La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 05, 1924, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextSaturday, January 5, 1924. THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE NINE CONVERSED BY 'WHISTLING I Ho described tho mon as hy, - 'adding that the women "were like I door. I "At tho. sound of my voice," he f explained, "tho women fled into J the canyons. I He auid the Indiana led him to th nearest forest service telephone station and by signs conveyed to i I him that they had seen forest rnngers using this Instrumont and Of CfllifOmian In- had h,mselva experimented with u in ineir wnimnng tongue. This explained the mysterious sounds. Saxon believes that the isolated clan of "whistling people" is an -jouscuro on snoot oi ine Karok tribe BERKELEY. Cal., (AP) A.or Klumath Falls Indians, tribe of Indians whose members Professor Kroeber , said the OOismunlcate anions thcmsulvesJKaroks were an unusually Intclll onlr by whistling and who can talk.ei'nt and Industrious tribe, num- Tribe dians Used Whi'stlin' Language to Talk With to birds in the same manner has been found' In the Siskiyou ntoun tains in northern California. The discovery was reported to A. L. Kroeber, curutor of anthropolof? Joa-i museum of the University of California by J. It. Saxon of the United States forestry service. Saxon said that for weeks for fat rangers In a remote part of the ttlaklyous had heard uncanny whistlings over the service wires Hint stretch from station to sta tion through the mountains. He wnt fto investigate and after nightfall was caught In a mountain Htorm. He found a smalt cubln of Indian construction. It- was empty tuid he prepared to spend the night there. Tho ranger recalled t lint he left the shack to stable his horse In a lean-to nearby. When he return ed, he said, he found steaming food laid on the floor, and beside it a bed of denr and bear skins pro vided for him. Hut no onewus In igtt. Tor two days, related Saxon, he lived there In this way. When he left the cabin food would be spread or him, hut with no amount of ability could he discover tho un seen dispenser of hospitality. Finally, on the third day, several Indian men appeared at the cabin, und in sign language Informed him that he had been their guest. 'To my amazement," ho said, "I learned that they did not speak to one another in any language of words or In the ordinary urticu late sounds of huimut beings, but lhat they conversed only with stac cato whistlings." At a whistled command birds would flutter from the trees to a clearing to eat food scattered there by the women, according to Sax on's narrative. For Sale! berlng toduy about 2.0U0. He is investigating tho report of the whistling Indians. QUEEN OF SPAIN TOOK PART IN A CONCERT IN ROME HOME ( AP) Queen Vic toria of Spain was tho central fig ure in tin impromptu concert held utiroad Jn the Spanish battle ship "Jaime Prlmero" just before tho Hoyal party left Naplei on their return to Spain. Tho Klni; and Queen of Spain lunched board the battleship with tho Duke of Aosta, the thiko of Pistolu General prlmo do Rivera and oth ers, when someone expressed a wish to hear the crew sing. An lmprpmptu concert was ar ranged and both the King and Qu een of Spain joined in several chor uses. Queen Victoria was incited to sing, and having a fine con tralto voice she smilingly obliged, much to the gratification of the assembled guests and crew. En cores wero demanded and given Her Majesty's solos proved tho "star" turn of the entertainment. General Primo de ltivera was a good second with his renderlgn of the Fascist hymn "Giovlnezza." The Dictator afterwards said lie ELGIN MASONIC 0. E. S. ORDERS INSTALL HEADS Six-room modern. JJoypo . 