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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP). Ore
iron: Cloudy tonight nni
Tuesday.
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VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON; MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 66
ZERO WEATHER TAKES TQL,
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V
ii HUNDREDS
! i HI BAUD
CONCERT
Standing Room Taken U
I Sunday Afternoon at
Arcade Theater
t vocal solo among
f V' POPULAR NUMBERS
I .
Encore Follows Encore
1 Aftd Schubei't'S "Song
" - T t-. ,:,,. T .
:r oi Love ' JJUimg Licist
: of Recital.
i ('Illins of I.u Crande paid the
municipal bund, directed by An-Av-n-
Ixiniv Jr.. the highest com-
Dlliuenl possible yesterduy by fur-
Mailing the largest crowd that n,erc4 some unpacked and In vases,
ever attended an indoor- concert others In boxes, Just arrived to be
by the organization. Hvery scat In unpacked later. They were sent
the Arcade theater, donated by by our dear friends at home, from
Mevers and Howcn, proprietors for Vortlond, Chicago and New York
th" afternoon jiruArnm, was filled ,L'tt' Such a deur lot of though
And Heverul score stood through- ful friends we have. ; Thtai there
v0til the recital. -' ' . .Awere several telegrams and a large
" living up lo preliminary an- package or letters.. There was too
nouncenienls. Mr. I.oney hud sev-' much excltenient outside to stop
ril aelectlons or exceptional up- then and read them all. On deck
bcil on the mustcul menu, includ- two orchestras were playing and
lng the sextette from "l.ucla." there was a regular Ktflh uentie
l lance Of the Hours" from La dress parade. 1-adles were deckeil
. ... .ri,,. niv cttv" Sehu- out with Ihe most elaborate cow-
wr -Menir of l.ove" and "The
:v . .. r ,,it...t
r ' ' . ! , ',i,'.,r i.rnuchl such
't sc-liuW.it number "B " J
"'r: of "r!:":". , ' ,
Forever-' ICvcn then, tlio oudlencn
-nuld not bn -Hatisiied, und a sec- .
ond encore preceded Tlio. crusinffT
number ol tin- program. .
. i .. ... .... .ii.. ,.r "IMw.
s. raui iMittuiis mnNiiiK
Holy Cily" was perhaps the most
popular ri'(iiur of .tlu; roffrnni,
UH MIIVl'l II) iinu m,t,.,n.. .f
n-ovi-n Into a plfii-sini; voice, has
"fjirned for htm tit In of ono of tlu
inbsl populur MinwcrH of ttn; clly,
'which was alt'jBlcd to by thu lout?
nppliiiisr that would not bo stilled
(Continued on Psirn
. S n tii ' o n e nonn'whiT' in I .a
(Jrande Is fxpi-rlnn ntliitf wlh wlrc
.k:i telegraphy and causing much
disturbance in rail In clrcb s In n1,
s.'v.ntl uHh receiving upparalus
have rt'porti-d.
I Uv griii'tal opinion Ik that
cpriiiM-nl'r probably docs
realize thai li- Is "killing"
radio programs for fans in
(.irsndc whi-nevcr he uperati'S.
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Ions have been nmdr lo locate th-.oiT'-ndi-r
but so far tlu-y have bei-n
WlllwHJl SIICCI'SH.
One fan n-portH that las) night
a ".Merry Christmas und Happy
N-w Year' was sent out by th-
teigrapmr. who Is gi-ttlng to a
point where 1m can send oui some
Ij. words ho that liny can be rend.
Itadio di'sli-rs und fans are us
nt in tin' matter and are afraid
'Niat uub'MS Ihe tch-graphlng Is
Stopped, there will be little re
'ceifed here In the future. Any
one knowing who lias been causing
the trouble is asked to report to
Any radio, fun or dealer.
FANH HUN Nb
TELEGRAPHER'
Post-Christmas Cantata
Presented at
, A post t'hrltmus miislcab- stir- '
rcd a large crowd at the First M.
Ui. church last evnlng wilh solos,
fiats antl chorus numbers selert
td from two canUitHS, "The Light
kternul" and "The Prtner of
Prare" by Petrle and Ashford.
