La Grande evening observer., July 18, 1923, Image 1

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VOLUME XXI
QPP05EDT0
Senator-Elect Gives an Out
line of His Political
Views.
RECOGNITION OF
SOVIET IS FAVORED
Magnus Johnson
Doesn t
t :i. T n-in-nn rvf "TJi fin 11Q
Like League ot jNauons
and OtllCr foreign liil!-
tanglements.
ST. PAUL, July 18. Tabulation of
unofficial returns from Monday's
special United States senatorial elec
tion in Minneiota closed Tuesday
niirlil with Moe-iius Johnson. Farm-
. . , . . .. . . " .1.. :.. 1 1 i
er-l.linoi no, apparently mi 1
WtLO U IJIUlilUV.V UUluim tw1""
When reports from 21112 of the
stntc's 3.V20 precincts had been
counted, Johnson had n lead of 74,
GIZ over Gov. J. A. O. I'reus, Re
publican, while Jamcrt IA. Carley,
Democrat, continued a poor third.
The count stood: Johnson, 2n!,
582; I'reus, 1SM,!I70: Carley. 17,U7,il.
Carried Kamsry County.
ST. PAUL, July 18. Matrnus
Johnson,' United States .senator-elect,
lived up to advance predictions in
carrying turn scy uui. ' " "!
t ..n iu iln:iled. h it the narnxw ,
wnicn
. ..... ... -
margin victory . for Gov- J- A.
Preus in Hennepin county (Minncp-U
ohs) , Mondays election was u sur-
....
pnr. even to ! arnier-I.ii .or leader...
jHiii.y '" ., , ' . iV I
I (Mlllf-UIl Zr,.t tin UM"'" "
- i .i-ro 1" .r
In Jlennenin, with four smaM pre -
,):! Fr,:i voles. Johnson 4:1.101 ami
Carlev 23G4
In orly Hi of tho stale's S7 coun
ties did Preus have n lead.
Johnson Issues Statement.
Mr. Johnson isrued the followin;
ulntnmntit
"The mninrilv of voters have elect
ed me to the United States senate
i,. c;iu.m 01 ii.oir prniciiiies they anil i
JOHNSOIIS""
WORLD
I stand for. Ichards this week, would be treated t
"Government is instituted to pio- vU,win , lndstriou3 sight., .Trees
mote the welfare of the people, . wjh 1,lt.kcr8j clustered in the
to protect a few in the special pnv- ,,ral ,, on trt.3l,,.s ullcl iadders, dl-ilcge--
given them. Ine high tar.f. I ,K, ruit whk.h SOOI) fM te
on tho consumers, the unjust !; .' " boxea gathered beneath tho trees at
M L Ut lilUIII. lilt IJiiL-nv i'L .. i
fanners, the packing of the judiciary
wi;h men favorable to ins large
financial and railroad groups, the
shortsighted bungling foreign policy
pursued by our government In
wards o'licr countries and their peo
ples, anil other similar problems will ,
receive my earnest attention and
study.
"I congratulate the people of tin.--state
on their victory. What the or
ganized farmers and workers have
wcomplmhod pulling together in
Minnesota they can likewise accom
plish in other states of the Union."
Opposes World Court.
Pressed for details of his orgvi
zatioli plans, he repeated an cxce.pt
from his campaign keynote spcerh:
"1 will do this because I believe the
farmers and the workers and the
business man can by united action
befier their conditions."
He was willing to let it be k'.mwn
in m semi-o! ficial way Ihut he was
Ainst the world court and .the
league of nations and any other for
eign entanglements."
For the pre.-ent, he preferred not
to discuss recognition of Russia,
though "between you ami me I am
(Continued on l'ago 5)
Weather Forecast
"f.
V
I'oitland. July U
nldv tonighl
and Thursday.
pi
TV
r lms
rer bu
nd, will
Special
nbttck
Duzcn-
own
1 strive
Special,
n
euch
S
cIuh -
chcs or
. inches
) A of-
charge
fee
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PREchlirf.
iu first
b
Ible
bo an
kicipa-
uny
and
Jo
IN FULL BLASTi
Grande Eonde Valley Or
chards aire Scenes of Ac
tivity This Week; Crop is
Heavy.
