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VOLUME XXVI
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 21 1923
MEMHEK OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 193
LUTE THIS
Sheriff Dunlap's Fight for
: Life Was Un
j availing.
WOUNDS FROM FIGHT
; IN ALBANY FATAL
Two Auto Bandits Also In
Hospital Seriously Hurt;
Chained to Cots Through
Night. ...
PORTLAND, May 21. Sheriff
Dunlap died Into this afternoon
as a result of wounds received
, yesterday. .- -
(By Associated Press) '
ALBANY, Ore.. May 21. Sheriff
Dunlap IsJlBlitlnK for his life at the
hospital today injured by a hul
. wound. George. Parker and ArL
llncklcy, wounded in a, gun battle
with officers, are In the same hospital,
chained to cots through the night.
seriously hurt.
IJunlup was shot when taking
Parker and Heckley to Albany follow.
lng their arrest on a charge of steal
ing an automobile at Harrlsburg.
After lunlap was wounded, he
leaped from thu automobile and Into
the sidecar of Deputy Lillard's motor
cycle, .and a running fight occurred
culminating In the capture of the
pair after they hud abandoned the
auto and hid.
1 Sheriff Wounded.
(By Associated Press)
ALBANY. Ore.. May 21. .Sheriff
Will Dunlup was wounded seriously
about noon Sunday in a running fight
through the city streets with two out
laws, both of whom were In turn
wounded twice by the sheriff and
Traffic Officer l.llluru, who was help
ing the sheriff to arrest the men.
Llllard continued the chase after
tiic sheriff dropped and eventually
captured the fugitives, who gav
their names as Art Heckley, 25, and
Oeorge .Parker, 32. The prisoners.
who were accused of stealing an auto
mobile. .were taken to Ht. Mary's bos
pltul. The desperate fijrht they put
-' U
been guilty of more sortous
than auto theft.
CrllllCS
J;D.
Death claimed J. D. Mathciiin at
his home in Portland yesterday, ac
cording to toleRVaphic word received
at the O.-W. offices in I .a ' Grande
this morning. His remains will be
sent to Walla Walla where they will
be iburied by the side of his wife
who died several years ago.
Mr. Mathcson was closely associat
ed with La Grande in earlier years.
He came here about 35 years ape
and ran an engine on this division
fcr a long time. He then became
master mechanic and later was trav
eling engineer for some time, which
position -wag followed by assistant
division superintendent of the north
end out of Seattle.
'About five years ago lie retired
from active service and has made his
home in Portland until his death.
The passing of Mr. Matheson caus
ed many La Grande people today tc
recall incidents in the early life of
the city when Mr. Matheson, J. P.
O'Brien, M. J. Buckley and other
pioneer railroad people were station
ed hero.
F. L. 'Mcyetrs, of the La Grande
National bank, who was here in
those days, remarked when told of
Mr. Matheson's death: "He was the
soul of honor; no better man ever
lived in La Grande, and his career
. here was a notable one in railroad
circles. In the days when Mr. Mathe
son and a number of other ol-i-tuiv
ers were stationed here things were
quite active, although La Grande was
then but a village. The people had
excellent times socially, antl the
friendships that existed were strong
and lasting.
, . WHEAT QUOTATIONS
" (By Associated Press)
' PORTLAND, May 21. Hard White
11-10; .Northern Spring T1.10; West
ern iced vl.lu.
' Weather Forecast
Portland, Muy
Jl. Cloudy to
night ' and Tues
day. Hhowcrs tn
the west portion;
cooler In the cart
ortion ton'stit
Mil
IT
DO YESTERDAY
America's War Claims 1 .
Against Germany Total
$1,479,061,313 Is Report
.(WASHINGTON, May 21.
American's bill of war clahnd
against Germany amounts to $1,
473,064,318.92 as it has been pre
sented to the mixed claims com
mission for settlement. .
The United States government
itself is the largest claimant ask
ing fcr $366,113,000, while the
smallest of the 12,416 claims
filed with the commission is for
one dollar.
