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VOLUME XXV.
CELEBRATES
LOCATION OF
NORMAL HERE
Rejoicing General in La
Grande , and . Union
County Communities
CONGRATULATIONS
POUR INTO CITY
All That Remains Now Is
to Select One of Six
Sites and Appropriate
Money. -
Whon the Oregon norrmii school
regents selected Iji ftrande us tho
locution fur (ho Kostern Oregon In
Hiltutlon authorized at tho Nov.- 2
election yesterday afiortfuon,, the
Associated Press - wire Into Sm
(Jrnnrte brought first new hero
at J:U3 p, m. A few minuted luter
another story flashed . over the
Western Union when from Halem
and u few mlnutos Inter, issues of
The Observer were, being sold on
the streets, telling the Htury qf the
selection. . - ;.; -.- ; .
Immodlulcly riftcr receiving the
news in The Observer office, sev
eral telephone culls wore plncod,
hrutidcti sting the report.- Tho siren
ut the city hull was brought tntci
piny nnd othor uolsonmkcrti helped
lo celebrate. f
A. H. Hit tit or r(iml." i
Senutor-elert A. II. Hunter, who
In recovering fro hi an (11 noun of
several; weekH stundlng, was prob
a hly us delighted nt the tiewn nn
any oilier person here. lip wan In
his doctor's office at the time he
teamed of lu uwnltfng a treatment,
lie turned' to the doctor and de
cliired' that ' ho didn't need any
niedlrlner after roeelvlug the nown
and left tho offlee, "feeling better
tliitn 1 have for a long time. It Is
wild, - '- .
Telephone cutis by' the' scores
were answered at the office of
The Observer, the chumbwr ojf
cmaincrce, and other plaoca in
.uuch with tho Holeoilou.-.
. Within 10 minutes after the word
tvltf-received here, congfnLuluUunii
k . began coming In., .... ;, --- : n.
- Inlou ( itntfiahilulloiH rirt
The inuyor of Union, which community-
bus supported lon ttilh
oilier county towns-Mlits city's
campaign for the normal school
wince it h luuugurntiou. was'lho first
to give congratulations, lie went
I'tilon's word of Joy over tho tele
phone to A. T. Hill. president of the
city commission, ,
Other neartiy towns somllilg con
gratulations wore .North . Powder
u net Cove. .
Monmouth Sends Wonli
' This morning Mill recolvnd a
message from the mayor of. Mon
mouth,, "us follows "t.'ongrat illa
tions on action qf- board of regents
locating Knstcrh -Oregon "normal
school in your city. Thht' bespeaks
the active , and hearty cooperation
of the city of .Monmuulh.'V
ltoy V. Kltner, of Pendleton,
wired "Congratulations , :on U j
(I ramie's victory" lu K. IV. Apple-i
by, 'publisher of The Ousel'vcr. n!
fuun as nt leurneu pi toe hioo
Ilon. C'ujigrattilutluiis were received a
(Continued nti tatre f''Ue
MAN ACCUSED
OF THEFT IN
STORE JAILED
liarlii Whlttakcr, cluirffcd wllh
sluiplli'tlnff, was pluced undr ur-n-sl
ycHtcrday by the police deport
mt'itt and is brine hbl In jail on
n op-n cbarsc pcndln? develop-!
im-nts.
Whlttakcr Is ullrtf. J to have
stolrn? a sweater from tho Niw
Vorl; store about a week hj?o, Tho
piillco report that they found tho
flwouter when they arrested Wlilt
tnkcr. Whether the van- will be tried In
police court or be turned over to
the state for prosecution Id un yet
unknown.
THE
OBSERVER IS
REMEMBERED ,
In the ml. I-l of luillduy shop
plug and re-.ll III."., the bun-iln-ds
of tUnervor readers out
over the valley might readily he
ton nny lu think of their -nh-script
I. n.-. Sin-b Is mil the -e
wli dnylhere arc a number
of visitor Vnm nearby com
munities wim drop In. order The
Observer f.ir onoll.er year and
cxteinl tlie art-rtings of tlK sea-
Mill.
l-'rom Suiimicrvlllc, from Kl
l. Innn I III.... and Cove, from
l.i.bler and Vllcel. rrom Vorl I.
Haudt-r null Tel.M-a.eU from N
land city and I'crry. and from
un In Wallowa county they hare
tme tn remember The OIimtht
al ( hrlstmns Iiih. There arc
over I2UO ranilllcs In and near
Hkmc Cfintntnnllk-s who are reg
ular, li.jyil obM-rrer reader..
