EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Ora.
iron Kain In the west, rain
or mow In the east tonight
anil Friday.
VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBEIt ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1926.
MEMBKH ASSOCIATED PtlEBS
NUMBER 87
TO IMPROVE
SPRUCE MID
Y AVENUES
City Commission Laying,
Plans to Relieve North ?
. Side Condition .: v;-.
MACADAM AND OIL
IS PRESENT PLAN
Petitions Will Be Circu
lated Among Property
Owners in District in
Near Future. '
DIslmiskIoh of thi' street problem
along Y and Spruce, avenues and'
plans for improving the two were,
taken up hift evening by the clty
commissioners. In t 1 heir regular
Wednesday night session.
A representative of dtlz"ns In
Hint locality stalod that ull worn
(hi
ea
eager for Improvement of present
conditions and stated his .willing-'.
n-HH to dtstrlhle petitions
property owners as soon
. .
Hy could arrive nt an estimate of
the cost of the project. . IMans call
for macadamizing tho two streets
d urine the coming year i'n,l oiling
In 1.t27. Pity Attorney George T.
Cochran will draw up tho petition
alnn linos authorized by tin; city
dads. ' , . ,
Final' 10 per cent estimates on
sidewalk , and sewer
Improvement ,
fllnlrtcts wiTts, allowed
lowinir amounts In;,
lirnnilt (ir.S) J:io4.(7:
In tlm fol-
C. Mllilf-
('.. J. Well-
.1. a. my
(157) $412.68: Halli'nlMiHiT und
Sliaolh (l-lll und 1-11) JiiZ.OD mid
fl6.H. ' . .,r: '
An iiiMilicallon Tor a llconHii to
opcrai dm Hnvny hotel wan re-
ci lvi d from I. I.. Onliorn und m- .bor. when iTvpfltnien.bpiciiOv: r-Riiani-o
of Hie llcenani wns uulhor-v niodi-llliiK tho . municipal building.
izodSiy inollon ': ;''' '-.
A old by I.. 1. lluaiy lo uudii uie
t'Hy boolis-wuh ojH-ned lam. nlirht
mid aeeepli'd by lliu eomiiilwlori.
Mr. lliiHi y wTvi d tho elly. Ill tlin
a i.i.i f t'l Mitt l.v linn Mevei-a
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Ilir mi I 't unit itn- ewinii .tun u. iv.
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nceepied.
OlrTUMslDn Indkiiled that a mo
tion will be present'-d next Wi-d-ntHlay
to the cotntntaslbn calling
for the addition of four volunteers
o the local fire depart lil'-nt.
TIm- trn-Hlsllbbi Mnrimtdukr l
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a luscioiiKiy lumiy v"
sime tmtiior as -Vin-oi-a-ruini-n
!', which inndi! such a tin us
nn amateur production here a few
S'-aHiina no was announced at
the hfirh school this afternoon as
llC pi:iy IIUii mil)
I 111 iiilliiiiii uriiiiiniii; p.-i n.i ,,it
of the senior eliias, si h' tjuieti ior
Miin-h
Tryoiits for the ten purls, equ.illy
ilivhled amonif Oh- girls -and the
hoys, commenced Immediately,
nnd will be continued throuirh
next week. Miss Mubel A. Hen
lult. heud of the Kngllsh deparl-
(Continued on Pag Kle.
CI SENIOR
PLAY IN MARCH
Salvation Army Benefit
Program Will Entertain
Want
To Sell ;
Your Car?
rcrlinp jini prefer lo srll .Mir
iar tllmi mlbi-r tlisii to trru li
lt In lo a dilcr or ierliats
im "havr no great n fur
MiMl'wanl lo get the money out
of )inir Imotiiieiil.
An Olerrvrr Wont Ail "HI gt
jimi In Itiuuediali totnii Willi
people who nn Inlrnl"! in
lm big iHil tni pre) mm tot
In spring niiHorlnx- It I
klcnl tilth to pn-n-nt ymtr far
for .talc. The -o-t ! inll
only .ilk mt lin for the Nr-it
ln4niun anil ? lirnaftir.
