La Grande evening observer., June 13, 1923, Image 1

LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1923.
VOLUME XXVI
MK.MUKK OF ASSOCIATED l'KKSS
MliMIW.r. OF ASSOCIATE!) I'lUvSS
NUMBER 213
ft
EX-PREMIER
IS FLEEING
TO PERDOP
Stamboulisky, Accompanied
by Friend, Pursued by
Revolutionists.
DOUPARINOFF AND
OBOFF SAID DEAD
Civil War Is Reported in the
Greater Portion of Eul-
; gari; Conditions Chaotic.
SOFIA, June 13. Former .I'rcniler
Btaniboulisky. acconiiranleil by a Hiil
Blc. friend. Is reported fleeing on
horseback through the mountains In
the direction. o I'lrUop, pursued !'
revolutionary horsemen.
IOx-.MhiL-tcrs Said Killed.
ni;l.(;itAl)i:, Juno 13. Dispatch
ers report u civil war throughout the
greater part of UulKuria. Tho former
cabinet ministers Oboff and Uoupari
noff arc reported killed in an vnguge
inent with revolutionay forces.
KlamlKiiilisky 1'orced ltevolt.
MOh'IA, June 13. (AI) The clos
ing phase of the Stamboulisky retrimo
was an attempt by the fomer premier
to seize tho power as a dictator In
lecal form. The peasant chief on
Wednesday night summoned Kint,',0f tnc program in the afternoon and
Horls to Klavovitzi by telegraph and jt wos especially interesting as a
Oiuereu mm iu at" , uit.
Ins Stamboulisky dictator. The king
begged for two days to consider tho
matter ana reiurneu to ins iiuui:i; hi
Sofia.
Then came a meeting of tho repre
sentatives of Hie parties. Including
Ihe Communists, which readied a de
cision to overturn Stamboulisky and
lily ministry.
Tnrlir.-ltfnns That Governor
t t . TTj. -,
Is Liable to Upset Game
Organization,
A stale meeting has been called for
representatives from all sportsmen's
organizations in Oregon. The meet
ing Is set lor June IS, at Ihe lien
son. The call for the meeting was
issued because it is feared that the
sl;itc game commission may be
thrown Into politics, says the I'ort
land Oregonian today.
This call follows hard upon the
heels of the session of tlie commis
sion Monday, when I', ltoy Davis,
newly appointed member from .Med
ford. filed charg, s against State
Came Warden I'.urgliduff. nccusing
llim of a hit, -wash" report of
charges which Davis had made at tile
previous meeting against W. K. role
man, state irrigation screen superin
tendent. Clubs .loin in ("all
The Multnomah Anglers' club has
joined with several oilier organiza
tions In the call for the meeting. II
is desired that every club send rep
resentatives and active sportsmen, not
affiliated with any club, are also
u anted.
It Is said that Commissioner Davis
has on two occasions openly de
clared that he Intends being the state
game warden himself. Then' is no
salnrv attached to the officef com
missioner, but the state game warden
has a substantial salary and has di
rection or the deputies scattered
throughout Oregon.
l-'ear'has been expressed among lo
cal sportsmen that a plan is on foot
to upset the present commission and
to make the department a political
football. It is to prevent such a pos
sible development that the state meet,
inir has been called and Governor
1'i. re.. will be Informed of the senti
ments of the sportsmen, the peopl
hn ..re most directly Interested In
the commission and ils duties.
Davis Named by lioiemor
Mr. Davis was appointed by the
governor over the protests of the
' Sportsmen's club of Jaekson county.
for the club deelur, d publicly and re
peatedly thai tin' governor had giv
a straight-out promise to appoint on
the commission the man recommend
ed by the club. The recommendation
of the club was ignored and the Jack
son eotlllly sportsmen lull e been an-
( Continued on Pace Five.)
Weather Forecast
Portland, June 13
afternoon and
to-
nigh t
Prohaniy
fair tomorrow.
COUSIN MAY
BE KICKED OVER
Li -Yuan-Hung
Leaves Peking
PEKING, Juno 13. President
Li-Yuan-Hung, witli a hostile
army of his countrymen at the
Capital's gate, ready to enter if
he refused to vacate his office,
yielded to pressure of the mili
tary today and left for Tien
Tsin in a special train.
