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Newspaper Page Textyv VOLUME XXI member op ABBoaATEQ PBE33 LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1923 NUMBER 235 WELGOIIS lira CHIEF AT WRANBEL President Harding Sees $ First Totem Pole. In ; ' Alaskan City. WANTS IlisREIGN TO BE UNDERSTOOD Harding Declares He Came .... To Alaska 'As An Apostle oi Understanding. , ' (By Associated Press) rVVRANGEL, Alaska, July 10. President Hunting landed, here Mon day, greeted thousands of people of Wmiifjel and Petersburg, and in an address delivered from the. steps of ir.e frame courthouse declared he enmc to Alaska "as an apostle of un derstanding" and wanted his admin istration to go down in history as "a period of understanding." '"That is what the world and the nation most need," the president de clared. I The president was welcomed to W ran pel by the Rov. Diven, pastor of the Presbyterian church, who in troduced him to the cheering crowds. After the chief executive had con cluded his address, Secretary of the Interior Work, Secretary of lAgri- culture Wallace -and Secretary of Commerce Hoover spoke briefly. The party landed hero 'Monday morning, to find the town, once the chief trading station of the Hudson Uny company, decorated with flags and flooded with the sunshine of a perfect summer day. Here the par ty saw its- first totem poles. Defends World Court. : HOIST, July 10. Senator - Horah come Monday to the defense of Pres ident Harding in a reply to Senator Kine of Utah, who Saturday had branded the nation's chief executive ns "insincere and deciared that in belong to the organization or not, are. his advocacy of the world court he especially and most cordially invited has "deceived the people." In a'to bo present. Dancing following tre statement given the Idaho States- man, benator Ho rah asserted that Senator King's "deep and abiding af fection" for the league of nations may have "colored his judgment" and declared: "I feel that the president " has pointed the way for the creation of an effective international judicial tribunal. Instead of weaken ing the court, his purpose, if realized, will strengthen the tribunal and make it far more effective and use ful in the cause of peace-" Word h i;; been received from the Hoy Scout t-ummcr camp, from A. K. Pryke, scout commissioner, to the ef fect that the scouts arrived at their outing rule tafe and that "they arc enjoying camp lil'u today." Nearly two score scouts nwule the trip and lire now located on Hie f!rinde Itondu river at a point where Fly Creek en ters the bigger stre:im.- The site is described as beautiful and also ideal for camping, making sanitation and Ifeiier il comfort easy to attain. 4 In ca.se any of the scout's parents JKish to send u message to them word Phould he left either wtth ( K. Short or II. :. Coolidgc who will relay tho message to the camp by several "par ties who have announced their inten tions of visiting the boys Sunday or Viomc ot her time. Next Sunday has been set as Vis itor's May at camp and several are ex pected to visit the boys that day. Those who do should communicate either wilh Mr. Short or Mr. Coolidge in order to ascertain if there are any messages to be taken to camp. Do Away With "Dr." PORTLAND, July 10. Oregon vsicinns niav .ctM writing Or in front ff their nsune.-t if a movement Ktnte Medical AsMn-ialion today is approved. They would substitute the initials of their decrees. 'Ir. Alfred Kinney, Astoria, the society's first president, elected in 1871. was nom inated today for president. Two others were also nominated. Wheal (juntaf in. l'OKTI.'AXl), .Inly 10. Soft White Jl.n:i; Western lied Sl.00. Weather Forecast ati'l We.lnrs-lay. SCOUTS REACH CAMPING SITE K.C. Refinery Razed By Fire . KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 10. ' Following an explosion lata Monday, fire raged at the plant of the Interstate Itefinery here destroying the building and oil tanks, thy value of which wua ea timuted at $200,000. The speed with which the flames spread and the intense heat prevented firemen from checking the fire. All hut one of the 85 or 40 men who were employed at the plant, were accounted for Mon- 1 day night. Hundreds of thou sands of gallons of gasoline and , oil were destroyed. f TO CELEBRATE Freeing of Country -Club from Indebtedness ToJBe Cause for, Community Event July 12th.