La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 07, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES t6dAYFVLL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASSD WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION ma jtrfer- THE WEATHER OKKOON: ttenerally fair ton I, 'it and Tueaday. Luw cloud and Kround fog ust portion. Contin ued cold. , : ' . VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ' Uo AMY MfflLME IS TOICED ID) NUMBER 80, P $85,000 f FOR NORMAL SCHOOL HERE Sum Would Provide for i Maintenance During ! ; Years 1929 and 1930 $23,191,032 TOTAL i OREGON REQUIRES Legislature However, Will Only Need to Raise $6,- . 854,660 Rest Provid ed For. Uul.OW SI'M FOR XOIIMAI, Kt'HOOli IX I.A I.KAMIK Included In the 1929-1830 budgetof prupoaed utttte expen-' llturea uro Itemttfor the mainte nance of the Enatern Oregon N'orinitl school, now being built in La Grande und which 1 to tie opened In time for the aum mer abort term. . . The nun) recommended by CJov. I. U I'utterson for 19i!i ind 1930 Ik listed lit 385.000, )f which 379. 500 Ih recommend ?d by the governor to the ingla uture to. be ruined by approp rtutlon; It Ih estimated thfit 15.500 will represent uld -from llceheea. fees,' etc.. In nddlllon ;o upproiiriiitiunu. . "Co-operating .with the cxee jtlve In his d,eaire to present to ;he legislature n balanced bud get, at his pamlculur solicitation :he bourds of regents of higher :ettrniiig,; Including the Unlvcr dty of Oregon, Oregon Htate college - and the slate normal ichools. have not presented :i'iy requests for new buildings ut 3lthef of said, institutions, al ihougli tho ncciVfor addition il ttructilrea at ull of Yheni- Heeiii, niperutlve at this lime," tho budget director reports. ' KAt.hlM, Ore., Jnn. 1 (Al) All activities of the Oregon state gov ernment will need, during the bl ennum of 1929 and 1930, u total of 323.191.082, according to (he state budget as recommonded to the legislature by Governor Put tersbn. A decrease Is shown as compared with, the two previous blennluins.. For 1927 and 1928 the total who 327.369.457 and for 1925 an. I 1920, 324,450.3411. The above totals embrace direct legislative, continuing and special nilllago ap propriations. Of the entire total the legisla ture will be concerned only with Jci.S54.660 coming within the per rent tax limitation. The remain der of the total Is taken care of by fixed statutory provisions over which the legislature has no- con trol. These are: mlllage levies out side the per cent limitation. 0, 1 Oil. 273; aid from license and oth er fees, 37.494.144: mlllage lax within the 6 per cent limitation, 3l.932.S56: continuing appropria tion!!, 3520.150... An addition $17:1. 952 Is recommended to. cover In terest on Irrigation district bonds. The budget Is the first one pro pared under the direction of the (Continued on Page S) CITY GETTING POWER AT NEW SUB -STATION Ial Orande light ami power users ore now receiving their "Juice" through the new sub-station re cently constructed near the. Iron works. The final step In cutting over the city from the old sub station on Washington avenue was taken yesterday morning between 8 and 12 o'clock, with a large crew of men working on the project. Th district south and west of Adams was cut over at that time. i Leas time was reuirod for the work thun had been anticipated, according to One Walker, of the K. O. U t: V. Co.. who raid that the power wasn't off for any in dividual usr for more than 45 minutes and in some cases, only for a few minutes. He reports that everything Is working perfectly under the new system. WEATIIKU TOKAY 7-30 a. m. 2H above. Minimum: 1 1 nbove. ' rendition: cloudy. WKATHKIt VKhTKKIlAY Maximum 3l. minimum 8 above. . Condition: clear. WKATHKIt JAN. 7. IKK Maximum 49, minimum 30 above. Condition: rain .03 of Inch. La Grande High ; Tossers Defeat Powder.39tol0 Visitor "Held to 2 Field Baskets; Different Com binations Used in Week end Contests ' The. La Grande HIkU schawl bas ket bull team mude It three straight here Saturday night, defeating the North Powder quintet 39 to 10 In a K-ime played in the Recreational hall before a fuir-slxed crowd. Ja Orande was at no time In danger, keeping the lead throughout. -At hu If time the score was 17 to 5. 