La Grande evening observer., December 30, 1925, Image 1

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VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA UK;DE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 68
PEDDLER'S
i
COMMISSION
RUNS HIBH
Investigation Here Shows
Canvassers' Profits
Are Not Small
GOODS NO EQUAL
TO LOCAL STOCKrf
"Canvassing Is ' a Great
Graft," Says La Grande
. Man -.Who Was in tho
Game Once.
The amount of house to house
canvassing in J.u Grunde has in
creased to -such proportions that
merchants as well ns a mimbiT
of disinterested citizens arc agreed
Dint some measure-should be tak
en -to combat the evil.
1 Nothing beyond a campaign oC
.cduculion would be necessary, they
believe;' since the housewives' and
office- workers who patronize the
peddler do mo for lark of iieuuoln
lunce with his methods and the
obvioiis disadvantages "of trading
with liim. ,
The goods lie sells, It lias been
found -.on investigation, ' do not
euual in nihility the merchandise'
cnirlod by the local si ores. Thntjcd lit 111.. Oregon Stole Teachers'
aside from the ntiestion of .scr-1 association convention now bcintr
vice and reliability. . . j held In rortlund. Ore. Among thosi
'.Moreover, the Investigaiion It In -attendance' are: K. A. Sayre.
Is snid has revealed the peddler .county school superintendent: J. T.
oiierating on n. high commission J Longfellow, superintendent of local
basis greatly in excess ot the nor-' schools: Mrs. liny Duncan, of Ihe
nisi merchandise profit.. This, is; rove schools and un ardent boost
necessary, the Investigators de-cr for nil Kiislcrn Oregon normal
clare because hi makes a limited school, in this county: and several
number of calls and can do but a others. .. Mr. Longfellow's photo
fniull volume ot business In com- graph was prinled In one of the
pnrison of tho volume handled byil'ortlund newspapers yesterday,
lite stores. The peddler must look The convention will close Thurs
for. his profit on one. item, while 'day, permitting those In attendance
the' hUii-c - has a wide vuiiety and ; to reach their homes by Now Year's
aocu not. dejichd on-jt. single lmojduy.
ot goods. . i
' ('ommihions Hull Hi(,li
On actual check of tlm propos
ition made to peddcm by tho
manufacturers for house, to house
work, the Investigators found thaX
tlii- communion ranges fronv 40
to 75 per cent of his ricclpt. The
larger organizations. nationally
Known, malnlain district man
agers over their ennVnasers, and
tluy,alMb receive heuvy conimlH-
(Cnnllnued im Vskp F'.
I
It is II iistom or the Chrlslliin
ehureli to have "lloine I'oiuinc"
duy tin- flr.l Sunday of the new
yj'iir for the purpose of reorKunlz-
.. ii... .-..i-li.nu .li.tiitrl imntH of thi
church. This day will he observed
Hunday ill ihr fhrimiini church
here vlth un nll-ilny m
Una. The
Iti'V. tl. V. luinn, of Ni wliere, Ore.
iron, who will collie to La tlra.nde
1) take Hie place of III" Itey. O.
V. Jon'H. 11a punier of the chilreh.
will occupy Hie pulpit for tho flint
time until day.
The iil'-ctlei- will 'beRlll In the
liforniim at :4."i o'clock with Hun
day Hcliool, followeil by the rcRii
lar rliurch nervicea. l.unch will
lie pcrveii at noon and the. after
noon Mill ll-. devoted to Welcoming
I lie new minister, pliinnlni; the
work, for the cumiinK yeur and
ebctinir ofric. rs for the various
departments. Mr. Iiunn will also
preach ut the cvcniim church serv
ices. .Mr. 1 Mill 11 has been paslur of the
Christian church at Ncwberg for
the past year. Trevlous to that
time he was connected with the
Illble university at Spoliune, Washington.
