La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 01, 1928, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TexttWo'cTnesflny, TYfirnary 1, 1 92?. m GRANITE EVENTNO OBSERVER e Five Local News In Brief Here l-'mm linker C, ('. Mnslry. of Haker, Rpent to day In this city, coining lieru this morning on tniln No. 17. I vii' I'ioiii Portland i. (I. liulae, or Portland, who Is with the Oregon Life Insurance eonipnny. arrived here yesterday null will transact business in this city. Mi", Hulse stops nt tin; Foley. Here l-'iiml reiiillelcin Mr. and Mrs. It. Kloek, 'of I'en dletoll. aro 111 this elty today. They registered at thu Kolry. Slopi at Summer Mr. mid Irs. .lames Monroe, or Wallowa, lire guests at the Sum mer hotel today. Ilci-e l-'roni l-:iiiii Senator II. II. Wtatherspoon. of Klgin. is a visitor In Im Grande to day. Mr. Weiillierspoon is at tlic Koley. Here, J'mm I'uloiisc .IV. mid Mrs. O. I.indcu. of Pn Inllse. Wash., are visiting in tills eity for a short time. Sient Day hi Walla Walla Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Slegrlst and children, Adolph Jr.. and Sul ly, spent Sunday in Walla Walla where Adolph is receiving flute lessons at the Whitman conserva tory. They made the trip by car. Here l'Voin linker G. M. Hyder, of Tinker. Is a busi ness visitor here today. Mr. Hyder is registered at the l.a Grande. He In a n es 1 leiuber of the Hyder llrotn rinting company of Haker. Here From Portland I.. A. Wells, of Portland. Is in this city for a feiv days on busi ness. Mr. Wells is from the Home Insurance company, which is rep lesented by the Inion Mortgage and Investment company hero. , ' 1 Goes to Kiilt'rpriKO Clint tlnyncs. police -chief of l.a Grande, went to Kntorpiise today for a conference with S. H. Huir leipll. of Kntorprlso. Mr. Haynes Is president and Mr. Hurleigh Is secretary of the lOastern Oregon Peace Officers fo-Opecative asso ciation. 'J rniisferre! ; Alono I unn. slate traffic of ficer, lias been transferred to the Pendleton district from Tillamook, filling the temporary. -vacancy re sulting from lliick Ueuallen's trip to i.os Angeles. - ' Applying I'Hlnt at Store The N. Is. West depurlllicivt stoic Inlerlnr is receiving a coil, or. point and kalsninlne this, wuck, tJS- ceiling. walls and pillars throughout the ileparl incut store are being re-fluished. The snllie color, light grey, is liolng used. I.e-liill. Auxiliary Meeting Tho la (".ralide American Kl,.ll post will meet at S o'clock to niglit at tlje K. of !' I"'1' ln luonlhly session. The Legion aux iliary will mee t at the same hour iu ilonan hall. Afterwards the two organizations will join Tor a social evening. Clll Soivlip Kxnnis It Is announced locally thai t:. S. civil service commission competi tive examinations, -vlll be hold soon for Junior .stenographer and Junior tvnlst. paying a yearly salary of Sunn nml IH1. respectively, lip celpt of apiilicatlons for these two will clnia. Mar. 3. Kx.llllilial inns will also lie held for forest and Held clerk. 'paying from l.fisn t'.' $2.li4ll and .senior Torcst and field clerk, paying Trolii Jl.Slill lo inn. but the receilil or applies., tlon-i for these last two will close en Keli. Further information ..ay be obtained from C. !.. .Mickey, at tlio l-i Grande post ol t ice. Hero Yesterday H. C. Flower, chairman of the board, I.. V. Hall, inesidetit. and l. ill. Marltn, manager of the bond department of the Fidelity National Hank and Trust company of Kansas City. Mo., were In La Crnnde yesterday. The three men are making a tour of the Pacific coast to become iicUiiinted with business conditions. They visited the various lumber mills in this section and spent a part of yester day with It. J. Campbell, of Kn terprise. of the East Oregon Lum ber company. Mr. Campbell ac companied them to Ul Grande last night and they l"R on last night's' tiain for Kansas City. Mr. Camp bell returned home to Knterpris-; 'his morning. SCIIOL-WIL r CAPS In all the latest colors and shapes for men and boys. Men's Caps $2.23 to $3.