La Grande evening observer., August 08, 1922, Image 1

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VOLUME XXV
MEMBER OF ASHOMATBil PKBkiS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922.
M1CM1IKK OF ASSOLTATKI) I'ltKSS
NUMBER 262
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LA GRANDE BOY
BOY " KILLED
IN TEXAS
Kaynnmrt J. Jilystonc Shot
Five Times' and Ueatli fol
lowed Immediately.
Raymond J. Blyatone, La Grande
bny,. wag murdered at Fort Worth,
Texas, Saturday, Ausust 5th. No
details have been received from au
thorities there other than that Mr.
Blystone was shut while Kitting iu
nig automobile, at about 1:45 p. m.
Saturday, five bullets having en
tered big body, death was instant
aneous, and that the ussasin had
been apprehended and placed in
jail.
Raymond J. Iilystone lias a wide
circle pt friends in La Grande. He
spent his early school days hero
and after completing his hih school
education entered the railroad ser
vice with the O.-W. R. & N., lu
tha signal maintenance department.
He was in this work for about five
years during which time hp worked
nut of La Grande and later out f
Baker, Oregon. Ho wag one of the
first to enter the service from this
locality as he enlisted in the avia
tion corps at Baker. Oregon, March
15, 1917, before war had been de
clared bv the United Slates. He
left La Grande March 27, 1017.
with orders to report at Fort
Worth, Towas, for active duty. He'
received promotions ' rapidly and
wag soon commissioned as a lieu
tenant which rank ho held during
his three years service. He served
as flying and machine gun instruc
tor in several different' camps and
it was only the signing of the
armistice that prevented him from
seeing service over seas, as nt that
date he was in New York awaiting
1 tho sailing of the transport. Alter
the .signing of the armistice he wan
assigned to the air mail service of
the United States and for some time
car "'led government mail in the
state of Georgia Jiy the nir route.
He was married to Lucille Miller
of Jamestown, N. Y.r February 6,
1!U8. while still in the service.
After receiving his discharge from
the army he located at Fort Worth.
Texas, where he became interested
in the oil business. He and his
wife were In La Grande for a num
ber of months, front August, l'J20,
to May, lf)21, visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Blystone a,nd
renewing old acquaintances.
At the time of his death he van
with the Apex Electrical Distribut
ing company is their district man
ager at Fort Worth. Texas. Ray
mond Blystone wag a man of splen
did character and personality, who
made friends readily and held them
as friends. At the time of his
tragic death he was thirty two years
of age. Besides his wife, Mrs. Lu-
cile Blystone, at Fort Worth, Tex
as, he leaves his father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Blystone.
2fll2 X. Fourth street, La Grande,
and four sisters: Mrs. Juiin Harp
er of Portland, Oregon, Airs. Joe
Harrison, Mrs. W. K. Beverage and
Miss Letha Blystone of L Grande.
Tha body will be cremated at the
San Antonio crematory. San An
tonio, Texas, and the services will
be held iu Jthat city, Thursday,
August 11.
wn.i, i-'i.v com, ri!ici:s
Illy Assoi-liiU-d 1'res.l
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. Federal
investigators will Tie sent to Ken
tucky to fix a fair price on coal,
Seci-etary Hoover announced today.
Pending the investigation tho oper
ators agreed to :!.70 lier ton at
the mine hut investlaators
de-l(l,P
termine a fair profit on the basis
ot the GaruoUI levels. nounced today.
Deputy and Moonshiner
Killed in Washington
STEVENSON, Wash.. Aus- S W.
E. Korison, ;", Clarke county (Wash
ington) deputy .sheriff, was shot and
killed iiistantiy in a battle with Paul
Hickey, a moonshiner, in the hills three
miles northeast of here, yesterdav and
J. A. Morgan, United States prohioi
tion Hirent of Tacomn. was severely
wounded by Hickev. Hickey was hrt
through the groin and died a few
hours later, after a posse scut from
here had found him lyinjr beside his
still.
Harold Ahola. 'S2, was arrested b
Sheriff Sweeney of Skamania county
..wi.,.. an.r u.l .nn ciinirion of
hfinir Hn "accomnlice of Hickey in thcl
ol"Cration of the till.
Drv AgentK Hunt for Still.
