La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 29, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XXVI MEMBER OF ASSOCIATHB PMHS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1923. . member of associated pbbss NUMBER 97. -4 Hill SOBfflNlUL mm mm mm w w w w THREE STATE DEPARTMENTS Fourth Consolidation ; . Presented to State Senate. Bill FOURTH WEEK IS STARTED TUESDAY Consolidation Bill Would . Have Three Departments ; Consisting of Public, Fis cal and Welfare. SALEMv Jan. 29. Stai-Unfe- the fourth week of- the state legislative xersion. the legislature todnv received the third income tax bill and the! fourth consolidation measure. The-new incomo tax bill was pre sented by Representative Cnrkin, of Mcdfoid, and is based pn the recom mendations of the National Tax as sociation, of which Carkin is a mem ber. Consolidation Hill. Senator Corbott, of Portland, had a bill creatine; three state depart ments to consist of public affairs, atfairs. and welfare affairs, headed respecively by the Kovcrnor, cretary of state and tate treasurer, lirownoll Now Speaker. Owinjr to Kubiis continued illness, Representative Brow.-iell, of Port land, was elected speaker pro tern in Inc nouse today. (inrb Bill Passes Senate. (By Associated Picas)'' SALEM, Jan- 29. The auti-sectar-ian Riirb bill passed the senate today, l.afollette and Staples casting the only ncuative votes. . The. Producers or distributors of motion pictures would be prohibited from fixing 'an admission price charged by the motion picture thea ters under a bill introduced today by Ilurd, of Seaside. Pierce on Gasoline Tax. . Governor Pierce today asked High way Engineer Nunn and Attorney IJevers of the, ,highvay, .department to confer as to the advisability of amending the" gasVtline jtiix .nets !for tho purpose1 ' of protecting them ngainstattacks on their constitution ality. He feared such attacks be cause of the recent decision of the Florida supreme court against simi lar acts. ' ' ' t -. Woodward introduced a aiew school franchise bill giving-: the vote in school elections to all parents having children of schppl. age. ': ', i ' LEBANON PAPER SOLI) EI1ANON, Ore., Jan. 29. Glenn W. Loomi-i, who for the last year h-is heeu. chi"f linotvpe operator on tho Daily Albany Herald, has pur cnased me Lebanon Criterion from W. C- Ik-Pew, and Will take over the plant and paper the first of next month. The Criterion was founded by W. M. Brown in 1898 and has been successfully issued for 25 years. Tho first improvement to the equipment of the Plant will be the installation of a linotype machine, which the paper has not had here tofore. Outside of such a machine the paper is .well supplied with mod- Old-fashiomd yrtumrsters spent thi evening holding- hands; the moderns spend it complaining about the hands they hold. ern rountry newspaper supplies and machinery. W. f?. Hutchinson, Union Pioneer Died Sunday UNION. Jan. 23. (Special). Wil liam II. Hutchinson, one of the early pioneorli of Union county, died at his home north of Union early Sunday morninpr after a brief illness. Mr. hutcninson and his daughter, Dora, both were ill with pneumonia at the Fame time, but the daushter is much . improved in health and able to be up neain. William R- Hutchinson, who died at the ace of 78 years, came west in the early sixties with a number iyf other pioneers amonp; whom were yfunul H. Hutchinson, his brother, and .lohn T. Wright. He located near Union and has lived there ever eince. Mr. Hutchinson whm a prominent raniher and always took an interest in the business affairs of Union, beiiiK at the time of his death presi dent of the local bark. He was married, while living here, to Miss Isabel! Pratt of Uaker