La Grande evening observer., January 16, 1924, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING . NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY.
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CITY
EDITI O N
The WcAther
PORTI.AND (AP) Ore
gon Fulr lonlght and
Thursday.
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VOLUME XXII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1921.
MEMBKIl ASSOCIATED PUESS
MKMHEIl ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 83
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y.,5. RUSHES
CRUISER 10!
VERA CRUZ
Thraitened Blockade Re
sults in Prompt Action
by Washington
TACOMA. SENT TO
PORT, AGROUNI
Revolutionists' Plan to
Interfere with Ameri
can Commerce Expect
ed to Fall Through.
CAI.VASTON (AP) Win-ltsx
llic.sHiiKt'H InUirri'pU'rt ly tin nuval
Htntion wnt out by tlio Tacoma lit
tt:4!i A. M. iiiiealr-! to tlio Anier,
cun consul at Veru Cruz for two
HtroiiK tim-s. Kiiyhip that unless the
tuiTH iirrivt-el wllh two holirH, tt
mlKlit ti too lull' to liull the war
Bhlp oft the reef.
OAI.VESTOiV. Texas'. (Tiy the
Ai.iO;iaHl I'rviw) Tim cruder
Tacoina is aKfound In distress off
lti-niitlllius IteefH sixteen mile.
from Vera Cruz, neeording to dis
tress culli; rrcrlvt-d here.
WASHINGTON (AD Tho
Amcrlcun cruiser Tacoina is on
route lo Vera Cruz today.
"A warning from the American
rmvortiment Hint It would not tol-
crato Interference with American
commerce, by a blockade was cab
lea to Vera Cruz and Is expected
to be laid before the rebel leader
Do Lit iluertu today by Consul
' Wood.
American officials do not bollevo
that Ibe Insurrectionists will carry
out their threatened blockade In
the faeu of these representations.
VKHA ritl'Z ( AI') A lontf,
bloody battle in the oil dlMrlct of
t'erro Axul resulted In a victory for
tho revolutionists, according to re
ports. The federal ffarrlsoh were
dispersed and re.volutlonlHts occu
pied the town and took 300 pris
on errt.
The battle for tho possession of
Villa llerinosa continued unabated,
Bald the rejiort. 1
MM
Dr. Egan, Former U. S.j
Minister to Denmark,'
Succumbs at Age of
. 71 Years. j
NLW Y'lUK nty the Aasorinted i
frcwi.) IT. .Vaurifc l-'rancls Ms-!
an. fornnsr t'nitrd iStates minister,
to Denmark',--is dead here at the!
ace- of 71 years:- . - I
Serving under three presidents j
na Minister from the Tnited Ktatos
lo Denmark, lr. .Maurice jruncis
Kgnu. at the time of his retirement
had tho distinction of beinp- the
dean of the American diplomatic
service, and was widely known us
nn iyithor, editor, leaclier nnd lec
turer. He wrfs bom at l'hilatlel
ehla. May 24, 1K52.
Jr. Msan was educated at La
Salle OoIU-ko and (leoruetown I'ul
veralty and for severa.1 years there
after occupied himself us editor
of various lioinun C'atholio pub
lications. . In IfitfS he became profesJior of
Eniillsh literature in the I'nlver
sily of Notre J'ame In Indiana.
(Continued on page 8)
; ti nnkv iikats foli:v
' 6 It AND ItAl'IDS (AI. Oelle
Tunney of New York. American
llKht heavyweight champion, de
cisively defeated Harry Foley or
Hot Kprinns. Ark.. In a 10-iound
no-u Vision contest here Tuesday
nlKht. In the opinion of newspaper
men at the ringside.
Highlanders
Problems at Dinner
With G. L. Unison ut the head
of the table, about 2 members of
the Highlanders organization, af
filiated with the ChamlM-r of Com
merce, dined hud. evening in the
Soiiimer Grill. At the close of the
dinner tho meeting was turned
ovt to a generul discussion of
plan-i for the year.
