EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY.
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Portland. (AP) Rain
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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
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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.