county. Mt. Hutchinson died about cirht year njro. The deceased is survived by his f.iur childicn: Dora Hutchinson and Stephen, who lived with th?:i fther. Haloh. who in a rancher in . th vallev. and Mrs. Mabel Withy-i rnnibe. superintendent of the experi ment fjtrm iii-it we.t of Union. Fu- m rnl arrancements have not been made vet, but will probably be ii charge "of Cock Frothcrs, and inter ment .n the Luiot." cemetery. Al ih-.UL'h exiKTtitl. hi neath comes a OUTPUT PALLS Decrease in Production of Gold Noted; Both Silver and Copper Production ' Clumbs. (WASHINGTON. D. C, -Jan. 29. The production of metals in Oregon in 1922, according to a preliminary Animate by Charles G. Yale, of the United States licoloRical survey, ae mrtmnnt of thi interior, shows I decrease of $252,000, as Compared with 1921. The loss was entirely in gold, both silver and copper show-inc- increases. The value of cold produced increased from $882,0.14 in 1921 to $501,870 in 1922. The silver output of Oregon for 1922 is esti mated at 47.000 ounces, an increase of 11 per cent in quantity over 1921. The estimated output oi cop per in 1922 is 1,089,000 pounds val ued at $145,000, an increase of 914, 700 pounds and $123,000. Fnllinn- off of irold production was due partly to scarcity of water fori hvrfrnulic operations ana ciusinir .u several ot tne deep row nunea- Thrilling Game Won by La Grande in Last Two Min utes with Herculean Rally At Hood lilvi-r: Pendleton, 48. Hood lllver. 10. . At La' Grande: La Grande v13, Elgin' 10. : '" ' ' ,At"The Dalles: Pendleton boys IU, The Dalles 17: Pendleton p'rls, ,28, The Dalles1 18. 1 ' At Eaker: ' Baker 33, Haines 18. La Grande 13, Elsin 101, That is the score of possibly the most thrill ing basketball game that has been played on the local court in the his tory of inteilscholastic games. Cor-, tainlv. no more an interesting name has been seen in the .last faw ycarsJ For sheer thrills tfirill ot .tne kind that made the.moit umhUrMttd spectatorsChange o a rabid- tan, yell-inn- liko wiM 'Indians. It he; contest can not -ho beater). I A fllimaxi it Ken dally considered! the.'fpolntlof' most interest, but JrndoielyJiP'alunir, the, game was nothing cIbo but cli maxes,' a super-climax coming to an end when La Grande, 'two ipbints be hind and with but i two minute to; play, exerted ever fibor in their in dividual beings and:'withan tlmdst herculean display of'iMaylnK. jscored fiifi noints while Elgin could not glean a marker. Pandemonium reiened supreme for the entire two minutes, t being impossioio-io even hear the referee's whistle. Nip and Tuck Throughout. Elgin drew blood about two min utes after both' teams had; started iroinir with a claissv basket. Shortly afterwards Hummclt evened tho score and Elgin again went ahead with a converted foul. Again fcigin added anonther point by a conversion and in a few seconds, a personal foul called on. an Elgin man resulted in Lvnch converting twice. Putting the score at four. all. Captain Met calf dropped a neat basket and Elgin again scored one point via the foul shooting method,, ending the scoring for the first half. La Grande 6, Elgin 6. Second Half East. The second half started off with (Continued on Page Eight) nuaintanccs, besides the' relatives who mourn hia loss. Union has but few of the old pioneers left. Among those 'Still living are J. A. Jones, Mrs. Bell Wriirht and Mrs- Nodine. Dl lit nillMT uuuLguim DOW ELGIN' 13 TO TEH Snapshots of Legislators as Taken by Murray mm 1 1 ewiJi iHniPTrn in MI IIIUIUILU 111: WINDY CITY (lly The Associated I'roMt) CHICAGO, Jan. 2H.