La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 22, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' o o o O O O o Phone TIm Obaerrer tuwtn 0 An Indepeadeat o Newspaper oTrlnta the News the ollay It Happen. Um Ntwi (n4 Twir WastoAla.0 o Main IT. MEMBER GE THJI ASSeSIATI-D $S VOLUME XXII. 6IX PAGES LA (i IkVXIHg, ORI-:fft)N, TUKSDAY, .I Ul.y 'J2, 1!)1) o t o 1 4i tit iiitmtni 1 wa O II ' n w m WL A. KJ JBt. - ' 0 5 o SI o o y HEU OREGON' SHXATOIf WOILI1 AC ... CEl'T TREATY WITHOUT ... VITAL-CHAXCiliS . MOSER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ; OPPOSES THE CQVENANT Bays is Duel Knougli but That (lie Oilier Features of (he Treaty Are Worse and That lis Adoption . .Would limbiiiil (ho I lilted Status With Countries of I-luropo (Ey Associated 1'ress to The Observer! 'WASHINGTON, July 22. Sup porting the league of nations in h speech in- the senate today Senator McNary, of Oregon, urced that It be accepted without such '"amendment!, and .reservation as would alter the splendid purposes of the covenant or weaken it so far as" it affects oui duties." . McNary said the scnato could adopt certain reservations in the foim of interpretations but should not en danKi'r the covenant by reservations vitally affecting its Important fea tures. Article Te,n, Senator McNary sayr l "the Pillar section of the Leagur and must not be Impaired." , Opposed by Matter WASHINGTON, July 22. Senator Moser, Republican, of New Hamp- . shire, opposed the t icaty saying thai the league covenant is bad enough but the other features of the treaty are worso. He said the league and 1 peace treaty would embroil the Unit ed States In Kuropean troubles. PACKERS' EMPLOYES' STOP STRIKE; AVfALT ARBITRATION ACTION 8r Associated Press to The Observer! CHICAGO, July 22. Ten thou and employes of the five big Chica go packers, who huvo been on strike several days, returned to work More c day morning, after the emiployeiu had complied with the demand of the men that all police ' and specla' guards be withdrawn from the var ious plant. f The, men announced Mint thej will demand an increase of 30 pei cent In twages, through Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler, who is act ing as arbitrator between the pack ers, and their employes. The men, it is said, have agreed to abide by the decision of Judge Alschuler. Eighty thousand stockyaida employes aro Involved in the demand for higher Wages, Including the men working at the packing plants at Kansas City, St. Josoph, St. Louis, Omaha, Mil waukee, St. Paul, Denver and other cities.' , FOREST FIRES IN NORTH END OF THE COUNTY , . . , Nu,uerous tort lref of son esbe nave Dee-n ourfung .in me uvun i ... t..i..i .'..i I..-1 oi ine couiuy, aruuim "n . mor Junction, during the paHt few days, but none i of them has proven vrv ftttnepifliiH. One fire in the Um br holdings ot .Ihe Grande Ronde Lumbor Company near Palmor Junc tion a few days ago raiicrt the com pany a loss of'about $2,000 In stand ing timber, but the fire in this '.sec tion as today reported to be well undfr control. Oihtv fires around El UDdfl CUIII.IUI. vi'"r gin. where there Is much timber be- inn.lnn in tho George Palmer Liim . - . i. f- llslninr T.llttl-1. ber Company, of this ijilace, have not yt enoioacUed upon the Palmer Company' holdings. All available men at Elgin Jiave beijn out fighting joe 'Ires 'or svert Yt- ' n wwrtHTnTTTTOrfS .. FOB. AMIKICAM