La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 22, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJ&ASTEftN- OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TEN PAGES TODAY. 1 CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND UP). Ore iron: Italn In the west, rain or snow In the east tonight and Wednesday. VOLUME XXIV. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 62 twtttttn SANTA PAYS I0UIII Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Features , Xmas Program KliV, W. H. PARKER IS MAIN SPEAKER Sinirincr Furnished by the Neighborhood C 1 u b Sextet and Mixed Chor-' us; Santa. Gives Gifts, Members oT I In Fnlon county r'haiuhe" or commerce rcmcmbcr i0 the Chrislniiis week today w lib u program tit the noonday lunch-i-uii that featured croup slngln;. nn address by tin- Itcv. W. K Parker, and a visit mid subse quent presentation of pi fin byHtn tu Cluus. Karl Mloddurd. chu-rinun,. Intro duced .Mr. Parker shortly after tin1 introduction or giests, stating Hint his subject would be "Christ -itinH and IIh Hreper Meuulng." Mr. Parker, In a well delivered speech, urged all to look for the deeper inclining In Clirtalmns, ex emplified by love, pence and pood will H charged thai the- hulldu season In becoming commercial ized mid-that Americans are mak ing too. much or the surface; spir it. "Let us look deeper mid find more of I he res I thingH," he til uionishcd. 1 e ftin ted t uh t war would be. swept from the earth if citizens of the great nations prac ticed the golden rule , Knscmmc singing wuh follnwrd by two number by the Neighbor hood club sextet and ' two by : mixed chords which resulted in mtieli applause. The sextet con sists or Mrs. Verno - Ainswort-i. Nrlf.oa. ullos; Mrs. Lester Htod durd, Mrs. T. I. .Maxwell, und Mrs. James McNniiicc, soprano.'. (Continued on Page Four.) ! With Hie approach of winter Hie l.ii Grande people arc going to pay more serious alf'ention to rending, and the xutiicwhut light Hcllon. which seems peculiarly npproprfiite Tor the suirimcr months, Is aban don. i by inuny for rejidinn of the inoru worth while 1yp' hi prepnratlon for f;-rlous win ter re;uing tin- publhi library now lias ready Ms first reading course i-nt it li,l l''nnllul. t It,.- ri'l.lu ""l ii nil.. ..f II... - IIh.. I.. II... w-rles; " iing Wiih a Purpose" published by the American Library I'XNoeinlion. hi his Utile book en titled "Knglish Literature," the author W. r, Carlton gives an Inler '1ing diseiiKslrm of Kiiglinh lltera-tiin- tifi.l ..-(ll..lu.. ..c ii... ..I....... Wi ll cIlffKell bocdis which he hus se-l,-eleil for I he course proper. The emirse has been prepared fir men and women and for young people out of school wlio w ish to know imtve about KnglLsh literatun', Mr. ''arllon Is a student or many litera- XireH tun) linguist or merit. His woxl devoted lnteret hus always """if in the Held or Kngllsh lit entlure. This book ami tin- oi It ers recommended by .Mr. Carlton for this course are now ready at 'ne public library. Several liters of Ikes'" rending courseH will be added from time l" time, the llhi.vrtan slales. mmE COURSE READY Paul Knautz Will Sing v At Sunday Band Concert ! SWOPPING OAYS before In Bad Ji rS j $ ' .tftafiUmi. M it y- - , fer a i i - r I. IleiiHTl .Mnildeu. ma.vnr nf the exclusive I'eshli ntial Milmrb, Snn salilo, across the hay from San I'YauciKco, wli lias 1mih tiulirted hy tin fiilcMal liiiunl Jury for al It'KX'd leadership of n fast-work-ins Rtt'Ut of bootlesKcrs. Tin KaiiK Is accused of h living useil machine kiiii.s lit n battle at Moss IiHiiiiliitf, klllhiK one flry of