' -
Cherry picking and packing
throughout tho Urando Hondo Valley,
but oapeciulty In Cove, and Union
whero cherries pluy a major part aa
a, horticultural product, is on in eurn-j
ubt this week.
Cove, Union, La Grande, Imhlcr
and the rest ol the Union county cities
iii-i jlovriMno- I licit- nnenrinH In Ksifelu
Batherlng the fruits, packing (hem
I101' shipping or local consumption,
uutl aU(.nUlI18 to ttu the other uttw,
but important, details that combine
in cnuiT) -jitirveauiib nine.
An idea ot the cherry crop this year
may be obtained roughly by taking
cognizance of the tact that in some
portions ot thu county labor is
scarce. Near Imhlcr this situation u
IV It moreso than in other sectionu.
Covo has u whole army of pickers and!
1,., i.ki.,.ft
many
of them from outsldo
points including the fruit sections of
Washington and Western Oregon who
are partly camped at the ore hard u,
terming a "chery-picklng" tent town
.Many families are taking advantage
of thu opportunity thus offered to
enjoy a camping out vacation and at
(lie same time get good compensation
linancially for their time and labor.
Touriuts are playing an important
1 art in filling in the ranks of labor.
Cherries ISoiintifiil.
A concensus of reporta from all
0Ver tho county Indicate; that .the
. ...
cherry crop win no ono ot tlio largest.
illirvl.stetl du, h,B lho past decade. In
f(W lso(a lions lu crop la
u( ihat )ut
iiui an inui cuuiu uu wisiivu
(n Ulu lug orchu,.us anii ,ho
"cherry
centers" the crop
iv vih " tivnif AFiiu
few orchartls in the northern,
;;; - "
i" ... '' """"' . 1
ds ami the erry!lnn(1-. p lhc schon( in a lcUcP to lhc
. ...... ' .... ... .. . ? '""'twenty miles or more through
'cherry harvedliUK is ahout ono cent
per pound, which runs to uliout seven
cents per gallon. Prices paid may
vary slightly iu different section but
Hie "one-cent price" Is a round aver
age. A Scene or Industry.
A casual observer, going lo Covo
.11.1 ".I rr.iinliiir ill" nn tht i-lwrrv nr.
. . I., '),.... tl... I.nvnu
when tilled, are carted away to the
packing houses where an army of
nackei-3 swiltly aort and arrange llienl
inlo crates and boxes scientifically so
lb. it their lustiii- qualities be augmen
ted lor shlppint;. And finally the box
er; lido out of lho valley for outside
points to the tuno of tho ellckety
claek. cllekety-clack of flic wheels ol
a Iruit ear eating up the miles over
the railway syaleni. Such u soeno
iniuht be rightfully called tin. "Orch
ard Romance."
Cove devotes the daytime lo harves
ting and the niyht time to social In
tercourse and play. Kvcry year tho
l.'herry Ulomers Hall is a social event
of note being held unnually diirlng
I he cherry season. The first of these
dances was held last Friday even
ing and another will be held this
week on the sumo oening.
Atl work and no play Isn't the Idea
that Hie Cine fruilinen have, uud H
puu, they say. "A maximum of work
cannot In; secured unless there Im
some social diversion." lo their max
im. MRS. IVAXHOE IS
I FIRST TO REPORT
SAI.EM. July 18. Mrs. A. E.
Ivnnhoc, county school superintend- LONE STAR STATE
ent for Union county, is the first, ... T .,r iy utrrv
superintendent in the state to make! lo J. . iillji
an annual report to J. A. Churchill,
state superintendent of schools. NEW Yf'HK.-July II Kvcrv foot
She reports that 3.'!4-J pupils were loose Industrial Worker of the
enrolled in the elementary grades in .World ir New York City will start
hat county during the last scnooi
I year and 7W1 in the high schools.
itU- w an increase of 1K4 over the
'number of students of the previous
year. lhc total numoer oi iuan-
Inrc omnlnved was Ion. the 'men re-
i ceivin ail average monthly salarv tl'ey are now in a hospital, said of
lof .1) and the women an average j ficial of the marine transport work
'of T11J. ers today.
,L liri
ly will be determined Wedn
wnon Jack K i'a run, the clulllii:
manager, corners with Tt'x ltlc
promoter, and Luis Angel Mrpo,
"omn American challenger.
