La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 19, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY. ittumftt CITY EDITION The Weather' Portland. (AP) Oregon Fair with continued cold to night and Sunday. vtetvtt X- VOLUME XXII. LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PftKSS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 86 nrs O ENTER U.S. 5J OEREGON ARMY WHEAT MEN in m fP-EHDLETOH v Oregon Export Commis sion League to Be ". - Formed Today TO BOOST WHEAT PLAN OF WALLACE 'Albert R. Hunter Is La 4 Grande Repi'esentative ." George Hyslop, 0. A. I C:, Scheduled to Speak. , i ' I'KNIll.HTON. (Hy .Iho Amonlii- ted I'rcHH) liclcgitllons froln Oro 'jfori and Washington wheal Krow ! vlii(r districts urn. hero for a meet- Inir today to organize the Oregon ' 'Kxport Commission League, with 'thu ulin or furthering Ihe Wullnce plan fur marketing wheat. ,MKNOLKTOr. (Special) Geo. II. Hyslop. head of thc funn crops department of Oregon Agricultural 'College, has accepted, un Invitation " to attend 1 lie stuto ' meeting of xv It nat growers here and is expected- to address those gathered for 'Chx1 purpose 'of forming un Oregon Export Commission League. ('armers who product1 the coun ty's crop of from i.GOO.uuO to G, (hih.uuii bushels annually will be prtiHentt'd and Union, Morrow. Wusco, Klu'rinan and Wheeler couniefl will J) ore aleo. have-TepreHnnt Jtlvea . A. It. Hunter was recently ehorf-1 un as h delegate to thu meotlnp In Tendteton Urande. today front J.a HVheat Quoted Above And Below $1 Mark J l'OKTI.AMJ (AI')Wheat win quoted above and below the dol lar murk on yesterday's .market ' here. Quotation:-. Verc: Hard ,wJiiU $1.02; western red J.Kii i HAI-KIOH, N. tV. f.U'X The un i nrT inn ML 1 1 M 111 mil iiLJuiiii v. nniinn cum V LigUUii UIIH ! Tlritish schooner KwuHiud. and her, l-'lln For Water ' ' cargo or vhwh if Ibprtir. SAl.KM (Al'). Kour Albany which entered 0ik island Harbor ; biiE'neiw men :fHed witlr tlie state in-distresn on December '1, will he engineering department appitea-r-tirned to her muster. Captatu cationy io appropriate water from L'opham, and It Ik understood, will i OUnr Mike-and the North I'ork be escorted to the three mile limit of the .McKwnzle river fo the mu- by ilhe coast uard to rcsuniL lier ; vuykse lo Halifax-. MM FLIGHT IE ' V.VHHINMT.ON. (AP) Th liavy1 department's plans for an ex ploration flight into Die polar re gions mvt summer with the Shen andoah, -J he giant dirigible which recertify ivhh blown arlrifl in H strong winil but return-'d to thf hujigtir unaided, were taken up by the House naval affairs commit tee which le:ran consideration of i resoluUonvilrodueed by 'lay Int. Dtmocrul. ot West Virginia, wck tng Information as to the purpose of the trip. fl BEGUN East Defeated By The West Ih Naval "Clash" ('OU'N. 4an il Zone Uy the An- sui'lutcd Press! The Americun Atlantic fleet w-ua d''ated I'rlday hy the "enemy" fleet in it two nnd a hult hour engageni-nl tn f'olon luty. Hy the victory. Admiral Mc- fully, commander of the "blaek" or "t netoy" fleet, is believed to huve gained ijnlrol of the furl- Utun sea und perhaps of the Puna- tua canal. COLON. Canal Zone. (AP) Kort Handolph. the defensive work that guards the Atlantic entrance PFRFORMSx i : 4 r 1 to Ik, mmh I evolving like tho proiM'lleiH of a ship, the rosette blades of n new plow atlncliniWit fo fnim tracturs. just tried out lu t'lihuso. do tin; wot k.. of turning tlw plow, and of ptilverier, lini-mw and dr:K. . -wll. ArtortlliiK 1 Hh Itneutor. William Turner, the revolving blades eai'li cut. a fiinow 11 liieheK wide mid muy be adjusted to dlfp frum one (o ten lucbew