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VOLUME XXVII.
JIE.MBBR ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, ORE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1929.
Mli.MBKU A. Ii. C.
NUMBER 303
fewtnttg
TIGERS JIN
SPECTACULAR
GRID CONTEST
La Grande, Beaten Until
Last Quarter, Stages
Great Comeback.
CROWD THRILLED
BY HARD BATTLE
Enterprise High Makes
Valiant Stand Arrainst
T arger Blue and White
Eleven.
A v.'illatit ' Fiilet-prlso 1 1 ten
school eleven came to i Grande
Saturday, determined ti wrest vic
tory from the larger school, mid
lor most of iho ensuing game, it
appeared that the dream uf the
Chieftains would be realized. Hut
in the last minute of play, the
Tiger bared Its fauns and clawed
Its way to a winning touchdown,
leaving the Knlerprise loam broken
and defeated and thi' thrilled
crowd on a verge of nervous
breakdown.
Tho final score wan 20 to 13.
and It was the narrowest escape for
the Tigers in many a moon. All
uf the spectacular that one expects
to see In a dozen foot ha 11 games
was crowded it to this one. and
when the frantic crowd left the
ill-Id at the end of the afternoon.
th-re were many weak knees and
befuddled brains. Torn from real
ization of defeat that ex'lsted three
MiiarterK of the time, to the thres
hold of a couraneouH vielo'-y. it
was enoir-'h to wreak tho nerves
of the mob of frenzied football
fans.
Chieftains Tnki Lead
II was only four und a half min
utes after (ho opening whistle
when the Kntorprlse team effec
tively stopped a l.a (irande march
for the goal line, turned the lido
against the blue and white and
swept down the field to a touch
down nil In one short 1 seconds.
And after the hall was booted be
tween the goal posts for tin extra
point, I .n Grande wart stunned Into
i m potency for the- renin In tier of
the half, which ended 7 to o.
It was Iti the third and fourth
M nar tors, however, t hat the real
pyrotechnics wen? touched off.
Taking the ball on (heir own 31
yard line, a rejuvenated I -a Grande
tea in found Itself, and rapidly
reeled off offensive thrusts, scor
ing on the fift h piny, a forward
pass from Slo'ddnrd lo Mires from
the Knter prise 4 '2 -yard line. iiut
Hvans missed Hie try for goal, and
Kutcrprlsc Mill held the margin
by one-point.
Hut it looked a Utile more en
couraging, and the sidelines went
Into a ragged but vigorous chant
for touchdowns. The blue and
white kicked off, Forsythe rotnrn-j
ing the ball from his '0-yard line
to mhlfhdd on the punt. A fumble
by While put the ball back five
yauls but a penalty recovered the
distance with Hi yards to spare and
from the 4 a -yard line, after two
plays that failed to- gain an inch.
Knterpiise scored on one of the
most beautifully executed plays j
ever witnessed In I. a t irande
started like an end run. swiftly
changed into u lateral p;w to a
fast running back, and the coin-
(ConJnuf1 '
T.vo.)
LARGE CROWDS
IN LA GRANDE
OVER WEEKEND
, Following die dinner, the regular
Attracted by a number of events : sexxlon will be held and two ca
ll and reds of out-of-town people i quires will be Initiated into the
Were
in l.a Grande Fridav und'
Saturday, thronging the business
district both afternoons.
The Pirate Parly, a merchandis
ing event staged by local im-reli.
ants, hired many or the oul-of-lown
people, and the two football
games Normal vs. O. S. C. Hooks
ami KnterprlH" vs. I,a Grande
attracted many more. F, vonlng
attractions. Including the Hays
r'f 4! show-' given by the Flks and
Hie colored Inlklng picture at the
Arcade "on With the .Show." kept
a large nn-l of the crowd In la
Grande overnight.
Oltl'.GON WO.MAN SI'ICIDFS
CHICAGO, on. 1 (API Mis.
.Marguerite C. King, a widow,
killed herself early today in the
bote room of Parke Itruwne, poll -He:.)
wriler of the Chicago Tribune.
She xhot herself t h e in the hrrnsl j
with a calibre pistol belonging j
to i: row ii.
