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EDITION
T
VOLUME XXVII
MEMDER ASSOCIATED PRESS'.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1929
MEMBER A. B. C.
NUMBER 343'
barntrr
CONFERENCE
CLOSES WITH
DINNER, MEET
State Commander of the
American Lpgion Is
Speaker.
SAFETY CAMPAIGN
TO BE LAUNCHED
Ex -Service Men Stand
Solidly for Prepared
ness to Prevent War,
George Declaims.
WHh approximately loo In at
tendance, representing Union. Bak
er ami Wallowa counties, it dis
trict conference of the American
,ck1ou its auxiliary was held in
J.u Grande yesterday, . wbh state
olTlrbils or both ortjunlautlons tak
Inif a lending part.
The first sessions of the confer
ence were held in the afternoon,
followed by. a hamiiict In Ihc eve-
Hint:, with IT. .K. Brady presiding.
Harry Nelson, state community ser-
ivfco clmirman, and . , Hensty; dls-
trict. .(commander,
spolie briefly. .
of ISnlerpriwe.
, fonimHidcr Npenks
l-'ollowluK the haiiquct, with Mr.
Hearty lulling charge, an address
miK made by Sid H. t,oonr of henlilentM of the Grande Honde
Kene, slain commander of the hv VIlIk.Vt lf th(,h. rftU.niliirf( had not
Klon. Mr. George, hi H.Mnteresi hit,' H1)j( ..Dec, tnH niuPnhlKt Illl(,ht
and imltruetlve iiddi-ess, .policed huvo Uven mvdfinca fol. believing
out that the American Lesion was ,t to ,,0 M.irt.n Mn.lL A ,H.l(rhl
former primarily for the aid of dis-' t onlv a few clouds along the
ubled cx-servJco men and that most eastern horizon, and u tempeni
o, it-, work idni'c organizathm has ; lure uf 4,, j,inV(. was the situation
been for that purpose. Al present ut -:a u-ci,.(. Also, the coldest
Ilia auxiliary Keep'- full-lime work
ers In the Portland hospital lo .care
for ev-servhe men and their t'am
llIe.'T and take carp of their claims.
Mr. George also spoke of the -gim':i
Amcrif-ani'alion program, its
community service work. etc.
Stands for Preparedness
The American Legion stands sol
idly 'for preparedness?, the com
mander asserted,
Wo know uimt
war i he said. In declaring that
the desire for preparedness Is fos-
tred hy the desire to insure peace,
iThe American' Legion junior
league baseball contest, in which
20,000 boys patlcipatcd in Oregon
alone- hlii year, was mentioned as
uitu part of the legion's community
service work. ' .
Plan Surety Flrt-l Drive j
Another is the safely first cain-j
palgn to be launched in the schools.
Pri'srnt plans are to have both child
and parent!! sign a safety - first i
pledge, containing simple rules on i
how to avoid accidents tit cross- j
logs, Kite. '
Most of the. ablation fields In
Oregon are either directly or In
directly the result of legion uctivl-
th'i Mr. George said.
Short talks also were made
Cur! Mnsvr, state, adjutant, .of
Portland; by. Mary Chancy, state
auxiliary president, and by La
J locia Cobb, district com mitt ce--womau.
Convention Plans Progressing
A delegation from Ituker report
ed Hint plans for the l!.t(i stale con
vention are progressing and that
from present, indications, the larg
est a I ti'tida nee in I he Oregon le
gion history is assured.
The conference here was one of
several a It-day conferences and
evening conferences that are being
held over the state. Tonight the
, vislthu,- officials will be at Mnier
7 prlf-:e and tomorrow night ut linker.
PAGEANT WILL
BE PRESENJED
(JUH S M. JL i 1 M KM MM. A.
The. o i nens Missionary society
of the Central Church of Christ
will present a missionary pageant
Sunday evening. II is the annual
"Women's lay" promoted by the
t'nlted Ctulstlan Missionary society
of which the local society is an
nuxilinrv ami the offering goes for
support of this missionary work.
Mrs. A. 1'. Nelson Is directing Ihe
pageant und Mr. Nelson has charge
of the lighting and scenery.
In tho morning the pastor will
observe "I'nlvei-sal 1 Utile Sunday"
by presenting the ehtims of the
3ilbte. "1(Ih theine: "The Hook For
-All the Ages." He will speak In
the evening at the Iwer Cove
market road school house.
Tonight an entertainment Is be
ing staged nt the church, featur-
ilils a piny anil )iirt,!l pot Mile.
si:.m:ciiix(; run ,tu:tt jhx
N.M'A. fill., f -. li Al'l
Si'iH ll WHt 1,,'irillt 111 til,' I'flK- -d
rijnntry i,-in- AIIum peni;. IS niii,-
li'iillii-iisl r hci-,., fr John A.
