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VOLUME XXIII.
LA GRAJ'DF. OliEGON. SATURDAY, JANUAKY 31, vm.
ME.MBIOR AKSOCIATKU ritHKH
MKMBKIt ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 98.
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Hunt's
Daily ;
Letter
(Hy Harry It. Hunt) ,
WASH 1 NGTON ( N K A special
.Most folks think of President
( 'oolldgo as holding the high
est job in Washington. Hut he
doesn't.
Thu highest job goes lo William
S. Lohmar. From his pinnacle
of employment Lohinar looks
down on the whole host of Wash-i
ington officiuidom. . 1
Probably you never hurd of
Lohmar. Ho la the custodian of
the Washington monument, und
Ills office Is aw try up ut the very
tip-top of that towering 500-foot
shaft.
For the lust monlh, however,
Lohmun has found his Job weary
ing. Normally he rides to work.)
boinw" hoisLcd to his post of duty
uy i ne eievuior. '
But this being lite slack season
lor tourist visitors to the monu
ment,, thu elevator has been shut
down for overhaul und repairs,
ami Lohmun has to walk.
: Fifty -flights up. each morning.
Fifty flights of 1C steps each.
Fifty flights down each evening,
after the windows at thu top have
been closed and the final visitor
have departed.
'i-..a nw. . Him. in tin. h.ou
i.H l think u.n..l il .l.n't It?
Hut then one must be willing to
climb If one aspires lo the cap!
tars highest jobl -
Itubbi Stephen Wise of New
lorn, who camo to WuslilnKton to mcinhcrs of the l.a llrundc I'hain
nddress Carrie Chapman trait's uor f Commerce of tills laut
"Conference on the Cause and Cure iK,t after Ills pal ly, accompan
of War," worked In one of the t.j by several local, business nun.
government shipyards, during the
late affair with Ucrmany.
As u rabbi he didn't feel called
upon to enlist for frunt-lino ser-i
vice, but us a patriotic American
he wanted to "do his bit." That inff Mr j,0yd what hu charac-
was why he took the shipyurd ltiriZUU " as n, IOHt gorgeous
job. 'snow-covered peaks und range ho
At a recent gathering uilended.nua evw S).t.IL n,. WUB. very
by Wise und Charley Schwab, ' iinirh ltnuresscd with the Wal-'
rfehwub, who as timid of the Ship-
ping Board had been the rubhi's
war-time bous. recalled how
(Con tin tied on Pago B.)
Kew or us have the sluple r-
lieles or our diet shipped 2.000
miles, yet thai is what happen d
recent I v In the case of a cur-
r I .......
fed by the Grande Konde" Meat
company for tho local market.
'.Corn for feeding was shipped
f i oiu Central City, Ncbru.sku. an
instance of the pains taken to
place the very highest grade mc.it
in the La Grande markets oper
ated hy the Grande Uonde Meat
company, according lo I. A. Kp-
llng. head of tho concern.
Another recent achievement, to
..... .. ..-hi.
pride 1h the purchase of two car
loads of the .very highest grade
premium steers from the Pierce
ranch.
lor grealer convenience In scrvt
ing custoineis. the Grunde Uonde
Meat company inarket on inain
Hreet has recently been equipped
with wall cases which also serve
to keep the meat absolutely
fresh.
"HlfAtMl (Hy the Ass'jciatcd
I'rcts) A loaf or bread may cost
one lo three cents more here as
the result or Increased Hour prices
brought about by wheat advances,
iiccordinit to the director Mr. Uar
nard. or the American Uuklng- In;
stltllte.
Other cities have the same tend
encies he said.
Odd Fellows
CORN SHIPPED
LONG DISTANCE
BREAD RAISE
IS PREDICTED
' Bsisewarming Toni$h
A general h"tk-" warming party
und bsn-pi-t will tie held by the
ttdd Fellows lodg' and the Ite
bekahs this evening In their new
home In the rormer Y. M. C- A.
eiiildlmr. The building has been
cntlrelv remodeled and re-flnishet
on the tnsid
and is now ready ror
wTupumy.