CHURCH PLANS
ALL-DAY It
Central Europe Flood
Situation
Garment Factory Opens;
Located on Fir Street
A new- baslnes concern that is
now In existence in 1 Grande is
n grm-n( fiictory. located t 212
Fir street where Ihe Knterpr.se
tiiHrket fornu rly hud Ms quarters.
It Is announced by the proprietors,
Mr. and .Mrs. C. S. Shultl.
Although the business Is still In
Its Infancy, m gKd start has been
made aircordlng to ' Mr. Hhultx,
who states that latpr. as the vol
ume of trade Increases, uddltlons
Trill be made with the view of bet
ter ai-rviue uiul tuuiuuielit.
Successor
(.corxc i-;illo((, assistant illm lor
of public safety, has lMen ap
imintcd to succeed General .Smcri
Ic'y Puller uh head or the. I'liUn
dolphin Mlki. . . y
T
I
O.S.T. SESSION
Pulon county is well represent -
M-;V IMXWIli TAX lI,ANNi:i
POHTI.ANU, Ore (Uy the Asso
clftted PrefH) 7 A Mate income
lax from which 50 per cent of the
derived revenue ahall he used foi
cd uca t ion In Oregon wuh ' fa vored
y est erda y 1 y the 0 regun Si a tc
Teachers A.sHocialiun In Kession
here. -A comnilMi;c will conft-r
with 1 he Grantee, unci! her .state
wide orffHiiijciitlon which favors
tax revtsion, to draft a hill In lie
placed, on the IiuIIuIh In the Nov
ember election. ''
Sigma Nu Brothers
I Gather at Pendleton
Nine fraternity men from li
Grande joined their Sigma Nu
ItmlJiers of Wallu Walla. Wnsh..
and J'eiidleion for the annual bau
i at Hie Pendleton llKs' club
rouiiiH last evening.
O. A. ('. and the universities of
Oregon anr Washliifflon and Iduho
wert represented In the cimipnny ol
'la that assembled, l'ciidletun men
were the hosts. In former yea ru
bunqu- ls haw been held In I41
Onuidi'. -
' .... .... .",
mem)
litis HTiion wen1
liivton Sti'iirns.
Iltiymoiid rayton, Alviin llunler.
l.yle Kiddle, llcrt 1'nekir. J. II.
Meyers. Iluck Knitlit. Kloyd .Smith
and J-red K. Kiddle.
Royalty Displeased
With Astrid Publicity
1.1 N I K)S Ity tln Assoi-lat' d
1'n-ss) The wide publicity given
the proposed visit to llucUlnichiiiu
palace uT lVtiic ss Astrid, of Hwe
dn. nppiir'-ntly has dispn-awd
court ilrcbM. which have let It be
known that the king and uucen
have no knowledge of such a plan.
The Swedish b-gatlon also tm
nounced It has no connection with
the mil. Ilea' Ion of the report.
which connected I'riueess Aslrld's
name with that of the l'rlnce of
Wales.
Grows Worse
V A K I H (Ity the Associated
I'reH9i rioods In Central Uurop
i"
Increasing In thlr raviiges.
ry hour brings news of add)
tional rivers overflowing their
banks.
Transytvtinla, Westi-rn I tollman
la, and Lastern Humrury are being
disastrously affected. I'll laging
has begun and the Itoutmuiliin gov
ernment has proclaimed murtiiil
law.
An accurate estimate of driiths is
lltnOSHible but undoiltdedly Ihv
will excied 2. .Material loss l
kceedlngly h av. Thousands of
horses, cattle, and other livestock
hav been drowned.
lielgrade is threatened by the rls-
C1TYWJLL
CELEBRATE
i'26 ARRIVAL
Watch Parties, - Dances,
and Cantata to Usher
in the New Year
HAPPY, PROSPEROUS
SEASON EXPECTED
Progress, Made During
Present Year. May Be
Surpassed in Coming
. Months in La Grande.