- . Very few cities In the United States can boast of a country club abso lutely free from, all Indebtedness. The greater, by far tho greater por tion of such organizations are either mortgaged or aro facing debts of such slzo as to bo cause for considerable concern. t iA And because tho La Grande' country club Is now listed among those very few clubs who aro free from debt; a gala community event will be held at the clubhouse Thursday evening:, July 12, for the purpose of celebrating he fact. The whole community Kill ga ther together with tho one purpose of rejoicing. , j , Chief on the evening q program wilt be the burning of. the mortgage that huny threateningly over the country club since its inauguration, several years ago. Ceremonies, .of a fitting nature, will mark the cremation of this, paper, this last vestige of debt that is now removed. . ; The remainder of tho program in cludes a dinner to ba served by club m embers tor all' who are' in atten dance and everyone, whether they "Inner and a social hour will probably close the evening. Short speeches will be made during the dinner and In connection with the mortgage ere ination ceremonies. Marks Near Zero Point; Now 266,667 To Dollar NEW YORK, July 10. Ger man marks continued their course toward the 'vanishing point Monday, being quoted at, 0003 3-4 cents or 'J(i6.(y7. to the American dollar. At - th& nom inal rate of exchange of 23.8' cents each in effect .before the war, this number of marks would . have cost $63,460.50. . ; Monday's drop follows publi- ' cation of the ierman "bank statement showing an increase of nearly four trillion two hun- -drcd billion marks not in circu lation last week. SHELBY BANK HAS TO CLOSE DOORS C.UKAT FALLS, Mont., July 10 The Kirst State Uank of Shelby, ot which James A. Johnson, one of the backers of the Uempsvy-Oibbons figh in president, ciosud its doors today. The state bunk examiner . Hkelton 'said that the reason for clnidnr th bank was that It was affiliated with the Stanton Trust &, Savings Uank of CJreat Falls, which closed yester day. Johnson Is reputed to . have lost over lltMi.oun through the fight. Coroners Inquest. An inquest was conducted this morninjr over the remains of Marie Shnw, 15, of Union, who was fatally injured, dyinjf shortly after, in nuto wreck early Sunday morning near union, with Uounty ttoroner Hal ftohnenkamp in charge. The cor oner's jury returned a verdict "that .Marie Shaw came to death as a re sult of being thrown from an an tomobile driven by Sidney Turner in a careless and reckless manner. Turner was incarcerated in . the county jail yesterday and bonds set nt $2500- He is charged with man slaughter. Funeral To Be Thursday. Funeral services over the remains of I. c. Holmes, a pioneer resident of Ln Grande who passed away recently, will be held Thursday afternoon at Li: 10 o clock at the bohnenkamp Chapel. Interment will take place in the i. u. u. f . cemetery. (rain I'Lvpurt Im-reae. WASHINGTON, July 10. Oraln exports from the l.'nltetl Ktatoa lajrt amounted to . 4.il'7.'KMi bushels, as 1 c omimred with 3.fiSS,00U the Week be fore. Figures made public Monday by the 'commerce department showed the rortland July io.!,ollo'lnS comparlxons of grain ei ' ports last week with those of the pre jvlous week: 1 a I r tiiniKbt, liarliy. 1 8:.0""i bushels a?aJnsl I S. jii'io bushels: corn. :n".0(io bushels against 15.000; outs. 41.000 bushels. HRHlnst is."""; rje 1,41. oi) bushids aiTMin-t sin.iMiu: wi-at. :7.10 bushels ilialnst :.)