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. EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-HEIGHT PAGES" TODAY. CITY EDITION THE, WEATHER. PORTLAND (AP) Oro gon Fair tonifht and . Tuesday, .. VOLUME XXIL LA GRANDE OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PREffl MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 244 vi!.' V Hunt's Daily Letter (By HARRY a HUNT) WASHINGTON (NKA Special) Your, my and tvry American's Capltul (,'lty Ik right in Hie height of Us entertaining seuson. And, to the camial obserwr. who has lived in Washington for a term of years, this season is the banner one for uuto loui'tat parties. On Svevy road entering tin; capital, and from every nook and corner of t lie country, they come. "Waahihgton or huiit!" H.jine of the touring purtles banuera read. They reach Washington, they are the sights, and they return home, . busted. But, In falrnctts to Wuuhtnglo.t. I might add that this all depend on the tourist himself. The city doesn't cost any more to see than any other city. One oT the most popular places of Interest Ik the Washington monument. When you're in Wash ington you can ride to the top of it for 26 cents. And you can get the best btrdseye view of tlio city that Is possible to get. - If you're not In Washington, here ure koiih Tacts I hut you can have for nothing: The monument, erected as a na tional memorial to the "Katlter of Ills Country," Is CGfi feet high. The base Is fifi feet S'tuafe with walls ltj feet thick and the total weight of the Htruuturi' . is yo.Xii. tons. A stairway, as well as an elevator, runs to tli, top. At every landiuar oil the slairwuy there are Reunite Hi)d marble blocks, presented by tin- various stales, ana by vurloiiu organizations. The monument en peb. 22, 188G. 000. wus dedicated It coat l,2uu,- Mount Vernon, another popular spot to tourists, la the home and burlul place or (leorno Washlng- (Continued on puge.S) (Editor's Note This is the third article by Mars hull nana, .or Hi Oregon Journal, touching Kustern Ori'gon). (Ily iliirJiall llnmi) While we.- were Heated at dinner in the hotel al Joseph and enjoying some homemade bread that verl- fled the recollection or boyhood, a dairyman named Bunch took up the conversation. l d.. beller dallying up here than on the coast, where J dalrled for two years, and I'll lell you why," he said. "Here I tan grow everything the cows need lo ml the grain us well us the liny' and the succulent feeds. It's true , Hint the rows have to be put up during tin true thut winter, but II Is also the grass on the coasi Conllnued on pase 4) I Federal Assault on Sao Paulo Launched UI'KNtiK AIKKS (Ily Ihe Ah socluled Press) A federal as sault against Sao Paulo, (be Itra xllittn metropolis, held by the In surrectionists, may have alreadj begun orrieial dispatches rrom lti Janerin loilay lndlealed. WALLQWA LAND GIVEN PRAISE , .1 Last Minute News DENIES RESTORATION TO SOCIETY I'LANS. , CHICAGO (AP). Attorney Duitow, counsel for Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Locb, in a statement today, denied lhat the defense would seek to restore the boys to society. . . V "I wish to say frankly to the court that we never had entertained such an idea. We, are of the opinion that these young men should be permanently isolated." States Attorney Crowe declined he would insist upon the extreme penalty death. BANK ROBBED OF $,090. