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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE C I T Y EDITION THE WEATHER OHKOON: Fair tonight: Tuea duycloudy; probably rain In west portion; moderate temperature. VOLUME XXVI. MKMHKK AHHtl'IATEI fKKW I.A GRANDE. OREGON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1927. MEMUER ASSOCIATED PRKH8 NUMBER 84 - CAR PLUNGES 0FF75-F00T I PERRY GRADE Drivei' of Machine, Leon ' A. Rose, Found Dead ' Under Wreckage ACCIDENT ABOUT '.. 6 P. M. YESTERDAY 4 Funeral Arrangements Awaiting Word from Mother in Michigan Body Held Here. The Old Oregon Trail highway claimed another victim lute yester-, day when i-con A. JtoHc, of Perry, (Ire.1, was killed when liis car plunged off a 75-foot grade, land ing on its driver at tp.c edge of the Grande itonde river. The accident occurred about six o'clock at a point this side of the l-pper Flat, where Hose made Ills hmew' It whs neur the place where, gravel hus recently been "in ken liqm the river beu for a rock crusher. The cause or the nccldent Is not known although It Is believed that he lost control of his car. Tho body wus found under the wreck age of the machine, witlwthc chest budly crushed. Railroad Ilmployo Mr. Kose wus about 45 to 50 years of ape' and had been em ployed by the O.-W. railroad vious to his employment tj " . public utility, lie worked for I tic-". Grande Honde Lumber company. He is. believed to be unmarried and rrom a letter found after his death. authorllies believe his mother lives ut Uoso City, Michi gan. . J)r. K. L. Halston. county coroner, will I wire his mother this morning and the body ' is ut tho Snodgmss and Zimmerman chapel pending fiinerpl arrangements. Mr. Hse had Just Mt home and was en ruute lo 1.u Grande when the accident occurred. A truck walker reported that hu saw the car upturned fatal before No. 23 came through, A'hleh fixed tho time of the wreck ut about i six o'clock. two mi: in.m iu:i ' KAll I.A CillAXDK Harry Conn way and Hugh Mounts received Injuries in a week end iiutnmobile accident yesterday on the highway near La Grande. Air. runaway was the most seri ously injured of the two. receiving a fractured pelvis. Me Is In the Grande Honde hospital but his con dition Is not held dangerous. Mr. Mounts received slight bruises, par ticulars of the accident could not be learned. NEW BUSINESS CONCERN WILL .. OPEN OFFICES . The Business Men's Adjustment ("iviiittnv, i new business concern which Is to be conducted by Lloyd Walsh, and Hubert Ayres, Is being opened in La Grande this - week. The company is to have a credit Lriitipg bureau and will do all kind "f collecting, work. Mr. Walsh lias in the credit department f the Grundc Ronde J-umber com pany tor tho past four years In addition to other experience and Is well prepared for the work. He will be active manager of the firm. Mr. A' res will look after tho letialy end In association with his present law business. The firm may be situated In tho l-n Grande Invest-' mcnt building. It Is said. Hoth Mr. "Walsh and Mr. Ayres are enthusi astic over the prospects of the business. g "I believe that we have some . hlng very worth while In the credit rating bureau and I am con fident wc eau offer a real service to business men of La Grande," said Mr. Walsh this morning. HOW MANY HOMES IN L A GRANDE? IVfiph who have dL-tributctl fowl sHinpu rrom Iioiim lo house ihmtiirliout tin idly ny bnt iM'tuorn fditmt Vud rluht- en n und mi pac-Kng arc n 'IMlml Ut tlo the Job. Tin Ob--rver dltrlbuti over I7 ip'c In li (ininili' very rve nine Ihrongh It.s carrlrr jMein and m'er IK Ml Hfldltlotinl cttple? through iIh iiuiII lit III" ItiiitHilI ntv th-tnliy of tlir Hi v. Sln.-i" lak-e liunille or iHNn In every direM-tlon chHi crenlng lo Mituller lnMit tnr a iiiIhI or over anon la milieu In this trade a run read The lUiM-rviT rtxulrl ihr hlghenc niark in the wiKr's hN lory. In no otlh-r vtny run n maim-fju-lurer or hiilnr-w man s cotupMHy vr thU liHior.v nl such n low mt nnilT In Tlte l Hn tr ntlvrrtlxlng etdtimn'. Ami Hmtt Ih no Mill Mulntr fir tHwiTirr rfwdH4-!!!