La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, November 13, 1923, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY. Iff ! Weather Forecast 1 j I Portland. (AP) Rain I In the west, cloudy In the J I cast tonight. Wednesday . VOLUME XXII MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13; 1923. MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 29 Berlin Denies Miser To Return UDDIC PQIlDiTigersTake HI I LL UIIUI Commercial Apple Crop Yields Heavy lhrouga t out United States POTATO YIELD IS NOT ENCOURAGING Harvest of Tubers Show That They are Smaller Than Normal in Oregon. POKTVLANI) (AP) With u com merclul apple crop for I he t'nlte-.t States nearly thirty per cent larger than thu I'ho year average and the largest commercial crop in tho h la lory of tht Pacific Northwest, pro Hen t prevailing prices indicate the . "dumping" of considerable iian ti tles of the smaller sizes of high grade Rpplcn in Oregon and Washington. Buys F. I,. Kent. Agricultural Statis tician, ln it t'd States I Mpnrtmcnt of Agriculture. Can n erics do not want the small jr'aes, mid (lie cost of trans- ' portal ion will not warrant their use for cider and other apple by-products, in many localities Final estimates of production in, 311 1 ami J !(22, and tho November 1 forecast for 1!23 in some of the i (Continued on page 5) l O I I T 5 S I H I Mjyjj 1 E 0 W ! 1 ft . tii Battling Luohes and Danny Burns to Fight Headlin - Ot P IP T CI" in -1-ivOUnu Cartl. ' . La G ramie boxing fa mi will have ' ntiother pugilistic attraction lo wit ness Friday evening. November 1 !, at the Kagies Jlall. J-:d Ford,, match maker, announced today. liattlhlg Lubbes of Haker. mid 30 PER CEHT ABOVE MARK bond ' . FfllY f Dannv lb.rna, of Portland. ro to lace j in,,,1,or' of a huppy day spent al Mea each oilier hi the ten-round il(.Mi. ehaHi." signing 11 l-'loreneu King Har- liner and Kcwpie HiN-y. Portland, nnd Kid Se.rp, La Grande, will hatlh the li-round semi-w!ndiip. Louis ltol- iinger ami Krank Hartman will light one of the 4-round prellininaries and the other preliminary is yet to be se lected. . Lubbes has been training consis tently frir tile past month and is re 'ported to be in belter condition than ever before. On the other hand Iiurnswi!l 'omo Willi a reputation that shows his worth. According to reports fron him. he has ' beaten Stanley Willis, IVte Mitchie. fought it. draw with Joe 1 Minn, and beaten mam other good bos'. van TI.AM) (AI)- C.ittle slow. Iteep, Kgs and bntf-r st Baldwin Government On Trial As Commons Meet LOMIOX. (Al') The ill ll i-h parliament will he ilKvdxetl I liiirdav uiul n general eleeti(;ii held eilnoMlay. Itrei'mlM-r AmjiiHIi nnd !.lod iivntw fnr , lions fir the Itls-ral party .-nnk . their illffenMices loilay and re- miheil tit iiii'M-iit n solid front . Jiynhe-t the iiniMralie pi-itif-ticni t n- well a I Ik Ihkm p:irt In Hie eltfilfin, J The lAeiiinu eu .-tales that Apiilh will lend llif reuriilerl firly. It N mailed Hum l.!nd ' ticin-jte on !ils return from mer . fen said lie would work with au -body who woe.ld y.vxw the coun try fJiiUitully. lly T. A. Willy. liili'iiinlloiiiil Ni s.Ti,-e Starr ('l'n-.piMiili'iit. J."iMK..- Tli: II. ins. of C.iiii- Jiimt.T lin t niruin twii-y :iU. r :i llirp months- ;u;ition. .ft l ).i.n - ini -llnt- waj; only u r suinlMion niter an a. I- jonrnHirnt. it .lid not r .nk as a n-w K.icinn mid. i.ns.iii.nlly, tlun- a:: bo- Kiiic'ii n. ir ccrt-iumiial l!oal ok-ii.ii. ' I.j.pit.- Hi.- r.ttt IN.it tli.- .r.-s- nt K on" f .'. ( ic.l to la-I (our : ni.-ri- Vhilly-slmlly." AIIIio.ikIi fitll ,l,,v rromiw to !. aui.vni: t iir j million poun.in la "to d.vot.il to mort . xrilitiir oil re. or. I. Tli" ir. - i 1 1 alrvl itlon i.r iitirtiiplo) in. lit nt I'.ov. ninir ut in n.- too itronv--. through the lnst.tuU.ni or public und jartliularly we-ik In tlio Hou work on roadn. rallwn)-. caniiln an1 of .