The hno,ue' wilt be held at
o'clock ltd" evening In the new
i.HniMt halt In the basement of
the bttildin- From 7 until 9 be.
ftdfs the baniiet a varied en:r
tainmcnt has 'n arramrrd. This
will ronni.Mt bf mustcal sebetion
and other reature. From f until
12 the party will have its choice i
of ither rinnclnr or rita Dane-
Inr will be in the gjninasium and
UHE SUES
TO LLOYD
'
Motion Picture Director
Impressed with; Wal
, Iowa Possibilities
TO FILM ALASKAN
SCENES IN APRIL
" L " .
jf Trails' to Points Above
Wallowa Lake Are '
Passable Movie Com
pany Will Go on Loca
tion.
I'runk I.Iki-iI t in i iif Mm 1? 1-1
01 "cciii in me 1110,1011 ,.ic.u,u
' ,"du"t.,.'y "J1'1 ',ml'' '', of ',
!"" w 'kh 8U ''''l"ce,l l.a
Grande . t hen tar-goers recently.
Wl11 ,,r"
company Into Wul-
lowa county about t he first of
'April lo take a number of scenes
hi i new Alaskan picture If the
snow will let I hem onto the trails
at that time without tuu great
an expense.
Mr.
I.loyd assured
had been taken to Wallowa Lake
yesterday lo look for suitable lo-
cations,
lM 0luIldu .' mtng the
...i.. .,i ,.. ..i.,..--,,,. 0r show-
imva scenery und snld that it
waa i,it.lti for ,H purposes Riid
what he had honed to find,
One of the nu n in his parly day religious schaultflr' rv, - -who
hud spent six yeurs in Alas-! A bill Introduced by Kenator
ku during the gold .rush,., slated JoIiiischi, of Benton- eounty, rWordd
Ihat- ttie Aliiskun scenery could make Clear Lake avullahle as do
be duplicated in the vicinity of ineHtle vvnter und power supply
Wallowa' Uike In a most million-
tic manner. '
Sccncry Impi-csses Moyd.
Mr. Lloyd was also very much
pleased with the possibilities of
Wallowa scenery Tor other pic
tures that he will direct in the
future that can be taken In the
summer lime. He was most cn-
thusiastic abo it tho enttru trip
und had his camera man who
photographed alt the scenes in
"The Hen I law 1;." take numerous
"ulwJu" ..f Im.nlimiM ui I ii t fit (lilt-'
Ing the day.
jf K, unuw on the, trails above
WallGwa Lake will permit hisjeu hwiil aenon. nnuiiiway, u-
compauy and crew lo gel In about
the last oS March, he will make
three important pailH of the new
picture there. One will li u
duplicate of nn Alaskan camp
that will be built directly on the
lake shore, another will be a re
pr-Mnieuo.i i
caiim Just at timber Hue, and an-
other will be ifbove timber line
duplicating Miles canyon and .the
trail, arro.ss the peaks similar to
that followed by tlio gold seekors
in the Alaskan rush. Tho film
will picture Jlex Bench's story.
"Winds of Chance."
Definite A n noil net incut l4iler
Mr. Lloyd will not be able lo
say definitely Hint his company
will be brought in here intil" Ids
business manager covers the
ground again lu March and ile
termineB whether or not the snow
(Cnnllniied on Phrc ft.
iKENATE PASSES
POSTAL MEASURE;
house to ojec;t
WASHINGTON (Uy the Associ
ated PreH) The senate late Krl
day passed the poKlal pay and rate
IncretiKe bill shortly arter house
leaders had served notice they
would ask for Its Immediate re
turn to that body on the ground
that it was revenue raining legisla
tion and ns such 'ouli! be inltlatfd
onlv In the house under the con
stitution. Will Hold
numb'-r "f tab!
for turds have
bet-n st-t up.
The n w hall will not f us'd
for lode tnetinga at Hie pp'wnt.
MMtTH POWDi:i(. re. (Spe
cial) Mm. K. I- l.edtwtter. man-
airer of the Mifirejrir hott-l In thin
city for the past two yi-arw. Is
movtn;1 with br family to I
Orand'- this w-k whre uh will
asstinie the inan;tffni"nt of the
odd K"Hows t tuple. forne-rly
the Y. M- A. iMiliding. The
bliP'llny m n-e'-mly purcha. '-.! by
the 1 Orund' i td, I'.-Uows and r -
moi4-i d to mil
fcuMn'fs.
