La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 21, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAUGHERTY REPORTED TO HAVE DEALT IN OIL STOCKS The Weather Portland. AP)--Oregon Occasional rain In the woat, rain or snow In east tonight and Friday. CITY EDITI O N LA GRANDE. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 102-1. NUMBER 114 VOLUME XXII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PIIES3 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS SUET DERM "WELCOMES" G. COCMNb THROWS HMl liny Fin: i; Is Candidate for Congres sional Nomination in G. 0. P. Primaries DEMONSTRATION URGES CANDIDACY Supporters of George T. Cochran Staged Torch light Procession Last Evening. George T, Cochran, u member of tho law firm of 'nob ran & Kberhard of this city, hist evening announce;) tlial ho would 1h a candidate for t h Coiled States House of l(opresontutive:i from the second congressional district of Oregon. In tin; May prliiuuio:'.. His nnnouncumont wut: made a' tin termination of a "hu iri torchlight parade, conducted from tint city hall building to his resi dence on Second .street by friends of his who desired him to throw hiii lint into tln rliitf. ,.ud Mr. rni-liruii !! Iw. u .... ntltil :i 1 e in Mm republican pri marie... T'lrchlight Parade Approximately loo penpl'j par ticipated in the marching purad which wan followed by numerous auto-Raits of peopt ! from l.a monies. Grande and out.sldu poi:ils, Includ-i A content In the rank of Knlffht InK linker, I'nion and Wnllowu 'was held and Wallowa county car rounticM, Tho Dalles, I'mutiHa ried off all the honors, county and other poinU in Ibis Grand Chancellor Harrlck, of the district. A 2ii-piece hand led Mm proc;. sion which marched from the :;ty hall down WashiliKi'in U; Kir up Fir to Adams, up Ad. in; l i I'ourlb. ffnnlinued on pnf.-e M PART OF DEBT Although the net proei "l.ion and the Moii.se" Come up to exp"el a 1 in as, ils of the : failed to 1 a cmi.-ud-i erable dent was mad in the debts of the Grande Uonde ( 'hautailiua association. Klgiins roughly estimate today that over $l!0ii was cleared by the presentation of the drama Tuesday and Wednes.lay nights In the Ar cade. Applying t his to tin- debt about $ ft tu is still left to be rais m1. Tim efforts of the chautauqua association and the play cast may not have resulted in completely wiping out the debt but they did ri suit in giving La Grande people an excellent play, one that drew i two thirds house last night am which is the subject of much prais- by jfhose who uilmss d the "Lion, and the Mouse." Th it final pres'-niation of I he drama last evening occurred wll li on! a disappointing feature and the cast, as on the I hsl night, did themselvis proud. The intermission attraction, songs by the chamber ef commerce quartette, was greet ed by continued applause bid teat -ing the pride the local eiiizens place in the e:;cell' ut rendition of the quartette. The "Lion ami Hie Mouse" is now past his'ory but will ! re membered as olio of the !n h( plays evr presented in La Grande by hoifie talent. Fast Hoop Contest is Expected Here Friday Uaskftball fans in T.a Grande contest, d from w htstle to w histle. and in fact, in I'nion county, arol La Grande has the credit of a popped up for one of the best victory over Pendleton two weeks games ever played in eastern oro-'ngo which Pendleton failed to ac fon when tho pen.lt'fon highleept and many reel that the game school and La Grande high s-hool tomorrow night will more or less teams meet on He- local ay in mis- j sel t o the question unofficially as i-iin floor tomorrow ovning in Ihejio which team is the strongest, last game r Ho- pr- -1 mirna lien' j The game will be called at eight reason for the Hlue and White ieloek in the high school gyninas t, .j,,,,, i n r ii and tickets are reserved al Pendleton is considered one of Glass Drugs, inc. tho strongest teams in ti;o t 'ma- The week following the I'nion lilht, county district and La Gr.mde tournament, to be played Thurs hoids a like position in this count y. ' day, l-'rtday and Huturday, will Incidentally, both (he Pmc karoos open. The winner of the tourney and I he Tigers have be.