La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 07, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN 1 OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY. m CITY EDITI O N fcttfnttti THE WEATHER VKVVntt. PORTLAND CAP) Ore con Fair tonight and Fri day. , - VOLUME XXII. LA GRANDE OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1924. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRB88 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 259 Exchange Views On Franks Case KMUTIONAIi ( IIILItltLN (Astoria Pudgel) ' JmvU und Leopold, tlm yomi; millionaire murderers of Hobby Franks, were not mentally nurimtl. They wort; nut insane but they wont mentally sick. They ' were the victim of their own fantasies. They were emotional children i breaking out of a. dream world hi- io a woriu or realities they hud 1 paranoiac personalities, All of this and u tot more of until scientific rot Is being testi fied t0 by professional alienists and lsvchlairlsts ax a means of soft ening the Judgment against these young killers and mitigating the, penalty limy niunt pay. fir itiifwfi Mint.' wfii-n nit ..ii.ii tally noniiui. Nornmi people ,.i0 not a normal act. Any person who killH another Is subnormal, utmor iiiul. mentally ill or emotionally In sane, but In that any reason why mercy should be extended ? Th plea that Is being advanced In de fense of thnsn millionaire slayer: could bo advanced in defense of any murderer, and with much more propriety in many cases. An attempt to persuade a court or the public that you tiff men who had brains enough to win ad vanced college degrees before they reached mat nrlty did not appre ciate the moral wrong of execut ing n diabolical plot against tin lire of a small boy Is an amazing lllNUlt. No crime of a generation lias been .so shocking as Ihut commit ted by these "super-Intellect uuls" and none so devoid of a single ex tenuating circumstance. . "Mental illness." "victims of fantasy," "emotional children,' In deed: If they woro poor men's sons instead of Hie scions of wealth, they would bo tho more entitled l clemency even though there would be no highly paid psychiatrists present to give such high-sounding, technical names to an act which the public recognizes as cold-blooded, brutul murder. Chicago has been recording two murders dully for the. past few months, and this record alone, nil u ii Id be ample evhiT-'nec that'll Is time fr officers, courts, Juries, and the public lo recognize inur- (Continued on page 6) ! IIKSHD fITV (Hy the Asso lulcil Press). I lie assassins ui .Mrs. Itusullo Kvans huvu hecr. WMilurr.l. incoming 10 a rcpu. i given out at mo war uepaiim. m. The ropi.it ciuno froia Con uenu . in. ...im.u.j. UU..I.I.U..U. ... the Mute or rucmo, w ere '' I.vans was snot uwl Kiiiru nun .her "hacienda last Saturday, ,. '.'I take plcusuro In rcpurl.ntr that Gen. Antonio Uomex Velos- i n. iny chief of staff. Informs me ll olll I I'Siiii'iiiemi inui. i.ic uM.uj slns of Mrs. Kvans have been -dipt iriMl," said tho lilessagc from Crni-rul Cruz. Tln guilty men have -boe.i .bciiUKhl lo the elty of I'uobla, ad equately guarded. AeeotiipunyiUi; IJ.