La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 30, 1925, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (A.P) Ore gon: Unsettled today and Tuesday. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 147 fenuV BATTLE Oil limit F UNABATED Governor Pierce Declares Fight Will Continue With No Let-Up ASKS SUPPORT OF OREGON CITIZENS Pratees Churches for Help in Enforcement of Prohibition - - Laws in United States. ' .' : -A plea For united support in en forcement of the prohibition law in Oregon nnd n promise ihat the wet element would bo given no quarter during the remainder or Ills term, were emphasized yester day In ii Bpeech delivered In the .Mel hod 1st church, to more than 600 people, by Governor Walter M". pierce, who Is here for a period of rest before returning to - the capital. The executive begun his address with a review of historical events leading up to present day condi tions, stressing the fact that laws must be' enforced, regardless of their provisions. If the United .Stales can continue In Its present course the leading-. power In the world. He sincerely deplored the fact that Nome people .full to up bold the prohibition luw and in sisted that the luw can lie en forced. Applause followed this statement, , , . : -Mr. Pierce asserted that "wr 1 must lue honest men In of Her men who will im flinch at duty, men who an Impartial. "The strongest ally hi the fight N lite Protestant i:itirchcs of Amer ica," hu declnred, ll- JecUrod Uiul e-i-Voitrrn'.oi er Cleaver tried to enforce the law Impiirtlally and Haid 1hul he ban the fullest confidence In William Lcvens of Uaker, Cleaver's faucuca (Continued on Page Five.) Tw w robberies occurred In I.a Grande over the week-end. aecord Inc lo announcement by lbs local police today. Richardson's Grocery and the I! use home, tfj the rear of the building, were cnterd und about Jl.r.n and n few articles of Jewelry, are reported lo have been taken. Newlln's lhug Sturo was also rubbed of about 9U In cash and Home checks. The Mufn hud been left unlocked in Newlln's and the haul was easily made. No clue was JVft hi either the lllchurdson or '.New Mn case. PART IN PLAY "Cinderella In Flowcrluiid," by Marlon Loder, will be presented under th" auspices of the Ia Grunde Neighborhood club Satur day evening. April 4, at 8 o'clock nl the high school auditorium. Thirty-seven rhildren of grade school und under grade school age. will take purt. The i-asi follows: Hubert Holmes. Prince Charming; Kvelyn Mays, Cinderella: Mux Hloddard, rince Hobln lied: Until Black. Tiger IJly; Jaciiueline u'Brlcti..' Holly- (Continued on Pago Five.) ROBBERS LOOT TISHES KIDDIES Tit La Grande To Be Host T&Easi Oregon Racers That the plan und tfiit- of th-Kast'-rn On-jjun truck meet "lll be in I. a (trande. May 9lti, r':sretive !. m definitely d.etdd by the r'm pent all vrs of th': various schools concerned ul the annual M-ellng of the e',aMlern fjn gm Sup rlnlendeittn nnd principals Association held here Hut artsy. j Th- order of nts will be lhef wtiiie hh heyl year. Thi events will 'e run off s follows: l"e. yard dash, pole rauM. mile run, broad jump. 1 yard high hurdles, 44" yard dash, high jump. 210 yard 4 dash, shot put 880 yard run. dis cus, 220 yard low nurdlct, Javelin Governor f - Oregon's governor, Walter M. IMcrvcvof La Grande, who sokc here .vctrdny ami nt Klgln Sat urday. Yes, lie's .still wearing the '"cowiHiiiclicr" hat. Dog poisoners of ln Grande h a ve. been b tisy nga in, the tat est victim being the Llewellyn seller dog belonging to V. I. Mohr. The dog probably was poisoned some time during the night. He died early Saturday morning. Several valuable dogs, their own eers living in the same block with Mr. Mohr, have been poisoned late ly and owners huv their suspicions as to who has been doing tin: work, kit hough they have never been able to catch them, it is reported. T Vaniouu individuals ami or?nn.v gallons