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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S : LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGtS TODAY. '.- ,;l CITY EDITION The Wfenther PORTLAND AP) Ore-.: (on Fair tonight and Frir ay. . V LA GRANDE OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 235 Hunt's Daily Letter (By HARRY B. HUNT) NKW YORK (NKA . HpeuinD i ' If, tut itH leaders declure., thti I' Democratic party Ih u party of "proffreKB." tho best proof It can proffer the country would be. the modernization of ItH nuttonul con vention procedure. - Tho country lias just betm wit-neKKlng- a spactucle of ' a great party bound hand and foot by tin. shackles of "tradition." lay after day and night after night delegates to the Iuinocrntlr convention, bound by an obsolete unit ruin that should have, been scrapped with the Klage coach and tho ox cart of a century ugo, cast their votes for candidates whom they did not wish to nominate hut whom they were compelled to sup port because of the bondage, pass ed on to them by a dead, and gone generation. Just as the Individuals them selves were b'ocked in an expres sion of their real preferences for a candidate, by the unit rule, so was the convention as a whota handicapped In Its selection by the two-thirds rule. I The trouble with the two thirds " rule is not merely that it does not permit a majority to determine the party's choice. Much more serious Is the fact that it permits a stubborn minority to block ef fectively the will of even a de cisive majority. The result of deadlocks thus de veloped Is Hip thwarting of itwjnr, Ity rule, which Is presumed to bo the standard by which a democ racy should operate. Tho solution Inevitably Is a compromise. And compromises are neither fish, fhwh nor fowl. -They am hash, satisfying tho pr-" r if neither majority nor ay d giving to the cou"' . Utsh that is ad mittedly d choice for every body r --rned. The two-thlrdH rule, ably un undemocratic iniilHpul . standard within the Democratic parly, was ConliilRn Wednesday night took fixed as purty policy back In IK82 their boy, Calvin. Jr., back to Ver. under the maneuvering of Andrew ' tont to Ik buried In tho family Jackimn. Hlnce "Old l lh kory" la ' plot of the llllln cemetory aV Ply I lemocrucy's outalamllng hero. 111" mouth. . " - -..v . pronunelinncntOH have become Ihej nlmpie hut Impressive funeral licinocrutlc DiMe nntl M.4IH rwlltlng Vair 'rteld-ln. ho eaal. Joftnt of .the. Iet than political heresy to clrnU, white House Wednesday aricrnoon. lenge them.. ..' !attended by government, officials Democrats, have been ' free to ranking nillllary officers, tnembera chainplon limendninnlN to Hie con- f the diploma lie oof.ps Hud. mqm-' solution. They maintain tulll our hers or the family. . charter of government must keep on -the-lawn several - ciiousnhd nace with changing condlllons and s00d with bowed head during the the march of progress, their own household maintain. In the unit rule and the two-thirds rule, a domestic autoc racy restrictive or real democratic freedom and progress. Privately, parly leaders express Ihe hope thai the situation which 1 developed at New York, and which held Hie convention In a deadlock (Continued on pago 6) A few of Ihe sportsmen w'io plan lo compete Sunday and Mon day for the prizes offered by the wing, nn and Kiwi foot club for "fisherman's success," prior to the annuul fish banquet to be held Monday ovenlnir Willi the Presbyterian ladles t servlliR. are ,iiuuMiiun,.,l with the arrangements of Ihe prizes, according to re - tinrts. JUDGE'S ISO ISFILSi However, there are three jinlcs:a visitor here, annotated for the sole purpose or "I came here G2 years Biro. u..tfiinn. ii.u tllsttiites and their decisions are rinal which leaves nolAvere only two slab shanties and i b.on bole for chaiiBes. sawmill, lis output beln- Jusl about The two-dav contest will come 1 1100 feet each day. I was hen lo an orrlclal close at. B:15 o'clock Ibeforo J. N. Glover, who wol m,..i.. ovenlnir in order thatlknown ns the father of Spokane .i.. ii,t win return on the i.. h u.. in,in ni have a chance to enter their catches andithe first wason load of freight Into compete for the prises. 