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EASTERN OREGON'S I LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE b&tmtx C I T Y EDITION THE WEATHER OKKGON: Ruin tonight an4 Thursday. "Warmer In cast por tion tonight. Moderate temperature. Htrong southerly winds with occa sional galea on the coast, : ; I VOLUME XXV. NUMBER 205 MGMBKR ASSOCIATED PRESS I A GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LAST LOG IS I HANDLED BY j i PERRY HE i Grande Rondo Lumber Co. to Begin Moving Plant Immediately I MEDICAL SPRINGS J WORK PROGRESSING tn l. j xt... h,t;'ii Completed 90 Days Required to Transfer and Place Big Units.', After some 37 years of continu al ous operation lit -Pcriy, On., .the U Urnndc Hondo l.umher company $ sawed its Ififlt log on Monduy of this week and preparations arc- ur idor way to transfer the sawmill to Medical Springs. : ' Willi the change, the town i.f Terry, which waa llterully liuilde-1 by tliu lumber company, will lose l-hc major part nf ItH population and. will become but n smnlr. vil lage. On the other hanil. what has been ' a hamlet at Medicil Springs will blossom Into a full flcilgcd .town with probably a pop ulation of GOO to 760 and sure of manv years, of prosperity with the- knowledge that the ' mill will bo busy for a long period cutting out the. timber In the surrounding vicinity..-'. (inning of Last l.oj The sowing of the last log at ? Terry. Monday Is regarded as als- 2 . .. l.An It 11I1ICHI1I III IIIUI.' .H H)( jutiu urn.. - is the-beginning of Ilia end of a quarter of a century of activity nt Terry of the Sloddnrds, who tool; over the Grande Honda l.umlvr company In J902 from Smith and Stanley., its founders. It also removes the mill from four miles to nearer 30 miles from La. Grande and. It is said, unless a highway is -completed this year lii.lweell Medical Springs nd Tel- ocsset or l'nlon, It will .mean thoj loss of a considerable amount of business here. Halter and Union nMinii... Iiimi now in a race lo aon which- will driiw Wu tniiM?,-'1; from the. mill workers in the Med ical Springs territory and what the outcome of the friendly eonto-t will be remains to be seen. The urranKlng of adequate transporta tion rinillli"s to Mi'dlcal Hpiings is riKiirdcd as the biff factor In tin contest. 90 Kays Needed. ArronllnK to Uarl Sloddard. of the luTnbcrcompany. the sawmill and powirr plant will be removed lo the new site In the Hear future, nlthniish II will tulie appro.imale Iv !HI days to complete the trans fer and ' establishment of those units. . The shipping department will remain at I'eny until the 'slock oil hand is disposed of. . At. Me'lleiil Kpr'nits construction' of the new mill Is gulps," forward rapidly. foliages are practically f'r.lshed and the frainewoiit of the plant Is completed. FREAK LAMBS REPORTED AT TUTTLE RANCH l.MHl.Klt. April 6. (Special) Two freak lambs were born at the Cap Tuttle ranch. It is reported. The story Is' that one had a monkey face with only one eye in the mid dle of its forehead, and the other was a full grown lamb with u heart on each end ot the body. Another ewe hud' one normul lamb and Just one' leg of another. The leg was full sized and was well developed despite its lack of a body, one theory is that the kg was uUuchert lo the body ot the lamb before birth. . MKUKOIll). Ore., Apr. C. (AI'l Krank M. C!ei-dcs. local business man for 20 year.i, died last nUht following nn appendix operation Kriday, He was a former resident of Astoria. YOUR STORE PREFERENCE You tmcle nt sonic stores moi-c tliuu you do nt oilier nWlhur )nillur llnis of nirn'huiHliw. Vou have 1mcoiimi nuulntl. In 'hHoum wuy.s. Willi store ((uiilltles u n d the 1 1 1 1 1 up you like best unxnit vermin stnrt's tin ftMM I hie for your trading more thert liiun rlsowlwre. ' The rcasoiif you have (r Ilk ins tlniM favoHtf Motvn arc reu mn that can bImi inakc other leoplo like tlM-ni Sis favorite ttores. No one reMllxeft thin nnt tvr tluin Ik Mow i'wprtelors, ami It Im only natural thut ihey nould constantly wMk lo jjireent thofe rea.xonx III uu Ittterestlux way io all proeetive Mistoni mm In thin territory II in Ut niricam iiiut thty u-h The oii M'rver'tt advertiwliut eolumns ai the mowt effeellve and niont ceo nomleul metliod available. . Obrjerrer Adrcrtlsln Nutrition Meet Attracts Many; Miss Case Here Sessions Held Both at Cove and in La Grande P.