La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 22, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TWELVE PAGES TODAY -FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE "it CITY EDITION THE WEATHER iiHtK'HN: Kair tonight and .Saturday With fog rimrr the row:!, High tcmperuturo and lower hu midity it) tho Interior. VOLUME XXV. IA GRAN DE,' OREGON, FBI I )AY, kY'c S l f f 1 5 g - fi g ; MUMUUH ASSOCIATED PttEHS TIKVUKR ASSOCIATED PKKSS NUMBER 292 LEGION MEET BlEAfflMG ititttttn ALL lECOlPS ATTENDANCE ABOUT 2,500 Governor I. L. Patterson and leather Lonergan , Among Speakers 1 . CHAPLAIN MAKES AMERICANISM PLEA Drum and Rnn-lf Corns Contest Feature of This! Afternoon's ' Program t of Events. j Tim sound df drum and bugle awol;? La 'irande to. thn aeeuitd day of tlit' American Legion , state ', convention here thin morning and at !' o'clock t lity bunt nens mooting Htaried at Legltfn hall, presided over I iy. Hit department! commander, Art Inn- .Murphy, of Portland. Today the eunvenLinu reglstra-J Hon had reached tho L'otJ mark, Otis I'nlmer, of thn local post, re ported. The estimate placed on the, ; crowd hy htm was ii,00. Ninety j per vent of the delegate) mid alter-j nates to ttie convention a,re present, ' which 1h the largest percentage ever. . J 3! ore Visitors , Several convention visitor, who were not here yesterday, were present today and IrrflHiduced dur ing the morning session; Anions them was John Fa ft us, depn rtment f:uinma nder of the Washington j state, post, who brought greetings from (;e legionnaires of that state; Senator Jay lpton,,of Head: Sen eca Fonts, tfasou officer of the Spanish War veterans, of I'ort landl Father Joseph Lottery a n, past national chaplain- of the American Legion, of Illinois; fiov 'rnfir 1. I,. I'jitieiBon of, the atate of Oregon, of Hnleni; I'a jMatn Pat Kelly, official representative of the vetm- iiiK of foreign wars: , a ml KrlgHdier Ccneral (leOrge. A. While, head of the national defense pro gram for Oregon, ' ' 1 Loncrgnii NpciiUs t In a stirring talk to Die legion-j nairo tltjs morning. Kill her Joe, Louergun urged the ex-service men ! to kenp before the people of the United States A neri anlsm. which ! would bring all people who.eomej to America from foreign rountrlet into one nimnum groupAmerican citizens, 'lie reviewed the tradi tions carried down from the time of (Joorge Washington, and urged ( Continued tin Taye 5) DEATH TAKES j GILES DARN DEN, i OF LA GRANDE, I. .i " t;H"-s Ha rndeu, 4 7. phhimI a.ay late yfsterjlay afternoon af ter an extended illness. Mr. Harn-di-n made l,a Ciamlc his home for the pasl 14 yi-arsand was jttt lesmau for the Pticiflt: ('oast Hiscutt com pany here. He lea vs beshlcx hU widow, tlrrt-e, sons. William. '. KImer and tb-orf.''. and one dnutrhter. UthH, all of l.;t Grandi-. besides his par ents. M r. aTid M rs. Gcul'ge Jiurn d n. of Union. . The funeral will )h held Sun day afternoon at two o'clock from Hie l l. s.' tabernacle. Bishop U.rant IJcan In charge. Interment will tie mad- In the inland Uity ccni'-lery. The Oeireascd was a member of tin- K. J. Injure lu'ie. Tho remains arc n,t t hu ilunter-Uohnenkurnp mortuary. t THOUSANDS OF CONVENTION VISITORS The streets of 1 41 lirmiile will be t -row led t broiijf limit the tlliie or tin Irf'uion cometitloii enmtted with nic'tnhcri of ilw Ughtii. crowded v. lib addillouul thoiisnmlM from surrouiidin towns uml con ii lies, riacos or busbies? cull show the cK.v's and their Imllviduul liovpiiailtly most ttileMv Ulid inosl Iborougtilj through the columns of The OIimtvit. Kai-h nrtcriMMUi edit but lll h M al all news tuml und by news Iniys on nil slrwls. flgbt ' tru will be Issued TliurMlajr I've nliig, following iho reelpt nf tin Idow -b -blow Miiry oft I lie Miar Wcyl)cmps'y bout, and vMI be sold ibnntuhout the cliy. Uon itani, eruthi contwt with ilur city's vKitors will I' HKslh In The bi rcr every tluy In nd ililloit