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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
OltKHOX: l-air tonight una
Thursday wh h fug near roast.
Temperature !;ome.hi't nbovo iiiu-'
mal In the int erlor, Willi lower
humidity.
VOLUME XXV.
MKMHIirt ASSOCIATED PRESS
IA GRANDE, OREGON,. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1927
NUMBER 285
""OCIATED PRESS
EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
FEATURES OF
ATTRACTIVE
f Detailed Program Com
pleted for Legion Ses
sions Next Week
DRUM CONTEST TO
BE BIG SPECTACLE
Coronation of Queen Will
Be Another Outstand
ing Event, Local Legion
naires Declare.
A detailed program for tlio three-'
day American Legion slid" coiiven-j
lion, to he held here Thuivda. .
Krhiay and Saturday of nex! week,
haw heen completed and 'includes
nitiiiy Interesting features. To -dart
the convention off right, the first
entertainment feature will b on
Wednesday evening, July HO, when
the I .it (iritnde municipal hand will
give a imhiir concert for the bene
fit of the legionnaires, and legion
auxiliary members, who will arrive
that day and resist or preparatory
to the opening of the convention
Thursday morning.
.Thursdiy night at S o'clock, I he
first flay of the convention, n pub
lic reception will he held nt the
Klks temple, spon:H)rd hy a com
mittee from the La ftrundf legion
post, the ladies' auxiliary and the
Klks lodge, honoring the dislln
gtiished visitors In attendance at
the convention, including the na
tional commander, Howard I1.
Savage, und 'other national and
state ufficerw. The reception will
he open to the public and it in
hoped that a large number will nt
tond. I
lll-K Promenade I
The regular routine uf liusines's
of the first day will open with a
combined meeting of the American
Legion and the auxiliary, begin
ning at 9:30 o'clock In the morn
ing at Legion hall, to whh-h the
public is invited. At I o'clock in
i he afternoon will be the 40 ct 8
promenade, followed hy the 4u el
S wreck, which is for members of
the -society onl.v. "' '" '
The second day of I he conven
tion will he taken up with business
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon nt
whirh time the drum corps content
will be held nt the nthlothv field,
which Is also oien to the public. '
About LI drum and bugle corps
Will cnmpele, and the event Is co
llected to be one of the most spec
tacular of the entire convention,
legionnaires say. Friday cvenln-.-members,
of Ihc drum corps will
lie given a baiuinet by the cham
ber of commerce. j
Friday evening Die convention
tpiepn coni est will be held on tho
Heput street balcony of the KIkH.
hiilldin-,'. About t." princesses from
over Ihe state will participate and
the winner will bo the neen of t
convention. The princesses will
represent some characteristic of
ihe town or community from which
Ihey are sent.
Saturday the regular business
.. (CuliMmicrl mi I'uliC 5)
MA RKICTltOADS
INSPECTED HY
STATE OFFICER
J. If. Scott, statf
ma rkel
m;m1
engineer, wit h headuunrter
in
lem, arrived in La Urande early
this morning for the purpose r,4"
iiispecilng all market roads in l u
ion coiii'.!-'.
Air. Scorr. aeeonip;tnied by Coun
ty .lodge l". fi. Couch. Comity Com
missioner W. II. Ledbetter and
C.iunly Uoad .Muster li. L. Alr
gau. left from the court houe ,iiis
morning about !i o'clock. They
will look over county roads tieb-y
and hope to complete the work by
this evening.
HAND-BILLS
ARE
VALUABLE
ir oii Mill no other mcan (f
getting -dorr new, Jim wouhl
ipprcHaic null value (he adver
IIhIiiK tiioige or it men hunt
I'onlalned on a handbill. ThU
nus hy nncslty, rcMirtcil to In
Hiittn. .Mont., Ial month when
ft f-trlkl rc-ullcd la sliMK'il-Inn
of nil iicwsiapers In that city,
(hough retail hulur- -IuiiiimmI
more than SSffe lit -pH' "r
inakc-hifls.
