La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 01, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TEN PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE (Iratutt CI TY tiftttit THE WEATHER ORKOON: Fair tonlKht and Saturday. Normal tem perature. Fresh and strong southerly winds on thu roust. ED1TI N VOLUME XX MEMBEM AASOCIATKD PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 192G MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRF.HS NUMBER 72 COMMISSI RACE DR WS A NEW E TRY GAS SELLING HERE AT 23 c PER GALLON World's Series Opens in Yankee Field Saturday COL. WILLIAMS DROWNED IN LONG YOUTH URNING SHIP RONALD COLEMAN'S WIFE SUES HIM VYI 1H CONVOY NEARS PORT Betting Now Ranging FRISCO BAY From fi to 5 on New ;.York to Even Money El-School Board Member, Hat into the Ihrows TIME FOR FILKG ENDS LATE ODAY Llready Three Petitions in Kecorder s : Other Will Be ternoon. ,; : Nominations fur ihe Hire'- city commission mds US mi ction of jipP'-ar ndldates Uh wvre nvening tttou by about to rlose with four In tho race. X'.'lltioiiH fur V taken out Ht 5 o'clock I und put Into rapid ch ilis fib-nds. Tin y will I tiled I liia afternoon, tin- former hi member said lit t oHo Mon- t him the' Hi') Kinttiiri'H tlii- polluns rilt-d II pie wi.t(( on with J. 10. Hltmns. dl li ei order, Thursday nltenioon. fit nomina tion fif A; T. Hill, Clni- I'liiyio and 11. II. t'oburti. I,nst lny to I- Tho time for ftlinff- lays he- fore' rb-clion ends toil hi. No othtT ' petitions have li on I, nor ltave inquiries by any but. the commit lakeii n made work- liif In liehiilf of Till!, l yle, Co- burn nnd Weeks. N iimtions other than by petition ire not provided for In the city iiarter of .Lit (Irnnde. A enndldut tuny not declare Jilui.self simply his cundlduey and pi filing the necessary fee us is po lu with county offices. The possible effect Of Its' rn- trance into the race on t persuii- of the city com ml von next year was the chief Hubj of poll tieiil speculation this morning. st reels Coburn vs. Wwlf Centrally It was iiffnu: I'll at Hill und IMnyle are fairly si- to he returned for u 'second ter leaving the strutri?le for the till place I n belli by"' Hr. It.. I to Weeks nnd' .CoburtC ,u mils DUCK HUNTWS RETURN WITH NO LIMIT AGS Although I.u Grande hunters .started war on ducks tlii iiurnint; nl thu bieaJt of day utfc war Is a nyoue. u liat it sounded 1 1 1 happening: to be hi the killey at dial lime of the mornintf- no one hud returned home with limit , at number of birds, which noon. Today is the fir day of the, season on ducks und Hi and .sporiii- il larue number or the loci men were out. Tracy Jlulllster, ltcilfo :ii I!I1. ber mill 1'erry fiildw Wire lulling t urned UIIIOllK IllOSe successful a few birds. llolllstei with four ducks. Van JtliVir, one and Caldwell three. Many of the duck lit had Sonic Wll Joe W. T. nut rr in nnd home at not uf those who went out liam and Herman Heb; Carr, James -McNamrc l'hy, W. 10. Clark. Claud llaekey. A. J. Ktiiujru. Chase tol nltamp. . Karl Sloddard. William A'ilsoa, J'nrk Taylor and C. Wll Registration Botks Will He Downtown This evening and Snlurd let?, in yinuin' al 7 n'elot .Met'ormtek, clerk of eim have the resist ration 1 ioo I offbe of the Security l.an Iuks eoinpaiiy for the. beni vteis who liave not yet r for Ibe election Nov. 2, Tin- books close Salurd and w HI remain closed even. '. K. . will at Ihc V- Sav. of all h. ret niu-lit it 1 Ic ICTIVC AD X the ailwrlU ig er ihH