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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE 3Ja ratuV THE WEATHER , OIIEOON:' Cloudy tonight and Wednesday;, probably local onowa east portion and over tho Hlski youa. Temperature below normal. ' MKWBKU AtfcUMUATBD PKUHP VOLUME XXVI. IA GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1927 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PKKM8 NUMBER 102 EAST OREGON PEACE FORCE TO ORGANIZE Co-operative Association Will Be Formed at Hie Meeting in January" IX'ITf AT CITCCTOAX meeting of nil committee members !, , Jr J?.. " the campaign and all other. In- . HERE YESTERDAY torested In scouting will he held this evening ut tt30 o'clock ut the ili Orande hotel. W. L. Hayward. deputy regional inp- Conference- Police "cout ",nitlve. an-ived in inj. vuiieieni.e, jruiiLe tljl!) clty tnl(( moPnnB fl.om BM1. ' Suggestions for Clime , kune, will he the principal spenk Pi.ciTonf inn r'liton i er at thd meeting, and plans for nevention Given. l,ne mmpaign win be ouUlned. h. K. Dixon, general chulrmun In Steps were taken toward the or- "charge of the campaign, will pre gnnfzatlon of a law enforcement 8'de. . association in this part of the i "We hope to have GO or 60 men state yesterday wjicn moro than Mn attendance at the meeting Jn- Hli peace officers, ranging from po- llceinen to circuit judges, met in the Ui Grande hotel fdr a lun cheon and conference. This was the first meeting of this kind ever held east, of the Cascades and those in attend ii nee were prat if led at the enthusiasm and desire for co operation shown on the part of all which During the conference, ' started following a noon luncheon ut the T,a Grnnde hotel and con tinued until 4 p. m., a preamble, reading as follows, was adopted'' We. Ihe officers present. here-lWln by associate ourselves Into an or ?anlKation to te known as the Ka stern Oregon Officers Co-Oper-. alive association for the purpose, of more efficient co-operation In the enforcement of the laws of the state of Oregon including the laws u ml-ordinances of municipalities, and for the purpose of perfecting and ndoptin: a constitution and ion Ihe subject VWhnt Are We Go-hv-law for the coverninc of and f Iner to iln for Hcontluir" at tho I!n- canying dnt of the purposes of organization. - Mt hi Januarjr Hugh K. Hmdy, justice of pcuco of La Grande, was chairman of : tin- meeting, and W. C. Crews, La Grande city manager, served as secretary. H, was agreed that a second meeting of the group will be held in' 1, Grande, beginning at 10 A. in., on t ho second Monday In Jan uary, at which time a constitution and by-laws' will be adopted and officers will be elected. During -the conference talks were mado by Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles of I. a Grande, on ."Law Knforceiiient": by" Carl G. Helm, dlstriet attorney of Cnfon county, on 'tKvidence Officers Should Se cure for Conviction"; by H. K. Coolidge. president of the Union county chamber of commerce, on "Courtesy that Should be Khown to Tourists by Offieern"; by Georsfc H. Blrnle. or La Grande, on 'Duties of an Officer from a Huslne.M plan's View": and by K. M. Hlod "gett. district attorney at Malheur county, on "Co-Operation"." INilUt Iimt rreseiltCll An article by the La Grande po lice department was submitted and It contained the tfollowing sugges tions: L That light is the . best pro jection that can be devised and that if people would h-uve & small light burning in their homes, with (Continued on Pcp