- Jbscrrcr Aflvrrtlslng A McTchandlsInjr Sevlce Organ Recital Attracts Large Crowd to Church Mrs. R. G. McCall Gives . Concert Wedding Is a Surprise Feature at the Christian Church, ' More than 200 persons gathered at Kt. Petc-r's Episcopal church last evening- for the organ recital which took place there, Mrs. H. G McCall' appearing at the consote, assisted by Mrs. H. N.,Ashby, solo ist. -The program given was a very pleasing one. Mrs. Ashby singing "A Little Prayer" by Hamblen, following the opening prelude, a hymn and the evening prayer. Mrs. McCall's first group Included "Adagio From Third Sonata," "Of fertory In C Minor" and "Medita tion." Mrs. G. S. Rlrnlc sang the solo purt of the anthem "O Love of God" by Speaks, which was given by the choir, und Mrs.. Ashby's second solo was "Itachem" from the Hebrew by Munu-Zueca Mrs. McCall's other numbers nil of which were played in a very credltuble manner were "Ulso lute" by Parker, "Idyll" by Kinder, "Melody In 12" by Kachmuninoff, "Night Song". -Iy Wrlghtson, "March in l Major" Gullmant, and "Vision" by Rhelnberger, As a pustludc she played ''War March of tho Preists" by Mendelssohn. Third Program The concert was the third of a number of monthly organ pro grams which are being given at the Kpiscopal church. Mrs. ,Paul Pollmun, of Ilakcr, Is scheduled to come to La Grande for the next recltul, which will be Sunday, Dec. I. . ' kerk near east relief wuricer, 'sfioke'at the church dur ing tho morning service before a fairly lnrge audience. He gave an Interesting talk and In the even ing addressed the members of the Wayfarer's guild ut their six o'clock meeting. Weeding Surprise Feature Tho regular Sunday school hour ut tho Central Christian . church yesterday morning curried a sur prise, feature, the murriag of CulNta Sttingham und James Lind say Ifnhig solemnized by Mrs, K. L. Putnaipt who Is acting pastor in the absence of Mr. Putnam, dur ing that Um'cV a short time before the adjournment of the Sunday school the pianist began to plHy the wedding march and the bridal party, marched down the aisle and stood before the altar while Mrs. Putnam read the marriage vows.. An interesting ' program took place at the First Presbyterian church last evening, when the Wo man's Missionary society of the church had charge, Mrs. A. T. Hill, president of the Grande Itonde presbyterlal, presiding. Mrs. K. P. Mossmun. Mrs. J. K. Wright and Mrs. Hill were the speakers. Mrs. A. L. Richardson sang a solo. Kor several weeks the church has been stressing missions in the reg ular services in observance of jubi lee year. The morning worship (Continued on Pat Five) First Snowfall Of Season For Valley Section Lu Grande residents shivvered a little this morning when they first looked out of the house and saw a covering of snow on the ground. Following that thoughts of winter's coal, snow shovels, Chrfstmas and other kindred sub jects probably coursed through the minds of most. At any rale, this was (he first snow of the season for the valley, although nearby hill tops lyive been capped with a white blanket several times. The snow only remained for a few hours after daylight, me sun t rasing it In short orde. The minimum temperature duri. g lust night was 32 above. Paralysis Rumor Found Not True Persistent rumors that a thin) rase of Infantile paralysis existed in Ia Grande were discredited to day by Hr. A. L.-Richardson, city health orricir,who personally in vestigated the ruse In question and found that therwere no traces of Infantile . paralysis. Quarantine was ini mediately removed. Golfers Win Turks In Sunday Tourney Although rain put a damper on the tin key tourney at 'the l-a (imnde golf course yesterday 1 Unlfem participated despite ft. Turkeys were won by Charles Reynolds. Hal Hvhneukump und C I.. J orison. La Grande Seconds Playing Imbler High The second string Tigers arc plavlutc the Imtiler flrt tram In a football encounter thin - afternoon on the local fleid. The game began at 3 o'clock. No admissluD fee was charged. BUSINESS AT HOSTELRY IS ENCOURAGING Patronage Since Formal Opening Gratifying to the Management CLINGER PLEASED AT LARGE.CROWDS ' ' . . .