La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 16, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY. ) CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore ROD: Generally cloudy and unsettled tonight and Tues day. VOLUME XXIII. MK.MHKIt ASSO(.'IATKI) I'ltKKS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1925. MEMBEIt ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 111. FLOYD COLLIN FOUND DEAD BUSINESS BUILDING Odd Fellows Sell Build ing on Adams to C. J. Brier, E. A. Stravens CONSIDERATION TOTALLED $22,500 Lodge to Retain Posses sion of Two Upper Floors for Period of One Year. The Odd Fellow building on i Adam: uvenue acres from thu liam. formerly Itrwreml Cookiug Koley hotel building, nan been Hold ilium, or l mat Ilia comity, I'lrsl it lo C. J. Hreler and K. A. Htravens, (is a pi-aycr und (tint guns ImiI even local manager of tho llrelor (or so. the now Mm-HIT Ik geltbig ,re lub store according to unnouncu- ; Milts. .Scleral important a r rests ments made today. j'.iuve liccn made by him since he The three story brick buildings . took orricc. wale la one of the largest transae- ' tlon in thlH city for Home time, consideration totalling $22.60(1. l!n-, dcr the' terms of the sale the odd; Fellows lodge will retain posset sien of thu two upper stories, UHed as placen for fraternal gatherings ly various lodges, for a period of one year before the new owners will take charge. possession ' of the ground floor of the building goes to Messrs. Under mid Htravens immediately. x The Ureter store, which lias been established in Ia. Grande for the past twelve years, runks as one of (Conllnilftd itn Pace 5.) Arrange. uentH have been mad i... it... i .. ui ..r itn. AtniT-! , ' . , ' i Bii I., iu T" ''":io"..r ,r,.. .r' r,i m i.ieiiuc ill' .ue-ie" I'l.HHlc. "The Mim WltllOtll 11 oun Irv." Tlila IValllrc HI lie Hhown lit tin- Areude Wedllcmluy 'i'liuiNdny. "The Slim without a Country" 1 miid tu liu our of the most rcinurk ublc photoplays ever produced. I'lii' iiiohI critloul ri'vli'ivcrn tl sirllio II i'B "a pk'tun- Ihul "III t'r tin- liluud of evrry Aini-ricun." Tin- picluri- tl Ims'd upon lr. I'Mvvaril Kvfn'tt lime's innntnr lili'w Aruolcl Paly plujinit the purl of rhlllp Nolan, ralrlotlmn mil lovn uro the kiynoten ot the proiliK'tion. ... I. ..r titlB w. ruiiiicr, C'oiiiiuiiiiiii Ihi' local poHl. unnounci'B that pro nida rrolil the picture will he used the LeBlon In carrylnR on Its care or sick, disabled and needy ex-serVlce men. . B-I4Q HGION BACKS BENEFIT- HIM PUZZLE ANSWER ate r a McjmLnib B SlOiAlPIS Ib.UiTiClKa Beulah Newlin Called To Beyond Early Today , M'Mtlah Newllu. prominent l.i (trandf pionc r holv. paBK-d on to the (ireat lteond early thin niorn tnir at the lerm'iiation of a B.'ver tlineHw. Although friend. "re doulitful that ahe would .iirvive. her death came a" a (freal nhw k. Arr.inffementa have lieelt made ("r the funeral, which i to !' he. WedniBtlay morning from the home of Mr. and Mr, r. I Mey ers at in o'clock at th Catholic church of which he was a devoted nicmbcr for 4" year.. i m-JPHi l'lianiT. lieulah Xrwlin wa. born Jlarch 1. 