La Grande evening observer., June 27, 1925, Image 1

EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-11 PAGES TODAY
CITY
EDITION
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND (AP). Gen
erally cloudy tonight; Buii
duy cooler In tho Interior.
VOLUME XXIII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED l'KESS
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 224
no 5 IRS
OPERATED
III SAWMILL
Grande Ronde Lumber
Company Has Increased
Production Now
200 EMPLOYED IN
PLANT AND WOODS
Pioneer Concern Has
Seen Practically Con
stant Operation Since
Back in 1889.
Ktlitor'.s Xnlc Tlitf Is tin w
tHiml nt a series of weekly sto
rk's touching upon (Ik Industrl
al, agricultural nnd commercial
rcsouiTos of l,a (Jruude, Fiilon
and Wallowa counties which
will he published In the Kveii
tug Observer.
An Idea of tho value of an Insti
tution such hh tho Grande Hondo
Lumber Company to the commun
ity may Un gained from the state
ment hat (luring 'iU yearn of op
eration this company has furnish
ed steady employment to an aver
age of 350 men.
Many of these nave been with
the company for more thiin 0
years while the employes who have
been in service for more than the
usual length of time are in the ma
jority. in point of nervice Fred T'ohr
mun ami Lewis Randall hold the
record with 3! years of employ
ment wilh the Grande Honde. They
started with the mill in 1SS3. Oth
er employes who have served 20
years or over are. Fugene Ronham
114 years. Witlhuti "Caldwell. 30
years, J. !. Hogonson, 1 years,
. Asud Johnson, 31 yearn. Fred Rob
ertson. :'7 jTura uml Harry iiunsen,
to years.
Such" u record Is significant and
speaks volumes for the business
policies for the Grande Uunde
hum tier company proving ci ted -ivcly
the sound, conservative rules
which guided the founders of the
(Contlnueu on Pago Five.)
In order that all interested will
better understand the prizes limt
were ottered thro.lgh the Neigh
borhood club when the picture li
brary was presented to t he local
library, the schedule is given lie
low In full.
The winner in u memory con
tent in each ward school will he
awarded a cash prisse of $ 1 o and
u complete s-t of art mat en il
from the American ( "rayon com
pany. In addition Rlchat dson's
Ait SI ore w III present a frane-d
picture to hang in the room of
the winner.
Then the four winners, one from
each wurd, will enter a final con
test and the winner In this will
te given a cash prize of $-5 from
the club and another box of ait
material. 1
The high school will also have
the privilege of contests and
prizes. These contests will be by
classes t he f reHhmen class prUe
(Continued on Page Five.)
CLUB PLANNING
FDR CONTESTS
Eugene Holmes Taken
, By Death Early Today
fKugene Albert Holmes, vice pres- i
I blent of the Ori-Kim Timber and I
J.umlier company of Portland,
passed ii vt y here this morning at
the termination of an illness of
,'ong standing. Funeral services
will be held nt the Kpiftcopnl
1 I, church at 3 t'eloek Sunday after-t
1 j noon under the auspices of Hie
' i KnlghtK Templar and the church.
, j HI.h body will he sent to Portland
) Hundny evening for cremation at
. 1 the Portland erenmtoroum Mon
L iLiv noon and thy ashes will he re
I 'ttrned to I nlon count. to be
I daced In the family vuult ut
Mr. Holmes was born in Walla
alia. Wash., December 4, INKS
d died at the ugc ut bi vara,
months and '.'3 days. His par
's, M r. and Mrs. I,. R. Holrm s
. tie to I nlop county in the year!
! 7. pioneers In this dixtrict. I
j Ir. Holmes nioxed from the j
nde Ronde ulley In 1 S C 3 when'
it I was associated with tho. . C. j
and M. company, to Wallowa t
I n- he remained until 1!M3. In
1 tcw he was uocl it d wit h
'lLle-.Mimnaub-h Lumber
Home-coming
Of Unit Is
Postponed
Latest Advices Are That
Company E Will Ar
rive Here Tomorrow at
7:20 A. M. :
roiuiMiuy 11, lNlitli Infantry.
Ia ; ramie's unit of the Owon
Nationiil (uartl, fulled to rrle
this morning on train No. 21 oh
they were scheduled to do.
The reason for the delay in
nriivttl Is nut known hut informa
tion has been received here that
they will return here tomorrow
morning lit 7:20 o'clock on No. 6.
A large numlcr of local co
tlc, u'.ui met No. 24 this morn
ing, were disappointed because
or the. postponement of the
home-coining of the guardsmen.