Heading the list of claims by
individuals aro those growing out
of the sinking of the Lusitania by '
a German submarine. They total
led $22,. 0., 000 and may be dis
posed of first by the commission.
Germany having already admitt
ed liability but not in definite
amount.
Presbyterian Grand Assem
bly at Indianapolis Scores
Sabbath Day Cinemas.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. May 21.
Presbyterians of the United
States rf America received a re
port today from a committee
on Sabbath observance demand
ing that the motion pictures
"clean up- and clear out of the
Lord's day "
Will H. Hays, president of the
motion picture producers and dis
tributors of America, who is at-
. tending the assembly as an elder
of the chuirch was absent from
the hall at the time.
Dr. Harry L. BcJby, president
of the Lord's Day alliance in
attacking the Sunday motion pic
ture shows, said, "I have noth
ing against the movies if they
. would clean up and clear out of
the Lord's Day, I also told that
to an important representative
of the motion picture industry
who is attending this assembly
r'.as a delegate."
CRAZED HUSBAND
. SHOOTS DOWN HIS
WIFE'S AFFINITY
(Uy Asttociutcd Pirns)
BOISK, May 21. Fay UoKrs, BO,
an employe of the Pavls ranch, neat
More, is critically woundod, Kainuel
P. Shaver, 07. former cattleman, his
aSHlUiunt ,n lhe county
juil,
- lit.i - o - uil u'ltli ntiutintt with tnloni t
cnniinit nil I'd fir."- nnrl Prtirt Khn.var.
,.vir r Mm h,MPi' is In Ihn eltv lull.1
charged with adultery, as the result
of a shooting Sunday afternoon which
was a tragic ending of an "eternal
trlunglti" scenario of real ltfo.
Rogers, thu victim ot Shaver, Is
in Kt AliilifitimiB niwli.r Hw furn nf
Dr. 1.. P. McOalla. and will probably
die. it 'was announce!! by hospital
attendants late Sunday nlirht.
The alioollnu was pioniptod, uc-,
cording lo the story told by Shaver,
lo a reporter for The Statesman, by
bis (Saver's) wife leaving her chll-
dren in Montuna and living with
lingers. Tho meeting on the cor
ner of J-.ighlh and ,Muln, ho said,
wns a surprise, anil, without think
ing, he pulled, out his pistol and fired
five snots, three or tnem longing in
the body of Kogers, and t'ho other
two going wild of their mark.
Ehvoed Lyman Is Elected
enior Scrgeant-at-ATms
uikv ai.iih, iway ' si. i
wood Lyman of l-u Grande ha
hecn elected serpeant-at-arms of
next ycar'8 senior cla-ns at t). A.
I". Kymuit Ih taking commerce
and Is a member of Omopo I'p-
, tillon fratmnlty. Tha new of I
era will he installed next Weil-
ylay.
PLBUC SEKViCE BOARD MEETS
(Bv Associated Press)
PORTLAND,.- May 2L The public
service ccra mission, openinjj a hear
ing on the interstate rates on farm
products today,, granted livestock
shippers their request for a separate
hearing on livestock rates.
AFTER BOOTLEGGERS
(Bv Associated Press)
PORTLAND, May 21. Geor L.
Cleaver, state prohibition director,
announced today that law enforce
ment officers would be present at
all carnivals and celebrations in the
state hereafter to prevent bootleg
ging operations.
DELEGATES ARRIVING
MEDKORD, M'ay 21. Delegates to
the Oregon federation of women s
clubs are arriving for the opening
meeting tonight. Three hundred are
expected to attend. Mrs. Ira B. Cal
lahan, of Cflrvallis, will deliver greet
ings and Mis. 'William Bell, of lUose
burg, will respond.
4L DIRECTORS MEET
PORTLAND. May 21 Special at-
tention tc logging camp conditions.
occupied the attention of the Loyal
Legion of Loggers anil Lumbermen
directors in their semi-annual confer
ence here today. Wages and working
conditions were also discussed. .