-.-' Man Who Made Construc tion of La Grande Hotel T ,m T7 tt: x uooiuie UAicaoca Thanks tO Public. ' ; . ' .. . " ' ' -. j Patronago at the La Grande ho- tel since the formal opening Friday. , , , . ; . , '., nigiu nau oeen oAueiuaiy. R. iua,-. when Mp Vaught, accompanied by lug and everything Is off to a nmt the plaintiff and other persons, was satisfactory start, according W. returning to Wnllowu from Knter O. Cllnger. Its proprietor. who -prise. A car driven by a Umatilla made possiblo the. construction of Indian collided with the Vaught the hotel. Room rentals have start-' machine, which left tho roud. ed off In a very satisfactory man- ner and the dining room and coffeo "I hop huve enjoyed a capacity busi ness In the last two days. Hnnnitln of tho nnanlnir f b - ,... n.anla..f MH-auunH ..nmnlnll.m for the veiy uj.usuaK, participation ... T. !-!!. v.... ii in nun luiuiuij iiiiu uuiii ,, , , Mr. and Mrs. Cllnger and Mr. and Qr"d people were witnesses. re Mrs. Harry B. Shaw usk that their UirnlnK to this city Saturday eve gratitude be expressed to the pub-1"" Ht the cloK0 nf the trml lie for the patronage and good ' ot;hr,in nnrt Kberhard. of La 11c for the patronage and good wishes received at the opening. Mr. Cllnger Pleased Mr. Cllnger Is especially well pleased because he feels that his Judgment is justified In selecting Ui Grande as a hotel loeatimi many , IllllllillS UKUi . IL Will V.IIMHI'I who first Investigated the 'possibil ities of a new hotel in La Grande, und he was working i-m the pro position several months before there was actlvj negotiations lo cally. Although remujniug in the background during the cmmtructlon of the building, Mr. .dinger's fi aanciai npip mape ir jtossmie ion me sue to ne pnrenaseq una ncuuu construction to be carried out. -vHe; therefore feels -gratified thutMhe. start 1ms been as auspicious us ft - mis anu,iecia connnent tnai nis in-, .vnimviiL iiuie mil uc . jubiiiicu. . . ' -I RED CROSS ROLL f All UMHC I sl'!l,"1-, Koryhu. prel- 11LL ElllDj 1Ltl. I ' 'K'"' 1,10 Knl,'nriHe eluunl.er of commerce, acted nr toaHtmaster. . t Invocation was Klven by the Kev. ' -H. KoM. of tin! OhrlRtlan' Dr. Ray Murphy, to Have church. ., ., AllSubscriptions in by: UXH I hurSday, HOWeVer Piano and Weldon Hyatt, on the ' violin, sang "Mammy's Lullaby" " ' followed by "The Hlg Brown Rear" Although all organisations are and a short reading "When Pa asked to have their subscription wns A Hoy" as encores, to the Red Cross fund in the hands 'j-he toast to the boys was given nf tho. treasurer. Sherwood Will- t,y J. C. Conley. county superln- innis. by Nov. 24 Thanksgiving, tenrient of schools, and response Day the membership call will be wnn made by Neal Hue. conunuea until me first of I)e- camnei. ur. Kay Murphy, chair- Rinehart as accompanist, snug University of Pittsburg team to man, announced this morning. "(Jut of The Deep" with "He Met day was .selected to oppose the ah oi me various organizations. churches, etc.. have been Inter viewed by members of the com- mittee ami have received mnterial such as Tied Cross badges, etc. A total of $U8 has been turned in to the treaKurer so lar. Marie Prevost Is Graflted DiVOrCe "anri! of the dlnne rlncluded Mrs. . O. I. Ratcllff. chairman, Mrs. C. T. Hoekelt. Mrs. ). K. Maker. Mrs. LOS ANGKLKH. Nov. 21 (AV) K. W. Steel, who were ably ussls- Marie Prevost, film utar. today ted, by several ot her rlub members was granted an Interlocutory de- nn dh'lgh school teachers In wrv cree of dlCorce from the picture ing. actor. Kenneth Harlan. The ac tion came after the case had hern under advisement for several days and an amended complaint had baen filed. Mi' Prevost charged neglect 'and desertion.. Oregon Federation