-T. ; Associations in " Role of Sponsor. Kach of the four I.a Grande parent-teacher associations were represented yosterduy ut the nu trition meeting conducted by Miss l-ucy A. Case, Oregon Agricul turul college extension specialist. at Lane chapel here. . During the morning Miss Uw talked uhout how and what to cut for health. At noon a potlucl; lunchcou was enjoyed when the touchers from the various schools joined the assembly. After lunch, until 8:3 o'clock Mies Cuse gave on Instructive lec ture, explaining the functioning of the various organs of the system and demonstrated vurious heulrh exercises. ' ' " t ' To llctiii'ii i-nler. Miss Cuse will return lo Vnion county the last f April and the first of May. when she will con duct a second class lit nutrition. Thu meeting ut La Grande will be May 4, when she will demonstrate to those present how to make .3 different kinds of sulad. Officers for the 'nutrition courso were elected yesterday. Mrs. C. I' Mcpherson being chosen president, and Mrs. Spencer llutvh secretary. a atti:ni vow. mkkt CO V 13, Apr. 0 ( Kpecia 1 ) .-t-MIps Lucy A. Case, of thn. Oregon .Ag ricultural college extension serv ice, vtsfled Cove Safurduy. and conducted a class in diet and nu trition. Nearly 30 women were in attendance. - . The morning -was given ovt-r to a discussion of food values. A pot luck lunch wns served at noon and In the afternoon Miss Cnse gave an UUistruted lecture on nu-t.-ttinn 1011111? psnpcliiltv of the proper selection, of footis, hup also loiu or ihr uuuncm jun.v3 that aid digestion. Miss Case is holding a series of four lectures In 1,'nioii county, the next of the series to talie place April 29, 30, May 2 and 3. Thos" attending tin? class here : Mrs. W, A. McNeill, Mrs- (. Milrd, Mrs. J. .Ji. Alice. Trlppoer, Mrs. Jloy Baker. Mrs. T. C. Hefty, Mrs. Tom Har ris. Mrs Paulina Prilllinnn. M'S. '(' Hertseh. Mrs. I.ee wiillnins. .mis. O. JJekershy. Mis. A. r. conuim. Mrs. W. Smith, Mrs. I.. K. Aml-r-son. Mrs. George Anders-n. Mrs. Kstes. Mis. A. A. Antics. Mrs. Joe Onyetle. ills. I.ynn Chadwlclt. Mia E. WIH'ams. Mrs. Italnh Com slock. Mis. r.nlpli Hunt. Miss limn Hunt. Mrs. Helene Lincoln. Miss Neva Lincoln. Mrs. fleorg" M' Ininlel, Mrs. Price. Mrs. I.ydla M. Lenin imd Mrs. Hnhert V'renell. Road Meet Will Be Held Friday To Outline Plan An all-county good roads meet ing will be held at I lie city hull hen Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock when representatives from over the county will gather here to uiit llne a plan for future road .devel opment in l.'iiioil county. Kciiorts are that there will Iso t,e a delegation here from Walln Wnlh'i. Wash. s CI. I,. Uirisoll. fiialiiiian of the good rouds committee of the cham ber ot commerce, will preside over the meeting. " ' ' Clean-Up Campaign To Be Discussed There will he a rueetiiiK this eve nitiK ut 7::SI o'eloek In the chumbor of eoinmerce offirc hero to dls- c-uhm a eleiiii-i imd 'mint-up cam-' IKiiii and nittloiml fire prcvenllon week. The dte the campulKn will he set and other arrange ment niHde. Uepresenliitives from the 1m Grande Nelnhborhood cluh, the hoy wntitK. the city, imlnt dealers. In- Huranec nireucieM and the chamber of cuinyjerce will altitd the meet- InB. - ' . Fire Alarm Boxes Are Disconnected One fire call box. No. II. has honn disconnected und two others, 