La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 28, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextC&ratuiF VOLUME XXI member of associated press LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUSTUS, 1923. NUMBER 276 MK.MHKR OK ASSOCIATEO ritES3 RICHTE ITE EEB t V HEARIN6 ON SCHEDULES IN PROGRESS Public Service Commission Meeting With Stage Line Owners Today. HEARING BEGAN AT 2:00 O'CLOCK P.M. Possible Revision of Stage Line, Schedules Between La Grande and Joseph Ob- ject oi Meeting. Although the Public Service, Com mission licuritiK' was Hcheiluled lo b held today in the city hall at HUSO A. M., it was not possibblo to sturt the meeting until two o'clock rhis after noon, due to the f.ict that Train No eut;tboimd from' Portland, railed to arrive in Jai Urandu until 12:30 o'clock. Jl. II. Corey, of the coinml-ssion, ac companied by his stenographer, la here representing the commission. The object of the meeting- now In !M'dT?4arH is to determine whether K wil be aiTVvtwtble-to make changes in the; Ktugeline Fchedules between La Grit tub and Joseph. Two stagelines are now covering the l.a (Jrande-Wal-lowi I.hkc highway routes and some dissal infliction liau been expressed regarding- tho present arrangement of the schedule;!, I-'iirly this arternoon, after the h cur ing" wis called lo order, was devoted tn preliminary action. liepresenta tives or both stages wero present this afternoon. Prospectors Hush (n Oold Find on Aliiskan River. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Discovery of placer gold, reported eu.. to run as high as.S4 to the pan, on I iha 'p,.!.,, ,.:... ,;! ft.nn. il. I .rV? ? i .. : i . ii u ii. i -ka railroad, has been the signal for """.te'.PT " - cording to advices received here. The find was made bv Indians. Plan Is Presented at Farmer-Banker Meet! waiiowa and Lostine, where thevl lno.,1: ,r.nl mmntn l,l,.nM.i l-'Altf.O. N. I). (AP). .MutchillR every dollar sprat by iillk'il counlrics on In rm proilui'ts in ibis country with conHiislmf til' a corrfspondinK ulnotlnl of llic lr win- dflit to tin' I'nili"! Kliitos is cnntrinpluli'd in a plan presented to the runner-blinker conference of six me liiriner-iitinKci- contci-ciice oi six slates here tortayj o.onr,. Ii. K.evenson. fanner, and for,,,,,- pres at of the .-ederal Land bank or i::,lil,re. presented the plan lo the ronlVronco whirii was culii'il lo l'i.'i(c iipim a t;iiiirlhlo plim of iiK!iin( ills' in iH'iiitf lelirl' to Krain srowers. LET NATRON CONTRACTS SAX FHANCIKCO. (A. I'.JTho contract ofr clearimz and grading of the firt so miles of the Natron culoirl from Kirk Northward wa let by the j Southern I'acific late yesterday to . John Hampshire, of (IranU I 'ass. Tho work will start as noon a' per- mils to cross the Indian lands can be obtained. I E. O. L. AND P. CO. TO , IMPROVE PLANT Work nf chancing nml ailrling equipment to the electricity-genera- ting steam plant of the Kastern Ore- on Light anil i'ower company at; poses when the loal peak was high South Haker. the cos-t of which will -est in the Dast. lie SI.tO.0)0 is rapi.llv being a.l - VatiCPfl Kn thuf f ho nlnnt muv r- m generating current by the tiinei:::" . ..n,rtvimMr.lv l:iro elec tee water supply for the four hydro el ecNc plants of tho company, falls shortV-lien the new construc tion is conphde, thin plant will be j Weather Forecast I'ortland. (A. V.I lair toniglit titnt Wednesday. Continued warm rr tn tho eaaU'rn portion Well, tM J?i &m 1 Kfm r y i3 w: 4 . VIlMam S. riynn is governor of" the smallest state in the Lnion. tthodo Island, but no governor over col lected so large a gathering of beauties at Atlantic City. You see. he's the youngest governor in tho country. The man on his right is Armund T. Nichols, director-general of the Atlantic City Beauty Pageant, BOOSTERS