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-4 EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE - ' i - THE WEATHER OKKtioX: r iifi.! tied timiirht iiii'l Thursday. ' .Virtue I 1 fin i(.''.t Lu and humidity. Cenlle Variables winds. CITY EDITION VOLUME XXV. NUMBER 281 ME.MHER ASSOCIATED PftKHS IA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1927 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PKEBS wn LEGION MEET BEGINS HERE IN TWO WEEKS Invasion of City by 3,000 ' Legionnaires Not Far in the Future PLANE SQUADRON MAY BE FEATURE State Officers to Arrive Here July -18, to Open . Up Temporary Oregon Headquarters. ' . . Willi tin- Mule AmiTlcun l.i'gion convention ot'nliitf in l.u. tli-aniln just two wi'i'kn from tomorrow plunn an practically complete for th entertainment, of tlio -500 or S'HH' vtsltors who will bp here dur ing the three day.1 July J1, Tt'2 and 23. The state officers will arr.ve in l.a lli-uniln July 18, three dayn foe foie the opening of the convention, nod will make thin city their head (lUartcrs until after the meeting. usrtiHtinR the local officers and con vention committee in completing the lust details. Word was received this week by l-'red J;. Kiddie, general chairman of the convention commission, that the lit! ohHervation siiuaArun, of eight airplanes, from Spokane, Wash., will probably be in l.u Grande for at least one duy of the convention. I'ermiHslon ban been granted .Major John T. Puncher, commanding officer of the Aiuud ion. by the adjutant general of Washington to make the flight and present indications are that the planes will be here, wlilch will bo un added attraction during the convention. Definite word has ulso been re ceived from the American Legion poal of Welser, Ida., saying that the drum and bugle corps of that post will be in l.a C'.rando for the lonvenlion, probably the second day. I'lans now are for a meeting of a delegation from. the La Orando post and the Welser post to' bo held previous (o the convention, . but no de finite date has been de cided upon. As time lor the convention draws near Interest in the various features becuiiieA greater. I'lans aro prac tically complete for the public wedding, which will tulle place, on Saturday evening, the lust day of the couvenllon. arrangements for the large parade. I ho drum and bugle corps competition, the prin cess contest, and other rcatures are nearly ready for the opening day. Many rc'iuesls for reservations have been received and the hous ing committee urges that anyone, having rooms thai will ho avnlluble during the convention Inform mem bers of the committee, or Karl C. ltcyuolds at the chamber of com merce Offices. Oregon legionnaires aro not the only ones interest In tho conven tion, according to letters received frolit other states by local legion ul l Ida Is. Several visitors are ex peeled from Idaho and Washing ton. In addition to a large delega tion from every legion post fit, Oregon. JURY MAY GET LARCENY CASE IN AFTERNOON The case of tho ul ate vs., J. W. Snyder, ol' Klein. un rim rges nf In recti v l'v bailee whs opened by Clrcull Judge J. W. Knowlcs this inuriilug at Hint- o'clock. Tin- jury wan draw n shortly urterwnrds. Testimony for the Hints tfiifl com pleted before noun iind, it was ex pected that Hm case would go to 1li- jury about tho middle of tin: tl I't'TllOOH. William '-'zeHcs, ulso of Klein, who is th- prosecuting witness, charges Sny.der with selling u horse upon which Kzt lhs held u inort- in-. VALUED WHEN PAID FOR Thing that are ea-llv nruuircd me lighily mined things that com nothing In either effort or money fall to nrmiM. hiiereti or gain permit item appn-Hittlou. Wlu'ii -omelhing I Mihl for, tl Ih tallied. - New p iter ndtcrtl-lng U whir ly nognl'l the moM effc. Hie. riiMomer-roulacI . HI ihe tiMtltum l cintnntlj" d-lr'cl by the rradcr de-lrl to the v lent thai hartl-eriMd vaU Iims Nhii paid for It. Tbr Ob-.erver' giiarantexil, tnbl circulation l nmre than lulce a- gntil n tiny puhlbftiloii In (be I -a .nindc Urriiory or conilug htio Ihl- ler rliory. Thai fiMl etpbiln- Ihe ficlu-H r prcfcreme for Tin Oh MTirr h tin adicnNIng titcaim hv prHfiicHlly eiery hii-tne firm or maniiiai-tur-cr M-cking to cull ii a( rtii(iiiMTi ihmushoui IhK Mt-tioit. "Observer AdirrtUIng A MervhuiiaUlng SerifK-c" Forest Service School Closes; Coach on Fires Fifty-Six Officers Receive Instructions as to Best Methods of Committing Red Demon. Fifty-six officers of the 1'ina 1 1 1 lu. national forest have returned to their various .stations prepared to cope with any forest fire which mlKht start in their districts, after attending a three-day training school held near Mcachum. at Meacham lake, June 30, and July 1 and a. Tho purpose of the nicot ine was lo train now men In the jM-lencn of fire-flghtlng and the methods of detection. . . T. M. Talbot, law . enforcement officer for the forest service, of J'ortland, was present and gave some valuable and 'Interesting In formation in regard to the fire laws of the state. W 11. Osborne Jr.. fire fighting expert from Portland, Rave a talk and practical demon stration of fir fighting. "A feature of the meeting was a kangaroo court held around tho cam p Ire, in which J. J1'. Irwin, f lo rest mipi'tvlsor for the L'mattlla national forest, was tried and con victed of leaving a cumpfirc burn ing. He was sentenced to "fire protection and supervision In the l-inatllla forest for tho ensuing year1." Loral Mill Attend The lookouts and firemen of the Meacham district of the Umatilla forest, who have returned to their stations alter attending the meet ing are: lookouts Mt Krnlly, Ed ward Hehrons, of Suuiuiervllle; Black Mountain, irvin Carlton, of l.a Orande; Flat lake, leo Clrein. er, of Summervillc. Firemen Ituckel road ranger station, D. W. MurchUson. La (irande; Summit ranger station. Hort S. Itobbs, of Summeivlll.-: Kaniela ranger sta tion. AVIlliam Harvey, of UPdion. John Cloustor. of Pendleton, is the central dispatcher located at Kani ela and Oernld J. Tucker Is the forest ranger, with headquarters In La Grande. BUILDS BRIDGE OVER ROAD CUT Hiehwav Now Cleared atU payroll ruhhery m i r'i txritl- 'automobile of the r Arlington Oiling Work ,(0rte(l to have P1 Is Discontinued A temporary hrhlp has been count met ed over the waabed out portion of the Old On-con Trail hiRhway at Arllndlou and lbeioa:l is-v now open, to I raffle. Mcrvin Stephenson, state highway lirldpe einylneer In cbarce of this division, who has just relumed f' there, report:?. Since the cloudburst about I ) davs uo. which cut a ditch In the highway lor a distance of about 170 feet end about It" Teel deep, i detour, which was built the first night after the florin, has b-cn used. Whether a permanent brbU ' will be constructed there, or win -ther the place will be filbd in has not yet been decided. Mr. Steph enson left ben- yesterday after noon for Mend, where be will Join . S. I'jixsnn. assistant slate bt ld" engineer, mi'! I hey will return to Arlington to look over the ptai-c In view or reachintr soine decision on what to do. IHxiilillnilr Oiling. ollln-; oj'.n,tinns on llii' "'l (irt-xun Trull lilflmny n--nr l.i innl' Ii" vi' I n tlim-i.nl Inm'il un til iiiohiilily inily In AiirukI. Ornr Cul Iit, n'sl.li nl i nBii r Inn', n-- linrtcil yi'KtiTiluy. (lillnir i'iulHM"nl wlilijli -vim Ii". Ini; u."l on In- l.on" Tri-i'-IIiil Ijiki- siM-llon uml tin- Hiilii-i'-Hiilmn siM-tloil wii In l.'i Cniii'l1' oviri Un- two iIiivm' huliiluy "nil wimj llinv. i) yi'.il.'l'ilny lo l.i'xlnuliin. u Iiiti' I hi' Ili'Plincr-lolii' si i'lion ol thr Ol-.