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

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Newspaper Page TextST$$y OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TOD A Y FVLl ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Rain tonight ' and Thursday. Mild tern- , 'perature. Strorg southerly winds. VOLUME XXV. MKMUEK ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1926. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 117- KINGSLEYIS . TAKEN FROM COUNTY JAIL Local Man Now Prisoner of Umatilla County Of ficers in Pendleton HEARING IS DUE IN NEAR FUTURE Investigation of Death of H. B. Zacharias by Hit , and-Run Driver Is Con ' tinuing. I 'ir ' (.iurence K. "Pete" Klngsley, l.a Crunde tmrber, was taken to Pen dlcl'in lust night by Hlierirf R. A. foolclliKhnm and a deputy, where ua lu ncniiMprl nf tnvnliintarv man- slnughtrr in connection, with thelBrfn; large Christmas- bolls, with kllllni! of H. B.. SSucharluaV, 38,' on-. strings .6r smaller 'bells,,', up ,anl the Walla Walla-Pendleton way near tno state line TtianKsgiy iiiK afternoon, officers report - to day. . .... ' , V- CooUlnghum and his aide ar rived here nliout 4 o'clock, yeater-, Any afternoon and shortly after ward loft with their prisoner on the return trip. Inasmuch as the slaylim of Zacharias occurred In' Umatilla county, tiiul will be held In the Umutillu circuit court. ' j Healing Due Soon. Reiiorta from 1'endleton this. morning tell of the arrival of the officers and Klngsley. Investiga tion of the death of the Mllton-i Freewater man who was hit and killed by a driver who did not stop,. In continuing and It is likely Klngs ley will be Riven a hearing In the Immediate future. Zacharias. uccompanled by his; brother Eugene. 1 4, was leading with traffic. A car plunged onto Today Routine Mat them, throwing the elder man from . , ..'terS Considered .- the road, causing a fractured skull . and his death .six hours later. Thel A voiinger brother, who was serlously The t'nion county court is meet liuii. is In a Walla Walla hospital, j ing In Its monthly executive session and is said to have better .man Hiijin tne courthouse, today, judge u even chance for recovery from 1118,0. Couch and Commissioners John Injuries. ' K ... . ,j.l)rlvcr failed tq tilp.ji,. ..'' Aooordlug to the story told by the Injured brother the driver failed to tsup ufter the acc ident but continued down the highway at u high rate of speed. The affair hap pened Just lit dunk and, until a few hours before the arrest ot Kings- ley here .Monday night, peace of-'ju fleers from buth Oregon und wasn- Iiigtoti were roltowins ciues iney hoped would lead to the Identity of the driver. A reward for Information leading to the arrest and conviction of the ill-Ivor was offered by Sheriff L'ookllighliln. t.luss Clues Important. !,,., mo Hint much in- noitanee Is being ' placed on the broken headlight glass found at the Orande Itonda valley. In Sev ille scene of the accldont. Officolni 'nil parts fltiwer. whiiclv usually hoie to cstnbllsh the Identity of theiopen In tlie spring, are reported in death car by this means. Officers: bloom und new vegetutlon Is tuking here report that a headlight on, root over all the county. . ; KliiKsleys car Is broken and thatl On the Sand Ridge. It Is said, the front of the machine appears; violets are In bloom fooled by the as If it might have collided with; persistent mild weather and for Boinelliliig. Igetful of un approaching wlufry I'liiatllla county officers ure al-! period. Near l-a Orande several . so reported to have part of a ban-! U pes of ild flowera are suld to ner from un nutu which is believed I be flourishing, to have been the'olie Unit caused! Several cases of this nuture were the death ! reported lust year during the ex- 1 ceplloiially mild winter of IHl'u-O. (imtifiTi ir r r n n (Local weather prophets full to dEtrrllyU LLUDO ORGANIZED IN UNION COUNTY The organization of nine scw-ins Uihs in the county has Just boon , completed by E. A. Sayrc, county.