La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 21, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY ranite :vmm CI T Y EDITION THE WEATHER I'OflTLAND (AP).-Ore. eon: Unseated, ruin in tlm northwest t o n I c b t and Thursday. ' VOLUME XXHI. MK.MItKU AH8O0IATKD l'HEHH LA GRANDE OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1925. - MKMUlilt ASSOCIATED I'RESS NUMBER 89. & . Hunt's Daily Letter CRISIS IT 1 MEET TEMPERED ference Today (Hy HA II KY II. HI "NT) WASHINGTON NKA Kpccial) The fellow who locked (he imor lift ir llu horse was stolen had not hi nk' on Senator Nathaniel 1!. Ilul of South Carolina. Dial tied Ihn bag after he'd spilled the beans. It was Dial who, under lambast ing by liin Democratic colleagues. "withdrew from tint Uncord" a TiYpnph Pbm Tritroduecd . speech In which he had virtually 1 IlUl X idli 1I1UUUUILU preached u funeral oration for the 10 international UOU- Oeinocratle party. The things he Hiild about Hcmo- crats wild I lemocrucy, a demon- strsted during the late campaign DALAHIFR F AVOIDS and since, .wore more scathing , ?rt T, l?WnirT than anything the most rabid Ho- 15-YLAR PERIOD publican opponent in the senate ever had laid his tongue to. For; . . , ,,. , m. instance: , At the End of That Time, -We have fallen into shifty op-j Tf Council Finds OuiuiTl Dortunism. seizin ever fad of the t 4:mLU ' ypium moment, yielding to every pres sure from lobbies and galleries, veering to every wind that seemed to promise, popularity, regardless of the direction from which It blew. 'We have Infected ourselves and our party with political miasma and pestilence. "We have been obstructing everything- and constructing nothing." M M Bill Asking For Armory Introduced Representative . Hunter, Senator Dennis Ask for $40,000 Appropriation for La Grande. MALUM, Ore. 1ty Ihe Assocl- c . ' r 1 1 atcd lr.HH The mill or llu- Ore- Son 01 GlllCagO RaDDl son icBiHiiuurc started Brin.iinK.1 Tried ""to Be a Ponzi The Qnly Safe Route CONFESSES muni L Ulf I II u Tuesday after week of prelim Inury activity. Tho senate passed a house point memorial request ing that Oregon's congressional delegation urge a three-cent tar iff on Imported cherries. The house, following tlto senate's action Monday, overrode (lover nor But Failed. MY "BUBBLE BURST," CONFESSION SAYS Use Decreased, He Would Abolish , Smok ing of Drug. GENKVA (By tlm Associated Press). Tho crisis in Iho interna tional opium eonferenee, resulting from the failure, of Urltish and Alneriean delegates to llf;ree on a proposition for the suppression of opium smoking in the r'urj Kast, seemed Bomewhut tempered t tho arraignment of his party of today, by n new proposal hy Kd whleh tho South Curollna se'nutor o mi d Daladier, French minister unburdened himself. He came lo ot colonies. the Job. he admitted, as .-to a con- ' The French plan provides that ,hm) Pierce's veto or the senaie bin f Forgeries Totalled $1,300, U1W l-0 oesaion vaeiupiiii; ue i , . $2,000,000 in Worthless That Is only a small sample of iiuests for educational and charit able purposes from inheritance taxes. Only Plorce. of Coos and flurry, and Khumwny of Morrow and Umatilla, voted to sustain the veto. AHMOHY HI 1,1, VI An appropriation for K 10,000 for acquiring the site, ami for building au armory at 1m (I'amlo is nought in a bill Introduced by Itcprcsciitatlvo Hunter and Sen ator Dennis, of l iiioii county. The bill provides that the ap propriation