U ou can stfiiri' dally urr
new. lioHcr. ihrough .vr
own daily nc.Hicr iMnighi
rr Hip adicrtMiig information
ou set well for the news
ymi mitiimlly cun-hlcr It a
wa4tc of nioney fr a hu-lm-s
man tu miIMi our trade with
luinrlbltl- thai litter ymir H.t h
ami lawn, lbith In the viiy of
1-n .raiMh- and ocr tin Valb-)
Thn (Hwrvcr rcuclic hy Tar
the gn-oHl mimher of famHtc
ill hy fur Ihc lowe-l tf I"'"
nuiliT. Il natunillj pn'fcr
rMl by Hie Intelligent ndvertlT
hIm.ip all other publicity nti-iin-lll
thl- Uiriloi).
'Ubscxror AdrrlNli.w
A Mcn liaudiniiitf hcrhx'"
Normal School
Tour, Picnic To
Be on Thursday
Thirty - Mile Trip and
Luncheon Features the
I'ropram Planned by
C. of C.
About Km members of the sum
mer normal school faculty and stu-d-nt
body win participate in th-i
lour over the valley and picnic
lunch, which will be given by tin.
Inion county chamber of com
merce in their honor tomorrow
uflpj noon.
ran win huet nt- the high
.school at 4 o'clock and the cara
van will have here promptly aft
er the- lose of school, nt 4:lo.
The tour seli'dubd, which leads
through liijlder, Sununervlile an 1
rieiiHaitt Orove, is 30 miles I if dis
tance and will require about one
hour.
I'icnic Lunch
Plans arc to arrive at Iclversld''
piirk at. .t:::i) o'clock, where the
picnic lunch, being arranged by
l L. Lilly and Jlcrman Jtoesrh.
will lie waiting.
After lunch there will he it program.-
II. I-;, (.'oolidge. president
of the chamber of commerce, will
preside and will give the uddrct i
of welcome. J. T. Longfellow, di
rector. of the sninmer school, will
talk an 1 there will be response
from both t he faculty iind tin'
student body of the school. Tim
chamber of commerce uuarlet will
sing, and VY. V. Nushnum. mmvc
director of the school, vill had
in group singing.
Mont Curs if Mini,
All members of the clamber o(
commerce and their w lv s are in
vited to attend the picnic and ar
urged to call the chamber of com
merce office so that ample provi
sions can be made for them for
the picnic lunch.
11. K. Dixon and Auduier Vinyl,
who have charge of the transpor
tation, report that about 15 mor"
cars are needed and anyone hav
ing a car available nt t hat time
in asked to call the chamber of
commerce offices. The conditio t
of the road is reported to be good.
A mec runic will accompany t he
tram van, to be on hand in case
of tiro (rouble or other car trou
ble. .. .. .
Huckleberry Crop
Not Up to Normal
WALLOWA. on-.. July 1 ::
(Special) -A number of prisons
who h ive mnde trips into the tim
bered sections of the county re
cently, investigating the huckle
berry prospects, report Indica
I ions pointing to a I nil ly good
crop tf berries in ninny places.
The berries are said to In
about three- weeks later this sea
son than usual but they me ex
pected to commence ripening in
about tWO Or thief Weeks.
scakci; xi:ak alicll
ALM'L'L. Ure., July 1 :i I Spe
cial) Mrs. W. K. ''as-- and
daughter. Vera, were huckleber
rying on tin- went niountnin I a. si
week. They report tin- Inn-its
as being rather scarce this year.
Lostine Bank Is
Moved to Joseph
LOSTINi:. July I li (Special)
The Lostine State bank was moved
Monday to Joseph when- it will
be located from now on. A haul;
n ling of the. stockholders was
held Friday afternoon and In spite
of tl ftorts or the Lostine people
the vole to move was two in tin
majority. Lostine has had this
bank many years and through the
efforts of t he local people main
tained a bank that was. ever in good
standing but the idea that Ihe In
stitution would be able to make
more money at Joseph cause. 1 the
move The people oT Losline will
citdtnvor to get another institution
here in the near future.
Indian Girls Face
Federal Charges
I i'olL'n,.Ni. Cn-.. July 1 fAP
Assistant I'nitrd Stut-s Dimrirt
Allornt-y MeW.lehrlst. In f.-.h'ral
eourt her. today nHlo-d thai, heneh
warriintf. -aeh earrying $o hail
r.Muin iin nt. he IsmH'd for the ar-r-st
of the 1 Indian girl on liie
Khimath rfJtervulion. indicted y-tt-rdiiy
for burning down tin; dor
mitory in which they livid.
