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

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Newspaper Page TextCITY EDITION EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY-FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE Vol mtmm wsmmti THE WEATHEh OUKfJOrf: " Fair and cold to night and Friday. Moilorato east and noriheaat winds. VOLUME XXVII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 116. '..I MERCURY ONE BELOW ZERO EARLYTODAY First Severe Cold Weath er' in La Grande in Feb- ruary for Years MEACHAM REPORTS Highway Blocked for a Time But Was Opened to Traffic Tins Morning Band, Quartet TO' Provide Music At Riley Dinner Wm Be Biggest Enter tainment of Year; Tick ets for Dinner in Great Demand Thu I. a Grande Municipal band and the old chamber o( commerce quartet, two of tho moat popular' I musical features ever afforded In the community, will provide tho TiuiHlrvil entertainment at thn KranK MINIMUM 39 BELOW I Branch Hlley dinner In the Bacaja. j wca ballroom next Wednesday ' 1 ' - "' I evening. Member of the band' Union - Noi'th P 0 W d e r bave voted to donate their services I leuii.ois mui uiv .u.,..us .1 ,... alley u one of the biggest enter tainment events of tho year. I'n-. der tho direction of Andrew l.oney they will provide music during the early part of the dinner. - The chamber of commerce quar tet will sing several selections thut made them the most popular musi cal favorite of the community be fore G. li. Dutton, tenor, moved to l'oriland. Mr. Dutton will come to La Grande especially for this event. The other members of the quartet are Elmer Stoddard, Sherwood Wil liams, and George liirnie. Tickets la Demand Tickets for tho dinner, which Is open to the general public, are al ready In great demand. Over 125 huve already been purchased and interest In tho affuir Indicates a capacity crowd will bo in attend ance. Tickets can bo had at the ichumber of commerce and Ubser- MINIMI M TK.MI'KK.VH'HES I (ii-ande 1 below KlKcrprise !! below Mcacliniu below Klein :. belovr Pendleton t brtotv. Slierldan, Wyo. 2 below- llllllnifM. Mont. HO iH'Imv INk ikcIIo. Ilii. 4 lielow' Simkune, Wash. ...10 hclmv linker 13 below, Iteno, Nov; i..,...: 4 lielow1 Modesto, Oil. i !l above San Francisco ......:.S5 above Inofficial. . 1 MR. RILEY M J CARKIN BILL GOES BEFORE LEGISLATURE Kiislern Oregon shivered Inst j ver office. The dlnnor will start night and today In Its second severe promptly at 6:45 p. m. -cold wave of the winter and. Inci-! Frank Branch ltlley. who will dentally, the first bit of sub-zero 1 provide the feature entertainment weather In l.a Grande In February j of the evening, will leave soon uf for many years. f ter his lecturo hero for his anuuul Although the official thcrmo-i tour through tho Mlddlewest and meter here only registered one be-I East, preaching the gospel of the low as a minimum. It seemed much ' Pacific Northwest. Mr. ltlley ap- colder ' because of a penetrating ) pears beroro the biggest orgnnlsu- 1 The liilcard school house, a two wind. Street thermometers varied Hons In the East and lectures to roi),;,, well-built structure, wub do all the way from five below to tour ; capacity houses, fcacn year nia , mtvoyp(l ,)y tlrt, lMll morning, an above during tne nigltl. At I :" j popularity is so great mat ma uiii o'clock the official mercury was up crary is filled with requests 18 I 'rank Itmncli ltlley, v. bo will K'lHttU. In Ia (.rando' nel Wed nesday night at the Kacnjiiwea Inn at n dinner for llio cliiini ber of commerce and (lie general liubllc. Is ortcn called '-I be Ho qut'iit anil I'oclUi Volw of Ore gon." Men uiio have heard lilm tleclurt- that 1-a Ciraudo Is very forttuinte to have lilm come liei o for an uclilrc. H1LGARD SCHOOL HOUSE DESTROYED Fire Causes Loss of from $2,500 to $3,000 in Sub- zero Weather to one above and at 11:30 street theriiiunicters wero at 8. above