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VOLUME XXV MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA, GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 1922 member ok associated press
NUMBER 293
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Secretary of
" Announces
Industry
Labor Davis
Strike Is Done;
to Go Forward
-." WASHINGTON, Sept. IX A virtual settlement of the rail
road strike as affecting thirty-five to forty per cent of the rail
roads of the country was announced late today by Secretary of
Labor Davis on the basis of reuortsfrom a nieeliitK of the Gen
eral Policy Committee of the striking shop crafts unions.
"With this settlement of a huge portion of the strike," Sec
retary Davis said, "the whole industrial machinery of the coun
try is ready for a forward movement which is unprecedented in
our economic history."
So far as known the I'nion Pacific system was not among the
forty per cent of the railroads that settled with the shopmen. ,
BORAH THINKS
HUM
WILL SUFFER
Idaho Senator makes Sweep
ing Charges Against Ad
ministration's Stand.
IS THERE A MOVE
TO KILL THE WEST?
Borah's Amendment to Li
herian Loan Bill May Go
the Way MeNary's Bonus
! Amendment Went.
.WASHINGTON. Sept. IS Sorlou
doubt is expressed by senators lu
VBrillB the Boruli amendment to
Ir) Liberian loan bill over tin; ulti
ro'alo fate of lli! amendment, in
case it should be mloptort by the
Gfemitc. It is feared the. amend
ment may bo lost in tmiemm e. just
& the McNary amendment to the
bonus bill was lost, but senators
fom the west, under the leadership
of Senator llmali, are exertinK
eery effort to set -and hold this
3o, 000, OHO rcrlamatinn loan as a
rltler on tho I. Iberian loan, as they
rltaliZB this- Is the last possible
cliauee of dome anything for rec
lamation at this suasion.
SPECIAL VENIRE -OF
JURYMEN
CALLED TODAY
A spoof nl venire was drawn lust
evening by tho circuit court which
included four women. Tho jurors
were called for 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon. Twenty-four names were
t drawn.
I The detailed list is as follows:
John Bpeekhart, K. Jt. Taal, Mar--;
caret Neslin, John .Melville, K. S.
IN or rif?, William Siegrist, George
Pierce, C. L. Thome and Sarah Van
iKuren, of La Grande; J. IJ. Talent,
and -Gearheart Btackland. of Cove;
W. II. Uysdam, N. H. Parka, Dora
Mill, John Paxton, John Kollins and
A. J. Tucker, of KlRin; K. A. Sei
ber and Joseoh MeKlroy. of Union:
Khde IHdwell, of Island City; Ger
ald Tut tie, of Imhier; W. J. Town
ley, of Hot Luke; Frank .MrKennon,
of Alleel; and James Kiggn, of
Xorih Powder.
La Grande Newspaper
Stories Travel Far
and Wide from Home
Mrs. Kd Ford, of the Arcade The
atre, received a clipping- from a San
ta 1'osa newspaper a few days ago
which ront Mined the Htfirv nf .n I tut
j who made booze in a zinc bathtub
land then beat up his phonograph in
! this city several weeks aKo.
It goes to show that 1-a Grande is
very much on the map and the news
paper stories sent Out from thts city
i receive very wide circulation.
BISHOP KEATOR
IS APPOINTED
rORTI.A.VI.. Set. Kl.-Presidins j J"" IKrO.I
lU.hm. Daniel S. Tattle today all- l"'
Manured the IMiimrarv amiointniein ! DKTROIT, Sent. 13. The Ford
i,t liislum Frederick W. Heater of 'Motor roraiiany lias issued orders
Western WasbiiiKtnn. Olvmpia. to to its "(l.iititl employes, askinK that
"ue Missionary Bishop to Cistern the workers leave all forms ol llt
Oregon to succeed liishop ltobert . nor alone at all times, under peii
I,. Paddock whose resignation hastily of loshit their jobs. Kord said
been accepted. "A visit to thejdrinkin had been responsible for
Kastern Dn sim country convincos accidents In Hie plan, and declared
one of Its vast possibilities and Iheilhat ur,r of his workmen whose.
i,oii i, hold it as a s-'narate dio- breaths smelled of liquor, or tho:
tese rather than linkinc it up with louiid to hay.
contiguous territory,1' be saidJ would lie di
PIERCE ILL
SUPPORT THE
school em
HALL ENTERS
GOVERNOR
RARE IN STftTE
La Grande Man, Democratic
Candidate for Governor
. Takes Stand.
