La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 23, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textrattu? cimtitt LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1923. VOLUME XXVI mi:.mim:u or associateb miess MF.MI1F.K Of ASSOCIATED I'ltKSS NUMBER 222 W&MXXitt CONSOLIDATE RAILROADS, SAYS HARDING Favors Small Number Systems to Help Weaker Roads. of WOULD CONTINUE THE LABOR BOARD Prpeirtnnr Mnl,'p Ronnnrl , Formal Speech 0f West-1 Impossible to Finance Ex ern Trip at Kansas City to ! pense of Institution and Large Audience. I Board Votes to Close Tt KANSAS CITY. Juno 3.-Consol idation of the railroads of the coun-j try into a small number of system: nwrniuo l.iu-m-Ju eoliitinn r.f theirin transportation problem, Presilent i Vul .7i .7m,e. f W ,-in "'.ih.,, wiestllng with this problem for his western til p. ...months. Kach meeting Indicated that "If the system consolidations wil ,he (luy WilH nl)1,rom.hnig when it not afford tho solution,' he said inulBt b0 clollea unless the rank and "then our failure will enforce a ccst-fle o tne pi.0)le runied to its sup lier experiment anil the one Rrcati r( commitment which I hope the United. A'voaraBO Whcn, through the States will forever escape- .'kindness or one or two who made dl- The executive expressed the belief ri.ct domilum,, an(1 purchased sonic thatthis one great committment th0 rcal ,.stalc. ownci uy the Y at government operation would be a':l arBe )rl(.c , or(t,r to pllt om colossal blunder, which would ile-iol- de))ti lt waa thought perhaps the stroy initiative, infect us with pc-;rum,lntf expenses could be secured litical corruption, create regional und thc illaUtuUoI1 operated success jealousies and impose incalculable ,,uny cost on the public treasury." Th0 u.avy ex,)ensc however was Would Continue Labor Board. 00 mm.h to com,mt an(l iast evl.ning Discussing relations between the h(, outstalldnB obligations amounted carriers and their employers as a L umroximatl,Iy i2bitu with no rove vital factor in the transportation 'ulo , gl(,ht 0 , h(,m situation, the president announced u WM vl(lollt tliat to operate, long that he favored continuance of thel(.r wou(, monn only furthcr llliebt. railroad labor board urn or such i t,(lm,ss whlch woud nave to ,JC met modifications as seem most likely to )V (1Hv(,s um, publc 8ubscrlpl,on make the plan successful. He Pi'l.llUiK.P of whch Sl;0m8 to be unpopu he was net convinced that tho test ,ir ut (hc prl.S(,nt Ume of this plan had been a complete Art(,r ,on(ttny uiscussion : and the anil entirely -iair i,no, uac uuuu . . that "there is little to hope for until all concerned are' ready to comply promptly with thc board's decisions.' "1 am iranK 10 say, ne con tinued, "I do not hope for com pliance on thc part of employes so long as decisions arc ignored by thc managers-" The sort of consolidation for tho carriers which Mr. Hardiiitr advocat- cii contcmpiaics a consuu c.o.i ol u, larger systems so that the weaker and unprcfitable lines would be able 01 tne scronKer aim uiuiiuuiiu ' UIIlll I IIC li liiWVII Ul vi it; luuuui j makes them all earn a just return upon the capital invested. Such a consolidation, the president asserted, "would affect a dimunition in rates without making a net return impossible." and at the -ame time would "make sound finance possible for expansion." Heat Is Oppressive. The temperature in thc hull was up near 1(5 degrees- A few left to (Continued on Vaso Five) 11 Children of Nation to Be Taught the Merit of Work for Fellowman. Returning from a meeting of the , Red Cross chapter of Eastern Ore- gon Mrs. Fay Catlin, -ho represent ed the La Grande chapter, said ti day that The Dalles meeting, while covering many important pcints. seemed to stress the future work of Red Cross among the juniors of