In- the shade. Mcnclium 3d lielow months before he storts his tour. Famous Mountaineer In professional llfo Mr. ltlley Id a prominent member of the Ore cording to a report . received by K. A. Sayre. county superintend ent of schools. The fire is believed to have been caused by a defective fine.' . With the weuther severul degrees Property Tax Relief Com mission Hushes Action in Salem CHANGE PLANS ON Boy Scout Week To Begin Over Nation Friday Anniversary Will Be Ob served in La Grande Plan Dinner and Court of Honor Tomorrow Tomorrow will see the launching of the biggest week In Hoy Scout activities of the year. The occasion the loth birthday. Is celebrated na tionally, as well ua locally. Plans . hu. I.U..H i,u.lA l I it n,-,ln fnr INTRODUCTION TIME a fitting program. I Places will Lu resorved for 350 Appearance of Lobbyists odist church tomorrow night. t HP IP VP r I C,A1QP fiPfl wuMui-i, which as uriuK Car Pl'oblem Makes Its er. w.u be followed by a cot of honor at which a Inrtre group of Appearance SALKM. On. Keb. 7 (Al'- m Clrundo scouts will rvcetvo hon ors nnd inorit badtrt'ek In the KuHtern OrpRon council In Hastily HUinnionintc tin- uvuilabln lt2U thero wero u total of 660 nuMiibfi-it of hl property tux relief scoutn nnd 13 scout leaders. Ktf comniiKslon together for -a fluul ty per cent of tho membership ftt- conferenco on the ' Uinff-debuteuj tended nnd participated In scout tax measure Just beforo noon Hop- summer camps, 1;. KuswU" Kcott ...nnlnllun I n fir 1 unnlinul I liih- n ..j TK . I.ausi nlianrlnrl consent to Introduction of the calnm of their own under the lead- r,Br " Hnsiicccssful -ttmpt had bourded tho Saratoga, HOUSEPUTS ITS 0.1 ON CRUISER BILL Measure Calling for 15 Jew Warehips Goes to , the President Lindy Is Guest Today On Board U.S.S. Saratoga Naval Officers Seek His Opinion on Air Problem Colonel to Fly Back to U.S. . POPE TO BE RULER OVER HISDOM AIRPLANE CARRIER ALSO AUTHORIZED , Cold records for the season are ; gor. oar. bl.low tero. a hot fire was built believed to have been shattered at training rat Stanford unlvmslty and I m shortly arter- Meachuin. where the government;" the Harvard ljiw school i and is Vurcte bout the time for school to i momcter registered a minimum i '""' , , Tl i tBke.un-thq fla.us 89 below. -Al a. mlt was a I j civic atfali s In Portland In ,n8m.onee tlier :v of below. The offlclul minimum at gon mcuHuro In the house and the bill erahin of a scout head is scheduled to drop into tho hull-. "Last yeur wo taught to boys toj per this ufternoon. . Iswlm at the summer camp undur It had not been planned to pre- tne direction or John Allen, of En-' sent the bill for several days, or CBmp director. Ave also made, until othor rovenuo mrauun'H pro- 30 Mnr H(.out, 13 life, eight eagle.' posed hud been pushed further ,.Jn u Qrunde there are elgTit along their way toward enactment troopB un,ier KOod leadership. Ill because of its controversial fea- ,no cnlll.c counc ,lt present wo tures. Tho sudden uppeuranco of huv, , .,, ,vUh a ,,, acllve opponents of the properly tux off- mel11uen,h,p of tn1 coat,, Mr. set provision of the bill III the lobby announccs. to ork on members of the com- . mlttee and leglslatui-o who never ' Mr. Scott mentioned the board of wero strong for the Incomo tax bill review which lias a duty of keep, as drawn Is'generally credited with Ing the standards of scouting high, liuving inspired the decision to tMmrles Hingner Is head of the re rush tho bill In nt once and get tho view here, ho suld. v deliberations over It out Into tho 1 . Circulating Library, open.. I'lnns for l!t!s are rupldly being Third lroiosnl I worked out, Mr. Scott announces. The income tux measure Is I ho within a short time tho council third of the proposals of tho tax wlu lmv eirculutlon a traveling relief commission to be dropped mirui.y which will bo used In all l'ANAMA. Feb. 7 (AIM ("olonel t'hurlea A. Lindbergh wua u guest today aboard tho V. H. S. Saratoga. airplane carrier, while thut . ship laftirtpatcd In munouvern of the l'aclflc fleet. lie will r-etiirn here tomorrow. - ' .' , ' Jand prepare for departuro Sunduy ". . V n:it on " rot urn flight lo the Untied INO lieVlSlOn lViaUU in HUl state. This will reverse the route in Spite of Alabaman's ',' nom Miami la., . ... 