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i CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (APj Ore gon: Unaettled tonight ana EYtday, probably rain In the west. , 9X- VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PREB8 LA GRANDE OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1925. MEMBER ABBOCIATBD PRD8P NUMBER 72 I 1 : II Hunt's Daily Letter .. .... j (Br Harry It. Hunt) WASHINGTON (NIC A Special)--All talk of General John J. Per Bhing as secretary of war to suc ceed Secretary Weeks may safoly be discounted. ' This suggestion, which has been current In Washington off and on ever since Pershing's retirement September 12, has bobbed up again. Without being In "Cautious Cal's" confidence, ono would be safe In giving long odds that such an ap pointment never will be made. . Certainly it would not bo In keeping with Coolldgo caution to brcuk over the precedent tTiat the head of the War Department must be a civilian, not a professional military man, however high the re gard in which the military man might bo held. Both the president und General Pershing would have much to lose and nothing to gain by shattering this precedent. General Pershing's opinions on military matters are and will con tinue to bo available to the presi dent whenever desired. They will likewise, have the full weight with Congress. i Nothing would be added lo their Influence or Importance by giving him the title of secretary of war. The change In established policy (Continued on pa 4) ' JJOH ANOEIjES (By the -'Asi sociated Press) Automobile acci dents, collisions, fights, flying glass, fires, Btray bullets and 1 vartou noise milking accessories contrlb uted their quota of victims' Ihfa total of 25 persdns' ti-ftatcd 'Oh un riving nt hospitals as the rttmlt or New Year's Eve celebratlhg her. George Mohtiney, secretary of the Amateur Athletic t'nlon. police say, either fell or Jumped from the fourth story of the window of the bos Angeles Athletic club, suf fering a fractured skull and other Injuries. His condition is critical. Carolina Gugmun, 12, und lulu Kllngeberger, 13, were struck by stray bullets und were seriously in jured. The police encountered diffi culty in answering ambulance calls because of the dense crowd. They had to clear a puth through a solid mass of struggling humanity be fore they were able to re.aeh the victims. Sirens were useless ; for; their shrieks were drowned 'oniti by the ndiso of the celebrant. - A number of plate glass win dows were broken In the financlul district by waves of concussions' caused by the backfire of hun dreds of automobiles. ront ii:a! i 'iik a;o CHICAGO. (AP)' Four1 fatal shootings, caused by stray bullets, and only two arrests, for dunken ness, packed amusement centers heralded the new year In Chicago. Officers reported the usual distri bution of thiuur but declared drink ing was done quietly. ItKYIXI K KIM.KI) SAN KUANCIHCO. (AP) The body of a late reveler, waylaid and murdered, was found on a side walk in the n'sldential district to day. John Olson, iron worker, was tilled tiy a speeding automobile That failed to stop. Miss Kuth Itay mond. 26. has a fractured skull and Is not expected to live as the re sult of an automobile hitting a taxi carrying her. CHIC L A.: HUH PICE Oregon's Wheat, Lumber Shipments Oregon maintained lis srventh place in the relative standing of the Htates of the t'nlon in merrhandUML exports for the (imrtr endd S'p' timber 3d. P.CM, when Its trade in this direction amount'-d to 113, 1S6.0K4. a drop of $277, 8i from the figtir.-s of the previous quar ter, according to statistics just re leased by the Ih pfirtim nt of Com merce. Whfat topp'-d thf list of com modities exported lth valuations of fn.MH.19. I'lank loardn and scantlings followed, valued at $1, S42. 2SS. and then raine timber shipments at l.1&n.47, and flour amounting to $t,l&'t.JM. The first ten states Includrd In the tabulation, and the amounts of their foreign shipments, are New WILD YEAR PREDICTED Ml Noted Astrologist- Sees Kestless.1925 for the United States GREAT LEADER TO RISE FROM STRIFE , 1-1 r t 'ii iliiw i uui una muuou. unuvr me mw foresees quarrel witn:tho certificates were not to bo Is- Ganada and Mexico That May Be Augment ed into Wars. (Ily LARRY IJOARDMAN) WASHINGTON (NEA Special) A year of treachery, sickness, death, restlessness, war and labor trouliles A year in which the people of ...l-..ca , ut-muuu u..