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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT. PAGES TODAY. C I T Y EDITION The Weather PORTLAND " AP Ore gon Fair tonight: and, Wednesday, . . ' ' VOLUME XXII. LA GRANDE OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRIM MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRKM NUMBER 233 0 rn uv mm Hunt's Daily Letter (By Harry It. Hunt) NEW YORK.- (NEA Special) Democracy him from a wooing. It's oxtl to capturo the ladies. And if (ho remain In politics is half ub susceptible to blandftthment and bcfrullemcnts ub she. Is supposed to bo In matters of the heart, the feminine vote may cut a consider able figure In tho final count for political offices this full. : The share accorded to women, lit tho Democratic convention, was In striking contrast to the extent of participation thut was permit tt-d them In the Republican gathering at Cleveland. Not only wcro they given greater representation, numerically. In the field of delegates and alternates, but In all the convention activities thev were al tower) n. freer liunil nnrl I wielded a wider Influenco than wits' yielded them at uny stage of the Cleveland proceedings. MM.nan a.w.ntnl nnu.ti,ot. (A 11... ladles are counted on not merely to help the Democratic presidential ticket, but to be a big factor In tho congressional and senatorial campaigns. Kor control of the legislative end by an effective majority is no less Important to the party's program than tho election of their man as the executive head of the govern ment. And aggressive ass'stance by women workers. It Is ronreded. can be particularly helpful In the. Iftcnl eaniFrpRHbiniLl flirhls where fumlnlnrv ehnrnti rlult nml nnefiil 1 pressures can heat bo exerted. In thin mnve. 1 lemnernlR hnne to cash in on the cnmpulgn already In full swine- lv tile National League . of Women Voters, rbr greater poll- ticnl participation' by women. ... The league's campaign Is pollll - eal. but non-partlHttii. It takes no part In boosting tho candldales of uny party. It la commuted to Is- sues of particular Interest to no- men. including child labor and the prevention or war. nut tne main; drive of its present campalRn Is to stimulate women's interest In poll- tics to tho point, where they will (Continued on page X) iSifES; FLORES LEADS MKXICO CITY. (By the Associa ted Press Iteports from various parts of the country I ml .rule that the presidential and congressslonal . elections were held under peaceful conditions Sunday except for a Tew isolated eases in which unimpor tant clashes occurred between the followers of (len. Plutarlo Kllas Oil Irs and Oen. Angel Klores. General f'ulles' supporters claim for him on overwhelming victory In 15 of the 2ft slates, declaring that only 8 per cent of the ballols cast were for General T'lores. 2 per cent for independent candidates and the remainder for their leader. Tho results will not be definitely known for many weeks. In- Mexico City both the Callls tns and the Klorlslus stormed polls, carrying out voting urns and bran dishing clubs. The Klorlslus are demanding that tho results in sev eral districts be declared void. A' Kit A CllVZ, (AP) Coinciden tal with the presidential and con gressional elections tho policemen of Vera Cruz went on strike -bora use of nonpayment of wages. Vhelr places were taken by federal soldiers and the election passed off In an orderly manner. Karly re. turns indicate a majority for Gen eral Klores. ' Accuse Physicians of Issuing False Diplomas! held at 7 o'clock on the evening KAiV I'!tAN('IS'0 AI'. hi-'of July 14th, will lie served by (Hctments luralnst 1U physicians the J'reshyterlan ladles, accord Involving allegations thut they op-,lng to ' announcements today. erated "dlnloma mills" - or wwc'. beneficiaries of such operation, ; were voted by a San Francisco , grand jury last night. Arnold them was Dr. Itobert Adrox now given will be announced In