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EDITION
THE WEATHER
OKK'rUN: I'ulr tonight uii'l
Friday with tog iK-ar ihe coast.
Temperature a hove nnniif in tho
Interior. Low humidity; inoilurulu
northerly winds on tho coast.
o1
State Legion,
Auxiliary
Officials
GION CONYEN
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VOLUMb XXV. mkmbeh ahbociated prims IiA GRANDE, OREGON. TllURSDAY, JULY 21 1!)27"' - ' " memhkk abated "phkm NUMBER 292
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TON
S TODAY
ilhlli- Murphy, of I'lii-llainl.
Mute cnuihlaildei- of Hit- Alm-i-i-i-ini
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iruiidp .vr.-trl-iluy.
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tin. ofuiT fiiiiciaU
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an rtiiiic wfvW in
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Mrs, Anna Hei .luirr, Df Ho;mI
HiAcr, Is irc-ideit nf the Olc
gnu ivctimn'-. anxiliai y to the
Anc-rtcaii Legion.
Mis. M;ih: I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 TT . or
Miii-;nlrlil. N ln--i- ns ileimrt-mi-Ill
ri-ii-:ir nf Ihe .m-.-i ielltl
l'loil iliixilinr.i of Ori-iiii.
('( I.N HON I'AltMM.,
IKAI I'll: III I.I.MiH
No imrkliiu' or niolill- lellli li s
will In- iiIIiiui-iI oh .Aifllllis aie-iiiii-
I'roiii I'lr In llilnl sln-els
luring (lie llirif. ihl.lH nf Hie
Ailleririul l-iiion isinii-ntlou,
.1 1 1 1 v f. ami -.i. unit ilinltnc
Irllllnu or slums mi Ailiinis. Hie
M-i-llon or slivi-t will Im rlllil-1'-ly
rliisril In Irarfie.
l'l.i.s nillni; hh.i miiilc li)' tin
i lly i-otiiiiiis.si.nl nt lln; n-iin-l
ur the .Aim-ihnil ji!loii ict
lien-.
V
f- .-'.. " t " 1
1 V '
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i 1 - v
DELEGATIONS
REACH 1,000
MARK EARLY
Hundreds Arriving Today
by Trains and Cars
Two Specials In
OPENING MEETING
HELD AT 10 A. M.
i Grande Extends Wel -
come to Visitors at Ses-
sion of American Le
gion and Auxiliary.
TIh' ninth annual statr Aineri
ii l.ouion (onvpiition formulh'
: ojM'Hi'd its lhr"t day .scssiuiis lior
this illuming willi itKtrp tlmn intni
i dfl'atiM and vlfalurs proscnl. In
iHudlnu Niiltonnl (..'niunianili'i- How
lard I'uul S.ivhi;p, uf t'hifHK", and
rhurU's .Mills, .f Al in ml. Fla.;'fhicf
! wrpckfr itt tin tiiillomil 40 i-t K sii-
rioty.
(' The Mare of trumpets and the
heat of drums miuke tlie city l
t lie facl I tint the opening day of
ruiivenliiin liad arrived, when le
Kimi enrptt hrl Ilia ally nt tired and
fanlttcNsly (Irllleri from Tor I hi ml,
.Med ford and nt her elt ies paraded
the MisliieNM jcctiom early
morniiiK- The special train
this
bear-
lnu pari "f the Woyiern Oregon
coutlni'iit arrixod atmiit 7 u'elock
Hid a S'-coiid specif 1 1, from Siilem
i nd Willainntle allcy indnts. pull
i ed in ahnut !'J:3a a. in. Hundreds
of It'K'lon'naires fire arriving hourly
today in cars from all parts of the
state. '
Savanc is AVclciniHil
( 'omnia uder Savaue. eseorled hy
i whmipiiiK hand of riualltlu In-
j din lis, meniheiN f Chief I'eo post,'
flic only nil-Indian leulou nrt;nni.;i
llion la Aiuei'lca, and hy iiioihIkth
of tlic rpnitleton innt In pfiwlmy fe-
Kalta. readied I .a urauue laie iusi
uiKht fifler a. rnusiiitf uelcoiue at
I'emlletoti atnl dinner at Sunsel Inn
oti the top of the Mlue mountains.
lie Ta (Jrande deh'atioii met
Savi
nd his (tarty fit Suuxcl Inn
anil u-rcmnpniiipd them on into li
(iniinle.
