La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 24, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text3Tt VOLUME XXVI MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1923 member op associated press NUMBER 93 - . . ; , COMPRISE ON MALHEUR ACT SQU8HT Special Committee Favors Compromise With the Federal Government. STATE COULD FINISH IRRIGATION PLANS Government Would Have Riht to Use Portion of Malheur Lake Land? for Bird Reserve. (By Associated Picas) SALEM, Jan. 24. A compromise of the dispute batwccn the Fodcra! povornmcnt and the atatc over the Malheur ,lake lands, and a modifica tion of 'the 1921 legislative act af firmms that the state? had a right to bids on all lakes in tho state which had special reference to the Mal heur land3, are recommended in a report by a special committee given out today to be considered Friday by the wtnte land board. The rights of squatters Within the meander lines were, recognized in lihe report of the committee which was com posed of L. A. I.iljefuist, of the at torney general's staff, Secretary McAllister, state desert land board, and State Engineer Cupper. Under ihe compromise .the tstate could proceed with tho irrigation plans and the government would be ceded part of the 'Malheur lake for a bird aeservc, ., ' ! CONSOLIDATION AI'I'ROVED , ' : H . I ll ' ' 1.' ': (By Associated Press) . ' 4SALEM, Jan. 24 The majority senate committee approved the Hall consolidation bill. Johnson, the au thor of the bill, with Carkin, of an other consolidation bill, will, file Uie minority repoif. ' ''- " . . Tho bill has been slightly ' amended while in the hands of the conlhuttec. . Solons VitfTt'-Corvalls. '" (Bv Associated PiesSI' . SALEM, an. 24.J-Thtf':fna'lc''coW-mittee will repofTavBi iiily oh the' sterilization bill. '''Tiri" Membors 'of both houses visited' CbrVnllis today. FIST EJUS CUT Beninninff ' at 8 o'clock, a basket ball game will be played at tho-V- , gym this evening with I'm bier -V--. j" " the M. I. A. participating in the scc-;m ond series of the official La Grande j Amu'eur Basketball bnpue contests, rj Imbler has not appeared officially J n.s yet, the only (fames having ban , -played that have a bsarance on' the schedule being the' two between the ; Cleiks and Union and the M. I. a. j and Alice!. ' The M. I. A. with a trong team,1 are favorites over Imblsr bu; unex-j pected strength may bc shown by: the visitors. J Thi Ramblers were to have met : Union tonight but the game was postponed. ' .. . . Trillin P.nv ivinfn T ICiailO LtO, OlMCen IS ChaigCd With Killing1 : of His Father on Train (ISy Assoc j.-ttcfl Press) l'OCATKU.O. Muho, J 1:1. 21. A charge of murder In the first defect; lias been fijfd In district court by roiintv Altornev It. J. Holmii aeabii-t Floyd Sandusky, 1 if. who in beiii ! bekl In the Uannoek county jail for Hie alaylnjr bin fat her, i'barlc.t Sandusky, which occurred on east bound train No. 4 near .Mc(.ammo'i last Thursday evonlnp. At an Infiuest conducted by County Attorney Hnxun and County Coroner Arthur W. Hall, the verdict returned was that Charles Sandusky came to h!s dcjrh by punMiot wounds Inflict- ed byTloyd Sandusky, wbft Is also' kiinunn I'loyd Harris. j High School 4 COJiVALI.I?. Jan. Aj. i it iilt-irat relieve -h;i! Th Orrjfo.i invited tll-"t I.- (jraildr hixh clioul to send in hest Mmbuo In typing to roiniMt? in th' K11 t-ntest ai the O. A. 1". Husines; sh-v. v;rs-h 'ind .11. Con ests will be hcbl for the d it'- t t mc rhitii! i -ii.-.m! a'uoii thi hii;li ri;oid. nnH hitfli i hools all ovr th- tatt: nrv udinc students to toii'i '-'e. WOOLGRQWERS nccnpiflTinii - njjuumnuii nni M S AYUUH 1 UHIIIILII I1IL.U I U I UUill (By Associated Press) ' SPOKANK. Jan. The belief tiiat the- Harding administration "lias done or will soon finish doing: all it can to help us, was expressed by president Krank J.