1 i r tii. v which ended yeftterduy at 4 V. M, Attempt; Britten Keeps ut i-ristoi.ai. Klonr I '-'u'oncl Lindbergh's visit aboard 1 ' - fihe Harutogu was by special " '" lurngement and In compliance with' WASHINGTON, Feb;, 7 ( API a deslro of naval authorities that The navur construction program he be taken along to give his opln calling for IB orulsors and one air- ion of a naval ulr problem, plane carrier waa sent to President Shuu Isthmus. L'oolldgo today with nouso ap- To attend the maneuvera ho flew proval of Benato amendments. across tho Isthmus last night from! pending Roman question involving Tho amendments, wore nccepicu cri,iolml to Panama, whero ho'tho-felutlons between tho vatloan und tho Italian stnte waa mada to- Long - Pending Roma n Question Settlement Is Announced Today SMALL ADDITION TO VATICAN CITY Monetary Indemnity ' of Two Billion Lire Allow- ' ed; Agreement Regard-' '. ed as Experiment HOME. Keb, '7 (AP) Definite nnd formal announcement of the conclusion of a momentous agree ment between the Holy Bee an Ilnly for settlement of the long- been made tO reVISO IhO measure offlolnl muirlun ivnr. nninivht h,, k r-....H, n..,..l ..J V .j. , i at sea as to wnother ne would uko, pupal secretary of state, ubifi'iiu u.,.,i, .. . IIlall blck wUn nllI) to ino united If an agreement should be reached BlutcB- neiwcon principal nunon. um Mar. lhan .,,.000 liMtors are rea dy for tho return flight, but ad vices wore received from Ktcardo Alfaro, minister, at Washington the rights of belligerents nnd neu trals at sea. ' Iteprcsentatlve Huddloston, dem ocrat, Ainuanm, pruinmrc ..... ,,,,.,, ,,. ,.,i ,, ,,l hango but Chairman Hrltten of ...,.,,,., hll,. ,,,. ,,, Informed him It had boon planned on this' trip, to carry .mall only Iluvlttg summoned the diploma tic body uceredlted to. the Vatican, the cardinal briefly communicated news of the agreement which Is everywhere looked upon as one of thu most Important events In mod ern history. . .. Itweived by Pono -Immediately after the meeting of tho diplomats at the state upart- tho houao naval committee, re- ' . ,. .u .1" '." ... Tr r (rom tho Unltod Slates. Lr.d . ... ; It was said the flight from Miami ment in the Vatican, Cardinal Qaa-' ' 1 .: '!een only a trial urtair ami u.ri wu received by Pope Plus, ' that no arrangements had been , wm said thut hd woe exceedingly NKK.K MOIIM IMIOTI-XTrlO.V made for a return airmail flight In pleased.- ' WASHINGTON, r ob. 7 (AP) the strict sense or tne word, nut ..j ,,, Ka huppy about what ua . (Continued on Pago B) He is one of tho most sue-. , . ' ,,.. ,,.,! Knterprlso was K0 below. At bolh,cessful mountain cinnucrs in I w, tuk f,.oln 2.r, to ,3,,mio .. ... . T.. .. ,rn, . .. t vbulhl the 1 Kntcrniiye and Meachaln the weather was clear and calm. In the Grande Homle valley there wus considerable wind dur ing the night and between I'nlon und North Powder, the slutn high way department reports thut thn Old Oregon Trull was blocked by drifts for a time. A crew of work- tho famous mountaineering organ izutlon. the Mazamus. Speaking of Mr. Hilty's ubility as u lecturer, Itoy Kraser, super intendent of the Arbucklc Institute, New York, says: "ltlley hus more magnetism, more fire, more . fun and more genuine affection for his subjeca materiul than any lecturer structuro. . - No school will he held ut 1III- gard the remainder of this week but it is hoped to begin school next week in a store room. men opened tne rouu ior irinei . CV(Jp ncar(, )n Ncw York. His curly mis morning, iner - oratory is like the flight of a bird. drifts reported 011 other hlghwuys in this section. Im-c Cold Predicted With the weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow still "fair und cold" there seems no Iniin His bubbling humor is Irresistible und his vivid and growing word pictures rival those thrown on any screen. 