-..in......-, i-i hi.. Iv to I..- fl. re. I) ju,in'. tli.- Ijilwrlf .l:rljr.- Unit not mUikt'd ou ull Ul. The uriouj) (Continued ou i'usu i''ie.) Baker Boys In Easy Contest After the rust iuartcr ended linker 7. l.a Grande 0, in yester day's Armistice Day football tame at Balier La Grande faces weren't any loo bright. They brightened u weo Itit more a! thu end of the first half ut which time tho Tigers had succeeded in running up 7 more points, mak ing the score 1m Grande 13, lin ker 7. And, oh, boy! Everybody went wild in the third period. Baker kicked off to Sherwood who crisscrossed to Kerr nnd Kerr galloped SO yards down the field for a touchdown. That, break just naturally look the heart out of the Queen City boys and when the final whistle blew, ending the game, a Grande was resting se curely on u 5:t to 7 victory. The first half was u tough .game hard fought throughout hut' In Hi 'J final half, La Grande slm- ply gained at will, scoring touch downs by st might football and forward passes with equal ease. In tho final period, MneTuvtsh threw In about eight or nine sub stitutes but the scoring contin ued. With one first team man in , the buck field, l.u Grande added two more touchdowns In the last canto. (Continued on, page 2) PRIZEDLETTER Mrs.. Warren G. Harding ' Answers His Letter of Condolence Written Af ter President Died. "" :; Joo W'oudH, who drove the Concord slag)- -nt the Meacham pageant " tin p"rrl''d I'resldent and Mrs. WnrrVn C Harding from the depot lo the pa? .unt grounds, and In the parade, ha that G. g- !iS i received u reply from Mrs. Harding Mo u lelter of condolence which he sent her following nio death or ivcai- i" Hi,",,n7, ttl n '". I 'rs- Harding sincerely expresses iher uppreeiation of his communlca- I Hon and in her reply; s-nt a picture 1 of herself with Laddie Hoy. the world 1 famous alredale of the White House, by her side. She also Inclosed a pho , tograph taken of President Harding j just prior to his death. I t tn the photograph of herself she luid inscribed: "To Jos-ph Woods. In j ehUMl,' ding. F()l JR MEN UP ON LIQUOR CHARGES Kour men are lo appear in the 1 he justice court this afternoon to face Ihpior charges. I Make Williamson. V. Hawley. T. IJ. Win ton and Daryl Allen are to be arraigned before Justice of the Peace Iiiudy. ull four alleged to have had Intoxicating Miiior In their possession contrary lo law. , lawiey wus arrested several days ago by the sheriffs on cers and the other three were ar rested Saturday evening by the s;ini" department. oppositions have been htisily collec ting their ammunition where-wtth to attaektlie policy of the present min isters. rorelgn aff.iirs will take the first pfcirc, ( n ' most point:) relating to HieM; the three scctiom; of the onuo- sltion As(iilt htau Liberals, Llo, Ceorge Libeiah: and tho libor Party will be in complete aemrd. All sec tion: w ill venonioiisl ottui'k Mr. flair! win';! Ad mill Inst rat ion for what jthey term ail "effortless" policy 1o jward the pl'ght oT Germany and Kn ' l 'pe generally, and they w ill vig- oi-un.tly asMiitl the roiirse of Hei Gov. ein meat': ucjjol hit ions with th-j I I-'rench. I In thin 1wiii' the (rivcrnin-ttt ni:iy .!. ,lo lo t off nn itn HllfliipM ;to h-i ui.- 1iiII. iI S(.i va.,,, r,.i.,i j in iv ni- liit-riialloiinl (niil.rfni i . lint If will rui-i- rim n.ni r atUk jllinu lhl. Tin- U.l.r.r I ' I rl -l.ai k-.! hi tlihi imtanco l.v th.. l.iin.r.,i-. u,..i .;... I :-.nMini-1. r:l or III.- I tovrroili'-ol ari' Inluriaf.l villi the ii.lniiuM ration'.. inolit-y toward tin- million and a half i jllr.tt. li uii..i.i.1o.,i. u.l.or l.a.l. r.; .1. Tii.i- Hi.