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EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAT (Srattup whs ftiptttttg CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP). Ore Ron: Generally fair tonight and Thursday. txmi VOLUME XXIII. LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1925. MKMUE1L AHHOCIATKD I'llHNS MBMPEIl ASSOCIATED TRESa NUMBER 191 Opening Of Sawmill Is Celebrated E Polas Double Admits Plot; They Agree to Disagree ELEGTION MORALES IN FATALLY BY I TAKEN RUM SHIPS G'f ROBS ANCHOR AT Ill SHOT f III 2 WEEKS Four Issues to Be Upon! Ballot at Special Bond Election SEWAGE PROJECT 'I ACCYT'Il VIT?2T ' CLiAooHiU rilvO 1 i Better Water System, With Auxiliary; Storm Sewer Project and Fire Equipment Increase Others on Ballot. Two weiikH from today. Va citizen!, will ko to the I: (Jruiule poim in ll preeinera 10 ,o.u ul,u" ; four Issues to be placed upon tl.e i oanm in u .H-i-mt i""iiiku election. ?aiuriay nonces win iv mHlieil iruill HI" U '-! fying all registered voters of ensuing election. Four major issues will be the ballot, each one of great tin- portnnee. according Jo clly orfl-1 k(,t.('Kave Un t,XCeIb-nt talk on "The clals who have delved deeply Into Uonun(.c of tne ,umUer Indus-'i.Hed the circumstances. try." lie .spoke of the forest und I'robably the most Important i" : how it come to be here and brought $105,000 for the building of a newout the fact that it wus the con- sewage disposal plant. The need j nectlon of the virgin forests of the for a new plant is extremely pressing at present as the system now in use has been outgrown and Is no longer adequate und, in reality, n menace, to the city's welfare, according to reliable in formation presented to city com missioners In the past. AYatei St4m. Running u close second to the sewage disposal plunt. is the nec essity for a new water system. The ballot measure will provid 9 I H5, Don for the improvement and repair of the Heaver I'rcek pip line, the bultdlnir of ,tin ntlxillaryl water supply and the extenshut of the utcr mains. At present , there are two sources lor an auxiliary supply. the river Is declared to be not adequate. Us. durinir the dry season when water is needed the most, water rights prevent full use by the city of water from this source. The third provision calls for $i6,nuu for storm sewers. When the present sanitary sewers were put In only a small amount of paving had been Installed and since then, with improved dis triets In many parts of t he city, storm waters are thrown Into the sanitary sewers w hich are unable to handle the flood with the, re sult that- it backs -jp In -sewers and runs into bancnientH, espe cially on the south side. According to City Mi.nug.T Crews, the purpose of this provi sion is to take rare largely of the north side district before pave ment Is installed and thus do (Continued on Page Five..) ELM Tl PART III FETE The local B- P. O. Klks lodge will have an Important huwlnens session loiaorrow evening ut t he regular meeting when final action will be taken on how the local chapter will be represented in the parade ut t he convent Ion to be held in Portland in July. Cards in the na ture of nutHtionnulres hHve been sent out to all the iifiuber.-i of the lodge and the various plans will lie discussed and one decided upon tomorrow evening. Three plans are listed In the (luestionnaire. They are: Send the li Grande .Municipal band, the'nic w.is tried for the "unlswful American Legion drum corps or j pos( slnn of Intoxicating ll'iuor.' be represented by a float. Kach 'and found "not guilty" by tin- jury, of thexe plan havi their support- Members of the class took ihe rs and an interesting meeting Is parts of jurymen, lawyers and wlt-anticipat'-J. n-ssen. Chamber To Community Because th- I nlon County chamber of Commerce is no long er purely a eommerclal organiza tion, but In reality on- that func tions for the good of the entire community, steps luivi been tak en that will ultimately lead to a representative membership of i--n from all walks of life In Im Grande. When this Is m-eo'np'lshed. ac cording to President V. ". IV.