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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XXVI MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1923. member op associated iress f v - .'t ? a S 1 - J (' .1 r l 'i 1 MFWPRriRRAM REPUBLICANS I1L.II I IIUUIIIIII. OF TAXES TO IE REPORTED Senator Dennis, Chairman of Joint Meeting Makes Announcement. GOVERNORTO CALL A JOINT MEETING Pierce Will Urge the Adop tion of Senator Dennis Bill Providing 10 Per Cent 1 Horizontal Cut in Levies. "At a joint mealing- of the assess ment and taxation committees of tha house and senate last night, a dis cussion of house bill 283, relating to increases of tuxes on public utili ties broueht (to the defense of equit able taxation many of the state's nubMc utility men," stated . P. Loct- . ridge, manager of the E. 0- L. & P. Co., who was present at the meaning. "Full and complete discussion of the measure which was introduced by Kepr'c&cniativc Kirkvood develop ed many important phases of the business of the state's public utili ties not heretofore generally under stood. The final crystallization of the situation occurred when Senator Dennis, of La Grande, chairman of the meeting announced that the new tax program including house hill 141 and its companion'measure would be reported oui; by tho committee and provide not only for assessment of all property in Oregon at full value but also provide for machinery to onforce th measure. Under the new taxation plan any public utilities would be troatod with the same fair1 ness that all other property will re ceive. . , , -Pierce To.' Urge Dennis Bill. V "Believing that tho work of the assessment and taxation committees is by far the most important feature 'of the present session, Governor Walter M. Pierce announced last night that he would call ,a joint meeting of the house and senate Fri day noon and in : a'i special session will urge the two houses, to adopt the taxation program .of .1, the tax committees placing foremost Sena tor Dennis' bill providing jor. a, ten per cent horizontal"! cittj i'411 ''tlijc levies for tho yvi&A'J&iiinii-n'Mjt he concluded. T If S i , III East On-BOiil JIcVS?ak:-iU Representtivo Shelton-'is " a. WW- . ber of the tax; committee which Was .' addressed last night by Franklin T. Griffith, Arthur Spencer, Ben C. Dav, A.. A. "Smith and J. P. Lott li'ige. ' . , ; . . ; CURIOS TO BE SHOWN AT BAPTIST CHURCH In addition to the display of Afri can curios at the Neighborhood Club today, J. D. Austin, who accompanies the curios to La Grande, will also show them ' tonight at the Baptist church, nt 7:30 oVIork. Opening of Tutankhamen Tomb Reveals Startling Archaeology Discoveries EUGENE, Feb- 8. The opening of thc tomb of Tutankhamen, involving as it does the discovery of the most brilliant collection of funeral equip ment yet found in the hidden crypts of the Pharoahs, lanks lamong the most astounding revelations in the annals of archaeology, declared Prof. F. S. Dunn, professor of Latin in the University Jof Oregon, -who de livered a lecture recently on "Tu tankhamen Lives Again." The lec ture was delivered over the radio and was heard bu hundreds of Pa cific coast radio fans. "The magic spell of Egypt has once again been cast over the world. We arc momently awaiting the thrill that wilt attend the opening of that . s-aiec rock chamber where presuni a'Jv lies Pharoah Tutenkhmien." saij Prof. Dunn. When the funeral cortege passed out of Thebes and across the Nile, bearing the dead Pharoah to his catacomb, how MiunL'n a fnntasy it would have seemed to anyone in that procession,' that a company of archaeologists. SfluO years later, would stumble uiwn the hidden crypt and reintroduce the tfmmied monarch to an astonished world. And could anything now be more wierd than to await the com ing forth from his tomb of an