La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 06, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHa SranJi? lEwfttttm bsnw MhMIIER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS .VOLUME XXIV LA (1 RAN"1VK, OKKH)X. SATURDAY, AFOUST (i, 1021 NUMBER 261' GERMANS 1 n rnun mm r rr ffli IN III I bULIIIU 111 I U 1HIS COUNTRY LABOR COMMITTEES . MEET AT BAKER ON MONDAY A delegation from the I -a Grande Labor Council will go to Baker Mon ilay for the purpose of making fur- I thcr preparations for the Eastern Ore gon Labor Day celebration to be put on here September D, HOgcthor wi h the labor councils of Baker and Pen dleton. , . Assurance has been given the local council that 'l'aker will co-operate to its fullest extent anil much interest is already being shown in Baker in thy event. The committee which was in Baker this week and which will go down again Monday evening was composed of the following: John A. Gjcrm", general chairman of the labor Day committee; J. C. Murphy, chairman of the speakers committee; Walter Bevi nett, of the finance committee; J. V. I Koscnoaum, 01 ,me sporis coinmiucc L'lui.cs.' Als Said to i:'jHIGH JA'CKERS IN Landing J llei'lly, to the LIVELY GUN WAR iMimoor or Aijoiit t'oriv Old Water Supply System to be Rehabilitated is Decision ASSESSMENTS Sign Out vt CftTinaii Pwrts at SWages of One Cent jiff Month ON REAL ESTATE LEGAL REMEDY IS ASKED BY DAVIS Thousand Act Permits: WASHINGTON, Aug. G. Many f icrmnns are shipping at German ports on America-bound vessels as seamen at wages of one cent a month, is the information given by Chairman Lasker of the shipping hoard to Sec retary of Iihor Davis. The belief is expressed that they land as seamen and flee to the. inter ior. Until the treaty is signed it is illegal for Germans to land in the United' States. Secretary Davis said he expected a bill would be introduced in congress requiring registration on arrival oft all seamen. He said forty thousand! u..., :n.w...ii., t..r..tn.i u...... uui a result of the seamen's act permitting foreign seamen to land at American ports. KANSAS CITY, Aug. . Bandit.i who aie termed "high jackers" who make a business of rio'ing freight I rains in the wheat bell of Kansas and Oklahoma, robbing harvest hands and committing other depradations, are becoming bolder and their acts arc re ceiving attention of local authorities. Wednesday night two robbers at tempted to holo' up a party of former soldiers and harvest hands on a freight train and the soldiers began to shoot. One "high jacker" was killed and four harvest hands woundcrii The other robber escaped. Ono vt the court mills thai of the assessors olfico hus had a not weather grind and no vacations havo been takon. Asessor Procter and his assistant have been busy getting III real estate valuations and today thov aro practically-through with this department, of tho work. Willing up the tax rolls have be gun and tho stillness around tho as. scssor's office as tho .clerk carries forward tho figures and naiues across ruled and cross-ruled pages tolls of constant work being done. ;k.rai,iixk SUK1) FOR IMVOIMK. NEW VOUK, Aug. (!. I.ou lellc- gen, an actor, has filed suit for ilivureL. from Gernldmc rarrar, an opera sing- nnd former movie star, on tile gVouiul of desertion, his attorney an nounced toduy. LA HOI! 1IODIES AT WOltK TWO HOLD-UP Preparation l'or Coining Celebration Well Under Way Here Industrial and commercial bodies ot the city aro rapidly getting hold of the job of cnteriainiug the first session ot the Til-City Labor Day celebration, which will bo ftcld here on Labor Day. . Some of the events of the day will be a parade, followed by speaking by a man of wide renown. In the afternoon there will be races, sporls and a ball game, followed by a band concert and danco that ovening. The most Important question of the day1 la t'who Is running for La bor Quoeh?