1H3S. In Delawar. county, I' Coofyngham i 1 1 , i tv. - 1 Here. Is Sheriff It. T. Cookiii .L Kichlv-Nix ...en. with tulc ilu t i ,nay women, utte'nded the Vesper 1 Iserv.ees at the Methodist ehureh i In si evening when (he men of that congregation under the uuapfces of the Men's Korum had full charge. .Men handled every phase of the ' program, which wun intended as a uciiioiimrutiuii iu piuvc iir.it im-iii Interested in and participate In 'present day church affairs. David 1 Stoddard presided at the pipe organ in an artistic u. miner. J'he whole musical division was up to high slandard. The chamber of commerce, ipiarlet was heard with the usual gratification, O. I. Out- ton taking a solo part, Paul Knautz. 'popular baritone, sang a delightful '.umber, while Klm.-r Hloddurd und Klicnvoud Williams were heard In u very picuHing duet. I'red Jnssuian. president of. the Men's Korutil. presided. S. C. Kmlth offered prayer, lie called upon Italph Hyers, secretary, to explain ,1... f-t..-tt..nu iin.l tuirnfiHc nf ! hi D LEAD IN .-nniiM. whieh Mr. Bvers did In aflalnfully but not seriously injured lucid and pleasing manner. K. 1. Towler, chairman of the procr-uin coniinittee or the Korum, spoke on the relation of the church to the eoiumunlly, answering many com mon criticisms against the present day church. J lev. Keith, pastor spoke on "What Is Man." deliver ing un instructive and scholarly sermon on the subject. The experi ment In exclusively men manage ment was d-clared a success. Next Sunday evening at the same hour the women of the ehureh will have full charge. REVEREND KNIGHT, EVANGELIST, NOW PREACHING HERE Ileverellil Nelson Knishl. de Merilied hv hlB conprel; itlon as "a 1 lniltrhly niiin of Cud." Ib now con-1 lltlf-tillir tlieettlICK "I tile 'churrh of (Sod ehap' l at Ih" tor- ni r of X and riprucr n'. i Aeeonlintt lo reporiB. mun-H nave liei n converted et every ineellnK he Iihb held in the pant and Jkmatrk-1 aide riaiiltB an- expwt"d to lie at-' tended- durlns hia cvaiixelislic j work here. In addition to hiB wrtuon each I ntBht. B milBi'-al proltrntn la held. i ml.f wan married to K'ljioiind lin ill rel.ruarv. i " m.,e. to (ins'jn in 1X7J. spend Inir a few month. In I.' lraiid and I hen moving to Ivndlelon where she and h-r hiiaband liwd tor a eur. In ;:i Hoy m"cd to Millon. uncoil where the family me.i i- er. In 19" they reiurneo n Ij, (Jr.in te. where .he h Blnee re. nlle.. Mr. Newlin died In 1- l.rande a 'Meter of t-ntury a co. Nine children were born to (Continued on I'age S.) E William Siegrist Loses $25 and Gold Watch Saturday Night TWO OTHER HOMES HERE ARE VISITED Police Diligently Search for Culprit But Sever al Arrests Lead to No Success. 1-Yom reports by the police, it would appear that another house brt'akT Ih loose in ln Grande. In dications also point, however, that the criminal Is not quite so expert in plying his trade as were Dewey and ICukhHI, the two who success fully engineered several robberies in La Grande and Baker December last. .Willi.im Kiegrlst's residence at Itf in Firm street suifered the most. It was entered Saturday night ihorMy before 8 o'clock while the house was unoccupied for short lime and a. gold watch and $25 In cash was taken. The burglar ef fected his entrance through u win dow. Two Other Koines Kutcrcd. Harry Zurb rick's bouse ou Main street was also entered but for- ' """'. uo.i.ing was uuten. u is 101BI, "'IlL ,,nighl worker - was friifhleiied away before ho had a (Cnnllnnr.d on Ciia .), Affl JnSUlanCC