La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 21, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textm wfcttto? VOLUME XXV UKMBER OF A8MOCIATKD PRKSS LA GRANDE, OREGON, Wednesday, June 21, 1922 MEMBER OK ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 221 CDIIIT MCI! I II IIIUII IIIU1 III s K MERGER Jl FOR SELLING 0TH I Nation-wide Sales and Dis-J tribution Campaign is Amflouiieed. TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY FIRST One of Concerns in Cunsoli- . elation Has Been Market hip- Aifcncv for Manv Co- t Operative Concerns. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 21. Consolidation of the North American -Fruit Kx change and the federated Fruit Ex change, Inc., effective January 1, 1921, was announced today by the fruit growers who have completed ar rangements for the establishment of , a nation-wide sales and distribution service for its members. The North American company has becri -in operation sine 1911 and is now being used by a large numbtr of cooperative associations as a sales njgeiicy. Arthur R. .Rule, general manager . of the North American company, wil become general manag er of the fruit growers after consol idation., i ' An Important rond meeting: will be- held at Weston Saturday, Juty 8, Top- Hie purpose ot furthering the construction of the proposed high way connecting northern Union and northern Umatilla counties, crossing the Bluo mountains from Elgin by what is;kiown as: the Toll Gate route to; connect at Weston with the Oregon-Washington State highway, according to "the Weston Leader. Federal aid has been asked for this highway which pusses through the Wennha National forest. r lolrgute8 will be invited to at tend this. meeting from Walla Walla, Pendleton, Weston Mountain, Freo water, Athena, Heltx, Elgin, Joseph, Kuterprise, La, Grande, and other points Interested in a two-county road 'connection that will be of great benefit in servliiK the trafTlc needs of both ;cohnties mid in ren dering the Wennha National forest more accessible. " The meeting Is called for 11 a. m. At twelve o'clock the delegates will be entertained with a fine din Her at Memorial hull and a pro gram of music. The hall will then be thrown open to the public and short addresses relating to roiui de velopment, with especial reference to the Uninn-Umntllln highway, will be given by a number of promi nent speakers. A road organiza tion for the - promotion of this .pro posed highway is planned.. At a special meeting ot the Wen ton Commercial club, held .Monday evening, Clark Wood, Nelson H. Jones and K. M. Smith were ap pointed a committee of arrange ments with power to (appoint suit committees to look after the various details of the road meeting. It is expected that the local club ami the Weston Mountain Community club will co-operate in iprovidiug the banquet. KKKATTA TODAY PORTLAND, June 21. The regatta with 10 events on. the Willamette riv er is the Rose Festival feature today. Representative lAlice Robertson of Oklahoma is to address a mass meet ing' this afternoon. TOLL GATE ROAD 'MEETING GALLED Gale Blows but Band Gives its Concert A, gale blowing across the city, last' night discommoded the flrsl l!i22 outdoor concert to be given by the La Grando band. So hard was the wind that thc musicians could not keep their music on the racks In front of I hem nnd as a conse qiienco the exceptionally Interesting program that had been prepared was changed at the last moment to meet the conditions. Leader An drew Loney substituted somo lichl music written on sheets that could be controlliMi on thc racks. The versatility or the band Is demon strated in the fact that praise was generous and loud for thc aplendU iinpropiutu program, few of the au dience knowing that thc program had been changed at tho last mo ment. The program was well re ceived but those who had appeared at the concert to hear the "Poet and Peasant" and other well known classics that hafl been advertised, were disappointed. Mr. Lnney prom ises the public that sonie of the pleasing numbers left off the pro gram last night will be presented at a nearby date. The wind was o heavy that those who sat or sijod to tho north and south and TRAIN L0SK8 WHISTLE. I reports sUU that thal No. 24 was lute yras because, doe to 5 n, the whistle was 2, nd the train could ? without its whist. 