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ranite itetttit VOLUME XXI MEMDKR OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923. NUMBER 232 PROGRAM OF 'PAVING IS GOING AHEAD 'Actual .Work Has Been Started on Island and Cove Avenues, TWO AVENUES ARE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC Bids to Be Opened by City Commissioners Tonight on District No. 124. "We're- jimt RCttinff started." re marked K. A. Binciair. of tho Warren Construction company, who stated i a reporter of the Evening Observer todiiy that it had been neceaaary to vUne Cove and Island avenues for a period of about two weeltt while pre liminary work on paving in being at tended to. "We havo 15 workmen on the Job tod ly a expect to mVQ at leant two score workmen within few days," Which ui! sounds especially fine to not only the J-a Grande people but those who live in tho Grande Hondo Valley and up the branch Hue. I3e cuuso with work actually started on that district which Included the cele-, brated island City pavement Adams avenue stretch, which in the past ha, boett the eye sore in the system of city roads, entrance to J-.a Grande can be made in a smooth, easy manner instead of sliding, humphtg und jolt ing over a series ot bumps, ruts and tho like. . Mr, Sinclair is closing Cove and Is land avenues with barricades prop erty erected and states that it will b necessary for traffic to follow along Aladisotf avenue utter using either the NorUi Kir or Greenwood rail road crossings, both of which remain open. To Oiien Itid.s. The paving program, now that tho weather hart begun to act like sum mer most of tiro time, in gointf ahead In promirdng shape. Hlds have been accepted on two dbstrletu and btdu wilt be opened on another this even ing when the city eommkislonera meet In nn adjourned session in the city halt at 7:30 o'clock. The bids to be opened tonight will bear on improvements on District No. 1L'4 whine, including the improve ment:: contemplated, in described aa follows: That the said proposed improve ment wilt consist of grading to the proper snhgrad and constructing thereon hard surface pavement fifty six (f feet in width between curb tines on Greenwood street from th north property tine of Adams avenue to north property line of Madison a ven uc excepting the W. com -pany's right of way and Jefferson avenue street intersection) and in cluding one full street Intersection at Muili;on Avenue; iIho b construct ing concrete sMewalks wh-re same :iro not In place, combination curb and gutter where not In place, con crete gutters where curbs are in place catch nasius, etc., and by laying sew er pipes, monument frames and coy era, on the above named street, all located in Chaplin's addition to the city of La Grande. The above named improvements are to be made at the expense of the property of the district that will be especially benefited there by. A Ctty of Pavement. And it's B'ife to say, as one man did recently, that within a short time you "can drivo through Iji Grande all ay without seeing a dirt road." M oinan Slashes Throat. ' TWIN FALLS, Ida.. July 3. -Worry over the recent marriage of her daughter is believed to have in duced Mrs. William Thompson to slash her throat with a knife, with fatal results. The body was discov ered Friday on the P. S. A. Bickel ranch near Haerman, Idaho, which the dead woman, with iter husband, have occupied as tenants since last spring. Ilniilliii; Finds Nertnrs. T.M'dMi. Wash., .Inly 6. The president has learned much about tho Volstead net since he Ht tried on ktii ptlartmitKe that ought to have a i-eurin,- upon ids law-enforcement hypothesis, !ltu ',rtv f.umd them drlnktnc i.i., ' .,i rmin eorn In th fiimbi rlmid iiimmiu n rannir.. Ke.-1 tins beer from Illinois und Indiana in Missouri, revelin;,- In sunf lowerseed wln in h'-ttisnM. ami culintnattnc in Orecon with the ethcml diminution of rose fH'tntK. in Oregon thoy learn ed th.