La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 03, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text'iliiii'silay, .January P,, i;-)2-). EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPEREIGHT PAGES TODAY. Ha (irana? lahntftt The Weather . PORTLAND (By tha As sociated Proas) Cloudy und unsettled tonight and Friday. - CITY EDITI O N VOLUME XXII. member associated pnEsa LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1924. NUMBER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS ," h hanir'- (Pit Mm, EIILA1) j ' If J. D SLftTER NAMED NEW GUY JUDGE R. f. J. Kitchen Tenders Resignation to Com missioners Last Eve INTERFERED WITH PRIVATE PRACTICE Mr. Slater Was Formerly . City Attorney; Kitch en to Devote Time to . Lav Practice. The resignation of U. 3. Kitchen, ii -s municipal Judge of the ctly ot l,a. Grande, was tendered lo the city commissioners in session h;st evening und was uccoptcd ly that body, who, in conm-ellon with the acceptance expressed sincere np prcciatlun of Mr. Kitchen's service In that capacity during the past four years that he has served ao municipal judge. At n Inter time during the eve ning the? commission unanimous ly appointed l. D. Slater, form erly city attorney ami u promi nent lia (Jniiide ultornry, as mu nicipal Judjjo for the ci.Mdn;; year. .Mi. Sinter tlil.s morula;; signified IiIh intentions of mt'cpl inX the appointment. '.' The resignation of Mr. Kltchcm read as follows: To tho CHy Commission of tho City of La Grande, GeiiMenten: ( 1 hereby tender my resignation lis municipal judgo of the City of Iai tGrundo to take effect at once. ' Up to tho 2th day pf December, lH2;t, during said month,. I had tried SO cases, assessed ubouL $2,500 in fines besides jull sea- (Conllnuod on paga 6) . DRIVE READY Legionnaires Form 'Blue' and Ked I earns tor r.,.;n.v. . Tnc.f .ill.ifwin I Occurs. 1 'reparation:! for c. membership drive vere m;-do hist evening ut the regular meeting of tho Grande American Legion post No. 43. The membership drive, an noV planned, will be formed about two teams, one the "blues" and oii'i tho "red:?." The campaign will begin Friday and will end at six o'clock in the evening on January ISth. The los ing side will prepare a program and take charge of a haiuiuct to be given for (ho Legionnaire about a week after the close of the drive. The member! of th'i IEc1 team are: Kay Williams, captain. Chest er Thompson, Hugh lirady, I'M Leiihctter. t,. 1. Iluscy, A. V. Und gren. ;-ear Johnson. Arthur Van Fleet. lr. Kay Murphy. Hoy (ur rey, Albert Currey and Lynn Iloh nenkrtme. ? The members of the Ithie team are: Ralphs Huron, captain. ftls Veal, Alb-n Wright, ilarry Wlll ianis. Jes.so Andrews, Harry Ma son. Harley Hiehardson. Ir. J. L. Ingle, Krcd Kiddle. Walter lJcan. (Continued on pace 6) I La Grande High Shed (Toughest In District ( liy NtMi) I,a Grand" hiffh school's basket ball team, to open their lltJl sea son Saturday evenlm? at I'nlon. is not the first iiln(ette to pet un der way this year. Khrin. 'Muddy frcek. In ion i'nd ol hers have al ready started Ihe hall rolling and the hoot schedule, in general. Is fairly complete now. The Tigers will phiy the Maroon und While K(uad in the new wym nasitim building ut t'nton. where the IMtltrict No. 1 championship tournament will in- staged late in February. Incidentally, the Tnion floor Is one of the few regulation floors east of the t'uscades. TUl JJIin H.