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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
Oregon: Generally fair tonight
and I rtilay. slightly colder In tho
Interior tonight, frosts mid freez
ing temperuture.
VOLUME XXVII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1928.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 69.
REFUND PLAN
PR0P0SEDT0
Ohio Company Makes Of
fer on Six Per Cent Im
provement Bonds
INFORMATION TO
BE GIVEN FIRM
City Dads, However, Take
No Action That Would
Obligate Municipality in
Any Way
A total or $;(:!, miu worth of im
provement bonds, tnsiied tinder the
so-culled Bancroft bonding net, and
now outstanding In La Grande, In
all rafting considerable attention
Iron) an eastern firm Magnus &
t'o., of 'ineinnati, ". it was
learned at last night's city com
mission meeting.
'I'h e company, which specializes
in refunding city issues of six per
C' Tit Improvement bunds, wrute a
letter to thin city a short time ago
asking for information, which was
supplied by authority of tho com
mission. Iteply Is Itevelwsl
Last night a reply wac read from
Hie (hio company, in which It was
said that a representative would
visit l.a Grande and explain tho
proposed refiin dint? plan in detail
before tho city commissioners. The
letter also mated that Astoria and
.s.mie other Oregon cities have al
ready taken tip their refunding1
offer.
In answer to a (iiery. Colon U.
Kbwhard. deputy city attorney,
told A. T. Hill, president of tho
commission, that the school board
refinanced outstanding bonds re
cently. "I believe that we saved
some interest." lie said.
It was also stated that the l.a
Grande bonds are being retired in
the regular manner as they come
due. ami that a portion of these
bonds will be retired shortly.
If the reftnidinK proposal is ac
cepted, Magnus Co. proposes to
take over I lie city's six -pel' cent
' Improvement bonds at no addition
al cost to the city and then provide
for a lower rate of interest, which,
the company said, would mean a
saving to I he city on interest pay
ments. City Not Obligated
city Iteeorder J. -;. Stearns was
authorized by thl roinmlpslon last
nieht to forward detailed informa
tion regarding on 1st and in if im
provement bonds here. However,
It was made plain that this action
do( x not in any way obligate the
city and no other action of any
hind is anticipated until later.
St vera I othtM matters of busi
ness were taken care fif during the
session, fuel ii dine the a No wine of
November bills in the a mount of
$J,:Mi.S:'. Mr. Hill stated that the
county has paid the city about
$J.7'nt during the last week from
the road fund.
Action on a reouest for city wa
ter, made by .1. II. KM by. was not
taken last night but Commissioner
Charles I'layle and City Manager
V. t '. ( Veu s w ei authorized to
ma ke an investigation and were
given pow er tt act. M y. Playle
Wild that he believed residents in
.Mr. Kithy's district, near the hrlck-
yard, are entitled to city water if
any reasonable w ay of getting it
to 1 lo in ean be am n il on. The
city manager estimateri it would
cost inn to lit.ln to Install the
ltttaii.se ol" the absence of City
A i ! 'i to y George T. ( 'oehran. t he
third reading of a "street protec
tion" ordinance, was postponed for
a u.- k.
SCOUT HOARD
OF REVIEW IS
THIS EVENING
At tin' sff.ut iii;imI (.r tniiniriK
si lift. .1 iniM'liim hcifl l;ist Tiik'ht. the
l.'i'V. V. K, Hull. t.;l Clan.lc .Mith.i
HiM iniiii.vtfi-. bilked on "The Cu-fuliliiii.-
Minil."
i:. v. c...s.y. in-. ;;,y .M uiphy
JIIHt K. IttlNSel! S' ntt. Wll.Ut t'XOCU
til llis't t'n.li p;,t fn till llL'l';t 111.
A iiiin.niMi:iiji,n ,,! ti-ill'l r.iul In
v. tltlir.- u;is Kiv.-n.
'I" -In li'i;ird ..r n-vir.iv iK to
1 I I In l!' liiiint.oi' of inm-
t!HT ' l-.nllls. 'I'mIIIOI TiiW Hllll
Hi" li'i 'I ' 'Hut of honor for the
. 11 It'.-s , . , llonun
i i:in. kt . i ),-... 1 1,.,., :i
f AP) I. it-lit iain turned into snow
ItMt morning. The snow m.-ded as
'"ti as it hit th.. ground.
i:riii.K today
- :ut ,,. IV. :t't above.