only Im-i t- c ii ml iM-iieriidn hut h genctnllv ntir i-ti(. ind Inleresdnit i )(. t4lnir iiMtiizn i u rretiHly I- irtr,, live In lite rciiui - IhtwIm be. Ai( f tilnglv written It . "O'-lhr In n-Mil. The riillenee of c it. rtMnjr K dur i tM, n the llluoiriitltii i niifi v iirmhfcd b-Tver wltltiHH nddli biiHi , prtnlt Imi-Iim- iihmi im1 Willi ou i i nil sny nt tlic iiHii' iiiirn Rtler. Ailrrii"liiir ervlMUidlliig Sciikf' L, W. Weeks, : W .veins from tiro: tlmo Hull he won I hi' nmiiU'tir (rolf rliilliiilunhli or the I nllrd ,. Mali, anil to ilcinonMraliC 1 Hint youth mil "always Is wr- I veil," A. (.'handler Kxail, Ml ronl. On-., won the Ih'l Montn... toiimnmciil ami nmaliur i'liiihiiilijiiliii In California. ! ' CIRCUIT COURT TO OPEN MONDAY Reynolds' Damage Case Against City Scheduled for Trial Oct. 5 on affidavits filed aptlnst JudK J. V. Knowtes In the four cases involving C. II. Kluii, of I'ortland. a former Iji (irando attorney, Jude C. II. Me(ulloeh has boon sum moncd to preside during tho- first week or more of the October term of ein-uil court, which opens .Mun dny morning. ; l'lnu's cases all fjrow out if bis apple dealings In bi -Graiifle. - Iit three of t hetn, scheduled for Wedjnvday, the oreltadlst appears ns platntit'f iintnst August lOriek- son. In the fourth he Is sued ley the Itowiuan-llicks company, whose eiist" is set for trial a week from Monday, l-'hin to he Own Attorney. " Kin n acts as his own attorney throughout (he litigation. Ills as soeiates In the lofleksun warehouse eases ure dreen K- Mess,, with U 10. lIxon defend inn lOrielcsoti ii Ka Inst him. I n the . lioV, ma ti lt icks case, Dixon Is eo-eounsol with Finn. Illnuu & Wright will represent the lumberman, A daimiKe suit against the L'nlon llridire company, of I'ortland. for Injuries rhester . McAtior Is al leged to have suffered when his c:ir went Into the dih'h during the moving of ii Miaek by the bridge company's workmen near Terry ti couple of years ago Is listed for trial .Monday. Itc.vnolils Sail Tuesday Chief Interest, however, centers uu (lie -.-S."i da mage suit I hat Lee KcviioMk is waging against the city Tuesday. While but one day In allowed for its Irl-tl on the court cntendar, tlie east is generally ex peeicd to o crflow into Wedncs diiy, and may last even longer. The plain'lff will be represented by Creiui fi- 1 1 ess. lilngu & Wright will he counsel for the city. County Prisoners Workinp on Roads I'Voni lle lo six county prbi uliers hn r workeil fur I lie hut -f-: on lie- coiiNtrueiion of the lidd ( an.voii market vioHd. .ludg I'. G. Couch said today. Til' an- bro'u;!il back each night to the jail, and called for eae'i morning bv on-- of I he county trucks. Short ly I In ' may he tiaiisf-r-' d lo die Island City-Cove roa,. nhere 1hy "I" h" set lo work ch aring up obsl meltons thnl hold the snow. Kor the tnot part, the cba lo work Is welcomed by He- prls- lUI'TH. die jlldge jc:id. There II I'1' no pfrp'tiators of major rriureS in The group. Chavez Case Held Over Until Monday Tin- ra-a' "f .M'- l'l''"- fi'nii ,., AiK"l'' II"' flrKt "r "'" tu.i i,y tH'l'ii'V Hill-riff H. A. KHlmhtiliiliier. In inii'tlun with lli" rnhlii ry i.f Id- I'i hii- Jrwplry flt.i-p iiftirly llin-c ntt'iiHi "I.U haa '""a ciintlMill'l until .Monday, when I'arl fl lUlin ilHlilil allnrncy, la !:CM.i,.,i home fruiii IVrtluiid. I'huvcs iii iirriilitni'd rWTOi) ' h, of the Juvenile cuurt. to h'Mii hi- wk-. linund over tl'Wlll Jutiuv court Tucjdo'. Cut in Prices Is Result of . "War" Started Two Weeks Ago t . ITHITU CT AQTT l SpAI rXHTATF1 . vivl Kjtilj li oXiACi ' ., .