Ol I ICC lO Jc Moved ttt Lil GlandC Ilex l.efler. district tnanaer of th Northwestern l.lfe Insurance Co.. formerly of Wefscr. urrived hero yesterday and will move his cast Ori'Kon offices from I'endle. ton to this city. It hus boen un notinced. Mr. I,crlcr'a family iB in Welaer hul will arrive here when arruitRO ments arc completed. Local Man's Hands Are Painfully Injured Charles Ward. employe at the "! .HUUIHUUI iruiiivi). Mountain was Saturday evening when his hands j were cut und smashed while at work. Mr. Ward will be unable to at- jtend to his regular duties for some time. I'NIOX MAX IN.IllU;i t'NION, Ore. (.Special) Karl Swlper, while workitiff at u wood saw met with a painful accident, lie was putting a Hliiall piece of wood lo the saw which wafl run- nine slowly, when his hand was jerked Into the teeth, severing tho thumb. He waff hurried to a doc tor and the Injured member pluc ed in position and tiandafred. al though It is doulittul If It wil heal, ENTERED B BURGLARS Rains Flood Town Wf f '.. n. , .tjm.-sr'-i'r bj.r trrr' v ,y . ; IS T?" I 1 i. ri.y . ' i""1 I IfNxfol Iiitindalcil hfKlin... ruined Imhu''. ami rati- wii-Imii wcrr ri.turt'i nt IIh (Ukm1 In M.rin .nil Koimnu. counti. t'lforni.. till. k. I'lMrto show lcwit Ave., In Mill 1 Icy, (rmnsfornird bilo iwlft rivrr. Identity Of Brady May Be Established Woman Writes to Sheriff Giving Description of Husband Missing Eight Years. . A communication has been re ceived "here at the sheriff's of fice from Toronto. Canada, thought by the officers to estab lish the identity of U. Brady whose body was found last week near the hospital and whose rel atives or 'friends had not so far been located. The letter was signed by Mrs. N. Brady; who stated that Iimi husband had disappeared eight years ago giving his description und enclosing a picturo of her self and her husband. The condition of the body lit present nnd the length of time elapsed since the picture was tak en . nfakc positive . identification Impossible but the description and the picture tally very closely with Governor ricrcc In a special (Continued on Pauft fi.) Thomas M. l-'lsher. federal emi grant Inspector arrived here this morning from Walla Walla to make arrangements for tho de portation of the 22 Mexicans who have been held In the county Jull for some weeks. ' ". ; The , Mexicans, who are men, women and children, will be taken to lil;Paso. TfxaMi-and then, re leased in Juarez just across, the. lino according to the Information ths morning. . ' ' . ; They were taken Into custody by the police and Jess Breshears. county sheriff, about the middle of January. They came here from Idaho where I hey hud been cin ployed In a sugar beet facory and then discharged und left to fare for themselves. Nono of them could speak Knglish and were con sequently, nearly sturved when taken by the officers. . , PENDLETON ELKS TO SUPERVISE INITIATORY WORK The Pendleton lodge of Klks will come to la Grande Thursday evening to put on Initiation work for tho I.a Grande lodge. Jt Is ex pected that thlrty-flvn candidates will he Initiated ut this time. The Pendleton order will also put on second degree work for the local lodge which Is expected to bo something different by I.a. Grande members. The social committee here are arranging to feed a large number following