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VOLUME XXV.
LA'GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1927.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED TRESS
NUMBER 147
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
SOIL SURVEY
SHOWS SIGNS
OF BOTULINUS
Si of 18 Samples Tested
Contaminated, Cham-'
ber Hears
FARM CONFERENCE'
ALSO DISCUSSED
Meeting to Be Held Soon
I to Arrange for Dates
fT tfnurrri Annual TTn- ;
' . . . .
; ijn County Affair.
Wx of the IK samples taken In
Uu IJotullnus soli survey here last
sumiti'T wer found to be con
taminated Willi" Hotullnus germs
Whn-- xamtncd - by Dr.; William
t. jet In, director o fthe laboratory of
the state board of halth, U was
reported last evening . when 'tho
health and agricultural committee
of the I'nlon county chamber of
commerce met for a dinner, meet
'.Inc. Kith I'm committed chairman, ,
Dr, AV.-T. I'hy. at Hot Lake. ., ,
The six suinplesound lo bo con-1
(nmlnatod were taken from various ;
itiuxljf of the county. including La;
'I. .,, i.i..,n i.,.ii..ui
Urando. I.add Canyon,. Mo" 1
prmgs. ..ur u .. "
tlio. polnon may bo found in the-j
noil practically any place in tho i
Valley, it is said.
in canned i
goods, produces a toxin - vhlc hjj IIU.mbers of tho local post,
very poisonous,, F'rhapj f.0 n. It, Huron. Hurley H. Richard
6utHtandlug case of boluUmu ' HD(l ch(!8tcr Thompson., went
Oregon was at Albany fto Baker last evening, where they
jm'hot , J 4 ".embers ' ndcd a meeting of Baker 1c
I'd unothcr i
fuunti. Thla poison causf
rteulli a short tlino ago. whon a
inan 'ut The-Diillos tusind some
iaiinod trorn with I his gc-rm In It.
; : . lU.lllint Kills inn
iTn'iils poison is killed ir the hoino
Cliimcd vcgotnblo ' Is boiled for 20
minutes before seriintr and Union
county people ore asked tq do this.
;- 'The ,' chunibor. of ' commerce.'
which procured t ie sample
bourd of health In Septemuer. win
notify the owners of the places on
which the germ was found, and
Mslt them to take special precau
tions against It.
. , 'tlMirerriui Discussed
1")ie fnnrlh annual economic con
ference In l'nlon connly was ulso
discussed by the conimlltee hml
evenlniz und a meeting was m't for
Krlduy evening. Jan. 14. at 7:30-
oVloek at chamber of commerce':
office, to be attended by represent-!
.' utlves from granges of llm county .
and lhe eoinmereiul organisation, i
to work out m program and ar-j
range Tor the time and place of
. this yeur-s confewnco. I
t The granges passed a resolution I
nit the lust I'omona meeting 10 co-i
,.1(1, ii.o i-h.ih.i.cr of coin-
mercp In the economic conierencc ; Orsudc and in ion nign scnooi
this yeur end will go firty-flfly teams, which opens the t y 27 sea
with the commerce chamber in j 80n for the Tigers, will be the first
hiaklug urmngements. - - i 0f a scries of 12 leading up to the
The exehungo of purebred sires ,jtntrlct tournament at Union lain
.for sfrub sires was also discussed Ki)ruury.
iMl.'tvo applications for purebred j (jr the 12 games scheduled, all
-sltt j wore received. These will
(nontlniied on Petri1 h
'f'imiUPV.nfSI Tfi The remainder or the schedule.
- L . J... Y.,n-f v, ; excluding lonlghfa game, rollows:
"' FACE JURY ON " H, at Joseph: Jan. 15. ut Kn
, mnii rut A nrK lerprlse: An. 21, Joseph here: Jan.
't LlltiVft. VttAKttrj , 22, Hntorprlsc here: Jan. 2. at
. .". ''-'. ! linker:. J'eb. , t. Pendleton here:
f, Ii. Tliompson, who wua
brought buck to l.a Urundu from'
Cortland about a week ago on a
bud cheek charge, waived prelim- .
Iniiry hearing yesterday afternoon
when he was arraigned before
Juslicm of lhe Peace Hugh I'.-
Ilrady on a charge of obtaining
Jiiwlley under false pretenses.
-Thompson was bond over lo the
grand Jury under S 1 00 bonds, lie
was not able to raise bond money,
and Is in the county jail.
