La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 27, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEttpttttu VOLUME XXVI MEMBER OP AfiSOeiATM HA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1923. member op associated press NUMBER 96 OLD SLOHY IS; Kill I I EKII II II III nu luiu m nnRi pu7 m uuuLLSiL nnun High Noon Finds American Forces Removed From All Rhine Section. DEEP REGRET VOICED BY ALL PARTICIPANTS French Will Employ More Rigid Disciplinary Gov- eminent Than Americans j Maintained During Occu ; pation. (Bv Associated Press) COBI.KNZ, Jan. 27. Promptly at "noon today .Major General Allen, American commander, turned over to (General Harty, of the Trench army, the whole Coblenz area held by American troops since the establish ment , of the nllied watch , ci.i the Rhine. The formal transfer was ac companied by many expressions of rejrret at the departure of the Amer icans. The citizens of the area will immc-j diately feel the difference. The samel military and disciplinary measures in effect elsewhere in the Rhtwelimd will be applied in the Coblcnz dis trict. Naturally, this is much more severe than that applied by the American?1-. MOBS FIRE ON GUARDS (By Associated Press) DUSSELDORF, Jan. 27. French sentries were ured upon in this city and in Ratinjrcn tonight. French cavalry broke up the demonstration of a mob in Dusseldorf without cas ualties. IN PENDLETON Twenty-Sixth Annual Con vention of Oregon Wool : Grower's Convention ". Opens Today.) i ; : ' ( Hy Tllf AMS'K lUt. t) PITHS) f , . ! ; l'KNUJ.KTON,. Jan. 27. I'roniln cnt wool tfrowors and wool liiinilk-rs ! ol tlivfroli and oth'-r uistern stales j uvn hirc today for th oin.'i)inK of IIh' -'lith ' iinnaiil ' coiu'i-ntlim of t In' i In-eon W-.W1 CrOH'iTs association. 1'ropoHiti HianKt'K in razinff rffftila- ' tions, the county txninly law on coy-: ulcs, oinl tin- ('(.operative marketing ; of wool lire some of the subjects toj -be considered. I -Wool men who use forest tfrazinir: lands will confer with members of! the forestcy advisory board on appli-; cations for 11(23 penults. There will also be u general eonl'( rence on pre- j dalory animals, with rccomemnda- tlons lor leKislation to be considered.; !. A. Ward of I'ortland is to discuss marketing. WLLWALLOWA WQ01GRQWERS KEEP CREAMERY WALLOWA. Jun. 7. Whcth.r or:,i th Nortlicrn Hotel when located, not Wallowa is to retain the plant ;md upon hisloavinff the dlnlne room rtf the '..minerri;il rreimiery is to lie .he was arn-nlcd. Court vun huld and decided hy the support which tholi,,. ,i,.ad Kuilty or killing thn dr. dairymen and Imsim-sH men Kivc t.oj,uif; Mel'rae fined him The its ltn-al operation. .Manager uay .folmson Ih iinxious to keep the plant from bein- moved to Ln Ornndi; ni is the intention of the rirm. j The local creamery lins hren op-j The hours et for convening the crated very successrully for some . Convention of Religion claasct at the some time, and has produced more jj )t church tomorrow arte 9amd butter than the remainder of the j q a. m. anfj 2 p. m. All interested creameries in the county combined. I are reminded of these specific hours. The record was niado last June: when s - - - - 33.000 pounds of butter was turned' IlinTICNK TO I'. OK AV. out. The Wallowa rn nmery has paid Mips JCIsie Olmsted went throuffh from one to three cents more per La Grande last evening on her way pound than has been piven by other; to the University of Washington, places in tin county, and Its Htronp(She has been spending soma time at competition has done much to Insure her home in Enterprise on account ktrood price for butter fat. t of her mother's ilincNs. .. I County Legion Council Th 1'nion ruiinly rounill of Mn'.imnt uT th.- rounclls of st.