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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY.
The Weather
POUTLAND (AP) Fair
tonight and Saturday, fair
excepting probably ruin in
northwest Orego n .
r VOLUME XXII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1923.
MEMUiOn ASSOCIATED I'UESS
ME.MUEU ASSOCIATED I'UESS
NUMBER 61
3 ALLEGED
PRINEVILLE LEVIATHAN
SHOPPING
Snow Visits the Capitol City
Ik
CITY
EDITION
CORRiaORS
It ! 1 I
MAKERS OF mr
MONEY HELD jjfcfl
Mr. and Mrs. Jack .Mc
',, Donald and Thomas
Murphy Taken
"printing of pay
checks charged
McDonald and Wife In
volved in Wartime I.
W.W. Activities, De
tectives State.
CHICAGO (Hy Ihe Associated
Press) .lack McDonald, -once an
I. W. W. member, Willi Ills wire
anil another limn, wore arrested
today In connection with tho op
erations of a band of men accused
or printing counterfeit I'cnnsylva
nla Hallway pay checks, totalling
liliout SI iiii.ihiii, ami cashing many
o? Ihoni.
licsidc.n McDonald, whose wife
is wild to have licen Involved with
htm in tho I. W. W. striken and
ti.n.il.l..u .l.irim. 1 Iw. w:i r. TliOmflfl I
Murphy was nrresled with Iho Mc- I
Donald1 In their flat on the west .
side of tho city.
Mrs. Anna McDonald, according
to the police, wuh suspected of
having knowledge of the carrying"
of (iynnmlte to tho Htrikers In Den
ver during tho -wartime activities
of the Industrial Workers of the
v ui m.
Munv of the counterfeit and
forged pay eh
eks are said to have
been cashed In Gary, hid., South
Chicago and other points in thy
(.'alumet indiiMtrlnl Mlslriet.
The trio were caught in raid
hy a Biuad froni adoteclvo 4ui
""uailroad InveHtlga.orH declared
ih.it MeDonuld.'hlB wife und Thom-i
ua M lll'phy.
Helzed wllli them, are ,
not lenders of the
bund bul were
nrrcHted In eitnneeHn with
theft of a truck loud of tnerehan-
., . .ii.,a,i
tltHc from I he ItiirlliiKlmt rnilroni
Iin,l Hdml.tcd having pHHed ome
of the eiieckH. Approximately one
tloxen men are
volved in the plot.
Wife Screams
When Found
To Be Guilty
i f v f
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vet-
ters Convicted of Kill-r
ing Alonzo Storey.
Dr. V. T. Phy to wln recognition
SKW YORK (Hv the Associated va 11 Pro,Ill'r Oarfleld Kol
j.rf jKrneKt Velter und his, . Ormshy. She is the only Oregon
wife Marie, were convicted todav tcow tn b,. listed In the late st ro
of first degree manslaughter for Prt of the Holstein-Kn slan Asso
the killing of Alonxo J. Storey, a Nation or America as nmong those
former suitor of Mrs. Vetler. quaking- "leading records." Two
tllrs. Velter screamed and col- other animals from Dr. Phy's herd
lapsed when the verdict was un-jwerc named In the report as mak
nouweed. Her husband put hla (ing creditable records of produc
iiniib around her und spoke con- tion. ' They are Phjtmere Mercedes
solingly. ilhitter Queen. Junior two year old.
The maximum penalty that . .may j-nnd Garfield Tiffany Kobes. in the
be rVnpoed Is years Imprison-.junior three year old class,
men:. Garfield Tiffany Kobes at Hie
Storev was u'fornuT roomer and , end of ten, months has yielded
, Intimate friend of Mrs. Vetter be- 2io'SS.l pounds of. milk, containing
oro her marriage. IcfthlS pounds of butter. Hho Is
The prosecution Introduced test-lentered on long time test In the
imuuy purporting to show that full aged class.
Storey was Invited to tho Vetter J
home: hy Mrs. Vetter. May 11, last,'
ami while there was beaten and j WALLOWA COUNTY I
stabbed to death by tho husband TTAO murr r nnro
and his wife. Tho body, was al-I
leged lo have been cast into Jama- .
lea May In a burlap suck.
Vetter's plea was one of self defense.