Tiny will. pri'suniitbly. he
brought to i'ortlaud and held,
pi-ndlng trial, in om- juvt-nih: ih -tention
home.
Miami Is Selected
As Convention City
CINCINNATI. July 1.1 AP
Miami. Th'.. WH.H elected nx the.
H's in.. ting place, for the Klks1
mitionai rummtion. defeating Los
Ang'hs when Ihc x cond poll was
taken today. Miami received Mu
vc-t-n and Lov A n s-.dvi 3fi.
WEST VISITOR
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lliirt' Kmt's liUr any purl tiT Hit'
unrlil. and nlst'ii4 tr riMltn.ts
anil Indians jiri tin i.lnl'lllnr
llilims til' llu xtfsl l'ir tUllnrs
I'nnn (WTinanr. ari-ordhiK In thi'
Coiiun'MS ;rrlrmlt INMrlhrruor
nf Inslt'i'linru. Hliii-isfii, ;cr.
iiuiiiv. now ul .Mnnnl V-inmi.
Wil.-ll.
RUNAWAY TEAM IS
CAUSE OF THRILL
Scores Witness Dash of
Horses Down Adams,
Endangering Driver
Those who believe that the ex
citing days of runa w ays vanished
wit h I li" automobile would ha
been forced to admit that run
aways of the most spectacular va
1 Holy cm still be provided h.t.l
Ihey he"il among Ihone on Adams
i avenue who", at about S o'clock
last ui-;ht . wltneMH the (Ireeuwoodi
j dairy team careening madly
(through the t main 1 iioroug h in r
with M ti :-((. Iwnil (hiiTln-T,
j owner of (he dairy, occupying the
wagon ' and struggling without
'mail l- slop the team. ,Only Li.-
I'oct that one of tin horses slippe I
juM-r running about five block-,,
j just helore reaching Ihe tliinh ad-
j mg io ine liain. saved .Mr. (iaer:-
j tier from probable serious injury,
Al r. (hiertner w as ret u ruing
from his evening milk route w ln-u
I he hoiies. passing by the St a.'
1 1 heater, a pi a rent ly became exci; -
d by the congestion and noisi , j
broke away, gaining speed rapidly.;
j Mr. C.aertner struggled to hold;
jtheill. but was powerless agaill:i'
i Ihe lone of the frightodeiul ani
mal::. After running over five block",
one horse slipped on the pavement
; and felt, sliding about o reel
: lore the ot her horse came to a
jla't.
j Had the horses not fallen where
Ithey did. .hey may have nUempi
I ed 1o (urn the coiner leading theui
In their bain. Air. Caerlner de
clared last e .-ning t hat he was
couteiiipiii t ng jumping from the
wagon had they atlempted the
turn at their pace which was gain
ing r;'iptdly. The horse which fed
w us b elly cut about I he neck,
otherwise no real damage w:s
done,
A huge crowd gathered (juiekly
to the seen., or le Tall, directly
ill front of Clay's ser te slation.
AIan rei.ia i k I upon llu narrow
which Air. (iaeriii'T expe-
I. loi'. hart the hoises ili-
riiTK-t
trinpt
doubt
s:ild.
d th'- lorn, he would
tin-
lly liave hern irijii i d, it
I'KMH.KTON. (nr., July I:
A l i .1 1 1 1 - t:i Iuih in ii ti ino.-t
unlueky d:iy ffir 'iuirli-f llnsklns.
eh i f ih-nuty slu i-iM. I.:iit- la.;,
night nnd i-arly this iihii rung w hi;.
hi mis a ( t '-in p ting lo t ran- a nto-inohil'-thi-vi
that had aha nd'Ui 1
thi- r;ir of Ih-nry i"lotKi-n, of S.t:
i-in. near Kilni. hi own ear wts
t.lolen from outnide (he eouiJ
hi ms .
! fi q
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Circus Arrives Late, Because of
Freight Wreck Ahead of Train
A reported freight wieck sniuc
w hen- iilung the line ahead of the
Al (I. Itarnca ciretiH caiiscj the
train to arrive here u w minul''.i
befori- two o'etfM'k t h ia iilternuon.
Instead of arly lhi morning, an
w an scheduled.
Iietalls a.s to the freight wr.ik
were not available bill It H believe. 1
that Hum wan tiie reason tor th;
delay.
