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

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Newspaper Page TextIGa (Srattiie Eiiftttng (ibafmr VOLUME XXV member GERMANY A! " FRANCE MAY Ml L FIND A WAY Diroi-t and J'ruMiUy Uiider- cussed by Papers. REAPPROACHMENT MAY BE SOUGHT Idea was Launched by (ier mau Industrialists and is lit'iiiff Taken up by French lSiisiness Channels. TARIS, Auk. 21. A possibility of a direct and friendly understand ing between tiermany and Kranee, Including closo economy collabora tion, was given serious consideration for the first time tday. Nearly all the important paipers nre discussing suggestions that France so.ek justice in tno re parations crisis through a reap proachmcnt Willi Germany. The idea which was launched by German Industrialists has been tnk eu up in French business channels. SALEM, Aug. -1. A total of $,-3l2,;ili-0t had been disbursed out of the stale bonus fund on August 15, ac cording to a statement piepared 'y Secietal' yof State Kozer tolay. Of this amount $-l,U7r,;!05.84 went to cov er applications of 1823 ex-service men for cash bonus payments, and $2,305, (iOu.17 went to cover i)2i applications for bonus loans. Every county in the slate is repre sented in the distribution of bonus funds and loans have been made in all counties of the stale with the excep tion of Curry, tirant and Jefferson. Almost one-third of the entire amount so far disbursed from the bon us fur.il has trone to Multnomah coun ty, according to a table prepared by Kozer, which shows that in most of the counties the cash bonus far ex ceeds the bonus loans. The exceptions to this aro found in Deschutes, Gil liam, Klamath, Vo'.k, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties in which the bonus loans have proven the most popular. Ledge of Agate Found - tt :n t...i 1ST DESIRED un unitlllild, ii,ivcj.jsnp. fec9 or bllt h9 cxpeillle ' That inures ol iiKatc exist in inejscriplions. mountains west ol l.a t.rande nas been known for some time and Tilden Booth ef l.a Grande has at different times broutrht in very line specimens. A revival of the acute stories comes with the following from the Pendle ton East Ori'Coniali: A lediro of material of aate of chal cedor.ic character has been discovered the Umatilla river in the Thorn- hollow district, according to Majorl I.ce -Moorhmo. Clarence Koss is tne discoveier of the ledire, which is said to be four of five feet in width. Some doubt about what the mineral mii.ht be has existed and the opinion of lapidaries has been secured- From: 111 I ' 1 miVion n fl-r'l V he . conclusion tnat the classification of the material as beinK of chalcedonic character is Ihe correct one. lie sent! a specimen to Portland and had it cut: and polished. The njrate is a semi- .,.,, ,wi n cnsirferble commercial value. The specimen is a! beautifuloiic. Funeral of Late Bethel A. Davis Held Saturday, The funeral services of Bethel Al- ami Z n merman Undertaking Parlors i'-'t- There Is nothing better than Saiurdav afternoon at 1 ::so o'ctocklhe " Oraiide Rondo valley In my with Rev. C. H- Hitlci house, of Hake-, Rev. .1. W. Norwood, of Boise, Idaho, and Rev. .1. II- Lumper officiating. The floral offerings were many and were beautifully arranged around the ,..,bnt U nf vhi;'h besooke of the- ympathv and hi-h esteem of thciv iiirge miml'r of friinds that filled -.- the parlors to overflowing. Mr. andj "' Mrs. Sherv.-ocl fiili:ims rendered !' some very appropriate music. "' The interment whs in the family ri lot in the .Masonic cemetery- The bc- .. reaver! familv ha e the sympathy of j the community in their sorrow. Got Seven Point Buck on Fox. Hill Near City More llian one family in La nralide is rartaklnc of venison to rtav as a result l the head of the family haeciijj- "'e buck yester day. I'lcht iK. r, were brought into town -during a f'-vr lioir0 yesterday and avvf-ral iiit than that were killrl. Albert Kroilse. Hen Moves. V. 1'. Mohr and Harry Mohr all got one apiece and a cood share oi the hunters have not reported or haie nt r-'Bra"! vet. ok ASSoouTBD PRESS run mmwu. Tax Reduction is the Issue Brought Forth in the Resolutions Adopted J' a vorinjf the La Grande Man. Willi nhniit 100 aiunatures the pinrcn-for-CoYernor