1924 Big Year for the Automobile in Oregon HAI.IJiM. Ore. (Special lo Ihe obaerver) 'Die development or the nulomobllo Industry Is In' dicsted from a review of the regis I nil Ion rlBiires ror the past severul ears, which shows a lolal of J2S motor vehicle llcenws Issued within Ihe state or oreiron durlnir the year or 11)18. lS.7a0 during the year lyi'li, I34.r,iti ilurliiK the year 1822, ando 1H1.4I2 durlnit 1925. The tolal revenue derived from motor vehicle license Irans aclions for the years menliont-d were: I9IS. 4l,422: 132". J. nB.s.r,;'' 1922. 3.34.SI!1.5H: l!2a, S4.ti9.ii'J.4i. Kroni July I. I;a. Ihe Increase In fees Is par tially Accounted for by the law re lulriuir the reglslrallon of motor vehicle oHruloni as well as Hie in crease In fees becoming effective In the year 1921. From January 1 to June 30. 1924, the total number of passen ger and coiuuierciul cunt register- BRYAN CUES TAKE SON TO Funeral Train Began Its Sorrowful Journey, Last Night, LSERVICES HELD IN AFTERNOON Thousands Unite with the President and First Lady of the Nation in Their Grief, ' - . NOKTHA.MPTON, Mann. . IJ the Associated Press) Former playmates anil nelkhlmts tendered service of reiipeet this morning to t'ulvln t'oolldge, jr. President 'and Mra. Coolldg. who came from Washington .wlh thi'Ir dead, were consoled by the townrolk with simple rites at the Kdwurris f 'ongregutlonul church where Calvin aa a boy waa a mem bur. Interment This Afternoon This afternoon tho Interment will luko place at Plymouth, Ver mont, In a cemetery where the president's mother lies. WASHINGTON. (By the Associa- d PreKB) President and Mra 11111 msiue ceremony, having come 10 (five vis they still i,0 expression of their sympathy. (irlcf llrnrmsnl. Typical of tlielr New England re. serve. President and Mra. f.'oolldgi repressed outwardly any manifes tation of their Brief.. The family. broken for the first time, drew comfort from Ihe service, and Mrs Coolldgc listened Intently to the consoling words of sorlplure. Th president, at her left, ant with head slightly bowed. . The son. on his mother right, sat erect and listened earnestly to the pastor. A Utile later in the evening the cas ket waa closed for the last time in the presence of the family, and soon thereafter, almost to the hour Jwhen, three weeks ago, bubbling with joy, he returned home froie school, Ihe boy was carried lo tin fPnnttnuert on ttnvf S PIONEER VISITS AT THE DALLES: RECALLS PAST KroKANH. Wash- (Al1) It. I. laishicll. alio M. of The Dalles Ores-oil. who hauled the rtrst wa laon load of freicht Into the vlllnRr son load or freicht Into th ,lhat la now the city of Spokane, is Mr that time there I worked for him after ho came ! here. It was for him thai I hauled cpokane. i-il IS l1.73a BCTlnHl I32.99D lurlnc Mh' khiii"' liertod In X'JTA, and 2i;.B3r n-cistrutlona of molor vi'hlrle op'Tiilora an ugalnut 23, S44 durlne I hat tlni". Thn Ihtiil n-fflKtratloii of ears for the flrt nix month of Inn : eurrent yeur ni-arly iiihIk the n-irlHtratlon for the i-nllre year of 1923 In whlih liii,4l2 ears wnre llci'nsi'd. The fees ri'felvi'd for all motor vehlcli iransaellons ror that yiur amount -eil lo 4.li;9,609.4o. whereaa fur Ihf half-year Just rlowd Ihe re relptK tolal J4.S3B.S1I2.54.. an In rrriw to date of 27. 