La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 22, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODATD c i tYI ITtt THE WEATHER POKTLAN'D (AP) Ore gon: Unsettled, iirobably rain tonight and Thursday. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 167 tirattra LA .GUIDE MUSIC ffiEK SET HIT 3-8 Monday Musical Club and Other Organizations Back Movement 7 DAYS PROGRAMS WILL BE GIVEN Neighborhood Club and Monday Musical to Pre sent Artists in Joint Recital During Week. . Largely because of the efforts of the .Monday Musical d lb, the Neighborhood el ub and others, l.a Orande will have its tii st ".Music Week" .May 3-1', inclusive. Mu:;lc Week" and springtime ate nil Irresistible coml)inution.ifw,ull,l": u "UM ' and l.a Grande is fortunate in having the .Monday Musical that v ill lead in this celebration from the thltd to the ninth of May." one person greatly interested in t he week has slated. To Jiiise, Idaho, is due credit I lor the first observance of Music' Week, in May. ltd 9, New York; took up the idea und as a result of the publicity given the week, combined wit h its success, the movement became national in Its HCOpe. Kc -pons; (.rntir iiijf. The response in l.a Grande lias been' Instantaneous and very grai: ifying to Die Monday Musical cr. Ail the lodges and civic organ!) Hons are to cooperate with sp" cial music during the week. The elm m her of commerce yesterday passed a resolution endorsing Alu:de Week ami will also partici pate in a public concert. At an especially enthusiastic meeting of the Monday Musical the final ai-rangnivmy .vere mud; l or t he week, Ot Tlciu I programs were dl.st rihuled and can be ob tained at the chamber of com- (Continued on Page fcTve.) CALLED OFF i:aiu washes out other things Inside;; rrops. The almost eonttnu-j oi;n downpour oi waier nus wasneo out any proapectB of the scheduled game bdwe'n Cove and La Grande. . which was to have been played here Thursday afternoon, according . io u.inl this morning by Harris , BALL GAME IS French, manager of. the local club Clans are going forward for giv ing the Urn karoos a. warm recep tion when they arrive here froiri Pendleton Sunday to play the Pi rates on tin- uld home lot for the h riKiie np'-ner on this side of the mountains. & French is planning u regular opening with some notable to hurl out the first bull and all the rest of the trimmings to give the ball season an official send off here. LEGION PLAY IS POSTPONED 1 Io unavoidable clrcum- h-i antes that have arisen the bene fit pla which w'ih to have been Kage, hen Friday ewning. April 1M. under the auspices of the Auiericiiti Legion, has been post pond indefinitely. "A Show off" may be presented sometime in the future but no date has been rejected. Truck in Two Accidents; Two Men Hurt in First One I ruck figured in two acci dents jeMerday between 4:S" and f. o'clock and emeftrwl without much di.mage to tiller ear or driver. Two men were hurl In the first wreck. Shortly after 4 o'clock the McWiHiatti bakery truck colloded wit h a f 'h' vrob l t uiiring ear at the corner of Seeond street and Adatus aenue. The driver of the t'hevrol' t. WIM M Kw'-n. was un hurt but mo occupants. J. Af. Stan ley and .1. r. Griffith Injurwl but not seriously. lnb' left ear and 1 rt cheek were gashed and Griffith's nose win cut. The lain wee rtilnd to a dy'tt-r and Protest To Be Sent To Commission I Chamber of Commerce to Forward Resolution to State Highway Board Tonight. A night letter protesting the pro posed expenditure for the recon struction of roads already complet ed in western Oregon by the Htute highway commission Ih to he sent to Porthmd by the Vnion County Chamber of Commerce Mils even ing, t la Grande business men and commercial and civic organizations of nil cities from The I hi I leu an Ontario are also to send telegrams to arrive when the state highway commission meeting opens in Port land tomorrow. The action of the chamber of commerce was the re.su It of a reso lution iiassed at the noon luncheon yesterday protest I tig- i he expendi ture of additional sums of money on the section of the highway al ready paved before other existing highways urc hard surfaced. It is understood that the proposed ex- nou or more, rne money is in ne used for the .si ratghteuing of .a highway in1 the western part of the ntate which hus already been paved. L T .. Tucker. fu-yrf nrchlleci and builder, or NeW-York City, will address