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,1? 4 10a drattfi? tolume xxv LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, KKWiUAIiY 13, 19:22 JTEHBUl C ASaOCIATBD rtlKM NTMDEU 111 HUGESWINDLE R UAI Q PRM7I llliriLU I uiili p Raymond J. JiiscliolT, Chi Ciigo Youtli, Got Millions CLAIMS HIS SCHEME WAS NOT ILLEGAL Slob Storms His Offices as He is 15eiiir Quizy.pd In- ' -Tiulit r.smrliu itn ITw Oiipv. V ...tl. .... j-..- ,t tiollS. I Hv Ai.i'H'iiilrfl I'ri!n CHICAGO, Feb. 1:1. Raymond J. Ilischciff, aged 25, is detained in con nection with a shortage of four and a half million dollars as the result of dealings with six thousand res idents of the "back of the yards dis trict." It is said he began with a lucky deal with a friend with $2110 and this friend begged him to play the market with the money. He consented and succeeded in doubling his money in a wek. lie told all his friends nndi mmcdi ately "1 was besieged with similar re quests. That was the beginning of it," he declared. Office Stormed. Wlillo Illschoff was explaining to Judge Iandis what became of the money entrusted to him several hun dred persons today stormed Bischoff's office, searching for the boy specula tor whom they declared brought them financial ruin. The police are seek ing Bischoff's sister, believed to be on tho Pacific coast, to question her regarding $500 in liberty bonds en truste'dto Bischoff by customers wish ing to sncculate in oil. Hishoff, whose financial operation apparently rival those of Charles Ponzi, the Boston "wizard breathed ' a hupe sigh of relief when taken into custody. this morning by wl. H. reare, ohair- Thc Central Trust company was np-'man fr the Imulieou, tho ellmina pointed receiver for iI'iKehoff. Felix ti" or the entertainment features Strcyckmans, attorney for the trcd- bolim (hiO to a wish to honor tho itors, said he believed Bist-hoff's lia- lalo J. U.. McKennon, who pas8(Ml bilities will run near $7,000,000. IMayed Old (Janie, Piwrhuffi by paying lnrj:e returfw oil 'jnonoy: borrbU'Cd hi n fow parti eur la r .instances, gained a reputation a- a financial wizard unions (the people with whom he doalt, nceonfinfi to fed- rral nRcnla. Profits of 40 per cent on : short-term loans were said to be com mon and Bischoff was said to have paid as high as 100 per cent interest. According to Mr. Streycknmns, only the creditors rliat objected to long waits were paid in actual cash. The, rest, he said, were content to accept their alleged earnings in more notes. 'Some of the people sold almost all they owned to give Uishoff money, Mr. Slrcychmans said. One man, he said, sold" his homo for $7000 and turcd over 5(1200 to Bischoff. Claims Scheme Legal. James J. Kelly, attorney for Iliseh off, today asserted that his client hn.i violated no law but has simply lost money by speculation. The mails were not used," Mr. Kelly said. "The notes he gave to investors were simply promissory notes, and a man can't be imprisoned for failure to pay such a note if he hasnt the money." ilay (lo Free. Creditors may receive 10 cents on the dollar, Mr. Kelly said, when Itischoff'n holdings are liquidated, Fed- j a g - t . (Continueu uu i'a'se Three) Pope Pius XI Sunday (My AsKiMUil.-d Press) IRO.MK, Feb. 1:1. Pius XI. was crowned pope in the basilica of St. Peter' Sunday amid scenes of pomp and enthusiasm and in the presence of prince and dignitaries of the church, the diplomatic representatives of for eign countries, memiwri of the Ito- Kan riiitrra-y and a vast assembl-1 appeared on the balcony sarmun-tnf gt filling the irrat structure to th:,by Cardinala Vannufllt, Ua-parri, vrrjr duora. j Merrier and IUwm and bestowed the The ancient custom wa carried a-tolir benediction, out with impressive rerrmonira and' t'nvioua to liu 0,'iv gathered in hv n.iy cliftiil pontiff now oifil- piet !he threoc .if the fimt P'-ix re- w IMutit inxincd, It'i( 111., Who rrignm fn.e ?," t' "Id. o !'