2760.00 tioo.00 cash, bal ance J40.00 per month. i ! tprjllnff. nlnl To Buy , Seated. four or five room orn house, centrallyfficatcd. L. S. Weeks Realtor New Foley Building. K1.GIX The 1924 Masonic and Eastern Star officers were install ed In an impressive joint ceremony last Thursday night, a: Mason!,! hall. Following the exercises the members of the two' lodgei and guests at tho installation wera served with refreshments. V. F. Weiss acted as Installing officer for the Masons nnd MrA Ida Hallgarth took the same office for tho .Eastern Star. Tho following wero tho newly seated Masonic officers: C. 1. Bean, W. M.; H. E. Uowlus, H. V; F. C Terpnny, J. W.; G. F. Smith, treasurer; V. l Weiss, secretary; L. E. Hill, J. D. ; W. J. Hazel wond and Guy I. Patten, stewards; H. L. Willis, chaplain and J. W. Rhodes, tyler. EiJS-Bailey will be lnstallcdiu-"SeTiior deacon at a la te. J'he Eastern Star officers instali the following: Etha Hill W. M.; MoIHe Allen, associate matron; L. . Dcnliam, secretary; H. Hug trcas-' urer; Haltie Rallard, marshal; Theodoslr, Weiss, champlain, Francis Gettlngs, Ada; Esthoi Meyer j, Ruth; R:n Uatef, Esther; Lizzie Willis, Martha: Helen Hug, ' Electa; Emma Rice, warder. Elsii Ueun, conductress, and Aldn Bean, j. unauvmin couu ueircss, win uo. in stalled later. ; At'Home hr" -1 r -s j. Vf H. I , Is Jiamsay MacDonald, leader of the Labor Party, is shown here with his daughters. Sheila, Am and Ishln'1. Dofhirt lool' - "fierce" as when so is fiehting on the Hour of the House. turo Wallace would offer congress a plan covering the-entire agrlcul turn I question In Alaska. SOLON FOfi 'LIBEL' WASHINGTON (AI')-KrancM C. Harley, former mayor of Aa torla, who' WodnuJiday sued Waynu 1. Wheeler and other dry Icadura for tioo.ooo for libel, extended hu offeniilvu Thursday to include Hep rcaontatlvo cramton. He launched a null for $5U,00) attains! Crunipton on the chnriro that ho m:.de a. HbelouH . attack aKalnal Hurley from tho hotlo floor. Loud Snores Opened Way For. China's President and a sensational military career, culminating In Tsao's advancement to the highesi ranks and elevation to the presidency, followed. TITO GET DEVELOPMENT SHANGHAI, Chin;-. (AD With , the accession of Tsao Hun to the presidency of China, the usual I crop of fnntastic stnricM purport -1 Ing to uccount for tho rise of anvj notable figure has appeared, not! the most funtastic being one ob- j talned from native sources in,' Tsao's own province of Chili. j According to this account, , Tsuo's enlistment and subsequent j rapid advancement as a Noldtcr In the armies of the old Manchu dy nasty would have been Impossible ! but for his sonorous snores. j Taso, originally, was a cloth nicr I chant's apprentice, having been ' put in that service by a father no-1 ted for his stern disposition, the story goes. Becoming proficient, ho was provided with a barrow and stock of goods wherewith to make rounds among prospective buyers and chaffered keenly with the housewives of neighboring vll-jnow pending before the Council of llnges. He was discontented with '.Statu, is regarded by Its proponents this prosaic occupation, however, 'as a most important step In the and sought soluce for the pangs it propesU to develop Haiti for the caused his adventurous spirit by Haitians. Its nassaire. it is deelnr- engaging in escapades which fall-'ed. will murk the beginning of ai ea io mm ni minum uppruvui. m.w Ptt ln (h(! hBtory of tni8 ru I IIU litll-ML UU.1l UUI1K J I plllillC. Successful Era of Land Development Is Prom ised Gulf Country. I'OliT-AH-PltlNCi:. Hulll. (AP) -The Hulllun agricultural hill. NINE REPORTED DROWNED AT SEA BABYLON, N. Y. (AP) A mon Bter wave awept nlno men from the deck of the powerboat Hid Into Ureal South buy Thursday night, after the craft had fironc to the res cue of three men in a speedboat that had grounded In a storm ln llro Island inlet. I 'li-ei Loss Is i3,aei Kl'OENK. or. The cHtlnmtod loss to properly In KuRcne by fire durlnu 1923 was 13.89l accordluir to the annual report of William