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Newspaper Page Textitptttrfn VOLlllME XXVI MKMliKIt OF A8MOCIATKB J'RHSS LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1922. mi:miu:u w ausooatkd i-huhs NUMBER 58 10 1 NFflHTS CiRW . H i E OF GAS III PORTLAND Two Babies, Aged Three and one, Died, Overcome : Bv Gas Fumes IVJLilLlj ul ol fXi Itomorrow is minimum 24 above. Ba SUIC'IDE ATTEMPT i kcr was ten above today compared J with two below yesterday. Mother is Unconscious at Hospital in Critical Con dition; Husband Finds It T A 1 A 1 lier'-bCIOie ASlliyAUllCQ. - fpv jii..'-lnit:il rri-svi J PORTLAND. Dec. Pi. Jamt'S and I Marjorie Feles, aged three and one lespeetivoly, are dead today, their mother, Mrs. George Kules, is un conscious at the hospital in a critical condition after being found in a fcas filled kitchen last night. Her husband, a hotel waiter, found the doors locked when he came ivine and waited awhile at neighbors, then entered through a bediooin window, finding the house filled with gas, his wife on a cot in the kitchen, and the children on the floor with the gas pouring- frum an open stove said the circumtnnces in dicated the mother, who hud been ill, had turned on the gas. TO BE HELD Circuit Court Will Hear Mo tions on Thursday, De cember 1-1; Judge J. W. Knovvles to Preside. IJ Fur Thursday. I (.-i, inbc!' 1 Itli, tir cuil Judye .1. W. Knowlcs has Issued a Motion I 'a;.- calendar i.a follows: I Icjil ,'iic llamillol. iu mist John , Shaw n nd others: suit to foreclose mm iRiicc Jno. S. liodin for plain til f; I Kin n Cor defendants. A. IJ. Miidelson V- Son against Hen ry J. Wa liaet-; action In rolleet money. Jim. S. Hndinn for plaintiff; .Jos. Ih II ller oT Hiker foi diUndaiit. t Dion County a-ainst lllatie Kris wold; proceeding to condemn land for mad. Kd U iiu'l.t (or pliiintitf; Coch ran iVr i li;i nl tor detrndant. I'nion County aKainsL Hatlle Kris deiinueUu ind others; proeeedinus to condeiiiil land for road. 1-M Wright for plalntill'; Cochran - Khcihaid for (If -feudal)!. , t K. W. I'.mk imiinst Mnrnarel I'. Huek. suit for dixorec. (irecri Hess for pl-iintili'; Cochran ,v Klurhaid for tlefeiidnnt. j-'n.l Spaeth awilnsi city of of I -n asscs.-Jiiirnt. tovhr:in Klit-rliartl for plnintill ; t'.rrru 1 l.-ss for di'ti'iniiint. o. I!. Horsey i.j'iiinst White Pine liox - l.niiihi'i- Co,, :io.l others; nction tor- convi-isi4ni of pr-rsotiitl property, i m-lirati it Klu riianl lr plaintiff; II. I-;. lKiu I or ih riiiiliinls. nnnnnn DUnDUHl helps (li) Thi. .ssnriat. .1 I'r V.SI I INCH i. lire. l:l.- (looil'el-.s oibiy told the limw' .judiciary coin-j it lee that the exei-tillve com mil lee of the Ameri;ni Ki-dc : at ion of Labor hd.i authorized the eiuplov meat of counsel to assist Ueju esen t.i t iv Kell er in pH.sei-ul mi; in tiie 1 :iu;hei t hiipeaehiin nt. IT 11 nn Ruth Scott is Awarded Medal for Winning Essay At a special asemblv held this upon the ideals of Americanism and morning in the high ,clv'hol auditor- j w'hi.t the Legion stood for, dealing f with the accomplishments and aims ium. Commander Hay F. Murphy, twf thc oncn the local American Legion post, pre- Following Dr. Murphy's addrc-s. sected a medal to Mis Ruth Scott. -Walter M. Pierce, governor-elect of! winner of the Legion es.ay contest I Oiegon, addressed the student body' in the state of tJreyon. Her suV!on "Gool Citizenship and Opportun- jci t was "Htiw the American Legion itit-s the Nation Presents." Those j can Rest Serve the Nation," and she; who heard his address were enthu- ; received high honors in the state : .