deep. The nttnclimenl if shown here at work In n field. ( CAMPFIRElGRLS IN CON VENTION HERE BULLETINS M'.NAItV lill,Ii AI'IMtOVlID ' wUfV4ilafTQK (H,V 'Oxo ttoff of n 1200.000,000 aicriwiltiirttl cM"l vnorutUm io dlspuxo of surplus farm proliet.s .nan jtiven beroM; . tho. Seitaio Agricultural t'omnilKetv loda.. by. ii'preeiitit Uve.s of mirthwe"t wheal (troiverM. Oi-.ler "Iteal" Suniiiiuiw , ) 'KKATTLK ( AP) -Beeaiiuft au-. tomobile ownera pay no, attention to police notices on cars wrofiffly ' parked, thu city, council ordered , 5uu locks boiiKbt which the police j men will pluco -on the cars and which can ho unlocked only at I the police station. , 1 . ...; " ( harje ftl.l.OOU Ira ml. i. SKATTIJ-: (A I) K. W. Welst, Nalesmun here for a aonp firm, is .under arrest on a telegraphic war . milt from Mount Clemens. Midi., charffinj?. Weif.t made fraud ulont stork transactions to the extent of. $4rt,0U0. - " ... nicipul"', water supply for . Salem Albany, Kugene. Springfield, In I dependence,- I (urrishui g. Junction 'C:ly, Crerwell, ,ol)iirg and - other vtilley . towns. . A supply- lino ITS uilles long is e.'UimateiJ to cost (:J.tHM.it(ift to $7.tMm,fiflf.' The men filing tlte appli-ation ' are Waldo Ahflerson, r. i Hall; V. K. Hich ards and Kohcrt Hiirkhart. Seeking fte-l election. SAl.KM. Or. (Special ) Sam A. Ko.er. since .May JX. secre tary of slate, announced I hat he wilt be a cundhhtle for re-elwllon at the republican primary contest to be held May 16. Oregon Pensions (Granted. WASHINGTON, I). . Oregon pensions have been granted as fol lows: Samuel J. Sisler. Portland. Nan'-y K. Hradsliaw, I.;i tlrande. $3i: Margaret I 'renin, Pendleton, $30; ,etha J. Living stone. Melros. $12; Alla-rt It. Kin? Mursh field, to the Panama canal on the tvorth- eust. is in "enemy" hands Kriduy. So aru tho all7 station Hnd the sub- marine. base at i'oco Solo. - To the marines of the AManMe fleet belong the glory and th" spoils. landing in smull boats Tliurs)lay from, the "black" sqtiad- rou that reprinents a hostile nuy in the mimic warfare now In pro- gress in the zone to determine the effectiveness of the canal in time of real wur. the "devil clogs" (CoutluutU on pae 5) FOUR IORS Miss fcthel Moore, State pfficei'i Addresses ; V ' iri.jCauciis. . The companion orK"nlzntloii to the Hoy Scouts, namely the Camp Klre (iirta. met in eonvenllon last evenlns at the Neighborhood club rooms and enjoyed u delightful evening with their atato executive. Miss Kthul Moore. A number oJ parents and adult friends of the Ktrls were guests at the i.ieetinK. Dilrini; the evening several musi cal numbers were Kven. and Miss Moore delivered a splendid talk on the. Camp Hre tlirls as an organi zation i "Present day soeieiy with curd j t'anies. clubs and other functions consuming no many mot iter's time from their children, is taking its toll and the effect is very notice able on I he young puople," said Miss Moor' (n an interview wit h the Evening Observer today. "I wulild that II were possible jfor me to awaken those mothers tn their folly, who expect others r-. (Continued on puge 5) i - D C D fl QT fl .'Legion Drive IILI UMI Ul Assets of City of LaET, Tnl'il A'':epr nf Pirw nfi loiai Aoseis oi uity or. La Grande $524,704.33 at Years. Close PROPERTY IS DEPRECIATED, La Grande Started New Year- with Cash on Hand Totalling $64, 788.37, According to Repdrt. The annual report or the city recorded a -offico compled to- r contaiiiN many intercHtiu Iteinw ,aiilonK tlK ln l)oinK tin. la.-t that ...u..u ir iiai.iiiuw loiai a u.nount or SI U7.70H.45 (I.