-".. Nominations will-remain open until Tuesday and on Wednesday tho? contest proper 'will; start. Candidates for queen must be from Union Labor families, llen eral Chairman Jeriuo wishes to cor rect the linprossion prevalent thai the nominations arc open to any young lady. Only Union Labor fiiin ' lly candidates will bo considered. Boxes for nominations have been placed at The Puls.c. Silvoilliorn'u and the t.'Iiib Cigar Store. Prizes have been placed on display at vaiioiiB Jewelry stores. The fiiiit prize Is the choice of a pcai I neck lace or a diamond lavalier. Second prize either a wrist wnlrh or n raine'o brooch. Third prize. " pearl bracelet of lavalier. IIAKEIt, Aug. 6 Jack Upton Lu Sajle and John Ryan woie arrested yesterday near Haines and charged with being the two men who Thqrs day morning escaped from a local policeman. Both h;ve admitted their guilt. The men bad eaten breakfast on the work train of the O-W. and paid for their breakfast. the cook on the train htving ontlnod tho sheriff and' kept a watch on tho pair. Jack La Salle, tho "tall slim" man who did tho shooting when tho cs. c:ine was imidc from Heiupe, gives bis home at Seattle. The other. John Ryan. Ihe rod' head, says he Is a native of Connccthut. The two men have been traveling together fur some tlino, having boh Mngethcr I in I'lievennrt during the frontier show In July. It In rcnoiiod that the third man who was mixed up In the holdup of the boxcar tourists and whoso name is not known. Is familiar wltn mi: part or the country, and is thought to be hiding In the bills, probably making bis way to the mountains ItATTLKSHll' ORKGON A CUT. Navy Depart menl. However, Will Meet No Expense Accounts. WASHINGTON, Aug. r. Secretin- l!..evi.l has nolifirrf Congressman There In also. . . ., . ().cirnn r;m have the hat a possibility that the labor queen .. , (,rcn f Spanish War fain will b given a Hip in an aeroplane. , for H ,,. memorial or training Labor Codicil delegations liuvo Khip, provided the navy department .already visited Haser una win i,UUiS no expense. I'nn.tleimi to round up the Hound-up town. PRISONERS IN RUSSIA ARE LISTED RIGA, Aug. B. American officials are preparing a full list of American in Rus,-ra, incluuiiig prisoners, which will be turned over to Walter L. frown, director of American Relief. It is certain that at least a hundred Americans arc seeking to leave Rus sia. The departure of any American from that country hail not been re ported up to late Friday night. It is understood in I.n Grande that- neither Portland nor the stale hv funds available for the purpose, anil private subscriptions alone seem avail able as a means of f'.rwarilmg in historic vessel. I COMPLETE COST OF LOWER BEAVER CREEK SUPPLY IS . CONSIDERED TOO EXPENSIVE AT THIS TIME REPAIRS LOW IN COST WEATHER FORECAST. PORTLAND, Aug. li. Ultimate Water Supply for City to be Lower Beaver Pumping Plant Is Also to be Built Engineers Rec commend Buddinq; of Meadow Brook Dam to Give Adequate Protection in Case of Dry Summers New Estimates on Repairs to bo Made. ' , At a special meeting of the IS BRUM FIELD AT LA PINE? City commission last CV011- it was decided that ro- -.: la riKif., urcgon., vug. o. . 41 ,..,... ,(.,, ! A man answering tho description i-l"v" i" "" of Dr. Brumficld was seen hold- jSU'p)jll'y system lllstoiul ol -: ing up two Mazamaa twenty $ btlilUulir tllO Lowt'P UeaVIM' miles soum or vrwsceiii. on toe . , . n i , Klamath Falk n.a.1. Several eye- l-eek projeet tliolllld l) till- UlertaU'eii. I his decision was FATHER SANK E EYES BEFOR Island Natives See Their First Elephant When Daisy Shows Up . llll.O, Island of Hawaii, T. II., July 27. (Bv mail.) When Daisy, tho elephant from the Kapiolani 7.00, at Honolulu , recently visited this city lo attend a holiday rarnivnl here, thous amis of ehiln'ren on the island of Ha waii had their first glimpse of tho animal that made the circus famous. . Daisy wart treated as a guest of honor during, .her stay hero and qay and night crowds of clnloren to sav nothing of grown-ups filed past her waving trunk indulging 111 the popular pastime of "feeding peanuts to the el ephaiit." retiched because ' it was -!- witnesses saw him and identified !