--kln. the organtzai ion Ml be n-uhh-d to present an undivided front on civ ic matters and w lit then truly begin f mt Honing as u i community betterment c lub. i"ur some Unit community mat- Program and Dance at Perry Community Hall Last Evening in Honor of Event. tho new sawmill of the Grande , Hon tie Lumber company at i'erry a program and dance were given lust evening ut tin: community hall I here under the uiisplc.es of the At'rr - V Sumluy school clusu. The program started at 8 o'clock and tho first number was a number by the Iax Grande M. 1.. A. orchestra. Klmer Stoddard, general manager of the llrando llonde l.urnber com pany, then gave un excellent talk on the achievement of the building of (he new mill and the fact that many of the employes had been with the company for several years. He also spoke of the. coop eration between the employes and the mamih'cment, and save llifurea BhowlHB the output or the mill since n started cutting thirty-three years ! ln(, tulJ of l)an8 for tlu. I 'future. Miss Dona Kcott played n violin . ... ,..., M.,.l, lu-n',u,u l l, lh.. -rb .f ainnt..l readings unu mi r.zum iuu r ui M'nlon, sang two solos: "Out Where tho We.si Hcglns," and "Perfect west with the Industry of the east that made the sawmills bo import- ant. Mr. Smith is a speaker of abtltty und his address iai evening was enthusiastically received. Irvlu Zunde.1 played a violin solo, A. Watson gave a vocal mini ber and "The Hwlss Yodlers," Chris lamisnmeni mis m en rouui-u uur lllldebrant and company, give Ins the past few weeks although several nuniber. The program on the previous occasion (lie loot closed with unolher selection by the 'taken consisted mostly of tobacco M. I. A. orchestra. and cbrurets. After tho program the rest of Heports are that a fli.Rer print the evening' was spent dancing, Approximately two hundred andjfort to discover some trace j fifty people attended. .A clever feature'of "the dance? " were " ilio u a; rlml.nt , thll ,,. i Nate Zweife) furnished the lignum Hiem iur in- h... w., t" Koehler electric lighting sys- -' Local Couple Center Of Guard Charivari Monday evening after National Ctiiard drill -members of the guard plitnned a charivari for Mr. and Mrs. Waller Hean. who were re cently married at Salt Lake City. A rope was tied uround Mr. Mean's neck and he was led down the Main street, behind Krutik Black's bug, while Mrs. J lean rode on the back i . . .. , ,, . of thr in hug A ter in.s iney M Mr. Bean about five miles out on the highway and were going to make him walk back, but decided that would be too cruel, so brought him back to town and atatloned hint on a street corner and made him sing "Why Old I Kiss That (ilrl." .Mr. Beun then treated those who smoke to cigars and those who do not to a piece of pie. Gibbons Purchases Filling Station Here J. W. Gibbons has purchased the .1. 1. Lynch Killing Station which is now being repaired and altered The station will be open for busi ness about the first of June. Public Speakers Held Mock Trial at Meeting At the regular meeting of the Public Speaking class last evening al the home of It. K. Westenhuver in mnrk trial was held. (1. S. Mir- Function As Organization I ters have been paramount In the 'chamber of commerce ith little att'-nDon turned to strictly coni i inerciul mutters, and for this rea- I son, the board of directors at ! recent meeting. proposed j amendment to the constitution on j which will be voted upon at tin i regular fiM-etlug June ZMh. j The amend men t recominend -d follow s: i "That Article 5 be amended to I read: ! "Annual dues for membership j ahull be tw