MONTH
The Weather
CITY
EDITION
Portland. (AP) Oregon
Pair with continued cold to
night and ' vday.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924.
; VOLUME XXII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE83
NUMBER. 87
1 ' DROWN IN Om TANK AT FIRE
REBELS TO DELAY BLOCKADE OF TAMPICO UNTIL LAST OF
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H
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OF TAMPIGO
POSTPONED
Admiral McG ruder, U. S.
N., Notifies Waslung
, ton of Developments -
Flagship now
off ,TAMPICO
High Tension, Existing,
: Due to Mexican Rebel's
: Threat of Blockade, is
Relieved. "
WASHINGTON., (fly the Associa
ted Press) The rebel blockade of
Tumplco has been postponed until
t h end of January; Hear -Admiral
McOrudcr reported- loiluy ou Ills
'arrival off that port aboard' -I ho
flugshlp cruiser Richmond. The
message relieved tension In con
nection with, the Titniplco situation.
I'OIIT AKTIirH, Texas. (AP)
The I'nlted Stele Ni'val Tun Buy
Spring bus Inhcn rorugo in Vern
t'ruv. barbor from ilto "worst hur
ricane In ycurK," according to c
radio message..-' .' ' -
The rebel goVernmenl (ruve. por-
luission.lo enter the: harbor after
' the . v.-MKek wirelessed .she was In
dunsor 'of fouhfrtrtsi53J".Xl'
- WASHINGTON (AT) The fill
led Stales crulsi'r Itlchluontl lay off
Vera fruit Kunduy night- In Hllelll
but emphullc warning lhat .Mexi
can revolutionists' imiHl not Inter
fere uilh American vessels In tile
attempt blockade ut Taiuptco hur
bor. The cruiser Omaha and six de
stroyers, accompanied by .the re
puir shit i'rometheus. ure hurry-
(Conttuued on pagn 6)
HALT LA K K (AP) This cily
next Tuesday. Wedncsdany and
Thursday will be the Mecca of the
sheep raisers of the country and
nil f utvjt ioiiK relating to the in
dustry arc to be threshed out lit
the minimi convention of he Na
tional Wool-growerr. association.
Vpwuril of 3(Mf delegates from
ntl parts of the United States and
perhaps aome from foreign coun
tries are expected by Secretary t
It. Marshall to be In attendance.
;Th. annual wool-growcra' con
vention Ih the. one bite event of the
w.r for the sheepman,' They come,
from afar to discuss business and
also tell nlortes of events on the
ranta-H during tin; past 12 month.
' l-'ndrr new lewa of the associn
Iton .the annual convention Is not
vn event solely for Salt Iakn. Last
year the meeting was held at Spo
kane ahd nest yavr San Francisco
or some otlier coast city will have
tt. I.nw.t have been amended so
that the conventions Is held hero
every other year. .
WOOL GROWERS
MEET TUESDAY
Mexican Troops Cross
Over American Soil
IX PASO, Texas. (V.y th A:wo
Hated rr:H Special Ironp (ralnA
tarryirtjt '"" Mexican federal
troops, tilwiv through Kl I'aso to
day, immediately en route 'O'Jua
rc. . ' .
N.X'M, Ariz. (i;y liur Atwociated
J'reKM) While hundred:) of ctli
eiis of Mexico and the I'ttlfed
States loked on Sunday after i
ntHMi. Mexieun TedTal troops
i-rosscd t!ic International border
nt this little town, entrained in
special ciirs waiting for them and
begun their journey to Janrez,
Mexico.
There was no demonstration.
Fifteen hundred Miiyo Indians
made up the command. General
.It us Maria Agutrre, (n-'churge.
hoped to I'ffect a erosaihg of the
border u Bl I'aso, 'Hexas, Sunday
night under coer of darkness.
