La Grande evening observer., April 06, 1926, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING " NEWSPAPEREIf ilR PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WERE SERVICE
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CITY
EDITION
THE WKATES3
OREGON: Tartly- cloudy
and unsettled tonignt and
Wednesday. Temperature
i near freelng In east por
tion tonight. :,..-
. VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBKit associated pkess , ., la, GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1926.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 151
M 1 N I ST ERS
FOD SUNDAY
OBSERVANCE
Union County Ministerial
Association Reorgan-
ized Yesterday
UNION PASTOR IS
MADE PRESIDENT
Resolution Regarding
. Sunday Law Passed,
After Much Discussion,
With Good Majority.
The Cnlon County Ministerial
association, til If k. rcorganliuition
ui'Slon at I nlon Monday, went on
record us favoring it Sunday ob
servance law, nnd chuiKed u com
mittee with t lie investigation ami I
preparation of resolutions lo th.il j
effect.
. Tin- motion occasioned much
discm-sion. nccoi-ding to the report '
of the new secretary, the llev. C.
V. Dunn, of the a (irandc Clnii
tliin elm it'll, hut was finally ear
lift) hy a substantial majority.
solutions regarding tin en
forcement of the prohlhflion law,
with special reference to the in-
1 .ml iir-,t (in i:nu imlnir I...T,..-..
tlia -senate committee, will be!
drafted wit h Uie Idea tif scnrlln
them to Washington. The I tew J.
Kdwurd llluir, of t'nion. and lr.
Henry V. Parker, of Hie La
Grande Methodist church. ' com
pose the committee In which t tie j
delegated.
Onlmi lt widen t.
The How C. A. Quinn, lot Cnlon,
was elected president of the iv
oranlzcd body. The Itev. Hull K,
-I
Led by I he lucmners or the Wing.
Kin and Klcetl'ool club. Cnlon coun
ty ill in rods will stage an all-day
Vou lit y-wide drive agiiinsf crows.
niMgples, destructive hawks and
"vermin" of all kinds Unit prey
upon game birds and animals and
farmers crops next Sunday. It was
announced today.
The counly will he divided Into
districts and a stjuad of shooters,
under a. en pi u In. wil he a.-signed
to each district. After cleaning
up I's district, the siiad may go
into some other zone.
The leaving lime lor tin- shool,
has been set at 7 a. in. Sunday and
tin- finish will lie made at I he lon
Tree trap grounds. Shooters must,
have the legsof each crow or oth
er bird shot in order to get credit.
1 Kd Coolidge i gem-nil chairman
or the shoot and under him are the.
fullowing squad captains:
C. i. I'utmnn. K. J- C.reen,
Chase Ituhnenkamp. John Wnlden,
C. Lynch. Chaw. Kunyau. W. 1'.
vtlior, H. K. O'Urlen. T. J- Serog
irin. William Wilson. "Itcd" Will
bins. U It. Ilannefield. ft. C. Head
!. Wilbur Lee. Oscar poarch, Kay
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I
frVtnt1niid nn Vmw
GOUNTY-WIDE
DRIVESUK
p Playles Take Out Permit For
$7,000 Filling Station on Adams
Nothing
Counts
But Results
In Hit? spemlint; f money fm-aderti-lug.
nolhlng couuts lint
nv.uUs. Tlieii" Is no mssl In nd
iiiliiig for Hie sake of seebi
Dili's name lit the paper. r Ih
rniiMi the oilier fellow L- doing
it. ir Tor any one of u tUnvn
'uolbili i-commis.
TIh" only olijeel Is results '
In flut 'ikt j on to rml ' . our
money ti n profitable and miI-l-fyhiff
a(lHiili'. to lioh( uv
eiil ImisIiic. mid to gt't nre
InistiivHs. Tor Hie lMiimsu tiiHfi
wlw Is intent on that object.
