La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 01, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE , ($mn&z turning Wmttmt m C I T Y EDITION THE WEATHER OREGON: Ruin tonight and Wsdnesduy. Mild temperature. Southerly galea on the coaat. rr,; a Wil'- VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1927. NUMBER 169 MKMHEIl ASSOCIATED PRESS MRMUER ASSOCIATED PRESS ECOND CITY WELL GOMES IN ''.i.i.-, YIELD WATER AT DEPTH OF 1,260 FEET About 200 Gallons a Min , ute Flowing-Early . This Morning- ' TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT THE SAME "" - Drillers Still Working. tt j. m nr Hoping to. Tap More Water Deeper TeStS to Be Made Sooft. Tin; city's sit-ond artesian well "runic In'' last night at 9 o'clock Willi a Junto' flow which steadily Incrcjiscil until early thfci iitomlng It measured about 200 gallon a minute or about 1100,000 gallons every 24 hour... Tho first .wvll's Hvcragc yield Im about 670,000 gal Ions a day, nltlioiigh it lia not been necessao' to nso any of the well water since lato In Xwciiilifcr. 1020. The drillers arc Htltl busy and expect to hicreutJO tho flow of water as they go further Into tlio earth.' When tho flow was struck, the drillers were down about 1,260 to 1,260 feet. The water, somewhat muddy ns yet. Is clearing more each hour. Tho temperature Is about the same us on the first well. To Test Water City manager W. C, Crews an nounces ho will send samples of the water to O. A. for tests with-1 In n few days. The second well Is located a fi w ynrils from llio flrat well but laps, drillers bcllovc. an entirely ilirri.-rciit vlen of water. The first well is ilown only 1,034 feet, moro thun 200 feet nearer tho surface then the soeond well..""' The two wells.' liott. without pumping, will deliver about 884. (mio Kullona of water each day and by turning on the pumps, this can be Increased greatly. A number of local people vis ited the new well this morning. The wuter Is pouring over the 15 inch pipe at more thun an Inch. City Officials Delighted City officials were delighted news of the Htiljte. us Tunny per- s01)1(, n.rson wrote'un anonymous nons In la Orando wore dubious i i.-tt.-r- yeslerduy io tint Grando berause at the d."-pth tQ which the . itoI1jt Meat Company, enclosing drills have pierced that the sec- jiiU. The letter urrived in this ond well would prove barren. morning's liiu.il and read us fol L'ity offleiuls. announced today iows; r that with two wells llowing, mo Heaver Cl'eeK pipeline ojaii'iii In excellent shupe, and. tho rest of the water system In tho. best In many years, thut l.u Grando wll have more thun unough wuter to supply all needs. - UNION COUNTY FAIR ALLOWED SUM OF $1,000 STATU HUL'SK. SAl.UM, Ore.. Keli. 1 (AIJ Ceunty courts would be permitted to, provide financial assistance to agricultural fair as soclutions having? corporate exis tence, by life terms of. house bill Sal. introduced by Representative William. H. Ilrlggs of ., Jackson counly. v Such fui-ds might bo used for the purchase of fair sites and Ihe linnrovements. A tax of one mill 'might be levied to curry out the purpose of the proposed low. The wuys and means coinmltteo last night allowed several county fuirs appropriations Including Jackson county 0,000: Josephine 4.00ti: Klumulh $0,000; Wallowa $4,0110; I.uno $2,000; Union 1.000l Smith lllver Fulr In Douglus coun ty soo. t 'm:i:ii imks I'HNIJI.K-TON. l'Vb.,1 (AJ') Joseph Arkcll. 77, pioneer of Ore gon since 1889, died at his homo here yesterday. He wus born, in Kliglund. j GETTING READY FOR SPRING It's nut cl lime for Miring lioiiwlcnlilng but .mo re gi'lllir.