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VOLUME XXI
member of associated press ' LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1923
NUMBER 268
MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
RELIEF IS
SQUGHTBY
WHEAT IN
Urge
Wheat Growers Strongly
rresident to (Jail
Special Session.
APPEAL ADVOCATES
STABILIZING PLAN
In Mourning
American 'Wheat Growers
Seek Legislative Action
for Relief of Farmers.
MINNKAPOMH, Aug. 13. Presi
dent Coolldge was urged to call a spo
clul session of congress Immediately
to provide relief for the mitlou'ti
wheat giow era, in a telegram sent
Sunday night by the American Wheat
Growers, associated. Inc., the largest
unsocial ion of wheat growers in the
country.
The telegram was signed by officers
of Hie association anil trustees of the
nine state wheat growing associations
which compose the parent body. . It
was dispatched at the close of a four
day session of the board of directors
of Hie larger association.
1 nits communication to the presi
dent, the American Wheal Growers,
associated, advocated immediate legis
lation authorizing the establishment of
a federal agency to purchase wheat
in the open market when it reaches a
price lower than $1.75 a bushel as a
means of stabilizing this market.
President CoolidRc, sillinR at
his desk at temporary headquar
ters, wears a band or black on
his arm in mourning for the late
President Harding. , '
BRITISH HOLD
RUHR SEIZUR
IS CONTINUING
Wage Movement to
Be Considered In
Chicago, Report
CLEVEIIAND. An?. 13. Three
humlred and fifty general chairman
of the 'brotherhood of Locomotive
"Firemen and EnSineers arc to con
vene in Chicago September B to1 con
sider the inauguration of tho wage
movement. '
CHICAGO, lug. 13 The gen
eral chairman of the Switchmen's
Union has been summoned to meet
here September (J to consider wage
conditions-
BARREL OF MILK A DAY
IS PRODUCT OF RANCH
.Many readers will remember 10d
win Morrison, who for Um yeani re
bided in tho Grande Hondo valley. He.
removed from hero to lllinoln alter
the lamentable death ot Mre. Morri
son but remained only a short time. In
the cast and returning he and his
family of fine children bought a
ranch at I'mpaine which is 14 miles
out of Wiilla Walla but Is in Oregon.
Tho .Morrison family Is prospering
and all aro at work. Kach day a
barrel of milk is marketing from th'J
ranch besides tho other products. .Mr.
.Morrison hits seven children all ot :
whom aro healthy and good worker:;. I
Today .Mr. .Morrison was In , l.a!
Grande on business ami spent a few I
hour:l visiting friends, lb? succeeded!
in getting tho school district ot I'm
paine to contract with l'rof. Hurley
who wan formerly at Imblcr to leach
their school thin year.
The Market.
PORTLAND, August 13. Cattle
25 to GO cents higher, choice steers
$7-23 to $8.(10; hogs and sheep steady;
eggs firm to two cents higher, 28 to
321 cents per dozen; butter firm,
extra cubes 41 and 41i cents.
41 Couples Have Been
Linked by Wedlock in
Months of June, July peetcdly favorable report the Kepte
her future recovered 3j rents and
NEW YORK, Aug. HI. In the
at eel industry production continued to
run about 20 per cent below the peak
reached in the spring. The trade be
lieved, however, that consumption Is
being maintained at a high rate and
explains tho reduction In deliveries as
being due to the fact that consumers
are now eating into stocks instead of
building them up as was the case dur
ing the spring. I'lg Iron prices have
shown further recessions, but increas
ed buying of this commodity is
thought by bo mo to forecast a turn in
the market. Meanwhile the gradual
introduction of the- eight-hour . day.
which is under way, is expected to re
duce production to the rate of ship
ment and to steady steel prices.
Carloudings 1 1 read Ilccord.
Another Indication that Industrial
activity Is being maintained at a high
rate Is furnished by the latent in-
use In railroad carloadings. la tlin
week ended July over 1.041.000,
cars were loaded with revenue freight i
and a performance which breaks alt:
previous records. The increase move- j
ment of grain from the new crop h
partly responsible for this gain, . but
the shipments of general inorclfandts- I
continue to surpass those In any otn l
or year. j
Absence of a break In the drought'
in the southwest and buying on fur-,
ther bullish reflections on the past
government crop estimate produced a
sharp rally In cotton prices early In
the week. Traders realize that t he
crop has now reached a critical
stage and that a yield of about I 1,
500,01)0 bales is a distinct possibility.
As a result sentiment which was
rather demoralized after the collapse
of the bull speculation in the July
delivery, lias become much steadier.