Mji n V orrit-ljil- Here
Itesides SiiViiue iiixl MilU nalinti
il offlecr.-i here inchnle Ijiii Sow
ers, nnlional dlreetor of American
Ism, of New York: James hrnln, of
Spokane, former unlloiinl coni
nia ndcr. IIx-XaLionnl ( 'otninanrlcr
.1 1 i it II. tHiinn. of California, Is ex
pected In today.
I'rcl I mi nn ry ineotiims were hehl
lai- ni'ht hy holh j he leiilon
;l,H'
,(ritillhii-il nn I'n
I
Observer Will .
f Receive Fight
Returns Tonight
-Willi Chiirli-s
cxpt-i-t ;uiil fiii-nii-i-
nu-iiii pliiitH-. 'I'll
Kvenlng Observer
will uivi- ri-lni ns of Hie
1 Jempsey-
Slwi-ki-y lii-.i-.vv-iuhl fiu-lit
ntii nl TiSIh o'rlui-k I his i-v
n t nf Tin- lili.-rn i- "fill-
Milium- will iiruji-i-t ft-
vfi-iinil sturi- whi'linv mill nl
-slri-rl Im'Iiiw wilt liiiv' mi
bctiin-
niuc In
Tin
l In;
In the
dual
i-hitm-i? in hi-iir Ihe rouml hy rnuiiil
lll-Sl--ltiiM of III'- llllttll ns IllllUIlt
lii-ri- Iriiln N'rvv VurU liy lilt- -V
siii-iiiti-il lfi.-.sH li-iispil win-.
hiiinoili.-ili:l' iifli-i- tho flk'ht i-nds.
The observer will Issue nn exlru
"u-reeii" eillilnn. selling It In Ihe
liuslness sei-tl'in null lit the llll.-'h
sehi
five
ol rielil.
l-ellts II
lit reuuliir
enpy.
iriees
THOUSANDS OP
CONVENTION
VISITORS
Mm -.(reels nT Iji (tiaude ullt
lie croHtlcd IhnniglMMit the time
tir (he l,ealon eiincntlon
crowded It li nieinlM-rs of I he
l'Uioii, crowded with additional
tlMMisamN from surrounding
towu-i and counties.
1Jjis of hiisinesi can Imv
the clO 's ii nil their lndl tduat
hospitality most ttthkl.v iiimI
mie-t thoroughly 1 hrotmh the
columns or 'I he (Himtut. I llicit
alicriKHiu edition will be sold
at nil ileus MaiMls Hint hy lieus.
Imijs on all stn-ls. A right ei
irii ulll be Imi-I 'I htir-day eve
ning, filbnhig the receipt or Ihe
hlo-b.-h)ou sior,i' or lb Shar
ker -IfempMW ImmiI, ii ml III Ih
.oh throuuliout Ihe city, Cou
nt a nl, certain con tad s li b Ihe
i (l ' isilors ulll Im pooslhlc
hi The OliM-rver etery Hiij hi nil
illlhin In the reituhir narniii'
or Ihe 1 41 (.ramie territory.
"Ob-HTYcr AiUrrilHlt..
A McrcliaiiJisIng Scr
Sideshows
Of The
Convention
Hh,.r
M-Tt Hates, usaoclstc publi:
(if 1 hi- I use j it rg Nc w a-1 1 r v e v.-,
tat" of Hollywood, ('ill., w hero he
charmed the actresses of tin- film
world, has gone Into competition
wll h his home town paper.
I ho Portland special t rain a
sue of the new publication
On
it Is
wu i
(IlSll ItjUttMl -IllSt lligllt.
have refused to allow
i I n (In of its til I'.
