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VOLUME XXIV.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1926.
MEMBER' ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 164 'A
RATIFIED
&
ITALIAN
Ell IS
CONVEflTIDN
WILL HEAR
DMiKERR
j AO A P Pi-ocirlnnf trt A rl-I
dress De Molay Mem
bers Here May 7
EXPECT 250 BOYS
TO'ATTEND MEET
Trip to Wallowa Lake on
Sunday Following Ses
sions Being , Arranged
by Local Organization.
. : ir. W. J. Kerr, president of
the Oregon Agricultural college.
will deliver the main address at
the state convention of De Moluy
In Ui Grande May 7 and S. Dr.
Kerr, who is state deputy in
cl arge this year, will appear on I
ttio afternoon program of the
opening (hiy. which is Friday.
Two hundred fifty or more boys
nre exported to attend the: 'meet
lnp. They will be icgistoijcd und
a aligned to rooms Friday, morn
Ins. '
; Tho convention proper begins
ul. I p. in. nt the Masonic tem
ple, which will provide headquar
ters, for the occasion. Committee!
appointments anil tulks by several
b makers yet to be mimed will
Hiimlennnt I tin iiil(lrisn . hv I r . !
- Kerr, , , . j : ,- ' . r- . -
Cei'eiiHMtlnlH Friday. .
Friday evening will :, be. glv.n
over , to the ceremonials. V Tho
'Watthhrglon chapter,- of i'orlland,
111 .,) (-.. II,.. n,.kn.,., ..II. .a
The I). II degree Win
conferred by the Baker chapter's
team : "
Group sessions will occupy Hat
iirdRy morning, when secretarial
work, the duties of master coun
cilors and reports und recommen
dations will pet consideration.
I'roimncnl speakers are to be on
the programs.
At the close
of the dav. the'eruumenL will be' heard Friday af-'
(1ill'(rii)in ulll Ik cniiiiilltiiftito. I '
at a dance sponsored by the rn -
(Continued on Page D)
THEWS
Ciirioslty seeltsrrt were excluded
from, the Justice court today dur
ing the trial nf W. D. Mathews, of
llurllngton, Va:h., on a charge of
contributing to the delinquency of
a. minor child,
Three little girls, on whose story
the complaint was filed, and L. W.
I'ooper, father or one of the chil
dren, were witnesses'' for the slate
heard this morning. Oodon. for
mer employer of Mathews at Bur
lington, and Mrs. Mathews went
on the island us character witnesses
MM
In behalf of the defendant. Mat-Mho
hews Is being represented by Green
& Hess. Carl G. Helm Is prowecul-
ing attorney.
Stunt Show Tickets On Sale;
Demand For Seats Is Great
Men
Who Pride
Themselves
'IIkkc business men wIki pride
tlieiiLsclvc4 on gel ling etern
ally a "nlcklc'M wiirth for a
tiJctile" in all the buying tliey
do enn cnlertalu imi doubt as
lo tlif sliie tltcy buy In Ob
Jurrver adverlKing pacc.
If they conduct a can ful anal
yls of their eK'tlllurcH for
lnivJne publirtlj. tlwy will
iliiK-utcr t Imt lift Hem re pre -wiit.
fMieli value as f)wcr In
Hie OirrTcr. Tlicy will mio
flntl lltal many frilicr iU'iiw of
advertising; open--i? art not
cvi'n warrantee I by n Mm II
iiMnrc -of return. OlMnrr
Maf if dd ami mIhhiIiI Ik
iMMighi-Uir wily une ininwi
llCMlltS.
Okarmr Ad vert Ma
Flume
Will Start
NextMbnth
Work of Restoring An
cient Marcellus Thea
ter Started on 2,680th
Anniversary. i
The Eastorn. Oregon Light and
I I'ower company hak awarded , a
contract to the Federal PlDe u.nd
iuiik cuiiiiuiif ui t-uruuiiu aim so-
attic for the construction of 2700
reet of 42-tnch scmt-circulur con
tintious Ktavu creoBoted fir flume,
which will roplace tho same amount
of old box flume constructed In
1906 to carry water from Rock
creek to tho. Kock creek hydro
electric plant near Haines, , It was
announced by officials of the com
pany today. , 1
This work, which completes the
$30,000 program! started In 1932,
when 6000 feet of the old tlumo
was replaced,- will Involve- an ex-
pcndlture of approximately $11.-
000. ,
Tho contract, signed April 10,
calls for beginning of work early
In May. Ucllvery of the materials
in expected by . the latter part of
this month.
