La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 13, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textcwtritt MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOLUME XXIV LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JULY 13. 1921 EIGHT PAGES NUMBER 240 m mat? m hi 4 OF JAPAN IS EXPECTED FAVORADIiG ItKl UITIOX TUH.NS OFFICIAL'S MINDS 1X1 DE TAILS OF MfcfcTINU ARMISTICE DAY MAY BE THE DATE CHOSEN In Considering 'Topics to be Ills cussed at the Meeting; Officials Are Dealing Duly With Such cinc Problems as Disarmament nd the Pacific Situation. LONDON, July 13 Great Brit ain, France iind Duly have officially accepted President Harding's Invi tation to (lie conference on the limi tation of armaments. China bus in dicated a readiness to parlicipate in the conference relative to the fur east. Japan has not guue on record yet. but It Is expected . her acceptance will be communicated to tho United, States government. May be Armistice Day WASHINGTON. July 13 The ex pectation is that perliniinary nego tiations will be completed by late fall, and Armistice Day, November 11, has been suggested us a possible date for the assembling of the dele gates' at Washington. This feature of the plan, 11 was explained, will, of course, be subject to change, as developments may dictate but it is accepted as virtually certain thut the meeting pluco selected will be the American cupitol. In their consideration of the sub jects to be discussed ut the confer ence, ofTiclals are dealing only with such - specific subjects as disarma ment and the 1'acillc situation hut they are keeping In mind that In the end the conversations may offer an opportunity for the broaching of the association of nations plan which has been suggested by Mr. Harding. In highest administration quarters it was said that although the meet ing haB been called, for other pur poses, it would not seem unnatural that such an ussoclution might be discussed. Fraco Work to Go thi The .process; of Completing the I peace, status with Germany and Austria will go forward without re ference to the proposed disarma ment conference, it was indicated. A proclamation of peace js expected to follow the recent signing of the resolution declaring the technical ending of the war. The issuance. o( .Uic,. peace procla mation is being delayed pending an investigation Into its effect upon certain wartime laws, and Attorney General Daughcrty indicated , this might require a week or ten days of further study by his department. The department, he added. Is also attempting to determine whether the proclamation Itself , would act ually restore the state of peace in whether n treaty "if only of four or five lines," would have to pass be tween the countries before a slate of peace would actually exist. D is the present intention, he added to let the peace proclamation cover the entire, situation, if that is pos sible. FIKST GRAIN IN VALLEY WAS CUT ON JULY 111b! I Wheal harvesting began in the! Oairds Ewi vaJley oh July II, the sriieat date cw which harvesting lias bopva in recent yer. Bart Ov-d on tht inf ft swauxwiti a binder. A wber tt onvr farmers are pre twins ts hurvefct tfceir wht.it mi tiy rtn of tW wooll kwvectuuj rM Wt ttflrted in nuuiy fieWs. Dog Poisoner Reward A re of ll b t,t Cliaf Hftsitea. of tke ! Ion a. far 6ni'm latoraiailno as to wb aoUoata i act aa&4.r. . erong to annosuretnoui aaad "0 Hainea this 'riil T'. 