- trick from th rhincw. Ahutka is still to he heard from. Weather Forecast . Portland, July 6- Tonight prcb- ably Saturday fair. Shelby Films May Be Shown CHICAGO, July 6. Films Showing Shelby scenes preceding the Dempsey-Gihbons fight were submitted - today to federal au thorities for inspection and exhi bition may be permitted. Federal agents ore watching for the actual fight pictures, the interstate transportation of which is forbidden by law. An airplane carrying them Is reported delay ed at Minneapolis by adverse weather. MINNEAPOLIS, July & CAP) Mark Hurd, Minneapolis avia tor, hopped off today for New York City with the Dempsey Gibbons fijht films He plan ned to stop at Chicago long enough to leave some pictures. WASHINGTON, July 8. Th moving pictures of the Dempsey Gtbhons fight will not be shown outside of Montana if the depart ment of justice can prevent It, said Assistant Attorney Gdnerut Grim, WORK ON 1 TO START 5Q0N McKay Creek Project, Near Pendleton, to Be Scene of Activity in Three Days. ' PENDLETON. Julv 6. Work on the McKay creek dam job will start next Monday, according tc an an nouncement made here today by it. M. Connor, construction engineer in charge, in a speech before the Rotary club. The department of the inter ior ban accepted the valuations cf land made by a jury in federal court in Portland last week when condem nation suits to obtain three farms for the dam site were held, Mr. Con nor said. Some uncertainty had been expressed whether the valuations would he accepted by tne government and for a time it seemed probable that the big reclamation job might bo postponed, Orders for machinery and equip ment costing approximately $400, 000 have already been placed, he said. Lumber with which to con struct a camp near the dam has also been ordered. Wheat on the Anderson farm will be cut first and fences laid out and other preliminary work done. Be-1 tween 30 and 40 men will be given employment at first and by. August l it is expecveu urai. igu mufi wm be at wcrk. Three or four years will be required to build the dam, and the waters stored on the moun tain stream will be used to supple ment the present supply of irriga- tion projects in the west end of Uma tilla county. ETHEL BARRYMORE IS GRANTED A DIVORCE' "?.. lhl.froT ,ihs...r?i:''-: Ethel Barrymore, - the actress, was Thursiiay granted a divorce from (Russell G. Colt, son of the ate Col. Samuel P. Golt of Bris tol, on the ground of neglect to provide. Under the decision she is granted custody of three chil dren. It is understood that an interlocutory decree wHt he en tered whereby Mr. Colt will have the children with him at stated times. The testimony was taken by depositions. . Mrs. Colt, in her deposition, stated she was married on Mar 14, 1909. She said that in 1H, while at a New York hotel, Mr. Colt struck her several times, and that she had been subjected to assaults on other occasions. She said she had supported her self and children since her mar riage. Interrupts Tourist Travel BASEL, Switzerland, July 6, (AP) Swiss tourist traffic has been hard hit by the French occupation alone the Rhine, and the consequent upset ting of through travel from Scandi navia, Holland, Poland and France which formerly drained through the Rhine valley. Trains still Tun, hut they are slow and irregular as ccmpared with the service which formerly connected Os teml, Paris, Brussels, Rotterdam and Copenhagen with the German water ing-places along the Khme and m Switzerland. The public has accus tomed to the old route and is slow to start on other lines whi ate not affected by the French occupa tion, but cannot clfer the old-tune de luxe service. PIRATE LINE-UP IS YET UNANNOUNCED Th line-up for the f-a Gr-inde base ball tram, members of the Interinoun tain h-ague. for Hunday when thev met tin lhtkr ioHn hire. has nu yet hvvn announced