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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER TWELVE PAGES TODAY. CITY EDITION THE WEATHER Portland. AP) Cloudy tonight and Sunday with rain In northwest Oregon. volume xxm, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRE88 LA GRANDE. I1MUJ i-i- OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1921. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 57 1...., J JJ. h n Hunt's Daily Letter lty Harry II. Hunt) WASHINGTON NKA Special) Hoclally, this capital of the "world's greatest democracy" doesn't rccog- 4 nlzo the Tnct of tho Kussian rcvo- Y. lullon nny more than Secretary or 7: Htiito Hughes, officially, recognizes thn soviet. Which Is no recogul 4 i tlon at all. "Wherefore, tho visit to ihe cap! UU or Grand Duchess Cyril or Hus- ..i.. i.. .... .i i : Hcalu and tho social elite, .are all ifgog over tho chanc(;Vdftolor lalning or oven meettTWjh'Min- perlal Highness." fft y ffffi V -.' No one thinks oryoV'rhPi1 i us an ex-lmperlal hiKhnjyA an cx-grunu uucucss. AiiyTHtywaopc . mcnts and invitations hiwIJAio ; with lu:r entertainment whlttT'iire I give her tho prestige of all hor old-; .. lime titles us though they were X still Intact. ' In fact, Iho imprcssivrness of f theso arc oven magnified by the f p' whispered explanation that- her . husband. Grand Uuko CyrH, has Y 1 recently proclaimed himself ein- peror of all ,Jho; Itusslus und that ; j tho distinguished guest la, In real i Hv. nono other than the. empress ! of Russia! s Tin: Irony of the situation, which I ", Washington's social circles do not ' 1 scent to recognize, Is thut the i'b "grand duchess" comes to Wash Inglon by Invllutlon of Mrs. . Hop ... erl. Lansing. ' , : ' "" , It whs Mrs. Inslng's' husband I w ho. as secretary of stale, sent th? . . IlOUl .JUIM.n.oniUii IU I una 1 a. miiiw J - diulely after tho Kerensky uprising I " in J!H7, In an effort to make the (Continucd on I'ugo 8.) WASHINGTON. (By the Abso olHlrd rrcxM The upcclBl house I'onnnitt pn lnvcHlif(allns..tllo afrv i rurt Indimlry. beginning' thetf ! 111 II on or wllncRH'B Krtduy on Iho li-il of i. -jx .inodlhn mirvy IIk I'Mit'MH on lho.,rlolti to hp oviT'jd W8H lold hyijrfmes -V. Muriin. flying tloneir and Invrh tor. Unit niiniorouw tllvi-litlon he liinl Biiliinllli'd to Ihc olr sorvlmi lnid not bern' ndoplcd , although the merit of some of thein had been' recognized by foreign : ifov ei hnieiiiM. Ho also asserted that IncoOMlderatlon of bids for 11 construe! ion of planes, the service find not always chosen tho best or the' must economical plans sub mitted. Uenrcsenlativrf Nelson. Ttcpnb- Mean. Wisconsin, a mo p(t-Br..-u before the committro to explain 1 lea n. Wisconsin, a Iso appeu red Hie reasons which had prompted him to Introduce the resolution under which tho investigation is being conducted. Kvldenco had come t,o him. he said, which led liltu to believe that there' was dan ger nr Die flying Industry becom ing a trust, and he also desired IO KUOW IIOW HTOVOrimieiiL nuumu h-A to airplane concerns had been spent. He em phaslzed that he was not making i r t.lu . 1 1 1 .., t.,m.H """'"".-: iimiib iit-iiiK puiriy (uimiiutuiu Fund motivated by a wish to eo the airplane Industry put on a sound hauls. Ilepresenl alive Woodruff. He pulilfcan. Michigan, also appeared before the committee, urging a full tnvetdigalion of ull matters pertaining to flying. fiH'KMIAGI' PLANE PROBE HEARINGS 1 j SIDE PREMIER I IS NEAR DEATH ON. (Ily. Bug AWp-Jw IJalniHr Iiru'nflntc. K' ciatd press) Hjalmsr lira tit Ing, premier of Hwden, Is seriously II) according to advices received here toduy saying he had developed In flammation of the lungs and lhat grave fears for his recovery