- ''. . . . . t J ' L 0 111 I) & 1 e S JOm' sir 1-latwlci"4'. in .'"' AOanlr rn ., i .... ' nOOtteSr".. 'LOmpetltlOn ' Along the Coast., .' ' - . .i ' '' .' . ..'...' ; I T.i e.ief.irin with tho riiiclton III; the nrlec of eaaollne over : (he Htato- I.U. flramlie oll,eomianlea ana oein:- once. ' . era In en rut the prlcif (our.ccnIKC .. . ' erdl IKiy on ftgltl . this mornlmsi innfcliut It now. 23J. Backers of tilt; C'ardlnala cloak conla a gallon. A three-cent cut was. )!., bcU),ri, of a word tule for announced, early, Jhla inumlntf and, . lK)uU ahou(i n,e fitrhUnir upli ll. later an addltlonul cut of one cent of tho Pyers which curried them wiih made. ! ; , . Ito.'-lho pinnacle In the Nlltlonnl Baker quotes the Hani,e prlco a loa(t aftr uphn i,,,,,,,.. I.a. (irandS cents a Ballon. nd i.Wnwt-.of lh final Raines of I'en.lleton la selling Tor yi eenta. ,, S(,UH0I, ueHven the clubs nlao in new i.ner u m,.,!.! n - line ii.(ja ,nui, ei. iouii: kivii.- "WAir aiis ;as invr.iis HAN KltAN('IHt:0( OM, J ".(AT) The Pacific coast today yas en 'oylner the. UvnfIlH of it pasollne 'price, war which . stnrted two w-Hcks aero vlim tho Union OH eonneiny annminrod a reduction of three cents i irallon to meet. th erimpetlllnn of "bootleg"; oompell. lors sell l n j through . independent dealers. t , , ( ,, . ( .-, . , Decliirlns' that. v-eir move i was tnadn necessnry to 'match' "the competitive 'condition" created by the Richfield Oil company's trn era) three-cenl reduction hist week, five lnrire eontonles t he Stand ird, Hhell, L'nlon. Associated und (leneral Petroleum luie yester day ordered a. , coast wide cut of four centM Inthe prltv oflho motor fuel. . . .., . : finsollne was 'on sate here -torloy nt 18 cents. CMher. point duoted thrt follnwiiifr' prines; rtaliersfleld 17; Seattle and; Tiicoiiiil IS; Spo kane "22: Portland lit Ineludlnirtax.; Thi Uenvrnl petro'l:urtl-eonlp.llly, (Continued on Piio KlveJ'. Cove Calf Club Finishes a Year Of Achievement t tiVK. ' Oel. 1 .(Special).- The (ove Hefflsiered I'alf club, wlllr.'ft. II. Janb'i as lender, finished a very suceecsfnr year recently, lednic the only Cove club lo finish with intt per cent membership One of Its members, Alitiou U'ls, was chowen to attend the state fair al Halein, "Much of the credit for the suc cess f the club jroes.tb ihc b'twjer. It. M. luinlel, ;md to the president. Miss Curmen. hanle, who tia.vf Clven much of their (lm to the selection and enre of the calves and tnsiruetlon In llw flub wor';. The club has made a. credHsbl" 'drowliit- on many neeaslons during tin' year. At lh" Union Livestock show Miss I am lei tonk t he grand championship and show inn n's-shlp prizes on all club breads. At lh t'nion einmly fnlr II was the only club with all nf Ms members pres ent. Miss hnitM amiln carried off first prlw with her Jersey ef ami flrsi In the junior ea.lf divi sion, with Almon (lei winning second. Troy Keeker Won flrsi In tlie senior cnir division with John "omsl oek, s-eond. .la n 1 laniel, third. and I-'nuiees Comstock, fourth. Harold Comsloek won first in the two year old bull class. Tho club Is planning for a better show Intr next yeiir. Moonlight and Guess Again! Ask Hy If AZKI, SCtiTT Wl'h w hat sprightly udspl abil ity the hosiery manufacturer achieved temperament when fa shion made ii walking gallery of his customers. StoeMngs, a score nf yeiirs ago. were