an't will not be until tomorrow, atcordiisi; to word revived from Manaff r W. C ?rws Manarcr t'rews h:v about a dozn mn to wlcct thf? list from Incluilfnx Giirity, the KniRht brothers. Vote. Martin. -MaOf-e, White. Mclitnbf. IJo g h O W C r B. VcnUaum, Johnson, t'rews, U. Gurity. arroil and several others. The gji iiip wit! he played at the fu&rGum!g Hundnv afternoon at about o"r!ock. AH chilrfr'n nd'r li ears of ago will be admitted free. RUHR PROBLEM AT. STANDSTILL - PENDING HEPLY Curzon Still Hopes That the French Will Acquiesce to Demands; Italy and Vati eian May Assist. I.ONnON, July 6. No fresh devel opment in the Ruhr emhrogrtto is ex pected before next week; tho nego tiations arc supposed to he at a tem porary standstill, hut wiii likely h resumed at the wees end and H is siiti hoped that the French govern ment will aepdesee in Lord Curzon's desire and give some sort of written reply to the British questionnaire. There Is no i ope-however, that the rep f will t e mi isf aetory to Q ra t Britain; tho utmost expected being an actual rupture of negotiation will be avoided. In the meantime som amelioration of the situation may be achieved through the mediatory tac tics of the Italian government and the yat,ien, n war iH'bt lsiiie. Because of the composition of the British cabinet. Premier Baldwin. even if ho so desired, would find it difficult to Initiate any separate, no tion aimed against France. Neverthe less, tho premier's view is believed to be that the problem, so far as Kng land Is concerned, turns largely on the question of the allied debt and the ne cessity of securing through repara tion agreement, such payment from Germany as would cover the amount of Great Britain's yearly payments to the United States. In thus connection, importance is attributed to Sir. Baldwin's statement in the house of commons, Wednesday, as indicating that he regards Great Britain still free to propose some set tlement of the allied Indebtedness which would be baaed upon some rep arations agreement, whereby Ger many wotiidagree to pay sufficient, to cover Great Britain's yearly indebt edness to the United Hiatus, or. In oth er words, to trade French indebted ness to Francs. . This supposed predilection on the part of the prime minister, is said to he shared by Heginald MeKetina, who it Is generally supposed, will enter the British cabinet soon as Chancellor of the exchequer. But it is quite certain that Mr. Baldwin would meet .witn strong opposition anions Mm own col leagues such us liord Derby, ahould he propose to negotiate directly wtlh Germany. MAN ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED WIFE ABERDEEN, (Wash.,- July . Val entino Osina, 40, was alleged to have shot anil instantly killed his wife Johanna, 40, in the kitchen of their home cue mile east of MeOloary thU morning at 9 o'clock. Ositm licit to the wooos hehinci his house and a posse heaiieil by Sheriff Timer Gib son is seftrcnmg tor mm. In the excitement immediately fol lowine the murder mnte one report- r,.:.. uiv A n if with hn i-o. volver with which he (slew his wife j was entertained. If he ilid, the rten-1 sity of the uniierifrowth nearby wouhl make the search for the body extremely difficult. ' Guy Fallow Self; May Be Fatal World Court Is Approved WINONA LAKK, Indian. July 6. Qualified approval of tho world court was tm;titlmosmt voted by thtt World Christian eltl aens conference in session her-j today. They adopted a resohdio't urg ing American participation in the t World court. UlilOEf LAID IT REST TinrUno Tlvnno-lit Tlins-n rvf"-8'2 00,1 automatic revolver, entered Some J the Meachams or:ta above the temple plowing F,,l Pmnnnvo Tnrmnwt !threue his tcs the left side, iaily IlOneerS, InteirerJi Absolutely no motive, with the ex at Top 0 Blue Mountains, 'eeption of the mysterious letter, fo - . f The unknown dPad, tm remains of whom were found recently m-ar Jt.