La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 24, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore. Eon: Fair and continued wurra tonight and Thurs day. VOLUME XXIII. MEMBER ABSOC1VTEU TRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. .WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1925. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBER 221 MIDST OF Visitors from All Over the Nation Enjoy Wal lowa Wonderland ACCOMMODATIONS TAKEN FOR FOURTH Preparations Being Made to Begin Mountain Trips and Fishing Sea- : son in -Short Time. ,'The Wallowa I Mi Wondeiinn I, prom If r scenic resort and play ground In tin- state, Is now In the HiliihL or a ;ood season wlih a larse number of visitors. Includ ing ninny from points In the east, inlddlewcst and other distant states, taking advantage of the hospitality offered. ' Over I In- week-ends Hie erowds lure especially larue, numbering oil an average from J rn (o '2' in the cabins, tents and hotel be sides the picnickers and those w ho d live to t h e La Ke for u f e w hours. I'l-cpttiiiitf for Fourth. Preparations are now behifr made for the fourth of July cele bration and the visit t luit day m' the ' caravan of Portland men sponsored by the Portland Ad ti"ib. All accommodations avail able are nlreudy taken for t lie 'ouilh although plenty of catn ln ground will be available for those who have their own ')iil, lucnL The private collate own ers have kindly turned over to the management their cottnrr-s for t h . J''ourth and these will accommodate the caravan mem bers. : J.' .. iMaclMit-rst.n, mana'rjr, JvL a contract n few days' awo for the (Continued on Pace Five.) '-. Ijvery one la busy al lite pert inent station at Union under the illrection of Mr. Withycomhc pre paring for the biggest delegation of Grangers mid farmers ever vis iting the station. The rostrum Is being trimmed up. new tables and benches built and t he truck all "dolled up" f'r a .sight seeing car. -Mr. Dullard and five county , ug'-nts will be among the out of Ihu county visitors, as well as jfrange members from Malheur. Baker. Umatilla. WMllowa and tfranl counties. The Malheur coun ty farm bureau Ih uiso sending Its president and other delegate:', and He vera I farmers union members from Union and Umatilla county Will attend. Mis. Kd Miller has charge of the reception committee for the Union grange and is btsny gi,tllng preparations mad" for her part of the work. An effort is be ing made to have the Union bund and quartet help in the entertain ment of t ht day. Several subor dinate grange drill b-ams will lake part in the drill work, which will lie given on the law n of the ex periment station. Ir. Pby will deer th- address of welcome for I he Union grange and Mr. Withycombe will give an address on the work of the station. Some of the best musical talent In the grunges of this county will be on the program. The evening meet ing will be taken up with the or ganization of the Mine Mountain liLstrlet grange with Hi'. I'hy as chairman and t he latter pari of the evening meet Ing wilt be de voted to the exemplifying the fifth degree. ion UNI PIS TD ENTERTAIN Charming Contralto To Appear Here in Recital Alte. piict Moore who is to tip peur In recital here tomorrow "'veil ing with Victor Delinlo Is a whol ly charming lady who can talk en tertainingly on a variety of sub Jed a. Slightly above average In height with an appearance of slendcrnes, jet black hair cut In the latest boy ish bob and un engaging way of looking slrulght at oti while she talks, Alice ;-rlc Moore. gle one the imprs.von that she would be successful In almost any line of endeuor to which .