S) .. -. ' i "' POST OFFICE HOLIDAY RUSH iO LIvU&Jrt W AX Tlu Christmas package rush has j started in earnest at the La Grande post office, according to It. K. Huron, postmaster. Parcels have been coming In lo mail . out-of-town points in ever increasing numbers and a large amount of Christmas cards, to be held for release locally, have also been received. As yet. only a few pacluigen have been received from outside towns and cities. Mr. Huron announces that tem porally extra clerks will be put on shortly and odds that the regular employes have been working over time for the past few days to handle the extra pieces of mail. RESULTS ARE OBVIOUS Tho business turn nf l.u Grande and Hie muiiiifnelunis of the nation who adverii' in Iclliuvudy In The Observer con Mteiilly throughout I lie eur (If not N'itd their money by rlmnee. Tin prii!f to Ih bad an fihlfni'. anil llicy npprcH ale the inlue if Th (Hi-rvr'n ntlverii-liic itdumii ncconllimly. TlirroiiHiuiiilv Iticrea-lmr niitu Nr of rirmv Uw nrv adtllnr ttt their ailvcril-liis budget for ob server "Imht Indicate conehitlve ly by their art ton i lint Mitlsrae lury n-tiirn a(cfniuiii)- every In oerlimi. Com'tit nil lug adTerilH hnr money In Tim tiiN-mt Mr 11111 greater emphndi and itinrr f tvq uent meJi gc-" a , a lua ble hi. Ybicrvrr AdvcrtKlnjr A Merchandising Scrrlce Boy Scout Drive Will Begin Here Tomorrow Morn W. L. Hayward, Executive of Spokane, Is Main Speaker at Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. Preliminary to the campaign for IfuntlH to carry on boy scout work In La Grande during 1928. which will start tomorrow morning, it dinner jciuuing so committee meinnern, v Russell Scott, scout executive, said rt Ills morning. , - SMiiiwnlng Committees ! In addition to the hoy scout com mittee, the Uoiury club, the cham ber of commerce, !the Ln Orande Ministerial association, the Ameri can Legion and the railroad com- inunv are W sponsoring commit- tiees 10 assist in ine campaign. The amount to be raised to con tinue boy scout work in Ia Grande 1 f or the next year is $2500. The I canmalirn wilt start tomorrow and end Saturday night, the coin- mlttee hoping to have the entire amount by That time; H AYWAItO SPKAKS AT COMMUKCK CHAMItKU MKKT W. L. Haywurd, regional scout exeoutlve with headquarters in Spokane, gave an Inspirational talk Ion County chamber of commerce today. Air. Hay ward's remarks were very -'Interesting. In speaking of the Roy Scout movemeni 'iie. pointed -.out ine tact that scouting gltcs the boy u fund- (Contuued, on Pag FWe E.0X.P. Repairs Electric Break In 46 Minutes Th firt major Interruption In electric service In several years oe-( e u rred in I a ra nd e la st night) wlwfn a connection burned out in j the current transformer on the main circuit breaker in Ue m Grande sub station on Washington avenue and stopped- electric service to the city from :47 to 10:311 p. in. .As 'many men as It vnn possible to work efficiently went immedi ately to work under the direction of Gene Walker. Grande Itonde di vision manager of the II. O. I,. P. company, and the damaged transformer was cut out and a tern-, pnrary connection made, restoring theservice in 4r minutes. . ' An interruption of this niUiire seldom happens, nccording to .1. H. King, general superintendent of the company. Expects Stage Line Operations To Resume Soon I'Pon the. completion of certain tegiii transactions involving i nc 'Ulnc of necessary papers, the La Orande-Wallowa stage line will be r,.iHHUed a permit to operate. This