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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1923. member op associated press
NUMBER 36.
VOLUME XXII
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
DA MA GEAT I MEIER
BRITAIN SURE rSn II FIRES III
OF ACCORD
Dangei of Disagreement Is
Believed Passed by the,
British Officials.
RUHR PARLEYS TO
BE RENEWED NOW
French Commission to Re
sume Negotiations With
German Leaders lomor
row.
LONDON. (AP) The Hrlllah Rov-crntm-nt
today forwarded to Ambassa
dor Cri'Wa at Paris final Instructions
for handlinB the dHlcntn situation
which threati'ni'd the Kntunto's exts
Umco. The foreign office is optimistic be
causo Polncaro has yielded on three
chief points, first that a note, to Ger
many will not lio an ultima! utn. sec
ond., that the request for the expul
sion of the ex-crown prince be drop
ped, and third, that no definite pen
alties be threatened immediately.
LONDON. (AP) Hrltish Kovern
nient officials considered Tuesday
that all danger or disagreement with
France on the question of tho ex
crown prince and the resumption ot
Interallied military control In Ger
many has passed. They expected
tiiat the council of ambassadors
would reach a compromise unless an
unforseen obstacle Interposed.
It was pointed out that the ques
tion wus largely one of appropriate
between tint two divergent viewpoints.
British officials consider that their
diplomatists, have won a partial vic
tory over the !'reuell.
KflrlstA Kow Hails Spcffh.
J1EU1.IN. AP) An obstreperous
Communist deputy. Herr Hemmele.
who refused to obey President Locbe's
injunction, caused adjournment of tho
relchstag Tuesday afternoon, inciden
tally supplying a burlesiiue climax to
a session which was to have an im
portant bearing on Chancellor Ktrese
man's Immediate political future.
The incident occurred just us Doc
tor Stresemann was about to present
the government's statement wn which
he Is slaking his prospects of contlnu-
(Continued on page H
La Grande National Guard
Discussed; High School
Boys Would Join.
IlllUUlireilieNl wun iimm- i -
day ut th rhumber of Commerce
luncheon by Rnlph Huron 'to tho ef
fect that Adjutant Central George
White's address tho week pried re
lating to organizing a national guard
unit in La. Grande has moused con
c derahlc Interest in this city.
It is understood that high school
hoys of the necessary age and who
ran answer necessary requirements,
have announrfij their desire to join
such a unit. The high school hoys who
have already .signified their willing
ness to Join the ranks-of a national
guard unit number about 25 per cent
of the membership necessary to cause
a national guard unit to be authorized
Ji re.
Further arrangements will be dis
cussed next week and its held pos
sible and even, probable by many that
pitch a unit may be brought Into ex
istence within a short time.
WITH FRESGH
GUARD UNI T .15
HELD PROBABLE
An Hour, Spent in a
Hotel Lobby, Produces
(Hy I bun I,. ItnrrK )
- Tho oilier evening my hmaand
said to tni "My dear" (which be
trig interpreted means: i am go
ing to put something over on you,
be. game and swallow it "My
dear, J have tn attend a commit
tee meeting tonight and although
1 hato to h-if you atom" and n:
on and so on, why go into de
tail? Like a dutiful wife I replied.
"Alt right. Ht vi- you enough
change? Von might play inor
games than un expect so co pre
pared." He, with a smhe, sgid lie hid
nough if they fok up a col
It ctioii. un.i ,ft me.-
.For ;i lnc tun u hotel lobby
li'l b U brmi i,f oii-!ir to
iu. li) did in-. a l.ke to spcud
LW.. . . w. :-L , w., .... V
Turkey has a "West Point
Colonel Hairy Bey la director-gen'
eral of tho officers "school. Uo
shown here at bis desk.
Adding Finishing Touches
To The Arcade Theater
Fine New Building to Be
Thrown Open to Pub
lic Next Week.
The theatre-going public will be
most happily surprised tho Tore part
of next week when tile new Arcade
theatre. Is thrown open tor business.