-u "h" -. ' , r ,mo wm ulu ficlarlcs of these soldiers may re- hands of others. ... L0,ve pnvm(,nt immodiately. The This choorrul prognostication 'certificate, properly Indorsed, to for 1025 is made by Madame Mar- gether with proof of death of the cia. Washington astrologist, famous ,0ider must be returned to the vet tor her predictions of important rttmJ. buroau bofore paymont ' is ituiiin, tut; i uuiiifs uiv . uvaiu ui, President Harding. Madame Ma ret a explains .(hut tho country will start its new year under tho zodiac sign Libra. "Iilbra stundH for justice and a balancing of account," idio plain. "It is the sign of tim Unit ed Ht ales and is sometimes called Iho Kagle. ;.. ..-fi r;. Mi.-Ti' "Under thin slgn the riiinds tf the "''peqttle will revrk.ta. U); old teblomaV flays and7: -UlidoraffmJJ a' 'redutjljon of tpfl spot 44 'p tnc;Ai'Uix, and Mlfjl Pll'UHu Irl'iigihi on pershftfrr ttnm.TT micV as tht v.fohlbltlQn. uv. hinus cf tth(4ydmh'yj, fic fa'la' andj frpivltspj hclbiSs ixyftii h li'y t'iV dlctU1eii' Mllelex-5 tjn- t!ie Whc of the sinking of tho bat It rhlp Washington." T.ibrn also stands for will jiti hliug and Madame Marcia prmli-'ts thiil mi lions will bo lost a.u! won on Iht stoek exchange. Mewtury to Hretnl Kestless ness and Trickery. "The moon will be affllotrd by seven planet" she declares Ye nuH, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Jupi ter, Neptune and Hut urn, which is a particularly bad omen. "The influence of Venus will make America as a cminiry of (Continued on Pf.po 6.) t INSTALLATION ' TO BE HELD BY W. 0. W. MONDAY Installation, of Qfflc"efsvof' Crande Camp NiAnlicrlieij .VI'. U.' r... wiJl be ti lI v)Ctv Monday uinnder,, B. t:nderwood,'advisory lieutenant and Art Huff, banker, are the new officers to be Install ed. An interesting program will bp on tnp including some musical fea tures by Hud l.yuch's orchestra and others, I.uneheon will be served toward tho latter part of the even ing. ; The work done by the lodge during the past year will also he reviewed. The Woodmen of the World point with pride among oth cr things to the $7000 in bene ficiaries paid out to La Grande members during the past thVee months. Of Big Size York, with Mgun of S I 75.909,1 f0; Texas $ 1 8;.,Uo&,Jt3i; IVnnsy tvMnta llX.Mi.m; Illinois $70.7ff.,6l3; California $'H.a74.f5r; New Jersey S49.8u2.l74: LouislHna S IQ,470.8; Michigan 93K.7 16.774; Ohio $31, 071. K4. and Massachusetts with $27,7'2.446. Indfanu. runner-up to Oregon, had totals of $ 1 2. fc7Ii.fi 19. Grand totals for the first nln months of thi y-nr givp Oregon ex port figures or-$4fi.J3.0KO and slx tenth place in the entire list of states ThniiKh Minnesota secured eleventh place in relative standing of the states for the third quarter of the year. It ran behind in nine month figures to the extent of $1. 2K6.637. Maryland, just topping Oregon for figures of the three quarters, attained trade to the amount, of $47,160,6S. ' Payments Of Bonus Starts At Midnight Six Hundred Thousaiwl Adjusted Certificate ; ; Representing $750,00(1 ; 000 in Mail. WASHINGTON (By the Associ ated Press) Approximately six hundred thousand adjusted service certificates representing 7fi0,0(i0. 000 as part of the honus voted for World war veterans. ' by ' congress were placed In the mall at mid-' night last night hy the- veterans ll!fnt nnn.ntl.. .... II. . . .-' 'began more than 260 sacks of mall I were moved from the bureau toj suoa.beforo January i. Thirty thousand checks for amounts of $50 or less represent ing the cash Tayment for soldiers who served only a short period, have been prepared "at the bureau but these under tho law ure not to be' mailed out until March I. In mailing the Insurance certifi cates the only preference was made to those vctorans who have died .since applying for the bonus. These total not more than 100 and bono made. Payments on any other cer tificates arc not to be madu be fore March 1. ' : SenU Out 80,000 IafyJ, ... Director - Hlnes estimated that from pow on about 20,000 corlifi catus will be mailed dally. To date.jo