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Newspaper Page TextWJ f 4 K LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921 NUMBER 65 VOLUME XXV MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Women Who Stopped Work in Kansas Coal Mines E protectionEARLY CLOSE SUGAR IS 0 FO I rnn fifinp 'v. r i i n n n i t . t. I Financing May I5jDonc By IncrcasiiiR Present ' , Tax. FIVE BILLS ARE IN HOUSE ON MERITS "Kubli Bill has Boon Aiiiend Vd .and Some Predict Its 1'assagc in Both Houses. Little Progress- R c p o r It e d - from Meeting of Premiers Being Held in London. . (Ky Associated Press) LONDON, Dec 21. Not much pro gress has been made thus far, it was learned Tuesday niirht, in the conver sations between Premiers Briand of Franco and Lloyd George of Great Britain on Gorman reparations ami kindred questions. . Talking to the Associated Press Tuesday night, Mr. Briand said he was unable to give any details of the con versations, which ranged over a wid? field, including reparations and ths in-tcntions of France should Germany fail to meet her financial obligation: due January 15. He emphasized that his conversations with Mr. Lloyd George did not constitute a confer ence, which could be called only after an accord had been reached in an cx- 1 5- - . ... -, . i mi i m Miii i ii mini imh i i. .... . . . . v ures. SALEM, Dec. 21. An amepded bill Incorporating an Increased gas oline tax with the general provis ions Ol Ilia ni mil in utrms lwh- . . chance of views. siaerea looay oy me leaaer. ,..a..- - . , comp!aincd 50mewhat Ding to finance the exposition. The he'tern,ed fee su.pi- .enate and house leaders asserted ' certain quarters bad that the gaso Ino tax measure i8 the v, .jr. ; .' ,.i x , ,L, . hudeed France s defensive naval meas- mnRt fpuflihlp nnH nrfirlipted Its nas-!JW K Bago. K Five bills on the financing of the exposition are before the house to day on their merits. Seven emer gency bills have been referred back? to the legislature as worthy of con sideration, among them being the bill to enable Multnomah county to pay the present salaries to deputy sheriffs and the Norblad bill ap propriating funds for the continued transportation of 20,000 school chil dren from outlying areas into school districts. Three bills have been re ported unfavorably, Including Smith's bill providing that all mill, age tax bills be suspended. ARTIST GOMES . INTO HIS 01 fTly Associated Press) SALEM, Dec. 21. After a brisk de bate the house this noon, by an over whelming majority, laid on the tab'm the motion by Bennett of Coos to post pone indefinitely the direct property tax bill, and as result this measur.; along with the gasoline end incom tax bills will be considered by the andi according to lAl'-iert (Rosenthal (TJv Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Benjamin West, obscure pioneer in American ait. though he later becames painter to the King of England, at last has come into his own in his native land. For the first time in the century and more since he was laid to rest in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, along side iBarry, Reynolds and Van Dyke, a comprehensive public exhibit of West's work is being held in Phila delphia near the place of his birth, by the Philadelphia Art Alliance. The exhibit comprises twenty-eight selections, pointings and drawings house this afternoon The vote indicated that the house is practically a unit for the Oregon 1925 exposition, the only question be ing as to the best method for financ secretary of the committee in charge presents a full view of West's powar and versatility. "F,iom painting Portraits in Phila delphia for a mere subsistence, to bi- ing. .The senate passed over the vctolcome painter to the King of England of th6 governor the Moser bill of the last regular session providing for th regulation of motor bus luies. by the public service commission. i. Senator Eddy has obtained" a prom ise from the exposition leaders to put into the gasoline tux bill a -provision that out of three million raised, 10 per cent shall go to the counties ac cording to their proportion of tho sales of gasoline for preparing coun ty exhibits at the exposition. standing with Reynolds and Lawrence n his nrofession. one of the founders of the Royal Academy and its second president, succeeding Kcynotls, seemp a bit of romance rather than a state ment of fuct," Mr. Rosenthal! said. "But such are the facts." West was born in the Quaker com munity of Springfield, now