-htdulc, v.ltb quo WHOOPEE! Americans have oponcd tho eca Bun at frunous fct. Moritz, bwitzcr innd. Da i shows a ski-Jumper doing Ids stuff" while si.eciator watch from below. Te.spit& hp riiUng of tho Ore gon supreme- court V mnkln null and void the tux supervision and lonservution legislation in tlu etute; with the lone exception of Mullnomah county, due to a de feet Jn the 1 1t lo of the statute, the t'ninn county court, nioetliiff today decided to uccept tho county bul ffet as it stood ufter being return ed by the Cnion county tax sup ervising and conservation commis sion. Which means that tho cuts and other changes madn in tho county budget, by the tax super-board, will bo accepted by the county court regardless of the action of tho su premo court or precedents follow ed by other counties. The county court, consisting of I . G. t Touch, county .fudge, and commissioners John Wells, of Al iccl. mid J. K. Hutchison, of Union met yesterday In their regular monthly meeting and are still In 1'ession today with prospects that the Hession will not be finished until tomorrow duo to heavy rout ine work facing them. Tax collection In In Ion coun ty compared with the amount col lected at this time last year., is : cons'dernhb- better, according to 1 Dexter Mcliroy, county tax col lector. ,' out or a total of $fi'j0,S2C22. whhh was the total levy, only. ' $4 1 ,xo t are delinijuent. This , amount is less than G per cent of the whole and Is a better uver.tR" than for the ytar l'J22. ?cv Year's ltnly Almost. :.!KI)l'Olll. Or. Wililum n. f'olenian of this city. 43. superin tendent of fish screens for the state Kiiini' commission, credits his Rood inek in the world to the fact that he ius bnrn in the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the year. gam- already played with Muddy frcek. calls Tor the following games: January. 3 Klgtn at Wal lowa: January 4. Klgin at Joseph: January f.. 'Klirin ut Knt rprise: January 1-', Klgln at l.a Grondi-: January 2Ti. I'nion at Klgln. Jan uary ".'I;, Ui Grandw at Klgtn: Kb. ruary 1. I'nlon al Klgin; Kebruury IS. Klgin at ("nion. Haines hi tell school's S'-heduie Is not completu but the following dates huve bicn arranged: January It, H. lint s at Ituker: January IS. Imblcr u( Haines; February !. Ituker at Haines; Fl(fuury 8 JIalnvs at Imbler; February 22, (CoDtlnu&d ou puna 2) W BUDGET F COUNTY jTJIX PAYMENTS ARE IMPROVED Bert Haney Expected To Be Renamed1 Oregon Man's Renomi na tion to U. b. Shipping . Board Is Foreseen. WASHINGTON Uy thu Asmu ciutut l'rcss) With thu M-leclio-l of th new chairmn of the whip ping board virtually .IolIiIikI. Pica- : huvo worked out the points of n I general policy in respect to the j nierchan ; marine. , Chairman Jones, of the senate commerce commission. i:i prepar- j J ing for expeditious at tion in the 1 nominations to fill tho three ship- j ping board vacancies, I Tho nominations of liert Haney, Tortland, Oregon, and Frederick - L. Tliompson, Mobile, withdrawn when it became necessary to so Icct a new cliairman after Hie com mltteo voted disapproval, will ho resubmitted, it is understood, when the name of Coolidge'u choice to fill the third vacancy goes for ward. tentions. Ask linnk Statements j In tho senate the balloting for WASHINGTON (Uy the Asso- a chairman for (ho Interstate com elated Press) The comptroller of inerco commission is In order of the currency today issued a call Uhu day. Despite thu holiday con- for tho condition of all national ; banks at the close of business J)e- 1 ccmbc 31. 