JIiiniiiHinil, .Mi. who (llsiipiK'np-d
from bin nilicli a wrok iiiro.
vi:thi:k tomav
7:30 it. in, to ii hove.
.Minimum: 3 H above,
Condition: clear.
WKATHKii yi;sti:i:iy
laxlmum TS, minimum 1
above.
Condition: cloudy. .
i;tui:h oi:c. . ion
Maximum 4". minimum
ii hove.
Condition: cleur.
County Budget y
Hearing Under
Way Here Today
Fhst Hour Brings No
0 b j e ctions Regular
County Court Session
Closed Thursday.
The cOitnly budget, as prepared
hy I Ik; committee, whs formally
adopted this nfteriicoii. rs'o objcc
llniiM were, received.
Members (if the Union eupnty
court were holding a henrlnt,' tu
(Juy on the 1930 county budget,
which provides for '$371,83 to be
raised by taxation. The hearing
opened in County Judue LI. tl.
Coueh'u office at 10 o'clock this
morning and during the first hour,
no one appeared to file objections
or remonstrances. The hourlntr
M,iri lo continue during I ho first
part of this afternoon, so as to Kive
all citizens n chance to voice ob
jections if they have uny.
The county court's regular ses
slon came to u clone yesterday at
noon, with the auditing of bills.
During the .afternoon the court
made a trip to North Powder to
view Krnvel pit that is under con-
Lsldorutlon.
Valley. Enjoys
'Warm' Weather
Minimum At 39
weal her registered during the en
tire night was 39 above, which Is
seven degrees abovo freezing pplnt.
riven the policemen covered their
heats hist night minus overcoats.
In comparison, on Oec. C, ltllift.
although the skies were fairly
clear, the muxlm.um for the day
was 4 0 above n rid t he m in i nui m
was only eight above. . Ijhmi night
wnH" 31 degrees warmer than the
corresponding night a, year ago!
Threats of snow or ruin that
existed during the last three days,
; apparently have been dissipated,
;nm the weather forecast for to-
night und tomorrow is fair and
some coldeiin liastern Oregon, ,,
Fir Trees Add
To Decorations
In Business Area
As part of the pre-Christ mas
decorations in the business section.
I severa I stores today hud placed
"(small fir trees al the edge of the
j sidewalk in front of their business
houses, and within the next few
days, several others expect to fol
low their lead, This same plan
wan' carried out last year, giving
the business section the final touch :
in holiday decorations.
The annual trek into the woods;
for the purpose of getting trees Is;
now under way. with several firs j
being brought into I-a Grande from j
nearby hills this week. More are!
expected In come in Sunday, with
both hoys' and men taking part In j
the search for "Christmas trees.
Extra Seals Sent
Out Through Error
rnlntentlo.nal duplication of let
teni containing Tuberculosis avsn
elaiion seals has remit ed in I-i
Grande in some enses this month.
It has been leu rued by Ihe com
mitlce in charge. Announcement
was made today thai in cases where
$ worth of Christmas seals have
: , ,. ; : ;,... Ln -
Iho fiinilly In un-'t-d lo si-nil Ii-1
III,, i-xtni SI wnrlh of HliiiiiiiH. I'lu
nilsliil.'i'. It In Kiiiil. I il"" to 111'- f"'-t
iii.ii thin h ih" rh-ft linn- I .ii
! Grande, ban
rullmvi',1 tin- iMiicllci-
of in.illlnlr hi-iiIh lo i-m-ll runilly.
Ii ml nil nltompt will iiiihIp to
nvold i.ny HUch tliiiillciillon in III'-
riltun-. WAI.I.A WAI.I.A. VVimh.. Ili-i;. C
llHKim-vr ni, 'li wiio luiv,' ,i',,,"ly . (Al'i l'alrolnuiil .liicli Mirciiiin
lni'ii MOllrit'-il in'' n"l in,,nwl 'oWil n u infill lioipllal Willi two
n ci-lvi' nny uildltlonnl oiil tlirouirll ,.is ,i IiIh riKht l.ip anil rhliil'-.'
tin' innllH, inn ir tli''.v lo ho, iiro n,.f.,i. itoiiiuliiuiHior inn Hpcclnl of-
ili-Bf'l to l-i'luril the niliHior-'il will,
i n
wmii'-n in t-liiiiiio ,n Hie
work 1-,'ImiiI n v,'i-y I'm-oui-iiuin
! rciioliKO HU nil uvrrniro or..'ii t,-l-I
1,'in containing rh.-eks uiiivlng
! daily.
vl. IL Hunter Speaks
At Club Meeting
Oeow lioff, another pnlrolmun.
