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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY (Sratwu? CITY EDITIO N THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore. gon: Generally cloudy to night and Wednesday. wttttt MVMV U?7' MM VOLUME XXIV. LA-GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 67 SUM IPUIII SHOWS 61 Increase of 142 More Than Last Year Noted in La Grande TOTAL GAIN FOR COUNTY FIFTY-TWO Growth in This District Out of Proportion with . Others, E. A. Sayre's Census bhows. A distinct Kaln In school ouulntlons of I .a Grande and ITn lon county is shown in Ihe reccnl . ly completed census. II Is an nouneed today liy K. A. Kuyro, counly school suiierintondent. The total number of persons bc 'tween the usrcs r four and 20 In Union county IhiH yum Is RUST) compared with 6:133 lust year, n Rain of r.2. ' In l.a Grande tho school popula tion la IM'JO thla your compared with "3i4 last year, a Sain of H-. Tin- only UiHwas4 slumii iIiii-Iiik the year In totals Is In tlm mini 1st nr K'rls In tin' coiuily, which ilroniH'il from 2(117 In lll.il to 25DK this year, a Uccrea-sr1 of 10. Sixty urn" more boys an shown, liowovcr, which ai'counls fur the total gain or 52. The figures arc a uccilrule Lossiblc consldcrinBT the fact that districts 2. S and 55 arc Joint I n inn-lbtker county ureas and No. 60 In a joint I'mattlla-l'nlnn county district. - I'opulHtion in these four areas Is '27S. linis Outnumber Girls. ' Although boys outnumber pirls In I in' county totals by 183 and In l.a Grande, by" 12, tlie situation lias been- niverait ill this oily since 'lust year win n tile total number Of plrls was 20 mora than the mule tpopuluton. ..... In 13 districts out uf a total of ft 5 the fflrls outnumber the boys and in two districta. No. 7 and 1,1, the population is evenly divided. Klmircs. Given. liesults of lilt? census, with com parisons, for l,u (Irunde and I'll Ion county, follow: i.a Grand": IVli Mule, I2iVI; female, i:'42; loiul 2 1 mi: 1924 male. 11117; female, IIN7; total 2S&.1. 1'nlon efninty: I!12S Male, 27S7: female, 2 Ms: total, C::ftr: i:ci jiiulc. 2710: remule, 2017: total 633:1. f Ollu reason for the increase In (Continued on lnfffl Kiv.i JUSTICE COURT Vi f pt'rtfnns bilious of stati peared before itrady. In the charired traffic JudKi- ullh vlo lltWH (ip- Mu-ii i; of jieir't jUHl'lCt court, this iiiui ninif and of the nuiiibi r font: were found puHiy and sentenced. The fifth, K. !. Peterson, w ho was arn-Kd-d on u churire of diU- the in it while intoxicated, ph-aded not cniltv. He was reiiiHd upon ftirniidiliitr Sitaa cuhIi bond. Time lor trial has not yet b-en ;. The ri'rmlts of the other caj.-s are UN follows: K. K. 'Hunter, spi-edlntr, fin -1 J1U and costs: (May Lyintin. reek b'ss drivlntr. fined l a and coids: W. It. McKitrick. of Itoise. spi-d- FOUR FINED II inif. fined $ia and costs: Aisiin more than 4" injured, in an ex Martin, drivlnir without an op.-r- plosion in a Kovemment- railway ator's license, fined $1" and cosi;j. coal mine n-ur Chihuahua. Fireless December Here Is Hope Wit h only t w mort days left In )tf'euibi-r. t. O. Miin lils't i. fire department chb-f h!rc. Ims It opt n of a pt-rfect rei-ord for H' month as far us fires arc con 'cerncd. To d:ttf. tlie truck las not bc.-n outside the station this month on a call, w hich speaks wHL for con ditions In ki n'rul In La Otund-. Ordltiurlly the month of J.