The circus, due (o inability to get
the t nt up in time, called off the
afternoon show, 'I he evening yhow,
.scheduled at S O'eloek. will b-gin
mi t i iii I 'Oors w HI be open at
7 p. m.
The fat hire of the eiretu lo ar
rive here on f ' h'-dtih d time this
morning brought d-"P disappoint -metit
to M itn h of children, mostly
bo. who had left th-ir h-dM un
early ait five o'clock in order to
in ins no part of the unloading pro-
OF WHEAT IS
Governnient Statistician
Figures Yield Will Be
More Than Normal
FRUIT OUTLOOK
NOT AS BRIGHT
Apple Crop to Be Around
4,(()0f0()() Bushels, Which
Is Less Than Five-Year
Average.
I'UllVLANli. Ore., July 1 1! AP
Iteports gathered by F. L. Kent.
( tregon stat 1st Iciun for t he I'. S.
department of ugricult ure. show
increased acreage of Oregon's prin
cipal crops for this year and u
marked Improvement in condition
during Ihe month of June.
The l'aeiric nor' hw est w heut
crop is- now cslinwted at 104,1154,
(Mia bushels. Of this, ftregon will
produce 2 1. 1 liK.miU bushels of win
ter wheat from ttuo.iHHi acres, und
L'.STa.amt huslieln of spring wheat
from 1 .'". (Hid acres.
The winter wheal estimate in
considerably higher than tin rive
year average while the spring
wheat crop will be much less, re
ports indicated. The five year
average for winter wheat, is 15,
I sn.sini. and for spring w heat
4.r3;,ooo.
Itfg l'otato Yield
Oregon w ill produce ft. 4 HI. 000
bushelfi of potatoes front ftj.onu
acres. The five-year average yield
is 4.2KU.OU bushels from 4:t,6uu
acres.
The tame hay crop shows u
slight Increase in tonnage although
the acreage has heen decreased.
Approximately 2.m:.nno tons will
be produced from SKS.OoO ncres of
land. It Is believed. The five-year
iivenijre is l,:;H),4uo Ions from ! 5 3 . -mm
acres, t
Aiph Outlook
The fruit crops show a general
decline In yield. More than 4.
llnit.noo bushels of apples will he
produced, how ever. alt hough i1
does not touch the yield of fi,
T 7:1,4 HO as a five-year average.
Alore than I.lSH.mtO bushels of
pear will he picked in Oregon this
year. The nveragi; . Is' L.tK.30n. i
Teach product (on ' look a heavy'
si p wild only 1 una bushels
estimated, for thlft year.- The aver- 1
age for rive' years Is :il!i.uon. 1
In commcnthig on the fruit sit
uation the report says:
"The lu-avy carry over of canned
(t;ntinued
Page r.
Sheriff Takes
Liquor Outfit
And Elmer iMires
Sheriff Jesse I he.shca r", with
liepulicH A. 1,. Helnei ami II. A.
Klin;; hammer, la; I night mi reeled
KIiim'I" Miren, fun ml with whishey
In the truck which he was driving,
on charges of pdNse.-i.slfin nf nui.sh
and liiior, nnd cunl'tseated mie of
Ihe liir.'Ml still outfits to be tiikeii
for Home time. 11 Is reported.
Th" sheriff and hi party worst
ed all ni'ht bringing the lurge
cache, which was made on Harris
mountain, to Ia iJiainb. A tnnk
was employed lo hrinu in the out
fit which includes three tH-galhn
vats. 10 rU-u"allnn mash barrels.
.Ml five- ami ten-gallon kens, L'"
sacks uf snirar, seven s:tcks of eurn.
one drum of molasses, several eases
of empty flasks, yeat. It.'.O feet
of im h pipe, the sheriff nays.
Mir cm was a r rested at a hi nit 1
o'cbK'k last nihl nod until X
o'clock this inm-iiing the sh-riff s
party loaded ami brought to ,.t
( i l a n tie t lie enuf isca I ed goods.
Mires, who is a farmer near linh
ler. was arraigned at la o'clock
this morning am) demanded a
preliminary hcarim; v. Inch will
held .Monday at ! : :!') in Juslhe
court. He was let out this- morn
ing on b.pnd.
j Jlcfore seven o'clock iirobnbly a
! won- of youngsters had gal lu red
'at the depot, only to learn that the
(rain was delayed and would not
I be in uuiil lah r. Win n No. 17
, pulled in from the cat tin number
i of hopi fulf were still around
i Inking a chance that maybe the
circus train would come in at any
tune.
