EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY
lEtiesttitn Wmttmt
C IJ Y
EDITION
i THE WEATHER
v,FOinT..AND AF). Ore
con: Unsettled, probably
occasion 1 - ruins in the
northwest tonight and Wed
nesday. ' VOLUME XXIII.
MKMBEH ASSOCIATED PltHSE
LA GRANDE OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1925.
MIIMHHK ASSOCIATED PKKHS
NUMBER 95.
wattii?
Hunt's
Daily
Letter
WHEAT HIIS
12.25 MARK
III COUHTY
(Hy Harry B. Hunt) .
, WASHINGTON (NlflA Special)
Whatever knowledge of law, do
mestic or International. Frank B.
Kellogg .has. ho dug out for him
self. : .
Whatever capacity he limy Re
veal fur diplomacy and statecraft,
in the poHltton of secretary of slate,
to which ho hufl been appointed.
ltZrgal Hard Federation Wanted
Ki-iioro iia not pet hi founua-l for Seeding Purposes,
lion In-law from the .'lectures of . . , T,.,,, 1 nrlrloi '
any learned LU. U.-..V.. -.... 1)S t,aaaeK.
Ho had to work the whole- thing'
out for himself, except, for such OTHER GRAINS ARE
from the old-school"" lawyer who IN DEMAND ALSO
permitted him access to' his library
In return .for his services as chore1-'
boy and. general helper. ... -J-
This condition Is .'no.- doubt .re
sponsible for th ; deeply serious
bent of the new secretary-io.-be.
Kellogg, as a ' yc-wt,-' ;was a
"grind", without thq' aovahtago of
a college. Ho had to do his grind-
lng by himself.. '".,.;. '"''
. But while this . developed ' re
serves of mental strength, vigor n union county Is hitting u new
anu reBourceiuincsa ucyuim nut- murk and was quoted
he might, havo developed, in coi- ( t onlay at 2.i:r per bushel.
Winter yheat in Union
and Wallowa Counties
Practically Undamaged
Normal Crops . Ex
pected. , '
Kurd . duration wheat, -rtilaed
lege. It developed, also, an aloof-j The reason for. the advance
ncss. a reserve amounting aimusi
to shyness in personal- contacts: '
Next to President -Coolldge, Kel
logg Is probably the poorest "inU-
or" In public llfo. ( .. r -:- '
.-', . -. i- h V '
Tills extreme -diffidence; ampunl-
In
the. price of this choice wheat Is
be em I-' there Is hucIi a strong de
mand I" some of the Oregon coun
ties., which have suffered lots be
cause of the sever; sero and cold
er weather f this .winter.' for seed
wheat anU Hard Federal Ion Is hi
lng to actual llmid'lfy In his ti.rlyl lnr widely chosen for reseedlnc
years, almost cost him adjn'sslpn': purposes. The cold weather had
..' .......... , ' .mirhi in the direct result, cspeclully In
icniaiiiia anu aujuuniiK uuuii.-o. ui
killing a large amount of the win
.tor. wheat..
test his legal wings,'. ;.: i
After some years, of .self-directed
study in the law office of H. A.
Kekholdt. In Itochestcr.i'iinn., dur-
lug which .time he 'icayned - his
board and clothes by fldin-j .stable
chorus and by working on nearby
furlns during seeding Htmc.. .young
(Continued on PaiCft &.)
r..,..-.-Tp..... i ii inn ijrpj iijil.
Ilk ' r ni
111 w ' ' JN
Child Labor
Amendment
Near Death
Enoueh States Opixjse
Measure to Make Rati
fication Impossible. : :. ,
CHICAGO (Uy the Asioclat-d
I 'rets) Barring possible reconsid
eration, the child labor amendment
to the federal constitution Tuesday
night hud been defeated, the pro
posal having been defeated in
either one or both houses of the
legislatures or by referendum In
lit (dates, -tender the constitution
the amendment would have-to be
ratllied by Ihree-t'ourths of th 4S
states, so that an adverse vote In
13 states would make this impos
sible. ,
Oklahoma, Kansas and Ohio
Tuesday were added to the list of
states finally rejecting the amend
ment while . similar action was
taken In the Senate of North la
kota and Washington. Iri Wash
ington, however, the senate sent
to the hout-e a bill which would
submit Indorsement to the people
In a referendum In 11' 20.