ws the statement of Kvan C. Ilnritixip tniitn..ni fni- tlto ntllillo 'service commission of Oregon this morning, referring to the closing of the stage line last Tuesday. "No, stage line is permitted to operate without being insured ano when the locul line's insurance ran out the first of December we closed it." said Mr. Duming. Legal dif ficulties, arising from changes In' ownership of the Hue. have caused the Indefinite ttc-up. he explained. ,Mr. Durning said this morning that he was unable to say when the line would again lie opened to j service but that It was a matter of a short .lime Slop Cars From , Dragging Sleds dragging ot sicus behind auto- moiuies or other automotive v- iiiiA. - ,1P,lhl i,llH ,,, ... limits of Iji (irunde today by the police department. inia prHeuee in regar'H u us oao- gcrous. neverai acciocms. one oi rial) Aecordiog td the govern-! which was serious, have orcurn-d ; nient tb-nnometer ut the Chieftain j here due to this during the past offlep Hip lempeniture fell to 1H -few years. I 1m tow r.ent Saturday nhrht. Thus ll Pondosa President ' Here For Meeting 'ew II. Hieks. preHldent of the Dowman-Hlcks Lumber com- ' pany. and H. C. Campbell, presl- dent of Ihe Kust Oregon dumber com puny at Knterprlse. are here from Kansas City for a meetinr of, the Kastern Oregon Pondowi Sales 'company here tomorrow. Mr. Hicks U president of the sales company. G. OP. GAINS CONTROL OF COiPTEES Senator Steiwer,' of Ore gon, Slated for Appoint- ment to Six Boards WILBUR DISCLOSES PLANS FOR NAVY Walsh Plan Adopted by ' Senate Stimson Nomr inated by Coolidge to Be Philippines Governor WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (AP Control of the standing committees of the senate was won to'day by the slim republican majority without .own a roll call. Republican members' of the com 'mittee or committees recommend ed tnat Sen.itor Sieiwer, ol'Oiegon, be appointed on the following com mittees: nival affairs, Judiciary, Indian affnlrs, hanking and. cur tency. privileges and elections, and claims. 1 western repuimcan inuepenue n moou oy me a u. """'jMtlo with peasants murdering gave some of the-ir membeis Im portant posts in the ruco of churges by democrats of "trades with the Old Guard," which they denied. Senator Curtis, the republican leader, as well as Senators Lafol- lette. ot Wisconsin, and rrater. ofj VArh ttnLctit uenrrori lit Ml "trade" charges, while Senator Bi ookhart, wno joined in ine ue-j cnan supin-eHHuu uy jmuumuiw bate, said there weie only two par-j?ovornment. ties In, the United Slates and on- t, itls Still Kohl ( anion was the Wall Street party. He did Attempts to recapture Canton not amplify this point hut asserted ( from tho communists ailed, be -wu3 glad he got "kicked out' Vernacular newspapers In Shang of the senate. . . j hal stated four Kus.sfans arty on . ' -'. 11 . ; staff of Canton "red army" anil WA'sHINGTONVec. IS (Af) declared that soviet Influence was Secretary Wilbur gisclosed today - - t . ! ( Co ii Unwed on Page 6 1 HARRISON CASE . IN JURY'S HANDS l Hearings of Five Men Ar resiea at union rosi poned to Late Today Aflrr almul nit hour's fli'lUx'ni lion lht Jury tills nfteriMmn rt- turiMHl fit 2:20 oVI.H'k llll ii vor- . , illit of KiilllT. nl lliirrlwni ns i xiui couililion or l.cmiiui Hlron?, wiiUMicisI to liny n fill." of 75 wl0 H h0t throiiKh the- hip ffun llil.l tsisls by. .Iiidfti! Ullltll' H. . uj,y. w8 loporlLii to lie very fnv Hraily. Tlio iKifi-ndiuit aiiiioiinl ,.,,,,. lo,,y ,,y 4. A,crn ,. tliut I lit) nw