-irnn - N aslilllKHin iiikmwhj I will In- otli-il. Legionnaires To Meet This livening Th? In"! remili't' tiH't'lltiu of tlip Ipi llninili' Aiiu'riiiili lulini I""! iK'lorc till' ntnto dinvonllon. whli-li will liilii' pliii l' hnri" July -I. -'-3 will In' In-Ill I"' rvonliiB nl Ui-Kllii,-htM nf 1'ytlilan hall, lifKlllllillt :.i x ,,-,-li.i-k. ! j 1'lnal i-ppurl!1 of ooTiitnltH't" li-i !l-i'U.tril to till' i-otiventlun will la' hcuril lit Hii." I'""-' I'linvt'iiliiHi j ili-lot-aH-K will lie i-li-rti-il. .Mirny final pl.m.i will In' iliwi-ui-il ainl ilc.-iili'il upon. All iiipiiiIii'I-h of tin' I post arc urm-J lo lie tlici o. 3 Violators Fined In Municipal Court j Three vhdutnr of city ordinance t w ere f.. und guilty and fined last night in municipal court before jjudge C. M . Humphrei. j Lyle Sipple. drunk, was fined 'and Joe McOerniotl,. arrest ed on a like charge, was fined I Walter C.ourley was fined I fi.-r lu'vipg ll'iuoc In his poises-don. FOURFLYERS KILLED WHEN PLANES FALL Tragedy Enters Aviation Game, over the Nation" Yesterday and Today LONGVIEW AIRMEN ESCAPE CREMATION I Coroner's Deputies Pre- pare to Open Investiga- tion into Death of I our in Seaplane Wreck. WATBIlTtilVSX: V.. .Inly (U (API Captain mill Wheeler and Lieutenant Carl J. Saek, broth er officers uf Ihe -7tl iJivlslon ai service, in tniiniiiK at lMne Camp, near here, were killed tnday when . their plane crashed one and a half allien irom ine camp. AlltMi: DIUMVNKI) HUNTINttTUN, W. Va., July 1 (AI)- Waller Shepherd and I'aul Morgan were drowned this after noon when their airplane dropped into the Ohio river at Cox's land ing near here. MIKA ('LOI S KSCAIM hONtlVIKW, Wash. July 6 (AIM I' J. It. Story, IM, and A. 11. ilolden. 31. of Tacunia. escaped without a scratch here todav when an air-( Koverninent u rein.e i niei ,mi plane in which they were rldinn : I l e Sir It. It. Shadl l.al and to .iiiiE-lit fir and i-1-iinhed. The plane' NUhslltute an Kntiltsliinan or a M..s- wus destroyed. Story, head of the S!oiv-Knnle Hock Sales company of Taeonia. was briiiKiiiK the plane here to demonstrate to the now I.onKview aero club. The motor was missing, and , Storv started to brln Iho plane: down near the new hlirh hcIh.oI In field with a mowed runway used for a landing. Story had cut out tbe motor, and when 1 1 olden warn- ed him that two boys were in the runway he tut In the motor mid attempted to xuoin mi lu avoid hlttlliK the youngsters. The motor preinlted and aso - line cn.uKht fire. Story pancaked)' down lu the field of uncut bay. Story wtio Is H Taut oca aerial policeman, was also Hen re mm; f'r robbers who yesterday committed in Tacunia. The obbers was re- ported to have passed inruumi LouKview last night. I'l a.i A n l.ii r.r iki.iiioa SIJATTId-;, July ".. (AI) for- oner's deputies today prepared to fpen an investiKalioii into 1be death of four persons In a seaplane, accident on hake Washington here, yesterday. The four were killed when the plane lu which they were riding plunccd from a height of ."i'MI feel I into the lake. They are 1. Johns ton, pilot of the plane which he-1 lwnged to the 1'ugel Sound Air way; company; Hoy Wnlin. Seattle. In surance agent; l'rcd Stnnclifl, ho tel owner of this city, and John 1. Hock, employe of a lo.i Angeles brokerage company. AM of the bodies except that of Mock ere recovered last night. Preliminary Information gathered be coroner's deputies failed to de termine the cause ot Hie acmeni. Johnston, the pilot, lias been Iy - lug for inure than four years. ; of Nort It I'owdei , and I .ucius. ' I'Assi;.;i;hs ix.ii 1 1 1 ! t )I CHAM) KAl'IOS. Mich., July C( ' K,ln"..ral f-rvices will be held : AI' Six of eight pasenger ill jth WtM, ..,..., , al L' : a three motored airplane belong- Ine In HuyA W. .liKlsull, iMH-slilt'lil of lh' I'unlim'iilnl Mulor-i i-oi-puiatiun. li.'niiUmicil on Time Counly Court In Monthly Session ... r,.K11r inontlily mckkIoii of I ,.m, iy niurl opi ni'd till llloriilnt.' , , o,,, ,.,,,,,-t ,ousi' u llll Counly j,(.