the Initiation. Tho 11. P. O. Klks of this city have Increased Die past sixty days lo a large extent, about sixty new members having been taken Into the order in that time. Half or these havfl already been Initiated and the other half will be Initiated Thursday evening. MEXICANS TO BE DEPORTED w m - m , r i j.. LMtOF BAKER, NOW PRQHIHEAD lov. 1'ierce Appoints a Democrat to Succeed George Cleaver LEGISLATURE ON ITS FINAL WEEK Extra. Week of Session May Be Necessary ; Governor Delivers Ulti matum to Solons. KAI.KM, Ore. ( By the Asso ciated Press). Governor Pierce today Appointed William 8. Lev ens of Baker as state prohibition CQiiunlBsionct;, succeeding George L.- Cleaver. l.evcns. u Democrat, was eight years district attorney but was defeated ut the last elec tion. "MOUNTAIN OK WOKK" TACKB HAI.KM. Die. By the Associat ed Press). As the legislature opened its final week of session today It faced a mountain, of work and some leaders belle vedi alt business ahead could not bo despatched before Saturday night and thU the sessions might ha.'e to be continued next week. (.OVi;itNOU NIJKVKS NOTK'i; (By the Associated Press) (Conllniieo. jn Paro fi.) E A county meeting of (he Masonic lodges or Wallowa county was held In Knterprlse Saturday night. The Wallowa county lodges include Wallowa, Knterprlse, Joseph und Ix)stlnc. Tho Ilonorublo O. P. Cosliow. state grand master of Masons and now a member of tho supreme court made an official visit accom panied by I. Jt. t 'honey, grand secretary, Itobert Kakln of Iji Grande. grand Junior warden. George Cochran or Iji Grande, past state grand master, Alex McKenzle. master of the Hummervilte lodge. K. K. Ulngo. of lx (rande. junior wunb-n. und John Mcpherson or Ial Grande. A delicious baiitiuet wuh served by the ladles of the Kustern Htar In Knterprlse shortly after 6 o'clock. Following the baniet toa-ds were responded to by the vbdtimr grand officers of the lodge. After the rxereliM's the third degree was exemplified by a number of past masters of I he lode. About IMt Masons were present from Wallowa county. More Anti-Toxin Taken To Nome by Dog Team NmMK, Alaska (By the Associ ated Press) Kdward llohn und dogs arrived here at noon today lu a hlUzard with diphtheria anti toxin. Cro.yilng Norton Hound two of his dogs fell Into a fissure In the lee. i I Buying From An Advertiser of cfmrso lt cnlcr ami mor? iattrnlcnt lo hn nilli thr alii i,( .ilvcrtlH-lttrtil. lint llial'4 HtA IIm lunlli rcaxHi nil, Mr toaoy ttun'ltit. tlKHuchtriil mii plc M'tnl .lu.r-t riclii-ltcly with ..IvcrH.ri.. II'm intlct-llni llial oit can gel In mi iHlicr wa ImiI ln man who ndvcrtlMi rIcb hi III, won! tliflt IIm gmW nr ervl. puri'lin-'! aro ut-l-toc lory and U n wonl llial'N MB Kiaal bb III IhiimI. H'b iB-rtnln cvIiIiiiit of bcliiz in jcrcBBKi. "fHnrttrr Alirrllln . A JlcrclioiidlBlnj Stnln' MASONS MEET IN- ENTERPRIS , . " i Murder Plot Is Charged f" gQAI IrtOTl OF DIGGERS U-fil i IS REALIZED IL 4it , '.