itofnl tf The November bwue of the Ore gon Federation Ncwh. the official publication of the Oregon Federa tion of Women's clubs, which is now out. Is dedicated to Mrs. K. P. Mossmun. of I .a flrande. chair man of the art division of the Ore gon Federation to whom Ihe credit for the art progrum now . curried out by the Oregon Federa- ! tion goes. The progrum Is un- enuuledjr- by any ol her slain from ; the standpoint of eduratlon. The magazine n devoted almost entirely to art . th federation president, Mrs. O. J. Frankel, pay ing tribute to Mrs. Momtman and her co-workers In hr messug. which appears each month lu thu inaguilne. j Mrs. Saldle Orr-Hunhar. a pant j president or the federation. In an j art tele culb-d "Ho lug t h Hoed" te)is of the iM-glnnlng of Mrs. Moss- mnn s work and its progrens. Other urticbs tell how to make a picture library, the um-i of the picture library, the Oregon Jir- tlsts' i-xhlblt. which was In ( 1 Urande last spring, and the plan worked out iiy Mr. Mnfnmin to le followfd during thu year to make Oregon loo per cent In art 1 appreciation. J Wallowa Woman Loses Suit For $25,000 Damages Circuit Court Jury at En terprise Returns Verdict Saturday for the Defendant Kfforts of -Margaret Goebel,' 7J -year-old resident' of Wallowa, to obtain damages because of injuries she suffered while a , passenger in a car driven by H. M. Vaught, also of Wallowa, huve failed. A circuit court Jury at Enterprise. after two hours of deliberation, re turned a nlne-tu-three verdict for the defendant Saturday night iibout u o'clock. v - - rne plaintiff alleged. It Is said. that Mr. Vaught did .not have full control of his machine when an accident occurred several weeks ago In which she was injurod.r The de- fense claimed that the accident was " " y the fault of Mr. Vaught. The accident in question occurred LoXiil Interest .-' Ioeal people were greatly Inter ested in the case because of its beurlng' upon whether the driver of U W' reSpOHSihlO fof itljUWeS by his passengers Ander'""" such circumstances. Several li,InnlH Hm.' ot,,eis i. ramie, wre attorneys . for lr. Vaught and Dulnel Hoyd, of Enter prise, conducted the plulntiff's case. O. A j alU-Cl S, OOIIS At Enterprise Join It! A nniiol TlirfenAi All 1L1IUUU1 JLflllllVl ENTERPRISE, Nov. 21 (Spe j ... - ur annua, itinera uiju sons m. noi.ore uy me r.uter- prise Woman's club, wus held Kr - day evening at 6:3fl I o'clock attho 1 - O. O. F. hall, rhere wcro 25? - w-aieu aii o "ngjt ...... ..imi m i m-u- orated wllh chrysanthcinunis. The .RiK'sts ontfri'd the dhiliiK room while the hliih school oiThen tru, under the lendernlilp of Kupt. I. I.ee VIIIiamR. nlaved severnl Oolfrey Stewart! with Krancls Her In The MeudowV as encore. Ir. Theodore Copcland, of I ti I - his, Texas, a noted evangelist who j Is conducting ineetlngH here, whs the principal speaker of the even- i ing. A short talk was made by Or. Paris Wells, the new pastor of the Presbyterian church, followed by music by the high school or 'choytra. Tim Woman's club committee in Supt. L. I-ee Williams and Mrs. 1.. K. Jordan had c hinge of plac ing the boys with fathers. The attendance was larger than it has ever been before for the annual banquet. News Issue Is tfmmcn TP Tllvrif mM In dedffiititig the bsiie of Mrs. Mossmun the following editor-lit I appeared: "To one. an Idea Is a mnny-hucd. evanescent thing like the rainbow, come one moment and gone the next. To another, an idea mffst He In the ie;ir1 dee,, uh the tunol that mirrors the fb-eting rainbow, and will not go unit! It has spent itself for others. "Mrs. K. P. Mossmun, chslrman of the art division. O. K. W. C, j Ms an exeinpltficotlon ut the.lnt - ter. , One day she visloned the humblest home In Oregon, as well j as tlte home or plenty, enricnefi . with the artist's bein-st biauty of form and color through plc ture; und she held to the vIkIoi. I until ft berfifiie after y-Hi-s of sa- ririci. uml n nrk n i,rl nf vntir life and mine; a part of tin- . dlan's