Kourleen state legislatures have
ttd upon the congressional pro
posal to - amend the constitution
so that the congress might legislate
Hi
2 CHARGES
FACIH6 MEN
n union
i regard to cmplovmcnt of chll- received a telephone call abc
- ,i . tu nt u i wii up Mildn lgh t from I'nion telling h
In MaHsaehui' .s the proponed 1' robllery of thy Oregon. Trail
-...-n.i.....ni -'a r..i..r-tiMl i.v rpfer- garage. O. I. 1 1 ess, owner, had
H ft-ii iu ii umn" in-riiiiK auu un uin
x ireturn shortly before midnight had
GRANGE WILL
Iciiiaiid Strong.
Uy reason of this misfortune
I there ' is a. strong demand In I'n
ion county for seeti wheat; 10 ne
shipped , to' these unfortunate dlu
trlcls . resulting in the sharp nd
vancv.in lard Federation., Other
types of wheat have also same up
In price but . not In comparison
with Hard Federation.
v ; Mny Fotiimth Kcilliig :
. Taking advantage of the advane- j
lug , market., several wheat grow- ;
( ura iiere nu v auiu iiuh w ni-uv ..
uue'prlces, Orover urltmneti, ac
cording to C- W. Bunting who Is
perhaps In closer , touch with the
farmers in this county than any
other.-one .man. sold his wheat
about S. week ago at $l.Hu. John-
grange to hold lB "'.yfew days ago al $2 per bushel and
lag February . 7 af.: allo a. Is 8nce,tlut time Hie market has
making preparations to cmena (.nnil)(.a to U(t present mark. '
one cf the largest attendances ( . Many whealmen aro holding
the history, of the orffanleullon. (helf (.nip Rt)t wantntr to sell on
The legislative comiiiltlce', wlllin llllvun,.nir ,nttruet and honlntr
to get even belter prices If the ris
ing prices continue.
: rhoebe Jaiio I lr:riavc, Till,
St. Paul (fill, holder of the
wunuut's ariu'liiitn imiiplng
jvconl, will nltempt to bint the
mark she m1 Pur the win III In
when she jumped 1 l."U0
feet from an ulrplaiir. Slut will
attempt a new record jump at
New Orleans or San Antonio in
May.
ndum hist November,
California and Arkanttas
he only states favoring the pro
posal1 while the amendment was
rejected by one or both housew of
the legislature In the following
states: South and North Carolina.
Georgia. Jjoulslana. Texas, Okla
homa. South and North Dakota.
Kansas, Ohio. , Washington and
Delaware.
In Wyoming the senate voted to ii..aa uu, nlreadv obtained a search
postpone Indefinitely a resolution j warrant to tnter the- Beekwlck
nome in i nion.-
The officers immediately went to
MEE1 FEB. 7
11
ES
ART
The Wallowa .1 'puixty Pom
limn
IS
NECESSARY
have a lengthy report to make
Mrs. Mary Jones.', -state chair-1
man of the home economic, com
mittee, will meet with the grange
and hold a Joint conference with
((he county and subordinate com
'mitlees. I'aal Carpenter, county
ugent. and" Mrs.- U- , F.- Bailey,
county grange lecturer; of ' Baker
: ' Wheat I'mlninaged llrrv
Jtvporls from I his county, ac
cording to Mr. Bunting, ure prac
tically all that the winter wheat
in undamaged. Similar conditions
xlst. In Wallowa county, accord-
WASHINGTON (By' the Asso
ciated BreHs). American ' vessels
in Shanghai waters have been
ordered to escort American
British merchant ships which de
sire to leave Shanghai lit night
even in the face of tho guns of
the Woosung fort commanded by
Gem-nil Wang.
Among tiie ships being guarded
by American naval vessels is the
steamship Belgenland with 400
American tourists aboard..
granges.
have
uunty. are to attend as delegates' lng to reports received here about
a week. ago. In both counties the
wheat, withstood the severe cold
rernarkubly well and of late, with
the melting of the snow and warm
er weather, the sprouts have start
ed growing. Both Colon anil Wal
lowa counties expect at least a nor
mal crop.