working under I lie direc tion of the chamber of commerce arc. actively enduuvorlng lo have the land . office, re-established in La Grande. Briefs stating I he case have been forwarded to the Oregon delegation in congress and will be presented to President Coolldc this week If possible. Letters have been forwarded to the Uaker Chamber of Commerce and others to the civic organiza tions in the Wallowa county cllles and ol her parts of Kasteru Ore gon most directly affected by ihe abolishment of the land office here. Senator Ilrucc Dennis of "La Grande will present the situation to the Portland Chamber or Com mcrce. today in an endeavor to g-t support In that section. Mr. Den nis left for l'ortland last evening. THEFT OF CARS LAID TO GROUP OF LOCAL BOYS Kivc local boys, about H and If years of age, have been arrested by the police here In connection with theft of cars here In the past. One of the boys Is alleged lo have confessed to purl leipal lug In eight thefts, Including the Hunter and McAdory cars, taken during the past 10 days. The boys aie till In custody and will be brought before Hie juve nile judge. The mnximitifi penalty would be sentence to the reform school. Owing lo the extreme youth of the five Implicated, their names aro withheld. CM ii .mi :i ti; sKi". The meeting of the M-nY, cl Jb or the Presbyterian church wtU be held Thursday evenintr of Ibis ek ut t he I JA CevnntilM lirnitc on the Im (;rande-ot ljtl;e high way. Tim ineotliiir this week wilt bo the next to the last gt-tog"tlier nf I lie KOllKTlM fttf flin Hfi.n'n cluli C, M. Humphries will make the main talk of the evening. and relay. PfflciaN for the in"t w)i n nouneed biter. Ttie county ' nit t will be he, th tMk preceding the Kastern .iriron event . i;imi irfMTw. Of tW rs of th l-iaslerii .n-egoti Huperin tendinis and Priucipsls AnHociatfon to erv r,r te ensu ing y-ur ntTf ei-td Satiirday. Frank H. Itennett. superlnten'b'nt of the Knterprlse wImioIh was nam ed president of the organization to succeed H. M. ItrosdlH-nl of Bsk-r and Yed Pat ton. also of Knter- (Continued oo Tags Fire.) BOG KILLERS mi BRIEFS SEN TO CAPITAL VILL BUILD COTTAGES AT T "Townsite" Near Wal lowa Lake to Be Dotted with Private Camps DANCE HALL IS BEING PLANNED Building, in General, to Be Active at 'Wallowa Lake Wonderland This Season. The bead or Wallowa Lake will soon have a little cily of privately owned summer homes If the in crease in building, which started last summer, keeps up. , Itemizing that a great many peo ple would like io have their own cottages near the famous resort, a tract of timbered laud, near the lake, has been divided into lots with nil the Improvements of the city provided. Instead of the ordinary straight street, which Is found In most cit ies, thn "townsite" has winding thoroughfares, wandering, through the tall pine trees. Klectrlc lights, sewer connections, and water piped from high up in the mountains are all available for every lot. - Collages llullt. Ixist summer several of these lots weru purchased nnd on some, cottages have already been erected. Dozens of others are planning to build this summer. Thure Is now loom for nearly U00 buildings on this plot. Incidentally, in connection with building, tint directors of (he Wal lowa Lake Wonderland suy that they now have on the grounds, enough hard wood maple flooring to build the largest dunce hull In the state of Oregon. ;May Build This Year. . It Js possible (hut Die halt may lie erected Dils year, but in case it 1h not completed for this seasun, it will be ready before another sum mer has passed.. H is probable that the dance hall, will be so designed that it could be used for basket ball tournaments, Indoor track meets, tennis and o(her sports dur ing the winter months. . DAMAGE SUIT Making -jp the Jury punel for the damage suit, Huchanun vs. Cily of la Orunde. took up iiioh! of the morning session of Ihe cir cuit court. Judge