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VOLUME XXVI.
MK.MUKU ASSOCIATED MiUSS
IA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1928.
MEMCKK ASSOCIATED I'ltESS
NUMBER 161
MARBLE, LIME
CO. NEW KILN
IN OPERATION
Fires Started Saturday
and First Lime Drawn
Out Yesterday
WALLOWA, UNION
WELCOME INDUSTRY
Charles Bingaman, Presi
dent of Company, Re
ports Everything Work
ing Satisfactorily.
l'.NTIIItlMtlSi:, Or.. l-'oli. 31
(Siiwlnl) Tin; Hlauk Murblc anil
l.lmi' .roinpiiny, of Ihla pity sttirloil
tin? firnt rim In the new kilns
horo .SfiturUiiy anil drew the fli'Ht
lliin' Moniluy. TIiiim uftir immy
iMuntliH of fXti'iiHivo IjullUlnir Opi'l'
illuns unit viixIoiih pii:rat)iiiM
tin- in-v Ijuluutry in nt hist on h
prmlui'liif; IiuhIh ami tin- r-ompany
will soon be in s;lmie to fill orlitiM
for thi'lr nroilmrt which, it is
claimed liy nxpi-ilH, Is of lli-.fln -nt'
iiualitv of any lime proiliH'l i-ianu-
factured any whore in tun coun
try. The new Industry Ih welcomed
by the on Urn population of this
chyfor il adds another pay roll
to the town tint! brings inapy new
people.
The lime rock Is lieln hauled
from the ininrry In the kilns by
giant caterpillar tractors with
trailers, hauling 'I'oni Utu 2i lon
at a load. Two nun are reUirnil
to operate the trucXor ami trailers
whilo six men" :,t the quart y ml
""out the marble ami dump It In tire
chute ready for loading. After the
rock iH received at . the manufac
turing plant It goes by grtr ily
through the kilns, hydraUnK pi Mil
and on tn the warehouses ready i-t
be loaded on the earn. The opera
tion nf the plant, la continuous as
the fires urn kept going contint.
ally ami men are nn duty nil el
the 24 hours en eh day. The kllllH
will be fired with eoul as this is
found' to be a more sat inflatory
fuel' an ,wuod for tjielr purioso.u.
ihncamav ruoAsi:!)
"Kvei-ythinir Is polntr beiiuilfiil
ly." declared i:harle A. Htnffa
man, president of the company,
who relumed to l,n Grande last
niffhl highly satfsflted witli the
nroereii of tin faetory and tin
first performance of the kiln
second kiln will be fired tor ine
first time with a few days, he said.
.There are throe kilns in all. and
provisions for the adding of a
fourth kiln whenever necessary.
All tho. machinery has now been
Installed at the plant. Im-ludlmr
the In rice hydrator plant, where
1he utiick lime receives the hydra
tlnn process and th tube mill
where the rough limestone and the
ejects from tin- hydrator are pre
pared for agricultural lime, to be
used as a HWeetner and fertilizer.
The power has been applied to
the machines as a preliminary test
and they "performed beautifully
and to our entire satisfaction
Mr. IUngaman expressed It
this
(Continued on rso &)
WILLIAM ASH
PASSES AWAY
IN PORTLAND
William Ash. Tor '"f' I1""1
years a rrsWunl Im Grand'',
ii.isM.-l aivav last nlcht at about
ini.lnlirlit in Tortlanil. accorillnK to
word received li'-rc early this
inoinini- bv Mrs. J. U'fonncil
Mr. Ash had Im-iii In ill ho" Mil for
scleral years, anil one year liwi
tills nionth Mr. and Mrs. Ash mov
ed to Cortland. lielievlnK that
cliaiiue of climate would help hi.'
condition, lie did not seem to Im
prove, however, and last nigh!
death came.
Ilurirn- his many years spent in
l.a ('.ramie Mr. Ash as the pro
prietor or the men's elotlllnif store
licic. lie was pasl 75 years or lie
at the time or Ills death.
Kuneral ariancemcnts have not
vet heen made.
