La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 29, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(Srattor VOLUME XXVI MKMBKR OP ASSOCIATED TRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923. MEMIIEH OF ASSOClATl:il I'lilvS.H NUMBER 200 FORESTS ARE BLAZING IN TWO STATES Dread Fires Grip Timber of Minnesota and Wisconsin. OVER 500 FIGHTING MINNESOTA FLAMES About 20 Fires Reported Burning in Iron Range - District in Northern Min nesota. (Hy Associated Press) 8T. PAUL, May 2&. More than BOO men aru battling forest and brush fires In Northern Minnesota. In the Iron Range district between 15 and 20 fires aru burning1. Situation Serious. (Hy Associated Press) T. PAUL, Minn., May 2 The for est fire situation in northern Minne sota Is becoming critical, W. T. Cox, state forester, Bald Monday night. The hot, dry weather of the last week, coming after a lute spring and before the vegetation lias had an opportun ity to make its appearance, hus In creased tho firo menace in the entire district north of a line extending from Duluth to Leech Lake, ho said. Only an early rain will put an end to the spring fire season. More' than 600 men were combat ting the flames Monday in more than a dozen different districts, according to reports to Mr. fox. For the most part, the fires are light fires, running in the tall grass and small growth on cutover land. Fires in Wisconsin. (By Associated Truss) Bl'l'lOIilOit. Wis., liny. Sll. Forest fires Increasing in size. and scope were reported In northern Wisconsin Mon thly nlKlit, according to advices here from that roglon. Hundreds of summer cottages and homes nt tho numerous lake resorts ;n Doubles county nro threatened. Hev-nety-flvc men huve been fighting tho fire about White Fish lake and suc ceeded In temporarily checking the fire late Monday. It was said. Tho fire near Lake Gilmoro is suld to have reached huge proportions. Ov er 500 men, including many members of I ho Superior fire department, are buttling flames in different sections, reports indicate. KlreB are reported in the regions of Hlue Oil and Hass hikes. Lake Nelia gamon, Itruele, Iron Kiver road, I'ox boro, Gordon and Chaffey settlement. CLUB PLANS TO CHECK TIRE AND CASING THEFTS The Union County Auto (Nub has suggest m1 a plan that would beyond nil doubt serve to cheek the theft or tires tlutt. has become ho common re cently. The plan, In brief, Is that ev ery car owner register the number of each casing, and the engine number of the ear with the club, who, in cu.o of (heft, would be able to give definite information to authorities and to ti.v club members, who will individually consider themselves special police In tracing down stolen tires and casings. The Auto Club also goes on record is being in favor of heavier punish ment for such theft. "Pmall fines and light sentences seem to encourage rather than discourage such petty criminals," one member stated today. ROUTE OF PACIFIC HIGHWAY UPHELD HA I. KM, May 29. Tho supremo court today upheld the Polk county and thr -Stale Highway Commission in a suit against them by Independ ence citl?.ens. who objected to tho proposed route of tho Pacific high day in Polk county. The suit has been holding up construction on the highway from Monmouth south and between Holmes Gap and Kickreal. WOULD DISBAR ATTOKNKY tBv Associated Press) OLYMPIA, May 29 Disha.idment proceedings were filed in the su preme court today against E.lir.0:- S. Rmith. Centralis attorney, who was mc o: the few defendants aciuinH in trials resulting from the Armis tice Day shooting in Ccntralia in 1911). The complaint was signed by 28 members of the, Lewis county Tlar based almost entirely upon Smith's connection with the I. W. W. Weather Forecast Portland, May '. - Tonight and Vednosday show- 1PF f51 Chamberlain Goes West George Chambciluln, cx-lnit-cd 8 In tea Senator and ut present a member of tho Kcderal shipp ing board until It la resignation takes effect, passed through Im. (it undo tli is morning on No. 17 bound for Portland where he will transact official business. He was uccompanicd by his wife. Mr. Chamberlain plans to re turn to Washington In June. All La Grande Is to Join In Commemoration of Fallen Heroes; Program for Day Is Complete. All La Grande will cease work to morrow. Memorial Day, to pay tribute to t hose f al I en heroes o f past wars who gave their lives that the Stars ar.ik Stripes might continue to float in triumph among the emblems of tl