-nenil Vehisco and Honor gum talia eamo tho seerelary of tho ltrlllsh ligation, who Is well In formed of the active efforts wli'eh have been made to clour up the crime." Cochin, India, Floods Make 50,000 Homeless MAIHt.VS. Ilrllliili Imllu (AD ...Tint flmwlH In Hiilll lli'l-n illlli'.l ii' I. il...f.i-llliitr In iii-ivliiiiH ilia- MURDERERS OE pairing Hiiliim-ririMl half the mine weekly weather anil erop hulli or Coehln. eaimeil at leant 1 UO i tin ' Imiued by atatn and fodi.rai hiillm nl Mulnliar. aeeoldlnir to ! obaervna here. The average pro- orrielal reporla. The Iohh of life el ae where was eoinpuratlveiy small. It Is esthuatcd that 50.000 pur sons uri homeless, while thou ands of acres or crops have been ruined. White and the Colored Race Problem h Topic TOl:JNTl, tint. (Ity the Akmo liiiled I'rriei) The i u o t I o n whether while nnd colored race can associate prorltably w n s among those raised today by I'rof .1. V. rireKory, or (Slnsuow tinli erslly. In an adilruns before the ltrlllsh AsMOelallon for tho Ad vancement of Science. 4 The white race, I lie speaker pointed out. govern, right -nint hi or the liabltirblr land or the globe, and tta n-wponsibtlity is becoming an almost dangerous burden. This because the colored races arc In creasing In nunfbers more rapidly than the whiles, and tho personal authority which the white man held ut the end or the last century has suffered a momentous decline. DOPE HPSFT-l Last Minute News . - r LO PACT MADE ( , . . ; 4 ' ApTopmonfc Ts Annonnrwi When It Was Believed Parley Had Failed OUTLINE GIVEN OF THE TREATY jGreat Britain and Soviet Russia Agree Upon Lommcraal and Gen eral Protocol. I.OMKN. (By the Associate!' Pre) 'Tills It a lake a con tract In which every essential fig ure Is len blank" r&clalmed lorni er Premh-r Lloyd ;corge In tin House of Commons last evening ll Hie course, of a sharp criticism o Hie proposed agreement with So vlet Itussln. His phrase Is endors ed by the majority of the nioruln llewsmiers. . LONDON" (Ity, the Assoclatei Press) After months of negotla. tions a commercial treaty and t general treaty lisve ben arranged between Ureal lirltalu and- sovic-' Itiissla. The proceedings In 1he Anglo Itusslati conference underwent a sudden change late Wcdnesda: after the announcement made or Tuesday of a breakdown In tin negotiations. Wednesday after noon just when thn house of com mons was preparing to listen lo ar. explanation by Arthur Ponsonby undersecretary of state for foreign affutrs, regarding the. failure o the conference, John dynes, lord privy seal, announced thai this ex planation hud been delayed unti a lato hour owltuc tu-thv ,prnnceti of a settlement of the question In volvcd. Agreement Sunr.ses. Shortly aflerwanl Mr. Pomjunbj was able to announce, much to Hie surprise of members of tin house, that Ihc conference had ar rived at. on agreement and that he hoped a treaty would he signet Thursday. Mr. Pousonby admitted (Continued on ar M CORRESPONDENCE INTEREST SAID TO BE NATIONAI ATI NTIl' fltV IKr the As I ,.ul., itcss) Members of t If ,.x,.,.ulv counellor the Amerlean ,,,,,,ril of ,Jll)or predicts lo duv nuiion-wldc Inlorcsl. In, th ; iiut,-uiiuii last night, of ,corre- U.ondcncc showing John V. ljuvls. .,,,.,,,,.,. presidential nominee hud sought a . convi nce will i............ ...i nvKlaln... .why th" eounell refused to di-fel endorsement or l.a Kolleiic. Wheel. -r conilldaehs untl utter Mr. Duels' acceptance ad dress. The correspondence pussed by tween Goiupers and William II Wilson, former iieerolHry of Isbor and of the l.'nlled Allllu Workers of America. Iowa Corn Fields Hurt By Excessive Rainfal III0S MOINKX. Ib.. (AI'l. Tliuimanilii or acrvs of corn In the .MlHHOiir) tIvit lowlimOH have uern iivi'itukrn liy wwda nil will In abundoni'ij wlilli- frw flilOn l-twt-un tlm Ki'K Molm-a and Mis souri rlvura will