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femur tot volume xxvi MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1923. member of associated press NUMBER 92 mum mm mum 1 i . . Ad Club Backs Cove On Island City-Cove Road; Resolutions Made " ' "Be it resolved by the Union County Ad club that we heartily indorse the .Cove Connnerciul club in their efforts to have 'the county court of this county to construct a permanent road be tween Island City and Cove and the best ft hat tan be built for the money set aside by the people of this county for such road as ex pressed in their vote bond meas- uro 'adopted by the election in 1 1 U 19, and we horeby ask the county court to have 'the said road constructed as quickly as possible to the end that the de plorable conditions that 'exist between La Grande and Cove may be remedied. Signed by C. K. ffhor1', piesident, and Earl C. Reynolds, secretary." That was the resolution that was passed by the Union County Ad club without a dissenting1 vote today noon at the regular Ad club weekly luncheon. Carl Helm presided as chairman end I he Methodist ladies served a delicious lueheon. The meet ing was held in the Methodist church. Both Sides Present View. Although the Ad club adopted the resolution, considerable discussion prevailed prior to its presentation for vc-'j. Mayor Trippier, of? Cove, took tiV floor first and in his address, gave the Cove citizens' idea of the road program as it was first explained! to them and stated hat the Cove! people wtro si ill unanimously bo- j hind the road program and that it was absolutely necessary for their needs and the needs f intermediate points, that the road he built. r Couch Speaks. Judge U. G. Couch, of the Union! county couint, th'cn took the floor and I lvtiIuiiim thrt fAivnt-v rnm-l.'q nt-t.itude on the matter. "We now it auvis- able that pavement not be con-1 :ructcd at present betwe'en Island City and Covoifor the reasons that it would not be feasible- to put pave ment on a green grade and due to the over-taxed condition of the coun ty and slate. Me are 'uuanimously' in favor of spending every cen - i i,,,,.. .I,,,, it : ,iiBj,i..i. : to construct a (travel road ut present,- 01 V. U-GrMtde basketball team 'then .completing the work. .. latl t'ng for. .a few' days prepar er time, iccoming to the conditions y for the two week-end games that w .l,1 make it advisable.": Judge at; home against Wallowa -and Elgin. Cnuch states that for the above rea sons that he would not be in. fuvor of passing i.he resolution. Larir.on Replies. G. L. Larison, a member of the Ad club good roads committee, in a short address explained the original plans of the committee and staled that "we are duty bound to pass the resolu tion and I feel that the citizens of Cove and Union county should have the road specified in the issue when it was voted upon in October, 11)1!)." Judge T. H. Crawford annouiv"? that he would vote for the resolu- Hon but dissented with the plan of, pavinpr '".he road as he believes that it is impossible to construct a pave nient five inchoaV in thickness thatl woul.l stand up; for more than five! years.. . w t - '..j - Makes String Appeal. K. J. Stacklarld, of Cove, took the floor prior to Ju'.le Crawford and preserved a strong appeal fur tht passing of the resolution. After de scribing the conditions that prevailed at the present time be asserted tha.'. Cove people had ptoved to their sat isfaction 'that a 9-foot paved road sun piemen ted by gravel road on 'he sides, could be constructed for the amount voted, that wpuld be Perma nent and which would relieve the present condition df bad roads. J. $. Snod;?rass then made a mo tion that the resolution would bs adopted which G. L. Larison secon.l ed. Not a dissenting vo'o was cast although a small jninority declined to vote. Sun Yat Sen to Start For Canton Saturday SHANGHAI, Jan. 23. Sun Yat Sen, ex-president of the 'Southern re public, announced Monday that he would leave Saturday for Canton, his fyyicr capital. Both foreign and t hincie inteie-ta have been urging him to go there to restore order. His adherents took