The Men's club or the Presbyter- w ho latil the Kim on a Hhetf. The
iau chureh met at the Home ofiarKiimeut broke out ajpaln "!
lti.ltert - Kakin last nleJH. with ; H I fired twice ut Meehun with
iAlbert II. Hunter us the speaker, j IiIm other sun.
iMr. Hunter lined as bin Hiibject The df-iiHwioti vn said lo have
"The Work of the chamber of grown out or a hit of repartee
Commerce." in whb h he pointed about the proponed Khukcup In th.
out manv InterextinK factM regard- WiHla, Walla police department.
Ini: the oruanlr-illen and what u .
fx doliiK for Iai Crande and tJnion
county.
At the close of the meeting Mr.
i;akin. awiMtcd by her; two nana
and .Mr. II. II. Hanna, served
lunelieon to the X4 mem hern pre
ent. Hurley S onekins:. pn i-ident.
roe hi n-t atten-1 Hnd Vbe Pn-nldent
Alfred Cook preihb d. Several n"w
tnentber;; were Rdded to the roll.
PAT HURLEY
GIVEN POST
IN CABINET
Oklahoma Man Selected to
Succeed late Secretary
James W. Good.
WAS ASSISTANT IN
WAR DEPARTMENT
New ChiefJust Under 50
Years of Age, Is Colonel
in Reserve and a World
War Veteran.
WASHINGTON. Dec, fi (AP)
Patrick J. Hurley, of Oklahoma,
has been selected hy President
Hoover to succeed James W. Good
as secretary of .war.
Ife has been acting secretary .
having taken over the duties of
the war department upon the death
recently of Mr. flood. Prior to
that time he was assistant secre
tary. Hurley, u lawyer by profession,
was one of the men - President
Hoover drew from the south to
place In' (important posts utter his
election, lie is just under 50 years
of age. :
An Kx-Servh-e Sinn'
The new secretary is a colonel In
the reserve corps. During the
World war he won thu distinguish
ed service '.cross .for a volunteer
reconnalsanco tin tier 'heavy fire In
France.
It had been freely predicted that
i ho Oklahoma n would succeed to
the cabinet post In view of the
confidence which had been reposed
in hhiv by President Iloovor,
Word of Hurley's appuiulmeut
spread quickly lo the caul tut. One
of the first to., comment, was
Speaker Umgworth, who said:
"The new.: Is very pleasinff to
me. as I have heard nothing but
good, of him."
WILL ORGANIZE
BUSINESS CLINIC
New Group Is First Result
n WbbWaHt Wmiwv's
. Conferences.
nir .olIIMf'-IVlV I I,.,. C. if f
n.iiui-iu iv i . ,,,,.,.:
P'uanent im lo. a us n, ,
r Inli.. Lo diagnose and correct lie ,
ills of American tra le wen sy n -
tonis of deewlon become appar-
next few days as the first direct
result of President Hoover's widely
attended general business confer
ence. It Is to take the Tumi of a com
mittee composed of prominent busl
aesr. executives whose duty H will
be to maintain a close and con
tinuing watch over ihe trends uf
business in all its phases, quickly
recognize signs of reiardment In
any particular branch, giving wurn-
ing and rccouimed remedies,
Tho names of more than sixty
business and induslrlul leaders so-
lected at the huslncw conference to
confer with Julius Marnes, chalr-
r im in.:. id nt (ili-ectotH ofU'c: Harold Hdi'Uer. vvorlhv adv s-
j the i nlted Slate.s chamber of com-
I merl e, on the selection of the per-
nm pent coin mil tee were named lo-
J day.
The. men were selected from me
n were selected from the
many who til tended yesterday's
meeting and heard Pit
stdenl noov -
er single
wmk,"
out the "good old word
as the key to business
progress.
,-. Most of those .selected remained
In Washington or will return alter
''Hiick trips to their offices and un
der Harnen direction the orgonl.a-
lion of the permanent council, ihe:,,,
.!"" - '"1": - "" ,,r :v,,iuh u ni "" -
iteil, will proceed.