-oa tic concerning it, staling that! over many contestants ana is now eligiMe to strive fr national hon - or.-- Her e-av will le matched ag:iir;-t 47 other and the winner will receive a free jo;holar?hip in college. I r M.irphy, in his p'-e-entation w m ma EASTJREGON Memoirs of February 5th, 1883, Send Chills Down Spine of .Old Timers; the Lowest Mark Last Night Was Four Above. POKTLAND, lice. 13. Slight mod eration of cold is forecasted here. This mornitiff it was 19 nbove in Although the evening started off lint night v. it li every indication of terminating- In colder wealhor than on Monday n'Kht, about six o'clock the thermometer stopped In Us downward flight und the coldest murk was reached at four tlegreeH above zero. At five o'clock the mercury resist e red elcht above, falling: three dcKrees ' Hie one hour. I'nlilie the- night before, last nlelil louml a HlroiiK breeze blowlnir. 'erj' little trouble ban been reported front ft.i n wuterpipeH ami praeticaly ev ery rase in duo to nctflicrnee In fail ure to turn off the water. The water mains of tiie etty have not been reaeh eil by the rohl. Itesiilenls of l-Jasvrrn Oregon wlio are shivering uiuler tile nicrellrlal ilrop tuny be lhankl'ul that tliey are not undoruointt tiie extrenie eold weather experienced In ISJCt, which, I according to all avallalile records was the banner year for eold weather llastein lircgon bus ever experienced since first sctlleil. In lssa, on b'ebruary 3. tiie mer cury ilioppetl to 3:t below at seven o'clock p. in. at 1'lilon anil was !7 be low at North I'owder. On l-'cin-uary t it was :iS below at. I'nion ami on l-'eliruary 5 "t below at I'nion and fil below af North I'owder. At this time tiie ecurtboo.se was situated In t'nlon and W. T. WriBht was I'otinty 'lerl. 'I'bo above recortls had been entered on Mr. Wright's book of deeds and are considered authentic. More recently. In February, llilii. four feet of allow fell timl blockaded railroad traffic for three days. Horns Frozen from Cattle. "Just a minute," said J. L. Cavi ness today as different ones were tcllimr of the eold weather in years. gone by, "for I can tell you some-j , thing about cold weather which may 'l1'' seem strunire but nevertheless- it is true. In 1888 1 was buying ctlei over Eastern Oregon and at North j500 Powder some of the cattle I re- ltn ceived had their horns slipped- I .,n(1 inquired why they appeared with be, their jewelry on crooked and was j : told that they had frozen their hornsj! off. Investigation proved this to be pith the fft." tme Frank Ehy, who has known the val-'coo ley for some time told of instances iart in years past when the mercury ac tually froze up and quit working,,,, because of the cold ' wcatner- When the story of exCounty Clerk Wright's notation on - the records relative to the thhermomcter rending at North Powder was mentioned, Ml'. Phy saitl he believed Mr, Wriirht was corroet' set'- for that year was a bad one through - out' Eastern Orcson. VV. J. Townlcy, who came to Union county from Iowa in 1887 was work in' at the Sanui-r mines as super intendent in 18SB. lie said he well remembered ridin from ' Sanger to Baker oner day in 1888 when the thermometer was lli below zero at Sanger and when he reached lin ker it was 20 below. "It was stated in liaker then that there was no thermometer in North Powder that would register low enough to regis ter the eold wave." When I.ou Stoop heard these re marks he told of coins home from a dame in