- the Brumficld photograph as that ; I- is said to have held up another S-ltllOlltfllt inadvisable at tllis party. A posse is in pursuit. (illie to tvpeiltl SIK'll II large ;! : -; -- : lanioilllt till a new systuni and beeanso t was bcliwvptl UANUITS GRAB PAY ROLL that the present system eiin lie iidmIc Hit sefve the ciiv HACKKNBKCK, N. J., Aug. o. HIX .,,;.,f 4.1 i.,. !,..., I. h.1.1 k. n..m..l.r. UIIUI IIUI UIICV. I" I I Hi .1 VIU " of the Barrett Manufacturing com-1 provided t he t'ity also plf , . , i... i .' ...ie pany louay auu cscapeu wun me pay- ""'j'lroH of fifteen to twenty thousand dol lars! The paymasters were traveling crate westerly winds will prevail. in automobile with five armed guards. i l.n n,l a filln ,luV nroiiiises l.f ui: inn on.. ..-- f.., .h. nienb-knrs ami fishermen. Mod- ' I paymasters, were traveling A SANE, SENSIBLE CONCLUSION Tho Obsurver feels like congratulating members of. tho city commission for tho wisdom they have shown in docldinij. to ic - pair the present pipe line at a cost of less than one hundred thous. and dollars rather .thau attempt to lake on a half million, dol lar Improvement at thia lime. ' ' Wo know Hint the wilier supply will not ha sufficient Tor years to como but It will take caro of La Oiando tor, qullo a whUo and give us plenty of wator'uutll Hie city grows, materially. Under the derision of I ho commission the prostut litis line in to he put .lu first class coadillou, tho dain at the lutakq In to -be reinforced to hold a wator supply", 'and pumping plnutn. of dependability aro lo bo installed In tbo'rivor near tho city. That Is u good program.. 11 is a. sane program. II Is a pro gram ,lhat no citizen can fall to support." The' commission la en. titled to general commendation for solving tli3"Vorplexliis prob lem III the manner it hail. , , i ' As an adjunct lo tola program (t would be well to acquire the Meadowbrook reservoir silo, which will not cost a great deal, so that a small dam can bo Ihiown arross II to hold water for the ranchers in casn the city flntls it 'necessary to use pumps any length of'lliiio during tho Hummer season With 111 In done La Grande is flxnd for water for some tlino to come and yvlthotit Isklns on cither the half million or tho mlllldU-uad-a'quarlcr Indebtedness. The special elorlion lo Important and Ihe measures should cany, for none of them provldo for expending money. Those mommies merely cure the city charter and permit a rab.c In Ihe bonded Indebtedness, but In order to have a further bonded debt another election 'authorizing such must bo held asido from the one that has boon called. POLICE STAR IS BACK IN STYLE LOS ANCEI.ES, Aug. u Tho time honored six-pointed star, the symbol of pnliccdom, is to replace the police man's shield' In Los Angeles, according to a recent ruling of the departincit head, Chief of Police Jones. It is said the change in the stylo of badge ha; been found neccssnry because many of the shields now nuthorucd have been lost and' arc now hoing worn by persons not entitled to thoiu. 1US IDE OF CHlLDREf I'Yirther Details of Wal lowa Lake Drowning; Coming to Light 'i CRAMP THEORY IS HELD MOST LIKELY Local Jjov Was Close to the (Scene of J isasti'iv-Wen-hsun Children Oried Out for Help. tects itself against possible slii'lrtawe by building a new pumping plant.' Stevens and Koon, consulting engin eers iwh'o made a survey of possible water . supply fjources (and estimates of the various systems', Were in structed to immediately make an investigation ol the ipresent system and re oort (in the jiocch.su i'v rcv pairs, together with np. es timate of the cost. It will decided, however, that il'l r.iiiiatelv the Lower Mhivor (Vook svsteiii should bo in stalled.. The work to be undertaken' Ini'tiidci- strengthening of the dam, rebuilding. ihe;'spillway and intakes, lining- incl ald to bo of the latest model. Both reservoir in th, city, repairing Hit 'ore "l'"l'P" B.ollno honl- ..:.ll. ..A !lll munnimr' V 110 'oll.tale Li..'