"Obscner AdTertlsIng
: A Nercbandlainc Sertlce'
MK.MHUil AKMOCIATHU .fRUtUl
Collegians Are
Welcomed Home
For Holidays
Forty-Two Students Are
! Guests of Union Coun
: ty' Chamber of Com
merce at Luncheon.
Tin- rnldli rounly rhniulii-r of
fomini-roc wHi-mm-d collcclanti pf
I.a Clrundi'. l!nian, linlilir nnd
other communities homo for the
( lirl.ilnnia holtilayH nl noon todny
t u luncheon nt llin Hoimiicr grill.
KlulUy.rour itsoiis wmro In at-U-ndancn,
of which exactly hnlf
w-i-re xtudcnla ut institutions of
hla-hrr ItarnliiK scuitcred over the
west.
Ur. V. "t. I'hy.'iirc'sidi-nt. In the
role of tonslluuvler. called, upon
each Rucst to introduce himself or
herself nnd Klve the study In which
ho or she is majoring. W. W. Nus
bauin led lh tiHsciubiy in ft num
ber of songs during Hie luncheon
hour. .
Kindt-iits Sticak '
Klght students spoke on bchaU
of the Union county boys and glrln
ut their colleges. .
Miss i.ydla Cl'-aver. of Ashland
normal school, brought greetings
from Southern Oregon and told of
the Improvements that Hr0 being
inadrf In Oregon's youngest college
and of the Increasing student body.
Helen Williams of the University
of Oregon, mentioned the growing
need for nioro buildings und com
mented on J)r. Arnold Bennett
Hull, new- president. She declared
that Iai Qrandc is generally recog
nized us one of the state's educa
tional centers.
Frances Kelly of Monmouth
nornial ' aeiinoi. l.rnL-i,.' iinra
from Iho. Institution she is attend-
Ing. She reported that 1,1100 are
enrolled and (lint
when tho 1a1
Grande normal Is
functioning.
conditions ut Monmouth will be
relieved of over-crowding. -
1 Ilepiorew Criticism .
Ullss Ansnes. of tho I'nivcrslty,
deplored tlie crlttclsiu that Is "be
in? unjuKtly" voiced against Am
erican colleges toduy. He declared
that the students are as serious
minded in their quest of education
ever, adding1 thut Iho presi-nt
trend is to envelop a gen oral cdu
cation and not specialize merely
on ,ieveiin ih in.etu.e. . . .
: I'Veidtt lClonfensteln. of O. A. C. !
a monibcr of
tho college-chathbifr I
of conunerco. exchanged greetings
Willi - the . .local chamber and
pledged cooperation in every wayj
possible. . I
I'ihIh-s (). A. O. i
loyd .Smith, nlso of O. A. ('., ,
pralsi-d his Institution, pointing lu
(Continued on l-aire i-'IvpI
Christmas Tree
Is Feature of
Grange Meeting;
CrltANOi: ilAI.I.. Ore., -e. 21.
(Special ). A Christ rtuis procnirn.
under the dlre?tlon of Mrs. liol
ert Mtisterton, wus carried out ut
rttiturday's meeting of Blue Moun
tain grange. Chrtstmus songs, rend
ines and recitations made up this
list of entuiiainmenl numbers.
iV Christmas true laden with
f gifts for everyone present was
r....t.....i Mia.. I..lltl. Il,..,ln ....(..,.!
as a 'rep.'ese;llve, from Santa
(
IVc'cedlng the program an In-
i m -ir, ,nu....uut.. fT.iw.... i ....
I... . ... i
I KM I til III)' IftilSIHIIII' 1'UIIMIIIIf
Hie roud and .he Irrigation
bonis.
Women Defeat Men.
Tin- ivom.-n won ov.r I he mm ii
In lie- lie inle-i-shll) i-ontest start-I
i-d last June." The wlnnerr will be
enlt-rtnlneil by the losers In the
near future.
Imi-lng the dinner hour. Mis.
Wlitl, (l-k.-ier. Mrs. Victor lla-1
train una Atra. ia renef ueunei(i
hud chai The tabic iK'co.'ji-
tlons were In keeping with the
holiday season.
Club Celebrates
, Normal Victory
The Washington club celebrated
the location of the Hastern Oregon
normal sc hoot In lu Grande last
night wnen the rcguliir meeting
was held at llonan hall. A. Tl Hill,
president if the city of ta Grande,
and W. C. ( 're ws, ctt y ma na ger,
were present und each tiiMtfd con
corning the state board of regents'
decision.