4 is one of aa'anl tnt & soned durlna tie (n Hain-p. as wi 4V1 mlttr owner of duK. i u in (raft over O?heonrk nf the poit?nar. Haines do dWi ot ft coIIpc tinn of bl'i rlbbona to i-ilt but he HfcAs much a part tht Haines bouichnld as ibounh he baft ben thoroughbred with th bluesi ot blood In Mr A(."rr?'ii? to II ft nun ira HTML ORGANIZATION OF FOKCE IS NOW UNDERWAY. Captain Brumbaugh Busy Preparing to Administer F unds to the War Veterans of Oregon. SALEM, July la. Offices for ad ministering the so-called soldier's bon us law were opened in the United States National bank building Mon day. Captain Brumbaugh, until re cently connected with the Portland Railway, Light & Tower company, is in charge. The work of assembling an office force is now under way, and consideration of application for loans and bonuses probably will begin with in the next ten days or two weeks. The offices of the soldiers' aid com. mission adjoin the headquarters of the adjutant general. The hitter office is in possession of the war records of all men who served from Oregon, thereby simplifying the work of the secretary of the commission. The last legislature appropriated $:10,000 with which to pay the costs of administering the bonus law, but it is not believed that this sum will be sufficient. In the state of Washing ton more than $40,000 already has been expended in investigating the qualifications of applicants and payin? cash bonuses amounting to $6,000,000. The first work of the commission, following organization of its officcj force will be to appoint attorneys and abstractors in the various counties of the state. Another meeting of the commission will be held here Thurs day. DECENDA.NTS OF I'lU.RIMS . IN CAST AUK No difficulty was secured hi selecting cast of 12(0 for the various roles of the pageant. PLY MONTH. .Mas.,. July 13 (Notwithstanding that . soil years have passed since the Pilgrim Fath er' landed, no difficulty was en coutitcred In finding deaeendents of those who came In the Mayflower for the cast of the pageant to be pre sented hore tonight as a feature of the Pilgrim Terccntena-y eclcbra iionn Among the principles for speaking or phantomlmlc roles In the spec tacle, which requires 120 actors are Miles Klandish Alden. descend ant of John Alden. Grayton How land, descendant of John llowland. and Edwnrd Wlnslow Bradford. Jr., Delano, descendant of Phllllppo De La Nolx, the French count who come to Pit-mouth 170U also has a part. In one scone In tho pageant May flower descendants only will lane the pails of first settlers. FEARS IRE FELT N'oMK. Alaska, July 13. The schooner Gertrude, traveling from Nome to Siberian coast points, was wrecked in a gale off Kant Cape six dys ago and is a total loss, according te a mcssttire from tbe Cutter Hear. The crew is returning to Nome on the Besr. The schoowr Ram, with a num ber tj" passengers, is ten days overdue frnm TalWr. AbJu, and fotrs art felt for it ifrjr. Sought Offered is $50 hit ov-iiwr ibt 4" HUy-i'- r 4 lie.nr nt frfBrj home iinle id Haine.s faiily nt out In Ihoir iav-. when h ent "Tho rrl v timn he pvpr went af- WILL PRESENT JPILGRIM PAGEANT FDR SCHOONER ta iol-1 tr anthiriK llvine was when chick ek an ena srratrhed around in our gartlrn and when iom would Fay 'rhirkeu' to hi in be would Rpnd the rnraRera onJlieir way hDine. tiut he Wuid n't hu thMn,' Haines derlared In talking of his Icms today. "He Jtxt a dQ'. but he belonged to tin.' Among the nQr people losing aoes 1" Glenn Patton whose dog tu F'MfniKd l'e etrrdv afercou DID HOT BE RUIN OF COUNTRY NATIONAL A1MITANT SAYS b.V L.MIj;S RAVE ATTACKED CASH JFEATl'UE O.MLV SAYS HALF A MILLION SERVICE MEN ARE IDLE American Legion Does Not Believe the (Irantliig of A'lJwuXl Com pensation Would Hllng About Such a Disaster as lrrsKlonl Harding Featured Yesterday to Senate. GHKAT FALLS, Mont.. July 13 "If the payment of the) bonus to the service men would mean tho fi nancial ruin of the country, we cor lalaly do not want It," Lemuel Bollea. national adjutant of the American Legion declared today in reference to tho Blalcuiont by Presi dent Harding to Congress yesterday. "But wo do not believo the grant ing of the adjusted compensation would bring ubout such a disaster. The opponents of the measure havo centored their allack on tho cusli bonus featuro. There are three other options. ' A service man. un- dor the bill, could obtain louns for the purchase of a house and lot or farm; be could rccclvo technical or vocational training ,or he could re ceive a paid up Insurance. 