STRESSES TAXES
AS MAIN ISSUE
Guessing as to His Final At-j
titutle on benool Measure
Comes to an End with
His Signed Letter.
Marshfield Man Permits a
Handful of Independents
to Nominate Him.
All) TO OLCOTT
, IS THE BELIEF
Legality of Hall Nomination
May Yet I'reclude Him
from Becoming Candidate.
Charles Hall, uttito mMiiilor from
Vooa and Curry comities, will he
a candidate for governor ou nn in
dependent ticket provided the al
forney Keueral does not rufo that
tho handful of Independent who
met in Portland Saturday niRb nd
nominated lilm convened UleUy
unil therefore the " irominatlari of
Hull is IlleBal. If snch rirtfng
roms down, then it is said thn sn-
titude on School Measure r,7:,,ri ..X."?.
Aid to lrott i Belief,
Those who wntrh tho political not
boil in OreKon have no hesitancy
in statlnir thai HrU's Innato desire
to rim for governor, even to the
,,..it ,,r ninlin,r tin i n do nmwtoii f
is onlnoiiiiiiation, has Brenti.v streoKthon-
ed Oovernor Olcott and turnout In
sures his election. This phase of
tho aitualion is freely talked and
Invariably tho expression follows
that Hall's desire to rim has playod
All conjecture ns to what Walter
M. Pierce will do regarding the com
pulsorv school measure, which
the ballot for the November election,
was settled today when the democrHtic
candidate for governor issued the oi
lowinir letter:
I,a Grande, Ore., Sept. i:t. VM.
ti. , tL,.. .-h o,- n rtiilit into t lie. naim 01 uicou ,wnom
the vcri!e.-24. per cent of the eiui.l-" naturally detests and sedks
txed vrilue of real property in OremJio beat. -
This equalized value is very close M ' aritued that Hail name on
the real or soiling value. , lit" 'ket will eauso many to vote
Wealth does not increase P per cent!""- '"' ,". "' b"' t.'B
annually. The average ncrease ' fmT """K "' " " ."I'lfl,'
through a number of year, is, tal " ' mh?
haps, II per cent. Ka'p.diy the lx? iS?"";
than one-half of the economic rent, 1 '""' l" Waller M
Thi. il,i ihn ,,wnm of r,, ,1 1 divided between Mr,
hold only the empty husk, the kernel 5'1'. "u'ii
having been taken through the forms
lierce will
Pierce and
ef taxation.
(Continued on 1'age Four)
iSTERS ARE
GIVEN PLAGES
IIuH'h SJatt'ttH-iit.
Mr. Hall Jimritt ttm following
sliiiomoiU:
The iiit't'iiin of lh movement
IrnflhiK tu tny iHMnhmlion as an Jn
df'fHmlt'nt raiKlidato for mwmor
sas at it intM'tiiic of fttrmors held
at rJi;imroctf over a wt'&k &no nt
hirit KptHH-hi'S were nisdu In fnvor
uf urging me to run nnd commit
tees we i t' uiuHiiulecI to look tto
intct'iltin as to getting my immn
Itallot. These commiUoes
Lodge Wins Nomination;
Townsend Is Nominated
FOLEY AND
BOUVY BUY S
FIIIE CORNER
L. & L. Drug Store Build
ing and Adjoining Lot
Included in Deal.
NEW BUILDING TO
RISE IN SPRING
Considered One of the Best
Pieces of Business Prop
erty in Ia Grandess Down
Town District
The building occupied by the I- & I
Druts Co. anJ the ots adjoining were
purchased Inst evening front Kef Fnl
and J. I). Meyers by J, K. Koley and
Or. Lee Houvy,
This is in the very heart of (at
Grande's business section and U a very
desirable piece oC business property.
Mr. rorrt and Mr, skvytsn purehasei
SAI.KM, Seps mlir. H, M.
BrumfieW, conviclnl murderer of
liennis HueH in Hnuauss coun
ty, com in it It d Huiride by haneitiK
himself in hi rrll in Ihe penilen
liary here today
Brumfield ended htn life by
ten rut ttp s nheei nnd making a
rope, lyin one end la the end
of hot steel bunk and the other
end around Euh neck and jumping:
off.
