La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 16, 1928, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE wbaprtipr C I T Y EDITION "j?ttm TJtf WEATHER d OliKaoX: Fulr v tonight and Tuewtuy. uoiitlnihd cold. Gentle vurlable winds. r "o 1 fi 3 - i. - - t 1 . - ;ir . local book ; circulation at new peak Library Report Shows 11, 091 More Volumes Were Loaned in La Grande MORE BORROWERS THAN EVER BEFORE Institution Now Has 14,- 000 books on Its Shelves Which Nearly 5,000 Per sons lake Out. . . A mark never before even new red by the Ju (Jrande public librury was set (luring the year ly7 "when a circulation of U4.8VI hooks was made, the annual roport has, re vcaled. This is mi Increase of 11,- ium hooka, almost un Increase of liiuo a month. Thin 1m but one of the many figures which show a heavy Increase In (lie use' of the library and In Its readers. There arc SU7 regular borrowers enrolled At the library. This Is an Increase of aOJ! over 102(1. Of the total number of borrowers, 31 are from out of town. The ilhruVy now has 1 -f .000 huokK on its shelves for circulation, nays the report. liig IJruiH'lt Clrvtihilifttt Another figure of particular ilK- nlMcnnce 1m the annual circulation of 15.000 at the three branch li bra ri oh at Willow, Clrocnwood and llivcria schools which worn inaug urated year before last, and which, according to the llbritrian. have been most successful. Their cir cubition is Included In the murk of 04.SS4. The annual report of the; city library, announced .today by Mtxrt -Mabel J)oty, librarian, will be filcrl with the state library. Miss Doty also announced this niorntiiK. that bouinniite,' next .Sat urday morning, a story hour of Orcu'on history for i-hlldren, will be comlinted by MKs tlertmde Whk ner. Wlth-lbc lroijrani ,will bean exhibit Hi the library dulls, ut) drested in Uie style of pioneer boys and Klrls iiTTd men and women, and they xv 1 1. It ;Cj tn I J I lu t urp cov ered wairfMis, one dr;iwn by a horse, the other by, an ox. to make thplr stories more Interesting. The series will eontlmie Indetlnltely. They will beKlu ut 10 oiloek Baturduy morning. ' ; 2-POINT BUCK DEER SEEN BY LOCAL PEOPLE .Mr. and Mrs. liny Hlrons hail to iut on their lirukes to keep from humpim? Into a two-point burk d yesterday on the high way between here and Klgtn. Mr. and Mrs. Htroni; and their family were on their way to Itllie liail. and when they first saw the deer lie was in tile field Just be tween the t'onley warehouses and the Alieel-I.ower rove market road. As they came a little closer he .iuin.ied over the fence urn! stood In the middle of the road walcliimi the approaching car foi some little, time. When tho car became quite close he leaped over tile other fence and railroad tracks and ran off toward the mountain. The deer had evidently come from tin' western ranue v( mountain 'nnwns crossing the valley to the other range. Kinnison Kills 17 CoyoU8,2 Bobcats Albert Kinnison, predatory jiiiI mat hunter for Union county, was lilfeh in the stale during liccetnber. a report from the L S. department ttf am-lculture. bureau of biological survey, reveals. ' Mr. KItiidson killed lit unlmaK . two of which were bobcat and the renin timer coyotes. I lie wnerman and I'malilla county hunters tied for second place with 12 animals each. GETTING READY FOR SPRING li't mil v " fir rlnir Imiiso'lciittliiE !ut jou ore Kil ling nil) fur II vllh plniK for I'tniiiirliis l hill'.