The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, July 26, 1927, Page 1, Image 1

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OREGON: Fair tiiiikht and5
Wednesday but cloudy 'o;' fniru v .
. near the coast,. Normal tcU'pntii.
lure end humidity, , MmloruU
west and northwest wind on- (!
coaat. . ' Kt tHZ'.Ji
City Edition
The Old Home Paper
Associated Press and United-Press Telegraph Service
Herald Advertisers Appreciate Your Trade
Tilco FIvo Cents
KLAMATH FALLS, OlttGON, TUESDAY, JULY 2, mi.
Number COST.
9
BUD' IDS
HIS YOUNG
RIVER GIRL
Romance of Stillman
i Culminates With
Ceremony
CRAND ANSE, Quebec,
July 26, (AP) Villagers
and woodland folk trekked
here today for the' entry of
Lena Wilton, daughter of
the wood, into the wealthy
and socially prominent Still
man family of New York, at
the bride of "Bud" Still
man. '
Boats, buggiet, motorcars,
and in fact almott every
conceivable mode of con-i. h"J r1lT"rd1 h'"
ty-aeennd year and hart bet'U via
veyance brought the wed-1 ltiug ,n h ,,f 1,1. son
ding guettt, who came from and daughter-ln-low for ilia past
all pointt in the Three Riv'", """""A" '"""i.
J. . I Kontaiue. ( 'allfomln.
er district. Hpi,Ii. hi . wife. KltlMt li
' Garbed in their Sunday ; of Fontaine, hn la survived
L.l (K.w ,
best, they came en matte to
celebrate the forging of a
tie between one of their
own and the big houte on
tho river,
Willi llieru was. lha ruyal high-,
landers regimental liaml In full 1
kllllea lo play for dancm In the I
litiai. barn that ha been convert-
Mi Inio a recepHon hall.
Hut of I'Vn more I nt trot lo
life rlrer folk waa Ihelr native
mualctana with Ihelr rlnllna nuit
accordlatia. The rlllagera looked
forward In a prograia of-old
round ilnnria. with the leader
rall'iiR out I bo turn tn a mlxlura
of French and Rtullah,
' t'onlnui Kliimli.
In marked contrail to the pic
tureaiiie attire of the river folk
were the well gruoincd tnim and
wniiien of mulropolltaii noclety,
hn allractetl much Interim Willi
their train of apodal cant.
Knlhrr Kmprlnn l.amcy. alt
ed by three oilier lloman Calhol
Ir prloata from Three lllvera wua
aclecled lo perform Iho outdoor
ceremony Ihl adcrinton.
Strife ulllflna.
An Iho hour for the wedding
iipprunchi'd all rumor of family
Mrlte hail vanished. 1.1'lli went
down tu I .a Taqueyu In hid furo
wcll lu the homo ' whore . h'T
molhar and alx tlatera Imvo been
living alnce Inat fall. Hlie plan
ned lo return with Ihctn for the
ceraiuony.
"Hud" pinna lo take hit hrldo
In I'uila and porhoim lo Hcut
I11111I, the nullvi- land of her
fttlier, 11 11 lliilr liolivytnoon trip,
l.nter they expect lo so to New
Vurk. where the bridegroom
pluiu 10 begin lil prcpurutloa for
n medical, career.
Improvement Group
Of Chamber Named
A committee rompoaed of It.
M, Crrgo, Joe McDonald. Karl
Wlilllock and Mayor Tom Wal
ters waa named thla noon at Iho
rtlrectotV luncheon of Iho cham
ber of commerce lo meet with
Hurl llnll, chairman of the po
rhil Improvement eiimmltlee.
The members will be naked to
meet with thn dlreclora at Iho
luncheon on next Tueadny noon,
when n aurvey of the Iniprovo
ntenta naked will bo inntlo.
it la the Intention of tho com
mittee lo take otto or two Int
liiirt 11 lit Improvement projects and
carry them out.