Many do Hot realize what a niagnitl-
cent play house Is being erected by
5lcrs & l'ord for the reason thai
workmen huve .-Uept the. ent ranees
closed and few people Imvo seen the
Inside of the building even when It
wan in the rough.
Today the finishing touches uro be
ing added and the interior is beauti
ful. Kuterlng the building on a
floor laid In tho lobby the ticket of
lice is done In soft but impressive col
ors, A ticket machine, the latest pro
ductlon of the National t'asn uegtste
company will be a fixture In tho nev
theutro office. Double glass iloors 01
cither side of tho ticket window ar
ntrnnces to foyer which, is done il
I.'renrh gray and Is very roomy. Tic
new theatre seats which aro.now ir.
place are of the latest pattern lieavil
upholstered and very comfortable
r
(Continued on page 5)
MANY PLANS TO
Senator Brookhart Is In
Washington from Iowa
With Kit Full of Plans.
WASHINGTON (AP) Senator
Rrookhurt, Republican, Iowa, arrived
Tuesday for the session of congress
with his. kit full of legislative plans
but, he said, without his overalls.
'Hut remember," he added, "I pre
dieted that we would have more over
alls In the senate, and we have Mag
nus Johnson coming. He is a fine fel
low.' Farm relief and railroad legislation
head Senator Ilrookliart's legislative
program. The f irm bloc will support
a hill to establish a federal agency to
aid exports of farm products he de
clared, adding that he also hoped U
have "the water squeezed out" ot
railroad securities In a general over
hauling of the transportation act 10
obtain lower rates.
Co-operative credit legislation for
producers and consumers to 'break
jthc grip of Wall street" on credit fa-
( ( '(in 1 1 n u ed on pa ge 5 )
RELIEVE FARMER
an evening In the lobby? A No,
why did women? I have seen
them chatting with men and look
Ing so comfortable and happy.
Itiht, then, I derided to spend
nn hour in one of our hotel lob
bies and try and find out tho
why.
It was cither tltat or go visiting
for the evening wljer I woirhl
ernrhet one ard or r and talk
eventepn yards of gossip.
I chone the lobby, which Ik gen
'rally composed mostly of nieiif
to naturally there would be no
gosf-ip.
I proeeedel to ct rdidv.
1 ha. I a w drvH made a la
Gloria HwuiiMon and while I huva
all ihe urL -hitectural linen of a
(L'uDUauti lugu
WEST OREGON
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Estacada Suffers $40,000
Blaze; Entire lown Was
Threatened.
DOCK FIRE LOSS AT
PORTLAND $100,000
Pacific Coast Coal Com
pany's Main Dock and
Bunkers Are Destroyed;
Flames Threatened Front
PORTLAND. AP) Seven bus!
nessi'S houses were-deslroyed and four
others damaged by a tire that swept
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(Continued on page 5)
Dr. Cook Is
Convicted
Late Today
- Foth? avoutv " TwtI')-14"
J.ir. Frederick i'ook, explored and
oil man, was convicted by the
federal jury today of using the
malls to defraud in promotion of
oil companies.
Guilty verdicts were also re
turned against all but one of tho
uther defendants, though not on
us many counts as on Took.
A. M. DelcHinbro was ucquilled
on Instructions from (ho judge.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook first be
came Internationally known in
April, lints, when, upon arriving
in Copenhagen from a trip Into
the far north, he announced that
he had discovered the North Pole.
His story was accepted us true
and he was received there wll h
high honors.
t'pon redlining to this country
Dr. i 'ook published reports of
his journey and wide credence
was given his narrations for some
months. Since then his claims
have been disputed, and he ulti
mately viis branded as a faker,
but In the meantime lie was the
recipient of many honors. He
was made president of the Kx
plorers club. New York, a mem
ber of the Kings County Medical
Society, the American and Na
tional Geographical Societies, the
American Kt hnological Society,
the American Alpine club and
lessor organizations.
Dr. Cook was graduated with a
degree, of doctor from the New
York I'niverslly College of Medi
cine In Ifi'tO and the following
year was appointed surgeon to
the I'eary Antarctic expedition.
Two years later he led a party
up the west coast of Greenland,
and the next year he explored
the south portion of the same
Island.