!. : flour. I SI, ' barrels, against 14M,&on barrels. PRESIDENT IS TREATED TO Huge Ice Walls Crashed By Five Inch Shells from : Presidential Transport In . Taku Bay. , AflOARD TRANSPORT IIKX IHIIISON, July 10. Owing to a ' fog. which grttlixl down when (lie lrfttdtit wuhod Tnkn Hay, the iHMnhftnlmcnt of tlio glacier was a I Mini nl at tiio lo.it nihiute. .'AHQA.KD Tit ANHPOHT HKND13U- SON. July l'(.-rThs spectacle of crush lag de rrn. planned to- thrill Presi dent Hardm.fr . and his party as the Hsndarsoa approached Janeau today 'Ive inch shells were fired from the Henderson : td shatter the Ice walls pushed into Taku -Ha jr. 25 miles nouth of Janau.- by tho Taku Glacier, send ing thJ .crashlag'. musses tumbling in- to-UicWateiv- . The President will remain In Juneau until tomorrow, when ho will leave for Seward on a Ihresdny voyage across the Gulf of Alaska at the north end of the 'antflc, ocean. . Twenty-Six Arc Indicted : Bjt Federal Grand Jury f vV . , . Ci.RVKLANn, July 6. Twenty ; . six Teias -oil promoters.-' includ ing Dr.' Frederick A. Cook, form er, arctic explorer, were indicted . by the federal grand jury hero to- day, charged with using tho mails to defraud, j ' . ; - ' .Firo Die from Heat : . OMAHA, . .Inly 10. Al l 0rdT4 heat Is held Indirectly re sponsible for llio death of: at -tab Ht person, in Nebraska , ainctt Sunday. . , ... , To" Test- School liaw. (By Uio Associated Tress) Joseph' A. Hill, head of tho Hill Military Academy, today began letral action for an Injunction to test tho Compulsory Hchool law. To Brinj Libel Suits. WASHINGTON, July 10. The treasury prohibition officials decided today to brinir libel suits) against contraband liquor on ships Names Elk Leader. . ATLANTA. Ga., July 10. James C. McFarlantl, Watertown, S. Duk., was elected grand exalted , ruler of the' Benevolent and Protective Or der of Elks, today. Boston was chosen a the next convention place. 1 Judfe Know lea Affirmed. SALBM1. JuIt 10. Supreme court decisions- today included: Joseph Milliner Gomnany vs. First Bank of - Joseph, appellant, appeal from Wal- owa county,, a suit to recover RARE THRILL moner. The opinion piven by Jus-;arc tice Harris' affirmed Judge J., W. Knowles. THE wwtt.w out of Vrr.tt rt i'm$XM X Death Penalty Given Woman CHICAGO, July 10. For llio first time In I hi- history of Cook county, n jury Mommy mctcil out the (loath penally to a while Wo nmn when Mrs. Subotlo Nitll Cm dcllo und hor second liusliund, l'cter C'riidolle, woro found B"llty of tho murder of Frank Niltl, Mrs. Crudclle's first husband, und death was decided on for both. The jury returned Its verdlst after less than two hours' deliber ation. Tho woman and her hus band wcro convicted largely thru tho testimony of Charles Nittl lli-yenr-old 11011 of the woman. Attorneys made a motion for a new trial which was set for hear ing Saturday. In order to have more room wlilrli they have found to bo essential In their llulek business In Iji Orand.i .Southard & Hhlnn liavo leased the room occupied by V'loyil McKennon. who recently sold bin .stock of farm Implements and repairs .to W. 11. llohnenkamp Company. The llulek company will kIvo up their room on llio corner which they havo ocoupicd for several months and movo their entire business down u. few Uoora on Adams avenue. ccidents Prove Fatal To Two at Klamath Falls KAMATH KA1.I.S. .July 10. C.lnn Nyhan, 2ll, was killed, and J. 1. Iay, ol Iaii-inont, Indiana, was fatally Injured yesterday by on explosion when Nybart's pick struck ;i concealed dynamite cartriduo while working .on tho Ashland-Klamath Fulls IiIbIi way. Falls Into llnl Spf-inus. KLAMATH FALLS, July In. . l'atrlek MardlKan, Till, died from scalds when be fell accldentallj into the Hot Springs yesterday. : Union People Organize. PORTLAND, July 10. An organ ization which once each year wiii hold a general picnic and get to gether was formed Sunday ,by pionecrH and former residents of Union county, Oregon, at a picnic held at Columbia park. More than 180 people nttendct! the