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
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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
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