Yesterday Associated 'I'ress re
ports from Winnipeg, Canada,
placed wheat at $.D7 and Bort
tand quoted hard white at 2.12
from the Baker county
Cnlon county will also
delegation present,
lleverend O. H..,Fces Is arrang-:
lng a program of speaking In
cluding literary numbers of the
afternoon, and In the evening
County Master Davles Is arrang
ing tor a special drill team to
put on the work of the fifth de
gree. '
PERKINS LEADS ,
COUNTRY CLUB
Gloria Swanson Weds
Marquis dc la Coudray
I'AIUH (Uy ABSoclutr-iI ProsH)-
Olorla Kwanson, American inovhig
liirtm-u ttctrt-HH. was married to
ilay to thn JMuiquis do la Falls
do In GoMdruy.
(Continued on Page B.
' v. i". ivrkin' hu ui'iii elected
president of I he Im Oru'nde Coun
Iry elilli for l!25. aeiordlns I"
unnouiicement, today. . Other of
fleeni, aeleetod were: I Jr. A. I..
Itlehardaon. vjre president; U. A.
Zurlrlck. treasurer: rharles Uey
noldsj secretary; fliusu Itohnen-
Associated directors elected for
1925 are: Dr. W. T. I'hy. John
Thelson. H. K. IMxun: A. W.
N-lson. A. J. Htunp-. T. J. Kcroir
Kln. -Claudi: Machcy and -'. A.
Illnframan. 1 4
1
PUZZLE ANSWER
MllXAI'i; AI'I'llOVKS
t)l;l 1'OSTAL HATE
WASHINGTON (Ily tlio Asso
elated I'ress). Tho scnalo re
fused Tuesday, to eliminate the
proposal for a preferential mall
rate for rcligio'J, educational,
scientific and phllantroplc pub
lications and udoptcd uy u voto
nf 51 to 23 an amendment .to
the postal pay and rale Increase
1,11 1 . Iiy Senator Huller, .Mussa
eliusells. to retain' the present
rate of one and one-tiunrter
cents per pound on ' advert iBiiijr
sectlons of such iwrlodlcala.
m.I!ki:ts today
I'llltTI.ANI). On'. (AD 1 .1 v.
slock uoniinallv steady. KirKS thn
to thrw anil one-half cents lowe
Ulletl SHle. Ilutter 4r,c. lilltter
fat steady.
Robbery and Volstead Act
Violation Complaints
Against Them
BRESHEARS MAKES
A "SPEEDY VISIT"
Owner of .Union Garage,
Pilfered of Coin, - Had
Eye on Suspects When
Sheriff Arrived. .
The officers of the law struck
It lucky at Union last evenltiK and
as a consequence Mort Hcckwtck
and J. A. Huntley of that city will
face charges or'hurKlary and also
of violation of the I nth- amendment
lu the 1'ultcd States constitution.
Jess Itreshenrs." county sheriff.
call itltont
I m
7-Inch Pin in 9-Inch Dog
occasion to enter tire garage and
discovered (hat the place had been
looted by burglars.
Mollcctl Men lioiterlng
Karlier In the evening Mr. Mess
had noticed Bentley and Beokwlck 1
i about the place and suspected j
1 them of the robbery. Wnen Bre- ,
shears arrived from Ui Grande Mr. I
i t ' fi"' . ?-V'"
. it iilnililtiliilii ' iim iAi.Niiiiit.Tp ..Wf 'tir-iHH lit tiMllifcr
Ostilehcs may bo able lo eat barbed wire, and men tuny ilimk
iitNfislilno llipior but when n puppy mviiIIowm a wvwi-hicli
pin there Is plenty or Irouhle.. Hut that Is what "Browii EyiV'"
fox (trrlor, tried to got away with at his home In rittMmrg.
lr. J. V. OeiihlHTg reiiMvHi tho pin, and placed "Brown ' Kyis'".'
oil a sliiclly milk diet, . i '
f rutlfteatioiu
While It Is possible In some
states for the legislatures to re
consider, no move In that direc
tion, has been made and In several
Instances the vole- has been so
largu against the amendment ihut
reconsideration apparently would
be futile. v..