OFF TOWALLOWAGD Caravan of Autos, Filled With Chamber of Com-j merce Members, Leave for j Two-day Trip. j Six or seven cars, carrying about j .'J5 members of the Union County I Chamber of Commerce, left the i ChHmber headquarters in the la'. Grande National Bank building this! morning at about 9:15 o'clock bound I for points along the La Grande-Wal- : Iowa' Lake highway. ;Ey the time , the Evening Observer is off the , press the first lap of the two-day j trip will have been .completed and at this time, the Chamber delegates j should bo arriving at hnterprise, where they will dine with the lin terprise business men this eveninit. J-roviding the itinerary followed . il. i... " " VV ; .. . 7-.1 WIV llilll I1UUI Ub .1UII1 1 IV UilU Imhler thi limner mis moimi ij, nam urnv I k LJf t-i; t uuf h . ja ,k, I" - men nH cnV fair 'A" h ,1 i. ' , ' ;, ,, . ' r inn or me nnrnosns ni L ift iiinsini' Wr'io be .WWI' 20,21?n,. 22. The Happy & XTZUi. VCf with the commercially inclined resi- dents and saying "Hello" t: their old Inends and making new acaiiaintaii- The evening tvill be spent in En terprise and tomorrow morning the caravan will resume its journey to caravan -win resume lis journey t.o , . ' ' . , .s the head of Wallowa Lake, stopping waUr "'PP1 1""ow. as c '' , J i I en route at Joseph to visit the head !ver was, n,'".flckS ! " - ''uce fields. Wednesdav afterno.n, 'V A. Ii. lu t, c"'ks W,pcr,n ' they will return to La Grande stop-l!''"'1'-"'. M"'"'a I'JI't-; ping at wallowa for dinner. The booster trips, of which (Continued on Page Five.) this New Secret Order Is Formed in Arkansas; I-ilTTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The American Crusaders, r. se cret order, with James (A. Com er, grand drag mi of the Ku Klux Klan of Aikausas, as one of its founders, was granted a charter in circuit court here Monday. According to the petition for a charter, membeship in the order is to be open to "male" white persons of good health and morals-" No mention is made of rc lii:ioin or racial qiinlificntiom'. operated cnntinuowly to care for j the increased ilemaml for light ami power, insteail' of for auxiliary pur- 1 . . , . w(,i,,,ing 21 . J WI- nnni--l I ilirr 1(11)0 I tvw.ul hnrsrnnwer. 1H now on tne ground and is being installed, bv I). T. Rutlcdgc of San Kranci.-co, expert turbine engineer of the Gen eral Electric company. New boiler arc now ready for in stallation which will deliver Mipcr- I neaici steam ihciv4hk ti...-... , cy of thu machinery, anil a 1J5 foot smoke stack with a 10 foot square I concrete base will soon tie crenen. All the construction is being rush ed as fast as is consistent wit.i good work, according to J. I'. Ixdt ridge, vice-president of the company Sawdust will be usen ior iu-i a-.u already there is a hugh pile enough for five months' supply on hard. I When this form of fuel is used, electricity can be generated almost as cheaply ns by water power, at- ; Look at the Governor! RICH SAMPLES OK ORE IN MORMON 11AS1N MINE DAiKBK. Samples of the new discovery of gold ore in the Mor mon l!asin district at the Bill Phelan property have' been re ceived at the Oregon-Idaho In vestment company's office in Ba ker. Tho better grades of the oro wifl run $200 to $350 per ton, with tho avcruge showing in tho face at the mine $10 to $50 per ton. The values are carried in sulphides and free gold. The strike has the appearance of be ing the most important made in Eastern Oregon in some time. Messrs- Bohnenkamp, Harris and Daniels, of Ia. Grande, are interested in the development of tho property. ' ' EXTRA SEATS FOR ROUiND-UP EXPECTED PENDLETON, (INS) 'It is csti- mated 1,000 extra scats will be avail- o for Round-up tans this year as r - . . .. , .i in nii'imintinn for tho big show "''. "yit tl'R''bpVh..iH t of OpCnnl for a (lllllce Oil the- lllght Ol i' ; i , . i ,.,,.i ,, !"f , two-quart liaUs and round-up re- Omaha, Wafer Clear. OMAHA. Neb., (AP The Omaha I : N i ! - J . -r:-, , . v : ' ' J' " --,y . y-- . ; unit tne l.a tirniKio Municipal unml will piny at Ih.j tvnillolon ltouinl-lii us fhicl' musii'itl (.i?rnnl;'.:iliun was dt'f inilfly iJccifU-d in J't'iidli ton yi-stoniay, according to word rw.