F
Armnnl fipinn of the OrC -
Annual Session OX Uie W".
P'OTI State Gl'anee a OUC-
cess: Several Resolutions
Passed,
The delegates from Union county
to the Oreeou State Grange which
convened at Newport last week ro
tumetl Sunday and reported a very
successful session.
Hon. Pnlmiter of Hood River
was clectAl State Master to fill the)
place madeyacant by the resigna
tion of C. r Spence, who is state
Market Agents
On Tuesday eening the first day
of the session a Banquet of sea tood
was given toy the (Newport Chamber
of Commerce andXon Wednesday a
free excursion was yiven Ic. the Se-
letz Indian reservation where over
twelve hundred were served to a ban
nuet and barbecue by the Sclietz
Rraiw. and the citizens there of the
town and reservation. The Indians
gave the feather dance for a part
nart nf the Indians who took part in
the ceremony were members, of the
'grange
The next state meeting will be
held at The Dalles and all eastern
Oregon will assist in the entertain
ment. Amcng the resolutions passed were
ones favoring requiring a two-.hirds
vote to carry bond elections, oppos
ing the building of highways par
alelling the railroads, opposing the
referendum on the filled milk bill
and calling for continued economy
in tho administration of public af
fairs. M. L. Curter of the 'Ml- Fan
nio Grange guve an original song
during, the lecture program and he
with W. IK- Gekeler of La Grande,
G. T. Johnson of Wallowa and Fred
Hemmelwriglit of Joseph, took
inrominent part in the work of the
'Fifteenth Annual session of the Ore
gon Stato Grange. on tne last
evening Mrs- Clara H. Waldo gave
an address in Portland which was
broadcasted over the wireless there
to tho grange, congratulating them
for their fifty years of success. Mr.
C. J. Hurd had his radio installed
in the Armory for the use of the
grange-
Those attending from Union county
were Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Witherspoon
of Elgin; Ulir- and Mrs. M. L. Car
ter of .Aliccl; Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Anson of Tclocaset; Mr- anil Mrs.
iC. A. Gilkison of North Powder and
Mr. and Mrs. IW O. Sheiwood and
W. R. Gekeler of La Grande-
Three Hoquiam Fight Fans
Killed, Auto-Tram Wreck
(Bv Associated Press)
TACOMA, June l'J. Edward
Ramslead, 24. died later at the
hospital, bringing the death list
of the Sumner autcmobile acci
dent to three- Two arc in the
hospital, Joe Sonenbend and
Clifford Hansen, in a critical
condition. Frank W. Cole, driver,
John Gowen and Loran Gage
were injured but will proceed to
Hoquiam.
(By Asi-KH-iuted Press)
TACOMA, June VA- Aubrey
Hall and Peter Jensen, both Ho
quiam men, were killed, and
three others were seriously in
jured when a Milwaukie freight
crushed into an automobile in
which eight Hoquiam fight fans
were returning from Seattle
where they witnessed a boxing
bout.
The accident occurred at Sum
ner early this morning.
PRESIDENT APPROVES
LEVIATHAN JOY-RIDE
(Ity Associated Pn ss)
WASHINGTON. June 1.1. The di
rect Hlateiiient was made at the White
House Tuesday that President Hard
in tr approves the propo-d trial trip
or tlie chipping hoard llli r ,eiathan.
uhk'h has heen tin1 Mnhji'd of cciti-
ism on the cronnds that'll invohe-i
iiit unnecessary expense to i w f:o -eivment.
"
The president, it wuh naid It of
i he opinion thai in t he case of t in
in the various departments. Mr.
Roverniuent. the nil- should l t-i ac-
pt tint recoil) in ndal Ions or xp-vl:
taken at the coinpany'H Mudlos. Mr
Harding Is not tn a positioi, to 1 nou
what is nces!iry to have .t nreat
jship ready for open neric
it
Shi-
vlinK hoard were of tin
opiu ton 1 ha'
GRANGERS BACK
RDM NEWPORT
ci .. . u ; a ma irip sue u ns i nai n.npo.i.'i.