1 could go uheud and praise him for 20 puges u'nd the last uaire would seem to me us lll- dlate prosper in or a wanner penou adciuute us thu first." not until the coming weekend It The commltu.c , charge eliipha tb,,n I sizes the fact that there will be no In reaching one below, Ihe nier-! charge for the evening's enterluln cury here dropped 19 degrees In I ment except for the dinner, which less thun -U hours. At Klgln the wm he f 1 per plute. therniometers registered 8 below . ut 7 a. m. today. ,. coi.i) wavk (;r.xi:n.ii SAN J.'KANCISC'O, Keb. 7 (AP) j While a severe storm wus central over Arlzonu. icy blusls sweeping I down I10111 the north held fur west in the grip of w inter, the weather j Pendleton Team Will Play Here Saturday Night REGENT MEET REPORT MADE BY A.T.HILL Cnnslilerable discussion of u pru puscd ordinance iiic(tii)er,iting an electric wiring cede and a verbal report by President A. T. Hill nf the meeting of-tho Oregon Normal sehuul board of regents Feb. 2, which he attended, were features of the city commission meeting last night. Mr. Hill suld that the re gents were pleased wilh the city's appropriation of 4uU0 In lieu of grading work. 'Ho. praised ilarvey Declaring conditions In the wool that such transportation of airmail hannened and f am sura that Pre. manufacturing Industry are similar from Central American co intriej mler luiuinllnt will be Just as hap to thoo In tho cotton textile busl- to tho United States would bo pos- lpy .. th( pontff . quoted as say ness, Nathaniel Stevens, vloo presl- slble when tho service was arrang-iin( ..j con8lder that he was sent dent of the National Association ed on a pormunent basis. hy providence to put an en to thn of Wool Manufacturers, today ad- Despite this, liowover, govern- njf.rable position ot the pope Inl., Ihe leirlslnllvn nilll. Th. nther .u . ml'.1. -.... ... ... r. -. - v '" vm....-. n Bolne." . . . ul , , , .uu,.i;m, n. tion ror nign gruuo wooion yarns plana to send mall uaoK 10 tne, . 1 two are the excise tax bill, to Nl,M011 , ehalrmon of tho library. and fabrics, , United States aboard' tho plane. To Sign Sunday 1 iioys wno nuvo oeen mane r.ug.u! Mr, movens tola ino House ways colonel Lindbergh's three-day, This agreement will be signed on Isnouts during tho yeur are: Kdwlnl and moana committee on resuini- trip from Miami was completed uumlav In the Ijit.rsn n-l.ni.. Hon of hoarlngs on wool rules that, ,whon ho landed at Cristobal after cardinal' GusparA nlgnlng for the based on the present, raw wool nopB which curried him during the 1 uaA j.rwlll,r Mussolini for duty, low grado woolen munufuo- auv from Managua, Nicaragua. , Kln (jmnmnuet : lured products have sufficient pro- , , . I)eui wliateveHrtiiy Mve -p.1.: JattlM. but that some of h finer- ,lK djmm W mult 1 ...... .j .r. Tif. zETZ L.. .....r, I .... . . ,...- . . - , i:mif.'u. ifiuuii 11 ui nio vuiicuii liiivf of tlia ounell lire: George Gllkl-: J"""" nna ruoncs neeaea sugnuy (o , (luihorties at rranco field. H(,IIKlt in Itr.efforts to regain Its son, of I.nlon: Marshall' Woodell,, mgner amies 1 ocause oi ino rem- anil tn0 ,,U() hlH old troubles with tenii.ornl' nor la accorded It in iivriv iiimu iiiuur uunin. n uuii .... i.. . i .. ..i i - slderable percetage ot the looms 1"t cro m aui.d " . of the industry. 