-15 Boys'. Caps $i'.65 to $1.93 Caps Of Quality Clint's Clolhiery Tli HUiro With ft Consdrtu !l Hero I-'nim Xniupn Mr. and Mrs. f. I), l.loyd, of Nuntpii, uru at tlio l.a llrtindii hotel. Ilmiio l-'mm Visit Mrs. r. If. (Sril'fin relumed home this morning from Portland where alio silent about two weeks visiting relatives and friends. (Jock t(i Xyssn Mrs. J. I. Ktlinundsen left this 'morning for Nyssa, after visiting hero for sonic lime with relatives. (Joes to Kntcrpiisc a. K. llnwitt. of Portlimd. stop ed here tills morning on ills way to Kntrrpiise on business. t PitsTll Tliroiiffll I.H (Jriunle Mr. and 'Mrs. Karl I'fefrer. of Wallowa, stopped here today on their way- homo after visiting In Portland. Here From California Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hnywnrd and children, of Willows, Cal., are topping at the l.a Grande. (iocs to Idaho Mrs. Kveiyn Kosenlmuin left tills morning for Nnmpu, Ida., where she will spend several days visiting with her sister, Mrs. Agues Nelson. ' I 1 J t: Home I-'iHin I'ort land- Mr. and Mrs. VV. H. I.eVman ind their nttce. Virginia Hampton. have returned from Portlnnd where they were called by tht death of a relative of Mr. I.els nian. ' In i:i in Totlny C4eorKo Tiss, manairer of Adler's Music store, and Micky Myrick, salesman at the store. niado a business trip to Elgin today. lieliirns l'Voin 101-1 land , Mrs. Clyde Zimmerman return ed home this morning on train No. 24 from ' Portlnnd and Astoria where sliespont two weeks vlsttiri? with friends. In Wallowa Comity S. 1). (owe. general mnnarTcr of the Home Independent - Telephone compnny. and r . ti. HenntP, su perintendent, nro in Vallowa county today on business. Had Operation Mrs. K. H. Haun. of I.ostlne. who underwent an operation at the Crninde lionde hospiUil here Krhlay Is reported to be Kettins 1 ulonff nicely. Mrs. Haun is a si. ter of Mrs. K. A. Kox, of this city. Here l-'rom linker Mrs. Mildred Pillion. LKasllt the iiUy yostenlay with Mrs. .jV's'sfo'A. llosl'iVns. who lias a class In voice lit week. Clrande one day a l,ert This .Mornln'J ' .Mr. and Mrs. Samuel UnrHiopff left this morning ly nolo for Cald well. Ida., where they will visit their parents. They plan to be away until Sunday. Itctlinis From Portland Morton Kiddle, of Island City, returned home yesterday from Portland where he spent several days on business. Mr. Kiddle was a passenffer on train No. 24. Took Carload or Hogs Lloyd Pierce, farmer of near Island City, returned yesterday on train No. l!l from Portland where he took a carload of hogs. Mir. .Meservc Hctler Ccorge "Speed" Meserve. who has been quite seriously ill. Is re ported to be getting along very nic-'ly now. although it will be an other work before he will be able to be out again. Kclitrns to Haker .1. A. Ititssell returned to linker Monday aTter visiting here tor sev eral days with his daughter. Miss Imogen llussrll. Mr. Itussell Is spending several months In Haker where he has business interests. KeturiiN From C-alil'arnin Harold Wnllsinger has returned from California where he Bpent some time because of his healt h. .Mr. Wnllsinger visited In Los An ecIoh, Kan Francisco