.-. lit w .riej-the en ail froat) the outer taonj uf St. I'.ti' 0 this Una- arly tfljpi. tuittiitel .lU - J. D. McKennon Died Suddenly Yesterday After Short Illness HE DECLARES , . , his home here yesterday afternoon a' r, , , .,. , ! about "1:30, following a short illness, hltllorsemeilt lilVPll ILllll hv jIr. McKennon's death came as a shock " Ia riot in p't'dl'l'atioil" to his many friends, having 'been in Milt llO Doseil't know if,thc best of health and attending to ,, ,,r . business uri.il nil jut sic:4 o clock 111", illllh liOM'11101 i C'llllil. I'DHTi.Avri Vnh. IS. Senator ii, .it r i.i.n,,.i u ii '.... i , DlU'ruu mo 1111,-1 IIUIUI lit I 1,1" dorsement of tho federation of pa trlotlt: societies lms decision nuv- lug been niado Saturday night when the organization met In a special session for the purpose of making its choice of a republican candidate for governor. "I am 'naturally glad . to receive such an indorsement as this, but as yet I am not ready to announce that I will run for governor," said Senator Hall yesterday afternoon at tlitf Benson hotel before lie left for his some in the Coos liay city. "This offer, when officially niado. will of course cause nieto glvo ser ious consideration to the Idea of running for governor. I have In truth never seriously considered It. but have been content to let my friends keep talking in my behalf." Ad Club to Honor Memory of Lincoln i i t a - --vo j PiDurmii Cui'lnllrtl Hccitiisp ot Phhh lnjf of .!. IK Mclvctimni Yf.strr ilixy; It can to lie Npcwkci', At the Ad cliib lunclieoft tomor- row noon all nntcrtaiuineiit feu t urea Jtlmt had bcf'.i pUtnned will be olim- Hnatcd and the incotinp will hv vtrirtly confined to rnveriiiK tho memory of Abraham Lincoln. An- nouueeinent to this effect was made iiway yesterday. It was thought. in advisable to postpono the entire program buctuise of the visit here of Louts K. .Ueaji, spanker of tho house of 'rt'presenttttives and candi date for governor.- who is one of the speakers of the day. BULLETINS O'.y AsitociRiod frunc) WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Uncle Joe Cannon announced that he would not be a c:ndidfito for re election to the houso of represen tatives from the eighteenth Illinois district. (Br Aswoclnted TVpjijO SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. J3. Chi nese toiigincii throughout thu west are under cover as the result of the outbreak of a tong war last night. Two Chinese were killed In Seattle, one in Ilutte and one was shot, probably fatally, in San Jose. illy Aseneiitli'rt Prasn) SILVKRTON. Feb. l:!. I)avn Collins was killed by a bullet from a KUU being cleaned by Dirk Kado- vlch. who occupied a bunk house next to Collins, according to a re port from Silver F;rlts timber camp . '-p- Crowned at St. Peter's had bcen officially announced that "owing to the cold weather" the pope would not bless the crowds from the outer bnlcony, but such was the in sistence ami warmth 'f the cheers that the pontiff finally decided he mut answer the call of his children. Thus, it was long after 1 o'clock ir the afternoon when th holy father five eitifue. tang spontanrousty, hal ciicercl tho holy father a Cardinal! Ixn ttat.f unn the Impt a h'atf ttic tm a enliicmot arir .: ,. llxnui whu thaiti v'l i:eil its nuunatoio ttt tivetti pu'(, s:i that fJa aot-'Aiau rcccpttun aicorde I Was a Merchant Hcire for , Many Years and for the Past Seven Years has Been a Member of the City Commission of La Grande. J. D. McKennon, one of La Grande's best known citizens, passed away at Knturday evening, when he was taken ; with u chill. Although he passed n somewhat restless night, he was np- i paront?,y; feeling tetter daring thu morning and not until shortly before : noon fMd his condition become trrave. noon did his condition become grave, a sudden change setting in at that time. Death was duu to pneumonia complicated by heart