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NUMBER 258
VOLUME XXI
LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. 1923.
MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARDING FUNERAL TRAIN
LOSING TIME-WILL ARRIVE
IN CAPITAL ABOUT 10 P. M.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, August
T. (By Associated Press) In
ability to regain during the
night the time lost yesterday
caused railroad officials in
charge of the Harding funeral
train to predict, on arriving here
at 9 :30 today, that it might be
nlxwt 9 or 10 o'clock before
Washington is reached.
The original schedule called
for the arrival at 1:30 this af
ternoon. All through the night
crowds waited at each town thru
which the train passed in the
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Enters Pennsylvania.
NEW CASTLE, Pit., August
7. The funeral train entered
Pennsylvania just west of here
nt 10:20, starting on its two
hundred mile journey across the
state. Silent throngs paid tri
bute as the train proceeded to
ward Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, August : 7.,
unprcctdented in Pittsburgh's '-at .industry in the, west."; said Mr.:
i , ,1 i ji i ii 3 'Lloyd. Ho added thut, in Ills opinion,
history thronged the hills and,unlefls ,eru , a chanK0 tor Ul0 1)Ct.
bridges at every point of van- le'. entile ruisinu win uu abundoncd
. ., , , . Itn thin part or tho nation und our
tage today paying silent acclaim jIr0llllcts imported: -The old misers
to President Harding as the"1 hold on for a while, but they win
train passed through the city at
noon. The steel mills stopped
all machinery and the employes
stood with bared heads.
; BALTIMORE, August 7
The funeral train will probably
not reach Washington much be-
Cnrp mulnio-li t iif. t.hn nrpspnt.
, j condition always make the, growers
fate it IS progressing, aCCOrd- feel better, regardless of the price
ing to Baltimore & Ohio offici- which they win bring he slated.
( C niifomict! to Act.
als Reports of the tremendous j ne believe:; that something win be
outpouring of people along thO:,,onc ttt tht' conference in November
. ... 'I remedy tho present unprofitable
line m western Pennsylvania is .nituaiion. when asked whether iiu-
slowing up the train's pace.
iT rm-.Tj,ms.T i r ! v replied that to produce lniniedt.Lt-'
WASHINGTON, AugUSt 7. j results the price of. beef must go up.
The national capital is waiting1" thc oth('r hlin,, llu 8IiM- "Th"
. . price is reflective of the quality of th-
reverently to receive the fallen (product,- adding that ho believed the
chieftain. Plans are for removal !i,ri riHC naiu.aiiy in time if
. . . . ., T. ibettcr animals are produced.
Of the body to W hite House Un-r H concluded by saying that It is
der military escort.
Thc body
,
IS 10 remain in tne east loom
until morning when an impos-
g I
illg procession Will Convey it to
the Capitol
. ... . . . .
runeral services will be held
in the rotunda at 11 a m. tomor
row and the start for Marion,;
Ohio, will le made later whore i
a simple ceremony devoid of mil
itary display will be held Friday
at 3 p. m.t central standard tme.
(Hv Associated Press)
NAPPANKK, Intl., Auk. 7. tho.