1m Grande's offense and defen sive play was much stronger thun that of the .opposing five, the guurds holding the visitors to two field baskets, both scored by Ir vine left forwurd. An entirely different combina tion was used Saturday than that which defeated .Enterprise 31 to 21 Friday night. Zundel, Stoddard, Bugg, Fa us and Walte started, and later in the game TaUor replaced Fuua. Gmham went In for Bugg and Wallslngt-r was substituted for Zundel. Incidentally, Zundel was high point man of the game with 15 markers. Stoddard was second with 8. In the two games last weekend, with La Grande making a total of 70 points to opponents' 31, Couch R. W. Christie ud 17 men. Wallslngcr was the only man who played In both games. . Next Friday the strong Joseph quintet will pluy the Tigers at 7:30 o'cluck and on Saturday the blue and white team will go to Union, tho game to. begin at 8:30 p. m. , lihicupt X. Powder IU)....(). 1m Grande Hobbs(l) :.F (15) Zundel rvlne ( G ...F (8) Stoddard rwln (1) V..C (0) Bugg Jtx ' ..." G (0) Faiis Brlnton2) ......G Walte S (2) Tabor l. ' ; 8..: Wallslngcr 8 VI Graham - Itoferee: Jimmy Rosenbaum. , CHRISTIANS HOOVERHAS HOLD ANNUAL MEET SUNDAY CONFERENCE ifflTH CHIEF Elect Officers for Year; Coolidge Regards His Pastor Delivers His South American Trip - 1928 Report As Great Success SACRED CONCERT PRESIDENT-ELECT EVENING EVENT j . AT WHITE HOUSE Large Crowd at Presby-'Busy Time Looms for Mr, Hoover With Many Jkn gagertients; Cabinet Not Yet Selected '- terian Church for Musi cale; Two Pastors Re v turn to Pulpits ' The annual meeting of the Cen tral Church of Christ and the sac red concert . In tho First Presby terian church were probably the outstanding services In Iai Orande housed of worship yesterday, with largo attendances at both. Many other Interesting1 prognun weru held In other churches of tho city, however, including the M. I. . A. monthly conjoint at T:3 o'clock in the evening. . .. , i An all-day meeting was held at tho Christian church, winding up with the unnuul business session in tho uttm-noon with U. C. Kleshinan presiding and Leslie Whltu elected as clerk. The Rev. K. JU. Putnam gavo his annual report and churges to the various departments. Ho recommended that the Scoville evangelists bo culled for next -fall and also expressed the hope that the proposed church building wilt bo ready to dedicate ut that time. Mr. Putnam's annual sermon was WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 (Al) President-Klect Hoover called at the white house early today to dis cuss his South American tour with President Coolldgo. Mr. Hoover and the president were together nearly throe quar ters of an hour, The two came . out of the executive office together and posed for photographers on the steps. Tho president-elect d t cllned to talk with newspapermen about the conference, remarking: "Well, boys, if you want to know what happened you'll huvu to go to the fountain of news." Tho reference was to Mr. Coo lidge but the president had re turned to the privacy of his office. RejrardM Trip Km-v-csxftil ; ft After tho president-elect hud i - 1 mm COME OUT OP THAT BRUSH E J ililMliI Autl now wiiii'i' Iho IxNtnlrtl NOlmnmr4 TIm tMiilMHtMini4 wrcn'i In tralnlinr for Kuntn t'laiu nilos l tlto rnlvrrKliy or VuhIi ' limjon h'Ihmi ilu)- thflttiMl to iclvo rnwirM a inontli'N varallon, hul licit- nro tho r-nlts of 311 rauirhw dMB. BUI XVIImiii (lcfl) vim iHlJutliritl Hie liuiiilKiiiiuiit Iminl uturor. I'liil Mm lntosli (M'lilor) wivf limiort'tl for i'iiInIiik tlio mltkwl whlskcin lii'llllina pink iiml PnhiM'r Kikiii'h IiimiiiI mum the Mtlffvot! roKuliir ruliliriili cunsMviicy. ' ( Adjourned Term Of Court Begins In Wallowa Co. The adjourned November term of Wallowa ronnty circuit court was resumed today at KnterprlHB with