(. r (J, ('oin-ll pri'HlilllK,-. HcKU- lt,r rotillui; Iiii.hIiii-sh. Iiu-linlin? th r l.i 1 1 u il.l.. j ports, occupied most of the first, days session. The court will ad journ tomorrow evening. Four-Year-Old Girl Found Playing Claying happily with b' t- shoes and stockings and entirely un aware of ihe fact HiHt sin- was lo.-t and I hat scon a of people were JooKing for her, with more scot mi- burning up t be highway between Llgin and Lu (iraud' to add their efforts to tjte seareti cts. little Oloria -bun CrUfiths. four-yea r-old daughter of (1. . lirlffit'is. of Ai (iiande, was found eiuly last night ott Indian creek after four hours of fran tic combing of the district. The lltlb- girl whs first mlsse.J about ',1 o'clock in (be afternoon and search was Immediately started. After a couple of hour bad p.i.-w d villi no nxi'lts, word was sent to I .a (irande und the A m rican Legion w as mustered. More than l"a carloads of per sons tjtarted for Klgin and In dian creek, although of this HOLY WAR IS SAID BREWING IN FAR EAST Moslem and Hindu Clans in India Preparing for Possible Conflict MASS MEETINGS HELD AT LAHORE Sir Alxhir Bahim Reports Burning and Looting of Houses and Mosques Native Carry Arms LONDON". July B. I A I ) 'Hie; KvenlllfJ Slews' Allalliihail eitrre-1 spondent says that i-i-liiumi'i uni-cxl I M repnrteii ironi lining imiin j mija lttu umt despite firders ......i,.,,,... mass iuccUiikh, ul tended hy thousands of persona, are beinn held at Lahore. The correspondent yuyn thai Syed Ilukharl, self-appointed lead er of the .Mosleir.s. has asked i-very ' Miildii to carry a native weapon j aiui to eat heel in orticr 10 K"i liiuscular strennlh. while women have been invited to cany knives In preparation 'Tor n fiht to main tain Moslem honor. An nppenl has been m d to the lent. This correspondent sny that the support of the demonstrators' funds probably come from Ihe Khalifat committee. Influence ;rcat The religions Influence of the ipuhcih v.is einm.i ble with supp'irt of the Mish'm onsider MosbMii i mas.-es un a noi w.ii ,is..uito. issurcd. 1 he ponce aim miiiuio auinoi im-s wnr nd military authorities wi-rc swu' i" w ........ .j ,ton;, r,,ntro (o the slates ibid fail, A Keuters despatch from I'dli iii-, wnH (i(np in nj.(nt llu:in,n,)n. tells of confln tliik' report i of S,,,.,,,,.,. i,,-. i.vile wiid. lie denied eominuuiil disluihauc es which have )h)i( (h(i (n.,on ,.,,, rK WUH been recived from I'alashitpara lti.,tjMU.(, () J(y ,., lrila r state. lhe Nadia dlwlrirt of Itnniinl. j iu.H.rv n.n here uenerally Stated to lie ready for eveniualiii'. Sir Abdm; Hahlin. lUv- Ali;hm Mender, has received a lelejura m jVtatltijr that Hindus burned Moslem houses and inostpies at the town while another report say- ih.it.. Hindus also were looted. ltenualej reports stale that Moslems from ol tier villages arrveo ai ra lasinpara j on Sunday ami attacked ' Hindu and on lindii i , nouses, one nimiu and one .mo-- Mil lie in neiiiK a men u i oe sno.-'C'inciM "'X'urf.ii affray and a lare uiinil on M,ih siile NORTH POWDER RESIDENT DIES IN BAKER, ORE. NOHTII I'UWDKIE. Ore.. .Inly (Special) - .1. V.. Litidley. pioiir. I'e.siflent ol' Noitll I'otxder. died : I I :'Mt o'clock last night in Hal About two weeks ago he suffer-' a pa ralytic si roke and ailing in health Cor souk was fit! ( a rs of age a I Mr. IJndley ,;im lb- n sh.-ep ranch. lie jn Pialrlr. 1 ,pnn i,miit jnurvivel by I., and inic to i r " yea i s ago. He two hrolheis, Kufi n'clMrl t (ii i kuto w 11 1 1 i-i ii'i'ul w t' I illti-rllli-nl In tin- Mt. Ilnpi- ri iiii liiy. Give T uition Fund To High Schools 1'onuly Srlmol Kupi'iinti'ii'l'iit K. Hnyro toilny iiiipoi I loin"! uinoliir llir fix Mull who rmmly fnnila ii . 