Mrow n told pollen that he had I
known Mrs. King, who came from
(iranbt pas, t ire., for about two
year itid that they had o,uarrellcd .
a fortnight ago. 1
i: VTIIKIt TODAY
T -3a a. m. in above.
.Minimum: .13 above.
- Condition: clear,
u i-.vnir.it yiti:ui.y
Maximum 70. minimum 33
above.
Condition:, ch-iir.
K vniKK on, ai. turn
.Maximum ((, minimum z'i
a buve.
Condition: clear.
Give Report On
Work of P.-T. A.
In East Oregon
Fourteen Association in
This. Section, Most of
Them Carrying Out
Big Programs.
Showing the district to bo pro
gressing rapidly in organization
and welfare Work, Mrs. C. F. Mc
pherson, fifth vice president of the
Oregon Congress of Parents and
Teachers, gave the Faslcrn Oregon
report at the convention held lust
week in Grants Pass.
. Mrs. McPherson, by virtue of
her election, has charge of Union,
Jlaker and Wallowa counties,
which have a total of 14 associa
tions. Giving a resume of the last year,
Mrs, Mcpherson's report said:
"Muddy Creek put on its Piirilan
dinner in November, clearing $300.
and sent toys and clothing to the
service shop and held a community
Christmas tree. . . They are serv
ing a daily hot lunch, part Of the
supplies being- donated.
"Haines is sponsoring a hot
lunch for the first time. They
have raised $i'000 by their activi
ties and have been instrumental
In raising $3000 more by taxation
. . . for a gymnasium. . .
"Uurkee is a very small asso
ciation struggling against great
odds. They have acquired some
play-ground equipment and have
done some work in beautifying the
school grounds.
"Imhler and North Powder' are
both flourishing organisations, as
Is Hock Creek. . associations
like these which can buy pianos
and put on $400 dinners need oc
casion no worry.
"Pondosa. an organisation In a
mill town between La Grande and
Maker. Is doing splendid work, the
outstanding achievement being the
financing of a teacher of music,
for the school, who comes out
once a week from linker.
"Island City is holding its mem
bership drive and lias a promising
future.
"J-'ruildale. Liberty add WIlluw-
(Cnnilnoort nn pir 8.)
Elks' Annual
'49 Show Ends?,
Saturday Night
Declaring their Days of "'lit show,
held Wednesday. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday nights in -the
Kacajawea Inn ballroom, to be one
of tho most successful in their his
tory, officers of the It. P. O. F.IUs
lodgo were today provided with
sufficient funds for the staging of
their annual Yulctide party, in
cluding the Christmas tree for 'the
kiddles and the giving of baskets
of provisions to needy families.
The 4'.t show attracted a toi-,1
of fil.Va paid admissions during
the lour nights, und the attendance
Saturday night , was '2. 200, .it is re
ported. Although tills tola) did noi
reach the G.1!S7 chalked up last
year, ft was greater than during
I other previous autumns.
The final awarding of prizes
: included an electric waffle iron to
J Mrs. Del Hndspcln and 12 photo-
. graphs by Hitler to Mrs. Doyle
Zimhicrman.
I Knights to Honor
II. E. Dixon Tonight
1 T. K. I lixon. who Was elected
ant) Installed as grand chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias of Ore
gon In the convention In Portland
last week, will lie honored at a
speclai meeting of the K. P. lodge
tonight, beginning' at 7 o'clock
with a dinner served by tho Phyh
lau Sisters.
rank of knight. Plans for the an-
nu 'i I dance, to bo held at 5uber
hall Nov. 20, will also be discussed.
A nnounce Local
Conference Nov. 8
Communications from headquar
ters nt San Frnncifu o, a re being
sent to the various groups of men
represented In the Presbytery of
Grande Itonde. the Presbytery of
lloise. Idaho, and the IT'-shylery
of I'endb ton. announcing the com
ing of Men's conference to lie h-ld
In the First Presbyterian church,
I. a Grande, Friday. November H,
w ith repreeri()i lives of t he three
nallonal boards of the church
presenl. and I r. Mel.'-od f Cali
fornia, w bo w ill be in charge of
I the conference. Local men OI the
church are a !;: active in prt t-
ing the i onfei '-nnv
Union Leaders In
South Convicted
( IIAlM-OT'l'i:. N. C, Oct. :l
(AIM Seven National Textile i
Workers union h.-iderw and mem- ,
hers charged with seeond decree ,
murder in count--! ion wit h the
shooting of O. F. Aderhohlt. chief
of police of Gastunin. and w illi
various decrees of a". nil on three :
other policemen during strike
troubh-y. today were found irnlhv '
In superior court hero of all
ch urges.