stocking; noHiIng iiioit. I.Ike the vulemlnous-sklrted lady in the advertisements, "you just knew tdic wor them." Hut I heir brief exposure n eaprhiou w hid or a daneo-flnnr whirl b ft you at a loss to name their ( I ure. How llstb-ssly lien hhimI the makers have iHggerJ ' (iruduets "born to blush unseen." slid inuititf d Hiem with a u'tlltHrlan air! i TIm Hwi ir TxJny j How dirreri-nt now when utility Ms the last virtue u tldinblerul of j hosiery- ii'-ed profeaa! I S bet reM gossuiuer. fllie-tll.ll 'to Inlrv-lnvtslblllty, sIIk from Ip- (tiptoe psl the smooth-drawn 1 ra wn lurcr M 1 1 No wood" r the nianufacturc ' giddy exploring cthti't'a i for names to fit! I Moonlight and Ka spray, l.e hu uvliievwl; vuiuutf, cryjul. aim 04- MOW TOUK, Oct. 1 AI) HasebHll's big spectacle, lite C.lL'6 J w orld's series dominated the sports j world today with the Ht. Louis Nh illonals of the threshold of their first championship slrugirle oppos- - by. the New York AinerlcaJis. 'r,,0 8,r"'8 opon" "l 1:3U m- pastern, alantliird tinio tomorrow at lhH Yank'ni' Hludlnin. (111:30 a. in. ''aolfln coaat time). -.Hpceulutlon as to the outcome. aniieura to b about evenly ill- vhleil. Supporter of the Taiilteea ,jmind comfort In IV foot that' n,",r favorit- : win ha tho mi- Ivantaffe In esuerlence ua they are now . onterliiK upon Ihelr , fourth world's acrlea, But they have been crowned world uhamplona only , (llk,n ,,, consideration in com paflson tit the Jl earns. Shortly af ter mld-senson, the New Yorki-rs had run up un 11 game advantage on Hi el r closest t'ompetltorH but a slump at the close of the schedule cut the lead nt times to a margin of only one and one-half panics. . On the other ..hit nil ihc Cardln- (fonlinuej on Pnj?e l'lvi) CIVILIANS DYING IN WUCHANG CITY Hundreds Peiish as Can tonese Forces Main tain Blockade H-iNlvOW, China. Oct. 1 (AP "The civilian population of Wu cluntt, across the Yunirixe rlvrr frotn here,' fs entirely wlthuul footl iif(l-liindredtt are . reported to hi; porshln(r.M. ('oldir weal her Is in cfenstnff ' the HUfferlnir. There Ik 'rto coal nU ho- rinwvood and tint jnenffcr. reniulnlmr food supply Is held entirely by the military. Tin condition Is the result of the si u ire laid to the city by the "lied" fan tonene forces who have blockaded It to force the surrender of the northern .troops holding t. . - , .. Peace negotiations at , Wuehitii .liov been broken, off entirely, but through Ihe efforts of (he ehaiiiber of .c-OJiimorce both the ('onlendlng laujiciiin un ve ngreca iu iierinn re ntoval of the -women nnd children to Hankow. . The rumored, advance toward Hankow of the armbs of Sun l'hu-aii-laiig. overlord of the five cust om provinces who Is now arrayed against tho t'aiifonese apparently has nol a hi r nied the luttT who ns .'jeji. .tliey hove thuf' KhjiiKsl sllua tlon wel! In hand. Letva Wilkes, M. D. Will Practice Here I.ewa. Wilkes, M. I., a gradual! of the l.'tilversliy of Oregon medi- cal school, who lias been in l.a Grande for the piml mouth getting j acquainted w'H h he community, ! has decided lo locate hen- pcrman jcnliy. J ' She comes from a two yi-ar In ternship In the Chlldrens hospital In San Francisco and specializes III dlseHSeS of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Ir. Willies will be hhsocIiiI'mI wlih Dr. Lee Itouvy In his orflces In Ihe New Kotey building. Sea Spray Poetry Miiady, She Knows phere and dawn. In subtler mend, he named them shudew and iltti slon. Then