La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 21, 1927, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE (I CITY EDITION THE WEATHER OHKGON: Halna In weal; rains or Known In eaat portion tonlght-and Tuesday; normal temperature; freah und occaalonully strong south erly winds on the coast. - VOLUME XXV. MKMUUIt ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1927. ' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 168 EwMtra 4 PIONEERS ARE CALLED DURING WEEK Mis. Sam Brooks Dies at Imbler at Age of 81 Years FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW Mrs, Couch, Mrs. Ryder and Alex Cochran Oth er Ixmg-Time Residents to Pass. Grand it undo valley pioneers nro fast disappearing, four having passed to the Great Beyond within the lust few days. The oldest of the four and per haps t ho best known throughout the valley wus Mrs.- Mu;y Jane Hrooks, aged 81 yetirs, throe mouths und -1 days, who died tit Iter home near Imbler Suturtluy evening. Stic was tho wire of Ham Urooks known to practically every ono in Union county. Mrs. Hrooks was born October 29. 1845 in the state of West Vir ginia und hud made her home in Union county for the past 53 years. I'll item L Tomorrow 'Her funeral will be tomorrow morning at It o'clock at the Hum mervllle chapel, with Snodgrass and Zimmerman In charge. The Itev, Wr. K. lllcukney, of Walla Walla, Wash., u former pastor of the Suiumervllle church, will de liver the funeral sermon. Mrs. Minerva 13. Couch, a pio neer resident of Union counly. died at . Corvullis Thtirsduy. where sho hud been making her homo for the -past few years, at the age of 70 years, three months and 21 days. Mrs. Couch was born in the stale of Missouri Oct. 27. 1X58 and for many years she und her husband made their homo on a farm near radd Canyon. Several years uko her husband died and bIio moved to La Grande, living here until a few years ago when sheWvcnt to Cor vallis. , -Heiv rolnainK, -(ccompaniod-v.by her son. Itoy Couch, arrived In Ld Grande (his morning und the .fun eral will bo helil here tomorrow morning at 1 o -o'clock from -the Snodgrass and Zimmerman chapel, with the Itev. C. W. Hond the min ister In charge. Mrs. Ryder Passes Mrs. Ryder a pioneer of the Kl- (Contlntted on Pser Five) TWO PORTLAND BOYS HELD -BY LOCAL POLICE Two I'orlluml boy. 15 years of nm who decided lo run away rroin home. Saturday, got u far as l.a Cninde before Ihey tti'rn tuken by I hi- police laic last nlghl. I.e Hoy rhnilwicU. one of the two. declared Hint lie left home ticcnuse he wanted lo experience a thrill. When asked liy l'otlec t.Miler flint Hiiynes If lie "not a thrill" he replied 111 the nriiriuu tlve. Melvlll llansroiii. the other, wanted lo arc what Western Ore gon was Hue, he said. When (Uicried us to how ho lilted this section or the slate hi' replied: "N's all righl, hut I here Is nothing here." Ilotll latin enjoyed tln lr morning meal In the police station this morning while arrangement were being made to return theni lo J'ortland. A BLANK DISPLAY WINDOW The iiiorchiuil who lias an empty, blank und imhilenMliiir More window diM'sn'l sutwl In cell I nic yon to "window nliop In front of his pluccof IhioIik'ss. If he puis In a neat, attractive, and hitercMlng window dUpho'. you limy notice Hie el in ma mid rlk n tin nee. If lie (tint hint's to hnvo iiltmctlve window, you gel hi Hit habit of looking In u you puvs his .store withers no tice I lie tv I ii low u ml gniflually n following ! built m that' Is profitable to both merchant mill piiKslns customer. . The mercliant's "window" iIN plny In The Observer hi ad vertising inessaKc Is xubject lo the siime reactions. If It Is un nttrarlhc, unlnlercMlng. "emp ty" of Information or hnliirv ileus, jiiii give U little more Hum a Kin lie. Kilt when It I Inter fstiuir. Inviting mid very evi dently wrillrn wiih your bcncHi hi mind then you natch for It. "Itm-k In." rczu.nrly. Hundred