Inasmuch as the ranks of the
Highlanders contain many of the
Chamber directors, the discussion
rapidly turned to problems affect
ing the mother orguniuition.
As un out-ome of the. round
table talks, three plans were rec
ommended to the Chamber. One
had to do with u drive for mem
bership that Is already underway
with the itw of rutsliig the meiu-
Tills Is the Count laid wig
Kalmvoit. Houxslractcn, former
cavalryman, Austrian w li o
married the country's greatest
heiress, MIHU-cnt Hodgcrs,
tlatigller of Colonel nml Mrs.
Henry HuddtcKtoii Kodgers.
Probe of German Budget
to Be Started; Data
From Berlin Found to
Be deficient.
I'AKIS (Lly tho Associuled
Prow) Hrltf. Oen. Churles O.
Dawes and Owen D. Young, the
American representatives on the
first committee of experts, ure find
(nip - reparations . a difficult tU'H
tlou to hurry uloiitf. Instead of
three sessions a, day, us General
Dawes wanted ut the bcglnntnK.
only one official sitting wus held
Tuesdu', because It wan found nec
essary, after the delegates had
come into porsonal contact and the
subject : had been rounded up In
rough form, to study out cilrefully
a plan for Tut urn work, (ieneral
Da wet; and Mrs. Young, with their
American expert udvisers, spent
the afternoon on that task.
In I ho mcentlmc, Henry At,
lioblnson. American expert on the
second committee, began la his
turn getting acquainted with the
people at reparations heudquar-
dueed him to M. Harthou, Kir John
Dradbiiry and the other members
of the reparation commission- and. j
Uiowcd him tho workinys of the)
iub'titutlon.
Take un Budget First.
It is underytooil that Hie real !
work of the committee wilt begin
on tho subject tersely defined as
"the (leiiuan budget." In its' de
liberations rn this question, the
committee will study data already
in the hards or the reparation
comtirs;don submitted by the Her
man war burdens commission that
this dale will be Insufficient to
keep tho committee occupied for
long .iccause. while it contains
ever;-thing relating to (he demands
on Germany, It Is remarkably de
ficient in information us lo re
sources Germany can call on but
hius thus far failed to do.
The committee docs not intend
lo take an e.ttilude toward Ger
many that might le compared to
that of a receiver rounding up the
assets of a bankrupt concern for
the benefit of creditors but It will
ask of Germans who -am compe
tent in t heir respective branches
nforuiatjon it thinks It ought to
have respecting tho country's re-
(Continued on pago 5)
NEW JAPANESE
HOMES COLLAPSE
IN NEW TEMBLOR
SHANGHAI (AP) New homes
In Tokio since the earthquake last
September collapsed In the late
temblor, according to reports re
ceived here.
Discuss
bcrship to 225 by the end of the
organisation's ear, which occurs
in March, and ulso presented u
plan of rearranging the dues of
the organisation, either by pro
portionate membership fees or else
by a non-resident system of mem
bership Another plan, width was ad -valued
bv H. K. Dixon, calls for
the securing of relief pluntcr of(
paris nuips tllustrutlng the scenic j
und iiidu&triul advantages of Must-j
era Oregon which would If adopt-
ed. be pard in prominent pluces
where tourlhts might ut a glance j
bus to offer them. The mutter Is
(CdltlUUcd OU pdfe 4)
S Hi
JDB A BIG ONE
JIRLEl IS
FIR
PRESIDENT
Chicairo Business
Man
Nominated to Debt
Finding Committee
PUBLIC SERVICE
BOARD PROPOSED;
Woilld Function aS ReC-
i , ,1 j i tie i iiiitLiii.i rorc.-ti oi i lue id iim
lamation Board ana.triinBrur or Iti Ai n,,,,., lXMiili.
AISO DeVcloi) MUSClC I ,al,t supervisor, to read work, und
1 tin; transfer of Harvey Vincent
OflOalS. from Eugene to Pendleton, to suc-
, feed ' Mr. Botteher. Mr. Vincent
WASHINGTON (lly (be Assm-ln- ; has been employed in forestry
. -,(.. v lim-iev work in the t uscado Forest.