auto crat who wore the double crown of Egvpt far back in the i:J00's before Christ. "A remarkable fate has befallen a relatively unimportant Pharoah, in thBt the discovery of his tomb early in last November and th opening of the antechamber, some three weeks later, disclosing almost com plete funeral paraphernalia to the prol nble vale of haif a hundred mil lion dollar, rank among the mit a-teundii'if r..'c!iitA'ni n the annals TO OBSERVE LI PORTLAND, Kcfe. 8- Republicans or the state, Including IcKhtlntont, are to attend uii annual .Lincoln ban quet Monday at the Chamber of Commerce hero. Stephen A. Lowell, Dean Colon V. Dymcnt, J U Oullaffher, I. L. Pat terson and a woman, whoso nunio Is yet unannounced, are to be the prin cipal speakers. The arrangements were made, at a meeting la.st night of the committee of which Col. A. K. Parker was chair man. . . i E LAST EVENING Another burglar scare occurred lust night, again In tho Ilocsch building. which houses the ICoesch Motor com pany, the JVrkina Motor company, the Observer and Kloyd McKcnnon's Im picmcnt establishment. An early sur vey taken thin morning: by Mr. Mc Konnon, whose concern was the ono vibiiud, found nothing missing but a hasty invoice will bo taken later in Ih'i.day with the intentions of check in;!' over the articles with tho view of ascertaining if tho' robbor went away empty-handed or otherwise; The city police heard a nolBC I tlin lioosch Motor company's head quarters last evening and thought that criminals wore again making a visita tion of that concern, but a search re vealed nothing and eventually led to the discovery that the robber had en tered the building, apparently through the Observer composing room, then going intd the Implement company. Ills method of egress Is undetermined asNno tract? of how hu' escaped from tho; building was found; although footprints- were 'V found " entering the' building." V... . . Mr. McKonnon 'was called to .the scene about 2:f0 '.o'clock this 'morn ing but found nothing awry at tlmt time. jl jf"! ("fiy Associated Press)",. - WAHMfGM'ON ,1-Vb. . The Amer ican debt cum mission docs ttt desire, to inalte iorv I'uvoruble terufs tfitl debtor, nations tjian those uuibodij'd in the.,' settlement with Great Hritiiln, the house ways and means committee was told today by Hopresrjntatlve Liu Hon, a .member of the commission. TUT. MAltliKT PORTLAND, Feb. S. Cattle slow; hogs and sheep steady; butter unset tled; eggs steady. WIIKAT gi.'OTATIONS. (By Associated Press) PORTLAND, Feb. K. Wheat,' to JI.32. of archeaulogy. Tutankhamen him- self, though far excelled in fame by the pyramid builders and such her oic personalities as Sesostris, Thut- mose, Amenhotep, or Kameses, nas survived .",000 posthumous years, Bud- (t:ontlntiM nn Pare Ktchl) Snapshots of EM A BURGLAR SCAR iter j3 -r-i: xt . ocr i uiv"i, nuFTm Grandson Is Born to Royal House of Great - Britain Last Evening LONDON', Feb. S. Princess Alary, wife of Viscount Luh cellea; travo birth to a son Wed nesday nleht. Tlift marring of Prince Mary, daughter of the king: ui queen of Kugtund, to Viscount leasee lies took place at West minster Abbey on Pobrunary 2tt list year. The weddlnff whs tho ; occasion of a retral ceremony, In whicli all the world was in lor " ewteil. . . Princess Mary was the first of the children of King Geo i ff o und Queen .Mary to marry and .this is tho flrnt grandchild of tho Brit ish royal Jiouho. LEATHER MITTS Twenty -Four ' Rounds of ' ;.B o x i n g Is Scheduled; Barnes and Dean Are Fea tured in Ten-Round Main Event. Kid Barnes of Spokane, 134 pounds in weight, ana hailed as a hard hit ting, shifty lightweight, is in La Grand" ready for his go this evening with Frankio Dean in the ten round main mill of the boxing card sched uled to be commenced at 8:15 in the Star Theater under the auspices of tho La Grande boxing commission. Barnes states that ho is in first class shape and is hopeful of a vic tory aver Dean. Dean is also con fident that he will emerge victorious. Ihe three preliminaries arranged by Manager k.d rord for this eve ning arc especially good. In tho six round semi-final Battling Lubbes of Baker, meets. Slim Barnes, of. Spo kane, both boys having appeared in many main .events in the past year. Both have (records that assure the fans a: classy combat.