the country- By this it is meant a campaign RED GHDSSW DEVELDPTOUTH education will be waged among' C P young in an endeavor to im- j I ess upen the children what 't.ll ans to render service to fellow- U of the prcs mean men, to relieve suffering, to estab lish ideals which go higher than mAcy consideration and to make of humanity a brotherhood which in time of stress mid trouble will de vclcp the Red Cross into thnt pillar on which suffering humanity may lean and he aided. All chapters east of the Cascade mountains wcre represented at The Dalles meeting. Weather Forecast , 'tWlll'h r"rtla"a' Junc '' 7 '! ci ' ' i Z5rik shmvcrs tu,ll't" 1 I ami Sunday with moderate winds .'iiK't.i vif . i I . inoitly fouthc;!;'. Bohnenkamp Buys Stock A business transaction occurr ed recently of considerable in terest when the W. H. Bohnen kamp company of La Grande purchased tho stock of Floyd McKcnnon'.': farm implement concern. No knowledge of the transaction was circulated until the deal was closed and the sale came as a surprise to all. Tho new owners have not yet decided how they will house the stock but may build a new warehouse. No further announce ments of the sale were made. Y1C11L CLOSE JULY 1ST f Al a meeting of tho hoard of- illrccA lorn of tli V. Al. (3. A. last evening a motion prevailed to close the institu tion on July 1st becuuso it is appar ntly impossible to keep up the run-y expenses and pay tho interes; n the mortgaged Indebtedness. The action lust evening was aay- :il'nB but hasty for the board has rorrl.uiK out of cvcry possiblo plan lh,a,K, lti 18 board a,,,nltte, the , . ordori.,i ii,e v clos- ,c-d on July 1st. 1 Secretary, Tryke will handle. the IJoy Scout camp in' July and It was voted to accept his resignation, whlcn has been on the table for several months, the first day of August. - Chairman Albert Hunter appointed T. J. Sc-roggln, A. C. Hampton and 8. :i Crowo lU) u COIIUllUU,0 to taku char.L. of ,,, bll,llnB am, han,Ho it - t() ,hl. bl,st UIvantaK0 ,)ossibie unU, such time should arrive that it should ;bo ,.e.0,,ened r bp!'.!. A. I). Dudley Is Oregon State Chamber Secretary (Bv Associated Press) KLAMATH FALLS, June 23. A. II. Dudley secretary of the Sacramento Chamber of Com merce, has accepted the secre taryship of the Oregon State Chamber, said E. B. Hall today, a member of the state board of directors and chairman of the committee that negotiated with Dudley. The secretary will take office August ! RODEO TO BE HELD SUiNDAY AFTERNOON XOKTIt POWUKK, On, June '1?,. Heavy rains, resulting in u very muddy Irack, yesterday resulted In tin1 postponement of tho second day's pro;;rum of thc Powder Hlver Itodco which opened Thursday with a rec ord hrciikhiK crowd in attendance. Announcement was made that the program will be staged Sunday after- noon. Tuday Hie scheduled program will he carried out weather permitting und Uakeritc. who were disappointed yci lerdtiy, will undouhtediy be present en iiiii.sse. The ltodco"s night program is attracting many and the features are proving most entertaining. Tuesday Luncheon Will Be Last Meeting Until Sep tember of Union County Chamber of Commerce. The Union County Chamber of fommorcc will hohl its last meetine J upsrliiy nocn until next September. ftt winch time the weekly meeting will he resumed after a six weeks 'cessation of activities. G. L. I-ari- son, president of the chamlwr, will !'M! chairman Tuesday ami is request- in; all members to be present at '".