world. The business section VHI not open their doors during the day. Memor ial Day Is h legal holiday and tho mer cantile section, the banks, and the professions will unite In decluring the day one for commemoration. The city hall and tho court.toiwo, wth the exception of the firo department, tho police station and the sheriffs' office, which must necessarily remain open. will also closo their doors. The city commissioners will not hold their regular oxccutlvo session Wednesday evening, and will hold a meeting Thursday afternoon at one o'clock In stead. In lino with the rest of the city, tho Kvenlng Observer will issue an early morning paper and will Join the citizens of La (Jmnde in observing Memorial Day. Kveelleut Pro-ram. An excellent program has been ar ranged. A parade, to form at the Y. M. C A. at !:4o o'clock, will march .from that point at ten o'clock to the Masonic cemetery, where the graves of dead veterans will bo decorated and proper services held. At noon tlie W. H. C. and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion will serve dinner in the K. or P. Hull for all ex-service men of wars in which tho United States lias par ticipated. In the afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, fitting services will , bo. held for the entire community in the Uap tlst church under the supervision of the G. A. It. with the American Legion and the Spanish War Veteran in di rect charge. Speakers will appear on the program and several music num bers have also been scheduled. To Sell Poppies. The Ladles' Auxiliary of tho Legion will hold a poppy sale during the day for the benefit of the disabled sol diers and to increase the fund for a permanent cemetery In France. These flowers will be sold at ten cent3 anil were made by the disabled soldiers or t he World War now quartered in Portland. Donations to the fund will be gladly received. , Itnml Dili ice Postponed. The dance und concert by the La Grande Hand that was to have been held in the evening lias been post poned. Charley Graffeo Is 28th Victim of Ax Murderers (By AHHoclated Pre.su) TIIKMINOMAM, Ala., May 2! Charley Graffeo became the 35th victim of . Birmingham's myslcr iouH ax-mr.rdorers when hla body was found behind a counter in his store In an outlying residen tial section early Monday night. The skull had been crushed by a single blow of an ax. The police records show that this was the 2Sth similar attack during the last two years. Evidence Gathered In Probe of Vets Bureau WASHINGTON'. May 29. Some of the evidence gathered In. the Senate committee's Investigation of tho Vet era ns' Bureau has been turned over to the Department of Justice for pos sible criminal action against the in dividuals Involved. Allege lcntal Fraud. WASHINGTON'. May 2!. Charges so far laid before tho attorney gener al relate to alleged frauds In dental work In veterans' hospitals, but it whs indicated today that the Justice department might be naked to tak action also attalnst certainn persons -onnrctpd with thn purchase of hos pital sites and other property by the veterans bureau. Th a Grande Municipal Hand st evening accepted a contract re ived from I A. Wrijcht. chairman. of the l.'nion Livestock Show com mittee on music, to play during th- three days, Jun 8-8, at the stork how. Kvcning ronrerts will bo held fT ndditlon to playing during the af ternoon at th' ground. The banJ HUTBUSIKESS IIIIEI DAIVin TR Dl AV unrnu iuil'ii .' it nrnni nnnni ' AlblJMMUW 111 couaist ol 20 jdccen. IDE Chairman Lasker Indicates That Billion Dollar Bid May Win. BIDDER WOULD BUY THE ENTIRE FLEET Offers One Billion Dollars for the Merchant Marine Fleet and Property in Connection. IVARHING-TOX, May 2(1. The shlliping board will Investigate thor- hly offers of moro than J1.000. 11,000, received yesterday, for the ntire government merchant fleet and all property of ' tho shipping, board. Chairman Lasker said today. If the bidder back up their pro posal "there can be no doubt but that the board will nuikn- iho award to them. The, offer was presented by Johnn W.. Hluck, president of tho Columbia pohliU supply company of Sllvor jt roeit, isew i oi'k. ile proposes an In itial payment of J5 1,000,000 ami $50,000,1100 yearly thereafter until tho nliro sifm is paid. ' ' Iletoivi's Hid. WASIUNTOX, May 2U. A definite but Informal offer to purchase the entire active portion of tho govern ment mot chant fleet has been re ceived by the shipping board in the form of a