Itlckiird Monday advanced
in
lionii io siago the Klrpo-Uei
coinest in uiunos Aires, capital
Argentine roruhllc. around Novo
Lur-
i out Henrns has expressed 11 i
onoo Instead fur two llllo bouts it
country, 0110 Willi Firno about
JJay.and tho other with Harry
negro challenger, shortly hefor
World's aeries.
Walker lleals s-ljc l
NEWAItK, N. J. Jiilv ls.x.
oC
WUIKer, Welterweight oltntiii.l..
... . .
me worm, Knocked out Nate
01 nosion In tlio tenth in,,,,. I
re -
scheduled U'-round bout hcVe JlOTj
to
ilium. bcigcl was on the del
lliroughout. Walker wolgho
and SelBol 150 pounds. .
One Dead In
Portland Fire
(By Associated I'rcsb)
rOUTLAND, July IK. One
body was found early today in
tho ruins oi' the Pacific iMunlnj?
mill, which was destroyed by tiro
last night.
The body ia believed lo be the
remains of Andrew Kale, day
watchman, .who hud been sleep
ing at the1 mill plant.
Frank Wire, night watchman,
had not been located early this
morntnrr.
The fire loss la estimated at
$90,000.
Orpfrnn Normal S c h o 0 1
UlLgUlI XNUIliiai ouiuui
LJlaSS IS laKen IO inspect,
State Institutions.
(Special to tlio Observer.)
MONMOUTH, July 10. (Ky Mail)
I Ht II.. I In.. tli a 4n.xhni of iJri.-Kil.
, ' r.rnn M(,..
"'V "' i 4 'u L ,i
l.lfll OCIIUUl, III" niuMtiivo
hundreds of other students to Snlnni
on July VI to sec the insane asylum,
penitentiary, capitol buildinp and
other stale institutions. Mr. Cutler
is one of the senior teacher ft of the
INOrmai scnooi aim is mihwii
liked and admired by the hundreds
of students that ho comes into con-
tact with every year. We left Mon-,
mouth on n special train at eight
o'elock in the moi'iinnr. something
known and
over four hundred strong. It is I
needless to say that there was plenty I
of fun and song on the way. Mr.
Wickes, who with the aid of Mr.
Butler had arranged the excursion,
nccompanied us," states Mrs- I.illi
Law, ol North Powder, wno is in-
;L - ..,i n,,,nr
K... ,' - ' ,... t, ,.,,..i
Un.l ,,g as it was to his efforts we
ono dollar. After a run ot some
I fine farming country (but not
j fine. and. prosperous - looking
I Eastern Oregon) we arrived nt
aaicm. rtiier a Min t 11 iu n j nyi
.inu wi t wlo- i '
grounns Mirrouimnig VUHI
arc oeauuiuny Kept a.w .o I, .
fine ill every way. Lvr. r'JlIer Viail
Joe Lynch Mi.pcnilcd. ft I ft i
1IICITC ACVI n
Vidlld HJILUm, I
PENITENTIARY!
telephoned about our coniing so they ,COI.(,illB to ,, 111111,U!(!I111.IU j.Tau.i
were ready for us. We were c)m- t0(. . b Anil,.,.w ,jOI1v Jr d,rcc,or
ducted by uniformed nurses throuM' f ,.. .,., r...,i,,in
these buildings. On every handy
wore seen thejo poor unfortunates j
!who are insane. Looking at them!,,., ,,..,., .,,,,.,,;. ,.r
,;as we oio n :.eeino'i iu us lii.ii, -vii
'"""""""Y ' . ; ,,
,nc'"- ie.yui mK ...y
",nl spotlessly clean ill every detail.
vrioup.i oi imvii v"-"
were sitting ut tables playing curds
could wo tell that
anything
wrong wiln mem. ine hick oiji',,, Sulom JWn ney Mils fall, receives
young people among the inmates,;,,, cx. ellelil test of their rendllion
was commented on .by a large nurn-iwh,.n lh,.v -KO uvur lhu lop.. ul ,.. 'or Ibreo weeks, u hoi-can be c.-miii-i-h ; AKrcllnurii colleue KxHuislon Ker
bor. From appearances the mcnlc,.r,3 of lhltl or, ,;v,. ,,.,. ttwin Joint bis lorn- as ol present "rnimtod., in(1 j.;xM.riment K'uiloii. as well
were younger in age-than the wo-l cnclos.'il space, but the Individ- and on which he left the capital .lun..!H1, , (1, , nrd of HeK.-iits.
men. - lual inslrumeiitul ability seek pence-I -" will keep him nwny from his desk i ,a, ,.,.K(.nt t explain crop moth
Few Young Women. Illon and lom. rls orov ,n 1 1,..,, lon'.-or tlioii he desires. According tol .