- school superintendent, and the clubs havo all started Work and plan to finish their schedule be fore' the closo of school in the 1 pprtng. Two were formed at Elgin, ono at Wolf Creek, one at Union, two ut Tclorasol, ono at Perry, and two at Kruitdnlo. 'Th- clubs havo from flvo to 10 members each. AIDING BUSINESS ENERGY 'I'lie energetic. rnthulatlr. un-lo-llie-mlnilte business Is not dirrlcult to single nut. The man at the head of soeh a business Is slivaya mi the alert for new litcns. new ways of serving you, new means or sceurlng yonr con Mailt, satlsrk'd trade. Invnrlnhly lit- Is an energetic advertiser botnuw his message In The (HiMTvcr kei'iw him con "Innlly in liiueh with I2.0IMI mjs "Ible fustoniers throughout tlie l tirnmle lerrlli.r). He's Ino clever to miss such an opiiortun' II) and he Is always at top "latll lo moke Ihe most of It. Vet 1 Ik nwt to lilni Is ex Ireniely small less than ton thoundtha or uiu cent for each reader. "Observer Adtertlslng A Merohaodlsln ScrrlW Holiday Street Decorations Are Considered Here Chamber of . Commerce Committee Approves Plan Matter Up to the Business Men. At a meeting of the merchants' committee of. the chnmber of com merce this morning a plan fo holiday street decorations, submit' ted by the Oregon Holly and Ever green company, was endorsed, and If enough La Grande merchants are interested' Christmas decora tions along the streets In the bu3-' Inesa section'' of the city will bo up by next Tuesday. '; . ' '' Representatives .'from the com pany will be. here Saturday to Interview- 'the business men and- if successful ihe, work of putting bp the-', holiday -decorations will .stai t immediately. ,t ' - . .tv . The '.plait, Is quite ah' elaborate one and . calls for- ropes of ever green;, wreaths: of Holly and ever- htgh-.uown ine-sirceis.;. i - ; i It has been done In Walla Wii!, la, Wash.,' Kpokarie and. other .cit ies and has, proved very satisfac tory In lending' a 'holiday atmp3 phere to their business sections. It la said. ' - v ' . '.. ; - - The pnn .vlil, be explained' In detail to' business men interested who - will .call at .the chamber 'Ot coininorce offices before Saturday. Earl It o yn o I d v secretary,' an nouncesi . . , '- . COUNTY BUDGET HEARING FRIDAY Commissioners in Session Wells, of Allcel, and W. ,'W, Stevens, of.-L'iilou. ure all prsenU--uAudltlng. of .hills und routine business ore u pied much of the. attention today. : Friday-Is set as the time for con ducting - a heuring on the Union county budget. At that time any tax payer .may present remonstrances. claims or, ferlevnnc.es -or objections me document as it la now pre pured. Violets in Bloom, In Union County K loiffi .' period ..of rrti titu II and mouerute weiuner , nas rcnim.en -m ! a spring-tlkc condition exlstlng ovcr agree, however, on Ju.it how severe I the winter will Jjo this year when ' It finally starts. ' ' . ' Rainfall Heatu t)ni-inn November UUI Wy IVVVllllUVI During Ihe month of November more ruin fell In Iji Orande than In any other November for many years. KIre Chief V. O. Murchlson reports. The month's precipita tion was 3.13 inches of which about an inch was snow bofore be ing reduced to wuter. ! Teachers' Exams To Begin Dec. 15 Teachers' examlnallon will tac place ut tho court house beginning Dec. 15. and continuing for our days, the county school superin tendent E. A. Hayro, announced yesterday. ' Two examinations are held each year, one In Juno and the other In DccemtAr. for all teachers in the county who wish to take them. How mnny teachers will wrilo pupcra this tlmo la not yet known. JiiilV IIAMKI.S n.mi:i Kl fcL. Sl'I'KltlXTKNDK.NT rtIITI,AM), Ore.. Ke.'. I (AIM The apKlnlment Of John Dan iel, of I firandr. a general fuel suia-rratcmlrnt nf tlie trc-gon-abliilin Itailniad and Navigation lines with licaduuar Icr In I'orllaml ns annuuneed today hy J. K O'Brien. Tier presi dent and general manager. Tlie spix.lutliK-nt Is effective today and DanlHs will reiiurt here next 1 Moudajr for duty. BUDGETBODY TURNS DOM MM PLEAS Monmouth Normal School Reciuest Cut from $121.