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VOLUME XXVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1923.
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LMf TO IDE ATO
COMMANDERS
OF NAVY 10
BE CHANGED
Secretary Denby is Soon to
I v Eeturn From Fleet
; 1 Inspection.
COONTZMAYHEAD .
COMBINE FLEETS
Admiral R. W. Eberle May
'Become Chief of Naval
Operations; Admiral H. P.
Jones to Go to General
Board.-
OJv AFuiocIutcfl 1'resH)
WASHINGTON, April 13. Sweep
ing changes in the high command of
the. American navy! Is expected to
follow Secretary Penny's-return to
day from a -visit to the fleet.
Admiral Robert K. Coontz, now
chief of naval operations, is under
stood to Irivo been 'recommended as
commander of the combined fleets,
'succeeding Admiral llflury I. Jones,
who would go to the general board.
Admiral It. W. liberie, command
ing the battle fleet, Ih to no tho chief
of th0 naval operations.
BULLETINS
ONTARIO -MAX SHOT
(By Associated Press)
ONTAIUO, Ore., April 13. Kd
Jackson, former Ontario man, was
shot in tho head today, probably fat
ally wounded in a Hfugglo with his
former wife, Mrs. John Mnsso, who
told officers that he appeared at her
home today with a revolver. In. the
tussle the revolver was discharged,
wounding Jackson. Mrs. Musso mar-,
ried the second tiiiip three weeks ago.
Jackson arrived today from Wash
ington, D. C. -
GOVi;H.0!SK JJKKT CAM.i:i
(Hv Associated I'rcss)
WASHINGTON", April 13. The
president today called the second
conference of governors in May Tor
tile discussion of th,' proposition of
Jaw enforcement.
ASTOIUA IX I'OltTI.AXO
(liy Associated Press)
rOUTLAXh, April 13. Two hun
dred Astoria business me it arrived
hero at noon by automobile to ex
press Ihnnks for the help given them
during: the fire and to cement busi
ness relationship.
.U'KY TAKKS ( ASK
( liv Associated Press)
K LA M ATM KA A .S. April 1 3.
After a morning spent by the attor
neys in argument, the jury at noon
took the rase against J. Y. Siemens,
and J. W. Siemens, Jr. Marshall
Hooper - charged them with misde
meanor In connection with alleged
excessive loans by the First Nulioiuu
livings Llank. .
.makks $ri.wm (;iit
HIIKilOYOAN. Wis., April 13.
Walter J. Kohler of Sheboygan, pres
ident of the board of regents of the
lnlveisity of Wisconsin, has present
ed his $ft,u home completely fur
nishefl to the Presrott-liayens pout of
the American legion for use as a
clubhouse.
WIIKAT ylOT.VI'IO.VS
Ity Atisoeltittfd l'lessi
I'OUTI.ANO, April 13. Hard
white 1 .Ttr. : western red. !.!:.
$Voe Guilty of Second
Charge; $300, 60 Days
Jim Woe, who was found (ruilty
of the pos.scKion of intoxicaftimr
liquor Wednesday and fined $300,
ix-as tried in the municipal court yes
crdny afternoon before Judpc R. J
Kitchen on the charge of the poss-
Weather Forecast
l'OHT LA N L),
prll 13- Fulr
onlght and Sal
iiilny. Heavy
illiii(f frost car
in thd morn
Watch Your Step Today! :
Deluge of Misfortune In
Store for Unlucky Ones
"Friday, the thirteenth !M
Kridityn arc bad enough, but
when the. mysticnl 13 is added
thereto, it's time for all supersti
tious persons, avowedly and sec
retly so, to tuke heed.
. This is one day of tlio year
'when all good, credulous citizens
will handle mirrors carefully,
will pick up nil pins and horse
shoes and will beware, the third
" "light" off ono match.
This is ono day of the year,
and the other Is July 3, which
will catch all the "hid luck
guys" who escape today's dcluo
of misfortune.
