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It MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LA (IRANDK, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEl'TUM liKR 21, 1D21 VOLUME XXIV NUMBER 299 6 The Annual Holiday Event for Children III SESSION AGAIN TODAY New Air Service Head Is Named ( Vlloll.'l the J'atrirk Niv Head's High .Flyers of the Arnrv House Heres-siiif? dav Period's ' ;Oc(obcr in Three Until 1 , Local l.udge Will lie Santa Claus to Hie Youngsters This Year as Usual Committee I'romisi'b Big Event Initial efforts to arrange, an itincr- 'rv fur Santa C'laus next winter that shall he far more thorougn uml be marked aloncr the wav with more real WASHINGTON, Sent.- 21. Colonel iYuIotidc joy and blessing that Santa .Mason Mathews Patrick, of the corp: lhas ever spread in I.a Grande, have of engineers . was nominated by tlu been taken b y the " '49 committee'' of i president to be ehicf of the air scr tlie Elks. These men who have played vise, with the rank of major general. :Santa Cl'ms to the children of Lai Millard T. Gartson of Seattle was 'Grande for, lo, these many years, arcnominatcd to be collector of customs lorganmnp- this year to do a much bet-lin the internal revenu district of I tor inli iif it than ever before. Thcy.i Washington. Joseph C Grew of Mas- like all men who watch the signs of jsachusctts, now minister to Denmark, the times, can sec that the coming was nominated as minister to Switzer Christmas is going to find many iijlnnd. John Dyncley Prinrc, profess;! father out of work, and a Christmnsiin Columbia University, was noiuinat dinncr all done up brown with the'eu as minister lo Denmark, delicacies attached, will bo a real boom to many a home, no doubt. And then; STEERING COMMITTEE TO GET BUSY SOON the Christmas tree for the kiddies It wouldn't seem' like a. Christmas in, . !l,a Grande if there was no Klks' tree . I for the children. Allti-Beer Bill to lie TaklMl ' But, to-have nil these goodies re- ,.. it I m' ,. ml. niuircs money and to get money Uv uiK.uii aa I".."! v.u comIlliUcc is Koii; t put on its an. e.l" J llMKirtail'l. jMCIlSlires nual '-t!l show with all the embellish Kt:. ..ii II... Ii.,...-iiiii men's, early in October. IMoi-s! about the details anon, but right now , J the all-important point is lo (ret your social program" arranged to conform to WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Con- four days of fun and frivolity at Kcx gross rcassciidiled today at noon after Hall where the big show is' going- t a thirty-day recess, with the prospect be held. of an extra session that would lapse into a regular session beginning in sol'ItCE OP j)ecemner. RnsERlinc. I'AKTIKS POUND. Ore., Sept. 21. A The House expected to take a scrip's ,.u , ' .,s i.nlli ,,r hnmn- of three-day recesses until October 1, ma(e , which was sllil, to bc of while tne benatc goes ancau on tax re- much bett(,1. va,.icty than th(! ordinary MEETNG I NOTDGGURAT Political Clouds Begin ( iat her 'as .kViiii'n ol niier Is Expected.. Pre vision, ratification of treaties and home blew, was located by the offic- with anti-beer, railroad debt funding,"! allied debt funding and Panama canal' " j, bovs who (iift.0VerC( the hidden tolls bills. liquor while they were hunting with The bill to reapportion the house ai). guns in the bl ush Just south of th jiicmbci-ship is slated to bc taken up it Evidcntlv the cache was the i n,l..v.,iw nf ii nilmlior nf thirstv ner- Ws'im b larjio number of cmptv bot- l,ls heal,h Permits, in which ease Hit: !.i , i i, :riiiiii th,,- tt.m-n noxt formal cabinet rouiicil will