-4. Senate Turns To Night Sessions To Get Action Leaders Hope to Speed Up legislation by the Anticipated Move. M'ASIUN(rO.V (Hy the As -WH-hitel nw)- With tho urn air hiaiigiiratlng regular night M'sshiiLS iniiigress M't Its pJ lMlay for tlw. hoitin htrebi, which fliuls tmieli to lc aixMii-pll-lie( b put through etcn nion tniMrtaiit. H'iHlbig nieiiMire.4 Is fore, lis K'xplration little, ntoru , than two weeks alieod. WAMIINOTON (Hy Ihe Associ ated I'reaH) Tho Hlxty-elghlh con- ttresa In lelaurely writing (he finan cial chapter of It H tilHtory. I'ho huuae. havllifr dtBpntfnd ol all or me regular mippiy uiiih. ih mo - lug alotiK Hlowly In the conMid. - ra - tion of the general IIhI on IU cal- ndar. Th- B-iinte, in a lean fortune po - tsition with rHpet appropriation meaHur.H. r-. a Keem-r urKe for, hiuite, but " tdoeked by a fllibuH- ler directed ol nevrrui meamin-H. With the Inauguration of r.-nn-1 j( n,Ht-r. He i noted HiNiier an tar niglit h"mhIoiih todny. ndiiilnlri- i ,ih lug mM the fiiiietion or Hit og l ration Icadera in thu annate are rirulliire department hhoiild rml hopeful (if Kpeedlllg Up bllHlneKH, 1 but are faced with real controver mIi'h over the i-mcrffeiiry oftle-r re tirftnenl bill, the Cape Cod uuMiHiire and the eonfereitce report on Mus ele HhoalH. House )tad"iH tin vn made no plana for nlKht itetwIoiiH. ! ( otKerneil oer McflfonM. HatiMfled that nil of the appro-! prlatlon billn. Including a huge de. tli irliry liifUHUre, flflll 10 b pilKMi-d, will be 111 Ihe hafldH or th" prenl- drn v--K In ndvatiee of -iiViMrn- jnient on March 4. leader of both Ul Jiuuni: -IMJ ill'" i'lmn: inn ivi.- cerned un to the fale ot wveral oth er me.'iMiieii, notably the pontal p;iy f Continued on Pk R IJinlidicria Develops in (iootling, Idaho, School . - H.:;. I.l.tliM. j:p-1 -1 'iph Iheria him broken out among pu ; PllM at Ihe t'itf wlmnl lor ip af and blind at Oooding. uceord jtng to InforinelioTl ni elvi'd by I a jvld Murrell. rommlHrtiotier of tin- mint' d.tiil I i.l'iil of piilillc welfare, Inn. I on., hundrxd tho'(nnl niiltH anil-toxin in liig nt th-re wlthjnbHi" of eongrpBKlonai "under 'tliriMtor. tn on the way to Gooding .iandlng ! lr. I. W. AimIoik,. iitatf itiedleall t Handera Inn't utile to 'ifir i(llr"-ioe. Is on the Mty to UGooding to ta ut In rurbtng the dia -riie. The -hool will be mxirantliud, rvui :d. . A conimVs jury at llaiirunl, t'al., said M-c Camp (left) met (luaui ny n inn iruiu tins wiiiiimni tower. . Ills fiance, TheivNn Mini ' leiwr (UiHct), Ills slhter ami King -con uly aiitlKkrlties, after eiimiitlng the ImmI', nra working mi llirt tlie ary that ( nmp, wealthy joutb with 120.000 life biMtiiiui(ie. won iimr- . . dcretl, following k iiinmt over op poMltlou u Ids plan to marry thu 1 Bltl. ; XTRA two itKAppoi.vrr.o SALKM. On. (AP) (Governor I'leren tislsy n'nppoliited I. N. Hewhiier. of Porllajul, nienilMr of Ihe game commission, mill rrai Mlntel Jmlgct William l)nb. of Maker, member of the lilnlnvny contiiilsNkm. I'ltwlmer Is inu iiilnsloii I'.iniriiinii. his term eplr Ing IV b. 25. 'Ihe term of Ihiby, highway fiminlNion I'hnliitioii, ex pires .March SI. IMU)Ti:STS IKM i;it WASIIIN(i'IXN (AP) Pn-hlenl Peek, of the Aiiierhati fomiell of 1 , ,,,hm, il(.f,..Hn. liim . ....ui,- t.uinv nti r- , lirntlM tnrr w,nt H. Honied Jn- doiiilmitloii or Amerhun agrl- ,; ,.,m. n s i n tarv IIhiut. Kii- llH.mnOIW r (h(. itrttldcritfi i,Krhtillurnl eimimlssioii, the wit- m.sn Hnl(t .multinl iiothliiK whh h . IBH not H.n Hin-nl rormiibitml with fiurm prodmlloii ami prepara-' Hon. 