VOLUME XXVI
SECTION ONE
LA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1923.
MUIOKR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 78
CONFERENCE iipcii
USilE
Ottomans Depart from Hall
As Protest Against
v Allied Action.
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T l n T inT'nn r t ttu i
A INCITED ARMENIANS
i lliza Nur Bey Said He Un
y. derstood Allied Stand on
! Armenian National Home
I Due to Moral Interests.
(Hv Associated Press)
.; LAUSANNE, Jan. . The Turk
's toh delegation to the Near East Con
ference left the meeting hail totlay
as a protest against the Allied in
sistence upon the eslablishnient of
: an Armeniun national homo.
Ri.a Nur Bey, Turkish spokesman,
' declared that ho understood the Air
lied interests in the Armenians and
! others was because the Allies had
i incited them to revolt and therefore
'- felt morally bound to help them.
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HEARING HELD
WAHI 1 1 NCT( X. Jan. ('.. 'ontend- I
UK Unit thi- prohibition amend muni f
whs co-extensive with the ronslitu-'
tlon, extending to all places where I he!
1'nited Stales has jurisdiction. .Mrs.
Mabel W. U'ltlehrumlt. assistant at-,
torney-tfeneral. presented the govern-!
nient'H ur-KHinent In the .supreme court;
today in the appeal biotifrht by the-
American .steamship companies, to
have set aside the decision of :ludK'
Jland ; at New.,. York. The decision
sustained the ruling of Attnniey-Cien- I
eral I uiitflierly I hut American ships!
wnns prohibited from .. having Junior1
iibitifnl 'for, beverapre iifsnY by ' passcn-j
Kent oh the hith ses and in foreign
porttf, ii nd 'from, bringing such liquor i
InU);. American ports In their kcuIvU !
scu; .stores.1 i ' "
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BASKETBALL
GAME TONIGHT
The Blue and White basketball
oam will open their season this eve
ning aKainst the Union hteh school
quintette in the La Grande hifrh
school gymnasium. Hoth teams are
reported to be hitting a fa.st jfamc
and a close race for the victory is
expected. Two teams will be in uni
form this evening, each nearly the
same in strength.
The name will begin at 7:.'S0 o'clock
and the Union players, accompanied
by their coach, are expected to ar
rive in the city this evening a few
hours before the game.
LA GRANDE ELKS TO
GIVE SOCIAL DANCE
Announcement was made totlay
that the Elks would give a big so
cial dance on January 15th. The
ball will be one of the important so
cial affairs of the season. Com
plete arrangements for the staging
of the affair have not been finished.
LIQII
Blasts To Raise Debris
In Cowlitz; River Rises
Four Feet During Night
Ity Tlif .s.oc.i;itwl
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l lien id'-- wuii.ll1 l :.,; t)i' Ml
i-n (own of KV!'i frmn ;i II' " 'llSii
ouriii;in rivi r is Itiirli-r tlmri
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I he workmen started removing the
(ftv A;:--"oiatei Press) hridce wreckaire today beKinnintf by
KKLKO, Wa.-h., .Ian. '. Dynamite mttine with acetylene torches. An
wiil he usnl in an effort to rai.Ge other raft broke loose up the Cow
the bodies nf victims of the bridie On river and jammed against the
d sa-iter. Tre missin? list was re-
duced tialav whifn .elie heimer. of
i nwi port S .si ,. . ; iMiod alive.
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President Off ers Herbert
Hoover Position as Secre
tary of Interior; Hoover
to Stay in Present Place.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 6 The pres
ident today tendered Secretary of
i Commerce Hoover the place as sec
I retary of the interior which Albert
' H. Fall will vacate March 4th, but
j Hoover is understood to have in
I formed the president that he adhered
!to his original intention of making
!the commerce organization a real
department, and that he would retain
his present position.
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Investigation Into "Klan
Murders" Was Started;
Open Hearing Expected
to Be Sensational.