- really fur It nllh pluns for changing things nhout, gel ling new things, getting rid of old things. f 'ho-k over the tilings In the nltlr nr stnrrnMMii nr wikkNIimI check over Hie things you'll like to (llM-anl if VOll i-oulil do m In n rensoiiulile ailvanlnax". Then write a Want Ad for Tlie plN-rti-r mid have It IiimtuhI several days. Someone wants the tilings you ilnn't want. Vou can find litem 41ml tliclr nmncy with a Hunt Ail. Tlie cast Is rim-mcly small lOo a line for Iho first Insprtloli. Je n line for each Insertion llien-afler, "Observer Advrrtlslni A Verchandislng ServkV HilFs City Park Plan Is Outlined To Business Men Favors Placing National Guard Armory on Two Block Site' East of the High School. ; I A plan for a cily pail: cast of tin; high school und, north or tlio court house, the situ also to be used us tha location Tor tho na tional guard armory and possibly In tho future a new liftth school when such a building Is necessary wus outlined today at tho chanibei of commerce forum luncheon by A- T- "' pwnt of tho city commission.. . fll(in , Mluamn blocks between Fourth and Fifth Birtrui, uivbu ji uvLMiun, unu turn the area Into a city park. He de clared that such a park . and the armory would bo available- to tho high Bchool, the normal' school If It : is located east of tho court house, ! and would also permit thd guards-i men to use ho high aohpol ath- ' lotlc field us a drill ground. Hill also declurcd that ho favor ed building a two-block park un der tho hill In Connordalo. Jtcsohitkm Adopted , ' Following reports by tho legis lative 'committees und short talks by Judge J. W. Knowles, County Clerk C. K. McCormlck. H. J3. Dixon und K. K. Cooltdgc. tho chamber adopted a -resolution favoring tho house bill to Increase the pay of tho Union county clerk nnd Judge and favoring raising tho amount specified for tho clerk from' 93,100 to (2,400, and disap proving' a bill that would glvo county courts tho rlfhts to deter mine county officials' sularlcs. ' The male quartet of tho Wll Tamelto university sang threo selec tions and Lloyd Thompson, barl Jono soloist, sang-two- numbers, Thompson w-aa formerly a La Grande boy. Tho Rev. H. W. Par-' i(ep announced tho concert tho glee club from WIlamotto will hold In tlio Klrst M. K. church tOnighU Returns $50 to Local Business Company Today i snB i.-oley hotel stationery 'Grande ltound Ml. Co: . Vl'leaae. find $50.00 thut I took from you. 1 have Christ In my sole so I am returning this to you. Yours In Christ." Arrest 3 Boys on v v Bur &lary Charge Thn-e boys. John Strwart. 1S; Krnest Hluwurt, 14: und Clarence Wilson. 14, wire arrested last yes terday by the police charged with entering the Van I'vtten Lumber company and the I-a, Grundn Gro cery wnreliouso Sunday afternoon. 1 All three- have, been before ihe police "before, It Is uld, and will be arraigned beforo County Judgo U. O. Conch.- ' '. J'ollce Chief Clint Unynes re ports that the .Stewart boys aro tlio sons of Joe Stewart. Man Fined $200 for Liquor Possession 1.. A. Knapp. who was nrrested late lust week on a churge of pos session of lUiiior. was tried In municipal court ana lounu bum. before Municipal Judge O. M. Humphreys. The judge fined Knupp J-00 which he puld. . Firemen Here in Annual Clam Feed MemlM-rs of the l.n f'.rundc Vol unteer Fire department u-ncl u numbe r of guests, about 30 In all, participated In the ' department's r..n,l In the fire Stu- lion lust night, beginning at 0:30 llcsidca the large' quuntlty of clams, th! menu consisted of, crackers and cheese, pickles, neur 1....... enfr.... MherlM't Hllll Cuke. Immigration Plan Approved in Senate WAHHINGTON", Keb. -1 (At)- Without a record vote, the eenato toduy approved and sent to tho house a resolution deferring for ono year the operation of provi sion In the Immigration act for th fivlnn- of auotas after next July 1, I on the basis of national origins. FOR NURSES XIOA, Washington lltireail Suvy nun have a new style In head drcHH a style nobody .! . cult , copy. licit) r Chler uro Itose K. Walker, f I ho nuVy depart iiieiil, Washington, wearing one- of tho new uniform eups. - - . . REFEREE CALLS GO NO-CONTEST Allev- Burcsh Wrestlimr .n i. l tt di. , After 33 Minutes The scheduled' wrestling