single bid. The propsal was delivered to mem bers of the board lato Monday by a icprenentativc of a group of financial Interests whoso Identity was not dis closed. The envoy of tho bidders of fered to post bond of $1,000,000 us guaranleoH sincerity, Tho aggregate amount suggested in tho proposal was said tn bo In the neighborhood of $1,000,000,000. - COKE 50 YEARS YOUK, Penn., May 2It. Be lieved dead after 60 years ab sence, l,co Iixon. aged 72, form er Inrihin fighter who was with t lie wagon train at tho Massacre on Big J lorn I-tiver when Gen eral Custer was killed, returned to York today, surprising his sis ter, Mrs. Mary J. Iteider, Ills sister was skeptical when I Uxoii confronted her and an nounced ho was her brother, but after lie had satisfactorily an Mvored questions coneernning his childhood days'sho was convinc ed. The Market. 'OKTI.ANO, May 2J. Cattlo idy, top hogs 25 cents lower, oth grades steady, prime light $H .j $8.2F. Sheep, eggs and butter steady. AW MA- 9 lit 1" - u 'rTv ' 1 ' ' ' Explosion Is Fatal to flly Associated Press) FATVILLK, III., My 2. Klvo men nro reported killed and tiueo Injured In an explosion at the Hercules powdor company plant lure today. WILL PRESENT Personnel of the Enterprise Philharmonic Orchestra Includes Many Soloists. Jluuy soloists of high talent uro en rolled in the personnel of tho Knter priso Philharmonic Orchestra, among them being .Mrs. A. K. . Parker, Guy Craig and Oscar Shnfor. The coming concert in attracting widespread in terest in Union county as well as I.a Grande and many will attend from Union, lmblor and other neurby cit ies. ,( Vocal Soloist. Mrs. A. K. Parker, soloist with lb, Kntcrprlse Philharmonic Orchestra which plays In concert) at tho Tabor. nacie on innrsuay evening, next, . Is laughter of one ofi tho pioneer ramilies of Wallowa county, her fath- SOLOIiERS or, Georfre Mack, being? cashier of the!" '" 1 V - n wmcn. was nou,wor- Klrst Bank of Joseph- twenty years Iliro S Mplon M,,,,.' Mm rlrnr had a wide acqimlntancc throughout Wallowa county and Kastern Oregon. Mrs. Parker inherits her musieul talent, her father during all the time of his residence in Joseph being lead er of the Joseph Concert Band, ono of the famous amateur bands of ihat period. M in. Parker has a h igh ly cultivated voice of wide range and very attractive and sympathetic qual ity. Finished Artist on Cornet. , Amonjr tho outstanding develop ments of the Knlerprise Philharmon ic Orchestra In a muRicat way is Guy Graig, cornet soloist. Mr. Craig, who was little more than a beginner threo years ago, Is now a thorough and finished artist on his instrument. His triple tongue solo in tho coming con cert Is a delightful number. Well Known Clarinetist. the Enterprise Philharmonic Orches the Knteipris Philharmonic OreehH- tra occupied a simlllar position with his regimental baud, serving fourt een months In In-anee, rive of them after tho Armistice, at which time he whs transferred to the Kntertalnment IH vision of the A. K. K. and toured Krance, and the occupied seel ion of Germany as clarinet soloist with the orchestra connected with lh musi cal comi-dv. "The Pink Stocking," which was produced for tho enter tainment of the soldiers. Mr. Sinn er Is a clarinetist of -distinction and his solo. "long. Ixtng Ago,' will be ttreatly enjoyed by his audience. Daugherty Denies That He Will Resign Position WASH I NGTO N, M ay 2 9 .At torney General Daugherty, re turning to Washington after a rest In Ohio, today attended tho first cabinet meeting In several weeks. He denied reports which ngain luivo been circulated that he would soon resign. ANOTHER WAY OF KILLING A NEW BRITISH CABINET HOW FUNCTIONING Active Career of New Min istry Began in Eng- land Monday. WILL CONTINUE LAW'S POLICY Minister Baldwin Is Elected Leader of Conservative Party, Filling Post Held By Bonar Law. (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 29. The new gov ernment, completed by appointments of Sir Laming Worthington Evans as postmnster general with a seat In the cabinet, started Its active carer Mon day In uneventful fashion. Stanley Baldwin, the new prime nlnisler, was elected leader of the ! ,u im ' vul" 5 ,,;u ,y ,m )laco or 1,10 ro" Ll 1 mu Anu.iew 1,ona Ul3 111 i y, uliy,Ior.u,e aosence or J.ord mrKt niuma ttna AUSlen Chilli) boHaf n. The latter was evidently aggrieved at : being Ignored in tho formation of the government, ' The new premier and his ministers met parliament