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CITY
EDITION
VOLUME XXVIII
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1929
NUMBER 107
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PKES8
MEMBER .A. B. C,
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CONCERT TO
BE GIVEN AT
CHURCH HERE
Ladies Triad Choir and
Quartet to Present Sac
red Numbers Dec. 22.
L. D. S. CHRISTMAS
PROGRAM SUNDAY
Elks and Other Organiza
tions Completing Holi
day Plans Shopping
Now at High Level.
Three mure days und Simla
rimiH will pay his annual visit to
Lu Grundo! In fact, he is expected
to visit a lew places, Including
.some (if the churches, a little- lie
tore Christinas eve, hi order to
have sufficient time for his globe
glrdling Journeys Tuesday night.
Among outstanding Yulolldo
programs lo Ite given in La Grande
tomorrow is a sacred concerL to he
presented In the Kirsl Presbyterian
church by the ladies Triud choir
and quartet of the church, begin
nlng at 7::t(i o'clock. Mrs. Alfred
1,. Richardson, soprano. Is the di
rector and Howard 11. Hunseom Is
the organist.
The program will open with the
prelude "March of the Magi
Kings" by I Jubois und then will
follow the beautiful Christinas
song -Silent Night. Holyest Night,"
by ItUss, by the choir.
The remainder of the program
follows:
Professional Anthem. "Mark, the
Glad Sound" MIIks
Scripture and Prayer
"The Night Song of Helhlehem"
Dudley Puck
Quartet
Offerlory, "Christmas Song"
Hliss
Piano and Organ and Ladies
Triad Choir
MIIks , Lesley at. tho piano.
Ihirilono solo "In Hothlehein"...,
Dudley Puck
Raymond Williams
"Little Town. of Uethlehein"
, IlllSfl
Sextet of Indies Triad choir.
Mitft Uuth , GeibcV Miss . J.aisy
ItoMjs. fh'-Ht sopranos: ' Miss Grace
Geibel, Miss Kathiiryno Wlssler
second sopranos: Alias Corrine Ma
ker, Miss Doris Cade, altos.
"Christ is Itorn"...:Clo:igli-Lelght
The Ladles Triad choir
"Now Whi'ii Jesus Wiw Porn in
Petlilehem of Judea" Rogers
Quartet
"(hfai Pambino" Pietro A. Yon
The Ladies Triad choir
Contralto Solo
"(Jut of the Depths" Seott
. Mrs. V. M. Holmenkamp Jr.
"Sing und Rejoice" ....George Novln
The Ladies Triad choir
Pelted let ion Postlude
The personnel of tin; choir fol
lows: Kfrsl Sopranos
Mrs. Ray Kullcr, Mrs. Floyd
Sherwood, Mrs. George Richard
son. 'Mrs. I,, p. Moe, Allss Kobbs,
At rs. S. It. M orga n, M rs. Roscoe
Neat. Mrs. L. .1. Lindsay, Mrs, Jack
Korris, Mrs. C. S. Moore, Mrs. At.
A. Stearns,
Second Sopranos
Miss Geibel, Mrs. K. D. Towlcr,
Miss Wlssler, Miss Mary Vaughn
llendrickson. Miss Harriet Glenn.
Miss Mildred ( tide. Miss Geibel.
Altos
M rs. V. L ltohneiikamp Jr..
M rs. Osen r I 'oarch. M rs. Wa I ter
Nowland, Mrs. Andrew Lcmey Jr..
Miss Corrlne Maker, Miss Cade,
Miss Mirrlam Manna, .Mrs. George
Huntington Currey, Miss Virginia
Glass.
L. I. S. Services
Another Christmas program,
which could not be secured in
time for publication yesterday, will
take place Sunday night at the L.
1 . S. tabernacle. In connection
with (he celebration -of the birlh
ilay anniversary of the prophet,
JoHcphtSnillh.
(Conlinued on l'aso Three)
MASONS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR
COMING YEAR
Officers for the coming year
were elected at the meeting of the
Masonic lodge last night, with
Colon. It. Kberhard selected as
worshipful master.
Joel If. Kichard.on was elected
h-enior warden, Joseph lUehl juniur
warden. Usrar Warnock. eerctary.
and '. M. Humphreys, treasurer.
Appointive officers are lo bf
named later, it i announced.
