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' A J i i l l l i l l l i . ) f F . "T"7-. Kla fetuV lEuftttttn dDhaawr VOLUME XXVI LA GRANDE. OREGON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1922, MK.MIll:ll Of ASSOCIATED I'liKSS NUMBER 32 M&MYM i-snFlLUbAL I LAIvl . Jt MNlNI!) R MR Q YMHMUL MANY PI MIPS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I IIML.I.UUI nurn.imn nnn A, -'A nT II linmi II WU III U UIIIU DAM DfUn IQ - nUHIMffllUA unn nnmnT THE DEMAND Oregon Public Service Com mission Files Official Plea in Washington CENTRAL OREGON TO BE TAPPED Several Branch Lines Also Asked for; Large Domain of Country Would Be Op ened if Roads are Built. Iflv AKmii-liiii'u lTfp.;. WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. An or der rcqulrinK railroads oiiciutiiiK In OroKon to build several 'hunt ) 'd miles of new Hues williln Iho slale was sought today from tlio Inter state Comtnereo uomniisslon In "a complaint filed by tlio OroKon sttile public, service commission. New lines are necessary, the state authorities uMckcs to develop 22.500 Rl u.i ro miles of country, to open up laiRO timber tracts and give the livestock Industry proper transpor tation. In Addition the slate contended the present facilities Imposed undue burdens on shippers because the frelKbt must move over a circuitous route and that military interests al so renuiro u north and south line east of the Cascade mountains. Lines are asked front Oakrltlfte. Southern Pacific terminal, east .to Crane, Orenon-W'ashinKton company present terminal. The second line crossiUK this Is asked for from lloml, a Spokane, Portland and Seat tle trrminal, to Kirk, anolher Southern Pacific terminal. Several branch lines are also asked for. J, Ariel- Miiite a loin? seri'e wllii I lie rnioii Motor company of this cily. V. I I. Ibinks has resliieil Ills' iiian.'iKerla1 pi.ilioii Willi Unit cuinccrn anil lias t- lecteil iiiliisclf 1M--Ill.'inelltl- w.tll I lie- .1. I'. I'cnney I'd,, where be will In friuti'l ill Hie flit III"'. Ml-. HiillliH IS i.lie of llle kllOWII lile'il ill I nioll c ily. liulll(C a large -ne,iialiitani-e 111 the l lilell anil Klsin si-itions and will ot- a ..iiiul'lc nililt t idii In llie iriowin ijtisiness ol tin J. C. i'ellllev store. ' HOTIX i nn: kills rout (Ily A..-.so-m',l Pr,.s.) AMOY, MihS., Nov. 13. Kour were burned, to death in a firo which destroyed tho hotel here today. MR. HANKS WITH G. PENNEY CO Crites Wins Decision Over Ferron In Main Go Frankio ('rites, of NowIhtk, won a li-n round decision from Krllie Ferron, "who substituted for l'cto Miihc. who was unable to arrive ill time for I ho null t . at the Euglvj ball Saturday, nislit. llefore one ot I In- laiKest crowds that lias ever attended a boxini: card In I. a Clrande Crites ili'mnnstniliyl bis superiority iu every round of the mix. Crites. Willi a fast left, had Ills opponent on I fie defensive practically all the time. ol I j From the first round. Crites took! lost one a technical knockout and the offensive and while unable to won newspaper decisions on Hi- re laud a K. O. punch, punished hi maininc Rights. Young at the game, opponent throughout Iho len rounds, j he is rapidly learning and Is able Iu the rift Ii Crites knocked Ferron j to take it without losing his pep ; through the ropes which was the 1 Ilutler keeps things going from bell j only knock down registered. !'u bell and carries a classy punch.: Crites has fought III I.a Grande i The scheduled TKfany-Kerr four, before and earned a draw from ground preliminary fell through ow -1 Kid Sarp although his right handling to Kerr's non-arrival but In the ' was damaged during the filial seven first preliminary th(' Ford brothers: rounds. His gameuess ab'l clean, fighting has won him a high place In the hearts of the local pugilistic fa ns. Huller AVinit. Iu the six round semi-final Kid Uut!er won a dieislon from r'hviuan O WrkOt. who i.l k- to t.tk'j a ton 1: It baby and lot uf ptitiohin ! . a m. aw t. . w .. .. . - umiiiir-j llllinil lllll lA ' . illint" BAKER 12-6 Hermiston is Defeated By Athena; Union Swamps Imbler; La Grande Higft 'School's Chances for the Championship Are Big. SUiHllnttH. Won Team l.n (.rntiilo ';iitoi'prjru Atlieiui Klirin llct-mlslou Wnlkm-a 1'ciullctnti MlltOll.l''l'fCWIl(t,! I'iiIoh Itaker Halfway Joseph liubler l.ONtlllll Lost 1 1 I 1 1 1 U I it :l 1 4 o Pet, tj-ty 3 .7.