'ne saio, nave sui- . . ,y ., ,.lrri. " "" "' ' ' " "'"u jfered from Importation, of mixed 0 P to mak.i M, way,'"'"'" the Vatican ground He Tpld 'Em There Was A Fire Anyhow Klrby, Clair Porkbns, Paul Walkor, Itohert Itutnsey, Virgil Kocnen sparger, W. , J. Ilrlggs, Woodrow Ihiiberell, . Kanies1 si:nuls In outlying dlstiiota II was '1:30 o'clock Ihls morning. The weather was lielow xero. i All was still in Ihe fire iloparl- 1 ment until the telephone tinkled alarmingly. One of the firemen daahed to the instrument und louk down the receiver. ' I "Hello." I "Hello, Is this tho fire stullnn'".! "VeB." "House, she on fire! Good-bye!"' Flabbergasted, the fireman rrun- tlenlly burked u question Into the tmnHmitte.- ami okukIU tho im.n at W(l; i)0(md 8UM(. J0BH,d A1c. of Hulinr; KIlHWorth Cifwip, of. linker and Willis Hhult-r, of Knter- prlsc. At tm CQ-.ut of honor lomorrow nlKht, which will be uttondt'tl by liurcntH and rrlmiilH and othciH In tttrcHtfMl In hcouI work, tho follow itiR HWiirtlH utli be inudu: 'fi'iiderfool Wallacu Kaiipckr, Donuld Illitift, 1'hiiI Marlln, W:iynu (ioodtrhuni, Jlnt Infroitton. Hvcond rlnhM Howard . NpImoii, Mnurke Alexunder, Lwrnf KHI morf, ('Icon ('oalwctl, Marion Hoy- noldH. Itodniy Johimon, Kcnhrlli "Whirro do you live?" waH thu query. "I'm not Hurt, nuiybv In plione book, Ciood-byc," And ho Ihiiik up IIiikIi. l-'irHt vUmti uroul Arlyn Heck, Hairy Kuinn, Jay Kiilklehl. Kceoiid elaHH merit badfti'M Ar lyn Meek, Mution HeynoldH. list v.uhh nimit liudKt'H ldwln KUUIIH. . - . 1 Thn only rate tho wltnewi hiik- hiiioiir tin in. , Ho reported oxcHleni weather und flyinft conditions on the trip KOKtd wim un incrouMo to ten per cent n. 1.0 a.n.ynuu. .....-.. ywHtnnuy . Ktom wttrft nmd llt woohm fabrics and finWied gat- t nU nun. Vauta Hica, Imvld ' "" :r ' ' ( 111 nil 11111). nnd Vanuina City. II'j ....i,.'....,r..a arrived at liln deHthmtlon on lime WAHHINQTON,. Keb. 7 (AP)-- 1110 """IHV- - Tito aenuio touay upproveu a rewo- ,i.HK.N' I-'OIU'KI DOWN " lutlon by Hen a tor HehalT, republl 1 ;vi l'rrll I'M I KIKMl N Y I'Vb. ean. MlnneBotii. culllntf for un In- A,,a '"Hoodoo"' that trailed veHUKauon ,nio ino wn.ui paper Murtm J(,nm;n f,in (hf, tlmo h ! PuhllHhnr a newnpupnr tradn maga tho pope having refused tho Villi' lioi'la enlargement offered him tho pupo 1h to be ruler supreme within Uh confines. . Mny Coin Money He la to have the power of coin ing money, I mum lice of banknote poxtugu HtampB, nnd other prerog ative. of a Movetelgn Htate. He wlii have bin own railway atatlon, tele graph and telephone poHt, wlreleea Ktutlun and aviation field. His do? main l to be known ua the "Vu tlean Cliy" or tho "Vatican State.' VjUlcan extrttterrltorallty Ih ex- lint the fireman, too liuny ti do .titH, hawerenee f-'lllmore. Verg- miKrh In uk Miik- then, rang cent nil KnehenHparger, lare Thonias, whole would welcome him and Heat him congratulatory nieMsagea. (Continued from Vna Kour.) DR. McCALL IS MAIN SPEAKER AT A. L. MEET whistle will start them lulu u re turn battle with the lendk-ton Huekmoos. The game will be pluyed In the I. U 8. Itecreutionnl hull nnd tick eta may bo reworved at tilasa lrug Saturday. In the rind, game between 1'en dteton and lt Grande, played at Pendleton, the Tigers noned out their opponents by one point. Kor Phil Ilrocknm who made the trip ; Or. I!. O. Met'all at a meeting nf tlx, Aitim-lr-i.il I.Pirlon lu.st lliKtlt at Honan hall described the ex- I perience of the rescue party which made the trip Into the mountains to bring Charles K. Huekner, fat ally injured airmail pilot lo Ijl Grande. Dr. Mc4'all paid tribute to j A letter waa alno received from 1 " ' the regents stating thut they wlsh- With a golden, opportunity of;ed to express iippreclatlrtr for tho winning Iwo straight gumes agulowt approprlallou and further, that the u traditional rival, the Iji Grande upreciutloii lie extnded to ip Hlgh school basketball team Is tag- elude "Iho oourteny and cb-opera-erly 'awaiting Saturday night alltion hown by the city of la 8: 3( o'clock, when the referee h t Grande at all times. No definite action wus taken last night on the electric: wiring ordi