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THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. UNITED PRESS AND TEE L R S 1 DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION ' Til act pru run f yesterdajra Dally The Et Oregoaiaa It Eutera Ore gon's greatest Btwp.pr tn4 as a ul log foreo gives to th frttr ott twice the guaranteed average Mid eir eulatioa la Pendietoa and LmatlUa eouaty tf any eiar awr. 3,251 I Tata paper It a awmMr or a audited If the Audit Bureau Of CirculaUoaa. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPES COUNTY OmCUL PIPES VOL. 34 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1922. NO. 10070 , V GREAT IRRIGATION PR' JT , TO ITER 1,700,000 ACRES EXPLAINED Columbia Basin Project to V Aid Whole . Northwest is lioiflN DnhiMrl Iff AUAtVt Ant ENDORSEMENT, IS VOTED BY LOCAL ASSOCIATION Unless . Northwest v People Assert Themselves ; Tide Flow to Southwest. The Columbia basin project, under which It Is proposed to reclaim 1,700, 000 acres of land In the state of Washington, was ably discussed here today by representative men of Spo kane at the weekly forum luncheon of the Commercial association. f. . ,"It Is nature's cnallenge to man and we accept that challenge," ald Fred A. Adams, supervisor of the pro ject. In a 10 minute talk during which he reviewed the progress made since Governor Lister put the vhdon of this great devolopmcnt before the peopla of Eastern Washington. : The tnte of Washington appropriated $100. ODD ftvr the purpose of promoting the projeot and this fund has since been added to. ; That remarkably good Use Iff the funds available has been made- Was declared by It. Inslnger, former presi dent of the Spokane chamber, wjo followed Mr, Adams. In his talk ir. Inslnger emphasized the tact the Co lumbia basin project Is a northwest af fair and in no senes wilt the benefits be particularly applicable to Spokane alone. Mr. Inslnger also pictine-l th" struggles of the earlier; pioneers of the northwest and the duty Incumbent on the. present generation to curry cm flevelopmenfr,wovjc tvm.. hna. - JaeAua - t xf strfrww ',. George A. Phillips, also a former president of the Spokane, chamber closed the discussion by the visiting y delegation and asked for an exoronsitm ' of approval of the project from the Commercial Association. : i This en ' dorsement was unanimously given on motion by B. B. Aldrlch. All the Spokane speakers rocnllotti the fact -that only through Irrigation , development may the agricultural ad vancement . of the northwest he brought about and that unless the people of this region assert ;, them , selves .the tide tif travel and growth will continue towards the southwest ' rather than to the northwest. As chairman for today, Frel Slel wer railed upon R. It. Gill,' president of tho Spokane chamber, to intrnilnce each visitor and this was done. Mr. Steiwer and other speaker! touched ; upon the Umatilla rapids project nnd the fact that there Is no rivalry foe tween this project and the larger Co , lumbla basin project. . v . An Interesting feature of the lunch eon program was' a personal talk re lating to General Goethnls by Col. W, It. Abercromble, who has been n lif long friend of the noted engineer who has just submitted a report upjn. the Columbia basin project. i( Tnls afternoon the Spokane visitors . will be driven to Walla Walla where ' they will be entertained at dinner this evening. The personnel of the fipo r'kane party Is as follows: ,: -.