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jt' t&, nt; if (T ' Tuesday, January 18, 1027. Paiye Sit I.,. .-.iU.ft.lWk..K.; LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER CHAPLIN WORSE; FRIENDS WORRY FLAMES MENACE ARMY CORPS HEADQUARTERS Film Comedian Suffers Another Spell of De pression in East XKW YOKK, Jhii". 18 (AD Krii'ivlH of f'hiirllc fh:i,.lin, miffrr Injr from a iurvot; breakdown, wrc more t'OiHwrnif 1 tihout him loduy. . , Dr. ftiifitnv J. E. Tli'pk. tho nt toitdinK ncrvn Hjcc.nllt. reported Ms condition tiH "not so eooil." Dr. "lire It wild Chaplin Tin 'I no Holld rood for two diiyH, bin diet cousin tlnic of lliln KotipK and (troth, und wuh ho wtuk hc.rould hardly Aland, Tho comcilinri, who remains ut the homo of 1Im attorney, Nathan Murium, Buffered a Bp.-ll of d pro-. Hlon lust nliiht similar to the. ono thai w itt liliu lu IhhI on Sunday. IMihllrily Tin' Cnuv Publicity ut u-ii-lull t upon hi wll'n's dlvorco null la rcHpanslhln for fhtiplln'A condition, Hiiya Or. I'leek. Arthur Kelly of Vnltid Artists, f'haplin'H Kcnerul iiumutfer In tho cum. wiid: "In court or out of court Chap. )ln imiKt he ch-urcd of the churiies hrotiKht again! lihn by .Mrs. f'hap-lln.' : iof.;i:i ou,i:tToits l,OH ANOKU-.K, Jin. IK AP AlldiiU'VH for Mia tlroy Chaplin today iiHs.imcd the roles of doKW'd hill, collectors HiM'kinK payment from t'hailh liaplln ofHiims to " tallnjf I -l.'HKi, awnrdt'il the co nu'dfan'H wife for temporary ali mony anJ attorneys feci yester day In the first court Nldrmlsh lu flie sensational divorce action. At the PcncliiMion of yesterday's court hearing where Mrs. Chapltn on an apparently empty vlctorv, her lawyers udmtfted they ha I been unable as yet to discover any property held by Chaplin as un Individual with which to meet the conn's orders. They asked for u continuance until next Thursday v.lien, if none of the comedian' personal funds have been located Ihey will attempt to prove that (Mmplln Htudlos, Inc., und the rh.iplln , r-'llm company art? onc mun. corporations. In tho, event Ihey succeed tn IIiIh, Mift. fhaplln's attorneys sail they would ask Unit the payments Im met with thn corporations' Hindu. Developi. iciiIh Many )rvolopnienls broke fust yestcr dny In thu IckuI baltle over tho comedian's fortune. Mrs. Chaplin find Iter attorneys appeared In superior court, and, course 1 falling to represent the comedian, drew' orders .for $4,1100 a month temporary alimony for 1 Tin actor's wll'v made - retroactive lo pay fail' reeelVi'i's' expenses. liccelvcM'H K.eored a point when they oblalned a court order for tho openlliff of three safes In the (hnplh: studios in Hollywood lo fpiln custody of their contents, Previous atlempts by tho r". reisers to examine the contents failed liecatiHn no one was present who could provide tho comblnu I'ouk, Keivleo of notice on Chaplin by publication for lit) days for jjis ap pearance lu court here wlliiln IMi days was ordered. Chaplin Is 1I la New York and Ills attorneys have refused to accept service. ' V. S. Takes Hand Meantime internal revenue col leclors further tied up Chaplin s wraith by filing Income tux Ileus airalnst the acior totaling $ I. !?;(, 71 ou his tax returns for (lie years IMS, CUD, J!i2lt liii!3 and 1H24. The ttovermuenCa claim takes precedence over nil rights of Mrs. Chaplin. MA FERGUSON IS HAS-BEEN TODAY lioughhoys, coast guards and firenien worked five hours to subdue flames which threatened the Second Army 'orps headtjuarUrH at (bivernor's Island, New York, while dcHiroylng four old bar rack buildings. A dozen men were slightly injured or overcome by tjmuke. The fire's damage was estimated at $100,00(1. McNary-Haugen Farm Relief Bill Reported to the House, Explained ono revolving fund is not different J in principle from tho 'monetary reservoir which began the- function I of the federal reserve board, or Dan Moody Succeeds Her to Gubernatorial Chair, in