"Watch your step today!"
Department 'Reports Say
Employment situation Is
In Robust Condition.
WASHINGTON, Apr. 13 A state
ment of the industrial employment
situation duriner March, made .public
Thursday by the department of labor,
indicates a "healtnv ana robust con
dition." marked by the prospect of
a steady decrease in unemployment
in every section of the country.
The expansion ot nearly all em
ployment which featured February
continued last month, with increased
demands for all classes of labor. The
building trades show the greatest
'boom. . k '
The iron and steel industry out
look is exceptionally brierht, and in
some of tho large regions shortage
of labor is reported, with an increas
ing demand evident. Industries manu
facturing venicies lor lanu trans
portation, by a large increase in
their output during March, mater
ially decreased the number of me
chanics who were unemployed in
February, the report stated.
Farm Labor Needed. i
One of tho outstanding features of
the employment situation ill March,,
the- department said, was the in-;
creased and widespread demand for
competent farm labor resulting from
the resumption of agricultural activ- j
ities. In some sections tne supply
wa short, and from present indi-
cations tho shortage may reacn ser-.
ious proportions, particularly in uicj
far west. !
Soring thaws and the breaking up
of winter has resulted in the resump
tion of road building with tho em
ployment of nearly all the common
labor available. Shortage of this
class of labor for some states as the
spring advances was predicted
Increase In Employment.
Increased employment for March
over February is noieu. in me 101-
lowing industries?' Food and kindred
products, 6m; stone, clay ana glass,
4.9: iron and sicci ana cneir pro
ducts. 3.1 j liquor and beverages, 3.1;
vehicles for land transportation, 2-7;
lumber and its manufacture, 2.G;
metal and metal products other than
iron and steel, 1.9; miscellaneous in
dustries. 1.8: textiles and their pro
ducts, '1.4: railroad repair shops,
0.!7; chemicals and allied products,
0.8; uml leather and its finished pro
ducts, 0.04; while a small decline in
he number of those employed in
paper and printing, anil tobacco
manufacture, was found to be the
case.
Ii n survey of 05 industrial ccn
fnre thnra ffiunrl In hV decreased
unemployment over the previous
month included San Francisco, Port
land, Ore-, Seattle, Los Angeles, Min
neapolis, and Sioux City, Iowa; Den
ver, St. Paul and Omaha showed an
increase of unemployment in March
as compared with February.
c'ssjon of narcotics. Woe pleaded
ituilty to the latter chaw and was
fined ?au(l and sentenced to do days
in jail. Which leaves Woe $600 to
uav and 00 days to think about mend-
injr his ways without interference
from ouUiiie souiccs.
Woe admitted yesterday that the
narcotics found in his residence at
2010 Fourth street in a recent raid
was opium, placinjr the approximate
value of the drutr that he had
hand at $400. At least that was the
amount he expected to reap from
his expected harvest of illicit trans
actions. A federal charge, in addition to
his conviction bv the cit was for
a time contemplated hut will not be
entered. In all probability however,
j the matter will lie taken up before
I the grand jury and a chanre listd
jne-ainst him in the circuit court.
Which all noes to point that IWoc'
cup oi woe is yet unfilled.
EXPANSION OF
IHDUSTRYFAST
TAKING LABOH
WORLD COURT
SECONDARY,
SAYS BORAH
. fjy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Apr. 13. Cum-'
mcnttng on Secretary iioover's speech
Wednesday nlRht In JJes AloJiies, Ju.,
in which , tlio commerce secretary mi-
vacated acceptance . by th t!nUed
States of contUtlonnt nipinhi'Khfn in
tho permanent court of International
justice. Senator Horab.- l&cpublfcan, of
Idaho, declared in a statement Tburs-.
day that "wo should either make It a
court with soma ijwvr to it, wtth
some effectiveness or we- should turn
our 'attention exclusively to iiueutlons
which are troubling the American tax
payer and the American business mun
and the American farmer ut tho time.."