rice r mid wumulhiK two olhers. Tin-. mayor has iimilitnKcit tils prop erty to provide Ills defensi fund. L l.a (UandcV hiiKkethn Kuad will ine'( Hie Imblcr iiiint-t in a pnu tier game at Hie lil'h .school k.viii iiaKfuin here at 7::(M o'clock -llii.s evening. No admtsHion "will lie uluirKi'd. A general Inviliition y- iKMued the followers of (h court to attend. , ' maple In '- Selection of n rh-Ht teaui depend! In a lurpe meusuri?' upon t he Mhowiiitf the boys icakc aKaiusi lmb'r tonight, oieh Thor.son Ben nett Ha Id ilitn monibiff. Aitnouncc inent of 1 he Kiicc'SHftiI iiNplraiilK will be mitde aft-r Hie holidnys. lnibh-r Ik reporled lo have ; i iXoot ti-am. anil 4'oaeli lit-mictt is not holding forth any hope 01 denting ilx rciiulalion. Transient Htock Tax ' . . Law Is Questioned The eon;tiliitionMlily of the (ran sleiit llvetdnck law that was pusweil n lI'L'.j by the Oregon Stale lelH lature Is being itieKlloned In three test eases being tried before Judge J. V. Knowb H of the circuit court. Wallowa Vounly Is deiendanl. in .-ill three cnseK. tin- .l;iliutlfs be ing Kreii lalUner, I he North n est Livestock company and KIiimt Mryson. Max Wilson, district attorney for Wallowa coiliily, and James A. I'Ve Jr. of Pendleton, who is represent-. Ing the- I hi re cnuiplainaiits, gave their arguments before Judge Knowles yesterday In a hearing ar ranged In La. Grande as most con venient for all participants. Judge K.iowles took the eas" un der advisement and will render a decision at .au early" dale. The rases probably will be car ried inlo (.ho supreme eonrl, since the transient tlx law has occasion ed dirrieulMes all over Uh- aliite. Sevenil counties are s;iid to b holding up action nnlil nM- r it r. diet on Its constitutionality.. I MO.N (JltliS TO KIM.. 1 1 ( VI I .. K I: ( Sp' t ia I ) , ( h risl -niiis songs will be carolled in the hulls of the Hot Lake M.in.-tlorlum Weilnestjiiy iifl'-rnoon ! a group of ('snip l-'fre girls from I'liion. Mrt. Ilerl. Knighl, guardinti of Hh irirlri. I nix niHilf iirriinin'iiieiits for I In in to come to the hike und has! tnitued them for the sinning. "11 1 - fi'titnre miinlM-r of Hie prt. gram to h' ctwii hy Ih" munii nal hand In Us s-rnd Indoftr con- eert of I 1m winter t" jIsoii w' I te ll vh'h1 sulo Ity Mnsietan I'nil K nn ut z. II ts a'nnortnced. Tiii announcement will lie a delight ty the tn iish lovers of la fi'ilirle nn M r. Knauls harilone vote n- ver falls to S-(ir- a dertiei Ul. The lifilame of Hie proem Ml arrsngid y IHreeN.r AihIp lin-y conlalns many number (,f Interest. A i-nlorrul -lection wiil he tlie "Kwdution of lUxie" Ity likc. This minde r depicts I he life of ' Mie" fnnn the creuth-n. j through all Hie urlons formit of music. An oi'i fHvornc wnn un- ii Grande public will In- p refute I in ihe rciidliion of "The S-Mell.- fiotti Lucia." played hy Messrs. l;f;-g.-r, McMutius. McMillun. Iloblnnon. TIGERS WIL M IILER (Contiuutd on Tags Santa Gets 30 Letters ; From Kiddies Elks' Lodge Acts as Go- between and Wolds the Notes from Children for Kris Kringlc. The Kilts lodge han never anked to be thanked for the cheer thai they provide each (JhrlHttnaB for homcH that might otherwise know dreary holiday, but they are- realizing their rewUid hese day in the expressiona of fait U th- t come to headquarters' In tlie form of' letters to Santa Cluus. I heard about you,, and w I thought I would i rite,". readH "one eruoked-Hued little mlfslve. - And the writer goc- on to Hat hi" de sires without h hint of skepticism toward the saint's benevolence. There arc' already UO aeiuwleu notes piled on th secretary's