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VOLUME XXVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUAE 21, 1923.
MEMUKIt OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
M DM III J t OF ASSOCIATED 1RES3
NUMBER 220
STREAM
IS BECOMING
LESS INTENSE
Unless New Eruption Oc
curs, Lingualossa Is Safe
From Destruction.
PREMIER MUSSOLINI
BRINGS MUCH CHEER
Mount Etna Changes Smil
ing Land to Dead Waste;
Orchards, Gardens and
Homes Destroyed.
CATANIA, Juno 21. Ueports from
the Ktna region early today said Hutu
had been a alight decrease in the in
tensity of the eruption while explo
sions within the crater were less fre
quent. With the arrival of Premier Mus
Molint in prospect, peasants who have
hourly expected destruction of their
homes by the lava flow became more
cheerful for such is the prestige of
the Premier, that many of the ignor
ant and superstitious peasants literal
ly believe ho will have only to bring ,
his will to bear on thu volcano Ktna j
to them Is almost a living person j
for the eruption to decrease or even
etop.
Unless there is a new, strong emis
sion of lava, Lingualossa is almost
safe from destruction.
Ie.t ruction Widespread.
CATANIA, June 21. Tho smiling,
fruitful and thickly populated slope
of Mount Ktna und the surrounding
country, as the correspondent of tho
Associated Tress saw them in the
past, have now become, with ghastly
suddenness, the "land of dreadful
night."
Through the thick darkness, which
can almost be fell, glows tho crim
son of the lava fire flowing from tho
broken lips of the craters, extending
for miles and gradually growing
darker, us the molten mass cools und
hardens, until cracks and crevices
uppeur on the surface through which
can been soon bubbling up lIio boiling
lavu from beneath. f
The fields ot Kmme, l-'reddo, Diana,
(Continued on Page Five.)
Commission Authorizes the
Building of a Main Line of!
the U. IJ. to Uoise.
WASHINGTON, June 21. A cer
tificate of public convenience and
necessity was granted by the inter
state commerce commission Wednes
day to the Oregon Short Line rail
road company for construction of
the road which will put Boise on
the main lino of the Union Pacific
system.
!.. nrtinn of the interstate com
merce commission Wednesday morn
ing was immediately followed by
wires to President Carl Gray, cf the
Union Pacific system, asking for a
definite date as to when tjie con
struction will be started on the 28
and a ouarter miles of main '.m
track between Orchard and Perkins
stations will be started- At a late
hour Wednesday night they were
still unanswered.
Authorization nf construction make
the securing of a few outstanding
right of way options and the "round
ing up" of delinquents In the sub
scription list 'of the $4(10,000 rail
fund the next steps to the actual
construction of the line.
Twenty-two hundred subscribers
are represented on the list of "spike
drivers" as a result of a campaign
waged some time ago when it was
announced by the rail system that
such a line, classed as "a douhls
track," wculd be built, providing the
$400,000 fund was realized to pro
vide a right of way and a trust fund
to y,ett taxes on this line, should
they go above $1000 a mile.
By this arrangement $-125,000, as
the trust fund, is to be invested for
25 years in 5 per cent securities to
be used to meet taxes. The remain
ing part of the $400,000, or as much
as necessary, will go to the pur
chase of the right of way. If the
interest firm the $:J2."i,009 is not
Eaid for taxes, as .specified, it is to
e prorated back to the subscribers
at the end of the 25-year period.
Weather Forecast
Portland, June 21
Showers tonite
with moderate
southwest wind.
I LnllL UUIUL i
ON MAIN LINE!
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Tenement Fire
Takes 1 0 Lives
(Bv Associated Press)
CHICAGO. June 21. Ten
persons, nine of them negroes
and one a white man, were burn
ed to death and about thirty
negroes injured when fire swept
through a three story tenement
occupied by 160 tenants early today-
The firemen suspect that the
fire started from a moonshine
still in the basement.
Makes Confession.
CHICAGO, June 21, Joseph
Smith, furniture dealer in the
building, was taken into cus
tody for questioning- and admit
ted, according' to the police, that
he had operated a still in the
basement and had left the gas
jet burning. He said tho gas
flame was about four inches
from a plaster ceiling. .
Street Improvements Occu
py Executives Attention
During Greater Part of
Session.
A petition for the Improvement of
Second street from O to Pennsylvan
ia avenue by the laying of 30 feet
w id Hi pavement and from Pennsyl
vania to Spring avenue by tho lay
ing of 4 0 feet pavement, signed by a
number of property holders In tho
affected district, was submitted to the
City Commission, composed of Presi
dent Sherwood Williams and Commls-.
sioners C. J. Black and Dr. H. . S.
