La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 19, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XXV LARGE AREA AFFECTED 81 SUDDEN DROP Willamette Valley - Experi ences Some Frosty - Temperatures. ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES HAVE SNOW Lii Grande Has Crisp" Winter Weather; Coldest Das Since 1919 Yesterday and Today ' . With clouds overcasting the sky in I.a Cnimlo and the" Grande Itoivio valley, indications- are that ih. . i .r II..IP..I.I t,.ii nf lhnl nas't two davs is over" so far as ! thiH KMrtinn i concerned nlthoiieh I venorts from the coast and the in- terinountuin Bection indicate that most of the country west of Chi cago is at 1 1 1 in the grip 'of the ex tremely cold weather. , The lowest temperature in La Crande was reported at 5:30 this 'morning when It was 22 degrees below zero, this being the coldest since the l!ii9 cold ,spoll. At tha't hour the thermometer began to climb towards tile zero mark and early this afternoon had reached ; four above In spite of the absence of sunshine. , From Meaeham came reports of, extreme cold, tho temperuturo titer boing 29 degrees below Veto this j morning. I C'ol'l on 'oast. (Dr Associated Trees,) PORTLAND. Jan. 19. Tho cold ! -,,-ovn ..,,tin,,,,.i ii,, mi, -limit rii-fi-nii today with a slight prospect for' moderation, during the next 24 1 hours. Tho temperature here audi" throughout the Willamette valley ranged about tho same as yester duv morning. Tho minimum here i no iiuuiuiuiii iie-ii-1 . , ., , bctwcoiK three audition as housewife, while the men chos- was 17 above. four o'clock. At Salem and Albany it was 15 above, at Eugeno 10. Delow zero weather prevailed In eastern Ore gon. At Baiter II below was re corded and at Umatilla il below. .Mercury IH-ops. j (liy Associatid Cress) CHICAGO. Jan. 19. Tlio cold wave, hearing snew, reached east ward today from tho Rocky moun tains, ' leaving behind the , coldest weather known In Washington and Orogon since 1 H 1 9 . Delow vzero weather Is prevalent In nearer west ern statos. SPOKANE, Jan. 19. J-Iastern Washington and Oregon, northern Idaho and western Montana were shivering Wednesday with tho mer cury at the lowwt point since 119, according lo officials of the Spo SDuie weather bureau. e (Continued on Pug Six.) i a PmduegMan . MILWAUKEE, Wis Jan. 19. .ilvi.. Charged with stealing cQ' 0:iOrt SpQ'.itZ of West Allis, Wis proprietor of the JIM iiukee Pro - ditce roinpO"'- wrl?' sought tonight in conniK-tlun r' 1th what win de - scribed a daring attempt to make, olf wilQvi carload of freight. Itetaiis w ere p latod to the poll e by Jehu Jjeaslcv, a butch r, who .,.,u.j ..r r..ii.iii MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE!) PRESS other Saves in Fire by Taking Them Out of Window This Morning; Home Entirely Destroyed GUESSES TO THIS III! Negro Truckman Stole the i'ouch Said to Contain a Half Million Dollars. : Oly Ariiiorlntnl I'rml ELKHAUT, Intl., ,Jan. ,10. Dan Ingram, nemo truckman, or the New York Central today confessed to stealing a mull pouch here yes terday reported to have" contained five bumfrcd thousand dollars. Ingram said' that ho and George E. Sertfggs, a white man, plotted tho theft and agreed to spilt the loot." lie did not know what Scruggs did with the poeh. Scrugga was also arrested I DOUGLAS DRAW ITS JURORS ROSEBURG, Jan. 1:). For the first time in the history ot DoutfluB coun- ty, women have been drawn for the Circuit Couit jury. Following out the new law, approved by the voters of the state at tho last special election, the county court has selected three hundred and thirty jurors, of which number ninety-two arc women. Women chosen for jury duty have the right of refusing to sr-ve and whenever they are summoned for this serv't'e "- " ln" a""" summons a ui.niK upon wnicn tnej way decline to fill the jdace for wntcn incy arj cuneu. .11 hiu b.v.u iciu.-ai .ie m.u nrawn as service on me pari or wo' men is not made compulsory.' All of the women diuwn give their occupa en are mostly farmers, although soni of the -other occupations are included, Fcrgets What She Said at Frevious Trial of Arbuckle Chief WlOiess fill" I'riiseciilioii lie called llecause of Her Lack of Memory on 'Stand. - ' (n,V Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.! 