- nlMiui. p-dlnit ni-w thing. gi-iitiM; rlil or nlil' llilnus. t lni-k ovit tin- tli'mri lii tin iilllf or ..liirfnMiMi or noltiiil clni-k ovr-r tin- lliliiK you'll likl lo illMilnl If you I'Otllil il vi lo n ntwMoililc iiilianuiov. Tlini wrllf n Wnilt il 'or Tito tli-Ti'r noil Imvc it IiwtiI wvi-nil ilv. Somi'oni"WM Hie tlilniri you llon'l Mtflll. Vou un riml ilii'in iinil ilii'lr inoiii-y oilli it Wiinl Ail. Tin' l l rxn nicl) miiiiII Hh' o lliii' for I In- Mim hivrlloii. line for wii'li Insrrtioii lln'rvnfUT. "Obscrvpr Ailvcrtlln- A MtirUuuillslag Scnlce" .Kit ASSOCIATED Tigers Defeat , Enterprise Five With Ease, 26-12 Disastrous' -Pirat Quarter Cost Game at Joseph Two Games Here Fri day and Saturday, Although 1 ln-y look nn a'mo.'t tRLlitinnnr-rlorcut Krldiiy night tm the JnM.ph uiiskctlmll floor rrom a veteran Josephlto five. I bo l.u Giunile. Tlgmii rolu moil homo not without glory Sunday. Tor lhy won handily Saturday nieht Trout Kn torpr sp, sfi.'li. .. x ' A "With tho exception of the. lira! quarter of the Joseph gume when U oore of 1 2-1 wm run up against thorn, the ' lemir ployed sond bull throiichoul the trip," said Conch rtiilih Christie, thin 'uiorninv In noiiiiurtttlnv on Hie icmcM. .Both contcHts ero rant, he mild, par-1 tlculyrly nt Jot-eph, when' after n dltiu.strous quarter tho Iji Grande tentn gave the experienced Jompli team, at home on their. own floor, a rail run, matching gains cvon'y Cor the t-cmnlnlnjr three quarters. In the second quarter of the Joxcph trame, l.a Urunde. helil Jos eph to two baskets, and netted In PO'rtta. hilnsincr the aeore to 14.1a. The third quarter oiuluil 15.11 ,,n,l the lust 27-18. ) JccU v Vk'lory ,. Tho gumo Saturday night was r. ' illfterent story, .The first qrurler Kntorprlse boys, who, uifcord- Ine to the Jocnl coach, are a llvlil atfcregatlop. were unable to score once, wlillo five points were made uy (tie i ikcis. 'J he second yuur-toi- found the score U-u, the thli-d 17-8, and the last ;'(i-i:.. Hpec tatois commented on an Inci eus Inir smoothness and spei j dis played by the l.u Urunde 'team. Kree throw work, they fa Id noor In both panui. Only foui uorsonal fouls were called ugalnst the Lit Grande boys ut Joseph. , liaicmi, as reieree-, woriceu ootn p,,,,,.,, unusuully well," s.ild th conch thin morning. Next Friday the l,n Grande team meetu Joseph, and tho followiuR (lay. Cove, both frames lo be played on the local floor. Stoddard, lllbberd, . Wolfe. Uradeii, Jlerr, H. Wolfo, Kaus uni 1. Ncwbn. all nmde the trip and Install Officers, At Veteran-And Auxiliary Meet Installation of officers of the Spanish-American War Veterans camp No. 1-1 and its Auxiliary S. 1 1, featured a meeting held last Friday night at llonnn hall. l're- jceding the Installation ceremony, a dinner wjim served. The .inbs were decorated with American flogs and carnations, the latter furnished by Ho ban's Flower shot. Several jisitltif; eoniradt-s from the Frederick Kunston.camp No. 21 of ' Ha Iter. were, present. Com mander 1.. U, Hale acted as toast master and introduced the visitors,' including Dr. II. ,1. ilorton and Comrade Klrkcndall, also Major Ralph It. Huron, Commander-elect T. G. Hant, President -Mary Man and others, who responded with a few well chosen remarks. Following the dinner tho camp and auxiliary convened and the 1128 officers were sealed. New camp of i leers are: T. ii. Hnutz, commander; Ir. A. F. Man, senior vice eoinmanderf C. It. platt. junior vice commander; L. U. Hale, adjutant: 11. 10. Coolidge, ijuarter masleri W. It. I'orter, ). I).; Olc Matheson. (), C. V. Chandlery chaplain, and I). C. ( ontier, coloi sergeant. Auxiliary officers arc: Mary A. Marr, president ; ltosic Mat heson, senior vice t president; Annie IMatt. Junior vice president; Uuelah I'orter, fecretary-lrcasurer; Nora 'handler, chaplain; Jessie Nelson, conduct or; l-'a unie Henry, assistant, conductor: Marietta Yeck and Kdna Hale, guards; May flump, historian, and Udmi Ilale.4 patriotic Instructor. Hurlng the evening a radio pro gram was enjoyed through the courtesy of the Jesse iloenbaum Klectrb- company. Winter Weather Returns to City Tb' weather turned cold in 1-a (Jrande over the week-end and last night a minimum of 13 above 7.ero whs recorded on the govern ment thermometer at the munlcliml building. Saturday