The Observer has prtKir Hm-I
oii will reKHiil immtIjt l
faiTful. liilelbgent nhertl.slii-4
inessai-eK And the o-t '
lowtt awiiluble to liint.
bservf-r AtlTeiilKlnfC
Governor To
Help Welcome
Club Women
Plans for La Grande Con
vention Heading Up-
Programs Arc Being
Arranged.
Governor Pierce will join with
la l.rundc hjists and hostesses
In extending Urn, federated wom
en's ulubs of the slate a welcome
to this city when they come tor
convention May 3-0. announced
Mrs. C. H, Scrunton, president of
the Neighborhood club and a
member of the slalfr convention
program committee, this morning.
The welcome will be extended
at u musiculc und reception with
which the convention .will open
Monday evening. May 3.- Local
organizations will - voice .their
greetings to the visiting: clubwom
en as a part of the program .fnrf
l he event. Mrs. A. L. Hichurdson
will be chairman of the commit
tee in charge.
Tuesday'-, program Is still un
decided, but the Wednesday morn
ing session will Include the nom-'
ination of officers, followed ly
the program of the line arts de
partment. Lu Grande women will
present "The Circle1 as a part
of the literary program. Art and
music also will be featured. He
ports of the three sections will
be given between acts of the play.
Meeting with the Halter Alpha
Literary club yesterday, Mrs.
Hcranton. Mrs. K. J'. Mossman.
Mrs. J. I. Lynch and Mrs. Donald I
I'agiiH discussed arrangements for
the session at which the Haker
women are to be hostesses to the
visiting delegates. Their hospi
tality probuhly wilt bo extended!
Wednesday evening. .
Thursday morning. Hie chamber
of commerce will enteitaiu at a
(Continued nn pnge Idlght.)
APRIL 20 LAST ;
DAY TO REGISTER
FOR PRIMARIES
Everybody that . liopns . lo vote
al the primary election is remind
ed by C. K. McCoiilllck. clerk
of courts, thai Tuesday, April il",
is the last day lo register. He
and his deputy aic nudy at any
in- flaring office hours to take
care or registrations, lu said this
morning.
KhH'tors who have reglstert .1
once and have not failed to vole
at least once during each suc-
(-ceding two-year period are not
required to register again, unless
they have changed their place ot
I residence, or wish to change their
politiqal finilhifion.
1 All registration prior to the pri
nt at left will cease at t h e c I ose o f
Tuesday. April I'll. The books will
i be opened again immediately alter
! the spring election and will re
main so until U days before the
general election in the fall.
Water Tabic Lower in
Imblcr Area This Year
IMIILKK. Ore., Apr. .The
ground has not dried out so much'
its lo hinder plowing in this pu't
of the (iriindc Konde valley, such
a condition now existing in Wes!
ern Oregon as noted In items from
the upper Willamette valley. .The!
water table skeins lo be much,
lower this spring than usual, how
ever, several I in bier residents re
porting shallow orchard wells lin
ing easily pumped dry during th'j
spraying openttlons the past week.
This condil ion is blunted on t he
j lack or snow during the last three
winters.
A permit for the construction of
a $7.""fi rilling station at the cor
ner of Adams avenue and Second
street was granted the I'layh Oil
company late yesterday. No. con
tract has been h i. but one will
within a few days, according lo
Audmer I'layle, junior member ot
the firm.
The plans c.ill for an jornamenlal
station of brick or frame structure.
It will occupy a lot Lift feet along
the avenue and 5" fet on the
Second street side. Emphasizing
the attractiveness of the station it
self, the grounds will be land
scaped In harmony with Its pic
turesque background of mountains.
Gas. oil. greasing, accessory and
tire service will b" offered. J. I',
f I easty. who managed the Iai
Grande station for four yirs. will
be in charge. He Is to have un as
utiiant in he'i serve the tourist
trade, which is ejected to
h.i vv. Ninee the station will
be
be
the fiit to serve tho-v
un.l the last to llH'et the
entering
needs of
those leaving the city by the west
pat"-
The new station Is third under
management of the Playle Oil
company. At Adams avenue and
(CoutiuutU ou lrl)
RECEIVER
NAMED FOR
RAILROAD
Wilbur . B. Davis, Union,
Appointed Today
. , . by Courts , .