A cump will he - established on
nock creek at tho head of the
flumt'. All local labor will bo used.
MOTION FOR NEW :
TRIAL IS DENIED
BY CIRCUIT JUDGE
A motion for a ne.- trial in the
ense of Aim. Mary Welt on versus
the Ml. Kmlly 'Lumber company.
In which .she alleged damages
from the seepage of water .from
the company's intllpond into her
basement and in .which a . jury
... ..r..i,i
found tho defendant.
i... r r I.- ,i. .... it '
was aiirued before him In circuit '"Ju'tlon cuse doea not have Juris. ' tttion of the Bible. The funda
I ....Ja.. ; . i diction IWnit.-wauldilnntlfr tlie.4Lit.iiiii-M..fiMidn.u.iti.fiuiH'itr:t.. ni.ni.i..ri.
fmr
Rehearing Asked in - -'
Lea-Blokland Case
A reiieariiiR In the ease of A. H.
l.ea of Halelll. ; versus Andrew J.J1" "n renuesl ol A. w. Miailleloll .
DIoklHiid and others was asked to-
Idiiv liv Juilire .1. W. Knowles. Tim
will ue iieHru rriuuy.ui-
Specific performance of
fnrnnnn
contrnet Is asked by the plaintiff In
deal that involves the ile of a I
piece of pasture land.
Judge Knowles Grants
Four Divorce Decrees 1
! day by Judge J. W. Knowles. of the
circuit court. All were! bawd on
grounds of cruel and - Inhuman
treatment, - Mrs. hola Hug was di
vorced from Arnold Hug, whom
nIic mrirrled at Summervllle Jan. 1,
1tfii0; Mrs. Myrtle Hou.se from Jack
1 .est er T I ouse, married at l-'a rgo.
Okla.. Juno 4, 19 is; Mrs. Vera
Hiimltn, from Kmnk B, Ibtmltii,
innrrled In la. Oniinle Aug. IM,
!U!i; William B. Kvtins. Mrs. Juan
ifa Kvtuns, at i'endlcton Sept. 1,
MF.Mii;itsiiii Ri-i:rn;i
NKW YOltK, Apr. 21. (Al)
rhe application of I-Yank li. Gun-
nett, of the
Hochester. N. f V.
for membership ' In
.crimes - L'nlnn,
Associated Press whs rejected
.by, the membership today. Ho
failed to obtain the necessary
four-fifths vote by 4U votes.
Tlcketa for the con.l.ined stunt
snow ai me nign school auuiionum
'" eveniiiB nave nuiu i nuun
an amaxlng rate that It will be,
necessary to repeat the perform- J
ance Saturday night. Principal
l. 'fowler unnounced this noon.
The tickets are marked for Friday
night, but may bo exchanged at
the Glass Drugstore tomorrow be
ginning at 8:15 a. m. for reserva
tion coupons for either night.
Claire McKennon Is business man
ager. April Antlkw and the Merrymak
vi a ntv imuiuuimi nimiin n i tin:
U Orando hiifh school. Students
I plan and work for them months
(before the rehearsals actually be- j
irin. .This ymir's production, com-I Olson. Accordingly North I'ow
thlnlm? the attractions of both, rep- j der's population has been Increas
resenU the essence of all the stunts ''J " Maker's expense, since Mr.
and skits from which the oroducere " Mrs- Wilks and two chtl-
had to choose.
The best musicians and tho fin-
est dramatic talent In school havi'or sir. irom-r. a. compleie
been drafted for the subtitles. !of rlothlnT d mens and wo
Whlle the show Is all comedy. Home "'"' unx stocked by
of It is hlirhly artistic and offers thu n'w .
variety enough to assure every pa- I Mr. and Mrs. Olson have moved
tron a taste of his favorite mirth,
(Continued on rage 6)
DEMURRER
IS FILED III
G. R. 0. CASE
Attorneys for Creditors
of Railroad Take :
; ; Action. Today.
