La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 18, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGE3 TODAY. wbmmm THE WEATHER CI T Y EDITION Portland. (AP) Or7on Generally cloudy tonleht and Saturday. VOLUME XXII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRXBB NUMBER 241 Hunt's Daily Letter (By Harry It. hunt) WASHINGTON. (NKA .Special) The Kepubltcuns are better play ers ut the Kuinu of polities than are the Democrats. They seldom miss a trick, unless the lay of the cards is absolutely uguinst them. They not only count their trumps and keep track of every play that is made, but they often anticipate moves several" leads ahead and thus arc able to futtcn their score. Witness th j munnur In which the Congressional Keeord, official publication of Congress, was ma nipulated so as to provide a free medium for the distribution of Ho publican campaign material: ' Prior to the adjournment of Congress on Juno 7. a resolution from the joint committee on print ing was adopted, providing that the last issue of the Kecord, for the current session of Congress, should be published "not later than Tuesday. June 24, .1924." Then, quite casualty , Senulor George H. "Moses of New Hamp shire asked for and received per mission to "extend his remarks in the Kecord." This "leave" Is permission to have published in the record stale inents not made on the floor ol Congress or speeches or documents by others than members of Con gress. It is a favor normally granted by courtesy, without dis pute or discussion, and was accord ed Moses without objection. With those two moves made, the cards were all stacked for the lit tle game ahead. The Republican convention at i 'levela nd was convened on Tues day. June 10. Congress was ad journed, and no more "leaves to print" could bo granted. On Wednesday, June 18. follow ing tho Republican convention. (Continued on page 8) . XTRA -. )H V Kit CA M I' Al; . ,1 ,K ll ;K. M;W VUltK. (AIM Clem fh. rt. of Went Vli-Khita, cliown ctialriiinn or Ilic democratic na tional committer today. Ilnvl Is lo lie fornMTly notified of tlirnom lualiun in I'larlKbiirg, W. la., un August II. vAi ir i,ooti;i. rOKTI;AM..Ore. (AP) Two unmasked ini'ii nl iicmiii today Uiek Kl the cashier. bookkeeper anil tvumnn customer In the vault ur the Hunk of Okwcko ami ccaicil 111 an automobile Willi 91500. .MANIIAMIS AtTlOX TAKKX. KW.lvM, Ore. (AP) A M-coml hiamlnmils imicfftlliigM wus filed tiHlnj- III Hie supreme conn acnlusl riccrctary or Klnte Kowr. by siii IKirters of the niowmfiit lo alMil Ish the public scricc commission. - i:iirou Di;i). TAfO.MA. Wash. (AP) Frank W. t ole. 7:1. .owner and editor of the lioldcn West, which Inter ! came the West Coast Lumberman, died today. He sold his Interest in Hint paper In I III;! ami devoted his lime to luniTicr Interests. He never married. ' i:a(.i,i; iioat savi:i. SAN lll:;. Cal. (AP) Knillc boal 12. which drilled I'clpk-ssly Iwn days after the condenser tank broke. niTlvcd afely Imlay with 5ft officer anil men, conveyed by I)c hlroyer Melerniiil. Second Annual Union County Picnic July 27 Portlier residents of I'nion coun ty residing in Portland and vicin ity, mil, hold their Second Annual picnic on Sunday, July 27lh, In the benulirtil Ijiurelhurst Park. W. T. Slater, president, und Jen nie G. Ithine.hurl, secretary of the body, extends a cordial Invitution to I he cities or I'nion county to join them In this rriindly gathering. Postal Employes Have Anything (Ity Scoop) Tlie lift' of a poslul employe In liuid one In more wuya than onr, Here, Hutu and In Iji r, in in It- It's lhi Blum!. If you don't bi'llcvi! It. ask uny man' In tuo poHtu) MTvicif rural currb-r city carrier, clerk or the postmaster liimwlf. Kven , the mnn in the 8erv. lie likes hiH work or he wojldn'l lx then. AiB of things ent r into the daily routine that fur nishes thn necessary "kick" ami kecpn the work from becominK t no il nth. Many of t hem are funny and lnuny arc not.' The trouble with the latter, from the eniploye'a viewpoint, I that I ntle Sam doesn't like to have his mailmen "talk barn' to the 'patron. HomrMmes they do, but even a worm turns. 