1 - - . observer) One by the countv
... ... , , . . " ourt and one hy the tux conser-
,(""!'';, -; ' vatlon eon, mission; two lax levies
li) ,.l-.Nh. Or.-l--n.nU Htev. ns hnv u.m mu. , WhIowr rD.
n r.-4,.lenl of weslern pari orty , ,, u, I1lll,.r ,,,, tll
I.sne counly. was urnsleil by a,.c)tv assessor will mako no
deputy slate Came warden on ai,.hol(.e Ovtwo.-n theui until nd-
churge of unlawful possession of; vised by the netion of some com.
venison. He l.leaded gullly in tile , p,;t,.i cort or n.r iiutl.orltv.
court or Justice of the I'eare Wells : i:tenslon or the tax rolls will be
in l;..gene and was fined lli... held up pending such advlee.
Spirit of Yuletide is
Manifest in La Grande
With lull two Hhoi'ten-r diys '
before Christmas Saturday and
Monday. Santa Clans. In I lie form
of fatlyr and mol h'T and sister
and brother, is rretienttng the
busini'ss sections of l-a Grande, in
termlntng in that fHtnous rush pe
rtod of the year the Christmas
shopping time.
Many of the stores, with tin
realization thWt extra hours will be
niuir'd !n ordr to p- rmlt all to
do their shopping, have announced
in "a if H
Turn. Harrv i.7 New. wife Ot ths
postmaster general, catches the
Christmas spirit In the air, and
does her shopping early. Bnay
nn a Washlnston str"
T
MAKES LEW
.
I nCOme lax ilSUmate
Cuts State's Portion of
Property Taxes Down
to Some Extent.
After un earnest session during
which time tin1 counly court gave
ennd iler;i I inn In iivnrv t en I nri itf
Ml(, ,, ,..,,. ..niu.uncenient wim
made to officers of the court hint
;i!VliniMfy ,,mt ,,. coUnIy l(.vy which
..cilu.vl. coimtv und .,,, ,ltX(lll for
vq
; W yw tl(, ,vy ,7 , j(;,MB
fow'ng n ' of sevi-
V? r, 1,1 I"
, 1 v' ,
c ici.-iiiinmi nuut w
"f ,
lI,H ,1H" '
Had not the computation of thu
to be derived from the
?ltt B . !1nco", " b(wn
Which the courL would have been
compelled to levy In Union county
for slate und counly purposes
would havt! been much larger.
The actual umuunl of the state
levy fur 1!:!3 was $1 shttSK.'.! I and
the new levy, for .11124, Is $Hti,
:i:(;.C!). The dlffen-ncn In the two
levies illustrates the savings made
I by tho income tax.
HOT LAKE COW
V LEADS LIST OF
PRODUCERS NOW
HOT l.AKB. (Steclal Another
!cow" from the pure bred herd of
JTliVO 1MU IjIVUjO,
NO CHOICE YET
1 KNTIOP.PItlSK (Special to tlu
;that they will remain opert tonight.
Saturday and Monday nlirhts until
;the time, usually obsf-rved as clos-1
! ing time Saturday evening.
t . (.nia i:rr't. (
More than ever the city as u I
j whole is taking on (hn luiM'lay
g.rrl. Christmas trees, evergreen. !
j holly, mistletoe anil crep. b cora
j lions. Santa lauues. and ether
manifestations of the Xmas season
COUNTY COU
FDR TaXATON
(Continued on pugu 6)
Passes at End of Thirty;
Six Hours of Heart
Trouble Illness
MARRIED IN 15185
IN LA GRANDE
Is Survived by His Wife, Was Entering Harbor In
Nee Bertha Alexander; bound From Cher
Was Prominent Stock-! bourg, France, When
man, Financier. j She Struck Reef.
i . .
I'OISTLAND (Al' William i NEW YOltK. (Uy the Associated
Wurzwoller. mayor of l'rlnevllle ' I'rcss) A hulf dozen lugs were
und President of tho ISnnk of 'unable to budKo the Lcvlullinu to
Prlniivllle, prominent for many day. The next high water Is nt
years as a stockman anil a flnan- Iright o'clock this evening at which
el.r In Eastern Oregon, died here time it Is believed the Leviathan
early today after SG hours of III-"can be removed. '
ness attributed to heart troubl
WurjEweller was born In en.
many in IS 5ft und entered the Itve
wtoek huHtnwiM In Pentllolon in 1S-8-1.
moving to rrln-vlll.- in 1!1.
He tna.rr!ed In I -a Grande. In 1.S
8ft to liertha Alcxand.er, who sur
vives hi in.
Mo had several farms around
Prinevllle, the hirgeM, of SUU ucres
being near sister:!. -
Mrs. Wnrzweiler, fornp'i'ly lUr-
tha Alexander. Is a s'sLer of Mn. II
Miorh of La Grande wlu resUlee
at 15(11 hi Sixth ill n -et.
