La Grande evening observer., May 25, 1925, Image 1

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VOLUME XXIII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 25, 1925.
MUMMER ASSOCIATED PUF.S8
mkmher associated press
NUMBER 195
ADY
IWRE
BOISE- JL
LLED
(HIK
GAR TURNED BEARS AND LEGIOH 10 U
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Ulbll 111.11 III - , t.;i--:
mwm snumui hhiw
Mrs. W. R. McDowell, 28,
Pierced Fatally by the
Windshield Brace
MAN AND CHILDREN
ESCAPE INJURIES!
.Victim Died Shortly Af
ter Reaching Grande
R o n d e Hospital. 10
Minutes After Wreck.
Mrs. W. IS. .MrlMmcll, S, f
Ilolsc. Iiiaho. iliitt at lh! (.imiiiIc
, Komlf liosllul slmi lly afli'r N
' V o'clock ycstci'day nmHitnjr us a vc
M " Mill uf injuries siisiniiicd wlifn
II J"''""' '"' '" "I'1''1 -I"' 's t-lli HiC
I J P 1 'lilrn-.-il oer ' " lilliy "IK"
' mile cjisl of l-'iii' rollll.s 10 lllin-
' . .n.-li. ... I.. Illl ilin-
i : .Mrs. McDowell's left lung" was
crushed by the . right-hand hru.ee
1 .'(),, of the windshield when the car.
hi driven by her husband. V. it.
o ; McDowell, manager of the llohej
1 jWeatcrn t'nion Telegraph eom
' panv, turned over on top of her.
TTi-J Mr. Mci'owell and ilia two snrill
rtlauKhtets were thrown out of the
-. machine before It turned
W.j and escaped without injury
tept for a few scratches.
over
i 'I'V... . ...!.!. nt ftffMlr'i-nri hint IIS I
v the machine was leaving throw.--
i head concrete bridge which
5 . ...
J crosses the river unu inc .
track near what Is known us tin:
chicken rundw; alvjut t"-o ni'les
east or liilKard. At this point
on the highway the road curve
sharply to the right just as it
Jiuves the bridge.
The ear timed tills curve, ran
Into a shallow ditch and then ciir -
roincd along the high batik :.t
the left, finally reaching such n
height on the bluff that it set
tle back to the right and came
to rest, with the wheels up. on
the highway.
1x1111") by AYlndshirhl Bluer.
Mr. McDowell and the two chil
dren had been thrown fi om the
car about the time it hit the
ditch. Mrs. McDowell was caught
under the car when it turned ov.-r
and nun literally impaled by the
windshield brace.
The top or the car was down
ut tin- time the accident occurr-d
and eye wiineb'e are of the opin
ion that had it been up Mm. M.
Jmvvell would have rsrfiped with
perhaps not ijerioun in.iuiien
Not Dri:ng; lusl.
The dirt el cause t)f th
dent remains more or le.-i
:;cci-
of a t
i nut
mystery. Mr. McDowell was
driving at an ei.ces.sive rati
t-peed, according to sevcrui
(Continued on Vnte Flv.)
The Baker Chapter of the order
of the Dt'br of the Ivistern Star
lias invile.l Mopt Chapter No. 13 of
l.a Grande to attend a meeting of
the order at Baker this evening.
Between fifty and neventy-f lv
Uieniliers of th- local chapter will
attend the meeting and put on the
degrr
ler.
work for the Baker chap-
n-y will motor to mat rny
sometime this afternoon.
BAKER INVITES
LOCAL LADIES
Working of Clarifier
Explained by Engineers
"Th" disposal of sewage is on"
of the paramount issues confront
ing the people of li Grande to
day and is on of the items of
the coming bond election -jpon
which the voters will b- called to
pass Judgment either for or
against ." according to I he '-ngin-eeiing
depart men t of the city of
La Grande.
While tin- issue may be c-om--arutively
new fur I .a Grand-.