were entertained. Witness Tells About Kid McCoy's Rampage I .OS ANOKI,KS. (Py the Asso rlated prewi) - While a phoiiugruph lu the antique hp of Mors, Inc.. on the morning or August 13 last. played popular dance music. Kid McCoy. ex-puKlhsl, charged with the murder f Mrs. Theresa Mors on the previous night, staggered uiMiiit the place threatening to kill all tht-se who had Interfered with hts affair with the volutin with whom he hHd lived us ."Mr. and Mrs. N. Shields." V. Kmdem. liUHiness man age r of the shop, tes tified at McCoy's trial here Friday. Kmdcm'ft testimony which Includ rd an account of McCoy's alleged 'rube uud give him lh-ir vtcarabk-s. reign of terror during which three! -. Wo pie were shot and wounded,! SUM NEEDED TO KEEP UP Morn Than 2Sfi Millinns " - nancu xur maintenance in Measure. IS BELOW FIGURE SET BY BUDGET im em Jshape with the minimum number Senator Underwood Ired!"' accidents. flf" AttJinkd Utarlfa TTnnn The show opened with a prologue at AtcatKs iviaae upon ny tho JnaI1mty'Und chorus., tius HUH by Washington; curtain raiser was put on with a Mavq H lnvncfirrQfifn Planned. WASHINGTON Hy the Associ ated Press) Appropriations total ling t'ZHG.-iM.blK for tho maintcn aticp'of the navy during the year beginning next July 1st, are cur ried In the annual nuval bill as re ported to iho house. The aggregate Is JS, 210,117 more than tho amount provided for ex penditure, during the current fiscal year and Is approximately one mil lion dollurs under the budget eall- jmu. action is iu,oki;i WASHINGTON. (Ky Ihe Assocl- uled Tress) Another effort for an agreement on the postal ptiy in crease hill fulled today in the sen ate. The plan proposed would have provided that the hill be taken up January 81 h but Senator lteed, lemocrat. of Missouri, blocked it because its contemplated reference 0 tho measure to the committei meantime, which lteed declared wus un effort to KM I the measure TO INV&STIGATK NTAKMEiNTS WASHJNUTON (By tho Associ ated J'ress) S-nator Oscar Tnder god today obtained unanimous consent of the senate for a senate investigation, of J lie statements mHd. conqirrjninff the t'nderwood Muscle Shoals bin and hlnmeir in an editorial appearing In todiiy'9 issue of the Wellington iterald. The editorial referred to the ju diciary committee, which was giv- n authorlly to subpoena the u ithor of th editorial and other per- 'Mina In "(t ll t lie liottotll Of UlC charges." Underwood branded as "lies" the charges In Hie newspaper thai an Alabama power company influenc ed him in the preparation of hiu bill. .(n(, rrfl lVlfI? ,JliVO. K'JJLilUKxrj GIVEN DOCTOR OF LAW DEGREE HUSTON, (H.v Hiu AwiOi'lnlcil I'riKS) Tho first lady r I Im Iitnd a griidiiiitn or this irnlvomlty or ViTinont. nnd um trnrhi'r of a ..,.,.., ..,,......,.1 l.VtiljiV to academic scenes and cdueation ul actlvllles in ceremonies in which Boston university added to Iho dLgrpi! of hiit-liolnr of arts. , which she already held, lis own honorary degree of doctor of laws. It was aft "Grace Goodhue Cool Idge, student, unlvcrsliy graduate, K'acher, daughter, wife, mother." whose fine qualities of mind -and heart "have gained the confi dence and admiration and love of the American people" that Presi dent. LeimiW H. Murlln conferred on the wife of the president the hood of purple, with trimming of red and while, that brought add ed color to the academic robes, hemmed wllh purple, . and mort ar board hat wllh lassel of .gold. Baseball league Plaimetl. I'KNDIiKTON, Or. Pendleton has received an invitation 1o join It i other cities iu the Inland empire In forming a baseball lea gue. A meeting will be held In Spokane December 18 1o d!cuss the proposal. The lentnlve plans call for a league that will permit Iwo games eiich week to be play ed. rlnsid the rase for the neck end. The trial will be nsumed next .Mon day morn In ir. ' MeKoy entered the cl alili.sh- ' incut, n a drunken, condition." Imnh n said dlsleveibd "In a holsier bneiith his coat 1 saw lb- bull of a nun. He linme. dlutely became dictatorial und pro ceeded to rob myself and seven other patrons who were In the store." Itnhtfrvtl Patnitj. "lie Ktnrled lie phunoirnipli on n llely dunce reeord. coniinanded I he mm of the gat lu ring to dlw (Continued on rage $.) 