4,l SlKlllltl llAVI! OlM'I" l'rububly Uie moat duuirt'eablt' BUILDING IN 'BOISE, IDA. La Grande Spends $310, 155 and Boise $226,035 in First Six Months CONSTRUCTION IS SHOWING GAINS Seventy - Nine Cities in the West Give Figures; Oregon Increases Arc Heavy. - Compared wltli other sections or tho west, the building- In I.a Grande tit Ik year, 111 proportion lo population, lias -been hitting; a rapid stride. Imrlng the first six months of the year 212 permits were fallen out in ijx Grande culling for ImllillnirK or u value or 1310.155. (If Ihut amount JUB.26" wus anil Is belntf spent on business build ing und the remainder lakes In residential construction and re pairing. ,Thls Is much In excess or last year's total 'permit and also ex ceeds last yeur's total expenditures ror building. ComjMirisous. In order to give an Idea of how la Grande stands a few compari sons can. be made from the fol? lowing- fig-tires which give the to la! valua or building during (he first six months of this yuar in other western cllies: Holse, Idaho. 226,cSJ; Twin Kails. Idaho, $3M6i; ' . Ixigan, CtalCj!H.0l; Provo. Utah, J2. 4D0; Aberdeen, Wash., iMH.M: Hoiiuium,. Wash., $227. J7; Van couver, Wash., flOS.JSS; Walla Wrlla. Wnsh., $I24,7S: YaUliuil. Wash.. 37.Mi: Astoria. dre,( Ji.0,4iil; Keno, Nevada, 1171.1.18; Phoenix, Ariz.. 1911.451: Hed lands. Cul.. I :t 1 3.IJH G : Hakersflcld, Col., S4t;.B4. l.n firanile a lirailcr lv. the above rlgilres, It will be eaxlly seen Unit Iji Grande Is leading a great number of cllies rur above her In populullon and Is not far behind many others also much larger. 1,1 Grande did more building I han Holse, Idaho, the largest clly In llio slate and excel led Walla Walla, Yakima, Van- (Cnntlnuert on pace Si BEND MAY GET WATKR RIGHTS; PROBE STARTED SAI.KM, Urn. (AP) The stale ilvseit land board lute yesterday nitreed to u plan whereby Hend would i-xehangi. water riichts In Hie I ii'Kfl, ill ,N rlv,.r for rich I H In Tu- 1 inula eri'eli. hld by the Tuinulo Irrigation project. ' Stale Mngineer Illicit l.upi'r wus illrecled lo- Inspect Hie slluallon and report to the bouril. after which final action will be taken. Hend Is Slicking I he Tuinulo wu ter for her clly supply. Horn Awarded $178 in Condemnation Action The Jury in the circuit court yesterday afternoon awarded M. Horn I7 for his property near Medkul Springs which had been condemned for the purpose of building the post roud from Telo casct lo Medical Springs. Tho trial of Sum Brooks und Lou llixon started this morning and Jurors were being examined d iring t the Torenoon. The cuse Is an appeal rrom the cotin'y court where they were convict. 'd or maintaining a common nui sance in the town of I.'nion. But Easy Life person they have to contend wMli, especiu I ly In postof flcea In I ow hm and smaller tides. Is the fellow w ho doesn't Ret u ter w hen he thinks he should. Nine tlmus out of ten. If he has a susptclous nature, he believes that some body behind the partition Is re sponsible. Anil so he voices how I and many times It's Jot.g and loud.- "I should have hud one" Is the disconsolate yelp. A not her nuisance Is the man who sends a letter and then, J i"t about the time, the pouches hae been elosed, rushes to the win dow and wants It back. "I mu)t have It." Is often the call and If ho doesn't pet It. black looks abound. Ordinary Ifci.unwH'r ' It Is surprising the number o.' carelessly addressed and unstainp- .( Continued 00 pug q) Last Minute News -.4 DIVER DROWNED IN ROGUE RIVER. 