Texas at Noon ' ACSTIV. Tex.. Jan. 18 AP Twelve o'clock marked the end of a chapter in the politicul hook of tht Temple, Texas, housewife who became jlhe first woman governor of tho Iono Star atate. At noon today Dan Moody, -youthful governor-elect, became governor: Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson became, a private citizen, and James R I'YrKitson, her husband, who has been a prlvuto cltixcn in nanio only, became u private citi zen in fact. Mm. Kerguson relinquished the governor's mansion to Mrs. Dun Moody, the new "first lady of Tex as", and took tip her household j duties after ono of the most tur bulent administrations In Texas I history. , "3ln CialiKd FnntP ! Thrown Into the political whirl 1 In 1924 when the Texus supreme j (court ruled her husband Ineligible i i for the governorship bemuse of his j Impeachment in 1917 for alleged j misconduct of stato affairs, "Mu" I session to investigate state depart ments, especially the highway com mission. This demand later was granted and committees were In vestigating several departments when thn year ended. i Governor's Bill; I Is in Hands of Joint Committee - . j' lo a bill uibi'.I by Ktnto TrPKSur.r; T: H. Kay. which woul(l give tho ij . AUmx Oriiio Mooily Out of th ronil dispute rntuo Mooily'ts cumlbbtey. Mm I'VrRUHon, In announcing for reeled ion. K"in uslted for vin- illeullon fop her hiwbuml.. cited her w,,., Is lu lid put before the b i record, and asked for the same, t,m. in a bill had been referred Ireulmi-nl hitherto accorded nil 1o subcommittee of 'tho Joint Texan Kovernora a second term. ,VU). and means eonmiltleo for Hut she wan defeated. i study. Senators Hell'und Hull and l.nnrd of ciontrol authority to trans: fer appropriations from one Item !' to another ., ij Senator Hell has prepared a bill U for uhollslunellt of the state emer-jiJJ I Beni y board, and provide insieuii - . STATU HOIW 8AI.KM Ore.. I for all en., rueney appropriation by pf, . 2 ;. ... V... i. i.,..' I the legislature which wo.U'l cover 'I ,..,ln-. dan to make the governor ! all e.nerK. ncies arl.liiK durlnB a the bu.lKct officer ot the stato I bietinlum I't niiiNK no ni l's HAY. N. !. Krauk Traclilmo wicy. thinks he Is the latest chani- itiNC-icss si:i,i.s ix MAitKirr I.ONIION (API At a pitch 111 the Caledonian Market, a Russian Princess, niece of one of Napo leon's frenerals who took part tn the retreat from .Moscow, sells an tiques.' prints and curios. . Site Is I'rincess Marie I.eon, a tnll, aristocratic woman, whose mother was a Polish princess, he is not a refugee but has earned her llvlnif In the open market for several years. "iSvus pitchforked Into working for my bread." she says, "f was studying art but the death of iny parents left me without a bean. At rlrst I tried photography, but It was hardly lucrative. I have hail a stand In thei, market ; for two years.7 . Princess Marie said she does nil hervown' work, packs up- her Ueiiresentutlvca McCreudy. Col- ! nlnn at coffee drinking, with a. Her and HronuUKh were named to record of 'JO cups In three hours liuiku a study of the measure. 28 minutes. (Jus C'omstoek. at At a meeting of the ways nnd I'Vrgus Kails. Minn.. recently means committee last night, Ken- downed sr. In seven hours 1 r. mln- . alor Klrayer" expresseil oppomtlon j illi s. ! wheat, for example, mnltes it pos- WASIIlNdTOX, .Ian. M. (AP) Tho relief which tho AlcNary-1 ,..,iii,. itaugen hill alms to give tne riirm-; ers is an .exneiimenl. In- I he -nubile I Interest and. therefore., the govern-; ''" tor an agency sot up. und eon- ment should assume the risk of the trolled by the wheal growers in co- ploneerlng work, Chairman llaugen ,,.,f.n,in ,vi,h ,1,,, federal board. to say how much of the surplus of wheal shall be removed from the. domestic market at any lime. "Within limits dictated by busi ness sense, it enables wheal form- 1 n.1,1 ...r.lrlli.ileil tn the hImIm lly.