one of the largest numbers of criminal cases on the docket for yearn in hat county.. , Circuit Judge J. W. Kuowles und H. It. Hannu, court reporter, of tA Grande,, went to lCiilerprlno yr-sttM-; day. to be there for the openlng of. court this morning when (he case' of tho state vs. Harry Ncwbcrg, charged with second degree murd er, will be opened. On Wednesday the case of the state 4VS. Kred M. Hlack. charged 'with second degree murder, will bo tried. Friday the case of IYm H. Asher, on the same kind of charge will be tried und Monday, Jun. 14, will see the opening of the case of the state vs. Krunk Hoffman, on an involuntary .manslaughter charge. On Jan. 15, the case of tlm Htute vs. J. H. Jackson, charged with larceny by bailee will be tried. The lust case Is set for Jun. 16. The case. Is the state vs. H.. M. Pfeiffer, of Wallowa, on a per jury chaise. Annual School Election to Be Held Tomorrow The annual school election which Is scheduled to take place tomor iow afternoon,, will find voters at two polling places one at the Central grade school on Fourth street between M and K avenues, and the other at the Greenwood grade school on the north side. School board members and oth er school authorities urge that alri qualified voters cast their ballots. The polls will be open from 'I to 7 p. m. In both buildings. There are. two measures to vote, one asking that a tax of I13C. 777.66 which exceeds by more than six per cent the siieclul tax levied by the district for the preceding year, be levied, and the other on wheth er the budget shall be adopted. The Increase orer last year Is necessary because of an emergency arising resulting from the high school fire, it is explained.. ' (Continued from Page Four.) STATE OFFICIALS SWORN IN TODAY Bortzmeyer and. H o s s Take Oath ; Idaho Legis lature Session Begins Seven Prisoners Taken to Prison Police Chl-f Clint Htiym-s let! Sunday morning for Hatem Hnd ;Woodlurn with sovn prisoners to be lodged in the stut penitentiary and stiit e training school for boys, j John Kichard Byng, Ken Hoblns and Julian Mason were to begin serving Hi-year sentences In the : penitentiary and Jim Mufchl.T. lOene McClaln. Lester Htellmsn and Mackl Htewurt were sentenced to the reformatory. AM-;M, Ore., Jun. 7 (AP The elective term of office of Hal E. lloss as secretary of stale begun today und also the new tnt in of Htate TreasJrtN T. 11. Kay. iuvh is to serve four years. Hons has been filling the office by uppolulment since the ruslgnutlun of Hum A. Kozur. ' t . The elective - term of Justice Oeorge llossmun of supreme court und tho new term of Justtco Jonn Ij. Hand begun toduy. Justice Uossman was appointed by Gov ernor Putter son to succeed the lute Chief Justice George il. liuiiiett. A term of office on tho supreme court Is six yeurs. O. C. Horta meyer of Portland urrived here to day und quullfled us. u member of tho Public Service Commission, to which he wus appointed by Gov ernor Patterson to succeed Kti Oatrander. (Continued on Page Four.) AGRICULTURIST' TO SPEAK AT FORUM LUNCH lTo utart off the yeur 129 with un unusuully fine meeting Is the ''plan of tho chamber of commorcK j officials' for the Weekly forum of '"tli4 uituniber to bo belj'tuhVorio'lv noon ut the Kucujuwca Inn. ;.The I principal speuker Will be W. VV. J.uwrenco, who Is t'nion county ag ricultural ugent siicceoding II. G 'Avery. Mr. Lu wrence 1ms been county lugeut ot Kluniath county fur two und u half yeurs. He will lulk on his first Impressions of I'nlon county und un subjects re-luting to the major uccompllshmentH oflecl cd In funning practtcf. In Cnlon county us he understands them to be. Kichurd Jiyklinls, Lu Gmmle tenor, will sing ut the meeting, t At the forum, also, announce- , nient will be madn or the chumber ! programs' to be held for tho com ing several weeks. This und to morrow's progiam aro expected to cause a lurge. Hltciiwance ut , the meeting, suys Charles Mulhocuf, secretary. - - Dempsey To Go Into Promotion End of Fighting JACKSONV1IJJ0, Flu., Jun. 7 (AP)T-James