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP). Four, armed men loday held up the messenger of the Bank of Kenton, in the outlaying Portland business district, and escaped in an automobile with $2,090. They forced the messenger's car to the curb with their car and then forced him to hold up his hands, taking the money which he had col lected from bank customers. The holdup was four blocks from the bank. The rol)lers' automobile bore a Washington license. i ... OFFER TO SELL VAST HOLDINGS, v MINNEAPOLIS (AP). Thirty-six grain companies of the northwest today offered to sell their entire hold-i ings, including 1,062 country elevators in Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Montana to the American Farm Bureau Federation. ' , EOFOLD m m sb ma. m -aa m m m I i U N1 Arr,l HHICniUHHJ 1 1 SUPREME III 7TI ATHLETICS fe4 U. S. Has Captured Sev en Olympic Champion "ships This Year TENNIS WIN WILL MAKE IT EIGHT Americans Sweep Swim ming Events; Boxing Title. Won Sunday by Yankee Participants. OLYMPIC STAIHI'M, Colombo, .'runrr. (Ily AsMK'Inted Press) - Vim-cut HhimnlH anil Fram-in lrr, of tlu lulled Slaiw, to- ilay won tlir Olyaaip:cs laae-n's tluti-bli-s ta'iaial line, defeating Henri t'-oclici. and qiirs Hrugnoa. ot l-'i-ancc. The I'nlMil state yesicr- '' '" loxli nl amlaiindiag liaiiiionslii I',. Norrls Williams II, ajul Mrs, tiwvgv Wight man, of Hie I lilted Stales, Iwday won the in I MM iniiiis double, defeating Vliicx-iil Klclumi and Airs. Mar ion k. Je.sMip, of , the - t ultcJ stales, -i I' A II I H ( By the Associated IreNM) The United 8 t a I e s, through' its team victories In swim ming and boxing, enjoyed Sunday (('onlliiiM'd on Paw ) GRAIN MERGER IS DECLARED A GIGANTIC FRAUD OKLAHOMA CITY. (AP) A HtuteNienl declaring lliat the twen- uponity million dollar uraln and elevnlor eorpornlion. Willi headiiiartiM'H III rhlcairo, which wiih recently incor poraien alleinpl In llllnolH. Is u "gigantic to tool Hie fanner." was lssueu nere uy .an yiiimi... president of the National l ouncll r armem' fo-operatlve Murket- -"-". Williams mad the statement public Jusl before he lefl for Chi- enco lo attend council, . - . V B l'(l-lilXUIl meeting of the Trial Jury Reached No Decision tin- jury on Ihe l.ou Ward and Mam lllxon case could come to decision Judge J. K. Know li s uiis rur:ed to Ulstuiss Ihem about rildnight Haluruu. The Jury hud al thill lime been out 12 hums. Their case huh mi appeal Ironi a county court decision convicting the plulnlirrs or uuilntalnlng a common nuisance. Judge Knowles Is al. present try :ng an ciully case and It Is un Ikely lluil uny oilier cases will be lakcn up until the October rial or ourl Ily MCA Airmail Korvlcn KlatuV Attorney Hubert K. !rot"s charge that piler Jus tice HiUTy Olson of t'hlcaun'.s iiniiilclpal mrt (abmi) is aid ing timiiM'l and alletillH rr Nathan IjeopoUl Jr. ami Hichaiil Loch prepare fiieir defense has titled a now thrill to the Pranks murder cast Olson think utat uIch lioulU lie changed ( pre vent the hanging, of mentally UiHcasttl crimlnabt. RATINGS hIELU AS ALL Tli ndvancemvnt. or the I'cor- rgW4ill!Bt1bh",nf the itiemberHlilp fca of Hie l.'nfon County (.'hunihnr or, commerce which h a h been achieved preliminary to I be luunculng or the. cumpaiK" tomor row morning, it regarded h 4 tit.'p forward of much-eoime.iienee. In- asmuch as the new ratings are . soimely nur. prouuuiy ror uie urn time for years. I he chamber of commerce, long a body of much value lo Ui tlrande business and c tizens col- li'cuvfiy linn iiiuiviuiiuiiy, win tin ,0ubledly be supported ill lis drive for new me nihers ,ln I funds, Team captains met this morn fPnnHnnfd on pare M BASEBALL i.i.Aiii c. W. I Pel. (lubs Kan lrunciHco Seal lie Sacramento .. Vernon Oakland Salt Uik I.os Angeles .... Portland ...r.s 4? ...r.K 1 ...uu r.u r.4 ...r.a r.4 ...r.i r,4 ,..4R r,:i ...4 7 r, .r..