I'Ihmic .Main Si bring in
jmir ttrpy. lUnfiilHr lo tell
Al-Ij atKHii. wltni jim Mi
M'll. You'll get lic bujrrs auitl
t'iiiiilnnl tiirHMlj srrkern.
"Obserrer Ailrrrtlilng
A Men bamlUiB Setrloe."
Local Radio
Owners Forrrr
Organization
Twenty-Five Fans Join as
. Charter. Members S.
A. Weigel Is Elected
President.
A I.a Orandc Radio club
organized last evening . with . :if
paid memberships' when 35 peo-j,
pic radio owners and those in
terested 'in-radlo-v-mel, at 'the store
of the -La Grande Electric- company.-
H. A. AVebjel m aa , elected
president. of the cbr Krnet Wat-,
don, vice president; Everett : Ilos
cnbatim, v secretary-treasurer, and
A. W. Leffcl.-A. V.-Andrews ftp J
Jten Barrlc,- directors. :: . ' '
, Tim purpose p( the" efub Is to
promote good radio reception and
cooperate in eliminating Interference-
"We waht ,to, devise a w;;y
and means-to get rid of any trou
ble" members, of tho club said this
morning. ; .
Anyone who owns a radio or Is
Interested In one Is eligible to be
come .-a member. ; Membership
cards mny be obtained - from- any
of the officers Or members of the
club. . v ... , . " . . -: .
..The next meeting of the club
will be at the same place Mond-.iy
evening, January 25. At that timo
rttfoi-rn hnnn In tnipftnan IIia rtm.i-
lierahlii frnm-2S (n
Venison Steak Worth
J $25; Judge Sets Price
Venison 8t oak . out , of season
proved an expensive delicacy : for
Pete Wu II and Karl Umb. The
pair pleaded guilty' beforn Justice
Hugh K. Brady yesterday afternoon
ana paid
a. fin or 2b and costa
njilrco.
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Firemen Breathe Easier;
Remodelling Work Ends
Kor lh- Ural Mat .8ltin-
.the fire department In buck to jior-r
.imil loday. ;-s $ ; "
" .The -ne'w Sliiir. punipVr Irick In
in lis place, by ilie aliie of the gilder
- iruek and the task of Hhlnlne up
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v.j
.MT.N'S CI. I ll to mect .
. J'ho meeting of the" men's, club
of tin' Prrsliytorlan church, which
was lo Have b-m at. Ilif J." A. T.-I1-ir.-porl.-.l thla inornlns by til- slat.- 11101.r,)W. m. (oi hran Is auJitor
fori lionir. will U' ol Iho Thuruli hlKhuay palrolman at M' achiiin. ' or lho BnlP i)OUril.
Uml'ia'l, with Mr. T.Mlforil o host. Jriio iiifiaun uicnl una two f'-ct al . ft,. ami wIiiti- UiIk yi urM coji
II. II. fli'uvi'r will be the Hp-ak'r night, o'clock anil anow was ""H J vcntlon of the lal- riMb rallon will
of th rvnlnc. ami Ills mlbjcct honilntr clo o. The f till . wa.o:-ih h,.M t)u, lm, linportanl
will bo "Fundamentalism In lto- .cnjiipantm! by a inodcratc temper- j Muuon ia be neltled al the board
Melon." The uioillne . atorta at. iniiini. On tho .Milium lilll be-1 meeting l.a Crande and Hi nd
iigni ouiock. a connai invnaiion
tla extended lo OTCryon? w-ho la In-
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,.ST 'MOM.V C OItK' lIKS
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A bur 1'AUl HbA(. n, v in. t-M )
tnl.n l. I. wit Vr.rrU 111 lin. .
