La Grande evening observer., June 21, 1921, Image 1

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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS '
VOLUME XXIV
'LA (JJRXNDE, OREttON.
TUESDAY.. JUNE 21. .1921
NUMBER 222
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ILL
EBERHARD
RE-ELECTED
OVKI' KHiHTY PKIU KXT
THOSK VTI(i LINK LP
I'Olt WIX.NKHS
OF
MAJORITY OF VOTERS
FAVOR PRESENT MEMBERS
Total Number of Voles Whs Slightly
Over Flvo Hundred l-'onr Ite
celvo Wiittni-Ui Votes Vote Yes
tenlny Was Around AveniKf
Cost in l'attt School Kleetlons.
A. T. Hill and Colon U. Kberhard
were re-ulected as members of the
board of education of the city of
La Grande at yesterday's unnual
election by an overwhelming, vote.
Both have served a number of
terniti on the school board.
Mr. Kberhard's vote was the heav
iest, a total of 413 voting for him,
while Mr. Hill was a close tocoiid
with 411) votes. Mr. Fred fchllke
received 97 votes. Thesa were the
only ones on the ticket- and hut
four votes wero written in. They
were as follows: George T. Cochran.-
J; M. Day, J. D. McKennon
and J. i). Slater, each receiving one
vote. . The total number of voters
going to the pulls was 502.
Five hundred is considered the
average vote cast at school elec
tions In the city. The largest vote
ever cast was ovor nine hundred,
which wnB cant in 11)20.
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EXPECTED S
When the state highway rominls-'
sion meets on June 28, It la expect
ed that final acllon will be taken
on the $411(1,0(11) road bond Issue of
Union county. On this decision de
pends whether u large amount of
road work, in julditiou to that al
leudy provided for nnd under way,
is undertake fu this county tliiu
year.
Inability to secure bids at par
has resultol in 'holding 'up thin
work. The highest hid was 94.26
and at a meeting held recently ul
which all banks in the rounty were
represented, Iho banks worked out
a plan whereby the additional n-
fcy would be supplied. Thia was
agreeable with ibe county court but
action must be taken by .Iho Btale
hlg'iwny commission before the
bonds, can be sjld under that plan.
The high bidders on the bonds were
the firm, of Ralph Schnoelurli and
Company, of Portland.
LONDON, . June 21. Lloyd
George and the premiers of the
British overseas dominions Monday
began a consideration of the pol
icies to be- carried out by the em
pire. The Anglo-Japanese alliance,
the Imperial defense and foreign
affairs will be discussed.
WANT TROOPS OF
li, S. WITHDRAWN
SANTA DOMINGO. June 'Jl. An
enormous demonstration in favor of
the unconditional withdrawal of the
American military forces from Santa,
Domingo was held here .Sunday.
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PREMIERS ARE
. HI CONFERENCE
Hmbler And Spokane Men
Will Be Here Tomorrow
Word was received till- morninE
. bv C. D Miller, secretary of the
Ad Club to the effect tht J. ?
Ford, managing secret lry of ttje tipo
kani CHamber of Commerce ani
secret!!) 'of 'he Intermediate Rate
' a-Vrs.e-n. woud be hr tomor
orwir the ptimwe of attendlgc
M.8" m Ain lo be hel'fc by Ihe Ad
Clf imme-ately
fallowing the din-
ner at lb-- K
ho'l. "whirn
rfiinrL'etP repnrt or the :v ent m !
ine ? rate tMoclatinn l) Halt
cm
be
ade
only
r'fcrp3"n,' from
he
POLICE. FIND THINGS f .
DULL SINCE BOOZE
JOINTS WERE RAIDED
Two traffic violators .are the only
arrests reported Sunday by the pol
ice department. , W. A. Durns w,i
caught cutting Corners and this
morning Judge R. J. Kitchen charg
ed him $5 for the offense.
Ed Ileesland Is charged with drlv.
Ing his car 35 nillos per hour. His
heating is set for tomorrow morn
.11,7.
The fact that for nearly two
weeks no drunks-have fallen into
fie hands of the police Is believed
to be due, according to-Roy Flexcr
chief of police, largely to 'the suc
cess the police hare had In locating
bootleggers and having them pun
ished. Even the "regulars" aren't
showing up .now, although some of
them are due for a night In jail for
being drunk, Judging from their
past habits.
