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CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (APj Ore
gon: Unaettled tonight ana
EYtday, probably rain In the
west. ,
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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. - ,
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