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neveu io nc mc iil ui me jv-tcu
Jolly Corks. ' an orgrinizimon iron
which the tlcnevoh'nt snd prolec.
five order of Ktks Is raid to bavi
hcr-n founded, dl"d enrly Wedn
lilj Ul inv luu rniiininaii iiunpnui
'T' lit nun o'-t-n puii'tihk iiuiii
usihma and heart diHeaw,
lU-IM) lli;i;,It HAS $7tM0
DAI.ua Tex. tAl) A blln l
man. upon being searched at the
police stiLtion Tuesdnv night aft.-r
being arrested on a ehnrge of beg-
ftlng, wns found to posses i000 In
cash and. cashlcr'H checks.
The ttulvulloii Army benefit pro
gram at I ho Latter lay Ss bits'
t.ibernncle I'rlduy evening entlMs
(the mnipnthy of the entire com
munity, but quite aside from the
puruoMe for which It is given. thi
lent'Ttnlnment promises d'.light In
a don'-ii nrt title varletlesL
ilnet dances; uno a I'us.hin num-l
her by Kally and Judy Hiegrlst; the1
other, an oriental intcrpretiitlon to
be executed y MIps Jane Htsnge
ml Mia (lil.Ja Ashby.
Mrs. Hal Hohncnknmp will be
one of Hie Yoenl soIoIkIn. Hh will
Hlng "My lb-art at Thy Kweet
Voire," from "Samson and 1 K'll
nh" by Kalnt-Haen?.
Then there is to be a two-part
number by lh" popular chamber
of commerce iijarte.
Mrs. Km 1 n Ito nbniini hns
Uikm the nsponsfblMty of ticket
fads. IP r asp!tHnti Include Mh.v
dumes Herbert Vuticrson, Kvelyn
llernshaw. Hoy Currcy. Ward l-ow-b
r. Walter ;nn. Int- r Htoddsrd.
Iarl (1. Htoddard. J. liluck. C
It. tfcranton. lxc Warnick. Wayno
M ade nJ H-T'cyrt rattcr&oa-
Elopers
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1li -ltM-niriit of Mrs.1 l:.llwi
Ix'tii .tlaihr.ws iticinmiwn. jti.
Dhkaffii mttlemciit worker, and
Iter. Wanli-j- W. Uraf, a, Oon
frroffatloiiallst minister, Iiom just
bM-n illsi'lone!. Tliry wiin- nmr
riiMt wx-ri-tlr Acvcrnl Omth nirn
And an; on tholr lioitoyiiioon lii
Imuaiia. : Mrs. ..lirarti first 1ms
han'il died In 9n:l. Tlu ynuiii;
iitinlstt-r was ordalnvd la.it June.
l.a Orimde In covered
'deplll'
depth' todiiy-Mhe mot
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K lnler, Klve liielii of thin! fell
, sliieo isst. nlglit. It is believed thnt
the
snow fall Is Ri-iterul all over
,1'nion, 'linker and Wallowa coun-
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1 Th
peat Know at tlu- lop or
Ilir llhi" Moimlnlnn Ihla year waai,,.
tw-en here and Wallowa. oniyilllvR HMK,.,i fr t,e convention.
three Inidiea of anow waa reported, 'vv'i.ieh of the two cities shall have
ill -wuh still snowing there und
wus sun snowing mere ana n :
.brisk wind was blowing whb'h Is j
,lirisK winn was iiinwing wni.n in,
ptiii ty to ninsn urtiis. ivisi oi
, fjr;inj n. Hmv ru (m llioiielll
Mi,n,.t ,u J.,1nn .,h li Ik ln r-.
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--.nnnoun no oiueiuf r:pori ns
),ecn reclved,
rotnry snow
fadory for
depart ineitt
Tnmorri'W the new
plow, S'-nl from the
trial by the hlchuay
on the
rond over the Ittii" Mount-
((nf( wj
be put Into operation.
