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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAYFULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE THE WEATHER Oregon; Gem orally fulr tonight and Buturday but unsettled In tho north went, warmer in the Interior tonight, . v . ; .- - '. . CITY' EDITION , VOLUME XXVII llUMDER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1929 MEMBER A. D C, NUMBER 319 fcupiraw CHURCH MEN CONVENE IN CITY TODAY Pi'esbyte'rians Holding All-Day Session in Sacajawea Inn. . luncheonTdinner Ui ill Hi riwuft-iiii Men's "Relations to Churches Discussed by Speakers National Of- v ficers Attend. . ' An unusual, event for a city the slxo. of La Grande is the convontlon of I'resbylorlun men mat is .being held In La. Grande today , In tho Kucrijinvea Inn Willi several prom lne.nl- church men attending. . 'I'lio liov. William Chalmers Covert, I). .. 1.1. IJ. of Philadelphia, l'a., who ls general secretary of tho board of Christian education, and a mem ber or the general council: the Jlov., William Weir. - U. ..IX. of Chicago.. '111,, general director of tho department of Men's work and field promotion: tho Itev. Murdoch JlcLeod,. J. !.. from San I'Vancls Co.: Cal.i Pacific coast director of men's work,-and district secretary of the hoard or Christian educu Hon .arc Iho principal speakers present. ; ' . " ' . An all-day session. Is being held Willi lUllCll'-Ull U1IV Uliiil- in- w. llHS. "Men and Their' Local . Churches."" -Is the. subject around which the1 morning' addresses were woven. The devotional service hy the Hew J." Georgo Wn I., opened the program, Hh the subject, "Wor ship lind Work." Using I'Mrst Chronicles, Chapter IS, as his foun dation he selected illiotalions. some representing worship, zithers work. VtlV" Ill" l.iill. Hi", hi.ij " to Ills name,", "Give things; unto '- (Continued nn Page ' - E. O. N. GAME WITH BAKER IS NOT LIKELY The poi-aiblUly of u jrame be tween Hiihffr Hiffh Hehool's eleven nnd -thpe Kuxtern OreKon ' Nonritil Hehonl, wh-ielv-hus. been .dlneusHed wr and ion for the Inst iwo SveekV; cuine ui) t a nicotine with heion tlol'f?fi.t03 and Ha Iter people IiihI nixht In Baker Jind-lt was also' un ofriclnHy eon.sidorcd hero this jnorntnf?. ' Although siieh a gum-: would hove to bo iimmtcod bo-, tween I he school officio Ih involved, it i considered unlikely 'that tho fonU'Ht .cm. bo scheduled at this imoi linker promoters have sought the tfaiiu; for ArmbUlee day but dun to tho I act that I ho Normal "school ha its mowl linporlant ffinnv scheduled with .Monmouth for tho following KVlduy, mid anc that will decide .the, normal school ehum ploiiKliil, of tho state, It Is not con sidered likely that tho coach would endanger Iho'chanccH or his loom fcr the Monitioutli panic with an olber contest four dayn before. Mt.ln hIto understood hero that the matter of hifth school tynmeH with the Normal school, purl Icular ly. Pendleton, l.a Grande- und Huk cr, wutf dlscuascd at the beginning of he season by Normal nohool of ficial., and the policy of exclusive collcvia.to competition With the ex cepllon' of posHlhly one practice pome nt the opening of the season, was established. I.ocul people' point out. that the Normal school is In a collegiate classification .as fa? as athletic eom.petilion is concerned, us well us in currlculutn, and tho showing a-cainst the rollefft; of Idu lio and Whitman - holsters up the desire of tho school to Bet a high standing in Intcrcnllrsrhite athletics. Rabbit Show Will Be Held Tomorrow The Superior Kahhit association of La Grande is to stage its first annual rabbit exhibition here to morrow in the Currey store room on Adams avenue, the show to be held all day and during the eve ning. Varieties to he shown by tho . 