Wheat Trices Unin. 1
Wheat prices also benefitted dur
ing the past week by a bullish gov
ernment crop estimate. As of August
I, the department of. agriculture esti
mates the total -yield of Imth winter
and spring wheat at 7W3.tHMi.ono bush
els, a figure which represents a de
crease of 2.S,ooo,00(i bushels us com
pared with the estimate of the month
before mid compares with private, es
timate in the neighborhood of 816.
ooo.onn bushels. Last year's actual
production amounted to 86 2. 204. (too
bushels. An a result of this uncx-
E
TO BEJLLEGAL
Position on German KeDar-
ations Problem is Made
Clear by Lord Curzon.
( Hy Associated Preas)
I.OMOX, Auk. i:I The Brit
ish note to Trance, In which tin,
lioteriiiiicul brands I he Itnlir oc
ciiiiallon Illegal, bill Is willing lo
submit the ixihtt lo nihllrallon,
lias made n deep iiiiitslii licit".
II Is rewarded as a critical situ
ation w hich may hin t? serious de
velopments. .
PAWN, Aug. l:t The llrltlsii
note Is rcsfiiilcd In l ivui h offi
cial circles as a disavowal or
til-eat Britain's war allies and a
, rraiik espousal of Um (ieiiiinii
causes -
LONDON. . Aiiff. 13. Tho Hrltlsh
government in the publication Sun
day of Its offlclul correspondence
with tho allks since June, placed on
rocora na position wit li recant to the
German reparations problem,'
Lord t'urzun, secretary for I'orolim
ai lulls, in an elaborate note dealing
wun an me munlluld nspacla of th-.
problem, sets forth that tho MrltiHh
government regards the occupation o!
the Ituhr as lllei,-al and unauthorized
by the Versailles treaty, thus support
ing Ihe German conlentlon in thin re
spect. At the same time, however, he
offers lo submit tho point to arbitra
tion at Tho llaguu or by somo other
body.
While still adhering to a tone of
the utmost courtesy and saying, noth
ing definite with regard to any sep
arate action on tliu part . of Great
Itiilaln, Lord f'urzon emphasizes that
Great. Jlrltaln cannot agree with the
Trench policy, which he Intimates
plainly seems lo point lo an Indefinite!
occupation of the Ituhr.
Lord Cm-zon still leaves It to tho
French government lo suggest tho
method of selecting an International
commission to f examine into Ger
many's capacity- lo pay . reparation!).
Ebert Galls
Stresemann
i
For Cabinet
BEIITON, (Bb the Associated
Press) The 'resignations of
Chancellor Wilhclm tunc, and his
entire cubinet were accepted Sun
day by President Ebert.
Dr. Gustav Stressemann, lead
er of the German peoples part,
has 'been commissioned by Pres
ident Ebert to form a new gov
ernment. After accepting the task, Herr
Stressemann had a conference
with the representatives of the
various parties, Tho greatest
difficulty seems .to be in con
nection with the foreign minis
try, and it is believed possible
that he will take tho post him
self temporarily. ,
It is believed in political quar
ters that Hen: Hilferding will
Je the. new finance minister anil
Herr Seilmnn will be named min
ister of the interior, while the
name of Her Heinhaben of the
people's party, is mentioned as
' the new. secretary of state to the
imperial chancellory.
' . ' Four Party Coalition.
' Thus, the new cabinet would
be of a strictly, political charac
ter, including; representatives ot
the United Socialists, .Clerical,
People's and Democratic parties.
The United Socialists have mado
it known that ' they expect to
have four seats in the ministry.
Just before Chancellor Cuno
called upon President Ebert to
sqbmit the cabinet's resignation,
the reichstajr leaders represent
ing the present coalition parties
and the United Socialists, visited
the president and discussed with
him the prospects of construct
ing n government on a four
party coalition basis. ' .
This indicates that the United
Socialists had arrived at an un
derstanding with1 the rbourKoiso
parties with' respect to their
readiness to enter a cabinet
which- would accept as a plat
form the program of internal
DANIEL SOMMFH -
rm i rn Dcvniin
UflLLLU UUUW,H JJ
nni w nimniwl
Lnu v u i nv
LflllLI dUNUMK
A
Union County Pioneer
cumbs to the
ioneer Su
Call of the
Death Angel Services at
F.lfrin Tnrlnv
Daniel Sommer, one of the most
esteemed and prominent -pioneers of
eastern Oregon, whose tesidence has
been at Elgin for the- past few years,
where he has served as: mayor of
thnt city and in other Important ca
pacities, passed awuv at his home
Sunday morning at one o'clock at
the close of a short illness. He had
been in poor health for some time
Prior to his demise-
The death of Mr. Sommer, totally
unexpected by his wide circle of
friends anil admirers, removed from
the ranks of the living, a man that
stood out from the citizenry of this
section of tho stato due to his re
markable ability as a lender of
men, his tireless industry that made
his name important in buildinor this
country, his kindly nature thut
brought- him friends from every
quarter of tho northwest in goodly
numbers, and his many other attri
butes that will bo remembered bv
those who were fortunate to know
Him, until the "last leaf fades." To
day the entire city of Elgin nnd
Union and Wallowa counties are uni
ted in a sincere anil heartfelt sorrow
at the passing of Mr. Sommer.