-,',' Roy R. . Gill, 1 president Rpnkaao Chamher pt Commerce, alRO vice pres. Ident and manager Holley t. Mason Hardware Company. Mr. Gill will In--; troduce members of Spokane party as -, follows: 1 .' ". ; . . ... . ,...,. ; r T. a Lane, ex-president Spokane Chamber of Commerce; Geo. , PMi- "P", ex-president ; Spokane Chambe " '-""merce: K. Hunger, ex-pits .Benflolt. .Holt .Manufacturing "Co.; W, T. Day, Day-Hanson Security Co.: 1 col. W. R. Aheroromble; Fred A. Ad ams, stipenteor, Columbia Basin iTo Ject! W. W. Hlndleyi Spokesman-Re- ''; e J iFor. manoging-secretary ? Spokane Chamber of Commerce. r THE WEATHER Jfaximum, 4i. '' . Minimum,' a. ' Barometer, 23.52. Rainfall, .06. Major Moorhouse predicted tYint-A KArTn haMmalAH III . TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight, and Saturday oe. casional ralii' BY S P 0 K A N I T S Q.M.C.ob of Returning Dead Nearly Complete WASHINGTON-. March 10. (I. X. S.) When the amy trans- port Cambrn reached Xew York March 30 with 1224 bod it's of members of the A. E. F. who died in France, the quarter- master corps will have virtually completed Its task, of, returnlur America's soldier dead U- the 4 United States for burial, a.crcrd- ins to a war' department, an- nouncement. - Vp to Maron ., bodies of 44,418 Americans who died on foreign soil ha I boon returned to this country. ' ',. U. S. DEMANDS PAYMENT . OF EXPENSES ON RHINE PARISCMarch 10. (A. P.) A de mand from the United States that (241,000,000 for Its expenses in con nection with the occupation ' of th-.' Rhineland be paid before any repara tions' are paid nos presented to the allied finance ministers today. Two Good Preliminaries Have Been . Arranged; Contests Will Start Promptly at 8:00 - Wnt - . WgntafH -that- h. .facia alright nnd believes that he' can give the Swede a good battle. He has been working Wt every ;day, takfhg Ions early morning hikes over the hills to build up hit endurance. Singh has two matches scheduled for next week, Monday he will wrestle Gus Larson at Freewater in a handicap match, Lar son agreeing to throw Singh twice within an hour. Thursday, March 16 he meets -Gustavlson at La Grande In a match.. He had to postpone his match with Butler In Portland, March 14, and with Carl Nelson at Walla Walla, March 16. Heays that ho will meet these men later. -The city boxing commission, who j. are handling this card, have arranged two good preliminary bouts. : Spike Spears and .Young Powers (145) will wrestle for the first 2 out of 3 falls within a time limit of 15 minutes, its the opening event. Buddy Reed and Monk Davis (138) will appear in a six round semi-final bout. The commis sion have been working hard to pro vide four good preliminaries but have not had sufficient time to make ar rangements.". However the matches that they have lined, up promise plen ty of entertainment. Gus Larson of Freewater will refe reo the matches tonight. The program Is scheduled to Btart promptly nt S o'clock at the Alta theatre. AH prof its from the card will go Into a city indigent fund. This fund will not be available for distribution' until It has reached 3500. Tickets are on sale at the Cosy Billiard parlors and at. the Charles Co. ; . ' i ;' v ; MAY WHEAT ROSE : Ifl$1.31W . .'HM. .'j 'T ., ''-. .'-7 . ;;;: Wheat rose In price today, May grain closing at $1.37 and July nt IMS. YestOfday the closing pric" were May 11.36 and July $1.17 J-C Following are the nuotatlons receiv ed by Overbetk & Cooke, local brok ers: j .- ' " .7 .,'.' ' ', .. Open High Low- . Close Mav.l.S4H 11.38 , 11.34 H 1.3i July ., kt7!4 l.ll.Ht - 1.1-. PLANS MADE FOR BIG R0TARIAN CONVENTION ."'' LOS AXG ELES, March 1 0. I. X. S.) Preliminary plans for -what is confidently predicted will be the larf cst convention of the International As sociation of Rotary Clubs ever held, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from June i to t, are under wa.y fo lowing a meeting of. the national con vention executive committee. , more Expecting" an .attendance nf than 10,000 members representing Rotary clubs, all over the world, con tracts for 3000 room reservations have been prepared to assure visitors ade quate accommodations. A convention budget fund of approximately 1100,- 000 has also been provided for. """-y ciuns are composed represcnttaive business men of the worm, since tney will gather here when the post-war business recon- (ruction Period ta'nt Its height their jj. discussions aro expected to be of lit ij tcrest in all civilised lands. , MRS; OBENCHAIN