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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY. nutite 1Euf tttti CITY EDITION The Weather PORTLAND, Ore. (AP ) Oregon Fair tonight and Tuesday. wtvn VOLUME XXII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS . LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 220 Hunt's Washington Letter (y llAUHY II. HUNT) WASH I NGTl N ( N K A Special) With tho liepuhllran convention out of tins way and tho "libera!" planks proposed by the Wisconsin delegation rejected by tin O. O. P., I ho plans Tor the "I. a Pollelle- con vention" at Cleveland July 4 tire gathering momentum. Itcport.i reaching the headquarters or the Commit tee Tor Progressive polit ical Action through which the con ference wan culled, hid leal o Unit approximately loot) ''delegates' will be on bund when the session Ih cat ltd to order in the Hrothcr hood of locomotive Kngtncers auditorium. Work of organizing the conven tion bus been curried on under the supervision of Arthur Holder, for mer member or the Kedernl Uo:u'd for Vocationul Kducullon and pre viously legislative representative of the American Federation of l-a-bor. Holder is the man who ''sold" congress the Idea of . providing vocationul t ruin Ing us a chief ugency for rehabilitating doubled veterans of tho war. The central organization behind Die I4L Kollctto condlducy. If the Cleveland conference as now seems certain, puis tho Wisconsin sena tor in the running for president. will be built urouml existing slute organizations of the Conference for 1'rogressivc Political Action. This movement already Is or ganized In 32 atates. In 20 states it Is regarded as well entrenched, and In most of these It already has been through one or moo cam paigns und has played a decisive part In the election nol only of state officers but also of congress men and senators, notably Ship stead, Brookhart 'and Magnus Johnson. It Is recognized, however, thot tt new name must be found If this body Is 1o be continued us the medium through which the third- (Continued on page 8) SN0DGRA5S IS BAND LEADER .The loss was $60. U00. The fire When Andrew I.oney Jr. leaves spreud quickly to adjoining build 1,u Grande next Wednesday to ings and was ranued by a north spend six weeks In summer collego .west wind, which mode fighting at Chicago studying directing, bar-' difficult. The Northhem fire de inuiiy and instrumentation, along partmcnl arrived on (he scene and with other branches of music, as saved ,pthcr portions of the city. well os studying the cornet under Mr. Hohumlr Kyle, one of the world's greatest cornet soloists and teachers. 1 he direct supervision of the municipal band will be In the hands of Jumes Hnoilgrass, one of the veteran members of the or ganization. .1. .1. Smith, director of music In the College of Idaho ut Caldwell, bus been called by tho band man agement to assist the organization in their chant annua, engagement In I .a Grande and their Muxvlllo Fourth of July celebration. ..n..- lom hud tlil Kiimmer .-i.. ... .in,'i .... !,,... iin.l lit inanv I.a Grande friends are dl lighted thut he Ik uble to fulfill IiIh desire of spending a Tew weens with the leading cornet Instructor of the country und ulso luke a course in the summer college In various brunches of the musical work In which he Is already so proficient. Firewater's Kick Was Too Strong, Cops Say With the belief thut getting well "oiled" wouUW.'innke the evening pass smoother Hill Crnwford Im blbed freely of moonshine Satur day evening before attending the Jlwiw circus, according to the ('police. Hill drank nol wisely but too well and somewhat underes timated