'Twenty-four voices that tnude up
the mixed chorus achieved im
UtAially fine harmonies throughout
the program. Following prayer
rnd an organ prelude pluyed by
Mrs. a. H. Klnmnn, who nccom
4 pan ltd alt offerings of the evening,
the chorus peuhd forih In the
Vibrant t-ins of "Praise the
Great Isedeemer. Mrs. Itsy Ful
ler then jing in pearly soprano the
rolo. "Il Speaks to the World." The
' chorus furnished a vocnl twetc
'ground for both her numlK-rs. th
tcond tN.ng "While Hhcphcrds
Wntched."
Fail I Knautx. who rendered the
baritone solo "The Heavenly
Ktfig," was In splendid votce and
avlU ha ttuditors to tliu liuul nute.
Cherrys On
Trip Around
TheWorld
Letter Tells of Boarding
"Belgenland" at New
,. York and the Start of
Cruise.
"Tho wind was blowing and t he
(Hnowflnki'S we-rp railing ua we lurt
lour hotel und took a taxi for tho.
"UKlKcnland" on the night of Nov
ember 25." aeeordlng to A. H.
Cherry, who wltH Mrs. Cherry left
New York the day before TliunKs-
I Riving on their crulne uroiliid the
world." Wo arrived at the dock at
It n'.'lnelr unil iirwunt(tt our tieket
I und were allowed to go on board
and bustle. Trunks being brought
on board, packages arriving by the
hundreda. messengers with tele-
ram3 and 1h0 muH wim the last
inuils. Visitors were on board by
the hundreds to see their friends
und relatives und bid them a' last
good bye before sailing.
"We went to our stateroom und
lo and behold we stepped Into a
flower store. Flowers here und
ages of orchids and roses.
At 11:-
:to oclock a warning
btast was
sounded und the visitors begun lo
oave. T, w.nt ofr of tlu. ,
nu stood on , docks imcd up
the length of theshlp,
"A" rlj'ldng" wind was sweeping
across the Hudson nnd through
.. . ... . . ... .
me ornny snaus oi me piers wnen
nie ijugcnland" sounding her
Mien promptly ut twelve o'clock
UIlClttMl (llll UI IUT lll'llll jiiiu w;
Wnrc. nflor thirty years of phin-
nltiff. fturtod on our voy;tffi;
"around tho world." V turned
our coat to 1 1am up about our curH
as we Hlond bJ the .shlpH rail and
waved our naiwmerciiH'iH ai ne
crowd on the dock. as we Ktowly
) moved into the rtver. l'resenl ly
t)u piers were swallowed up In
fT loo i u and we souffht the warmth J
of our stateroom to relax from ilu-j
xcltemnt of departure on the
great adventure before eo'ing to
bed.
At nine o clock Thursday inorn
1ns" we wrnt to breakfast and
wi're given a temporary hi -at as re
gular scat HSHlifiimentH were not
made until nleven o'lock. After
br'-akfasl wi' obtained tlw numbers
of nor dock chairs from tin dck
Hteward. They were nicely locat
ed and for thu next hour we fii
tlnn wrapped in our Kb-aui'-r
rugs and read our last belch of
b-tl'r. W thii walked around
the di-ck eiffiil rounds to a mib
At Ut; an we wre si-rvi-d on (b-ck
wit li litl li nml iTiii'ki-rM Th
''Vda.v was devoted to pvtllng settled.
fOnnllnapd o Pspe Ftvp.)
Fined $50 For Haying
Unopened Booze' Bottle
Krnest Iteanes purchased a bot
tle of ll'iuor. put it in his pock ',
and then was arretted before b
even had a chance to sample the
stuff, according to the police.
IteiineH came before Judge Hum
phreys In the niunkijiit court Ha:
iirday night and was assetiscd $f'i,
whli'h he paitl, making the pi h e
or untasted Hijuor rather high us
far as he was concerned.
M.E. Church
His duet with Sherwood Williams,
tenor, toward the ilose of Ihe can
tata was a general favorite with the
audience. Mr. Williams was later
heard to advantage In u tenor solo.