-i I lion of hillroa.ls. I figure ommoil fund fur the rom-j After the plan Is once set lu mo- Thi stabilization fund for. lion, he added, tho.eiitinllzatlnn fee declared today In reporting the measure for the house agricultural committee. , I "The principal Ik well establish-- ed," he Hitid, "thai the government ' Khali UMKiiiiin thn rlslf of i.loneriiii; . and experimenting in many fields 0,, " adjust thn supply of wheat . , . .. , . ' wnei-o inc pontic niieresL will pnivide , necessary keep It going. funds The Main Ohjerilve llaugen gave as the cardinal oh- Elks in Favor of More Playgrounds POUTr.AXn. Ore., Jnn. 19 (AP) t 'harles tlrakelow. of Philadel phia, grand exalted ruler of tho llenevolent nnd Protective Order of Klks, speaking at a dinner at tended by H0U memliers of the or der here last night, cmphasl.ed thn importance of encouraging establishment of playgrounds for chilren. "Keep a child active on healthy lines and ho returns to his home at night worn out but healthy. lie sleeps, he arises, and plays hearti ly ugaln. On such a foundation you cannot but build a firm nation." ICxalted rulers of almost every Kills lodge In Oregon greeted fira kelow last night. Tokyo Is Rocked Ihj Sharp Tremor TOKYO. Jnn. IS AP) A sharp earthquake was frit here eorly today. It was more severe at Sen daia. norih of here. and other places in the northern part of Hon do Island on which Tokyo Is lo cated. Clocks wire stopped nnd some old wulls fell, but there were no casualties and no material damage. The hnpi'Wnl ohftrrvatory reported the shock was centered at Sea; IY. VASTY Ol' MAWriJI INS PKIiMN' CAP) Tlihlc Zlmmer mann. who emerged trom the an nual fashion ball as Oorman Queen of I'aslilons Tor m7. is the third of n dynasty or popular manne. quins. Two of h. r aunts, the Misses Kollwett, a decade or two ngo were frequently railed upon to show off roHy robes to (icrnuin princesses nnd their entourage. Queen lllhh- has not only beau tiful nunts. hot a mother noted for her good looks and a father of gi gantic, stature whose forebears, he rn use .of (heir nr,e, were selected as grenadiers fof King Frederick William 1 uf Prussia. is in volvod, and to do so lu behalf of the public welfare," Tho problems of American ngrl- culturs havchecomo ho profound, lie added, that they are "beyond the power of individual ' farmers or their relatively small organizations to solve. " Admitting that the bill carries large appropriation $2ri,0im.OOO he held neverlheless that this was merely to set the plan lu motion and was no different than advantages tho government had ex tended to various lines of Indus try. ' ' . . ' CoinpnrcM Bill With others lie explained the provisions of (he hill, 'which carries the coiitrn-ion office. j Kerguson, who had twice been I elected governor, placed Ills wife's .'name on the bullot Immediately I after the supreme court's ruling I was made known and her en in-' palgn became one of vindication i for the fa in II v name and opnosl- Jectives of the bill, the foirowiiifc: , ,ion to (ho K Klux KIotI. To- give producers of' farm crops ( slip was elected, but opposition power to influence their market as to the woman executive early effectively as indtiHirlnl group-. 'centered In tho person of the young To afford orderly marketing of attorney general. Pan Moody, who crop of which the Americ an supply 1 eventually was to defeat her. I he is a dominant factor in world i conflict between Moody and "Jim" price. j Kerguson, who was an omnipresent To secure protected market for figure In tho executivo offices, crops of which a relatively small cumo when Moody held unconsti surplus enters world trade. , . tutional tho amnesty measure de. To enable meat producers to signed to free 1-Vrguson from the maintain a Htable level of swine j consequences of Impeachment. tlonul trade In cotton. Hwh a fundi and cattle population by steadying! I'rom then on it yas open wurraro for cotton would make ft possible ' prices. between tlieni. 