-v.-n Kast Ani rtt i-n l.t-(fin posts will ni-.'t Mon-'rrn (r-uii -ounti-s in Iji Grande at l.iy i v nmtt in i-i (ir;in l i:l tin- K. a, future dM- Jo th; I'niun county uf 1 tiitil at 7 o' l-j-k for tin- pur-j council, auk Inn: for their cooperation 1 f rlietimr offiri'iji for the pres- t-nt year. l!;is for tin pr'a-nt yeii r s prou-i-iiin will also W duwussvd at this tun.-. ! Tito n.tinn iii bo held dnrinc a' l:intl)i't n HU H lUf unil'- Aiixiniiry t.i the La C.nmd- I'ost No. 43 will T!-.'.- l.-i ilr.uiii" li -t win Sir Dan Cupid Outscores His Rival, D. I. Vorce, Ten to One Since Jan 1 Although the little (foU of love, tiir Dunlcl Cupid, easily out scored his 'rival, L. J. Vorce. during the past 27 days. It Is easily scon thut the com winter has kept him In part of tli ttiiu', ana even in the past two wiks, wmu thi! sun has shono niost of Jio time, Cupid has either been afflicted with poor eyesight or else Ills bow atrinjf busted. Just ten marrinsro license wort' is sued since Junuary 1 and whether the i scarcity of coal, the Income tax, or the high cost of living is responsible, is not known, but nevertheless. Miia its r. llttlo short of Dan's usual tal- ilhs. - i I. J, Vone had an even wort jtintu getting results, only one decree befnj; pruntet since tho first of the I year. MurrluTo. hasn t been a fail ure in I' ii Ion county, during tho past !27 days at any rate, for only one di- 'vorce and ten marriages. It appears tliui conjugnl happiness is In the as cendency. THREE-DAY Mr. Cook of Indianapolis has just completed an organization in this city to co-operate in a three-day Ijlvt Enforcement Campaign to be put on by the Flyine Squadron Foundation. Three divisions of lipoakcrs, known as The Flying Squadron, will come hero for meet ings for afternoons and evening of March 17th, 18th and 19th- The organization consists of five speakers, so divided that meetings can be held simultaneously in three cities. There will be masa meetings on the afternoon and evening of Sat urday with addresses by two speak ers jf the first division. The second division consisting of one speaker will come for afternoon and veaing meetings on Sunday. On Monday the third division of, two speakers will hold afternoon and i eveniats meetings. , ' " - Tho visit to this city is ' part of ration-wide . campaign for lawmen-' J. orcement, civic righteousness ' and social and industrial justice. . Hon. Oliver Wayne Stewart of the Flyimg -Squadron Fondation, who speaks with the third division is in charge of the campaign. The other speakers are Rev. Fred W. Corbett, Lansing, Michigan; Hon.' Frank S. Regan, Rockford, Illinois, well-known! cartoonist . and chalk talker; Jamas H; Woertendyke, of Chicago, and' Rev. Norma G. Brown of Blooming-' 'ton," Illinois. i :The meetings arc to be hcld'in' the Methodist church, according tO'prss. ent plans. There will be no admis sion. -..All meetings , are ,frce . and. everybody is invited. ji.'Y . .' 1 j- DEER KILLER . S FINED $25 WALLOWA, Juil. .27. . ArreHt 'trial and conviction in . t ht aame room li.t tin' n-corU 8 t Wednesday in Judge j Met 'rue's court.. Game Warden Uog- ; its gained, the Hcnt o a violation ' Wcdm-sduy morning, leaped on his 'prancing steed, and dashed down to tlit- camp of tho Grand Itonde Lum ' lx-r company in tho canyon. Hang ing outside tin1 house occupied by Alva ; Young 1m found u drewtrd deer. Th Kiniu' wardi-n wns inlormcd i)y tho linan'H wif that ht hud tfono to Wai- loiva, so cu tit tiir off a i;i-nt.rous chunk ;of rvidt'iKM-; Kok'TS returned to Wul- j Iowa. Mr. Youni: whs callnc his noon meal ,,.