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Newspaper Page Texti - ' ' e ' O ' ee t, - n tt t tt tt it a n a a An lalcfmM Hewipapar. tt II It Phone The Observer the Hew. tttttttttttttttttttttt n . .o. An Independent n awspfeper. a tt n Prints the News the n DC; It tlajinens. n ttnunnttttttttn MKMBGR OF'TIIK AS&OCIATED PRESS . NUMBER 112 VOLUME XXIV LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, 'MARCH 21. 1921 m mxmm 'ft nirnmur rtCDIbllt : ISWONBY I GERMANS;! . n a a a iiiMkii.it ST A TUSi (11.' III'I'KR SILESIA!" " OVEKWIIELMUNULl TU WARDS GERMANY. RETURNS FROM TWO D.STRICTS MISSING Rich Mine Region Is a Prize and Germans Were Well Manned to Take Care of .the Sover eignity, It Possible Few Untoward Incidents Occur. . BERLIN, Mar. 21. Germany won an overwhelming victory in the plebiscite in Upper Silesia yesterday, which was held to determine the future national status of that region, according to the official returns. Returns from two districts are still miss ing, but the count showed 876,- tt tt tt tt riiKsiiiKvr n.i;icti; . WA.VTH KMWUiKNCT MILL passed yl ll kl,Y ' WASHINGTON. Mar. 21. President Harding bus suggested to Chairman Foid Hey tliut the house ways unit means committee souud out lho seuato Republicans as to the feasibility of; tho early paB.iau'o of the indigency tar iff protecting Ihq funnel's. The couimlttco discussed .the proposal at lenKth. hut reached no conclusion. The President (ln-ind to avoid the embargo and to limit tlio bill to a very row iV'ns. In cluding meal and wool. tttttttttttttttttt a.' 8 a a it a a n n t: t: tt it tt tt tt t: tx " tt a tt nn mi mm nil rnuniDwuHi: nnuTRnvFRRYll IVVI1 IIIUILIIUi anil aaaetatttttttttt T DRIVE UNDER WAY ENTIRELY MOW ATTACK MADE ON VALIDITY OK PROIUBI TTON AGREEMENT BASED ON REQUIREMENT WITHIN SEVEN YEARS TIME J, J. Dillon, cf Sun Francisco, Files Brief in the Supreme Court Says Provision Attacked Was First Of fered When He Was Senator Dil lon is Charged with Violation. WASHINGTON, War. 21. An en tirely new attack on the validity pro- V ihihit.iim jiiTnt.hient hilled nil the lil- TWENTY-FIVE MEN OUT AFTER; quircment"thllt it bc ratified withii supreme court in a brief by J. J. Dil lon, of San Francisco, who is chni jt- FUNDS FOR INSTITUTION. 1 " . Good Results Expected Reports Committees To Be .Made .At Dinner This Evening.; of The Y. II. C. A. campiign for $5, 000 is well under way, eight commi'- tees having gone into the field this ed with violation of the prohibition law. The provision attacked was- of fered first by Harding when ho was serving -as a senator. The section making the entire pro hibition article inoperative, unless ratified within seven years, the brief 000 votes for . Germany, and ; enthusiastic dinner yesterday even ",RQ nnn fW Poland. The nlebi- ing at the Foley hotel. A this din morning to solicit subscriptions.. Tine ! asserted, speciiicauy y o atcs uriicic 'final arrangements were made 'at uiijoof the constitution, which gives Con- gress no power lo iiiipuse inc uum un the ratification, "or to otherwise tit o,.allv vvithmir lin.'.ner tne P'Be s were uisimuu-.- 6 v i ............ e(j among tne team members. toward, incidents. i tempt to control what the legislatures shall do." I he briet quotes benuor mi -mi..,, i .. inaruing in uiicrillg u uiuvisiun no ,u The campaign will last three days. " ' " ... ,.,,. .., . The plebiscite wis held in .Upper Daily reports will be made, the com-1 ' condition of this Silesia to retL"5..CVLC:r"f .Ipvovision being approved," and quot- should be under the sovereignty of progress of the campaign will be dis Germany or Poland. From distant I cussed at dinner. Although no cstir parts of the wocld Germans