Previous to thin time titer' litis not
Irccn cnoiivh snow on (he high-Auy
iu ..m.m. wn .
ii:mh,i:i'o ;i
I'KNDI.KTUX, tire,
IS ItAIN
(Hy the .s-
isoelated Frctm) A slow
Hteady
eoni in-1
inlln fell Iwre nil night
ulng
todny. Karmers
tct eni in-r.
welcomed
the . t
Aggic Coach Will He
ducst of Local Men
Alumni nnd former students of
Oregon AKrlcwttunil college will
hive a luncheon at Hie Tiffin Krl- ;
day al 1 2 o'clock noon to honor j
roach I. J. Hehtssler ttnd Mrs.!
Sehlwler, who have Jui r turned i
from New York, where Hie former
attend-d a conference of roaches.'
Uaiimcn Vote Down
A A P.. T n.
vyni.u iiuupuu Jj-uava.1)m ()n,, IM(,nHtr( j i0 Mive only one
. jrhnlr. In trying to nave the fnr-
Tvn dalrvmen of (he count.- met : nlture he wuh badly burned about
lnat evening at the thamber of the hands and legs. He curried In-
nmnmi.rMA ..rricu' Mtiil Vnh rli IU'
the form of by-law, which Wen"
adopted, subject lu further consid
eration, at former meeting. lef
Inlto aetlon wn. postponed un'il a
later meeting.
Search for Criminal ,
lirings No Results
Kfforti by the police to find,
win'- lead thnt might p.dtit the.)
wny to the Identity of the pernon i
who entered the loeal Hkagir
Uroeery tor and took 4 J In
eaith Imve m t with no nucr'na an
vet.
The roble-r b-n no el lien nnd the
gi neral IndleHlion lire that Ihe
theft waa Ihe work of either
i- pert or mn amateur with
more
than uxwrawti bruins, afcarilinip lu
HARD ML
SMUGGLED
T U USERS
Anthracite Bootlegging,
' Result of Strike, Is .
Glowing Rapidly
DELIVERIES MADE i
DURING THE iMGHT
Short Ton of Inferio
Grade Fuel Sells from
'..$10 to. $20 Hundreds
Enter New Game.
rnil.ADEU'UJA, (By the As
Noclat ed I 'ress ) Ant h raclt e con
bootlrFTlnff. which baa spruiiff up
hm a result of the hard coal strike
Is wowing in proportions rapidly.
Starting in a small way the prae
tlco has spread until hundre.ls are
now entraff'd Jn IU
The itreater part of Mm supply
Is taken from utcropH and old
workhiRs In isolated places. 1 ',
Klcets of trucks am busy nlfflit
und Jltnselton. The bootb-Rcrs de-tt
liver at nlKht and collect from $10'
to $2f for a- short ton of inferior
Rrado coal. . 1
ltl'U IU m:k TAKKN
NKW YORK (Hy lltt Aasoclated
I'resS) The marine police todny
seized a .seH-Kolnff tug. The Uesc
with a cargo of liquor said to
worth more than half a iiiillion
nniiiiin onii i. ;nuni: VJ l 1 nunu)1 .
Hook In which half, a dozen hols,
from ou-pounder' wen; fired.
, Tho rescue Is valued at 'JJn,
0i)(, Four men were arrested. The
officers 'found 25,000 cases of li
quor aboard. ' ' .
Mrs. ficorge T. ' foelirrit Will
leave Jjl Orande this evening for
I'ortland, where she 'will attend
board meeting of the Oregon
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'Dcmpscv Will Defend
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! Uiampionship August
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eluid Tress) 1 The Cleveland
, tNeus says toflay It learns from mi
llhorlliillve source Hint .hick Heinp-
wW defend- bis heiivyweiKhl
ehiimplotmhlp tltlr airfiinHt (leiie
iTunney In a 1 "-round no decision
out In T
trkard's arena- at
Itovles Tlilrly acres. In Jersey
Cliv. AtigiiMt l!t.
The News' adds thnt ofriil.il an-
noiineeiiient of the match will "not
Im made for some tittle time, but
Klckard nevertheless has come to
terms with heinpsey and Hilly
Ulbson, Tunney's manager."