4 .Annies Winners LOS ANOKLKK (APJ-O. A. C. basketball team last night defeat ed Hie Grange athletic club 1M to 18. May Flood J'arlft PARIS AP) A flood In till SMne is assuming proportions that may bring disaster to 1'arls. Many buildings along . the river hanks are flooded. Ono death has oc curred by drowning. Workers aro busily engaged altompLink to check tho flood. Johnson In Itnec CLKVKI-ANI) (Al) Hiram Johnson arrived here today in a mlghtfng humor. "1 am In the race and will Tight with the best of my ability and endurance," lie said. PLUMBERS QUIT IN SALEM, ORE. SALEM By tho Associated Press) With bursted water pipes hero as the result of the cold wenther, journeyman plumbers quit Wednesday when most plum bers refused a one dollar increase In wit''nH. A conference of tho , strikers and employers is planned. ' BOYHOOD HEROES i l ( .. " r : ? . ( 5ee aT ShinnV club? k l know wheK'e There's a fl WHOLE PAfCrl OF 'f(V AN' ... P r j 1 I KIN GiT YOH ALL VuH QV " m .; Geel'ATBEAte wanT Feni Two-BiTs w -j anVihiMG Vuh kiM APiEC J y M '' buy down aT wl? a': 1 -i: J n Graham's sibRe " If M J I J "j "iuGNeHbrt ) if fJ -i " TwO ARBOW rlAP5 J llf Ki m0 AN AGAte j&Ci ' , ' nn nil I " T-.v. --. -- LIQUOR IS CZ niQfi own r UIUUUUULU . . ! INHQUSE r i y CongrCSS Meets Af td 1 wo Weeks Holiday; Busy Session Seen C. C. CHAIRMAN DEADLOCK FIRM , , , . KepreSClltHuVC Upshaw, Democrat, of Georgia," Roundly Scores Solons Who Drink. WASHINGTON. (liy the Asso ciated Press) After u two weeks' holiday, Congress Is back at work today and indications ars pointing to a busy five months before tho adjournment for tho national con (Continued on page S) OPPOSED TO SALE OF ARMS TO THE OBREGON FORCES N IOW YORK (By tfie Associated Press) Warren Hhaw Fisher," na tional commander of the United. American War Veterans, mado public a letter to President Coolr idgo today verifyinj; the opposi tion n- behalf of tho orgnnlzutinm agaiiiNt tho wile of arms to tho Ob regon govern men i. ! FUNERAL OF MR. FAULK WILL BE TOMORROW MORN Punenii services over the re mains of Isaac Kaulk, commander or the Oliver Morton post of tho Grand Army of tho Kepuhllc, who passed on recently here, will bo held tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock from the Kpod grass and Zimmerman funeral service par lors. The body is lying in state ir. the chattel now. ltevcrend O. W. Jones, of the First Christian church of Ja Crande, will deliver the funeral sermon. Tho services will be con ducted by the G. A. H. and the V, It. ( '. Interment will taku place In the Masonic cemetery. Woodrow to -igM-3 " ThiB uutomobllo v aa presented to Woodrow Wilson on the occasion of his 67th birthday. Tho piciuro wat tckon when the Xorir.er president rodo In the auto Cor the Hist time, bcirtud ucxt to him la Mrs, Wllum. Tha other woman In ret.r Is Miss Margaret Wilson. . ' t GOllSil IS ORGANIZED FOR NEW YEAR Ileorgnniy-atlon of tho city com-! mission and appointment of city o I'll data for the ensuing year oc cjtetl at tho session of the coin tntKloners Inst oven ing. Sherwood Wilt la ins, president of the commission for tho past year, suggested that C. J. Illack, com missioner, nominate lir.. II. S. l.irownion,' commissioner, as pres ident lor tho ensuing' year. Mr. Ilrownton wus elected by tho voles of. Commissioners WllllaillS ,.i,u ,.e,v ,.u u.Miieu.au;,, sworn in and took his chair. In. addition lo I ho neeentaneel of It J Kitchen's reslBnatlon as 1111111 i! 1111 im irn nnd l ie unnn n -' . ui 7," ; I" r L,v" "' " 1 ' ment of J. 11 Hluler to tlio of-, ilrlnir the mist nine mi.nl lis flco left vacant. V It. Hayes was1;,,, ,von, d.erees havo he.