-n Mfe-i.ng jM. proclaimed champion of enemies In athletic contests and the (lsrU.t an), wl n.ppiwnl lhe git tm tomorrow evening should bo, i not u'i'y a keo, ohibnion of biis-i""-lct In the state tournament in kettMli but. will also by ui(ttT takin lu lircU. I Ifflf YOUNG :flPl TO REDEEM teei; PROPERTY iH; H' J i George T, Cochran, of La Grande, will lie n candidate in the Republican primaries for j t impress from the second Oi-e-Congressional district, lit' I will oppose N. J. Sliinoi, present i liiciimlicnt. K. P. ANNUAL I WO COllll! IcS, WullrtuiL nnrl Union.' held their annual district conven tion at Wnllowu. Oregon, lust eve ning. A banquet at 0:30 o'clock wan 'followed by a program and ctre- ilomain of Orenon. who wan pros ent alonK with about 300 Knlghtn ol I'yt hiiiH, pronounced the con vention last evening the best he ihini uver been privileged to attend. Ihirrieli was the only state officer present. lb- will visit the Imbler Lodge Monday night. Imbler hruina Tonight. I M lil.KK, Ore. (Special to 1 Observer) The vocational agricul ture department of tho Imbler high school will present a three ! act comedy drama this evening MEET'SUGGESS M,:,..o.;x!:o!,!.?,r,3..?,n0. "Jtrank hayes buys j Hie year in this city. Mrs. Morgan, one of Imbler's : talenteii elocutionists, will give a , reading between actn entitled i "Men for Thirty Cents." ,11 IX.LSHII' IS SOI GMT ' SALKM. Of. J. Jones, dis tiiet cealcr of weightn and nieas I tire;;, with hembuarters In Salem, ; announced his candidacy for coun , ty judge at tho republican primary ; election next May.. 1-Yank 'J'. ! Wrightiiuin. ilistrict deputy exalted ruler of the Klks' lodge, is the other candidate who has iin j noiineed himself for this office. I Mr. Wrightman is a reimbllcun. ; DeniocralH who have been men- : tinned a.s probable candidates for Iho office are Henry I (owning. In cumbent, and S. II. Van Truirfp, county fruit inspector. CIGARETTE HELD CAUSE OF FIRE ON "NOMENTUM' I'OKTLANh. (Al') The steam or West Noinentum docked here s-nt wirless calls early today to summon the harbor ftrebout when fire broke out on the vessel. The bl;izo was soon extinguished with little damage. Fire boat officers said the fire was probably caused by a cigarette. iftrululi- ritlzi-liH. UvtHK in Hi- di itrict luijiU'elil to Kourtli nlr;-t inn! . . ri tj 1 iviinnylvanlji iivi-iim-, wiih ivttiHiMl Commission Ofiers liim !, ,.m,i,K i,y m.- c iiy imimis- Chance to Redeem Lots at $1650 CITY SUED FOR $5,000 BY LADY Election for Voting BoncDouM nut i- r.mr.iin.d rrom itmi. IbhUB IE) uini.uoDi.u Kourlh and ivnn. Tim action ot May Be Held Coincid- um tohihiibmioikth ihhi niKht in r-ino- With Primaries "i.- an ,htai, from in- Pro- lng VV1U1 X 1 Illicit Ito. I ,,,.,! ronairurilon, horc out lliu ul- iloi'n4-y!;' c-laim. ' Tov YoullB wan by motion of llin IVrmil In l-.smil. city comnillonT offered his I Tills iiiornlnK I.. I.. KnodKniHS oronerly on KaHt Adaum, willed wiih tuken by the city lor de linquent Improvement payments, lost evening- at the commission tlntr for $lfio. Toy accepted tlin offer ajid paid $.r(M) down ! dition. front hi': Knurl h Hired bo und will pay the remain- iween I'ennsyh aniti and ( avenues, der into tho city treasury ut un The preliminary climated cost Ih early date. This clones tho dijciisKlun ovrr lh YounK property wnini wan hronirht uu wlien Slier wood WilllamH, a menii.er or