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Ha (Snmfo lEumitt VOLUME XXI member of associated press LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 28, lcJJ,i. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 250 V CHIEF TELLS OF ALASKAN President Harding Opposes i ' the Lxploitations of ! Resources. SAYS DEVELOPMENT MUST BE NATURAL Early Statehood is Favored ; . Alaska's Beauty is Prais ed by Chief Executive. AIIOAIilt PHKSIDIONT IIAK ... .IIIMi's SI'KtlAI, THAI.V. .Inly -K. Kul'rcriiiu- Troiil 1111 ntlm-k of ptomaine imisoiiliiK1, President llardinu- remained in bed tiKlay by his physicians unices as the. triiin irnvcrscil Orctroii cimmte to Yusclllito National J'ark. ABOARD PRESIDENT HARD ING'S SPECIAL TWAIN, July 28. Ptomaine poisoning attack, is be lieved to have been caused by eating crabs day before yesterday aboard the Transport Henderson and nir jrravatcd by five hours spent in Se attle yesterday. It is not consid ered serious by 'Brigadier General Sawyer, the president's physician, but as requiring absolute rest for a day. Crowds in Oregon towns to day were disappointed by not seeing the president, (Rv Associated Press) SEATTLE, July . President Harding returned from Ins Alaskan trip Friday and in an address de livered here reported to the Ameri can people that he had found noth ing wrong with their great northern territory; that there is no broad "problem of Alaska," and that Alas ka "is all right and is doing well." "I do not believe Alaska can be forced or that it should be," he added. "There is no need of government managed, fcderally-paid-for develop ment. There is to be no reckless sacrificing of resources which ought to he hold in order to turn them to immediate profits. "Where there is a possibility of betterment in the federal adminis tration, improvements should and will be effected. But there is no need for sweeping reorganization. ' Aid Needed in Development. The president enumerated a num ber of ways in which the develop ment of the territory should be aided. He declared against ruinous exploit- ation of natural resources and urged "a development of Alaska for Alas kans. He recommended more re striction on salmon fishing,, the ter-; ritory's greatest industry, and prom-; ised that if congress was unable toj agree on a program of helpful lcjs-j lation, he, by executive order, would i extend the present reservations and i their regulations. i Restrictions with re.-pec t to utilise-1 ation of the forests, he said; mighf wHl be lightened. Development of Alaska's coal mines must await time and the normal urging of ec onomic conditions, he submitted, but the government should do whatever is necessary to encourage leasing i and development ot oil lands. Other conclusions presented . by Mr. Harding were that generous appropriations should be for road (Continued to 1'age Five.) BOWMAN-HICKS TO BUILD 10 HOUSES AT BISHOP MEADOWS WAM.oWA. July Work start ed early tin week on the' construc tion of forty house at Bishop Mead ows, by tin; Muwmati-Hbks Lumber Co. A tT-w ol carpenters lrt Tues d ly Tor the wor und the lumber and wngonR from the A'tblex- MfniiuiUKh Mill. The houses will be of modern Cunt ruction, and will have modern conveniences. An otlicu building lias already been constructed of peeled lugs, and presents an excellent appearance. This structure is about thirty by forty feet in si.e, and is the busbies:; cento or the company': lorcini; operations. Provision will be made for about five hundred people soon as tlu building can be eroded. The mad from here to the camp are in a very shape, and the hauling of lumber isyrt serious problem. Work is beliiK pushed on the nil road snide to Bishop -Meadows, with several ciwj; emraiieil in the work. The Kradc is necessarily stroll one. iih standard 7" pound rails are used. Weather Forecast ' I'oitlaml. July stfiyM ''"''' C""" mM" V xQ tinuing wanner jomght un-1 tin - PlanS easiae Auto Caravan The American leglon County Council, composed