La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 23, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY Ha (SratuV GIT Y EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND, (AP) Ore . gon Rain In the wot, rain or snow In the east tonight and Thursday. VOLUME XXIV. LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 6&- S ADOFTED Bowman - Hicks Lumber Co. Will Pay Common Labor More .NEW MINIMUM TO BE 40c AN HOUR ' Raise-Will Become Efffec- tive First Day of Jan uary, Officials An nounce. A new wane scali;, wlli ttyif inlll iniun wiik'' 4" cenls un hour, lma heen uiloplrd !)' the Hownmn Hirks l.imilur company, ef reel Ive January 1, it Ik announced today. Yostorday notice of the raise was S. IoiIkc of t'auudian I' lb A. M. inents wilh iiiHlructtonH io nolify (lie men worklni? under, them. Alone Ihe new scale. Hie com pany ' extends holiday greet inns to lis employes. "While there is no Hat Israel ion in the flKlires showing ihe rcsolix of our operation for the .year itrnt closing, In iookin Imcle we always find something lo make us happy and . ttiunkful. the Kreetlnir. sipned Ity U. N. Ash by, general western manager, and Dun it. Tanner, cvnurai Mil"""- lendent, reads. "One of Ihe Brent- ItI . wm )H. fjunday nioruintf, est sources ir our happiness dur- jmmrv . announced lorluy. lug this Christmas seuson Is the, ru, m.w Ti.elori who wiln Mll feeling that results from Ihe in- wf(, wi mmK ,., ln ,hl, n,.lir pressed loyalty and earnestness of rulur(. WHS horn of scoth-liish our organization us shown by your j,,, .,,. aml i possessed of a splendid efloils und co-operation p(.l0),nf personam y. He is ii grail durlng 11125. We are, also happy miU, rom s, ji,n's pollegi' and In the thought thai notwll hstand- KU (j,ds seminary, und has a lug Hie unfavorable condition, we wU(. nU() vurlvA ,.liri.,.r, having have b en able lo provide steady ,..,.,, m various countries, includ und continuous employment for lnf ,.unailjl , ct.tral America, you Ihroughout Ihe year . . . you H(. vuml.H directly from I'ierre, have our best wishes for n very Hol,n jluk0ia. where he was r.ec . Joyful Christinas and a uuuny.Xe.vr to). of , j,;pscopal church' for Year." ....... ... Irouf years and t:haplaiii to ,bolh ItalM- l'lillyKxidalnetl- . rt1I. Am,.,.cun l.eglon mid the The bulletin presented to fore- south Dakota legislature, men In connection with Hie raise j Mr. Hllcy was past district coni In wages follows: missioncr of the hoy scoul organ- '"I'lii' attached lime sheets will l.:ition, a member of the Klwanis show Ihe new wage rates lo be. club and fraternally, he Is idenll- ffctlve January 'applying lo men in voiir departmenls. This bus the eflect of inrreawlng our minimum w:ig' s to 40, cents an hour and also, in intist instances. iidvunees t lie men In the first brae- ki'l. above common labor no us to mulnlain about lb'1 siime dllTereii-i s ;is heretofore exiMed. 'You foremen liandling i hese de. parlmenls fully renllse the result from our, operation during I be years 11)25 has not been such as The Monday Musical churns coniMie'd wilb the. high school I'll-- ciim.h win Hiiig i iirisimaH car- ois tomorrow evening i six ovioek in Ihe down town district. ATl'-r several carols In the busine.ss see Hon or the. city I hey will go to the Grande Konde liopitul and slng for Ibeose who are nick anil iinitbb' to be out for Christ mas. From Ihe hospital Ihey will go lo Ihe depot in lime for train No. 2:t, where they will finish their pro - gram. Karl Stoddard ainl M Iss lsabelle Miller arc directing the carols. Member ut the Monday Musical chorus and the glee clubs will meet for a short rehearsal this evening at i o citK-K in me rscinoornoou club rooms. (Continued on 1'age Four.) j CHOlslL . SINGI CAROLS Decisions Given On Two Wallowa MORE SUODPINO DAY ' The l copal V i3? i lm lud cruui, M Rev. Riley I VJ vV - 1 Ml I I Tin ltv. Oliver Itltcy, who comes lc la (mink' a wctor of the SI. IVtlT'S l';lisi'CIMll I'lllll-f'll. Ills first service will hi' held Sunday inoi iiIuk. January Mi. Itilcy has a very favorable record mill comes to this city from Pierre, South Dukota. .V . .