- UUU 10 $w,uuu. URGE LIMITATION OF ENROLLMENT Ashland to Get $150,000 .Dormitory-Gym; Most Petitions" ' for , Allow f: ahces Fail. ,. SAl.KM. Ore'., Pec. i. (Al') Whether It shouhMie the policy of Oregon normal Schools to- limit the attendance' of- students was dis cussed .-at a session' of the state hudget commission yesterday while the' biennial budget, for the normal school at Monmouth was being con sidered. ' .... i State Treasurer Kay1 iiinde strong objections to the umuunt of the appropriation' being asked by A. J. Landers, - president of' the school. When told thnt it was necessary to take care of the rapidly Increasing attendance, Kay declared the en rollment should be held at 800 or 00, -students exceeding the limit to go to the new Ashland school ur the school to' be established In EriHtcr.i Oregon..'. President Landers said he was. without authority to limit the attendance, but' woul'J 'igrce to It Of the slute board of normal HCh'.ul reret'ti would.' ' , i Request Trlmnird SIII.IIIIO Landers asked for lZl.ouci for salurlcs and 'wages, and thiu -ab (Continued on Page M Platoon System Proves Success At Enterprise k tiibdlfled forni; flitch was Intror duct'd tio first of th(? yoar In the grades from llio third .0 the aXxXh Incluuivp, Is providing- autlsfaetory. atroordltiff to City Huperlntcndent Wllllmns. . ; ; Tim work, of the third, fourth, fifth und sixth grades Irf being taiifftit by the U'ucltors who at first had spurutc (Trades Httsignod to them, but now teach only cer tain subjects. lnstoud of pulpls movlnif from ono class room to another. s In high ' school, the pupils renin In In their study rouiu-s and thi teuchet-s muvu from class lo - class. ," In thls'wtiy the conffCHllon In the over-crowded grudes Is relieved, us -1110 groupings 01 pupns urn sui.thia year and omcers lr lite new arranged that , tho teacher can year will be elected. handle' a larger number In each A meeting of the convention com- class. It thereby saves the ex- mission will be held In Hugh K. penso of hiring extra teachers nnd Brady's office at 7:80 u'cluck pre- allows the building lo be worked j ceding the session at K. I. hall. to us fullest, capacity. I nis ays- tern also gives the Instructor chaneo to specialize In the one sub Jeet which she teaches, simplify ing her work to a grcut extent. Presbyterian Club Meets Thursday :''' forct.-d to land hero by stormy The Presbyterian Men's club weather yestcrduy. will incet. Thursduy evening of j Patterson enrounlered a snow thls week al. Ihe homo of A. J. 'slorm on llio vulley route yeslcr- Cook. 1311 lilglllh street. Dr. Ray K. Murphy and Dr. Margaret Ingle will be the speak- era. Their subjects havo nut yet been announced. 862 of 917 Boys Attending School in Good Health; 40 Show Defects HOT I.AKK. Doc. 1 (Special) Of Ihu !tl7 boys in !.u Grande's grade and high schools 81!'! are pronounced In "good" health wlillo only 40 show physlcul defects. These were among the facts fer reted out In the survey of I At Orande boy lire Just completed by the boys' work committee of the Rotary club. Results or the survey were given here the last of the week when Dr. W. T.- Thy. chairman of the committee and president of the chamber of commerce, was host at dinner to .thu Rotary commit tee and tbe buys' club committee of the cominerclal organization. Other data gathered In the sur vey shows that In Grande's grude schools thcru are 72& white and rive colored boys, while In tho high school are registered 12 while and 2 colored boys. Klfly thre.o or I .a Urundc'a Behoul boys have no rather, 42 are motherless, und two are orphans. One-Tenth Working Approximately one-tenth or 92 of Ihe boys un: working. The Hunduy .Schools attract.