yinlil abovn lid hiiKhi-lH iH-r Hrrr. Hccordlnff lo t ll himhrlH H'r HITr ductlon In the territory outlin-d probably w III be less than So bushels and ' only an unusually favorable season can mature the crop, the report adds. The ob servers declare much of the acre age will prod Jce only fodder. Considering next inlcr-ruclal re lations. Dr. Gregory' suggested that In countries where white and col ored races lived side by side, four policies might be followed: 1) amalgamation by Inter-marrtage; (2) co-renldence with complete so cial separation; (3) disfranchise ment or the colored population or (4) the hegrcgatlon of the differ ent races In separate countries In communities. The policy of co-residence with social separation is on Ha trial at the present day In the t'nlted Slates. There, vu spite of all ef forts io promote good feeling and cooperation between the .two races .(Continued on page 6) s HEAT AVAVK TAKES TOLL. PITTSBURG (AH). Two deaths from the heat and many prostrations have occurred here this week. WASHINGTON (Al'). Kdicf from the heat wave which has gripped the eastern sections of the country is promised by tonight or tomorrow. Washington yes terday experienced the hottest day since 1918. Twelve prostrations were reported. NEW YORK (AP). New York faced another scorching day with the temperature at 82 degrees at 10 o'clock this morning. Two deaths and more than a score prostrations occurred in the last 12 hours. Most of the city's millions left their tenements and thronged parks during the night , WARNS OF "CALAMITY" NA1IANT, Mass. (AP). Senator Lodge, in an ad dress dictated from his sick bed and made public here, Warns Republicans against what he terms the "calam ity" of Governor Charles W. Bryan becoming presi dent, as he said it is very likely to happen if Coolidgc fails to receive a majority of electoral votes and the election is thrown into congress. Lodge declared the deadlock was probable in the house and if the election came to. the senate "it is quite probable" 1'itc two farmer-labor senators and others listed as Republicans would combine with the Democrats and elect Bryan. LEGION PLANS CELEBRATION The Amerlctlll Ieg1mi l u meet ng hehl In Ihc K. or I'. hall last vcnlng passed a resolution to co iperate wil It t he labor unions In bcrvlng l.abor Day. . H was de id"d that the drum and bugle orps will appear lu the parade it that lime. Klx new members were .Initiated last evening and various mm were Iclegatcd to Interview prospective ami Mates In order lo bring tlm to rsi membership drive over the top. rhe Hlutc-wldc drive ill which the ueal post is participating under he direction or l.loyd Husey. conn y chairman, will be terminated luxt Sunday. A Junket trip mid he leadership uf Uulp 11 ui on w ill tsll. the Cove post this evening In jrder to give assistance , in wu" signing tip of uieniberu. ItesolilttonH W"re passed it t the Meeting last night putting the l.e Tlon on recti rr I -as being lu sympa by with national, defense day and ilso Ihanlilng the Kvenlng Oliwrv. r for assistance and support glv n lu the past. Airplanes May Come. 1'lans Tor tin- armistice day pro gram were put in charge of the ixecullve committee. An attempt s lo be made to bring seven army lanes here for the day among .hum to be fouc stunt fliers. ', An Invitation was rend at the meeting from the Walla Walla post if the legion ashing the drum and 'tugle corps In be present In that Ity on August 29 at the time of the Washington state convention. Vo definite action was taken last night but the matter Is under con sideration. mm;ciai, .miokiim;. The loeal Mmlerli Woodmen Aliterlea will hold ll apeehil Ineel 'tlK tonlKhl. lu:eorilillK to iinniiuiiee iiientH. Itert tiiikiiiiin. from the eaal. an ofrlelal or the national or der, will be pnaent. BASEBALL ACII'IC COAST M.At.t I I'lllliM W. I,. I'll. Kan rianelsio OH r, .601 Keuttie '; r.r, .on:: Oukland as til !'" Vernon HI CI ,6m Suit l-iilie- l ..f. Kucruiiiento r.!t MM' roilliyid r, 07 ,j Uos Angeles....'