IS AGREED TO
t
LONDON, June 21 (Associated
Press.) Co-operation with the Un
ited States is the "cardinal princi
ple" with Great Britain, Lloyd
George told ' the imperial confer
ence. ''Wo are ready to discuss
with tho American statesmen any
proposal lor the limitation of ar
mament and can undertake Unit ne
such overtures will find lack of wil
lingness on our part to meet them,"
he said.
L. D,
S. QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE CLOSES
The quarterly conference of Un
ion Slake of the L. D. S. church
closed Its session b'undny afternoon.
At both the Sunday! morning and
Sunday afternoon sessions Dr. Jna.
K. Talniiidge, "of the Council of
Twelve, was the principal speaker.
Edward A. Killpack was sustained
as superintendent of religious
classes. In place of James W, Erd
ley, who was recently made bishop
of the Balder w.ird.
There was a large attendance at
the conference and all branches of
the stako wWe well represented.
Some 30 Vqker residents attended
the L. D. S. conference at La Grande
yesterday, making the trip by auto
and on the train. Among those mak
ing the trip were' J. W. Enrdley and
family, Louis Shurtliff nnd family,
I.co Shurtliff, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Wale, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. lioumly,
Mrs. Marline Irishman, Mrs. Sarah
Thomas, Miss Hortensc Thomas, Miss
Venice Thomas, Parley Thomas, Mrs.
Embcrt Fossum,1 Mrs. Alice Day,
Clnytle U. Nelson, Miss Mary Hunt,
Miss Sarah Eccles, Miss Anna Calder,
Judge J. R. Smurthwaite.
FEDERAL APPRAISER
HERE YESTERDAY
M. Fllzniaurice, appraiser for tho
Federal Land Bank of Spokane,
was here yesterday appraising
farms on which applications had
been made for the recent bond Is
sue money and this is expected lo
he distributed among farmers who
have applied for loans before the
Slimmer is over. It will probably
be a month, however, before the
loans will be made.
The appraiser is in Klein today,
where he is appraising farms on
wnlrh- applications have been- made
through the Elgin association.
HOOD RIVEK BERIMES
ARE ALMOST GONE
HOOD RIVER. June 21. By the
end of the week the 1IIZI strawber
ry harvest here practically will be
I complete. Vp lo last night total
'shipments of -6 4 carloads bad been
shipped to Dakota and Hock Moun
tain points. A lolal.o'f inn cars Is
expected.
Weather conditions to date have
been Ideal for packing out Ihe en
tire harvest in commercial ship
ments. state of Oregon to attend tho meet
ing. "
Mr. "ord Is also, e.xpe--ted to give
a. talk on the wor! of Ihe as-vl
lln cfinfrontlry: interior lorns b'
cause of the plant, of Pht trsiueon
tinental railroad! to r'luce frit
rates toa coae: paints llhou me
ingproporto.nate reductions to li.
ernvat'late points. ,
It Is expectcTjaOht a Lge num
ber of shippers froill pat- of
hastenOra)?i mill represent,
cd. This nmini,yle Kiddle noti
lied Mr.Mtner mat d ";ive shippers'
from Inibler will be k the 8ln
nd ihntii follO'Wng.
OPERATION
OPEUSHOPBY
PULLMAN CO.
FF.DKHAI. 1.AIMHI Itl'l.KS
l'AVOIt OK UNIONS WHO OP
l"OSK WAOK HKDUCTIOX
CUT IN PAY CHECKS IS
REFUSED IN SAME ORDER
Spirit ami Letter of Agrceiuriil Has
.Nut Hceu Kept Ity the Company
Declare the Hoard In Its Find
ings, Mado I'uhMo Today I'nloii
Vins Chief l'olnts. .
CHICAGO. Juno HI. The Tull'
man company today lost Its open
shop fight before the Federal Lab-
board. The board upheld tho
contention of union leadors that the
company had not obeyed the letter
and spirit of the transportation act.
Tho company's application for a
cut In wages to shop employees was
rejected by the ruling.
Grain Gambling Opposed.
DENVER, June 21. Abolition of
gambling in grain futures through
the means of stringent laws, and gov.
eminent regulation ' of corporations,
were urged today by the delegates at
tending the American Federation of
Labor sessions here. These means
were deemed practical ways of com
batting the high' cost of living.
Congress was asked to investigate
all industries to the cud that living
costs may come down.
Gompers Has Opponent.
DENVER, Colo-., June 21. Sup
porters of Samuel Gompers and John
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers, tofiight were marshaling
their forces for the contest which yill
decide whether the veteran labor lead-'
cr shall be returned to the presidency
of the American Federation of Labor.