war departnumt"hus tVQ inlliron ' niinltion3'Athlrtlb association was impowcred, fnr . ml lttol.,,1 Ith n average of 111,000 arriving, rerany at (aHHocia.ipn njoeun Lli.T 4 Ti. L?',''..i:t',i;'.,.ll..fcAU"tri 'rnVhfrnize stK'Iarlun and inde- ilVfljE Siton fhan .' four', hiind tlijbiuanh applications wero rotu 1 nJontlnnVd"cln 'Pa' S.V 1 r(,turn J .) l IDS REGIE . . . ., - me iubi. commission mecung 01 the year held lust evening In the city hall brought forth a very quiet session. H. S. Urownton, president of the city and Commissioners C. J. Black and Hherwood Williams were all present. Commissioners- elect. Charles Plavle and It. 1. iandls imt in" on 'the- mceting'j ana garnered a rew more poimers ! . city Kuvurmiifiii. i!iwrc im'ir time to take up the reins next Friday evening. . A new ! Improvement district, number 156 calling for paving of Monrofl street from Greenwood to 'Hemfork was created by a unani mous vote of the commission.1 The .date for the final hearing on tho fit strict was set on Jaunary 28, 1925. i i An ordinance calling for the va-' cation of Alder street was read for the first and second time. The third reading as required hy law will take place next Wednesday&it the regular meeting.. A request for a rooming house license for the building at ft und 10 Depot street wus referred to the city manager and tho chief of police for Investigation. In appreciation of service ren- Continued on Page ft.) Wishing And Getting Of all the good friend that wih yuu n ri-o-Mtoii.i .New Vfr ttslay, your own wNi fr that very thing Is probably llw mnnt sliurre. , If ou are In bu"bieH in I be lA ;rande Icrrilory, siheill--Ifig In The ObMrer ran pluy an hiiftortanL part In pnitidlng that pro-peril y. v an al ways gla to Ih nf a.l ! s i h,o In nol i ing yotir aihciillitg problems. Obscrrer AdTcrtlsIng A Mcrcliandlwlng Serrloe' Here Cherry Blossoms Grow Into Profits Of Size Growers Welcome XEW YEA It I SIIKIIKI) IX ' IN TIMK HONOItKD .WAY Arrival of 1025 was welcomed here at' uJrii.lght with vat;h parties, ringing of bells and to screeching of whistles. Probably a large portion or the city's population -reninlnetl up until tht old year was ushered out. Twl ay Is an old-rash loned New Year's day with a fresh snowfall of about three or four Inches depth and the -mercury hovering near' freexlmr point. And Ia Grande Is satbtfled If the really cheerful "Happy New Year's" liandcd about today arc to be taken as a criterion. BRITISH NOTE TO UNITED STATES IS NOT BITTER LONDON (By Associated Press) The British government has for warded through Ambassador Kel logg a long note replying to a re cent communication from the Uni ted States government concerning participation by America in repara tions to moot American's war dam age claims.- - The note Is understood to discuss. the subject In a most cordial tone. TO KHCOMMZI OTHERS rOKTIAND, Ore. (By' the As Hoelated Press). The board of con trol -of the F. Oregon High School pL-ndolfi1' schools that have similar cducatloftul ' stand; 5W' hlnH vtrtibols anil the' spirit fa'f.UMf ruU'S l ''the, association lW ficors.. Wnc'ti'd Included: J. O1. Mclioughltn,' 'of ,C6rvu,llls) soe're- itry.nO.' A. Auslln, of Ashland, was rb-t'leoted , prsiuyn.v, , ,. . A(i(ili;.S WIN Reports received here arc that the O. A. C. basketball team won from the University ' California, Houthern branch, rtnuad In Ios An- kiIi.s Tiiesilav nitrht. The final1 - - . . K,, led at half time 0 to 4. Stoddard of la Grande was one of tho chief point gutters for tho Aggies. ncM SIGHIHQ R n TXT-..) Tl rl 1 r UF'tl TV. . 7Vr... . I i v Art Jtt .with i tiq uia. un vv tin l neivew J "J J ' ' . ' v , . . QOfWR. tveRVBoDV, 2ooPNiGMT H. G, Avery, County Agent, Compiles Facts ' Relative to Phase of". 1 Fruit Industry. ; (Hy ' H. i. Avery) Vulon County Agriculturist. It is said that In Japan cherry trees are grown not for the fruit, which maybe harvested, but for the beauty of the blossoms. For tunate, Indeed then,- must - seem vthe lot of people who can have tho full privllego of this beauty and also later reap a harvest of big Juicy sweet cherries. To many people in the United States, the sweet cherry la almost an un known fruit, except as seen when offered for sale at fruit stands, where It is usually sold at prices comparable to those commonly paid for chocolate creams. 