'OBKKA. Ivan. ("By Uiu. Assoi:!-
aled I'ress) The Kansas senate by
voto of at) to 9. lalo Tuesday
adopted a house concurrent resolu
tion rejecting 'the proposed fed
eral, child labor amendment. The
voto was taken at tho closo of a
four-hour debate and under a point
of order no consideration was air
lowed thereafter of two senate
resolutions proposing submission
of tho question to tho voters for
ratification. .
MISSIONARIES
the place and upon arrival: Beck
wick and Bentley who1 had been
(Continued on I 'ago 4.)
ohio orrosi-;i
COIiUMBUS. O. (AH) Ohio
Tuesday refused to ratify the fed-
(Contlnucd on Pago 6.)
RERRIN PROBE
IS
UNDER
WAT
CQOLIDG
E
XTRA
SOVIET REGIME
THREATENED" KY
CZARIST GROUI'
W A USA W I ty t h e A ssocla ted I
I'ress). Itusslun emigrants herci
report that Grand Duko Nicholas
has issued an appeal to former
Czarlst officers, and that Husslan
monarchists havo received matqr-
lal help ' from, some Americans.
The emigrants expect antl-sovlet
military Intervention this spring.
Ueports current stulo that
agents representing Nicholas have
arrived In Poland well supplied
with money to send to Jugo-Slavla
and Bulgaria, and that former
czar 1st officers aro willing to join
a movement to bo organized In
these, countries.
VJHEELEFI HI
DEEP I'M
E
Tells Senate Judiciary
Committee Uase Will
Not Be Dropped
CONSPIRACY TO
DEFRAUD CHARGED
Attorney General Says
the Montana Senators
Connection with Graft
Plain to See.
WAHHINOTON (By 'tHe Associ
ated Press) Attorney General
Stone today told tho senate judici
ary committee the justice depart
ment was fully determined to pro
ceed with Its case here against
Senator Wheeler, of Montana.
Htonc said the proceedings here
Involved . a. cuse of cousplracy to
defraud the government out of oil
and mineral lands . through vali
dating of permits held by the Gor
don Campbell syndicate. Numerous,
"overt- acts", Btone declared, had
been committed in tho District of
Columbia, and evidence could not
bt reviewed without giving the
impression of possible connection
between Wheeler arid these acts.
Wheeler iKt'ply Implicated
The case could not be submit
ted to tho grand jury without de
veloping Henator ' Wheeler's con
nection. Btone declared.
Because of this, he said, he hud
directed '"In all, fairness" that
Wheeler be - given an opportunity
to explain before a grand Jury
Although tho case 1 pending In
Montana also involved Campbell
land permits. -it was brought un
der an entirely different section of
the law, charging specially that.
Wheeler accepted money to appear
before the interior nepnrtnx-Mv
WAHHINGTON (Hyi, the Asso
i:sr IN COLD'S 4.IUV
: NHW YOHK AP Winter Ukl
a liea limul on the. eastern stAtos .
i tmlav. ilrixltiu tvimkeiatures down
to AO below In smne H." tloiiM if
hei In tnm behiw. Mummy N. Y-.ir his elactlon .to the -aeiiat, uu-
HHnniN', Bl. (By Iho Associ
ated Press) Funeral services for
Deputy Sheriff Oda Tromas, two-
irun leader of tho uutl-klun forces
In tho county, were held Tuesday i
whllo tho coroner's Jury took up
tho task of unraveling Saturday
night's Shooting which cost tho
lives of Thomas, K. Glenn Young
and two others.
All of the II witnesses Tuesditv
gave testimony which tended U
Kiipport the version of tho shoot
ing related by Vogng's friends.
Those witnesses who saw the
shooting a user ted that Thomas
fires first and thai H was his bul
let that kllbd Young. Another
testified that Thomas earlier 'In
the day "appeared to have been
drinking" and that he was seen
Service
By
Stage
movements havo been ropeutedly
(Continued on Page 5.)
OREGON
BANK
lielltery of Thn Obsrirter Iiy
lage to many low ns hi thn
valley imtuiIIh a hortlee Hint
is highly npp ret 'luted by Mih-mtIIm-t
In IhoM! communities.
luudedhitc dilrlbiitloii at the
po-dorrifTM after the impers r
rlw ii-nden coniplete news
reHUts within I wo or three
liiiurK nrier Ihe htt telegrnplilc
dipHteheH reiu-h IIiIm Ofriee.