desk :iDil I'Hfli iltt v t lie tmRltiiiin ndils a few luoro letters nddressKj tol "Knnta t'-laus." The secretary rfads the notes because U Is thi self--assumed business of the Klks to help out an overworked saint. Hut sometimes ho finds nothing but scribbled lines, and; those he has to save for old Chris himself. "Please brlnrf me a drum, ajid a little toy horse, and a utrplau', and a choo choo tinker toy, please. Santa, and a bnnk-knock-um down and candy. nuU and oranges. Goodby Kanta dev," runs a trust ing list. , ' ' Toys In IK'iimud. . . . Most of the youngsters ask for toys, but here and Hie re in the heap tin- secretary runs across re- il'iexls that bring tears to hjs eytis. Two litt.lt sisters at fove ask.th'i Klks to tell Santu l.'laus tiny need winter eoa'.s. And lh"n go on to say they would like dolls never mind clothes, they, could dress them themselve-Muid a IH lie nice candy, pleitse. Sanla Claus may not fill' th orders exact ly Item by Item, but with the Klks' help he In goihg to. see that no one Is left without gift. rhe - rnrtmiuas :trce:nariy .will in ' ". . :...? . J.. . '""."i",",",!,l"on or l"-"1ii.-tlon rrrtu', ,,tk feelr in ,h, uiiMiii.iK. v u. put oih uy in.' nup?rvwor ui i- to nana out th.- ire:nln randv.unE o. A. :. are from nr. W. nuts und oninecn nr'. lor ! illslrlljiltlon. the miys. all sucked 1T. coininlitoej I'nci-.llliK th"' tr.i-. Ilii-riJ will he a free jilclur hIiovv for' all c,lill(lr.n. til the Hllir tJi.-ntcr, ill tin- courl.'Hy of the. niiintiKi-ineiu. Vcalcrdiiy wus Hi" liuslent day in ; MAIL RUSH AT PEAK MONDAY the history of tin- Ui. Clrande post' uos", unoiner consisiem producer office und probably the blifltest '.and fretiueill record iiiuker and .ii.y's work the posliil employes will, breaker. have this season. It. It. ' Huron, postmiisl.-r, wild this liuirnlng. Oli'il of the clerk-i worked Hi hours, Hub two duy's work in. one. and . one mail carrier spenl ii hoiira on! II iitslde dellv-rlnir l 'hrlslmas mail. I'liese are the lony.-si hours recorded lilthoiicll most of Ihe em ployes worked overtime. .More people are einpioy.-j in inc. be- I lore. In addition td lh regulHr force t'lien' Hie five exirus. I1 or mfrly one map roi;ldluke the mail Irom the depot to the post office, tmt yesierdjty H retiulred five lin n. Kreighf and- niilway employes are i finally as pusy itming euro oi inc. tunny Christmas purkngos. Chrislmiis mull has been coming! in very good and post office offl-1 clalH expect to have Try I ll I II IT till j good shape by Thursilsy night When Hie posi oince win nc ci-mvu nnlil Suturday morning. " . - Floral Degree Will Jc Kxcmplified by 0, K. S. The rioral decree wilt . be -empllfieil tomorrow i vcnlng when Hope chapter nf Go nh r of lb Kn stern Slur will meet In regular Hessiou at the Musohie hull. Tills in Hie first lime this degree- has le n given here this year and Is the fourth time In the past five yiirs. Mrs. C. :. Kberbard. wortliy iuh iron. will have charge of the ri-re- miilil.-H. This is the Chrlhtmus meeting f.f the Kwstern Ular. .In addition to 1 1... f inriil ili-trri-c t litre m 111 he ln- liintion and other regular lodge! work. Ex-Shcriff of Baker County Dies Suddenly i:KKI:. Ore.; Mperal) Kd Hand, for more than Might years sheriff of linker rotinty and for the pa-s 29 years s. popular and highly resjieete,! figure In Astern Oregon, died suddenly In h)s room at Ga iner Grand hot-l Hundny. While his death was a shock to his rrh nds It becaiiif known today thal he had suffered from heart trouble for years and that he bad himself predicted that he would die iu