or others do llkcule and a fol lowing for Hint merchant's ml Is regularly crrnUNl pnMlble to lilm ami bis muling customer. Ills "window" display In The 4ljcrver swii every day by many times nn many fNiiplC'iis can be reacltctl any other way Inexpensively. tiprer Ail vert Isliur - A VercbaiMUriuc 8errloe La Grande Girls Again Champions of Eastern Oregon Sextet Trims Union 18 to 14 Tigers Wallop Wal lowa Team 28 to ' 18, with Ease. Altliough Hetty Cochran was un able to pluy und Lena Campbell wua in tlte game only one half, J.a Grande girls basketball team won an undisputed championship of Kant. tii Oregon hero Huturday night by defeating Union's sextet H to 18 in u rough, hurd-fought contest. . , Tho Ia Grande, glrla took an early lead, the first quarter ending 7 to 4 In their favor but In the sec ond period, the visitors staged u rally that run the score 10 to 7 at half time, the Tigresses fulling to score. In the second half, with Camp hell In the lineup, l.a Grande took a new lease on life and tit th'i beginning of tho fourth quarter the score was even ut 12 all. In the last quarter Cumpoell cored six points while the Union for. wards were held to a single basket. The La Grande team us a whole played excellent ball, and It was necessary to whip the Unlonites : who were almost on a par with the local sextet. Ann Stange, runni running i star of i rk beintr center, was probably, the the evening, her floor .work being especially strong, licrtha Itantx, jumping center, aided her rnater- . iully on both the offence und dc- , reuse, i.ols Nelson unu Aiarjone Heynolds hud their - hands full guarding the diminutive Union for wards, hut held them many times from scoring. In the first half Courtney und Gragg, forwards, showed up well. Campbell's bus ket shooting was tho feature) of (he last half. This Is the second straight cham pionship for the local girls. Wallowa Takes lead In the boys game Wallowa took an early lead, holding the Tigers to one basket an overhand field goal by Zundel w.hlle the visitors scored seven points. From then on. however it was un entirely dlf- ferent story. Ia Grande s famous team work was brought Into play und Newlln. ZundH, l.ymun und Hanks ripped through tho Wallowa defense time und again to score IS pointa' lif tMt second vUftd third quarters. In the same periods Wal lowa failed to make a field goal, connecting with two free throws, and leaving the. score at the be ginning of the last quurter: l.a Grande 2U, Wallowa if. ' In the final frame the Tigers eased up and Wallowa scored y points while the home hum was gathering 8. Wallowa's final bas ket was not shot until the referee's whistle had sounded, although it hud h ft the pluyer'a hands in time to make It legal. .- ; As u. result of Saturday's gumo, La Grande's chances fur a cham pionship seem bright. Willi the tournament beginning al Union Thursday urternoon. the Tigers seem almost buck into their stride. Ib rry. Injured guard, was able to pluy part of the game and was a factor In holding down Wallowa's score. Zundel was high point man with II and Uyman followed with four field baskets. Summary Wallowa ( IS) Moyd (7) .luhnslon (F)... CrawTord CI).. Posey Sarrett (3) IS) l,a.(Irandi; (it) Vewlln ... (I U Kundul l.ymun Slalcup (4) Hanks Ktoddard Berry Mc.'orkle (iiui'lers 1 2 3 7 I I ....2 4 1 4 9 IS S 28 Wutlowu -. Grande - lu fi rce: Jlininy liosenbuiim. Observe Rotary Anniversary at Noon Luncheon l.u Grande llolnrlans today ob served I lie unnlvcrsary of the founding of Itolary. which began In' America on l'VI. 21. 