ATTRACTIVE
TO SEE AND
TO READ
Vou Mijn.v I hp silifrtl-liut hi
Thp olM'eiTcr not only 'io'iiii-o
It Is In-triiillie and U'licrli-Uil,
hut hiytine It Is tt rally nt-
Irnillip in l lie pjc Inten-I-hiic
tu thp iiilnil.
An uiliprtl'-liii: ini-s-Mirr
llluvlral.il rrmilrel)' l nflc"
iimipp attrm llie to Hie eye th
It inlclii olIwrivlM- hp. Ami " 11
1 liilenltnli nrlUPii II '
eiiunlly nltmi'll'" In reaiL The
hicrvii-ilig ptivllcni' I- line l
mi miiuII uur tn the lllii-lnill'iil
anil i-npv Mpiliv ppoililil
Tier nillirti4r4 uillmilt nihil
lliiinil n-t. It tiiiIIs liu-liii-s
linn In k.i'P isiiiliK't whh nu
III an hi l no-live loin nl the ml"
hniini poi per render.
'"Observer Adiprtlsltiir
A Mcn-buiiiMsluc Scriloe"
High Schools To
Send Students
To Conference
Vocational Education De
partment' Proerram Here
Friday Is for Benefit of.
iioys and Girls.
The vocational education de
partment, which is n distinct nee.
tlnn of the Kcononilc conference.
ror the liencflt or high school stu
dents, will lake place at La Orundn
Hlsll school on l-'rldny and there
will be two representatives of Ore
Bon State colli'-, to lake a part
In the prOBrnin, it Is announced
today. ... Hi'prescntiilives. of the
fnlverHity or OrcRon will lie un
able to attend as originally plan
ned. iJean J. It. Jiiiell, head or vo
cational education at O. S. ('.,
I'eiin Kate Jamison, dean or wo
men, and probably - Mr. Iemon,
leirislrur. will be In attendance.
Dean Jewell Is nationally known
as an educator and is recoffnisiAil
as ope or tile best speakers avail
able on lite subject or vocational
work lor high school students, lie
was ror many ycaraa member of
the National found! or Kuttlisll
Teachers. ;vrveil as state director
or the N'.ional Kdllcation asso
ciation, was with the t'nltcd
Stutis ili parlniont of nsrlculturo
in ucrliultilrnl education anil fol
lowing that was with the bureau
of education. He assisted Dr. Sea
man A. Kmipp In farm demons! ra
tion work In Louisiana, the lirst
of its kind in America.
All of the .schools in the county
except one have Minified their
Intent ioilH of pending ."tudelltf.
IU'iresentjit Ives urc ulso ex peeled
from WiiMowu county schools.
It. L. Morgan, heud of tho filt
hier school, is In charge of " this
lection of the conference.
A tcnlativo program Is as fol
lows: 10 a. m. and 1:30 p. m.: O'-n-ral
assembly, address by Hean Jewell.
11 a. m. and 2:30 p. in.: (Vmup
meetiiiKM, I lean .Jewell with the
boys and Deun Jamison with tho
Rivf.
personal conferences will fol
low the croup meetings.
HARRISON TRIAL
IN CIRCUIT COURT
State Rests Case Before
Noon Recess May Not
Reach Jury Today
C. II. Harrison is lielnf? tried he
roic Judfc-e J. W. Knowlcs 111 cir
cuit court today ror alleged posses
sion of a Hi ill. The state conclud
ed its testimony Just before noon
today and the defendants proceed
ed, tollowinir toe noon recess, with
their testimony at a rairly rapid
pace. Whether the case would bu
completed this afternoon or tarry
over was uncertain as The Obser
ver went to press. In case tho
trial should not lie completed It
would come up again Thursday, as
Wednesday Is a judicial holiday In
obs "l-vaiicc or Washington's birth
day. I
A utJ-nalloii still, coll and other
apparatus, Willi seven Kiillous of
liquor and about five gallons of
mash, all confiscated by .Sheriff
.lesse llreshears and Deputy lluco
Kliiib'ham r, were used as stale's
evidence tills inornlnpr. Harrison
was indicted by the last session of
grand Jury held this month.