Cove in the winter of 1888 and almost freezing to death while walking two, miles. "And I'll tell you another thing," said Lou, f the chap who jiggles this weath- er i,usjne;ig around is going to bring! back those cold winters on us again he had better be informed that the Volstead act is in operation in East ern Oregon, for cold winters and a dry country are not companionable.'' .mi-, nevec. wno is a nin ciass one 'tor, was at his best and that the adilress was tine of the most inspir- , atiunal speeches ever delivered to ; the student boly. His striking man-j ' ner and his fine deliverance brought i ouni upon round of nppbitte from j CLEKEAU !hRMY-NAVY W . BIDSGOODBY InEURTUCiiTC SHUHHED BY TOAMERICA UthAHIIVitNIb; OTTllS NEW YOKK, Dec- lU.-Satisfied ; that he has accomplished his mis-: sivn in America Georges Celmen-j ceau, me nger oi i-miici-, smitu j his home today on the Liner Paris, j Up earlv as usual, he was ready to I wave -farewell to the United states ! whom he wishes to join with France in- working out Europe's after-the-war problems. ( Special Gathering: Called for Members and Officials to Discuss Plans. Now that the day for convening i.,,,.! i-m i uin I bL 'Z iI GRANGE TO HOLD TH. MEETING the situation in the Proper manner,i((lfin iu,,v re(.lmnK,nijcli to President for they have called a meeting of , ..,...:,. .... wHitei. w Bowniun. head " r-- their grange on Saturday. Decem-I. ber lUth( for the purpose of discuss- ' . l"A "K'" - tion On that day. members of the let;- isiature irom tins uisirict, uovernor- elect Walter M Pierce and nu mbers - . "i,,lLr ilk 1 UMtl "'UI:I oi me county couri nave neen in- v i t ed to be p rese n t. It is i n t e n ded l to have a number of grangers mob-j olize in the Hlue Mountain (Ji ange : hall nid the day will be given over! to n round table discussion of the1 one burning issue, that of tax re- duction. !-. K. Gekuler, state de-i puty master of the Oregon State, Grange nan issued a call for the j meeting and has sent out invitations -to the different officials. It is he-, lieved that the outcome of this gain-! ering will have some effect upon the; attitude of the State Grange in itsji camnaitrn for farm legislation be-4 ffirn thi co mi mi- lniri 1 nt urr 1' I? lalf A 1 Mnarei The Ch THIS IS TO CEKTJB CHRISTMAS STOKE t this town. - BIRDS 1 1 VI AY BE ONE Consolidation of the War and Navy Departments Is Recommended. CAHIXET WOULD BE INCREASED BY ONL President II a r d i n g May Present Plan to Congress Chl.ist Taught Individual ly 1 1 h Administration s ism inwn on v.u.tu is tll O p i n i o n of Proposed ( My Associated I'ress) WASHINGTON, Dee. tt. Consoli dation of the army and navy depart- mtnts in the department of nutional ,WMM under a cabinet member ,'w,lh assistants m charge of the .iirniv into iinvv risneei iveiv. mis ueen t. nninin,l t nw. paru n pItm ((f ffOVCrniiicntnl reor- jgani.ntion P,,,.i,l,i,,t M,.i-,l,'..,r mov llnuvil .' V.f ' ' aJ congress' , " . . administration opinion on each chanLre HU!rtsteiL ' ASTOIil.V ASKS l'OU $:i,000,000 IHV A.f.lHT!Ul'(t ASTUKIA, Dec. l.'i- Answering 1 Astoria's request that the govern ment aid Astoria with $::,UUO,000I came Senator SUnfield's wire todny,,w there .s a way tounu io re that he would support the request. etuliliah Christianity in the hearts j of men the ctvt of civilization and CALirOKNLV SUPPORTS SACUAMKNTO, Dec. 13 Gover Hoc. l-1--0?ypr- r wired President! " , '1 As :,r; nor Stephens today Maiding urging approv ia's request for appropriation. c-t enn onn ..n..r T.,,uu, .v.... Itil.!