53 Mil to have happen it division. . J- FLOAT TO BE Ad Cluli and Committee of Wlo-mcn Work Out Details for 1m (irande's Participa tion in Baker. Definite) plana were worked out yesterday afternoon by a commit tee of women In conjunction with the manager of the Ad club for the appearance in the linker Page-int of one or possibly two splendid floats. Assurance of the allegorical float "Pioneer Motherhood ot the Grande Rondo Valley," has been giv en because the Ad club was fortun ate iu obtaining a. teim and wagon at Duker without transporting an outfit "'rotu here. The terrific de mand for horses and wagons' a"t Bak er had all but eliminated the op portunity for La Grande to obtain a Baker team. At the nioctlng yes terday; afternoon? an extrenreJy uni que float was devised and is de pendent only on tho possibilities of getting another team at Uaker. This additional float, will make an espe cially unique attraction. 1 If . plans mature as worked out yesterday La Grande will' hare our features In the Baker Pageant, the Motherhood float, tho La Grande band the float that Is In doubt, which wilt feature the old-fashioned family equipage being the exact buggy Jltat.was used by A. W. Rynearson and Mop-' He Sharp the day they were mar ried in 188,9. 'In the buRfiywIlh be grandchildren and grout smnucnti- dreu of the original pair. The "49" committee oft the LlkB club will make up the fourth feature. Those attending the meeting yes terday and who worked out the plan were: Mrs. George H. Ctirrcy, Mrs. .- flattie McDonald. .Mrs. Ella llynuarson, Mrs. Kate Hanley, and Mrs. Sherwood Williams. ! Tho committee is now selecting ploueers and their children who will exemplify the characters on the Motherhood float. The United Stales Civil Service Commission announces fci postoffice clerk-carrier examination, to be held on July 15, 1922, for the pu-pojie of establishing an eligible rcgis'-er from which selections m:iy be -nadi o fill vacancies as they may occur in Im position of Clerk or Carrier, lVUof fice Service, La Grande, Ore. Salary, $1400 per annum. All citizens of the Unitc.l Sta.e who meet the requirements, !oth men and women, may enter this examina tion; appointing officers, however, have the leaj right to specify the sex desired in requesting cctif'catio i of eligible.. lAfje limits, 18 to 15 years on the date of the cxa iina i'm Age limits do not apply lo persons entitled to preference on ac.uunt of military or naval service. For further information and impli cation blank apply to Claude I. Mn?k ay, local secretary, board of civil ser vice examiners, at La Grande, Ore., or to the Seeretary leventh V. 8. Civil Service District, 303 Postoffiec Jiuild ing, Seattle, Washington. west were not able to hear lb" softer tones, while those who sat to thu rtal gut tn benefit ot a very good concert. The new plan ol parking cars was entirely satisfactory and a tre mendous Improvement orer the old practice of holding the concerts In the huyness section. Cars wer1? parked on both sides of th street in four directions from Sixth and O. Out of the whole group only one car moved away and that was between numbers. There was no disturbance. The police department and nvembcrR of the tire uYparl ment cooperated In kixplng cars properly parked, and In diverting traffic so that nobody was disturb ed. Peoplo living In that 'vlclnltv of the city were very well pleased wild lite, concert plan. A. "W. .Nelson, manager of the band, announces that the next con ert will be held at Nonh Fir aail T. giving tho resident of the north side an opportunity tkst ka nevr yet been accorded tlii Ivm-iu since the mind of mtn runneth not in the contrary there nave h n ID IN .PAGEANT EXAM NATION FOR CARRIEn no band concerts on thc north iil GOVEalllP ni'iHPPQHIP IN BAD AGAIN UH II Lll Oil II imiTU iiyniDC HOT ASK ED Union Official Declares This (JiipstUni Will Not IJe liaised LABOR BOARD HEAD MAKES STATEMENT if any Indications Seem to Point to a Strike of Shop Craft Workers. ' - (By Associated Proas) - CINCINNATI, June 21. Govern ment ownership and operation of the railroads will not, be an issue in the threatened strike of ltCpO,000 shop workers and others, spokesmen for tho rail unions Tuesday told the Am erican Federation of .'Labor conven tion, which responded to their request by withholding a niyif if intuition of tho federation's stand on tho questions tif mich a nolirv. 1 ."The-rail unions have not abnn-j J. .'.it .1.