-die turned her efforts. Of cour.se hi r mu.ste Is K great deal to her and she has d' ub d much Of h-r life to It but she Is also Interested in other things and It bj sometimes difficult to get her. 19 dUcuas herself or her work- Salmon Rack Removal Is Promised State Game' Commission ers Made Decision tt Union Meeting This Morning. The salmon rucks at Union are to be removed t once! That de cision was reached by !t. K. (.'Ian ton. slate superintendent of hatch eries, this mornint; aftec a person al investigation of the conditions at the t'nion hatchery. Mr. 4 'Ian ton found that the claims of the sportsmen were jus tified and u recommendation bv Mr. Boitney, superintendent of the I niou hatchery to have the racks taken out was also one of the factors In the final decision. M. Monney made his recommenda tion for the reason . that he tliuuffht it unlikely that the sal mon would live through the low water months In the enclosure formed by the ' racks. The racks will lie taken down immediately and the entire stream with the exception of private property will be open lo salm fishing with Rigs under the usu il regulations until July first. On July first or as soon nfterwnros as the legal regulations can be complied with the stream will be closed fur any but hook and line fishing. This will give the trout fishermen a chance to ge the bl, trout that follow the salmon run to the head of the creek, and will also give the salmon u chance io spawn naturally. .Mr. Man ton. uccoiu pa tiled by Harold Clifford, chairman of the game commission, John Waldon, county game warden, Irvin Kreneh, superintendent of the Wallowa hatchery and a group of sports men from I. a (Irande made th" trip to liiion (his morning lo g t (he mutter of the racks amicably settled. - Remodeling: of Harness Shop Here Completed The harness shop of Snydet-and McKennou has been renovated and ((.modeled. The manufacturing loom in the back of the bIiou has been enlarged and made mor convenient. The front has be.-n repainted and arranged to hold a larger stock, which will be in stalled. Public Roads Bureau Chief In Oregon .Now Thomas 11. McDonald, chief of the bureau of public " road., of .Washington, !. U.. and C H. Uut- Icell, district engineer of the bu reau of public roads of Portland, 'are making an inspection or road conditions in Oregon. Washington, I Montana and Idaho. It. II. ijaldock, state highway en gineer with offices here, will Join them at Pendleton tomorrow and jthey will Inspect the oil macadam section or I he Old Oregon trail west of Pendleton. Electric Fans to Keep Local Theater Cool Three large electric fans to keep the Arcade theater cool this summer are now on display in the show lobby. The largest of t he fans is 4s inches in diameter and will move IIS.iMH) cubic feet of air it minute while the two smal ler funs are 1! 4 inches in diame ter and w III i.ovo I o.nnii ciblc reel of air each. The complete installation will be finished and the fans in operation in about 10 days. The work of installation !a being done by John Melville. Ji si a i; is lti:t AM i:i MAItSIIKiKU. Ore. I. I. Itad ley, justice of the peace, was re called at Jlandou In Saturday's election by a majority of 17N votes and Miller Huyden elected lo fill the position. Iladley made cm-mlc.s In a school fight and was alleged to lie unfit ted for a justice of the peace. When she does speak of her mu jsic she doe jjo In an entirely un affected manner. Her exceptional ly fine work wlfh the Porthmd .Symphony orchestra last winter wax discussed almost without comment. Mrs. Price sang one of the leading port n Coleridge Taylor's "A Tale of Old Japan" In this Instance and as )ulte frankly that she did h' r best work on this occasion. The newspaper critics though so too ami were equally frank about suy ing so but when asked for some of the reies Mrs. Price paid that she "hiidn't saved any." onr feels that this modoty Is eharai terlsWc of the artist and wholly unatisutned. Liberal In View. Mrs. Prie.. liberal In her ,tewn. Asked about Jazz flie, re (Cou'.kiued uu Vagi five.) Evening Observer Will Sponsor 5-Day In-. . struction Period CHICAGO EXPERT TO BE IN CHARLIE Mrs. A. I). Wiswell to Come Here Through Co - Operation . of the E. 0. L. & P. Company. Starting on Tuesday. July 7th, and continuing fur five days the livening Observer will dage a free Cooking School and home econom ics demonstration for the house wives of the I .a Ornnde territory. The school will bo held in