La Grande evening observer., May 07, 1926, Image 1

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VOLUME XXIV.
MEMPKIl ASSOCIATES MEM
LA GRANDE. OREGON. FRIDAY, May 7, 1926.
MBMBEUt ASSOCIATED PRESS
KUIICLR 179
BOYS OPEN
UE
De'Molay Delegates, 240
Strong, Swoop Down
on La Grande Today
DR. W. J. KERR HERE
FOR MAIN ADDRESS
. - (two old roads no longer in public,
PantaloOll f Clad Gl-OUpS' uso were passed. One of the abun.
-. Frnm Wpstprn Orpiron don''d i"!-'i" iad,up Catherine
CtVi i i ri i f 7, Creek, cast or Union: the other Is
?Already Seeking Next the Owen - Thompson roud on i
Convention. ' . i MJ- ,nZr fls,n:i ; v
i - . I The court ttuthorlred ihe clerk
1 . Ho open the ballot boxes and pro-,
Two hundred forty purplc-feajsed t
lie Molays delegates from all but
uvu or mo zo cnnpiora in ure.un
swooped down upon I.a Grande to-
duy anil turned the just-deserted I
convention city Jn to a, carnival of
aloona view with golf knickers fori
sanction as the appropriate . con-
..In.a ,1..ub n.l u.lrfuH Ihu .cnlln
appearance of the dag flnngE,
streets. : ; ' it: " ;'
Conclave arsuions .began at 1
o'clock this afternoon at the Ma
sonic hull, but the arrival of Dr.
W. J. Kerr, president of O. A. C.
:""if'f.!f, 2 Z-X
erablu. ceremony .., UlU morning. .
. Lined 'for a. block ' or .' more along
the Btation platform, the boys re-I
coivcd tlielr deputy wilii cheers und
whlnlle shrieks that brought . half j
thii population out of the stores
and houses.' An Impromptu pa
rade escorted Dr. Kerr to concluve
headquarters. ' -
-.!-. Kerr Oucsl At liiiiiclimii -
. The-O. .A. C. president was hon
ored guest. this noon at a.. luncheon
for which' 4o aluiiihl and forinbr'
Htudetils of'UW! agricultural iptillego
7. . ..
me 1' oicy noit'l. Lir. .Jverr aaoresB-'
ed the coiiipuny Informally with a. ',wf B,a. -f " Oemld' Hoot, of Portland. s-cor-rtfrVcv
of plans for progress, and "ccompanled by Mrs. ! !5im- responding secretary and .- com-
liullding programs at thl InstltU-:,er,nan' 'V'11' ar'lve '' 'is "-'Pletlng member ! of the. executive
Hon., Jesse Andrews, oresldent of.'1,0P.n' ' !' ''' I'-. ' .. .. fhoard was Mrs., Krankol'a fli-st of-
the ultimnl association, presided. 7
Speeches of welcome to the
Molay boys by Dr. W.-T.'thy preBl
tlent of the chnmber of commerce,
H. A. Anderson, worshipful m-
ter of U Grmidc lodge. No. 4t
A?b and A. M., and by Cart O,
Helm, vnitnent comtTiuuder of the
Ktvtern Orefjon communderv No.
f. 'Knlffiifs 'Templar, preceded the
Hiate deputy's add rows as the prln
tlpnl number on the concluve pro
gram this afternoon.
' Kneourages Atlilt'lk's .
lr. Kerr emphaHijseu to t lie dele
gates the importunco of keeping
the. purpose of their order tn.mtnd.
Athlelletv bands nnd rtlowMhip
gatherings arc to .bu encouraged.
i ' '. " ' : '
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POWDER RIVER IS
; TRANSFERRED TO
; UNION TERRITORY
A.vr.K.U,'" Ore,' J May '-7. CAP)
NoMh Powder river has - been
trunsrerred v from waler district
No. 2, Rukcr eounty to No. S. Irn
lon county,, stflte enjeineef Khea
l.uper snid today. Thia removes
nbotil 2SJMMI acres from the Baker
eouniy dimrtci. i ne reason lor me , lawyers, ,
trunariir that, district ' No. t was 1 It will be presented for the first
considered too large. Andrew, ,WII-j time this evening at 7:16 o'clock In
lis hus been named wutcr master . the high school auditorium, and re
for district No. 3. 1 '. 1 peated tomorrow evening.
