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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.