Hut. tin the morning passed nnd
no l ireu.t an ived. their disappoint
lie nt bi-eame more pronounei-i am)
a few left their vigil. For Ihe few
that. left, howevr. many more ar
rived and a' a I moil any time" to-lay
on.- could H-e children "nulling''
at on ml 1 mv it. I.e.' ping a w eat her
eye fill the depot.
When the tram finally pulled
in ami the work of unloading be.
gan. (he crowd of youngsters at
hist had the .i 1 tsfact ion of seeing
the HrciiK or at b ast what wa to
be m en until the m tuul aho
1 open-.
Peking Protest
Sent to Japan;
Note Is Sharp
Chinese Demand Recall of
Troops from Tsinanfu
and Tsingtoa in Prov
ince of Shantung.
I'F.KING. China, July 13 A1)
The He king government, after a
verbal protest by the foreign of
fice on Monday, has sent a nolo to
Mhe Jupancjtc legation in which It
'demands the immediate wlthdruw-
al of troops from Tsinanfu and
1 Tsingtao In thu provinco of Shan
tung.
j The note also demands tho re
rail of any further troops sent to
.the city and expressed the earnest
; hope for a satisfactory early reply,
j Tlio note, w hich was madu public
I this alternoon, expressed astonlsh
! inent that the protest of thj
I Chinese government regarding tho
' dispatch of Japanese. troops to
tTsingtito have not received "duo
1 attention," by the Japanese gov
: eminent.
AtvtiM'S Japnncso
i Cm the contrary, the note alleges
the Japanese took advantage of the
defection of some of tin troops of
Cieneiai Hun Chuuu-sKangfc tho
northern communder In Sliuntuug,
to dispatch Japanese troops to
Tsinanru from Tsingtao und to re-
! place them with fresh troopn front
IX ilrc n.
Tho note declares that the Jap
anese government which has con
stantly professed friendship fur
China, has thus Ignored Chliina
protests both in the committed act
t violating J a pa mi trenty obligation
'and Chineso soverignly. 'Tho dlfl
; patch of troops, the note say, has
' created Intend ludtgnutlon
throughout China.
The JupaneHe govirnment has
lein wnding troopn to Tsinanfu
and Tsingtuo in both of whieli
elties the Japtinese liavi- entenntvn
interests. Hoi h el ties, for Winn
time, have been the object of tt
drive hy the natlonallNtH, who Heck
their c'ttplure iiH part of the hir
gt'r plan to taki Tlentftln and I'elt
ing. A I'.euti'i diapuleh from Tningluo
yenlerduy aald thai 2,000 Jupauefle
troiUM had arrived '.here,, from
Da U' h and that 111'' HlllJ.'itlou ratt
Uiet.
LARGE YIELD ON
WALLOWA FARMS
Hay Crop One of Heav
iest in Recent Years
Wheat Gaining Fast
WALLOWA, Ore.. July III (Hpe
eial ) Warm summer w eat her
which has held sway In thin hoc
Hon during Ihe past several weekB,
has cnuHed the grain und huy crops
I :i make ;t hapid growl h. und
Hiings arc beginning to take on up
penrnncen of harvesl on many of
the farms. (rutting oT the first
crops of alfalfa on many of the
farms In ihe irrigated purls of the
county has been wider way much
of the ptit week. Tint, hay crops
on many of the farms is said lo ho
the heaviest for n number of years,
being estimated In some instunci-!
al as much us three nnd four tons
per acre. Tin went her recently
has been finite fn-e from storms
or any kind nnd have been fine
for curing mil the hay.
The winter wheal crops ur ad
vancing .unite rapidly, and will be
ready to cut for hay during the
next two weeks, and some of the
early sowings will probably be
ready to jttnrl binding n round Ihe
until of the moii Hi. Tin greater
part of the wheat in Ihe dry farm
ing areas will In rut with com
bines nnd this will probably not be
started much helore the first of
ne.t month.
