La Grande evening observer., May 13, 1924, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAY.
Ha (granite vxtmn
The Weather
Portland AP) Cloudy
In west portion of Orcicon:
fair and cooler In cunt to
night and tomorrow.
VOLUME XXII.
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 15)2-1
MEMKEH ASSOCIATED PI1ESS
MEMHBR ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON,
NUMBER 185T
CITY
EDITION
- -- -.
; VIRGINIA IN
K" Fl im GRIP
'iy Hurry I:. Hum.)
WASIIIMlToN. (M .-A Kp.-ci.il
Al Kiiiiih'ii pii-Hhl.-til ial lioom in
it vi-lniniii; Mnill;:.-r Until -.i.'i-l c..
l"IMU-.IUll,.ly i.H.T ,- ll.lllh ul
I'liarlm .'. Murphy, thi- Tuiiiiiiaiiv
'"'HI. II una II I I Siiillir:,
t-li.-inmi lnul he n riiliinl. I tut ii
till'-'! liml; K'l now.
Murpliy I. mil r.-Ti.-i k li.-ll. r lliiin I
vi n Smith "h friends realized. In
deed, Huiur my Smith- is iti a In iti i
twiifinn now limn if Murphy ha-i
lived Iti'i-ititsf his candidacy in Ire..
involved y Tainiiiiiiiy.
Sitiirii-rs of Williim I ii
McAdun wiio ln mil v . i nt Smith
even il th-y can't have McAdoo re
inaiti confident of their ability If
lolil mi. it- I him nil '-1 hi I'll of 1 h
convention votes indefinitely, I In:.
, forcing a compromise. )
Tl'ie suggcsHoti in beard ill mmm
Ciiarli j'H (hal Ihe fate of foi inei
Coventor McCray of Indiana, who
lliiK been ti -ul -lt -t 1 to prison for
h-a y-iu-H. injured the presidential
chances of Sunned M. KalHlnli.
II Is true. Ihi-y nn- of dir.'.'ii nl
parlies, hill tin- concensus of opin
ion lien is that Mel 'ray lias given
Indhna Hepuhlicanism such :
black eye thai Democrats an- prac
tically certain lo carry lln state
anyway, thus' making It unneces
stry lo nominate a Honsler for the
purpose oi" transferring Ihe Hl'Mi
from the ilollhlful to the Demo
cratic column.
Tin- Itiilicalloiis ul pri m nl arc
lliat the navy'H pri-Hrlit Hlatc is In
Im HlllijccL In imii-li Invi-HlUratioli
r--- a loni: lino- lo Clinic. I'l-oli-lilily
II In loo lali- to K'-t iinyllilmt
Uolii- with Ho- pics.nl aiilinipiiii
tions hill.
Iticcnl rcporlH liy liiuli nnviil
officialii ilisclo.s'-il Hint lln- ni-i-U i.i
(Conllnucil on puco 6)
eptity Sheriff C. I'. Ilnlhronk
I'.ad an eM-illnu man hunt In the
vh inllv of l iro hell near Die liobo
caiiiiioiind yeslerduy. lie took j
liert I'eterson and Hay I'el erson 1
Into custody In the morning and
was then oi.tined o wait until
eveninir for Clarence I'eternon anil j
.lake l-'ike. lUias Hay Hnlder.
I'ike is an cx-conviet and at (lie'
tl of h s arrest carried a mur-;
dermis looktiur black jack which !
jie would uiidoiiliD'dly used hail
the opportunity beep presented.
The men are wauled in link
on a ehurne of stcalinj; a quantity i
nr wool. (Hfieers from linker
came here laid CVelllnn and took
ihe men hack to Die tjueen City
Dr., Klmer Crant Keilh. pastor
of II' l-'irst Mdhodlsl i:p1scoKiI j
church of La (irande will give
Hie comiiiencemeiil address at Hie;
h'yh M ho'd al Mulder on Thursday f
evening of this week, according!
to announcements made today. '
Says America Must
Remain in Unison
t-riCU'.i), ( A I ' -To keep tie
Ameiican people undivided and
firm from alien Influences, and to
shield It against foreign propa
ganda, was declared In he the duly
ol church and citizens hy Cardi
nal Mimdehin here Monday nigid
In Ms rirm:'i V'.Mrens as eardlnnl.