WALLA WALLA
OFFICERS IN
PISTOL FIGHT
j ric-i-r. nn licllitf 1.1 In jnll iib nj
r..Miilt of a Mhnollnir match which
terminated a political argument at nott' Kervlinc a Kentenee tu the .M.
pollcc hcadouarlera lu re hurt nipht. i ''"" P' """". were sentenced
Meehan. Iietcctlve Sam Prynn. , ,K inwnlhn each In the sumc In
lieed and other officer were dis- tltutlon todny.
usMliuf the recent city election.! l"'cnl and Mayes, who turned
Meehun and Herd cxcbHUKed a few "bite's cvidem e duiirn; Moore'H
Hbarp wordM. when Itecd Hllppcd j 1 ' la' Meven.l mmuiHih ao. entered
.oil. one of hiH revolverM. which I l'',,,,!: of ifi'llty to cbarffcw of IPjinir
iviih nmitcln-l away from him hy
citi.Mcir vim i-s err
HAN KKANCIHCO. I tee. C (Al')
Pi ices of Ktandard brands of cl
ni ctiet. were redueed from I ft to 1"
cenlr tn all I nlted cixar more
throughout the city, The reduction
war. ordered by eahtcrn headquar
ter of the company und brluirM Ihe
price per pac!:uge to n new low
Pacific 'Phone
Company 'Cuts'
Rates in Oregon
Announcement Is Made
'After Conference With
Public Service Commis
sioners Today.
SALKM, Ore.. Uee. G (AP)
A general reduction In telephone
rules throughout Oregon was an
nounced hy the Pacific Telephone
it Telegraph company am) the stub
public service commission after a
conference .In Portland today. All
members of the commission were
In Portland, Including the secre
tary, and the reduction become
known here through a long-distance,
telephone call fro in. Portland
to the local office of the telephone
company. ' . 1
The new rates will be effective
Junuury 1. I'nder I he new schedule
tho charges for connection of ser
vice will he entirely eliminated in
one case ami reduced from 14 to
over Ml per cent In other cases.
Monthly rates for extension telephone-:
will be cut from 20 to 311
per cent.
. The e ban ires were summari.ed
by H. It. ltisley. statu manager for
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company, who stated that they are
In keeping with the fundamental
policy of the company, which, he
said. Is to provide the best posslhh
service at a. cost as low as Is con
sistent with financial safety.
' Decision, to file reduced rules
wait reached at a conference, in
Portland today attended by offic
ials of the telephone company and
m em hern of tho service commis
sion. i
The reductions according to
Chairman r'rank J. Miller of the
commission, --'have been brought
about after many conferences.
Elks Making Plans
For An Initiation
Tnithition of a class of 20 into
the Kilt's lodge Will be held at
the meeting next Thursday, cc. t
12. J-asl evening arrangements1
were planned for this event and
tho committee, announced that a"
clam supper would follow tho In-
, lthitlon cerqniuny.
At the meeting last night in tin
Mlks temple which was well at
tended, the next dance was an
nounced for Tuesday. Dec. 17. w
Eaales T6 Girp
i v uf .n
Christmas Dance
William 1 laefer. of Union, was
Initiated Into the Kagles lodge last
,ceiiK. Ar-
, ne wo le Mh spH.
btasquerade Christmas
.nr-f , i, .,vnn. iln, 1(
; to which the public Is Invited. The
I'". O. J. and the auxiliary are
working, together for this affair,
A meeting was also held last even
ing by the auxiliary.,
Modern Woodmen
Elect Officers
About -5 members of the Mod
ern Woodmen selected Hay Bennett
for the position of venerable consul
j at their meeting last night in the
j K. T. hall, when officers were elec-
, led lor tin; ensuing year.
'Other men selected for posh ions
or; K. .1. Mrown. vice consul; Slier-
I wood Williams, banker. Jake Hon-
lock, clerk: Wallace Allen, escort:
flninl linstock, walehman; Ittdiert
i.umn, vesiry; ji. r,. iviwarus, u us -
l.uton, vestry: JI. K. KIwarfls, tru
lee.
;. r '.'. ing ine . niiHinesH an oysior
supper wan enjoy
'd.
Donald Patten To
rr ,i n i m
Head Demolay Boys
- . . ,
iJonnhl l'aten was elected inns-
coiincollor at the
lll('f.llllK Of
llist lllullt ,
!" "'""' r m..i
In. thf .Miisonir. tfiiniil,.'. Hownnl
l'i'li!i-o,i wns chisi'ii Kcnl'ir t-oun-i-t-llor.
mill Dolph HIcki-IhI. Jiinloi-rotiiK.-ellor.
.Iny Juiich wiih scli.-cli.-il I
Tor tin- position iim hi.-i-IIk;, I
Specht, Mayes Are ,
Sentenced lo Pen
POltTI.ANI. Ore., hoc. r, (AT)
KrneHt K. Hpecht, and (Iooikc
Maye, 07, Miiiiili'i'n of the liquor
rlnt; bended l-yt I toy Moore, r-
! P1'"'" I'aclflc nort Ii wckI urn Imron
eonviuracy arier ij otner aiieK''u
metiiberrt of the Speeht-Mnyer rimf
had cither stood trial or been dln-
lllirlW'd.