be matched, by subscription. fesslonal, saying: the various nations- engage lo Senator Macladry will introduce bills: to cent ml we control of the stale traffic officers under -ioniesston or sin is me neces- uoonsn opium smoKing wumn 0ton. chief In the secretary of sury step toward penitence." ' years after the league of nutlonsi sti(tc.s ofrice; lo remove llmlta- aiiii jie cioscu won a uounuci 10 vuuiu-u uiiiuiuuj iinua nun mv the standard bearer of the Kepub- growth of opium in producing Mean opposition, thus: countries has shown un appreui- "It is a mortifying, bitter truth able reduction. that the tiulet nntl close thinker In the White, Mouse is a belter Democrat In ninny essentials, more in accord with the foundation principles of the Democratic parly, than many men who have gained high anl honorable places us os tensible Democrats." It look Democratic leaders in Ihe Hen ate a full three days to realize just what had hit them. Wh'-n they recovered their faculties, the roar for a full und sweeping apology on the part of I lat was deafen ing. Tben? dear Democracy had becil slandered and they themselves as Democrats had been traduced. , Facing the rising tide of anger within his own party ranks Dial INLOW FAVORS GOOD SCHOOLS ! tlnn of officers (o be employed In that division and to leave the sec-' retary free to fix salaries of that department. Tnihl Quiz Continues The prohibition Invest Igating Securities Issued. NKW YOKK (Hy the Associated Press) Moe Turnmun, son of n Chicago rabbi, president of "Young Judea" hero and prominent In Hrooklyn Hoclety. 1ms confessed to rorgeries totalling one million three h und red t h o usa n d d ot la rs in the business of the Kquity Finance und j Service Co., of which he waa man- i aging director, according to ' au thorities. Assistant district attorneys de clared the total of worthless securities- he issued would reach two million dollars. He "Ilopped." "I tried to be a Napoleon of fl namei I'onsti. . but I flopped," Turnmon'a confession ended, offi cers said. Turmun's career ns a swindler began, according to hlB alleged con fession, several years ago, when. committee in a closed session Mon- UMlitli; hvrv, he borrowed 100 to day night, decided to have all rm.n, Ilis widowed mother und her meetings in executive sewlon with ,iV(. (.nI(r,,n n Chicago. me excepuon tnai pumic meeungs ... ..hnPrnw(, fpmn (o oav fremielltly. Iin,u .,vniV(,,i ,, H(-li,.mn In , . : BILLS MOVE LEGISLATURE (Continued on 1'ago 4.) ELK OFFICERS will be announced Newspaper men will be Invited to attend the executive sessions on condition they make public only uch matters as the investigators designate. GUESTS HERE: I'KNIUjKTON. Ore. (Special) ; Normal school training was pictur ed as the badly neglected element In the stale's educational system by two speakers at the Kxchange club luncheon Tuesday, G, A. Hart num. member of the normal school bourd of regents, and H. K. Inlow, city school superintendent. Kach man held North Kuggestions for improv ing the situation and both started with a plea that the facilities at the Monmouth school, be first de veloped lo capacity. In bis talk Superintendent In- lnvv fliscussed the whole subject In a comprehensive way. One point hw made was (hat the prtrsen! trend Is lor young people to igo to MI1J.S ltll.li 11 SALKM. OU-V llly Cm ..Hsocl aled I'resH) -Cnder the auspices of the Judiciary committee of the house, a bill, proposing to amend the primary law and providing for post-nornlnatlon conventions, was introduced Tuesday afternoon. It is knWn as house bill 85 and is sponsored by tho judiciary com mittee und not by an individual. 