'Blue Moon' Presented To Big Audience Operetta Witnessed by a Crowded House Last Evening in High School Auditorium.' "Once In n Hlim Muon" the three .aot '" comedy which ; civ- ...n ,,, iiiir t -hc nooi auunmum en in tho high school auditrrium last evening before a crowded house by the boys and girls glee clubs of the school proved io be very good entertainment. Soiucvhat more pretentious and It good deal more difficult than tho avornce amateur nrnd net inn I he ! performance went over In iruod ,sl' - ai ngniing eueci ano siajce se uiiK& 1 in Limy o 1111 niiit mooh wus Dluvi'd hv Miss Mildred Wubb. (iiKMl IViTorinaiiTOi. In. thn Bliow propor some i-xcel-!ii,rt li nt porrormuncB were Blvcn imr-j tieuinriy in ihn H-nkinR roi . Miir-jUel Kiina rr.!HB.y nnd .lacli CoolldB.. lint li dlil well In flifflenlt character parts and contributed much toMhcjbor, IS dead. entertainment valtn of the entire production. Miss ('reascy wus cusl us Mrs. Llla Lavendar, (still In mourning) and proved one of the real hils of the eveiilhg. Jack Coo lldge as Hlr I'erclVal (.'hetwpod. the typical h'KngltHh type used byour novel writers, succeeded In Intro ducing a good bit of comedy which was much appreciated by . the au dience. The character Itself was necessarily artificial but Master I'oolidge came near making , Sir Perclval Chetwood a living charac ter, i . Two ether comedy parls which cannot be overlooked lu Iho pass im; of bouquets were those contri buted by George Glass as Hop' , Slug Hi the Chinese house man and Dor- nthv Ann Warniek ns Kuzanne. Uie The last named av a uar- ticularly effective performance and was "what you call, veree chic, ooh la la" to use a Huzuneewiue expres sion. Hess Geihei na an excellent In terpretation in tho rob4 or Sylvia Montgomery the, leading female character In the operetta. Her ex pressions were, part Icillurl y, .(vffeo-f tlvo. Jlnr part culled fd't a greoler range of dramatic ability than nny or the others and was quite well done. ' Kermit Hiigan, playing opposltn Miss Gclbet. Miss Daisy Hobbs. Ma rion Crowe, charlotte Brosius and Helen Williams in other leading roles gave wood performances. The audience was simply unable to take Theryl Green aa Mr. Bab bitt Morton, and Krank Johnson at M. Bene l.e Mou, partner In crime with Sir I'ercival Chef wood, ser iously, not even in the most ser ious moments all hough both would have given good performances ex cept for this handicap. Miss Ann Stange proved charming senorlla In her two Span ish dances given in the second uct at the fiesta. The dances were gracefully done in Mm opproved Spanish style. The flrsL was done with castunets and the second might iliave been culled a ''Klower Dance." Intermission. Diversion between the first and second acts wus furnished by n (Continued on Page, li.) A hint- iiuiiiiill)' of tin- Ji wi-lry and ulhcr iirtlclis iilligiil slolin h'-re by J. .1. .Intii-s, t'Hliiidlini in Unit, und l)i-wi-y ltiiwll. now In Jtiil tit Biiki-r Hwiillintr iirtlini or tin- gntnd Jury, was iincovenrd this iiiornltifr hy fold- Im (Jninilr liovs. I-Iinl and OIih Knrd. Ilurul.l 'I'nl-bi-rt and Uirry l.ll'-. Tin- tioja funnel the loot ciiclii-d ni-nr tin- O. W. Jc:i- ltolisi- und