La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textii, . 1,11 " '..r-rzz (Irani? lEwnitw - i VOLUME XXVI LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1923 NUMBER 79 rli7 V . i ' a- ' j 1 3 a a f n f r llinp I.ATI-NT IMt.TCKKK )!' KIXSO HHIDCi: ll.vi SI'l:ll TEMPORARY feffl' SENATE HEAD ;JS"iVT W Enough" Senators Mustered 1 : 'Py Zi!a ft. V, U V !S MvS?IJ to Open Legislative !f4 jtZt F H W ' tJM SENATOR EDDY IS MAROONED BY FLOOD House Ready to Effect Per . . manent Organization .. With Kubli as Speaker,is Keport. ' . : (By Associated Press), - SALEM, Jan. 8 Both houses ad journed until 2:30 p. m., . EDDY .AKMVES (By Associated Prcs) SALEM, Jan. 8. T: emporary President Gus Moser, after conferr intr with Upton leaders rejected Eddy's followers proposal. Eddy ar rived this afternoon and immediately went into consultation with his sup porters. , (iPy Associated Press) SALEM, Jan. 8 Formal'tics at tending the opening of the thirty second legislative session were some what jarred by flood, for. with Eddy marooned,, his followers made an eleventh hour effort to defeat Upton for. presidency by notifying tempor ary president Moser that to expedite proceedings thoy would support any other sonntor for. president .except , Upton. Meanwhile Pierco awaited inaugu ration which is not possible until legislature formally passes upon the election. Oleolt also waited for ah oppor tunity to deliver his farewell mcs aife. , fcarly this, afternoon Kubli was unanimously elected.. as speaker of the house. . - , ' . i ' i (By Associated Press) SALEM, Jan. r8. Enough' senators were mustered by 10:50 olock this morning to : call' the senate tw. order,, which was done- by . Favrell ofi, Mult nomah. , Senator liddV 0..', Koscburg, was marooned 'by a lloWl at Albany, and several siipportei's of '.'Eddy jfor president of the senate remained out. Uus MoseB ,was '! elected as tempor ailj president; -.and in a brief speech pleaded if or. the forgetting of po litical differences and the maintain ing of harmony while in session. Kildv followers are strongly op-. in posed to Jay II. Upton, of Piinevil!e,nrcas, have received great damage, and they suid the house was ready It will be several days before the loss o effect a permanent organization can be checked. with K. K. Kubli as speaker. j Two persons aro missing and two AD CLUB MEETS K 1 t I A 1 i iii flu til i ii i r i W. L. Kadderley, With .the Extension Department, 01 the 0. A. C, scheduled to , Speak, Tomorrow noon, when the members of Ihe I'nlon County Ad club i;eat theinsi'lvrs ubout a table well laden Willi food prepari-il by the Woman's Iti-licf Coris or l.a Grunile. V. 1.. K'adilerl.', assistant leader of tin-, ev tenHlou seivlre or the Oregon Agrl rllltnral c'olk'Ki! will deliver an uil dre.s on It current subject, his topic ImOmr not been announce! yet. Mr. iMinoeri) nun hi - .lav and Is ut present In-lMker on uffletnl business, but will return to the city this evenhiff. Ir. J. I.. Injrle Is in charge or th meeting and It Is expected that nj Cornucopia Gets Snow, few specialties. In the way of inusi- BAKER, Jan. 8. The heaviest cuilV'im'uci'. will be arranged foilsnmvf!1 jn ten yars at Cornucopia (; ,NAclie.m. Tin- luncheon will occurred recently, is the report rc ldd in I he K. of I". l ad at 12 o'clock . evei here. The town was complctc-!l"-i'. !ly cut off from the outside world and it- was aiinouncin iaie inn. in..-.- noon thin Mary .lean Thatcher will furnisn a pinna soio ami mo u """ .inart.-tic will sing several wi wt limn iui iiinrjicon I..NIOI.U.V.. III IIH SUNBoi IPy Associated Press! SHANGHAI. Jan. 8 Sun Yat Sen, deposed president of the South China ' ilcpubli. , expec ts his army which recenU;- raptui.nl vtU'how. b. r. take l eiiloi. uh.i. tw . wc-ks 1 1 -.