1 The author of tho measure is A. r. Mills of Portland. wly express ed his desire that the legislature refer the bill to the people so that the electorate can Ttpprovo or dis approve of the plan.' Mr. Mills was president of the Oregon-Direct rtmary league, tho organization ItaAictt II, Coldslein, district deptily grand exulted ruler, of Oregon north. James D. Olson, ex ecu live secretary of the grand bulge commission of Oregon, and Hen Fisher, president of the Ml ill FJUs association, are In La Grande lodny on m official visit to the lo cal lodge of UlUa. Tonight a special meeting be h"ld at which time one of the largest classes Initiated in years hen- by the order will "ride the goat.'. ollege or university rather than to. whi(.ll thn nrKont law to thn U iionmu i iiikm. ritT iit imt u 11 j state. '.i.i i t- , . ii... r..i t : In a day or two another primary ! ,, 1.1 . .i . i ! i ' bill will he inlroduccd by. Roprc- uum ; . . Vi . ' , , Vi. ,,"'nlative Cowgill of Jackson coun- UU UVllllttu;!-. Jim u nini) m i" mioi strengthen the state, normal by inaliiug it a four year teacher (Continued on igo 6.) RHinflnn ?.m UMIUJiUU UUI U I TAKE UP GASEl , SHIP CAPSIZES, . PASSENGERS AM) CREW ARE SAVED NOltFOI.K, Vii. (Ity the Asso-! Vlati-d I'n-Ks). The steiinishlpi Cursco. the largest of the Hosldit ) line di et, capsizeil and sank In 1 the .lames river, near Clarenmntj today. The crew and two pussen-! gera escaped. I ty, prepared by tho Jackson coun ty republican club and providing for pre-prlinary recommendation conventions instead of post primary conventions, as advocated la the Mills bill. , borrow money from friends to loanj merchants for discounting billb, keeping for hi nine If half of the dis count saved his clients. "Cnfortunalcly, the Uuutly Fi nance and Service company, which I organized, discounted my forged no.les ns well -u hii-woUm of my merchant customers. My bubble burst when it looked most real," officers said Turinan confessed. SOVIET READS OUST TROTZKY YOUTH SHOOTS GIRL AND SELF VKOUIA, III. (Uy tho Associat ed Press). Upon her plea that he kill her, Krcd LIchtenbcrger, 28, has confessed that ho shot his sweetheart, Mary Kiteninlllcr, 20, daughter of a Pekln farmer, af ter they had spent two wights in his automobile. Ho then turn ed the gun upon- himself. Both aro In a Pckin hospital in a ser ious condition. NOTE ILL BE SENT GERMANY MOSCOW (Hy Associated PreHH) The announcement of l.uon Trot zliVs dismissal as soviet war mln lste by the central executive com mittee of - the f oimnunlst party has been received by Ihe public with complete calm and apparent indif ference. . The Russian people learned only Tuesday through tbu bolshevik press Of the deposition of the so viet military leader. It hud long been understood, however, that the leaders of tho Communist party would take severe disciplinary measures against the head of the red army. At the ."comihUteVH-sesslonH-- all tho charges against TroUky wero restated In a lengthy document which resembled an indictment. This document asserted that the war minister's activities against the Communist parly hud encouraged the bourgeois' countries abroad to believe the bolshevik regime was in danger of falling to pieces. It was also slated