Railway Executive
Visits in Klamath
I'liul Slump, executive vlco
lircxldcnt of Ihe Southern Paclflv,
Waller Douglus of New York, a
director, (Inrrol King, aaalataiit
pnaaenger traffic innnager, and
ulher H. I'. offlc.lala arrived in
.1.1 ....I.. ,..l.,w nnil ti.ri
ahoiHy later for an Inspection of
if
Ihelr properties In this section
They are expected to rotttrn lute
totilKbt nnd romsln here for
Hum lime tomorrow.
--
of Ihe
Lynn Suhln, secruiiiry
chamber of commerce,
grunt
vd permission tu take his annual
vacation from August K In Ait-
X...
PRIZE WON AT
LA GRANDE TO
BE EXHIBITED
Loral Ainlllmy Will lll.
ilu I'llw ul hugir
llliin Slum.
Th 11 ailvur trophy which us
sard"d Ilia Woman' Auxiliary
(if lha !.! pint at Iho slatl
cuuventloti in La Grande, for
having Iho ,'Mit lucrouae in
mi 111 br r bin fi,i" !li pnsl ycr
wll lis pla,' i co t'Ntiluy In lbs
,. Husariiiiti store tomorrow.
Th. lurai auxiliary marked t
gnlu of Sou lit-r ci' ul for llm past
your. Ha I I'm was Iho closest coui
lii'ilior wlib un lurreuae of ti'iv
per rout,
Mra. (irorav llarih, wiio waa
a di'lcgate from thu local aux-
limry uruuRin inn truiMif iiuuin,
arriving
hers iia Hu Hilar
. IIIIIK.
Father of Local
Man Passes Away
r'li ti n Bubo. Hr.. Ilio fulhrr of
Sieve Sabo, Jr., well known real
tatuja man of (III city. passed
sway al ih hotiii of his son
lial evening following brief
lllm-a.
by Iwo sons. Louis nl ilevcn.
um, wo ,,., ,,,, ,,
Michel of Hungary.
Mm. Sabo mid n. Louis, tire
rnrouto lu Klnmolb Foils from
Fontaino and upon their arrival
I funeral a rru rite muni will be
made Tb 11 remains arc In the
slumber room nt III Kurl Whit-
luck Kunirul
nuv al rllxih.
Hume, Fine Ave-
PRIMERS
Portland Chamber of
Commerce Seeks to Save
' This Year't Crop
ruilTI.ANI). Ore., July SB. I A.
P.) In an effort to prevent
prune growcra of Oregon and
Clark county, Vli from nf
fvrlhg severe loaaea on the 1921
crop dun lo dlaorgatr.iallon of
growrra and to price culling lac
ilea of packers. It. II. Klpp. man
ager of the marketing depart
ment of the chumber of coin
incrro hna aent out an appeal to
the liualneaa men of I ho pruu?
pruduilUK dlntrlct nnd to the
grower to get together on some
marketing plan.
lie aald loday tint already
prices are being rut below the
opening price, announced several
dnys ago, nnd ihnl by the limn
the firm prunes aro ready for
market In Lite Keplemlicr or In
ISIfGANIZE
October, tho drop liny be o lowiMl( bv JUB,plllg nlo 8an yT.
Hint growers will atand to loay'daco bay denplto the .efforts of
hundrvdH of thotiaanda of dul-: Thotuua Smart, Seattle newspaper
lars. A drop of s single rent alm, wilu wnora B(, wp, agn(;,
pound would mean a loss of 1 nnil others, lo nave him.