Kulugy for the late Kd Wright,
a member of the club was gtvon
by George T. Cochran
About 5o men were present for
the meeting. j
The next meeting of the club,
will be I' co. ... v ustiintfton s olrth-1
duy. when a special program will
be given. Plans jire to haw an
out-of-town seuker.
Gosaline a Cent
Up in La Grande
Tlie price of gasoline in l.a
l Grande loduy Is IM cents, a eue
icent climb over the former price.
The change became effective tills
morning.
r.i ur..-r.. v.. .--.. -
' Trice of gasoline advunced one cent j
In Kugenn today, selling at
cents a guiloa at present. '
r"
NO HURRY TO
BUILD SHIPS,
CHIEFS VIEW
President' Does Not Be
n lieve Immediate Con-
struction Necessary
NAVAL BILL HEAVY
NOW, HIS BELIEF
Butler Measure, Approp
riating $105,000,000 for
?.0 Cruiser Near Front
in House. S
1
WASHINGTON', lien. 21 (Al)
resident foolldge 'does not be
llevo It Is necessary to. begin- hn-
mediately I ho construction of tin,
ton new light cruisers which would
be authorized under tbu Hinler
bill. Introduced In thn house Hut-
Urday. . ,
j II was said nt the w-Mte liouso
tnai wiui me uruisers already un-
der construelion tbu V, 8. has un
ample building nrwurum for iires-
ent. Hulldlnir of irirplaiie carriers
and submarines, flow ; being, cur- rion l.sndls and Involved tile wag-
ried on,, be belb ves, liaa given the- erin gun an alleged fixed games be-
nnllon a sufflclcnlly heavy nuvul tvveen D.-lroli and Cleveland on
bill. . Sept. 25. i'JIll.
When Iho airplane, carriers arc' The charges wero made by Un
completed, however, the president bert "Uuteh" Leonard, a one time
feels It will be possible to enter up- pitcher with the Tigers, who ul-
on consiruciinn oi tn:- -;v erulsers
Iwllhout appreciably Increasing tho
yo",y lral1" .' ' airplanes,
; e 1". -.me.... view, were muo
, , n ...
.wi.(,..-cn hi muiii tn, H i vi way mi-
The meusure which would author-
iz un npproprlution of $105,000.. ,
000. contained no time limitation1
as lo when the vessels should bo
built.
Oeclslon to r.ak for nmhorlaotlon
of the ten cruisers was reached nf-
ter the president hod consulted
win, Secretary Wilbur and the cab-
Inct hud come to hu conclusion
that , such addltluns would round
out ihe fleet as an efficient flaht.
f. . . H "'V' "t' "kM
ing unit. . "
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jLilUi'liU N KAII T ;
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PAD lIiniCTm I C
. rUn LnnljlHlMiJ
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i Programs Will Be Held
throughout City Thurs
day Before Vacation
) Iu Grande Hehoids itro' muklnir
ready for ChrWtmns .nnd tho stu
dents are. looking forwurd to the
lU-day vacation, which lu the pub
lic schools houins Thursday pven
Ing and continues until Monday
morning, Jun. .1.
Vacation starts at the' S.icred
Hnrt lieu demy tomoi't'ow with a
Christmas progrum at 1:30 o'clock
to which all parents of the. school
children are Invited. The Christ
mas trco Is up and the uudilurlum
decorated for the event.
Academy Program
The fifth and sKII, grade pupil.
will hcKin thp program with u snug
8..rflkw.- The ..the.-
'bers on the progrum follow:
Itecilalfon
"I 'hrtsimtis Stockings,
.Marian Chuiisse: reciuitlon, "I'otlte
neKS," fJcm-ire Hill: "Sleepy Song,'
liorothy Waldyrff, Marian Chuusse,
-Mary Afton Ualey; recitation, "A
Visit from Santa Chrtis," Axnes
Smith and Sophie Gellthubcr; vio-
iiii iuuhl'i nuiiMitTi i ue fsaiiriuK
Master," Alice Jeauelte and Mnctix-
belli Cooper, Clctes Clark and
Dorothy Wall, accompanied by
j,,,,,,,,,,' HM(!!i,
ger at the piano;
recitation. "Uuying Christinas f'res-
ents." Helen Toupln, und I'atriclu
Ieouurd: "Lullaby." song, first and'
second grade pupils; recitation,
"Santa Is Coming," Hobby Clark:
recitation, "A Letter to Santa,"
Dorothy Toupln; song, "Tlng-allng-
liny." seventh und eighth grude
ConHnn-1 vt i
Regents Determined
Should Serve
SAI.H.Vf, Ore.. lcc. 21 (At) rled without opposition. Karlhr time, this board now declare ,j Itoseburg today hail Its firtit
I-a Grunde was the S'dcctlon of tbo In the day ull members hud manl- Its policy thut It considers thut the snow lu I wo years. During tin
board of regents of Oregon normul fested their desire to curry Iji jiielloii of Ihe people at the generul night a munlle of white was laid
schools yenterday for the new Kust- 'Grande mid Pendleton Into the fin- j election of Nov. 2 1f2n, wph re- on the bill surrounding the city.