the kick contained In the firewater much to his embarrass ment later in the evening. When Hill sobered up he was confined behind the bare at the ctfy Jolt. He was released lut er on 2 50 cash bond which he furnished. He will be tried by Judge Slater on charges of being Intoxicated und possessing liquor, this evening. $22,000,000 Saved On June U. S. Debt Interest WAHHISOTON (Hy the Assorlu-(i-.l Press) The June riseul oper ations or the treusury. while rank ing among the smallest of post-war finunelul Issues, will have a wider IK-rnuinent effeel in the way of cuts In fixed expenditures or the government than most or. the quar terly operations in Hie last five years. Treasury experts have cal culated that a saving or approxi mately S?::. nun, lion in annual In terest charges will result from the ihunge In the public debt situation uccompli.shed In June. About I I5ii, linn. 000 In new se curities have gone on the market from the treasury this .month, but )roe"e-!a from these with balances tin Uuud uud puyiueuUi lu the sec TEIONGS UN III RAGE WITH SI TODAY Lieut. Russell Maughan Attempting Trans continental Flight ARRIVED AT ST. JOSEPH AT 10:52 First Stop Was Made, at Dayton, Ohio, After Departure from New York at 3 A. M. CHi;Vi;NM:, Wjo, (Itjr the As sociated press) IJeiileitniil Ainu- ghnu landed here at 17 V. ni.i mountain time. MITCH KM., 1TKI.I). New York (liy the Associated Press) lieu tenant ItuKScIl K. Maughan hopped off Hits morning at 3 o'clock In a race with tho sun on a transconti nental flight, hoping to reach Cris sy Held, Sun I-'ranclsco, before nlghtfull. ST. JOHKPH, Mo. (AN Maughan landed here at 10:52 o'clock, his Hecond scheduled stop. His firs) slop whs at Dayton. Ohio. FIRE DESTROYS HISTORIC TOWN EARLY SUNDAY MAUHIII'TKID, Or,e. (Special) A gasoline lamp explosion In the Kluhn building kept by Irene Gor don caused a fire which wiped out What was onee the enllre business .district of Kmplr. Hunday morning. The jury' on the case of l.ou j Gong Men. charged with Ihe poss-j esslon of narcotics was unable tol come to any agreement after eight hours of deliberation Saturday af ternoon. Judge Knowlcs gave the jury Its final insl met Ions at four o'clock Saturday. They stayed out until midnight when It became evident that the deadlock was permanent. The trial will be continued at a later date. A civil case, Springfield vs. Ben nett Is being tried today. South Africa Premier Resigns Post Today CAPK TOWN Hy the Asoci al cd 1 ress Je n Ch rlsi In n M ut s. premier of the Cnlon of South Af rica, whose party was defeated 1" the recent elections, resigned his premiership today. M AltK Kr 1 OTA'I'ION S. PORTLAND, Ore. (API Cattle slow. Hogs 15 to 25 cents hltrher. top grade $8.25 $S..Vi. Sheep steady. Kvgs firm. Hutter steady. Hutterfut (Portland) 3 cents. Hulterfut (San Krunclsco) 4.1 cents. ond tax Inst ullm'nt will rellr.' soliielhlng like $445.0()ll.(inn In Ireusury notes and lax certificates which matured June 15. The tax certificates bore fosir per cent and the treasury notes, which were Is sued In l!OI, curried 6 tier cent Interest. Tlio new certificates pay only 2 tier cent Interest, the old est rate of any government secur ity since the Issue of I'unuma i'a nal lMinds. At the same time the llrillsh government made a pay ment or tus.nnn.noo which, undi'i the law. must be used lo retire the American war-time debt. That pay ment therefore will cut off l)9. 000,000 of lllH.Tty bonds bearing an (CoutUiucU ou yutfe 8) PALED ON VERDICT Pirates In Second Due To Defeat C e 1 1 a r i t e s Smite La Grande Team While Walla Walla Fattens Shut-Out Coiumn. tllllU MoillllMllI IiCAKIII W. 1- WhIIh Walla 1 Iji Grande 10 2 Pendleton .V.....,.i 4 8 Milton ,. . 