C. H. McCol loch of Maker Is presiding over court this week 111 the absenco of Judge Knowies who Is substitut ing for Judge J-Jvans in PortlanJ. The current case Is a suit for injuries alleged to have been re ceived by a child, Cuba Huchanun, Her parents are asking for damages. Henry Henri Is repre senting the defendant und Colon It. Eberliard h conducting the case for the plaintiff, A slander suit, Oladys Cain. is vs. James DeVore mid Tressa Dc Vore, is scheduled for tumorrow. Mrs. Carney fs suing for $5,MiO damage for Infamous remarks al leged to have been made by the defendants. Oreen and Hess have been retained by the plaintiff and U. J. Kitchen Is attorney for the defense. All parties In the case tire residents of North Powder. Robert Eakin Speaker At Hot Lake Meeting H'T I.AKK. (Spvclall The lnten services which nre being h'ld eoeh Sunday nt tin Hanatorl iim were greUt y assisted Hunday evening by :oberl Kaliln of l-u Grand1 who read his manuscript on "The Trial of Jesus." A num ber or slides which were loaned by M rs. M oss 1 1 u n of La G ra u d a re tH'ing used In connections with Ihew; prod-aiie w hi h lake up the Chief : nt ( the JWSt Wee; L.' f he -L Jt'KdH. 't he HlldeiTT all rvprodij'-' jons of fainou.- p.sni imrs and ar befng gn-atly enjoyed at Ihe Sanatorium. Mr. KaMn In his talk gave (he hisiorirul background of the events of Friday eventne. und fits manu script which he hN prepared wlUi a great ileul of care, glvn a very ( tear and coiietw n.ounl of th (rial uf Jchus. HI AUIV, OMOHft. John luy. Frank Nison and I.. H. cMrv are being held In Jail l-ndinff a hearing IM-Tore Judtu lluirh K. Urady. The men are charged w it h tie ft of u iualnlly of wire from the la Grande Iron Works. The hearing has been act lor tomorrow. on now Tri-County Grange Will Be Organized Governor Pierce Chief Speaker at Farmers' Meeting at Elgin Satur day. Approximately 300 people, most ly members of the granges in Ua ker, Union and Wallowa counties, attended the Union County Pomona grange held with the Cricket Flat grange of fcJIgin. More than 20 subordinate granges were repre sented. - - Plans were started for the or ganization of a trl-county Pomona grange and Dr. W. T. Phy of Hot lake, was appointed temporary master to work with the master of the threu county granges to per fect the organissation. The next meeting of the county grange will be held, with the Union grange at the experiment station there and It Is expected that the trl-county organization win ue perieeieu at that time. Pierce Sjx'akcr Governor Waltftr M. Pierce,- a member of the grange, was the leading speaker of the day, review ing his 27 months as chief execu tive and .what has been accomp lished during that period of time. (Continued on Page Five.) ES E Legionnaires, gather at Knler prlse Saturday in the Ku stern Ore gon District conference, went, on record as being .In . favor. of spon soring the boy scout movement . in various towns and cities aud also spent, some time discussing Ameri canization problems. The conference meet In the coun ty courthouse was followed. by a banquet In the Knterprlse hotel and a dance, given by the Enterprise post. In the community hall. - Among those, present were: Com mander Otis Palmer, Cheater Thompson, itay Williams, Robert Scott and Lot Snodgrass, La Ontnde; K. Hlackuby, Ontario; Commander Lemon, Mr. Power, Baker; Stale. District Committee man Harold Warner. Pendleton; State Adjutant Carl MoBer; Jerry Owen, editor of the pacific Legion, Harry Cooper, , veterans bureau, Portland; Statu Commander Grif fith, Halem. The four stale officers, who had never been in the Wallowa terri tory before, visited Wallowa Lake Sunday and were delighted with Its scenic attractions. UMON SCHOOLS CHOSE CONKLIN FOR SIXTH TERM UMO.V, Ore. (Special) Hoy Conklln, superintendent of the Un ion schools, has been reelected, this being his sixth time to be giv en the position. Other