ihML.xM.ct,.,j to bi giu immedialely commission purchased from the i . city Iho property in tjucstion. The charter provides that no one con- QYJi HUDSON IS shall have a right to purchase property from tho municipal cor poration, and a soon a that fact Was discovered Mr. Wllltaimi asked lo have the matter re-opened and hn withdrew his offer. Jlo made the motion for tho city to offer the properly to Toy Young, tlv former owner, an practically t he niuno terms he bad intended deal ing wilh the city. This wilh but one of many rather important matters which claimed the attention of t he commission last evening. W. Perkins, chair man of the tourist park commit tee of the chamber of commerce, presented a petition to the com mission praying that Immediate. (Continued on page 5) HOME ON O AVENUE l.ast evening a deal wan closed between Frank Hayes, city mana ger of .li Grande, and Jlenry T. Kill whereby Mr. Hayes becomes owner of a new bungalow recent ly erected on O avenuo and Third street. It Is a modern home, very nicely designed and Mr. and Mrs. Hayes will occupy it At once. CITY AT WORK ON GRADING STREETS City Manager Frank Hayes calls the Kvenlng Observer'; attention to tho fact that on Febtirary l-'tlh. '. which was tho first dale satisirtc- j tory work could ho dono on ac count of the weather, u force of j men with graders was put to work on the street:: of the city which are ! not paved. This is good news to ; (he people who own property out of the paved district and the Ob-I server stands corrected In a slate- I nient we made to tho effect lhat work had not begun as yet on tie- j dirt streets. EGYPT RULE CAIKO. Kgypt (My the Astoria- j ted I'ro.HS) The dispute between j ( he Kg ptlan government and ! Howard Carter over the conduct f of the -work on Tutankhamen'sl tomb wa.-i suddenly terminated on j Wednesday by tho ministerial or-j der cancelling the license of Conn-! tess Carnarvon under which Mr. j Curtcr was opera ting." P Is bo-1 Ileved here I his uctlon ends M t . j Carter's connection with the most wonderful of all Kgypliau archae ological discoveries unless, as ha-: ; boon Intimated, there is recourse i to, bKa procedure. 1 The ministerial order, after trae. ing recent events which already have beep cabled in detail. (( scribes Mr. Curtor's action in eloi.j Ing the tomb and abandoning the) work as ti grave iurructlrui of the I obligation assumed by Mr. Cartel himself has avowed,- It exposed tin treasure to irreparable dajupg' and thus give the governm ut Hi. tight lo canctl the license. OUSTS CARTER City Cannot Stop Chapel Construction Snodtrrass and Zimmer- man Secure Building Permit This Morning. A ix'tiUtm x1kii-I by Hi-vi-iil l.a Hiom-re and an onhr wus Kivi-n C'ily Itiroidi-r J. I-:. KU-nrnH. nut Ihorizinc liiitl tu Kvr a itrrinit to a ri-Hiiit'iHT clinpi-l lo Hnoil Ktura and ZiniliM'rinan fiinrral Hi-r-vioi- ririn. TlH! limti'T c:iini'- up l"0 wtn-liB ;iko at which time t-ity nttornt-yM u'ini nf thi miinlon that tlu rirm tunl i lyde -un nnan tieeut-eo permit, to erect a two-shiry t uc.co hulldilir; to he lined HH a reaidelK'e chapel, on a part of lot 4 and lots f and (I, Jilock (17. In Chaplln'H ad- $1:!,imm). The plnmi for the building was 'n - cently comnlei il liv (Mi.ii-Ii-h Mil- ier, architect, and constrdtilon is DEAD; BELIEVED SLAYER OF SELF,M aruhem. of Kuirene, was KI'IIIIATA, Wash. (A) Owen J Imlson, sought since bis broi her and two neighbors were killed, wus recently found dead twelve mile from here near It luff Lake, Ap parently he had killed hims.