night the inln- imum was 1 above. At a oebei this morning, It was still several degrees below freezing point, A bright sun yesterday took some of the sting from the chilly weath er. Tell of Relation Of f ami ail(l Lrlly "The llclatlon of the Farmer to the City" "will be tho niibjeet en i which Hubert Wllhycotiibe. of the I Union experiment station. will LlaiiIi triruiti-rtiu- noon at the ilium- i ter of commerce, forum luncheon at' the Sommer hotel. The subject Is one of interest to both the business men and the farmers and a large attcndaiH:e Is expected ut the luncheon. Several musical numbers wtfl be played by Mann s lmperiul orches tra. 1 I'ltliHS , 1 PROHIBITION CELEBRATES EIGHTH YEAR Same Controversy Exists Today That Thnved at Amendment' Birth PROGRESS SEEN BY PROPONENTS i . ' ; GrOUpS Fighting LiqUOr IaWS UCCiaiC mat rUD- . lie Disapproves Era of VnlcfpQfliQrn : -. v VidtCrtUiMll - ; . - ...i, ,"'..'' WASHINGTON. Jan. Hi. (AIM The eighth anniversary of the eiKhtecnth ' amendment was ob served today, a in Id much the sumo controversy as marked lis idrth. As supporters of prohibition con tinued the celebration begun- yes terday, with Its van tor ut Wester- vi.He. home of. (he . Ahti-Suloon !'. Its arch enemy, the A-iiioela Hon Ah'alnal the 1'ryhll.ltiuii Amendment, dutf itself for u ,nore drterm,ned fitfht he fu- Mure. The association's announce ment of expansion of its ortfinlza lion and its Jibe at the dr.wGelcbru Hon constituted the only birthday sift from that side of the question In overnight developments. i PrtldeiitUil Issue? In 'addition to (he cstfmale at Weslervllle, by Uv Howard Hyde Itussell, associate geucial superin tendent of the league that services wutfiin 30.U0U churc hes marked the an niversary," William 10. "Pussyfoot" Johnson told the New York uudl ence . that prohibition was in the const it ut ton to stay, a nd Senator J-ones. republican. Washington, de clared at Providence, H. I., that faithful enforcement soon would be i he main Issue In u presidential election. I.)r. lOrnest II, Cherrington. lu-ad of the publicity and oduoulion ba re. iu o the Anti-Saloon league, uNo of WeKterville, where an eight-minute ringing of church bells was ar ranged today us a celebration, de clared great Ht rides bad been made throughout the world toward sup pression , uf-alrohollsm,.; The. dry's observance was cbaj'acferlzed hern by the Association Against the Pro hibition Amendment as a "bad tac tical move because It cannot fail t o reca II to the minds of ell izens the appalling failure of the dry law ami the tremendous cost In money and lives." The association announced the appointment of Henry II. Cumin, of New York, former Immigration commissioner at 101 Us Island a first president of the organj.alion. Sees Public Disapproval ' Tb "swelling tide of public dis approval of Volsteadism," said a statement -by W. II. Stayton, the chairman, "has brought with It. a growth of the association, an in crease In Its income and but) necessily a ml un opportunity ad ditional work during tho presl- (Cnntl iued on Pee Klve) PUTNAM SPEAKS ON PROHIBITION ' lyOjinuemoi aie vnnivti - sary with Stirring Talk ; f'lii.H'f .in r'liiii.h I 111 JllllOLlClll W11LI1V.I1 Com mem nra tin? the eighth an niversary of the l St h amendment lie Itev. P. I.. Putnam, pastor of the Central Christian church, dressed a large uudlence on t he HUbjeet "Why Modify" last even ing at the church. Throughout hf:i talk he took up the content Ions of I he wets, and gave statistics on prohibition, endeavoring to show bow' the passim? of prohibit Ion laws was wise legislation. 1 "No law absolute prohibits crime ami evil." hcjtald. "The pur pose In only to curb It and lo start men to Ihlnkfng tight." In this connection he meat lone) several prominent figures who were, nt first opposed to prohibition but nr. no w ."heart und soul for It be cause tlley see thr ffood in It." 