La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 17, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAYi (intttfo CITY EDITION THE WEATHER POUTlANU (AP) Ore. gon: Huln tonltflit and But' urday. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRES8 LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 163 URNED AT ARSB ELD H tt FIVE M RESORT 10 OPEN WITH Blli DUE Wallowa Lake's Season. Begins Earlier This Year Than in Past FORMAL OPENING IS TOMORROW EVE Midnight Supper at Hotel with Singing and Bal let Dancing Feature of Evening. KNTKRl'UISI-:, On. (Special lo ihe observer) The season formal ly opens at the Wallowa l.akt re- Hori. wit h a big dance tomorrow , nmhl at the pavilion, with u inltl nigh I. supper at Wallowa Lake Lodge, us the new liol -t lias hern named hy I,. (. Illnforil, the new manager, a I oral newspaper re ports. A feature la to.be made of the midnight sup per with orchra Ira music, singing and ballet dane in.v. which will add to Ihu all mo livcitess of tin event. lb-cause there are ho many peo ple now working at tlie grounds In the construction of scenes for the moving pictures to he made there the management of the resort have decided lo begin the dunces at leasl nix weeks earlier I hun in past years. Tn fact the season is opening tip earlier all around owing to the pre mature spring. II had not been the intention tit npVn .th" lud.'je ho woo'i but win a it was opened lawt week for the moving pletum men tind their escort from the I.a Grande Chamber nr Commerce, others be gan dropping In, ho that It wan kept open as a mutter of necessiiv to accommodate the visitors. Pur tieK frrm 'Seattle and Port la ml ar rived tile first or the week to open t he ishing season In the upper lakes. Tim More will he opened for bns'.iiess this week, and the howl ing alley which had tumbled down during the winter wan set up und will be ready lor play by Saturday. Seventeen new row boats are ready for use on the lake, and men have been cuitlng out Ihe roofs and brush around the head of th lake. The construction crew Is en copying cottages and boarding iit the lodge. Lightning, accompanying I h i wind and rain .storm that Hwept over ,)( r.rande last evening, be lueen eight and nine o'clock. In lerlefed with Ihe service of the K. O. I,. ,t P. company in (Md Town r-iid n residential district, near the corner )(f I'ourth and Adams ave nue. It-cinise tit' danger to the re pair men it was necessary to Mil fi be primary at tin- substation w hieh b it many homes without light or power for several min utes. The trouble had been right ed and everyone was cut in about NHTi o'clock. t mry in emergency canes does s-ieti ;i situation arise and had not the n-palrs been attended to imnie- d.alejy mid efficiently, longer d lavs would undoubtedly have re sulted. The Mhoi'i interruption in powvi und lights at I ;:;i o'clock yester day atteruoon, was also due l lightning. STORM CAUSES SERVICE HALT Girls Ready to Stage Annual "April Antiks 'he sl;ige is alt b 'i and one-! im.im the high s lwo Rirls ill I"1-1 tome phiyers lo entertain a crowd-; e. hoiis- iith lie- annual April' Antil.-t. i And "Antiks" Iln-y say such -iis i none but school girts are capable! of staging. The show tliis yar if ' j pot-pourri of Ian and pep with It-re ami then- a splash of more ' rums material to give body lo th liiixtur-. In .-ill. som-thlng more than 4" girls ulil take part In the produc tion. Some u ill play Hula HuXi Jlci-1. rs v it ii uk-l- 1 s. sarlan-.!