4 8 I'aKCO 4 8 Dayton 8 8 I'd .!) 1 li .831 Ana . .33.1 .333 .250 At Huyton, Wnnh: Dayton 4, Iu Grande 3. At Milton -Freewaler: Pendleton 6, MHton-Kreewater 1!. At Walla Walla: Walla Walla 4. Pasco t. For 'the first lime since the opening of the' Hlue Mountain) league season, la Grande, is In sec ond place, owing to a severe solar' Mystery surrounds the death of plexus blow administered by the 1 Miss Virginia Gray, aged 1!2 year, cellar champlona-j-Dayton, Wiwli ington, yesterday. And, while th Pirates were suffering IgnominouH defeat. Walla Walla's Hears were showing their city how baseball l played us It should bo, by white wushtng the Pasco, Wftah., nine 4 to . Pendleton, feeling her oals under her sixth manager, won the first game since April 20, easily defeating Mllton-rYeewater. Next Sunday I .a Grande has a chance to get back Into a tic with Walla Walla whenthe two teams, play here, Pendleton, Milton and Pusco arc In a three cornered tie (Continued on page 2) SfARTTIGKET SALE TUESDAY Tomorrow morning nine com mittees from the Grande Kondc Chautauqua association will can vuss I.a Grande for the sale of sea son and membership tickets for the 1 DIM ussembly which begins next Sunday. Season tickets this year are 92.&U wit h membership tlekcts. consisting of four aeason tickets, costing. y. 00. In addition to the sitle. of tlekots by committees both bunking houses of l.u Grunde und the Gloss Drug istore will have tickets on sale. Details of the Chautauqua picnic (Contlnuea on pago R) BASEBALL I'ACII IC COAST i.i:A(ii i; 'lnlis W. I.. I'll. Sun t-'ranclsi-o 'I -r'97 K.iillli' A3 33 .SiiO rnon 411 38 . r. 1 :t Sllcruilir'tllu 3H 3K ."0(l Hull Ijiki! 38 SK .Sim l.os AnK'-'Ifa' -.35 43 .4 I :i Onkluml : 35 43 .4 l!l I'orllund 34 45 .442 I'orllnnd .".-I, Hit's l1 Mi'iirc II. II. !: Corllund 5 M 2 Salt iMkv 10 lfi 4 ltaltcries: Kckert and Ialy; O'lioul and Peters. Second game H. II. K. Portland 4 6 2 Salt Lake 6 1 I 1 Itutlrrles: Winters and iur-; Thomas, Mulcuhy and Cook. (Seven Innings, by league rule.) Tigers l-f Score Vernon I..os Angeles AllgelM a-10 II. II. i;. I 7 2 3 4 I Hutterles: I'Vnner and I). Murphy:- I'ayne and Jenkins. Hecond gaim It. II. 10. Vernon 7 0 l.os Angeles 10 12 3 flatteries: Cndurc, Hellers. Hhel lenbaek and ILunnuh: Hoot and Hylor. Seattle i-m, Sitiniiirs 5-1 Score 11. II. 10. Seattle 4 8 I Hucrnmento 5 10 I lialteries: Jones. Uregg and Huiilwin: James, Thompson und Hchang. Hecond (,-ami It. II. 10. .Seattle -' 12 n HaerullH'lllo ! 0 Itatlerles: llagby und Tohln: Hughes und Koehler. Onks 4-1, Heal. 1-3 Scon It. H. 10. Oakland 4 1 I San I'ranclsco I 4 3 ltullerteo: Mulls and Head: Ken yon. Williams, Orlfdil und Agnvw. Second game It. II. rj. Oakland I 2 Hall Francisco 3 7 - Itatlerles: Foster und Itcud; Mllcllell uud Idle. INflDE NEW .YOKE s DEATH WILL BE PROBED Coroner's Inquest to In vestigate Demise of Miss Virginia Gray GIRL BELIEVED "MOON" VICTIM Was Taken to Hot Lake Friday Evening in a Dying Condition; End Lame Yesterday. at the Hot lakc sanatorium yew terduy afternoon at 1 o'clock. One theory held by officials, according to their statements today. Is that ' her death is the result of a moon- shine purty Coroner Hul Hnhncnkamp an nounced Unit a post mortem Ih be ing held this morning and thut tho official Inquest will take place to morrow. Until the Inquest Is held It Is doubtful lr any action will ho taken but officers believo that the Investigation will bring out the facts In the case. . Tulk on the street this morning j In lO U1C Ullt'Cl 1(1111 two I4t itrunue men were wllh her on u "wild purty" but how true