'I'll nm to NtalJoiC irn He gave ntHtlflies showing that befor prohltltion a million and, a rptarter men were arresti- nn nually'for drunkenness, and asked his audience the question "When did I bene men beein drinking?" "In their youth, of con me." and lit- miotcd President Fauce. of Ill-own university, who said "It is not the younger generation, ho M ugalnst tne prohibition law." ' I he older nt)ile violate the law. and encourage the younger ones to do likewise,' tin ' Itev, Putnam said. "Another contention Is that pro hibition of fleers practice corrup Hon tee Bald and he reminded hi listeners fclitit bll through history a certain number of officials hud le en corrupt Hnd I hut It would At range If they did not find xomu umong the present day officers, especially when the enemy La do- (Continued on I'ftgs Five) lA GRANDE. OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY. 16,-1928. 630 Students In La Grande High; Breaks Record Second Semester Begins This Morning with the Highest Enrollment in School's History. ' Another', huiic stride In the tn-owth of the l-i GruudcV lilh school was recorded today. With the openttm trt th second semester this morniiiK tho enroll ment llmrli miflal iuiii rl.. wulur studcus. About 58 new students, coining In from the middle termers of the city Kindes, aml wvonil new enrollments from the eoa column the fim time in hlMt,,rv- - Ther,, wnK n" coiifuon at the school this nionluK to denote any- thiiiK" unusual, and the first day of tho second term opened with the regularity of any other day of the year. After a short assembly at t) o'clock, no time wov lost in heKln iinirf regular jierfods. An assembly was held Friday afternoon at which the report cards were distributed and iiiiuouiicemcnts made. , MlfH .Mian Southard was a new fuculty member this inorniiiK tnk tiu; the history claxseK of Mvx. Har vey Maltlinws. .Miss Southard, is from Spokane, and In a graduate of the University or Chicago. 600 U.S. Marines, ' Reinforce Army Chasing Sandino MANAGUA. NlcaraKua. Jan. -111. (Al Six hundred Americaii ma rines were moving forward today to - reinforce comrades aliened UKaiiiNt the rebel tieneral Augustino Sa ndino. lilsembarked with ahplanes. mu nitions and other supplies at I'or Into, the reinforcements were taken direcUy from the port to points where they are needed most. Fur military reason the destination of the reiufiirccmcuts and the number In the various detachments Into which tlley were divided were kept secret. To Open Columbia Highway Tomorrow t'OHTLA Nil. Ore.. Jan. 10 (AP) Tlw Columbia river highway will be thrown open to ip;,- tomorrow morning. Night I ravel ovt t he entire highway will be pruhibitc I until further notice County commissioners today or dered that emergency use of sec tions which have been snnw-hlock-cd through which I he county hat em a one-way road.. Tra Tfic hut been prohibited on these H'rctedjec between the hours of 4:Hn p.m. am1 8:S() u. m., owing to woiSt ol wid ening the I i-i i Hie lam;. V Slicks to Post in Burning Building M A l:SI I I I I :i .1 1. (, ,.., .h,n. 18 (Al") WIibii Till' liroki- out lu.liiy in IIm: plmil of tin- i'ooh iinil I'uriy 'i'l'li'phoni' ruiniiiiny at UirrHiort. .MiNH Hrtly Iliirkliri'i' r iilm-il it I )mt His( lo turn In un tilnnil Im1 rori' i'i'iiiinf.', ii nil HiirrTi-. ,.vrir liuin.s. Thr Nri'. whli-li slinli'il froiiiii wood Htovi-. Mii-i'ii'l iuiitly , H r ,,. Rri.M,init n,,,,,, !. f i i '" ' m. i.n.i in ' iiiihuiiik hiil illr du burned. Te'ephone eompiiny offt e'1 nr,vr,., ..r removed If Marshfleb) hospitiil for trenttnenl The fire caused damage estimate' ut lla.oua. Ml Oru Chirk ha li-ht ringeit Slid kiHu bow lo IN' litem. In a ret -ei it eoiileMt al Sail Ijike Iiy I alio won by typing Me unnU a uiJnuto i itliuut error. SHE'S SPEEDY Ip- II ! x . ' I 1 I I ' POSTPONING OF TAX