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VOLUME XXVI
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PBBSS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1923. member op associated press
NUMBER 110
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KESSLER TO
BE TfiiEO 1
FEBRUARY 20
To Answer Charges of Man
slighter of Arthur .
Cleaver.
TWO women" will be
TRIED THIS WEEK
Five Criminal Cases and
1 Two Civil Cases on Cir
cuit Court Calendar for
' February Term.
Five criminal oases appear on the
calendar in the circuit ceAirt for this
and next 'week's session. Two civil
cases aro slated for triul .alsu..
Probably the most jmpoi'.ant case
on the calendar is scheduled for
Tuesday, February 20, at nine o'clock
in the morning when William Kres
ler vwill be tried by the i-'tatc of
Oregon on the charges of the man
slaughter of Arthur Cleaver, of Ba
ker City. Cleaver mot his death in
an auto wreck that occurred some
time ago on th0 Union-La Grande
highway and it is alleged that Kress
ler, the driver, was under the in
fluence of intoxicating liquor at the
time. Ed. Wright, prosecuting at
torney, will represent tthe state and
Attorneys Crawford and Eakin will
rlefend Kessler. Judge J. W.
Knowlcs will preside.
Two Women On Trial.
Two criminal cast's conducted, one
by the city of La Grande, and one
by the State of Oregon, against wo
men, appear on the calendar. On
February Kith, Friday, at 0:00
a. m., Mrs; L. JlcNealy will be tried
with the city of La Grande as plain
tiff and on Saturday, February 17th,
Grace Altridgc will be tried by the
state on the charge of procuring
. money under false pretenses. In the
former case R. J. Green will rep
resent the city and F." S. Ivanhoe
will be counsel for the defendant. In
the latter case Ed V right will be
attorney for the stntc -and R. J.
Kitchen will defend the defendant.'
Statutory Ca.-e.
S. I,.. Mye'rs, who was Convicted
some time past ..on ho charge of lar-
t ceny and sentenced to a county jail
term, will be tiibJ on Wednesday,
February 14th'; at MM a. in. by the
King George Speaks on
, Ruhr Occupation Today
at Parliament Session
(By Associate ! P.ess)
LONDON, Feb. 13. The Ruhr
question was stressed by King
George today in an Address from
the throne, opening the second
session of the fourth parliament
of his reign.
King George declared that al
though the British government
was unable to concur or partici
pate in the Ruhr operations, it
was acting in such a way as not
to add to the difficulties of
Great Britain's allies.
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T
E FAVORS
E
NDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION
Norris Amendment Con
cerning Serving of Old
Congress Following Elec-
' tion of New One Goes to
House. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The
Norris amendment to- the ' federal
constitution eliminating the present
."ssicn of an old congress after the
election ot a new congress, and
changing the inauguration date from
March 4th to tho third Monday in
January, was approved today by the
senate and will now go to the nouse.
Their approval before the adjourn
ment of congress
problematical.
is regarded as
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01 KILLED
IN Dil
DfflH
Samuel McGee, Bank Mes
senger, Shot by Bandits
in Los Angeles.
ROBBERS ESCAPE
WITH CURRENCY
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HOOP
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Throe basketball11 games will be
played in the Y gymnasium this eve
ning, .the Boy Scout five playing a
Union juvenile team at seven o'clock
and following this contest the Clerks,
last year's champions of the city
league, now the La Grande Amateur
Basketball league, will meet imuier
in their second official came of the
season and Alicel and the Ramblers,
I.. A. B. teams, will wind up the
evening s entertainment.
All -tnrce games promise 10 ue
fast and interesting with only one
game promising to be one-sided. The
clm-ks.'-Mf thev dunlicatc their : feat
state on the. charge of contributing , of two weeks ago, should be able to
to the delinquency of a minor. Ed j defeat Imbler .decisively, but the oth-
Wright and E. R. liingo will be j cr two games should be close trom
prosecuting attorneys and R. J-jstart to fini.sh.