The : funeral ariangemcnt.s, in
chargo of the W. II. BDhnonkamn
company of I.a Grande, wero com
pleted tins morning and funeral ser
vices' were held at the city hull in
Elgin this afternoon at l::io o'clock.
The body was then brought to 1m,
oraiuic and will uo forwarded to
Portland I -r final intci'mcnt. ,
Biographical Sketch,
Perhaps the "History of Union
anil Wallowa Counties," a volunui
J.E.Reynolds
Is Chairman
f Tax Board
Heni-v McGoldrick, C. 1)- Huff
man and J. E. Reynolds, mem
bers of the tux conservation com
mission of Union county, recently
appointed by Governor Walter
M. Pierce, met Saturday ami or
ganized by electing Mr. Reynolds
as chairman and Mr. Huffman as
secretary pro tern. The meeting
was held in tho courthouse.
N. The. commission at that time
expressed a wish to call tho at
tention of all tax levying bod
ies in the county to that portion
of the luw which reads as fol
lows: The various levying boards
are required on or before tho
first day of October of each
year to submit to tho commission
their detailed budget estimates
for the next ensuing fiscal year
giving historical datu for the
three and one half preceding
years.
Budget hearings lieforo tho
commission are provided for.
TRAINS MEET
HEAD Oil 5
IN KILLED
HINT
Collision Occurred at Fowl
er, Colorado, Early To j
day, Say Reports. ;'j j
SMASH WASTJUE TO
NECESSARY DETOUR
Washouts at Walsenburg on
the Colorado and South
ern Tracks Led to Accident.
WITH 5
Sanquinary Fighting Be
twecn Communists and
Militia Occurs; Commun
ists Control L u c b c c k ;
Strikers Killed.
prepared hv nioneers of th's di-
tax and financial measures and I trict, may be quoted for tho most
(ContuMiml on l'age 1-Jight.)
Wheat Harvest
Is Progressing
The wheat harvest in t'nlon ocunty
is now In full swing and with the con
tinuation of the present favorable
weather, will soon be over. .The cool
nights have, caused' some heavy dew
whlcll delnyed combining and heading
in the eurly, miii-ning hut wits favor
able for 'bihrndV, especially when the
grain was sonicu hut over ripe, us the
dew helped to prevent shattering. . .
Jo date the yields seem' generally t
other political and economic de
mands which the United Social
ists put forward in their cum
pnign against Herr Cuno.
The four-party coalition which
hereafter will occupy tho gov
ernment bench in the reichstng
will command a' majoity which
is opposed by only 71 national
istic ami 28 Communistic votes
out of a total of '409.
Funeral Services Held ;,!
' This Afternoon Over '
, . : , Thc Late Wm. Roberts
i William Roberts, 50 years of age,
who passed on August 11 nt the
close of an extended illness, was
laid to rest this afternoon from the
satisfactory, although a big reduction Bohnenkamp Chapel, the interment
was caused -by the' hail storm which
struck through the center of the val
ley a few weeks ago.
(-'oinbim; threshing Is progi-esslnL-
nlcely und much of the spring wheat,
taking place in the Masonic cemetcrv-
The body found its finnl resting
place at 3:30 o'clock beside his Moth
er who died in April. -
Mr. Kooerts is survived bv two
oats and barley Is already helng cut. i 'brothers, John Roberts, of Yakima,
Harvesting of the second crop of hay
has begun with a very goot cutting
in many sections.
Within the next two or three weeks
Washington, and Frank Roberts, of
Hates,. Oregon, and by four sisters,
Mrs. George Hill, of Island City.
p-Mrs. Abe Parker, of La Grande, Dora
it will he possible to announce the I Dunn, of Seattle. Washinirton. nnd
yields which will Indicate the exIenllMrs. H. W. Meek of Wallowa. Oto-
of this year's crop. 1 Igon.