- PULPIT JAN. 3 The flint srrvlre in lilt- SI. lit er's Kpixeopal elmrrh -vvllh the ...... tm..,,r Itlley. new rector. In fled with the Knstern Star, and is lt wm i,.gre.- Mason and past nmstrr. I'. 1'. I . G. M Ii. G. givi n to foremen In all depart- n(- M-rvel overseas as mpLain In the ('nriadhin KxniMiitionurv forces in Ihe World War. j I A r C WSII Sm A A. G. S. Will Give Aid To .Needy in La Grande , Among Ihe many organic I ions WHICH lire UlUliiK me iiecoy people if the city during the hnllduvs the Assoei.ited Girl Students of the ,a ( i ran tie big b school are doing I heir share. The A. G. S. Krv'ce cuni mitlee, sponsored by Miss Vernon. wHh Mis Murl Gore tft (;l:airnuni. litis ret i nested the, xvn lo bring ilonal Ions. A eon.Hiib r;ible itmoiint of food iiinl cliithing lufs heeii giith-red tt- gelher Oll'l phlllM 11 l-i! now le'llK' mae for Its ilisl ribiil ion. Mmiv toxjt have also been ilunnted by the j-rMi i . - . , - C hinamen Arrested for Punching Each Other Hurry Kong and I .em Sing. Chi- nse, are quite Americanized, Th'-y live in America now and have adopted some of the customs 'of Americans --hit-hiding the gentle ,arl of fisticuffs. j tut thai one Amerii-aii weaknewj that of fist fighting got both of th.' yellow men In bud. They hud PASTOR TAKES 'un attercntton yesieruay aim tie- nn)1 M upnlng of the third 'elded toseltle it with bare knuckles ( n( 'fiK',lt thrown oTf tin; card but the police interfered. '!o,ntid the stage aul for the setnl- piuriKeu tiown ta jniencn money as bonds. County Cases Two WiiHo'aii i'Miny c;iks at- t-mpling to Kft aside Die will and two prnp'-rly ih-eda -xeul-d hy th liitr rormlliiK Alh-n of W:il lnwa wert decided In Ihe tl fend untR fiivor ly a decree of the hu preme court homed yeidertlay Mr. Alh n, posw k- of conM erahle property In Wallowa conn ty, hat! fM-ven ch i Id n n. H rore his tlt-Hi h he ipedef) ranch en lo two of hi sons and made a will ! (iiienthtnT five tlollars to each child anl all hl r-mnlntng poftifiwionH to -JiiJ Wife. The five children 1 11 UK deprived f J'l they considered th'dr rightful Inht riiance. sought to et iifiide loth deed and will nn the grounds that their father wan mentally incompetent and unduly Inf Jmnccd. (J recti K- lleiw of I .a Grand' repre-nted the plalnMffn. The ae. Iefriniiing ln the probate court, wan appealed to the Chang Wins Back Ground At Sinminfu Manchurian Dictator Is Credited with Impor tant Victory by Con flicting Dispatches. TOK I O (By I ho Associated Press) i Vernacular newspapers land wr 'office advices from Muk den today said thai Marshal i nang Tso I.ln, Manchurlnn dictator, has defeated General Kup Sung 1.1 ti, 1 ruder M the national jieople'a army, and 1ms oueupk'U . Taiklpu and others positions hour tflnminfii. The, ndvicts arc aomewhut eon fliellni? tut Indicate that Miaiiff ob tained a. decisive victory. TUAIX l-'IKKU ITO.V I 'i; KING (By the . AHMUciated I'rt'Hn) The Inte'rntttional train ! ruiinlnif frnni Tintstn In Ulmnhiil ikvvan wan fired upon at Illnshoj yesterday by troops of the national peoplr's army, and was compelled to return to Tieiilain, according to wireless mesaupes. - " Thre is no confirmation of the rrports that these -f orees-imve cap tured Peptsnng and Tientsin. now iioi ts i:M)i;i. Colctiian. wins hy. decision fituii Itnnn. l'our rauiids, I'tml defeats Caldwell In four round. l Dnvls-IJnrlnw fight thrtmit out In fourth liy refen. . lohiison and ltciker fight lo slx-roiniU ilrnw. I'otter linyos .Melr in f If ill rtiund. r. , ' ,. A snappy, snevdy snappy, speedy figm P:ir with llie eliuiMK in (lie form ol a' clean-cut. knoeUoul. featured the fi.tu! mix here at 1. O. O. F. tem ple last night beLween the l, 1. A. C. of Huntington and Ihe La Grande Athl'-lic elutn i Action was plentiful from the ' ""nuuga uie n ru n- "i"mary was inron ou. .y - HcoU ,,)" 0,,H'r fo,,r fights f.nrniHh.