JURISDICTION OF
. COURT ATTACKED
Ray Woodbury Company
, and Ed Wetzel Would
Set Aside V Sale Re
straining ... Order.
Attorneys for those creditors of
the Central Hallway : of , Oregon
who are trying to sell the com
pany's property In order to satis
fy judgments they hold against It
tod-ay appeared In circuit .court
with a demurrer, filed In the name
of Hherlff Jese B res hears, against
the Injunction Isstied by Judge J.
W. Knowles recently to restrain
him from making the sale. '
Kd Wetzel, of Spokane, and the
Kay Woodbury company; ' of Poft.
lit ml. wIiakr rnmhlned iiifliritiintn i
..(taliuie the railway amount to more '
tlwn 120110, are repreaeiile.l In the k ' '
ou8e by K(l Wrislit and Cophran & '""""" t . Armiureddon.
Uberhard, respectively. .., "Ileinemuer, I am not riRhtlnc
. 1- , the fiindumentaliHtt when I Hay
They elalm that, the complaint ,,.. tlKptainecl Prot.awor Hieust
on which the Injunction wa Iwiued ! ri. coneemlnir the blhllriil Irtor.
doea not state facts sufficient to
authorixo the appointment of a ro-1
cciver, and that the court In thla.iinn. i0 i,.,,.,. t tholr Internro
poinlmrnl. .-' . '-. . , : 'by the 'dacunn't-iits on '.whluh we
The -'demurrer 'probably 'will be"lp ' worklhtV' ! , ' ''
nrpued before Judge Knowles Krl-J 'One Of it pi I list finds liuide nl
day; wlilcli is regular. motion day.' 1 Aiinniieddon,' ' Professor llieusted
W: It. Iais. of Pnion, Is the ap
poinied rm'eiveri He wtis niiiued
anil the lllue Mountain .Lumber,
company. The latter QripuiutaUon
holJ accounts totaling over 10
w
"' against tho railway, Middleton
Mated In his claim.
.Other suits have
been filed .
against the little road since judg-J
Iiuenl was granted Wetzel und the HIM Crawford, who was hitchI
Itay Woodbury company. . Oeorge ed recently, on a charge of having
k- ll.inblo.. r.f I'nlnll nll...o 1 ll.Mini. in l.ia nUUm.il..n ..!,.. I. ..I
844.07 due him sin an employe of
tho roml. .1. IE. Hull, of Ifnlon.
! representid by Oreep & Hess, has
filed a labor claim of $-f5bG.3ii,
TEN FILE FOR
COUNTY POSTS
Judge V. G. Couch lodtiy filed n j
declaration to the county judgshlp'
at the prlimuies Mny 21. His'
avowal and those of several other!
candidates filed today come just i
within the limit or time set for
; county officers by the statute,
I vv !t ,(. belter republican
,,, tC tt".amJlIlle "for nomination'
j1)a conty ,-oiiinilsKloner lo fltl the
vacancy creaiea wnen jonn wens
term expires ut tho end of the
year.. He Is opposed by tho In
cumbent. ('liliiRs for election as precinct
committeemen were as follows: I..
A. Wright, I'niun No. S; C. .. end-
u-nll t IriL.n A fill., I.llnr
hnli;iML.r- j.;Bin. 'No. 4. w,.
rockrn,, l llloll- No. ,: unil cieorire
i.vrffiist.n. I nlnn. No. 1: nil n the
republican ticket; Robert Ilrud-
ronJi La UruM(,t.( No. , Jt un(1 w
J. Cuse. AUtel both democrats.
Baker Merchant Buys
Noi'lll Powder IlllKinPSn
.
"
NOUTH roWDKK, Ore. Apr.
21. John A. Trotter. Ilaker cloth-
-
invoice me siock ana nxiures or
Olson's Quality (Store here, con
dueled by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur V
Idrwn of the latter place have come
"" Mr "ills iiecoming; manaKer
,m"
to their ranch about two and on
(half pi lies southeast of here, going
Into the poultry farming.
BIBLE HOT
N ILE FIDOS
Professor Breasted Tells
of Discoveries at . '
Armageddon
IS ORGANIZING A
4TH EXPEDITION
Three Groups Now En
, gaged in Studying In
scriptions at Cairo
Museum and Luxor.