-d 614 thv totHl number of whito boys while all tho colored boys are regular attendants of a Kabbath place of worship. The Hoy Hcouts organisation Is furnishing Inspira tion and activity for 112 boys. Men appointed to look after the SITUATION IS EASING UP IN CANTON AREA Foreigner in Less Dan ger as Developments Are Recorded : U. S. DESTROYERS N EARING HANKOW Capital Will Be Moved to Wuchang, southern Government , Officials Announce. , ; I'KKlNtl. Dec. 1. (APJ Thl danger to which foreigners afjlan- kow and Fooehow linvo, been- e posed as the result of unrest anifj factional fiKhtiiiB Is lessening. ' ;, Dispatches from foreign sources) In the latter city received here l H,.v uv llim-n 1m flirlitiliir bfltlVCei the loyal Kuklenese troops defehd-fi Ing the city and the Invading fan tonese. These ndvlces declare tho southerners were deflected back toward Canton. The .varlrttis coun sels there, however, are requesting) their governments to send gunboats; to protect their national Interests. In Hankow the situation eaaod us the Cantonese moved a step nearer. In their desire to establish their capital at Wuchang near there by whlch they hope to unify control over the disintegrated republic. An official message fruin Can ton announced thut the southern government would muve to Wu chang Dec. 6, Its first group of of ficials nnd government archives. ( Diplomatic circles expect this move to contribute toward the pac-1 lfylng of Hankow, which has been; ruled by labor unions for several weeks. A general anti-foreign , strike is threatened thero but once'; the Cantonese estubllsh their capl-:' tol at Wuchang It Is believed the. situation will change. Unrest at Hankow Is now ut-. trlbuled to the ubsonce of. strong, authority. .' Ileturn of the Amoiicuii destroy- ii - -gy ' ors I'ope and Truxton. which Is ex, jTlfl INMlUS I 4lSft .'--peoted aoon ro ( expected to con--" VMDV , tribute to tho pacification of the city. These oraff only recently lot, Hankow after having gone there to protect American lives and prop-; erly. AVith a renewal of unrest they were ordered to return and Join ltrtisli und Krench forces in guurding-the city. j Meeting Will Be Last of This Year The regular meeting of post No. 4:1 of the American Legion will be this evening ut the Knights ot bi'yond saying that hu had studied Pythias hall, beginning at 8 o'clock. ,0 affidavits and that ho hud de Tl.is Is the last regular meeting of , ,,. ... Airmail Pilot Has Trouble in Storm KI'ltllKA, Cul., Dec. 1 (Al') l'ul ruttersuil. un alrmull idiot, loft fur Han lruncisco todav in the face of a slrong gale, ufter having been Iday and determined to fly along thi coast. However, condlllons were no belter when he arrived at Kurcka, und hu decided to lund here. Immediate needs brought out by the survey wen-, the Kev. O. A. rollaril, for Ihe fatherless boys; I r. 11. H. Itrowlnton. motherless boys.- Dr. I'by, physical defects; and Horace J. Nelson, for those not In Hunduy school. ndorsc tVmrerciM'c, Kndorsement or the Oldci conference, BponBoreil ror Hoys' Walia Wulla on Dec. 12 by the Y. M. 'I.'. A. was given by the group who met ut Ihe sanatorium. I'luns weruHion with members or tho de sketehed ror some recognition onrensc; and the manifest hostility boys and girls who attained their mujurlly In 1920 while a mother und daughter ba.no.tift was con- sldered us a logical successor to the rei'i'M fathnr and son gather ing. Thu boys' cluli coiiuuitlpu of tho chamber f comrm-rcc wu unked by I r. I'hy to cooperate with tho Itotary club In ionor liilf dellniiiient buys whoso caes have come be furu tho county Thos nrt-m-nt ut thr dinner audi,. t, ,,.i..t. ...m .1.. m.i. meet In if at thi: sanatorium wro Mr 1'filiHril. cliMtrruiiii t.t thu ' chamber roniinttte ; Ihu Itev. Ulf harles Mlngner, J. I. Measly and Nelson, members; Dr. I'hy, chairman, and Hupt. i. T. Iongrclluw and Dr. Ray Murphy, of the hoys' eliib committee or Rotary. Karl Key- nolda. secretary or the chamber or commerce, was also present. CUPID TROTS r i' f ,1 1 II H If :..' L ' :' J V J f II "i I ... '"' 'Mint runny little Mlmv, lipid, worker or vocs mill titiiitlers, took ' imly two months Nat in step ofr tho distance hctneen the mii-tlng -nnd innrrlago or Dorothy Macknill, Kugllsli screen star ami former -Follies girl, and Isitlmr lcnil-s, tJcrmaii morto director. Ho tlmpiHMl all IiiiiKilhncntn, even Ills Kymbolki how ami arrows, gtit prr to it fast start soon iiricr .Mi'iiiIck anil Dorothy