-""' 01 me in- witcr - spnn) season, The new set of by-laws and the constitution adopted last week will be up for amendment Tuesday and o'-'eral other businatts matters will cnrip rt-:ore those present. A mu sical prcgram will alco be arranged. HAMBERTO GO ON A VACATION PROHIBITION . OVERTURNED IN MANITOBA Goes "Wet" by Steadily In creasing Majority, Now Numbering Over 25,000 Votes. (Rv tAssocintdl Press) WINNEPKG, Juiip 2X Manitoba nan Kone ' wet 'by a sweeping ma jority which went beyond 25,000 in Winncjieir, and which was increasing slowly . as outlyini? districts were heard from. The bill of the moderation leajrue was endorsed by voters yesterday and the policy of prohibition pre sented by thc Manitoba temperance act, the law of the province for sev en years, was overturned. under the new act the (roveniment will administer the sale of. beverage liquor. Dry Agents Make Haul PHILADELPHIA, June 23 Cham pagne and other wines were seized ' agents on an establishment on 8th street, near Fairinount avenue. A warrant for the Arrest of Joseph Wilen, the alleged proprietor, will be issued Saturday. The seizure netted 185,000 gallons of various kinds of wine and 27 cases cf choice champagne, it was said. Six clerks, the prohibition agents declared, werc busy waiting on cus tomers when they entered. CHANGES THE NAME OF "CABBAGE HILL" BAKER, June 23. The name "Cabbage Hill" which has long been one of the land marks ot the Old Orcaron Trail, where it drops from the Blue mountains into the Uma tilla valley, will no loncer appear on the map under that common title. The mil will hereafter be marked as Em i errant Hill. Announcement of the change was received here today byW- E. Meacham from Editor E. ti. Aldnch. 01 the bast Uretronian, whci stated that name had been se lected at a meeting of the Commer cial Association of Pendleton; Emi grant means themigration from 6ne country to another;, and at the time tno pioneers nrst came vo uregon thev werc comintr from the "States to, the Oregon country," hence "Emi grant" instead of immigrant. The name of Emigrant "was one o( three proposed -by Mr. Meacham, the others being Panorama Hill or Pion eer Hill. i Bonur Law Improving LONDON, June 23. Contrary to reports which have circulated that former Prime Minister . Bonar Law's condition was growing increasingly scricust it- wn stated at his home rnday night that the ex-premiers health was giving no additional cause for alarm. 'He is getting along very well indeed," an inquirer at the residence was informed. - Wheat (imluliims. PORTLAND. June 23. Hard Whlto $1.!3: Weslern Ki-rf $1.05. THE TThs WAV o success, LADY. SAFE A.X Many Att end Elks Caucus THE DALLES, June 23. Willi hundreds of visitors com ing ill by auto and train, all parts of Oregon and Washing ton wcre represented at the sixth annual convention of the state Elks' organization. Pledging of all state lodges to suppoK the claim of the Port land lodge for the national con vention in 1924, through their delegates at Atlanta was the chief item of discussion. Covering the 1(10 miles from Bend to The Dalles in the fast time of 10 hours anil 34 min utes, S. Houston of licnr Crock, near Prineville riding thc string cf Charles Houston, won the pony express race here Friday, taking first prize money of $700- Jimmy Taylor riding the Jim Geraiti string was second, with the time of 11 hours and 12 minutes, winning $350. Roy Gray won third money of $1250. . orriti't Ki'tHi. TNIO DALLKS, Juno 23. Tillfimook waa chosen for (ho l!t24 inrelliif; of the Oregoiv Elk. Krjink J. Lonortfim, Portland, wan elected president; Homer Itoss, McMlnnvllle. first vice-president; August Huekesteln, Salem, Hee ond vlee-prestent; IJnn Niehol, Prineville third vieo-presldent; C. A. Hayden, Klamalh Kalis, treas urer;' and Harold Warner, Pen dleton, J). Perowi, Ashland, J. CI. Turner, Tillamook, were reelect ed trustees. Knight of Pythias to Con vene at Wallowa Lake for Annual District Confer ,ence. Tlio Kni(rhts of Pythias District convention will be held at Wallowa Lake, Monday, June 25. 