"Light of ;iory."
"The March of th Magi" excited
comments of appreciation. It was
sung by a double. quartet of male
voices t hat blended Into part Icu
tarly pleasing chords.
Mrs. Hherwnod Williams. to
whom as director and leader, cred
it is due for the success of the niu
sicsle. Joined with Mr. Williams
and Mr. Knauix In a melodious
trio. "Htar of Bethlehem." Mrs.
. 4. I mi no tag. with chorus accom
paniment, was happily received In
her solo. "Horn tn a Manger."
Incidental solos b nt musical In
terest to the chorus, "The Light of
the World." The service closed
with a group number, "l'ad Me."
follow ed by a benediction pro
nounced by the 1U.V. il. W. Parker,
Went Down
V-fcV 4 '
Mabel ltnirrur-d, society i rl wli
joined a (loH nntt to Mm her'
huiM'thi'iirt iniiii Ihe, ieu iifily U-
find the mna wasn't uonli ii
The 1'nloii county Pomona gran
ge, under Hie lecturer's depart
ment, is planning to' take up a
special study of marketing and
niark'iing comlliionH bilween now
and the next regular ni'-eUng of
the organization. which will be
held with the Mt. I'unnio Unuige
at t'ove .March 7,, , V
Tlie investig tliim is lo be con
ducted through committee!. Sudy
of the various organizations ' mar
keting farm products will be made j
and a nuinle-r ol uiMsiionnatren
Will be sent to iihsriciiillup in other
parts of the country. ;
(me committee wilf Investigate
eooneratlve ciea im-rieA . and milk
nssocialtonH. Members
who .wiiii
serve an this board arc: J. ii, An-
son. F. S. Johnson. J. It. Talent,
(Ioyd I'M winds. Wallirr Oekeler,
Jack Oorham, and S. T. Hailcy.
A committee consisting of F. M.
Hurfman. J. K. Mills. J. V. ISax-
tcr, K. I.. Ktkley. p.ernald Hug.
PLANS STUDY
HFHIBKFTINC:
W I lllilllllk. I IIIW
and li. F. Wilson will probe fruit,1'" aueinpis uy oiner si earners m
ml truck marketing and the fol
lowing will investigate livestock
and poultry marketing: li. C f.ek-
eer. V. T. Kamberg. I.. J. 'had-
wiek. 'L. It. Hyatt. A. F. Itowman.
land .lames Lewis of Ihe Portland
chamber of commerce.
Mr. Kipp. marketing specialist,
will be Invited to attend the Pom
ona, meeting to deli-r an address
of marketing.
The members of the grince be
lli ve the needs of this district Is
not more land but a better market
for what can be raised
others are invited to settle
of fieer of I he oi ttauixutiun stated
today.
Predicts Coal Strike
Will End in Ten Days
CnSIPtf TON. O. (Hy the Asso
iwtt'd Pres1). A predMlon thil
the nntiiraelte coat sttIKe will be
'settled within la days was made
Sunday night by president William
Mbeen of the American l-'ederntlon
of libor who Is spending the hol
idays with Ills family here.
With this controversy once sei
tbd. Green taid. labor will enioy
m y hi without kitIous discord.-
Manufacturing and busin'-ws will
continue on n S;itlnra(iory basis
end show grad lal lmprovei:i"iit:
wiig s will be maintained on ft
high b ve und relationships b
tt.-s.sn t hi. s-i 111 iilri'-t.r nrtil f li i tl 1(1 .',
T
I
Peace Delegation at Suei
: da Apparently Fails
in Its Mission '
RUSSIAN TROOPS
ATTACK DARKBAD
London Circles Stirred by
Report That Soviet Is
- b e c r e 1 1 y riottmg
Agairtst India.
l)AMAKCt:8 (By the Ash -luted
Tress) The 8yrian-Irus . leitfi
tion, headed by lunir Kmin -j b)an.
which recently visited Sueldt ' npi
tul of the' Ujebel llrusst; iu. .vti-y,
to discuss peace between the tribes
men and French, has apparently
failed in Its mission.