Brownton last evening at tho regular
weekly session held In the city hail.
Investigation Into the district by
the city manager and the commission
ers resulted in a vote being taken to
lay definite action on the petition
over until next week, pending fur
ther investigation.
Protests House-Moving.
A committee, of four, two repre
senting the light and power company
and two representing the telephone
company, as -a whole representing
public utilities in La Grande, appear
ed before the executives of the city
with a grievance concerning the mov
ing of houses without recompense to
the public utilities for damages re
sulting from cutting wires to per
mit passage and loss in labor and
time. The matter was discussed at
ngth several court decisions being
roiight into the discussion, with the
final decision to lay the matter over
until further consideration and In
vestigation could be made.
To Police Park.
Commissioner C. J. Ulack, acting
ut the request of the Chautauqua
Board, stated that it was the wish of
that body to have the Riverside Park
properly patrolled by city policemen
during Chautauqua week. The mutter
was referred to City Mi.nager J' II.
Haes with authority to act as he Baw
lit.
No Ilcnmnsti-aiiccs.
J.ast evening was tho time set for
hearing of grievances and remon
strances on Improvement Dlsrict No.
1-4. Several interested property ow
ners were present but no remonstran
ces of importance were mado and tho
district was ordered to proceed and
Recorder J. K. Stearns was authoriz
ed to advertise for bids, to be receiv
ed July G, on construction.
The district in question will con
sist of grading to the proper subgrade
and constructing thereon hard sur
laee pavement fifty-six 5ti feet In
width between curb lines on Green
wood Street from the north property
line of Adams Avenue to the north
property line of Madison Avenue (ex
cepting the O. W. It. N. Company's
right of way and Jefferson Avenue
.street intersection) und including one
full sireet Intersection at Madison
Avenue; ulso by constructing concrete
Midi-walks where same are not In
place, combination curb and gutter
where not in place, concrete gutters,
where curbs are in place, catch bas
in., etc., and by laying sewer pipes,
Miunumeni irames ana coders, on th'i
above named street, all located in
''hnpltns Addition to the City of It
Crande, I'nion County Oregon. The
above named Improvements nre to be
made at the expense of th properd
in said Improvement Hbdrict that
will be especially benefited thereby,
in accordance with the plans und
specifications therefor adopted and
now on iile !u the office of the City
Id colder of said City.
Three resolutions went paused for
improvement.; in tho vicinity ot tho
old fairgrounds as a mutter of cu
eouragement to the Ml. Kmily tim
ber company to locate it proposed
plant at th.u place, subject to the fin
al localion of that plant In this city.
Several mailers of les-t Importance
were ult'-nded to before adjournment.
Scholastic Honors Are
Shared by Oregon Boy
(Bv Associated Press)
SBABRIDGE, June 21. The
highest scholastic distinction in
Harvard college, that of winning
a degree of Bachelor or 'Arts or
Bachelor of Science, "Sum in a
Cum Laude, was shared today
by 1 1 men, including Arthur
Scllwood Vcburg of Wheeler.
Wheat (ikMhUoii.
IM'IITI.ANM, June rt. Hard
Wtitul 41.1; Western itcd $L5,
11
MEETING
FIVE ESCAPE
FRDM IDAHO
PENITENTIARY
Smuggled Saws Aided Con
victs in Solitary Confine
ment to Procure Freedom.
BOISK, June 21. Sawing through
the iron bars of their cells and bind
ing and gagging two of the prison
guards, five prisoners made their es
cape from the Idaho penitentiary
Wednesday night at 7 o'clock. At a
lulu hour they wero still at largo al
though prison-guards were patrollng
every avenue of escape, -i
.. The, escape was effected by. means
of placing a plank from tho roof of
the newly constructed- shirt factory
to the prison wall and-down the other
aide.
All the escaped prisoners were In
solitary confinement at tho time they
made their -escape. t With the aid' ot.
saws,. that had been smuggled to them
they cut the bars,, climbed, out of the
cell house Into the prison yard.1 Af
ter getting out of their cell. the. men
got over the Wall by. placing a plank
from the roof of the new shirt factory
to the wall; '
Walter Smith, I o 14 years, forg
ery. No. 2Seti, age 24, white, height
5 feet 9 and one half Inehes, com
plexion medium,- weight 14S, hair
light brown, blue eyes, vac., scar on
left arm, largo scar on front of up- j
per part of loft leg. scar on left ank
le, tatop on left forearm, scar under
right eye.
.Clarence Rousch, l.'to 14 year.