a meeting of Interested golf players this evening at 7:30, at. the office of Chas. Reynolds. Air. Tucker has been in iown-. u'l day, has been over the local course and ull members of the Country club arc expected to attend ,lhls meeting. !, Mr. Tucker has had years of ex perience and at the present time is building seven golf courses in the t piled States and Canada, be sides acting us advisor on scores of others, lie Is building a course in Port!uid, at Oswego Lake, for the Ladd Kstate, that will be completed in June, and is being recognized as the best in that city. Air. Tucker lert New York City about two weeks ago, and hus stopped at a number of cities on his way to the Pacific const, having courses under construction at Denver and Sail Luke. Prtlund, Tacoma and Seat tle, here in the West. ! La Grande Man to Be Sent to Insane Asylum Arie Sample, 4 2. adjudged In- sane has been confined in the county jail since the first of the week pending the arrival of the deputy from the state institution at Pendleton. Sample will be taken to Pendleton this evening. River Rats Defeat Prairie Dogs, 16 to 12 The liiver lials bested the Prai rie Dogs. 16 to CI In the Independ ent city leugiie gume played on the Greenwood diamond yesterday af ternoon. The battery. Hraden to Cochran, proved the most success ful combination for the victors al though Snodgrass replaced Hraden in the eighth inning and pitched good ball for the remainder of the game. Dunnlck was on the mount' for the Prairie Dogs with Hruee and Patten alternallng behind 'the plate. - II K KD MONTHLY ItAIUiKD HOSTO.V (AP) All eophs in the mail of the current Issue of the Harvard Lampoon, humorous monthly magazine of Harvard col lege, were seized Tuesday night by the postal authorities, on the ground that the publication con tained indecent and obscene lit erature. tleir wound: a Mended Io. The Chevrolet was damaged to mill" extent. The second accident occurred about o'clock when the McWill liim.M bakery truck collided with ;i I'ord driven by W. M. Hawkins at the corner of Depot and Adams. So one w as hurt but t he Ford's rear wheel and fenders are re ported by Mr. Hawkins to hae been damaged. lute Hccbb nt. the first, nmaitif I.. .rt.dl In ). tllllil Itllfl tllllV I Air. Hawkins lurm-d In a report on the d-rond accident. Psrllc- ipantv in auto accidents hti e -4 hours In which to make a report to the police, , GOLFERS 1 PEET TON GH RECALL IY HENRY FORD BE STARTED LIBEL SUIT Bl O.S.A. DEFENDANT Sportsmen's Association Roiled by Governor's Appointment DORRIS REMOVAL CENTER OF STORM President of Game Bodv Threatens Drastic Ac tion Unless the Chief Changes Pace. KLAMATH PALLS, Ore. ( Hy the Associated 1'ressl The failure of Governor Walter M. Pierce to re- ei'I'mni ien uorris, oi i',ugene. u tiie slate same commission, will re. suit in recall proceedings against the executive, according to ft. J. Klrkwood, president of the Oregon Sportsmen's association. . Klrkwood asserted late yesterday that the association und allied or ganizations are ready to Blarl re call proceedings at uny time. H Indicated that a group of men would appear before the governor, urge the reappointment of Dorris and if this request were refused, recall petitions would bo started immediately. L Thc,' .Agricultural and VIisi 1 Mi Committees of the ehumber of com merce met at Hot Luke lust . eve ning as guests Of Dr. W, T. Phy, chalrmun of both committees An outline of the work accom plished by the committees last year and assignments and plans for tie current seuson were given. Two new members to the coin mil tees were officially installed. These were II. K. Coolidge und Mer lin Kiddle. Other members of the committees w ho tut tended were: H ,G. Avery. Chase Holme nkamp, Kru n k M e K en nan and J eo Key. nobis. Karl lleynohls. secretary w the, chamber of commerce wa present. Sunset Orchestra Here Is Reorganized The reorganized Sunset orchestra under the direction of L'ugene Itir- lew opened an engagement at the Zuber hall Saturday nlglit. The Orchestra is composed of musicians prominent in band work and other local activities. The personnel of t he orchestra is:. Kugene Hi lie w, sax ami leader; Jack Dennis, sax und clarinet; Snap AIcManus, trum pet; Amos Helm, banjo and trum pet; Jack Hiatt, piano, and Kverett Uosenbaum, drums and manager. 