La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 13, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITIO N THE WEATHER ' PORTLAND CAP). Ore gon: Generally fair tonlrbti and Thursday except pron ablo raina Thursday In the northwest coaat portion. VOLUME XXIV. MK.MIIKII ASSOCIATED PItKSS LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1926. . MEMBHR ASSOCIATED TRUSS NUMBER 80 1. . I 1926 LEVY Ill COUNTY $805,207.04 Amount Represents Total Sum of Taxes for All Purposes INCREASES GOES TO SCHOOLS, CITY La Grande Will Pay a To tal of 58.7 Mills on As sessed Value of Prop crty in Limits. The totn I sum or tuxes levied ii Kill nut t'nton county Top nil pur poses in 1K2C Is $800,207.04. ac cording to the .stutemcut of taxes Issued from the office of D. H. Proctor, county assessor. Lnsl year the taxpayers w'orc called upon to p induce 7u4,5!9-12-C'ily and schools will Im the great est beneficiaries from tin increase. Ln Orundc wltl pay n, total of OS. 7 mills on the assessed value of property within tho corporate lim it. . Of, that amount, It;, a mil Is represents the slate's portion;. 22 mills Ih the .special levy by the city, und lli.S mills Is levied by school district No. I. . The aggregate of tax moneys lo be (fathered in the city is $Mii, K24.r0. Taxable prnpoi-Mts in the stare nre valued lit J25.3M.2RS.OO, on ' which lfi.ii ..mills tax Ik levied in $427,7(10.4 for operating expi- . H(-k, anil appropriations. Tor the ' slate proper, the rate is 5.03. with 2,rr additional mills for county purposes. Oregon will fiiIh- $53. 1 53. fiC In state luxes alone for its schools. TlHwllbrnry fund .is; $"0B.22. l-'or ronXs and bridges, a one-mil! tax is Imposed;, for market roads. L- .;is inllls: -... .for bond redemption, 2.n, und far interests on. bonds, 2.17. 'V v. ' i I iilmi n( the Top 1'niun, asking ilti.K mills special lev by thn town. leads1 lu mi I la e rate, but Is itmny tiiou-1 sands of dollars lower' than I. a Oraude in the lunount of actual innn'.y drmiinded. Iai 44rnnib'M tax will amount to $ 1 0'.i,4 1 3.N5. whllf I'nitm will 'expect to n-ap .? I iJ,7fi:t.SG In town taxes. Nnrlh i'nwdi r's mlllug" Is 2l.fi: Summcr vllte's 10.7; Klein's, l; 'ov''s, ti.lf Island fily. f.:; Imbl-r. 3.2. On propertle, outside the hltfh sehoo Idistrtcts, .Hchool districts. 1.7 levy. special taxes Special high special hili levied by the With all units of the plant opef atlng regularly Ihe Ml. K-ntly Lumber eoinpony tnlll here Ih now well started on its Industrial pro gram. One shift of Incn Is em ployed. I'lie plant has been in opefi-1 (bin now for a period of Hboit three weeks. The formal openlu J dale will be determined lat MLL. Ulll IUUI ,. j mill working; Local Pastor Accepts Call From Bellingham Once InA While Tlie hii-iiic mtin who ntlier-H-4-m only oimi hi a while tit lttri-eoeii( hilerai- Is Uiieoo- eioiedy InlKirlng under A ire iiienduut bjiiKlHtip. Hi- tells ou of the merit of his good; or.serucc oimv mouth ir MHf a ycr, while others w h Ii Mimetbing to wll are lellhiK oit ?verv day and rery neck. Yon liate only limirttl aiimimt of money ! hmiuI if mi M nil It for nw lollies, ymt vati't hih1 Ii v for a dimimml phi or rnillu mm. A iiHn-hant' grt-ntiM i-oitiH1itlii I not with nun Mdllug ante stMML tin fell, hut wl.lt men .Tllhiir other line. Intelll-R-eut derll-lim 1)1 imlevt nny llti; fi:ini utiroaMHinhle lof tif nlr tolnoic. "UUsrver AdvrrllslnB A McrUiaiMliabaf Bervkn." Johnson Back kn.