- . d l.u 1 uuneu i iiu pi ugi am uk put'iic uwiiui ship or' grown lukewarm or indiffer ent, " declared William D. Johnston, president uf the machinist's union, in explaining the request "We ask no declaration, however, because we have a must unfriendly and unsympathetic administration at this time. ' Our ene mies would say, if the strrke occurs in the very near futuic, that the fighi was for government ownership. I be lieve thP strike is inevitable, for there is no other way out, and we' want the issue clear cut. The issue is the am elioration of the wage cuts by the' milrnnH litlrfiV hn:trri." Similar picas by others who arc the prospective leaders in the threatcne I walkout. led ix Hayes of Cleveland to withdraw his motion for a re-declaration of the government ownership policy. ' The discussion was injected into the convention's 'work when it. for a second time during thP day went on record as favoring repeal of th" transportation act in which connec tion It denounced the railroad labor board for its orders, especially those reducing wages and changing working conditions. Consideration of 'he strike threat iu connection with the resolution for re peal of the transportation act pro voked the only long discussion of the. day's bu'lucss, which was crowded with business. (Uy Associated Press) CHICAGO, Juno LlL Disaster for the striking railway unions and unfor tunate results to their membership were predicted to followed thp threat nt'H walkout,., on which h sti'iko vote la now being: .t Po "y nmt! railroad labor ' orcaniz.'rtions, in A letter from Hon W. Hooper, eliiirmnn of the rail road labor board, to the union lead ers Tuesday. Answering a letter from the' union chiefs to the board, which declared the executives would authorize a strike if the employes demand it. Chairman iHoopcr niad categorical reply to the "fieren assaults" on the board, for which he declared there was no RroXind. (Continued on Page. Eicht.) iT isn'T The iT'3 Ths WinTer es fl1 v. nunr nL Talks IJiick Wli 'Ti Told of Decision and as Result is Given Another "Lay-off" v by President Johnson. (Hy Aflucltrd Prss) CHICAGO, June 21 Babe Ututh's argument with Umpire Dinnen yester day will keep him out of the game two days in addition to the three-day suspension imposed yesterday. He will not be able to play until Monday President' Ban johnaun itKTeafcexT the suspension to five daB when he received a report from the umpire to day detailing Ruth's remarks -when ordcted off the field yesterday in com pliance with Johnson's three-day sus pension order which was imposed for disputing Oilmen's decision in a game Monday ' ' j Johnson- announced that Ruth was, suspended ' without pay -and that thel decision win cost Hake JUiOt), or f(H) a day, which Johnson aajU was Ruth's salary, , "Babe Ruth is going to behavc him self or keep out of the ft" mo all sum mer,'' said Johnson. . ' i. The nnntinl convention of the Union County. Odd Fellows' association will be held In Cove Friday nii;ht, .Satur day afternoon and cvcninir of this week. The I.a Grande Odd Fellows deiriec team will compete with the deRree tfam from Union .Friday nipht fo-- the Union county association ban ner. Saturday afterroon a business ses sion will be held .and Saturday ni(rh.t the RebeVth. dcir'co team 'will coin pet,, with the Klein UebekahR, and poss:bly scvoial others, fop the Re- hrknh hann A liiritc number of Odd 'follow! i ruin i4i urnmie win nuenu, Two Robberies ; r." in Portland DUO FELLOWS TO CONVENE ' ' plurality of 25,000 over John 1'. (ir Associ.icd iT.i.1 , peorlng, with l.oou F, HiKBlua trall- l'OKTI.AN'l), June 2I Knnekinc t 4 off the eonvbiriiVtiou knohsi: of fire rtfproHOutatlvc , Ileody, While, proof safe cabinets buritlars Hist niirht 'NcUhoii aud.IliirHey, all ronublicnns, stole about $!I00 from the Kniffht shoe.TfCf reiiOfnlnatcd lthqut opposl storo ahd between $15 and $20 froml'1""- The democrata nominated tor the J. C. KnRlish electric store. No "onator. Oakley C. Curtis, ex-uover- explosives were used- The police calle dthem "punch jobs." They be lieve both jobs w'crc done hy the same robliers. STEA.MKHS ('01, 1. 