-ii.t- Ml holKin Istrd us luMllll.ta l,.o.nt to 141. and Improve- I llicnt bonds lotal $f.i;, 709.45. At thu flrHt of tin! year Hut coin n,tilo took st.:p to allow iaoli i'ar for ili-prcclullon in valllo or r1 ur ') i iiitr i'., ami m'vi'riti awt'to wuro ili'iiriK-iiitrd a t-crlaln lu-r ci-nl. 'I'ho t-ity liuilditiK Ih now listed ut U'ii.imiii, in.! city llhrury lilllldlni; at $15,111111, tin. water bk toin at Jl'fil.liiKi und the ai-wi-r sj.sti'm at $53,0(10. . linproviiincnl (Continued on puge 5) COUNTRY CLUB DIRECTORS TO M1T1?T MrkVHA VI IHCiLil liUiM I , Tin- third 1'iimial nieeihiif of. the members or the I,a Cirmule Coun try club will he held In the dlnimy room of the Sommer hotel next Mittiiliiv ii-inirifr nt (iiiix-n nVlm'l; All meiubei-s are utK-ed to be pres- ill al that time. The purpose of th IMfrtiUK is for the election of eight new dl- rectors and also (hat all the mem bers may he acquainted with the act ivlites 1 hat have taken place during l he past year, the financial coiulll ion of the. club und oi Iter mutters of importance and interest to club members. The directors whose term Ik expiring tliis year are (.i. I,. I, a risen, Norman l-'reeH, A. J. .Sfaime, K. I,. Meyers, (J. 10 Stoddard, T. J. Scroggtn and lr. W. T. I'hy and A. T. Hill. NO "BETTER 'OLE" IX SIGHT 5AL OF APM51oThE OBZEGott Ends; "Blues" Are Winners La Grande Post Now Has 220 Ityeinbers; 46 New Members Secured. "it'll Hiuiiiu uv I Hive -20 tnt'iiilK'rs. nines win. Sllll going (simmi Hur. Such was thu telegram dispatch- lual cv,nln to thc t,lU, ,lrtjllt. ant oT the American legion In Portland, Oregon, at tho clone of thn membership drive conducted I by the local American Legion I'ost No. 43. Two liimrim.l ..nil liunnlir t..tn ters und going good Which ef fectively putH I,a Orando, Or., on I iho map as a Legionnaire town and in tho the staieof on-son and surpasses many, many localities. Illues Win Tin "bluo' team won. with a total or 114 points. Ijuit year's commander, Ralph Huron, cap tained tho team. The "Hods," un der tills year's post commander, Htiv WithHUi Nltnwi'rl miltn il. lift of B1HM,(1 in ruKtlliiK membei-B Kut ,,, i.i i i., ue linu.u 4'S New MenilM'rM Thn drlvn elnsed hist (ventntr nt sx 0-mock nnil not(i tt totlU or )r,5 m,.m,.ri)i p,, U1 ,,, mcm. ,.ra nnd PW mvmherBi The nnw ,,,,,. I,,,,,.,, ,vpro t HnJ t, ,,,, wnrl. r,.,!WB. Npw mcm. ..,., , .. ii. ,i j nt,wuH COimlod olio point In tho . runB of tho ,wo ,,., contcst. ,, ,,, .........ip-n Jlowcvcr, after all lu unld and (Continued on page 6) PROBE VALIDITY OF 77 (.AMBLING INDICTMENTS NOW POriTI.AND, Or. (HpeetaO The validity of 77 Indletments for . kuiiiiiiiiik la iv up ueciueu uy JUiite Konal,,J- t,,,! fbarffe havfiiff been imule that the aecreev nf the erund jury was viobilef) hy the presence of Arthur Hoyce. stenographer. The state eonterided that Hoyce reiilly functioned as a deputy ; prosecuting attorney. i . IIORCK ACQUITTED IS JUSTICE COURT 'A. Horek, Jr., was acquitted of a second charge of failure to com ply with rulings or the Oregon public service commission, in the jusllce court lul yesterday before Judge Hugh Hrudy. The verdict was returned hy a jury of six Unit Horek. was not guilty. florck'ls slage driver between Joseph und l,a Grande and was ac quitted of a similar charge In the Justice court on Thursday, arms Tb The MELLON TAX PUN FACES Stormy Time in House Threatens Major Pro visions of Bill , COOLIDGE AGAINST ANY COMPROMISES Entire Rate Structure of I -Mellon Measure Is Be lieved in Danger of Re vision. WASHINGTON (AP) Secre tary Mel Ion's program for tax re duction was a storm center In leg islative and polltlcul dlseiiHsions Kriila;.'