-If. Trjlng Ciil Case The case of i 'harle.H Walsh vs. tlu, Cniled Slates Nntionnl liank, et al., in being tried In (he circuit court today before Judge J. W. Knowle.;. Test imony w.ui being heard tliis morning. i STANFIELD GOES BACK TO CAPITAL TO RESUME DUTIES I'nited Stales Senator Robert N Stanlield passed 1 hroiigh La Graiirlo last, evening on his way back to the national capital lo re sume his duties as junior senator from Oregon. He has been (u Oregon attending lo private busi ness for a, few days. He was met hen bv' State Sen- ator Itoy W. liitlier who also went m n.Miinnuiii, n. i . in die inter- est of tho wheal export bill which Is now be;'oe emigres:;. Late News Flashes I)Ar(;HKKTV V KTIIKU IMPLK ATKO. WASHINmON (AP). A report (hat Attorney ('client I DaiiKhoiiy liiis Ixjuglit and sold Sinclair oil slock i;-; under investigation hy the senate oil com mit let today. Such iepitr, were submitted by special investigators and weic dbyi'ore the committee in executive ses sion. l'f: ,. A checkup oH?;-Ijrt:ker's books to establish whether it is true is now it progress. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, author of, the resolution proposing "rhe installation of a probe inlo Daughcrty's administnitibn, said today he under stood the information indicating Daughterly had dealt in Sinclair stocks had keen laid before Trcsident ("oolidi;e. . , What attitude the president may have taken toward the report that 'a member of his official family dealt in the oil stocks remains a mystery, , . Those who have discussed the matter with Coolidgc refuse lo make any statements of his opinions or in teutons and White House officials likewise decline to in. ike any comment. x In some administration quarters, however, it is known lo he the view that no inherent wrong can le established front the mere fact of stock investment by public officials if there is no proof that confidential infonnalion was the basis fur such a purchase. Should public accusation be made the defense iu expected to follow these lines. The slor) as it reaches the senator is that the in vestments were comparatively ,smtuT and resulted ulti mately in the bale of the sttJllJirt lo. MERCHANTS o s hTEUGEHE Directorate of Oregon Retail Merchants Assn. Is Meeting Today McNARY-HAUGEN BILL ENDORSED C.,Van Fleet Elected to Two Year Term on the Board; Officers of As sociation Named. A telegram received by the i:eniui; Observer just before Ro ll i lo presyi aiiniiiiie(l the fuel l hut the Ore-ton State Itelall Meivhants association unanl inoiiK endorsfNl the McNary HaiiKcu l)ill." The telcKram was sent from KiiKene ly I'liul Van J'lcet. SL'OKNK. (My the Associated Tress) i lie new noaru or directors Ol me uregon Miaie iteiuii ver vAuitWh' association, are meeting here today following adjournment ol the annual convention lato yes terday. At the election of officers yes terday I L. Thomas, of Marsh-."' field, wah named president Ilnvtd 1(,.,i . ,i n.alilnnl I i Unnn ..t iint.nnnrf u -.ir.i..rf Rocniid,cl'''r7,d with first degree, murder. vice president; J. H. Garrett. of A message from Or. J. W. Wlieel JlSllsboro, was elected third vice '- Ihyin . uintl James l l-ay. (Continued on page 8) icWis SILENT Di OIL NKW YOIUC. (AP) Harry F. Sinclair arrived on Iho liner J 'resi dent Harding Wednesday, smiling ly willing to discuss the weather. International politics and horse races, tho gasoline business In Ku- rope. tho kingship of Albania everything but oil and the Teapot lomo. As his Hhip. already delayed by blizzard and heavy seas, .reaehed quarantine and lay there for sev eral hours waiting for the rain quarantine lo lift and the fog tu clear. In; met reporters and phoio- grapners who swarmed aooaru with handshakes all around und a prepared statement. Sue Vanderlipfor $600,000 - V A w 'UK " i s J, .r I 1- "M: Itoy l. Mooi-o (leri) mil! I.thiI-v II. Itrusli. present ownera of Itio 3lurlon, Ohio Slur, told Iho So inlo IllvcHliKiltiiiK t-oiuiiillliHl lf rrnlly of detulls or sale or the newspiiper hy tin Into