teachers will be? selected at tho regular meeting of the school board on the first Tuesday In April. TAKi; TO ASYLUM. Dell Parsons, 73, of North Pow der, was taken to ihe Pendleton Institute for tho mentally deficient Saturday evening by Jess ltre sh mu rs, Union county sheriff. The. aged man was brought here from North Powder last Thursday. He hud ulliielnatioiiH and gave other evidences of being out of his head at the time. LEGIOiAIR IN CONFERENC Growth of Materialism Is Fought By Churches MONTKVIOKO My the Associ ated Press) A grow lug spirit or materialism w It Ii a tendency tr. throw over board anything lhal s-i- ors of religion and a tendency lo . question all traditional modes ot thought are the principal rcasonr w hy the evangelical churches of ! Him South American republics should Increase the amount and .scoiM! of tb"lr work, says the re nort of I hi ii..iiiiiisiiru on F.vatise. iiwifi prciured' ror p'revniatton iday at, (he Cogr-'ss on Chiintia'n i Work In South America. The chalr mun of the commifodon whled pre ' pared th report was" I r. Charles M. Mmden of "hlcaco, a former rollt'Kc nrorettHor or (lie Methodist Kpis-pal i hurtii in chile. "White not so not ii lily Irrie tit Ihe northern s--tions of ljutb Amer ica,' wiya the n-pori. '"the sou hern republics ri niering upon a pe rlol of Ini'-nxtve roiniti-nliil and Industrial development hleh is giving a ir re at material Inrpiiliw lo each country, but Is at the nnm time sliirtlng the emphasis away from the cultural, rcllgtotm evalu ation of life to one that Is strongly (Continued on rage Ftvt.) TO Fined Today for Illegal Transportation of " Fight Films ' FOUR OTHERS IN CONSPIRACY RING Handling ' of ' Dempsey Carpentier Pictures to Cost Group . Twenty Three Thousand, Dol lars. NEWARK, N. J. (Ily the Assocl ntt'd Press) Tpx Ulckarii, nation ully known fight promoter, waa to day fined J7U0O hy Federal Juilre Uodlne for confiptrat'y to violateho law regarding Illegal transporta tion of prize fight films. Utckard and four co-defendants wcro eonvlcted March loth on the charge In connection with the UoinpsnyTCurpcntlcr' fight films. (Continued on Page Five.) GERMANY FAILS -TO AGREE UPON A NEW LEADER HLltLIN (By the ANMX-lnte! I'itssI Ystertla's presidential rlet'tlon failed to give any of the seven caitdidatis a majority, and n seciiHl ehH-tloii Is M-heilidcd for April Hflth, when the can diitato iiHeiviug the blghent number uC lotes will be declared iiect4'd. "How to Make Things" Contest Inaugurated A "How to Make Things" con test has been started at thn public library for the grade school child ren of La Grande. The children can make anything they wish but Ihe idea must be obtained from books from the library. The con test will close April 15, und all work must, be turned In at thn li brary at that ; time. Two prizes, one for a boy and otie for a girl, will be awarded for the ; best ar ticle. The contest has been announced In the schools und a poster plac ed In each school building. The articles will be exhibited at the li brary. Coolidgc Is Asked to Tone Down Decision WASHINGTON, (By the Associ ated I'ress) A communication as king for amplification of certain features of President t'oolldjrc's Tacna-Arlca arbitration award will probubly h presented to the state department today. After calling attending to re ports of Chilean atrocities that might affect the result of the forthcoming plcbcscile In the pro vince, the communication will suggest that a native constabulary organized to replace (he present Chilean garrisons In Tacna-Arlca until after the election. m; oyi;m.. mci;i,v. Mrs. W. H. It row n of Palmer Junction Is at the hospital recov ering from a minor operation. Mr. Jirowu was In l,a Grande this morning to visit his wife. Pictures Of Tornado riums l ipially Important with A great many m-UHpnMr renders whli (In telegrnfih reports nrr the news putting that appear regii larty. The