bo A definite legislative program is to ; , ' u ,ll(:u ui.i . hold In London. bo arranced soon bv Republican steer-'.. . . " ., , uir nUm:,r r: when the house begins work. Debute Next Week. LONDON, Sept 21 Premier Lloyd (.Gorge's reply to Eumonn De Valora will probably bo delayed until after u conference with the ministers at Gairloch, Thursday, and it seems cer tain there will be no Irish peace con ference at Inverness for, aecordhiK to the lastest reports, the premier has decided to return here this we COMPLETE FOR TRIAL Four 'Women ' Selected Try Allowed. "Wife Slayer to INSANITY PEETENSE NOT MADE BY ACCUSED FJIewn I lave 'iVial 'JVstinwiny morrow. (of Twelve jurors lee.n Selected for of .lames Alaloneyi Taking 'IV. SKATTI.K, Sept. 21. With cloven jurors for the Mnhoney trial secured yesterday attorneys in the trial ex pect to begin taking testimony ,to morrow. The court room was again crowded today. There arc seven men and fo'ir wo'ncn in the jurors tenta tively F'-I":tr-I yesterday to try James E. ni..honcy for the murder of his aired and wealthy wife, Mrs. Kate Moorcs Mahoncy. Tlirt Ihe trial will be a lone drawn -, ..lout affair was indicated by the qucs- ek If!,: r , I,... . ..,!. '.... T-1 Hlg ht Hundred Germans Killed Factory lltlows Up ami' Jjay.s1 town WsiKe; iManv . Hurt Accused Man Told of His .Criminal . Acts, it Is Said I Al Sciiinarher, Miss Itappe's Manager, Declares That A r buckle Admitted Criminality at early. I.OS ANGKI.KH, Sept. 21. Al Sein-: nachcr, Virprinia Itappe's manairer, to day told the (rrnnd jury here that Ros- MAYKNTK. Geiinanv. Sent ! 'roe (Kattv) Arbuckle had ailinitteif to Kijrht hundred persons are reported hiiff ami other men at the varty fol- Kineil aim many injured at Oppau, in lowinc wnicn miss Kappc then thai the Rhino PalBtinnte, through an ex- ho hail taken Miss Rappe into his room plosion in the 'ISadischo Aniliiifabrik,l"(r h"1' committed certain acts in a chemical plant. connection with the crime, he is ac- Tho town of Oppau is Toported cused of. wrecked. The shocks were felt l.'i1 miles. In Manheim one was kiiled IH-NVBIt MOVIK MUN SAY and 00 injured. I WYOMINiJ COWBOYS GOOD RflRAH FfiHTfi UVIIIIII IS W DnTICIPATinil IIMIII IUHI U BO E SUPPLY DF THE FRISCO HOTELWORRIES sunn (tuexls and Servants of the Arlmekle j'arty Testily and 1'iweiiti'oii Makes (Miarges Against Vitness-es. DKNVKIl, Sept. al. The reported liuriuiiK' of the "1'atty ' Arbuckle film by anne1; cowboys in Tliermopolis, Wyo, last Kriday nitrht is a myth As n result, executives of the film board of trade of Colorado and of the Rocky Mountain Screen' club today announced they are considering action against l' .1. Hinwetti, owner of the Maverick theater of Tliermopolis, whom they eharire with perpetrating a pernicious publicity stunt. The film arrived in Denver today undamuired, exposing the alleged liu tniiipf story as a fukc. DEMOCRATIC KIHKWORKS SIARTKD IX SENATE TODAY OF TREATIES Idaho Senator Has Support Qf Several of His , ColleoaxioH DOCUMENTS SENT TO . SENATE BY HARDING Opposition Is' Based 1'a'rtly on Possibility of, .Being" JnvoJved in European. Di pb.inutey. ' mcr confer with President Harding. Th?! lax bill is lo have senate precedence according to plans, although debate is not expected to begin until next! week. In view, however, nf the administra tion desire to press the peace treaties, it was said by leaders that the tax bill and the treaties might bc con sidered virtually simultaneously, by discussing treaties during lapses of de bate on the tax bill. Anti-lleer Hills. 