La Grande evening observer., June 05, 1926, Image 1

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VOLUME XXIV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1926.
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Near Future ;.
RAILWAY AFFAIRS
GIANT TANGLE
. .,,'.'. V
T Sots of Attorneys J
Unfold Long - Winded
Representations in Fri
day Arguments. j
Oedipus, who solved the riddle
of the sphynx, might find his bruin
cramped lo untangle the knot Into
which the affairs of the Central
Hallway of Oregon tied themselves
at the hcurlng-of ft motion to re
move Wilbur B. Davis as receiver,
argued pro and con before Judge
J. W. Knowles In circuit court Fri
day.. . '"' -.. -v" '
. Two sets of attorneys, each arm
ed with long-winded authorizations,
appeared, to represent on opposite
sides, ror both the railroad and
the Ulue Mountain Lumber com-
' Asks ItciiKival of I Is vis.
' Illulne llalloek, of Nichols. Hal
& Donald, of Uuker, claiming :
appointment from Kdwh, Wli-
lovk
his nppoi
uum, mi
Graham, of New Haven, spoke for
both of the companies, asking the
removal of Davis, as an Interested
party unqualified as o receiver, and '
for the dissolution of the receiver-
ship.
U 'A. Terrall. duiing his unsev
ered power of attorney for the
raurouu oock 10 ma, ciiaiieiiKeu
.1
!!!S!l!!J1tlS!,rlmv0'?,H.,ll,,, testimony or .eve., or his tor-
- .... j
mer, third director of the conipuny. 1
- III which-thif wrlt.fr jdenU-J that
the lluker firm had any cdnnec-1
Hon with the roud. Terrall op-
.nhKed Ilie removal of Davis: which
lll-..'V'.'
vuv lor in.- upiiuiiiii.ii.-ui ui M.
li. More, un employe 01 uranuin.
Oraliain's gross. iniKgoveriiinent
fir (Kit rnurl hurl ulriflv Invnlvfxl
and Indebted the company to the
extent of $37.o00.78 In the nine
yeurs of its exlatenee, Terrall de
clared. If More were reinstated as
munuffer. it would simply niemi the
validation of Graham's "fictKlous
claim of $100,000 w gal nut. It, und
(Continued on page fi)
NIGHT SHIFT TO
BE ADDED MONDAY
IN LUMBER PLANT
' nicht ' -shift of some K0 or
men WIH.be uildcd to the payroll
of the Ml. Kmlly laituher eom
paiiy . Monday. Aiiftust J, Stan go,
preside n. suiil t odd y.
The additional workmen, com-
fwl"h " n""u ltt7,mu; '
iu ii-Kuim uy num.
are ieitilred lo take cure of Ih.-,
Ihi-im number of loss on Imn.l.l Judge Hugh E. Brady's eonrt Krl
'I'hey prolmlily will be retained day. IajwIs complied with the
until fall, the president udded. I sentence.
Fe d eral Employe Is Taking
Census of County Industries
Advertising
Cost
Lower
Whether a merchant usoa
newspaper fpnro or Uirwl-by-ninll
ilaii fir getting hi ware
beftMo the eoasuiiK'r, It In al
way tXST lKlt IIKAII-:K
(hat lie payn tor. If Im nciIs
Hmilars by mail, llc niorc peo
ple ho send IIm-wi to. lite mora
Ik ws ftir NiatloiK'rr. pinl
Ing, iKvxtngf anil lime. When
lie MMilractM for newMih!r
Mparp and I totd that Ok itr
itflaMrm Is 3MM. he muM fig
itrr that h paK no niiNh for
reaching emh of tlte UOOO rearl
ew. If m now ruHMt.iitMrs
re aflhktl, he Mill pay the
same prfce for lib ail, Mil get
W new rcailer, (Hum bringing
down lhe tvl pir KHMh-r,
The Oil -ncr Iuls adiletl (W
new Mihrlbeni rdiK'e Jaituary
t. all but SO of thrm In
the 1a tiranile trading lerrl
lury. Thu ht lite advcrlMng
co4 rtwrr becaiiM! lln IolI
hten'hanl In getting a MWfclt
0ST I'KH ItKAOIr.U.
Observer AdveHbdng
A Alcivl mad inlay bervkje."