-n reappollite-l city inanaRer forlf,,int(.d whk. ,, ,,1R,y apeak-1 1924. Other offices of the city 1Ki ullot th,.,, ,.r 1;,onlh. aro either filled by popular eloc-i (.om1.inlr 11,11 uvenii;eii ot tho tlon by appointments that stnnd until change Is desired by tho authorities. wouki iuiiho salaries An ordinance was Introduced anu passed the second reading; reKardinp the salarl of Icily of-i flcials during1 tho year of 1 92 The salaries of all departments remained tho same with tho ex (Continued on pugo 6) He CHAMPA SHINNY CLUB Wilsons New Automobile Marriages 5 7 o 1 Chance Records Show Weddings in 1923 Far More Num erous Than Divorces. Conrlunlvo proof Hint iwirrlnRi'8 uro not a fail urn In t.'nlim coin- ly wus riiviiiicii loony winn 11 rntiortnr or tho KvcnlnB Olmorvir order, nioiulwrs of tho, ohninbor iiscertaiiird from tho offices ot cf commcrci- nnlllod back with tho counly clerk,. '. K. McCor- black ciit.irn yentcrcluy tliosn who "lick, tho totul nuinlior of mar. )Ld not nwo.n oft sniokllii!-nntJ rinito licenses Issued diirlntr tho ni, ,., i (utoreBtlnK bunch paat year find n!:io tho total mini- 0f rrii'.i.iLiona. her ot divorce- .docieiw Kranteil Tliey wenv 'nil New Year rouo durinu tho pant nino monllm. Tlio (iih and they lirlutlod wilh fun final evidence, wiih ovei-ivhelmlnif- ,lnd occasionally ono wna u little I., In r,f Iho hfinnV I '! I . , , ,llim.-OM. JurlnST till! year or 1 II. II exile.l- hv 171 HcenscB to wed were Ik- ". .. , ,, ,.. i..i,'u r. rlc " ,lvmuK,, r nearly one t , r. ..nil. I ten np :. n c n lie reauiiy !.,,., Ul.lt ui,out five mnrrliiK.vi occur in rnum cojjny ior viy ,Hvorco ffraiuea ATLANTIC JIIUIII.ANIIH, N'. (AO-Suit- aiilhorillci claim nK to have reduced lo a lliln trirkii) the flood of hoMday Ihpjor which Hum Cow, have set about check ing the smuggling ol diamonda. I nau-ot'c:. and aliens. In whirl, the) rum f!"-t and hntlie flsli-rmen aro j reported by residents to be attlve- cng-iged. ; Colonel If. N'nrman H.-hwarlK-kopf. head or the New Jersey , state po'b'c, and Major Klmber- 1 ling of the Trenton head(uartor j deehirt d thnt tlie.ui complaint h luive heroine so titiiiteroiiM that, j they hiiVf piMiiind tf siaiiou siaie tronpera here iermanently. Several fiiim-Ho are lenown io have been smiiKgh'd 1" aL I'erth And'oy rec ntly. The authorities ass'Tte, also t ti ; t many shore rum runner vr tran-tporl Ing nareo t'cj; to N'-w York. Philadelphia, Jersey City, Trenton, Newark and other cent-rs. "We know diiimonds are being smuggled into Highlands, Water v.'11'h and Athmt'c 1 i gh tandM,' raid K'-rgeaiit. 'I'ighe, ussigned to thii' pha-e of tho trooper: nclivl-H'-r. "They are too che:p tiiere. Vn:oujt Huspt-ctcd of being In tho retp lmsiri'-HS are offering dia monds at ridif-u'otiri pric"t anl on or Mi" biggest mn In Iho Iradi- bt reported to have boasted I 'veil to the polire that he can get diamonds duty free," OFFENDER GIVEN' -JAIL SENTENCE IN CITY COURT Judge J. . ((later, llett ly circled municipal judge, was sworn In tills morning and heiird two cas'-s shortly ull'TwunlN, Frank Thomas, who pleaded gullly to drunkenm-us und ciiurgeH placed against him. according lo tho police, was lined 1 1 (t und sentenced to 1 u days In j jail. Burl t'onley, charged with b.iiJa UtunU, v.s fined mian nn i n u rvTrMPinur 111 LAiraun ilESS IN START YEAR IN I JOLLY MOOD Aftnr Hlowinir awiiv nn extrn a,..tl, amount of country niumurn. hultur licunH, lint blscultn, brenolil , r u n eoffoo und doulilfi tiln ,l,.r Illvn.. l,,.ll.l .1 I l,,n ,.,.v ,..,,,1 .,,. ,.,,, ,,.,. ,vi,,,,.,. ,..,,,.,,,,,,,.,,,. 1 ., . . " . '1 mlu. ,,. ., whon ,a,; , ... .. " ln i" "10 HiiowconiliiBS or "our brothels" which soniu of tho resiilulions did ITohably th.'i most ' Important Isi,jeet presnnled yesterday was ii,,,i r ,!,. ...... ,.it,ui.i. 1,1.. .itu....