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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921
NUMBER 65
VOLUME XXV
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
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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-
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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.
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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. '
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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?"
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worn
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TEACHERS
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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
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