La Grande evening observer., July 16, 1924, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TEN PAGES TODAY.
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP) Ore-:
ron Fair tonight and
Thursday. Warmer In tha
' lntoiior, .
VOLUME XXII.
LA GRANDE OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1924.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 240
. Hunt's
Daily
Letter
(By HARRY R. IIVNT)
NEW YOltK NKA. Hprvlul)
The uncertainty of .politics were
never better demonstrated than In
tho closing kckhIouh of tin Iemo
cratlc convention, where the penl
up vote of a IhouHund ret,thtt
delegate breaking the deadlock
that had held them buck through
nine day a of balloting, rutdiud
forth like flood water, when u
darn has burst and, catching lntvln
irVid Bryan on the cn-Ht of the
waves, swept them swiftly to Iho
nomination.
Uclegittf who were swept off
their feet on the (final day und
threw their ha I lota into the lavlH
Wran whirlpool, mnku no apolo
gies for their actions.
"What else could we do?" they
ask. "Wo had tp do something.
And. after all, Isn't It a good tick
?" No phase of 'convention actl"-.
Itks were more Interesilng thiiil
those which immedliilely followed
the nomination of Davis for the
top of the ticket. .
The vice presidential sentiment
could not be -crystallized until
after tho' presidential selection hud
been made. For. -everybody, con
ceded the second place on the
ticket, for political reasons, would
have to go to someone who woild
help "balance the ticket."
With an ousleru niun for'preM.
dent, a western hi an r tunst b
chosen. The ticket mustn't bo sec
tional. Davis nomination therefore, at,
onue eliminated HI liter of New Jer
sey. Copelund of New York and
Itltchle of Maryland fts real con
tender. Who could the west offer
that would be a real help?
.The" first man the convenl ion
turned to was Hen at or Thomas J.
Walsh of ' Montana, chairman oi
the convention, who had dlfutrd
the scnatorinl Investigation Into
the Hliicialr-KuM-Doheny oil leases.
Walsh could have had the nom
ination In a in in ii,t o. In fact, he
peremptorily adjourned the con
tention, following the nomination
of Dnvls, without putting Dm
iiiesllont 4n order to heud off a
move to nominate him lo second
(Continued on page 3)
ST. VWt4 f AP) There should
be lay leadership not only in
"serving tables" but also in i
'Judging as to, correct doctrine,
ror-n'i't practice, correct dltclpline
.I i.f.rrx.s.l s.1t..rlt imili-Mimnnl."
Ir. A. A. J. Miller of Haltlmon. I "l
told members 'V
church assembled hen today in
annual convention.
" Arlinonixhintr his1 church work
er "to strenift hen your battle
linos." Ir. Mltb-r sahl: "In these
days of wild assertions of the ad
vocates of the common people's
rl Kills, your league; promotes bal
ance, poise anil clear thinking"
when social uuestlnns of the day
are dlHcith-sed. It 'helps In eon
HTviUlve reforms wherever tlhv
are needed and it aids us to hold
liiMt to the (rood thliips which
lathers and forefathers fought for
und stood for. '
"Onlv Indolent, inert, untrained.
YEARLY MEET
uninformed, lukewarm members nouns to co-operative marketing as
do not long for such leadership, 'nodal tons last year loaned more
(Continued on paire fil
Grande Rondc Valley
Pioneer Lady Is Dead
Wnnl Iiiih been received In 1.H
fiiHimi.. Mmt Mm. J. O. Mac! lowell.
of Central Point, Oregon, passinl toward each other, suys Ihe chief,
awuy Monday July 14. at h"r home of police of Berlin In a new order
there. Mrs. Maclowell was form-'to men engaged in the livery busl
crty Miss l.lnnle Vermillion and ness. Ills order also covers the
whs a pioneer of Grande Itonde subject of proper behavior toward
valley. , : passengers.
Women Dole
From Barber 's Chair
(Ry SCOOP)
Well. Hill, ou're looking wll
but why in the dickens don't
ou have that hair cut off your
face?" .
Thanks," Hill replied, 1ml
1kw am9l guiitir to do It'.' I can't
idmve myself without cutting nie
and It M-ems like it's twirw as
bard to get a shave at the barber
nhops. with the women monopoliz
ing the chairs all the lime."
Thai conversation did not hap
pen in tn Grande but at thai,
IImich aren't what they used to be.
