La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 14, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES f'QplAY." CITY EDITION it THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore gon Fair In the est and cloudy and unsettled In tho west tonight and ..Tuesday. . VOLUME XXII. LA GRANDE OREGON. MONDAY, JULY 14, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 238 tt Mil u,- cponun in - (Uy HAItlCY H. lU'NT) NI5W YoltK (NKA Hpeelull Well, the iK'ttiocmtic convention, ua might have been expected when Tex I tic kind urranged to have it neld in Madison Hquure Garden, was u- knockout. II broke u n -cords for number of sessions, number of ballots, amount of money spent by dele gates, ror high hopes wrecked and animosities engendered. The tolui expended In dollar nnd nts to stunt; tin; I .emocratlc contest, exclusive of delegates' ex-. Iiciwtt, according to tin? New York convention committee, whs somewhat in excess of ffcoo.ouo. .-This committee hud arranged Hk expenditure on I he baals of a con vcntlon not exceeding two weelii in duration. When the, deadlock curried the session over Into the third week, the local committee paKsed the, further financing- to Hie Democratic Nutiuual commlt tee. , Ah this commit tee hud a bal ance in bank of only about $1(M,- O'Mi, It Immediately began to prune evnynscM and to put on I he -pressure Lo bring: about a nomination At out of the uHlicrw were discharg ed, the lighting diminished and corners cut generally In an effort to save pcnnlCH for the Inter ex penses of the campaign. Knough waa waved out of cash on hand to pay for the auditing of the con vention's billH and to move Jcmo cratic headquarters back to Wash ington. To provhle ca-Hh for the cam paign ahead, however, the Victory clubs will have lo be called on for contributions. No S5 check will be rejected! The selection of Davis as I In' candidate, with whirl) In oppose Coolldge puta the campaign on an Intellectual 4cvel seldom reached In American politic. That la, sc tar an the personal qualUte of Itu two mi'ii at the top of their re spective tkk em go. Neither la of what It generally known us'the polltlclul type. " I avls, f A. It.. I.I.. 11.. LU !.. carries, one university degree more than Coolldge, who alijiply, butLsts A. .!.., and LL. U Also, Lnivls haa mixed about a A field tmir, to which all farm cra ore invited, with Ma chief ob ject a visit to the crop demonstru lion plots at the I nlon Experiment station, haa been announced by II. (. Avery, county agent, for Sat urday. July Hitli. Tttie program for the day will be similar to that of former years. While lut year's parly visited Hard Federation wheat. Hybrid l-' wheat, flrlmiu alfalfa, and pure seed potato plots, the party this year will study a rollecllon of all these demonslrii tiona as seen on the cxpcdlmcnt ntfitton at Union. The experiment station haa several hundred plots of various kind of cropa under tvHt. Records of paal yeara' ylelda (Continued on oa R) Huckleberries Said Plentiful Near Park Till-: I'.MtK. fSpiclnl) Vlill' It la r.rl.-J llnil I In- TroHl him n r,.if uliuro fif lhi lillfkli-- liirrhd i)i !' ailjiifi'lll moiinlalim killril r Iji Ornnili' unii ruvi- n itionn Hi Ix ilrnly tit Ilic. fruit In lln I 'ill iHTltl uc Crt'ck niounuilns. liurkli-lwrrli-B urn hnnl lo Til tzi'U luiwi'Vcr. iliM' lo III" lonK tancv nmsaury to climb lo tT' t nl tlH-m. It In rrporl l tint tin: Mlniini count rv In mini to yli-lil lifiiviiy. lurrylnc will U- ut Us Iti'lttlith In about I i n day.. i (Continued on page X) DUE SATURDAY Marshall Dana Tells w of the (KilMor's Nut". The riillowint" nrtlclc by .Marshall N. Imnu. or the Oregon Journal. I'ortliinil. Ore.. Is the second of a series diallns with Kasli-rn Or-Kon. B"'hered In the recent jiiurn.