Ii HUNT IS
SUCCESSFUL
I
ror trial.
KEITHISTpT
GIVE ADDRESSs
Tatf Measure Veto Is
Sure, Senate Is Told
AMI I M. I'N ( Hy I lie Ar
chil cd Pit- ) . The li'nthllcilii-i-elahicfl
colli nil ol Iho conferee
on I be ta nihn tinn hill I hi-ough
Ihe apMiiiiliiicnl loda h the
senate of Ibne ((-publicaie and
two DcmiHial-. Hie nile ratio a
fie, by Hit lioti-e.
Point ing tint t oat t he blil as
p.ty-H-d by tin- s.nate w aK niodell -d
on the i eiiiocruilc program. S -n-ator
Stminons, ranking 1 leiuocrat
on the finance committee, had
MJKgeSli I the appotlltllll nt O
tliree Democrats and two liepuo
llcaiis. WASH INCtTi 'X (Hy the Asuoet
ated Press) The revenue bill
reached the crossroads late Mou-
lay us ad in inks' ra' ion rpokeMieti
warned republican leaders in con
gress to nbt-iin in eonferenc
taooifii alien ot I he legislation :
1'ass- ! by the scne.te or pre pa re
)
. L
Lueas Drowned
Willi. i ...
ii ii-itiii.
at Fredericksburg
High Waters.
in!
PROPERTY LOSS
IS AT HIGH MARK
Many Sections Report v
Serious Flood Damage;
Charlottesville Suffers j
Much.
KK'UMoNH, Va., (ly the
noi'iated I'ress) ( Hie death
suited Monday nilit from
tnosl general flood Virginia
Ail-
I In
Inn
experii-need In many year when
WIN la m I iiicaa w as d rownnl at
l-'rederirkwhitrK" while
rescue a mnall hoat.
trying lo l
i
SM'ioiiM flood danniK' whs re- )
I'orled t'roTii many red Inns of Vlr- ;
Kiuia Monday u-Hh rivers an I
Klreams almoHl everywhere In
slate already mil of their hanks
or neariiiK flood Ktatfe as a result -of
the heavy rains of the lul three '
days.
t harlot lesvllle, where seven
hrhlK.es In and around the (own
have heen washed away and sev- J
eta I mauulaelnrin planls flooded, i
appeared to have suffered tin; (
heaviest damage. With t he Ka
anna river 25 feel aliove normal, j
street railway and electric Unlit j
service ill (lie town was paralyzed, i
I a ma to the plan) of Ihe Char-'
lull i S Hie wuuleil if I Ii Is where '
nearly all machinery Is under :
water was estimated ai $7otna. i
With the Shenandoah river
hlKher than ft hits heen for 50
years, widespread daniuRe was rc-
I iorled in that river valley, while
! I he ItappahannoeR Is 11 feet
ahove normal nta;e and waruhiKS
of u rise In the James river havo
(Continued on pacn ti)
CONGRESSMAN
JOHN LANG LEY
FOUND CLILTY
j
roviMroN. Ky. (AP). rn-
grcHMiiaii Langlcy. convicted t-
lerday of conspiracy In ciniicc
' lion willi vhlU transactions in
Itt2l, was MiitciirtMl lislay in lite
j fed era I couii lo luu jcars in the
; Atlanta prison.
COVINCTON. Ky. (Al) A jury
In federal court here found Coli
gn small John W. lingley, Keii
liii kv. guilty uf conspiracy in con
ned ion wil h a whiskey transae
timi in I'.'-t.
The jnr- returned Its verdict
after deliberating three hours and
'in minutes.
BIcAdoo XOJiing Goal,
Manager Rockwell Says
NASI I V 1 1 .1. IT. Ten u. ( A P )
David Ladd Hoekwell of Chicago,
manager of William (I. MeAdoo's
presidential campaign, issued a
tabulated statement claiming 'Al
votes for McAdoo on the early bal
loting in the New York campaign
or. as he pointed out, wilhin sr.
votes of the two-thirds required to
win Die nomination.
