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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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L M U I V LH U
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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.
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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.
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, -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.