'As a boy in Kastcrn Kansas, I cured from two ohorry trees in the lO,dJ,0m? ."u""" .1ThaP," V.'ho cu.tomary New Ycur". recop. quarts of fruit. Nothing In the iiuii iiiiu in puatsiuiy uii uucu1 slonal pear had ever so complete- ly satisfied my taste, even though I had nrevloiis v run ' the : f u : course of stomach aches in con nection with sour cherries, mul berries, peaches and apples of 'va rious varieties and stages of rip ening. It was fortunate at' the tim0 that the remainder of ' the fumlly, mostly ffrownupn, were present, otherwlim It. tH doughtful I If any of tho two quarts would tiuvn GHcapcd me.' The word for- tunute, however, nhould.be con-U Hldoi-od In connection with tho bp- potlte' of tho grown mcmber of u,.Iam"' a" the family, an I have during . ro- it Us also , atlior, that .the1 hostH pf'isnmlj 'boys who' "t .,I!,-Jrt, khootk ,voIAV - arc employed annually' lo help in iSiiS Q I5wiL'; jdckuig.tlm.crop in sections where1' "KNVfcll. AH--Carlos 1 sweet cherries aro grown. Duffer no more, (II effects than does the pig which escapes into tho corn field before harvest although" tt" tu qulto likely that the boy allows his appetite to lead him even as fur as the pig. Ilie Tig Sleep It Off. More over it Is a known fact that the pig, after such an expert ence, seeks a cool spot to lie down and Hleep it off. Accuse me of v,n,,thv. if v.., will, nnd I mi.al admit that l am perhaps a predju- i (Continued on page 'a OFF . A ' i : DEMOCRACY IS MARKED AT CAPITAL Rich and Poor, High and Low Received by the President and Wife RECEPTION GIVEN AT WHITE HOUSE Annual Custom, Inaugu rated Many Years Ago, Observed from 11 a. m. Until 2:30. p. m. WASHINGTON (By tho AmocI ated Press) Tho White House doors were thrown open today for Three and one-half hours, It a. m to 2:80 p' m wer0 Ben over lv "wn uimor (Continued on Page 6.) ' i YKAU' PROHt'KllOVS ... ' PORTLAND, Ore, (AI) . Tim yw JllHt olowil ban lxicn porlod ,i,iviiiii.ut. niul nw. Hnii Willi m,Iul w,lh promioi. of prosiicrlty I m,Iul w 'promlsoii of i)roiierlty llMm-Mi. IHtf (lOtjlpi.H id.in-.ti't .1 r'"" M"'m","r' M,,H r""' V""'" J j f J i t 3 iIT' own . throat V hi T ilfcT li'A'ltf's apartment lutrd tost Hltflit. I icdner has but a slight i-hnncc for recov ery. fJRIPPK C1HIPK IIIXGM M HIU'KSFI.K. (AP) An epidemic nf grl)c bellf'vetl illlu lo tho re in. nt i-nnlil fluctuation In lriurH?r- ature, ImH pprnuri (o nil parts of llclgliiiii, causing a largo number of ilcaclm. Quern lOllialM'th Is llio latest sufferer from the UlBcase. YTR A Main Events Of Old Year In U.S. Given Resume of Occurrences That Startled Nation During 1924 Are Cora- i piled. Jan.' 1 Prcxldent Coolldgo 'tlcna proclamation dcolarlnir tin cmuar KO on' shipment of arms and war material to tho revolutloniati In Mexico. . . Pc). a Wlldrow Wilson, twon-ty-olghth president of the UniU-d States, dies at home in Washing ton. Keb. 4 Porty-two miners killed at Mllford Iron mine near Crosby, Minn. Feb. 27 Sergeant C. K. Conrad breaks world's record for altitude parachute jumping . by dropping 21,600 feet from plane over Kelly Field, Toxas, , v March 10 Secretary of Navy Edwin Denby resigns, March 17 Threo army biplane start from Clover Field, Santa Monica, Calif., for . 90,000 mile flight around the world. March 24 Archbishop Hayes of New York and Archbishop Munde leln of Chicago are created car dinals at Jtomo by Pope Plua XI. March 28 Attorney General Henry M. Daugherty realgns, . ' .''', May IB President Coolldge ve toes soldiers' bonus bill. May 17-rSoldter bonus bill pass ed evor president's veto In House, 313 to 78. .. May 10 By vote of BO to 18 Senate passes soldier'a bonus bill ; . ..!''"-- '" BALEM, Ore. (By the Associated Preas) Changes in tho heads of state, .county, district and munici pal offices resulting from the No vember' election will . tako place Monday. 