195. Since then the organization has spread to nix- continents and S hatlin.s. Six local llolnrlans rcprcsintcil Hie various continents as follows: i North America. Charles Illngncr; South America, i nnse no.uiuu knmp: Europe. I.ce llouvy; Asia. Walter Guild: Australia and New y.i..ilnd Krank I'hy: Africa. Aud- laylc- I'hy was ununie io Illtend but the otln-rs told growth of I otary in the continent asnlgncd lo them. Washington Club Plans Program The Wellington club of Ihe t:plunal church lien-, will have a .pcclHl progiani In honor of lla nainesli-" birthday nnnlveriary toiitorrmv evening at llonnn hail. Ilr. W. It. Irnvls. of Whitman college, will l.n the speuker anl his -aiiblcct will be on GeoiR Washington, for which therein!, is nuined. In addition to lr. Iwvis" talk there will be other Interesting features. BOMBING I Vuirt 'V ; TZifi ' E Karl Mayberrv. slimvn III Hie upiicr iiliolo. iiqh arrosKtl nrter u ilynanille hiMnb planted .tintler in lied In Ills family's home at I'lltsliuru, Kansas, killed the two MaylieiT.v children (iHdim) anil serluu.sly Injureil Iih. .MaylM'rry. Florence, 1 1, .ami itohert Karl. (I. met Install! ctealli when the boiuh went lil'l' Mayherry had sued for a divorce. u ciytiamtie immhi plumed under MINISTERS FAVOR TRAINING SCHOOL ! Association , VotpS . tn Es- tablish Institution in ; La Grande j The )ai Grande .Mln'sterlal ns-1 soclnilnn voted to estilbllsli a' r-;-. ligiutiK leadership training school : I n I m ( i ra nde as d iscnrs"d at a mef'lfnv cf representatives from I he various ehurches last weelc. this morning when a meeting wtw: held at the Klrst Itapllst church. I A bo it il of admin 1st i n! on, con- , , slsl'n r or n body 'officially dei-j cateil by the churches of the city, will govern the school, Ihe flr.-'t meeting of the board lo he called' by the lt v. G. A. l'oliird. presi-, d nl. of Ihe miuisteiiiil uhoc alien, who will preside until the , board, can be oigi.nled. j Committee lteporls The religion cunvusslng com mittee reported that the eanvusx .s now u nd r-r way with u'l of th!, canvas.ung ten ins at work. I Mans' are to complete the canvass this week. ! Hellions jpi oi ' h in t he vu 'i nns chin flu s of tint city were it bout- as UNiial yesterday, with fairly lane at tn dances. l. i;. t'li ii rth Proguini I A musical program at the Meth odist. KplM'opul church last eve ning attracted a large audience, llecause of the HlneaH of Hherwoodl Willliiius, one of the soloists, sev-' eral substit utions . In t he prugrain were nrcefsary., ' A tn-etlng of the Itelbf suelet.y or the Latter lay Saints' churc'i lust evening, when Mrs. L. L. louglns lalUed on "The Kmolton-! al I'roblems of Childhood," was ' well attended. I The It.-v. Melvin Jacobs, of Wii!- ia vuiia, iiKii., was spcutter ai the l-'irst I'reybyleilan church, whii-h f yet without u minister, in the morning. y Announces J 'nigra in. The Itev. G. A. J'ollurd im nmuiced a program of unusual In terest for the I tap 1 1st church next Sunday when Dr. . Kloyd Curr, a representative ofthe Itapllst board of iniAdoii),, and Dr. M. I). Dii bank, formerly u medical in Iks! on -ury (o China, will speak. I )r. Carr will " speak durtn-f i he morning servhn s und w ill address n . group of church people ut a dinner meeting ut 4 o'clock. Dr. Doha ok will Npcuk Ir. the ('ve iling. Services at the Central Church of Chrlnt were very well attended, the junior church having on attend """'"",-" ,,:, , ! ' Iom(iwtr ; ; y y moncttu to the children. The Junior and Intermediate Christian ivndenvor societies also hud unusually large attuiidiinces. Urges Signing of Farm Relief Bill WASH I NfiTON, K b. ' I (API. PhttM to Prenldenl Cuolldgc lo sign the Mc.Sury-lluugen farm re lief bill wen.-- cool In iHd today. Senut'ir Koblnson, republican, ii niHiia. telling the- pnstdent that such action would be exceedingly popului' Minong IndUinu farmei s. Senator Koblnson suld the presi dent, although attentive, gave no indication as to his action. 