--rvniber io onr- of tlie wo rut for fln-5 of th cpltrc y-ar, larvniy . iM'cauNe of -old wathcr which re sults In many Muxes original in fniru, ovcrheat'd stoves und sinii lur iaus'S. jit h---iiiher a lurtr ntiiider of fire cads occurred, two of which resulted in he deiith of ihrvc lersons. Mr. and Mrs. W. I'hure'i were binned to deHth In a f Ire - that destroyed thlr home on S-e-oud otitt:t btlwttii AUuuie uud " BUDGET IS MARKETitib vl ADOPTEDAT COIIFEBEIICE L. 'liir jifncl Atwill, the nclm (above), has -sued his wire, the former Elsie Mmklly (below), for di vorce, naming .Ma.v .vioiitcsolc, anotlicr actoi. Atwill had Ih frlciiileil .Mmitcsolc, (uking him into Ills. New York home. -Mrs. Atwill is aliened to have left for Kiitfland with Moutcsolf, when Atwill 1'hailtes Montcsnlc lias u wife and children-, WASIIINfri'ON. ' (Hy Hi" Asso ciated Press)- (.'oriuul nnmiunee- uieMt cif 111" early return of ral John .1. Pershing lo the' l n - klefl states was mad' today at the: slate department. At the same time president t'oolidge made it clear that there would be no withdraw! by lihn as aibilrator In (he Taena-Arica rjucsl ion. The president indicated ireslili'iit inillculccl consult l'ershing. he wouhl not iroiicernliiK 'hib-H tt ppinl HRainsi one of tin: ift'iieral's decisions. .11 was Maid at the stale depart- int-nt for dental Ireatnient. It Is itipnasizt i iiiiii ins inp nas diplomatic .siKnirieunei ISkaiers Cavort on Ice Near Klamath Falls ! K LA 1 AT1 1 I A LI, fin- fl'.y 111" AHsocinted i'resd) Local n-Nl- d nts enjoyed Ire nkfillntr just J niKht on polio's near Klamath l-'alls. I " ' SKATIN; AT PlilUV. j Skaters ha theinslvf s mi tht pond at Teriy 'and on other ponds near l-t jtirand since Sunday. MINI, 11LAST KILLS lil(.IH MKXH'O CITY. (AP) ltelatd reports havi notched Mxleo f'lty that eight inlii'Ts wi-rr killed and of Fire Chief Wituhimcton 'a veil in ;4, und M' s, Knapp, the mother of Ilorrice Knapp. ntre t superintendent I n, the city, whs b jrneii ko Ijadly In h small fire that she never covered. Property Ii-hh ran Into t he I liou.i unds iJnritiK I teceniln-r, "ImhlentaHy, Mr. Murrhinon Tim Is that no belter time could have be?n Selected to remodel the fire station. The gr eater part of I tie work hns been done during t he prexent month and with no ft--" calts. nothimr has occurred lo hinder the workmen. WeHth indltioim mti far tins Hill I flfllUT N F ! ftRRITHflTinW lliiui i i ii l i iwii month have been idtwi. The cold- mtmlomtry to the Indians on the ert westhcr of the mason was 'n I'matlHa rewrvution. while ht Novembnr when the mercury , wan doing field work in Ohio dur dropped to 2a degrren above zero. ing (he fall for the Pailoriul board The coldent mark this month wts of missions of the 1'resbyle.riun POLLS 64-14111 SESSION Local School District As- sured of - Sufficient : r" . Funds for Year - C SPECIAL TAX IS GIVEN MAJORITY Only Eighteen Oppose the Proposal to Lvy Spe I cial Tax Which Exceeds .f 6 Per Cent Increase. ' llollr monsures prewnted to the voters' of school district No. 1. which comprises lA frande and the territory immediately adjacent, were approved of by comfortable luajotitlea. , . A totul vote' of "SO ns "regis tered whlcli Is considered' utiove the ordinary for a school election of tills type. Of that number CO favored the levying of a special tax for the year 11)25 which exceedB by more than 6 per cent tho special tax levied by said district for the pre ceding year by levying a tax el J10S.ti57.24 for the present year, anil only IS opposed the measure. i The school budget of 1I55.729.2S -nroposed and - adopted by the board of education was adopte-J' at the polls by a vote of 64 to 1 4, insuring thu district, "according to Its officials, of sufficient funds for the expenses at tho coming school year. .'