worn brought together b) I heir Mink, and didn't skip a stride until (he wedding lu .New York two days after Mcndes ruHMcd. TliLs pluluro of Dorothy ought to explain Cupid's HUcecss. -;', i Mistrial Motion Denied by Judge . OOUKT HOUit.5. Komervllle, N. J. bee. 1 (Al') Jusllco Charles W. l'urker, presiding, this uftur noon denied a motion by the, stuto for' a mistrial In the Kali-Mills case. . Judge Parker made no eonim'Mit , , , , mistrial. Neither slalu nor defenses counsel commented. The jury which had been taken froni I he rourlroom was brought back und preparations woro be- gun ror nlu defense's summation I Alexander Hlmpson. spoclul jMusvciiior niov.-.i lor a uusiriui i- leging tnal memiiers or ine jury mill eollUllllteU llnpropnetlea which muile It Imposslblu for him lo obtain a fulr trial. The m,otlon was made at Ihe completion of the state's case agaiust Mrs. Kmnees Htevens Halliol's villa. Is situated, but sho did and her brolhers, Willie and Henry Htevens. They have been on trial for four weeks on charges of kill 'vlr"- Kleanor It. Mills, soprano In the cliurch of which Mrs. Hull's MIIIm, wop ratio I IiiihImiihI, the Ifcov. Kdwurd Whcl cr J I tt II,' wna rector. IiiiMM'dlatfly n ft ir court conven- i-d, KhupHOTi wild thut Iih hud it mo j tton to ma kt; und 8ki'd thut t ho jjtiry he- tulwn from, thw court I room. KouitL If. Mc( urlitr of n- friiHM rounRt,. wild thut Hlncp. th motion which thai prosecutor was to inuke would refer to tho Jury, It should he present Judge W. I'arker, presiding lit the trial, directed, however, that the Jury be taken from the room, while counsel argued thu motion. Hliuiisoii grouped his allegations under three heuda: That members of Ihe Jury bad been asleep; that they had been Improperly guarded, ono member having been observed In consulta- of some members or tho Jury to, j him and to the states case. II was In u charged nl mosplicre . that he began his discussion ot his affidavits. Officials Named Qnitivsfrtit TUf HovWiy of Nirtu Atnerlra. Ban J' Ur OUllirUUy J C(tH, iMtlmfnt from murrlugn, she 1. .suld. abolish mnrrlages of coiihIh- ' .iu 1 ,...ii.,.n !,., Mt.- nnuneed Ibis niornlng that he fv-". euncer win oo vun.u,u ored Hum Dolnu. Noire Dame, us td- referee and Wade Williams as lini-! Art. r reciting the results . her pile, both or l-ortluiid. mid named experlmelilullons upon cancerous tl, flmitl lilvh Melii,l for the same mice, llr. Hlyil said; Matur.l.iv afternoon ror Ihe cham - nloiishlli or Western Oregon. Grant I hlah In turn accented Medrord's se- hlKh In turn accepted Medrord's se- lection or Kveretl Brandenburg, of Oregon, as head linesman. A FAST HEAT QUEEN AND SON- MEET IN FRANCE King Ferdinand, of Ru ;' mania, Is Improved Opposed to Carol , LONDON, Dec. 1 (AI') Latest diapulchca lo tho Rumanian lega tion from Hucharcst it was said this morning; showed "great im provement" in tlie - condition of King Kordinund. j1. ' I MARIK HKIM CAROL ' ' I 1'ARIH, Dec. 1 (Al') -Queen iMurlu, who arrived ut Midnight from her American trip, lost no j tlmo today lu getting lu touch with : her errant ' son, former crown nrlncc Carol, who last January ro- ouCed his rights of succession to (he Rumanian throne. sho enK,rg,,a froIn tho Rltx l,nl.. ill ten nVlnek ll.ls nuinlm. Utored a laxl and wua heurd to j Instruct Ihn driver to proceed to the 'Houlcvurd Vlneau, In Noullly. This la the street on which Car- not cull th'M-u moiHIiiKr him intou.d in u prlvatn room ut it fiiHlitonublo rt'Htuurunt. on tho cdso of tho Hols J)f ItouloKiie. ICIiiiUvi Ni!w.sinK'riii(m Tho chuuTfimr of tho queen's taxi (dudi'd tlm muchinos hastily L-oinmandi'L'riMl by thii nowjipupur iniiii, und itmdo a clcun .gftuwuy. The ciui'fMt und Carol with not dls covTnd hy the ntportorB until 11:30. wlum their conference tor- 'minulfd, i Mario has decided to leave for llurhuresl on the Hlniiilon express at 8:35 o'clock tonight instead or wailing' until i'YIday ovculng, us sho at rlrst Intended. - KI.MJ AlltS VIKWH HUt'UAKrMT, Dec. t (Al'J (Continued on Page Klvo) Correct Mating May Kill Cancer