-- Recital Here Was Enjoyed By Hundreds Miss Carney, Miss Notz and Mr. - DePinto Ap peared in Concert at M. E. Church. A wealth of good music well played and sung was presented at the concert, last evening, of Vic tor lelnto, violinist, assisted by .Miss Marguerite Carney, lyric so prano and Miss Marguerite Notz, pianist. Mr. Jh'l'inlo's portion of the pro gram was excellently done. II proved himself un artist technically capable of performing some of the most difficult selection In violin literature. His choice of program was particularly fortunate and one well calculated to show his skill with the Instrument. The program opened with Mr. le Pinto playing Haendel's "Son ata in A Major." Tin first move ment displuyed the violinist's mas tery of left hand trills and built up toward the climax in the sec ond. "Nocturne in K Flat," C'ho-pln-Sarasate. the second selection plaed, featured some double stop work and difficult high notes. The central suite on the program contained ."Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen.' 'and ".Some times I Keel Like u Motherless Child." by White; "Orlentale," by Oil and "Melodv ' by Charles (J. Dawes, vice president of the I'nlted Stales whose ability as u composer was remarked at various times dur ing the last campaign. I a o rite Selections. The two first selections by White were negro spirituals the strange, plaintive tceling and dissonance A fro-American mimic. Knows ie Trouble I've containing harmonic typical or "Nobody Seen," is a favorite selection with vIolluiNtu for the reuson that it gives the artiMt. an opportunity to display a. wealth of emotional feeling. It was on the of Skovgaard, who pl.ied J in recital here a year ago. (.uis.,nw of tm,8l. tl.,!pfl w, ftot onlv ll(H "Oricntale" is u wierd composl- Bnmty to tIl4. appearance, of the lion which gave air. i -e nn.u nirnoo, ,idingfl. but will add to opportunity to display nis skui ui master. I'or an encore Mr. De I'into played "The Harlequin" by Kber hardt. ' Mr. He I'into concluded the pro gram with 'his Interpretation of "Ave Maria" by Sehuberl-Withelmj and "llallade et Polonaise" by Vle uxteiiips. lie played the pcrien nially popular "Souvenir" by Drdlu ils an encore. ArlL-t.s I'lrase Audience Miss Carney and Miss Notz proved themselves real artists. Neither attempted to make their portions of the recital a display of technique It ut were contented lo sing and play each selection su premely well. Miss Carney displayed a warmth. (Continued on I'age Five.) J. I. Bell, The Dalles, Accused of Non-Support J. I. iSrll of The Dalles was ar raigned before Hugh K. Brady, justice of the peace this morning charged with noil support of minor children. Hell was brought here (his morn ing by Jess lireshears, county sher iff. Women Must Pay lo Fish' And Hunt After May 28 Beginning May L'Mli, Instead of June :;Mh as was printed yester day, women must he equipped with fishing and hunting licenses the same as tin- masculine ntinrods and anglers before they venture forth Into the "woolly wilds" in sejteh of trophies of the woods and stream. I'ntil May 2Sth, women have been allowed to hunt and fish with out having a license hut finally the i fn gon law s were amended lo make it necessary that Ihe mem bers of the gentler sex pay regu lar fees betore they can don out door habiliments and sally forth to !:iki th.it- i,l:if.. in the u-nrll i,f 1 outdoor sport. 