RESTRA I n"1$HERI FF
FROM SELLING LINE
Order Followed Filing of
. Complaint by A. W.
Middleton and the Blue
Mountain Lupiber Co.
Wilbur IX Huvt:?, of Cnlon, was
today appointed receiver for the
Cent nil Hallway of Oregon. And on
the order of Judge J. W. Knowles.
the sheriff was restrained from
selling t he railway's property to
satisfy claims or. either I'M Wetzel,
of Spokane, or the liar Woodbury
company, whose joint claims
amount lo more than $"2"a. -
The ordr followed the riling of
a complaint hy A. W. Middleton
and the 11 lite Mountain Lumber
company, asking Tor the receiver
ship and the restraint of snle.
With the presentation of their
charter at a dinner meeting In the
old country club house last night,
Im. Grande UotiuiaiiH became a
full-fledged Itotary club. Kd
Campbell, of Seattle, first district
governor, presented ton tn.Uruineni;
which was received by Floyd Mc
Keuuon, president, in the Dame of
the IM original members. .
Sam Thompson, father of the lo
cal club,, was one of the 2fi 1'endle-touians-
'that attended the ' affair.
Other guests in the company of
(it were presidents of neighboring
cities. Arter Mr. Thompson's lulk.
Bob Itobiuson. president or the
club at Astoria, addressed the gath
ering. He was followed by John
Carlson, newly-elected head of the
Walla Walht organization; Charles
Howard, president of the Marsh-rield-Uend
club; Or. W. 1. Mc
Xary, president at I'endlelon; John
Tate, a past president from Astoria,
and Al Iteyuulds. who heads the
Cortland club. Iteyholds and Camp
bell were Hie principal spenkers.
Interspersing' the talks. 1 he
chamber of commerce quartet and
I dek Lindsay's orchestra, provided
musical entertainment, responding
lo a number of encores.
Something of the history and the
alms of Itolary with revealed to
(Hnntlniiml nn Psg Klve.)
Music Comedy Seat
Sale on Tomorrow
Tomorrow at eight a. m.. rnser
ved seats for '"'t'lie Time, I he Place
ami Hie Girl," a light opera in
three, nets In be presented at 'lite
Arcade theater Thursday and Fri
day nights under the auspices of
the Monday Musical of Hie Neigh
borhood club, will go on sale.
Severa I specla I da nee fea t tires
hHve been added to the 'production
besides some numbers of unusual
interest lo lake place between acts.
nH-veen the rir:l and second acts
Mis Ann Stauge and Kills MIIII
gan will give a skate danci- and
between the second and Hie third
acts Miss Trilllan Ashby will ap
pear In a .in., dance number.
Other features are the Churlsf
ton. with. a chorus of twelve hoys
and girls. Miss Ann Stauge and
dale 'hurl ton. Irma Lyman and
Kluier. I'oz'-giir, doing the ballroom
Charleston and Miss lleulah New -lin
and Ktlis Miltigan doing the
exhibition Chiirlesiou; and a col
onial toe dance by Miss Jane
Stanue and Gilda Ashby, accom
panied by a chorus of girls.
Benefit Picture Will
Be Shown Here April 11
"Kiubleius of Iove," u moving
picture, w ill be hIioh n In li
n,u,wl. 1 1.1-11 14 nt Hip Stitr tln.i-
l-r iindei; the auspices or the lut
eal Loyal Older of Moose
The rust Includes Jane Jenning.
Jack Orummier, Grac- Cunarl.
Charles Oelaney, Jane Thomas and
liernard Sii-gel.
I'rocie(ls will benefit the Home
ofMoo"diert.