- Ha Hearth before the annual convention of the National Wool Growers Association, opening here today. "Tho government has and will fur nish us wjtli tools and with facilities for profitable work." he said, '"but it' cannot make us efficient and econom ical. We must do that ourselves and In uays when the sun is shininc we uiUol not forget that It will soon rain." Attorney General Coco An nounces Conclusion of, the . Trial; Klan Leaders Name Figures. . (By Associated Prasi) BAPTHOP. I-a.. Jain. -4. It was officially announced Tuesday nljrht by Attorney General A. Covo, who has personally conducted Mi stats's open hearing here Into masked band act ivii.es in Morehouse parish, that the hearing would b concluded Wednesday. (By Associated Fim) BAST HOP, la., Jan. 24. Th name of Capt. J. K. Skipwlth, exalted cyclops of the Morehouse parish Ku Klux Klun, .ayaln figured prominent ly in testimony given at the state i open hearing into operations of mask ed men in the parish, which culmin ated August 4 in the kidnaping of Watt Daniel' and T. I. Richard, whoa bodies wera found Dscemhtr 2 '4 in l.,ak&- La- Fourchs. v' M Ish Lillian Wellenman, a tele phone operator'." In the ! Hastrop ex change, toslhied. that Captain dklp with had requested her not to han dle any calls between Hast rap and ,Mcr liouse... -but 'sbe -could 'not re- member the 5dato of the request,' sho said,, ELIEVED LOST flJy Associated Press) MANILA, "Jim. 24. IVar Is ex pressed here that sVvett Russian ref ugee shipa with moro'than sou per uons cboa "d. have been lost in the China ea en route from Samrhal t j es MAYENDTODAY ' .. ' i v., : Mi ... iriTipfriii Pinnn i uiiuimi uiiii u the Philippines as part of Admiral jtc regulation of the low cuntinas wll" -Stark's fleet of Vladivostok exiles, five be undertaken. These resorts are fre- bins r.f which are anchored near'quented by tho poor classes, who ob here. The misHlnir vessels have not.tuin murderous drinic Known been heard of since January 1 0. Admiral Stark Is with tho ships. iKER LUMBER F : ' ' r.AKKR, Jan. 24. Lumber Vin : In this ftart of the state ate becoming alarmed ovnr (he proposed timber tax. They feel that the measure, if passed. ' would plat e Oregon ,at sreat diA ' d vantage when competing with jnin i,pn, taking any solid food. Morris Shelton. timber man. who hn ljust rctllrnc( from Portland and Sa- - lem, nedLts th.it the propoea bill ! wl" fin,i Kr":tt DIES li EAST (Ily Associated Press) CHICAGO Jan. Zi. Addlnon C. Thomas, wbu a quarter of a century ; a?o was one of the most widely known j newspaper men In the United State-, i died Tuesday In a hospital here. The. c.iuftc of hi death was a stomach ailment which had recently prevent ed his recovery. Invited to mm NEWSPAPERMAN - Typewriter Contests j A difftrentiatton will be male be tu-i-on Ix triiiacrH utid adu)it:(-d stud rnLs, rTultaldr awards betnjf made t. the winners hi each coiite.t. WHli.im K. oswaUl. Hrtuucy win ner of the professional tpit In tin Wo: 1. 1 i lmmpionhip Typfwrltlnif coidi M. will be featured nt tho Itusi- m-ss show which will tivupy the eft YANKS HAUL I Americans in Egernbreit- stein Make Ready tor Departure. CUNO COMPLIMENTS AMERICAN TROOPS Doughboys Terminate Their "Watch on the Rhine';' To Make. Last-March Out of Coblenz. , (By Associated Press) ' KGKHNBHHITRTHfN, Cler.. Jan. St The American flag" was hauled down here today at noon, . preparatory to the departure of the American forces from the Rhine. The women and chil dren started for Antwerp today and will bo followed by th troops on their last march out of Coblenz. Hutu Compliment Yanks. (By Associated Press) COBLENZ. Jan. 24. Major General Allen received a letter from Chancel lor Cuno with the compliments of Ue German government on the occasion of the "departure of the American troops, which asserted that their con duct has been exemplary. . IN GERMANY iOICOSEES 1 (By Associated Press) MRXrCO . CITY.t Jan. 24 The "wait' 'are breathing a trifle easier, now that it is impossible, for a "bone dry" bill to bo considered by the pres ent regular session of congress, which adjourned sine die December 30. AN t'hough thero was small fear that such a measure would pass. the lower house ft was expected In many quarters that the ' "dry element, receiving Insplra tion froiu dertain high government of ficials, would attempt to have such r bill at least brought up for discussion, ITi'it, other