Bloodhounds On
Trail Of Nefjro
j M I ) ! hi? TttS. Tenu.. In-, i
! (A P) K e v e r u I hundred tinned
poKHemeu followed bloodbouudH to
day , In H'arch of an unidentified
neirio wlro Is chitrired with slosh
Iuk the tooifoe or a 1 :t-yi:ar-old
tk'lioolKlrl and uttemplInK to at -
lurk her. ,
The K'H said the nrgro jizcd
her as she was walking home,
from Hchnni nt( ve"'.-i"w, " - bear! UK Interest al three and one- on Walter Hagen, five tlmen chum.
men heurd her ftcrcams and rushod eighth per cent und maturing next plon of the P. (1. A. inks. They
to the resji.e. 'i hi nro fb-d. fieplmjr 16, . ended the outgoing nine til. sqnnro.
AMERICA'S "PEACE" ENVOYS
Member of the "Amnilcaii.ptNicc expedition to ICuroiMN' thoso hmui ,
win go lo London hi ilnnuiiry iim the Culled Kinles' ivpresentatlvtw
at. tlni rive-powcr conference ttn .naval limitation und reduction. In
(lie lop 'ow, left in right, tiro lvlght W. Mori-ow, HinhHsSiitlor to
levlco; Senalnr David A. I teed ami (ieneml Chillies J. Djiwch, jii
liassador to (ircat Itrltalu. Center: Hugh S. (iiliMHi, ambassador lo
II(-lgiuin: Sei ivlary ol State Henry L. StlnLson.'chalrnuin; Hear
Aliuir;tl Hilary IV Jones, retired. Botlom row: Admiral William V.
Piult, Hcnalor iloseph T. Itoblnsoii, Swrelary of tho Xuvy Clmrlcs
Frnnelt;. Adams, , ... ' ,-
Believe It Or
Not Chicago
Good 17 Hours
' 'A m nee. if A-vh 'in' it
i";-v t t r m7;Htp;:' "1
j u crime wiih reporteil In Chlcagut5 j
No hiddupH, no rphhles, no nmr -
ders. Noihfng. lietectlves sat
around, twiddling, their thumbs.'
I'olic.emeu stood on the corners,
yawning.
Mm. -at 5 o'clock the bad men
were heard from, 'mere were three
robberies in a row. Not loop ufle-
wad a big "can of fruit" (as bombs
are sometimes culled) exploded on
I the south side, and the cops went
I lo work.
Pittsburgh Will
Play Trojans At
i Pasadena Jan. 1
,()s ANG1-M
US. Uee.
(Al')
-ihe imiversity of Southern Cal-
ironi,. n.i. isntior.il i..i.v ti.,.t ti.nl
University of I'lttsburgh bus ac-
,-epled Its invitation lo play the
New Year's day game In tho I'asa-
(p.na Hose Howl.
; iMMsburirh's uer tance will
hrfni in Hie llosn Hnwl one of thu
mflM, .,t,wt,vrut ,..., in..i.ii,nM
most powerful u rid iron machines
of the country which has weather
led lis season without defeat or tie.
! Southern California, ranked as our
or t lie west s. greatest teams, lias
,! ,i..ft iwi..,..,ovl.,.wi,1,i,inKiJ-
hy the Cniverslly of California, and
by one point-ut the hands of Notre
Pacific Coast
1930 Outlook
Appears Bright
SAN I'ltAXCISCO. Dee. II (AP)
I Paul Nhoup, president of the
Southern Pacific company, today
expressed confidence In tin1 IiuhI
rifuH. eeonomic and I runnporlallon
t oullook for the Pacific
;ntates lor the next year.
Coast
$5,000.0(10 um;i pi,;m;i
prjItTLAM;, lr. II (AI--The
Poilbi nd Telegram uunouticnd to
day Mint it bad learned that con
pfruetlon will Mtart on a Ja.noO.ooo
hotel here by the Hint of the yetir.
The naiwM of tho.se InlereHled In
the project were not revealed.
Th artfele wild nix hltew were un
der consideration tutd that approxi
mately one million dolbira would
i;o for Ihe purelmnc f the lte.
M PI,A OP HOItltOWI.Nft
WASHIXOTO.V, He.-, li (AP)
The government w 111 put Its new
inethor) of hormwimc iulo effect
next Tuesday and offer to Ihe pub
lie some JI'iO.oou.oiMi in "trensury
bills," to Ire sold to the h'tibest
bfdd-r.j and redeemed In their face
value.