brought It lo the police station about ten o'clock Ibis morning. II wilt probably be introduced as evi dence In I he prosecution of Hie two men. Among the aril, ten identified were: a lnd' watch belonging to Mrs. Uradshaw; an Klks pin and necklace-, stolen from t he 'lark STOLEN GOODS FOUND TODAY home; h card case und Klkn toolh'hank November So. and chain taken from Mr. lrson. I were assault with rnldentlfled .articles intliide h lady's wrist watch, two pearl I - necklaces und iwo string or Koidvifc's Talk in Sleep J',i", . ' ! No Cause for Divorce Scenic Pictures Shown n.ilintr Vrvnnf SinnSrol "-"r- ; a wife in Iks in her sleep about "h- 1 )er , ten does not constitute grounds list Simdy afternoon at the! for duoree on the Krounds of inii V'est.er service ui (tie J-list Met ho-1 debt y. Circuit .lixlge ;turge Kr. .1 dint Kplwupsl church a large ' I tush rub d Friday when I,oijIk A. crowd enjoyed the pkturcs show n . 1 'oskodl nllempled lu testify us to of canyon scenery. (what his latfe said when she wav Tomorrow afleruoou, bciflnning ! asb-ep In support of his (till for di al five o'clock, more pictures wHlfvorce, He said he hud kept awake - 1 be show n. Including none- taken ji'rom the. Vom uilt National Park, (California colleges, I.lck OtMrva- lory and other Interesting U.-s. GOMPERS IS DEAD, END CAME TODAY President of A. F. of L. . Passed On at San An tonio at 4:10 A. M, KNEW WHEN DEATH WAS IN SIGHT Blessed American Insti tutions Before Angel Draped Shroud Around Hiss hnrm SAN ANTONIO. Tex. (Hv a ....-ij rt o o-'ow "cv. Oillll- Goiiipers, president of the m.,j, ,,n vo.-.li t T The last wish of the veteran labor leader, that 'he die on American soil, was granted when, 21 hours after his return to the Unit ed SUites from Mexico City, he breathed his fast in a ho tel here. Labor associations were at his bedside when the end came at 4:10 o'clock this inornlm?. Held His Hands. f James Duncan, vice president of Iho federation, who stood shoulder to shoulder with his leader for 44 years, held one hand und William I). Million, of Detroit, held the oth er. The final parting was pathetic. ;oiiiM'rs' last thought wus uf the America! Iiistitiilhins lie had Inborn! to maintain. When the cimI was coming lie said: "Nurse, thb; Is thn end. God bless our American Institutions. May they vSrow belter day by day." The wonts on the American In stitutions took hiH last strength af ter which he wus unable to utter h single syllnble. Hh great heart pulsed feebly and soul ceased Its weary work. A Tighter. Death found Sam Gompers , ui life had found him a fighting man When told by physlclanH he was passlnir, hts jaw clenched as tightly as his feeble strength would per mit. He brea tiled heavier. 1 ntl! hf slipped into unconsciousness, about an hour before the end, he was able to look iulo the future nnd was master of the situation. tie Kave a few simple directions about the funeral should the end come before morning. lie talked to his followers and 'called for life- Viry'nl1K friends whose bands he want- Unknown. Ill Somo Time. Gompers had been III for sev- (ml monllm hut IiIh condition wiiHj,.,,.r uf tin- nrniv uli- m-i-i In-, ih not (onHlili-nd wrloim not 11 hHt,.uri., IKuv l thn lionse ulroinft Saturday when the altitude of M Ico City Ih said to have aggravated his wenkened condition. H muei (iompers. son of an KiUfllsh cigar-maker, was the head and fore-front of tin- Ameri can organized labor movement, lu 1 KK he organized 1 he American Federation of !uhor. us a nation al association of labor unions, and Willi the exception of one year, he was Its president continuously from 'hat tlm Ho wus Intimately eo untried with every great labor dispute, in Ibis country during