Swarth- moie, Pa., October 10, 17S. lie began his career as an artist at seven, with a pencil drawing of his sister's baby, inspired when he saw tho SALEM, Dec. 21. Two bills re-jjnfat smile in its sleep. At eighteen lating to irrigation measures vetoed he set up in Philadelphia as a por- by the governor following me mat, trait nainter, moving on two year: session of the legislature were pass-; inter to New York andyagain, two cd by the house today. Senate blll year! lHtcr, to Italy, where he worked no. 275, Introduced by Senator Up- for three years. ton, ullows irrigation districts - to j Next he invaded London, with a make entry to lands after posting scries of historic and.religious pain'. a cash bond or security bond. Un- ;nRS appearing as one of the leaders der the present entry law entry can-jf the revolt against the current im ijiot. be mado uintll condemnation jtation of classic art. King George proceedings have been Instituted and m f,uiekl' became interested in WeH a court Judgment reached reimburs-'nnj took him und-r his special patron, lug the land owners. age, appointing him in 1772 historic The new Maw province payment painter to the King. Women carrying babes in their arms, were common among the fiOOO soldiers of the feminine army that took up the cause of thir striking husbands and fathers in the mine fields, near Pittsburgh, Kansas. . , I, H VETERANS : IDED BY FIRST BILL (By Affnoclntcd Press) SALEM, Dec. 21. Thu first bill passed by the sennte was n measure providing that money received under the bonus act shall not be applied to payments on debts contracted before the receipt of the bonus. ' Tho senate yesterdny sustained tho governor's veto of six measures pass ed at tho last regular session. Hot words were exchanged nt the hearing last night of the house Toads commi1 tee between Arthur Spencer, Union Pacific attorney, tand John F. Logan, representing the motor bus associa' tion, over provisions which Spencer said would make impossible1 the grant ing of exclusive franchises to the bus lines. Anti-Bloc Measure Introduced Today Self-Execution Is AsKed of Farmers in Legislative Bodies Tariff "Wanted on Cuban .Sugar to Save th'c Indus try fi-oin Destruction, WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Amorl-i can boot and Porto Rican cane sugar Interests asked tho somite flnanco committee Tuesday for a duty of 2 cents a pound un Cuban raw sugar, while Louisiana cane producers and manufacturers urgod that' the duty bo mado 2.5 cents a pound. Tho rate proposed In the Forduey bill Is 1.0 cents a pound, an Increase of atx-temths of 1 cent ovor tho Under wood law duty, and the same rato in force under the eruurgoncy tariff act. Spokesmen for the American bout and cuno interests, In concluding presentation of their caso, doclared that their industlios were threaten ed with destruction It tho proseut duty wore continued. his would leave tho American fiold open to the Cuban cmie Industry, they said, add ing that events last year, when raw sugar wont to -2';i cents a pound indicated what . would happon to American conBUtnurs uudor such u condition. ' IS V British Delegation to Arms Conference Cancel Reservations. lUsual Enthusiasm as Thought of More Taxes for Portland's Tinsel Show Looms. for land to be taken out of cash or security bond after condemnation proceedings, but will allow districts to develop projects without waiting until litigation is settled. Under provisions of house hill Hfc!, intJduccd by Representative lowed fb 'cJiunge the date of Overturff, directors of Irrigation dis tricts aro allowed to change the date of their annual meeting from Jenuarv to October. The bill also He was one of the four artists who presented to King George the plan for a Koval Academy, was one oi us founders and, at the death of Sir Joshua Reynolds, became its second president. Five Receive Their fV.v Asr.oelnted Tress) ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. A bill prohibiting the formation of a "bloc" in congress, based upon particular pursuits or geogiapbii-al locations for the purpose of "in any way afiecting legislation'' was introduced today iy Representative Ansorge, Republican New York. Senators and representatives' would be subjected to a fine of ",000 if it was proved that they belonged to a bloc." a n 1 1 n n T a 1 1 1 to w 1 1 i:a d (By Brur Deunlt) (Kpecial to,JTh Obterrer) .SALEM. Oreg.,. Deo. 19th. Tbe entirely unelosa extra aosslon of the Oregon Legislature - was called to order