La Grande evening observer., August 20, 1924, Image 1

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THE WEATHER
Fair tn the. weit portion
or the stats; (air and warm,
er tn the eastsrn portion
tonight and Thuraday.
VOLUME XXII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88
LA GRANDE OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1924.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 270
to
Hunt's
Daily
Letter
1 (Itjr'Harrjr II. Hunt)
f WAS1IINOTON NKA Hpeelal)
To the born, fighting niun, years
or occasions do not count. At any
age, under uny clrcumstuiictu, he
in ready for buttle.
. Nelson A. Miles, for Instance,
who ut the uu of -5 whs asbrlga-'
dier general commanding tall army
corps, and at 26 a major general '
cited for conspicuous gallantry at I
I tea ins t Station. Chancellorsvllle I
and JSpoltsylvanla Court House, at j
lint iip!-or 8fi still instinctively
reaches for a gun when the occa
sion seems to demand.
General Miles, retired Horn the
army for' now a score of years,
lives In an apartment house mldrj
way between the War Department;
and the Army and Navy club. Hut
L'0-odd years of theoretical retire-,
I. tin nor illiMMiml hlu Cirri, I I .. '
spirit. ) ' . 'I
- -i,
Kurly on the morning of August
G.vjusl two days before Miles' Sttth
lilrlhday.. tho watchman Ut , the
apartment houso heard the sound
of running water in the general's
uuattiuent. Thinking a pipe had
burst, they first tried to rouse the
occupants... of Jhe'.. apartment .by.
ringing the bell und pounding on
the door. v This falling, they de
cided no oiih was at home, and
proceeded in tin attempt to force
tho door. Y I Ml v
They hadn't proceeded fnr In
this, however, when they got tin1
shock of their lives.
The nuzzles of couple of busl-ncNS-looKln
guns , suddenly pro
truded through, tho transom and a
coldly business-like voice Informed
them: '-y
"One mov inori out there and
I'll blow your brains out."
I General Miles, the man who
rounded up Hitting Mull, Nalrher.
Crazy Jlorse und Oeronimo. was on
the other end of the guns.
He had been sleeping soundly,
and the. bell ringings and rapping,
had 'not awakened him. Hut the
ut tempts to force tho door did. No
fort he ever held hHd ever been
alien by storm, and he rallied lo
he. defense In true military style.
The real reuetlon-of a real flght
ug mun! t ,
'.'','
The "girl with the pull" Is the
rin of the government's bureau
chiefs.
ladles, normally'
Tlise tung
din ong the innre tuilcbrltudlnous.
usually land their Jobs largely on
the recommendation of senators or
representatives who know them or
lh"lr families "back home" and
who are Interested In seeing them
taken core of on the government
pay roll.
In many ' fuses girls ho .placed
prove efficient and valuable. In
many others, however, the official
pull that has helped land them In
a Job Is counted on to snve the Job
fnr them, no mailer whether they
work or play.
It Is among this group llmt the
larger number of "A. v. O. 1.."
workers are found. They go on
the theory that the "Iiuhs" won't
fOontlnnd on nsre fit
AT CITY PARK
Members of the Knlghta of V
lumlnm of four counties, with their
friend's,' will disport IheiMHi-lvea at
the elty park next Sunday after
noon according to an announce
liie.nl by (hi- local ronitnillee which
litis completed arrangements for the
picnic.
Immediately after the church
teasion in the morning the plcnlt-k-
rs will repair lo the ltiverslde
park, there to partake of a picnic
lunch, ptay games and have a gen
eral good time. Coffee, will be
served on I he grounds but indi
vidual members are asked to bring
their own lunches.
1
Many Enter
In point of numbers the l,nbor
Day popuhtrlly coolest which
started this morning Is Hie most
auaplclous held In l-a Grande for
Lome lime. Nine en I husiawtlc
oung ladles set forth upon their
way this morning carrying great
iiuantftieH . of pasteboard which
will admit the. pm-chuBer either
tu the bull gatw which is to be
held In the afternoon at the park.
I he dance at tho 'iber hall In the
evening or the old time dance
which will he given at the atm
lime.
The Mlssex Vertla Hale Hinllh.
AVllma Neiderer. Ileb nc Jannssen.