"The absence of young women
tlonunuou on rage OJ
Inlcrstalc Conimcicc
Commission To Permit
KlUlWay Construction
'
WAKIllNC'I'OX, JuVy IS. Tin
IntciMliih' (.win tin-re3! coin million
torijiy aulliii'l7,f( ' Hit- l.onKvli-w,
Port Ih nI Hii'l Noi-t In-rn riitlrna'l
toiitpHny to prot-tred uit h tln-ir
conNl Pin-lion fpom it lioinl, on tho
Nfjit lifpn I'Ht-H k n'iir Kjlvo to
the M- -jiih Wiishiiitft'in pcwi'l.
The load will cost J,ti'.t,7--.
as f.oon as possible loward l'ort Ar-
. thur, TexH, under an vinler to
"nrntert the 1 V. W. roislilutW
and the rights of three member who;
nave oere rep'irien KiMii.-iiiiteu ue-io
rernntlv nnd -o -cve-.Tlv b'aten tha'
b U
ON, WEDNESDAY, JULY
PEACE TREATY
Arrangements Made at Lair
sanne for Final Formal
Action; U. S. Victor in Oil
Concessions Fight.
LAUSANNE, July 18.-Tlio last
scene but one in the Neulf Kast con
ference was enacted Tuesday night at
Ouchy chalteau, the entire text of the
i treaty was examined and arrotiemenl
were made for its formal bignntum
July 24.
Tuesday night's scene was remark
able in that numerous matters on
which the various part ley had not
succeeded in reaching an accord were
under consideration. It was a sight
of reservations, which Included reser-
va,to,lli by; ,hu Un,tt d Kt,llL'u nml
Oroul UrlUihl conconiillg xuts validity
of tho lJrUtNh-Turkish Petroleum Co.
cuiicessiun, wiucn conmcia with tho
rights accorded in tho ChestiM- conces
sion for unknown oil riches in thu
Mosul area.
Tho silent battle between the Unit
ed States and Knglaud over oil con
cessions which had dominated the
conference In tho last few days be
came an open contest Tuesday when
Sir .,Jloruce,Huijibold, after protesting
Turkey'ii rclusur tu ratify the F.ng-
lish' concession In the treaty,-declared
that it seemed very uncertain on what
LKlouncl tlio Ai lean Bovcrnment
jW.S,cd to Interveno belw. en tho.
-rurklsli Koveiiiuii nt ami tho Turkish
foiroleuni company.
La Grande Municipal Daild
Will Kender Program at
"Washington, Grcenw o o cl
Intersection
Another of those cxceeilliiKiy enter
talnlns inid-suninn-r evetiuiK concert. i
cipiil Hand
I.'. .!.!,. ... -i.nl.... ..I T.J
o'clock, on Iho corner of W.islinurl,i
Avenue and Greenwood Street, r.
. . .,; .,,,.,,
P"1 '
Ml E J
TD BE SIGNED
NUT
BAND CONCERT
UE FfllOfly
, ,, . ..,,..(.rt wni dnui.iieKi'l'n'sbb'iil llanling. uliboogli uppr
of t ho local hand.
'he mlil-siiiiimer concerts are pluy-
,. lln ,,,,,.,, llrt ,JoUl ,or tll(J
,nnly an,, t. mm Thi, t0,.
inuiiily, allcli'llng Iho open air pro -
j8rullIi , ,,,(,.,! to u iuaieul pro.
preparing cliliKenlly for their Humid-
tractor in gaming that glide undH"' existing Itinerary, Mr. and Mis..
team-work tint makes u band really
:atioo lhc ordinary.
linker Crop llig.
HAKi:it July IS. dm, of the lar -
St crops cborriei In many years
lis expected lo be gathon-il ihis year
land the i.e;istn Ii, now on. I'lekcnt
(aro gathering at tie various orchards
'in lurgu number:; hut thoro will I hi
work for all.