enty-four dollars. In j dividual, corporations or partner- (Cutitlnut'U un Pge Five.) Schaut Pool Hall Safe Is Blown Monday. Re ports Say STOLEN BLANKETS MUFFLED BLAST Sheriff Miller, of Enter prise, Fails to Find Any Clues; finger Print Expert Called. WALLOWA. Ore. (Special) Tlie pool ball operated by Cleoree Schaut anil son. wus entered by Ir0,i,.r3 at an enrly hour Monday mnrnitiir h the ,fe roliherf ol )OUl yj cag;) unrt ,lbout ,lu0 1 worth of checks are also missing. (According to reports, the job ap- uuriinrs. - Before blowing tho pool hull safe, the bandits entered tho store number ' of blankets which were to muffle the explosion and jnpparcntly worked successfully as ' no blast WM hrrd. The door was ,0vn entirely off the safe, sheriff A. H. Miller, of Knter- pr(Sc, was called upon discovery of (no thi'ft but no clues were found which gave officers anything to eiui from Kcc'oikI Hobhci-y, This Is the second time the es- 'expert lius been sent for in an of- that may liyd to the capturu of the criminals. COVK. Ore. (Special) Mine Alice Murquardt, I'nton county health mirse. waa in Cove Thurs day afternoon to organize a local health board. Mrs. Jonas Welmer wjw appoint ed chairman of this organization. Mrs. I. M. Anderson chairman of 1he nublicil v commlllee, Mrs. H. t'omstock. chairmiin of the nurses (.ommiltt.Cf Mra. A. (i. Conklln. chairman of the educational com mittee, Mrs. ,ydtn M. hiintz. chair man of the finance committee and Mrs. Harry Welmer. chulrman of the supply committee. Oscar Aekley was arrested yes terday for unlawful possession of Ibjiiur and taken before Justice of the Peace Hugh K. Brudy. He was lined $250 and costs. He was un able to pay hia fine und is now serving the time out in jail at the rate of 12 per day which will eo.ua! 125 days. Commissioners Meet Tonight in City Hall Prospects of an Interesting com mission meeting tonight exist In asmuch as several matters are to be taken up that are of much In terest to the public. BcrddcH the "dog ordinance pe titions to be presented tonight, it in probuble that matters pertaining 1o the June Urd municipal bond election may be brought up. The commissioners will convent at 7: "in o'clock In the com mission room In tin; city hall building. "Winds of Chance" to Be One of 5 Specials Notice has been received from Klrst Nallona 1 Pictures that "Winds of chance Kninl; Lloyd'h production for w hich seen cm w ere rtlmed early this month a Wal lowa Lake, will be among lh five special pictures released during the full months this year. Klfty. seven pictures are to be re baed during the ycrir beginning September I and of that number only five arc Included in the 'pe clai" llt. GOVE HEALTH BODY FORMED COURT FINES LIQUOR OWNER HALIFAX Thirteen Steamers and Schooners Tied Up in Northern Harbor MAY RETURN TO FREIGHT TRAFFIC Administration's Determ ination to Enforce Pro hibition Law to Limit Shows Results. NEW YOI'.K (Hy the Associated l"ess) Hum ships, driven oft' Am erican shores by the cotsl Kiiard blockade, are J:immtnK Halifax harbor, as the result or the admin istration's determination to enforce th prohibition law to the limit. Thirteen steamers nnd schooners are tied up at Halifax and five ar rived yesterday. They don't know where to turn. Home intend to discharge their cargoes anil return to leuitimnlc rrcltht traffic. COMMENCEMENT FOR IMBLER HICH SENIORS TONIGHT 1 M HI. Kit, Ore. (Special) The commencement exorcises of the Imbler high school gradualing class will bo held it the Imbler Amusement hall this evening ut ight o'cloek. llaccataureate services were held Sunday evening In the Amusement hall. The services were presided over by C. C. Hammerly. principal, and were opened by the singing of America' by the. audience. The Invocation wan giwn by He v. Kl mer Grunt. Keith, pastor of tho Methodist Episcopal church of J,a Umnde, followed,. Jy his sermon, which was both- entertaining und Instructive tho subject beiiin What Time la It?" Central and Southern Part of Oregon Soaked POHTLANO. Ore. (By the's- sociated Press).