. In addition, the more customary
i treasury of certirfealCM of indebted-
uewi will be l-siifd to Hie extent
of approximately 3-'&, 000,000,
NEW EXPLOSION
IN PITTSBURGH
O'irn'n ir tijihii . i iriiirniu
Nine Persons, Occurs
1 ' ,
J,,' JNe'dl' bCene 01 rilSU
' - .
'lHTTsmirtair, uee. imai)
Nino persons were Injured iVuluy
In an explosion near the scene of
tho blast that killed flyo persons,
j injured more man a Heoro oi oiners
and wrecked the postofflco yestoo
day at Muuhall, a suburb, is one
of those hurl today was jn H criti
cal condition, tho Homestead hos
pital reported, : , '
The second, explosion, occurred
ii h postal orflclalsi nla(cf. coilnly
and public- service . officers, ,were
preparing to start a joint invest!
gallon of the postofflco blusl.
Unorfieilly IL was .said lint
gas leaking from a pipe under the
postofflce had Ignited. The two
story brick a nd fru me l ructure
was wrecked and a slroet ear car
rying x pproxlnwilety a score of
persons was danwiged,
i.-ir.,,.,.. ..,..-u,...u uini t..
bospltalK today suffering from ln-
Juries they received in the explo-
slop yeslerday. Two of ' them,
.Martin King. 10 and Hilda Andor-
son. 7 wnro In a crlllctil condition.
i Hoth bad fractured skulls, and
were believed
I hurt Internally. Threo
women and two men were killed.
YOUTH ADMITS
ATTEMPT TO
It X T 0 It mV $500
1
I'OltTlyAXO, Ol
I iordon 1urner,
., Hue. I! -(AP)
who wit It his Hweetheart, Aid e
lloyd, IH. and iJoiolhy Weber. 18,
are alleged to have attempted to
extort ?tVH from Dr. 10, A, .Mar
shal, I'ortla nd phynlclun, y ester
day, dropped hiH hruKWidoelo
manner today and told police It ,
was his second extortion attempt.
Turner, who posed as '.ferry
McKec. klUK of Porlland. boot
leKKOTK," and Ihe leader of n Chl-caKo-llke
bund of KunHlorn, was
held penlln Kiand Jury actions
under :'Mi(i bond, while liis Kir I
Mend und the Weber jrlrl were
held under irun bonds each. i-
Turner and the two kIHm, who
were nsheis al a Portland theater,
weii.' arrested yesterday fif lor I H
Marshall eompldjietl he was about
lo kIvc ,tfss Itoyd a, physical ex
amination when Turner burnt Into
tho room mid ueeused him of p-e-piirim,'
t'i perform mi IIIckhI opera
tion. Johnny Farrell
Leading Watrous
j.oh AN(ii;i.i;s, inc. n api-
.loliuny l-'iirrell of New Vork. led
Al Watrous, llelroll, !I up pt the
end of thetr first eli;hleeii In to
day': 3'i- boe senil-finiil piutehes
of the Prtfcsslonal 'iulfeiM' io
elation cbauvplonHhip. "
,eu 1 deKel of A if nil Calletito,
Mexbo, deferifllnv cluimpion. eonr
pleted the tuornluKT round two up
Mukden Council
Gives Approval
To Settlement
Message Sent to Moscow
Confirming Prelimin
ary Agreements Look
ing to Peace.
Ml'ICIXiN. Hoc. 6 (AP) The
Mukden political council toduy dis
patched a message to Moscow ap
proving the preliminary agreement
reached between Chinese and Kur
shin delegates for the Bettleinent
of-1 he Chinese Eastern railway con
troversy. After prolonged discussions over
tho preliminary agreement, which
was negotiated hy representatives
of.HusHlu and China at Nlkolsk-l'Hr
surtlsky, Hlherla, December. 3. the
Mukden council, to which tho ChU
ncH Ho legates reported after their
Initial-meeting with the Soviet dole
gates, decided to withdraw Its ob
jection to one of tho Husstan.de.
munds, t.: . ,
, Opposition ICiuIh
' Accordingly tho council UecldeU
no longer to oppose Moscow's In
sistence upon-the roeniploymont of
Kmshanoff and Kiamont, respec
tively former manager and assist
ant, manager of tho 1 railway, In
other capacities; in the conversa
tions at Nlkolsk-lfssurllsky tho Chi
nese delegates had refused to grant
thin condition nnd 'referred v the
matter to the Mukden council up
on: Ihelr" refurn "hero. "
Th Chlnese contjell- concodc;
thlR point In view of'tho Soviet
tlelegatea' pomlse thut tho Slno
Husslun ugreemont of ) 9 2 4 under
which tho railway was being op
erated prior to Its being taken over
by the Chinese last Bummer, would
bo fulfilled. This agreement hinds
Hussia not to carry on propaganda
work In the railway area. . .