OiithMik 4;omI
Crop prospects continue to look
very favorable, and with plenty of
moisture slored in Hie soli, all lire
of the opinion Hint the grain should
fill well. l-'armcrs are consider
ably encouraged with price pros
pects and reports slab? that some
wluat has been contracted for de
livery at threshing llmo at u round
$I.:0 per bushel. This figure Is
considerably above Hint of last
year.
i-'armers of this county are not
anticipating much of u labor short
age Tor the harvest season, due to
Hw fact that logging openillons In
the woods have been curlalled
ronsidernbly recently, which
should mean that many more men
: w til be available, than usual at
this season or the year, when much
logging is being done.
Diamonds Worth
$50,000 Are Stolen
ins am;i;llh, July ta (ad
Idamonds declared worth $:.u.(i(in
were stolen from a jewelry store.
Huff here today by (wo young men
who buttered Sam I 'ohen. a
eerk. unconwtouH with their re
vol ctrif.
NABLUS LIKE
A DEAD CITY
REPORTS SAY
Earthquake Stricken Part
of Asia Desolate and
Heavily Damaged
NO AMERICANS OR
EUROPEAN'S SLAIN
! Unofficial Estimates
Place Victims at 1,000
Official Figures Around
Half a Thousand.
SHANGHAI. July 14 (AIM
KlooijH Irt Mouth AnliW(i province
on July 6 i-tiuxtHl thn (tenths or
miro than h thoututuU porHOiis, it
Im Hiilil In helnlixl muml. .iwnliixl
here. Tena of thouwiiulH of pooplo
ure iiuiU to be homeli'sa.
JUKl .SALKM. July, 14 (AL)--Ntihlus,
undent Snmurltan center,
3U miles north uf Jerusalem, and
other towns in the Holy Land, up
near like cities of tho dead. av
I re no It which iinelw.l I ..inu-
toduy of the disastrous eartlnpiake
that rucked, the region Monday
afternoon.
LateMt official estimate of tho
casualties plaen the dead in IMil
eHtltie at more tluin Inn and in
trnns-Jordiiuia at 1 on. The total
Injured Is given us more than 5 in),
so i n Ivdimiitc I, nun
rnoffielal figure arc, mu?:i
higher, some estimates of thede.td
touching l.uou. I'p to the present
no American or Kurnpeuns have
been reported among the victim:!.
IVtails from many of the iii'
fected place a were still being
awaited today, but the siory of
the fnte of Nahlua says it presents
nn awful spectacle of destruction.!
Hcarcely u house tu the old part of,
town escaped. Home collapsed en
tirely, while others seem to beheld
together by miracle. High fret
led buildings piled fantttstlcully
above narrow streets collapsed
like cards, burying not only the
Inmates but the persona tu thi;
markets below.
Stiivt IN'sci'Um!
I'snally ' busy streets me desert
ed save for occasional cowed fig
ures salvaging bedding on Ihc
backs of camels or donkeys (o
take to improvised camps outside
the town, where the InhuhMniitri
are collecled In pal In-Hc groups.
Sometimes a long wailing p roe erf -
(Contlnund on Pnge Four.)
Montana Wants
Frank 0. Lowden
Next President
OKKdO.V. 111., July lit (AD
Km nk O. Lowden, former governor
of Illinois, toil ii y received a petl
tion bearing the signature of 10,
oihi Montana voters asking him to
become a candidate fur the repub
lication nomination for president.
The petition which had been cir
culated in every ,M outturn county
was presented to M r, Lowden at
his r ii r tu homo by W, IO. Htoeltton,
Boz man, Mont., president of tho
Montana Farm bureau.
"Al r. Low den said that nothing
could bo said nt t his lime," wild
Mr. Hi odd on. after he, presented
the petition.
"Montana Is very strong for
Governor Lowden. Co appreciate
his altitude towards thn farm prob
lem and that. Is the big problem
of our slate. Wo bclievu that Gov
ernor Lowden in the man who will
bring about better conditions.
FREED-WANTED
.Wl ..III.X I I"l
Sea) i Ii Mdice urreted !nn
0 ouncil h feu ila)t ago, full,
ed to Hciy nie Itlm a-, an Inter,
ttatloiuilly umited nilk Ihief. him I
let him go. Then Ibev leiinntl
IImti were reuirdrif Jtll,;t.'iii up
for him, liicliidlug 9HI, nun in
lrfiiutiMi. RHMiu in I'iirlv, 9i'i(l In
Sun I ranclM-'o and H)0 In
I Angeles.