"Thirl y-t hree states and lerti
tnries with 1 2 convention votes al
ready have expressed their pref
ere'nee." said Mr. Hoekwell. "In
these slates. Mr. McAdoo won or
divided the delegation from 2",
losing only six completely Jo his
eni Ire field of opponents. who
were 'favorite sons' in mosl eases.
"The slates that have acted have
given Mr. McAdoo 4 :: i delegates
.iu-'iic-t ::TS for the opposition."
to aeeepl a v. -to. Senate demo
crats a' the same time hi U lo
known Hut' they were prepared I"
out up n fight to retain the prill -
ipitl fiatures of Ihclr program in
ll- llieolll e. !
S.liaf'.r Si!:iMloiiH or North Car
olina in charg- of the democratic
tax ndiietfou fight. announced
l bat unless he received assurance
that the lull as passed by the son
!fil' would not lie shuigtitered' m
'eonrerencc. lie would wage a right
i lo p'ai a majority of democrats
inn the s.nate lonf'-renee eomuiit
; tee.
; Not otilv can Hi" le-tslation no
l.e accepted In Us pretend form,
ad ni! ni-t ration leader dt chtr d.
but any lax reduction would be
l:.,p..H-lble. hey Insisted, tl peed
Inc specbd appropriation It'll.,
oieh us the pension RJI'l f"nii!-
(CootlDUt-d OD page &)
1 WWBV Willi
01 DEM
U. S. Airmen
Ready For
Long Flight
jThree Aviators Ejfyuetto
Start NX Mile Trip to
Japan Tomorrow.
i;o.si;iii 1U.. Ore., ( liy tin As-is-ialfd
Press). l.lenu nan! Ton-
kin parsed oar Ito-ebiirg. fly-
lim hnv, at 0:25 n'rhrk thi moiii-
imc.
(( ii iVA. Alaska (liy lln- As-uot-ialni
I'i-i-mn)- -Willi ralin wi-alli-i-i-
rur.'i-iiKl I'or loilny. tlirrii l'lliti-il
Slnti-s army worlil nvialors Ul Allu
Islnnil. wi n- pri'liarlllR lo hop off
lolimi-l-ow ror l,anitiialllrii lulanil.
in II... Kuril., irl-oilli. Jltlilin. II ilia-
l. .it.... ,,f V7H mil.'K fl-filll llll-ll- lll'l-U- !
location.
SKATTI.K (AT) Lieutenant
I i:arl S. Tonkin, who fit w from
San Kraneisco to Seattle Saturday
i I o jro nort h in search for Major
Krederii k Marl in. since toiind,
hopied off iH-re at 5 o'clock this
nioniint? for a non-stop return.
SI I A X: 1 1 A I (AIM I h-.it enailt
Wtii.sy. flying from I'arlH to Toklo.
has arrived In lianel. ! reni n inun
China, from SalKon. Cochin China,
NET STARS IN
FINALS TOSH!
The net slurs of Ihe hlh schoo!
battled yesterday evening for Ihe
tennis championship of the hth
school on the cement courts near
Ihe hospital. Thomas llriice took
the r'Hinl before the onslaught or
Sam Cochran's offensive In (wo
si ra IK lit sets. 6-1. U-. John Larl
son downed I wo contenders for
the title beatilijf MeKelinon in the
' preliminary' willi a score o ti-4,
! tN2 and Ueoi'Ke (Hush In Ihe sec
ond match. The first sl of Hi"
I (ihirs-Hnrison match was Iho most
j hotly contested played lasl even
j tnif and went lo deuce hcI but was
I linally won by Harlson, K-(i. After
I Hie first h-at 1hc rert 'ajiii t ui-y tor
j Larison and he took the secoml
' set, ti-n.
j (ilass had previously elltninaled
I Meicalf froin the runnliiff before
o" .-i. -J.
Jack I icnnis eusily won his
match with James Coker allowing
t he opposil ion hut 1 wo pimes In
the IWO Mcts. Sell, defeated Ileal
ty in a hard fouslil bat He that
was closer I hun flic score Indicates.