Minimum: 3't above.
i '"'id it id n i tiw . pi,f j ueb.
i;vrni:it vr:sTi-:itt v
Maximum 4'. minimum 3
' -,, ill!. .c r. -e .(.? ,,f inch.
i: ATIII It Pl.t . ;l. us;
Maximum ;;i, minimum "'.'
L Condition. K.iiii .M (
Miow traces.
Flu Epidemic Is
Not Yet At Peak
Is Report Today
SevtTiil New Cases Daily;
Diphtheria Proves Fatal
to George Suit, of North
Birch street
The peak of the influon7.il opt
dimilv now sweeping J.u Uramloj
and In fact, practically the entire
nation, haH not yet been reuched
in this city. Ir. A. L. Richardson,
city health officer, said today. Al
though he described conditions as
being bud, he said their' was abso- Cn1nnQ Polk TTmumni nf
lutely no comparison with the epi- ;)IOnS lidlK, IlOUeVCl, at
demies experienced during and just
after the war. Physicians are un
able to tell when the peak will be
reached but new cases ure being
reported daily and Dr. Hichardson
states that there are only a frac
tion of the total number of cases
that ure being reported. Ho says
that in some families, where the
disease Is not so severe, no doctors
wert! summoned.
Although La Grande is receiv
ing a share of the flu, health con
ditions in general are very good
her
No other serious contagious
disease has broken out except in
Isolated eases. One dinhtheria
case resulted fatally early this Senator Itruce. democrat, Mary
morning, when George Suit, at 2706 ':nd. who has fought the dry laws
North Hirch, succumbed to the dls- 1" "" of congress, offered the
ease. No other cases of diphtheria amendment to Increase the $13.-
are known to exist here at pies- 1 prohibition item in the
ent. Mr. Suit's body Is at the Snod- treasury postoffice appropriation
grass A- Zimmerman mortuary. 1UI by ?2:iUHii),(Ha. it required
Funeral arrangements will be an- just a moment for Senator Moses,
nounced after theJarrival of a sis- ' republican. New Hampshire, who
ter tomorrow morning on No. 17. was presiding, to declare the mo-
jtiori had been put and accepted,
4l,(Mt; lt!-;i()ltTi;i CASKS ;and the hilt was sent to conference
' WASHINGTON, J)ec. 13 (AP) Wi,h hl,l,Iif r"fe- Tlure
-The board of strategy Influ- f'eo p.mlktiun that the item
enza which was culled into con-xvol,,(I he '1,";,Ied forthwith,
ference by Surgeon General fum-' There was no fighting over the
ruing hus telegraphed physicians item and prohibition was hardly
on the west coast asking for in- mentioned in the debate which
(preceded passage of the measure.
(Continued on I'age 17)
Child" B o r n On
Famous Highway
NjltTIPtt VlPPKPr i,hl! lln XVils withdrawn after
panics luceivci jHtlff 0limsttion hud (ioV(1,oped.
i ) The senate also voted to in-
1n a tent on the frozen banks or:t'miHS the iiuthorlzatlou in the
t he Grande It olid e river ben eat h ;
the rot ton wood trees at t hreo j
o'clock the aflernonn of Nov. 7,
a baity whs born a very tiny baby,
but healthy and strong as is right
for a pioneer baby of courageous
parents to be it was learned to
day. They have named him Jessie,
Jessie Meeker, and is that not also
as it should ,be in the fitness of
things? l'or the child was born
on the Old Oregon Trail and it
chanced on the same day when
Kxru Meeker, the Oregon pioneer,
and one of the blazers of the Old
Oregon Trail, lay in bed many
miles away, making his last "trek."
Ilaby Jessie Meeker came to
earth in an original fashion, made
so by necessity. His parents, the
youthful L'ft-year-old hiLsband and
his young wife, were traversing the
Old Oregon Trail In an automobile
from Sunnyside, Ore., on to Ruise
and home.
Hut it was tint destined that baby
Jessie Meeker should be born in
Idaho he was to be an Oregon
baby. A hurried camp was pitched
no more than 4uu yards from the
highway which the pioneer Meeker
traversed in 1 S.I 2.
With the t herniometer hovering
about zero. preparations were
made. There was no time to sum
mon aid. or if there had been, there
was no money.
I tiil.e t'rmle K(np
So Haby Jessie Meeker came into
the world (he day before Thanks
giving and he and his mother knew
Tor warmth only an old boiler
turned upsid.. down with a hole
cut in it big enough for an old rusty
piece of stove pipe, to servo as a
st five.