tilwniT, tlirnttgh the ri rliiMc M;A wmht, lias cm stnut plmVrgrnphli tniHli with tin new of the world (lie plr-tnre- of tin fJirt'ado nilns tor cxniiiple. ( t ime of IIm f" lure tlinl makes m tetuly gain In IImi nitmls-r of ObM'ncr readers, MOlmrrrr Advert hlng A Merchandising KerTloo' m $7,ooq nFTT is peiiiliy "v The "Jazz Girl" of Today J , I ' There is a marked diffemieo In the appearance ami actions. or Dorothy Kllliigston, 10-ycar-ohl givl on trial at Kan tVsiiclsco . for Nhtying her mother. Jail life lias soTtciicd and matured : lier f aro. BAKER WOMAN iJHglCIl ..POHTLANU, Ore, (My (lift As sociated Iress)--Mi,s. Jlazel Heat 'er, 26, who was attacked In her apartment here Hid ur day by an un identified man, und beaten with piece of gas pipe, died at 11 o'clock Katurday night. ' '.Juck Hall, 2? a logger, who dis covered the. body and then disap peared, was arrested early in the n,lght when he returned to the apartment. . He was said to be a friend of the woman and was held by tho police for questioning. . BAKU It, Ore.' (Kpeclal) Mr. and Mrs. Ii. W. Lively, parents of Mrs. Heater, left at 8 o'clock Sat urday evening for Portland, where their daughter was slugged to death. They were summoned by a mes sage from'-lhe detective depart ment of the Portland police. It Is reported lhat. Krnest Heater, her husband, is In Portland. Trial Set for Today Postponed Until April The trial, "Stute of Oregon vs. Klmer It. Ktoddard, niatiager of the Grande Hondo Lumber com pany" which was to have been held tliis morning was continued at the refiuest of Judge Gustav An derson nnd A. A. Smith, linker at torneys who were unable to O't their chief witness here, this morning. Mr. Smith asked for and was granted permission to apptur be fore the fish and gamo commis sion April 1 3 1 f i lo present (be case for the defendant, Mr. Htodilard.- In case settlement Is not reached it this time the trial will be re sinned here April 2"th. The com plaint charges that the Grande Itondc Lumber coinpnny with Hill ing to provide proper fish ladders over the dam at Perry. -7 Gem Thieves Loot M. Y. : Jewelry Firm; Loss Big ' NF.W YfUtK (fly th" AKKoehiie,! 1'resM Four men todny robbed the ofrieea nf Sob"! arid Kalehti. diamond brokeis. t.'n.fie dhimonds valued between 5't,eno und $la,- flH0 Were (liken. Joseph Head lo Await , Action of Grand Jury ALBANY, Ore. rsperial - Jrm ieph F. Head, of Portland. La Grande nd Kugene was bound over to (be I'nited Hlute grand jury on a t-'M,, bond here by Vie. (or Mlver, deputy Fnlted Stated cnimiiloiir. on a churge of vio lating the Mann art. lie Is accused of inducing Mrs. Kdlth Wlrlh to tome tf, A (jrande fiom Spokane Wahh. Mrs. Wirth was taken home by her husband. XTRA'PHimpu nmli HIHTH CO.Vl ltOL I PIII,LI ; NKW YOltK, (Al) lrfWilUeil birth conlml ns u ireventatlvo of iiervbiix dlHoHlei-M arising fiom t&k MippiH'HMlon Is ono or the greatest mMTKslllcs of I'lvlllzntloii, Dr. w. F. Itoble, of Baldwin, Mass., told thn International Keo-3latluisslau ..and Hlitli Control conri'r'nci todny. "Illrth fontrol Is luirinlcM, religi ous, biiinan and should bo legaliz ed," ho declaml. l'OKIIKS VF.UY UtU IIOSTOX, (AIM Thn condition of Colonel I'"orlMs, former head or the vctiran.H bureau, stricken with pnralysis I'rlduy night, Is uiH liang- id today, It was announced at the hospital. PAYS l-'OK HIOTING PAItlH, (AIM After conferring Willi Premier lleriiot until two o' clock this morning, French Minis ter of JCdiiCAllon AllM rt today stts- pemled )r. Itarbclmy, dean of the Sorbomic law fwulty, and cIomi! the law stdiool until further notice as tho result of rlollnr hy lloynl 1st and Coseratlvo - Itepubllcnn ' students Saturday. AllHrt's orders MaliNl that llarlK'Imy declared hr would not Impose penalties on par licipniits In the rioting and that he ftlso rcfuseil to cooperate with au thorities who Insisted that classes be held dcspltu Urn students pro le