EASTERN 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
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