prcsiiiential train passed thrcutfh tory H. Arnold, banker and rcvival-Ite-c
about 10::'0 o'clock Monday ist of this city, will be arraigned
night. A Krn"P pstimateti at 1etweenin the Federal court at Superior,
8b'M) nl lu,noo people gathered to! Wis., August 7 to answer to an in
pay respects to the dead executive. dictment chnrfrine him "with usinjr
The train slowed down but did not the mails to defraud. Arnold was
.stop. ' president of the now bankrupt Mad-
j
CIIIf'ACO, Aue. T. Father Dear-'
born bowed his head in mourning meetings in New York City and Mad
Mnmiay as the nation's burden of ison before the United States gov
foitow reached Chicago. ernment bejran investigating his al-
Through miles upon milesof peo- leged bond selling work in Wisconsin,
pie. th? funeral train bearing the' The Federal Grand Jury, meeting
body of Warren (I. Harding, parsed, here last December, returned a com-.-carceiy
faster than a man might plaint against Arnold which pointed
walk. to transactions in which investors
Fifteen miles from the ereat rail- were found to have lot nearly $'J00,
road terminal the bareheaded 000. Residents of southern Wiscon-
throngs grew den.-e as the funeral
cortege drew near to the largol city;
through which it will pasA
Slowly the hlack-drapcd engine
moved tnrougn ine jrreai tniongs, at acquirer ana invesieu money -oi otn
times so dense that they were cr persons, Arnold himself takes the
crowieH onto tije tracks in front of position that he i? a victim of a
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Prof. Towler Back
from Friday Harbor
Ready to Begin Wot
triving homo today from Krliiuy
1arbor, where he hai been spcndln
pant few weeku studying bioloi
iVof. K.D. Twoler announced H,
. ..n int'mi (i ri iw. i i irrrn met
I many, people from over the world
who congregate in Friday Harbor
the. purposo of engaging In research,
and thut he hi ready to begin pre
parations for the coming year in
G ranch! which he has every reason to
believe will be a successful one.
The biological station of the Wash
1 iigt on state university ia located
Friday Harbor.
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State of Idaho Official hears!
that Efforts will be Made
to Help the Industry.
Plans aro being formulated to put
tho livestock Industry In the west on
a profitable basis, according to W. A. I
Jloyd of Washington, I). C, in charge
of the state relations servico in the 11
lwos",rn 8tu,p' wl, ls ""ivim? t th ,
(Owyhee hotel whtio In the city on
1 rip over his territory, auditing books
and inspecting, livestock conditions.
le asserts that national convention
varsity experts is to meet in Fort Col-
',11B - (,l0- in the early pan of no-
ivomoer, to discuss plans to nidi tho
cattle raisers.
Mr. Lloyd is expecting to be in
I Uoise thn firHt part of this week,
looking over books here, and ho ii
.planning to visit vnrlous parts of the
state later with E. F. Rlnehart, ani
mal husbandryman of the university
extension division. . .
(iovoriimeut Interested,
'The . federal govrnment'.ls , vital I y
i interested in maintaining -tho liyn-
n;ive to enauge in nine, uhiumh mui in
dustry becomes more profitable.
Many have already .stopped running
cattle and taken to sheep raising,
which Is a more profitable business."
Mr, Lloyd asserts that from what
he has observed in the threo staten
visited thus far, conditions among
cattle raisers aro more hopeful than
In previous years. Itange conditions,
due to the large amount of rain, are
excellent, and ho declares the cat Mo
!are
xeeptionally fat. Cattle in fine
problem centered on raising better
animals or on stimulating the market,
" m'- (1 tmythlng this year, and
1 1 hat cattlemen will have to stand a
iOSs. h.,t that next vear the condition
may be materially altered. Tem-
aVutl. .Something must be done to
' m,t n! C1,t'0 industry on a paying
jhask; permanently, if It Is to survive.
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MAMSON, Wis., Aujf. T. Vic
ison Bond company and pained widei
comment by his religious revival
sin are largely concerned,
While those responsible for the'
complaint1 leading to the indictment
claim that Mr. Arnold unlawfully;
Will JUD THE
CATTLE IN
ME
CHARGED
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At near the noon hour today Orval
Fraser while driving his car-on thy
highway about a mile south of Union
hit one of the poles carrying the high
tension lines of the Kuatorn Oregon
Light and Power company breaking
It off at the ground.
1 he car was demolished but the
driver wan unhurt.
As soon as the accident was report
ed to Union employes of-the electric
company cut the "Juice" off the line
to eliminate danger on the highway
and for n time this afternoon the Ui
; Grande electric load is being handled
by tho Cove and Morgan Lake plants.