JMftiltlont Ileslitns , -
It was reported thUt. the presi
dent of tho Chlneso Kaatern bus
resigned, thus tanking possible the
aceoinplluhinent of NlkolsU-l'saurt
Isky arranReiueut for tho appoint
menl of a .new president. " , ".
Ten, Vun-Sheng, Chinese coin
mlBHioner or foreign ' affairs ot
Harbin, was appointed its delegate
to represent Mukden In further dis
ciihhIoiih of the situation wUh Jtus
slan ropresentatlves.
ii;iiii-:vr,t of posts
, TOKYO, JJee. 0 AP) Advlves
re tie I veil hero today stated that the
administration of , the Chinese .East?
crn.;.rallwny - had Inl'drumMy uu
no tinned' IHnt Jn Junff-'Hiirin,
chairman of the hoard of directors
of tho railway, and Chang t'hlng
Hul, governor of Harbin, huve bean
relieved of their posts in accord
ance with the protocol signed by
rcprcnenlutivc of Husslit and t;hl
na nt NIvolsk-UsaurlsHky pn Tues
day. ' . ,
.- Leu Chang-Chlng . will Uo
up.
(Continued oh page 4)
Martial Law
Brings End To
: Haitien Riots
WASHINGTON, liec. 0 (AIM -f
Tho sllmitlon In Haiti which led to
a. proclamation of nmrtlal law wus
described today by Hflcrelnry Hllm
feort us being "roKurded uh exceed
ingly serious." because of popular
Excitement and dangerous out
breakn by Irresponsible elements.
POIlT-Alj-PHINCr;. Ilalll. Dec.
II (AP) Vort-Au-Prlnce and Cnpe
liftmen, their streets patrolled by
United State niarlnes acting wltli
the authority of murtiat law, were
Millet today after rioting Wednes
day in which two Americans and
a number of natives were injured.
Stores were open again, and lb"
American colony won said to feel
no annrehension. although there
W"H nn ,"",r '-'"rfent of unrest.
jlilnpatch of a patrol of 4(1 marines
I., fnvii. ulw.i-n llw ult on I tun H-..U
L.....l.l I. .......
stood to have Mulcted thut section
'l also.
I The prochtnuillon of murllal law
j was Issued Wednesday nlKht hy
Col. Hlrhiird (hitts, brigade coin-
" 'tnander of the If. H. nuirlne corps
luuo afler a slriku In the ctiMtoms
bonne wlileh Ibreatened serious
conseiueitces, unl out of which
'the rioting rew.
The strike bewail when a Haitian
'customs emiploye was dlscharKPo
for fraudulent onlrlca
Home of
tho clerks smashed their type-
writers and forced entrance Into
the Kovernmeut hulldiUKH to find
others to Join them.
if j m t I '
i CndlelOn lOt iS
Killed by Tablets
PKMU.KTON. tlrr
I lee. B
(Mpeclnl) Little Jimmy ltt(c,
lhiee and a heir yeur old son of
1 M and Mrs. I.yman It. Klce, dlt-d
yerterdny at H!:tt0 as the result of
taklni an overdose of pyrumldon,
h he;idjicbe remedy.
In some way the eh I Id found
cnpsiilci: of pyrainfdon, and It 1" ,
estimated that be took about :tf
ifntlnrt of Hie compound, of which j
I be normal dose for adults is about
five grains. ConvulsioiiM resulted
nod be wus rushed to HI. Anthony's I
hospital, where ail efforts to save i
hi life proved unu Valllnk. He lived
less than an hour u'tcr taking" the
capsules.
I.ltlle Jimmy was horn In pen
dletun and was the ftrnndfton of Mr.
and Mi. O. M. Klce of this city
ond Mw, Al. E. Downn of Seattle,
VARE DENIED
SENATE SEAT;
VOTE 58-22
Three-year, $200,000 Con
troversy Comes to a ,
Definite End.
REFUSE TO GIVE
SEAT TO WILSON
Governor Fisher of Penn-
sylvania Must Make Ap
pointment to Get Rep-
, resentation.
; WABINOTON'. l)ec.. '(AP) r
Kxcludlng Bcnutor-elect William 8.
Vare, of XkennBylvnnla. from mem
bof8hlji('' tho. senate : today left -the
aeat.vai'ant'by fhon refuaing to do
oluro' hid demopritio ..opponent In
tlio,19S0' election.', William B. WH
Eoiii elected; The ? vote burflnff
Vure wim. 68 lo -2i.