NEW .YORK, Apr. 21 AP.
Professor James H. Breasted, re
turned from the scene of 1 exca
vations In tho Nile valley, says
Egypt has yielded nothing among
Its thousands of ancient Inscrip
tions to bear out fundamentalist
interpretations of Hible stories.
Mo Is directing the work of
three expeditions and is organis
ing a fourth to penetrate far into
the Nile valley. One of tho ex
peditions is studying the coffin
Inscriptions In the Cairo museum,
another the Inscriptions -In the
"l' i-r nnu a imi u n:is
iB vu t t...ii..r.n..
.herk . i. notlilnc in tho Insci ln-
Tsniii. whs a. stone bioeK oh which
whs recorded the victory of Hint?
Shlshak; of KBypt, over Ilie Jews
the' reiRn of Kill)? Heliobulllll.
..
'a i .
AnilUal Offender Fined
$150 by Municipal Judge
iriiilty yesterday and was. fined
$IMJ by Judge M. Humphreys.
of the municipal court. Crawford
pit id the fine.
I'nlice Ciller llaynes n.'potts that
regularly, every yar sineu he has
been with the police dcpMitineiit,
I 'rawford hs been fined nver
hhi thnn $u nor mortt than $Hi0
for some law violation.
SCORPION GIFT
IS SURPRISE TO
LOCAL CITIZEN
;"1tewar bf the 'svorplon sting!"
Kuch was the warning, penned
on a card, which accompanied a
five-inch scorpion on Its .imirney
rroni Tart, Cal., to La. .fJriindi.
Ore.. Tin deadly arachnid made
the trip through the United Hlu
K s malls, consigned to Held
Gcddcs. Mr. Gcddes, unawaro
of the harmless appearing pack
age, opened it casually but upon
viewing the venomous creature,
which wiggled playfully, non
chalance vanished.
After showing it lo several
friends, he turned It over to the
care of Glen Campbell. The scor
pion Is a gift from George CJar
riek, Jess George ami Kmerson
H brocks
Hospital for Girls
Going Up in Portland
The He
Melhodlxt
11. c, u-.). or Hm'jack Dcmpscy Sins to
Weiser, Ida., Is in
Ku-tern fireKon
Interests of the Juvenile bos
i pltal ror K'rts, now belnK built near
1 Tort land. Mr. I.ee, ussUned nil of
I Kastern Oregon eaut and south of
. Prndlelon. was in I,a. Orando yes-
i ninuj niiti nnii-: itini iiiiih ..mi n-
ty' quota or the fflO.ouo it will
kike to erect the building. In $lf00.
Wallowa county's quota Is $1100.
"This Is the only institution at
Its kind In Oregon," he said, "und
caters entirely to Kirls between tlie!
aires of five and 15. At ttrcsenL
t tht-re are rivn Kirln from I'nion.
rany helnc cared for at I'ortlnml
and many from other Kastern Ore-
Kin counties." tKiiarc Garden If ho should pick
The hoepllal. partly built. Is a (bii" Tunney hm Dcmpscy's oppon-semi-MUite
Institution, inasrnurh aa enl or New Jersey as the scene of
117, find or state funds were appro- the flabt, Jtlckard reiterated that
prlated ror it. The art now fin- bis choice would. 1m made between
IstV'd Is already In use.. (ompletiun
Jot all units will be effected by June,
I i ' 1 1 j . i ii ' i ii ii r ii '"" ' 1. - -
Oregon Juvenile Hospital For Girls 45 33 VOIE
aT"7 : III SEOSIE
Tlx- Oregon Juvenile hoHpllal
rinlnlieil mid will itml fU,0OU, ot
AN EXTENSION
WABHINOTON,. Apr. 21, (AP
Huffetcd by camplainlfl ' from
both sides the senate prohibition
coinmtttco began its hearings to
day In an almosphero of Increas
ing tension.
Tho drys again had (he right of
way, and as tho time allotted them
drew toward its closo they put on
'ho slaipl a succession of witnesses
who spoke for prohibition organi
sations, farm groups und others. In
opposition to uny change in tho
Volstead act.