20 nfembers of the. association in clude Chinchillas. Silver Martens, New Zen I and Whites, New Kealand Jteds, While Angoras. Checkered G hints.' and perhaps others. At least 50 rabbits will he on display, villi, first, i?end and third pre miums to be awarded, besides some special prizes. Including $10 for the best trained rabbit, and cash prizes for best displays uf certain types. There will ulo be on exhibition n Chinchilla doe which has returned to her owner $276. L'& In cash In three years frmn sales of breeding wtock. furs and meat. No admis sion charge will be ttiade and the public Is cordially Invited to at tend. . j ' vi:ATiii:r. tomav 7:3 a. in. 27 above. ! Minimum: 2G above. Condition: .dour, wi:atiii:k vi;sTi;tiAV Maximum &:. inlnlmuiii -3 above. . , . Condition: ch-ar. vvnii;u Sov. n, tmn Maximum 49. minimum 37 abovp. Condition: rain .ofi of Inch. Three Football . Games In Week On Local Field Tigers Play Pendleton and Mac-Hi While E. 0. N. Clashes with Monmouth Eleven ' ' '- A week full of (ooihall Iouiiih for l.a Grande,' with three Raines to be played, all having bearing on championships. . On Monday, tho Lit Grande tUh school Tigers, undefeated thlH season, wilt ; face ar strong "Pendleton High "school eleven, nnxiaus to take the wind out of the loculs sails. iJopo indicates that 1m Grande will liavo a man sized Job on Us handw In uttempt- in? to tamo i'YItis Kramer's IJuek- aroos, and a close, thrilling game ! Is anticipated. The contest will ; bo played at the high school field ; Al ialstice day, - beginning nrompt v ly at 2 o.'clock. -' t iC. O. $. lMay's Momnoiilli ' Friday afternoon tho J-Iaslern Oregon Normal, school will enter tain tho .Monmouth Normal elev en In a gaino that may decide the state normal school championship for this season. Monmouth and Ashland played a scoreless lie ; lusL Saturday, and a victory tor jlhe i. a Grande school 'wtuld give i Hob Quinn's team the champion J ship. A loss would leave the i Western Oregon, schools tied; for i the leadership. This is the last ' guino on the. .Kastcrn Oregon teams schedule. . . .Muclll Hurt). Nov.. 10 On Saturday afternoon, the Ti- j irrs will nlav their last scheduled i 1 game, meeting the championship McLouehlln high eleven trom I M 1 1 1 o u - iVr eo n te r. M a c -H i . u n - ; defeated In Kastern Oregon for j throo yeai-s, will go into tho game! a favorite, hut the Tigers arc hopeful of upsetting tho dope. The ehiimplonship or Kastern Oregon will bo at stnko .. In this game, even if J'endlelon defeats La Gi-anle. tlneldetitally, while iho itucks und Tigers are playing Monday, the Mac-Hi team will be fuel ng the W 1 la Wn 11a H igh school sM'iad. The' high seh(ol and K. O. N. miuiids have1, been scrimmaging together this week in prepamtlon for th crucial contests, and' both teams are rounding into the best of condition.- Another scrimmage was held at the high school field last night. ' ' : County Budget Meeting Opens - In Court House With Iho county court November' session compleled yesterday. .Judge. IT..G. Couch and Commissioners W. n. Ledbetter and W. W. Stevens with a committee appointed re cently, started thenusk cf drawing up a county budget today. Karly this afternoon indications were that the budget would not be completed before eurly evening. Delegations visiting the . budget,, hearing today included represent atives from the Wavetiey baby home, seeking an appropriallon; a delegation that asked for spray appu.ratus for obnoxious weeds, and the chamber of commerce delega tion uaklng for a $1,000 advertis ing appropriation and also addi tional funds for the Ladd Canyon road for next year. ; . Drug Stores Will Close Hour Earlier ' l.u rirumle 'lruK sloros, bculn nlriK on November IS, will clusc nn hour miMler In tho. evt-nlng. H wum anininnn-tl ttidiiy. At ih-ompiU the stores close nt I ft every niKht except Saliirdiiy. when the elowlnc hour In 11. The new peheilule will see the ilrutr KloreH etoslnu at !l p. in. during the week und nt 10 on Suturdaysi. . . On KundnyK the drug m1iics will closo from 1 2 to 5 p. m., Instead ot trom 1 to fi a at lirosent. Elks Planning For December Initiation Members of the lOlks' lodge were present In large attendance last evening at their regular session, which was featured with a special number. It Is planned that theso features will be given at each lodge meeting. ft was announced that the next dance will be' held