up In AlHaka and of the Koreun's arrOKH, the Puclflc. ! mJhhI an Idea, the Picture lib- rary 'in the b.gtnnimr. .Hut now ; MhhI un Idea, the Picture lib- bv trunsmutntton. "art aourn tion' for one: -something to n ittn- fy the heart's hunger for another, "To her, the enrlcher of other people's llve--Mis. Mopmtm, the j FYdenttlon dedlcuten this, the Nov- emlnr luun of tho Oregon Federa tion New." SEGREGATION OF RACES IN SCHOOLVALID Supreme Court Upholds State Laws in Case from -1 . Mississippi TRIBUNAL REFUSES - OLMSTED REVIEV( Incomes Derived by Those Holding Leases on In dian Tribal Lands De clared Taxable. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.- (AP) State 'laws requiting race segre gation olj children in public schools were sustained ns valid by the su- ...o.vto ..nnrt ImHiiii I ti rt, ua Vtrt Mlasissippi bromiht by tho Chinese! father of a child. - The supremo court today decided that gifts made before the revenue act of lii;M was enacted, wore noUj subject to tax under that act. i The supremo court refused today to review three cuses from Seattle, Wash., In which Roy Olmsted. Charles S. Green, Edward 11. Mc- : were convicted of violating the federal prohibition laws'and which challenged the right of the government lo use evidence obtained by tapping telephone wires. Incomes derived by those hold ing leuHOH on Indian tribal lands were declared taxable by the fed eral government under tho revenue net of lillli and those acts down to and Including that of l'J'il in u su preme court ruling. t Authority I'phcldV The authority of the courts and the board of tax appeals to review settlements made by the commls- l'"er of internal revenue lnvolvinKj war iit'oflts taxes was upheld to- da by thesiipreme court. The cimo! was brought by the government agajnst the Oesterleln Mll(.hino C(,m)ny of Cincinnati jThe Iowor courtH hol(, lhut tho Het . v... - tne Kuyernnienf. conlende.1 'that Mll(:h a ruUllff wnuU opon tl)e dnn. a ,Jnwo nuniher ,f appllcntlonH and suits for refund, and involved more than J 10(l,UOU,(H)0 which had been collected. - , In Imposing license fees upon insurance companies for permis sion to do business within their borders, stales were prohibited by the supreme court today from us ing their gross incomes as a meas ure of the fee when u part of the income was received as Interest from Liberty bonds or other tax exem pt I nit ed St ates securitit-s. The decision waa handed down in two cases from Wisconsin, brought by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company. Pittsburg To Play Stanford New Year9 8 LOS ANGKLIIS. Nov. 21, (AP) Stanford university Cardinals In the (annual tournament of rose- Kant West football game Jit Pasadena Jan. 2. Announcement of the Meteetions was mnde by les Henry, chairman for the fftotball tournament com mittee of the Tournament of Roses aKKociatlon on his return from Palo Alto, Oil., where on Saturday, tho arrangements were completed with Stanford. Confirmation of the selections prohiihly will be nwide late today at a meeting of tournament of ficials. II. II. Banker Takes Post in Janilary Kl'flKNM, Ore.. Nov. 21. (AP) Hurt Hrown Parker, recently ejected vice president of tho L'nl vern(ty of Oregon, will arrive here in January, two months earlier 1 1 tin it he,hud originally plmined on, ll Im ii Miioimerd bv Or. Arrinhl linn- ' n,,,t Hall, president of the onlver- shy, who has Just returned from an extended trip to New York, where he conferred with Mr. P.ark- Klamath Justice Given 60-Day Term l-)t:'I t,A.VlJ, urt-., Nov. 21. (Al'l Iwilii llcd hv the Cnltcil Nl.itcn iIIk irlct nllti-ny V nfflc iih "kImi- liout li'Kfi'M uf Klidiiath cniiiity" a '' group of five men connected ivifli 'The Smoke" cigar Hlore of Klam ath Kail1 drew entence In Federal Jinlfre I tea n s court tlay. Wllll'ini HiirtieH. K'l, JtiKtb'P nf Hie pt-re, former iiherirf of Klam ath county find former deputy nher tff itf fjtl'.f county (how iO dnyt. 1 ' w ,,t CII FICO It "Helper Snl WMH j '"t