-.7 .r.24 .4 n:i .4'lr. .4XH .410 .413 (Ily Hie Associated Pressl Sail llke lll-H, Seal He fl-Ml Klrsl game I!. H. K. Seal lie 14 I Kail like ....in I 'I 'I llatterh'S: Hell, Kellers anil Bald win, Tobin; Kluglelon and Took. Second gauii It. H- Seattle 'I' I Kail Ijike 8 11 3 Haltries: Jones and Kuldwin; ponder. Thomas, Mulculiy mid Cook. (Seven innings by league itgiec menl.) Tigers II i, s'Uls H I I'.. II. II 13 '. X 13 l'lrsl game Vernon Kan lyraneiHco .. Hall cries: Vln flreal and Murphy; Williams Van lloull anil Yelle. Second game It. II. K. Vernon 12 13 I San Francisco I I Batteries: Chrltliin and Han nah; (irlrrin. Van lloult. Geary and Telle. Oaks l-l, AliitcN 2-0 Klrsl game It. H. K. Oaklaiul 4 7 I Los Angeles .. 3 7 2 Uullerles: Foxier and Read; laumovlteh and Jenkins. Second game It. II. K. (laklnnd I 6 f l.os Angelm x " llatliriis: Mails unit llaker: Koot and Kencer. Pnrtlnuil .", Klrsl game Portland Kennliirs 5-8 It. II H Hi .1 III K. Sucrameuto Butteries: Keele. Hedlent an. I t'ochrane, Oaly; Prough, Jannraa and Hchang. Hecond game H. II. K. Portland 6 10 0 Sacramento s M o j Battcrlats:, Hadiroeiler. Winter, Kckin and Kochier. laaly; CunflclU aud AND) ocenic rark Is Proposed Near City Several Organizations Would Combine to As sure Completion; Site .Viewed. With the ideft of the-stittft hlfih way commission, the city and county cooperating for the pur pose of linaliy completing a kkiuiI parft on the scenic highway out of la Grande, at the edjr of the Foley property, Judge Wlllium Ouby, H. H. Haldock . and Mr. Hcott, of the stale highway com mission; A. V. Nelson and A., V. Undgren, of Ihe old Oregon Trull committee of the rliamber of com merce; Jerome Foley and Mrs. Foley, Mrs, Koasch. County Jjde L. (J. Couch. Kattf Hanley and others met Saturday at the cham ber of Commerce offices and wsnt over thn proposed situ. As the plans now stand, the Hons and Daughters of the f'nton County pioneers expect lo ereel a rustic building, burglar and - firo proof, there where relics and other properties will be stored and viewed by the public, the public, the state highway commis s'on will Install a drinking foun tain and an open space, with seal ing arrangements, will be pro vided. or course, ponlllve assurance that the project will be coinplelo has not yet been received but In dications are that such wilt be tho case. WASHINGTON (By the AkiocI ated Pronto Tribute to the mem ory of Washington wiw paid htn- . Ilrral)1.nt ,:0olWitn. who In- ,errllt,.d hla week end cruise on , ..... ,0..i.ii w.kefleld. Va..,'hlrtl.place of the first presl- 'jg,,, p).eBdet. accompanied 'only ,rB Cood-,. ,,, ru,nr, ,-.,. by John (ooltdge. and bis son, John. iri il. l.in .Unrllv H.ftei. K n'elnek Kiimliiv morning, about In miles below Colonial Beach. Va., and In u White House automobile which had been sent down from Wash ington, drove lo Wakefield, u now deserted, isolaled spol where only a marble shaft marks Hie. birth place of Washington. Nearly an hour was spent by the president In the vicinity of the monument, which was erect ed some years ago . hy patriotic cilliens. but which Is seldom visile crl hv thn thousands- who. pay. tri bute venr after- year al Mount .at Vernon. .r. Coolldge arter read Ing the Inscription! on the , stipple shaft stood' uncovered ror. some time und Ihen ditoAc back lb Ihe lill lo whurrtlo board Hlu Muy flower. Arrangeinenls ror the trip were (Continued nn psatn ) Iteverend A. It. Klllon and his family will leave probably Thurs day ror North Hend where Mr. Klllon has accepted a will preach his first h Sunduy, according lo incuts today. Mr. Klllon has been a pastor of the Bupl'st church here for uev eral years, resigning recently. No