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THE WEATHER
OIIKOU Pair tonight anil
Thursdi.y, no chniiKu In tempera
ture, local valley fogs In the west
Thursday mornine, -;
VOLUME XXVII
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1929
MEMBER A.' B. C.
NUMBER 323
C I T Y I 4f i
EDITION !4(A JV
CLUB GIRLS,
BOYS GUESTS
AT BANQUET
C h a m b e r of Commerce
Host at Recognition Din
ner Given Last Night.
STATE LEADER IS
AMOXG SPEAKERS
Prize Fat Steer, Which
; Sold at 18 Cents in Port
land, Served to Crowd'
of 225.
Two. score or mum -1-1 1 hoys and ,
Bins, mom -or tliein winners of
awards nt th Oregon Ktntn fair,
-thji' I'uellic International Uvea otic
exposition or the Hustern .Oregon
JJvostoek show, wm guests with
their purcnts ami dub leaders ut
a t'nlun county chamber of conj
jiuerce recognition banquet lnt
evening In iho. l.u Ura:idc hotel
ball room..
To the younger, guests, the din
iier gave ussuranec thai tho busi
ness men of this community sro
supporting them solidly and piidc
fully In their -el lib work; and to
the older guests, tho gn 1herl:g was
proof positive that thp1 youth of
Oregon. nnd tho nation Is ''prow.-,
ing better and better every day."
The four H's. decorating the
four-deaf clover of the club insig
nia represent heart hand, head, and
health, and tho club worker,' with
1heJr year's work successfully 'com-,
pleted, gave glowing evidence I'hal
they had lived up to their creed.
l!UI in Attendance
In all, about iil!i were in attend
ance at the banmiet, 'which opened
at 7 o'clock with the Hinging of,!
"America, " (Jirccicci uy uoorge
Tlli-nii. accamipunlcd ut tho piano
by Mrs. IMrnk;.
Tho fnt steer, which stood mc
onil in II.s class at the Pacific Inter
national Livestock - exposition at
Portland thla fall, raised by l,loyd
jMills, of I'ove, and " purchased
through the chamber of conimeivo.
by the Cli-anda Hondo Meat com
pany, at IS cents a p'jund, was ihe
main Hem on the menu and those
in attendance found tho prize
winning. moat lusty and satisfying.
Tin: idea of purchasing Hie linent
fa:' steer shown-lit theT., T . 'fro" it I
l'nlon county clubs was born In the
inlndKof .I. I0. Mills and K, A. Kil
ling ami when proposed to the
chamber of commerce,'7 was met
with hearty approval, and A. Ii.
1 iu titer, Hcerelnry. waH sent t
'orlla:id to bid on tho animal.
Club l.cmlcr Speaks .
"Thin will reach fa i t her t ha ii
Vnion county or the st:ile of Ore
gon i; will receive widespread
recognition over the natlun," said
1 I. C. Seymour, main speaker of
the evening, who complimented
the boys and girls of Oregon and
particularly 1'nlon county, for their
wonderful achievements In 4-11
clubwork. Mr. Seymmir. who Is
stale club lender with lieadiiiar
ti'is al f'urvnllir, poM eil out thai
there are I l.uau c-luhworkcrs ryor
Oregon and that their work ibis
year will run wvll over JOO.OUn al
market quotations. He , paid a
high tribute to fluyton Kox, of
Hinhlcr, fur his herdn;ianhlp, and
placed emphasis on the fn't. that
of four special priy.es offered si the
I'. I., three were won by Oregon
youths, ami two of these three
came lo t'nlcn county.
Preceding Mr. Seymour, Mr.
Chirk, of Cortland, who h.is been
actively identified with club work!
for thf In several years, opened
his speech wl'h Iho statement thai
this dinner was to him "a dream
come true." lie paid a tribute. ,holh
to tlie parents of clubworkers and
to the chamber of cammorce. "I'm
glad to see the home product rer
ngntzed in Cnion county," In said.
Chirk Sees Cm Want Development
.Mr. Clark declared that there to
u constant development In the
(C"Hlntint nn piir 8.)
PARENTS OF
BOYS ATTEND
SCOUT SESSION
lertained their parcif s al a meet
ing Inst nltiht at the Christian
church, giving deinoristrutions 'of
their work and serving refresh
incuts at tho conclusion of the
meeting-. About I'M parents and
other members of their families
were In attendance. Seoutmasier
Leslhv White, and Harold lloirern
a nd ( a rl Job ison J i. assist a nt
FeoiittiiHstern, and the I lev. I!. L.
Putnam. I. S. Weeks and Frank
Mitlcrlng. commlttceuien, wi re In
n lendnnt '.