mutch K. More, head of tho other faction,- coUUT IIOUSK. White lMnins, between Tom Alley, of .Malt 'take ls also there hi the interest of tho jj y ce,. i, (Al) 'Kdwarcl West City, und Stanley Hiiresh, of Undge, rallroad- - ' Browning took the atand at 11:21 Neb., in Legion hall last night re-' Hay Woodlmry, of tho Hay o'clock' today to deny his wife's suited in Referee Heth Sh'line call-'Woodbury company, which holds charges that ho was a cruel hus ing it a no-contest after 33 .inin- -judgment against tho property, waa .band. utes. iiHiwetlnK that tlio two BTOP- hero yesterday and .wont -to Union Flushed, but apparently not vory plem Mon-'MulltiMr .'.!M.tpiol,vmr-Mi-r-Hof O. wlll . i.. -..n i..,.i i.. h.; ,1 tiw, view or liuving 'It at tho salo that time. Alley pinning Hiiresh In 17 minutes 30 seconds with a crab, When the two came Into tlio ring iikuIii the referee warned them that they must wrestle or ho would cull the affair off. The boxing comniinn,lun endorsed Sirrlno's ucliuiiH. ." , Alley vi're.-dlcs Queen IttireKh left the mut ImmcHllatfly but Alley remained, prntethiK- Ho nfferpjd' to wrewtle npybiidy and Jes Queen, . of linker, wljo hud tthalleuged thu wlnuej befure the mutch Htarled, ; flunneil Hurexh'K . tog.- with Alley agreeing-to throw Uilm.ln 1G mlnuteH, . ' i'ir 10 mlhuteH tjueen had Alloy 1 oh the defensive, elmuiilng on hold uTter hold, ruimluu front nrmH scis sors and wrifjilucks to tho knuckle . head lock.. A few mi miles biter, however. Alley K(itirmed around and Jumped unto Queen's buck with the result I Tin t the hitter wax unable to con tinue the mutch,.., - : r 1'reeeding tlio rnuln event. Fred ltowory won u wrestle ,-i'oyul and Colemaii mid Anderson fought u three-round dnu. One bundled fifty or less funs were in attendance. Reading Course For Hoys Started Through the cooperation of tho chamber of comiiHTCe office hero and tho public library a reading course for boys has been started, K. ItUHHf'll Scott. boy scout execu tive, unnounced this morning. - One shelf at the library has been especially set asides for books In which boys would be interested. In cluding Indian stories, simi slorles, popular adventure stories, stories of the WfHt, seoul and sport. stories. All boys oft the city unt Invited to take advantage of this new rt.adlng course - . ' m;v voiik . i- iiri r NKW YOltK, Feb. 1 AI').- l-:viiiini-nli.fl unnles liuictive. I'i-un-s firm. Aprlcois sti udy. i'eaches onllnury writing paper und an en steady, velope will come within Jllo weight. College Glee Club and Male Quartet. To Appear in Concert This Evening flight IltcheS Of Snow at Meacham . j I J'g'll luche of new uriow fell ; on the tup of the Hluv Mountains lart. night It wus reported to the alute blghwuy offleiuls this morn- .Z' uV MtT ,",lru,,,mn The snow was said to be we, making removal difficult. High way orfUials advised that anyone Ing" and "Just a Cottage Hinall." going over tho mountain today to j Lloyd Thompson, baritone, and be suru to use chains. j Konuld Craven und Wliliuin It wus raining on top of tho Wright, tenors, are iho soloists, mountain this morning, packing ! The quartet sung sevoral num the new snow oonsidemb.ly. Hlx hers at the chamber of commerce inches of snow fell Sunday nitrht. 1 forum luncheon today at noon. LAST MINUTE HOVE STOPS C R.O. SALE A. W.Middleton Promises to Pay Back Taxes within Fortnight ..' :; SHERIFF AGREES 1U ilia ItJiAHJttOlO Seeer. Atlortiejs, by stlpu- ; i lation, will havo two weektt (mm '' m ' '.tnext Saturday In which to fllo Postpones Sale IOr TWO brief further bearing out their Weeks to liive . himrw Time to Raise Money to Retire Indebtedness. Once aguln Union county's Httln rnltroud bus escaped going on thd block, at least temporarily, Tho sale of the Central Railroad of Oregon .by. Sheriff Jesse Hros- hears was adjourned for a period of two weeks this afternoon at two o'clock when Interested parties I gathered at tho