Apparently it has been Impossi
ble to reach accord regarding Syria,
taking over territory umiexed by
the l-ebanons in 1H-'U( nnd provide
HtnnuHty for rebel leaders.
iri'uuit A:it iviii.fi
I ION 1 )ON ( y t ho Associated
Press) A report from Afghanistan
that Kusslun troops have made an
unprovckcd attack upon und iiup
4urcd the Afghan post of Dark bud
has given concern hero if thu re
port proves to bo true.
l;.It Is Itellevedrin'-drfleUtl circles
1,11,1 M", 'tisH.P aetion.HI be re-
the rcalixution. of tht movement
which Russia : alh ged to be w-
cretly making toward India.
Movies Oust Matadors
- In Southern Republic
MKXM'O CITY (Hy the Asso
ciated Press). American movies
have scored another International
victory.
Hull fighting, long the favorite
show- here, has slumped into sec
ond place by comparison with the
screen.
Mnvloiin. u.......l r.v... It a
more money on movies than on
miiiu'inra. A film nut miulr
tllr i'nlti'il StatcH Ih HuHicMlill
a curiosity.
poktlanii, .e. (iy ihe
sneiaie'i i res. i ne ruuui-rh
I reighh-r West Oiowa reneh-tl
Hakodate. Japan, today, giving
her victory in a battle of marly
a month wilh the Pacific, ocean.
frlonled bv the loss of her rnd-
'"'r "(''inner i. a no arier repem -
iow ner. ine nrowu made ner
way to Japan with a Jury rudder,
oiiiiiom.il ol livo liuuscrs ilniKRlns
sCini.
Steadily .
At It For
SYRIA
'ninn nrinnrn
('I
U3MI IILMUIILU
mm iuuri
market Q T
Tno Years
A La Grande bti'liiess man iv
tnarked the tber day that be
i nine to ,a Grande to enter
midm eight years ago and
Hull eer I.mic of Tin: Ote-r
vcr fhtcc dial lime ha carrltil
Iih aihertlM'iiieiit.
He .a) Him each ear ba
shown a gnmtli imltl now they
mu( Mi'k new fiiaricr during
Hie next year If Ihey ctc't to
liaudle Hit Incrca-lng tolnine
if iMfineH. Adcrtftng In The
OleM-rtcr, phu careful wr!'!!!
cu-lonuTM, ha- Im'cii his mi!y
menni of imtn-t with the pub
lic. Me Mltrlbuti m grc.ii
Mlltmilll if Ills MHfTM to the
aid Tlie Olwrtor has glti-n m
kittling Ut name before Hi-.
Mtiile,
"Obserrer Ailrtlslnir
A Merdiudlsiii HerTlue.1
PER31I6
WILL QUIT
ARICAJOB
General to Return- td the
United States Because
of 111 Health
FRIENDS ALARMED
j AT HIS CONDITION
His Withdrawal Not Ex-
Jpected to Remove Gov
) ernment f roih Tacna- i
lA'rica Situation;
f ,. .
;WAHIIlNGTON (By the Asho
.iii.v,i --.. U...H no.. .r r.iiiinir
health, General John J. Pershing
exprcts to return within tho net
month from Aricn. Chllo, whre he
is representing President Coolldge
in Ihe (Millean-Peruvian arhitra-i
lion over Tacna-Arica. I
His phvHlclan recommended th.it
lia start home not later than Jan
uury 15. Details of the general's
11 1 h ess a rci not known here, but
reports reaching Washingtrn
soliu'what alarini'd his friends.
Ther has been a marked in
crease in his blood pressure, ami
complications resulting from In
fected teeth.
Although officials declined to
comment, there were indications
thut . Pershing's departure would
not constltutf- a diplomatic retre-it1
from on International situation
which has become embarrassing.