9 and (kindly do no! spring any w is remarks about grass skirts) the rest of the regalia. ( Hh-rs win represent diameters Irum the iieipiper comic strips t'nea' Walt and Hkeeztx will b there and pertKips the Kaiz-njum-nier Kids. We are not sure about this last but we do know that the comic St ilps Will be U ell repre sented. Along the line of more serloiif ent k I'ln in mi nt not pari ieularly ci the eye anl ear variety one finds (Contin'Jt. J, on I'dtfe l'ive.) Oldest Mason lohn Viiitic? Adams lis. Hun, celebrating his IMMh hill Inlay, claims to. Ih' (be oldest lltlnie Ma von in Ihe west. Slioeniftkcri gold miner, pioneer orchardman, financier, Hnllon looks back on mi active, on 101 that started in New Hampshire and is ending In lalo Alto. California. beautify l.a Grande school grounds the local school board has ordered eighty Silver M.iple trees and expect them to arrtvo any day, These trees were ordered for the high school athletlu field and the Willow school and will be planted as soon as they arrive. The play grounds at th- Willow school have recently been graded and smooth- d and a lawn hs hoen planted in , ron( of ,h(V i)Uiidlng. The plant'- th(1 b(,uuly of U0 cltv The Men's Club 01 the 1'resbyter ian church closed a most success ful season last evening with a meet ing at the home of C. M. Humph reys. Officers for next season wen nominated and elected by the mem hers of the organization. K. A. Mc- Kaehron was named president the club. A. V. Mndgren, form secretary was elected vice-presi dent, and II. 1.. StoneUlng. seen tary. The mutn talk of the evening was made by 11. K. !lxon, head Of the city planning com mission. the subject. "City Planning." The meeting concluded t he ser ies held during the winter months and the dub work will now be dip continued until next fall. Meet ings will commence again In Oc tober. Presbyterians Will 1 Again Present Cantata Announcement, was made, this morning of the repetition of 11m sacred cantat i: "Life Kverlasting" in the Presb terian church which will be sung this coming Hunday evening at 7:3'). So many were turned away, and so many have aked that It be repeated that the choir has consented lo present It again for the benefit of nil who are Interested, following the same program as on Kaster. Mr. Hons In speaking of the re action said thai It was the unani mous opinion that It was the b-M cantata pt sung in t he church and for that reason it would be repeated this coming .Sunday for t he enjoyment of t he coin tn unit y at large. Salt Lake Visitors on Way to Baker Today Hichard It Summer ha ) an 1 Mips NU Sumsin. of the (b m-alo-gna! Soeh ly of I'tah, were hi-rt yesterday and mmliK ted t hiee sessions In the local 1,. I H. church, whieh Mere wi-ll atl-nde.. Today Mr. Suniiiierhaen and Miss Munislm w ent to Halter, ac companied by President Hank. Holgi-r M. Ijirson and Khn-r H!od dard. Aitscrss is iei:.moi;d M ;W X lit M ( AIM Willi Ihe n-. tnttt hI of an alri- from ltnle I tilth' back today pbM inn hop ed Ids iiindltioii would hnprmc more mpttlly. TO BEAUT FY SGHULIL LAND C S OF C 1 CONFESSION II PEOPLE OF WOMAN HELD TRUE Admission of Guilt Wade by Mrs. Anna Cunning- ham Corroborated CHEMISTS' PROBE FINDS ARSENIC j Deadly Poison Discovered. m organs ot Walter Wm..-Pnnninn-himi p.nvino try; Martial Law De- Experts. ('ItOWN POINT. Ind. (Ity the Associated Press I Mrs. Anna Cun ningham, njred 4H years, who con fessed to poisoning three of her children. Is still too weak today for a preliminary hearing on 'the mui- let" charge she faces. Officers pointed out today that Ihe report of Purdue 1'niversity chemists received last night cor roborated the woman's confession. T ho c h e m 1st s to u n d u la rgr amount or arsenic in the organs of Walter Cunningham, but none in the body of Harry, according t the report. Mrs. ( 'unii Ingham ad nutted poi soning Walter but denied killing: Harry. E ASTOKIA. Ore. ( Iy tin Associ ated Press) The Japanese Hteam- Yoshida Marti No. I nd the steamer Charles It. McCormh I; co1- llded head on this morning In the Columbia river off the Port Adams life saving station. ISoth vessels were damaged and a. fireman on the Japanese ship is reported to (Continued on J'age Five.) A