The verdict .-aires a sentence ;
of from two to thirty years In
prison ut tho discretion uf the
LEAK SOUGHT
BY-SENATORS
Data on Secret Sessions
of Committee Found
in Firm's Office.
MEMORANDUM IS
READ BY WALSH
With Lobbying Inquiry
Continuing, benate Is
Asked to Return Bill
to Committee.
WASHINGTON. Oct. lit AP)
Tho scan to today refused to semi
(ho tiuilT hill hark lo rw finance
commHtcc with instructions to re
vise the mea.su it and limit rate
cl Hinges to farm products only.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21 (AP)
An office memorandum of the
Connecticut Manufacturers' asso
ciation showing iuformalion on the
secret tariff rate making sessions
of tho aenale finance commf- tetT.
was produced today at the senate
lobby investigating committee hear
ing. The memorandum was written
by J. K. WiilehfJ. an official or
the association', to Charles I.. Kyan-.
son, assistant to the association
president, who aided Senator Ming
ham, republican, 'onnecticr a
member of the finance committee,
during its deliberations on the
tariff nieusiire.
The paper was produced by Sen
ator Walsh, democrat, Montana, as
Kyan mm wan recalled by tho com
mittee. It related '.he opposition
of Chairman Smoot and Senators
Kdge and Heed, republican, mem
bers of tho finance committee in
(Continued on Pace Wight)
AS SEASON ENDS
Woman Shoots 150-Pound
Buck Baker Man Slays
His Own White Horse
The annual fleer hunting season
came lo an official close yesterday
with tho usual "unusual" stories
to relate.
On her last day. .Miss Gertrude
Kluinn shot a 1 fto-pound, iwu-poho
buck above I'ulon,
So far. the largest deer reported
Is the 27f 1-2 pound 'buck s1,
by Clifford Conrad of Alice, Hunt
ers have umil 24 hours after the
season closes to bring In their deer
however, making G o'clock tonight
the zero hour. I' n less M r. Con
rad's buck is surpassed, he will
he given a gun by W. K. Gilbert us
jfa prize.
Anotuer m-er orougni in ini
weekend was a 2 2 1-pound, four
point buck shot Friday by W. M.
Rollins on Catherine creek.
ShooisOwii Horse
Hiker, however, has the most to
tell. Follow ing is an Associated
Press story from the neighboring
icily:
ItAKKII. Ore.. Oct. 21 (AP)
Here are ! laker's entries for the
deer huultTs' ? ory contest, i'.'-it
edition:
II tinier No. I dismounted fro hi
his white horse In llie mountain
nea rhere yesterday, bcal his way
through the 1-rush, circled around
a hill, saw what he thought wok
a deer and fired. He killed his
(Cool limed On I'h ep. Two
HONOR THOMAS A. EDISON
hK it f Y
h i
i I
if fit set
Two of Iin world- grcati-! men. Henry l ord and Ihrbcrt
, Mimwr (ph liircd iilHai-l ure today honor: ng I hi orM'-
j great cM imcnior. TImimiiim A. hi Hear Ik i n. vGn-re Jr.
Ton! I- MKHiHr!ng golden fiiinlvci'iry -clchratlc:i. PnJ
j iUu; Hoover arrival in licinlM.ru today nml v.a i t,r.f.i:l by
.Vr. 1 o:d m:il .Mr. IV.! "ki.
Accidents Over
Weekend Cause
Several Deaths
One Dead, Two Badly
' Hurt in Portland Sev
en Snuffed Out by Gas
in New York. -
POKTIjANI. Oct. 2I'(AI) -
Losing control of his automobile
when a lire went flat, John Hil
t iinen. 4N. was killed here today.
The machine suddenly swerved and
humped into a telephone pole.