. &.i tit .41 1 lice . itk At I'orlhind Hall Luke I'orlliind latteries Killll I'etera: .lledlenl and Angels 7. Seal Al Sun Francisco It. I l.os Angeles 7 15 Han I-'ranelsco 4 M 't liatterhs Hoot, Itayim alio Hiencer; Mlteliell, tillrrln un: Velle. Oaks 7, Tigi'n At Vernon Oakland Vernon ltatterles Mulls. Kilns ker; Thomas t . Indian tft, At Heattlr Hueramcnto ... Seattle ....,,.... Hutterles Shiiii Dell ,.n.i 11 u in.hr 1 1 y m ij.Ti mui r s r-D I i Hall, James and I vjrriwci nwwv-n t-i i.j. . y sT"l cim I and E. Ualdwln. I " ' ' ' HURT BY LOG Curl Workman, of this city, was painfully Injured near Knterprise while unloading logs. Mr. Work man was employed by thrt Kust crn Oregon Lumber company. According to his brother, Kill Work limn, who brought the In jured man to lai llrunde. a fall ing log struck him on the back. .Curt wiw 1hc lo" J1 -fn-'tliire'o escapo the full force of Hie blow, othefwlae he might ham su-stahir ed more serious and possibly fatal Injuries. No boney wore brogeii but his wounds are of a very painful na ture. The log knocked him uncon scious at the lime but he Is nUlc to walk about today.' , , Idaho Outlook Bright Avers -U. S. Statistician tltUSK, tduho (Special)- There Is no reason lo feci pessimistic over the crop outlook In Idaho, for they will bo much larger and bel ter than Ihc world boa been led to believe, Julius Jl. Jacobson. I 'tilled Stales crop statistician for the slate of Iduho declared. lie bus Just completed a tour of tho sluto and has ' round crops much better than hud been ex pected. Science Sir : 1 .1 HE-'LL NEMEKf IK' M rJ..- r r , , PtawT, I II w & i i a n hh utKw mtN ur i '- vnnxi j i r , v. v II U Chemise at iehigH Ty- 1 PEPTECTED A MO ASHES 7Vl XjT W I BRE.AKABLE1 CIGAR. IE COIX3R (-tQ, Jf f- OF THE. CA(?PET QstcJ I WERE ARE. SOME , ?. A-SjQf jJrH L -The SOEM-nsrs 5- ' SVIM if . Lr , j - I r' i-.-v k- f ' . rl.H- FUyOLfiriR VOR SrAQWrld .r !ra..e. MACHINE EMABLINCT CAMPAKIH CWAR& -- . POVJT1CIAN TO GPIND OUT . H 11:. , - Jr- pwi". 1 1 . Jn GERMANY IN AGREEMENT WITH ALLIES Manner in .Which De faults Arc Declared "Okeh" to Both ATMOSPHERE OF CONFERENCE GOOD Ambassador Kelloggi Jells Newspapermen of Chief Difficulties Yet to Bo Considered. I .ONI ION. (By AKHoelated I'retm) The Allies and Hermann have leached a complete agreement on the manner In which defaulla ure lo be declared under the Dawes plan. Ambawador Kellogg told news paper men arter the first session uf t hi' eounell (hat the whole at mosphere of tho eonferenee was trood. although chief difficulties were considered to be centered In lite consideration of reports of the second and third committees. PROBE PROMISED OF PROJECT IN DESCHUTES AREA HAI.KM. Ore. (By the Associ ated I'reMt) Immediate Investiga tion of the north unit Irrigation diatrlcl In Deschutes county was promised by the Htate Irrigation and Drainage commission at a meeting here yeslcrday. Governor IMerco promised' he would make u personal Inspection 0( f$OA project. ... , 