(-r. which had two pronjfH, was u, out two years old und had evidrnt- HOI KS 1-OH AIKIH'ING SKT Elect Officers in the nt rtitf niii'mt nf thn ifton- . nair-s mar 'the conventh wlll Rather hn.' wlun n Is held. ' 10-H MK-ift- to I 11. ,onwlnK . hint.H wion of ti county rounril tin; 4f h'reiiu t s Homme' 'jioclety nf the is ftion 1M ni'-' t and i .ci vil . 'li s tr f l.c I MARCH f IXEQ 3 PER CENT RATE (HI HI DEBT LIEU American Funding Commis sion Outlines Suggestions to British Delegation. GERMAN MARK FALLS RAPIDLY OVER NIGHT Total Elimination of English Debt Within Sixty-Two Years embraced in Pro- I posals to British Delega-j tions. (By Associated Press) "WASHINGTON,- Jan. 27. It was revealed today that the American debt funding commission in recent neirotiations with the British dele gation suggested an interest rate of i Per cent on tho . British debt for the first ton yeai-s. After that tho in terest, rate would be ai per cent with tho ultimate Dlan of "eliminat- 'nR the debt entirely in C2 yeans, the yearly payments on the principal to increase as the amount ot interest decreased. German Mark Woree Off. Simultaneously with the announce ment of America's plan of reducing the English debt, comes an overnight depreciation of 14 per cent in the value of the German mark. This carries the mark to $35.00 a million or approximately 270,777 to each American Hnllnr. Tho aittmtinn irc viewed with alarm apd considerable concern in financial circles of New York and Washington. New O.-W. Time Card Be comes Effective Sunday; . , Many Changes "Are" Noted Becoming, effective January 23, at one minute nfter hiph noon, there will be a new time card on this divis ion of the O.-W. Several important chunffes in the time card are noted, among them being the following: Irain No. 17, west bound, form erly due at 8:65 a. m. will arrive at 8:50 a. m.; Train No. 23, local went bound, due at 7:15 p. m. will arrive ithirty-fiv minutcU earlier, at 6:40 p. m.; No. 4, cast bound, formerly due at a'MQ a. m. is now s?heduled at 8:2o a. m.: No. 24, local east bound, formerly due at 10:35 a. m. will arrive at 10:23 a. m- and No. 18, east bound, formerly duo at 8:00 o'clock will arrive at 8:05 n. m. Oth er trains remain the fHine, including tho branch line 'service. THIS JAZZ r CHANGES IDE ;: IN SCHEDULES AD CLUB WILL MEET TUESDAY Following Luncheon, Mem Will Visit Grande Ronde Meat Company's . Packing lJlant. The Union Counly Ad club will moot Tui'Hiiny noon In thnlr reffulur weekly luncheon ut the Prcabytorlun church under the. leadership of J. A. Hussell, cluiiriimn of the day. The Presbyter- iun Indies will serve the. luncheon. Heveral lnutters will bc'diBcussed at this timo and the Ad club quartette, fumous for their harmonious selec tions, will Binir several selections. Follow-in? tho luncheon, the mem bers ot the Ad club will visit the Grande Hondo Moat company's pack inp plant which is situated fncing Jefferson uvenue in the bulldlnfir back of the h'oley hotel. Nibley-Mimnaugh Company Is Building Spur to Give Greater Log Dump Area. WALLOWA, Jan. 27. The Nlbley- Mhnnauffh Lumber company- started construction this week on a Bpur of track on the other side or tho road. This piece of track, which is about an eighth or a mile In length, is be ing built to furnish, additional space for the (lumping of logs. Tho water is deep on tho east Aide of tho pond and lopH con be skidded Into the wa ter from the new yards without much trouble. This system will cause the oldt-r logs to be pushed toward the mill first as an added advantage. Uoth tho old andiow dumping place wil) valuo In winter when tho, pond Is fro zen ovmf..