1 lull I ol !h lo JIT -mi..i" lo i tiMi-il as I nil ion for county si ud-nla attending th... I.iutl MciiiOK. Tie ItlOlleV Was III- vbb-d among the La (irande, rninii. Kigtn. itniner. .-orin rowui-r ihn C(ve high school. Lost 4 Hours; Happily With Shoes number :i large arrive 11 ill il aft IlllOIIIlt 1 1 -1 ll''' j ' the child had I been located. ' Llttie Clorla .ban lies' foun-l af.proxiiiiately two iind a half miles, from w h ff she u:is las" seen, siding under a t w il h one yUt" Off. She was living I" put It back on ami was (ditlvinu'i of the tact that sin- Was III st range surrounding. lleportH from various b-gpM--naires u ho went out on thehuiit were that the child 1 a l wad- d a ereejt, through wuh-r marly up to Iot bins, a ltd bad n ;i nd i ed oi er some roug b country hi the four bonis she wstf, in vttn. The (irtflithK famt. y war. out on an outing mid had n-jl i--'irned to La (Irande t :-is urn m illg. but Is e(..-ci- .1 b.w U late today. Mr. (ii friths is "nn-i l ed with l lie Standard Oil com jany here. ACCUSED OF SEVEN MURDERS K cT-i-Vw- This plctnic or Maitliew Klines (left), mosl notorious tt Okln lioma liaiutli, was taken in fmnt of tho Jail hi I-'laJCHtaff, Art,, fol louiim KirmV capture in the ;niiil (an) on. With tho tut in ht an shown n itiiiple who uave tlielr iuiiihs dh Mr, and Mrs. i. II. liad.v, lu vilmso car Klines was rltllntr. They explained they had no knowledge thai KIiiicm ius hefnur souk lit. Seven nntnlciN iind a down Iwink ridtbei tes hi Okhihonm are chnrircd to Khucs, w how hroiher, (ieoie, is hcrvliy- u life term In the Oklahoma ikmiI-tcntlai-y. ' To Stand Pat On Embargo Against Diseased Chicks rot; VAl.ldS. Ore.. July 11. AI Oieumi has no intention of hack inK down lit the matter of an eiu harno against diseased baby chick shipments from outside states, said Dr. II. I.ytle, state veterinarian, in an address at the convention of Ihe Oregon Section nf the Interua tlm:i1 tt:ihv i 'hit-U a kkiii-In I Ion. in H,.ssion here. Kvp sn,MlIl ,.,., atUl. on j the Oregon eniharuo he suecewfnl (.nllk.rpss (i,i(1ess wj KjVe addl- )?t,wdomned me il service ii baby'i ,.,i,-k Kbliine us belnt; fbiirraut- 'py cureless, as compared with ex-j pi-ess hatidliuu:. thyiiKb some fault Was found with the latter. 'i'hi. Oreuoii Poultry association ' annual convention opened today on i nlo (ncon Arlcullural cidlCKe aniptis Connie J. Grabb New President Of State Elks! I'.AKI'K. Ore.. .Inly . (AI') , I The tireaoa state Klks' association' ( I. He yesterday selected Astoria forj jibe next ii ii ii u ji I convention aniij : elected (be following officers: j I Connie J. dral.b. !;.ker. presl-i dent; I bury I!. Cusiek, Albany, first j v ice president ; S. .1.1 lalsan. As- j ' torfa. second vice presjtlent ; Terry lias been Dfiju,, Klamalh Kails, third vice lime. II '(president; .1. K. Thornton, Ashland, his deal b. secret (try, wner of 'i j fluuigo in by-laws was adopted wis Iidiii making Ihe secretary elective lu- i stead of a ppoj nl ive. Nip dinger On ! Way to Recovery roHTt.ANfi. Ore.. July I! (AC) ! .1. V. (Nipt ('linger. "'l. of Coos ! Itav. Is recovering from a fractili'e !t the neck suiieie.l wt ,t hi' "Wii county; appeal rrom convlc- jago. The youth is regaining conation on charge of poHSeHtdiiK Intox trol of bis iniiscicH. lb- lias been . i uting linuor. Opinion by Chief i emovc;l fi om Oood f-'aiuariiaa .Justice Iturnelt. JuiIbo J. VV. hoidlal and is now living In n npfn I in -nl under care of a Mpeeinl Stale vs Hobert Wright Sr.. ap nnise. 