Jn their tripi to Juares the Mex
ican bohliers will inwi portions of
the blatu of ArUuna and Ntn
Don't Crowd
i ill ' ".' 1
l'mffsor Robert 11. (olflanl
or t'lni-k I'lilversity. Muhm-Iiii
sctt, liivcntrtl the roi'krt shown
alMv. Il cxpet.'ts It lo travel (o
the moon nt a speed of six or
wveii miles a second for the
rirsl 10U mill's ami ROOD miles n
hour for the ifumluder of tliu
dlsiunce. Buy your IH'kels early
tor 'Uio ride.
y
Camp Fire Girls Close
Caucus Here with Hike
and Grand Council
Fire. : : ' :
The. Cuinpfire Girls (invention
wli'ch sturted 1-Ylday afternoon
when they held their find meetlns
In tin- rorm of a pet-t'ofTether und
Bi-acqnaliitt'U n'uelinp when a
stale, executive. Miss IHhfll Moore,
addressed the pii'ls, ended .Sunday
with a hike ana a. Krund council
fire. . - '
Friday evening Miss Moore
Hpohe to , tin? parents of the glrlo
and -an exhibition was (fiven of
tin' work tin; Kirm have finished
In the past few months.
Saturday was known aa "GirtH
May" and the entire time of the
Kxeculive was devoted to the girlH.
J luring the morntns hours count
books were designed, material ga
thered, instructions iven and lh'
book; made, iln nirls compclimc
affi'liiMt eeh other In the design
of the book. At noon a i'ot-Luck
luncheon wan served. Muring the
afternoon Miss Moore spoke to the
women of tho Neighborhood Club
with the girls taking part In the
program by singing the Campflre
niol'ou song 'Mlurn Fire Hum."
Saturday night was oe j fun
(Continued on page fi)
CONVENT ON
ENDED If I
Mexico. The troopTS eventually
will be sent to Jalisco. Coahuila,
wiierc 'he forces of President Ob
regn are battling to nuell the rev
olution, i
Tiih.h I inler (.uanl.
A special train of the Kl Paso
Southwestern railway carried
the (rnypy. It left Naco at 1:16
r'dock. I nited States immigra
tion guards are accompanying the,
tro?tp:i to Ml Paso.
J'a.ssjigi. of th Mexican soldiers
Into the Putted States was accom
plished In the presence of Pnlted
State; immigration authorities.
Kaeh Mexican soldier wm inspect
ed as he rrossifl the line.
All or the troops arrived n Na
co, Konoru, several days ago from
tho Mayo reservation In th south
ern part vf'Sonora,
Mexican offlciuls announced &'
additional troopers will arriv In
Naco from southern Soiora in a
day or two but the exact time of
the arrival was uncertain, they,
said,
C01I1ES50 PERSONS-
WILL PROBE
Bok Peace Award, "Rus-
sian Situation Before
Congress This Week
WILL WORK ON ,V - .
TAX REDUCTION
Teapot Dome,. Muscle
Shoals and Farm Relief
Also to. Be -Investigated
' WASHINGTON, (AP The Hk
peaco award and the Hns:dan ait
uutlon will be the outstanding sun-
jects of Inquiry by congressional
comnmiees this ween, umcr much-
tions to be considered will lncluu'
the lea) or mo icapot uome na-
VUl Oil ICHlTVtf, 1 IHUW IU niiuuiti,
railroad and farm relief leglelu-
uon anu l'lx reuueuun. .
Kdward V. Bok of IMilladelphhl
ni uppeur .Huiiuuy unuio ((, dm- .
cial senate committee to explain j
inn... hundred thousand dollar,
awurd for tho best world peace
plan, His examination will be con
ducted by Senator Heed, Demo
crat. Missouri, author of tho res
olution directing an Investigation
of propaganda designed to Influ
ence tho ftotvtnm volley-' of - Uu
Amorlcftn governfirenftttrt the ae-i
tlon of congress on revenue and
oth? measurer.
Opening Its investigation of the
HusHlnn question a soitate foreign
relations sub-committee- Will hear
state department officials who
will be. questioned particularly as
to the basis of the non-rocognl-tlon
policy of the administration.