boldly he stamp one nun burn, anol her skin ( presumably that "you love to louch"). Christened beige mid cherl. who could not overlook their kinship lo I he com moil grays and brown? Or find In urab, kasha and ate.min. romance more gratifying Hihii Hi movies? Sometimes lils soaring sent I -ments ure fyrei-d down by ihe imkI crlallstle draft of line s, but tip-re Is Imagination still in hi ad roll resort to boulevard. nine, blue Tox. oak biiTf, grain, tilniond und maple cream, PlinllAsfT Hiilnc Like Put whut of the fair customer -do s she linger sighing at t he i-ountef. h-.-ltHtlllg dreuuilly be I we. n llllb' jind Circassian. we -eyed, distraught with agony, that If the choose Pivcrbi. she must forego rus Uu and uiauresojje? Not tis I.u Grande clerks havu observed In r. (CoutluUiu vq I'tige livM) Ace of Marine Corps Ac cidentally Drives Car into Waters TRAGEDY CLIMAX OF DINNER PARTY Dead Man One Time in Public Eye as Result of Charges by Gen. Smed - ley . Butler. . x .; HAN KHANtMHi'O. Oct. 1 (AP) Colonel Alexander H. .Williams, I Coiled Stales marine corps, voter-, an of many conflicts and one or (the ii.ost decorated officer of tho services, -was drowned arly this morning when his iiutomobllc in which he wan driving' alone, plunged Inlo Han Kranclsco Hay at. .the fool of Townsend stroel. : j The trucdy was ,the cllniax lo ja dinner and party with friends nt Ihe exclusive Bohemian club here, und presumably occurred! body was Identified at. the morgue by Mrs. Wllllumn who Is prostrated with shock. She said the colonel left home about 5 o'clock' yester day afternoon saying he was going to have, dinner down town with some friends. v " ' Mrs. VIinatns cab I her. husband telephoned her about ! o'clock last night that he was having a won derful time and would not be homo until early In the morning. Mho (attributed his death- to accident. She suld It was Ills custom when driving hotiie'lule at night, lo go by way of I ho water front as t was well lighted nnd because )ie was not very i familiar with the city's streels not having been hero long. It Is believed t'olpnel Wll I Hams Inst control nf Ills car ' in isome. way- or that his vision be came obscured by something. Olh ier cars have plunged Into tho bay from the Kmbarcadero In a similar 'manner and recently Mrs.. Haxel ' He I by,, prominent locally, lost, her' it- In the "wiiiu! way, ; . . j Colonel WillluuiK attracted pub lic notice lant April when hn was convicted on a. charge of "drunk eness and conduct unbecoming ii n officer." at tint marine bar "'racks at San Ibgo. The charge 'was brought against him by an other officer of the marines, Hrlg ludlef (ieiieral Smedley U. Boiler. ' The charge resiilled from a. party .'which i'olotn-1 Williams gs.ve in General Htitler's honor it I the Wil liams -home and from incidents 'Hint occurred later at a hotel, j ' The tiln I at Man Diego occa sioned ' considerably acrimony. Jsome witnesses testified lhat they believed Colonel Williams was 111 and nol inlo.xiiateil, us ulleged. (leiieriil Ituib'r iiiuliitalned he vio la I e no trail M Ion as a guest In bringing Hi" charges and that his charges w ere. nol based on w hal. went on at tin- Williams home but. on Ihe colonel's conduct later al. (Continued on Puge Klve) SIDETRACK FOR LIME PLANT IS liEING RUSHED K NT KI1 PUIS M. ire., Ocl . I HI leeti minutes ufier officers of the (thick Marble mid l.lme com pany and W. II, Guild, superin tendent of ihe (, V. rnl1rnud, had signed a contract