--Thompson passed a. bad check
en John Kt-c-rH ubout three weeks
ago. officers declare.
LIKE
YOU BUY
GROCERIES
. Karlt jenr I licit? I? an hi
crciisetl tendency on the Mirl of
buinc.H men to huv dvcrlN
Inn Miy mi a bui nf vnluert
ctHvctl irmlcrM ifached. reader
intortM. and reader cosl. They
arc htiying mlvcrti-lmr un you
huj griKtrhs ffr fotMl value.
" Very Tvw bu-liii'fot men if lhe
iitgrcsHlv tyM buy freak ail
verlMnic " lu-ri and iwenly
iIoIIhix then jn-t lo Ik- a 'gooI
fcllmv." or mhmusc a "giaal cuv
toiiMT" diMM the Milh'ltlng, or he
ratiM It's "Mmieililne new." They
liave found that only by enn
tntratliiv their nocmllf urc In
kn pwlablKlMtl nnfllum cart I bey
(tct iidtuale return'. Tbe
tlM-rver mcft their ntiuliv
mciilK In ifvrrlnsr ovory toriirr
of tin ln Iim tide trade lerrl
ttirjr ttt niliiliiiunt v.t-t.
Obwrvrr AitTrtlsltui
A yerchanrttidfig Service
Pacific Legion
Offers Cup For ;
Contest Winner
Plans for July Convention
of Veterans in La
Grande Discussed with
Visiting Official.'
Tlio Pacific Legion will give a
flip lo the winning drum corps in
11m annual contest during the 1927
state convention to be held hero,
Jtobcrt J, t'lury, business manager
of the publication, announced last
night when he met with tho con
vention commission - at Hugh 13.
Hrady's office. ...
About 16 drum crops am ex
pected to take part in the contest.
which Is always one of tho main
Matures of a legion convention. At
ttho 1326 state convention 4.000
peoplo turned out to sco this con
test alone. -
- I' I a n Wonderland Trip
During the meeting, which was
presided over by Krcd K. Kiddle,
'chairman, it was decided to appoint
a committee to arrange for a trip
to Wajlowa lake for all loglon
nalros wishing to go, probably tho
Sunday following the convention,
.j Plans were also discussed for the
, fireworks display, which will bo
i entirely different from anything
' nvnr annn linn) liDfnpn Thn hllfl.
get WBS Poa-Prttrtr bo es to allow
morn for tll)g part M tbo Conveh:
l)(m ., . .. .
' .,,.. ,' ' , ,.. '.
,.,l'a "''' u 1 l,,n
C ary announced that tho. July
,, yf 11)c 1iu.lrn wl be
'd lcd Blnost pnllrciy ,o La
Grande and tho 1927 convention.
During the . six months between
now und tho convention there will
be feature articles concerning tho
slon post, No. 41. Tho mcotlnif
,he I"inu"1 Inatallatlon ot of-
Inir officer.
Jpmofl IkcnUorf.ln tho
1927 commander or ihe Baker post
and Bill Kelly Is again adjutant of
the post.
tVMivi-nlion DIsriiKsfcd '
The 11127 state convention wan
discussed, with Uie Baker leffloii-
nulres assuring lt)cir support to tho
local post.
; ArrunSoinonls R-pre - 'completed
for the organlwitlon ' of ' a Bakor
drum corps, wllh about 26 mem-'
bers. und tho first practlco. will
bo held very soon.. , , -
TIGERS FACING
HEAVY SCHEDULE
.
Q(mles Here T 0 11 i g h t
" rn ,
Opens IJre-1 oumament
Series of 12 GaiTieS
.
1
The bunketball game nero m
t T.n imiHii imturi.ii ihu I.a .'.
lXl two will be played against dis
I riot teultis. Two contests
scheduled with l'endleton. In an
other district.
Poll. 6. lit 'Wallowa: fell. II. Maker
here; Keu. 12, lit Union: Keb. 18.
at I'endlcJoni Feb.-19. Wallowa
here. ,
i , ,
MttYinellO OllOp
In New Location
-
Myrtle Gelst has purchased
the equipment and furnishings of
the Fashion Heauly shop, recent -
I l- operated by Caroline Deal, and
will move her Marinello shop Into
the locution In the new Smith
building on Depot street.
Slut has operated the Marinello
shop In the New Sommer building
for the past three years. She de
clares that the new location will
give adequate room for her grow
ing bualuesn.