Kitchen will represent the defend-1
ant. I
Other cases on the calendar for the ,
February term' of circuit court are: ;
Tuesday, February ltith, 9:tS0 a. m.,
Herbert Mires vs. E. A. Kirkendal j
ct al, Cochran and Eberhard for the 1
plaintiff and Nichols, Mullock and
Donald for the defendant; Thurs
day, February 15th. 9:00 a. m., Zulu
Ebell vs. the O.-W. R. & N. com
pany, a suit for damage.-, Gieon and
Hess, Ivanhoe and Asnwm tor tne
planum aim a. l. spencer aim
Crawfoid ar.d Eakin for the defend
ant; and the State of Oregon vs.
Howell, on Friday, February 23rd, at
9:00 a. ni., KM Wright for the state
and R. J. Kitchen .representing the
defendant. . ,
Amount Stolen Not Posi
tively Known; Two Guard
Guards Held up Folio-vying
Shooting of McGee-
(By Associated ', Press)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13. Samuel
McGee, messenger of the First Na
tional bank, was shot and killed to
day in a daylight robbery by two
automobile bandits in the center of
the jobbing district. The bandits
escaped with a bag containing reg
istered, packages of currency which
McGco had obtained at the post-
office station.
iMcGce, accompanied with two
guards, was driving a small auto
mobile when tho bandits in an auto
mobile, left their car and running
to the bank car fired at McGee,
killing him. They then forced the
guards to hold up their hands, seiz
ed tho bag, ran back to their ma
chine and escaped.
How much was in the bag is un
known until an official check is
made.
Walking Auto Invented;
Has Four Legs, No Gears,
No Clutch or No Springs
(Hy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. In
vcnllon of mi automobile, equip-'
ped with, four leija Instead or
wheels. Is claimed by James Wil
liam Bryan, a Washington man,
who says he lias 40 palonlB for
a five-passenger ciutcliless, ffear
less and springlcsR car of half
the wolffht of wheeled . modolB
which, he says, expert engineers
have declared feasible.
Hryan declares that lie, and not
a German inventor who recently
announced production of a "walk
ing" model, is tho. pioneer In tho
automobile-wlth-legs field. He
says- ids machine is operated by
two engines developing 40 horse
power and theoretically capable
of making a speed of ill miles an
hour. The logs havo practically
the same uctlon an thOBe .of a hu
man bolnir. .llryan claims, and
can negotiate a porpenillcular rise
or drop of one foot without mov
ing the automobile from a hori
aontal plane. 1
ITORGIPV
TO OPEN sn
INDICTMENT
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Nine Idaho Men Are. Indict
ed by. Federal'G rand
Jury.
SHERIFF OF ADA
COUNTY IS NAMED
Many City and County Offi
cials Named in Liquor In
trigue; Bonds of Officers
Are Given. .
CONFECTIONERY
nnnip tdmiput
urLiy luiironi
ERKOIt DKLAVS TAX ROLL
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 13. A mis
take in making the 192 V levy for
rtate it axes in Lane county wa dis
covered by tho' stntc-tax commission
a few days ao and it jff now neces
sary to re-extend the rolls on the
state tax. County Assessor 'Walker
now has a force of men hoping: to
finish the rolls in time for the sher
iff to begin collections on March 1,
Sheriff Stickels said there would he
a delay in sending out tax state
ments.
The official opening of tin Palace
'onfi'ctionery will he held this rve
ninff, with Hpfcial musk' furnished hy
l.ont-y's orrliestru from 8 until 11
o'clock. Harry KnoUtfmsH, niunawr,
hits made arraiifri'iiH'nts for a ver
in to rust ins evening ami unions th-.
features will he tin ptvinif away of
live l;irf boxes of candy :
'.The.' Palac1' Confectionery is now
owned ly .T. C SnodtfraBs.lUohn Mae-
I'ht-rson and Harry FnodffrasH and j
since the new owners took possession.!
the entire front part of thi establish-1
iiienl and the kitchen has been reno-
valed. One of the. rfflny new features
of the confectionery that Is ineetinfT
the approval of the public i the in
stallation of a noon-day lunch service.