The final eoiinl was Seitx. ti-2,
The ilnals will be played this
evening. Larison and Cochran
picked by the fans as the two
slronu'esl competitors in Ihe con
test will probably start the even
infts' events. Sell, and Dennis
will play a final match lo decide
which one will meet the winner
of the l,atison-iochraii mulch.
i Through the malls today came;
more than linn letters serving no- 1
the of the appeal t,T Ihe (bkeler'
i Ditch company mini the ttdjudica-'
lion of water In Hie (irande Konih; i
! river above Cordon creek, which j
j adjudication was flrsl made by the j
i slate (ominbsion. later being pas- j
led on by Judge Anderson Hitting i
as judg" for this district In place J
of Judge Knowies.
The case Is one I hat a (1'ecls ,
much of the Crande Hondo river
hence Ihe large number of claim-
ants. Hcj-s K- (ireeh and .Iiiiim'H II. j
Nichols of linker, are attorneys.
SHELL OIL FIRM
; MAY SELL STOCK
; AT HIGH FIGURE
N KW VoltK (AH) It Is r j
i ported in the fiuaiiciat district that '
! the Shell l iiion i1 eorpor.it Ion.
I of Delaware, controlled by the;
i i;nal Dutch Shell iuteresls. plans,
j lo sell Its stock Intered In Hie
i liiion ci iompan of California i
at a reported price between .',-
i ciiit.iiiiM and $ :io,iHio,onti.
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IIOW 'IIII.V STA.MI
I'hil.M -San
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No gatn.-K Monday, l-anill Irav.-l-
! 1
WATER CASE !
! IS UNDERWAY
E
TO RESIGN
I
Radicals Will Control the .
New French Parlia
ment by 111 Votes
PREMIER ACCEPTS
FRANCE'S VERDICT-
GAR
, show could nut operate inasmuch
Considers His Mission a-the parihipams had no license
Fnrlnrl nnrl Will A1p1'P-U" Kh"w ,h,ir wilhin the
L.n(iea ana y111 iVJeiL"t(-orporale limits or Ihe t'ity f Ui
IV Cai'l'V 011 Until KcS-,ranil thai Is. the police didn't
ignation Effective.
JWHIS (tty vm" AssiKhited
its(i) The I'olnrtu-r cabinet,
inecltiu lieit this iimrulim. de
cided tn hand in re-lnimtinn, lo
iH'eonte effe tie on Jmie
1 ' A i IS lly lor AHS(Mlated
I'rcss) 1'reniier I'oincare accepts
ihe country's verdict as bel.m
against him and will not try to
seek, as some or his supporlern In
sist, a mixed majority ninoim I In
groups In the new chamber. Con
sequently, he considers his ml -Hkon
ended and will merely carry
on until Ihe newly elected deputies
lake their duties the flrsl of June.
Premier Hoineare will ask his
b'UKiies lo Indorse this resolve i
meet I at; of the cabinet Tuesday.
M. I'ninctire'K decision to abstain
from .til political Initiative until
the lej;al tenure of his office ex
pires, entails, II la understood,
ahaudonmenl of his visit 1 o
( "h iiucrs court and t he llrillsu
prime minister, Kamsuy Machon
ald, will lie so adv Hed aft er t ho
cabinet has sanctioned hit deci
sion. TO STAY HERE
E
r
h
ip
L
uu
Albert Hess Kit ion. piitor of
j the liaptlst church, of La (Iriinrlc,
will not h-ave this city imt II June
: 15, according to announcement s
made hy him today. Hcporis
were made that his sermon Sun
day was to lie his lasi in La
( J rande but t hese were erroneous.
Mr. Sitton will continue In his
pulpit until Ii- departs.
; SI I'll. LIEN HACK AT WOltK
I PITTSHI'HCn (AP) A sulk.;
j of "2"ii motornieii and conii net m-M.
j in en eel since Kridny, ended hejc
j when Ihe men voted 'o return to
i work under it ldan simgested hy
t lo: company.
vhi:at or(iT'i"c
PIHITLAND, (ire. (Al Wheat
iiiolatlons Monday wen: Hard
wlille $1.10; western r- XI. til).
j Late
TV!
TI
I
SI'IXTA'IOKS UAKKKI) l'ROM 'i'KIAL.