this Is Is un certain. Miss Gray was brought to Hot Iake Krlday evening in. a dying condition and only the splendid ef forts of the physicians kept her ullva until uirdjay afternoon. -At' thuf time ho further humuh effort could restrain death.. Miss Gray, who has made her home In I .a Grande for aboiil i h ree-months, was employed at (he Silver Grill until about threo weeks ago. reports state. Kim era I arrangements am yet J Indeflnlto allhough the body will probably be shipped to California, lor burial. The remains arc ut the Uohnenkamp chapel today. Miss Gray's mother Is hero In I .a Grande und her father Is pct.t(l(1 lo urHvo ln8 CVening on Sq. IS. - Names Do Not Agrees. Reports from Hot Lake ure Ihul Miss Gray was known there us Miss Hetty Hune, of Union, und that she was brought (o the sanatorium by Mr. und Mrs. Henry Mires, of Un ion, with whom she hud been imik-lhim. Ing her homo recently.. They, so After the Chinese leaders had tho reports slulc, told of going up. made their compulsory demonstra Cnthcrlne creek flailing that after-! tlon of respect to the murdered noon und finding her violently ill. She wus then taken buck to Cnlon and, when it became evident (hat attempts lo revive here then; were failing, she was brought to thu sanatorium. . A mother, sister und hrofher-tn- (ConllniiAd nn diita f t Late News Flashes STORY ONLY HALF TKUK. LOS ANGELKS (AT). A sheriff's invcslifralion of the alleged assault upon M. Kawanioto, his wife, and: Y. Naito, June 19, at Ilclvedeic, a suburb, referred lo in Tokio dispatches as the tar and feather incident, declared that although three Japanese were assaulted, no tin- and feathers were used, The sheriff said a crowd of ten women and six men called at the Kawa moto home after dark and demanded that they move from the neighborhood. Kawamoto and two others were pulled from the house and beaten. The demon strators later expressed regret and the Japanese de cided not to seek warrants. The police believe that the death of two Japanese, Igarishi and Voshioko, near San I'edro, was due to Ramblers, or bootleggers war. Officers investigating the death of Frank C. Mura yama, whose body was found beneath a bridge, are inclined to believe that the case was one of suicide. KKKAKS WOKLI) KKCOKD. KIIK1.V1S, France (AT). Private Marcus Dinwid dic, of the District of Columbia national guard, today broke the world's record for .22 caliber rifle marks manship in an international match preceding the Olym pic competition. Dinwiddic, 17 years of age, scored :!)6 out of a possible 400. IJEL'TKNANT SMITH ILL. LONDON (AI')-A dispatch from Rangoon, Hrit ' ish-India. says that the American round-the-world avi ' ators are detained there because-Lieutenant Smith if i buffering from intestinal disorder. FDRGE HONORS CONVIHTIQN ' TO AMERICAN SUCCESSFUL PK KING (Ity the Associated Prcs) Tinier threat thut he would bombard the cliy of Wan hseln, on the Yungtae river In S;;e ehwan province, the commander of the Hritish gunboat Cockchafer compelled the highest military leaders thcro to walk to the ceme tery In full uniform behind the casket containing the body of Kd win C. Hawlcy, the American kill ed there by I'Mmsc junk men, and to attend the burial service for Anii-rlfiin lli'-y currlril out Ihe urihTH of Hi; coiiHimnil'! of Ihti eui ki'lmfiT lo urr'mft the Iwo U'ttil htK mi'mlKTH or tint Junk mrn'fi Kiiilil In WunliKlim, -ronvcy tlu'in to tin spot on the liftich whi.it! Iluwli-y wan hcuii-n uiiil I'xeculu (Contlnueu un paico f.) Now For the Finishing Touches The, final session of the Chris tian church convention, which was held hero luat week und Hunduy, found un enormous crowd