La Grande evening observer., October 13, 1923, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY.
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i Weather Forecast !
J rOltTLANH (AP) Ffeir I
I tonight and Sunday.
UKAlXififlLI
'VOLUME XXII
member of associated prkss LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1923.
MEMBKR OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 3
KEES WEN EIGHT-.. TO FOUR
VAN
6MSH
EVINCE IS
UNCOVERED
Luke S. May, Seattle Crim
inologist, Says Co veil Had
! , Planned Many Murders
STARTLING FACTS
CLAIMED REVEALED
Covell Said to Have Planned
to Take Life of 12, Among
i vThem E. J. Pressey, Wile
K&nd Family.
BEATTI.K (AP) Declaring that
ha Iiuh turned ifvcr evidence to Ore
gon authorities) revealing a series of
twelve planned Kllllu;r-i ami u num
ber ot arson crimes said to have been
vonleniplatcd ly Arthur Covell, 40,
noted astrologer and a cripple, who
with his nephew, Alton Covell. 10.
Were indicted at Jlarshfield yester
day tor staying Mrs. .l'rcd Covell, wife
eC a. rtundou chiropractor, l.uue S.
May. Seettle professional crinilnolos
lst, who was called into the case, hau
turned to Seattle.
A number of Covel's mysterious ho
rocopes. ho will submit to Mnrshl'icld
authorities additional evidence lliat
the crippled uslrolosist planned to
.murder J. ''i-essey, wealthy .Ore
gon dairyman.: hh: wife, 'and ' their
three children, together with minimis
the bodies by firing the residence. '
lioberry was lo bu the motive for tho
crimes.
S.
SLIGHTLY LESS
i'
c 't' .l rn ni:.i,,iiI1M4-
Cfyiintv faxes Delinquent
f NOW Are 13.87 per Cent Of
' pP r IN T oV V'ii rVT'iir
IclX IvOlI, LidSt Ital lVlclilV
GOLLEGTID
, . AVaS l0.17. satisfy both sides. .
. "r I l'ilatc llopllals Need Help.
lierlin. ( AP 1'rofessor UniKstrin.
Wlih the huge mull cleaned up ir silt -tit of tin- Association of I'rl
aiid 4he booli.T put inlo .ship :.hupu vat,. liohpilals and t'linles. Is endeirv
comlilion. County Tax Collector J)ex- orjnH: t,( prevent the collapse of these
tr Alcllroy today stated thai tho 'institutions in Germany through I he
amount of taxes delinquent amounln ,,.in,, uf mrks. He warns the
to 13.87 this year compared against public thut the. cumin winter will
ill. 17 last year. In actual I igures j oni, of ,,,,,1, hardship, und makes
$hl.i'J4.37 was deliiKiuent In U2 un (rat or funds for fuel and to
und this year !).ri,SJ-1.4S ia deliiuiucnt. t Inwl ricllu.
The difference in tin figure:! ubovo , , .
would seem to indlcato that tho cot
lection nre belter (his year but such
lo not the cam although only seVc
lenillH tesj ia.e wrru i.wu mtiu j
(ilia Beiiwpii iiiiiii iii.il. x n it'to""
th difference above i.s that in I'J-l
4 hi totul lax roll amounted to $7;s,
4y.52 whilo Huh year thu tax roll
wait - but $9U.82ti.22 ' 11
The amount of taxes paid last year
before -October 5th. when tho last
half became due. was $iK!7,27ri.l.
This year the Pgure i;; t rur.,oin .74.
A tax of one per cent will bo
churg-cd on the wcouil lmlf of tni-:i
till delinquent until November Ath,
and 1 hen one more per cent with a
three per cent penally will be added,
making u total of five per cent on btc
oud hall tuxeM not paid November itli
Klght per cent will bfe charged If
neither half h:is )e.-n paid.
Tiro Officials Removed
By Oldahoma's Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY Oklii. (AP)
. Mdridge P.lnke the executie
counsellor, and lr. K. T. Hynuiu.