Showers this.. ... . .,,
should he made and had reroii'incnd-
'd the appropriation fur
(nose in tie reconditlnnlni.'
t h it mrr
eoi.f r.ict.
Wheat Quotation
PORTLAND. June 1'A (AP) S-jft
White $1.1U; Western Red $1.03.
BRITISH W10VE
MEETING WITH
SILL SUCCESS
Effort to Act as Conciliator
Between France and Ger
man Shows No Results.
(lly Associated Press)
LONDON, June 13. There was no
sl:rn Tuesday nlttht that the Hrltlsli
efforts to act the part of concilia
tor between lfrance nnU Germany
have yet met with success. There was
no rurlhcY meeting of the Itritish cab-
!lnct Tucaday. but diplomatic pour
,.,,. contuod at the foreign of-
flees were believed to bo uimlng at
some iormula to save the lace or uom
France and Germany.
"Amnesty .In the Ituhr" Is the
phrase met within the press of Lon
don, mid It Is believed that the Brit
ish effort Is lo persuade the l-'rench
government to get back to tile origin
al Idea of civil, us opposed to mill
tary. occupation of the Ituhr, as the
only basis on which Knglund could
again join France and Belgium in a
joint nolo seeking to havo Germany
abandon passive resistance.
.Military Hule lit liulir.
Tlie British government, never ac
quiesced in the military occupation of
tlie Ruhr. The German contention is
that even If Berlin, us France desires,
rescinded its orders for passive resis
tance, the ituhr workers in the occu
pied region would continue -their re
sistance, but the difficulty is that
Premier I'olncare. by dropping his
military measures, would be admit
ting failure of the occupation to
achieve the desired results.
If this difficulty could be sur
mounted it is thought it might be
easier to reach an allied conference,
including Germany. The suggestion
is made by some of the British pa
pers that tlie empasse presents an ex
cellent opportunity for Intervention
by Washington.
SUGAR PRICES SLIP
60 to 67 POINTS
(By Associated Press)
NEtW YOiRK, June 13. Disap
pointed over the demand for refined
sugar, traders in the market for raw
sugar became demoralized today and
sold heavily, breaking prices frcm GO
to 67 points-
A rally of 25 to SO points followed
on covering, but the undertone after
mid-day is still unsettled.
GERMAN CONVICTS RUN llACES
f Mv Associated Press )
BKKMN, June 13. Sports are he-
inir introduced in German prisons,
and the first trial of the experinvent
duiihjr H22 is .sun! to have met win
encouiiiirinc results-
In the penitentiary near Berlin 224 i
hours of physical exercises and nth-.way
letic training were given in tho
course of the vcar by a well-known
instructor in these branches. More
than a hundred men and beys par- j on Sunday Krv. roshy Itos.s . Owens declared he did not know how
ticipated. Gymnastics, races and prcachoil on -iJelti r Homes' and was , the woman fell.
team contests were parts of theja very at tony and fitting climax to1 An autopsy will be taken late to-t-chedulc.
'the wc.-k." da
.
XT'
C. Carroll Is
Found Guilty
In the caso of thB Stato of
Oregon vs. Charles Carroll,
charged with contributing to the
delinquency of a minor, after be
ing out about six hours, the jury
returned witha verdict of guilty.
Carroll will be sentenced at 10
o'clock Friday morning.
The caso of the State of Ore
gon vs, A. L. Waite, charged
with failure to support his minor
children, which was tried a shoit
time ago, resulted in a non
agreement by the jury after an
nil night session.
Today Judge J. W. Knowlcs is
presiding over the trial of Frank
Cox, charged with the crime of
receiving stolen property know
ing that it had been .stolen.
WEEK SOCCESS
Committee Announces .Win
ner of ' Window Exhibit
Contests; Carr's Placed
First.
Tin committee on winduw exhibits
for Better Homes week submit tho
following' report :
"Currying out t; ideals of the Na
tional "HcUer Homes" week, many Ij;
Grande merchants' entered special
wind own In the contest, showing diff
erent features of model furnishing;:.