Ilittuuen's head struck an upright
on his windshield. Uealh was
caused by either skull fracture or
shock.
The ear was not badly damaged.
Investigators found the tire 'flat
and a dent In the radiator. Wit-,
n esses said 1 liltunen was driving
at a moderate rate of speed.
Franklin Taylor, four years old.
was in a critical condition In u hos
pital here today. Yesterday lie
suffered the loss of his left foot
when struck by an Oregon Kloutrio
train. Thcs- child's font became
wedged in the rails as he was
walking across the track. Pefore
lie could release himself the train
bora down upon him.
John Strauss, 34. was perhaps
fata-lly Injured when his automo
bile overturned yesterday, lie was
pinned under the car. after it had
overturned three times.
PM'NGKK TO IlKATII
ItF.LHINGHAM. Wash., Oct. HI
(AP) I'anie stricken as he stood
ready to start a parachute Jump
here today. Kd Mills, a lilalne con
tractor, plunged lf.01) fed tt iK
death despite the efforts of Herb
(Continued on Page Klght)
Immunization Of
All Children Is
Urged by Doctor
Crglng (hat the IJons Huh, and
ol her civic organizations, ask the
school hoard lo pass a regulation
whereby every child entering
school must be made immune to
diphlhcrlu und smallpox, 1 r. W.
P. McAdory delivered a forceful
address at the Nous club luuchei.n
oday at non In 'he. Kacajaw'Jiu Jnn
, hr, McAdory pointed out t.hat
both discuses can positively ha
prevented a nil added that of U'i
deaths from diphtheria in Oregon
last year, five uf them took place
in i.a Grande. He also meir ioncd
the "epidemic" of inoculation now
under way, but mblcd that all of
Hie children could not be protect
ed unless some action Is taken that
will include them all. He also said
! that HMi.tHili children were vaccln
I ated In one community recently,
' wthoilt a case oT dangerous n:
i suits from Iho immtini.a(lon.
Fuslgu I'at k. who Is to leave for
f Metlford Wednesday, spoke briefly,
i announcing that Capt. Walter
i Jackson would succeed him in l.:i
' Grand) . It was announced tlril
! efforts are being made lo organise
I. ions clubs in Vale, Nyssa and
j Pendleton, also 'that the Hotary
; I. Ions golT tournament is wlii-ilul-j
ed for next Sundav.
Robinson And Heed
Named by Hoover
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 (AP)
Secretary Sllmsoii announced to
day on behalf of President Hoover
i thai Senators Iteed of t Pennsyl
, van hi, and Itohlnson of Arkansas,
have accepted posts us members of
the American delcgaUun to the
Loitdoll a i iiim parley in .la Hilary.
The seeretary sahl Chairman
P.orah of thi senate foreign rela-
t Ions com lull lee, had been asked
by President Hoover to serve on
the American C'unmission but hail
found It Impossible to accept.
ytr its 1
,,", t f ;y y.
169 PERSONS
CARRIED IN
GIANT PLANE
Dornier Flying Boat
Passes Amazing Test
In Switzerland.
WRITES NEW PAGE
IN HISTORY OF AIR
Ship May Be Used for
Trans-Atlantic Cross
ing Was Built in
Greatest Secrecy.
ALTF.N1UU-UN. Switzerland. Oct.
21 (AP) Tho hugo 12-engiued
Hyinpf boat Do-x, which was laun
ched here nMt July, today made
an amazing one-hour flight with
a human load of 1(19, tho first
time In the history of aviation that
so many persons have been carr
ied hi to the air on any conyy-
unc.p..
The giant Hornier plane took off
at I 1:15 a. m. ami landed jusl
ono hour later. Tho machine flew
over Lake 'onslance. her motors
working faultlessly and- landed
with her fl-ton load at I-:l.r p. in.
without a hitch.
The lo-x carried 15U passengers
and a crew of 'ten. She had made
previous test flights but litis was
Hie first time that so great a load
was taken up.
Iliiihl in Srerecy
Tho flying boat, which may lie
used for a trans-Atlantic crossing
for the purpose of trying out her
en parities, was built ill the great
est Recrecy. She was designed to
carry about forty passengers nor
mally but hi'.s accommodation for
lull jr necessary. Her twelve en
gine can develop u total of 6,00(1
horsepower und each engine can
be treated individually without af
fecting its neighbors.