4 GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP). Jack Dugan, 27, : diowncd late yesterday in the Rogue liver, 20 miles west of here when water entered his diving suit, in ' which he was diving in the river. "DEAD MAN" FOUND TO BE ALIVE ' PORTLAND, Ore. (AP). Oliver Cameron, in the hospital suffering from the effects of an attempted , suicide by jumping into the river from a bridge, showed little interest when he was informed today that W. J. ; Gay, whom he was supposed to have killed in 1902 in Alabama, was still alive. ASK SUCCOR FOR 6,000 HEAD OF CATTLE SALEM, Ore. (AP). The state of Oregon has been asked by California to give succor to 6,000 head of California cattle, whose l ranges have been burned by the Siskiyou mountains forest fires. Governor Pierce received the telegram from C. H. He eke, California director of agriculture, asking permission to move the cattle across the state line Into Oregon for pasturage. Since the foot and mouth disease has not appeared north' of Stockton it is believed no danger from the disease exists. Oregon officials have not yet acted upon the request. ' SMITH MAY TOUR FOR JOHN W. DAVIS. NEW YORK (AP). George E. Brennan, Demo cratic leader of Illinois, said today John Y. Davis fav orably received the suggestion that Governor Smith, of New York, tour the east and middle west supporting ' the Davis presidential campaign. L The work of gravelling and re aurfacVng the Old Oregon -Trail from . Telottusot V to Ionu Tree, which' started last spring bun been 'completed as far as one 111IU1 invest of rniohV' Thty"rtfnd -from Telocnset to I'nion hail been Tin Ished and Is now In excellent condition.- I'here remains thn section . oi the highway from I'nion to Lone Tree to be gravelled before fat:. The workmen are, now moving their enmat and rock crusher nearer the present work und as soon as the new base of operation lias been established the wor't will be resumed. TOKIO. (Hy ANROciated Press) Stuart Macharen, Krillsh . world f iler, and his companions ure safe al 1'ruppu, huvlng been forcMl to land In a dense fog shortly altT hopping off rrom l-uke Toshlmoy Wcdnesdfty. KKVKAIi C'O.NSPlltACV. IMtOVIIKNt'K. It. I. (AP) ;nenior l-'lynii and AiMuut At torney (ciieral Hurley have ob tained arndntllM allcuetl lo reveal a conspiracy Ihrontth which Uie ixas botnb was placed hi Hie seti ato recently caiislnsf Ilic wlckiicns of wvcral mcmlM'rf, says Ilic Pi-o-vidence News. BASEBALL pacii'IC coast ij-;a;i i;. GRAVE WORK MAGLAREN AND 'AIRMEN SAFE t.'lilliB , W. I. I'd. Son l'"rttnciHco f7 4: ,"..Vj Ki-nttle M 4 .t.4u Sacrnmento ft z 4'J .fit ft Kail likn .......Ml fi .5:1'! Vernon !il 5S .4r. Oakland 4!i r.:i .4su l.os AiicH'H 47 r.fi .4l Portlund 4'i fill ,4fl (IJy Hip AMHnclnN'il I'ri'trs) Itiillan.i 1 1. IIitm II Salt luke It. II. Seattle It 1.1 Salt Ijike II 15 liiilterirs: Jill, WIIHhiiih. tln-i; and K. Maldwln: IV.NeNI, Mrfiilin, Colinilie ulitl IN-lers. Tlgi-rx 7, Ki-als H At Hun Krunclsvo It. II. K. Vernon 7 I 2 ' Han Krant'lKco X 2 '2 lluttfrles: Hrynn. Liiiliilpli and Hannah: .Milrli-ll. KIm'u und Vi lli'. Urate :l. Hiiatiir-i 4. HI Kiic runiento II. II. K. Portland .. ..j. , ... HI I! Hacrumrnto . 4 r 2 lIutterleM: lleilicnt and Coi-iirnn: iluglies and Kochlcr. At lxs Angeles It. H. K. Oakland III 3 l.os Angplt-S 7 10 'l llatterlea: MuIIh, Mfircliin und tlakcrj Crundull and Jeuklna. - - un lines SET A RECORD or v .mi ic kwim.mim; immh rnmrc (Ity the AsMM-tnted! Pre!) H10 KtamllngK In the Olympic competition nl tho I'tul of Ow hImIi do were; (Utiles) State HA, Owat llrlialn A, Ausirulla- 0, Swetleit U9, vrnnw U, IHli'd" 8. & i ,Vw-i OlYMPKr KWIMMIN'O POOU Ics Toun-llert, -Ynnce( By the As sociated Prcssj--Tbe I'nited Hlnton lodriy won the women's Hott-me(r Kwltmnlug relay, breaking a world record. The time was 4 minutes 58 4-5 seconds. - Johnny Wetesuiullor, tof (be Il linois A. (, today won 'the rlml' 4011-metnr free style twlin. . Arren Keuloha, of Huwail. won the lMi-meter back stroke final. Miss Norton, of Orent Hrltain, won the final 100-meter women's breast atroke event. Miss Agues Gcraghty of New York, wan sec ond. ki ppoht la roij,Krri:. VANHI;T0N. (AP) Sena tor Lacbl, ltcpiibllcan, of North Hit kota. said today he Intended to siipfxri't the Ia FollcMtc prcMlden- tlul camiHilgn In. bis own slut "without leaving the Ilepubllcan party." The Democratic Delegate Arrives Home .Tw,s.Be iuTy I how rHeouc Town I VV- , .! ., .HtvV)4Vl W S WsSJTTEtt- TM tvv BEfioee i f KwCifrTHAT?! . 