Mr. and Mrs. Wim'.vethr wen
married In ha Grande's "old town."
Afler residing here for a sliorl pe.
rind, 1 hey moved to Joseph, Ore
gon, where I hey. made their lionw
for l:! years, thence going hj Prlne.
vlllu where he acted as mayor for
tany years, ' At. the time of htf.
dfllh he whs engaged In- t hi! Teal
estuto business.
According to Mrs. illoeh, of ha
(Continued on
According to Postmaster Italph
i Huron. I he ai Grande po:aofflce
ils Jndi-rgoing a greater ('hii.slmns
j rush this week tiian ever before
j In Its history. Three new clerks
and one new carrier huve been
put on temporary to handle the
j Increased business. If necessary.
J I he post office will install auto-
mobile delivery before Christmas.
If the regular carriers cannot hun-
, die the Incoming
nmil.
will be open
I . ne posioi nee
from I" until ! I o'clock on
c 'hrislmu day and city carriers
will make one . delivery. No ru
ral delivery will be made.
THE
MS BUSH IS
VERY HEAVY
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Queen Ship of American
Merchant Marine
Hits Reef
CALLS FOR TUGS
TO ASSIST HER
NHW YOItK (AP). The, hovl
athan. the qtieen ship of tha
American meiehant marine, ln-j
bound from Cherbourg. 1'Vance, i
today grounded on Jtoblns Hcef
In New York harbor. Tho hevl
athan c:illed for nil available tuga
to( npstt her.
Th, - Hhitt irrmitwli'il iiftf r Hint !
was passed on tho wuy to tho
dock.
Ill ST. LOUIS
ffl'. 1.0V;S ' ( APi.Tho-hipfw-wa
bank., in the southern part of
ho -city closed today. r-'
A shorlage of 93011,000 was re
ported. '
Gottlieb Wyorinann, president
Ilw. hniil.- ntilw.llilri.l tll.tf
Cashier John S. Carr had con-' IMBUI. (Sptclhl) Officers
fessed that his accounts were ''"c 1iave yet found no trace
short and returned $a4.000. ,o( the robbers who raided Hie hn
Tlie exact shortage is not yet bier Uutcher Shop Wednesday evo
ascerlained. jnlng. ; . Y
Iteelunmtloii Me' tins
WASH 1 NGTCi.V ( A P) The
visory committee, on reclamation
which next month will Inspect scv.
west, will meet about I he middle
or January in jsuii i.ane ny won
Iho Ped crated Water -Pwers, lo g-a-Iher
Information for recominendH
lons to Secretary Work. The trip
Itlnerury is uncompleted.
Athletic Director Obtained..
I K X I I tKT IN. O r . H o m e r C.
Taylor, director of athletics In tho
Pendleton high school, bus been
secured by the 'recently revived
Pendleton Athletic club to act
director and to have charge of wMh drlvhig while Inloxlcated and cn.ze.is o. .ji cianue, u was uu--o. ine local orii. r and orilnd Jlas
elass. s In jdiysleal education threo ' III ,bv .ti led on Ihls clu.rge this nounc. d that the slages ha.l ler or tho llregon lodges, will ex
nlghts eaeh week. - ; ' ... -afternoon In . Justice court. .' agreed to park on fheslnut street, Iiil.lt the trowel with which ho us-
TAIL THAT WAGS THE
Preparing for Spring
Paving in La Grande
DECEMBER 31 IS
LAST DATE FOR
ASKING "LOAN"
December, 51 .will be tho lust
dale when' uxscrvlco 'men. In; Ore
gon ekii .make application, for the
sold lors loan. Part her In formation
can he secured.' from Otis .Pa'lrner,
adjutant' of the ' American heglon
post No. i'Jt ;ot I At Grande,: .
DIBLER BUTCHER
f SHOP PILFERED
, The. Jmleher aliop wus broken In
.to, enhance being (iffectod by way
"d- (if ther buck- itnur. and a oiiaiitllv
f nieat - Han stolen.
Mr. Keufer
T.ilcven (hut he" has jm Inkling of
uu. luenttty or uie person respon
bUji -,-;"
RYLAND ARRESTED
Ar 'trwrt T'l-I A PPTTC! cominlsNion decided that this mut
Ui x V ".invuijo l0(I (J)(I nol COIm, wi,l)in ,hHr j,,,..
J. H. Ilyland .h. fined ir. 1 nriiiiig .... A.m.ns
und costs fur si.ecdlng. In the Itegarillng the roulruversy rel
iustlee court ' this ino.nlng by '" 'he jmrUIng of unto hIi.kc
usllci
Mrady.
of llm . I'enee 1 1 uirli 1
Itvland was also charg.'d
DOG
ri ' r
City. Commissioners Cre-
utc New improve-
ment District.