The Do-x measures 151) feet
'(Continued on pne 8.)
Convicted Man
Is Sentenced To
Year In Prison
dliirold Williams, convicted of U
statutory offense here recently, was
denied a motion for a new trial In
circuit court, and was sentenced
to one year In the penitentiary by
Judge J. W. Knowles. It Is un
derstood that the defense will file
an appeal lo the supreme court.
Circuit court today was trying
the case of J. F. Ingalls ys. Wal
lowa county, u, suit over' a road
contract. Most of the morning was
taken up with selecting a Jury.
Perry Womail Hurt
When Hit By Auto
Several niilomuhll" accidents oc
curred over the weekend, with two
persons injured, not seriously,
however. Mrs. I,. F. Grecimiigh.
of pj-rry, suffered a broken collar
bone anil tier husband was bruised
when they were hit by a ear driv
en by C. It, Young, who repoe ed
the accident to the police. The
;tc ident occurred Sunday evening.
lorn McCallister was arrested
after ii, colliKiot between his car
ami one driven by William Wylp-k.
at Adams and Fir. His trial is.
leilatlvely net for tonight in city
court.
I.oyd Ihcklont ami I.. C, Harper
firmed fn a n iin r mission al
Fir and Jefferson Oct. IK and Wil
liam Merld'-s and an unnamed driv
er figured in a similar accident
yenterday at Spruce and X.
; Gertrude Waller
! Injured in Wreck
I (h-rtrtlde Walter, h'-n-l of the
soctiil science department of the
lOasiern ( h-egoit Norma I school, Is
al her home today recovering from
injuries she received Thursday. She
was en rouie to a teachers instl-
j lllh Ot lliewsey, n Harney coun-
ty. when Hie auioiuoblie in Which
U:he was riding, rigured In an ac
i cjdcni. She ulis injured painfully
', but. it Is believed, not serlom-ly.
; Howev4-r. Iter injuries will keep her
j from her work for a few days.
Shi- ri turned to La Grande from
Ha rne.v county yesterday.
; Major uui-stion front
Tomorrow's meeiing of the I'niou
! cminly chamber of cofnuirc will
be one of the mot important of
ihv fall season, and the main iiie
: tinii taken up will be "How to ap
j ply the report from Hn reefnt
: e onomie survey." L, P.. t-eit h
.'1 ti h , extension eeotOinn of ( l e-
: goo Ht.lte Ci.Ih-e. will be Hie fnnhl
Mnikif, anl Frank MeKennon,
inn of th" chambi-r surv-.v
oifjunltee, also will appeaj- on the
1 1 I pi opod to
out
ioiip pi;tn of operation with eom
nip"i'S reioi-Keming the tamor
frail m en and I be nn m-IumiIh,
iOblien a Md W holerta H meeting
Ini'l I I,, i- vi-ix.1.... ,.i .. .......-IM..I,...
nil'fj the,i r purling to the chamber.
Ai.T. Hitl. vie pri'Mlicnt. is to
! oiciide nt tomorrow's luncheon.
i Of'Iccc: un; ull members to
L-nfl.
ut-
Henry Ford To Pay Tribute To
Thomas A. Edison At Dearborn
Tonigtit-"One Friend to Another"
THOMAS iU. JjJHMU.N.,
PROTEST REPLIED
TO BY PRESIDENT
Informs Florida v Party
Officials Patronage Is
Not All-Important.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (AP) -President
Hoover hi reply to. a
protest from Florida over the ap
pointment of a federal attorney has
announced it !s the duty of I he
chief executive to make selections
on tho basis of public service and
not for political reasons.
The tetter, madn public at I he
while house today, was In reply
to a communication from Fred K.