lilutl.UUO. ho declared. 1 puiri lo, the Jury or Cmm-
(Irowers for tho moat Pn" j packer's lu'cullnr actions Just be
have hocn ngreeablo to the plan (ore l(s fHtu oaPi auyltig "ho
of organisation' of a committee ! imntlvd mo his watch and cried:
of nine of whlc liKenneth Miller j l n, gI,,n( rnJ H t (r, .(,
la rhalrmnn. 1 1 ii,n him but he struck me
It was thought Hut packers MVcral ,im0, Bnd ,hoa jUI11,,d
were In lino. to outer Iho grower-1 ,, tlle bllv lKnectlva t hnnea
packer plan of orgsnlinl on pro- Dormiin told about Crilmpack
posil for murketlng both the , r'B incoherent remarks after ho
IS27 nnd 1928 crop, but one of wull ,,,,, lulng a curb ni,ur
the puckers wus found to have rhHrcht 0w nlgbt bl,rn.e ,,,
tiuolud prices for th 192" crop auiclde.
In a foreign country contrary toj 0lle ' , tho ,,eral ruiiihllng
a mutual unuorstunitiug, wun uie
result that the plnn of marketing
so far as the 1927 crop Is con
cerned wus upiet.
Healitlng tbut packers cuunol
or will not agree aiming them
selves, Klpp suggested that bunl
ness men and growers should
bring prosstiro lo bear upon tin m
In an Itnltistriiil way.
Klpp hits ottered the services
o( Ihe murttetliig department nt
any ennrereucus ahlili may be
arranged in an effort lo bring
about a solution of thu muddle
uuil to prevent puckers from
price cutting nnd the growers
from losing money by being
I ''" "'' b''w
itetlou cost.
To Seek Itiwrd
i OKLAHOMA CITY, July !.
jfl'IM An allempt to breuk tho
I world's endurance flight record
of (6 hours and S3 mlnulys as
established hy Clnron-a Clininbvr-
, lain and Ilert Acosta will bo
made by fl. H, Orltfln hor'j short
.
NEW YORK
STRIKE IS
IMMINENT
IO..I J n . 1
Subway and Llevated
Rail Employes May
Walk Out
NEW YORK, July 26,
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evo-."" ' ' Fi7a "m
ccmpaniea ttill at logger
headt, New York's 2,500,
000 daily underground and
overhead railway utert pre
pared today for another
mid-turner strike.
Officials of the Inter bor
ough Rapid and the Brooklyn-Manhattan
Trantit com
panies, who operate the net
work of trantportation line
affected, continued mutter
ing tubttitute work
nan trains if mem
the Amalgamated Atsocia-:
tion of Street and Electric
Railway Employe, a union'
tho companies have refused
to recognize, carry out their
threat to strike.
A alrlko vole. If oth r' bi.i.
Vied pirley. full, la lo bo taken
I at tho llrooklyn lubur lyceum at
midnight tonight when the ".wing
crewa" are re I lived for the day.
A atrlke would. If voted al thla '
meeting, become effective al once, I
and emergency tranaportailou
would provide the uaera of tho!
aubwnya nnd elevated Ihelr chief!
meant
work.
?,"JV?f ?"d rr""'
''.Meanwhile, th rlty
Cl.4i11un1.il 1
marehnlltig lis
. : :
1ranioori.iMon
lorre. m meet in. expecfii ib'HP
(Continued ou I'age Seven)
GIVEN BY JURY?
M. E. Crumpacker Men
tally Deranged at Time
of HU , Suicide
SAX KIL.CISI.O. July 10. (A
IM Maurice K. Crumpacker. I
1'nited States congressman from )
Oregon, rommitled aulcldo wh!lei
"mentally deranged." a coron
er's Jury decided heru'todny.
Crumpacker broke away from
a fKeud while walking last Run
dav afternoon an.l drowne.1 him-
ulcltle notes wrlllen by Ihe con -
greasman was read to the Jury
It clearly Indicated an unbalanced
Not Guilt Plea j
Made by Prisoner
DEATH IERDCT
! worker of Caneiuiih. who eonfes-
A mil guilty plea wus entered ,rd , mur,er f wfc. Ktnel
by A. Smith to a charge of rils-jum ImruiiK their home 10 con
turbing Ihu peace. u.,.i ,rlme. was on trial for
The disturbance was alleged tO'nbj life' In circuit court today,
have tuken place at 3119 Murtin I Tn, Oerense will attempt to
street this morning. j prove that MeCurdv was Insane.