,ern Oregon- normui tnai wus votcu
'by tlie people at .the general dec-
Hon of Nov. 2 lust. i
A.tr tii oiii. hud elimimit-d
ail other contenders the contest
naj nurroweri io i.a Urnnde and
1'endleton and In Hie final vole
which was a viva voce vote. I.a ,
uruuiie gn uve io lour. i nose
voting ior iji urunuo were k. v.. io tne rnial vote on l.a Urande . mem. - 'southern part or the county,
Hragg, (lovernor Tierce. J. H. Fill- und Tell. Helen. When the board Hrst convened through Hie cunyoll.
ler. It. II. Turner and F. .1. .Miller. The dircusson of policy centered ' In the morning It listened to ad-i i
Those voting tor Tendleton were on the iiuestlon whether Ihe selec- i dltiouui dalu siibuilt led by several KTdK.VK, Ore, Dec. '.'I, (AT)
I.. Hturr. W. i liryunt, (Jeorgc Hon should be wllh r.-rerence loior lie: conl.-ii'li-rs (hut had . not A Unlit blankel of mtow liianlled
Hartiiiun and Becrctary of Htato the convenience or Ihe entire state ' been suoiiiilte.l w hen the board the bills surrounding l-bigene this
Sam A. Kozer. ... cr only of Kastcrn Oregon. This held Ihe hearings In Kar-tern ore- morning, though a truce or snow
After the forenoon . oliinlnution terminated wllh the adoption by a gon lust week. (!. A. liurtmun, ' w hu h fell In the city 'molted Ini
of Arlington. Weston. Itedmond five to four vote of the rollowii.r I whos- home Is at Tendleton. read nie.llnielv
and
Klgln much time w-as con-
,aunied In the discussion of policy
a" related to the locution. When
iu. u.n-u.o.i nai. conciuueu jiii-
ler moved that all contenders be
i . a i. ... . .n ,,nu i.n7 '....n I..U.-.I..IH, v. i. . .... i i in, mountains- si
..eliminated except lt Urande, Ten- .proper training or teachers will be been trying for ss years to get a surrounding; foothills bluuketed In valley received a
dleton and Tho Dallca, Thli cur-j provided by tho stulo from tlnic to 'norinul school at La Orundo, .w hlto. Jsnow lust night.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1926.-
NEW SCANDAL
IN BASEBALL
IS UNEARTHED
. Commissioner L a n d i s"
Links Cobb, Speaker
J in investigation
i DUTCH LEONARD
TIPS OFF HEADS
. i
Case Appears as Start-1
ling on Surface as the
Famous Crooked World.
Serids of 1919.
fHllUaO. I Ipp. 21 (Al1) Ty
Cobb and Trls Speaker, baseball
hi-roes or the Aniurlcnn bov. lodav
nnd their-- names linked wllh
cruukedncrs In baseball, the third
scandal lo explode In the'mujor
leagues within six years.
These fnnuilis slnr. miimir.
of tho Detroit uiid Cleveland cliibs j
or tne American leugne until nr-M
ter the close of tho JB26 season,
wero named i In the startling in-
vesiigatlon conducted bv Commla-
legeu that Cobb. Speaker. "Smoky'
J no Woods, former American len-
gue pitching star, and d'Ted O.
,vesi OI ucll
trolt, had utrreed with
...in .u o me KHme auer
nffeuKer manager or inc i ieveiann
tory.
CHICAGO, Dee. 2t (AC) Ty
Cobb and Trls Speaker were link-
L.d todav In nn invn.t itii . in.
ducted by Haseball CommlKStoner
!.dl Involving an alleged Irregu-
larlty of a game between Detroit
and Cleveland played In Detroit
Hept. 25, lam. v. ,
r.i.i. , ...
'"'""""" J-anms. wiuiovit
making any decision, made public
. . .
.. .h.7.. ,11.1 a. ...!.