FLORIDA FRUIT
IS DAMAGED BY -COLD
WEATHER
JrKS(NVII,IJ:, Kla. (Hy Hie
Associated I'reuHl The United
States meterotogist here, atated to
day that temperatures In Northern
Florida hnyyf .been low enough to
damage iruu, una. aoviaeu mui mi inrormeu touay mni seven uuegou
fruit, on trees In this section bo International counterfeiters in New
picked today. York has been arrester us the re
He predicted the freeze which suit ot the apprehension hero yes
exlended last night to Alachua and terday of Krand Wctgand on slm
l.ake coiintien would reach well In- liar charges.
to Central Florida tonight. Welgand, Tornier New York
A temperature of 24 degrees jewler, was taken Intb custody at
above zero was registered here his borne by three secret service
early today. agents.
Barbaric Bob Brought
HCIX tO Fight Shingle dispose of n band of counterfeiters
I whose act Hi ties Itave extended
throughout, the I'ntted Htulf-H and
1 At NOON (Uy Ihe AsKoelated (junuda.
Press)A "barbarle bob" has been . -imported
from Paris by the hair I '
I
il tessera. -In an effort to knock out
the shingle.
This is the funnies! effect which
has yel been introduced since wo
men htarled bobbing their Jiatr,
It refpilreK a skillful professional
manipulator to produce l, oud It
Is far beyond the ordinary burher
who has reaped a fortune from the
huylsh effect.
President's Father
1 . I A 1 .1
IS IsOniinefJ lO lt'U
,
1 " VI- ( iy ine assoi i-
' 1 r,,IW 1 oionei jonn l . ooi-
( i" . ,
l" " -
" w
ninny circuianon
ln Personnl physlciiin snhl Iho
I piili-iil condition Is not to lie con -
isidered as serious.
Railroad Brotherhoods
To Ask Increase in Pay
I'HH'AGO (My the Associated I rish of I'hrlstmus buying, stlmu
PredH). Negotiations between Hi'! lateit by g4 )erous dlsl ributloim ot
"Hlg i'onr" train service brnllier-1 dividends, bonuses and other r---hoods
and railroads of the count ry I minders Af prosperity,
will be started here shortly afli AMhough statistics measuring the
the first of the year, union of'l- volume pf huslm-SH are not et
etuis here said Hunday. The unloi.n , available, preliminary rejorts from
are asking Increase to restore tlielmany souites Indicate an Increase
peak scule. which was cut by a of 10 to J'l per cent over last
12 per cent decrease in Ifl2l by year's sales.
order of the l ulted tates railroad The expanded activities In the
labor board. retail field wen- easily tlie domln-
A II 1 standard railroad union
organl74itions prnlaibly will nego-
Hate for increases, it was said. Mi
most cases the old contracts e. -
ptre Itece ruber 31.
More than two million rail toad
workers will be affected by tlie
neKotiatlons. The railroads granl
t d an Ittercase of about fi per c"it
last year and the train servlee
unions are reported to be con
sidering asking for an additional
7 pet cent raise at this time.
aitk,mh mki:iin;
V.. A. Hayre, suiMrlntendent of
county nchools, left Hunday
I'...M...I h.... 1... --lit .,n.,n,l
state imctlng of supcrintendeii.s
and principals.
1 Confessing td Triple Murder g Q yJJg
wrw caused en
' 'tl' nni n uiiiir
. M1 f "UL U li Hi L
frlllrvr-V iHYfS'llt. l Millions; Poor Suf-
k IT
-ir. mux it s
This exclusive -photograph shows V. M. Snow, of KtcplicnsvUlc,
Tex., confessing In tlio Tarrant county (Tex.) Jail to tho murder
or Ills stepson, llertilp Coiinully, Mrs. Know and her mother, Mrs.
K. A, Old. . He c off the hoy's head ami threw It into a cellar,
ho said, nnd tlteit sImjI tiw women and burned their binltes In his
1 flit'place. Snow s at the left; Texas lianger C'aptulii Tom Hick
man stands behind, .and Court Stenographer William II. tSwalu Is
at the right taking Snow confession on his tyHwTiler.