- (kiK-riinif-nrn plan at! JDEWOODS HAS DEN ES ALL CHARGES WITNESSES Charles R. Forbes, Former Director of Veterans' Bureau, on Stand CHARGES DEEP PLOT TO DESTROY HIM Forbes" Makes . Sweeping Denial of All Charges Re flecting Upon His Hon esty. - r . WASHINGTON (AP). A "conspiracy to encompass my de struction by means of perjury, tiubordinution of perjury and suppression of material facts and documents" was charged by Charles K. Forbes, former I director of the veterans bureau, in' testimony given today be fore the; senate committee. Taking the stand in his own defense before a crowded com- miuee room, r-orucs entered a "goneral, sweeping . and ' .also' lute denial" of all charges, by other witnesses .reflecting upon his .honesty. Missing Girl Yet Lost; Parents' Hope Blasted KOKT SMITH. Ark, Pearl Turner, miasfng mountain child, has not been found. Insteiid. the Utile girl localed near richer, okia. answering In IhI few minor details telegraidii'd ile- seriiilhm of I he missing girl, lias been tdeii'ifted us L'llzahclh Holinan. dau- gliter of a. man who. passing through Picher, turned the child over to a farmer's wife. rbiu fact developed Monday with the return to Port Smith of Hal Mun- sey, newspaper man from Picher, wit h detailed desert pi Ions of I he child located there and shattered the hopes of l.eiu Turner and his wife who came here Monday in the belief that they were lo meet Ihe child who disappeared from their home three cks ago. DAVID ,M r '" - - f ' ' ' , ( Now WHAT .fcv. , ' . Do You Thinic ) V--rv '" OF YouP sot ) -.-A " t&lfc' " T ... - oSO v I VjLr ' - k ,'" ::ir'Ju .1-1 -sr Celebration At Union Was "Just Right (lly Scoop) I'nlpn put on a real celebr i - Hon yesterday, one thut was O. K, from tho parade to midnight, at which time tho dancing camu to nn end and cars began chug ging and whirring out of town to other points In tin county, from whence they cuino earlier in tho day. About one thoiwmnd . visitors were present, tho greater share of (hem from Ui Grande. North l'owder, Imbler, Klgln and Cove all sent sizable- delegations nnd of courso the Knlon boys were out en mas.se. They ull had a fino time especially tho Ameri can Region Ltuglu and Drum corps, of La Grande. What those embryo imiHiclunn didn't . do wasn't worth doing. "Shorty" Morgan, who won the prlito jj-esterday for being the shortest Legionnaire, Is one busy ' man. Uesidcs attending Legion celebrations, etc., he. Couches Tmbler's high school football feiitn, teaches tho Imbler scholars ull about tho Smith-Hughes ngrl- cultural uct (whatever that Is) and also Is principal or the high school. "Shorty" used to do tho same thhjg at Union nnd he and (Continued on Vagu Ktve.) I HEART FAILURE IS FATAL TO MOTHER Mrs. Mary C. Williams, mother of Mrs. Frank George, ut lliaB Monroe avenue, died at S:3 o'clock this morn ii'i, her death being attributed to heart failure. Funeral arrangements am yet Indefinite. SnodgrasH nnd Zimmerman run era 1 service parlors ar tn charfffl-of the body. Mrs. WIIHums' demise mm as a Borrowfut nnd midrtfiir shock lo lier many. friends In this ally, who iiru ex tending their sympathies to. her be reaved relatives. La Grande Man Receives Position at Oregon State Penitentiary. Word was received In La Grande late today that John Qutnland. form erly engineer at the foundry here and u resident of La Grande, well known to residents of this city und Ihe Grande Itonde valley, has lnen ap pointed us chief engines at the Ore gon stale penllenllary by Governor Walter M. Pierce. Mr. Qulnland's many friends here ure sure that he will more than make good in his new capacity. i i BRL(JS HOME THE BACON Armistice Day Observed At Union Monday; Posts Over The Organist To . Give Recital IT y 1 inLaUranae The appearance in La Grande of tho celebrated organist of the Mormon Tabernacle ut Salt Lnko City, J. J. MeClellan, who cele brates this month tho completion of his l!3rd year of service us or ganist In the world-fumed audi torium, said to possess the most perfect aeouslle properties of any present day auditorium, and pre siding at one of the greatest, if not tho very greatest organs in tho world, is nn event of much Interest. McClcIlan gave the first pro gram on tho splendid new ?:!