4W II I . 1 I ff r Hk : ski PIONEERS' MEETING A SUCCESS Attendance Greatest in Several Years at the Park Yesterriav Ni'ALLOWA LADIES HEADED PROGRAM Addresses, Songs, Read- ijngs Given During the ijAfternoon; Picnic -Luncheon Enjoyed. t . I Kivaling the 1 each am celebra tion a year ago when women of eastern Oregon ore the old time oostumes to welcome. " President and iMrs. Harding Wallowu county ladies yesterday presented a sim ilar picture 'with their dresses of did vintage, their hair done In the. old fnshloned manner, their man ners prim and picturesque as of voro. J Victor Kckley drove the big covered wagon thut convoyed the 'u I Iowa ladles to the city perk pavilion und amid ' loud cheers fronl the audience they alighted from the 'prnlrle schooner" and ook their places on the platform.. Vallowa county's vocal talent hud been picked for thla happy event and when they began singing 'WTien You and I Were Young, Maggie,", the old ploneera real lied how well remembered they had beep by Wat Iowa pioneers to bring with' them this chorus of excel- ,lnnl vnlxu. ho ninu m i t ' and "Coming Thro the Hye" were 1 two other numbers sung1 by the (Continued on page S) LA FOLLETTE WASHI.VtJTON (llr the Associa ted Press) La Folk'tto supporters loduy 'Offered Senator Wheeler 'tho tlce-prciildciillal iioniliiatlon. CKDAH HAPIDH, Iowa. (AIM the bonrd of directors of the Or der of Uallwuy Conductors formal ly endorsed the candidacy of Ia Kollelte for president last night, President B hop herd announced to day. - ' itoAT dis ovi:ri;o ' HAN I1KCK, Cul. (AP) The Kngle boat No. 12 was sighted yes lerday by the steamship John T. Archibald, according to radio ad vices. The boat had been missing for more than a week. ! WEN TOR MT. EMILY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS Seasons Tho wab-r blvycki Is all tho son and Miss Mario Davis sccnis Vheh !ne thlon county farmer start on their annual field tour to morrow morning from the pontof- (ice building here, throo men of prominence In the agricultural world will accompany them. The trio constats of 13. H. Jack man olid W. I.. Kadderly, of the Oregon Agricultural College oxtcn. slon service and D. K. HtephunH, ol the Moro Experiment Htatlon. The lour will Include tho I'hy mere farm ut Hot Lake, the 8. K Miller farm at Union and tho Kuet ern Oregon Experiment Htatlon al Union. MAIIKMT ytOTATIO.NS POKTI.AN'I), Ore. (AP) Live stock steudy. Ekk firm with cur rent receipts 27 cents, liutter steady.. Huttcrrut (Portland I 37 cents. Hut ter fnt , (Hun Kranclsco) 47 cents.-. lUHUUUIVirnlll FARMERS' TOUR Latest Fad rage at Atlantic City (his soa to be haiiig lot of fun at It. MEf)PntTl. tire.1 (By tH A4. elated Prs.) The forest service Is greatly worried over a largo fire In the Willow creek district, five mllas cant of Butte Falls, in logged-orer land, the property of the Owen-Oregon - Lumber com pany. ' .,'.''.'.'! Tho flro Is now two miles long and Is headod toward tho Crater National forest. INCKNDIAHISM RKIKJIITICD' MIRSOUI.A, Mont. (AP) Con tinued heavy winds may cause a repetition of the 1910 holocaust In the forests of western Montana and northern Idaho, federal for est service officials declared Thursday. Hundreds of forest (Ires are burning In the district, end eight of them are scattorcd over areas of looo to 6000 acres each. Many new tires broko out Wed nesday, Including & number of ln Ctndlury blazes. Tho worst flro In the district Is in tho Kanlksu flrcst, whore flames have jumped the : Pcnd Oroltle river at Lost creek and spread Into national forest timber, driving back 200 fire fighters. , : Fifteen more men were sent from here Thursduy to combat th) 'Big creek fire In the Lolo forost. The Kuso creek blaxo In the Clear water forost, doubled '' Ih '-area Wednesday and. coverod ;. 