(.t AIIH Dltll.L TOMGHT
The local company of the IStith
Infant n. li. N. G.. will drill Vnighl
at 7:20 o'clock In Zubur hull. Cap
tain G. I Dutton announced this
aiU'tuoou, - ' .
ROTARY
GETS CHARTER
Clark Urges ;
Developments
Of Oregon
Guest Speaker at Cham
ler of Commerce Lunch
Deplores Present Con-
aiuon&
Discussion of the comlittf conven
tion of the Oregon Federated Wo
men's clubs, to' bo held here May
;l-U, .inclusive, and an address by
A. K. t'lark. of Portland, candi
date for the republican nomination
for Cnlted States senator, featured
the forum luncheon of the cham
ber of commerce today at tho Foley'
grill.
Mrs. C, H. hcranton. president of
the Nelghboi hood club, gave a re
port of what the convention will,
mean "to La Grande and nrgetj that
the utmost hospitality and courfety
be extended to tho visiting' Women.
She ."aid I hat the housing- problem
is the biggest one to be solved at
present.
Mrs, J. I). Lynch told of the ap
pointment Of .certain committees
and of other arrangements for the
convention. She said lh keynote
of the Im. Grande convention would
bu 'education'!.
F. 1 Lilly, chairman in charge
of the cowboy breakfast tho cham
ber wdll ho given the women May 6,
Harley"-Klehardson. chairman of
decorations, and 1 (jot gar Larson,
chairman of the He Molay dance
committee, all crave report & each
stating that. arrangements ure pro
greasing favorably.
- Clark Speaks.
Mr. Clark, speaking on "Oregon
Development declared lhat as
long as 4H per cent of Oregon lands
In private ownership fdiouldered
the tax burden of the state while
M per cent of government eon
trolled land went lux free ideal de
velopment -could not come. lie de
clared that the east and mhldJe
west are amlnlstertng the resources
of Oregon and pilfering; much or
Oregon's treasure.
He favored a militant congres
sional delegation from Oregon with
a slogan of "Oregon resources for
(tv'p.gon.V'- " .- . j.,
A. W. Nelson as chalHiiHti add
called upon "the1 Itv. C. V. Dhnn
to return thanks. 'W. Gnlld. new
t.-W. superintendent of the sec
ond division, was introduced and
spoke briefly, declaring he liked Ijti
Grande very much. .
Mrs. O. I. Outton iinuounced the
coming presentation or "The Time,
the Place jutd the Giii" -and ex
cerpts from, the musical comedy
were given for Hie benefit of the
ehumber meinliers.
J.E.
SALKM, Ha-,, Apr. fi. A I)
Horace Addis, or. Port land, was
elected president, or the, Oregon
state fair board at a meeting of the
board here yenterduy. Mr. Addis is
connected with t lie. Oregon Farmer,
Poilland publication. Jle fills a
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Wayne Stuart, formerly or Al
bany, but who has moved to Kansas
City, Mo. J. .K. Keynolds. of la
Grande, whs elected vice president.
The board made announcement
of prizes aggregating $42 for the
Ion litter contest (or which only
M'ft wiui given lust year. The fair
board gives $375. Portland (uter
es t.s $IHr and an "t'asle.rn concern
$'i0. A requirement Is that I he
swine litter must weigh In at the
age or IHU days. Litters more than
18a days old will be penalized at
the rate or one and Iwo thirds
pounds per pig per day, while one
(Continued on Page Five.)
BYRD EXPEDmON
iS OW EN ROUTE TO
TREMSO, NORWAY
1
N KW YCHlK, Apr. fi f A P).
Tine Hyrd Arctic expedition has
started on Its' Hist lap to the
Polar region:!. The ' ChanMer.
loaded with equipment for explor
ers krt. today for Tremso, Nor
uy, where a guide wilt b taken
on. The explorers inspect to start
flights In Kokker planes, about
May 16 from Kings Hay, Spitzbrv
gn. Today, aboard ship, the ex
ploieiM cHebru'ted the seventeenth
anniversary of the discovery of
the north pole by Admiral Peary.
