La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPERTWELVE PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE THE WEATHER OKKOON: Kuir In the in. turlor, ciuudy un luucuust tonight und Buuday, Mod crate temperatures. CITY EDITION VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1927. MKMHEK ASSOCIATED , PIIKHS MKMUKR ASSOCIATED i'ltEKS NUMBER 148 COUNTV, CITY DISAGREE ON TAX PAYMENT Conferences Followed by Filing of Suit in Cir cuit Court Friday LA GRANDE ASKS FOR ROAD MONEY County Alleges Sum Has Been bpent in- buch ' a tir, T.. Uf.. Way aS tO Benefit MU- hicipality. AcHng late, yesierdsy, after sev eral conferences' wMli, the 1'iilon county court, the city of Ut Grande filed- kuH In . the . circuit court rtguln.sl, the enmity asking for 70 per cent, of-tho general road levy of ,1124 on the taxable property In Ia Qrande arid Gil per cent, of the name levy of lt-'S. The city de clare that It ;hus approximately M.oou due It from, the 1924 tux find a smaller sum from the l.il!3 levy, although no sum i named specifically in the complaint. ''The position taken by the county court la that the Jit 2.4 km in was spent hi building tip , roads .that were tributary to Iji Grande- and thin expenditure acted' especially to this ellya benefit, In that it made nc.ocMt to the city en ay whero In (muny place it Ipid bei?n almost Im possible to 'come . In during, wet --wejiihcri One .of the- ronda on ,whleh the eounty apent the money la the one connecting Klversldo park with tho city. llA Xoi: ltefu-0 lo Pay The, county court declares that It did nut . refuse to pay tho city Its 1U24 tdiare. bpt, after having sonl the amount In u way that reacted to Iai Grande's bent Interests and con fronted with a -abort aire of fund, it was proposed to the city thnt the amount be unputd bu thnt all inoneyH due the city froni the 1125 levy be paid. It'la u matter of rooord that the county bus already paid he lly half uf tiiP.1925 huui and the coun ty ,courl dwhu'CH llmt tlie,. .rental ii- fiiK hplf will' le paid when it f"Vrn,.d four. wiim not etilleeted fi'uni the. tax pnyera until, itiaB iutd because these fundn hhye nol Vet boon definitely arranged so fas to permit payment, the second half payment to (lie city bus not yet been made. i ". City's i'osllloii The. position tho city takes la that the money was lawfully '.owed to if and. rctfardlonH of the uses to which tlio county put the num. 'the clly Is entitled t Its sltare of the rotd levy for iiup In Improving Mireeii and lil(,'hways ; wltliln the city liiutls; - TIip city believes that, under the statW law which provides for lite tmtklfiK of the levy - and the dis tribution of (lie moneys collected, ; It vvlirbe able to collect the sum. I ; i ne eouiuy, nowevcr, wntcn win Content the t'use. points out that several supreme, court decisions un such cases tiuvo been liandcd flown and la Of the opinion that collec tion uf the money, already tpent, will be doubtful. Complaint lnvedlgald. The complaint, which was filet yesterday about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, provide (lint the coun ty shall have lo dny in which to file an answer. The complaint was immediately turned over to Carl Helm, district attorney, for his iu v estimation. t The county court, which com pleted a three-day session yester day after drawing up a 112" cir cuit court Jury list, attended to j Kevera 1 ma 1 1 ers before a d jotirn -meat, including Uo appointments. Dr. Ci y. Moore wus appointed see-' relary of tlie county board uf health and county physiciuit and H. It. f Morgan1 wus appointed county en-1 glneer. J . Tlie livening Observer, of li f ;iaude, and the Weekly Repub lican, of Colon, were designated as Official county newspaper. LIKE YOtJtWV GROCERIES , tCadii year there Is- hm Iii oreMil lemlewy op Ihe part of business men lo buy HdvcriN Ittff finfy on a hul itf value-re-HII feailers reaehiMl. reiider inlc're!. and reader eft. . TlHy ntv buying advtrtblug n you buy gnieerle? for fiMKl value. Vf y few ItU'dnewM men of the progressive tyt buy frt'uk ad vert I -Ing $5 I icri a ml t wen t y (toflars there Jut to Im a "good fellow, or lH-aue u MgoiMl eU