La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 09, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCOLLINS STILL LIVES; MILITARY COURT TO PROBE TRAPPING ittJPtttttJ C IT Y EDITION THE WEATHER POIlTIiAND (AP) Ore ffon: Ituin with wurmar woalher tonight. l'robably ruin Tuesday. . VOLUME XXIII. MU.MIIKK ASHOCIATHO I'UKHS LA GRANDE OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1925. MEMBICIl ASSOCIATED PRKSS NUMBER 105 Hunt's Daily Letter (By Harry II. Hunt) WASHINGTOON. (Nea Special) Mutrons and dowagca of the cup Hut soclat set nnt gelling cross eyed trying to look both north und south at the sumo time Tor tins ar rival of the stork with burdens for (wo of Washington's social favor ites. While Alice I.ongworlh Is await ing the visitor ul Chlctigo, Mis Cornelia Vunderbllt Cecil Is u tilt ing a like call at, the Ashevllle N. C. Miss. Vanderbilt's murriugc to Hon. John F, A. Cecil. former first sncetary of-the British em bassy. wis the cupltul's gula nup- tlul event of a year ago. jaiumei o u 11 1 n a iicctio with the polo season closed andj Floyd's Heart Beating Interest in bridge Vnd mail Jongs . 2fl.pf1..Mintp Rate waning, many of the sportively In-) V--rei -lViUlUUJ IvatL dined arc placing wagers on, which .will arrive first, the Long- XT17IW TUl?nPirG HU1 wu "V": r tate Vapwheard With the banning by Prcsl-. uugurul ball, the dnys of glory for, the old Pension Office building probably have gone forever. For It was In the great Inner court of this building that these festivities were singed. No other public building In Washington off ered so spacious or Imposing u setting. The roof over tills vast Inner court Is supported by a double rank of towering pillars, each 85 icel high and -0 feet In circumfer ence. They uppeur to be of Ital ian marble, bcuutlfully colored, handsomely veined. But -mere pillars are uut examples. of what, during the war. cume to no unown as camouuuge. nicy K the trapping of r'loyd Collins aren't marble at all; only brick n Hand. Cu.vn will be the subject and plaster! Kach pillar con-j of a mllitnry court of tmiuiry. luins uu.uOu bricks, all nicely phis- j Brigadier General Denlm-di, ro-i-tercd over und painted to deceive.) matidlng ' guardsmen here, an jnoiinced tuday. Gray-Hulred guurds who have "I hope by this Inquiry to luy hpent countless hours studying the" rent all suspicions, whisperings lining of this imltullon marble i of efforts to block rescue work und have round In It many freakish rumors that the Collins entrap forms linen) wus not genuine." wild Den- On one pillar can be made out1 a fuirly ucciirutu picture or Ueo- l7;o Washington.; t- - - : ; "marlile" take, on Ihe form of an Indian warrior, bow drawn and arrow aimed. On u third there seems to he u I Continued nn Pa.Be B.) I'nion Is the meet i loduy und to morrow fr nil dentists who give llielr address as tregon. east of I he ( 'aseades. l''or tofluy Is the llrst duy of the Mtislern t)regon lienlal AsMoclalton's atiuuul cou-vi-ntiou. Besides I he opening ceremonies, he vera I add resseH, a baiiM net t h is evMnlng will feature the rirsl day's program. Addresses und discussion and eh-ctlon of offlcerH are Included on t he program for tomorrow. A large percentage of The I a Grande dentists ure in attendance. I'll V TO Sl'DAK TONIGHT I'MONI Speeul Hr. W. T. I'hy will address the Kastitrn Ore gon lental association (IiIh i-ve-nitig when It Is entertulned by the nion Cotmnerelal club ot dinner ul the I nion hotel. Dr. I'hy will lull; nn the History or lientlslry. xphilning Its origin unu profession and the various evolutionary steps through which It litis passed. The Denial assoclutlon Is meet ing In a two-day session today nd Tuesday In.Vnlon. to tike up va rious business matters and will de vole the rest of the time to lilnkitl work. Big Program Congress9 VASHINf!T tBy the Assoel-, nted 'res With only a little ( more than three weeks h-fi of this xr'Hiun of ronirrfiw. the fate of many ItiiiHirtitnt b-gislathe mean- j nre Ik liHiikinif In the balance. ' Those that rail automatically die i and If pressed In the new congress; .hey must ngaln pass through nil ; of the legislative stages from re hit rod net ion. thromrh comniUtees, ooth hoiiKef anil conference. tud'-rs are preparetl lo bend frftrts to complet.