-d ex. lteiuenl enough lo -satiate the fans' apjit'tite for awhile. - In the main event Ac tfill,.i j r:-pomid leather pusher from Weiser, decided Ihe curd hud Kimi long enough by the time the fifth round arrived and cut the argu nient short with a well-placed right !to his opponent's jaw and Melr 1h, wi(h a r)Vjoun(, 1ng smack, to stay put until the uHital I" seconds were niticd out. In the curtain, raiser ( 'oleum n came out of tl In the second and gained some superiority. He con tinued in the third, punishing luna. The latter attempted lo come back In the rourth but it fell short and the bout 'ended wlti Pana groggy and bespattered with gore. Just before the gong Uunu slithered In to Ihe ropes. I'onl Defeats Caldwell. Karl l'ord started off bis fight with a shilling couutenaue and didn't belle his good nature by fall ing behind in the first canto. In the second Kurd punched Hie Kid from Weiser considerable, bringing blood. POTTER KAYOS MEIR1N FIFTH ,V ( aid we I ni y fa bd to , , ., ,, , ,'erlng Ihe Inter or between the Ap the onslaught. 'Ihclhhdi . .. . stave off the onslaught and fourth wer ... r Kord's leadership all hough the af fair wound up with both taking and receiving, the resijll was without question. Harlow and uv rough! the rirst and third even but the former gained some advantage In the sec- final. Although Johnson outweighed Heckt-r II poiindJ. tin- uelght ad vantage went for naught. Keen er stopped Johuaon'ti hull-like rushes in the flirt but the Hecond l mine fought honor even. Til third and fourth ended even hut liecker ftnung further Into ihe Pad in the fifth with a fusillade of IjIok s. Johnson U d his opponent (Continued on 1'nge Five) Afnr.:A If r, J,. i'.anf Petition From Baker rermllon to form a council ni Maker grantetl In renponBe lo a petition' wh n Itoyal and H h t MusterM. A. I'. and A. M. of Oie gon. fijuinil No. f. held their regular imcing al I 'nion Hat 11: -tiny. The ll:ii,-r coiin'lt will 'mk iiudf r a dinp nsMttoii jntit Hie grand couiM-ll of tlie Plate h-i n fit to grant the members u char ter. The I'nion nieting began with n o'clock dtnner al the I nlem hotel, with Iji f.rande and Hak-r niembem hi attendance. Htdee. tlon and Installation of officers FIRED BY Director of Public Safety Formally Dismissed at Noon Today MOVE RESULT OF , REFUSAL TO QUIT "Well, I'm Out, the Mayor Has Fired Me," Butler Comments When In formed of Action. PHII.ADKLinilA (Hy till- Asm clatinl Pi-ess). Mayor Uenilrick today formally diHluiKsnd General Butler as director of public safety, effKiive at nocini The "formal dlNinlsHtit enme hn a, i;eHilt .of the. Uireetors ref u.lj lo resign -as requested by Ken-drlck.'- Butler rarller annonnci he would leave his office today un "under suspension, " and 1 hat Uhe mayor would have to-- 'flr'" liUn. - "Well, I'm out, the mayor hns fired me. , Now we can shoot at la I in. There's nothing to stop me now. I'm a free man," Butler ex claimed when notified of his ills missal. Butler, before leaving Ihe offiee, fired a volley at Kendrlck in a let ter accusing the mayor of lack of moral courage in"- enforcing the liquor law against larger holejs. . J-Ie mude public correspondence (in which he had urged the mayor io ihkc action uguiiiHi int-ne piuu-. - After Uutler left the city hall amid the cheers of u thousand per sons Mayor Keitdrtck appealed to the citiKens to lielp htm enforce the law. He declared his friends would obey the laws and