Kdiiu Carpenter, laDalla Ilalght.
Florence (Iran), Dorothy Kunk.
Irene Spencer and Kveln Cullen
have all officially entered tho con
test. .
Three prices will be. given, the
first of the approximate value of
tun and the honor of winning, the
second worth lo uud the third
PICNIC TO BE
DAWES ACCEPTS IN
, PLAIN LANGUAGE
tnnnnHvinTiciTO Iraq weather
pniiCDiiHCHT BEGIN SCI HILTS FLIERS CHAMPION FAT,
iiMiii numriJi - j v
W IL.MI1IMUIH I
IS SIGHTED
"Brass Tacks Not Bom
bast" Is Nature of
This Campaign
THREE ISSUES
ARE HANDLED
Jefferies Says La Fo!
Jette Eloped with the
Socialists When Deliv
ering His i Notification
Speech:, ; 1
KVANSTON. HI. (AD (Jen
eral Charles fl. Uawea delivered
hl address ofl'lelallv accent In ir the!
repub.lcan nomination nt his home
" - i
sand people. Albeit W. Jeffries Of
Omaha delivered the notification
addresa , '
I'liY.MMt'Tll, Yt.- (Al')--rresl-dent
Coolliige today wired ron
gratulallonn to Charhvi CJ. Luwc
on his speech of acceptance de
livered lust night, . , .
KVANHTON, 111. (Hy the Asso
ciated l'ruim)--Tha 'campaign " of
Ili24 waa declared ia-.be a claah
between' thei republican;' dcrno"
crutic and HoclaJlHturlles by Al
bort W. .leffrM'H of fimahn, in It Is
speech of notification lo leneral
Charley r;. 'laiwes. republican v!cj
president In 1 nominee,
"Hlralght thinking . democrat a."
he uld "lire deciding It Impossible
for them to ride at the same time
two horwa (joins in opposite di
rect Ions." v '.
I ji Volletie, he : asserted 4 "eloped
with th' socialist, party."
"Then recent happenings and
apparent Impossibilities are 'Clear:
ing the political at inosphere," he
added, with a prediction that, vot
ers would "cleave unto that .which
Is good."
In a tribute 'to President Cool
Idge, Mr. Jeffries mUi: "VUy eu.
pie now know that Calvin Cool
Idge know. the value of the' tax
payer dollar belter thun tljey do
I heiiiKeives. Count Ic.sa tliouands
of men and women earnestly wish
l hey possea.ed the courage lo ay
No and thus prolect the family
pocket book im t he president has
protMeted t he t reusury of I he
I nited 'Slah s.
Mr. Jefrrles outlined general
lnwe career and said: .-. -
lt was no wonder Clenet a I
Dawes, that the republican con
vention called you again to duty
(Continued nn fi)
KANSAS CITY. Mo. (Al')
Tliri-' unimukMl btintlitH loilay
lii-lil up the corn Kxrhmiip' IiiiiiK
luro anil chi'Hh-iJ with Hpproxl
inali'ly I.'i.iioii.
in Labor
BANDITS MAKE
DAYLIGHT HAUL
Day Queen Contest
$l'i. Tip content will close and
winnera will be announced at 10
o'clock Saturday evening. August
S't at the Zither hall.
With the iiH'n contest off to a
good start the Inbor Day commit
tee h tuning Its thoughts to the
other arrangement for the
caslon.
The athletic ejuntents under tlie
direction of I'etc Klng.ley are rap
idly being Kigncd up. Young
Itrltton will fight the main boot
of the day and Is scheduled to go
six rounds against a Mrug con
tender. A wrestling match wit It i
preliminary boxing fracas or two
thrown tn for good measure are
also scheduled.
The I'endletun linckaroos will
Mend a hiutebull team and a strong
n'present ation of fans to I m.
Orando for ntner tuning base
ball game lo be played with Hec
tor Mclnnls all stars at the baeC
ball park la tho afternoon.
WAHHIMVJ'ON (A1-) Arllvo
i'iiiniiilKlntr Tor tli Iji Kollvtte-Wlieeler.tlcki-l
will probably Ifi-Kln
Ijibor, Hay Willi an open ulr uu
ilrcss on the .Hoxton Coninmns by
Wheeler. 1 .11 Kollelle plans lo
wull until tin' middli; or September
before 'delivering Ills first speech,
probably in New York city. His
headquarters may Issue
day message.