tula wa at nu Uktaut dute. GUI III IIS E Hoover and Rubber Con suming Trade Dele gates Confer WILL ASiTaUTO DRIVERS TO HELP Consumption of Rubber Can Be Reduced 25 Per ; Cent Without Curtail ing Use of Cars. WASHINGTON (Ity the Associ ated PrestO i A movement to cut down Amor leu n consumption . of rubber lias been organized with the backing of Secretary Hoover and representatives of the -principal, rubber consuming trades. Alter the house yesterday order ed an investigation of alleged Bri tish manipulation of the crude rub ber price, Hoover conferred with the spokesmen for- the ' National HubbT association and the Nation al Automobile Chamber of Com merce and laid out. a program 'lo arouse the public to the necessity of economizing. Kvery automobile user and every garage manager Mill be advised by Hoover lo cooperate In obtaining longer mileage for tires and in re- (Continued oik Page Four.) HOLSTEINS RANK WITH THE BEST spume ,liS Itlia 51AH1iS:I6 o'clock.. In 111.' I. O. O. H(JT I.AKK (Spnfllll Two of thn thpf-r llrcpoM HolKlnlntt llNtiMl Dip ."Iioll of Honor." m IIHliM It. Phy's registered herd. The l'hy'n r.!ttlst.Mi-d lli-fd. Thr - hymere cows have npt only taken i wo i in ran oi . i ne pinceo on i ne record list but botli first und sec ond place. . Haseiwood Josephine Korndyke,'tn pittt.e 0f IVliierl Allen, who lul one. of the Hot like herd to scheduled to" tight at Pendleton , to make the "Itoll of Honor, aguln , proves that a good cow is-a good- prouueer. "ivornuyKe, an mie in linoivn In the Phyiuere dairy, Ih. Iconc-ded oiie of hr. . I'hy's "I y i.ii-t." eo8. When he dlMt.luy.'d al th..hrollBll0ul, hc ,.,.,, . nll. ly4 1'u.eirii! Ilil.Tnn.llonnl alie wus no-ineed a repeai.'a miui'-r in uoin mm vidutil and cIiihs group, .she hits twice held the stale record for an nual 1 1 ii It erf at production. ' I The -second llolsteln listed from tile herd is rnymer lyne rontlnc i o any record which Kuve Korndyke and ltoon their leudini: pul-;ple"S were 7..1 and 6.U pounds of butler, respectively. . . Jji Gl'andc TCHchCl'S ' Enroll in N. E. A, j . ' 1iU Orutl'Jo Is one of the few nl enrollment In both stute and mi- tlonal tenchers' associations, J. T. Jongf How, superinteiidenl uu- n.,t,nc.,.l llilu tunritllltf ' I "That Is lust one mulilfestallon of the high professional type thiit prevails throughout the scliou) sys tem," he declared. Certiflcu(e of lu per rent mein bershni In the National lOducation- u(, tiHHoejuiion were ib'livered to Mr. Longfellow's office tills morning by K A yJiyrr, county superintendent, (There is one for the entire system, ! we un a certificate for each of 'the four grade buildings. , Planning A Bigger Year The iMMiie-s nmn wIhi Ih fMi sianlly progreHing and is Intent on making -i y-ar better than 11m- Inst N alrely plsn nlng Ids advertising for 1940 Hit 1 ing alde sii nitpifiprtat hnt that will irerndt Iditi (o knfi In i-itf-n UhmIi with nii, tin tmjer, to (ell mi f Ids httl ne4 and how Ik can wne )m Un trnUtn thai Utrnugli Tlf Otwrier be maclH-t (he gnsi nfiuitHr of iirvjiMftUp n." tnnter st the HiHllrt rot (if any nieltMsl avails Me in hint. He apprevislcM tte c-otftlntiily grow ing rlnnlnikm if 1 be OI si-rer. It IIm muni effk-h-iit publk'lty ineann Ih ran ItofH. tu hate. Ii will ln-lp nmhr a Wrf ger and lettir )cnr fir lilm in lO-'fl. MObserrer Advert Knag A MercUaudtolng B-jrrHje.w . Is your daughter going lo elope? If livr answer dooMi't Mtltsry uii take tier to the police Ocutrtinent In Berkeley, Cal ami ht the "eloper-detwtor'' tell yiiu. Mix Kratu Ik-hiiH!, a law student or Caltfimiia, doubted ClUcf Vuluier's he-detevUiic machine effk-miy. So tliey trhii li out oil her and then asked her a iiesllon: "Are im going to eloie?M Mm- iiiacliiiio lbratel all ocr lteU anil they lulkxl the test off a.4 Miss IMimel fltsl. Alt K ' BOXERS HERE Fl Kinul arrangements have been made for the boxing card to be UlmruJ flila i.v.iiilnv Iw.crlnnlnv I 11H1I on Klin nlrci't, with thu Mocal athlt'tli: chili matching iiiKh , with tlin I.'