"Tlie committco found a very diffi-
cult task, having several excellent ex.
a tuples from which to c boost1
"Ciut'h furnituro store, exhibited a
model bed room which in all it;; ap
pointments displayed 8 i m p 1 icitv.
beauty, and arrangement, curried off
first honors, while Newlin'B .Book
store, co-operating with tho ha
Grande public Library, was a elos
second If not quito an equal. Thu
model library displayed was worthy
of tho -most careful attention of till
homemukeis, and included excellent
selections for the wanly of all mem
ber! of the family.
"Tho Hill's I epartinent store dis
played u model sewing ' equipment
which attracted much attention from
Ihe public. f I
The H. & H, Mlectrft' company
hud a pretty display oC erfMrie uppll-
nneeu, harnessm! with ribbons and
driven by a June bride.
he general committee, Mrn.
MoHsmun chairman, and Mrs. J. T.
Itlchardsou with Mrs. Sherwood Wil
liams representiUK Ihe Neighborhood
Club, and Karl Reynolds mid John
Sloddurd . express themseive;; well
pleased with tho responso received
to this national call. The Kitchen
contest brought out the fact that J,a
Grande may be proitfl of its iioincs.
and particularly thu verv uiiinv set-
jculllically arranK'd kitchens. The
! merchant!; who co-operated entered
'hear tily into the window exhibit con-
test. The committee feels that by
(another year l.:x Grande will cut
into the national contest in
hiKer ;
and may carry ofr a prize. This
is the Hccomt year or the "ivttrr
; Homes" movement iu the I "nitt-ri
states.
THE EQUILIBRIST
BETTER HOMES
vi h
Iter Am.
. r w x
K.;
OREGON TRAIL
DEDICATED AT
L
Wagon Train Part of Ro
saria Parade, Led by Wal
ter K Meachani, of Baker.
PORTLAND, June 1.1- The
Rosebud Parade, in which 8.000
school children were to have .
marched today ns part of the
Rose Festival program, was post
poned on account of threatening
skies, '
PORTLAND. June 122. A pioneer
"A'aircil train came to Portland Tues-
jday, worn and weary from its RTind-
IJk mp, exhausting journey across tho
i piains, oui uouyant una exultant at
ilhe thought that at last the land
,of dreams, at last the wonderful, al
most mythical, fairy kingdom of Ko
saria had been reached.
Dusty and foot sore were the men
who marched beside the plodding
cxen, but inside the leading prairie
schooner were women as fair as ever
adorned any royal court f the Old
world, women who soon were to rule
over the kingdom of IRosaria.
As the wagon train reached the out
skirts cf the city over the Old Ore
gon Trail, it paused. Hundreds of
citizens cheered Luce Lee, soon to
be orowied queen, smiled brightly,
knowing that presently they would
losG their status as citizens and be
come subiects of the crown.
Then Lucv Leo nodded her head in
Icom - mand to J. A. Douglass; he snap
ped his long whip; the oxen lunged
forward and the kingdom of Rosnria
sprang into existence.
Down Sandy road the wagon train
proceeded through long lane.- of
shouting humanity. Fine little boys
and finp little girls lined the way,
lustily shouting themselves hoarse or
stretching their army full length in
wnviiiK Kccung wiiu reu. wnue unci
blue flugs-
Mcacham in Lead.
Mounted proudly on stamping
horses, leading the cavalcudc, were
the captain of the train and his as
sistant, known in ordinary lifo as
Walter E. 'Meacham, president of the
Old Oregon Trail association, find E.
M. -Welch, had of the Ad club- Y..
Then came the royal vehicle bear
ing their majesties, Lucy Lee, Kath
ryn, Gertrude, Harriet, Paulino,
Frances and Wilnva. They wero
(Continued on Pago Five)
WOMAN FALLS FROM
WINDOW. TO DEATH
(Tly Associated Press)
PORTLAND, June Kl. Injured by
falling from1 a window in a down
town rooming house early today Bes
sie Reed died at the hospital.
The police tock into custody Wil
liam N. Owens. f2, u logger, whom
they found in the room directly
above the spot where the
woman
struck the sidewalk
They said that the room was dis
arranged indicating a struggle.