legislation intervened, and a new llqUor law was-forgotten. It is now considered likely thai when congress meets in regular session next May, a prohibition bill will be In troduced and the various organization; in the republic dealing will) tho manu facture and sale of intoxicants are al ready conducting a vigorous compuigr to counteract the "dry" propaganda. A "bone dry ' Mexico is not general ly considered hero an ex-n a remoti (possibility, but it is believed that dras jmlqtio for a fuw cent a riuart. I'uNun lias froquontly Ihtii dosorihed ur thr "cut-Hf. of Mexico," and li'fflHlatlon to t-OBtrict ttB sale 1h iM.ffarded m.coBHary. NOW IS : ' til b f'"' b0jjj::- 'ERNArXJ llviX V rfS PRESS BUILDING COLLAPSES (Bv .Associated Press) BERLIN. Jan. 24. Twenty persons are reported killed, many seriously injured by the collapse of the top story ot the Tageuiatt building to day. The editorial and mechanical department's of the newspaper were badly damaged. Pendleton Has New Boxing Commission PEXDLETON, Jan. 24. A new city boixng commission, appointed oy mayor Jumes A. eee ot the new adinmiRtration, consists of R. D. aayres, enthusiastic sport backer; E. B. Aldrich, editor of the East Ore- cronian, and Dr. L. O. Wainscott medical member. The commission has jurisdiction over all boixnp; and wrcstiinsr matches m 1'endieton. J. il. Estes, William, Sheehan and Dr. Pred A. Licuallcn were tha mem bers of the old commission, rosiRii iiiK with the passing of tho old city adminintrntion. They did not hire a promoter, but did tho match-mak ing 'themselves. This commission found tho duty burdensome and be cause of financial difficulty no bouts nave ocen scheduled so tar this year. It is not known definitely what the att.cude of the new commission will be, but it is believed a match maker will be employed. X-Ray Now Installed V. By Dr. Verne Johnson Dr. Verne Johnson litis recently In stalled in his office a Hitter X-ray machine of the latest type, one of the u'st modern and efficient that is on th market today. The machine, which Is used to diagnose and in very vrious deutal cases, will take pie-ti-ifs through bone.- being much more powerful than tho usual machine.. NORBECK BILL FAVOKEU " (Bv Associated Preas) WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 The en aite agricultural committee Teportsd favorably on tho . Norbeck bill for $250,000,000.00 appropriation - f o r credits in EuroPe for the purchaso of American agricultural products. WAGE 'AGREEMENT SIGNED (Ily Associated Press) 1 NEW YORK, Jan. 24. Bituniin 3UH operators and unions today siarn-J 5d a wage agreement for tho Ohio, Illinois and Indiana fields. The agreement is to bo based for tho re mainder of tho bituminous territory. !illi8li!8tl it 4 it tt SANFOlt!) NOMINATED !t (Bv Associated Press) ' S WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 Ed- tt t wnrd T. Snnford, United States tt S district judge of the eastern and middle district!! since 1003 tt ! was nominated today bv the K t prcsidcipt as aHsociate justice of tt the supreme court lining me va ! cancy caused by the retiring of tt t .Iiifiticn l'itney. tt ! I tt i K K K K H tt H 3 " u A GOOD TIME TO PRAY i BULLETINS XLII ISSUE.!. IS DRAGGED "Bral I II T ft vrkiai tlerbei't L. Law, Formerly Un the Fendleton Trib une, Gives Testimony PEN DLETON LIBEL CASE PROCEEDING VV. R. Taylor, Plaintiff, Goes on the Stand; Exhibits In troduced Including Letter and Papers. PHNDl-KTON, Jan. 24 Thnt Hnr- ry L. Knck told Mm Hint ho bi'lloved W. H. Taylor, ctllof of polli-u, Hoberl Blnolntr, former special atntn niront, and H. I. Kentor, district attornoy of I'mnttlla counjy. worn all moiubcrs of tho Ku Kill Klan and Hint lit. want ed to drive them out of office was tho high llirht In the teHtiiuony pre sented 'l'uesdny in the dnmaKO su.'t for alleged libel. Thnt testimony wns given by Herbert L. Ijiw. former ad vertising manager of the Tribune. when ho was called by the plaintiff yesterday morning, according to the bast Oregontan of l'cndleton. Law was tosked only about a half doien questions on his direct examin ation. When examined by Ihe coun sel for the