lo I be regular i-ovcmwc of llM iM lira rule lerrllor. MObsrvpr Advertlsh,w A Slcrcbnu.iisiiiif bcrvbt;' Grocery Stores ; To Remain Open j All of Saturday Some Business Places to Close for Parade Lo-1 cal Lumber Companies Give Half Holiday I Grocery stores of t.u (irantl will remain open throughout the day tomorrow contrary to nn anuounce ummiI mad'' In yeNterdv'M Issue of The Observer. Some of the other stores, however, will close, during I he parade for approximately an hour. Thin Is done to allow noma of the employes tn. tuke part in the parade. ' The ML , Kinlly and Howman Hlcks lumber companies wllleloso up for the entire afternoon Satur day, to permit their employes to witness the American Legion par ade and other feuluren of the af ternoon program. The business places at Union, Ore, 1 5 mlleH soul heast of here, also plan to close up all ufternoon tomorrow. , - . O.-W. Trapshoot And Rifle Teams To Be Selected , 'I'he rifle and scalterffun elimin ation contests for the O.-W. unit, lo pick teama to represent this sec tion .at the annual meet In I'rovo, Utah, in September, will be held In Lu Grande Sunday, U, la an nounced today. The ell tut nations will be conducted under the. aus pices of the local Union I'acll'hi Athletic club. The rlflo tryouls will betfln uhout ' o'clock at the national fjuanl ranjfe and the trapshootinw cventa Will bcffin iit o'clock at the grounds near the hospital. I In the latter event some pra-tico rounds will be. fired prior to I(t:!Jo o'clock. . i ." : -, About 20 men arc entered for each t'wot. coming 'from Hunting ton, Walla Wulla. Spokane, J'ort land, Seattle, Itieth. Umatilla, and Wallowa. 1 - . 1 ' - . . - i Will Saw First Log At Pondosa On Next Monday It iw iiiiliouuced loda.' that, on July LTi. the 'ir. t Ion at the Gruudn llonde Lumber compa n.vs new plant at Ioiido'ii, near '.Medical Springs, will be sawed at 1 o'clock In the ufternoon. The mill was moved from lerry to I'umlosa t hi spring, after trtar!y t vo score years It; operation on the Perry site. Reduction of Taxes Is Held Probable I i:.Pll UITV, S. U. July 22 (AP) -Reduction of taxea applying on tltis years Income which would bo paid beurinniiiK next March lu, ap pears probable. ! Tli is proposal Is Included In a tax red net ion plan out lined - ! terduy by Senator Smool. reptib- ' llcan of Utah, chairman of tho finance committee. to President UonMdgi J The administration Is prepared to pro ahead with the tux slash at the next session and Senator Smoot expressed the view that at least J:i(Ht.nno.ooo in the annual burden of federal levis could be lopped off (n the ? new measure. i Explosion Wrecks Kansas City Block KANSAS CITY. July 'fZ (API Shaken by a lor rifle explosion early today, a whole city block of Kansas ( 'Ity's north side present h a battle torn appearance. One three-story brick house was blown into flattened ruins, ho use k for blocks around were shaken. No one was killed, but many per sons nursed cuts and bruises. Saturday, duly 2.1 ::(! A, M. Call to order by department commander: iidvance inent of colors: invocation: repoi t of trophy and awards committee, convention com mi t tees: addressed, distinguished gueatw: unlinlsh.- J fiuslnes; election of officers.' de part meat commander, department vice commander, de pa rtment fi nance office, , department chap lain, national committeeman, dis trict ev'ctitlve committeemen, del cgatca and alternates to 17 Phi Is convention, retirement of colors ami adjournment; meeting of m v executive committee. i :0(t 1. M, - (iolf tournament under auspices of (Hue Mountain Country club, 3;ott p, M. Convention parud . r. ofi p, M. -Hand concert. 