- Heavy rains fell In central and southern Oregon last night. Klamath Kails reported .77 inches of rainfall. Bend report ed .tG Inches in that district for 24 hours ending at S o'clock this morning. Karni-rs are jubilant. Near flood conditions are report ed at Crane and Prairie. Province of Ontario To Welcome 4.4 Beer TORONTO (By the Associated Press). With basic and expec tancy, the Province of Ontario to day completed preparations for tomorrow when 4.4 per cent beer may be sold in hotels under gov ernment license and mtpervlalon. I lost el t ies rushed to complete renovations of long neglected bar rooms, moving out brnas rutin and bars lo comply with regulation: that the beverages may only be served at tables. m;yis' kkmovai. scoiei;i. SALKM, Ore. Any cHorl on the part of Oregon to remove the body of. Meriweiither Lewis to t lie Paciric const would be' resi'ited by the state of Tennessee, according to a 'letter received here by Sam A. Kozer, secretary or state. The letl-r was written by A. P. l-'ostei. ussistaiit librarian and archivist of Tennessee. Mr. KoMer said the state of Tennessee has ap propriated II5.IMM1 for a purl In honor of the early-day explorer. Tit in land Is adjacent lo the Meri w cat her Lewis monument. Practicing Selling Economy H a 1mliicvs nriii mail.- tt tm, mid to .tHM other famines hi the l.n (irimde territory, au nil mm-IMiiic clnular if big n n half page ml In The Otwrw-r, It ftts li'in a minimum nf sis in POM"A(ii; alom;, wtiii Ihe cn-t of priming, eiueopc-i. ndilre-'ug, niiilUiig, ctc.t In MUVVU. The Mum; inoihge mil Is- car i led lt Hie o-iUHi' number of fiilllfllcH hi Hie SAMi; SPAO: In The Oliver el 's advert l-lng (tthiinii ft u only I'l.sn on n ttHittaet hul. That i. the cu ll rr f-o-1. ! It nny woii'li r ihal ntlicrtl-'rs supMiialtr Ihe low rciuler-i-o-i of '1 lie ob- MTM'I? Ul!erpp AthettlMliig A Merchainiifdiu Service1 '$Y vr -y4 ? i& -?i $ t " tvl. W1 M 'pii. .lnl im VnlM', '21. limtlc nctt'i.'.s,Ht Is iiimIit ai'ii-st In 1 41.4 AllKI'll'S, 1)11 lilt IllllfC'SSCtl Ulllt Hill' a.S 1HIC r till- U'lll'lllll.S In u iilnl In lilncknuiil I'olB .rttrl, ininii- Mr. 'Ilm hiIwiiih IiIiikiiI on n ilniliiurnili iililch l wnlil I" ii'U'iil Ml" Vnlsc, wlio slrlUlllKly iwmlilrs I'oltt NlW'i, I" H vmill'llllslllK lll Nln sns I In' mi'ii Imoliiil ill I he pint ki'pl ln'r linilci' inlliii'iui; of diipii ror siivcrul months. l,(nVi.. Kliliniil KiirllK'Imi'ss, iiiovIiik plctinii Kiln', mill lili wllr, Muiy llnj Itaitlii'lnii'ss, ulm Is iiImi In Ilio movli", Iiiivii HKi'i'i'il In a "limlllMl sfpai'HIIon." So sill" will Kn to Ijiropc null li nn- .Mary. Ilii'lr S-y ar-olil ilniiKlili'i', In riisloily of thi! tallH'i'. On lii'i li'tnni .Mi'-s. Itarllli'linr.ss will Im pcimlllril lo lil'fl tlm Hiilil It i r sl ninnllis. II is Jnsl a nli'lnlly wilil'nllon, niiiinllntf to .Mrs. Itaiilirllili'ss, who drnirs a ilioi-in Is (-Oltlrlllplali'ri. EIGHT SLAIN UL'CWSKLS (llv the AssoHab-d I'rrss) Kight persons wen; kllb-'l by I ik b( ntng ami do mag'- running Into million' or francs wsts caused lv storms in IhlH m-ciiou lust night. All truffle communications wen impeded and In some place:! t-'in-pora rilj stopped. Hail broke t housandH of win dows. Secretary Weeks to Consult Medical Men WASHINGTON UJy Hie Assnr. aff I'm'sm) - H. rn'lnry W kH, who suftt red an attack of t hromhoslH about six weeks ago, plans to go .New Knglund within a few flays for c'lUfaillallon wHh physicians to de termine whether a gull bladder drn in.