and other California cities. HcMirns From Portland Mrs. Julius Hoesch returner! home this morning from Portland where she has been with her daughter. Mrs. Martin Fitzgerald ond her baby doughter. Mrs. Fitz gerald ami daughter are getting along nicely and are expected home soon from Portland. Anti-War Paper May Be Signed On Next Monday I I'.MtlS. K'b- t (Al") I'lOspeels 1 of the early siKliatlire of a trealv ot nrbltrallon lift ween Krnnee unl the 1'ntted Stales with a vow never to bo to war In the preamble, me i retard. -d lis pond in ofri.-ial eir t rb-s heie where pleat satisfaction j in expresse I. ' It Is tlmiiKht thai I lie amine". ! ment made between Fiunc id 1 the. I.'nlled States now under nepo , Itntton. will be sui li as to permit h.illi eoiinlrles to take lime III the dlsi usslon of the idea to exli-n I n paet to outlaw war lo oilier ' eoillilibs as has been supf'Sled by I he L ulled Stales. WASIIIN'ITllN. I 'll. 1 (AP) -S.-eret ir Ki-llopp annoiiln-ed In day IhHt the revised l"rllleo-Alller-lean iirbltrntlen tiealy prolielily i.oalJ 'J bsacd here I'll ."louJl''. Franchise Given 'Phone Company By This County An order iviih HiKiii-ii renewing tlu Homo Independent Telnhoim company's fraiit'litae on till county romls for 4u years this morning when the county court met for the first dity of Its regulur two duy si'snion at thu court house. JtulKC lr. O. Couch and both coun ty rnmmlBsiunerH. W. V. Stt'Veiw and W. U. Udbetter, wrw present. Thu frnnchiso gives tin tele phone company the privilege, to het telephone poles along the coun ty roads. A hIiuIIhi; franchise on Htate highways has ulso heen nnuited hy the Htato highway commission. Colon It. Kherhanl appeared bo- font the liAIIPT representing tho t nn...luinU ..Mil llullP.I I in t'iiuiii; i''i"'i'"j the order be sinned. franchise will expire this year. . H.I., ......itltto- ..iifl I lie rt'Wi. ill inin Miuiiiiiir, ii,,-. most of thin afternoon will bo spent in allowing for the rcffula: monthly bills by tho court. Russia Denies Closing: Coasts Of Theodosia him nu a superior student dlsup- vn,vn,.f ,,-..i. 1 ai Tho pointed in oratorical ambitions and nZSn omlLtyo. . IU1BS"UI . a i,..iii(....t ui...i.it niuioUnii., i.... r,.nin 1 'mini n nl nnil f 4i J uv.i..f .mvornment is clos- - .... ..!., ..i .u ms the coasts oi i immiu.w.. i junction of the Azov unci macK navigation are Seas to foreign completely unfounded. Any reports or peasants- upris ings are pure fiction, it was add ed, nnd the Crimean ports wero maintaining " usual adequate de fenses. CONST A NTT NO I" I . K. Feb. 1 (AP) The Tiritl-sh embassy here today confirmed receipt from I.on- on o, """'''" ' "''""" '" " Drltlsll Mill's inai ."e v . ""-"I port of Tlieoilosia nils veeu umra,,.. .... ...,...,. Ui ... ....... .,uu,. with mines " defense plans also will take the The i'rltl'sl. authorities have re- I witness stand. The attorneys for guested the Turkish harbor ofil- rials to transmit warning to llrltisll ships now in irausu uo me lllack sea. FARMER GETS BENEFIT OF PT? TATJTTT "iWlll J-rVIVlXX (Continued frcm Pneo 1 inirs of tiie agricultural committee today by Pepresenlatlve Jones. deeocrat Texas. The Texan intimaled that these leaders had been disloyal to legis lation In the Interest of the farm er. He mentioned Itepresentatlve Dickinson, republican, Iowa, as 'i-nmiloil louder nf the farm bloc and saiii that he aiid others hacl "deserted the shin" after threnteii inff for jears to force a downward revision of . the tariff unless ade quate farm relief legislation wero onaoted. At the time. Charles S. Weller. chairman