Labor"
i
HOHTON AP) .four 'men rob
b'd the store of Carl . If. Skinner,
diamond merchant here today and
escaped iwlth Jewelry-' and dia
monds valued Hi - J loU.OOU. . One
man remained in nn nutomoblle
parked outside tho store and the
jolliers covered the three clerks
...
i uii iiirKf'ii im ini
hud jVmjfii frVtn
the nil e.
i
flJU YAI') Hpanluh op
erations against th rebels of Af-
nitr In the eastern koiio of Moroc-
Co have been Kiicceasfully lerndn- !
ated hiivh an efrielitl communion
The rebels are known to have bui-'
fered a Iokb of 98 killed and ;:U !
wounded.
HKATTI.i; (AC)--Tlny Herman
of Omaha, formerly of Astoria,
won a. derision over Kloyd John
son In. a six round main event of
a heavyweight rard la-st night.
Itoeco Htramagalia, " of Portland.
knocked out labile Huffman of
the navy In a scheduled ul round
bout.
Brazilian Troops
Drown Many Rebels
In River Clash
III'KN'UM A 1 1 ( KM Ar-f- Hraxll-
ian troops fdallotied on Hi" banks
of Hie I'd mi ma river uunk n sleHtn
shlp carrying retiel force-h which
were proceeding from Tlharicu.
Many of the rebels were jlrownod.
BASEBALL
ACM'IC COAST M-IAf.l i;.
lllllS
S:in 'rauclHcii
Heat tie
Oakland ..
'ernon
Sacraineiitn
Salt like
Portland
W. I..
'..7ft fiit
: 3
, It i
.70 ut;
...fili ; 70
or, I 7 j
1 73
. 01 75
t LOS AllgeleH ...
(Ity Hie AHHoelnted PreuM)
Itees 7. AngeU i.
At Salt I,ake ; It. H. K
IJB Angep'H 4 1 2 I'
Salt l,ake 7 Hi 0
Hatterba: Myers. Welpertr Itiim-
sey mid Jenkins; McCulvc und Pet-
TS.
Oaks 3, I nd fa us 2.
At Oakland It. H. V..
Seattle : 2 4
Oakland .. .'. 5 7 1
HatierP-M: SI uiMnd and K Hald
win: Malls ami Ituker. tTw eive
luiiiugs). - k
S-aU 9. Senators a.
At Siu-rainento-- , It. II. K
Shi Pranr lfc U 14 t
iHuc rumen tu 3 lo i'.
Malterlea: Shea. H-irrin and Al
len; Prough TtiompsoiK Schang.
Ih'averH 0, Tluer a.
" At Vernoh - II. H. K.
(ortland r j a
Vernon 3 11 I
Batteries: Hedtetit ami Cochrane:
Ludolph aud U, Murphy.
IPTinr ninmn I
3 flbLUM b
JEWEL THEFT
CURB REBELS i
SUCCESSFULLY!
tinfherin
wins fight;
Gale Spoils Plan of Army
Aviat6rs to Hop Off oil
Way to" Greenland.
UKVK.I,VV1K, Iceland (AP)
The American round the, world
filers bail made nil preparation
Hturl -morning on the Ions
n.axuruous nop io e reinrecKmiaie,
near :nie Karewell, .Mast Green
land but unfavorable weather con
ditions again forced them to aban
don their Intention. A gale de
layed the- arrival here of ,thn
steamer Richmond which 'ft brlng-
1 Ing apare parts with which the
two tlamaged machines can bo re
; paired. .
j The American fliers and I.leu
i tenant I,ocatelli, Italian aviator,
"i Will take off on the lap to Fred?
lerlcksdule at 3 o'clock tomorrow,
it was. decided today. -' .
.. . . -. . ; . ,"., - ;
Ajcused of Tampering
with Mail, Bound over
. to Icderal Grand Jury.
Kugemi Nemotx, address un
known was arraigned before Ked
rf CoinmiMHlonrr Will ' Church
thta niomlng charged with Inter
fering1 with .tS malls. Ills bonds
were at finnn, nn a mount
which. Iipw-us aJtcnipHug .to raise
todiijv,. iii w'H be bound over to
the federal grand Jury.