'Irnnsi"i1-tl"ii ami market Ing Pei'k ilrclaml. however, wen held lo N fuiM-tloiin of (he eimi mercf departmetil. cim, cam; itu.xri ntii ii A civil cane, Klalen vn. t'oull-1 Tho cIIiiihh culno when Hi. try clilh wall tried In Ihe clrc lit i monkey wa. held Hlort In tho pill courl Hi Ik liiornlnii. The iiluiu- nil and the Dwtnr challenged any- llrf la aulng for miircu alleg. d . body lo aland up and concede lo. Im due her from the cluli fori common ance.1 ry wil li Klmtan. oi k iM-rfoi ill'-il, i Nubudy eluod UP- . ... ' . ' Sanders In New Shoes; Secretary Unlike Slemp IHv MAI! It Y It. HI NT1 WASItlNrTN I NKA Hp1' bill J -I'ltlinif od mill tut rt ton hIioch to - , eongri-jwioiul fft. That, ftsura- - tivl. I tin really Importani job the' l-iv-rin jinnTK oi iiiiian muni undrriak" in h new pimttion a m-creiary to Ute prt nldent. Illn eiRht yearn' nervb e In th limine ban nubled him tn gauge ofi rather Heenrately the Bixe and the foli'ge Hn' till lit Oil "com nion ense" rob n and w.th Puritan It .vamps, then h lool the knacK or lal'smanshlp he acUlrtd aa a Merely a Question of Cu bic Yards Before Col lins Recovered MORE SOLDIERS PLACED AT CAVE Suspense ' of Nation Is Stilled with Discovery of Man Imprisoned iu Sand Cave. . 1 ' CAVE CITY, Ky. (AP Press Time Flash); Floyd Collins was reached ami found dead at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon, it was offi cially announced after rescu ers had penetrated into what they believed was the origin al Sand Cave cavom where ' Collins was caught. V No medical examination was made as it was impossi ble for the physician to reach , the victim. . Homer Collins, ' Floyd's brother, today broke by tho military guard and al- ' most succeeded in going down reached him, that Floyd was;1, being brought up the shaft., : LIE! UNIVKUHITY OK UllKOON. Eu gene, Ore. (Special) Two hundred delegates attended tho twenty-first annual convention of th Oregon Retail Merchants' A sun., which opened with a meeting and ban quet In the Hotel Otlburn .Kunday night, lluslness sessions will . bo held on the University of Oregon campus today, Tuesday and Wed--ncHday. under the joint nuuplces of Ihe Lane I'ounty Credit aaHociatlon and the I'niverHity nchool of bual neuu administration. Oean K. t. IlobbliiH of the school of hualms udmlnlbtratton called the eonventlon to order this morn ing tn Villard hull on the campua. other Hpeakern were Mayor K H. Parku of Kugene, Walter Orlffln, president or the Ijine County Credit ajwoclatlon; J. W. Mclnturff ot (Continued on Pago B.) ! iu v I L"1 V Itf ITt!II L 11 " .A,t1 ' A i 1 EI1 rhCTIVLLY liN EVOLUTIOiN TALK NIUtl'MliK. Vtt. VDy tile Assocl illeil I'ri'm) A monkey, lei her ed near a iiiilplt na uu exlilhlt against, tiie evolution theory, cant qutzzt cul RlunceH over I lie congregation. In Hie I'ark Avenue liupliet church here laal nlKht while lleverend Ur. Floyd T. Ilolluml prcarhril a ser mon on "Man or Monkey." . hhoe ml mnaii bai K In Terr Ma ut and Itloomington. Ind. If h- "iiells" the line, then Con nn'KH will inarch comfortably hloug with the president ror tho next two or tour year. If he doeHii'l. then there'll ! a lot of limping, much pain ami hiikhIhIi, and many gjipa In th rankJi whern ntragieri with mi fttM have dropirt-d out of line. Handera, like Cuuhdge, In n Bfrioun nort. Hon of an underpaid I llooiiler minister, he had to funk Ms own way mrougn nornmi mvn (Continued on I'ato . MERCHANTS If ANNUA