"Memories of
The first wedding, the (tnt
mill, the first orchards ami the
first baby among the suMHIee
of Kthei HUtl's essay on " Mem
ories of Pioneer Days" suggest
Uio nature or the story with
whk'h she won second prise In
tho seventh and eighth grade
division of I lie local hMory en.
say contest. Mbd entered the
race from Hie wrcnth grade at
Central sdiool. Her Intorma
lion, she saM, - was received
from Mrs. E. b. fceklry. a rest
dent In the valley since ISM.
Mrs. B. U Kcklcy, from whom I
received my Information, .has been
u resident of this valley alooe 1863,
coming here when a baby with her
parents, Mr. and . Mrs. - William
Proebstcl. ':'''-
Surely everyone who lives In the
Grande Honde Valley feels that
.heyw.ou''k'. in " .
Its curly history. It was this which
Man, Charged with Ar
son in Connection with
Imbler Fire, Pleads Not
Guilty.
. , ..7.. " . .
day lrnoon that held him ans-',
... il. i.n.1'1
ul,argcs against ,, , connection
wllh , ....bier flro that started
Tuesday for Investigation of I ho
irom ins wurenuuou niinouj ii.,h.
.r ... ni.,i,ion - contents him.
today with the quarters fur-
J
nlslied him In the women's ward
ttt thu eounty Jail., and whistles a)
tullcl(188 mUu lu,10 or contempt for
me courts oner 01 iiucrty
The prisoner endured -with u;
h . d .......rpj tolerance 1
mer linoier ueigntiors ai in.- prv-
mnaja. Jiourlag If ore tjustlep
Hug, jj; hroily yesterday . after,
noon only -Iwo or three limes did
h ..- ... imtmr.
. . i .. .!... '
aK..on appeared to be more
or hal ho seemed to ininK were
,stukes of tho witnesses than for
the effect they were going to havo;
on him. I
Argiimeiits Waived I
I 'I.e( It stund." his attorney.. H.-
; L. Hess, admonished him audibly.)
, when Hlacklnglon ul tempted lo
URli for a correction..
Tho defense offered no witness
es, and both sides waived argu
, ment. -!
j- "In the opinion of the court, the
evidence, points to a condition of
t crime," Judge Hrady pronounced,
'preluding tho court's order that
the defendant be held to answer
to the grand Jury for Investigation.
(Continued on rage 6)
Pays $5 for Leaving
Campfhe Unattended
U causc he ft his eanipfire un-
I attended while eamulnc on th i
nanus or cailieruie creek recent- .
iy, uillll JWIB WHS assessed a
fine of five dollars und enul. in
Arthur J. Karnier, of Portland,
who bus been In lu Grande and
vicinity since Thursday, compil
ing statistics for the ' bureau of
census of the t'nlted Htutes da-
' partinenl of commerce, expects to
I complete his work here this eve
j ning. rie win continue in wui
i Iowa county Monday.
l-'urmer's particular job Is a
census of ndustrifs In Kaslern
Oregon. -While the Information
he has gathered would make in
to resting rending, he said, he Is
leompt'l td to treat everything eon
j fldentially, even to general deduc
tions. The results of his work
i will appear in the biennial een
i Bus of manufactures published uy
the department of comun'rce.
The gathering of such fuels and
figures affords a valuable aid to
the buyers -and , sellers over the
I country through the bureuu of
foreign and domestic commerce,
l'u nuer rxplutncd. The bureuu,
which, next to the veterans'. Is the
most llherully financed of the fed
eral government, hus ut Its com
mand data on crops and trade
conditions in every ifart of tho
world.
'l'or Inslunce, thu bureuu knows
to the last figure Just what ure
the proHpects of the prune crop
in fsecho-Klovukla this year.
j t'Eeeho - Klovuklu markets Its
j prum-s In Oermany. Krunce an 1
' Kn gland, the same countries lo
! which the northwestern fruit
. growers look for dlsposul of a
(Continued on Page 6)
BLACKINGTOfl
TO FACE JURY
Pioneer Days"
led -me, one afternoon, to call on
Mrs. Haute lick ley, who Is the
daughter and granddaughter of
some of our early pioneers. As Bhe
talked of pioneer daya the minu
tes Rtlnntft hv Into hours, j I hnd
'only intended staying a few minu
tes, but it was like opening a very
interesting book, I could have lla
toned longer, but evening had ar
i rived.-
Mrs. Kcklcy'e father William
Proebstel was born In Germany, on
the Ithlne, Itecenibf-r 29th, 182S,
Hor mother, l.uclnda Nessley was'
born In Wheeling, West Virginia.