Htato bank eomnrtssioner. were re
moved from office Friday night
by Gov. J, C. W iliou-.
? It was understood, however,
that tin executive counsellor hnd
lirukciuS with Goernor Walton
over the latter-? recent policies,
particularly with regard to his
.tniltUirv at ;iviiU j against the Ku
' Jvlux K!an.
1 o ttr F. num's :idni lustration
bus been "entirely un.atisl.u tory ,"
",the exeeuli'.e declared in a com
'intiuUaiien to the bank commis-
riont
' No platia:ioil was g.ven of
" I'.luke'- r-m" at.
'lu l.n Iteftji 0;mmitte.
PdHk told the A-j-octab-d PreHS
that he uo:iid U' Fridav nilit
; before ;i f p. i hi! le. - vt iat ing
commillte ppointe! by the lnw
t dr houae of the 'te btifclatLie
Canadian
Kingdom Is
Foreseen
LONnoN (Al) IjOIhIuii pa
llet's nro printing curious rumors
regarding tlie l'ruiiv of Wales
anil Canada. 'Hie llnily SketcJi
mis Hint I mini people seem to
foresee Kivnt developments wllli
In the rin pi it, one bring lue rlc
wition or Canada fiuin (he Mains
of a iloiuhiJoti to that uLa king
dom. OPENS TODAY
Union and La Grande Teams
Fighting It Out in This
City This Afternoon.
(By Scoop)
Ah the Kvcnlng Observer Roes to
pre;s this afternoon the l.a (Jrando
and Inlon high school football teams
aro lining; up for the- opening klekot
at the high school field for the first
GRIDSEASON
Inteischol islle Briil contest or the sea- "ie ueain oi lour men, leading n
non to be played In thin city. It will .the diriction of Coos Hay.
be Lit Orandc's rlrst acid test and! 1'ho nnnounceinent strengthens I he
rnlon'o second. The Maroon and ibellef current here that a gang of
White cleaned lhlterpliso last week I drug runners or users, operating In
at I nlon 7 to u and with that vie-
tory in their pelt hag, are anxious to
add another one tu their trlng to
day. The outcome of today's game will
go a long ways towards telling whe
ther Iji (irando is going to be much
ot a match for rendleton. If I
Orandc can wallop Union about' seven
or eight touchdowns to nothing, by
a few pointst which is tho way the
dope points, their chances against the
t'matllla eountyseatcrs won't be con
sidered very strong.
The Union and lji Grande second
teams will clash Immediately after the
first team trame Is ended,
llluli Krliool Kallj Held. '
With their Tirst liijjh m-hool same
oday, tho I. H. S. HtuU-nl hist eve
ning staged u rally that for sheer
noi.ii' and spirit, excelled many held
in the past. About three hundred or
more MtudcnU serpentined through
the streets of the city for nhout one
half hour, teJfluj? the world In stri
dent tones that the Blue and White
were firohitf to ho victorious today.
Preliminary to the serpentine, a, short
iproKrain was held at the. hiffh school
lmildtiiK', In the afternoon the 1-reah-
,llon ,.,, ,,.,0,,,,. .i11HH..M i.m 4i,..ir
flrSt immml aek conlest. both sides 1
flahninff i. wlni It is to be expected 1
lhut llH, :irfuP xvm he i)Cltl again to
Templars Elect
George Cochran
PKNDLirroN (Speliul to tho
Oh.ier er) Georgo b. Cochran,
of l.a Grande, was yesterday dec- ;
ted grand general issjiuo of tho
gr.ual coinuiHiidery. Knights
Tetnplai'. at the close of the
thirty.Heventh conclave held here.
Albany was chosen as the next
meeting place, April HI, l'J-4.