2; und 23, will be taken off the uvsiem either today w tmormw, i... ,., it lliirhUiiii ! r ire- nivi " " - ' announced this morning, i ne 3 iwlll not lie back on the alarm sys tem until the light unit poles ure pluced into position. TWO 1IVKT IX WIUXK AI.HANV, Ore., Apr. 6 (AP) Plunging oft the Paeirlc highway today a mile north of Halsey, Ore., an aulo Jurned over Into a ditch rilil wtlh water. Dinning a man und woman, pussengers In tho car. ' beneath It. At the Albany general ! hospital, where the putr was taken. ; the man gave hts name as o. jien i derson. and tho woman as B. 00L both of Seattle. The Buffered uroKen nos and bruises and the woman's face was cut . LA. WRIGHT ISAPP01NTED BY GOVERNOR Union Man Placed on the Oregon Game Commis sion to berye Till lDoz WAS RECOMMENDED BY ORGANIZATIONS i ! ' ' ! Patterson Selects All New . Mpn for Rsh and Game ' iUCIl lOJ JTJbJl iIIU uoaies except v eacn and Fleischner. I.. A. Wright i.f L'nlon. was lufe . yesterday appointed to u place on the state game commission by.Gov- AHsociaied' PreM dispatches this; morning which are printed below. Uls term will not expire until 1932, Mr. Wriirht In the lending druir- Ul LIUOII II11U l llli.l-nn-tl in tho hardware business there. He Is prominent In both civic and - fraternal affairs and has been re garded, us one of the men in Un ion county who hus kept the best interests of the sportsmen at heart. Mi. Wright's appointment fol lows recommendations that he be placed on the commission when ever a vacancy occurred, which were forwarded to tho governor a few months ago hy : tho Union Sportsmen's -club ami the Union' l UUlliy INK. J HI . UUU A ItullUUl club. COMMISSIONKUii N.VMKU SALliM, Ore., Apr. 6. (Ai) Members of the new state fish and game. commission were made public here lute yesterday by Governor I. L. I'utterson. The following men were named: Kish commission John C. Veneh, Portland, retained;. Chris Leinen- we,PPt Astoria; J-'red 1. Kendall, Portland. Came commission I. X. l-'lclsch- (Continucd on race 0) JURORS FAIL TO AGREE VOTE 11-1 " , T . All - Nio-Vif TlplillPrnrinn t. 1 r, 1 1 : Results in Deadlock in Clayton Case Artr nearly 22 houiV di'llhir.i tion In tin nll-niirht Hi-sKinn tt,n, iurv In thr ease of th stnW' vr W ill LiiU C'ayton failed io afir -e fin'l rnme In just lnforr noon tit day 11 to one and wna dismisi-'d hy Judffu J. W. KnowleH. The rum went to the jury , at 2;y5 o'clock ysferdny nfturnooft, i. . - CUiytun was eliared willi tho pnsHPHslon of a Httll. . The cuse will prohnhly ho tried over aKJiin. hut not hofore ihe Jun term ef cirfilft court. Tmr'ni'v fr the defendant wna iuihtf taken in the 'imw of ('ail -lo'iiins-'ti vs. I'Vdnii Seymour et al n;u-iv thi.s r'ffernnnn. Jo'innsen !i suins Sejniour for the value of n fContiniied on i'age l-ivc) Rush of Men to Colors in Union, , Wallowa Counties Followed The Declaration of War Apr. 6, 1917 "WAIl IS NOW ON" Ten years ago today sueh was the blazing headline that The Kvc- nillg Observer carried onto the street. The letters, more than two: inches deep, produced an effect in fi iJivinde (hat only thnne wlm lived on that stirring day call vis ualize. Mothers' fears suddenly flamed Into being, hearts of the younger men quickened a pace, cheers on the one hand mingled with quiet sobs on the other war waa de clared; Ten years later, the rank and file ,.r 1.. !.....wla .a..i.ln nDin..or I hb war move or lewe hatly. To many ', Kummervllle hoys have a nswerea "", "' It Is hut a dream a bit of pastjthe call of their .colors. They aro the withdrawal hy th(r state of history lo be studied In textbooks. Burr Cuntrell. ".Shorty" Oswald, il'roprlatioii for promluiiis. War Still Vivid luiirrell Andersen. Hilly Needhn m. : 1 h0 ,''"'11 f directors met recent- Hut to the ex-service man who'llalph Likes and Metier I'oiimd." . an'1 ,,!t 11 bo known that tho