fo under sentence for bribery tu ' morrow's issue of the Kveniiitf Missouri. I Observer, ' . R. E. L. Saner Argues - For The IWILAIiKI.I'UIA (AD A ple:i for I lie continuation of the con stitution us It is, and a denuncia tion of blocs, elliies. and groups thai would h-ssen Ks efficacy hy n plurality of amendments of by facilitating (he method of amend ment, was mstle here today by Itobert K. I.ee Saner, of Pallas, president . of the American Mar HKSocialfon in Ids annual address before the association which be gan Its annual convention thi morning. Tlie address recounted the his tory of the foundation of the American republic, tlie exigencies that controlled tho type of gov ernment evolved, grave a shoit Vhronologicul account pf- the trials end U'Jbulalivo that Juita attoiUltd PRESIDEHTS! SOU CALLED LAST NIGHT Blood PoiSOninff PrOVCS atal to Calvin Cool-'. idrp. Jr. Of END CAME ABOUT i9CI frV 1U.OU U lAHlV - -n i i a -rt i I UXVgen bailed tO KeStOre FailinOf VitalitV" StOm- i rp ii a 'u t j. acn 1 rOUOleS Added tO (JomnllPfltinn? WASHINGTON. (AF) f ll White House, Che scenu or many of I lie iiutlon'H sorrows, nala bwaihe llose of mourning today wlillel wimmb Amenesii . people. II "iml. poured In tlirlr nirsage! sympathy at tlio death of l'rcsl-f jileiil loolldgc's 16-ycar-old son. i - 'liHl '"'v Idwolit'M tlmo had mm youthful member of a prel(lenl family been called by death. And ""er under more tragic uiraim- H I . ! WASIII.VCiTON. (K.r the Awoeia-.todayx lfs nw) Tentative' plans for the unreal of Calvin foolldgr. Jr.. wlto last night after a eourvcrouM fight of rive (lay. Included simple Iservk-e at tlio White Houw tontor ,ntw afternoon. The body will then ,1m' taken, to Northampton, Maw., 'oollrige'tt homr. where another jservif be- lrH,. liurla) will ht Tliursday ; at llyntoitfh, Vermont. wlten tbn president was boru. The pifsidettt Is hearing up under the grief and no breakdown by -Mrs. I'ooltdgu is reportiHl. WASHINGTON (By the Associa ted Press) t'ulvin Coolidge. Jr.. son of tin; president, died at WhI- tr Heed hospital, of blood poison lug. Monday night. - President and Mrs. Coolidge, who had maintained constant vigil at the hospllal, were at his bedside, hopeful and cheering and comfort ing the child to the IhsI. The end came after the boy had buttled) with tho utmost bravery (Continued nn naarp R Filipinos in Infantry Refuse to Obey Orders M ANIt.A. (AP) A number' of Klllpino soldiers of the 57th Infan try have refused to perform duty. It is renorlnl a llotsshcvik organi zation lius been formed among them. Kight arrests were made. The refusal to perform duty re sulted from a raid carried out last Saturday night on a small group of Philippine scouts, ull of whom are Klllplnos at Kort McKlnlcy. Anoth er result of the raid Is that all the Klllplnos on duty t here tire sus- peeled of Bolshevist activities. Presbyterian Ladies To Serve "Fish Feed" ti nnniuil Wing. Kin an.l ut club fish feed,, to. be "That assures an excellent fe. d I'm going to be there," i marked one sportsman today. A complete lint of prizes to hi j Constitution J It, and nuide several suggestions 1 for the conduct for the members! of he assoctat inn while In t heir 1 own homes that would tend to I heighten the respect for the con stitution and the American gov-1 ernnient. The (tjn-uker made a plea for I the inniiil'-naiice of the balance aft power between the throe- major divisions of the government, and I between tlio national and state I government. "So long as the bal ance between the centripetal force,. which tends to draw the states Into the nation, and to destroy I them, and the cntrlfugnl force. which tends to throw the states I out of the nation is maintained. .