. I. A. C. ( llunllnK tton. ' . t, -, ii;. '.,',;., v.t ... nr ll,. fvi'niiiir unit . "L. .. "', ,,.,, , ,,, ' .Hl rl... 'l.Vf.(j j,pr(. this ntornhifr and arc ready for Hip koiik. Kid O'Hut-a. him been NlKlicd to ifii,i i...i " r utMiiinirinn - totilght. . Tim oilier evenls remain the same '(,arM.a ltiinyml. fiimlllMr fl.r. tUP ul . rinl(l. will orrielalc WASHINGTON (My thn Assocl nted Press) President t'oollilge Is working on a reply to tho leugun of nations Invitation to a prelim- j I nary disarmament discussion in tin 'effort, to find a wHy to u crept. . . " V. " ,t , L u i Ii., States in the forthcoming league nf nations disarmament '''0,lf,,r,'tM' would be nut hori'etl in resotullon Introducd todny by Kenator King. Iiemocrst, of I 'tab. Tin- resolution w ould nut horizn Hi" preirtdent to name delegates to represent the Culled Hist A similar rcsnlnilnu wus Intro duced in Hie house by ItepreHetlla 1lv Moore, liemocral, of Virginia. Snow Covering Swept r ! Away at Hot Lake ' . HOT LAhK GSpeclUll - A II H JRIt the Bnow even on the bills bark of (he sanatorium ti-vr reached Hie d-plhs reported for La flrsnde "Sterday. Ihe country here wss silffPiently Ahife that It was a surprised Hot Jnk- which found the tmow till melted this morning. The fall early Monday morning wus about two Inches un the land In front of Hie sanatorium. lit La Hrande a ronstdentble amount of the hair a foot or more of snow haa melted but enough re- i.n.lna to Mfooire m white Christmas providing freenlng not stay aAuy. weal her do'S THl:fT.S I,AII).TO HOYS HAI.KM. Or.. Three alleged u louvobtle thtes whose ages rang ed rrom la to fO years, were ar rested by the police hre. ly-lund l-'ranklln. 1.1. and (Veil Jackson. 14. confessed to stealing a ear 1n which they made a trip from Halem to Newport and return. Imls An thony Harvey, I , admitted that he stol a tar wlikli li ulwinlonul few hours later, The three bovs were turned over a R A.G. CARD U.S. MAY JOIN DISARM MEET: to the county officers and will bo . H" wi" lm lukpM 1o Washington to hr business. Frank Andrew Mun arru'Koei la Juvtnllo court. lb tried la th ftdurul court Isey beegmt one or the foremost Elopers Can Be Queered Now.'. fORCES '. ' m VICTORIOUS Ul 3 A Qyaker City Mayor Won 't Keep Butler General Quits the Marine Coras to Force Show down; Resignation May Be Recalled. J...rVi if ritll.Alii;l-l'HT,v (Ity Ihc Ah aoclated I'reml PrlKadler (l.-n-cml Bini-dley l. Iliiller today bji noiincp.1 I hat he had ri-slgned from thn I' nit oil Ktat.. marine corpa In order to remain'- hero an dlroctor lof public safety. A "O'" "'l"p Mayor- Kendrlck "ul 11 kl,own thul l,n would not Accept Hutler In the position-"s a resigned officer ' of tho murine coriis." ' , , . ""Now we en n see who hus been smoked out," Butler Mild,. He said his resignation from the marine corps could be -recalled. Dowager Princess of Monaco Dead in Paris Associated ' P A II I M iUy I he Press) The , dowager1 princess of Monaco, who whs Miss Alien Ifniu, of New Orlcuns, died sud'h-nly here loony. Hhe was born February lfrR, and married the. Prince of Mon aco In lK8:i. Their marrluge wus (Unsolved in I'JDS and separation conflnm-d hy a civil tribunal In! Paris shorlly uftcrwanls. XTRA COY MIST HAM. SALM.M, On. (AP) Archie ( 'ody, slayer of Sheriff Aunt hi f.oodnuui, of Hiitiicy rouiity, must hung, the supreme court ruled to day. affirming the sentence ivi ed lij the lower court. IMJt IKY i;ms. WASlllMiTON (Alj Thn nav al Impitry Into the Sbenuiidoab ilK- ihsmt rniMti i4inay wneti ine court tt..