Brit ton. secretary of the republi
can party In Florida,- on the ap
pointment uf Federal HistrieL At
torney Hughes, H asserted the
Florida, secretary ami other , re
publican leaders in that stute had
over looked the "'primary respon
sibility" incumbent on the chief
executive "to appoint men lo public-office
who will- execute the
laws of the United States with In
tegrity and 'without fear, favor or
political collusion. '
hole 'your demand;' The Jetler
said, "that the organization shn II
dictate appointments in Florida
Irrwjpeci ive of nierM or my res
ponslhilily and that, you appealed
to the opponents of the adminis
tration to attack me. The success
of 'the republican party rests upon
good government, nut on patron
age." The chief executive wrote Ihal
Hughes was especially competent
in the enforcement of the prohi
bition law and that all of the fed
eral judges'in I- lorldo had attested
10 his ability and experience.
Hrltlen replied to Iho president
assuring him of the cooperation of
Hie party organltUn.
SMALL SCHOOL
MUST WORK UP
TO STANDARD
SAI.K.M. Ore.. Oct. V. 1 (AP) - - 1
Carrying out the idea of standard- .
Ixnllou, which was the keynote ol j
the convention of the Oregon high !
school priucials' association, the '
educators, al their closing setion j
Saturday, adopted a n-porl which i
would allow small hir.h schools to!
exist only If they can meet certain
siuiiiiards of efficiency. This re-;
port w as presented by I'. I . KteU
son of the I 'niverpliy of Oregon
as chairman of tho committee nll j
retu-ga nijit ion (. small high
schools. It was approved over ,
strong oppn-ltlon. '
As for the linger high schools,
it was said that. six si a fids rils !
would bo added lo those filreinly
established by tho NortlnVcHt. hm
soehilion of secondary and higher
schools,
I A report 'presented by I1'. ' M.,
Knight oT Hood Hlver In which a
uniform marking Hysl'-m was. p-r- '
nmiuejHlcd was adopted, '
Golf Knicke.ru
Refuse to Act
Like Ilalloon
CHICAGO. Oct. L'l (AP .lun"
Meets hat made the slarlling ill.'i-i-overy
thai golf knickers may
look like a balloon, bill aren't.
Meers, who in C; years old, pot
on a pair of piiis-louis and went
out with tin- hoys early yeptetduy.
't he con vi ninllMi luriO'il to abla
tion and Me rs inn an i h"i. In
flate Hie knickers, lie (iKon-d, and
the wearer., could float tbrougli
Sfiace or upon tfi esirfaic of wat
ers. Wbh hi" coiiiie,nions lie ad
journed to a filing s'a' ion aid
flic plim-tooi s ' w t-re immpt'd full
or air. 'Hie boy then went to
the ro"f of ii hoi 1 1 1 Ini'l linv on
the Chicago tiv r Lit T. L Ml i
Me. -is , impel).
I'O'll eliien ictM'-'l Mill O'lt.
'"lis very Irnnire." nald M--et.
uiihgi'ig wiib-i Ironi the Lousi-t'S.
"P'uhahiv i:k Mo- lii'm air one
gela al tb' fill ng H iiiliili nowa
days. "
i:aiom,oi j' i;s
i ItKItfJ.V. Oct. Jl (AP) -Vaxtlll
j KadOKlavolf, former Hitigariatl :
premier und tlbra I leader, died In j
i a Merlin hOHptial today ufler an i
Itlr.ess uf nix inohthH, 1
Two men who have changed tho1
history of litis country by doing
the Impossible, becntis they did i
nol know it v:ih impossible, will !
dine together tonight at Dearborn, I
Michigan. (inn will ho host; I
the other, guest of honor. With
Ihem will he a group of famous
men who have reached tho i
heights in the various arts, pro
fessions and industries of the I
Twentieth Cenlury.
I he occasion will, be (ho cele-;
hrution of (ho fiftieth anniversary
of tho Invention of the electric
light; (he host, Henry Ford; (he
guest of honor, his friend, Thomas
A. Kdison. I
Although the whole civilized
world will "listen In" by radio to
the tributes that will he paid Mr.
Kdlmn thai night, the celebration
llse!f will he marked by a homely
simplicity and informality. It will
ho the personal tribute of one
friend to another. Hecausn of the
benefits that Mr. Fdlson'a Inven
tion,!; huvo conferred upon tho en
tiro world, however. Mr. Ford con
sidered It only fair that repre
sentative citizens from all coun-
trlen should ho among the invit
ed guests.