- In the' second four-found event, Jack Itourkoys and Jene Krause; two fast, slugging boxers. 'will furnish nlenty of thrilling entertainment and in the opener,- Earl Ford will meet Swede Daniels. Earl has yet to meet a better boxer than : he within his weight and is expecting to add an other Victory to his rapidly increas ing string. Earl, while young in years, displays an amount of ring wisdom that, accompanied" with an aggressive and clever attack, always sends tho fans into un uproar when he gets, into action. - ' 1 ' Tickets ani on sale at the Imperial Billiard Parlors. ' i. 1 Tonight at six o'clock in the Y. M. C. A. the official opening of the Boy Scout Anniversary Week m La Urande win-bo ushered in wnn a father and son banquet. All Boy Scouts and those who wish, to join j ine oigaiiiKHiion ate uigeu lu I present and bring their dads. The members of tho local Boy Scout council are also invited and follow ing the Program and banquet they will holtl their Tegular election of officers and appointment of direc-, tors. , . All Boy Scouts who arc bringing food for the banquet are resuestcd to bo at the Y. M. C. A. building by :30 o'clock so as not to delay the serving. coal tiiii:vi:s i'im:d Harold Kmlth and Al Hopkins, nr rostetl lust night on the charge of th larceny of coal rrom the O.-W.. were fined $30 add costs this morning tit 10 o'clock In the Justice court by .lus tlce Arthur C Williams upon their plea of guilty being recorded. Neither man could pay the fine and will serve out the sentence in the county Jail. Special Agent llooney made the arrest. FLASH TONIGHT "SSI Legisla tors Taken by Murray 1 i. J ENATOR. , SPeA',5 f WITH A f CANDOR Dl3A.rs.M5 mm w niosi AT CAPiTAL Many Bills Are Passed in the State Senate; Today Is Busy One. - MOSER BILLON RECOUNT PASSED Six Bills Are Passed in the Senate; Hurlburt Bill . Passes House Carkin's Bill Not Recommended. (By Associated' Press) ; ' . . RALKM. Feb. S. The" leslslattvo Bilst mill Is itrlmllnff'merrtly on today itb many measures recfltng consld- oratton and the hopper Teeotvlnff more feed. , Tho senate paused 'the following bills: Moser's', providing that 10 per cent of tho voters In any precinct may usk for a recount: Kddy's for county oil and gas Inspectors and for regu lotlon of oil drilling; Strainer's, auth orising county courts and highway commissions to make rules respecting public highways and providing for the fixing of a limit as to the speed and weight or vehicles; Hall's for tho reg istration of . automobllcB owned by non-residents: Smith's. ciempting pharmacists who have paid licenses for 20 years from . further license pay ments; Taylor's, fixing two yvara as the term of county and city health of ficers. ;, . In tho house the Overturn's b 111 was indefinitely postponed to permit employers to provide self Insurance for employees. The house road com4 mlttee. reported without" fl recommen dation of Carkin's bill for a paid high way commission. The-Hurlburt' 'bill requiring till appointive and eloctlve officers to be cttiaens was passed. Against 1'it-e Text Books The house today decided against free text books in elementary schools. voting to, accept the majority report of thu' 'commltteu:. on education and indc.finllnly postponed the Woodward W.ll..