8:00 I M. Public wedding: in troduction of visiting Indian chie.c. S:.10 I f. Gigantic fireworks display; thrto publlg-TtnnceB. TO BE MARRIED 1 " 1 Miss Hlaochc nice, IakIoii . au.viliary liit'inlH'r, and AIIkm! - Inniin, America n ffCHioii iim'iii . her, tint to Im publicly manled lit tlu hlffli mIiooI athletic field SittiirdHy ntlit ai 8 oVlm-k by Juilyr, Hmjli K. Jtrady, who Is aUo I .a (Jtniide Kst ronumuitler. TO CROWN QUEEN OF CONVENTION Coronation Ceremony to Take Place at Adams j and I;ir Tonicht The o.uecn content, a feature of I lie American l.epion stale eouven-l tlon which will (lacid'- the l'.t7 conentiin utteen. will he, hold th's evening at the Intorsi'ct ion of Adams avenue apil 11 r stt'e-, A plat form for t he coil! est is bclu const.ructcd today. ' , j Prill I'eM.JeH 'I'MprcsentiUV Viifiona legion posts in attendautrc u( tiio! invention will take pait in the contest, among them, being Pi;in- . ccjch Silverstar, Indian maiden, i-T Post Peo'v' -' '1rtt)iobifthrdlttu Post I "eo. t lie only all -1 ndian I '- glon post in the U. S. ; ! Miss Itutll Itratuvvell hs piiacc:ii for the l,t Grand" legion post. All, pi" the contcslantH will repreniitt' bomethiiig for -Vt'hlch. h r town or. (.ouiniiinlly is noted. - . The public Is iuvllc.r U ullemJ 1 I he contest, which v til be at ff o'clock. ;r- .j Normal School President Comiiyi President (.amleiN of the ore-' gon iiurmal school of ,M on tnotit h, will be In-the city Monday and ill spejili at the regular ltotory lunch eon here at the Foley hotel, ' John c 'asper, prominent business ma II of Wa I la Wfilln. Wash., and a parit officer of the rotary clulf, and a carload of rolarlans from the "ashintoii city, will also be heret for the meeting, ' Dempscy-Shavkei Gate $985,027.00 VYANHlNin'ON, July 'I? (AP) -"-The gate at the I lenip.scy-Sha rkey light last night hh reported to the treasury uas $y.Sri.o7, paid by 77, U.XK fight fans who wllnossed tho bout. - ; A telegraphic report received today lrom Uouis J,. Campbell, su pervisor of accounts and collections in the New York office or the In ternal revenue bureau informed the bureau that the admission tax to taled Hifi.riiij.7M. Tiger Thomas Kayos Schubert In v . Second; Allen and Kent Go To Draw Weaving la with the feline sure jtesH that won him hit iinnie. Tiger Thomas polished off Michael Schu bert, of Hcllinghani, in the weond round of the sdieduled 10. round main event of the open Hir Ameri can Legion card ut the high school field last night. The Philadelphia hi', after ii minute in the first round, crashed through a couple of neck punches and an nppercut that put Schubert down for a count tjf nine and from then on tin- outcome wasn't much, in doubt. Ib foie the first round had ended the Heiiingham boy, who outweigh ed Tiger five pounds, kissed the eanvHf again. In tin second round the colored boy, carried the fight all the way. bearing down as the round nest red uii end and with a final grunt, slapped hi knockout glove lo the white man's bend. Schubert had to be helped io hl corner after the, .referee, lialph tirumuir, droned tell. 1 ' Neiiil-U htdtip a Draw The scinl-fiimi event was popular With the crowd of noirtft H'OO per sons. Kenneth Kent, of Portland, and Delmer Allen, of Grande, boxing to ft draw. Kent, with a rapb-Hlke left, Icud PIONEERS OF COUNTY END 1927 PICNIC Dunham Wright, Medical Springs, Is Again President SONS, DAlKiHTliRS ! ALSO IN SESSION Eligibility Rules for En tering Association Al tered Due to Loss by Death During Year. j Dunham Wright. of - Medical Springs, was elected for a not he. year, president of the Union Coun ty Pioneer association al tin- busi ness meeting held yesterday alter-; noon In connection with the anne al picnic of the organization he! I at Itiveralde pa rk. Jap Hon net: . ! of Summerville, was elect eil vice president. Mis. Matllc I .'! t . 