. ' ,l LOCAL QUINT Id PLAYU.A.A. A T.. Grande ainutcur baaket - ball teilni. compoaed mostly of M.- I. A. players. . will nieet the strong Fnion Alhlellc, association iiuintet el t'nion ul 7:30 o'clock Mills eve ning, it Js announced io ! day. ' : ' V.; - Meinbers of the local iUlid lire: I'elo Stoddard. noldn Oeertsen. Frank Hindi, . Kllgene Metcalf. It itlei-, Itay Lynch, Held fjeddca. .lean 'I'uylor. Hoy ' Williams, an I jowen I'rlee. Htoddiird, who is an lex-t. A.c. varsity - star, Is also serving as coach. The sound has had about a dozen workouts and while it haa not yet achieved uild-saaon form, a strong aggregation Is assured. I Tlm Kami' I a pr actice ton iff hi will till. be inertly . Students May Return To College m Special , , v ,f l,nollf.t H iidenls, ,n this. d'- o;irt,( inaUi- leservatlonH on uny on' day for the. ret urn trip to KiiK'-ne or lo Corvullb tlu-y may ride. In a Hpi'ciul car as far .ih Port bind, according to unnounce . innt today by J. II. Kei-ney- itecaiiKf of limited space, rail road officials reel that the slipl ents, now hoimi for the holiday, can be Riven, milch bi-lti-r accom-, modations on a speelal tar If 1li number of rcstTxallons wairant si'iullfift: one. Mr, Keeney ui t- h thai a'l st Jdents make their res- rvations as ouiekiy us nossibb Im'Mi tnjnyinn!KO tj,ut f poHHlbl a car can be clmrt(.red for the trip. F. A. Russell Promoted To Rank of Sergeant WASHINGTON (Special). By showing aptitude for his military duties. Til mure Alexiimbr KtiKSull. formerly of m flrande. Oregon, has been promoted to tho rank of sergeant In tile murine corps, ac cording to an official lint of pro motions recently received at ma rill' corps heaibiiiurler here. HerKeant Itusscll, who is a bro ther of Mrs. Jennie Klannery, 21'i7 i edar st red , m. CJ rn nde, Jolne 1 the murine corps In Ante jut, 'ri . 'or a while he was stationed at Parrls Inland. H. ( '.. later be bit i usfdiriied to rl lit v at Ouantico. Va.. j ,e laric mailnt corps post a f( w miles from Washington. When certain nun of that po- were recommended for promotion recntly. Sergeant Uussetl wus one of the murlnen s-'lcctetfl. NliciMHHlonh HcIIch i;blbttel I'KMiLKTON, On:, Frap rnents of the helium rhs ban, the itu loMlntf gray silk bff und a small piece of the itlu mln un frame of the giant dirigible HM-nandOHh I hat was wrecked H-pl ember an on deploy in the windows of local store. The souvenirs were ' obtain d by Itev. J. M. t.'ornelj(on Coolidpre Expects Iowa Meeting to Help Solve the farm Problem ; WIRES LEADERS OF HIS HOPES Several r Members of Con eress to Deliver Ad dresses to Conference During Day. UHB XIOINKS (By the Associ ated Press) President t'oolldge looks lo the farm marketing con ference here today to aid in working out a sound economic policy Vfor holding a corn sur plus", on which there will be a substantial -agreement, ."among farm interests." A ' telegram from the white house cloalng Willi these words was received by conference lead ers... IOWANS TA KJJC VIlOltKKM 1F-:H MOINKS (By' tho AHSoci ntl Press) I'm of corn BUKur; tho Jow-n wunho!inlitff crntlt act, a. mnrkntinfr schiktii suptfi-Htrd by K. T. Meredith, former st'crctHry of Dgrk'ultur, nml proposed fed crut' farm, aid legislation, heinj? conplnortMi lur today, ut a con fen'nrc of conRi (HHtm,n, farmir, business and laiior leaders. f who liopo to work out an ncfeptublc farm relief program Mr. AIor dith will Jo ou of tlm Hpcukt-rs. Kpiiutor .r r '' immins. U'.on- fressinAn .