-ered Ludin. formerly congressman, known us the "silent power- behind tho political throne ot Mayor William Hale Thomp son." nnd twentv-three others wore In- dieted today by u speclul grand jury Investigating school board affairs. ILL ELECT Legion County, Council and (Jneveatix 40 et Homnies 8 Society Will Elect Off icers This Evening. What pleases a rormer doughboy Bailor or marine more than a chick en dinner? "Nothing fills the in nerman more to our satisfaction," comes the answer in hearty chorus. American Legion Post No. 43 of La .,;. tn fj tu bora of the Legion County Council and tho County "Cheveaux 40 et Hommes 8" society on chicken to night at their annual meeting to elect officers for the present year. Representatives and officers of the county council, which embraces the North Powder, Union, Cove, Elgin, Imbler and La Grande Legion posts will gather in the K. of P. hall in La Grande this evening at seven o'clock and after , consuming the chicken dinner they will elect offi rers and discuss plans for the year. Commissioners Invitfd. Alt invitation has been extended to the La Grando city commissiencrs to be present as guests of honcr and when the roll is called, all three are expecting to answer "here.'' ,.. ... , Caucus Plans. ' 'The, La Grande Post at this time will present their plans for the en tertainment of delegates from Legion posts in seven Eastern Oregon coun ties at a convention to be held, here early in iMurth to the county council mid "40-8" society, asking for their cooperation in making the confer-i ence a .success. ; wanowa, .naineuv, Grant : Harney, Baker, Umatilla and Union counties will be represent!) tit the caucus. ' , ' '!':'.. Vl-8".to Eclect. ! , ! fc'ollowitig'ithe i. business session ..of the county council the "40-8" society will meet andielect officers also lay ing, plans for ho year's program. Members of the Country lub are hailinf? tho Sunday trapshootiiiR; events with more ana more interest as the Reason passes on. The turn-! out yesterday was exceptionally good1 and with a little practice many 01 the members will probably be drop ping the clay-pigeons in champion ship form. The weather was idoal for yesterday's shoot and all of the scores turned in )nhowed a decided improvement over the preceding week's tcsuUs. MARKET NEWS (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Jan. 29. Cattle were steady to strong; hogs steady; lambs one quarter higher; sheep steady- East mountain Iambs are $11.25 to $13.25. Egg one cent to three cents lower, buying prices- 27 to 31 cnts, selling prices 30 to 36 cents. Butter weak. WHEAT QUOTATIONS (Bv Associated Press) PORTLAND, Jan. 29. Wheat was $1.18 to $l.2i. AVEX. ' A. BICS LEGIIES RAPSHDOTERS ENTHUSIASTIC Lliner Grant Keith Is Dean of M e t h o d ib t bummer Camp Meetingiat Wallowa Lake. ; Kltner urnnt Ki'tth bf Kmmelt, has been named dean of tho huga new Methodist camp p round and Bummer camp meeting at Wallowa Lake, Ore., which, according: to announcement, will open the week of June 2. Many Methodist pastors of .western Idaho will be in attendance, with ministers of the. denomination : from Eastern wKon and Washington, says me ma ho Statesman. The camp ground, 110 acres In ex tent, is owned l,y the Methodist Camp Ground association of Eastern Orepon and distribution or lota, in the pSirk is in charge of Ira B. jAldrlch, presi dent, of l.a Grande, Ore., and C. O Houth. secretary, of Enterprise, Ore. Assisting the new Idaho. dean will be the Itev. Henry Younir, (ninnuger, of Joseph, Ore,, and the Itev. Mr. Heath and the Itev. Hall K. Witllis of Island City. Ore. ' , . The first unnual camp meeting will open June :l. under llw .direction of Hie llev. Or. Thompson W, McKln- ney. official evangelist of the Phila delphia. I'a., area. Doctor McKlnney ts a .Scotch t?vangelint and his preach ings will be assisted by Oregon nnd Idaho pastors. Wallowa Lake Kpworth league In stitute will open at the laUo grounds Sunday. Junc'24. for nn eight-day sea sion, closing July 1. , It Is expected Btahop .'