Watch pari leu throughout the
Ity. a. final dance, at this country
club limine which will 'pans from
tho po.sHcH.siou of the organization
January 1, and un elaborate ae
red cantata at the 1 !,,.. taber
naclo in tho early evening of New
Ycary.s 'lay will mark tho pacing
of the old and the arrival of tho
new year in La Grande.
The general ' opinion la that 1j
Grande and its citizens have much
to look forward to In Wie new
year. With tlm formal opening
of the Mt. Kmlly Lumber company
not far distant, further growth in !
iMipuiunon, unci more const ruction
ind municipal Improvumcnts in
view, - the community Is, assured
of a prosperous year.
H will be a Joyful city Unit witr
Treet the year of !'.:!; one that
had u great year in 1325 and
which looks forward to -an even
greater In 1320.
Many Soi-ial i:cnts
The watch parties, of course,
will be legion. Hardly a elllaen
will retire before (he year's cour-
Is run, and the great majority
will participate In some aocinl
event of the evening.
Muny of the church Huddles
'ire -making preparations for af
fairs b.IphV wlth "prgunlzatluiur of
to . religious affiliations. r. "W.
T. I'hy will hold open House at
Hot Lake New: Year's afternoon.
The feature event of the eve-1
1
front Iniiorl on Piicn Pivn.)
BOYS AND GIRLS
ORGANIZE TWO
ni.TTUS! AT COVIiT'no""'1''1 lodav.
, -mm. .... . u, "We have only about u. weeK un.
' - I til we play our first scheduled panic
The boys nmi irirlH id I'uve inter-1 Wallowa here .(an. X and l want
"Sled in livestock club work, with lo find out. Ihe finality of our men,"
t heir parents and a number, of the i explained the nienlor.
roiiitiiunily iiiel last iiiKht. lo renr- The l,a Grande siiuail will mo
ranlze the clubs there. A dalry!tor lo North I'ewdcr Hatilrday, the
air club was formed with fifteen Ill-Hads to furnish curs,
members. .Miss llnrothy Mills wasj Alumni players furnished oppo
'leeled presnJent. Also a lilir club sition for u, iiracllce Kiime at the
was ori?an).ed with Hven inciiile'rs hiKti school gymnasium tills ufter
mil with Miss I'ariuen Daniels j noon.
'll'ler. Alioui lie penpn in icnui -u
in- i,i,..ti,iB. in.ii it. (i. Av -
!ry. county arfent, of l.a f,raiile,
liurine the ev. nlnk- an Inler. i - .l -
IjlK talk was Kiveli by H, .1. All.-n.j
now a farmer mar I'ove, bul fur-1
inerly county ai?ent of I'arK county. I
"1"
R. F. Peterson on Trial
In Justice (Jourl Now'
The sliile's row au'iilnst It. K.
Peterson, cha.uing him with driv-
ng while IntfixicMte.l, la le ing irb d i nv chnnics and anatomy, he e
y a jury In Justice llufh .;.clared. ,
Itrady's court this arternoon. J t.
i. Kitchi-f is counsel for tie i. -
fnndant. Tie- stale Is represent, d
by Carl tl. Ib-lin, district allorney.
Karl Stream, (org Stager and I
Chester (iarlty, surveyors eniptoy-
1 at Pilot Kock Ity the slate hiifl, -
way commission, wre lit the light
ar I'elerson Is alleged to have
struck as his automobile swerved
across the highway near Perry af -
driving into the bank on the:
other side.
Stream's macbiiif' was knocked
through the guard rail and just
missed dropping over a 7".foot em
bankment, according to Sergeant
I . Lieuallen, I'etidh.lou officer.
who made the u Trent.
Coldest Weather This
Month 21 Decrees Alme.