ON TRIAL IN LOS ANGELES FOR MURDER OF , . B. KENNEDY ON AUGUST 5 I ; ; - w ' ''Vii' ; Mrs, ObenclMiiiii INDIAN LEADER WILL : BE ARRESTED. REPORT LOXDOX, March 10. (U. P.) "Mahatma" Khandl, leader of the non-cooperative movement In India, will ;be.jif rested today near AJmere, a news agency dispe.tch from Delhi an nounced. " The India government fol lowing the serious situation created by Its demands regarding Turkey and the enforced resignation of Edwin Mon tagu, secretary f state for India, has definitely decided to arrest the fam ous leader, ' ." " - u i 1' teOK LENGTHS; rnn iiinrnnp nnn ' J .-, f ' ' ''! ' WAPTTlN(vrONVWarrh''10.--.A. P.'ln the- rltlrch 'trial ivns rilled o it In . ... ' -. ......... .." .! . ..'ft..r.. 9 ; H --trfScawn ToT J lenty wayM lengtths among the various classes of wireless, telephope senders and gov ernment control of the estHtlltahment of all commercial wireless transmit ting telephone stations was recom mended by committees of tho govern ment radio conference today. The reccommrndatlons do not' provide for government control of receiving sta tions. Amateur transmitting statioim would be given exclusive use of wuve lenptha from 150 to 200 meters nnd share ' with technical and training schools wiive length from 200 to 275 meters. . r 'i , ' . - , f ; ' , ' STEAMElt IS ASHORK HAM Bl-rtq,- March lfl.-(A. p.) The American steamer West Munham went ashore off Heligoland In a fog. The Vessel was carrying cprh for Uus sinn relief and may be a totnl loss. DENIED BY OFFICIALS LONDON, ; March 10. U. P.) IJoyd-'Georges official residence at 10 Downing street today Issued a denial that the premier had resigned. On the highest authority it was declared" that the report printed In the Saturday lie- view, an ultra conservative , weekly! which supports' Sir George Younger, that Lloyd Georgehnd alreadyrcsign ed was without foundation. 1 . - ' .: WIU tlmtfsn. Hcpnrt f LOXDOX, March 10. (I, ;N.' SO According to the. Saturday Review, Lloyd George has handed his resigna tion to Austen Chamberlain, govern ment leader .In commons, for presen tation to the. king wherf the Jrlnh free state is passed by the house of lords. The newspaper, said the premier de cided potato wait 4ir the Genoa con ference . "because 'the I'nited Plates and France had torpedoed his hopes for big things from the meeting',' 1099 T PATRIPK'S nAY, ( PROCLAIMED GREATEST . ; DVBLIXi '' March '' 10. (tj. p.) Michael Collins In a message' through the United Press today proclaimed St. Patricks Day In 1922, the greatest Injtne ground cicaren. , ; Ir'sh .history. . Collins called on all; The trip this "morning was taken Irishmen, everywhere to celebrate the for the purpose of getting a clear throwing- off of the foreign domlna (idea of Just' what Is needed before Hon and 'setting' up of the Irish gov-j Pendleton can have a. campgrounds ernment-. Great demonstrations are; with equipment and accommodations planned throughout Ireland. AOt'VtW. TO VISIT PORTLAND ' PORTLAND. Ore., March 10. (I, i p. Marshal Joffre, well-loved French 1 general- and "hero of the Ma me," will . ., . ... . ; rvafn I ijhihihi ipiu x nil inn iuur ifti'in.i ,ii.,.n.ni, m mu n"i"u' ittie United Slates. . . -'T jments will Imv't0 be kfcpt down to Joffre Is now In the' Orient, and will jthe minimum, the council members visit the United States tis a part of IiIh! think. . ' ' ; . . - . . tour around the world. Joffre partv j The men who composed the ,ln j Is composed of. .ten .persons, and will 'spectl n party this morning were ihind in Vancouver R. C. March 2.Mayor Hartman, William Dnnn, Madam .Joffre and th-?lr daughter ar'j. M apoomlmnyir. the general t .. ' '.' ' !. ' nniiTi ivn vtaurt i ' PORTLAND, March -10. (A. P.V 'mitte heen and ho?-, sf ei.dv uias. :. - rents higher; cgss weak, butter l gteudyl . ' - ..v IiOS AXGELES, March 10. (A. P.) The revenge of a womi n s-.