Dentonstraiions were given in
tyi ig knots, first aid, flag history,
and how merit badger m-e won.
vi:Ami:p. today
a. m.- 2 2 above.
Minimum: i'a above.
Condition: clear.
Y I '. A l II KH Y LST I.HI A Y
Maximum 4 4. minimum .' 7
above.
Condition: clear.
Wi:.YMII.K NOV. 12. I28
.Maximum SI. irtlnlinum 4 a
obove.
Condition: partly cloudy.
Granada, City's
New Theater, To
Open Saturday
Ranks With Finest in In
land Empire Has Been
Specially Built for
Sound Pictures.
La Orando's beautiful- new the
nter, tho Granada, specially con
structed for sound pictures by the
La Grande Theaters. Inc., will he
opened to the public Saturday, it
was announced today by J. D. Mey
ers and KVnnels CJrculleh. work
men and decorators are completing
the interior at present and the
stuccoing of the exterior, In a buff
color. Is to.be started late today or
tomorrow. '
The marquise was pnt-In phice
today and tho colorful tile, giving
the final touch to the prlinlNvo
Spanish theme followed in the gen
eral design, was laid, early this'
week. . . , ..... . .;. : . .
- "Th Last of Mrs, Cheney.", fea
turing Norma Shearer, .will be tho
opening talking picture, and on
Sunday and Monday. Buddy Rogers
will be -Marred In' "River -of - Ho
nuince," to be followed by a three-,
day run of "Tux Movietone ral
lies." Norma Shearer has a lovely
voice and has won nutlonwh'e
faipe .In talking pictures,- while
Huddy Uogers is equally enviable,
as a mala slur. ; . "i-.
AH of the seats linv been, rer
nrrntigeti; in the beautiful Audltor
ium, every precaution . being taken
lo Insure patrons of the laet word
In comfort and convenience. The,
seats . have, comfortable leather
cushions and have bpen set at a
correct angle. -, .t '; . i --.: ." . j
,Thf interior,, like the front, fed-
lows the Snantsh theme embellish-,
ed with gold and heraldic designs
In Mm Spaniah maniiRrf with dtaner
stencil on the walls and. the celting.
don with Spanish beams . with
elaborate stenciled .. designs, Tho
foyer Is terturod In a rich Roman
gold a a background for rich, silk
damask wall hangings and fur
nished with beautiful Spanish tor
chiers. The foyer will be decorated
ut each; end with a silk -damask
banner hung on. a .wrought Iron
pole. ' .. -' .',
Iii the ( audltorliim tho orgun'
grills will be backed up with a
gold scrim and gorgeous drapes of
gold and dumastk, while an auto
matic curtain of daniM.sk -will give
the Interior u touch of rich color.
The carpets have a rich rqd as the
lirertumlliiilinir culm- In 11 inrsrn
Iraclh-e iNitl'nrii.' .mollca, li'(f.iii',,,',n,tui w1'" ,M,,-V iifiwWi'i
Ih iirrunecd 111 kcpplnc Willi the
' . . . - ' ' !'
..(Continued on l'acft 4)
Di Bouvy Speaks
At Rotary Club
.,,,,. . ... ... , ,,
taie e n , ?, ,' ""
! ' In to ,,n i leretinS
uccotin-t of Or. Leo It. Houvv s re-
cent trlti into the nii,ii.u :..;.i I
at today's luncheon In the l!a
Orundn liotel. Or. ltouvv own-
Honed the nultirc of Hie work done
at Koehe.vtor, Min:i.. calling alten
Hon to; the fact that fees were
aebsd a poison's wealth and that ,
mi owe was refused medical ("ip
because he lacked money. He also
gave an account of his vb-i s in
Chicago, New Vork and Atlantic'
City.
Fireman Fatally
Inji
wed In Wreck
r arouced fears for safety of several
HI'TTK, Mont.. Nov. HI (Al1)- .'persons and gave rtw to some ap
A fireman was fatally injured, an j prehension for the sugar beet har
engineer was critically hurt, and j vesl.
ten passengers were Injured, a few j Tho coldest temperature was an
of them severely, jn a collision be-; official report yoatorday from the
iween uiPiii northern passenger
train .No. and a helper loco-
motive. :! mites north of Bulte j
Inst night. i
Cecil Haslle, L:. of Ilutte, fire-
man on the lom locomotive, died
shortly niter he was taken to a
Mutie hopial.
Tigers and Pioneers To Battle
For Championship Here Saturday
Mac-Ill, the only team that now
stands between La Grande high
and an Fastcrn Oregon -championship,
will Invade Ibis city Saturday
and by 5 o'clock that evening, bar
ring a tie, either the Milton-Free-water
school will have wo:i three
straight championships or la
Grande will have its first clear title
sine'" thH days when Charles Rey
nolds us'cd to coach the Tigers,
known under a different name
then, however.