-.,',t . ' Tho . aenatb rccomrn'lttoc..to tins printing .ccjimnlttce the Tooze bill, do. jng Uwu7 .with i election pamphlets wiifi Instrtfottoils to amend It to elim inate candidates pamphlets but to pre serve measure's pamphlets. " ...' mi1 ... The ? jj:t-Vrnor announced dliatvhp e(ivn'uidying the new fdonsblldtloh. UII): lrafn by Si'natoir.flarjand.i f; Tlui sennte refei'riid! Lack', to, , the Tlslierle committee ' rdrrrrfcdnrtdj'l-aj. Hon the senate renolutloij, (iiiliil(yng iiiroiiimenilatlons if the jrilirtlOtegonl. Washington committees wlitell met In .Seattle last .Saturday relative to the t oiumoia river mmiiiiih. The ways and means committee re- cently made slushes rroni re(iuested appropriations and entln-.ly .dlsnliow- (.d reiiursts totaling jtxs.Tu.,, muKing tho total cuts In requesis to date $iK:i,Mts,i!K. The commltteu also al a total of $uk,uimi, muKinu mu vumi approveit-to date It.GSri.DSO.JB. Liquor Thieves Make . .n Big Haul; - Distillery 1 1 Tapped j. Whisky Taki 1 BALTIMOHE, I' b.' ' 8. Dig' ( ging a tunnel 150 fnob- long and three feet wide from a cellar of a house to the warehouse of the Stewart Distilling company's plant, in Highlandtown, a suburb, a band of liquor thieves with the nid of a rubber hose as "a pipe line" and a suction pump, siphoned more than 100 barrels -of whiskv- Tho robbery wns discovered early Wednesday when police acting on a tip from an unknown source, forc ' cd an entrance into the dwell ing. The liquor was valued at upwards of -$245,000. mm 9- HAS I i 1 Wmm l. v( 1 V, OF AOOUT S1AU I f ML l:ll'UW Ul..Utf Costa Rica and United States Sign Protocol: Difficulties Settled (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. A protocol has been signed by the United Stutes and Costa Rica eliminating difficulties ' dating back many years and affecting possible future development in the Nicaragunii inter-oceanic canal route. FRIDAY EVE In tho Far East is a tiny baby girl named La Grande, in China , is a missionary supported by the Girls' Friendly Socioty of America, and in Portland is a tiny bed invariably holding a tiny baby. The G. F. S. of La Grande earned this bed nnd now nave the responsibility or lt up-koep as it is a charity bed for tiny tots who have no parents. This is the "why" of the Mardi Gvas, which is to be held at tha tagles'' hall Friday evening, Feb ruary fith. The doors will bo open at eight o'clock and intermittently during tho evening, a program con sisting of group nnd minuet dancing, tha first numbers of whicli are espe cially planned to please the children, will take place. 1 J, lowers will manago the dancing and Loney's or chestra will furnish the music, A waffle booth, coffee, sausages, syrup, and butter to accompany the waffles will form the refreshments. A fish pond; candy, punch, pop-corn, peanuts and fortune tcllimr honths will furnish amusement throughout the evening. Five nickels will taku in th0 most expensivo feature and many only require one-fifth tnat amount. . A cordial invitation is extended to all to be present. 1 Tho funeral services of J. M. Longshore, ; who was found by searching parties, frozen to death, an Three Cabin Kidgc,, between IJilgnrd and Perry Tuesday evening, will be held 1 tomoi-row. . nftcnioon, at ;2 o'clock; nti thn.Mjohncnkamp. chapel. Revorend Mr. A.. It,, Slttpn. will do-: liver tho funeral sermon and the mtormcht will. take, pluco.t in, . the Masonic' cemetery, M;- .'While the I'enilli-lon bliys iiml glr qulntutlo and Sextette are attempting to rteleal the I II lie and White teams at the Hound Up f'lty Haturduy eve ning, thu La Grande second team will Invade linbler. Lust week the lllue and White drubbed linbhr on tho local floor. 