1 The di trict consists of ''two-counties, Union and Wallowa, and a larjre attend ance ifl expected- Wallowa lake, one of the most beautiful lakes in Ore gon, iR an ideal setting for such a meeting, ' D. D. G.' C. Ben Weathers, of En terprise, has announced that the convention will aKsemblc at the head ofMhe lake at one o'clock in the afternoon with a picnic held at thc same time for the 'women and chil dren. The lodge meeting ' will be held in the new Uranch bine club house from two until four o'clock, the grand officers to put on wort in the rank of page assisted by members of various attending lodges- Following thc afternoon session games, sports and races will occupy the hours ibeforc six o'clock at which time a big picnic dinner will be staged under the pines. A shorl program and social evening will complete the day's list of cvcnJs. Dancing will be in order from nine until twelve o'clock. DAjHP ROAD OR THE DRY Sf. I , I CONVENTION IS MONDAY CENTRALIST SIZZLES; EAST Great Lakes District and Plains States See No Break in Heat in Sight; Death Toll Mounting. , CHICAGO, June 23 Central Unit ed Wtates continued to mop its brows pP;.in. i II.. . unci?, uunuiiimuy mgn temper atures remained, nlthomrh rennrts showed a drop in high temperatures in the cast and a rise from low temperatures in the west- the great lakes district and most cf the upficr plain states, which have been suffering under the bla.e of a heat wave since Monday, werc given no cheering news from weath er observers for Saturday, fore casts in the main indicating contin ued fair and warm. The Atlantic coast, Washington, Philadelphia and other eastern cities which felt the effects of some of the highest temperatures of the year Thursday and Friday, found relief in a moderation of several degrees. From the west, where heavy frosts and unseasonable; cool weather have been reported, forecasts indicated a slight rise in temperature. Southern states are promised a continuation of present weather, which has not been abnormally high. Alaska Friday had an "Eskimo" heat wave, with tem peratures reaching as high as 85 at Eagles- Honolulu's beaches re ported 80 degrees, with plenty of luuuug urcczes. One Death at Chicago. CHICAGO, June 23. The twenty second death caused by the excessive heat this week was reported Friday. Six prostrations, all men, were reported- The thermometer was 87 de grees at noon. Heat Grips Ohio. COLUMBUS, O., June 23. Ohio Fl'idav Was Still hnld in tlm rrrin of a heat wavo which has taken a toll of 30 lives since Monday- Nu merous prostrations have been re ported. Eight deaths in the state Thurs day wore charged to tho torrid weather. Thermometers in some sec tions registered' as- 'high as 87, thc year's maximum. Michigan Swelters. DEI DETROIT, June 23- Tho heat wavo has claimed three victims in the state during tho last 12 hours. There were numerous prostrations. 93 At St. Louis. ST- LOUIS, June 23. The temper atures here at noon Friday was 1)3 degrees. One man is dead from heat prostration. Court Grunts Injunction. .ATLANTA, Ca.; June 23. A tem porary injunction rent raining Will iam .losenh Simmons, emnernr of th( GIVEN RELIEF Kniffhts of the Ku Klux Klan andKcach biinKinjr thoir own baskets ethers from "trivino- nwnv" the ka- crets and rituals of the klan to thc newly organized Knights of Kamclia, has been signed by Judgo John () Humphries, it became known Friday. The order was issued in response to a petition filed by representatives of thc klan faction headed by II- W. r.vans. imperial wr.itro. LAND SUCCESS, LAOV, COOL ANO CWFoeTaB'.E.' Huge Timber Sale Is Made (Ity Associated Press) PORTLAND, June 2a. Gee. II Kelley today purchased from the forest service here upprori mately (iSIiOOO.OOO feet of tim ber at 1,500,000. The sale is 'believed to fore shadow great developments along thc Ntron-Klumalh