The change will bo mado by
Monday. Jan. t, when the shop
will be opened to the public.
City Council At
Cove Takes Oath
COVK, Ore.. Jan. 7 (Special)
The new eily council was sworn In
Tllesduy evening. The council now
consists or It. S. French, mayor:
T. O. Wilson, recorder: Miss Hens
Kelly, treasurer and councllmen,
the llev. William M. Hrudncr.
l.eonurd Towle, Joe Ouyette. Mrs.
Nellie Marten and .Mra. U M.
Laird.
New Quake Felt
At Calexico, Cal.
CAI.KXICO. Cal.. Jan. 7 fAI')
A slight purthuiiake was Telt here
lajit night and awukened a few
light sleepers. 2s'o damage was tut
ported. t
CRITICISM OF
NICARAGUAN
POLICY HADE
Senator Borah Attacks
Administration Action,
Kellogg Replies '
NEW AGRICULTURE
BILL INTRODUCED
. ,
Curtis-Crisu Measure Is
. , . f-
Bam 10 tie a tjUllipUbl-
tion Of Good Points Of
' m ,i
unier nans.
WAKHIXOTO.V. Jan. 7 AI')
The bckisi late UaUy rcjwtrtl the
bill providing for threw ihhv cm bi
ers for tlie I'. 8. navy. . - .
WASHINGTON, Jun. 7 (AP)
Tho administrations policy toward
Nicaragua woa attackod today by
Senator Uorah, chulrmun of tho
senate- foreign relations cbrnmlt
teo afld defended by Hecretary Kel
logg. ;.. . M . , " '..:..' ' .
The vVmerlcan nnval operntlona
In. the i-ontrol American countries
and Its .adjacent wuters wore des
crlbed by the seci;ota.ry as un ef.
fort to atop factional fighting In
those sections where such hostil
ities endungcr American lives and
property. ' , ' ' . i.
Senator Borah took Iho view that
no proof had been -offered that
American Interests were In peril
and that the landing of American
marines amounts to "Intervention" .
without Justification.
The foreign relations comnilltoo
chairman expressed his opinion as
he left the white house urter a I
long talk with President t'oolldge.
who had sent for hlln In ndvuneo j
of tho Friday cabinet meeting. I
Hecretary Kellogg made his
statement in reply to inquirers who j
besciged him as he emerged from
tho sablnet; meeting. ' ,'
- I'allll Bill llltrtlillliid ,
.TJiQ'farin surplus act. ot 1!127 ,
r,,,ll.
Ing 75tl. 000,0(10 and dealgned to.
effect immediate relief to. all agrU
uulturo, haa uome forward tit ein
- '
S ..IT'- ,.,'.,' '..'.. i u
f.i. i...
Itepresentatlve .YIp mocrat. lain; Mra. Hum Williamson, treas- ler of foreign affair, called the
Georgia, la declared by the uu- nrer: W. It. Oelcler. 8,-eretary; J. A ricun conaul general and rep-
Hiora to he a composition nf all V. Ilainann. gatekeeper; Mrs. K. resentatlve American Limine. mm
the bills thus fur offered and has l. Ki-.M-y. ceres: Mrs. f. U. Hurf- Into a conferenee diMllig lhe uf
been Introduced in the acinic and man. pomona: Mrs. frank Wright, ternoon ami they still were In
house In uu attempt lo bring an riora: and Mrs. Callsla Strlnghai.i, conferen ale tonlglil. he ( lin
early agreement on the .inesllon lady assistant steward. toneae nilnlsler was reported to . iw
which so long had found numtbers Mr- w- - ''''0"'1. "-"tiring Imiiililug into lhe reasons umler
at loggerheads. muster, inducted the grange of- lying the movement for removal
win. utttw lit,, ii, .u til l wl 1
lm given in the
(.n,,iiiillt..a re.
imilns to Ih sevn. 'I'tnt liuusi rom
milttu which votrd yuatMrdsy tu
sidetrack 1h McNary-Huucun
measure until next Tui'sday, had
planiK'd today to consider the As-
wcll bill which omits tin provl
siotv contained in tho former lor
(Continued on Page five)
Realtor Tells of
Jlf sf-IIiW Mnnl
"
Tho ' I .ii Criiiide lieiilly bourd
met for liineheun this noun ut the
Seliin.ertietel. presided ever by the
,ui,l, I iim l.i-,l. u-illltuii
.Miller. ':
A report of the nild-wlnlcr
iS'inlhwosl Itealt.irs nieetliig held at
Taenniii. Wash., last week, by Klier-
........i u-iii ,.,.,.,,,,i,.,l ',,.i ,,r
, i, n, wiiih.iiiu mieiKleil the
meeting as a reiirosontiitlve from
tho local bourd. .