churned with the mile of Honor, JI NKAI. Alaska, Nov. 21 (AP) - ----A S'-vere eaithquake at a. tit. ' ,0'JV skened the uiajotHy of - -a nvere piiumjiiaHo ai tv" ( ' remuemr. oi .luueHU. hi- minion I bmtd Hboiil 10 snoods. .Magnetu i Observer F. P. I'lrtch at Mltka. near ' hero, registered the ihwk at. S:I4 ' m. The tr-fiior wus strong I enough to ahake movable obcts but no material damage was re-) purled either In Sitka or Juneau. McMULLIN - i a mm pc,..iai i William .1. McMullln. Hums de tMilv who Is a government wit ness before- tho grand Jury Iiivcn- I linil litu ii llnu-fiil liitiitMiiliiir 1l Ii tho I'mi-Slmlalr trlaJuroi-s ut Washington. I'lrst he- imiilo nil affidavit charging that govern ment agents also shadowiMt the Jurymen. Then ho (Icm-IiuihI tho affidavit was a fabrication. APPROVE WEDDING UNDER NEW PLAN Kansas Publisher Sanc tions Companionate v Bond for Daughter ' . KANSAS CI'rTNov. 21 (AP) -Relief that fear of economic . re sponsibility should not hampr murrlage among young people lias caused K. Haldeman-Jullus, prom- ; Incut Kansas publisher and author. to approve the wedding of his 18- NKW YORK. Nov. 21 (AP) year old daughter to a youth of . Hormun Hernsteln, editor, who rt 20 on a aompaulonute basis ho : cently withdrew a t2()0,0U0 Hbil explained In an unnounccunent Uult ugalnHt Henry Ford after tlitj printed In Kansas newspupers. , hutler had apologized for nntl- The as-year-old publisher, who i Jewish articles In tho Dearborn first gained prominence by dls- Indi pendent, today made public an trlbutlng millions of booklets con- I Interview with him In which tht lulnlng extracts ' from classical automobile manufacturer dlscuss- works nt nominal prices, declared ho believed his daughter Josephine would be belter off married to the youth she loves than to uwalt tho time when they would bo financial ly Independent, ,;f . if Will Finish School Josephine, a Jim lor In high school at G Irani. Kan., where her father's large ptniit Is located, will finish her H''hooting there ami then enter college, M r. llnldcman-Julius said. The bridegroom, Aubrey C. Itoscllc, Is ii sophomore at tho t'nlverfdty of Kantum. He Is the son of H. A. Koselle, (Jlrard creiltu ery owner. White Mr. Haldeman-Jullus did twit irli'i n uiiitoirW itfintttint nf liln conception or "couipanlonnt un- I ut' ''troit, ,ln urging hard work ion", he explained that i.Mihcr of enl for peace and pro the young people will assume any J rtt- "' 'ning work the. only rinancb.1 rcHponslhlllty. (salvation of the world today l-ord "They will go .nd come lar-p-l' Hrled "(.ermany Is one of Im a IIimv nlnn.." l.lx annonm lent ! u'Hfc ""ilipleS of a nation getllng Miilrl 'Wolinir ht either of thtlr (t ....- ..ti..n,n.r M..ir dlffen-nt schools. H the 1Jn,m proves satlMfaclory lind love con- tlnues between them, an ordinary marriage will result. Otherwise a divorce will seven- the rel'ttlon. "I'anilly SlaiTlug"' "In case of children, however, the union would be a 'family mar riage," ho sn-td.. He believed this would place economic responsibil ity on the parents, Ho sduVd that he expected "the union would go forwtird on a chlldb-nn busts un til It was proved permanent." "I am attacking the notion thnl niurrluge spell the beginning of life's hard economic biitlle for youngsters. They are old enough to marry long before they ai" old enough to get into the world's work, In many cases, he condud- ed. In a Mrs, H.tMcmun-JuHuH, (ContlmSed nn Page B) Smith Expects To Get Majority votex I " N ) W yol!K. Nov. 2! (AP) : The New York Times says today j It bus learned rrom an authorlta- s live source that Mends of Clover- ! nor Hmith will make no effort to, ehurKc t lie rule requiring a two thirds vote to noinlnale Ihe candi date for preMtdent at the demn crntfr nutiontil eonvi-ntlon. The Ttmca. which Is friendly lo Hmlth, Siiys a survey of the na tlonul political situation has con vinced friends of the governor that then! Is little likelihood or his op. ponents getting a