HOIlltKltS OVKItlAHkK SHOO
U ll,iONVIIXK. Ore.. May XI The
safe of the Farmers Ilank, robbed IhsI
nnek. H ax opened today, revealing the
fart (hat $hmi uru untouched. Th
rolitnm only took Isjon. HoruritleA
tr f'Htnd Intact although damaged
SHY IIS
ARE CONDEMNED
PRODUCTION
IS HOLDING
HIGH LEVEL
Cotton and Steel Mills Show
No Let-Up In ,
Activity. '.
BUYING SLACKENS,
BUT PRICES FIRM
Better Prices Are Expected;
Steadier Sentiment Ap
parent During Past Week
NEW YORK. Mav 21. A steadier
sentiment was apparent in financial
and business quarters during the
past week. For one thing it was evi
dent that the .principal speculative
markets were displaying a firmer
tone, liquidation of a pressing char
acter having ceused and short selling
having considerably improved techni
cal conditions. Although extreme
quietness prevailed during the great
er part ot tno weei:, total saies on
the New York stock . exchange
amounting to only about half a mil
lion shares on r- ruliiy, this condition
was considered a natural, result of
recent weakness and some signs of
a rallying tendency were noted.
For example, the copper market
which has -been quiet for some time
and has been sagging in- sympathy
with prices at London, stopped in its
decline and strengtnened upptcclaDly
Some quarters maintained that this
market is now in good position to re
spond to a resumption of buying as
old contracts run out. According to
(Continued on Pago IJttflit.)
Pleads Guilty to Charge of
Liquor Law Violation; Is
Fined $500 and sentenced
to Six Months in County
Jail. . . .. , :
E. t- Johnson, nr.refed by county
prohibition officers. Thursday evening
10 miles north of Elgin, this morning
pleaded guilty to a charge of viola
tion of the 'liquor-, laws and was sen
tenced! to six months Mb tho county
fail .,4,1 . fi,,d Sr,00. . IK .1. Kitchen
was ea advisor for the. defendant
am j, Wright, prosecuting iittor-
,,v ' r,iniiU,t.r the nrosecution. The
lcarins was held before County
juuve u. fj. Couch at ten o'clock. ;
Th plcl.jff8 officers are still An
the look out for Johnson's partner,
who is accused of being the uctual
onerator of three stills, one 8ii, one
:S5, and one of a smaller gallon ca
pa'city, that wero confiscated along
With .t. gallons 01 WniSKey.
EJJ0HNS0N
British Prime Minister
Hands In
A. UONAR LAW
Andrew Bonar Law, prime min
ister of England. - has tendered
his resignation and king has ac
cepted it. The action was taken
on advice of physicians, who im
pressed upon Mr. Bonar Law it
was necessary because of the
state of his health.
MEETSTUESDAY
The Union County Chamber of
Commerce will hold their . regular
weekly noon-daV luncheon tomorrow
in tho Methodist church with the
Methodist ladies serving.
R. P. Lnndis.wil! act as chairman
and W. C. Rosa will be speaker of
the day. A first class program is
arranged and a large attendance is
anticipated.
A cornet solo by Andrew Loney,
Jr., a trombona solo by Frank 'Rob
inson, and also viciin solo by Mrs.
C B. Carse ara special numbers on
the musical program. iTho Neighbor
hood club quintette will sirtg several
numbers.
. MY. Carse ia here from Portland
visiting Mrs. W, G. Sawyer and, has
shown remarkable talent on the vio
lin. Tho Neighborhood club quintette
has appeared several times here in
the past and have met with splendid
success each time.
Treasury Revokes Laws .
' Concerning Taxation Of
I -. .- Corporation Dividends
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21. The
treasury today revoked its docis-
-ion of two weeks ago, declaring
exempt fivm income taxation corJ
' porntinn dividends distributed out '
of profits or. earnings accrued
prior to March 1, lO'-dH.