Jlimc ItnriiH, Owner Injiinil.
M 11.1 CITY, On-. Fire ientroy
e( tho four-room house of Mr.
Itradley. He wus elttlng by th"
stove rli.iJUng with a nelKhbor
when suddenly part of tin roor
and wall, which apparently IihiI
been burning for some time, fell
I flaming Into the room. He at-
mpte.d to save .some of the ftir-
'nil rn III
lauraiiee io ilie exieni or i'o w nu n
he had taken out only a f -w nay
previously.
win, v i niflrinn mrrT
flumtNtiitt!
Rebellion Nipped When
Belgrade
II I M Its TO SCI AK iii.ki;.
At the first regtibir hincloon of
111
I'nlon county chamber of rom
tinfc
;f
In r-bruary W. . Power.
Oregon Agileiittiirnl college
eti.nion aervlce will be the prin
cipal fiM-aker. This lllleanag
rtculttiral meeting and oil farmer
I of the county are urged to attend.
Th' .lute Of thi' nil i tins- Im I't-bru-
Chambers of
Commerce In
District Join
Thirty Representatives of
Organizations Meet in
" Baker Normal School
s Endorsed.
Ihe permanent organization of
Koptcrn Oregon civic and commer
cial clubs for the purpose of fur
thtrlng and aqganentiug1 tho -work
of Mhq state chamber of commerce
in J tli is section was endorsed and
tha appointment of a.-committee to
dniw.up n. coiiHtltutlbn, nnd blawn
tiuyiorlzed at the eenti-annunl re
gional meeting of commereo cham
bers of Ka stern Oregon' that was
helil In Baker yesterday.-
1hlrty representatives. Including.
A. W. Nelson. A. U. Hunter. J. C.
Maepherson und Karl C Heynolds,
Lfrobi & Grande, and others from
Josrpli. Cove. Union. Baker and.
IVndleton, were present to. discuss
the.'? problems that 'confront com
miTctal organliuitlons.
The I'Jiisteni Oregon normal
school, movement was Introduced
by A. Jt. Hunter, who urged the
different communities to work for
the) .school now. and leave the ques
ttoi or location to -be worked oilt
When the Institution has been as-
8Ufid. ; ;
Normal S-ltool Endorsed,
, Following his talk, the conference
passed a resolution' asking a con
sldtTiitton of the normal need here
by jthe voters of tbe state. .',
. .Vthin- Koster, of Portland, apoku
ontlic land settlement question at
thtf luneheon forum, and continued
his) address at the .. reassembled
meeting afterward. -,, ;
John Kuhn. superintendent of
'tin! Whitman fores, led the dbj-
cuHSlon of Kastern Oregon reoroa-
onrt featureJi; A. W.' Nelson, of
Urunde, discussed community co-
opt;ralion(- and Wslter Meacham.
ltaker seeretar, talked on tourist
traffic. Karl C. Reynolds acted as
fhuirinan. ' ; . . v ;.
Mr, loonier, who returned to
U ron do iHJt night, went to Kntee- I
prhjm today to addrew a Wallowa
una ruber, realty board artu. apk
ing representatlvua. ' lid wat-c-tiompunled
by Klmer J. Stoddurd,
n. direct or, on tint slate board, .Mr.
Hunter and Mr.: Iteynqlds.. . - T
GIVESJ CALENDAR (
FOR ENTERPRISE
EQUITY SESSION
Judge J. W. Knowles IIiIb morn
ing niinojnced the cnlendur for an
i-iiulty session of circuit court in
Wallowa county lo be convened
al Knlerprlse, Mnrch i. ' r . .
The first ease for trhil will b
thnt of n Mrs. Hunt-versus the
WjiI town Volley Improvement dis
trict. Mrs. limit, who ull be. rep
resented by Uurleigh & Hurlelgh.
objects to Irrigation projects that
she claims am rendering her place
unfit for a home. 1 Mint el Hoyd
will be counsel for defense. The
Irlnl is set for 9:80 a. in. Mon
day morning, Mnrch I .