It will not be long until everything
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is running regular again however.
BDYSPRANKS
Iloyn will be boys, but they must
watch their step and not let their
pranks result In destruction of any
one's property, was tho admonition
given three youngsters by Judge
('ouch in hta court this morning when
(he hoys were hauled up for shooting
insulators ofr the Fastern 'Oregon
Light and Power company's poles and
crowi arms.
That there must be an end put to
this kind of vandalism in apparent
and the Judge, while not wishing to.
work a hardship on anyone nor hrea):
;up any honest fun of the boys. has.
made it plain that punishment of a
(wlft and certain nature-wlll 'follow
if thin ii; kept up ;- ,f 'f I ' ; j '
Advance in Cotton ;
Means 80 Million
Gain to G rOWerS
NEW YORK, Aug. 7, IRecent in-'
creases in the price of cotton, caused
LID IN
COURT
bv projjpects of a sharp reduction in 1 wiihmuui inr me enm tnj
the Texas crop, will mean a gain of romlng year Mr;i O'llrli-n atipolntwl
approximately $80,000,000 to farmers' ''"rank Harris, Judno J. IV. KnowlcH,
who have cotton to sell, William!1 Hoyt, H. E. Coolldgti and
Mitchell of Gwathmev & Co.. cotton I
brokers, estimated Monday.
ivuiuf.-u joiin tvaiiifii was caned on
Tor a speech and ho told of the i-x-Mvi!
Stock Markets. cedent conditions' iirevaillng in l.'nion
I'OU'n.A'NI). August 7. Cattle, jeottnty iltda.tlvo to samo. He Hi.oko
Iiors steady; sheep stead: choice
anilis fia cents lower; choice Valley
ambs IS.fiO lo $10; egBS 3 cents hltjh-
er, btl'lnfr prices L'7 to 31, selling
prices 3d to 85.
a This is cj.wh . AiuA
Be wocth Tne 'SifesOV
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SPORTSMEN'S
ANNUAL FISH
DINNER GOOD
With enthusinsm thut Is surel
worth while members of the Wing,
Fin nnd Floetfoot club met hist night
in tho dining room of the Methodist
church and enjoyed their nnw
ua.lfh)hji.u,h,
dunce was large for this
event wiuj the culmination of a fish
ing campaign which had been in pro
gress for two days during which timo
tho Btreatns of union and Wallowa
county had been , whipped from
source to mouth by t he energetic
membert: of the club who sought to
outdo each other tjn their catches,
knowing that prises of worth await
ed at the dinner to reward them for
their efforts. '
Howard O'Brien acted at toast
master introducing Secretary Al An
drews to start tho evening's program
after the fish feed had reached tho
"coffee-cigars" stage. The secretary,
whose faithfulness to tho club in
legend, announced the number of
members In good standing,-told of tho
business of tho year and closed hh
remarks by telling the amount in the
treasury. -
A message was road from Harold
Clifford, tho new game commissioner
for Enstcrri Oregon who had been do.
taincd at his home near Prairie Civ
and could not-attend the feed as
had expected. The message staled
that the commissioner's energl
would be devoted to increasing th
rapacity of the fish hatchery at
Union. The same encouragement
was received from Commissioner Ma-
loney of PendltHon.
G-ovornor Pierco sent greetings to
thq assembly.'
In a .few remarks Toastmastcr
O' Urien reviewed the, achievements
of the chili during the past year,, im
pressing evcryona present th ac
tivity with which the sportsmen have
been handling! matters of-importance
to tho wild dire of the country east of
(ho Cascadq mountains. Ho recom
mended an increase In dueA from
$l.oo to $i.Ru. Immediately H. K.
Dixon , suggested that everyone , pres
ent dig up four hits as a donation to
Increase tho amount In tho treasury.
This wu dotw and. then tho motion
prevailed to increase the duos of Ihn
einb.