toinef din's the Mtltcltlntr. or Ik caue lt's"Mimellilii nrw.' They have found that only by eon -ent ruling their expenditure In an etabll-heil nieillitm can lhe etneil aihuale returns. The (IbTver mwis their miulre ments In eoverlttg every iirner of the Iji tirsnile tnule terri tory at iiiinlmum tnt. KOboerw AdrrHtinr A ercbudUlutf bertic" er Tossers Open Season By Defeating Union Close Cheeking Holds Vis itors to 3 Points While La Granders Count 82 Markers. The. Im Grand" high school bas ket tat 11 quintet made an tin pros lvo (I but Into 1327 Eastern Ore gon Intcrsi'linlustlc circles lust night when It neatly trhmned tho Mtiroon unit White five from t'n lon 31! to 3 In a contort that wan featured by close chocking on tho part of tho Tigers. - In fact, thu checlthit: wan ho ef ficient that In the first hair tho visitors wen' unable to count a single point.. In the mcantlmu younir Nvwlln vun imping- near the basket to wore eight points while Dymnn shot two and Hanks one field gonls. The first half ended: Union 0, I .a Grande 10.' Score Freely , l.ymuil, veteran center, hit his Ktrlde In the lust half and ringed four shots from the floor, two of them neat examples of spody, ' quick-passing teamwork. Newlln, Stoddard, Zundel and Hiulcup each uccounted for two points In tho last two atunxax, bring the second hnlf . score to 18 for I4i Onmde wniie I'nion wns srarnorlriff a lone field I score and one point after fouls. Teamwork lroniUlnz The teamwork displayed last nlfrht . given promise of a smooth, j muchlne-llke system that may be a strong factor in determining the' district chumplonahlp nt the Union tournumcnt in February. Although ; the passing wan Inaccurate In some Instances and the signals- wero not always working perfectly, poten tial power was clearly domonat rat ed. A few more weeks and the. Tigers should be going Tffnmt guns", fans believe. At present, the blue and white squad should be ublc to hold its own with any team In this district from Its showing made lust night. Newlin, who Joins Zundel. l.y mun, Hunks and Berry, 1 S Jti vet erans, showi promlw, and while' in the mime accounted for. JO vol tits. fOo much foulinff sent him to thi- bench In tho second hair. Vnlon missing in any opportun ities to score via the free-throw route because of nervousness on the part of the shooter. Of, 14 at tempt's Only one was oonvarled. I .a Oraudu.' out of nine free throw, Herore thu first half had ended roach Ian MacKtmale fbHed part or the first team, sendlnj In Stal cup and Stoddard. . Thf starling lineup again look tlm. floor ufter half time hut before Ihe ganm was overau I'litirety different Uum was working, and still ptayim? above the visitors. Mays Injured Mays. Inlon cetiier, sliot the only fh-ld roul for his t um early In tin- tlilrd Miiarter and a few seconds Inter slipped and sprnlmul his ankle, neeessltatlnff hlui 'l1'"- itlnp the ffaiue. I 'ox, av BUiini. broke up wveral l.n. iiranue oi-. fenslve thrusts. KVkI l-vldav and Huturday the TIp-rH play at Knterprtse ann Joseph i . Suiiihinry ) l.a (Jrunde C (to) New II n 1 ........(3) Zundel c ( lli l.ynmn fl (!') Hanks (I JWry S ....(.! Mtoddurd Me 'orkle ...Smut C!) Stalcup Klrurtd Hrudy Union (Jit Helap ( I .. Hrowh.. ...... Mays (J)... Crouler Cox -' Parent. .... S S...... H S Ueore by quarters: .1 Cniou l.a Grande lteferee- 7 y Hi 0 Jinviny Uosenbaum. Sportsmen Will Eat Clams Next Wednesday Eve The ' Win?. Hii and l-'lei tfoid chili's uniiual clam rn-d will he held In the First M. II. chureh basement next Wednesday night. Jan. 12. It is announced today. This mcollng will be the first of the year and nw officers will bo elected. Ilecommeiidatlon of an Eastern biN-gon man for a position on the state game commission will be another matter of business be fore the sportsmen. The chamber of commerce fiuuriet will sing and Mndsay's or chestra will play. Quartet To Stuff In Baker Concert J Mcintu-r oT tho Union county jchamlter of oummerre quartet. Ki lmer Htoddard, Hherwood Wllllamx. i(l, H. Hlrnle and (I. I.. Mutton, will ' kV lo Haker Tuesday evening of i i.