Aks Dxleiislon nf Time
The' managers of tho dry ld of
the .controversy formally, rfbked
that their time, be extended, and
,hu MmilttV! took..hc petition
under advisement. Jt' was' bolnled
iut by tho. dry leaders that Henu
tor Heed, demoerut, Missouri, the
.'oinniltlee'84 only wet member,
had taken up with cross-exa in I na
tion much of the time allotted for
Jry testimony.
Hetiator Heed has complained
that I he drys are being favored by
Hie committee's methods of pro
?edure. 1
Plticliot (Um'ykiiYi
Chairman llarreld announced
.eceijit of a biter from Governor
linchot, of Pennsylvania, declar
ing the dry's luw can be enforced
but attacking present enforce
ment methods. The chairman
turned the letter over to the dry
manager who indicated they would
present It formally later.
Oliver W. Ktewart, head oT Ihe
flying squadron foundation, made
a brief statement In which he de
clared conditions were Improving
under prohibition. Then Hie drys
put. on (he- stand H. Ii. Htrlvtngs,
or Castile, N. Y., who said ho spoke
lor life national grange. He filed
a brier recapitulation the attitude
or the grange over sixty years on
moral ipR'lona, and opposing any
change In the dry laws . Many
farms are going Into the hands of
foreigners, he said, und the. one
way to Inculcate patriotism In
these pople Is for Americans to
obey tho laws. ,
Storage of Water in
HiiRe Idaho Dam Begins
AMKItH.'AN l''AI,I.H. Idli. Apr.
1 (AI').-Htorug of water In
the American Fulls reservoir. IiIil
lio's largest IrriKHtlon project,
stiit-tiMi tit !) o'clock this morning,
when the gutis In the Incomplet
ed (lain were closed. Knough wut
(r to meet the legal requirements
of tilt: Minidoka ana Twin Kails
projects wus allowed to flow
through the specially constructed
gates. It was cfltimuted that the
sioniKo today would umount to
23.1111(1 acre feet,
' 'onst.ructlon nf the (linn ulll
progress at .a rate sufficient lo
keep ahead of the rising water.
Fight on September 1(5
I'OItT WORTH, Tex. Apr. 21
(AT). Jack Dcmpscy put his
name to the dotted fine today.
The heavy welKht champion or
1 1 1 - n ui i milieu ttrilt'M'a Ui bKHT-
ment shortly lefori
noon with
Tex Klckard to fUht a champion-
ship bout around Ki-pleinber 14, at
a place and- aipilust an opponent
to be Mclccfjl by Klckard.
Wavlnjx ilde reports from New
York that the New York state alh-
b-tlc commlMMlon ndifbt r!voke his
llcenrw and put in Jeopardy his
$S.oi.0 Investment in Madison
tho two sites and that Tunney
would bo const dcrud. . '
DHYS ASK FOR
X
for girls, mi II will look when onileted. TIkj atruvturu In partly
which lite Htatu la fiimlHliliig $17, 500 ,
Glory, Once
Rome s, Will
Ej e Restored
E. 0. L. & P. Company
Awards $11,000 Job to
Federal Pipe & Tank
Co., of Portland.
KOMK. Apr. 21.. (A.1) Ilo
m&ns today abandoned their usual
activities and assembled In the
irailyrboflaffired street, and squares
to celebrate the city's 2,680th ad
versary with eoremonlea nyinbol
lilnfr Mussolini's determination
that Home's anofent, glory ahull lie
restored. - ' -t -
1 Unllko most of the colcbrntlona
since 'the - advent il fascism, to
day's occurrences Mere dominated
by (ha participation of Ihe work-.
Ins; men Instead of the military.
In accordance- with the dedication
of the event under the, sloRan "the
spiritual ... foundutlpn ,of the new
empire has been created; now the
work of realisation must begin'
Bcores of . national and black
flags floated In a ' genflo breeze,
and Innumerable" , multi-colored
proclamations coverod the walls of
buildings . throughout, tho city.
lOarly In the day the streets wero
rilled with marching men, most of
them In working clothes.' ' ,r
' The first ceremonies were tho
laying of wreaths on tho monu
ments to the war dead, notably tho
tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
where a pyre of Incense was burn
ing. . , .