1i ft 1 ttitimLmmmmimmmmm3mA COMMERCIAL BODY ELECTS 12 DIRECTORS Chamber pff icers to Meet Tonight and Elect a New President ANNUAL BANQUET TO BE MARCH 1 Results of Election Will Be Announced at For um Luncheon Tomor row at Noon. The ntA- board of directors of Ihe I'nlon cotinty chamber of com-i merce for li27-2S Includes 1 It. Appleby. George 8. Hlrnte, Hugli K. Hrady, H. K. Coolldge, H. K. Dixon. Itohert S. Mukln, G. I. Lurison. J. T. Longfellow, Dr. )t. V, Murphy. ; W. C. Perkins, Dr. W. T, Pliy, and Kimcr Stoddard, the result of the election which closed Saturday evening at five o'clock, ufter which tho election committee met und counted tho votes. One hundred and seventy-four votes were cast, with H. K. Coo lldge, for ubout the flflh consecu tive time, receiving the lurgest number of votes. Klcct Tonight ' ,Tho new board of directors will meet this evening at 0:10 o'clock for dinner ut the Sommcr hotel when officers will be elected and progrum of work will be udoptud to be recommended lo the cham ber of commerce, members. Dr. W. It. Davis, of Whitman college, will ho the speaker at tho regulur forum luncheon of tho commerce chamber tomorrow noon ut the Sommer hotel, using bs his subject "George Washing ton." Iteports regarding the nnnuul meeting to be held March 1 will be given. Tickets for the bane.uet and meeting at thut time uro now on sale at the chamber of com merce office, and members are ! urged to buy early us tho number of tiekuts is limit 1, I The meeting will be held In thb Methodist Kplseopal churclr base- j incut. ' I Lumbermen of 2 i States Meet at 1 GrrV !Sd,tUrd3,V v J The monthly meeting of lum-h'Tt-men of I'Justern Oregon and Southern Idaho was held al Perry .Saturday, wll h 2)i representatives of lumbering eompanh-a of (ho two states guests of the Grande. Konde Lumber company. Klmer Stoddard presided. The chief discussion was on "Planing Mill Practices" was led by W. A. Martin, western rep resentative of the H., A. Woods Machinery company. Jlla remurks. practical In the extreme, were 're ported us very Interesting und helpful. ' Tho next, mrctlng will be held In l.a Uraiule )u March with tho Howman-lilekff Lumber company as host. f Grangers Observe "Brother's Day' Although the altdida nee was Rot unilKiuiMy hirg because of theb.nl roads al this time of the year, Pt pei nuns wi-re present Saturday for the regular meeting of the lllu Mountain Orange. The regular giunge hck;ii took up the morning, a'ud ut noon din ner, of which wetm rs and sum -Kraut was the main fetilurc, served by the nn-n of the grang. , the day being "Urol hers day." In the afternoon the men fur nished un Interesting program. As an answer lo roll cull eneh member wus ,usl;ed t which tln-y would' have, one of Ib nry l-'ord'it food hi we il its. or ham and egs, divided opinions being given. II. O. Avery talked on the agri culture outlook, crops and lines of livestock, us predicted by the bi rfuii of economies at Washington, 1). f, and modirtfutlons of the recommendations as given by the Oregon Agricultural college. A boys nuitet sang a number and Kermit Hugatti and Cleland Wullslnger played tin instrumen tal duet. H. T. Itallle gave a gen eral talk on Ihe ugrh-ulturul situ ation. Eagles Planning Tuesday Program The la Orande aerie No. 2T'J. K. i O. J0 hits urruligeij fur u Washlng f ton's birthday program tomorrow , night, beginning ul K o'clock. In eluding singing, speaking and scv- ieriil special numbers 'and to be followed by dancing. The chamber of commerce quar tet and several solo singers will ap pear on the program. Robert A. Heethcrr. representative of the na tional department of K. O. K., will deliver the uiuin address. Joe Pupill Is Fined $1,000 by Judge Knowles Charles -; O'Hara Pleads Not Guilty to Charge of First Degree Murder Today. Jug Vulilll. found itullty last week by a circuit rutin Jury of as sault with a uaiiKcruUH weapon, wni fined tlUOO tliia tniirnliiK at 10 u'olock by JuiIro J. v. Knowloa. I'liplll paid tiio flue, which oiiualled the auiuunt of bonda he hull deposited with the court. The circuit court finished the caae of Crualand vh. Sloan Junt be fore o'clock thlu afieruuun and tho lry retired to Its chambers shortly