by the presiding officers In each house this morning at 11:30, the senate and' the bouse jointly met to listen to Govornor .Olcott real bis message, the prluclpul fea tures of which ' have , been :eo .thor oughly discussed In. the. press that they need no mention here. When the governor entered 'the ; hall, a slight ripple of applause was heurd, but there was no vigorous apprecia tive sentiment on the part of any member, due probably . to the fact that everyone whs thinking of home and Chrlstmns. merchants had been called away from the very heart of their holiday trade, attorneys had been culled to sit In A useless ses sion of tho legislature nt a time vhen the year's work, was graduully being rounded up; farmers: bad been culled, and you might say, appointed as self-exocutioners . for they hud been asked to couie to vote a furth er property tax cvi their possessions which already have shrunken In value to an extiint which Is posi tively iilui-mlng. Even the small number of employees, and It must be admitted that this session Is run ning with very few, failed to ac chtitn the greatness of the governor as lie marched to tho speakers desk and In his genteel manner, deliv ered to the pooplo of Oregon what will go down In history as tho most useless document ever issued from Useless flnecial Rftflninn in of l,9 ll,te; that whon an omor TUrlrorl l-.tr Allninno nf ! ?.enCy eil8tB bo can 01111 evr)r Do- j """"""" v mce officer from sheriff to constable including the pollcomon of tho town and the city niarshall. to help him enforce thiwlnw. In the road code of Oregon, ns passed by tho last aosslon, there are two very vital points; one la that no truck shall be loaded moro than twouty-two thousand pounds, and the other Is that a truck bo loadod shall not ex eeed a spoed of 12 miles an hour on , the -highway. Enforcement of those two points nlono would hnvn saved Oregon's highway, and yet the Chief Executlvo calls moro than ono hundred men away from tholr homos and firesldos, away from their busl-ne-s, to moot nt Suleiu, tolling them that thoy niuBt pass moro laws lu ordor to protect expensive roads we have built. ; When the joint session .wus dis solved, adjournment was taken until after lunch,-and the afternoon wus spent iuostly in , tho usuul forms which the legislatures ' go through Immediately after organizing. Tfco Portland full coiitliignnt has been here In n blaze of glory since Sunday and the argument they have put up for their fuir has been long and vigorous, but for some reason inen from tho outside country posi tively refuse to put a further debt on the property of Oregon. Wo are confronted with that old Hlogun: "Aro you afraid to put It up to the poople" and In unswer to this wo can say positively, "no, we aro not afraid, but why put It up to the people when tho measuro carrying Jap Chandler Passed , Away at His Home In Elgiu Tuesday (Kpoclat to Tho Observe!:) ELGIN, Dec. UL All Elgin und th3 surrounding community feels a deep sympathy for tho family of Jap Chand ler. Mr. Chandler died early Tuesduy morning from a paralytic stroke. lie had been a sufferer from tho disease for several months but was only con fined to his bed for about tho past two' weeks. Ho had long been a resident of Elgin and was a friend to every one. Very few indeed aro the pcoplo who will not feel a distinct personui loss in tho death of Mr .Chandler, Ho was, for u number of years, -as. Hociated with his brother, Warren Chandler, of La Grande, in buying und shipping livestock. INTERPRETATION OP TREATY IS VARIED Parleys over Shantung liavd Been Drought to a Close and Settlement Kestsvith. Tokio. . (I'M Asunclnlcd TTCSS7 WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 The Brit ish delegation today cancelled reser vntions on a steamer leaving Decern 1 bor 91, satisfied that there is little chance of finishing the aims confer ence before tho middle of January, ny Aftsoclatotl Tress) WASHINGTON. Dec. 21 A dif ference in view as to tho application of tho new four-nower Pacific treatv has arisen between Prosident llardimr and tho American urms delegates, bur. tno president announced in a etato mcnt Tuesday night that it would not bo pormittcd to embarrass tho work of the conference. In tho president's personal opinion as outlined Tuesday to. newspaper men, tho principal island of tho Jap anese ompiro are not to be regarded as included among insular territories to which tho treaty applies, y TEftClu Naturalization Papers Five men were given