'Firebug in Jail Now In Portland for Act piiKTDAND, Ore. (Special) -r-A mad desire lo see fire destroy properly prom pled John 1 lardy, fire maniac, now in Jull, lo set a much to 't pile of papers and rub bish which he had gathered , to gether lu a closet lu the old Chap man school. Twenly-firth ami Vaughn streets. In the emnilug fin, the old school building, a landmark of Ihc North Portland district for more than a uarter or a century, whs pnictieally destroyed at a loss or firi.fieo and the Cortland husebull park and adjoining Industrial plants were threatened with de- kIiiicI1i.ii. Twelve fire L'OUIpunles answered a third ulurin call sen I In from the scene by JIallullon Chief Dlllane. Solving Smokers - s I MM ' 1 ll V t " EAST ADAMS PAVEMENT CERTAIN; CALL FOR BIDS Forest Fires Controlled In the West General Situation Is Bet ter in Oregon; Eastern , Portion Still Menaced. PUUTLANH, Ore. By the Ahbo elated Preas) The for eat fire, situ ation In western Oregon haa Im proved arcordliiff to reports reuetv-1 ed by forest, nfflelalu. 1 Moist weather along (ho e,oaat aided fire. fiffhterN In hrlnfftiiff tires under control. Klren In Coon and Curry counties were tho only ones along the count where control hu not yet been eHtabllahnd. Only meager report were re- (Continued on eagft ft) PI NKW VOItK (By tho Associated Press) John W. Davis is In flm physical condition for the ordeal he faces as the democratic nom ine) for president, Dr. J, D. Itlcli ardson, of Washington, said after making u thorough exumlnallon of tho candidate, WASIllNfn'ON (By (he Associ ated presa) Among the topics president Cool Id ge Is expected fo emphasize in his acceptance ad dress August t4h are tho admin istration's record In foreign rela tions, government ' economy and lax reduction. Boy's Name Way KcHyr Was Printed as Benham ASTOltIA, Ore. (My the Assoelu d Press) Aug. 6. Itoberl Kelly, 11, of Warrant on, OrM was In stantly killed lute last night when he was struck by a passing auto mobile'. The boy, with two frlneds, hud Just dropped off I he end or a truck ln which they had been rid lug uud darted In front of the up proaching car. ills hU till wus n-ac lured. In yesterday's issue of lite Kve nlng Observer. I he above incident wan given but tho name was lu-, advertently given us Hobert Men ham and the place of the accident as Portland Insteud of Warrenton. Mr. and Mrs. Uoseon Clark, W. A. Henhum. Kcnu Klhn and Vlol'i Benham left last night for Wurren ioti. . ( Problems READY 1 ii Twice Wed ' " "Here Comes the ItrhTn . for I lie mcvoihI time,' the organ might Imri' iilAtf Avhon Ihirlt H Iwlittimii .MucHn It ml l.ouve iiettr Afoirlh, !! ramous auilior, wen niurrieil a MH'ond time re cently. The couple, were niar rhsl In Mexico II moiittis itu. Just after .Mortis hail obtained a illvortsi from 1ils first wife, .Mm l'.lle Morris.' Hut due to tcvhitH-alltlCtt of the law the msr rlago wiw iion-errectlio In Call rornla, Hence the siM'ondl cere mony at Kallfia,. Calif. XTRA nomim;i;m ciiosi;n. ST. rolls. (AP) Dr. Art hill W. NcInoii, of Itunceloii, a lemt ,crat, nml Hum A, linker, Jefferson Clly republh-nn, nro iiomlm-ss or jtlielr rewpe-tivn parlies for gover nor at the .coining Novemlicr ele' lion, I .a to reports Indicate that Mrs. Kato 8. .lnt-niw, (Ictuocrntlc candhlnto for Kcrrrtary of Mute, will be nominated. TMAii;iV KXACTIID. mil AM). (AP) Henry II. Ison, -15. nit cltN-trlcal engineer. 