December 6th. 1K42. They were
married April 1881, making their
homo In Washlnton State, ut that
Urns. Mrs. Eckley was born Aug-.
ut ISC2. six miles from Vancou
ver, Washington, In October the
following year her rather came to
this vulley bringing his wife and
baby duughtor with ' him. They
settled on the old Proebstel home-
(Continued on Pag Three)
CARRIER BOY IS
WINNER OF CASH
FOR MANY SALES
Kenny Thayer, - young ', son of
Mrs. Kmery Ford, ' v. on first prize
of 82.60 offered by The Observer
to the currier boy soliciting and
procuring the most new subscrip
tions In the city , of :la, Orando
during the month of June. Denny
obtained 29 new , subscribers' for
the paper, which work netted him,
beside the prlzo money, 82.90 in
commissions. '.
Kills WatliiiiB made a splendid
showing for second place with 17
new subscribers, ocolvlng l.oo!
fSZ-LH :!r'Mr?
IMs 18 ihv BOn C Mr. end Mrs.
''Charles Wutlilns. Both bo-s cat.
ZTZZ TtLZul
, ,f " T-
. , , ,, for their roll
,t""?.ul,t P"V them for tnur con
ncction with Tho Observer.
A genuine horsehide buseball
0V The two ca rim- boys Tth tl
Jf es records on new sin'
i-;w.1.lpUon3 dur,ng lhe monlh of
- June. .
Lumbermen's Luncheon
-. f .'ii'..
Blxtoci luiiibeiiiieii from Union
mid Wulloua . vounttvs, mid tu o
J"! trT no'for fiJnf
, , ,., ,, . ,
, ' ' .?. ."!
. tUlll I tllll SJCTI SIIH VvllUII'UII"!
generally and dlnuusa affairs of j
the lumber Industry; This after-j
noon they are visiting the vurlousj
mills near here. .-The lumbermen, i
although they. uiti. not organized,
moet every so often for-.-this pur.
pose. .'.'.-'.
Cove Men Guests at
Tuesday Furum Lunch:
Cove business men. In response
to an Invitation extended when!
the Union county chamber of
I commerce met with them u few.
weeks ago. will up guests at the;
regular forum luncheon In the
Foley hotel dlnlngroom at noon
Tuesday. Heveral short talks by
I members of the host organisation 1
t und resnonses from the vixftoi-H
win rm.U.. im Ihp
tnw th t.,..i.nr- in t. rumii-hoHl
jy lUtymond O. Williams, who.
tin fMHnnnRM to ...;.. i.-utu .vlll winu-
'The Open Houd" und "Hylvia,"
numbers he broadcast from KUWW
us purt of the iAi Grunde radio
program lust Haturduy night. Mrs.
K. t. Holmes will accompany him.
Blast Removes Six-Ton
Rock Over Oregon Trail
HII.GAItD. Ore Juiir 5. (Spec
ial) looking to the safety of mo
tor) at s using the Old Oregon Trull,
and In anticipation of the oiling or
thu road through hero, a crew of
estate highway commission em
ployes yesterduy blasted down
j about six tons of overhanging rock
'on the point above lhe highway
where the latter leaves the Orunde
Honde river canyon, just west of
here. The picturesque pinnacles
above the road were not disturbed.
Conlroled trufric In both directions
has been necessary between Perry
and Kamela several days this
week. Two road scraper crews
und the water wagon have been
smoothing the top surface of the
highway. Klagmcn at either end
twarned motorists that 1 miles
was the speed limit. .
j Brush Fire Controlled
Tsear Klamath Falls
KIM MATH KAMA' June 6 (Af)
Aided by cessation of .wind und
raised humidity the night hours
the 3"i' fire rlghters nr Horn
brook have succeeded In control
ling u monster brash and grass fire
which destroyed power lines and
farm homes, according Lo word
received hr today.' I'nless a high
wind again prevail, there Is little
danger of the bluxe spreading to
judjucent timber stands. In the
opinion of local forest official.
LIVESTOCK
OH GROUNDS
ITU II I Oil
Final Arrangements Be-
ing Made for 18th
Annual Show
THURSDAY TO BE '
LA GRANDE DAY
Wallowa County to Send
Caravan on r nday
Children to Attend on
Wednesday.