of the agriculture equal ity comniiltoe'or the South Dakota legislature was tesllrylng In favor of the McNary-llaugen bill with its enunllzution fee. He acknow ledged that house members repre- ( sVnting farm districts bad opposed M. V1-M:iMiir resolution evell (hough it was immediately plaeed i i.... I...UIU ..f tnt-iff agriculture on a basis of tariu and inatity with other Industries, said ho regret ted their action. I think they disappointed n at nmny of the people In thu midwest," he added. .loins limes -A 1 representative Klncheloc. drni rat Kentucky Jolneil Jones In the attack, declaring those members mmu ,, . ,,.iff Sillllt. nil Mir ' ' seven years unless farm relief were provided had their oppor tunity when the McMiuster resolu tion was up but they failed to tatio advnulage of tt "We stand Tor an unemnscuuueM McNary-llaugen bill." Weller said ... ....r l...r In liiix'i.rI l.tl.H I III I I'll- jiresein "in m- e"' .ii.m.o ..... eilliuli.iillon fee. lie lidded tlnit lie rciireneiued about IiKIi.uoii litrniini.' linuiile. of South liukotn who lielleve Hint "upcelnl prl-UI-lejfe." to indtlKtritu other thu.il' nitrieuHiire should he done uivay I nllli. "We'ure sold on the eiliallziltion fee." he conllinn d. ind feel that It is the only thlllB Unit promises to Rive the rainier a look 111." He favored the .Mi-Master reso- it .fit- HERE'S THE HIGHEST CANTILEVER BRIDGE IN' THE WORLD, panning the black Twin Falls, Idaho. The sttuctuie. dedicated ihii rnonlh. i 1400 I -ft long nd i 470 feet from the jjiicultural di;triit. HICKMAN, WELBY HUMT TRIAL WILL BE HELD FEB. 15 (Continued from Tage 1) deimsitlons, his attorney" disclosed, wiiH that of James Tarker, Kansas iMty butcher, who testified that the yuul.i who calmly confessed to the brutal murder of Maiiun Parker, quit his Job ln the butcher shop af ter refusing to kill a chicken fr u customer. One of the first wit nesses to take the stand In the court room here In support of the youth's Insanity plea, his attorneys said, would be his mother, Mrs. ' Kva Hickman of Kansas City. Defense OMi.nunl ulm vv-imlil tuL-A ill ft ..' i ..I.. ....i i if her mental condition just before 1 Hickman was born, 20 years hk today. Jt was the mental status of this mother and her boy upon which the I.. 1....' ileii..ollt.mu : lumiiMUiiy ) tctlvi ueij o ui-iu.iuitniii A doctor, the superintendent of '.i. - . w iii.i ...i. i.. mi- nitiit; iii)Miiii Hiinu .mn, jiiin- i 'man was committed after a suicide nl.nmnl it nuirl 1 inrl - llnr , n WM,,, of "ordiiiarv IntelllKeneo"' but suf- fered from "simple depression." He believed her quite capable of dls- iiti,'iiuiiit,ir hotii'Don i-iiriit i.iwi wrnnir a mark of sanltv under I California laws. The deposition testimony of school mates of younut Hickmnn at the time he attended ' hiirh M,.h,w.i in k'nnMfiH riiv iiiniin.i I " oinv-m., iiiioH-iiiij i Immature and beloiiKinjf to the NimorliH' iri'(tui)." uiim tliA ileMnt'ln- tn Ma mt , -...... ... ..... Kven by Otto Duback. principal of ' jine cenirui nin scnooi in itansus City. A defiant youth, a boy changed in a few years, was the picture paint- was in need of a salesman for the ed by J. L. LaiiKhlln. vice principal Kemmerer store and had com of the school, as he knew tho youim muuicaled with this Denver Km criminal in August last year. That ploymcnt AKency. who put hlin In was shortly after he had been ar- touch with Mr. Sams. After con rested and paroled In connection siderable correspondence, . covering with Los Angeles check iorgerles several months. Mr. Sams decided v, , iwiir.. ito ko out to Wyoming for a per ,..,,..,. ; : ""'" "V"J, ." '""' nis son sam ine enier Jiicitmnn, ar- icused in some of the depositions of I , ' ";.