' Smith will hn given a hearing . A crowd was early ou the scene,
lale this afternoon.,. ' 'at tho court house.
Trelake Arrested
Gn AesBult Charge
'
A coniplulnt hna been tiled,
against ( bet Troslnke, charging j
him with nssaull nnd buttery by,
T. A. Talent of this city.
The alleged attack look place
In this city on Monday, July 25,
.,,,'cori"n t0 ,l10 wmplnlnt.
Use Fire Hose
To Drive Bees,
Away from Nag
IIKIIMV, Jul) '. Ml')
KHtlllll of lHi irirtl
iuoli'r on lliu Inn "I f
liinw liunuiMHil lu h Hull!
Iiulilii-r HflKin In fin"! of
a 110H IihiiiI huli'lu-r almn
lu re. Thi liorw roci-li'il
lit I'liliTlaln an exr'.teil lull
Im'IiIi molt for "I
nil iiiiiuilm null M)iul
liilr of Mllil aril liui'k'
liilC Tlir rriuiUi' unlniMl
MM-rrf ill la fwliijt lia-lf
ul I hr nngon Mini K H"x i
luiullv il-mn I In- iiii-niic.
Minnwhllc ilii- flcr lirl
ll.i'li' vin iuIIiiI out. II
alurti'U In luM piir-ull
I In' Iiimv io.-lilui.uil Kir -lK
(In- lnn-iM''a liluil iwr-li-
Mhi'iti'trr 1 Iw !".
mm kikmI. Aflir 1 In- rliax-i-1'iiilniM-!
for half a niHi
llin Imi' iiiTr ilrlvi-ii away
and Ilii' roniilfli'l' x-linu-li'il
liorw aim romiliil.
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REFUSES
IS
.FREIGHT
No Increase to Be Given
Coast Carrier on
Fruits, Vegetables
WASHIXi;TO July it, UJf)
After a rrconaideratlon todav
of nrgumenla made by railroads
Iho Interstate commerce eommla
slnn for tho aecond lime refused
to allow any lucrenae In rates
on vegetablea and fruita niovlOK
between I'aelflc coaat atalea. z
lly new schedules pronentcd to
the rommlcalon more lhao a yeur
ago, Iho rallwaya aougbt- to lu-
creaae the rates on citrus trulls
i fruai California. In. OrefV ja l
Waahluglon by amounta nvcrag-
1 m
Ing II per rent, while al thenauie
iIno proppj to lntreaae
, on ,pple n,0Vig from ihe
'uorlhorn Matc, Boulhward by a.
much aa 20 per rent.
' After ihe comniujulon rofusei
I the firat tlmo to allow the In
jcreaaea, the roada petitioned for
'm mhimplii, ll rn mill ended In
I ' " -' " n-
l.nl.Mir nt I Km rarrlem Ihat the
preaent level of vegetable and
fruit ratea In coant had been un
duly lowered by water competi
tion. Setting aalde that argument,
the cnmmiaalon today ruled that
the preaent earnlnga of Pacific
coaul carriers from Ihe traffl?
waa reasonable renunierativj and
that no Incrcaaea wnre Juki It led.
Chamberlain Will
Get Flying Cross
ItAI'll) CITY. S. 1)., July 26.
I AIM President Cuolldse In
tends lo have the d'stingulshed
flying cross, ihe nutioo'a highest
rewurd to lis aviators, conferred
niwn Clurcnce ChamberlUi, New
York lo tiermauy filer, if it Is al
ali "possible under thu luw. i
Grants Pass Man
Drowns In Rogue j
GRANTS PASS. Ore.. July 26.'
iAI'l Hoy Johnson. 36. man-
ager of tho Grants Pass plant
li t tin, Wm.llii.t-a. 1 1 1-.HT.1 ii r;Md mm.
m RAISE
RATE
... ...v ............. v.vp,.-.- ...... ,R lUB lux ilnj llllllA. Ill Mltu
puny, was drowned last night lnithcy werB asking for loans from
the whirlpools of Hell Cute on'tae 8t,e on the, same basis as
the lower Rogue. The body had ,e federal land bank loans on
1 not been recovered tmlny.