20,000 acros. Incendiary fires In tho Plnkhum (Continued on page S) ' MacDonald Government Defeated in England LONDON. (AP) Tho MacDon ald (fovernmont was defeated In the House of Commons today by a voto of 171 to 148, during- consid eration of an unemployment In ku...ico bill. The government rovorsal is not considered Impor tant, and there Is no question ofi tho prlmo minister resigning. j SERIOUS FIRE NEAR MEDFQRD Bishop Smith to Speak at Wallowa Lake Meet Mlmop H. Lcflt.-r Hinlth 1 .!., of Helena, Montana, Is tho bld't op uHHlgned to thn Helena uroaj by tho MuthodlHt lOplscopal gon enit conference, held In Mprlng-1 field, Mass., tho past Muy, taking Mi nlafn nf rtiahnn llnrna will be the prcucher ut tho Met ho- j dlst aitsembly grounds at Wal lowa luke on Saturday and Bur' day. The meeting will close wp.h thn services on Hunday. The lo-! cat Methodist church has with-; drawri Its services of worship for, Hitntlay next, to muke It tposslh'd' Ihn mnrnhnr. ami fr tun rial . nt the church to motor to Wallowa I inbo In hunt niahnn Htxlth I The various meetings for Ihn past two weeks have drawn a large, attendance and splendid In terest. ( - Nearly 100 , BpworMi .UcuBUvrs .reguttvrvJs gf tha ,naU- PLANT MILL PLAIIS OFFICIALS Large Lumbering Con cern Has Its Building . Program Completed CONCRETEORK TO START AT ONCE Engineers Are Wuiki . ' Out Details for ' Miles of Railroad L Five Points.- : ' ' With the final Dlans 'tnd . specifications as approved by the Merrill, Wisconsin off i- cials in the mail and due to arrive in La Grande either today or tomorrow, construc tion work by the Mt Emily Timber company at the. mill site, where the former fair grounds were located, will begin shortly. , The ensineers are . alsu working on the preliminary plans tfor six miles pf rail-' road to gp iP ftot Point ; and it is, expected that th? gradiH it bf ' th, Wad will be completed this year. ' i . Thn1 nlAtia ' snrf inuilflMllAi. . which are revised from the or iginal ones, were returned to Merrill after A." H. Stange. pres- ' ' fCnntlnnM hn pare at'' 1 , At a mooting of the board of education of school district No. I, held last evening- In the La Grand' National Dank building-, a decision fwoa roach ed to name the new East La Oranilo grammar school the i "Willow Public School." Tho name was derived from WII low street which runs by tho build -lnff. i . - , I nids Rejected. Bids, received for the districts 'wood supply, were all rejected last evening and the clerk was author (lzed to advertise for more bids lm- twcnty-flvo cords of wood . werf Idualred and bids, which wera con sldored also too high, were received on only 32 1. cords. Tho directors feel that there l no objection to lettlnff the con tracts to several thus Riving th smaller wood-yard owners a chance to furnish a portion of the sup ply. - Brazilian Rebels Are , Successful, Is Report BCEN'OS AIRES. (AP) Trus' worthy Information from Brazil indlcatrs that tho rebels are get ting the upper hand around Poa Paulo. tutu und took the study course while the totul attendance wu4 nearly 200. KNTKUPHIHK, Oro. (Special) Tho Methodist camp meeting at thn head of Wallowa lake, according to a local newspaper, started on 8 .in day evening an 4 will continue all next week, clos ing Sunday night, July S7. Man; nro In attendance- from outside points. Town people who are nul . able to camp at tho take driv up for the services each et. nlng. The progiam for the day is di vided In several parta with classes In tho morning, the afternoon freo for recreation and evungc llstlc- services every ovonlng, (Continued on tae ft.'. ,.,Y',. . APPROVED BY NEW SCHOOL'S 1IML0!