that Trotxlty's opposi tion was taken us a signal by tho New Jersey Senator Not To Testify J hi It SKY CITY, N. J. (Hy the Associated Press), Henator Kd- wards will not appear as a wit ness in the trial of 10 Weehaw ken policemen, and two civilians, on charges of conspiring to vio late tho prohibition laws, accord ing to an announcement today at the resumption of the trial. Tho defense council invited Kd XTRA SKNATK KOU C'ONFKUENCK: ADMINISTRATION I OH MOVU Senate Passes Teacher School Board Contract Measure Today. DAVIS-STRAYER BILL IS FAVORED Physical Examination for Children in Elementary Schools Carries in the House. HAI.KM. Ore. (Hy the Associ ated Press) The bill introduced by the senate educational commit tee at tho request of State Super-' intendent J. A. Churchill, provid ing for legalizing of conluicts be tween teachers and schoor boards, was passed by tho senato today. The senate also passed a bill pro viding for the extermination of ground squirrels und other ro dents. To Kxamfrie Children Tim house passed a bill for phys- t leal examination of children In elementary schools. Tho Davis-Strayer. hill to make a definite boundary line between Grunt and Baker counties was pushed today by the upper liouse of the slate legislature. Tho bill was designed to eliminate any dif ficulty In assessing property along tho boundary. . JcoiMirt lining liiiiueir. When the bill came up for Its final pussage, Henator Strayer said: "Although I am ono of tho spon sors of the- bill I am rather Jeop ardizing my career. Grant county is overwhelmingly Republican. This bll! adds a foW rods to Baker county which . militates against me." v ' i - WASHINGTON (AIM Wllhout iIIm'iimnIoii or a rct'Oiil vote, tUv Ncnnfo ' tmlay accTptiil an anicntl litem lo the naval bill reqiicwtiny President CoHdge lo call an arms conference. Th anii'mlnient war offered hy Ring. Demo nit, of I'lalii and was ai-ccptcil wit limit objec tion hy Cbalnnnii Halo of the natal committee. ' j It lias been Indicated recently In! iidiiiliitstratlo'ii qnarterN that Pres-I Ideiit mdidge did not coiiklcr tin ARE ON TRIAL l.'IIH'.VHl lt II"' AHHoclali-'l 1'r.sB) INnilliiK InvimiBKllonn In olhtT Mlati-K w-rp iii-nltni)-'l laic yfalcnluy liy Chli-f 'it I'olli'i! M"r inm A. I'ollinH a rt'Hsun for nwl imlilnB fur i (lays II"' culillnii.il Inqii' Ml Inlo I he l. alh of William N. MiClinloik. 'inlllliinulrn r liliun." riilr f(;iln' mati'iiiint. (CuntlMunrl on I'afre R.) SENATE TO LOOK INTO AGREEMENT I'AHIK (Hy AhhocIiiIi-cI The i,Hli-M linvf rli.fliln,! t,t r-1 ;ply t (In ri'i'.'iil UiTlnun rol.st p'(jn li'KUllim ot:,MII?ai lull III Tlio confcHHion as friven out by Sheriff NuuhauB follows In part: "I met Mary KiteiimllliT Rtin- iluy IllBlll nliout 7:30 at HI. I'alll'H cli lni nla hoallli! (o tlm Bovli'l Kv-KvanKi-llcal clmrch. We ilrovn lipl rnilili'nt at liomi- lo unlln KKalnat lo mar u wlioollwim! und atuyed th policy of lh CoininunlHt purly In tlm cor all nlKhl. In order lo unslBt In Iho overthrow "Then next day we drove down of llu proletariat illctuloralilp. near home In a field. .Tliure we Pnrly KlM liillne sham. ran out of irasollne. lull I want- Th.. i,nlHhinent meted out hi ed to keep the engine running lii,, committee Ih n HlrlKinif lllua l;eep iih warm In the cur. ' (rutlon of the Inllexllile dlelillne wanted lo take her I le Hiimluy whll.h pr,.Vai the CuiumiinlBl nlK'it. nut Blie wouiii nui ko. nuni VAI.K. Ore. (Kiiei'lal). llei t