nfterwarcla. Tho noxt caae uu the dooket la Foley vs. Krlnwold, a civil suit. Charles O'llara. charged with the murder of Krank Sturm, plead ed nut BUllty In circuit court tills morulin;. Time for his trial has not yet been set. SHEEP MEN WILL MEET WEDNESDAY Union County Wool Growers Hear Sproat , ... and Lindgren A meeting of the sheepmen . of llilon county will bo hold hero WedlicKduy for the purpose of dis cussing tho sheep und wool situa tion und probubly the organlxatlnn of a pcrninnenl association or the. rungo sheep owners of Union county. H. A. l.llldgren. extension live stock specialist, from tho Oregon Agricultural college will attend tho meeting here and will bo one of tho three speakers brought hern especially for tho meeting. Tho others uro Hugh Sproat, secretary of the Oregon Wool O row era' as sociation, and probably the best posted man on sheep growing con ditions In Oregon at tho present time, and K 1. Ludwlck, of tho Puclfio Cooperative Wool Growers usspt,Atlnn. irM' ' Sproat to KMVik' ' Hproat will speak uL 1:10 o'clock in the nfteriioon his subject being "Tin. Kheep and Wool Hit nation." At two o'clock Umlgrcn will talk on "h'lock Manugcmcftit and llock hnprovenwMii." and ut three o'clock Luilwtcli will glvo u wool grudlng dciiMinstrullon. . S. Miller, of Union, one of Iho biding sheep ownersln the county, will act us' general chairman of tho afternoon meeting, and ho and "There were those wno icarca olherM will had In the general dls- .dissatisfaction of Iho workmen' cusslon of Blutep problems in this compensation luw. It has not boon" counly. I weakenodMu any way. AL (i:3u o'clock In the. evciilug a' "The things thought Imporliint meeting of range flock owners Is scheduled the muetlng to begin with a banciuct at the Sommer hotel. Plans are for the organiza tion of a range sheep owners as sociation during tho meeting. iiii to Prushln In additlon to the other speak ers the range sheepmen have in vited one or two wool buyers, a forest service represenlutlve, und representatives from the local banks to attend tho banquet und It. J. Green will bn lousl master I and ge neral chairman of the even- Ing session. Daugherty-Miller Trial Is Halted I'lIIHCItAI. conn'. New York, Keb. 21 (Al') heath of a juror's son has halted the Duugherly-.MIl-ler trial. Italy Turns Down Coolidge's Plan ItOMK. I'eb. HI (AP). Unly has rejected PreHldenl Coolldge'.) proposal for a conference to limit smullcr typts of naval vessels, IL was offlclitlly announced tonight. Snow, Sleet and Wind Storm in Atlantic States Causes 17 Deats and Millions of Property Loss Ni:V VOKK. Keb. (AP) Seveniuen deaths and mllliuns of do) la rs I n property da ma ge were caused by a snow, sleet and wind ul orrn that had abated today after raging in the mirth and middle Al ia n lie coast slates for 18 hours. J'rorn Maine to lelu ware buy, mountainous seas tossed ships about like match boxen, shattered dwellings and swept away piers and board wallfH. High tides carried waters hundreds of feet inshore. Snow fell to a depth of two feet In some places while the temperature dropped to 10 detcrees below zero. The storm took its heaviest death loll off I'rovliicetowii, Mass.. where eight coaMt KuardKtiicii l"t their lives when putnd bout 238 was tossed ashore. - The boat's entire crew wus lost as two destroyers vainly rushed to rescue them, ' Other Heath Other deaths attributed to the storm included five In Pittsburg, two In HiiHton. one at South Am boy, X. J., and tho second officer of n barge off Ambrose Lightship, side New York harbor. out - LEGISLATURE WEARING CLOSING TIME Speaker Carkin Expects Adjournment Within Next Few Days TITHING BILL IS BEFORE SENATORS ' UppOnentS iTedlCt ' that Governor Patterson's measure win Meetwitn Defeat STATU HOI-SB, 8A1.KM. Ore.. Keb. 21 (AV) Oovornor I. i Tat. terson's so-called tithing bill, which Imposes a levy of flvo per cent on funds of state. ' departments