WAHHINOTMN (Al) , Adop
tion of a carefully planned policy
for colonlxat Ion of Irrigation proj
ects to be constructed lp the fu
ture wus urged by Doctor Klwood
Metul, commissioner of ' reclama
tion. In a special report tmhmlllcd
to Secretary Work today on his
ret nrttf from a tn(Mi mile inspection
trip In the west. ; . -
CHARGED WITH
GRAVE OFFENSE
ADOPTION OF
POLICY URGED
Fate Unwind After Hardships
II
- (LiS? LMih i At
mm
Without money ami amino lo fulfil IiIm wife's ilyltig reipie.!
Hint lie lake Iter tlirec-iiar-jhl lih), Itoy. lo lier lite-baiifrti
parent In Norway, f.ciirge ttaii-cn of Pueblo. Coh out oti
font for New Vork. kindly molorlxtn bhli-d him, but In had road
region ha carried the rlifhl In lilrt arm. He found lie ttaihl
work IiIm way to Norway, but ihey Vtuuliln't laki Hie child. Now
II an -4 -n Is walking hoik lo I'lilesgo when; lie Hoar to work and
bou. for ftmo&ttyu niout'i lui Uio eliUU.
Judge Calvert
Urged to Give
Full Penalty
CHICAGO tAP) Urging the
extreme penalty of the law upon
Ieopold and l.oeliy for kidnaping
and murder. Thomas Marshall, as
sistant stale's nttorney resumed
argument todav before Judge Cal
verly. .
FORFEITS TITLE
NKW YOKK (AI- Johnny
Dundee, today forfeited the. world's
featherweight boxing title because
he can no longer make tlio Im
pound limit.
Dundei' who1 aald he would con
tinue to right In the Junior light
weight ranks, announced, his. de
cision to tint state athletic com
mission which he asked to lake
custody oT the featherweight
crown until a now wearer Is found.
HOtjriAM. Wawh. (AP) Kvery
Indian within- the territorial lim
its of the t'nited KtalcH was grant
ed tail fledged American citlxeni
whip by the act .approved June
second of this year, said Congress
man Albert Johnson today. All
such Indians are entitled to vole
thia year, according to Mr. John
son. They will also' be. required
to assume- the obligations of' citi
zenship. Including the payment of
Income' raxca . , I.
Dick Kisher pleadgullty or the
eluirge of selling liquor,- In Hit
city court this morning and was
sentenced by PoIIcq Judge , J. I.
Slater to 3" days in Jnll.
' Ito-H Most tUt to Work
ASTOKIA. re. m-lmer Dlej
niau, 17, and ICImer Neusuuer, H,
Portland Iiovm, who wore charged
with forging' checks hern lo Hi"
utnount of $112 were committed to
the rerorm school for an Indefi
nite period by County Judge Cor
nelius. The boya wre then pa
roled to Dcpuly Sherirr Hansen,
with the understanding that Ihey
work im Hi county rada here un
til school starts, when they will be
paroled to their parents.
ENFRANCHISED
BOOTLEG EP ;
ISSENBli
Slayer i
P: , a
, Norman Sclby, tlio 1 ruinous
"Kid Mci'oy," veteran of iihui
rliiy battleji. is accumsl of lui -big
sIhm and killtnl Mrs.. TIm t-
Mors, at 1-us Angela. Ho
then went tm m slu toting ran
Mjt and woun do d another
woman und two men while rob
ing Mx customers In an' antlquo
nIioi, Tho 'Kld" was expect
ed t mnke Mis, Mors Jils tenth
wifi. tslie having Ix-rii dlvuivcfd
by her Imslmnd iTHi'iitly,
CHEMIST TESTS
CITY PAVING
Materials for Streets
Ave Subjected to Many
Laboratory Inspections
In irnVrf 'to. avoid tt- reeurrenee
or the spring -wret. paving iHiidlr
Hont Ulen rainDltell. iieatl of the
science department of the high
school in conjunction wit II the cliy
engineering department.' is .makint
extensive tests of the material) to
go Into the paving of the J,u tlrande
streets. .