BRITISH DEBT
FUNDING BILLS
BEFORESENATEI
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The
British debt funding bill taken up
by the senate today -under an agree
ment - that was reached after a con
ference between President Harding
and republican leaders fur the lay
ing aside 'uf the administration ship
ping bill temporarily but without
displacing; it from its privileged
stutus.
si,ii)i-; m.ois tiiapi-'IO
IDAHO CITV. Kill. U. A huge
unou'slidc, 100 feet low? and from 20
to :tl) feet deep, in tin1 canyon be
low the Lemon grade, seven miles
Koufh of hero on the Idaho I'ity-Holsc
stage rond, 'Monday ' afternoon ob
structed nil travel between .the ..tuo
towns. The Jloisc stage, due here
early in the afternoon, iv:is forced to
stop and ('harlrH Itakof.;, wio had
"broken trail" nenry the entire route.
wuh forced to unlillch 1i!h It-nms, and
hrin u small packet of first class mail
In on horseback ami 3nowshocs.
Purchase Merchandise from
Roesch Motor Company;
Work on New Quarters
Progressing.
W. C. I'erkins. local mnnafrcl and
part owner of the l'crklns Motor coin
pnny. in charge of tho Kord agency
In I'nion cotinty. took possession of
the Hoesch Motor company which is
heliiK transferred Into thu quarters In
tho Hoesch bulldlnR that havo been
leased by the Perkins Motor company.
The merchandise tnken over Includes
a cotnpleto Block or repair parts,
tires, tubes, accessories and the Per
kins Motor company qunrlers are now
taking on the appearance of a strict
ly modern, first class service depart
ment. Located in the enst end of the
ltoesch Motor company,' with a floor
space of 11,000 souaro reel, lue quar
ters, with renovations : rapidly pro
Bressinfr. will shortly be ready for the
opening.
Tho IVrklnB Molor company, which
organized In I.a Urnnde on February
1st has since that .tlmo. delivered and
sold 21- Kord" cars, and one Lincoln
ear.,;. "The reason (or the demand for
lord cars. at thb prosent time," states
Mr.. I'erkins, "Is duo to tho fact thai
people that require Kord cars this
soason are -realizing that It Is neces
sary to. place -orders early -to Insure
an early delivery.- Imrlnrr the month
or January, ' the Kord company sold
and delivered UlLCCS ears which hi
proof positive that the demand, lb very
lai-Ke." i .
EGGS THUEE CENTS IIIGHEK
(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Kcb. 13..-; Cattle
slow after n ' quarter decline lute
iMonday.. . Choice steers $7.25 it)
SS.00. ITors and sheep steady. ,EfT
throe cents higher, buyinp; prices 20
to 29 cents, selling at 20 to 2.') cent.!.
Butler steady.
WHEAT SI A UK ET
(By Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Feb. 1;!. Wheat was
$1.22 to ?1.!!2.
BOISE, Feb. 13. Federal
grand jury indictments charg
ing conspiracy to violate the
federal prohibition laws were
returned against the following
at 5 o'clock Monday evening:
James a I). Agnciv, sheriff of
Ada county. t
Sylvester Kinney, deputy sher
iff of Ada county.
Henry H. Griffith, Boise
chief of police.
Ed Hill, Boise city detective,
H,. Goodfriend, Boise physi
cian. Carl E. . Sorenson, rooming
house manager.
Edith Sorenson, roomlnc
house manager.
Ed Kemp, rancher.
Ed Ward, rooming house
manager.
The indictment contains the
following six counts in which
all the defendants arc jointly
charged: &
Count A?o. 1. charges all conspired
together in the possession for sale
for beverage purposes of certain in
toxicating liquor commonly known
as "moonshine whisky."