On l a me; sewer Hearing Held
Big Interest
On Your ;
Money ,
Vud . eojiuot iimkc money more
rapitlly tluin h taking adaiit
ngt' of ilic f-pts-lal llargnln
flairs now In cffcl fur your
OI?cricr Mi!rt'riitioii. TImc
raits arc crretht otily uiiUl
Monday n!ffht, May 10 Jl more
cla. . . .; y.j- -,
YtMi'll -at money and you'll
save Uh' bother of a t-ol lector's
fall raHi month. If you get
Iho paper by carrier In town,
you can pay for one year for
f 7.75 InMoad of the- umimI
prior of tt.OO. If )vu get It
Iit nmll. will pay for one
t'r. Nrore of pamtmls are
fuming in -be sura to mail
YOtllS before May lUtll.
Ajbwr Adverthdiig :
A Mercliautlliilug bcrvluc."
County Will
Grade Roads;
. r: " nr .
, vacate iwo
Opening Bids on Hunter
Lane and Cove District
Stretches to Take
Place May 15.
A call for bid" on tho grading of
I two market roads- one known as
Hunter I.ane-Pleasant Grove, mid
(the other us Warren CreokBecknr,
Corner in the Covo'. district was
Issued by 'the county court during
the May term of two days that wun
adjourned by Judge. IT. G. Conch at
the close of officers hours -yesterday.
-Itlds will be opened aluy 16,'
It was determined.'
Itesoluttons for the vacating of
pare them for tin1 coming1 primary
election, Muy 21. Polling places. o
rar as possible, wilt
as in previous years.
bo the same
REALTORS TO
Northwest ' Real
Tpcfofjl
i-4bUllC
ni in nnnnnni
ki nil Hiiiiunniui
I Lilll I IIUUIinill
Association I President' 'o represent the. .Neighborhood
.1 Q0i f n0'lb on . the' board, , received. 146
ana becretaiy ; to Be, votes to i ca for.Mis; a. m.
UUeSIS XOnint. ,' ivanlioe." Other le- officers are:
. .i Z': '- '"' - , Ml'' T. Meyers. 'Of Marshrleld.
I ''"'. ' ' '' second vlco p r e a d e h t : ;. Mis.
, Tho' program for the Northwest joharleo N.. Bllyaii, of Dallas, ro
. Realtors convention ' to be 'held wording 'secretary: Mrs. Charles
hero July 22. z and S4 will be E. Welis, of Hlllsboro, treasurer:
outllned this evening when the l-a Mrs. It. W. logan. 'of Beastd,
Grande . Ileal Kstuto association formerly of I,u Grande,' auditor;
i will meet, for dinner; this : evening ','Mrs.: K. O. ' nianchard) of Hood
of. o"clocli at thej Kolcs'lhotel, ' Itiver. ' first director; Mrs. Ellsu
:wlth A. H.'-'Barnhiaelf; president of beth McNary .Albert, " of Halern,
vtlm. northwest- aasoclatloiii-and T. .'second diriibtor by. reflection." 'r
''same orranlautlon.. -In attendance.
, . - .
IdHho to atte'nd a ineotlnff of tho
Idaho Hlate Heal ' Eslattt aasocla -
lion-. May. It and 12.-, They.,. will three-yem; ndinlnlatmtlon- onu
'return by wuy ' of T-a Grundo that in butfltHndlnj. In - the. feder
'Thursday. Aluy 13, when the local Uon for, civic achiMveiiiuiitq ,nnd
oHsoclatlon will , hold a' general 'loHer bonds .of 'Understandlnff be-
m tutting .with- trie lii to inaket . fui ' tween clubs -wlih. tho .natal lutlon
ther HiTungemeuta lor the con
vention Children to Present 1
Operetta This Evening
Ihe final dress reheursal for the
.presentation of the operetta. 'The
National1 Mower by students of
Greenwood and River la , sehools. f s 1 " .