- INTKODICI-D HIV AflMOrlitt-il I'lt-SM.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 Senator McNary introtluced a resolution for 3,f. 00,000 appropriation to Astoria relief. It was leferred to the al - propriations committee. (Cy The Associated Press) M A l:l IN. 111., Ier. 1 :t. The I rial uf i'He men aceiisod of murder in con nection with the llerriu mine killings bewail today. OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER s'l -'.53 ( ' ' (l!y The Associated Press) I.AISANXK. Dee. J a. Turkey to day refused to assign any special part of Turkey as a national home lor the Armenians. iDIIUHLII - i I nni w Tr inmiin L M U I V LH U -i vi Statement of the Speaker. Jesus Christ was the first teacher of 'individualism, ussevted Governor Pierce last 'niirht at the Hrotheihood ! meeting held in the Presbyterian 'church when he discussed the present civilization. His conclusion was that only two ,)aths lay Ul.fure the pi.0. pie oi the world either communism which is now being so unsuccess fully practiced in Russia, or indi vidualism which has been practiced in a general way since Christ was on earth. .. 1 l,tJ speaker told of the teaclnng ,r v,..- .k l t..i.miuhl..l ieveryonc thai ' he might worK out ,- U,M ci..llt;(11, th..t i... ,,., L , .. . .... i..- " from this a comparison of the pre sent day commercial life which also is based on individual effort. While the attendance was not large the meeting was full of interest and all went well until the question was propounded to Rev. Quigley as to whether 'or not the world is growing better or worse. The ministers pre sent took the stand that the world is crowing better as did Governor Pierce, while there were those pre sent who took the view that this age of materialism and selfishness is the fire that is slowly but surely consuming .the world, and that un- the breaking up oi tne woriu is certain. It was a "roiind-the-stove meld - inK for th, evening was chilly ami I!'-'. his "WV janitor, . , , ... . , , , . , , .men nigll me , wouil ill uie . move which sent cheerful heal into the boms of everyone present and caused each person to loosen up al.d speak his innermost mind. I). Tnwler was chairman of the " - " - meeting. The I.oney onhestru ren - ilei'i.H evi.rnl si-lect ions which Were ;well received. .... JAPANESE PKINCK UA (Hy As.Hoeiated P.essJ TOKIO, Dec. l.'l. Hirohilo, Prince regent, aged twenty-one, is serious ly ill with the measles. i '1 LNIILI lUIUIili .V ZA K.;i..H' warn IN n CTD PT I membership of Church in La Grande District Shows Gain and Support Given is Exceptional. From a recent report issued by District Superintendent Irn H. Al drich, of thu Methodist church, the work in the I.u Grande district shows exceedingly well in comparison with other districts of the northwest That I -a (Jinnde has ever been a istrorhold of the Methodist church is quite KeHM'ally known but many did not realize that the I .a Grande district, which -comprises four coun ties in Eastern Oregon and six coun ties in Southern Idaho, was almost a top-notcher in church support and general work for the church. The following cxtracU jir0 taken from the report of Rev. -.Aldrie.h: 1" full membership the district rmulit a gain in HUD of M, in 1!K!0 .of 72, in 1!21 of 81 and in thus far of 77, making 2(IG in nil ; for the four years or u net increase of 11 per cent. The Boise district shoA'H a Joss of 1 per cent and the Pocatello district u gain of 2 per cent- The per capita contribution to ministerial support, baed uPon mem bership, in the three districts com pares ns follows: Iiniso District Hti 1!20 11)21 11122 Aver. ?!).! $!U:i $41-80 $8.