SIXM'K SHOW IIAVK
June a lOlcin and Children's
day.
June IU linkm and Baker
comity day.
June 11 Walluwa county
day. .
I.'NION, Ore., Jtmo 5. (Hpecial)
With more than 150 head of ruc
ing at oik on the Krounda and
some exhibition uni trials ul ready In
the tariu, tho Union LlveHlock
Hhow asuoclatlon Ih lnaklntf final
prepurattonH for the stuKlnff or Its
eighteenth annual Hhow here June
, 10 nd 11.
A bigger and bettor uhow than
ever beforo Ih fo recast by W. H.
Voffel, niunuper, providing, of
course, that the usuul ruin in ab
sent. More lditrleH '
More entrieo, both in ruclnff aJid
exhibition tUoek, huvu been reglH
tered than ever before and more
buildings, to care for this increane,
Jwivn been erected. . .
The ppffnlnic day will be observ
ed as ctiUdrcn'a day and aluo lea
(Continued on Paso p,
Realtor from Every Sec
tion of United States to
Attend July Conven
tion. A. H. Unrnlilsei. pi-psldciit of the
Northwest Ileal Ktatc UHoclatlon,
with eleven realtois, some of thrm
accompanied by their wives, of
Seattle, Wash., arrived In 1-n
Grande last night on train No. IK
on their way to Tulau, Oklahoma,
where th y will attend the national
real estate convention to be held
thre next week.
The delegation was iih'I by mem
bers of the local realty board
every real estate office here being
represented. The Heat I In realtors
aald that thry would be lier-s for
the. Northwest convention late in
July, bringing many more - Heattle
people with them.
I'rf'IMriMg Program
Itaymnnd O, Wllli'iiiis, Hfcndnry
of the local board, received a letter
from T. W. Zimmerman, secr-clary
of the Northwest asxoclallon slat
ing lhat the convention program
Is coming along fine. Ho said that
the speukers are accepting their
assignments und that ulreudy re
presentatives from Alabama, Ill
inois. Utah, California, Jdaho.
Washington, Oregon and HrltlKh
Columbia have agreed lo take part.
According to Mr. Zlinmerni.in ar
rangements huve been made for a
conference of real estiuto commis
sioners from tlie western states
and It is certain that commission
ers will be present fn.ii .Montana,
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and
f 'allforulu. i 'ommlsHloners from
Wyoming, t!tah. Colorudo und
BrltlHh Culumblu have been Invit
ed. This Is expected to beJ nil He a
feature at the convention und a
worth while conference.
The local board will probably
meet early lu the 'week to discuss
convention pluns.
Bullocks Stampede in
. Streets of Liverpool
UVKItl'OOU June fi (A!1).
A herd of bullocks being drlvt.n
to slaughter broke loose und ran
amuck this arternoon In the
neighborhood of Hcotlund road,
und for u long lime held that
crowded section or Liverpool ter
rorised as they charged hither
and thither.
Home of the beHsts even Invad
ed ston-s. A number of' petsons
were k no!kd dow n and several
Injured, but none seriously. The
crowds fled lit all direction to es
cape the on rush Ing animals, which
themselves were more terrified
tnun uug-.Tei. (
Ill GRAND
hue
inn
ISFAVOREO
B a n k e rls Association
Takes Action in Gear-;
hart Convention
OREGON LAW TO
WAIT ON OTHERS
Committees Are Appoint
ed to Take Ud Matter
I with Groups in Nearby
states. v
OUAHHAUT, Ore.. June 6 AP)
The UreKon State Bunkera' aa-
Boclullon, In annual . convention
here today, launched a iiioveinent
for a count-wide consideration of.
the iiueHtion or esinuiianinK state
Ineome Un laws. A resolution was
adopted directing a committee to
cooperate with like committees of
bunkers' iiHsoclntlons- of Washing
ton, t'alirornlu und Idaho toward
the end thut Income tax laws uo
enacted In those states -
The resolution further proposed
thut the noxt OreKon legislature
lo asked to appoint a committee
to conji'r with sliullur coininlttees
of thu legislutures of these states
to InvestlKuto und propose' similar
income tux luws If deemed ad
visable. '. . .
The association's action followed
rocomincndutlonu made In the an
nuul uddresa yesterday by A. W.'
McCoy, of Ashlund,. president, In
ruvor or u stule Income tax law.