The various types of concrete
:ir cost, into brlnuettcs which ore
subjected to a variety of teats. Af
ter being mixed according to spe
cifications the briquettes, which
are small blocks uu lurh In thick
ness and an Inch wide at the cen
ter, are exposed to the air for 24
hours after which they are soaked
In water from seven to ZB .days
Vpon being taken from the water
they are put Into U specially V.on
slructed machluo which tests the
tensile strength or- lh different
intxttireH. t, Average i concrete of n
good gnule Ifsts In the neighbor
hood of a little over- film pounds to
the square Inch
I The cement Itself h leafed as Is
also the sand and gravel nlilch Ik
to go Into the construction of I
nraude's paving. The sand teats
urn all made on the basis of what
Is called Ottawa Sand, which is a
pure granite sand considered stand
ard by the construction engineers
The sand Is run through screens
varying from four meahea to
;o the Inch. Screens lor gruvel are
also um'd, varying In size from two
Inciter to one-fourth or uii Inchi
Hy these tests It Is possible to
jU'll just what service dtrrerent
specifications -jf pavement" will give
and il Is hoped by this means to
give I. a Grande people the best
noHflible pavement In proportion to
the money expended.
CHICAGO (AP) Minn leiey
Page, founder or the National
Anil Cigarette league, died In V
hospital here today.
XTRA
CAiTl.i; MAIlli liT KTKAUY
P( HIT HA Nil (A P) -The call e
Itiirket. reinaliled steady. HogK
dropped from a iuarter to n hair
a dollar lower with th lop gnule
'xelllng at from lld.fiO to III. an
and Hher'p varied from steady to
weak. KggM are HHll firm at one-
half to one c'Mil higher und are
now wiling at from VI to 84 i
e'-nlH. The hotter market is steady
showing a rise f one cent. Itultr
Ih now selling ut from Hfl to 31
cents. Ilutterfal .remained firm
at from 37 tu 38 cents. '
HAN KItANCIHCO (AP) Hut
(erfat ruachd 4i cullts litre lg-Uuy.-
UCY PAGE
1 PASSES 01
mm
is POSTPONED
Boxer's Ex-Wife Gives
Testimony; Asserts
"Kid" Left Apartment
Before Firing of Fatal
Shot.
UM ANOKI.KS. (AP) When
Mcl'oy whr nrritigni'd lifore the
snppiior court toiiny und Ihp In
itlclini'til ria( clmrelnir him with
the murder of Thi'rcmi W. Mura,
hlu i'.viiii niMhcil anil hn urli'il "I
illtl lint." IIIh roiliiiil iik'ii, ut his
nllompy'n rmuiPNt. was iotionrcl
until .MonUiiy. .
I.OS ANOrci.KH. (AIM imitnmr
IJiihlltroii, (hiiicor and plRhth wife
of Kltl Mot!oy, today voluntnpri-d
the tcnthuony ttiat hIhi wim Mpy
Ingr on MeOoy tln nlKlit Mra. Morn
wan killed and saw him loavo Mrs.
Morn apartment hrforo tho fatal
Hliol wuh fired.
The danoer tealirleil that ahu
"aw a heavy net man enter Mra
Mora' apartment ufter tho exit of
Mcl.'oy nnd heurd an . argument
followed by a shot.
WSATTM'I (AP)--Whlle III. C.
N. Sciiborn, formerly munxger of
the Heahorn shipyard in Taeoina,
disappeared last, night from a
yacht In Klllott hay, off Seattle.
Friends today gave him up for
drowned. H, K. Heheel, architect
of the yacht the Tent no, said lie
left Heahorn lying with his head
on a coll oT rope and went to g(:
a robp to place over the sick man.
When Heheel returned Heahorn was
gone. ',
Heheel related Ihtit he wont with
Seaborn yeiitenlay to buy supplies
fur a trip oq H.V yacht. The ship
builder asked the architect In lie-
com paii j him ef;ilulng '"" Huit
it was been its' hi nervousneas and
fenr of accident while driving an
automobile. ' i
IIAKMIl lit II.IHXi STA It'll :i
MA K Kit, Ore. Construction
work ou tlio llasche-Sage Hurd
wure company's warehouse to ro
placo the building deatroyed ly
lire jiiy la, at a I oh of about
t lUb.oun Including contents, la
now tinder way and will ho com
pleted about September lfi.