RKND. (He, (Hy the Associated
Press) Pendleton and la Grande
American Legion drum corps each
paraded In turn through the Rend
st recta Friday leaving luter for
Prim-ville where the American lxit
gion convention Is now In session
Yesterday was Bend's day at the
convention.
PRINKVTLLK, Ore. (Hy the As
sociated Press). The election of
officers is the outstanding mutter
of business for the closing session
oT the Oregon American Legion
convention.
Marshfield and North Hend were
unanimously chosen late yesterday
for the next convention.
La Grande After 192(
Real Estate Meeting
At a meeting of the Im. Grande
Realty board last evening at the
office of George Currey urrupge
ments were made and plans dis
cussed for the Northwest Heal Ins
tate Convention to be held at Rel
lingham, Washington, July 30 to
August I. The local realtors will
attend the convention in a body
;ind are arranging several items to
get the convention for U Grande
In 192. They are cooperating with
other towns of the northwest, who
looking favorably toward Lu
Grande for next year's meeting.
.Musical numbers and other attrac
tions are being planned to boost,
La Grande.
To have the convention here
would mean much to Ui Grande
and Grande Honde valley, realtors
Hiiy. The local board would also
tnke the visitors to Wallowa lake
and other points of Interest tn this
part of the state. Retween three
und four hundred delegates would
probably attend the convention,
coming from Washington. Oregon,
Idaho. Montana and British Co
lumbia. ti;m:pionk iikar mi rk
Senator Charles A. Hull, of
Marshrield, president of the Tele
phone Company there, accompani
ed by Mr. Gales, geneiuf manager
of the compony were In 1-a Grnndc
yesterday. They visited , here with
H. IX Crowe yesterday afternoon,
after which they motored to Wal
lowa Lake nnd back. They spent
the night here and left early this
morning en route weal, expecting
to stop at Pendleton und other
points.
They are making the trip by
auto.
cotnpuny. In 1513 he transferred
his business aetivltieH to Portland
and organized the Oregon Timber
and Lumber company and was as
soda ted with the late James K.
Mlmuaugh of Wallowa and Charles
M. Mimnaugh of Portland.
He leaves a widow, Mary J.
Holmes, of Portland, and the fol
lowing children: Kdwuril L.
Holmes. Malcolm Holmes; one
brother. W. R. Holmes, of Knti-r-prise,
and a sister. Mrs. A. M. Me
et innis, of Clarksvlllc. 111. He was
a brother of the late Fred J.
Holmes of la Grande, und Charb'H
and George Holmes of Knterprtse,
Ore., and Dr. E. R. Holmes of la
land City.
Mr. Holmes wa a prominent Ma
son and a member of t he Kpis
copal church.
Many friends throughout the
slate sincerely mourn his demise
todi.y.
After the sen ice. at the Kph
church the remains of Mr.
Holmes will lie in state at the
SnodgraKS-X.lmmermun funeral par
lor 3 until I-:30 o'clock.
LEGIONNAIRES
STAGE PARADE
ARRESTED
HI POLICE
Bliss Baker, Collegian,
Admits Part in Ex
tortion Plot ;
POLICE SEEKING
GEORGE BEEMAN
Ambition of Two Was "to
1 Plan and Execute a
More Perfect Crime",
Than Loeb-Leopold One
SAN FKANClHt () ( liy the As
sociated Press) Hliss 1 taker, 24, i
senior nt the University of Cali
fornia, told his mother when she
visited him In jail last night, that
he was responsible for an attempt
made yesterday to obtain $50,000
from laniel C. Jack ling, mining
magnate, under threat that Mrs.
Jackling had been kidnaped, police
announced today.
i The demand for $50,000 was re
ceived by Jackling after his wife
had been called to Halt Mateo on
the pretense that her sister, Mrs.
Rudolph Spreckels, had been seri
ously injured in an accident there,
linker Arrcstoil.
Jackling notified the police and
Raker wus arrested nt a point
where the ransom nouey was to
be delivered.
Raker said aftor he was arrest
ed that he had received orders to
participate in the plot from a mys
terious Chinese, but later admitted
that I he entire scheme was con
cocted by himself and a book agent
pal named George Reeinan. .The
police ar seeking llceman.
Raker told the pol)cu that he and
Reeman had studied criminology.
W followed every step of the
I,oeh-Icopnld case and it whs our
ambition to plan and execute u
mor& perfect crime thuu thcira,"
he said. , .