faced the withering fire of the lllins The Observer. April 17: "The fol- !'how would be put on Juno 8, 9, lu Krunee. to the gold-star moth-. Iwolng young men of Lrnlon huvo1,,nl 10 ""' ihere will no doubt era. and to the sweethearts and I entered the service: llenzel iliiynes. : frequent meetings from now lose relatives of tho men who nns-' Casper .MeCardle. Dean I'plon. j H'o show starts. S.Edward wercd President Wilson's call tohxiuls Qulglcy. (ieorge Well. Hoy . Atfffcr (s prcsdi nt of ffio nssocu- the colors the war still Is n vlvld.l ren thln Homethlii(f that Is not apt to die while the life blood of those who participated still course through patriotic veins. "An Army of a Million .Men Is Immediately KouKht." So run anotlier item In The Ob tierrcr of t-rM;ty. Attrll S. IIM7. 1m (irunde and Union euunly furnish - ed their bit dried-eyed men undj oversown hoys who turned in their "civvies" for khaki and drop - ped the pen, plow and papers to jalluul()l.t n rlfe nifll 'of oermans Inspire! Inst u hordel Ired for world domination by Kaiser William. The Observer. April 10. carried thin: "Johnny0Cwnne(i, Joe Cor- belt, Albert Brlnker, WeUiert Hul-the flood uf Clermunlam until Kui - 'der and Hershal Horstman. all ofjser William's dream of world (lorn 1 this city, left last evening for Port-Mnancc was extinguished. King Ferdinand Near End; Church Rites Performed Death Expected Hourly Despite Slight Rally, Dispatch from Buchar est to Vienna Says. I HUCHAltKST. Itumunia,. Apr. 6. J (AT) King Ferdinand's condition was extremely grave this morning, notwithstanding u slight rally LU'" ' hl'e" The monarch stricken with 1n- fluenxu several Uh.vs ugo has been .nul.k,.u TV, .,,l..fi' I. I newspaper Indreptarea says he was uble ,u 8iBn " lmml,er "ocu" meats und letters yesterday. J rik'kivks cm ru n itrncs VIKNNA. Apr. . (AT) A Hurh- "I""ei. l. y.e . Kerdlnand had received the last ; rites of tho church and that his deatn lected hourly. The same correspondent KayNtltf Inri,,i r ri - loir in nnfin-n n HAimiMfl 11i.il llif' " r, . . . ' iiih Dcu.HUie una revone ine exclusion .if formftr Cinwn 1'rinee Carol i from succeKHlou to the throne. The disputch ndds thut nervoun-Nt!l,6G8. CAROL STUJi IX PAltlS 1I1IIW A .i II I A t li'iu-ninK i-r..wn I'rine. Vwi ..f ltiimii nht I was Ht ill at Neullly today awaiting! a summons to the sick bed of lilsi fulher Kntf Kerdihand, ut Buch- j a rest. . , j The VarlH Juuvnul letintH ttmt he is I.eiiiB closely observeO hy a itroup J of financiers specially Interested In1 " Kumunlan petroleum. The news-ii"3VLr vVtory comiiloto ' I tri!"7ZJ Bt'8l,,s tho'four-year term as- , , , , , , 7 , , j ly won control of tho council, nav- .lulekly should ho desire to do ng ,0C ,,' of upp6rt' from Flames Damage Hospital; Loss Is About $8,000 I waii-OW ore ' "Xprir 0--!m Aa oulet as u etuueker funeral", , Sunday -nlghti at-4h .oVloefc: fJi'ej li'vHtg destroyed the entire upper floor, ot tin' Wallowa honpltul. The fire originated on the roof due It is .said to a faulty chimney. Oniyi dynamiting- of two places used as ' prompt action by the volunteer1 democratic headiiuirtcrs. destruc- -' deparlment prevented loss of Hon by fire of a, negro church tin- 'the enllre building. That ,arl. of .dor .mysterious circumstances and the building not bur 1 wns con - siderably dumuged by water. 