-y which was conduct ed by the I'ortland Chamber of Commerce ljuid Metllcmcnt com iiilllee A fnllowlng article will deal with Ihe Wallowa wonder land). (Hj- Mar-liall .V Kana) The mule nf 111" cxle-dlHon for UP-K-on d.-velopin.-nl via business our led I" "' VH'l''y "r "" C,rai.de Iton.le. Here la the home of Bruce Dennis and IT. I'hy. Here the famous, while faced cal ves of Governor Pierce elonllently bawl their disapproval at the dis proportion between the producln cost and the selling price of beef. La Oiando Is melrupvlls til the ULUUI1U 111 TITLE RAG Walla Walla Bears Take Bine Mountain Pen nant Second Time PENDLETON WON HERE SIX TO TWO Dayton. Wash., Unable to Stop Their Opponents; Pendleton and Pasco in Tic for Third Place. w. J. !ct. Walla Walla .'. 13 2 .8ifl Iai Grande J 2 3 Pendleton .". 6 0 .400 I'aaco .. 6 a .400 layton .. ..........;....1.......4 11 '.266 ' Milton ....4 11 ,2tJti At La Grande: 1'ehdliHon' 6, Lu Grande 2. At Dayton-' Walla Walla II layton 2. MIIton-Krecwater forfeited to J raHco. ' . - (My SCOOP) . Walla WutlH. , Washington glon Hears, 1923 Blue .Mountain) league champions, won the 1924 pennant yesterday by defeating 1 ay ton 1 1 to 3 while, a Orunde I took tone on the nose from th1 l'oudleton I tuc karoos 6 lo 2. And when the J'iratea lout -to I I'endleton yeaterday, Jtietory not J only repeated Itself - or . WftUa f Wulln, but it repeated Itself for i the second time for la Grande. Inl 1022 Hie. Pirate, slated for the leadership, Ioml tho critical game I and won aecond place. In 1923 the I'lrateS'dld oxactly the same thing. Hot h 1922 nnd 1923 found the PI rules members of the Inter- mountain league. - And yesterday the Pirates mimicked tho perform ance of tho two years prior. In three at arts l.a Orunde won aecond honors In n. baseball league race each thru; rowing find place In the Dual game of the season. PciHllrtoii-Psx-O Tied. - Hy winning yesierday-Pendlcton I and PorcO became tied for third I place.. A play-oft' HI probably I reault. Haytoti crept Into a draw for cellar championship with the Mlllon-Krecwaler. which withdrew from the ruce three weeka ago and forfeited the remaining games. Pendleton earned their victory Hunduy. H , ' ' v ' ' The Huckarooa-registered eight hits to Im Grande's seven, and made three errors to'M Grande;! four. And two of la Grande's errors permitted Pendleton , to (Continued on Page 2) BRITON STARTS ACROSS PACIFIC; YANKS IN EUROPE I'AIIIS (AP) Alllirlinii roiMHl tltik wtirlil rlliTN arrived lirrr Dili. nftcriMMJii rnni Vlciin.. TOKIO (AT) Ilic ItrltKh pniml IIm worl.1 rlli. ha4Uil by lar l.aii'ii. Ianilfl o'n To1ilinor. Iinki. on Vi lonirii ltniHl. In tin- KnriRi liNlny. KaH a rndlo dlnpali'li. Ml NATO. JnpHn. (AD A. Slil art MacLurcn. Itrltliili aviator fly Inc around I he world. Iloppi'd off at o'clock Monday mornlniEr on I lii flro! Htri-tcli of hlK ulr Jouriuy ai'TOHM llw Pacific occult via the Aleutian iHlunda. Yank llcai h Vienna. VIKNNA. (AP) ' The Tnll'd Klati'fj urniy around the world nvla. lora arrived here at three o'clocl Hunduy afternoon from Bucharest They will atari on unother lup 01 their journey Monday. Grande Ronde valley sad li Grand'! Is a elly of. rare beauty. I'ntun