Thin i another h'Smmi why llw
mailer towns reieivi siii-h
miniiiMic of TIm tibuflr vt
vwry rriihig.
'( lhir er Ad irt l-ing
A lercliniidl-iij Sen !"
(Continued on Page b.
CLOSES DOORS
elated l'rusn). Chi'lsliitn, cjiuiches iii'w (lie t uittunun noiiier, uuoiii
and (toveiniiieil"'niivu no ifiencV chilly reported nil bniwr btVm
resiionsthllily than I o tualiu ' . i-msmirK, .-., repor..,. ,..
sure Ihut tho 'Oesl, not ine worsi.' ", ......... .-.-, ;--
of which Christian society Is cup., I"''s I'ci ry, !.. 40 below. . ; . .. ,
nljlc, shall bo given lo other ucu-' TrTr..,....,....
pics. President Coolidgo deulni'i'i ",'. ,,,, i,..,.i...J ,"
today In an nddies. before the, " " . -
Korolsn Mlssiono conference ,, " , .
North America. tiHlntt I'V.....-" .
fiM'd ' ns n ImsliM'ss. nwii's stand.
Ipolm, h'.iuls DiiImiIh, rormer privl
dciit r IMe li'iittratlniM (wtiihilv
slon, thi'luit'd at the innchc-lon of
u lonir ndilif'ss iM'fore tlio Cltaiti'
her of OepiitlcH tislsv 'that Uiu
t nlli'd Nlnti-s must iTiiisldemlily re-
ilmc her clnlniH nKaliist l"rauct.
not only In npllty anil rluht, but
also lo hAfi'Kunitl licr uvn iittcr-
I'SlS. '
' SNOW K'l'ltlKKS Itl'.NK
ItDMl. Ore. (Al) Snow, ac-
IflllipiUlilll Iiy a KtlHIIK MHIIIlWCHl
uliiil, Iickiiii fallhiu here todaj.
Eclipse Pictures Give
.Local Taper Big bcoop
salurdny niiinihiif a UMal
ecllpye or Ihe sun tMClirli'll, vis
Ihle In Ihe ensteni, Kcw Kiik
land mill mine middle western
sillies. Tislnj, WediicMlay, three
las Intel'. Hie Dieiilnn Obsor
ver Is prlutlnjc hi cvrllenl pK'
lures of Hie e'll- Inkcn by
cpert M)A sertlii opernttirs
in Hie m-l anil rulM-d M-t by
nil Mm II ser lit'. TIlP ph'lilrl'S
iiitIiciI In I linuiile this
I iii'ii'iihiic mill were liuilleil from
New Vork .In uy at IJ:ail
t M. III.
The M A M'rilii'. which Ihe
j l-:,eiilii; lhscr,er fcalim's. lias
! nu I'lithihle imnd of Ih Iiik first
In I he tlelil nitainst IHlMCl fnl
opts-i'.ioii ami wild Its wimi
I fh-rrnl ciHipenillfiii anil system,
IC- M.-01VM niifiiher sisMip fvir Ms
I i-lleii h Willi Ihe lilctiires.
counsel .for rajupbull. . (,
(:((lillWi': WASfTH AtTloN
WASHlNO'i'ON (Uy tin Aiisocl-
ated Press) t President tJoolldKC
asked congrta today to enact in
to law "at the earliest possible
dute" -the mouBiircg . reenmmnried
by Ihe asi'lcultural commission.
The report . reconitnoDds the
creation of a federal baurd to en-
courUiro' cooperative.. . marketing,
greater, assistance to agricultural
experiment stations, udded protec
tion under tariff for fnrm prod
ucts, und enactment - of certain
legislation related to. agriculture.
SALEM', Ore. (Hy Hie Associ
ated Pross) The Hank of .Ionian
Valley lias voluntarily closed. As
sistant Huperlntendent of Hunks I
ltlckok him been pluci'd In chaiBe.
it wiui announced today at Ihej
slato bank superlulendeiit'a ufflcu
GERMANS IN
JOHDAN VAIJ-MY. Ore. (Kpe.;
clal). A. H. Olson, representative
of the state hanking department,
Tuesday night was In charge of
the Munu m .101 nun auey mm
low lng Its rullure to ohii for
business. The rlosluu; of the haul:,
ofrieeis. nttrlbule to the year's
drouth and the general unfavor
able emiditi'ins of the lvelo k
Industry. Innblllly lo nuet wlt'i
drawalH flurlng the past few days
wnt tin- liiiinediule occasion.