1 I f.uekily no patlentK B-ere III. the1 hospital ut Ihe lime. The most serious damage was Ihe eo.i-ple.e deslvucllon of the hospital lp- llt ..,.rt,. ...H.....I,, nf the loial damage can be made, but it is probable that the loss will exceed JsllUO. I'ltistA 'HA(;k kaij;.i. Ore., Apr. Robertson, (i. f.l' ! . wlin waa Cenrtfa A. principal keeper at the Oregon miller "Warden Mtati penitentiary Ullle. has been made c hiipci Kuard ke the place f, I;miI I" rye. It was announred this morning byjrra of the republican parly, by nenry , .Meyers, prison auperin- tendent. Hand where they will take the final 1 examinations for entrance in the j L. H. navy." iho Observer. April ,, tho d after win was declared, began it I graphic tale of the surge nf local' men Intn tile ii'birl,l nt war. J "Kive I.a Orande boys have made! application to join the V. K. ma-j ..t.... n...,u i,....n i.nnl, ed. Knrty-slx others have made up-; ',' . " " plications but have been rejected.!"'' bve definitely decided to put The Ui (Jrandc boys enlisting are : " 1 ' rt, "!'. """o if the show Kin u .....i .i,.rn.. I iJlm. "ot being staged this year. I'rc- bert, Horace K. Price, llenjamin C. j (Jekeler and (.'on Austin." Tim f I I.Mr.r lur Aurit Hi 'Hix Deerlng. A. V. lluti-hinsoii. llugli IJryun and 5'alter Harris. The Observer, All nrii tvi -Kieven hntPrprlse have more bys frntn I joined the olors making u total of 28 In the last week." The Observer. April 27 "Thirty- three recruits ure expected to ar-l ' uojumi--, Apr. '1 (peciai Mexico, und hud stopped on fCoosc rivc in m tirumiu tiii evening, I he i'romifki graiiKc has purchaaed Vi?Jl Jwke iw fpfufl. The SinHun i from Wallowa." from Wallowa." The Ohsprver, Aril 2;.: "Norman Frees and .1. .1. HroiiKhtoii will leave ; tunliclit for Portliind to .enter tho t service." And so it went, each Kuccccdiiitf day soeinx another youitK tnan or j more lenvltiK from l'nlon and Wal - , inwu counties helping to build ihe' i brfdee of humanity that spanned IS VICTORIOUS - OVER DEVER Formei Cowboy Is New Mayor of Chicago as ; Result of Election ACTS OF VIOLENCE HELD AT MINIMUM Big Bill Promises to Oust . School Superintendent as One of First Off icial Acts. , ' CHICAGO.' Apr. 5.(P) Wil- B ,Httln '''''lon,. former cow " '"""u cm., i LiiiuitKU s uiKi'Bi. tTiuciioii yi'swr- lnv iinrl nrniiftrixl In riitu intn tliA ,0I 'Pl,,,, w..i.Uol f. 1 9 lift . Mayor wimam n. aomo- crut, seeking a second term, got Mr. John 1II Hoberlson. publicun faction, was a poor third with 61,209. Viewed by wards. Thompson and Mayor Ucver split nearly even. "ev"r earrylng 23 and. Thompson ( ivurus. Tho second, third and fourth wards, Btrongholds .of tho HouUl aido n,,ffro vote wrought prodigiously for Thompson. Ot liis S3. 072 plurality these wards ..iilflKiitml T.d VIA TJimnniuinMin. . . ,,n , . .,..., . ft tn 311 aldermen Chosen at mo Kcb. 22 primaries lo which wcro "... . ' - . . added probably iG.ravoraoic woer- mon vosterflaV.' Despilo din, foreboding of blood- big -wZ XT"e: ment agencies tho election was onn of the uuletost in Chicago history reau, cuiiuu u. ,r ..... . . I Maodlumuim was almost entirely absent. Theft ot one ballot box, ; me nring oi u. .m . "" '" " oniy umown ...tm-,.,. 0110 wn" ... t.a.igstcrs Afraid? I'ollee nttrlbuled - the VM- of the day to fear Insti led I n gangland s heart, by Ihe shooting to death on Ihe eve of the election ot I vll,c"nt !h"n:!r?, J)ruccl, hoer huron of the Norlli Hide. Many k n o w n fta n Rte ra the police Bald "spent election day in tho coun try" rather than ehultvitga ihti warning thai tho potlce would "flro firsts tallc ufterward." - A jiibilunt "Itiff Hill" wni pounded on the buck, handBlmkeu mid loudly cheered In the hours following newt, that hi election lo Herve u third term wafl received. His hcadquurtf ra at the Hotel Sherman iwro jammed with lend by a Joyous i ward woraera and i crowd of well wiahera. Thoiupaon nuiil one of hlH first acts would be Ihe ousting us su perintendent of miiools, William Andrew termed by Thompson, "tho slool pigeon of King George." Ono of Thompsons reiterated campaign arfcttttivnttr Wrt thut f'lllrtlffo Bclltml text books contain llrllish propa ganda. Mayor Dever's "heel of Achilles", (Continued on Pago Vive) '! Stock Show Will Be Held in June I.'NION, Ore., Apr. (i (Special) parationn are under way to have tiie same big show as in former ' "JI" l'm