block of more than a third dry, anti-Catholic delegates. New Terrorism Discovered 'By , Chicago Police Wildcat Labor Racketeer 3 ing Provokes Mayhem Two Confessions Arc Obtained by Officers CHICAGO. Nov. 21. (AP) A terrorism Us barbaric uh any lu the catalogue of crlmo terrorism that commits mayhem, disabling Us vic tims for life has been uncovered In the police investigation of lwld- jcat labor racketeering. Lliui-inunu iiuuuu in mm, h leitn in the cramped and crowded fields of iKiotlcgglng, rum running and gambling, has turned, in some instances which the police have found, to the more lucrative sphero of "wildcat" organising Into unions of small tradesmen, itlnorant dual- I em aim uniwra. , I Tho police ure confident that I P. McLaughlin, an uf ficor of tho dental laboratories, mechanics un- !lon, who was shot by a policeman Friday night after walking Into a i police trap, went Into tho "labor racket" when money got scared in 'the liquor trade. McLaughlin, they 'said, became a labor racketeer only recently, after leaving tho service of Victor MciJrlano, Muted as ono of tho Chicago "beer barons." Two Confessions Mclaughlin and Henry Allies, president of tho Mechanics' Union, confessed police said, that they were waiting In a dark alley "to break all the bones In John Mo rn una 'a hands, so ho could not 'scab' any more." ' i KoiiiiiHiL'H nji in r i-iim nn ono nf three cards) Hidden behind a picture !" Hie wall of the union heudumir- ters. Those threo, accortling to Walter G. Walker, a spocial assist ant states attorney wlip hus been conducting the Investigation, wore "marked for mayhem" by tho rack eteers. Their fingers wero to have jbeeu battered so that I hoy could no 'longer do their work. Walker said. I Mayhem tho Weapon Mayhem us ,a terrorist weapon has evolved, tho pollco pointed out, from slugging, window smashing and bombing, alt threo of which have been employed by outlaw or gnnlxers seeking, lo force stubborn , (Continued on Pago ti) , Ford Gives His Impressions of World's Future led a wide variety of subjects. Mr. l'oid believes that airplanes carrying 2'Mi passengers AvIII.Ijq in general ustt In five ' or ti years. He fears the world war wan not the last, He foresees tho rise of lUissla and China through work. I w l,rn,s,',l Jewish enterprise and said 1 lu; Jews deserve much credit because they spur others to work harder. - Mr. Ford spoke highly of Her bert Hoover, describing him .as a man of extraordinary constructive achievement. He believed ho would make an Ideal president. Pneinuloynienl and Idleness breeds Avar ami' revolutions, the motor manufacturer told Hernsteln Ion Its feet again after a dreudful ! catairtrophe, 1 believe I hat Uussla wllH-oim. Into Imr own. China will J a'H0 "iJust herself. Louis J. Tabor Is Re-Elected Chief Cj;VIOI,ANI. O., Nov. 21 (AP) Louis J. Tuber, of Columbia, Ohio, was reelected muster or the Mauler grntiKe here toduy. H will be Tuber's third huccchhIvc term." Other Ol llcei H elected Were Overseer I luvld I f. AgJins, Three j n,ldges. N. J.: Lecturer, James C. ; .Hrlm.r .South Newberry. N. H.; rtewurd. Merman Hide, Neenah, j wis: u khIm u 11 1 steward. H.-ilph W. : Hinltb. Iowa; chaplain, W. W. Ileal, j Nam pit. Ida. After five duys of ritunllstlc work tho unmg today began Its coiiHlderutlon of proposals for farm relief, use of M uncle Hhoals. Mississippi flood relief, and hull' a dozen other legislative subjects Unit .in.. fVir net Ion bv rnti- - - Several plans Tor farm relief are receiving utleiition of tho dele- Kt. 8. . In fi )! Afiatnst J, Wi , Ku Kluxers Denied PITTKIU HO. Nov. 21. (AP) Motions ncekfi an Injunction to bar the KnlKbts or the K11 mux Klan from operating in Pennsyl vania and peeking the appointment a receiver for the property of the orgntilxutl'iu In this state were denied today by Frderul Judge H. 8. Thompson. MARTIAL LAW. IS NEAR IN STRIKE ZONE , Colorado National Guard Called to the Scene of .. Today's Battle " FOUR KILLED BY STATE OFFICER Half a Thousand