District. Attorney t ail CI. Helm
Is proseculhiK ror the slate an J
K. S. Ivnlllroc and Henry Hess are
representing the defendant.
Hunter, Coolidge
Talk At Lostine
Meet Last Night
Senator A. II. Hunter and II. I-:.
I'uolidce. president or the I nloii
! county chamber of commerce, wen'
... .....
speakers le'inre i lie ,i-,n.-
lows association when It mt lust
night at Lostine. .Mr. Hunter an I
Mr. I'oolldgc, accompanied by
Howard ll llrbn, drove to l,osline
last night for Hie meeting. "The
Necessity of a I'lsh Hatchery in
Wallowa loiinly" was the .chlcr
topic of discussion during tl ve
iling's program of talks, and the
uucstlun or putting a screen at
I He fool or Wallowa lake was ulsj
dlsemscl.
Expect 400 to 500
A I Elks Hanquel
l.'eseruition.i today Indicated
llial I"" or o"ii persons will at
tend the H. 1'. ' I'H-s annual baM
and Imn-iui''. wbh h will I"' hebl
tnmorron night. Tel.. The ban-
will be held at the Kiialawea
Inn. an I n rvlng will start jiroinptly
at 1:3 o'eliak. A irograiu will
,.- given liming the hamiuct. and
will be colli pbted by nllir o'clock.
v.l.leli time dancing will star!
In the ballroom of the Klks temple.
Decorations lire up at the telil
pie and everything Is ready ror the
affair. Helm's dance Uind wilt
nirnlsh music for the dance, an 1
during the evening there will be
several iurprise features. It li bIJ.
MAY ALL BE
CANDIDATES
Representative Weather-
spoon Says That He Will
Seek Ke-JMection
SENATOR HUNTER
EXPECTS TO RUN
County Officials Whose
Terms of Office Expire
Will Enter the Primary
Election. 1 : '
An nnnouneement by Itepresen-
tative II. H. Weuthernpon, of Kl-
yin, in a letter to i ne uuserver yca-,
terday, that he would Heek re-elec-
Hon in the coming elections and
Interviews with var'.oiw offiee hold- i
ors in this eounty indieutes that!
practically all of the iueumheuts
be candidates for another term of,
uffiee. !
"Since I cIioong to make the race I
for reprenentatlve you.ure at lib
erty to make announcement in your
paper, that f will bo a candidate.
Bubject to the decision of repub
lican voters of tho county tn the
primury election," . Mr. Weather
spoon writes. He represents Union
county in the state house.
Kiddle To lie lltisy
Senator Kred K. Kiddle's term Is
not up for twn.yoars but, as he is
wtute manuer fur Herbert J louver,
ho expectH to find pre-prlmnry
election days fairly lively, lie has
already established hcuriqunrtcrs In
1'ortland.
. Senator A. 11. Hunter, democrat,
is e.xpectini; to be a candidate to
succeed lilmself In the state senate,
according tu his present )lans.
Circuit Judtre J. W. KnowleH
term of office in not up and neither
are those of the justices of the
peace in I'nion eounty. including
.ItiflKe 1luh 15. .Brady, of li
tlrande.
iJiKtrict Atldrney Carl Helm, of
lii Clrande, aini'juticcn tluit he will
Hcelc re-election and will enter thu
liWmarieH on' the republican 'ticket.
r stveiiH t4 Jtun ilsulii
County Judge U. (i. t'oui-h and
Commissioner W. It. Iedbetler have
unexpired term. CommiKsioner V.
AV. StevenH, republican of Union,
i the only menilier of the county
court whose period of incumbency
will end this year. Mr. Stevens has
stated bts intentions of seekln re
elect ion.
Several other county officers'
terms expire at the end of the year;
clerk, treasurer, sheriff, assessor,
coroner and school supeiinlendent.
Sheriff Jesse Breshear declares
"1 expect to seek re-election, pt
least, that is my intention at pres
ent.". There have been several rumors
that certain other prominent Union
county men will contest both Mr.
Ureshears and Mr. Stevens but no
formal announcements have been
made to date.