November 26. AVmngements were dlscurtsed for a large class to be In1! Hated stmtc time about December 12. Eagles Initiate Six Into Lodge Six men wore lull luted inio the l-iigles lodgo last evening when they met in regular srwion. J. II. Allen, M. G. Murray, William lion' nctr. J. l- Jennings. Stills and James sillls iirp thoe Initiated. Tuesday evening about IS mem ber! of the loeal organization nl t to (fed a Joint meeting at I taker. vi:itincr ni;iM ci:t , NHW YOIIK. Nov. 8 fAI) The $7u,0UU verdict awarded by a Jury to Martin L'starrius. night club hoxtess. In her -9100,000 suit for mistreatment against Hurry K. Thaw was reduced todav to S.sr, ' bv Supremo Court Juatice Aaron PIONEER OF 1862 IS DEAD AT HOT LAKE Otho .Eckersley, 90, Suc cumbs to- Pneumonia ; Funeral Tomorrow. CAME TO COUNTY t IN SPRING "OF '63 Was Miner in Baker For a Year Previous to That Survived by Widow, Three Daughters. Otho lickersley,-!p years of age and one of the' early pioneers of Oregon, passed away at Hot Lake yesterday after a short illness. Kun cral services are to bn held tomor row at 1:30 o'clock In the, after noon at the ,Mcthod 1st .church at Cove'. - Votti. Brothers of I'nlon. have charge of tho services. Mr. Kckerslcy was horn in Lan cashire county,- Kngland, yept. 2:t, ; 183!i, his father coming to the 1 Vnlted States In 1848. VWn years later the family crossed the At lantic, living in Pittsburg, lir 18B2 Mr. Kekersley came west to Maker where he spoilt a year working In the mines, coming to. Covn , In . the soring of 18G3. lie was married lo Marjr Owenby oh Jdly 14..J870 at her home .near: Corvallls. ' the two. returning to Cove after 'their, mar Huge, coming by. boat as far as The Dulles, and the rest of the. way by wagon. The Ecfcersleys ptade their homo In Union, county after that time with the exception of two years in Walla Walla und the last two years In Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Kcker slcy have been at Hot Lako for the past few weeks, going there for her health. Last .week he con tracted a cold that developed into pneumonia and uf tor ji few days of suffering he passed away. . - Haven children (wero born to Mr. and Mrs. liekerslcy," two or whom died in infancy. A son. tyYank, was a World war yoreran, lloth he and his brother, Kdwln, have passed away, Kdwln living a few months longer than Krank. . Hesldes his wife, Mr. Kckerslcy is' surived by three daughters, Ks tella ConkMn, of Ontario; arid Miss Harriet amM.i.aH Noll 10ckcrsloy,.or. portlanl.--"'-i,;.l:i;:';-.;:,'," MAKE SURVEY OF ML EMILY ROAD Foresters in Preliminary Work Today County Court to Assist, Supervisor Irwin ofthe L'timlllla forest reservp was In Ia Grande yesterday and met with tho roads highway cotuinltlee of the Union county chamber of cOmrndrce, tak ing up the question of a proposed scenic highway from La Grande lo the top of Ml, Kmlly. About three miles of-this road is in the forest reserve and the forest officials are muklng a preliminary survey today, it Is announced. The chamber of commerce eurn mlttee and Mr. Irwin mot, wllh the comity court, now In session, the committee requesting that the county make a preliminary survey from the terminus nt present In Owsley canyon to the top of the point, or to the connecting ' point wllh the forest road. . The county court expressed a willing lo do this and iian set Tuesday. November 12, to make this survey.'- . ' Hopes pf building the proposed Mcenlc rond have been held .for some time by local people Interest ed In community and district de velopment", 1 Blazes Under Control In Oakland; -. The Dalles Suffers $30,000 Loss OAKLAND. Cel., Nov. 8 fAI) Two fierce blazes which had car ried their fiery menace to the out- jaklrts, of Berkeley and Oakland. wnere a n hi iny m ojmhi nn.im;ii and volunteers battled to stem their advance last night, were def initely under control today. Dan ger of a rising wind kept 200 ruen on the line,s, however, and hun dreds more were on call should an emergency arise. One pf the fires, starling yester day aftcrnootf, near San 1'ablo dam. transformed Wildcat