KemcmlM'rs His Admiration
"You see." ho said recently. "I
haven't forgotten (ho respect and
admiration I felt for Mr. Kdison
long before I had tho privilege of
meeting him and becoming his
friend. And somehow I feel there
are millions of other people to
day who feel about Thomas Kdison
as I felt then. I want them to be
represented at I h-ahorn on the
night we lei Mr. Kdison , know
how beloved ho really Is."
I n t ho past t wo docadctt 1 he
country has come to know some
thing of the friendship existing
between Mr. Ford and Mr. Kdi
son through the newspaper re
ports of their vacation trips to
gether. Comparut Ivoly few people know,'
however, that. .Mr. Kdison had
been Ford's Inspiration for many
yea i'H before they mel. Kdison
was JUHt winning world recogni
tion when his futuro friend wnn
a school boy of twelvo or thir
teen years. I, Ike many other lads
of that day, Ford'n Imagination
wiih fired by tho story of the
young man who had risen from
ohscut-lly by no morn than his
own industry and lalonls. .Later,
Ford ffeiiiteiiH imsfiet! (hn Kdtr
son Klertrlo Light company' and
largely through' Mh admiration of
tho Investor lie was impelled fin
ally, to go t burn seeking1 a Job.
That Job gm-iVhlm hi first con
tact with I'M i S3 n and brought
about I heir comradeship.
Visited Luther Iturhaiik
The Ford-Kdison friendship bus
I embraced asHooialuns with many
other important men wno were
(Coi'tinued ni Vnte f-vo.)
Arguments Open
Today In Trial
Of Albert Fall
WASHINGTON. Oct. IM (AP)
Fliw I arguments in tho bribery
trial of Albert 11, Fall were started
today when Alleo Pomvrene, spec
ial government counsel, told Hit
Jury which will determine Fall's
guilt or Innocence thai they must
determine whether the flnn.uoo nb
lained by the defendant from Kd-
ward L. Iioheny was a loan or not.
Poincare Resting
After Operation
I'AKIH, Oc(. 'Jl (Al') Kaymond
Poincare, formt-r French president
and premier, underwent an opera
tion for a. pelvic disorder today.
Hie set ond ho has hud In recent
months for his (rouble.
The former president was rest -tug
(rau'iullly, It was said at noon
al the clinic, and tils condition wim
most, satisfactory,
i 'LF.M KNCFAC IS ILL
PAItIS, Oct, 1H (AP) Former
Premier Georges ( 'leniences u la
suffering from a Htlgbt heart at -lack,
however, thai his condition
was not considered critical.
Church Troubles
Reach Razor Stage
KVAXKTON. III.. O-l. il (API
- -The Intel ji.tt troubles of the
M'Hinl Ion Itnntixt ebm b ( color
ed I reached the razor kIskc yci
teiibiy. Three deacons were seri
ously Injured. One. Samuel
Sander:, was MhtMhed across the
neek und may die. Twenty meni-bei-.-i
if (be congregation were cut
hio' bruised.
Three pf-i'Nons w ere a rrested,
inch id I nt: the tiatdor, t he Key. G.
A. l.ntm, and Simon Matlbewa and
A ley C.diJ ii. dcaeon-4. Khould t he
w'oundi-d Sanders dhv police said
ehatu'ert of murder would be made
aoiln.u Hie three.
For a year there has been
ironbl.. between one faction of Un
church and Hi" p.iNtor.
"ItOPi; I IIMis" lisCAPF
POMONA. Cu I., Oct. "ii (AP) -I'Joilowing
.Hie rioting and escape
of 17 InmiiteM from the statu nar
cotte hoNpituI at Spa dm, near here,
last night, a reipiest had been
broadrust to officers In adjoining
towns unj counties to did in recap
turing ,he ' men, None wan aurJ
ously Injured.
CELEBRATION
Greeted at Dearborn by
Fords and Edisons, Ride
on Ancient Train
OLD W00DBURNER
HAULS COACHES
Famous Inventor Re-En
acts His Boyhood Role
of News Butcher, and
Collects Cash.
By .lames L. West
(Associated -Press Staff Writer)
HKAKBORN, Mich.. Oct. 21 (A
P) Greeted by a driving rain und
a lilting chill, President 'Hoover
arrived hero at U:30 a. in. today to
purticlpato in Hit golden Jubilee,
celebration of tho Invention of the
Incundescent electric lamp by
Thomas A. Kdison.