M. Lyneh, local ho tel man and friend of Jack Demp sey, A'ho urrived today from Mi ami wllh tho Klrkurd funeral train, mild Unit Untnpsey told him ho will not enter the ring again but will "pick up whero; U if kind loft off and devote his tlhie entirely to pro motion " 0' A "IJumvsey toll me Uhut ' If Tex Kick ant hud 1W '1, hetwtmUl have fniight tho whirl-" of (he HUibilng- I Hluu kiiy bout." itd Lytjch. . iKmg Leases ttis I . Cilr ir-fiTi rIVrti V ' uaniuvui a uuuj For Short Time COLD WAVE HITS MOST OF NATION LONDON-,' Jan. 7 (Al) Tu nlght'H bulletin tin King George, issued ut 7;4S p. m., sul(: "The king had a quiet day. There Is no change to report in his maj esty's condition. Tho nexl bulle tin win ie in.su eti tomorrow ever tnlng." I ! A jtlgnlficuut happening was the 'king's removal from his bedroom 'into an adjoining uudlencn cham 1 her where he remained for one hour. This was the first time he liau lect pis hick room during ine whole seven weeks of his Illness. IDAHO lj;(ilSIATl KU .MICfcTS. HOISH. Idaho, Jun. 7 (AP) Nino state officials. Including Gov ernor H. C. Uuldrldge, were In augurated today and thif state leg Istuture convened for a two months session. - Two Women Hurt In Weekend Falls iit'HDAXH TAKKR Oll'K K PKNDMiTON. Ore.. Jan. 7 (AP) Tom Gurdune, veteran Pendle ton law official, took office as sheriff of L'matllla county today. Hob Goad, formerly a member of the Pendleton police force ta chief deputy under Gurdanc, last night M rs. John tlmnn,mt was Hunting to church about 7:80 o'clock when Nhc nilHsed a step on a nt 1 He on the sidewalk In her fro n t ya rd , lea d I ng to the main sidewalk. She Tell and dislocated her right shoulder. Mho Is at pres ent In the Grande Honde hospital but' will be moved to her home soon. ho Is suffering considerable pain, according to her physician, Mrs. Harry Wilcox, who was coasting Saturday off the highway several miles east of !a Orande, fell from the sled and fractured her right foot. A group of friends were with Mrs. Wilcox on the sled ding prty.( Tho sled was trailing behind un automobile. 1 f er fool was Injured near the ankle. Hopes For Final Action On The Kellogg Anti-War Treaty Tomorrow WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (AP) Hopes for final action on the Kel logg unti-war treaty by tomorrow were expressed Soday after a se ries of senate conferences among those seeking it compromise on the demand fur an interpretative state ment of America's position under the pact. Senator Moses, republican yi( New Hampshire, author of the res olution declaring America's rights under the treaty, declared In the senate after the conferences that negotiHtlons were under way which I forecast solution of the treaty row j by tomorrow. ! ' WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 (APi A charge, that Senator Pine of Ok lithoma was Involved In a conspir- , cy to "drilroy me and the Indian service." was made to th-s enat i Indian committee tday by Churle H. Iu rke, commissioner of Indian affairs. Hubert Work, former secretary pf the interior; Attorney General Sargent, Assistant Attorney Gener al Psrmenter and Solicitor General Mitchell will be called before the senate Indian affairs committee: to explain why a grand jury Investi gation of distribution of funds ex ceeding tl.U'M.tHHt belonging to Jackson Bar lett, an incompetent Creek Indian, was not pressed lust summer. Announcement that Mr. Work and the government officials would be askd to appear was made dur ing a bearing today In an Investi gation of the bureau -of Indian af fairs which developed t"tlmooy that facts In the case Indicated evi dence of conspiracy, The only witness ut the hearing was Charles 11, Selhy. of Oklahoma City, special assistant to Ih at torney general, who, under an ex amination by Sens tor Wheeler, democrat, Montana, and Senator Thomas, democrat. Oklahoma, said h was directed by the solicitor general not to pr.we-fl with the case after he had been investlgat :;ig it for three year. Taxes 12 Per Cent Of Nation's