that others must. Assistant Director George W. Kl liott, who had strongly supported ; Butler In his campaign hero sue tjr1. Vm Knerai. WASHINGTON fP.v Hi' Asso- etli.fl 1'n.MHl 1'rnhtltltlon uireiitit were warned today that "reckless and unjustifiable expendltiret" during their work In the future would cause their dismissal from the service. Prompted by tint recent cuse In w h Ich a n agent e x pe nd et 1 n ea r! y ll.M'Ht, Assistant Secretary An drews declared money for tracing bootleggers must be used Intelli gently and economically and "nev er without complete justification." WHITE YULETIDE FOR MOST PARTS OF U. S. FORESEEN WASHINGTON (By the Associ ated Tress) Albright Christmas with normal temperatures Is looked for by the weather bureau for most sections of the country. 1 A whtte.Chrlsliuas- over all nnr I hern sect ions except near the II. t I'K 1 1 Hill n illlU I III- I ui nil, in un- dieted. Fire Takes PROHf AGENTS HEKK1 - WARNING Nine Lives In Bellaire Planning A Bigger Yi ear The lHiiMc man who is con slautlr itrtigrcxH.ng anil I intent fm making iuh )fr beller than Hm la( Is already plnn iihig his aUertl-lug for 1 P-'iv put t lug n,df It nn apprtiprlat hi that will iMTfiilt I1I111 to keep In rlon liHH'li with you. tin hiier. It tell mi of his iMttl m ami Iwiw lie tan wrtc ou InM. He rcllr4 Hint flimngli The tbrer lie recM-s Ihe great est iiiiiiiImt of in'osiHN-lltr en-lotucr-. al the smallest iik( of any nietlKMl aatlahle to I1I111. He appnt-lale tin constantly grim lug eln-iilHthm tif The ' rrer. It Is tlie inosi effh-leiil put die My tiM'ans hp can Iht to lia,e. It wilt Im Ip make a ItU IPT ami iM-tU r year for him in 19-29. "Obsffrrrr Advertising A AittOjautlisliu Herrli.M Qhurches To Celebrate Christmas Pageants, Recitations, Trees and Candy to Spread Spirit of Day Among La Orandei'S. Christmas evo will bo church ulKht in La Grande. Altnoet every contfrcgatton in the city hfts planned a program to comment orate' that night, 2oou years ago, when an anjcel choir sans out in1 tidings of "i'eace on earth, good will toward men. 1'aKoaitts by the Rrownups, i-erl-tatlons and dlaloRS by the tiny tola and solemn masses by two robed choirs will tell the glad story of the first Christinas and the Kilt, of Salvation to all ni"n everywhere. " . And dflet' the. programs, then1 will be Christmas trees to shed their treats of cahdy for good little folk. One of the most elaborate festi VUa , honoring the holy eve will be. given at the Zion Lutheran church, at 7 o'clock. The chtl dren- -or the Sundy school will take part In u pantotnine Interp reting A htislmas Htory" to v told by a reader, Miss Genevieve Nelson. "The Incense Burner will Illustrate .the power of pray- ascending the throne of God. Mrs. William K. Holl, wlio of the pastor, is In charge At the Baptist church, there will be a program featuring panto mines and a tableau of the man ger scene and the coming of shep herds und wise men to Bethlehem. Candy for the children will be dis tributed from the tree. The ob servant is tinder direction of Mrs. C. L. Wallace. "The Nativity" is the title of a tableau that will be presented ny the older Sunday school st'jtlenis at the First M. Ii, church, follow ing a group of Christmas cxt-r cisea by the primary department The choir will sing carols during the performance. After the pro gram, treats will, be distributed from the tree. In ohargo of the preparations ur Mm. Vera Wal lenberg, Mrs. A. K Klnmqn und A1rs,: H. W. Parker. -Christinas eve- In the I'resby terlan church will' 1m celebrate J' v.ith a miscellaneous program, b"-: winning at ;7:16 f o'clock, , Mtu Lytiiv Wrlffhl,""supeiinttqident, han directed, the rnheurtal , of- a holy pageunt as I he. climactic niimbep Hauta will , visit ;the 'congregation to pass' treats from- h 1res, ; v t In Our Lady of the Valley Cath olic church, midnight muss will be conducted, tlu1 choir singing Leo'i- sru M ass In J1 V M rs. M .