for the conn) rue. tion or 11 sidetrack on Ihe com pany's land, a crew of workmen were on the Job, unloading mater ials. It Is believed this Is a record for spei-d In starting a railroad job. The siding was finished Sat- 1 urday. P Is a temporary conslruc- ! lion for unloading the Kmc kilns and muchltiery shipped ten days ago I' rum Washington. j The eight cars of equhuneni have arrived from Sumas, Wush., 1 three cars of machinery and five of special fire brb k. The first kiln to be created will be Ihe larg est, which Is IJ'fe feel in diameter outside, and s inside. It oek will be hauled from the quarry und the ' ma 11 u fact ure of lime resumed as 'soon as possible. Manual Fined $500 In Justice Court Oscar T. Manuel was flll-'d $.Vmm nd sentenced 'o Vt days In th" omiiy pill when he ptesded guilty 1 jili Justice Hugh I-;. Hrtidy's court i 1 possession ot imijIi. Citable 1o j pity bis flie Manuel went lo jail with an outlook of about Hso days' residence there, lie u as arrested mar Sturk-y by tborge M. Ph-rc-, slab- prohi bition oriiet r. A. II. Williamson wus fined l.'iii land costs on n minor orfeuse. on tool Ion or the district attorney.; I the slate's- case against William! Oroupe, arrested with WlllluinsuJ, wja ,duudiua.d. v 1 L 1"--'. Mp Thli Im llm only iilriuro of Tlit'lnui Hay otniiiii, U nf llniiiilil f 'tilman, .Uio riliti Mtir, utilrsN you wnnt lo fro lo the AIm for one. SW' HoJoiirnlnK llino ikmuIIhk tier (llvon-o nclloii UKliltiMt Column, uiioiii li i'Iimwk wllli IcavliiR tier Hiinlliii.s In Jlalj. lu linn ... ; flliil u rroKS Milt fliHiKlnK cruelly. Candidates For Office Attend ' Fair at Salem HAJ..KM, - Ore. Oct. 1 (AP) Senator I. h. Patterson, republican candidate, for governor; Governor PIpkcc, his democratic opponent, and Hubert N. Htanfleld Independ ent ennidato for United States sen alorV were among tho speakers last night at Ihe nnnual banquet of Ihe Gregoti Pure Bred Livestock asso ciation, which: was held uL the staler, fair groundu. .v. Wii School; ofv Albuny, proHidetit of tlW-'association, presided and 0. M. fipinmer, of Portland, wub toastinaster. TJ(e dissocial ion' adopted u reso lution urging Ihe erection of new buildings for the livestock exhibits al the fain Today at the stale fair will bo booster and American Legion day, but , unless there Is a radical chuuge lr, (he wheat her' before noon it promises to be a dismal tlmo at Ihe fair grounds, AMinrd, continu ous rain fell night and is con llnulhg this iWiorulng. II was expected that 11 legion drum corps from as many Oregon elite's would compete for Itonorn to day, and pn senf a massed drill ut llic horse show tonlghl. Tho cities to be represented are Mc.Mlnnvillc, Porl'land, Mend, Jtoseburg, Cottage Grove, Ktigene, Pendleton, Hood Itlver. ' iMedford, Sheridan und Halein; The I'ortland corps, arriving at. I U o'clock I his morning, was In hnve.a color guard of marines. Jtr lhe night Jhji'hc show, which again filled the stadluui, It. C. Mo i 'roski'y, of Garfield, Wash., took first, honors in a three-day driving content which closed lasl. night. The Portland Damascus Milk com pany won second and George W. Mills, of St. John, Wash., third. Eleven Killed When Stage Is Struck by Train DIXON, Cal.', (lei. I (AP), Klcven of the 13 passengers on u northbound stage wen- killed f o day " u hen the carrier w as si ruck by Hie D e t in nd Limited, et tick train or Die Southern Pacific, neni Dixon. The surviving pUWellgil S were reported dying. Log Hotel Rums A t Hidaway Springs PKNDLKTli.N. nd. I fAP The log hotel at llldaway Springs, popular summer resort near here, was burned lo the ground early Thursday morning by lire believer) to be of Incendiary origin. The building and rurnlshliiK an- a to tal loss estimated al between $lf, ono ami $.'".