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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
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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-
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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 -
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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)
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Ol. f J lil'j Hj Fj ICS . .
SAFELY REACH I
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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,
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