The next conclave will follow tv
two day meeting when the grand
chapter of 11. A. M. and the
grand council of 11. und 8. M.
w dl mm one.
to Inquire Into impeachment
charge iigaiiiHt the governor. He
dechmd lo m:ike known his pur
pose ami likewise would make,
no statement as to his remoxal
He dvlnred he ' would have some
1 h ing to say Salurday."-
lo( t'ir llvnum Is before the leg
islative investigating committee,
tie tuber of his f mill) told the
Associated PrefH. when hii effort
was made tu locate htm for a
bLttemeu:.
The removal .orders were is
sued early Friday evening aTter
an ill-day conference at the kov
eriior's ffi ice. participated Jn by
Hiake. ihe goernor anl numer
oiih of .the latter's ;Jlitlcal ad-
iers. It Witf n't known whether
1'ank oiniiilHoiU'r LIruiu wa-l
oim of thn ennferet'd.
In uisklng public the orders at
IV eienlle Uianfinil, Ooveriie-r
Walton nTux'-! to comment, de.
daring that the documents pcak
lor themselves." ,
BLOODHDIBUNEMPLOYED mte flews Hashes
ON TRAIL OFIH GERMANY
HOLD UP MEHARE RIOTING
i
arm Scent Struck in Sis-
kyous Early Today,
. . bay Kcports.
BELIEVE BANDITS
WERE DOPE FIENDS
Peri)ctrators of Cold-Blood-ed
Murder, Coupled with
Roblx-ry of S. P., Thought
Southern Oregon Gang.
MRM'Oltll ( A 1 ' ) --- llloodhouds
struck a warm trail In the Siklyoua
early today, according to reports from
officials leading the posse in pur
suit, of the bandits who held up the
; "out hern I'acllic passi-nscr, resulting
ui ..icgim irnm iMiinialh to
ooh t.uy, is responsible for one ot
the most cold blooded crimcE ever.
committed In the northwest.
Secretary of War Declares
Attack Was "Filled with
Ecckless Assertions."
WASHINGTON' (AP) Secretary
Weeks, In replying Kriday to an at
tack on hi in by Henry Kord concern
ing the wile of the Gorgas steam plant
of the Muscle Shoals project, said the
Oetroit manufacturer's statement wiw
"filled wilh reckb-sji assert Ioiik."
tfhe secretary of war Issued hid
statement late in the day after con-
ferences nt the While House. Jt win I
brought out by Mr. Kord a assertions ;
In Oetroit. Thursduy night in which-;
Mr. Weeks' actions and motives were!
placed under fire.
M r. Weeks' statement says it wna
possible that .Mr. Kord "relying as Iiq j,
does upon other persons in the con-j
duct of so many enterprises" wns not
himself possessed "of the full facts"!
us to the sale of the Gorg.'is plant. i
"1 do not propose," he Ha id, "to
continue a newspaper discussion of j
(Conllnued on I 'age Klve)
committed in the northwest. j
ieIsWes
TUHENRYFORDi
o.. ..: -o:..i... a .. r t.i
Vmm Manv Poinl in
the Fatherland.
ELEVEN SAID DEAD
AT SALINGEN NOW
Berlin and Cologne Site of,
Disorders; Plans-Being
Made for Keller.
in ssi;i,Doiti' (AI-) Kusm-1-ilorf
was thrown into 11 state' of
anarchy today hy throngs of tlcs
I crate iineinploye.l men. who lic
gnu a cuiiipai;ii of systematic
plundering.
lM'KWIUMiliK (lly the Associated
i.rcn) The ilhorders which began
h'humlay night at Kollngcn, In Urillsh
occupied territory, conllnued Friday,
u,m casualties list now totaling M
dead, Including the eomnilssary of
police, and 3" wounded. Many stores
have be! n pillaged. The Ilrltish troops
have mil vet llllerfered. Illlierlin-
mplovcd men uro murchlntf front
: (jrairai !i to help their rotiimiH.
Al Mocclit, wiitTt two thousand un
einploycil ln'.slcm'd t ho city hall, the
(5iri!iitti polico fired on tho crowd,
killin. nno and wounding 1 othtTH.