"There aro sixteen -hatcheries In
the slate," said Toastinaster O'llrlen,
"and -one of them is in Kastern Ore
gon. .This club should start a cam
paign to locate another hatchery In
WaHowa.flQwity ns well aA4wr'lncreaH
the size of lUim il'nlon hutcMMryi"
&' nhma MaiK..
A" nominating i.conimltteu to
Ll,"rl'" Mnrchison.
' Wlillo tho commltlou was out Game
:of more phosunfs beinu looso than
ever before. .
At tlla silKRcaHon of Toaslmaster
O Urien the club voted lo Join tho
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HOPE DEFERRED MAKETH THE HEART SICK.
East Room Of
White House to
, Hold Death Watch
WASHINGTON.. Aug. 7. (A. P.)
I In In chill statcllness of the White
Honso Vast room, the body of Presi
dent Harding will be placed on ill
arrival here Tuesday. There, with
tho cold gleam of the room's giant
central chandelier above the bier, ho
will remain until it is taken to the
capitol rotunds, for services Wednes
day morning.
Monday night th stiff gilt Incrus
tations of tliu chamber's ornaments
and furniture hud disappeared be
hind masking masses of greenery,
touched with the softer glow of funer-
nl rlnu'ivn
N Again the east room, which has
hVn held apart a full century for
th more notable ceremonies In which
ems have represented tho nu
ll! hold watch over the dead.
Tho death of a pdesident hi not now
lo the east room: tho bodies of
Lincoln, (Airfield and McKlulcy
rested there.
Tuesday tho body of President
Harding will rest on (he snot where
he stood many times during mure
than two years of servico, the chief
actor in signftcant bits of national
drama. In the east room he. pinned
on the breasts of scores of uniformed .
men tho awards of honor to betoken j
heroism, self sacrifice or service In 1
the last war.
Vha second annual Fathers and
Sons outing, under tho auspices of the
Union" Stake M. I. A. will begin Wed
nesday morning, when tho I41 Grando
contingent will leave at 8 o'clock for
cam;) about ten.uitllea above
on Catherine Creek
will ttd m,ct by contingents from
Baker, Union, Cove, Imbrer, am! Mt.
Glen.
The purpose of tho outing Is to
butld up a stronger bond or sympathy
and fellowship between fathers and
sons and give them a ohunce tq get
together in games, sports, und fire
side stories.
Tho party will return Frlduy even
ing, and all fathers und sons aro in
vited to Join tho' crowd. A company
has been nrrangod and arrangements
can he made for all who wish to go
by notifying Samuel F, Andrew.
The -American Legion will meet at
the City ,Park tomorrow night,
August.. Kth, Aistoad of the ' meeting
which hUouI( . hiivo beer, held last
Wednesday, bul was postponed on ac
count of Mrs. Stoddard's death,
Tho American Legion Auxiliary
will Join later to participate in a
datico to be held at tho J'ark, thus u
Joint dance.
Matters of business, perlainlng lo
t ho part the American Legion will
take In the services Friday, to bo held
In honor of President Harding will bo
u " . ' r" .: : . "H1"'"
Henwldn September ti-7-H will hi held.
UMPUjf
afV' IXU JUST- STTCki.
SONS AND DADS
TO HAVE OUTING
rn inn nnrrT
Ltbiun rvitti o OSSING
ip Tnminnnniii UIIUJdl . !?
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MARKWBRTH
BUT LITTLE
NKW YORK, August 7. Ono mil
lion Oerman paper marks could bo
purchased in a local foreign exchange
uuirket today for 28 cents, which was
only four and two tent hi: cents more
than thc prico of a single mark be
fore thc war.
APPROVES!!
S
Dr. W. T. Fhy Believes It
Pays to Have a health Of
ficer Working All of the
Time.