(Continued on page 6)
CONSOLIDATION
OF OIL FIRMS IS
HELD LIKELY
NKW YORK. (AP) The con
solidation of the Associated Oil
company and the Pacific Oil com
pany, which owns 51 pur cent or
the Termer's stock, is being plan
ned, according to reports in (he fi
nancial district.
Pacific Oil, U Ik understood, will
Increase Its capitalization to coyer
the minority holdings of Associated
Oil,.
QUESTIONSHOTEL FIRE
ESCAPE I H
Scantily Clad Patrons of
Hotel in Portland,
Flee From Fire :'
BLAZE CAUSES
, , . - , ,.$10,000 DAMAGE
Adolph Antonson Arrest-'j
ed; Police Believe Care-i
lessly Thrown -Cigaret
Stub Started Fire.
POKTI.ANM. (My tliu Associated
Press) Fifty persons, scantily
c,ad f(,(, from lhl, r(Il.nt Hotel
on (;rnnd aVenue, on the east side.
. tndav when fire caused daiu-
u UInoUntlnff lo $0,(tua.
Th(i polco h(lV(, nrr).H,,.ll A(io1p1t
Autonson, a teamster, charged with
drunkenness. They believe that hla
cigarette stub also caused tho flro
n tj,(, Sargent Hotel.
BULLETINS
Shi not lJncs't'p.
PKNMLFTON (AP) Itepreaen
tatlvo N. II. Sinnott notified the
American Legion post here Jie, w)U
vote Cor compensation und wm
still vote to over rido a presiden
tial veto, If necessary,
Ou Strike
LONDON (AP) Tho majority
members of the Associated Society
of l,ocomotive Kiyrlneers and
Firemen are on strike. Limited
service H depending upon the loy
alty of locomotive men of the Na
tional pnion of Hail way men.
Saved Missionary s Life.
PICKING. (AP) Further de
tail of the kidnaping by Chinese
1 bandits of Mrs. Julina Kilen, Amer
ican missionary, received following
her release after two weeks of cap
tivity, revealed that the banditti at
one time decided to kill her to
throw off pursuorH,
Her lift was saved, however, by
arguments of an aged member of
t lie gang after preparations were
made for the slaying, according to
Major John MagrudT, military at
tache to the American legal ion,
who returned from the Jlonan pro
vince where he spurred "hinese of-
ficlals to bring about her release,
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE
7 po&($J ro.YooRsTuFP.aow J
Four
JUyfwwniiii ''in mqnnmnigitftm&eH "Wimffr m
Sir
t '
l''our vwra kllhil ami II Injured when I wo trains collided nenr
iindcifctnudiuir of onlcrN cnnscMl tho wreck.
T
E
Two Diamond Rings and
Diamond btiekpin Are
Taken from Residence,
According to Reports.
The home of Mr. F- N. Italston,
Sot) N avenue, wan robbed Bomo
time yesterday evening between
the hours. pf five and nine o'clock',
according to reports mudu public
today.
llobbera affected entrance to
the residence via tho cellar, forc
ing their way in, and escaped with
two diamond rings, a diamond
stickpin and other articles.
Police officers are, investigating
the matter today, , ,
Savago On Trial
SKATTLK (AP) John K. Sav
g", president of a company oper
atlng the Ilutler Hotel, is In court
today following, his arrest last
night when he permitted guests to
dance in the hotel In spjtc of
Judge Konuld's rulUttf lust weeU
upholding the ordinance forbid
ding Sunday dancing. ltonald
last -week refused Kavntre an In-
junction against the ordinance.
RUBBERS LOO
1 TON Hi
Die in This Wreck
L. H. S. Wins
At Enterprise
La Grande High Basket
ball learn 'Loses lwo
Out" of Three Games
Up .Branch- Line.
' y H(mii
" With two de Teats ami one vic
tory as the fruliH of a three day
excursion Into Wallowa county the
La Grande high school eugers Ve
turned to their homes, yesterday
accompanied by Coach 1 Lester
MacTavlsh. Wallowa defeated
(.a Grande 19 to Ml, Joccpli won
45 to 23 und on Saturday night,
tho llltte and White quint emerg
ed from the dumps and hung the
crape over Knterprlse ! to' 22.