the basement of the Odd Fellows. Hall, the old V. M. C. A. building, und Mrs. A. I. Wiswell,, of Chicago, will be in charge throughout the week. She Is a home . economic und cooking expert of national re putation employed by the West in g housD Kleciric company atld is se cured by The Observer through the co-operaljon of ihe . Knstern Oregon light V- Power Co. JVIrs. Wiswell Is n thoroughly competent Inst ructor and cooking expert of special training and wide experience. She is a pleas-int and entertaining demonstrator nd pro mises programs of each afternoon that will be of genuine interest to every housewife who appreciates the art in planning und preparing; daily home menus. l. Grande ! will be Ihe first engagement Of Mrs. WlsweM on tho Coast and the publisher of The Observer untlcl puteB a school under her direction that will have wide appeal. Two Hour Projjranw ldch day's program will sto.rl promptly at 2 o'clock in the after noon and continue until four, with a short inlermlsison between. Mrs. (Continued on Page Vive.) Harris French, who has con trolled the I .a Grande ball club for the greater pari of two sea sons, resigned a.s manager of the pirates last evening and the board of directors of the club have as sumed bis duties. Mr. French's ac tion was taken as a result of dif ference of opinion us to the man agement of the club. The first action taken by the board alter Mr. French's resigna tion was to appoint Tom Gossctt. third baseman, playing manager of the team. Gossetl has been field captain most of the sea.son but this appointment by the club heads i Intended to ffive him control of the playing end of the club without (Continued on Page Five.) 91 Above Highest Mark Of Thermometer Here A ly pleat summer week, which began last Wednesday. Is neartng the end today with no smothering temperatures but with warm weather and char skies predomin ant. The highest mark registered was last Friduy afternoon when the mercury climbed lo P4 in Ihe shaiht. The lowest maximum tem perature was last Wednesday when (he hottest mark was only 7H above. Tile: days have been warm and the nights plensanlly cool, an Ideal combination and one that is usual In the Grande Monde valley. Heading for I he paM six days are as follows: Ycdneda's m a I m u m. "N; Thursday. Firday. PI; Satur day. HI; Sunday. K7; Monday, K4:t Tuesday, x.'. lloth Monday and Tuesday the thermometer stood Ht N at o'clock. Ihe m ionium temperature night before last was 4 di green above. i,d night's fig ure was probably some, le.sn. HM .... 1 ... f A - .1 iurs. jYnuwjcH LHicraicci On; Recovering Nicely POltTI.ANO .Ore. (Special to Ihe Observer) -Mrs. J. W. Knou ley, wife of Circuit Judge Kmr,.-H, of l.a (irande, underwent a major fiperutlun at hoMpliut here and to- lay was recovering nicely. Mr. M. K. Hall, formerly ' '-u Grande, performed t lie operation. Mrs. Knouii-a wuh lak-n to Per I kind a few days ago by her liushand ftr I he opt ration. She w as seriously III here for several days be tore, going to the Uose city. . j GOSSLTT TD iilTEI In one of the worst railroad wrecks in many months more than 40 were killed and scores seriously injured when a train was derailed near llackettstown, N. J. Most of the victims were German excursionists from Chicago, 111., on their way to sail from New York to Berlin. Mere is a comprehensive view of the wreck. Note the little boy in nightgown on the extreme right, the garments of passengers and the bandages of rescue workers in the foreground. ' " ... nninin rinrn BIJRITI .ONI o N ( I ly the Aiisuclu I ed prewi) Prolonged trade iitT-r?s-sions and con.e'iuciil steadily mounting of the unemployment In Great, llritain. long subjects of grave comment, now have reach ed a point where u crisis in fore seen. The situation came lo a head lale yesterday with the closing of :i Joint inquiry by operators and miners representative the position o( the coat industry. The owners announced they would give formal notice June :inlh of their Intention to terminate ihe present wage- Agreement. Serious unrest also exists among