County Coroner V, L. Ualston
said this morula; that ho expects
(Continued on Page 5)
PRESIDENTS
GAME
Came Number 1.
Name the presidents of t he
lnited States In order. There
have been J!) presidents, but ',Ui
are listed because Cleveland serv
ed two disconnected terms. The
answers filled in for you below
will give you a good start.
I ;orge Washington
l! John Adams
7 Andrew tfiirksun
H
I I
I it
It IB Abraham IJticoln
10
21
US rotcr tkMelaml
1M
ii Orocr Cleveland
::o ( uli hi fll(lge
Aiiswpra to t he queflions In
Maine Number t'ne will be found
on another page.
These and hundreds ( oiIk-p
qtieittiotit about our pretldetii:4
arc aiifwerd In a- 40-pag book
let. "Prcfidrnls of the L'nM'-d
States." whieh the Ainertean le
gtmi has arranged to hnvn deliv
ered to any reader for stx cetiis
to cover poMuge and handling
c-hI. It contains Hie official por
trait of every president, with his
tory of his life, election and pub
lic services. Address. The HiiHkln
Information HureHU. Washing
ton, D. C, encloelng six cents in
stamps.
SUBJECT OF
THOMAS TALK
Chamber of Commerce.
Luncheon in Honor of
Great American
CITY TO OBSERVE
HIS ANNIVERSARY
Banks, Library, City and'
County Offices tt Close
Tomorrow .Schools
Open Half a Day.
The local hanktt, the public
'library; city and county offices
'will, bo closed ull day tomor
row in observance of Wah
iiiffton's birthday anniversary.
Tho public schools will be
closed durinir the afternoon
but regular classes will, he in
the morning. Tatriollc att
Kembllos will be held durinK
the morning: in both if rude und
high ucltools.
An interesting talk, touchlu? atl.tmhert-St. IajuIs field nl 9 00
upon Gcorpe Washington a a.t'7u., today, completing a round
man. was Riven ut tho I'nion conn- ' trfn over the St. UtuiH-ChicaRo alr
ty chamber of commerce forum mail route.
luncheon at tho l.u-Cirando hotel lndbei t,'h whh followed bv Pilot
today 'at noon. W. V. Thonms. of Thomas I. Xelson, who landed ut
the hlKh school faculty, whh the
main speaker and he choose n:i .lici
HUhject "SlorleH thai Caused , yi is
conceptlon of N'ashin,Kton."
He described the man WuMnnt;
ton as a red-blooded human hcliitf. Chlciiso-St. l.ouis airmail Htarled
patriotic, loyal, cquare in liN dual- titli at G 04 a. m., today With Col.
inps and a man ofjiifrh ideals. At Chnrles A. JJndheiKh at tho con
the same time he said that certain trols. The Mtart, scheduled for r:f,0
stories of WashliiKton. popularly n. m., was delayed by failure of the
believed by Americans, are nol ' outftoiiiK mall to reach lUn airport
true. He also pictuied the lather from the down town post office. j
of this country as haviin: abllillcH Jindberjihs lamulas biplane i'ode '
in many lines, .found of recreation, west with the ilaw to swing south-'
.valorous and of umiuestiouuMi! ward a tdiort distance out of Chl
iiLoruls. At the s-'Une time he du cao. KollowiiiK it closely was an-
other HoiiKlaH, with Thomas Nelson
(Continued on I'ae fl 'as pilot and I'hll Kove. who piloted
. , one f the six planes from St. Mollis
Anniversary Of
Washington Club
Is Celebrated
- ,
The second hlrt hday anniversary
or the WashitiKlon club. 'the im n s
club or the Kpiseopal church, was
observed in ii most enjoyable man-
nnr lsl nti-lit w hen 75 ineiiibers
with their wives Kalhercd ror din
ner and a program at t he ! oley
hotel dining room, (ieoi ge T.
Cochran, as president of the organ
isation, presided. K. Ilejissler
was chaliiuan of the. program com
mittee. An excellent dinner was enjoyed
at 6:30 and was followed by the
lirogram, which openeo w.in IJirluPo froM1 thi! i.in,in(; flol( nHt
piano numbers played by the Rev. njM,t waH (no ( h,H tlvsivo h;it thc
Oliver Klley. They were "Home njliI ,,(; u,t (elaved by any demon
Sweet Home and "Waldroplem. ,H(r;,t jt,n.