1.AHTKOP, Lu., Jun. 6. Doctor
I uval und I-mtfiord today reported
a I the A! ore hou.se Investigation that
I hit bodies of Danii lH and JtlchardH I
were Htihjr.cU'cJ to Home ' fmcelally
construct. d device designed to inflict
punishment."
BASTKOP, La., Jan. G.-Tlte state
of Louisiana, through the state attor
ney general, Friday night hud set
up the groundwork of its investiga
tion into masked band outlawry in
Morehouse parish the identification
through half a dozen witnesses by
trinkets and bits of clothing, of two
bend less and mutilated bodies forced
to the surface of Lake rourche uy
a mysterious dynamite explosion, as
those of Watt Daniels and 1. 1 .
Kichards, missing Mer Kouge citi
zens. Identification of the bodies was
the first move in an open hearing
which it is promised , will .culminate
in. one of the rhost soiiKutinnal ex
poses of, masked band depreciations
ever unfolded.- Ai jar
Called "Klan Murders.''
The slaying of J)anie,ls and :Richi
'ards , hasi. beeiv referred' to'i py Gov;
Johti M. Parker, of Louisiana, a
whose direction the hearing was; un
dertaken, as "klan murders." '
MONtHLY' REPORT ''!
' OF RED CROSS
The monthly report of the La
Orar.de Red Cross was received by
the Observer today and contains the
following items:
Expenditures for the month two re
$20-J.2Ci and the returned expendi
tures were $125.30. One hundred
and eight families were served, 46
lot them betng post war cases and G2
! civilian. Two hundred and twenty
reven visits were made to the 108
j families.
j The telephone calls totaled 340,
I eleven outgoing telegrams were re
corded and 133 letters were sent.
! GREEK PRINCE IS
COMING TO AMERICA
PARIS, Jan. 6. Prince Andrew of
Greece, who was exiled after the
Greek revolution on conviction of
charges that he had contributed to
the Greek debacle in Asia 'Minor,
called on Myron T. llerrisk, the
American ambassador, today and an
nounced he would sail for New York
on the liner Olympic next Wednes
day. Prince Andrew told the nmbassa-
1 dor he intended to join Prince and
Princess Cnstopher of Greece in New
York and probably would remain in
America several months.
The; known kud is still two early
tudav.
; C. K. KlinKcnsniith, UHwistMiit chief
police of rurtlunil, was put. in
charge of fthe nearch by the Cow-
lit;: county commissioners as soon ai.
all automobiles were Uroupht up liy
, the dynumite charires to be placed.
collapsed bridge adding W the diffi-
cultos.
Tne CcA'litz river rose four feet
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'"Tv-ninr ri"e - iirc:iii.ied tc icvx
IVES
HIGH WATER
UK FLOODS
MANY HOIS
ry The Associated Press.)
J'OUThAND. Jun. C Heavy ruins
ami imMttii? snors havr flooded Ore
son Birr a ins. causing much dumuffe.
Tito Kuspenslon brliUv. n cross tho
Hood Kivor, two and onr-half mill
noma of iiood Ktver, went out w hen
hit by lopj und diii't wood lust n I (flit
Kcvcrul Hinull bridles ncur Tin
f;illca arc reported on.
The Hood Jtlver hux n ached the
olrvon-fool irtape, Hit )itffh'8t record.
lu' to the sudden rise of the Colum
bia ulao.
Tho Columbia hlffjnvay Is blocked
by mud slides, and telephone und tclc-
ffrupti cennrctions are crippled.
Many r.ttlroud tracks were washed
out.
At Wtlliimimt I'linilles were remov
ed from their homes In boats. The
brldffe over the WH lamina In closed.
HURT BY BLAZE
Foundry Fire Burns Large
Telephone Cable; Connec
tions Re-established This
Morning.
Addinff to the trouble that the E.