Tuesday morning, the cane f
Miller vermis Msk will be hear.f.
Hurlelgh & H irlclgh are, hehim
plnlntlff's lawyers. A.' l-'airchlhl
will sppenr for the defendant.
J. P. Morclock. of Im. Orande, Is
u defendnnt hi a suit brought by
the Ktoekgrowers' Farmers' Na
tional dan It, which is set for 'Wed
nesday morning. Cochran A Mbvr
liard have been retained by Mi.
Moreloek. A. H. Cooley Is tho
coinplnlnnnt's rounsel.
The state land board, with Mur-
leigh & Ilurb'tKh ns counsel, will
be heard In a suit li gainst 1. W
Warnock, representeil by P. W.
Hlienhan and Max Wilson, who Is
the district attorney, . Thursduv
morning.
W. 1 1, f i ibson Is sued hy t Im
. Wa r Finn nee corpora t Ion In t he
final caw;, set for Friday morning.
March ft. The corporation's law
yers are Hnmucl H. WehiBt'-hi anil
I 'unlet lioyd. ltitrlelgh A Hur
lelgh will represi'iit the defendant,
I bainber Ix-legatm to .Mft.
KAK Kit. Ore. Jtepreaentntlveft
of t-haiubera of romiuerce from
M vera I ranter ii I iregon count leu
will gather here tomorrow-to dl
ciims iniitual probb-iiift. lind ml
tlenient and iilghwait will be the
principal topic. Arl hur Foster,
manager of the land et.-innt
bureau of t In J'nrtlnnd Ubaniber
oi nmmcrce, win uv uie inrn.ijjui
'speaker.
Plot Revealed
ItKIHtAIH-:, Juko Khnia ( I'.y
t he AftHoefated PreMU). More thmi
2ao miHpect haw been ar rent id,
the raid Mnt carried on
1 1 hrouithotil the co intry following
1 1 he ittrM-ovcry of an albged plot
to ovei-throw the goernmenl.
Hi vi rat opposition new a p'-rH
haw iM'i'n m txi d and gr-at ex
i ill ment prevaila. A nam In r of
IlliOOrtant b'jnHJnufi huVO UCt:'!
Ravages of Illness Shown fllf DAIE
7;fll DEADLOCK
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This picture of .MIsh Haibaia Ia Mnrr was taken' jiist before
the film star wus oonftiitMl to Iter bed In a mountain cottage iieur
Ixm Angeles. The m tresH s reporUnl dying .from lMrtiilcious
aitemlo, and p attimdiMl by a nucHn anil two dqctor,, K , r,;u,v r..
,
I'ltliANA, III. (Ity the 'Assoclat-
eil
ress). Agriculture may hi
dislresaeil. but II Is far from (lis
abled ami In the lunir I'lin.'wi.l
have lis measure 'of prosperity.
.Secretary Jardlne today told lliu
annual meellnfr of lliu Illinois Aa-
rlc'illiiral usaoclation. .. ,
."When the tide turns tiffalllMt
us. it bill sets In motion tho.ie'
forces which ultimately will swlnir.
It In our favor nsaln. If oxpi-rl-1
encon . or . prevloua Rcnerntlolis
tench mi anything, It Is one or
the bent 1 1 Mi' a to buy a farm when
farming seenm lit poorewt repute,"
he Bald.
Jardlne' advocated a frni(,r
eoiiJrolb'd aveney to handle agrl
eultiirjil merehandlnlng In relation
to Hie farm mirplus problems.
Martin Durkin Faces
v Ex-Swcciic in Chicago
rhleago. Ity Ihe AsHoehited
InM)-- Alnrlln inirklit, "rtheik' weatlirr hiireau nimmiiu-eu io
liandit."'iind lbtty Weeitier, b la ' .MtMleratloii hy NuiMlay Ih
former Hwei-t heart for whom: ho imiinl.Mil,
walked Into a police trap that
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nxeiiwa ami fxinnim . iuiim n
rroni earh. Yentenlay Durkln
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1,1,.,. rrevto.iHly Hetty wan ..ioie.i
aa saying ho was "Ihrough" with,
him.