Is Imbued with the same charm. Klgln, Cove and Island Clly are active places. There Is no Irrigation problem In the valley of the Orande Itonde. or at least the problem Is not recog nized. The average yearly precipi tation at l-a Grande Is 1 8.2 7 Inches mid It has been as high as 2X.4I Inchex. Irrigation proposals have been Indignantly repudiated by the land owners. The river curves In a great arc through the vivid fields and Catherine creek comes In from the eastward. The cost of diversion would be relatively small, but the necessity of adding water to that which falls In the form of snow or rain Iihs not been confess!! by tne majority. When irrlirallon works are finally authorised, drain . (CooUauoU en ye ) Scored 40 Points For U. S. I.Ac Cifgl"-W II V I I 1 I pper: ltnl"il l,c;riHlre. of the NenaVk A. C, xvlm liroke n tvm'hl's i-i'cmil til tin Ol.wnplr mimc. by inmHfiK 2.1 fit It 41 Im'bes, i mIiouii In aclinii; ' lii't Is tfatolil OMMiine. 'Hlinols A. ".. wl Ihiiij; 1111 aimllier reeoi'd foi-i AiiutIcH ly luHlei'luu I he 1 1 tub Jump ni oi tl, ami w in ttoii I be olt cai bhui Sal unlay, -giving biin tuu ftrsls. Mrsl ilnc( i iiiiiiIm 10 Miijjt. liOurr: t.coi ge Tuhu . rliimll college, 1 lto captured I be first American victory In a filial OImpIc event, when he won the 100-meter hnrdicN, - xtra;jpk m ji.v;,y,iNr. ktoi:ii:s i.i i (.IKI, TO l,A K M.MI. .-ii. fi I .i.i ....... . fii-. ijirj nr.. Allci" ltaiiu3'. 21, or. Si-apiniox'. n. ariTKleil i barai il li:i Hlleuipt- !:':."' ""!",' ,'"vV WW. problem nf Hie I'.'lsl Ili.nal llanh , r Sen ip.se... by writ- lug ihrcafcmnx I' tu rn tieinaiMllna , C.ial iniiin') Im b'ff ill designated ' sMt. Offiti-rs salt I mIii confcsMil, snilig Nlie coiiccitetl Die idea from j n'Ct'Heil MM It'll it reipiesl- vm,.,H,l I., hnmn i.yr, imr . ,47m)(( lmmH IHiri'h r OH IIIMH I Iltl'll lllMIHp III I . SfiMHHiM-. lit- lni.-: tl. Mti'f! p.oduf-tior.: :i4.i:,-4.-r In fiip iH-rifr who hhIi'Im'iI "" I n rrjj I m ; Oregon l.7r.Mm . 11... rirnl nl-'hl. Nt. Iri... Ciilifiirnln l.732.nmi l.nr- iuikhh-iI i 411HH MIKMI 1 Itlf IH letter fl" Milt, tlin-iili'tiinu U'IhCk ! lire tmh -mm be cmnplii-.l wiili Die J mines!. He bad iwkauc nff blulterH ht. r In brown uiier U'li HI file (H'KiynrtMti i'ihit. m rl.n Nlllll tl-H. fillllH't U1M WIM-n 1 C.ie following tin in ii mi: up the ' park air r while )we-pbig Hit Mitfh. The H'Miniii wit relenx'il ihihIIu a ilii'Hi"!! 1irlber the m..I Ml ate nHtlHiiMIe- will lumillr lln. - f . jrdMMii! SyH"r? fivwv KelKO pros- J TI!I'ST1I -IX'AII -ApiH'tors -reported they eneountef d HAI.KaM. Cm;. ( A l')!r-T y trus- i mUiiBtaln i devtiH.'t will b uve. to-t tb'D, bftb seiitenj-eil from l,orilHij.,,;,r fort IJiat-diMrli 16 mm. if they j eiH-apt'd from a gang of jviuptoyvs M on. -flnU. -1riS .iht-Ihe p.rullHrj spreading Hax In. a field .pair, in (mlle from ,the penitentiary ? this . rent in helyhth'?' naid;' resembling JiioruluiF. . r . u. "Uori;ius.- - . j " -' 1 la J i j rf n i IP 11 . . I'oltTI.AMl On- (Kin chil) - l'l-''iH-tl.. of' ,.rt. relal l'. . ,,,,,.. ., . ..,. j ,,mu.m ,,,.., ,llt,.B' linil.iul ;)y -the WiiHllinulim, II. C, ofllce. as follows. MCi oi.lli.it In . I.. Kmt, aKllellllii-al sliillnlleiiil - lOsllinaled 1!I24 prdditcliiin: !'!:!. lion barielK: oregim l.nxj.oo.'i barrels . f.'alirornia l.77!i.nrili b;u- fclM thilif. HKH lililt l......lK W'...il.. (CnnMniiert m tlfe f. i , Kcl.SO Foi'CSt RailJZCrS Seek "Mountain Devi! KKI,HO, Wash. fHei-ial Vniiitt lelm. It. H. Bailey. Hal Uxey mid r(. 