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- 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
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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