- t next week, where they will appeari county rhamla r of cohiiiutc. dur- i or ovi rlook d durlnir Muvo In a heneflt eonrert for the Meih- ins tin- year I'JL'T and 92K head- yuu any conntriHllve uritltlHUin tu , otlUt KplHC'opal chiin-h of that city.; i:j i!y lr. Itay K, Murphy, mot last ofh-r? 1 The ohun;h In rehulldliiK Hh pipe ( fvenlnir for ihv find time ln-o ap- Another iih. IIuk of tho ronuiill uriran and It Im for that nurpoHe . notiitmmit and dl uiM d a numhrr t'1- will ho oullod an noon aa-tho tlmt the concert fa helme ylven. .Mm. I'liiil I'oilm'an. vocallat. of Maker, and other Baker muah-lunn fim-sDonnaire lo all phamhor mt'in will prohuhly appear durfiiK ,.thelra and begin to outline tin: pro lonoert. which will heln at H jfrain when rrplics an? received. o'cliH-'k. 1 The questions asked aro: What The evenlnir's prosram has not yet been completed. , I KILLED 13 tieorite lliih.soJI, farmer, kllleil Ills wire whit up jik, t'hhlletl two stepsons with it hholuiiu. untl then killed lil- Mix other stcp-i-hll(1ron nt liH lioiin near Tar- well. Tcs., pfter wliicli lie Itiirlctl all til he lit n shiuln titneh. l-'iitl- lug lu curt Ills pun lift by la li lting lilntwlf jn the lrctil, he In nov In jnllt HUcrcj lie Iiiik ihiiiIo full tiiifeHlou, hno tiUmltling killing four 111 t'ttUroriiliii PLAN TO HANDLE ' COVE MAIL HERE Postmaster Asks for Bids to Cany';. Pouches to Speqd Service . . . i i ii the three cruisers and three udilt ' llunal submarine but the fight over Since I he 'suspension or the fen- 'tu, amendment by Representative tral Itailroad . of Oregon, which carried tin mail front L'nlon to . Cove, t lie t'herry city across the! vallev. In comiili'tfOv rut off frnnt I train .srvic'v. -An .emorj?eiHiy iiimII caPilur.has been tnkltiff the mult over ttiat route, but un attempt la now htdnir madn In isliihliHh u nor.' mnnept, mall route ;betweon l.a rirandiy v.jid-'-Cvu;.Ioki!tthe.' .nw niRTiwny, witn in'-- idea fn . mind that, the mail can .be bundled hi aV'better udvantaffe by jjolntr slralfrht from T.ti Grande to Cove,' .than, through t'nloh.. ; I M'osl ofrlce prficialri here Hro try- J Ing -to .trcl in joiicli with someone, I who Mould iif -Avilllnv: to take, the ; route. Mind anyone Internsted is , 'asked fo wrlti the. postmaster stut Iiik' all particulars. ' ) ,Ir." Is ; desirous i tliai Iddsbe re- i calved from botli la Grande and t'ove,-as lln plan Is to have on . party brlnu the mull front (Jove in : the' .iHuniliifr and tin; otber jake " the inaN to Cove tlie same morn- I insr. ;- . . . .' I If there are ho satisfactory ap-' plica nt the mail will continue to Bo lliroiiKh Pnlon lo rov. Mc A lister Heads Local Hi fie Club A. McAllster was elected presi dent of tin- Kainela illfle club Thursday evening when an Indoor -shoot was held at the Sawyer ware- house here. Tiie officers of tlm I club are elected for a term of Iwo years and other on leers have one more yeur to serve before reelec tion. They are VV. tl. Hawyer. sec retary and (I. c. Itcadley and Art U'efigl. members . of Hit' execu tive committee. About 20 perwms were present for the shoot. No record of the scores made were ' kepi, hut this will be done ut Ihe nxt shoot, planned for next week. The. day has not la-en set. ; Deer Numerous In Oregon Cave Area j CHANTS V,HH, Ore., Jan. K (AD leT lire becoming numer ous In tin' vicinity of the Oregon eaves, since u game refuge 10 miles Hilda re wus created there, on a I rip to tin' resort at thu caves yes terday, the manages, of the resort, saw 10 deer oif the jl'oad. They are becoming extremely tainu and ' and will not rut(" Until curs ap proach close to tltfiii. Hixteeii fal len trees ( were removed from the ' rnd t( make ll 'iiiisfuble. as tilt: roail wus closed 'ufter the season ended nt tlie eiives la st fair. Committee To, Quiz 1927-28 Commence The rommlUf.' arraiitfliiK to'lnf tlt27? Whal propfcla haa (ho nroerum of work for the l'nlon of plans BUhmlttod to It. It was dtcldd lo Rend out would you suggest that the chum, bur of commerce undertake dur- NAVY SUPPLY BILL STEAMS INTOSENATE After Stormy Seas En countered in House, An other Gale Expected NEW. SHIPS TO BE ADVOCATED AGAIN Proponents of t Measure Worried in Reference to Announced