Count No. 2 charges all conspired
to engage in the business of selling
at retail and wholesale certain iji
toxiculing liquors.- :'
Count No. 3 charges all wilfully
nTanufnctui-ed certain intoxicating
liquors for, beverage purposes.
Count ' No. 4 charges nil defend-
ants had in their possession and
custody a certain still and distilling
apparatus without having registered
the same with tho internal rovenuo
collector for- Idaho. .. .
Count No. 5 charges all-, carried
on the business of a distiller with
out having given the bond required
by low with intent to defraud the
United States of the tax on Hie
"spirits distilled hy them."
Count .No. C charges all defend
ants did wilfully and unlawfully
"make, and ferment in a buiiding and
oh premises other than a distillery,
duly authorized according to law,
II. Goodfriend were released under
fit for distillation' and designed and
intended for the production of spir
its and alcohol.
Sheriff Agnew, Chief Griffith and
II. Goorfriend were released under
$2510 bonds n short time ufler their
arrest Monday evening. Hill, the
N. K. West Co., Inc.
Changes Ownership And
Management Today
Murder Charge Against
' Captain Rosenbluth Not
in Federal Jurisdiction
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(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 13. Pro
ceedings for the removal to Ta
coma, Washington, of Captain
Robert Rosenbluth for trial on
a federal indictment charging
the murder of Major Cronkhito
in Camp Lewis in 1918 were
dismissed today by United
States Commissioner Hitehcock.
Rusenbluth's $40,000 bail wns
discharged. llichcock upheld
the contention of Rosenbluth's
counsel thai, Camp Lewis was
not government property at the
time of the alleged murder and
that .the federal courts were
without jurisdiction.
SNOWSTVHM-
-CENTER -IS
OREGON
Entire Rocky Mountain Dis
trict Struck by Storms;
Two More Inches of Snow
Fall in La Grande. ,
(Continued on Page Five.)
TIT FOR TAT'
COUNCIL MEET POSTPONED
The meeting of the local Hoy
Scout council that was scheduled for
It was presumed I bv the county 1 tonieht has been postponed until a
court that the county's share would later date due to the illness of A.
be about the same as last yeai's, E. Pryke, scout commissioner. The
but it was subsequently learned that date for the meeting has not been
it will he approximately s-jQ.ooo less, announced.
Singing is Feature of
Ad Club Program Today
t The old-fashioned singing which
the Union County Ad club has been
neglecting of lute broke out anew to-,
day when the club met at the Meth
odist church. South, with George
Bimie as chairmun. Elmer S'.od
manipulntor of the baton. i.-Hrodured
n new group of old songs -which
were undertaken with spirit. On ac
count of the severe weather, many
. did not venlure to the North side
..1 u .i;r;.-a hut th.wr. who went
L'llUIVIl .uu.vfc ..,.....
the average male quartcte. It is
DENVER. Colo.. Feb. 1.1 His
winds on the western slopo through
out the Rocky mountain states with
temperatures ranging from 12 .de
grees' below nt lluvro to 4(1 above
at Roswell, N. 'M., interrupted wire
service in mnny sections today. The
storm disturbance centers in Oregon,'
where the barometer, pressure Is nn
inch below .normal, !' Snow was .re
ported in -parts of Montana, Wyo
ming and Colorado, with rain gen
erally cm the eastern slope, except
from -Sheridan,' )Wyo., east to, the
Mississippi valley, where unusually
warm weather and sunshine aro 're
ported to be general.
Temperatures in tho Rocky moun
tain states are exceedingly variable,
with summer-like... weather" prevail
ing 'in some parts and winter tem
peratures and blizzards in other
parts,! ..; ;:l ., . , . ... '
Thoi government, forecast for this
section . is :ithat snow. . will become
more- general- Tueyilny,, wilh gener-'
ally-: lower itemperilurcs, 'except t in
th,." southwest-. ''.',. " ,'''!
Telegraph wires are out .between'
Rumi, Nov., and California and be
tween Portland and San Francisco.
