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VOLUME XXV.
MRMBIin" A880CIATEO PRESS
LAGRANDE, 0RtGOi :, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1926.
MEMUER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 108
CAPITAL OF
WONDERLAND
IS INCREASED
Stockholders . Vote to
Raise Stock from $50
000 to $150,000
IMPROVEMENTS ON
NEW YEAR PROGRAM
Business of 1926 Season
Pronounced Satisfac
tory at Meeting Here
Last Night.
Increase in the capital stock of
the Wallowa I,ako Wonderland
corporation from $50,000 to $160,
000 was voted at a meeting of 20
stockholders representing ubout 80
per cent of the stock lust evening
ut the city hull. -
The augmented enpitnl was au
thorized to provide for the com
plete, modernizing of, the plunl; A
golf course and tennis , courts are
to be constructed, a new store. and
a billiard parlor provided, tho
(lancing pavilion enlarged and a
number of new and up-to-date
cubtns built. .
Past Season Satisfactory-
Business of the past year; sur
veyed in the general ' discussion
presided over by Q, Larison,
president, was pronounced entire
ly satisfactory, and' sufficient to
justify the move to Increase tho
capital nnd build up to a larger
corporation,
A part of the money to be raised
by sale of shares will be used to
pay off certain Indebtedness; it
was determined. .
Out-ofrtown stockholders at the
meeting- included Kred Dulll, of
Knterprise, a director: J. IS, Knyd
er, of Enterprise, und Joe Mop
kins, of Joseph. . r'
UNION MASONS
HOST AT MEET
LAST EVENING
Oik1 luimlrci und fllxty MtlHifftH
One liundrwl Mlxty MH.sioli of
I'nion unil Wallowu counli'-ii C(l of
lln'ln from iJi GrunfU RatlliM'td lit
I'nion lust nlRlit for':th(i lust ills
irirt mi-HInc IhiH yt-ur.:'Tln' mpct
inK opt-neii at G:30 o'clock with :i
liuniili!t at the I. O. O. I' l.a'l
there, which I lie ttlrls of the L'nlo'i
hlh school usffiHted in wi-vlmr.
These Kills also erreeled the vldlt
inpr Masons wltli ttpDioprlat"
sonps. - -
Gns I.cvy presided as., toust.tnus
(it and the address or welcome
was eiveii liy II. II. Jines. ile
sponses wcl'i' made by Hubert S.
Kakln. .deputy Brand muster of j.a
Grande. (ii-urgc rochran, Wllllalil
Holmes and the Itev. Wesley
Shields. hesidi'S the Brand master
r the (JreKon lodRe. ICdpar II.
Keiisenich, ot Portland, and the
Brand secretary. I). It. fheney.
also or Portland. '
Mr. Cheney traveled 6li miles
rr Ashhtnd to lUilon slme
"'.M.u.iay n'Thl lo lie there rurtiic
luuctliiB. He uirlvcd al Union at
i oe.ot.! last cveninsr. '
Mis. Kdilh I'hy. of Union, mill
ed to the piOBiani dllrlllB Hie
hainiuet with several vocal num
bers. Kollowinc the bunullet lliemee-.-In
adjourned lo the Masonic hall,
where talks were Riven by M'
Sensenich, Cleol-Ke Cochran and l.
It. Cheney, on the work of the
Kiand lodsc. Waller A. Deliloli.
r Niilun. Masonic lecturer, was
Hie prlneljal siiealter. Ills sub
Jecl was "Speeululive Masonry."
which he Bave in a most liitcrcsi
ItiB nianner.
Yesterday noon l.a Oranile Mo
rons entertained Grand .Master
Hensenich al luncheon at the Ko.
ey hotel. I'laccs were laid for
Thi eveiiinir the two RianOl
lodBe officers and the lecturer t
will bo to linker, where they win I
make an orriclal visit lo me ia- ,
sonic lodge there.
