La Grande evening observer., January 05, 1927, Image 1

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C I T Y
EDITION
I
THE WEATHER
OUEUON: Unsettled with rain
In went, and probubly local nows
In thn east portion tonight and
Thurnday. Modorato temperature.
Kreah easterly wtndH.
VOLUME XXV.
MKMUKIt ASSOCIATED I'HKSH
LA GRANDE; OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1927.
MKMIiEIt ASSOCIATED Pit ESS
NUMBER 145
m
FIRE LOSS IN
1926 CHECKED
T $4931.09
Figure Larger THan for
Preceding Year In
surance Less
PROPERTY AT RISK
TOTALED $350,035
Of '.S3 Calls Answered,
Four False Largest
Fire of Year , Was
V Burning of Foundry.
f Titliil fire loss In 1m Grande dur
ing tii was in..V.tl.ny. tho iiii
niiul report uf Fire Chief l O.
.MurcWsou, complete! today, shows.
Of this amount ?lK,4r:.l? was loss
on buildings tind ?31.l(i4.9' on con-
u"'1"- ,. ' a.
. The property" iff risk wjim valued
HI. $3.10, 035 find the titiiount uf In
surance nt rink $47.7un. Insurance
liiilil totaled $:!3.07.:;3 during thr
yottr, Jeaving 2,403.80 us the total
loss, m. "
' Compared with lin:,", the tolitl In
surance paid was less hut the prop
erty nt rink wus more. Tho fire
that brought tho Iuhh up last year
was the burning of the Iu Grande
Iron -Works; in tho summer, which
carried: hut little Insurance.
, i . IH25 Figures
'' Figures for l!2G follow: Total
ciilln, 6;, value of' property at rink,
$ I !)K,4i : Insurance at risk, $ 1 1'5,-026;--
loss 3(l,fi28.C0; 'vlnsu ranee
paid, Jn.-Pjo.li!).
, The fire calls lasl year amounted
t'u '83, of whii'h four proved to he
false ularms. The muny calls Is
sued brought the total property at
risk to a high figure although most
fires were extinguished beforo then
had gained .any headway.
M'wo culls out of town wero iin
swered. Including the trip to Po.
ry..whcn burning haystacks threat
ened the community.
Fourteen thousand seven hun
dred and fifty feet of how were
laid during the yar. and 553 gul
tens of jcluunlenV. w.ore us'd-ti
flgliHiig fires. SHh iit find from
fin's totaled 2 and the average
speed t'j fires was 32 miles an
hour. The number of t-all men
out for Hie year was '820. The
number of mil ni'-n nt present Is
1 7 and the number of paid fire-'
men six.
I liMtle Insurance
One feature of the report for
132fi, It Ik pointed out. was I he
' comparatively small amount of In
' an ranee, carried on the pioperty
' at rlski fit urine; Mt a ppruxt mutely
.14 percent. In 1 1 l! Ti the properly
J fit . ri.sk curried approximately 75
per cent. t
WAYFARERS TO
GIVE PAGEANT
NEXT SUNDAY
l TU Wayfarer's Guild of HI. Pel-
.rr's -Kpl.seopal ehureh will present
Sunday night at ninunuoltinununu
o.u-gcaul "Then the Chimes Kan;.',"
Sfindjjy night at the ehureh. be
Hjiinliif; at 7:UH o'clock. Members
-of t"hc Klld huve iieen working on
the . p.iecanL for the tinMt mouth,
under the direction of the Uev. and
MrK- Oliver Itllny, Mrn. Kred t'ur
rey i arnum'injir for the eostumes.
Verle' I to nun as Holder; Irene
Spencer aa Steen: Jnek llolmes.
Certel; and IJIIIan Wnller. the old
woman, will he the leading char
aeters In the piiKeaut.
(.H her eharacters are: The kin;.
Marlon Crowe; the iiieen, Doris
I in rues; the wise woman, Thelmu
liray: the prlaeess, 'iihrini" U'arn
vJh'l.the lieautlful woman, Krunees
Waller. Jay Jones and William Ar
rlvey will have charge of the lixhls
.Hid tho hUikc manaKonent.
This patiemit Is the second of n
'sta-les to be Klven by the iniild. The
choir will assist with the presenta
tion. Characteristic of
An Aggressive
Business
SiH'tikinir of IiIn httMlnesH ttollcy
iM-fore a croup of Iim-iiI hU'!
new men u 1 4i (.ramie hii-lm's
ovtH'Utlve iitiiiolili(lMl lllllt Ills or
Caiilxatlon "uiiithl he. uKKlt';odve
-would nilverllHr."