AIMioiikIi nutiiy eKixi-riM were of
(he opinion Uuii thi morning was
ih" cold'-Bi of lh wlntT reason to
late, a clu-ek of the govern im-nt
i hermometer ovr the nmnletpal
iMillding. hMow1 that Mm mini
mum mark during the nluht wa-s
only 21 degreen above, one
di-gn-e higher than th cold
( wath'-r, r'tristt-nd late In
November. night, howver,
wan th- r.ld"'fit tn 1 leeember,
whleh haj yet to beat Un- Jin-above
mark niH'li' lal month. At nine
n'eloek thb morning Ihe th-r-inorn'tT
mod at 2i d'r'S
abov. Htiortl' afl'rwardn It le-gHn
ellfnbing fleaItiy. Influcneetl hv
the nunxhine coming down through
a elondleH aUy.
Many who hum lived in 1 tiion
county many years d'Tlari that
jo far thin winter In a reord
breaker an far nn warm wee t her
May Curtail
Foreigners'
Privileges
Diplomats in Washington
Are Worried About
Their Liquor Ujiclc
Sam May Interfere.
(Hy Charles l. Stewart)
WASHINGTON NKA Special)
Tho nature of their official
status doesn't permit members of
the diplomatic corps here even to
look Interested in anyjJiint? Con
gress doed, hut the. truth ii they'
ve considerably perturbed by the
representuliveH to cut off their
drinks.
In all the.I'nlted Slates 1i1ki
power beverages urn legally avail
able only in tho Washington em
bassies and legations.
Theoretically they're foreign
territory. .Within their portals
lhUor may flow frealy, regardless
.of the eighteenth amendment and
Itho Volstead law combined. It lias
Ma get thore, however, for this
are forbidden, no more drinks.
Suppose such a rule goes into
effect.
The diplomats wiil be en-'
titled to keep the yUicks of wet
goods they have on hand at the
! une,. to consume them and to
servo them to their friends. Hut
they won't last long, even though
huge stores he laid In advance.
An cmhaxsy'H alcoholic reauiro
ments are tremendous. As the
only oases In the land, they're ex
pected to bo lavish In their refresh-
ment of nil and sundry of their
visitors. A drink Is the first thing
the caller at a diplomatic residence
looks for when he arrives, tho last
thing he takes before his departure,
and he's "disappointed IT sev
eral haven't been interspersed be
tween these two.
IT supplies, once exhausted,
can't be renewed on a permit -basis,
the diplomatic community will
have to go dry or patronize, boot
leggers, like ordinary folk.
:
Some hitherto lint. I. -i bnski tball
J men wilt br Mi'iil tnlo t .r piilrlice
iKiime wllh North l'owilir at that
llilaee-Satliriliiy. t'oaell Itelinell un-
i ,
ijioofs in Prospect
TI T,
! Or IhC UUniail liaCC
..
,, .A,.,,, IUy ,,. Xssociiile.l
,'. , .'.,(,., hav(. hwt(t
Instead of fi
I If the present sy-
slein of shoe manurtiel tiring and
fitting is net Improved. Ir. II. W.
Uvnum, of .Mem phis, Ten a., told
it be Chicago college of osteopathy
i today. '
1 "'" 'I1' nwh for style, our
vmiaie eery principle . oi
j , 1 Tl 1 '
' i lamai ii fans ivaaio
; pnri Vln. i ioul nrl
uiwuwuivw
KLAMATH) l' LLH. i tre ( Uv t he
i ANSoeiate.i resk .lullus Muel-
er. 32 was kllle tuslaiitly bite
, yesterday when a raillo aerial lie
was Installing cunie In coniact
jwlth an ehclrlc wire carrying A,-
any volts.-
t .. .... ,
1926 A Big
Business
Year.