1011 IS SOLE Sir Ilamar Greenwood, chief sec retary for Ireland, left Tuesday for Culi-loch, intllcaliiiK that Ireland will be the subject of the conference Thursday. Tbo decision of Mr. Lloyd Ceorfce Lions of judu;c and lawyers, who mud it a point to ask prospective jurors ii they ti'ouithi they .could staiVil the strain of two weeks constant confine ment. The jury as it now stands is cn. sideted by court attaches as being con- K'drnu!y hirher in standard: than tlv averajro. The fogr women members are nil of u refined type. Three of WRECK SURVIVOR nut to Rii to WashiniUtn lias revived thom arc married and one single tlv gossip of a coining general election. letter is tho youngest person in the Spent I'.'ive Days on of W reeked Slooii; Hulk Was lhe Idea being that thero are now I only two alternatives, a piece cculer ''enee or an anneal to the country. The government is likely to rind ilacll The anti-beer bill also is to be press id, according to Senator Sterling, 'Rc publican, South Dakota, who rliiirrrn i.f it- An thi. i-nti f prenre re . poit has been adopted by the house, 'P1 Kcseued Sniaek. I.v Jnpliinj; I ST. VINC'KNT, Windward Island 21. A woman passenger was th mile mn-vivor of the sloon ('irolla wrecked while bound box. i Most of the men nre high gradi iitisnns. Mahoncy made" no effort to con- jtinue the reputed pretense that ho surrounded with diflli-ullies. not only , insane when he was taken into court In the shape of unemployment, (lie anll-wastb campaign and similar mat ters at homo, but also abtvad. ' Tho reparations questions with Germany involving ixissililu friction with r'ranoo, combined wllh I lie i-on- tonay, and he wore an expression throughout tho day that denoted an intnlligent interest in tho selection of the jury. For the first time since ho -"went crazy WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 Accom paniod by a brlor formal nolo tho treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary,' were sent to tho-senate, to day by l'resldont Ilardlns top rati fication. Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, Is planning to wage a fight, ligulnat ratification of tho new troatles and Is said to have assurance of aupport Combined With Doniiicnitn fuviirint hern from which resulted tho death I"""""18 of Americans were hanginir1 ratification. WASHINGTON, Sept. '21. "The American people want more work and less play' Senator Harrison, Demo. SAN KltANClSCO, Sept. 21 Sov-;crat, of Mississippi declared today in en witnessos wero tiucslloned Tues-'tbo stMialo in describing President day by tho federal grand Jury In an j Harding s recent trip to New York attempt to learn tho sourco of tho state on the presidential yacht May liiiuor consumed at tho affair In llns-'flower. coe (Fatty) Arbucklo's hotel sullol The trip was taken, he said, "while. of Miss Virginia Itappo and Arouck-thcir heads in shame" because men weeks ago, he publicly rcog-, hucklo to be boiiked on lo's arrest on a charge of murder, "No indictments Will bo roturned until all of tho federal departments co-operating In tho case have com pleted their several Investigations," announced Robert 11. Mct'ormaek, as sistant United State's attorney gener al, In charge of liquor prosecution, who laid the matler before tint grand Jury. The Investigation will bo re sumed by tho grand Jury Friday, he said. Tuesday's witnesses wero Mrs. flalllbllla Maud Dcluiont, Miss Alice Hliike, Miss Heli Vrovost, and Mrs. Mao Taubo, who wero present at the party III Arbucklo's rooms at the Ho tel St. Francis; John 1. I'lckett, a bellboy at the hotel, and MIhs Josu phine Kesslor, a hotel maid. Mrs. Dcluiont sworo to tho miirdor com plaint against thu film comedian, and Miss Provost was the woman whose stalementB to tho poliru caused Ar- miinler who "helped wify the war'1 were being ollered on (he auction block in los ton. tinned depreciation of Hie mark . may r'.cd his mother and sister Mrs. Nor.i necessitate furltior meetings of the j M.