510,000 damagi; SOt GUT 'I'll K DALLAS. Ore. Damages or $lii.oii(, pre asked from four city police officers, t 'oiutnlssloner Kurt a and Patrolmen Dunsmore, Skeliy and Mohr, In a suit -in the circuit court here by Atra. Steve Handron. Mrs. Handroii alleges that she was arrested without a, warrant, hebl In jail for ;ii hours without a hearing and then re leased. The arrest was made during a raid on a local residence Sunday, March Hi. when (he woman's bur band and two youths and two gins also were taken Into custody. The husUmd was fined $.'.0 for illegal possession of liquor. l-'lorltln Grapefruit I iiitl (;mhI Market in (;ernmn HAMHCPG (API .The gi a p -fruit will soon lie as popular in Germany as t he orange. If the American depart merit of agi leul ture and the Florida 'It rat en Kx change have their way. They are cooperating in putting the Riape frult over In Germany, and already the lending fruit dealers of Ham burg, Herlln. Dresden. Muiiieli mid other cities carry this I ioi Ida product regularly. A fniifht steamer loaded ek-elusivt-ly w Ith gra pef ruit ai i tvel here In February, and this ship ment t:i to be followed by rebuilt' cunHignmenis. Alen Heal Women In et db-uork. LONDON JAP) 'the exhibits of two nu n wi re adjudged He- best In a sphere of work peculiarly be longing to women at the annual Koyal Amateur ADs exhibition. An embroidered panel by V. How ring and a wool rug, the work of .Major I a Ven nort. were n-iHtrded Itet ler than any ot the exhibits worked by women. OUT MEETING HELD Aaron Sapiro Files Pap ers in Action Against Auto Builder MAGAZINE STORY BASIS OF CASE Sapiro Alleges Dearborn Independent Published Articles Defamatory to His Character. DKTitOIT. (Hy the Associated,: Press) Henry Ford and the Dear born Publishing company, owned by Air. Ford, were named defend ants in a mil lion -dollar libel suit which was filed here today lV Aaron S-npirn, originator of u co operative marketing plan for farm ers. . ' Sapiro alleged thai articles de famatory to his character have ap peared In the Dearborn Independ ent. KLAMATH FALUS ( Hy the As- sociated Pres). A dri ing snow storm, fur more severe than oth ers which have descended upon Klamath Falls recently, blew in from the ,noi.l hwest early today and Is still raging late this mom-lug- Kurroumilng hills are blanketed with white, t lie snow remaining even Inside the city except on heavily travelled streets. VOTE IS GIVEN P A It I S (Hy the Associated Press) The chamber of deputies Tuesday night gave Premier Paul Painletc and his government a vote of confidence, s4 to 218. The vote carne after nine hours of bit ter personal debate, in which Jos eph Catllaux, tip; new finance min ister, was the central point of at tack. Caillaux. restored to pow- r from prison and exile, was con sidered by the opposit ion as the most ulnerabi spot in the armor of what has been designated the Painleve-Hriand -Caillaux cabinet. but staging the most impressive comeback in history of French political world, he weathered the tierce storm In the chamber. Mickey Walker, Greb To Fight on June 19 NKW YORK (Hy the Assorlat d Press). -Mickey Walker, world welterweight champion, and Harry Greb, middleweight champion, to day signed for a 1 5 -round bout at the Polo Grounds tin' night of June llilh. Greb's title will be at stake. Spring Hi'liitt llctles-nevs In Ititiicvi Men or Hull Ht I J., Kng. (AP) Headed by John Itiley. of this town, a parly of business men are planning an xpeditton this moni h inlo A laslui on a search for hidden treasure. Itiley is the only man who has en xaet knowledge of the w here abouts ol the treasure in ipiestion w hleh he siiys consists of t vein o,r pure silver from two to eif-hi indies thick and weighing probably hun- J reds of Ions. Itiley elaiuifi lo have dfwovered the vein during the ureal Kb-ndyk-gold rush of jfi years ago, and bar p.-rsui.d'd thr'-e men to join him in the imest. They propose to oblaili samples of the metal and float a -oiiiputiv- If sueet'HMf til in their' ii'i an airp!