I.OS AN(aCLKS. (Al). All spcclalurs were liarrcd
fiiini Hie trial of lluee aliened l:ink bandits, accused
of mind it, in .Judjre Keelch's conil loday, fiilliiw ini
an official aiiiiiiiiiK-enient thai a "lip from the under
world" said thai a rescue miIU he attempted '.n open,
court. ICd Monlejo, Lewis rerry and Tom Uailcy are
on trial charged with the murder of Policeman Clenn
liond in a Run battle following iin attempted bank rob
' beiy here two months ai?o.
(iUANI) JURY WORK I'KOiatKSSINC.
' I'OR'I'LAM), Ore. (Al'). The special ;i;ind jury
' which Saturday indicted three, entered (he second
phase of its mission today, when an imiuiry hep;an inlo
"all or none" of the bridge contracts. .1. II. I'onieroy,
or liooth and I'onieroy, steel erectors, was the first
witness.
SKNATK Kl'STAINS VKI'O.
WASIIIMiTON (Al) I'resident ('oolidjje's veto
of the IHirsuiu pension bill was sustained today by I hn
senate. The action crowned with success the first at
tempt by ('onlidirc to block legislation by the exercise
of the veto. A vote to override the veto was .VI to
! 2S, one vole less than the two-thirds required. The
measure would have granted pension increases to vet
erans of several wars.
FORKST KIRK KKI'OKTKI).
OI.YMIMA. Wash. (AI'). A bad forest fire is im
ported three miles west of Clallam, by Robert Oooms,
district forester in charge of the storm zone Olympic
peninsular. Men and equipment are fiffhlmjr Ihe new
i blaze. The Heaver Falls fire is reported extinguished.'
jPjeace, Quiet
' Disturbed
I By Rioters
Olf Town Section Enjoys
fcenip Last Evening;
our Participants Ar-
'tf(l.
lie old command of "Love (hy
hhor as tlisrU" was hard hit
::;?l'::, 'V.'Vr,.:,":::i,V"' ',,!" ' uuXZ
ainS valiantly trodden In the dusi,
litelilly speaking.
jrilh the ''arena on ' street he
I w-ii Second and Third" "Ullie
a Minis was staged. aceonlliiK to
of f(i eitt of the law. w ho. led hy
Ch"i' or I'oliee (Mini Hay lies, had
so fue trouble In deciding thai the
have much trouble reach In ihe
decision but they were faced with
some difficulty In making thai
de.cinlon cot-ni.aul lo those who
wre- pari of the iinhrnllu.
Tile circus, or whatever one
wunts lo call II, was slightly dll
rjrVnI from the ordinary kind thai
T. Itarniiiu depeiith'd upon the
it hi lite itiea" lo patronize. lea.
al hits Sliuhlly Altered
ordinary every day kind of
how. In which one sees ele-
p I if ills, drinks pink lemonade at
! soAinuch per iriU'-zle, reeds the
! m4ikeN and axes with awe upoii I
llh striped horses, was supplanted
bia idiow in which the adorn dis-
1 ....A....,
' rcflieinhered h s'rouic ability ani
di. nrdcd Irapexe work and Ihe
coI-imA. in favor of puKllis'lc demon-
si fat ions.
' ,1 list end. the spectators j;u.ed
Vt'h delight upon imitations of
Jack I icuipsey's I anions innlnslay
and viewed Willi mixed pleasure
slightly allercd features, here and
I here sprinkled witii swollen tnups
Imd blackened eyes.