A deeo Imn Is,. til,. 1. 1. '
hntfl.t Inula.. u,. I I... 1...L...... '
j.bed. flu firwt clotheH were warmed I
nam towel- wrapped about him. I
Cushions from the car with1
blankets made a bed and when the
store of candles was exhausted the
father used the battery of his car
for light. j
A small portion of white- Hour
was the only rood the trio had for
the four days of their wintery shel
ter. A man trapping along the banks
of the river, one morning, when
the baby was four days old, passed
the time of day with Mr. Leach,
the father, and when he learned
of the arrival of Jessie Meeker, eri-l
eouraged the young parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Jinsb Leaeh. to move
Into a leifular :- house.
Mr. and Mrs. Leach and J. ssb
Meeker have deeid.., t m,,y j
Oregon and make La Onmde their
home. ,
Panrr Published
1 Under Difficulties
Today's C!tnstintiM lioppinp edi
tion of The Observer w as pub
lished under dltficuithH .-md late
delivery can only he explained by
the tart that See( ;( me !m i s of
the staff are out because of xi , -ne.
Archie Miller, the pn ssm.m
. and slrreotyp. r. wk confined to
' hi home yt-.terday afternoon, Miss
j Katheryn Momn has been home
i all W eek find nilmrrntx e:i rrier
hoys are confined so that they ran-
SENATE ADDS
$250,000,000
PR0HI ITEM
Amendment Slipped Over
House Still to Pass on
Bill, However
ivrortCP
VloU I A lIvLi.Ao.Pj
BOULDER DAM SUM
Proposal to I n c r e a s e
Salaries and This Plan
Is Withdrawn
WASHINGTON, Jtee. 13 (AT)
A iiuarter of a billion dollar pro
hibition enforcement Item was
slipped throuuh the senate today
in the twinkling of an rye ami
with many members apparently
not knowing what had happened.
It must be approved, however.
,,v tlu which has repeated
ly uetealed such proposals ad-
vanced by the wets.
w hich already called for appropria
tions of more than a billion dol
lars. The senate balked, however,
(in a proposal to increase the
'.salaries of Under Secretary M Ills
!of the treasury and Director Lord,
'..r n.n i. ,!,.. a 1... tnn ,.,.,.1, ...,a
(Continued on J 'age J7)
STORES ROBBED
Drygoods Store, Thrift
Grocers at Elgin Enter
ed By Burglars
Two stores, both housed lu the
same buildinir. were robbed at Kl
gin during the night, wit h offi
cers estimating that the loss win
be about $ l.uao. However, no
cheek has been possible yet, so that
the total amount of merchandise
and cash stolen may be more or
less than this amount.
c. I). Mean's drygonds store ami
Thrift Oroeeis No. 7 f were the two
place entered, and both lost a con
siderable amount of merchandise.
A sum of. money was taken from
the Thrirt till but an attempt to
'open the safe proved fruitless.
officers are investigating the
case today. Hherirf Jesse Hreshears
spent most of the morning at Klgirv.
It is believed that the burglars
used stolen ears tit make their
escape with their loot.
Tw n a at om obi es, belonging to
W. C. Sturgill. of I SMi! Second
street, were stolen from his ga
rage hist night, according lo the
'police. One was a coupe and the
other a sedan. Itoth were recovered.
Community Owned Building And Loan
Endorsed by Dr. A. L. Richardson
A compbte endorsement of the
com in unity nwned building and
loan plan as advanced at. a meet
ing in the Sacajaweji Inn iiesday
night, as a means of advancing
community interests and furth-ring
the business and welfare of its
eltiZ'-im was mad., by I r. A. I..
Hichardson in a letter received by
The Observer today.
Although Dr. PJchardson was
unable to att.-nd the meting, due
to professiona I d ntics. he Is v-ry
'lit hustaMic hi r-r r'nce to t h
plan.
His lcit-r follows:
"To The Kditnr:
1 navoioabiy detained, f w;is un
able to pri'sbb- or even attend the
dinner at t he .Sa a jaw. -a hotel
Tuesday nigl.l. The purpose of
that dinner was to bring to the at
'ent ion of reprcMTttative men and
w omen, i Main problems w hich at -
f.,t the community; and In which
a niMMI MTV fiWNKD Ml I U t-1N-1
- I. HAS' ASSfff'fATlON would
assist in solving.