I'roMhlciU lllirdiai;. They 1111; now solus I 'nink A. llndi rllp for $11110,000. State Frohi Agents Face Murder Charge SALKM. (My Associated Tress) Miles II. McKee, assistant attorney general, today Ih en route, lo Gold lieach to assist in the Investigation " 1,1 euiineciiuu . nn w men nui r(,.Munipower ana r.u neii, biuto pro- liiumon HKeiiin, u u uiiuei in i oi cnairnuiu Ol Uii' cuiioioer ui rum- merce, alleged i he prohiiiiion agents were under I he Influence of Ihjuor when the killing occurred AT DAUGHERTY WASHINOTON. (Al') Sena tor Lodge at the While House Wednesday advised I 'res. Ooohdge of growing sentimenl in the Senate against Imughoriy remaining as Cniled States attorney general. I Lodge and Senalor Copper went 'lo the While House alter Da ugh -irly publicly defied critics. They informed the president that Iho cabinet should be chared of all who become storm cnlers iu thi ol! scandal. vffTT'II TVT I T f I IT? I? l llHJ I II iu V UIJ LjIVIj W FATHER, MOTHER AND 2 L.ett'TfTJtJ PIOJ Livn IT. peer:;iMiri;, Fla. (AP). - - I Frank McDowell late Wednesday confessed the murder of his lalh- or and mother hero Tuesday night and. the murder t his two sisters IU llecaiiir. (.oorgia. a your ago, aceonlliq; to I ho police, - REQUEST MADE TO I5UILI) SIX. I I MILE RAILROAD! WAHIIlNGTi IS. vada - California - hn:; asked the inlerslat commerce of new lino north v. aid from Laki timber tracts. view, Oregon. Into TED KRACHE IS I5EATEN 1JY VIA N E PORTLAND. (AP) fene Clbie of Oakland, Calitornla, won a tor round decision over Ted K radio of lloiuiam, here hist, night. i'hei-se Output Is Sold. TILL A MOOK, rc. - - Practical ly all of Hie V.rt'.i production of Tillamool. ciMinly ehoeso has now lieen Hold, Jiecordlng to a report from the otflco or Carl Haberhick, secretary of the Tillamook County Creamery asnociatlon. Chore (s n small amount left In storage In Los Angers and San Francisco, and probably one car all told in 'Cilia- monk county. Most of the factories in thuToun-l ty ii n now making the largest part of Iho curd Into loaf ehoeso. tor which I here, scims to be an In- siHienl demand. The low price of feed and the high price of choose please dairy - men and has made t t iling more SENATE BITTER profitable and fo tn.ru I than ever' W. It. Gekeler has been appolnt betore. td to stcuit; funds tor tho buppurt fair " BULLETINS Govi;itNou ;i;i:u ikai. l'ortlnud. (Al') Former (Jorpr-it(H- T. T. iJK r died thU kitcrrioon after Kcvernl unys illnmt from paralysis. VH' IXTTOUS KOL'GIIT. Salem. (AI')iuvernor Fierce In reiiiesthiK llio attorney Kneinl to M'tul spci'lnl proseutors to Yam hill county to assist In the vhs against Tooze ami Tcmplln, at the remiest of District Alloniey ton tiers of Vamhlll county. Ct LIU 11 1 SON NAMKK, Salem. (Al) W. C. tulhertwn. Cor! la ml hotel owner, today was mimed by Governor J'leree to suc ceed Arthur V. Spencer, Portland attorney, as a member of the World Mar Veterans stale aid conimis- Mon, Spencer resigned duo to the press of private business. II AM) ITS MAKK IIAI Ij. railiersburg. W. Va. (At) Two inimasked bandits held up Herman .liMtlrt, mesM'iigoi' for the H'ltlxens Jatiimil hank, ffslny and seized registered mall piniches eotitnininjt XI 100 in one dollar hills. The ban dits escaped by automobile. WAvrr.n "vokm iowi;it." Sl. Petersburg, Fla. (AP) Ag nosticism, atheism anil advanced radicalism caused Frank .Mclnw ell, confessed murderer of Ids fatli- mother ami iwo simci-s io com- h, crime lhat removed from his path ami to make plant fr the icmoval of another, Mary lllrdsey, ilf .-ivlli. Ga., a iM-aullfill younif ollcgn girl, whom ho iH'Ileves Sms j(l ,s pmh and defeats Ids .K,.