Htatia Attorney t.'rowe Indlratef)
that the prom cotton would iihk
the death penalty for Ourkln.
Missing Frisco Girl
round Dead in rorcst
l,ONION (My the
1're). The body of
Arwoctat' I
a woman
with clothing and Jewelry eorr-i-pondinx
lo that, worn by MIkh Vic
toria May Kdwai da. inlsHlng Ha.i
l-'ranetmi) girl, waa found today '.n
the wood neur Karnborough. An
empty bottle purported to have
contained polxon wan found near
by.
Minn Kdwnrds dtwippeared !)
rfinber I from her aunt's home
at lleekenham, a Jondon mihurb,
having H ippomdly to vltiit friend
neurby.
Polk Comity Agrnt Name. I
It.MibAH, Or-.. Paul 11. Hpill
man of Arlington has been elected
by the county court as agricultural
agent of Polk county. Mr. Hplll-
onirnended by
man. w ho was r"
the Oregon Agrleuliursl college,
was formerly county agent of ln-
Ion eount. Polk county ban not
employed an agent for about four
year, but one was authorised by
the taxpayers whn they approved
Ih-j county buds-it for this yuar.
XTRA
I' ASKS OriNIONK. .."
' lOKTIiANI, Ore. A1') tlti
(innin. Warden Avciill today aaknl
nMirliiu-ii of tho stale lu forw.nl
I lo lilin an) obH'tloii.H Uicy inlKlit
I'ttvn tu onUm rocintly IssurU by
tlm gwno txinimisiiion closing cer-
'tain Hlmuii for conservation pur
1 hh4h. Hiono onlem am now f-
fei llvo until aflT 11m FVbniary
niecllnir. AverlU askul that ubjec
: lions Im xpcvlflitl to Hlreaiiyf.
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ItDCOM.MIOMlATIUNK MAIM-,
polU LAND, Ore. (AP) A law
, ,.I1IM. roailliouHen at inUlnlKlit, a
'.i.inr,i ,,r uilsrim nuUtlmr tbcnl
the sanin In itiuutlcH of like norm
lation, ami af'ptaiif.'0 hy the roun
t eommlfvloiieni of fitato ronineii
sal ion for imwc offleerH wero urgiM
In resolution by Ue Htate Hheiirfu'
nfiNm-lntluii today ''
COLD WKATIIEK SKKN
CIIK'Ai.O (Al) The coldest
weather of tin year ts lieadnl to
ward the mlildle uet and below
zero uiiiiMraliires arii expc'li'd
lnigm and tot lliu nri iwo oayi.-
f;Miiic nu,h iti;roi'rr;i
WASlli.MWiM (AP). Hie
(ioodlng bill, ilelgiiiil to pn-vent
rallnmiK from charging lower
yaU,H fr ,w(f t,m fop Uaul,
WftH imit.Hl fllvorahly reHiiiiiMo-
. , t((! UTHtalo IWII-
m c-ommltlee.
,
itoAO nori:s Ji.u
loniliAM. Ore. (AP) A
IH tltloii from i lli4'ii of Troy ami
ProinlM-, liamlelM In AValhma
co it my. nn im-wiiuil to the high
way iimimls.on liMtay asking I bat
n nwd Ih conMlnH-totl tip the
ramie Itondn cnnymi from Klgln
n Hlnl oh IU" WaslilntiHi Mou
ld ic. No llOJH UrW glVCII lllBl 111
mud would cun In; coiifldeml.