- . A email icrr.w Is at:. work on the project, and several blasts of eplo- slvoa huvo been used.' The. track W"l be finished as soon as the weather permits. i Nine and,ten cars of logs havo been coming in every evening to the mill, and with thin ample supply, n reserve is being built up bo thtU thn wilu will not need to suspend operations when the weather stops traffic-11 USUAL SHOOT1 TOMORROW. , Bluerork Artists- Will Practice. Their " Skill at Country ; ClubJ n. , With a stove toarinir,. and grand sUnd and other facilities Jor com fort, devotees lot blue rock artistry an ticipute a Rood afternoon of sport tomorrow ; at the. Country club in .-pite of ' a little uncomfortable weather. The first "pull" will take place ut 12 o'clock and from then on the clay birds will slip to peace ful repose in the (trass on No. 3 fair way, or meet complete and instant demnrulizatiun, depending upon who is behind the triRRcr. TWO IRISHMEN SHOT DUBLIN, Jan. 27 Two Iiishmen, convicted of unlawful possession of fire arms, were executed at Mary borough today. sbHilt STUFF IS GETTING MONOTONOUS STORMS BIG DISTRICT OF THE WEST Grande Ronde Vallev on Outer Edge of General '. Storm. COAST STORM RAGES AT A LIVELY CLI! Lower Levels at Hood River Under Sinches Inches of Snow; Mouth of Columbia Center of General Storm. Slight fall in temperature, and the outer fringes of a heavy gale fleck ed with snow passed over the Blue mountain era curly thitf mominjr au a part of a genera! storm which hit the Northwest lust niirht. Many lo calities of tho Pacific coast were hard ' hit, in contract tu tho slight semblance of storm in the Grande Rondo valley, where farmers were compelled to abandon their plows this morninir, but uio real discom fort occurred. Hood River Has Snow. (By Associated Ii?ss) HOOD RIVER, Jan. 27.-Shortly after daybreak toduy rain turned to snow on the lower levels, and by dayliRht six inches of snow cover ed the ground. While snow contin ued here, rain fell in the upper val ley, this bcinR a complete reversal of usual conditions. SEATTLE, Jan. 27. Snow and rain aro reported today as moving over IWestern Oregon with the mouth of the Columbia as its cen ter. Heavy snowfall is reported at many points. KiRht inches of snow covers Roslyn today, with Rreater depths in the mountain passes. Half an inch wus reRistored in the Seut tle district and the mow continues to fall heavily this afternoon. 'LUNCH BUSIN'KSS (.'ROWS The Palace Confectionery -.is rap idly attaining distinction as a luhch emporium. Since the new manage ment of J. ,.( Snodgrass and J. C. Macphersorri took charge of the Pal ace, lunchos have been feature and specialized unon. Quick response was received from the public and today the institution is serving oig delega tions of such as obtain a quick lunch down town instead of going to their abodes for same. Tonight the man agement will put out itn new and at tractive menus, revised und up-to-date. Harry Snodgra.-s. son of Mr. Snodgrass, is the man on the job, looking toward the comforts and ser vice of the patrons. NEW TRUCK LINE OPENS Henry Nurrc of this city has in stituted an auto truck freight line between La Grande and Baker, and way points. He will begin opera tion next Tuesday morning -making round trips daily. c.l I? Im tors 1 ''i-n'm. Lumberjacks Crave Art Asserts Seattle Pastor; Dance Halls Deplored (Hy The Associated Press) ' HUATTLK. Jan. 27. llwv. C'lmimcey J. Huwkina. pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church. In urging tho elimination of danco halls in Seattle, said It would be as easy to regulate them as It would bo to operate a "pow er factory In hell." "Loggers and lumberjacks pat ronlzed the cheap danco halls be cause no other means of recrea tion Is provided for them," de clared Dr. Hawkins. "Jf music and art galleries were as accessi ble here, as they are In Kurope. tho worktngmen would get much keener pleasure out of them and would patronize them rather