Trues Tax Hcdiiclion.
. POftTLANI), July IS. Tux
reduction wa.s in cl by ( iov
ci'imr I'it-rcn today in welc niiin;?
the North wi?.n Koal Esinti; As-n(K.-i.ition
convent ini. I )tdcj;atfM
from nil parts of iho no-' hwr. t,
arc hen: for a four day meeting.
South or Norlh AniiTira?
M'.W YtUlh. lex Itirkard is
necotiatill loiljy for the llmp-ef-Kirpo
fight either in Buenoi
Aires or Jersey City.
! I
XTRA
18, 1923
MEMBER
AH.STANGE GAVE
DECISION LAST
Prosecution
May Cease
rOIITIjAjXO, July 18. Cir
cuit Jude Hewitt today upheld
tho demurror in the c.ase of W.
II. Kinrick, judRO at the pri
mary election last year, who was
charged with irregularities ill
counting. Einrick was recently
aeiiuitted on one indictment.
Hewitt's decision today, niny
halt further prosecution on the
four remaining indictments, said
District Attorney (Myers, al
though an appeal may be taken
to straighten the legal ques- '
tion. Hewitt held the election
law providing for double count
ing boards does not apply lo the
primaries, hence Kinrick, us
chairman of the counting board,
not authorized by law, Was not
really an election official and
could not committee a crime iu
Iho capacity of au election of
ficer. , ANCIIOUvVOl
(Ky Assoclnled Press)
Cleur w'at hei- iind tciiiperiilui es be
tween (Hi and f i 5 decrees nwult the
n'l in ii here Weilni-sdny ol Pt csldenl
1 laiilliur wlieii lie is cM'cled to pie
side at a dinner nnd heiir the pre-st-ulntlim
or A laskan prohh ins.
Tho first "cabinet. nieellnK" In the
lar north, attemb'd by Mm president
and Secretaries Work and Hoover,
v. Ill h li-'hl, with the troubb'S of the
Alnskans as the subject lor cousid
urat.'ton. Ill
Anioiur the uppermost retiiusls to
be pn-S'-nled to the prenf.li-nlial par-
iv will b" mlnntiun vt the furry bill
for Increased appropriations for
i-o ids, Inehhlini: M'-Kiniey piu k, and
adjuslnieiit of coal liases to allow
oii'mliilal Ion of leasenablc areas ami
hnllsli (he present boml sysb-m, iy
liuf
up friOlin to flu, mm ol t'upllnl on ,
each base.
Will ot Visit Hawaii.
riN i:o.i:i pnnKlliKNT m.iii)-i,
isn'S SI'Ki lAI. TltAlN. July IS.
'dative of no InviiMion exi-mled by
(lovernor I'iinlnrrtMii of lhiwuil toi,
v:" " "' " ' """
pi.-nng ins irlp. wni. o mm i . ......
i,,,osstl,le to accept. 'I he Invitation
iwns lam oeioie nir e
by Meendnry of the - Inli'i-lor Work.
Unvoting soulliwiird over the gov-
-A trip to Hawaii would delay ine
' president's return to Washington to
'August renehlnif '' ioik in
Iday lieloie 111:11.
lOT.(V I'WTllEKS lMNrj
1
I 1. T lr.' 1..1., IU 1elllW It
...'..I ,',V icre horn 'I'liesilaV
...M,- Wlllbim II. Killl'. w'fc of,
I'niled Sl.'it"s Senator William 11.
King of Utah. The senator wis
cabled lhc news of tho nrrivaU He
is now in ndd-nceaii on the steamer.
President Harding, en route to in-
vr.siiisH.- - . -
two children are sixth anil seveinn
..i u. .,..i,.rvr,..ir bv lho nrcsent
u..- u-i,, ii,l" lliree bv his former
wife.
vi iiitivi.it iii;ij
ttURDINE-WILL'-
KF H H ffiU
mm w mm mm mmtm m w . .
Alaska, July IS. -N1
ai h'ivv ix. .itilv is- Prank H.'baek und reach the pot wliere Danh-i
".. . , .1.' 1. 1.. i,... 1.1, Mt;..,..
KiilllHi'V. driver m me i e o...,-.