(ntit. w ilhoiii any In surance. W. S. Seolt. built tin hotel un enrs ago ami has oper ated It since. PKMU.ITON ,11 IM.I; IUKS PKNDLKTON, Met. 1 (AP) Judge Thomas l''H.ernld, ' 72. Pendleton pioneer. since IXH5 and tor 17 years clly recorder and for ;':t yeiirs ri-Teree In baukriiplcy, dh d ul his home lo re bite yester day arier h proloiig'd Illness froni stomach trouble. He was bom In Marlon county In lM and com pleted his schooling ul Ht. James ivlUgc la Vancouver, Wuah, AGENTS OUTWIT LIQUOR MAKERS Moonshiners Raised "Wat ers of California Lake to Hide Their Still KI'KKKAt Cal. Oct. J (AP) The story of how a lake near tho Oregon line In Noiihern California rose und fell ut the control , of a nest of moonshiners who operated two- huge stills In the thicket near it wan namitnd hero today with, the- return of two prohibition agents who raided tho placo, M. K. Toohey and W. K, Cor ley, tho agents, said that tho laku was virtually aii( arm of lower Klamath Lake in Siskiyou coun ty. Tho water was made lo rlso or fall by means of a' dam. When the moonshiners suwpecled tho ap proach of officers they stopped (he dam, causing the lake to bo filled, thus aliuUlng off entrance lo their lair iu the wilderness. Tho moonshiners hud the only boat on the lake. Gul -witting the violators) the prohibition agents took a round about way through muddy murshes und reached Hie retreat. They ar rested Nut Rhodes and O. Uvnus. The hitler is the owner of tho lund on which the lake Is located. Jthodes was fined $350 und K vans' case is pending. Meanwhile tho chief operators of the stills and tho men who transported tho liquor to market are missing. They ure pre sumed to be iu Oregon. - Favors Increasing Salary of Judges POKTLAND, Oct., 1 (A P) Af ter lively discussion today tlie Ore gon state bar association udoptcd a resolution favoring increasing tho salaries of circuit judges to $6,000 a year. Umatilla County ires N ew A gen I PKNDLKTttN, Gel. 1 f AP) Waller A. Doll, i'nr the pust six years county agent of Crackamas county bi)s been named by the Cm alllla couiily court to succeed l-'red ll nntnii, w ho H'Sient'd sone- time ago to nei-ept a pOMti ion in Mon tana. Mr. Holt comes here highly icommeml d by Ihe slate h-ader or county agents. Coolidges Plan lo See Rucky' Married WASHINGTON. (Del. 1 (AP) -President and Mrs. Coolidue will allend the wedding late loday of Stanley U. "Itucky" Harris, man ager of the Washington Auierleail teligtle hasetntll tea ui. a nd Mis Lii.aheih SuHierland. daiiKhbT ol HoMaril Sut liertaiid, a lit 11 property emtlfxliau and Tonner Mnatoi from West Virginia. will is si;t asiih-; PdUTLAND, Me., Oct. I (AP) The will left by "Ht. KmnciH GuerkM1. an aged eccentric "new stioy" beijip at hlllg bis estate to "I In- I nlted Stales board of education" was set Midde loday by Judge Ta.well. of Hie probate court, here, nnd the estute, valued at $fi.7'Sit. was given to a brother and two nephew of the "Ut. Kruii til..' American Freighter New Britain Hopes to Reach Docks in Safety HEAT IS INTENSE; PLATES BUCKLING Other Vessels Standing By to Take Off Crew If Flames Gain Control of Ship. ; SAVANNAH. r.a Oct. 1. (AP) Tho New