canyon flnlo a roaring Inferno which reach led t exclusive resldenltal district oi ( ii nil 1 1 in in nerrttriey ivnn; It yas checked. Th second fire burst out on Tunnel rond white I he- Iterkeley bbiZM was at its height. When fire i apparatus arrived the blaze had ; made such headway that rein forcements were sent from the Pa cific CfHs company. As a result of the fires the Tun nel road Into lterkebv and Oak land was temporarily cloned. MIIK AT TIIK DAI.I.KS ' I TIMJ l)ALLi;H. Ore., Nov, j (AP) - Klro dealniyed the lop j floor and roof of the four-story j Commodore apartment house here jtoday und cauHed dsmaKo estlmat. Jed nt nearly 3 " , (I l)( . Mot ol the duinuge wuit caused by water fluud- Tentative Plan To Standardize Taxes Presented Charles V. Galloway Out lines btate Idea at Con vention of County As sesors. v v SALKM", Ore.,' Nov. 8 (Al')-A tentative plair of the Ktalo tax commission To standardising tax ation In Oregon and reaching a uniform system of taxation for all counties wuh presented to the con vention of assessors here today by Charles V. Galloway, commission member who hus been assigned to local tax questions. Tho convention this year Is sig nificant for the reason thai it Is tho first under the administration uf the new full-time state tax com mission provided 'by tho UU legislature. . ' 'The prognnfi for innirovement pf assessment and taxation meth ods In .Oregon," Galloway said. MIa not one of theories looking lo some form of taxation other than we now have, hut It is one that ac cepts facta as they are that real property and other tangible prop erties Will continue to bear a heuvy tax load until uch time as evolu tion 'may bring other forms ol taxation. We don't know when that will be. . "Our task now Is equalization (Continued on Paee B) N0RRIS HURT WHEN STRUCK BY MACHINE 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) Senator Norris, of Nebraska,. today said he waa "only slITf and sore" as the result of being atruck by an automobllo last evening near the caltol. . . - 1 l'rlor to the convening of the senate, the Nobraskan appeared in a Washlnirton police court and testified at the trial of, Milton Wood, 81," tho automobile driver, who was charged with reckless driving. T Hp added he did not I?nov what had happened until he was lying on tho street.'. He crossed l he street following a direction by a policeman for truffle to slop, he testified. . Disposition of Wood's case was postponed until November;- The -$B0u bond of the driver, was oon tlnued. ' v ' " Mrs. Perkins Wins Turkey Tourney Mrs. AV. C. Perkins won the wo men's golf tournament held at the La Grande Country club pourse yosterday, receiving . turkey as a prize. Mrs. A. W. Nelsun was sec ond and received a golf ball. Mrs. Dan Tanner and Mrs. John Thelsen tied for third and each received u box .of tees. Woman Fined $500 . For Having Liquor Annie Kupon wws fined $5IMI yes terday when she plead guilty to a charge of the possession of liquor. The case .took place In the county court, with Judge V. G. Couch pre siding. She was arrested Wednes day. Robert Smith New Council President Itobert Smith wan elected tnesl detit nf the Contral Labtir council last night when the regular meel Ing was held In the city hall. Louie Kvans was re-eleelcd to the posi tion of secretary, and William Hesse - was chosen vice president. They wcro also installed last night. The meeting Mas well attended, The council will meet again in twn weeks. ' Ing atid ruining (he apartmenls on the first, second and third floors. There were G!f apartments in the building, f7 of which were occu pied. The building Is owned bv the Hrticmau Timber company of Port land. Thn fire broke out early tljls morning. Itetdder.ls of the building easily escaped, as the flames were confined to the roof and too floor. The Pacific Power ft Light com pany office on the street level was ruined by water, as were two other offices. Tin; fire marshal and Jollier In vest! gat on were endeavoring to de termine the cause of the fire to day. Tl 'was., considered probable that wiring on the