VOLUME XXVI
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATHB PMHS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1923. . member of associated pbbss
NUMBER 97.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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SITUATION j
III THE RUHR
HEIGHTENED
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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
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(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-
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