was held yesterday afternoon, as a ( KHon Walklns, candldatr for the
mutlnee for tho children .'of Iho'domorrntlc nomination for M he
two schools. - 1 . t l nKed Stales senate n the May-
One hundred and fifty-five chll- . prlmurles, was In l,a Grande today
dren take part In the operetta. The before going to .Flaker where- he
scene is In a modern court room, 1" deliver a campaign spueih, tp
whore a Judge and Jury are trying night. Tomorrow nlghU he will re
to choose, the national flower. All turn ' to l,a Grande and speak to
the flowers appear und moke their voters here, . ' ' 7 1 i
plea and remain to hear -the other) Watklns. u. flre-eatlng orator, is
flowers, i Uncle Sam,, played byopposing Bert 13. Haney, deposed
Fred Hoe; of Greenwood school, shipping board, commissioner, for
finally chooses the national flow
er, played by Miss Patricia Long-
fellow.. Dorothy Rogers, of Hlverla
school. In- the judge and Nick
tyjghcs wnd Walter
Lovely are
Heading of the newly drawn up
dog ordinance and a h curing 1 on
cewer Improvement district 3-6 fea
tured the adjourned meeting of the
city commissioners last evening.
The dog ordinance, providing for
several changes In the present rul
ings, was read, dlscuwed and laid
over for consideration next Wed
nesday. The license fee, once pro
posed' at $6 und $in, was one of tho
points on which the commissioners
were uucert-aln, and may be
changed before filial passage.
Jjisl nlirht wan the time for hear
ing on the t'onnordaln sewer proj
ect, nnd as no remonstrances, ob
Jecllorw nor grievances were aired,
the citv recorder was authorized lo
udvertisc for bldn, - n-coivablo on
May 18.
Bud Newlin offered to pay the
amount of the iien with interest on
lot 9, block 4, Homlg's addition for
title to the property and the city
accepted his offer.' J f
Monthly reports of officers were
filed. The treasurer's report show
ed that there wus a balance of
?U0.Bw.14 on hand May 1.
Connordalc residents re quested
(Continued on rage t)
uodeo pay
LA 6RAUDE
nadedt
Best Convention, in Many
Years, Delegates Tell
Hostess Club ' '
FOUR SCORE JOIN
WALLOWA CARAVAN
Final .Items on Official
Program Cleared Up
' in Yesterday. Afternoon
c s:
, ovsaiuii. ' ; ,
What visiting clubwomen ugroe
was one 'of the most, satisfactory
convention, in the annals of their
federation was - adjourned' at .4
p. in. Thursday at tho tilks' tem
ple by Mrs. a. J, I'Va.nkel, of Port
land, shortly after her installment
as successor to- Mrs. ttaldle Orr-Dunbar,-
retiring :presldent. ' V
Mis, I'rankel, who has ; many
years of club 'experience behind
her In . national, state and .local
'executive positions, defeated ' her
opponent for the' presidency! Miss
Grace. H, Chamberlain,"' of Ash
land, outgoing vice-president,' by
a vote of Its to 74. ,; ' ; ; ;
J Mrs. George ' T. Cochran, who
rirH. vln npenlilunt . onnltimB
a ..Trn.,l
', , .wnw. wvn,;
the clmlr. ' ,' "
Mm: - Dunbtii' conclufled her
of the ineomlng officers. Wh
the- cereiiiony. -wiia coii)rlcled and
ftfn ntltriiM hn Piure R) :
ELTON WATKINS
TO SPEAK HERE
SATURDAY: NIGHT
the nomination. He Invites all In
terested citizens to attend the Sat
urday night meeting which will be
held In the city hall at eight o'
clock. ' ,
Aged Son of Oregon
- Pioneers Answers Call
Thomas Jefrurson t.'handler, son
of early Oregon pioneers, died at
Haines. Ore.; yesterday at the age
of 7'3 years. He was a resident or
Union county until 16 years ago
when lie moved to Baker county.
He was born near Dallas. Oregon.