- Kamee in choir director. Hev. Father Nooy unnounces services for 8 o'clock and 8::tu Christmas morning. The Kpiscopul church will have two Christmas eve services: one by Ihe little folk at 7:30, with Bishop Remington, of Pendleton, addressing them, ami a inldnlgl't communion service al II p. in., with the bishop in charge. The offering at. the latter gathering will go to support the churc?i program. ' ' Songs, recitations ' and exercises by the Sunday school make up the program that will be offered .it t he Church of the Nazarcnc at 7:;t0 o'clock. A Sunday school Christinas tree and a program are scheduled at the Sou Hi Methodist church, be ginning ut 7 o'clock. Senior Christian Kndeavorers will entertain some of the younger people of the Christian church at a sociul affair Christmas eve. The parish had Its tree and program for the primary pupils laflt Sun day morning. Toll of 1 1 iw.ij.au'.i;, ci. f ny me ahhoci- aletl lreHH)--l''lre, believed to hav started when a fall of coal tdiort circuited electric light lines, took a toll of nine lives at the Wehh mine at HhadyMldf. a few miles hiouih of here last night. Two other miners are In serious condition suffering from shock anil gas. I IKIIIM. IIOAIS .MISSIM.. TO K I O Hy the AfWicbtlrd j Tress) Twenty fishing boats con- , tabling H0 fishermen are missing 'in a storm which struck Northern ,lu pan .yesterday. A number of i houses were wrecked and 4'J ves- Sels CUpsl7.''d. ll.hM.SS STOIS U l DIHNG 1 MAItXHKIKM. Ore. A W'd Jdiiig that wa to have taken place I Holiday was Indefinitely postponed, j h ii'l th hride-f-rooin-elwl hurrlt-l to a. I'orthmd hospital when he jwa" taken sutldenly III with appen dititls. I AH arrangement had been made for the hiHrriage of Miss lies Ayre to O. Taylor or Iteedsport al ithe bride's home here. Invitations had to be recalled and Miss Ayre left for Portland to be at the bed judt o litr Ulaim-j. ' Champion Milk Maid .At, t - A jciir nux Minn Julia Kicnkri MotlcWo, Oil., MkH wlinul sliuli'iit, aspirtHt to be IIhi i linmpUm milk niairi or the l'ailtlc I'oasl. Slio lost. Slie pracllccd mllkUiK uu cows twlco a nay. This )! Klin won (lie llll at the I'aelfio sloic lalry show In Oakland, Cal whin alio drew 5 0-10tlw pounds of milk In Ivsu tluin two mlmitvM. ' HOT LAKE TO GREET SANTA 1RIT LA KB. (Special)-- The ChrlHlmas-tlde spirit hos been swept ov.-r Hot Uikr! From tho kitchen where the chefs are busy planning a dinner of surprises for the day of the twenty-fifth to tho hospital, where tho .Kurik-s upend "hours off"' (lecorallnif tii;r for eueli putlunt the holiday spirit bus prevuded the sanatorium.' 'MorA IhHii B ' employes, uruied wrltli' Brcens, wreaths, bells, poln st'ttas und the other symbols of Christ inns, made rapid work Tues day nlifht of convortlnir tho Krlll liny dlKintHNCd Ihe coiiiiilnlnt of the and' cafeteria Into approprate .Son l'lilro, t'al., liinilu r maiiliriu' festtvc rooms. Mirers wlilcli aNkeil til reduce the The new ' stand and such trees 'Ion lumber mtiw lo Orenoil ami for Ihe hosnilal us wero not finis!- California Points. The complaint ed kept the decoralom busy until IlKh.M hllnked-.