BOGUS IIY
KIJZAlllOTlf.'Nv' .1. '(tly thu As-
'sotiated Press) -Police hern were
Federal .officers said that the
eight arrests and three additional
nmm 1 lii'W I-v iteelml In ninbi wmll il
VANCftl'VKK, U. (Hy Ihe As
- ' u imuiuuii t nil)
miles north of here tho J.a.lv
(.'y nth la, a passenger liner, last
night rammed and sunk the C'o-
w,rhan, a freighter.
T1 cwlclnin sank 11 minutes
MU.T im, erasii. The Cynthia
picseii up ner i passengers and
m memiiers or ine crew.
l(i:j,v Ti-aflp Tirpalis
, Jr' . ,
NKW YOllK (Uy the Associat
ed Press). Holiday trade of rec
ord breiiklng proportions reached
its peak last week In a last-minule
ating feature of the business Hll'i
anon, in oilier lines or tiae and
industry, buying Interest slacken d
'and preparations for the yeur-enl
taking of Inventories reducer
th'
man tfacturing output.
THAI KILLS THItl i; HOYS
PITTHM KG. P. (AP). Three
boys, two or them brothers, were
killed Instantly Hunday at Hrldg--vitW-.
near here, when they were
struck by r. passenger train on
GiUSH FATAL
TD FREIGHTER
the Pennsylvania railroad, while, t0 nave her from disgrace by In- i ported Honors.
ret irnfng from Hunday school. Tho forming her that her finance was!,"! tearnd that one man. known
dead are Isaac Hantia. 14; GeorM'ja "dopi -runner"; that the fedi nl only to his associates as "Mr. W."
for, Heep, ', nnd .loseptt ixep.
I h.. I Fs.vsu r.o(l lirofhi-i- itt tlm
boys, who was also In the kiou,).
JjttU a uarrww tstapu,
XTRA
piom;i;k passks.
WALLA WALLA (AP). (leorgu
W, llitlick, OA, Oregon pioneer.
tlietl near lienj yesterday, lie w:s
born in Imva ami -ank! ovciiuntll
with his parents hi I HIM. While.
a young mail lie freighted between
t'mutlllu and. thu in tide lloiule
valley. l4tcr be lafainu a stock
man in Huker county.
.iaiam;mi-: kciuii:.
oltli.AM), .am. ( Al'). .lap-
iiiicmo liiuiiitirrN in tluiniiKti Miiisl
aicKH'RaiiKtr l25,uuo itmuiiiK out
or tlio ' uoMirtll(iou lust duly on
lnpuiuso mill workers ri-.nn To-
li'ilo, Dir., M-on-il it m-foiul jmlot WAHICINOTON (By tlie Associ
tiMlay In iho frdiTiil nmrl. .lmlim ; .,.! i-rcsa) Urliradlor Quneml
Wolii-rUni orornili-il a motion of
tlm tiofeniliint 'lty4iiH or Toledo
thut Mm rlaiio or Iho tu-nty Ik-
Iwi-i'u till' rnitrtl StutoM nml iht-
nnu Kuuriiiitoi'liiK iiioli'tlou (Oipuhiic mtvly at I'htladi'lphla and
clllAcnx unci nulijortx or llm two i which will not expire until DecpmV
liitlciii? Im' hli'lckru fi'oin Iho iimi' U.r jti Hutlcr Immediately rcport
plnliil. ItiHvntly tlio laliitlrrn ' ,.,) r)r Uty. lie will return to
Mvireil whon lllo l-ourt oerrul(il J iMiiliidolpliia for a few da'S to RT
llm (li-roiHtiuitH' motion to riiiiln; ruiiKO privuto af fulrs, , and .then
lllo .hiimii-m to provhln IiuiiiIm coinu buck here. Late tn January
KiinrnnteeliiB; iiillMiit of tlie cat ho will go to Han Diego to tako
of coiiil. com mil nil ot the marina base there.