I VllSOl
general
The' imiHli-r ur t hi Mr.Miuhville
rramp lt;.nd unniiunr.-s th.-y lia-.--;
jit repertoire of ira popular plees--
all of tli-m entitled "Ho lry I
'.un.
National Connnatlder Howard
Savmye I.h In the same clas wll'it- "l,u ""IH'U cumy oi (n
I'n sldent Cjilvtn CuoMde non. ' ,U,M" Homle rallt-y. pointing out
Tlu y hotli wear somhreios a.i ! ,haI pioneers ai.d ivcont l.u raml
havc been recofriilzed hy the r 1 ,ri lUik' w ''' ''"raden hi their
nu-ii. love and pride of the. valley.
j Mrs. Kykley next introduced Sdi
.Mcmie rH of tin- t'uiatiru Indian ntor A. It. Hunter who welcomed
post insist that they could ha ; the pioneers in behalf of the Sons
ended tin- war at least lx months and OauKhteiH of pioneers. Mr.
sooner If they had been alluwt d J I miter praised t he courage -nl
t cross No Man's Lund In Itv bravery of (he curly pioneer
ri iralhi heint; used for the J..i mothers and fathers, pointing out
Grande convention. j sweri flees that were endured and
hnrdtOitpB that were undergone for
I'hll Jackson, publisher of (' the benefit of the sons and duugh-
Oregon Journal, is accompanied , tern and future Kdicrn lions. Cit
about (he. rotivnllon cily by th-lng Hie recent ticcoiiiidishinuut of
biggest nnd best-looking police ma n ' Col, IJndbergh, Mr. Hunter de
an t.he I'oitland force, Nuinero'n J clared that In the days of pioneers
comrades have expressed concern deeds of Mhnitnr daring unci bravery
whether that Is a hint or a sag-
ijestlun.
i
pi i;.e
sla-
d his
Clint
llert Males. IJoseburg's
huinoilst. visited the pollci
Hon this morning ami offer
experienced e r v I c s to
llnvnes In case of any unexpected bule to the pioneer iiiolhcrw by
uprising. . reading the tvull known poem "The
. ' '. r tl'loneer Mother," by Walter K.
The wrecking enw of the ia H,.v.cher.
and S Is getting ready today. Arel( Wright IteiMttnls
when - Ihe offU'lal. h reck "tak-i Duiiham Wright. or Medical
place ;i o'clock tonight a Knglen Sirins. presbleiil of tlin 'ussoi'iu-
hall, a good tiim
all almost.
Is to be had
di inn lliei r and toote
(Cnhl lniirt on l'e (fnnr t
SIDEWALK, STREET
WORK TAKEN UP
Commission Creates Sev
eral Improvements Dis
tricts; Lets Contract
Let ling of a contract to 1'. J.
Lilly for construelion of eitn(-rele
pnvemeul In the alloy in the block
bounded by Kir and" Ireenwood
streets and Adams and Jefferson
avenues and ereatiou of a number
of Improvement dlst rfets fea t need
Hie meetiim of tho city commission
lasi niuht. j
Three bids were reeehed on Hi"
puvinu' job. Mr. Lilly bidding
$:Ut.3H on conerote. The ent,-l-j
neer's estimate was ?0(j".:hi.
Ibirlenboer and Spaeth bid 'A.
liuuyan fight iiTiLHI on eoneretr and the Warren
eferee, at the Construction ciimpany presented
throe bids on blacktop, which were
rejected because t he umi mission
not wish this type for the con-
tract.
Side wn Ik Improvement d 1st rids
171, 17-j, 17'i. find 177 were ereiiled
,( Aug. 10 was set as the time for
hearing of remo list ra urns. The
four districts rovlr for siilewalLs
on Sevculh from K lo K. on lien
Ion npiiue, on II frotii Third lo
Sixth and mi Second from l to K.
;;
tho Inner I'oiinei-tini; Oil
wllh the IiusIiicsk seellnn.