Falls cutoff of the S. P. railroad and tho upper regions of the Cas cade Chief Forester Greeley said this is ono ofthp finest bodies of timber in the Pacific northwest. T SUIT TO JURY Case of Attempt to Secure Right-of-Way Is Complet ed at 11:30 O'clock Th's Morning. The trail of tho case concerning thc condemnation of lands along thc La Grande-Joseph highway came to a close this morning in the circuit court at 11:30 o'clock when the jury retired to deliberate and to arrive at a verdict. Judge J. W. Knowles, of thc cir cuit court presided and Ed. Wright, prosecuting attorney of Union coun ty, and J. M. Devcrs, assistant at torney general of the state of Ore gon, represented the plaintiff, Union county, while Attorneys G. T. Coch ran and Cclon Eberhard represented the defendants. Tho Vandermuellen place, located just heyond thc crossing the other side f Alicel and the Friswold place, just north of Alicel, were the prop erties through which the plaintiffs are attempting to secure the right of way for tho highway. Just bormv (lie i:enluK Obser ver went to pivss the Jury, lit tlio cum involving the t-ondeniiia-Ifon of pi-opertles on the La (ii-aiidn-.liiseph highway, was still rii'lilH-ralluir. A verdict Is e.v-liiM-lctl into this afternoon. Attendance Was Very Satis factorv Hiisino Mppf- XcU.lUiy, lUMIILbS mg r oiiowea ncnic. Several hundred were in attend ance at thc Legion picnic last night at tho park. Kach Legion man was permitted to invite two friends. At six o clockthe picnic started. Hlen with oats, and ice cream cofo wore furnished by the Legion. Kullowinir the (linncr thc Juicn CON IA LEGION PICNIC nri n it njni anil 'Auxiliary each held meetings, Klux Klan will parailc in New Yolk when they discussed plans for the with complete lealia, in ilctianca .')nl anil 4th of July at Top O' Blue of Mayor Ilylan'H threat to break up Mountuins. They also took Under any such demonstration with police, advisement the purchase of suffi- i King Klealo Johnson of New York cient lots for burial of 25 service 'state announced Friday, men if they wish to bo buried thc.'o. "We liavo complied with thc pro anil the purchase of instruments for j visions of the membership corpor the fcrminir of a fife, bue;lc and drum alien law anil other laws, and have corps. a rirht there," he said. At nine o'clock they started danc- More, than 1,000 candidate!) arc re ino. music beine; furnished bv Lon- ported to have been initiated at a ley's nine-piece orchestra- Island, lltursday niKht, at which 25,- Trcasury Official Quits. ! 0011 members ar0 estimated to have WASHINGTON, June 211. Thc been present. I'csiirnntion r.f S. Tarltcr Gilbert, jr., as under-secrolary of tho treasury,' l.tivathan Speeds Up. was announced by Secretary Mellon Aboard tho Steamship Leviathan, Friday hi'lit, prior to his departure. June 2!l. The reconditioned Levia for a two months' vacation in Ku- than, rcturninir to New York on her rope. Mr. Gilbert will leave the , trial cruisc Eriday, set n new steam trciisury post as soon after Mr- Mel-' ship speed record of 28.04 knots an Ion's return as comlilicns permit,; hour. The previous record, held by probably in October, to return to!tho Mauiclaniu was 27.0 knots an the practice of law. hour- Harding Shows He Hasn't Forgotten His Farm Days (Ilv Assoriatoil Press) HUTCHINSON, Kansas, Junc 2X President Warren (. Harding went into an hundred acre, Kansas whent field near here today, drove the bin drt shucked up home of thc har vested grain in both Kansas and Ohio ways und obtained first han iiiforniHtiim as to the problems ofthimury of arlrultiiro In any country. the iMiddlc Weslern wheat farmers, i The chief executive deinonstratefl he had not forgrtten his farm days in Ohio. As he climbcil down from the I tractor which drew a ten-foot, bin-! tier