and (line ripe for an ri'iiim raiirereiuv ; .1(. ijtwrnncv ure on trim In wtirdu lo uppeur lifter two prohl- nntl fuluilnhlrnlhtii HenntorH Ituil circuit court here on churjreH of hlllon uRelilB uccutied. Iho-.Benulur Im-cii expecliil lo iipihkm.' Iliu Kilijc ubbuuII on llulph llarvny with In of buliiH a huckor oK thii 'defend-! nuieiiilnienl hn llilllinely. tent to kill, ullelfed to iiuvu heett unts In tho trial. They iiiiule no linmeillule ex- comnilltcd the night of October' lilniinllun vr llielr fallurci lo, do :i 1 1 0. near IronBldea, Ore. Mr. Ilar noi! illhl'l'li H'lliif HlHl.4 or ttCvey. complalnlnK wltnuBa, contends ileUllliuent throw any Hltllt UIHMl'lhat the two lAwrence brotherB Hie (leveliipment. laelxed him Ihe eveninir of Octo- her 10 and took him about a Ito.MllAltl) TltlllAI, I'OIU'DK imi(, uni a half wsl of thn Iron- MMO.N (AIM Three HpanMi Hi,i,.H Blore whnro.thn BlrunB him wni.tlilitM, eiichi nlrplmieN are hum- up to a tree three times to make hardline Ihe Alijera Irlhnl foin i,lm confess that he had been from the Ktrallx of (llhrallar, off actlnz us a "stool plfreon" for Hint Ahaiar anil Sen or, atvonlluic county uulliorllles In reportltii; VOTAW QUITS U. S. SEHVIGE'g i-ess).' ,', ttlll I ... "".i ii....! 1 "uy 1 ' ' " :"'" "v ' ' t lance inun i roiziiy woum iiuvf ' WAHHINOTON illy I lie Amso elated Press). 'Herbert W. Vola-A , superintendent of prisons, and brolher-ln-law. of tbu . late Presi dent Harding, has resigned from the government service. j Juki Ice department officials de clined to Issue any comment. Vol aw Is in n n;i lis I a rlu m here where he recently uuderu cut un appeiidiciliH operation. to a news agency dipntci reecHcri . bootleggei-s. Inmi Tangier, MADE AT PARIS "";. ;""" m away. Wlien we saw Her,, ..-.,... i uii for uller- it eniiilnir ui tiibb tliu field ; ,,,,. ,., iri,.iv hi culiBonanee toward Ihe rni about 7 o'clock,...,!, hi..Ii. liiilxhevlaiii. Tor NAVAL OIL kEASE ,. . , . i. . 'Tuesday morning she grabbed the W,1IPH .1,., W.,,P il.ll,i..r tins been a Kxchauges of vh'WH which have' ,,' ,. Ulli,i , ,..u ,.i..,rl y 1 uu'nr mis ' n "i REPORTS UPHELD BY II. S. SENATE! IIoimI Hher Helmters Win. 1I(M1) UIVKIt, Ore. H0II1 af firmative and negative debate teams of the Hood lllvcr high de 1 rented Cascade Locks teams on a ' question Involving government (mnerulilp and operation of coal 1 mines, team, remaining ul liuiue, consisted of Roger Woodward und Harriet Culler. Lois Jean Hinclair and Clifton Tmmel, who visited Cus cade Locks, funned Ihe affirmative Lam of the local school. 'ourt opened at 10 o'clock Tues day morning and the jury was se lected the first day. HOY, 0, HIT HY ALTO I been going on betweVn chuncellor- was going, .imrn lM tt, K,i or the nartv ehlefcl WASIIINOTON (My the Assocl- leu have resulted In the approach , ., , . ' ' f i...- omspoHen .i--,,,.,.,- ! pr-ss) Th- senate today, ni an agreement as to -the text ' n .' ' ,vnr reiorms in me retary Hughes tor a of the reply, uhich It is under- V" ," ll(.r OI " Mi1(. itd ,,1,ri' , v I'""" r..i..rullf.nit tilnrwl u lll trt. f ii-th..