m 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