.
gO'l.J BtR-d hot 1
' (Continued uo Page 6.)
Beer, Bonded 11
Passes Away
In Hit presents of two niln
liters or the gbsMl. City At
torney George. T. CiM-hran and
nn Interested group of speelii
tors from all walks of lire, the
IHilicc department thb nmrii
liig lit 10 o'clock fiarp. began
I the work ? of pouring sonic
i dozen pints of beer, four-
bottles or bonded tu 4 b o n d
whiskey mid about 20 gallons
or moonshine into the gutter.
'Hie accumulated liquor rep
resented one year's work , on
beliair or prolilbtliou law en
forcement. The ceremonies started whei
Police Chief Clint llnne.s
cracked p.ie top rrom the first
ladilc, at the same (line read
ing the name or its former
owner In Mr. Cochran, who en
tered It iihiii the records, Arter
cracking a few bottles, the
. ehter turned the Job oer to
Trarric orricer Aloiixo G.
Dunn, wim proceeded spilling
spill tons litpiors. -
At exactly 10:4.1 o'clock the
task was finished.
L
KALKM, tire, By.' the Asso
ciated Press). Courts' will be' re
quired to impost!, fines of from
(:oo to $1,000 upon conviction
, of violating tlu state prohibition
law pertaining to operation of
M'"s - wn be givei; a minimum
i'ul 'ntrnce increased from .10
J1 u l
1,1,1 'y tli" house,
The senate paused .' bill pro-
viding that school children le!
excused not more lhaii.
two
hours per week tp attend week
for Willumette valley towns. Tho
(measure authorises various coun-
t r the valley desiring to use
"C lke as a wuter ahd supply.
to form themselves into a mu
nteipality fur tho Issuance of
bonds for developments.
I teller Aid Till Occurs.
Attempts to rush throjgh u
hill providing $ 1 ,000,000 to East
ern Oregon farmers for resecdiug
purposes was blocked In the
housr
'ale yesterday by opposi
tion from many parts of (he stale.
. Coffey. Multnomah; Graham,
Washington; Mott, Clatsop, oppos
maurlee. (larden nna Jionergan
urged Immediate, uctlons be taken,
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PIKHCK'K HAItltOK FIOINT
OPPOSED HY IJXilHLATION
HALKM. Ore. (By 111 Associated
Press) The Port o( Portland com
mission bill was passed by the
(Continued ou Pago 6.
TO UNDERTAKE
hr. W. T. I'hy. manager of Hot
Iike and a member of the stute
board of health, will make a sur
vey of I'nion county soon to dis
eover the number of cases of
goitre, according to a letter re
ived yesterday by K. A. Hayre.
fount y school superintendent, wno
is co-itperiitlng by fiirnlMhing Or.
Phy with a list of the school
children in the district.
P 1:4 claimed that Cnion county
Is one or (he parts of the world
in which goitre Is most prevalent.
This condition Is thought by spe-
lalists to lie tho res lit of r
searrlty of lodine in the water
lotline Is considered a very 1m
portant element In the preven
tion und cure of goitre crises und
as most of the world')
supply '
iodine la in the sea the high
mountainous regions are usually
most afflicted.
puzzle assws
onger JAIL
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GOITRE SURVEY
E
j Pierce Officially Sanc
tions Measures Includ
ing Appropriations
COREY ANSWERS
GOVERNOR TODAY
Statement -Lists a Num
ber of Instances Where
a Rate Reduction Was
Made During 192 4.
SALKM. Ore. ( Hy the Associated
Press) Governor Walter M. I'leree
signed seven bills today including
these: providing for extermination
of ground sitiirrelH ami other ro
tdent"r '1 justing lint lluker-Omnt
eo indary; prohibiting slock
t large in parts or Linn
Muoving u tax limitation
from the Portland school dislrict,
j und also some appropriation bills.
H. H. Corey. if the public ser
vice coinndKwioii. (oduy Issue! a
statement answering HtatemcntH
by the governor In a special mes
sage to the legislatiirv 'I'lmrs
ilay. (Torey eon trad let cd tht gnv
ernor's assertion iltnt not a sin
gle rate reduction In the people's
Interest was made by the com
mlssiou In 11)24. Corey listed a
itimlHT of Instances. He also de
fended the commission's action
lu the telephone ease.