- Inln . . . ' lUBSlOrS neniUe(l I'P remove m- called upon Set copy of the agreement Willi siten lniorinanon ; uiiih revaromg chkcs 01 aneif"i concerning the ctreuiustance hut-jviolatlfins of treaty armament rounding the negotlaiious "as may clauses than Ihe preceding note, be necessary for a full understand-' but In rather a softer tone, ing of Its terms." ' The allien have in separate re- ports from memlx-m of the mlli- 'tary control mission and nearly ;iill elements an expected In the 'final report on the military situa tion In (ierniany and ill prob ably deal with the question through the council of ambassa dors. 1IH' And 1 1 I could: Eagles Lodge Seeking Memorial Day Ruling t shoot her again did. I closed my eyes. not took. I don't know whut her j I shot her. Then I shot myself! ptwlee. I wanted her to go away i and get married, but she would I not because her folks did not ' want her to marry. I took the' revolver from my Miicles home! Hat u day. She wanted me to gt ' chloroform, but I could not so I ' got the gun." ! thorn because or TroUky's popu larity in the urmy and among cer- MKIH-OKI), Ore. John Wall. . son of Mrs. Alonla Wall, on Ills way home from his first day at lhe Hood lllvcr negative hcIiooI with his brother, was run down by an automobile driven by Lloyd Hmlley, IK, here, and wat seriously hurt internally. It was thought. Hmiley denied that he was driv ing fusl, as wum ch urged by wit nessetj. Police said Mm driver's It- nse would bo revoked, as he had been warned for reckless (Continued nn Pag fi. ASNAl'l.T TltlAL OI'LNLM VAI.K, Ore. The Irlul of HertMwice W AHI 1 1 In f ! t N ( My the AHSoel-i h( M).,H ,uW P,.nce. churged wit h l driving. HI M.i ir.HSl- Hie . n. n-(M,- ,, aMB(lu wlt, t..nt lo kill, Opined confirmed Ihe findings of the ,,.r... The brut hem are wrensed of jortty or lis investigation eominii. Illivllir P,.llinv(lrf ituluti Hurve, ter crltl-l.lng the naval oil l"ses. . . wcro hf, WUB working October Ifl. carrying him several miles and of having placed a rope uround his neck. The report Hiibmifl'-d In the cloning dys of the Inst session liy I Henator Walsh, I lemoeritl, of M011- 1 inna, pifiHi'fmior lor un emimimei- The i-raternal Orl--r of Kugletf sre on record as opposed to any stre.-t carnivals, dances, hall games, road shows or any similar amuse. iiirnls r this nature to be held within the city HiiiPh of l.a Orande n Meinnrial I my. cording to an nitunn ieentn by ofrht-rs of the or der, and a resolution, to that ef-'e.-t. nnnettts that ihe city com nilKnioners pass a elty ordinance miaiim It unlawful Tor any Hitiuse meiil of this kind l In- held in l.-i ;rHn)e un M ntorlat Oay. Th r.olulkm. In part, follows -Hecdinmended by 1 he otticrs in lt Orande Aerle No. 2... I nn nal Order of Kagh . and p.owd the vote of the membership He It resolved: "That we. memlwrn of this aerle. d hereby go on rec ord, opposing, any street larnhais. da'it-i-s. bull same. road shown or any amusement of this nature to be hebl within (he e1y limits or lM Oranile n the a nth day of May ot eaeh yea r w hleh Is know hm M e- tnoriiil or Oernrulion lay. "That thin p-solutioti shall be u reU' h to our city cnnimiHwioners to pass a city ordinance, rimking 11 unlawful for irmiowinent of this kind to 1m- h'dd in l.a Onnde on the rlmve mentiimed day. "Thai we f,-el that this day was properly set aside to honor and re spect our dead, and should be re-ju-rved nceordlniclv. Mciod by Hi- nrrirern: "Kver-tt K. Wulk r Iniiliir fx) W'firlhv I'r. sl.I. nl : by! It. I. frnnf.Tl. Worthy Ptewident; Kd Iliuwey. ice Prsident: f.