ut the Christian church. Many were forc ed stand and from 5) to DM) peo ple were unable to hear tho ser vices, due to thu limited capacity of (ho building. The closing scrvluc, a beautiful und Inspiring story o fChrlst's cru cifixion told by W. K. M. Hackle- limn, or lmlliuuipollH, In lonj and Willi tin' ulil or lunti!rn Hllili-H, alHo I'ontnln.'d b'-vctiiI chriHtlun liwiiinil Mini, will ni'Vcr IM lorKOtli'l) ly in'' ronirreKiLtlon. Mr. Ilii(!kl'iniin will !ro lo J.ewlHlmi, Mitlio, rroiu )ITI 1 The fllllil sermon or the roiiven Hon was dellvereil by W. V. 'lurm rl or HI. I.ouls. MlHsourl, Hunday nf- lernoon. Hundiiy morning's servliis r(.sli(iiuniii or 10. li. I'is'ik-Ii, dlni' were slmllur lo the n giilar weekly (1)r f urli ullilri'. I'riiuk II. (ilojd. worships. The liililn address Hun- ,1(HV M,ervlxir or iiitili iillniv, was ilny mornliiK wiih Klvi'n hy' David Uiioluliil to Hiiiceiil I'H'nch. Myerlee, mlSHlonary tlo Aflicu. I One Aviator Killed, Two Escape Narrowly I I.ONIMIN. (Al') While London Is growing more cosmopolitan sn I.HXINdToN. Iy. (A !). 'l ir- ,.,., ,, , , ,, exclusively cliec Iteynolds or llillton, Oklu., i in i ' ft tfiiu i'ii ulil niiift ipnii !ia (i ban Jt 2K years old, idiuiged IIOIl fret to Ills deal h In a rudderless ah plane Hunday afternoon befoi-j crowd of approximately tlM'ri persons that had gut bered to watch a flying circus on a field seven miles from J,exlngiou. The servants' registry unices liiwl Die papers Irstily to !h. Ir-i.U'id-CHICAOO (AP). Two aviators ous demand for Kc.it Psh eoohv, pur fell from an altitude of 7r, fe-t lor maids and g-neral housework Into like Michigan rf Melniont ers. Tho reason nn, of course, (hat harbor here Hatuiday, plunged to the lure of the hi'-lnry has no the bottom of the lake with their charm for the Seoteh Rlrl und oh plan-, managed lo climb from u rule she Is more cl-nnty and ap- Illie trati lu the cockpit, rose lo the surface of the water and wem ,o her work th ir 'he H'lMh ser saved. vanl. They were Uitiry ( '., Clark, ti pilot, and I ten Thiim, mechani- e.lati. hot b of 'hie ago, a nil t rylng out a. new motlel hydro- plam E. A. Holmes Very III In La Grande Hospital ' "to the Observer by Mall.) June Kugt-nc A. Holmes, of Port la ml, g . The boys arrived In canni father of I'M Holmes, of this about U::!U o'clock this morning illy, who canti- here on a visit, ,(ji (lu-lr return from an ovci Is very III at the (Irande Hondo nKh( hike to Mroiige, AH T the hospital. ills condition is de- companies slond muster al l';o scribed as very low. I r, M. K. , m. and Ibis afternonn lit- Hall Is on his way to I .a Oram o guardsmen went out on thn tar to treat .Mr. Holmes. wt mnge to do u little shooting. Several Portland friends of the The IH;ih used (' range and the Htrii ki.n ir-nlli-tiiiin ill ove lo I Jt 1 li'.'ml A rimir Tlio 1 K'llll kept U.i anile, ili rlvinir here earlv Hun- luy to bejal his bedside. Called o Portland ., Itr. H. K. Hchoen wus called lo Portluud toda owing to the IIIih-h.i u( hla mother. BULLETINS ;HIUI li:AI IN NTOItM. -Cllll .V.O, III. (Al) A wvrrc Morni, wlili h hwi'I tlio Sllmlnlipl allcy twlenluy, inusoil luilr dvutlw And MtVf'ml liuiidrixl thousand dol- Iiiih Io.sm. ' Tlirrn wrn lillhl 111 t'lilcoKu and unu ni-ar 'l iury, .Minn. ;as l'itici;s dow.v. MOW YOltK. AI') fissnlllic ni'o ("uIh aro rt'i"'liil fnim ar Iiiiih linrlM of thr. ftuntry. Tilt Sliiiiiluril oil c(iniinuy or Ki iiturky ii'ilnriil tlio iirlrii two (1'iiIh pi'i' Kiillon In Hint Hull- and aim In Ornritln, Alahainu, .MIsshhii and I'lorlda. 