Charles A. Howard, of
Marshficld, Visits City
Charles A. Howard, superinten
dent of Marsh field sihoots, candi
date Tor the republican nomina
tion for state superintendent of
public Instruction, visited Ia
Grande yesterday.
Mr. Howard has I teen an Oregon
educator for the past IS years and
has held hi present position since
ii:;. ... . . .
BOARD ELECTS
NORTHWEST
191
un hi
Pasco-Elko Route Opened
loday Area 40 Hours
: From New York-
5,000 GATHER AT
PASCO FOR EVENT
f i ' i r
More Than a Thousand
Pounds of Mail. Ihclud
' ing - Idaho Spuds for
oouimget.at uoistv ;
&LKO. Nev.. Apr. 6. (AP)--The
air maiV plane front Post'o. Wnsh.,
carry In, more than 400 pounds of
air until for Haateru -and -Pacific
coast points- huided liere.a.t 12:St
o'clock. Pacific time. ' The maehlno
made the trip from Bois In1 two
hours and 43 minutes, 28 minute
lower than the' scheduled tlm.
The pilot reported passing through
a severe thunder shower and
drenching rain a short distance out
of Klko.
' PASCO, Wash., Apr.' 6. (AP
Bringing virtually ve.ry city In the
Pacific Northwest to within ap
proximately 4u houm of New York
City, tho PaacoKlko nlr mall serv
ice starts tod v with the first his
tory making flight.
Mortr tlftn ftniio- visitors arrived
In Pas?o yesterday to see; the two
planes lake off today for Klko.
Nev.. with the first loads of mall
for the east. Due to the large
amount of mall two machines were
used. , . , - ."k .
OelegHtions from all the ' largo
cities of Wellington and Oregon
arrived yesterday for the celebea-
tlon of the eany morning man or
tAho ylpcs. Klve airships from, the
national Britain iiepi at BposmiD
and others from the Vancouver,
Wash., barrack arrived with nuiil
late yesterday. , : " J ..
f Stage Coach Makes Trip
' In striking contrast with 'the fust
planes the old time ' stage couch.
driven by PVlix Warren, arrived
last night 'after ft' Hard five-day
trip from Spokane. . Warren, who
won the title of world's champion
rclnsmn.n at the Chicago Kair In
1812. piloted the old coach over the
long trip und landed a loud of mail
here for tho first air trip'..". ' ,
One of the nlr malt planes was
damaged slightly yesterday when lt
made a forced landing near hero.
IMIoU; Oeorgei Huck and , Joseph
Tart, escaped with slight Injuries.
Tart and l-'rankllii Hose are the air
pilots making the, flight front here
today. A reserve plane was rushed
from Hoisc, Idaho., by Pilot Lvon
Cuddehack. - j. '
.LilIi WAITI.i AT iioisi-:
1UHSK. Ida., Apr. fi. (AP)
More than 1000 pounds of mall
awaited the first of the Pasco.
Washington-ICIko, Nevada, nlr mall
planes upon their arrival here td
duy. while thousands of titlzens of
Hie surrounding country gathered
al the new air post lo greet the
carriers. . -
Included In the east bound mall
was several hundred pognds of thfl
famous Idaho hake potatoes, se
lected by various growers and eon
signed to President Coolidge.
I'poii the arrival of the flrsl
westbound plane, dedicatory serv
ices will he held at the nlr port.
This will he preceded by a parade.
The dedication Is Kcheduled for
4:50 p. in.
A lit .MAIL CONNIXTIONS
La Omnders who wish lo take ad
vantage of the Klko-Pusco air hiall
to send leUers to eastern points,
should mall the letters, "iulppcd
nitti airmail postage, before !;80
o'clock each morning or beore 0:-
(Continued on Page tnvej
Arms Concealed. Leers
Revealed in Late Modes
PA It IS Arms are concealed
Just us much as legs are revealed
in the latent modes us dtspiuyed Ht
the Longchamps race track's grand
opening. Whatever cloth Is saved
in Hie skirt is lined In the rest of
the frocks.