(tileat'it biisliiosnmn, formerly
chairman of dm rederal shipping
noam, mis Unlay noiiiMintcil i
Pre.si.b-nt odide to the IVnm
crntlu acniM-y on tbo debt lind
1K com in bsion.
vasiiin;ton (Ai) ('"'r.
fac'd with V.io talk of ivolvim;
niertiiMls or aid him Ui rnrnier.s, w
tflvi'd nitotlirr iiro)1'1! " M,ltI
t list nlready in hand when (lie
.McNarv-Hiiuyheii bill, propoKln: n
k'JOll.oiUi.noo ieileial m:rlciiHiir:il
!xiMrt ori:urnttou. h iiitriHliKH'd
The measuro wna referred lo the j
uHrlcultural committees In both
houses. Tho purpose of the meas
ure n to maintain tin; prices of
farm products of which I hero Is
un exportable mirplus at a level j
of pro war prices from litOii to
lilM us determined by tho secre
taries of agriculture mid labor.
WAKIIINOTON (Al) Crcatni?
o n publlo servlco conimiwdo'i
with powai- to take over tho .iu
thortty und functlpiiH of the ror
lumution sorvlco und the federal
jiower cotuinlssion and .spcciC'.cnll
authorised 'lo - levelop Mutely
Shoals und Alabuiria propertied, ug
pari, of tho "publlo super-power
system" was proposed today at a
public super power conference,
Tho proposal a presented for
consideration was In Urn form of
a bill prepared by a special com
mittee of tho 1'ubllc Ownership
Leu lie of America,
flopn to Sfciinj Changes
WASHINGTON (At) Housh
democrats proparefl Tuesday to
follow up their advriiitaKtr in the
(Continued on put.-" F)
BANDITS ROB
BANK; SHOOT
JOHN BECKMAN
CHICAGM (AP) Six' bandit:;
held up and robbed the I .a using
Stuto Hank, In Lansing, 111., a sur
burb near Mammon, Ind., today
and shot, perhaps fatally, John
Heekmaii, lumberman, who tried
to preven. their escape.
They I In', with ?Y,60fi.
l-sr,-Hl-RArA I've
THIHVCHV WHAT A
La Grande to .
Lose Forest
Ranger Soon
Floyd Kendall, Local
hanger, to Uc (.quar
tered in Pendleton.
Annouih i'inrnt was made at Ten
melon JeHLeniuy mill llljee ioni
.:.im'V,Zl
: chiim;'d I rum other localities to
! I 'endletou. Ainuni,' the three meti-
tinned was Floyd Kendall, of Iai
l Oruudc. The Evening Observer hiw
j.bi en unable today to gel In touch
with Mi'. Kendall.
The ivpe.it from Pendleton, Or.
in iletaU, us pub I is lied in a Uews
t inner there, follows:
"A ihouk the changes ninde at
"Several forest rangers are hero
on detail work and will remain for
two weeks. They are S. It. Woods,
of t k'ah; t K. Groom, of Walla.
Walla: W. H. Kendall, of Dayton:
and Albert taker, of Pomeroy.
They w;ll be joined shortly by
Walter Allison of I klah.
"Three rangers have had I heir
headquarters changed from other
localities lo Peinihlon. They are
Floyd Kendall, of Ui Grande; Kay
M eengs, of Tollgato anil George,
Hracii of Corporation Kiatlon.
"The tj'matHla office la making
plans for a meeting of cattle and
'"' wnt''
held at Pilot
Hoek January 2(1, at which time
will be presented the results of the
range appraisal work of tho for
e: t service. It is planned that Wal
i ter 1 ut(ou, p raxing examiner In
thargo of raiiKe appraltiul work,
j will bo one of the speakers, prcs-
cut at tho meeting will bo mcin
I hers of the Five Mile, Camas and
! J lldaway, Texas liar nnd Starkey
I cattle and horse associations. The
discussion of (he rail go appraisal
work will be repented at Hio Ore
gon Woolgrwer:-'' co vent Ion here
January 27, 28 and 2'J."