new grocaterla. the latest thing in modern, eriicbnt grocery stores, will be opener) In l.a firande tomorrow morning at eight o'clock. according to announcement today by Sam Harris. The grocaterla Is local ed nee' the Hlaik Cat ami can easily b distinguished by the red front. Mr. Harris Inviles the public to inspect the new business place whether wllh Ihe Intention of buy ing or not. He believes that the new establishment win make il possible to give customers belter service and more attractive priced goods than they have known In tip pa st. I S IN VBCOLLIO TO OPEN NEW GROCERY HERE Painleve's Cabinet Is Finished; DeMonzie Kept PAHIS (My Associated PresH)' Th" Iiew premier, M. Painleve. prescnled his new minhitei y to President I Kiumergiie ot. noon to day. The minlMiery ill meet to morrow to draft a d v la ration lor presentation to parliament Tues day. P It I S Hv the Asxdafed Pre-s - After arduous uegot la Hons I'Ulll Pailllese ifilllpleti'l ills Ciib- inet about niidniglil and sent 110 I if hat ion t o President I "oumergue ih-.- he hd hoc (bd In consti tuting u minislty win-re Hrland had I failed. So tliffil'lllt W'eie Ihe btU ilOMIs of the task (hut hope hud 11I1110M , been abiindoneil of reaching an , agret fiietit. Hid, in addilion to' forming the nilniMi'v, an iieeonl also w.ih found on Ihe ministerial program. M, Painleve hlm.df talos Hie post of minlHier of war. as well us president. 11 r the eooneii, while M. Ilriand u.-Mtiined the portfolio ot j rot-etgii affairs and Joseph f:illlaii j whose polllbal i.in'-r was tlmnubl j til h,lV" ell'Je.J U'llt-U In I'.C" lie M,S sentenced 10 imprisonment mid or- (Coutinutd ou Pa.t Tivt;.) KILLED BY Sofia Funeral Blast Death List Includes 20 Women, 10 Children 'SIX (iEaERALS, 30 OFFICERS SLAIN Great Excitement . Pre- clared by Government.1 SOFIA (Ily the Associated Press) -The latest figures compiled show that one hundred forty persons, including twenty women, and ten children, were killed In the in fernal machine explosion yester day during the funeral of General Oenrgheigg. Six generals and thlrly other of ficers are among those dead. Martial l,av PriM-lainicd. Martial law hau been proclaimed throughout the country and great xciteiuent prevails. Although all members of the government were present at the funeral, but none of them were seriously Injured. Premier Tzankoff was among Hit injured hut niis able to preside ovr the cabinet meeting, called in emergency session, today. The director of t lie Central prison was Assassinated In the streets here 'today. DIRIGIBLE R-33 lis? HANGAR AFTER DANGEROUS TRIP I'l I.FIAM. l:iitf. (Hy Mm As-MH-inlcri I'itss). The ilnitawar ilfrlKiltlo l(-:::t Is sarly inKrml In Ihr huiiKur Ihih tiHtny HfN'r lirr snrr ri'iiirii fiMini a Uhik nii't iTiiilv iIIkIii. Father. Son Executed For Double Slaying UAI.KKIH. N. (.'. (Hy tho Assos elated Press). Charles W. Stew art. 51, and his son, Klmcr, -I, paid with their lives In an elec tric chair today for a double mur der perpetrated 111 llrunswlcli lounty last year. The father was led to the chair first and pronounced dead artur three shocks. Two shocks were required l execute Ihe son. Answer to Injunction Proceedings Is Filed W A S H I N ( ; Tt IN (Ily the A sso elated Press). --Defense of Ihe shipping board's action in award ing five president type ships to the Hollar IntcrcNts, was filed fo- I day lu 1 he District of Columbia supreme court. The answer to the Injunction I proceedings bio ight by the Pa cific Mail to halt the sale chal lenged the jurisdiction of the court 1 and Us pow it to review dlscre llionary nets of the shipping board J as determined by majority vote. A Serious Bu siness Task The nvrrnge huiiict