Both sides are milking canvas of the
situation and already declare they
have mustered sufficient votes to win.
The Gompers -administration forces
went into action' immediately follow
ing the announcement by Lewis that
he would be a candidate for the pros
idency, with a declaration that the
veteran labor chief would be a can
didate and had no intention of with
drawing from the race.
Mr. Gompcr: stated, however, that
"I, consider the position of president
of the American Federation of L'-tbor
so exalted and so dignified ..f would
not-stoop to politics to attain it1"'' 'v '
"No man in this convention, or out
of it, can truthfully say, and f do
not believe he would untruthfully
make such a statement that I dis
cussed the presidency with him or
asked him for his vote."
Except for his brief 'announcement
that he was candidate, Mr. Lewis,
MEETS DEFEAT
who heads the -largest union in the , the organization Ireing effected dur
United States, declined to make any ing. the conference held hero last Swt
statomont. His supporters, however. ' urday find Sunday. Announcement
were active and said they had pledged I was made this afternoon that the
more than 20,000 of the 'M.'iVi voUv' mission will start its' work in the
in the convention. I
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" Mr W : rF m ffom
w w il. w Li a r,K--k3.;iff'i' . a mxs - a a ihbs -m, m,
m a"'-,a - . a . . .amr " fTs m;, i a i
Farm Wages Are
Although the Union county farm
bureau has not; takenj any net ion yet
towards fixing the wages for harvest
hands several counties in the state'
have announced their wage Kales.
Wasco and Sherman, counties have
annouueed waue scales 'which are
practically identical,
The Sherman county scale, accord
ing to a letter received by Harry G.
Awry, county agent, is as follows;
the wages being exclusive of board
and lodging: . Haying, $2 per day;
common ' labor, including header
tender sack jig, box driver, hoe down,
straw haulers and hauling wheat to
the warehouse, $: per day; loaders,
$.'l.o0 per day; sack sewers, drivers,
ARE IN RUNNING
DENVER, June 21. John E.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, has formally
announced his candidacy for presi
dent of the American' Federation of
Labor, in opposition to Smiucl Gomp
ers.. "1 have decided to permit my
name to bo submitted to the conven
tion," was the 6niy statement, of
Lewis. Gompers has announced Mint
ho "will be a candidate for re-election.
WASHINGTON, June 21 Secre
tary of Slate Charles E. Hughes has
been urged by the Americnn Oil
company representatives operating in
Mexico, to take steps to protect the
companies against taxation regarded
as confiscatory. V
PARIffi Juno 21i Offenslvo op
eraUons in Aula Minor against the
Turkish nationalists are opposed to
Great Itrilaln,. France 'and Italy,
which have dispatched a note to
Greece asking Vthnt Constantinc
postpone the campaign against the
Turks and accept. -(the mediation
which may settle tho'liear oust sit
uation. ; I "..
TI
CAND DATES
OIL IN ASK
PROTECTION
OPPOSE ACTION
Home Mission Organized
In order that those seeking infor
mation regarding the teachings, of
the L. I. S. church may be aided in
every way possible a home mission
has been organized by Union Stake,
near future.
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THE SWEARLV PARROTS j
header punchers, oilers, drivers and
sewers on little combines, Including
also truck drivers, $4 per day, cater
pillar men, $7 per day; separator ten
ders, J8 per day; cooks, 'i per day;
picking up sacks and piling in field
convenient for -hauling with trucks,
etc., H cents each.
Tho reduction amounts to as high
as GO per cent from last year. Hay
ing work commanded $4 per diy in
1920 and cooks received $6 last year.
No mention is made in the an
nouncements sent out by cither the
Wasco or Sherman county farm
bureaus as to the number of hours
work per day that will bo required
but it is understood that a ten-hour
dy will he general.
NOTHING -
DUMMIES SOON
. Motorists who hava been enjoy
ing the sport of wrecking traffic
dummies will wreck j their cars If
they try them on the dummies Hor.
ace K n a p p, superintendent of
streets. Is building now. Practical
ly ovary oue of the wooden dum
mies In the downtown section Has
been "wrecked during the paot few
months and Knapp la making fool
proof affairs with a coin-rate bane.
The concrete bane Is- niundod off
and fifteen inches high, sufficient
to Insure ears straddling It being,
topped. An inch and a -half pipe
la used for the top. The size and
weight of the dummies 1b so large
thut cars colliding with them will
be forced to stop. Thoy. are be
ing painted (red so that they are
visible. It will be probably a week
before thoy are all finished and
ready to put on tho street.