and commissions for this year and 2Vi per cent for next year, as a ninns of tiding tlte state over a deficit, was before the acnuto this after noon on third reading. Opponents of the bll f predicted tho mcasuro would bo defeated. . . -Kenulori-Bulley and others had ready for introduction a, tobacco, lux hill similar to tho measure passed by tho VJ2G session, ex cept that It Includes cigars. Tho 1925 mcasuro was defeated at a referendum, i. ' In the houso today tho reforcsta- Don-bill of Kcprosontutlvo Jamca Mott, of Astoria, was undor de bate, Tho discussion was still In progress when tho housu adjourn od at noon, , ' ? ' f , Adjournment N'tmr - r ftiiiiMliKP Parkin, of llwi linuxn tn review of tho accomplishments 'Of th session today said tho legla- laturo should bo In a position to adjourn tomorrow or Wednesday .unless the tithing bill caused pro tracted discussion or Its defeat should make necessary other Ifcgis latlon In lbs stead. - w en safniv ...v that the work i .7 . : , - .. . ; . accomplished In tho first 40 days nf ttm aUMlnn had nnt hnon hurt" commented Carkin. "Wo havo dona .' nB Lean detachments under TY WU" .T"" tottr T .u" ih iiitii ihninrht ;n.ioesarv and .. . . .. 1u('l"cn1me,;l" ,)'"u,l!1 for moro thun scvon miles south ut mo inings inougnt nuccssary ana .Lisuienu41t Culonel, J... J. . Meailoi,.,,,. p..- iirldims north. : n itiie, nnt tnif rivr mnmn ih nM ha ... ,.,'.. A grants mssi Ainaves HOTtir ,ox Was rumored ZZ", not bo of benefit to tho pcoplo of iho- state, "utM' somcuung "Many fcurcd lliut would ho put over on tho pcoplo In th(. way of Irrigation . legislation. Huch libs hoi been done. On tho other hand, conservallvo trrlga- - Hon legislation that should bo of Seneral benefit has been enacted. have been passed. Tho things that people of tho stato feared might- huppen havo not happened ,r lralscH Snalo Speaker Cftrkln pointed out that the senate-hud taken care of tho house program. In nit excellent manner. Thern arc but 34 houso bills yet to be acted upon by tho senate,, ho said. nate,, no SJItU. " The speaker polnled out that tho Income tux legislation providing for reassessment, of values tho lrrl- ffU,'on "'. ,,mJ tllfi hoovcr ' iiiujwi mti a uituuiuu. Government Wins AntimTvitflt (1f1M ( . - .f WAHHIN.'ITON, Pell. 21 (Al) The government won In Iho su - premc court today In Its prosecu tion of the Trenton and1 22 other pottery comuunles under tho Hhcr- I inun untl-trust law. WAHIIINOTON. Keb. 21 (AP). llallroad valuation methods of.ytuten Is alleged to have written the Interstate commerce commit-' to Ajslstant United States District slon, for rate making purposes Attorney Stearns., This letter was wore susialned in effect loduy by the supreme court . (Continued on Page Five) New Jersey beaeh resorts were hit hard. Krom Anbury Park to Capo May high tides and great waves caused extensive, damage to boats, board walks, ships, cottages and other structures. At Atlantic city, a I 'Ml foot section of Its fa mous board walk was lifted by a wave and deposited on Iho lop of a building. Shipping Hamagcd ; . Many small era ft' und some larger ones were thrown on reefs, bars and beaches along the entire count line. Waves at Ume4 reached a height of 50 fuet. Tho five masted schooner Naiiey was driven high On the beach at Nanlaskct. Muss., while hor crew was rescued by volunteers hi boats, CoastwlMc shipping was practic ally suspended. Ocean vessels were delayed 12 to 'l hours by the storm which extended far out to sea. The tide In New York harbor wus the highest In 20 years. Damage, estimated at hundreds of thousands 1 of dollars was done to piers. 1 The battle for life of the eight U. S. Position in Nicaragua Made Stronger Today Additional Marines Land American Forces Oc cupy Hill Controlling Nation's Capital. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. (AH) The American government's de termination to take a firmer hold' on the situation In Nicaragua Is becoming hourly more appurent. Without officially acknowledging any intention to lutorfero directly bfltwpAn llm entitniiflliti? NMeiiriiirtin n ' factions, the state und navy depui l- menta have ugreed upon a line of ilu,!,td.ur lir.!!:cif."e,i: to the Sacusa troops seeking to overthrow the American-recognized government of President Uiuz. Not only huve American murines and bluejuckets Oiken over con- trol of the vltul national rallwuy Kail ami highway traffic wus vlr--from Manuffuu, the capital, to Cor- tuully ut u standstill and wire com Into, but the Amerlcnn legation muulcutlon seriously crippled In' guard at Managua hus been moved some parts of Western Oregon to-' from barruks In town to Lomu, the duy, the result of torrential rains hill fort which domlnutes tho olty. durfm; the lust 30 hours. , . , t'ontrolH City j The Southern Pitclflc office hej-e In previous Nlcuraguun civil reported this morning that alt. their wars, possession of this fort has wires were out south of Rosebiirfr cnrrled with It control of the capl-.,,nU tal. ! The official explanation of the movement'of'the' mhrlnes frdm hur ' racks opposlto the prosldeutlul pal ace to tho Lomtt Is that it was "In order to afford better protection to foreign lives and property." The .Managua command consists 'of 18 officers and 141 men, and 800 additional murines und blue Jaukots lunded yesterday are either patroll- lug the rullroad or occupying the two lurgest towns on tho line, Chlnun-Uegu und Leon. lun NniscnlM All these measures havo been taken with the full consent and up- provul of Prosldont Diaa." said a 't- stato dopartinent uiinounoeniont, m iiiuii nuuou ifiiii. ihv iiuinviiiiiuiuB were janaea aua reuunea ineir des tinations "without incident." The force stationed at Chlnun- dega under command of Command- ,Iltedi wlth highway and. rail truf er C. M. Austin, la charged Willi flo llt tt 8tandstlll and nearly' . T". . . T " . " ' . .i.umiio lo 1,0011. it consiuis 01 i l off0()1.Hi sj70 bluejackets and HOO . 7 uunnitim Ul 6U Ollicum, tia suitors ?"d.rS6 m ''--T'hl? (r "protection" of the railroad 1rov? Leo,n1'lo1!Bn'lu.'and I1" 0f im original force composing the legation guard at Managua has been ussigned to this detachmont. ACCUSES STATEN OF MISSTATEMENT District Attorney McGil- christ Files Affidavits in Portland ' PORTLAND, Ore., Keb. 21. (AP) -Another chapter In the after math of the trial of three state pro hibition agents bore a year ago do in.MiMMi uHtMt ituio jreui H - veloped today when Assistant United mates District Atturnoy Mo Gllohrlst filed affidavits In which ho sought to show that James W. Htutcn, confessed bootlegger, hud mude conflicting statements re garding hlB part In u local lluuor ring. The affiduvlts wore In unswor to statements made In. a confesHicin while In federal court two weeks ingo by Ktutcn, In whh'h ho charged that former prohibition director, 1 lJr. J. A. Mnvllle, and his. legal 'advisor Attorney Krank Mitchell, had been Involved in a liquor ring. Charges that Arthur ChrlstensDii, Robert und A. C. Smith, brothers, and Claude Hart, a local grocor, re ceived $.r,o0 for lliitiur from local bootleggers that never was deliver ed were made In u letter which coast guardsmen off Provlneetown was fought In a 75 mile an hour gule. IJ linker lights from their frail craft told their tale to per sons ashoro who were powerless to aid them. The storm destroyed the last hope for the rescue of Lieutenants Wfllard J. Harris and William A. C!ray, army aviators, who were lost Thursday In a fog off the Now Jersey coast. I.InO ;nll Monies Al Staton Ixland the high title carried the waters three quarters oT a tulle Inland anil drove ir00 from their homes. Damage there was estimated at a million dollars. About 200 famtltcH were rescued from their dwellings. Sleet and slush caused many traffic accidents In Manhatlun. Three men aboard