'pellaul. apM-al from Wallowa - - ' county; ppeal from eonvVllon for Nip I'llnger is the son of It. O. larceny of cow. Opinion by J u.it Ico Cltngi r, ni i.ing. r of the hotel no'' Heaii. J. W. Knowles affirini'd, umler erViMtriietion at Ihe corn- ri MaMIe l-'riswold. Imllvidually and Adams and Com t ii ;! 1 1 j f, ; ; , M Kll l'lll U 1 I I I I O tkhvlA l)U CoiiVl - WASI 1 1 N'f!T July (AO The I- -.M-I tolieny bribery indii -tiieiits wbieli grew out of the bas ing of he KIU Hills naval oil r.:-s'-rve, were sustained lodny by I he Miipcne- court of tie- I'btilct of I o!umhia. Inmate of Asylum liurned to Death July 6. m iniuatM horned to property tod. iv at SACIlA.MKNTf. Ciil., ! (AI'l --John II. Brown. ! from las-en county was ' death and considerable j damage caio-ed b a ftl , S'apa state I The lire oi ! a nd l int he- hoKptlal, near etirred In the t dryer. Napa, iinnery , won, ! BMtO j ASH IN CI ON. .I.il The S'iiiihern l',.ejfe mil ! he tul ersl.it iiiiiiiii'-ii i n i ; ( A 'i : id asked inn min -ioti today lor pe ion to abaii- don tl ' bra h( Ii s bmile long All lie in I'oik comity. Ore- t,on, ThN 1 "ri iiory is red ade quately by other portions of the ' Soot hern Bacific HVhtein, th ap plication H-ii'l, MARINES MOVING INTO TSINGTOA Five Hundred Devil-Dogs Take New Position 2,000 Japs Coming SIIAN'CMAI. July fi (AIM An unconfirmed telegram from Jap anese sources In ih'n port of Tslnff tno, Shantunjc province, nay ft BUU L S. marineH have been landed there for Die pvutoetion of Ameri cans. TOKYO. July tl. (AIM2 Two thoiiHjind more Japanese troops bavn been ordered to TsliiKtao, KhantunKT province, China, from liilren, to replace those nent to it'lnfanfu nd Important i'iinta alonff Ihe Shanghai railway owIuk the latest developments in the civil j warfare in that province, Jnft hundred military railway nien and teleiranberM are also iro- fccdluc to Tsintao from Japan ,mi the Koverninent Is reported to be prepared to d input eh more troops for the protection of Jap 'anese residents if" necessary.. Chin ese nationalist troops now hold Kaoml, only 0 mllfs from Tslng lao. j Will Revise Hook ! of Common Prayer I,ONiON July (i (Al1) The proposed revision of tho book of common prayer of the Church of Kngland, wan ap proved by tho church assem bly in Hewlon here today. Tho vole wuh 517 In favor of tho revision and I'l3 against It. ! Knowles Aff irmed Hy Supreme Court HA I. KM, On., July 11 (At') Kll lircnii! euurl dt'Cl.iluli.H tuday lu- eluded: Stahi of Oregon n KushcII Voting, appellant uppeal from Wal kiiowich ainrmeu. as guardian of Carl l. and John l, lriKwold. minors, appellants, vs I 'nited States National bank of La (irande, (t ul; appeal from Cn iou county; proceedings to set aside decree of foreclosure, Opin- ion by Juttice Beit. Judgo Oallon Biggs affiniied. Lewiston Man Buys Local Meat Market The I ; n t i prisi- Meat mark' I hire, owned by the Knlerprl.se Baching company and located on j Adams a -nije next door to t be I'lggly W igfly store, has been sol I 1 to I-'. A. Jones, of Lew 1st on. Ida. I The new ow tier look possession today. The tuaiUel will continue lo op etate utub r I he present managei , Hairy Heeler. Several llew poll lies will be adopted, Mr. Jones announced today. The market wpl b- iun on a cash basis and t he name will be changed lo ' "Ul (Hand. Cash Market." Work will begin immediately repainting t be (roil! of the maiket and making otlo-r minor changes. The market will md be confined to selling meat, tint will buy live stock as we. Mr, Jones stated. Taf t Nears 70th I Anniversary With Untroubled Mien Maddening Swirl of Poli tics Fails to Touch Man Who Was Once Na tion's President. Iljr Jdlul T. Suter (Mr. Kilter has been a WiihIiIu;; ton eorrespondent fur more th.in iit yeara. Klnee lllt he has bet n n member of the Washlncton atalf 01 i ne AKSoeiaieii I'ress, ussiKnen to the supreme euurl.) WASHINGTON. July 