L. H. litis 11 and Sherwood Wil
liams were oleeled trustees of the
La Grande Masonic Cemetery asso
elaiion. Th" nvist'-r and the two
u aniens are the other members.
vi;ATHi;ir. today
7:3" a. m. 3'i above.
Minimum: above. -i
'ond it ion: cloudy, windy.
vi:athi:u Yi;vn;itiAY
Maximum 3K, minimum T.
above.
Condition: cloudy.
i:TIIKIC Mil-. 21. t92H
Maximum 3". minimum 13
above.
Condition: cloudy.
Eastern Oregon
Weather Colder;
More Snow Due
Brisk Wind in La Grande
Adds to Chill Tem
perature Around Freez
ing Point Today.
Slightly colder weather, accom
panied by a brisk wind that made
it seem colder than the thermome
ter recorded, was giving lasicrn
Oregon a touch of winter today.
Last, night's minimum was even
freezing point, but the wind kept
the mark constant, and at 7:110
o'clock today it was still 32 above,
u drop of six decrees from Friday's
maximum of above.
t'oi,, reported In parts uf the
Grande Rondo valley yesterday, did
not touch La Grande and the wind
hi believed to have cleared up the
toggy conditions.
Mme Snow Likely
The possibility of mor" snow for
La Grande was seer, nerc today
when the Oregon weather forecast
from Portland predicted rain or
snow In the northeast portion of
the state. The weather outlook for
next week, according lo the Kan
Francisco weather bureau, Is for
occasional rains or snow in Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho anil
probably Northern California .and
Nevada In the latter half of the
week, with general fair weather
elsewhere. Temperatures will, be
near the normal, the production
says.
Alt highways in this section are
open to travel.
A considerable nmount of llift
snow that fell here earlier In tho
week remains on the ground. At
Haker, where a 10-lneh snow oc
curred, the while blanket is still
several inches deep, according to
reports. '
Miss Sayre Is
Safe, Word Is
Received Here
. Mrs. K. A. Sayre received word
yesterday that missionaries in
China are quite Kafe at the present.
Her daughter, MHss Geneva Sayre.
is stationed at Chengchow and her
friends ami relatives have been
anxious to learn of conditions there
and whether hc was sufe.w ,.
Mrs. Sayre recently received (ili
yards of tatting from her daughter
that one of Miss Snyro's school girts
made by herself after receiving in
structions from the La Grande wo
man. First Carload
Of Chops Is On
Way East Today
Tho third carload of finished
product -v from the Kuss Packing
company and tho first carload of
"chops" was shipped from L;i
Grande today for Cincinnati. Two
carloads of dehydrated apples
were sent out previously.
(Chops aro dried apples, skins,
meat and cores all Included, which
are to small to peel and use for
tho regular dehydrated apples. The
chops aro used for making jelly,
etc.. .
The carload today consists of K00
bags, amounting to li 0,000 pounds.
Some of Stores
Will Stay Open
Several of the stores In La
Gnindo are to bo open In the eve
ning on Tuexdny, the. day before
Christmas, they announced today,
this list including most of the proc
cry stures. meat markets and some
of the other stores. This is t ac
commodate "last-mlnutc" choppers
and also the housewives who will
need extra provisions to last over
A portion of Hie slores expect to
remain open late both Monday and
Tuesday nights. Including the Jew
, elry stoi-et: and some of the olher
business firms. lieporln today also
stated Unit a few of the stores will
close at the regular hours both
davs.
Practically all business places
will close Christmas day. hih! The
Observer will not issue a paper that
day.
Christmas Morning
Show For Children
The La Grande Then ten. Inc.,
announced today lhal "Melody
Ijine." an all talking picture,
would be tho feature at Ho- annual
rbi-h-tuias morning mallm c for the
children, which will 1h- held at
the Arcade this year. The i-how,
which is free to all children, will
be out In time Tor the children lo
attMiid the Klks Christmas tree
parly,
Oregon Residents
Pay Income Taxes
POKTLANJ', Ore.. Her. 21 (AP)
Clyde C. limit ley. collector for
Internal revenue of the Oregon dis
trict, said today that the recent
slump In tho slock market did not
prevent Oregon residents from
paying their final Installment on
their lH Income taxes during the
first 2 days of December.