Returning from a visit to Portland,
Salem, Albany, Itoseburg, and l.'oos
Hay cities where the state board of
health, of which he Is a member, had
considerable to do, nr. W. T. Ihy
stated lo tho Kvcnlug Observer today
that Hi a plan of handling public
health as adopted by tho Coos Hay
penplo ls undoubtedly tho right plan.
I'nder a law now on the, statuto
hooks, in order for any political unit
of the statu to aval) itself of the bene- i
N'IIh of tho Hockefeljer . Foundation
ftuul, that political unit must provide
a certain amount of money nnd then:
efeller matches it with llkei
nt.
Instance, if Union , county !
d do away with her present sys-
tijn of county health officer and pub
ic nurse, etc., and provide u straight
out fund for health service, the
Rockefeller fund would Immediately
be made available in like amount and
health officer's entire time could
bo used In Union county.
That Is what Coos Bay Is doing and
according to tho physicians who In
spected the plan they uru getting
good results.
Or. Phy returned from his visit lo
tho lower country a fow days ugo.
FATALITIES AT
S
E
Automobiles and Engines
; Mix on Crossing with
Heavy Loss of Life.
In tho year 11122 tliero were .1,810
pcrsonn killed and 6,:iS3 seriously in
jured in coIIIhIous between automo
biles and trains at railroad , grade
crossings, said Jos. Keeney, ugent for
the O-W. H. & N. railroad at La
Grande. This was an Increase, of Jli;
fatalities and 615 injuries over, the
year 111 Hi. .
In March, 1923, a mother living
neat Columbus, ( hlo went for a
drive, taking her two young children
and a friend. Her automobile wait
struck by a passenger train. Instantly
killing all four accupnnts of 'the ma
rhlim and derailing tho train, musing
two more deaths and Injuries to
thirteen passengers on the train. This
is merely one of the many sad In
stances, that have occurred under
similar conditions Huh year. Tho loss
of human life ami limb will reach ap
palling figures tin lens something In
done to bring forcibly to the attention
of the driver who Is lnelliud to lake
chance, a tragic picture t lint will Im
prest! upon him tho need to Croat
('routings CautloiiHly.
. To eliminate. tin- 250,000 grade
crossings In I he Pulled States would
cost JU'.MHi, iioo, ooo, and could not
be accomplished physically wllhln the
next several generations. The reduc
tion In Iohs of human liven at grade
eroH.slngu, therefore, must be made by
education. cnrclcM.inew: must ho re
placed by7 caution. Tho automobile
driver must be brought to the full
realization of it hi responslhtl II y, and
highway traffic law:: ought to be so
regulated that they will give all con
cerned the maximum of saflcy.
Railroad engineer:! frciienlly mif
frr physical breakdowns after colli
sions with automobiles, even though
(hey um exonerated from all blame.
Before an engineer ts given charge of
an fMiglne he must serve faithfully as
a fireman, and must pass a rfgld ex
am inn lion as., in ii Is slgbL hearing,
and general physical com) It Ion. He
must iilso have a perfect knowledge
of tho rules governing the handlltiir
of an engine. On the other hand, al
most am one can drive an auloinohile,
Th'-o should In some method of ex
amination for persons applying for
d rivers' license. Such examinations
would keep off the highways many
persons who are mentally or physl
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OH MARKET
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BAY PLAN
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Pitched Battle Over
in Philippine Islands
Miimllu, Auk, 7. rnty .Moroa wor--!Wi:re uio wouimt-u ip a iuu'iumi uui.
kllli'-l. n nuiiilM-r wi-rt- wotin.tt-ri Hndtlf ncsr likn lAmnno on Mimiunuu
three iiu-m'x rJ ol tli cutiktatular.t il!iul ekltmUy. . ..
GOSSIP OF
MANILA AS
II SHOWS IIP
Only Wet Territory Undec
Flag is the Phil
ippines. --
OBJECTION RAISED
TO SHIPPING LAWS
Philippine Riflemen Stand
with 100 Per Cent on their.