- nel ion on the MiikvI.' HhoHls biislnv IdM. the (ks tM pay und rate Inrn aw' measure. . a o-oprr.itive marketing bill. th h I'it.l l' n hanking bill, the tin-mure for purehase of the Cape Cod csnal and the $ I 6'I,hm.hoo good roals I. ill. If thde citn be put through, to gvther with the remaining appro priation bills, tho Bepiihllcan b ad- , em will he well untlsfted with the W'rompllshm'ntii of the Phort avn. But th-j are not at all cer- ; MECCA 5 S BODY OF ELECTRICAL ! TESTS SHOW LIFE EXISTS tj,.,, n l l : tt Leaders Scoff at "Pub- licity Hoax;" Lieuten ant Burdon Believes in "Murder" Theory. "CAVF CITY (A I Press Time Flush) The shaft being bored Into Sand Cave was ii'.l feet deep at :t o'clock today. Further radio tests indicated Collins was still all ve. 1 1 is respi ra t Ion is alHMit 0 a minute, according to observers. rAVK rirY (By the Associated rvay circumKiunres surround-j m,rul' purpose is to determine! ..--.., , Ih-ough the naturul passage fall- Fle elect rlenl lests with voice amplifiers Its lav convinced lead ers (hat Collins Is still alive. II. 1 1. I jine. operating a light, circuit which supplies current for Hie bulb lert ul Collins' head, said Homer Collins, afler listening 'JO minutes on the wire, was convinced he heard Kloyd's heurt beating ut the Vale of 20 per minute. New Theories. New t heorles begun developing today. One was railing the im prisonment a publicity hoax, an other that his enemies either caus ed his imprisonment or prevented rescue, and a third was Collins' own slory of discovering a new euve and being caught en route to the surface. Publicity Kcorrcd. lieutenant Burdon, of the Louis ville flro depart ment. and William Burke Miller, of the Louisville (Continued on Pago 6.) PUZZLE ANSWER B-KJ4 Faced As Time Fades tain that this program ran be cur- j rled out and th'5 are convinced: lhat minii other Important legishi- lion will fall. 1 In lb" ratm of fon-lun nffair Hie senute hss abandon'd all hope j of action on the world eourt iti-s- t ions end t here is dottld t hat a vote run be hud on the Me of linen treaty. The OorntHti com mercial eonvniion wes couMldref brleriy Setiirdny nd nmy b- rnll fh with n-sTVttttons lrodT Ihun huw: fOEKel'd by stale ! partment. The house und Senate iiKrirtil liiral committees m"' moving h'p slowly that in 1 he friends of farm aid eiritlhi realise that only a part f the program reeom mnded by the prblfnla agricul tural coinniissinn run be lmnlHted Into law le fort M irt h i. In nil prnhHhtli'y t Ih re will be eoti-id-rmth-n on a eiioiM-ntllve mark'-ting measure, the ihlef ft at ure of the commission's program. EJTTslDTfJfcTcTCTA Nllsjo uue 3ho av Bo A CjItBT; a iv l iInifHw ais P SVltBDjE A ClTB HA Sll UlSEBNfEjNE rVlFjON i AmHeKsiinf" v i JlBmE ! Where Rock Trapped Collins; Brother Fails To Rescue Him ' j 3R V-" " Wl 1 (By NISA Alrmal Spntec In Tins Olwrrvrr) I'pper lewel Kates, 17, at llio nioiilh of Kami Cave, where Ho-ul Collins was ImprlsoiuMl. VMv was the first to discover Cililns' plight ami ltnl In rescue; attempts. Lower IIoiiht Collins, center, collapsed In the arms of fel low workers after lie tolled three days without Mopping In an attempt to free his brother Floyd. GJEDSTED IS SAIJIM. Ore. (By (he Associated I'ress) The general military staff. after investigating charge made by Major C.Jedsteil. furm' r emplo of I he stale rullitHry deiiartni'-nt. Mint there were Irntiulf rP hs In Ihf. iieeoiinls of Adjutant fneml fieorg White. h;is ri, iiked Ojed stid HD'l urged lhat he be red by court tiittrt In I. The Invest igalhiti 'coupd-d w;th I he reptirt of Areh .1 .T.tlirtHlolte. Iieeixilitntil. gives While a ban MM of h-iilth. t.irn ut 1 1, 1 1M B i.p C. H. t-t ltl whs fined I.'