Tho President and Mrs, Hoover
wero met at tho Ittver Itouguo
transfer station by Mr. and ifrs.
Henry Ford and Mr. nnd :"rs. Kdi
son. They hoarded the Ford train,
a reproduction of an oid train of
the Grand Trunk railroad, for
.Smith's Creek Bin Hon at tho en
trance of the early. American vil
lage, constructed "hore for Mr.
Ford. Tho presidential party and
their liosts posed for pictures be
fore boarding the train. The train
of olden days proved a curiosity
for the presidential party. There
wero threo coaches, each painted
In gay colors and decorated outsldo
with scenes of colonial days in
this country.
Woodburiiln? Engine
The conches wero hauled by a
woodhurnlng locofnotlvo and eael'i
car had a wood stove going at full
blast. There wore old otyle oil
burning lambs to Illuminate the
earn but no illumination was need
ed. Upholstered aoats with bronxo
uldeariiiH proved comfortable.
Tim President und Mrs. Hoover
and their hosta entered the rear
couch and then moved through tho
train to. the onoH.inmcdl'Ox -behind
the engine- und Its (omter
'which vhs piled high with cord
wood. Tho train moved along- at
a fair paco over tho two mile
stretch of track to tho entranco
of tho early Amerlcnn village.
During the trip on the old train,
Mr. Fillnon turned time back mom
than half a century to reenact his
boyhood rolo of noun butcher. Ho
had a basket of fruit which ho
sold for real money, Innlstlng on
colleetlnir from his customer!.
Inspect Ancient Train
1 'pon the arrival at Smith's
Creek station the President and
M is. Hoover Inspected the old
train which in a reproduction of
the old Grand Trunk train from
wheh Mr. Fdlson In JSC2 was
forcibly ejected because chemlcaln
with which he experimented In tho
baggage car when ho was not sell
ing newspapers fn the other cars,
spilled on the floor of tho car, aot
it on firo und Incensed tho train
crew.
The locomolivo with Its bulging
smoke stack and two enormous
drivers was called the "Sum Hill"
and on each side of the headlight
were tho words "Tho President".
f Tho name on tho tender was
"Atlantic ard Gulf It. It."
The President and Mrs. Hoover
then posed for pictures with tho
engineer, William T. Illuck, whom
Mr. Hoover greeted warmly.
Old Sawmilt Ittisy
Mr. Hoover showed interest In
a nearby sa w mill where un old
time suw was humming as It cut
nil the cord wood lengths for tho
locomol ive.
Turning buck to the station, Mr.
and Mrs. Hoover received tho dis-
(Continued on Pnire Klght)
liquor BARON
IS MURDERED
! IN CLEVELAND
' 'I .F VKt.AN 1 1, Ohio, Oct. 21 (A-
P) -Frank Lonnrdo, ono time corn
j sugar hai-fin who "got out of tho
1 racket" when his brothers, Ittg
i Joe and John, wero killed two
years ago In a gangland buttle for
j Hutucniaey, was dead today tho
j vid m ol a fusillade of revolver
.-hots w hieli roared out as ho
I bunched over a curd tabic in tho
j back room of a downtow n barber
-hop last night.
I.ouardo. llene partner In tho
bchlness which made millionaires
of the brothers, was Understood to
have abandoned the game when
Itlg Joe and John were shot down
i side by Hide, but nevertheless pr
i He w erked nn the theory today
(hat hl death was hi reprisal for
: the slaying of Sam "Mtackjack''
; Tod a to. rival botdleg czar, credit
ed with having plotted the death
of the Lonardos,
j Last night's slaying left only
, I icminlc, last reported in Sin
j Fram isco. ailvc of Uhe four l.op
j iinlii brothers. Homlnlc was Indi-
eoied here In (he Sly-Fanner pay
j roil robbery and murders, but
cvndnl exlradillon and trial. Mrs.
'oucellta l.onardo, common law
wife cf Hlg Joe, und her oldest
son, Angeto, 2i). wore Indicted for
first degree murder In Todaro's
death, Angelo. is liberty but ia
mother Is out on bond awaltlnt?