of representa tives of Union county posts Im bler, Klffln. Cove, North Powder, Union and la Grande, will meot In regular monthly session at Im bier Monday evening. x Heveral mat tern are to be acted upon at the Monday meeting, chief among them beinK prepara tions for Union County's repre sentation 'at the Legion conven tionto be held at Seaside, Oregon in the near future. An attmpt will be made to organize an auto caravan from Union county to join a like caravan In Umalilla county. La Grandu will bo well repre sented at the meeting at Imbler, about 15 or -0 being expected to be present from this city. Imbl er hus worked up a reputation of being a "host above par" and lA'gionnaires all over the county looking forward to the meeting With anticipation. E- Governor Pierce Riled By Policy of Present War den; Escapes Worry Ex ecutive. - A change, in the wardenshlp of the Oregon Htato penitentiary and a gen eral shake up In the personnel of thd subordinate officials and employes of the institution was Indicated here states a Salem special dispatch to the Portland Oregoniun. Although neither Goevrnor Pierce nor W.ird Irvine, prlvute secretary to the executive would not; make any dejj Inite statement regarding- the rumor that Johnson Smith is soon to sever hi& connection with the prison, friend of tho governor admitted that the conduct of the Institution Is not satisfactory und that one of two men will likely receive the appoint ment as warden. Since the escape of four men front the brickyard Tuesday afternoon, which was preceded during the past lour months by the desertion of more than 30 convicts, considerable pres su re, has been brough t upon Gover nor Pierce to appoint Henry Down ing wurden of the Institution. Mr. I o wnlng formerly was connected with tho penitentiary and during the last campaign acted us chairman of the Marion county democratic cen tral committee. He lives In Salem. , (a pin la lA'wis Backed. Another faction, said to be headed by Portland residents, is urging the appointment of Captain Icwis of the Portland police department. It was urged that Captain Lewis has hud much experience In handling1 con- , vlcts, and lhu( his appointment would insure an efficient prison administra tion. It 1 now known hero whether ( up tain Lewis han been approached regarding the appointment, und some luubt was expressed as to whether lie would accent the position if it Is tendered to him by the governor. 1 rieuds of the governor said, how ei , t ha t whoever If. a ppointed to succeed Mr. Smith will havo u freo hand in the employment of subordin ates. This policy would place the governor in a position to hold tno warden wholly responsible for thcr conduct of the institution and elimi nate, political wire pulling among the army of Job hunters who havo .swarmed the statu house during tho change of administrations last winter. PHmmi Worries Pierce It was reported tonight that Gov ernor Pierce has been out of sym pathy with the so-culled humane pol icy adopted by Warden. Smith for some time past, and during the past few days hus informed friends that the prison hus caused him in or; wor ry than all of tho 'other state depart ments combined. It was not until Tuesday's break at the prison, how ever, that the intimation came from (Continued on PagH Three) HIRAM JOHNSON RENEWS WARNING HT. PALI, (AI) "Armed revolu tion" Is among the powlblllUes the I "nitod statet; faces uulexn conditions are changed," declared Magnus John son. Karmer-I-almr senator-elect, Fri day, reiterating hi Ktutement made lo th' AH.ociated J'resa Thursday. "1 intend to emphasize" Air. John son wild, "that this country should not connid.T Ksclf Immune from -irnied revolution although naturally all other means will he exhausted he- Ion- people of the I'nited Htates would rewort to arms. "I am not a 'Itcd' or an 'I. W. W.. l.til there Ix no uw dlKguising the fact i hut MerlotiB unrest is mauifect throughout the country. I did not in tend to suggest reolution ait a