.. i.. r.. un i,, ,.JU nf.Binoko, emergency. Cost Will Be l.ow. . IWhile an estimate of $110,0(111 was made for rehabilitating the present .system in Ihe report of the engineers, the reconstruction that will be nr-cs-sary lo serve the city for another three years is not expected lo be as costly as the engineers estimate pro vided for rebuilding und raising (he prei-enl dam, which would have cojI JWUKiy. The height was to be increas ed five feet, increasing the capacity lwyino.notl gallons, or alniiil fifiy ...... ,.n, iwnf th. nreupnt ritltm'itv. 11,1. u,....l.l hvn been necessarv !')! r mr- 1,MVe ",B """ l n, ..li,t u,t,.,,lo for1 extended by acll.m of congreir, ti ..,!,.., .:hi'r ion v,.-r bni rein. Juno :in. I ! 3 S . but thin is iincnrlaln lUlCI H JippHIIfH HI Hi UU him Kiuntvni I'KNDLKTON, Aug. 6 Tlio big- goiit inooiiHhliiu (HilIlL tukoti lu L'ina. Illlti county whh capturod by Uoputy Hherirr HldRowuy Friday mnmlnR, wtiun hu urrHulod Kay Suihh presid IriK ovor I wo miimmoth Hill In. The douhlo out fit wim houHPfl In u dug. nut urnlur lliu Hloulliwnst rurnor of Ihn burn on tlia Sinus rnnrli on pry Crnck. Tho diiKoul whh (nt od by numiiH of n tiiip door In tho mangor. Whou thn lid whs mfHnd Sititin wan dftA rnvered crefully- watcltiMfi tho two hip slilln in Full opomtioii. Six I nun ha no In rnntalnlntf K0 KhNoiib uf tnuHli woro tnkon lu uddl. tion lo the two kIIIIh, which are 1I1GGH Ai IN DANGER A Washington, 1). C, uo bu reau says: The , mining rlnltn nivnor 'whe wishes lo day safe on asi essineot ni-lt dime before the end of the ral (Continued on I'age Klght) ABOUT THIS TIME 0' YEAR ,1.I'AX f'KITS 1IATK Inxiled INiwcrs tw III A'cortl mi November lllh as Kate SI.VTKK.NTH ( llll.O IIOUN TOKIO. Aug. f Japan has acrei d lu November 11th as Hie dale for I Mr disarinament conference, leaving all Ihe Invited powers in accord as to the dalo-of meeting. ItAMHTS l A K K lll; HAIL. (JKKKNH A VKN. 111.. Aug. fi.Tw. TACOMA, Aug. S- Mrs. I., l' lbandits hoarded the Baltimore' and Shaffer, aged .IK, today gave birth I ()mo passenger train at Seechcr City to her 16lh child, a 12-pound boyHKt night and held up the express Tho efdest child In thffanilly Is 22. messenger, escaping-at Allamont, five and a pair of twins Is included. All miles south of here with all sealed are healthy and helpful. Shaffer is ; packages, containing approximately a shipyard worker. - l?."i0,000. Fifty Bushels of Wheat Per Acre in This Valley Winter wheat will eailv make the' place near Elgin, where a fifty aT 25 bushel per acre average predicted field average 4H1 bushels per a' r several months ago and may possibly ' This field is of the Hybrid U variety average more than that in Unio.il Another field that promise to be couty, according to the observation among the record breakers is on thj of Harry (1. Avery, county agent. ! Kd Meyersick ranch cat of town. Thi Mr. Avery ha U-en through a larg-j field has not kwn threshed yet hu'. part of thi valley during the pa i' Mr. Meyer-irk reports that there h week and he f,.und that harvesting' more grain slacked on Uii field now is getting alonv well and some tield; than ever before. ITcviuunly he h-i- of winter wheat have record breaking, rau-ed over lifty bushels to the acre crops. I on thi field. Thi i of the fortyfohi (Hie of thee i op the W MMthw, vnrietv "d i Im, winter wheet xTTmTtCTUV tew concession ho can havo for In uuy event. . Iiurlng I tin present session of con gross the senate passed a hill which proposed l(l lellovo owners from Hit requirement work for ttio year l'jio the time for doing the III 20 work hating previously been extended to July 1 of-lbo present year. In Ihr house Oils bill met with consider able opposition. There lame pro tents from mining regions against flintier siiHoenidon nf mining law reoulreiuonts. The house coinuiltteo on mines and milling. Itbodes. of Missouri, chair man. voted not In report ihe senate hill, and the conunltlee is still In i l,o hu me frame of mind. No further uctlon Is lontemplaled with refer ence lo the work for l!12. The coiiiinlttee ' has. however, renorted a bill by Haden of Arlio- iiu If It. 4 H I : . which changes the ii. for doing iissnssmenl work from the calendar to the fiscal year. ir Hint bill passes, 11121 work may be done up to Juno Bn, 122. and ihe assessment year thereafter will date from June IHI each