club . orinnir.ea Snturdav afternoon in tlia city hall whnn T. H. Crawford was chosen as president of Ihe club. Miss Colin n mu. secretary, ana i loyu i- Kennon treasurer. The appeal ior member, to the PiWeo club l not restricted to party for according to Judce Crawford al r welcome re gardless of political complexion and all are wanted. Thai resolutions adopted at lue meatinc follow: We, the memnerj of me union County. Pierce-ror-lioTeruor chid view with alarm the rapid increase in the rate of taxation for State, Countr and Nunlclpal purposes. Al- news-jready taxation has almost readied the point or confiscation, and many of our tax payer are facing bank ruptcy. We demand an economical, busi ness administration of gorernnient affairs. Slate, County and Munici pal, limited to the neccssltleg of sootl government. We demand that appropriation! by the legislature be cut to the bona and limited to tne necessities of the state government. We demand that taiei of all kinds bo reduced to the luwest possible limit. We believe that Walter M. Tierce as governor of this state, can and would do much to carry out these demands and reduce the tax bur dens from which the people aro now Buffering. Be it. therefore rosoircd mat tne members of this club will each work and vote for Walter M. Fierce as povernor. at the November election. 1922. and that we will do all 1 our yower to promote and further his election. Be1 it further resolved that the officers of this club shall consist of a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, a vice president in every town and city of the county, and an executive committee consisting ol the president and teta members com posed of five men and five women. It shall be the duty of the Execu tive committee1 to direct all of the act'ivitles of the club, and to ap point the vice presidents Df the sev eral towns and cities. It shall be the duty of the vice presidents to organize branch clubs in their respective towns and cities and to report their memberships to the secretary of this club for en rollment. ' mere There shall be neither member- of the elub shall b voluntary sub- CLINT HAD Fl Clint Van Fleet returned to Grande yesterday following an ex tended visit in Chicago, Omaha and other middle western (points. While on hia journey, which lasted about 1 " 1 VV ' - nil r Ml! I reilUWeU h"l"ck (01fmerth," ,dl"e: , . Th '"1ld'e, W6S' is -"""K h!vp " ' the biggest corn crops or many years " be staled today. "The is In the pink of condition and "ill yield an exceptionally heavy cro - Other crop conditions are cijf vh-ii, ninu. In speaking of the heat wave he continues, "I Rrrivod in Chicago just in time to receive full benefit of the heat wave. Hot wan no name for it. I left ChicaKo on Wednes day and on the following day three people died duo to tho excessive estimation and, although 1 had fine trip, 1 am glad to get back.' ' :- K- FRAMING NEW SCALE. SALT LAKK Aug. 21. S. V. v Piatt, geheral manager of the ! iregon Short Lino, will meet v late today with re'iresentntives -! of the shopmen anci allied crafts -I' now in the employ of the Union v Pacific with a view to framing '. new wage schedule. -I- vj t!- t'.- v The prize story of the day was the bagging of a seven point buck ,u.-i un rui run uooul iwo uiiie.t 'from town. Two boys, whose name; ! could not be ascertained, left ha itlrande and In two hours returned with the deer. Harry Mohr, in aOdlllon to get ting Ills deer, Hlgrt waned a young war on rattlesnakes and nine of the reptiles were left ded when he returned to Iowa, Til I EAST LA GRANDE, OREGON, FACT FIffi COMMISSI TO BE NAMED Harding's Message Bring Action on Part ol House Member at "Washington COAL FACTS TO BE FERRETED Vat ion to Have Body AVhieh AViU Do Nothing Bui' Gather Facts as They Ex ist About Industry. WASHINGTON, Auk 21 Chairman Winslow of tho House commit tee, af ter a conference today with lYcHidcnt Hauling announced he wouid introduce a bill to create n "fact findine;" com mission as recommended by President Harding in his special message to con gress. Winslow later introduced a bill car rying into effect the President's re commendations for a sweepinir ifov- ernmont coal investigation. , TUHKQ-GREEK Fl E (Br Associated