0. L. & P. company and the Homo
Telephone company combatted . yes
terday clue to the heavy snow of
Fridav morninir came more woes to
the telephone company -.today.-
OnJ
hundred feet of the 25 leaden case
cable by the La Grande Iron Works
was burned Inst evening when the
foundry was razed by fire and as
a result the connections east of the
foundry were out of order all morn-
inn. Workmen were inspnicneci 10
tho scat of trouhle immediately and
after many hours work, succeeded
in putting in a new cable and jrettinR
the line back into order, connect
beng made aoout noon looaj.
T .- . , cn'i
Large blupnient ot Reed
iriioniliim TJnnoivfifl TvirluV
W. II. Bohnenkamp company have
just received the furnishings for the
PHONE SERVICE
assembly room of their new chapel. Pmus and as n resuii, tne r.ve
Taken altogether it makes probably," ning Observer failed to receive
tho largest shipment of reed f urm-!
turo over received in Ln Grande, is
the oninion expressed by members "
of the company.
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SAVOY HOTEL
CHANGES HANDS!
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Ben Decious. of La Grande,
Assumes Proprietorship
of Establishment This
Morning.
Ben Decious, formerly proprietor
of the Silver Grill restaurant, went
down to the Savov hotel early this
morning, took off his hat and coat,
seated himself behind the hotel reg
ister and prepared for the first day
of business as proprietor of his new
enterprise. "Tho hotel will be con
ducted on practically the same plan
as before," he stated, "It will bo run
us a iamiiy notel and tne same ex
cellent and efficient service will be
maintained as when Mr. Stalcy was
in charge."
Any remodeling of the buildinff, if
necessary, will be attended to at a
later date, Mr. Decious stated. Mr.
Decious is going into the hotel busi
ness on a large seal a and ho will
also take over the proprietorship ot
the Summer hotel on March 1st. No
remodeling of tho buildinc will be
done until that date, due to the foci
injr that the inclement weather would
iniHHlc progress in that direction
and that the work would be finished
as quickly when started at that
time.
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The Union County Ad club will
hold their regular weekly non-tlay
luncheon in the K. of P. hall on
Tuesday with Dr. J. U Incla as
chairman of the day. The W. K. C.
will prepare the dinner and tne mem
bers are expecting a royal feed, as
the ladies have quite a reputation
beinff .caterer par excellence.
V. 1.. lvaciocny, associuveu wiiii
the extension division of tho Oregon
Agricultural college, is expected to
i make an address to the members at
the luncheon and other matters wiU
be discussed at this time.
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VJUES OUT OF ORDEK
Accordingrto un advice by the
?, )oc. Western Unjon 0ffice the a
. tt'legraph wiri,s. .between Port- a
; allu d 1 cj.awic Wout of a
'tt order, the trouble thought to bo a
'tt near Hood River. No dispatches tt.
' have been received since 1:.,0 a
j in La Grande from outsido a
" any leicgrapn
after that
time.
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ADM
UNGH
0 BE TUESDAY
IT SMELLS LIKE A FILLING STATION
ovv,5
danger mm
COAL STRIKE
(Ily The Associated Tress.)
WASHINOTON. Jan. C Practical
ly all danger of another coal strike
In the unionized bituminous fields
after April first liaa passed, Htild I-Yd-erul
Coal Comii.jsloncr Jol.n Hays
Hammond.
Retail Price of Gasoline is;
Nov at 27 Cents; Two
Cent Drop Went Into Ef
fect Friday.
N.ming Hlmultam-ouMl:' "itli a slm
f'.ar cut in prices tn 1'orHnnd. lite
prtce of pusoliitc cum tloxrn from
cntfl p-r frallon to 27 cents per pal
Ion retail in La Grande, the new price
point into effect ycHlerclay.
All four of the j-oinimnicH operating
ill the Portland territory, thu Ktund
nrd of California, the I'nlon, tho Ah
soclaled and the Shell participated In
tho drop, tin: I'ortlund prtccft deelln
inff from L'5 criits to 21 (M'iiIh, tin-He
figures includlitf the 2 cent b'liHollne
tax In this utatf.