WHERE EARTHQUAKES CAUSED
S 1 . i
Alriilaiie view of Culexli n. ( ui.. and Mexleuli. Mexlin, showing some of Hie iliitiiiige raimil to tlicw
adjoining Ixinler towns by the serli or ranhiiuakes lluil linn- slwki'ii the lniH rlul vnlley Iihu lml
Sulunlii)-. Vestenlsy several moro slua'ks nere felt ultliougli no dniiiago of any sine wus done. Ar
rows ludli-alc jKiluls tvlicrc llic duntago as must iirououiicvU In the Jan. 1 quakes.
Search For Boy !
Once Abandoned, I
p-i
Wraith of Hope Leads SO
Men to Invade Sandy
Flats, on Mount Hood's
Snowy Slopes.
OH'I'LANl), Or Jan. 7 (.VI') j
Clinging to a wraith of hope,
searchers who have been Heeking
Leslie Brownlee, 20-year-old Port
hitul hov. on the hllKKard swept
I slonc of Mount Hood, decided to-
day to continue tho hunt. They
(reversed a decision. . reached last
night to abandon" tho organised
- wnon dawn
uattlu Axe Inn. at Oovorninont
'"" headquarters' for tho search.
30 of tho . men w ho yesterday
trumpet the snow flleds decided
not to give up. " Uiat night It was
decided that all but 10 should quit j WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (AI).
today. . ' I Admiral Williams.' cuinmamlcr-in
One 1lm chie came to headqimr-,
terH today In a report from Orrlo. ordered to ShangUni to "observe, , lhe ufndavlt Oi.ndil maintain
Young, a trapper, that ho had seen and report conditions. , . cd tmt ,1Q W1JM ,he OMe who HO1,
tracks of snowshoes, such ua young
Brownlee wore. In tho Sandy flata
reirlon. lato yealerday. Hill toch-
rano and Horace cooper set ouv
hub uiumiiiK, liuiMUH w i'lvn. i-
tho trail. .
Hill Kpton. ranger at Sandy
Kluls, reported that he had heurd
'"l Y;' . " . ":'V?n
investigate this.
Brownlee went onto the moun
tain lust Krlday evening. Ho be
came aepai-ated from Al I'Vyera
bend. his eoinpunlon. .Saturday
noon In aillzzard while they were
on a climb to the summit.
Mr. und Mrs. J. Brownlee, par
ents, were still at Battle Axe Inn
today.
Blue Mountain
Grange Installs
1927 Officials
OHANOH HAM.,' Jan. 7 (Kpi
elal) Tho first meeting of Hie year
ivuH held Wednesday afternoon
when the Hlile Mountain grange
meniliela gatllerea lit me nun v
"ml the following officer" were In-
suuieu. .
...-.I'Tank Wright,' imiste
Vol. I..v jtverHcer: M I'H.
l-V f;.
diaries
n'r leetlirer: Kll IMlnll. HlW-1
iii.i: Mm. It A. MnHlcrtnn. chap-'
lleera lor lyji.
Alter lhe ollleers were SIfHie'l.
.... -..-ii... ,r,. ,,, uu irivi-n
i,u. r..,ii.i
. i; a .',.i.,.h wan
mado by the new master and ulso'. Kveryhody was extremely nerv- n'ff last night, 'i'lle collego la III
one by the -retiring muster. Mrs. ous as the result or the tension uceii of money to meet tlio addl
Kdlth Oekeler spohe briefly using lasting over four days In spite of. tional expense due to the largo on
us her topic "A New Year's Wish the southern government's ussur- rotlment this year and on tho rec
to The Orange." Kaeh one preH- unee or protecllun. .: olumeildittlon of W. J. Kerr, presl-
....t ....u.....p...l r.ll en 1 1 liv Hlitlinir lnrnlirii Mlnlslel- 'hen Issued 11 ili.nl nr the eolleire. the board took
i... ..I... i.i,,iu I.. ,l
suiiieiiiii.K n. v. o,. -
during the year,
during thf
business WBHlon lhe
iiut-Kllun of "I'Vee Texlbonki) for!
the Schools or-ll,e Hlale", was ills-.