Two vocal numbeis by Mrs. d-co A rvutrtfir IlsJ((Ml him if in K.
Miller. 'Ktarllghf by Olmstead-. ,TIW I)iU.K f,. sillH,. rouil,i lri, ,,
and -Indian Love Call" from Kose- tno IlirmH ,.,,. i,e , tr),Vel
Marie followed. Van Hykc's beau-: regularly, he was Ki receive lho
tiful story. "The ( it her WiseMan." j r(.K1,r pilot's pay. To thls'tho
was told by the Itev. W. M. Iti ad-, ,.,,onel replied I hat he had "never
ner. or Cove, while Principal Hunt, J thotiuhl io mako those arrange
or the Island CHy school, illuslrat- nieu U-."
j cd .the story with slides.
The evening was adjudged an
entire success und a filling obsor-
vat ion of Ihn occasion.' (I was an
nounced H at , Ash Wednesday
would he observed at I ho Kpisco
pal ehun h with Holy .Kucharist at
H) u. m. . .
K. of I Lodge In
Interesting Session
(ine candidate received tin- first,
degree last night when the regular
meeting of the Knights of Pythias
lodge was he hi at the lodge hull.
There was a large attendance a
I he meeting and only t he i -egul.ir
business session whh held in aildi-
lion to Hie iniflalnry ceremonies. I
This evening 10 or 'i h. ill will piobabiy be confined to the
Knights Will go to Klgin to allend Wallowa hospital tor the next threo
Ihe anilii:il roll call ol I lie Klgln I or lour weeks.
lodge. Judge Hobert (,. Motrow, j The ;icchh nt was cause hy the
giaod ehaneeiior of the slate ot j r nr in which I h y u ere riding utrlk
tlregon. and Walter (ibeHon, grand i ing a boulder which had tolled onto
keeper of record and seal, will at-jllte road. The toek was described
tend the meeting. j as le-iiur about the Hizc of a wash
A VM-ial meeting of the hmI I tub. The ulo, which was going
lodge is being planm -d for ne about Sm mi It- m an hour, aecording
Monday night. Keh. 7
Lambing Is Under
Way at Enterprise
i;nti;i:
'l:U''K,
eh. j ;
St't iat)
Many fartue
busy j
Hie.sf
... d,.y, will, .h-lr minium; "I -
'tons. Some have reported a
erjitlons. yotne Juno lepoi
; p-r rent crop and many
geltlng Letter titan !-' I"-
enl ,
Weather condttloits are id' il fo.-
thin work and It Is o.peet.-d tl..t I N M .V. "ic. 1-vii. : -Hetiiy
1 titj yeiirit lamb crop wfl be .M A. 'adwell. yon el ' ,. Cadwell,
greater Ihan hi d ar. The HIieep ' this nty. wan iuarri- today to
ion on the whiT ranges are ,... j Mb ' b u Sp ne-r. of N'yssa, (He.,
ginning tlelr lambing season tlnn Tin- lie Mr. Kr.tdinr. fif Cove,
wtek and 1'iey rettort i omlM ions ! oMninled. Itolh Mr. fadwcll and
much molt- fnwoHl.li this spitn-ij Miwn Sftencer hi" graduate of Cn
than last. l'rei W. Kalconer started ton high school anil both took an
a bunch of men to work today on h live Interest, in school and nth
his Imnaha rnn ). while oHioa b-tic activities. Mr. Cadwell Ih op
expect to be going withiu the next I crating a ranch on Catherine creek
few daya. where they will make their home.
"LIND3ERGH AGAIN FLIES THE
'rryiiitf some 120,000 letters, nil
murketl a .spe-Uil Maiup:
IJiidlH'rult A mi I ii Flies the Alr-
mnil.. Cliarlcs "Slim" Llmlltersh
yestcrtlay flew fnmi St. Ixnils to
Chirajro ulth several or IiIh foi
nier budillcN. Almve Is tho plane
Umlhcrjcli used mid helow is a
pletuiM) of "Nihil" with a sack of
mail., He complete his round
trip over the route ap 11:0.5 a, jii.
