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EDITION
The Weather
PORTLAND " AP Ore
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Wednesday, . . ' '
VOLUME XXII.
LA GRANDE OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1924.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRIM
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRKM
NUMBER 233
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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