'iirker. wlio have heeii etii- Inverl iim fftreMt run. '.tm In Hie i upper l.'wlfi river. ennntry near Hie , uulmalK. -wild 1.4 'abotiU sew FORECAST lllll I I III II II .WW. t T III If I II I I Mill JUnrrULII mm mmme n ews iDflc n LUOD i FALL Fit T 0 10 HE B.Erf Anderson, of -La ; Orande, Killed in Ac : tfident Tiiis Morning SON INJURED BUT ESCAPES DEATH rrngdy Occurred at tha East La Grande School : House; Fathers "Skull Fractured ' . t B. 11. AmlmMHit 4 fcan of ac. wan alimwt iii.Htnntly killctl and bin wmi, llHiij au AmlerMMi. Mifferctl a Mvrel- liijuml- foK and botljr bruises w.ieii, a acamdd, pn the rMr of I lie l-:ast Im (irandc sdiuul' lfMist. tipped ottT tlirowiiiir litem b tliu urouml. a disuuier of pmb ihlr tltlrty teet, Mr. AnoVnumS, Mnl was frmctiirrtl ami although1 t; it ay aUempt hum niadv lo .save i.Imi. bo was Ufa .badly ;iurt for' iiKtllcal ami surgical Mklll to prc Vriil dentil. , ' , 'The' accident occurred about 3:;to o'clock this morning. I tot It Were riiHlted lo the hospital I111-. mediately, . , rTh oi' younger man's foot .waa Vrokea In aeveral placea nnd It will probably bo about - -thraa moutluf before ho Is able to uao It again.. ; The, deceived Is survived by bin son, a daughter llehna Anderson, otb of La Grande; four brother and slater; H. A. Anderson Jr., of Ui Grande.. Logan Anderaon. of Cove;. J Auatln Anderson,' of liaw ton, yinneaota. and Lilly Bolstail, of I'uwuon, and it father 3. A. An leraon 8r., of Uawson. The rcinalna wlir bo forwantod to Dawaon for burial by the side of Ills wife,, who passl'd' oh about IW07, following funeral services at 3;:: a p. m. tomorrow lit "th'c Hnod Kicss and Zimmerman chapel un- (CnnttmiM nn Cieorc Tucker" Laid " To Rest at Joseph, Ore. .KiSW'lt, ore. itfpeelnt to the i itis-erver) Kunerul Hervlcea were held at Joseph yeal erday 'afternoon over Ihe remains of the late Oeorge Tucker. A large crowd wail prca I'lil. ' Iteverend 1'attellc. of the Chris - thin church, preached tho funeral( true,. It Is not true that tho moro sermon. ..money we raise tho more wo Willi BASEBALL PACIFIC COAST l-KAQI K fhilis . V. I.. 1'oU Han KranciKuo ........66 44 Heal Me 64 44 .660 .661 .600 .600 .490 ,4 SO .445 .460 Vernon .60 60 Kacraiiifntu Hii 1 1 I. alto ... On 1(1 HI Wl .. I'ortland .. , I .OH Al1g'l'H ..,.49 49 ,,..48 60 ...4H 62 ,...40 611 ....IS 64 S:ill iMUv 7-0, Vrnion ! Irnl game- Hall Ijike VTiion I!Htt-rlfH: o'Poul nnd rook; I'fnm'r, .Christian, iiikI I i. Murpliy. H'iond game H;tlt Ijiki: II. K. 7 12. 6 Vnrnon IIhH'tU'm: KhI Ho. ThomiiH nnd Cook; TliumuH und Itiinnah. lfoun C. Sena lorn. 0-1, Oak VI rut game Saerumeulo i ink la nil lititterles: Hall and VohIit nnd Itead. .Second game Haerainento fii.ltliinil - i-a it. u. i:. .0 6 1 4 9 Hchang; Jt. II. V: 4 in o Haiferle.i: Hughes and Koeh . r; Malls, jMehb r and Head. AiikHh rorllnnd IM-. Vlrnl. gaine - H I. on Angeles - ' ' I'orlliiiKl Ui 12 V Hatlerb-B: I niinovlteb, lUtnm, l-aviie and .bnklns; Wlntera und Daly. S'L-nnil game- - 11. I-' I .oh Ang b 16 2I 0 9 11 W..lni rl nil (I .......u. i(H..i.,.. 'neiikni anJ I'orliruiie. . f " ' Kent Indian 4 1-4 Virrst gumctaciiifwypuylwdfwy r' Vlrwl game ti w. Han VraiielHco HeaHle HuHerb-M: Henry and KuHierluiid and 'J'obiii. 