'if Island i 'II y, secrete ry -i " Mis. I la ttie MacI )ouald, of I, a ,iu nde. historian, ' One ol her hu port nut item o" business transacted by the organi sation was the chancing of the iv- MUireincnts for admittance Into the pioneer association. Up to t his time, the term "pioneer" on which eligibility to membership rt Mts, hn.s included only those who came inlo Hits county previous lo the build ing of the first railroad, or in I. This Is a limitation which ia beirg more keenly felt each year-, as the ploneei-H are dropping off in ever- Increasing numbers. Some ISO am! more members have passed away shire the picnic a year ago The decision was reached yest erdav , Unit the ruling should be changed so that In the t at ure t hose w ho had come Jnto the rounfy jrp to and including the year" I ii'Mf; Vulglit ;t villi, 'heinselvca of lu privilege of iiicutltcisliip, Sons anil I hllh; liters I ;h cl A meeting of the Sons an I laughteis ol Pioneers in Union (Uoiitiiiueil on Pane t Braxton' Singers In Concert Here At M. E. Church The iimltiplicily of events in t-i (irande hist evening cut t he ai -tendance at the enucerr given the Flint Methodist church by singers from the Piliey Wood i school at Hraloti, Miss., lo a few hundred " ople. The group ir. iduded a (funrtet of male voice:, the lilMi mchilicr in tin- iiiiiit,d being a KOpm no solo's' . ace on -panled lty Mis. I .a wrenc-vi. Joios. wife of t he founder a nd superhi tejident of the Nchools, her yoiiic; son, 1 4i w re nee Junes Jr. and on- other lad. Ttie program given was very good and elicited not only geniiin ' applause front t,lie audience lint also a genetou.-; ol'lering to, lii' benefit of I he school. The pro. grant consisted of nero rpir.l iiais. plantation .songs, etc.. in u very ha p py ::eb'ct imi a ltd t hey were a tt well gi n though (he singers ;ud no cla hu to 1 1 ained otce.s. M r.;. Jones gave a brief history of' the school, v hleh has liad '(iiite i. phenomenal history and which oc cupies a prominent place anions cdtic.ttlonal Institutions (or then' the fight-during the early rounds but A Hep opejied up In the Hst, two. wiping away the Portland boy's advantage with an avalanche of leather. ,etfs George me! with calamity in his fight with .hick Kohin.sou. oT Otikhind, the Califoriiia boy send ing him to defeat in the third on a technical knockout. The first, round was fairly even (nil Koblii Hon's reach and extra, weight were too much for the La Grande jeath- erpUllcher, imvls ltscs Young lUlcllffe, of Klamath FallHi took advantage of K, O, Davis' inexpeiience and sent, him to Him showers in the fourth round, after the La Grande boy hud ted all t lie way, J la vis, I lie cleverer of tho two on his feci, was knocked down In th fourth and, groggy, jumped up instead of taking a count of nine. From then on he whk easy mejit, for the South ern Oregon sera pper This was Davis' firs'! loss wince he xlurted flgfiting more than a year ago, , Flrpo Ford won a decision over Zeenle Thompson, fighting bell hop. In the first four-round match on the card. The fight was an ee optmr all the way. Sideshows Of The Convention Uharlic Mills, chief Dig Smile of the "tit and H", the society's national head from Miami, Florida, doesn't say whether 11 is ua hot here as he, is used to at home but the weather wan designed for that purpose and mere Oregon Ueglon tiaires have expressed a willing ness to grin and bear it. Nothing like ma king distinguished vlsitorH J feel at home. ! i ( Fred Stelwer. genial, 'nlted : Slates Senator of Pendleton, is tak- ' ing In t lie convention just, as ho hac done for several years. Fred . Kiddle uayn he has a special time set aside tomorrow to show the t senator I ho sit a of Kaslern Uro- J gun's new normal tu-hool. Local peqple are able to dlsltn- j gitisli Kaslern and Western Oregon . visitors wit liout looking at their convention badges, Those from tho other side of tho Cascades are, pretty mire to have coata off und j dripping handkerchiefs in hand during the sunny part of tho day." I 1 Such mere trifles as broken j bones and fractured knee caps did not keep (. J. ftanks, state traffic j officer at Mood Klvcr, from attend-! ing the convention. For long, rime H.toks had been phumlug "to lake In the "Itattle of '7." And (Continue?! mi Pane Four.) SCOUT CAMP TO OPEN ON MONDAY. Bovs from 4 Counties Will Spend 3 Weeks j at Wonderland Final pre pa rations are being completed fur the four-county boy incont umimr caip -htcH opetm a t hree- week eiicani potent next Monday a I Wallow a .lake, under the direction of F. Itussell Scott, ficoul. executive. One liuudreil ami fifty boys are expected lo be regis tered flaring the entire three weekf, willi f.a in attendance week ly. Inslritclors have, heen Secured lo direct Hie SfOtlfN 1)1 tliefr ac tivities I hroiilioiil the day. Ath letics, outings, water sports, nature craft, and scout training classen will lie Included in the wide range of every day's program. The com plete staff of assistants lo Mr. Seoir lias been picked ami follows: I ' The liev. l.eir Awes. oT Ull. (Jniude, will have charge, of the v alert runt, which will Include switmuiuK, hunting and f tailing;. Special protect I ve 111 ensures lilt VO been taken against swihiming dan gers, hud ud ing adoption of the check and buddy system. Tho Itnv. I . Mrdlister, will superintendent ; the wood craft department, Mr. Christ ianson Wallowa national for ester, will direct, nature study. PuUt 11. Mil 'ii I lough. principal of the junior high at Maker will be the athletic instructor. School Super intendent Oren I-', 'am jilieli, of the Wallowa school and H. It. Thomas, of Halfway, complete tho sin IT of Htipet visorM which, accord ing lo Mr. Scott. Is an excellent one. well equipped to handle every demand that will be madn of them. A reo n 1 lag t o M r. Scott .. 'eiil manner, wiih careful regard lo all nth-K of sanitation and clcim liluss. Tin; scouts will be Inspec ted each day by a physician, I lie menu will be changed daily, and an incident! or will . n use, .Dill Swart., well known already lo boy Hcouts, has been secured for cjtmp work. "Mr. Hwartjs knows boy scout work, as well aa being an excellent coo, and we are. for lunale In ha'viug him," said Mr. Scott. . A court of honor held the first Sunday at camp will be the out standing scout feature. Fvery boy is cxpectf-d-to advance one rank. A n out l.er of .a Grande families and membeiHe of tUo Irl-emmty council will drive the lake to at tend the court on that, day. "Kver -yt iiingjH coming fine and. we a re expecting nil even bigger alteiidanee than was first antici pated," declared Mr, Scott, w ho has been al the lak-i making final preparations lor the camp. The Methodist grounds have been se cured and eight tents have been set up. (i over nor Vetoes Duncan lleer Hill MADTSO.V, Wis., July 24 (AP) Gove-ru or Fred U, Zi miner man today vetoed the. "Duncan beer bill," He heheves Ui measure Is Suva lid and at tempt H "by indirec tion to nullify a law of Hie United i Slates," Manufacture and sale In Wisconsin of Honor containing 2.7ft per cent ahohol by weight would have, been aut hurized under the bill. ' . 40-8 ELECTS KELLY, BAKER, STATE HEAD Dr. Murphy, La Grande, Selected State Officer for District Six SOCIETY'S PARADE EVENING FEATURE Procession ' Followed by -Annual Wreck, Attend ed by Charles Mills, Or ganization Chief.' V State ul'tlcers of the 40 el H noclety 'were elected late yesterday w hen the annual business session wan held at l'gion hall. William V. Kelly. , nf Bakr. was elected grand chef de gar for the ensuing year to take the , place of I 'a ill Mc.lowell, '.of iMcdford, retiring Pm mJ Pl2tloriu. vva.i L'K'L' ttTrn-f. c.fcTTf' Irain; M. C. ... CarKIn, of Vernoula, gi and coiutueteur; Warreu U'lumoiu of Haker, grandc corrcHpondenl ; t;. F. Wicks, of Bend, grit nde coui inlssalre inteudaut ; It ex J'areliu , Portland, grandt gurde de la porfe; F. J. 10 1 vers, Portland, j Kramit1 eucuiinui nai iouim ; 1 1. 1 1 . fejechel, Port la ml, grande ctcuiluat of district No. vl; ('diaries ('.ill. Sheridan, district . 