i;ierthlng lmlh'nte Impifnetl
(fimlltliHiH for llin .New Year
nml the iinwl faornble bul
IieM tollinw IliriHIglUMlt Hie
iouiilry mIiht" the? World ar,
la-tern Clregtiii will Im im v
ifpthHi ami )ihi will naturally
m-imI ottr minify wlllt the
hiislnetM man whu kiept ihi
faiftantly In fori mil alMitit hi-
gMMH, hi arrtlee, ami liK
iHi", The litiolnew liwn whfi
appretinle Hielr mMirtiinlly
fiHit will site lm-i-fjL4-t atten
tion ta ptitdlHly during the
fiiilng year. .Nevir hfniT
ttmr (Im) Initl ntallalile nn
i it 1 1 phi e a wrtlri- nor mh-Ii
tilgh reailer-Interest at ia li a
low naileriTrt.
Obaerfpr Advertising
i A (aferciiaudiUi fitjrrlce.'
LH S. TO PLAY
t flflMFltwa tp mi tim. wm wm
nun 1 11 1 uiiULll
T
E
Assassin Is Captain Lu,
Son of the General
' Cheng, Murdered
NEW GOVERNMENT
FORMED AT PEKING
Establishment of a New
Cabinet and Selection
of Premier May Add to
China's Stability.
PKKING (Hy the Associated
Press) General Hsu Cheng, popu
larly known as "Little Hsu," was
shot and killed ut the Lung Fung
rullwuy station last night.
The" assassin,' Self proclaimed In
a country wide munifeslo, wus Lu
Chen it W11, captulu in tho national
people s urmy, and son or General
Lu Chlcm Ching, whom Little Hsu
shot In Lu's garden at Tientsin In
1918.
Captain Lu, who apparently has
not been arrested, declared his uct
was in revenge for his father's
murder.
Lu is a cousin of Marshal l
Vu Suiting, "Christian general
Hsu had Just returned from t
tour of the United States and Jap
an where he studied political, eco
nornlc and military affairs for the
feking government.
He wuh onco private secretary to
Tuan Chi Jul, present chief execu
tive. WASIIINO'I'ON (Hy the ABSOel
ated Preaj.) KHtnbliahmenl of
reaponalble cabinet as a portion
a. II.A ......tl.ln.... ... Ilia ....n.'t-
tHlnntil irnvi.rninf.til Hi T'f.klnir. Iiilh
1 been . nrnoluimeu hy the chief exe-i
!;'illlvr-'riian :iilWul. . AUnlnterl
Mae.Murray reported tfueBUay to
the atate department. he change
wan inaue in i, series , ol i inn'.
nuindates, til which Tuan ndmit.
ted his failure lo carry out his
plans for political reforms, and
the state department. The. change
country, the report wild.
1'nder these inundates llau Hlilli
Ylnis. who served us chief secret-
ury of the oiKanljiallon conferen-
III I'eUlllB this year, is appoint-
ml premier, Minister Miic.Miirru.v
said this appointment was under.!
stood to have, the approval of
Murshalt l-'eni Yu-Hsialiir, nilli
tary dleliitor of tile PrklliK-Tien-esln
uren, and of, the -political
purty, Kuo Mlnlallfr.
LEGLESS MAN AND
BLIND MAN SAVED
FROM HOTEL FIRE
I'OltTI.ANIl, Ore. (Hy the As
inflated l'ress) ( lilesls at u. tout''
Isl hotel nu Kirst slreel were rout
ii from their beds early today hy
I
,1 lire which sent a. dense smoke."" ' 10 ""V".;!; for,,1n-
,i...i. i iiHi.... ' ally dedicated January a:t. 1 he
thrntiKii the buildiiiK.
ral Kiusts.
l-'lreiiieil reSCU"d Sevr
liifludiiipr ii blind and lefrless man
The IiIukc started from u heat.