"Th0 team looked rotten In the
first two games." was about all
MacTavlsh had 10 say, adding "but
(watch them from now on'. .
Thin week tho Tigers will be
hosts here to Buker Thursday
night and Wallowa Friday night
j U" rjinumii.v uicj Will HO lO
team, it was orlgihally planned
to play Elgin in the afternoon
but the game will be played In
the evening, according to (he laal
plan.'.
ATter Hie two (IrublilllKS hund
Ue( the l.n flruniln learn In the
first tw gahies, 'i:nterpriHif IiIkIi
Hchool was oxpecllny to at least
have a ftO-50 elianco'wlth the l.a
Grainle lee.m Haltirday nlKhl butj
Koimiioily tliri'W n monkey wrench i
In Ihel.' riBiiren,'
: When the first hair ended Kn
t I' . rl o was (hlrtv olnts behind
unit when the whistle blew the
j loud hcM by tin, nine and While
I 'five was Inerrnseil In 47 mihili..
MucTaviHli iiHi-i, In addition to Hie
flnit lentil, MeU-alt', Kttigcr und
Wllllamr.
Hiimmell, with :M polnlH, ami
Hart, witli 12 points, were hiffli
point men for Uielr respective
teams. Coker scored lt. potntii
rrom Kiiaril poMltloti ntid l.yneh
tind li-ice loof(l a total of 14 and
11, respectively.
SiiMiiiinrv
l.a (It'umle r.'j: I'tire. f. feanlt
1 1, l.vn. b r 1 4, HiiiiMii. it c. 21.
(liir.ly k- 'J, f'oker' K. Hi.
Knlerprlsn 2Z: Ulmiiurl f. 2,
Hurl f 12, Hamilton, c I, Tlppett ir
(cap) Z, Iteavls, g. 6. ..
Nubsl notions: Mctcalf for Lynch
Slntrer for llonimelt; Williams for
(bully; IteavlM ror Itlneliurl; Wag
ner for Itejivbl. ;
I'l-ramml fonlM; l,a Orande u,
(Continued on paKo 5)
DEATH CLAIMS
MARY E. ROLLINS
"diiry K. Kolllns. ne t;u y,.ars
ll ileii.l at (he family home lit 20115
IOiimI, l'-mi:vlv;inla.. following an
illn-ss of several iarf. Mrs. Itol-
ns I., the wife of .f. W. Itolllni
snd - has been a resident of thin
city for thirty years,
lleslften her hiHiand she leaves
four iliiiiuhlcr's Mrs. M. A. Hennctt
Mr::. Martha Muusell, Mrs. Ira
KcM.der, mill Mrs. l-ster. Itliill, l,a
flrnnde, und two sons. William
Itollliu:, l.n (Iriinie and .Max Holt
Inn, fif t:tirelin, I'ullrornla. Hho
ulso biliiM twenty-otip grandchil
d r ii unu unv greatgrandchild.
The fiiueru) will bo bebl from
the liohni'iikump chuiei tomorrow
afternoon nt 2:20 o'clock with
llev. Hltton offtchitlng. Interment
will take pluco In tho Odd Kcllowi'
i.v:.it.ti.r.'.
II was said mis.
Lo.sei;s
in Memlershin
inve to canquiet Wm-nei-s?
Irii'tiRtion of New
Membci- Planned.' .
An American l.cniijn bunuUot, to
he rin nlHiied ljy (lie , loalnir nldo.
(the "rtldn"), In the rccont Itlom
herHhlp drive thai brousht Iha lo.
tal memlierdhlp of. tho locoj post i
lo 2J(P, Ih lo ho given ThUmduyj
"""" j ui i;iu u ciock
in tho K. or 1'. hall. . The l,ttdle
Auxiliary Hill nervo. . ,
Special entertainment "will be
Blven by l.oney's , orohalrM .and
speakers and singers will also ap
pear on the program.. . ; ,
Coinciding with the bnqu n.
llntlon of thq newly. mado, mem
bers will be conducted by local J.e.