Kuneral services wllj. bu held at
Klgm tomorrow afterrtpon at 1:30
o'clock. ' -
Survivors are: hls;; widow,-' a
widow, a daughter, Nell Uhandlcr,
The Dalies: three Hons, Orvlllo,
Lowell and Wayne all of Haines;
three brothers, Henry Sj of Port
land; Qeorge W of Knlerprlse;
1 and-Charles W., of Ta ' Oarnde;
four Hislersr ,Mrs. Will Ezolle,-iil-,
gin; Mrs. Iiiira Morton, Baker;
Mrs. Julia Combes, i Medford; and
Mrs. Mary Nelson, Durkoc; and a
grandchild. - . ,
A. T: Harrison on Trial'
In Justice Court Today
The slatt'A ease Hfrainst A. T.
Itarrlsoit, charged with pounce ion
and lr;inpoi-lallon of luiuor. . beln?
tried In iho justice court went to
the Jury late thm urtcrnoon. A ver
dict had not yot been returned at
press time. .. ; v:
A. T: Harrison. Will Harrison
and Ash Workman were arrested
Haturd.iy- evening and 10 gallons
of liquor confiscated from their
(nr. The oLhei two men will be
tried tomorrow morlnng on a pos-1
jsion ciiargw,
West Cherry
Growers Win
Traffic Fight
Federal Board Decides to
Withdraw Proposed
Keduction on Imported
btock. ,
HOOD UIVKU. Ore. May 7
(AP) Word has been received by
local cherry grawurs from. Wash
ington. D. tV that ' ths federal
tariff board lias decided to with
draw a proposed reduction of the
tariff on. "biiuud' stocks of cher
ries from five to two cents a
pound. A ruling reducing the
rule was announced last year. Ore
gon -and California growers asked
postponement of the new rate.
Most- of the lloyal Anne tonnage
of the mid-Columbia district is
used In maraschino cherries, and
growers, feared that If the reduced
rale went Into effect It would re
sult In maraschino cherries com
peting with the Utme grown pro
duct. 1 t
VALLfcY UHOWUHS Jl IJILAJST
Ilecelpt of news today over Tho
Observer's Associated Tress leased
wire that tho tariff board had de
cided to withdraw a proposed re
duction . on Imported cherries re
sulted in Jubilant comments by
Grande Ronde valley growers.
Union county orchardlsts have
taken an active purt in the battle
against tho proposed tariff reduc
tion, Individually and through the
chamber of commerce and other
organisations. ; . t . V .
Cpnspiracy : to .Defraud
iuovemment unargea
in: Federal ' (Jourt;aIn-
NKW YORK,: May 1., (AP)
Harry M. Dauffherty, former UnU
ted States attorney general was In
dieted by a federal' judge today
with Thomas W. 1 Miller,: - former
alien property .custodian and J,ohn
T.: King, former republican ; na
tional commltleeman for cons
piracy In connection with tins The
American Metal company ease.
The Indictment charges con
spiracy to prevent tho government
from receiving the -honest-: and nn
blasud judgment bf Duughcrty and
Miller, both uutlng officially, us
to the. turning over of the metal
company's securities, - Tho Indict
ment 'charges that it was part of
the conspiracy to enable - Dniig'u
erty, MIMer, King and thrt iale
JeH.'iu timlth to, receive from the
claimants of the securities the
sum of; $3lt),00, which Uas puhl
for putting through the, transfer
deal.. . - ..... --, - '-;
Miller wus indicted last year
with four German und Hwlss clll-ijc-ns
and three German und Hwlwi
corporations on. ehurges tf con
spiracy to (iefraud the U,H. gov
ernment In the release by Miller,
as alien property custodian, ol
about '$7,fHft,uU0 of sequistered as
sets of the American Metal com
pany to 'pretended MwIhs jowners,
Woman Ponzi Confesses
She Swindled Friends
NfSW. YORK, May 7(Al')r
Mrs. Grace Ott Hange, who confess
ed to swindling her frloritkt out of
more than $200,000 through pre
tense of Investing the money for
them in fake stock deals today
pleaded guilty to grnad Jarceny.