Cause of Death of Sheep
OltANl'VIKW. Ida. (Hpeclal)
Sheepmen here have estimated that
approximately 100 sheep havo died
In the last week of greasewood
pohtonlng. deaths did not begin to
occur until the sheep were brought
In from tho rangea for feeding In
this section. The animals ranged
on the north Mdn of Knake river
apparently have been the only ones
afrected. as no troubb) has tbus
far developed In thone whose
ranges were along the south bank,
The trouble was first noticed
among sheep at Indian Coe, where
't'Uurlcu Hpvnccr waa ruunlng a
Proponents .of the World
court Will Keep Meas- .
ure Before Senate
TAX BILL ROLL U
CALL IS HELD UP
Opponents of i Both- Re
fuse to Agree on . Set-
Balloting. -' "; :,' ';: -;"
WA8HINtJTOf (fly the Associ
ated I'resa) Falllni- to obtain an
unreenicnt for definite d.tes for a
vote on either th Ux reauctlon
bill or the world court, proponent. '
of tha court adhrnoj naolutlon
aorved notlco tod.y Out they would
noiu it continuously nofore th .in-
ate until a roll call Ui made. . . .
Negotiation, for an agreement to
sot February 10 for, a vote on the
revenue bill and 10 day. later for
final action on the court floi!a.rjMd
at least temporarily, when oppon
ent, of the tax bill notified leader.
they would not aocept a daflmto
date. , v , ... .-. , - . -
Tho court', opponent, countered
that they would agree to lo date-,
for a vote on the court. )...-
committee declared the , Mnata
ntuat net If the proposed tax reduo-.
tlon la to affect March 15 tax pay
ments, . . i , ' .
n iw.. 11 iiu.i .a (u H
conforenco and then be approved
again In both houM.'. : . . . . - ti .
While Han.ll.ll.il. . wm n n .
" . n " u tt
proaclilng a deailloolc Senator Read
of Missouri, relumed hi. peei.h
ag-alnst 'the court. .
iiecu d o n i i n u a a to ' IDlliI '
throughout most of today', ses
sion. . 'At" one point he charted
that "trado had been made with
a man In the white house" and
branded as "disloyal" the ertorts
or the co-irt supporters "to take
tho United Htate. across the sea.
into tho affair, of Europe."
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CIXCINNATI (By ' the Associ
ate 1'reufl) Kallroada will Im
asked to grant wage Increase
ranging from A to 10 centa an hour
for li&o.ooo railway clerks, freight
handlers and station employes, it
was ann6unccd Wednesday night
at a meeting of general chalrmtrt
of the- Brotherhood of Kail war
and H team whip clerks. Freight
Handlers. Express and Station
Kmployes. Approximately 100
railroads would be affected. '
Voting of tha wage requests fol
lowed the refusal Wednesday of!
the grand executive council of the
nroincrnooa to comply with the
ultimatum of tho American Feder
ation of Labor ordering the ex-
preas drivers In Its membership to
be surrendered to the Internation
al Teamsters' union.
IJvJiig Costa Increaso
The proposal for hlghor wages
is based, the general chairman said
on Increanud coat of living In dif
ferent sections of the country.
; The general chairmen decided
to ask tho General Express com
pany to Increase the wages of
their employes, represented In the
brotherhood, 11 cents and 13
cents an hour.
The h Ighest proposed tnerenso
will be in-cent an hour In thn
eastern region. The demands are
scaled down for employes In the
south nnd middle-west and tho
minimum cost fl cents will bo ask
ed of roads In Ihe western region.
Decision of tho executive council
lo retain express drivers In tho
(Continued on Page 6.)
band. 30 miles east of Grand view.
Mr. Bpencer lost 1Z or 16 sheep,
reports said. Spencer Brothers. In
the Grandvlt'W section, lost ap
proximately 10 sheep, whllo tho
lilxlc Kheep company figured it
dead from poisoning. . Other out
fits suffering losses were the Bru
ineau Kheep company and the Big
up rings jjuiu tc iavvbiovk cum
puny.
A report of the deaths ha bien
made to thn state department rf
agriculture, with request that a
veterinarian be sent to the district
to make a study of the oausov .. 4
RAIL WORKERS
ASK MORE PAY