Ailverll.slnir Is nluay me of
the t'linnuK't-UiifH of the aitrr
mIvo lMi,lm'!-!4. A hiilne.i etin
mt he a!ntrc.lve up-to-lhe-mliiute-nllie
to every hulneo.
IMimihlllly without kceplne
eouiliifiL ami liilelllsri'iit iimtaet
with Ha prex-nt anil iiriwiMH-llvc
euMomcrs. Tliat's ailvertlflntr.
It Is available most Miec'esxriilly
nml most ccoiiomleully In The
Oliserver. You naturally prefer
(lie, assressl.e iiieirlumt Ih
miisc If he Is iiein-sslve In seek
Inic your trade he will he uit
trenslvc In sei-vliis jour Inler
Csls. "Observer Advertising
A JMeruhauduOug Serrluo"
Union Pioneer
Dies; Funeral
To Be Tomorrow
Vivian Kennedy, Born in
1853 While Parents
Were Crossing , Plains,
Called Beyond, t
UN'IO.W Ore.. Jan. 3. (Special)
Vivian Kennedy, pioneer, died yes
terday ut his homo al Union short
ly yafier the noon hour. lie. had
been in falling health for some
time, finally kIvIuk way on Sunday.
Uec. 27 to un attack from which
he never recovered.
The decednt wus born at UuCt
Itivcr, Ida., durliiK the Journey of
his parents across the plains to the
new west on July 27, 1853.
Married In: 1872 ,.
He settled at .Cove. .Ore.,: when
but 10 years of uko, stuylnt; there
for some years. On Jco. 25, 1872
he married Ituth She lion In 1'olk
county unU from this union six
children were born, three uf whom
preceded him In death. The three
surviving children, Kddie Kllnemuu,
of llillsboru; James, uf Medical
Springs: and lilmor are here and
will attend his funeral service, to
be held Thursday from the M. li.j
church with tho Uev. Itobert C. Jee
in charge, Intorment will take
place in the i.'iilon cemetery.
Kennedy wus married to III mini
Shaw', July 3, 1 J 1 8," who remains
to '-mount his loss. Ho :'as bap
tised, before fulling into tho final
sleep into the faith of tho M.'K.
church, . , . v
Itesides his widow and children,
ho Is survived by 13 grandchildren
and three great grandchildren, . .
Wallowa Grange
Installation To
Be Held Jan. 15
WAM.OWA, Ore.,' Jan. 5. (Spe
cial) The Wallowa grange nnt In
regular session in the busement
of the M. K. church, Saturday,
Jan. 1. A lurgo crowd of mem
bers were out for the meeting, the
main feature of which whs nomina
tion and election of officers for
1327. A dinner was served by the'
women or the grange ut noon hour.
The results of the elections were:
T. O. Johnson. elected muster;
on W.' (Jlllusplc, overseer; ("has.
A. Thompson, lecturer; 1,. 'I'.
1'owers. steward; George Werst,
assistant steward; the Uev. George
H. Keese. chaplain: C Jl, Thorpi.
gatekeeper; Mrs. Meek, ceres; Mra
T. G. Johnson. poinona; Mrs.
George Werst, flora; and Mrs.
John Gtllaspie, lady assist nut
steward, -
The members of the executive
committee arc: A. W. Johnson.
T. G. Johnson,. O. C. Meek, J. U.
Leonard, and Mrs. .1. H. Keonard.
G. f. Meek wus elected , as publicity
ugcnt.'for the grunge.
Installation of officers will lake
place at the next regular meeting
which will be held Jan. K. At,
thai time plans will be worked out
for handling the- vurlous details of
the. entertaining ' of the' large
crowds which arc expected to be
present froih all parts of the coun
ty to attend the next regular meet
ing of the Wallowa couniy Pomona
grange which will int here, Keb.
6. A sourkriiut and weincr feed
will ulso be a feature of the Jan.
15 meeting. T. G. Johnson, innster
ebct in appreciation of his being
chosen by the organization, has of
fered to furnish the soururaui.
which he avers Is the. best kraut
which he has ever mixed.
License Tdgs Must
Bis Clettn, Legible
The chy police today Iwued ti
warnlnu Io motorists In referenee
to koeplng auto license togs legible
and in correct positions.