.Wife Slayer GoCS
On Trial for Life
OUEGON CITY. July ;;M(,1P))
Alvln li. Mcl'urily, 5S, mill
1 1 VINU '"tlXKS
los anokles, Juiy
t(fll So pectillur were tho
antics ot a plane landing
here that the police were
culled. They nrresii'd t'.ie
aviators. George W. Agam
and Burger , Johnson, on
charges of intoxication.
IwnwiFH RnynnT'TAV Dti ice
1 w nifc-i uuiuui 1 li 111 111 1
ITE
NOVEL WAY
Electricity Ueed Today;
Many Prepare Cold
Mealt Tuesdays
"(uixli-w, Tui-mJui." liuiuituriilrii
h. r. a w.-k an., by II.. Wichita
rnh-rallon ,,f Womrn'a t lub.
lli n( iiruii.nl" iikjiIiihI a now
anil hlulicr aihiilulc of tlu ralK,
ol4Tl aituin IwIm)-.
While niaify lamlllo were -at-!
lug cold mi aiK, the electric llgbt
and pooer utility had a chance'
. - . l - .l
... prom i 111. enpenae 01 mi
gaa oropany. Tho two utilities
are owned by different organlzu-
tlona.
Huvf'To lo It
Mx. John Maltble, president of
the federation of clubs and leader
In the "gaslets Tuesday" move
ment, baa suggested using the
family electric Iron to prepare
warm meals for Invalid!. In an
announcement lo the city's house
wives, ahe explained how an iron
could be used for this purpose
by turning it up between two
bricks. '
This method, Mrs. Maltbie said.
will suffice In cooking an average
i"e'.
Following the first "gssless .
Tuesdav" .ttrs. Maltbie estimated
that "thousands of homes re-
fused to use gas during the day.
Officials of the gas compan con
tended there bad been a
Increase in the city's total gas
consumption.
SALEM. Ore., July !6. VP)
Aa, eiiert jtlll be emplpyed -bj.
the ex-sorvlce men's state ;d
rommiaslon to make a surrey of !
about 12,000 acres lu the Tule '
Lake bed of the Klnmatb reclam
ation project and make recom
mendations to the cominisalon
relative to whetiuir loans should
be made on the land. The tract
Is settled entirely by ex-servi-o 1
men eligible for state loam, it j
was said that possibly an ixpvrtj
connected with the fedoral land
bank can be employed lo da the
work.
This action was voted by the
rvnrDT
r a rr 11 111 1 1
Ll LU I .BILL
iiair niinuru
commission after a plea in behalf ( from tnp hr(J 0regon tfis,trict, k,n of Veronla placed first, en
of the veterans who are appli- wui be held Friday afternoon at rolling 291 members for his pout
canla for state loans had been
made by a delegation from Klain-.
ath county headed by A. M.' dating.
Thomas, secretary of the Klam-, The body in to arrive here to
ath Irrigation district and sec-'night from San Francisco, Wll
rotary ot th'j Klamath wool grow- lis K. Clark and IJonald W.
ers association. ,: j Green of Portland, left today to
Tao delegation appeared, said meet the funeral delegation at
Thomas,, to relieve the commis- Ttosebtirg.
sion of an erroneous Impression Fred Crumpacker. of Ham
concerning the land as to Its motid. Ind.. and Oweu , Crum
value for security. The com- Packer of Valpiraiso. Ind.. broth
mbmion was ot the opinion that era. expected to arrive here
the 190 JSer acre government con- Friday morning,
struction charge constllutos a ; Advices from Washington today
n..i ii- v i.i -..j
the state's security would ba in
the nature of a second mortgage.