., i i ,.,, .it llio
UpreiiKcr crowing n-ar Hlo dd, July 7.
' ' " ,. 1 ,
. ... .i... I
..!... II., Iu I1..I1I ,m Ihe olllirgo Of
MIHtlMullKlllcr. "'-
ilvlnt, n pri'llmlnarv tienring In
Ihe Justice court, thai be did not Jump
from the wreck, as wan reported, but
jfiini be romaim-d with It until the
but. Ho sulfered painful cum anil
bruises.
OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
STATE FARM BUREAU !
n&AV Ul'IlLK.qllet ffivcll hlst evcninff at the
(lly Asaoclatcd Press)
I'OKTI.ANI). .Inly IS Tho r.'Hii
Hon of Iti'orKo Maiisrield, prcHhlcnl ol
tho Orcuon I'ilrni ltllreau fcileralton
and ttu aocivptance, was annollnccdli
luoinbcrM of thu executive commltn-L
of the bureau. I'Iiuih Tor a eoirl
plete reorKanlKatloil of tho bureaV.
havu been madu and a call hna bcenK
issued by the execullvo body for a
gem-ral meeting of tho directorate
.uny S3, to worn out the defitiito pro-
K"n,'iV.'. i .,.i.i . i,-
occasioned by the inabiiiiy of the
president to devote to his office the
time Which he felt It required. No
breach of harmony occurred.
Newly Appointed Pastor of
Methodist Episcopal
Church to Preach First
Sermon Here Sunday.
he Uevorond Kliner (.runt Kidlh,
I)., newly appointed pastor of the
tlodit;t Kpiscnpal Ohurcll of l.a
iiinle, has just returned from a trip
California, where ho attended a
fainHjkJ reunion and iiIho officiated lit
.1
the wedding of a daughter. "
lleverend Kidlh In moving to Ui
(!-antlc tills week wllll Mrs. Kellll
and a younger daughter, Mary; ami
will occupy the pulpit next Kunday
iiiornlug.
"It III hoped that Reverend Kelll,
may bo given tho favor of a full
house at this service." slates Ira H.
Aldrlch, dlslriel superintendent, "lit
order thai he may bo encouraged 111
the beginning of u fruitful pastorate."
FARM CROPS TOUR
PLANNED JULY 21
f'ounty vgi'iil Avery aiinounr
runners' field tour to be held on i
Tuesday -of next week for the pur
.,,, f utudylm; new larul crop piae-
tlees in coiiiparison with common
methods 111 UHe. tjuesllons lo be stud-
lied by funnels thai day Inellldu me
miimlng:
lioes 11 pay to rotate crops? I iocs
II pay lo fertlll.e alfalfa with IMld
i nliititer or Hiilnlinr ; lioes It pay lo
.in,ird recommi'iidi-d vurlc-
lies ol crops nueii aa milium iiii.iini.
.-,.d,.,tlon wheal ami llyl.rm
wl.llt? W,i,t Ih the best method
of eoulrolllllg smill
. u, lnHf W vlHlt the country east
ble
and
Iowa school district, stop-
( i,. tier
en route for lunch,
stuff of the Orceon
., ,.,. (r
H.llMll
lours ore nebedlllo.l for lhc
lliilncs and linker country Hie lollow
Ing two days where County Agent
..Ill ...millet I'MI'lllorS ii ml
otli.n lllterosted to visit thu doinoo-
Ulnillon work being carried on there.
All lO'O HI' IIlllllSll.il. ,l...... .......
era or not. ore llivll
I to imiUtf 1 1n
Hip. A ple.isallt
lay i untti Ipati'H
In t'ch iwHIon. A rotnpii'ii- piiiir;'in
of the varlniiH fltopH t lie nnnle win
uppeur In a Inter paper.
KK'K IN lHOVM I.
ASTOIUA, July IS. While
John
i , , , .,
ami -"......"...
fishermen, were reliinilng lo Astoria
, Monday alloroooil III Ibelr limit
th
fuller, ne wiim Htiddcniy taken in
and tumbled rroin Ihe craft. H:a
hroih'-r w in unable (t turn the boat
r.ll into Ihn ('nl(iiu)tla river In thu
loivei hiirlmr liefoni In- Hank fro.n
Tim sur-
ltlit and wan wen no mon
ei.iiii. iii-fiiner citiiit on in yvsiinia .inn
' ..,.r..n..r ll.ielw.M uhn will
llUlki Oil llHllipl tO OTUll'l till' llOllV
. " . . ......
of I.. 1
jominsiin, a resiooiu oi neu-
.