073.14 over those of the year 1923. Iniring the month of June, 192:1 the records of the secretary nf stale show that transactions In connection with Ihe issuing- of motor vehicle licenses returned to the- treusnry total fees in amount of SS.37li.(TI for the that (CoDtluucd vU pag'o G City T o Aid East Adams Improvement Commission Agrees to Pay for Part of Pave ment; District Created Last Night. An ordinandi was passed by the city commission last evening, with an emergency clause attached making It Immediately effective. authorizing the I'ity of Im. Grande to par for a part of the Improve ment of Kast Adams avenue. This action was taken towing to the fact that the. Knst Adams section Is really a portion of the Old Oregon Trail even though it Is Inside tho corporate limits of the city. The ordinance was rcud the first (wo times and then rules were sus pended to permit a third reading before final action was taken. - An Improvement district was then created. No. 143, providing for the hard surfacing (paving) of the Kast Adams stretch from where the pavement stops at Spruce to the city limits. A. hear ing will he held on August nth. Provided the improvument goes through and Is installed, this will do away with another of the rough roads leading into la Grande, and will give. Iji Grande paving on two out of three entrances the Kast Adams and Island City en trances. At the present time it up pears that probably the West Adams entrance may be attended to Bomo time in the near future Forfeiture Itevtcwctl A petition rrom the jury that heard (he K. Hhultx case In the circuit court recently, asking that the order mude by tho city for feiting one-half of his bond be reviewed nnd Dial tho fino Im posed on him be tho only penalty exacted; wus (nVdrably auled upon. 1 Vo Iteiiitiiistrmict) ; r. ,liNtV;M0 No. 14H; if.iihraclng K aveftue , from Koiirlh to Klrst streets and l-'irst and Herond st reels from 6 tq K. avenues. 'was up for heiirlriK-Jfisl evening ulidTis no re- monsirauces of slxe werii heard, the city recorder was authorized to ad vert Ise Tor bids on the paving proj ect. Illds will bo n-celved July 23. George t'uTrey. on - behalf or Spring street n-sldents, appeared before the. commission and stated that a remonsl ranee was ready to be placed in tho commission's hands regarding the Spring street proposed work but also xjatcd tlmi if certain arrangements were made, the. n-munstrancu would fOontimiwI on pjr OF U. S. IMill.ADKI.PIIIA (Hy di'- Ah- sociji ted PresK) Charlea K. lhiKh'S, Becrctary of Btat"1, today waa eh-ulcd prtsiiiriit of the Amrr-leank-an Har aHoclatlon. Frederick K. WadhaniH. of Al bany, N. V., wiih re-i'h'cted treas urer and Kd;ar T. Fell, or Itaiti mori', iLHHtstanl m-creiary. WIH- wuu K. Toleinan of Hall (more iiet- hiff aecretary, was elected lo the position. BASEBALL pacific coast m:a;i 10 Clulm San i''runcl?:o HoHltlc Vernon 8ac;riuncnto .. Halt l.uko Oakland .. Portland ' I.OH Ansi'l'-H .... W. I.. ...M- 41 ...61 42 I VI. .511 4 .r.4 .Ti'lfi .4:ir. .44 .4X4 .471 .444 ...AH ..AC, ...tr, ...46 ...43 47 47 4H 4!l 4!l t.,1 (By the Associated Seals n, Seattle Al Kealtle - u.i;. s I 7 n rSan Krancisco Keatlle llallerles: Hhea, (irlffin and AB ncw; Sutherland and 'I'obin. TlKen 7, Hit's I. At Vernon It. II. 14. Mult Ijiku 4 9 2 Vernon 7 1 1 2 Batteries: Ponder. Tliuiiuis, Me f'ahe. 1'oiiiIm' and Piters penner and II. Murphy., Ansccl K. INirllnml 7. 'At Portland It. H. K. n Anuelca s 12 - Portland 7 In 1 Batteries: Hiiirhi-s. Halttscy. VVei nert and Jenkins; fcckcrt. lledienl and Cochrane. Oaks 0. Senators I Hurranienlo ' . 