means 'o accept a change. I simply wanted to point out that we must not blind ourselww in the hellel that is is an unpnMPitlitv." pEPUTY SHERIFF IS APPOINTED PRO TEM Fred M. Hurfman, of I,a Grande, experienced on an officer of the law, has been appointed deputy shepirf of l"nltn county to serve in this ca pa rity durinic the alim-nrf of John Strirk'T, who is confined to the Hot I ik' Kanatorium convalescing from ,m operation. The liitist reports from Hot loike t.iie that Mr. Strieker is recovering nicely. STATE PRISON SHAK E Winter Wheat Harvest To Begin Next Week; Hay practically All Up; Clean ing up on Cherries. The Grande Hondo Ynlley. already scene of Industry with harvesters working overtime picking cherries and (rettiny the first crop of huy up, will tuko on nn added hum next week when (ho winter wheat harvest will swing into being. The grain has been ripening rapitllyl during the past week or so and in some portions ot the in cut. I lie greater share of the winter wheat, however, has not been touched as yet. Cool weather and rains In Juno nnd early July resulted in delaying maturity of the crop. noriuers are starting In tho Sand lildge country this week according to u statement made to the Klgln lle eorder by County Commissioner John wellB. Ho states that much grain Is down and farmers have been com. polled to cut a lot of fine gruln for hay in order to realize anything from the crop. Mr. Wells states that more grain 1 has been going down as tho heads matured and a larger acreage has fallen than was at first expected. lUg Yield Ir O ty. Ulgln and vicinity is looking for ward to u bumper crop. A reporter of tin; Observer, rUilug through the r.igin uisinct recently, round the I COUNTY SCEN OF INDUSTRY HARVESTING ON Kxuln fields in wonderful shape wilhof 60 puckers have been busy for storm damage negligible. Closer to,tc past two wecko and. turning out La Grande, however, several fiuldx un average of one carload ot tho fin were noticed where the- grain was ished products per flay, are now on fallen, oft times seriously enough tolhe last leg: of the season'd "Job." make harvesting nearly Impossible. A. W. Johnson, representing tho Despite tho damage it Is believed company here, stated today that they that the county as a whole will har-.had shipped out nine carloads of vest more than a normal crop of win-! cherries to date, four cars of Royal ter wheat and spring wheat Is suAnncs ami five cars of blacks in- to yield heavily. Throughout tho valley Ihe hay crop has been cut and is now drying in tnu iicitiB pre punitory lor siacaing. j From the appearance of many fields tho yield Is above norma. Cleaning I'p Cherries. In the Lu Grande vicinity the cherry crops Is practically cleaned up, al though it will probably be several days before the last pickings are made. Near Cove and 'Union the pickers and packers are swinging Into their last week. The greater share of the crop has been attended to and car load after carload of beautiful cher rle:; have left from tho two towns, cherry centers of K.istern Oregon. tor outside points via Union Junction. I Cove pickers are now stationed on the uplands and are gloming the later fruits, l-'rom now on the work will ho erratic with only tho later matur ing frulta to come in. CENTRA LI A GIRL PASSES ON HERE Itoso I'ratt, the nine year old daughter of Mr. and Mm. Kd Pratt, of Centra I ht, Washington, died In l.a Grande last evening at 10:30 oVIoek at the elost of a three weeks illness from which she failed to rally. The rental nu will he forwarded to Centralia for burial and are at pres ent ot the Holmenknnip ('h;ipl. NOW ft Heavies Will Fight in N.Y. NEW YORK, July 28. Jack Dempsey will meet Luis Angel Firpo in a 15-. round fight to a decision for tho world heavy weight championship at the Polo Grounds, New York, Fri day, September 14, Tex Ric kard announced today. Prices will rango from to $25, the; lowest on record for u heavyweight championship bout. Promoters expect a crowd of 