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VOLUME XXVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY APRIL 21, 1923. mi;miu:k op aksogmtkd pmw
SUCTION ONE.
NUMBER 168
5
Oil BOY
PASSES Oil
EARLY TODAY
Frantic Efforts to Save Life
of Injured Lad Are
Unavailing.
INVESTIGATION
; ' SAYS "ACCIDENT"
Gun Accidentally Discharg
ed While Luckey Hobson
' and Francis Huntley Were
; Playing; Wound Proved
I Fatal.
Lucky Holmon, 12 years of afft
who wu8 yesterday .afternoon acci
dentally Hhut In the neck, passed on
this mcirninfr at 0:18 o'clock at the
termination of a 16-hour battle for
The deceased was born A pril 1 1,
Hill, at Ontario, and was 12 years
and ritfht days of ujfe at tin time ol
1)1h demise. Ho leaves to mourn his
Iuhh his father and stepmother, Mr.
and Mrs. Ucar Hobson, 14 22 V ave
nue, and a stepbrother and stepsister,
lona and Herbert Winchester, lie
wan a pupil at the Greenwood gram
mar school and was well liked by nil
who knew hlin, his demise leaving
many sorrowful friends.
Funeral services will be held in the
ltohnenkamp Chapel Sunday after
noon at two o'clock. The remains wii.
bo forwarded lo Huntington, where he
will be laid to rent by the side of his
mother.
Shooting: Accidental. 1
Yountf Hobson waa accidentally
shot through the neck yesterday af
termon before three o'clock, a .'ix
calibre bullet passing- through hi.i
neck. The gun was in the hands of
Francis Huntley, a boy also 12 year1
of age, and accidentally discharged
while they were playing with it.
Coroner Hal Hohnenkamp and lls
trict AMorney KU Wrlg-ht conducted
nn Invest Igatton and both declared
ihat. tin huiuest was unnecessary,
holding Mint the shooting was entirely
accidental and that no legal action
should he taken In the matter.
According lo the investigation the
following fads were disclosed.
The two boys, who wore released
frotu school early yesterday afternoon
due to a parent-teachers association
meeting, were outside the schoolhouse
and the Hobson boy asked Huntley to
come to his house and see his rabblU
and his father's gun. Francis ac
quiesced and-they, after reaching the
home, entered the bedroom in scare a
of the gun. . So one. was at home at
the time of the accident with the ex
ception of the two boys. After u
search they found the revolver hidden
under a - mattress and examined it.
Hobson first had the gun in his pos
session and then passed it to Huntley.
It aecldenlally discharging while in
the latter boy's hands.
ItllslitMl lo Hospital.
Imniedintc aid was summoned and
the injured boy was rushed to the
hospital, where frantic- efforts were
made to save him. His last word
were to the effect that "Francis didn't
do it on purpose- it was an accident."
When his. father saw him he told him.
"Goodby, father, I'm going to die.
WHKAT QTOTATIONS.
(lly Associated I'ress
J'OKTLANI). Apr. 21. Hard While
$1.35; Western Hed. $l.l.
Ad Club Meets
at Island City
With Morton Kiddle sitting in the
scat of honor at the head of the
table, the Union County Ad club will
be seated for their weekly Tuesday
noon-day luncheon at Island City
with the Ladies Aid of Island City
serving.
Several matters of business will be
taken up at this time and Mr. Mn
die also states that a very , Inter
estinir nmcrram has been arranged.
All who have cars are asked to
stop at the Ad Club headquarters at
J 1:13 o'clock nnd those who have no
other means of going to the lunch
eon site, are urged to congregate
at the headquarters in plenty of time
to secure a ride.
' That the attendance Tuesday will
be lare-c is assured beyond all doubt.
The Indies Aid have a reputation
as being caterers par excellence and
promise the gentlemen a "royal re
past.
Weather Forecast
-Fair tonight and fh Islamic and the official
language Arabic. One article pro
Sunday, heavy vides for the obligatory elementary
education of both sexes,-to be. pro
frost tonight.' viried free of charge in public schools.
This marks a great , educational
stride, especially in the case of the
Sun Yat Sen's Army Is
Victorious In Canton ,
- Scrap, Casualties Huge
(Ity Associated Press)
CANTON. Apr. 21 With heavy
engagements just outside Cnnton,''
Yunnanose troops iiuppoiiing
Sun Yat Sen. have recaptured the.
arsenal from the opposing
Kwangsl army, which la retreat-,
tng northward.