and Poles ' mate can be made at the present time ex-residents and others entitled to ' as to the Amount of pledges being vole, had journeyed. I received today, those members of the The plebiscite, it was estimated, in-'various teams who have been ap volved the pilgrimage of 140.000 Ger-' proached on the subject today .all ex mans. Special trains were furnished press themselves as well pleased with t the expense of the Germans and the results and expect to find no di( . the trains were so crowded that many ficulty in securing' the proposed ' nasscnirers were obliged to stand. 'amount. , ... ' IXIHITMKNt Ol' SlOltltlS HAS IIKKN hINMISSKM. VOHTLANH, Mar. 11. The. Indletuieiit nKaiukt Kivd S. -.Morris, iliarelup lhat he un lawrully aided John L. Kfli. eridKe in obtaining naturali latlon iKipers In' 1918, by coneoaling the prlsou. rword of ' EiheridRe, V as today quashed by Federal JuiU:e Dean, who held 'that It did not charge an ofVense. tt tt tt tt tt tt tt . tt tt tt It tt HI HW IS DEED ON PACKERS AND EMPLOYEES MEET DAVIS tt tt It tt K tt tt It It U tt K tt .- - . tt MAY IMXCATI? lltK.i;i tt I oi-Vkxsivi; o.v koiu'KS ! OF THE X.TUNALISTH " t tt i tt' i tt i t'ONSTAUI.E WHO MADE AUKICST WILL GET 3,000. Two Boys Who Hroitght About the Youth a Capture W ill. Divide equal ly (he Remaining $21,000. Morn sui:s ok. wage disih'TF. ritKSEXTEl) TO THE SIX' ItETAItY OF I.AHOH. HOOVER AND WALLACE ARE ALSO CALLED TO MEETING President Gumper Aiuiiih-h1 Hk fin TiNlny'K Conleifiic. That Hie Moral Stipiuirt of the Fcili-raliiMi Would Ho Given to tlio Eniployes In Their Fight. WASHINGTON, Mar. 21. The spokeamen for the packers and em BLOOMINGTON, 111., March 21. J Plwes have presented their aide of An amicable settlement over the dis position of the reward of J25.000 of fered by the Northern Trust Co., of Chicago, for the capture of Willi im Dalton, and the return of $772,000 of bonds he stole has been rcuched, ac cording to announcement made here. The youth wus arrested at Heyworth, near here. Constable .lack Draper, who actual ly made the arrest will receive $5,000. Paul Draper, his son, who brought about the youth's capture and James W. Dennis, who gave the- first infor mation about Dalton's whereabouts tho dispute over lho wages and working conditions ut a conference with Secretary of Labor Davis. This preceded a joint conference ut which Secretaries Hoover, of Commorro, and Wallacof of. Agriculture, sat with the labor secretary. Dennis Lane, secretary of the LONDON, Mr. 21.-T'ur rnllinp. by' KliiK'TniislaiiEiib' or Orecce or tho Ihreo class es tb tho colors, has boeii an nounced in Athena. Thi pro- St I tends a Greek offensive tt against tlio Turkish National. isls, siiid" M. Gouiinrls, Greek minister of war 'hurt), today. The decree in lho consn iiui'iicit if tho ntlltudo of Turkey, who has again re fused lo aerept tho proposals of tlmv l.nnlloii conference, and Is demanding Thrttro ami Smyrna,' said Gounarls. , U It ; II . tt ' It I tt tt 1 tt tt tt tt tt tttttttttttttttttttt 1111 TO BEGIN SOON PLANS BEING MADE TO TEACH ALL BOYS TO SWIM, '; Indoor Gymnasium Work Practically To Cense After Current Week. IS FREE 1(1 HEIt CO-DEFENDANT GETS MANSLAUGHTER ' VEKDICT. CHIN BILL TO BE GIVEN JAIL TERM WEDNESDAY ". ' .' Jury Was Out 7 Itftiirs, 9 Min' utes Uelicvcd That VcrdictJ . In Mrs. Jones' Case ' Was t! Keached Quickly, and That' Sentiment Was Strong For ' Acquittal of Chinaman. 