Tho Home of yesterday , und to
day were . joined symbolically
w hen two new Irnmway lines, des-
(Continued on raga, 6)
NAVAL BOARD TO T
SEEK CAUSE OP
t BATTERY BLAST
NKW LONDON, Conn., Apf. 21.
(At') With three seamen dead and
nine others Injured, six of them
seriously, a naval board of Inquiry
had before It today tho tusk of de
termining the causo of an explo
sion which shattered tho battery
room of the submarine H-40.
1 The blast tqok tho lives of hiuph
Kd wards McCormack, 1 gunner's
mate second class of West Iynn,
Mass.; Olley J. Cook, seaman, sec
ond class of Danville, Va; and
Theodore Hoist Jr., chief . boat
swain's mate of Groton, Conn.
It was the second major disaster
suffered by tho subnuirlno base
here In vnt than'' a year. laMt
September .the 8-61 a ulater ship
of the tt-49 went dowu off Hlock
Island with 34 officers and men af
ter a collision with the steamer City
of Home.
Leeches Suck Blood
From Cow, Cause Death
UATLCK. Ore., Apr. 21 (AP).'
A cow belonging; to Hurry KuiseC,
Houthern 1'aclfio workmun, hys
been acting "cuor" for nearly a
year, but thu family used the
milk daily and could find nothing
wrong with tho product. The ho
vine became weak and finally
died.
An autopsy was decided upon
and a gopher snuke, IS Inches
long, in a partially decomposed
condition, was found In the cow's
stomach. Kour blood leeches were
found attached to the liver and
the quartet wero nil In apparent
good health.
The men say that there was
scarcely uny blood left in the
cow's body and the heart v. us very
much enlarged, ,
Tho cow had been obtaining
her drinking water from a near
by. swamp. . - .
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I'HIhAUEM'HU Ai')
It. II. E.
Washington il , 8 il
rtilladflpliia, a. U O
iwiierHn: iowu kkw, uauen ami
Kurt; Itonuial anil Coclirauo, .
tiAKEPOllT, Cal. Apr. ill. (AIM
A fire wliMi did damajeo cMI-
niated at $80,000 swept through
the downtown section of this little
town last night, Klvo buUdmgH
were destroyed and two others
slightly damaged. One of tho
burned buildings, tho old Iako
View tinti'l, was unoccupied. Five
raonicrH escancil from the Monroe
apartimiit houoo which waa level
oil hy tin' risnies, by xlkllng down
roues made of slieots. The blase
originated In Uic rear of a nutaur-
aut. ',-....-.
HMV.M. Omv Anr. 21. lAI'l
Tlio" state Siifireiufe "coiiti this
morning refused to accept lie
petit kau prescntod hy1 Mert Henry,
Portland attorneyi for at writ of
niainjainns to coniHl tho county
clerk of .lliillnomali to segregate
tho canymi rd Impiwcincnt pro
IMMnl on Hie ballot for May elec
tion. '-
. IIOOI IlIVIOH, tre., Apr. 21.
(AI') One man wan killed anil an
other Injured when a delivery truck
of a I'ortlaiiil bakery went over a
IiIkIi iMuik after sklddlnic on the.
Columbia river hlirhway six mllea
oast or here today. (Jlenil Knutt
son, 2R, of White Salmon, Wash,,
was the man killed. 1'. 10. Arehor,
sahwman for tlie liakliif; company
was Injured,
WAKHINfiTON, Apr. 21, (AI')
Necrctary Jardlno extolled provl
kIchim of the Tluelier farm relief
hill In an axhlress Uslay la-roru tlie
Aiiicrlimii Itairy iMlerathai. 'Iliu
measure, would sik to solvn the
diuiiliis1 iinihli'iii throiiKh voveiii
ns nt credltH to (VHiis ratlvo orgiui
IxalloiW In tlmm of neisl. '
Death Claims William
McMurray, U. P. Official
iVjlVriANI), Ore., Apr. 11.
(AI). Wllliani MeMuriiiy. .who
asked to be rntlreil May -1 from
the position of Reneral passenaer
uaent of the t'nlon racirlu sys
tem at PoiUiiml, died hem late
yeslerduy. Ho hud been in poor
health for about two years.
Bulletins
Debris Hampers Rescue Crews
. After Releasing One Miner
yriNfY. Cal. Apr. 21. JAP)
Harried hy a stulitioi n tiinale of de.