(UK pluul in the basement. Hev.
eral stores in tile buildiiiK weri
daliiaited. The total loss is esll.
muted at $311.0110,
Girls Admit They Do
iSot Use Cigarettes
Ni:V YdltK (Hy th" Awoelaled
(reus) - A Motion pieiure dlrecitnr
reet-lved Ihe mirprlae of hla
wlwn 2H out of 3' "extra" Klrl
employed In a new Metro (loldwyn
Mayer proctuetton. In a aeenit II
, in a menir can -
pera, admltled ihey did not know
how to fcmoke clKaretta.
I'KKSSUS J'Ot .Ml JiACKI.NU
l'OUT WOltTH. T"x. (AP)
l''rei'.lng tem perat urea have led
three Kurt Worth glrla to write
Poller chief Henry l-ee anonymoiiH
ly tor permission to wear boy'a
trouwrK. Thin, lhy lal limit i-d,
uould allow them to wear winter
length underwear, a problem not
no i-Hnily aolvi'd with Mhe'r how.
vlmble lu th- kn-e or thereabout;.
( hlif I.--.. Ktipulated that Ihe
petltionera reveal (heir Idtrntllieii
before he glvea tin; renaal "due
eonHideration."
(iltAI.NO i IIAIlt.l.M WAIVi;i
W AW I U NO-TON. (API A n or
dr waiving graxlng feen In nat
ttiinil forefda in the south wewterit
I area, whleh haH Huff red severely
frorn drouth In the If ust few years
has been lud by W. It. One(ey,
chief Of the forest Service, Hfler
a conference, with Heeretary Jar
dine. The area affected lies In Ariz
ona, central and western New
: Mexico and soul hern I'tah.
, amounting to about twelve million
acres. (if f trials estimated that
about $;!2'Mo" In prospective
Itfrustiuy Ctcy wail luwlvcd.
"Brotherly Love"
If , , tr , k
l- ' y i
WnP) WW!
'I'hriHi riirniiw In tlio stinnite "iiroinnrijr love" case of l-nocuix,
Ail.. Itlll 1 ji rein.1', rltflit, is to hung for a murder wliltii Ills
.sIMit, J'ay, Ciene, III, iloclareH llielr Imxhor, Babe, ooiiiiiilKod.
Uabc says- lilll In slilelilhui lilm but Hill will not admit It.
ADMITS 'JOBS'
RFPI1RF I1FRTH
I'OHTi.ANIJ, Oro (Hy tho Asso
ciated Treis) liny Trask, con-
fessed robber, who waa Bhot by u
pollccmun lust Monday when lie
resisted arrest, died curly toduy of
tho wounds. .....
I lt,.rore his dealt, lie 'slirned a
Ktutumt-nt confession to jobbery
ot nlon, niun a score local stores.
i ueclured -ho Was asaisted ' by
N,,,l Hahunibonv. wlin was call.
ircd-by officers Monday nlijlit.
, t
ii '
E
L
Willi thn Telocaaet KraiiRe hall
pra.etleally completed ariatiKeinenta
"Iul" " "HI nd an offlclul
.' " u..iv..
will iiIho' ha prem-nt from Hakor
ami Wallowa eonntleH, ncHldes mo
GRIG
BUILDS
01: HALL
majoniy 01 KninKea m hub coumy.il(M (J t ?ta(M),000.
the
new n ii 1 1 in iiii u un im mm
Ktale Inastmij h an It la hullt of loftn
fotlowlnir 1 1i it H wed lull alyle of
architecture.
"TelocaHel. Ih one of ih'' BliialleHl.
aKcicultural dlatrlctH In the coun
ty," V. It. Oekelwr, of thlti city,
nlaten "and tint completion of the
new hall hIiowm what can he hc
compllHhed ly Ihe peopl'i work lap
toffther In the jrrHiiKP."
ln January It the grange; will
hold a dance and supper, the pro-
, . ... ...
Ing for new
building.
Miners and Operators
Fail to Agree on Plan
NHW YOltK, (Uy Hit Aasoel-
ated Press TIip Joint conference.
of miners and operators adjourn
ed at midnight without agreeing
on a plan of nettieinenl of the un
thracltu strike. k
Afljournment was taken until t
p. m. today, when disruptions
will be resumed on various plans
of settlement, submitted to the
conference.