-ine will h- u:ie o eon vey ltn fiIvt to an coil ver, II. C I.Mlir Ih'iHer- t loe thMil-t l,OMiiN (AP) lit'ause the old arlMocntey tun lio Ituigi-r -ifford o purchase hand -made hiee, and he ma hine-iiiade trrMloet sntiN ten the new Hi h. a famous hu e. rnaktut r-olo-ern mi liond if t r -t has clofi d its doorv. The firm was established in the I Ht h cenmry, nI at one time Mold lace cuff ruffiej to London dun- dK3, SNOWS W SOOTH OREGON NEW MINISTRY I I ZZTms rouuP BE VfiM EiiweR-" 7 i -ii tiArnnSSwwmmmmnW1HrK "f- m imiiiiiiii mil i,iiiimiiiHifM tarii?'a FIREMEN HURT "IN Si. BLAZE SAX FIEANCISCO (Hy the As sociated Pi ess). Hattalion Chief Kearney was severely burned and six other firemen slightly Injured in a fire here today which de stroyed two lodging houses and an a ilomoblle supply, store, caus ing an estimated loss of fJiO.OOO to $40,01)0. Police can led out several wom en and children to safety and others jumped Into the life net from the second and third floors. CHIVALROUS MAN FRACTURES ARM; WOMAN DRIVES ON LOS ANGL'LKK ( Hy the Asso ciated Press). The sight of a woman motorist struggling hopelessly with a car that would not start aroused Hie chivalrous soul of rilfford Whitlow, rind he offered to crank the car. The engine started under vig orous twirling but a kick-back of the crank broke his arm. "Now Isn't t hat loo bad!' sympat hi.ed I he motorist as sin- drove away. "It certainly Is," agreed Whit low as he walked to a hospital and had the broken bone set. I KAMI NOVliS IIONOItliD NKW V(H(K (AP)-ln reeogni Hon of his HT. years service as pre-iiilerit of I he Associated Press or since the organization was lounded In its preset! form, Prank II. Doyen of Hie Washington Htar was honored signally at the annual meeting and luncheon Tuesday, A gold bowl was presented to him in behalf nf the entire membership. Men who have been associated with him in the admlnlslratlon as directors and members, gave him a book of reniemhrattre. He Takes Time The bii-bie-t tiinn w bo hn. n siiife -fill business nild l de .ofitig vfvy erftirt ifiwartl mak ing it inure iHY-ettfiil is Meter loo bu-y lo gUe nil the lime tbaf niiiy be letpilred lo hi1 iKlw'lii-liiK. Hi knous llml 11 I- hi-, Ih -I am) tiio-i i-oiistiuil itMilnet with pi-opectHe ni-loni'TH Ami he deftu-H time mid llioiighl and energy lo II in propoi t bill. ."ObHf rver Ailvrilhlna A McrcliaiulMiig tivrvtee The Busy Man's: Newspaper U.S. Troups ; ! In Honduras Withd raw WASHINGTON (Hy the Asso claled Press). A landing detach ment of 106 men from this cruis er .Denver was withd raw n from Ceiba, Honduras, yesterday upon I lie urrlval of llondurnn troops lo reinforce unils at the port. The Denver will remain off shore to ufford protection, to Americans In the event they are again placed In danger by revo Ijtlonary activities. , WASHIM1TON (Hy the Assocl iited Press) in the first elpht months operation of tin new im migration act ISK.GOl aliens, repre senting many races, came to Anier-' lean shores. This shows an average j of a little under 24,000 a month. New York state got 43.4KK of the immigrants; California H.ftifi; Illinois I 'J, IS 80; Massachusetts LM), 4fi0; Mi(!hlgan 18,112, New Jersey: 7.77!i; Ohio 5.8 23: pennsylvunhii I f,:7; Texas I u,4 2&, and Wash-! Inglon state 7, HIS. An immigrallon Iiureau survey fhow s that A tuba ma, Arkansa-i. Colorado, fleorgla, Jllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, : New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, j Pennsylvania, Houth Dakota, liah. and Wisconsin had more (l rmans than any othtrr race seUIIng with-' in their bordersc. Califoi nht, I' bu Ida, Ids ho, Mas-' s'lehuHells. Michigan, North Caro line, Oregon, Kouth Carolina, Ten-j nessee, Washiligtmi anil West Vir-j K I nla had a preponderance of Kng-. llsh among their newcomers. Alaska. Minnesota, Montane, Nortlt Dakota nnd Wyoming found a majority of t heir Immigrants Scandinavians. In Arizona, Louisi ana, Nevada, New- Mexico ami Tex as the greatest Influx was of Mexi cans. Connectieul . Maine. New Hampshire, Ithode Island and Ver mont ait rue ted Krench In greatest numbers, and Delaware and New York found that the Irish sought their borders hi frrealest throngs. Despite the Japanese exclusion provision. 4'.K Japunese were ad mitted as students and pruiessional men. No Immigrants were recorded as going to the Philippine Islands. Ne vain show ed the teasi number ot alien newcomer!. 01 . the Virgin Is binds received the lowest number outside continental I ntb d Hiates. with only t. A Hisku had but 62 Immigrants. omcAt.o to cii vnoi: ti.mi-; CHU'AtUt (AP) KffectlVe next Sunday, daylight savings time will Kitpplnut central standard time In Chicago ullttl Htptember 27. 