The bailie between the moonshiners
and the orohibition agents took place
this afternoon about 1 o clock, wnei
jJorifon and Morgan had accompanied
John Piggott, federal prohibition direc-
tor of Tacomn. into the hills in search scalp and emerging just aooye tn.
o fa ii"ncted rrfonhine ill. q1 forehead- Morgan f"ll at until. He
The three 0.u r had procecdcJi tegaincd censciounesa a short tim2
plnnp a fnwH tr"?' hk" w rn'lc later. . ..x. ,
FIRE BLIGHT PROBLEM IE
. WORST KNOWN ROOMS IS
i nrnm rwmn
Ha Been Present in Valley
for Maivv Years But Nev
er was Serious Before.
Fire blight which affects the upplfl
and pear trees is worse this season
than for several years, especially near
Imbler, Cove "tid North Powder, Btat
ed 11. G. Avery, county agent, this
morning. It has been present in the
Grande Ronde Valley for many years
but has not been serious until this
season. "
The fire blight affects the limbs of
the trees, giadually killing them from
the tons down, and measures should
be taken to prune diseased members
within tho next three weeks. All
branches carrying disease should be
burned promntlv or tnev may carry
diseaso through the winter. giving it
a chance to spread in the following
snrinir.
All instruments used in pruning the
trees should be dipped in a solution of
l-'orrosive sublimate, made by mix
ing one corrosive sublimate to one
thousand parts of water.
BULLETINS
BKOKGA.MZH GKAIN OUOWKKH
(Hy Axaouiated I're.ss.j
CHICAGO. Aug. 8. Reorganiza
tion of the United States Grain
Growers with resignation of all
present officers includes abandon
ment of offer ot B. F. Hale, to fi
nance the marketiug system of the
growers, nccording to Information
issued today. Hale offered to back
growers to the extent of a unlllion
dollars to purchase a seat on the
board of trade and establish mar
keting facilities, but the agreement
and offer hare been abandoned. The
growers wijl bn able to market their
grain through their new machine by
September 1st, it 1r stated. 10. H.
Cunningham becomes the notr presi
dent. STl'DY GKKMA.X HXAXi.'KS
( Hy AMXoclated FreiiN.i
LONDON. Aug. 8. Financial ex
perts begao today studying drastic
measures for the financial control
of Germany provided for in the
moraiorium conditions which include
exploitations of Germany's cus
toms, mines, railroads, control of
the Heichshank and supervision of
foreign currencies. These nro to
be under control of tho Internation
al, commission at Berlin.
KNGLANI) SHIPS IX l-'OOI)
(17 Associated Press i
HONG KONG, Aug. 8. The Brit
ish government here shipped In Its
second consignment of food lj the
stricken Swatow district today. The
(death list there has grown to 28,-
ouo.
M ANY BUYERS ARRIVE.
(J.y AhmocIhU'iJ J'ruxs.)
PORTLAND, Aug- 8. Retailer.
from nearly eveyr state west of the
Mississippi river resumed the rush to
day at registration headquarters. Ac
comodations for the crowd are getting
scarce. They arc combining business
and pleasure.
CHOP KOKECAST MADE,
(Ity Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8 Crop pro
duction forecast for August 1 was
made public todav. It shows winter
wheat fi42.0n0.000 bushels, spring
wheat ''(W.OOO.COO bushels. All wheat
combined, 805,000,000 bushels.
WII.I, MOHII-I.E.
(By Assoclatt-a (Teas)
ROM K. Aof. 8. Henito Mussolini.
Kasciti leader, has ordered mobil-
i7.ation throughout Europe, it was all
from Stevenson when they came to a
spting of water. Thev heard the voir
es of men close by in the underbrush
and after reconnoitering, suddenly
man stepped frOm the brush near the
spring armed with a rifle. Morgan
ordered the man to throw up his
hands at the same time firing three
shots over his head. ' reply the man
who later was identified as Hickey,
fired point-blank at him.
Itifle K nocked from Hand.
The bullet struck .Morgan's rifle,
knocking it from his hands and then;
ricocheted, severely lacerating his
right arm. Morgan turned and dashed
for a ncarbv tree. As he did so. h(
heard a-second shot, and Rorison, who.j
with Pi"t?ott, was standing a short!
distance behind him, cried, "My God "j
An instant later a third shot struck j
Morgan in the back of the head, the!
bullet plowing a deep trail through htsf
Dokie Committee Cannot Ks
timate Number Needed as
Many will J lave Pullmans.