Khe will be sentenced May 18. Hhe
is lkable to five to ten years Im
prisonment as a-flrst offender.
Mrs. liange, an employe, of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company claimed she could buy
stock as an employe- at leas than
the market quotation, and her prin
cipal victim -wus A. A. DenniNon,
an official of the Htandurd Oil
company, who entrusted ti4,ooo to
her. , f
McGltAW SIGMI) I P
CHICAGO, May 7. . ( AP) John
MeGraw, velerun leader 1 of the
New York Giunts. today signed a
three yjnr contract - effective
when his. present agreement ex
pires next spring.
TODAY'S GAMES
. AMKUK'AV l,l;A(.l I.
IIIIH'I'ON, (AT)--' I!. : I
K
I'lfv. lull,! I I 1
OoHlon 3 . 7 S
riuttiMkn: Khautu HimI I- K ll:
Kler.ir, Wflxcr., I.undrn-ii iiixl
Ouutun.
'oi,i,i:;iati: ,
Kl'GKNK. . Ore. AH) Unlvur-
sity of Oregon-Oregon Agricultural
collegr gunio itoslpouttdf wut
gruunUif.
mrnnm
courts m
HOPES HELD
FOR RETUmi
Walsh Bill, Including
btanlield Amendment,
Reported to Senate
REESTABUSHMENT
MAY TAKE PLACE
Telegrams from Oregon
Senators Announcing
Action Received by J.
li. rearc.
Im Orundo may. have thn Unltrd
Blulcs hind office returned to It.
- Such Is tho conclusions ' dr.'n
hero toduy In Interested circles
following receipt of two telegrams.
ono from Henutor Charles X.. Mo-
Nary, and one from Senator It. N.
Stanflel.l. by J. H. Peare, formerly
In churgo of tho land offlco hcr.
WiUkIi Mil RcOTtl , , ..
The telegrams stated that tho
committee on ' public . lands and
surveys of tho senate reported out
tho Walfch bill providing for the
ruestabltshment of land offices In
Montana und South' Dakota with
Senator Slanfleld's umendlncnt In
cluding the La Grande land office,
With this step taken La Grande,
and Interested persons In the local
ity formerly served by tho land of
fice, will watch tho fate' of the
Wulsh bill with keen Interest.
Office Itviiiovvd Year Ago '
'It will be remembered, that the
local land office wus . transferred
to Hie offjee at, The Dulles mora
than a year ago. by Washington
act.lon, JHr. Peare' declares, works a
hurdshlp upon persons .ifq truns
uct uuslmtss with the office In 11a
kerT Grarlt, Union""": and .Wallow,
counties, making -U necessary for
them to go to either The Dalles or
Southeastern Oregon In order to
havo their demands taken care of,
Before .the transfer..' a . -spirited
fight wus enrried on to prevent tho
removal :of'the La Grande-. oftlcu
hut all efforts met with ml I me.
oregon'ian meets
death today in
residence fire
ASTOUIA, Ore, May 7. (AP)--IJoyd
Carver, 20,' was burned, to
death In a fire which destroyed
hlu home at Westporl early today.
Ills wife and fourteen-months-old
jlilld und Henry Johnson, a neigh
bor who spent the night j. at the
('arver home, escaped. , ;
v Mr. and Mrs. Career and John
son were awakened by tho cries' of
the baby when smoke filled the
houan. Carver went into thu kit
chen where thu ' fire apparently
originated, and was overcome by
smoke, i , . 1 ;.
Well Preserved Walled
Palestine City Found
JISKUSAIiKM, May 7. (AT)
KKcavatlon on the site of the bur
led city of Klrjatii Ho ph or in Boutji
ern Palestine, has revealed one. of
the most complete und well pre
served of Canaanite and Israelite
walled cities.
The discovery was made- by the
urch'eologlcul . expedition headed
by Dr. Melvln G. Kyle, president
of Ihe Xenla Theological seminary,
of Ht. Louis, In cooperutlon with
the American Bchool of Oriental
Kesearch, at Jerusalem, The un
covered walls are forty feel high
and ten to fourteen fret. thicks An
extensive system of galleries and
rooms for storing grain and water
supplies was found. ..
