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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.)
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