'I Preparations aro being made at the Y. M. (!. A. for tho swipiming sen son. After this veck practically all Amalgamated Order of Mont Cutlurslthe gymnasium class work will lie and Ilutehers' Workers, and II. S. over, and swimming and outdoor nth rirennan, altnrney far lho order, who will represent, inn employea, lust ev ening conferred with Samuel lloiu peiH and Frank Morrison, presldenl and secretary of lho American Fed- .ind who stin ted suit for an Injunction oral ion of Labor against the paying of the full amount I President Gompers annnumud Unit Among the last contingents were 40 from South Africa, completing the representation of nearly every coun try except the entente. Approximately 2,yOO,QOO Germans Senator Horah as having CBlled attention then to the unconstitution ality of the section. ' Tho general committee In charge of the drive is composed of C. 10, Short, chiirmnh, Elmer Stoddard, and Howard K. O'Brien. The 25 men who were sclcctcd,,to do 'the actual Work nrul Poles were expected vto cast bal-'df soliciting arc divided into the ftd,- lots and the propaganda agencies of both countries hnvc worked to the ut most. Each voter received two bal lots, one Polish and the other Ger man. After marking one. both bal lots were dropped in the ballot box. This method, it was expected, would delay counting the votes. Even pris oners were entitled to vote. I Troops Arc Concentrated. Concentrations of polish and Ger man troops were reported on the frontiers and it was thought in some quarters fighting would occur, al though the council of ambassadors had notified Germany full responsi bility would be on her should disor ders occur if German troops entered the zone. Poland also was warned that the allied plebiscite forces -ilonc were responsible for the maintenance ,of order. Inwin.r tPHllls: S .1). C I OWO niKI 1M mer Stoddard; C. E. Short and T. J. Scroggins; Dr. H. S. Brownton und J. L. Cramer; A. C. Hampton and Sherwood Williams; G. L. I.nrison and Bruce Dennis; Floyd McKcnnon and Howird K. O'Brien; II. H. Dixon and Fred Kiddle; A. It. Hunter, F. L. Meyers and George Palmer. GIRLS' GLEE CLUE TO APPEAR HERE SAN FRANCISCO, Mr:-. 21. Maj or General Hunter Liggett was retir ed tod'iy after forty-two years of service. LAI) WHO SHOT HIS MOTHER COMMITTED TO INSANE ASYLUM WILL GLVE CON FHT IN HIGH SCHOOL ALDMOKIUM. Concert Will Be I'nder the Auspices of Loral University ( lull 22 Singers In Club. The Girls' Glee club of the Univor- sity of Oregon, composed of 2- ,sing er and musicians, an assemblage MAJOR GENERAL LIGGETT RETIRED to Paul Draper will divide the remain ing $21,000. The suit was dismissed. ISLAND Cm LADS IN GLUB PIG CLUB FORM ED MUCH TEH EST' SHOWN. IN PARTY LEADER IS ELECTED LONDON, Mar. 21. Austen Cham berlain, chancellor of exchequer, was elected unionist party leader in the hnue of commons today. He suc ceeds Andrew Bonnr Law, who retir ed last week. Will Raise Purebred Pigs and May Later Go Into Corn-Raising End As Well. . vears ai:o w'.-i'-h he was riding overturned in the Willamelte and his roiiipallion war, drowned. The motlwr. rMs. nllKISON CITY. Mar. 21.- Adam Seniiii. 17 year old boy, who allot musical talent which represents the .east for h's. moili'r throe times when shej,est jn ihe University, will make lis attempted n administer Medicine , second apperancc of the Oregon pp'scrlbed Tor him. was committed I Easter vacation tour in La Grande Saiiirdirv lo the criminal ward of tli!on March Ml. The members of tle stall- insane asylum. Alienists found .club have been selected from 00 up the boy unbalanced as the result of plicants and have been tnining since an accident which orcurred two '.last fall. Friedei ike Schilke, daugh- when a fishing bont In ter of r redcrick htniiKc, oi i.a Grande, is a .member ot the glee club. Enternrise, Baker, Pendleton, llcpp ner, and Hood River are included in the girls' itinerary through the East- 'crn Oregon counties, i nc ciuo win itravel in a speciul cir on the main line of the O.