Child Killed by Auto
Of Railroad President
DUKlirt. Ore. Muy 7. f AP)
Htanley HelBler, aged seven years,
was killed when struck by un au
tomobile' while playing on the Fif
teen Mile bridge yesterday. The
machine- was driven by John
Heimrlch, president of the Great
Southern railway or Tho Dalles, fl
was said that the car wan moving
slowly and. swerved to avoid strik
ing Waiter; Gordon, playmate of
the Heisler hoy, und ; struck, Ihe
latter, who died wllhln a few mln
tili's. Coroner Zeli, of WnMro
county, came here from The lu(h'S
to investigate the ucrldent.
'mam,i;n.i; iuiixti.i
NKW VOKK, May 7. ( AP) Ad
hering to it; support of Hurry Wills
as chltf contender for a heavy
weight - title vmatch with . Jack
Dempsey, the state athletic com
mission .today rejected a formal
chullengu from Gene Tunney for a
bout with the chumpluu. v
Lots of Cats' Whiskers
STEM
m (
I f .. . . I j
; MIhr Klta Torres, of Ixm Angeles, '-trilh Iwr Uiree Chlaese
uats, two of llicni wly tw-o weeks old. .At -birth Uie oats aro
white, but after one week they begin to tum Uaok. :
MILLING TRUST
l
I I
r
Federal ' Trade ' Commis
sion Charges Compan
ies with Placing Obsta
cles Before It. ,
.1.
WASHINGTON, Muy 7 (APtW
Actlvltles to restrict competition
among .flour minora are charged
In , a preliminary report onv-tlie
milling and bread marketing ' in
dustries mado public today by the
federul trade -comiiilsslon. .It re
serves final - conclusions, aHaerthujl
that Tefusal of ceqtaln concerns
to furnish data, Was blocking the
Inquiry tinto. compotitlvo, condl-
tlons. . Vv : 'Wig
-liio imiuiry was made under a
Semite resolution and the cont
mlHsidh ' said Its ' partial ' rbpov
"preseiits In detail extenolvo dod
uiuentury evidoucq already ob
tained relating tuvulleged viola
tions' of the anti-trust laws by
curtain corporations and indicates
conscious attempts to evrtdn thu
said Jaws."' .(!' ' . -v- .
"The largest and most active of
companies refusing to - permit ex
amination of their correspondence
uas the Washburn Crosby com
pany and Plllsbury lloiir Mills.
Another largo company active in
such matters, the. Kaunas Flour
Mills company, permitted the ex-
amlnutioit of its correBpondencM,
but refused copies to ha made of
any . of more tliun the thousand
letters or, other documentary evl
dericu selectedi : - 1
"Tito nutlonal organization of
flour millers, known as the Mil
iers' , National federation, an J
controlled by the larger compan
les 1111-011,711 plurut Voting, per
muted examination of its corres
pondence,, but. refused copies to
bo madu of -any , of ; more than
3(t0 letters oi other documentary
evidence selec.ed. ,'..,-.
'The conum'jHlou lias Issued
subpoenas to compel the produ-i-
tion or certain of those donu-
ninnla bill thf ti.jtf t.'ft In nnuv hn.
ine contested In t.h by ihe
MlllerH' Nutlonal federation." .
War Veteran MurdciK
Two IJabcH, Kills Self
' UOCIIEHTBII, . N. y. - May 7.
(Al'J Pelcr Murrutt, worlil . vol.
ernn, 32, today fntnlly ' shot his
flve-ycfir-old 'flaughtor,' , 'rii,r,;mi,
iiiwl his thr'.-year-ohl Hnii. J,..H.'pli,
und Jhcn killed hiiiiaiilf. Mapriill'ii
wlf" p. lz.'.l Ih.'lr llilr.l Ciill'l, mi
Infmil, wlifpi llin HlifjoMng Im'k'iii
nnd fli'd.
ii ik iiasi; rnini;it iiiAfr
IIHNI), tin., Muy 7. (Al')-
nrooNn-Hnuiioii T.hihIm.i- rompiiiiy
luivo announced ill,? . ptu-cliiiHC of
U.nnu acres of pine tlnihcr located
80 miles north or Hind from the
Alnorth Wuslitiuriii company. The
purchase Include, two - hundred
million feel. of pinA whUin will' be
milled In Hend or used , by., tho
Mrooks-K:uiilon J.umljiir company
In blocking up other trucks, .