ROSEPESTIVA
Elks Observe
The Flag Day
The Elks King Day service,
which will be held at the Tem-
Ele tomorrow evening, has now
een prepared in detail- Boy
Scouts will usher and the general
public is cordially invited to at
tend. The program is as follows:
March, La Grande Municipal
Hand; selection, band; music,
"Star Spangled Banner," band,
audience and lodge; introductory
exercises, Exalted Qiuler and of
ficers; prayeu, -Bro- Alfred I).
Johnson of La Grande Lodge No,
4:13; selection, Chamber of Com
merce quartette; History of the
Flag, Hro. Harry (Williams cf
La Grande Lodge No. 4Xi; Elks'
Tribute to the Flag, il'ra. Hugh
E- Brady of La Grande 'lxdgo
No. 4;i3j solo, "The Story of Old
Glory," (J. Will Callahan), Miss
Flavin Iiitter; patriotic address,
Brc, II- All Swartwood of Mos
cow Lodgo No. 2.4; mvusic,
"America," foaml, audience and
lodge.
Men and Women Interested
in Annual Event Meet in
City Hall.
!a Orande'a Chautaiuiua, which he
UiiiH June iMlh and continuea to the
2 Slli, receivcti u boost last evening
when President Hay Murphy address
ed a numher or Chautauuu workers
In a mass meeting ut tho city hall.
The President urged u ticket aell
in campaign which is natcd to bo
Kin next Monday, tfhoV purpose of
which is to raise sufficient fundu to
uliaorb $1-100 tiulehtediVesH Which has
been accumulating' for sumo time. Al
ready about $1400 is pledged in mem
bership, and the campaign that starts
Monday will be pushed vigorously un
til the remainder of the amount need
ed is raided.
''Wo must wipe out this debt," Buhl
President Murphy, "for no institution
goes along very well with n debt
hanging over it. ' A program of work
has heen outlined by the c.ominittno
which will bring about e: c :i:ent re
snltfi If everyone will g". J;; and do
hla part,"
Guilty of "Bucketing."
(Ry Associated Press)
NKW YORK, June VA- Ed
ward M. Fuller and W. Frank
JVIcGee, stockbrokers, today
pleaded guilty' lo bucketing
charges. They were demanded
for Hcntcncc Friday.
RED CROSS MEET
SET FOR JUNE 19
Chairman nnd executivo officers
of thirteen Red Cross chapters in
eastern Oregon will meet in confer
ence in The Dalles, June liUh. The
discussions on the prcgram will give
attention to details of Red Cross
work in the chapters and to the
nation-wide work of the American
Red Cross iu cooperation with tho
United States Veterans' Rureau. R.
C. Bran ion, manager of the Pacific
division, will preside, and will speak
at thj. lunchecn on "Developments
of the American National Red Cross
program." 'Miss Mattel Blackmail, ad
visory nurse and Field Representa
tive from the San Franeihco office,
Kenneth Cooper of the U- S. Vet
erans' iRureau in Portland, Karl Kil-
patrick. director of University of
Oregon extension division in Pcrtland
and nrany others of note will be on
tho program.
THE MAKKKT
(Hv Asyhciated I'ress)
PORTLAND, Juno 1.'). Livestock
steady hogs one quarter lower late
yesterday but steady today at a de
cline, prune light $7 to $7.75: sheep
50 cents lower, choice valley lanhs
$10 to $10. 50: eggs and butter easy.
GHAUTAUOUAIS
GIVEN A BOOST
Oklah oma Floods Growing
Worse, Thousands Homeless
(Ity Associated Press)
TTI.HA. Okla.. June I.I. With
:Hmmi to 4iimi people driven from their i
homes by flood Haters of the Arkan-
sas river Vix-sday night. Tulsa was
in the (ftlp or the worm flood In Full
ed States history.
Karly Tuesday night the Arkansas
was higher than at any time since
records have been kept here. The
only ray of cheer to llmse w ho f l d
ns the muddy waters encroached on
their homes was unrd from Ralston,!
7 r miles northwest of here, (hat the
crest hud passed.
Dr. II. M. Hutchinson or the ln.nl
vvej.tlur bureau, predicted thai, the
Waler would iM'Kill to recede iibool
midnight. At K o'clock Tuesday night I
was fill II rising at the r.tle ot two
tnlieH mi hour, slower thai, (.urine
the arternoon. Tlie gauge showed la.r
feel.