The ruliuif, officials said,
would have resulted in refunding '
many million dollars, in taxes.
t!,Ul TO HOI.K ICLI'.iri'lON
The annual meeting of the Neigh
borhood club of l,a Grande will be
lebl tomorrow in tho club rooms. In
addition to a number of other 1m-
portant matters to be considered, an
election oi onievm win lie neiu.
: . .. . -'
f ...
HCE BODY
THIS KIDNAPING STUNT WOULD BE
Resignation
HI Health
i ' 1 "
is ause
Bonar Law Quits High Of-
tice on Advice of
Physicians.
MARQUIS CURZON
MAY BE MINISTER
Action Foreseen Two Days
A eo When Kesult of Con
sultation With Paris Phy
sicians Became Known.
' (lly Associated Press) .
LONDON, May St. A. Bonnr Law,
British prime minister, sent his res
ignation to the king Sunday night
because of ill health; ho was un
alilo to present it personally., Thus
ends his brief hut. eventful admin
istration and It ends with important
slid perplexing problems, particular
ly Orcnt lti-ttulu's ' relations with
Krnnco and Itussla, unsettled.
The king will summon ono of the
Conservative lenders, to form a new
abinef. It Is generally accepted
that M:m-(uIs ('uraou will be tho next
preinlec
The crisis comes upon (he jrovorn-
ment In tho midst of the holiday,
when pnrllament Is disposed and u
few members of the governinout are
in London.
Action l'resreii.
Two days ago, wlien the result of
Bonir Law's consultation with phy
sicians In 1'aris became known, this
nd was foreseen but the country wus
not prepared for it and will await
developments with anxiety and ro-
greta over thu untimely dropping: of
trusted pilot. One consolation. It
Is generally conceded 3onur Ijiw
will have, Is that lie has no enemies
and that no one will withhold from
symputhy. He ncceplcd his high of
fice with reluctance: be leaves it
amidst unfeigned . regret on tho part
or uoth suppuitcrM and. opponents.
L
T
Former Associate Justice of
Supreme Court Gives Up
' Position aS Umpire of the
Claims Commission.
(Iiy AhbocIuIimI I'ri-Bi)
WASHINGTON. Muy 21. William
H., Day, former associate just leu of
the supreme court, today rculKnt'd ah
umpire of th" ntlxml claim commtH-
Rlorit sa IH''- ('Xplalm-d Ao J'rtmldonl
Hurfllnji that he thought yoniiKer and
Ht ion kit limn Hhould he chom-n to ari
JuhI the nearly $ 1 .riUO.ono.oiM) ctalmu
still pemllnjf before the commlH-slon
upon wli Icli AniiTlcaii and German
commissioners have been unablo to
".'.-
POPULAR
RESIGNS POS
Twenty-Four Fanatir.il
Moros Are Killed In A
Battle on Pata Island
(By Associated Press)
MANILA , P. I... May SI.
Twenty-four Moros, religious fa
natics on tho Inland of Putn, near
Jolo, (Sulu), wero killed Sunday
by u detachment of Insular con
stabulary, according to a dispatch
received at tho offlco of Gover
nor aennrnl Leonard Wood. Tho
cl It-patch said that Akbura, who.
styles himself a prophet, and his
followora attacked a. constabu
lary detachment under Lieuten
ant Angeles at the vllluge of Kt
put. The dispatch said that ' 24
Moros wore killed but that there
woro no casualties among tho
constabulary troops.
TI M EFFECT
Another Cent Tax Goes On
Gasoline . Thursday; One
Measure Bars Changing
of Party Election Day,
HA I, KM, Oro., Muy 2lo Airox.
mutely 2110 luws I'lmctcd at (he Innt
Heasiloii of tlio ICKlsluturo will liocoms
cru.ctlyo iH'Xt Thurmluy. Htiitua tlio
Oiogaiiluii, A Inrgo number carry
uppropiiallonii for the . conduct ot
ntiit uctlvllles, while tho othen cov-
r u wide rango of subjects.