Inten- , tions of Edwards. WASHINGTON. Jn ll. f (A.f) IIH brril.Ml plutrn unly HltKlltly lli:llt iil from n lilllor nl rU(fKl In the lioiw. tlw $:4.ini0.iiuu navy mip ply bill WUH tfpaiiiltif undiT lln own power today In tlio Belliilo whero It fni'i'd similar ' tcHt of HtniiiKlli UKiilnHt tlio onff-lllK' BUiiM of thu "bis navy" i-nlhust- IISlH. . I'mimnt-ntK or tin mt'iifuiri' nn it now AtiindH saw nnollior dangerouji cliunnrl In tlm announiwd .Intnn 1lon of Hiniilor ICilwnriln. ilomo I'rat, New Jersey, to otTor un amendment to provide funds for the lliri"-' new IlKlit crutHem au thorized In 11124 but unappropri ated Tor it wuh a compromise In this lasue, which met defeat twlco yc-sterduy before the house panaed ihe measure and upheld President t'ootldge's recommendation to post pone construction or these ships pendliiK iinothcr arms limitation conference. ' I'lttht i;'iiinir ; The house also quickly rejected two other umendmenls . . which would have exceeded the budffot estimates by providing funds for jfTnntlTiwd on Pp fmrgx fJrl TACt ' VVtC 1 AJCOt Cluhworker Jn V United States That Minn; ('tinyni Daniel, of i'l.ve. has been selected by th llulstelit-ICi'ei.siau aHsoelaliun, us tho club -member doing- the best club work la the l ulled .Stales, wus announced Thursday by O, M. I'luiiiiuer. of I'miland. at a meeting of the Oregon Cattle and J lor.se llitisers iiKsuelallou la Jtalwi'n ' As an lllustnittun of her 'work her picture will lie published In the Calf Club .News, ent to llul siein elub iiicmhers. In each Is sue uf the publication this year. IrfK-nl -Men Attend Snvral Cnloa cuunty slock moil attended the Maker meeting, In cluding 10. T. Itoswell. Hoy l'.Mter, Hubert Krench and .Mr. Ilrazllle, of CoVe; C. K. Uiwsuii, Mr. Uavls. tleorge Itenson and Kd. Milter, of Union; James Wll.son, of N'orlh Powder; Itidiert U'llhycombe. of Ilia I'nion experiment stallvn; and II. ti. Avery, county agent, of 1a t;ra nde. Several discussions took place during Ihe day, Including tlie or dnrly marketing plan, w hleh the association ha been sponsoring, igniting til belter prices for the stockmen., Tho association Is now able lo report within one carload of v IM")!1 e'tle are needed for the market. When there Is u sur jnj.. tlie slocrfinan Is notified to iiutd back his siiipiucnt auu In Dim way fluctuation In tlie market price f t m-eveuted. As many as 10 cur- ; loads of cattle have beau held back at one lime. Few Steers on I'ecd The number oi steurs on feed lu Oregon this year Is very tmiall com pruu Willi last year it was un- uouncod at Hie mefilng. The association also dlKi u wed the proposed new livestock bills to be presented at this session of Hie stale legislature. Including the regulating of branding and I He in spection of brands, and regulation of peddling of dressed meat. There If a Idg loss to cattle owners each yeiir caused by beef that are stolen find butchered and then peddled, according to tills report. The meeting was fairly well at tended, some of tlie slochmeii com ing us far us 400 miles lo the meet ing. The John Uay valley, and I'rlnevlHe were represented as well as a large number of delegates from Wallowa county. Members As To Chamber Program I rhuinlH-r of comiin'riri- left undun ! answers lo tho qui atlunnalros huvo l!on rwi-lvi-d. Othor lottori Ure alao ht-liiK pr I mi red and Hunt out hy tho cham ber of rommoroe, InoludluK u pay roll survey and u hualm'U nurwy. j These will he reported soon u completed. upon us Many Industrial Kecords Chalked Up In Past Year Bradstreet's Review of 1926 Business. Issued- Installment Buying ' Trade B'eature. I'miM Hrnll.trctt's Itcvlrw of Nineteen twenty-six was a niiiny- slded year, with a curious blending uf periuds of relatively active trade and industry, with others of appar ently lagging production and dis tribution that renders gcneralUs. tlon dirricult. t'onlrary to tho ex perience of some recent years, thore were In many Instances two periods of peak production in industry and ul least two high points, mouths apart. In tlie slock market, with low IcvcIk during reactions between: whereas, trade wus apparently at Its best lit the lute summer