Wheat Quotationn.
side,
PnRTI.AND, Julv 18. Hard
I White Western Red $.97.
occupy PULPIT
HERE SUNDAY
NUMBER 212
wm hhiiiih, apyrej, muwniiiini
ni ft
FINAL
EVENING
. . ,, .
Country club in honor of A. II.
Stunjru, of Worrill, Wisconsin,
was nuarinp;. its close the jjuest
of honor in iiis after dinner talk
itnnounced his decision to localo
the Mt. Kmily company's lum-
r nianxifacturnig plant in La
rande.
Seventy of La Grande's Iwsi
esa lm!n wh0 had assembled to"
honor Mr. Stanuo, rose as ono
man and for several minutes the
Oro Dell canyon reverlierated
with loud eheeits, so delighted
weie those present with the fin
al decision i dative to the new
industry.
The event of last evening was
a happy climax to a campaign
which La Grande has been wag
ing for several weeks in an en
deavor to convince the directors
and stockholders of the Mt.
Kmily Timber company that this
city is the logical point to locate
its plant which will mill n large
area of limber located in Union
and Umatilla counties.
At a recent meeting of thosb
intaresled in Merrill, Wisconsin,
it w;Vs voted lo erect a lumber
!nantifacfuiing plant lo han
dle the timber holdings of tho
1 1"
Jzimtpany, but the location was
not decided, inen loiiowcd w
tensivo work of this city in put
ting forth its every advantage to
induce the location of the new
mill. That Grande should
have been chosen, after exhaus
tive investigation of other East
ern Oregon points, was the
cause of the outburst last eve
ning when Mr. Stange gave tin?
final word.
Tho site will bo the old fair
grounds within the city limits of
I, a Grande, and the clearing of
land and putting it in shape for
the plant will probably be done
this fall bo that actual construc
tion can be started early in the
spring.
The hainiuei at Hie Country club
last eveiilliK w.l:; one of Hie finest
ever hold in l.a (iraitde. One long ta
ble wa:; arranged In Hie hall room
and si vent;.' guest:; were Mealed.
White it w.ia given Iu honor of a
friend of all present. It nevertheless
had a busbies'; aspect lor the reason
thai .liter the hanipiel rioel nrg. -oicntii
were lirtiUi to Mr. Slannn uet
ting forth l.a (Iramle'ti advantages.
fluents marohed Into tlio lianuttet
hall nt 7 o'clock while l.oney'o or-
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MANILA CRISIS IS
A WAITING MESSAGE
FROM WASHINGTON
(ISy Av.sociat.d I'l'.'i.-O
MANILA. July 18. Tin- next tuovo
In Hie political criKta in expected to
I -o tiir t r Ait WaiilihuiliHi. '
J A ruling from the national capital
Is expected on the contpnvepHy over
:iovei nor WodiIh' iciiiMiatement of
(cret Hf-pvlcf A t'fit foiilty.
A tncM.HUKe cabl d y l-'lllplno lead
ers lo President Mai-diiiK slating that
the rcHlk'liatlon i"i the hp iiila ra of
l fie council of atnh- wan not an nt -lack
upon the lulled Hint en authority,
but a protest against encpoaehltient
by Die pjvi riiur m mral on count I -tnt'oniil
iiKlitn already tiijoyi il by thd
Klllp;:i(s.
No lieport Asked.
WASHINGTON, .lulv 18. Pend
. ,., (1
. " 1 1 1 ' L
f the offic.al report ot
Ihe Manila political upheaval war dr-
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.011101110111 lieVOIld OX irOSSI 11 I llO OS-
surnnce ihat (iovernoi (iene-nl Wood
nuld have the full bakinu of
We.diitM.lnn it, oil nmnor ilnni In
... .... i- i .
i'laiiilam his suit wlulu renre-entine;
the government in the inlands. So
I implicit has been the depaii.ucnt's
,'" " s. lV " properly
; handle the situation that thus fur no
report has been asked. , ,