offices of tho C. H. ! of O. at Union for tho sale, j The sheriff's sale was postponed j upon the arrival of A. W. Mlddlo i ton, prominent In one of tho fac tions . seeking control of tho rail road, at Union and applying to tho sheriff for adjournment of two weeks, promising that tho taxes .1 would bo puld by that time, .1 Delinquent tuxes on the railroad pxt,nd v(,r piod or, six years. totaling $10.m. The value of tho ruili ouii la upproxlnmtoly 1114,000. Others Interested It Is rumored In Union that C. end protecting tho Judgment hi thai way. ' ' other persons Interested In tho ,,),. 0f the road uro local logging, compunles. Itepresentallons u( Union ' Cltl aens. interested in Iho rullroud for transportation service, wjtro hero yesterday luid today In 'connection with the salo. . Allows Only Fortnight .When tho sulo of the railroad wus postpontd .'or 11 week, with the understanding Ih'ul il would be postponed for uuother week nt Ihe end or thut time. Sheriff llresheurs unnounced thut It tho tuxes hud not been puld within the two weeks allowed the roud would positively bo sold, The new dute Tor the sale, un less the tuxes uro puld before thut time, is Feb. 15. Uncle Sam Puts 10-Cent Airmail Rate in Effect , , ,, , lliglnni.ig today lilrniull service can be used with thu same free- doni us uny oilier ma.,, ...e iHislae,. rate on mall rtent over the ulr route going Into effect today. I Tlie uirinull rule ls now ten cents for every hair ounce of mull, re-, gadlcss of the destination far o'r . neur. Alrniull curt also oo regis- leied or insureu. unu cuu n hi.- , J(lhn K. MlluK ut iirwnlng's coun ed In uny mall box. . ,1Kkpd. nctore tlio matter of zones bus iniido this Impossible "as In many cuses, one could not know how much postugo to uffix to tlio en- vclopo. Now all Unit Is iii'cessary is mark Ihe letter "ulrmull" und aMx. tho correct postage and the letter will be sent over the air route. . Many people will wonder how large u letter inuy be to weigh half an ounce. t'suully two sheets ot The Willfunetlu university gli-a club, uceom pit tiled by the mule ((tiurtet, Is here today und, will up pi'ur In eoneert ut thuKlrt M. K. church at 8 p. in. This year's club Is composed of 19 young men sHi-ct'rd trained by lrof. K. W. lobson, dean of the school of music and he decluri'M siild ho was opposed to the resolu Iji (imndcrs may look forward to tlon und voted us he did beeuuso good entertainment this ovenlng. . it would enable him to moVo to The ensembh; numbers will in-! reconsldfr. He then mudo a mo rlude sueli wlectious as "At hiwn- tlon that the vote bu retonsldered, Daddy Browning Speaks Before Case Is Closed Declares . That Peaches' Charges That -He Was a. Cruel Husband Are Not Truthful. COt KT IIOIKI;, White l'laliis, X. Y. Feb. 1 (A I') The. llrowit- ilug separation suit trial watt end led at 3:M o'clock this arte moon I wIh'ii tlio caso watt taken under atl- ' I lu...i..l If Ca.H...n (Vu.Pt COURT HOU8K. Whlto l'lulns, N. V. Feb. 1 (Al) Flat denials of his wife's charges of cruelty wlih . cmbrolderings of. his kind ni'Hs. it r fiction uiiil nrodlirul cener- 08ity t0Wlirdll hci.( featured tho up. pearuueu today on tho witness stand of Kdwurd W. Drowning, Ttny York ru1tor In his. separation suit ugalnst tho formut Frances (Teaches) Hccnan. "I certainly" did not strlko Peaches at any 1 1 mo or at any place," he declared. "J bought her everything alio wanted und offered her more even my skin onco when sho was burned." ho said. Wire In "Name Only At no time, ho deelared, did ho over "Jump about tho floor llko a monkoy," or make strango noises set off ulurm clocks at his wife's bedside or In other wise mako llfo "unbearable for her." His wife, he Implied, was a wlfo "In name only," und objected to . him and his attentions becauso sho 'did not want children. iSSrvoua, the wltnoss took his seal .and ifuve his ago as 52. Hlnce lie was 1 II years old, he said, he had