Ihe broad subieet of proper and
ef ficlt tit dtwpts.il of ww age dates
h.u-k to the time wh-n tile human
race (list untied Into comniunt-tlt-s.
therefore, the subject tuts re
cei ed the attention of sanitar
ians and In the past quarter of
a century methods of ti -eat me it
had dkuoul Uvc beca 9Q per
Third
No-Run Game for La
Grande Pirates
ED BRANDT TURNS
BACK PENDLETON
Walla Walla and Baker
in Tie for Last Place;
Pirates Strengthen
Lead in League.
iti.i i: Morvr.i i.r..;i r.
Chilis
Criimh-
IVlHlll'lOU
ltak. r
Walla Walla
W.
... 5
... 3
.8 33
.5110
.333
si NOAVs ;a.mi;s
A! Baker: lvndleton linker (!.
At La Grande; Walli Walla 0.
I.u (Jrande 2.
It appears that Walla Walla is
one team that Buck Ilcin, Pirate
t wirier, run stand on its head any
time. Twice the Dears have met
La Grande thin year and each time
have been turned hack scoreless,
'the game yesiernay
ntled -2 lo 0
and in the opening game of the
Buck Ilcin Pitches
tieason llein shut out Watiu WalluimuKn in
3 to a.
White th
vbdior were trying l0wi'u,y U8U Presented to
."" " ' . . '
' Hnduy ivnd Hon whs trying to do
M)ii num.. :il linker, with till same
--- .
BucceKii. Baken won ua aeconu
slratglil Kmne. to ,, tnd 'W-'W1
into a lie with the J924 champions
for last place.
I'ltclilnr Baltic -lint
Walla Walla didn't go down
to defeat here without a struggle,
m, - v
Kor live innings the .score
board featured nothing but goose
eggs and the first wore of the
game came in the mxth when, af
ter llein had llied to Hypchaiizkl.
center fielder. I 'arris hit. Cunny
ham. Bartii idngled and made
second while funny hum was put
(Continued on i'age Five.)
Child SliRhtly Hurl
When Car Back on Her
Tlie K.-monlliH-old daughter of
G-orge Andrews, sawyer in the
Grande Itonde Lumber 'ompany
milt at Berry, was slightly injur
ed yesterday when she toddled un
der the car as her lather wau back
ing from the garage.
The little girl was rushed to
the Grande Itonde Hospital here
for examination and treatment.
Jler injuries weer very slight and
amounted to a few bruises.
("sinned Heat Lands 4
In City Jail Sunday
l our men. Frank Allen, Jack
Murphy. f iuirley I'lie-b and
John O'Neal pleaded guilty Into
tlits morning In the city itntit
to ilrunkrnr-N anil wen srntriir
ril to rie dnvs in (he rlly jail.
Thry became Intoxicated . riom
lining canned lira).
Canned heat proved tlie undoing
of four men in ai Grande yester
day and this morning lh"y awoke
after a long night in the city jail.
They are awaiting trial charged
uilh drunk lies::.
Jack Murphy and Frank Allen
are the only t o w hose names
could be ascertained by the police.
tino ot ine oiner two is nam iu ne
a half4ire. il Indian.
fected that any decree of purifi
cation up lo a sparkling wat-r
!:i.H per cent free from all con
tamination can be serin ed. The
degree of purification, how - ver.
Mho lid be determined by eat h In
dividual community with prop r
it-sped for tli- rights of the In
dividuals or com in tint ti-s situated
below the point of treatment.' tlie
report tontinues. the remilnd"r
follow log:
Giml I plnMtrd.
" , k a. t ub.' t r jtt nient and dl-i-posa
I i o the cvi.-Mt uf removing
a pn-ae'it and pr- .elitieg a fu
ture nuisance k t to- gital sougM
iiBer. Tliis is the pb-a kept in
(Cvuiluuci ua I'age Five.)