defense, on cross examina tion, ijiw admitted that he was hurt In tho hand before he loft l'endlclon, that ho was often in and out of the city ball and In conversation with the plaintiff in the case and that he is not friendly j,ownrd KueU. 7le dented that he wns fired and he told the Jury that be left 1-endleton tho latter part of January, 1922. Taylor Completes Test liuouy. The testimony of Law followed th" conclusion of tho story told on the witness stand by the plaintiff who was recalled. During the greater part of the time tho plaintiff was on the stand yenterday, exhibits were being Introduced' by bis counsel for identi fication. The exhibits-included sev eral copies of tho. Trlhnne, a. -letter written by Harry L,; Ktlck, to farmer governor Hen W. Olcott. and ai report which Taylor aald be and Koborl ftln elalr made to the governor on the work done by thein- for n part of the year 11122 wblli; they were special agents in law enforcement work. The exhibits were not. rend at this time. Tin-: vi:A'i'in:it 'By Associated Press) roltTLANU, .Inn. 24. Tonight cloudy in the north: rnln or snow in the south. Moderate northerly winds. WHEAT MAIIKET (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Jan. 2L-Wheal was $1.21 to $1.28. THE MARKET (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Jan. 24 Livestock steady, eggs weak, bub' or three cents i,jlru(.r ovtrn cubes 40 cents, nrints fifty-one. FOR RAIN (By Bruce Dennis) STATE HOUSE, Salem, Jan. 22. (By Mail) Tho prediction cametiue for today the session met with more seriousness thnn could bo staked on Table Mountain. Hardly hud the gavel fell in either house until old 'timers began introducing bills and before nightfall there was sufficient bills on assessment and taxation to s'.ock the state for years to come. The writer sent in the bill to force all political units of the State to levy a ten per cent less tux in 192:1 and 1924 thnn was levied in 1922, ex cepting only in Cases of money ito bc . , : i i-.i J-i.i i raisea lur paying uonueu uuoi nnu interest heretofore contracted and salaries fixed by law. This means that every political unit would bo re quired to ispend ten per cent less money than in 1922. It will mean if it passes that there is real econ omy on in Oregon nnd instead of the legislator making plans for remodel ing every department to suit a lesser appropriation, than It is un Ito evory tax spending body to adjust itself to ten per cent less income nnd thnt the taxpayers of tho state will be called to pay ten per cent less, taxes than they are paying this year. Has it opposition? Just wait nnd see; ou bet it has, but as yet Ithe opposition is waiting to grasp the full .UOiuent of the measure. Another important document, or at least it seems' so to us, is the joint resolution which we, with Ecprcsui tative Hunter, introduced today to require that no constitutional amend ment can bc declared adopira unless it receivos a vote equal to .'njv jority of tho registered voters uTr tho election unon wnicn it is voted. It will bc remembered that constitu tional amendments have been carriod in this state by as low as a seven teen -per cent vote of the register vote, and if the people will accept the constitutional amendment offer ed today the time for easily amend ing the Oregon constitution will have passed. In Ithe House work' is fSoing good today. (Besides 1 beating nearly all the measures voted upon tho House has adopted some very sane and con strdetivo -metlivds,,' which i, stick ,ouv 1z pvonunchi'.e,' and act, as a.w.arnuag ti) tho Introducer of bills who seeks to cMtter up the calendar or seeks to put over some catch .bijL i '. t Tho tilnn to force courtcy 'courts i to advertise fur! bids "1 every; ploco of business transacted i almoit' sure to meet defeat fott behind it:1 Keeh1 not a dmire for fiairnens liut ?a rjfl-, siro to punish. It Is ftherefoi' not looked upon with favor. , Consolidation in one of I hi) slogans of the session but no bill ha yet appeared that offer.? much iri the way of consolidation. To create more swivel chair juha is not I'he mission of us down here and,- the bills intro