Governor Davis, of Kansas, ex- laiined. Yon are some farmer, .Air. President," and several of the farm hands called out "you are all riuht, chief." Speak on Arl iillni-c. (My Ansoclfited I'res:-) lit Tf'lllNHdN, Kansits, June 2:t. -President KardliiK: tfroiiKht to the hk rleulttiril inhldle went todi!.v a mens- ne fir opllmlstn villi u trejtlon thai the wornt of the pont-war d pres- slon had pnnm-d and that (rratttuir Im- proveinent could bo reasonably ex- pected. In mi ad'rss devoted to discer.iion of the exiitulluial bltu ition, the chief AUTHORITIES RAID BALTIC FOR LIQUOR British Steamship Searched for Intoxicants by U. S. Officials FATE OF LIQUOR EXCITING ENGLAND Two Ocean Liners Steam into Harbor With Sealed Stocks in Spite of U. S. Bone-Dry Ruling. NKW YOltK, Juno 23 Uncle Sam, aftor BliirlhiK lo soizn Johnny Mull'l Ihiuor on tho steamship Iiulttu today, halted, scratched his head and later resumed a raid on thu steamship's lockers slocked with liquor under tho British government seal, Intended for uso on Hie homeward voyugo. Kecretury of tho Treasury Mellon, who promtilKutetl tho dry rutins; which tlio liultlc, Borencarla, and fails hnvo defied, joined officials at Washington in profession Ignoranco of a reason for tlte pause, and offi cials at thu customs houso locked in conference could not be reuchud. At thu office of tho White Star Lino it was stated that no injunction pro ceedings Ir'd been Instituted. AH KiikIiiikI Kxcitvtl. LON'UON, Jujio 2a. Tho futo of tlui liquor on board tho' Bt'rontfurl'j, mid tho Ifiiltle und tho Issue thut good with It, ubHOi'hu tins public lutoriat today und uro tin1 inula topics of con versation everywhere. Morntni.; pup oil glvo their important Bpaeo to eubla Ki'tmiH Troni New York und ta vurious UHpeetH ot the sltutitlon us seen ho, re iMiu-h prominence Is given to the com plete ulool'neHH from tho controversy maintained by tho Drill ah govern mont. ix-ry It'.ilinjfs. NMW YOUK, Juno 28. Two od- can llnom flying tlio Union Jack Hti'umed Into New York harbor Friday with Htot'Uy oT Ihiuor Tor tlio trip home, denpltu tho fact that Undo Hum had witd they niufit crusa tho three-mile in 1 1 boned ry, .All ;iay Ions tho waterfront waited lo nee federal ai nls pounce on tlio li(lU0r' 1,roukt"e tho British govorn- menl Heala with which tho lockers yore st.impcd und carrying away thu Wet goods. Hut late Friday tho liquor n-aiued untouched. Officials ut the customs house announced thut seizuru wohld bo made Saturday morning. vtdd f . KLAN TO PARADE ?df DESPITE THREAT I NEW YORK. Juno 23. The Ku j klan meeting at East lslip, I,onir rxrentlvc reviewed the mensnrei inte rn by tho fcovernmmt to aid " tho laniH-rs, plaeltiK at the forefront t'ie farm ei edits legislation enacted y I In- la-f. eeiiri-HH. "This lei;iilat lon when carrh d out," he raid, "Will ba capable of furiUHh Inif the Atttcrlcui; faninrs, fer t h I'lrst time In tb adequate Invt Himent and working citpti.il on terms us favorable as thoso u-ctird.-d to t-ommene and Industry." KurHx rmore. ho said. It wilt t-jnd U i'"stie fair prices Tor rurm products ml aid the famer In lining dubta Incurred during tho period of depren- Mien. 'I confess a frank pride In the jru" - crnmi'iHs part In betteritiHT a BttnuMon iijfa;iiMt wlih h you Justly complained and which all the people of Hi' n i lion deplored," the preHhlent told till audience In this agricultural Btuto, 'The cooperation of all the R-3'ern-mental uiri'iiclcH, und with thorn tho cooperation of the flno forces of lead ership which the Kieat natlotiel farm organizations havo devidopcd, made H possthle to secure a mcasuru u( helpful results in this department ol our endeavors, which bus been espe cially 4,rru1tfyint,. Moreover, It has tumid piompt rttlcitton lu tba liu 'II: ' I !