gathering, which named Judg3 W. Slater to take chargo of th" meeting next year, henceforth to be come an annual event. J. L. Carter. Mrs. Slatcr-Sniith, Ex-Governor Gccr nnd Judge Slater spoke during the day. Arrangements for the pic nic were made by S. E. Iltcinhiirt. Governor Pierce, who was on the program, was unable to attend. Chained With .Mttnlcr. IX I'ASn, Tex., July jo. T. W. Kields, fanner living near here, Mon day was held on a charge of murder in connef lion with tho shooting of rnon. who owned a .Mrs. J. .S. l'e iarm near ins. Fields and the woman alleged to have quarreled over Irrigation water. Ills bond was set at $2500. BUICK HOME IS CHANGEDADOOH CALM BEFORE THE STORM FRENCH - DELAY CAUSES REGRET IN WASHINGTON Ratification of Naval and Pacific Pacts Please, But Other Treaties Necessary To Plan. ' WASHINGTON, July 111 Action of French .chamber of deputies In voting r.UiflcaPon Monday of tho four power Pacific treuty, coupled with tho favor ublo vole last week on tho navul nact. enused gratification lu official circles ueru aionuay, although some regret was evidenced at the forecast that n.n three other Washington treaties would not bo put through at onc'o. no Ilea tics neirotluted at llio aims iinirwiBT aro Imlopcn. dent iliH-iinieuls, but to a i'i1nlu iliirrra tliey were desl-ned to sup. . plemciit each oilier ami lo extend the rrrccllvi-iK-ss of (lie general plan cuiilcinphilctl by the i-onfer-enis! for itnmvius prolmblo cause's or war. Although lliei-o Hill be no barrier to putting Into eriivt)f the naval treaty and Ibe j I 'ail fie pari, even t bough French I'tilll'lealloii or the other treaties is ilelayifl, tho result of that de. lav may Ik to ileielop a some what peculiar .situation. J no Lblhcso treaties, ono dcallui with customs matters In China, and the other with political .lUosttonn tber wuro WOIKCII out aii n Very vital clemont in tho project of. .issurlng r- .luu, ,..i.... pence ln tho Pacific.. It was throinrh Iheso pacts that the confercneu dele. sates hoped to Iron out cuuses of In ternational friction ln Chmi ami to make less likely clashes of uiteiest in thu I''ar Fast that might lead to w.uv Would lleli) in ciihin. 1'hls aspect of the situation la ri. n ,' ...a.,f """.mUu:.c J'.1"1 1,1 '""'has their' schedules ...ado tile central rat irovernnienl imn i, ...... ' government has been1.,.. .... ...... , V- Z' thK r1!1 t!u.traKeBlons ended on Kriday rVenlng and a - i.ii.nymuo, n m 1VIL Ilia proclamation of tho Washinirton f Hn.iiino i . . treaties might have had some uffuct. ward stabilizing tho situation. l-'oi n Mnnn.u-it tire tho dclav nvnr ih , - mu I111U HUB officials here. Jl had been ho D, at Hie time of the Washington confer- ence thai tho doctrines luhl ilnwn m that treaty as binding upon tho sig natories could be extended without ICUV to nil nthi-r nt,ilr.nu .i.n.- .. Ilew ehuiiliT tn 1nt....,.tl......i i That world process cannot go foV ward, however until thu ireXiv imi been ratified. The submarlno provision of tho' ireaiy probably are of greater lim. portance to Ureal Uritain than to tha other signatories because of her geo graphical situation. Jt Ih to be ro membercd that Urillsh delegations nl Iho conrerenco sought lo outlaw sub marines entirely. Tho Hoot resolu tion embodied in (he submarine und ga war faro treaty were written for llio purpose of finding a compromise i-iound in which naval opinion of all thu powers could combine Tho .Market I'OllTI.AM). July 10. Cattlu steady, hogs strong prime light S. 75 to y.UH; lambH 2ft cents higher, sheep steady choice valley Iambi $io.. ft. to $10.75. KBga firm und butter w'k. Womens Clubs Hear Princess (Hy AsKoclated l'resa) POKTLANI), July Jo. prin cess Santa ItuiKhcse, of Italy, ad dressed the convention of busi ness nnd professional women's clubs describing tho political situation In Italy. She said there were no separ ate women's organizations In Italy but that tho nun and wo men work together In tho Kas clstl party. Dr. O. Latham Hatcher, of Richmond, Va., presented the ru port' of the education committee recommending high school educa tion to form the basis of train ing for business women. Conditions Described 13 y North Powder Observer Correspondent Who is At tending Summer Session. This morning's mall brought to tin Fvoning Observer an Interesting coin- llillnlr.hlliin ft-mo lira I lilt., I ..... . North Powder who Is attending nor ,,.i -oi,i ,iVin,. n, ui WELL ATTENDED deseilllns life lit Ihn nelinnl nil, I iH.i.,1.'