(.SH inward becoming a world !H,XVer, accord In- to police. j . . . I NATAL DAY WILL IJE OnSERVEI) IN CITY TOMORROW P (AP)--Tho N'c-f 'ln,! nnnlversary of George Wash-oiii-.tn riilr'oad im;ton's birthday will be observed fittingly in i.a liriimie tomorrow . i that state that lhe schools will ob j i.orve a half holiday, tho banks will be closed during the day and (judicial work will be at a stand . Utill. In lhe schools, in addltlon-Jto the afternoon hoi hi ay, memorial exer cises will bo held during the morn mi; s sslntis. Granges Organizing to Back Fitted Milk Bill I'he campaign for raising funds I or I lie supporting of the Oregon lilhd milk bill has boon started In 'this section of the state, accord r, and will be ing lo W. K. (Jekel pushed as rapidly as possible. Practically all of the granges In Pnlon, Wallowa and Baker coun ties are on record as favoring lhe bill ami opposing the use. or sale of oleumargerino and many of lhe ; local organizations huvo pledged f themselves to not patronise firms ; dealing in milk or butter substl t tiles or advocating their sale. NEWSPAPERS SLIMED B EW YORKER Frank Vanderlip Expects Libel Suit to Be Mak er of News WILL SPEND BIG SUM IN COURTS "Country Needs Court .Proceedings bays JUer fendant; Prepared - to Fight Star Owners. NKW YOIUC. (Ry tho Associaled Tress) Frank A. Vanderlip, re plying today-to tho $000,000 libel suit filed against him by tho own era of tho Marlon Star, declared ho welcomed the suit and hoped it (would ho a forerunnor of "court proceedings that would mako public some of tho news that tho went newspapers did not ho fit to iprint." Continuing. Vanderlip said: "I I am prepared to spend qulto nit much as has been asked for in theso proceedings in an effort to make public this news. Thero la nothing this country needs so much. at this moment oa some court pro ceedings Instituted by grand juries land pressed incorruptablo prose cuting attorneys." TO ENTER RACE MIAMI. Fla. (AP) ; James M. Cox, while refusing to make any nl at omen t today on the Cleveland dispatches stating that a movement had been started thero for him as) a I )emocrat Ic presidential candi date, gave out correspondence in, which he declared ho had no ltw cllnatlon to enter the contest but. would acquiesce if Democracy in Ohio believed tho principals for which he stunds can be promoted hy his candidacy. MIAMI, Fla. (AP) Former Governor .lames M. Cox of Ohio Wednesday night told a represen tative of the Miami Herald that ho had authorized the usu of his name as a candidate for president on a declartlon of candidates received at headquarters of tho Cuyahoga counl y democratic party. Mr. Cox said that a few days ago (Continued on pago 8) ai:xiijaky aioits child, - OKKOON (MTY. Memberw of the American Legion auxiliary; of Oregon City soon will becomo o-' riclal mother and father to an -year-old Portland girl whose fath er wai seriously Injured during tho world war and whoso mother is an Invalid. The decision was reached at tho regular meeting. It Is planned to leavo tho child with her parents ami to provide JAMES Wl. COX surriclent money to see hr through Hchool. purchase her clothes and food and give her all that 1h needed. Payments for her upkeep wni i10 Blurted immedi ately. Thef members made final plans for their "cookie" day, when they wlfl distribute cooklca and jelly to all hospitals in Portland, Febru ary 27. of the bill to be referended at tho November general election In Union county. J. D. Mlckle, the newly appoint d dairy and food commissioner In Oregon, bus been active lu fretting the work organised. Mrs. M. K. Stevens,, of Portland. is acting secretary of tho campaign. Mr. Gekeler points out that tho dairy industry is thu only lino of tarm work that Is actually netting tho fanners a profit in this portion of the stato and that it Is to tho interest of every dairy farmer to help ttuaucu thu campaign. .