He had rolled up his blankets
and put ttuMK under the hei in
the form of a man and then
hanged himself over Ihe end of
tire bunk wher he couW not he
seen from the corridor outside.
His lifeless body wn foand ni
12:J5 p, in. when the guard opened
his cell to Rive him his lunrh. bar
the laf. three ilnytt Hritmffcld hn
remained in bed.
lie left letters to his ifc nnd
Wiyrden uewis
DIRECTORS MEET
the'nront-rty from Thomas lftus.whojty 'cluek. In - a.(ditiwn to sev.
owned the corner for nmny year ndlulinc "mtuT. iimt ul hl' nvn
hi tended to creel s, theatre upon the
ground.
Later they chnnped therr plans and
decided to sell the priwrt which rt
ulted in the transfer made bust even
ing. The new owners hnve not fully d.
eiiled Just what use they will niakj
of the property hut in the spntm ihty
eontemplate erecting fmw mmt ti
ijftiiM'SJ buildings on the portion which
is not now covered.
The V. M. C. A. board of ((trtrdors
will hohl u meeting t the YM build
in tr in the office of the general rc-
ruiary tomoirow evening at nevcn thiv-
several
up.
itwo tr thrw Hems of special impovl-
anre will he disruiiwtl A complete at
tendance urtl
IVK STfM'K MAKHKT
lOKTI.ANI, Sert. 13. IJrestork
;;( HUmtly, kkk nrtd huttvr firm.
Aovanee in prirca is preohieu.
BIER'S BODY
. ARRIVES TODAY
by law. Hiiii-li : In-Ill lit lh Iyti- f 1U(
Official Roster of This Con
"juirrc 1 wiiH nominated.
ference Given to the Puii-i -Th .--rtifiite at mmxumum
y t m i Jwas tiled with the secretary of state
11C lOCJUy. tystTday atteritoon and at th r-
tijueM of the (utter a statement of
accept ;i nee of the nomination ntno
( "Who will our pieaeiier he? w. JirMj;(.,i and sent to Salem last
this has been a question of about . , t
as Hing Munruni; as me mMoiy
the Methodst Kpiscopai Chiireh ami
the official roster after a conference
' 1
ttivht
pa
1 it; nor in theiT hctmes.
harsd at once.
Health Board Plans to
Be Carried Out by
Miss Juliet Whittaker
' Kcrrttii i very mu.-h l Mi- "rii'iiwily planner!.
I.rjuir 7.0111. . wuik a- r-cjruy Miss Whittakcr's extensive csper
McaJtk .r btrn h n!y sati.-iai- ni:l! in'hgalth work. Ha cuunty nurse
tW L '.' ,.,:a'tn ' ""!:', industrial nurse and visitin
frill ia. the sir- nur-c. will be pwitivc (ruaranu-c t
prai-inir ' "y n mn cm tne rmiior rallKH ri,i,.r mi Juih futlow
irHMi fdurt."
SEALS 011(1
Is always soughtt f(r. Today Dis
trict Suiierintendent Ira K. A Id rich
g-Etve out the following appointments:'
Dm trie! bupcrititeiKiffii, Jia K- Ala-
rich.
Baker, Joseph Cheater.
Cambridge, Idaho, Circuit, Geo. 1C
Archer.
Cove, Oregon. V. I.. Post.
Cascade, Idaho, Joseph Pope.
Klgn, Oregon. W. A. Winters.
Emmett, Idaho, K. . Keith.
Enterprise, Oregon, C. O. Heath.
FruiUaml, Idaho, (i. C Todd.
Flora, Oregon, W. A. Armstrong.
Haines, OreKon, H. I. Hansen.
Huntinetttn, Oregon, P. N. Manning,
I mirier, Oregon. N U. I,ims
IsiHnd City, Oreg'-n. Half K. WaiU.