'Mm lay shot nml kllletl his wife uud their two soils and then killed Him self. liAI.N.S lAMAI.lMi. MAMI.A. (AT) Heavy rains. continuing fur HiMeral days, hntr flooded lliiiitsands of acres of farm Innds llinuiglimil the Island uf Lu zon and done linmenM dauinge to rice and sugar cane ficlils. luny fillies of wagon nml ritllroails hair Imiii washed out. and a ntimuer of ilrcilges enrrird away. MAY ItlDi; AUAI.N. SAUAIIXJA SI'HIMiS. (AP) It was aniiouncril Malay Ihut the naelure In Hie left leg or rUlri Saiule, JiM key. hail liei-u set sails liwlorlly anil iliM'toiT eMiMed lie would eventually liuve toil use ol the lllilll. . : IIKAT 11 OTATIONH I'OKTI.ANIl, lire. (AD Wheal r 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 n i t Weilnesduy were: 1 1 mil Willie ll.ir,; weslirn red fl.SH. Prosecution Wants A Full Length Hearing flllt'AOO (lly the AssiKlated Press) The iiroseeiitloll today re tused to ai-cept tlie proposal by the reuse ror tlm shortening or tne hearing before Judge I'uverly lo fix the punishment for NatlitlM .ennolil Jr.. and Itleliard le, conreswd kidnapers und sluycrs or Itoberl l-'ranks. II wns understood thai tlio do fenso desired to ellmlnnto all Iny witnesses provided the stule would do llkowlae. ... WORK TO BE COMPLETED THIS FALL Contract on La Grande Entrance to Be Let on Eve of August 20 LONE OBJECTION MADE ON DISTRICT Paving to Be 52 Feet in Width; Property Own ers to Pay for Forty- Four Feet One of the. long- felt amis of Ij3 (iramln as a community la now certain or fulfillment. Imsi etvn lug llin clly cnmmtwioii directed 1 t?w city recorder lo advertise for lihlK, to be rccelTMl Wednesday evening, August 20, on Improve ment district No. US, wtileh Is I0at Adams avenun from the pres ent pavement to the city limits, . where it will connect with the Ut (JiiiiuHvlioiio Tree hard surfaonl highway. lMnt night was tlic time set' for the hearing of 'all remonstrances, objections and claims of grievance:! on tho district, preliminary to or dering the calling of bids. Otto man objected, claiming as " fContlnuim ua page 6) v ,CV . ' PONZPSTERM IN PElEfjDED PIAMOUTH,- Mass. (By' tho Associated Press). Charles toil- 7,, his term ss a federul prison er ended, has left tho Plymouth jail. Accompanied by a deputy shell ff, he went to Doston to try lo arrango for the furnishing of 1 1 4.0(H) ball required of him mi charges brought in tho stale , courts in connection with his ti nanetal schemes. ('our years ago Ponzl attracted the attention- of tho whole couu- (Continued nn pas f At ti tiieetlng of the committee In rliurge of the Labor Pay cele bration held In tho Oddfellow's hall lust evening the chairmen nf I he various departments were ap pointed us follows: Finance. Al bert Drinker; parade, J. A. Ojcr- (Conllnited nn oage 6i ' Journal Wonders Why Hughes Skipped Rome UOMK ( AP) II Mondo, com mentlng on the departure of dec retory of Stale Hughes for hit home lifter K.uropeiin trip, com plains that while ll" visited Lon don, I'lirlH. Urussels and Berlin, lie skipped Home, ' ' , The newspaper suya that per lut:s the lltilluit ambassador In Washington will be able to cxululn wliy lliiKhes sklppvd Rome. - i;. wauon iow Liuia . Howard in Oklahoma OKLAHOMA I'lTV (API Hlowly piling up u lead over Con gressman K. II. liowurd. whom lit passed late yesterday. J. O. Wal ton, deposed governor, appeared early today o have been nomin ated hyl Oklahoma, democrats I ror United Htutes sonator lo succeed Hobert 1 Owens. W. B. I'ln". Okmulgee,' seems assured of tlm republican senatorial, uouiinutlou. LABOR W HEISDSIW