the city from iVking nationals last (Wednesday. Mosul Gil Dispute May Go To League of Nations (By Associated Press) L ACS ANNE, Jan. 23. The 'Turk tonight refused to refer the M"-u! dispute to the V"aue of Nations. I hey drntimdcd a I'li.liiHuJe, dwell, On Trial In War Case, 'Says Fair ' Deal Was Denied Him . WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 23. Benedict Crowell, wartime assistant secretary of war, plead ed not guilty in the District of Columbia supreme court Monday to the indictment returned against him and six others here charging conspiracy in connec tion with construction of army camps. In a public statement issued upon his appearance in court, Crowell declared he had been given no opportunity to "present the facts" in the case to the grand jury which indicted him arid added that such a procedure, by giving circulation to a false charge, 'had constituted a wrong against every American citizen." Henry L. Stimson, who was secretary of war in the cabinet of President Taft, appeared as counsel fou Mr. Oowell and also issued a statement in which he declared ' the charges brought against his client were "prepos terous." It would be a sorry precedent, !Mr., Stimson added, if the work' during the war of men like Mr. Crowell Were rewarded "by suspicion and dishonor." T0cnyh ()nlv Team Ahead 01 1 d SeiJn VIII V 1 tMIll AI1WU Ol M OEM SECOND PLACE Clue a(l(i VVillu: al nils wc-ncrn ana several smaller lines in. rn:,i- aa ?iVilto one system. iiuit , 4 f i ventage ut; we Hom Team .833. ; ! 1" ' ; ,; I I i v -J S ; ) I U With six games of the inteischo- lastic. season nothing but past nis- Thc former will play in La Grande I1 riday evening and Elgin comes nere on Saturday. Under the tutelage of Cecil ; Snow, coach, the hoop squad is'' undergoing some intensive train ing as both teams have been met before and are strong teams. The recent trip up . the branchlinc when the team played Wallowa, Jo Mcph nndl Enterprise on the thres sur. cessive nmnts, losing, only to Jo seph, proved conclusively that Wal lowa county teams are strong and to be feare.l. The roughest game j of the t'riu'yvas at Joseph where the ex-champions forged - ahead of the locals, giving them their only drub- hint f the reason. At Wallowa La (;rande won decisively and at Enter prise, at tho close of a fiorceiy fought game, the Blue and White team finally came out victois by the slim margin of two points. Inciden tally, the game with Knterprisc was not as rough as early reports chron icled it. , Despite the fact that many personal fouls were called, the teams were closely matched and the large number of fouls called were due to close but fair refereeing. The local team returned Crom the trip feeling that thev had receivtd a fair, hos pitable welcome from all .three team and in regards to the Joseph defeat, it looks like the best team won. How ever, the La Granders are eager to wipe out the defeat and are working hard in the hopes of defeating the last year's champs when they come to La Grande. Good Record. The local team with five wins and one loss, stand second to Joseph in the percentage columns with a rat ing of .853. The home team has scored 184 points against her opporv ent's 138 and the list of games play ed is follows: La Grande 20, Union 12: La Grande 29, Union 17 La Grande 24, Elgin 18; La Grande 28. Wallowa 17; La Grande 22, Jo seph 2d: La Grande 33. Enterprise 31. The remainder of the schedule is as followf: Jan. 2G-2. Wallowa and Elgin at La Grande; Feb. 2 Enterprise and Joseph at La Grande; Keb. 10, La Grande at Baker; Feb. 24, Pendleton at I -a Grande; March 3, Baker at La Grande. LAUSANNE, Jan. 2-1. Manpjis Curson formally proposed to the Turkirh delegation at the Near East Conference today that the Mosul Oil district dispute be Tefened to the ' Li-aeue of N a tons f.r a decision. I The Turk pron md to leply to : U'. l-.r-tai iwfiliilil. rt li'ti it RAIL SUPER SYSTEM IS PLANNED Executives of Western Rail roads Give Views On Merger Proposal UNION PACIFIC IS MENTIONED IN PLAN Would Form Super-System Including Many Promin ent ; Railroads in Va'st