. In rtri ult court I hi morning on un appeal rjw from Ih el'v court. Mr. (h-trhel wus coiivlrted in the pollre court on the rhsrge of mls iikc of di'iilcr-t plateM nd rineti lib In a foriu; ' ilal. lie appeal ed the riw (,(.- r i vU't-d th same fine this va-if--t n, , circuit court. GIN REBUKE MAN IS 4 & t & XTRA MAIM 1MB HMD ! Dnight Martin' of Cove ul,.i was receiill tnki-ti Into eiintoJy by the officers folhmitig I be iliMitel-y of allll fhi hi proM'rty reterstul his pica this iiioriiing Is fori; Jndgi llogh 1',. Brsidy nr I he Jos Iter eourl and was fined SJftii ami eirl on l lie chmue nif riM-shm if hiiol aiirig liipiur. Marihi hml foimerI eirlen-d (he pirn of not godly when fir I liall- lllfo Clllirl Itlll llnelihfl lo fOM- ' tt i, otileiil of n trial and ! ehauged his plea lo guilty lids - mot ii In. IH KIH KMI'M IIC IAH ls II.IJ;. Kjr By ibr A-WH-Uleit Pift-f. l,fMl-ijiit Biir- ihrti. wIhii he ten rued of C .en era I I I hit ban I IV military Inqtdry ttm- -en i lug I be tmprfmimrnt of Moid ;()llliio In snml Caie, staled em- phuetleslly thnf Iherif has be'n definite oppiHlofi to lh riw-ie tif CiIIIiim by wiltie of the native wlwn le t litre early last' week. l DIPHTHERIA mm hi ALE, ORE. Epidemic Menaces Tovn;Piece 'Steps on Measure Recently Swept by 500,000 Flood WATER SYSTEM IS CONTAMINATED Thousands of Dead Ani mals Make Conditions Perilous; Red Cross : May1: Lend Aid. v j I'OltTI.AMl. Un. (Ilr Hi"' As Miciatiil lrcss) Slate officials mil l.ie Itcd t;ross an; cooicrat .big for relief of distress at Mood Nlrickcn Vnlc, A tent city ami fixsl lines art among steps plan lieil. A $511,000 appropriation will lie sought front the legisla ture bv Senator lavis. , nev ut I ho "host possible prices" VAI.K Ore. (Ily Hie Associated j,,,xt books .'which publishers ru 1'i es.o Danger of an epidemic or fulli,u , 0 eontlnuu at prices pro dophtherhi and smallpox was foro- v(lc(1 fo. , eolltiacts expiring In se-n hern Hundav by city officials jj Jne year. and olhera as a result of the flood- TmJ governor contendoj that lug of Valu and aurrounding terrl-I,,,,. , ,,, u, , ,h ,.... . . . 7 .. .7 " . . . 1 Thursday. With from !!0(t and 4uu head tpf cattle and sheep lying deud tu the low lands west of Vale toward BullV ' creek, where they wnro CHugtit ''hj'tha rushing waters nnd flrowhed, Und with bvnry , lowor floor of Vale's residence iuid busi ness houses filled with mud and debris the sHuutlou from a health standpoint 'was viewed with up prehension. . An b. precaution, all water for drinking purposes lias been order- cd boiled, for wells an V Vale's wa- Ver systotn have been contaminated by tho flood. Appeals for relief were sent out Sunday toDr. Krcd- erlck 1. Htrlcker, secretary of tho slate hoard of heaith at Portland, by Mayor C. M. Itoblnett, I'..M. (Cpntlnuod on Tage 6.) N KW YMKK (By the Associated I'ress) Home expansion In husl ness took place lust week wllh the forwurd movement Interrupted only by a few minor Irregularities. Aside from a reaction In the grain market I ho t rend of prices gen erally wus toward higher levels and other trade factors were uniform ly favornble. Indications of general prosper ity wer found In the Impressive gains In bank clearings which continue to eclipse these of the preeeding week und of Ihe'corri' spondlng week last year by a com fortable margin. The January to tals wen? th largest ever record' ed In any month, I ho clearings In New York city nlone exceeding S2.ft(J(MMi(,U. I -est Week's llll provenieiii whs accomplished de spite Interruptions tu retail trade activities by stormy weather. The rising trend of prices was (Continued on t'vge ft.) If You Give A Speech If yim'm fftnvd to make a hort lalk ttt an nudlrm-r of twelve fir flfMfii llMrtiJiiid Hti p(e what do on do',' Vimi hiifiietlhitely begin lit plan (Mir lalk. you give It mhih lime. hi fry to make II Inter tiling bat y'Miil gel yolir iiteMie "wrtr.' ThaJ' why I he MMitful ad -f4rllnMiil liilen'Mihig- planned. It' a npretii dellv vriil (Worn trentetidtaiM aud ience In The OlmTer. "OIHerver AdierlKhig A Merchandising Mervloe BUSINESS GOOD