---e- "3 "Pussyfoot" Johnson, fnined pro 11 1 ion crusader, apparently sees too much with jits one Oye. "Tiirkb'.i women are taking .off their veils," lie reported on his arrival fiimi Kuropc. "American wtuiioti should put a rew t 'lot lies on." He claimed a growth of the dry cause in IJuroiH. -::A Jlolstein t;alf etntf vtis or ganlz.d with six boys and girls enrolled- and U. II. Juiiiclu, , of 'ove, a their leiidt-r, last . itighl when more thuii 00 people boys "-'"d girls interested In club work and their parenls met t ( ove t-wllli J. K. Mills, pn-.-dd-nt of lh ove eomim rcial club and II. (. Avery, county agent, for that pur fpfisc. it. was slated durini; the iii-ettng that all of the boys and (Continued on I'pao Kivn.) . Principals io Meet Thursday Afternoon preparatory To the opening of the second semester of school Mon day, January 20, Superlnlendeut J. T. Longfellow lius .summoned, the principals of the several buildings to a meeting Thursday after dis missal of classes. Plans for clos-i ing one term and commencing an other will be diciissefi, as well as other matters of interest in con nection with school administration. Nelson Resigns From Intermediate Rate Bodv A. W." Nelson of this cMy, Iris resigned as director of the hiler- mediiile Bate assoelat Ion. effective Imuieilbitely, be antiiiiitiees today. I j It Is doubtful If hts suceeSHor will be cjiosen until the association meets at Salt luike tty in Hit .spring. Mr. Nelson gives business pn-s-for resigning. sure as his reason The Bev. W. I. Holl. who has ! occupied the pulpit at the Trln I it y Lutheran church for more Hum n year, will h ave his congn gatlon shortly to urcept a call to the SI. 'Mark's Lutheran chureli of Bell Ingham. Wash.. It became known today. His re.dgnatlon will be pre sented to the congregation nt Hie , annual inert ing Friday evening. I January lo. The Key. Mr. Holl presented hi.- 'resignation io the church coum-ll ljan. 3. He accompanied this with the statement that he had made j arrangements t hut this pulpit would not remain vacant for long. but could not then give t he 'mime of the candidate. The coiin ' ell did not accept his resignation ! und nked time for further con sideration. i A continued , mee ting was called Mast Sunday at which time ihe rs- Irnution was accept. -d with regrei i The pastor was rcim-i(.i tw re. j main lu re until u new minister arrh es. j "This has b-en the moxl pron ttrotiH 'yer the church has bad ' s'nee I'.tl V p prominent Luther 'an tatis. "Three new soelette hsve len orgHnlJE-I. the Luther leugue, Wone-n's Missionary so- (CuaUau.a uu fag Fire.) STOCK CLUBS - ARE FORMED Trout Limit Reduced By Commission (Jnion and Wallowa County Streams to Be Closed; Chinese Pheas- i ant Season Shortened. PORTLAND. Ore, jSpocial to Tlie Observer).; Closing of several Wallowa find . I'nlon county streams, reduction of tho bap lim it on trout;, determination of tic open season' for hunting Chinese: pheasants aiiU closing of some; streams to commercial fishing, "be ginning February I,- marked the chungeR ' made at the fish and, game commission meeting here. . . Only on I'nlon county 'stream, Lrftdd crefck, was ordered : close.!, that only from April. 10 to July. 15 of each your.'"