Psych ul'Jgy may figure ijal o a
bit In tills gume, and La Grande
may be helped some (:i this re
spert. Mac-1 II was pointed for
Monday's game at Walla Walla, j
while La Grunde took Pendleton j
In stride, even if the Tigers did
stumble and nearly foil. The Pio
neers were undoubtedly al their
peaK .Monday while the Tigers wer
not. if nil ofher things were emial. j
Mini Hiu.it1 iiiiiiii jM. viriiimy
the edge but, wm lo ssiy. oth'-r
thlngs hto not eo,uHl.
I of l-.nitt Hurls 'hincet
Hob 1-iins, Ln firandi-'s crack
ha.Klaick and one of the best open
field runn'TS and tucklers In thH
section. Is Injured. ,H Is doubtful
wlicther he will be recovered suf-
rich-ntly to wltn- M. Hutiirduy's P1 n, mM,. ,,,r,., f nives
kuiiic. slthdimh some of his friends sary.
predict that ho will be there to' Prese."! plans arc lo start Ihe jcommons toiluy thut work on 111--cheer
his team In spite uf three ! u'" ul 2 o'clock In th afternoon ; nnval base at SUiBupor,. will he
, : and a crowd nearly us Inrirc as on closed down as -much us possible
cracked and one br:kcn rlln. Kv. ! AfmMh.e dliy expected to nock pendln? the result of the flvc-pow-siii'j'
Icl-s U: the leurti b a iierlotn t!;ro';sh the gutci " -n.vo! coefijn.nce.
G. 0. P. HEAD
TAKING REST
ienviug the chaotic tariff siiua
tlim to Its rate in the scttntc, llc
iHihlicaii IMoor Kcjidcr Iamcs II.
Wntsou, vetenm scnatfu' from
Indiana, Is pictured above as ho
(h purKHl in ill h o a 1 1 It from
Washington for. ji short rest in
Florida. Ills (2. O. 1. leadership
tciiiHirartly was invardcl to Sen
ator Wesley I i. Jomw or Wash?
. IllgtOll.
MERCURY SLUMPS
TO NEW MINIMUM
All Easte;"; "iOregon 'in
Cold Wave Below Zero
;; in. Rocky Mountains.
,l''.ii.sli'i'n .Oregon 'In In thtv rl
op' lift flml I'olil wii.vlv.of Un; fall
U'lntor KeuHon totlny, ullh Hie ol't'l
(liilMiifR'liiy (liopiiInK to ii in(ni
liuint. or 1S: iil)ovo, .t.wg. (leK-cs
colrtor. Uittir llio1 lllyhl Lmforb. iAt
7::J0 o'clock thlH nioi'tilliff tht, ti-ni-
(""Wtlllu wnfl- only HI. aliw.iinil
""(""W o Keep their curs, from
rruezlllK Up. ' ' . ; .;i f- '.
. IIi-IkIU. iuuhlnp, yeHlerdny Tailed
tu lu-ins itlie teniperulurn' hiylit-r
tlilin 42 Hhove.. jllHl . Ill decrees
from rieeziiiB pnlnt. anil when Hie
run Urnppeil behind thn hllln latv
-eslcrdar. the inereury tunk n eor-
responillnsr drop. The s'ii re-
""! '"o.nlmr hut an.
olcl. , . , Hor
' Jee lias formed on.iakes and the
H)owt,r oreekii over thti valley and
,I,ft ,"h' eatln r is keeping snow
that fell over tho weekend. Intact
in tho mountains, where ii"ar zero
weather was reported.- -v
Ha ker -reported a- minimum of
12 n how yesterday while I'endic
ton's figur was 1 !i above, both
colder Ihnn the 2u registered here
yeif.erday.,
20 ItKLOW IX .MONTANA
D.KNVKK, Nov. Ill (AC) Kx
c'Shtve .cold and heavy snows In
the past few days In the Itocky
mountain rcKhm caused one death.
GnMaMn canyon near llo.'Miian. i
Mont., where the thermometer
regixieied d'grees below zero.
a five inch snowfall accompanied
the cold. Temneiatures irenerallv
ln Colorado, WyoipJng and Mon-
(Continued on Page 4
one. particularly coming as it does
before tho big game or the season.
His brilliant running back of punts
and his general good playing was
a feature or the Armistice day
game, and Conch Ira Wo-adl." will
bo htird-iiressed to find another
man to really fill K vans' povil luti.
Fans, Jtoe, D. Patten. Stoddard.