DEAD: s "WASHINGTON, Julv 22. Th .' i.. ... t llpn - e mm merican amoassauor i. ..v.. s r Heufier, told the hou- committee rf " . v., w today thai i.uy r 9 P rZIZ , "r :,!... a iictIp nroefilltlon k . .1. II :C w, nl,t Innrit ip. j 0made by me mvaw . -I!??' ' FEDERAL PRfSONESS 0 GO 0NA STRIKE 7o (By Assoclst.nl rrrsi! to h Observer! tOMve hundred febpO-oners have! ait. Kit ine MP and nee 8rg0 c-'one or. a strike. They arc a fe for j Wineerd at Uoom 20, v Sominer. fiorter working hournd neJood..Bldg.OU Grande, Oregon. Q -rf 0"o o . Q 1 - oo SERBIANS LIVE IN CHICKEN COUPS BELGRADE; June 24. (Associate.) Press Correspondence.) In northern Serbia many families, wealthy before trj war, have been found by officers of the American Relief 'Administra tion and the American Red. Cross liv ing in stables and chicken coups. Thujr homes have been destroyed by the ad vancing or retreating armies. Their beds were heaps of straw covered with burlap. It was all that remained as furniture in their once pretentfous estates. They were penniless and had no clothing except what they wore. The condition of the Serbian peas ants is beyond description. A largo propprtion are homeless. Most fam ilies have been deprived of their wage-earners by death. The mother is now obliged to support herself and children on what she can produce on a farm stripped of its machinery and tools. Most of the small stores of seed for next spring's sowing were removed by the enemy. ' The Red Cross hospitals are crowd ed with mothers carrying emaciated children, old men with the infirmities of their years, old women bent and misshapen, and young men broken by War. The soup kitchens toll the same story. SENATE COMMITTEE DECLINES PRESIDENT'S REQUEST. Claims That Until Treaty Is Ratified .There Is No Power Over Any of Its Provisions. (By Associated Pross to The observor) . i WASHINGTON, July 22 Respond ing to the President s request that it approve the provisional appointment of an American representative on the reparations commission to be created, under the peace treaty, the senate for eign relations committee declared that until the treaty is ratified "no power exists" to carry out its provisions. Supreme Court Denies a Rehearing in the Fuller Damage Case (Hy Associated Press to The Observe-' SALEM, July 22. The stijirenij court today denied the petition fot a rehearing In the case, of Gra F. Fuller, administratrix of 'be Wulttr F.iancis Fuller estate, against the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation company In Union county. WILL MAKE ADVANCE AGAINST BUDAPEST (By Associated Press to The Observer VIENNA, July 22. General Fran chet d'Esperey commander of the al lied forces in the near east, announced that he is preparing to advance upon Budapest with ona hundred and fifty thousand troops. PHONE OPERATORS CALLED OFF STRIKE (Ky Aaso.cftitcd Press to The Observer1 PRANnlsro. .,,v ,,.Th central strike committee of. the tele - phone strikers, controlling all locals in California, have called off strike. ItKLEAKE IS KKI'TKKD 11Y BOLSHEVIK I . STOCKHOLM, July 21. The ntrfshevyd government at Pel ograd i uwo t.tunu ,-,v..uv. ..... ........ be,rs of tlie.SwcMish legation there. ,t.. I TT rcentlv arrested. The Swedish fo; nlirn nfficn hnllpvps that TenFORentn 'tlves of other nations have probably beeni arrested ikavk j. la i iui.mi::: KM.ivrs IS l'. S. MAIUMOS Frank Jennings La Kilnnb-r of : Sheridan, Wyoming. ' for mm tii.'