Consolidation. .WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 Execu tives of western railroads laid be fore the interstate commerce com mission Monday their views on ten tative plans which the government has devised for consolidation of trans portation lines in the territory of the Mississippi and south of the Mis souri rivers. W. B. Storey, president of the AteK" ison, Topcka and Santa Fe lines, took a critical view of the scheme so far projected for combining his road with other systems, while W. H. Fin Icy, president of the Chicago and Northwestern, characterized as rea sonable plans for placing that line in a super-railroad system that would also include the Union Pacific, Chi cago -St. ' Paul,1 Minneapolis and Omaha,1 and possibly the Central Pa cific. In suggesting consolidation possi bilities, the commission proposed to K V A 1 "'.'" HI u j oulhcrn Denver and Rio Grando .. Itopresontativcs. of the Union and Southern Pacific systems indicated that evidence supporting their view point would be introduced at hearings which the commission will hold on the consolidation matter in western cities. All railroads concerned have filed much data as to amounts of traffic involved in interchanges be tween them at the present time. ; Mr. Storey said that inclusion of the Colorado and Southern system in the Santa Fe group would throw the proposed consolidated system rather further to the north in its in terests than necessary. NEW AGREEMENT MADE (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The sub committee of the bituminous coal operators and Union chiefs agreed I today on a new wage agreement re placing that expiring in. the tri-s'.ate competitive fields on April first. i THE JOYS OF PAYING ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN 'Fd weVa coMe For. I " -- :J illirr irf f rffif f-ITiill THREE MINERS K'LI.EL) (By .Associated Press) SPOKANE, Jan. 23 Three miners were killed and thirty overcome by gas in a fire today on the fourteen j hundred foot level of the Morning' iuuie, at muiiin, laano. SHERIDAN BANK ROBBED (By Associated Press) SHERIDAN, Jan. 23. Robbers earlv todav forced n niltranen tn thn first national bank through he front door, drilled the. outer door of the safe, and escaped with liberty bonds and currency which 'thev found i" the thirty safety deposit boxes. . Threo men were Been by a woman 'cubing the telephone cable at 1:30 o'clock. America, Great Britain and Japan Linked Together by Understanding in Confer ence Agreement. (By Associated Press) TOKIO. Jan. 23. Premier Kato, replying to interpellation, declared that while no formal negotiations oc curred there if an urderstanding be tween America, Great Britain and Japan regarding steps if -tho other powers failed to ratify the Wash ington conference 'agreements. t n t: it s: a t: INCOME TAX IN NUTSHELL tt WHO? Sinfflo nertions-'who had Jt W net income o $1,000 or more B or gross income of SO.OOO or More. Married counlc,- who FFICIn TIMED had tfet income of $2,000 or Wlperputuully barring nny person who! more or; gross . 'income of Uiiccidi'nlull--wountls'or kills another $5,000 or more. J , in mlHtaki; for'n ilwr or othiT nnlnml tt ;W.H KN ? Murch 15. 1023. is fin- Hlfrom i-wivinir a hunttrs llronso. S : a 1 date for filing returns aiul ttj liallry introdurmt a companion hilt St making first payment, It lo tho nnti-hllcii land holdlnff hill, j'cj WHEHK? Collector of inter- tt(Uirlntf a.;jisorH to'ilat nil InollKihl.r tt nal rovenue for thtt district ttlutcriH who own or opernln land. The It in which the person; lives or tt 1 Honati acccpti-d an invitation lo visit tt - has hi. principal place of bus- ttlthe lat univcrilyon January yist. I mess. tt HOW? Full directions on Form tt U , 1040A and Form 1040; also tt tt the law and remilftUons. tt WHAT? Four per cent normal l It tax on. taxable income un to ttlnhtv v:iin nr snow in the. south nor- $1,000 in excess of exemption, w. l'jiirht per cei.t normal lax on 8 balance of taxabl'e income. 