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VOLUME XXV H , H i , , l l j ass , j , , ,sa . BE REVISED, "Snraw iEPAHHIOK, '"west noted f S ISOLATED RwuaiiEr HOBBERT PLBI . . m a . PB I nil Allnlllpani s prka tear &mm wm&m; sn wha nus r tpd As Anns OonJivneo Draw: to Close Talk ot ev One Starts GROUNDWORK HAS BEEN PREPARED International Rules of Uoii (lueViniv Wars Are to be Tliioroutdilv Gone Over. (By As.suclulcd l"ress) WASHINGTON, Jim. 28. The ground work for another 1ntnrnn- llonal conference to rowrito tho tlio laws ot war for submarine and other agencies of attack on land And ilea completed by tiie arms dele gates. . Undor a ' resolution ndtrptcd by tho armament commission, prepar ations for)tlio nw conference will begin Immediately upon conclusion of tho Washington negotiations. The, United .States, Great Ilritaln, Japan, h-titute t onierence is 01 a nign uiii'-M. . Franco and Italy will bo ireprcsent- Bishop Charles Wesley Burns, D. !, cd and tho American government LL. D., is one of tho greatest preach- 'V ,T t r will select tho exact time and place cr-orators of America. He is an ad- PARIS, Jan. 28f-The. German gov of mooting I ministralor of unusual vision and crnmcnt has notified the reparations Tho first step toward revision of I vigor. He lias been credited with kommission that 31,000,000 gold mark. ,rf., ..!.) Ih t h taken 'demonstrating the essential democracy j have been deposited in various bunks by a -"fc-mmislrioii," presumably composed of international law ex- ports without plenipotentiary cow- j crs, biit tho resolution provides that i after they have agreed, the five governments shall ''confer as to the acceptance of tho report and the course to be followed to secure the Consideration ot Us recommenda tions by tho other civilized pow ers." ' It Is taken for granted that ques tions ot national policy as well as legal consideration will enter Into tho final docisious reached and that tho whole problem of the subma rino will be re-opened when the powers gather once more aoout 'Het()0k pirt ln t)le Bent drama pre council table. Senior Play Is to , Be Presented Here 1 1 .1 Un IViarcn 1U ailU ll Tile Senior play Is now under way. The cast has been selected. Miss Jean Whitney is in charge and the rehearsals will begin shortly. Tho pluy selected Is Ilooth Tark ington's "Clarence." This Is one ot Ills latest works nnd Is regarded as one of the big comedy lights of tho season on both the amateur and professional stage. The dates' selected are March 10 and 11. which will give the cast sufficient time to prepare the com edy fully. The cast selected Is: Mrs. Murtyn, Kdllh Fierce; .Mr. Wheeler, Grant llean; Mrs. Wheeler, Margaret Pal mer; Bobby Wheeler, Alfred Mey ers; Cora Wheeler, Ruth Hill, Vio let Finney, Mnrjorle O'Hrlen, Clar ence, Ted Liu son; Bella, Tliclma Kitchen, Dinwiddle, Lanier Pearson und Hubert Stem, William Ileug Bou Scouts Entertained at Cove This Afternoon Today the La Grande Boy Scouts , invaded Cove en nui-O". Four cars heavily lntn. left at different time during the day. Tho thy car. carrying the Iro3ooea) I Cqooi a left at 11:30 this nioinir. eo ir left at 2 o'clur!and lo Skill ut five. Tiie day's - v l.riigrain as fol.ows: AtOj o'clock in the "I'ternoon the La Grande II9 Scouts QjseKctlMll um-iI to furnish and decorate f!( team will play a game with the) liny Scout rlubrooin In the V. M. Cove Hoy Scouts. Iloth teams nre r. .. hulldlng. Si out Comnilsslmi'-r of abniit the v!ip t) calll-cr and an iu!-r'St)ng c fi,. kIidhIi! i-csiill. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED Methodist Confercuce Next Week L'roini.sx'S t lie of ; jMiu-Ii Interest to Church AI embers. Plans for the entertainment of the most conspicuous team of Methodist bishops and Eastern Ore-Ron and Idaho ministers nnd laymen that has been in La Grande for many years, are Eoing forward jointly between tho Methodist Episcopal church and th.' entertainment committee of .the Ac! Club. Beginning on Monday evening, the various delegations will begin t) arrive and by early Tuesday morning approximately CO will be here Eleven cf these arc educators, divines nnd spe cialists from many pnrts of tho Unit ed States, and one from Shantuni', China. The entertainment features will in elude entertainment in the various homes on the Harvard plan of all the visitors, n luncheon by the Ad Club Tuesday nocn, and a leccptioi 'Tuesday evening. All the luymen who will be here come from the Ln (Jrande conference embracing OrsRon east of Pendleton nnd much of Id-iho. Concerning the type of men thn'.ity million gold marks and a billtan are coming in tho special team of- Ujfour hundred thousand fifty million to conduct the institute Tuesday, jgold marks worth of goods to Ih? aj Weunesday and Thursday, District hies during li)22. Superintendent dra R. Aldrich said: Germany suggests, however, tint in "The personnel of the program of view of Germany's taxation burden the La Grande IlKtrict Methodist Tn "f the Methodist Eiiiscopal church, (Continued on Pago Five.) . .- - , Pp count Attended by Many . Yesterday Evening Silent Jlrnmii at I,. 1. S. T.iIh-i-uncle n Success and AHcudctl Ily a Large Crowd. The pageant Illustrating the work of ' the M. I. A- f the L. D.S. church was presented In the L. D. s. Tnliernuclu last night. A large .,.,,,. l members iof the L. U. S. sentation of the eight slogans and the La Grande Doy Scouts also took part. The basis of the pageant was the eight slogans that have been adopt- .... .... n..l..tl.... r..- II, n K..UI OJ UIU UIB'""t"H"" " 1'"" eight years. These slogans, in or-l der ot their portrayal In the png- Vant, are: We stand for statu' and nation-wide prohibition. We stand for the non-use and no-sale of to bacco. Wo stand for n sacred Hah bath und a weekly hulf-hulWay. We stand for thrift and economy. We stand tor a weekly home evening. Wo stand for service to Hod nnd rountry. 'We stand for spiritual growth through attendance at sac rament meeting. We stand for loyal cltlzonshlp. During the (ilctiiri.iitlou of the slogan, "Wo stand for spiritual growth through attendance at sac rament meeting," Mrs. K. P. Moss ninn presented some lantern slides on "The Life of Christ." ', The slogan, "Wo stand for thrift and economy," several special at tractions, such as Indicating the various Industries and products of the county, were featured. A large crowd was present and were delighted with the pageant. At 5 u'clnck the Scout officials ffl 'the two rlt lee Will moat together, joilw-r. Interesti-d it lo9 Si:fff t:a tbe arta V?1 es" l, :. T.oee Trail." Ieeca -I : n' tsQ A j ejoo1 borne priiluifiQ9 .about lu:::o. arrlv'A hero . She iiroc-cils ' the trip will be A. Ldvvln 1'ihk- acciifi.tnted i.hej LA GRANDE, PRESS Germany "Will Pay I'unc Sum She Sjhvs but Wants to Pav Less FIRST PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED Taxation Dunlen Ileavv, sa th Germans, ;uil Tiievi'- fore They Want, .More Time. ..... (By Associated Pre) BERLIN, Jan. 28. Germany's answer to the allied reparations conv mission was delivered today. She oro- poses payment of seven hundred twon- ithe.se amounts be lowered. in compliance with the 10 day' pay ment schedule adopted by the commis sion at the recent supreme council meeting at Cannes. The first payment I of 31,000,000 gold mnrks, under thij schedule was made by Germany o.'i January l'J. Man Killed Today ' In Lumber Camp T Tl T... nL,' . jNear i-aimcr Jituunun "- I Theodoxc Zimmerman was killed in j an accident in one of (he camps of the smaller! lumber companies near I'slin- l er Junction today, according tn word received by Coroner Hal Hnnenamp late this aflerauion. Zisimermaa has a brother in Seattle, it is reported IWIalllllllW llliiwk lliat lUL'U ill be Mow wiiwiii llt-h. I'lvssiiiir ( liiinis ViHi tin. 1 1 1 U U I 1 1 II I l U S-ri T 71 OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 128, 1922 i'rosperous. ' . j (Hy AHSuclntea