Nuslmiuu. chief of tho local fire department. The report says that approximately 76 per cent of the losii wan covered by Insuruuco. i no oepanmeni made 147 runs durlns the year, seven of them to points outside tho city limits, nnd a total distance of 6H2 miles was covered In going to nnd from fires. department's bond sinking fund In the past 13 months than in tho preceding year. Through a sys tematic method of collecting lic enses and other fees the general revenues of the city for the psst year wero approximately $7000 In excess of those for 1022. Despite the heavy property loss es resulting from tho (Ire, $46.- 000 more In street assessments was I collected In 1923 than In 1922. ! During tho last year of tho conn- ; cllnianlo administration tho city's I general rund showed a deficit of $ll,oon, but tho municipality clon ed tho past 12 months with a sur plus of $10,604 in Its generul fund. 20 years hence very difficult. The canon says he has advertised for a curate In the most likely church papers (or several week! In iuo- cession, and has not yet received a Blnglo Inquiry, SHERRY'S 3 Curates Seme in Ungluiul LOIJClllllOltOliQH (Al" Can on ltriKgs of this town Is much concerned at tho luck of curates, which ho thinks will imiko the flll Ing of high offices in the church Aturia Makes Itcctml. AHTOKIA. Or. Despite the handicap of tho big conflagration, Astoria closed tho rirst year of lis administration under a city man ager with encouraging results so far as finances are concerned. As a result of the fire the rev enues of the water deoartment wore $11,600 less than In 1922. yet QUO more was placed In the II FSSI 0 O 0 r m n n In r r a Sedan Out of 1 1 iAtl II RB II ir Touring Car H i U g 3 S S SpmnH III Jfl3 U flfl 1 EVER READY AUTO TOP For Fords, Chevrolcts, Tho slickest rig you ever saw Makes Yoji ROUTir McKKNNIN Salesman For Union and Wallowa Counties Phone Farmers 25X adrift nnd the lud, bethinking him self or a career which would sup ply his demand for activity and color, sought to enlist nt a mili tary camp not. .many, miles from his home. He was rejected be cause of Inability to provide a prop guarantor. Although despond The main purpose of thOvmca sure are the education of the peo ple In the field of agriculture, and the safeguarding of the natural resources or the Island. This iu slruclion will begin in the rural districts und prepare students for ent, ho was determined not to re- """"s'n ' '" l oiyiecnnlc. in turn to. his family and sheltered i3"11"" ' I'ort-au-Prlnce. Oradu- hlmsolf In a haystack, where he!uls '"' w, n versed In modern presently fell asleep. jagileullural melhods. and capable An officer from the camp, slrol-!of going back In the country dia ling through tho vicinity. hear! Iliels to Instruct the people In Im the lusty evidences or Taso's slumb Proved ways of caring for slock er and roused him unceremonious-land crops. Also they will be able ly. In response to the officer's in- lo serve prlvale enterprises us agrl quiry as to why such a robust cull urul experts, young man should be sleeping the I In aildlllen lo educational work, uay uway. 'l sao told his story ulilhu new bill provides ror agrlcul eviciion irom Home and rejection by tlie recruiting ofl'iclals. Tim officer became Interested, turel ri'Si-arcdi. Ihe Installation of u quarantine syslem, and a forest ry department Research will, bo Correct this sentence: "It is gel- lw" '"""encc to obtain the waiv- iHlong the linen of clini.