PIRATES FACE
Ruck Hein's ire is up. It has
been said In certain quarters that
the Pendleton team has- Kotuclhing
of a jinx on him und that he will
have a great dul of trouble beat
ing the Rucks. Iteln thinks he can
heat the Pendleton dull with the
proper support and the managers
of the Pirates think he can for they
are giving him his change against
the in at Pendleton tomorrow after
noon. The Ial Grande twtrler has one
7 to 4 victory over the Pendleton
club to his credit and there in no
reason In the world why Ihls per
formance cannot be repeated. With
greater familiarity with the batters
on the Pendleton team and the in
creased confidence of stronger sup
port than usual Heln should place
the Pirates in the winning column.
Then, ugain, Pendleton lias lost
Homer Taylor, one of the strong
est and most consistent hitters on
the eiuh.
Hughle Mclu-nnu. Oregon Agri
cultural college athlete, and l.eo
Faust, Whitman college hull pla
er, are expected to materially
strengthen the Pirate infield. With
.Mckennu playing short atop. Faust
on second. Knight on first and the
reliable Torn Gossett playing third
the I .a Grande infield should coin
bine u lot or good features. Mc
Kenna and Faust are unusually
fasl. Knight Is steady and Gossett,
the old head, should add atabillty
tortlie playing of the youngsters.
To Strengthen l-'lchl.
The addition of McKenna to the
s'ltiad leaves Kpud Helm available
for tlu left Held posh Ion. This
should strengthen the. entire team
considerably for Kpud can cover a
hit of territory in this, the garden
where most of the fly hall work
usually is although with so many
left handed hitters the right field
er may get a little mure work Hun
day. Hither Davis or Alexulder
will play right field. Jerferson
Cunningham will back up the en
tire patch from center field. Al
though he hiis never been patted
on the back much Cunningham, the
(Continued on Pg Five.)
1,287 Forest Pledges
Signed in La Grande
Many La Grande f'lildn-n u ho
would of herw ie have not lung tt
ilo during vacation hi've entered
the chamlH-r of eoniiti' rce foien'
lire prevention pledge contest with
ent liuslanut. At the present writ
ing I."S7 pledge have been prop
erly signed and turned in lo the of
lie by the children. Adahis
l.elghton Is six points ahead of his
neureat competitor for rirst, place.
Kveretl Reynolds. The contest will
close July 3rd.
G TEAM
JUST A
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It. f !
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Maximum Friday 09,
Minimum last night 07.
Today, 1 p. in. VII.
After tho thermometer cHmh-d
to !! degrees above yesterday af
ternoon, probably teaching the
maximum at about 4 o'clock, it
began a gradual decline terminat
ing In a severe thunder storm
over about half of the Grande
Ronde valley a bo .it 10 o'clock that
was accompanied by high winds
and rain. The central part of
the storm, judging by the light
ning, must have been about two
or thttic miles west of La Grande
in tho hilly territory.
The storm swept over thesoutn
western and western part of the
Grande Ronde valley, and was
most severe between Union and
La Grande, according to reports.
Cove reports only u light sprinkle
and Imbler had no rain to apeak
of although high winds there iv
,sulted in. a, dual storm-of no small
slr-e. ,' '.
The light and power Be r vice w.ts
interrupted because of lightning
and winds here last night for
about' un hour and 10 minutes.
Only one primary circuit was out,
however at the corner of Fourth
and Adams.
The rain undoubtedly did . a
great deal of good to the growing
crops In this territory besides
cooling off the territory in Its
path.
Today promises to be nearly us
warm as yesterday with thermom
eters In town registering In the
SO's this morning and climbing
gradually.
Situation in Shanghai
Is Reported Improving
SHANGHAI (fly the Associated
Press) With the exception of the
shipping strike, the situation here
Is improving.
Kighty percent of the. stores
which were closed during the re
cent disturbances, have reopened.
Amoy reports acute situation
with student demonstrations con
tinuing. Foreign wurshtps have,
gone there.
Glowing Tribute Paid
To Mrs. Dora Schilke
Chapter 1. P. K. O.. met nt the
! home of Mrs. H. 8. Riownton in
special meeting yesterday after
noon. The meeting was called to
honor the memory of Mrs. Dora
R. Mchilkc. whose death occurred a
short lime ago. Two beuuliful so
los were given by MrH. A, L. Rh h
ardson and Mrs. K. P. Mossmnn
spoke tenderly of the good Mrs.
Kehllke contributed to the world.
She paid a glowing tribute to her
P. o. sister.
The meeting yesterday was tho
last until September.
Making
Summer
Menus
One of the plea-hig features of
The (llwn cr'rt I'ree "okhig
S4-Imm1 to Th held Ihc week
following tho Fourth will te
dally menus iMTtl upoml
w Mb Mtccinl ntlciilfon to hot
weather rcipihcnieitt.