Tho concrete walls of the old
warehouso were found undamaged
und will be used In the new build
Ing. The roof will bn of corru
gated iron and fireproof. The re
construction will cost about $;io,
00 a. .....
1 ncmplo.vmcii! In Italy.
HOMK , (API. Slaltstlcs Just Is
sued show that during the first
four months of 11)24 tho num
ber of unemployed in Italy wus
educed by 234, ntiu. This mnl;es
I he country's unemployment fig
ure abou t hal f w hat 11 was lust
year .
SEATTLE II
DISAPPEARS
Last Minute News
(iOVKKNOIt AND OITICIALS CONFKR.
SALKM . ( AP). (Jovcinoi- Walter Pierce, State
Tiensuicr Myers and lOdwaid Cookingliam conferred
Tor an hour lodiiy (;avc out no Htatement concern
ing the Hlock and htind deaiei which ex-Governor We.st
uu lni i Hod to the governor. West's report dealt with the
finanrhig of the King Food Products company. Gov
ernor Tierce still refused today to give out nn official
report. . '
TO CBASK PICKING PRUNES..
'' SALKM (AP). Itaiim and fust ripening of prunes
has cut short the shipping of green prunes. Growers
gave Instructions l cease picking today- ; , ' ,
' UOKKIHIKG CAP). Few prune sales to Indeprn
dent packers were reported today. Ituyers contracted
for u few select crops, making their own prices and
buying only on prunes above iiO in sixes.; Prices of
fered were eight cents for grades 30 to 45, seven cents
on i'l to 40's: six and one-half cents on 40 to 45's, and
six cents on 4r to TiO's. 11 is estimated that Douglas
county which has a normal prune crop of 12,000,000
pounds will produce only about 9,000,000 pounds this
year.
TO GIVK SPORTSMEN'S DECISION TOMORROW.
Following a hearing which lasted more than two
hours. Circuit Judge Itingham today look under ad
visement Iht petition of Waiter C. Winslow, represent
ing Oregon sportsmen, restraining Governor Pierce
from enforcing his proclamation of August 18, closing
the deer season until September 20. Judge Bingfllim
indicated that probably no decision will be handed
down until his return from Albany, tomorrow. ,
taxesSl
i h county
Remarkable Conditions
, Shows in Sheriff's n
Report ;
SLIGHT AMOUNTS
REMAIN UNPAID
Old Union County, Sub
stantial and Firm, Re
veals Enviable Record
in Payment into Treas
ury. While other oountloa. of tho
northwest are clamoring becauso
It In hard to collect aufflctent tax
money upon which to operate, old
I'nlon county, with her fertile
fluids, her many Industries, .her
subNtantlal peoplo housed In com-
foriable hotnea.-comes to the front
with what Is believed to bo a roc.
ord In tax paying-, : ; t : , - i
Today Hherlff Warnlok Issued
a report or delinquent taxes which '
Mhowvd tut follows:
J920 taxes only ,137 per cent
delinquent.
1921 taxes only 2.354 per cent
delinquent. ., .
1922 luxes only '3.(00 per cent
delinquent.
1923 tuxes only one-half due
and of this amount but t per
cent remained delinquent on July
is' nnd since that tlmemany pay
ments have been made. I.-.
This Is believes to be one of th
very best records not only in Ore
IfQni 'but throUKhoul the west In '
these years of agricultural de
pression.
Due to conflicting datea thV
Chamber of Com me rca trip Into
Wallowa, county, will be taken on
August M and of this month.
MeHsagen from ths various towns
along the route have been received
Hy Karl Iteynotds, secretary, say
ing that all Is In reftdlnew for tho
trip. " ,
anker Killing lltittc Tree .
HHTTK. ' Mojit. Th serious- "
ties1 or Mi4 tree canker situation
In Hutto la shown In tho report of
Professors 1. H. Swingle and K.
)1lrros. ptnnt pathologists from tho
Montana state college , at Boze
niun. The unukr Is omnipresent
In the city, according to the re
port und u litem checked will kill
most of Hie trees In tho city in.
a few years.
mm iiiir
uw GHANGlD