their citizen- provides that Interest changes aris- ship papers lust week. They are Dav Mtv AKKffiii lid PrrHM) RAYMOND, Wash., Dec. 21. An arrowhead shot into a huge fir tree near here many years ago was recently discovered in u log cut by a local lumber company. Tho rings i the executive office. above the arrowhead were courted Hardly hud the govornor got fiilr und they showed 175 years oi ly started upon his message when growth. Who whispered conversation through- The arrowhead was of blue filntjout the representative hall told the and well formed. Historians liorostory of 36 "outlnwn" In tho house believe It was mado by a member having signed tholr n limes to of the Chinook or Chehalls trilus, Kound Itobln pledging to fight to hclio occupied tliln section "I the .tho last ditch to prevent the Port. time It is thought tho arrow najrinod aggregation from further molt ing from delinquent Irrigation taxes shall be returned to the irrigation districts Instead of the general fund of the county. I ' (Hr Associated Tress) SALEM, Dec. 21. The senate sus tained the veto of the governor on house bill :tl of the regular session, introduced by the Union and Wallowa county delegations to create a circuit judgeship for Wallowa county. The' was no opposition, inator Colon R. Ebcrhard explaining that it was not emergency legislation. id Eric Johan.-en and Peter Henry Holmlicrg, natives of Sweden; hlias Adskim and Alfred Johannes Anrleas scn Ilrodrvskift. natives of Norway and Carl Johanson, native of Finland. "MOONSHINE" HOUSE SOLI). NHW lll-:i)K)i:l), Msss., Dec. 20. Moonshine," a hor.-e that had cost the government $(172, was sold at-aur-tion Saturday for $25. TU- ...L ....,1 . .r , mV . considered dangerous ( ji minimum avnis ! miiiiiitn in a raid at MattapoiM'U, hud pi ltd uj the $72 board bill since. pent into tho lrn? cd right here in tho ieglHluturo?" T worn WAN no BE TEACHERS I fH)iclfil to The OhHiTv.-r) UNIVERSITY OF OKKfJON.j Eu gene, .December 20. Two hundred and sevoiity-suveii teachers in the high schools of the-state aro graduates of tho University of Oregon, according tu information contained in tne dircc. tory issued by tho office of the stuto superintendent. That pedagogy has a diminishing appeal for masculine graduate is indi cated by the fuct that only ('!, or less lhan a fourth of tho total number, are men. These are engaged in adminis trative school work as principals and superintendents. The highest annual su'nry received is $1oo0. The next highest is $1100. Six receive $:1000 or moie, while 24 receive from $2000 ..- $2750. Few men graduates of the University aro teaching in the high schools for less than $1800 a year. The saluries of the women range lower from $125 a month to $2100 a year, with a considerable number at tho latter figure. The highest paid voman among the University teaching graduates is a principal of a Western Oregon high school who is receiving $2500 a year. ny Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec.. 21. Settls. ment of tho Shantung controversy now rests with Tokio. Conversations between the Japancso and Chinese delegates, whirh havo been proceeding for three weeks out side tho conference, under tho "(rood offices" of Arthur J. Balfour of Great Britain and Mr. Hughes, Into Tuesday came to a sudden halt with both dele gations far apart over the payment! for and administration of the Tsing. ta-Tsinnnfu railway, the heart of .tho dispute. After a session lasting moro than three hours and a half, tho Japancsi delegates announced they could go no further without instructions- from Tokio. Tho meeting then adjourncii "nine die" without ngrccing on tho major issues. . t "Wo got to the point where wo could not proceed," said Dr. Koo of tho Chinese delegation. BULLETINS TALLEST PALM gaging the real estate of Oregon In order to hold a tlnsil show. Tho gotornor dealt with the 1321 i Exposition at length, and then he Old .drifted into the road question, clalni- Al the teachers' examination held today by Mrs. A. E. Ivnnhoe, county school superintendent, twenty-seven applicants arrived to take the exams The majority of the applicants are striving for one-year certificates. (while the rest arc endeavoring to se Pli'l IILIt'S DAI GHTEK HIES (Itv Acaoclnlc-d I-'ress) DUBLIN, Die. 21. Opposition to referring tho Anglo-Irish treaty ta tho Irish electorate was voiced by Georve Gavnn Duffy today. He is one of the treaty negotiator.1 who ar gued before the Dail Eircann for rat ification