Itoth sides suffered sovere cas-' ;
ua'tlcts i
DEE RQ
GERS IS
FOUND GUI
i
FINE
Charged with Possession of
Liquor, is sentenced to 20
Days in Jail and Fined
$300. .
Deo Rogers, colored, was found
guilty . in the municipal court this
morning by Judge it. J. Kitchen to u
complaint charging him with the pod
session of Intoxicating liquor. Ho was
sentenced to 2o days in the city Jail
and fined $.too.- Hogeis begun serv
ing his sentence Immediately after
the trial. lingers' residence was raid
ed a short time ago by city prohibi
tion -agents and sufficient evidence
was -found. Including some liquor, to
insure his conviction.
President Harding Believes
Much of Opposition to
Proposal Dtie to Lack of
Information. .
WASHINGTON, Apr. 21. Convinc
ed that lack of information is ro-
sponMblo for much of the opposition
to the administration plan for Amer
ican membcrshin in the permanent
court of, international jurftice,. Presi
dent Hardine s understood to nave
decided to explain the proposal care
fully and in detail at the first lavor-
ablfi opportunity. . . .
The explanation contemplated By
the chief executive is expected to
take the form of a letter '. an ad
dress, more probably the latter. It
is considered unlikely that the presi
dential pronouncement will be delay
ed until the proposed western speak
ing trip to start the middle of June.
will hpeak hoon.
Some of the president's advisers
are of the opinion that it should be
made in the near future and this
opinion became more decided after:
Ke preventative Will K. Wood ot In
diana, chairman of the Republican
committee, during a call at the White
House I ruiay, asserted that the
world court proposition had aroused
more opposition among Republicans
in the middle west than the league
of nations.
The president has accepted several
invitations to make addresses, some
of them only tentatively, within the
next few weeks. A dozen or more
additional invitations have been ten
dered.
To opportunities to obtain any de
tailed information the president
might desire in connection with the
preparation of a statement of the
administration plan as submitted to
the senate shortly before the ad
journment .of congress were afforded
r nday in conferences held by the
executive with Elihu Koot and Sec
retary Hughes.
IIAil'K SKAT i:KOItSKI);
WAWIlNliTON, Apr. 21. The
president's proposal that the I nitcd
States enter the international court
was Kiven unreserved endorsement to-
lay by Speaker (illletl, who declared
Ihat a misunderstanding was respon
sible for opposition voiced by Repre
sentative Wood, chairman of the re
publican congressional campaign
ommittee, ami otpers.
; ' .....
BULLETINS
BISHOP UUD TO REST
ST. LOUIS,' Apr. '21- The Right
Kev. Daniel a. luttlc. presiding bish
op of the Episcopal church in the
United Mates, was laid at rest rn
dav afternoon in Bellefontaine cemc
tcry. beside the graves of Mrs. Tuttlc
and a son and grandson.
The funeral procession moved from
Chiist church cathedral, where the
burial ritual was read, through down
town St- Louis, where thousands of
persons paused to watch the progress
of the cortege to the final resting
place.
.SKINS CONSTITUTION'
CAIRO, Egypt, Apr. 21 The'Egyp
tian constitution, signed by King
Kuad. declares the country to be a
sovereign state, free and independent-
Succession to the throne hiill
Ml AND
1
TRIBUNAL PLAN
iVirtland, Apr. 21,h(mmc( ,Au( tne 0ffjcjai religian
GOVERNMENT
TO REQUEST
EXTRADITION
Negotiations With Hondiuv
as for the Surrender of
Clara Phillips.
HAMMER MURDERESS
IN HONDURAS, CLAIM
Formal Request for Extra
. dition to Be Made By the
State Department Follow
i n g Identity Establish
ment .
' WASHIXGTOX, April 21. As pre
liminary to a formal request Cor ex
tradition tho statu department decid
ed to open negotiations with Hon
duras to cstebllsh tho identity or a
suspect residing ii Tcguclgulp i, be
lieved to be Mrs. Clara 1'hillips, con
victed hammer murderess, who es
caped Jail in Los Angeles. -
' Said' To lie In Honduras.
SACHAMKNTO, Calif.. Apr. 21.
Woman closely resembling Mrs. Clara
Phillips, convicted hammer murd
reus, who 'escaped' froln the I, oh An-'
gelcs cQimty jail. Is a guest at tho"
Tcguslgalph, hotel, Honduras, accord
ing to a telegram received here 1-Y1-day
by Governor Friend W. ltlchard
son from tho tat0 department ufl
Washington. .