11)1'. rHIIiAil)KI.I'lir., June 21. The steamer Thomas 1'. Bral from Pacific coast norts, via Baltimore, collided with the Norwegian steamer Victo off i Cramps shipyard today. The Victo. ed States on hn recent trip. Marshal was damntred, while the Meal csenped I Joffre alluded to the happiness which with sliiiht dumnirc to her stern. The, had been afforded him by his loccp Victo was at anchor. I tion in America. ENJOYING THE BEAUTIES OF SUMMER &S$&T V)) ; II OH nun U.S. SENATE Democratic 'Party in Minne sota !Names Mrs. Olcsen at Primaries FIRST TIME IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY Sfale of .Maine Ie)iililicans Lie dominate henator Hale for the Senate; Made no Personal Canvass, (Hr A..nrmuil rr..n) ST. l'AlII., Minn., Jun 21. A wumiiii lias been nominated for United Stah'fl senator by' a major political iHirty fur tho first time iu the history of the country. This became apparent when ro tuniR fru inhnlf tlie precincts par ticipating In Mohday'a primary olec tloi) showed Mrs. Anna Dickie Ole seo had captured the senatorial nom ination of tlin democratic parly from two tualc opponents. ' - With the1 ouU'oin' of the major republican contests apparently de termined, interest turned today , to tho' race Mrs. Oleseii made. Uennmlnatlon ot Frank II. Kol tKg, aonator; J. A. O. I'reus, gover nor, and other republican state offi cers, with tllo possible1 eiioption of clerk of tho supremo court, was In dicated. Born in Minnesota 36 years ano, Mrs. Olcsen lived on a farm In tho southern part of the state until she wna married to l'eter Olcsen, now superintendent of city schools at Cloquet. They havo one child, Mary. 14 yeara old, who has taken an active Interest in her mother's entry Into, politics. PORTLAND, Me., June 21. Fred erick Halo, senator, republican, without mnklnp a personal cam- nation Won nnai. vfolxr l thn aiato urlmarlos. Th vote runt fur him was larger than the total for hl two. oppoiiienls. Frank K. (ineru cy, ex-ruprcsentatlvo, and Howard I)avles, ox-stnte aonator, and Ills plurality over Mr. GnernsL'y was nearly 20.1100. ;. Mr. :Dvie. rail n poor third. I I'erclval P. llaxtor, Bovernor. ru- I n,lh1l..nn . ...u -n nor, aim lor Kovernor, William K. I'nttauiiall, ex-stato atiornoy-gonoriil. HIM, DECOKATKI). PAIItlS, June 21. Marshal Joffre in thc name of the French govern mciit, toila ydecorated with the in siirnm of officer of thc Lotrion of Honor, Samuel Hill of Seattle, who escorted the marshal across the Unit Why --. - V; PAY VO: LOBBYIST. KUGENE, June 21-4-A circuit court, jury last night awarded i former G ivernor Oswald Vest. $l!t,l)81 dollars for lobbying for Coos county for the. land grant bill in congrcis in l!ll!. J. P. JACKSON ATRIPE AGE Had,. Lived Here Since the Year 18!)() and Was Over Pour .Score Years of Age. The death of J. P. Jackson oc curred Monday evening at Hie fam ily huino, 12U8 First alreet. .Mr. Jackson was over 81 yeara of hkb at the time or his death and had lived in tho Oraiida Itondu valley since the year 18116. lioceused was . born In AVarren counly, Pennsylvania, on May 24, 1841. He was married to Laura Jaim Baker at I)i.m liiinu l,,,.. on Juno 23, 18"a, and moved from' lowa to Nebraska iu the year 1877. In tho full ot 18110 lie canio to the Grande Hoiule valley and lias resided uore evor since. He leaves to mourn Ills loss, be sides his widow, two children, III ton Jackson of San Frnnelsco, 'Cali fornia, and Mrs. Holla K, Parkin son of I,ii Grando. One son, Wil liam, died In l'JOl. Mr. (luckson was the last of a largo fnnilly of brothurg and sisters. Ilosldes his wife and children lit leaves many othor rolalivLs. Thos. Wado of Islaiul City is ii brother-in-law and Georce and Wayuu Wade' are nephews. Funeral services will be held from the ramlly homo, 1208 First alreet, at 1 p. ni. Friday. ' Bill train is Reported on (fly Associated Tress) WASHINGTON. June 21. The! house rules committee voted today tof give thc light of way to the Capper-r Tinrher grain exchange bill which: PISSED W would supplant thc future trading acti-, DAKF.K, Juno 21. Articles or In to meet the recent supremo court de-. corporation of the Ilnki t Hoover cisiiin. The measure will be taken up, Ized Grocery company have been uj mo nouse mis ween. .. . . , Tin erevtion of the new one-story hrirk factory for the Ln (iramle'Con strurtion Co. is projrrcK.sinff fit fl rnpifl HpcH. The work, which is in thure of C K. 1 1 ii tri nnd H- P. Noilson, tnc nu'inbois uf the firm, whh cotnmenccJ ulimit leu iIiivh titrfi nnd tin huilditifr ih oxpcL-u'cl to lie complete within two wvckx, The now fnctorv is heinir huilt on the Kite of the former build- inir hi the corner of Greenwood nnd .Mnrfinon. ' The new building will bo morlerh in every resnect nnd will hnve double l he former floor splice which i Tiftec-. aiy to handle the' increased liu-Mncn!. I NEW