Krund larceny. No. 2967, off. 29.
white, height 5 feet 4 and one hale
(nchra. completion dark, weight 130,
(Continued on Pago l-'lvo)
FOREIGN SHIPS TO
, TEST U. S. LIQUOR
RULES, IS REPORT
WASHINGTON, June 21. Secret
tary Mellon -announced today thnt It
hud been decided- to seize all ships
liquor brought -into American waters
even though It whs aboard ofcrign
shins and under the seal of .foreign,
governments.
WASHINGTON, June 21. Actual
entry into 'American 'territorial Wa
ters ot foreign ships ' with . sealed
stores ot beverage liquor Aboard
probably will be awaited by the
United States government before an
nouncement In made as to any course
of action ch its part,- ...
The' new 'snarl which has develop
ed in the ship liquor tangle by the
apparent ; determination of some
French and British ship owners for
a test of strength, puzzles treasury
official they said frankly Wednes
day night At the state department
the inclination was to turn over the
whole problem to the treasury which
will begin Thursday to ascertain
what it may cr may not do.
Spcx-inl Train Service. .
IJAKKH, June 21. Guy U Leon
ard, traveling freight and passenger
agent of the lnion 0 Pacific System
was in the city yesterday arranging
special train service from Hakor to
the Too O' Itlue Mountains on the
occasion of the Old Oregon Trail
pageant, July 3 und 4.
President's First Talk
Is Laconic; Just 2 Words
State Convention of Elks
On at The Dalles Today
(By Associated Press)
THE DALLES, June 21.
Delegates and visitors to the
Sixth Annual State convention
of Elks were arriving today pre
paratory to the opening session
which is being held this after
noon (Registration of delegates and
informal receptions will occupy
their time until evening when
the pageant of Wascopam will
b0 held.
LP.
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Wallowa Lake to Be Site of
. Annual District Conven
tion of the Knights of
Pythias of Two Counties.
Monday, afternoon at 1 p. m. ul!
members of the Knight of Pythias or
Union and Wallowa counties will meet
on the shores of the Wallowa for their
annual district convention. All knights
are invited to bring their wife or lady
friend. Tho lodges that will bo rep
resented at the convention are: La
Grande, Klgln, Imbler, Wallowa and
KnterprlHe. Grand Chancellor M.
tiaruesiy oi Heasiun and urand Keep
er, of Records and Seal Walter O.
Gleason of Portland will bo present
at the"conventlon. ?.
The program ha beoji nrranged by
the committee and It la assured thai
every delegato will have a fflorlous
time. The program Is as planned: At
1 o'clock the delegates are to meet
at the head of the lake, from 2 to 4
will be - regular meeting which the
grand officers, assisted by delegates
from the different lodges will" hold
initiation In the rank of page. Prom
4 to 6 there will be games, races und
other amusements, ; At' 6, the dinner
hour will ho held a big picnic din
ner together tinder the pines. At
there will be a short program an1
social evening and from 0 until mid
night ; dancing will .be- 4n order.
SPENT THE DAY
HcUcvini? thut the roiid from l.n
Grande to Jotuph Ahould bo "loiwd"
o thai detailed Information c-ould be
given tourists who wish to visit the
great srenlc country, yesterday after
noon Hud Lynch In his new Durant
car took William Heufrhnn. photog
rapher, and Heeretary of the chamber
of Commerce Karl Reynolds and w ife
from tills city to Joseph. Mr. Hetish-
CAUCUS
OIIIIY
LUG
ROAD
lTnTuV'h(u r' h:orKMhiimH anl Peraons of Promi-
r?:.nn;LH? CylCtS !C1" nece- The"c numbered 48 ami the
... . t'""u ' i,b "
stretch between Lost Inn and Knt
prise where rains had caused mud
'during the process of construction.
MOSQUITO TIME
Small Boy First to Greet
Harding on Trip to West;
Answered With "Hello,
There."
FirRt Officio! Speech.
ST. LOUIS, June 21. An automo
bile procession laying of a corner
stono and delivering the first formal
address on tils trip, were on the pro
gram of President Harding who is
due late this afternoon. St. 'Louis
will be bis first official atop on his
15,000-mile journey-
On Beard President Knrilinir's Rne-
cial Train, Near Cumberland, Md
president Harding made his first
speech after leaving Washington for
a 15,000-mile trip to tho Pacific
I coast and Alaska, Wednesday at
Martinsburg, W. Va. It was ad
dressed to a small boy in tho streets
who hailed the president and re
ceived in turn a cheerful "Hello,
there."