Thomas represented that tho gov
ernment cliargo Is a lien really lu
name only, since the settlers have
40 years In which to pay It, and
it la paid off. at. the rate ot one
fortieth a year which Is Included
I . 1. . U. . n I ,t
Ihe land,
It was stated that 145 new
farms have recently been opened
up on the project. A 50,000
acre community pasture available
to the land owners made a fa
vorable Impression on several
members ot the commission.
James Stewart, Investigator
,
the commission, recommended
adversely on the question ot ths '
litana. I . '
THE WK.VTHKI5.
The Cyclo-Stomagraph nt I'n
derwood'a Pharmacy shows Unit
barometric conilitlons changed
hut slightly since iBst report.- Aa
the reading Is rather low the
present high temperatures are
apt to ronttuno.
r'orccust for next 21 hours:
Fair and wurin.
The Tyros recording thoi'
mnmeter registered maximum and
mill nil li ill if.ii: m'l uiin en luvia, un
follows:
High VI, low 62,
II 111 1 1 L. 1.1 1.1
avtw m m m m m m m mm m
Inriffl in mrn
wmm m
LSL.IIII II1WI.iV
BY SOLONS
p . C, ' f p
tXtra SeSSlOn Ot LOn-
gres3 Urged by lwo
Political Leaders
WASHINGTON, July 26,
- let n e i i
n.r ) oecause or me our-
n( fnnJ -Bntra mnJ
tax legislation, two Idinr
senators of opposite politi -
, cal Alignments feel Presi
: dent Coolidge should call
congress into extra tettion.
j The senators, Smoot, re
publican, Utah, and Harri
son, democrat, Mississippi,
both believe the move is et-
jscntial .0 contrres. n get
: unarr way me compucaieu .
anl lengthy task of enact-1
i: u:n i: i
usual and ttr-n turn to the
. imnartsnl nenklom nf Mia.
.... , ,
.- 1
I extra session should commence.
i October 1, while Smoot. who has
just returned from a call upon
j Hie president in the Black Hills. I
.proposed the earlier assembly
between Oetoiier S an
d N'ovem -
i ber 1
j While concurring In the view.18.001' re ahown to be mem-
that the lax bill should preceed
all other lesUlation tasks, tho
two aeuatora disagreed ou the
iituonnt of tax reduction.
, n.n.a ,.B nan.
Smoot, who is chairman of Ihe
Janata trance committee, declai
j ' ' (ConfUued on" 'PaseVSevcn) '
I
ARE COMPLETED
' ". :
Crumpacker Services lo
Be Held in Portland
Friday Afternoon
rORTLANl), July 2S. (()
Fnncral services for Maurice E.
Trinity Episcopal church, with
Bishop .Walter T. Sumner, offl -
Kniil flint nil nt thn inncressional
dclegalea of California. Washing-
CI
lUllLiifU. iUIKUi
ion sua Oregon nan oeen appoint- noons in me Mississippi river j- . ,
d to attend Ihe funeral. valley and purity of the ballot. bar8' 8,1(1 overturned In tho
The active pall boarera will be Governor John E. Martineatt San Joia' rIver- opposite tht;
Don Stirling. Willis K. Vlsrk.lat Arkansas, one ot the states lT- - dead mea' members
Doneld W. Green. Stanley Mey-I hardest hit by the recent flood,0' her, deck crow, are: Franfc
era. Dr. Kalph A Fenton. Var-1 gave his fellow executives the'Snerra Dan Donohtio and t 11.
nel D. C. Iieach. J. P. Hounon benefit of his long. Intensive j Rogers, all of Oakland;
and Dr. Eugene- W. Rockney. study ot the river situation, and j Tn8 Test ot ths Ts2el' "Oir
. ,, .