Tow
Seuef Improvement dlstrlet 1-,
for mi ui Vary sewers along North
l-lier
1 0 v
street, wan created and Aug.
nn : Iso Not ns the time for
Ilea ring rcinonst ra tff.
Improvement ftistrlct No. 17, to
I MM it 1 1 one block of maeaibim mi
Spring street iienr the new Foley
addition, was nlun cnnted and Aug.
la wan sel as Hie time for hen ring
I'CiiMin.striiiieru.
Uoiiline matter. occupied the
eominiMnlonerH' lime dining the re
mainder of the Hpwdon.
Band Concert
Is Appreciated
By Large Crowd '
Ilefon- a birge nnd uppreciatie
crowd, the li Grande municipal
band Appeared In concert laf night
at the high achuol athletic field.
The m erul hundred pernuria pres
ent applauded the numbers con- 1
sffsteritly. demanding many encores. !
Among the piecen played were
"Victor Herbert I'hvoi le", only
lalely arraiiged f(ir concert ImndM, t
and the "Spirit of St. loutM". dedi
cated 10 Col. Chiirtes Idndbcrgb. '
i'aul Knautx, luirlione. HHng a vo-j-al
koIo am) the overt ure "Hun
garian foimdy" by K'eb r-lb la
closed the concert.
The recital wan regarded art one
of the tiiont uuccvHHf ul in the band's
history.
! Union County's
! Pioneers Gather
In Park Reunion!
Dunham Wright Responds!
to Addresses of VV el- j
conic List of Departed
Members Grows.
The filh annual meeting of Hie
pioneers of I'nion county was open
ed this morning at 10 o'clock when
Mm llatlto Kcklcy, urcklding of
ficer called upon t he Itev.
noting
Itlley for invocation. The meeting
officially began when Mrs. KckUy
railed; upon A. T. Hid, president
of the city commission, to welcome
ihe pioneers in behalf of the city
of l.u Graadf. I'rcsittciit Hill ex
,' KreetlliKM to the 3U Hsten-
were performed by young plonccru,
but were not ho universally known,
Hen Mr. Hauler gave ns example
one of Union county's pioneers,
George Gruy. of Lower Cove, who
was an early pony express rider.
in conclusion, Mr Hunter paid tri-
Hon, was then called upon to res-
pond for the pioneers. I'll Ik Mr
Wrigiit did with p lender1 Tot snd
rceilntr, irliing briefly the stepping
stones in the building of the Oregon
of today from the vast unset I led
i wibld-neyn of the days of I ho Lewis'
atnl Clark expedition.
I Mr. Wright is one of the curliest
pioneers and. through his associa
tion with the early leaders of Ore
gon, has gained first hand know
ledge of the history of the stale,
tall or which he presents with clar
'Ity'and forcefuiness. Mr. Wright
brleHy explained a proposil Ion
which will come before the asso
ciation whereby the by-laws of the
; organization inluhl be changed to
admit settlers, as well as pioneers,
since so many of the pioneer have
(Continued on Paire. Three)
More Rooms Are
Needed To House
Legion Visitors
AeriiiiiittiKliitloiis nn- 1-itiiiilly lie
Iriir exlinlisti-il ii hiT Hie liiniHliit;
Klnll Im iiiuMiik II lilliil nin-lil tn-l-iHIItllittee
or Ihe , llll-rhll II l.e-
iluy In l.u (Iriimle im-oiIi- who linen
not. IlKli-fJ iiviiihilili- rooniH lo ilo
III Ollie. Culls Mill lie li-l' lveil lij'
Mrs. lliili K. Mrnily or ul n-ms-
t I'll I lull lejiiiiiiu-li-rs. ti-h'liholie
iHiiiilnr Mm In Kur.. I
Mrs. hrnily urires Unit riinins In-
llti-il I in tin -.1 in 1 1-1 v us nil now i
llVlilllllile III- .Mi.el. ll lo he llilieil
Inle this iifternonll. ' .