-..i .. ... t 'Oil Was l-l'IVlTiiil In tl.n .,....! u;. on transportation Unit motor busses arc unfalrl competition to the short' haul for! Urn rnllroiids; tluit tho hlirliwnvs1 creeled at a heavy cost to tho l,urn"1R" Plant. Crunk I.lchwels people are belnr ruined by busses """" ni'"rlr ,ln hour to calm his and trucks which endeavor lo 1 con,,,,m,on"- Wh"" 1,10 ,ust ,c e.iiiipete will the rnliron.ls: thatlllout w0' ,:ul " 1,0 JuiP0d from license of no fair slue is churire-J ! 1110 wlnaw of tho bluzlng- build- ior inn runnlnR- of these vehicles, and that l.a Grande. heln railroad lown with n (renter por tion of her citizens cnKoed in railroad work, should iro on ice. ,,, B .,,, to , T huu . , . ,,.,..., jn court, however, for un urg-u. (Continued on page 6) Late News Flashes DINKS WILL RECOVER. LOS ANGELES (AP). Com Hand Dines, shot New Year's nijht by Mabel Nornuind's chauffeur, waa pro ncunccd in a witiHfactory condition oy physicians who ulate chances of recovery arc good. Miss Normand iu in hiRhly nervous state. She will be operated on for appendicitis in a couple of days. .Greer was again questioned by the police' but denied ever using drugs. His statement was the result of Dines' allegation that Greer must have been "full of hop" when he fired the shots. The chauffeur also ex plained his record as a rubber heel rohber. He said he entered a store in Oakland in 1911 with James Galla gher, a chance acquaintance, and that Gallagher stolaf a pair of rubber heels while Greer was buying some second hand shots. Greer was then sentenced to 90 days but later escaped. REMINGTON CHOOSES PENDLETON RAKER (Special). On February first Bishop Wil liam P. Remington expects to remove his temporary hendquni ters from Baker to Pendleton. This step is being taken, says a newspaper here, after mature de liberation and for causes which effect the proper, ad-, ministration of tho Episcopal diocese. From the point of view of overseeing Eastern Oregon's largo area and growing field, Pendleton is the logical center from which to work the parishes and missions which are un der his charsc, the bishop believes MANY DIE AT PEKIII Dust Explosion Deals Death and Injuries to Seven Score Men FIRE FRUSTRATES RESCUE WORKERS Corn Products Company Explosion followed by Blazes That Cremate Bodies. PEORIA, 111. (AP). Be tween 25 and 35 men are be lieved dead and over 100 others injured due to a ter-' rific dust ; explosion in the. starch plant of the Com Products company in Pekin today, . .H . Pekin immediately sent a call to Peoria and firemen, doctors and policemen, with ambulances, rushed to Pekin. Eighty injured men were . jaken to the hospitals. Firo broke out. following tho explosion and kept the 1 rescuers from removing bod ies that could be seon in the blazing ruin3 of the estab lishment. It is feared that many KnrllVs will ho Immorl hn,mn,l w recognition. Six men lileiillried as dead ani (;iio llai'iiis, Irf-o IlanlliiK, I.oiiIh Seliiiilill, William ltumlor, .liihil Ilopix r nml William VukvI sitni;, nil of Pi liin. 'i'hn (?orn Products plant waa tho principal Industry of Pckir. and wan one of Ihe finest emilppeil ' " ... 'Mm Dft'lnyiil. 1 r"PI''l m Iho third floor of tlio ""5- I.lchwels was worklnir on tlio third floor when tho explosion oc curred. He has a good voice and some or his companions died with tho strulns of his songs in thoir memory, ilo did not Jump until all tho men able to leave had gone. He was severely burned and hta eyo wus hurt. 'I '; 1 i I - t. r -