today. (Py Associated Tress) PORTLA'ND, Dec. 21. Cattle wcr'e steady today on the local market and . hogs wr from ID to 25 cents higher. Prime liyhts wero $8 50 to $8.75, Sheep were 25 cents lower, best va lo ylumbs being $8.25 to $H.70. Egg4 were firm and butter steady. tlly Asicnclutcd Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The an-ti-trust suit begun by tho government against the American Sugar IRefininff company in 1U10 is to be disposed of VISALIA, Calif., Dec. 21. Faithful, said to have been the tall-j Ing that it was necessary to call jcurc five-year certificates and life cer- ;sl ,Hp:inisn ptnm in i.aimjriiin, n.ir uie ii-K'siamre in cxiranrntliary sofl- tifirateB. Delinquent Taxes Are Being Collected Rapidly The delinquent tax collections t re, the other hand the taxes amounted t iif proportion to the amount of taxes , W thi r to ony 5n,nno being collected xn practically ihe' r lt year Sin the middle of Oc- euiie ratio as ia.it year, ai present atwut $.V",(0Oi is yt to be collected. been t.rllud. Tho palm w planted ! won in ord.-r that mif flrlunl law in thfi Tutor? rminty court Imhisp ; might b pafMpd to rcgitatn trtlrkf park h'-re 4 4 yar auo and crew whl-h hid already don ft . hundred to a hficht of X4 f"t. Wood pwk-j of thouiandH of dollarn' worth of era perforated its trunk und it was , d.-unuKo to our forty million dollar highway hvhU'ih. Had one not gono through the lant flotation and bn ('ONSll,I!J ATIOX UK. INS. jfnmillnr with the le.Klnlftt.nn that MANILA, I. 1., Iec. 1!!, (jovfrti'jr was p:iKsiI: bad one not attended General Wood has announce J that h' ' committer meeting after roinmitt'e already h;is btirun work on plan tolnteiinK f Hie road and highw;,rfi. consolidate certain government activ-: waded through data from other itie on an eronomirnl bans in order hit at eft In order to finally write on to olit;un Mjffkiont funds for the care, the statutes of Oregon retitrietlve of b-pers and' the inane( and for edu- j nieaurfl on trucks and heavy oad ration, public worfcn and public W'.'J-,0n pavements, tho governors tn"- fare work in general. we relative to thu highway situ- "This'doe.s not mean, however ai! ; alio. nii:ht have carried some the ftovernrKenenlt "th:it the ser-; weight but to thie familiar with vice of certain of fit in!. or employe? the things, 11h- ineMgo hhowd will have to be dipe,ned with it, the : . jthi.-r r markabi lKi uiance or in- quent. almut $tr!,(hiO has biM-n colecr- j provemmdt. V'e want all th otticia'njuDae liypoerihy. It is well kiioiij e l and the tarpaver are ?tjU Mconwe need, bu4 we do n-.'t want tb.'in-1 to every high ohool student tharl This examination is not disturbing the rcfruhir routine of the city school although several of the county schools are cloned until it is done with. Kvery part of the county is represented. fUv AHUorlutcd I'rt'KH) COKKKYVILLK. Kan.. Doe. 21 Klhior. 3-year-old dauhter of Wal ter Jolmioui, pitcher of tho Waaii- by a decree npproved by Attorney iiiKton Anieriran Icagno baseball ( General UaUKberty, who announced team, died ut ,thu family homo horn that the company is no longo ra mon Sunday. opoly. Wrecks, Storms and Old Santa Mixed Up in Plot NEGRO ROBBER BOUND IER, At this season of Urn year Santa (Mans holds sway and makes Ills Influence show lu ninny ways. Use llianv other pstimablo Kentleniell he toilay and sloiins resulted In minor delays hlle tho heavy express and malls duo to tho holiday nish re sulted in other minor delays to both off times travels In poor' sixlety. eastbound and westbound trains. Today ho lias been discovered In a. The. eciul division of tho O..W. plot in which tho other Influences, has succeeded lu keeping tho refsu wlth which ho is rooperaliiiK are Inr riiiiniiiK tlmo o tho mountains" tho winter storms au a railroad wreck. Tho ultluiuto aim of tho three is to disrupt train servlio and Tuesduy mornini.' at 5 o'clock thi to somo extent success hug been police station received news of a met with but tho railroad operating robbery at Lottes Itoomini; houao. officials havo succeeded in prevanl- gold Hti h had I-en taken and jug a delay of moro than several several minor article. A few min liuur lu f.a (irnnde. .,( s Ut.-i, Ta. l baas, a Uigro, oi A freight wic ) near Tho Dalles arrested and the evidence was found I last night. In which several cars on hi uperson. Ho has hv bound ver(. vrre k.-d. but no mis wis In allhouKh a mild storm has been raging. . Tonlit and Thursday lain o I - 1 ,io, eu lii. rn t