-a-ehitm, presumably the skoU-Htmi os memtsers of migrating trains, anprox-imati-ty 5tt years de-asld, wsr in terroa Wednesday afternoon at lise Old Oregon Trad, celebration we'n im pressive services, I .eremonies due the sacrifices thes pioneers made marked the fnneia, services. Auihorities believe that the bodies are some of the Meaeimm or at least those who cumo In Ihe first wapon train in 1S43, The staio militia fired Hires vvllksj and ihe imgtar sounded taps. As a date in the near future a mo-ument will be erected at the graves. SOUVENIR Sttt WASASUCCESS Tho ri-ccnt Olil r-Kon Trail Ta gmtnt sativeHtr Kilo comluctfd b' tha I ilraisde Vtiitt ami AttxUtary oC the AnifrfcaR lesion ri'jftiHed viry fiatis furlorHy, over 4. (Mill, hutns: Bold which Hied them over llvwtvwt Hmts aro si'vernl hnn dnU of tht'Se soHvt'Hirs frft to be dis posed of, Hm boyj; are seHhi Uieitt ut 2 for 2tr. They are very anxiotm lo mim. ihelr tntnl to over II, TW whleh wllt'niaMe ihetr I'ost the larRf:i single eoidriiMitors in tilt world to the Uraves KMdowaieot fund of the American ii;irtti, Any ei-Hfm wi;diiiJ to secure ftom of thee very" nMirotrlate Eofivenirs io send to their ri tends, may do so by hnimrint- of Otis iainier, adjotaili of the local I 'o;t. - I'lre Threatriied (hihlfleitl. tl.iplKI., Nev.. July 6. Fire thin mornsng threatened tho desirnc. tion of j-eveml biot'ks. Keverai bmid were (f naiuitcfl. A hiKii Hontli west wiml mveit the fhitnes alonj; Alain Street. Wheal Qimlaliim-. IniifUNI), July ;. sioft Whit. Winter $u3. PERFECT HARMONY Shoots Motive for Act Is Mystery, i timed Uun on Self After Reading Letter Which He Burned, Report from t!i CSratule lifnnle Hospital receivcti this af ternoon at S:1M o'rim k, just hi-- Esae the paper went to press, stat es! that titty I-tllim- was still alive but titat his i-ttmtiimn Has very grave. Gay Fallow, 25, who lives with Ms parents, Mr. anil Mrs. William Fal low, at 2901 North Second street, shot himself, orobablv fatally, tetiav at noon at home after readim a let ter addressed to him which be toie un after reading it through. At o clock this afternoon re ports from the hospital state that he is still alive although hopes of his recovery are excceditiRly slim. The bullet, fired from a newly purchased r inn act ia nttuvFtt. i tmicnts Biiti friends are at loss to piace the esyse, Despontleney was unnoticed and he was to good health. Made No Com meat. According to his parents, he came home at 11:30 o'clock from work, pe ine employed with. Ulrieh Lottes, where he had held a position for the past two years since coming home (rem the navy, ate luncheon and then read a letter that was awaiting htm. He burned the letter, "made no comment, went upstairs and in a few minutes a shot was heart. Rush itter to his room, his parents found him shot through the head. A peculiar incident is Hie fact that the ,32 automatic, which he shot him self with, was purchased very recent ly. The sale tag had not been re moved from the gun as yet. Whether he was expecting such a letter is un known. Praise'-Gibbon Ability GREENVILLE, S. a, Jaly 8. IJeieiptteii to the annual eotreentam of the (iepartment of South tiroliita of the American Legion Thnrsiiay voted unanimouslv to send a diatom of eongratutnlions to Tom Jthhons of bt. I'aui forhis showmg agatnst Jack Dempsey in tlietr hesvyweipltt eham pibn.sjii'p fight ut Shelby, Mont., Wednesday, ' ' . Wage Hearing Scheduled CHICAGO, July . The United States . Iibor board Thursday ml July 23 foa beKimiinf; hesrin( of the dtsfmte Invoitnjr wages, inequaiities in rates ami working rules of the clerical and station employes on 42 railroads in the United States, President L. H. rttegeraid of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam ship Clerks and Freight Handlers Express and Station Employes, has filed the necessary submissions, ail requiring an 'increase in