'We do not believo uny legisla tion that could make tho scrvlco man an Independent homo owner or which would glvo 111 m an education or which would havo his family in sured In tho event of his death would visit - destruction on our country "We oppose delay In the consid eration of the adjusted compensa tion measure which has passed the bouse. There has been loo much delay already. Now there are half million service men out of work and a dice need fur adjustment and (Continued" on Pago Kisfit) Business Men Appear at E. E. Bra?c, chairman ol the elite affalis committee of Mm ad club, auku mat every biiKlnoas tnan anil oroporty ounor along Adams avenue belween.Ji'oiiHrr and Greenwood and aloni; Depot and Elm between Jefferson and Washington, appear before the illy ouiiiiIhhIoh fhia ev ening In order to give their oplnlonr on I he proposed ornamental light ing ajstcni for thone Htroola. "Many of the business men have already promised to be there and 1 wanl tc Impieus on all of them lhal In or der that the malljjr ran be dlw'iisa ed from all angles all appear at (he i AVKfSfe' nrsfs.r- ?f"xm MacFarlai je Good Interviewer But Fuhks as The Interviewed Noted Reporter III Ease When Tables Turn on Him All-daj Stickers One Topic He Discussed Willingly Famous reporter Peter-Clarke MacFurhme, whom Observer reporter interviews with little result. Peter Clark Mae Kaiiitun is one of (he foremost inlorvimvoxH of the world, yet ho hales to he Interview ed and 1b a little fmmy it bout it bo sidoH. He is here to loeturo tonight on 'LTs Americana" and tho famous author, traveler, Interviewer and orator whs inveigled into the Ob server office t his mornlui; to be in terviewed by a bush leaguer. We have gotten good Blotles out of Su premo Justice Tnft, thn late Colonel Roosevelt, Senator La Kollottc, and i score of other noLiblos, but I hey knew how to talk from the inter viewed end. Mr. Macfarlano ha.s an awful time of it wiion the tables are switched and lie becomes the interviewed instead of tho inter viewer. KiToneous as tho bnliaf may be. It has always hecu our Impression thut fumous authors and writers employ elegant, -rhetoric and punctu ate their metaphors with , perfect periods even in their commonplace conversation, but that's the wrong "dope" In his case. But. finally w.e found his vulnerable spot and then wo were off in a cloud of dust, au they say at tho race paddocks. ... Urged to Commission niccting lull et oiling which begino at ipvra thirty." Mr. Uragg declared. While many hualneua men favor the new system, sentiment In uome whaV divided as to whether 'the ex pense In wise at Nil" lime, the rily having many other heavy enprnaes this year. According to a 'decision reached by the cl'y commission two weeks ago the tins declalon on the part of llial body will be Influenced greatly by the atlitudo of the busi ness men and property owners as consldeiahle oxpenno will havo to be met by them for refiiinK their buildings. SUNUISE "" ' y $;ms " I1 For Instance wo found that he would much rather discuss all-dny-su'ekers than political issuos not that he doosn't comprehend polltltB or is not allvo to the burning top ics of tho reconstruction period. Uul he has a streak of hunior In him a great, wido. streak and sees the funny sido of Chautauqua life as ho travels up and down the broad world on loctura bonl. "I want to have cbnutuiuiuu seats endowed," he romurked in connection with ull-day sucker top ics. "I want the scuts luxurious and comfortable; I want a little chest of parugoiic on one side, all day suckers on tho other Hido of the cushioned chair, and plenty of elec trical fans, so tho crowd can bo com fortable. That will make It oasler for the speaker, too." Irvln Cobb and Miicc'itrluno dif fer In habits though In tho sumo gume of life. When. Mr. Cobb with his great bulk spcuks, he might stand on a barrel head, according o .Mr. Mac Farlane, ''but for nio. give uio plenty of room. I walk 119 1-2 ivlleo at eiery lecture" "Yes, 1 Use the cnautuuiiua game" he admitted. "1 ami the only 'piece of talent' on tho chau qua that does, I think, unless It la the platform managers like Mr. Pur ine who have nothing to do. 