Income NKW YOUK. Jan. 7 fAP The cosl of government Ih known. Taxes collected by federal, stale ami lut eal agencies In the last fiscal year amounted to $,1 70, 000,000, The national Industrial conference hiiurd finds this was nearly 12 per cent of tho niitional income, the highest amount ever .collected In any one country In any one yeur in the world's history. Thres Below in Chicago; 11 Deaths in Southwest; Chilly in La Grande N13W YOUK, Jiln. 7 (AP) A cold wave affected a lurge portion of the country today. While the southwest was digging out of snow drifts and the ako re gion wus experiencing sub-sero temperatures, gales along the At lantic sou board cost at least three lives, sank small craft and dru ve il steamer and barge ashore. - Three i members of . the crow of the flshlnif "lion t' iienrlPttiu W p u lost when their craft sank off Iong Heauh. It. !,. while a fourth saved himself by swimming In the ley waters four huiirs before he reach ed land. I. ft IJVCH li-Ofil Off Newport, H. 1., tho Hlenmer Herman Krusch wus driven ashore, a small boat was sunk und a barge t driven aground.' . The blizzard In the Houthwesl cosl 11 lives, deluyed trains, In terrupted communication and made highways Impnssublo in Kan sas and Missouri. . , , In . Nebraska and the pukotu1 the temperature dropped to 10 be low zero, while Chicago and th adjacent region foil a drop of IS degrees In seven hours, which brought the mercury -clone to the xero mark. COM IN LA GltANPi; A minimum of M above was reg istered In Iai Grande early Satur day and Sunday mornings, the sec oud -coldest wave of the winter. .During this morning, the minimum I was 11 above. The maximum yes terday wus 30 above, tho tempera ture not going above freezing point since Haturduy. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7 fAP) The governments of the 4K slates collected 1 .7!8,38 1 ,000 In 11)7 and spent i,72f,,yt(a,oio. Pendleton Man Is Fatally Burned PHNDI.KTON. Ore., Jan. 7 (AC) Iternard Pah I. 30, or Pendleton, was burned fatally Saturday morn ing when a gasoline stove In his shack exploded, covering him with flames. Pahl. walked a mile through freezing weather to a neighboring ranch for aid. Ilt was ruHlied to a local hos pital -fchcre he died Sunday morn ing. Practically every part of his body was burned In tho explosion. m;rov in chica;o CHICAGO, Jan. 7 (APjTho coldest day of the winter was re corded lyre when the mercury stood at 3 below zero at 7 o'clock today. The previous low mark was three above, (OI.I) IV J'HAXCK PAKIS, Jnn. 7 fAP) Intense cold that has gripped France for five days lifted today under the influence of a southerly wind that brouglit tciHpexattiroM above freez ing throughout the southern and central parts of the country. Two Arraifned In Justice Court Two Iai Grande, men wero ar raigned In juslicn court during the weekend. Moth waived preliminary hearing and wero bound over to the grand Jury. Iturtoii I.. Whlttcd "hhs bound over to grand jury on a charge of obtaining properly hy false pre. Ii-nw-n, HIh bond was set at $4"a. Charles It. Klder whs Hi-ralgned on a charge of non-support of two Pitnor children. He was released on his own recognizance. JACKSON VI M,K, Fla., Jan, 7 f APT Hearing (back to New York the body ol George I, t'fex) Itlck aid. boxing promoier who died at Miami IP-ach yesterday, the Ha vana Special of ttie Atlantic Coast I-l ne moved nort h ward 4 rum t h Is c.iy 'it 'i -j' clock t!tU morning. I 4 AltOVi; IV KANSAS ' I KANSAS CITY. Jan. 7 fAP) Kansas City experienced the cold- est weather of the season today when the mercury dropped to 4 degrees above r.ero. An unidentified mun" about f0 years old, found unconscious In a street, died In police headquarters, death being due, It was believed, to exposure and alcoholism. jUGOSLAVIAN KING RESUMES 1 DICTATORSHIP King of Boxing Business Passes On in Florida Death Takes Tex Rickard, Man Who Engineered Fight That Drew Three Millions II) ALAN J. (.Ol 1.1) AH8O0iHUd lirvsii HporU J'Mllor) NKW YOUK. Jan. 7 (Al1) A