1 To Help lay JOx-iense. "
Mr.' Hoover, he said, made a "fair
and strong presentation from the ad
ministration viewpoint of tho advant
ages to bo derived from joining the
(Continued oil Page Eight)
105114.000
Fire Takes Frame Building
Occupied by Post Office,
Restaurant and Telephone
: Exchange
.-JMKK!!, April J3. Kire this
morning at Haines between i H .nd
I o'clock destroyed the frame build
ing occupied by the postofficu,
lluincs telephone exchange and
Tony's restaurant. The fire va dis
covered by- Jlin Koanot and VY K.
To-noy, Jt utartod from tlio outside,
of the building under the. Mainvay
trading to tha hull on tho upper floor.
They succeeded at first in Nnjotiivring
thn flames on the outride, but tlio
fire had eaten Ha. way between tho
studding o tho wall and firemen
who responded uutckly to the nlaim
were unable to get at it.
The building which whs an old ono,
having: been owned originally by. tho
Odd KcIIowh lodge, holonged to tJjo
Haines Commercial company. Tho
Ions 1h estimated ?tt between '$3,0"t
isiil $i,nw on 1he building, lurtly
covered by inmiranee.
Tho furniture and contents of the
phone office were removed. Practic
ally nil of the content of the powt
office including the mull and furni-
tnie, sate, etc., werr taken from tho
burning- building. The equipment of
the iCHtJiuraut wus also naved.
I ESBUZE
TVag'ic Romance Ends
With Execution of
Paul Hadley Today
Parish Priest Is Shot
To Death By Assistant
Rector at -Kalamazoo
lt Associated lrew)
KALAMAZOO. .Mich.. Apr. U.
itev. Katlirr lhas. Dillon, na
slsliinc rector ot St. Aiuruatlno's
Cuthollo church, allot and killed '
the Itev. KiUher Henry J'Nill,
rector of. tlio ehun-h, .b they sat
ut the . dinner tahle Thuraday
nlffht, then calmly weait to tho
telephone and notified tho polico ;
and coroner.
Dillon fired four R48, alt of
which took' effect.- As i'-atln-r
O'Nulll fell, illllon turned to. thu
ltev. Kathei- Mcl.'ullouK'lJ. the only '
wttncKH, and hunded hllu a- phial
containing- holy oil, ivlih tlio re
quest that, he administer tl a
rament of extreme tyietlon ut
once, ;
S
V'
BODYELEGTS
ES
Officers wcro elected for the en
suuitt year at the mceMntr of the
Presbyterian Brotherhood held at the.)
iw,m ..r L',.i -.1,1,. ...
ttinjr, m conttcctioti with the reguiar
iiscuHsion.
William Miller waa elected nrcsi
dent, H. H. Taylor vice-president.
.Lloyd Uu.scy, secretary-treasurer, and
Earl Reynolds, nuhlicitv.
Foltowtnsf the election of officers
Kev. William -(JroRby Kokh spoke on
"Denominational Differencea" nnd at
the close of hia talk, Oacar 'Fourth
Jed a round table discusionf which
proved very intercstingr, on Mr. Ross'
subject. 1
': Kefreshments, consisting of sand
wiches, falad and chocolate wore
served before the meeting adjourned.
Quite a' large ffatherinff was present
and all were delighted with the eve
ninff. -
Horn Lee, Formerly of
La -Grander-Passes On
Horn life 'hfn'eav,'' a 'T?ormor resi
dent of m, tirrinde'. for imany years.
paflKed on at AiiHtin, Biikr county,
flvo d:is ago. Ho wis 'nltout ft 2
years of age at the time of hi de
mise, '
Many local people will remember
Horn (,(. who, in enrlicr days, lived
with Iho Hunter family when Albert'
and the other children were but
young.