.e has r.en visiting rind in. 9rar.de. O cgon, is amMi- one to Suk - oOiin :l e ereat Htl -r that Pr.r- f, -.mt WInL-eva is at th, pres .nt Hme ofcrine to all the young men of the, , ; w, t:Jlns,prod to island.Cal., wher, no w, , nnfi (mm thro hp will bo t'ariKttffd at Grii.S) Uk 111., ,iie he will . .i O .. , I. take a couioe in mc-naw ' after that !?l si be sent fb the Great Msirlno field! atOiatnl. Florida. q This offr.r is otn to all young at tiy pretent lime r.o o"" PUTTING GART 'BEFORE HORSE HOUSE Ik DRY BILL describe!) as drastic enough to invite veto by the president: FINALLY PASSED BY A . VOTE OF 287 TO 103 House 'Also Passes Minimum WSgc Dill 1'or All (iovcrnmcnt Employes Except These Engaged In the Postal Service jU'asures Will No Go lo the Senate For Action. (By Associated Tress to Tne Observer WASHINGTON, July 22. Hi- pro hibition enforcement bill, which is de scribed by members of the oppc-iilion as being drastic to invite the Presiden tial veto, finally passed the house by a vote of 287 to 10'i. The hou.se also passed u bi'I in o viding for a minimum wage of VA.'M) per day for all government employes except those in the postal service. The bill now goes to the senate. NATIONAL It.usr.rr SHOW SEATTLE, July 22. Under au spices of tho Seattle Rabbit ushocIu. lion, atttjpipl W4)l bo made to holt ;: national rabbit bhow in Seat!' dur ing November. A consideiublo fund ulrendy has been raised to advanco the Interests of 'tho show. CAPT. T. E. MAY LOCATING HERE WILL 1SK WITH SECI'lilTV LA II A.M HAVl.XiS CO.MI'A.W tlr. Hay Itetenily liccelveil iis- f-hai-go from Mis! DiviNiou Is Well Known as College Athlete Mr. T. 10. May, who ncceiitly ro- coived his ill.scharge as a captain In the 3(i2nd ItcgitiKnt or the Hist 1)1 vitiion, liati iu:cepted a position iwlth J. F. Phy and Chns. 11. Reynolds of tho Security Lund & Savings Co., and for tho !tlme, being will help with the detail work in tho office. Captain May is no straaner ' ill La U'lande, as lie lias visited hero sever al times during tho past five years, und he Is widely known throughout the state as an uthk'to, having been Captain of both foot-hall and biiskot hall tennis during his time spent at (). A. C. lU was also student mana ger and athletic ooacieat .that insti tution for some time b 'tore ctitenn--' the service.. Mr. May and Mr. Rey nolds were room mateu at college. A Bumper Crop PiWlp- 2 m'lM'?r-':v?'iw AUTOGRAPH OF SPANISH , IfclNG IS PRSERYED '(Hy Assuclatod to-ess to The Observer I SANTA Ft, N. M Jijly 22. A let ter bearing what is believed to bc'the only nutluyitic S'gnaturc of King For dinahd of Spain, co-patroa with Queen Isabella, of th expedition of Colum bifs to the new world, that is extant in this country, forms one of the mojt important additions to the collections of the Historical Society of JJow Jdex ico. The letter is written to his cou siit, the Duke of Infantatzo, The document, which is duted De cember 28, 1512, is romnrkably well pseseived. It deals with the arrange ments for the approaching marriage of the kings niece und the duko's son TEXAS ASKS FREE HAND. Want Privilege to Protect Citizens the Same As in Days of the Republic. (Py Associated Proas to Tho Observe) AUSTIN, Tex., July 21. The Texnr. legislature, culling the attention of the President and Congress to the "Guerilla warfare all along the Texas Mexican bonier since 1875," has