In 1S'j7 Dr. Cook was appoint
ed surgeon to the lielgian Ant
arctic expedition and as a Je suit
he received numerous deeora
tions Including the Order of Leo
pold, the gold medals of the H"l
gtan Koyal Soelely and the Mu
nicipality of Itrussels, and the
silver medal of the Belgian Koyal
Geographical Society.
Again yielding to the lure of
the North. Dr. Cook, In un
der! no'; an expedition to reach
the summit of Mount McKtnh y,
the highest point on the Ameri
can continent, more than 2i.'h(p
feet above the sa level. The ex
pedition ratbd but in IH'Mi he fi
nanced another end this time he
claimed to have been success, nl.
It was I wo years later that he
cnnoun-ed h's claim to have
rea'difd tin North 1'ole.
Dr. fifth hiut written volumln
m dy for ma gazines along the
lines of ethnology, anthropology,
geogruphy and other sciences
from his obaervatlons In tit Arc
tic and Antarctic. Hi- wus the
author of several books, in' hid
ing "Through the First AnUretlc
Night." In m.1anl 1!I4 he b--.
t 'in-d in ihls country and In Eng
land, but bd a lir of compara
tive retlretifllt unMI he caTue to
Fort Woith In m?, and went
ln'.u the oil business.
SR
Response to
Roll Call Is j
Discouraging
That thcro Is a disposition on
the part of tho public to wait un
til the solicitors for the. American
lied Cross Kolt Call and Homo
service campaign come, around,
Instead of the voluntary con
tributions at various headquar
ters, developes as the campaign
progresses. Many outlying dis
tricts have promised headquart
ers to get on tho job and clean
tip at once, hut nothing Is being
done apparently. In La Grande
committees are working, but ex
tremely little money is coming
forward except through personal
solicitations. .
'If the public would stop to
think a moment, they would
readily discover that no one per
son Is more called upon than an
other to give his own time to sol
iciting;" explained County Chair
man Huron today. "I think wo
are all agreed that a fair and
reasonably donation is rightly
duo" from every able bodied per
son; on the other hand there Is
no valid excuse for waiting for
the solicitors. Prompt voluntary
subscriptions will reduce the cam
paign efforts and why not? Tho
American Legion and tho Legion
Auxiliary are but two of the or
ganizations intimately Interested
In the successful conclusion of
this campaign, and" all concerned
feel that Union county Is not res
ponding to its call to duty as it
should."
GROSS REFLECTS
Mrs. Catlin's Office Makes
Report for the Three
Years' Service in La
Grande.
In making up her final statements
prior to leaving for Tacoma, where
die has been ordered by (he Amurl
:an Ited Cross to work In a large
leld, Mrs. Kay Callln has given out
Igures which show the unmistakable
vorth of the Hed Cross to La Grande
md Fnlon county during the period
n which she has acted as executive
iccretary and social worker.
A careful study will show how ac
ivc the office has been and the many
alls answered tn person, most of
vhlch were to the homes of the needy
tnd the suffering.
Tin report follows:
Aug. I. JIIUO, to Nov. I, l2:t.
ital number of visits K21S
Jo. of telephone calls 7 !Mi 7
outgoing telegrams 412
Outgoing letters 71t8
mice tsltors 1 1.1 50
Islt3 of Sec. toVo. Branches C4
For 1MH !:-Kcrvkv Men:
as) sled disability com p. claims... 2U7
liven financial aid Vo 11S
ledal applications i. 72
Mher government claims
Hale I Ion us applications 'Sft'l
Secured hos. or medical, core for 8tl
ldcd in sccurlni, Federal Hoard
training 28
nslsled In finding employment .... 64
For Mil ("Milan I teller Families:
lalntalned employment Hureau
serving 313
Mdcd In securing institutional
can for 21
Aians, groceries, fuel, rent 83
-JospHal or medical care 5il
eliniuency problems : '. 64
)oniestli! problems 6K
ss'ste In widow's pre-war pen
sion claims 7
o-operatlon wit h county tn se
curing county pension or aid.... 37
t'ransportatlon 26
o-operated in the care of chil
dren 78
Meals and lodging given lo 15H
;i;iim a.ns i:.iiMi.Y kkm mi:
in vix; i i:i i.rxi mi
IIKULI.V. AI') Frrnfh wln-s.