. Whibf views for and against the proposed Income tax rates were placed before Mm house ways and meanM commiteo at public hear ings the bill's course In (he house was confronted with parliamen tary developments which majority leaders admitted threaten its, ma jor provisions;' At. the same time President t'oolldge let It Ho known that ho still intends to accept no compromises in Hut main princi pies of the treasury secretary' proposal., ' " Mr. Cootidgo (old visitors he bo llc.ved the Mellon plan was gain ing favor both In and out of con gress although - he reiterated that he expected some changes In the bill. , - . Jtatp Ktrirctrrrr- hi Witngrr. - Hepiihllciin leaders ', admitted that with tho rules devlsion adopt ed by the house Friday it was pos Bible the entire rate structure of the Mellon plan might be changed when I he measure reaches the flour as a result of elimination of thu rule restricting amendment of (Continued oa page 6) S " SET FDR TRIAL Hue lo tho fact that uevurul at torneys were uuablo lo hu pres ent, only one case was set for (rial In thn '. February term of cir cuit court which begins February 4 with Jlidgo J. W. Knowles pre siding. That ease, a f matilla county case- that is brought to Lnlon county due to a change In venue, Is U civil eave. W. H. Kudd vs. Pniutilla coiiut'. Involving a road contract. The t riii 1 of t lie case w 11 begin February 4, thu open ing day. Several ' criminal eases lire ex pected to be tried before the Feb ruary court term but none are of spectacular 'Importance. The. grand Jury has not yet met but are expected to met some 'time in the near future. La Grande High Team Ileaten hy the Wallowa County Quintette 45 to 23. KNTKIiriUMN. Ol. (Special to the olwrver) Joseph's ehani piotihhlp high Hi.hfnl biiiikelliall team bis! evening defeated Hie La Crmide hlch nehool iaMkelba1l tt'iun 4. lo J:i in an easy Rame for Jeseph. Aecoidiug 'on eh MaeTavinh. wUo In tier'- vjtli his Irani of Illue und White hoopKtei-H ready to piny Kniriirine loniglit, the la (irunde boys played anything but b.-is'tei. ball against Joseph. Poor playimr, Itllle teainvorl; and a tendency in attempt long shots Instead of rely ing upon Mm- el one I attempt hi credited as the main reason uhy La Grand'- hlh tost. Josepit's w in ovi-r La (Jrande was the second defeat the I'nion county boys ex(erleneed In the past two nights at the hands' of Wallowa county I earns. Wallowu uuu Thursday evening l'J to 10. CIVIL CASE I JOSEPH Itl EJISir-WIIINER THE FIRST - - i - .... S. VuiiKry I'ala, thu first l''.K,villan minister to tho I'liltetl Slates, lias arrived In Wasltlnu t"il In lake up his ofrlelal diitiii. 'I einpiirary liealiunrlvni of Iho lOCM.t.'un leKiittim may I hi rinind at llm W lllni',1 Motel. Removal of Ranger But Temporary Forest Ranger ; Kendall to Return to La Grande . in March. l-'orest Hanger Floyd '.Kendall of this city, whp has been transferred to Pendleton, Is in La Grande ,to duy nnd when questioned,. by a.ro porler of the Uvenlng' Observer, stated flittl .the iort MTvlce Hon here w mi to remain, here-per-nifineqt y .'and .that he would .re turn to La Grande nflcr .Much I, this your, to resume his duties here as forest rungcr of. this distrlet. Itecent reports frutu- IVmlJeton were to the effect thut he had been transferred to X'eudleton hut no mention .was made of whether the change wus permanent or merely temporary. Mr. Kendall jtodtiy clearly stated that the change was merely of the temporary sort; - Mr. Kendall is engaged In detail ed work in (lie lmutind county S"iit and expects to return to len ilieton tomorrow after he has ar ranged several matters that requir ed his attention here today. , II. A. ROBINSON IS NEW MANAGER OF LOCAL CONCERN H. A. Itoblnson linl asstuned IIIIIIIIIKI-llient Of the Wnnlwnrll. I nlorii In l,u (irunde, tnkliiK the. nniec in i'. h. i:oHMion. rormnr; lllllllllKer. wlio iM It.i.L'In.. I .. Cranilo il Ho to ill health. Mr. Koblnson is a resident of Port land and Ji l.i wire, rorinerly a ak (llandii Klrl, 1 1, dllllKliter Of eViink 1'aliniiii. will ...