only oriiwiiaen i,e , tion. lor the IW show. promi8 Grangers uuy uuna; i o a una ,uria received a deed to the eight i"r reeciviMi a ueeu lo tne elKht urn-s of land formerly oeioriKititf to Hress Thompson, which Ib-s be- ;i ween ine t'romise sctioot nouso , H,,d l''" public road, and reaehefl from (he corner of (lie old William Hannar homcsteud to the cemetery, i They expect to erect ft large hall during this summer. The lumber for. the haff, which tn afi ready, iwiif be hauled from tho mill lo the site as soon aa the roads will 1 terintt w - TOIPSON CONSUL SAFE ., Jolm K. DjivIn, t' nlted Stale consul at Nunkliig, i'lilna, was one of the scores of Americans who were ivm'ikmI hy American sntlors tvlteii the city wus sacked hy I'aatoiieMC. Huvls- and 1-1 itttttty mvpo vetxirted iswfc. 15 MEN SNUFFED OUT IN WYOMING f: pa,':n plf Virion. .h.iv -t""- SlOn XKeS Heavy Toll ' Damage Is $500,000 " I'AUCO, Wyo.. Apr. 6. AP) ur.a uiv v.iiuniiii in tho thudoccrs and ItcftiioiV oil re- ....1.... I .1 .K ' , "' mm inn wniii ii i tt,, n, nmnii m awHus liospltiil. VAW:0 -'4 si.om.naw. were kiucu unr when an explosion, occurred In thai j Producers and Iteflneiii ollrefln - ...-i wa.juen ..worroissinj. mmyr.Ww' colore noon unit weru believed fp have died In the blast and subse- quenl fire which caused damago, or tBOo.iroO to the refinery. Th(, nxpOBloI1 ,.0cked this unlquoi s (own, ' ,Hlll out only a fun.) Vyeuis ago by Krank 13. Kiatler, ' ,,MUd , , Vurc0 l 111(1 I U I L U UrKU-lllSUUOJl, on mM nrcMleetum) lines, sad the detonation was felt in Kmv- lins, aaven miles west. The dis aster watt caused by the explosion of a chamber in ti hlfh pressure still which set flro to nine other nuns unti lvvu ntuiuKi' iiiiina. ui fire still was burning1 this niorn inff but was under control., 12 llodim Identified. : Fourteen bodies hud been taken from the plunl, V2 ol Vhem "were identified. The Identified deud wore; John Paul Palmer, H0; Krank Tuylor, 30; W. W. Dood, 42; Kred K. Jes iner, 27; V, (. Hpeyer, 4I; Al bert Hmith, 25 Victor Nickel-son, 35; Clarence Posey, 27; Victor tnuo Moutayn, X?; Orceo Martin- :,fii - Welslu 82; O. G It. N. Kher- The missing wer (Continued on Page Five! Nicaragua Forces - In Severe Battle , WAKlliN(3TON, Apr. 0 (AP) I Kevero figlillng between Nlcara glian :onservatlve ' und liberal I troops In Hie vicinity of Muy Muy und Tierra Azul in which be naid he believed that the Diaz conser vatives had been victorious was rriirrlotl to tlio nary department ninny oy near umirui j,aumer, eominandliig American forces' in , ' i , The admiral said Unit while ho had not definitely learned the re- suit of the action, all Indications pointed to a victory for tho Liiuz Tro"3- '' Fire Destroys De Pmedo's Plane; Two Burned in Coast Airmail Crash APArilK J.OUf.i-;, ItOOHKVKI.T UAM, Ariz., A(ir. 0. ( A I')- The In tercontinental fllKht of Commander rYanretico Uc Plnedo came to dis astrous end at 12:05 p. m. todal, when ine Sanln MitrSu wnxVit tivxr as the plane was being put under way preparatory to taking off for Han Ideu front Kooseveft I him. The Santa Maria hud arrived here at 10:14 a. m. mountain time from Klephaut llntte Diiin, New flyer, who flew over duiiKeniUH itt'Hzillii n JunwIeH without mishap hu( luteinlcd to reach rtuu Jlego by 4 m., pin-ifle time Cummiinder Ue Plnedo was not the piano and his crew escaped uninjured. At 12:05 p. m. the Italian aviator announced that be wiut ready to take off and craft on the fa he harf inoveif Mioreward1 when the Hunta Maria waa seen to, he nflre. Almost Immediately the Hunta Maria was aflame from Today Is Tenth Anniversary of Entry Into War Few Chiefs of Fame Re main on Active Roll ' Past Decade "Marked i with- Retirements. Hy Kirk Xi. Simpson WASHINGTON. Apr. (AP Thu decade that for Americans en. Ing down tho corridor of time. Ten years ago today the call to urms wus shrllllns; tn every town and hamlet under tho Stars and . Strlpea. ' v Tho war resolution passed the house at 3 o'clock this morning,1 says the yellowing- recent. Al ready It had cleared tho aenate and tho ho user roll call In the early hours of the new day showed . 