-W. R. & N. The or ganization, which is to visit the east ern section of the state this year dur ing the spring recess at the Univer sity, has been built around a nucleus of members of last year's club which mBdc a successful lour of Southern (Ireiron during the spring recess. Thin is the first time in several yirs that) a girls' glee club of the state uni versity has scheduled a trip irto ha-t- DAl'GHTF.R IS HEARD FROM During the past seveial days. Cor oner Hal Bohnenkamp hiii received two telegrams from Mrs. G. Dnane, of Endicott, N. Y., daughter of the lute Daniel. Lane, whose chaired re mains were found in the debris of his l...'..n.l k..nw. eii.nriil mnt'ltilliru llirn. Mrs. limine is as yet undecided as to'alionM a Inter meeting. the funer il arrangements, but it may ,.,.,.,.. .,,iii.iict be that the remains will be shipped WLAIIILK lOREUAM. I,ui jal. I onignt ami I ucsci ly, snowers The pig club, composed of junior member of tho farm bureau, at Is l ind City, was re-organiaod at a meet ing Friday afternoon, Harry Aver, county agent, being in charge of the re-organization wo.k. Eicht. memocrs constitute! the new club, three of whom arc old members. The boys who havo been in the club before have all been in for sev- erol years, and one of them, Albert Bo.dtult, had sonic mighty fine reg istered stock, one of his sows being woith several hundred dollirs. Re cently he bought two Poland-Chin is at a sale in Nampa and he has now a pretty good start toward becoming a purebred stockraiser. The boys will also riiso purebred stock and much enthusiasm is being shown, several other boys planning to join at an early date. The boys ai;i- now talking about forming a corn club and tnising their own feed. This will receive consider- Ihe employes would havo the moral support of the federation In their at tempt, as labor leaders said, to com pel tlio packers to obsorvu tho war. lime working asreoiuont. Labor officials attached ronsider uhlo Importance to the conterunco, which might set a -preccdem for aol t lenient of controversies- Involving discontinuance or abrogation of war time agreements. Tho proceedings i, ml tho results nllnluoil by Secre tary Dayla will' lie 'wiilelioiT iifojofy also In .nri'li'liil circles. Mr. tloiopers declined lo Indicate whether the fedeiallon would- give morn than "moral support." It was said rurihur union would roriuiro Hie vole of Hie executive council. Mr. Lane convoyed lo I'renidonl Goiupera and Secretary Morrison lho decision or the organized employe., in Ihe packing Industry to Ktrlkii l necessary to assist Hie meat cullers and butchers' union In obtaining con tinual Inn or the ligreiiinoilt. , It wn' staled (lorltilloly Hint Hie unions' Instructions would admit ol no withdrawal of tlio Insistence ol' the employes that, the fpackers relit- stlinle tlio in-hit l mi Inn iiureeinenl adopted during the war. Tim union delegates were expected lo put Ibl" point even ahead of their objection lo tho wage reduction or from 12 14 to 1 per cent. "The one Mg point Involved," Mr. Lane laid, "Is lho validity of our contract. This Is the real iiueslioii." lelics will become popular. Spacml uUontioh will be laid on the work among the boys, and every possible effort will bo mado to got all the boys in tho city into one of the clnssos. There will be classes for beginners, classes for those more advanced wish ing 10 learn additional siroKcs nnu diving, classes for life-saving and al so Instruction for those wishing to qualify as instructors. And every hov attending theso classes will bc given proper credentials when he shows that he has m-istered the art of swimming to the required