19. Miss Zey Provost, chlif .prosecution witness, was suddenly recalled from the witness stand today In the trial of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, charg ed with manslaughter in connection with tllie death of Miss Virginia Rappe. motion picture actresB, when the prosecution declared 11 was sur prised at her testimony. She testi fied that Ehe did not remember a number of salient points of her testimony at the previous trlil. Charged stolen tlio engine fromlhc New ' liutl-r yards of the Chicago and North-. t'-ru railro-0! nnd tak Q It lA.in-s in an nllO.pt to .lmt ,,..,.,,, f r..H,.. ii,, Tmltert : by ; a stalled freight O.iln.. leasley. v. ho is under arrest, said ho nnd Spurnilit pliiuio:! to coupb t... ......i.,.. i.. ,. ...rii.tiA i.r ,.i,,.,.Mr jthe enuli:" w hich- w a y-;terdav. lo u b.id. I1..11I d lit Kevsus, Wis. tin cur lo Dutle-r MAIL ROBBERY ;.' U'JL1 Two Children Off 1 UUnlib HIS POLICY (By Associated rress) 9 FA'RIS, Jan. 10. ."Respect for treaties that fixed the peace terms" is the platform Premier Poincarc defii - ed to present before the chamber of deputies today. His declaration blames "shameless propaganda" for the picture drawn abroad ofFrance "tainted with a sort of imperialistic madness." He declar ed that France insists conditions of the Cannes protocol be accepted or rejected by the delegates p! ior to any discussion, so that none of the stip ulations of the treaty be debated, ev en directly." Poincaro receive! ' an ovation from the chamber when ho an nounced his policy of firm treat ment of Germany and strict execu tion of treaties. Ho declared that ho expected the proposed Anglo French treaty would bo concluded jund that, France desired to maln- lain irienuiy reiuwuus wun mo United .States. POPE INDISPOSED. . (liy Associated Press) ROME, Jan. 1!). Pope Benedict was Undisposed yesterday, suffering from a cold. ' WELL DONE, f O 0 I uiMniit! Hi LA GRANDE, OREGON, THi;RSl)A,JAXUAUY 10, l')22. from Death Loss on Home of L. C. Hen derson on First Street Is Over $3,000. This morning at about 7:il0 a fire alarm was trned in and tho fire do' partir.ort rushed to the tcensr By the time troy had arrived the place, which was owned by L. C. Henderson, at 21,11 irst street, was completely ablaze and nearly past raving. The first iydrant the department tried was o-.en up ur.d a new line of hose had lo be laid and by the time they were Receipt cards will bo issued at that in action the house was Piactically do- jtime. stioyed. 'Apparently the fire was1' The membership, feo this year is started by too large a fire in tho din- $2.50. This entitles the member to ing room. Mrs Henderson, being tho only one up. re.-r.u::d her two children t, linv nf.nlinut 1.1 ml nf V,,,t ,t( through tht, bedroom window just before the arrival of the fire depart- mont The house nnd furnittfrn and. all per sonal property was a total' lossr The house had just been bought by Hen dcrton and was insured for $2,000 and the other nronertv for SI. 000 Coti'iif!". jcrablc loss not covcrej by insurance was sustained. The alarm was turned in too late to enable the firo department Is ar rive in time to extinguish the blaze although the hose cart had just been equipped with a new hoso, enabling one man to direct the stream instead of three or four as was formerly ne cessary. They .returned from the fire at about ten o'clock. GIANT SCHOOL. fTty Associated Press) ' ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 17. Pliins announced today provide for what local officials think would be the largest single school building in the world It will .'over ,13-4 acres nnd will have 211 rooms. Itn estimated cost U ? 1,000,000. GOOD Alfo FAITHFUL " , --- Ti 1 HE i LEGhQN IS New Members TJeing Signed lip in a Large Number by Local Post of Nation wide Service Men's So ciety. The American Legion drive for now members and renewal of old member ships is on in full swing. The Legion headquarters in the Foley Hotel building reports new members coming ;m all the time. While committees are working the town and the mails are being used, it is requested that anv service man who wishes to join step into the headquarters and sign un all the benefits f tho Legion inrlud ing tho "American Legion Weekly," which is one of tho Bumpiest mngu- zincs on the market The Legion has had a wonderfully successful vonr. esnoeiallv in nrrxmn The Legislative Committee at Waah-; ington has secured the passage 0f Many bills for the aid and hospitaliza tion of disabled service men. Tomorrow night 1111 oyster feed will be held at tho Eagles' Hall. This feed is for all ex-service men. (lty Associated I'rcss) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. The far CAnnviNG 01 enstern committee of the Washington fnrnin, and the man who recently an conference adopted two resolutions! flounced a method for , predicting dcnling with Chinese Railways. Theycarth(uak shocks, said today of the also adopted public -and secret agree-:I.os mcnls relating lo China. ( V.y Associated Press) "ROME, Jan. 19. The condition of rope Benedict, suffering from la gnnne. is rcnorted unchanged. His temperature wus high yesterday