An Increase of 2& per cent In re
cclpls over Hie same period for ways, were back'on iiurmul tched
lait year was noted, lluntl-.j- SLid. ulcs,
THREATENED
WITH DEATH
DURING, TRIAL
Chicago Gangsters' Signal
Flashes Across Idaho
Court Koom.
OCCURS DURING
RUM RING TRIAL
Under Cover Agent Tells
Officers but Fails to
Identify Man Who
"Mugged" Him.
COHlT1l d'A LFNl-j, Idaho. Dec.
LU- (AP) Richard Cooper, federal
undercover agent, formerly of
Medford, Ore., teslifled today In
tho ..Mll,lin runil rUtK conspiracy ,
trial" that he was threatened with
death while he was on the witness
stand. i
rno proamnion omcor sain inni
a man "Cliiengu mugged mm just
uciore ne leit ine stanu. jio siaicu
the "mug signal" Is a death threat j
useo oy i.ncaKo hhuksum-h "-'-
muuue witnesses, i ne siguu leaaee
of covering the mouth with one
hand and staring fixedly at the
witness was said to bo "keep your
mouth shut or die."
"Tho fellow gave me the sign
and Immediately left the room."
Cooper affirmed. Court officials
told him to identify the man if ho
could but this was not done.
Warned Criminals
Cooper testified today Hint
Sheriff K. 10. AVenlger, one of Ihe
20 charged with liquor conspiracy
had issued warnings that Cooper
was an "under cover" man, thus
nullifying his efforts to get liquor
evidence.
Court records disclosed today
that Uay Sheridan, representative
of a press, association had been
subpoenaed as a witness for assert
ing that he had "an exclusive in
terview' with AVenlger. The Sho
shone sheriff denied giving out tin
interview. Federal Attorney Hoyt
Ray said that Sheridan's statement
was true, he could recite the "In
terview" from the witness stand.
liny charges that tho defendants
foHtered a scheme of -the, Alullan
city euigudl-to license, lUtuocJolntft
(Continued on Page Four)
UNIVERSITY TO
SEEK NEW COACH '
i
r TT XTrtrrt !
GriH Mentor bv Feb. 1
KUC'.IONI';, Ore, Dec. 21 (A!')
The University of Oregon will
start immediately in quest of
football coach to replace Captain I
John J. .Yld-.wan, w nose conn aci. ..sh,M),.. ,,. ,0!iS u was alllioulic
was terminated by the action of . . .. . ,. .,.,....,,. Hi,ould
the executive council at
Slieclal I
meeting, Karl W. Onthank. execu
tivo secretary of the university, l
said today.
If possible a coach will be ob
tained on a professional basis.
which means ho will work on the
iame basis as a college professor.
It is believed that the three as
sistant coaches at Oregon, Prink
Callison. freshman coach; Pllly
Ueinhart, varsity backfleld, anil
Gene Shields, varslly tine, will be
considered along with olher avail
able mentors.
Dr. Clarence Spears of Minne
sota and Dr. Jack Wilce. former
Ohio stale coach, have been men
tioned prominently as available
materials when Washington was in
.search of a coach. An effort will
be made to secure a coach before
February 1.
Suicide Attempt
Balked by Sailor
SAN KltANCISCO. Dec. 'Jl (A I)
An Involuntary scream when she
struck the cold waters of. the bay
off Phr 14 prevented Mis. Melene
Vail, ti-year-old wife of a Sacra
mento dentist, rrom committing
suicide 1 Ht night. The Hcroum s nt
V L. Davis, sailor aboard the 1.
S. S. Cnchlltlar, plunKlng Into the
water after her. He brought her
ashore and called an ambulance.
.Mr:;, Villi, who said she was a
graduate of the Notre Dame col
lege al Los Angeles, told hospital
attaches domestic troubles bad
caused her to
die was cstr;
band.
K,-,-k dealh. She siid
llgcd from her bus
Fury of Blizzard Diminishes Over
Nation Mid-west Digging Out Today
Ity the A-tM-iatcil I'rc
Cold continued to relfju siipri-ine
over a great portion of the L'nlted
Slates today by the blizzard whleh
sent the ley blunts as far south as
Ihe Gulf of Mexico hud spent its
fury.