HAWLEY DJVORCK
HEARING IS SET
8ALKM, June 21. The supreme
court Tuesday will hour arguments
in the appealed divorce action
brought by Mrs. Marjnrie Hawlny
against . hor hilBbund, Wlllurd V.
Hawley, Jr. The case originally
was tried In the 'circuit court for
Clackamas county, with the result
that Mr. Hawley received a decree.
The exhibits in the cUse Include a
woman's torn nightgown, hundreds
of letters, telegrams, postal picture
cards and briers covering more
than 10,000 pages of printed mat
ter. At Ihe time the case was tried
In the'clrpult rourt it atlractod
wide attention. The Hawleys rouldo
at Oregon City.
Louis M. Jensen is head of the mis
sion. President of the mission for
the various communities in Union
Stake have been selected as follows:
John H. Ecclns, Maker; F. L. Maxtor,
Cove; Peter 11. Weskerskov, fmbler;
Alexander Lindsay, La Grande; Louis
A. Clridwick, Mt. Glenn; Duvid W.
Hug, Pine Grove; James C. Sirrine,
Union.
ReducedjTfKj$ II
mm
EFFECTIVE
UOVEKNM1SNT ANNOUNCES TIM-
HKlt HATKH.
New Purest Offlilnl to Como Hero
lo Tnke Chnrge of Knforc
lug Krgulfitlitn.H. .
Announcement was made today
by rlnyd M, Kendall, forest ranger
with headiiunrlurs In La Grande,
that Ibe prlcoa of limber for home
steaders and ranchers' own nee. as
approved by the secretary ill agrl
culture, nave been changed lo seventy-five
contB per thousand feet
for saw. limber and twonty-flve
conts per thousand feet for cord
wood. Under the regulations all
materials oilier than cordwood will
bo charged for at the saw Umbo:
rates. '
People Inking wood without per
mits will hn subjoct to prosecution
for trespass. In plitc.lng a man In
charge of t.hia work the forest ser
vice has taken action . because of
Ihe many violations of regulation
of Iho forest service by pooplo tak
lug out wood.
LEES RECEIVES
CREDENTIALS
LOCAL PILOT 'MKMHKK OF
THE
HTATK IIOAIII..
Lung Kvpcrlcnre Mnkc ! Grande
Airrrart .Htm Valuable In Dlr
cling Aeronautics In Htnte
Waller F. Lees, pilot of the La
Orande Aircraft company, yesterday
morning received hla ,ofU:lul cre
duntinls from Govomor Don W.- 01-
cott, notifying him of his nppoint-
nront as a mouther of the state-
Hioard of aeronautics, his term ex
piring June 17, 1025.
The nowly created board of
which Mr. Lena is a menibnr, meets
the second Tuosduy of ouch month
and its duties are to examine pilots
applying for license nnd In other
ways oxercise a supervisory powur
over fbVig In the state or Oregon.
Mr. Leo.) la considered a vulunble
man n the board .because of hla
experience In flying. Ho Is anld to
be tho first, man flying up Ihe Po
tomac rlvm- to Washington. Thin
lllghl was made In 10 IK nn'l whs
considered . difficult' flight then,
especially because tho science of
aM'o'iuiiilcs not Advanced us far
ns It Is iio-v nnd tho rontri: nf a
piano In striking the many cross
currents was more difficult. Jl
has been with the Ln Giundo Air
craft company since cinly this year
and Is considered one of tho bent',
if not Ihe best, pilot In the west.
IARRIAtiK OR MILI.RACE
ALTERNATIVES FOR EX
SENATOR F. W. ML I.KEY
EIIULNi;. June 21 If Fred W.
Mulkey, of Portland, px-L'nlted
Ktnles senator and thn only unmar
ried iiiuiiibor of Iho class of J8!l(,
In nut tnanled by Hie limn of tho
nexl eliiHs reilnlnu in 1H22 he will
be thrown bodily into tho tulll-raco
by hlR e'lriHuniates.
Such was a resolution hdupted by
the i lass Mt the alumni luncheon
ami announced by Virgil V. John
son, whom Senator Mulkey accused
of 'jelliK the Inallgator of thu uiove
menl. Furthermore, If thtf i.enn(ir
Is not tunrrlvd wllhlu six mouths
ftom yesterday nn advortlseuieu
will be put in the alumni ling-izlne,
old Oreunn, In an effort lo hasten
:1be matrimonial prVicesa. according
4n Mr. Johnson.