Jttseph, Oregun, Henry Ymng,
4mn nay nim anoi iv, wie. , 0srjr t,, VHmp at lluvm prmgs,;
Eterhrt PoUard. Jahmr he. l-ing cut up into toW;ii
1 Crande. regnn, tieo. H. Quiiey4, at Crdiiig to word brought to.
ljng t reek Cinuit. to - -uppliert. lttHkynti Aiready one bungalow
iorin roHT, i,. n. j'iimm. (,...,., ,s,t in rivht field
t
The remains of rn linker.
if tin iliiwl vit orrfav mfiriiillJT at
-ailed the meetiiii; ( one hun-ForJ as a r;,snH of Kunxhnt wounds
by Harry 8wih;r during a dis-
will arrivn in i.n Omrirto tins
f veiling on lite nraocn m iratn
and will he eard f.tr by Uo- W.
H. Ilohnenkiinip uumv. TUe fu
neral will b held from Honan iial!
tomorrow - a flernoon at 2 : 3 n
JnlerriiM-nt to tnke plane in the Odd
Fellows' cemetery. Iter, . Kuan
win fh'liver the fmwrut mmrnn.
Baker Is not the son of H.
Itakr. as whs reported u$ the h
nervver yenfei-day. hot fs thf Hon
lr Oliver Hover 1T7 Ada in
iy ot my nornination ao tne
t
By AMMlstt Press. I
BOSTON. Sent. Senator
is eadin Jwph Walker by s rots ot
thrrf to one, aeroniinff to n?ttfm
from yesterday's senatorial primaries
in tne state of Massachusetts.
Governor Cahnmn& Cox is niaintatn
mg a similar proportion over Attar,
ney Central Allen who opposed hinu
WilUum Guston and John PUs&er-
aid have lnrg leads for the demoemt-
ic nomination of senator and guver
nor, respectively.
Townsend Is N'ominated.
(Hp .A f ' k i a I rd ItvaVhI
DETROIT, Sept. 13. Senator Town
semi has bees renominated hy the ra
puhkans of Mirhigan, leading his op
ponent, Mr Baker, over 22,000.
Pom clrxUr Is Ahead.
SEATTJ, Sept. 13, So j tor Miles
PoSndester maintained a lead of mure
than VZMtO over Guorge. Lamping, Ma
nearest opponent, on the face of early
election returns from yesterday' pn
mavy tsl&y
Judge Griffiths of Seattle, was
third, and Mrs. France Cleveland Ax
tell wwi fourth in the race.
Congressman Dill is leading James
Umjrstrcet for the democratic nomina
tion for senator ,
STATE VS. MAYO
HILL BE TRIED
Thn mm of rho fit ate of Oregon
if emus T. P. Mayo, rharged with
la reeny of a ear, wi 1 1 most proo
ahfy hogfu late ttifs ufleruoon tu
tho einutt cnrt. The east of lw
tate of Oregon versus K. K. Still-
well enacted with iriury in bem
irgued and will likely bo to the
jury nbnnl- (hn Um ihu Obserrer
swii t prmm
Mayo la alltNl to have stolen
a Volto car from W. H. Hutehiusou
of UntiMi; about a year ago and was
ipprehonM In California. lim
to have been held Hv-
TAltll'l' ll'iVNKN't'A l.OSK
WASHINGTON, 1.- Onpo-
eni of the dye mharso lost tiyduyiirlai
in (he hoose In (he first skirmish, jeral months ro hut owing to the
Their fight was to hnv thaj pro-.ialwenre of a witness It w pmt
visinti sjriejsen from the hill. iponed mbiH ihe prent s-sfon
EUROPE'5 BACK
AGAINST WALL
tali rt urii to Marshfield to
iod shall not hegMi my eani-
iii until no Him to oirmno imi
tr Astatea iTenti a neral conflict with widespread
PAUtK. Sept, III. M. CiementeauSain, arrd to a message he sent
helieve that rtoser union between t he tMkm TmWs in rcptv t an
Anuiiea ami the Allies nmt atiso!ut . , ' , it
r.nerrte,n tH-twren Frame and-1Uflul f'gardUTg t teuieneouua forth
Great Britain arc neresary to avyi ! coming visit to the United States.
Inter-City Tournament
Is Staged by Golf Clubs
I a I most I m md ml ly
He was 2 years of ap.
No further detail t i
ihig or Ih Innnest have i
reived.
shot, f
Crnn? if gdf
rn Watliiitgtn.