Imluy, utter leaving Chicago nt
(1:01 . in. t
COMIM.KTKK KOI'M) 'IMP
ST. IXH'IS, Keh. 11. (Al) Col
onel Charles A. IJndherirh landed
!t:Z0 uj in
m:vks hk a;
CHIAfHt, Keh. .21. (AP) The
yesterday as passenger. Two other
planes awaited the arrival of the
Han Kranelsco n nd. New, Yorjc mall,
imtlicft lff;ror6 following.--.'.. "... '
17 Nar Km of Mail '
In the JJndberKh plane were"t 1 7
sacks of mail wciKhiiiK appro'xl-
mainly li 00 pounds and filling the
ship,
'''"'e average time reuuired for
the Chh aKo-St. luiH flight is threo
' f"" - tninntes, but. Col.
""t"erKii a 111 ici a i cf i oeiays ai
Peoria and Springfield where regU'
lar stops were scheduled.
Just before la king off he pound
for cameramen, this being the first
chance the photographers had at
I) I in since ho landed from St. J.ouis
lasL night.
In tl ulw.i-l hid. Kr,r,... tl.n
,fli(. ))(f jmK1.Kh lolll lhp Ah.
sociated Press that his hurried le-
nil
, Wo I ntio Khnnl
Teacher Injured
In Auto Wreck
Miss Alilivra .lacobseti. domes) Ic
I .science teacher of Wallowa high
school, was seriously injured and
five other Walloua. people wcrn
bruised and slightly Injured In a
car accident on I he highway bc
) w een Wulmw a and I in bier Sat
urday nighl, ii was learned hero
today.
A telephone call to Wallowa re
sulted In the fnioiniatlon that Miss
I J-'
bfeil suffered severe cuts Oil
b ft le-f a hove t he ankle and
jit allow a K'-hool Mill liorMPM,
tut netj over t wjee and went into
j the rive,-.
'I wo oT Mi- Wallowa hiitiUefhall
pbiyerS continued m'-' tr Imlller,
wheri" (hey look part In th" game,
1 he Wallow a team w inning M to 1 .1.
i CtHiple
, .
Married 1 oday
REED'S HARMONY
FIGHT UNDER WAY
Missouri Candidate for
President Outlines a .
Demo Platform
' 1JAU.AS, Tox., Fob. 21. HAP)
In the rig'.a i-iV .ho. .sUtnd' - unjl.
inilUant democracy," which he deT
mamieil hero lasL niglit ,to bring
about "tho return of honesty in
government," Senator James A.
Heed, of Missouri, set out today for
Tulsa, Okla., to continue to spread
his doctrine of harmony. (
- Opening his western campaign
the .Missouri democratic 'president
ial candidate told his party that
firrft of all II must bo united. He
set out the plat Tor in on which he :
believed the democratic party can
untie, and win.
"Tho most Important (ueslion he-:
fore thu American people," ho said,
"Is to drive the republican party
from power; to take this govern
ment out of tho hands of boodlers, '
grafters and lobbyists and to plum
its control nnro more In the bunds
of the American people."
Harmony All lmpiirtaul
Kniphasi.iug tho necessity for
party harmony, the Missoiiiian de
clined to discuss presidential can
didacies, "Including my own," as he
talked here with some of thc Texas
democratic leaders yesterday. Willi
thc award of I heir 4" voles in Ihn
democratic convention aiill in doubt
a nil involved in factional st rife,
mosl of the Texaus who streamed
into the senator's hole) room were
easily steered by blm from political
discussions. '
The , Vetera n, silver-haired cam
paigner who is making his first bid
for the presidency (entered his
opening n)laek on what, ho descrih
ed as the "public plunderers" and
"corrupt lonlsts." of (ho Harding
and Coolidgo administrations, j Io
called for the "swift and sure pun
ishment of all public plunderers,
bribe givers, election corruption
ists and other malefactors." Ho de
parted from his prepared address
to declare for law observance and
to denounce racial and -religious
prejudices.