nance. The Miliary list for Jajmary In the amount of $5,37I.H8. was approved. The proponed state build ing code was dteruHMcd but lit en dorsement was mudn pending fur ther Information. E. C. Davis was granted a noft drink and card II cen.se transfer. und she told him from what pint Johnson, Adam l,eghton, Inlow, new president of the Hast- of town the call came. Ko the flro Clifton Haxier, v. J, Hrlggs, Carl ern Oregon school, nd expressed truck -rushed over to the Harris Coleman, Howard Lyman, Kred the hope that La- Grande us n apartments on Kir street and put HitiiHn( Kverett Iteynolds, llus- otit a small blaze that had started hcII NWhoii, Curl houhan, Wood iti the wood box. The only damage row liamerell, John Miller, Ken was a hole burned In the floor. n-th Webb, Garth Cross, Kuan ..After the firemen returned to tho Marlln, Wllford Ktltl, Itollln Hess departnient, with the fire ex tin- ler Clulr Perkins, guished, they began to realize tho The star scout badge hi awarde-d funny side of the convei'Kiitlon over to the first cluss scout who has the phone .and are still lauKblng. fiuallfled for five merit badges. '"Hut wo hope the next pernun Hie following scouts will receive knows where he lives," one of them ' remarked ty a reporter today. (Continued on Page S) ov:r 15 miles of snow to gut help und, with u victory st Pendleton ior ino puou . . . h. .,. nuttt!n avt. Plans were made for " hopufuI of wmnlnK at home, a the district f-nrerenco o ' ln yriiJay nlffht the l(.alI1 wlll at Wallowa l-cb. 16. ?tate coin- , . , ..n.,,u nmnder Hen 1'b.her. of Murshfb Id. i"'""' ' ror and State Adjutant Moses, of 1'urt- j same. land, will be In ntlendanbe. It Is I A Pfl' "l" ' hf eal(, the student body tomorrow after- Announcement was made nf ! noon at I o'clock, preliminary to drum corns nnietice which will """ start In a few days. Plans wen? made to Increase the sise of Ihe coins. t'omiit'tlllon ut the state convention at Salem will be very ke. n this year. It was stated. After the meeting the auxiliary Th(. morJ. u( th(1 oriKin of the members served lamulcs'and cof- ,.im) pjre" rjirls' orKunisatiun In i t-e. Miss McKellar Is Guest At Luncheon Wi:.THKIt TII.Y :3U u. m. 1 above sero. .Minimum 1 lielow xero. Condition Clear. W KATII Kit V K-STKIl DA V .Maximum I, mlnin.vm 11 above. t'onditioti t'lear. ' VK.Tin:ii l'i:it. i. Maximum 4ii, minimum 1 ilnive. .- -Condition Clear. America wus told by MIkh Janet McKellar at the noon luncheon to day of the fiuardians' association and the bosrd of s"niuinl of I-a Crundc at the Iji Grande hotel. She hns watched It Kniw from small IwKinninir until now Interest In It i kc-n and ralriilly crowlim lu every section of the country, she staled. There are 15 (rlrls In Ui firnn.le now who. If pn.nerly anproacbed. would like to J"ln a f'amn Kire group. Mrs. It. K. Tyler said when called upon to tell something of Ihe work of Camp Fire In this city. There are also a nnmlier of women- who are anxious to take over the leadership of groin, she sulci, quire all day to complete. Triplets Born In Portland Yesterday I'OltTI.ANl), Keb. 7 (ATI Five boys who comprised the family of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Miller had two little sisters and another brother today following a series of events at a hospital here yesterday. A nurse had no sooner told Mil ler "it's a R-Irl" than she wus hack UKaln with "Its two Klrls." Then u third bulletin read "and the llllli- (tills have a brother." Mother and triplets am "doing nicely." after publication In Kdltor and """ .,, , i tended by the unroement to va tradn maga- ' ,,., , , .... , .!, I rlous places In Rum, elosoly con- zlno of charges that a group of f ,' . . . J, , ; nected with tho church. Hut Ital- mnn controlling tho white paper ,m ' i"'" ''n" ',, . ,! Ian courts and Italian laws aro to in inw .. ,,. .i hold Jurisdiction .with regurd to fash he Met out lo beat Ihe record ' .... . ,. Min i o. cr mos, committed on territory oth- chaln of American newspapers. Thn f . ", ,r"..u,ui . erwise under Vatican supervision. , lumisneu oy me otie i.j,i, ,...