The ;vte oh the N'o'rrU peuoiutlon
to' exclude ;Vuro-.-a opposed only
Uyj ropulUcUn 1 'ii
On till) other hand. S(S rcpubll
oana.'32 'ilelnorruttf-nnU one runner.
labor1 voted to bitrhlm. . i
- Kudu $2110,000 Ooiurotcrsy
Two roll calls In quick Buccesalon
ended the' thrdo-year-old' aenutorlul
Cuiitrovqi-sy AvlUt'li :has foat.the gov
ernment. allnoBt 20O,00O to Invenll
Bati'';: ; -
Kii-0t tho eonnte. dapro wore fin
ally and-'deflnltely .barred .to Vare,
rveteron 'Thllailelphla, republican
leader, on account of hl expendi
ture of more than 786,0OO. und
ahargCB -or fraud In hln rufe for
the r epubllcun, aenalarlal nomina
tion In 1020.
Then the senate adopted a.reao
lutlon accliirlnir that Wilson, hln
fooMn 1110.182(1 BonorAl olcctlin.
had failed to receive a plurality of
the lcgally.-eut watCHffor. Hie seat.
. "f ha vote ngainflt Wilson was. 00
io is.-;. :
;Tho lloll Call V ;
1 Tho roll cull to bar Varo fol
lows: it'r::vi:.i:.'
: Kor exclusion:. . . . ' ' . :
. ;IlopublvanH Allen,1 Blulno.. Bor-
uh. -HrooUhui'l.. -''Camper, Coutens.
Cut'ttnv, 'Dule.-rTiuri'er, Qlenn: How
ell; 46hnson, Jdnos,-.Uil',ollette. Mn-ii
L'ulloch, "McMiiBton M.rNury. Met
oiilf.l'.N orris. Nye t'attfrnoit. - Buo-
Hll. Hielwmv 'llisma of, 'datto,
and -Vuiidenbei-g 30:
Democrats Ashorst, Ilarkley,
Ulnek. Dni.tton. Drc. Boussurd.
Carawi.)', Connii1ly.:opelund. Dill,
KItchor, Ooorite, Glass. Harris,
HawuD,, Haydcn, Heflln.' MCKollar.
Overmi'ii), .Iltinuin,-. Ittunsdell, Hoh
Inson of 'Arkunsiisi' Hhuppsrd. Him-nioiis,-.
Hwu'nson.-. Thomas of. Okla--tiouiu,
Trammi.'ll. Tydlngs. wagnor,
Walsh .of Massachusetts.' Walsh of
Montana, ami Y.heett-r--H)2-.
l'iiiina'r'laborT4-8hliistoad ;1.
Total for..oxtlilsionJ 68. !.'. -
' AgAlhst'exolusloh
' UopubltciiiiK Bingham. Cilllett,
doldHbornugh: Uould, OleDne. Hale,
KitStlngK, ' Hatfield, -Kean.-. Koyes,
Moscs.-.Oddle,- I'ltlppS. ,!lnev Ued,
Hchall, Shortridgc. .Bmoot. -Towrl-send,'
Walcott, Watorman and Wat
son 22.; ''.'..
pcinocrats none. Tolul agulnBt
qxclusloil'-ai. . :' '.
Unoccupied for two' yours pend
ing' disposition of the controversy
ihe Pennsylvania seut Is now sub
ject tu appointment by Uov. Flshor
of Pennsylvania, a republican.
Those voting to seat Wilson in
cluded five republicans and ten
democrats ; They were:-.
lU'iHililk'un Bluintv Urookhart,
I.aKollette, MoMaster and Norris
6. ..' -.' '.' '
1 (Continued on Page 4
BANK EMPLOYE
SHOT BY TRIO;
LOOT $34,000
Plin,A,DEbP7UA, 1p." 0 (AP)
Ciimerori (..'ook, tu mettsnuger fop
the Bank of Philadelphia and TruHt
company wuh sh6t to death today
hy threo men who seized his bank
hK contatninff. It wuh estimated
$.14,01)0 m cash and, chocks. Tho
bandtlH Escaped.--' . Y
i Cook, who waft about fiO yoarn
dd, had stepped out of a branch
postofflco at I7th nnd French
ftreeiH In tho northern part of tho
n.y when n man leaped rrom nn
aliloinohllo und preaned a pistol
. aKalnst him nod seined the bag.
-Two other men remained In tho
j cur. Tin robber who' held the
i pistol threw, the . hug In the rear
ut tar. mid as he wurtod to clinch
In Cook attempted to seliso hhn.
Tho robber backed away und fired
one shot und Cook fell, u bullet
throiJKh hln bend the tWn drove
south on I 7th street und were soon
lost In the trafrlc.
Tho scene of the Hbodtlnn whs
ileross - the ' street from it public
j school and hundredn of tho chlld-
ren heard the shot.
i
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