The new ordlnanee provides thttL
tags shall he conspleuoiilsly dis
played on both front und rear of
all motor vehicles. In a position
that permits them to be easily read,
urn! also provides that ail tags shall
be kept free of mud or other mat
ter that tends toward making it
difficult to read oorreetly.
City Traffic Offleer Harold How
ard announecs Unit unyone .guilty
of this violation will be urrelcd.
Union Musicians
Organize Band
I'NION'. Ore.. Jan. S (Hpeclal)
Oespairlng of receiving outside
aid sufficient to hire a director
from I.a (Irunde as was Ht first
planned, the I nion band has or
ganized with W. V. Connor. as
president-manager; E. K. Jteuter.
seeretary-treuaurer; and , .Itobert
Wakefield, director. The band will
meet each Wednesday evening ut
tho elty hall, the rehcursals to be
gin al eight o'clock. All those who
pluy uny band Instruments arc
cordially Invited to attend these
meeting. New music hair been
ordered by the director und will
probably be. on hand Tor the next
rehearsal.
WOMAN ,ltUKVn.l
pqUTI.ANl). Oru Jan. G (AP)
.-A woman was arnsted and
lodged In the county Jail today
charged with attempting to act
off a ie-pound box pf dynamite at
the home of William He I rue on
IXardorf road. ,
GIRDING FOR
NAVY SUPPLY
BILL BATTLE
President Reaffirms His
Position Against Build
' : . ing New Ships
REPUBLICANS MAY
; VOTE ADDITIONS j
Coolidge Addresses Let-1
ler 10 nouse -uommii-
tee. to Halt Rumors of
Change of Mind.
WASHINGTON-, Juu- !. (Al1)
The house today upproved tmiln-
tenanre of it nhval ireiiKili if 81',-
Olio enlisted men ami 8.710 offieer.s
for the .next flseol yenr.' t ..
. ' i ' i ' I
: . WASHINGTON'. Jnn: 0' (Al').
In tho face Of the Buthe'l lnirnlni-1.1
In
congress . over enlargement of.
the American nnv.y, President
Coolidge today reaffirmed his op
position to the construction of new
In a letter to iMmliniiin Kr.neu: ""l"" ivhieh may Bro- out oflhe
of the house uh.ioniiliiltee eon- J''"""""' lo establish hy ' eBilti
slderli.it naval iippi-qprliillons. thn "ve-ennelment dtirliiR tho oininK
president deelared-Unit the bud-
get's recommendations . omtttiiitr
funds for the new ships, "repr.'
senia ,nty best ;Judiriiient'' and ad-l-(d
that he felt It his duty to stand
by that recommendation. ' '
('oolldue iiuileil, however." thut
he saw no objeetlon to a c'owjres
lonal 'aulhorlKntlpn" ; for more
warshi-ps of the cruiser type pro
vided
there . S no cull on tho
treasury to carry the - authorixu
lion Into effect. '
When the letter reached the
capital, the house naval commit
fee was hearlni; testimony record
ing the condition of tho navy. In
cluding a statement of (tear Ad
miral (V Bloeh. the ordnance
ehl..f. tli.it the nation's nresent
naval foroi' Includes about 20 old
cruisers. . that "wouldn't have a
chance against a modern ship."
On thn basts of this and other
statementn, some of the. house re
publican leaders were giving seri
ous consideration to . u proposal io
override the budget rucuminenda
tlons -and suthoriise construction
of at least Hiree cruisers. ,
President' i'oolldge's letter ap
parent ly was prompled by w Idcly
circulated reports thai he had re
ceded from his previous position.
GRAND JURY JO
QUIZ DEL SNODE
North -Powder" Man in
Jail Because of Inabil
ity to Raise Bonds -'
nn.n " , n,ui,..l liVl.h.f nf
North PowtJcrJ In fnnnectlon with
tho 'finding of a 30 -go I Ion still,
aboul 15 miles northwest of there,
wnj) bound over to the.grund jury
under J tOitl honds yejiti-rday after
noon, wheti he waa arraigned be
fore Judge lf. Cr.-CoiHdi. in-the ab
sence of Justice IJnuly, on tlie
charge of possession nf a still.
Snodi! had not yet furnished
bond money this morning and was ,
sllll confined to the couniy jull.