''P1'1' and Hpeulter recently re-
;slgm - d as manager of the Detroit
nnd Cleveland clubs, respectively,
l,ueh l.cunai-d once pitcher H:i
""' Detroit rlub. und Joe Wood.
another American league pitcher
also were named In Hie Investiga
tion which comjiilKsolner Lanills
f'tr involved betting on tio'
I fCnntlnited on Paire Four.)
Salvation Army
Will Have Santa
"The Kulvutlon Army has
urrunged with Sunt a Clnus to
hove him' visit. I.a ' Grande
Christmas eve nnd ChrlstniHH
morning,' Knvoy Hurker re
marked today. "Any family
who would like to Jiuvn him
tippear ut any home gathering
or party may cull htm ut
Main GUN. A smull donation
can lie given lo Suiiln. which
will be turned over to the Sal
vation Army for ,the . relief
work In this city."
Thus another duty Is laken
upon Santa's shoulders, thut of ,
assisting the Salvation Army In
Its- local work.
),, JfVrtJ MtKilvV
vtttt i1 VllOW IriUblVI
Visits This County
i
I
VNIUN. Ore.. Dec. I'l fSfKMdal)
Grand Master C. V. Jackson, of
It use burg, wus In Cnion Krtday and
In tin? evening he orrillally visited
Ihe odd I'Vllows lodge here und
addressed the members. Saturday
he went to Cove to visit the lodge
there, and a dch gutlon of Colon
lodge members also made the trip
to visit Cove lodge. Following the
lodge He union here the grand inns-
ter und several other visitors be-
sides the. members, enjoyed a slug
lunch In tlie lodge kltehen.
Eastern Oregon Normal School
State East of Cascades Before Vote
ui vote und six imllcated tixir dc
str thut The Dulles be S' con-
sldered. After the vole that nil
but the three be eliminated Siarrlto the effect that a noruiul school
moved. In order to narrow the con-j should be so established In that
lest further, that The Dalles boiserilon or Hi
selected as Ih.j site. Those voting j
for The Dulles were llryimt. Fuller
unu Biarr. i lie contest tii'-n went
resolution:
"Looking forward lo the con-
,lluucd growth of the state und the
nuiursi iren.l oi u.-velopmenl, and
believing
thut furllltl.-a for the
ARMY FLYERS TO GIRDLE SOUTH AMERICA
tlr
i - n
Above lire the in r, s. iirmy iivlnlnrs whq liop nrr fnini Kan Antonio on a trip Hint will carry I hem
nciirly nil tin- way liro I South America.,, Front left to rluht they ni-o (Mtniirilng), l.leul. Ik-rnuril K.
TliiiiuiiMin. I'lillliiis Klcld. AlH-nlccu. Mil.) l.leul. Mnlr B. Fnlivhlld, Dnuglas Held, (in.; IJeul. Ijpotiard
I. Wcdilliigioii. Kort Sam Houston. Tex.: MaJ. llerlM-rt A. Ihirgue, fllgbt comniauder and flilcf of
nlr coriis, Wushlngtmii l.leul. Charles McK. Jtohlii-toii, 'nrt -ro-lifit, Tex.: (seated) Cant. Ira V.
jiKer, ui vtiisiiiiiginn. oun-o cnu
in. jti-iiini- i. .ni'ifiiiiiri.
ulm V.. Itelitiiu, Crlssy
t '
y n i . j
lnOlP KPPIPPTPn
By Osteopaths
In Pendleton
Drs. J. I,, und Margaret Tiiffln
reiurneil ii.i- .,.ri,.,. ,r r.
dieton where thev have been at.
tending the clinic of. thn. ICaslern
Oregon und Kastcrn Waslilngton
Osteoputhlc usociatlons.
Ur. Ooddls, of (."hicugo, ono of
t,,e "'ul" B,l,lItt,r. emphasised
curefu diet, regular exercise, und j
Jor1iotJ ;ul' rough physical ux-J
ttml""llons ,foi "''J1 l100"1" an tho.
' .portunt thing in increns-
lug il.w average lentrth of huumn
n, ,0,
, " rfnK A thorough
' p"'i .. "xu"""' - your
r ay,
Newly elected officers of (he ua-
7.1
niionuii .wit-, m, ti . ... .iisie. ru
elected president; Dr. O. 10 Holt
treusuier.