(CuuUuuttd uu page 9 Socialists i Will Boost . La Follette Decision Was Reached at Cleveland Last Night; Pick Vice President Nominee Later. Cl.KVELANl). O.. (Hy the Asso ciated Press) The national con vention of the socialist party of: America, last night formally en listed under tho l,a Follette presi dential banner. Jt adopted reso lutions offered by a majority of a committee of 15 recommeuding that the convention concur in- tlio ac tion of the conference for progres- 19 P0"1"' action in endorsing the Ia PoUotto candidate and his platform, By adopting the majority report the convention concurred not only n ,a totl,,tl endorsement but also In last week's conference dnclstor. to postpone a vlco presidential nomination until after tho Demo cratlc convention. DODGE RUNS SIXTH TODAY OLYMPIC STADIfSli cirombrei. France. (Al) The standing after events hero were: I 'I'nlted KlatM IH, Finland 51 tireat Ilritain 254. Sweden . 1 1 J4 Francrr 9. Hungary Swllaer- Uaad J5, Aofway fa 'ew Zealand I. ' OIiYMVK: KTAOItM, Coloiiibes, t'ranexT (V- tfrff, , AxwuiuAnd 1. ii, A. I Owe of (ireal Krilshi, wort tlie final sou meter run tiMlt in Uite fime of 1 niliiulo 52 tf-ft Me imds. Ita IhMUrr of the Oregon Aggies, fllilsltrtl sixth. Making a clean sweep of the first places In the shotput and send ing tho -stars and stripes up three stadium masts for the first time, the United States today swept Into a commanding lead for the Olympic track and field championships. Twenty ,on points were gained In this event and ran the American total up to OK. or nearly double Finland totals of 64. ' 1 looser, Hubbard Win. Clarence Houset of the Univer sity, of Southern California, took first In tlio sixteen pound shotput. throwing It 14.99 meters. In the running broad Jump l- Hart Hubburd, University of Mlchl- (Continued on vaco 6) I tie rinauy Sirrwes ai ine l-"J ooiuuon j Vr PioTv.airnONoTB6 ' ' W TCWW ( Pl?NliIfep"B HANDLE THE U jr K&tt J0rf9VS X gn& Thp people aa4 e v r : zrty -X 7 . uu- '-TV i v r-' EUCOV MAM J .V- L 1 S , ' HIS OWN COVEBNME rffM "V BQOLW. . yX-vA r. rJrrum, mm' mii jm- &a TEN ALLIES DIME NOVEL EXPECTED JAIL BREAK AT PARLEY A SUCCESS Difficulties Ovei Coming Conference Divide Principals BRITISH PREMIER TO VISIT FRANCE MacDonald Tells House ; of Commons Misunder ; standing Which He : Hopes to Iron Out. PA KIN (By the Associated reHK) .A compiVHii'se plan for continuing tho reparations oiiit mission In com ml of tlio I awt plan will be proposed to lrline Minister .MucDouuhl, of ireat Itrllaln, by Premier llerrloil when the Kreiwli and llrlllsli prcmlfrH nitH't Ibis aftrriiiMin, Tltc renarattons comniLssloii, . under this arrangement, would divide wlicUtcr .emiany -Mas In deranlt, but a separate body would be created to determine whetber I be default was vtdiiiitnry. LONDON. (Hy the Associated (Continued, on tuura R TING SHE The Kpwort h League district conference Is now In session at the heud of Wallowa lake on the plots owned by ttie .Methodist church Delegates from eastern t iregen and Western Idaho points are at tending. The regular Methodist church summer camp will open at the site Sunday, July 1 :i. Ira It, Aldrich, formerly of Ii Grande, Is In attendance at the present time and Hlshop Smith, who takes the place of Hishop Burns In the Mcnela area, .which Jurisdiction Includes Im, Orundn, will be here Krlday, July IS, on his way to Wallowa lake. Hishop Smith recently returned from In dia where he spent several years. ill IE 7 f y r ) j Tom Hodson and Verne Small at. Large Fol lowing Getaway RAZOR BLADES' USED TO ESCAPE Police Chief Haynes and Officer Dunn Seeking Trace of Two Today; Nearby Towns Are No-j tif ied. A veritable dime novel break was successfully consummated by two prisoners in the city Jail lost evening. Tom Hodson, held for larceny of some tools, and Verne Small, serving a sentence for tho pos session pr lliuor, were the two who escaped. The confinement during tho nice weather evidently became ' Irksome to them or el so! us Clint Haynes said, "they didn't like the board," for they left for parts unknown lust evening. The. means jsed lo eseano Is thought lo have been some old safety rasor blades