EX-SEGRETARY
WASHINGTON. (AP) Form
er Secretary of I he Interior Full
was charged today by Senator
Walsh, of Molilalia, wilh having
mirth-d Hie senate public lauds
committee when It v;is Inquiring
into the source of funds lie ob
tained for the enlargement and n
stocking of his New Mexico ranch.
Senator Vuhih made the chnrgc
on his return from Florida, where
he examined Kdwanl . H. McLean,
Washington newspaper publisher,
regarding a 1 1 (i(i(ri(ni loan which
Fall said he obtained from Mclean
for ranch improvements. WnlKh
indicated, hr.wevr, that lm would
not inslvt upon the further appear
ance of Fall before the Teapot
Donio investigating committee.
ON WITH THE DANCE
fcttH
GRAT wORlo
CAV.VIM
WALSH SCORES
rtK THrlHKrA WHAT A
SR.tAT AOR
TAMt PAT
I?
REVISION (IF
GHil i M I ' Kv
(Uimt-iiiu iu,
SUBMITTED
..
Stabilization of the Stock
Raising Industry is
Aim of Proposal ,
WOULD EFFECT 11
j WESTERN STATES
American Livestock As
sociation Convention Is
m in Omaha, Nebras
ka, Today.
ItMAHA (By the AHsnetated
Press.) - A complete revision of
the national forest grazing regu
lations lun been proposed us a
means of stabilizing the slock rais
ins industry In eleven western
sialics und this plan hmi been sub
mitted to the Secretary of Atrrlcul-
luQt fur approval.
W. H. Greeley, chief of the I'nlt
ted States forest service. Is In at
tendance at the Americun Live
stock Association convention here
today.
Boxer Exonerated of
Any Blame for Death
NMW YOltK (AP).--Hud Tay
lor. Terre Haute, Ind., bantam
weight boxer. Tuesday wus exon-
ruted of any blaino In connec
tion with the death of Frunklln
Jerome, Bronx pugilist, who died
Sunday night from the effects of
his knockout by Taylor at Madi
son Square Garden two days prev
iously. Stan field Man Gets
$350 Fine and GO Days
PENDLETON, Or. U. VI, Wen
nersteln of Ktanfleld, arrested by
W. H. Taylor special ugent, on a
charge of operating a still, plead
ed guilty in tho court of Justice,
Joo W. Purkca anil received a flue
of $;-;fiO und a jail sentence of CU
day'. j,
Moonshine to the amount of
about 2U gallons, two stills and a
quantity of other equipment was
vocured In the raid.
POINCARE URGES
DISCHARGING OF
MANY OFFICIALS
PA.lt IS (AP) Premier Pol n earn
who Is devoting- Ills energies - to
ward the improvement of tho fin
ancial situation In France, usked
the cabinet collaborate rs to con
fer with him today relative to drop
ping a number of officials In their
n f pectlve depart incuts which he
estimated Witl realize an economy
( of five or six hundred million
' francs yearly.
C AWH WE-
- T? THS WOOV. frE,
1tAS vAVtrVt:-
She Surprised
r SfM K
Sllllh-iiil Hugirs. "SlO.OOO.Otm lielrcss," gave New York a
shock ibe oilier day when sin sllppcil ilown to the city ball anil
married Count 'Liitbvlg Salm-voii HtMigstraetcn, former Austrian
t'aalrymnii. .Mis.-i lingers is a granddaughter of tho latu II. II.
Kogcrs, I'ornici' Standard OH magnate.
Business Men Endorse
Wheat Men's Aid Plan
American Wheat Grow
ers' Association Mar
keting Plan is i
-,. . , , Approved
After tho A merlcan Wheal
Growers' association marketing
pliin Jiad been endorsed by the
agricultural committee of I he
Chamber of Commerce at yen-,
.terday's luncheon, Chalnunn O. ;
IL. Larson put the measure lo a
.vote with the result ' that the
chamber went on -record as un
animously supporting the plan.