1 for cidton grower's (o feed cotton j To promote cooperative ansocla jnto the markets of the world as tiou. ; fast as the world, wanted It at a! reasonable price." I : I'VrgUHon became un international i ,ul ,v , l m,,..i, ' ' In ii whooltiiirraw. -We- have been reading about child psychology today, and won der how much time Nancy Hanks put in with a hook of It. lo t tie neeUH of the domestic mar ket at an American price. It would mean the same with rfco. I , Would h Collon firowci's "American exports are nearly two-thirds of the world's interna- Other commodities upon which MlSSUM V SSel versun equalization lee. as com pared with the Curiis-Crlsp and As well measures, which do not in clude such a fee to control crop surpluses. . Thero was - no suhwidy or price fixing element In the Mc-Nnry-llaugen bill, he said. "The equalization Ice." he assert ed, "1h simply the conlrlbulbin each .pnlt fchuNhn, balu oi pound) makes "Titero aro differences In opin- llaugeu said, "but the Mr. same tremendous up-and-down movement In corn prices, we pro-! di'co on the average llltle if any Is Safe in Port ASTOItlA. Ore., Jan. 1.T'fA.r) The six-mast schooner Oregon I-'lr which has been missing in t ho north I'uclrle since Jan. li, when more corn thou we need here, she was reported in distress off ; MiK'li Criticism Criticism or her pardon policy, attacks on the highway commis sion, un epidemic of foot and I mouth disease near Houston, op i position from leading women who j declared Mrs. Kerguson did not represent I he suffrage movement, textbook troubles, and many other j controversies sooti -involved tile . woman governor. Tin. troubles becumo acute In 'the highway controversy. Moody obtained a confessed Judgment for Punishment thgingli IIIism laaae form t tlier U Natitn'a pa Itjr Is Irregular ellMbsji rliM, Tra mm omlf kM0 Ut u a tMdte by keeptoa ta "tfMt" alert thro ash ,imt eaab 4ay nm way tne properly aaianceq V'ai'iiitltin In coi-n yields keeps tho Vancouver Island, was reported lls ! (j()0 (ItlO from tho American Hoad farmer in t lie corn bell in an end-1 entering the mouth of , ('otunibla i c0'nipany for alleged excess profits Ichs see-suw lielween corn and river at n o'clock lliisinortMiig.' hugs. To help check this Is nne.ol'l She was said to lie proceeding the put-poses of the measure." j under her own power but iifl "in:tKf 3 HiiugeiK hcW Hint the'? "ifi-arOOO,- ipeared to have -been' damaged. . ; 1 -S : : on state road contracts, and titero went up tliroughout the state a demand for iv special leglslaUvo - ' easy ijH5" c WASH ER '.' : (III !iiM 1 on view ; ' r Washes andrfries at the ' same time. Not a drop of water to lift or carry THE new Easy Washer the most amazing development ever made in . washing clothes, is here. The smali tub dries a whole batch of clothes--ten single, sheets in three minutes. Meanwhile, tho large tnb washes a second batch. Twenty sheets handled at once your washing tfona in hulf the time with half the work. Nft water to lift or carry; not a drop of wstcr Wasted. The Easy even empties itself when you are through washing. Let us do a week's washing free in your cvvn home. No cost or obligation. Phone today. " . KARV TERMS ' EASTERN OREGON LIGHT & POWER CO. ' ;: , . Always at Your Servliie t , . r v i !. ' ,' . ... ' , r-;. . s ' , .sili s. - 72-- , . .' v' .:.- When You Miss , . , .9 Your Copyright. NKA Service and London Tlr.ifa . MANV AMKKll'AN V1SITUKS Til VKMCK mently wltnrMrd one ot tlie mrld' niett fi'.c tureeque errnta, the annual rriatU en the tlrand Canal. Sotlve the motor boats parked tO'Uie left Taxlratra, maybe. t t T f f f f y y T t y y t y y t f y t t y f y y f f t ? y f t f f f f ? ? ? y t t y y Observer yw m m Call hMain 24 And a copy will be delivered at once free of charge. 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