been In tho real estate business. W" meeting with the then "in- cla Heeium at the JlcAplln hotel tit n Mnrnritv dance was thou do- 'scribed. kMtcduvd Iho Age" "Miss lloenan walked up in a grolip of peilple !. wus with una al ter she hud been introduced to mo, she naked mo In dance," Urown- iug said. "After the dunce sue gavo me her telephone nuiimer. nno M 21. she said, ut . first, and gradually reduced the age us 1 got better acquainted llruwnlng said ho had given tho girl J30O and her mother J30 which was. to lie put toward her ,i..,.ii., l.ni eveimes were inado' r .:r.; , , ,1 ,t ,,!., admission thut sho could nut gain admlsHlon to the schools, and preferred to go on the stage anyway. Drowning suid that ho had legal ly adopted lluruthy "Sunshine" drowning and had "had her since she wus a wee little nilto." Toll nf Arid Alllll'k The witness described- the In clileuls of the acid burning,' the j find, knowledge of which bo said I .. ,..l..t.l,.,,i, ,,,t.MM,,er rrniil Mrs. Ileenan. "When 1 arrlved at the ileenan home. I Hsked Mrs. Ileenan whut she had done for her daughter, knuwl ml Hhe W11K tinlneil m an( b(, wll( .wllMK-:- ,Jwm.IllnB mM. . m-ownlng detailed how meiiicai TJ,nZ J.'VVZ IPM . Mil you have anything to do i wUh Mif nM hl.ninl: tho Kr,- "Only with securing help nnd medical uttentlon," answered jji-ownlng. Hrownlilg said that ho hud puld Mrs. Mayor till n week to take euro of Frances hi her Illness mid that he hud paid rent and even taken' food to the Ileenan home. I Outlines liiclilenl I .'llrowniug then outlined the I'l- sun-it Incident, when proceedings of the children s society uiieaioiicu Cnnlidae's Policu In South Approved WAHHINOTCN. Feb. I (Al") Ily u vote of nine to rive the. houso foreign uffulrs commlllee voted to duy to report the Fulrclilld resolu tion urrlrmlng the position taken by President Coolidge In tho Nic-ariiguun-Mexican sltiiutlon. ' Tlie vote wus on purty llneB ex cept that Kepnsentutlvo (.'ounelly, democrut. Terns. Joined with eight republicans In Iho affirmative. Ho . and the committee became In volved In a discussion over - tho rules, Tho Kalrchlld resolution would place the house on record ns.ex- pressing "Its full concurrence" I with tho president's position.. NAVAL BILL IS PASSED IN THE SENATE Law -Makers Disregard Expressed Wishes of , President Coolidge PARTIES SPLIT IV VITAI. VATR ' Woodruff, IM'ulrle and Monruo TwentV-Five. DeillOCratS counties wero almost entirely un j rA DAKKnnHr4 tP der water along the course ot the and 24 KenubllCanStar-wnHoHver where the most serious vor Amendment to Ap- ireuk occurred. r-rnnrinrinn MpfldiirP Tho state mllltury deparimeut piopnauon measuie.. waB car!nB for 700 to 1000 pmm ' . . who were forced from their homeM WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. (Al')-r to the shelter of ients.. In Cotton llrirHrHlniT tho'wlHhes of PreMi- JMant.-a town .located on high dont Coolidge, the senato today ap- proved tho beginning of construe- tlon this year of throe uddltlonal scout cruisers, Tho vote wus 4'J to a7 The cruder proposal was In the form of u ciimmlttefl amendment to tho $320,000,000 annual naval up proprlation bill and would muko uvulluble $1,200,000 for the ships. ... iv niiiiuu-i u iiihiiuiiiuio. muui uti i'i republican leudors wuh rejected by th e houso ufter Prosidont Coolldgo hud niado clour his wishes thut fur ther new nuvul construction, under the auspices of the league of nu- tlons to bring about u new urma- ment conference. I'wcnty-fivo democrats ahd 24 republicans made up the 40 total for tho amondmeut while 18 repub Means, eight democruta, and tho one fnnuor-lahor member sup- ported the president. Sullivan Swims From Catalina , to the Mainland - LONG HKAt.'ir. flul.. Feb. 1 (AI) Henry l' Hullvun, of Lowell Muss., who conquered the EnKllab... chunnel, liut fulled in the recent Wrlgley oceun marathon to nego tiate ttie Han l'cdro channel from Santa Culnllnu, Island