80,01)0 ut tliu mutch. ! rV, ,... Tr,l,,.CT ToSn I wlicl 1 J -u on Last Lap; Fruit of This Vicinity to be. on Way to Markets by Wednesday. The .amb Kruit company, cherry packing and shipping concern of Alil-ton-Freewuter, who have been oecu- during the past two weeks, will finish their packing thin ufternoon. A lorco eluding Humberts, Hlngs and Uluek Republicans. The greater share went to K istern Markets and to Pacific i. i''"", u nuvo nauuiru a omit i o p.r cent oi me cnerry crop in ui urncio and imbler and surrounding territory ILL PACKING TODAY und find that the orchards In this ! "Thursday I was preparing- to section of tho county are real produc-jtcst a new anchor I had bought for ers. Harry and Shlra, near la Grand I my yacht, and just as I was ready tT in tho Maypark district, and Turner! sail, along came Harry Hayst so I Oliver both have orchards far above asked him to go with me. the ordinary and they, with tno Mo- "We cruised around for a' while Farland and heffel orchards, havo land presently found wo were In tho been bringing us soma wonderful ; midst of the rum fleet. At that mo-fruit-" ment it occurred to mo that one of The packing company devoted the the clubs was giving a dance Sntur firat week to handling tho ltoyul I day night, and here was a chalice Annes und the pust week In prcpur- log the blacks for the market. In the other packing houses In Iji Urande the same condition exint8 pack ere on their ,elr last lap. handling By Wednesday every d through the various the last fruit cherry handled through the variotiH concerns will Iju on their way to out Hlde polnta. Over Score Men Die In Maltry Colliery Blast SHEFFIELD, England, July 28. Twenty-one men are be lieved to have been killed by an explosion in Mallhy Colliery. Fire has been causing trouble in the workings for some weeks. COMES THE NEXT BIG CtAON CMQK --. r i I ' i l .) i ANGRY CHID STfllSIJJ. HEADQUARTERS Red Flag of Organization, wnose Longshoremen are striking, lore Down and Old Glory Demanded. MOW YOKK. July 28. A crowd today stormed tho llohoken head quarters of the Industrial Workers of the World, whose longshoremen are striking. Tho inoli torn down and burned tho organizations red flag floating over the building. . Hoboken citi.ens had protested against Ihe use of tho red flag ami .demanded that tho Sim's and Hlrlpos bo raised. New York headquarters of tho I. W. W. telegraphed a protest to llov ernor Kllzor of New Jersey and charged that the attack had been made by members of the Internation al Longshoremen's Association, which had called back its members from tho strike , . Close OH Hauls. CHICAGO. July 2K. An agreement of Boine 2 ft lending oil refiners of thu mid continent field yesterday to closo (Ihelr pluntii during August to eonihut heavy production will ho InveHtlffntod by tho United States District Attorn ey's office. ; BROTHER OF FORMER SECRETARY OF WAR BUM "RUM RUNNER" NEW YORK, July 28.-Julius C. Eaker, brother of former Secretary of War Newton A. Baker, Friday confessed himself as a failure mt an amateur rum-runner and was fined 91000. Meanwhile his thirty-foot Cftbin cruiser Mo(eHt ftT1(i 8icn8eH of whiskey it carried are being held h thn -rtnminf jmj nevep ' cven thouirht of brinirine in any liquor until the on- 75 pertportunily and temptation together 1 ,,tcuu.ry . v"ro: Grande .suddenly presented themselves)',lTrWwVei a.Sfioc.mtions ,be1 lkc(l territory Baker said. of ,i berries, -apples, pork, po- po nullity a 11(1 i suddenly Baker said to get something to liven the party up, without paying exhorbitant ' prices, HERMANS SEEKING jf y eiiDiii ijo ltrillf U. O. OUIH IjUO 1111 SURPLUS WHEAT, nuny considered. BKIM.IN. July 2. Kiiu riiysson.l Asked bow it would be possible to Ituhr Industrial magnate, visited thobrin(r ubout selling agencies in any American Ambassador Houghton to- other way, Mr. Spenco cited tho day and discussed willi him tlie food IState Egg Association, which was shortage in tlie Ituhr urea. Istartcd