Dinner ifus served ut one o'clock
by section No. 2. - . -
.
(;lt.TS KXTKADITION
KAI.K.M.
Ore.. .Inn. 7. ( A I')
Ciivernur rierce toiluy griinted ex-
iradliioti en n reiiulsltloii from
(luve4iir Young of Ciilirorula of
lt,,l,i-il A. Wilson, who Is wanted
in California on a bud cheek
eliinge. He Is In custody at Oraiils
l ass. j
4 . m 1 ft-"
AMFRIfANS
MJI'IUUUW
EVACUATING
HANKOW CITY
Despite Chinese Offers of
iTOteCtlOIl, U. b. KjW-
zens Take Leave
British Concession To-
day Nervousness at
High Point, However,
chief of the AHiatlc fleet, bus been'
KAN KltAN'lS(0, Jan. 7 (Al')!the Sox would reward
A (ItKDutch rerelvtid here loday
IrvvX from Hankow, filed at 8:4f
o'clock last nigm, imucaicu inn
lexoduH of AmerUans from tlio
rlot-rldden Chinese eily was con-
ttnulng In apltn of the urgent In-j
; . '"V :r..."
minister of foreign affairs
for them to remain. .
The message makes no direct 'thoae are going lu bo some prottymo for what I know, and I've de
mentlon of the situation In lh noft games cltlod to toll It.
jirtusii concession, out indicate
the -Chinese still were In control
of that section of the foreign pol
ony. 1
HANKOW. Jan. 0 (Al')-Anx-
lety for the safety of Americans ,
In Hankow urose late tonight whenj
a Hrltlsh steamer was placed op-1
poaue me """ ""
and Krank P. I.ockhart, American,
consul, circularized the Ainellcnn
colony advising women and chll-
dren lo go nut ii rd and tuke pro -
visions for thr days.
l.'lfty American women went
auoarn iim snip unu .iiuu.j .ra..,
to
I
sun mr niuiiiKiiui. I
i.oeklinri H circular conciuueu
follows; .
Women' arid children who urn
unwilling to avail themselves nf
these fucllltles cannot
exiting lo
of r runs-
.rmif(.; any giiumtioec
portatlon fuellltliw at n later date.'
IIWll t AcllllllS
, hngene
t'antnni'se minis-
"i i't" ....-,.,,.
(llin iroill ine iuiiiiix.
lie de
,.lr,.,1 I h . 1 'ii ill (iiiese covernment
i,i ,. ,rn,.liiini.Mliii Kuvhnr
n.u wnnid l,e ni nleel i d.
..,. ,1,.., l.l, II,,. lliltUh
,,..,.....,.... . -
lor the Incident of Jan. il
"
,.,...'..., ... .. ,i.,
I ; "
Bremerton Blaze
; ),,.,,,, fT lll
7fllflfirC IS $lt),UUU
IIIIHMIOKTON, Wush..
Jun. ,7
( A l l in mage eaiimaieu ui. ne-
I ween 1 ll.fKKi and $ 1 5,0110 wiib
eiuisei by a fire which destroyed
two buildings und threatened the
lit.
down-town districts and navy yards
here early today,
The Cause of tho
lire was not ascertained.
ure ni u. ......... ... ,
MOST. DAMAGE
?v.oi, m .. '2 - 1 i "mm i w?.i.'a'5a i
i- f ' .it
CHICK GANDIL SAYS
SWEDE'S STORY OF
'SLOUGHING' TRUE
: t'JIU'AUO, Jan. 7. (Ai'V Arnold
(Jundit, banished White ox first
basenmn, has sworn in an affidavit
that Detroit throw four games to
the Chicago team In 1 1t 1 7 and that
almost every member of the White
i Sox gave $45 to u
fund subsequently
1 Lt. 1 wilH matle In the
fc ZsI i,o churKe m,1.
nj W''W 'those mde
k ki.
fore Cominls
ner andlH on
V e d u e s d ay by
Swede Hisberg.
( hick (uutlil Oaudil came here
to testify in the resumption of the
hearing
'word to. tho Detroit players that
them for
"onMiiiu- iim '
ivUm of rraim-r(i.