WHEN
ADVERTISING
DOESN'T PAY
The slogan "It Al"
vcrtlM'"' Kn t ulwiiys truthful.
ilul Ikkiium a business man
puis an lid In The Olerver or
a sales letter In the mull or a
sign lu his hidow. there Is no
nHMinuire that lie, tlie soller. and
you. Hie buyer, will mutually
prortt by the irunsuellon result
ing. "It Pays lo Advertise only
when the advertising l Imcketl
up by tlie right kind of service
nnd goods nnd when It b
llgeiitly planned nnd executed.
Tlieu II W that both ruMoiner
and iiien-lisnt urn bcneflled
tlie advertising h laHli. Tlie
Observer's Hcrvlec Ut a IvertlM'r
luelutUv ninilK of all pubtlcltv
problr tit, ir desired. o that ad
vertlslit money can lw eouiitl
on to glve,ulKfyliig rurn.
Observer Ailvcrtlslng
A MercbaiKllsiiig Service"
To Reorganize
Eastern Oregon
Dental Society
First Session 'Since 1924
Will Be Held in La
Grande Monday, No
vember 15.
- Iteurgunlzutluii of the Eastern
Orgeon Dental society and discus
sion of Improved dentistry will en
gage the 25 or 30 dentists expect
ed to assemble here, for their an-
nual session Monday.
Clinics will be held at the Elks',
temple, the first one to begin at 1 0 L
ft m nrwl will o.lif Lm.o Ihvniivh lh '
afternoon and evening. Aluncheon
ii nuiiur ui ins YimmiK uociura huh
been arranged by Dr. Ray F, Mur
phy, chairman of tJie program com
mittee, for noon til the Summer
hotel. - - j
, Br. Hiiglios (o Kpeak.
' Dr. William Hushes, of Walla
Walla, specialist in orthodontia and
pyorrhea, will , lead une of the dis
cussions. Dr. Murphy will read a
paper., ou ."Local Anulhesla," and
other dentists of the society will
present branches, of .dentistry in
which they have been especially
' inhn w' iipiwioiin ,.f i)llHi1,nfi
who has charge of the educational Bnot Perhaps fatally. ,;,
department of the Patterson Dental " Detective Vernon Van Metro, tho
supply company, one of the largest second member of the police dc
in.the country, will give illustrated tail, was shot and Hilled in. a gun
lectures both, afternoon' and eve- battle. .
nlng on business efficiency. 'I. .. ..i
First Meet flnce 1M4. t Tanko Surprised
Dr. if. B. Kook, of Bukar,' is: The policemen caun upon Tanko
president of the Naciern Uregoit In an apartment vhlla they were
Dental society, which la a branch troeklng-a gang- that beat up and
of the. state association. J robbed a San Kranclsco couple yes-
' Dr. It. E. C'ate.r also of Buker, Is'terday. ,
secretarj'. This meeting will be
te first since r
h"""' t" i
i' f-
Tigers Playing
Union's Eleven
This Afternoon
' i ' ' : 1 '.peel to a rum-runner off San I,uls
SA wet gridiron at-.Unloa.thls af-.0ui80 several months ago. The
tcrnoon casts mor: unoertnlnty lMla 1joUcu had boc notl
thaif ever on the outcome of the.fled to wateh him hut upoitrentiy
li Orande-Unlon .football game Tanko lievt.r came ashoro until a
there. - If unythl-ttw danipness;;few d ttBOi when no a,lppod mtc
Mhuuld prove, less difficult for the tnls ., ,
maroon and 'hlte teaii to .over-v ; ,
coie. fans .point out, remember.-, i'letrzak received word, however,
lRKM':liU Crande ha hud J v1aVhu nad (lisapparcd from tho
exiiefleuce In hiUd' thls'Vcar while" -rum-runnor, -and;: Jiotlfled the-1u-
Union . has, played a ,-couple of -reau of criminal 'Identification In
games on slippery field. V, Hacramenlo and the San Krancls-
Mure than two full suuads of o police. ; . f t
Tigers, accompanied by Cloach Ian. Jut Year
MncKenzie' and scqres of rooters,!' .Tunko and l'loyd Hall, both do
left about noon today for . the ing Ufa at San tjuentln for the
neighboring town. The game was-)mJrdcr or the chlur of police of
scheduled to begin at 2 .'clock. gun Uruno staged a sensytlonal
A JUa Orande victory today means.i . .
that two undefeated teaniii the (Continued op Paae fii
Tigers and Alilton-Kreewater will ' ,
light It out for. the championship
of, liastern Oregon Thanksgiving
day ou, I'mutlllu, county . in-ouud.