6?r Joins "Dope Ring 99
To Rescue Sweetheart
NKW OltLKANS (NKA. special) to take her lo his superiors. And
The llghis on the wharves of old with them she made a bargain;
New Orleans gleam fitfully across
the dark flood of the restless Miss-
isslppl. They light the passu go of
countless ships carriers of tho
freight or a nation's Inland empire,
And. at times, they touch the dark
form of one of those ships of night
I hat carry, contraband cargo; thu
ships that slip In silently, laden
with tragedy and evil. j waterfront byways and mingled
Hut in ver have they seen a more ' with the dope peddlers. She ful
tragic chain of events than those ruled lier promise. In a short
which make, up the story of Mabel time she turned In evidence tha
Langford. sent the leaders to the penlten-
For Mubcl UiiiKfonl N the girl tlary. Her sweetheart was snved.
who b it a home or wealth and And then ho run away and mar
culture to lot-e b'-rseif In the dark ried another girl!
byways that hedgf In Hie water-I Mabel Langford was heart
mint. Hhe dl.I It because uli.- lov- broken. To forget that was he
ed a man; and then, at last, she sole aim. Mo she came to New
found thai, the man w e n t wot t i j irh-uns again, this time becoming
It. a member of thu federal prohibi-
llow II Started It ion enforcement agency. lown
Mabel iniufonl is the 'lauuht-r
- (,r nn o(( .oulslana family living
in the northern pari of the flute.. With ttio It u in King:
Hhe Is a college Kniduiite 'id mlii- "I won mself a place o fcon
gled in Ihe must exclusbe society ridence In the heart of the under
elrcles. Klfe w;is to have b-1 n mar. world's runt ring," she says. "t
ried to a young man who lived in even lived In tho old plantation
Mereiden. Mish mansion., far uptown looking out
Just berore the d.ij s t tor the 'over the Mississippi Itlver, where
marriaR-e Miss Umgford went to cargoes or alcohol were taken off
visit her rtance1,, family. While ho swift rum boats, and overnight
was there, a strange man came to with labels nnd seals and corks,
call on her. He was a federal nar- were transformed In tho rooms of
cot is aurnl
lb fold h r he wanted
Aat:cni li--nl sufflcf nt eldeiice to
s nd him to prison.
Miss linford was
Elrl of
spirit, bho Kut thu fgdurul u'.nt
WEATHER BUREAU
EXPECTS REACTION
Freezing Temperatures
Keach as Far South as
Northern Florida and
Northern ...Mexico.
tiMCA(iO (By the Associate!
1'ivss). llcallis attrlbatctl to cold
' urn (listrllmtnl u follows: Chic
I ro 13, Kentucky S, New York city.
Kcussciucr, is. v.. tuuninore a
chcIi; Philadelphia, . ttorchetrtor.
Muxh., Yoiikers, Toronto, 1 each. .
CHICAQO (By - the ' Associatod
Press) Astronomers, . with their
eyes on sun spots and other solar
phenomena, and weather prophets '
who recently warned ot-bltter cold
wcuther in the lattor part ot De
cember, huve seen thetr prediction
come true. . .
Nearly 3(1 deaths have been at
tributed to the -cold . wave that
swept almost ' the entire country.
Property valued at several 'million
dollurs hus beon destroyed by tire
unil the 'cold has caused great
sufferinir anions; iie your unj
homeless. .
' itKAiTTlbs ' S " 11E8EEN
WAHHINOTON ' (Br' thB AWti
elated Tress).' K reaction from
tho biting cold weather which has
been prevalent ovr almost the.
entire United State la predicted
for tomorrow by the weather bur-
Hini'illi'y Uutlnr today withdrew his
li'SlKinitlon from th miirino corps.
AlthoiiKli undtir leave which hn
Ioih licen snrvink as director ot
that' If they would agree not to
prosecute her finance, she would
find out who the roal heads of tho
narcotic-smuggling ring were and
get evidence that would . enauio
the government to send them to
, prison. The officials agreed.
1 And so Mabel Langford left her
home, came down to New Orleans'
to the dark waterfront who went
ono more.
that old mansion Into "choke Im
Is the rum king or lew Orleans
und directs a traffic totalling mill-
(Cuntluuei oa l'aa Five)
(CnntinuMt nn cage fiv,i
BUTLER AGAIN
im ii p prnuipr
iiu ii n nr nuinr
111 U.Ui ULIIIIUL