Marksmanship. ' .
, Hy Xorbrt Iiyims,
Intoinatloftal News Service Special
Ctrit'SIMHUl(!Ht. .
MANILA. Aug. 7. Tho Philippines
aro the only wet territory under tho '
American flag, but, according to local '
legal authorities, a recent decision off
i ne l iiufd nuuea nuprenio court ex
tends tho ISth Amendment to the
mm i ma, Itnil BH'' win nave IO DO
taken to enforco tho law. -. Tho pas-
follows: 7
various meanings aro sought to
be attributed lo the term 'territory
in the phraso 'tho United States and
all territory subject to tho Jurisdic
tion thereof.' Wc. are of the opinion '
that H means the regional areas of
land and adjacent waters over
which the United States claims and '
exercises dominion and claims con- 1
trol as a sovereign power." -
Knforcement of prohibition In tho .
isianus wouki moan a Dig loss to tht
Government revenue, which at pres
ent Is barely sufficient to meet ad
miulstratlvo expenses. '
A new record in tho' annals of
successful leprosy treatment was:
established recently by Dr. Samuel
Tictze, of San Jjizaro Hospital, when
rm ii mi i in. i iwii pit null in un lit-
finitely cured after only six mouths'
treatment with ethyl ester, a chaul
mongrn oil preparation, -Of 302
patients who were placed under treat
ment on January 1, 11)22, 42 hava
been paroled ponding final discharge
and 27 have, been dll'lultely declared,
negative, so far iis leprosy is conv
cerned. lt usually-, requires two yearn,
for a diliulto cure. Ir. Tictste In
Jocted 204 patients in 30 - minutes,
beating his previous record of 214 pa-'-,
tients In S7 mlnules.
Henato President Quezon Speaker 1
Itoxes and other prominent l'Mllpluos
against thc con tern plated application
of the United Stales coastwise ship
ping laws to the Philippines. Undor
the Shipping Act the President can
extend these lawH at his discretion,
anil ho was recently reported as hav
exprcsHcd his intention to do so. It
would mean that only American ships
should carry cargo between tho
United Slates nnd tho Islands, and
this would materially help tho Ameri
can merchant marine, especially - on
the Pacific, The Fdlplnon arc appro
henslve, that extension of tho coast-'
lug of (he, political ties (hat bind tho
Islands to tho United States.
A law . affecting prospective
mot hers employed in local factories
is likely to play havoc with the
Philippine tobacco Industry. Under
this law such women are entitled to
t wo mon l lis' vacation, with pay, onn
month before hltih of the child and
one month alter the interesting event.
Am t hu great majority of tobacco
u-i.Mii.r. .ii nn.l (1... l.'l 1 1 11 1 n nm
very proline, it Is easy to seo that tho
( Con t hiued on Pugo Kight.)
rugiuvc uciauiicr
Seeks Return to
Chicago for Trial
CHICAGO, Aup. 7. William C.;
Sntirtrin, fugitive president of the
Michigan Avenue Trust company
here, who fled to Mexico a few days
before n bank examiner closed his
institution on July 21, 1921, is re-
nni-lml In Un imtml inl inn f..t u Ufa
to return to Chicago to face justice.
Spurgin. according to advices re
ceived at Kl Paso from Mexico, is
broke. He had boasted that he would
wrest a fortune out of oil und min
ing fields of I.MV-xieo. return to Chi
cago nnd pay his $l,g00,000 short
age dollar for dollar.
The former bank president's cm--ptnyes
are in mutiny, according to
the reports. lie is still surrounded
by the ring of desperadoes, who it is
:;afd. were his body guards when he
carried nt least $f)0,0U0 on his per
son. But they are not his body
guards any more; he is virtually
their captive.
Spurgin, Kl Paso reports say, owes
to these men money and they watch
him jealously. He is afraid they
will kill him.