rrcas) PARIS, Aug. '21 The Allied con ference on the Turko-dvcek problem will probably be hold in some Italian city within six weeks as a result, of a note frcm the British government to the 1" rench ioreign oil ice today. ' Tho note answered a French com munication of August lird aug'-restim' conference in which 1 urkish and Greek representatives would be admit ted on an equal basis. , BULLETINS WHEAT AT I'OKTI-ANl). (fly AsHuclitt(.d t'reKH.l PORTLAND, Autr. 21. iWhcut sold it $1.02 to $l.Cf7 'oilny. KLANSMKN DKMTU. , (bV Asaociuted ITena; MKDFORI). AuR. lil Demurers at tacking Indictments recently retumcil iy ine granu jury nere wnuri iiivt-H-Mcnted the Ku Kiux Klan were filed y six men indicted and wiii be argued he first Saturday in beptcmber. LIGHTNKR WAS A STOWAWAY. LOS ANGKI'T, Aug. 21. David Lightner, apprehended on the Hteam- ;r rar allon, and taken into custody on i Tcrtlnnd federal narcotics charge, vas found as a stowaway on that ves- irl foliowintr his est-ane at Shanghai, it developed when he landed here to day. IT LOOKS AS IF J) j mmh aunty MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1922 If Oregon is Drier Than Elsewhere What About tho Elsewhere?, WASHINGTON, Auff. 21 Calling OreKon "the Sahara f America' Pro libiticn CommisKioncr Hayes today Icclared that after 'chocking up ru oorU from other stntei thero is Icbb iquor and less drunkenneBs-there thnn :n any other slate.' State Director (anville, in reporting conditions, snys thore ik moontihining which it will take eais to conipcltely eradicate, but ho is pleased with the progress made scaTdedto death en a Klainalh Falls Man Falls Into the "Devil's Tea Kettle" Sunr Kluniath UNABLE TO GET UP SLICK BANK .Man KulTerx in 1-Jpilin Wa ter L'nlil Screams Bring . Assistance From. People Near. bv. Hr ANflociiucd Proas) KLAT'ATH FALLS. Aug. 21 Fiank Albert, aged fifty, died last rifht from scalds ho received when he fell into the "Devil's Tea Kettle" hot .sming here yesterday. Albeit lost his footing while filling a bin el with water for household use and plunged into the spring, tempera ture of which was H7 degrees. He whs unable to climb up the slippery bank and had to remain in the water several minutes heforo his screams brought assistance. The sheriff's forces made ft raid on the Kmmons Cigar store and also on the A. It. Kmmons residence Saturday evening about twelve o'clock in Union and discovered one half gallon of moonshine in the store nnd two galtonn buried nt tho residence. According to the sheriff, Kmmons poured some liquid out of a pitcher, supposed to be li'iu&r, when: .the forces entered the establishment. Km mom was brought to La Grande and appeared before County JudKn U-G- Couch this morning at ten o'clock for his arraignment. Ho "waived hearing and will be tried at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. His bond- were set at ?"00, which were arranged for. Another establishment wart raided the same nii;ht in Union but 110 evi dence was discovered. IT'S GONNA BE KINDA SHERIFF RAIJJS BOOTLEGGER MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PUCPimiP IclRnTHRHII n IAH I Innmip n a in HIM 1 1 1 Mill hi iiu i iiuiiilu miiLL in II (ill. i .1MIII w..Mwintiw iw ,,,,.. uunuu umu ME OK All w MEN BY WEEKS Soldiers to Tell of Experi ence in Handling Uail road AVork STRIKES SAID TO CAUSE ACT Secrctarv Weeks Savs There .lias een sso Uccasion as Yet to Call Annv liut Will He lveady for Emergency (By AttHoclntcd Press.) WASHINGTON Aii7. 21. In order to un fully prepared for any develop ment the war department is recheck ins occupational qualifications of en listed inon of the nrmv to make nuick action possible in event Federal troops-hhink ...V lontu um.'ii i"r uuiy in ino coal or railroad strikes. Corps commands have been instruct ed to report how many men have ox perienco in railroad work. So far ni request for men in connection with either striko has been necessary, but Secretary Weeks said lie wished to b prepared for any emergency. (By Assocluled Trose) PKKIN'O, Aui. 21. CIravo alarm is felt by the British Kovernmenl r-iiroutfhout MrmcJiuria over Chaiiir-Ho-I.in's attitude to withhold protec tion of British lives and property held in reprisal for what ho calls British contempt