Parade in Downtown Dis
trict Is Planned for
This Evening
ENDOWMENT FUND
WILL BE FORMED
Sixty Thousand Dollars
Additional to Be Raised
in Oregon for Doern
beeher Hospital.
Starling off tonight with n nr
ndo th rot tell the downtown district
of thi I, PRlon. Drum & Bugle Corp
and tin I,a Grande Nntionul Guard
compuny. the local Post's drive for
!$iiinot it quota in the national
five mil I ton dollar Kndowmcnt
j Drive, will tie of ficially launched
(arid early tomorrow morning mrm
.bers of the Legion will start (i sys
tematic canvass of the entiro citv
lo secure subscriptions.
Small contributions or large on
es, depending on the individual's
ability to give, will bo sought with
equal ardor, according to Fred
Kiddle, chairman of the drive com
mittee for this community. An ef
fort will he made to allow every
citizen an opportunity to help
campaign a success, us
the Legion men believe no more
me community.
l-'nr Knilowiiieut J'und.
Kmphusis will be placed on the
fact that the money raised in Ihia
cuinpuign will, not bo spent out-
(Contlnuod on I'aca Kivo.)
A system of uniform decora t Ion
for the businesn section of the city
to be used for the first time on
Memorial Day and on every patri
otic occasion (hereafter is now be
ing put into use by local merchantfi
In collaboration with the La
j Grande post of the American Legi
on.
The decorations consist of 1 fdi
large flags mounted on eight fool
poles which ure to lie placed in
holes prepared at the edge of Ihe
sidewalk. Kach business house
in the city has arranged to take
olio of the flagU.
ilolen are now being drilled In
the sidewalks to be used as recep
tacles for the poles. On holidays
I In1 flags will be set up in the hol
es ami al other thucH taken down
and stored. Hpeeial traps to close
tlie holes ti the sidewalks huv
been tarnished.
Interesting Chamber
Luncheon Is Prepared
Th" regular noon luncheon
the Chamber of Commerce, tomor
row, will be (b voted principally to
(the work of the health committed.
, Merton Kiddle lias been designated
j chairman of the luncheon. Ot her
members of the health romiiilllec
I scheduled to give brief talks are,
Dr. W T. Phy. clwlmarn. II. G
Avery. Chase Bohnonluimp, II. K
Coolidire. Frank Mclvennon and
, ( (,M, Beynolds. A proposed change
in the coiihi ituiion of the rharulieri
of commerce will come Itefore thej
meeting for vote,Jtnnorrow. Men-j
ry Warmholta Ik Hcheduled to
make un announ,ement. I
Efforts Under Way to
Aid Cove Cherry Trees
With the belief that something
may be done to the Cove cherry
trees which w ere Injured by
freeze last winter. H. (. Avery,
county agriculturist, is lneetlnK
wiih the nrchurdislH in Cove loilay
to take whatever steps may h ne
cessary. I'lans for rescsi itut log
tin; trees ure not complete but It
is thought that u car lna-1 of nl
ira'e of silver or ooine oihtr ef
!t i live fertilizer may tie shipped in
to use for treatment.
I OIU I.ITLD BONDS.
; c. u. Knighl, of Cove, and A. L.
Biles, of Conneciictit. foriettt I
tush ttonds of $15 each by non-ap-eatance
ftr trial irefore Hugh K.
j Brady, jutalcu uf peace, this morn-Inf.
DECORATE CITY
IIIL DAY
What
p J-2JT 1-
7V: CHANCE N LIFE-' . "30OCO o
, . . iiC .-. Vi . NNbm.fr WAR,
CTVWr Be So BRReN- .O-. owum
Onw NtiSLtcr nakus fr so ;
i, C , . iL vt S kywiii YS,V , y
( t64'NT THAT 8'u . VCy lijTOj V VJ!TH LW( )
I keltoouo rr rnWii ( homes! UKS v '"A3 f w J U jtt
) or -ibuvnd j h il JL. ,: orooi emf. aho if f I
VflU.6tJ -OOGOO M? rL0 WORE OfW ,
COOLIE I
WASMINfiTfiN (liy the Arsocl
aled frH.s) I'reriideut foolid(.re,
a pa rent ly recovered from an a t -tack
of indigestion miftered Hatur
day. returned to the White llotme
today from a week-end cruise on
tlie Mayflower and plunped im
mediately Into litu daily routine
work. s
The president was deocrihed ua
feeling well.