He will probubly como before the '
grand jury in l''ebruury and may
be tried during thut month. . ,. I
Calvin, Morton and Kred Christ
man, 17, III and 20 years old, res
pectively, who were arrested
Thursday night and early i-Vldoy
inornlng in the still dug-out. und'
who were arraigned on the same i
charge, wjilved preliminary hear
ing find were released on their own '
recognizance, to uppeur before thy
grand jury whan cullvd
The arrests were piade'by Slier-
Iff llreshears and his deputy, Hugo
Klinghunier. and two special tlep-
utles, when two stills, the other of
fiu-gullon cu puclty, 'in gullonrf of
Ibmor und a quantity of mush wefo
conflscati'd.
Thompson's hearing on a bad
check churgv, which wus scheduled
for yesterday, was postponed until
the return of Judge Itrady from
Portland. It will probubly be this
afternoon. ' '
Tigers To Play Union' Quintet on
Local Floor on Friday Evening
The Iji Grande high school bas- iioiuk w that slodeuls will be seat-
ketball team will make Its Initial
appearance under Coach Ian Muc
Kenxle Friday night when he Tig
ers clash with the I'niuit high quin
tet on the local gym floor. This
will be the first game of a schedule
that Includes two games almost
every week end unttl the district
tournament In February.
'With about three weeks of .stiff
workouts buck of .them tho wiuad
members are beginning to look
promising, the cum h reports. Zim
del. Lyman, Kerry. Htoddard, Hanks
und Watlslnger are among the vet
erans who are out with 4 others.
all seeking a first-team berth. Al
tentative lineup for the contest will!
be announced tomorrow
In reference to seating and time
: of starting games.
K. 1J. Towler,
principal of the high chuul, an
LEGISLATURE
AUTO BUREAU
Sam A. Kozer, Secretary
of State, Slated for -New
Position V V
POUTICAL MOVES '
IN PAST RECALLED
Patterson, If Proposed
uepartment Is Created.
Could Distribute. Sever
al Juicy ,"Plums."
... 8AI.KM. Ore.. Jim. 5 tAI') A
Julry plum of political palroniiire
'n tbe form of an opportunity-to
appoint a new neeretary of slate;
y ripen and fall aquaro In the
lul' of I. I'. rattoraon. governor-
''k'ct wll ,"k''" ,'xl Win-
"" ''" V " ' adliillilstrat on.
the Capital Journal today says It
is reliably Informed.
Tho situation which would leave
th state secretaryship vacunt. says
the Journal, Is one of the event-
-v-'" """ 11 ul l'ur"" 1,1
nttrely Independent of the seetv
tary of states offlee, the publle
service coiniuisHlnii or the highway
eoniinlvsion.. Thu plan drafted as
a- bill for Introdueltoil' enrly .'in
the li'glslullvc session, It Is-under-slood.
would Blve to the hew de
partment ull! control over. automo
tive truffle, tin' Tk'ennlna: of motor
" " u,,u i m,u . co . iuciioii or
IstlnR" laws these funetlotm ure dis
tributed between the seeretury of
states office the public .service com
mission and tho lihrhwuy depart
ment. . i- c ; .
K oner Slated for fast '
At the head of thu new depart-
vuui.ninnioiie.r np
l'01"1?1
by . Thu governor who
would draw a auirirested sal .rv nf
around r.oo a year, and n1(,n.
Is an understood agreement among !
Mionpors of the plan that. Hanr A,
lioaor, Hi-crelai-y of stute, Is io ftll
thu new post Tho report first
rat
made- M" appearance In-tlnVpu,.
cai columns -or iniv newspapers
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wimiuiiiii.-1'u iniii lie WOUMJ not OH tt I
candidate for nomination for gpv- ItJie cbmmlssloner.'.sald lie ceuld
ernor against Patterson. t ' . Hot appear at the appointed time.
Koxer notv draws a salary or-j ' . ;r robl l-'li-sl In.
. $4,600, und while there is a strong) : Ty i'oiib was the flrstlo come
prospect that the coming leglsla- I in as' Itlsberg arrived und look a
,turo will. re-enacC the bill vussed ;
by the 113 leglslut lire Increasing I
the salary .of thu secretary of state
to $0,000 u year, which was vetoed
by Governor Pierce, there are
oiner cireumsunices surrounuing
the proposal Indicating that Kozer
might ueoept tlie new position.
Kozer'a, second ti-rm of office ox-
ulres Jan. C. 192!. and under Hie
provisions of v"'ti('lc six. section
oik! uf the state constitution, he
Is not eligible for a third term.
Move I'ri .abrlclMn?