degree. . With the winding up of this week about tho only gymnasium work that will be done during tho spring at e Y. M. C. A. will bo individual work, ho there will, bu plenty of time to- do vote to swimming classes. - WASHINGTON HAS POLL TAX OLYMPIA, Wash., Mar. 21. Gov ernor Jlart has signed tho bill Impos ing a five dollur poll tax on every person between the ages of 21 and 50, for funds which will be retired, for the million doll ir soldier bonus bonds. CHANGES MAD E N LOCAL WARD DAVID I. STODDARD ACCEPTS CHORISTER A PI 'OINTMENT. John J"-,ta. why Is dying 111 a n,.' pilal at Portland, leaves 12 ci.lldren. .Fever Hear This? By STRICKLAND G1LL1LAN W here He W as Go!ng. Two colored soldiers returning from war, were discussing whit they in tended doing upon their arrival on the irood old U. S. A. soil. "Joe. thishyer's what I'm gwine t.uh Brn Onegon. , white tu.it"- Thc appearance of the club here will bc under Hie auspices of the I.a Grande Uriyersity Club. A pcil committee, composed of II. M. DuBoi: general chairman; May Neil, 3esii; I'm (twine git mc '.'Mmmmmm!'' "En a white hat"-' . "Wheeeee!" "En 1 while oar shoes, en a white ;. n u-hiic aiM-lc ,-u white trluvcs" Fsrris. R. W. Oakley and Roy Cur "Ooocoooh. boy:'" Irey, is making arrangements for thf "En I fwin g wid n-: v.hite. folks concert, wtich wtll be given" i en nobody el e.'1 . jhiga school auditorium.. Whnddat? Huh! En say, black! j FAIL Tl AI'I'KAK l lll Kl. the lwy'y- . "Yassah." -"I'M gwin 'L'h-huh: ' "En a bla. a black en hla "Man, nan! "r-n a Mae pi "I'm toone tuh CtT liKliK FOlHV l)I.LARS tril nm a fciack ml" Jame famer ami nun jsrnwn hat. en ablack tie, cn rhareed wlih being drunk, each Tor- lack shut, en a black, "pah pumps feited'j H b by lak iKK-ks' . jpe,'- beforp MuniciiV nnh Sioves yo' funeral." failing to ap pear hctnr? MunicllTW rfuogc n. i. Kitchen tO morning to answer to the Icnargi. D. K. Ford. Bho had put up 'a f tf uond on a similar harge eii 1.. week, also foO;ite3 his bond. , , . : : " ,. 1 1 1 ' 1 . ill J mm 9 m. y k m a m m 1 M. 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 1 : . ' :7?; HATwAfiL m$m i 4 ' W has Left ee- W . :,. 't iifi' r,y'-"Y, " iff rf- l - -i yjnijtt 1 mi r i ri v. 11 1 Clyde Melciilf Takes Place of Second Counselor to liishop ItlacK 01 - La Grande Ward. The sessions of tho L. D. S. Con ference held yesterday were marked by u lingo attendance of members and friends. Interesting and instruc tive addresses were made by the vis iting representatives Elders Rudger ClnwsoiiJind Heber C. Iverson. As matters of business, David 1. Stoddard, who has been ucting for some time past as scconil counselor to Bishop Black, of La (irande Ward, was released to accept the appoint ment of Stake Chorister, left vacant by tho death of Professor L. I). Ed ward. Clyde Motrnll was susiaineii us counselor to Bishop Black in -the olaie left bv Mr. Stoddard. To fill the vacancy In tumor warn caused by the resignation of Bishop Wm. A. Itoundy, the following were appointed: James W. Enrdley, as Bish'.p, with t;. Lewis Miuriim unci Clayton Y. Nelson as Counselor. A number or oul-01-town nienijiers were in attendance I he music under David I. Stoddard was well rendered. Mrs Nellie Bean rendered a solo which was much appreciated. OifCOONTY STOCK HIGHEST SEAFOIID Ol EEN III BRINGS TOI' PRICE AT KLAMATH. Union Connlv Shorthorn Breeders . Consigned (he Bulk of Stock , Offi-vd For Sale. KI.AMATII FALLS. Mar. 21. Seaforlh Uneen 111, rswm-W by S. A. V Hemp, of Union, Ore., brought the top price for cows, $iw"B, lit the sec ond annual farm bureau Shorthorn sale held last wek. Hiver Mai lid. of .Merrill, was tha purchaser. Avalons Primroser. enter-al by C II : ir a. It. i,f t;lendile Ore., sold l ighest of the. bulls, bunging VI '1'. line animal Vas pun based iry the ,1'Ost National bank, which off. : I it as a prize lo tAc first mrm .t iti.r re porting elimination of oil scrubislrcV i'.e sale attracted a lug crowd AnclriOi Temales and thirtei-1 ifl.i!c were '1. The average juice 2211. Union county hroeocrs cm- AgewI the bulk- At 7:35 p. m. Saturday, the jury in the case of the Stato vs. Chin Mon Beu, nluis Chin Bill,: find Mrs. Charlie Jones, brought in its verdict, having retired ut 12:04 i. m. Mrs, Jones was dc-' clitrcd .not guilty , according to the verdict, and Chin was do-' clared guilty of manslaughter, ' Judge J. W. Knowles setting 10 o'clock Wednesday morning 'i'or pronouncino; sentence. . Both Mrs. Jones and Chin , Bill received the verdict calmly. The verdict was' brought in1 Bhortly after supper and tho court room which ' had been packed With spectators during tho entire week was practically empty. With tho exception of thb attoi'iieys antrofficials there . Wore only about luilf a dozen spectittors present. ' ' Public Foresaw Verdict. Inturcst in the ciso oil the part of the public lugged Siiturduy largely because of tho general opinion that tho ovldcnro in favor of the defend. ants was so strong Hint little doubt existed in their minds on the probable outcome, ut least so far as Mrs. Jones w.-is concerned, tho interest in thin' case,' as in every case where a wo man's life is at sliiku. having center ed almost entirely iiruuud the woman ill the caso. . . - Just Like Women. Jurors are sworn lo accrocv and they deliberate in a leak-proof room. ' But 12 men can no more keep a secret than two women. So il is now gen erally known that it took just about three minutes to arrive at a verdict ' of "not guilty" in tho cii.se of Mrs. Jones. Just how long it look them after that to arrive at ,:i verdict in tho case of Chin Bill is not known, but probably the greater part of tho uf ternoon. Indications aro that a decis ion was reached some time closu to suppor-tlntc, the court being notified immediately after supper th-it a ver .ii, hu,i i.n ......... 1,.., 1 ru.,,... n "... ...... ... - v ul ..v.,. inuoa vmu ,u the wuy of juries always take an uf-ter-supper verdict as air indication of. agreement having been reached short ly before supper, Jill jut urn seeming to prefer to render their verdict on u full stomach. Because of the Inability of 12 men in a leuK-ptoof room to Keep lho pub lic from knowing just how their de cision was rcuched, it is understood that there was mighty strong senti ment in favor of a- verdict of aequitul in the case of Mrs. Jones' co-defend- unl Thn .l..,.;,!,..,, f ,..'.. h i.. .I..lnv.n;n ing the verdict is believed to have been the alleged threats made against thin mil's life by his rellow-Chinn-. men. Death on his rcJeasc from tho county jail ia said to have been threat ened against him and it is believed mat tnis tuctor' moulded the senti ment of those fuvoring acrUital early in the artcrnoon, until finally the 12 men who had thi' fate of Chin Bill in their hands arrived at a verdict igrecablc to all. J. C. Bingner was foreman of the jury. Tho other members were J. A. McKenzie, Walter E. Pratt, G. Klop- frnstein, Arie Rysdnui, .1. A. Gaskiil, E. Oreinet, C. II. Blyslone, Win. (Continued on pane 3 fltSIDENTS OF ITEM EREE1) Ll S-.Oie local stock wai off ere i WILLIAMSON, Vo.. Mur. a.Tho jury today acquitted the sixteen Mt tcwan residents who were being- trftrd for-the killuiir of Albert C. Felts. of the Shorthorns I private detective,' in a street ,.ffro ! 'in Unhmn lo.t Mo battla in Matewan last Ma J. . - -- ' 1 1 ' 11 11 "' 11 " ' " O O : feo P o , 9 utT.