The
Middle West, and Great
Uikes regions were digging them -
selves out of ono of the worst
storins in a deeu'le. Zero tempera -
tore bumpered the snow removing
process but nf.-st transportation
facilities, except on Michlguu high-
Ex-Governor Of
California Has
Mystery Solved
William Desmond Mur
dered by Actress, He
Says Efforts to Prose
cute Failed.
S.VN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21 (AIM
J -pho San Francisco Call-Hulletfn
I today quoted former Governor
I Friend Richardson as paying
that he had proof that u motion
picture actress murdered William
Lsmond Taylor, one of Hollywood's
must famoiiH directors, mysteriously
shot In 1 'J 2 2.
After going into the history of
his differences and sharp exchanges
of statements as governor with Asa
Keyes. then district attorney of Los
Angeles county, Richardson said
that "about that time 1 heard that
a prisoner in Folsom knew much
about the murder of tho motion
picture director.
Richardson said that he Invest!-
KI1,e(1 tho CHHOi tnt, Call-Pulletln
ulntec. and finallv Wjent to Los An-
KO,v W,ere he told the foreman
of the grand iurv and chairman of
tlo j,,rv-s criminal committee that
ht, nild tho aolutlon of the Taylor
miirjor mysterv,
Talked With Jurors
,it,i0ti lnom whether the facts
, . . . , .,,....,.,,.,., in ,.,..
Jury and if so If there was any
j chance of an Indictment," the Call
' Itullctln quotes Richardson as say
I ing. To this the answer was "No,"
Richardson adding that "they ex
plained that either Keyes or one
of his deputies would be In the
prand jury room and that before
any person could be brought for
trlu I for the murder the Important
witnesses would be spirited away,
bribed or murdered.
Richardson said that he returned
to Sacramento, called lu the prison
board and explained the situation.
( f told them," the Call-Pulletin
quotes him, "that already the word
was around that X had the solu
tion of the murder and that aniens
wo tonk quick action the conviet in
Folsom prison would be murdered."
Convicl, Paroled
Tim convict was paroled, and
Richardson Is quoted assaying that
"the last 1 heard of him he was in
Vera Cruz. Mexico,"
The slaying occurred in Januury.
(Continued on Page Four)
two Dozen Turkey
To lie Liberated
The aim lull turkey toss, which Is
i held each year at the Sacajawea
Inn will take place Tuesday, the
ny before Christmas, beginning
at '1 o'clock in tho afternoon, (.lint
Haynes, chief of police, will toss
two dozen live turkeys from the
Ion of Ibc Kacn.iuwoa Inn. 11 11(1 liny-
-no in tii- hu-m-x below vhicIiIhk
one of the turkeys becomes lis
lownc.r if he can keep it. Kveryone
j is Invited lo attend. This is spoli
j sored by the business men.
I Three motion picture men, rep
I'Li.tilliiir thn'i. (liffi.t-fiit.
news
r,.iS( w(u 0 oriin,() t0 I
lj(J l!ull(.nl jpfor() Icavinis town.
Surgeon General
Urges Short Skirls
CIIICAOO. Dec. 21 (Al') Short
skirts for lira llli. on no less author
ity than Dr. If.uirli S. I'unnnliiKS.
bead il tile Dulled stales public
health service, speaking here; und
glrl.'i shouldn't diet.
The mortality rale alminir yuilliK
Kiris has Increased sharply III re
cent years, Dr. CiimiiiinKH said, unrl
ho allrlbulcd II to "tile illi-l Crane"
which lie called "both silly und
daiiKerous.'
As for skirts. Ihey should not he
worn lower than the knees, the
surgeon Kcncral snhl.
Congress Adjourns
For The Holidays
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 1 (Al')
t 'unffress 'iicljoiit ned ttoday for the
Chrislliuis holidays, both senate
and hous- (putting after hrh-f ses
sions. The holiday period will end
on January 11.
Honor Lois Bailey
A t Eugene Today
W.'CUSH, (li e.. Dec. 21 (A I')
Kllgene and all (ireK-m in cere-iiionii-s
participated in hy vlNitlng
state officials anil UM-lnbers of the
1-11 clubs, honored Lois ilalley.
Ktigciu-, natidtuil clialnpl'in 4-11
girl, today. A parade and speeches
were nn tho prugra ill.