of his authority as governor. T The police court had a busy day to day nnd for a few fellows who had fallen by the wayside it was a "blue'' Monday. At ten o'clock Judge Robert Kakin took the djair itnd the dispens ing of justice began. ItciHge Kupple, who went loco nnd damaged a gord share of his furni turo Friday evening due to drinking from a mess of fermenlint; fruit in a zinc bathtub, had been freed on $2j bonds nnd was to answer to Ihe charge of disorderly conduct. He forfeited li in bonds by non-appearance. V. '.Martinez, n Mexican, was next en the roll call and was fimd $10 for being in nn intoxicated condition on the streets. II- .1. Hnrdy. chanred with sneeilina to a fire, wns lined $5. CROWDED ENGLAND DOES N0TUKE IDEA Noted North Powder Merchant-Statesman Will Cease Commercial Activities nnd Take Life Easy. llunniiii Kothchilil, one 0f tho most imiKi'usiiiv und wo miitlit say "i tuicsiiuc" men in ihis community for u poiiod o thirty-Hewn yoms is jiliin niiiR on i-tiriiiK from the iiiurcliauilis 111K fii-lil, ayn . tho North PowoVr ov8. Air. Kothchild has soivod in this I'omniunlty not oniy us a nion hiint but ns mayor, tioasuror, mill clork ot tho local sc-hool district. 11c is a char ier mcniDer of tho local I. O .0. R locluo and is still a member of that organization There are many who will miss the Kcninl smile anil hearty handshake of me veieian mercnant, sliouiil ho really ievo ine community as no is now planning, many a broken man re ceived his "irrubstako" from "Herman" as he is alfectionateiy called by nil. Ve say ho is picturesque because hdjford AlacNidor, national commander tits s u uxiuro in vuo commun- ay nie so lonjr that ono can hanlly cf North Powder without tlunk- ing of Herman iltothchild. He is also Known us the one man who never turn ed a deaf ear to poverty or distress. Jn his active life tin nt nnn (in... was elected to the state leirishitii. I in . yiiiK me oniy democrat and' he only Hebrew vlwlvd U, that body! in"giessive in i (i lar-seeing man while acting in the capacity of a legislator. He was North Powder's first mayor and served m that canacitv for two teims, and then like Washinlgon, re-j fused nomination fur a third term. I M. iliothchild was born in Wurtem burK. (lernjinv. where he received an education and also served time in the German army, after which he mi- ginted to this country. He first re sided with an uncie in Shelby county, i (vmuicKy, aim auerwar.l came west, locnting and accepting a position with ins cousin, amuei utJincnuu, at 1'en- dleton. This was in lKKll. In 18H5 another cousin, Joseph Barrett, wa.i conducting a general store in North Powder in company with H. O. (ior ham, and he became ill. Mr. Kothchild was called to thin r.itv to care for the business during tho iilncat of linrrett, but Mr. Harrett w far more ill than was expected nnd ho passed away, ltotehild was planning on helling out the business for tho deceased cousin, but friends prevailed upon him to ac cent a partnership with Mr. (iorham, which he did, and the business wns conducted as (Jorhunv & It' Michlld since July, 1H85- - Mr. .Kothchild later purchased the Gorhum interests, but conducted the stuie under the original firm name. ., About three years ago Mr. Rot belli Id was afflicted with paralysis and since that time has nut been as active in public life as wa'.' formery his cus tom. Though afflicte(l with a paralyz ed limb and aim, the old veteran re fused to give up his ipost as North Powder's pioneer merchant, and with an indomitable will, succeeded in at tending to his regular business af:iirs, conducting his store the same ns UMual. However, ns the year went by, Mr-iiotlu-hild decided he wnud would like to visit his old home in Kuropc, where he has numerous relatives who hold high positions in both the commercial and social life of their commuuitic:, and who are desirous if having him end in view be is slowly decreasing! his stock that he might sell at an op- porlune moment and he fret to go where he may. He is not advertising a sale, ncr is he letting his grocery slr.ck run below normal, but be is mnk-, i u i some a 1 1 ractive prices on the , many things that arc staple but have! a slow sale. I Ju.vt when ho will be ready to lcavj