several years ago. An ur- (li rnian newspapers are nuking In-1 rangement was inudc with ono of slstentlv by the t'nlled Slates cannot the old, reliable commission houses send Ihelr surplus or grain to Ucr-!of Portland, which bad a chain of many. I market bouses throughout tho na- They suggest that tho Americans ' tion, to sell the entire egg receipts Improve the Wheat pries by letting IJerinany havo the surplus on easy lerm.'i. SHOW l A "'i Union Host To County Grange I'NION, July 28. (Hneclul) Tho annual picnic of tho I'nlon county Clrango Is being held to day at tlie Kxpcrlmciitiil Station, situated about ono nuartcr mllo west ol' Union. Grangers from all parts Of the country are present and with tho weather nearly per fect, it is believed that today's event will go down as ono of tho most successful In tho history of the grange. Klato Master Georgo t'almltcr, of Hood Itlver, and C. T. Dickon son, of Oswego, the head of tho Insurnnco work of tho grange for Kustorn Oregon, aro exported to address tho grangers today and soveral oilier Bpeecheu will bo made by local officers.' Kveiy Oranger liaii along with lllm today a. well filled basket and tho entire assembly took part In a basket dinner at noon. Ups and Downs of Proposed Co-operative Association is Topic of Interview. PflPTr.Axrn t..i.. do d 'How to Kct f.';S Into the varies miirkotniK organizations that arc contemplated to cover the varied products of the nverngo farm in Oregon, and not bury them with or- 1, ; . - F ,.,; ""..: ...I carefully considered before a co-operative association is undertaken, stntes C. E, Spence, state market agent. "There is hardly n farm in west ern Oregon," he sayH, "but what produces from four, to six products that are necessary In the several co tatoes all are produced on tho aver age farm, ami separate selling agencies are needed to handle each product, so the promoters state. "It will be hopeless to u ide take marketing: orifiimmtions f i.' these various products und expect the farmer to beur the expn.-e of each. They will not do It they can't. I believe a majority of them will sign marketing- contracts for their prod SPMTIKS HUG urts. if thev can hn shown that the!"" U'" Ituhr will be maintained until orfrnnizutions have fair chances to make irood, but very few of them can stnnd the expenses thnt usually lire it part of such organizations, So this matter of expense ut the xrt ' e that needs to be cure- of the association for two cents a dozen. Thin plan, ho stated worked entirely Hatisfactorily for jimmy months, until tho association grew in Htronfrth and was able to L'Ktahlish its own marketing Hy stein. i "California is constant lv held up (n us as n model of co-openttive ninrkntinK," said Mr. Spence, "hut you must consider that everything is :. ... i. .i t- In that state the most of the products arc rai.e.l in localities. One n.an raises oramtcs exclusively, iin - rnttltf!c;1l;;!,i these localities, but in OrcKon, where a half do.en nroduelx are the oiitpul of nearly every farm, the sit uation is hard to handle.' The Market I'llltTI.ANK, July 2K. Livestock ! steinh . l-:m.'S und bolter firm. Scarcity of Currency In Germany Causing A Crisis ,ON1ON. July Thu f immI Mtnatlon hi iritianv in fiinsin anh i in IMMluti irriclal ipinr ter.t. Farmer' are rrport(,l liohl luic liiM-k their Mipplh-H Imhiim' nr Ihe heavy cnrrein-y ileprecla IIihi lall. ' ws inMHis-lltle Ut purr hultcr, i'kus or im da toes In ;irman eHH-ril(i. (By the Associated Tress) BKIII.IN ;Berlln was a city of pcnntlrsa ItlllionaireH Fridiy itlKh. Bunk deposits ant rorelcn bills of ex change were useless as I he hankt had only small amotinU of currency, which were paid out In small hills and r illoned until the supply was exhausted. Many tourists were un able lo et money to continue their Journeys. The banks promise to havo currency Saturday hut no I a rife hills ,ii e available in Berlin. The nhops In MirtoiiH parts of the ritv have exhausted their supplies of