. . r . - Hn Interesting account of conditions there as she sees them. The lettct in full follows: "The Stale Normal school located at Moninount. Oregon, lias settled down for a summer of bard work. P has taken hoiuo timo for everything get started and for everyone to find themselvt but nearly eviry one up uiu: "Wo hint lust luiil n fnw (Iiivh wlwn linll.lnti tins irlmn loilll lul.r Ml. M'lil.i ' .. ... . ......... Kavo it, iiirKO nil inner me luiinori iiuuy ?- " .,ult r,nt.uJi ,n u. f.r ' " . . V .7 . i renif leni iiuriiuiK aim me grtNiier nil mi air uiu so, Wo will now have to make up the holidays by having school !"u', - - .- - . '.' ,, "in r,,l;OM'n"n1l ?T, -T " "?. v........,, ,.i uu m time. Tho larger number lire h'e the full sumhicr session' of ' Still a large n Umber will cnty fin - K.i.J tak H1 w" ''resident Minder and h s corps or; tc,lt!l,,''s ?'e doing all tliey can, bin of;!: ltlU! number of pupllH are ho jimnV Irdd so large that( it, Js fliiMnsnibi( iui n "I i Ml" tni' lllllir IIIIU IllU'II- Mori they should. The rooms are far too small and urn crowded to their full seating cupHclty, many chairs tirr brought in, and all classes nro crowd ed. Many slmlents are unable to taltc the courses they wish on account ot the classes Icing already full. This Is a great disadvantage to many when thoy have to substitute. The need for more teachers in keenly shown. "The buildings in some rases lire out of date ami the equipment old fanhioned. From all reports the O. A. . and V. of O. faro much hetier at the hands of the leglnhiture tbiin the State Normal school. It looks r If teacher's training schools should have everything to be hud, and In tie lati'st and most Imiu ovi il nu.tlfoila. Jj this Is polities we tencJiiii'K Jyiii ,lici tor Bet liusy and l Itiloii 1 n t'Wiirs In politics. .lr. Dennis spolio of th poor provisions made -for the slate normal In comparison with -the other slate educational Institutions nfiep a visit he mnjle here sonui thne ngo. "The student body is organized and lure now planning their work for tut summer. .Movies an- given i-vwy Frl-M lay evening, and a social tmu every Saturday evening. Thin .with the oth er social events going on, give plenty' of social life for tho studentH. Kvcry , t hlng Is planned for the welfare Die student body. "Kastern Oregon Is represented (Continued on page f) lOlks in Atlanta. ATLANTA, Cn., July 10 Klkdom moved its capital to Atlanta yester day. Thousands of delegates! to Ihci""" years record production, this 8ea H. P. () K. annual convention ar- son'a prodmlion being forecast at rivcil in the city from all parts of ;iS-'."io,ou bushels. Iho United States. A tobacco crop of l,41!5,i)OO.OOl The delegation from Portland, pounds, an forecast for this year. Oregon, announced Hint it would I would mnk it the fourlh largest ever after the l!ii"i convention. "M'nUoh i:iKrown, while a flax seed production making a 'strong 1ml for tho ncxtl"! annual convention with littje oppo:ii- j lion. Winter Wheat In , Promises Excellent Crop The Grand' Itond'1' Valley l.i expr rj. . curing one of her best years as an;time of the year. Lodging on account ugi Iciilinral center, both In grains anded' weather condltion.l Ih not nearly n rrults. tbl nsiHoti. Not only Is the crioMs as was anticipated. Low spots cherry and apple crops showing pro- which lodge nearly every year and mlHe of a Md above normal hut sme of tin- fence rows which aro