Several southland states Hill re
ported freezing weather. The cold
wave was felt over Ihe eittirn south
with Die exception of Houlbcin
I'loridn and I be Atlantic count a I
slates.
New Kriglaml started repairing
tlio damage from several days of
I sh ot and lee w hich broke dow n
trees und wires and crippled belli
I Irant-portatlull and communication
systems.
The Middle Atluntlc section wel
comed the chilly winds which dis
persed the fog und ruin Hint hud
hur.; over the rcglun for du; s.
MAT GAINS
FIVE CENTS
IN CHICAGO
Prices Respond Buoyantly
to Inteivention of
Grain Corporation.
EUROPEAN DEMAND
TAKES ON VOLUME
Closing Figure Virtually
at Day's lop Level
Stock Market Stages
Brisk Recovery.
CHICAGO, Dee. 2J (AP) Wheat
prices responded buoyantly today to
the intervention of tho farmers na
tional grain corporation in behalf
of better prico levels and gained
4 -J to 6 cents a bushel above yes
terday's finish. The big coopera
tive's bid of J Vi centH abovo cur
rent cash prlceH after the market
closed yesterday had an ameliorat
ing effect on trading both here and
abroad.
Final quotations today were: De
cember wheat Jt.ai Vi ; March
ffl.27 to ,; May 91.30 to
and July $1.31 to .
Gains of four cents were marked
up at the outset, Liverpool having
reacted favorably to the gruln cor
poration's announcements, and af
ter a dull period at mid-session an
other rally brought prices at tho
finish to. the top or near tho top
for the day. Closing yesterday
about a cent below tho farm
board's loan level for wheat, the
market ended today four cents
over the fixed value.
In connection with the price
bulges, Knropean . demand for
North American wheat to be ship
ped abroad took on a breadth of
volume not witnessed previously in
a long while, total transatlantic
purchases today amounting
about 2.000,000 bushels. Py far the
outstanding factor In hoisting
wheat values was bidding which
was inaugurated by representatives
of tho federal farm board, at above
current market quotations, ul
though little if any actual wheut
was obtained on the bids.
Wheat closed buoyant- at virtual
ly Ihe day's top level, showing i
lo u VJ net gain.
STOCKS NTA(I HA1.I.Y
NHW. YQHK. Dec. 21 (AIM
'I'lio stock nuirkot HtUKed a brisk
(I'ontimu'd on 1-ukc Hix)
Youth Receives
Thrill Of
A Lifetime
CAMDIO.V, .. J., Dec. Ill (Al'
lliiviinr been lilven un involuntary
ride of ten miles lianginK to tlio
tail of an airplane, William
(.'oumbc. 17-.vear-uld farm hand, is
In good condition to tell of bis
thrills. II" was helping, to hold
down Ihe tall when the engine wus
being warmed up, and ho didn't
let go when tlio pin no soared. In
taut lie held on till the plane got to
within fwo feet of tlio ground
again. Then lie rolled over und
over so much bo was sent to a hos
pital with a few bruises.
Slayer Of Boy Is
Executed in Chair
TUKNTON, N. J., Dec. al (Al')
(Nervous and unable lo repeal,
tliu prayers uttered by his priest,
I'clor Kudzlnowski, slayer of a 7-
year-old isew Tors ooy unru in
electric chair at tile, slain prison
hist night.
.Kiidzlnuwskl, ll pale, peaked Ut
ile man of 27 who lured Joseph
Storelll from ills cast Hide play
mates with a bug of candy, killed
it 1 in when bo cried for his mother,
mul then In a drunken rumble con
fessed lo police, twiddled Ills flnB
crs us he walked from tho deutli
house.
Three Burned To
Death In Elkhorn
l-XKIIOKN, Wis., IXC. 21 (AP)
Three members of the Carey
household wi-ro burned lo death
last night while three miles awuy,
other members of the family join
ed In singing carols al ll school
house Christinas parly.
I'alsy Curey. :i, and Mabel. 7,
wllh their grandfather, Henry
Nnowenli-rg, 0:1, were alone in ihe
Isolated farmhouse. Tim house wus
'i flames when a neighbor sprcud
the alarm.
The bodies were follllll Hlllid
ih'hrls In I lie husi-mcllt into which
they had been plunged when tho
floors burned away.