' It is my sincere convntlon that
a Building I. mm Association is a
public institution which in al.no
lutejy ,-senfi;! to the advancement
of community interests and the
furthering of the business and wel
fare of it.- citizens. It was not
. difficult tor me and for my aso-
1 eiate I., fol'ow Oil con V tit toll
Operation Aids
King George To
Combat Illness
Removal of Purulent Flu
. id and Progress Today
Kindles New Hope for
Ruler's Recovery
LONlKtN. Dee. 13 f A IM The
lally Kx press said today that King
George had been undergoing dla
thermal treatment, for the last two
weeks. An apparatus especially
installed in his bedroom gives a
high frequency electrical treatment
which is passed into the patient's
body with tin alternating current,
The effect is to stimulate the ner
vous system and strengthen the
heart. The Lancet. In an authori
tative article on the condition of
King George says that the founda
tion exists for the renewal of legi
timate hopes for his majesty's recovery.
MA K INC Mto;iti:sK
LONDON. Dec. 13 (AP)-King
fJeorge, apparently relieved hy last
night's operation for t he removal
of purulent fluid at the base of
the right lung, today was making
progress.
At three o'clock this afternoon
it was slated in authoritative cir
cles:
I "The king is progressing,"
j Shortly before this statement
'was made Lord Dawson of I'enn
and Sir Stanley Ilewett, the king's
principal physicians, returned to
the palace and again saw his ma
jesty. Oild'ii Takes lrlvc
Queen Mary left the palace
shortly before the three o'clock
statement for a motor drive. She
had luncheon with the I'rinre of
Wales who drove to Uuckiuguam
palace about noon.
The last time he had luncheon
there was on Aug. 11 when he at
tended a farewell party just be
fore the court left for Italmoral.
That likewise was almost the last
time that he saw his father before
their dramatic meeting in King
(Jeorge's sick room after the
prince's ti.tuMi mile dash from Af
rica. Stieaklug at a league of mercy
meeting at St, James palace this
afternoon, I'rincess Mary said:
"You wilt he pleased to know
t Tut t so far the condition of the
lillig is satisfactory."
Itccalls i ni vt ( omillhm
The Duke of Ahercorn, governor
of Northern Ireland, lu an address
today sa id :
"As far as we know, the king is
slightly better. A few days ago
(Continued on I'age 17)
Mother Facing
Life Term Under
Michigan's Law
j LANSINC. Mich.. Dee. 13 (AP)
j Michigan's moot law which com
j mauds life Imprisonment for a
i person four tims convieted of fel
(Miiv had fastened its fingers for
I the first time today upon a woni
an. A jury of la men and two
j w omen yesterday convieted Mae
J Miller of .selling lienor, it being
J her fourth eonvleiion on a felony
harge. The verdict w;i
turned
in the courtroom oT Judge- Charles
It. Colllntrvvood. the same judge
who heard the trial of r'r-d P'ahn.
first pcrnon to be sentenced under
the law. The Palm case attracted
wide attention when the defence
contended that Palm was "given
life for having a pint of gin."
Mrs. Miller, 4H years old. is the
mother of in children, four of
whom a i" living. ( f 1 hese four,
she testified, she was the sole sup
port. Her husband alreadv is serv
ing a penitentiary sentenee for pro
hibition law- violation.
I public institution should be owned
and controlled by the vei y public
j which it serves: that instead or a
few wen ii hy stockholder, every
business man and every citizen
should be Invited to put his money
.and his Influence at Hie command
of the community.
"In doing
he w Ml not Hilly
reap t lie financial i nir ns v.liK-h
havit niovrn urt v. rv uiiuf !,. i..
(Similar inst it ul Ions in other towns,
j but will be taking his dace before
Hie people of l.a Grand" as a sup
j pol ler ul' tor u ard. ( ont i mi tve
inovemetits. It is my f.Hrm ibat
to oppose th,. public owm-tahiti of
j a public sei ice inni if u' n.n. in to
acknowledge a selfish Mmii" to gain
i its berieriis, financial and oitor-
Wise. o the K.terlfice Of HlOSe JMOSt
' entitled to them.