One of the most serious problems
before the o-cnernl committee having
in charge entertainment of tho Dokie
convention here on September Ut and'
2nd is the matter ot -Movuting rooms, i
If it were just a matter of obtaining
all the available room in the city
that might be supplied through the;
opening of dooVs, the various commit
tees would not consider it so difficult
a job as it might seem. The trou
ble in the matter is that the committee
now finds that there is nothing at nil
definite about how many rooms will
be needed. It may be necessary to
house 1,000 and it may be necessary
to house only 500- The Canadian vis
itors, Sound cities, Spokane, Walla
Walla, Lewiston and Portland dele
gates arc coming in Pullmans and will
use the Pullmans for their headquar
ters. The Eastern Oregon people who
are coming are in many cases bring
ing their own tents, expecting to sleep
in the park. In the light of these
uncertain propositions the committee
is unable to determine anywhere neat
the number of rooms that will be
necessary and therefore will make a
careful list of enough rooms to care
for those who come, upon the supposi
tion that all are going to require ac
comodations. If an inndcquaV num
ber of rooms are listed and then there
should be a greater number coming
demanding on local accomodations than!
was expected, a very serious condition
would develop, itaincr man latte anv
thei
chances of having the good name of
the city harmed through inaoeouat"
listing the committee is appealing to
the public to list all available rooms
so that should occasion require ther-j
would be facilities for between 1,500
and 2,000 visitors. This is the ap
proximate number of guests who will
not come In Pullmans.
On the surface it might seem an un
necessary caution to go to the trou
ble of listing that number of rooms
when there is no definite assurance
that they will be called into use, hut
the committee feds that the citizens,
of I -a Grande apnrecinte the situation
and that they will offer every avail
able room within the citv limits.
Local hotels, the hotel facilities ati
Hot Lake, and the Union Hotel fa-j
eilhicB will be ued to house the of-!
firial delegates and visitors but in ad-!
dition there will be a demand for some-1
thng like 1.400 or 1.500 people should
all want local facilities.
Sl'GAK TAB I IK APIMIOVFI)
WASHINGTON. Aug. . A tariff
of two jand three tenths cents a
pound on sugar was approved by
the senate the vote being 'M to
Sixteen republicans voted
tho tariff.
against f
A SELF
WODDCRAFTERS
ILPIE
liov Seouts Who are Eligible
will Form a Higher Uank
in Outdoor Life.
A movement is under way for the
organization of the Order of Wood
ciatteis, a degree society onen to boy
scouts, the matter having been dis
cussed at a meeting of some of the
scout officials held last evening, hi
all probability the decree work to at
tain rank in the organization will be
gin during the summer camp that is
10 be held on the Big Minam-
The Older of Woodcrafters will
have three degrees, the outer circle,
the" middle ring and the inner circle.
When the member has attained the
right to belong to the inner circle he
will be able to rely unon his own re
sources in the woods without any help
from others. ;
The tests for the three degrees nro
as follows: '
First degree, or outer circle Be
able to make frame and pot hooks for
cookin", make a goo, bough but, make
a drinking cud out of one's hat, mark
a trail without :inlements and be abb1
to follow such a trail, demonstrate
artificial respiration, make a candle
stick of a potato, cla" tincan or a
piece of wood, and uronerlv put out
a nimn fire and know how to combat
a forest fire. , .
Second degree or middle ring Put
un and ditch a tent, take same down
and roll properly, make a water filter,
follow a blazed trail, demonstrate on
land five breaks of the death grip in
drown in if and two in the water. mak
a candle lantern, prepare and cook
flapjacks, and properly pack 20 nounds
on your back.
Third degree or inner circle 'Lenrn
to nronerlv nack a horse, make a fire
; of different material each time tor
six days, with oniv o- ma ten ana ai
differetn times of the dav. build a rait
without nails, rope r string, build a
lean-to camp for the night, fell a tree
and split same propcrlv. blaze a trail
"-oprly, tow a person oy five meth
ods, demonstrate five brenks in the
water, make a elm' oven nnd build fire
and cook something edible in oven,
catch a fish at least 12 inches' in
length, bake brans lumbermen's stvlc,
make a preserver for fond. fish, etc-
make a rustic chair nnd table, find
way to camp from n point one mile
distant, said point tn have been reach
ed by boy blind folded.