P HIGHER UNGOVEf EB BILL VETO Says It Favors Text- Book Publishers COMPETITIVE "BIDS FAVORED BY CHIEF Tooze Announces Today He Will Not Introduce Income Tax Rill He Has Proposed. BAI.UM, Ore. (Ily the Associat ed I'ress). Ciovornor Walter M. IMerce today vetoed tho house bill Introduced by the commit tee on education, holding It was passed In the Interests of school book publishers. t - The governor's mcasugc declar ed the measure would authorise statu boards of education to re- of thu publishers und that the (Continued on I'ugo 6.) HOT I.AKK (Hpcclul) Oronon. Iho land, ot the covered wugon," wan tho general topic of discussion at tho regular Hunday night gath ering at Hot Ijiko sanatorium, at which Mrs. It. K. Barrett was tno chldf speaker. Mrs. llorrett,' a fre quent visitor at Hot ! Lake told something of huh recent work in tlic eaal' Ih Connection with tho Porllaad bhambelror commerce ad vertising campaign. In tho past month tho "only woman city man ager" in tho United Hlatos resigned this position at Warrenlon In order lo devota her time exclusively to acquainting the east Willi tho ad vantagcH that Oregon offers. L In hor talk at Hot Lako she (Continued on page t) ' JOHN T. PRICE HURT BY FALL IS. BARRETT TOUTS OREGON loduy whllu u heavy fog enveloped An accident which fortunately tlio city, did no! prove severe occurred to . Harbor and river truffle Is vlr John T. Price of Ihis elly this lually paralyzed, morning. Mr. Price was driving! .The Tog Is reported general. eK ulong Orandy uveti ie towurd Hee- tending olong most of the Atlan ond street and hud Just reuched Be seaboard and urfectlng land Third street w ben his horse shied ul wu Irufflo over a wide urea. and threw him out or tne wugon. Mr. Price wus cut pulnTully but not seriously uhout I he fuce und heud and was also Injured Intern ally, to what extent Is nut known at present. The Injured mun wus uncon scious when picked up by nearby neighbors w ho summoned the Knot I if runs and Zimmerman umbu lunce to take him to the hospi tal. Mr. Price wia conscious when the ambjlunce had arrived but 'Was still In much pain. . I, Itlle is known of the tire htunces1 of the accident. Mr. Price himself has no recollection of the oeeurenee and does not remember w lo-n the huiae Ml.irted to run. The Injured man was resting Mislly at noon according to a re port, from the hospltHl. Plaintiff Wins Verdict In Suit for Damage i In the firriilt court esse Alstolt : vk. Cook which was tried Mutur ! day whs dided with the verdict j of $.'7t for 'he plaintiff. Thn case ; was a suit for damages In a tno 1 tor car accident. The current case Is that of lw I rent e Harned vs. Charles II. Mays and Maud W. Mays, a suit for wages. II. K. IMion la the at torney for the ptntntlff nd Oscar t Kuriif"t of Portland a hera con- Teachers Of County Back New Normal Favor Institution in East Oregon; "Hands Off" Folicy by Legislators Urged. UNION (Special) With uhout forty teachers - assembled In the Union high school auditorium County Kupertntcndent A. JO. tiayre begun hla first Institute of the year Suturday morning with un In vocation by Itev. diaries A. Qulnn of tho local Methodist church. This was followed by (wo vocal solos by Tony ttmtth, 'J Would Be True," and "I Heard You Go By." Then tho teachers were welcomed by Boy1 Conklln, superintendent of the Union school, a response wus given by the new county superin tendent und Mrs. Huhy M. Watts wound up tho opening exercises wilh two more vocal numbers "Uind of Bky-Uluo Water" and "Minnehaha." Professor Husuell Ihankenshlp, from the department of Kngltsh In the Whitman normal discussed the subject of "Propaganda and Public Opinion," especially in Its applica tion to the public school system. Then tho Institute broke up Into two sections with Prof. Blunken shlp handling tho high school sec tion and Prof. J, V. B. Ituller, from the history department of tho Oregon normul, tulklng- to tho grade teach ors. At noon a cafeteria luncheon was served by the domestic science class of the local high