BILL IS PROTESTED Democrats Urge Immed iate Consideration of " Reduction Measure DISCUSS TARIFF IN SENATE TODAY Senator Robinson Chal-. lenges Statements by Coolidge Charge's Liv ing Costs Too High. , TODAY IX WASHINGTON' Walsh moves to exclude eto graph and telephone companies from proposed senate inquiry. Democratic members of sen ate finance cummltteo ask for immediate consideration o tax reduction bit). Robinson, democratic leader, decKires living coats In U. . too high, discussing tariff resolution, ile Master resolution adopted. MtNary-Jlnugen farm relief will be basis of house committee discussions. Senato makes Jones merchant mai'lno bill Its unfinished busi ness. WASHINfiTON. Jan. l. (AP) Ity u vote of 61 to 0 the senato today made Its unfinished business the Junes bill designed to build Up tho merchant marine and maintain It under government operation. WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 (AI immediate downward revision of tv tariff was uski-d today by tho senate. , . Tin- resolution of Senator Mc Master, republican, South Dakota, demanding u closer parity bctw "-SS? ugrii; schedules, was adopted after Week Of debate. By a provision of the resolution tho senate's action will bo form ally - transmitted to the house where tariff legislation must ori ginate. Hcpubllcun leaders there havu heeded the will of the ud lulnbdratlun so far against utty tariff revision this session. WASIlINdTON. Jan. 10 fttP) Democratic members of the senato l inanco com mil tee decided today lo ask for immediate considera tion of the lax reduction bill which republican loaders desire to side t ra n k until M a re h 15, when CI rst lax returns of the year nre made. Charges that the admhilslra- j lion was blocking senate action on the Ji;'.hi,(mhi,imm lax reduction be-, cause It hail been discovered that one of Its provisions would in crease by $Mt,MHi,iMMt the taxes paid by hfrger corporations weru maile In the house today by Iteprc- Kt ntulive (furner, democrat, of Texas. , m ' The Texan, who is ranking milt' ority member of tlu house ways and means committer, made his assertion coincident with thai -of Senator Simmons, of North Caro-. linn, senior democrat on the sen ate Una nee com mill en, would align democrats agains tthc repub lican move to postpone tax legisla- j tion until nTter the .Murcir 16 re-J turns wen lu. ' More Tuxes I'or .Mellon? ! (lunicr asserted that under provision of tin bill, corporations In which Secretory Mellon was in t erected, would pay n total In I' ! recuse of f l.tKHi.tpHi ndnng: ! County (.'fllccrs early today ."It means more tuxes for Mr. picked up a man minutely nnswer Mcllon. aii'Kthat Isn't tax reduc-i tng the description or the. slayer ul lion to Cncle Andy," 1 The increase , would be brougli . under Mellon i:tl of lh- new law which would n-iiiilre purent and suimidlary corporations to fib si para to tax returns Instead of "affiliated reluriiHV as permitted at present, he explained. McNAItY 1(11,1, AT I'ltGNT WASIIINGTtiN. Man. I ! (AP)--The revl.seil MeNa ry-llaugen bill vill be the baats of farm relief dis cussions by the house agrlcultura committee, It was decided today HM" srare. m-x itnuanl today -eting of that coiii-'1"-'"11"' ll,H l,l,"ri""" "f i eiiiatchlnfr at the first i inillee lo consider farm proposals made In both house und s'iiat , lliovn III mi-vi lit II r,..nrr..n,.- I fir iir.-vloiiH i xti-nili d hi arliiKH wiiJ i. mil" ly Iti-pii'Ni iiliillvi- AdklliK. of (IIIiiiiIh, whu I'xiiri-Kiif'il th' opinion ilml II,.