Senator for Missouri
Appointed by Governor
.IKKKIMtSON CITV. Mo. fliy the
AKNOctated I'reHM) The appoint
ment of If. WillianiH, of Kt. l-ouia
to mieceed the late Senator Spencer
v(lh annoiiiicf,! today tiy Governor
linker.
Out Of
The Waste
Basket
When n hlt-ilie- 111,111 M'lid-.
on an Iniporinnl hoslne-s me
Miije thrmiKh Ihe nd wrtltiiK
col un ion tf The t lli-'-rier, he
ctilciialu' no fear ,nlmiit I lit
nirs-ae Immi di-ojip "i Into the
wnile ha -Kvi ns 'n u an It ni -rlic.
Ilr kitmtt (he reader fn(iTe-t
and reader ciMtflden'v uf Tim
H-erer uhllc he I ru-r fear
ful of what joii may do to lilt
fi(iertl-lnu nieo-aue1 when ctil
joti hriu;h the ttmll. In Tito
l)ericr his mn'4c where
oti fiN-t It nirt waul II.
"Olnerwr Advertising
A M:rchsndl.Hiitf ty.TTlec'
the Legion Drive
IF VA4Htt HAD V JF,'-Z'-," TC 7 7
y'S WBLP Wft MtOT ""A " IrTft
;toSs-A T&Grto 9t-7 K a. f
JLZ:.- -- -r . AY VE-reAN& &; 9
Defense Day
Test Set For
July Fourth
WAKMINGTON (liy the AhsocI
ated lren) A nation wide defense
test of the iiitiHter of A inerlca'H
manpower will be held under the
direction of (tie war department
next July fourth.
The date wan selected ileflniately
today after J'rcHldcnt t'oolide liad
disapproved of the department a
Helection of ArnilMIr. day und biik--enfed
that Independence, day b
auludUutcd.
The prcHidenl ulna advised thai
the war department should make It
char to the Kovcruorn of the wtateB
t hat. any Mtalc eooperalion would
he "purely voltititu ry."
BE AT TRIAL
CHI'AC; (Ily the Aiioriaicd
I'renH A purported letter from
Koheit White, mlndm; wilm'.H in
Ihe Shepherd murder trial, v. a:i
nuide puWIe lod.iy by the proMe
cutorM. The wrlter decluii'd he wna ,'jul
cnimi iirltijf t rt flhf Hhephi-rd and
Inn K"nK-' n'"l would return.
IU ('la-' to (-niduafe.
! I nlvrsity of i iregtn, Kugene -;
(Kpoclul) I 'our hundred and
tw niy-etglit Hen it tin und graduate
WITNESS If
students hiive applied for degrees Itihh) (Jeriin.ny announced today
at the I Hi-i-rsit y of Oregon, ami ihitt t!u 1. remly to i.itttelp.ite m
( while failure to complete academ- ,,-jy Internattomil conirence iinree
c work may n duce ttiis number tin-nt for complete su pp reunion or
f)mebiit before. Commencement ihemiciil and poison gx waifare,
I (!. Cniversily tifftcbils s;iy thai j tierniany's iinnouncemenl wn
the 'j2U graduating (iass will ex- nin!' at it meeftrg of Ihe military
cVed 4oa, a record In L'nlvcm.ty and naval committee of the tnier-
' history. ) nal.oiiul arms truffle tonferoiicu. .