Bulletins ;
'. W ANIf I NOTON,' Mat
1 (AP)
luipeachinent of - fwleral . Ji
ante
IMaao M. Meealns, of NoMh- Canto
atPA. .tunia.riy.vownacl . to.
:i'iiii property :
. Tboasft W.. Millar.
day by ItanM K HMny, a tor
mer- employe of the laUmal rev
eiiiM l wilt, la a petWoa fUetl
la tin tmuv,
lONOOV, May -1 - (AF). Sen
Hatlonal and eiaggerated report
of vtolenoe. and disorder wrens to
America In tmanentloa - wtta hm
aaagal strike was dlwroitttaMl by
lVnibroke Wicks, of f Mai govern
ment RiHikesmaii, at a coiiferectce
wrth iiewKimnei. men late tills af
ternoon. ' h . ,
OSLO, Norway, May, 1 . (').
The AniundM.il - KllsworUi polar
cxiKHllilon airship Norgo arrived
at Kings bay, Hpiisbergen, early
today. The Norgo left , Vadao,
Noillicm Norway, yesterday after
noon, and In about-14 hours made
Iho 700 miles over Mm Arctic
ocean to the base where it will
stmt lit the summer a Journey
over tlw hIo to i'ouit Harrow,
Alaska. '
OKMt;i,(r:i;, OkU., May T (Al)
At least half a dVnim persons
were Itijureil,' one seriously, and
more tlian 30 farm homes blown
awn y or destroyed by a tornado
which devastated a stretch a qui
tcr of a mile wltlo about four
miles north of here today.
I'OKTI.AMI, Ore., May 7 (Al)
Alfred Is'inrox, wlm mltnlltod In
fiilci'Hl court today that , lie had
given "high lowered" vanilla ei
tract to litiiallllii Indians, was sen-
tent ed lo 81) days In - jail and
fined .100, ..! . .. , . - ,. :
. 1;I.IJI:M:, Ore., May 1 (AP).
HiihIct Kenton, notwl frow-n.fatvd
eunicdlaii, will produce hi. next
iiiitlmi iilctliMi at Cottage Urovo,
22 ' miles south of l;ugic. The
film pi'oniotci's, with five assu-
ciaUM, was In the Orovo City to
day, and wit bin an hour declared
(hut all lH! desired for the picture
1, as there, -i. .
Mrs.llordce E.Dodge, One Of
World's Wealthiest, To Marry
IIKTIIOIT. Mich, May .7. (AP).
Mm. Horace .10. Jodge, - widow of
the automobile, manufacture und
one of the weall blest . women In
Ihe world, will, he murrled tomor
row lo IIiikIi lilllmiin, of New
Voi le anil I'lilm -llench,- a former
"'I'"'' . ... . ... ... ,
Tin. wi'.MIn'i; iv ill be held ut the
liimie of Mra Dodge's . only oon,
llonieii I'.. Dodge at his estate at
Orona' I'olntu, n suburb, Tho
Knots will bo limited to liiilne
dlule relatives and: a few clouo
friends. '. . . - ,,.;':
! The f 1 rut dliitinct rumor tltut
Mm. Dodgo conteniplulcd marriage
came April 12, when It waa, un
nounccd ut I'nlni Uoach, Via., that
she. had purchased' the beautiful
home worth nppioxliilatery M.
ooo.uon, of - Joshua B. C'osdua,
ifuulthy oil uiuu, -1. V
STRIKE ECD
DKIHD
Guarded Predictions Are
' Made That Settlement '
Due Next Week
outlooiTlittle
improved today
Britishers View . Fourth
. Day of General Tie-Up
: with Same Outward
Stoicism. - '
. liONDON. 'Ma: I. lAf) Aa-
otlwr two nilllswa warhsia, bam
aa the Trade I'nJan Oori ant',
oad Uao of Drtsass, W1U a oaucd
oa strtke la ssvmt f Ow aresrat
stetkeri, nalnw Umt are ladlcav .
iMaa aooa of a aaeaar atitllement.