asked permission for "'that libftrty of action in protecting its citizens that the Re public of Texas enjoyed before be coming in good fuith a state of the Union." FIRST WHEAT IS DELIVERED LEE AND DICK SMITH GRAIN TO ISLAM). HAUL Quality 'Ih Good, and Hlie Field Which Had Shown Poor Prbspect Is Averaging 20 Bushels. The first new wheat of the season has been delivered to tha Kiddie liros. ai the Pioneer Mills at'lfcla'Hl City, by I,oc and Dick Smith. The wheat 3 ijiiounced good, and contr.ii-y lo ell previous expectations tho yiel l ir o,uile satisfactory, considering the season. The Smith boys have the former Alex Ferguson farm, one of the nWesl in the valley, and only a short time ago they were so .discouraged over the ci op prospect that it was about decid ed to turn the stock in on the field mid let them take it. Hut that seemed too much of !i waste and now the crop in taming out an average of 20 'utsV'is to the lure, a yield that would l,e considered tip-top in most parts of the United States. And with the fixed price for a good quality of grain, this lacks a considerable or bcing a crop failure. SPOUTS AT CAMP LEWIS CAMI LEWIS, Taromii, Wash,. July 22. Chilian entries as well an military will be accepted In this yoai:s aniiuniil militui-y horse show to be held at the cantonment hro on July 27. Twenty-five events are on the toritalive program. Gun drills and all kinds of horsemanship contests ai-e planned, -from those of an amusing natmc to those requiring dixterlty and skill In handling mounts. SILEHTOB taEHT rKKmiM:xT thixkh rr not ad- MSAIILK TO (ill'K DET.Ulrfi' AT THIS TIME EXECUTIVE STILL URGES . ACCEPTANCE AS IT IS This Position Is Hi-ought out hy In terview With Senator Calder Who Deslivil to Know the Effort of Making Article Ten Opoiiillve I n til tho Year Itl-Jl. tlly Associated Press to The Observer) WASHINGTON, July 22. Senator Cnlder, Republican, usked tho Presi dent in an interview today what the President's attitude would bu if the senate ratified tlic covenant with the reservation making Article 10, guar anteeing the nation against "'external aggression,1" to remain effective only until the year 1U21. Tho President urged ratification without reserva tion. Referring lo the Shantung situa tion, the President said he could give tho senators details, but thought it would be' inadvisable to mako them public now. FIVE KILLED MAKTI.-tlj LAW MX Mi MH'KS. HAKY IS WASHING. ION roull I'ollnuN in Wi'Ko of AI(m-kH on U'liito Women, AnhiiiiIIh and ltohhrrjift hy .N'rKi'tM'it WASHINGTON, July 22. Mu tt.nl nw limy bo n'PHisfii y to und iu'o riothiK, Viva wore killed and flt'ly woio InJincd lfinL night. Hevorul days of di'.-tonlnr h'uvu followed llio wake of aU(ii:kn on whltb womou, roblxM'ioH and ajiul(H by n grocn, culminating in n Hi'iiim of nice bat tles. Two ImndrtMl of Iho tlotom have b(fMi pl'acud und'jr urret. , Dctiictivd Marry WIIkoii was who' throtiKli ItKi lu'iDt Ity a nv.yjo Kli ' firing into Uie -strout. T4IK'WBATHKK. (Hy Ansndfltd Vrenu to 'J'ho Obawrver1 POItTLAND, July 2. Kur OriKon Fair lonitrhL; Wednesday, fair and cooler; Ben'lle northwesterly windn. S i.os an(;1;les, juV x. ubikm lindgo no longer caa eltiat ia ttis- tiiii'tion of biMng the is . -tMwr of traffic in the 'o,ld, ccc'liN( t traf fic wxperte of the Loa Mjrl oil way, who have been atmlyint; condl tions here. More vokk'l lifcr. cars, aatoMidiilts, wagon und atti-' twy yr