His Phitlnnii f
"I'pnn other ploblems we may be
lu discussion," ho said frankly,
"but here Is a field on which lho
democratic party can plant its ban
ners: "Keturti of honesty in govern
ment and le-eslabliNhmctit of the
old democratic doctrine.
"The Inalienable right of Hie
citizen l'i liberty of conscience
without coercion, crllhdsm or ob
leo,uity. 1 "Presdrvat ion of t he right of
freedom of the pre;is, peaceable as
Neoihlage, trial by jury and the re
estublishnient of local self-government
and the s0vci-eigniiy of tho
Mates.
' " UriiiKiuK t he f'-oral power
within the limith, tint only of the let
ter hut Hie spirit of the constitu
tion. ! "Abolition of government by
, boa ids and bureaus.
' Labialization of the burdens of
taxation; the lepeal of all laws
creating special privileges and thc
dlMiiitsal of a vast army of spie,
snoopers, nieaks and informers.
j "Jjiberatlou of honest business
( from oppressive interferences by
( governmental agents.
I "Prosecution and punishment of
those who by cilmin conspiraey
in restraint of trade make war on
honest busitict.i."
AIRMAIL"
Million Dollar
Fire Caused By
Plant Explosion
KKKKPOUT, HI., Keb. 21 (Ai')
A million dollar firp swopt Kree
port today. Kotir largo bunt hush
houses were destroyed, and sevnrut
nearby struulurcH were badly dum
uged. . ' ' " ' '' j
An explosion, apparently of the
heating jdant of tho. Pfetrfer. (.'loth-
lug company, MRirt lyddh6 flnrfihoit.
ly alter 4 u. in v r t
The flumes spread to three ad
jaoeut building!, ull of which were
destroyed. " . i
Kreeport. riremen culled for help
from the HocUford department, and
the united forces brought the fire
under control after three hourd'
work.
Mine Explosion
Cause of Death
Of Five Workers
PITTKHrita, Pa., Keb. 21 (AP)
An isolated section of the Kin-
lock coal mine, scene of tin explo
sion last night in whieh three men
wen; known to have been, killed
and eight others trapped, probably
claimed two additional lives today
.when five men, uninformed of the
blast attempted to go to work and
were overcome by deadly gases.
.Several members of the cxplor
ing crews were brought from 'the
mine after having been overcome.
They were revived quickly when
they readied the outside air.
Planes Aid Men
Stranded on Ice
H HHKIM: !"( ili.M, Finland, 1'eb.
IM. (APj Olspalchcs from HJo
erkce state that an airplane with
provisions landed on a large frag
ment of Ico on which a number of
fishermen and tlmu' horses were
drirting iu the (ililf of Finland off
Iljoerkce.
Tho ieo broke away iu many
pieces Saturday and drifted in vnri
ous direction. Planes havo already
dropped food to several parties
whose ice finals havo since reached
firm Ice, enabling them to land.
Others are drirting toward the Ks
thouian coast and being followed
hy an Ice breaker as speedily us
possible.
Commander Love In
Pendleton Tonight
PKNDI.KTON, l-Vb. 21 (AP)
fleorge Love, atnlo commander of
the American Hf'gion and Carl
Moser, adjutant, will bo In Pendle
ton tonight to addmsH u gathering
of American Legion men.
Car kin May Enter
Secretary Race
FALHM, "re., !b. 21 (AP)--
In tor mat ion hits reached bet e di
rect I y from Johji M. t'arhlu. of
Mi dtord. that Mr. Ou ktn u Ithiil
a week or Pi dajs will announce
whether ho will be u candidate for
the republican nomination for sec-
' retary of state. Parkin was a
speaker of the hotcne at the hist
KesMion of I he leglsiat lire and is
now chafur,:i!i of the state tax ln
j vcullguUiiw coiamltiue.