-. wouia ten noouc me events 01 nis early married life. A confession made by Hickman shortly after his capture -In Oregon. Ills capture 411 Oregon. land his return here resulted in his Indictment with Welby Hunt for tho I murder of. the druggist, lie must appear today to face this indict ment. OIJCK VIEW'S KI'.AI) HALL OK JliHTH'K, J. K AX- CKLKS. Keb. 1. ( A I ' Captain Charles Kd wards, former chief of police of Kansas City, disclosed his, friendly Interest In William Kd- ward lllrkman in a long deposi - i I Hon read today in tho youth's sanltv ! trial. lOdwards who was chief In and "thought." Hickmnn was "no different from other nor- mal boys." tip to the. end of his senior high school year i;2ti. itestlessness and apparent Inabil ity to make up bis mind as to what he wanted to do were the only "changes" Captain 'Kd wards noticed In the slayer of Marian Parker, these occurring in the spring lUlMi, M rs. Cha rles Kd wa rd s, w I f e of Captain Kd wards, testified she and her husband were personal friends t ' 1 " ' " 1 1 inn hiliiv iuim i ';'"'" In 1-us AnKeles i Captain Kd wards wrote to which ote J Ilckmuu j" r(I''-v- declared she then said to captain towards mat there must be something wrong with Hickman. - Under ci-osh examination she told the state she thought "he. would have to be insane lo stent money." The witness admitted that before the forgery trouble she had given no thought to his saneness. Court hecessed at noon until 2 o'clock. CHICAGO. Feb. I (AP On.; negro prisoner wus shot and kill ed, another shot and killed him self and a notleenuin wax u'niinrli.l when several prisoners in the Wa , mHll aVcnuo police station at tempted a break for liberty from the bull pen today. Thirty prisoners were In the bull pen and some attempted to tako1 advantage, of the excitement and, oHcimn 1ml with thwn-.'twl lv a tear bomb , lilllon and when nuked hy Itepre- h nml ivo Jones If l o wiih Kir drufi . Ins President roolide for the re- publican nonilnirtlon, said: "Just between you and me. I am not." Penney Company : Will Open Store 1000 in Beloit Mr. Hunt, munaner of tho lo cal J. C. Penney company has an nounced that storo number ono thousand will be opened In Hctolt. Mitchell County, Kansas, about April first. The J. t Penney company 1ms purchaKed the stock and Rood-will of W. J. Keyes. local clothing, and shoe merchant. It wan In Mr. Keye'a store that Mi. Satin, tlia president of the company, ns wen las several of tho other executives iimd ninnacers. received their early Out of friendship for Mr. Keyes, the J. 1 Penney company hna re I mined from opening a coinpotliiR store in Helolt. accordlnff to Mr. JIUItl. " recently . . . . , pVO, tho company offered to buy U S SIOCK aim uin iwbu u ii, 1,1011 "l""1", .. . .Ill tt neiimy lOCHllUII. Tho leaso has been sisned and the storo bulldlnff la now In operation nnd will bo complied In time for the rly part of April. I oneninir in the ea Mr. K. C. Sams, the president of the J. C. Penney company, was born in Simpson, about 12 miles :rom Ieloit. After finlshinff Kia lo school In Simpson, ho attended i hljfh school in Beloit. On Wutur- days and ufter school hours, Mr. Ift..... worked behind tho coun.cf n m Kfves store. Mr. J. O. Penney had. at' IMS t line established the mother stop nf (hn f, ivnnev co.nnuny in - - - Kemmerer, yomIiiK, nnd was., be- sines, uiinuims i . rone In Cumberland and the other in Hock Springs, Wyoming. Ho 'soni.l - Intervie sonal IIHi'mm " I'enney. While there he accepted tho po.sl relumed to his t'l". "n, 1 " ,L,u'nl(1 IO 1,18 Hon... In SliVips m when, he ..