Accidents Over
Northwest Take
Six Youngsters
Vancouver Boy Killed in
Runaway 4 Deaths
Due to Drowning
VANCOITVKK, Wash., July 13
( A V Wil f red Wat mo ii. Hi, i ted
yelerduy from injurie received
when u twuu of horscn he was driv
ing ran away and threw him from
u loud of huy.
STKVKNSUN, Wash.. July U.
(AP) (ileu iJodson. II, giivc her
life here yesterday in un Rttempt to
save her companion. Marguerite
Smith, It, from drowning in a
Hioug h nea r here. But h were
drowned.
1MLUS, Ore., July 13 (AD
Nona Maxlne Martinson, 7, daugh
ter of Mrs. Hans Martinson of
Hick let on, Wash., died in u hos
pital here yesterday from burns.
suffered when her clothing caught
fire while she was ut tempt lug ti
light u fire.
MONTKSANO, Wash.. July 1 3.
(AD Hernice, 1(1, und' Virginia.
7, children of Mr. und Mrs. Sam
uel 1'innlck of Melbourne, are, be
lieved to have been drowned in the
t'hehalis river yesterday. The river
Is being searched.
DELEGATES PLAN
PLENARY SESSIONS
Tri-Partite Naval Confer
ence Negotiations Con
tinue; No Bitterness
GKNKVA. July J. (Al) Tho
delegate to the trl-purttto naval
conference today decided to con
voke, a plenary session tomorrow
ut 3 p. in.
Tomorrow's ptenury session was
arranged, It was learned, in order
Ihiit assurance cun bo given that
the negotiations are continuing til
the friendliest munnor.
Hugh H. Gibson, heud of tho
AmoHtiun ddlcffatlhrt, r6Jubhy ?vMl
pay trlhuto to Kevih 0'Higginn.
trtsh T'reo Rtato minister, 'who whs
assassinated Hunday. , ,
I'rloiHlly Alnicspbcro
i ue itiiiioHpuc.ro ut unncva 10-
' daV WiiH mnHl frienHlv nlthmtirh
a meeting which was held today
did not result in tiny agreement on
the cruiser problem, tho Ju pane so
insisting that they must havo real
limitations. , I
Chief interest at tlio mooting
centered on tho question of cruis
ers and Japans announced inten
tion to lgn no treaty which in
volves tho expunslon of tho Jup.
uneso navy.
In tho meantime, tho Japaneso
suggestion that thn United States
and Great lirltalu negotlato a
treaty between themselves lias
awakened no enthusiasm in Am
erican circles.
Kirst of all, u treaty making
41)0,000 tons an t lie limit of cruis
er strength of (Jreat Britain and
tho l.'nlted Ktules is not to tho lik
ing of tho American delegates be
en ue It moans expunslon of tho
Ajncrican navy. Kvcn if it were
accepted as u compromise, it Is be
lieved that any Id-lateral conven
tion would not achieve the objects
for which Hie conference was ori
ginally convoked. v
.Must Include da mlii
Moreover, It Is regarded as diffi
cult for Great Hritaiu and tho 1 lilt
ed States to tin their hands by a
treaty w It h Japan free to do us
she wishes and to concentrate
naval building in any one category
as. for luMlance. submarines.
Hlill another objection is that tho
l ulled States would be unable to
determine lii udvaiice Just how far
it can go In acquiring parlly with
Great Itrltafu hy the uctual con
si ruction of ships.
lieeelvlng the press this after
noon. Hui-'h Gibson. American
chief representative, denied that n
dlvihioli exiMs in the American
delegation. He denied also HiMt
the Americans ever - demanded the
right to build twenty-five l,IMHl
lon cruisers.
Cullen Land is To
Do Ten-Day Term
LOS A SI 1 KLKS, July I '4 i T -
iul(en Liiiidis, motion picture act
or, was sentenced lo five days in
J.nl here today, for Tilling m hlx
i alimony payment (o his divorced
wife. Mi mn. n liudis.
itoAii im;.m:i today
MKIU'VHtb, Ore.. July X (At)
The road to tin Crater Lake rim
from Anna Springs. Hint has been
scheduled to one-way trufric, ow
ing to snow since Ihe opening of
Hie park July I. was opened fit
noon today. without any traffic
f re.Htrh iions. A warm sun tins
melled the snow rapidly ami a
force of Ine li have eum phded ( he
w ork. The road is in excellent
condition und tout 1st travel is
heavy.