Neither for Ihe males or the fe
males. "
More lliikiiiesy
Burlier ah oi here us well us
elsewherT do much more buslntww
now than they used to do. largely
owing to the fact that If a woman
hann't her hair bobbed, she feels
out of place because she knows
II C MDMPI
U. U. IIIMIIILn
DDCCTCn OV
UIILLILU Ul
rtVldlOlb nop 11 0111 laita
to Croydon, England,
1 his Afternoon. '
MRS. MacLAREN
WELCOMED THEM
Asked the Americans for
News of Her Husband,
British Aviator, Now
in the Far East. .
t'KOYIXIN, Hiiglawl , (H Hie
AK'latn Priv) The American
army nirmcii landed here, this
aftcrmioii from 1'arlw. Among the
flint to greet II i wax Mrs. Ntnait
Macljaren. wife or Hie Ilrltish
world, rllrr. who asked newtt or
lier liiiHliaiul, now III lite rar cast.
All:ltl ANM HAI HISV
I)AY IX I'AHIS TIKSUAY
I' A It I S (By the Associated
I'rcsK) The A me rlcan round-t he
world fliers day of rest in Paris
whs the busiest day off I hey have
had since " t hey took off from
A nierlcan soil, they said Tuesday
nvcnlng, after a round of activities
almost as arduous as one of the
more difficult laps of their globe-encircling-
journey.
In the morning they made a
courtesy, call on the undersecre
tary of aviation. Then they laid
a wreath on the unknown soldier's
lomh. - Luncheon wlllt , Oenenil
pershlnif could not be a long ses
sion.' because they had to be re
ceived at the city hall and then
call upon the president, of the re
public. '
. .iiltt at Dinner.
At tho liolcl they signed airing
detinite number of postcards and
photographs. snd theb wound up
their day of repose with h mag
nificent dinner given in their hon
or by fui.it rani- Kynae, undersec
retary or aviation, at the Interal
lied club. . . " . ! .
Apart from nil that." said
Might Commander. U"'ut. Smith;
with a tired smile at. the end ef
tin ordeal, "the day was compara
tively itilet."
He udded serlouly: "We have
been greul ly Impressed in Parts,
not only by
W(, recelv-d,
the cordial welcome
which was far be-1
yond anything we anticipated, by
(Continued im outre fit
RATE
TO COOPERATIVE
IJODIES LOWERED
WAHHINOTON (By The Associ
ated J'ret-s) The federal farm
loan hoard today announced a re
duction from fiw and one-half to
flvn per cent in the rate of Intyr
ent cliurceg on direct louns lo all
cunperal lv murkctiug a s s o c 1 u
tlnns. Hoard members deelured the re
duction In the farm' loan rat-u
should aid materially In financing
this year's crop movement. Inter
mediate credit banks which make
jlhan Ei8 (KMUHHi und this was dls
Irlbuted
among about aoo.fMih
farmers.
CnluiHil () rile ml to He Polite.
HKHI.IN. (API
Cabmen und
auto chauffeurs should be polite
Education
the other women ur wondering
when she'll have h'"r tresses shorn.
You se, wit h 1 lie women und
men both patronising the shops
when sartorial perfection Is pro
riired. Hie barbers Jut slmpi
can't help having more work to
to. Add that I us H should i".
The barbers have lo live. Just Ihe
same us any other bunlneiw men:
anl l he men- und women must
have their hirsute covering attend
ed tu and there you are. '
Too mrfny men sob nowadays
uboul the women driving them out
of the barber shops hut that Is'i't
tho caw not here. an how. T'he
men sometimes have to wait a
whtln longer for (heir turn but by
Ihta time the women are becoming
ducuted in the wayi f the "ton
soriul world" and they aren't tn-
(Continued on Tage 2)
BRITISHERS
Old Parties
Make Ready
For Action
Notification of .Coolidgj
Fixed for 'August 14';
Davis Seeking a Cam
paign Chief. '
NKW YOltK. (Hy the Associated
Press) John , imvK Democrat-
wn-a all legal and business fon-
llerUons to give Ills entire time to
the campaisn. - '.
WAKIIiNQTliN (Ky ilhe .Sssocl
aled Press) llavjng deferred
opening an active campaign until
August 14, the Uepohltcau lead
ers declared they planned to use
the intervening month In building
up a smoothly running party .ma
chine. ,
t The framework of the party or
ganization us turned over by John
T. Adams, t Im retiring national
chairman, und udded to by Will
lam M. Uutler, th new national
chairman, is to be strengthened
and rounded out under: present
plans: additional headpUHrters are
to bo opened, and en luting fuu
t lonul differences will be elim
inated so far us possible, and the
whole situation brought to a point
where t he cs in palgn can be en
ergetically put under way Immedi
ately president Itoolidgc- sounds
the keynote at 1 his notification
ceremonies here August 14.