without ceremony. The customary speeches of eulogy and sympathy for the retiring premier and of welcomo for the new head of the government were delivered briefly by the leaders of the various parties. Mr. Baldwin made no direct declaration or policy, except for tho general state ment that ho would continuo along tho lines laid down by Mr. Bonar Law and by Conservative tradition. Secretary Work Reports Substantial Improvement In Condition of Crops (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. May ZU. Sub stantial Improvement in tho crop situation on Irrigation projects conducted undnr- the Interior de partment was noted in reports re ceived Monday by Secretary Work. "On sout Investern projects ex cellent stinids of cotton are being obtained." said the secretary In a summary of his advices. "In some, eases a second crop of al falfa already hns been harvested. On moro northern projects or chards have bloomed heavily, and ' little damage to the fruit has re sulted from frost. A large urea Ih being planted to sugar beets, and the price situation for this crop and potatoes indicates In creased prosperity for the set tlers." Clara PhllltM Arrles. NHW Oltl-KANK, May 2!). Clara Phillips fugitive hammer murderess. arrived today from 1 loud urns en route to I .os Angeles in custody of a deputy sheriff. GOOSE "Dead Baby" False Alarm The supposed discovery of tho body of a dead babo near North Powdor yesterday afternoon, which resulted in uu Investiga tion by Sherriff Leo Warnick aud Hal Bohneiikamp, coroner,-turned out to bo a false alarm. When the officials arrived at tho scene they discovered that the "buby" was hi reality a small animal, or rather tho bones of a small animal, that rested in a dis carded baby carriage in a field abut five miles from North Powder. Mr. and Mi. N. A. Gardner, who llvo near North Powdor, were gathering How-era in tho fields lor Memorial Day whou they saw the carriage. Mr. Gard ner investigated and ono look at tho bones in tho carriage con vinced him that It was a dead baby. Without a moro complete investigation, ho rushed to North Powdor, notified tho justice of peace at that city, who in turn notified the authorities hero. BU DEFEAT W. C. Ross, Presbyterian 'SUMMER SCHOOL IS Pastor, Gives Interesting! NOW OPEN: MANY Talk at Chamber Lunch- eon Today. Dcctarin that ccneml .stisfactlot re .men .members, of tho Vres iesV,,,,.,,, , !"'1(rVlio s byteriiin church throuirhout tho h over tho defeat of William Jeii'iinff? Bryan as moderator and tho unset- tinit of tho fundamentalists, W. C. Ross, pustor of La Grande's Presby terian cnurcn, at tno Chamber ot Commerce luncheon todny, gave a sharp!, convincing talk on tho church program. lie Bryan, a much loved man by Prc.ibytorians, was defeated in his candidacy for moderator because of nis pronounced stand on evolution and the ones upholding fundamentals were defeated in the creat church KnlhcriiiK because, as Air. Itoss snid, tho Presbyterian church . .il be lieves everyone has a riitlH In free dom of thought, frM-liini f con science and freedom of education. An interesting thine' occurred when Dr. Sitlon of the First Hantist church, took the floor following Mr. Koss and squared himself for an ar- rtimenl over the Uryan def"'. iWr. lioss dismissed tho matter hv savinir if he should answer Dr. Sitton n minintcrinl discussion at some length might follow. Just ,as (Jhairmnn Charles Bincneh rnnner for tho next number another minister wa on his Ic.'u and it was nlain that hal the chairman not handled the situation with diplomacy, a religious argu ment of some length would have fol lowed. The luncheon todnv was served in the K. of P. hall with Mr. Bingner tho chair. Stuart Bennett open ed tho program with two vocal se lei tions which wore vn to hi.' '.:.iial high standard. A ouurtct from Co- lunJ'ila college snng "The Horary" and a Henry Kord song, and at tho close of tho latter W. C. Perkins, of tho local Ford agency, offered offered freo gasoline so long as they would drive their Fords. William Miller nnnounecd the com l.ig of the Knttrpiiss Philhzrmo li orchestra and asked that a good at tendance greet the neighboring city's organization. ' G. I -Larison reported action of the city commission today in pnssing a resolution refusing to join the rnil loiid in a review of the On Dell crossing before the Public Service commission. On motion of Larison the chnmber wont on record mipport- nig he city commission. A. W. Nelson