(Hy Associated I'ress)
LONDON, Aug. 13. Samiiilnary
fighting occurred belwccn commun
ists und militia today in Kelt., Sax
ony, according to Itei-lln dispatches.
Ilia history, one filled with deeds iA l,UK" '"",y r cunininnlals stormed
complete and authentic biographical
ssci.cn or imniei Bummer
of worth, according to the , above
mentioned history, leads:
The name that initiates this para
graph is well know throughout East
ern Oregon, and especially in Union
county wnero our subject lias
Wrought) with an enorgy und display
ionuuuuu on i-ugo rive.)
Union Mourns
'Chiefs Death
I NION. Auk. i:t. (Hnrdul) I'nlon
und the Niirroumllnff uoinimiutty fath
ered lHt uvcnlnff In the' M. K. church
In a union Her vice, prewlded, over by
Ueverend Qnlnn, of the M. K. church,
to.pny hornlike lo the late 1're.ildent
Hue. link'. The church wan completely
filled with mourners who took thut
opportunity to pay their lam renpectH
to the late chief executive.
liruce MennlH, of l.a C.ruiule, and
Ueverend Julnn. of I'nlon. were the
oratot-H of the evening and each de
livered a very impressive udilreHH tell
ing of Ihe life and work of Warren
Gamaliel Hunllnir.
NKW VOI til, Ann. (ii'r
inany 1m on thn brink of revolt
ing, sahl Senator Simxit, ret u hn -ctl
totlay from a Knropcun hair.
tho town hall, occupied by Holdtcru,
and thero wua coiiHidcrablc flfthttnK
In Ihv streets.
Oiimiiuiilt-lM Control Clly.
I.I KHKCK, Ucinuinv. "Tost 13.
fommunlKlH are ho!dtir; 'hln city lif
ter fore Ins the otnMc to retire.. The
reiclmwehr arrive-: here to muko an
attempt lo rcwlove order.
Slt'ikeis Killed
ItKltMN. Auk. 13. Several Htrlk-
eiH were kllliMl and many wounded al
the Hmnbtii fr HhlpyuidH today lu a
oliiHh wilh thu police.
. The police attacked ( the Httlkertt
who pievented thofie willing to work
from entering the ynrdH.
Title (iaine Arraiiucl
lift (i ramie ami Halter baseball
(cams v ill meet Sunday alter
niMut at tho latter city In u con
test to aid hi ileterinliilnm the In
teriiioiiiitafn League champloii
slilp. now rcMtlnu mi the heads nf
Cove. I ai Grande and linker.
Complete acouutN tf tin; ar
ranuctiient Tor the tllnlar name
Hie In be fouiKl In tlio Kiciilng.
IHimth''n .Hpcut pane? lu this
Issue.
Latest; Photographs of funeral of Late President Harding
Hot weather afreets even the mimi
cal men referring to Dan (.'lipid, he
v-hosc name is Invariably linked with
rninniire. of course. Inn did prettv
well during JUiy aim iu-c-uiiiiiik 1 .-,t.nt.,
latest reports. Is mums ine oan auoui
so so thin monlh.
June naturally Is Ihe bis monlh of
the year for niarrlasea and In I'nlon
county, 25 licenses to wed weru
granted. At that Cupid railed to
tiring his heavier artillery Into uctiou
until lute In the month.
July found Cupid gunning with fair
results and his ranilly hook of con
quest:: shown 1 more cunplen liuide
happv ''') Which ought to prove
decisively that bo is still on tho Job
working a wee bit harder I hill In
July. I!"?-, when be only hit the
Inillseye 15 times.
Summing thing" up. the little god
of love scored 4 1 times riurllfg SI
dar which nllnws him ;il days va
cation If ho Is good for one nmrrlugo
per day.
Weather Foi ecaHt
Aug. ir,
tonight
I 1 1 I
Jfrft Portland
J?.f?L - K'"r
ZLJ !
cloKcd the week at ui;ound J9 centa.
Marked weakness in the currency of
the continental allies was the feature
.'of the foreign exchange market.
and Ilelian francs declined
lo new low records for alt time, tho
Krench franc touching 5. G5c. ' Thli
decline wuh based largely on extreme
demoralization in the German murk
which fell to 2Uc for a million murks
and to Indications that lrunce and
Germany were unlikely to reach an
early agreement. Sterling and most
or the other European exchanectj
meanwhile held firm. (Iiun lending
color to the theory that the decline in
the currencies of the continental al
lien is dm- to the opinion that Ger
many Is becoming a more unsatisfac
tory creditor for France, Helghnn ami
Italy.
Market Turn; (.chmI.