Will PrrfM'i Maeiihic. h
The plans for ho Intervening
month's work will be discussed by
Mr. Coot Id ge with' Chairman But
ler before I he end of the week.
Mr. Butlur wus expected to arrive
here Wednesday, but late Teusduy
word was received at tho White
House that because of delay ( In
opening the New York- headquar
ters he would not be able Jo come
to Washington for probably .two
or three days.' The New York-offices,
when opened, will be In gen
eral charge of'Charle l, llles,
national coinmittcemun ; for . that
state. ; :
Mr. (oolidgn also Svill take up
with Mr. Mutter the creation of an
advisory committee The- advia-
ory committee as conceived by Mr,
CoolidffR will be an Informal
body
Uh Its" , iMi1Mttftrtp'lJf mntlent
ii pun me pruui'Miiv i iiki Mi ine. n
Is not the purpose of tho present
republican campaign management
to. create an Indefinite advisory
committee us was done in l9L'n,
when Chairman J lays selected the
late A. T. Hert of Kentucky, Mr.
HHIes. John W.- Weeks or.Musha
c linnet t s, and Harry M. 1-augherly
of Ohio as his official advisers.
john m. imvis skin;
.;. i.i:aii;r mk ca.miaic;m
NhVW Yf.HtK (AP) When John
I'avls. democratic nominee for
president, stepped Into his motor
car Tuesday night for Ihe .10 mile
drive to his country home at 1 o
cust Valley, he was apparently no
nearer a derision us to the choice
of a national chairman or the lo
fcatlon of the main and suhsldlury;
GRANTS PAHS, Ore. ( Ry the As
sociated Press) Delefu tes to the
Hpanlah-America u War Veterans
encampment today vis: ted th
OreKon caves and lnslalled officers
at a picnic.
Dr. George A. Walker, of Port
land, wus elected department com
mundr: Krunk Godfrey, of Amor
la. 'Junior vice communder,
Mr. Anna Hrlgger, of Marsh
fleid," wus Vlected chapUifn of Ihe
ladles auxiliary.
Port Oxford was chosen for Ihe
next encampment.
BASEBALL
PACIKIC COAST LLAtil i:.
(Continued on pair n)
ISSns
install heads
I'ltibs W. L. Pet.
Seattle .. ,... t,i 44 .fil
Han Francisco ..a. ...65 4Ji .UiU
Hacramento f' 4J .rS
Ve rnon f 1 r,o .f n r,
Hall like ,4s AH ,4!"
Oakland-..' 4 fil! .4('t
Portland 4n fi4 ,4o
Is Angeles ii hi .45'
Ry the Assm-laled Press)
Tigers ;!, Heals 12.
At Han Krsnelscn It. If. K.
Wrnon ..' 13 l .4
Han I'ranclsco . 13 l! 4
Batteries: Hhelienbsch. Ludolph.
Vlnifc Thomas and Hannah; Krlf
rin. Henh n. Williams, Mitchell and
Agnew, Yelle.
Senators A,
. At Haeranienla
Portland
Sacramento
Portland 2.
It. 11. K.
, 2 9 -i
& 11 I
Batteries: Hchroeder und
Can field and Koehler.
Duly;
No other aclflc Coast teugut
games; teams traveling. ,
CAUSE OF
Fiancec of Dying Man
Answered His Plea to
End Earthly Agony .
WOUNDED WRITER
NOT TO RECOVER
Jan Zoznowski, Polish
Author, and Mll,e, Uni
cuska,. His . Promised
Wife, Figures in Act.
, PA-HI 8' (By the Associated
PreKs) Hlowly dying of un incur
able maludy, Jan osowskl, Polish
writer, begged friends today -to end
his sufferings.
His fiancee, Mile. Ktanlsluwa
I'nlcusku, visiting him, was so
overcome at the aight of his agony
she could not resist his pleadings
she shot him In the head. Ho Is
not expected To recover. '
Officers sent .to arrest her left
her In cure of the sanitarium.
' A RKni'KKN, Wash!. (AIM
One thousand five-tael 11ns df
uarcotlca. valued at tJifi.noO. wore
tonfiH(!ated a hoard a train .at Clie-
halts after Imvlng- been smuggled
orf the steamship. Georgu Allen
here.
BODY MEETS
IiONIKJN (By the A ssociat ed
Press) The Interallied confer
ence to make effective Ihe Dawes
plan for Oerman reparations as
sembled today at the foreign of
fice. .. American Ambawador Kellogg
and Colonel 'James A. Logon Jr.,
American observer with the rep
arations commission, aro present.
.MAItKirVS TIAY.
POltTLANU, Ore. (AP) Live-
slock steady. KgKS steady lo one-
litilf fi.ni hltrhrr'. ''ibi'IR CeillS.