-'Ki op-rat hn 1m ti"' -unary. MilM COM M AMIS .MO VI'). M.liAVn:, Spain ,V). AV i"l h i im Is if Miiiiiamlhig hi Har- in tin inmciiicut agahit thr lYcm-h hi Moiimi-o. nctiM-tUng to p:i-engcrM nrrMitg fmm ( run, Al m-rlH. Thr ItlfHini Hilcr di n preat-blng f-(iinmiinl-t ilnctrfne-. I among the tribe and iirom'sfiu rich ImiIj ff tliey Join Ufa tmwn. 1 . v ; .ivl : fc: ' f i V" XTRA APPLICATION DISMISS! :. SALCM. Ore. (AP). Clmill .ludge Mc.Maliati today onlereltlic apillralloii ol ('. V. Cliapiitan nml (HbeiH tti Hmiiftc thu ballot lltle tm ii bill ImtiiMiik (In- .sale of ilg- nrellcs iliMiii-ed, filtMl M It V T( INVLSTKiATi: CHM Aoo (AP). A graml Jin fmetlgatlfui of the (IJHnppc uraiicr of ItolM Tt While, iiiuiftrlaiit Wlt- iicsh tn the Sbeptteiil trial, N said lo hae been oiileri'it by state nt nriiejs. si i ki i m; advam i s I,OMM)N (AP). The slerlliu c bailee (inlay louche, $t,HH;l-M, (LIIMANY APPEALS. (,i;.MVA (AIM. -It s offi cially announced ttMlay that rr niany lint I niipeateil tt (he wot hi coiirl of JiiiMti to M'ltle her ill' pule ullli Poland concent lux the itpptoprlal U mi by Poland in Polish I pper Sih hi of iei inun-tn. tied Imhistrlal inral propel ty. ti i; or 'oNriii;M'i:. IlLltLIV (AP). The goterii mcnt I'ccrHcil n Mite of root I deuce lotlay In Hit te.e'istau. The aii st: 211 to 1-W, -5 not tol-liiji. CUBA TODAY YOUHG 6iR Fifth President of Repub lic Takes Oath of Office IS FIRST MASON TO TAKE CHAIR Was Selected Some Time Ago in Election Featur ing a Landslide for the Liberals. HAVANA, Cuba Tiy tho Associ ated Tress) Oenwral Oernrdo Ma ehado y Morales, fifth president of Cuba, and the first Mason to be elected to that position, who takes: the oath of office today, comes of I a family known for Us sacrifices 1 In the course of Cuban Imb'pend- j ence. fits recent election was a landslide for the Liberals, and also1 the first time tho nation's1 next j president could ho predicted with certainty by midnight of election I day. Kor the first time election: day was practically free from dis- 1 turbances. Gerordo Machado wt born In Vlllnclara, capital of the province of Las Villas, now Rant a Cluru, Sep tember 2U, 1K73. Ills futher. Col onel Oerardo Machado y Castcllon, married I .ut ga rdu M ora les. Hot h of tho m wero devoted (o the ideal of Cuban Independence. The father saw his son on rare occasions when a child, because he ; was In arms ngntnst Hpnnlsh col onial rulers. Hut, In exchange, he constantly heard his mother's pa triotic propaganda, for on her had devolved all the duties of the home where the separatist movement was dully preached. Fontat Against Sfuiin At 82 years or age, young Ma chado wus In the field u gainst Hpaln. He, joined the revolution of IKOK, and took part in muuy combnts, displaying in nil of them extraordinary courage, and coolness. lie won the title of general und en-: joyed nn enviable reputation among the Cuban army of liberation. The war ended, General Machado resumed his business activities, for he Is one of those men who fight for an Ideal, nnd afterward become a private citizen without asking or expecting any reward. In the 'or ganization of theflrst rural guurd, he was appointed lieutenant col onel with headquarters at Santa Clara, a poHt which he resigned on being elected mayor of Vlllnclara. General Machada, a far sighted statesman, accepted all tho doc trines preached by Jose Marti, and labored to reestablish cordiality be tween all the Inhabitants of his province. lit) devoted himself to commerce, tho breeding of cattle and the cul tivation of sugar cane. Me never abandoned politics, believing that every citizen should contribute with his work and his vote to the gov ernment of the counlry. The Lib erals In .19118, chose him candidate for the governorship of Hanta Chira hut the parly became divided and he lost by 17 votes. hiipM)Hetl Gome. In that same year General Ma chado labored for the triumph of (Continued nn I'&ga Five.) TWO KILLED IN ELECTION DAY PISTOL BATTLE WILLIAMSON. W- Vn. (Hy the Associated Press) Hherman Par sley, merchant of