Strikers Storm Mine and Engage in Battle with Peace? Authorities. - ' nicxvEn, Colo., Nov. ai. ap Martial law authorized In 'the Colorado coal strike none, by Qov- fli-nni' W II A nn ma thin mnfninir will not go into effeet until -Gol. I'atit P. New-Ion, adjutant general of tho stato, decides that It ia nec essary. Tho chief executive explain ed that he was leaving It solely up to Col. Newlon, who Is leading the stato troops sent Into the Northern ' Colorado coal fields. . Under tho governor's order, however, It can bu put Unto effect at once. DtiNyER, Colo., Nov. 21. (AP), Martial law hus been d eel era d In (tin Mnrfhnrn Cnlnriirl'n - Ntrikn xone. A formal order thnl will give tho national guard absolute author- ity In the strike district was signed . shortly before 10 o'ctoek by Gov ernor W. II. Adams. Troops are now on their way to,he Columbine mine whore state police shot and -killed ftiur strikers and . seriously wounded more than a score today. Tho Colorado national guard was ordered to the coal fields of the mum oy uuvernur w. ri. Auams at K:15 this morning. The chief oxecuttvo decidod to C4tll out the troops after state police and I. W. W. strikers engaged In th battle atj tho t'olumbine . mine of the uocay Mountuip riei company in Northern Colorado and wounding of many more. Adjutant General Paul P. Newlon wns Instructed to . leave for Northern Colorado at ' onco with several hundred guards- men fAn- l)pnvr. ,'f... fv: . mo HiriKom were vnor wnen ine.v Htormed through the gate of the Mountain Fuel company In "Weld county aboujr 30 mileu north of J Denver. Met by orricofH Nearly ftu strikers gathered out- sldn the mine about 6 a. ni. They' were met at the gates of the mine bv IjOOIm N. Heherr ehlnf nf tHn slate law enforcament department, and a dozen of his men. The strikers were commanded to hnlt but surged through the gate and ongaged In nand-to-hand -conflict with the guards. The police, used their guns as clubs but were over whelmed by the strikers who used rocks, clubs and knives. Scherf rallied his state men.. und they withdrew to a position further In tho property. As the strikers ap proached again Hcherf warned them ' to stop and fired two shots over their heads. The . strikers con- uimeu uieir iiovance una me state officers leveled their guns directly into tho strikers and opened fire. After nearly a score had dropped, tho strikers fled precipitously through tho gates. One of the injured Is not expected to llvo and several others were seriously wounded. One of the in jured was a woman dreased In man's clothing, A number of state police also were Injured and Ham Lee, one of tho officers, had a finger severed by a knife In the hands of one of striker. Strikers rtald from seven to. nine had been killed but this could not bo verified. The state police turned a hail of bullets Into the strikers. They upparently were unaware they were being flrod at until their ranks began to thin am tho shrieks of tho wounded pierced (Continued nn Pag fi) SUIT AGAINST DEMPSEY. ENDS IN A MISTRIAL rorilT ItOOM, Newark. N. J., Nov. 21 (AP) Charges f at. ti'inpted tampering wllh Justice on tho part or Jack Dcmpsey and Tex Hlckard brought an end today lo Jack Keurn's $ ;i :t 3 . :i ;4 8 . 3 3 court ac tion agulnst Dempsey. . Moth sides UKrcod to ending Ihr case by 11 voluntary non-suit after Judge Itunynn had (old the de. fense, who wanted the trial to gc on, that tin only alternative would be a nils) rial, ' Just before Judge ttunyon Issued tils ultimatum the ' court wns (brown Into an uproar by George L. (Tex) Hlckard. whoso renented a remark of Kearns' counsel that 1 he promoter had boated having the case "In the bag", that he called the lawyer a "contemptible liar" in open couit. Committee Finishes Study of Shipping WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. (AIM A shipping hoard sub-committee : hfutfl completed Its study of a pro- powil to Hell three Pacific line and will submit It tomorrow to tho byard. ....