The state board of forestry has
endorsed the reforestation mciisur:
l,,,u "In "v "ll,uuu'" ' ?
; sion 01 icgisiuiure. n win pi i.vm
for ulusslf lent ton of etitover landv
to show that lunds are more suit-
able for limber production J.hun lor
other 'pirpoSes. i ,
The elussificutlou will be accord
ing to that vulue and ration pre
vailing In the respective counties.
F
CHICAGO (By tho Associated
Press) Klvo persons wero killed
and ono la missing In a firo today
In a south sldo apartment, build
ing. 'J'ho dead aro: ' (
Miss Dora Jones, Anthony Hur
dle, 24, Mrs. Hardlo, 22, tholr 10
months old baby and Lorcttu J'ry
or, 18. Jjorctla'B molhur 1 miss
ins. Firemen wero handicapped In
tholr work by lco.
Gore States Grazing
Fees to Remain Same
WASHINGTON (AP) There
will bo no Increase In charges tor
grazing cattle and sheep on the na
tional forests during I !ii!fi and
I Secretary Gore of the d
partment of agriculture, has an
nounced. . Mcunwhilc, the new schedule of
grazing charges are b"ing prepare!
by the department which plans to
put Into effect without delay any
reduction of fees decided upon. The
schedules are being drawn up In
conference with Uveal ock Inl rests
und will be bused upon rang" ap
pruisal recenlly completed.
liider a new ten -year Kray-inn
permit plan, the secretary will smh
pend proposed fee Increases hh h
his Judgment conditions In (he
livestock industry warrant,
. .
lANG
;it is paski:i
IX NAM PA l'LOOI
NAM PA. Ida. (My the Amm laled
preas) Indian crfek, which over
flowed last night, was diverted in
tn the New York canal, nod the
wuti-r receded. Ourlng the crest
(.r Ml.( flood the water rose to
tnf Hl.ond story of the hotmea.
I people in one story hiilldini;" were
! forced to t;tke ref hk' in pobte
ibiltldlnK "i- 1'hs in Ap'
MomiMMith I'Vars IMpiiibcrfit.
MONMOI'TM, Ore. Tfie Inde-:
IH-ndetice brum ii of the normai J
l raining s hool nystem ims been j
closed hn s pr"aiition Hgaiimt ih-'
spread of diphtheria, several c;en
or which have been report d in In-f
dependence. One ftiialPy has -en
t reported there.
I I HTOII Hl.M I Nt liD
NKW V"KK (llv lb- As
sociated press) Stephen C.
flow, editor of proud way
revltif, convl'ted of u: Ihk
the malts to defraud, whm fit
fenced tolay to serve stx jpsis
and one day In the Atlanta
penitentiary and pay a fine of
1. 000.
s
IVE DEAD IN
CHICAGO IRE
Cult Expects World To End Feb. 6
Immmmmm mm !
1 fill 4 IWs 1 Hi
.: . -ill r.c H
"lllckir.v Hall," seal or cull
culled its "high iii-Ii-nUW Ivtl
E
JkKAT l-'ALL. Monl. (Hy the
Arnocialed Piihh). S. C. Kbrd.
anting as attorney for bjenalor
li K. Wheeler,, filed in the fed
eriil court hTe withdrawal of the
l;yM .rrer and motion for' trans-
l'ei ol place tor trial ninde b
Hi-nator Wheeler September I lo
t he grand jury Indictment found
a:;alltsl. him here April 8, 1 12 1
and before I lie federal court since
that time.
II Is pointed out hero that the.
attorney's action mcuns that the
United States court . records here
aro clear and that Wheeler will
bo tried in Great Kails. The case.
wilt be set for trial when- tho cal
endar Is called. Tho dato -for
calling' (lie trial - jury has been
set tentatively for March 1 8 and
tho trial dato will be set by Judge
Charles N. Pray, acting for Judge
rank 4Jlutrlc,h of idaho, who
will hear the case, Hoth Mon
tana federal judges havo disqual
ified themselves from silting In
tho Wheeler case.
vNo reason for Friday's action
was given by Mr. Kord.
itm:ksi;s to hi; cali.i;i
WASHINGTON (AC). Kifty-
eitthl. naiue:t are on I he list of
itnesseH preps red by department
ol Justice In t he m-w proceedings
hen- in tiin case if Senator Hur-
ton K. Wheeler of Montana, At-
(Continued on I'ogo 4.)