! "fn order to iak" cafe ,,f t he
'loans in (his community, it N nee.
jcsnary ior I his Assocta-m,, have
a larger reserve tumf: w hit h will
P'-rmit it to opcta'e .,n n laiger
scale and it is. ihefc'ore to be de
termined v.hethi r the community
sh.HI provide this li'cca.y .pi!p
lecnt or allow a few fortunate om-s
to b' li' fit by its need. My w u
1 convh tlotis place, tin whole heart
ed In t lit move mi-n I ;. nd I m e
every loyal citizen to get .,ua,ey
1 lit buck of It.
-Dr A I.. I!;- il.-.jd. ;.
BOLIVIA NOW
MASSING HER
ARMY. REPORT
Paraguayan Charge d'
Affairs Delivers Note
to State Department
LEAGUE COUNCIL
TO TAKE ACTION
Detailed Communication
from Bolivia Is Expect
ed; Danger of War Is
Held Great
WASIIINOTON. Dec. 13 (AP)
The Paraguayan charge d'affaires
delivered Identical notes today to
the state department and to Dr.
Victor Maurtua of Pern, chairman
of the pan American conference
committee, looking Into the Paraguayan-
I toll via n boundary dispute,
lu which he described the situa
tion as giving rise to tho danger
of "imminent war."
The note transmitted informa
tion received from Paraguay to the
effect that Holt via was massing
troops and war materials in the
neighborhood of the border clash
of last week which gave rise to the
present difficulties. lu explana
tion of the situation the note add
ed that in view of the proximity of
pormanent Paraguayan, garrisons
in that region, the danger of an
armed clash was great.
No Warlike Preparations
The Paraguayan charge d'af
faires, Juan Ramirez, said later
that he understood the Paraguay
an garrison nearest the disturbed
center comprised about l.ouO men,
the regular number of troops
maintained there.
The llolivian minister said today
that he had no Information from
his government as to warlike pre
parations, and that he understood
no mobilization measures had been
taken such as I he recall to the
colors of reserves. The minister,
however, said that he saw nothing
extraordinary in the fact that hlfl
country mighi he sending troops
to the border as a prudent move.
NOTIOS ili: LKAfit'H
LIKJANO, Switzerland. Dec. 13
(A P) The council id' the league
of nations today had under advise
ment ro m m ii ideal ions from Para
guay and Hollviu and was waiting
for a further promised message
from llolivia regarding the league's
appeal lor panne settlement of
the boundary dispute.
I ui taring t hat Paraguay would
accepl am) faithfully fulfill her
International obligations, the Para
guayan foreign minister cabled
President ISria ml t hat the coun
cil's appeal "furnished proof of the
lofty spirit of peace" governing
that laxly.
lie charged that P.ollvta had re
fused to participate in the plan of
summoning a commission whose
purpose was lo avoid eoullicts be
t ween A m erica n st a I cm, basing h"r
refusal on what he called a mere
si a lenient oT a lleged grieva nres,
Ibdhia to llepl.v
The message from Itollvia came
from l''orelgn Minister PnlacloH
and autrounecd thai be had sub
mitted the council's appeal to the
president and would reply short-'
l.v. j
After readlnu, the two messages.!
Mr. Itriand suggested to his col-
leagues lh;it it Would be belter to j
await the arrival of a detailed re
ply promised by Itollvia before
taking any action whatsoever. This'
was agreed to bv the other mem- j
hers of the council whir h t hen
ad jour tied until tomorrow morn
ing.
NorUwolt Trial
Set For Jan. 10
ft! VKCHIDK, C.. I i.e. HI
(AP) ---Gordon Stewart Noilhcntt.
so-called ape boy. returned to l.os
Angei-H hint flight, following his
arraignment lure with his mot Iter
on tho i tiatge of killing Walter
( 'ollins.
Both Mrs. Sarah Louisa North-
roll and the youthful proprietor of)
the Wineville ehhkeii ranch, upon
which four boys are alleged to have
been Hlain. entered ph as or not
guilty to the joint Indictment
Their joint trial was set for Janu
aiy Hi.
Three Cars Figure
In Wreck Today
Three cars figiiM-d in an automo-
Idle ae. IJ.nt Jtist ca.sf of l.a Gtande i
jii't before noon today. The ma- I
i hiiics wee damaged coiisnjera bly.
it Is lepotled. bill HO OOe UIIK llUlt.