2; P. A. M.i- theny, Albany, dlsfi et. No, 3; Fred W. Sclieffel, Medford. district, No.! 4: Con lluetif Oasa Valley, dis- trlet No. f. ; I b ... Kay 1 , M urphy. I.a (Irande. dlsli'Wd No. fi. and Dr. A. V. VnnCbive. Portland, medico. IMsthignisheil ; nests, l.'nlted States Senator Frederick Slelwer, of Pendleton, mid Charles Mills, national head of the 40 et oc,ity, of MtSud Ft'iit , vjeie lite tlnjrtiistted (rnesta at thf nientlns, and both spoktj briefly. Paul Mc Dowell, of 'Medford, presided. 1 4i st evening the annual 40 el H wreck witH held at the I.a. Ornmh Orocery company hu re house, when His. Candida tea for , membership were initiated.' Stunt Parade Preceding the wreck the io el X si tint parade was held, 1 he drum corps of Pendleton, Port land, Med ford. Hood liiver, Coos May, Ma Iter and others taking part In ad dition to the 40 et. S "Spirit cf Medrord." . and the 4(1 et X bo,; car, of Pendleton. Mai hlng "beau I les," Hawaiian "maids," tho U rants Press rave inrn wero al! represented in the parade. Dr. 0. F. Willing . 4 Holes Behind In First Round SKA'fTl.i; July (AP Fdflie ledd, nf St. Louis, stroked the IX-hoe course in 7fi, two over par, to get In a four-hole advant age over his opponent. Dr. (,- F. Willing, of Portland, in the iiiorn- ling round of his semi-final mulch nameiiL Dr. Willing won the I7ln hole to cut Held' five-hole leal I which he hud up to that time. I They halved the clghteeillh.. I Hon Weill, Seattle, finished the IK-hole morning round of their Sfi, one up on Fay ' 'ob 'tian, l.o , Angeles. i '(jientait w on (he I si ii t with a birdie four to save himself from a big disadvantage this afl , ernoon. JOHNSON licit' K ( I in r les A. Johnson, of .""ii I wit mi, who Is IIHlloilill i oMiuilteenmni of (be Ameri can IfC&tOfl. A . :.. r i . y-v p,s ; Pacific Coast i Freight Hates j AlteredbyI.CC1 New Kates Between Fris co and Portland to lie 80c Per 100 Pounds for First Class. WASHINGTON, July 22 (AP) In adjust ing the north and south Pacific coast"' rail rates yesterday tho interestalo commerce commis sion made definite findings for charges on classified freight. Schedules laid down for class rut en between San Francisco and Portland Oregon tixml a. ehargu of HO cents per KM) pounds for first calss freight; 4 and live tenths cents for second, third and rourth class shipments ami 4-1 cents for fifth vAmm shipments. The railroads were ordered lo adhere strictly to the sralo Aft to traffic moving on commo dity freight rules, however, which Includes a variety of material such as canned goods, vegetables, oils, machinery, iron and steel, sonar beverages, metals and building ma terials the railroads were given considerable discretion. They were authorized to fix rates on these commodities moving north or south at a point "not, less than ten cents per hundred pounds higher- than mtrfl contemporaneously maitvtain ed on line traffic by standard steamer llnea operating between tho said ports." Further 1 limited This ten per cent Uinltntiou was further Unified by the ruling Dial no rates from San Francisco to Portland lower than 'A2 emits per 100 pounds should be fixed by rail roads and no rates' between Los Angeles und Vort land lower than 50 centH. Metween San Francisco ' and Seattle a minimum commodity rate of 4H cents was prescribed between Los Angeles and Seattle the, mini mum was t! I cents. Tho same pro vision applying that railroads must also keep Seattle, rates at least PI eeutsi above sieauuii rates to LUu Httmo points. POflTLAND, On;.. July 22 (AP) A revision of the whole rail freight rato structure governing coastwise freight, movements, with steamship lines favored hy a gen eral tiiereas') in port - to-port rail rules, and fntermndlato rail points in some instances gaining slight concessions in existing rates. Is seen by rato experts in the decision yos lerday of tho interstate commerce commttfsiou, according to tho Port land Telegram. LONERGAN SPEAKS AGAINST PACIFIST Adequate Army. Navy Essential to America, lie