r"s Ihe .intwrscftMM ts Ninth and Main streets in this cit J ber hour, than in any otlvr aurt ot tki wurld. . A ret ent Inquiry said to have been wimiucted in London showed tht tlse aveiugc run of vehicles over Leadon Uridgo was 14'.7. This Included r.ll classes of vehicles, from tho motor tiiim to tho horse-drawn truck and the coster donkey cart. In order to determine just whore Los Auegeles stood from tho point nf denso traffic and to have figures fp the study of traffic experts later on, the lis AiigelcB Rtulwny established a checking stution at Ninth und Main streets and found that at a given hour 11127 vehicles, most of whi.'h were motor-driven, passed tho cornel. This is 1118 in .excess of the London Bridge traffic figures for the sam length of time. ..,,,. SEN ATOIt II AMItliltLAIN WANTM ALL KELEASEI) ' Kays Tlml Terror Was Inflicted ou tho Young .Men and Cruel PractlceH Allowed WASIIINHTON, July. 22. Cotn pli to amnesty fur all soldiers, sail ors und marincU convicted by court mni'tjnl excopt thoHo whoso offenses would bo a.. felony under feiloial sta tutes, was proposed In a bill lnbi'O' duced' Monday by .genjitpj Chainber- iiii n . wroaoii, and ruiorreu lo inu milltniiy couiiuibteo. "The stories coming to me," said Senator Cliniuthorlnln, In a. stutfl niuut to tho tton'aito, "muny of them being voririi d, of lH outrugos belns c'uiiiiiillt' ii against young men thru' the Instumontallty or eourlmivrtlulH iue so horrlblo that nonio leKlsliitlon oui;lit to bo acted upon promptly to obtain i-d1 U ir. Tho fuel thtit ulruady tho cleinency bound has reduced the seiil.i ncos In tho aggregation from 2S.0U0 years to (i7lM yeytrs iH proof positive that the sonlcncos iwore out nf all pi opi.i tlon to the crimes colu mn ted. These fiOOO yours ought to ho wiped out or iilnced at an .Irre ducible mini m. "I want tho people lo understand the terror InNI'dcpl upon our young men by 'thoto Boiifonoc and also tho cruelties practiced against thotn. STEEL WORKERS TO TAKE VOTE PIT"! SHOUO, July 21. The Ameri can Federation of Labor's national committee for organizing Iron and steel workers, in session Sunday, or dered the taking- of a strike vote of IWI.OIK) employe of the United States Steel corporation and other iron nn.d steel and ullicd industries throughout the country at . once. An effort ulso will be made to secure the votes of unorganized workers, according to ths ommittce. The light of collective bargaining is the chief demand of the union, said an announcement by tho committee. Oth cr demands included establishment of the eight hour day: inc reases in wages sufficient to guarantee American standards of living, and nbolition-nf company unions. TELEPHONE GIRLS DANCE TONiftHT Toing hi. at Itex Hall, the mcmliors of the lomirtcleplione girls' union will give their diuicef llie young IsnlieS have been very succe.viul wib Wie fiiilc of tiekcts and a goojl -size crowd is exttcctcd. flood music is assured, and the gills promf:e an enjoyable evenin' Tor those who ni'iiu. f5anc ing begins all o'clock. WiiAbiiigton Clubs lo tta I'liVALLlii' 'ash , July Mnro I ha 1.UMI clublioys und lrli It 1h exp eted, witl lie ntertaini O here July at lio Mi LiSt annual Hoys' and ClrlU' club tolval of II he tfv alliip Hiimuior school of th W'nallillKlon Sioyollege. Wport?, a liailo ntil a hlg lOnast ogtloiiii' 1 on iiiii ptogram.QOKiMiiiT wun loinonstratlon of the woik Odni' done ut