-omed was the motive the prosecutki-t Bought to establish In the trial of Mrs. Mada lynne Obenchaln, rharg-id with mur der in connection with the slaving of J. Belton Kennedy on August 5, li'Jl. About two months before this tlin according to testimony, Mrs.j t)!en chatit Ivlt Chicago for San Fmnjin and tola acquaintances she w.w t) marry hviiifdy In that c-.ty i n June 28. Ken-idy filled to meet her, how. ever. ! !. came to Los Ansi'os. There w.'rv fi. cent meetings huwiet! the 0311.1' daung July and ) en craln w'.n v mc letters io Ciii"4y, lntroiiu?-,1 in (Vidence, sbrrc t whic exrb.;d. u-do..- affection, others deep r :v:iiti;w:.1.. On ono iK".ai n Mrs. :)! t.-.y! 4 i took Kennn; 1 n fortune-teller wrem she had t-Hk!.t to talk favorably to the yoa't!? man, according 'to testimony. Finally Mrs. Obenchaln wrote to Kennedy that she was "through with him" ind on the same day telegraphed to Arthur C. Burch, an old schoolmate living 'in Evanston, Illinois, to come o Los An geles, saying she needed him and "the friend I had last summer.'' Ilinvn came to Los Angeles, brhiifin with him A Rhntmm raw anrnp.ti . t , - j Pullman porter's testimony. .- , . Kennedy and Mrs. Oben'.haln went motoring on August S and hi !.e evening drove to a sumrfi'.r vnttago owned by Kenney in Beverly fjhn. 15 miles from Los Angeles. As UeurVdy wns standing on a flight of atcm in front of the cottage two nhots were fired from a shotgun, the second kill ing hlin, 'Mrs. tVbonehnln was found alone with the body,.. Two persons testified they saw Burch in lbs i.ilen earNer In the evening, and it wal tes tified he rented an automohilo tr.der an Assumed name that nijflu.. .Mi's. Obenchaln and Burch were indicted Jointly, but were granted nevar-Ue trials. Iltirch was tried first, the' jury disagreeing, Its final ballot being ton to Iwo.for conviction. ( v i-.;',.-.:1 . . In the Obenchaln trial the .prose .!- mm tukeu tor a veraict-nr gM'tty cn the. ground that tho - defendant eon- I spired with Burch to slay Ke.inrd A Considerable portion of the tfminumy rhnOmMtelmliVTase"tih : ut "retiM that under rules of evidence It cauld not apply to an alleged co-conipl!ior TCAMPI Inspection '; This ; Morning 'to Determine Necessary Work Before Spring Tourists Come .That a rejuvenation of: the city camping grounds will be undertaken before the opening of the 1023 tour-. 1st season is the belief of the mem bers of the city council following a trip of Inspection to the municipal grounds, this morning. .".-.' . Repairs to-tit1 old p'umplng plant building to make it sutuble for the central part of the plunt will prob ably be undertaken, and If possible, trees will be planted on the grounds to insure simile for all of the area in the years to come. A determined effort will also, be made to have the gas mains extended so that hot plates may be Installed in the building with gas meters attached, i i - ' If the space is allotted tinder about tbe same plan that Is In use in the ah Angeles city park . for; tourists there will be room around the outer part of the grounds to uccommodate 60 'cars,' It was found after the di mensions of the tract were found to be about 200 feet by fiOO feet, The services of an architect will be se cured to assist In making t lie need ed repairs to convert the present old plant building Into a kitchen, laun dry and rest room, . v The old cisterns formerly used for pumping water for the city supply are now partially uncovered and there Is no '! for them. Thy will be lashes and other material and the top 'covered over with dirt. Water1 pipes land sewer pipes and other materlul, ! most of which Is the property Of the Water rommisslon will be moved and which- will Justify the charging of a nominal fee. The city is not In a position financially ' to go . very far on such work, .council members agree, and the fee to lie charged ; tourists will, not. be a. heavy, one, so .....i.....i i tv. i .,...,. . chairriatl of the park' committee. Maniii'l Frledly, Richard ljiwrence und 'latide i I'enland, - councilmen, and . Frank Hayes, city engineer. , WIIKAT QUOTATIONS. ' PORTLAND March 10. (A. P.) Wheat, fl.2S to $1.30 today. CAHVAS SHOWS T 30 OPPONENTS Thirty-three Neded to Defeat Four Power Pacific' Pact; Situation is : Balanced. MOVEMENT FOR DELAY IS BLOCKED TODAY Careful Canvas Indicates. That Little Would be Required to Upset the Calculations. WARHIXGTOX. March 1)0. (CP.) The ratification of the four power Pacific pact by. an extremely small margin will be the result If the final vote is taken by the .senate soon. (. careful canvass today showed. The situation Is delicately balanced and lit tle would be required to upset calcula tions. 