Sheppard. ('oehrun and Sullivan
will have to bear the brunt of the
offense. The line- is In good con-
dlllon.
Mac-Ill Stnumcst on Dope.
On comparative scores. Mac-Ill
has a m irgln or Iwo touchdowns
over the Tigers, having defeated
Pe idleiou 12 to 0 compared " l b
La Crumb 's 7 lo 6 victory. Mac-
Hi Is known P) havc. a soiool h,
powerful o.'fense and a very sirong i
defense.
and would bt nobody's
set-up in any high school chain- j
,0ItHhip game, observers miy
Coach Woodle spent some fran- i
tie monie:ilH during Ih Pendb Ion I
anie and Ik kIvIiik hi prot'-:-H
..Vf.fyt h I hit ho Im,.i iIiIm will; In
pn-pii rut ton fr Hiiliir-lu; ',- i-oii-liit.
In mlditlon, the 1 11!' is. real-'
i.lnir Hint this Is the first cliuii"
Ijl (triind,) hiuH hnd In yarn fur i
cli-ur title, uri, nrc,ui,.d lo ilo Ih'-lr
MR. TOWNLEY
PASSES AWAY
AT AftHTY, ORE.
Pioneer Resident of Union
County to be Buried at
Union Thursday.
WAS FAMOUS FOR
FINE SHORTHORNS
Former County Commis
sioner, Business Man
Orchardist Came Here
in 1887.
V. .1. Tow n ley.' pioneer resident
of L'nlon county und widely known
throughout the Northwest an a
breeder of Tine Shorthorn cattle,
dh d nt Amity,; Ore., Nov. 10, It
was learned hero i-cday. Mis body
has been sent, to l'nlon and the
funeral services will 1m held t.hcrc
at the Cock Brothers undertaking
parlors under the auspices of the
Uluc lodge of Masons,
Mr. Towjiley had an important
part In the building up of this sec
tion of the stale, pu: Icularly in an
agricultural way. In addition to
his wonderful herd of Shorthorns,
he also, had for a time a large
fruit orchard and owned a, tract of
farm land near Mot Lake. His
catllo were exhibited .at ninny of
the largest shows in 'the Northwest.
Besides this, he wau In tho mer
cantile business at Union for a
number of years and also served
as county commissioner for sever
al years, discharging tho duties
of this executive office in a very
capable manner.
Canto Herts In 1HN7
.Mr. Townlcy came to Oregon in
1SK7 and was manager of the San
ger mines for seven years, tjicn
moving tio Union,
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Townlcy, a daughter,, Dorothy
llidelcr, a granddaughter, Chile I Jo
Lay, a sister, Mrs. Mabel Oalc, of
Union; . und two brothers. Dr.
Townlcy, of Stanford, university,
and Hubert Townlcy. or Denver.
Mr, Townlcy was 7 years of age
at tiro lime of hh: death.
Stock Market
- -At Rntfom At
Close Today
wivout,,:, iA1'
The stock market eloped praclic-
,.1IV .l ll.M l.nWni.'i lnd:,v afler an- I
other storm of distress tiuidatlon
has carried scores of leading Issues
down ?1 to ii share,
Total stock sales today of 7.701,
40H, Including inacl ive Issues, set
a now high record for an abrevl
aled threo-liour session on the New
Vork stock exchange. This com
pares with a. tolal sales nf 1.42.
700 shares, yesterday and :i,3fi7, 1 iio
.shares on Monday. I
Tho previous high record for a i
tlireo-hour session was 7,IS4,OGO
shares on November 7.
net !
'lcing Uotallons and net!
chanRcs of some of the' lenders ;
were: U. S. Steel. $151.50, off $2;
Kadio, $X.7ri, off $1.75; General
Kleeti ic. ?l7:t, off $11.75; Genenil j
Motors. VMi., nff $:'.K7; Johns
Maaville. $!in, up $1.50; Anaconda
$70.5", off $(I.f.n.
Mrs.H.L.WinnIn
Southern Pacific
Robbery, Wreck
Mrs. II. L. Winn, after spending
a plea.Mtnt two weei.-H In lm An
geles wi.h he,r daughter, Mrs. C.
M. Coombs, had an unusual experi
ence n ner reiurn irip sue was
i. passenger on the Southern Pad-!
fie lrln uhteh wiim wrecked iiruli11" ""oi'". ioumm mv uui-j
robiied.
She began her nturn trip lest 1
Sunday and was a little distance I
from I .oh Ang les when a crash
was heard, and the train wa.s vio
lently shaken. The car jnsl ahead
of hers was derailed ulong with i
four ol hern and 4he engine, Thi; !
only person Injured ln I lie wreck
was the engineer whi was seil-
! ously burned, but is expected lo j
recover. j
i liandits had slopped the train in!