w(s. HGIUUiUH LOOT HANK. CHK A(.0, (AIM Four rtdibers, one carrying a sawed-off hbotgiin, ((slay held up M'vcn orflclalN and employes of I he Ashland Clint Street Hank today and rscaiHtl with between 810,000 and $15,000 In cash. Muscle Shoals Power Bids to Be Accepted WASHINGTON. (By the Associ ated Press) Bids for the purchase of the hydro-electric power devel oped by the Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals, will be Invited by Secretary Weeks. Kstlmatos given Wefcks by army engineers revenl that tho Wilson dam will begin development July first of 100,000 horsepower dally. Ci f Hfnu i M C (Br Hairy B. Hunt The.idggest- man Iti the presi dents cabinet Is Its newest mem ber. John frirlhaldl Sargent, the new attorney general, whom I'resl dent coolldge c tilled to Ihe office after the Senate had turned down ''hurbs B. Warren, towers a good three Inches above Sceretury Wil bur, heretofore (he lengthiest cabl uete. r. and tips the iK:aea at ZS IHtunds or so more tliun Secretary Weeks, the bertiist of. the old ubinet. Sargent just wales In under 6 f et 6 m hen in his nocks, In height. His weight is roughly 18 atenc, or aomu 2tu pounds ovolr- WILL PROBE SANITY OF JAZZ GIRL' Judge Louderback Post pones Murder Trial 24 Hours for Inquiry PSYCHIATRIST ON WITNESS STAND Declares That Dorothy Ellingson Is at Present Mentally Incompetent BAN FRANCISCO (By the As sociated Tress) . Judge Louder- back postponed today for 24 hours the murder trial of Dorothy El lingson to Inquire Into her mental I At the opohlng of tho 'trial to . day the defense moved that a san , Ity Inquiry be made, basing the motion on an affidavit by Or. Jau don Ball, psychlartrlst, who ex pressed tho belief that the girl was at present mentally In compe- ' tont. Jury Excluded Tho Judge, holding th. affidavit Insufficient, stated he would allow ball to testify. Th. Jury was ex cluded whllo th. motion was argued. : 1 i be convinced thero was basis for such a motion betoro he could en tertain It, adding that th. test was whother the person accused of crime comprehended th. proceed ings and was able to present an Intelllglblo defense. , , MISXino CFTY (By the Associ ated Press) Two officers, four privates were wounded - nnd men, 10 women and ono Spanish priest were arrested, th result of a clash between federal soldiers and worshippers outside the church of Han Marcos in Agua Calientes Hunday. Tho worshippers, who for some time had been guarding the church, opened fire on tho soldiers as the latter approached tho church on patrol duty, according to roports here which added that the wor shippers believed the soldiers In tended to take possession of tho church to turn It over to tho newly created Mexican Apontollc church. l IlltAVIU IVY WIU ASSOC UllUU I'ressi j weive persons wero Kin cd In automoblla accldentu tn (this vicinity yesterday,-,, Klcht bf the fatalities occurred at grade cross ings. . . ,7 Mitchell Assigned to Fort Sam Houston, Tex. WASHINGTON (Dy the Associ ated Press) Brigadier General Mitchell, osslstunt army air chief, will be assigned April 26th as air service officer of Ihe Eighth Corps nrea with headquarters at Fort Sam Houston,' Texas. , Secretary Weeka today signed the order for the Mitchell trans fer, effective upon expiration of his present tour of duty. Mltr hell's rank will revert to that of a col onel. m IT Jiinf'o fciinnt 'lupols. Sara-ent tvniries the "ruKecd Ver. monts strength" which tho poet' writes about. Although bin R4 von in bnvt brought a certain flaccid loosenes- to the skin of his neck and jowl the lines of his Jaw ara still firm land strong. The Arery bigness of his bod: ponderous but powerful, suggests u mind thiit llknu Inc. hlli ner . haps not of punther-likc quick UIIUIIUII IIUII TWELVE SLAIN AGGIDENTS ness, piows kiratgni aneau mrougn all obstacles to definite and sub stantbil conclusions. Bar gent ought to help Coolldgu (Continued on Pag Five.)