FELLOW
ITS AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT,
v Iiy Assochtwd PrtswO
KLOIIENCK, Ariz.. April 13. Vaul
V. Hadley was hanged before sunrise
today for the murder of Mra. Anna
C JUUUHOll.
ilo nwttntaim'd his tnno!eCe to
tUu end, facing death calmly.
ICiuls Old Romance.
MrHICOOKK, Oklu,. April 13.
Tho execution of J'aul Hadley ends
'a -tragic romance beginning Ut IS Hi
wlwn Hadley, v,compitnid by mi
brtdo, Ida, riariioy, waa beiup taken
from KuuHaa OUy to Texaa to an
swer minor charges, ills who shot
Sheriff Giles as the train wns In
Oklahoma and the pair escaped intr
Um thicket.
Tlicy wcro flnalls captured, Ills
wifo woh acquitted, and J-ladley re
ceived n life Hcnlonco.
Ida Hadley begged ta ttccnijaiij
hw hnslntnd to prison.
Her pieus beini? unavutlini? she led
nn nttpmptod jail ireak .and for this
rewnvcu a ten-year sentence.
! Two years iigo Had Icy was released
to perfect tin Jnvejitlon and won not
heard from until he wits identified
white, m trial at Tucson, Arir... utidor
tho mine uf William H. Kstaver, for
tho murder of Mrs. Anna Johnson,
wifo of a Denver contractor.
In tlio meantime, Ida. has been re
leased, Khe I now In Wichita Kaltn, Tes.,
having obtained a divorce from Hart
ley.
Details Ttavlniml,
(Wy AsHoclated lresa)
KbOJU-yCCK Aria., April 13.
Paul V. Hadley, escaped iife termer
from tho Oklahoma ntate peniten
tiary, traveling through southern
Arixomi in November, 1921, under
tho name of William H. Kstaver. ask
ed foi a rJde Jjj nn autoiobil driv
en 1 by I 'oter Johnson, I Httiv-er o
trurtor', who was traveling to 1'nli
fornia with hia wife, Mra. Anmi C.
.lohiiaon.
On tho highway southwest of Tuc
son, Mrs. Johnson was ahofc to death
and hoi husband wounded. Kmpty
hel! found in the tonneau of the
car were declared by tho tutt wit-
(Coisniiued pax Eight)
CAPTAIN WETHERALL
IS TAKEN TO PRISON;
IS OLDEST CONVICT
, (Fly Afteocluie-d 1'resx)
I'dWTANH, April IS. fnp
;liiy. ,f. ii. Wctherttli, 7f. con
i .fenacil't bigamist, wient to , tho
i.'sliUU .brlHon at Sulejn oAuy In
" i-ustod- of the deputy tOterif
who also took two voting men
?nteroi to fr year each o
uhskuK ami imttery ciuvrgca.
Wetheraii is facing a two-yeur
term.
M0 is believefl to bo Hio oldest
mun ever went tu Um Oregon
penitentiary.
ANYWAY
England Will Oppose
. Turkish Concessions
To Americans, Report
(By Ausociutcd Pi-easy
LONDON, pr. 13. ret
Jlrltaln jiuriiost'tt entering an t?n
enetweUe prottst against grant
ing by tho Turkish NatloimllHta ot
certain concessions In Anatolia to
tile American InturestH headed by
Hear Admiral Colby M, Chester, It
the concessions are found to
eiHOraetf tht Mount oil fields, It
waa d-clured'-hero Thursday.
(Uy Associated Press)
Uni, Oiilif., April 13. Helioved
to have murdered K, M, JoslJn and
Mfst J-X V4 Alourior on the Joalin
vineyard much,, seven miles from
lier0 this morning, Jow Miftti, farm
mmri wns loond Tvith his braiiiM
blown out by a sliotgun.
The slaying followed a heated ar
gument ut Hie breakfast table
.mum.
! Troop I ol the enior caute had
tlMr firtst baniittt of tiws nuton at
their club rooms at tho Y. M. C A.