'According to the stand todu.v the senate treaty forces Can reckon on SO 'Votes against passage while only 33 votes are necessary to defeat It. ' IKdnjr Itlurked , J . . WASHIXOTON, March 10. (A. P.) Administration lenders today block ed requests that the' four power treaty debate be temporarily delayed. Insist ing that the irreconcilahles present a case or let the voting on the reserva tions begin: .. ,i -.. i' ;. CHICAGO. March , 10. (U. P.) Feeding i"iyprt people, daljy iChifa "go "Is PanTlWy' day's Job'' UPSSiiiflw Weeghman, former president of the "Cubs." 1 .! T.- .. ,- ; , ;.. And ltint'8 not ul Ihe feeds. He al so takes care of thousands in New York, Boston," Kansas City, St. Lotibvf Cleveland and Detroit, w here the, ten million dollnr corporation of which he is president has restaurants. Xot so very long ago Weeghman was working ut a salary of St. 5ft per day, hut lost year his company did a gross business pf $2,000,000. This year he expects 16 open 100 new cafes and res I taurants. .: '(,. t . . ., Weeghman, wns born In Rlchmnnc, Tnd... March 8, 1878. the on of a blacksmith. Ho came to Chicago and got n Job waiting table, In 1901 he opened1 a lunchroom her and since that time he has built up a 'chain of sixteen cafeterias here and Is now working on a coast -tn-const system. " OF STRIKE APRIL 1 IXDIAXAPOLIS, March 10. (U, P.) Pallots oomlng Into headquarters show the members of the United Mine Workers' as overwhelmingly favoring a strike April J.' Unless the govern- ma..- atAna In nt th otierfitors Bffree 1 . .i. aaira scale. 1. the strike will come, mine leaders said, '";"' llOXKIt IS SHOT SEATTLE, March 10, (A. P.) Johnny Olenry, former. Canadian champion light weight boxer was shot and Instantly killed today by rrans Lexlir, ship worker who surrendered. Leslie told the police Oleary and an other man attacked him. Oleary with a piece of pipe and the other with rorks. ',-;.' ''''' ? J v ' V NEGRO HAS GUARDED TREASURY 50 YEARS WASHINGTON. March 10. (I, X. H (Arlrt another to Who's Who. He is Richard Green, colored, mes senger extraordinary. He has mer ited the friendship of a dozen presl-dents-and hundreds of j cabinet offl- cers. ,' i Richard, six feet tall, as erect as a Sioux Indian, and with all the polish of a Cheslorfield, holds now the post he has Held for fifty years. He Is the personal messenger of the secretary of the treasury: In diplo macy 'Richard scores heavily. He Is tactful, thoughtful, Intelligent, grTic. ful and raises the term politeness to highest meaning. ; ,':' Richard hns guarded Ihe entrance TREATY HAS BU to the office of the treasury head forKn(rn,h language you must hold the a half century and has served lis thejiiuH down to fifteen miles an hour, attendant of twenty-one secretaries uf Tlie' 1921 enactment of the ' New the treasury. V; , - (Mexico legislature. It has been found He rame to Washington when Ulvs. Us torlnted In English provides for a es 8, Crant became president "f the United States. He Is a native of Vir ginia.', like most of the other colored messengers stationed '' nt officer of high dignitaries about. Washington. Richard greets dlstingulFhed vMllors with rnro bows and smiles an1, fairly radiates "welcome." He has know r, personally more dlstlngulnhcd men, and Is known personally by them, jhiin any other member of his race. Mayor Hartman Unlocks Vault Closed Since 1914 ...