grains, especially wheat, urn glxlng cut for hay are tho only spost where indications of a Kuttsfactury return at a great amount of lodging has occtir hai vest time. ! red wilh the exception ot soma fields Jitllictcd wilh the "take all" disease. "Winter wheat throughout tho M uch of the lodged wheat promise couiiiy where good siunds exlt, pro- to. at tea si, partially mature, and Illis'-H im excellent crop." stale . (J. Avery, county iiKrirultiirtnt. who Is in clone tuci with touditloiis through out lite county. "At the present Unie many riehtn In the Sand Itidge conn try near Imbler and A It -1 are stand ing from 5 I-2 'to w reel hiKh. The ground und'rn ath thin heavy -critp Is quite moiat, an exceptional condition BUMPER CROP FOR OREGON F. L. Kent Believes That Winter Wheat Damages i Will Hurt Yields. f EASTERN OREGON SUFFERS LITTLE Washington Is In Line for a Record Crop; Local Out look Good; Haines Sees Big Hay Yield. ,j I '' l'OItTANU, July 10. Prospects lor u bumper grain and hay crop for regon were somowhat lessened by June and July rainfall, Agricultural Statistician K L. Kent reported, today. A large sharu of thu grain utmost ready for cutting Is beaten down and cannot bo harvested with tho usual equipment. However, benefit to spring crops and pastures wilt duubtleus offset the injury to the winter wheat. ) : ' esont indications are that tho lu.. or' egon wheat crop will equal If not exceed the big 11)21 crop. t Cherries are damaged but later fruits will be benefited by rain. ; Kastein Oivgnii ln hurt. j T)iim:iL;rt In KiiHtorii Omimti in uri n tor wheat und cherries Is of a much less important nature, according to a concensus of opinion among agricul tural .authorities t DamMtftt to tha cherry crop Is practically none and the winter wheat crop is only damag ed to a h ma 1 1 extent ln this section of tho state, .: Freiifli Wheal a Huccess, 1 t MOSCOW, Idatio. July 1U. Wnltnr llinghum, a farmer on American ridge, has five acres of magnificent wheat grown in Krauco Uingliam, who yoart from. bIk- hernels of tho coiti(n6ih wheat grown lu Franco. Iiigham, who Herveil with the 8 1st division during j the World War, brought tho six kor- in la iiuiiiu nun 111111 itnu 1IUIII..'U VliUlIi .ii'ifn1l' If i.i.i.inii- Hut irrnln tUinui-iitn 'J from other wheat and planting tho increase each year. The wheat grows jtx to six and a. half feet tall, and is carded, it lias proved smut" proof ''l ih auika are so largo and firm lI it n'fc '"""a i"h" i'iiiho mil), mill (Continued on pago 5) WASHINGTON, . C., July 10. Smaller crops than last year were In dicated In the July forecasts of tha depart men t of agriculture, Issued .Monday for wh:al, corn, rye, whlta ihml potatoes. . rice. hay. Hindus und ijcfchuH. A tobacco crop 1011,11110,0(10 pound pounds larger than last year's and largo production of oats, barley nnd llax seed were Indicated. This year' cum crop, although growing on a slightly larger acreigo than was plan trd lust year, will he some 14,000,000 bUHhels smaller than tho 1922 crop owing to a poorer condition on July than a year ago. I 'rod net ion I h is yea r was f orcast tt i!,Hi7,tMiii,aio bushels. Willi r wheat showed a slIgfiT Im provement over a month ago, but FORECAST SEES SMALLER CROPS ofispring wheat showed a deterioration tof 7.8 points lu tho month. Tho com hjhlned production forecast, however, la A, ono, ono bimhcls larger than tho Juna forecast with a total crop of S.'l.OOO, jono now Indtcutcd. . Thin ye ir's potato crop probably Will )e illf.oiMi.ono bUHhels less than is.soo.ooo bushels, as forecast would nmke It tho largest crop In Hi venrrv County witli tho winter wheat crop at this vinl not be a total loss, providing har M Hfing iiietliotls are successful. "Stiinminx up llio condition from the Wolf Treek district to Cricket Klat it may he safely mild that the pros pects aro (. en hetlor than several w'ckn ago and everything la favoruhle for the best avengf pld ot winter wheat for several ars,"