A defeat for;the Tigers would mean
day, -the tltlf rwce.wuuld be thrown
Intii ii' tiinulnri moss, with three ni
four teams tied for first place wlthl
ne defeat each. A loss, to Mc-,
Uughllu high at .Milton-Kreewa-
ter i iianKsgmng uuy wouiu giver
tlie Prune Pickers an undisputed '
championship, regardless of the 1
outcome of today's contest here.
Commerce Chamber
To Meet at Imbler
Women of the Imbler I 'a rent
Teacher association, of which Mrs.
II. II. Huron Is the president, are
preparing the chicken dinner for
which the members of the Lnton
county chamber of mmmerce will
git i her at the Imbler K. 1 hall
Tuesday noon. The association
plans to apply the proceeds from
the affair ou the building fund fur
the community's new school gym
nasium, .Mrs. Huron said today.
Commerce chamber members
will leu ve In Grande nl about
11:30 a. m. Tuesday for the ex
cursion. Orawn by the hospital
ity traditional with the. orchard
town, the attenda nee at the an
nual Imbler meeting Is expected
to be large.
New Bulldogging
Record Is Made
NKW YOKIC, Nov. 13 (Al')
Veteran co punchers at a rodeo
In Madlrton S(uare Garden claim
to have established a new world's
record In bulldogging steers by
downing ten tn an average of 17
seconds.
The cowboys declare tht six
ane one-half seconds Is the world's
record for bulldogtfng one steer,
but that two? or three coMiojs.
rarely come- within striking dis
tance of this mark In, throwing
three different steers.
1N41 hi:i I. M ltKCK
. ' , , , -.
FAI.LH City. Ore., Nov. 13 XV)
J. It. Kogan received a broken
rib and had his automobile de
molished when he drove tn front
of a logging train near h-re. Fri
day afternoon.' John : Page, an
employe of the- Uaugherty l.urni.er
company was Knocked unconscious
by a bolt of lightning while carry
ing a wire cable through the woods
during the electrical storm. He
wfs found by other employes and
ty',n to a hospital. -
CALIFORNIA
SLAYER SHOT
BY POLICEMEN
Joe Tanko, Escaped Con
. vict,,. Killed in Gun
Battle with Cops
,2 OFFICERS ARE
BADLY WOUNDED
Mlll'derer Surprised
in
Apartment by Police in
S e a r c h for Holdup
f Gangsters.
SAN I'-U.AN'.lSCOi Nov. 13 (Al1)
Joe 'Tanko, Sun Mjtco counly
snurUcrer who escaped trom Kan
Qilentln in the spring .or 1925 with
Kloyd Hall; and thereafter created
'iv reign or terror In CalUomla,fwas
shot in a Bun buttle ';wlth two
policenicn here (oday, in. which
'Policeman. Karl 'Itooncyt was also
. The. surprised murderer drew
pits jrun and fired point blank at
hnc officers but the policemen fir-
,lmultaneously brought him
down with a bullet through the
heart. Uooney fell, probably mor
tally, wounded and unconscious;
That Tunko was here had been
received by the police f rom Cap
tain Pletreu.k, clerk of Kan Qucn-
Hin 'prison, who tracked the sus-
RIVERIA ELEVEN
GRADE CHAMPION
. i.k nun nn iirni
Ccntr&l
Team Defeated
21 to 0 in Title Con
test Yesterday
IIIvciIh. gridb'lH elncln-d llit-lr
claim to the gnidn school Cool) mil
championship for Hie second con
secutive season when they while
washed the lighter Central cubs
with three loiu-hdowns and a. field
goal at the hlKh school field Fri
day afternoon. The score was 21
to 0.
( Watched by Inlensely partisan
groups of grownups us well as or
ganized grade school rooters, the
juvenile teams fought over every
inch and mlnule of Hie play. Hut
the ItlverUi youngsters had an ad
vantage of brawn Ihut the gritty
little hilltop phyers could not
overcome. The champions started
scoring early In the gumv, and
piled up counters In every period.