roof was re sponsible. WIVKK Willi' rlltl'.ST i-i.vmkk S.M-ltAMLM'd, I 'al., Nov. X (Al'l With Winds linahale'l. eom- iminlcatlon linen cut nrr. iiildlf lonal fire figblei-M uiiavullal.lc aid force dlsnra-anlwd, the l'lea valley fire In Hullo .county, l.aNH'n ualioiial forest. Jumped Hie rorost boun d.irles early today und bn.l reaelicd sueh pronorliotiH Ihut Stale r'or CHter M. H. Pratt waa called to lake chnrue of the Hltuation. More than 2u0fl aereK of stale land burned on (wo fronb In lens than five hours, Wale Uaimer miles YounK'w report iu IM'mII' Indicated lAwrtiy before Uoon today. NEBRASKA'S CHAMP MILKER ?r i iSZ &r JET. -v fi-t .She's Nebraska's healthiest farm girl ami nl so (ho champion girl milker of the state Above Is Helen Clark, wiio won both houoi'S nt the ixxtmt stato fair held near Onmlia, thmioustmllug her skill at. milking her favorite bosky, . : . . , Says Premature Story of Vice Hampers Police l'OKTI.AND. Ore.. Nov. 8 (Al') l'olico churned today that prtvma ture .plihllelty Blven tlu Kensatlon al story of vice related hy an or phaned 1 !r-ye-ar-old i'orvalliH, Ore.. Rlrl, had hampered city, county anil federal autHorilleH Trom roundliifr up Ml alleKOl nu-mltei-H of u reput ed iiiidei'fit.ld riiur. '.. With Iho flrat word of arrest of Kliufl , of tho inetropoutnii , . water Jerry Mctiitlre, jsn. and Nlek Dlels,' doc.lupmout ut.Cpldbrook early to litlt polleo declared fill oLher men day. ' f ' : anil women wanted In oonneellnnV fl'ho ouo of Uio explosion could with Iho revelullouB (if Itotinlo not ho Imiuedlutoly determined. Klshcr, Corvalliu Klrl. had fled lo , Kellow workmon told Invcslliiatora other t'luiiflo const cities,' speelfl- j that n dynamite explosion hud hen cully Seutllo and Kan I'Yunc.ltco. ; set off further: In tho tunnel at an Mlt-8 rislie'r told authorities she ' eurly hour und that tho flvo men had hoon hold cupllvo lit an al)- were on their way toward the, on-' Huro roanUiiK house for -three days -trane... ;e.arrvlntt . ituunilK 6C rty-Slii'-'.Ini'Olrtt!- Iil"-Il" -)ii!r" 'tuiir:nB"oni. fi tllf?- liVn II Vims elulhlni; and cavj her In exuhaliKO used for 'Unit purpose. In -some H single t-l-imii colored Kurment. K. V. Itotiham, federal Immlirra 4 lun illrcclor. Hild' loday his men hud been workinK ,011 the allesd vice rlnK and that IHcls woultl be held roi- hiiinlKnttlim authorlllcs as well ua city chamis. - l'olico declared the vlco rlnK was headed by 11 croup of the fonlnn. element of Ino city which inuln lalned various t'Oomiiif? houses for Die sole benefit or tin. nktionalily. Horses Stolen In Baker County IIAKKIt. Ore.. Nov. 8 fAI") Tiif first wholesale borfa-e steaHnl? In linker county In several years -us rer.oi-li (I ' today by Jiherirt Henry McKllincy, who said that 75 ..( Kill horses were rounded up off tin. raliKO In llyn Valley this wuck and driven Into Union county. iThero the riisllcrs entered a. caf on the approach or officers and escaped lou-lli-fl I n Orunde. .Sev eral 1111 are bi-lieved lo be In volved In Uio thel't of tho animals. Warrants were Issued for C'Uf rord Klepbenson anil Olllo Jones, cliai'Kcd with larceny of horses.; , llepllly Hherirf til'illt. or linker, called 1'ollce ( lllef 'lint Haynes yi't"i-dny iirternoon at I2::il o'ltlock. l.lllnB him lh" two men (si-aiM'd from him at North I'ow iler. 1 Police Chief llaynes patrolled the roads hear here until ii o'clock when Stout arrived. Local officers l.elleve that the two men wanted In Maker doubled liark on the trull t or irnrhrd u reriu;.! somewhere j between Norlii Powder and l.'nion. habitants had soukIU refuse, some TltA(V:H I'OI NK Ol' '.MAX "lf Ihem cllmhlllK Into Ihc hili- 1 .2.