24,000 ALIENS LAND MONTHLY! XTRA 1IKU1U0T NAMED. I'AIUS (Al). Former Premier Herriot was tlecled president of the clianiler of deputies today. Fist fights featured the session balloting. Deputy liulaimt charged that "ten deputies voted twite." WOMAN'S IIODV rOI'M MS AN(.i;i,i:s ( AP) -The hotly of an uiihleulificl woman, about Jt."i year? of nje, was fount! lot lay near two roftdhoiiMVi nt ('niter City, near here. An examination rewnl rtl that the woman had been kllleil with n eluli after being criminally assaulted. Ilvr skull was ru-dtcil and her Insly partly clntl. A blood- tal'ied club was foil mi near. -two kiim;i in wkkck MIIJ;S CITY, Mont. (AP) Itnn nlng at a high sitecd, the obuiible, criU'k Milwaukee' panhenger train, ran into a bunieil out bridge nenr Ingotnar totloy. The engine turned oht, killing the engineer and fire man nccortlhig to word received Itrn. liM) TltAT, OI' MAN uosphi art. ( AP) liuncaii, alian It. i, HariH-r, who escaped from tlie county Jail yes tertlny after slugKi'-g the deputy sheriff, stole an otercoal and some food at I'rtMl I'lsber's lloberls creek rant h Inst night, according In word received lodity by Short 1 1' Slarnter. Mrs. A, li. Jtduisoii, vtho i elides at the ranch, telephone the hlioriff lhat an itrniy oven tmt hud 1hcii s(tlen off the porch and thai A half gallon of milk ami scleral hmiimIs of dried prunes hud also been taken. Duncan was batlesi and costless when he est a pet I. "Man Without Country Worries MS) U tT.'tMil?. o KUPDICTAN cr-PKilNCE otorpr f3 ) ,.' ' 4 !-riW mm JURY ILL PROBE TOT'S DEATH Officers Believe Demise Due to Beating Given by Grandmother MRS. M. C. PAT0N IS HELD IN JAIL Woman Admits Beating oin uut uaims She Didn't Realize She Was Striking Hard. TIl.t.AMOOK. Ore. (Hv the As- Hocinli'd Pivsh) Tho denth ycsler- j ilny of Sylvia l.ouhu- Deacampx. iii'l four yoarn. ut thu farm of hi-r Kramlmotht-r, Mra. M. C. I'aton. i5 mll Bouth of lioro, following a li'allnK which the grandmother admitted to officers alio had Kiven the child, will ho Investigated by the grand Jury, It was announced today. Mrs. I'aton Is In Jail. The Klrl's body was taken In charge late, yesterday by officers who investigated reports that th child died after being beaten with ' u strap. "forrwtMl Child." Mrs. I'aton. according to officers. said she corrected the child for a minor fault and that tho bealinir ' followed the clillds attempt to Htrlko back. Hha declared she had not Intend ed to harm the child and did not rcallisu she was striking hard. TO STOPFLIGHT WASH I NO TON ( Hy t he Asso ciated Press). Secretary Wilbur was urged today by Frederick J. Kibby, of the National Council for I ho Prevention of War, to aban don or curtail the fleet's program for a visit to Australia. The letter from Kibby said the psychological effects of the cruise uro all on tho side ot a misunder standing in Australia, America and Japan. WAKNINfi SOIMi:i. WASHINGTON ( Hy tho Asso ciated Press). A warning against "certain religious bodies' which have condemned national defense plans, was sounded here today by Acting Secretary of War Davis, addressing a council of chaplain:, hero to study- tho department plans for religion in tho army. AKAItM litH.Hi KNS YKCOS PKNDLKTON, Ore. Tho at tempt of yeggs to rob the First Na tional batik of Alhenu early 'today was frustrated when on electric burglar alarm sounded and fright ened the men away, according to the belief expressed by Sheriff 'ooklngham. Two automatic pis tols taken from under the counters or tin? bank were all the loot ob tained. The glass was cut out of tho front door of the bunk. A guragu at Kreewater was found to havo , been robbed of somo acetylene torches und other tools, nnd the sheriff expressed the belief that the men intended lo use the torches on the bank vault. When tho knob or the combination was touched the alarm signal was set off. ft Ship Officials WILBUR URGED (Ity Larry Ikmrdnuiti) WASMI N CT( N ( N K A Spec ial ) --His Highness Held '.erdecheno, "Prince r Kgypt." and "Kmir C Kurdistan, seems due for a lite on the neean waves and u home on Hie rolling deep with the Whit" Star steamship line footing" tho bill. Ordered deported from America, his various other countries won't h t him in. He can't stay here and he enn't go anywhere else All of which Is causing V. S. immigrallon authorities no concern at all, and neither does it appear lo bother his highness. Hut affording to (ieorge Tol muii, assistant commissioner gen eral of Immigration, It Is something ror the White Slur line to worry about. 'They brought him here," said Tolman, "and lhe;'ve got to tako him uwny. (Continued un Page Four.)