..arle. Wesley .lurns W-lll be pri.'sent for the opening of the J. A. Russell, chairman of the Ad club weekly- noon-olay. luncheon to be held in the. Presbyterian church to morrow promptly at 12 o'clock prom ises the Ad club- members a little surprise, when .they -inspect the- new packing plant of i the Grande' 'Rondo Meat company: following tho comple tion of the lunch. Despite curiosity rampant he will go into-further de tails of the mystery, not- at all and "until yuu visit;, the -plant nothing will be disclosed,' as, his watchword. -Members are Urged to be-, present at the! dinner to be served by i the Presbyterian r ladies promptly i on time ' so that' the iluncht'dn'.may! be completed and the inspection ofi' the packing plant also completed during the noon hour. f The Ad club quartette will render "Until Dawn" at the meeting. The quartette, composed of Elmer Stod dard. G- L. IHitton. Sherwood Will ;,.,., -,.i i:, I!;-,,!,, i ,.,,;. n,- in fvo u,l if ia !,. impossible to consider the noon-day luncheon a complete success unless they make their appearance on the program. Thieves Elope With Lizzie; Officers Not Yet on Their Trail Sometime between, dusk nnd dawn some person or persons, unknown, swouped successfully down upon E. Hhultz' I'ord car, parked in the O.-W.yards and swiped it. Today Shultz is Fordless and despite Mo frantic attempts of the sheriff's offi cers and policemen to obtain some clues as to the where abouts of the missing "Lizzie" no traco has been found. II II n tt !1 8 li 11 II U II tl It It tt Beirinninsr with today, tho Ob- tt tt server will print a series of 8 tt snanshute of Oregon Ktnte leiris1- tt tt lators as they were taken by tt Murray Wade, noted cartoonist tt and artist, in the capitol Lobby, tt tt tt J t! It I! It B P It H II II ADCLUB WILL VISIT PACKING PLANT TUESDAY TROOPS SEN! is m Mneni m IU IIIUdUL IU GUARD AREA (By Associated Press) i LONDON. Jan. 29. In view of Hie Turkish attitude at 1 aunne regard- .. ..,,. ..,., u iiim, iiriiian nun- tary authorities In Irak have dla- patched u batullloil of troops, also u lew airplanes to the area between .Mo sul and Sheghat. . Methodist Church was Mec ca; Mr. Quigley, Pastor, Presented His Congrega tion With a Surprise. Current topics were discussed, a fino program of music delivered, and a pteusant soclul hour enjoyed In the parlors of the churuh followtnff the tiveninff services at tho Methodist church last evening. The pustor had promised a surprise, which developed in the shape of refreshments' during a social hour following the services. The musical numbers were of a high caliber, consisting of trios, male quar tettes, mixed octettes, and a violin solo by Mrs. Leo Miller. H. K. Uixon spoke on the Jtuhr Invasion, calling attention to thu fact that in 1S70 tho Ocrmuns exacted heavy punitive tax from I'rauce. and that Kraneo paid them, even before they-were due. Now tho tables are reversed, he pointed out. Germun industry is booming and France, who suffered untold hardships FINE PROGRAM GIVEN SUNDAY in tho lato war, has received little orjbefore no reparations. The speaker contend ed that Americans must keep the his torical background in mind, und think iu -tortus ot a nation thai ban suf fered, before coming to definite opin ion. on the right and wrung of the Krencii invasion. ( .. -l( I A. W. Nelson reviewed tno ccono-J mle. conditions tn Kurope as they per tain to tho American economies. .