I without al lowing an opposing
score. Central dug its way once
to within seven yards of the goal,
but was unable to burrow through
for a touchdown.
Fuus and Iteese scintillated In
their positions at halfback for the
champions.
Man starred In the line for Cen
tral, and Kvans gave a good ac
count of himself as Ihc hill team's
quarterback.
The game went fulrly fast, and
was unusually free from penalties,
according to the officials.
Hhlrley 1'rlee acted as referee.
Iec .Sniutz was umpire, ' and Tom
liruce, head linesman.
Miners Vote For '
Government Plan
I.ONUON. Nov. 13. CA P) I )t le
gates representing the striking coal
miners. In conference here today,
voted to refer the government's
strike settlement proposals to the
various districts with the recom-;
mendatlon that they be accepted, j
Many of the delegates were dls-t
mtlsfled with the terms, und there'
was Ihe possibility for a time that
they nilylit reject the proposals j
without referring them to the dis
tricts, f
I ne euro viuw oi me iie ifKHU'i
waa 4 3 2 . 0 l In f a vo r of r ecu in -mending
that the districts accept
the terms, und 30 2,000 against the
proposals.
TAX CUT NOT
IN GRACES OF
HOUSE GROUP
Ways and Means Commit
tee Members Would Ke
duce National Debt
ONLY QUALIFIED
, APPROVAL GIVEN
Chairman Green, s Iowa, I
Doubtful About Work-.
ing Ability of Adminis
tration's Plan.. - '
WASHINGTON, Nov. J3 AP)r
Leading republicans of the house
ways and means committee, which
must Initiate any tux. legislation,
received with askanco today the
administration suggestion for a
rebate to be paid next year on in
dividual and corporation Income
earned In J 926.
Formal statements from Chu tr
illion Green, Iowa and Representa
tive Bac hrach republican, Ny
Jersey, gave only qualified apprav
al und indicated their personal pre
ferciicc for using tho $250,000,(10
treasury surplus to reduce ' the
public debt and tlfus Indirectly dot
crease the tax burden total. .
Chairman Green also reltnratcd
that the committee would give its
'attention first to legislation regard-t
lng the return of. alien properly, .busineKsmcn will ask that the coun
addlng that this probably would Xy improve tlie Uaker-AIedlcal
consume the time until corigress Springs road or raise money to do
convened next month. : :-- .; .some work themselves, it was In
Favors lolt Vmy nwnt idlcated here this week, with the
;"The plan of making a reduc- return of William Ii. North, chuin
tlon In the tux puymcnts of next e f commerce secrotary, from
year, either on iho personal in-:
come tax or that of corporations,
In workable, but If adonted tlmrnj
wJll-bo much conflict as to how.Med,l,l Springs. j
such a reduction is to be applied,'? The entlro town of Perry, Ore.,
he said, "I have always considered will be transplanted, together with
that the times to pay off the pub !tH "Uf nwnitll. ou a site near
lie debts was w,hen we. wore pros Medical Springs, but Just Inside the
PCious and that some opportunity Baker county line. The company,
should bo given for the reduction to avoid payment of heavy freight
f , taxes.. when business is depro-
se.d. " ' ' 'i i't ' :i - 'i' W
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(Continued on Page Flv) ;
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'Gypsif Rover" Is
Presented Here
A fair Sized crowd attended the
three-act comic operetta, "Tie
Gypsy Itover," presenled by the
Mutual Improvement association
oT Union In the high school uud!-
luiiuni here last. - night. Kvei v. (T IX IIAKKK COI'NTV
part of the . production, hours,' Contrary lo the Impression of the
dances and drama, was good an J Uaker press, the site of the Grande
was enthusiastically received by Konde Lumber company's now mill
Ihe audience. (und yards will be well within tln-
Mlss Irene I,ovhuug. of Unlo'i.j'"" cnunty at least a mile from
gave several comic readings I. 1 lhe 'J'""er county line, according to
tween acta, which were also wedi11- NelHn, head bookkeeper for
lecetVed. i tne coillih.ny.