4 9 .. HI I Koehler: Oakland ..' Batteries: HuKhra and HUGHES I ; 1 i : ; ' -re) FIHH V11HS ( When Klansmen Gather . 2 OLYMPIC "YpSfSI mull- 4nV Paavo Nurmi Crowned Double Winher iri 1500. .. and 5000-Meter Races .. BROKE HEART OF , RAY WATSON, U. S. American Entry Taggetfi Nurmi for 1200 Meters Before -Strain- Broke Him Down. . ' 1 OIjYMPIC STADIUM.' Colombes. Frnnt'?. (iy the 'Assoelatwl I'rtfwJ rnltett Slates point " wore at Utc end of totlay'K final eventH whk 177. l illlQUd WOK IH'Vt wllh 10. Tlio AmoticatiH tMik the first two lilacs In flip lianuiKT throw ami thi first three hi the Kp vault, (ilona .rahaiti, of California, won the latter event. Sparrow, of Ore gon, waa Mlxlh. v OLYMPIC KTADM'M, t'olotnliPH. France (By th Araclateu Preiw) Paavo Nurmi;' Finnish ' whirl wind, crownofl himself riouhlu Olympic winner today when twp hours uftr wlnnhiff the 1500 me ter ruee In Olympic record time, he won a thrlllinrr victory In Ihe &00 meter event . from hi" fellow countryman. Willie Hilolo. aettlnir i.holher. Olymplc'and world robord Tdklifir Um.lead in Ihe IfilMt me- ciirhefoPA the firm 'Hm me. 1eiH wer covered. Nqrinl Het hla OWll-plica all Mitt, WW, .breaklliir the Jieartfof the Ameriejin' Ktar. Itay WMlHon. A. A. V, half mile champion, who cracked after rmi nlnpf oh the. heein of the Finnish ace for 12'to met en. - ' T TO PLAN MEET The Hons and daushlera of the l:nion (.'ounly Pioneer aKsoclatlon made final arraninentn yesterday afternoon at a meeting in the city hull for Ihe Ihirty-fotirih annual Kathcrlnir of'the asocial Ion at Hlv ernlde Park on July 1 71 h. Mr. P. J. Ponera, of Medical Spring. pBHt president of the- order, wan In charge of Ihu details of (he meet ing. Mth. Anna Hoewh. of la Grande, waa elected preaiflenl yesterday, flitter offlcera decided upon were: Mra. .lames Mohh, vice president : Mm. Hayden, treaMurer, and Mra. Kate 1 lun Icy, secretary. PIONEERS Late News Flashes HRAKKMAN KILLKO IN WRKCK. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP)-Two Seattle, I'oilland -& Spokane passenger trains collided a mile from West Ranier today. ISrakcman Hurgcss was reported killed and several passengers injured. The collision occurred' between switches at Avon, the trains being en route to and from Seaside. A misunderstanding of orders is re ported the cause. , l ; ' Dr. Roy McDanielu, surgeon of the S. V. S., ac companied by H. K. Rclf, claim agent, drove to Ranier by automobile immediately and got other surgeons to1 help care for the wounded. According to first reports the brakeman waa crushed to death between cars. ' PLANS MUSK FIGHT. NKW YORK (AP). John W. Davis intends to carry the Democratic fight direct to the country, in a series of upceches, including a number in the west. FOUR WYOMING BANKS FAIL. CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP). The state examiner's office was 'notified of the failure of four small Wyo ming banks to open for business today. FIRE DAMAGE GREAT. ALBANY, Ore.. (A P). Damage estimated from $100,000 to $130,000 has been caused from forest fire in the Santiam national forest now sweeping south ward from Brieten to Bush river, where it started two miles above Detroit yesterday A man named Allen who left Detroit yesterday is missing. RUNNING MATE - ftfrn ill ? vv; J ""II f 1 i. . I II f . - J - 1 - ; .......... . . .. 