droiumir whutio, divanm cunui truo. yvt a mun of aetltin with the born HPlrlt of u Kiiinlilt-'r, patMoa on wllh the Ufuth of CH'orgu Lowtu (Tex) ltlrkurd. , The moHt domlnutlnff uh wull uh moat 'during IniJIvlilual jironiolor In tho hlatory of proruHatonul anortH U-avca behind him, ut tho uku or 69, aftor over it yeara oonneetlon wllh boxing, un unuarullolpd rocord of .achievement and aiicrona. Ulckard entered boxing when II whs generally luboo, und outlaw ftuort, . for tho moat purt, harried by tile law. ' Yet even then, In 1800, hla flulr Tor tho upoctaoular prompted him' to offer u puma of $31,0011 for the famous Ouna-Nol-aoit right ut Ooldrield, Nov. Now a lllit llwdiuw. . Ha leuvea thu aport on u big buslneaa acuta, a hobby or aoclety und ruahlnn, In an oru or mllllon dollur puraea for Ita heuvywelght prlnclpala and or oontly, ulmoat luxurloua uremtM for Uh aeltlng. Ittukard needed raro oouruge of lila' oonvlutlona, tho vlnlon of u pulhflnder and the aklll of a diplo mat aa well na the ehaueo-tuklnr aplrlt or a gumliler to lift boxing above Ita rowdy, dtareputiitilt level of youi-H ugo. Ho had thm all. Ho could not anpurate from the Runie all Ita undcalrabln olemehlH or reaturoa, but he developed It In New York to a point where white nh I it frontu and evening gownn lio aamo oonnitluUQUa at tho rlngHlde; and where the atock of Ita Madlann Hyuuro Uartlen corporation obtain ed nlandlnf? In Wull Htreol. l'iiinioi,.r uf I'jxtravdgniiMiM The. gunei'ii) public, knew Hlckord " kn.ifJ., Keim.alghted pro-uiJ-yiri'fexjtrp,ifnnwiH. A 'len, linifiJied figure with dlgur and cane. Ilia buHlniiaa uamclalea knew him aa u vlBliinury wli6 nlBO . had ii uc tlcul lili'UH;: linxlng iuunuHro iih a alvfend liundler of Itua'.lona and keen unalyat of ImxiorriciV vuluea. To nowHpupeiiiien, Ulcliurd'a door, tvhothor to hla old tower quurlerB I IlKMiltAlli;. JufiMl.,vlM. Jan. 7 (Al'i King Alexander wua virtu- nllv illi.liil..,. r Jnu,.k!i,irli, I...I..V huvfng aiiKpended the I'liriHtltiitliin ! end niimed a nuii-puiiy i-nMiiei He fiirmi'd ti iiMit.piii-ln nientiirv government uf inlilliiry Ntiimp lifter n futile uttempt In. rei-onellc atnniK n-.t-M- it" rui-liil iinliiictitilHiiia with whleh Hie parltiiinetilury reKlme hai heeli Mpllt alltee liiat June. tleneriil I'eler Zlvkuvlteh wiim mimed iiieniler and took the Intu. rlnr piirtfuljo. The netliin of the king created a Heiiaiitlun, but It wuh iinnounce.1 nu dlaturbuncea occurred. IRnnUnued on Page i Hmir.t Salvation Army To Cast Vote On Booth Tomorrow liONIipN, Jan. 7 ( AP)- Thoro was an air, of suppressed excite ment todny'al the headtiuarters of the American delegates to the high council of tho Salvation Army whero" preparations wore being made for tomorrow's momentous meeting which will decide the riuestlon or the future leadership of tho army. Offlcors wero coming and going eonsta nlly for conferences wit h Mvangellne Itouth, tho American commander. Her official spokes man declined to see ttnyom and It was obvious that the extretno delicacy of the situation was acute ly realized It) all rjiiurtora. Tho family aspect of the situa tion complicated decision on whe ther fieiierah Hrumwnll llooth will continue to lead the army although a majority' of the commissioners were agreed that the larger Issue of Uie army's future was the pre dominant one. It wus claimed today among those favoring tho removal of Con era I Itooth that a majority now favors such a step and formation of a new and democratic govern ment. It was regarded by them aa certain, however, that Mrs. Hramwell Month and her daughter Miss Catherine, would ciiuviihm voles for the present head of the army in order to increase nine siiro Votes that he now posHeases. Stanf ord Student Has "A" Record STANr'OlU CNI VKI1HITY. Jail. 7 fAI'iPoi- the flivt time In the hlsl.urv, of this university a student has shot academic par throughout IiIm scholastic, eitreer. Art bur Scoiten huH grad tia led with a straight "A" in every unit of the I Kit reiii)red for a diplonui. .HcoUrn made the