Thermometer Hovering
!..!.... . t..:..
JJVIOW I IVMIIIg ""ll
AI.HANV. (mi. (lly III" Associ
ated l'ress) The tempeiutiirn here
last night registered above Bern,
one degreo colder thun ihe preced
ing night.
2ii aiiovk AT i;lfii:.M-
l:i (1KNK, tire. (Hy the Assoel
ated I'ressl A nilnlmum temperu
turn of 19 uliovo was registered
lierv lubt uilflit. '
XTRA
MIEKIFF lNMUKKD.
tIAKKH, Oiw. (Al) Sheriff
Henry McKlmioy and two 1
l'rnnli I,lttleflcl.t and Arthur Horn-1
amnvifif ww arriouidv injured la
tlm explosion of a still tliey w
ruliliiiK last nlKht in the bills near
lluntlnxtuu, Ore.
ISStKN WARMXti,
HUSTON (Al) Senator tiap
pcr, ltcpiilillcan, or Kansas, Issued
a wnrniug toduy that unlcMi the
tariff Is made to apply to agricul
tural crops Its protection probably
will be removed from manufac
tured products.,
11AMHTS OltTAI.V I1,000.
KANSAS CITV (AI) Four
bandits obtained about $17,000 III
silver mid currency today lu a ilar
iiiK holdup of tlio Arxylv slate hnnk
In the downtown business district.
Scores of persons were passing the
bank at the time. Tho bandit
inliiKlcd Willi Ihe crowd and es
caped In ail mitoinoblle.
, I,o.rt).N (Al") Tho actliltles
of the American coast guard and
prohibition uitciils un; mainly ne
vpcinslhle Mr the uppcarunon In
bliiikl'iiitcy ciiiilt today or Sir llrod
crick llurtwcll, l:iiKlauirs rum nm-
nlmi liucon, sir llroilcrlck tuild (hut
,.,,,:, B111.Mf shipment
of n,,,,,,,. to ,,e red Slutw, one
j,!,!!,,,,,.,,! nf ;(,ot)0 inw wuh ael.
, .... niitlMirltw-f. He (htlniaUtl
KAI.KM. He.-IO. PlekeiiH, Paul
Inn Parker and Waunetu AtiHtln of
Uugene, . who were arrewted hero
on a chargo of causing a dlaturb
Iiiili! in ai local reataurant, ware
turned over t.o the I-anc county of-
flclala. It waa aald that the trio Ifl
wanted In J.ane county on charges
of delinquency.
Outlaw Willing To Hang
To Save Young Brother
I'HOKNIX, Ariz. (NUA Spoclnl)
Denth for himself or death for
his "kid brother?"
Illll Lawrence, Oklahoma des
perado, Ims chosen to place the
hitnlfmsirs noose iiroulid his own
neck nitlier limn lo compel his
younger brother to tuko his place
on Hie Kllllo-.vs" Irsp.
Milt Hill's slKler, m-year-nld Kuy
Oene. Is Irylng lo save his life by
proving that llnbe l,uwrence, Ihe
"kid brother." and not Hill, killed
I'ollcemun lliio llurch.
The girl has spent monllis Iruv.
ding between two prisons the
ArUonu prison ill Florence., where
Hill awaits death, and Ihe Texas
I state in
prison, v. here Habe Is serving
ar,.y..r sentence for robbery.
Inally she hroOKht buck from
llio Texas prison a confession innde
by her yomiKer brother. Habe. told
her.'sbe wiM. that It was he and
not Illll who killed llurch.
"Hill shielded me," the girl said
l'- r brother told tier. "When we
were running away, lie pushed me
In front so tli.it any bullets might
strike him and not me.