Will Mean To
i
L
WASIIIN(3T(IN flly Ihe AhsocI
nted rre8) An ordinance of Port
land Oregon, reiulrtn imyment of
licenwe fee a ml filing of hondn
by pernono HOlicitiluc ordefH for
Kooda for future delivery on wlileh
they collect payiuentH In advunce.
wad declared invalid today by Ihe
Kiiprenie court.
The cuho viin brounht by the Heal
Silk llotdery MIIIh. of IndlatiiiprdlM.
The opinion aald nuch a retfnlntlon
wuh unlawful reatrntul of interMtiite
commerce.
MAY AITT..T I lit HI A Nt I ;
Aiorn;i I l,. (.ItAMU
It In believed that Die ruling by
tlie nupreme court will affect un or
dlmuiee adopted here a few week
aifo by the city commlHMioneiH re-
luirtn Kollr itor.i lo pay Itci-riHe fee
and file bonls when t :i k I mk orders
for future fbdivery on which pay
nientM in advnnee are denmnd:d.
If HO. the oidltrinee here v.'ill UU
tomtii Icallv lieertme vdd uinl can
not lie lawfully enfo; ee, by t he
city.
( j.; js,- v A (By the tnot tateil
SOLICITORS
I i
GERMANY OUT
mm ens
Them
ToiiKirpow the Amrr
Icaik Ijegloti ondounietit
fund drlvo will begin
throughout the I'iiUchI
States. In Oregon, In
comurt'tloii with this
rainiHiign, efforts will
be made to raise an ad
dltlounl sum or money
to maintain the Iocrn
brcher liospltal at
Portland.
t'nhm count) quota
of the drive will bo
eighteen hundntl dol
lars and of that n mount
tho lxglonntUrc?4 of la
Grnndo linvo agrrtHl to
rnlso ftftren hundred
tlollnrs.
Ii'esld.'iit C'lMUtlK
lias endorsed the ilrlve
tlmmgliout tho coun
try, t;ovenior Walter
M, Plerco .iait dmte
likewise lit Oregon, and
A. T. Illll, president of
tho city commission,
Saturday Lnsued a proo
liunntlon setting nslde
A perl ml to lie kuonii
ns Aiuerlrnti Ilon
10 11 fl o w m o n t I'und
Week.
This evening, prior lo
tlie oMMiiug day of (lie
cnmimlgu. the AiuiyI-
ean legion drum ctirps
ami the national guard
or Ia (iraiidn will !
rude along Adams ae
line. XTRA
. A. V. MAY I'LAY rilLVII.S
Aceoiilliitf lo 111 1 nou iter n itiit by
tho l.a tirande Ims4dall c lub early
tb In urtcrnooii, mi Invltntloii lias
hern e(enled (ho (. A. t' lm.se
ball team, now leading the north
ern sect luii of the Pacific Coast
confereiKv, u play fin Pirate? here
Thui'Mlny ftftern'Kiii, An miswrr Is
expct'teil Intn tla or tomorrow.
ti:achi:h is imkti;d
liAYTO.N, Twin. (AP) .John T.
K-oM'.h, lilich hf hotd Hclencc tench
it, wan ludlctetl by tin county
urand Jury today b urged with
tciM-blug cvoliilton III lolutloit of
the TennesMt law. Trial wn.s wt
for duly 10.
ArcKITK Itl PtUtT
tU IMUt S. O. Tim
ernl nssembly of tho prcdi terlan
church lit f.ie ('illicit Sinter to
day ac'pted n niMirt of Ihe hills
nttd ocrlHr! cmnnilttc which n'-
onimeiMled that im action be fnUcn
mi the itieiiMirlnl of tho Tlrd I !
b.iterhui hun h of New York, nU
lug Wmllcntlmi or lis Nlniid In Hr
lilt ling llr. Marry I'liiiei-juni -'ot-dlck
lo fMt'iipy Its pulpit.
Prohibitionists Roiled
At Andrews' Decision
Charles p. Mcwnrt) i
WAHIHN(iTfN (MIA Hpeclnl) !