Candll said the frame-ut was
made beforo the first of these four
games was played. ;
..j lnot Iim jm0M under the
PMnUWun? ut wnlakey Park be-
tnn. tho first game," liitndU'H lit-
fldavit read. "Hill aald to me. t
"And I aaid, 'well, Hill, if It goes
all right I wl)l sco that you are
fixed up'." '
(luitdll offered logo before Kcne-J
m ! klmllliiiln 1 iin.llo ill.,,. , , r l,..u...
ba 4 0,cock ,, ll(ternoon. .
()nMnl Arr,uv.
Af( Pm.i,inlr hl - nnnvaraatlmi
wlh jm0Mi th8 Tr,uno quutos the)
affidavit as continuing
Th0 f1.Mt jtllimtll)i; tf,.,t I had
thllt ,t wl8 KOnet-ailly known aiming ("aid. "Nobody will cull nio a llur
the cnic,,,.,, piuyers that thesoiln my hoarlng."
KlimeM were hclnB thruw WUH th0 .,wh,a Hwde told Is truo. He
night, uftor the first game in tho 0lllld i tell ull the toiy. because
u,,ilouae. whun llowland, Sehalk,'l0 .u,, llot knuw u. i Can tell It,
(:0iii, and tlloiisun woro discussing
how easily wo nail won tho game,
f t p TA I 1717V
II A I III I P. V Y
NEW TUITION FEE
State College's Plan Will
Relieve Legislature's
... Pocketbook
CUltVAUJH, Ore. Jan. 7 (AP)
Tin; Oregon stal" leglHluture will
not Un trouhled with Ihu riiimLion
of KrantiitK additional funds lo
nruvnn Airrieilll unit Irelleire. IIC-
Vnnii.,v in ,i,w lul,n reimhed liv tho
i a i. linn rl nf ri'ifenta at a meot- '.
,...,l l l..vv ,i r, I tuition fOO
w - - -------
title over tlio present need.
I Inilei
the plan each resident student
would be usscsHcil u tee ot not
more than I fi it term, H'lnul ac
tion on Hie motion wnf postponed
linltl an early meeting of tho
hoard. (Hit of, slain Hluderiln are
regularly iisscsstd a I till Ion feo of
a no a term. This tuition nlun of
raising uiiuiuonai luiuia in inu-
1 1 .-r - r 1 at the University of Wash -
lnglon at present.
'lu sleady Increase 111 enroll-
ment at. the college with tlio ex
nected -increaso cost In operation
, malnlenanee and necessity ot addi
tional room facllltlea wan tho main
lople In President Kerr's report to
the regents.
Smith's Boom For
President Begins
NKW YOltK, Jun. 7 (AP)--New
York's democracy orreia Alfred K.
HiiiIIIi to the country for president.
The governor's boom was
launched lust night by Henalor
Klect Hubert I''. Wagner at a din
ner at the Nlitional Democratic
pluti la its liowl officers. Komu
l,.,il persons were present.
Wagner said the great Issue of
lf. ..i.vt nri.Hldeiitlul CamiUllglt
would be reconstruction of slate
rights und hailing or the tearing
down of the barriers between
slates. Then he continued:
"There Is one mull In the coun
try today who stiinds out us a iIoj
render of democracy in the sumo
manner In which did Tliomas Jef
riTaou'iind lhe other great figures
of the pust. Wo of the slate of
New York offer to the i rvlce or
the nation the service, of this great I or the e).y police and street' de
courugeous leader II. the person purtmcnts was affected last night
age
of Alfred K. Hmllh."
Coolidge Favors
4 .fu Vrtvlotl ('!'
II tm I UI ItfJ 1 UllU,.
WAHIIIN'iTON. Jail. 7. IAPI
With the deelurution that the t.
H. should give full copucnitlon to
,.,ves M-.e,N iirnuii'it llmltji
tloll, President Coolldgn today
iii.f.ed l-onaress lo appropriate I7T,,
000 for expenses of Amerlenn par-
tlelpnUou 111 the furthcoming ue
tlvltles of . the preparatory eommls
slon for dlsiirmument at Geneva... -
they mentioned different thing
that happened during the day and
lOd die Collins made tho remnrk
how torriblo tho gamea looked."
. At another point tho ufflduvit
Haiti: "1 don't claim that every sln
gln one of the fellows who con
tributed to thla pool, which to my
recolleutjun rfeemod botween $U0U
and I1.1UU, did so thinking that
we wore paying Detroit fur throw
ing four games. I only know that
it wuh the goueral talk among the
fellowH that Detroit had been pret
ty friendly with us In September
when we needed It and we ought
to do somothlng fur them."
tiaudll'H affldavita substantiated
Swede Klsberg'H story, except In
one particular. Uandll said It wuh
posittblo that some of the Box play
ers contributed to the fund think
ing It to be a present fur the De
troit pitchers und nut the puyment
of crooked money.