Collceians Held Up;
Girl Robbed of $1.13
KrfiKNK, Ore. Apr. 6. (Al'). -A
young man und a girl.' Htuil
), I h ui th- I ntvi.lty of Ontifon
wt'if? hi'lil up by u iimHkod niun u9
th':y sat- In Ihi'ir iur on CIiunk'1-
lon Hti!ot parki'd nn the hill ovi-r
luuKlne t tio tlly. HU'y ii-porli-l
tu ihv polio- lust nlKhl. Only u
fi'W pi'nnli'8 wri'M .found on Inn
youth wh-n thp inaHkcd holdup
wurched him. but the Kill hud u
purm I'ontulnlntt JI.I5, which the
ui -t'.'ry uiuu tuul;.
And Now-
rk. hi
una wlint is tins? Ii m iiic "Ikhm pup," w-Iik-Ii is all ilie ruga
flinotiK Siiitliini CUirmiiia flnpiiei'M. It Is a sturfiMl Uuu: pet, iimuIo
fanuHU In An II n 1uun' mx-ul best st'llcr, "(iitlflmn, I'refi-r
lllonilm." , , '
CHAPMAN
EARLY TODAY
WETHKHHKIKIU, Conn.. Apt. 6.
(Al") Gerald Chapman's hvuhu
ttonal career of orimo ondod on tlio
SHllow'l al 13:1)4 o'clock I Ills morn-
. Hliowln llttlfi fiirtitlun, 1)0 top
ppd under . Ilie. iiooni' of Connectl
cuL'a new; hnng-hitf machlnu und
was executed for tho murder of
I'ollceuiaii James Kkly ot New
Urlljilii,, Conn., In u. ilepartment
store . robbery October 12, 1924.
Neven minutes and ' five seconds
later plislcliins pronounced him
dead. ' Thus ended at 88 a life of
crime dial beitan when ho wus 11,
led hi in In, und out pt prison una
made .Ills' name, u by-wprd In every
police station In the country.
GUESTS ESCAPE
; FROM BURNING
' COOS BAY HOTEL
" -. ''- '
MAItHHI-'M-'Ll), Ore. Apr. 0.
(AP) The doxen guests ut the
Hotel!. Coos Hay, at North Hend.
barely had time to escape . with
ihelr lives ''W.hon Hie hostelry,
built some '20 years ago. wyn des
troyed by fire early loday. t
The HoU'l Cootf Hay Hre started
in the top floor of the two-story
frame. Iiulldlng and spread so rap
idly thai tho row guests that wore
in their looms al that time hud to
leap from -the windows. Tho, Coos
hotel.: adjoining the ' building, was
considerably damaged by fire mid
water. The' loss Is estimated, at
about $15,000. with , about one
fourth covered by Insurance. Thv
hotel was owned by T. T, liennett,
of Marshlteld.
McAllister Fined $100
Upon Admitting Guilt
A. McAlllstatv wilhdni wlmr a
previous pica of not guilty, admit
ted In JiiHllce court Monday that
he had vlohiled Hit liquor law as
charged by the officers, and paid a
flue of find and costs Imposed by
Judgft Hugh K. Urady, Han An
derson, urresled with Me A Ulster,
was dismissed without charge.
The trial of John Mayfleld or Kl
rln, on a charge of cruelty to ani
mals. Is being- heard by Hie Justice
court today. 1 No jury1 was drawn.
Klamath Falls Voles
To Accept S. P. Offer
KLAMATH KALIK, Ore. Apr. fi.
(AP) Closing chapter in the con
troersy between the city of Klam
ath J-'uIIh and th; Houthcrn Pacific
railway systum over the purchase
of city park property was written
last night through a move when the
city council 'voted to accept the
amended Southern pacific hid and
the original bid of the Oregon
Trunk.