Steele Starts
Drive Which Is
To End July 27
I Kliii'-r Steele, driving a Slur car
Miipplb-d by .11 in Moreiock, wiih
handcuffed in the wheel thiK morn
ing in front of The ( H.w rv.T of-
. Hce by Police Chief Clint llayties
and at. l'i o'clock started an en
durance drive which will continue
1 until next Wednesday noon. Mr,
leee hopCH to break hl own icc
id of 144 hours by Iwo hours',
lb- will drive in and about I, a
ramie today at. a speed ranging
from three to fM ml leu an hour
iniifl ulll db-f on milk fuiniKhcd by
I he Hlije Mountain creamery. II in
ar W fiHlpped Willi Hrunswlck
idiotiogratdi tiirnislted by (JtiiMS
HrujiM and an A1 u a l it Kent radio
rurnt'tbed by .!' I'.owi nba inn. lb
iH u.sing Texaco guNoliiU'.
Mr. Steele H aticml'd f onslantiy
by a nuiMe who aiteuds to bin
feeding.
Pendleton Man Is
Dobbin's Successor
H.M,i:l. (ire.. Jul) -Jl (.M-)
K, II. VSFiirii-r, of I'l-iullelon. wns
today appotntiil liv r!'ivi-rtior I'at-ti-rson
as a iih'IiiImt of Ihe .-.tat--111,
si oik miiiltiiry Imurd. II.- will
repiesi.Ilt the On fc'on V'ool tirow
era asoelnt Ion. He mireeeila Jay
II. I.'uhljln, of Klif rprlsi-.
REGION WORK !
OVER OREGON
IS PRAISED
Howard Savage, National
Commander, H r i n g s
Message to This State
i WORK PROGRESSING I
IN SPLENDID WAY
I
j RcDeats American Lecrioii
riea foi Adequate Na
tional Defense, in Ad
dress This Morning,
1 The ' American Legion work in
Oregon, and this fie part incut's
whole-hearted support of legion
' endeavors this year were praised
by Howard 1'. Savage, natlona,!
commander, in an address before
the stat' convention or the organ
ixation here today.
"It lias been an Inspiration to
ine to see the reports of tasks ac
complished coming in from livery
part of Oregon," he said.
"The I'd are several slates thut
have a larger legion membership
than Oregon, because they Imvc
a larger population, but there are
few that are ah end of Oregon In
ythe standing of stales when their
legion membership la compared to
the number of ex-servicn men eli
gible lo belong. Oregon, out of, tho
4S st files and tho iwo departments
of Alaska and the Oisiriet or Col
umbia, is number 12 In this respect.
I Membership Vital
'-Membership Is a vltnl mibjoct
for Hie legion, and as the public,
has com" to realtxe that the le
gion's power lo do good depends
upon its inicm&l strength, fhcre
: baa been a general public interest
In ihlx grnw'h of the oiKinlji I Ion,
, M.'iyor - nwrf governors bitvo issued
proclamations in several instances
becaiKe t hey see in the legion a
leading force tor hrl ler ell i.enshlp
and loyal devotion to those ideals
that are tobe found in the best
of Americanism. Ah a. result of
Ibis general Interest. Hie legion Is
iMi.ihhi stronger than at this tium
a year ago.
"In nil the major objective or
Ho uattonal organization this year,
Oregon has done her full share,
and (Success Is assured in each of
.Hiese national endeavors, in com
munity service, t he principal ef
fort this year, as I believe it will
continue to be In years to come,
Oregon i among Ihe leading de
partments In encouraging the ac
I llvltb-s of our boys and girls and
promoting pa hi In enterprises that
I will benefit everybody.
I'mlsc Oregon IN Ms
"l-'roni Medtord comes the report,
of Legion I'osl No. IT), which has
sponsored the boy scouts, developed
summer en in pa. established play
grounds and a golf course and en-
(Continued Irotn lnge Two;
I 'riilny, duly
fnt'i a. M. - ''all lo order by l".
ln rl nit'iil comma ndei : . ad v a uc:
liunt nl coin in; iu oca lion. In. .
c. I tn ib y, depii 1 f uieul cha pla in
report of coininiitei- on Hiih' mi l
p'n ce, coin col ion cousin it I eer; ad
dresses, disf tiigubihcd giM-.st.s.