This aaaoaawatuat aa, made to
day by E. U foMltoa. apokeiuiian
for the trades aaioa ooacrew.
The gOTcrasMt has divided to
crease, tha lioarl aoUon force to
BO.ooe awa. reeralUBB M,ooo
pr4al a auJchlr as poaslbte. Tho ,
regular pollue aamaara approxi
mately OfOoo, - , ,
LONDON, Mar "t, AP The
guarded prediction wa. mad this '
morning by Influential labor quar
ter, that the strike crisis night be
settled early neat weak.
This I. the moat entlmiatle suit- -
geMldn' thus far emanating from a
high source. Uaon what It 1. based
was not' divulged. VadffteUll peace
makers are readily working for a
solution, ana, me pressure 01 ine i .
hurehe. and' ether bodies, a. well ...
as promlnsnt ladlvlduals I. being
brougkt to bear to ad th. trouble.
Jt la und.rsteod. ' that Premier ,.
n U ...... ... a WhMMna mma m
a late fa our trnsf ftut ; but al
took rtw.' Is sOthough
It it awurtd thy wtrtt discussing
tho crisis, y. ,
,", . Both Mtaadiag Pat
Officially bath tha trade, union
coo. res. and th. .government are
standing pat and both claim thing,
are going wall la their respective
omp.:.vf '-,.vvK i ..': .
-The government , at noon today
stated that cenalUoaa .were 1m- -proving
throughout Uto country
Ith only, reiaor dlsturoances.
Traffic condltiaa. were . easier.'
with mty mora train, and other
transportation faculties available,.
The Brltl.n puuuc entered upon
thq fourth day ot the general
strike wun tne same outwaro ap
pearance ot stoicism a. on the pre
vious day. The people had In pros
pect better transportation' facilities,
and they also were, hoartened by
the fact that there would be mora
newspapers published. - Otherwise
the' outlook did not seem In any
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LIGHTNING BOLT
ELECTROCUTES
CANYON, CITY MAN
I..- - 1 1 '-'-''' 'r' :)-':i'
BAKER, Ore. May 7. (AP)
Tony Hupprlch, 44, was electro- .
euted by a lightning ., bolt that
.truck Inside a shed on a sheep
ranch where he had sought shel
ter from- a severe electrical storm
In the Bear Valley district .uboul
20 miles south of Canyon City
yesterday. 5
. The shed u not damaged by
tho -bolt, ' Hupprlch's hair wiu
burned on and the clothes on on,
side of the man', body we.ro badlj
burned. A companion who
with him wu. unhurt.
Hupprlch I. .urvlved by a bro
ther, Henry, of John Day, and a.
sister. Mrs. C O. Ournsoy, of Can
jron City. . , . ,-'
Although Mrs. Dodge's, weallli 1:
known to run Into many million:
of 'dollars no estimate of It evci
ha Been given.' About a year ago
the plant' of the. Uodgo Bros;,
which was owned entirely by the
kite lloructrJ Uotlgn and tils bro.
ther, was sold 10 Dillon; Rend and
company ot New York for H(i,-.
ooo.oon. In addition to her ahare ;.
In this "property, . Mrs. UodRe hola
large land holdings In Detroit,
both of the'Dodce borthi-rn having;
made eitcnstve real cstuto . Inveut
ment. ihere.
- Mr. Dlllinan wan at one llnw a ;
resident ot Uutrott. Beverul yuurn
ugo ho waaaa actor with Ine Bons
tcllo company, a local theatrical
organizations Ilor 1 Mrs. Dodii
was at Palm Beach, where Mr.
Olllman reside, part of the time.
Mr. DHIiuan Uj-a forrlJiusbanA