Thus each road will get what It
wanted in the beginning, as far as
the actual land In the park sile is
involvud, but the southern Pacific
will not receive an exclusive Kla
math avenue franchise, a stipula
tion ut first placed In the-bid a a a
consideration of the sale.
Change In the Houthcrn Pact He
plans was brouirht about through
a move on the part of tho Oregon
Ttuul; official.
The Loos Pup
Bulletins
KA1.17M. Ore., Apr, a. (AJ').
( InlmliiK I hat tils Ideals are ttibso
or WiHMlnm Wllsoti and tliat Ills
IMillrtes art firoffresglvt-, Kltoii
Wal kins, of Portland, rnmurr coi
Kivssiuaii from tlw llilnl illstrkt,
uslay fllml with tlie Hiftary or
statu Ills slalcmnil of prliKinli s
as a caiKllilalu fur Ihif drnMx-ralie
iioinliiutloii for lulled States seli
auir. , . ' 1 ,
N. .1. Sliimit nl Tlie lslles, rep
I'lmuliiatltti III (i!li)tits from tlin
seivud (reitn ilistrli't, riled Ills
'dtvlaratloii as a caiidlilnle fur Ilie
itinitilleaii rtriioiiiinalliHii H1m nIo
uau slums lilni to be rlialrinait of
tlio piiblie lands i-oinmltlcv In
iKrcs, rankliMc iiH-mlH-r of tlie
IrrlKalion iiiiiiinlltii', and a ineni-lH-r
ir lliu liuusu steering: com
mittee. I'KXW.KTO.V, Apr, 6, (Al')-
The I'cndleton unit of the On-a-on
imllortiil tfunrd was mustered In
lasl iiIkIii by 1'iiptnlii My or Ilie
Lasleiii Ori-uon hattltlKHi. Tliu rill
men wei-u sr'iiivd and imlfortiis
will 'soon be lind so that active
priiurntion may start for the sum
mer encampment. ' r'ranklyn Al
len was electeil captain or the
company. . .
IIOM,VWOOI, Apr. tl. (AP).
A limilsllde i ium il by bi aiy rains
in llio hills west of here taday
hurled several thousand tlollars
wiu i 1 1 or equipment IM-Innglng lu
liispirallini I'liiuics. an iiidcM-n-deul
iil'iMliK'Ing ioniMliiy. A stage
conch In wlik'h Horace tJreclcy
is said 10 have ridden al one tllil'-,
was hurled lK-licatll' the tolls of
rock and earth. '
HV rilA.NCISCO, Apr. fl. (Al)
The chaises ngahint Capl. Or- j
villo I. ClampHs. army clwiilain,.
now iM'lng tried hy i-oiirtmartialj
lwre oti eharges prefem-U In Im'-j
liulf if Mis. Liiclto Swallow. Imw-
ii'iici1, Knox., girl, nn. merely a
f)inbliuitlon of iM'Hitry and fir'f-
ery, Lieut. IVtilerlck Wenin.'flM'rjf,1
iiMxlstant dffense tfjuiistd. said (o
tlay in aliening; tho defenso slilo
01 the hcarhis.
Los Angeles District Checking
Up On Results of Heavy Rains
LOW ANGKLK8, Apr. q. tAP)
Los A it Re b-s and the surrounding
district loday began checking up
on the profit and losses of the
heaviest April rain tu more than j
ltt years. Although the rain fall;
'wob looked upon as having been i
highly beneficial it was not with-
(out Its damage. Highways were
washed out and inundated, tying
ti utUo traffic In many sections
of Southern California. Trains
rrom Los Angeles to Santa Harbara
were delayed ror several hours by !
earth slides. Having Inadequate
storm drains, portions ot the city,
were flooded.
At u lute hour last night the ruin
rail hud reached 3.H't Inches,
bringing the total for the season tu
I3.:i5 as compared with S.4H for a
' corresponding date last yeur.