KoKer's selection Io lay head of
such a molor vehlciu department
would it is understood meun
the elevation' of Carl i). Gab
rielson, present head of the motor
vehicle depurtment In the stute
secretary's office, to the office of
secretary of si ale by appolnlnynt
of (iovernor I'alterson, placing
(Continued on Page Five)
County Court Is
Organized For
Next Two Years
The t'tilon county court was or
ganized for the next two years
' work this morning at (he opening
''meeting of 1 1 - 7 In County Judge
L G, Couch's office.
( 'ommlssloncr W. K. l.etibetier
took the oath of office, succeed
ing John Wells, of A Heel, und the
county Judge was sworn in for all
ot her term of office, having de
feated Mose Kllldge In the Nov. 2
election.
Itusfucss today was uf u routine
type, such us auditing uf bills and
the like.
ed In the south balcony and see
thins'? und i. General admissions
will be diverted to the north bal
cony und sections I, 'J. 3. A, 7 and H
downstairs will be reserved. The
front row In sections ' and 6 will
be reserved for players and of
ficials. No one will be ulluwed down
siatr unless having a reserve seat
ticket and spectator. are asked to
keep clear of the playing floor..
All Friday games will begin at
7:30 o'elof k during the season and
Saturday, If a doublehcudur, at the
same time, with the main game to
begin at 8;30 o'clock. All but two
of the gabies for the season are
scheduled on Friday night
Student body tickets and hulue
men s tickets will be honored at all
jjunies here.
GAS-ELECTRIC
'i j.r 1 , - i,i
y . i'T" lhMraV '"'I
jlto GAs Euecmic HotohCar ,
- . : i OfficcJupt. lFlti. 'J.RR.RIKVmaha : T
wit rr i -e-r , , -tr - h, -rnn Jj , 1 LcgjaJ I
1 , . . .. t uca " , 1 1 rr
New lMi of liiotivc iovcr soitii to bb placed lit oiralltm by the I 'ill on INicITIc, lii tfio"tipiHr It'turvV
Ik' low, the fliHir plaii of t)i ncv car. The avcruKc cost of tlic nbovo car, whicJi Is lo Iw iistil on
bra mb lines, U rignrcl III HKi.OOU. Thus IU can bo iiuub for $4u.(Mio, the cost of. four mmlcrii .
steam lircomotlvPM. These cars will Ik used In Kansas, I'tiioradti, Idnlto and Waslilnglon, beginning
In i-Vbruary, 1 , ' ' : , .i ' 1 '':
RISBERG FACES
MEN HE ACCUSED
Former White Sox Player
vTells His Storv to Com-:
missioner Landis
CIIICAfJO.- Jan. ; 6. ,AI'.
'HwedeV iclshcrjr,1 accusir of the
WhMo ' 8ox r and Tigers In ' tt
H""11 ,l" ni'pii,n ,n ll"7- Hppearod
to no thh Involved players In tt
araipatlq .hturlng., before l 'ouuii Im. 1
K,on'- K"1'nMV';. ndls . tins
"onlnff.;.' ,! , V
. ' Ktabm-ft shrtwed, uil.nf 1:45, p. im
- KlalnuiJ showed, uji.nf I :5. p. tifil
(';faWB - .;?.:v.V.p
ox-ioi'K- w-nen ., inr..-nearuig -wu iu
i.....' k " . ' '.. ' I
;r. .,r :,i ...i
" .r. " . . 7 . ".. T'
' U lliyieriO.O-' irieiiruiie..ejm im
scat at thr left of the commls-)
sioner's desk, a lluy Hchalk, Kdille
; CollLns,.1; Howard Hhiifke; Oscar
' Uauss, Ownie Hush, Clarence How-
' and and Hennle Dyer were called
uy innois anu eogeu iruo
commissioner's of rice, crowded to
1 rim of his desk. ' r
, "Mr". Uisberg," said Iandl' yoiin
hiiide a uatoment here New ivur'?.
i afternoon.- Wilt you repent that
Htuteuient ?" J ;
! Then Itlsljcrg begun:""'
I" "In HU7 we were ploying le-
jirolt Hept. 2 ami ! was Informed
)iy .,-, clarence, 1 tow land tint
!verything wiis 'alt fixed ami we
won four ball games from I Jet roll.