-ilumey and Mrs. Dolores Johnson supreme council. New dill lenities ! and sat beside them throughout the with Russia seem to be brewing, all of which may require tho pmnior's personal attention. Ihn l,;il Viu nui'lloiiiimt-ji'v tirii.ritv i ,u' , I,. .. .u ,'r.. lion, which was me suiiaie. v.iiiniiiuiiin ui uie. tu,u i;i . r r 'nu enco compromise on the Stanley f'"'" st- ! . fnr, ;?'' 1 hc search and seizure provision threaten " encountered a terrific storm , September 8. The woman remained H .. f .u- Jnr,n',. ,,.,( i, , clinging to the hulk, after all the nth- Latest reports from tlnirlorh T'.ies-lwhen his attorney entered an insan- .. ' " crs had been swept away. Drifting .i..v that a niinisieibil con- ity plea hc was immaculately tlress Afir dinnLnl ,.f th,. inv l.ill ihelnrKh high seas, the vessel finally' fnr,.0 lny bo held Wednesday iinded, his face was clean-shaven and the M.-1-.ate finance committee is la re- landed on a reef on the Grenadines, ;,.,.. ,,. , rumor .hat Mr. De ano auer live uays in mi iuwiuun Valora lias expressed wiiiiukhw m sition the woman was observed by withdraw his clmm that lh Irish fisherman, who rescued her. delegatns nnist Into the confer The schoonen Lillian M. Banic.i, !cm.0 as rC C:iental Ives or an imlu which left Cuba with IIUO repatriateill IH, ..,,, H.nti West IndityiM, arriveo" at Harbadoes , leaders. It has passed the house. ,n.n,I,ll,,r ; " "'7'" DUTCH WKU"CMK I'KKSHIX.. On October 10, under an acreemcnt, htl,,n- 'Sh(' couM tnot n,akc Port; "W" HAVRK, Scot. ZI.-A11 ciithusiasii- the senate will vote on the Borah bill to thn tempestuous seas and kwm. was accoided (Jencral !Vis? ! to restore to American coastwise ves-,,,,vcn ,n direction of St. Kuc.a. in loHily wh,.n np arrid here .n -aj scls free tolls privileges in the Panama canal. sume work on the tariff revision mea sure, but with little prospect of final enactment before early spring. The railroad debt funding biil is to be urged at the first opportunity in the senate, according to Republican court proceedings, In striking contrast lo his -flpnear- ancc at the time of his arraignment. ; mnny perpetuated In tbo m-nt nitneftseR should leavt Ut prevent conflict of little hair that he has was carefully ;irrangen. Itcforc he was taken out of the cnuri mom at the close of (he session h'i pffcrtioiiittHy kissed his mother and nodded over his shoulder to his sinter Khe entered J'orl Castries the follow ing day jciew, H having died in coiwriucnec of Much Talk Coming their appalling experiences, one of Much senate nl sonio house dis-Khooi became demented and leaped cussion of inie.-tions involved in the.ovcrooanl armament conference is in prospect. rOKTLANF) WHKAT. TlANT), Sept. UI. Wheat wis 'n,;u .r 40 linulitw tho I'filiiF'M.sSHiriill.troill X 117 in XI I' liulnv r.n thi Inc-fil with mly 2K-1 passengers and ' j , unknown Trench sob'icrs. i.nnrket. Good roads legislation is in confer ence with final action on the Town- A NOT II Kit (;.KDNKK CU'K. TACOMA. Kent. 21. The possibi end-I)owelI federal aid bills expected '' "f "I'lner taking advantage next month. !nf the ending of the search to escape ilrom .MriNeii isiano was innicaieo io- Fnrmcr Hearings in Octolier. iday in ft report of .1. O. Evans, re- The