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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXIV
LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JULY 13. 1921
EIGHT PAGES
NUMBER 240
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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
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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 '