I.1KNKVA (Dv th As-ioclated j
PreiH) - - The Inl'Tnational opium I
i (uifT in e b-ii'ters failed to ai;r'e
(oilay on 'he probl;m of suppres
sion of opinio rmoktiiK in the rar
e;iKt. N'oii.' of I he Kuropeau col
onies In the f'tr ea:it nhowed will-h.gtp'i-,1
lo accfpt the American
vhw that i;tlppre:i!lon me.isttres
should IM-Kin Immediately.
Outside-
os
La Grande
I r tfii' ii, j! tti.rriola' d
J.MI raiilill' s i -sldi- Ml I 'limn
ciHHt'y outride the limnelbile
M-lt i it or t,n ( ii tliiile.
tr this i-ilnuitc Is correct. The
b- r r h if nd ii-gulnrly' in
Wl'A tf fhce bomcs hi IMO.V
Ctt N " V an t'.mi-ital itner
atr', esM-etall tthcil hi cmi
r.ider Ibc evt'-ut or Ibe lerrl
lory it rid Ita- rati licit no nril
tlal men it- f clrculallon
trtlildltig have ahlcd In Mil r
cell nt growth. And the 'ini
bT i litTcs-lni ftf lt own ac
cord e::ch iiar.ilb.
"Olt-4-rir AdwriMng
A MerfhniulNliig stIt'
WHEELER
DEMURRER OUT
OPIUM PARLE! j7
EMIT AGREE A
now being pnilM-d In Oouklaiid.
Is Vuloyco Ciinklln, right for licr
C.R. Forbes,
Thompson Are
Held Guilty
" CHICAGO , (U thu Assoclftled
PrcHS)char)cH It." Irbess,' form
er directorf the yeterunii' bureau
and John Thompson, KU Louis con
fractor, last night were , round
guilty of conspiracy to defraud the
government through collision In
avvardtug contracts for veteruna'
hospitals.
Ilevlew of i'asi. '
CHICAGO AP) Churlea It.
Korbes nnd J. W. Thonuson,
wealthy contractor of Chicago and
St. iLrOuls, wero indicted by a N
oral grand jury In Chicago Jtlne
15, 1924, for conspiracy to defraud
tho government through veterans,
hospital contracts and for con-
splrucy to corrupt through brlb-.
ery. Tho trial began November lM.
Tho prosecution's case was rear
ed about an alleged paymont. of ,
jr.OOO in casli to Forbes by Klliuf !
II. Mortimer, tho government's
chief witness, In the Drako hotel
In Chicago on Juno ao, 1022, when
Moruiner wua ucung hb ugt-nt ruruieioru nn- utgiiining oi .me -com
Thompsons oonsirticuon rirms in
negotiations with voto runs' bureau
officials for hospital contracts. ,
Mortimer said he regarded Ihe'greett.
payment as a loan on which he
monev waa turned over to Korbes
Mortimer said, u few minutes after
Tliompson, In the same room, had
given Mortimer $l.ooo as part ol
a $lf.ooo advance on anticipated
hospital profits. , , ' -
.Mori tmcr's Story Glcn. :
Mortimer furtlmr test I tied
si;itij:.mi;.nt soi ;iit
tAts ANfil.lJiS (AP) Attor
neys arc ticgntlnilmc for n finan
cial settlement. iHMueffl Cbarlo
Chupllu and lr. ( baplln. la. rr
mcrly Mia (rey, the ls Anuce
iitts n4 today. ;dvtn .McMiir
ray. San Francisco nlloiney ium
the bride's uncle, b pt)tcd by I In
limes as admitting Miinuclnl neo
tlnlioiiH "an In prirrcs-s," ul
Himigh itei'Iiiii:! "there Is uo con
iKstlnn betwern these iicaotliilloii?-
and eny cfititcmplatcd ncllott toi
M'parntlon or dlnice," No Mute
incut Is ntnlhible rrom cither Chnp
Mu or his wife.