I'OKTI.AN'll, Jan. 0. 'Ilviry 1.
f?lonnalre for his coniraile and alt for
America"' Is the slogan for ex-wrvlcn
men brought to Portland last night'
by Alvln M. Dwsley, national coin
mandi'r or the American Legion, who
arrived from Salem at 6:10 by auto
mobile. l-'ull, of optimism for the entire
H.uceess of the legion program and tor
tt greuler organization and nation, Mr.
Owsley expressed the. belief that tlie
majority of tin things for which the
legion stood would he achieved. .
CON'CrCKT POSTPONED
Tho nonenrt that wns to luivn been
jriven on January 17th by the sehol-
.arcmin loan, committep of the Neitih-
.borhood club of La tirande has been
postponed until a Inter date.
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S HOW OVER
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LEG! IAD
IfJ PORTLAND
nrmuTni i
uLrini iull
REACHES SIXHUIHCU Di ll
Posses Numbering Nearly
800 Scouring Country for
Jesse Hunter, Negro Con
vict. ROSEWOOD, Fla., Jan. C.-Armed
posses of whito men, numbering be
tween 200 and 300, Friday night
wore scouring the countryside for
Jesse Hunter, escaped negro convict,
search for whom Thursday night in
connection with an attack on a white
girl resulted in the killing of two
white men and four negroes and the
wounding of four other whito men.
Sheriff Klias Walker said only six
woiD killed despite reports of a large
number. Additional ammunition has
been ordered from Gainesville and
Sheriff Walker said Friday alight
that further trouble appeared immi
nent, ltclntivcs of tho slain ne
groes arc believed to bo armed and
are expected to cause troublo is
overtaken by the whites.
Following the clash between the
races, tho negro section was fired
and virtually was destroyed. All ne
groes have fled Rosewood and arc
believed to ho hiding in tho woods
for protection.
. Two Whites Killed.
0. I'. iWilkinson, n merchant of
Sumner, and Henry Andres, super
intendent of tho Sumner Lumber
company at Otter Creek, were killed
when thoy advanced on a negro
house Thursduy night to see Sylves
ter Carrier, a negro, who was be
lieved to know tho whereabouts of
Hunter. Their companions then rain
ed bullets on the house, tho negroes
returning tho fire.
Before dawn the white men's am
munition wns exhausted and tho ne
groes escaped before the supply could
uc replenished. A search of tho house
disclosed that Sylvester Carrier and
Iris mother, Sarah Carrier, had been
shot to death. Lcsty Gordon, negro
woman, was shot to death as she
was leaving her burning dwelling, it
wns reported. Friday afternoon, the
body of 'Mingo Williams, ncBro, was
found on a road about 20 miles from
Rosewood, lie nad been shot through
tho jaw.
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SALT LAKI'i,' Jan. uVPitdt Henry
lioonstra of the western division
of tho United States neriul mail ser-
vice fell about 10.000 feet with his
airplane ncur Wunshin, Utah, Thura
day afternoon, und escaped with only
sliirht injuries, according to nn-
nounccment by air- mail officials
here Friday.
ncwh of th0 mishap was kept se
cret until Friday, the officials, said.
because it was de.'dred to first learn
definitely what had happened to the
uviutor.
ENGLAND WATCHING
EVENTS IN MEXICO
LONDON, Jan. 0 Anxiety regard
ing the status of foreign property
in Mexico is expressed in British
official circles, und If present con
ditions continue, it was said Friday
that the Itritish Government likely
would take new steps to insure the
security of foreign interests there.
The recent killing of a British sub
ject has served to bring the situ
ation to the fore.
M.MtKl.T STK.AIIV.
(Ily The AHfMiclated I'ress.)
I'DKTI.ANIi, Jan. II. Llvialouk,
kkh and biiltrr were steady today.