411 to 5 and are confident or a Victory Saturday, linb lee Is somewhat strengthened for the contest with a week's steady training lq i;ololmf tile powerrul defense and offL.ttse that the HccnndH use und an' .expeiited to have a imieh larger scsire marked up to their credit after the return game.. , ,, ., ,,, ;, ... . , VKONi WOMAN" THAU, Ml (By Associated Press). JUL I.'AHO. Tex,, I'Vb. 8. ,M Ihs .lilun- Ita Aviuit,. school teaebitr, who resem- hles .Mrs. Clara I'blllips, ejjm,,,,,,. niurderesH," of Los Angeles, arrived In Kl J'iiso lust night und told how private detectives, .Mexican police and ithers had trailed her from El Paso to Juarex and from Iherfl to Muderu. und then to chihuahua city, where Hbe has detuined while authorities In vestlguted her Identity. Detective Captain Armstrong said today he believed .Miss Avunt Is the woman detectives have been suspect ing for weeks us being Mrs. Phillips. in r lift mm m nr lUtLU III lUllnUUll !n,TVnUir)TrD BLUESECDNDSP fllDElBlfJ ii Wa de in the Capitol Lobby RCRTHOS., O.KAy ' LOTS INfTORMATIOM senavok MILTON Ri KlTPPfR UI-xllvMAN OF -(' MILTOM Ri it 28 LEGION , POSTS ILL1 VISIT CITY Legion Caucus to Be Held in La Grande March 10 Will Find Seven Counties Rep resented. ' 1 I'lims for tho entertainment of the .egion posts from seven Kastern Ore gon posts were presented to the local legion post last evening at tho regu lar monthly meeting, they bulng adopt- u in practically thu orlglna form. Twenty-eight posts from Union, HaK- wnllowa, Umatilla. Malheur. (Irani and Harney counties will bo in La arande .March 10th gathorlng In Joint conference for the first of five big district caucuses to bo held In Oregon. All sessions In the morning win no open to Legionalres in atten dance but in tho afternoon, the meet ings will' be confined to delegations wno will present reports und attend to executive matters ut that time, in the evening u banquet will bu held ut 11 o'clock and alter the banquet the celebration will bo turned over to tho I'lieveuux 40 et Homines S society. who will hold a mammoth initiation. Ntnte C'ommnmlei' Coming The state commander and tho sluto adjutunt of tho American Legion or ganization 1 will be present and the head of tho vocational bureau of tho northwest will also be in attendance and will deliver nn address on the Increasing of memberships and vurl ous post activities. Noolnl Kvcning, Following the business session the l.eglonalr.es and the Ladles' nuxlllary to the legion combined und enjoyed a delightful social evening, consisting of dancing. Interspersed with refresh ments anil musical specialties. "..'A ' resolution wub. pi jfeedi lyl the city con'ihiissioners "ast levaning to the effect, ithal. tho reiranllngiolJ tho revised a'hU amended crty" "wihrter of J. Black and City Mantiger F. B. Ioycjfweiic present. , i fievornl! other mutters Were attend ed ' to including' tho accepting of Mnlonoy and Piersoh. company's bid to audit the city nccounts,. the awarding of' the fairground- conces sions for tin,' Veur of 11)23 to W. A; Duviis, and. t no passing of tho or dinance cHliblishing a sidewalk on llemloclt street. : ' , - The Piesbyteiiun church repre sentatives asked tho city for the use of tho city hull as u meeting place in tho future while renovation of the church look place. While 'no definite action was taken on the mutter, the commissioners uppeured. to .not bo opposed tn Hie request. . v . ; Tho city 'ninnagur was authorized to repair the fair ground fence- It is understood that th0 county will lolntlv aid in tho project. Other routine mailers, including the weekly reports and the- passing of the month's salary list, were at tendeil to preceding adjournment. UMI UlliilllLII I .Ui'undo mopi( J'f ' Wceni;to;i.arj th? arliosl porfhtldo f UaV. UWcc! Mimniission4ij"'li'e4id4itt t SpiivkiiB Willliinis, UiUIU.ifaSuiiieJiiflind. Old Man Winter Meets Many Rebuff s in Valley ) : Old Man Winter, incessantly try ing to horn in on his fri"nd, Indian Hummer, is constantly meeting with rebuffs. Although ho is having considerably more success in the higher altitudes than 'in the valley and lowlands, his attempts so far SCNATOR ZIMMtKMAH (flAKCS NO PRCTCN5C APOOT THE- FACT THAf HE WAN r' TO k-OWCR- THt; IH 1 1 Vif W I number im SITUIIIu ' IMPROVED III SMYRNA HOW i British Officials Believe That No Fighting .; , Will- Occur. ..