-' cer no of thr authors 'oi-iu corpor ation bill; and (.onffrewman l,, J. Ldckinson will tell'thv K'otip of federal IrKislatlon will bo here for tho conforenro. Oeorg:' KnhiiH, pntsident of 1h Bankfrn !.!,;; jnMuram com. piii;, .iak V ptm- for oitmiiw llllnn ttt r...ll.ct I el,.IU...i ah th . , . . c-ational catnpaiKn advert lin its use iind value. . Statu Hecrotary of ARrlcullufe (Continued on I'ago Five) 31 years needed to accumulate million Dollars l1('ST( X f Uy tjic Asxocialed ?ress) Thirty-one years ao u 1 4 -year-old apprentice mechan ic In the shops of the New York Central railroad told a little Kroup of ureitse-meared com paniuns , that when he had made u million dollars' he would retire. They lauj;hcd and told hhn he needed never worry over millionaire reLiement on bin 10 cent an hour wattes. Hut New Years day that mechanic will retire. - Me Ih ,lo i nph s. Donovan, preniilent of the I ronovan Motor Car com ically, iin aiiloniobibi disirlhiil Infi; anency. Eccentric Russian Poet Is Suicide in Moscow NKW YOltK. (liy Hie Aswiel uli'd I'resM) Sergei Ycsslnln, it. centric ilussliin poet, bus irommlt t:d suicide In Moscow. lie was the divorced hiiNluinil Isadore Ouneiin, classic dancer whose emulation of Terplsror'e while barefooted und in dishublle. made her famous. They married In l!ll' und his wile divorced him last year. At a jmrty here he whs di-clan'd to liavi. blackened Ills wife's eyes, preventing her from carrying out one of her dancing en gagements. Steadily At It For s 8 Years A I.n (raude bn-liirss tmut re marked the ollirr dny that In: i-nuie Ut l,a (ramie to niter budiiftt eight yeaiM ao and that ovory Ikmic nr The OIht mt Miicn thai (Iiih lias carried lilt advert (sen him. Hi say- thai cjw Ii cnr lia ."iMmn a Komtli ntilfl mm they niiivt Mtk new (tiaticrM ilurtiii; tho next jenr If llH-y cHft to 1111111110 the hM-reaiiiir ohimr uf iMislnft. AdvrrtNlMK hi The Xi-mti.t, plot arefitl wrlccli I'titonwnt, ha lMr ti hl ou.y nicaii of ifHilaet wltli the Mih Ikr. Hn altrilnitc a great BltHHftlL (if hl MHIt'M tit the aid Tlm hMrver hn-4 Riven m keeping hln iiaiiir lMforc Ih. pioh. Obserrfr Advfrtlilog A Merciiaodlsiotf berrlue." -How Bryan Memorial University Will Look II ci'c is dm ai'liltiH't'H thawing for Iliyan lmorlul miivcrsKy, Tittn., to CNimmi'inonito tlio gi-nt communer'a light lliei afcalimt E.RCARLETQN E! KI OKNi:. On (Special to Tho Observi) K. K. Carleton, of KtiRenr, loday announced his can didacy; subject to the approval of I ho voters of the Hepuhllcan party at the coming primary election. for the office of superintendent of public instruction, Mrs. Carleton submits 'bis can didacy and will make hla cam paign on the' ground- that ha Is TO CE rltted by training uml experience '"K oxcnsnire on a goiu i.i """end the shurp taco ot tlio lust it) for the position. For thirteen 1,8 return to virtual purity for tho dayB between Premier Mrllind und veins h vus ussislunt superlnten- flrat 8lnce l,1B wttr lm" bem leaders or tho majority party on dent of public Instruction, und for tn" outstanding monetury achleva- wncn he has relied in the chain two years wuh field represiMHatlvo """nt ot it year distinguished for bci. ot uL.,luti,.g. of tho M nlverslty of OreKon. ThrouBh these positions hn has become familiar wltlr the school problems of every section of tho stale..'.