McCoy declured such a law the
rulrcst kind or revenue producing
measure, In thut it would reach
inunv persons who escupe tuxatlon
under other methods, of i-evenue
i-ulslug. ' , . - ; ,,
The association's committee de
cided . t usalnst lttomin'lld las. .4iir
Income tux luw for Ureon unless
inch a law be enacted by other
coast Btates. The oomniitfee de
cided thut "industries und Incomes
therefrom are- simllur In the coast
states and thut us such stutes are
invltlne Investment of capital In
new imlustrica, any ineome . tax
tystem by one siiite' ulone - would
result in detiiliient' to. that state
In lis devclopniBt.M 1
Thl3 view resunrd tn the ' reso
lution In fuvor of a. a-oust-wlde
ncoiue tux movement.
t'nlon Man NaiiMSI.
Tlie fnllowihlr nfrlfers a-n're elect
ed by the Ui-etron Bankers nssocl-
tion: J. K. Montgomery, Dank of
Hoiithern Oreg-on, Marshfleld, pres-
iniMii; tvenn 1'oweu, wooaourn,
vir.o uri.Hldiiiil .1 ft 14 ittntilnHnn
I'nlon, trea-surer; executive coin
miltcc: ('. N. Klewart. Northwest
ern Nutlonul bank of Portland;
J. W. Mcl'oy, AHlllund; R 10. CalllB-
ter. Albunv: I.'. ('. Colt. Portland
and l.urtru Barnutil, The Dulles. '
Postmasters, Carriers
To Elect This Evening
The I'nlon county mall wrvlco
council, of which all postmasters
and rural carriers In tho county
are members, will meet at A o'clock
this evening ut lhe post office. This
Is (he annual meeting of the coun
cil and officers will he elected. H.
It. Huron, postmaster of the A
Grande office, und chairman of the
council for u number of years, will
preside over the meeting. Thero
are about seventeen postmasters
and twelve rural curriers in the
county.
TODAY'S GAMES
national i,i-:ai;i:
i'hii.adki.i'iiia (af) it. h. r.
St. Ixiuls 4 10 1
Philadelphia 0 6 1
Hullerles: llhem and O'Karrell;
KnlKht, L'lrlch, I'ierca and Hen
line. .
Second game It. H. K.
Kt. Iiuls ..: 7 112
I'hlludelphia 4 8 2
Ifcitttrlf-H H. Hell und O'Karrell;
Michel), Muun and Henllne.
NKW YOJtK (AIT' It- H. K,
llrooklyn 0 3 I
New York 1 8 0
. Jlulterles: Petty and O'Ncll:
(Irccnfleld and Snyd-r. .
IIOKTON (AP) It. H. K.
(')iiclnnutl 1 !
Iloston . 6 8 !
Ilutterlei. hti'iue, Muy und Har
itruve, riciuich; llt-nton and J.
Taylor.
PITTHIirltfr (AP) Chicago
PittKburg postponed, ruin.
AMIillK'A.N I.KAtil K
t'HU-AGO (AP) It. H. K.
Iloslon ,. ft i
ChlMigo 8 13 0
llutl tries Khmke and Ulschoff;
I.;ou und Urubuwskt. ,. '
Love s The Same Anywhere
. ' ' I J J
1 1 i- J
mm
i ."St
i mm
SahatkHi Army marriages are junl Mi illfferent. Tlwiy pre
. M'.rllm IImU "we ilu ralcmilly ilei-lare that wo lutvo hM MHiglil
lltlN-iiMniaite for lltu sake of our own liaiiluew aiwl hitrrosM
only but boMMMe w-o believe lliat tlie imhm will enable us bet
ter lo pknw' and sptvo (iod." Tills oath wan pxcdiangcd wlM
Tlieodoro Vernon Ulrronl and Hnlen VaJbrro. JoIhihoii were mar
rtptl ln Nan rVanWaco, Tlie bride groom is Uio third sou of Adam
Ulrford, territorial chief of lira western United States.
Hagenbarth,Jn Sajt Lake
City, Says Wool Will
bell on .Far 'With. For
eign Figure.;
HALT LA KB CITY.'-Utah.