A Bolve man sl.utcd to tutu nut i,
to let slfite liaHir officer Waiter
Lansing, of Baker, )i.tss and bis
car SWerVeil. Mdc-KM ipilU' the ffl-
cer'n car and tm:ing leiib in the
ditch. It Is said A third .Iriv-
en by w tu ft Nottlt Niw-
der, was dlt- h d w hen the driver
ht control
No official i. ports had be' n
noide to the poltt e as The l Ihfcervcr
TO CONGRESS
. - hJ
ml
W.7 . "'
Mis. IVlll'l l'lllcil ( lill li-lil,
uidoiv of ('uimroMiuiil William
A. olrilli-lil or IIiiK'n, Ark., will
1h tho rir.st wmut'll M'llt to con
(tiv?f. frolil ArkniiNiis. Shr Is mi
llllO)KIMHl t'tl Itflltllllf tO MTIO till'
f4'V IVItllllllillJC IIIOIlllW !' IH'I
liiistaintr.s tniixili-c(l tt'rin. 'I'ho
lou term will lit' liolly t'ou
IchKmI. TWISTERS KILL .
ONE HURT MANY
Texas Woman Crushed
During Storm; Nine In
jured, Two Badly
SHHKVKI'OHT. l.a.. Dec. '
(AP) At least nine persons were
Injured seriously, two perhapH
fatally, when three communities In
North Habine parish and South De
sot a parish were struck by a tor
nado late yesterday. A number of
residences were destroyed in tho
vicinity of Henson, Noble and Con
verge. Mr. a ml Mrs. II. K. Pint I
und J. T. I'ugh, IiIh wife and five
children were brought to the Mans
field hospital last night Tor treat
ment. J'ugh and otic of his daugh
ters are In a critical condition.
WOMAN Kll,!,i;i
1,1'I'KIN, Tex., Dec. 1.1 (AP)
A strong wind and rain storm
struck the Sulphur Springs com
munity. L.T miles sout heasi of l,uf
Uin. late yesterday, hilling - one
woman ami Injuring several other
persons, demolishing homes and
uprooting trees.
Tj'.H pine trees, torn from the
ground by the wind, crashed aeioss
the home or Mm. ('. ( '. Krideil, 42.
fatally injuring her. Mrs. H, t
Dykes. 7:i, Mrs. l''ride'H mother,
suffered less severe Injuries.
One home, that of Allen Slilev
ers. was blown down. Shievers
and his w ife and children were
buried under (he debris but escaped
w ii h a Vu scratches.
J. 11. Widen tan. anoi her storm
victim, was silt ing in his home
when the wind struck. The walls
and roof of the room were torn
away, leaving him Hitting mi u
trunk.
The wind wrecked buildings over
a strip about :i"o f,.,.t In width and
about a half mile long.
(ing Shaves
llfo'tslorltc: Queen
Hobs Her Hair
BKI.CKADI-;, ,lugo Slavln, Dec.
1 3 f P) King Alexander ami
Queen Marie have pleased t heir
subjects by .some A (pei'lca nia I ion.
When (In- king returned recent ly
from Paris, where he underwent
an operation at the hands of Am
erican surgeons, his own subjects
did not recognize him. Indeed, his
own children. Utile I'mwn Prince
Peter and Prime Tomislav, did
not know him. This was not due
to auv physical change 111 the king,
lie had shaved off his momdaehe,
and adopting A.merfcan d illan
drNs, which allereil his whole ai
pea ra ii' e.
A smari y cut licht grey suit,
and a nuttv. silver-gtey xloii'ti hal
luid redaied the king's ciiHtoioary
dull military uniform and tail army
c;i p, w h K b made A lexamler look
ten ye;nM younger.
Not to he outdone b- the king,
the uueen h id her beautiful Lrohb-n
h.iir boldierl Amerlean style, .,nd
brooghl back from Pails.-x'x ttunk
fillls of gi-w 11., and the lute-l M .
ill hats, lingerie and loot we.tr.
Carrie Nation Act
Ilriiffs Ret a fiat ion
KANSAS riTV, t j:; - ( , p ,
- Petiiltiitloil tor I "I f.ll'l'.e N'.i
Hon act. in w hh h -he w recked u
o. ighbori.ood Mlnmi with ail a v
.W.IS VIMteri on 1 M;1Hle 'tl-,oll
eailv today ulieu H tftck Wiis
thrown thtowgh (be plate ula"- v -
lire o' M ) ..-i);, in , .,1 nhc ope I I 1'
U Plie.. J.,eted (he l.lleU
(Itroun from a i.:ifnng no. lor
. in o. copi. d by H-v. rnl ie.