(, (JOO Austin organ, the gift of Mrs. C. Pratt, a charter member ol the Tuesday, club last Monday in Sacramento, California. McClellan will appear in Lu Orunde ut an organ reel) a I at tho L. ). ti. Tabernacle Thurs day evening, November 15. 10 LAND Supreme Court this Important Measure; OUiW"3 Vcltl iVlilttJ J-JUIILI Laws Unless Treaties Ex ist. ;: AVMSHINGTON (A P) Aliens can be prohibited by slates from owning land, providing there is no treaty tip ti'ition to the contrary. Hie supreme court announced Monday In an opin ion ending u legal controversy which for yearn had been nn Issue on the Pacific const. Tho question has shar ed In Importance with the controver sy which .was waged over the right of Japanese to citizenship uu"til thu court ' removed the latter from tho fletd of discussion by a decision last term. Tho IssBe reached the supreme court In two cases, one from Wash ington, brought by Frank Terranco and his wife and X. Nakatsuka, and the other from California, brought by j w. I. Porterrield and V. M Izuno. Whllo Ihe fa sea presented only til 'j ((uesiion of the proposed leaning of land to Ineligible aliens, the court suuarcly met the Issue und passed upon the broad question of the eon slllulionality of Ihe law. It held that ' fConHnned on Pntrn Ftv BILL UPHELD County Assist Parade, Luncheon, Dance I ootball Games and the Awardment of Prizes Made Up Program. t'NION. (Special) Armislfeo Day dawned hero accompanied with a drlzxle or rain that for a couple of hours threatened to pi:t a damper on tho festivities bin the sky cleared about ten o'clock In the morning and the remainder of the day wus above criticism, as far us Jupiter Pluvlus wus concerned. A few minutes after eleven o'clock the first Item on the day's program, the parade, moved from (lie high school building up Main street to the I nlon Hotel, returning to the high school by the same route. At tho Catherine Creek bridge were placed five pedestals and mounted on these were five girls. Misses Mildred Stoddard, Audrey JteLap, .Marlon Qulnn, Verge! Wilkinson and Klnin Orton, the girl in the center holding aloft the American flag and Ihe four ut the corners of the formed sifiiure holding the flaga of France, Hel glum, Kngland und Italy. Lining the streets on both Bides from the bridges to the railway were about live score children from Die South Grammar school bearing small I!. S. flaus. Gold Star .Mothers IxmI. lleh'.nd the colors en mo the Gold Star mot hern In uutoinoblles. Others in tho parade were: Legion posts of I nion county, G. A. It., W. U. C, Campflru Girls, Hoy Scouts, veterans of olher wars In which America par ticipated, the Pnlon Concert baud nnd the La Grande American Legion-drum T , . land bugle corps. Duly three lnem UphoIdS hers of the Grand' Army of the fte- lV,blUi WT? nlon; I sa a c Fn 1 1 1 k , La Grunde, and Mr. Murphy, Alleel. Four Spanish-American war veterans were lu the ranks of the purude. Served at W School. M hers ut (he W'o i i,t a Itcllcf Corps, of I 'nlon, as:i'a rd 1 y members from La G ramie and other Lnlon counly cities, s.-rved a delicious luncheon In the assembly room at the high school building to ull who took part In the parade. Reverend Hodge, an overseas chaplain, returned grace and following Ihe banquet, which (he Lcglnunnircs'nnd others hailed i:s "fil for a tlo.cn klnijs." State Commander Fred L. Kiddle, of Island City, took Hie floor nnd made a short, but ex ceediugly Interesting speech. Follow ing him Adjutant General George While, of Coi l I. in. I, addressed the 250 who were served. 