Mr- M.....I m iM,.i,in f i ni..M I Heveiity.f lve per cent of the
directed t he musical comedy; In
land Klockdale was business man
ager; Arnold K ohler, stage ma 1
ager find Miss Nee Oeertseu,
pianist.
The operettu was given fur Hie
...n, ,.t ,.,,,. ... muiHiuy,
night of this week. Ou Wednesday 1
evening it was repeated at Com
and both times large crowds wen
attracted.
The money made from the pio-
duct ion will go Into the
of the M. 1. A. of Colon.
treasury
'
TODAY'S FOOTBALL SCORES
Und of Second Period
Kcote: Washington Stale 7; Ore
gon o.
Flr-I Period.
Stanford 7, Washington 0.
PI LI, MAN, Wash., Nov. 13.
(Al'). I toge is Field was muddy,
following Intermittent rainfall to
day and the sky was threatening
when the I'nlverslty of Oregon and
Wushlnglon State college lined up
tor t heir annual tVotball gum.
Speldel kicked off to Burnell, who
was downed on The 25-yard line.
Ord circled left end for 5 yards
and Wet .e made 3 off right
tackle apd then punted 4 4 yards
to the State 22-yard line. A punt
ing duel followed, leaving W. S. C.
with the ball In mldfleld. Koi:
wer slashed through right lucklc
for I" yards. He made first down
again on anot her 1 ((-yard run off
left (acklc. Koenlg made 6 yards
( (trough right tackle on s fake
play and Meeker punctured i:ft
tucklc again for 4 yards und a
first down on Oregon's 1 1 -yard
line and then made 2 yards more
through the same hole. Gustu;
son went through left guard to
Oregon's 0-yard line.
Koenlg made, three off right
tax-kle, but Oregon held and took
the ball on their own three yard
line. Wetzel punted tv mldrield
and Meeker ran 2a yards to thu
Oregon 32 ysrd line, eluding (hen
three tuck tens enroute. Knd plays
fulled to yield yardage and Meeker
dropped buck for a place kick
which was fumbled. Oregon took
the ball on Ma own 38 yard line
ua the ptMlod ended. Scorn Ore
gon ; W. 8. c. 0.
After an exchange of kicks gave
Oregon the bull ou her Zi-ym J
WHERE DEATH TRAPPED 15 CHILDREN
I -J,. 5 -M
All (hat was left of the village hcIhhiI house at h I'ltila, 3ld., after a turnmlu struck it, killing 15
children. In pictured above. l'n warned of (belt' psrll, tho sclMMtl children were crushed by fulling
wallK and hurtling Umbers, or blown bodily through lliu wreckage, out over tho grounds, A. score
wore taken to hospitals, badly Injured. . , ;
Improvement of
Medical - Baker
Highway tJrged
.
DAK Kit, Ore., Nov. 13. linker
,l inapeciioii inp m uic mic i
tno ow nillltown of the Grande
Konde humber company near
eH unrt lu m,vo UH MK,U neurer
liniuer suppiy is moving uie
enure, town. . -: .
From thiJ new town a railroad Is
under construction to a big tim-;
bee belt that, it is estimated, wilt
provide a supply fur the mill for 35
years. Already about seven miles
of the 17-mfle road have been
completed. ;
The mill. It Is estimated, will
have un annual payroll of about
one hundred thousand dollars, and
Is in. the trude territory tributary
to Baker.
j Grande Itntid timber holdings In
the Medical .Springs operation Is lu
I'nion county, also. Mr, Nelson add
I ed. Maker's only advantage will
J be In proximity, he explained. The
prupnsed she Is il.'i mllcA from La
. Grande, and 2',l miles from Maker.
vvhll(1 ,,K,
,rUHi ,,n(j
work of clearing sage
excavating ' fur Hie
! found.'iHujis has been commenced.
only a small crew of workmen 1h
on the grounds. Mr. Nelson stated.