1 Moif Itain Fitrtiwi '
Kurt her rain for today was fore
cast, but. the weather bureau pre
i dieted thut the greater portion or
the storm hail been spent. .
I Along the roust the ruin was ac
companied by high winds and
rough sens. Sixty small fishing
crafts wero piled on rocks and
piers la t'isU Harbor at Sun I'cdro,
SECOIHY
11 aii in
Wet Leaders Attempt to
Prove Case by An- :
. drews' Testimony ;
BURSTS oFwiT
PEP UP SESSION
Government's Own Prohi
bition Chief on Stand
- Most of the Time Dur
ing the Day.
WASHlNpTON,'' Apr. . (AP.
T-Hy the testimony! of Qener; I
Andrews,: the' government's own
enforcement chief, leaders of the
wet. cause sought .aitaln today to
prove ut least a part of the In
dlctmeiit they have liroU g"n t
against prohibition.
Resuming their questioning be
fore tho senate prohibition com
mittee, - they asked the general
about corruption In the prohibi
tion forces, diversion of alcohol,
blind tiger drug store and many
Other elements which hewltne
freely conceded to ba Involved in
the enforcement situation. But h
insisted that steps were being tak- '
en' .and would be taken to mini.
mlze objectionable features of the.
dry regime.
' ix-iiso Crowd Present. ;
. 1 A dense crowd . again overran;
tho committee 'room for the sec
ond of the six days of the hear-,
ings alloted, the wets. .
The exauilnatlon went first to
tho 875 employe of tho prohibi
tion unit who have been dis
charged. ' Ot these 121 went out
on bribery and extortion. 8(1 oth- ;
ers for falsifying expense accounts,
und 21 for making false stute-.
litems In applying for positions.
'"I,, am working 911 a law thut
lll imublir ii)o to, control 'aseiiUf.
cinul liquor," Andrim's ruld-. ;
- Adjoilnu I lilll tomorrow. ' ' 1
- After a session 'of' Only about
two hours, the. committee ad
journed until tomorrow.- '. '
The original schedule gave tluv
wots four hour a day for tho! .
six duys add' they now haw ac
cumulated a surplus "of three un-
(Continued on page )
LONDON. Apr. 6. (AP) Tho
''Poison Apple" scare has hit tho
British market so heavily that .
many of tho Covent Garden com
mission merchants have ceased
handling apples from, tho United .
HtaloB for tho time being. -
Hince prosecutions of dealers le- -gnn
here soino months ago for sell
ing apples which authorities con
tended hud been sprayed with ar
senic, during the growing stage ui
u protection against tho codling
moth, London merchants estimate
that the American apple business
has fallen off from 40 to 60 per
cent.
Hevernl of the largest commis
sion' merchants my they
havo stopped buying apples from
the United States altogether rather
than take chances of heavy fines in
court und owing to tlio lack of de--mand.
. h .
causing damage estimated at 910,
000. , .;
Many merchant vessels have bepii
delayed by the storm, while thn
lumber schooner Shasta Is anchor
ed off Ventura, stormbound for
the last two days. '
SAN OIKOO, Cttl. Apr. 6. (AP)
A heavy wind, coming on tho
heels of a hard ruin, struck Nu
lional City, near Sun tdego. last,
night and wrecked several houses. .
Two women and a man. Injured in
the collapse of one home, wero
tuken to the hospital ; eurly thia
morning. AH will recover the doc
tors sutd.
The storm left the city In dark
ness. Sharp lightning accompanied
thv wind storm. -,
LOS ANOtlLKS. Apr. 6. (AP)
I'uuhle to put Into Port because of
the storm sweeping the Paclflo
coast, the lumber schooner Shasta
of the E. K. Wood Lumber com
pany, has been stormbound off thn
coast near Ventura for the past'
two duys. T
APPLE SCARE
HITS LONDON