The n01"""' I
0 "or ,:,"
,J"h
bearers will
tterson.
ongress-
rry l..
Engelbright.' 'Albert E. Carter.
Kalph E. Williams, Guy W. Tal -
hot. Jud-e C. If. Ctrey. T. B.
Piper, Vnil Metchan. Franklin
T. Griffith nnd Fred L. Boalr.
State Highway Debt
.f lO be Reduced Soon!
SALEM, July, 16.- ((AV Be-
, fore tho end of the present year
thn Oregon statu hiithwny debt
'will bo reduced to, $36,166,760, n
I reduction of 900,000. On Aug
' list 1 the state treasurer will send
I lo tho state's fiscal ageticy In
New oYrk to be applied on the
! debt 100,000 principal and
:14.P00 Interesl, fnd on October
,1, $800,00- principal and
L f son. 336.44 interest.
MrTlgue Is Champ
NEW YORK, Jnly 26. (UP)-
Mike McTlgue was today named
iw,n ti', " Retirement of JUn
'pelauey, .
n.i.. k n. ,.,...( Miamnin
ELECTION WILL
I BE HELD WHEN
PEOPLE ASK IT
('Oii't-ii'ir W ill Rourii W Uln-a of
Voiita In HitiliiK
. Jlulr.
HAM.M. r.M July 241. (.IP)
;ovTnor 1'iairnwaj luu not -t
rrcrlvnl atlrlre from Xullnonuili
county polillial l-a'lr at la
tlUflr trlnlut rrlallve to the call
ing of a aprclul clnrtlon for a
aorrrmur to the lale Ib-prraratit-
llve 1. K. OilniikHk.rr. Tho
ttrrn, rilerlM hU ,ta. ment
f ,crIjly hjt wul( t.
d'ror to follirtv the rlluil of
the !M-cflff of the third illitrktt.
He rcieaitlH aa auiiKlutory the
coiuitlluthinal provlahin t lnukloa;
" o" " " isoveroor
(rrMn Mld b dM Bot rxnect
, h,iu. ,,. dirht leaden
"ler u" rumpacRer run-
Cr'l
Loca, Cmrnana.er TeU,
of State Convention,
at La Grande
"Membership In the American
, Legion bas Increased 101)0 mem-
bera each fair tar lha oat fnnr
-
These figures werej shown to
be correct when Commander
Ceorrge Barth of the'Wal post
,,, lhmt ,, v ! m h.
' '
siaie naa suvv memDers ana
bers at the state convention held
,hig p,t week , Crande
whih.BarU,ttenderas,aidele-
gate from the local nost.
, ,Polts from ,,,, m0ft Temole
section of the stats were repre-
BARTH PRAISES
LEGION'S IRK
tented at th. .convention. wlthllnt0 Lake Vnk" whil." st,p;.in
,fc . rr; .JZrnm- thu boav o h gmtlltt-
" 'r.. """V"" "
post and auxiliary attending.
.'Too much, cannot, be said ot
the hospitality ahOwn - the1 guests
by the people of LaOrande and
the - Interest In the L:Un u
growing dally, r.araio ornm
corns ' fro"-, artos pusia were
rep-:suiti ui. iM Granae
t meuuou. calem 100a lirst
.Iwu-. v un ,-iM sod rortiana
pi iced vi; ia, i'r unn ta lea.
H K. Gets ot u lc:ai post
rec'iv.i aon.rhie mention for
hav'u !ved the second largest
numoer of members Jor the past
year: During the year Gets en
rolled 1S5 members. Mac Car-
a"nK ie P"i year,
1
PROBLEi P
MACHIXAC ISLAND. Mich.,
July It. (IP) Two national prob
lems came tn for consideration to-
(lav hr thn nintifnth annnftl mnv-
J ernors conference, the recurring
Governor Sam Baker of Missouri
talkod on purity of the ballot
and campaign and election ex-
i penses."