- i HIs nurlv youth wus spent In pr-un nallonB to begin preparutlons I.lnu jiounty. Oregon. After oom. ' shnlluf action. Laboring -jn-plu:',C ; nil of the worlt then otter- U"r If.ss , favorable Jlnanclul - and ed his. first -academic, training ut frnd' (losllloils, hoU'6VK sotntt 6f cd bis first ucademls training ut the continental, countries, such as the Hantliim academy. Lebanon. After Kiadi'iutlug tlierfrom. he at- tendeii the tlilverslty of Oregon 'valuing their currencies on a new and I'aeille university from which gold basis. latter institution he received tlie I wilh the uld of Ainei icon 'cre i A. H. degree. .Since this degree ' u,i loans, Belgium und Italy was conlerreu upon nim. he lias iiiKen pnsi grtiuuaie. .work at ho I. Diversity of Oregon.- Ills experience us Instrilelnr. ini eludi's work In tne ruriit scunois or tiregon as teacher, and as prln- Ktates satisfactorily funded -un1 clptil and superintendent of their budgets virtually balanced, schools ut Joseph, Albany and Ku-jboth governments urn merely gene., in addition lo serving Ihreo 'uwalting a propitious time -to -ile-vears as Instructnr ut, the Lincoln j vnloi lze their exchange on a ne v lllKh school .in l'orlland. basis. France, hindered by do- Mr. Curl, tun bus bed much niesllc financial difficulties and to do wltli the planning of the It he delay In settling Its Ainerl Htnte courses of study, working can debt, bus iiuidn less progress, out a standard for rural schools, b'tt hunkers bellevo that within Inspection of .high schools and promoting uilvnncud school legis lation. He has written many articles ou the edtieutinal system of Oregon, a numh"r of which have allraet- "d ll'ilifinal attention. One of ills recent articles n the .luurnal of i:d ileal ion. Boston, brought him u letter of eomiiK-ndutlnu from .tin! I nlli d States bureau of education, .li'..l'arlelon served us pre. sldenl or the slate Teachers usso- eliillnn, uud was for four years a tee. lie was director of the Oregon Kilm-atlnnal exhibil lit the Pana ma PtifUii xpasliliin at Sun Kranels'o ln l'lir, uud for light ye;irs wus In cluirge of the dll- (Conliliued on Page Five) Candidate I:. I', ( arleloti, ttf l.ti'ienc. who anriiMiiMf hi. i'nmliln-y fitr ( pi'iiiitcndent of imldlc Inst rue Uuu Ui Oit'ou (4Alay, '". ft- fi'u-J.Xt-) i Currencies Stabilized During Year Return of Gold Basis in England Outstanding Achievement of Period of Progress. NKW VOUIC (By tho AssoeluleJ l'ress). Ho-estubllshlnent ofstorl-l ln progress muuo ill uiiiiiiiii tho currencies of the -world. The success ot Oreut Uritulu In restoring und maintaining the gold standard lnflukneed other Kuru- I iieigium. I' l-ancn onu ttnty. are faced, with the necessity ot do- .already have made substantial progress In putting their financial ; houses In order preliminary to re-1 'storing the gold slundard, Willi tueii war dents to tlie Linile.1 , .the next year . the currencies of all three countries will bo estab lished on u new gold purity be low 5 cents. . (VMi.scrviitUcs Bring I'arlty I'llirly In I!I2R it becume uppar 'cnl that sterling wus Hearing tile end of Us long journey buck to par after the vicissitudes of war uud post-war depression. With the return of the conservatives to pr)iteul power ' In Ureal Britain, I t, exelmngf already hail scored H considerable recovery und at the beginning of the year It was o,uo'.- ed around 14.75. The new government, under Ihe irulilunee or ( iiiineelliii. or Ihe Kx. clie.iuer Winston Churchill, laid careful plans for the ro-estalillsh- 1'avls, Lowell, l ire., ann v ioiei ment of a free gold market In '''. Oorvnllls, and '. A. lieuder. Knglund and the progress of lls: Albany, and lOinmu M. Hinith, 1-c-pi-ngraiii was tuatfdied by a steady J bunon. rise in thu price of sterling, tln-l - " jsuiil precautions were tuken to Insure Ihe success of the venture. Hlr Montagu Norman, governor of tlio Hank of ICrigland, came lo Ihe I'lllted Hllltes and negotiated cred its of IJiMJ.OOtl.lliMI, of which 2DII -(100,(101) were supplied by the fed etal reserve banks ant lloo.oou.