- fiiitiiiiltti'i' i-otilil tiKri'O on ii lilll within ii wi'k. Tln m-ntl-ini'llt wiih liiprrivfd by otlliT tlii-tn. liirrH or tin; l-orillllitt'-l with tln- rrnntlniiil on ftn R) x Chambcrlin Starts New Air Attempt MITi'liKIX KIKMl. N. Y.. Jan.! II CM') Clarence .. CliHinber- j hit's Iblrd attempt to capture tie- j, urel'I'h duration Might record nib d today w hen be landed , her-J .il 4:2it p. in., forced down by U: forming on the wIiim. l l llTISS KlKIJi, X. V.. Jan. 16. (Al'l Clarence I), ('hiimberllli took off at i: j'i o'clock today In world's duration flight record. He was accompanied by ltogcr Q. WHl- lujiitt. - NEW STYLE Is. ft ' "J Tit V1 C Copyright, NIOA-Londou primes Here's your old friend, the Prince or Wales, In one of lite overcoats young blades of londou pre fa voring litis scu son. Noti1 the wide sklrl-llkv flare around the knees. .-'ARREST SUSPECTS IN MICHIGAN CASE Searcl. for KidnapeSlay. ' -Continues, However FLINT. .M'i'li (Al I'nsn Time l'lnlil A men irlv'nif tin iiiiiiio of Ailitlili llotultuK. nrrcsliil at I-lusliliijr, 4'li., litis 4imr!sitl to Sliia-iff' (.i-iwn llinti- Jiiv hllhtt INii-iithy S4Iiiii1iI.'. . KM NT. Mich., Jan. 1(1 (AP) Army airplanes the Michigan' state police and the authorities of I he en I Ire 'middle west today had Joined .In a syMtenuitle search or tho man who kidnaped, slew and mutilated' rivc-year-old Dorothy Schneider near lu re last Thursday. .Three pursuit planeH from Self- ridge field flew low over the we-1 tion where the murderer may be in hiding. The small creek north of i here w hero the body was found was the Hcene of dragging opi'ta tlons today. Suspects arrnsted In 1 )clroil, Ittiffalo, New York, Decatur, Ind Orand Haven, Mich., and other cU les -wero released yesterday while state and city police and members of the (icncwo county sheriff's force continued to check the scores of "lips" which haee been sent to t he general hend t uartcrs established lie re under orders from Gov, Krod W. Green. Skillet) In 'Nursery , jhave long since been exhausted. A man known lo have been' The lust definite word of the pl sklllcd. In surgery, n resident of '"t wmie- rrom -Cf C. Price, lolse Hay county, near Hay City, Mich.. ' P"d who left Salt Iake City with was being sought! ITu resembles IJJ't iu snother plane. Uoyt had closely the murderer and II is lhe lister piano and was last seen known he disappeared from his !,v h,M ' ! niin over Proinentoi-y home ten ilavH niro. t i Point. Ptah. Price succeoiled in (Continued on Page R) Tunney-Dempsey . Battle In June Or July Decided Ni;V YOllK, Jan. 11 (AP) Kc Vlsing his heavyweight ehampion- tiene itinney and jack I'einpsey for a Ui-rotind match at the Vim- "' "'"'Hum III Jlllln III- July, tin? wl' r l" ' l i" thu H'li- In Hi-p-1 ,. temher tituiliHl one ol the live col) tender.'. 'fit pki! rive a ie Johnny I Make. Paulino Ccndiin. .lack Dtlniiey, Jui-li SliaiKey n,l Toill llet-ney. MIAMI, l!a.. Jan. HI f AC) -I 'ieiie 'lunuey nald bi-io thin after-! noon that Tex lib-Uiu-d'H plan foi hlln lltlll meet ,bn-k I einpHey III j ijuolher title boul In June oi- July suits me Cm .' Auto Door Opens; wj yi .. j rail t'OUSCS UCalh . POItTI.AM. t)r('. Jun. li (AP) - When the door of u sedan In w hlch she was riding Mew open, Mrs. HeHHie l iter, 1M. Ml to the pavement ut cant 3 1st and K nolt streets Inyt night, siiTM-lug a t met ore of the skull which caused her dentil at a hospital, TrdMIc accident h caused In juries to ten persons in and near Portland last night. MlCMIthllt ASSOCIATKD MtlSSa. Startling Vice 'Ring Disclosed Involving Youth Unspeakable Charges Are Placed Against Port land Men Five Chil dren Held as Witnesses POUTLANl). Ore., Jan. Hi. ( AP) DiKcloKtires of a vlco rlntf ;o startling us to Un utmost unbollev ahle were revealed today when it oeeame Known tnai two men were lu the county jail In lieu of bull, on charges of an unspeakable na ture, a third was Bought by every police agency In the stuto nnd affl- davitB,r,om thmy hoya ami siriH Denies That Any. Nation ruiiGliiK In UBea fruin , 12 to II),. XT . , . . J . i.i ... .... i. ... ... ... ... i in Nnrf if Smith years old were in the hands of In vestlgators. An Investigation Instigated by II. S, Fran Us, a