Won't He Ilulllcd
Clamlll aatd he would repeat his
Htury to 'Commissioner laidls to
day, providing the questioning Is
-tiiiMnrwl tn Ihn fniir iriimAM iimlnr
question, if any uttempt Is made
"to bully" him, ho aald, "I'll pick
up my hut and coat and leave.
I am not going -to talk Just to
got oven with the fellows who once
throw mo down," lio said.
"I'm
lrniiitr i. tnlk boeuiiHa Dandls asked
"I don't want reinstatement hut
I want Inm1ls to tell me Avhy, after
being acquitted of ehurges of wrong
doing in baseball, 1 cannot play in
the big leagues.-"
J lo spoke of the fact that itisberg
was catlod a liar by some of those
he accused.
'KwciIoh Story True".
"Hlsberg WUH too oaay,"' Calldll
uad nu man can seure me.'
Whereas lUsberg's story was gen
eral, (landil'a charges are definite,
lib names several players and telle
tho part which he wild they played
In KameH.he alleges were "thrown,"
, - Pertinent pamBtapha In hla af
fidavit met T' ' v C
"t know thai the four Ramos,
Sept. 2 and 3, 1U17 were thrown by
Detroit to Chicago, und that sub
sequently a fund of money was
mined to which all savo one or two
of tho White Hox team contributed
tn apiece; and that HUhsequently
tho money wuh delivered by me to'
Hill James, a Detroit pitcher.
"At tho time the aerlea began
Chicago ATi la two and one-half
games In tho lend.- with Boston
pressing them. Tho winning ' of
four giimes would multe Chicago's
I neiiiiiilit ehanc.CM almost sure;
whereas the loss of ovon linlf those
games would cut the murgln of the
.Sox over Boston lo almost nothing.
"Our club loft Chicago uftor
thoso four games. It wait upon our
return that I first heard montlon
of what we ought to do for the !)
I tl'illl lllliyoi'S,
Humeone suggested
i,I.. ,i,,ih ,,ll,.hnr. I mean
, a HUH l eiuinus. K raiiu, icid
make II money,' and wo finally do
elded Unit before tho hoilhiiii ended
wo would give tho Detroit pitch
era about $2u" upleeo. Thut meant
that every one of us would kick in
wllh M."
Collection Sent. 2S.
Tho money wuh collected Bept.
28. . .
"1 suggested It would be a good
time to take the money to the 11-
gers, who were pluying In Phila
delphia, itowland (Clureneo Rowl
and then manager) said 'so uheud
and get the money . '
- Not all the money he collected,
flandll said, was lit cash. Home
made pledges. , "I remember get
ting promises or cash from Felseh,
Williams. Kehalk, Llehuld, John
Collins. Hlsberg. Kddle Collins, Cl
eolte, Fuber, Jnckson, Joe lleiiso.
Fildie Murphy, Itch Hussell and a
few others whose mimes 1 do nut
remember. I did not get any from
Kowluiid or Kid (llcnsou."
.Money tilvell to .fault's.
Describing Iho bunding over of
the pool tu lilll James, (jumlll de
posed :
"We (itisberg and (lundll) went
to a room 111 the Aldlne hotel
I'hltudcljililii, where we found Itlll
James, Dallss, Oscar Ktutuiga und
. :unnliiKhum
playing poker. J
culled James outside and said, "I.1III
here's the niouey I promised yon.
or words to that efreet. About the
only thing I remember Itlll saying
was 'tlml'M g I. Itmvilrd'a been
anxious for tits dough."
SHAKK-I I' I'llMtllTKH
(lltANTS PAKH, Oie., Jan. 7
(AP) A sliakeup lli the personnel
when Miivor (leorge t'ox took of-
i rice siiei-eeillng isauc Ilest. The
f new eily admiiilstrutlon bus Is-
HUi-il inslriielions thut petty truf
He vloliillons by visiting tourists i Northern ra
rf, nul ( hrln( ,. u, , ,h0a Binilvd st
i.hkI. Kor severe years consider-
able adverse sentiment has been
i roused lo re by the arrest of inuny
lulirisls during tile summer seusoii.
liiillKcrlutluiili) seui-elilng ot . curs
also will be Imrred. Homo opposl
tlun whs experienced, tho mayor
receiving a bare majority for his
alipolnliiienls which embraced a
- U'oiuplelo change
ut the ponce
i Jfoncs.