'My first speech on thn Chautau qua platform dourly scared me oft the circuit forever. 1 was getting up a good heud of steam when some thing whlMd vhy ine llka.a .70. When the daze had settled down I found to my horror thut ono of the all-day sucker patrons had ' heaved a half-consumed sucker at the flap In the tent, but shot wide for her aim was bad. The enalrgcd tooth pick Into which .the sucker 1h fas tened penetrated tho tent and there the little sweetmeat hung, tho ryno-' sure of all eyes, during my Bpeech." Nolhlng would please us more than listening' to Mr MucKurlnne's BOY DIVES TO DEATH IN RIVER LUST NIGHT COULD NOT WITHSAND Sl'DDfcJH huoi'iv is nixir:i'' Theodore I), t'lii'ti'iniin's lilfo Sunff etl Out; Went. Swimming Im mediately After Untlng Theodoro Denneu Curtenian, seventeen-year-old boii vt Mr. and Mia. William Curteman who reside In the sugar addition, met death last night at about eight o'clock when ho went swimming with his cousin, Frank Mlllerlng, doath probably being duo to tho shock of diving into tho cold water Immediately after supper. Tho boy, who was employed by die Cirando Hondo Meal company at Its storu In tho lloovorlnod grocery, camo home, uio slipper and Imme diately went to the swimming hole formed by tho back-waters of the Urando Hondo river near thu Lovuly place. According to Millorlng, tho hoy, who was warm and probably per spiring as a result of rushing to the swimming hole run, dovo Into the pool. Ilia hands above his head, uud as ho came up rnised ono hand above his hoad and wcui down. Ho came up uguln holding ono hand above his head ami after going down the third time failed to come up. Mll lerlng then noticed bubbles coming up where tho lad had gouo down and Immediately called for holp. Hurley Lovely responded and in about flvo minutes bad tho body of Curtomaii out vt wulor. Death L'nmc llistuntly l)r. Huy W. l.ogan worked over the boy for an hour with a mil mo lor but all efforts to rovlvo him failed. Doath came tnstuntly Is the belief of Dr. Logan, having been duo probably to tho shock of com ing in contact with the cold water. The boy's heart la bolleved to have been weak as the rosull of an ut tuck of scarlet fnvur lust winter making it Impossible tor him to withstand tho suddott shock when he dived Into the cold pool shortly st'tor eating a heurly moiil and per spiring following hlo huutoulhg to tho swimming pool. Two scratchos n the loft sldo of the hoy's face ludlcalo that It is pobuible that ho struck a rock on the bottom and was uuablo to catch his breath and call out when he cutue up Tho marks may, however, havo been made whon tho body was pulled out. Funerul arrangemcnla havo not been mudo. Tho body Is at tho lloh- nenkamp chapel. I'OIIIV MUX NKKPLTI, Hl'KKY OK O'lHEIlWIHE Will rrtnlde'-Niiltiilile Picnic Ground I''oi Mi'iithci'Mi liudles ti Hrrve Kills us llewitnl of Work Thorn in roum for at Inast 4') men htiHky and olherwlHR, at (ho park donning Imn Ht the Countiy Club noxt Krltlay nvcnitiK. 'I'Iib purpoae of Ilia pfforL in to proldn u ultitble fit in p Hitd picnic k i on nd for inetii- hnrH no thxt Midho who do not onjuj K'llf nmy llnd other recreation bikIi an halhint; and pirnlriitR, Tablor' will hn hnlll. Friday evening ly one "doiiill" under tho cuptklncy of t. R, Miller. CIihh. Keynoldn will Iikvi- c Inn go of thn pfdlct! dolall which will grtlhcr HtlckH and rakn Ihc giound. City Mnrutger lieorge (Jar roll la lo HiipiMViHO tho roiiKtriicllon oT u wtnditiK roadway in the pink Oiher delHltH will hulld tho ft t pla'OH, mid tho nand ptlfH. A f will ho provid'.'