- " " T1(l7 ,nve.l to Keiuniercr with Ills family nn-t ,. , h. .,. ....... . " !! l'onnry company, at the ago or twiuuy-inree. ' TIAA,rr,n T r1trrTiXT IIUIJ V III IV, L.l U P.flflMH AnVA( I Mi charges "as they concern my of (Continued from Pl?e V. flee." were the party's nomine for president. 1 A resolution to this effect was adopted here, yesterday at tho meeting ol the repmnican i " conimiuooi ana a can w '' .for n state, convention m-n. '""'uk, xJiitoii Service association. I ii to select four delegutes to tho havo n (.tunlly uiien ln eollt, ict with ri-publleun -national 'convention. ".'Mark. .McCnlllMer, corporal Inn com- W ASH 1 NOTON, Feb. I ( A P) Hrc.rclary Herbert. Hoover will !. nominated by the republican con ventlon In Kansas Hy on me nim ballot, John I. Adams, rormei (.)lurIps K(.,fU yates, who. we be ciialrnian of the republican na-' 1(,ve ,H lnl nr K((((, inisiuess repute tloual committee, preilicted today JMH, wh( s not ent,0,i to lnp priv aiter a cull' upon President UooJ-j((.Ke ((f ,an,ninK funds obtained Idge. from the public. Mr. Yates has jresorted to misrepresentations and idlseredil the corporation commis- WllltC IlOUSe ttOVSe Ulnn and the heller business bu- Drawn Car Ousted" A f KM' referrl WAKHIN'fiTO.N. Feb. I. (AP) Progress finallv has claimed the I ' j I,,Hl r 1,10 lllto ,,nUMe J,mH0 drawn cars. . Tht ,',""l,1 once roniu distinguished visitors of the p tsl- oeiu ono moil- 7'"'' " ' .':Muesl Ion has no Influence with t his Miss UUey and other h H .us - h(? hiyo (J(no nny- iiuuHi kli imih in"! . - ...i.i, the army Htables along with the laiiniui .M.nu M.. ; ; aillUIMI lilt" 1IIJ "II mm " I tions. In their place is a late mud-j el automobile. Tom. the old negro coachman,' win. eereniimlmiHly i.ide.1 th-.' ... . i ' iii Liu I , , .,, ... i ;.n,,. "I'd iillelnilliiK to iniike n lileee of hlKh Milk lint to eliKHKO In othel ',,,,..,,,,, ,,r..,.i,..,,.i.. n,. duties. ItF-NCMF. ATIILKTIC ItlXATIONS ' MKUFOltlJ, (tie.. Feb. 1. ( AP The Kaleni and Medford high schoid basket ba teuniH will piny j games in this city Friday and Hal urdiiy, niurkliiK Hi" resumption of nthlelle ri liilloliH nelween llle iwo ' neliouls iifler n hiiHe of three yeiim. The Snleni team will play Ashland ti lull sehonl at Ashland Tliumlay niuht on their tour or nomnerii , bn-Kuli. vv rxr- -J Dr. Hall to Speak ' At Rotary Meeting The opening uddross of tho l'J-8 District Itotury conforonco will bo mado by Dr. Arnold ltcnnett Hall, president of tho University of Oro Itun, iiccordliiK to aniioimconioiits from tho district ovcniof office 111 Seattle. The Hi-fi eonfereni-o will bo held In Seattle, April 22 to 25. Tenta tlvo programs have been inado up at this tiuio. Tlio formal opening of tho conference will tako place j ,,l(Wt.d by tho city commission, on Monday. April 23, but Hotarlans Thls ordinance was discussed by will gather for the annuul confer- Hubert Anderson, a member of the enco on tho Sunday preceding, with , committee. That considerable prog the opening meeting whe'duled for ris8a cun u0 miui n improving tho 7:30 Sunday evening. Dr. Hall will speak at this time, addressing and welcoming tho entiro attendance. Kills Wife And Two Sons in Fit Of Despondency KAU.MI.VUHAI.T:, N'. v., I'eh. 1. (AT) Despondent beeaime ot all neilltn v.iauuu 11. i t. killed hla wire and two noun, 1(1 and 13, with an axo. Arrested in hla homo a few hours later, ho wrote out a full confession on his port able typewriter, tho police said. "They aro