than the danco halls." FIVE 30 TO 13 Floorwork of La Grande . Boys Was Brilliant; Lo 1 cals Meet Elgin This Eve ning; Close . Game Pre- dieted. La Grande high school won their sixth victory of the season last night on tho gymnasium floor when they decisively defeated Wallowa high school by. the score of HO to 13 in a basketball game marked by fast checking on the part of the local team and a majority of baskets Biinr ed from the foul line or beyond. Wallowa's defense beneuth her own basket was a feature that forced the Blue and White to rely upon long distance loops. Referee Charles Rey nolds tipped up the bull, Metcalf hit it to Smith who passed it to Lynch who in turn dropped the ball through tho hoop from the foul line for the first score of tho game, coming in about three seconds after the open ing. About a minute later Hum melt sent the ball hurling through tho nir from the center of the floor and through tho bnsket for tho most brilliant shot of the evening. Wallowa Scores. . Wallowu, also shooting from a dis tance caged the ball for the. third score of the oveniig with, the More 4 to- 'for,,the-,locah, "the visitors scoring was checked for ' the half. Coker substituted f or , Blokfand and three' more baskets were .counted ,ln the half, eve.ry pno from ten feet or further. Lynch getting two and Hum melt 1 one - more. ' ' ; -i.i .;, Second : Half. . ' ' Smith' 'started the ball rolling :, the i .second' half ' ai:id. Lynch added. anoth er :baskot. Ilumniclt. isent the score to . 1(1 lo'i 2 - and Cailtain Metealf irot two markers in. ranid succession. With thq score 20 o 2i for the Blue and White Wallowa rallied and dur ing tho TCinuinder of 'the game scored cloven, points to the loculs' tpn. Kloorwork (iuod. ' t Lit Grande exhibiting the best floorwork thev have this season ugainst Wallowa, ragged playing on ly creeping in once or twice. On the other hauid, over half of tho in vader's attempts to ts'end the ball down the floor by the passinn meth od were ; broken up successfully by the home Imys. Wullowa's defense forced La Grande to rely upon long distance ishooting yet, three times, individualism probably kept the lo cals from counting. Lynch and llummelt played a fast game, both on the floor and in cnglng baskets although both missed tho hoop three or four 'times for each basket counted. ! On Ac Wallowa team - Henderson totullecr the incut points, making three baskets and converting one foul. I'biss, Johnson nnd Greer each contributed two points apiece. Elgin Plays Tonight. " La Grande will meet a much hard er tenm to down this evening when thy take tho floor against Klgin high school at 7:1(0 o'clock. KlBin lost to La Grande, after leading them one point a few minutcU before the end ol the game, by n Blue arid 'White rally that netted four baskets while Klgin converted one foul, and the contest this evening is expect ed to be one of the best yet pluycd on the home floor this season. Summary: Score, La Grtfnd,, .'10, (Continued .on Pagu Eiht) BLUELOOPERS BEAT WALLOWA Permanent Organization Of Women is Established Women of I .a Ciiande who arc om ployed in whatsoever capftuity, either in business for theniHelves or hk em ployes of iLtiy busimwn or profession la.Ht evening had perfected for them an organization known as the Itusi nesswom'n' Cluh of In Grande. The final organization of thin club which was sponsored by the XciRhboi Hoihi club, tok place it the Y. M. C. A when an informal reception wa.i hold by the wponsorH, officern elected and the proHpeclive organization took on definite shape and tnngible form, ca pable of standiiK on its own feet. The attendance wan large and en thusiastic. The evening wan fxpent listening t' tb" following program and to tli i trui..iatt .n of routine Cuisines. .'