Kreneh perfumes and Freneh food
supplies of various sorts came back
nto the (Jcrnian market wtlh a rush
immediately ufter t he announcement
M Chancellor Htres-unan that the pas
sive n-n ulunn- In the ltt:hr wan ut an
nd. Mills or fare In promim-nt cafes
and restiiuranis atraln am being writ
ten in Freneh, and all the algns de
claring French and Belgians oiild
nut be SttfVed have been removed.
Most of the larger German hotels
und cafes had extensive relar filled
with French wines. Much of this has
been sold us Italian or Hpjnlsh uine
luring the paanlve resistance period,
but the Hpanlsh and Kalian labels
have now ben replaced by French la
bels, and customers who have lnn
Hiti!uru lor Frviicirwlne uiv happier.
A GREAT WORK
Education Week Program
At Chamber Luncheon A
Very Interesting One
Roy Pouiter
Fined $300 in
Police Court
Hoy Pouller, 40 years of afie,
1609 Monroe avenue, pleaded
guilty this morning on A lt;oi
law violation charge in the city
court and was fined $.HU by
Judgo It. J. Kitchen. rouln;'s
home was raided last veiling
about ten o'clock by tho poller
whoafound and confiscated a still
With copper coil, auout Hi-.a lou
capacity, nearly 10 gallons of
mash, and several empty bottles.
Trial was held this morning ut
ten o'clock, l'ou Iter asserted to
the police that this is tho first
time In his life that he has ever
been arrested. His plea of still
being convnlescent from an oper
ation, his past record, lack of
proof that he sold the liquor
arc thought to huvo been respon
sible for the light judgement
passed upon him. Ho was releas
ed upon his own recognizance
preliminary to paying his fine.
Geo. T, Cochran arrived homo thlt.
morning from a month's trip in the
Kast, where he attended anil assisted
In the ceremonies of laying the cor
nerstone of tho George Washington
National Masonic Memorial at Alex
andria, Virginia, While Mr. Cochran
mucin this trip primarily a a re pre. -
KimtaUvo.-of :tho Grand i0dge of Ma
sons of Oregon, at tho corncrtitonc
ceremonies on the first day of Novem
ber, yet he took this opportunity to
visit a number of Masonic gathering:
and temples, and also to visit his rcl;
atlves in jowa and Missouri. On the
Sunday following the laying of the
cornerstone, nearly nil of the rep rose n
tut Ives of the Grand ixdge went U
New York and attended church as
the guests of Bt. John's hod go No. 3
of New York.
At Detroit, the Masons are erecting
a fifteen million dollar temple. It is
constructed of reinforced concrete
and Is made to accommodate both the
York Kite and Scottish Itlle Masons,
and also the Murine. This building
will be one of the finest Masonic tern
pies In tho world, twelve stories In
height, and covering an enllro btook
of ground. Hesldcs numerous lodgt
rooms, it has an uudilorliim that will
scut about seven thousand person
and provision made for c'"b rooiii
and bachlor's iniarturu. While at De
troit, a number of Hhriners rrom t ail
ada joined with a number of Detroit
shrlners and proceeded with a spcrid
car to Grand ltaplds Michigan, where
a Hhrine corentoulal was held, lleij'.
Mr. Cochran was received as tin guej-
9f honor. I
(mo of (he most pleasant vIhsib,
however, on the trip, was a visit t"
Merrill. Wisconsin, at the home of 4
H. Htange. "A trip through the mills
and factories of the parent companion
of the Mt. Kmlly Timber Conipanjj'
is Indeed an inspiration, and I hopt
the work of the. company at Ln
Grande will be as beneficial to the
community as the parent eompanter
have been at Merrill," said Mr. Coch
ran. "There Is a fine farming countrv
surrounding Merrill, and the kindness
of Mr. Htange In showing me not only
his plant, but also (he splendid coun
try surrounding, was very much ap
preciated.