better off dead, ho said, "and as far as I am concerned, my punishment In this world will ho as nothlnK compared tot my punishment biter." ACCUSATIONS TO GOVERNOR SENSATIONAL Continued from Poro One) between the two of them and that the officials nnd attorney of the association were not to know. Arn old finally agreed that the total foo would be MuO, Yates claims. MOI'.NT lSSPl'.S IlKXI.Ui POim.AND, Ore.. Feb. 1. ( AP) Answering accusations mado by Charles Scott Yates of tho Union service association reflecting against tho state corporation commission, the Portland better business bureau mud the Undertakers' association, ltohert Mount, manager of tile oeuer easiness iiumui, ui(ii.i.vv.i . letter to lov. 1. 1.. Patterson to- rtiiy lo which he bitterly denounced ! Yates and made emphatic denial of "Charges and Insinuations made (in Yates' letter Insofar as myself and the belter business bureau are concerned are absolutely untrue," Mount wrote. "I Have never held conference with the Undertakers' association regarding tho permit of since, miKsioiM1!, on this matter, from our Investigation, wo believe h(j i;nlol,-K(.rvl(.0 aHsoViation was nn unsound premise founded on m js (W lH,1Jf manuged by Ing to Yates' record Mount continued: "As to charges in the letter of at- einpis on the part of a Portland nitdoriiey tc secure money rrom Mr. Vates as consideration for his using 'influence with the corporation de- , 1l)irt(,lt( j ,. nmk(1 no Htatonient my aUnni(.y Jn thing lo change our position to ward the Union Korvlee association. If Mr. Yates' charges that an at torney did aiproaah him on mi ch a iroMisitloii are true, they need' not east discredit either upon Mr. Mc- ,B ntlllK ,,t 1(.KaI ;,,. , rc. v,nt imy iitlurney from Kteiplnit In ilOII.V.SO.N MARKS CII.VIICDS WASHINGTON, 1'ell. 1. (AT) - I .Inil lieH Hint colisplriu y nelwoen iin uni,niu. niu eoui i,i- enitol-H wiih hehlnd the Kiisiienslon or uiHIvlllea III the lllniullioun roal fields wern niiule In the seimtc to- " numon eali, California. canyon of Snal t River, nfar water. It conr. Vi two rich OUTLINE PROGRAM FOR CONFERENCE (Continued torn Pago Ono) drlvo fur tho organization of a complete cow testing association within the county and a study of methods of improving breeding of dairy cattle. 1 Tlio committeemen generally ex pressed tho belief that tho dairy product can be Improved, and ex pressed themselves us favoring tho ' uroiiosed ordinance, which may be uuallty of butterfat throughout the county by better cooling methods and belter methods of handling separatum was expressed. The committee members decided to usk Dr. Phy to spunk In the dairy sec tion on methods of producing high quality milk. Advocates Cow Testing C. I'. Kdvulson, ono of tho com mittee members, was a hearty ad vocator of a cow testing associa tion. He Is a member of the Cn Ion-Wallow a unsocial ton and has been testing cows for the past fourjhoth those banks. It was explain- years through this work und the Smith-Hughes work in the Union high school. He declared that test ing was tho only way to improve tlio quality of cows. T. H. John son declared that better oroedlng of dairy caltle In the county wus the only satisfactory means of In creasing the number of good cows, and stressed the Importance of having purebred sires. He will give a report during the conference on tho cost of rnlsing calves with a discussion of whether It pays to feed out steers from a dairy herd for veal or beef. I-'HANK MAUSIIAIiL WALLOWA. Ore.. VcU. 1 (Spe cial) Kuneral services for Frank Marshall were conducted nt the M. K. church here