-i'ivi'd lior-, slal tnrr thiit Um t-onttat'l-s for lh joh wtr In the mail. With Oh- aiinoimt'oiiH'nt, Kunw. ad"U'd i-t'Ji.f'.tion to tht jn'oplc ol Lu Grande th:tl their only rankiJ by them Inadiiiff bands or t !u- northwcHt, but i also tfivrn I hat dli:t inctlou by tiu ncfipl' of the northwc.Ht. lOvcry year t rup local band lias sniiht lo obtain liu- trading role as disjii-nsfiK of nniaic at tin- nmnd-ni). but not iiiiltl Ihia year havr they bcfii HiirccHHftil. No doubt thrlr rontraul to play ut tlin Oregon Klati- fair at i'ah-m Hit' win'k following tin round up rarrlod coiittid'ivubli weight with llie IVudletori'laiiH, "Ivho wen, ua In the piiHl. be.seigcd by banda from Oregon, Washington and Idaho for ttio con tract. Prrstifce Annii-nUMl. In order to grant the J,a !rad band the job. II was neeenwi- loand-itp offreialii to cancel conlria with one of (be leading bands of north weid tin- army band al. Nanedii- ver liuri-aekN. The Vtiiwoi!V(i' orgn Nation was tli(! chief competitor f th' job as (hey are recognized at h ing of a high order in l:ie norlhwent -but from indication.;, not na elevat ed up the ladder of excellflice UK 1h the local band, led by Andrew l.oni-y, Jr. ld.iy nl llapiiy (.'an, von. Not only doi h (he contracts call I'oi ai'iKic at It(Mirid-;) I 'ark. but the band will also play at Happy Canyon, thai ("aim of ple;i;aite l-.nown t hroiighou' he u-'at. during the evenings. Tie- Nip v.ill 1m nd. to I'emllidon f r.nntimioil T.-ift 1' ive) ! WHAM ! ! ! BID FUND IS PROGRESSING BUT SLOWLY fotal in Appreciation Fund Now $368.50; Seven-Dollar Gain Over Yesterday. Only a slight increase is noted j m the fund:, pledged" to the Lb, Grande Municipal Band nppiocia-j tion fund since yesterday. Today, at I one o ciock mo local amount piengco stands at $;US.50 a gain of seven dollars in 'tho past 24 hours. Person al donations, the salvation oi tho success of band fund, have not been coming in as rapidly as was at first expected. With tho announcement today that tho Pendleton Round-Un iob is cinched, which will put Lii Gran le's i- lOanu to tho lorcmost among Ure gon musical organizations, added Im petus should result in swelling the I fund. Donations may be recorded j by calling Main 37. Personal Donations- Poi-cnnill (Innitfinitc: ibIi'uI r., ll.n ih:iml nnww.int in fnml nrini t ..no 1 'o'clock today are as follows: Chillies I Harris $1; Mrs. Metziler $1: John' 'Nciderer $2; Floyd McKenncm $o; Miss Newlin $1; K. Marks $"; V. K. invens s.i; Kline z,weitel 1.UU; llus I oairie fi; H. Knapp $1; Nolan Skill, jr., j. e,. sieai-ns $l; uracil, Urandt ?l; 13. A. Uenham W. S. '.vuurKei-s i; iierman Uoesch J):::... , .... ... tx i ' H.' I1"." f5! IT- Harry IlovV r; band is noticed Schilke $1: J. G. Snoilcraas $5 Rcverand William Crosby Hobs, )Z' J' J Ffe.:?5:.. . . BusincHH Donations, Donations received from business itiuv nohl soptember 17th. but alt concerns uf La Grande prior lo one ;dl,Vln(f tllC. wwK limh.r tlt. uuhpIcus o clock today are as followti: Playloi,., rninil ,-ountv ltar AMaoclation. uiiiuiucii on rujte rive; UNION HATCHERY IS SUPPLYING FISH TO TWO COUNTJtES UNION. (SneciaD The Union fish hatchery, the only supply point tor Union, Haker nml Wallowa counties, is in a period of activity at this1 season. Trout wrc beinjr distributed to the lakes aixl streams of Union and W a! Iowa counties every few days, truck loads leavimr the hat chery hero for various points ut ' regular periods. j Tho albino 'Itainbow trout, hate lied j this sprinR', arc nttractiiiK wide-1 ;prcad attention. They arc kept ' in a trough in the front of tho hat chery building and uro growfiiK rapidly. Tho new cottao is hcinp painted and with the installing of a furnace and electric lights, it will be a thor oughly modern home. The State (lame and Fish com mission has decided to run a lino to the hatchery grounds and light not i only the cottage but also wiro the hatchery and othe.