6 (AO Untroubled by the madden t rig nwlrl of pontics, William Howard Tuft la rounding out his Hoventleth year happier in his daily work than he ever lias been before. In or out' of office, lie looks back1 over the two score yeurs of pub lic itervtce, the only man w ho ha i been both president and chief jub ilee says quite frankly that ho does not consider that lie was "fit ted for the political arena" and that he would rather be where ho In today than in the white house. lie '8 ho well satisfied and hj (Trent ly encouraged over the recent improvement in hit health that he has no Intention of leaving the bench when he becomes eligible for retirement. To Stay at Work He will lie 70 yeara old In Sep tember and If he chose, could re tire on full pay in J931, when h-i completes 10 years service as chief 11 Jiiiioeno. These disclosures were made j the Associated lTens by Mr. Tuft In ft friendly and intimate talk Just before ho left Washington re cently' for liiui summer home in Canada. Ho now has consented to publication of this talk, lit which he touched on many personal sub jects and discussed, with a knowl edge no other man ever possessed, thn comparative, requirements of the presidency and the chief jus-Ueeahin. me. taiK iook puicc m vruiHvr riKmos HUbmitted by Hugh which he fitted out for himself s 4ii,;HOn em,,mIy America's last some years ago in his home on ,)Will r,(,teesslon, if Washington WyomliiK avenue. It iH a third rmlly munH ,hs; an,i Tokyo must floor room. Jutting out 0'"? tht?-lotlftWidnn street know how Japan main structure of fhu house. Koi- ,.(,(.,.,1, ,.niiser ItmltatiotiH. merly a sleeping porch, It. huv -imMMHl Tons Umlt -WlndowB, on tliree hUU k and pro-i Thft niUajon today Is Uiut the vide what tho .chlcr justice dy- American delegation has told tho scribed, with his Infectious chuckle uritish that limitation cun only us "a ccnimandlng view." In tho no achieved by keeping cruiser center of the room stands a lurrfu mrength within 400.000 tons which desk. Between tho windows rise iu HOm(J no.UOU tons higher than stacks of luw books. On the fourth present American cruiser side In Hii'i open fireplace, and BtrenKth. above It bungs a large portrait uf "Tho Americans say in effect: the chief justice's father, who once vo do not object to you having 70 was secretary of war and later at- Mid crulsera If you really need them torncy general. Nearby urn pic- but distribute tho tonnage so thai tures of Abraham Lincoln und of the total will not create a big ex vartous personal friends. Including cess over your present total ton Kllhu (tool and J'rcHidenl, I .owell, j nage," of Jlarvurd. To this tho British unswer: "We He far (o T. It. need about 70 cruisors, but if you As be approaches his compari-' A mericans Insist upon keeping large son of the two great offlc s he lze cruisers, then wo must natural has held, Mr. Taft made a passing ly build our cruisers up to maxi reference to Theodore Hoosevelc. muni size when tho time comes to Although he has near him no mo-1 replace tho old ships, some 30 oC mento of the years or his asaocla- i which aro 0000 tons displacement tln with Hooseveit. the chief Jus-Mr even less. If you will construct tice mentioned without a ruffle In bis customary good nature I In man who was his stuunchest. polit ical friend and then his bitter op- (Continued on 1'fign 8.) Murder of Two Women May Have Been Gang Work ST. BAIL. July fi (AI'l- T.i w omen were, found shot to deal It lu their home lu re early today and police turned lo I hcnrfcit of jeal ousy or possibly gang warfare iii seeking a solution of the crime, I tend many hours, the pari I y clad body of M i n. Teddy I Mil. mm was found beside a bed, while nearby lay the rully-clot lied body of Miss Anne Crcuvlllc. Both had been sliot t h