Tho pillainH: iiIho continued Krjdity
L t'oloKtio and the police fired when
the crowd Hi oned them.
Trouble At Cfilojtne,
Coi.OCNK (A I) -A number of
isualtfes, Including at least ouo fa-
When crowd:; "aroused because of I he.
b!Kil' i-y attacking and
I'niiiii' i m i iiiiuot- nun iuuii niiuin
and became engaged In clashes with i
the policemen. i
... , . , ,
wi.nw 'v S,v,,l,'n-
WIKSIJAOKN,- Hesse Niismlu (A P)
I "na i I'JMti niuici iieiu were
(Continued
1'nge Klve)
- . . . . .
UlUrUnS iVl C VirriV.inff
In San Francisco Today
SAN KItANCISCO (AP)
Thousand: of veterans are ar
riving today lor Hie annual con
clave of tho Amerimn Legion
which opens officially. Monday.
The reunion of the ninety-first
' wild went" division Is a feature
of today's program. Five thou
sand veterans of the I'.icific con
tingent wdl participate.
THE OPTIMIST
3oT ipok AT
' i,v. '..V
live FJN I HAD
Golfer Mvcts Untimely End.
SOMEUVILLE, N. J. (AP) With his skull crushed by a blow
from u midiron in the hands of u compunion on the links, Charles
Iiced, president of the New Brunswick Republican club, died last
night.
KlHinalh Falls Pageant Held Yesterday.
KLAMATH FALLS. (Special) Ten thousand visitors here
yesterday witnessed the Klamath Falls railroad celebration mark
ing the actual construction on the Eugene-Klainath Falls line.
The historical pageant, "The Passing of the Covered Wagon," pre
sented by a cast of more than 200 in the "crater," a great outdooors
Under, erected for the occasion, was the chief event of the program.
PORTLANDERS BUY
:
Whisky Deaths Result
Four Held lor Murder
TANA. III. (lly the Associated
Press) John Tokcly, proprietor
of a soil drink parlor; his two
sunn, Paul and Stephen, and
Uobei't A. Hmith, it chemist, l''ri
day night were ordered held wllh
out bond, on charges oi murder
tui the grand jury by a coroucr'o
jury which ,lti vest iga ted tho
deaths ot five, prvsnmahly from
puiKoued whisky, heru Wediiesd;iy
and Thursday. The Jury returned
a verdict that the men died as a re
sult of drinking fusel oil in bev
erage sold to them hy John
Tokcly.
ELGIN TELEPHONE
COMPANY .N EARING
BANKRUPTCY, SAID
KI.G1N The- H!gln Telephone' Co.
1h in danger of being forced to t he
wall Within tho next few days. Tim
financial' troubles which now beset J
It were hrouffut about by the bank
ruptcy proceedings entered into by
tho old I'niou County Telephone com
pany several months ago.
Ai a result tif the lankrut)lcy of
the old company; long Insolvent, fore
',OH,,"; wllt ' "" on ,h"
,,..,... -i,i..i. fi i,i,i t
TeleplioiMi system
will
revert, back lo 'the old company, and
Wilt be 'sold. , .
.. it in how known ;U present wlu will
lilko ovei Hie; lines.,, The Homo rule-'
phone;, c.onipfiiiy,. op(rullng in t her
parts of l.'nlbn'.uo.unty' iiiul In WiUlowu
county, would jVrohahly like lo ac-
!iulre the city service but Ik not
grcutly iutertvdea In the country
lines
1 No October rentuls have.hcen l-oI-j
levied by the Klgin Telephone com
j I tny us it was expected the loreclo
j sure and sale would be made early
jthls month. Taxes and Intensl have
been allowed to lapse.
,
' '?'
ELGIN COMPANY
L. B. Mcnefee Lumber Co.
Purcliases Elgin Box Fac
tory; Will Operate Soon
i;i,GlN. The sate of the Klgln
Hex faclory to the L. H. Menefee
liUmber company of Portland had
been completed, according to It. I,.