. Tho telegram was as follows:
"American legation, Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, tolegriiphs Clara I'liMHim
reported to be at Hotel Tegucigalpa
under nanio of Mrs. Hubert ; Young,
Mccompanled by couple registered
Mr. and Mrs.' Parson.
"If you deslr0 tk department to
request fugitive's provisional arrest
and detention, with view of extradi
tion, please so stato and udd that slut
had been convicted or murder in Cal
irornl'i." Tho govornor'H office Immediately
notified the Los Angeles county sher
iff of tho receipt of tho telegram and
asked tbut the governor bo formally
notified of Mrs, Phillips' conviction
and that tho detention of (ho suspect
In Honduras was desired.
4 Ai
Killed
irmen
(By 'Associated Press) ;
DAYTON. 0.. Am-. 21. Four fliers
were killed, and two probably fatally j
Injured today when a Martin air ses-
vice bomber fell into the Great Mi-!
ami rever here..
MARINE HEAD IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Wash.. Anr. 21. Ma
jor General John A. Lejeune, com
mandant of the United States marine
corps, arrived here today in the I
course of an insnection trio throucrh'
the Pacific northwest and at noon I
was a' guest at a luncheon given in'
his honor by the Second Division as-j
sociation. j
DON'T WORRY, THE
1 M I, - . ; 1A 5saa , ,r..:.- . ! :
Huge Temblor Reported
Front Russia; Loss Of
Life Great; Big Damage
(Ity Assoclati-d l'loss)
MOSCOW. Apr. 21. Hunsllin
lU'wspuiH-rs report an earthquake
April I Mil at l'otropavlovak,
Kiiinrhatliu. that carried Into the
sea two factories, a hospital, and
several houses.
1 he number uf casualties Is not
reported.
SE
QOKED FOR
Washington Government Is
Expected to Recognize
Obregon's Government In
bhort lime,
(liy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Apr. SI. A lon
controversy bet wen tho I'nllcd Stnteb
and the Ohrcgon government in Mex
ico lias reached a stat'i considered in
official cirels us forecasting an early
complete agreement, according to in
formation today.
lienewed assurances regarding h
protection of foreigners' rights, chief
stumbling block now In the way of
recognition of the Obregon govern
ment, have been received at Washing
ton.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
RALLY IS SUCCESSFUL
One of the most successful rallies
of the Christian Endeavorers of East
ern Oregon came to a close at the
Presbyterian church last evening.
Clarence C. Hamilton, of Boston,
Kicld Secretary of the United So
ciety of Christian Endeavor thor
oughly thrilled and inspired tho many
who heard him. His message to the
Intermediates at the afternoon ses
sion was a most helpful presentation
of "Second Mile Christian Endeavor
ers." The Fellowship. Banquet was
attended by over one hundred en
thusiastic young people. The toasts
and songs made all present feci glad
to have a part in the movement that
provided such splendid events, ilui
the crown of the occasion was the
evening session. Delegates from Half
way,, Baker and Wallowa were pres
ent. One group having corner 11&
miles by car for the gathering. Af
ter a stirring song service and a
message from each delegation, under
the direction of the Union President,
Dr. J. L. MacPherson, of La Grande,
all henrts turned eagerly to hear Mr.
Hamilton on the theme, "Putting the
End in Christian Endeavor." As he
spoke of the past attainments, the
present actions, and the possibilities
of Christian Endeavor, his large au
dience spoke their sincere apprecia
tion by the rapt attention given. Mr.
Hamilton will always be a very wel
come visitor to La Grande and the
Christian 'Endeavor leaders look for
ward to the time when that pleasure
may again be ours.
VOLCANO SUBSIDES
REDDING. Calif.. Apr. 21. I.nssen
Peak, which indulged in a half hour
reuption last night emitting Hmoke
but nothing else, had subsided this
morning.
RECONCILIATION COMES
INT
IN IK ROW
Definite
for Oregon Trail Pageant
at Union Meet Yesterday
92
TH
1 Federal Grand Jury Indicts
Men Connected With 15
Companies; Trial Set for
May 15.
FORT WORTH, Apr. 21. Trinl of
the O'i oil men interested in 15 oil
companies, against whom indictments
charging use-of the mails to defraud
were returned rriday by a rederal
grand jury, wli:h has had the evi
dence before then for the last two
months, will begin May 15. A dis
trict judge from outside of this dis
trict will probably be called to assist
Federal Judge James C. (Wilson in
handling the cases.