-1II.UOII YKAIIN A;o cnI, only lo surfoculo and b'urn. . . J Itellef funds are h'eiliK collecteil NI-;V YollK Al1) Trui i H or j Mii-oukIi the Itnd Cross and aid Is prehistoric men III Ivnisland 1.o- ( heliiK selil as quickly us possible lo iimim.iI 1.. dale back l.LT.d.ijdil years I 'ho stricken people. Numerous . described by Or. Henry Fair field Osborn, director of the American .Museum of Natural His tory. " ' They are found In lied Crnu beds of IOmsI. AfiKlla near Foxluill, from Norwich. They tnj; slnnc hiimlet on the cost, i-onst not far Implcmenls, roughly shniied. In cluding pieoc:4 it Mint rashloned apparently for scraping. Or. Osborn says the loots an positively of human orlfjln and Hint llKy InilleittR men of sttrri cient Inlelliirencd lo uya fire. W(IIILI) AT IV n;i;iri'ips kiika iti:ci;iM;lis ! PITTHIiClltHI, (Al'l The ra i .Ho diniance fan wmild uet n real !"klek" out of an evenlnlt Mpelll al ; the dials of three 'elal nhort !wnvo recelvera at KIlKA, i i;iiKlaild. Haly. Aontralla, Java and other corners of tho world arc within the ranee of the erillnilent 1 Two of the rc -elvers have allien- ' nae which can be adJiiHled to re. ;eev from any direction. The third -has non-dlreellonul aiitiuiiiii. flhrouKli. which Cum. Htchurd t:. liyrd'a Antarctic camp Is received. km DYNAMITE BLAST FATAL TO FIVE ' ''.; , : . Workmen Blown to Pieces , When 80 Pounds of 1 Explosive Ignites. WOKtMiSTliK." Mass., '.Nov..- 8 (Al'j Klve workinon wore blown to pieces in a premature explosion of 80 pounds of dynamllo In a manner tho dynumllo-wn exiiloil- od. The men wore blown to pieces and several hours later the parte of the bodies had not been recovered. Tho victims were: , v - , Joseph Kdgleoinu, 83;'. J. -Ploill, -Id; P. J'oudol, 41 ; Joseph Lukos, !I8; Joseph Lorenzo, 118; -All w'Cro living on tho construction prop erty. , -- ,' 1 - Victims of Gas' And Lava Foiind Near El Palmar (IL'A'I'K.MArA t:lTV, Ouateinaln. Nov. K (Al1) Overwhelmed by nioll'in lva or suffocated hy-ias-iMiyxliitlnic Kses. scores of I he' 300 or more vliaiitis of Mindiiy's erup tion of Mn nia .Marlu. volcano' have heen found In tholr huiiics or mIoiik the roails near 101 l'alniar where they perished. -' ' ... The full Mlory of tlie dlsiisler has hcunti reuchluK ' (liiatemala City through relief workers who had hruuKht aid to. tho 'thousands of iiersons In the urfoeled reKion. Jn all, olfe'lll corfec pliinlutlons wore" destroyed and most of their Inhabl tnnlH killed. 'I'he Ii o d 1 e H found In ruined homes and alonK the roads Kave mule evidence of the horror that had o vor taken the population. Home of the dead had liceu caught 'lh the fields by' Uio mblte'n all-cam cf lava, while othors had been lis- lihyxlatod In h e I v .urrhaded homes. ' ' One of the inosl IriiKlc spots was a Kl-ovn of trees whero fleoiliK In- messages of sympathy have been received by the government. Slauer Is (iiven The Death Penalty . I'AUIH (Al'l I'arin la rillcil I.ASTI.ANIl. 'l ex.. Nov. K ( Al') I wl"' "'"' K"1'1'"" ''"J" Clyde 'rliompHon today waa uhbchs. '''hey arc hl.-tuicl iim ulleiil,, hi ed the death iicnally for the Hccond i vIkIIiIp raya of death, fllterlm! i lllne by a Jury here ror the aluylnir! , - . .. ... . ' ... i .... in o .-.iiu.ia near ine inner a oil field home at Lerav. Tmxilm. Ill Seotemliei-, Jllt., ' Thoiiiiiiion wiih ae.-:iH':d of alav. Inv Leon an.! Luelne "hook, oil field worker. In H.'iteniln.r or lli'JS. 'I'lie Flnle eon'eii.lM he waa IX yearn old at. I he lime, while de. f. nan wllneMHes declared In- was 17. A eoi.JI'antou of 'riipmiivou Halil lie kill!-. I Hie hrolliei-H, "Jiial lo see lllelll kick " ; f If 1 1-; V I- "A HUSK ! POHTLANIl Thlonw who ram f sacked the Ar.-uily Press look liiiin i lo draw a picture of llll nil can on ! a pulnllug ot Mount Hood that J uilorited the wull, They took 110 cenU. Wheeler Fires Verbal Volley, Aimed at Moses Term "Son of Wild Jack asses," in reference to Independent Group, is Resented. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (AP) ho term "son of wild Jackasses," a rcmark.itttrihutcd to Senator Mos es, Republican, New Hampshire, in rorerrlng to the Republican Inde pendent ffro up of senators, was us sailed In thp sennto today by Sen ator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, who said constituent!) of the group would resent such statements and would take nolo ot them. In tho next election, Mouea waa quoted as haviuic made tho reirmxk at a dinner for New Kngland ora here last night. . ' .t'ontlnulng', Wheeler said Senator Tteod, Republican, Pennsylvania, had described tho Western Kfo.up as '-worse than communists."