8tnt Vrain-'lMi.o HeutHe , - Hecund gam ButloriKs: Hhea ' and Oregg. Hteulatid and & ' i;ieveu tiiuiutfs.) ..3 16 3 FIVE RECOVERED FROM WRECKAGE. : AUGUSTA, Kans. (AP). The bodies of five per sona have been recovered from wreckage caused by a storm that visited this district last night. .,''- AIRMEN ARE WELCOMED." PARIS (AP). The American flyers were given an. enthusiastic welcome today. Before landing they cir cled over the unknown soldier's tomb and the1 Arc de THomphe. They were escorted by a French squad ron which joined them at the border. . - ' CONTROLLING FOREST FIRES. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP). A light rain, due to a , heavy ocean fog, west, of 'the Cascades, aided fire fight : ers. who already had gained the upper hand on fires last week' in the Santhim forest and Tillamook and Columbia counties.! Fires near Bend are also reported under control. - , ' ' . COLLAR UON BROKEN. An employe of the BowmHn-Hicks company, while . riding in the canyon today on a motorcycle, had an ac cident that resulted in a broken collar bone.- The young man, about 24 or 25 years of age, whose name is Adams, was brought to the hospital here. A quick re covery is expected. , lie 'Thiiro In a way to udunl Imll- reel taxation In Oregon thul will ri-llnvo real rfilali of much of the I SOLUTION tato tax now lovlrd. upon It." Baldli"at tho numlier of trout already Governor Walter M. I'leron Batur-ilurned.ln for tho annual flh feed day afternpon In lila adUreiw at tho Knrinera' V'nlon plcntu 111 tho, city park of I Orandvv. .1 , ; , ' . ' Tho . chief oxacuilYo. wu on ft lionin-comtnff trip and apent tho af ternoon with friends of many yeara - Mandlnr "I Hlian oK the next n-Kimaturc to paafl severence tax on stand - ing llinoer. in ureKou,-- coiuinueii me speaKer, "ana 1 eq no reason cOR(,8. ' why tho moving; picture Induatryl 0 'fnr a ol-lnch trout Is the Bhould not pay a nice sum Into tho I !,.,,, raiiiiow turned In. It was state treasury each year. West cllllKht by K. T. Herzlnirer In tho Virginia taxes rlirarelln sales and j1I)nm r(ver. Clint Van Kleut raises quite a sum. and I believe wnB tho ollly ,,,, cntCred for the we must resort to the Indirect laxUub vrlmn f Ii In inornlmr. Clint in order to relievo real estate." wnnt to ,ho 0randl) Rondo lakes IJIrectly In front of the governor sat Billy Ituckman who Is known to bo one farmer who Insists that tho more money raised by taxation the more will be spent, and when Ihe governor was ferreting out dif ferent methods for rulsing more .money for, the state he caught a Nook .on ituckman s face, ' ; -No, It is not true. Bill. It Is not Ispcnd," and with this remark the governor went Into detail telling of the sincerity of tun botird of con trol.ln trylnir to save ovpry penny po8lbli of ' the taxpuynrH' money. HiM .talk wan almost wholly along financial lini.'S occanlonally nion- tloning. the work In the governor's office and before cloKlng ho gave bin audience a ' glimpse of many happenings that occur' lu official life. . . The farmers' picnic Halurdny wna falrry well attended and Hernul Hug as chairman of the duy pre ldid In an oxci'lUMtt manner. Uuv, .Toukum of Hummurvlllo opened It lie afternoon with pruyer after which Hruco IennlH, of the Hv 0, ning Observer, gave a short wel .1 coming lullt lo the furiiMtrH uwnir- i-eicrs, ing them lliut La Orundu wiis ue J'hornuB lighted (n be thrlr IiohI on the o'- cunlon. Itev. IMck of the Houih It. II. K. Methodist church spoke In a Imp .....'. 