Mis. H-otl U I . ci,. d 1 lie Nalootl.
she h.ild, after her husliand and
duiiXhter had oblattod ltUor there
and utter nulhorilic h-td tailed lo
la !.e t ;on,
Late President
Couldn't Get A
25-Cent Raise
One-time Trombone Play
er Discouraged So He
Turned to Other Lines
of Endeavor
NI-:V YdltK, Dec. 13 (AP)
Hubert 11. 1 avis tells lu a copy
righted story lu the Sun today of u
skaling rink proprietor who dis
charged u trombone player and so
turned the aspiring musician Into
other pat hs of endeavor, pat hs
inai led lu time to the presidency
or the United Ulaten.
W hen the roller h It a I i n g c ra ko
swept over the country In tho early
'Jill's of the last century, a young
Italian named Pete Ventiti opened
a rink in Marion, Ohio, and in
stalled an orchestra of eight pieces.
Wan tod 2 ."i -cent Kutsct
The least of ull the players In
that little, band wiih one who blew
upon the slide trombone and In
due time blew his courage up to
the point of demanding an lncreiise.
of salary. He wiih getting &n cents
a night and felt quite tmre that he
was worth 75.
"Why should I pay him 7f cents
for his kind of slip music?" Pete
Venuti asked his orchestra leuder.
"It isn't worth 60. Kins him. Do
It now."
And ho the artist of the collaps
ing horn was fired and the roller
skating craze passed lu due time
, to tho limbo of a mil lion other
i fads. I'cte Venuti turned tootlierl
I tasks, joined the gold rush and I
! married a girl In the Klondyke
and iih the years passed raised u
family of three sons.
Invited to Ceremonies.
When America entered the world
war the youngest of those sons
! joined up, and when the war was
over private Venuti was listed as
missing and unaccounted for;
somewhere In the ml re of battles
fiercely f ought lay t he hones of
the youngest son of Pete Venuti.
l-'rom their fellow townsman,
Warren (lama I lei Harding, presi
dent of the I'nited Stales, Pete
Venuti and his two remaining sons
received Invitation to attend t tie
solemn ceremonies incident to in
terment of the unknown soldier al
WuHbiriglon us Kucfttt of tho White
J louse,
The day arter the eoremonleH the
president, and t he former skul Ing
rink proprietor sat smoking in the
White House and talking tif days
gone by. The executive recalled
the dlseharge of tho young trom
bom player from Vennti's rink.
"Pete," said the president. "Why
didn't you see that Ufi cent raise".'"
"1 teen use." Venuti answered af
ter a thoughtful pull at his cigar,
"I didn't think you were worth the
raise then, Warren, and I still don't
think so."
Why Htmllm; Inllcl Him.
Ilefore the two old friendf patt
ed for the night Venuti asked just I
why it was that President Harding
had Invited him and his sons to
the burial of the unknown soldier.
"Well. Pete." wild I ho president,
with a hand on the other'a shoul
der, "I knew that you had lost fi
boy out I here- and it might be
who knows that the hero In Ar
lington good night. Pete."
That conversation, Mr. Davis
concludes, took place seven yeais!
ago. President Harding now sleeps
In Ma ilon, Pete Veil ili 111 I lay ton,
and the unknown soldier In his
tomb at tin? nation's capital.
272 Motorists
Arrested In One
Day's Campaign
' POKTI.AND, (ire., Dec, I :i
(AP) --Traffic polico hammeiltig
lawny at their drive against reck-
less inotorlNls udder) 272 arrests In
' t he past 2 houi H,
j HifenseH ranger from running
; through trarilc stgnalM to reckh'SK
j if living.
That was the hi rgeal number of
' arrests made on any one single 'lay
nl the drive, which started Satin-
, ilny night.
To date. tiit tuotorlsls have I n
J a rre.t I'd for minor inf'ractioriH -Hit
Saturday and Sunday. .'".r
Monday. ;'tij Tuesday and L'7J Wed
licaday. A bilge M'lellta!;e Of tllliS" in.
I'fled appealed in court where
'thc aid fitiiH ranging from 'tt
lor lint. roper hghi.-t to t.T. lor e k-c?-
drl ing and pecding.
, 'I he . If V h-IS colb'l (ed tllOM of
al t U'lO'i as a - ut ot the d r U e,
aliout one t, i, th ,(r tM. total
I fill' s ro'b-' led all last year.