it is hard to say at this time, ns he! will have a lot of detail work to do in rinsing up his business, but as stated alu.ve he is prcnuriitg to pell out and bid Kasteru Oregon goodbye. Tom Mahoney Sees Bet ter Conditions Appearing for the Pacific Northwest Thomas .1. Mahoney, formerly of the lioppnor First National bunk, then at the head of tile Live Stock Slalei nk of Portland but now representing livestM'k interests of the northwest, uih in l.a (iiatifle this morning on his way to I'lntrrpno to upend the day with Jay Dobbins and other extensive live sto;k rairW'is. "'i hings nre getting a wee bit bet dr(" shU Mr. J;i)oney. "1 inn cer tain 4ht the trnna i- over for live doi-k frn.Tw. jlthnd it i- not anygam bl uf r's vt. (ienetal conditions, t'itv l-i-niniR, hu h reflects U; tiiip-JitMMtf . ikrivc iu the livnUInimle und Hot Lake the traffic reg-st(K-k vwi tk' n rowers will.isteved at 11 being horse drawn be bcmtitv-r f ie time." ) vehicle.-. . 5 Gray WASHINGTON. Ag. 21. Pari It. Oray, president nf the Union Pacific liiib -ad. and Alfred P. Thorn, gen- i a! counsel for the Association of Kiiilway Pn"ident-, continued loifay in conference with govern nut'it of ficials relative to the niiln'ad strike Anin uiicenirnt whs made to the puo 'hat ' he fonfei rtvc was without h.pecial s.KiiifKanLC. NUMBER 273 . 70 HE SURE OF PASSING National Commander of tho American Legion Claims X ouest ion About Jt. BOTH PARTIES SEEM FAVORABLE I Si 1 1 Which Will he Intro duced Wednesday Believ ed liy Commander to Have Uood Chance of Passing Wenate This Week WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Han- of the American Legion, In a state ment issued today, duclured tllut a personal eanvass of tho bonus situ ation allowed u majority uf tho sen ate, IncliiiiliiK both political parlies, pledged for tho pussago ot tho bonus bill. Commander MacNidor predictotl tho bill which tho senate will tuko up Wednesday will pasa tho Beuato Lure ol: (lie H ills Took Play ers from Diamond to Hunt Deer; (iiiine viisPlayed with Score ot 11 to 11. 4 . Apparently the doer and K' ouho that aro luppoacil to ho reaming in tho hills drew tho attention of too many mar ried men yesterday hecauso only two of them made their appeal alico on tho diamond ycdoiday afternoon to d; hattle with tho single nien'n leam. P-nt the name went on, iieverthelesH, with tho married men finally Kettinfr1 tho mnnll end of a 12 to 11 arorc. When the umpire was utrollinjr onU the diamond to announce the hatlerien and Htart the iriime only Bob Smith and ('hildei'H had arrived so, in order, to satisfy the crowd, and not delay , the (,'ame, a hunch of bachelors were ' iceriiitod to fill tip the teum and tho conflict was on. Carrol pitched for the married men with Bill Workman rntrhinir- Toots (unity received for Speed Meacrve on the other tram. Tho Kamo wa interesting, without n doubt, even tho scorckceper becoming excited- Tho Came was nip and tuck throughout, first one team takintr the lead and then the other. I). it when the ninth inn inir was concluded the bachelors car ried the lonir end uf the score frjm tho field. A fair crowd was in atteiidan;o arcl tne (rate receipts will lie tn-cd aa a ''"t'f't fu it id The monthly highway census has been completed and still shows a steady increase of vehicles passing ov er the highways in Kastern Oregon. These figures were taken on August 17 and completed this morning, and they show an increase of travel since July 17 of nineteen per cent. 1 he number of cars nassing ut Moachain was K: for this month nnd 17;t f(.r last month. Tim slight fall here is accounted for by the wrk on the roads in that section, which tend to discourage the travelers. At iMinam a light decrease was felt also, the fig ures being 85 for iast month and 75 for this ni'inih. He t ween Klgin and! Minani SI passed this month and last month- lietveen l.a Crande and Hilgard the figurt'H showed 'A'.iH vo hicbs for this month and only for lust month. This was tho greatest Hetween Ii dramie and Island iKti, .'Hi of wlmh were horse drawn velm-lcs, and tietwt en 1 m Keeps nmnnirn nnrm i lIuHltUltN ' FAILED TO SHOW HIGHWAY CENSUS NOW COMPLETED Strike Conference POUTl.AND, Aits. 21. TonlKht nnd Tuesday will bo senerally fair. 1