' order to rub 11. Due of Hie men j
iVame Into the car where Mrs, Whin
was ami ordered lh'm eo be quiet.
i I'"1 Hd"u'l lake anything. , It was;
: e.iiiuoted that about $r.tnf was j
taken from the rear tar. After
j tin; event. Mrs". Winn was Inver-j
I viewed by detectives and news-j
j paper reporters, giving them a tie. '
sirlplion of Hie bandit she had
Been.
"h was a very inl'-restlng nnd
thrilling eyperb ni-c." nnd I'm glad ,
not lo have any injuries afler It,"
"he :ald -.his morning when she !
tirrived i'.i La Grande .
Iiritish Hold Up
Naval Hase Work
, I.IIMMIN, Nov. IS (AP) A. V.'
.Alexander, first lord of the ndmlr-
Hlty. Blinouliced In the house of
Normal School
' Hopes to Upset
Monmouth Team
(
Local Eleven Grimly De
termined to Win Friday
Pep Rally Held This
Morning.
A Vrl'ly determined Kant em
Oregon N o r m a I school football
eleven swung Into Ita final practice
tody ' and tomorrow in prepara
tion for the state championship
tilt to be played here Kriday after
noon 'with Monmouth, llolfcvlng
that they havo a chance, In spite
of Mfmmouth's Imposing record.
Hob Quitiu's stiuad expects to put
up Ita best fight of the season.
-Monmouth Is due here, tomorrow
nt noon and will take a light work
out on the hi;h school field In the
afternoon. So far the western team
has lost but one game, that to Cen
trulla Junior college, which was
held jo a hcoicIcss tie earlier lit
tho year.
Freiigamo. dope indicates a fair
ly even struggle, with the team
that gets tho breaks favored to
emerge a winner. Many funs ex-
j" ( l" b the best game of foot
ball tA bo nlaved Ln Ln Grande this
year, nd a large crowd Is expected
to attend. Tho gamo Is scheduled
to start at 2:15. ,
lcp Hail j Held 1
This 'morning, at the Normal
school, a rally was held, to he fol-
lowed by a . yell practice. Friday
morning. Speeches were made hy
Coach Qulnn and Captain Hust and
clown stunts were given by Moons
and. Curd en, two members of tho
team, as features of the pep meet
ing. Qulnn brought out the facts
that Monmouth has the best team
this year In Its history a team
they 'call their "wonder team." Ho
far they have played sevon games,
losing only one. Qulnn is deter
mined to make the La Grande ap
pearance of tho Monmouth team
its second defeat, suying: "Wo want
to make Iho Monmouth wonder
team wonder what It Is all about."
Hust pillowed up with tho state
ment .that the ;, O. N. team is
ready .jiii il willing to do this. The
acrobiitlc stunts by Moeus and Car
den included a clever tap dance
take-off and a burtesuc ' piano
duet.
Following this yell practice and
j pep songs occupied tho tluio until
me close or tno assomtiiy, with tlio
student body demonstrating beyond
4. Cffiytlnned U"gc Five)
Kesponse to Red
Cross Roll Call
I q j Atl-WlllO
ll UHUJll" W IUC
WASHINGTON, Nov. I.'i ( A P )
Nationwide response to Iho annual
roll call of the American Hed Cross
was asked of the American people
today by President Hoover.
Mr. Hoover, as president of tho
United States, is president of the
I ted Cross. The. roll ca II bcftan
ArmisUe Ouy und will close
" hanksglvi'ig day. I ho -chief exe-
cutive's announcement follows:
"lioih an pretldenl of the Culled
Slate., and iiH Prelrtenl of the Am-,
erica n Ilea ( ross. I earnestly be -
erica ii lied Cross. I earnestly
i peak tho cooperation -of every Am
erica n citizen i-i the great human!
tarian work of the lied Cross,
lis prompt efficiency In Hino of
disaster, and Its coif Inning service
in numerous less spectacular but
not less important tasks of relief,
ma ko II n n t idispeiisalile pa i t of
our national lifi. Hvery Ameri
can shculd be u inenilier, and t
j ui'Ke nil to enroll.'
j Corporation H ead '
Commits Suicide
I UOCIIKSTKIl, N. V., Nov. U
' (AP) Ilobert M. Seurlo, president
! nf the Rochester Gas and Klectric
1 corporation, was found dead of a V-
phyxiation al his home here today,
" , , , "
1 ,, n,li,n "1'M1'. vice president of
1 saiil it was a case of suicide.