wages, $!st of the carriers involved are short lino railroads. I.AtY IfHMATK, (Hy tho Assoeliited Tri'ss) JtotHK. Ida.. July . Mrs. Jrene Welch Urissont of .Idaho Fails has been flesisnated Idaho's poet ianr- eate hy Governor Moore, One of: ( fter pest known works Is Passing of the H:tt;.brnsh. rhE.plf here. I 1 2-Hour Day Looks Bright XEW Tt.ttKt Jlr Kiu tranee into the IttUetl tlat of a labor suiij frm lesico tha l'lillliplncs, Cunadn and u f:w rop taa eett ni Hes wbhi will make osihfe tim 3mlhshmtt of the 12 hoar day In the ste-i t-or-imraUon, H ws mmmmrvii totiuy following- trehient liurttnga an-Horttnt-vnt 3fsteRlar tti Tacjni;t of earrti&ttdimce in which thi atwl tlireinm twsl theniste to ubottKh ihti tZ-tump day when sufficient faihsr'sappiy wsm assur ed. Investigation Bearing on import Duties on Fir, Spruce and Other Tim bers to Start August 3, . WAKtllNOTOJt, Jtiiy C Tho tariff commission today ordered an investi gation into the production Costa atai other data bearintE on import duties on loss of fir, spruce, cedar, westertt hemlock, ReUtnff August for tlio Ire- tttttitntry Iteariag, The InveatiRKtion wiit Ko int ) the phase ot import raters which orovok ed consiiijrabie dritttl when Hie. tar- iif aei was oetoro congrss. The commission experts have bten enitasml at gathering fass sttrr nnul- ItiS tho rales for severtil woeKs, out the commission declined to disclose to source of complaints resu'ttu in order for tho Investigation. " TAfliFF BOARD ORDERS PflOBE Evnprt Raflflptflrtn iw,tl te tB ra the e House, ijAJJttl iVatllltiUIOtl Rot under way, etrele.1 the harbor and Of American Treaties, "teamed past the Taeoma .stadlent 1'AHIit, Juiy 6. frciuhr I'otn eaire expects tho ratification of alt of the Washington treaties by parliament bt fore the mtilsnn;. tuer recess next week. A largo majority for the ratifi cation is expected, s , Ising l-trnts Itemed. AIIKUIKK,, Wash., Jttiy S. Unr oot logging opemtiona are io bs itt erettsed' ly the nutiitinn tw,. M,.wty rorltieil companies, the VV;i ' ' firuetit uf Arairews crea, ntni lh' ,V. li. Loo sing romiNiny of Joisr, i ri. r, which wilt mm i, .!, ft i. .ku probaldy will seaie over a nmrter rtlnm:mf amui, pleased by the reeep a button feet. The Ward-Rirse utt i,,Ml Ken hint in Taeoma, glad to comiKiny will start wort bv Oct,, r :M few days of rest after the. t and the M. It. comistny by the first M transcontinental trip, antl of the year. The bane will tome by j ver-enjoyed by tho prospect realis wy or ith i;ty to harbor mitts tbtl ambition he has held almost . from ihe Ward-Harp ant holdings and f,vcr smce he entered the White Uy way of Johns river from the W. ."'" ambttton to visit the great, tract. j northern territory and obtain first j band information with respect to its . Wii pteiiifaw ttotit.. problems. VAXt.tMtVKH. Waoh., July K. Aleluiire. grocer, was shot in !, tieeh early today fn a pna,l battle, , "i through the inside passoge of, with a robber whom ho discover, d in British. Columbia and Alaska. It will tlio store. He i extaried to recover. ." be tt monotonous voyage hy any j means, for the boat will pass tap thru M-:w JMSOMtr Tf-:.1ffl,f;. .iiarrew wimiinir channels with moan- Hy the AwwetuiMl Vn sui I tains rising directly from the wat 8AI.T i.AKK, July &- tjxat Maaon- e' edlfo. Is bodies are misbhsr ttuo.uiftt for Ihe The first stop will be made at' consiruetion of a new Masonic utn- XTRA llftllom itnee is-ar tvnd. I.N'IMAXAi'iJit, Jniy S. luter ndltatiou of the winner of Ihe Thir teenth Annual balloon race which which started from hero July f ourth toda awaited the reply from only ono t.ht Ihe Fnitcd Ktateft navy tNiiturier A tliitts. in cbarne of Uentenant liih. t Ah army balloon piloted: by la-u-fenattt Olmsietd, leads the i'2 craft air.'ady r'rted baviip tmvehil 4' miles. The 81. latins, piloted by tt. K, lloneyweii, of Bt, t,onis, &lur.t. seeotal, Willi miles. iles Itrte niitt NOMK, Alaska, Jsdy 6. itplain Aittandwn bar iiefiniteiy l.amiiai. d - h North i am proposed fiisipi across I'nie. from Wattiwrieiit, ASiuka to Kpttsbersen, beeauKe of daniais- lo the engine in a recent tttt.titiifd fiisiit. eordtns te word rereived tier,. I Fruitmen In Grande Ronde Valley ami km, &i$ri in the h I Ut one tf tit rhfe-f imlr Hr i matte antl thf ffHs of th t rry- mm r nvr inrm to srM r- tiiij liiftor 8ifleHi 1 Kh an iif H mm. Tif t h rrv vrt thin 5:ir hi vr-r r 'Fotttlt(t;t. 