the railroad melt, who are at odds wit h the companies regarding wages and working conditions, COPPER BELT ItAKlOli. Ore. (Special) A pro perly de-'il consummated here Tmtiday calls for the development and eon ictn nee meat of opera) ions within :ti days on the eastern Ore gon copper belt, -Ml (nibs east of here, by I.ohcrl Ifrtts. head of tln Cfirutieopia mines In Maker coun ty, and John Simple, Spokane min ing man. and then associates in Spokane. The amount to b ex pended wiin not made public. The newly lorined company lias secured u strip of property with which outcropping a mile long and a mile west of the Clover Creek operations, the work will be sinking of a. shaft, making cross cut drifts on Ihe vein. Noticeable among the visitors. "I (he copper zone Sundiiy were pros pectors from Nevuda and Jdalis. How Interested Are You? W hen mi return home from ft chopping trip, or itime out of jour limw Mime iinnnbtK. nil find Ihe porch or lawn IHtered will) himd-hilK bow nneii In tercet do yifu bae In Ihe mes sage (irhited tbeii-on'. Criialnly (be Inlenl on lake In I but kind or mlerll-liiir ntc-sAe I, util eiy nlunblc. .NntniHlly you cm- I and want In find tKltrril-liig In your dally new -paper. And Ibal " when Jon find Ibe meagi of the ( an-fiil, rffiiicul bii tii NH man. Observer Adverfl'dnjc A Merc ha mils I ii g Service ID DEVELOP Where Many Were Trapped While Asleep j ... ..!,,.. -V. Shepherd Is Accused By Prosecutor CHICAGO (Hy the Associated Press) indirect confesslona'lie nt Iributed to the defendant were the burden of Assslstant Prosecutor C. rahii m's jury address today In the Shepherd murder trial. Many pieces or evidence which Shepherd vi not iuestioned about yester day were held tip by Gorman as " uncontradicted evidence in this case Shepherd did not deny them when on the witness aland though given an opportunity.' Shepherd's visit to New Mexico shortly after McClinlock's dealt! whs termed by Gorman us a "flight inspired by a guilty conscience," Sought instance. "He warded to pul as much dis tance between himself and t he scene of h In crime its possible," Gorman shouted. Shepherd's conversation with Isa beile Pope, MeClilitock's fiance, about l!11l 'a laM hours and its "ll'ect upon the youth's physical condition "was ihe voice of a guilty conscience," (Joiiuan declared. "Falman came lo realize the game was not worth the promised JI'in.i.iHi and 1 was his gullly cou selenee which prompted him to change bis denials to an admin sioii that he helped Shepherd," added Gorman. Two Governments Set Up in Kelso Today KKI.S. Wash. (Ily th" Asso ciated Press i. Two uiunicipil l,rOeiniuerit!( eaeli jiHHred to rule over this city loilay w le-n A. Iturfc 'I'odd, recalled mayor, appointed live men to be couneibnen and named ot hers to administrative posts. Meanwhile, Sui Smith, elected 10 succeed Todd, continued lo per form his duties. HisKY vi:t iiaii hm:i tiaii; . i ;i i in; siloi;s OMAHA, f AP) - William VHlan eourt. No. I :t in the "irench ratM," '"hbago, is six feel hx trudies lall. lopping all deb-Kales to 11m- Idsab. br American Velerans" convention here. Jb- weighs ;(i"i pounds. Villanceurl has been In the re gular nrny ffir ten yt-aiM but was "to blu" to go oversea h. The ar my made hhu fat, lie said, adding I bat be w e)Khd outy pounds when he eullsleil, V'illaneotlti VM'HI H Sle f Shoes lllld foT Cl'llt iiiniit bs. during the war, went. w It lioitl shoes In Vuma, A fix,, bo causr- "girveriiuieiil red hipe" made 11 impossible lor him to seeure j,p' chit pair or shoes. itov. iu. si i l l us id us SAI.K.M. in. - Victor Cook. 1". suffered serious burns Ip-re when lurpeniiie-, whit h he had applied to his arm lo couultrucl poison oak (grilled. Tt.e i.v had jusl placed the turpentine on his arm. phshianrf ri-porled. when he dropped a match on a ludewalk, the match Ignited, the flame idiot upward and red ihe turpentine on fire. Prompt u.ihiunee probabl) uuscd thu youth Crum ;utul bums. FOREIGN TRADE OUTLOOK GOOD HKA'ITI.H, Wash. (My thn Am aociated l'ress). While the for i ign trade of the Fnitcd