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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
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COME OUT OP THAT BRUSH
E
J
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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.