Iirls after one of six workmen bur
led In a cavii-ln In the Orlsxly
Oreek tunnel of tho Keather Itlver
I'ower company, 30 miles from
here;liuU been snatched from
ileatli, rescue erews early today
had diiif to within a lew feet of
the place the other vlelllins wero
believed lo be trapped. The men
were caiiKht In a slide In the tun
nel lute Halurduy night.;
Thomas Meliennolt. who was
pulled out rrom benuaih shelter
ing timbers ut 8:2'l o'clock last
night, was found lo he uninjured
except for exhailsllun. Ho was
taken to a biinkiiouse nearliy
which had been rilled up us an
emergency hospital, and ufter he
had rested a bit, he said he be
lieved his five companions would
he found alive near Ihe spot where
he wus found. -t '
Mike Nicholson and C. Krlckson.
Oregon mucker, William t'ope and
McBrliln were still In tho dripping
catacomb todny, with th. shushy
earth that extends from the facing
of tho rcscuo tunnel wiping out
Attempt to Return Meas
ure to Committee ,
.Is Defeated
DEMOCRATLnAD3
FIGHT ON MEASURE
Reed, of Missouri, ; Deliv
ers Fiery Denunciation
of Mussolini in Futih
Effort .
WAMHINOTOir, Apr. tl. AI
Tlie war drts) HUma sa : wHh
Hair m aptHmed ualay bf the
'senate
An effort to seed tbs Italian
debt settlement back to committee
for further investigation . failed.
The vote was ii to It with op
ponents of ratification lining up
behind tlio motion to raeommlt. -
WAHH1NOTON, Apr, 21- AP.
With a vote act for . 4 o'clock
this afternoon, tho senate today
emruKcd in Its last hour of de
bate on the Italian debt t undine
agreement.1.' Benator Heed, demo
crat, Missouri., started the dis
cussion with a fiery denunciation
of Premier .Mussolini, declaring
the settlement, would be a gift of'
a billion and a halt , dollars lo
the premier, 'who Is drunk with
ffi..r-.u. , .
f "The vuMoii ihai dellghia his
eye,'; tho : MkMoorl ssaator said of
Mussolini, "is an tmm Of blooil,
through' j which , ho oan walk la
triumph.' ' ",
; . , - t. 1 i - '
; Senator Borah, republican, Ida
ho, moved to recommit the set-,
tlement to .the tloance committee
with .Instructions to Investigate
Italy's capacity to pay and this'
;notlon must be voted on before
a vote can be taken on ratifying
the agreement Itself.
The settlement was defende l
by 1 Senator Qerry, ., democrat,
Khode Island. ,
II. S. APPLES
W A M I lINQTON;. Apr. 21 (AP)..
-An tnoreased demand ror
American apples In Parts Is re
ported by tho department ot agri
culture, i ; . , ;. t
-Within the last month apples
from the United Htatea have been
for the rirut time ofrered In Paris
In sound condition and at rea
sonable prices. , . , .
In order to devolop thu mar
ket for American fruit, arranir
ment Vero made for taking ap
plet! from refrigerated cargoes at
a continental port Instead ot
trans-shipping from (London.
the work of the rescue crews al
most ?a fact as they progressd.
Driving northwest straight through
tho original bore of the tunnel,
the rescuers are timbering and,
shoring us they go along, hut the
work Is distressingly slow. Tho
workers themselves are in a limt;
chamber, eight by eight feet, pick
ing their way along by painful
Inches and hoping that tho hastily
constructed tunneling behind th'in
will not collapse from the wMght
nf loosened rock and granite, or
bo undermined by the steadlt :
trickling waters that drip upoi
them.
. The scene Is set, Incongruoiisl
In a background ' of matchler
beauty. To the North arlxzl
Creek runs through a channel ci
through granite, and all about is
rugged wilderness of pine and ft: ;
A snow-covered trail leads to th
nearest settlement, three mile
away. Huck's Kanch, headquarter
for the construction executives. Is :
miles awayvovcr a rock and gran ;
lte mountain. , It can be reachtn
only by horse- or snowahoes ove
trulls that have been market
through tho snows. ' v
PARIS EATING