States lust year passed H previous nc ords In vol Mine, this year - given promise of exceeding it, James A. Fat rell, president of the I'nltcd States Steel corporation, told the national foreign trade; convention today. Mr. Farrelt also is chair man of the national foreign trudo council. The volume of American exports and imports for the calendar year 1 : 4 , M r. 1'a r re II sa I d , was It .1 , -Hio.oau long tons und the aggre gate value was mora than $8,200, OUO.000, To give! nn idea of the magnitude of the volume lie said that If the tonnage could he han dled in a day through any one port it would require a fifty-car freight train every seven minutes during the entire 24 hours to clear the docks. Growth In Production. "The figures for o ir foreign l rade for i24. the speaker con tinued, "represent a growth of production, and enterprise In the I'niled States that Is cause feu satisfaction. It whs very nearly double that for I'M 'A, the Inst year before the war, whether measured by value or by quan tity. The war stimulated activi ties and injected an element of violent fluctuations, with a period of apparent, but fid Itious, inn-ease, from which, I think It is safe to say. w e have now re covered, so that Ihe growth shown in the hist t hree years may be compared, with reason, to the de velopment dm ing the ten -year period prior to the war' Mr. Farndl ixpiessed the view that the foreign (rude trend was favorable and steadily upward, but that there are bound to be fluctuations which will ulfcct.morc or less Hcrlously, various factors or It. Generally speiiklng. he sal 1, we have the productive capacity in t his country to enable us to ma in I a in a considerably larger overseas commerce than we now en joy. w hich Is one of the chief fin-tors Influencing us toward for eign trade. Competition Itrcnk. "If we are to 1 1 a ve our prod ip li e rapacity ore ipied," said Mr FaireH, "we must be able lo sell MUhhtitutlally all we produce ai fairly re.uiutieralhe prices. F port prices, however, are determ ined by com pet it ion in foreign inn rltets, Therefore, it belmovvs us to keep our production cosh; at the lowiprt possible level I In t nigh resource fulness In t he use of mechanical devices, in t he utilization of ' every provemeul In faeilili lion and economy possible HI - for luodne-l 111 oversells distribution. "We can prod ice. we run ell,! and u have don fairly well pi me. 1 1 UK foreln competition, even In periods, like the (resent, of exceptional setcrHy. Neither v.e nor tt v ha e one can any ot her people can sen it cannot find IriMi ki ts u hlch the pow r lo buy. That Is respect In which the Aineri-i-:. port Wife liianufacturer lus (Continued on Page Ktve.) XTR A I'OIITIjAM). Ore. (Al) Slur gnret ,Mcioney Scot I, widow of the hue Hurtey W. Scull, Portland editor, died here today after an illness of four months. mi i iA.Ns ki;pi i,si;i). I'lY,, French .Morocco (AP) TtHluy'tt orricinl communique, said that the Trench n-pul mi! the Mif flaiiK In two actions .vesterdny. The French column nihanivd In Ter cuiil region defeat ing the attack lug trllH'siuen mid In the ikinlty of A hi Mmitoti, I'reucJi nlr.niid grounil forces cleared out the ltff fiauN.: A(;ititKii;NT i;i;a( ui'i) WASHINGTON (AP) Alter thr nmy depiu'tmeiit had viu'euteiicd. toduy to withdraw front partlcijMi tlon hi the Aliu'Mlllau urcllo cx lielltlon, (he Nillmial (ieogniphh; Smicty, ioliil sKusor of the under taking; luiiiouncrd (hitl nn agrcc- nieiit had been reached ami that the exploration would proceed us pi a unci I. 'Dm may department early batay Issued an ultimatum culling for the return of the nny contingent iitih-ss mn y wind ess equipment was Installed ou (he ship Peary. MIOHTA'.K ttV l ooi. 