The concrete work he expects will
,e finished before the first of the
year. '
line, WeUel booted yards mi l
Oregon reeovered the hall on the
Staters 47-yard Mile. The Cou
gars recovered nn Oregon fumble
and fin the next play, Koenlg tan
40 yards off left tackle lo Ore
gon's 7-yard line. Three Hueplas
took the ball lo a foot of Ihe
Oregon goal line, where Ouftttfsnn
was held and Oregon look Hu
ball on, downs. .
Wetzel puulcd 33 yards without
a return, Koenlg missed a touch
down by his long run only be
cause he put one foot outside lhe
boundary, completing his dash be.
hind the Oregon goal' line after
rimnlng 53 yards.
Meeker made II yards through
left guard and naule first down on
Oregon's, 20 yard line. Washing
ton state made first down on threo
line phiys and after two more of
the same Koenlg carried (he bull
to Oregon's one yard line. Itohwer
went over right taekle for a touch
down and Meeker kicked goal.
Dual.
Northwestern 3K, Chicago 7,
llrown 21, Harvard 0.
Hamilton 0. Cniou 3'i.
Itchlgh 1 4, Itutgers 0.
Ijifayettn (IX, MiiKurhuuns .
Johns Hopkins 31, HI. Johns u.
New York University 10, Davis
Klklns (.
i 'ornell 31. (Jart mouth 23.
I'olgnte ja. SynuuM' lu ((le).
Notre Dame wins 7 (o a.
Prlneettin wins Mi to 7.
IVnn Htate !; MuikneM a.
Washington and Jefferson
Pittsburg it,
Michigan 17; Ohio Htate 16.
(Continued oo Pcge 6)
GRADE CROSSING
ACCIDENT FATAL
Two Killed at Woodburn,
Ore., When S. P. Train
Smashes Light Auto .
WOODHinik ''' Ore.. Nov. ,13
(Al) rC. F. Clomtent, 40, of Sol
diers Summit., Utah, and W. D.
jWilson, 38, of, this olty,. wero lu-
siauiiy aiiieij ul uiuck. uim
morning at a grade crossing Just
'north of Woodburn when the light
automobile In which they were rid-
lng was struck by the Southbound '
Limited, ' crack Southern Pueiflc
passenger train, , . , '
No one witnessed the ' accident
excepting the engineer of ' the
Hhasta whp Btu(ed'afterwarda that
ho 'tliouglv;ihc.iuar,.vueugolng . t.
stop. The train was coasting do wit
gradn toward thft station whera it
slows down but does "not stop.
Clement und Wilson were also
driving south on Ihe dirt road run- j
ning parallel wun , me rauroaa
tracks making an ' abrupt turn
across the. tracks. A clear view is
provldede at the crossing.
' Car Dragged 35 Feet
The little car, a complete wreck,
was dragged a distance of. about
Ilfi feel. One of the bodies was.
found lu Ihe wreckage, tho other
was thrown In the uitch Jnearby.
Neither was badly , mutilated nor
dlsmedbcred. .
Clement und his wife arrived In
Woodburn on Wednesday to visit
hlM btjotherToin Clement, wlio runs
a small ranch. Clement was a
railroad nian in 1'tah. Wilson was
Tom Clement's partner on tho
ranch. Ills wife Is dead but ho
leaves a son and duughter in Colo
rado, i
AGi:i MAN KIIJjKD
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 13 (AP)
Oiio aged nuiii was dead today
ami another nrobablv fatally in
jured, (he result of being struck
by uutos last night.
Frank Thlcnum, 72. Tlakor, wun
fntallv-inlured when struck by tho
uiilo of lG-year-old Clifford Oilier.
Charles l land, 71, was perhaps
fatallv Injured when struck by the
aulo of Mrs. Nornui Fuller.
Moth aged men were taken to a
hospital with skull Tractures. Thin
man died early today.
liland's condition, because or his
age, was considered poor, lie has
a basic fracture of the skull. j
Bernardi Sets
New Record in
Seaplane Race
NAVAL AIM STATKiN. II AMI
TON I if A US, Va.. Nev. 13. AP
. . . ha i ) I hum! nieri in i emeu in im
KHtuhllHhlliK .- new u, l. new 1)((1B i.,,,,,,,,.,. l.ll1,mliy ,.,,
f..r lt,n ev,.,t. ilnjor U M.imnll.'ll( Knlllll,y ,, vt.su.,.,,y ,,.