From Merrill, Mr. Cochran went to
Iowa, where a number of his relative
reside, and visited for several days.
Then to- Kansas CUy, where ho altio
visited with a number or reiut.ves
and also took up a number of Item
of business with the head offices of
the Howmsn-HUks Lumber Company.
Kansas CUy has become the home ot
large lumbering Institution, and tht-
company Is no exception, Vr. Hicks
of this company returnei to ak
Grande with Mr. Cochnm.
In Mr. Cochran's opinion, Dice .V
no UPfrtlon but that the present bu
Incus of the country is upon a solid
and sound foundation, and bust in'
men everywhere- are looking forward
Ui good development for the cjiiiiiik
car.
Machine Separate Oil front Water.
IHKKKNHKAD. Kng. Al') A
new marine oil separator, which
promises to save much money, was
recently dvinonst rated here.
Oil und water pumped from a ship's
bilge puss I tiro ok h the machine, and
by a certain process the otl is return
ed to the vessel's tanks ami I he water
(U lilt Sens. Ilesnle HJVillg fuel, the
pruetlee will reduce (lie danger. of oil
fires on the water of harbors and
rivers.
riLILLIN- (AP) Friill Juiinings.
well-known legitimate and (Urn actor,
has been hke by Mary Tick ford to
play the role of her rath--rV a new
fHui. v.oiU ou hIjU.1i v.ill b'-diu Jaiiii
ury U
GQCHRAN BACK
FROM THE EAST
Illiteracy of Nation Is Dis
cussed; La Grande
School Conditions
Held Good.
With each speaker strongly sup
porting tho Kdueutlon Week program.
now being observed nationally, the
Tuesday luncheon of the Chamber of
Commerce was devoted to observance
of thai week. Dr. It, I. Landls, a
member of the local board of edu
cation, presided and a fellow member
of the board. Colon H. Kberhard, was
chief speaker.
Mr. Kber hard's address was divided
into four purls, the first being devot
ed to a resume of Illiteracy in Ameri
ca. Dr. Landls formerly announced
that six per cent Illiteracy existed in
the United States at (he present and
Mr, Fberhard bore out i the chair
man's statement with many statistics.
How the Kducatlnn Week started
was explained by the speaker, who
stated that the American Legion was
at present Insisting on an American
ization program that embraced edu
cation strongly and also that tho Na
tional Kd ucal lonal Association was
pushing even a greater educational
program.
I . S. Has .Many Illiterates. .
Returning to illiteracy, Mr. Kber
hard announced that tho United
states of America, among all the en
lightened nations of the world, had
the greatest percentage of Illiterates.
In lllio over B.ooo.nou were illiterate.
In 1 !2(1 this number had been ro
luced to approximately 3,000,000.
The native born white Illiteracy in
!!Mio was 1, ilia, ooo and ln 1 1! t 1,
242,000. "At that rate of decrease."
Mr. Kberhard stated, "It would take
180 years for America to purge her
self clean of Illiteracy population,"
Which very clearly Illustrated tho
ncecessity of devoting special stress to
a tl Ural ton "1 'i "' . V."'1
"Of 1,6(10.000 men between the ages
'if 20 and 31 examined during the
World War by V. frl. army experts,"
the speaker continued, "24.9 of theiii
were found (o be lllilerate, according
o army standards which are far
drlcter in their application than the
irdlnary figures which 1 have quoted
before."
Coast Literacy High.
Illiteracy on the I'aclflc Coast is
not as high us In other portions of
America but, at that. It gives much
room for Improvement,
Mr. Kberhard 's second sub-topic
was In regard lo dm physical effi
ciency of (he nation, which is not
high. He explained that present de
'eats could be prevented by proper
physical training in the schools and
dated that physical ed ucal ion was
lacking ln many schuuls throughout
'he country.
The third sub-topic, concerning (he
foreign-born population, was nol dis
cussed fully by (he speaker due (o
limited time.