-.' i 1 (utgloy'H Addivss. ' Air. ' Qutgley's brhff address was largely a comment upon a. recent ser-, inon by l'iarry fcniersori Posdlok in which thC preacher said .that : w hilo worldllnrss, seeulurlly of mind and spirit und keirishncss arc the c(tue of much of t)ie jn-nsenl wide-sprehd in dll'ference 'lo rellgloni'. much it in due, n many nilnds, to the fadt that the people "do net greut Issues being presented by t he t'hrlsthtn church, matters of life and death, on which they must take side!." Three great choices wen; slated. There must In: a rholce. between the Christian 'd-'iil of hinilunlty us on,- family of God. to be mnde into one brotherhood or the present cruel nnd ruinous reg ime of interracial hatred and hostil ity. The second choice i between a living and eternal Clod revealed tn Jesus Christ and the materialistic pjill- oHonhy of life. The third choice Is between a Christian Internationa! or der or a world at war. Mr. Quigley commented on the so-called heresy of Iir. Grant, contending that Jtishop Manning Is strictly within the limit of the proprieties when he ih-mandtt retraction or . resignation and saying that while the. eloquent and versatile Dr. Grant has a perfect right to be lieve and teach what lie pleases, that right may not be exerelsed In the Kpiseopul church whose fundamental teachings he Is assailing. BULLETINS ARMY miX TO SKS'ATE ! (Bv Assoriatd Pn-ss) WASHIN'GTON, Jain2(..-; The an nual army appropriation bill total ing $;i-iO,G4,:J!-(J.OO was reported to the senut today after the military committee had added WXM.W'l to the measure passed by tho house Wade in the Capitol Lobby THOS.H. CR.AWFORO pif set s CAMPA.IOH YA SCARE Crippled Soldier Throws a . Scare into King George: Evening News Describes , It as "Assault." Hy The Associated WesM LONDON, Jan. 29. What 1h de- Hcrlbed by tin KvenlnR- News as an attempt to attHault Kintr Oeorn was made today by a cripple ex-soldier from sandrlnghal... The newspaper says Uiat the soldier .i, ii i,i,n ,i,,ui,..,i ,..i the royal couple waiving n crutch threateningly and Kot within a few yards of tho king when stopped by poliee. Other accounts ly news agencies deseribn the Incident merely as the Holdier's attempt to attract the king's attention, nnd the HOldler himself ffavc this explanation. LIBEL CASE GDIS TO AN Jury Out Two Hours on Taylor vs. Kuck Case; Taylor Awarded $50 and .$1,000 Punitive Damages. l'KNDLKTON. Jnn. 29. Kitty dol- lurs wan auitrdt.tl W. It. Taylor, Fen- lloton rhtff uf polled fur cuiiipunfiu. tory daniaffrH In his $10, Out) llbol aull urrtiinsl' Hnrry 1.. Kilrlt, tlic Jury in uddltlim luvylnjr punltlvo datimKL-B In llu. Hum of $1,000 iiKuinHt Kurk. Thr nunxntlonal Uhol ensn went Into the Jury's hands nt 3:26 p. m. yesterday and the verdrct wan returned Hhortly ! C p. tn;,-the Jury" returning once for further instruction Ity re quest of tho court, slates the I'endlo ton Tribune. .1 T Joe Cnrr,,:vKt; has been hobnob-A bUig with frijeniis iH'Purtland nnd ( other Wetom Oioroii cities dufinff- the Past throe i weeks, tVurned tu l.a Giande to bcKin brepurntiuna for the rebuilding of his a tore. "Sprinj? in here and after n few week-1 vacation we're Koine; to e;et started on the re-crcetion of tho fur niture store,1' stated Joe today. "While complete preparations have not yet been finished, everything is looking very satisfactory and I hope to be back on the job on the Hume locntion before many more months pass." Mm. Carr accompanied him on his trip in Western Oregon. Oregon Wool Gather J'KNDl.KTUN. Jan. Nearly 30(1 1 wool HrowiTM or the nurlhwi-st, inost! of whom are nu mbers of the Ort'Kon Stiitr Wool (!rowr' aMHoclntion, n Ncmtili'il 1ht yi'Klcnlay for th' op-n-littr day of tho thri-)ity seHMlun of tin IMilh annual convention. Anioug the list of d'-li'ult'N are all tnt prom