OPEN RED
frZ&vX.w' ftmWm
I'll-1 In aiiMicr I In aiiiiiiiil roll cull irt flic American I let I (Tom were
1'ivsldtuil Homer iiml 'barlc i. Dnci, rttnhsK-itdor to (treat HHt
alii." 'Cberc pictured iiImivc Diiuin, U-ft, ami tin president, right
44 1tnav John Million Payne, national chiiirmuti of the l(cl i'rttsu,
Kiivc thrill Mih-cr!pfloii bullous, oK'iilng Iho unUon-wlih iitm
Ial;;u. AiitbiiMudor lawts was it giM-t tit the hi to House beforo
rcturrliy; ut Lot id on.
BIG WESTERN
RAIL BATTLE
OPENSJODAY
Arthur Curtis James,
Ingest Rail Securities
Stockholder, on Stand.
200-MILE TRACK
PROJECT AT STAKE
Would Extend Southwai'd
Into California From
Klamnth Falls Cities
Take Sides.
KAN KHANCISCO, Nov, 13 (AP)
Arthur Curtis Jamen largest
stockholder of railroad securities In
tho world, was tho first witness to
day In the hearing hy the Interstate
commerce commission of the peti
tion of tho Great Northern and
Western Pacific railroads to con
nect thole lines In northeastern
California.
! 'rho "project would require the
.construction of 200 miles of track
1 extending southward from Klam-
KallM, Ore., to' KeUdle. Cnl.
Charles D. Muhaffle, chief ox-
amlner of tho commission, presided
"t tho hoarlng which began at 1.0
In th colonial ballroom of
Kl- KriinclH hotel. Tho routine
work of organizing the hearing,
granting Intervention petitions to
11 stales, noarly as many railroads
and several dozen municipal, coun
ty and civic hodloH, nnd prescribing
general rules for taking testimony,
occupied hut a half hour.
Mr. James was Immedtaloly pnt
on the stand and, after Identifying
himself, read a proparod statement,
setting forth his reasons for mov
ing In support of the petition..
Ho said that It had been his
dream to participate in actual rail
road development of northern Cali
fornia and tho Taciflc northwest.,
and ho believed the. transportation
and industrial situation-, in central
and northern California prescnlH
on opportunity for constructive
work along the lino of the "Great
Northern and Western Pacific pro
Jeer. . ; .;
Tho ..issue Is the right, of the
"Western. Pacific .. and the Great
Northern, to construct a .200-mile
' ' ' : (Cotttlnert jrtge TOtght) "
HOTEL OWNER IS
SHOT TO DEATH
Klamath . Falls Plumber
and Operator of Hotel,
Held on Murder Charge
KLAMATH KAMA Ore.. Nov.
13 (AP) A ruiiirr.'l over'an al
iened jihorliiKO in hotel oeenuntH
ihnd resulted In the death of Ks'd-
....... I.. 1t....ll...p lw.1,.1 ..ii-iini mill
! "., ' .,, .,,,. ,,,
, , lU,niher nnd
,. , . ,,,,
1 Wright Is said to have shot and
I killed Darling w ith a shotgun In
jthu hotel kitchen last night and
then telephoned police lo come and
arrest him. lie was In Jail here to
day will In authorities endeavored
to trace the quarrel to Its founda
tion. Authorities said Darting accused
Mrs. -Wright of the shortaKo of ac
counts Monday and that Wright
cuffed the hotel owner und kicked
him through the lobby Into the
street. Tho hotel was leased by
Darling to Wright scvora) mouths
ago. J .
Tuesday Darling caused Wright's
: arrest on a charge of assault with
H dangerous w e a p o n, but the
plumber was released on a $200
cash ball.
a.
Aulhorltics siHd Wright returned
(Continued on Pae 8.
CROSS DRIVE,
Former Princess
Dead; Strange
Romance Ended
Frau Alexander Zubkoff,
Sister of Former Kais
er, Passes in Bonn,
Prussia Today.
HONN, Prussia, Nov. 13 (AP) -Frau
Afexander Zubkoff, 63, who
was Princess Victoria von Prussia,
HiBter of tho former Kaiser, and
grandchild of the lltitlsh quoeu,
Victoria, died today In her modest
residence hero, ending1 one of the
atranget romurAcd written into
tho records of Kuropean royalty.
Death tame while she slept, at
7:30 a. m., and followed a briuf
Illness which began last week
shortly after her husband, Alex
lindor Zubkoff, Russian adventurer
who was 34 yeara her Junior, was
severed with divorce papers on her
behalf.
Frau Zubkoff, when ahe married
last In l.'J27, renounced her tights
as princess, and accepted estrange
ment from her family. Members
here today al'. her death, were her
"baby" sister, Marguerite, Princuss
Von Hesse, her husband, Prlnco
Frederick Charles, and their two
sons, Chrlstof and Illchnrd.