CDNFKSNKH AltSON
KAIilvtl. Ore. (AP) Herbert
Ihomn ami n. Hay. hae io-
frx-.cd m (ifricerM Dial llicy hunted
it rair-fnrf dMclitna hnuc iicni
Wr motttb r the t oby rh'-r, W
.......Jr. fill U.L l.rl.l
. ,
r June ;uun. imsi. uie nunc un -
. . ... . ...i'lug with eight cas'S on the duck-
marshal announced. ' Iioiiish audi1" , . , . .. . .. ...
son tnnl how the basement had
la-en ecaaiil under the hoti".' In
nhiili a "till wa.s housd. Oih
itlubl (be owiict-s got a Hp I but the
place was to he raided nml (hey
M'tnmctl the still', malU'r-! kero-s-iie
nlsiitt the plncc, an I set It
nrire.
l't,P K Fl MIWITIO.NM
lit HI. I (AIM Poller lodaj
raltteil n Ikmisc In (he t'bmtarf illn
tiiet near iMihtlii. seUIng hh' ton
of eplosHcH. many n-uHiri ami
hand grenade and over ft.iHHI
round of revo!v-r ammtirltion,
inu arrests were luade.
and (IiihvI) .lira. oyi.-e iinvii,
i-iUeo.se causing tlio court m tlon.
WEATHER HER
E
'The two months of .winter prop
er. -December l'J2i und Januiwy
CJ1I6 just closing registered a num-1
Irer of unusual weather conditions
on the Instruments at the flro .sla -
lion which take, the government
, " ' ... - . S
December 19U forced the "l''r -
cury. to. .the lowest point It .has
ben hero for several years with a
temperature registering at the mln-
WAS UNUSUAL
mum ui:Ki"- j'"- Y",both county- luvestmtfiit and bulld-
ccmber IH. The cold spell com
menced on December 10 when the I
thermometer took a sudden drop
to three below. The next day -wubv
colder registering 111 below," then
lb belnw-on the 18th with the mod-
cnau,n commencing on ulhe . -ljlh
, cbm-
pul'atlvely witrm, only . l'l below
zero.;- .
As proof of I he old adage about
falri Weather preci-dlng. the storm
1 tile Hecorils'show tliat the warmest
day In December was but four days
snap, un Meeemoer is inc weain
cr was almost like spring with i
j maximum temperature of 48 de
j ih-ccmlMT. I02;t. Wuruier.
As a contrast December ' I f-3
was much warmer during the en
llru luolilh. The uveruge leitlin I'
ll I ule lor tlie month was a I -7 de
grees. . The coldest day wus three
, above xero and Die warmest rcg
llstcrcd a high murk of bO degrees.
(Continued on page R.) "
Old Time Clam Feed
Kl;iD-pfl hv KirMUPlI
niagCll Uy 1 IICIIltH
About 20 members of the fire
department were present at a gen
uine old time clam feed held In
the department garage lust eve
ning. "
The spread was put on by Char
les Mnnhlaon. fire chief and his
assistants at the station.
The program for the evening
was devoted entirety lo solid en-
foymeiit. The order or events was:
first, eat clams, second eat more
clams and no we won't say eat
mure flamat Arter that the usual
after dinner festivities were en
gaged In. Telling sialics nnd ho on
occupied the remainder or the eve.
nlug.
Tyial of Eight Cases
Set in Circuit Court
.
l"bimifV
I court will otien ntomlay
J udKe J, W. K now les
ulll
preside on the bench.
The rii t case to e t lie. I In:
State ot OreRon vs. Clifford Bren
nan: Monday, I p. tit . Atior
neys: Prowcution: Max Wilson,
NicholK. Hallock nnd Donald; de.
fense: Iturleigh Ar Iturlelgh, tier
II. Kuinmlus (change or venuelPowth
bro ight this case here from Wal- Mays,
Iowa county).
Other casea follow:'
Wednxwiny. Feb. 4. 9 a. m..