Hut(l.r und butterfat steady.
HAN" KRANCIHCO. AP)
terfat, AG cents.
- Kul-
QIC NARCOTIC
HJSULISMI
REPARATIONS
-TV 7
N.E.A.
(By Airmail to Urn Observer) . .
Hero is a view of inn ciiy of nao Paulo, capiinl of nie siate fir Sao 1'aula, Braxil, now In Uto
huiuls of rebel troofis hi Uto foreground Is tho beaut I ml Anlinmgablnt Park, Though Jntenslvo
firing coutlnm, llfllip damage lias been done to tho city, accoitling to reiorts reaching Ulo do
tfanciro. (overnor Ie Cantuos remains in his capital under guard of federal forces.
ALL SET FIR
Preparations for the annual
meeting of the Union County Pion
eer association at Riverside Park
omorrow are practically complete
today, according to word given out
by officials of the organisation..
The. business meeting will be
Jield In the .morning and a very in
teresting program naa oecn ar
ranged for the afternoon session,
which will follow a picnic dinner.
PIONEER MEET
rransportation nas oeen arrang- states tKubber eonipany, the Kan
ed for alt pioneers who have, no tm 'railway and llio National
conveyance to the park. They may 4)llk of cioniiiwni', Kew York, In
call the Union County chamber onrdpr to devote his time to the
Commerce offices, telephone 769 cotnlmx fainpalgu. r -.
and cars win can io- uinn hi iiieir
homo or will leave for the park
from the. Sommer Hotel imtldlng.
A large crowd Is rxpoctejl to be
in" attendance " tomorrow v despHe
"rlie" luct rhat. ntuny- whp partici
pated ip last year's annual meet
ing, are now no longer among the
living. ' ; ;
ReliiziouR Rioting in .
India Takes Six Lives
DKLHI. British India. (AP)
Six persons were killed and mure
than I0 wounded in rioting yes
terday between the. Mohammedans
and Hindus,
The disturbance was caused by
the Mohammeduns persisting in
carrying cows for sacrifice through
prohibited areas where Hindus
lived. ; .
WHKAT fl.JM Kiiil $I.IM
PORTLAND, Ore.'(AP) Wheal today, sent Ihe fire truck speeding
quotations here yitdcrday Includ- to tho site of a trash fire. No darn
ed hard white l-t4; western red age wus done. t .
The Poor, Poor American Goat
, . . . . t
xPcT
(LLOW U
- -
TWO IROVNpi.
AVKNATCHKK, Wash. (Al)
O, V. Sorrel Is ami his wit, John,
were tiswiiel hi the Okanogan
river blcow .Malqtt when a team
they were using to move logs fell
Into the river, pulling tho men In.
QllTS IKIJKNKCTIONK. . '
NKW YORK. (AP) John V.
Davis has wlthilrew from the law
firm of Stetson, Jennings, Kussell
ami Davis. Among other employ
mcntH severed was that of general
counsel for tlte Associated Press.
He-also resigned the only tllreetor
at cm held hv him. lu 1 2 in t'nltcd
Measuring Party to Be
GivmThiau Evening
This evening, 'July 18, at 8
o'clock the.W. W. G-.'s pf tho Bap-.
list churcll are giving a moasur
hig party at Kagles hall, Ihe pur-,
pose of which Is to raise funds for i
llie W.'W. O. camp. at Wallowa
lake. Tho committee in charge of ,
this affair has been working hard I
tho past few days getting overy- !
thing ready for tonight and a good j
time Is offered everyone' who at
tends, also something to en I
Among the different features to
be shown will be a trip around the
world, a smelling, tasting and see
ing contest, for which -a prhte is
offered, and many other Interest
ing fhlugs. ('
. trash rim;.
A fire alarm, turned In from
Kast Im Grande about one o'clock
XTRA
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J
T
A TREAT
Tho peoplo of Covo and vinlloro
from other clttos wero trouted to
somo cici'llcnt muxio by the La
Grnda muntcipul band tuat ove
ntnp,: ': Tho. band was yndtT tho
lottdomhtp of, Itaymond DlKscre
who in directing during the ab
aunco of Andrew Ioney Jr. who I,
at present studying in the oust. :
A variety of plectra .waa played
laBt evening amonir them "Drooke,
Triumphal" by Sella, "Bolectlone
from the Fortune Teller" by Vic
tor Herbert and otbora. A oor
noi duet, "I. Paloma," played by
Huymond Digger and til pi or Mo
M&nua waa particularly well r-
celt.d. ' . ... ' . -
M!as ItuUileon Onmpbcll aanr a
vocal solo "Love Senda a Little
Girt or Rosea," by J, Openahaw
during the course of the concert.