the past thlr- (Continued un l'ugo fj.) I 'BANK ROBBERS HELD GUILTY BY ALBANY JURORS A1JIANV. Dr.. (Hy the Assocl at e(( press) -A fter being out for two hours and li.'i minutes the jury In the case of (lie state , against. Clarence Hogglc and lauren Neil nn;i re'rn-"1a ertHct of guilty Kridaj Kl,,;. i" charged against both defendants. pecommenda llons for leiib-ncy for Neiison wero Included In the Jury's report. IlogKie and Nellson were Indict ed hy the grand jury Tor their Im plications with t 'larence Iteplog e and J. M. Hitter, who had eon fessed lo the robbing of the Hhedd The charges dangerous i we.ipoii with Inlent lo rob. i MH'Af;o. (AP-The fact that j to lint en to w hat hti wife said w hlbf she slept. "That." said Judge J Hush. "Is Incompetent evidence and I you cannot relate it. What Christmas Seal Money Does ,:SS;C. jqlJ''. zX j The Christmas Seal Sale beins cared for in the sanitariums benefiting by the seal purchasing a few of the penny seals here in La Grande. STORY DENIED BY MORTIMER CHICAGO. (By th Associated Press) ISllas H. Mortimer's sto ries of graft, corruption. wasfo and colt union in the Veterans' Bu reau during J he Charles-,H.ili'otih es lerm as director wcro moflifled in important details lain Friday from the witness stand lu federal court, completing their five-day cross examination of Mortimer in (Continued. on Page 6.) XTRA m;i;d iii:avii:ii ixam;s WASIIIMiTON, (AP) lleceiit attacks off Vh'glulu capes on Ihc battleship Washington, scrapisil under a naal trntiy. demons) rated that new bombing planes must he developed Ui vnvvy morn dcsluic II ve bomlw, Major (ieitcial I'atii k, iiiYCM gating committee. The present American planes, al- though as good as those of other mil Inns, Patrick added, are ohso- iclc, due t( heavh'r armor of mod ern battleships. ltosi;iu n; -oit KDRlt KOSI-.HI K;. On-. (Al') The ItOM-lMlrjr I'lininlM-i- ir cmnim-ivi- !'"' l"-l I'm-lili-M ' It" khii; un- iipjxmiimi-iii Ol nr. . . Ki-it, ii-i-sl(li-iit. of tin- On-Jtotl Aurlrlilf ilml f'lilli-Ki- lo a pllii-t' on llif- luii'ii'illtiirtil I'OimiiliH.Sn. II'-- lli-llin I hi- l-Hi-irii- Nordiwi'st I- en tilled to lifitgiilllojl, the lorn..1'"11"' new snuuen ehamlMi- will make ei cry effort lolw'" " worn Including rose-ash. si-euro Kerr's upisdiilmeni. j AI.UANY, Ore. (AP) ,Uh l. jSftler wus seiileiicrd in flfleen ! years in the is'iiitenlhiry for ctnn- pllclty In the hhedd bank nihls-ry i this iiKirniiig. i In rem e ItepliiKle j pitslueed n hhili eerllfleate sbowj lug hlcn to he only 17 ami was turn-1 eil mer lu the Jmeiiih- eimrl. Making Gift Money Go It's tint hard lo moke gift money go g fast nnd furl iwidy. Hut making It K't I I K i ll I It re, ti ires hi cful plamiliig mil I careriil buying. If ou aef-niiip(i--h (be feat, oi iil urn lly n-e the juN ha t shopping aid. Caret ol shop Har at4 lime nnd iiMncy that way constantly. 'ObsrrtPT AdtcrtUlng A Merchandising ISerrkV campaign is on. This little Labor Chief To Be Buried In New York NKAV YORK. (By the Assocl atisl Picss) Samuel Gompers will ho burled In tho blccpy Hoi low cwmcU'ry, nenr -'rniTylcm. New York, uwottiing to Harry M. i'Moiicss, vIohvi lHrsoiuil friend of tho deceased head of (ho Amcrl can I cileratloii of Iiabor. NAN ANTONIO. (By the Asso clatcil I'ri'MH) ion t pom ImmIj will bo taken can, by wy of Kt. IiOiiIh, leaving hem at olovon o'cliH-k tonight, according to ten tative plans. Skirts 10 Inches From Ground Fashion Dictum CLKVKLAND, O (By tho Asso ciated Press) The. National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' as sociation mot here Friday and ap proved stylo recommendations for next spring and summer. Skirts, as an avorngo, will hi worn lu Inches from thn ground and In