I'robnbly the most lmnortnnt law
Incrciisea, thu lux' oi suaollne sold
In' Oregon from 2 to S conU a gul
lon. It was esthnutcd by tho sccre.
tury oil Btute toduy Hint this la.1
will Increusv the rovonuc of tho high
way department approximately 0OO,
imiu a-your, and will provide funds
sufficient to mukc up any deficit re
sulting from the maintenance ot
ronds under tho provision of tho pre
vious gusollne lax luws.
Ki'glHiintloii Is Articled. ,
Anollivr luw of general interest
IhrouKliout the Btute provides
uguiust the chunse of party affilia
tions on election day. Under this
act it will be necessary for. persons
wishing to vote to register 3D days
preceding a' general election. L'nder
iho present law hundreds of voters
huvu changed their purty nfl'lllutlons
on. election day,, with llir result that
political lines huvu bed . ipeil out
und in somu lnslanccu rntud hua been
prae-tlcntl. . . .-.-i
lnsifne porsonM, iukIui1 a law which
goes Into effect Thursday,' cannot bo
held In Jail pending an examination
unless they are crlmlnully Inclined or
violent. This iuw was Introduced in
the leglnlalure by members ot the
Multnomah county delegation, who
contended that under tlio present sys
tem persons mentully dcfcctlvo hud
been held fur days before being ex
amined und committed.
Snnc I'cI'mmis lteMH'tl Held
In ether cuses It was mild tliut
tmno persons huvo been, held In Jail
will, 0. ichuII that thctr heulll. hu
b'n juoimrdlmi und lliutr ruIuuUves!
liunilllul'jd
luw which prolmbly will result
In it nunihcr of porno ns lOHlntf tholr
pohUIohh iiroviilou that uny iioraon
onipluycd In public work iniiHt lio .1
cltiKfii of lhe I'nlt.d Htnlt'H, J 11 com-
ilhuu'i! with the provlHlonu of thin
net, the Hecn-tary of (ttutu lias Bent
bl.-tnkR to nil department hoaria, lo
(li'lei-inino tho rttizenHhtp Htiilim of
their cmploycH. The law dooa not ap
ply to Oll'CtlVl! ofliccB.
. Orlnilalj to IJslol. , '-Tlu-ru
uIho Ih a law which nuikoH
It Incumbent upon tho' county awuus
hoi'n of tlm hIuLo 10 lint all Japanese
Paper Poppies Labelled
"Made In Germany" May
1 Be Burned By Legion
(Uy AKHOeliited I'reKM)
CKDMi HAI'I DM, la., May 81. .
UimI paper poppleH, bought by
the American LeKion pout (r to
celi'linite poppy dity, Muy .l'Oth,
were fllncovired today to bear the,
label "Made In tiermuny." Tho
KeKloa culli'd a meet In tontffht
to decldif whether to burn them.
Kevernl other Iowa cities arc
reported to have rectdved similar
ly labelled popples.
200 NEW LAWS
W. C. Ross Delivers r
Baccalaureate Sermoii
laying down the statement that
"Tho purpose to make the most of
the opportunities at hand largely de
termines life's success," the IKcv. Wil
liam Crosby Robs, pastor of the Pre-
hyterian church, spoke tn the gradu
ating class of the La Granite high
school la.t eveninir in the school au
ditorium in their annual Bnccathureate
service. All of the churches were
represented' by their pastors who oc
cupied the platform and took pn'rt in
IIib service for which thev had all
united fcr tho evening hour.