1 Hut to K' t II all In a nutshell
where it orooerlv belongs, the at
Iractlon staged in the C stre
l arena was
nothing more or b-Hlhl,r beutitiiul etear soprano volet
than a nice neiiihborly fight winch 1 Lindaty jihtyed H'-verul solos
would have undoubtedly progress- on e ,v""'H Miss Isabi'llKi Miller
ed lo u satlsfoslory conclusion lm'HHIlllif , Klnii of song.- - ami
it no' been tor the efficiency of j MrH .; jit Uounes rendered u
Hie local blueonnts,- Police, how ,,,.),, ,,f nuiuherH on thi! piano,
ever, have no patience with such, Th(. ,nHll)(al served liunch and
displays ol pnjfHii"acv an- ii ;v.t,,.,.H )n j guesls, who were
luttiiral rcsull. I hey descended HhowJI tlirutmh lac building by
.upon, niHIed Inlo and finally l(llh,mlimlH- , demonat ra I ion of
'iiiiih'il he illtl urbance wiui
H..ii
have done
credit to Ihe
Mounted polici
Koyal Northwest
A Nice .Ml-I i
le h.m willi, now that the
i- has been sat isfaetoril)-
Continued on page 5)
pro-hau-
Mrs. Jameson Will
Speak This Evening
Mrs. Kate Jameson, dean of wo-
liM-n at (i. A. C. and also Hi al
"hairniatt of r.vivul hm und social
standard lor Hie Pa rent -T
her
Ho:
asvociaiii
('!"Kiil is ill
wlll address tin parents of
m-;c .-. "dents and prospective
leg., students at Ihe Neigiii,.;:
rtnli rooms.
IPTS -a r
Nice Trip
te?i V k&Ai&(,)t f'- "
ra.
l-'i-mii I'aiiiiina lo Wulilii!tton c-uim- llicsc i-iiiiuihk; IrlplcLs lo
l.-ll Ihclr mini, Mis l-jlllh IIoIIIiik WIImiii. willow oT I lie- lulu
imslilcnl. Thi-y an- l:illlli, l.llin mid Ualpli lluyil.
CHEER CHEN
ht unnniTfli
Yesterday was "I lospltul Day"
and a splendid musical proKinm
was rendered durltiK the open
hours at the Craude Konde hos -
Idtai from a to a ociocu in uie
afternoon. A
' consisting of
W'owler, Mrs.
nixed quartette,
U. I- Dull (.n. K. I ).
A. L. Kichardson
II. Itohnenkaiup, .Jr.,
llMll vtii y
sang iseveral beautittd numbers;
Mr. Dulton sang a number of ex-
eullixil ti-iwir kiIoh mill Mrs. Itlch-
t ! ur.lui.n UItmr Mel-ei-Ill Keli'l'ltnllM 111
the work
nurses.
Tile lobby
exquisitely lie
:Wc
Dm
ul I he
'oral cd
hospital was
wit h flowers
and each pathnt was Itirnlshe
with a beautiful bouquet.
"Hospital Day" was sponsore
by Chapter I. IV K. .
Underwood to Fight.
For Anti-Klan Plank
W ASH IN'HTt N' (AP) Plans to
carry the right against the K.u
Kliifc K Inn lo the floor of 111"
j democrat Ic national convi-nllon
j w'ere announced here by supporters
I of Senator t isear Y .
i in Ills campaign for
I 'nder.wood
the presi-
ib-ntiai iiomtnal ion.
n!. J. ,is Maid al I'uderwood
ol- headquarters In re that the Kuh-i'ol-
ject would be brought before Ihe
""l D onvi nl Ion by (lovernor Vr. W.
Itraudou ii T Loulsianiii who ts
inake Hie noiiiluallng speech
for
I iub-i wood, und I hat I he Under
wood TorcCi would bring in a
iiilqoriiy repori from the plat form
coiuminee ll Hie riiiiiinilii'i! failed
h;il i.slaclory autl-klaii
KIIAXUIIAf (AH) Son Yat Simi
president of the South China gov;
eiiui'iil, Is seriously ill will) brain
lever.
According to reliable Informa
tion Sun Yat Sen lies been uucon
si iocs lor two days.
Cholera SUN Racing
In 1'orlions ol' India
I .ON HON (AP)-Thi) Dad Tele
graph's A lla hal. ad corn spoU'h-11!
saw, the cholera epidemic whicn
has be.-tt rilling In several sections
of India, I tux brok"it out In Hie
'tale id1 Msot'e. where linTe were
:), cas' s. wit ti I deal hs last
Thi'i ephh-nde in Hihar, where
el e h'lVc been I U.Olid eat lis
t dtH e t he hecinlilllg Of t III- VCUI'.