8 Surtax from 1 per cent to bO tt per cent on not incomos over tt $0,000 for tho year 10li2. it s: t: J! a a st IILLTOMinuLlE CARELESSNESS PRESENTED Would Poi'iiofinlhr Pvmrnnl- nOlllU leipeUiaily 1 1 event careless lllinters T-TiinHnn- Iltlllling. mm.nn. . ZIMMERMAN BILL' PAfiSPIl WV cpvj Tr ran, cuun Lums.icn, Element Lun risaiU li can, Manta Wade. Paulino Dennv. Bailey Introduces a Com panion Bill ,to the Anti Alien Land Holding Mea sure. (By Associated Press) SALEM. Jan. 23. Sponsored by seven senators and eight rep resentatives, a bill to savo $2, SOO.OOO -in bonds voted for the Roosevelt highway was introduc ed today. It would give the state power to match the federal ap propriations when made. (By Associated Press) SA1.K.M, Jan. 23. The Henittn to dny passed the Zimmerman memorial urging Conifress to enact a "truth 111 fabrics" bill, also passed Kddy'H bill Including pt-rsous who work In or chards among those who have the prlvtleffo of a lien on the crop. A-bill prohibiting the court from dismissing sultB without giving coun sel on respective sides thirty days (tri or notice whs passed In the senate to day. The bouse today passed the Klrkwood bill making the first sale or posHi-Hsion of narcotiea In violation of Willie stat i laws a felony. taii Careless llii'iiti'l-s. Horc of f.'urry. intrcxhicoil a '1)111 THK WKATHEIt Illy AKS(Kiatel I'reMs) PORTLAND, Jan. 23 Tonieht and Wednesday cloudy in tho north, nrob tion, with moderate northeasterly winds. WHKAT MARKET (Uv Associai 'ed i'res.s) PORTLAND. .Ian. ::.- Wheat $1-20 to $1.20.. Hard white wheat was un- quoted, UUmitluUNt nnoHinr Ten Thousand Dollar Libel Suit Against Publisher! and Editor of Pendleton : Tribune Begins. PENDLETON, Jan. 23. A jury of seven men and five women was se cured shortly before two o'clock in tile libel case m which W. K. lay M01'' c'hit'f of Police, is suing Harry L. Kuck, edit, and publisher of tho U'emueton Tribune, for ?10,000, states the Pendleton press. J Tho melnber9 0f tho jury ai'e Wil- Ilium Bush, Clara Donaldson, I. iM. Phipps, Biueo Shangic, Bessio Har- L. J. O'Harra, Stillmnit Dcmpscy and R. ID. Heskctt. . Immediately nfter tho jury was se cured, Judge James A. Fee, attor ney for Taylor, began the case. Indications are that tho case will bo bitterly prosecuted and just as bitterly defended. The trial grows out of charges published in. tho morn ing paper last January about W. R. Taylor in which the publisher of the paper, Harry L. Kuck, is alleged to have claimed the plaintiff was a ciooked officer. Tho suit of the chief of pollen ngainstlKuck was; filed within u shor ' time in which he asked $10,000 dam ages. Since then thoro have- been several chapters added in the way of motions, answers, etc. Representing the plaintiff in the trial of the case are Judge J. A. Fee and Alger Fee. For tho defendant Fred Steiwer and !Roy Italey of the firm of Raley, Raley & Steiwer and 11. J. Warner aro appearing. ... Several days aro expected i to be consumed in, the taking of the testi mony and for the arguments. , T rhirty-One is Total of Men ;, Drawn on Jury Panel; No Women Included in List. The panel of jurors for the Feb ruary terni of Circuit court, which will open : on this,finit iMomhty; in February, has been draivii and;, Con sists oi thirty-one. ,' No ladies iverc drawn on this panel. . - Tho list of jurors' aro as follows: George I). Biggs, La Grande, luborer; B. A. Cotner, La Grande, farmer; S. E, Blovins, North Powder, farmer; Fred Bradeti, La Grande, retired; J. A. Harrison, La Grundo former; A. B. llempe, Union, farmer; Heber J. Fox, Elgin, fann'er; J. M. Gioghan, Elgin, larinor; fW; F. Bre;ihears, Cove, merchant; W. A. Benhnn, Lu (Jrande, electrician; L. L. Cross, El gin, farmer; U. B. Bennett, Elgin, i farmer; H. G. Brsdshaw, Summor jville, farmer; G, W. Grouser, Imblur, laborer Jesse Cox, Union, farmer; jj. H. Bliimenstein, , La Grande, tim- bcrmun; J. W. 