Portland Span,
Worth $2,000,000,
Dedicated Today
l'OltTI.ANI),.Oi-e., Dee. 21 (Al') I" 118 ,u whether the aeeept-
I'orllnn.rs m west span across u"'0 W1,H IKIt "onti'sry' to tho nl-th.-
Wlllani.'lte river, known lis tho. '," ,or "f ''""I Smith's
Itnss Isliin.l bridge, costing $2,000,- ' . ""vl"eis thut ho i lo
tion, was dedicated loday with cere- If,"" rutl""- t'uvt, lit this
monies Incluillna a i.ara.l.. .....1 ,. tl"lc' " Ii1k u.llililtanco
; urogram or addresses. .
i 1
I "even-ycur-old rtoslnn (-orbettl
was chosen lo christen Ihe bridge
and lllshop W. T. Humner, of tho
l-.piscopal diocese of Oregon, do-.
... , V, """cawu.i. uovernor
""ill" "l. . H-..C CCO IU-U 111.!
structure for the slate mill H, 11.
Van Duzer for the. highway .com
mission. The lirlge was decorulud
Willi flags ij nil greens.
! Completion or the Itoss Islund
bridge'' closes a bridge program
.started rour years ago. The Hum-
side bridge, costing $2.11011,001). WIIHI
completed last May. and IbcScll-
wood bridge, finished last Decern-
ber. cost $4r,0.0lil).
I These bridges make a total of
seven slimming the river. '
j)iix or in.m mi;s
I'OI
Carl
LAND, Ore, Oec, 21 (At)
Mbcranli 4i. died today
from Injuries received hint night
... I.-...
when he was hit by a Purkrose
street car. The accident occurred
Just outside tic city limits, tho
car that hit I.lbcrantl having been
wnl to replucc u car which wus
disabled in u inhvahup curlier In
the evening.
The I'urkrnau line, which Is
owned by K I,. Thompson, of the
Portland
Woolen .Mills, operates
om
;garij io iho esiahtlshment of a nor-
nial rchool lu some one of tho
counties of I-Jastcrn Oregon, wan
HtnU us to jicrvo
Kustern Or. gon lo the best udvunl-
i.gc us II Is now developed and may
ue uiiecieu ny ruture develop-
1.11.1 rile.l n illlli.niMll jaelllnir rnrllt
the advantages of that clly.
K. K. Ilrugg. whose home Is ul
.iJi, iirunui-. was eluieu ovi-r tne
outcome, declurlng that ho hud
MKMHER A9SOCIATKD TRESS
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i-l. Kelly Meld, 'lV-x.i CH. Clinton V. WoolM-y, Mi-Cook field, O.: and Meul.
I'lcld, ( al. ; X1!
- r nr me air irw: Meul. Kiinls -
SMITH ACCEPTS
POST IN SENATE
Illinois tfan Will Xeave
. for Washington with
, Credentials 'Soon
CHICAGO. 'JC Ul.' (Al) The
ChleiiKo Dully Joiniml in a copy-
righted news story tody. reported
the acceptance of Colonel lrank U.
Smith of the appointment by tlov-
ernor I,on 'Hmnll .to Me unexpired
term, of Willh.ni. B. McKlntey, in
tho United Klatos seuuto.
Colonrl Nmllh will' leuvo for
Wushliigton to present his creden
tials ufter tho first of the year, tho
Jonrnul si'ild. ' , i .t ':(.
The uniiuuncvmeut wus jmitfs un
tlie AUIhorlty of Cluvdrnon rlmnil,
wnu was. quoted as saying Colonel
Miumi ua.ieuted.by.talexrani.luodiiv
iih.il ....p.- i-cce.v...H-.utO' ceeiincicto
of aiipoliitment ut , his ,, hoiiio In
' "II Isn't Dune", - .
"No mun over - refuses an np
pi.lnliiieut for the U. H. senate by
the governor of Illinois' tho gov-
ernor was iiuoted as adding.
"Nothing can deter an aocepl-'nro
anee to such a high office."
The remarks were culled forth by
'"'"'' of slush fund charges, said
the. Jouriiiil. i -. -
, Konuu. Ashurst. of Arto.na.
democrat, last Thursday offered .
resolution demanding that Colonel
HmUh ,,r denied n seat because ho
financed his primary ci.mpalgn In
.... ... .1, i.M.rmv
received from
public utIIHlei' v.-hilti still chulrmun
of the Illinois c.iiiimeico commis
sion. .
Senators Order
Woods' Inquiry
WASHINGTON. Dee.' 21 (Al')
'lleurliiKS were ordered todny by
the senate Interstate comiuercu
commission on I ho nomination of
j Cyrus I'i. Woods, of I'cnnBylvunia,
j former unihussudor to Spain und
.lapiin, to bu a member of tho in-
lersiatc commerce commission.
" "i w n wm-
J.oi.-i.i.. i.y . n'BII.I'IIV l-UII.
Il.lgo und aroused opposition from
frl' l;d;. of Commissioner l-'red K.