Tho following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, the growing of wheat
is an Industry In which the peo-
iple of tho state of Oregon aiv
'virtually Interested, but ret lrns
received by the wheat growers of
I this state are gene-rally conceded
I In be leas than the cost or pro
duction, which condition Is seri
ously affecting, the financial con
dition of such growers and of
other Industrie, and
j Whereas, congress has already!
recognized Um wisdom nf assist
ing producers 'or nKrlctillur-nI pro
duels, fiuch recognition consisting
of authorizing the 'combination of
the pi odueei s Into ; cooperative
1 markel big tu;i:ei 1 1 (ons a ud luis
provlderl credit ageneies lor their
ftiianeing, and . ,
, When us, owing lo their present
financial coudil lua grow'is of
wheat lit e un-'ihle to avail thein
i:"les o the benefits or HU" CO-
jopeintU- marketing associations
and such credit faellilies,
Whereas, the prleo received by
the producer of wheal is now con
trolled by I he world print ree-lved;
for the exportable surplus of
wheat produced, mid s.nee a plant
has been formula! cd whereby
such con! rid may be removed
through a subsidy to be added
(Confirmed on page 'A)
TRIAL OF IIOKCK
CONTINUED UNTIL
TOMORROW- MORN
Triii I of A. I l-nrck, Jr.( begun
yesferdny afternoon in the justice
euiiit was enriMuucd until lomor
row morning on account of the
Illness of Olie of the Witnesses..
Hoick Is facing two separate
charges ff failure (i1! comply with
provisions in I he Oregon public
Kervtco commission. I'ollowlng the
rompe Hon of Hi trial already 1te
gun. the r.eeond trial will start in
the justice court,
Methodists Celebrate
"With" of Prohibition
WASHINGTON.' f INS. I Mel h
odls'a e-bbrate.l (h- birthday of
prrthibHion tn thhi country today
JnlMl.liy 10 by deflicAli'llg Hie n V
heudqtiiMtfrs building lor Hie
Bojird of Teiepet .in'-.-, prohibit Ion
and I'uhli'- Morals iff the MHtio
d.st KpiK,"pfl cbureh. Th loca
tion el ihi ni"v hendqitart'M'K facrs
I he S'-n i'e wing of the Capitol.
The building ttiis -named the
"Methodlat Building" at the d-dL
cuiion e.eri'!fi'-j and will house the
offices of Besldent Bishop William
Fraser McDowell, District Superin
tendent John It. Kdwurdasnd vurb
ens of Hi" .-ictiviths of the board
ujw In Uaitiiuurc.
Gotham Society
Mi
BULLETINS
. IU'Juw Zro H'lMUlior-..:'
CflilMOfI (AVi -Delow Rtro
tomiuTut tires from tho center of
Iowa westward uro reported. Thr
first httavy ti:iow of tho sea Hon
fell n ;o to (he depth of six inch
es. The snow caused the death of
one man and Injury to others,
George Custgle was killed when he
walked from un elevated train In
the blinding snow.
Asks for Prose nit or
SALMM (AP) Governor Pierce
today received a request- for ap
pointment of a special prosecutor
In Grant county to assist in the
trial of Claude Ames, accused slay
er of Carl Mlnkler. Tho killing oc
curred November 23, 11)23, und the
trial is et for February 3.
WiuiLh Invcsitgntioii
SALMM (AP) Governor pierce
In a letter lo tho fact-finding com
mittee appointed by Secretary
Work, to Investigate reclumutlon.
arks tho committee to come to
Oregon nnd hold u, speuliil hear
ing lu' Klamath Falls relative lo
Klamath Irrigation. The Governor
said he would nto ask for a hear
ing at llermislon,
CggM U CenN Higher
PiUtTLAND (AI Eggs were
three cents higher on today's mar
kets, priced ut 3" lo 34 cents.
Livestock' Is ateudy und butter
(nay.