'Dnnv cuiDorn n - I uuu. uim i lu 1 1 rn ii nuiif nnr I I . .11 I U ALUANf 9 Unt. r 1 The rem aim of Hubbard Bryant, '. Albany, orejron, pioneer,, who waa ' klllPd ytorday morning in an au- liomomip acciuem, near rerry, wer forwarded to Albany for burial laM I'Venlnff, by the W. M. Bohiwnfcamp citipiuir.. mt- oony TM . w ipf Ilohneakaiup chapel yesterday. ', ' W'AH AUIANY MONKKlt. AI-HANY, Ore. (Hpeclal) Ifub Hryant, who waa fatally Injured Wednesday morning near LaOrande was one of I .inn county's most prominent pioneers. He wag, born September 16, 1849, In Missouri, and came to Oregon" across the plains with his parents In 1K62. The family settled near fteto. Four years preceding his marriage Bryan came to Albany In 1872. -He was county surveyor at the time. He Hetlled on a farm near the city lim its, and five years ago gavs part of his farm to Albany as a city park, now known as Bryant park, where Is situated the Albany auto tourist camp ground. - . He in survived by his widow and elKht children; the children arc: J. f Oontlntiert nn pajr B) TO sum OFF WATEK. The city officials have announced I hat tomorrow morning the water Hiipply In that part, of Ia Grande Houth or O avenue and west of Fourth street will be shut off to permit Improvement work on the pipe. line. . i AlMMjt l5,fMK Kii . Mnx KlaiiMinen Kathorod In Ioiig Uaclif N'.., un liHlc'iKvidci iom Iay. 'I'lio largrr pholo above hIkwh h parade Ihrungli Ijoiik lli'arli hi r(i?l while Iho other idiowa tliofw alKHit lo Im Inlllateil, Rnrtxt! In blaolc .The lower pltittre, rilHlM'd by alrnull lo tho Evening Ob erer, hIkiwn a lented city, cvcrlnjc most of a ISO -aero fami( wlilfh Kpranjr up In no lline ulien Mldilffan klanatnen bccan iratlM'iiiiff near larltMn . for tliej- annual oonclave. VHiy Uuiuh and member!, It Ih etillinatecl, altendetl. I Harvey Hwarlr.. who waa arrested laat evening with a bottle, of moon shine whiskey oi). his person, was fined tru and sentenced to 20 days in the city Jail thin iiinriilnff by judge J. I). Slater, presiding at mu nicipal court. Hwiirtx was lialleil out ufler his arrest, .furnishing 1 1 nil bonds, un ,til the time of his trial which oc curred al lU:2'i o clock today. Trial ToiiIrIH. Hum Kugalarl, nrri'Sled yesterday morning charged with possession of llmior, had a preliminary hearing llnst evening and pleaded no!, guilty. 'He was released upon, furnishlnr IS I AG bonds lo appear tonight ut cau o ciocK ior trial. . k. j. iv .en- !en represented the defendant at tho ...... ...p. , Ezra Meeker Files for Washington Legislature HKATTLK, WhhIi. Al') Kzru MrpkT. .04. plonppr, fll.-I ht canflfffiicy for th' atnlv IcKiHlattin hcrf ili'nlurlitK- IiIm hoIs pwrpow Ih o upporl I lie Nat eh en Vatt hlnh wiiy project and fliht thu attempt to liulM h highway tlirousli C'tit nooki I'iiki. ' -l. , Mexican Indian Dead At Age of 121 Years " IjOK AMIKf.KH (Al) KminrlH vo Arhallo. who 'Ih nhIiI to hnvu hwn thn ohlt'Hl person on tho I'u ciflc count by vlrttio of hlH 121 yearn, iil on the la AnReli'S county furtri at Honda, tlcur )irc. Arlmllo, a Moxk-uti Inldun, clu tilled WTvlco la elKlit warn and uld I hut he wuh a uoIUlur In Uimilluu's urmy. im TWENTY DAYS 8 X RA IWhen the convention finally ad journed at i:24 a. m. today It had nun, ure. (Al') .Mrs. Helen filled many new pages of political lohnstiin Jones, , shot herself history, rising In dramatic force through Hie heart, dying Instantly, In the bathroom of her homo carlv today after hearing of tho death of Iter liiiMlinntl, (Jcorgc, iayma4er for tlie llrooks-Scanlon Mill, from In juries lu an automobile accident. IN SANK MAX KILLS Ht.l.f. SALK.M, Ore. (Al") Charles Bryant, 42, Inuintn of tho Ortscofl stntn hospital, ended his llfo hy hanging himself in his room last nlglil. lie was eonimltted to tint asylum a year ago from Denton comity. I'f.AMNi; MILL IlLUVH.. (tltANTH VANS. (Al) I MS of alKiut M),(I(I0 clue to lire Inst night which ilentroyefl a lilnnlnv mill here