A p proximately noun refugees have
left the area between Tulsa nnd Hand
Hprlng. The number of ref uio j
from West Tulsa Is estimated at inn. j
There has been only one vasmiMy ;
Hhlrby Jtlackwell, negro, was kllhd,
M-hen he dived from the ftnnA Spring
hi big1' and struck hln h- iid ug:lnnt a I
WARFARE
Organized Reign of Terror
Launched Against Oc- '
cupying Forces.
LIFE OF DEGOUTTE
SAID THREATENED
Death Penalty Paid by Al
bert Sclageter Said . Mo
tive for Revenge; German
Engineer Sentenced.
IMWHKLDO !!', June III. An or
cranlzed reign of terror In thu form
of guerilla warfare is being .carried
on against occupying forces in tlm
Uuhr, according to French military
headquarters, which considers this n,
campaign of revengo, directed by Um
nationalists for thu execution of uu
ex-Uermau officer, Albert Sclageter,
for sabotage.
General HcOoutto and other high
army oficers slated for assassination,
military ecrct servlco reports de
clare. Gci-mnii Ki i gin eer (o I He.
MAYJiNCK, June 3 a. The death
penally has been Imposed by thu
French court martial upon Oetirge, h
German engineer, of the Haden Ani
llno anil Koda works at J,udwigshufctt
charged with sabotage.
French authorities say that he haj
confessod.
IN FOR VISIT
Snow on Hilltops This Morn
, ing; Two Inches Reported
at Kaniola; May Damage
Winter Wheat. . .
Although the clouds nre dissolving
dnrly this afternoon La Grande; is
beinir treated to a brief' return of.
winter.' Snow iH plainly seen on ltyt
tops of surrounding mountains ' and
is especially prcjniscuous on Ml
Emily. Reports received hero today
state that the snow was two inches
deep at Kumela this . morning about
three o'clock.
The lowlands nre not receiving
I snow but nre beinjr washed with
heavy ruins. Whether the rains will
damage the winter wheat or nut is
hard to nsccrtain just at present but
many of the farmers are fearful
Huy and spring wheat are being
benefited-
liad weather has been prevalent in
Eastern Oregon for several days
now. Heports frcm Medical Spring
state that Sunday evening the worst
electric storm and rain in years oc
curred. Similar . reports come from
other outlying districts.
Haines Rejoicing. .
HAINES, Ore., June J!l, Growing
crops in tlie Lillard Flats and Mis
souri Klats districts east of Haines
'are in fine condition for this season
lef the year. The hay and grain
crop, on the unimgatcd lands am
more promising nt the present than
in years past. The continued rains
have caused tho dryland crops to:
keep pace with crops on the irrigat
ed lands west of the city anil an
abundant crop of alfalfa hay fniirrj
the first cutting is assurrcd.
lavorable weather for nm.thct
six weeks' period will biing an un
precedented yield of wheat, rye and
barley from the flats districts, where
large acreage and small yields havo
hern the rule in seasons past.
sharp object. His body wua fom.d
two hours afterwards.
Oklahoma Clly Pifpnn-i.
(My Associated I'ress)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OUIa,, June I
olJahoiua City Tmsday night w.it,.
prepared for the highest water of tho
year as a flood crest swirled down thu
North Canadian river from the wi.,t
ein part or thn state. The crest U
ex p'-eted by Kridny.
Damage in Oklahoma City will iht
be great, It Is behoved, as the twe
previous rises this , spring ramicd
about the maximum or destruction In
Ihe lowlands, none of which has be Mi
repaired. r
1'i-rsons who had moved back Into
the lowlands were warned Tuesday t
get out. Keilef organlfci turns prc-pari-d
to house and feed the refu
Kca. 1 nn-ns I IihhIs IteiitU.
(Ity Awu-tatcd Tress)
WICHITA. Kun.. Jilhe 1.1. Wich
ita's 1 :t:t f lood season one of t ho
most destructive- on record -passed
(Continued on Tugo Three)
WINTER DROPS