EASTERN 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