Cox who Woods would succeed.
Tho hearings will begin Jan. is;
They were ordered ufter a brief
discussion In which several sena
lors expressed Ihe 'opinion that In
formation should he obtained to
determine If Hoods hud any In
terest In caws now pending be
fore Hie commission. -
Snow at Roseburfj;
t irst w Two Years
-
tOSKHI Itfl. Ore.. I lee. '1 1 (API
und In town there wus u light
snow fall, ulthouirh not siifricii-ut
to whiten tho roofs. This morn-
lug snow started fulling auain.
The ruins und inciting snow of
flm pust two days have brought
the streams und rivers up to high
water levels, c'onsl.lerublu snow In
reported on thn highway in the '
.MKDF6KD, Ore., Dec. 21 (AT)
Flurries' of snow thut luell. d as
nicy felt, occurred over Ihe llogue
river valley l.hls niOrnlng, with Iho
C. Wliltclicail. Wright Klelil, o.
Oregon Couple
Slain When Car
Dives Off Bank
HKDIIINO. Cul.. Iec. 21 (At').
The. bodies of a Mr. and Mrs.
West, believed to be from Mil la
City, Ore., were found Inst nigh
In tho Sacramento river near (.'as
Icllu. Their auto had plunged
from the bunk Into the rlvorj
KAI.I.M CITV. Ore, Dec. !,
(Al1). Air. and Mis. W. J. Wust.
formerly of Mills City, left here
about, six months aro to go to
California. West hud been book
keeper for a year and n halt ror
the Kails City Lumber company.
He" had been . employed ' recently j
ut. .Mum-?, ui... 1 riuuuB iivre re
ported. .Mrs. West went .to visit
relative near J.os APKeles .when
her husband took
up hi iio-V
torlc: oL Uinncv.
l, '
J-:.i !,
si:vi:itAi Hi nr i. wem-
J-lKl'.GKNi:, Ore., Dec. SI (Al')
Rllsti CaiTle- Jtunkln, - M,.- was
struck by an auto driven byClui
enco Cothrell, of Kugeno, Mt 0:8U
I o'clock lust night. Her Injuries
not-regarded as Berlous. IhoilRh
!he Is suffering from severo shock.
Klgbt persoiiH wore'- Injured,
none serlouHly, yeslorduy -ttfler-noon
when two nulos crushed near
till) Lonu I'lnnsuhool, seven miles
north of Uugene, on the I'ltolfl.)
highway. One car contained Mr
and .Mr K. K. Hkipworth two
sons und a daughter, of Tulare,
Cal. They were headed south
ward, on their way home. ' Tlu
other machine was driven, by A
Fiddler, or North Dcnd. . Ills sis
ter, Mrs. Ai Martin, and her little
son, Wero uluo In. llin cur. .'.
Hiakes were applied iltid " t)V
cars skidded, according lo tin
story told here.
Crampton Blocks
Bill in The House
WASHINGTON", Dec. 21 (AIM
Consideration of a. bill proposing
Hint the federal government, pay
ror munlclpul Improvements, on
western reclamation projects has
been blocked for Iho tlnlo being
In the house by Chulrmuji Cruin
ton, of the iipproprfittlona sub
committee, which passes upon
r.inds ror the interior department.
He sal.) the measure was too fnr
reaching to be considered' without
more debiile. ...
More Winter Wheat
Sown During Fall
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 (All')
Winter wheat Was sown this fall
on 4l,t07,ooo acre which la five
per cent more Hutu thn revised
esllinate of 3!l.7!l9,(l.ltl acres sown
In the fall of I'Jltf., and tho condi
tion of the crops on Deo. 1 was
HI.U per cent of a norma!, compar
ed with S2.0 lust yeur and 84.4 the
III yeur average,, the department
of ugrlculliire announced today..
si,i'(i(ii-;i) w it iu
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21 (AP)
T. Mayekuwu, 80, was In a hos-
ptial toduy. In serlotui condition,
the .result uf being slugged with a
gas pipe by robbers -who followed
him from a curd room.
Tho thugs
took $50 and a gold watch from
.Miiyeknwu, who was found uncon
scious on a downtown slrcel.
KOGI'H IllVIOIl WMITIi
(I It A NTH l'AHH. Ore, Doc. ill
(AT) The Itoguo river valley wua
covered with snow: this morning
for the first time In two yeara.
l-'ur severul hours this morning tho
anon fell heavily but melted off as
soon na the clouds cleared a little.