Swift Ac Co., vs. Ham Harris. At-torntA-s:
Plaintiff, Hugh K. Prady;
defendant: F. H. Ivnnhoe.
Thursday. Fell, b, a. m.. City
of Im Ot undo .vs. F. U . Uartii.es.
WOOi
COMPAIJY IS
PERFECTEI
Local Building and Loan
, Association Organized
v Last Evening
DR. RICHARDSON
NAMED PRESIDENT
Stock Issue to Be Offered
to the Investing Public
J Shortly; . 7 Percent Re-r
turn Guaranteed.
The lM (iimitln IMilldlng A
lionii assoclathm, eapltalixcd at
half a mllllini itollurs and or
ganised fir tlHi iHirpose of serv
ing I'nkm Mnmty In general
building anil loan activities,
came Into h finite being at a
meeting held lst night when
organisation urtaibt were per
focted anil officers and direc
tors of the oiMnpany were
Ten men, Including some of the
strongest business and financial
fig ires In the community, make
up the' board of ; directors1 and
back the now association. They
urer A. J. mange, H. K. cooltdge.
Dr. A. L. Itlchurdson; Win. Kleg.
list. Joe Carr. A. T; Hill, T. J.
Kerogglns. Kloyrf McKennon, Dav
id I. Stoddard and J. r Phy. Lr,
Ittehardson has been elected pres
ident, Mr. Coolldge and Mr. Stod
dard vice presidents, Win. Sieg
rlst secretary and treasurer. - and
Floyd McKennon ' sales manager.
Will Open Office Noou
La Grande's Building & Loan
amw Ul w"1 "u "wul U1
ussoclat lop of iilmllar character
'Ing and ; loan bLisinewt ; actively
, .Ui9 ,lb,inty -Ap bfflc Ij'vV
opened jott.-, f0Wl yu the. ear. ?'
futui.e dnU keon uUentlon will. b
Kvvn to all- otporunltleH to serve
ing loan interests.
The slock Issue of 1500,000 wilt
be offered to the Investing pub
lic of the county very soon and
the association will guaranteo a
return of i y , semi-annually on
,,t,;i , maul" stock purcimses
Jin denominations of $I0U or more,
according to the company's offi
ce i-s, and the ' purchase can be.
mudo by nieuns of siuall, month
ly payments If d!lred. This pol
icy has been udoptod In order to,
lgvv the very . smallest Investor
nn opportutilty to Iriua pluco hia
(Continued on Page 6.)
NOMH, Alaska (B the Associ
ated Press) Heller from the dlph-
tnl'rlu ,',,t,,'m,lJ U anticipated wlth
pxp.-cted arrival hero - this
afternoon or a, doif team with anti
toxin. Five persons have died. 22
cusea havo been reported. 30 per-1
sons are suspected of having the
disease and 6ft others have come
Into contact. with diphtheria - pa
tients. It was announced toduy.
Allt nJOHT lKlHTfrTIj
WASHINGTON (By the Associ
ated Press) Naval officials today
declared that the navy department
had no practicable way of expe
diting shipments of antl-diphtherla
Kern m to Nome hy employment of
naval vessels or aircraft.
Ice conditions along tho Alaskan
coast would not permit approach
close enough to Nome to permit
an ulr flight.
NOME EXPECTS
RELIEF TODAY
Attorneys: OeorRe T. Cochran; -defense:
F. H. Ivanhue.
Frliluy. Feb. 6, a. m Htrlny
flehl vs. Uennett. Attorneya:
Plaltitltr: It. J. Kitchen and M
F. Wilson; defense: L. 'A. Terrall.
Monday, Feb. V. a. m.
Iiwrertw llarned vs. Maude W
Mays. Attorneys: Plaintiff: It. K
Dixon: defense; Oscar Furuset.
Tuesdny, Feb. I, 0 a. in.. North
M. A M. Co. vs. O. P.
et al. Attorneys: Plain
jllff:
McCulloeh A McCutloch; de-
fe ime : Osca r Fu ruset.
Wednesday, Feb. II. s. m.
Hill's Department Store vs. U. S.
Fidelity Guaranty Co. Atlor
neya: Plaintiff: It. S. Eakln and
F. S. Ivanhor; defense: Haley,
Haley & Blelwer, J
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