- . t . . . , . business of the world, bad pur chased a controlling Intereat In u ri,lai,l,,llf,n urn M ilrll.n tn rlltt nrlll till, whether- thoso men wore seeking Ibv.tooK orr iu ju:ii-,:in. oi in,, to create a monuiioly In newsprint yesleidny In the face bf adverse supplied lo small publishers. wculhcn.coiidlllons and at Ihe lmo , of his landing had been In the itlr 17 hour 0 inlnnle. lie declared tho combination of Ice und rain thut he had fueed nil 'day and nlaht ciilinlnallng In n potty iiiiiwiyaiicca causeu ve up tho attempt. OREGON WILL BE 70 ON THURSDAY, Two Dozen Beacon Lights Now In Use Between Boise And Pasco There are -4 bfacon lights be- Typo It, such as the one nt twi'en Hoist-. Ida., und Pasco, ' Hilgard Is llKhted by a farm light Wash., according to A. I. Hoov-r, . Ing system. of La Orunde. incmbi-r of the de- The C type is located ns tho one part men I of commerce airways at MVacham, by an emergency: servirt. Mr. Hoover's particular landing field, and Is lighted by Job is the maintenance of tbeso farm lighting Hystem. lights In this vicinity. 1 The j typn nucli as the one in The beacon lights w hich guide i fIl o ramie Is )laced at an emer the night fliers must be oiled, and Kt.txCy landing field and Is lighted greased. Wlii-n one of th P ,y commercial power, Mr. Hoover wall ginoes iiurns out u rniiMi oe Httrs. State to Celebrate Birth' day Anniversary With Elaborate Program Two Burned To Death When Gas , Bucket Explodes HALKM. Ore., Keb, 7 (AP)-Tho state of Oregon will celebrate il A8HhANI, Ore., Keb. 7 (AP- Indeninlly Allowed A momentary Indemnity of two billion llio (about f 10,000,000) ot which one billion lire is payablo ' In cash or Italian government . , bonds Immediately is allowed. Thu remainder will bo paid In yearly . Instalments with Interest being paid :;" meanwhile. It Is In the condessloh of tho; IdiMun state, binding Itself t er . cure enforcement ' o( the lUimait Catholic can on . law throughout '.' Italy, that many sre tho greatest victory for the church.- Tlr canon law Is tho subject of three ot the four parts of the concordat by tho terms of which the relations of tho church and tho Italian state will bo remilated. , Tho canon law, codification of seventieth niniKiay next niirsuay " V"' ' ' " "" "' l01 y rTio -' "'ch was completed only In 1917, evening, Kebruary H. with a gov. " r In a ""'"" "' " .,. Z4I4 canons, or rules, roit emor's reception, a Joint session log an cxplos on and fir in I ' , cnduct and of Ihe senate and house or repre- '"""; ' "" " . f -horch members. . .h nn ii.r..i.. . lain Tuesday which claimed iho discipline oi cnurcn meniut.is. Northcott Makes Plea to Jurors n-placed. Kach bulb Is supposed to last for fi'Mt hours but some, times they 'ille'' young. Kach one has two million candle power, Mr. Hoover says. fin ell her side uf each "rli-ar" colored b-acon light Is a r"d globe whose duly In life Ik fo Hash sig nals to pilots the r-d risshes point t he direct Ion of I he next beacon lights. The lights are mounted on platforms six feet wurv rortlTUOOM.' Riverside. Cul.. Kib. 7 ( A P) As Oordon Htewarl Northcott addr-ss d a Jury tbiy in an efftirt to convince tha 12 iih-ii thit he should not Ih hannd for the nllRfd nuirders of yoting loys at his Wlne.llle ranch, officials ex prHwd opinions that telegram Northcott t Id he rurelved f rom Vlnirr'd I'Urk In Canada could have no Itearlng on thr nue. Northcott took his place IWore Ihe jury box and started his argu ment which he said he would r- Cise KnnnxlMN's Vfslls to hvi.v.nnH nre niado from every two weeks to every month. At this time of year Mr, Hoover and his helper, H. I.. Hayes, make tiie trips on siiowshoH. Veterdny Mr. Hoover left for Halt l.okn ity. I'tsh. to bring back a new truck for use In La firande, Mr. Hoover Is no relation to Hjr h rt Hoover. preKldent -elect, ul- fhe beacon lights In I'nlon and though they have much in common. Mom nave iraveieo c xiensiv.