High .winds prevailing on the
western side of the continuntal di
vide probably will not cross thc di
vide, but the disturbances originat
ing in the northwest will , I i Ire; 1 y
cause ruin or snow throughout tho
mountain states ami the plains slates
east to tho Mississippi river.
Know and unsettled weather were
reported from Oregon and Washington.
PORTLAND, Feb. 13. Fine, dry
snow falling here, accompanied by a
brisk wind, gave Portland a blizzard
today. ..Traffic is moving although
with some delay.
The Puget Sound country is ex
periencing the coldest January
weather since 1895, tho minimum in
Seattle morning being 17 degrees
above and Spokune and Eastern
Washington is in the grip of a se
vere cold.
Eastern Oregon has much Know
but the weather bureau reports but
littlo wind.
In the Willumelte valley temper
atures aro renorted moderate.
Falling steadily throughout the
night, the depth of the snow blanket
in La Grande reached five inches to
day with promises of an even great
er depth before nightfall. VcryJit
tle wind accompanied the snowfall
with the exceptions of occasional
strong winds of short duration. The
snow has drifted practically none
in La Grande but reports are that
near Hot Lake it is drifting consid
erably. The temperature In La
Grande hovers below freezing point
with several cases of frozen water
pipes coming to light. Traffic is
difficult in Koine portions of the city
but on thu whole the weather in Ia
Grande is no worse than usual Jan
uary weather,
Parker Retires a
From Business
C. E. Short Becomes One of
, Stockholders in : ,
Company. . t,;
DIPROVEMENTS OF
- BUILDING PLANNED
N. K. West, Herman Sieg
rist, C1 E. Short and Other.
Stockholders Organize.
Announcement has been made to
day of a chunge in the ownership ,
and management of N. K. West St
Co., Inc. This pioneer mercantile,
institution today passed into tile own
ership of N. K. West the institutor
and pioneer builder of the business,
Herman Siegrist, for several yoars
of late actively interested financially
and as Its manager, to William Sie
grist, formerly in tho jewelry busi
ness, C. K. Short, formerly - manager
o fthe J. C. Penney Co., and other'
stockholders. '
W. S. Parker Retires
"W S. Parker, who obtained prin
cipal stock Interests and has been
manager of the N. K. West & Co.. ,
inc.. for about a year, has disposed
of hi interests to the .above men
tioned men, and retiras from th
company.
The announcement is one oi tne
most imnortnnt. and represents one ;
of tho largest monetary transactions
to he culminated within the city m
some time. About one year ago Mr. .
West and Mr. Siegrist disponed of
their interests after many years' as-',
sociation with it, to Mr. Parker prin
cipally, and to some other members
of tho staff. During the time Mr,"
Parkor was tho helm the Institution '
continued to grow to maintain its ,
usual high standard among accredit
ed mercantile , establishments of
Eastern Oregon, and Mr. Parker's .
retirement from tho business, Is a
matter of regret to his colleagues in
business of La Grande. Mr. Parker
has not announced his future plans
as. yet. ,
Siegrist Returns. "
Tho change ibringR back, to' '.La .'
Grande a former merchant who once
thought he had closed out hin afairs '
in this city, namely, William Slo-
grist.. However "Bill" found that La ' ,
Grande has an edge on many other,
sections of thu country, an,d his old
neighbors and friends will be pleased
to know that tho Siegrist . family ''
(Continued on Page Five.)
GROUP BILL
well Worth one's time. Ad clubbers
argue, to attend this luncheon if for
no other reasons than to enjoy a
good meal and listen to the music
upon such nrcusions as the quartette
is on the job-
Hishop Dulloj-e, presiding bishop at
the Methodist church. South, confer
ence which begins tomorrow, spoke
briefly upon the relationship of busi- I
Pcssiv.cn to the spiritual affairs of t
gor a double porticn of mighty good iihe world. He declared that the
food, served by the ladies of that jfiist business of man is to live
church. light, and to. do so, it is necessary
Numerous announcements were 'that onc have a material business to
made, among them that mei chants sustain himself while engaged in
a'lil businessmen '.ire invited to hcarithnt greater bu;ness of right living.