to Callt' ornla's mainland, doclnrod hero to- day he swum from a point near the Isthmus on tlio island to Point Vicento yifctcrduy after 23 hoyra ttn1 4S lllln,.a tho water, MO suid there were nine, witnesses to) Iho 20-odd mile swim. ' ' I Kulllvun, w ho wus being rubbed , down in u turklsh bath said his convoying bout developed motor trouble uftor he lunded and tho tutrlv wim iimihle In trtt hnek until '"' '. , 7. : I . I""' sent out by a Long Beuch nowe- paper accompanied tho MassaohU- setts swimmer. P. S. C. Ruling Is 1 Upheld by Court KAIJOVT, Ore., Feb. 1 (AP) Huilroud rules for transportation of ugrlciiiturul products within tho atulo of Oregon as fixed by tha puhltce service commlsAlon aro up held in mi opinion by Justice Hand, bunded down toduy by tho su preme court. The cuso was brought originally by the O. W. K. and N. . cotmmiiv anil oilier railroad com- ... , Illllllln UKUHIBl III" IUI.ItU WOIUU Oregon , Beta.ldo .mid vacate certain orders estab-. ' ll.l.liwp Inlriiulnli, rates for rail ,,-,. f flirm nroduct. I The case wus tried before . Judges Percy It. Kelly und I.. H. McMa hun, or Muriou counly, and from their decree Iho railroad compunles appeuleil, and supremo court ttf- firms tho lower court. , A WET DAY ON , funis?- " NKA, Cleveland llureuu ( Hie along tin Ohio river haven't lucked water m-cnlly. This plriuro mImiwh one of (ho princliwl strwts or I'omcntj, Ohio, during the lloods. 100,000 Acres in Arkansas Under Water; No Deaths Breaks in Levee Cause Floods in Woodruff, Prairie and Monroe . Counties. . ' . IjITTK UOCK, ' Ark., Feb. 1. (Al') Moro. than a hundred thousand :acres of land were under water, today as a result of levee breaks caused by floods In tho St. j" Francis district here, hut reports i of deaths n the stricken area wore; ground In the middle of the flooded district, . 000 , persons are being careu ior. yj . Fa nil lies Marooiictl .1 Thirteen families were marooned on n knoll of ground near Calhoun. Messages indicated that although they needed food, clothing and "'. x .......u. , ,;r U'-year-old . boy. UJIU , V.IOIII thrice reported drowned, not only wus ullve and well today but was luUded by LUtle Kock relief work nru fur th rAtmiin nt hlu vnnnirtir brother und baby sister. . . , ' ' ; , , ' .. jtory of IIcroiHm Uls mother had become ularmed when the waters begun to rise und loavlug her throe children In their home, went tu seek aid. , In tho I mountlmo,. the house becume flood-1 ed and Doyle carried hi" brother und sister to u bridgo ovor a stream which he had to cross to reach higher ground. Mldstreum, wad ing on the. rail of tho bridgo,' waist deep in water, he: could go no fur-v ther., For hours the hoy held the two younger children above wutec until they wore ' reached by 'ros- auors, In a roJvbouU . t'.-A .t , THREE TONES IN . BUSINESS SUITS Tailors' Association Gives Advance Information ' - on Men's Styles I'OHTLANIJ, Ore., Fob. 1.. (AP) Tiie Pacific Coast Morchuut Tailors'-ussociutiou huving shown Port- lund a- dar,llng display of -men's i , . "nory, semen uown to ousinosB ui htl. annual convention to- day lo tuIk 8hOD ttnd 1)Uin a yoar-fl activity. . Hesolutlons advocating n na tional advertising campaign to Im prove men's lusto In dress wore bo fore the convention today. Men's business .suits In ' threo tones wei-jQ forecast, for 192$r John Mtriitib. of Mocrumento. Cul.. nresi- dent of tho ussoclation gave tho ad- vunne Informutlon. Aa un example of this style a mun would have a cont of oxford gray, trousers of a lightor shade of pxford gray nnd a vest of un In-between shudo. " Kucctnclo HtyWs ritylos of spectacles to fit dif ferent occasions uro on display In i, ,hn i,ut f ,.. " .. ouUn.ornment For full dress the oclngonul rimless ions, with edges enameled In dark blue or black is proper; for office rims ot white or yellow gold: for spurt wear durk or two-toned rims, with glasses lightly timed; for library