-l .750 f .W17 .(MI7 .(107 .(Kill .51 HI .."110 .31)0 .2.10: .000. .000 .000. Nolo No reports Enterprise - Walown l.ostine-Joseph games play - cd Saturday Hittlirdny's Itesults At Ln linker C. At La Grande l.n Grandu 72, Grande Union 34, Iin - bier 0. At l'cndlelon Pendleton Prairio City 0. , At Athena Athena ton 0. Ilermis - La Grande, by swainplng the 11a ker team Saturdny 72 to G, boenme a favorlto In tho race tor cham pionship due to Hormiston's defeat at the hands of Athena, leaving uo uiuuitealed associauon teams in Kustern Oregon." Atlieim was de feated by Milton-Freewaler. a Uma tilla county team and us Kustern Oregon is, according to the football schedule, defined as Union, Walowa, linker. Umutlla and Grant counties, Ln. Graudo with three won and one11 lost now is again tho favorite in the race for the 1923 pennant. Pen- .Melon Claims too cnainpions.up inn oiner scuoois woimei now sue that way." Th(! La Grandtr-nakcr gaino wah played Saturday arunioou on thc-J La Grande ball park gridiron and pndi miliary to the above Ranio. Union defeated Imbler 3 4 to U with - out ever beiup In serioua danger of heintf KcoiH-d on. In hr showiiiK againut Ilaker. La (irando appr-ared to be an as- gregatiou that nhould wado throiiKh lliu remaining games without a de - feat. Not u single man stood out as the star pl;.yer but every man on the team made up a perfect ma- chine that forced Haker to punt time and again and held her for ; downs many times. linker's only1 yaiVlajire came op forward passes and on a U5 yard run for a touch-j down late hi the game when Holder went down the- fieldl for a sroru in I tho senii-duek. , 1 The first quarter emh-d C to 0 for La Grande, second quarter end ed 27 to 0. third quarter 07 to 0 and (he final scorn was 72 to ft. i (Continued on Pag-c Five.) The first two rounds were about ' even but the last four wen clearly i Ilutler's. In the third Duller knock-' ed WrlKht for a count' of five and ! punished blni severely during the remainder of the ko. j Itutler made such a flno sliowi'ni: i that the finht fans in La Grande are asking that he be put on .In tnaiil : events in the future whtrh Is under- i stood to find favor with ihe-pro-j motors. Out of eight fights Bullcr j has won four by the K. O. route. 1 kept up their reputation by slam ming eac h other with everythii g and then some. By the lime Tor the second go the crowd was hilar ious and ready for anything. Al) iK'niTKS WINS O. I. Scott refereed all Hk- bouts and performed his job lo the liking "E '-li'- aud thu isUtvrj. Ik - il At . ct tho most beautiful woman in Rumar:j Altxandrescu, Kuropcan muvins ilctui of members of the house of i si'lilatives from $5000 to $-100 SpeanlUK on the national Mr. Iliuco declared: "The Commonwealth debt tolalliiiK OSIl,3r2,54.r),. shows an increa i In- year ended Juno 30th am illK to f 71.752,421). "The total national debt of tralia. includiiiK the Comillonw i). and suites is $ 1.210,000,0110, pared Willi the pre-war de only $l.C:i5.0OO,0OiM recli ;v,,Bi ,,st. linn .lied Wrath la Preferable. h u A soft answer tunietb nwuy wr; 5(!Cll atcd but it will encourage ll bore to around your desk nil tho uflenij Kansas City Star. 2.-G-ciis- in- ,ost - SAGE TEA TURNS re- GRAY HAIR DAR Is , ated It'a Grandmother's Recipe Bring Back Color and Lustre to Hair )() fax- !Ug-l That beautiful, even shade of cl ax lie to clofesv hair can only be had by bn iiiR a mixture of Sage Tea and i Tiluir. iour hair is your charm. makes or mars the face. When ' fades, turns Hrav or streaked, just qm.lii-tlinn rr tivn nf 'sno'P :itwl S he I pluir enhances its appearance a v 1-vy ; ,i if, ,1,1 DolVt lolcr to prcp;lre (hc m!xtl, you can net this famous old 'recipe j, proved by the addition of other hid 3 4 y or 1'IV !u j dix-nts at a smnll cost, all ready for u It is called Wytth's Sage and Sulplj Compound. 