trouble, Mr. McKennon has been a resident of I.a Grande for U4 years, at which time he came here from his former home in Arkansas. He opened a gro- at tfte Grande Konue nospuai, nmn cei-y store when he first arrived here she hHd bcen lv'Ry -'arlil1 for Uur and was for over 20 years in this busi-i '"I? tlle ll,at nIne ye"" ncss. For a number of years he hasl Eleven vcars aero, -while visiting ocen cngageu in tne real estate and grain business. He has at all times taken an inter- est in community affairs and at the ... ... , , .... ' .. ., " " . cuy commission iicginning ,aSl Jan. , Hive year as city commissioner. Dur- ing that time he was for several years j president of the commission. He was I nlso a member of the old councilmnnic ! for mof government about 20 years J nS- Mr. McKennon was a member of various uiasonic lodges ami a mcmocr; I ot tne mks. in both he played prominent part in their affairs. ; Deceased was born in Herryville, Arkansas, in 1837. beinK 63 years ofjow Oreoi Trail, which passes age at the time of his death. He wus inisea on a larm out, aiinou(;n ne was , the owner of a number of farms in the Grande Rondo valley, he has always made his interests in the city the o'a- , . . , t. .. jeet of his personal attention. 1 His wife and two children mourn his passing. The children are Mrs. John Dobbin and Raymond McKennon, I sided for several years in the Wil wbo reside on adjoinincr ranches in 1 lamettc vnllcy and in 1873 moved to the vallcv. U h. McKennon of this city is-a brother. Dr. A. M. McKen non, of Clarkville, Arkansas, is anoth er brother. Mrs. J. M. Berry, of Port land, aiuf Mrs. H. A. Hamilton are sisters. Mr. McKennon also leaves a number of grandchildren and nieces und nephews to mourn his loss. ! Khineharl, ol nonuic, a uimncr, i Funeral services- will be held at 2 fn,k Gaines, of Texas; two sons, G. O'clock Wednesday afternoon nt thejn Currey, of I,n Grande, and Fred M. E. church. Interment will be in , n furrev. of Portland, and six erund- the Masonic cemetery. ! AI1 old-world monkeys, with one CX: ccption, have the sume number ot teeth as man OIL LOOK AVIIAT tMKL yP-'jU "Please go down f AGED PIONEER LftDf PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Last Call Answered,1 bv . ,J eniiic:' Ourrev of This 'City CAME TO OREGON IN THE YEAR 1845 lias Deen a Resident of La Grande fciinee Death Came as (Tnnax to Long' Years of Suffering. Sunday morning, February 12, 1922, the life of Jennie C. Currey, one of the , early pioneers ol Oregon passe., on relatives in Seattle, Mrs. Currey at tended the Washington State Pioneer Association, where she and her sister, A., 1- O tlk;nnl,uf hll tin. , " ,' . . ' ,,' i, ,.,,.,, honor of being the. oldest pioneers present. The next day Mrs. Curroy n pnrlvUc stroUl. amI hlls talk, although keeping the rest of her faculties. Notwithstanding her ,,. .. . , li,i, ..,( ""-l,u" ' ' fc , ",,: tmit hpp wi'll informed.. A cheerful .ii..li!.,n ,.V,n..,.M,.li,. ..f hei- life. was held to the end. jjorn in Springfiek", Illinois, ill a;juv &, Mrs. Currey came to Oregon with her parents, Mr. and Mp Allmrt. flaines. in !H4fi. via tlv throjuuh La Grande, and crossed tho Cascades over the Old Barlow Uond, settlinjf first in Oregon City. , M ,. .Qr. i,,,... . , ... n , p married the late Col. Geo. li. Currey, , ,u ,, i r ,u n,. w m u'lia thnn f nmninnr ( r ol tne Lie- partment of the Columbia. After the conclusion of the Civil War they re- 'Canyon City, Oregon, where they made they home until moving to I.a Grand in 1K82. In 1W85, they lived in South ern Oregon, returning to I.a Grande in 18117, where they resided tho rest of their lives. Col. Currey passing awuy ion March 2, 1!)08. Surviving are her mstcr, Amanda S. children, George Huntington Currey land Mrs. Helen Clair Farley, of Ba- cr: Roy B. Currey and Albert R. (Continued on Tnge Three) 'AM KTII KOL'Oli TJJ K ,A1 Lincoln's Spirit ' lly