Hut (he inequality of educational
possibilities in some slates Wound up
mine slates bad roads, poorly equip
ped and conduct ed schools, and ex
penses out of porporllon prevented all
'roiii having an equal chance lo ru-r-elve
proper ed ucal ion and slated
'hat nol enough money porportlonally
was expended on education. "About
ne billion dollars are spent annually
In the Fnlted States for candy," Mr,
Kberhard announced," and only '-Mlt-immi.imio
over one billion dollars arc
spent for eilucallon."
Hiipci-lnlcudcnt Hampton Speaks. :
Following Mr. Kberhard's address,
A. C. Hampton, superintend' nt of La
Grande schools said a few words oh
local conditions, lie mentioned sev
eral Items of Importance, among them
being the fact that the ai Grande
schools stand fourth among those In
Oregon for excellency and enrollment,
he lael that the La Grande faculty
is a whole Is striving to make "think-
th" of the students instead of merely
"learners," and also some Intercut
(Continued on page fi)
I Late News Flashes
YVitlfon Application Dismissed; Kxpccs to Be Indicted
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP). Application of J. C. Walton,
deposed novel nor, for a restraining order against the seri
ate impeachment court verdict was dismissed today in the
1'ititcd States district court. Walton appeared in the county
courthouse at noon, announced he expected to be indicted
hy the court grand jury, and intended to be ready to submit
to immediate arrest. He said that he did not know what
the indictment would charge.
Snow Falls in Spokane and Kllensburg.
SPOKANE (AP). The first snow of the season fell today
in Spokane and Kllonsburg. Less than an inch fell hero. It is
melting as it falls in Ellensburg,
Will Deport Lother Wizkc, German Spy
LEAVENWORTH (AP). Lother Wizkc, convicted German
spy, was lek'ased from federal prison today to be deported.
E
Imbler Cold Storage Plant
and Contents Totally
Razed by Fire
LOSS COVERED IN
FART BY INSURANCE
Fifty Thousand Boxes of
Apples Ruined Owned
by About 12 Farmers and
Dealers.
The Imbler Cold Storage 1'Uuit,
owned by Clay W. Fox, burned to tho
ground this morning, the fire start
ing shortly after midnight. Tho esti
mated loss of the plant and Its con
tents Is approximately from $70,000
to 175,000.
The cause of tho fire Is unknown.
The flames had gained considerable
headway before it was discovered and
frantic efforts of fire fighters proved
unavailing. The walls of the ware
house still atunds but nevertheless the
loss is total. Defective wiring Is al
leged to be tho cause.
The contents-of the plunt consisted
of approximately 60,000 boxes of ap
ples and some box muterlul and pa
per. The fruit was owned hy about
12 farmers and apple dealers. Harley
Smith, of La Grande, was one of tho
deaters who suffered loss in the tiro.
The loss was partially covered by
Insurance.
Western States Association
Closes Sessions at Salt
Lake City.
, HALT LAKK ( AI The third gen
eral conference of the Western Slates
Reclamation association closed its ses
sion Tuesday night after having adopt
ed resolutions In the interest of tho
reclamation of lauds, changed by a
by-law which will permit the associa
tion to hold meetings elsewhere than
Salt Lake and Washington, elected It.
K. Shepherd of Idaho president of tho
association, with Whitney Kolce of
I'ordand, Ore., vice president, after
having chosen mi executive committee
which will function during the coming
year.
The resid u( Ions adopted were:
Requesting congress (o appropriate
at. an early dalo the sum of $l!fiO,000,
ooo or more for expenditure under the
reclamation law, as promptly ns such
money can be wisely expended.
Reaffirmation of the original .policy
of the association, which was (o at
tempt to effect good general legisla
tion, hi preference to sectional legisla
tion. Impressing thanks to Secretary of
i hi Interior Huhvt Work for his ef
forts in settling serious reclamation
problem.'.
LITERACY IS VERY
HIGH IN OREGON
SALKM, Ore. Oregon ranks third
of all the stales tn the union In the
matter of literacy, according to a bul
letin received today at the offices of
the stale supnrinlcndent of public in
struction. The test was conducted by the Russell-Sage
foundation.
1
AND APPLES
DESTROYED
ASK SUM FOR
K M T ON