-the quiet hour at ten o'clock, l-art of their l.UsI- n.s was consuming chocolate and sandwiches which "Mother" O. A. Caspar, dle.i.lan. ha, prepared, I'lils luornlnir all wlio could net off worn decorating a largo true for the hall room, whilo thla after noon, when th hoiiHo la entirely finished, ramp firu girls from Un ion are to carol In thu Italia. Not only eniployoos but all pal- IcnlH who were able havo Jielpful in the decorallng. Tho inen'a ward have "maimfacliir(d' Hiring t lrnmple, to death here late Tues aflnr. Htrlng of eranlierrie.s; but it,dy In a panic which reaultrd from waa a nollceahle fact Ihut more! fi-ll well cnouKh to anHlst when It waa lime to Hiring popcorn. Country Club Dance Will Lnd Organization Tt.e Ii.mI dani'ii in lm iril'i n lit llirt f.a Grande Country club will bo In the form or a New Year's party and w ill take place la-eember 3 1. Plie country club has been sold and the new owners will take possession IIhi first of Ihe new year, 'ihe committee in charge 01 Die d ft me. is preparing lo make llie last social ill fair at the club house lh most enjoyable. Mr. ami Mra. K. Holmes are general chiiiriueii. Tlie other com mittee iiicmhcrH are; Mr. and Mrs. August Hlange, Mr. and Mrs. G. .. larison. Mr. and Mrs. II. K. (VHrlen, Mrs. A. I'oluck, Mr. and .sierras, once u fertile productive that followed the first land ac Mrs. Martin Kllzgerabl, Mr. und in.R(()n when- cuttle roamed Its I (Ulsltion, the city negotiated with Mrs. Klmer Stoddurd, Mr., und Mm, Krassy floor and fruits and grains J ranchers for rights along canals ii. K. oolldge. Marcus Koesch,Krew in abundance, is threiiteued Mr. and Mrs. II. I,. Hess, Mr. and vth return to the desert wan(e Mrs. JiiIIuh Hoew h, Mr. and Mrs.frm which hardv Pioueers re H. H. t'oliiirn. Mr. and Mrs. K. It. Appleby, Dr. (Hid Mrs. I-. I.. Itals- ton. Mr. and Mrs. Guy hills, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Itiggtir, Mr. and Mrs. John Thelsen. Mr. und Mrs. Ward Fowler, Mr. and .Mrs. Audmer I'layle, Mr. and Mrs. Warren (ill - bert. Waldo Ktoddnrd and Tex Knight. Violinist Plays While Wife Is Cold in Death 'MOl'X CITY, Iowa (Hy llie As-' roctnted fret) fine of lire's trag- redeml official, entered the region edles was enacted le-rore an tin-land made hllngs along the Owens suspecting audience at a theater j river for some in mih s. His fit- last night us they listened to .!.(ings included storage rights which IMniildo, bllb-d us the "wandering the valb-y people had gien buck violintnf ." Just before Hfitaldn took the stage, an usher brought him a tele gram telling or the death or his wife In I'asadena. A moment later he was before the audience smil ing and beginning the first strains uf his viultu svlu. XTRA KC'JII IIE lti:l,liASI.I. HAl,i:.M, On-. (Al) Helcaso from llin iwnltcnllar and restora- itlou lo full lll..-iishlp to the atrial- vrumtt .ovemor i-i.-ii-o tins 'ir" I'red C. Kcliultf, former con-, "'''' nt ll-dport, limmlax conn. V. Sclndto wtts,wntl lo seven ors Imprlhomiient followUm Ills iim un ...v. ......K. ... l(C a britx-, alli'iri'd to Have been; 'tmderwl him wlillo lie was van.. stable-. In ronnoi'lion with prolilbl- Hon law MoIjsHoii-. Hi;, lias served mire jrnni. COMPLAIM' DISMISSKI). VASHIN(ilt)X (Al") The. In terstate, eoiuiuerfv t'liiiiinlsHton to- 1 "" iminunicuircrH m unnoii aim . ,.' 7u ' California am Klvcn unduly ' ;BtNh ' "nassena-eM were drowned ri.tc to Kacrnmenlo and olher! N' 8 ngers were drowned -al and .lorllien. California " ' ,w ' polnl.s wlillo San ITUro producers IL" ."" !?,':. J,i,-i paid 1,1,1 .t.f The c.m, J SmS. " !." """ Three Children Slain In XmaS Party Panic 111 KHIW, Pa. UJy the Aa-soclated T'rea) Three children wen; Hi collapno of aeata al an outdoor fSirlst imiH oliservance. Wlllium Wagner, r, Klleen Itlck- rode, 11, and un unidentified boy, about !, aro dead and seven child- Wash., waa charitable enough to reu art) In a' hoapitnl, one being take a hungry, ragged stranger ln reporled in u acrious condition. to his home and give him food, ..Approximately Boon children 'clothing und a bed for the night wertt In the cloned arena when a1 bench upon which some of them . wur ' "r(JK' The children Hcrcamcd as they fell to the. floor J lUirlng the night tho man search and this was the siguut for u gen .ed the house, found' 920 In bills, oral panic. 