( i tn, ir him to power in tuc seuti., h-mi- i.vi La-y, t . : ; cinnn nRKTi bulletins in I LUUU UIILUI BE REACHED T firrh Wators in OretTOn and lIiritain wants a fnir business settlo-lllgn-.vvaw.rs m..vicj,u a"u,mcnt.0f.ter $5,000,O0O,OOO war debt .1. OUUUlulll VY aonAifivii Still Serious . , . . w .Am " tries, Stanley Baldwin, British chan- and White team emerged, winners CASUALTY LIhT IS iccllor of the exchequer, declared toT!irom the' big red team jfrom Union, i" KWFT.T.RD TO FOIIR'ly " address to the joint scs-j scoring -12 ! o5nU in the last half , ... , . , L,LJV :f", UV. lr sioni of tho British and , American 'while the invaders failedl. to make a '' -I ti I debt' funding commissions. 'field basket.' Union. 'routplayed the ..1'. TT:......n, '.. , rillnhJ . ' . ' ' ' I 1 n ' flrnnrlft foATn ' 1 fl ( t.h Ti rst. hlllf to1 Traffifci 'Railrbads. are i rjjiocKeq iviany, jtiomeS; in. ";imdated,4 ;'',! "vi:l i' ,'. ; ' ; ' ''(By Associated Press) '' POUTLANDl, Jaiiil S.-jThd -fltiod W Oregoit and 'southern iWashington is still serious but iinma-tiy places) the crest is believed to' be 'passed. ' Between Portland and Eugene and the Hood River and Tho Dalles injured as' a result ot a ciouuoursi which swept the logging camp at I Morton. The Washington rail com ipany's connections on ull four rail roads to Portland and Eugene have t bee cut. .Highways arc flooded and , traffic stopped. Many farmers were forced to leave I their homes in boats near Eugene nd.rniHiiv homes were inundated in ("West Salem, All highways from Sa- h arc closed LA GRANDE UNHURT Although the heavy snowfall and i resulting thaw swelled the Grande j Ronde river and other streams in I Union county to a high water mark, no material damage of any consc iquence has been reported. In some I isolated points, lowlands in the val ley havo been slightly flooded, but in La Grande, with the exception of flooded intersections due to the gut ters becoming plugged, no bad con ditions have been experienced. Tho f'.fav nnura atnrvt unit the Vnrd :o(we t the depot were cut off from ll irhts last even nir due to the blow- f down of a tciephone pole in the Jnrimr the high winds that i vicinity during the high winds that I were experienced last evening. si,,cs on tne roarj through the can- . yon below the town stopped stage travel and all the horses and men available were put to work battling witn tnc oiirrjcr to traffic. The snow is reported as being nine feet deep in many places. , Umatilla High. P'i'NDI.ETON, Jan. 8. The Uma tilla river is running exceptionally high as the result of flood waters from 1 its tributaries, and with the rain continuing generally all over the county and in the mountuirs, it i rNinff higher each hour. While thc high wind storm of Friday night jjj ome damage, no serious report-, nave vet come in from this county. RnilVuad havo wnt.-hmen out at all ,) iriircr pii t, and Utn th. tel. phi.i.e j -r" 7 I (vK:J .i,:.u) (;rinrttl view of wrecked bridge at Kelso, tiihcii from a lamt on the c ust .side or the Cowlitz river. CLOSE CHECK STARTED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. A close i check was Inaugurated by federal prohibition authorities on liquor snip ments consigned to foreign embassies and legations with the view of de termining whether t disproportionate supplies arc being brought through! American, customs to : these lavorcu destinations,. i : ? ' ' Business isettlkment. urged (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. S. Great 10 tne u, o. on sucn icrms as win IO inC U. O. Ull ftUL'll IL'L'IIIB S Will produce the least possible disturbance trade relations of the two coun-l gMALL FIRE OCCURS -t' r . tnnxn in w r ct n v ' , -r ' A c-ioincs ciosi t in nie iimii.ih'c i If. J:. Iilxon. at the Interseellon o U'ashinglon unil Seiond .HrerM eiuight fire Suiiilay inornlnir k:l.v Vlnck and before xtlnKiilsbe.l! by the fin (lepaitniLiit, lnrilcU'il (lain- ages of about $100. till' greater Kb;i.' of th(! loss In-lns; In clolhing dn tilroyeil. The flr was eaiiscil by the falllnt,' of soot from a recently cleaned fine, states the fli'e chief. 