- .e. .. Thin, for fled, tlreat Hrlla'n mie in April iook inn important (Cnntlniiftd on Cave Five.) Roumanian Flood Toll Set at Hundred LiVCS VIKNNA (Hy tin Associated I'ress). (n'1 hindred liven have been lost In floods along the Rou manian frontier, according to tll.i , patches from Tordsd. I T'lood wati rs are declared to be h weeping bodleH and debris through the street of that cl'.y. A tragic case Is fold of a fam ily of five who took refuge on the roof of their homo only (o b for I off by f Iro which brohe out in the upper story. All uero drowned. 1A It IH, ( My 1 he Associated Presii) The flood situation, due to heuvy rainfalls und melting snow. In gelling wors. The. Hlv t It hone middenly started to rlne today. All low-lying lands around I t.yona are flooded the water form ii.fc a vubt lakt; iUrm miles wlUv. hhli is to bo built n(- Dayton, tho thoory of ovoltitloti. I PLAN S ACCEPTED 1'AIIIS (By Associated Press). The French cabinet today ugrecd to support mo nscai nivaaurea ui Flnnnce Minister Uouiner. The ministers unanimously np proved of ' his scheme for balan?. ing tho b ldget and stabilising the franc and nuinorizea me iiiiuncs miniBter to introduco tho plan in purllttmcnt. i,.nrfav's ileelslon brouirht' lo an 1R. HWKKJIKV I.MMCTW " .MI.DI'tlltl) ' (AIM Dr. C'liurk-S T. .Swifiicjv viiinihient hwiil phj- I ""'" I"" im' 1 'J' J; It RCtTrui iru" link i. n-immn - wi Weiliiesflay mill iunI public- tu- .lo. Tli J...ll. t...cn.t ..rise, fr.m '"""""VI: """"'.I' "V. " trial r Oincr? W. .Mnipliy, con- ..if H.n.luln.M.l.tll. f.lM (111. 111. loui-,! iM-nllng ' ailiiiinl.'-teied ill's. 1 , Murphy, fi-oni which she- illcil. Hv?eiiiy was rcleaseil tin $2,1)tM IhiiuIh. (xioi.iiitii; iii'itvi;i I'l.YMIII Til, Vt (Al') While Hie colllllllnil of ol. .lobll .S)l hlgc, the prcshli'iit's rather, is in IMirtlil iliipioveil tmlny, .lls phy sician, siiiil that it Is liupnibablii that be will fully recover the usu of Ills lower limbs. The colonel litis Ix'cii iinubli) to walk fur wv lu'iil days. IN'VITI'X IJiSI'I'XTIOX NI'.W VOItlt (AP) W. W. lllK- lis H-xikcNiium fur tlm nntlirac to iM-nitiirM coiircn'iK'O nml chair- man of lis iHnntlutliitf cumiiilttcc, sum toilny mo H-mion . willing to oihii their books lo pub-' lie insm-cMon. J'orllaiulers Licensed to Marry ALBANY, Ore.,- Marriage lic- enses were Issued here to H. It. Oroves. of Portland, and Llcunor Kverelt, lvibunou; Monroo It. ''ooley, sludent at North Pacific Hentul college, porllaild. and Ver- nlla lieVaney, Albany; Llle Alger XTRA Seeress Looks Into The Future-Sees Prosperity LONDON (lly Ihe Associated 'Press). llrllMi wsiiiy ts agnill ,.,, w,.ihl.r n bride l.us r i r... n... Piinei. of Willi-.' Tho Nperuhilion follow the -imiiiicentciit Dial I'l'lm Alrid, ulccn of the kJuir of Sweden, who ' lmmr.i.Hy imput-ir with Uln lieoige mill (iieen .illir, is io oe a Kiie-d nl Ittickinuhaiii as mmui a tin H'i'iiNl of iitourtiliiK f"r lon Ker Eileen Alexnmhu cml. (IVv t.eoro l.rill) W A H H I Nd'I'ON ( N KA Hpcci.il) Lint to the words of the p o phetiHSl "The air will hi fllbd with flying ships, our people will lie content, peace will .soothe all nations, the sellers nnd the buy erf of acres In the land of flowern will pronper, the Prime, of Wales at lat will marry and deulh will strike a great king." Thene are a few of the tilings that will happen in ltZ. Ju.