After tho concert tho members
or the band played for a danco at
which a largo crowd wus present.
UNITED CHURCH
BILL PASSED BY
CANADA HOUSES
OTTAWA. Ontario. (AP) The
church union bill, uniting the Prea
bytorlon, McthodUt and Congrega
tional churches of Canada, paiwec
the flnnl Mtages in Parliament to
day. Tho Houho of Coiumonti adoptef
the senate agreement provldln
any congregation bo winning may
remain out of the United Church
OMMITTKO DIVIDEND.
NEW YOltK. (AP) The direc
tors of Hlnrlalr Consolidated Oil
corporation toduy om'mlttcd the
quarterly dividend or bu cents per
shurn due on common stock at
thlM time.
BAND GO C
IS
Last Minute News
CANADA. TO COMPETE WITH YALE CREW.
ARGENTEUIL, France (AP). The Canadian eight
oared crew .today won the 'right to compete with Yale ;
in the finals of the Olympic competition by winning a .
race of crews which had finished second in the original
heal. , .'
WHEAT PRICES SKY-ROCKETING.
CHICAGO (AP). Assertions that great stretches
of the Canadian wheat crop is damaged 50 -percent '
beyond recovery ncnt wheat sky-rocketing today. The
market closed excited five and three-eighths cents
higher than yesterday. - September delivery wheat is
up to $1.27.
ESCAPED CONVICT IS CAPTURED. ..,
SALEM, Ore. (AP). Warden Dalrymple today re
ceived notice from Sheriff Roberts of Deschutes coun
ty, that Robert Tuel, escaped convict from, the state
penitentiary, wus captured at Mend lust night " With
only 31 more days of his one year sentence for larceny,
in Umatilla county to serve, Tuel ran 'away from tne
prison brickyard June 12. , . ' ;
WHEELER TO SUPPORT LA FOLLETTE. ,
WASHINGTON (AP). Senator Burton K. Wheel
er, of Montana, Democratic prosecutor' of the Daucrti
erty investigation committee, said today he , probably
would support La Follette in the' presidential campaign.
"I do not see how I can support Davis," said Wheeler.
"I could not ask the people of my state to vote for-'
Ms. Morgan's personal attorney."
SHtlT: MCIIIEY
DISCOVERED
Clyde N. Fisher, Who
Appropriated Funds
Killed This Morning
$6,000 PAYROLL
FOUND IN CACHE
Fisher Disappeared from
L.oai Company Yester
day; Friend of His
Fired Fatal Shot -
ROCKB SPRINGS. Wyo. (By the'
Associated Press) Clyde N. Pah-
cashier of th Ounn Ouea'v
Coar company, .-who d'aappfla-p
yesterday at the aame time ' t'- .
aomt-monthly payroll van'shei'
ivaa shot and fatally wounded ear
ly .today by 3. Walker, mine fore
man, and a friend of Fisher, who
waa making for a cache or food
water and blankets In the moun
tains. ,
The shooung occurred two m"rr
from the coal camp where he had
previously worked. ' ,
Fisher died two hours later.
The payroll, totalling over 16000.
waa found In the cache.
UP. OFFICIALS
VE
APPRECISTI
That the Union Pacific delera .
tlon, headed by Carl Gray, who ro
cently visited La Grande and wen
gueata of thf ohambar of com
maroa, thoroughly enjayed and rp .
proclaififlT Himaiaw'a hosptal'.t;
I IIIUatrA Id tha jalrewin Itl"
tor, received by President 8tod
durd, of tha Union County Cham
ber of Commerde. It reada:
"My dear Mr. Btoddard: I havi
boen ao busy for tha, post three 01
four daya I have been unable un
til -now to find time to write ono
thank you for tha splendid dlnnei
and entertainment you arranger
for Mr. Gray and our Omaha of f I- '
clals. , ,
'If you. could have heard th.
commonta made by the officio'!
after leaving La Qrande your peo-
plo and fellow townsmen would
hnve been well rewarded for then
efforts In this direction.
"I personally desire to thank yoi
and your people for arranging ih't
function which 1 am sure can onl3
result In a better undorstandln- .
between people of La Grande- a .
tho Union Paclflo ayatem. WHk
kind regards, I am very 1 tru'
yours. (Signed) J, P. O'Brien."
' JIKItE KOIt VISIT.
Charles McAllister, formerly
iLa Grando but now of Seattle, 'r
here for a ahort visit He will b"
romembered by many as belnv tlM .
son of V. A. McAllister, etorekcep-
er for the O.-W.
it
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