- orge Toll. Chaplain; H. T. Kdwards S--cr-tary and . K. Happ-rS"tt Trc:iut cr. , I I PUZZLE ANSWER ! I i Japan, Russia Resume Relations at Midnight PKKIN (Hy AssMni,d Press) , An agreement between KusKta ami Japiin was nigm-d Tiietolay nlgbl. HeHtiH HHnHott. MUSCliW f Ity Assoiald Press I V In.nlv lt..u.i-iti .In turn u nil i ItfiNKia nroviding for n nmntlon of dlploimitlc relations whh signed In Pekln at midnlgbi ff'hinese time) Tuemlay. Thin announcement was made by Hi Hosta Hg n y. the of ficial Soviet n'wn agency. MAItKins TOHAY POItTLANO. fire. ( AP) 'utile nominally steady, hogs steady, sheep sieady to unevenly lower. Kge one cent .lower, 47 and "Why, I Missed That!" It's nrtrr n careful. Ibrlfty lHipM-r bo wi.ih, " didn't wi' that" wlieii ou refer to ii in e Intcrctiug bu-tno" ihi t bn I oii say hi nn ad. 'I he eat-rful liiMW-wlfr ! iiniliiMtly wali-htiig the aiN rtcii though all her wanin an- lciiiHrHrilr pnnldeil. lit order to Kpeiid uiMdy mid nell lte knouts she iiui fcei'p up with Hie adertlc nieitl'. Ion. loo, are prob ably llml kind of a flMipicr bci-nu! It !. "ObM-rter AdTcrtMng A olcrclumdljdng 8Tky, wjis approved Tueaday by a vote of pi lo .'Pi affer the aeiiate had re jected. 42 to 2H, n minority report presented by Henator Spencer of Missouri rm behalf m" himself and Tour other Kepuhlicnns of the cum millet.. The minority report, vvhleh de fended the principle of tin; teasing of Ihn naval oil res-rvis and held Kdwln iM-nby as tweretary or the navy and his asMlntants IdameicMn In eonneettoii wild Ihe leasea. drew support only from Itenublicans The Oemocrats voled solidly Tor Ihe Walsh report and were joined by six Itepubllcans and one rami er-taltor. Hblpsiead of MIiiihhoIh. COMMS.St MKKIS The regular meeting of the cltv commission will be held this eve-, nlng In the iiiunlclpal building tit, 7:3" o'eluck. Peter McDonald, Union County Pioneer, Passes I I'tincral of Mr. MefKmalil wilt he held Friday but an annooim iiH'itl of the time ami pla will Ik made lomornnv. II wa learn ed ttslny al noon. peter Ah-xumler Melionubl. pin-i-i-r farmer and stockman of Pil lion county, died yesterday after I noon at 9:2 o'clock at Hot Itke l( (, pm tjf a Min-niioiis fight on KAII.HOAH L PAssls JhM pj(r( of )h(((.luI1H tu his ST. PA I : ft. Minn. ( A P), John i ((r.. i.imr pnenmuula was the Malcoinb Itapelje. CH. Vice presl- j ,.HI.H,. of ,einlHe Und It Is re- dent of the Northern pacific rail-( por,.( . wun III some limu be road, dbd al the Northern P"-rnre the pneuimmla a I lurked him clflc hoHpilal here T M-sdey. He, y,.terday morntng. His passing completed 37 years continuous r0mc as a s'Vere Imm k lo his service with tire road this monl h. ! niany friends and the communliy M r. ItajH-lje was taken to the , n general und It removes one hospllal January 10 and undcr,m,re pioneer from the county roll, went nn operation the following, which lx sadly diminished by the day. Kuneral anaiiLtut'iiU havo inroad of the leulh Angel. kamp chae today landing fun ' eral arrangement which will not be completed until the arrival of his daughter. Mian Helen McUon uld, from Oakland. California, where Mhe is engaged in newspa per work. Bccoidlng to reports this morning. Miss McDonald was for' inerly city editor of I lift Kvenlng . I ibserver. Mr. MePoniild was bt yam four months and t'i days of age at th lime of his death. . Prom tho his tory of I'nlon and Wallowa coun ties, nil excellent htogrnphli'& skeich has been secured which fol lows; Prominent SliK-kman. "Among th" stockmen of Cnlon county are some who are veritable kings and to this latter number belongs the subject of this sketch. (CuutlaueU ou lag ft.Vi J&i