1 i ine most important siuio or nee chango Is that of treasurer where T. Ii. Kay, Republican, replaces Treasurer Jefferson Myers. . The change means the transfer of the state from the Democratic to the Republican control, Inasmuch as the treasurer, governor and sec retary of state form the board Of control, i Kay's I election learns-.'Qovcrnor Pierce the only Democrat on the board. ! . ' i t 1 i '')'''' " f , 234 MEMBERS OF COMMERCE CLUB START NEW YEAR In a circular letter mailed by Karl Reynolds, secretary of the chamber of commerce to tho mem bers of the oruiinlsatlon yesterday It was definitely announced that tho financial campaign begun last Ausust had been almost a com plete success. According to the letter the mem bership of the chamber of com merce has now reached a total of 214, and Is Breater than at any previous tlmo. Tho letter closes with ths Bood wishes of the chamber of com- merco for the New Tear.: Business Outlook For 1925 Quite Favorable At the beginning of Ihe new year the bimlnrss outlook on the whole is distinctly favorable, states the current tfmie of the ''Ousranty Hurvey," whleh has just been 1s sued by the Ouaranty Trust com pany of New York. "At no other time since the war hss there been so tnurked a predominance of en couraging factom, the "Survey" continues. "The essential 'banes for sustained and well rounded prosperity have been materially strengthened; and In large part thin Improvement was effected, in 1924. The Yonrs Progress 'The outstanding events of tho year 1924 wern 1. . The adoption of the Dawes plan, iiulrkenlng economic recov ery In Kurope. I. The readjustment between S448.1G2.LI0 Nearly Half Million Spent in Erection of Business Houses and Homes 343 PERMITS WERE ISSUED IN 1924 Largest Single Amount Was $30,000 for New Episcopal Church; Most Costly Home $11, 000. Tho city recorder's books for 1924 closed yesterday afternoon finishing one of the greatest build ing years In tho history or La Orando. A total of (448,102 was expended on new buildings and Im provements, to property according to tho records. Tho sctual amount ' Involved Is much larger , for In . many coaos the sum oxremled be I'oro th job was ' finished w.".s greatly In exaess of tho iwellmln- 'ry estimate j.lace. is t;. . . Ing permits. ... The oltv ree..r ;i.. little, yollow slips, othurw'jia bul ..... ng permits from h b .'titr il' r - tho year.: Theno gavo in- a1 to build ,a ,varot' nf r ne amallest wonHshads and eUtok . I tu coops to largo buildings. ,i. ' Church 30,000 : i : Tho largest amount on a iiennit this .year waa for t0.000. being v Oio , estimated i cost , pf . th new, ,1 Episcopal ohurch located on :,th, cornrr ot. Kourth and. O avenues, , which was rocently. .opened.. Most. of the building took; place during , the flrsti six months of tho year, . Other large contracts let , during this period wero for the ;Perkln ., Oarage; 15.000, , the Bouvy-Foley building an the corner of Depot and Adams avenue. $18,000, the BnodgrnBS and Zlmmermn-') char-ol t; which waa erected at a - cost o (Continued on Pagx tj.) FIND BDDY OF Et'QENB, Ore. (By the Associ ated Press) -The bo(ly of Charles ran Adier, of Seattle, the flrat flood . victim of the winter hero, was . found early today near where hie' i car' was found yesterday. Bellev-. Ins; hla cur In the middle of the -road, It was .assumed, he stepped Into tho water from the car, at the , edge Of a steep grade. Adler Is thought to have plunged Into deep water, then being swept downstream. Adler was a whole sale drug store salesman. INII1.HITAM I. TAX ETS STATU $414,147 IN 1024 HAl.GM, Ore. (By the Associated Press) A report Issued yesterday by State Treasurer Jefferson Myers said that In tho Inheritance tax de partment during 1824 a total of 1414,947.71 was received and turn ed over to the state general fund. agricultural and Industrial prices. II. The success of conservative political lBMiics In both European and Amerlran elections. "Responding In part to tho n-: fluencn of these Important factors, and partly to the reaction Inevit able from a long period of reducad production and lessened activity. sul'ittunUiil business recovery oc curred In the closing months of tho ji'ar, and seems well under way for 12&. Ro far, this recov-, cry hue been marked by no ovel--production or excessive borrowing, and H has not attained the propor tions of a boom or inflationary ; movement; In fact, solli. and ub , stunt la I progress, based upon clear ly defined conditions, is Its chor- act eristic foaturo. - , (Continued on Page 8.) , . . i .V) 1