Tells of ColleeHon
"About two weeks later In I he
AiiHonia hotel, i'iuck iiauoii n;in
i collected $ir, apiece from, i ho
boys; for the Delrolt t-flin,
"UoWland gave us permission; t
ko to i'hiladelphln ami there we I
gave the money we had coileeiej v' AKI II NttTON.-Jan. G. (AP) were men with . tholr clothing
to (till .lames. James siiid h", Kl-oiip. or ineinherH of congress ablaze, and as I watched, pi any of
would give Howard , (meaning fl.OII ,,)(, WPMt ,.,(UMt descemled upon them leaped to the pier.", "
Klniike) his sbure." , rtbe while house In a body today, I , After ordering V all workmen
"What was the rirst thing you j,,.,,, by Senators 1)111 and Jones ashoreCaptain Cornee said he fol
heard about Ihl' asked .uadi;i. M Washington and .McNary of Ore- lowed them and helped teur the
"We wt down In the dugout K,( t picture to Presldoiil Nol- burning clothing from many of the
the morning Of the first gauM.; luge the advantages of their section victims. - , . . - .
Itlsberg said, "anil Itowland t ns' u place for him to spend his, 1osk $200,000
Io me, 'everything Is all rixed.' ; " summer vacation. ' Two men were seen by firemen
"Nothing was said nt thut time This move by coast spokesmen Is to Tall back Into the burning hold
about money, was there?" asked ,IM0 f nitltly which have recently as liey struggled to escape through
Uilitlls. . 1 been made to have the' prcHhleift the fiery hatchway. Many work-
"No, there ( wasn't,'! said Uisberg. K weHl t)f ie Mississippi for a era wore ..found unconscious, their
- "Can you 'toll me how the'Uilk KUmmer while house. Coolidge cloihlng In riames.
about money started?" asked Uui- iK jndlruled no decision In tho The loss was estimated at $200,-
dls.
"Who cilleled money besides
you?" asked the cumnilMsloner.
chick Gandll." Itlsberg said.
"During thai first game did auy
IhmI.v say anything to you about
Sloughing' games?" asked IjiihIIm.
"No. . The only thing I remember
Is that In the afternoon game Kddl
Collins said when Itennie her, IV
truit - shoriHtup, booted a tail I,
'that's terrible
llfsbcrg made no explanation of
It I h failure to aipear tldu morning, rcluriu'd to Itallle Axe luih on the
SI. 100 Collected. moiintalf" this iiioftilng, nitd re-
The collection; . for the iJelrult poiicil thai ifie tracks .were not
eluti at $45 apiece netted $ I, I Off tnmlc. by the kind of snow nImhs
ItlKherg suld. dial Urounlce wont when lie dli-ap-
"What did you undersland Bowl- M-arcil.
and lueunt wlieu he said 'every-j, .
thing Ik all rixed ?" asked Ijindls.! POKTLANU, Ore., Jan. 5 (AP
"I thought he meanl that the iJe- - Hardy and experienced . iiiouu
l roll team wus going to 'slough to' tulueers braved darkness und snow
"The Detroit pliihers did' not
seem-tu be putting much on the
hull rtnd (here was lots of huso
j mealing."
tuik
o you
remember any
, aimtfig
- the , Hox players about
sloughing' that series?"
"No, I don't rcenll any talk boy might be found, and huiuedl
now," said lllsberg.'untll we got alely a group of five men fumlllur
I,, ilm A .,.(. 1,1.11.1 flu Vntir Vtii'b I u-f I l (In. im.iin I n I mi. I Ha ilimu-i.ru
about two weeks later;"
"Wheti yoi) played In thosu four
games," asked 1 .and Is, . "did you
CARS TO REPLACE
U. S. Marines tp
Patrol Managua;
; Diaz Is Pleased
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jnn.iS.
(AP) A force of KM' sailors and
murines today rilsomh'nrkcd from
the L K H. Galveston at t'orlnto,
atid begun entraining for Managua
to guard the U. H. legation and to
protect American lives and prop
erty..,., : ,. .. r .
' VAKIUNOTOX, Jan. 5. (Al')
f he state department has notified
the Lila government, tn .Nicaragua
that.lt will permit exportation from
V "" "' -
the United States of uriu's and war
.r . - ;
't ' ' ' '
wahhinoton, An. o ai)
Announcing today
Announcing toduy that an Ameri
can' marine guard had been order
ed to Managua, cupllol of Nlcarui
guu. tlie stu'.e defiartmellt dlwlosed
thut llHIIsh and Italian dlplomallu
represenlatlvea there had requested
protection fon their nuttons.