With the background of tho inci
dent of the call of Moses and the
demons! raton to that leader of the
power of God to un him in a large
service for his fellows, Mr. Ross pro
ceeded tn illustrate the principle from
the words rf the text: "What is that
in thine hand?" Snmson, David, the
small boy and fishes, were called
upon to show that thee had been
able to do things for God and their
IIITE1IITI01I
BY POWERS
ONLY HOPE
So Believe Captives Held By
Bandits in Shantung '
Mountains. ' i
TROOPS REPORTED AS
FIRING ON BRIGANDS
Mrs. Verea Released; Six
Chinese Killed in Clash
With Bandits Sunday, Ia
Report. . ; :
(By Associated Press) c
SHANGHAI. Mav 21. nr. B. Mn.
teijs, returninir from a brief mission
to Shantung mountains where 14
prisoners aro held bv bandits, renew
ed todny that tho consensus of opin-
in uuiuufr ine captives was that ior
eiitn inteiTention was tho nnlv nnc-
sible means that could effect., their
release, ,
New Note Drafted. i
PEKING. Mav 21. ReDorta that
tiroops wore firing on Shantung ban
dits were received by the diplomatic
corps which immediately drnfted a
new note ta the foreign office ask
ing tho Chinese government how it
reconciled its promise tq. secure a re
lease for the captives, and concern
ing events that have transpired since)
mm assurance. .--
Six Killed In Clash. A
TIETSIN, May 21. One officer
and five. Chinese troops of the regu
lar army wore killed in a battle be-'
twoen tile fulitiers anil tha I, an, lit.
'.who are holding 14 men of foreign
countries captive in tne Faotzuku
hills of Shantung, according to- offi
cial reports issue by the Chinese mili
tary authorities here Sunday, '
TL. 14 1 n . t , i
c a nn;ii leLb an CJtpUVOB OX ina
bandits were moved to the top of the
Paotzuku hills Sundny according I to'
the teletrrsm frnm T.lnrhnnrr
me military governor of Shnntuujf
loft Tsaochwanjr Sunday for Pekintf.'
The bandits reiterate that the mill
tary irovernor is not sincere in. bis
promise to withdraw the Chinese sol
diers from the Paotzuku hills, and.
they say, they place no faith in his
promise, ' . .
Mk. Vnr.t a T) 1. 1 1 m u .1 .
TIETSIN, May 21. Mr Manuei
ineira Verea, wifd of 'Manuel Aucira
ncira verea, wild ot Manuel Aucira
Vcrca, a manufacturer of Guarilajara,
Mex., who, with her husband, has
been held by th"e " Chinese banditSj
wa rcloael Sunday. This now
uo IFf8?' V0 rll
have moved to the 4top of tha
rp t : .
j. wu uireig-ners, wno.se names can
not bo ascertained bv medical authar-
ities, are at the Hot Lake Sanatorium'
today suffering injuries sustained ai
a result ot an automobile wreck 01C
the La Grande-Hot I.nk,, hiirh wnv .
this morninir. The injuries of the two.
men, although painful, are not con
sidercd as dangerous.
The accident occurred this morn
ing at approximately 10 o'clock two
miles this side of Hot Lake. An
cording to the story told by the men
in tho wreck, one was teaching the
other how to drive tho car, a Bulckv
when the pupil lost control, driving
wie cr oir oi tne graue ana turning
it over. The car was dainaircil em.
siderable.
Promptly, aid was summoned, and
the men were taken to Hot Lake.
The sheriff was notified , f tha ai-ri.:
dent.
fellows by the use ot the opportune
ities at hand. , k , "
Michael Angelo and his master
piece "David," made from a discard
ed piece of marble; John iBunyan n)
"Pilgrims' Progress" from his Bcd
fnrd jail experience and tho iMayo
Brothers at Rochester wero also used
to show how the promise could be
proven true. "You must never mini-,
mize your powers and the opportun
ities which surround you, but sot a
high estimate upon them and then go
forward with what you have in hand,
if you wculd win success m life," de
clared the speaker, "for the rod
which Moses held was used by Gofj
to enable leadership to be demon-,
stratcd to an enslaved, people. Its
use brought results, for only in the
using coulrl the rod speak its mes
sage. God was back of the rod add
ing glcry to Its user.. The. trainiaff v
(Conunqad ou. ptg Eighty
TI INJURED I
INC1IECI