mnii who iidicrll-c mid wImi known tin power (if Uint lie Ih doing Hil l real I is (he 1 1 urn uds lo uhoni he Ih lllllilllg '-Jh-imIh h lot of time ninl ihmmbt mi lil ail tel l King nie-ngi". t fori cf til der)Ki!iiiriit inn iiot be written with three mhi ult" lime ntloted to do It ami three m.uutcs lime n Noted t4i think ntHttit it-no matter how large or Miinll II may be, H'h n Kerloti- tif-k. Im-ii n gardc.l n him li Im- rf-Niiltt imM it.suli' fully. OberiT Ailvrrlhlng A .MercliamlUluy bcrilce Her Husband Sold Her! I'll'. ' ' ' ; ' ' ''- " ' ? II si Helen Puid.v, wife T 1 Jigene Punly. .voting Tulsa. klaM 1-liurtIi ilea eon, wax soul by her liiisbnml 10 I Huieiiisou, nkallli,v nil man for gCVO.OOn, nccordlng lo a coiitrael In ponsesslim ttf the ilKlrlct attorney. Punly wan found not guilty of murder of lliitclitsoii nrier the latter vas nllcgetl to lime stolen .Mrs. Puitly's affeetioiLS. t BOISE GREETS HOlSi:. Idaho (.Special) Boise celebrated yesterday. Ketween HS.tiliO and 20.0110 Kuesls from almost every city in the northwest rejoiced with Jdaho's capital in her transformation from "(he isolated capital" to a city on the main line of a transcontinental railroad the I'liion Pacific. Streets were bright wit h color ful old time costumes. From ev ery corner sounded the music of some of the M bauds, local and im ported. Kvery era in the, iimHoh's history, from the kfwilutinn to IHliri. had Its representatives In the throng, the uniforms of every wm since Ihe com lid ind ween the states found wearers among the former service men In the parade or grouped along the sidelines. THREE AFTER PRESIDENCY It HI. MX ( Hy AH-ociael l'reHs) --(inly Ihrec laudidntcH will np peiir on the ballot lor the preceden tial eleetioti uhli'h Ih to be h'Vd a u eeli from Sunday . 'I'liey will be Kiel. I Maiahal von liindenburg. (Continued on I'nuo I''1vp.) Polish Priest Found Guilty; (iclH Years M;NIN(M:AIi (IS the AssiiH ulerl l'nn-, I-'hIImT Itiainslav ( hixsHti. I he Polish prl"ht who wim one of lliose to lifie t II e- ehaiiK' d tor the two Polish eum iiioiHl oft leers recenily murdered w hile en route to Km sin under police guard, was Thursday sen-l4-need by the tyniiiKrad dilriel court to fU yeiirs 'liupriHoniiienl iiind Hlrlct iHolaliou. lb- had been arraiKne( on charge nr 1 minora i treatment of young giiiH in his employ. He rerun, d (O p I r I it dp.lte in tin 1 1 In 1 ami wns tt"t retiie.Hented by eonii.Ht I. The (ourt deride. I to try I he t-aye in Ihh absence, und sev eral voting women were heard en camera, inueli of thy testimony be tni' un'.'llll'ubh.. U. P. MAIN LINE XTRA I'OSSI-: I'l ItSl ;s BANDITS i: i;hi;i r, nu. (AP) A pos-M has iM't'n called out In pur suit of two auto bandits who rob bed (he bank hi .Mary.-A Hie, 10 miles north of here, or A'KlttO cur lency today. IIOI SK III ItM II l)OU IMIA.V AI'OMS Al") Tim loin. Iifiillo in lr liiKtnli. li hiiIiiii-Ii, of l. C1. Sti'plK'ilson, hnuishi'd Kl'liml (Ira Kon or th kliin, iiulirli'tl In con. iMi'flon uitli nllt'Ki'd atlai'kt fn -Miss MiiiIki' Illiciiiolli'r. was ini linlly (Icxro.iiMt h- fliv IfKlay. The lli-o Is ltlii'fMl In he r iiic'iicilar.v Ol-lu ill. 'hill rails or Urrosriir mid mil of I lir Kasolini urn found In Ihr lioiin liy flii'iiii'ii. orfii'ials mi: IliicsllKiillin;. ii r:i it i :ss is i;n(;aiji:i M;V Vllltli (AI-) Thr rnttMKi liH llI of Miss Mm li l YlindiTtilll. liflrrss, lo l-'irdi'iir t'aiiirron t'ltiiri'll. Itoslon lulll-allfi, hrokrr iilid fornirr Mariai-d allih'ti', ivns aiilioiiiirrd today. si it rKi: i r I'MIIMH I I'MI A ( Al') A Milt for the eccinery by the ta eiUMieiit of if, 1 1,(111(1.