I':ftn M.- Adjoin nnieiit.
I C. M. - dill to ord-r by d
pnrtinent com imi ndcr; addreHst-r',
illstingul.sbed K'lestn; report of con
enijop eomiiilttet m,
4 :(H I". M. Itetlreinenl or col
ors and adjournment.
t : I .' 1'. M, - lirum corps ijoii
Ie. I t iltn cot p.-i bau-
'(Uet,
' 7;:i'i f. .l
H:nii C. ,
coi oioit inn, e
'.t :tut '. M.
1 1: i ii 1 1 coiiccrls.
- Pi inecMs conti t
c.. i;H,s feinpic.
Three public daiie
MISS H RAM
P7T
ft.
e -
2r
. ..1k. . J-l C
;, j
NORMAL
II. p. savage
Here Is
Icgldiinaiic
(he bead of nil the
Naiiniutl Conunan-
tlcr Howard I'aul Suuigc, of
Cbicago. who nrrlxcii beic lavt
nlgbt on a special (rain and will
NH'iil tin irsl fir this week with
Ids buddies. He ban sewn oili
er stale contentions to Usil be
fore going Ironic.
SAVAGE PLEASED
WITH CONVENTION
l'raises La Grande's Hos
pitality Upon Arrival
Here From Fargo .
If tMt juoritlng cAJimpbbiM car
ried nut. Iliroiili the: entire con
vention here, Ihe meeting of tho
Oreicou b'KioiyialreH will equal thut.
of the largest department conven-j
Hon which hi- has attended. Nn-
tional Commander Howard I. Snv--
age. nf i hlciiKo, declared this j
morning.
I He commented nn the decoration :
of the cily, Haying it wum Hio ftneal
lie had seen Ibis year In litn viuilH
eon vent Ions. "It hIiimvh that tho
"people of Ihe , com m mill y and Hie
Jeginn are working togother,"
Commander Kavagn Kitd, "und nf
ler all that In whal we are work
ing for - to make the homo town
the best In whbh fo live. Tho
l.'-uioii over all the 1'nlled St a ten h
following a community m-rvlen pro
gram HiIh year, anrl we feel that
I we ha vi- acenni pllhed much.
"The bgiou ha.s had h good year,
II is coming into Its own more and
more and Is growing Tasl. It can't
help tl the r,hiic spirit exists to
every ex-service man all over the
nation. They n re alt alika, mid
' have a feeling toward one another
; which no one i.dno realiy.es.
"We Can do ?rucn"
' "As individual we amount to
very llllle, but with the 1I.O00
poslM all over the United States
working together we can do
IIIIH'll "
Na I lonal Con i ma ndcr Savage,
w itli I inn Sow eis, nal ional chair
man fn AnierlcauiHiti, arrived lu
I -a (Iraude hiNt night, aecomitanled
by rcpreNenlaf Ives of the Pcndle
lon legion post and from tho locul
post. The Pendleton delegation no
compiuiieit them from Walla Walla,
where the national com inn ndcr via
lied Hie veterans hospital and
shook hands wllh all of the ex-service
men here.
1 Wearing Snmbrcins
This Moiuini; b-.tli Mr. Savage
and Mr. How ecu were wearing ten-
(Continued on Pbk Kour.t
WELL (iKEETS SILVEKSTAlt
, Wltcll Ml-S Plllll Hi, MOW
Crande ipiecn nnd hostess
'oilier American l.eyifiii post .
greeted Stlverslar. I'm;. I
j ma Idea .she male lusioi y.
! Silverslar, v. (iomi- Amei-ie.iu ninih
'is t.oiiN Mnrfin i-n-1 who l;ik
inn active p;u I in Co- mllvitb:i ,(f
I be younger group of Im i tribe, i
)'i.-eptfiiiatly plelly ;illl H 'I'.'