1 his can alwavs be pended upon to briiitf back the natii color and lustre ot vour hair. Kvcrybody iifcs "Wyeth'b" Safe a iiiphur Lonipouan now. because darkens so naturally and evenly t nobody can tell :t lias lieen appl Vou simply dampen a sponge or brush with it and draw this throd the hair, taking one small strand a time; by morning the Kray hair (Contmucd on lage Eislit) yymm0m u : f: :( -lx A -If Jf A L y -j-,. : :...1aaJ ..V i2 T Cars Collide Armistice UfllU UmillUI .. .t I Dav Nonr lininnr flnlv Two Cars Collide Armistice; Day Near Union; Only One Hurt. Iteed lhillon, about tweuty years of og, a resident of Union. Is at I the Hut l.nko uanntorliim painfully but uot fatally Injured as a result of nn aulo accident that occurred Artnlstlco day about C:30 o'clock In tlio oveuliiK about one-fourth mllo from the city limits of Union. Two other orrupanta in tho car that Dallen wan III arc uninjured. Tho car. driven by I'etB Klngsloy, of l.n Orunile, was returnlin: lu L.i Graude mid met a largo cur. I'pon : passing them they collided with au I other car that was directly behind j tlio first ear and was unablo to I discover until tho smash occurred. Neither car was driven at a fast puce. The Klngsley enr ins slightls dnmnKod and the other car, from tinker, with several occupants, escaped without much injury. Tlie matter was reported to the police, and no charges wero tiiade against either car us tho wreck waH apparently tho fault of neither. Dallen wus rushed to tho II l u-lio sanatorium, bleeding prolu.se- ly. uy It. J. Kitchen, of i,r Grande who iirrlved at tho scenq shortly alter the accident. Ho received in juries about the chin, the head uud i he riht stile. IE Williams and Weinke Buy the Stock and Business of Electric Finn. After u triiil.nt brtiKjinc- thn Iuh. iw.sh to such mi extent I but creditors would hv. eared for,, llie tniwices of tlio Mllnu Klectiic eompiiny gav ll up u low ihis ti(;o imuT today a vale was eoinpjMieil In Williams Si Weinke for the sleek, fixtures innl ffouil will of the hnnliipn. Itnili ffeiitlemen h.ive linen working fur llie eompjiny for nonio time and arn initc well known In and nroinm li Gruiiile. They enter lie ImihIiichh f(!eli;ur ei .v mire thai practical work men lik theiiiHchi cauuot:onl' Han dle the liiitdiieMH In such a way llml It will float, ImiI I hal a profit wilt be iiinde y tillf;''il woik uud Htlcnllou lo ImniucKi. The linilie.sH in open tml'iy uud (lie new ownrn ni hi i Ii.mri-. m: i m itui ;r. I'CltTI.AM), Nov. 13. Wheal wjim $1.H lo fl.'i todiy. A MESSED UP JOB mwm IS PURCHASED 8E GIIIZEIIS Little Brown Men of Japan Can Not Be Made . Americans DECISION ONE OF IMPORTANCE Question Arose Over Incor porating; ,a Company States Naturalized Japs But Matter Was Carried 4 Higheh (Hy AsMueiuted rrcn) WAHIIIXGidN, Nov. 1 :. Jupaii cho are not o t i k ) I e for miluruMzuilon In I he Cn tied Hint cm, the supreme VdiiiL held today. The court decider I two cuhch, one from Hawaii and one from Wiudiin tor Htule. ' Two Japanese, Tnkujl Yuiiuudiltii and I'hiulcM Hlokdo had heeu nat uralized hy the state court, hut the secretary of statu refused to ineor poratu their real est ale firm on the ground that the inilurali'.allou was illegal. X The question turned largely on whether suction two of chapter I tw of the revlserl slulutes rcstrlcttiiK: niiluialliition to ' Ti-fc white persons' and (hose of African descent w is uLill In force. By AMfoelaled PrpH.i) WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. "I-Vder-al and Nlnle courts In almost an tin -hrokeu line have held Mint the words, 'white person,' were meant to Indi cate ufil persons of what is popular!,' known as Caucasian iacc, with a eon elusion reuc-ln.'d lit these several de cisions we see no reason to differ, moreover, that conclusion lias beeoiin so w-cll established by Judicial and executive concurrency and legislative acquli'Hccncu thai we shoiihl not itl tliti lite day feel at liberty to illslurli It, lu absence id' reasons far more co (fent h;tn any that have been mok ffunted." 