School. Discuss Problem of loiith Beginning the afternoon session Mil's Marcellu McCullough render ed 'two vocal solos, "Bylvan" and "Dream Children." In tho depart ment work Prof. Ulaukcnuhlp de voted tho remainder of tho period lo '"Problems .of Youth;" whtli PrtttMhtlereiaikeU to tho grade teachers. .After listening to a couple or vocal numbers. "Black Bird" and "Utile Oray Home In the Weill." by Miss Kama Buxler, the final lecture of the duy was given by Prof. Butler on the subject of "Tho Citlstcn." M r. Calvin, represent lug the state boys' and girls' club work, talked lo the teachers for, a few niinnh'M, Superintendent Huyro dis cussed school problems, then the folowlng resolutions were read and adopted: t , , . lloohithmk Adopted. Bo It resolved by this group of tcuchcrM. assembled In sectional in stitute: 1. That we are In favor of In creased facilities fur the training (Continued on pugo 8) FOG FATALTD NKW YOHK (By the Associated Press)- Two men were killed and more than fin persons Injured In a series of collisions on transit Dues NEW YORKERS What To Do With Child Is Puzzling Authorities At HA THOMPSON . GO S I II DIGUE Three Lads Discovered Gruesome Remains , Yesterday Noon MAN THOUGHT TO BE "G. BRADY" Initials on Arm "G. B." , and Name Found in Wallet; Robbery Is Be lieved Slayers' Motive. Three I .a Uraiiilit hoyx, M. Ii. fieorite, Kvnn Martin and I'anl Martin or I.VIK X avenue playlmr alKMit the. hllMOc near tlio Kile ' of tlio (ininliiff .MeiiMWlnl l'ark. west of the city ycrtcrday morn ing tllNcovrml tho body or a man lying near a pile of brush sonic 300 yards from the road. The boys turned In tho alarm and the authorities woru summon ed about noon yesterday. l,ot Snodgrass or Hnodgruas and Zim merman and membera of tho sher iff's force arrived on the scene shortly ufternurds and discovered tho body of a man, thought to be Q. Brady of Toronto, t'auada, lying face downward 111 the snow. There for Works. Tlie body was that of a man ap parently .between the ages of 4Ei fi.Awll dressed, throughout. about five feet leu Inches tail, smooth shaven und with rather heavy features. It was Clad com pletely nven to the last details of overcoat and gloves. Thu hut, u- (Continued on Paga 5. BE SALES READ Floyd MitKennon, of t liln city, rated as one of the bust Insurance ugenls In the field In this section of the Inland Kmplre, has resigned ns district manager and represen tative of tho Uuarantuo Fund l.tfe Association for Haste rn Oregon. In order to permit giving him time to (he rilling of the position of sales manager for the local building and hum association. - The Insurance compuny has r-nm-stly requested Mr. McKennou to not sever his urrillatlons with It, and lo data the contract has not been sold. Mr. McKennou has been with the company since lull und lias personally sold more than five million dollars worth of Insurance. J ItBltlCK NAMKD Judge J. W. Knowles appointed Hurry A. Zm brick a commissioner or the Ui (Irandc City Park this morning to fill the vucuncy tert by the death of the late , Will Church. t M'KENNON WILL I.OH A Nf IK I. KM (NKA Service Hpectal). ln school she lms at talneil the unusual 'distinction of being the smartest girl In the eighth grade, ulthoigh she la yet seven years of ugo. At home she Is feared because of fiendish plotting. And In jull. this little girl, Asa Thompson, In looked upon s th? youngest, homhidul nuinluo ever observed by local scientists. Preeoelous. cooperative, the child often helped her guard Inn Mrs. Ines Platts, of Hollywood, to prepare meals, 'reatlve, too stie loved lo concoct, now and then, a desert tllsli; this once sh prepared wilh ant past and sul phuilc acid. It was poison enouctt to kill the whole fulnlly. Luckily, Its taste whs forewarning. Fulled, the child flew Into A range of fury, found a ranor an-! tried to Mtaah the I why of tlm fumtly. Maxlne Platts, (. tu the police were called. "I guess I did It httcause t hik so mean, Asa explained with childish frankness. But that Wan ' (Continued un Pag i ),