SINCLAIR,
BURNS, DAY i
AREGUHTY
Verdict Returnee in Dis
trict of Columbia Su
preme Court Today "
JURY SHADOWING
CHARGE PROVEN
Burns Sr. to Serve 15 Days
and His Son Is Fined
$1000 Sinclair and Day
Sentenced. '
WASHINGTON, Keb. -ft 1 (API '
Hurry K, Sinclair, William ; J
Ilurns nnd their Dftsocititea in '
oil contempt case involving sha:'
owlnff of jurors wei'e found guilty
toduy by Justlco Frederick L. S'r1
dons In the. District of Cotumb
supreme court. ,
Besides Sinclair, who n?:eTl" -under
a three-month Jail soiiten -
for contempt of the bo: ate, an
Iturns, those found gui'ty were
Hurry Mason Day, of $Tew York,
who hh od Burns detectives to shad
ow tho Kail-Sinclair jury, and W.
Hhermuu 3urns, son of W. J. Burns
nnd operating head of the Bum;'
detective agency.
Shortly afterwards Burns was
sentenced to servo a 15-day term
tn jail and ,Diiy was sentenced to
serve four months. ;
Sherman Burns wus sentenced to
pay a fine of $1,000. 8 nclatr was
given six months In. jail.
T.l'MBKir MEN" MEET
SAHT HAKIO CITY; Feb. 21. (AP)
Problems ot lumber men of 10 J
western states will be brought to
tho front in the three day confer
ence of the Western Retuil Lumber
man's association convention open
ing here Thursday, Keb. 23.
And when discussions of sales
methods, promotion, credit systems
and insurance havo been completed
the 'convention will be rounded out
with un 'uddroHs'e by James M.
Hrown, Spokane, Snurk.of the TJnl- (
vcroo, CQUTHtenated Order of Hoo- '
ioVi, n''wlmt the Concatenated ,
Order of Pfoo-Hoo means to the re'
tall lumber merchant."
ANOTHER BOMB
IRKS OFFICERS
OF WINDY CITY
CHICAGO. Keb. 21, (AP) Chl
cugo'H 19th bomb of tho year nlmed
at the npartmeut building In which
lives Ijfiwroueo A. Cuneo, brother-in-law
and secretary of State's At
torney Itobert 10. Crowe, has blown
the lid off official putlenco.
Incensed by the bombing last
night, the stato's attorney offered a
$10,000 rewurd for information
leading to conviction of the perpe
trators of recent bomb outrages, in
cluding thoae at the homes of City
.Comptroller Charles Kltsmorrls and
Municipal Judge John A. Sburo
baro. The offer was accompanied
hy a promlHO to the informant of
immunity from prosecution.
Tho bomb last night destroyed
tho entrance to the 16-apartment
building in which Cunoo lives,
shattering windows In nearby
places. i - 1 i
The Cuneos were not in the
building but other residents were
routed: 1 " :
POUR GASOLENE
ON WOMAN AND
SET IT AFfnr
MOItltlSTOWN, N. J.( Keb. 21
(AP) Tho death of an unidenti
fied woman found with her gaso
line, Biit united clothing In flnmes,
was under investigation by tho
statu police today. Stole Trooper
Leon held tho tneory that the wo
man hud been taken in nn auto,
mobile to tho lonely spot where
she was found, gasoline poured
over her clothing and then set
urire.
She died at All Souls hospital
threo hours after bnlng taken
there by Hnow Campbell, of Ber
nardsvllle, a passing motorist.
The spot where the woman was
found is about two mllcrf from the
point In Bernard township where
tho unidentified body of a well
dresed man was found about two
weekH ago. Tho muit had been
strangled.
Accuses Ford And
Son of Big Fran
PON'TIAC. Mich.. Keb. 21 (AIM
The charge Hint Henry and Kd
re Pord obtained the Lincoln
Motor comp'wiv by fraud. H con
tained in hriAt-f filed lu too l.e-laud-Pord
$G,ou,oou suit in circuit
court here.
The accural ion w its made ht
docuiuenti entered tn tho roeonl
yesterday by attorneys for Henry
and Wlirred Leland. who aru
bringing the action ngnlnst thn
Kurds on behalf of 2.01MI other
former Rtockholders of the Lincoln
company. !
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