- aster iiubi todny when the. court I.- ...i r !.. u i " ""bstloiis an that a reMjrl to Si,- nlary Wilbur will Ira cum phi ed WMi little, delay. Snow Four Feet Deep On Mt. Emily Summit Tht report was received at Hie forest rangers office here yeaii dHy that the snow Is four feet deep at the summit of Mt. Kinlly. The report was telephoned to the forest ranger by trappers, who are Work- III ir there. This Is hv deepest snow In Hie mountains tu-ur here Ihls year. At the time of Hie messugc l was raining, which probably settled the snow considerably. Maun Act Violation Alleged. LI c.KNK, ore. Mward Itus se. :n, was arrested near Kugene, by federal officers a nil. Chief Hep uty Hherlff Hvarverud on a war- rant issuvd at Yakima. Wash., i,'l"irfn " vk"1""" I rniillfl .. Ii'i ! " Wlin remuve ihto "'tui mu. ...... STURM SWEEPS FRENCH COAST I'AIUK. (By the Aiiaociatetl Press) Tw o deaths, Bevurul In- liirnd. iiml nialertul daniaire of several mil. on francs resulted from mu umeuumriii, auoiwya um irun a stormi of hurricane tntonslty ont practice of prohibition agents which swept Franco last night, is based upon principles that lack The central storm was along thn pd an "morlcan ,tlnfo.f' y , coast . of Normandy,-.her- the : AMhoua a d,i;jf';ttinsftU, ho halar deaths oeuurrd. - r " oc'v - J he realised' soma th(nfs dono hi Wind of loo miles an hour veto- enforcing tho law did more harm cltv wan registered at Paris. Htreets than good. . , . " are strown with wreckage from. shop signs, chimneys, and roofing slates. Tho Basel-Paris express is - re ported derailed with some loss of life. One report says It Is feared DO persons uro killed. Lumber Ditched When Freight Cai Breaks Hlx or seven carloads of lumber went Into tho ditch between Nelson and Woutherby Monday evening when ti freight car broke a wheel. A wrecking crew had the tracks cleared within a few hours, but tlie train schedule wan upset for some limn afterward. No. 17 came Into Lu Grande two ;hourB un,i jo. minutes lato this morning. MVIOK DKALKlt FHKKO. HALUM, Ore. Governor Piorco issued a conditional pardon to W. ,1. Jordan, who was sentenced to iiiiv a fine of tfiUU and serve six mollhs In lull for a liquor vlola- Hon in Wallowa county. It was said t Hut Mr. Jordan had served his jit II sentence. Frank A.Munsey Passes In New Ydrk Early Today MOW YOHK (Hy ated . Press) Frank the Assocl A. Munscy, i newspaper publlslier, died this morning at a hospital here. He hfld been suffering from periton itis which developed after an op ration for uppfiidielMs. Frank Andrew- Munsey was IIH years old and a telegraph operator .i,., .... i.rt-iiri.il (n New York one h-j - - cold, bleak dnv In the winter of IKK'J JKfCi. He hud come down to Hie metropolis from Main, bringing nil bis property with htm. It consls ted of a grin-full of manuscripts, Ihe clothes ho hud on. und i In 'cash. He was going t'i Murt u publishing ou.'dneBH. Hwin.r i. rnctiHHliiir nolnt for what he felt certain, even f Hmt t iu-e, would one day be a great i t.ter nrlse. he eniciigcd a lit t It room for an office, houiiht an iht doL pir table and a couple, of (h ,tp kitchen chairs some pens and u bottle of Ink, and the $40 wus gone, Frank Munsey was bmk" In Hh world's greatest