1SE ill I'tlliTLAMi. Nov. H.-Three fed ora I judges today began hearing l deiice olfen-il by the Portland Tele phone and Telegraph company lu Ihetr Ktiit against the tfn iil i-niei.'vn-cy rate Increase ordered y the Pub lico s 'I'vlco commission ni'Tiregfin. IS STARTED AG! iu iiilcliu ANDPEHETTA The first dtai.iatlo production to he prcseut4'd lo the people of La (Iraude hy the hiti school is sclicdulcd for November 24th and 2rlh, when "The .Maid ind the .Middy", a two-act comic oporclUi, hy Stevens and Tracy, will he kIvcii in the hiMh school auditor, lu in. The opcrcllii is one of tin- hest ever selected by the local hlKh school and Is cvpreltd to lie hij; hiicccss. About :a people will take part hi Iho operelta. Including 15 principal parts, and a chorus of niniiis and mil ilits. Other parts include cliaracttu's ami snialt parts. Mlss lrederleka Sell like Is In chaiKo of tlio work and practice has already Ih-kuu. A com plete east has Did .yet been selected hut will ho eosen within a few days. The performance will be about two hours In lenuOi with approprlitle se lections between acts.. HUNTAN'SWDHK ATTRACTS MANY i ployes who owe their Attachment to Kcimtly two IravollilR men wero ( the state payroll to appointment by walking up and down tho La Grande CJovernor Olcott. depot platform and tho followiiiK ;' l,,fmt( many Olcott supporte-H conversation took placo: "That slun now holding Idcrative positions in th on tho hulldhiK occupied hy thot,miluy UP0 alremly easting r-bout for Grande Hondo Meal company is cor-j 80ft spots on which to alight whefi t u i illy one of tlio finest of Its kind I have ever seen," one remarked. And the other corroborated him. Tho above cupvorHUtiou curtulnlyj Indicates that the hIku Is of excep tional merit. It Is located on the now building now occupied by Iho Grande Hondo .Meat corflpany, wholesaht istnhllshmeul , and was painted by Charles Hunyaii, Jural card writer and sign painter, who enjoys a hinb reputation for (he iiali1y oT Ills work. Mr. Hunynu painted tho sign a short tlmu ago and many consider ll ono of the largest and lies! signs f Its kln.l In Iho nortliwoHl. II In (dear iu design, shows a thorough artistic, ability and is a sign that attracts attention to all who see It, Mr. Hunyau ha been In Ladrande for Hovoral yoai mid liax alwnyn linind oat wurk that was nuiil- Ioi Ioiin and RimAi liu Iiiih been hoio. no advoiso coiniuciils lu rotianls to his work have been beard. ' ' ' LITTLE GIRL IS Niece of L. J. Terry of La Grande Wins First Hon ors at Exposition. Little Maty Stewart Norton, who' opped with her parents and visited! r nrwl Mr 4 I .1 Tiurv mi tlw.n'i ; Mr. way to I'oitland fr-oni Chicago to at-' . tend the I'acific Inlornation Live' 1 Stock Kxposition, left Tertland a i vry much honorcrl youn lady. Al ! though only Ll years of an, sh win ; nwardr'd thrr hih honors iu the la ' flies rirliiiLr contest. N'iitui;illv Mr. eiry is miKhty piotid of his litl" Spencer Sees No Harm in Results of Electiou just dropped off for tin day,"' uid Art tin r Spi'ii'-r, i';d of the . W. I ili-pjn tun ill, who had lin ll III Omaha on official Ijiixmk-m" and .i tow n turning to i'otlhiiid. Mi. Spcmvi wis mil in I .-date on . I-. lM.it day an.i th-t'-m.- h.t.l lo ) (idd onn li ol th.- delatl ri-uardhii; ; 1 h. l'oii'h il Hon. A M i-r lo- had It-t-ll'd to Mm- nann.H of Hiohc who bad liecll . l. ( fi d, iH iild ot llM till .I.HIJK .4 that I'arrod in I'oiHind liH'i -.i "iliK 1 tin- t:.- -t in Hint il )m- t iiunii'iati d tto' d'.td Inltiativ.