Trip to Pasadena TI Si Al.flUKA, Ala. flly the Am--vicinted I'ress) -Wllh every man In Ihe pink of condition, the I'nl verslty of Alabama football eleven, will entrain today for Its long trek to Pasadena where the I'rlmson tide meets Washington university's Purple Tornado on New Year's duy. i Appropriation Bill Reported to House WAKHINOTON, (Hv Ihe Amno-clan-d I'ress) The first big appro priation bill of tlio year that for the treasury and postofflee de partmentswas reported lo the house Krhhiv. culling for Increa sed expenditure of tliil.2,0ll over the total allowed these e. tabllBhliH-nts ln last year's allot ments. The amount, fun T.mj.Mi. In 14. fiim, ooo below the budget rs tlmale . A large part of Ihe Increase is for the postal service to meet In creased salaries, and to handle a If-valer amount of uiuiu PA II I K (lly Ihe Associated Press) SI Kelialor Victor Henry Iterenger was appointed am. bassndor lo the failed Htales he has become one of Ihe most lime cesslbln men In France and until recently there was something ot a mystery about it. Callers at his home were, always told that lie was out. but that It was not known where, iie wan. Officers of news papers to which he Is a regular contributor wild his whereabouts were unknown. Finally one of III" new ambas sador's political friends Ihrew light on Ihe mystery; ' He is studying Kngllsli as hard as he can at a school of languages,", Ibis friend said. the years 1912-13. It Is said to contain many hitherto-unpubllsliod documents. Thcso memoirs are to be published undnr the tlllo of "III the Hervlce of France." It Is understood that M. Poin rare feels somewhat hurt lhat ho , was not consulted In any way dur- Ing tho unusually long ministerial crisis that followed the fail of M. Palnleve'a second ministry. It is not that ho expected to be asked to form a cabinet br even hold of fice In one. hut that h" fee la that lu the very wide, consultations made by President ltoumurgue and M. ' Hrland. they might have Included him umong those whose opinions ; wera sought. Palnled hats have been adopted ' by some fashionable parlslenne wun, an The first viiliime of Itayhinnd Pnlni-nre's memoirs Is to lie pub- this winter, dispensing llshed next February nnd win deal 1 with thfl policy of France during, (Continued on rage Kivo)