Butler's Speech
O. K., Adams Says
WASHINGTON, Dec, 51 (AP)
Major General Hinedley I). Uuller,
bus so explained h's recent Pitts
burgh speech concerning murines
on foreign soil during elections
Hint Secretary Adams Is convinced
that accounts of tile speech that
brought urlUcLin, Hiiro mlnrepre-
tvnlulivo.
"TALKIE" DOG
Rfe "Ton
Ilm-imso Mjim-o, (Ills :t-ycni-old
;i-iiuiii KilU-o dojt, will
tnko orders given In Hllmeo lie
Is nhmit to prove. Hie Kiilvnllon
of Hie "Uilkles" where u spok
en commnml lo un iinhmil act
or would reamer oil llio wnind
film mul would spoil tlio erfect.
Jlouoe, Who olM'ys silent com
nuiuds, luvi mrlved lo solve
Hollywood's problem. Hero lie
Is vtuviiiK to tlio eiimeninuin
noil, say, did you ever see a
dOK in this pose before?
TUNNEY OPPOSES
SUIT WITHDRAWAL
Retired Heavyweight
. Champion Desires a '
f Fight to. a Decision. ,-
' dHllDOKl'OlvT. Conn., Dee. 21
(Al1) Tlio desire of Mrs. KiUlmr
inu King Kogurty, Kort Worth, Tex.
divorcee, , to .. withdraw her $500,
(100 breach of promise. suit against
James J. Tlinney, found the retired
liouvywei'f.b.t. champion today de
manding ;ht to u decision.
Krunk l),." V lldor. Mrs. Kngarly's
counsel, unnounced in court yester
day, after lie had been granted per
liiiHsinn to quit tile ease as her rep
resentative, that Mrs. Kogarty had
dispatched u letter authorizing ll.
withdrawal of the action which wan
brought In superior court lust Mjiy.
Tunney's utlorney, Homer H.
CiimlHingH, Imtnedjately filed
motion for Judgment on his cross
complaint, which, among other
thlugs, ullegis that tho suit was
brought merely to defamo Tunney
and lo extort money. 1 lie motion
will lie argued next. I''rlduy boforo
Judge Curl l-'oater.
At tlio present time Tunney Is
living In (irccnwlch with his wife,
the former I'olly Laiidor, whom In)
married abroad before tlio breach
of promise suit wus filed.
A suit for JMlli.UIIO brought
against the former boxer by John
ll'. Kogurty, one-lline Kort Worth
plumber, wlio charged that Clone's
promise to wed ills wife influenced
her to obtain a. divorce from lilin,
Is pending.
Corvallis Rooster
Booked For Italy
I'OHTI.ANI), Ore., Dec. 21 (AP)
A. sheaf or correspondence in tlio
ofrlee of the General Sleamshlp
corporation hero today has to do
Willi the booking of u passage for
one White Leghorn rooster from
Corvallis, Ore., to Genoa, Italy.
, special coup has been con
strueled for tho Oregon fowl and
u slieclal supply or food bus been
stored so llio rooster will not have
lo fall back on sailors' hardtack
and ship's biscuit. '.
BILL TO, MAKE
BYRD ADMIRAL
PASSES HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Dee. 21 (Al)
President Hoover today signed the
1,111 making Klcliard K. Kyrd a
rear admiral.;
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (AP)
Tim house today passed the senate
bill lu promote I'oiliiuander ltich
ard K. Hyrd to the rank o( rent
sdmlrul on the retired list In reeog
nlllon of his Antarctic explorations.
The measure now goes lo tho pres
ident. Odd Fellows Give
Three Degree Work
Three cmidldulen worn JnlHuted
Into tho Hecond dejereo ot Oddfel
luwHhlp IumI eve n Ing at tho ng
ulnr meeting of tho Odd I-V'How'h
lodjro. with about CO In attendance.
A Christmas treo for this evening
lu tUo tcinihj woji u!o unnouuecd.
700 Christmas
Shoppers Taken
From Ferryboat
Harbor Craft Rescue Pas
sengers From Damaged
Vessel Gift Packages
are Abandoned.