duced tend, that way. :; ' v , " Governor Pierce is chafing a, little but today he i happier for in went a line of taxation hi 11.4 that he is in terested in ami from now .this aea sion of tho leRi-slature will bo busy. What will be accomplished remains to be seen, but there is pletity (of woik for every member at leat IK hours a day if he will but do iu R STOLEN i A Velie car, of the five passenger, lilO model, is missinp: from the ac euomcd place in the Koesch Motor company that belonged to Charles McCrary. No trace has been found of the niissinff auto and Mr. McCrary in a statement today, believes "that it was taken from the (farajre some time last week." He discovered that it was mi'ssinn today. Tho matter wa reported to the police. . '. Tho car, which was formerly own ed by Mr. nnd 'Mrs. Fowler, was re ported t have been seen on 'Wash ington avenue on Monday going1 up the avenue towards the western sec tion of town. FROM HE Check Slicker Caught By La Grande Police it. It. Ilunsnn, alius. It.. M. Ilnnson. i.M. It. Hanson, as ho luul signed bis v.ni arri'strd l:iht evi-nint; bi' pollco name to, the ch.:ck. It. M. tlunwtn on II"- i-htiri.-.. or obtaining nio.ii.y un-tuaa found rcKlstereil at one of th , . r fish..- .r. I. im. . iiinl nil) uiM'i' local hotels anil one of the Hank eiu-1,,-f.in- .nii.ll.M Arthur Wllllunia this .lo. luter saw bliu but bank oftl ; f t. rnoon lii tin. Justice ot iieiice court chila were unuliln to Identify him. to niisu. r the clnrKi s. Iist nlijht about sli o'clock Forrest .Vinnllmc to Information ni i Ive 1 ! KcroKKins ami Cluster Thomimon be., i ruin ih i pollen. Hanson e:iinn Iuti; njlb viil th. y aw him anil notified tin i -v chiyj hk'i and ilr.. n cli. i k on a j police, t nalile to find lilm, Chli f 1'orllan.l t,;ml; for Jln'i.i iishlnic 11 iVaym n and Mr. Thompson ent owe ut th.) I niti d Hlat. it Natloiml Hank, Ito tho deMt and clrrled thn di pot. lii.il ,1, poaMiiiff Hi., nnioiint us a sav-1 llililaon a thero and upon seetn Iiict uci i.iinl. Hliortly nfli rnunls h-1 llnynes, run nruilnd llm depot Into l.r...v llninl by c-lH-rk. u h.-reiipim the 1 liank wired to roittiin.l to n- i-.-rt.iln If IiIt i-h.-i-k a koimI. Tin-r-..ly c;iine l.ucli thnt lie hud no funds 111 111.' I.tnk In Portlund Id. iilUlruilim IliHlrlilt. ion which he drew It.' A search of his The police ilcpuilnii nt urn prompt- i liithtri r.nillti-d In flndlnir ft clUCK r u.Mt.ii .11. a j..a..j -.3 -..vt: .)..lbook cod a tohcr.. .'..' .. ., . " GOAL HERS STRIKES Ill 2 MINES Twenty-Four-Hour Protest Ends in Order to Sup- ' ply Germany. SIX INDUSTRIALISTS V CONVICTED TODAY Fritz Thyssen and Five Oth-. , er Gentians Found Guilty of Non-Co-operation ; Are Punished With Fines. , ' (By Associated Tress) BERLIN, Jan. 24 After a 24-hoiir protest the (Striking workers in Thr sson and Stinnes mines in the Ruhr resumed work today "In order to continue the production of coal for unoccupied Germany" it was an nounced. Six Found Guilty. ' MAYENCE, Jan. 24. Frits Thy en and five othor German indus trialists were convicted by court martial today of refusing to cooper ate with French pluns for the deliv ery of reparations coal. Fines were imposed. ... L A,5;LindilU. an !nd i i r I ... I Mado by roctum Cereal Company Ite rl llsttle Creek, Miouiganiifitu'i b.l and the surround ins: territory '"l-f Join, the) will have one of tho larg est. Tho f-CRlon is prowlnff all tho tlmo nnd Is accomplishing sonio wonder ful thbiKs in the way of aid for the disabled and for their families. On post in MichlrCiin has esiabllshed a' homo for the children of soldfers Who died In tho service. The U'Klon and the Auxiliary hem," have combined and they are hnvlmf sonin fine times toKothor all their -meetlnKH the first Wednesday iu iht mouth nt the K. IV ball. The county council and the 4 : Homme Pt 8 Chevaux will hold their first meotluB of 1!X next Monday nlRht. ' Thompson's arms. Allllllls tillllt According. to Mr. lluvnes, Hanson ii.lmltt.'d that he bud ca-shi d the' cheek without havlnv any funds In tin hank INDGREN TO COACH TRACK :., . ''lb '. ' r...'J ,. .,.,. .,1, 7.M.. V .'! CZYI J iWi I i ur n