(is abating. Willi Ihe exception of
ilhe Champaran dlslrlclH, where
ihe deaths number iino dallv, the
(ti tuittion Is Mtld to be w n in hand
'in the districts, including I'arb-
hatu;a, Hhahab;id and S.iran.
; r.oit i inc. im.im:.
I'OI.I'Mllt H. .. (INS)- Clarim;
re.J paint and l he eonspictiousness
fit Htlendiiig objects it adorns ap
IpHrentlv hdd no terror for Colum
bus '' auto lire thieves who
I VnrrlppMl 'Wlie prid" of lln- city
! fire en (.nn s recently w hlb- Hre
'men were extinguishing a blaze.
In liiliihl II
SUN YET SEN
SERiSLfILL
for Triplets
. .iv i f-
i vn
E2
BULLETINS
III SHAM)
Sill. I, MISSIM
UK AI.O
(Al')- Mi. Iln-i-
niai-y ihiii-i- Km-nlc wife of.
Icutcnuiit Lester II. liarale, miss-
inx nuviif u,Miiiilcr, ulio dlsii
pi ai cd iittin Ihe Itrcmciioii uti y
I aids u week nun, has no clue us
(o the wlierea bonis of her Iiiik- j
ham), audits or Ihe bureau of ln-
vcNlia.nl Jon or (lie ilepaiiineiii ofj
1 Justice said today. They locale:! j
,u-s, Karnic, a nieuiiier or a noiu-
incut laiiilly, licm ttiday am) que i
(loneil her.
!
PUOIIK 'IMIOAK ICATI'X
WAslllMiTO.N. (AP). Con
ttrcs.Nlonal Imrsliuailuii of (cle-
11 j idiom mte.s and service Ihiftugti-
iiiiil uie i inieii niaie.s aim or me
oigaiilallon or (he Aincrlcan
I'clcidionc ami THcKinpli coiu
pauy and lis relalloiis .with oth
er corporal hm i was iiiDposed to
day hy Hct-r: si ntatlve O'Connor,
Dcinocrat, of .New Vork.
it van is ivuhid.
m;M. On-. (AP) .1. Ityau,
one of the iiiiiclals In (he Item)
bonus case, convicted here In He
icdei al coucti recently, was rcwl
ously hijiircil In mi aiilo a cc id cut
near hen lain .Monday.
AIAHKIT OLOTATIONK
PtlHTLAND, .Ore. ( A P). ( 'at He j
and hogH steady
lambs otic lower,
weak. Ilutler
( Porthind ) steady.
1'iancisco) 4a.1c.
today. Sprint
I'iggM Slow lO
and bulterfal
Huilerfat (Sail
Entombed Miners Are
Cheerful; Rescue Near
CILMAN. Colo. (AP) I'ive
miners entombed In the Kiiiplrc
YAuv, ,M I u ing company', properly
near here hist Saturday were still
! ","','l'proiind Monday night, but
nn repurieu () rescue woiKi'rs 0111
side I hat they were well and
cheerful. During I he day, water,
collet, and oilier rood was passed
to (lie men through an opening
made by a diamond drill and fresh
air was pumped in lo the men.
It I Issue I'lilly Subscribed
SALKM, Die. - The $JtMi.(HH
bond Issue autliorlcd by the Sa
lem lodge of l-.'lks, with which to
conslruet the proposed new homo
lor the lodge here this suuiuier,
has been Hilly subscribed. Ap
proximately 22h nienibei H of I he
lodge have .subscribed for bonds.
Hie largest single subscription lin
Ing I (i.toi'i.
La Grande High Sports
Successful In 1923-24
(in- of Ihe most successful ulh
Ictlc seasons ever passed by til-'
La (Jramle high school came to
an end uheii Ihe Tigers won lh
Laslcrn Oregon track and field
i ieel at I'nlon Salurday by a iniir
giu of 17 points over their near
est compel it or, ptndlelon hbpi
school.
The victory Saturday ofllctally
ended the i:i':i--'4 season and
Hack apparel Is now stored away
until next sprint".