1-ootball (James. In the afternoon two football games at the Hloek show grounds were on Hie program. I'nlon delealed Imbler (Continued on Pagd Five.) i Junior 3-Act Drama to He Staged This Week; Tickets Co on Thursday The Junior play east l:i praeti eally ready now t j go over I ho top wtl h "A line W lint's 1 ler Name" Friday and KaUirday eve ning. I, It Ha remains no win the way of preparation exeepltng tho final dress rehears tl Thursdiiy evening. The piny is n three-art comedy drama with a prologue prceeding the opening net. inning Intermis sions Iho hlh sehool orehe:ilra will (day. Heherved Heats go Oil sale tit GlasM I rugs, Inc., Thursday morning at eight o'cloek, Abio lutely no seals will bo reserved II ti Oil 1 1 o' time. Late News Plasties Aiuc'iicii Will Nol Help WASHINGTON (AP). AllhouKh the door is still open for Aiiieiiuan helpfulness in the reparations problem, the president regards the latest moves in that nitely to an end. To PioIil' Germany'! Ability It) I'ay. 1'AUIS (AI'). The allied reparation commission decided to day lo hear Germany's representatives regarding the capacity of the reisnh lo pay reparations. The hearing date will be fixed later. The French chamber deputies today passed n vote 01 confidence in the 1'oincare government by u vote of 70 to 165. A Slep Toward lowering Taxes WASHINGTON (AT). Without committing himself either lo approval or disapproval of the treasury tax revision program, President Coolidgc today let it be known that he regard! tho pitiposal as a step toward oening the way for meeting the de mand of the country for lower taxes. Prominent llcnti I tanker Found Dead. HENO, Nov. (AP). M. D. Fail-child, vice president and cash ier of the Stockgrowers bank, was found dead in an automobile a few miles from town today, lie was shot through the body.' RUMORS SAY KAISER WILL IKE RETURN i. Wilhelm Tlanning on Pie turning tovGemiany, ! Reports State JOURNAL SEES HIM ON THRONE. DEC 4 Allied Council Takes No Action on Prince's Flight w;iv,i, t? tt 12 Passports. HAMiLMnii 1'i'rsi. (lout (VHiihiKo snui Hint I Iki I nl- tlll M1UCS VMlllL not imiivsc :niii.st tho return or tuo os rowil iM'liicn, tlio I'x-kalhi i' or Iho rc-i'sliililKliinciit or tlio (iiTiiuiiiy iiKiiiairhy. m:iti.i (Al) orn.-iiii iii-niui Hl lllllitii KKllly that ronilff KnilijT.ir WIIIkIiii liml hitn nu tliiirlitxt to lturn lo (;oiiiinny. LONDON. (Al) Till- Dllllsh Bovi'rmni'ut nfriclnls piyifcsM to lio salNflcil (lint llollnnil will not. IMniilt rx-DniiM'rar William to Irovo the IHitrh custody. Tliry say Utvy linvo no rrnson to Hup. los. tlio roriiior wnr lord ro nw'nil lo tlii'iiiup. and ir lip hnd Midi Inii-ntloiis thry wi'if conn (Irnl that tlio Dllli'li itovcitliiii iit would fi'u.stt'ulo tlir nltr-iuiil. NfwsimiwfM aro iirlntlng n inirls that the rx-kalscr Ivm ohtnliii'il paimils and that plans ait' Oii: : M-lf or Iho I'oriiM'r " I'ltiu-n prlm'o' on tho (jci'iiian throne Dei'iMiihri' llll. - i ('"mn rrhico Itonrhm Oris'' lIKIil.l.V (API Tim Korntcr Crown (l.'ontinui'd on pafrn 5) George W. Miller and A. V. bwiit Visit La Gnuide; Discuss Presidential Pos sibilities. . George W. Miller and A. V. Nwlft, if Halter eouuly, -spent Sunday In I-a Grande visiting lormer friends and transaellng some businetis whllo In th!s elty. .Mr. Kwlft, who Is a linker county farmer, and lias tiavled extensively during the past tvw monlha, hua probed into poltlteal and agricultural conditions as they exist, today, and is of the opinion, along with Mr. Mil ler, that Governor I'lnchol .of Penn sylvania, as president of the I'nlted Slates would go a long w ay toward allevallng the troubles of thu laruieru and the n alien as a whole. "Governor I'lnchol stands fur law and order and Is acceptable to nearly all classes," Kwlft remurhed. "The present, condition Iti Pennsylvania poll! icy is not. unlike that la other (Continued en pnge r) direction as having come defi I Murder is suspected.