- r'. "i The following : Wallowa'1 county' waterways were acted 'Jpon; Be.ir creek, closod 10 years; Jurrlcunr creek. Utile Hurricane Creek, and ISnst I-'ork of hostlne' river, Wal lowa rlvor from Wallows lake to fall In said river a distance of one mile), closed to years; Aner oid lake, closed from SptcmW-r 10 to April 16 of each year for 10 years; Ktancea, Wood, Hwonip, Hobo, Lilly and Maxwell lakes closed three yeurs. Heveral c hon ires In general re;-' ulallons, operative during ' 15 only,: wo'ni Jnadc. . Tlie hag limit on' trout was re duced In all sections of the state to 30y fish or 15 pounds and n fish In any one day,- or 60 flM1 1 or 3U pounds ana a iish in any seven consecutive days for each person. ; . The open season for trout in nil counties of .the state except Klam Uh county ' lu Ja2B will be from April 15 to October 3 1, inclusive, in Klamath county the season will rjn from April 15 to November Inclusive, under the new regu lation. ," Open season for .hunting, Thin--se phrssants- will he from Octo ber 15 to 2.1 4n all counties wilh Hie oxeeplion of Mullietjr, when', In 1H26, It will bo October 15 ti 81, inelusivo. .' -v TO MEET HERE Arrangements for a joint me ing of IviidMon, Haker and firnnde Spanish - American wit veterans here February fl for ih" purpos-! of selling (lie dnten for ihe annual stuie ' .cnciimpmettf,! vhleh will . meet in Butter some time In the spring, were innde by I'll'. local organization . tit its uiont hly session here lust night. The veterans' and Is 'lies' aixil iarieH of the thren encampmcn'H will attend the 1-Vhruary session and stale denurluient officers of j ho! h organisations tends nee. Offlers were r.i) idled ui th llleetiiiff. II. 10. Williams is tin new commander of the local bod Coach Schisslcr Will ' Dc Guest at. Luncheon Coach P. J. Hehis.)er. of Oregon Agricultural col leg", whose (not - ball litem Heil for the championship of the Northwest UiIm year, will ar rive In m r.ranib Friday, Jan. accompanied ,y Mrs. Sehissb (-t i.-t their way home from a confer nee of coaches at N y York CMy. In their honor. Ihe local alumni and former student will gather for an informal luncheon at The Tu rin at noon. Jesse Andrews, chair man of the alumni association In I his rvielnlty. Is In charge of ar rangements. J. E. Reynolds Named on Fair Finance Committee s.Li:t peynolds. leeted HK eomutltt' . Ore. NpcinI).-.l. K. ' of Iji tlrsnde, was a member of tlie fimin.f of I he Oregon state fair board at Its annual tnentlng hen. Mrs. Kiln Khtiltx Wilso.i was re-ep-ctcd seer-liiry. . i :. S. TO 1KKTAI.L. Tlv order of Ih" llern Star will have Insinuation of officers to night when 1 hey meet In regular sennlon at the Masonic hull. Mrs. Kiln ltuset, pusl matron of Ihe Kustern Star will be Installing of ficer. Hvprul visitors are expected from outside points. !.anmti:u is srcci sson. WASHINOTON ( Hy The A.-sj-ctatcd Pr-w. HehTtion of Mn jor fjenenil Wltllyiu laiNsit-r, com tit siniir of tlv department of Pun iiiiifi. to sneered Oeniral John .1. Perching as pre?i(jfiit of the Turt-nu-Arleii eomiiiitsion wun mud" yesterday by Presidt nt 'ootid. . lu the event of (bn-ral Persh- Ing s recovery nrter tr- stm. n. f Ien nil lislter ltl again re- turn, resign und Oeneral Persh- Ing will In- r.appoiiittd bead of U iAiUiwiw.uii. E.O. VETERANS JUDGES CLERKS ARE APPOINTED Election Boards for-1926 and 1927 Chosen by . ; V, County Court 185 SELECTED FOR . ALL PRECINCTS First Service to Take , Place May 21, Date of Primary Election in Oregon. , On hundred eighty-five; men and women of Union county will find their names on the list ol judges and clerks of election rt ccntly appointed by the county court to serve us such fur the term of two yeaiw. . The list is still subject to change and will be 'until It Is approved by the court nt - Its