Saturday nfter noon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Marshall passed nwny suddenly Thursday night while being tuken to Hot Luko for medical treatment. Ho was about .18 years of age and had been a resident of this commun ity for a number of years, several years of which time ho has been engaged In tho taxi business In and about town. Ho was an ex- service man, having seen active servico In France during the World war, where ho was badly gassed and which has kept him In poor heallh since. Despite the fact that he has been unable to do hard work he has been active and able to care for himself nnd family In fine shape. During his resi dence here he mado the acquain tance of a large number of peo ple, und by his genial and accom '""dating personnmy won a, large K'u nVHn "f friends Who ( wore 'saddened by his jmssiug. Tho body was accompanied to ,,U! 't',''y hy " Inrgt; group of Wscrvlee men Funeral services were conducted by the ltev. O. If. Feese. He Is survived by a widow and three smalt children, his mot tier, Mrs. Kattic Marshall, a slsler Mrs. F. 11. Hherod. of Middle Valley, also nnothcr sister, Mrs. l.etha Pnrker, of La Grande, and a brother, Hubert Marshall. ARCADE TODAY Only Wife SaVcts a I'araniounl News Andy (Jump Comedy , , Obituary, . - . liss&l star efefgJ ' TODAY Only Starting , .. efkff . ' ' I THURSDAY tl4V I AILENGL j THE GRANDEST I 1 MARITAL MIX- WJ ' ROARED AT. ZAIU Hilt rON tltHIHQ If Elk Court Receives ; More Testimony Of Check Kiting POUTLAND, Ore., Fob. 1 (AP) Additional testimony rclntlvn lo tho operations of J. K. Wheeler, former president of tlio MeCor mick Lumber company, In ulleged check kiting between thu North western National bunk and eastern banks, was related today by It. 1. (task II I, of Meadvllle, I'a., socri:- tary of tho Crawford City trust company. Qaskill was ono of the last wit nesses lo bo called by tho govern ment against Wheeler and Kmery Olmstend, former president of tho Northwestern National bank, charged jointly with conspiracy to viola to tho national banking act, Tho government was expected to close Its case today. J. If. Kelly, cashier of tho Forest County National bank, Tionesta, Pn., and C. T. Henscoter, secretary of tho Urookvillo Title and Trust company, of Brookvllle, Pa., were witnesses late yesterday bringing out that Wheeler kept accounts in cd that these banks bought tradt acceptance from tho CcCormlek Lumber compnny, and when credits were duo they wero placed to Wheeler's credit. Many checks which ho drew on tho banks wero paid while otHers were roturnod to tlio Northwestern'. Nutional bank, marked "N. S. h" WE BUY FOR T ESS E SELL FORljESS Men's Work Gloves and Mitts - Hpeclul purchase men's sample line of Work Gloves In best grade horsehides, kangaroo and buckskins 95c, $1.10, $1.29 ; $1.45 Men's Overalls , Heavy weight, copper riv eted, good fitting. Kxceptlon nl values. Special priced $1.00 NlwYo R K b TQRfc! Destroyers of High Prices CHIROPRACTIC TllliOW 'llll-;.M AWAVI Voll won't need crutches or 11 cane liny loiiKcr after you havo undergone our simple hut effee tive vhlropraidle and electrical treatments. They pet rlpht 111 the root of your trouble tho spine and the nerves lending from It. A trial will convince, you. If you wiiifi to know thu Iruth, Investigate for yourself. See me today. Dr. J. E. Woodell Chiropractor nnd Nnlui-fiiulll 20 Soiiuiiur IU'Ik. 1'lionc III7-W. Itcs. IDH-W . lhMirs 9 n. III. lo ft p. III. Also The Collegians "Making Good" Vivian Brothers At The. Organ Thursday and Friday RIN-TIN-TIN -A DOC OF THE REGIMENT MmiMila 1 i, 1 H M