joint congiessional committee siding near ertruoc( who missel a investigating agricultural relief is tu'vowhoat today. No trace has been continue hearings m October. Inquiry found' of the rowboat nnf Kvans be into American administration of Haiti lieves that it is very likely that (Jard and Santo Domingo also will be con- ner decamped in it. tinued, by a special senate committee. When the senate interstate com. merce committee's innuiry into rail road conditions is to be resumed ha U not been determined. House commit ters are to continue wotk on a gen era) revision of immigration laws and on Hawaiian labor immigiation par-ticulHtly. iiii Tonight and ThursdHV will be fai-. Night School Opens on Monday October Third complaint. Joy:h: Clark, another member of tho party, waa subpoen aed but was not. called into the Ki'iind Jury room. " Wc Blniply w tiled t hide tcnll- any the city, and testimony In cane nay of IIumii should deiiie to leave be To re I ho cane might he bruuKb lo trial." McCormack said. Another llrsf .Missing. A leleprain lo LowHI ShiTinaii, a participant In Hie affair, was senl Tne;idav lo Chicago by Dialrlet At torney Matthew A. Hrady asking Sherman o couks lo San Krancisco lo give his verslfiu of the aflatr. Ils Uiei Attorney Sami A New York also was iKiHHed by Udegraph lo In (ntinu(d on I'age Kivej A NEW SHOW ON THE ROAD On Monday, (K-tnltpr :i, the night and Mi. 'Adda I'Ihss. stenographer at M-hiKil of the Y. M. C. A. will begin, the li (nande National H.mk, has to continue for a period of 20 weeks.;becn secured to teach the class in Two closes have Iteen definitely a- stcngrHphy. signed meeting nights and the teach-; Clases are also being organised in ers for these classes have been secure!, salesmanship and Kngliah for freign- The cla-s in stenography will meet crs. Monday and Thursday at 7 o'clock J. C. Cramer, 'ccretary of the Y in the V. M. C. A., and the cla.s in M C. A. and in charge of the organ bookkeeping will met Tuesdays and iz.it ion of the night school, announcp1 Fridny at the. same hour. The form- that it is desired that all intending to er meet for the first time on October take one nf the couis- in the night 3 and the latter on October 4. school, and especially in the rommef- Cectl Bolton, bookkeeper at the La cial class which have already been (.rande National Bsnk. ha len e - definitely orirnii'T!. enmit irpmeii riircH to ta-h te Ko"irl:e'ninir CH ii ;i.d- power mm OFF C ALS HERE . I'lilliiini ui' 'Milwaukee, W'h:; ami J. I', JMtj'klti I nspfft I'litnt. . . ; On their annual Inspection of the plant and' lines of tho Kastcrn (Iro- koii Unlit and 1'ower company, J. 1 I'ulllaiii, of Milwaukee, Wis., ono of tho heavy sliMtkholdors of the com pany, and J. I'. l.ortrldKe, Hiiporln lendent and uianauer of linker, uro in l.a (Iraado today. Mm. I'nllliim anil Mis. I.otlrldne tiro wllh their liusbiinds on this trip In HpcnliliiK of tho Kouornl condl linns in the oast Mr. I'ulllaiii holds n i in ly to ilio heller that IIiIiiks are much lienor. Ho says the fecl- jllll; of set I led business Is percolating UirniiKli all r.ectlons. Ah a nallon wo have nlven up Ihn war prices and aru cnidually roUIImk down lo niKti lar business. Mr. I'lilllam b.