tlanronl Mac-Miler National Coniniander, the Amoiican Legion INDIANAPOi.IS, Feb. 13. Abra ham Lincoln typifies to every American, tho rugged honesty and high Integrity wo like to associate with our Ideals for our couiitiy and its Institutions. Tho men and women of the American Legion, offering as they' do, voluntarily, Insurance to tho na- tlon for the preservation of 1t j lawful government, have no other ! ambition than to servo as useful constructive citizens, than to boj guided by principles and jii ecepts ! of the man wo honor today. ; Lincoln's endeavors we're ever toj strengthen the moral fabric of this ' republic to counteract those forces' that weaken and destroy. Ilo fell tliu proper care and consideration ; for the votorans who fought the battles for America's defense ono oft tho must Important and construe-; tivo" forcos to that end. The American Legion has for its principal reason fur being that America stay the way wo fought that It might tay Ameiican. We proposo to do this construe- lively through education and example, through a real mid right- TO SI (I IE WASHINGTON, r'eb. 13.- tary Denby appeared before the house naval committee today and recom ncxt ' b ' .,o.00 men ., (5,000 apprentices, compared with 100, 000 men and 0,000 apprentices now authorized. He recommended that 100 devices in use now be plnced out of commission. It is estimated that j the program would effect a saving of $70,000,000 in ncxt year's budget. Alleged Assault Was (My Friendly- Bout SayS Jury! A. I.. Waite, the defendant in tha caso of State of Oregon vs wr..u ...... i.....n ...,t ....itt,, u..t, ...,i.. afternoon. Tho trial wad short anil the jury arrived at their decision in a short time. 'Mr, Waite was charged with as- "?,U!1 r,i"w'ly..!;!,ilH,:;1'" the Depot Pool Hall several weeks ago. The decision was that the sup- poseil assault and battery was merel a friendly wrestling bout. AT L TO DAY i Lives on In Legion, Head Says 11ANFOK1) MAC NIDKR eons consciousness of our duties as j American citizens that ,thu priu- 'elplos of which Lincoln has given us audi high example may bo over Ktreiigthcneil and nut in taintMl. MARCH FIRST l The O.-W. K. & N. expects to com mence (frnvelinir between Crook and ; La Cirande about the first of March, j accordinir ,to announcement niado by !tho division offices here. The work of ballastinir the roadbed on the sec ond division was begun last year but ! not completed, the exceptionally heavy iiiiinu iiunii me ciojj moving season in the fall making it necessary to stop tile work then in order to release the equipment in use hauling gravel. Crews will also bo put to work on simiar work between Baker and Hunt ington. Hotel Robbery Yielded $100,000 in Jewelry (liv l.oris. M'intt'fl l'r,us) Fob. 13. Jewelry ST. nsf ItmilrJi! lo ho worth $ 1 0(1.000 was stolon wlmn bandits early today looted surety deposit boxes. In tile Washington hotel. II. A. Crolton, lllgill cierK, was cumpeiicu ai iu 1 pniin oi a rovoivo no open ise i safe. ; 'fhe Jewelry belonged to Hie iRUestHj ! . ' j MazaHiag Are Swept Down Peak in Sli ailOJ many XUIieu ... TTTTi w l .. .,w Slide sullies Parly; All lies- cik-,1 by Thow ,t Hurled. I'OIITI.ANli, Feb. 1 :!. Mazaiuas were sweat bv snow slldos IIUU feet down Mary'R peak, 10 nilles wim of (lorvallls Siniilay. Ono woman was carried at terrific speed, buiy- l lug many. Oilier members of tho ' party dug out those buried and 'constructed a strelrber to carry out 1 thu injure dvvonian, Susan Kellet. I . m t t r I .1 x, iWU I CUI UIU DUy i Passed on Sunday ' Kenneth William : your old son of Mr Kennedy, two and Mis. fleo. Kennedy, pa xsed 'away early Sun - (day morning at tho homo of bis i parents following a Inlet nines, I Funeral services worn held this nr j teniiMMi at 2:30 al .the Ilolilieiikamp chapel. Itev. Geo. Uulgley iilfi j elated. Interment was In Hie Ma 'snlilr: cemetery. BUNG TO BEGIN ON Bruce Cox to Enter Business in Wallowa Ilrucr (.'ux, who ha lufn coniu'tted with the 1,h (Jramle Grocery fur thf pa.