Mr. Kindley when he sricak3 at the j Hi.'hop HuUose has rare gift as a
V. ' M. C. A. tomorrow evening to speaker, and it was the keen regret
retailers. J. G. Snodgrass. who;of the club that he could not have
brought the matter up, assured a iln?n given more time. In richness
worh-while speech tor all retailers. ;ci ineuon, cnarm oi personality inu i
The Ad club quartet rendered two I weight of thought, few speakers be
cxcellrnt numbers with that polish I fore the club in many years have!
and finish vhich the four men have! been his cipinl in five-minute talks. I
attained, lessrs. I)utt; r?, Wiliian-. tld Reynolds will be chairman at j
E. Stouda:d and Bimie cmptie thi tho next meetin'J at which time the j
Fioup. and are rated by their ail- Farm Muteau will be present in ;
niircri as head and sliouMeu a'ooe numbers. . , I
EXPECTED TO
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Senators and Governor Con
fer Today; Governor's
Amendments Are Ap
proved by 17 Solons.
(Fly Associated Press) .
SALEM, Feb. lit. An agreement
reached at a noon conference today
between Governor Pierce and seven
teen senators who indicated the pass
ing pf the compromise consolidation
bill. . The senators accepted the
amendments as proposed. hy the gov-'
ernor. Three senators are reported
added to the group, Strayer, John
son and Kenney, making twenty now
supporting th0 hill.
ine nouse toiiny voteil clown wood
ward's motion to reconsider the' bill
which passed last night .creating a
stale finance commission of five
members to vegulatn the issuance of
bonds by municipal and quasi-mu- ,
nicipal corporations in the state.
Woodwnrd contended that the bill
gives the commission a sweeping;
power to override the wishes of the
people of municipal school districts,
drainage districts and such.
Steamer Sinks at Pier;
Crew Leaps to Safety
(My AMHotiat'-fl Prvx)
HKATT1.K. Wuhfi., !'"... 13. Bill"-oU-t
hy ii hik'ti wirnl unl li itvy Bean,
I hi M.'iiiiht .'(, Jiltco wuh virtually
!lt-:itvn tO pl.TCr UK'lll'B tlti' AllllTB
1 limthiTii' inllltnir coniimny'H ilockH
j li'-n ;if1y Mnnrlay unl iwnk in five
futhonm f wuii-r. Tin- veiw-l, a ntmul
I'uu t Soiiinl fr. tj;lit uni'-r, vu val-
j ii' il al ::u.mn nn1 hail aboard u cur-
j K ir 3h.. n;u:(; of oat.
Tin- en w t tin- rhhilco. ronnlrtt-
! Inj of K'rn iiH-n. h aiM-l tu 11
a. nimih-nt Ix-fori: t In- wtvaiiv
; ( unj, ,l itnil Hank.
Iat- hour. rh Kale rciu hi t! n ve
locity or 4 utih-ri an hour. No Ua.ni
ar- was ri'iort'il to lari Khipplntf.
.Ht'iUth in vut-r' Monday with a
IihpI, froxi-n crust ut nnuw, runtdnf
hi ili pth froin a fvw tnchiH to noiirly
a foot an tin- result of Sunday Htorm,
ihf wor-Ht of tin winter.
'Vlr)tn1H' Irefl ,rOlltei With
w ere hiou n dow n In several placet
and many Mreei light went nut out
ii f rontinirtufun. A number of uu to
mobile uecldentn and injuries to pan-
hurf W,.ti(f't M unl pedentrhirui wcro rhurKvil
over- j Hn"' nnd tee. Mali vf the root
of one home wan torn off hy tho
UoxenM of rtmulhr rruH w'n lorn-hlith Ind.
from their mooring during th- nliclit In outlying seetloim of the city tin
Mmidav inorntiiir and w.- miuw ilrlltp-t lo n iH'im of seetul
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