inent wool men of the utate, " Jay H. Dnhhln for muny years pres. PI ut f the (tretyon wool ki'owitm, opened the convention and from the first Mprech throuKh lo the evening of enterlalninent and laniiet furnUhed hy the l'endh-toii Commercial associa tion, a (listltK't note of optlmUm whm Hounded, That the wool Induatry Is of the few luiidc Industrie! which COUMTY I A Ell SATURDAY inr nflRR Rr.K - Ill Ull UIIIIIIUL ' . i: . - i . W r.f i SITUATION j III THE RUHR HEIGHTENED - . Wholesale Arrests and Ex- pulsions Started by the , French. . . PRESS DISPATCHES MUNT BE CENSORED Railroad and Telephone .Workers Strike in Kuhr Is Complete Today; Service Is Affected. UUSSEI.DORF. Jan. 29i The :, French today began a series of j wholesale arrests and expulsions of the hio-hest German stata of ficials, chiefs of bureaus and . municipal heads of services for-' refusal to obey orders. . . , The strike of German railroad workers and telephono employes throughout the Ruhr is complete to day. Tttleuhono and postal norvicen . aro partially affected. . .. ' . Censor Tress Dispatches, (By Associated Pi'sb) Supervision of pros dispatches fromtho Ruhr valley nnd other Ger man 'occupied territory, was estab lished by - the French'; jrovernment today. Th0" dispatches regarded by tho supervision as untrue an:) likely to , cause" mischief will be referred to tho 'minister1 uf the 'interior. 'NOT TO ANNEX UUHIl (By Associated Press) " PARIS, Jan. 21). French troops will . reniain 1n the Ruhr valley as Iuiir as is necessary to assure the . reparations payment but not a dny longer, Premier Poincare said today, answering reports that .Franco is seekjnB tn nnnevRuhr. n,,.,-.-- THING ? TRY AN v LI - (My Tim Attuocliitil 1'ri'HH) I'OUTLANI), Jan. ai). Tonight ami Tiii'Miluy cloudy In tho wi-at, prohtilly Mil ov in the fiiHt purllon with tnodor lid' nnrll'nntTly wlndn. Growers , in Pendleton in on the eoniehack and wilt pay dlvl ilendK this year, was a statement mudu by one prominent Hheepman, states u diHpatch from thd'endleton press, Kollfwtng thu uddreiui uf welcome ty 'lly Attorney 'A Hnndall, and ti r 'upon He jy ! red Herrln of Ash land, 1'reHliletit liuhhln gave the open-. Ing uddi'eHu In which he reviewed thfl year' for the wool grower, and told some of the thtngi which have now to he done. He urgt-0 truth In fuurio letftMlatlon, long ttiuo on loans to wool men, anil a tariff on all Imports. , Niitlinial J lend Speaks President Krank J. llagenharth of .the national uool grower's association, Iwho tin Just come from prculdtng ovi'r th nathmal convention nt Hpo- kane, urtfed ro-operatlon between tlm wool growers of the entlro country to ward pioro even distribution of tho. wool and mutton on Its way to mar ket, and contented that tho best method for regulating this supply and demand wan thrnuKh the state ana national wool growers asftoclatlnn. A tux of one cent per head on eneh nheep to furnish funds to carry on tho work, wan 8UKR'Hled by him. Mr. llMftenburtti Is a striking ftgurn tu wool elrchs, having been an uetlvu wool KTowt'i- for many years and oni or the lai'KeHt In the country. After n vlrw Intf thi- history of the eiirly dnvH of the wool Imluntry hero he mad- tlw following statement. "Now some nhcnpim-n think that they are great, but they an- wrong It Is the ewe that Is great. No snmi-t-r what the trend of tho times shu iftMM on eating and raining her lambs ii lid her wool. What slHi-pltun need In a little more of the coitruge of tha brand nhown by the ewe." OutliHik Itiigbt. That the outlook for tyJS for tho wool man was very encouraging nnd lint woid prices would be Mill hiKher .is t hr siutvuuetit of ttp; Nation- i pi id m, ' 4 8 a .-.. I. P.;. II mi.- in-fd; . r.d