I I. OH e tep. ;i e, W :i t IlillgS I V
I ol i. mil n v In neb w a t t .a tit h Im v
le e', i.s:.i.'. b-M ;MISe dl lV. I H litlbd
lo .-iotw op in coin l.
I'l.WU IIH. H i MIsMNti j
SHANGHAI. D'-e. 1 . , AP I'u- I
gene o N'.oll. A lic;in .i tw 1
Im has been suffering from i 1
llL'hl iieinniK breiikilnwii alid'
.it i oeso.ty mill Ills Wliet e-
ab.nitM were a nivntery todav. Dr.
A !e,i mler It en m-r. an Austrian '
nere s)m rla lil , had i epeatctllv
-i. iled that (he pla w right
nipldly recc.veritig. He was ex
pected lo leave his bed in the hotel
where he had been uiideiKoinK
l.i,l.mcit hi a f.v.' da.',-.
GUARD DEPOT
WHEN HOOVER
TRAINCOMES
Police in Buenos Aires
Taking Steps to Insure
Visitors' Safety
PRESIDENT-ELECT
CROSSES PAMPAS
Stormy Weather Prevents
Him Seeing Peace Mon
ument on Top of Lofty
Andes Mountains
HC'KNOH AlltRS. Argentina.
Dec. 1 (Al) While the police
today were holding Alejandro
Hcai-son and Jaime Gomez Oliver,
accused of plotting against the Ufo
of President-elect Hoover, tho gov
ernment's clockwork-like organiza
tion for the protection of the Hoov
er party began functioning in an
ticipation or its arrival.
Police Chief Colonel Granero.i
mobilized 1.500 Buenos Aires po
lieo Including the entire strength
of the detective force, and In addi
tion had under his command strong
detachments of military and naval
forces.
To Gnanl Station
Mr. 1 loovcr'H arrival, expeeted
some tlmo between 6:30 and 7:30
p. m.. will he the signal for clear
ing the Central Argentine, railway
station of all persons without offi
cial status and a cordon of the po
lice and military forces will keep
the crowds from approaching tho
station gates until after the de
parture of the official parly.
President Hipolitn Irigoyen and
members of the cabinet will meet
the Hoover party at the station and
wdll accompany the president-elect
lo the homo of Robert W. Bliss,
American ambassador In Buenos
Aires. The party will be protected
along the hair-mile route hy mount
ed and unmounted polico and mili
tary detachments.
Ideal weather prevailed this
afternoon as the city prepared to
welcome tho American president
elect. - -J ; -
M;m; iut.nok aikks
TV1KNDOA, Argentina, !Dec. 13
( A P) Herbert Hoover was trav
eling eastward across the vast Ar
gentine pampas today toward
Muehos Aires, the journey afford
ing him au excellent: opportiiuily
of seeing the rural life of the coun
try. Clusters of trees surrounding tho
farm buildings of Kstancias broke
tho monotony of the plains. Kroiu
the windows of (he special train,
droves of cattle were visible being
driven hy swarthy gauchos tho
cowboys of the pampas. Wheat -growing
as well as. cuttle-raising
waH seen everywhere, and bright
colored birds rose from little. lakes
as the trains sped by.
Cr ouds Cheer Tin In
The special train on which Iho
president-elect and his party trav
eled was cheered by crowds aa-
(I'milimii-il on V;,KI. i;
DA VcJiTeROF
FORMER MAYOR
IS CON VICT EL
M A X 1 1. A. Dec, 13 fAPA b:n
examination scandal whi. h ha:
hebl public attention f,,r woeicr
reached u climax today with the
conviction of Miss Kstela Koinual
de., daughter of Miguel lomu;il
dez. former mayor of Manila, of ;l
charge or falsifying public docu
ments, she was sentenced to im
prisonment for six years and one
day.
The Itomunhh'z family is one of
the nmst prominent in tho Philip
pines. Miss Knmimldex Is a nleco
of .Invtice iVorbertf. Itotmialdcx of
the Philippine supreme court.
The falsification charge grew out
ef an Incident vvhicli occurred
w hile Mikm Pomiialdez was si-rvlng:
as -ei i clary to her uncle. She w-:n
ai i used td' having ( hanged the
gf.id ftt Iv.o st lldentM who failed
lo pa. a bar examination.
! ' t It III mm I lie kids don't minil It
w? nib
Home cliorcfi hmik up thcii
plu.v.
Perhaps ii 'cause they know thuj
Ihcy'll
U- .ji;i uu tlaUluiUi day.
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