Although holidays at home and
abroad made luHt week's inurketn ten.
active and significant than Is usually
the cum In m Id -mi miner, most com
mentators on financial and comun-r-jclal
activiiiPM connider'! that the tin
Irlertone was somewhat better. At the
, start of the week n reitiiln quiet op
ItlmlMti wtiH noticeable, t bis b-hiis
awrlbed partly lo gnwing otifbh-nce
j In the change In execuliveH would not
I t'i-Miilt tinfavoriiblv And turtlv tn n-
Tuesday, teiwiirancr ovr biisinrKM prospect.
While Industrial news continued rath
er inconclusive, more ninimisin was
shown over the development of new
loruaid buyintc uiov-nient. fln-atei ;
lirninei s In t he commodit y niai k tr
also was un enuouiaglnjf factor. 1
- .
PUEDLO, Colo., Aug. 13.
Five trainmen were killed in a
head on collision between the
Colorado and Southern Pacific
passenger train from Pueblo and
Santa Fe and the through train
from the east at Fowler, Colo
rado, early today. '
The former train was detour
ing over tho Siuita Fe tracks via
La Junta because of washouts
at Walsenburg on the Colorado
and Southern tracks.
OLD OREGON TRAIL ' Tj
MOVIE WILL BE AT ,
STAR THIS EVENING
t'onatderuble' Interest lo manifest n
I.a Grandf regarding tho allowing of
the "(Hd 'Oregon Trail", a movie tk- .
on In Oregon and at Mcaclmm during
the Old Oregon Pageant July 3 and 4 ,
at the Htur theatre tonlffht and Tues-'
day ntghl, Tho La Grando eommlttoa
of the old Oregon Trail AKSoelittion, '
yet facing a small deficit, will heno
fit materially due to the bringing of
thn film to l.a Grande.
Not only docii the plcturo protray
tho Meridian! pageant but many
other Oregon scenes of interest, Tho
movie hut been JlL (liu nuiKitHf (or.
five yearn and tire lUoaehaiu pictures, 5
Hhowing .President. Harding' und Mrs
Warren O. Harding, - proved tho ell
max needed to make Ihe film ready
for exhibition to the public.
Pioneer day anil modern develop
ments are featured and those who
have already witnessed the drama are
high In their praise of the "Old Ore
gon Trull" movie
Grocer, Alleged Drunk '
For Weeks, Shoots His
Wife and Kills Self
CAWIAS, Wash., Auk. 111. Charles
McAllister, 60, u grocer, shot his
wiTe in the side and the.ii killed him
Hlf curly today. Wis wife, may
live.
Officers said- that McAllister had
been drinking; continuously for aev-
crul weeks. J
BULLETINS
AmintiiHvi llaihuiy Policy '
WA Kill N :ti iV, a ug. 1 :t.i auglu
eitv will aiinnunce hi:, policy In tha.
Soul hern-Pad la-; ' (Viileral-Puclflo;
ca:!e (onight afivr n confedenco villi!
the J'resi'deut. Tomorrow will bo tho.
hud day for un appeal.
Four (iermans Killed
I.A ('HAPKU.K. Any. 13. Four
GermiiiHi were killed and fortv
wounded when the police today fired
on several thousand gathered before
police hcadmiartert: demandiuw au
th'rlllen do sonietlilnt; to relievo tha
ihort-ir;e o potatoes.
ias W ar Spreads
CHU'AOO, Aug. 12. A' gUHolino
price war which witr, nlarted by South
Oakola, ban spreiid to tfeveral middle
wesl states, fut'eing prices down to
innj;e of t b'ven cetitt; to 21 i-'l cents
per i'mIIou at Miiioiui places.
111 i o-nperate villi I'lcrco
Po I ( t I .A NO. A tig. 1 :t. Tho slut
iiutoirMXiiK e t rade asMOchition today
orreied In eo opirato fully with Clov
erimr Pierce It he moved fr a riuip-
l'Ut pilre i-eduellnn. Tliu compa.ule9
raid the priee here wan reasonable'
und that lie reductleii outi poastble. .
CAISSON BEARING THE BODY OF PRESIDENT HARDING AS THE PROCESSION FROM
WHITE HOUSE TO THE CAPITAL TURNED INTO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. TAKEN BY NEA
VICE FOR THE EVENING OBSERVER.
THE
SER-
Candidacy Of
Cooliddels
Held Certain
'o.co:. n, li. Aut;. U. Soim
tnr .Mowest today deelared that 'ulvln
i imlldKe would be a candidate for tho
Pepuhlteuil presidential nomination:
hi I !il'4 and ought to have a solid
New Kngland delegation behind lilm