Lust Mont lis 1'iihnppy
Although her fatal Illness came
upon her only a few days ago the
last months of tho princess wr
far from' happy, and wore spent In
most modest quarter hero Jn lano
lin ess, poverty and disillusionment.
Just a month ugo she was Toroed
to auction off hoiiiooniH of groat
value to pay tho debts of her ad
venturer husband, but she succeed
ed la raising only a small amount.
Hankruptc'y proceedings previously
had beon InstKuted against her
when she failed to meet obliga
tions contracted by Zubkoff. Al
cue tlmu sho was weulthy in her
own name.
(Continued nn Pub (V
Secretary Good
Stricken with
Appendicitis
WASHINGTON, NuV. lit (Al')
Sourcituiy of War Cloud umlorwont
a difficult niionillim for uiinifron
niisi, perroiulliiK ii)ionillultl8 ut tho
Wnllcr Hoed honiltnl. todiiy, nnd
hlw condition . wiih iloHurllisd liner
im extremely norlnUH.. Tho oueiu
tliin luiiiDil iiiin-4 iftan nn. hotm ' '
KuiBounii on Iho Will tor Ueod
luiNliltlil stuff norfonnod tho oiiciu
tlnn. which hub ilotonulnccl upon
iifler tho wnr Hociolury WW
ulilckon Ruddenly. luul nlijhlj
Tho miiRcoim found thn hiipu
dlx In nn exceptionally duliKorous
eiindlllun und It wun Hltuutcd very
low in the polvlB, nulklnK tlio op
orution unuaunlly difficult. ' r
l'nlr Ciiudltloii
'Arter tho oporutlon phyidoliinH
mild they did not minimize tho
dnnKor of hla condition. They lidd
ed, however, thnt Mr. (iood wun
In iih ftood condition iih could he
expected under tho clrcuniHlnncei.
Tho Infoinintlon reKurdine hl
condition wiih nuido puhllc ut the
Whlto Hoiiho. where HccreturleH of
PrCHldent Hoover kept In coiiHtant
coinmunlcullon with Walter Reed,
tho army hOHpltal, ho Hint the
preuldeut coulil ho apprlNod of any
turn In the tdttutlion.
Secrelury Ciood l yeurn old.
Ho hud not hceu In tho hent of
health recently, hut hla friclldii
wero Hui'prlHcd. to leurn of the aud
den uttuck.
Sir Esme Howard
Giving Un Post
As Ambassador
LON'DO.V, Nov. I.'i IAP) Hlr
Honald IJndsity, lierniunenl uuder
secrelnry of sin to for foreign af
fairs, will replaee Mr Ksnie How
ard us It r 1 1 1 s h Hiubiissadtir ut
Washington early next year.
Announcement of the utiolnl
meut was tmidc al the British for
eiun office, and said Kir Ksme.
whose leiiure at the Anierlenn post
was oxuMiueu oeyonu reiircmeui
ngo, would retire with tlio new am
bitssndor's advent.
Sir Hubert VaiHtlitrl, tnlncliil
prlvato se(;relfiry to I 'rime AMii
Isler llninsiy Mm Domtld. will suc
ceed to the post In (he foreign
ministry vnduled by Kir ltoiuUd.
Charles Hall To
Jump Into Race
HA MOM. Ore.. Nov. Ill fAl't -Charles
Hull nf .MarsliCield sall
here todey Hint he experts, either
beforo ('hrtst mas or tin iiu-d lately
uficr. lo innke bis furnnil an
nouncement a x a candidate for the
Ccpublleau iMiinluatliin lor gover
nor. This Is (be nearest to u pnsl
llvn stulcmeiit of hts eandldacy that
Hull lias made for pitblirul Inn.
Aged Men Facing
Serious Charges
HA MOM, ore., Nov. l:i'(AI)-
I'oiir West Hab'iii men whoso com
bined hk cm total ,'K'i years, the
youngest OK and the oldest 7, were
bound over lo await action of the
I'olk county grand Jury this morn
ing on charges of contributing to
the delinquency of an 11 -year-old
kill, when arraigned beforo Miner
1). Cook, Justice of tho peace, In
the West Salem dtutrlct.
WEST BEATEN
ON SHINGLES
TARIFF VOTE
Will Remain on Free List
Following 48 to 30
Senate Ballot.
McNARY, STEIWER
VOTE FOR DUTY
Party Lines Ignored in
Roll Call Ten Deriio
crats. 20 Republican
Join Hands 4.
I WAHHlNOTON, Nov. 13 (Al')
Ttolentlon of uhlnKle? on .the frco
lint wna voted today by tho senate.