The train had stopped, for water
when the president appeared on the
rear piattnrm. The small bov was the
first to recognize tho chief excel
tive, and cnlled, "Hello. Mr. Presi
dent!' Others, including a number
ci railroad workers who hail 'been
waiting at the stationed, followed
the boy's example, shook hands and
wisneu tho president a pleasant jour'
ney.
A few miles out of 'Mlartinfburg
the president, still on the roar plat
form, saw a scene which carried
nun back to the swimming hole days
of his youth. In the foreground
were a nail dozen beys, scantily clad,
enjoying refuge from tho mid-sum
mer heat in a pool formed by a little
creeK liowing down through the
lulls. Mr. Harding greeted the
youngsters with a smile and a wave
of his cap.
The president spent the first day
aboard the train enjoying the scenes
along the upper Potomac and in .u-
premo relaxation, after the long;
naurs spent at ms desk m prepar
ation of his more important address
es and in clearing up official busi
ness. During this time he made the
acquaintance of the train crew and.
pleasantly reprimanded some of the
trainmen who had been too busy to
visit the president's car.
Frees Prisoners,
WASHINGTON, June 2i Imme-
Hato release of more than a score
of . federal prisoners ' cclivicted of
violating war' laws, but with contin
ued detention o almost is many
mora. ' ,was ordered Wednesday by
President 'Harding.- before ' leavincr
On his western trip,
j 'The president acted on 1,58 panlons
und commutations releases, a record
breaking number.' , '.
He granted 30 conditional and,, 14
unconditional commutations, in full
pardons, restored civil rights to 27
former prisoners and denied 84 ap
plications for pardons or commuta
tions. He also ordered remission of
sentences in two cases.
War Law Cases.
Interest centered in those convict
ed cf violating the espionage, draft
and other war laws, whose ann lea-
tinnu hnrl hoen ini-neun.l hi, aHln.,alti.n ,.i ... ,.. 1 ...n.i .....
1 but denied applications in 21
cases, including a group of 20 al-
(Continued on I ';
6).
Many Attend
Park ricnic
Although the representation
from La Grande was not en
tirely up to expectations, the
Farmers' Picnic held yesterday
at 'Riverside Park, found a largo
number of people present- The
weather, which startetl out early
in the day anything but promis
ing, cleared up in the afternoon
for a short time, practically
ideal for such an affair.
A splendid dinner was served
at noon by the wives of the
farmers present and in the eve
ning a program was rendered,
which was well attended. Mu
sical numbers and speeches by
several present made up the pro
gram. IS TONIGHT
La Grande Band to Give
Concert and Dance This
Evening; Concert Begins
at s:au O'clock. .
Zuber hull will this nvenlng bo the
scene of a dance given by the La
Grande municipal band to bo preced
ed hy a concert and a few selections
rendered In front of tho dance hall.
Cancelling of expenses Incurred in
the purchase of needed equipment is
the object for giving the dance but
the worthiness of this organization's
efforts toward tho general public Is
so apparent und so welt appreciated,
that, aside from the splendid dance
which Is assured, there will be a lot
of support given from the standpoint
of civic pride. I.a Grande's band
holds nn enviable position In north
western musical circles.
Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock and
tho concert will begin at about 8:3()
o'clock, the latter In open air pro
vided the weather permits.
Through efforts of r-v-.sunn N.
J. Hlnnott, who was appealed to hy
ost master Huron the La Grande
chapter of- the lied Crown has been
given a-rodm in the Kederal building
by the United States government,
where hereafter thd"work of that In
stitution will be conducted.
'Tho. government' looks upon the
Ited Cross ns utmost a governmental
branch," said Postmaster Huron to
day. "Its work In taking care of tin?
soldier claims and looking tho ser
vice men Is so Important that the
government Is very anxious to have
very going chapter closely assoctat- I
ed with the other departments of
I ho federal work."
This movement will relieve the Hed
Cross of the monthly rental and nlaeo
in La Grande where all dudes of tho
chap.nr will be attended to connect-
ed with Ihe service men and the w.ir
department. While this does not In
any, way have connection with tho lo
rat rhnrlty work that the rhaptnr con
stantly carries on It Is, nevertheless,
considerable assistance In tho way of
renin Is at this time when the lied
Cross work Is badly In need of sup
port. liiii I'liriliiiKi Ami iiir.
Pf ll T LA N l, June 21. Sheriff !
BAND DANCE
RED GROSS GETS
NEW QUARTERS
Chirfdman ami District Attorney O il-1 in condition for the first annual
loway, of Wasco county, who left last' rodeo tc be given there on the three
night Willi Mrsi Margan-t Lenox, who closing days of this week. Horse
said yeMicrdav she believed her hus-lmen who have been irathcrinc at
band killed Peter Agidlus, an Otilcy
farmer, last week, arrived at Tho
I iilles without tho woman. They
maintained an official ntleiiee. Ilolh
officers ehided Porl land authorities
for detalnliiK the woman.