IIORSK KICKS SHF.L HKKDMt
AM) HKLAk.S HIS AV.
Pclcj CnrUnn is in the UrsntU
Komfe hospilal leiffeiintt fnoj s bsd-
ly Injured m. (rlson, "ho.ls
shero tender in tht euinlov of
Walls Walla sheep outfit Unit kas its
camp, west., of .Elgin, was patting a
tmek saddle on a hi.rsc and ivettiiir
behind "the'hor it kicked him, break.
ing h arm. HiSjinjurics a,rc not.
mmmm
,t, Q - ilh emergency ue.nandeS immediate
l regon Tonight and Weiiusdiy; action, ho said, and unredJ.he lifting
.nerallyelfgidy.
Vlern- vjter-
BATTLE: ONE
MEETS DEATH
PORTLAND SCENE OF CONFUCJ
BETWEEN STRIKERS AND
STRIKE BREAKERS, , tJ
SIX STRIKERS JAILED
AFTER WATERFRONT ROW
Police Authorities Declare Striker
Laid in Wait and Ambushed Tfcoae
Going to Work on the Tanker City
of Reno One Escapes Durinf th
Fracas. - ...
PORTLAND, June 21. Six strike
ing sailors were in jail today follow
ing a shooting afray . last ' night.
The police and strikers engaged in
fight In which a man supposed to b
John -Parrel, a striker, was killed.
Police officials say the striker
wore lying in wait. for members of the
crew of tho tuinker, City of Reno,
when tho battle started. ', .
Police was called and joined in th
fray to establish order.
One member of the gang escaped
but six were caught and jailed, .
MISSING PEOPLE SOUGHT,
State Department Would ' Unearth.
Mystery of Strange Schooner.
WASHINGTON, June '' ii.K .
world-wide search was started, todajs
through the state department for th
missing crew of the schooner Carroll
which piled on the North Carolina
beifch lust Junuary with all nils set
and not a living soul on board. 1 " '
To ihd what became of the crew -is
the purpose of the movement sat
afoot today. ' '
Mystery' Is bln6 ' Investigated
ihn HpnartmeniH 'of .commerce and
justice, as is also the unexplained disi ". '
appearance of the American steamer
Hewitt, which disappeared about in
same time, . '
IH)PULACK ACCLA1MH
.V
DONDON, June 21, King George!
and Queen Mary-were given a greatV
ovation at the dopot today when they
left fur Belfast to open parliament,
The visit la probably tho most mo.
mentuous trip the present ruler has
evor taken. A tremondoua ibody -guard
will follow hi in, on the journey.
Orout crowds gathered and cheered
him und sung tho national anthem,
STORK AHSIHTS CTItO
C1UICAOO, June 21. An hour be
fore the iliVon o suit fa Mrs. Edward
C. Pettlt was to bo called, she be
came tho mother of twins, wuen
the event was announced In court,
the suit was dlinissed and the fan.
Ily became reunited. .
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Live Kl.ock Dfpresaed.
PORTLAND, June ai-Tha live.
stock situation here today showed th
m rrket 2: to -75 cents lower. tgg4
uiu slow slid butter is slmv. ..
liudget Keeper Appointed. '
WASHINGTON. June Zl-Charl.a
"C. Duwes has been selected by Presi
dent Harding us controller of the
budget, under the Budget law recent.
ly enacted by congress.
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Building Owners Convene, :
PORTLAND, June 21 The nation
al convention of the lAillding Owners,'
association opened here today. jDel
egiltes were welcomed1 by Governor"
Olcott. . v '
A special train with IDS delegate
h-iu arrived from KasUra ciUes,,
rrer'alaMi Is Urprd. ,;
NKW YOKIC, Juiw ' 21. TW tav'
psrtiueiit of ju.ttkt .will Vjt cissjstsss
for l2ri,(M),aM to arena ta prase-
clii of ir" insidaAif ad carper
stions ajk'gei t la iaveJved at taB.
building trust tnkls, i m
nounct today.
Jsainiv
WASHINGTON, June '2. V'aJts
1'. Dillingham, hiusliraj; s Mtiisk
fron, tho Haiiiian legielatsMe. dd
(He house committee'oii imsisration
todny thaj tho industrial aVd political
coiSrui of llje IsWnds would soon pass
to Japane.M.' uifles the present aavi-
ullurul lsboreuu?rtuce was relieved.
of immigruOun restriction. n .alien
hi hor.
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