The (Hue and While teams
won two i;a-tciu Oreuon ciiani
pioushlpH Ibis i nr out or
lbn-c. the iiIIh-i- going lo Pen
dhioii. who CM lite onl Ictoii
oos nl Hie cm! 'f On rMilhall
M jiMio. Iii addition lo wiimlm;
l be mecl Mil iinhi) t hi bakel
ball qiihilclle won tin dl-Hiti
cbaiiiplon-bii and two oul-of-illxtrict
gu mcs wllh Pemllclou
high scltool.
I A great oiHon of the credit
OIL LESSE
PROBE ROW
. ISHEftTED
Ileai-ing Resumed and
Sciuablile Results; Is
Short Lived ; , .
EX-OFFICIALS
HEARD IJY JURY
Theodore. Roosevelt and
Rear Admiral Griffin
Testify in Grand Jury
Inquiry. ;
WASIIINfiTON i3y III.. Asuoel
alcil I'i-okk) Thooiloru Uoosovcll.
aHHlKlunl Hi'iimlai-y ot Iho navy,
ami Hour Admiral It. H. Griffin,
vci-c chief witticwii.H toiluy wljcn
tin- hpi-cial fcdi-ral Kfunil jury rn
hiiiiii'iI an Imiuiry lulo cliarRcii of
fi-auil in conduction with u.: H.
niivul oil Iciimih. ' ...
'I'iin invcHtlKiitlon of Iho naval
I-I'HITVII lcllttCH WUM' IllNO I'l-Htl III eil .
loilny by the ticnatii oil eommltui
wllh unolhcr nuarrol umong cone
inltlee me mbe rs.
With Assistant Hecretury Kin
ney, of the Interior department on
the stand, Senator Spencer, repubi
Itcan, of Missouri, sought to ox-
Continued on tmee 4) '
People, are gutting out ot Call-,
VorlHa and tt'6 mlnlaUo ror yesler
day hy casual count, which prob
ably did not Include nearly all the
tourists from (hat state, 'hlrty-six.
automobiles passed through L
(Irande going east.
Knw of the ears slojiped at tho
hoi els, and aside from .procuring
some KUHotlne, they were not cuk
tomers of La (J-rande. Most of
I hem carried camp equipment und
it Is plain thai they are seeking1
other fields of endeavor than Iho
(loldcn slate to the south.
The contest In decide Iho Xa.
Crande queen at the Portland roso
festival will begin tomorrow inorn
inir at 11 o'clock, aerordhiff to
'legion aulhorllleM. CimdldatcH who
have already signified their Inten
tion of competing ure Miss liaruet
Howery, of the high school, und
MIkh Alma McCultough, of Ihe
telephone company. Cand dialed
should aiply to ilay Williams, les
ion ciniiuiander.
Tickets are to hu Hohl forr a
legion dance May JiK each tlckd
lo count Hiti voles. The proceeds
or the dance will defray Iho ex
penses or sending Hie drum and
bugle corps to pot-Hand. The coti-ii
will escort Ihe queen in the parade
in Hie Hose City. , '-
ttishop Walsh Died in
Portland Late Monday
POHTLAND (AI')Klghl Uv.
Louis Sehasilan Walsh, Koiuati
Catholic bishop of I'ortlaud, died
Monday of cet-eblal hnmorrhiiK"-
for the success this yi?ar ,hoiihl
lightfidly rest upon the shoulders
of I .est e - MacTavlsh. coach, li'i
tins niiide a brilliant showing here.
Mai Tavish grrtduated fl oiti Colo
CALIFORNIA!
CARS GO EAST
TI ENTRIES
FOR CONTEST
rado college ii ml hiM inenlorshtp ,
in La Crande was his first a- !
(..unit al coaching. The daxKlIti i
success gives ample proof, ot h)a
ability. As a coach x.he liaa in
spired his men lo give their ut
most and has at all times main
tained discipline and the love of
clenn sports and chain livinp mi
his proteges
Lost (lite I tMiibull (.iiini'. mi
tu the fool ball season, wit h a
iiioim or less gu'eni wtitud. Miic
Tavtsh w hipped the team Into
shape In short order and sturlrd
out the season with a vletoty.
I'ntlt the game with Pendleton
the Hlue and White colon con
tinued to triumph and that loss
wan the only one during the en
tire Beason. La Grande rolled
(Continued o paga 6g