rough t he head. Police detained for (pies! Ionium Chath-s M. Hutchinson, who, wiln a laxicab driver, discovered t b" bodies w hen they went lo the house. Hulchinson scid he knew not bin g I hat could aid in solving the crime. M rs. Dubois, w ho was about -7 years obi, tounerly ran one of lhe smaller dow ntow n hotels, and Mt:-. (irenvllle. nearly u years old, was the daughter of a labor organizer, j (ieorge (Irenvllle, now believed I'l 1 be In Harvey. III. In searching t tie u omen's resl i d'-ncc. t ne police found a g I ion ( can of alcohol under a le d and i t partly filled iplarl bid He. A small 'I Nil nt II y of "near beer" also w as found. Democrats, G. O. P. Favor Modification TULNTON. N. July li (AC) -Tlie re pub Ilea n pa if y 111 New Jersey will lace he- volets al tic i I a II elect ion w il h a platf oi in co.l talning a plank calling for a stub-. pu w bb referendum on mod it h at ion of the Volstead act. j The plank was adopted at I te ' convention yesleiday by a vote ifj H to a.. The democialle convention, ab-o lu Hesslon yesterday, adopted aj plank calling for modification of I thu VoUIead uct. GENEVA MEET IN DEADLOCK, NEAR BREAK America and England Fail to Agree on Size of Armed Cruisers PUZZLE BECOMES "VICIOUS CIRCLE" Next W(U'd in Conference Lies with Governments in Washington, London and Tokyo. ; i:r.VA. .Inly 2 (AI) Tho lUitish, American nd Japanese lileiiipoleiiilurics at tho trlUirtHe naal conrcrt'iHo met privately (his. owning In an endeavor to solve the Mlls at tho conrcii'iui f ! MN I" VA, July t(. (AI')T-I'rlvate meetings today between Hugh S. Olbson, American delegate, and Viscount lslili. of Japan, and later between Mr. dibson and A. C. Hfidneiuau. British delegate, failed to Improve the existing critical situation confronting the tri-partito naval eonfevenee. Lord Cecil, Admiral Sir Krerterick Kicld and also Bear Admiral Hilary J. Jones, 17. S. N., were present at which according to reliablo reports; was rather lively. " At a Standstill The conference is at a standstill as far as C.unnva Is concerned. The next word lien with tho gov ernments lu Washington. Loudon, and Tokyo. It is they who must help or even direct 'the solution of the cruiser problem which, If not. settled, means the collapse of the conference. Apparently Washington must tell London that tho new maximum smaller ships, it will automatically bring down our total tonnage fig ures." Vicious t'lrclo Thus t bis cruiser puzzle Is tho authpiatcd problem of the "vicious circle." Furthermore, fireat Britain Hays: (Continued on Page 5) MRsTnTg. WINER, HIT MY TRUCK, DIES AT LAKE BAKKK. ore.. July fi. Mrs. 1- : lie Hraco Winer, wife of Jack Win 1 i-r, IMiHi Church street, who waa injured by a motor truck near Cu ioii several weeks ago and who has been confined tn tho Hot. Iiko san atorium since then died there Sun day morning. The body vas taken to Caldwell. Funeral servicnM and I burial were held there today. Nelllo (Jraco Young was born at (ierard. Kan.. Jan. 2i. 1K!C. She is survived by her husband Jack .Winer and two daughters. Barbara 'and Daisy Belle. The W i iters ca me here rrom I 'end let on last year. Mr. (Winer Is employed by Hie Trotter ( i 'bahim: coinpan) . TODAY'S GAMES NATIONAL I.i:.a ! B. H. K. Boston 4 li 2 Bhil.i.telphiii Dt il Battet Ick: Mctjuillan. Kdwai ds and Cibsi.n: Kaufinaiiti, L'lrlch and Wilson. Second came It. H. I-. l':..st..n 3 II Bbil.idelplua 10 0 Hii it erics: vm'z, M ills and Ho gan. Hibsoii; Scott and Wilson. Brooklyn-New York at New York, poM poiied, tain. AMiiitit an li;.(.i r. H. H idelphla iio.ooii Cilleries: (Jutua and f,u pi lure n and Hartley, Second game I'hll.idelphiu i t; 'hratie It. II. I la it'.stoa fi ! Batteries: Waiherg, Russell. Put and Cochrane; Mel-'nyden, llarrisa and Hufniiiun, Hartley.