Bion officials aided by state J.eglon
oficiuls
Men who havo never belonged
to tho Legion until during the
membership drive will h admitted
to the bnniiuet frco of char go but
all others who attend must Have
their dues paid up boforo Thurs
day. The committee would appro
elate notification of nil who In
tend to be present so thul plates
may bo laid accordingly.
Catllo Steady '
1'OKTI.ANl) (AP) Cattle fully
steady on today's markets. Hpots
20 cents higher, good steers J7.2G
to s.60. , nogs slow, blading is
lowor. Kheep about steady, Kggs
unsettled, 30 to 40 cents; Biuter
stoutly.
lloilslon. Tux,
LEGION FEED
IS THUHSnAY
Late News Flashes
PENDLETON (AP). Nora Ellis, who wa reported
by officers to have confessed to slaying Gordon Mcttie,
at Ukiith, October 26, went on trial today chaip;cd with
first defrrec murder. The interest in the trial is run-'
ninjf high. The court was crowded when questions
were asked the veniremen. It is indicated that insan
ity will be the defense.
The defense asked talesmen "have you any bias '
iwainst insanity as a defense in this case should it be
introduced." The prosecuting- attorney asked if tales
men had unv sri'iinlon niruinul nmilul niniuhn.nt
jurors were accepted by 10 o'clock this morning. Miss
Ellis entered the court shortly after 9 o'clock accom
panied by her brother and married sister. - ;
WIIX NOT UK REVIEWED, i
wAMiiiNUiurN ' (AP) The refusal or the Utah
federal district court to prohibit the interstate com
merce commission from consenting to the control of
the Central Pacific by the Southern Pacific will not be
reviewed by the supreme court, said announcements
today. ' ' , ' ! ''''!'
- WALTON RECEIVES- SET-BACK. ' " ' ' '!
WASHINGTON ( AP)-Tho supreme court . today -declined
to permit former Governor Jack Walton, of
Oklahoma,, to bring up for review the impeachment
proceedings, which resulted in his removal from office,
direct from the legislature. 1
LADDER IS
BROKEN; III
FILL III OIL
Two Captains and Five
Hosemen Tragically
Meet Death
PITTSBURG SCENE' '
OF FATAL BLAZE
Firemen were Fighting
Fire at Atlantic Refin
ing Co., When Acci
dent Occurred.,
PITTSUHllQ (By tho Associated
I'ress) Heven men worn drowned
In oil whlla fighting a fire ul the
Duller strcot plant or the Atlantic
Koflnlng' compuny . todayf Tho
men, two captains and fivo hose
men, were plungud Into the tanlc
when the laddor collapsed.
The bodies were recovered af
ter the flro was controlled. Bover.
al f.lremrn' we.ro Injured. '.t
Tlir leud art'; I .
, I'aptaln reward Junes . .
Captain ltndolpli l)li"Ko '
Hsnmil I'alrlek Albilt
lIoHCnmu iiobcrt Kniiui
: Hoacninn John Markliam
I'Mrntnn. lUru crazier. .
The .flril15rt)Kt'but In the tank. -which
conluihed Ki.BOIl gallons of
oil, sliortly aflor five o'clock. Bev-
icontinusd on page 3)
The i I. a flrandu .' high sllidol
girls team defouted the Union high
school girls at Union Haturdny cve
by 11,0 ,1(,ollvu of -8 '
and by vlrluo of that victory, re
tained Ihclr position lit the top of
the list of high school sextettes In
Union county. rtocontly the u
Orando girls won from Imbler's
first team 09 to 12. .
Irina.' I.yman . was high point
scorer on the Blue and White team.
I'nlon high school scored a total
of four points In each hair. At tho
end or, the rirsl period tho l.a
Grande team led Ifi to 4.
In addition to ho sqmtd Miss
Murchlson, couch, took to Union
.Saturday night, mivorul rootefs al
so made tho trlpo, Vriicy statp.d
that the gumo was l.a Grande's
from tho rirsl and lhat the nine
and White colors wuro never In
dunger.
GIRLS DEFEAT
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