Up to 10 o'clock Friday night 44
of the !I2 men indicted had appeared
ueiore tne united states commission
er and made bond ranging all the
way from $5000 to J40.000. The lat
ter is the surety of Dr. Frederick A.
Look. the total amount of bonds
set and recommended is $(120,000.
Vast Sum Involved.
Tho oil companies involved in tho
indictments have taken in over $7.-
000,000 in cash an into three of the
companies were merged 458 compan
ies wnicn nan sold s.i;j5,l)UO,00O in
stock. United States District Attor
ney Henry Zweifel declared the in
vestigation had disclosed. Approxi
mately 2,0(54,000 persons were stock-
ntnuers, in me merged companies and
the companies named in the indict
ments. Among those indicted are: . ' .
Marshall Spoonts, former' icouiity
attorney.
fj. C Kingsbury, aspirant nnd Re
publican choice for the Fort, .Worth
postmastei'ship. - ., ... ...
IJoctor Cook Included.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook. solo, trus
tee and president of the Petroleum
producers association. -J.
W. Carruth. trustee of tho Hog
Creek Carruth company.
Jonn u verserand Albert H. Slion-
pard, secretary treasurer and vice
president of the Kevcro Oil company
Warren H. Hollister, George M.
Richardson and H. E. Robinson, trus
tees of the Pilgrim Oil company. .
(Continued on Pago Six.)
U.of W. Wins
Hy Associated I'ress)
OAKLAND, Apr. 2 1 . -The Univer
sity of Washington varsity crew de
feated California by six lengths and
the . Washington freshmen defeated
the California freshmen by three and
one-half lengths in their annual boat
races here today.
IN THE LAST ACT.
PROMOTERS
CHARGED Wl
MISUSING MAIL
Plans Effected
Portland Asked to Waive
Pageant to Be All Northwest Affair; Budget Is
Adopted; Community Assignments Made; V
Specific Plans Outlined; Executive
Committee Named; Won
derful Pageant
1'ropheciel
Fifty East Oregimians, gathered from nearly every community
in the district, and with several present from nearby states, met
in Union yesterday noon at the Union Hotel for the purpose of
effecting the first specific plans for the staging of the Old Oregon
Trail pageant in the heart of the Blue Mountains next July Fourth
to celebrate the completion of the Old Oregon Trail highway. Pen
dleton, La Grande, Union and Baker each had large delegations
present, in addition to other delegations, not so large but fully as
enthusiastic and purposeful, present.
In brief, the Old Oregon Trail Association will sponsor the cele
bration and the direct management will be in the hands of Presi
dent Walter E. Meacham, of Baker; Secretary A. W. Nelson, of La
Grande, and an executive committee, .elected yesterday noon, con
sisting of L. C. Scharpf, of Pendleton Dr. W. T. Phy, of Hot Lako;
and C. L. Cadwell, of Union.
- '
Hagenbarth Predicts A
Permanent World Wide
Period of . Prosperity
(lly Assoclati'd Pross) -,
HALT LAKH CITY.. Utah. Apr. 21
World-wldo prosperity, of -a- jntr
mani'iil nuluru, was prndlctud by l O.
Ilagcnbnrtli, I'rcsldi-nt of tln Nation
al WoolgrownrH' Association, luutrrllng
that In tin west rilioopnnm wero "com
ing Into thidr own" with nrlcoa for
wool forty to fifty cents n pound.
HuRimharth stilted that In thu In
trmountaln country there are about
1,0(1(1.01111 slump which will bring
m arly f 1 5,1100,000 for wool and about-
(211,111)0,000 for In mils.
T
hit! Cove road mottor contlnura to
Ih of Intorost throughout tln county.
When tho Kv-fntnir Ohsorvor a fovv
days atfo found that tlmp Tor ftllng
hrli-l'H In tin cast- una about to fxplro
a M'lirt'h for furtlii'r dovolnmi-nt .and
tiioro ilutnlls of InU'ri'at wuh mailt'. In
cluding a riMiiit'st tu .ludiri' t.'ouoh to
iflvi tho press , cvrrylhlnif ptrlntnlng
to tin; rovo road. II. huh thi-n lliuf.
he kiivo out tin' Inti-rvli'w on tlu types
of surfai'liiK and his stand on th
mallnr.
Thu Cove Kurm lliirvail at Its
MK'i'tlliK thu following evening cam,'
out ihurKlllk- the In. lite with having
ttieil the law case pertaining to the
roail In the newspapers, and toila-,
Judge Couch slated to the Observer
that nothing more foreign to any such
Intention coulil have existed, for his
Interview merely reiterated the stand
he has constantly nialiilulned relative
lo the Kind of highway construction
for tin' Cove road.