-L ten years, nnnumrs that he ha purch.'i.w'il ii share of thf t k in thv i Wallowa ilardware Co., antt will Ui j rhndif . 'Mr. Cox was formerly em a Kisition. in thi nutnaj cirent with yUivd V), A. IIoTmes, father -f K. K. I.. Holm1, who ha lfv niffi ln:itK lttlnK's, who is no' manager. ,t iK-tPfi tut nunaVr uf frt$ ftbutttf tt. C'o'n family wil not move to th first of Mttit h. o ft!lutvuntil after tle elose of Hchool Mr. Cox fntmrrly i.ii; V li i4lviid will then join him at hid jicw Itn Wallowa atf was iil.t nit fliejcati'., u:ittif cumin nv tlinl u iv. liiM'iiitr irhitt 0 - ,. .1 (U pi cut., lie lievumr roniit'ete'l with) Ve ruiitit1 (iroery inpiiny aoout it-n years no, ad-ep'Q a por.i'ajjui qis tia9,inK OalcQian, handling the IWaliwa tQl Lnmn imly territory ''I'Tjrti -nnQi h if?rhe wn pi'omoted STATEMENT IS IDE Elf MISS MINTEH TODAY Dfd.m's She Has Told All yiio Knows Reard ," iiifr Taylor . , , SANDS CONTINUES TO BE MYSTERY MAN riivi-stitfiitinj,' Fails to 15rinj lo Jiifiit Any Evidoncc That .Might Load to Dis covery of (Slayer. (By Aflftorintcd Tress) LOS ANGI'XES, Keb. 13. Mary Miles Minter issued a statement through her attorneys declaring; that she had toM investifrntors all she knew of Willinm Desmond Taylor, the. murdered film director. "I cannot conceive the character ot a person who would voluntarily wrong Mr. iayior or cause his death, " Thorough Check, (y AsrfocluUu Press) 1.0S ANGKLES, Fob. 13. Tho in- vestiuntion of tho slayiny of William Desmond 1 aylor, motion picture direc tor, proceeding Sundy with what chiefs of tho inquiry described as 'a checking up of remote possibilities.'" Detectives of tho police deprnlm-jnt. district attorneys and shcrif t r offic es were dispatched upon a score, or more of missions of this kind and most of them had reached the same blank wall that has been reached in tverv previous activity of investigntion, , Thomas Leo Woolwine, district at torney, said he had been in touch with most of the Investigators during ..ho day and fell that little progress had been made, so far as any indication of who actually fired the shot wl.ich killed Taylor was concerned. "We have several lines of Investi gntion upon which a check will be made, probably Sunday night, but it is impossible to state whether they are vital to the case," the district nt-. torney said. . No Light Seen. "I have been at home , practically all day wailing to hear from tho va rious groups of investigator., but up to the present time have had abso lutely no report which gives uny ad ditional light." Both the district attorney and Cupt. David L. Adams, head of the detec- "vu uureau, sain tne man mey wcro ' mst anxiuu" to lot'at6 wa3' Kdward !'' innniis, iormer secretary and butler ot Taylor, who has bcen missing since j 1UL August. Captain Adams said ho thought there could be no doubt now , that Sanda "is hiding for some good i reason of his own.' Missing Witness is Believed to Have Escaped From Hotel Zcy Prcvost was Believed lo Have ' Been Cornered By Detectives But Manages to Drop Out of Sight. Ilv AKsoclRtrit ITress) NF.W Oltl.EANS, Feb. la. A pret ty young woman, thought by the pu. j lice to be Zcy Prcvost, missing Ar 'buckle witness, escaped from u hotel today while detectives wcro waiting in the hotel lobby for authority from San Francisco lo take her into cus tody. She was said to have lowered herself on a rope from n third story window to a court yard. Th Wallft Hardware t. will nt prrnt harvlle only hardware air.) im pWrntmU. Jtcr on, when condition ! pvrmit, tw company will brmch out ttmj trrf full line of (ceni'tv.l mer- o 9 , e-00VM-T -Ttf-itr -; 0Qo S.ooCo . Q Oo000 r '!! cjiiljI n.0 1.' P-iK l " 1, i w i. . O ...w "o8 -O T3 o oo Q CO O Q0 a ,.".f-;.v,'f'. . am piopi' 'O'g P I'V Ubihen nt p-;e hi. W I 1. i b.'i.t ':.! Tu:!nj' Uh