' choice ir Chief I'- n I'mmI S't, Ll,
the only ntl-fndinn li:len pout io
; Ihe l ull- I Shtfe.s
; .Slo- Will VP- Wjlh He Olid
j pi llceSCH for Ihe MOUKhl for boo
lor Of lierir ipteen of 111"' I.
f .rinide ( i,n . nl ill. T'ic "coi on. i
Hon wiH fake place I'mny eve
ning nl S o'clock nl Ho- coiner o
Adams flvi-niu and Kir si reel ,
1,1 IU Mtl s i tA,
IIII.M, M ltl:lts
Itcg.'diMt4(ri ttciohpia: ti i
M.l'n tf,'
Onnrntion Hall
(IH I -.1
SCHOOL DEFERRED
I Accuse Wheeler
AndOlmsteadof
Bank Conspiracy
Federal Indictments Re-
turned Against Promi
nent Portland Men
Both Give Bail
roHTLAMl, Ont July 21 (Al)
Linery Olinstrnil, former iiivnI-ih-iit
of tlu NortliWTstcrn Nttliotiat
i bunk, jotcrilny M'CiTtly iiulk Uxl
with .1. J-:. binder, timlMT nmii
mul former . ucvsuiK'r publKbcr,
by tho fcdcinl graiut Jury nit
charges of inlsappllcntttoit tf the
imnk's fuiuls, wns arnilgued UHlay
ls foiti 1'iilcral .hulgc .lohii II,
Mt'iNacy untl pleaded not guilty.
I'OHTLANb, Ore, July 21 (AIM
Arrested on federal Indiclinents
charging conspiracy and violalion
of the national banking laws Kay
ol instead former president of the
Norlhwcsteru National bank, now
defunct, and J. K. Wheeler, Port
land tiiubcriuau, and former pub
lisher, were at liberty today under
bond of $15,000 each. Tho Indict
ment ti against, (he men charge
specifically that Hie misuse of tho
j7!Mi,r,l4 of tho banks, funds, ul-
t ho ug I) government attorneys say
(ho Hum of 1 l,000,o Ih involved
in whal Ihey term a spectacular
system of check "kiting" between
Pennsylvania bunks and the North
western National.
wheeicr is charged with deposit-
:;;
won 1 es , cnerKH inia tug
,m it. in,, Norihwesteri, Nu-
imnk, iiml with withdrawing
titnl. 1111101111L 111 i-hkIi.
llinsteliil Im iieeuseil liy the Kov
eruiiient of olili-riiiir IheMO eheekH
lihiceil lo Ihe ereilll. of tho- Me.
t'orinleU l.tiinlii-r company iiceount,
tthere Wheeler, ItH president,
eoilhl llruvv HffliltlKt them.
Thro,, Yeul-s
Tho eotiMplrm-y lo rtpcrali. hi Hill!
liiiiliner existed, tho Kovorntnotit
Hnys, trolil Ill-toiler y, 194, to
Mureh 2!
l'orttanil
j37, on whieh dato tho
ClearlnB llollso atmocla-
lion look oyer the urritirfl of tho
Norlhwestern National follow-infra.
eontliiiied rim on tlio Institution ly nieillDei'S pellllon U16 . go ve I'
ll, posilorn. - ! nor to call' a special meetin;r
. " ' "
J)dHfV Of 'FtY&8
In Forests Grows'
i-tiiiTj.ANi., .,., juiy lii (An
ineniised ihiiiKer or forest rin-i
due to the relative, low humidity
lu this seellon of Ihe l-ueille north-
west, has eiiuseil l-.dward l Welld,
,.-( oiiutis, t the local office
of the I nlled Stales weather liu-
reiiii lo issue win ninits lo aii tour -
IslK and eauiii-rs.
TODAY'S GAMES
AMIiltlCW
i;a;ii; i
ii. n. i:.