-r,. i i.. a few dayH. Late News Flashes . . . ASSAILS ANTI-SALOONISTS. WASHINGTON (AP). Representative Sherwood, HH years, of age, a Democrat of Ohio, flourished an empty flask today as he delivered an address assailing the activities of the Anti-Saloon league and Represen tative I'psliaw, Georgia Democrat. Sherwood .daclared i tni,t "P to this year it was generally conceded prohi hition officers have failed to enforce the law and charged that the use of narcotics had increased enorm ously since the enactment of the dry laws. DR. JOSKI'H KMKRY DKAD. Kl'GKNK ( AP). Dr. Joseph Kmery, aged 91 years, former president of the Oregon Agricultural college, died yesterday at Ilollister, Calif., a ton here was in formed. I)r. Kmery was Indian agent ut Klamath! Falls during the Harrison administration. '. : KOl'R BURNKD TO DKATH F.Ml'ORMiM, Pa. (AP). Mrs. Jacobs Smith and three children burned to death and Mr. Smith was critically burned in a fire that destroyed a faruihousc 2.) mill's from here early today., " KX-SHERIFF SHOT TO DEATH. KLAMATH FALLS (AP)J. E. Bratton, fornter under sheriff, was shot to death this morning in his home here. The officers said the circumstances indi cated suicide, although Mrs. Braton declared a masked intruder shot her husband and fired shots at her, Brat tou's pistol was on the floor. MEXICANS TG fill Will TEXAS NOW Governor Davidson Re verses 'Friday's Deci sion This Morning! HUGHES EXERTS SOME PRESSURE Secretary of State Wired lexas Chief to Change Opinion Obregon's Demands Altered. TflSiON, Arl. (Uy (lie AsHOfjo led rreas) A (rain Ih ready ut Naeo, ArU., on flin bonier, lo (nkn 1200 Mexican federal troops aorosa the HoiillieoMtpril Aiixona, ew Mexico and Into i:i 1'n.w to put them across (lie lino Into Mexico there. AUSTIN, Toxan (By Ilia Aaaoeia led l'rvu) Acting Uovurnor Uav- , iilmm today acquloacud to Obre Bon'a rnquust for poriuimlon to triiimport (roopa adrona Toxaa then to re-enter Mexico, (lovnrnor Lla vldaon reversed hla Uuclalou of yea lerday at tho urgein request of Secretary o( Hlato Hughea, Uavldsou wired Waahlngton 2. 000 Mexican federal troopn will hn pcrinlltcd to outer Tuxaa at Kl I'aao, providing tilu American gov. eminent aBumoii ll rtMPonslbillty for any 'daniiigo, resulting." 6'lireg'on inodirioil fa r,equuiit by anklns his troopa to bo pnrmlttcd to enter Toxua noar Kl Paso and Bo Into Mexico at that point, in stead of at iJirodo, as waa origin ally proposed. WAHIIINOTON. (At1) Gov eminent officials continued to study Ihe Mexican situation todny Willi parllculur allenlion belna: laid on the rebel ntleiupt to blockado 'I'aniplco, while the cruiser Jllch- mond approached Vera Cms to tako aboard JUS members of tho crew of the wrecked Tncotna. Thu, crew Is ashore In that city under iho protection of the American. Consul Wood. Whether the Itlcliinond will lalie aboard Captain Hparrow and his 4S .men sllll on thn Tacouia has not been made known. Lynch Outpointed. Ni:W OULKANH. (Al') Kddlo MeKennu of New Orleans, accord ing to sport writers, outpointed Joe Lynch, bantam weight cham pion of the world, in a lu-round, no-decislon bout here l'rlduy night. KKM HI,Cier I'OHTLANIl (AP) Livestock Im Hteady on today's market. Kggs are firm und higher, priced from 32 to 34 cents. (Uittteij unsnttled.