succeeding pnslor lias bC'li1 do elded upon yi-1. North Bend Is a comparatively new town with Ihe lumbering in dustry as It chief resource and Mr. Slllon believes dial Ihe oppor tunity for church work there Is exceptionally good. National Guard Social Evening Is Arranged What is lo be the first of a ser les of nartles will be given tills eve nlng by and rr members or yic national guaral at Ihe Kagle'K ball, 111 liniiiediutely ntler drill Ihe boys 1 will bring llielr Indies for a two- l a.,.nr ,ln, li.ir narlv. Music will be furnlshed by meinlicrs of the guard. Heireshments will be served during the evening and a very en- Joyuble lime Is nntlclpiited. The. pay. checks for the. loci4 national guard unit arrived todav land will be Riven out toulgl: FAIR CODLIDGE AT -SACRED SPOT TAKES NORTH BEMPUIPIT 1 i MMEB ADMIT GUILT i r , I s - . - I . ... . POLICE HIT' "mddins" -f Tw cuies iRiTys VIOLATORS Wholesale Raids Satur day and Sunday Net Big Results 13 CASES OF BEER ' ONE CONFISCATION Twenty - Two Officers, li?d by Local Police, Made Up the Raiding Parties. MOItlJ Tit I Alt Ili;SIIIl'K. Cht'Nter Nlette found Rttilly of liotweMHlon of liquor. Klned $(J and Hentenced lo 0 days in city Jail. The following cuaes vere But for trial: TliiirsUf Hi a. m. K. l'ord. l:3( p. m. I m vp Ulackburn; Ted , Hansen. p. in. Henry Wallmer. il p. .m. Fred Conner. Friday. 1U a. m. Kara Allen. fc .'.Wholesale raids conducted Sat urday night and Sunduy by twenty two peace orricers, led by the local police department, resulted In landing several tn Ja.Ui. the convic tion! of a Tew Immediately afler arrest, and the confiscation of con siders bin Ijquor. The larffeat "wet" haul was Ikirt'eea 'oasetv or-bee-taken ifrom the home of Adam Beck, 2703 North Depot street Sat urday night. . 'Yesterday another fair sized find was made at the home of Chester Ntcse. on Hemlock street. Hmall luantllles of wine and moonshine and two bottles of beer were con fiscated, i 1 ' Trial of Chester Nlese began I his morning In the municipal eouii and, according to Chief Haynes. the calendar will not be cleaned before the end of the week at the earliest. Pleaded (ililllj. Tom Morloen. charged with sale of Intoxicating liquor, was one of the. first lo be arraigned. pleaded gullly before Judge J. (Continued on Pago 6) FIRE MENACED i;i;ni:,NK, Ore. (By the Associ ated Press) Klre which ' destroy ed two homes in Wallervllle, IB miles from I'lugcne on Ihe Mchu sle highway. IiiI.i yesterday Ihreali ened for a time Ihe entire village, according to word loday. Practically every home In town wns on rlre from llio sparks und only the prompt work by Hie vol unteer fire fighters kepi Die flumes rrom doing further dam age. The homes of John Vaughn und Mult Mumms were destroyed and a third residence partially burned. , Ii.plte th, Intrrn.t.tcnt nho which forced the parly to InnK II cheller several limes during th day the field lour held Hulurday by Hie I nion county farmers was con sidered one or tlio most successful ever taken. ('. M. Ualgh, county ugent or Till' Halles. W. I.. Kadderly ami K. It. Jiia knian or the o. A. -. exl' ii. slon service. Mr. Stephens ot Ihe Moro Kxiierlnienl Xlatlon and II. (1. Avery, local county cniiipanied Ihe 75 or agent ac ta farmers who made Iho Irlp. The first slop was made ut Mot I.1K.1 where u lalk on the produc- linn und Improvement of the dairy cattle was given by Dr. W. T. Phy. Oii"!cavin Hot lJike tho party 'drove lo Hie Kd Miller ranch where an open discussion on ine raisins of sheep and llvesloca wus ueia. (CooUuuea on page OF DRY LAVI ENTIRE TOWN I . . Bj-- b a m n WAS SUGGESS W !! .' ' .7 UL 1 1 . ' i 1 rr-r-r-- h n n ninr ivt, u7T .'rr - s.?i c.iiiL.