The mountulna
surrounding, tho
houvy - full of
1 NUMBER 134
liiiilltllill nut
OF (IN TRIP
he rnnnriif
ui UUOIHILL
Army's Tan American
Flight Started from
San Antonio Today ;11
VISIT 80 CITIES
Departure, First; Sched-
uled for Yesterday;
Held Un hv MnHHv
SA.V ANTONIO, To., Doc. . it.
IAIM Tli. 1... .. . A . 1 f '
landed ut Point I.-ial-.ciioj Tax,, comi
pletlng tho first lag- of thalr flight
ut 1:30 p. tn. .
.' ' : ...'- "''
KEM.Y rtKLD. HAN ANTONIO1.
Tex-.. Dec. 21. (Al') Klaaod by
wives, molhora. and. carrying th
benediction of the nation, pilots of
the army's Tan-American ulr ui-i
gosy departed toduy from Kally
Field tn bluzo H trail of friendship
Into the hearts of ?0 nationulltlea:
: Ml.ll.' IIe.-l.nrl A -Ii.......
aonimauder, piloting th New Jforkl
-iuuk me air ut leiox a. m.. rouowad
by the other fuur planes at onei
minute Intervals. The first mile o(
the matlV thnt.Hitn.1 mils ln.n.ul
the path of which laid over tor
and over boundless seua, was peri
naps un nugury or smooth antf
happy sailing to the Journey's end;
Ths Ul-ni.l vbII.u.-u'I,1 !..... j
like flying bouts, skimmed' i.luiitC
the niiln strnteh nf ih. ni
ereto runway ivtth-U.what . offleersj
uiuieo- sweet spoeavi then- glisten
ing bodies uivlno- siimj.thii.tf ..r -.e
gleeful udleu to the Texas mud.
wnion yesterday held them fast Inj
their eurtb-bound trucks. -I
The beak-llko iiruwu. u.. .liin.
currying the naiiica of five Amerl.
en u. ues io ai. least so slater oluc
,of the southerrt oontlnent, und tho
llu.i.l- U.lk.,.1. . . ... I . '1 . .
i .."lllvitH ,
""' oii TOoing wings near this re.
nnhlle'M nnlnlv n ml :
'-'' c.u.vni (O iifj
republloa of th south, welding the 1
...u .mires oi me western itemui- .
phero In the Christmas - spirit ot
good will, peace to men. ;
'. ' 1 , Vow simperman t'uhurt.
in me new iorK with. Major '
Durguo, coiiiinuiuler. was I.leiile,.-'
unt V. C. Whitehead. The Hun An
tonio wus second to take oft with
Captdlll--A. U. 'MeDmilnl - a,
wheel, and Lieutenant C. McK.
nuumson in tne cockpit with hrm:
The Han Antonio-skidded off the
I-IIIIWI.V Hllvhllv t.nr ..... ...
-...,.-., ,u..ju auuvo
the heads of men taking pictures. :
One of the men hud to duck to ;
save himself from being hit. i '. V
Then followed the . other mi'. :
ohincs at minute Intervals, the Kan -
Prun-lunn .....1. n.. .. .
- .....wui-u n,.,, v.U,LUir ir u. rjuK- -
or .und- Lieutenant r nie a vuiH.
ohlldi tho Detroit with Captain
Clinton 1''. Woolsey and Lieutenant :
John W. ItAliln... unA K u f - :
with Lloutenanti B, H, Thompson
u,.u jw. u. rveaoington. -
The ships circled about the' field,
each uwultlng until the one follow
ing hod caught up. When they
were ull hunched they spread put
In V formutlon and headed towkrd
Han Antonio. ' .... -,
. -inoy circled the Alamo city and
then orf to the south for the Mexi
can border, whluh thev A.i,..i.,i ... .
roach before I! p'. m.
'1 lie routo of the flight which will!
consume more thun four months
and Include muro than 20 nations
und so cities, lies to Brownsville, ua
the first stop.
Tho west coast of South America
will form tbo Inndmnrk for tho
flyers until they reach Franco
rield In tho canal aono. From that
field they will cross tho continental
divide to visit Cartagena on Co
lolubla'B Atlantic coast. They vi-tlT
retrace their flight from that point
to France field, und again fly south '
to Vnldlvla which is in about the'
center, north and south of Chile. .
i-iciix-n, Argentina, aimjst di
rectly east of Vuldlvla, ucross thp
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Shopping
Days Till
3
Christmas
A lot ot loys the kau Mull gtt ' -
Jua M Oinilnu. token. '
' Aiii) when two wctlt, have drifted b
. ThevH Jl be Wly Ukcn. ''v
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