'ri;'l'l AN, Spnui',i .Morocco (AP) A rigid hlnekade iiguhist the Itlf flons hy the I'rem h and Spanish i ri' Killed (o hae caused a foml hhortngo iimou (be rebels. ' IDAHO N.AMliS I H : 1 ,1 i A I I 1 llAKKK, Ore. If. C. Gregory, director of highways in Idaho, lias been appointed official represeuta llvd of Idaho at the dediiatton ceremonies of tin- (lid Oregon Trail monument lo be unveiled July 4. The appointment was made known by telegram received by Walter K, Meachaiu. president (,f thr- Oregon Trail association, from Governor Moore. Frank- W. Ibnwn, editor of the Idaho State Journal at Porutclio, will be speaker of Ihe day. lie wan ex -private neeretiiry lo Governor Davis. VOI'NG IIAIIII It D1EOWVS Hlli;itVOOH. Ore, Joe Whit ford, route 4. Sherwood, was drowned while swimming in the Tualatin liver. ili- wa.s cel,e, with a cramp ami sank betore aid could re.ich h!::;. Yoakum Explains Why the St. Paul Railroad Failed ll bailee P. Slcuiiri) WASlUNOi't IN ( NKA Special) Mydery in Die I'hlcnwo, .Mllvvuu Uee Ht. Paul Ha 1 1 road lullurc? A Kood many public men Dunk so. Ho much so that it ptoUibly will be coiiKresstonnllv Inv's'iKated next winter. Hanhers' InDu' ni-e Is sus pect. 'd ati attempt to treff out Ihe smaller fty. otherwise how Could ho ci'-at and prosperous a i;stem p,o on Die rocl.s so suddenly, "No mystery at all," siys It, I', Voaltum, d-an of tho country's, blj; 1 1- inspoi lallou men, 'Tim St. Paul road." be contin ued. "Ktevv nn ,tt and rich with the gronlh of thy uruul, rich uuiicut- EUROPEANS KILLED BY Situation Is More Serious in China Now Than Yet This Year. IMPOSSIBLE TO FIGURE OUTCOME Disorders in Manchuria Spreading; Mutiny in Ranks of Chang's Sol diers Reported. CANTON (By the Associated Pri'sa) Heverul European were killed and many others wounded toduj- when ftghtln broke out be tween rhlneae agitators and for elttn aettlement realdents. Women and children are fleeing on the V. S. 8. Ashevllle. preparing to leave Tor Hongkong tonight. Tho litutttion la extremely aerlous. - An outbreiik occurred arter dem oiuilnitora fired toward a foreign iiettlement yesterday, killing a non uombatiint Frenchman and Injuring t'omnilsttioner of Cunioms Kdwarda und V. O. Murrell, chcmlsL It 1h ImpoMslble to foriucft tho outcome of tho present trouble. LONDON (By th Associated PrcHH) The Itaily Telegraph to day says it has full corroboration of yesterduya report that "ominous, serious disorders that have broken out in Manchuria, .are spreading." It declares that mutinies have, occurred or a fairly large scale among the troops of Chang Tso Lin. now absent from Mukden, tho capital, llolshevlk agents are cred ited with taking udvatitago of Chung s absence to provoke the up risings. r ... I.JItllSH IlKAWilRt;!), LONDON ( By tho Asoclatd Press) Colonial Secretary Amery told tho houao of commons today that tho British governmont has tho Hongkong situation under control and Is able to preserve order there. Korclgn Secretary Chamberlain asked If he hod evidence that Chi nese disturbances have been fos. tered by agents of another govern ment. He replied affirmatively but did not specify the government ' to which Jie referred. , DK.MO.NSTKATIO.V M, ANN' ED HHANQUAI (By the Associated Press). Hnports hero indlcato that claboruto preparations havo been made In various .Chinuso cities for a demonstration tomor row, which l Dragon Xay festi val. 11 Is believed hero that tho (Continued on Page Five.) VVAHHJNOTON fjy Urn Associ ated Press) Doctor William, fur tls Karabee, well known dctenllst, died hen- today after an extended nines., ' lie fell a victim to fever white exploring In Mouth Africa, KWAMPtffOTT. Mass. ( IJy (he Associated Pr'"4s President and Mrs. Calvin ('oolldRe arrived here today for a vucatlon expected to coal In tie throiiHh the summer. lural tnlddle notihwesl. But Its leiitlory was limited. 'I'inally a time came when the management realized V- must ex pand, build to Diu lNiclflc. Other wise n inevitably was going to b swallowed up by otlur powerful roads which er readier to do "In the Hffht of what now- is past, history." said Ilia veteran railroad man, "w can uee that It would hive been better If the Ht. Paul hadn't done (his. but It was Impossible to tell In udvance what was tibout to happen. The exten Hton. of course, was expensive AGITATORS DR. FJUUBEE ANSWERS CALL COOLIDGES AT sit scon .(Continued, on Pago Four.)