-18 ?8.U0 Pocatello District 1!H! li2() 1P21 lil!2 Aver ?.78 $10 21 110.25 $11,711 $!U)lS l.n Grande District 11)11) 1U20 11121 11)22 Aver $1:1.23 $ia.2f $12.(17 $U.!Mi $12.77 The grand total of benevolent giv ing on the three districts shows u per eanita result as follows Boise District, $11.81; Pocatello District, $14.08; U Gitindo .District, $10.01 Kor tin? three years of the Cen MJiiimry missionary rrogrum, wmcn j t,un(1t.l(.lluu uhor. I ,-,.rer to the pa is now in progress, the Ln (irande j (1()1.wuu, tendency hack to the Hmull. District has ltd the Idaho Conference! house on the part of flnt-d vullum. in the percentage paid upon Its i-"or a time there will not he much tuf quota, iilid twice during that period ! tory hnihlliih'. us thi- vountry was ov has UkI the entire area When the er-hutlt In this respivt duriiiK the war. average - for thy. Idaho Conference I ,f tMe.e should he n fhellm- In build-. iiis,7i per cent, we had paid r.VinK t ii. .i a- m, i so fur as hum her i concerned the In I per 'cunt, and at the time (March , . , .,,. , ml) when , . for ,h(! Hl.,. ! , d ,,aid 71 ,er cent. .j... , -7 ,...,! i . , .,,. fhnreh Pnnur ('i..(.i,... i u,,,- r....l,-l,l ..,.. In.vn I culution among the nineteen north - wclit jistrictH in the Helena and '.un, areas I. a (iniiid,. district !s,,i t,irl. 1'ocatillo district stood r i i i,..: ii.?i..i... r:r i.'ui (L-i-iiLii iiiiii inline iiinii ici. in jteenlli in the list. i A. .1... ..r .1.. n- ,i.. nresci L li n i e six oi me At the present time six of the Pastors of the district are assisting in the endowment campaign for Will amettu University. IIJST KILLS ( P.v. Assoelalfd ;'i-xs HAVANA. Dec. Kl.-Thirty lives SCORES OF IN! are believed lost in all esplosion fi ,,.,. ,,., m a ilii. uiiimmiI liiniliei boilers lit Kstrelln KuBlir Central roilui llon iiiiarlly has been niluccil CiKpedcs, Camacuey province. I ,,,,,, mxlinnii h il.ifiii.iiiMi.oiio reel In . ibe Hoillb. l.'nrlii. inoi., tiie oMIi'ioh, HAVANA, Dec. 111. One hundred llH shown by that survey. Is that the workmen were killed or injured Tuus- lumber i.r.i.l ik U.hi of the Unnili will ,.,v in a boiler explosion which dine 4.r,ii.(in.mn r-M '. In the wreck,,, the Kstrella suKar mill -''i"; r,..,Kuey. 'lhirteen borne, mm. been recovered up to 7 o clock lues- day cvcniiiH ami 4(1 Injured persous wi re lii-inK cared for in I amliKUoy, Most of the victims are Spaniards Reserved Seat Sale for Junior Play is Now on The reserved ticket sale for the "Arrival of Kilty" to be presented in the hil-'h school auditorium on Fri day and Saturday eveniUKs, went on sale this mornint! at the (Mass 1'rui; stme, with many reservations lieinK made with the openimr. Many Rood seals still remain for hnth nijrht- hut those who hold tickets are urKe,lS"C naopens u. e lo ifet thein reserved as early as 'who r.'luins Hobbies love but they p,,,,,!,, 'cannot eel 'the consent of Mr. W mk- "The Arrival of Kilty " which is',ler. And just how the double ro a Ihree-uet farce comedv, (riven l,y i manre comes out will be made clear the Junior I'losa. is a royalty play 1 1''1 iday ami Saturday audits just hu of hi-h class quality which has met . fore the final curtain, with a biir success wherever present- j The events leadinif up to the di ed. The cast, under the directorship .max are puz.linir and keeps the au- if Miss llennett, are putting on dience