Oakman is National
Representative of the
Modern Woodmen Order
Bert 'Oakman, who Is hern with
Mrs. Oaknian, spending the vacation
period he ha each year, will start
out tn September across 1 he nat Ion
looking alter the business ami In
terests of the Modern Woodmen
Lodge of which he Is national
deputy. His work calls him to the
'largo cities of lhe nation, but every
sum met he gets back to the almos-
I phere of the Grande Untitle valley
which he and Mrs. Oakman both
liive very much.
- IMPOSED FRANKENSTEIN
Y Wj .... r
x t J tyt S
Warren G. Stone Appeals
to Railroad Chiefs to Aid
in Preventing Collapse
IIER WILL
MAKE TALK
E
K('r'soii(ativ" )!' Kiicuihts
and Firemen Hilled -for
this City August 1.1th.
The subjects now before the ,,,..
pie nnd receiving (treat attention are
capitalization of railroads, railroad
wages and working conditions, farm-
ing conditions and tho relation of tie)
farmer to organized labor.
haeh of these sub ecu will be han-,
died by Charles W. Maier at the Star
Theatre on Auirust 11th, which is the
date set for Mr. Maier to talk to the
people of Union county, lie asks that
the fanners lie sure and attend for he
wants to point some of tho things
which make the fanner and organized
labor nkin in this great industrial
struggle.
He is representative of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen and is recogni.eil as one of
the best posted men on industrial mat
ters in the United States.
The railroad officials had Mr Dil
lon here and he was greeted by a
largo crowd to hear the speech of this!
man who represented the officials of
all the railroads. Now Mr. Mairrl
comes representing the men who labor
and he will tell of the capitalization!
Plans of ronds as well as give direct!
information on the question of rail
road labor and woiking conditions.
Jann'H JognrH, who was arrested
rocnnUy on tho chargn of pausing
h bad chock for $f.o(t, at I lie .Mer
chant fl !'Kta urn lit. wan arraigned
bnfori' .liiMtico Arthur Williams yes
Innlay afternoon at Vr.'Mt o'clock
and pb-ad guilty to tho charges. !(
was hound over to await tho action
of the grand jury under bond.
CHARGED WITH
BAD CHECK DHL
(Hy Aumiriuit'd I'runs.)
WASU1NUTOX, August 8 I'residcnt Harding's sec
ond' proposal for the termination of the shopmen's strike
awaited today the act ion o'f linth sides hut rejection hy tho
unions is foreshadowed in a statement of the leaders.
Chief executives of the Shopcral'ts have lieen called to
meet here Wednesday to consider the President's propo
sal that the seniority issue he left to t lie lijihor Uoard.
.Mr. .Jewell, representing the shopmen pointed out that
he had' no authoritiy to answer for the Federation, adding,
"Nohody ought to 'get the idea that the shopcrafU federa
tion will accept."
Uailroad executives are expected to meet Friday iu
Xew York to formulate their answer to the President's
SCCOIld proposal. .
.Nothing definite is known
CTrtXTP mTUre
blUJN Wl.Kt
' CLKY'KLAXl , August 8
, . ., ', , , ,.
understood to s peau largely
fleeting the men, todajv' telegraphed sixteen railway chiettf
asking them to attend' a conference at Washington on Fri
day to consider the present situation and avert the impen
ding collapse of transportation.
ASKS FULL ATTENDANCE.
WASHINGTON, August 8 President Harding, it ia
understood, lias informed Ueprescntativc Mond'ell of his
desirahility to have a full attendance Tueday when the
House of Representatives of the national congress recon
venes so that all departments of the government eun view.
(lie trouble arising irom the
SIDEJY . SIDE
HA K Kit, Aug. 8. lhe funeral ser-1
vices of Mr. and .Mrs. Henry Spauid
ing were heid yesterday afternoon at
Ml. Hone cenieterv. Services were
conducted at the grave by the local
1. O. 0. 1'. and Kebekah lodges, there
was also a number of the Ci- A. lt In
attendance.
Mis. Spaulding died about a month
ago in San lliego. Cat., and at that
time Mr. Suaulding was also I". Ills
dealli followed shortly afterward,
Kuucrn! services were held in San lb-
eg'o liorire shippine- the lioiliea to
'I'aker. Aci ompair ing the remains
were Mrs. .Maude Kllis, Kan Diego;
Mis. (airie S. Scharnikod, (tleudale,
Cal.. (laughters of the decayed. .