woiUll. lie lliK-nll. j , A,,nnKh ho in st III uonit from ' ,' 1 '-Iosh of blow, h.' Ih ffotllnR alonjj Th. Jury wus still out ut two. 4, ,,, .,.,. case of S. H. HarriBon, who ' was tried by jury this morning In the justice court on a chnrge of Illegal possession of 'deer meat during the closed season. Harrison' and Vf. K. Munsell were arresti-d a week ago by Game Warden John Walden. Hheriff Jesse Ureshears and Amos' Helms, dcputytlwhe'n the officers said they found 30 pounds of .venison Jn the woodshed of tho Harrison home Munsell plead guMy to the charge and was fined $76 by Judge Huph 12. Hrndy. which' h was unable to pay and was committed to jail. Harrison ph-ad not-guilty.- Hearings PoAtpmicil The hearings of Sidney Turner, William Mahaffey, , Dick Lan, Charles Jenkins and A'irg'l Duncan charged with Illegal pos - scpsion of Intoxicating liquor. which w e re sc h e d u 1 e r 1 for this morning at nine o'clock In the Jus- lice, court were postponed until three Vclock this afternoon. Five More Inches of Snow Falls; . Two Traffic Accidents Are Fatal T'lve InehcH of new snow greeted Ia Cranders this morning the heaviest blanket of white yet de posited tdiu-p winter set In In earn est here nn Dee. R. This brings the total snow fall for eight days to more than a foot. The tempera ture was moderately cold, the min imum last night being 'ii above zero. Simw ,.,,, tnil(rf ft(jllir ! nitint1v toHAv with th. mprriin- .minemi iooa vun tne inert ui rising severui Qpgreett. 1 ., m ltlJ.DW M.MtK MAIM' KNTKU PKISK, Dec. 13. (Spe- ,fjir tUin (M popjot weather at ' KnlernriHe this season. - MrKKNIK PANS CUM.! SALKM. ore.. Dee. U. (AP) The state highway department tu-J day report if several feet of snow on MeKenzle asn, with large drifts In the lilghway and that the paj will probably rrimiin closed the rest of the winter KKI! IS FATAL MA UP IX. Ore., Dec. 13. (AP) Skidding of a truck he wus driving SOUTH CHINA RED REVOLT GAINSTODAY Canton Is Completely in Control of Communists, Reports Advise REFUGEES TELL OF , LOOTING, PILLAGE American Warship Sets Up Field Guns at Con sulate Foreigners, Pro tected by U. S. Forces tiy iht AsMM'luled I'ress South China appeared in the j throes ofa rod revolt today with) Canton completely in contnd of j communists and other southern cities threatened. ! The- United Kltites gunboat Sae-1 ramentu landed men and field guns at Canton to protect foreigners,' while two other American gunboats: Htood by. Refugees reported looting and) pillage in Canton, while advici. from HaiiKow siateu inai ouiiviiik (1,HtrictH were COI1iilotely commun- wealthy landlords. Serious mutiny repfirted nt-J-oah-okow In Northern Iltiieh about 200 miles from Hankow: agitators wero busy in Shanghai In the hope of bringing about a strike. Communist outbreaks reported at various ports along the Yangtase -ni-f.mu tini- river including Changsha and Wu- behind the Canton movement A "Mnvfnl irovernment" w;i: A "soviet government" was set up Sunday in Canton for tho prov ince of KwangtUng, refugees re ported. . t. Iljuikmv Kltuiuitm. PiUihimr The moderate nationalist' gov ernment at Nanking was denounced by com m tin 1st s In violent post on In Hankow with indications the na- , uoiiaiiMi commanuer mere nugni K()0ds. The fire department con switch tO the communists. . ,.nf -.,., their r.rinrtH In mivlnL- Detween 30 and 40 refugee mis- fCnntlnued on Phk fi Strong's Condition i Is Held Favorable Mr. Strom? wus iiccirlfntully shot through the hip while, rabbit hunt ing Sunday at