'Jit'Frfe! ar- i tea rin'- i tri.v friitf in ttift iWnzU- HtmtU VaHf-y ttnI frnj r-H nrt it? - h- inn. t;ty stittat'i'triii wish no m'.'khis jiCftH apiHuirtiur at (h' prcMrtu Ihtif, imfir-titf! hy iifmm!ai nmiMnt s lHr-! Altgih Ijcwiklffg Vim. frnHm' are not enh HARDING HOW THE WIT TO ALASKA President and Party Sail From Taeoma for the : Par North. THOUSANDS CHEEB AS HE EMBARKS Large Crowd Hears Ad dress Made in Drizzling Jiain; Hai'dimr Is First President to Visit Alaska. AltOAItM rtiS IIKXIIKBSOX, July . ifstloit Hani Ins fct kr. Jnud Aatertean isHirafsHi1, tottay m Ksuto Ut iimskst enjoying life at ca mt n tmtssHtrt fits ilr " strirs are erttng ilw Hen- iiersm witts depth finder ctmt fttainlest fey officers who reeetttfy l Hntrtcsl the Iaclfie fHfre waH- deirtbs, TACOMA, Wash., July 8. In the midst of the Waring of bands and the farewell eheers of thousands e( Taeoma citfcsens President Harding sailed Thursday for Alaska, the first chief executive of the nation to visit that territory since it eama tttider the American ftnf?. - A few minutes after 2 p. at, ths schesinied hour of departures United States naval tiansport Hen derson, which for the next M daea twnere a tew tmutes betore the pres- tuens. ann mrs, nsrmr.fr rtad recervera the Godspeed of Governor Hart of Washington, and where the president had declared for an American mer chant marine second to none. As the hig transport swnnjr by the stadium those who assembled there to hear the president sneak, stoott ami cheered. Mr. and Mrs Harding acknowledged the eheers nd waved farewell from the bridge until distance made then)' only- iiMtis tiftet ftg-ttres to those on shore, . t. , I'residcut ll'auoy. The president, as he boarded the f vesjari, was in an tinusnaiir hapitv Two lays of steady- sailins- iav-j ead of the parly when telt bere.J M'ti tiiKao eitKer late Mnday or early ,h;:turtlay and after a srtay there the iiiendetson wiii go on to Wrengeli,, arrrvm ujere m speim jsunuay, ae-. cording to the tentative schedule, 1 he arrival f at Juneau, the terri torial capital, has been fixed for July Jl and throe days later the par ly will reach Seward. Four days then will be devoted to the trip up the Alaskan railroad to Anchorage, CStirsaioon, Kenans, and Fairbanks, within aw mile, of the Arctic circle. At the Tanana river bridge at Nena, the president will drive the golden spike sjmbfdixtni? completion of the railroad constructed by the govern ment to provide an outlet for the rich interior district The return' trip outward wiii be made h motor over tta Richardson trail connecting with the Copper river and North western railroad at Chithm with the arrival at Coddovia, scheduled for July ill. Sitka will be reached two days later and then the chief execu tive will Md farewell to the territory and rail for Caneouver. li. C. anel "cause, Mr- tt" Mrs. Harding had a busy !'? nottts tn lacoma betore they ;'teii. Amvtne here about -JO I" "k taey nettt a public receptton s ppmnen mt I'agc Mve See Lrge Yields - ? - ir irsmg w& i aurutg ; wwfc. To' h$?t:& ao3ont 0f fruit oh fim ir-r, has Iwen grsHrtles sbinsi! ty ttm mitnnti lro. hut ssrnss krriwp itt ih imhirr ami L OrRiBi i.mp. ftp tUinnms in orshT ta iT'3St? htz i?& of their frail. Although It Is nl lit iNirly to mncU f isfhr frtiit that fimfar? lult ifrntnnp, nmiU t what their zhn t h'rti, an hm&ittfe forward to fearvl