In si -evening. Tlie Installation of the
new oflicerH for tlio coming term took
place uild the evening was enjoyed
vry niucli ty everyo prneitt. Kd
ward Fitzgerald acttt tun toastmaater
and several sprecbea were made by re
tiring and now officers. . Marion
Headloy, the now TA, C,4 outlined the
eiv timttinm in the proKetv work
nd the retiring oiliwr sp4eiJ Mk
grntitude for tbe support he fiad re
cuived during bis term.
Speeches were made by tliw Hcout.
t'oimnlssloner, who apoke on tlie four
pii&ws of ilfe; liny Murphy, who
ivaki' n t, fiVHMtti titrt of lift1'
t'hus. iiarding, on merit work, und t
K, Short, president of the local coun
cil, spoke on the general uspecl or
scouting an a whole. The evening waa
a pronounced success and pktntl were
mmiw for more hmtwt in tlui
future.
APfilLANTIKS
AT HI TONIGHT
enevly-liw jfJrls iumbir of (ht
Aw!ited tltrl Ud-nl of the L. H
H., ittt vvi-niHg it through thw fi
ul rehenrsnt preliminary to the pre
sentation f April AnllhM this evening
In the high school auditorium at b:h
o'clock, Arrruyed in- their comIuhii's,
representing ninny deed In hitry.
in kwping witii , nttturw of thvir
respeelive itUHs, they went through
lite fin ul rebttunml wit hlmrdly u
liltch. giving proudse of un exeellenl
HjjOHiliff initlght, "1 am well JWitJufJeU
with the final r;hertal, MiH Com
itk. fHri,tr, ittHted.
Tiek1 wiii he un wife for reBerva
Mon uf (IhiHS Hru'fH un'M ubout seven
o'clock, when tluy will he t it ken
Hie high jtrhnuL A few good Ht-nin
allll remain nfk-.
Tf door wili oM-n this rnng t
7:110 o'clock, the eurlnin wfif mine ai
alioid N : 1 o'clock, nnd the prorriiin.
including npcclutlcM during tntermls-
Hions, in expected to Inst nearly two
hour.
A hirgi'! -rwd Iff anticipated from
lite r-p'rlH of ftie ticket mih'.
FARM HAND IS
SLAYERflFJWfl,
THENSUIGIOE
Sunday School Obsolete,
States Nebraska Bishop
OMAHA, Ni.'1)., Apr. 13. - Pluln
tulka on tlic lmrU-iminj;s of raoil
cru churches were iixlulRed in here
ThurKiity t the fourth annual iiu
catitifiitl rttttrofito rf thu Kpiropni
cliuriii. Hc-v. f)r. William K. Ouicl
ner, w.-crctury of the ilejmrtmcnt of
relijfiou cluc;tion of the Jiationai
couiipil of the ehurrh, declared the
.Sumlay Kchwl fi!selct k whicntion
tki institution nmi ativocatert the uii
stitution of week-dny rciifrlouH in
struction for children.
The .werjHiilion which Ihij created
afmjnif the rhurchoien hd nU vet
uhMd!. when the Kitrilt Kev. Kr-
nest V. Shayier, bixhop of NcbraMkn,
voiced hi opinion that JJoctor Gurd ;
ner'a remarkn had a radical trend.
it wax limp that a little radicalism
wan injected into the thurch. ,
lindCip '! Here,
'In our Sunday school work," de
clared the bhhop, "wo have Ijccji
MURDERER IS
HANGED TODAY
Sill QUEIIl
7
Cull Mohammed, Kiiler of
Business Partner, Is
Punished.-
EXECUTIONWAS AT v
ONE TIME STAYED
Sensational Legal Entangle
ments Were Involved In-,
volved in Case of Cull Mo
hammed. :. " r'V
SAN !KNTIN.-. -CaWf.,'' Apr. 18.