-w--.j Hluefleld, W. Va., a cllr of 25,000, and Graliani, Va a (own , ' of 8,000, Just across the slate Una Itavo beronio one. Aik actual wedding, symbolical or the union of the two mtmk'linalltaes, was staginl on tlio hoiaaidury. For (laa first time In history tlae gov ernors of the (wo Virginias partlclaleal In a Joint cclcbraukm. MviM-nor K. K .Morgan of West Virginia is fcet n at tlae left of . llao bridal coaiple, anil tiovenaor K. Uco Trbakln of Virginia at llao light. Tlae txanabliacaj towns now are known as llluefldil, W. Vav-Va. '. . v;- v, . ... ' ' . ., ; ,' ,..'.:'' i PLANS FOR ML EMILY CO. CONSTRUCTION ARRIVE Crew, of Men Now Busy Staking; Concrete Work to Begin Soon. . , The plans und specifications foe llirhnrd Connor, Held In Jail lier the Ml. Kmlly Tlmlier company's "p Tacoina authorities, dcclarei construction work In l-a (Iranda """"y "o ' vlailan of ( urrlved Saturday from Merrill, , fianieiiii ami that ho know not bin Wisconsin It was announced today. wnrkmnn urn una btlsv I el Ihe mill site, where the old fair I grounds wero formerly, on lheluy ttoau. staking work. The concrelo work will begin as soon as the prollin-aJ Innrlea fare completed. CREW OF EIGHT RESCUED FROM aSINKING BARGE SAN KHANCISCO (AP) The burge Isaac Itedd, which was be ing towed from here lo Eureka, with coal, sank last hlkht ()t llodega buy. Klglit men aboard were rescued hy coast guardsmen. ' The. hargo had been leaking some hours und efforts to reach llodega bay railing, the tug Sen Knnger. towing Ihe burge, sum moned Ihe coast guardsmen, Wheat Certified in ' Union County Sunday K. ft. Jackmuii, of th U. A. . i'X(mn)on Bi'rvtce und H. (1. Avnry. county nRi-nt, lnpec(o vnrtotis crops in the viUU-y ynslnnluy for Ihe purpoai! of c.rtlftratlon. Tho wheat crop of Hybrid 128 wits c? rtlf 1mI on tlio Itouth McKen non, J. A. (iiiKki'll, Ki-ntik McKmi- non und H. H. Huron pliicf. Tin Hard I'VUj'rollon wlu-nt wan t":ill fifd on tht J. A. OiiKkill ati'l Knutk McKciinon raiu lH'H. Thi fl'ld tit (he J. A. (iunkftl ranch uim ron Htdircd the IichI In the vulhy by " "ZZ. , ,,; ri - - Mrs. Ilallle Krlswold had Ihe only field of potatoes lliat was con sidered of a high enough grade for certiricatlon I hut was Inspected yesterday. The croptf certlrled will be used for seed. Mr. Jackinan left for Baker last evening where he will conduct field lour similar lo the one held here last Saturday Arkansas Boy Shoots Parents; Admits Guilt MoNfTICKIJ.O, Ark. A1') K. H. Tiffin. 0". and h. wife, bh. wcrv nhot and killed Inntuntly near their home mix nil leu eiiift of Montlcello lain Haturday. Their only non. W, M. Tiffin, la mild lo have admitted he alew hli pa run to but QluUna eeirlfor tlio Haw., .ui la the, bootlefrKer, doft'inty, ; i 11 10 outraguuutf," b u - 1)1. NIKS KlliMN'O Wil l',. VA.NCOI'VKIl, Wash. AI') c"' "c. OOliy was lonnil Bllllliny III mr ullttlKIOIICd well near Ul-ccnuuiO oaa TACOMA, Wash. (AP) Hlrh- nril Connor will be brought to Tn- oinn soon from the Vancouver Jail, Micro ho Is lacing belli, offi cers nnnounced today. Ho will be chnrgetl with ailuying Ilia ' wife who body was round Hiuulny Mrs. Icmo lloll, 'of Aslafoail, glrl- linoil friend of (Jonners1 wlfo, ob tained In format Ion from Cailinnrs lending to the finding of the body. nlillng aulliorillis by iiosing as I aiiinor s iricina. HltllXiF, CO.NTHACT AWAKDKD. POIU'liAXD, Ore. (AP) For Hint nwunl or Hie conlrait for thu netv llurnsldo brldgo was made to day by Mullnnmnll county coni- mlssliiuera lo tlio . Pacific llrldjc coniiniiy, Contrnctors nnnuimcc (he old brlduo will bo closed wltla. In two or llin'o days. Two pecre of the