Meeting last evening instead of
Wednesday evening, the city com-
mlssloners of ha Grande passed
resolutions creating improvement
district No. m and also accepting
Vhins .and specifications for thu
same dish-let. Actual construction
work cannot be begun unlit spring
but the commissioner's plan Is lo
huve uvory thing t reaUln.e.ss for
the first warm weather when tho
construction can begin.
Jinpi'ovcuienL district No. 1 :i-
embraces M avenue from Pourlh
street to Oak street, N avenue
from Koilrth to Second streets, and
Second street from O avenue lo M
avenue.
Tin
district will l)o improved by
Installing pavement,
Hidewa ka.
curbs and gutters.
An estimate was allowed on Im
provement district No. 127 In favor
or the P. J. hllley contract and a
warrunt was authorised Issued lor
$y,0NK.04 in his favor. Thin district
eiiHtraecs the sldewulks on the
norlhsldc.
Dr. Itiley came heforo the com
missioners und protested relative
to the extension of the billboard
on Pir and Mudlyon si reels. Th 1
lsdicllon so no netion was taken.
busses on AUantH aienui
which
lu's met will, i.iuch oitpoltlon by
i.eiweei. uie roiey mi ug aim
I he Koley Hotel biill'll.iK
A license was granted I,. K. J - Iv -
it.ns to n.ah.luln a pool ball on le-
i pot und .el'erson strnels. 'I'he
license or Hie Xuber danen hull was
extended for n six months period
Uoiillnc matters were dlseunsed
and proper, action taken. .
President Hlierwood Wllllal.iH
mi. I ('omuilnsloner II. S. Ilinwnton
wi re i.resem, . oiniiiissioner .-. ... er lo llend. The budget, which In
lll.iel;, huvlnjf been culled east by volvis u levy or J!i4, (1111.60. carried
Ihe death or a iclullve.
SHIPPING BOARD
NOMINATIONS ARE
ALL WITHDRAWN
WASHINGTON J, C. (AP) III!
advcrsi re.port on the nomination
of Kdward P. Parley of Chicago as
-, tdiilM'ing boat (I commissioner, !
was voted unanimously Tliurmluy j
by Ihe senati; commerce commit - j
tee. Immediately afterwards Prei t
ident Cool Id ge sent to the Semite j
a mcsKUtff withdrawing the nom- '
luallou.'t of J-'reilerlek I. 'Ui'imp"n
or Mobile. Ala., nUd Pert T, Han
y or Portland Or., which had
been approved by the com ml II ee.
Thu pri'fldeiit, in his messaitf.
gave no reason for Hi withdrawal,
but ut Mho White House It was
aid that In vh-w of the adverse ac
tion or the I'omnilttee, lie undoubt
edly would be confronted with th
lank of selecting it roiupromixe to
replace Air. Parley and that he de-
lied I lierefoie to coiiNid'-r all of
tho vacancies anew.
Oregon Postmasters
Confirmed by Senate
1 WASHINGTON. 1 . C.- Tin- fol
lowing Oregon post masters were
eiitirtriinil l.v the fti-nille befufe iid-
tjottrnment: hlmer Hopkins, at
Milton: William T. Phy. al Hid
huk": A. liarretl, at AHiena; Ar-
iley A. Sulltnger. at Canyon City;
William G. Hoover, at Possll:
Prank W. faster at Haines and
(to ullii" W. Plait and Gephurl K
JIbn'T t Ontario.
BULLETINS
Slugv Sirlkcrf I-'ortl.
A fortunate accident, fortunate
in the sense (hat no one was ser
losuly Injured, occurred about four
miles from Pendleton on the high-
way nom i-endieton to wmiu wm-
Im TIU! ,B wnUi; muu ne smfo
jus a result ended up with a flul'ktan ultorney, on November 5.
'lire, a bent fender and was other-
wise badly damaged, while the 'defense witnesses testified. Is' u
roudster Is little belter than a pllo 'pnranolns. displayed no Interest
r junk. The Iwo men In the Pord (when Assistant Hollc.llor-Gemirnl
n.t.,.iVed only u few seralches andjsiephens said he was not hummi
tho statco passengers were shaken but "a red-handed murderer,
uPt m ln,.y Were lucky In Hint Iho guilty of one or the most heinous
,,.0um KiUH8 Btruck nono of them, crimes ever committee, tn Iho stulo
J-'Ktts Weak.