next regular session the first Wednesday in February. These boards will, be called upon to serve nt all- state . and coun'y elections In J!2C and lii27, -their first fall for dot v In nreeede be primary election the, third Krld'iy In May, which falls on the 21m. List of ApiKtintecs. I'-ollowlng- Is a list of . tlie np polntoen, according to tin-precincts lh which they .will serve: A Heel; Judges, Jtriicc. Clark and Harvey Kuckiiiun; clerks, H. (J. Ituckman, J. A. Ousklll and 1. Mclonatd. . Antelope: Jiidgen, !. A. Hill and (1. V. Wilkinson; clerks, Wlllard Hill. Corn. Tttus and W. V. Titus. t Big ('reek: Judges, Jatnes, Oo-ble- and P. J. Powers; clerks, O. W. Houth,..J. it. Wanker and W. 11. I jnesn.i U Cove, No. 1; Judges, Ttobert , Frwiieh -irW H. Al. I.toniel; clerks, (leoegnna ('hadwlek, Alvln" Orion and Bees? Kelley. Cove, No. 2: JudKes, T. O. Wil son and Thomas I larrls; clerks', fieorge .'Anderson, lteksh M. Stac!; land find Kaunle K. 'onkltn. Klgln, No.' I: Judges, s. Ii. Har ris and J. M. Purri clerks, W. I. Itarr, - It. A. Ohms and C. K. Moore'. Klgin. No. 1': ' Judges.' J. A. 'Mustersou and I nn M. I cnltaiii: clerks, Charles Cross, liese ( '11111- tul us und John S. Ilazidwood. Klgin. No. 3: Judges, Hug n hd J oc 1 lal Iga rt h ; Lwirird ''d'nrsnns, Janu s and J. W. Cummins. IMgln,. No. 4, Judges, Barnes and A. J. Tucker '.'I Nellie It. Crum, Cuius Outtou nn I Luther lllndman, ' j llllgard: J'ldge.s. I'rank Suiforl nnd William Cendlt; clerks, b Krott. Bonnie Cnutrell Ma- T Mot Lake: Ju.lK.-s. William It. n- Inn .nn.l l. W. Mlll.Ti -l. rk Croldie Hoylcs. II. K. I'ounsrll bihIj"""'. -' "" jilnl.-fl In HiM-t.k. nh. i.rt.-rnoon (.'. K. flramly. I.,. I. lor.. Iiiil'fn I A. String , ,' .. ii itB. ..i.ir.t.u I U WesU nxkoM, Anna lirooks an I Haskell Andrews. . Inland CHy: Judges. Fred j; (Continued on Png" KIkM.) PI X CHOT PL A C Erf , BLAME OX COAL MIXE OPERATORS llAHHIHUl'lU'r. I'll- '! As sorlated I'n-ss) (lov.rnor I'lllelll.l. In ii statement today In vlileh lie ntlrilnlled th' l.retik.lt.wn of Hie iinlhnii-lte iieunllHtlnns In New York to the o.'-riitors, nnnr.unee,l his Int-nlloll of pressing tin- pi.hs-ng.- l.y r.-niiKylvnnliL leglslutoi-M of a bill Risking Hie i.nllin.eile min ing a public utility subject to e'.n. trni by the slale public Hirvleo romniiMsiun. AUNT A XI) NIECE BORN TO WORLD OX SAME DAV Two baby girls, each welnltihg eight pounds nnd inch learing tie surname of Provoll, were born tit the tirunde llonde hospital Mon day. Therein Hie Infant citizens enjoy un equality of birth exceeding the degree that (he colonial fathers had In mind when they penned the J Ltigeiie, ami Portland, Hlril rrom Immortal linen about men belug .heart attack tmst it Ik lit while iIHv ereated e,iial. - jiim home fnmi a iiHt'ttng of Mlo'k- Hut riglit there tip; io;tI)ty ,iolilers or Ihe Portland .Nathmal eessi-s, for one ituby Provoll Is lank. destined nlwnvs to address the olh- jt cr K!'V Provolt with a certain di-f- IEATI.S DCNOt V l;l. erene. due to her position "aurit j PlfOCMX, Arlx. (AP) -A laor un her father's side." Kor the; oits tlcnmirlat loti nf cxMing llr- rtdnridental btrtbs pre nl Walter ProvoH with u daughter and a ; grundd:iughter, and bis sou. P. H. Provolt, with a daughter and a KiHter. However, the Illtle girls Hre not puKxtlng their baby heads about t he situation. lioth babim and their uiyllit;r w Uob wry wll. The Plane ,Of The Day After Tomorrow AcitinlliiK 10 IK! prwIit-UoiM of M. louls Ilruguol, prrslilunl of tlm