secreted by tho prisoners at various times. Tho hasp holding tho massive Jail lock which fastened tho rear door pr the Jail was found- neat-. ly 8iiw'd In two by tho prisoners t (Continued on page 6 Insurrection Underway In Brazil; News Vague 111 i;()K AIKKS (Al') Two liumlrt'd ririi-i-n ih tkiiik wi n- kill il and 21)0 llijimil cllirlne (III! Ill snrivi'liuii .lit Sho I'uulu, llranll. . HI'KWIH Alkl'jS (AT). Nona n-achlnic hiro conctTnlnK an In Hjrri'cllon ut Huo I'aulo, llrazll, conlinui'H vhkuc, tlue lo 'censor Hhlp, htit (hfro wnn Utile tloliut thitl tho movement In uf conald rublu Importune'. MONTKVIIi;0, (!). I'rllti ently worded dispatches from San tos, Itruxll, says the revolution ary movement in Sao Paulo Id directed against President Her nardes and his ramifications in Itio Janlero, Checks on How many Uiinw, in tlio cotirao of a tliiw-llnilt pay phnw fall have yon In'!! Inlerriiitel by a sweet voice Haylnaji "Time's up. another nickil, plcasel" . Hy the tlmo the nk-kel la produced .. tlie nll fn-qiieiilly Ih "gatK."., Tlio Hand dial allaohment, hem . Nhnwn, In oiiiwloil to help out In Uila altuatlon, tor H taltea Jnxt , five mlmiU'H for tlio wml to run Uirouuh aad Uie phone oar can . . watch .ItiHtiiiltititcM all)big away. , ; , STILL TAKEN The penalty of tho law fell swift ly on Kloyd Southerllu of Pumpkin Hldgo who was taken Into custody by the officers last evening charg ed with manufacturing Intoxicating liquor. He plead guilty beforo the justice of peace this morning and was fined $fi(io and given a 30-day jail sentencn shortly afterwards. State Prohibition Officer John Striker and Deputy Sherirrs ( P. Holhrook and O. H. Klncaid mado the arrest early this morning after nn nil night (rip which took them through the heart of the mountains (into I ho Pumpkin Hldgo district. They found Southerlin tending to a wash bolter still with 2(1 gallons of mash stored nearby. ; American Aviators Are Now in City of Bagdad MA;lAI. (lly Mil- AxMK'illlcd I'resH) Ainerjeuii iilrnieu iiitIvimI heli lNluy rnml IhiMhire. TlM'y will lettvo lonioi-i'ow foi',AlepM, Sy- rlu. Ml 'H 1 1 1 It I-;. IVmin (lly I lie- Ah. tHOelalerl I'reHa). TIi Amerletin jwni-lil fllel-H alupp;il liern today and then h-rt rin HaKla'l. ,HII)K COVKK OM.V HAM-' I' t'OOS AMI I.AM-; I.AMIK IKIUKIUIltd, Ore. (AT) Only one-halt of thn landa adviTtlatid hy Iho government were hid In at the Jwile yisterday of Itmlier In t'oos land Ijine eounllcs. The govern- meni offered upiiroxiinaii'ly $:ioo. IIIIKI wnrlh and anly 1167,070 was I hid on. DFFIGERS BASEBALL PACIr'KJ COAST LKAtil rilil.s W. I- I'et. H'-atlli, ,.t.l 4M .600 Kan l-Yanelseo M 41 .6.",-l Haeranienlo .40 4fi .r,05 Vernon 4 0 47 .4!l.'i Portland 45 47 .4811 Halt. I-liko 46 40 .4H4 Oakland 44 4:i .471 X)S Angeles 40 63 .430 (lly (he A:woc-liiled Pres) Heaters , tinls ft. Al Portland II. H. K. I San l-'ranelmro ..6 10 2 Portland 0 7 2 llHllerles: Mitchell and Agncw: Ituihiie. Kckort and Joly. No othi-r CouhI leugue games. Portland, by winning Ihe sev enth titno In an elgnt-game series displaced tnn Kan Kranelsco club from first pluce Htutttc now leada by -ba.lf-guiniiiarKln.. Tlio UvuNwrs ullmued iv sixth piuto. 'Phone Calls BULLETINS TO DIKCIIAIttiK MIT1XEKHR MANILA (Al) Military author. Illrs at Fort McKlnlcy will alart tomorrow dlstiiaraliujc 90 mutlnout iiicnihrni of the R7lh Infantry, l'lill liilno'aeoutH, on eharges of limuh- inllnatlint and refiMlng to drill. lOUtlit leaders aro to be court mar tialt'd on cliargra uf atlcnipttnjc lo lorm a secret aoldlers union. Ilol iwliovlk aKltatora liavo been work ing anions; tho natlvo troops. l'OKTI(ANI) G13TS CONVKNTION. I A IcJeKram, rvlved from IX-MIe 'ireen loilay noon, from tho Na- llnnnt Colivenlloii of tlio II. V. U. l;lkn at ItoKton, Maw., Mated Uial I'ortland wan selected, without on- pmltion, for tho 123 Orand IvOdge i-onvcnuon. gi:m;hai, hit isr evk iy ; I'OH.MIOR KX-KKRVICE MAN - WAKHINGTON. (API Briga dier General Hlncii, vutarana bu- .leau omelul, wim lilt In the eye yeaturdu,y by a former eorvlco man ln n hearing.' ItrlKudler Hlnes grappled with ,)iIh antagonist whose name hns not been nscvrlulned. Tho general's rrlends asserted tin blow was aim ed at him while the hearing was going on In I ho hoard or appeals of the veterans bureau. .Hlnos was taken to a hospital room for treat ment. MARKl.T (JUMTATIONH. POUTLANO, Ore. (AP) Uvo- stock, eggs and butler steady. llutlnrtut (Portland) steudy. iluttcrful (Kan Kranclsco) 43c. WIIKAT SI.S0 AXI) $i.i:i. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Wheal tltinfatlona Moniluy were: hard while $1.30: western red 11.13.. McAdoo9 s Tower of Strength Still Tottering ' WAMHOiV HQL'AKK OAKDKN", j New York (Uy tho Atmoclatcd Prefiii) There , were many hIriim thul ileHplte the dCHpernto efforts hy McAdoo mannfrcrH that tho Mc Adoo column wus tottering ftnd mlRht full Into toiul ecllpao to day. ; How many of thn MeAdoo sup portorM itiltfht avcntually go to ItulHton. however, was problem atlcul. McArloo floor leaders wero has tily summoned to a conNrince with their candtduto and two of bin advisers aro at tht Dstetilntp post of quarters across the street from the convention hall. : .: '1'nlk of ComproiiilMt. j ' Bouie u( Ula wuimcut Uatkura DARKHORSE s ARE IIOPIIIG Both Smith and McAdoo Were Below 360 Mark This Morning 91ST VOTE GAVE RALSTON 187z Manager Taggart Hopes ior .nomination Before Night; All Forces Are Driving Ahead. MADISOV hoitarp. r.rnivv New York (By the Associated l'rraw) six mom futile ballots, more oonfcrcneea and adjourn ment to otalaok faMllffh. mukMl tlio third Tuesday of f.ie IMnw vratlo national oonTenUon. The hlnAtv.tlilra kalln McAdoo .114, Smith !6Si, Ralston 1961. and lha nfhaM ahn.it .h.. same. Empty chain were being voted all over the hall on this bal- MADISON BQItiRK i fllinpv New York (By the Aaaooiat-J Press). Amid .many uncertain-, tie thft. n.miU,Htlln aillnn Ann ventlon resumed this morning tlie lUisK oi trying to emu a nominee. 1 With ' McAdoo "and Smith bota . below', tew I massry to exer- -aaa a vmo; fTofit ftmt treat -took renowed hope. I Kalston of Indiana, had an aoV vantage on opening ballots. Tho mas Taggart, hit manager, opea- u a anve on wnicn no nopcu for nomination before tonight. At thn sama llm. Mo A Ann .! Smith forcoa made renewed ef- iUI ifl. , 1st Balk. On thn Qnth hnllnt ttia klp.l taken today, Oklahoma, Nevada ana Missouri went ror Ralston. Tho Slst ballot gave: McAdoo SIS, Smith S65. Davis, W. Va., 60J, Undorwood 401, Glass Hi. Kalston 1871, Koblnson 20, Ritch. in 16, Davis, Kansas, 4, Walsh 9. Haulsbury 6, Cummlngs 81, Meredith 2'J. Bryan 8.. On tho 80th ballot last night Governor Alfred Hmlth forged ! front of William G. McAdoo who had led In the previous voting. The vote on the loth ballot was: Hmlth 800, McAdoo 862.6, Ral ston 02, Glass 72.6, Davis 66.6, ; UTAH CAPITAL LOSES 'BEES' l,OH ANGKLKS I1W tlm Assn. elated Press) Tho Bait lake franchiso of tho pacific Coast Iiaseball league will be removed to unotner city, it was announced by William' Lane, president of the Bees, who arrived hero lato yes terday. Government Profits on:. First Air Mail Flight HAN FRANCISCO (AP).--T!ie government's Income for the first cross-continental air mail flight under thn day and night ached ulo was 82,804. Tho expenses for that trip wus $1770. More than 8,000 pieces of mall wcro handled. were urglns McAdoo to formally withdraw and seek a comnromtno that would tve him the say of selection of tho compromise nom inee. David p. Houston, who wu-i among; tho 10 candidates formally placed before the convention by the nominating speeches, recefved hie first votes on the nlnety-flrt ballot when two Illinois votes wero cast for him. Ralston Gains Cieered Each succeeding sain for Rals ton was cheered by the Indiana delegates and a -few others but there, were no prolonged demon strutlons. GANDIDAT