Tress) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Stales of the Twclth Federal Re serve District, being o largely do- pendent for prosperity upon the ag ricultural and livestock Industries, must await the results of the 11122 crops before they will recover per manently from tho severe readjust ment of the past year, John I'er r in . San Francisco, federal reserve agent, doclared In his monthly re port issued here today. "There is already apparent, how ever," the report said, "pronounced! Improvement In tile creuit Hitiiaiion when compared with the beginning of 11121 ns indicated both by the strong position of the banks gen erally throughout the district and hy the avallahtllty and cost of bank credit Tor ugricuitare, inaustry una commerce. ' "lotal borrowings or mourner . .28. banks from the Federal HeeivejCDncl!rnei( hy onr 6 tlw heuvit nium tu me oeginHing ui ma were $171.21 1.000. or miM'e thn twii tho e71.271.Oiiu biurnc(( t the beginning of 1922. "Improvement o the condition of tho (17, reporting member banks it reflected in the reduction durlsx the year In the ratio of tkelr total loans and discou4.s to total de posits, which was II. Jt per cent Mt Hie heglnnliig-of 1021 and 75 per cent at the heghialBg of l!i:i.. "Prevailing Interest rates charged y uin p.iuc,,,,.. .. rv reported to be easing slowly Into in',,,, n , M in th, .a 1921 nnd it would appear that con- h ' ,l -inwM l- servative enterprise In general will not ho bainperotl In Us conduct In 1922 either by lack ot nvulUblo bank credit or .by Us cost. '. iVn.lnniufV vmirlv n.titmu In Hi,. United States JX-partmcnt of Am i- Iculturc show that tke Decemlwr 1 st !rr,,, vh, ,,r ik is ,iii crops hf tho district ut 51 ,m)(),-1 1 000 compared with J7:iO,(IOO,liuo In ' ' ' ' 1;,o0i detllne f thlrljr lB,r ea "These . figures reflect the aub- ntaiitlal purchaaiag pwr of the runii coininunitlea, however, they Milnll, , .malifWd h ,11.,..,, f(lr rl,(uctioiis w.hieh have ueeurred I drug the same period io the eot (Continued eo Pure Five.) FULI OF SCRAPS Heaviest Snowstorm .Many Years in South ern Stakes i evening with Supervisor Kuhn of th Umatilla National Forest. Mr Kuhn FLORIDA FACES 'stopped off on hia way honte from Ba- LOW TEMFEBATUKSS' , : the msctine ws entirely jweliminitrr and nuiy not kiina remits M nit pointi i II rn. ,, , i.i e; .,(1, .. "is .var, it wa th begiiKiinj of a All Irains I' r in Sx.utli are t0 ,t Ullioo Sus)eli(led loday; orstiof forst mmj. Storm Since February, I f-1"'" y" "f u,., available for th txukiinir of roadi itha tut wbull within or Iwu t n , tHituI fotrsts mj tbre buut 1 " ' euuntirs aftrr H. (Hy .soclatl Pts) Tt nwrTraarrl inrtinMI foHtvtxtcrv WASHINGTON, Jan. . Tn m '' the ncMi few yn ,tioial capiUl ii cut ff frwn th ool .. ,id, worj ... ttMwM.tt.ii n snow storms in tin Hy' kistary Trains from th south in wholly su- lidtd fnllowimi two-doy' ti.xrm. Th srvw fall of tlw middb Ahntir section is th Iwavfcwt siwe Uie Iik-. rd of February, 1WS. u.roi i. - o..t. . k.i new ento o. J?.i Tl t,'?" iu"rtJ' UM 20 yr were ri-rtrt r,l southern str. - .n . .fVrnwth f the storm which h. been eeral aT the south Atlnt ct throhm the early part of the week. The fc huee.n ,(W4 ,.rf,.r Alabama-Mississippi line . T" .,,'ld;.,th "T i"- V , Couch; I he Union timnty Fine A- Virginia reported the heavuot fat' ; wi.littf,. y,, Union Vmmkf Aoto m many yeaiM during a storm which -..u ...o.j-tion mA ih. Win. Hi., was fell practically throughout th 7 lnu,5,,u" nignr. ai imoviile i . ' ".n ,Wi ""'. ) year ikM 'Ix'mr broken. Strwt car aerr m '?'nkcW'Uj; " d,y rr.ipv)? Richmond rvportel a steady fall Fri (toy morning In Georgia the visit uon cunsiswu ni.iy i ae. FloiWoy farra "frwiing tempera- tures" unlesa the wrilher clel in the northern iwtam, t(ke weathvf bu- n"l Friday. I)iimc-!ir lite and' affection ia wry. highly devr!nH'f amung wild dut'ks. i Meet iiiy- Held at, Ad Club Last Nijjht for Purpose ofj Pressing Claims With the J' cderal Government. Conference, nni-l