I Marines will be sent from Corln-'
to by Rear Admiral Latimer, lit
ctimmand of "American forces, III)
Nicaragua, lieclslon to send them
was reached yesterday and observ
era took. tho decision uh a definite
answer to rumors current for sev
eral days that the administration
was contemplating withdrawal of
ilts naval forces from the. Central
American republic.
IVIIm of ItcuuuMw-.
A state deparlmenl unnouncp
meut (idling of the plea of tho
Hrtllsh and Italian representatives
said:. v :
"The-department of ' statu has
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-t ft FT I
Looiiage u vgeu
I fk i.nmt fn W PUT
mutter.
Portand Boy Still Lost on Hood;
Tracks Found, Searchers Hopeful
POinXANI). Ore, .Tan. ,V (AP)
.Searchers who sought tracks iHf
llevecl to have hccii madO by M'slit
Brow I nee, tfll-yeitr-idd Port hi ml hoy
lni on Mouul Hood hIiico Saturday,
last night and enrly today In fol-
lowing tracks of ltsllo Itrownlee,
the 20-yei.r-oJd Portland boy who
has been lost on Mount Hood since
last . Hal unlay. I Mscovcry of the
tracks three and a half miles above
government camp late yesterday
revived fading ho pen that lite lost
(prepared to set out lu follow the '
new clue. Throughout the night
ihey worked through thu region In
1 which footsteps believed those of
Brownlee had been discovered by.
TRAINS ON U. P.
PITCH BLAST IS
FATAL TO FOUR
'.. . " rw1'; I Practically all barricades to tho
t ,v.r , T7 T . - - (. t-'cssion huve been destroyed and' ,
mu ' i. ri' V-tt i iiril -consular dispatch says the Bril-
Thirty-Five ; Hurt- .When uii bund, tho principal thorough
French' Barque Explo- jfae for foreigners along the water,
?.t. , r front there Is "unsafe for foreign--
. SlOn 1 raps -Workers Urs." It adds that "tho altuatioh
i la verv rilMrniirnritur."
! ' ' ' ' ' I ''A Gorman citlaeo was alahbed
UAl.TIMdHB, Jan; 5 (Al1) -Two ttn(1 seriously wounded Monday by
men nie Mtd, threo ure mliwini agitators within the Brltlah concee.
and SB Itijured iih a reanlt of an ex-.80n( . , i .. , , ;
ploHlott In the pltch-fllled fluid of, .-, . . Aitnetl at Hritltdi v
the Kronch hurnue Itlchcllou hat; A Ueutor's nowa aioncy dlapalch
traimformed. the trim four-muntcr trom Hunkow anld ohttrgea wore
Into a HecthltiB li,forno; - - ) . ao Bt a nmM -me,Un.t Kan.'1
.'ercybewla, 20, negro ot Tampa. kovv aUnJea by government and
. T?"1" 1,'"nmc f"- -nB'10i . union-tepr.entlve, tht ererBl
i.ciitiii.vi v, ... . v.
burns-f and inhaled smoke - and
flames. Alt tho ship's officers und
10 rrencn cauelH aooaru u vessoi avowedly to form an brffanlMtloil
escuped Injury. i k to -disarm tho tlrlttsh forces and
The 3 li Injured were In hospitals tako possession of te foreign con
hore suffering from sorlous burns, cessions. 1 - -' f
Vhlrty-ono of them ure 'negroes.) Hcsolutlons were passed provld
Two of the flvo vhlte men burned in(r f0r , denunciation by telegraph,
uae mentbers of tho crew whllo the uu over the' world of "British
cithers aro duck hands.
'. V Nu Warning .
- Tho explosion occurred' last night
lit the vchhoI's No. 3 hold as she
lay ulougsido a Haltlmore und Ohio
railroad pier at Curtis bily, loading
pitch. Without warning, und but
a few minutes after u scor of
workmen had loft the hold tut the
.i,.ir '.. i.i i r rit.n.nu .n'lrt umnifo'
shot from the hatchway enveloping
The Maze, spread rapidly through!
the Inflammable cargo, und despite
tho ofWts of fire fighters raged for
alx huiiiH, when tho Illchollcu tuiuk,
f - UcwrlbcM Kceno '.
Captain . Jules Cornee, of the
IMchelieu described the . scene
t&
deck Innnertiiitelv followlnu
blast: "A 'terrible pillar of flam
and smoke came pouring from the
hatch of No, 3 hold. All about
000.
searchers. ...