durk shell rims with straight tem ples, tho rims mulching tho Jucket. MAIN STREET 3 n EXODUS FROM INTERIOR OF CHINA GROWS Foreigners Fleeing Dan ; ger Zones in Increas- ,. ing Numbers americaITforces prepared to act Warships Standing by Off ' Coast Fourth Re?i. ment of Marines May Leave San Diego. ' Aklll.VGTOV, Fc-b. 1 (AJ-) Twelve linuidral marines now con. centrat.sl at dun Diego, Calif., will sail ror i.atim on titer Transport Chanmont on Feb., 3. Taking op quarters there on the departure ot , tlio detachment of three hundred ntaiinea wltldi luts been ordered to .Manila so as to be near If need ed In China. Tlie transport was . due to leavo Mare Island navy yard today for Hon Dlego. . WAHHINQTON,' Feb. 1. (API American refugees, Including many missionaries, are fleeing In increas- . Ing numbers from the danger zones 'of Interior China to the sea coast cities and United Htutea naval forces, are moving closer to the theater ofvur-to afford thorn any protection that might be needed. Admiral C. W. Williams, com mundor of the Asiatic fleet, has reported to the navy department thut muny ' American citizens act ing on the advice of America.. M. ister MucMurray ut Peking, have begu.it un evacuation -' of v interior Chinese prov'incea; : because of movements ' of Cantonese forces. wnne riniuignui ataputcnes report a, central onlsalonary exodus from alinol-.rTjr -n;ovlno under' na tionalist control due to anti-foreign agitation and hostile student mobs and soldiers. . iMounwhlle 'the American de stroyers NoaM and Stewart are en route from Chlngwantoa in North ern China to Shanghai for pos sible emergency use.' Marines Preparing -The fourth regiment of marines,' at full wur strength, also la pre paring for what appears to be an early departure from Ban Dlego for u far eastern ' destination. The regiment, which protably will sail within the next three days on' the transport Chaumont, will go either to some Chinese point or Guam. It will be In command ot Colonel Charles E. Hill. - Some of the cities from which the Americans are scurrying to places of safety are Chungking, Changsha, Sxechwan and Foochow. At Hankow and Nanking, Ameri can oonsuls have warned them to leave. Those In Amoy, Swatow and Canton have been concentrated at placos which could be evacuated on a -moment's notice. Many Missing The U. S. B. Monooucy, which Is standing by at Hseohwan during that city's exaountlon, has report ed through Admiral Williams that 104 Americans and 165 British are unaccounted for by American con sulur and naval authorities sock ing to send them out of tho In terior of China. Fifty-one Americans and 84 Brit ish havo loft Sxechwan, whllo 49 Americans and 170 British uro ex pected to arrive at Chungking, an olher evacuation center within 10 duys. Withdrawal of American, mis- (Continued on Pan Four.) EXPLOSION OF STILL CAUSES EUGENE BLAZE F.uaKNE. Oro.. Feb. 1 (AP) Tenants of a house at S08D Fif teenth avenue east left abruptly' lust night, when a still they were believed to-have bocn operating .exploded and set tho house on fire. . Leaving the kitchen burning, tlio leiiunts took to the road In their auto and though they wore held up ut u crossing by a freight train, they munuged to elude pollen and firemen who answered tho cali: of neighbors, i . Puinuges estimated at $400 was done before tho fireman could ex tinguish the fire. The kitchen whero tho explosion occurred, suf fered tho most. Two men, a woman and s child are suid by neighbors to havo oc cupied tho houso. They moved In a short time ego. Glass In tho window of tho bedroom was shat tered, and neighbors declare that tho woman jumped from a bed when Iho explosion occurred, seized I lie child from a. crib, and leaped through tho window. The tup ot the copper boiler ot tho slltl was blown off by the force of tho explosion. Several empty bottles, unused, wero found, laud ing to tha belief that the still was newly sot up. ,-