373 to BO for the war declaration, with every amendment to - limit tho powers of tho president in the fight or to withhold American troops from battlo fields of France sent down In overwhelinlnK defeat AI- ready, too, tho president's call for. tho first four billion dollar lor tho war chest lay on tho. desM In congress and army and navy "op iters for, mobilization of tho first two million young Americans for tho struggle waited only tho presi dent's command. . . , In the house, as tho cull of tho roll proceeded. Je&aatta lank)n, i at Montana tho only woman mom ber, sat with bowed head, unans- , werlng as hor -name was twice called. , . ' - ' - "Vote, vote. ca mo cries from tho floor around her. "I want to stand by my country, but I cannot voto for war," she sobbed back as she stood to reply. grasping at her desk for support.' of Hunan, in Southern China. -A . . Cheering Vttte Matt V wireless dispatch trom that placo There was choorlng a littlo lator today said the strike and the boy when the totals were announced cott went into effect at noon Mon. and Speaker Champ Clark affixed day, and reported that the Amerl hts name to the resolution by 8:30 can consul has gone -aboard tho a. m., the house had adjourned. u. 8. gunboat Falos, on the Slang Just after noon Vlco President rVer, preparatory to leaving 'Tom" Marshall added his strna- chlnrsha. . The whole province of turo and tho resolution was on It , President Wilson. Already J . . the wires had carried order to seise the German shipping in- Am. lnC,Udl,, . .continued on Page Two.) - ..' . ;; : J". I Coolidge Won't Seek Third Term N13W YORK." Apr, 6. (AP) The llerald-Trlbune today quotes , U,.mtiuhlt- s"'"r. ' ,"T CO DUJllll, . . i ..... .. . - " not be a tuc veeleeUuu noxt year. "Mr. Coolldge's . psychology is such that he does not want to be. oonfronted with four years of I diminuendo," said the senator. Auto, Street Car Wreck Kills One PORTLAND, Ore'.. Apr. 6.' (AP) Harold J. Lines, aged about 35 years, believed to be a resident of Mnrnv. Ore., is dead. and Fred ychut)!i 41i a 'carpenter, of Port- land. Is ut a hospital in u serious condition as the result of a col- Union botweeti Sctiulti'a auto and an Inbound Woodstock street car at Fifteenth and Clinton streets eariy loony. ..... . Lines died at a hospital of a, fructured skull two nours alter me crash. P.-T. Association To Be Organized '. Americans and Brltishors in tho Preparations are being made for! territory through which It Is cx an Interesting program tomorrow puctcd the Cantonese now will evening when delegations from the nmk0 their way aro hastily seeking various parent-ieaener nssociations OVPr ,h0 county will meet nt the hiKn school nti.f(tortfm here far the purpose of orguntzing n county council of parent-teacher ussocia- ! Mrs. Lloyd H. Pierce Is chairman In charge of the program, which will consist of music and talks. ; The meeting is open to all who- tire Interested. stem to stern. The vessel's crew crew leaped overboard for their lives. TWO IU UXKU TO lULVl'll MOhKSTO. "Oil., Apr. 6. (AP) l'Jdwurd Neher, Pacific Air Trans port company pilot, and 'A. Mchaller, officlu) nf the company, came to their deaths when Neher' h plane crashed three miles east of Custinu near the Ha 11 Joaipitn river, It was defJwJteJy JpiprwiJjied ibis jjjomiii,ir when employes of the Miller and Jux company, extensive landhold ers, found the wrecked plane, part ly burned, with one body u mo tig the wreckak'e. It Is Ihoimht the other body was burned when the plane too fire, or one of the airmen leaped when It fell to the