Kermit. near here, und Huek Kirk, pn-nident of the hoard of education, art; dead. and three other men are wounded and six are under arrest the result of a pistol fight yesterday at u. poll at Kermit where an election was held on the iiueslion of creating an Independent school district. Thn fighting Is understood (o have started when two negroes re brought to the polls. Washington Officials Worried By Ahdel Krim (Hy ChnrleM Stewart) WAHHINUTON (NKA Special) ! Word from Franco that several A me rice n automobile, parties are in, or ut uny rate on the edge of the Moroccan war xtine, is causing acute uneasiness here, Jfs a wild count t y, of wandering tribesmen, a Itli v. ph-t urcHUe native vllle.gr. hen- and there and a spice of peril. Adventurous tourists tike It. The emphases, however, on Hit' Item of p rll Is nil her too heavy to be pleiiHiint Just now. The Halite mili tary authorities an- discouraging civilians from running Into danger but the recliless ones are, hard to control. Washington officials ury not L Schoolmates' Gibes Cause Daughter to Shoot Father's Friend POLICE RELUCTANT TO PROSECUTE HER Mr. and Mrs. Wunsch, Girl's Parents, Both In jured During Gunplay Near Chicago. CHICAGO (By the Associated I'ress) When Lucille Wunsch, 15'-year-old high school girl, last night" with her mother found her father, Will Him, in company with Miss Agnes Hlmnock, 28, she shot and probably fatally wounded Miss Slmnock nnd slightly wounded her father ami mother when they at tempted lo intercept hor. The girl Is being held. Her mother, who threw hevself before the girl to prevent her from shooting her father, said she did not know her daughter waa carry ing a weupon. Gibes Goatlcil Her. Tho girl said that she had been goaded to the shooting because - of the gibes of school mates concern ing her father's friendship for Miss Hlmnock. Tho police of Hivcrdnlo, a sub urb, where tho shooting occurred. nxo sold to be reluctant to prose cute the girl, at least pending de velopments In Miss Himnack'a con dition. , Miss Hlmnock was shot in tho side and both lungs and will die, according to attendants. . MIbs Wunsch was one of the vil lage belles and her father ft mein er of tbtf village board. Wunsch and Misa Hlmnock had jimt re turned from an auto ride when tho shooting occurred.- Miss Hlmnock told officers Mrs, Wunsch, not Lu cille, did the shooting. KINO Wl LI J A M STOWS. Coulh Africa (Hy the Associated I're&s) Thousands of Kaffirs, garbed in fantastic, combinations of natlvo coHtume and Impoverished Kuro peun dreHS, gathered today from surrounding counties and hulled the Prince of Wales. One Zulu In full fighting trim with a war shield lushed to his back, ttina.thrd through the streets on a motorcycle, to reach tho prince's levee. One Kaffir paraded the grounds near tho prince's headquarters nt-' tired in navy blue trousers, a black dinner suit waistcoat and a rough Imitation of a tall coat made from wildcat Kklns. CHICAGO (Hy the Associated Pren a widespread drive against salacious magazines is Indicated by reports from cities throughout, thu country. Krom Washington City to Wash ington Htatf officials have taken action to have barred from the news stands publications which they san contain obscene pictures and reading matter. much afraid Abd-el-Kiim, tho chief rebel, will kill any Americans he may catch, except by accident. He kills Spaniards, whom he par ticularly dislikes, but so far nt known, he has nothing against llvi United Utates. What Is considered Ilk-tier U I hat he'll hold American captives for ransom, lie does this even with Spaniards if their friends hnvo money enough to be worth whlh. Occasionally, when somebody's relatives nre slow In remitting. h sends In one of the prisoner's ears, us u gentle reminder. OfttchUs are uware In advancu (Continued on Page Two.) NATIVES HAIL' HIS MAJESTY TO BAH PUBLICATIONS