'I'lin Slandanl OH coin niiv of Ohio much- a mhii'llnn of tlnr rlni Hr lenllon at hitvIii; Nta- Hons, tho rirst flit hlllri: Novi'inlM'r. ItlOSIti.VATKI.N AI't'lOPTIO l ,VMI'I . (AIM tiov. Ilarl, of Wnslilnirlon, liMluy niipnil the Scotch IHmc!dli'M Kule Mimu Iteillsh llimM'hllldl HBh (ll,.,Hly. The ilemnnd . . i for HcottlHh si'rvants in ionuon in far greatir than the Hit'ny an-l not only do (he dom-stleH vr tins natloiiailty malie higher wag. s than others, bid nf l n d' ticmd and are glvi-ii a bonus. herself morn conseii'iilUjiiSiy : , Company E For Home (Ity li f .mii-ilMiitiii) CAMP I j K WIS, Wab.( Special :u tiiriri-ta b ihv while I ho I (lnd used P. Tiny started In to shoot about I: Hit o clock und Kip: It up until D. . Ihich man was ullowed to flto Hi shots, five from iVO yards and livu Iioiu 3uy yuida. Liuz Lleui- OT 2LIIJ.000 ARE ANTICIPATED BY TONIGHT Democrats Find Conven tion City Stirring with Conflicting Claims McADOO GREETS WESTERN GROUP Deliver Speech from Bal cony of Hotel to Crowd Block in Length Today MOW YORK (Br Hid AnocUtl Pit's) Another dark liorso ma trolled out tutlay by tho new Hniiiiishlro di'Kyalloii, which In-dk-alLiI It would vote (or Governor Kred llrown, for tho first four or ' five balloU at least. Tho Wlnconnln delegation arrlv Ug loilay declared In tho event of a deadlock between MoAdoo ami Smith, they might turn to John W. Davln. noum L'uKoia H ten aeieftatea ac-. elded today to unanimously voto for McAdoo until released by Mc Adoo himself. , N ICW YOU K. (Rv Ih A.R,..ln,l ' Press) Throgns flookod Into th city today, Including delegates, a. lornates, visitors, government offU data und local bosses. Tho steadily wldenlnir stream Is eicnenteri . Ii. roach two hundred .thousaad la. number by night. : Js ) ..... Thu IX'rnouruts foubd Unnisljlvcn . In tho midst or a bewildering ola. und urguiiionts over the questions ', or policy. . .' f Maneuvering brought Do cleur trend to Indlcato Ihe course of events urter the convention assem hlliK tomorrow, nxoeptlng that It Is likely to be prolonged by fights on tho rioor over platform planks, pos Hllilo Hume or rules, us well as a liattlo over tho presidential nom. Iniilton. Homer ;iimtiilngs predicted tho tllrreri'iieefl over, the platrorni, plunks would bo adjusted In tho (Contlnuod tin page li) . TOKl o (by tho Associated Press) An appeal addressed to tho eiitlni Jaiianesa nation not to molest. Americans now In Japan has been published nor (ho signa ture of Talkoshu, or "Great For ward Society." It urged thii people lo bewaro of belb-vlng nowspnper reports re- nese at Han Pedro "which prob ably aro exaggerated tho samn as reports In Anierleu, of our sword, tlance at Ihe Imperial 'hotel wcro exaggerated' TO K 1 ( (Hy (ho ' Associated Prt'ss) The pollen of Yokohama, owing lp a growing an tt-American feeling, whose progress was accel erated by tho recent California In cidents Involving Japanese, havo ordered stricter control over the agitation against Americans und more complete protection for American resldiits horn. Thn for eign office and oilier government authorities are Issuing statements In an effort to nil ay the popuJur Indignation, Is To Start Tuesday Morn len drew high score from Cam- pany K with 42 hits out of I poHsibln 6ii. Cleorgu ftarrick wa second with 4. Others had score of an, ax, etc. Top Sergeant lllchmond, v', Company A, made a, suoro of J8 out of u possible Gfi. v - Wo lost the truck meet to Company A today with the score; Company A. Med ford, 6.1; Com pany K, I u O ra 1 1 d e, 17; Co n i pany II, Porllund, 14; aitlllerj company of Portland, 9: Com pany C, of Hood Illver, 4. Sher wood und Htrlckler took first In tho three-legged race, McCorcklsj took second In tho broad Jump), (CuutlUUvd vu pug 8) . mm m mm