5 (AP). The wool situation ha
taken a decided turn for the bet
ter the - lust lo; days, Frank J,
Huifcnliurth; president of the Na
tional, Wool arowors'' association,
suld yesterday, While passing
through here on route to his homo
In Him-iiccV, Idaho, The' best, how
over,' that growers" can expect this
season, ;ie explained, Is a price
In lloBton on a parity with foreign
prices, r This parity Is the foreign
market pried, ' plus . tho II cents
a pound clean tariff;
"There Is no reason why wools
should sell below this parity fig
ure," hv a!d. : -
Over the country as a whole,
he reported, crop conditions uru
excellent. . 1 . . .
(Contlnnd on Page M
RELIEF MEASURE
ADVOCATES BUSY
MAKING CHANGES
WASIIINOTON, June 6 (AP)
Kfforts to agree upon umeiidmentH
to the . farm relief . bill which
would muke thut measure accept
able to President Coolldge were
made toduy at n conference 'of
senators and representatives. '
It was ugreed, tentatively, to re
duce a.L'6il,uo()00 revolving fund
provided lu the measure for the
pilrchuse of exportable surplus lo
tl7,.iilio,iMi". A Iso, It was agreed
that an eiioullsallou fen would be
nude Immediately'- uppllcublc to
cotton with, I76,,IMI of the
fund set aside for the orderly
murketlng of thai ' commodity.
Those attending the conference
besides Vice" President tJawes were
Senator McNart In churgc of the
farm bill on tlre senate floor;
Cummins, lonul Wutson. ludiunu,
and flooding. Idiiho, and ltepre
sentutive Puruell of Indluiia, who
was ehalsman,T.qf the house group
which conferred with tho Iowa
committee or 22 on the orlglnul
corn belt bill.
COOLIDGE'S DRY I
ORDER IS LEGAL,
COMMITTEE RULES
WASHINGTON,' ..Jdne 0 (AP).
A senator Judiciary sub-commlt-tee
toduy divided four to one In
upholding the legality of Presi
dent Coolldge' , executive ord-'r
authorising the employment of
stute ' officers us federul prohibi
tion enforcement agent.
Chalrmun Cummins and Sena
tors Horuh. iduho. and Quff.-Wctjt
Virginia, republicans, and Walsh,
democrat, slontuna. held that thn
order was legal, white Senator
King, democrat. Utah, contended wus hunting in the forest, and fol
thut the president acted without lowed him.
the necessary, legal authority. 1 According to" the police uccouut,
1
oq
Bulletins
NAN I-'RANOINCO, Juno 5. (AF)
Tlie t K. forest service reported
five bad fires burning tutlay. Tlie
worst one Is along the Southern
Pacific company rlglit of way In
the HlMktjrou ntountauu, and la
swevpui over vast area. In (he-
t 'rater nauoaal far
Three Mg hrosh rtr
In tlte biuwto valley,
rater nalloaal roreat aa Oreeoai. .
PORTLAND, Ore., June a, (AP)
Dr. O. V. Willing, of Wavertey
I iWMintr cluh. was mu nn n rtulr
JuneliMHp, at Ule ,4 , UlB jg
hole today In the M hole final
niatck for the Oregon state amateur
gou rnampHmsnin. MHHp . m tuo
present state cliamptoo.
. MARKHF1KLD, Ore.. June B.
(AP) A charge of first degree
murder was filed against Clifford
Klfred, or Myrtle Point, by District
Attorney Bcdingflctd, today la con
nection with the death of William
Wliaurey, uncle or Klfred, The
mutilated body of Whobrcjr was
found alongside III auto near Pow
ers after midnight, Thursday
Ing. -,''. -I ; .
HVKRETT, Wash,. June 5. (AP)
Tlie family of Met'roealn Thay
er, 4V yearn old; his wife, Mrs.
Korlhie Tliaycr, aged 41; a son
JaiiHW. aged 21, and a daughter
Cornelia, aged 10, were fonnd dead
on lhe second floor of their home
here IMe this morntoig- IH-atli was
taii.HCil by asphyxiation.
IATONIA, Ky., June B. (AP)
The lAtonla derby worth 24,O0
to the owner of tho first horse, was
won by llaggetibaKgagc at Latonia
tmlay. Hoot to I loot was second
anil ItlilniH-k third. Time for the
mill- and a hall) was 2:33 1-5. Nix
horses started.
To Pave Two Blocks
Of Wallowa's Street
WAI.IJWA. Ore.. June fi.
Wullowa will have two blocks of
paving on . Main street. .
This was decided at an adjourned
meeting of the city council Wed
nesday nlghl when a contract was
let to u Portland company. Con
struction work will be started In a
few weeks.