AIRMAN FALLS
Walter M. Pierce Will
Be Inaugurated Monday
As Governor Of Oregon
fJiTiron'ri seventeenth ovenior will
probably he formully inaugurated
Monday aftfmoon at a joint session
of tin senate and house of reprenon
l;ttivcs of the Thirty-Hecond leifisla
live session. Walter M. Pierce,
denim-rut, of l.a (trandc, Kvernor
Het't, will be the first irovernor for
nial'y inautfuratcd nincc January,
Kill) when the late James Withy
combe wh.h inaugurated fr his ttec
ond term, which was terminated two
months later by his death. Hen W.
Oli-oll, who wan at that time ( re
tary of stale, succeeded 'Withycombe.
i-'ollowiritf the inauguration of (Jov
ernor J'icree, he will proeced to Tort
land, wh'-rc he will lie thn principal
MpcaWr anil Ruet of banc.' at &
inwnr.r th'i Ju'kai.n mocrat
FACTORY IS
nmiirn nu i
FIERCE BLAZE
La Grande Loses One of Her.
Larger Industrial J
Plants .4
TOTAL LOSSWAS
ABOUT $35,000
D. Fitzgerald, Proprietor of
the Razed Works, An
nounces That He Will Re
build Immediately, . '
La Grande received her second firo
tragedy last evening when tho Im
Grando Iron Works, situated on Goto
avenue, burned to tho ground, tho
building and tho greater share of tho
machinery being a total loss. Soma
of the heavier iron working machin
ery may possibly be renovated and
in ado usable but all of the wood
working and electrical machinery is
completely ruined.
According to liavo f itzgcrald, own- .
er of the plant, tho loss amounted to
between $30,000 and $35,000 of which
$9,000 wns covered by insurance Sev
eral of the office fixtures wero aaved
but outside of the articles in tho of
fice, nothing was taken from the
building.
Interior Burning.
The alarm was nut in about ten
o'clock and the fire department made
a fast run, despite the wet condition
of tho streets, but upon their ar
rival, little was to be done with tho
exception of holding the firo within '
hounds. Tho interior was ablaze, the
firo apparently having started cither
in tho furnace Toom or some point
on the inside and getting a good
start before tho blase waa ' noticed.
Within a fow hours tho entire fac
tory, with a floor space of about
12,000 square feet, was burned to
tho ground. j.J
Will Jlebuild.
"I expect to, be ready to servo -my
customers in a' short time," Mh Fitz
gerald announced today. "Just as
soon aA. the insurance matter is ad
justed .1 will' start rebuilding on the
s&me aiteli The building will be more
modern . and . I expect to have the
plqnt; running full blast before many
ntore 'months have passed."
, Die firemen worked hcorically
from ton o'clock until 6:30 this morn
ing when the recall was sounded but
it was impossible to save the build
ing. No one wns Injured.
In the face of tho loss of his fac
tory, Mr. Fitzgerald proved himself
a great loser. Ignoring the financial
blow, he has already began makinK
Preparations to rebuild and expects
to havo a bigger and better business
in tho future. The merchants and
business men in general in La Grande
arc sympathizing with him in his
loss. '
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PORTLAND, Jan. 0. Frank 1L
Kudkin, United States judgo of thu
ditsrict of eastern Washington, to
day was nominntcd to be United
Slates circuit judge of the 9th cir
cuit, San Francisco. The nomina
tion was marked by several unusual
features, states a special dispatch
from the Orcgonian.
o'eloek in the reen room of Ihe'
ehamlwr of commerco, In Uio Orcvn
buildinK. v
l,0K'shtlivc t'Hsion to OtTn. ..
Tho neHMion will open Munday
I morntntf at ten o'eloek, o into com-
mitlees or the wnoie ami cieci in
elerka of tho Hesion and then ad
journ into the permanent organiza
tion of the senate and house. .
Following tho election of president
of tho Hcnutc and itpeaker of tho
house, a resolution authorizing a
joint HCrsion of both bolies will be
pacurd and in the pr jenre of thn
supremo court,, with the president of
th? senate presiding, the inauirura
tion oi Governor Piereo will be hold
in thr ebaiiiboL' of the houie of trn-
SPOKANEJUDG
NOMINATED
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