Shoemaker, cashier of the Klrat Na
tional bank or Klgln. Thu ileal has
been underway Hlm-e July 1 and In
one of the biggest that has been
made In Klgin In a number ol
months. i
My Its terms the box factory and
land upon which It is situated Ik
taken from (he hank ami the Sum-1
mer estate by the Menefee company
for a cash consideration.
Although nothing definite Is known
of the plunH of the new company 11
Is confidently exacted . (hat they
plan to place the plant In operation
within a short time. The fuel that
the laud was ucuulrcd In the deal
Is taken as .one good sign that they
will run tho mill.
The Menefee Lumber company Ina
been actively Identified with vi jre.'ii
Oregon lumbering operations for
some time with headiimrlcrs a'
Port land and mills In different parts
0p (, Hni
The
company
is said to be Interested In the
I Mne box factory and in ot he
ern Oregon concerns.
The Kigin box factory after Ms en
largement by thu Adams Unit hern
In HrlMi became one of the best
(fUipped plants In the state. For a
I line ' when la full operation It em
ployed 5ihi men ami took the output
of live small mills cutting near IJl-
4 In. and bought some material on i
the open market.
The plum Iiuh been cloned H.uee
I '.)!' I. II passed Into I he hands of
I he bank and Han ,So miner t h rough
ban km pi cy proceed lugs t he Imi n It
buying It In to protect Its Interests
as a heavy creditor.
Paris Itiuis I'iclures Showing
Kti Klux Klan.
.
PAHIS (AP) The atithoritlen hiive
igalu forbhlden showing of the mollon !
picture 'The IHrth of Nation" until
II scenes containing negroes or the
Ku Klux Klan have been eliminated.
Such censorship of the picture, which
wan to have exhibited Frld.'iy, would
muke It vulueh'Hs say tin; miliu men u.'i
pioled by the Herald. l nles:i the gov
rii men fit tlecislon l:i reconsidered,
'hey Intend lo enter suit against tho
; ei n men t lor an Indemnity oi 2.
imiii.ihmi fremti, Inasmuch u; they h ive
entitrd julo contract); to the amount
M If, 100,1)00 flit IKS.
Itus-Poll-h liaiu ItohlHvl
MiiSCnW (APi Ihnulitn Kriday at
tacked and robbed t he Varaw-Mo;i-
eow epreH(i lelween HorlKofi and or- lor
ha. Ilritih, Italian and Polish agenl:i ll.e
ti':ietliiL' on the Irithi and itKi hihiiIiim
Han.; wild were proceeding to Mo;:-
Cow to Join tin Hulian mifmioii there Iheen hi cirrulation tor about threo
uere robbed of their money. The dip- weeku, John Maher, member of a com
loiiiatki mail pouche;i were not. touch-1 mil tee which drew up tho petition!,
ed. a l) mom i iced.
Days of '49 To Be One
Of Best Celebrations
Four more data and the annual
It. p. (). L, "Hays of '4'.t" will
hh:om tot Hi in : 1 1 (heir I roil -lo
I'Htltuc gltM' In the ,uler hall.
I'"or a four da pi-riod, Octo(ber
l?th to -'"th. the evenings will he
removed from the present to
my earlier tin m when flm first
rn: h of o!d neeker:; rushed to
the weKt"- ind the "las of 4'J"
will mimic I heir base In every
part a uliif. lata arrayals, long
Itiio lanhes. heavy nombreroer,
K.iUlliliPU. dillieltlg. faro and all
til rej't Will be pteHi'llt.