... 'These statements,'' suid the Montanan,' addressing' himself to. tho Republican Independents, "hot only reflect upon you but they rc. fleet upon your futhci's nhd your mothers.", . . . ' .- 'i CautloiiH Wosteni Groni , He cautioned tho Western roup to remember these , statements when they o but to campaign for the Republlcua party In the next elections.- , .... -. Sena Lor Hrookhart, a. Republican Independent of lowu. narrator of. the story of tho Ii!iO "Wul Street hoo,iso pjirly" in Washlnst-o.n, said It was apparent that the Republican rug ut a is did not need "booae rit these dinners to rise to the high est pinnacle of eloquepce." Referring- to Moses, Wheeler with a Bmllo taild, "There Is no tell ing what ho would have said if the dinner had not boen dry," i Semitor II on en,- Doirocrat, Alii--bama. toJjaerved that perhaps the remarks of the Now Humpshlro sonator were Insplrod by the Bib lical idea that "the ox knoweth his owner and the 'ass his master's crib." . ' ; '.- Whrolor suggested, an Interpret tail on by tho president officer, Sen ator ' Moses waB' presiding He asked with, a smile If Wheelef were propounding u parliamentary nuos tlon. Ajimyering his ovn auostlon, Moses said:; : , ( , 'i "If tho senator , fiib-m Montana will find a more upproprluito appel lation ;foi.jhlB gyratlnp roup ,tho ftWr.'ffolTf Now HampftMrff ,vi bo glad to huve It." v. 1 , ; ,l Xmas Seal Sale Chairmen Will ; Meet Saturday The Neighborhood club's tuber culosis f'brlHtmus (eui committee has departed from its old custom In selling Hie Chrfril-ina'H seal( und will use a different method thl yea it, t it was annutinced loday. Wllh the naitlbnal. health associa tion und Mrs. Sadie On Dunbar, tho executive secretary,, heartily approving the plan, the committee Is carrying out a plan of cam paigning by letter, This mall sale has been tried in most of the Ore gon counties with gratifying re sultH, It Is Bald, po now Union coun ty expects to make this Its most micceasrul year through use of the new plan, , . ' - - : Mrs. Kay l Murphy, tho Union county chairman for this year, tins called R'gethor her chuirtiicn from over the county for a meeting Sat urday afternoon In the t'hiistnutK seal sale office on tho second floor or the pct office building. These chairmen will receive the material to take back to their various com m ii nil left. They are: .Mrs, Charles flrahatu, l.a Grande; Mrs, W. T. IMiy, Hot Ijike: Mrs. George Hoffman, l.'nion; Mrs. He lone Lin coln, Cove; Mrs. H. II. I'arker, North Powder; Mm. Kverelt Wall singer, Allccl; Mip. Charles Cleav- er, Imbler; Mrs. Teresa II, Leslie, Kummerville; Mrs. Vada Thorn- burg, , Starkry; Mrs. Joe Welmer, HMgaid: Mrs. Cleve Noland. Mt. (;mlly camp; Mrs. Martha Tamar- ls, Kamela; Mrs. W. 11. Wilson. Telocasel; Mm T. M. Raymon-I, I'ondoHi; Miv. II. W. IteOell. Slod dard Co., I'ondosa; 'Mrr, Krctl Kid die. Island City, and Mm. U. Oen ham and Mrs. it. I.. Shoemaker, Kl- Bln. PAIHK LA'I'KST "TUN X-R RAV'I.Ij (il?P YOl " 'hioitKh aparli I walls Inlo l...,..nu ll ,.u..i. I In. i-ilv . The l,Mitf - 1 1" for the rimioi-K la the iriio- j t'i'o of I'Veurh ii-orehiuul men of lutvlntf their hihonitorleH und offli-e.'i In Ihelr hone. So til" extent to wlik'll If tnuy ho poNHhle for K-ruyn to penetrate tho ho m cm of neigh horn Iiuh nroiim-d tho tihHKliiotlonM f hty men. ; Mxli oinlHtf demand Hint pliywIrliiitH HhetiLh their orflecH In proteetlvo lead. j TAht; A M ItATIIi VOir STAY IXM'UEU I'llU.AUrJU'JIlA f A r The up'to-ditlu wun bnther may not need hid uUnivloet immcrHlonv on the Hntui'day niKht urhedulo onco common for aquatic ublutlone. RAIL CHIEF TO TESTIFY BEFORE JURY Edward E. Loomis to Tell What He Knows About Fahy "Booze Party." VILL APPEAR AT CAPITAL, MONDAY Frank S. Hight, Manager of Willard Hotel, Also Requested to Appear at Investigation. : ; r , ; WASHINGTON; No'v. 8 (AP) A mllroad -prcaldont'a. necount of - the nQW -fniiouH.Fo.hy .dinner fop memhera of Die .aonuto' at -which Heimtor- Bmlth V. Hrookhart says liquor iwaa aerveu ifl to be laid on Monday before a. grand jury InveA. tlgatlnie prohibition" conditions In. the national capilal. ' ' . Kdwnrd 15, t.oomla of the Lohlgli . Valley.'