-d. wait uml see. If you have any superstitions at ull. If you ever crosjud u k"P's palm wild Oliver, or watvhed our nlep on Krldny tho thirteenth, or knoked on wood, or gu2ctl lit a mirror on llaliuwc'tn litre jiuty wheeler is wiiiio iii long fight Senator ' from Montana Absdlved of All Blame by High Court INDICTMENTS ARE WIPED OFF BOOKS Edwin S. Booth and Gor don Campbell Also Giv en Clean Bill of Health Today. :.. WASHINGTON (By the Asso ciated Press) Renator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, today won a long light to .have all charg is agulnst him by the government wiped off tha books. Tho District pf Columbia su preme court upheld the contention by Whcelor, who has already been acquitted In Montana, that , a conspiracy indictment : returned ukalnst . him here. ' Should . ba UMhBH. A demurrer to the indictment. fll(,d hy wheeler'a counsel, wa upheld. Other Freed. The court also threw out Indict ments against Edwin 8. Booth, former solicitor of tho Interior tlopartment, and Gordon Camp bell, of Montanu, indicted jointly with Wheeler, Tho government charged that (Continued on Psjrs Frr.)- Ore; (By the. Ami- elated rress).-r'hl ieotlon of thff Wlllaniette valley this moralnr ex perienced tho coldest weather of The official tbermomc-- tnr registered 26 degrece abovo zero, the lowest point touched in 1 u5 CIIICAGO (By the Associated Press). Tho holiday ' zero wavo which overspread almost the en tiro country was broken Monday. While cold weather. In many sections below the season's nor mal, Is expected for a-day or two, the backbone - of -the. wave wus smushed when changing - winds thro-jghout tho middle west caus ed the mercury to. start a climb that did not atop until It haj cleared the zero mark by a com- . fortable margin. y -. .. .. A loll of unward of two scorn . of lives, a property loss from firev estimated ut one. million dollar-1 n (.nl(.ugo uone; anij lutdrforenco wlUl telephone facilities and wire , 00n,,1)Unicuti0ne, wore recorded, ! , . MIDWEST COLD Tho, ,ur(fl,st Qoath toll was- tn f.h,CUKO wner9 D-rKna died In y four days. In Ohio 1J deaths were attrib uted Indirectly to cold weather, most of them asphyilatlons. Weather forocasta Indicated moderating weather continuing Tuesday and that It ' Is moving eastward rapidly. The cold wave, before it had been partly checked, finally extended from the' Rocky mountains to the Atlantic sea board with tho coldest points in the northeast and northwest. be a chanco to juitlfy your faith in the super-natural. An If you are skeptic and say all fortune telling la the bunk, maybe these predicitlonswlll pro our points. In either case, this forecast will be Interesting to check, on a yesr from now if you Iihvo saved It. The seeress Is Mrs. Marina maybe thene predictions will provo conHitltants In thiugs occult tn tho nation's capital. Her method ts astrology, coupled io personal readings with psychology, Hh I hati been nuking tha stars about the New Year. I'twtn Krrryw Imto "The Influence of Venus will bo predominant und controlling; al most throughout 1926." say Mrs, Hpncer, one of thu best known quiet und prosperity nverywherr, so far as it L possible to gener alize for the whole world. Tho signs are wonderfully favgrnblo for America In particular. "The mittd Htatea Henate will not agree to our joining the world court, without very extremo rc nrrvailnnH . The ailmlntstrutlim fax bill will be adopted by the .Senate with but little change from (Coutinuwi on Vt Flvt.) 'si. 3-r :' i'.-r X