.a U.,L '...-v .:'.n. '.'.,); TRAFFIC LAWS LIKELYT06E Salem Bill Proposes to Dim -Headlights Along All Railroad Tracks. PHYSICAL DEFECTIVES HIT BY PROPOSED LAW With Session Half Over Leg- lsiature Must Now (Jet Down to Stiff Work. Na. ' Further Saturday Holi days Tlanned. (By Associated Press) , SAI.RM i 'in a.. i has been proposed to tho state traf fic code which would require all au- lomouuo nenungnts to be dimmed WlierQ tho milrnfid noi-nltnla a nl,li highway. Another umendmont would require persons now defective in' limb, sight or hearing, to bo exam- . ined by a special state board us to their fitness to operate automobiles, and still another would permit chil dren linrlni. 111 tn Hrii-n .ntnmnkitn. to and from schools. FASTER WORK NECESSARY SALEM., Jn.n. 27. With half the legislative session gono. imrjortant issues nro just beginning to crystal- ize. in0 coming week is expected to see members of both houscU work ing full time. This is probably the last Saturday adjournment. Night' sessions aro not expected until week after next. Tax reduction. conanliHnfinn , nf state boards under on0 commission, " and tho , proposed salary reductions are tho main issues. . Three consol idation measures aro now pendimg. Hall, Carkin and Hare ar tho au thors of these. .Beginning Monday night-the joint committee will tackle Problem! of taxation with hearings. , . i REFUSES SALEM JOB : uy simsuciuica rressi SALEAI,j .Inn. 27.T"Joeph Milton, ; of Salem, who1 wis appointed Thurs' day i.nssistant corporation commis sioner,., by Comissioner Crswi, has . resiirnedi decidintr ho diil not want the-appointment. The place romaina.il u'mmcuj , 3iH Taft, Twelve-Year-Old Wallowa County Elk, Giv en Death Sentence by State Game Warden. WALLOWA, Jun. a 7. Hill Turt. iloomi'd to ih la auon to, incut IiIh I'XiiuuUon if ho doi'H not uvt uwuy. Tim vi.'ni nihli un1 nmj.-Mtki nlk ttmt h.iM Iouk iH'i-n lh untlcrdf) moniircli o tin- Hill Miutowti hrnl Is bt-nt ncvl to il'uth for t In vry ri'iison thut h In-mint- fnimiUH. (iunu Warden CW'O. I M Htltl ll'tl Ollt tO UCCOIIipMsIl thl killing; Thurmluy nJt"tnoon. H wan JoIiumI hy M-hmtm. Wfiltfr liiirlnltfh una Ituntl, who will nrconinny Mm on tin- hunt. A HprliifrfU'hl rtfh In to hn um-il. Hnow'MhofH w ill tin tweri hy thn i'X(.'riuioin'tTH in iiiiip jn'iiifti altiT tht conU'inti'l iinlniul, whtch in ihoiiKht lo lm wlntiM-lnir Hoint-whtTi' neur Kilty Mi'uiIowh In thn norlhcutitcrn corner of the county. i Th killing of tlic turifi and ant im el k wan onlrn-'l hy t In; Htuto KaniM wiinli-n. Tin- Branch Lino Klk cluh pctltlont-il th KHinc cominhi-stoii for the tikn and ht-ad of the nntiual to l.m moiititi'd and placed In thn n-v Klks' cluh hoime ut tho head of Wal lowa hike, liiusniiich as Taft Ik fret ting old, now hc'lnff ahont 12 yearn of it ff e, and an nu;h a flnn Hpecltnen Ih thouuht to fh-Ki'i've pf!Hervatlon, tlu; rcijucHt wiiH n ranted. The anliimt will be carefully aklmwil und mount ed. Mrs. Flu retire l-ynch-Miller, vwhI solo; Miss Kdna Graham, 2 instru mental nuniber; Isabell Miller, real ing; Miss Flavin Kilter, vtcal solo. Mij Kmitgene Hussell w-a chown an president of the new organization- Other officers me: IMrs. C. T. Bacon, vice-prea.; Mrs. Ward Fowler, necrelaiy; MiiH Josephine J Kh'xlew, treasurer. I The Hpnnnnifc and the newly or- ! gunization officern wish to impress . upon all women who are in busines1 for themselves or are employed in any capacity whatsoever, that the organization wn created for them, and that membemhip is not exclu sive or narrow in its application. The first Thursday of each month iti tho IRE DRASTIC I10THELK ' DOOMED TO DIE this J .- ( , . - 1 'mir ut for rv 5 u tar in tiling. II!