! hy thn. Lull". J nry fliiti niombcr Ik tirxod to :oine uud briiiK a rake, htm, Khotel or ax ( UArS AM) OTHKK (;ami;s of iianc k ISAKKKI) IN I'ARhS A' MAMKNTO, July 13 -Vou can't play in t in In Sam'a play KroondH iIiIm yar. Thril in, yon can't play ( rapw. and other Karnes of rhHiM (. The rolling bono, and the Rhuf- rlfnr card havo h;n barted Aroin the ( alifornia iia'loiiitl parka.1 Thuudnr, It ia unnounred, will do the oniv lii-enKPd rolling lu the parka this year. renilnext em eH for an hour, but oer erthelehs we Htund pal ho Is a hard man to cot a newapaper story out of, notwithstanding that he la prob ably the bout known reporter and Intm viewer in America today. Wo twuuld rathor t.iko on pronl dea;1 i-!iy re ejiBfer to (ntervlnw. COUNTRY I IOC 72.8 MILES OF STATEJOAuS COlMISS10V WILL MEET JULY S8 IN IHHtTLANI) TO CON. SlDLlt ltO.AD 'WOUK : i i NINE COUNTIES ARE CONCERNED IN MEETING avlng df Bridges on Tyron Creek, Kuckor t'm mid Molalla Hirer In I'lnrkuiiuu County Proposed; I'nlon County Work Not to Cuina Bp At Meeting. -xg (Obuervor Salem Bureau) SALEM, Or., July 13 Hov a: Klein, secretary to tho stato high- way commission, lias announced that miles of road Imnrovonient. distributed over nine projects In nine counties, will be up for considera tion by the stalo highway couimlsa slon at lis meeting in Fortlaud on July 28. .. A summary, compiled by Mr. Kloln follows: Claskamaa county Pavlne of bridges on Pacific, hlghwuy at Ty ron crook, Sucker crook and" Molal la river. Cut-on Included Clatsop county llogradlng and rocking of Warrcntou cut-off, ap proximately two miles, and construe-, tlon of rock shouldors eighteen-foot ' pavoiuont between quBt end of War ronton cut-off and Miles crossing, distance 2.G miles. Deschutes county Grading of The Dalloa-Callforula highway from Klamath - Deschutes county line north toward. Bond, distance of 17 miles. Lake epij.ii(y grsdn((. J).tween , Chandlor's station and Chowaucan Narrows on Lakovlow-Palsloy road, 16.8 mllos. Also grading of ap- ' preaches to bridges to bridge noar Chowaucan rlvor at Paisley. Jrndlng Contemplated Lincoln County Grading on Cor vallls-Nowport highway botween To ledo and Chltwood. 8 miles. Linn con nly Paving between Shodd and Halsoy on Pacific high way, 7.6 miles. Tillamook county Hock surfac ing on Tt6osevolt highway between Wlluon river and Rlvordale, north of Tillamook City.. 1.5 mllos.' .. Wheeler county Grading and ' rock surfacing between Fossil and Cuhtmlnr hlll on John Day highway. 2.C miles. Yamhill county Gravel surface on Went Sido highway between Ami ty and McMlnnvllle. 3 miles. MANILA LABORER PAYS 57 CKNTS PER DAY FOR HIS LIVING EXPENSE MANILA, P. I., July 13 It coflta a Inhorer lu Mauilu 57 cents a day to live, according to atatiatics just made public by tho bureau of labor, hi nbu, tho Kecond city In tho Phtl IpplneB, hn may ountuln hlmaelf on 02 cent ft k d.iy and In tlolto, tha third rily ho reuirort 04 centB a day for the nercriHltloH of llfn, A family of two adults and three children Hpnnd $1.27 a day for flua tniiaucn In Manila, In t'ebu and $1.2:i In lloilo. The dally wagoa of laborer, iifit Inrludlng those In the Kovernuinnt servhe, raiiKB from 7fi renin to II.Bo a day In Manila, 4o rnntH lit ono dollar u day In Cebu and 0 cL-ittH to l.!0 In Hollo. ONE APPLE TREE THIS YEAR PRODI ( EO 800 POUND APPLE CHOP VOHTKKVII.M:. July J3 With out pM infusion of Luther Rurbank, tt: applo tree owned by Swan Baker of tht city 111 templed BOinpthlng on. Its own hook. Tho tree, only twelve yenrH of uee, this year produced au ftno pound crop of apple. AT THE SOMMEK HOTEL. Mm. P. W. Prutaman and children, of liockpurt. 111., were registered at the tSoiumcr hotel today. WEATHER TONICrliT AND THURHDAf '