l ifiiili ClianiW of Iiultn-li-ml Acniiiuullrs, ilm nlravt) plclumd nmrliliio is ilin airplane- of tho day nflcr tomnrrow. It would wi-lgli alKiul 55 Urns, Iwvo a speed of 110 mlli.s an Ikiiip, a ratlins of nc-tloii r about 9,500 uilln and Im ahlit to rarry both paswiigiirs.and frelKlu, WILL OEDIGATE ERANGEHALL , The TeJocasel grange incihhcrs are now prepurlng for one of the iblggeyt grunge meetings ever held in their district when their new grange hall will be dedicated Jan. 12,'t. The program will begin In the morning with a public dedi cation, and continue on through Ihe da)', closing with a dance in I the evening. . . Teloeaset, though one- of the (s:uallest farm communities In Cn- llairv 0, cmnity, now haH one of the clerks, , '"'si grange halla and one that Is tlekeler unique in architecture, having 'been built, entirely of logs on the J. ll.'Hwedish plan. . .. clerks,! Haker nnd Wallowa - counties win lie reprrsenied and praeneauy every grunge in this county Is preparing lo send delegates. Speakers, will lie present from the county grunge iiiidl""- grange I and several commercial and civic .igsnla.lli.nx. J. II. Kir.K. musler " ',,ll"r ccnny.. ...... ....... .'. . ' ..-..Krani. wliliTli will he open lu ilhe public. Mm- tiul.llc. will 1m- under the tllrc- CUUU Ul nt. V. illimill. l'"V" i of tin: Teloeaset rrangc, Nice. and 'county Deputy J. A. llMLLlumilUl. Thliif KfllllMllw'll i.i.'vm 1,-M'i.v (ir-e Clvdei (lardner. who pleaded guilty here to Ihe theft of merchandise from a I'matilla atore. was sentenced by ' , ' ; u...u.i u ...-w unu Judge Wilson to one year In th 'r dirigible to replace li.fi .1 penitentiary. A Heiidel. alias A. Itroyed Hhenundoah, Is conlem Me.7.. rharBcd with blowing ft safe;p'u " the administration s navy at I klah In November, pleaded PWim. now taking ahape lu con- gullly ami will be sentenced Ihurs- dav. John O. Oleason, charged with larceny of un automobile, pleaded guilty. XTRA WILL H1LI O. K. HIC c. (AP) Tim will of V.ir late millionaire orphan," Will iam NelMin .Met'lfntoek. was ad ullleil In itroluil4 tialav hv the elr- ull -ourt. Mendiig tlie niitfig or.mcm over Hiienoing servicis wun the nrobale court. Tito will b1 fiit-atlis the bulk of the cslub' to .Met IliitoekS jfo-ter father, Will lam I'. Shepherd. .n fshiimK passi;s. I'Olt I LANH, On-. (Al') Ma f,. Sklilts', ti.V promhietit In OiliiinbiA rher tran)ortntloti acllvlthw anil hareliolder In hanks at Astoria, M'Kk f i eight rates ami grazing ri- on iiallonnl forcM and a plea for licffcf tariff pnitM-tbHt for Ihe litesloi'k (ih In-let wen if Hilalmil f Ml Uie nitmuil mhlre delivered lo- tlnr at tin oH iihig r-eMMloti or Ihe Amerlenti National l.ltotot-k u . atloii by l'rctildeiit l reU II. 'UiaO)'. McCamant To Be;Heard At Wasninston Annni'inrpmPlif - Ma rip rVV uuiuunLtinenc lvxaue dv Senator McNary-'After Confei-encftith-Pregi- dent Coblidge. i J.JiH WAHlIINCrTON' (Uy' lhe Associ ated Press )-v-Judgu WUllace Mo C'umant, or Oregon, whose nomina tion to the federal circuit court In the ninth: district- wan .recommit ted last . night by Ihe senate, will be asked to, appear beforo tho ju diciary committee." . This announcement was made today by .Henalor McNary, of Ore- son, after a conference with 1'rcs-, I ldei nt Coolldge. McNary said soino !'new mat ters" had been brought up. He did not explain what they were but it was understood that the connec tion of MoCamanl with the Kprucc corporation, as stockholder and counsel, was one of them. NAVY PLANNING , CONSTRUCTION , Otf DIRIGIBLE WAHIMNOTO.V ( by Ihe Assocl W rr,-,! , K ,..,u oi u.e s navnl air defenses, fnclud- '' Tills reorganisation would lie no ronipfinle.l l.y economy In olli-i braneli.