owned by J. W. Walker. A mil lion feet of lumber was also mirn- Tho ,, hmM th ., ,.,,,,, 120,000. MAHKKT QI.'OTATIOAM. rOHTr,ANl, Oro. (Al') 'uttlf hIow, Iiokh Htrudy, Hhi'fp ntcudy to KtronK- KpBH on-liulf to ono cnt iiighcr. butler und biittcrfut lmly. Oregon Wheat Crop to Yield About 50 Percent rortTI,ANI, Ore. Continued Iry weather throughout the month of June caused a further reduction In crop prospects, nnd It now ap pears probubln that the 1924 Ore gon wheut crop will not exceed one- half tlie production of lust yeur. suys 1 I,. Kent. Htatlstlclan, V. 8 Department of Agriculture. . Weather bureau records show a ruinfull ut Portland of 0.08 Inch during the month of June, and a total deficiency since Bcptvmbigf I 192 J. of 10.85 Inches. Hlnce Janu ary 1. 19'.'4, Ihe deflclcncy.to July 1, 1924, Is 11.10 Inches, fortu FIRST IfOTE TODAY LIE SELECTII Governor of : Nebraska, Brother of W. J. Bryan, Chosen DEMO CONVENTION v THEN ADJOURNED John W. Davis, Candi date for Presidency, to Adhere to Liberal Pol icies, He Announced. NEW YORK (Br tha Associated rrcu) Chkrlei W. Bryan. . gov-, ernor of Nebraska, brother Nif William Jennlnn . Bryaa: waa nominated early today for vice preaidont by the Deraocratio na tional convention. . The nomination took place on I the first ballot after It became, understood that Bryan waa the choice of the party leaders, who . had previously conferred with Mr. : 1 Davis. r . , Tho convention then adjourned. DAVIS 188CE8 STATEMENT "i , NKW YORK (By the Associated. Press) John W. Davis, Deme. oratlo choice for proa dent of the United Htataa, late yesterday do ola'rcd: "There can be no cempro mise with reaction, r lyiboral. pol icies must and will prevail, This is the mandate o( the hour and I hall obey ,,." j . , .After rieeWInf 1 congratulations yMtwaf'1Savts-'WMrS to a ao- ' eluded room td prepare a formal statement,' r ' Mombers or the West Virginia delegation said that Davie had mado no attempt to win the nom ination and said that he had de clared that the presidency waa too big a Job for any man to seek. The official- report of the lOSd ballot, which nominated Davis, showed. Davis 8381, Underwood 108, Robinson 10, McAdoo Hi, Smith 71, Walsh 61, Meredith 1BJ. Olass JJ. Danleli t, Hull 1, Oer- . ard 8. . Approving the ' suggest ion of John W. Davis and, Governor Charles W. Bryan,- of Nebraska, nominees for president and vice president, the Democratic national committee agreod to postpone re organisation of the committee un til after the format notification of the candidates, which dates aro not yot agreed upon. Reception Knthuelastlo i . Davis and Bryan were . given nn nnlhtialnstin rneentlnn when 'they attended the committee meet ling today. from a violent struggle of 12 days over naming tha 'Ku.. Klux Klan In tho party platform through record breaking deadlock between McAdoo and Bmlth through 100 ballots before the presidential nomination was In sight. And In tho closing scenes camo a new precedent In the personal (Contlnned on cage 6) NKW VORK (By the Associated press) William Olbbs McAdoo lioudf.uarters announcd Into yes tenluy that McAdoo had no com ment und that ho would sail for Kuropu probably today with Mrs. McAdoo. .- nately for the grain crops, ther. was very llttlo hot wind until the latter part of June, ly which tlmt the fall seedod crops were practi cally out of danger. Bprlng seeded crops suffered considerably from no ILL VISITEURQPF the hot days or the latter part ot June and early July, . ' 1 Kstlmatrs of acreage and condi tion, and forecast p( production o somo of the loading crops of th slate of Oregon and of the Unlter Htatca tor 1924, and the ten yeai - (Continued on Bag