ROBBERS SECURE
$26,850 IN ONE
MINUTE'S TIME
IIT. l.OUIH. (AI1) Six armed
mm In olMt 'mllllltn ltit(; 1'm-Hflay
li'-l'l up -20 i.Tnunn In llu. Wi'Bt Bt
liritiiti 'I'riiKt (!umiitiny, rlrtMl Rpvrrul
hIiciIh uiMiiiroiHly ,lo InlliuldiUc
t lii-m, Hmi i-HCaptMl In two uutomo
iiiion wiih ya, 860,
Late News Flashes
TO BUILD RAILROAD.
WASHINGTON ( AP). Permission to build 32
miles of railroad from Crane to Uumu was granted
llic.O.-W. R. & N. company today by the Interstate
commerce commission.
WOOL ONE-THIRD GONE. ' '
PORTLAND (AP). Approximately one-third of '
the big Idaho wool pool offered on sealed bids here wat
disposed of the first day. . Twelve of 33 clips sold
at prices ranging from 36 to 43 cents. Only one lot!
was withdrawn. Many buyers are present and interest
is keen. The pool, totaling l,$35,00O pounds worth
about f 100.000 at current prices, ls: expected to be
sold by tonight.
NEW RATES ANNOUNC ED TODAY. .
SALEM (AP). The Oregon public service com-
mission' today announced new through, rales from
Gyphum, in Eastern Oregon, to points south of Port
land, on wall plaster, land plaster and Gyniphum rock
1 amounting to about 145 a carload reduction from the
present rales. j
ROAD PLANS
FOR 1924
EXPLAINED
County Roadmasfcer C. R.
beitz Speaks Before
, Chamber
MANY PROJECTS
TO BE PUSHED
Island City-Cove Road Is
cmel Among the tugn
ways to Be Builded
This Year.
Using rs his toplo "Our Road
Program for 1324.1 C. H. Seitz,
Union county roadmaster, yester-
dny explained to tho members of
the Chamber of Commerce, , tho
program as outlined and also many
pertinent facts concerning . tho
year's plans. .
"This topic I uallnve.' stated Mr.
Sett, "merits tho careful consid
eration of every member of tho
club because, If not Interested as
a bualnesa man, and taxpayer, you
aru in all probability tho driver of
a car.
"In any event you are, whoth-
or you realize It or not, exceeding
ly dependent upon the system and
condition of our roads. This needs
but slight consideration lo become
convincingly apparent.
Reviews Tnst Year.
"However, before approaching
the work attained for tho ensuing
year," Mr, Kelts continued, "It Is
fitting that you should know what
hus been 'accomplished In tho pust.
You aro entitled to this as a busi
ness man Inasmuch us you aro lo
cated In the financial, and trading
center for a vast area beyond oven
th county boundaries.
"Accordingly U will bo my en
doavor to placb tho figures beforo
you In a brief wuy, During tho
mint vf-nr tlm fnllntvtnir rnnunnnt.
ties and towns, which as lato, as
last winter worn 'compelled lo
flounder through muck and mud
to gel 'outside,' were either by
stain or county construction con
nected with tho stuto highway
system by standard macadam
roads: I miliar,- Mlgln, Wallowa,
Lostine. Mnlerprlse ' and Joseph,
(through tho completion of tho
state La Grunde-Wallowa Lake
highway)-, Kummorvllle, Union und
farming sections at tho base of Mt.
Kmlly, Ladd Canyon and Indian
Creek, which arc now served by
standard rouds.
"For your full Information a
statement Is given of those roads
(constructed from tho county iitur
ket road fund.
"Expenditures North Powder
(Continued on pugc 8)
TO BE FRIDAY
Motion duy.wlll be held )u the
circuit court Friday according to
utinouncemunts today by Judge J.
W. Knowleis.
Circuit court will convene In It's
regular session on the first Mon
duv In Februury, which, fulls on
February 4th, and several cases,
both criminal und civil, are expec
ted to be tried.
Selection of the Jury veniro for
tho February term . Will occur
HhortljV
IT! DAY