'l'irry, Imhler, blaek- smith; Julius Fisher, Alice.l, farmer; jit. II. GhisMin, Elgin, farmer; H. S. I Bell, Telocuset, fanner; H. N. Gam j ble, Union, farmer; G rover Gi iin-; met, La (irande, farmer; C. F. Gran j ly, La Grande, farmer; Frank !ee ! ious. La Grande, retired; William I Brent, North Powder, farmer; J. P. j Good, Elgin, fanner;. L. M. Dang i berry, North Powder, farmer; G. I). J FoMer, Union, farmer; A. ('. Bos I well, Elgin, farmer; J. A. Aitkins, I-a i Grande, carpenter, and S. E, Harris, Elgin, tanner. SNOW HALTS TRAIN HOOD KIVKH, Jan. A anow ntnrni delayed until tomorrow re sumption uf rtervieea of tho Mount Hood Railway eompany, whieh had dunned i'o tJelid trains to Odell to- ! day. The line was put out of cim- miHsion on Friday niifht January 5, when flood waters in Hood ltiver washed out 2000 feet of track. FEBRUARY LIS JUHOnS DRAWN $200,000 Road Bonds Are Sold To Blyth Witter Co. Bills for tho sale "f the $100,000 yearly portion of S1,4!IH,000 road 1 , bond issue that was voted upon at I an election held in October, HMD, j were opened yesterday afternoon In j the prr.Henee of tho county court, j composed of Judge U. G. Couch, John Wells, of Alicel, and J. F. Hutchin t son of Union. Eleven bonding com I pttnics preer( c J bids on the bonds, i onic bidding on the whole and oth 1 ers only on the different insue of the j total amount open rjf bids this year. Thf most favorable bid, in the eyes I of the ( "urdy court, Wtit p.enenled by Hyh Witter eompany, of Portlinlj i Ik if; i ii(ioK .V, -u tin ' - .rJf. TiinriTrun ! HHrMrrci niir iiiii-ii i II VI H I wieiiaiiiiiiwii . Ill I III 1 I I 111 I I uruD nu Ruhr Will Be Cut Off from Germany if Resistance Is Continued. , VMERICAN OFFICER FIRED UPON; UNHURT Attorney for Arrested Ger man Industrial Leaders Wants Trial Before The Hague Court. (By ABsociai'icd Press) ' ' BERLIN, Jan. 23. Tho Bavar ian government has notified Franco it is unable to longer guarantee the rafety of Emil Dard, French minister to Mun- ' ich. (By Associated Press) : PARIS. Jan. 23. The completion of the isolation of the Ruhr. valley nd the absolute severance of com munication with ' the remainder of Germany was announced today In government circles as the next step by the French if the Gorman resis tance continues. American Fired Upon. ' (By Associated' Press) . BRUSSELS, Jan. 23. : Several, shots were fired today at an Ameri can liason officer Attached to IV Irian headquarters ati Aixla Chappelle, ac cording ito dispatcher The officer was not hit. . i m. . ... Attorney Appeals.; ' fBy Associated Proas) ' ; 1 MAYENCE, Jan. 23. The attorney for tho six German industrial leaders who were arrested in Ruhr-is report-, ed to have asketl that the ease be ro-i' ferrod to tho Hague international court. : 1 Britain Remain. s Aloof. 1 (By Associated Press) LONDON;; Jan. 23 The British govcrriincnt instructed its - military representatives on 'the Rhine not to interfere with the arrests and expul sion of German officials. The Brit ish also were instructed not to co operate, with the French in such operations or to allow themselves to become involved in any such inci- A dents. ; 1 Imbler to Meet M. I. A. In Second Game of Official Double-Header Tomorrow . Night. The accond series of tho (rames on sehc.'lulu of the La irande rtmateur Basketball league will be played -tomorrow evening? when Union plays tho Ramblers and Imbler meets tfte M. L A. team. This will be tho first official appearance of the Ramblers and tho Imbler five. Tho Ramblers went to Union Fri day evening and were defeated there by a decisive score but they are plan ning on giving Union a different game Wedesday evening. Reinforc ed by Clyde Webb ad with a week's more practice, they expect to maka a much different showing. Tho games will be called at eight o'clock and a small admission will bo charged. This amount was sold t them at 1(0.0(J7, the average life of the bonds "ol: amounting to fourteen years. The dates of maturity of the differ ent issues of the $200.00 sold fall upon 1!KJ4 aivV 1940, inclusive, hear ing interest of four and three-fcirth per cent. 8158,000 Unsold. Of the total $l,4KHr000 voted on tho special road bond election in 1010, a total of $1,000,000 have already been sold. ;When the tori bond issue passed the votera of the county it ? was mtccified in the bill that no more than $'100,000 be sold each year, the period in which the bonds would be .Id to amount to four yeu.s or over. KAIIES TO u-i,: m