extreme, cases 16 Inches. Hprightllness of. stylo as well an of color emphasizes tho new spring creations. t he slendi'riug silhouette cou tlnueH to be thn foundation for Dm new season's styling. Many new variations lu the cut of gar merits , re introduced, including the tunic theme and circular cuts, hut In all cases the garments arc worn so as lo achieve the straight line slender type. lu sport coats the mannish cut will he slroitKly evidenced. Ma terials will be won, at. least In woooiani nrowu, iiKer eye, koiu I en oak and many new blues, KreeiiH Slid lUllS. Work on Wall llegiin. j oitKdDN CITY, Or. Parker .H'hram, Portland contractors, ho- Kiin work on the retaining wall he- tween Nlnt.h and FJlKhth streets, on Hallroiid avenue, for the J Kouthern Panflc company lu lino ji.jii. . clly programme for the I in H ) iri'iu oi lllif nifCT-i, willi'll lUCllldeH Wfcjetling Slid plivltlg SO that It may become a I raffle way to mipplemciit Main street lo some extern. The Houthern Pacific company will expend $-6.u(ii) on the wall from Ninth In Kliihth str-ts in return fgr a property conceHston granted It hy the city at Kevcjilh street, providing 1 a platform for thn passenger depot. I'AMM', MlfyrS MA ST ft It VIK' "AKKKT, Me. AP) Theo dore Sherman of Kdgecoinb ss rfhot by his dog Thursday whib gunnliiir near here, lb: placed his loaded gun on the ground white he cr;iw ei under hiu autoiuotdle to make an adjustment. The dog stepped on the trigger. The chargi of shot entered Hhcrmttn's bg be tween the knee and ankle, MAUM TN hTftAUY POUTI.ANI. Ore. (API -- ctl1i and but) erf at steady today; hogs and sheep nominally steady. Kggs slow and weak. Mutter 41c. HA V KKANCJ8CO. (Al') Hut terfat 44c. girl is only one of thousands sales. You can do your "bit by NEW YORK, (By tho Assoclat cd 1'rcs.s) Tho man to succeed , ? m" L ..?lunl , 01 1 bur is cpect.d in OftKlul clrcl here to be chosen from threo men nil members of tho executive council. They are Wllliini Gret-n, secre tary und treasurer of lbs United Mlno Workers or America; Mat thew Woll, president of tho Inter national I'lioto-Kngrsvi-rs' Union and Thomas Rlckett, president of the United Oiirment Workers. The council will meet within the next six daya and elect a provi sional president to serve until the next annual labor convention. iiA.NKKitK iioiii) iiahi;t The 1'nion (.bounty Hankers association held a banquet In tho' Hotel Koley dining room yester day evening. Among thn guests wero Andrew Miller, field secre tary for the Oregon Htuto Hank ers association, T. G. Montgom ery, president of tho Cltltena Na tional Hank of Haser, Charles Wright, assistant cashier of tho same Institution and representa tives or various banks through out Union county. Problems re lated to banking were discussed In the main. Mr. Miller gave an address dealing wllh hanking from a national standpoint. II. K. Coolldgc, president of the as sociation, was chairman. KM ll'HY l'lUCKH SM MP UKH MOINI-.H. Ih. (Al) Leal rn In some parls of Iowa ceased buying chickens for shipment lo the cust some days ago In antici pation of nn embargo In the cast, It was learned Friday. The malady responsible for the embargo. It was said, hus been In evidence for eev ral weeks. New York was the chief market for in tiny southern Iowa chicken raising districts, but tho embargo. It is said will mean little loss for lowam who have already marketed most, of their salable birds, Prices in most of Iheso districts Hlumpcd Friday. SUCCESSOR TO BE NAMED SOON Educators Of Oregon Endorse Sale Of Seals Ilurina till-. wm-Jt cniltliK ixt-rnilx-r I 3i.21 worth or IiiIMiiuw M-nls Imto Ixi-n mI1 ui I .a (ranflr-. Ki-ala am alw on Hkia now at Uiu tltjr "",,'c- .. . Wl'li npri-ad r