MI,WAIMKi;. Wla. Dec. 1 !AI Hclentirie mating, based Upun a knowledge or hcrcdlly and ' eugenics, would ellnilnute cancer from Ihn h iiiiiHii Kptt-if h wit hln two gonerattonB. Ur. Maitdn Hlyo. of ihn IIiiiverHlty of ChUugo, totd Ithn convention of the lladlologlml tence, and Instill In nen and wo nwn about to wed inn neeo Of pluciiujf their union upon a i'tiK'nlc i "ir an Individual knowv hlmw'ir to be by heredity susc-pllbln lo cancer, cancer, he can, by mating with nonsuaceptllile Individual, prevent cancer in nis cnnuren. I Wet Bloc Plans To Renew Fight On Volstead Act Representative Hill, of Maryland, rreparea to Launch Offensive. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (AP) Hhorlly aflur tho bang of tho speiikur'B gavol acta tho houso of reproaontutivoa vibrating formally for bUBlnoas Monday. Represen tative John Phillip Hill, of Mary land, chairman of tho unofficial rcomtultteo on modification of the Volstead act, plans to begin mar shalling lila forces for a now of fensive against the dry law. Upon hla roturn to the capitol ho announced that a subcommit tee of the unofficial group had been at work during tho summer recess drafting a bill which, when introduced, IB expeoted to carry tho endorsement of ovory wet member In congroaa. - - , 1 - Mill said the first thing for tho committee to determine would bo whothor to introduoo tho pro posed bill at tlio approaching ses sion or hold It over until the con vening ot tho new congress in which, lis contends, tho wot bloc will havo a materially Increased memborshlp, as a result of tho November o.iectlons. , Record Voto Sougnt 'Qnco the bill is introduced," ho aaaortod, "It will be proasod by uvory parliamentary means until brought to tho floor ot tha houso, where a rocora voto may do Ob tained." At Its last mooting before tho summer recess, ho said ,the full conuulttno Instructed tha suboom- mlttoo, which is houdod by Itop rcscntuttvo Dyer, of Missouri, to draft a measure embodying; the following recommendations: "That tho foderal act to enforce tho eighteenth amendment is hero by modified so that tho same shall not prohibit tho manufac ture, sales, transportation, import or exportation of beverages which aro not In fact Intoxicating as determined in accordance with ,tho laws of tho roapectlve stales." Harding Letter Is Introduced in Oil Fraud (Jase ' WASHINOTON, Doc. 1 (a1) A letter by President Harding, ap proving the oil leasing policies of Albert- B. Fall, while he was sec retary of tho Interior, was brought Into court toduy by tho dofenso In tho Fall-Uohony oil conspiracy trial. , The letter was sent to tho sen ate in April, 1022, in reply to the original resolution of inquiry Into tho Teapot Domo and Elk Hills leases. It wns put Into evidence wlillo a prosecution witness was on the stand, and was a part of a dofonso effort to show that Fall did not himself boar the respon sibility for award ot tho Elk Hills lease to tho Dohony Intorcsts af ter Doheny had advanved him a "loan" ot $100,000. In his reply to tho senate Presi dent Harding said he was acqalnt ed In detail with the policies ot the Interior department, had been apprised of tho exact terms of tho various leuscs and approved and supported tho entire program of tho department. K, '. Kinnoy, ussistunt secretary of tho lntorlor, a government wit- ncss, testified he personally had submlttod much of the Interior de partmental detail Incorporated In tho president's message llOOHttVIClT TESTIFIES WASHINGTON, Boo. 1 (AP) Theodore Hoosevelt, former assist ant secretary of tho navy; was put on tho witness atund today by the government In Us effort to prove conspiracy between Albert Kail ami Kdwurd Doheny lu thu naval oil leases. Roosevelt, who as ussistunt sec, retnry of the navy had orriclal con tact with vurlous pliusos or the naval oil reserve negolatious during llio Hurtling administration, said ho was -not speclrlcnlly charged with udiiilnlslriUton of thu navy's (Contluuod on Ptige 6) Shopping DAYS TILL CHRI5TMAS Poor motker'i hra. n aching, and Ht ytcffl iWb ail wrung. But, tfmrks, it-is