RADIOPHONES
SERVICE IS
SUpSFUl
First Message Transmit
ted Across Atlantic at;.
8:44 A. M. Today .
AP DISPATCH IS v
SENT AT 10:20 A. M.
Following Inauguration,
Operators Plug in for
Conversation-at $25 a
Minute. .
lr Hmv A.ssiot.'lalol Press '
' Tho first news despatch to b
received by Tito Associated Tress
over tho newly Inaugurated radio,
phone commercial service between
London und New. York came from
its London bureau at J0:2u o'clock
today, when the New York head
quarters completed a connection
over the wlro and radio clroult of
tho American Telephone and Tele
graph company operating- In con
junction with tho British Postof
floe. - -- v
- The London bureau dictated tho
following news dispatch to New
York:
"London Jan. 7 ( AP) Official
announcement that the Princo of
Wales will visit Canada and thu
United Stutes next summer Is Vx
pectcd to ho made at Ottawa, Can
ada, soon. Tho Prince of Wales
desires to accept tho Canadian
government's Invitation to attend.
the Jubilee celebration in July., Tho
prince Is expected to visit xneur
York and the middle-west.".
WtKAM COMES TIll'K '
NKW YOHK, Jan. 7 ( AP) Tho
dream of solunttsts - became a ;
reullly today when commercial ra.
dlo-telophono service between Now
York and London was formally In- '
uuguruted. 'N - '.. -''-
The epochal event took pluco at '.
8:44 o'clock, Now York tlmo, this '.
morning, ; when official greetings
were exclumged between PreslJorit
W, H.' Olfford of the Amerlean.','
Tslophon and..- Tolegrupb. - com-., ,
pany, in wew,. Torn, ana Bir u. ,.
Kvolvn Pi Murray, , secretarr' of '
tho British general postofflce, Lon
don. . . . 1 .
Heated at a table In tlio offices -,
of the A. T. and T. company In , .
Lower Broadway, President Olfford
lifted up the receiver at s:4 .
o'clock and said to the operator:
Can you got me Blr Evelyn Murray
In London?"
Connection Easy
In a few seconds later the tele
phone boll tinkled and Olfford .
wild: "flood Morning.",
Good . Morning," -cams the
reply, 8,600 miles away.
Shortly afterwards statlo Inter,
rupted'the proceedings and tbe two
officials said: "I beg your par-1,
don," as they strained their ears
to catch tho words. ..
Conditions became better after
a time, however and Olfford told
Sir Evelyn that he believed the now
service would link the two coun
tries together as neighbors In a real
senso. He congratulated the Brit
ish general postofflce on Its co
operation. Hlr Evelyn roplied 'he was cor
tuln that the Inauguration of per- ,
sonal conversation between tho. ,
countries would - strengthen tho
existing frlondly ties. ' -
As the two officials said good
by, tho operators plugged in 'for V
tho first call of the regular coio
mcrclal service at the rate ot VS5
a minute.
Officials here,' following their
announced Intention declined to
make pub'lio the name of the lucky
person to make the first cull.
NVMF. Fr.MIAMENTALS .
NEW YORK, Jan. 7. (AP)
Trans-Atlantlo radio telephony Is
(Continued on Page Five)
PLANES CRASH
IN MID-AIR, 2
CADETS SLAIN
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 7
( AP) Cadets Richard 1A Terrell,
22, and Charles Shield, 22, both
members ot tho attack section of
the advanced flying school ''ut
Kelly Mold here, woro killed to.
day when their ships collided 1,600
feet In the air and foil to the carl It
In tall spins. .
Five Killed When
Train Hits Trolley
SUPrJHIOH, Wis., Jail. 7 (A.P)-.
Klvo persons were killed nnd IT
Injured, five perhaps fatally when
lhe Uupper Limited on the Orcnt
Northern railroad ploghed through
reet car last night.
Witnesses sum tnal ino cur nu
started m runs thu railroad tracks
; when the crossing gaies uesceuuea.
knocking tho trolley polo down and
slopping the vehicle. As the en
gine's heudlighls gleamed Into view
there were shrieks as the trolley
pusengers darted1 for tho exits.
only two passengers managed to
get out of the car unhurt before
the collision. ' :' .. v '.