PondoMi. where he makes his hoipe. I la has three ! brothers and two sisters who live 1 in La Grande, -W I Ilium .Strong, A. L. HI tort g and Vejrn HI rong and Mrs. Sheldon Price and Mrs. James , Wade. High School Girl Suffers Fraclin'e Zlna- augg. high school student, i received a lracture of the right e j bow this morning during gymna- Hum class. During the games she. fell and her right urm was broken at the elbow. She was taken to Mhe. hospital immediately where the Injury was attended to. She will be taken home tonight, but it will probably be several days be- fore she Is able to attend her classes ftgaln. on Tlgh grade whieh as b y, raiised the dentil ycMferdfiy of Henry Zeptlniff. head of ihe fire Knn Milling eonipnny. Mfiupiu. The H-iiek I ii rued ovur three timea In a plunge. SNOW I PIOMILI'ITOV PKNDLKTO.V. Dee. III. ( A P ) - Sllftu- Ml II ft Cf I fnlllliL' In lh. 1'i.n. . . ; pnnied by u drop In tetnperuf lire. ,The miiow came in with ; wind. iKirthcist Tit KI IC ACCIOLM'S PORTLAND. Ore.. Dee. 13. (API -Mrs. i:. Whltiiiitn. killed it ni u lit when hit by mi automo- ,,1,p ut 1,11 Interseclbtu on the cant ; side. Kive other traffh- aeeidfitls eautetl Injuries to promts lust niglit. PlltsT S(W I AI.I.S j KI.'IIKXK, fire.. Infe. 13. (Al'l Kugene awoke this moinjrig to find iti first snow full of the rc.i- son. The riilns whli h fell during ithe night shifted to t.now at T oeo( k this morning and ended at about 8:3. A total of one and three-fourths Inches of snow fell during that time. CANADA HAS NOTHING ON EAST OREGON 1 Snow has (alien over (he Canadian lloekle and winter MKrts enthttsliiHls ntroady arc otijoylng tlin ski ing. This Is u snow-covered Jilll.sldo at Itanfr, Alta,, but l-.aMerii Oixigoii'f msciUu mountains are drcvtMHl In us pixnty a clothing of white. I REEDSP0RT FIRE LOSS $125,000 Tnn-,nc; C;nrnir) fivim Pun AdniCS piGaQ 110111 dl- neiy to Packing Plant- uy to racking riant Destroy Residences HOKKMUItG, Dec. 13 ( Al') Klre originating In the packing plant of the coast fisheries at resulted In losses estimated at from 9I2&.OUM to IKtn.ooo, aecord- to early reports. The flro spread from the coast fisheries cannery to the Anderson rucking company plant nearby and also de stroyed four or five waterfront residences' which .were of small value, The fire at'theriHh can neries,1 In itihlltiin TifsMli'Htrnylntf the buildings unij ' equipment, caused a heavy loss in canned tIl0 Roberts hotel, and managed to proveiH any serious damage to that structure and also kept the Humes from leaping across the street on the side away from the Waterfront. The fire -was still burning but was under control at 7 o'clock this morning. ' Tho fire, when first discovered was In the. of flee of the Coast Klsh eriet;' plant, managed 1ty Clyd Chase. The building wus a wooden structure set on piling so thai the flames spread- very rapidly and went into tht; Anderson Plant ad joining. A score of fishing bonis moored at t he unloading wliarfes of Wy. two canneries went com pletely destroyed. while, a g.-eat deil of fishing gear owned by the .'oinpunii-s was uiso losi. I'hc An- di'i-sou Tucking company hud ovi r Is?, mill, worth of council goods In Hull- plnnt. It is islnn.il..l, lint a porlion of thiwwas saved. Wlillc a strong, v. i i ln,' w ind curried sparks and .c"n;li.;rs to nil parts or the city, a ltnuy ruin pre- vcnli il spread ilo distant strut!- lun : County Judges To I Meet in Portland CtiHVALLIS. lire., Dec. 13 (AP) County Judge V. P. Mows, piesi denl of the .Stale Association ol f'ouutv Jurlges and Coin miRsioner.