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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 " '