-lleves there Is a Kl-ea tfuture for the west. "When t Lin nallon enters tho- .Klnst Maoilille. Senator Uorah, It Is undorstood, Is against tho now treaties, becauso, It Is said, ho believes thoy would lu- volvo tho United Slatos in l'Juropean problems of diplomacyy. Ho also is said to object to proposed npiiolnl mont of an American representative on tho allied reparations commission. Tho plan and practlcu of maiwlatcs also was said to incut with his disapproval. President Harding Is expected to transmit tho treaty without any do tallod explanation, eouHnlng Ills statement to a brief nolo of transmit tal. Tho plan of somn Itopubllcan loaders to havo tho Ireaflos debated beliind closed doors also Is threaten ed with opposition. BODY OF BERT AN DREW S 1 Word Received Today of its -Arrival in llolioken; .Mil itary r'uneral Is Planned Mrs. Mary K. Andrews this morning recelveil a mcssa(re kllinir her that the body of her son, Beit K. Andrews, who was with the l.n tirande hospital .,..11 in l.-.... U ...... I- 11.-1 1..... lo,,K piM-lod of coiistrocllve prosperl-lNi!W j n,AM bc frwardci ly which Is JiikI assure lo follow tho " uVi"' r"""WH "lKl"' '""l Kiiuoral arraiiKemenls will be made. l'acirie slop- lll c.l.io Into her own-j,,, m()n of hj hng Tl,n ,'M 1,1 y "r l"""'ln 'h,,:i known. It is planned to give him would be delimited lo live In ! mnHnry fullpru U11,i0r the auspices Pacific northwest If Miry only kueWiof thc ,,., pml of lho American Is Ihn ariint merit of Ihla coiintiy. I Injun. i-ontess- tout alter maiflliK oi.o ol i thesn minimi trips II Is iiullo hurd rr , 0 Sympathy With mo to eel down to business In ll.e mj ConSTimOr of east, for I yearn for this western AiIe ""SlUTlCr Of country. Oili"rs are like me and ! Coal, Say3 Foster look for a ariinl Influx of people Mine Worker (irKiinixrr Sjys that Cnnsiimer Should Me .Made to I'ay Dearly for Coal This Winter. pcriitlly III the norlliwoslern stales In the noxt Ii yours." When nsited If any extensions of lho IlKht and power system wens Inl WAI.SKNIH IK!. Colo. Charles pi-nreuH of planning both officials ex-! Kaiser, siiHriiit.eniliMit of tho Camer prosriMl llnmiseve. They said the on mine of the Colorado Fuel & Iron plant would exlend and onlurm Jusi I comipaiiy, Tuesday lenllflod before as ihe business demanded at all tho Odorado Industrial coiumisslon tlioi'h endoavfiriiii.' to keep '.up the ! In vet.t lent Ion Into Ihe coal miners' standard wlib-h has been set for strike that Itobeli Foster, Interna- KaHteru Oregon consumer or trlclty for tho past few years. eb'c- liomil orKanf7.er for Hut United Mine j Workers of America, had said to him: "I havo no sympathy for tho pttb 1 He In this matter. I mil strong for lho miners' wage staying up. Tho Victim of Shots Dies at Medford; Slayer Arrested; public had all summer to Ixiy coal. , I but would not do it. Now let them MKHKOKI), Sept. 21. Wilbur Jacks pay for It or do without It." of Kagle Point, who was shot yesler- Kaiser said Foster had made tho day during altercation involving ul-, declaration In Hie courtroom at Wal legcd attentions of Kollis Matthew senhiirg, following a session of tho to Mrs. Jacks, died today. Matthews' commission. He de--lared ho boliov is in jail ami will be charged with ed Foster did no1 know to whom ho minder. 'was speaking. Ku Klux Klan Under Eye of President Harding WASHINGTON'. Srpl. 21 Infor-i .turn tun he"n eondurtlnir an. Id- Mnation in tho 1i;uhU if tbo depart- vfstifitton of tho Klan. It has also jim'iit of Jntiiif mh to I lio Ht-ttvlifea been proposed br Ilepresentatla !of th Ku filux Klnn was laid before : Tanue, Deniorrat. of Ma(warhus'tts, i Pro.-ldi'n( HardiuR tolay by Attorney who in a renoluflon aswerta that the U;enral Daunhftty, after the latter ; nrfEauizalton l "antl-Ameriran' and jhad hftd a confc renri with hlroetfjr Ha purpose Id thu "exile and KUpms Hums of lho dfpanni'ni hureaii of nion of certain raca and reHxtoiia j in t" i a:t f i'ltt 1 nrl " '