NHW YOUK, Dec. !l (AP)
H'urhor craft rescued 700 Chrlstmns
shoppers, uoimuutora and newly ar
rived Immigrants from tlio ferry
bout West 1'olnt Inst night after
tho forry hud been rammed and
disabied by a car float. Three
persons suffered minor Injuries,
The ferry bout was crossing from
the foot of West 42nd street, Man
hattan, to Weckhawlton, N. J., di
rectly ucross tho Hudson river.
ITnliko tho heavy fog which pre
vailed when, tho llnor Kort Victoria
was rammed by the Alnannutn in
the lower bay last Wednesday, tho
went her wus. clour and visibility
good. Tho forry boat was bril
liantly lighted.
In midstream tlio car float,
which was being towed by a tug
lashed alongside of It, drove its
prow into tho port sldo of tho forry,
tearing a hole through which wa
ter poured Into tho ongine room.
Ilonts Como to ltoseiio
Tho piiHtiengers, sturtled by the
impact, rushed from the cabins as
tho ferry boat's siren bosun to
scrouni distress signals.
Amid a bedlam of answering Big
nals. tugs and other forry boats
convorged upon tho crippled craft.
Tlio towing tug hold tlio prow of
tlio car float In tile gash In the sldo
of the WJust Point, reducing tho
flow of water and preventing the
ferry bout from listing.
As rapidly us thoy could bo ma
nmivored Into position, rescue craft
wore lushed alongside and passen
gers assisted oft llio West Point.
Tho targe oloetrlc ferry boat Gren
vlllo Kano took 360 persons over
the stern of the West Point. A
Now York Central tug made fast
and its crew helped men and wo
men through tlio shattered win
dows of llio disabled boat to safety.
Tho rosciin work was accom
plished under the glare of search
lights trained on tho West Point
by surrounding craft.
Tho passengers, who left hun
dreds of Christmas packages be
hind In their hurry, wore landod ut
the central railroad of the Now
Jersey-ferry Tiouse. The three who
siiffuri'Jciii'und bruises In tho
scrumbti- to quit the boat were
treated by un ninbulnnco surgeon
and sent homo.
Although thorc was considerable
confusion, the passengers said
there had been no panic. The im
migrants, who numbered several
hundred, Including muny women
and children, showed some signs of
fright when directed to put on llfo
prosprvei-H, but they wore reussurod
and heliicd aboard the other boats.
SHIP IX DISTMUHS
MKXIOO CITY, Dec', SI ( AP)
Messages today from tlio captuln
(Continued on Pago Four) :
U. S. Steamer, Is
Fired On Friday
In Yangtze River
HIlANCllIAf, Due. 21 (AP) Tlio
American stoumor Itring, which
plies tlio Yangtzo river for the
American YiiugUn. Knplds Steam
ship compuny, was subjected lo
heavy fire by unidentified Chinese
Hoops above, lchang, llupch pro
vlneo, yestorduy.
Tho Iplng curried un American
naval armod guard, whleh depart
ed from tho usual American prac
tice of Ignoring such uttucks and
laid down a heavy machlno gun
fire, silencing tho Chinose altuck.
During recent wucks iincontrol
led Chlneno soldiers and bandits
havo repeatedly allocked foreign
steamers plying tho upper Yangtze
river.
Denutu Sheriffs
Acquitted Today
ltUHNKVILLi;, X. C Dec. 21
(A I') night deputy sheriffs on
trial hero for doalh' or six men
kilted during a slrlko disorder at
Marlohj K. C, Oct. 2, were acquit
ted of second degree, murder to
duy. Baker Man Is Fined
$1,000; Loses Auto
Ph'NDI.KTON. Ore., Dec. 21 (A
V)A. M. Service, of linker, wus
fined $1,000 In Justice court here
,,n it rliurtt of liOSSCSSlOll, tmnS-
portullon of IWimr On September
Itt. A large automobile belonging
to Scrvico wus eonflHcaled.
Ex-President Of
France Passes On
MONTKMMAH. Krance, Dec. 21
(AV) Kranco today mourned Km
Ho Liubct, former prcHldent, who
died lout night at thn ngu of 91.
Ho spent moMt of his hitter days
Hitting ut u move lu tho vllhign
store here, smoking u pipe and dis
cussing current events tn a de
tached maun',r with peasants here
about. 11 In boyhood ambition wuh
to become u larmcr.