Portland business man after his summer home in Oswego had been wrecked by assorted members of the vice ring who gain - ed entrance by breaking windows. oul,i,aH i ,itJ. ii,.n,- resulted In the arrests. Balked in his initial efforts to expose the ue tlvltles of the ring Franks nt his rx ' own who today wero placing tho result of their findings befor the Mult iiotuah grand Jury.' l ive Children lleltl Five of tho chihiren who have given information concerning the usNorted rug are bolng detuined as mnterhU wltnessen, v " Charges that tho Ting maintain ed several apartments In Portland where young girls und biys wero encouraged to stage' shocking parlies were contained In affidavits presented before tho grand Jurors. On the night of December 31 twelve members, of tho asserted ring drove to Oswego lake, one of tlwi titt,il.,-u lin..u l.n li'innLu K...1 moved tu the city for the, winter ... imu niiKKcnLim iiuiuiiih ii iuii.,t jii (the KrankH houe. Wlndown were I broken to K'lln enlrnnce.- Kvldence of Die ui'Ky that fallowed wiw found In the wrprkrd home. Well Oritu nliil . FollowiitK tho Ohwcko Incident dotoctlveH traced the iictlvltleH of ---S V"'XCXX 1 An oiKiiulzutlon which hud it liroHlilont ami roKiilur memhorBhlp. i linch member Ih iflvon u now nuino, ; . ' a TriiHted membei'H ' ure. iieleotr od to receive -hew membera. 1 l.'niii li imi'l mnnlM urn nuf.fl fiu mcotiiiir uhicRM. . . . 6 .Many Incidents where youths) iirn rloliLlnori till niirht tlij' nmi'V'-'l lag places wei'e disclosed. IE Two menibers of the dng.'nn-1 gerod because of a fight oyer two- new girl .members, threatened to expose oiio of thu officers but were (Continued on page 5 A iw PiIa T Aflf -AiH , i. Hilt IjUSL In South Idaho In Wintry Area ltOISi;, Ida., Jan. 10. (AP)' Kears for tho safety of Kred Uoyt, Wichita, Kan., nlr pilot believed to bp somewhere In Southern Idaho in a' blinding snowstorm, increased early today as an Intensive search proved unavailing. Missing since '& o'clock Saturday afternoon, Uoyt was known to be down for his flvo hours fuel suiytly with which ha luff Salt Ijiko City at a! 1:30 Jt. m.. Saturday would iHiriuriK inline, inn wiw no more ot iniyi. i (Miiii.iin tu un.' rHiKctoi dlNtrlct on the Idaho-Utah border, however, reported having seen a plane pa suing overhead Saturday Indicating that, loyt at least got that far north. ( A irii la ues from liolne and Salt ike ('Ity yesterday started a search for the mining pilot but wero forced down near Hurley, Ida., by a snow storm. Portland Drivers Mob LiCn8e OfficevUM'r l,nd '"ore permanent hr No Imperialism PtlltTI.ANK, ftre., .l:iu. I ( (AP) .. declared there was no In lu the ml'lst of a stampede of trillion In this hemisphere of any moiorlMts at the Portland license bureau lo get 1 HUH plates Tor t heir j pollee today Itrtcd the demj J line ror (hose using of I.H'7 plaley, which had been set ror noon to I day. As the no hour approached I police indiciitj-d that arrests would inot be made today, and no definite date was net tor slurtlng roundup i of tardy motorists. P'iItTI,ANI. fire.. Jan. I U. (AP) - -There was such a runh of belated (applicants for HH'X automobile -IceiiHe plalea today that long linen j radiated from tho Portland licence j headquarters thin morning,. Police nan iveii nonce mat urivers wuum '& arrest by appearing upon the streets after noon today with 10-7 piaies. j Poll o Chief Clint I lay ties und Traffic Officer Claude Cooper, of It (riande, both stated tills morn ing that they had not us yot been ndvlKeri t beln arrests for rani' !uf drivers to have 19JS autotnotdle I lli-eiiMe tagt dlaplayed on their cars. They urge, however, that all motorists secure their lJC'S plates us quickly as possible. NUMBER 131 MR. COOLIDGE : OPENS CUBAN CONFERENCE Sixth Pan-American Con gress Hears Address by -U. S. President r",fWE,T1l7XTr1? rfiAfl i VUx r IUEjiN LEj, UUliLP WILL STRESSED America Is Seeking to C . . U ' A - XT ' I 1 Subjugate Neighbors;. ' . 