-t. Jl(lH t.a u alHt(. r(MIV1.ntion of the orgn nidation, hind for thr o be held in Poit duys, starting Jan. 2 I. All Members lnive been asked to select 'subjects for discusnioli and the program will be Jitude up be foie Jim. I. Kills Wife, Five Children and Self hi;nni:ssi-;v. ouia.. Dec. 1:1 ( A ! - I'hiliip Mlllis, tanner, kill ed his wiii and five small child ren wil h an 11 xe toduy and then lninged hi m self rroin u r.iMer in his barn near here. Kelso Official J$ Sentenced KKLSn. W;ih.. Diel.1 (AP) Wiiltt-r l;irk. ep-rk and water su perintendent of K (i In iiiit. was sen t'lll'fl (i from three n Ju yclirH pile yeslerdiiy after havmg (ileude'l gullly lo slioitagi: of $ 1 ,7I3..t J in Ins aecounts. Dill Mill LLLK M IT Ot THIAL WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dee. 13 (API Trial of Mrs. Mary Kel- I' V lloo.ooM hieitrh of promise suit against George Drumheller, wealthy rancher and race horse owner, continued In superior court today with cross examination of thu plaintiff. Wallowa School Children 2844 Census Reveals ntkrphikk( Deo. ia. (Spe- clal) The annual census report of Wallowa county for Oct. 24, 1 127 shows a total of 2K44 school pupils between the ages of four and 20 years. The high school districts are as follows: Dlstriet No. 6, Joseph, has 'n,. ; dls- Ufi; district No. 7, Ixistlne, Kn .. . Rrl(i- ,n - trlct No. 32, Flora, 84 pupils. i The runU school diHtrlet.s nre us followM: DIhIiIiU No. 1. 71; No. 3. 35; No. 4, 37; No. 6, 29; No. 8, 2(1; C ,'. I Vr ,'V k. , To l- t ? II- . 2, 87;' iNn.' 2f lt ma. 23. 37. No. 2'l, 111; No,. 27; 31; Nb. 29, VI I. ." rUYork-to-1'.u-lM ulr epic decided the "- " "'"v- -i-wwmu, No.. J4, 7 JVo. 35 Sn!M,. .,H ,.., .i,.i,i nnrt Itohcrf Clmhnin then iinnouncod al- k - . . , j (.nine una weulhei .v ore riKlit ana , . , , ,., , . No. 39, 7; No. 4(1, 1 7: ,.,,,,,, ,. . ,., u .,..,i 'legation of Irregulurltles In iiiindl- No. 3.1, H No. .18, r4 .No. 42. 13; v" Vii No. 4 5. 14 , , ' 'i. "'k',?0""1 .i; No. 5f.. 2H; No. F.K. 1H; , No. 49. 14 No. f,4, 1 No. 112. I I No. 75. 24; No. 79, :U, No. K3, 41 No. 8H, 1(1 No. Ort, 9: No. 7 6. U No. NO, 111 No. fift. U; '. Z y..' No. 85. 10; No. 87, 7 No. 80, 13; No. 00, 21 c Alimony Club In Protest; Jail Too dA Cmifli TJo VOIU, kJUllin IiedrS . NKW oltK. Dec. J3. 'Al') Fourteen members of the Hliniuny cluli In I. ii. Hi. w hi reel Jail have asked CJovernor Kmllli to seo lhatM.,.n(i v.. . .....i wi1(M1 u tt.H in iia they get more heut. j "I'lisoncrs lluhio lo pneumonia und taxpayers llalilo lo I vy dam - ago Hulls." said a telegram sent to tho gdvornor by Hubert O. Wcob. chairman of Ihe Alimony J'nykr.i' Protective association." "Vlndletlvo i wives, ex-wives and their Hhyslor I lilivycrs havo excellent grounds for J legal action, und tho tax payers will be paying the alimony. Our experi- ..i.e.. liHllf-.iteH (hut tlK.nr. i..nt.l. enee indicates that tmse peopu will stop at nothing to get money." Jail officials denied the alimony deluiueiits wero suffering. Th club consists, of men who prefer Jail lo paying alimony. Minister Is Fined 'Ol1' l)()infj 50 PV ground as if by sutierhuman , effort. I Paring Take, orf SAL ', M . Ore., Dec. 1.1HAP) I The pilot attempted to gain nl "I have a higher duty to per- (itude Immediately and very" slnw- l-.irt.. II... 1 I.' I.. I.l- ..ll...f. i.i. i-l urn- W ft mt Itilj. Ilin lacker K.n Hlrong St.,.' T'ortland, told a slate traffic offk-orwhen hn asked why Mr. Mm kclihcckcr was I not obeying