Jin died not because of uny
Kpcotul dlscuse, but because, as his
phystefun said. hls light wus just
C-tlngUtuhcd by old ukc"
MERGER PLAN
FOR RAILWAY
UNITSGIVEN
. C. C. Works out Scheme
to Change Network Into
19 Great Systems. ;
LITTLE CHANGES
ON UNION PACIFIC
Plan Laid Down, in Com
pliance With Congres
sional Mandate, is Pro
cedural Step.
WASHINGTON, Doo. 21 (Al')-
Tho first congressional reuctlon to .
tho plans of the lntorstato com-
merco commission on railroad con
solidation came today in a dectora-
tlon of opposition to dotalls of the
plan from two senators from thp
west, Wheolor democrat of Montana
and Plttman, democrat, of Arizona.
.WASHINGTON, Doc. 21 (AP)
A plan for merging practically, all
of the Bloom railroads of the Unit
ed States Into 19 giant operating
units was laid down by the Jntor-
stato commerce commission 'today :
in compliance with a congressional
mandate.
Flvo custom trunk lines would
be formed, headed by the Pennsyl
vania, Baltimore & Ohio, Wabash
Soaboard, New York Central and
Chesapeake, and Ohio, The Boston
and Maino and tho New Haven
would form the key Byslem in Now
Kngland.
In tho south there would bo -
three systems headed by the Atlan-
tlo coast line, the Southern railway
and the Illinois Central.
Other Key Systonis
Other key systems under tho
plan were as follows: The Great .
Northorn-Northorn Pacirtc; tho
Chicago, Mllwaukoe, St. Paul, and
Pacific; tho Chicago, Burlington
rind Qulnoy; the Union Pacific, tho
Southern Fuolflc,ttho Atohison, To-
peka and Santa Fe, tho Missouri
Paclflo und the Chicago, Kock Is
land and Pacific, and Chicago and
Northwestern. i 4.'.':.". e'
Two - Canadtafi groupings -woro
also nllovyed but were not Included
In the list -of trunk systems.
Muny long established relation
ships between existing carrier sys
tems would bo disrupted by the
carrying out of the proposal, but
the commission said that It rep
resented tho attempt to create u
transportation syBtem in the coun
try which would maintain competi
tion and give every (important traf
fic center rocourse to two or moro
lines for transport service. .
Umvolcomo Job i ,
Without specifying the actual
local treatment necessary the com
mission declared that any railroad
consolidation "should bo accom
panied by unification of alt termi
nal lines In the rcspoctlvo ratlroad
fiold," Since 1920, when congress
authorized general railroad consol
idation on a basis and channels of
commerce tho commission has rer
poutedly asked to be relieved of
tho mandate ordering It to pre
puro a plan, without result.
Commissioner Eastman In a con
curring opinion to the document
today declared that "tho plan Is
very llttlo moro than a procedural
stop." Ho added that "thoro Is
nothing compulsory about It nor
oven any assurance that authority
will bo sought to curry out tho con
solidations which H proposes. The
important time will come when wo
take action upon dofinlta applica
tions," lo bring ubout rail consoli
dation. In the actual alignmont of rall-
(Contlnucd on Pago Throe)
ALMA RUBENS
IS RELEASED
FROM ASYLUM
l,OH ANOKLKS, Hoc, 21 (AP)
Alma ItubeiiH, formerly prominent
on tho Htuffo und motion plcturo
Hcreen, today Is froo from tho Htato
asylum for tho I una no nt 1'uttcn,
Cal., Hlxty mileH Xrom here, where
nho luiH been itndor treatment
Hlnce lunt, Juno for nurcotio uddio
tlon. but her exact whereabouts
huvo not been divulged by her
family. ,
MIhh KubeiiH wnH committed to
tho ututu Institution on a' com
plaint Hlgued by her mother and
her hUHbund, Hlcurdo C'ortcz, mo
tion picture actor. Previous ut
toinptn to treat Iter ut private In
Htlttitlonn and at Kpadra, an lnnti-
iuuon tor men, out nearer o mr
homo than Patton, In which sha
was placed by special dispensation,
failed. Hho escaped from Hpadra,
"I urn coming' out of the hos
pital u new Alma ItuhcnH. I shall
devote all of my time to tho woi-K
of going hack on tho stage und
serMMi a better actress.'
Shopping "Dayy
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