-. j ALLIED SHIPS WILL DEFEND THEMSELVES Turkish Ultimatum May Be Withdrawn; Americans" Join in Allied Protest Against Withdrawal' Or. der. ' J JBv Associated Press) . . . LONDON. Feb. 8. Tho Smyrna situation is considerably eased to day, according to British " official quarters, whero it wns thought- it extremely unlikely that any fightimr would occur. . . Thoy believed : that the ' Turkish ultimatum will be withdrawn as soon as Angora authorities understand the Allies are firm in resisting tha demands t'.t all Allied .warships quit the Smyrna harbor. Americans Protest. . -Tha British are ploaBcd because American representatives at 'Smyrna ioincd in a protest to tho Angora government, I'rench and British war' ships at Smyrna novo been oraercu to dofend themselves, if attacked. Tiro British ordered other worships to Smyrna.' ; - ' a ; . Turk Irregulars Active. SOFIA, 'Feb: 8r'-Advloes' from tho frontier" declare' that Turkish irregu lars nro' increasing; thoir" activity in . Thracn and that several Ureek- mili tary posts along tho. Maritia and in the interior nave 'been auacxea. The Greeks in a reprisal are soirt to havo 1 occupied " several - .points , along the Maiitxn und near tha Ad- lulnopie station oi naragaiscni , Turkish and Bulgarian population hi (Thrace is (reported to bo moving; FOR TREATMENT CIJUE BESEIGED 1 ' S ' I'llICAao, Kob. 8. Tho; Imlt und ttiu luiiiu iiml thu blind bCMictflnj , Knlilo Com, I-'rcncb cxpon&nt ot au-to-HUHWHllon, for tioalmont of tlitdf HIh ovi'i-riuwfit tho Hluffu lit 'bis thlrrl Ict'tiirn WinliH'Hiluy unnd woro onlv qitlnttut ui'tui- tho Hmlllnff itttlu ilmr tnuclHt roiii Nuncy hud halted nil ' ' ci iron whllij thu police worg called to A hundred nrtppluM tit whout chulri, on cruti licH, nnd. t'iinu8t or In tho iirnin .-. ol' TrlundH, hud kh tho rod on thu Htitf wlun tlm (lunioiiHtrutiun itturtcd. A rrlpplcd wnnmn wiui fflvmi tho -It I'llHMO, IIL I'UHMO, I'U 1'UKMt" tl'fjt- , -j incut. Jn a tuw tninuti-H lu.'v.ilkftit s uff tho HtaRn, U'uvltiH- hoi' i-riUchofi lifhlml. -' f&"t i h . 7 i to oust the warm, sunny, spring-lik weather that tho Grando Ronde val ley has been getting two day out of three ill the past month, are futilo. For a brief period yesterday eve ning it appeared that his attempt to gain the throne would bo suc cessful but today he is reversed. About an inch of snow fell and this monning, rising bright and warm, Old Sol, allied with Winter's oppon ent, being the task of erasing th whito covering from the earth. Such a winter season as Eastern 1riron is now experiencing is nn innovation in this section, none like It being on teciird for many years back. Farmers and ranchers are rejoic ing. The ranchers have less feed ing to do, s the ranges 'are used to a certain extent, and many of the farmers nro doing work that would otherwise be done months later when spring usually break into its own; In the mountains and hills, the snowfnll Is' hard to melt and in many places, several feet of snow . aro banked un. Cold is often Inti In these portions but nevertheless. the winter is not nearly so riiroious as is usually the case. Kcport from mining camps In the niuuntiiins, west of Halnva. mi,i re ports from camps on th level. tj.t that from 7 to 11 feet of snow. Much of the earlier snow was fol lowed by rain and is packed solid on tho ground beneath a lotor and lighter full. Ranchers report them is enough enow at this time in the fnountains to provide nil the water that will be required for irrigation piitpojcu later in tha s'dioii. ! 1 1 .!- -10! : d Ii