8 2 py vein and he wus followed by 9 12 6 Mrs. Kd Jusper In a violin solo f o ii m b c, -which pleused everyone. I jameH Ifnrvey Oriihuiti. of Hn- kT, deiiiorriilic rttiidldale for con ttress from the Henond diHrict. de livered a political speeeh In whleh he fluyed the railroads ml Ihe liirlff. Ho Insisted that freight rates must coiim down, that tariff must be lowered nnd wages remain up. While he did not have to go Into detail It unn evident that Mr. Ornham believes rnllroud muiiUKe- CnnMnnd nn png 6 Catherine Creek About Fished Out lor Season CNION, Ore. (HpceluDCuther- tiiii creek bus been literally fished out this season, owing lo Hie elos- weight and light weight titles and log nf some other streams. More I Inland wmi, the baiilnnmi'lbt. people than ever are enjoying the I IttiNHell Vis, of I An Aiigeles, won angling spnrl this year, one mun.lthe lluhtweigbt Im M. defeating 'bO bad been several " mile up "rn. reports that he huw the r- ntulns of cump fires about every i 20 feet w here some flHlierman hud jsiopprn uioiik ne wnn iu nmi. I f lew nuiinuii biv nun en ii i stream out iihoiiik ir ij j i them Is practically over. 1.731. - Aguew; . I;M IKM IAHY CI.KItK Kilt IT. WALLA WALLA. Wush. (AI)- Kdward Mcuth, clerk at the pent .4 14 .J . tentlury and former state trcasurerldusk brought a close to the greut Jt. II. 15. (whose home Is lu Tsroma, wus fa-jest und most spectacular fight seen Vargas; tulty shot lust night by a guard on for the Inlernutlbual athletic' hon- UaJdwin. tho wall who mistook him for ujorH. America shared the final glory Iprtsuutr bu Uiuugltt wus eui:upliitf.pUh Uur ulluut rhul from the ANGLERS MAKE M CATCHES When nninlirr of flHhirmon so out n-nolveil to catch rih Ihuy usually cct rcaulta ana tun. ai of the Wins, Kin and h'leetfoot olillj would Indlcatu that that wna tho caHO. , . , .. . , . r ,. Moat of the flnh worn caught In the Mlnam river, the Itnnaha and tho Ultlo Salmon river. Hoy Mil- lerlng. lYank Kloepp and r.. T. norzinKer nuu nil tuiiit-u im mvc . rutche this mornlnir. Many ' .. ..nnnin.i n.i. ovani,nr expected this evening ul,fO1.0 0:30 when tho conteut yesterduy and had hard luck. Tho banquet . will bo served at 8:110 o'clock this evening In ihe basement of the I'reabytorlan church. During the banquet the Judging body composed of George frrnnttnued nn pare ft. I SinrlflSr Indictments Gtio!iitnl hv rVinvf OUSiainea By KMUIV WAHHINOTON (AP) r- Ten of Ihe counts in the indictment of Harry F. Sinclair, for contempt or tho sennto, were By n( allied today by the supremo court of Columbia. Former La Grande Jtfan , Avoids Death'airpwiy Walter Ies, who'wflis pilot here for the I..U Orande Alrcruft 'com pany which existed a few year ugo, hnd a miraculous eKcape from death recently ut Mc'ook 'flying field, Iuyton, according' to word reeelvptl here, lees was teHting un bid Cermun war plane, rebuilt, and tnV con trols became Jammed by a loosen ed flr extinguisher. Heeing that a fall wus inevitable, l-es stood upright on his Heut and drove overboard, using a parachute for the first time in his career. Lees was only nbout 160 fd't ! from the eurlh itntV the piiruchuli didn't open unlit he was fifty feet from tho ground. "I thought I was gone," ho wrote to a friend here, Hpeaklng of the 100 foot drop before the puraehute opened. Lei is the first commercial flies to owe his lift to a parachute United States Winner In 1924 Olympic Games iA it im (A if i-rr aoi n mi m c I'AltJH (By Hie AtNoeintctl irw) The l ulled Htitlt'M Olym- nit wrcMler wmi (be feather- Wfiikstrom, f I'lnUitid. itnbin lleivl, o. A. '., won t'.ie featlu-i'-wrigbt Hlle by drfeating ChCstur Newton, of I'm-lluml, On. OLYMl'B! HTAHICM. ('olombes, l-'runco (By tho AsHociuted I'ress) America left the Olympic battle field Hunduy triuihphunt In truck und field for the eighth succeaslri time Mince the modern revival of the Olympic games.' But ' when In 11 n n r -mri Basche - Sage." Hardware warenouse was lo- : .y tally Destroyed J $4,000 HOME RAZED . ; JN CONFLAGRATION Slight Damage Done to btoddard Lumber Com pany and Square Deal Garage; Origin Poubt-, ful. ... ... ... BAKER, Ore. (3pocUl) Bu day, July 13, was an unlucky day for Baker. Fire of unknown origin In tho afternoon totally destroyed tho Basche-Sage Hardware com" pany'a wholesale warehouse' hre, with an estimated lose of $200,000, the residence of John Allen, .n an estimated lota of 4000; de stroyed the roof of 'the 'Square ' Deal garage, with a Ion of G00, und did damage estimated at $600 to the Stoddard Lumber company. Tho flames In the warehouse were still smouldering at a late hqur. Sunday, but were und or control., Tho hardware company, one of the largest distributors In eastern Oregon, had recently completed Us new warehouse, of concrete, and supposedly fireproof Inconstruc tlon. Within waa a large stock' (Continued nn pac ft) Score another point for tho printed word, for It waa thut vory thins that caused Bird F. LrtwlH of jLa Orande to find htb now Franklin eodan which was stolen from tho Washington atret gaiago In this city last Wednes day night. 'f The Boise Statesman carried. ' ft news story about a Franklin se dan which had been deserted on the Idaho highway apparently by parties who had stolen it atiJ with an exhausted gasollno sup ply ' seemed unable to proceed eastward. 1 - .. When Bird Lewis ' saw thut story he sniffed the facts at once and started for Gooding, Idaho, whrro tho car was "lo cated. Todny Mrs. Lewis recep ed a wire front hi in Htatlng that It was his car, that it had not apparently been : liadly used and that 'no, elUo. whatever had been wen u red as to who the guilty par tlefii were who tbok the machine. Four Charges to Be riiced Against Allen "Yes,' remarked the chief of nolico todny. "we're going ' to charge him with parking on an in-, lerNectlon. resisting arrest, speed Ing and transportation of liquor In i niitotnobllt?, ' ' -; Which is quite a number of nv ciiHutlorm to dy against Ezra Al len, who was arrest ol yesterday! by orrlcer Dunn. Allen is out un der $300 bonds nnd will be tried tonight at 7:30 In the police court. . According to Officer Dunn, AJ.- len tried to got away after he had ordered him to drive to the po- . lice station, and during tho chose, Allen Is alleged to have thrown a bottle containing liquor from his car. Dunn afterwards located the bottle, which was unbroken, , be stated. i north, Finland. 1 ,, Although the Americans, in ,i convincing and final deinonstn lion of their all-round supremacy .Sunday, shattered two more, worl-' ; records und ono Olympic record the premier mantle of tho Olympl J Iriumphs went to tho new Flnnlsi hero, Allien Htenroos. who -raced under a blazing sun to the clnsslt marathon championship', a'vlctory, which enpped the climax of Fin land's clean swoep of the distance races and gave the littte NordU country the greatest athletic.' laur- ' els It has ever known, r . Htenroos, a 4-year.old HcIhUv 1 tors wood worker,' running hV Hrst competitive marathon race ln' IS years. 'sped over the 26 mBec" of" country to on" of" the most .m-' ' presslvn vlctorle In ths hlstoryof the bluu ribbon event. He c routed CouUaued on pwf K'L' LEWIS CAR IS