( George Hartman Is generally given credit for being a versatile man, and to his other accom plishments he has added the dis tinction of having opened the doors of the vault In the base ment In the city hall. By so do ing he has put himself in a posi tion to "kid" Judge . Thomas Fit Gerald, because the city re corder has been trying to get that old vault lock unfastened off and on for just eight years. It was in 1914 when the doors were lust opened until this morning. Tbe combination had been kept, even though manipu lation of the lock Invariably fail ed to secure an entra.iee into the vault. This morning ' the mayor decided to make an ef fort to get the doors open. After working carefully for a tew min utes he was amazed when the combination worked and he was able to walk through the doors. Among other papers brought tn lirht are the records of the old Eureka lodge. John Halley had placed the minutes In the vault while he was at the office of the city recorder where thy remained. Judge Fits Gerald Informally sought tho aid of a rood lock man to open the vault last summer, but it remainid for the tayor to prove the need ed expert. ' : E EARLY THIS W in Telegraph Clocks Stopped and , Light Sleepers- Wakened; Heaviest in Years, Report. 1 LOS ANT1ELE& March 10. 1V. " -A slight earthquake shock was felt tn the Los Angeles buslii.M section til th fee Vlack this morning. There ws stopped. ' Bllgnt shocks were kiso ion In I'amidena and bthef ourhorn Cali fornia towns. , , ; . ., . Qiiniu at 8:30, f. ' rOtlTEnVlLLR, Calif., March 10. 4-(I. X. a.) This section was shaken shortly after 8:80 o'clock by an earth quake. Beyond wakening light sleep ers and rattling windows, no damage was reported. , According to reports the quake was felt nt a number of points In the San Joaquin Valley. Hits Ilakersfiehl BAKERSFIBLD, Calif., March 19. -(A. P.) One of . the heaviest earth tremors in years was felt at 3 ; 83 o'clock this morning., The clock ope rated by telegraph stopped. , ! ' RUEXI8 AIRES, ' Mnfcft 10. (tf. P.) Unique, among. presorlptioBS, tor, apprehension nf cattle thieves isj tnnt proposed by the chjef Qf.ppUce of the province of Ruenos Aires In a lengthy communication addressed to the pres ident. This' suggests an aerial police service, Including trlplancs equlppo'l with mnchlnfe 'guns and' a fteavy air plane for conveyance of prisoners from outlHymg statlens,- also, four aerodromes of landing , places at tdragetloul . points. . The .recommenda tion states that utilisation of a "hunt ing airplnnc',' would, mske extremely difficult evasion of the part of cattle thieves or bandits, as tho broad, ban) pampas is particularly suited to aerial ; observation. Happy Canyon, the 'little brother o' the Pendleton Round-Up,' will 4hav? the thoughtful, loving care of at com mittee consisting of Roy Raley, Oearge Hartman and James K. Johns, accord ing to an announcement hy President U C. Scharpf of the Commercial Anso. clatlo ycstoYday AfturnAiih.",' ' ' ' Mr. Raley. as originator of the Hap py Canyon "tisBn, brings te th eomsiit- tee the experience gained tnrour;n me many years that have elupsed since the niirht. show was started. The committee from the association tn id in securins funds for tho bene fit of the St. Anthony's honpK"1 headed by Charles Bond and includes W. E. Brock, Pat Loncrgan, ur. f. Boydcn and Dr. H. H. Hattery. I.INT.O VtXVSi SPEED KATK SANTA FE, N. M Slarch 10. (I N. S.) If vott spenk wpanmn yun may drive ,.yotir automobile twenty mlies an hour In Xow Mexico but If vour tongue only manipulates the Upeed limit of fifteen miles an hour. t he Spanish version provioes twenty-mile limit. , . , ,"'.,"'...', 1 CIltL COMMITS RCICIDE.' V t , SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 10. (U. P.) Leaving a note In which she bitterly assailed 1L E. Parker, local ttutom"hlle salesman, Miss . Perdlta O'Reilly, young stenographer, died from drinking bichloride of mercury,, RALEY HEADS COMMITTEE Tfl HUM UADDV PAMVOM lU Ayn nmri mm IIIMIY F00K80OTEI'' C Til II Harding Holds . to Stand Pat Attitude of Sales Tax " or Postponement of Action. SALES TAX GROUP ' i ! -ACTIVE IN CONGRESS President is Resting ' From Official Strain; Will Join Wife on Yacht Today. 