International hn.tiiletie race fm Ihe
Schneider Irnphyj .. Hl average
speed for Ihe kilometer trl-'
angular coiii-hc was 34i.4 miles an '
Walla Walla Team
VA11,A WAU,A, Nov. Ifi -Victory
came lo the Wu-lll caiisi on
Armistice day. 20 lo '1. but not
wil bout onu of the best senilis
that has been pul up by a defeat
1 team In many moons here. The
Mi Loughllu high suuad of Milton,
jneiifeij uiivtii in lilt m-iuiiu utiii
aiier spoiling wa-m to a ii-" m'u
and actually outplayed the Mlue
Devils for a while at the close; of
the third and, opening of the fourth
periods. , '
French Steamer
Is Ransacked by
Chinese Bandits
HONGKONG, Nov. 12. (AP)
(Delayed) - Twentyslx pirates
boarded the French steamer Hanoi
at Kwangchouwan, youth of here,
shot and killed a guard, ransack
ed the steamer, robbed the pas
sengers and then abundoned the
ship, taking $50, Out) worth of bul
lion, $20,000 In loot from the pas
sengers und a large quantity of
guns and ammunition. It was learn
ed here today.
The Hanoi, a vessel of 1200 tons,
plies between Hitippong, French
lndo China und Hongkong by way
of Pakhol, Southern Kwaugtung.
The bullion was being shipped from
the maritime, customs ut Pukhoi to
a Hongkong hunk. . .
. Alter killing the .guard the nlr-
a'teW tossed his body overboard and
proceeded to loot, the ship, en
countering no further resistance.
Eleven rifles, ten revolvers and
thousands of rounds of ammunition
made up the haul in guns and cart
ridges.- The boarders then turned
the' Hanoi toward - the bay- and
abandoned her.
V. 8. VKSKKIj ATTACKKO
SHANGHAI, Nov. 19 (AP)- A
wireless message picked up hero
reports that bandits opened fire
Thursduy on an American vessel
a Chinese, lug and a junk at Ohem
Ung on Tung Ivlng lane southwest
of Hankow. The pirates demanded
ransom, but the vessel wua -released
on Thursday night. No de
tails were given.
College Students
Make Higher Marks
CHICAGO, Nov. 13. (AP)
Today's college student may wear
a coon skin coat, pet and curry
bis booze, but he Is a hotter col
lege student thun his brother of
bygone days. Dr. James Arm
strong, uf Northwestern uni
versity, said in an alumni meet-;
lng in Kvanstoii last night. .
"Figures prove that the .hip-,
flask-aud-fur-coat age produces
better scholarship," he declared..
"In 11)15 eleven fraternities with
155 students had a general av
erage of 1.4; the first seineHter
of the present year our fruleru
itieu wit h three times as many
students, averaged l.!i. Our pres
ent student body of 3K00 on this
campus had a general average of
1.7. All (his despKe tho fact
that the automobile is the parlor
und our girts have grown Inde
pendent." D'Autreinonts May
lie In Wisconsin
, KAl'CI.AIKK, WIb., Nov. 13.
(Al) Thrfi! moil uitohIimI in the
, pk-ion of being the three D'Autre-
nioiit brothers, alleged bandKs. are
,h (.Uv Jh U ,.al k u
UWnlUuK arrival of postal of-
r. . . ill.lll.
KACi'l.AI RK, Wis., Nov. 13.
-IteportH that three Oregon train
robbers suspects were held at Win
ter, Wis., were being Investigated
today by officials uf Park Falls,
The new Delta Lumber com
pany's office here was advised last
night that three men said lo re
semble the D'Autreniont brothers
Koy Kay and Hugh, hud been
arrested at the company's Kennedy
camp where they had been em
ployed for several months. .
The brothers are sought hi con
nection with the hold up of a.
Hon i hern Pacific train at Klsklyoit,
Ore., Oct. 11. 11)33, when a mall
clerk and three trulnmen were
slain, .