new brldgo will be ready lH?foru high water In tho fall. G. 0. P. and XTRA Held Living Examples WINONA LAKH. Ind. (Tly the AHKOtatrd I'reNH) Tlio Jtt'pub- lli-rtit mid tho riiiiorniMi: nutton- til convMiMonn thlH yi-nr wore ctteU um proofH that alcoholic bevera? drinking in ilrcllnln, by I'VdortU Prohibition t'onimtwulom'r H. A. Hayne, In an 'uddresH before tho couf'Tfiice of the World l-euguo AgaltiHt Alcohol larn. "Tho good order and behavior, he wild, and tlio soberness found In the great Hhrlne convention in Washington, D. C, lant year and at a similar convocation again this year held In Kansas City. Mo., and at the Di-mocratlc natlonul convention at New York and at tho Itepubllcan nutlonal conven tion ut iMevelund, Ohio, aa coin pared with other yeara, and In practically every greut. gulherlnn of people wherever held In tho country tthe past two or throe yearn, eloquently proclaim tho de creased use of beverage liquor. j Mr. laynea charged, that the ; buyer of Illicit liquor 1 as great contributor to mek of respect' run iiinuc BT YOUTHS Action Came as a Great Surprise to the Court of Justice BOYS REST "IN "MERCY OF COURT" Degree of Punishment to Be Determined After Mentality Hearing,; , to Start Wednesday. : CHICAGO (By the Asso ciated Press). The fate of Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, indicted for kidnapping: and murdering 14-year-old Robert Franks, rested today "in the mercy of the court," when a .tea ;- raa "oraa(1tv"i wnaa maAa Kt Clarence . S. Darrow, chief , :ounsel for the boys, and af firmed by them after they . had been warned thi court of the consequence) of 3uch' a plea. The degTff of, punishment,' (, which may vary from jida- " teiTdinate ' prison 5 .sentences ' ) 'ife- sentence,' incarceration in -, t in asylum or death, will be' determined after a hearing as to 'the boys' mentality ' " which is to start Wednesday. The , changing of the ploa of not guilty to guilty was a , great surprise to the court. . ... Ull.n, tuff ltw Wl " ' ; 'orneyt Darrow said tha defonso admitted the correctnesa of the (acta substantially as printed ' in Ihe newspaper!. He asked ' per- - (Continued on pugs . ' . CLOSE MILL FOR 2 WEEKS: The main sawmill plant ot the , Bowman-Hicks Lumber aompany closed Saturday ovening for a two . woeks period during which time c . general overhauling will be made..,. A new boiler la to bo rut In the power plant, tho log pond Is to b cleaned out and other Improve ments will be offected about the promises. Tho pinner will continue; full time opornllon during tho time tho mill in shut down. The planing, ynrd and shipping crows will- be . employed Just as usual but th mill will be laid off for the two woeka. Democrats J "that In any American home the houaehold should feel more uMhumed of not having liquor to Herve their guvstB, than ashumed to violate the law of the land. "Tirno la not far distant whun tho same Jul) that houses the boot- legKur will house also hla accomt ) pliuo In crime tho weauny ouyer of hla illicit product." i . Ah proof that little bonded ' whiskey Is not escaping Into 11 legltlmute channela, - Mr. Haynes BUld that tho whfakey withdrawals for the 1924 fiscal year will ,tot,u about the same as In 1923, when about 1,760,000 gallona were with- , drawn, compared with 8.670,000 In 19111. Present withdrawals ho Haiti were believed to approximate legitimate medical needs. The commlassloner predicted that what he called the1 well or ganised opposition to prohibition lawn will serve the purpose of rousing "from tholf ttpathy" both the friends. o the.-. prohibition atatutea and the frienda ot law en forcement. ! 1 ' 11 (Coutluued on pag 4