1 WASHIXOTON, Jjarch 10. lT,r.) '' The soldier bonus bill cornea up for action March !4 with only 4 lukewarm ; attitude toward it now, reported la both houses. - ' , BT. AUGl'8TIXE, Fla., Karch X0 (U. P.) The proposed bonua legisla tion loomed today as a disturbing el-. tnent In President Harding' quest for . rest and relaxation among the FlorhU resorts. Reports from Washington , that the sales tax group wants hint to restate hi posltioa la favor of tl.h . plan for obtaining revenue, to rrny bonus were mot by an offioUl state ment today that President Htardinf will stand pat on his letter to '.'hair- , man Fordney in which he reconuner-d- v ed ft direct sales tax or pootponemtnt , of bonus legislation. . 1'resldent Harding arose early and played. II itolos of golf Hpetwer ' Gillette, I yndcr ' Secretary' it . Rtatt Fletcher,Vnd K. B. McLean, Wahtng ton publisher. The president pinna to join Mid, Harding on the McLean ice GREATjnn:::: -- LiLQ'ii'...JiiL,l SAX FRAXCISCOv March 10, (IT. P.) The liner Great Northern, well known on this cqast, which watt con ' verted during the war Into a trans- , lot and renamed the U. 8. 8. Colura- f, bin, - will again ply tn the coantwUe ', passenger trade along this const, prol " ably beginning next fall, s . .' i . r The vessel was purchaseij by ' the Admiral Line for $1,200,000 from the government. The price wns $350,009 higher than the sum paid the Shipping Board for the Northern Pacific, sister . ship of the Great Northerp, which wa recently destroyed by fire' while being taken to. the shipyards . for., repair after being turned over by the govern- , mont. ", i - . , The Great Northern' and Northern Pacific were among the fastest pas senger liners afloat, nnd mad a mint- -ber of record runs during their lex vice here provioua to the war. ., ' Thelsalo was reported to ba a c.i,iih transaction. , The , tld name The Grest Northern will nrsln be given the vessel, which will operate ft pnrt of the admiral Line fleet between L01 1 Angeles and Seattle, and way ports. Since the war the ship hag gained the reputation of being the tustest ship in tho U, S. merchant marine. , ; The vefsel Is being reconditloued Ii the shipbuilding yards at Chester, Pa , and will probably be ready to proceed to this coast early In the summer. UNITED AIR SERVICE IS ... TURNED DOWN BYSPAIIN, - WASHIxaTOX, March 10. (I. N. ft,)8paln has decided against tha Plan for a united air service, as advo cated by many aviation officers tn this country, Jt Js indicated by unofficial reports reaching Off leers nere, ; The Spanish minister of marina re cently introduced a bill creating a na val aviation service for that country,; which Indicates that no united sen Ice Is contemplated. ,: Under, this new bill all naval avia tion activities are to be under tho -Jurisdiction of this naval air service, Including naval air stations, observa tion and scouting planes at sea, mine laying , planes and naval ' , combat ; planes, ' " .'. : ; . , -. . - It la planned under the hill tq cre ate naval air stations at all principal and secondary Spanish naval baste, also on the Cantnbrlan ooast, tho Port of Ceuta, Canary Islands,. Barcelona, Cadis and Mahon.. . . in iiii nsi Eiis.' " RED BLUFF, Cal., March 10. (IT, P.) Undoubtedly attracted by the at mosphere, an escaped bull made the lobby of the Concordia hotel look like ht proverbial China shop recently when It crashed In and put a group of story tellers gathered around the stove to route. ' , ' ' ' - -' . The loungers ducked under tables and behind counters, and the bnll caped from a herd that Jdhn Met'ger was unloading, and had been en dis play at the Davis Farm stooa snow. '-: The only man In England to wear hatrnlns and side combs Is Frederick 1 Wllklns, owner of the Tow Tree Inn, at lksrshlll, near Hereford, ,