FINAL STEPS
EXPECTED IN
COURT ISSUE
Coolidge's Declaration to
Bring Immediauon
Action, Belief
MEMBER POWERS TO
MAKE STAND CLEAR
Seven Nations Favorable
to American Entrance
Several Still "On the
. Fence."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. (AP)
Interest in the oapitol in the
world court situation revived today .
as President Coolldge resumed hut.
duties at the white house after a '
thrbe-duy trip to Kansas City dur
ing which he declared In his Armls-
tlce day speech that the U. S. would
join the tribunal on Its own. terms
or remain outside. , . .
In the face of considerable con
fusion und variance In the answers
of tho few member powers to the
inquiry of the U, S. us to the ac
ceptability of the senate reserva
tions to the protocol of udherence.
President Coolldge was pictured
as confident that his declaration
in the west would lead to final and ;
decisive steps soon toward the de
termination of the question of
America's membership.
IteniovcM Any Doubt.
The president's- statement was
regarded; as certain to remove any
doubt us to the determination of .
the U1. B, to take the court on Its
own terms or leave it alone.
The next week. In the expectar
tlons of the president's advisors,,
should seo an end to the prolonged
delay no the part of signatory pow
ers in replying to Secretary Kel
log's Inquiries of severul months
ago regarding the attitude on the
reservations. . .
Seven Favorable.
Acceptance of- the reservations
hus hen voiced in formal notes re
ceived at the sttite department from
Liberia, 'Cuba, Greece, Albania and -Lnxembui'ge.
Sunt, J)omtngo re
plied that-it would a approve tho;V
reservation thruugh its Geneva :
representative. Uruguay answered
that the reservations are acceptable
but required approval of the Uru-
guuyan legislature.
After having accepted the reser- .
vatlons however, the repreeenta- ;
tlves of Greece, Albania and Lux- :
emburge at the recent Geneva con- '
ferenco approved the resolution re- '
gardlng the reservations which the
V. 8. hus found unacceptable. The
Dominican representative also sign
ed thl sresolutlon but reserved the
right of his government to accept '
the reservations In their ntlrety if
it desired. The Liberlan and Uru
guayan representatives did not sign
the resolution.
Signatory states which have
neither accepted the reservations
nor attended the Geneva confer
ence are Abyssinia, Bolivia, Brazil,
Chi), Colomba, Costa Rica, Haiti,
Pa rug uuy and Salvador.
Action Kipccted.
There is no doubt as to Fresl- .
dent Coolidge's Interest in tho
Kuropean reaction to his Kansas
City statement. His advisors would
be surprised If definite replies of
member nations to Secretary Kel-
(Continued on Pave Five)
WEST OREGON
MAY CULTIVATE
SUGAR BEETS
PORTLAND, Ore.i Nov. 13. (AP)
Possibility of developing beet
growing industry In the Willamette
valley, bringing sugar factories to
that region, will be discussed at a
conference between officials of the
Salem chamber of commerce and
representatives of the Utah beet
sugar industry ut Salem Monday.
J. AV. Tlmpson, northwest man
ager of Dm Utah-Idaho Sugar coin
puny, who bos mado experiments
on smull acreages tn the Willam
ette valley and along the Colum
bia river, is said to be satisfied that
sugar beets can be grown success
fully in those districts.
climatic, conditions are said lo
bo favorable.
Queen Marie on .
Way to Chicago
OCKKN MAUIK'S TRAlcV KM
KOCTK TO CHICAGO, Nov. 13
"(AP) Queen Mario traveled to
wurd .Chicago and' Us four-day
stop-over toduy, with only a two
hour halt at Hprlngflold to break
the Journey. V , , . - '.
Hln arranged to stop ut Spring- .
field long enough to place a wreath
on the tomb of Abraham Lincoln,
whose birthplace, near Louisville,
Ky.. she will visit next week.
The queen's Itinerary after tho
present tour Is completed at Wash
ington on Nov. 14 1 In doubt Al
though it Is understood that the
southern railway, over which lh
royal party planned to travel to
North Carolina and possibly Flor- .
Ida, has refused to accept a nom
inal fare for the entourage, nego-
I nations are Bald to bo continuing,
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