city, where tvi P the mighty must fl-lit to haiii; -.m- Went to Work I With all bis troubles ahead of blm, he started to work, and .wo mouths later appeared the llret ( number of the Arajosy Magasine then an illustrated weekly paper of eight pages for boys and lrls. Horatio Alger Jr., was one nf the contributors. This was the begin ning of a struggle which has few - ,f purulle8 In the publishing wor,j, j 0rty years later, aflrr one of ""Him most remarkable uemonstra- lions OI IU'WIIIK BtlCI eiw Will, l rtirf) ever seen in inai pari au III S First Showdown on Pro hibition Question Finds Wets Defeated. AMENDMENT LOSES BY 137 TO 17 VOTE Proposal 1 Would , Have Prohibited Use of 'De ceit or Fraud in Obtain ing Evidence. WASHINGTON. Uy tho Asmx elated I'reml) After uliarp do. onto during wriileli preaent mo thotls were both Maailod. will do fended, the honso today ap()rove.l npiwoprlatloiis In tlio troaanry litll for prohibition enforcement for next year. Hie liotue then a.l Jotirntil for tho OhrUlmas , lioll ilnya wltltont taking a final voto on tlio troaaurjr bill. WASHINGTON (By tlie Associ ated Press) In tho first showdown on prohibition thin aesslon, the houso dry a today swept aside a pro posal to restrict the us of funds for the purchase of liquor as evi dence by a vote of 189 to 17. :i The proposal which was In the form of an appropriation bill amondmont, would have prohibited resort to "fraud, deceit . or false hoods" In the use of 12(0,000 set aside by tho bill for buying evi dence. . ' Tucker, of Virginia, who offered He referred particularly to tho WASHINGTON (By the Associ ated Press) A. project for a polar flight has beon presented to the wur department .by William V. Mayo, chief engineer lor Henry Ford, but official.) have decided congressional authority will be nec essary for government; participa tion. Mayo discussed the project with 'both Secretary Davis and Major General Mason Patrick, army air chief, suggesting that tho army who u Id lend flying equipment and personnel. The question was reforred to the legal bureau, and resulted in an ad verso opinion. publishers In tho Xfnlted mates. - numbering his newspapers und magazines by tljo score und his. wealth by tho millions. It had been flkht every stop of the way. and not once did luck lend a hand with tho burden. His most notable achievement in tit,' newsoaner field came In Feb ruary, 1020. when ho acquired tho New York Herald, one of the old- al iiewspupers in me coumry, ana merged with It tho New York Bun, Hut Herald's senior by two yenrs. which Mr, Munsey had purchased iu Hill und consolidated with the New York Press. The elder Junvs Oordou UennHt had founded thu I Heruld, und Charles A. .Dana de I veopcd the Kun. The met ged pub tlcalion was called Tho Hun and The New York Herald for a time, and then changed simply to the Herald. At the same time the Kveniug Run, another Munsey newspaper, was changed to the Hun. The rarlv life of Mr. Munsey, as ho forged gradually ahead in spHo of countless disappointments and bitter reverses was not unlike that of un Alger hero, although bis ultimate success out-dld the imag ination of even that famous writ er. Horn in ISM. Rom In the little town of Mer cer, Maine, August 21.1864, he has been described as ''one of those tunny bare-footed country' boys who start life with more In their heads than In their pockets," Ho attended the public school of Mer cer for & while, but soon felt thn urge to make money. His first job wan In tlie country store, wherti li served as general utility boy.. (Continued on Pftgs Four., , POLAR FLIT Tiinurn nniim