-iy. A. I. Hoover has lieen In Knglalid, I'Vauce and f'anudu In-sldes the rnind Mutes. Itaker counties have been In use for the last seven months, Mr. Hoover Huys. Seen 7.". II IIcm fin a Hear night when the at- . ' . -r " 'lost cattle nnd apparently lost hi gram, and rinally with a dance., lives or Aioie, i,. unu jeun. ..oim- The birthday party will open In "V " severely binned when he Iho statehouso at eight o'clock endeavored to rescue his 6-yiar- next Thursday evening with music "I"1"'' '"" ''' ''"" by the 60 piece Oregon national The explosion, which rocked the guard bund, l-'rom eight to ten. ""V lumber village of Lincoln, the governor, president of the sen- near here. waa,caued hen Mrs ate. speaker of the house and other l'lclds kindled a roaring fire I" stule officials will r.K.clvo guests 'ho stove prior lu doing the ramlly In the governor's ofrlce. laundry. The formal reception wlll close A -tuurl inn of gasoline was at ten and at that time a Joint ses- standing near the stove. As Mm. sion of Ihe two house, wlll bo call- '''"' ' "" ''"' , "l"'''l";' " ed III tho rotunda on the first floor. Plosion partially wrecked Ihe home , , and sent shoui-r of ftaini's throughout the close quarters. I Khe was slightly burned en- PpllfUvlftn Tmlflll l,'oiliig lo risen., the chll.lr.n, I LHUILIVII 1 UUUy .;rn,.Bt .e!ds. brnlher of the . falber, rushed through the burn- Man Frozen Near ll:.liLKTO.V. .'eb. 7 fAI'l lnf cabin and pulled u col bear Hob Hmlth. ranch hand, was found J'"" "irough the flames. froxen lo death on the I'llot 'Itock. .',.,.. ......... Iflrkn inrt:nr1 1? t . Il-rbert Hoover was secretary of '" "" " " " mun itjiiu '.. (fnnllnuod on Pag S) MA YREOPEN WORLD COURT, BAKER STATES OMAHA. Neb., I'Vp. 7 AP- Newton l. Baker, secretary of wa: i Hhder President Wilson, In Omalu en route we.i, said he untlerstor , that "both the prenident nnd pre idnt-elect nre hi favor of uttcmp j Inir to reopen tho world courl." I in my opinion." Mr. Bnlu said, "the world court would in compUsh more In two years thu we could hope to do otherwise lr a dozen years." Mr. Baker with Mrs, tinker. I: iii route to Honolulu Cor u month's vacation. Ihe lights can cajttly be writ for employed by that depurtmenl ut ; iw.iv. A party left Pilot Itock this I Courtly Furniture WASHINOTON, Feb. 7 (AP) 75 niib-s nnd on a fonry, damp present, nnu ts intrre,cn in eiec- ,....., ,hlM ,,lfirninir Adherence hv the United States to I eriKlnperlng. imring the war " ' ' t ..... .... ...,.i,ulA r ....... f...u... ih w..H.l rnuri mav denend unon ItKJK.TK ItlM. (for Ihe I nlon county court ho:ise.thn ntieeess of an unofficial dlplo- . The coiitmct went to Kllhitin Sta-;maile misylon to bo undertaken by WAHIIIM1TON, Keb. 7 (API .tlonnry nd Printing company nlcht It can be wen for abut 75 t rival fwt. Mr. Hoover say. , both Hoovers served their country. I'Vuir TyMft 1tfHefn litrhtN. says Mr. Hoover, are of types. A. It. and l. The A. I. Hoover as a mechanic In the air service of the Aincrlran army, j A type, such as the one located on married. A. t. Hoover has Iwo " " ' - tro IHI peak, dom not have the daughters and rU-rbert Hoover has .miliary niniira commiuso uiay n wn i. .w.. ...... -. ...... - ti, i .!..h H,.nVoK iflei ied thn Madden bill to leas ' The new furniture lo bo purch- ,l i. l lighted hr comrmM-clal wlhs 2.0 uoundsan lm x feet Muscle Hhoals to the American ased wlll Include de.k.. chulra and m-s on Apiericim. jesiirvuUoiuuO.. imw,-c jtsll. Cyonamlde company. ' court room furniture. Kit tin ioot, former seiretary of. atatrt unit an authority on Interna tional law. Mr. Hool wlll seek at understanding among world pow- the court.