The vote wan 48 to SO.,
Tho senate In no acting; auNtuined
the recommendation of ltu flnunce
conunlttee. The houso had propos
ed n SG ier cent duty. .
' A vigorous contest was waned on
the senate floor by members from
tho Pacific northwost to obtain a
duty on tho produot. , They con
tended It wus .necessary to meet
Import competition principally
from Cunudu. . It wus further ar
Kued H would regulate tho lumber'
Industry so that It would assist
conservation of forests ' by per
mittluit tho working out. of n, re
forestratlon program.
I The roll call vote was demanded
hy Henutor. Walsh, Domocrat, Mon
tunu, after Henutor Jones, Repub
lican, had secured- by a division
. voto upprovul of a proposal to
place a 10 per cent duty on the
. article.
Hull Call Vote
. Tho roll call vote follows:
Kor tree Shingles:' Republicans
j lllnirhum, Blaine, Borah, Brook-
j hart, Capper, Couzenu, Cutting,
Dule, litmi'on, Fosh, Krucler, Olenn,
tliildshorouKh, Qreene, Keyes, Lu.
Follotto. McMustcrs, Noi'beck, Nor-
1 i-Irf, Nyo,. 1'utterson, Robinson of
tndlunu, Suckott, Bchall, Townsend,
, Vundonbere und Wulcott 27.
' Uoniocruta U a r k I o y. Black,
Hroclt, Connelly,; Copoland, Olasa
' Karris,,. Harrison, Huwos, Huyden,.
lloflln, McKellur, Sheppard, Slm-
, miins, Block, Thonius of Omnhu,
Tydiiigs, Wuunor, - Walsh of ' Mas
sachusetts; Walsh of Montunu und
Wlioolcr 81. ,
. Total, 48.
I Vur ,10. er iTv jjrilnKles. duly::
NT(opiii;iiuun'idJdK0. -Olllett. Ooff.
tlould, Halo, Hatfield, ; Ilobert.
Johnson, . Jones,' Keun,' MoNary.
Metcmlr, Moses, Phipps, Reed,
SliortrldKc, Km not, Htelwer, Thomas
or Idaho and Waterman 20. ,
! lemocriits A s h u r s t, uieuse,
Jlrutlon. Uroussurd, Dili, Klotbher,
Kundrlck, Plttman, Ransdoll ana
Trunimel lo.
Total, 30. .... .
CONVICT SHOT,
WOMAN KILLED
IN GUN BATTLE
NICW YOHIC, Nov. 1 3 (AT)
An escaped convict was dying to
day after a running gun battle
with police through several miles
or the heart of Brooklyn's retull
aoellon dining which a womun by
stander was klllod. . - -
Oeorge Ktnu.lt, 38, who was aorv
Ing VI years for robbery, -was ono
of the ringleaders In aa attempt
to freo 1,750 Inmates from Auburn
stato prison lart July 27.- Two con
(Vltfa were killed, two wounded
und two guards Injured. Kour con
victs escuped.
Knmlt wiih detected yesterday in
the act of holding up a garage and
after a gun battle eucnped only "to
be itgaln cornered. H received
five woundr.
Mrs. Irene Hum ner, iti, whb mor
lally wounded . by u stray bullet
cither fro iii) tho convict's gun or
froni that of one or several police
men who took part Jn Iho chase.
Tlio woman vna shielding her 0-yetir-old
daughter whe;i struck.
Wants Divorce From
Crocheting Hubby
I'OttTLANI), ore., Nov. 13 (AD
Mrs. Teresa Chown riled suit for
divorce here yesterday charging
that her husband, Krnest L. Chown
has a mania for embroidering and
erorhoting and that he throws each
piece away berore It Is finished,
that he who unkind to her and that
In- lacked affection for hor and
their child.
Mac-Hi Wins From
Walla Walla, 13-7
WAMA WAM.A, Ore;, Nov. 13'
(Hperlal) The strong Mac-Hi
root ha II team rroiu Mllton-Kree-waler
made history here Armistice
day by derealing Wtilla Wulla 13
to 7 with Ollnger and Markhaiu
starring In an avalanche of passes
In tho second hair. Wullii Walla
was leading at half time 7 to o.
In serlmniago the Hhic Devils out
KaliM-d the winners, wirh 117 yards
to
ro.NtiO SK.NTK.NTIort
KLAMATH KAMX Ore,. Nov. 13
A I1) Leslie Congo, bootlegger,
was sentenced u u year lu the statu
i prison after pleading guilty to
(transportation und possession or 30
I gallons uf moonshine whiskey. ThU
won his third -count. .;.