"And when they arrested ns ho
shielded me agsln. Hill said he
lirtU tuu shut tliat killed llurch.
LESS WHEAT
PLANTED III
THISSTATE
Eight Per Cent Decrease
in Seeding of Winter
Grain in Oregon
IDAHO PLANTS SAME
ACREAGE AS IN 1924
Washington Area Falls
from 1,240,000 Acres in
1924 to ,955,000 Acres
This Winter.. '.
POMTLA.ND, Or. (By the As.
aoctatPd Press) Seedtni of winter
whom in Oregon thi fall appear!
to bo only about 98, per cent of the
acreage seeded a year aro, ay P.
Kent, statistician; United States
dopartment of agriculture. This
estimate Is based upon reports re
ceived from nearly .100, farmers lo
cated lu all of the principal wheat
producing counties of the state.
Revised estimates, fiased upon
the results of the 1C8 farm census,
place the acrcare seeded to win
ter wheat In the fall f ml, at
1,000.000 acres, hence tho acreage,
seeded this full ta placed at 920,.
000 acres. The condition of the
growlnir crop on December 1, 1926,
was estimated at it per cent of
normal, compared with 87 per cent '
lust year, and a-.tch. year average
on December 1, of 91 'per cent.
The United States acreage is es
timated at 911 per cent of last year,
or 19,(40,000 acres (ompared with
33.9BU.0U0 acres" seeded In tho
I fall of W)24. Condition of the
I United States crop la estimated at :
"z-7 Pf " ompre4..wim l :
er cent ltt year, and a ten yeae,
f. 4.9v per cent,. The ;
Wa"h'nton l" "'' Pl
r cn4Wpn-of ft -
!. ' . J1 " j.MP ;
'""J"", r1".. i
per cent. The Idaho state acreage
la placed at the same figures as
lust your, 478,000 acres, with a con
dition ot 92 per cent compared with
u condition flguro of 8t . per cent
a yeur ago. , i ' ''.
Weather Is Hindrance.' '
Tho crop reporting board, United
States departmeht of agriculture,
has released the following . coni-
(Cnntlnued pn Page Five.! ' ,-
MINNEAPOLIS (By tho AbsocN.
ated IrcBB) Two mn are dead
and two are seriously wounded, the
reault of a ffUtv flfht here last
nlRht after an atUmpted holdup.
Michael Lawrence, 67.. veteran
Ipollce aorKeant, waa shot and killed
by Htanley Hluefcn, convict, who In
turn wan mortally wounded by an
other policeman. 1
Hernard Wynne, pitrolmau, rc
coivod four-bullet wounda tn his
legs and A. Manchester, grocer,
wun wounded In the abdomen. .
Doth Wynne and Manchester
were shot by Slbean. 'i
The fight atari cd when Slboan
attempted to hold up Manchester's
atom, .
,nill didn't flro anr shots.1
Tho girl's affidavit was sent to
tho warden of th Arizona prison.
HOLD-UP ENDS
IN TWO DEATHS
lie asked Dili for tho truth. ' ,
The elder brother smiled grimly,
scribbled a note and handed It to
the warden, '
"The statements may be true or
not. I will leave my message lo
world when 1 go. Then I will
prove to bo a man and not an out
law." And Hill slumped back Into the
sllenco lie has maintained since a
Jury decided that ha must hang
Juntlary 6.
"It makes no difference which
killed Hurch." says Hill's attorney,
I,, f, McNnbb, who Is making a fin
al attempt to have tho United
Htutes supreme court step Into too
cusc.
"The plain fact Is that the shoot
ing was justified. Burch was known
us . a dangerous pollcemun. Tho
boys thought he meant trouble and
llurch was killed boloro ho could
kill them."
Hut mil sits In Ihe denlh cell and
smiles grimly. Ho might escape
the noose at Ihe expense of his "kid
brother," but Insteadi ho keeps
slleutu. '
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