varsity fencing i imi in. was a member of I'hl lletn Kappa, national honorary scholas tic fraternity. Ills home Is In 1'as uderia. ; -. Criminal Law Is Upheld in Court LANSINO, Mich.. Jan, 7 AV) The habitual criminal section of the state criminal code was upheld by the slate supreme court today wht-u it affirmed the conviction of Frcl Palm, Lantlng bootlegger. UUUIlUilU ANSffEREDAT Experiment Ends After Monoplane Finishes Its 150th Hour in Air MISSING MOTOR LANDING CAUSE All Records 'Smashed By More Than a Day; Me chanical Bird Travels Great Distance mktiioi'omta.v Airport, Urn AngeHU, Jun. T (Al) Tho- arnij'M rndiirKnco flight phrnn, tho yiH'Hiion Mark," waa forced ilovtu mi Iho alrimrt field ltpre al, of- ln,ii .iwiiin wiTHKTu mt iifr iiimiii. The plane had bcea, in iho air I IMI Itoura and M mtaalc. The left motor of Ih Quoatlon Mark went "dead" and the plane hogun rapidly losing altitude, H. J. Adiimaon, repreaentntlve of the war department, told the AaaocK uted. Preaa. , . Mr, Adumaon auld that from hla wlnduw In the' obaervutlon tower oorauring the broud landing field. he enuld aen the Queatlon Mark rapidly Inning altitude. "Hhe'a down to uhout 1G00 feet. There! dhe'a dropped a load of gasoline. . Muat be trying to ninke'.tlio plune light er, " he ahouted. '-' . uuw lung can ane may up7" he wua auked. " fcoiiiiia. winy nope uiey can find whut'a gone wrong with that motor." .- .. . And then, momenta 1 later, the plune anawarod ..the queatlon by landing. ' By coming down on the field, thu ceoord were clinched. A niemuiK .rdTfl Major "Carl Hputx, commanding officer of the Queatlon Mark, .aont down ahortly after 1 o'clock today; Indicated that the plane. might be forced down to day hocuuHo uf trouble which waa developing In the left motur. Ilia MfMHBgO ' Major HputK' meaauge read: "The left motor la noting badly. We can lake aboard only SO gal lotia at a time. - Send up fio gut luna hourly until we are forced down. (Hlgned) "Hputi." TIo meaauge was received at 1:211 ii'clock, ISO houra from tho limn tlie gueatlon Mark hupped off at 7:211 n. m. New Year'a duy. Ilfforo binding the great bird hud Milled puat Ha lfiOth hour ot cuntlmiiiua flight.' At that time, under Ideal weuther condltlona, the lilano wua circling Hi greut aweepa iirnund thla valley ulrport. There wore, no more recorda left to break and It flew to the watch' word, "Kui! on and on!" II.IMHI MilvM lu aiilto tne fact that It hud bee In Ih. nlr'mtirA Ihun IGA hmip. ami traveled more than 11, Due nilloa, tho roenrda of -tho Niitional Aeriiiuiutlcul' aaHiiclutlun revealed Ita uveriiKO apeed ua uhout 17 mllca an hour. Actually the plune flew at approximately 70 miles an' hour. Thla pucullur aliuiitluu --urlaea from the fact that the Queatlon Murk hud mado only A 10 round trlpa over Ita offlclul courae of I2R.5 Milieu. In the official record. Tho plane gained no credit fur mure than 7ft per cent of the dla uinco uf Ita night becuuae it hud not negotiated the cuurae It orig inally net out upon. GASOLINE WAR IS CONTINUING IN PORTLAND I'iiltTI.ANU, Ore,. Jan. 1 AI Cortland's rtall Kasollne trado haa assumed all the character! Men of the distribution of prise packaKes, The latest concession In i iirlco fiiltlnir : war that has broiiuht (ra so It no down to lavft "frits a ksIIoii In many stations, b ftrfertm; rive Rallons of Kasoliuo free with every six quarts uf lub rication tdl, 1 Other dealers, charging between 17 to 2" cents, offerluic a packag of cigarettes free with five gullum of fuel. Some stations give motor ifts a choice between clnara ant clK'irettes. raued on. independent dealers wor seekliiH' to effect a new urgunixa Mou to brlntf service station tne touether to end the struifKle. Wholesale distributors suy no r diction in price has been made '. retailers and that none Ih con tel. plated. OltKOON VWY. Ore.. Jan. V fAP) Two robbers carting awa.v loot from th Star restaurant wero surprised today by Patrolman Ott Miller, who fired several idiot at them. One uf the pair wan bo Mbvud to nave oea wounded.