Hiraiuhl I root the committee of
Mitee. .Nate .e,el, C. II, Mur-
chiMMi and Arthur Van Meet, at
lit" head or Ihe "I lays of '4'."
preparation, tomes the following
statement:
"We're uolutt lo mrpa- any
.a-t celeiraiiiiiH in cwry way
and u promise four glorloiiM
nlubtw or clean, whirmii' fun
(but will v Ipc the bbiex ikmiv
with n Mireiv that know no lmlf
U) iiictliods,'1
E
MS, M
Yankees Slaughter Giant
Pitchers in Second Inning
Score'Six Runs.
SCOTT AND RYAN
RATTED FROM BOX
Yankees Add One Run to
Total in Third and Fourth
Inning, While. Giants Held
Helpless.
M'.W VOIIK. (AD Worm
lull cloudy ivcnthcr greeted early
I'oiiii'is in the I'olo '(.rounds for
the fourth aaine or tin; worlds
scries today.
The lineups nie: Giants, Han
crori, shortstop; ;mli, tlill'll
base; I'Visc It. 2nd base; Yoilntr.
I'lglllfleUI; I). Alensel. h-M field;
Steiwl, eenllirield: !elly, first
Imse.t Vlllikecs. Will, fenter
fiehl; Dii'ian, llilril bue; Itutli,
rlglitfleld; It. Meusel. left field:
I'ipps. riivt base;. Wanl, seeonil
bnse; i''.scoll,' shortstop,
Itutterles: (jlnitts, Si-int anil
Snyder; Yankees, Klmwkey and .
Kchilluc,
Will Iteeelvo Sunday UeluniH.
i'lu Observer will receive re
tuins of .the Sunday game.
(Continued on Page Five)
Episcopal Diocese May
Come to City Provided An
Effort Is Made.
Win n Tue. d ry'n luncheon Is ho!d
by the Chamber of Commerce there
will he a Hubjeet heforo the assembly
Miet It: of great Importance to the
KplMcopal ylhurch congregation and
i to the city ol'i Grande as a mu-
nlcipalltv.
, iH ,h(1 lln(((.(.t. of locating tlie
l imit,.,-,, u,egon headmiai tcrs of Hji
l-piNcopa church. As maflera now
itand no piirtleulrir place hun beeuk
designated an homo of tho bishop,
La Gin nde ilcslreii t hat honor and
diittliieiion, and tipeeelieii will bo nuxdo
explaining how La Grande may secure
Ihir. will be delivered by George T.
Cochran. F.d. Holmeit and A. C. Ham
ton. Tin loaidmaster for Tuesday will
be K. Marks.
M very one connected with tha city ;
In very much Interested In this meet-
Hig.
t
.tnhuvdi, Petition Out
LIM OLN. Neb. ( A P -Petitions to
place the name of I'nited States Sena-
I lir:' ui .tohnsou ot California on
April pitniuy ballot In Nebraska
Itepubllcfiri cundhlate for the lie.
ipubllean prettldentlal nomination havi
-Many excellent priej nro to
be given away iluring the four
nl:;ht;i. One prj.e will be preaen
tid e.u h eveiinng and grind prlae
will he r.iven the last night, all
on di: pluy In Sera ut on h window,
't he pruM'fi are: First titghl, l'en
dlelon W'dleo t. P. . M; robe;
i;e(Hid night, therrnoa bottle und
case; thiial ulgltt, nulogntphlc
Crewnie cimera; fourth night,
etlectric grill. The grand plizM lc
an electrie percnlator w.th tray,
ug.ir bowl and creutn pitcher.
Muti l-'.iu!lfiil Kewpics are also
to be given iiw.iy during the four
nh;httv
A para.le v II preede piu h
i veiiing of run, the parade to bo
made up or Ihe rot t yullierM. the
A'ueriean Li r:ion dium corps and
the l.ii Grande Muniet,il Hind.
Lone.v's and Olson's orchestra '
will elterniite Tor the dancing.
A.i iiduiitMtim of (ep eenlM will be
chained to alt who putts'1 through
tin. dour, ( J '
GIANTS LOS
SLUGFEST TO
I
inininniiitiirai r
uiiuiiuiiiviLrriu
SPEAK TUESDAY