but if reported diminished toduy. SERVANT FI1IIE FLAMES IIS HAMPERED RT EXTREMELY BAD WEATHER LAST NIGHT IDS SKIES Temblors Numbered Nine; Angelicans Kush to the Streets ran'ic-strickeii . LOS ANGELES, Cnl Jan. 19. Earthquake shocks were reported from several Routhem California Points last night caused little damag-! ol1"" tnan the breaking of n few , window panes nv residential district near tho coast, oracking plaster on tho ceilings and rattling dishes on ' cupboard shelves-, 'according to local residents. No further shocks were1 reported today. -Tim fn.i.i..vo t.;..i, r.,11 1 I rapid succession, numbered nine, and sent residents of Los Angeles and' other points affected hastily from I buildings into the streets. BERKELEY, Cal., Jan. 10. Profes sor Clawson, head of the department of geology at the University of Cali- Angeles concessions: Unless San Pedro felt the shocks any stronger than Los Angeles, they could not have been caused by guns From reports I have seen it woul.1 appear more likely that local earth quakes were responsible FANS DISAGRF, WITH Rccau-c of an alleged foul blow Kid Karthier was given a decision over Mickey Oempscy last night. The first round was a toss-up, both men land ing punches. In the second round Denipscy lun.cd and Karthier roiled over, in apparent agony, claiming o fof.l. After announcement by Pr. Vehrs as to the landing of the blow, the judges, Tom Johnson nnd Jim XtePhnns disagreed, Johnson claimine no foul. The referee, who is said t to have seen the "foul, ' decided in Kairthier's favor. The sentiment of tho audience was favor of Dempsey nnd -probably two-thirds, so far as could bo ascer tained, felt that there was no foul anil that the fight should have continued. 230-POIJNT) DANCER. fltv Associated Press) ORANGE, N. J Jan. 10. Whon Mrs. Flora Davis, who admits she weighs 21)0 pounds, was found danc ing on the street corner, she was- ar rested. She danced oil tho way to the polico court, and told the magis trate she "just had to dunce to tho music of the universe." "First time 1 ever hcarftof bottled music," said the judge. "Fifty dollars fine." RQGKED BY AN EARTHQUAKE Boy Disappear Frpm Their Homes ahUmon tiny J''NiiIr Af Union urrtvutt In l,n (IruiKl'! today oi Jo. 17 nock ing his "'i. n I.kI iW iilO-t fnur tcii yo.iTrt nf nun who (saipLarr(1 ln:t til:;H hi conijMny of another by imnn d Kloyil IfmiHli-y. Tho boyn look ttomu train hist nirht but it is nneertiiin as to whero thty went. Reports havo It that thoyworo nvvn hint niht hut thoy rminot tic vorf- NUMDE1I DO Overheated Furnace Is Be lieved' to Have Been Cause of $50,000 Blaze Early This Morning; Loss Part ly Insured. W ALLOWA, Jan. , 19. At one 10'elock this morning the high school building here burned to the ground, the loss of building and con tents amounting to $00,000, !tttl,000 of which is eoycred by insurance. The fire is believed : to have started from the fur nace which is though to have become overheated', during the night.. . Tho structure, was a twP-story and basement brick building el'Ccted ill tllC year 19.10. ' 1 " 'The basement of the building was occupied by the manual training de partment and the , first grade room, Thero were three recitation room on the ground floor nnd the offices of the principal and superintendent. On the Rccond floor were the art and domestic science departments and the general assembly room nnd lib rary. Announcement we made this morn ing that the schools would ie closed until Mondnv, by which timo other buildings will have been secured and equipped, to servo temporarily until u new building ,has been erected. . The extreme cold made fighting tho fire difficult but tho volunteer fire department fought hard in a vain at tempt to check tho flames. WIVES OF AFRICAN PRINCE BUY 300 TRUNKS OF GOWNS " fltv AsaO'-larerl Tress) KAMFJuUN, Nigeria, Jan. 19.. When the Emir of Katsina, ruling prince of HOO.000 Niererinns. n-nturned I here from London with his eight wives it required a day to unload tile par ty's baggage. Among their effects were 1100 trunks filled with gowns of the latest Parisian styles.' Even the dusky servants were bedecked with the finery of civilization. ; - Judge and Former Governor Among the Indicted Bankers. ny AsMorlnled Pren) ST. LOUIS. Jan. HI Seventeen indVtmcnts were returned today ugainft seven directors, nf the closed Day ond Night bank here and Arthur C. Meininger, cashier, on charges of receiving deposits after thO institution wns insolvent. Former Governor Mujor and Judgo Willailn A. Allen, of the court of appeals, ur? mong tho indicted. . iouio tQlny o No. 2 t. Tonigiil anil Friv'nv fair wilh n..n. pa'A r'-'ui',', .it-:!' luudcJ I'l-" UL'lvSd it, :if; I. M. . rtfur j"- ta ' :