t'tiff Mohammed, known nlso na tJiuid
Malmmnioil, was liunged at tlio Btuts
priHon today for the murder of his
busincKs partner, AUfo -Akbur Jn Bo-
noma, county. . i
letaits of Caw,
SAN KKAN'CItTCO, Apr. J3,Tie
ease of Cull JSfoJjammed obcur
rri worker ws notnblo because- v
lite, sensationai tvgixi tf-ntattgiemcntB in
voived. t'hief of these was tho effort
in the equity department of tho Bu-,
perior Court In Kan Krnnctsco to et
aside tt)e fJnal deebdon ot Hj tato '
Supreme t.'ourt affirming the convlc
tiitit ot Mohtiitittjf d tittd riircctitig thul .
he he ext;cnti according "to law.
The equity proceeding had renehc.l
Mho stage where a preliminary inline '
tiun wub gruoledj tuylng the execu
tion. Tisia wan said to be un orlalnal ae-
rtton in Oallfornla Jurisprudence, bul
iho jujuncuun whs dissolved by thn
Ktate Supreme Court which 3;ld tlwt
tlui Jiiattr wa defllFttely ottt of lh-
and fitrttwr rviixtt could com
otiiy from the governor.
Mohammed's counsel in this action .
had churgt!d that their client wjui the
victim of it. ronaptrnvy on tfi part of
ih tTcu! murderera tind one of these. "
aild .murdwrrs actT;d as interpret-
or at Mohammed's trial.
Mohammed wns accused of killing
Allje Ahlai' Ji felfow rwucii work'
In Konotu-H. county, in a ijuarret ff
money. Ho pleaded guilty ut bis trial
through the interpreter who ,wus ac
cused 1jy MohamnuMrs counsel 'of
having been a member of tho aJJeged
murder conspiracy.
LA6HANDEMAN !
GALLED BEYOND
The sad news of tho death of TJ.
M. HoKei-H. aged 74 yours, of La,
Orunde, in I'endleJOM Jhh morning
wh i-eeelved here 'today by hits refft-tU-.
Air. iigr ws for twenty
ytntrs n residvnt of 1a Ornndo vlTiA
wns highly respected uy ull who
knew lil m. He leaves a host of
friends to mourn his demise.
Tho j-emiijjuf will be forwarded to
Ja 4rd twiwy, arriving Irere this
vig. f'rai wsrvicc witt htt
held KuPdny afternoon from lu
fiofiuenkanip rluipel at 2 o'clock.
Mr. HoKcrs leaves his widow, Cour
soiiM, Wtllhnii, Hoy ond Jconard, ait
of J- Orunde; Imh itoger ef Hrf
iwoit: al ftvo d.giti-ers, Mrs, M.
Hlsirli-y, Mrs. Art fHmning und Mrn.
Kfmer iilfiH of I,a Uiiinde; lr. Uert
IVftrien of ('hi-yenne, Wyo., und Mrs.
i'harles Kamlcrson, of Hermiston
TilK MAKfiKT
TUiftTi.ANi. Aprit t3. f ilvostocfc
wttwuiy? ckrh unsettled; country Iddn
Tinner; buying .priced 21 to 24 'ft
eenls; butter weak.
junualiig ouritelvcs by putting !iviR
twi upon a dead tump and tail
ing it a Hvinjr tree."
The hishop laid severe Htricturcs
on tho type of minister that hu
grown up in the church.
"The minister with the effeminate
manner, the pius voice, that tne wlro
exalts superficialities into actualities,
of whom cccie.-iiastical eccentricity is
a trademark, who radiates nt after
noon twi and find hi.s chief
tion t a matinee nr at the wvicR, is"
not a manly man to win manly
boys," the bi.-hop declared.
"The pitifuinpas, the paucity, the
powerlPMinesa of our present meth
od of reliKiou.- education ntti4 fee
cauterize!, exercised and then ener-
IKised hy the power of the Tcsarrect-
ted i-ord if "what he expect us to do
shall bo done to save the church, the
world and civiliintion,". JJiaUoo
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