tho tug WcmL Point, which went aground near Atlantic t'liy wero rescued by coast guards by means of a breeches buoy. Twenty blocks of Atlantic City were under water, which at places reached a depth of three feet. m OREGON IN GRIP OF FLOOD TODAY Cottage Grove and Grants Pass Almost Isolated ' . by Rising Waters ALL WIRES DOWN i ROSEBURG SOUTH Train Service Disrupted Bridge Washed Out at Tolo and Tracks Covered for Miles. ; I'OKTLAND, Ore., Feb. 2ll (AP)- ln, no trains were operutlpg south of that point because of flood conditions. . l. t lllvcrs Klsiug . C The Hogue. Appleguto und 1111- nuts rivers wero ut their highest stage in 25 years und still rising iwhen the lutest uvatluble Inforrnu- ; tlon came in lute last night. Southern Pacific bridge ut Tolo whh wushed out and the trucks were covered with water foj ; soverut miles. l Cot la go Orovo was pruotlcally .ijv surrounded by flood waters lust-,, night and the How river, eiisUof V Cottago drove, had overflowed Its banks. The cpust fork of the WlV- ' iumetto river which flows through c'ottuire Orovo was throatenlnir t.. OV81flow. A large section of tho west side WAS flooded when Bilk creek left its banks. t ...V.- Grunts Pjihs Isulatecl ' ' p flninlu. 1iium wiim' vlrtiiiillv Wo. wi aown. i no. western union had one wire into the town from . Han Krunclsco. The Pacific high- - town wnrfl Xaa'wrrepVted throntened and several Travel over the Redwood hlgh- way beyond Kerby, 30 miles from nrntu pu. ir-..u .tnnnaii WhAn MV: G runts Puss was stopped when sev eral bridges were endangered. Un confirmed roports said the Illinois ; river bridge und the Rough ; and ' ! Ready bridge on the Redwood r ; highway had been destroyed. A' county bridge over the Appleg&te ' 'river went out yesterday afternoon. , A log jam above the new Call- ,-' fornla, und Oregon coast .railroad v brldgo was dynamited to save the bridge after part of the trestle worfcv.: had been washed out. Another un confirmed report said that trestle ( work on tho new Pacific highway 1 j bridge at Gold Hill had been de- .-' I! stroyed. Train Held at Hcdford ; :-. ' Southern Pacific train 'No. 13 ., which left Portland Saturday for Han Kranclsco was being held at Med ford this morning unable to : . lb.r rttrArtlnii mve ln ",er dl;t,T No. 63 which left here at 1 a. m. today, was stopped at Eugene. The Shasta Limited In two sections, which was due hero from the south at 10:30 last night, was delayed Indefinitely ul Ashland. Two other trains -which were to have left Portland for the south this morning also wore held up. ' A big log raft broke Us moor-; . Ings In the upper harbor In Port- "' laud early today and swept down stream to the Hawthorne bridge ' v where It broke up. The big toga t menaced small cruft In the harbor for u time. :.. ; (Continued on Page 6) s FIRST WHITE r CHILD IN U. S. SWEDISH .BOY CHICAGO. Feb. St. CAP) Con ning old Viking sages. Dr. D. John-, sou, president nf the American Sons and Daughters of Sweden, says he has found records that the first American white child was of Scandinavian origin and waa born somewhere in New Knglnnd nearly nix hundred years before Columbus diseovered America. The boy was named Snorrl. and was the sun or Thorfln and (lodrld ' k"iiflMtfrii Mil Id I tp. .Inhmiiin for uier professor of history uL. the University of Pennsylvania ami author of several books op tho' Swedish in America., ' Judge Lindsey Is Denied Rehearing DKNVKll, Colo., Feb. 21 (AP) T1ii iiieu nf .In rive Unit H. 1lnil-- j sey, founder of the Denvor juvenilb 1 court, for a rehearing of tho de cision ousting him from his posi tion was denied by the supremo 'court today. Wudgu Lindsey 'con tended he had not been given a chance to present his case prop erty and asked that tho supremo 'court reconsider Us recent .decision I holding him not elected to the of fice ho had been holding becausti of vntlnir irregularities hi Ono ore I clnct, ; v . .