- hiiildingK : ' . y:i2:- British Get Belgian Note; Backs France P.ltlS.( A. !.) The Helium government, replying to the latent ItrilMi ifpaialiuns note, stands willi I tame on tho prlneipal points til contention, maintaining; the legality of the Ituiii uillry k-.-t-iipiithui lias lieeu eslyhlKUi J by I i v inns urtltin of the Allies, In-t-huling (iieat lti-itaiu, niul Unit the cuu uutUm of lluhr Is Iihimiss. ihle mi promise. (crmaiiy's simplo Various Organizations in La Grande to Combine witli Bar Association to Ob- PHOGRMH FDR - i ie- r if mi f l n serve Constitution Week,'fi,nr,ioin prrtiy. ami with turn. o . 0 Oi T 1 i world rerordN for speed lutving al- OGpt. -U, l.TlClUSlVe. Ircudy been shattered, Captain Smith . land Lieutenant. Hichter thin morning A doeiHton wan reached lu.st evening liv tho I'nlun County ltar AHsoctallon to obhotvo Heitenbor 1 7th. ConHlttu - tlon day. In .Ui Orandu with hpppo-(Kn 'prtatu exeruiseti. uovoriiov wuiii'r ni.i I'iurco baa protdalinod thu day a legal on and nil nlanu now , stiinti. its liicy iltm'iissi'U Ul inu mvci iiuded v..r hv Jnd.ro T. il'. Crawford. ' jdean of L'nlon county atlornoy, und f tttended bv lilio as,oclailo marly 2h inenibera of M, ' lf ..... convocations will be held lu the high school and grammar schoola o( Lu . -t.,....i., A comtntttee. consisting o( Hugh UVady, II. K. Dixon, and Hubert Kakln ami willi K. It. itinrfu apt il.itud .una - relary to the eommltiee, w.i appoint ed hint night to make aiiugemenls for the week. The vr.riom; lodge. tn li Grande and c.v.c orgauizitloiiH will arrange for Hiclr own particular part in the week';; program also. Co-operation ol the civic, fraternal Utud ri'ljgloim organi.allonn Jn adding to the fauces of ConslUulon Week and Constitution day wu assured lat nini;. .li li Ilaiilniii ( apllii'iil. HAI.K.M. (A. 1'.) luff llaldwln, wiiu.hl Blnro .May, tU18, iui all I'scapid i niivli I. luui hi'i'ii cnplurcil In New York. II was M-lirtnally Bentenceil lo lii-lson Horn Dalsoj) county but rsciip nl in 11(17. was rt'cupturcil ami CHcap cd uK-iln in I I s. l.lKlt'iiliig imiiiagi's. h'kAM'ISCll. (A. I'.) I.lghln- : A X Ini, lii'iil Iwo huge Htaniliinl "n iaui'i ut Hun I'l.lilo today. l.liilnltiK struck :i j i:l.nreh at lleneela. tin- Oakland city 'liail llaKT'O'e ami did olher ilalnage. Iltvllcd to Cutiii. TdKlii. (Al'). fount tlom bid Ya iiimIii has been silllllliolled lo I'Oitlt by l':iln l'l'lllf" llllOHllo. I'l'g- Ii Is iiutlerstnoil I hat Hie count Ik:.s Inn Invited to form a ruhlni'l muc- , , ding thai nl the kilr I'n-mlcr kuto. I'orlrait rainier Pies. CHICAlif), (Al) AI01120 rvinioatt, 4!l, widely" knu--n illustrator and poi-, l-'v.'inston. 111., trait liainler, illcil in Monday. , , ,, ,.,.,,. nnw;as Kuiltli un.l lllchtvr wero about BULLETINS 'IRISH ELECTION IS III 111. IN. (Af). ricsldent Covgnni' lias Iik ii eli. li'il to the Hail l liann U Mlki'ltny. ' Isonuting, this being due to tho hcuvy lil'HIlN (Mv Associated Pre pcnaltie:: provided. The clo.loiaie of tho Irish freej According to some reports Mon- I slate went to the polls aioaimy i" "'I con-'li'rencies for the clccuon oi i'i,e l",o members of the new Pail Kireann and up to the last the clcc - t inn s maintained the unique emitae-. ter of the ptevious campaign unii.anil MlKcnny, wncro uic uuhvihiik wero nuiet. and orderly almost to, i;.,,. This was particularly tne ia-e in liublin. while reports i nun tain umotini 01 iipaiuv. 