-.llc and geo- tlng thinner every year." said the J ?f lnc necessary guarantor In OKica conditions and the diseases man, "but I never use any tonic n". ami me jomn eiuisi- of pluMa and unimals. The quar in an effort to save It." t c . . "'s rapid grasp of military jttnlln H0,.vi,.,. ,vlM conlrn, ,,. ,,. from til Ship Your Stock TO THE Morgan Commission Co. PORTLAND UNION STOCK YARDS StncUyComm ission PI m: A Tom Forman Production Preferred Pictures You'll Laugh You'll Thrill You'll Cry If you don't like this picture, . you're Hopeless , Comedy, "PAY UP" 6J2S .CuaaJ d his Install a Heacock Radio Phone In your home and get the day's news the day it happens. Hear the Best Bands and Orchestras Singers and Speakers in the United States THERE IS ENTERTAINMENT , EVERY KIGHT From 7 P. M. to 11 P. HAVE RADig PH0N1 unci unfmalu, mandpolnt of tho Intro duction of (iiHt'tis!, find tho forest' ry branch will seek to control wiisiuKe in lumbering and forest fires, and prolmbly eiulmrk on re- jl'or'Hlalion. There Is lo lie a director Ken ,eral of Die new uKrieultural bureau who probably will lit" Dr. George j I'. Freeman, un A merieun expert on tropical agriculture, i The expenses of the new bureau will be .met by a budgetary ullot iiuent, voted for this purpose by Ihe Haitian government. This will jbe augr-nientcd by communal ' rundn. rpecial credlls. th-;il of jKiirplus sloek from the government, IfartiiH, and contributions from prl- ,vale concerns for the conducting. :of specified work. i I SenH Mine to the Modern Laundry It comes back cleaner than I can possibly get it, ironed just as good as I could iron it, and the cost is less than I can do the work myself. Try it one week and you will never again do your own Washing. MoxtenrLaundry 1 I iere s a eason Since Jan. 1, 1923 to Jan. 1, 1924 our sales have increased just 40',4. That's good, healthy growth. ' Quality - Price - Service Turned the trick That's the reason Thefcrande Ronde 1921 Builders Store Retail Dept. Main 732 Quality Chain Wood, Always I F: rom 3&-JTIICED $69-1 Eo $300 Depending upon the volume you require ' I sell every make of Radio Phone now on the market and if you get one with loud speaker I will install it at your home, any place in Wallowa or Union counties without extra change. Let me demonstrate to you in your home 13 years radio experience at your service O. M. Heacock . ' ENTERPRISE, OREGON AID FOR ALASKA IS REQUESTED BY TERRITORY SOLON i ANCIiOIlAOi;, Al;isn. (A1-) j Territorial Senator M. I). HnodKrays: lias promised to try to calk a sup posed leak of )fi(jf,'Otio unnuully In' Alaska's treasure cheat. The Item! j Is said to be represented in food stuffs, hay, grain and mill Teed now shipped into the Alaskan ruil- road belt from the I 'nlted Htates. Senator Hnodgrcsa saltl recently , that lie would press on congress ;lhe necessity for aid thnt would enable Alaskan farmers to get on I (thdr feet and begin taking from' the ground some of the substances! imported. j He added: "When the late Presi dent Harding advised the develop ment of local tnduslrhs In Alaska, I ;he doubtless had In view the ijues-s it Ion of agrleuiturif. There wa j ! enough money expended in food ! stuffs flu ring the const ruction of , ;tlm Alaskan railroad to have put , ! ju tlioi'fiind farmers oti the way iojj oiisidi r this past expenditure, but! lf tit- aKi'lcuHural resources of the, territory can be developed, Alusksj need fear nothing for the future." 'i .Senator Snodgrass said that beef.i pork. iituit(n and poultry all were! t produced, but on u hiiiuII scale be-j icaiiKe of Die scan It y of stock mil ' ma Is. Jin report'd I hut Hecieiury ' j W ork ot the interior depuri iiM-nt had endorsed plan for dollhntJ out! ! herds to tanners on lonK-tline pay-j jliiciits. He uloo expressed confi-1 'dt.att thu.t rotary ul Atfilcul- H EH U L Will )e a year worth while if you will continue that resolu- on to buy your fuel from Stil es & Co Who Sell Nothing But the licst I'oal for the Home PHONE MAIN 714 D ROADWAY AT STARK Portland, Ore. YOU ARK ASSURED A PERSON- At 110KMXAUTY AND INDIVID UAL ATTENT'IOW-- through tho combincdefforts of u skiff, who lifter years of train ing, understand tho needa of the traveling public. MUSIC, DANCING and the . BEST TO EAT AT ' : Arthur H. Meyers Manager.' t .).:..