Till'. MAituirr.
(lly Associated Tress) .
I'OUTI.ANIl. Apr. 21. Livestock
was sletidy. eggs firm. I, niter nteiulv.
Fill
COVE
DRAWS COMIVIEN
Few Twin Beds Sold In
La Grande, Say Dealers
HtiiKu ftirci'H n ml tiux-Hprlnir imm-
i.riM'liiri iM lo (lid ciinHaiy, Hit; t.
r.iHhluni'i! tluuhiV lied llllK not been
put hm'H (Id com hut by iu: Twentieth
rontury twin hvt,
Thin wan hn-ontrovt-rtlbb' prov "i
'loduy In :t fiMCHHonnuliv of I41
President's Oregon Address:
(Dinner was served in tho famous
Patsy Clark stylo and following the
dinner, the remaining business before
the meeting- at Union was consum-atcd-
Harding lAddress Sought.
Two outstanding events of yes
terday's meeting were first, the
request, wired by Secretary Nel
son to- the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, reading in pert "The -.
meeting was unanimous in ask-
ing Portland to join with us in
this event and helping arrange
to have President Harding de
liver his Oregon address at this ,
celebration, and the unanimous'
opinion of the fifty men present
whs that if llirtland asked the
President to deliver his Oregon,
address at the pageant rather
than in Portland, his presence
would be assured, and his au
dience would be vastly more
representative of the Northwest,"
and in this same connection n
wire was sent Senator C. U Mc
Nary, rending "Delegations from
Pendleton, Lo Grande, Union,
Maker and older communities
met today in Union and selected
the executive committee which Is
to handle the pageant depicting
the coming of the first wagon
train to the Oregon country. All
of the Northwest is expected to
join in thia event. There could
be no better 'place or occasion
for fhc Itealdent to deliver his
Oregon address than in the heart
of the Blue mountains -in com- .
memorntion of an historical
event which made history for
America. We are holding out
dates awaiting word from the
President and trust that definite
date can be set soon."
Northwest Affair.
The second outstanding event yes
terday was an agreement by those
present that tho Pageant "must not
hereafter be classified as an Oregon
affair but be termed of Northwest
origin nnd management. It will he
the 80th anniversary of tho coming
of the first wagon train Into the
northwest, or what was then Oregon
and all cities of the northwest will
be invited to participate in various -
(Continued on Page Six.)
incut: "W arc hi.'MIiik nwiu twin
ImjiIh than lim-utuforo, that: true.
Hut wo arc xtlll Hclllnur JO MinuH .nor.;
r tho oltl-ruHhloncil riouhlu j;a than
I he now illvort-u-proriui'tnir hlntl."
Tim tfcnllL'iiuiit wu.m convince I that
viM-y few yoiniK- conptf, In their
jivurrh for Hit new homo Miulprnu:t
nri'il to hi- hotheml with eho Iwln
el proportion. Thcrw wuh tho ex-
pi-urn', yon know. 11 mi the npuiH lo
m consMcreil, 'a ml thu donlilu nuni
ir pillow ram-H ami nhort ami
ounlerpam'H lo ho lattndcrud. I'lt.l
oh well, who wunU a twin l t-i.
janywny!
t unothfr hltf More tho fumttiira
l pur tim-nt iivowcmI that never In tho
history of hn Inntltntlon hud oul
o many ilotihle tiffin pafcbl through
jfi-om fuctory to flat. No sir. not half
:the number of twin bpih .wore uold.
J OM-I H-hlOIH'd Kind (ilMKl.
f Tho curluu reporter wtoppif n
iimilher ntoru, where he. droned om
fiKntn h In qiiOKtlon.
"I'll wa:er thut Hh not cm than
I'M to one In favor of the dnuldn
pvii," Kahl u wih-Hinaii. "and nniybu
,tnore." SometliiU'H people ak o wee
lhn twin bed, hut they only look at
111 em. Wo havu Home iiump ten nun
ind joiiiik enwiKed folkii wltl com
iln and look at them, then they'll wort
W kUkIh and blind, und Huy they
kuenn ibey don't want twin bcdn, but
Would like to look tit a nice, comfort
Hble votcrun type.'
on,, rwilfumnif hi 4 I -a Urinde Moru
elurcd that In u nuinljiT of luntiin
n oun couples would return twin
Led und aak for a double bud to bo
Vent m Haiti Uil-m didn't fit am