FACTORY . ; WO J he new bunding, which is 10 by Hj.can j:overnmtnt more than 50,000,- feet, is beinj; l)uilt around the former factory, which h bein torn iliiwn irradually. ; 'By thi method the I.a (Jninde ('nnstruction Co. will rontinue their regular duties without cessa tion during the erection of the brick building ir.sTK is i iu;i;i. SAN KUAN CISCO June 7'5nl " '. , "rcc. Is ta- conrerence of tb, public utility com- , ,, , nnssioncrs from far-western states to WT ,.,,, ,,orU,UB , dieuss the Southein d'arlfu-l.e. ln,l , ,, , ,,. Pacific separation question closed to-1 day with a t'lc(;t'i'nhic appeal by thc i . . , , . commissions of Califom,!., Ari.ona Aoclalcd Press) nnd New Mexico to the interstatj LONHON, Juno 21. Tho- govern comme.ee commission to erpedite its "'cut was defeated today 111 the proposed consolidation scheme for i house of lords when a motion cou tho two railroads under autltoi -It y demnlng the Palesllnu miiudutu wis ot the iratisportiitlon act ot lllio. 'adopted 6U to 2'J. Man May Have Drowned in Grande Ronde River Whether llarve Warner or Winner was drowned In Hie Grantln Itonde river or lint Is u iiuesllon that Is. puzzling I lie sheriff's office Ibis week. yesterday Frank Wright nnd Mr. I'heiiuult reported the finding of a tool chest attached to a splkd two by four timber, oil the banks ot tin- Griiiidn itondu nbolll six mllep below La Grande on the Cheuiiult place, which contained a pilr ot shoes, possibly size 11. clothing, about a dozen loan of bread, a rip saw. a banjo and a French harp and numerous other minor articles 111 Hie clothes nas found a paid statement fro' ml In- I'. MrCnlliim Lumber company of Wheatland. Wy oming, dated February in. 11)21 ; ,u m 1 1 ii u to Mi". (in the bill was Hi'thli'S such ns nails, paint In .heeling, dr., Indleniinij thu: BODY OF BHD WEIGHTED BY Sailors Searcliiiiir for Drown ed'Jioatswain Locate , .Other )Mv , HAD BEEN IN THE . WATER 3 MONTHS ailr Fell off Poat Yester day and' Although Good 'Swimiiier Failed to Comu to Stu'face. tnr Asaoolotcd Press; PORTLAND, June 21. Sailors aearcliing the Willamette river for the body of Boatswain Conroy, drown ed yesUMdny, found this mutning the body of an unidentified man about 60 years old, bound with rope and weight ed down with two iron bars. He ap parently had been in the river for three months and officers were un abh. to determine whether the man was a suicide or a victim of foui play. (Hy Assoctstud rross) PORTLAN'H, June 21 S B. Con roy, ;ii, boatswain's mate on the Bat tleship Connecticut, here for the Rose Festival, was drowned in thc Willam- ' etto river Tuesday during the pageant attending the arrival of tho festival queen. Ho fell from a high' position on a barge decorated as a sailing vessel. A chair fell with him and it is believed it hit him on tho head, rendering him uncunscious for h sunk immediatily and patrol boaU were quickly on the spot. They failej to find a trnco of him. He has been in tho navy 111 years and was a good swimmer and hud rescued several per. sons from drowning. llleil with tho county clerk mid the (.oucorn has negotiated tho purchase of the business and luaso of build ing of tho Baker Mercantile com pany and will cuiumeiice business July 1.- : . , W. H,. GruYnn of I.a Orandu will I he the iictlvD miiiiager of tho new compitny. , 1 Tho linker Hooverizod Grocery company is ono of aorurnl stores operated by the company In tho northwest. They huve two stores at Vnkimn, Wash., two In La Grande and one In Fntorprlse. MOItK OIL I'NfOVUIIKD 1 -'u rvmi MEXICO CITY. Juno 21. Oil ex- portutionn from Mexico (luring the .v,'"f 1!21 lutnlli'd nproxiniHtcl lfB,000,0u bnrrelH hh itmilnHt 153.- MUM.noit barrels In 1020, nfeordlnp to flKiires pnbllfihed rocently by the di-piirtment or flnunco. Tiixuh from this 6xpnrtiitfnn netted the 'Mexl- 000 pesos. (By AflHOciiitcd Press) VKKINC, Juno 21. Hun Yat Sen, formerly presidont of tho South Warner was a carpenter. Tho aheilff's oirice has been endeavoring to discover the where abouts of the man in question but havo yet been unsuccessful and n letter to McCulllllil has been writ ten asking for facts concerning tho man. The theory that the sheriff holds Is thai the man had been working on the Perry brldgu and nl tho con clusion of the Job, had built a raft and sturted to float down the river, possibly meeting with uu accident. -I" IT-MI-ll I Tonight Hint Thursday tili. BARS FOUND I0MQIS nnsmniiiiin hut