Mr. and ills. Spauidiug cclellinted
Iheir golden we lding in Portland last
I .ereitilirrt Thev wl-re residents of
Maker about .'10 years ago, at which
time Mr. Hpaulding conducted an ice,
COUPLE BURIED
wood and transfer hornless. rrom purpose of practicing Htock jlltlg
heio they moved to riuinpler whereh,K n,u aitor part of tho week un
Ihey icsided a numlicr of years. Mr- ,,.,. t, eliargu of County Agent'1
Spaulding owned the Sunipter town-li rj Avery. lany of tho iplgs
site at one time, selling his interests jmvne( t)y ', (., inembers aro
In the Sunipter Cold llreilgmg com- llow r,0 pounds hi weight, being
Pii'iy- only flv m"His old.
, ..,,.,.,, The Island city Pig eluh and tho
I'Aim lKKI'.IS MS Ivll. ,! fnir club will niuot Friday,
'."1..."""."" J"',, . tho former at lhe farm nt Andrew
PdKTI.A.N ). Aug. H lhe f't Hloklan.l and the Hitter at the farm
evidence of lhe contention of Charles! T.iwnlev
Hall's recount claims developed today
when lhe HMheck of Multnomah pre-
lilci ,o, mi"""' 1 1 . ..
tlH-m found in the Kcnul.lin.ii lmll-.tl
l.t 1. i.i tlw. .ftllllt lll-
dnvirduiTd Olcott's loss to twu with
Hall losing one.
Dry Weather
County Wheat Yield
llespite the Lo t that the crop of. still green will be practically savej
winter wheat, which is now being har- from burning up unless the droupht
vested, pioiuiM-d a bumper yield earli-1 continues without abatement. The
cr in the year, it now appears thai I late spring wheat wili be aided much
the farmers' expectations were too more han that planted earlier nnd In
high and that the average yield will bt dications are that the yield of Into
slightly less than last year when the; spring wheat will be greater than wu
f.tiiiti averiieeil ; " llllsneis per ncie
F'lank ilcKcnnon stales that his wheat
wiil y iflit 4U bushels per acre. 1 he
wheat fields near Suniniervillc, Alice',:
and Imbler will also yield nevcrui
bushels above the aveiagc ,
The reason for the lower bushelac
I.I I" III I ' II alllH'Ull J "
ii ,.r J. h..t wouthf.r. u-hirh
bunted ul the wheat in some sections
and caused it to mature too rapidly,
instead of ripening more slowly, re
Milling in smaller yields. The pres
ence of mnnv weeds is also hurntfui
to the cron and this row materially
lessened the yield.
The rain that, the Orande Hnmb'
vallev cxpeiienei'd lust week greatly
benefitted the ciops of spring wheat.
tiNo having a gnoo imi'-'-i on ine vut
i-r wheat l he spring wheat thai
as to their irolmhle altitude.
U ATT r'TJTT'PTi'Ct
Alj Oill-i O. ,
YaiTCU S. HtOllP, wllO 13
,,, :.. n
lor tin- iii i-oiii ui iu muuvia
present industrial situation.
UV Associated Pre ' '- ;
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. PicbL
dent Harding Informed tho houso
members that he opposed tho program ,
of a three-day recess. Ho suggested
a full membership ill order that con.
gress could function if legislation
should lie needed to enrrv out the ad--ministration's
program in respect to
Lhe railroad and coal strikes.
IWhite House officials did not dis
close what the program would be.
Locomotive Workers Strike.
ll(v AsHoemtea rrosal
PATTKKHDN, N. .).. Aug. 8. As n
protest against working on locomo
tives of the Krie rnilroad the entire,
force of the Cooke Locomotive Works
of America walked out today.
'l'lio. boys' and girls' livestock
clubs nro holding meetings for tho
. ... ,
Saturday morning at tho farm own-
'.1 l.v ..'funk M.'Kiinnnic Thn miin
i lion. The mem
havo had oane-
th,t rln . ,
l.'inl kuccosh in raising tho pigs nnd
" tiiklng clwrlul lutureHt tn tho
ii re, ti
I work.
Has Cut
uiiucijmi.,-11-
In some sections where irrigation
was possible the spring and winter
wheat is yielding verv well. Near
North Powder I'ortv-fold wheat on
( lover creek is yielding heavily, nnd
at Wolf ("reek, where it wan possible
to inigate extensively the crops iooK
well,
Oly Astioehited PrtM.
POUTI.ANI), Aug. 8. Tonight onl
W-iie!sd;iy fair; warmer tonight in
ul extreme eaHn n part of state. A
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