insisted that Prfi.si- dent Hnnlinfr would be coming nlonp (vrr tho Old Oirrn Trail oilnei July 3rd or 4th and asked that an elastic motion be pax.scd asking the city's business houses to clone o:i whichever day the president ma ken it to the top of the mountain. On mo tion of Gccrge Cochran all agreed Ut close whenever the president's wire arrives that he will be here. K newt Watkin.s is to be the chair man of next Tuestjjiy's luncheon. Everything In Readiness For Cattle and Horse Raisers , S. f). Corrcll, serrelary, stent an evening with the Union mmittee recently in completing detailed ar rangements for the Tenth Annunl Convention of the Cattle ami Horse Kaisers Association of Oregon which will be held Junu 4th 5th, l!)2.l. and . Mr. Corrcll said, "The auditorium with a hardwood floor f5 feet by 70 feet recently elected Iiy the people c-f Union for this convention is cen trally located, wefl arranged and in every way, suitable anu convcnicnt Tnr this puTpc. "In addition to the commodious Union Hotel, the committee has list ed and indcred all available rooms in Union for tho accommodation of the convention visiUim, many musical numbers have been prepared and 1,000 SAID KILLED BY E British-Indian Town Strick en By Huge Temblor , Is Report. , j NEARBY VILLAGES s REPORTED WRECKED Teheran Advices B r i n c News of Calamity; Tiir-bat-MIaidari Is Scene of Many Fatalities. ; - ALLAHABAD. British India, May 29. -r- Advices from Teheran report 1,000 persons killed by an earth quake at lurbat-I-Haidari. Many villages are report ed devastated. , ' COURSES OFFERED ,v . , : V A Six-weeks term nf nnmm,, B,.v.nni began nt the La Umnrio high school Iy 5 .. '! , " " " , " ' supervision of I'rlnclnul M. IX I'owlcr with lllss Ilennut, Mrs. Thom as und A. V". l.lndKlen In chaiKe. Cred- lls will bo allowed accordlns to state rulliiKs. Jllstory, liiti.tiiaire, civics, commer cial and other classes aro bedng held ilnring the .morning, nccordinir to thn convenience of the stiidenln and u geonii'lry class Is aeliediiled fin- llm evening, about ii::iu o'clock. It is po. sllile that lllblo chiosea will bo'alartecl. shortly but no definite arrangunii-nU have been made yet, No school will bo held tomorrow, Alemorlal Day, but tho classes will re convene Thursilay and anyone wishing Ing to -Join thn- classes may do ao la tiie mb'rhthg. , . One Thousand Homeless; Lowlands Inundated; Cit izens Forced to Flee; Heavy Rain Reported. (Hv AHifoclnti'd Pross) . OKLAHOMA cri Y. Aliiy I'll. Okln honiii Ciy wiuj In the gi-Jp of one of the i 'ur.nt fhxnlH In ItH hlhtnry Monday night. Wntcr covered iriih;. of low I'ui 1 nlong the ironrse oT the stream In tin- ttoiitiiern inirt of the city. Tucking town, Houree of the cil's ntfiit. Hujiply, whs co'.nplot'iK' inoliUrd. Mo.r than fimi) pernon ueti hoin. leHH. The city's andiloriutii wuh con verted inlo a harruckH for the Hood n-fiigr.i-H. Krvi.-n hundred cola un i , KiihUclH v.fi'e placed in 11m UHflltor iunt hy order of Adjt. fJm. II. I'", Mnrkliant, who orden-d out a Hinall dct.ielunt'iit of national guardKineii. Troji'-rty damage. It. Is helh;veil, will run into hundreds of jthoumindn of, dollarn, , A hI lit. rise in the) rtvir was re corded Monday night. I (envy rains fi'll throughout tin nort h i.'anadtan valley Monday and federal .wenther hunau ofricialH pr-'dlctrd tho atreaiu would go higher here. Worker Instantly Killed. (Hy Asocialed 1'renH) JKItOMK. Ma.. May ail Joe lluiier. cnnul company hthorm, va ItiKlantly kllh'd Monday morning uhout 1 1:30, when bin liodv whh cv).Bhit In a diflge on which he wiik working. The accidmt occurred about five utiles Hfillt l '( Of .lTl". among other entertainment features, will be a visit to' the Knstern Ore gon Kxpcrnuent Station, Cowboy llrcakfaU, a dance on the evening of the 4th anil tho Stockmen1. An nual llamiuet and Annual Itall on ;lhe evening of the .".th. "Superintendent Robert W i t h y- roinbe has fed a two year old heifer for the past year to be serv ed at the banquet which will be giv en in the Union high schoc I huihling. "The l-rith Annual Union Livestock Show will bo held Juno (i, 7 and 8th. "Needle to say, the committee is very busy at lliis time, but the Union boys are ceitainly a live bunch and are going even stronger this year than usual. Tliev have one hundred race horses for their track events nt their show and tho entry list of show stock is al?-o larger than ever," EARTHQUAK OKLAHOMACITY . UNDER WATER '"V i