1 iart-iTmi- 1.h v (olldge today. addreas, cd the stxth Pan-American congretw American congress ' extending the helping .hand ot United States in the solution ofMhe problems that beset the nations of Ml ;f ' uii.iinB in umieu States government tg work for in-, ternatlonal conference, belpfulnw and good will. The president spoke In the na tional theater before the repre sentatives of 21 nations of the western hemisphere. 1 As the spokesman of a country on an equal plane with her sister republics the president of the United States save assurance that his government was prepureoVto en- courage alt peaceful pursuits that would bring the American family of states Into closer and more per manent harmony. Although he, spoke In English to a predominant-' l'nlh-uiHler.t..ndlni aUdlence, Alr. (.'ooIIiIko wiih frequently Inter- ooIIiIko wiih frequently inters runted liy lU'Olonited . upplauae, which neemecl an echo of the tre- mcndoUH ovation with wlilch he wiih uccluiincd on hia way to the theater. ... v (iii'ntcst "Welcome ' The K-reat throne assembled xom on hope for peace In the "ew woiria. unit roee.. trom their ""llH "everal tlmoH to add weight to I their enthUMlaHin.-' . . I ' I'reiiidont Coolidge on hl arrival !'" Cuba yeaterduy wua accorded the greatest demonstration Cuba has ever Klven the. vlsiUns head of 11 .foioign "Utloh,. ..,,..?( :?r , -L ' '' v - -V " 'HAVANA, Cuba, Jttn. 16 (AP) -"In a speech keyed to the noto Pr International confidence, help- fulness und goodwill, President Coolidge -opened the sixth Pan- ' American Congress hero today by urging the nations of the western hemisphere to Join III ; the task of assuring to all Its people the free dom that Columbus bequeathed to them in equal measure. Journeying outside of his home land for the first time since ho became -president. Mr. Coolldgu Hpoke to the distinguished gather ing not us tho head of a pre-eminently powerful, country but as tha lipokesmun of a nation on an equal plane with her sister republics, trying to find the way to a peace ful solution of whatever problems beset their quest for complete tin- . derslundlng and friendship. , '"No Antagonism' Without mentioning the League of Nations or tho Monroo Doctrine, tint president assured tho congros that the Pun-Atnorleun Union "in volves no antagonism toward any section or the world or any other organization," but ut the sumo time declared that the nations ot the Western Hemisphere are com inltted to tho principle that they are "belter fitted to govern them selves than any one else itv to gov. (((,t) theill ' t. .Mr. CoolidKi! Unvoted hl whole ndilrum to lll coinniunlly napcdi or ni'vv world affulrs, rather than, to I In- lmlivduul attltudn and liullili'H of hill own country.. Thu niinie or the United HlatiH wns not oiico mi'ntlonAd hy thu iiri-8ldunt cnui-iil to Klvi' the umiurunrii Ihut liln irovi.rnini'lit wuh prik)ured to I'iKMiiiriiffo tho di-vttlopiiifint of nhlpliiK, ulr Illicit, hlKhwuys and nil imrHiillH or liiacii Ihut mlirht In-line tho viirious unltH or thu Am rtciin rmnlly of statOH Into mony. nation building up a great military establishment to over-uwe. oraub. jugate its neighbors, ond enunci ated fhe doctrine that all nations of this hemisphere are determined to adjust their differences '.not by a resort .to force hut by the up- (Cotitlnued on Pub TRADE FIGURES SHOW BALANCE FAVORING U. S. WASHINGTON. Jan. 16 fAI A favorable, trade balance for tho Cnlted States of i'M,7n7.nao hud year was announced (oduy by the 1 commerce department, which rixed exports at $4.H6fi.HO.uou und Imports at H. I 3.ai0, , CIIICAtit). Jun. 16 (AP) Tho export trade In American meat and Its products declined mom than fifty uiJIIlun dollars tn mi. the institute of American Aleut Packors estltnaUd today. I