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VOLUME XXVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1923
NUMBER 79
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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. . - , '
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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
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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
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(;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,.
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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
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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.,
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PIERCK SPEECH BY RADIO t
' .Governor
Walter M. Pierce's
be delivered to the tt
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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.
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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.
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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)
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