Shooting Tragedy Involves u
Both Royalty and Nobilim
VIKNiNA. June 5. (AP) The
high social position of all three
principals In a shooting tragedy
yesterday Involving Baron Kllnger,
his wire and the llusslan prince,
Cyril Vlttdllnar Orloff, hasrwBuHed
In every possible exertion To keep
detulls of the affair from (he pub
lic. It Is reported, however, thut
both tho baron and the prince are
seriously wounded us a result of
their duel. The baroness shot and
killed herself soon afterward.
Prince Orlofr. wno is 72, met the
baroness at Mernno, Italy, last
summer und became Inratuated.
When she returned home he made
a visit to the rustle. Returning
there ngul" on Wednesday of this
week, he was told 'that the baron
H10EI
Resolution Passed at Ea
ker Urging State Law
to Control Press
STORIES PRINTED
ROILED OFFICIALS ,
State Convention Comes
to End Many Le
gates Viewing Cccr
Belt Today.. v ,
BAKER, Ore.. June 6. AP) A
demand that ths fadaral govern
ment guarantee farmer return of
five and three-quarter per cent en
Investment through legislation to
control surplu ' on agricultural ;
product and recommendation for
a stato law to control the press
Were outstanding act of the clos
ing session of the Oregon 8tatn
Orange convention which adjourn
ed shortly after midnight.
The price guarantee resolution
propose segregation ef exportable
product from these consumed at
home, and Increased tariffs for
farm commodities. - '
New Comnttuee Report
The resolution for control of the
press was submitted by a special
publicity committee appointed yes
terday after dissatisfaction had de
veloped over publication of matter
tho grange leaden had attempted
to wllhhoV. The resolution which
wae referred to the llgftslative eomt
mlttee for study and submission a
an Initiative measure, say In part:
"What he occurred In the pres la
the result of lack of any control of
the preaa of the state, due largs'"
because no legislation ha ever;
been adopted by the people of Omm
ion: lo wii.rvi , :sib .'jwwijiiww..
aw i
S".!f'rT -T.7 .T 5
rent '.r ;x ' r
tar wn tne uni law snvernuv .i
control of newspapers when
sn attack- -,l
tnt Individual or making tales as
sertions that said Ohio law, or sim
ilar measure be submitted to the
legislature at Salem next winter
for enactment Into law, and If such
a law cannot b placed upea our
statutes by enactment of tna legis
lature that the executive committee
of the Oregon State grant be in
structed to Initiate auoh a measure
at some future time."
' New RoBed O rang wis. ;
The resolution 1 th result of
objection by grange leader to pub-llcatkr-Ct
the press of new con
cerning :isagreemnts over the
hydr- . - trio bill and discussions.
of putW'?-o11lltle not authorised by
the . publicity . committee of the
grange. . . .
Rcductlor;- of auto licenses waa
urged and -Mfleatlon of proposed
truck license, Schedules suggested
to permit fariiijrs to haul for
neighbor. m
, Free toxtboo) and supplies tor
student In corn-mop schools were
(Continued! oa Pa I)
FRESH TRCBLE
IS REPORTED IN
POLAND ' TODAY
IICRLIK, June t. (IP) Fresh
trouble In Poland I rsparted In a
Wolff bureau dispatch om War
saw today. Two compares of re
cruits are said to have .jiuttneed,
near Vllna, while unrest Uiouldrt
in the province annesi.;. tn
Oermany and Russia, . - I J
The white Russian peufit&v'
the Vllna region are also r:
to have revolted against ei
military service, and the - '
clal government t said ti
wired the Warsaw gover.jww
asking that troops be sent t- f
vent a serious outbreak.
i:
US
the prince asked the baron to sur-1
render his wife, a he wished tot
murry her. The baron ordered the j
prince away where upon tho latter
drew a gun ana nrea. ine oaron, i
wounded In the lung, raised hu J
shotgun and fired, shattering tUtj
prince's right arm. i
The men were removed ' to thrf
hospital. Gendarmes reported tin
case to the district Judge, who!
summoned the baroness to court.)
retired to her bedroom and next !
morning was found dead, sholj
through the temple. She leaves J
three children, aged nme, , sevewl
and three. .
An uninformed report ha it that
Orloff and Kllnger went to the
roresi purposely lo liant w. awi.
The Vienna police say they be- y
lleve Prince Orloff Is realty Uaruu-1
OrloK. .
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