untl early autumn so fur us wliolesule distribution was concerned, ltotatl trade was, of course, at Its peuk fur the year In the late rail, when cold weather, snow and holiday buying un united to make business good. In tho spring, retail trade surfered. as In other previous years, from cold, backward weather berore and after Kasler. and In addition, with wliolesule trade, felt the payeho logical effect of the heavy break In the slock market In March. Nets High Itccunls There were quite a few new high records set up in Industry during the year, but there was a number or Instances In which IUL'6 fell be hind I !1J r or curlier years. Tluit was a heavy.' porhnps record, volume or trade, taking the year as a whole, Is attested by the unprecedented bunk clearings, debits and still later oar loadings) dropped behind the preceding year in lute autumn, rur which explanation wuh - frequently uffered In the excellent trade of the last quurter of 1925, severe breaks In cotton prices In Heptember and October a short spring-wheat crop, and a wot harvest In the west. Taken as k whole, as already stated, the year showed some net progress upward from tho years re cenily procoillng. The stock mur- hot In January and February dls- (dused irreat sLrcnuth. and surprised olosed irreat sLrenuth. and surprised many by the rally shown after the heavy break of -March. In which seven months' advances In some hiHtunoes were canceled, lo the iwvv high InveJrt touched in July, and thence forward to the close, untl llia'WUittufcing .ofi .iionie, . b;il ef fects of the deflJitluii of tiio Florida and other land speculation was I lite wine u subject for couKratula-' thin. The steel and cement Indus 'tries, the automobile business, the j electrical Industry and the building trades showed wonderful strength land evinced an unexpected ability auu nas iiccm, me mm'ii. i anil has been, Uie2 bug-bear of Amerienn IndiiMtry, since It wuh demtiiiHtrated that Industry, us a re- suit of war-time accretions. Is ap parently capable of satisfying a larger demand than ll seems pos sible to iM-eate, despite the high earning ability and spending pow er of the people of this country. Industry. In fact, seemed to have gone forward si a studied pace, and, with competition In the auto mobile trade perhaps excepted, with a, keon regard for avoiding tlio pit falls of over-production. . Trude IHstitlhulloii. ' The matter of trade distribution has, on the other hand, shown Ibal some putting problems aro still, un In recent years, facing the whole salers and retailers of the country There Is no escaping the conclusion that Ihe development of chain stores, with their natural reaching oul for business, ulded, no doiibi. by the Immense development of the motor Industry In Its application to buyliiH and distribution, haa In (Continued on Tuae Klve) Investigate Death Of Pendleton Man I'KNULKTUN. .Ian. X. AI') A coroner'a Jury h InvexilKalliiff the dealti here HiIm moruluK of William I 'ope, 3"i. I'ope died at K o'clock thin murnliiK malor ooiidltloin which caused tho ooroiicr to In ve.siltfitle foriher. One eye wa: i-nlored and a cheek hrulHod Mr. Maude I'lerce, who Uvea ul the ho me aldrew an 1'opo. Htalet" that i'opo had a fit yealerday un" fell HKHiitHl a Htove dour ciiiihIiil the black eye and tho IiiuImoiI (dteek. TIiIh iiMirnltut he went Into another fit and died In a ahurt lime. Mhe Htated. Countu Pays For Sheep Dogs Slew iJurliitf Hm three-day hckhIou thb week, the county court untitled W K. Ijckman damacex for four sheep which were killed by doirx. Thin Ih the flint time In tlie conn- ly'a hlHlory that auch a petition bun been allowed, allhoiiKh a similar case once before whh prewented hill because uf u leal fault, no uctbui wax taken. The Htate law provide thai mouevK colleided from county dia HceiiHeH huoied ahull be lined partly to relmburHe sheep owners whose Hidmuls have been vIcMuih of klllern of the canine breed. Uiickmuu was able lo prove that bin sheep were Hlalu by dous und County Judtfe l". tl. - Couch and CommlHslonerH W. It. Iedbetter and W. W. Stevena ureed tu cover his loos. BRITISH MAY RETURN TO HANKOW POST Offer from1; Cantonese