'took It and departed . Fertile Valley 01 West May Revert To a Desert IUHIIOI fill. (Ity the A."Mnci- plans to build an aqueduct and nted I'ress) ( iwenH valley, eriull-1 carry tho water southward. . i ed on the eastern slope of Ihe high 1 Jnjrlng the four Years of drought claimed It in on: than half a century afrn Wnter. the perennial irnlut of controversy In the west, formerly flowed through Owens valley be - j tween the banks of the Owens rlv- ! ,.r Iind Into camils and ditches dug , ,y the early settlers to Irrlgato the fields nnd orchards. Now it has were mude, however, and the ex been diverted into tin I.os Angeles plosive, deftly placed, failed to aqueduct to supply the needs of the city. 225 miles southward. Citizens of the valley declare the city used arbitrary methods to g -t the water, when, in ISO 5, on agent, alleged to have been disguised as a the government In exchange for what thev understood to be a proj- ect to reclaim I ha, mil) acres ot the leseit stretches. The agent, they any. later proved ia population of 8000, Including tho to be employed ty the city of hosjfoiir principal towns, hone Pine, Angeles. Instcnd of the reclaina- j Independence, iHlg Pine and Bis turn project, lh city uauouuceU hou. i. EXPECT U. S. DISCUSSION League of Nations' Dis armament v Invitation May Be Accepted KELLOGG, BORAH VISIT PRESIDENT Senator from. Idaho De clares He Is in Accord with Coolidge's Views .But Won't Talk. ; WASHINGTON' (By the Associ ated Press) Developments here lodny pointed with Increasing- def InltcneM to American participation In preliminary loacue of nations disarmament discussions If a feas ible way can bo found. ' , ; ' 13oth ' Secretary-' Kellog-g - and Chairman Borah, of the senate for- ,ein relation committoe, conferred with President Coollds .and there ) were indications that a decision ' had virtually been reached, al though the American reply to the luuguc's Invitation will not be for warded until after the holidays. Borah, after leavlnf the White ! House; said he Is in full accord with the president's views, but he did not Indicate definitely what those views were. . ; v ',,''. " ; I In soma quarters It Is suinreated ' that bonsress probably will be ask. ! ed to express Its . opinion on the subject. :' jUr It was revealed that Cool. ,UKa ,ull, vrogremi ,0 fttr thut he )lUB 8ked oongrB-loll leal. era wnethor nn appropriation will t)e nccessury to send represent- ' tlve, to tho ,eapl0 conference. , STORM LEAVES PAIU8 ( By Associated Press). A tempest continues to howl in 1 I,e,n I Hn ,1-n.K ,.w.A A ,,, World. There Is only one lino working with Switzerland, Belgium and England. There is no communication with Germany rowlng to prostration of wire fa teilltlos tho full extent of tho havoc wrought throughout tho country M not known. ; - tinott Uaiuarltaa llobbed fAHOAPT3 1,OCK8, Ore., Bo- 'cause Nick Nlckols of Stevenson, he is the loser of 20 in money besides tlie food und clothing and has lost faith In human nature. and ditches, and soon obtained vir tual control of one of the larger canal systems. Its waters were di verted Into tho aqueduct, leaving adjoining ranches arid. Kcscnt im-nt, generated through the yeurs, found a climax the nlghr , of May 2, 1124. when 40 or 58 ' rahters dynamited tho huge con crete headgates, near the first largi, reservoir ut Halwec. No arresti damage the aqueduct materially. Investigators believed It an act of warning rather5 than a move to cripple the watnr system. hate In November the same year an open demonstration of protest Was mado when scores of thu ranchers seized the Alabama waste gates, tin mile south of Htahop, and 1 opened them, allowing the stream to flow Into thu purched bed of the Owens river. The valley Is approximately 100 miles long und varies in a width i f rom five to fifteen miles. It hut DEAD IN PATH