iliw,ii.vinne 1...I have for their aim the obtaining of 'federal, money to buihl forest road in Union county were held here yes ; tcrday, culminating in u meeting last - " hu rime ar ttni mmmm of nmtf tor ii purpiM. Horn of Um rtiaim. this purpotw. " "n M muhiiiI l.tn '. fw iUnfv, tha lomt r ' Ku!r. Tai. to TOwi-futntow', !"' tatmutimmi tuuA. u,rttT tmrt th fwmrt rirwwrs ti) , tr wHhin. wWiia to th. pwrjee. tlw ,W"LWrth," f"1 ' Z"? Z ' HTf '" e mrluW. " ", "Z?"1 ' 8Bk, Preeent at the meeting were roire- the Union Cl,l 'u'l In 1,"OM iwfli1w tw nwrt A FVetfnot club. Varion. nnetn- utier citisene were aho in nUndart, Utters iah.Untitu.(t the( cfaatnw ..-,,. . im farwanW o.toB.pe.er an- : tVi-itie eiwi jmramtl appwrttnevi tii i, b. mjub, btore the fti- ;fr, 1Pp,,.,,.ti who hju tbc final disbartuiment ot tut fund to make, The M.,mmendtlons ot Mr. Knur. are the basis. Secondary Ead9 Named Today by Highway ConmLssiou1 j (Ily AH(ju'iateil rri-) lii;il AM, inn, JM. Thi- m ntary rtUMl IbA ts aniuwncMl i ac wi'U It-) foUH.aK Mhrr blab i CMiiMrrio VmIIc'V lu rierorw; Ij 1 iali? lo ioln pi'; I'm Omj to ; I : tmnt iUm Vmm t wwo I fciir-JiitiM fnr iui4 Itkai part m : rrom WIIImwm l lui4((o, ,Vt t'oiiiiiifK-tioii lr-Mril It rmvrt rb' , Wiilliiln riil-ol'f r.l r rtta rw. Mitt iiHn niiiklnu mi Insert rf ibr ! l (Mlll IH'.Vt Vi h.. ! Kushionc today nro iron hccominK and mak the -woman of thirty look iyounpkv than nhi did ton ycur ago. j Taking his Kcvonth wife rccuntly, ar, Ittww man, has now married all tho : daughters of one family. Inter-Town Banquet to ! be held at Cove Monday One of the banner inter-town bun-.warblers will be on the job. Tho iuet of ihu Reason will be held at (citizen of Cove nre hosts nnd tho Ad Cove next Monday nijrht. Ilruee Cox(('iub is looking forward to n deliirht chairman of the Trade Kxteni(tfi ful evening. ' Coinrnittert of Ihe Ad Club, reports! - -o - that o7 have alrendy jdjfned up lo j;o. Any other member who wishes to join the caravan ehould notify A. W, Nel son, miiiiiiifii-, tmt Inter than Sunday evening in oilier that plates may br provided. The Ad ?lulbern will leave Jv-ad-fpjarterH in the V. M, (. A. nt 0 'o'clotk fharp, tho.-o not hnvinsr ear? hcin Ktnuvidi'd for. The Ad Club 1 1 ..in u,ii.! NUMBER 98 JJandit Said Ifco ho a KaU'al ijics in Hospital UailJy Hurt j HOLD-UP HAD BEEN THOEOLY FLANNED !aii'Kin, After Ho JiWirv for ilitli Wr !jAmbvrtti, auiA tu be a mull cJ by lb )h) aurf wated M woiif wr ducts ul t'tirHA, VTukH., w llr rlarv4i u a nttWr by l.f.rttkiMM.-. hum to (i I will tIo SnaMrt'VH ficlf-lT- , nitd mb tftu bntve aw oZ a 4rtn, His Ujc4w Lnwiiw. -kirowu f to dotwliws uko u'K.mM04 a tvaj. 'wild itotebimtii" wilh ht'U)jUieA' to .Uittibwtsoit vb falitHl- VUo cki- . irtiv bo cbr faint La tku scxaw of tb .ttttftti ptai wrack. The min vw taHtFiM-t-vd l noW iXUmimuoA ah Piki?e Five) BULLET8NS fBv Awwwwun Feturt FORK8T ti&OVli;, Jus. 2S Jwliir H. MrXnawe, wlvo cakau to OnMrtt at the c o 10 mul ftmyii ttdeuuh t the of S au,d :4raiw ettntn lilies t llfarqtie ttd NoniUH. Ut dead kereu 1'KKL.t, 3Ik l.(.kaJ eflitk has tnctexed ftis nnl;uiUol promlor. ' By amaui mma) Lata late etiernmnt n u rapnrto e4 bi (JUa breQrJ ttue CFnio tttoi tarewn a tre eod Jueepb m. Ml -continued Huadfe nulii fetlwtf 1 veei(tlno iT the pnbiw Mjvtfttl tnmmlvsiao. AnDoiiKeeaciM er u s- m4 by eeltroft4 .of ru-s jMtwdfiy tht-t th irin eyiHttd be (tiveirU'Ui)-' uo4 ISQHdays tc.tujorsxtiy, toniiilii toDonrrw. Illy .kew ietcil tcf) ' V,e)SlV)N, Inn. !. i'rwd Iiimsbii. ut Huston, Wllllkis I)'. MrKenzIa ot Camhiid.Ke, and Junius K. ration of lloston wero nutiied trustees of tho -crnistlan Hclenco Publlshlni! Society tiy the supreme (Court totlay. t' steam from (Ily AilxoclnU'd 1'ress) IVJ11TLAN1J, Jan. 2S. A column is reported Issuing Crater Ittjck on Mount Hood. Toulitht and Sunday rain In n, west fiorttoii ot the slain ami snnw in the rust porllon. Nut so cold tonlthl In the east l-ovlliui. l ' r'i : :' i ' 1 1 1 1 i j. J i