New York , 4 T. J
( bh ngo I 7 I
ItatterlcH: lloyt, Collins and Hr.t
bowskf; Conniiltv and McCnrdy.
mi.nai, i.i:'At;i i:
M. H. K. 1
Clnenen :i 10 ll
l'liH;..i'lil,l;. 7 .:i
Hallei i. .s: Mush nml Harlnett;;
Pi uctl and .1. Wilson. I
II. K
I'lttslnug
ItOKtoll
talerie
(ire. Iilii-bl
Kreiuer and
n ml ( '.iltMon.
i Hecond game:
Pillsburg .
; ,t,,H,nn
' IbiMeri.-s: ,
J ( biorh. Spencer
' ,,,:,M-
veiiKi Ofi and
Smith and
ii. i.i
to ll f ,
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III, linn I s'X' - 1 '
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MIA I KM Alt j
Dim niMP
DUILU1HU VI
IS HELD UP
Additional Vote Needed
to Cause Immediate
Construction
FINANCIAL SNARL .
GIVEN AS REASON
Petition ly Three Me.ni
hcrs Would Result in
Another Called Meeting
to Consider School.
SALEM, Ore., July 21 (Al)
Unless fouv of the ninrj
members of the Ixiard of state
normal school reffeuts can
muster an additional vote and
then ask the governor to call
a special session of the board
there is no prospect for tho
construction of the new nor
mal school at Ln Grande this
year and possibly not durinj;'
; the present state administry-
tj0Ih eiirht mombci
1 ..n
P?n.1; a,,,d Ptrently even-
I.V aivioea on me question.
thoso who favored immediate
construction . withdrew theiv
efforts when they saw that a
vote by the members present
would be fatal. Resent W. C.
Bryant, of Moro, was absent,
and how he would have voted
is a question, i . '. ..
Instead the board unani-
niously voted to defer action
fr tl, nl.ppnf- Tho low nvri.
vides, however, that if three
he must do so and when tho
session adjourned it appeared
iMo that , this must l.o
I The stJile financial snarl
and tho recent opinion of tho
state supreme court holding it
unconstitutional for tile StatQ
, Jut ecA lAi
to K debt over $50,00(1
Was lit the bottom Of tho
1 trouble. In voting to defer
action the board adopted n
resolution introduced by See-
liretary of State Kozer. whicli
read :
"In view of tho recent opinicit
or the supreme court In the c
or I'ederson V. the atato board of
control, and Ih view of the- fart
thut such opinion declares thut. mi
Ind'btednpHH nuty bo incurred by
Ihe olale in excess of tin? limita
tion provided by tho const It utiou
but doen not proscribe, a method
h hereby tlic flncal offices of llw
state imiy definitely deter in Inn
when the authorUid rxpvndittir-.fi
may exceed public revenues, bp it
resolved by the board of regent.-
of normal schools that further Me
llon hy the hoard of regents on
the construction of the Kustcrii
Oregon nor rnu I school ut La,
fijondnued on Page f
Marshfield Man To
Flip From Foley
I! u lining (rue tn form nnd up
holding their past reputation t-f
scniing the uinisunl tho drm"
corps of Coos Hay Post No, 17 from
Marhndd will present a ttiritlini;
sliinl. free to the public, at the
corner .f Artuina nvenuo und
chest mil si reels Friday night ut
S:;io o cloeR-: J. (i vii i ley Ktuft, a
'member of the drum corps from
the roast city and a high illvfr and
! athlete of nole, will do a double
Homer .null b'ap from the roif
the I'oiev building, landing in a
net hl. by his comrades in the
si reel M r. St ii Tt 'omeH from ;i
long hue of serin lists and circus
pei ii' mrt and previous to settl
ing on ihe roast was engaged in
exhibiting bis thrilling performance
ai liirm iiiuusf rueiit parks in the
IHl.
La Grande Stores
To Close Saturday
Ii (Iriutdo stores wlI close Snl
urdny iifleiiiooa front 3 until "t
o'clock, to permit all employes to
view the American I.pkIoii conven
tion pnrnde nnd other feature on
the nM'Tnooii proKrum, it wan nn
nrnmccd this morning.