.i.., faitd in the tUitf'
linkers in Kast- tnrs fr tho pne?.is has not been
KaMrn fJressim .deiermliwd no, to taet it Is not
.-oorttry of Idaho Jrrorr JrrKt who wfff cmifitttttte rftr
I i Im t;nnde tor.sml rowmlt for Oeioher, At
(AKLANI. Cat , Sept. 13. Anoth
er sprmK training ramp must hi
-might v the .San Franeisen rluh ot
ihe 1'aeifU- Cuast HaeUa!l l-Hgm-nxt
year, for the Seals diamond 31
Iknjamin Fitchts-Sacr.
ueressiui
Miss Zom whs cnrnneiled to leave th
Ofciria5 lard stat- ioumy m roe miooie ui me jmr, wr.-
id to.'iv t AtfftMlA chanec ir-g to the fact that she has a poi-
VI the or !! trim. jsTd tht the toii which is a cftn-ideranl advance H.
years wuf fnh b romoV:. d Anftj .
Payette, Idaho, Clyde Walker.
Prairie City, Oregon, to he supplied
Somnter Circuit. Oreiron. lo he sun-
thoughjplied. I naUi.A.M', e
Sweet and Montour ircuit. Idaho. m:n, aiiiofN-a ooxe,
Henry Martin.
I'nion, Oregon, C. A- Quinn.
Wallowa ito. H. Keee.
t(n-ioher Kilt nd 71 h at wlileli Itno- Jhe meetia last evening it was nery
(the t,a ij;Holti t'omm-y elnh will clear that the new m-ttiod of eou
siac an inter-ttmn tmirnamerM. Ae-jdortSg swlal affairs at tho rluh
jtion to this n4 was ikeit lat ev..- wHl prove iwipular. Within a few
- tiinsr ai (he in-fttng of the Hoard days the standing soHal mmmlttew
jof Ifre.fis a the ontry Hub of th? dirrrlom will dnide the elnh
hotif and thr hntttttritif rtnnmH '.mrmbrre-hin o eon.il part and
H n ft-Mcnatd tor
iietober group
r ithorfly. A gra
i lie failure
ed on the lueal rmifM?. At the-ot th toruammt ui oeing on
pveseiti time the 4mmiUee, In live ueUvUU'S u( the utteitil eounull
rharge ewpris to incite in a lo-5te In rwnmthm with the tourna
mail i earn from ea h ot the rhtbs mnt rwmmiHw,
ai Walla Walla, FodN ton. nahr Th next (htr-e Sundays will find
and Hultt to r.p te against a Id- jinformat tournaments going on bs
man cam tram Lit ttnmd, twrn golf payers of linker and Im
,w,h b. to cv.ik u. pi. ;H"i:r .;,";,;-", ,crnn.rI;.
fjfegmi wrt uiiUiill thn'tn f'rmwr.. r.i Hi fci.r
" s .q nRinnFn CARDS HAVE
HI lllflli I II llll L l.l""s MinuolM "uinilar Iii ho- i-m-t mtr- halrman Th.
Illllir nKItfiril l'1"!"'1 tnl S,,ar .' li-ii " vrtj 8iu--i'itl fif rtrnwrr vers- sh
stan"kiii:i i;n"ivkksitv. ..-p.
J.J. AW hut on' of Starrf'irrf lntvcr
will Ik Dlavrti ill thp tu4imn hw.
IThf tiv irnirwy the vnrfuty wiii lunk
1:5. Joe I!ema-(wm b the Olympic
here St-plember 1 1. Benjamin m be
init tram"! by John C'empsf;-, irstlcr
Thf trains romirs
Southern Laiiioriiiar. tnrmnjr
Washinirton Qui the Univtr-itr nf'
Cultftjrr.:...
th" folfonittit
.. nl. rl;linim li( nf Ihi Kalaxy t Kolt similay una imru lourimioeiii
Mam. Tin- Imirnamoiil will uh- at on nf ttm two plac-s. Ll
ilntlhl brum out Hie i lsl ,Ult ' m f'lvll'B Batt
nI.-iverH if h lrrllorv atnliraf-'U. ; Ihii rwHved lrm liaKer UMl ll w
,1nt PmI h
rjmmiit
l Ihai lw ii.ill tiir will D
( l.'fFs l.mrruw mornliig
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