-s or Ihe niivul ser'lce. In- eluding Hie reduction of Ilie navy enlhtted personnel from 8H.000 to 82.UIM) und the withdrawn! of a number of wurshlps from ucllvo duly. First Quarrel Ends In Death for Couple KKVHKIt, W Va. (liy the As- soelntcd Preps) -After nn ntgu- his rinaneee during which he as- sorted "the only way I will invention. get to ehurrh will bn as tj,,. huge metal albatross that a corpse." Hrooks MoCuuley, 2.', i,0 depicts for the future Is an in last night shot and killed Jessie vention of his own Imaginative Michaels, 11, und then killed him- mind, but he n.sserts that It Is mere self. ly un Idea- of what the large alr- orrirers who Investigated said the couple had never quurreled bu fore. Ponzi's Land Company Will He Investigated ItttHTftV flly the Assotiiited Preasi ('harlen I'Onzl's latest en terprise, the Cltitrpon Ijind syndi- ciite, k being Investigated by state utilhoritbH. following a eomptiilnt that It violated the blue fky laws. The syndicate, established at Jacksonville. lTn opened hrulieh offices here and Is offering lot for $10 each. Tlie syndicate adverMs 'd a possible profit of 2(10 ptiT cent lu CO tiny 4 to Investor I- ,0'8 Probably averted a disaster ,llfl( nilPht th ,nfimit, wiii City, outbound, and the. motorship "ZT , A heavy fog: lay over tho fiver nnd the two ships wero almost to- Bcuier neiorninepuois realised mo impending danger. Tho ships wore quickly veered from their, courses, so that they struck with a glanc ing blow. i . . lilfe boats wero lowered Immedi ately but a survey showed neither vessel badly dumaged. TT . ' Hungry t eiTClS GnaW Rohv. Prohahlv Fntnllv llL'ltLI.V, (My tlie Assoclntcd Press) -Two hungry ferrets last night gnawed their way through ll,r.lp- ..no-.. linH .n.nlml.l. fi.li.llv " ' ' ' I llllllred Iwo-yeur-old Kutle Ultter : PILOTS m niurn mmrm lHbtUI!nniijrc ''AMTOJUA, Ore.' (By tho AhsqcI- UfV V T. tt-d Press) Quick action by nl ling us she luy In her crib. ' COL'RT 1.TMOLDH K. K. WW , The r.rrets hud chewed off two' ALBANY, , NV Y.' AP) The of. Hie,, Isiby's fingers, und blltcn court of appeals' Tuesday ;upheld : her linns uiid fucc-' Hefore her the constitutionality of the' Walk ncruams awakened licr purents. er law provldlnr that the Ku Klux When the purents reuehed llio Klan file with the Bocretary of child" she was unconscious rroui sliitn a list of lis membership and loss of blood. Physicians said she a transcript of Ha oath. Tho law would probably die. , was cnucted In 123. Foresees Giant Planes Speeding Across Oceans AHIH (.SKA Hpecial) Huge, I hree-bodl.-d birds, souring In one gigantic 20-liour leap across llio Atlantic ttrrylng passsengers. their bag gage and freight, with as great ease, comfort and security a the finest oceun liner. Costing only one-third as much r-- lis. A 1 1 tit i' t rfl Vfl rclKl UL .present This In the prospect outlined by iono of the foremost aviation au- thorltles in the world, Louis Urn K,n.t, president of the Krcneh chamber of industrial aeronautics .,,.,1 himself u .leiilcr in ulrnlaui nlune manurucl ureVs nnd inventors ure actually contemplating. It muy be vears before this revolution In world touring will arrive, but Itre guet asserts it Ik actually within the vision of the. far-sighted men ,uf to.i J'n'teut IMiuirs ,('nHl.,', In comparison