Britain, AmrrU'uir l-nmslii wlllrll In mi fire oft tho (.rarirla I'oaHt, rt'leaned all nlilw In tliu vicinity Into today cnwpt tlio couhi Kuard rutlcr Scmu which suxxl liy to taku oft llm crew If It Ik found tho Htoatnor cannot mako IHirt, the iinval radio Htatlon hero VYUH UllvlHCd. ' SAVANNAH, Qu,, Oct. 1 (AP) With her bulkheads rod hot with heat from tinmen that broko out at sea and wore under control after a nlno-hour strugglo the Am erican rrelirhtcir New Britain vhb ntcamlnK today toward Havannah or Charleston. S. C, -while tho U. H. coast guard cuttor Heneca and tho flro' tug William .MpCauley were cn route to meet bur and render any nid necessary. Klist news of ihe New Brltuln's lillKht came In nn S. O. H. mcssuirn at 0:(i o'clock 1H night. This nun niinwcimt ujr , ill. Ailll'ril-tlil rrelsliters Byron 1). ' Benson and Klrinore, which woro In the vicin ity. -. The Klrmorc, 14 miles away from the New Britain, reported tho fire, appeared to bo serious, as flames wcro visible above tho hutches. Vessel standing? By' The New ' Britain was limklnir eleven knots and the l'lrmoro was pulling on nil Rleam and uteerlmr a course that would oonvergo wlin that of tho blazing .vessel. The Flrinoro'i- cnntuln rcoorted "'M would accompany the New Brli aln to port, standing by to taku oft her crew it It became necessary ' to abandon tho ship. . ' Tho New Britain carries a crew of 33 men. Bho was under charter to tho Williams Lino and was en route to San Kranclscd from New York. Kho wna built In Arlington, N. Y., In 1919, has a net tonnago of 3,347 a gross tonnage of 6.2GS in 386 feet long and has a beam of 62 feet, j . ' i SENEGA KEAY TO AID HT. AUGUSTINE, Fie., Oct 1 (Al") Tho coust guard cutter Sen. oca reached the burning steamer New Britain shortly afternoon to. duy. The government wireless sta tion received the following mens ago at 1 p. m.t "Count guard cutter Seneca here and Is Mantling by. cltlll burning." DECK l'LATES BUCKLING ' JACKSONVILLE, Flo., Oct. 1 (AP) Tho S. S. New Britain her deck plates beginning to bucklo from the flro which has burned in her hold since late yesterday was 200 inllos off Charleston, S. C ut 11 o'clock today, proceeding un der her own steam but her offi cers doubt If she can make port. GOFF ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR BIG DEAL NKW YOUK. Oct. 1 (AD Completes responsibility us far us the attorney generals office went, for tho ruleane of 97,000,000 of shares of the American Motat coin puny was assumed by Senior Guy l, doff, testifying' In tho Daii))-crty-Mlller' conspiracy trial today. Called as the second defense wit ness he re idled to questions by Max l. Htcuvr, counsel for If. M. Duiiffherty, attorney g-encral In President Hardin ks cabinet, that he hud never laken tho matter of the metal ebilins up with Daugb erly but had allowed him by bis own authority. Camp fire Permits No Longer Required M.-Kiiiril ntr today, October 1, fire permits are no longer necessary for burning brush In Iho fon'Hts or building- riimpflres. Uuring- 1ho threo summer months, July. An gust und Heptcniher, permits wore required us a prevention uKalnst forest fires. Herald Tucker, forest. ratiKer hare, reports IT forest fires In bis territory, the northwestern st'ctloii of Ihe nine niountuln rangi dur inir the cummer months, most of them minor rires. Tho largest was it 4Mt'iur'inr. the timber b-Ionic -tug to the Ml. Emily Lumber com pany and Ihc government. No tbtiiuutc of thu loss bus been piaUu,