suMir. flour, rice and other staples and the pollie have been ordered to Klven Special proteetinn to food to transport. The Iteiscbtmnk will not make an' until Monday. Thu present official F RE IKE FIRM STAND Reply to British Repara tion Note To Be Deliv ered Soon. COMMUNICATION IS SAID CONCILIATORY Accepts Some British Sug gestions and Asks Furth er Light on British Views in .Others. PAULS, July 'is. Tho French noto to (Heat Uritalll in reply to tho Brit ish suggestions as to a Joint roaponsa lo (Jerniany's reparations memoran dum, was said authoritatively to havo boon drafted with a determination to exhaust every means of reaching full accord with thu Urittsli. French Stands I'ilill. (Ily the Associated Press) 1'AltlS The French reply to tho llrltlsh reparations noto will bo de livered In London Saturday or Sun day. It accepts soino of thu British suggestions, and asks for further light on others. It maintains the Principle of the h'rnnco-Llclgiaii declaration to tho effect that passive resistance must ceaso before negotiations with """..any aro undertaken. Tho document will bo communica ted to London after tho Belgian gov ernment haa recolvcd a copy and had ttmo to examine it. As soon aa M. Herbettc, the l-'reneh ambassador in Brussels, report., that l'remler The unln hail the niapy lu hand, Count dn Saint Atlllere, French ambassador 111 London, will be notirled to deliver tho response to the British foreign office. otu Is Conciliatory. rremier I'oincaro'a note accepting some of tho British suggestions and expressing the wish to havo further light on tho British view concerning others, a regarded III French official . circles as conciliatory. Jl is supposed on tho best authority, nevertheless, to inalnialn absolutely . the principles laid down by the French and Bel gians in January that thu occupation i,ho !' t.i. nl of reparation Is assured I"1"1 llmt 'he Ituhr will be cvacuuteu 01"' ' l"l-tlon to tho payments l"""10 no negotiations entered In- w"n i"'"'"'" "er passive re sistance ceases. Thu French premlor expressed a willingness to niiodily tho occupation when (his remittance ends, making it as nearly what (ho British call "in visible" iih the necessities of the situ ation and tho objects of tho occupa tion permit. The expectation here lu that tho -separate Belgian reply to Great Bri tain will accord with the French on these points. STUAMURS COLLIDE, OiNIS IJADLY DAMAGED SKATTI.K, July 2X. The Japanese steamer, Mandasan MarVi, inbound from the Orient via San Francisco and Portland, collided in a fog early i today four miles west of Port An- ! c-' ' thc 1 btra!t . "f "f," !' ia' i.wllh ,,,'n Rainier.- out- ,!nu" f,,r ba" r"nclsl an'1 Lo 'foamier rr bad.f ...m '"K'1 'sv ,'' "' ,, 1 AI1 "'. lhe crcw CXCCptlUK t 10 CDp- lain ami three men were taken off of tlie Haiuier and aboard the Mamlasan Muru. Wheat Quotations. POUTLAND, July 28 Hard Wliile $).nr; Western Red t.!4. iate Is 7i1. i() niarkn to the dollar. ion rtperiii.ii tn a i" i nil nlT" LHHt.MIMI. ffiie of the nioMt meuaeluK effecta of tho collapse of the mark is asticrt Intc It.-telf In tho Rrowim? deranKement of the fooil situation in Greater Ber- I tin. This is ascribed directly to tho depicted stores and price junKHnK by inerehantH, who ate seeking to pro tect theiiiHelves aKaiusl the complete exit net ion of t he mark as currency and their resultant Inability to pro cure fresh stocks. Ten, coffee, rice and product a of the tropics are already disappearing from tlie markets and there la also a pronounecd shortage of potatoes, duo tc the belated harvest and tho fact that the Kovernmeut haa been Ituhr and tho Bhtneland. j The political aspects of tho sltua t tion are such t hit the municipality lot (it-eater Berlin has officially peti tioned the federal government to take immediate steps to safeguard and re organize the city's food supply and inaugurate a system of price control. This week's price Index shows food to bo 71.UUU times the pre-war average RUHR POLICY