FINANCES OF
OREGON HELD
NEARTANGLE
Supreme Court . Decision
Yesterday Sets Offi
cials to Worrying
APPROPRIATIONS'
VALUE IS PUZZLE
Fears Felt That Building
of Normal School and
Tuberculosis Hospital
Is Endangered.
SALKM, Or, July U (AV)
Heeause it Is believed tho opinion
of the supreme court yesterday
nullifying an act of tho legis
lature whereby tho state would ho
authorized to build $K00t00Q office
building with funds borrowed from
the state accident commission will
throw slate finances into an ex
tremely chaotic condition, it "was
virtually declared by tho stale
board of control today to ask for
a rehearing of the case. Jt was
discussed informally at a session
of the tax commission.
Inasmuch us tho opinion, in
which four members of the court
Joined and against which three
dissented, is bused on a constitu
tional provision that the state limy
not go Into debt over $50,000, stato
officials see the following dire pos
sibilities which they believe will
result If tho opinion stunds:
AppmprUitkms Menaced
It may knock out a total of some
$1,liM),i)00 in appropriations voted
by t he legislut uro und approved
by the governor, but which are In
excess of visible state revenue.
It inuy nullify tho. Hure bill
authorizing tho slate treasurer to
borrow from various ptuta funds.
It may knock out tho authority
of tho stuto treasurer to borrow
nioney from any source in excess
of $50,00 and compel tho stump-
jing of Htule warrants "not paid for
. want oT funds."
I It muy nullify any action of the
statu emergency board m authori
ing certificates &f indobtodhoflS lu
oxuchs of $ ft 0,0 00.
Momml Wchool Question
. Should it bo held that the opin
ion can apply to any of the appro
priations in excess 6t visible re
venues membors of the state b5ard
of control fool it is probable that
no money will bo available for tho
i construction of tho new normal
school at La Grande, the new tu
berculosis hospital at The Dulles,
possibly tho Dornbechor hospital
approprtationtand numerous oth
ers. Taking these as examples
tho legislature appropriated $215,
uoo for the normal school, Z'm,2ti)
fo rtho tuberculosis hospital, and'
$136,410 for tho Dornbecher hos-i
pita I.
In this connection, however,
there arises the question of who isi
to decido what stute activities uro
to proceed under the appropria
tions made for them and w hiijti
arn not, assuming that some, uro
to huve that prlvliego and soma
not. Which ones would fall uu-
(Continued on Page 6)
DIVORCES ARE
MAKING GAINS
IN PORTLAND
I'OKTLANT). Ore., July 13. fAV)
"It won't he long now," say at
taches of Multuonfih county clerk a
office, "until divorces exceed mar
riages in number In Portland, un
less conditions change."
A total of 911; divorce suits wero
filed lu thin county during the first
nix months of this year, as com
pared to IH Ti the first six months
of ld.
Kleven hundred uinf forty-seven
marriage licenses were issued dur
ing tho same period, as ' against
1 1 7 S last year.
I n January 1 54 divm-ee suits
were filed, ns compared to I
marriages, while February regis
tered HiTi divorce suits against 1-7
marriage licenses.
TODAY'S GAMES
AMI.HIl'AN ja:Am M !
It. U.K. I
WiiHliiiifjlun S 9 2
.lied oil. .. , 7 10 2
Kill tr.rI.-K: Hutku, I.lwnbre, Coff
im ii h iiikI 'J'nt.i; Olhson, Hloner and
Wuo.liill. I
.aiii),Ii m:a.ii:
U. H. K.
f 'inf-i li Mitt I tl 3! 1
N. w Vi.rW 3 12 6
UiiH.-rt.'M: Curlson, IV-an Ulul
llurln.ll; clrr.nliol!, Worla ami
HniMlt.
S.toimI (;nme H. If. K.
'hl-HK 3 3
Honliui Bin I
Hu!tr-r.-(: limit uilU 'i(nz.il a; II.
Smilli nn.l Jl.jun.
11. H. K.
.I'ittwlMiri; 1 7 J
llmuklyii - '-' 8 I
li.ill.'i'l.'.s: M.-iultmii and 8pcni-cr:
Petty. Khrhtmlt, Clark and Hh.i-(jri-iiven.
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