cognition ot tho koo'I thut the Christ mas s-al sale Ih iloliiK In Its efforts to help In combatting tub. rculosls la being given. A few of Iha comments of state nnd county school superintendents are reprinted below: Htatn Hupt. J. A. Churchill "The Oregon Ntato Department of Kduiallon will urge thfi sain 'of Christmas Rents by tha schools of the slate, anil I am suro that our appeal will ru'-et with a ready and 610 JURY WILL PROBE ROBBERIES Jones and Russel Held Under Bail Too Heavy for Them to Raise INDIAN DECLARES OTHER INNOCENT Tries to Shoulder All the Blame for Recent La Grande, Pendleton and Baker Crimes- BAKER, Or., (Special lo tho Obaervor) The first actual step taken In the prosecution of those responsible for house robberies in La Grande, linker and Pendlotou occurred hero yesterday afternoon heforo Judgn J. c. Allen and J. J. Jones and Dewey Kussell worn held to thn Brand Jury charged with burglary In connection with the sorles of crimes committed lu Baker the first of the week. The men wero turned over . to tho Bherlfps office and are in custody there In default of their ball, placed at 11,000 for Jones and 1(00 for Russell. tones Take Blame. Jones assumed all responsibility for all tho crimes which the two men are chanted with committing. He declares that ho did tha jobs himself and that Russell Is inno cent of any knowledge of them. The Indian declares that ha stolo the overcoat which bos been Identified as belonging to F. s A. Phillips and that Russell did not khow It had been stolen. Argued WIU Judge He even went so far as to arguo with Judge Allen against hia hold ing Russell for the grand Jury, doclarlng that ha was the guilty man and that Russell should not UB held, Jones displayed J considerable ''ri" J.ZZVS?' ana made hts 'statements !h a clear, conclae manner, showing: a. aesiro to assume all the guilt and protect hts friend. KusseU's Story. Kussell, on bis part, told how he had first met Jones, who U a hair breed Canadian Indian, on a train between Huntington and Ba ker, and again a few days later In Ia Grande, where they were to-' gether two days before they came lo Baker. Ho denied knowing anything about tho robberies or how the Jewelry canto to bo In his room. j : Chief Waldo Vaughn, A. J. Pe terson, who made the &rrestsr and Chief Clint Knynea, of La Grando were the witnesses for the state at the hearing. Kvctythlng Is now In road I noes for tho band concert tomorrow af ternoon In tho Arcade theater at four o'clock, according to Andrew Lonny, di rue tor. Tho doors wli be opened at 3:4a o'clock and tho tnuslu will begin fifteen minutes later. Attorney Units Practice. HAM5M, Ore. Walter Jones of ttugenu, ex-member of the state senate and at one time district at torney of Lane county, wlthdrew ns a practicing attorney In Oregon. Mr. Jones' notlco of withdrawal was approved by tho supremo court und the dlfibirment proceedings filed against him by tho Oregon Har ossoclstlrn were dismissed. V was reporitil here lhat Mr. Jones I was emrsgej In evangelistic work. and probably would locato In Bcat- tie. enthusiastic response on tha part or the teachers of Oregon. Wo appreciate, the splendid -work of the Oregon Tuberetilosla Associa tion In promoting its health pro gram through tho schools of Ore gon, and wo rind pleasure In rank ing our contribution through, giv ing your organization our most loyal cooperation. " Hupt. 1J. H. Castle, Benton County "I am very pleased to give niy endorsement to tho aulo of Christmas aeats by the public Mhools or this county. The splen did work whlrh Is being done by tho Oregon , Tuberculosis Associa tion Is worthy of our hearty com mendutliin. We only regret that (Continued on Pair 5.) BAND CONCERT IS TOMORROW li