-rallr'oad,' who, : Brookhari aaya, ant next to.' him "ond took u, drink,' has iliformod United Btulen Attorney. Loo. U. Itovort that ho will appeur li jinsw-er'-.'to 'an. InTormai Invitation whlcii tho prosecuting of ficer :Hal extended to him. -. ,'. Hrookhart himself auggested that Loomis be oallod and the. Invitation followeil, '.' with ' indications", that should it bp Ignbrod, his presence would . be . made; mandatory.1- Such , it course was - pursued in ,Brook- ; hnr't -enso. and when 'the' sonutop paid no attention a subpoena was issued, for his appearance before thp grand Jury, i ' . . " in describing .the dinner to tho senate,' Hrookhart -sold that It waa glvpn in J)ecenbori '.1926,' by Wal- loriei. J.-: l'"ahy, a Now. York brok er; in. honor ;of . membera of - the senate elected; tho month bofore. Silver hip flasks were provided for tho guests, ho dpclared,: each filled with whiskey. ; ; .. ' .'rout: 'ono or . theae, rthe senatop contlnuecl, , ho saw';'jL6emis poup sonio. Vnlcohollo stuff1! Into a glnss and drink IU ' Broo'khart sslil ho .' was aented -petVecn Loomis and Ot- to H. Kahir. - ... . -; His . spceclt ,asdellvered on Tuesday und ion the. 'following day he ' uppenred,; . bef bro , the grand Jury anil ! preuumably , . -mudo the ss.m .ehiirg(;s.j ' He also auggesteil thfiii. h'nHtv:lliW rstimmoned, -t)tit m yel no actlonin that, direction has been. announced,.' "--v.-- v: V.', HK.'HT IS OAIiLKII ' WASHINGTON, Nov.- 8 .(AP) Prank S. ' flight, manager of tho Willard hotel; whore lh dinner po ron ed to; by Senator Brookhart as tho "Wall street boose party" took piano In December, 1926. .has been riHlllOSted bV. tllAlrict jktlnrrtnv tfnv- cr.'tb appear.. Mondiy betoro the grand Jury;. ..' '..-- ; .- Kovtir : said . , llo; had requested Illffh't In brlna-.tvlth .tilm-nll id.Ai.rf relating to the dinner about which 'Hiinatori nrooklinrt.i. Who: attended tesin led bof era tho gfund Jury this week.'- .-'-'.'.'.v : HlBht Is tho". second person con nected With the .dinner, given by Walter Fahy, New York brokor for now meinhers of the senate, who has beoii resucstod to. testify be. fore tho' grand. Jury, lidward K. Looiiils, president ! of the Lehigh Valley rallrond. wns asked by Rov or to uppcar Monday and has ac cepted the. Invitation. Senator Hrookhart said on tho. floor of the senate that he saw' Loomis pour some "alcohulio stuff" from a flask and drink It. Otto Kuhn, N,ow-, York financier, Wiut also present at tho dinner but Hovel- has not indicated that he would be usked to testify. . FOUR STATES . COVERED WITH SNO W BLANKET DKNVUK,' Nov.-H (AP) Snow which yesterday laid a white hum- ket ever fvB western states, rang ing from three Inches to. two feet In depth, had stopped falling over iii'ist of the terrltury this morning, Tho weuther lmrcc.il forecast rls- Ing temperatures nnd clenr skies. ' King Wintoit apparently eutab. INhed his headquarters near tho KunwiH-Coloriulo Una and wrenkod havoc wl. h tho activities of bcrt sugar growers, 'while bringing a previous gift rrf needed ntolsture to the wlntcr'wheat region. All or Colorado. Now Mexico, Wyoming und Montana were man tlcd wlth tho wlilto covel-lns. Tom pernturcH were below normal. Nationalist Army . Defeats Rebels Hli A NCI HA I, Nov, ll (AP)-Thn Kiioiunl News Agency, organ or the Nationalist government, tonight slated that Nationalist forces hud scored u sweeping victory against tho rebelling Kiioiuln-Chuu or "People's army" ulong the entire buttle front In Honntl province par alleling the Klnhun railway and also. along the l.nnghal rnlit.ay. .'ii,!-: iiaskui'itcy I'lrrrnox An Involuntary petition In , bankruii cy linn brt-n kided . against Joseph Hodgson, of La Grande, by the H. S. Electric company, A. T. Hll, Delllo Green, Aduniu Leather: company ami Vernon Jennings, ull of - lt Grande, Claims llnud total (648.00 und no, usseis. ' . . -