year. As It stands Hie law of December 31. IS'Jt). extended Hie time for the 1920 work for six mmins. the las' logta lallon upon Ihla subject. Fiirthor dntall of the extremely depressing nectdout at Wallowa lake Thursday aftcrnoo n when Albert Wenham and Miss Klla Pratt wore drowned, wero brought . to La Urandu today by Mrs. Floyd McKen- non and cbildrvn uad Airs. II. - 3. lirowulon and children. ; Tho doails as outlined 111 (ho Ob server yostordny wore substantially correct. Those who have not seen Wallowa lake this yoar must remem ber that the old pier Is now a con slderable dlstauce out from the shore line hocauso UV higher dam has bnekwatrode the head of the lake, and thore Is a short distance bclweon the old plnr and the old side walk which was formerly on dry land but is now a pier at the now slioro Hue. To got lo I ho new plor It la nocea- sary to boat acrosB. - Mr. Wenham, who had taken sev. eral. of his child rou on, a picnic to tho lake, was dressed tor bathing, and was touching the Pratt girt, to swim. It waa understod that he waa In the boat and Bho was In tho wa tor, hanging to the side of the uklff. It la bolloved that sh let, go her hold for a moment- to Attempt "to swim a few strokes, and then Bank; In Iho 21) feel of Walef. Three .of Hie Wcnliulii children wero mi tho first pier nntl witnessed the whole disaster. They aaw their father dive after Hie girl out of the boat and comninucod screaming for help. Tho alarm Instantly drew a crowd's attention, Including that of Wealoy Brownlon of this city, who was Idling around In o' boat' about 150 feel from where the accident; occurred. Uratylng about hastily he saw Wenhnm's head disappearing from sight, and the glr had already gone down. Although he was almost. Instantly In tho vicinity, and expert swimmers on the shoro had rushed lo Iho ucoue, Iho couple was not Been allvo again, find tliav come up a second time their rescuo would have boon certain. One report says the girl seized Wunham around the neck when he went to tho rescue . and (hat both amo to tho Hiirfioe under tho pier where no one could see them or aid Ihom. Word wan telephoned to Joseph for doctors but the physician there was In Enterprise. Enterprise rails slarlnd two physicians P'f it haste toward Iho lake, biitjhn drive Is a long ono. In I lie meantime, grap. pllng hooks wero devised and the bodies roenverod, the girl first and thon tho man. As they were not to gether at Hi 'i bottom of the lake, the theory that Iho girl had seized li I in and hindered bis swimming would probably not apply. It Is moro plausible, that tho extremely cold water at that depth throw both Intu cramps. Although the bodies wore worked ovor for hours nothing availed of it. The three children, already mo. tborless .and ranging from about 10 to IS, aro utterly detracted. An older daughter was employed at En terprise at tho (lino, and some other children are rJorted lo bo with a grandmother In Minnesota. IMOMK SHIONKS IIA1H.Y (internment ll.-lilod In Ms Klnaacw Hue (it Slump In Klilids WASHINGTON. Aug 1 Khrikage iii three months of :i:t(l,o O.ooO.W In the estimated g eminent Income for the nwal -year, was disclosed In Secretary of the Treasury Melton's renort to the house today. !t the same lime the expenditures had de creased only IM.onn.O'JO.nO. Itlll MI'IKLI) ( MASK STAItTS ' UOSI.Itl llll, Aug. (I All niitomo ble party nf four . Madamas waa help up mid (heir' supply truck was robbed I'lidny afternoon nl llemer Marsh lo(ern lHiilnnnd Lake and Fort Klamath. Money ami valuables were taken hj (wi) rtti'H, mia of whom was lib milled lr. Ilrum. Held. Hie KosH.nrg (ligltlve. All wlren In (he lci'ilty lind been cut. Kliei-lff 1.. li. I'owcll of Klatitalh has sent four deputies under com mand of Marian Itanies to enrch In (he vlcltlnj. 'r KOSKIIlltO, Auguf fl Sheriff Stnmier lit announced that he has reieln-.! a Ikx of woman's clothing .i t Imm Mirtle I'olnl ( a He- (Mlous adiln-ss In Seallle, by Itr. Hrumllehl on the day preceding (ho lta"lr. It reOiraail to tho sherllT. Ilnimllelil la known t harb hern In Myrtle I'olut An (ho day ot the shipment.