--ProhlldthinlHts are none too well
pletised at IIm- refus il if (b-neriil
j Lincoln Andrews, uasistanl S-r-j
i efary of the Irensury cspecl illy
jtn chiirgc of dry enforcement, to
pet mil. any reference to Hie eight
eenth a mend men t of Volntendlsm
in the poster camp.iign to be laun
ched July I throughout the coun
try. That Is lo say, the pouter n'o
kmih and ph i ores must boost for
law observance In general, they
iitusi n't concent rut ! on any on'
lnw In particular.
The prohibition view It ih;tt Hits
will tuky all thu "p-n-ih" out 01
AMUNDSEN
NOT HEARD
FROM TODAY
Spitsbergen Dispatches
leu 01 Continuation
of Silence.
ICE CONDITIONS
SAID "DIFFICULT"
Hobby, One of Expedi
tion's Ships, Returned
to Wellman Bay After
North and East Patrol.
Osr), Norway (By tho Assoc I -iilfd
Proas) A dispatch from
HplUberfft'n today flays that no
ni'wa haa been received rcffardlni;
tho Amundsen expedition tip to 'I
o'clork thbt morning:.
I'hc dispatches said that the
Hobby, ono of the expedition's
steamers, hud roturned to Welt
iniin liuy from patrollinir to tho
north and cunt of Dumw Island,
where she found "Ice conditions
difficult."
Tho dispatch lidded thut a "cer
tain amount of depression provall
ud nmonff tlie expedition members
because of Amundsen's non-ap-peuranco."
NKW YOItK (By the Aaaoeiated
I'num) -- Mingled expressions ot
pcvaluilKm and opttmlttm were voic
ed by explorers and aviators here
rcKiirdliiK tho fale of the Amund-
wen polar expedition.
IV tho mi moBl familiar with
Atnundnen and th arctic explora
tion sen nothlntr nlurmtng In lit
failure to return In 4h;, bft' in
E4 ho ur, us oHtf.imlly planned.
Other: ft-tired a forced lutidinR,
Injury to either the planew or tho
men. or both, or aonui accident In
either hmdlnfr or tuklng off for thu
return flight.
y
NKWIH'ltY POUT Mttsa. (By tho
AHHoclatod Pre) Hurry A. Kir
by, hunted tu connection with tho
murder of Miss Aida Ueyward, the
Hhootiug of Mrs. Km ma Towns and
Ihe burning of their cottage in
Winthrop, Mulnu, was arrested hero
today.
ll denied connection with tho
killing'
NEWSPAPERS ARE
UPHELD IN INCOME
TAX PUBLICATION
WASHINGTON. (By tho AshocI
uted Press) Newspapers which,
published HhIs of Income tux pay
era und the nmnuntu they paid hint
full wei-Q upheld in doing so by the
supreme court toduy.
Tho court declared the newspa
pers not guilty of violation of law
by publishing lists made available
to public Inspection In tho. internal
revenuti offices.
chim;si; i,av iumn;.
WAHIIINGTON (By tho Associ
ated Press)- Chinese wives and
minor children of Chinese meich
auls resident here are entitled to
adnilKiuon but Chinese wives of
AmeWcun citizens ure not entlthd
to idinisslon into this country un
iler the new Immigration act, th
suiireiut! court decided today.
!he posters. In other words, tlie
rlryii doubt If a reproiluct Ion of
t he national capital, with the
words, "In disregard Tor law lb t
the greatest danger to tho repub
lic," will touch tha avtrnge Amer
ican's conscience im it would b
touched by the scroll, "Demand
creates supply," underneath a pic
ture of a bootlegger delivering a
bolt 1c of hooch" to a customer.
Another complaint Is that And
lew's ruling proves htm a sup
porter of prohibition because tt'N
ihe hm, not neceasarlly because
It's prohibition. He may
even hcllevn It's u good law, thu
(Continued ou l'atf Five.)
HAHR
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