no wendrt. Soe's Bern shopping all day long. mil my (am' I've CoT? rS'TlrSr-J rj lots r'jop rT1tNTj ' GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY AID IS ASSURED State Commission Pre pares Road - Building Program for 1927-28 ' " ' FLORA-ENTERPRISE WORK IS PROMISED Ten-Mile Stretch in Wal lowa County to Be Sur facedLoop Road Will Be Widened. l'ORTLAND, Ore,, Dec 1 (AF) 11. H. Huron, of Intblcr, appear ed, beforo tho road officials to day regarding tho proposed Elgin Weston nitoff. One route has been tentatively acreed upon but Huron stated tho old stage road was much bettor. The two route will bo surveyed before final ac tion la taken. , , . PORTLAND, Ore., Deo. 1 (AP) more man .i,uuii,uuu will ua spent by the federal government on Oregon roads during 1927-28, Of this sum 1678,000 Is to bo ex pended during the coming year. , xne program tor mis worn was . mado today by federal road offi cials and the stnto highway com mission, The 1927 program was ' complotod while that tot '28 was tentatively set, , , . Ono of tho largoat projects plan ned Is completion of the Waplnttla highway twelvo miles of surfacing is to bo dono on a section graded. This will coat $76,000. There Is 14.8 miles yet to be graded and surfaced, and It Is planned to do all this work next year. The total oost fori completing the highway la estimated at $816,000. The state will cooporate on 1 60-60 basis. ' Widen Mt. Hood Loop Work of wldunlng tha Mount Hood loop will continue. The fed oral buroau of roods will' spend izu.uuu on ' mis .nexx. season xor - widening, the state to Day for ffrad- Tho most dangerous spots on tha Oregon caves toad in Josephine county are to be eliminated next spring by the government. Tha bureau will spend $16,000 on tha work. Tho state will cooperate. It was held by both federal and state of ficials that this road la dangerous, . and work should be done on It as , soon as possible. In time. It la -planned to widen the entire nar row section. r . The federal bureau will match. . $46,000 ot the state's cash In sur facing the 11-mlle sootion of the Klamath Falls-Lakevlew highway from a point east; ot iy to wneru it connects with the Drews val ley section. The Casoadla-Shay'a nill sec tion ot the Bantlam. highway, 6.8 miles, la to be surfaced, the rov. ormiiient und Linn county tojpend $20,000 oach on this work. Wallows Work Flssned Ten mllos ot surfacing will be dono on tbe rlora-JCaterprisa nign way next summer. It will cost $00,000. Tho state will cooper-, ate with the federals, -V : Nino and two tenths miles ot ' tho Burns-Canyon City highway have to bo graded next year. This will bo dono by the bureau ot roads ut a cost of $100,000. . Judge Bernard, ot Eugene, ap peared to urge government ; and state to hurry the construction ot the Rain Rook-North Fork sec tion of the Florenoe-Bugene high way. Thore was a Ions and heated discussion ovor this route, the two road departments not being de cided as to what route to take tor the ten miles to be built. Tho work is very expensive. The low estimate for the "back route" over tho mountain Is $600,000 for ten miles. Tho river route Is estl- muted to be higher one engineer (Continued on Pag- KU-e COAST GUARD CUTTER AFTER LIQUOR SHIP NKW OKLKANB, Dec. 1 (AP). The const guurd cutter Talla poosa Is scouring the Quit or Mex ico ror tho French auxiliary schooner Aresene, rum runner, which ran away with two mem bers of the U. B. prohibition forces aboard. The schooner was taken In tow by two prohibition patrol boats last Monduy, but when the fuel supply of tho two small craft be come exhatistod two prohibition . orricers were left aboard while the government boats went for fuel. When they returned they found the l''renehman had lett. The cutter Tallapoosa, was noti fied and began a search for tho missing vessel. Today the rum runner was locutrd and taken in tow, hlit the tow broke and she Is again free. The Americans aboard the schooner aro Assistant Prohibition ; Administrator J. B. Matthews, ot New Orleans, and a chief motor I machinist from a patrol boat.