nucssiiifc as to just what tho the finishing touches and those who .final outcome will be- Tho scenes have been privileged to see the re- are full of snap and (food comedy hrarsals state that the play is sure ii be met with unanimous approval.) Indications are that tho entire Kitty, a stnue actress, is the per- play luvinir public will he in attend ..a wh.. in the whole plot. hin;:'e uikc. ; com IS 10 HiiTf i i ii inpn WI1HHK Charles S. Keith Issues Data 1 of Interest to Future Lumber Supply. ' LUMBER OF SOUTH IS GIVING OUT 'High Cost of Operation in l'acitic Coast States Will Make Lumber Higher Than Southern Product. (Special to The Olt'rvor) WASHINGTON. Dee. I. Asa coti trlhutioil to the general discussion of, whether the' present revival of prcis ptsrily iiihI employ im-nt is merely u spurt of "seeonlur- influtlon'! soon to bo followed hy a Ioiik period of Imsl ih'hh li'thui'Ky and unemployment, or tho lu'Mlnnint? of u true period of huslucsH uetivil.v, the National l.uin tier .Manutiieliirers' Assoelution today made public a digest of a statement nvidu on reipii'st by Charles K. Kellh, of Kansas City, one of the hirircst lumber opi'i'utors and buslm-ss inen of Opt Soul h ami 1'aeifie Coast, and a rucon.ed authority on Industrial and ('economic conditions. Mr. Keith Is confident that construction on a larjtc scale will continue lor a number of -years and thai the lumber industry will continue at the present level of (activity for the next, five years, vitht jthe implication that the whole coun try and till commerce and Industry ! will he civ active, with an alniudance lot' employment. 'I think Hint perhaps apartment building construction has reached ltn lludt for thu time hehtg," mhvm M Keith, "hut tltere Ih a deinund for liuihllnus which niuv not rcpieseut as many ilidlars as the apartiuentH, lut will Involve a hirtt'e demand for luui- ri o -un b ,, I n, , - - , , . , , , ' i , c, o . U e , I will more housing . ... .1 i. .....ii.. i ... ..(.... (-onairiu-i ion. i in-iui'iiin n . i mnnv 1 been coniiacle.l ror Ibis y. ar. which l. I llilnk, (lie birui.sl number since 1 ''"" peaklntr broailly, niv opinion M '" bi.ll.llni,- s itlon has not been c rittrhcd. l-.v.-n It my eon- Inslon in this respect Is in error the ImiM'hiir i-iinilltiiiiiH nf the lumber 111- j ,iUHtvy such lhai it will he ta4 , io the utmo.'d on tho whole to meet the demands that will be placed upon It. I refer to the declining lumber mill capacity and production of the Month, owlm; to the progressive depletion cf the timber supply of that section. The decline of production there from now on will doubtless proceed faster for some lime than the expansion of ca pacity and production in Ihe west. South lleioif Depleted. "A canvass of the Southern pine producing tMiitorv was made by the Sotilheill I'hie Assoeia I lop In 1 'J 1 !, (overimr fi.ii' I mills with m annual caimelly of Hi billion feet. The appur- t.. ..i- ,l..i.l,.f I, .ii r,r tlinher re- . ....... ... " u ., ...fi....,..,! b, full ,.. . , , ,,, wst ,, ,,illls , y( (...(ber will, -i r iclb.n j , ( i nt 1 11 n.-.l on l-nito l''oiu ) aliout. She has captured Winkler who wishes to marry her in time lint his sister. Aunt Jane, docs not approve of tiie niarriaire because she hales anythiliK connected with tho since and the way they dress. Unhide, a college man, has found Ihe one he loves and is iloinit every thing he can do to capture her, ami .ii ... . ... i. a i. ..', a with a mew thrills worked ln. spv.-- fa-, e a x.r.v tan .-trcssing his audiejicc.