Tells Students Students of tho summer normal school here listened this morning to an address made by Father Joe l.onergan, past national chaplain of the, American Legion, at. a special assembly In Dm high school audi torium, over which Director J, T. Longfellow presided. Father Lon organ addressed the students on t ho subject of militarism, denouncing piieificls on the grounds that tho very theory ol pacifism, is herescy, since it puts sately of body before, soul. Tho speaker composed t ho soul of a. nation to t lie soul of man, saying I hat honor wan the. nation's soul, ami that to main tain it, respect must be maintained, If necessary, wtih sacrifice, Tho past chaplain compared the puttee and fire, department v( ,;very city lo the army and navy of tho na tion, pointing out that c;h-1i was Vital to the existence of a. 'Votlt- munity", Tli.:! Dim t ailed Slates cnlered the world war for selfish motives wan scorned by the speak er, who pointed mil that the Tint ed States entered Do- war for pro tection of the lives ol millions ol people. Later in his talk lo- discussed the present, problem ut com pa rat i " defense which is being dtst-utjscd Vt the frt-parlllo. conference in Switzerland. Haying, I ce tin inly am not in tavor ol a comparative program of etephe. ' In regard to international alli ances, Fat her Louergau expressed his di.sa pproval o! any such biml ing organi.al ions, declaring t hat they would tend to tear down the unity of the t nitcd Slates. BesidcM I' at her (am" i gun. I ost 'om ii i a ii d ci' Hugh . Brady ond Hatph Huron were, gucts at the assembly. Idlli vr I'Mti; ii(isi;nriin. .luiv lll-Mt loreHt lite of Htiite Inn, I III lluillll reported hile yt.,te. ( A 1 J TP fieHNOU ' , ih H e,,UMlV - lav jilI'Miiou, west of Itentiiu. The ilie iibout two acres nnd ,lit snuill amount of duntiitre. ever! lilv CONTROVERSY WAGES OVER 'LOW PUNCH 'Slow Motion Pictures Fail ! to Halt Fans Who Bc- licve Blow Unfair ' SHARKEY STATES ; WALLOP WAS FOUL ,6ne of Judges May. File Protest Against Uemp- sey Keteree , kciusck to Change Stand I NFW yoR.lv, July 22 f AIM The controversy over whether Jack; Dempsey did or did not foul Jack Sharkey before knocking out tho Huston sailor last night raged with increasing, rat hr than diminish ing fury today, 1 10 ven the slow motion picture! of the finish in the seventh round failed to settle the dispute. To Te Itickard, the promoter,' and 1 a niu-. jority of observers present, the pic tures reveabul JJenvjisey's- blows, to the body - to be close to the bor-: derline, but nevertheless not low 'enough for disqualification. To others and to Johnny Buckley, Sharkey's manager. ' the picture! were accepted as proof that two low blows were struck to Shnr-. key's mid -section just before tho left hook that ont the sailor to the floor. . - , opinion Divided "Sharkey was beaten by two I foul punches." Ruck ley e barged, after seeing the pictures. "The y'.: tures prove It." j Sharkey himself, before leaving 'by auto early this afternoon with bis wife for his home In Boston. ' supported his manager's statement and declared his groin was Hore ami , swoilm from iiempsey's m i mutches." ' Thn Boston boxer tic icused Dempsey of working an old 'ring trick getting him (Sharkey) into a position where tho referee would be behind him before crashing rights to the body. " Hiekard declared the disputed blow as he Haw It "was fair, land ing In tho pit of tho Btomaoh." ' officials, as well as newspaper- i men, were widely split on the Is sue. The majority of metropolitan sports writers apparently held tho ((Continued on Page Four.) OREGON ROADS IN GOOD SHAPE THIS WEEK END SAi-K.vr, Ore., July 23 (AP ItoiuiH to all the beacliea, wlilcli IiilV), hef'n rcceatly oiled, aro dry iin.l In unod condition for tho week , n,l or July 22 and 24, nays a jro-' port or tho tttate highway depart nient today. 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