J&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
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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., ,
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