the law In rcgurd to 1 1.1.., tiieei uii ine llisowiiyn. "I am on my way lo deliver a sermon , congregation In Salc.u ami I must be there," Mr. Hocked-, herker said. "Well, from hern on ! you proceed at 3f miles per hourj or m" Sergeant "Pelo" Klne- i - f nnnj :nn -hurl told the minister, "and also iottf IlLfil f flUllUfl on. Monday appear In Sab-m jus- f)f Fri)'ffhlf Tpnntl He,, court and explain to the rn.tls- 11 J Ul HI"C 1 CfUlI faetlon ol Justlro Itnizier C. Smull j how It rami- about that I logged! WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. (AP) you doing better (ban RO miles per no,ir on ,,1,'' u '"' ,u this with Mr. Huekenbieker did not an- pear in justice court Monday, but the Dev. A. L. Heine, paslor of the ( 'hrist Lit I hem n church here, re ported us his proxy and wus fined 1 1 h. It.Ysl H ALL TUADK NKW VOKK'. Dec. 13 (AF1) The Detroit Tigers, through Man ager George- Moriarty. today an nounced First Jbisniun Lou Blue and Outfielder Harry Manush has tinm traded to the St. Louis I Drowns for Outfielder Harrylllc, Pitcher Klam Vn Kllder and a third player to be named lulcr, .LINDBERGH OFF TO MEXICO CITY Daring Flier Starts Non- Stop Good Will Hop from Washington Today LYNCHRl'ItO, Va Dec, 13 (AD Charles A. Lindbergh flew over Lynchburg In the Spirit of St. Louis ut t-l,ti ! - e routo lt Mexico . City. WAHHINGTON. Dec. 13. (AP) Charles A. Llndhergh sailed a wai ted uy in his Spirit of St. Louis for non-stop flight to Mexico City whleh will tnko blm miles ot mouiuuins, ovor 2000 plains und '"X "The; Noting Tte'rV Vf tho.' New """ 110 v"a 0",,' B0 "'' orrutui ot good win wmcn is ex - lo.'tod to require about 2B - huum ' njr tnnU u. In the nir, .. t 1 'I - 'Ml Bt Mndbergh laid his plans quietly f.. I..... tf .... t. .n ,.,kn . .... .. -,L lantlc flight which brought ii thrill '',,r'n 11,8 'ntJIotmenu before tho to tho world. Having no Idea of - ' failure, he scorned a parachute us . Ki'nuU Imulci-H Silent ho did oil Ihe solitary trip to Krunco.l ' While senate leaders decline to Kwol't I'rovllKtl 1 revoul when they planned to con- lie studied his charts, his ina-'ve,u'- they 'Intimated a sowlon was cliine a nil tho .weather which he contemplated today. 'lll meet and then tiulelly told tho war department to notify the news- ; paper world that no was going, imu going Iniinedlatoly. An escort wus provided by the army, the nuvy and rmmer(.B dcpurtmeiits to follow ,,, ... tu ,. hi,.i,. JJinlbergli guve the word and they were off to tho southwurd. . It wus ll murky sky through which the pilots guided their pluuesi and the ground beneath them was sodden from long end stonily rains. I Unilhcruh was forced 16 taxi the nnlire distance of the field before iie arose and he, seemed to huve some Hlfficulty In gaining altitude us he disappeared to the southward.! 'rv.a I- f l.lu i.l.Mtn 1,in lv The wheels of his phi no burely missed the tops of trees at thoi southern end ttf tho field. The Sj.liit of St. Louis failed In twn valiant efforts to get into the air before succecillug In the third attempt. After Lindbergh had traversed nearly the whole dis tance oT the broad landing grounds, I.a lirii.il lilu ttluna fntv fur. I ff.itti ur over the I'otomac river and was lost In the heavy mist as It headed toward I Vederlelisbnrg. Vu, Major Harvey H. Iturwell, com- n. I(..lll.,.r ri..l,l tcltlt U'll.III, ... h ';lm'ergh had I spent the night al ,tho ""' ,ho '"'nt.'" (Continued on Pago M Iteslgnatlun of ttecretury Jardlnei and Lloyd S. Teuny. of ihe bureuuj