Authorities Reaches London CHINESE COOLIES STILL ON WARPATH Americans Quit City of Strife U. S. Warships En Route to Scene to Make Investigation. SHANGHAI. Jan. K AI' t'rl vhU it t torts ivti'lwil late tonight staled that. tho whole fort 'hot Imp utation of KliikuiiiK, KIiiiiksI pro vince was evacuating; the city he cause of the hostility shown by the Chinese. A dltati'li reeelvcil by a JaMtiiee rirni oxserled that Ihe evaeiiatioii or Haiikow by foreiK ti ers had begun. l,ONlON. Jan. (At) The Hrltlsh forelKn offleo was advised from Hankow tills inornlnff that the Cantonese authorities have agreed to withdraw all Chinese, troops and pickets from tho Jlrlt lsh concession wthlch will be po liced Jointly by the llrlllHh police, assisted by police from the former Itusstun and Uoriuau concessions. These are foreign-trained Chinese. The British 'police also are na tives under Hrltlsh supervision. It Is expected thut Hrltlsh sub Joels will return to thulr offices some time today from tho barracks whore they wero concentrated for safety. , , . . Menace Whites' That menace of Chinese mobs, Inflamed by untt-foreiKti agitators continues to hung; over the whlto residents of tho cities along thu liowor Vangixo valley. . The riot j n1fr which has centered world ul. .. niton on Hankow for the lasl tention on Hankow for the lasl week now. has aprcad to Klukiang down the river, where conditions are designated as "absolutely in lulcrublo.'V i Chinese soldiers, presumably be longing to th(jiUintopiHu i faction whlel) tmutraU Ihu i'Ooit, aro ott of hand, Hhunghul dispatches say, aud uro engaging in looting, which tho authorities ure unable to halt. Women, Ohiltlt-en (iono , Tlio Hrltlsh concession . tliuro, like that ut Hankow, Is said to have been evacuated of women and children, thu refugees being plauad on gunboats for Hhunghal. . The foreigners In Klukiang nor mally number about 1 oo, but re cently there wore 400 Americans a.nd Hrl.tishnrs ut Killing, 1!0 miles inlan. Killing Is reuched by usual means of communication only through Klukiang. Six American women and child- (Continued on Page Five) SHRAPNEL BLAST ENDANGERS TEN Relic of Spanish-American War Explodes Near Medford MKUKOltl), Ore., Jan. S. tAl'l A th roe-Inch hIii'ji pnel alio) I, probilbly a relic of I he Spa nihli- Amerlca n war, exploded yeHterday ifternooii when thrown accidental ly Into a fire at the home of Alia, It. It. i'urvlx on WaKuer creek near here, laeuai Iuk the Uvea of IU per sona vlxlllm; at thu I'lirvla home. ind catmliiK a hHk1i( wound on the rltiht le of Mi'M. Oi val 'nik-. of Talent. The house wan Kplitlt'Mcd wit, 'i fraumeutH. IH iiuhhIiik thrciiiKh me window aud the exphmhin waa heard several miles. All ten were in raime of lh war weapon. behiH In Hie house except Kd Kellh and I. I'ujvIh. who were teudinu the fire lu the yard. Wiltfa in Smith ami Purvis were eiiKaKed la biiruinu trash and were it a toll a v near the fire Inlklutf when the shell exploded. UnockltiK them off their feet, KIiikh pene trated the house, nearby, where the women K nests wero Kathcrod, and seven fraKtiientK wre plucked oul of the tun iron p. it her leaden iiiIksIoh paKse'l clear liiroiiKh the liou.se. Aecoidlnu to lieiKlibora, who rushed lo Hie scone aa hood is they hetird the blunt, all pres. ent were sit f Tori hk from a mild form uf shell rbocU. The major port Ion of I ho shell was hurled about 2''( yard Into n riebj. The Hindi, of the type used dur InK Ihe KpaiiiHli-Auierlcait wnr wmh found by (, H. I'urvlM, on Wanner creelt, seven or elulit yearn ao when he was dlKKiuK mil a uopher hole. He took It home and It bus lain about (he place since. Ibw It ot lo Wjii; i tor creek In the first place Ih unknown. t I'lOM Kll IHI.S I'KNDI.I'PON, Jao. 8 ( A I ' George T. Meeker. 