with the ulrplann of the ''dav after tomorrow." the phili" of today ts ;i crude, plod ding Instrument, unsafe, tint rust worl Irv, merely experimental. Keen tin- airplane of "tomor row." according to llrcguct's prophecy, will be stow und Inse cure in compnflsiin wit h that to come. I .tit it will be a marvelous Improvement over present-duy fly ing. - While airplane now tako Jumps 11)5 MlflS ENTOMBED B! BLAST Most of, Crew - Believed Dead Rescuers Pre pare to Enter' Mine : THOSE ALIVE TALK : THROUGH AIR TUBE Terrific Explosion Pam ages Mailt Shaft; Seal ing Miners, in Workings Near. Wilburton. Okla. Mn,nURTON (ny'Uw Amodat ed PresH) Elglit of the an tombed urn entoravd from thr mine alive About TO of the Imprisoned niea are said to ba waiota. The eight are tlie only onm et the 105 In tlie mine when the exptoalon oc enrpd who are known to be alive. They were heat la a amall endo suro under 100 feet ot-debria, but worked tlielr way to the air abaft. -They told of aeela aiany bodlea, bolh of white and tnetroes, on their way to the ahan. ' ' : i )"'f-:-: ;"'-'.i-V-';- WILBURTON, OKIa.- (By Aaim clated Prow). Mort of lot men working In thr Oeinan McConm-i mine, three mile- . weat of hero, are believed to have been Inatanl- , ly killed today In ..a terrlfle ex- I plosion that wrecked the . main ahaft and entombed- them.... A rescue crew will attempt to reach' the trapped '. men through the air ahaft, which la allll open. Some of tho victim are still alive' 'and conversed i vwltb. rescuers -through the olr abaft,-V ; i, t. ' . ;; f . r ' ' - ' , , WASHINaTOM'v (y,. tho Assa cfaled pre8,. Xrn rates .from points lu Washington ftnt) Oregon south of the Bnake river tb Pa cific ports wera held, reaoonable today by the late rot at ieommers c o m m 1 o s l o n, and complaints brought a gu I nst them by . WaaV Ingtnn stat groWefa supported by Seattle, Tacomk and Hpokano ship ping lntoreitH1 were' dismissed. Tho commission's decision ex pressed tho belief that only by a j continuance of! the present differ entials, favorauie to Portland, can that city he accorded benefits to which It Is entittod by reaaon of its natural advantafea'r --v. .that average only about 100 miles, ihe bird of tomorrow will, only la few years hence, toko hop of I almost 1000 miles, at an average speed of 110 miles an hour. That's tho commercial, heavier typo of plunc, designed for, com fortable passenger travel. "The characteristic of the air plane of the day after tomorrow will be their lengthened hop from looo miles to an average of 2&oo miles,' says UirgueL Hem Is his description of this huge bird: The machine will appear llko a vast bird containing muny mo tors, tanks, equipment, passe n gent -and freight. That Is to any that this bird w-lll be sufficiently spa cious to permit tho liberal circu lation of passenger and their bug gage within H. This hugo bird win nava tnreo bodies the central body contuln- Ing navigation equipment and room for pilot and Commander, and tho lateral bodlea containing lobbies, dining halls, salon and flrst-clusa .cabins. 'The freight compartments couhl be set at Iho rear of tho roachlno and the propellers would be found back of thn "-Ingle plane. Tho towr-clasa cabin would be with in tho forward part of this plane. Weight Ett Tuna. "The total weight would bo about 6f tons, the dead weight of the apparatus being about 30 tuns. the additional weight of ease n Hut equipment und and gasoline Uav (Continued on Face Five) iVi.VS.'t' s '-.it'.: . IIj-m A?.'L"