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VOLUME XXIII.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 167
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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
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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
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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.)