"l want to Impress upon Joti
jthat Mississippi floods can and
should be controlled and that
j this Is a national responsibility,
J expense of which should be borno
entirely bv the federal govern-
ment," said Governor Martlneu.
. i. ,.
mended that the federal govern -
ment cither pay outright or re -
fund over a long period levee
taxes needed to care for the out-
standing bonds used for . levee
construction, placing the amount
at approximately $50,000,000. ,
Governor Baker asserted there
Is no political policy whereby
purity by ballet may be pre
served but aald laws for the pro
tection ot honesty and Integrity
s'aould be enacted to punish sell
lug. ... . ... y
lube Gets Second
NEW YORK, July 26. (CP)
Babe Ruth knocVed out hu fe(,.
. .
'ond home run for the day In the
sixth Inning against St. Loul8
I
T
JURY SAYS
THREE MEN
TO BLAME
Seattle Trio - Branded
As Moral Cowards in
Drowning Tragedy
SEATTLE, July 25, (AP)
A coroner's jury has found
that F, Creigh Nelson, weal
thy Seattle broker and club
man, and two .other -men,
are "cowards and morally,,
but not criminally respons
ible" for the deatll of Mis
Violet .Maude Payne, ; 34-".
year-old music teacher who
waa supposedly drowned off..
Nelson's palatial yacht onrlyi
last Wednesday. .
After the ; jury, had , re
turned its verdict last, night,
Prosecutor Ewing ' D. ' Col" 1
vin said there would be no
further investigation "un
lesa additional evidence is
uncovered.''. .
Nebon way released . oa . 1-0.-.
000 bonds which posted In hli
behalf , a,: a "materlul witness"!
In' Ik. tinaa tw. ... ,ha
ls oeen conciuaeu. 'j nreo oinei-
persons waa Had been b"Md who.
hlm in the city Jail woro freer: .
Intention to have Nelno.'i's bouilx
vacated by the suprlo." couvli
were announc-d by his aUoraeys.
- On. WUd l'arty .
The coroner's Jury found, that
Miss Payne met her death when
she aceidentaally slipped and t.ili
Yajht Club dock after what v.a
termed ,'wlid party" nbrurd
the vessel. . . ,
" (Continued On Ta.a Five)
ARMLESS H0B0
HELD BY COPS
TACOMA, Wash., July. 2 U. (.P)
A "hobo", without-arms was a,
gutuit at local police station bi?ro .
last night. He wag pulled from
an Incoming freight cur by -u
special agent of the Northern
Pacific Hallway. ;,
The man gave his name an
Larry Davelurie, 41. and declared
that be had lost both arms near
the shoulder In a railway acci
dent but that he still traveled
as much as formerly, depen'llns
on his comrades of th road to
boost him aboard trains and foe,l
him.
Three Drowned in
San Joaquin River
PITTSBURG, Calif., JuV 26.
(Jpy Three men were drowned
. CHriy lOUHy
when the river
.steamer , Stanley IWWts strttcK
of. eleven were rescued.
i f ' , '" 1 : " t
Many Drowned in
Chinese Typhoon
LONDON, July 29. (P) Tho
'. overturning of a Chinese patwon-
er J"nK aurlK lynnoon, wit ft
he loss. It Is feared, ot 150 livju.
rr-norled from lliiuckonir to III,'
1 Evenlug News. , Two launchnK
1 lowiug.ma juuit , inn
! Junk was bound from Canton fur
i Hongkong. . . ' ,
Noted Poetess Held
For Selling Drus
riTKBLO. Colo.. July !!'. (A.
P.) Inei Peal Hamxell, nntioiwil
ly famous for her potrv, v 111
be arraigned here Tuuaday l-o-fore
United" Stntes CotiimlKibini i
W. B. Vales, on charges of pi.
esslon and sale of narcutlin, i :,
W1 arrested by federal tion
ugeutx at her homo In Cji
jelly and brought hers U,t cr-
ralgnment.