agrlnilture. wiih demanded in Hie xPiiute today by Xeiiblor lief Iln, demoerut, Alabama, becHUse of the break In cotton prices recently, following Issuance of a depui tmetit prh'o estlniHle. Gale Delays Nine Transocean Liners MOW VOIIK. Dec. M. (AIM - A terrlric gale at sea has caused hours of delay in docking time of nine tninsatlnntic liners here and ahroud, damaged one other vessel and eamed Injury to 13 passengers on another LEGISLATORS ACT AGAINST STATE HEAD Oklahoma House Moves to Impeach Governor at Se cret Morning Session DEFY GUARDSMEN JOHNSTON CALLBD Law - Makers, Some in Night Clothes, Pass Bills in Hotel Room to Present Them to Senate OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 13. (Al) Dills of impeachment nam ing Governor Henry H. Johnston and two other state officials, which were voted early today by the low er house of tho aetf-eonvehed Okla homa legislature, have been given to a board of managers for pres entation to the senate, leadera in the Investigation announced. The charges were approved at the second secret sosslon called shortly after 2 o'clock this morn ing In defiance of national guards-, men mobilized by Governor John sou to prevent legislative meetings anvwhere in the state. Unable to obtain 64 members, the number necessary for r quorum the house adjourned the first meeting shortly after 'midnight. Clad In Night Clothes A call for more members brought representatives .from their beds, clad In night clothes, to the, im provised hotel assembly room.1 Meanwhile ; national guardsmen were sleeping In, the state capltol. ' Six charges were quickly ap proved against Governor Johnston. Tho allcKationHt including a charge of incompetency, were consolidate cd for pi'Dsentutlon to the senate which 'has declared itself a quali ;fied court ot lntpeuchtnent, ' HepreHentutlvn rhiirles Moon, ot MuskoKeo county, In unnouncinir the churgos iiKiiinst the governor, revealed that Chief Justice Fred Urunnon. of the stale supreme court, lind been churged with "cor- rifptlon'''lyrftioo." Repfesetttiitlva . ... ... . . , - 1"': Jhe Hlut0 , h,7rd "f "Krlc.uU",:e; Hepresontatlve. Ii. Tom' Kigl Klght, chairman of the house investigat ing committeo, was named by "l'ciirti Speaker K. P. Hill to head tho board of managers charged with Adjournment of tho house nt 1 o clock to await uctlon by the sen- "" "- i.iwieu group seeking their first rost In uearly 24 hours. Kl'eaker J I 111 announced at nd. journmeiit that a oiiorum of tho senate was in the city. Vcstcrduy the nutional guards- men; stundlng u lined nt the doors 1,10 eupltol ussombly rooms, f ' ' i '; ' '. ("ohUnued on Page 5) : . , . . qi t.ir n JTif fl r ri n o ' Ol. f J lil'j Hj Fj ICS . . SAFELY REACH I Slf i A Jlf K ft' Jf ylVfr U M.J L w JJ k T LJ. HONGKONG, Dec. 13 (AP) Klphty-ono foreigners. Including 15 Americana, have been brought safe- ly to Shameen. the foreign settle ment at (union, from districts nut -aide of the foreign quarter whero their safety appeared (hrcateuei). Kteven of those rescued wero Ilrit Ish and IU German, While llrilish Vict Consul Hall lutfi proceeding yeslcrduy on the uurship Moorhen to rescue for- etgneiH thieateued with iHuiger n' Tungslinli. Ihu modern suburb o; ' .oorcn wus urea lieavily by roiymunlsts from tin north banK of the rlvr. Thi're wen no casmiilieH atnl Ihe vice consul, mission was successful. WiDie', glad lo Jo ihe chore. About tfil time ol year. Of cuun he know, tlwl Suita Oau" Will vny w be htrt. A f( Sihoppinck, Tl l 1 I 1 DAYS TLU tM l 1 J IShejstma fc