earth. Word1 recoverf fn n ttuevint rff- I patch to the Modesto News-Herald j eclnred there Is no doubt about 'tho Identity ot the plane. U S CONSUL QlllTSIIUNAIl; BOYCOTT OU AntiAmerican Agitation ; Spreading in China, Reports Reveal LA GRANDE WOMAN IS SAFE IN JAPAN . . ' , , . iur. ailU xurs. XL,. A. aayre Receive a ' Cablegram from Their Missionary Daughter. A rabkwram lias been rocolvcd hero hy Mr. and Mrs. E. A. 8ayre uiat Uielr daughter, Mua Geneva Sayrc, a mlsakmarr in Oulna, has been sent from China into Japan, If present conditions continue In CW it V tfadr optatoo that An 1U return home. MM Sayre'a mission field was at Kalfena;, In lite Honan province of China, whero si hi had charge of a tirls school. A letter received front tier a few days ago dated March 4 stated that alio was going ahead wtlli her jseJxml. . btnctr then Abe was sent from Kalfcnc to Peking then out of China to Japan. AMERICANS LEAVE PROVINCES ' SHANGHAI, Apr. 6 (AP) An-tl-Amerlcan agitation, taking tho form of a strike and a boycott of American goods, has broken out at Ohangsha. capital of the province : Hunan fjf,,be evacuate by for" .hiiv hniuu. of lahos -, - .... and anti-foroifrrn manifestations. lleportH General Strtko Kluklariff, on tho Tanirtso' river In KlangfH province, reported that a general utrlke aftainBt all (or-, elrnera has been called to beiin at. upon today, while at Hankow, . JfeAdouirtart. ' ot the Cantonese, op nattonulu.t . government, all buainoss was vlrtttally at a stand- Still. . --.i - Japanese civilians boarded steamships on the anvtse, making ready to evacuate Hankow. About I ino French. Betftians and Swiss re- mainod in the citv. BritUhers and . . ' . "n K . UIU n.Ltl , 1 U 14 b WV nm bU H D ...OblJ . i Q joswo at nY.tvrt. t,t,Uot. .va- erlcans In Hankow number about 10s . Bovoral heada of American firms applied to the American eon sul general for bis approval of their remaining at their posts, but he informed them they would stay at their owa risk, ' j Situation Precarious While the state of affairs south of the Yangtse river, caused by an. ti-forelgn agitation appears to be growin? steadier worse. the civil war situation north of the great -.Ivn 1 Hnnnmln mAi. nreenrl. 0us as tho Cantonese armies pro- Kress further toward the northern capital, Peking. Vox ths moment u obteotwe. o tt CuatoaeM e.re Tslnanfu, capital of Shantung, and Tiontan, strategio railway center of the north, Marshal Chang Tso-Lln, tho northem war chief, it is felt hero. can hold Peking only so long as he Is ablo to retain possession of Tientsin, tor that railway center provides the only means of com munication with the Manchurian I base of ths northern forces. pomts of safety, fearing ropotltlon , ,i, n,rnnw hm fnllnve.l tno Cantonese vfotor.es n too YmvgtTO ve.Ue,y. Cantoncso Factions Fight ! A Hongkong dispatch to the ex- ,,.. .!., ..,. ,v.n QVt,i wireless service reports that the railway between Changoha and Canton has been cut. . Tills is Interpreted In Hongkong, iho dJjMtch says, as meaning sev erance of communications between the Hankow extremists and the minority supporters lu Canton ex cept by way of tho Yangtso river through Hhanghal. If this interpretation of the message Is correct, tho coup con stitutes ono of the greatest sur prises In tho reported spilt between tho extremist and mode rata sue Uoutt jt tb.& Cfl.atQtt.ewu Should tho report of tho cutting of the Changsha-Canton railway be confirmed It would mark the rirst actual military move by ono of thu fuction of tho Cantonwo against another . NKW YOHK Apr. 6 (AP) X cablegram from Shanghai to The Nation, u weekly publication edited by Oswald Gurrisou VHlard, re ports thut lr. J, E. Williams thu American killed In the autl-f orelgu aliacks ut Nanking last month, was slain us he drew a rovolvor on tho threatening Chiaeao sot- (Contlnued on Pago Five) -