1 1 he provinces tell a similar tale, with! Firearms lischargeil. tril'itni: exception in a few cases' The discharge of firearms in the vii"u enlhu.-iasm outran discretion early hours of the morning, in ub iatni eau ed ilight. disturbances. lin, led lvany citizens to wonder Tho universal verdict is that tins wneiner 1110 iiepuiniciins uu u..n 1 v.,.,. 11.,, ,,i,ie(est election in ilonetl their plan of standing as "the li-i ii history. There was no ex- eilenieiu. no laughter at tho polling booths in Dublin nor in any of the v.ailin- linet of voters. Judging fiem appearanres, the public is tak- i,i- onlv small interest in tho affair, ;.ind the polling has not Ik-sjii heavy, Civil guards and others responsible fur Weeping order were at their posts, E AVIATORS Captain Smith and Lieuten ant Richter May Set Even More Marks. RISKED LIVES FOR BLACKBERRY PIES Three World Records for Speed Shattered by Intre pid Airmen; Gas and Oil Transferred in Mid-Air. HAN DXKHO. ( AP). With tlielr alrnlane'H mechaniani Hnnarontly ', Kvo every indication of linnglng up Lseveral nioro marks beforo tho end Of an epoch making flight which bo- early yrsicruiiy. u imuu n uimn-i u nwm hihut airpuine ihi morning jut forced to make a landing. SA DIKfJO. (AP). At 8:3" o'clock' Monday nighb 'apt. Lowtdt l(. Hmith and Ltetii. John It lent ei had com pleted the f-trty-rtflh rl)-kllometer lap In un attempt to lireaU the vorM' .record for (jndurance flight by refuel ing in the air. They were flying at KOt) feet nltl- . '! nlowrd down from !ii iiaies an hour nt the start to RS milen. Klnpsed lime for the forty-fifth luv was given as "J I minutcH lii seconds. j The uvlatora reported' having sufri-; (dent gasoline lo carry them until 7:;i0 ;Tmnday morning. Itlsk 1, Ill's flic I'lis, SAN DIKdll. (At1). Two hlnckbiM iy pivs In a nivtnl-lini'd hticki't, ti whlcii ivri-i' attnclici i poitnilB of Iciiil. ncai-iy wreeki'd tlio hopew of , Capltiln l.oiveli If. Smltli and f.ltl ti'iiunl. John 1 1 If It t t. who with wing- Ihr tln-lr way to world i onl. iuurela Ihm'o loilny. Tho Inclilt-nl oci'iirnrd at llirili o'clock Ihia mo'-ntng win-n tho ritiTH, atli'i' going nlol't tit 5:04 o'clock anil covering 7Ti(i miles at an averago spi'cil or ill'. H mill's an hour. .;lgnalletl for Home Umeheon. , Anotlier plane at once went aloft (Continued on Page Five) 'I'o Smash ItiHitli'g Jlonls. pnilTI.ANIi, (A. 1'.) Jliiyor Hakor ll.lu ii I Ik.'iiiiom iil'ilefeil lln. Mlellirn lllllllm,.,. ( ra.., Kmasli al- legeil Imolleg resorts. M n or llaker rcci'lveil lellira lioin tho . W. W. Iliiting l:t place:! un Hilcli. FIRE HITS ASTORIA ASTolMA, (A. I'.) Ti Columbia pliinlng mill and Ibc WHmoii Sbipyar.iia lii-ic were completely, destroyed by ftru today. 1 The blazrt ts b.'Heved tn be Incen- dliry. according to H, Wiley, one ot -tin1 mill owners. Tbc fin- NtiiH-'d tit or near u lry room whieli had not had steam turn- ed on Mince noon yesterday. Itli loss IS cwiiiiliieii 111 ..'it"'". SMASHED BY QUIET; LIGHT VOTE but were not required in Ihia model election, anil seemingly thero has been only tho very smallest umount of intimidation or attempts at per- nay mgiiv. uieiu , . , lutougnoui. me mam " m."" " cent of the electors. Thu only places - where any briskness or excitement was snowti went voiiv, is sain to nave noen ucavj , n-puin irom an inner places nmaaie u i- law and order" party, but there is still no explanation of tho firing and military headquarters has made no reporc. The return from the polling booth will be secret for three, possibly four days, but some indications may he forthcoming Tuesday, when tho first preferences may be known. coriiing to the engineers.