Tiie bank usselH auioiinling to
$ 4 O'l.ooo, T. ( '. Ciav. fonl, -aKhler,
said Tuesday night, while llabi:-Ith-H
lotal only lsT.ann.
I if ricem or t he bank a re Kr d
J. 1'al r. president: T. It. 'o.' -
gill, vice iitesldent, ami Mr. Craw
ford, cashier.
T
3-POWER PACT
PAItlH (Hy Associated Press).
The French government lias re
ceived rrom Herlln reliable Infor
mation tending to Indicate that
tho OiTinun government will with
in u feu' days make a move to
feel out both a'Yunue ulfd Helgfiriil::
on thn uuelon of a security pact
between tln .three powers. '.'No
pi'i'i.ns. inuicaiion us iu ine luiiu
the ' (lernnin, jioto will takn !'
known. M ' ' i v , ; s '
The opinion" of the foreign .of-,
lice la Hint ' the : Herllri govern-,
ilient Is iHivlhg tiie way for a
rouiidubout revlslun of the Ver
sailles treaty In order to get from
under Hie dctnrrant Infl'Jeneo of
the I'Yanco - Polish ' alliance. It
I, anticipated that the Heroin. i
offer will he conditional upon the
Immediate evacuation of Ihe Co- .
logne bridgehead.
France's reply will probably be
that she prefers the Cleneva pro
tocol ror her security, according
to official circles.
First Pictures of Saturday's Eclipse of Sun
Bachelor To Reign In
England, British Fear
(By NKA Airmail Service)
f.ONDON. tHy Associated Press)
Kven thOfee people who Spoke
vlth forbliranee of the matrimon
ial shyness of Prince of Wules ore
now arettlntr uneasy lth the sm-
iiouneement that the royal heir
prolong his visit to Houth Africa
nest yeur to Include a trip to the
Arm ntine. This can only in an to
th-se KmrlUhimn that another
Ver will be added, to the Interval
until the prince announces he has
picked out a trirl to be tne imurc
queen.
And KngMshmen have llstenid
to the same tale of postmrnt for
the lart five years. Whenever
the Brince of Wales rt mains in
tendon for a long period, the
btwrbodlvc working mostly
through t he ne spa pers. e-t up :
a serhs of stories Inlimatin-r th;it
u C'-rtuio interenlinff announce
ilient on royal mdepaper will be
forthcoming from M icklnclni'ii i
Palace, and even p cu latin ir ho i
tile girl Is. Such irreut expi-c-
tatlon have never n--n given :
chuiH-e to inateiiullxe. for th"
prince Uhh steppi d nut of the
count r- on n trip to hi future
.i, In. I..t 1.. .,., n.l I..!- '
! I elf In lUfMttnn hu(f. In titoitl v.tu-.
i s, limrrlt d before hin ri-turn
home
Now there are not ninny
ellgttdes for sKctilntion. The
ladl"S Mary and Itaciiel 1 nven-
4ua "'iff f;i
(Coutlnued on Page S.)
The piojrirss nf the nnxin s it tiocd lietween the
earth and sun. sliuttinjr off the earth's light, is graphic
ally told in these pictures, taken in New York by Btili
Doinnin and M. J. Ackerman, NEA Sci-vice phoUigra
phers. On the left is the sun in half-eclipse. Then it
is shown just before total eclipse, which is pictured in
the third photograph, when only the corona of lijrM
behind the moon could be seen. The fourth photograph
was taken just two seconds after total eclipse and is a
most unusual one in that it shows the flaring corona
with an enormous "prominence," extending into spnea
hundreds of thousands of miles. This "piomineiice" is
shown at the "five o'clock" point, where it shaped into
a perfect image or a butterfly. , The fifth and sixth
pictures show the sun as the eclipse declined, the cres
cent of light now being in opposite position to that of
the start of th eclipse. .Ji. A