The Market.
PORTLAND, Juno 21. (AP) IJve
stock unchanged. Cattle and hog.t
steady, sheep strong- Kggs strong
but unchanged, butler easy but un-rlmnged.
Sizzling Heat In East Is
Cause Of Numerous Deaths
rillOAOO, June 2 1. No break In
he hent wave which has held Chi-
niKo and Its vicinity Iti a Kt'usp since
.Monday wus seen in weather fore
casts. Seven leen persons have tiled
here since Monday from heat pros
trations. The tempera turn yentenlay
wan JtH. Tweiiy-iwo deal lis oceured in
Ohio since Monday. Iteports from
New York state that the heal wan re
Hponsiblu for five deaths yesterday.
COLUMBUS. O, June 121. Pros
pects for relief from Hwelleiing
weather which ha enveloped Ohio
for the last 72 hours causing the
death, either directly or indirectly,
of at least 18 persons, is not fore
cast for the remainder of this week,
according to Observer W. II, Alexan
der of the local weather bureau
Maximum' temperature here Wednes-
day was 02, equalling the high mark
of the year.
Four additional deaths Wednesday,
CONFISCATE
M PLANT
IN THE RUHR
All Industries to Be Taken
Over by French; De- .
cree Being Prepared. :
TWO BELGIANS ARE
KILLED BY GERMANS
Attempted to Search Two at
Control Post Near Reck
linghausen; One Private
Wounded.
(iJy Associated Tress)
ESSKN, June 21. A Belgian 1
corporal und private were killed
and one nrivatc wounded near
Kecklinghuusen today when they
endeavored to search two Ger-
mans ut the control post.
DUSSKLLDORF, June 21. A de
cree providing for confiscution of
all Ruhr valley industries, the pro
ducts of which are applicable lo the
reparations account nnd forced oper
ation of the plants by the Germans
is ibeing prepared 'by General L)e-'
guot, commander cf the occupation
forces, it was announced Wednesday,
Plana for promulgation of the de
cree are going forward as rapidly as
possible, but it was said, several days
more would be needed to work out
the details.
The decree, will give tho military
authorities adequate power to take
over ail metal works, iron and steet
plants, mines, coke ovens and virtu
ally all other private industries in
the Ruhr- .
Will Jail Germuns.
In the event of tho Germans re
fusing to operate tho plants after
me requisition, the decree provides
for jail sentences ud to 15 years
hytd, in addition, heavy fines for the
directors ci tno companies or others
responsible lor tho rosistunce.
, In .cases. of. ttbotage .to hiiuler, ,tlio
work at any of the plants after re
quisition, those responsible will be
tried before courts martial and, upon
conviction will be subject to the
death pennlty. ...
Tho decree will be mcst sweeping
giving the military authorities, in
collaboration with tho French civil
commission, the right to exploit the
industries themselves or to lease the
plants to concessionaries of this is
deemed better to th0 interests of the
occupation authorities in tlicir plan
to obtain reputations.
RODEO OPEN AT
The Powder River Rodeo opened
today with hundreds In attendance.
Visitors uro flecking into the city
from all points in Knstcrn Oregon .
and evidences tho first day point
to a very successful three-day show.
Kvery available laborer has been
employed at North Powder in com
pleting the big grandstand and put-
ting the race track-and the arena
North Powder for tho past ten dnyst
are loud in their praise of the new
race course built at the rodeo
grounds.
North Powder has been decorated
in flags and ibunting by a profes
sional decorator and business men
of tho little city have added private
decorntionM on tho fronts of their
stores and offices. The people of
the town have made preparations to
entertain from 0,000 to 10,000 visi
tors. 1
one a drowning and the other a sui
cide, which relatives believe was
prompted by the heat, brought tho
loll to 18.
New York Swellers.
NL'W YORK, Juno 21 The hot
test day sc. far this tyear brought
death to five persons in Greater New
York and caused ;moro than n score
of piostrations, most of them on
the lower east side.
The high temperature 05 at 6
p. m. was ameliorated all day toy
comparatively low humidity and
northwest zephyrH. '
The weather man predicted tho
temperature would stay high for at
least Utf hours.
Chicago Kuffers,
CHICAGO, June 21 One death
nd seven prostrations were ascrib
tMl to tho heat Wednesday. The death
brought the fatalities of the present
heat wave to U.
The temperature
nor i
wo resulting from heat piosti.rj'ons, ut noon was 88.