'Hie trail was found between the
forks or the Salmon river, and In
dicated that Brownlee had swung
westward after having putted .Sat
urday from his companion, Alfred
I'Vycrnhend, near Triangle Mor
aine; The tracks found by tho search
ers were Imprints of beaver-tall
shoes like those the missing yuith
wore. The expert trackers who arc
on the trail can follow such tracks
even If they ure covered with newly-fallen
snow.
100 Seartiifiijr
More than loo volunteers from
Portland, Hood Blver and other
ftolnts are engaged lu the aearch
on the mountain. Food und other
sunnlles for Ihcul. donated by Port- !
land people, have been tfent by
Iruck loads to ' government camp,
The Portland AdverHidng club bus
taken charge of the work of us -
seiubllng the food und ciiul,imeut.
A radio appeal sent out by tho
club for help slated thut the cost
of conducting the search Is about
$500 a day.
'
HANKOW SAID
UNSAFE FOR
FOREIGNERS
Coolies, Beseiging British
Concession, Gaining
m- Vpper Hand ,
CHINESE MILITARY
FORCES HELPLESS
England . Ordera Three?
Warships to Hankow
Frantic A p p e a l,s for
Aid Reach London.
I.OM). .lun. i, (A I') The ail
mlrall) aimooiMTd today lliai tho
I flKhlli destroyer flotilla lias been
oniiiKiii io ion sireiiKiii ror imswHiIo
servler. In Hie fur east., At Hie pres
ent lime ilio flotilla Is atlaelml to
I the Atlantic fleet and consists of
t'lirlit (lest rovers IncliidliiK Its lead
er, the Bruce. . - .v. .
An KxchniiKe Telegraph dlsiali'i
from Hhuiijchul snys that all avail,
ahlo naval rorotii aro leaving- there
nt full speed for llaukoiv. .
- PEKING. Jan. 5 AP) Offi
cial foreign, dispatches from Han
kow whero tho britlsh colony Is
beselged by thousands of Infuriated
coolies as the result of antl-forelgn
ugttutlon, show tho situation Is
growing Increasingly serious and ,
Indicate that the angry natives aro
out of control of the Chinese mill-"'
tary forces whloh 1 undertook , to .
f iimiafh. u-dt'ft Ulllnrl anil wniiniirtd
In vestordav's encounters. 1
Tho object of the meeting was
cruelty lit wounding Innocent per
sons." . - :
British volunteers -woro called,
out last night When Chinese mobs
gradually Invaded the concession. .
OKIi;it SHIPS TO HANKOW
HONGKONG, Jan. 6 AP) Tho;
British warships Vln-UlctWe, Cur
llso and Wlshart toduy wore orders
-u w Jltt"RUW'
APPKAIj for aid
LONliON, Jan. 6 AP) Fraiitlo
. JIP for more Wnd und naval
forces aro being made by the Brit
ish community at Hankow to tbo
British govern mo nt. -
The foreign office today liald
thut tho situation at Hankow wan
fraught with tho gravest dangers
but. tltat It wus folt that tho British
authorities on the spot would bo
successful In avorlng armed con-
fllct.
Tho situation Is considered eased
by the evacuation of the British
marines and the placing of respon
sibility for law and order within,
tho British concession on thi
Chinese authorities themselves,
K valuation Ordcreil
It wus stated that tho position
or the British merchant marines,
who wero holding mobs at bay
but, under tho strictest orders not
to flro a shot, wus uuteuablc, uud
that consequOTttly the, evacuation
had been directed. '
Tho foreign office says that tho
Hankow disturbance waa duo to
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AMERICANS IN
HANKOW NOT IN
DANGER, CLAIM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (A.P)' 4
It Is estimated hero that 300 of
more Americana aru living In Han
kow or its suburbs or lu Wuchang,
iiernuii t he river from Hanko W.
Considerable numbers of theso
make their homes In thu BrltlMt
concession.
Additional American war vessel
were sent to the Hankow vicinity
a week or two ago to- bo held
available for the protection ot Am-,
ericau nationals for their evacu
utlnn should tho need arts
The American consulato at Hap
kow la located on thn old Russian
concession. Kxtriiterrltorial rights
In connection with tho concession
wi re surrendered by tho Busslana
and the consulate lias been in ait
area policed by tho Chinese author
llles.
i Dispatches of tlie lust day or two
, have not indtcuted that demonstru-
Hons and rioting weru directed at
the American consulate or that
there had been any d 1st ur banco lu
Its ttnmediute viclnty,
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