tlP- sinle agricultural ex periim t.i' i..n. ASKS AMNESTY FOR SOLD ERS HDKKAL, STATU AM) riTV OF, FH'IALU INOl'lltK INTO ( III- CAUO ACCIDISNT . NINE EMPLOYES WERE AMONG THE KILLED Two Passengers .,ost Their Uvea nnil Vaur Hat-aped in Parachutes From lllaihig llllm Now no vices lised May Have llcert thu Cause of the lixplosioli (Dr Associated Press to Tbe Obssrvar) CHICAOO, July 22. pJ)deral, stale and city officials havo begun Investigation of tho oxploslon of tha Ooodyoar Tire and Rubber com pany's dirigible buloou which lata yestorday resulted In oleven doatln and Injuring Itwenty-oight when It felt during a flight, crashing. into the, Illinois Trust and Saving bank, killing nine bank employes. Snvorals now devices used may havo caused the explosion. Two pas- songora wore klllod and four escaped In paiinchutes from the blazing blimp. Tho baloon was Intended for pasBonge,! purposed. PRESIDENT WILSON IS BACK TO WORK WASHINGTON, July 22. Prral- dcyit Wilson has Bufficlomtly recov ered to rcsumo his couifcirpnces wlth Roptihllcnn setiatoiu. lie Is weak but Is anxious to begin work. Sonatoi Norrls was Invited yeslnrdny tor a conference at '" tho Whlti? Mouse but ' the senator doclinud. . - FORD'S ATTORNEY BEGINS QUESTIONS (H7 Assoctatod Press to The . Observer) MOUNT CLHMUNS, Mich. July 22. - Tho exa.mlnat.lon of Hen.iy Ford by thmo Clilciigo Tribune attorney! has boon concluded. Ford's attor ney, Alfred Lucking, lias taken up thu Interrogations. IS NOW READY TO APPROVE TREATY (By Anioclatcd Preni to The ()bflrrj LONDON, July 22. Tho Hoiimj of nominoiiK ban complutud confedera tion of Iho poaco tjioaty. A bill, ap proving tho treaty, has passed to tint ithird rcadiiiK. Tho Aulo-Fioiicli pact wu'i uIho approved. CilMI'K JI U I', MAKKItS WANT TAX HKUl'tTlOX WASHINGTON, July 22. Fedtyal tux-08 of 10 por cent on alio gross mil!; of graipo', applo and toRiinborry jnlcnn havo ro incmiHod the pilcos to consumers that tho hid natty is throaJiGiK'd with dutftntctlon. houso ways und mean commlttoo was tol-.t Monday hy a dolofiatlon ot, WauhlnK ton and Ort'Kon conRroHHinon and r?pr!HcntHtivot of tho. induiv.ry. A tax of two conU a gallon, or lfs, whh uigod, tho HpokuHinun doclaiinK that, at p repent iH'os, jsaltw wcio do urctlMfng tupidly. , IlKCLAlthS KTATI'I Ob . , ' WAlt IS llOMll HAS WASIUNOTON, Jujy 22. Declar ing that ther" iwas a movement afoot k depose the Kovronuiont, the, fi-osl-dorrt of Honduras, in council of min isters last Friday, issued a decree declaring the1 exbte'nco of a iilrftte of war, iicfjtdliig to a tUipal,ii irecetvod a tho siialo cli-saitiin.nl Muisday. Tho dlspatcR gave no dealls, and act lngrfecrtsy I'liillips announced hat tho departriiit had cabled for urt lif er information. (i"vi:nMFNT. iioak oms '' I TACONfA. Wash., July 22 Tho govoinniont aitoi(pibllo roiiij hitn l'aradli -valley, Hainler National I'ark, wtM opened to traffic July 17 Od fruiu now on tnathu end e thu ! season traffic wigl be liiudle''. tjirough to tbi vulloy" accordiug to past rcgulntis. ( O-'O'Jl-l'Si'OBItS TO sfliliT SllATTLl;, Jul 21-c.ntei tlon 011 IO1111 lO.lgornia., Co?oiudo, Utah, e Idaho, (Oregon nd N'O.ishiiO'jon, rom-O piiHinO tly yi'stemO Conl OtOinors" aHsoclallon, will hnld0thclr niiual"' convofrllon In AraiRsn valluy ltunlek v.j.l....i ,.i. A...... Or i..i...i....uO . .. .. . . 1 o o o . 1.1 o o o o - oo-0 oo c " o a o o o ; 0 o 0 o oo 8 - O n . .: O o OO o