01. pioneer rancher of this county died ut tils homo here lust night. lu was born In Iowa und came to Oregon in ; la8, enKUginv ih funning bvro for 3U year u. - . Panamans Fight Proposed Treaty With Americans Popular Sentiment in the Southern Republic Is Growing Against Ap proval of Agreement. PANAMA. Jim. . A1' l-upll-lur Heiitlliten uK"lnxt tlie i'miuinuii Ainerlculi treuty 1h vi-uwIiik her,, unit the government Ih dultiK Hh ut- iiui.it to prevent tho Irifliimtiiu of tllV UIUIUV. I I.IIIBC1I lit... Ill.ri- Imkh httvo beon forbidden, and the ooiiKreHHional committee etiKHSed In KtudyinK tlie treuty, him boon re (lUPKtod lo UelHy Its report. Jjr. Hurinodlo AruH, rormor I'ltn iiinan delegate to the Icuriio of na tlmiH, louder of the fllfht BKulllut the treuty, wild: 'It Ih impoHHlble for unyone lo predict whether or not the conureHH of I'ununiu will ratify the treuty re-j SAI.K.M, Ore.. Jun. II. CAP) lr oenlly negotiated between I'unumu . rluutlon und tuxutlou loom ua Im' and the It. S., but it Is quite evident j portant mutterx for coimidemtion : thut in all ectlon of the country' of the thirty-fourth legislature, every mun, woman und child feels which uwembleH here Mnnduy. ;, thut an InJliHtlco will bo committed Indlmtriul accident collipeilHutloli. uuuiimt I'unumu In the event of limeduoutlon, freo text buoka, refor-. appro vul' The new Iuna man-American treaty glvea the armed forcea of the I'nltoH Ulutnu ffan tfimuit tlii'mlirli I'unumu III time of neuce, und pro- " I",0 li-i-lsutloix probleiiiH. und tho vlded thut Puimmu ahull declare leKialuturo will have u report from her-elf ill u atato of war "in oue ,l,t InvoHtlBUtliiB conimlttea of uny war In which the U. 8.wh !h w appointed by . the lout Hhould be a bcllltiorent." I'uunmul leulnlutiir, . . . , : ,; uki oom to 'cooperate ill all poaalble , lo A"k '''"'" ' r"b , wnya In the dotenno of the Punumul ,u, ' underatood that a probo oanuI of the iiervioe ratea of the l'uclflo Tlieup articles give the U. H. com- 78'"'h" nd Telettruph compuny plote control over all radio und 18 Bol"" to be naked for. It Is ro cul.le conimunlcaliuns and super- 'orte'' tlmt Repiesentutlve K. S. vision over all aircraft und aviation Hamilton, of Bond, will stmt tlio i., r uu.,.,,in ii..,i I tnlnn off. , - ... ih. 'a.i,...ii.. ,,., i,,u f . ih ounul, and the harbor ul Colrn are turned over to the U. H. for per lioluul occupation. Final Attempt To Find Missing Boy Is Started I'OKTLAND, Ore., Jun. 8. (AP) Throo veteran mountaineers ourly today. set out from Uuttlo Axo Inn at Oovernment Camp tu climb tu summit iialii.- highost - lMilntv -on Mount Hood, In the huue that Jjes- lie Urownlee mlglit ho locuted ut it ho cabin. ' . t , Urownlee becume supu rated from a companion lust Hatlirduy at the eiiHt side of Trlungle Moraine, und for u week nil accessible places on tho south side ut Mount Hood lu the neighborhood of Triangle Alor alno have been combed by suurull ers without nvu.it. On the buro possibility thut Urownlee, who wus aii experienced otimber, mlht have made his way to the Hiimmlt cabin for rorugo, the Hi roe men decided to make u final effort toduy. Liege Coleman, Mark Wlegandt and Bill l.cnz slur tod out for this last attempt. ImhI night 27 othor searehera gave ut the queHt and toduy they were returning to their homos. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hrowlneo. purentw of the lost youth, remained ut Battle Axe Inn today Imping agatnat hope that their hoy might yet he found U.S. Gunboat At Nicaragua Port; Mission Secret KAN JUAN DIOLHUH, Nicaragua, Jan. 8. AI) The U. . H. Unlves- ton whicli left Corluto ut dawn yesterday, arrived here luat night aud was proceeding today to Se nium bay, at the southern extremity of Nicaragua, Commiinlcatloii with the Interior, which waa cut off yesterday after reports of bandit activities had been j received, were Ktlll blocked today. Itoiiorts from Managua yesterday ....1.1 it. ..I ,1... M..l1inul...i I..,, I lufl .. ........ i ...i. i,. i. iu on the north western coast, whore ni .... Uiin runner oi anegeu Mexican registry was reported attempting to WaHhlngtoii dispatches, however. said that the Galveston had gone to San Juiin Del Hut on an iiudls-; closed mission. Prince of Wales Spilled by HorseASK STATE TO LONDON, Jan. (At'l, - Ills llUIng for putting a spirited horftc over risky Jumps has caused l Ic Prince of Wub-s lo come another cropper, , i Although ho gave up st"epb -chasing, or point -to-pot nl raclm; at Hie Hollcflutlon of IiIh family, lln- lii-lr lo tin' Ihruim imiimI Imw bin hiiulliiir, um ymtiMiluy mif- fi'MMl IllH rilKl IKX'llli'Ml Of llH' IH'" y-'ir. Whlli' liililiiK n illrrli ult hi il:.' iii-ur (liful liiilhy, l.U"i'i( f rili In', j olif liucolllll HtiyH, tin hol'H Hltllit! Id' d und li'll on lint 'f sround: ' (hi- prlntv Hprunir idi'iii-, i-Mcuptn wllli u budly prulnil li ft wrlnt. Tmi' to iiibIoiii Im ri'iliuunli'd tin' ruiitureil unliniil und eoilllniled io .i,,.uii lit., fnv nil httnl.h Heemlliu. ly III pul ii. A minor ciiauully hm thu siiunihlnK of III" wriat watvll. . . .I,-. FINANCES OF STATE CLOUD LEGISLATORS Thirty - Fourth Session, Which Meets Monday, Faces Problem IRRIGATION ALSO IN FRONT BERTH Several Other Items Stand Out as Stubborn Knots for Oregon Law makers to Untie. eHtutlou'and uutomottvo legialtttlou ure other matters which will . en gage attention, v The irrigation congreaa Ih to formulate auggeiitioni for aolutioii Henutor Joseph, of Portland. of Portland, Ih expected to introduce a resolution providing for tho submission of u constitutional amendment which would empower the stale to enter into otmtructH with adjoining stuten or with the federal government for hydro-electric development. Tuxutlou lliggost Itrm Taxation und stute finances lu general will take up much of tho legislature's time. Taxation of intunglhles, a gen- em 1 franchise tax on corporate ex cess, u hill empowering assessors. to demund accurate Information rehaivQ to the property of big in- dustries and corporationsi vnd a, chunge'iti theuHeiMniPt dnte from aiur, f ut tiuu. i-ure 'itutong vuo IjrJiiofiml measures to -be congjd' Hhould the ways und means com mittee recommend appropriations thut would merely meet the statu tax levy for next year there would still be a deficit of more than GUO.OOO hy Hie end. of 1927. But the legislature will he uked for money far In excess of visible rev enues, and fur things thut appar ently ure neueHHury. For example. the people have voted a new normal school for Ka stern Oregon, and the normul school board of regents hua selected La Grande us Us location. But the measure appropriated no money for the purpose aud the tax levy does not provide for It. At least J 100. UU0 will be necessary. The question is: whero Is the money coming from? ' . A similar situation exiflts relative to the Kusteru Oregon tuberculosis huHpltsI to be locuted at The DuileH. The mcuKure on which the people voted appropriated 100,000, and' that has been taken cure of l:t the tax levy. But the members of tho stute board of control say twloo that amount will be necessary. With Henry U Corbett, of Port land, and John H. Carkln, of Med ford, months ago chosen by tho legislators us president of the sen ate and speuker of tho house, ros- : pectlvely, thero will bo little to keep tho session from getting to work seriously next Monday almost with the first bans o the gavel, (kivcTnors' Moseavcv Monday The messages of the outgoing und incoming governors probably will be reud Monday afternoon, On the senate side John P. Hunt, of Woodburn, will again be chief clerk und will have nl old stuff, including Mrs. Kllzubetli Glatt, formerly Elizabeth Braun, of Woodburn, ussistunt chief clerk; M. K Hardesty, reading clerk, and A ii nmltlnril. of Pendleton, cal- ( - - ender clerk. Colonel W. G-. 1. I Mercer, will return as senate er- ! Kfant-at-arms. o Contest Seen In the house the chief clerk- . j ship iuuy not be fully settled wheu (Continued on Ppro 5) BAK SFUUMHU IN AUTOMOBILE I'dU'I'LANn, Ore, Jan. 8 (AD XufWHtlonB lo lhi Ipglslntlini rriuiM'il hy lh Orclton autoinolillii t'onfurMiw Iiito IniludoH a liw . imulimt a driver' holillnir un arm roul uiiolhnr pi'rnoii, or hnvliiK ' ,, t, up whtlo (IrlvliiK a Par, rjlM WUI OIK f Hl rt'COIHIlKMldu- '' Hums or 'I'. A. lluffi'ty, chief of tlm,. U,. iratrlo iiolli'-'limil. . . Wlniluhlt'ld Bllrkurs, uxcupt )iok rfqlllrvtl liy luvv, would bumuMl. and trunk UrlvorB would ; in.riMUlri'd lo comt to & full atop nhllM nmklnc drllvi'rlfH. Tlio Hoover Ulilform vehicle. roile u upproveil wltli soma vurt- . titloiiM. 1 Climifrei) In tlio llfclit law und tlm" Vjj Utlu luw were lo bo coualdured tlill j j afternoon. ' 'l it";