1 Live rTrie cooo N- l .r, . '. oioo.s.A.swHf 3- - ! I'm MOST Thamv-Foi. foe .v WyJ Xy&f- M' vHA An - Mwf ,fi) TEAMS nrrcmrn dv highschoolGET iiLLIED First Team Loses in & Fast Game to La Grande by a - Score of 20 to 12; Locals Win from Union, Seconds. "By means of a thrilling rally stag- . . , ,, t,l ,f Cil wl n ,1 1,(1 tho 't half of Satuiday night's basketball gam, the Bluea fortnight. The Turks will be told iI.aGrando team im tho first half which ended 11 to 8-msfavod. of the visitors but the last half was dif- relent vasuv uiiierenu , . in).. Jll.1l, UllllUllTa Ul uiiii; , Iwas marked by even playing with. .in'cither side scoring. La Grande ,, -Pi i, ..,u p..:,.. Hron llin bull' thnillvh and tho snrn ,was. promptly tied By Mctj-tck of Inuttin'ir La Grnndo into the lead and!M ninK at nine o'clock sharp. He tt; ui , Grnndo into the lead and so iu scorG stood until the middle of the half when the La Grande team was pulled and another team, nearly as good ns the starters, took the floor. , (Continued on Page Eight.) THINGS AREN'T SO BAD TIIRKR1IIII ,U,M,U (Bv Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 8. A draft of the Near East treaty will be 'presente.l to the Tutks nt Lausanne within consequences, is' the advice received today, from official information. , BUTTEK DROPS ' ' ' (Pv Associated Press) : PORTLAND, Jan. 8. Butter drop. ped three cents this afternoon., . : :: tt it tt st it :t ti n " PIERCK SPEECH BY RADIO t ' .Governor Walter M. Pierce's be delivered to the tt V "" ilt entire state and west this eve- tl: "will broadcast his speech from ( the Oregonian broadcasting sta- M, '' tin t Portland Radio sta- tt " tions in i.a t,raii(i are prepar- j lng lo receive ine anoress. Itt tt tt it tt tt tt tt tt tt f"J. SMALL FORCE BE APPOINTED Dr.nv Tn pn O.A.C.REGENTntAUY ID GO (By Associated Press) SAI.EM, Jan. 8. Governor-elect Walter .M. Pierce announced thh hi. would appoint Juc ire Thomas H. Crawford, of I.a Grande, regent of me urcgou igricuuurat college. Uy Assoi'lutcd Press) WASIIlXtiTON, Jan. 8. Publish. ci's uio mil prohlliitnil by tho-l'lny-Ion law froni making contracts with w.i (leiilora us their exclusive whole sale ili.sfi Ihiil ng ngent, tho Niipi ome - 't held today In the case of tho liliral Tl'lnlo CotllltltKHtoll llgulnst tho Curds l'lilillshlng company., Alt hough an exhibition giimo bo tweaii the t'lciks and tho M. I, A. staitid the bull to rolling In the city liaHketlnill IciiKiir,. tho .offlelul open ing I" ai'hi'diiliMl to take place Wed. nesdiiy evening. Tin- Hlundui'il Oil team will faro tllu Allcel liggreKai nun iii iiiu oiiening game ami I'nton will play tlm flerks In tho niconil uunie of the ofriulal Uoulilo. header opener. , , Six. tennis uio entered In lh0 city leagiio for Alils season, three 'from l.a. (iranile, comprising the Clerks, tho .M. I. . A. mil ti atiui.tma tiy ii;iim.i and ifireo out of town teams. I'nlini, lici'iy iiini )U;il.,iiii1e'iJ the elili'i.cM. ' '' ' ' . , Tiuv'miii(-ii win iiiglir'.litiJt! viiliick atifl u lai'ui ultcudulico Is tuitlclput. : i u1 j ?i -iii. 'I.'I.M.. PORTLAND, Jan. 8,-iMoro than 5UPREMEC0URT -ilKESlLli HOOP SEASON ' . OPENS SOON ! un m K IKES HAUL . i IM DHDTI AMn i $H000 in curroncy was stolen by a I; sneak thief, who unlocked a teller's wicket and scooped up all available ".currency, at the Ashley & 'Humelin bunt m,.,.,,,i ,, ,l Si,l, .,,... .1,,... Nng the in I stales the I The thief I clew to his non-hour rush Saturday, Portland press. escaped without leaving identity. Thouch nolicc and private detectives bejran work 'ut once' on the cane, they hud made no-proffrcsK toward recovery of the ulnlfn ntfitinv tw tlwi urrnul nt .robber last nie;ht,j j The crime, one of the most ex ! tniurdinai-y in tho annuls of Port- land banking housen, was ' commit ted so cleverly that it was several ! hours before the loss t was discov jered. Employes of the banking ' house have been exonerated of nil ; suspicion in connection with the rob bery. Ifonert Man Suspected. That (4 he crime was committed by some olherwi.se honest person, who, sci-inK the unlocked wicket and the e;?eat stacks of bills of larire de- I nominJitions, allowed Ki'oed to over 'cunin honesty und (cave way to temp 1 tation, was the opinion expressed by : Detective Captain Moore. The de j tails of the crime were uch, and the chances of such an opportunity wore so remote, that tho police figure that ' no professional lawbreaker was re ionsihlf for the theft. Police Capture 2 More In Liquor Violations Two more violator. of the liquor Steer MAintf Delivery. ; unlinmires were ensnared in the toils Steers waa caught by tho polico ,of justice and punished. Alfred Carl- while making a delivery of four ffitl- :Jon and Jack Steers were captured Ions of moonshine and wuh arrested. -ver the week-end and each was Bail was set yesterday for both men found iruilty this morning in the po-!nt ?10UO which neither could fur- lice couit. Judtfe K. J. Kitchen im'nish. ! posi-d a fine of $.'100 and a sentence! ItootleKRerji Heunion. . ! ;of mt days in jail on each offender. "Steers, Carlson, Mike Woodurd, j Carlson was driving near the Kirand Peiry Wright, tho last two scrv-i-tieet railroad crossing when Chief ing ncntenees or liquor violations, 'of !Joliee Clint Maynes approached. '. had a regular bootleggers reunion "(Jet in and take a ride," invited ( yesterday afternoon in the bull-pen," ; CarNon. "I will just as siwm ns I ; Clint remarked today. "The after health your car," replied Clint. And noon was npent pleasantly at card; the gt in and they rode to the po-Jnnd following the completion of same liiee ttMion, tor u. th-' Miiuii, the the Xur enjoyed a delicious ban- Poli u f iniiii, a tiallon of ni(ou-iuet, provided by the city, all pro sKiii. ab. ut 1 hotrip ot doilic hr w ! iiooncinp; -the. affair a conipleto auc- INTO ESSEN rmy Will Be Accompanied By French and Belgian ', Engineers. .j HUGHES PLAN IS' ;' SENT TO FRANCE Occupation of Essen Will . Take lJlace I hursday, Ac cording , to i Present Ad vices. , (By Associated Press) PARIS. Jan. 8. The occupation of Essen by a small French force, ac companying engineers and cUHtom officers, is now slated for Thursday morning. Belgian and Vrench engi neers and technical experts will ac company the French. Hughes Plan Offered. . ' (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. Plami for tho settlement of the reparations con troversy between France and Kng land wero outlined by Secretary Hughes in his New Haven address havo been communicated - to tho French government officially. (Uy AsHOciuted lrosH 'I'AKIH, Jan. 8. Krance'H- Uhlnn nrniy lrt- Riitherlng, to.be ready uinreh wber I'rumler l'olncare given lh wonl for tho currying out of his Httll xevrut plan for seizin k tho Huhr and tbe Ithliielaml. 'J' ruins were cl'owu:il, Honduy, nUsht wUU offleorv and men, , hurrhllv rvC'illed from hjuve, returning to ielr poNta, ;aft-.l 'Al.' 'Pofiicure conferred Hunduy urter noon with .M. IV TroiiuoW minlBler of public works, oii' final urrunge i;iMty. fur tbo, transportatton of civil ilrid liitlitury ,( forces, Tho Kronch on the Khliiu havo been or dered by (R'lierul Degoutte to remain U their, iimrtvi'H, wherever there ap-tiJ-ars ' to 'bo any diiner of elashos vii tho (ierioaiiH and every preeau jloi) will bo taken to avoid demon tarn t Ions. ! TheVej-aro sm-rral tlmos tho nunl-liei- of (''reneh forees tn the' ft blue, -luiidiaH aro likely to bo required fo' (tier) 'Huh r ' joixu-atlons, but all th! troops will bo he!d In readlnesH Tor liiHtiint service, although there l noil) lug yet to Justify tho assump tion ol' lmniedialtt action. The detalla of tho French plan re main a mystery, but M. I'olnoure hai repeutedly described tho, proposed en trance. Into tbc Huhr us chiefly I ho work of englnuexa and custoniH col lectors. This Is the nucleus but tho military support required noci.'SHurlly . depcniln nnon the Kreneh'Ostimnto or what' reslstnnce th.o Oermans limy of fer. It Is Ulinwi also that the -Tii'e- tnier's Idea was' luodlfli'd to nmlei i it udraetivu.tu iliu, ItrltlHli Imf itov . iJl '...1.... 1.. 1 that riance Wl going in ulono shu i under no sn(:l( J-ralut. .'; ' ' GONGERTWILL ' Joint Recital of Emil Eyer and Umberto Martucci is Heralded as Event in Mu sical Sections. Preparations are rapidly being completed for tho presentation ot hntil byer, tenor, and Umberto Mar- (Continued on Pago Might) BEOFMERIT ri. iitviiO b (-t 7MIU( '.l1l'...ll!f;0 .'-.., - ... i i . 1 V 1? 1 ) 1 (' tT k-ik .