POHTI.AND. (AP) w Uvosttiok
and hiider were steady on today's
markels while vjrn showed a weak
tendency.
j Denies Clinrge.
,.MO;VOW. (AP) l-'oregu Minin-
,ter Tseliilehefln lodav denlld
.(,"l',' croiury JiugheB. or a
1"ul iiAinuiiK in uie inneu
Stales. Jle declared If documents
exist indicating that the Soviet
nvi-nniirm. auempui io inmu nee
American workers parties, they an
rigeiies. He said Pussla would
lo "'lt tho question of their
aulh nliclly lo arbitration.
MASONIC LODGE
TO ELECT HEADS
THIS EVENING
P.lectlon of officers and work In
tho Master Mason d gree will !.
held this evening at tho regulur
meeting of tho Im Grande Mas.
onle lodge, according to Secretary
' lllngo. Ueorge Cochran.
ntmhi hi ii.yiug me cornerslono for
llm Cieorgo Washington
National
Vu. re-
: M en.orlal ut Alexandria,
cenlly
-Mllll.inabe Voles nl Hcnil.
IIKNI). Or. To rust his vole
ut
tint jiend budget election. It. 1.
Itrouks. Vancouver, ft. c. n.llllon-
aire owner of (he Pilot lltitle inn
here, made the trip from Vanco.iv-
1114 (0 IS. The vote wus eunv.iss.
i d by the city council.
Late News Flashes
ICctiucHl for Resubmitting of Nominations ... ,
WASHINGTON (AI). S'enatoi's McNary, of Ore
(ion, and Underwood, of Alabama, today urged the.
president to resubmit the nominations of Haney und
Thompson, as members of the shjppinjr board. The
While House indicated that the withdrawal did not
necessarily mean that the nominations of Haney and
Thompson would not be resubmitted.
Plan to IOnd Rebellion.
VICUA (Ttl. (Al'). General Sanchez, chief mili
tary supporter of Dela Hucrta, is reported lo have gone,
lo Ksparan.a, in the fighting zone, to confer wilh oilier
rebel leaders regarding a plan lo ned the rebellion.'
The military situation is iuiet today.
To Receive Road Construction Hids. 1
SALKM (Al). The highway commission ut Port
land January Sth is to receive bids for the resurfacing
of the crushed rock Umalilla-Kcho section of Hip Old
Oregon Trail, about 20 miles;' the surfacing of the
('(uillc-randon section of the Roosevelt highway,
almit 16 miles; the building of a timber trestle on the
C'ouillc-Mandon section near t'otjuille. The commission
will also receive proposals for the privilege of opcrat- -ting
a confectionery at Bradley Park, Lower Columbia
highway, Clatsop county.
FULL AWAIT
Interest in Philip Fox
. Trial in Atlanta at
Intense Point
CASE WENT TO
JURY THURSDAY
Talesmen Did Not Com
m e n c e Deliberations
Until Early Today,
However.
ATLANTA. Ga. ( A P). Hun
dreds of persons crowded tho cor
ridors In tho court building to.
day awaiting the verdict In tho
case of Philip S, Kox. former Ki
Klux Ktan editor, charged with
tho murder of William 8. Cobuin,
attorney for the Klan.
Tho cose went to tho jury Into
last night but It is understood
that deliberations wero not start
ed until early today.
ATLANTA. Ga., (AP Philip H.
Pox, Ku Klux Klan publicity rep
resentative, Thursday wns seeming
ly unconcerned as opposing counsel
delivered their speeches to the jury
which is to pass on the charge that
ho murdered William S. Coburn. a
Pale und haggard. Kox. who.
of Georgia.'
Pox. also was apparently'. uii
muved by i.H hluUimeTiif'uf Utdiert
W. Allen, Jallas, Tex., a meniber
of deTehse cduiiH!'!, that Iho de
fendant's cuso was the most ie-.
murkable case of insanity that has
been proven tn a court of Juulico
In thu history of llm world."
Would Give
Leadership
To U.S. Man
Reparation Commission
Wants Charles Dawes
as Probe Board Presi-
. cient.
I'AIUH (AI'l. The reparation
commission today decided to or
rer t'harles O. Dnwes. ot this
United Htutes, presidency of tho
committee which Is to exumtuo
the German I'lnances. ... - -.
HERB MIRES IS
ARRESTED ON 3
ACCUSATIONS
Trial of H-rb Mires In the po
lice court, on the charge of drunk
enness, disorderly conduct and re
sisting an officer, will be held thla
evening ut 7:.!' o'clock.
According to the officers, Mires
is accused or striking Officer Gas
sett and then resisting arrest while
in an Intoxicated condition.
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