- IdlK iin tildillt; llir cpo-)tloii bill. Income Ia, slnlir t:n innl ji f' w o(i;. is. ! W It." i. inarlii d Ho- Mi jisoiied tit-j Ioiiha. who h is ci ;i:-d lo --inw t i it- . cd wh-u a in'., on a hair million dol- 1 !.,, i;... ot( lo fbdpe a M'ldlft. , "W'r il. II lsi ll tf. Thei'e lh Ho fic lo J -iDltihl'- or j'tow cv. iti d, or Itihlk i i -.T tiling h.i- L'fO" lr Miiia.di. lor ll not. Then- is nd (i pioldcin. no malti-r 1ii:.aHi.it lh xfdUlim up ami doun tin iiitnili) lodn. lull lnit I-- iftonir I" It Oht-I nod well tilt-n. )',. n Hi.- a-:i l ntlip al piohlciit. hl- tl !, j,,. i n... no ' Hof.oH.Md 'l Tfi nr rnirn IU DC ""ILLCU E Pierce Followers Will Have Chance at State Pat ronage, is Belief OLCOTT APPOIN'TEES READY TO PACK UP Speculation is Broad as to Where the Different Pay ing Jobs Will Be Placed By Oregon's New Execu tive. Ae"ordinK to the Salem correspon dent for tho Portland Journal, ns , sumption of the exueutive chair by Walter M. Pierce, victorious demo cratic candidate, next January, is ex pcrted by state house attaches hero ( to be followed by a kciumhI exodus j of department heads and state cm- the Kcnerul house cleaning, whic they confidently expect, ia undertake en. Many of those occupying tho most desirable statci offices at thu disposal of the governor arc expected to tender their resignation! immedi- atcly upon the advent of the jtew nd- iniNiniiiiuuii, luiiier inn ii a wan wiv inevitable descent of the i-xecutum-. ur n uxu. Choice Plums Await Choicest among the 'plums to bo gathered by tho supporter of tho victorious candidate are those in tho stale highway department, with par ticular reference 0 the p isitjnn of 8lllU, highway etucincor, which is no.v filled by Ik'rliurt S. Nunn lit n sulmy of $7,!ill0 n your. Nvithvr in the joli of Hocri'liiiy to i tho Htuto hlchwuy t'omniisMion. nowL Fill ...1 liv llnv A. , Kkin, nt n milurv of -l,KU0 nnnuully ' l() hc overlooked, not to mention the ,eVenil other subordinate positions in lhllt department llt salaiius ranKin j desirability from .D0 a month upward. These positions hip ilirect- I ly at the di.-posal of thu highway eommission, rather than t ho gover nor himself, but the commission is appointed by the governor narl 41 eom pleie new deal is antieipated In this deartment hy those familiar with it, tcoiitimieti on I'atju Kltlit) BULLETINS IIII.W V I IIOST r.HlTI.AM) (Mr AfiHoelalcd Preial l'(l:TIMi, Nov. L(. The sr-conrl !nuy front yf Hie hciihoii was exper ienced here IliM luonihlKj (lffletal inliilouiin tfiri ximI lire, :tt, I'lccimr ir-prtrteil nnol'l leliilly In some Hcctlun. WILL I'UNTIM I-: WOIIK. (Hy AftMocintud T-rean) I 'O It'l l .A N I , .fiv, 1 :. I lreuiin'H sin te In 101 loire:i it rcilernl lm exeeu-llvi- eeinoitltee Is nie'-llny here today. It di cldi d to continue Its work with mid it hum I onr.nilz.il Inns 111 different titles. lialio.ial uflaliK riuhl now. Is ifiiinc ( hi' lunicd old in ,i ;iy thai thiK Kieat l-aistt-in (hi non will eontiiim to mow c.tllc ;in. uhrul at a profit. ItH -,-id to hi done and did oii nvcr notice whfit jOix'1 Ii iiii; Ju( rctillv lias to be dotio Amciica, It Ih ii lwa m doio-." Mr. Spcncci ! hums lo t li.it school of cc onomv whli Ii tc..clii--i and prae Hum Ihc uord. Mo .imeeiely Ihlnks (hi- eon id v to it.-1 t'l hot Ho spend -to oi,k ami si iHo down to n ine liv ini;. hid to- s t-n ii ;iIm-.o- coiiiimu ov- r Do- hill, ami ihendoic (s not wor ilni; nt nil ahoid such a Ihlm; Imp V'-iiiuk l'r he fi e) sun- it will hap. pin. In d Iscusniiiir some of t In- t h lirx that sliock pcoph' now Mr. Spem-er ii'iuiiikiil, "The .iui iiran inhid i.- the In 1 1: h t ' t and o sl mind huiouiilX' ha.: vet known ll has reMdullonl.fd tho wm Id In ma ny t hinwn of In le. a ml don't led no' that this Anioilean in hid- - Hie vi i a test hi-ditlltlo.il i-v.t klloM.l will ll'l, Willi ll s I ' sum I't'l'uL in . find a wa lo rope willl all run. illlhiiis dial .iil-o.'. The coinitiv Is al! rihl lint old tireuitii i all riwhi. no oi-:ti..i how Hp; t k'-'luP nuiit.' I. 4 t .