(1(111 to yi.'i.miu.miii from the Itelblebcni Steel interests for lllleued oerpa iiieul for Hill' cuil- 1 ruction uiirk was enlcreil Into todny In the I lliteil MiiIch dlstrht i SMlU (l l ltS ( I V K LAM A I'll I AI.I.S. Ore. (AD I A Hi: lit. ei blanket t,f Minn na ; i red Ulamaih I 'nlK IhK morning , AH (nice of (he sand which swept In from the miu(i (hiring y e-ter- tlny'H wind loi in tniiiolul illi ' Ihe eominu of the f-ihih. i(MHl t weal her is jiiedh led. Capitol City's Traffic Director To Be Strict (lt t ha lie- I'. StewHlt) WASH I Sll't iN ( Ni;. Special 1 Washington's new 1 1 at rtc direr tor, M. ti. Kldndge. uiitis to malic the cupltal a model for the whole coun try In t be mailer of automobile regulul Ion. Ills theory Is that drnnUen driv ers. Ile.-ililt bootleggers Illld llllscel. Iiilieous morons - respotiijlble for moHt tier I1 eniH. P's in w hi..lnP; aroiiml rormis lo.il they generally K I In I heir work, he ways. A I ho he thinks there has been too strong a tendency on the authorities' part FAMILY FUMES Besides Loss of Life, $50,- 0U0 Property Dam age Results 2 WOMEN HURT IN LEAP TO SAFETY! Holocaust in Frame Dwelling Blights South ern Oregon Town with Tragedy Today. MARSIIF1ELD. Ore. (By the Associated Press). Fivo members of one family lost their lives when fire de stroyed a frame building hero this morning. The dead are: II. II. IIopps. 72. Mrs. II. II. Hopps, G5. Vernon IIopps, 17. Herman Hopps, 10. Ruth IIopps, 13. Their bodies were burned beyond recognition. I 'In' Ktarli'rf ill I air. Th' flr 'is tn-litivi'tt to liavi ' 8turtid' in a cafn on the ground . floor. fausliiR: a riA.tmifCtt estlmaltMt Ht upiroxUnat4y I50.IKMI. other otM'Himnl.8 fHcy-ped through ' Uppor vlhdowH. . Two Women Injured. Mrs. Hi'iny HuKlahl and licr motlicr. Mrs. Wutson. wrp Injuri'd in n loup to the ground. Mrs. Wat hoii'h condition ta di-Hcribfl ua crltkul. BETTER m . IS EXPECTED 11AHSOX PA UK, Mums, (specia')' -In view of tho rncent gymnas tlc of tho stock murket, Uog'T V. Ilabson wan today naked hH opinion on tho Hltuutlon. Mr.Uab aon'a official ntutuineiit la na fol low b: "Iteeent. (dock murket movn menlH have of rourw been a aourctt of worry. If not loss, to thoso who are currying atockn on borrowed money and eHpeolully thosfiWhour currying storka on murgina. Such men muMt expect to worry; hut there need be. no worry for tho man who ha good aeeuritiutT'iiahl. for In his unfa depoNlt box. Th. real cause for the alock market break waa that, too many peoplti wens trying to get something for nuthliiK. Ciambllng In tho (dock murkel hud beconio ho prufltublh for a time thut 'I'veryone whs in It und too many hud becoino over extended und wcrn In too deeply. ThiH la not dangerous when ouo owiih Hccurlllea outright, but It li alwuyn dangerous to bet with bor rowed money. peruonully I havo Home doubts un lo the e-thlca of gambling in tlx: stock market, but will not discuss them hern. "(If course brokers' loans wero abnormally hitch having reached an estimated figure of tVJOn.OOO. (MMt when the mnrket broke tt few weeks ago. Todny. however, they are down to $ 1 ,tPHi,uno,OliO. Kuropenn conditions ure net nulle us ravoruble un they were a few months ago. The death nC President Kbcrt of (lermuny anil Ihe financial position of l-'ranco un; both temporarily disquieting. (Continued on Pag Kivu.) to subordinate pndint'-huis safety to motoi ist.'i" convenience. Ami no more spooning t 'he wheel of a cur. he ndds. "Nobody," ho Insists, "can drive judlcioimly with his arm around u girl's wuisl," Finally. Kldrhlgn concludes, truf fle regulations, no matter how good, are no good ut all unless rig Idly enforced, and rlKht there, h observes, is where u majority of elites foil down. He won't. The Justice Department gcia (Continued ou puye Six.)