The menu,', will ! ptildHtrd hi
The Oh.er er'. lsue pre'nlluir
I'rteh tlay's Instruct imi. And
iMerj day's progi-nm pMnntMs
otucthiug Inleietstliis and prnc
thai for Hie house w he of tho
fimtniunfty. Plan now to itt
lend ew h f the fl dn.
'Obsrnrp AdTfrtHltif
A AleruliaudlsUig bentae
STORM BRINGS
01 RELIEF
FEW WAYS TO BEAT THE
I
A
Assemblage 'or public use of
the bent practice and policies In
the electric light and power busi
ness of America, was the work of
the National IJIectrlc Light asso
ciation convention, held in Kan
Francisco, June t&lh to June 20th,
Rom which J. P. Lottrldge. vice
president and general manager of
Kastern Oregon Light and Power
company, has jist returned.
Stressing the fact that the elec
tric utilities should continue th ir
(Continued on Pngo Five.)
Five Executed Friday
For Killing Feliowmcn
STATU P1;NITI;NTIARV. KdrH
vllle. Ky. ( AP). George Fiirrell
Richard New house and Kim r
Mall, the "bourbon bandits." who
Killed Frank Buchanan in an at
tempted bank robbery at Clinton
IMc a year ago. paid In full for
their crime Friday. Calmly the
three Newport, Ky., youths en
tered the death house und we e
ebcttm'Uted.
m;gkoi;s i;xi;th,h,
MTTI.K ROCK, Ark. (AIM.--Jack
Rutler and Perk Flowers,
negroes, weie put to death in the
elect lie (hair at the State peni
tent la IV here Ft Ida v morn In,:.
Kach waa convicted of a murder.
Commission Sanctions
Trail Park Memorial
PORTLAND, Die. (My the Aa-
Hoctated Pieah). The highway
'eommtMfon yesterday gninted tho
j reUi .si of Hie Hons and Daugh
J ti ts of Pioneers to provide ;i
j mammoth basalt boulder lor Lmi-
giant Pari,
j The boulder will be plaeerl j.t
a selected location and the Hons
jund Da ighters uf Ptoneern will
construct a concrete foundut Ion
i for It and place upon It u bron
'tablet.
f' .- 1
Ail
OPEN BOOKS'
; ARE FAVORED
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While the mercury is playing hide and seek between
DO and 100 degrees, here's a
cool. The upper left is one
heat." The right shows a rippling stream, and there are
many in Union and .Wallowa counties, where one may while
away some of the; hottest hours. : And last but not least,
swimming is enjoyable.
LARGEST YET
FKZ. French Morocco ( My the
Associated Jreaa) The offensive
agulnst the French In thctaoimi
by Abdel Krlm. Rlfflan leader,
against the French In the Tassa
region was one of the most Impor
tant moves he has yet made In tho
eastern sector, official information
shows.
His forces numbered between
bono and tiooo men.
The action lasted from Tuesday
until Thursday, the tribesmen dis
puting the territory foot by foot
and making vigorous counter at
tacks until rinally driven back to
their base.
French machine gunner: and
aviators did good service and
tribes friendly to the French took
a large pail in the repelling of
the Rlfflan attacks.
Caillaux Bill Passed
Uy French Senate 26-29
PARIS (Ry the Assoclaled
Press) The Heiiale today passed
the Caillaux financial bill by
vole of lo 2. The chamber of
dcputic.4 passed (he bill early loday.
Finance Minister Caltliiux term
ed the pannage as the first step to
ward putting France on a gold
barilii.
Arctic Expedition on
Way lo Frigid Regions
I KYDNIOY. N. H. (Ry the AhhocI-
a t c press ) The ae h ooncr I low
jdoln hearing Hie Mar-Mlllan arctic
j expedition, left here this morning
for the north.
I Romu it f;i;rs :t.no
' PORTLAND, orr. (My the A-t
Hoelated Prcaii). An unmaskt d
robber, armfd w(h a revolver, to
day hld up the I'ur kros Kla'.e
t b:ink. in the subin bn district
and fotced Char lea 'rum. tissts
tatit ciinhlei , to lie face down on
the floor while he gathered about
t;t,oon c pih and escaped, the prt-
TAA ATTACK
Ih e were Informed. The same
j bun It wus held dp lat February.
HEAT I
,1
if " f 4a
few suggestions for keeping
way the youngsters "beat th
XTRA
WAX IX FINALS.
TACO.MA, Wash. ( AP)., Forest
Watson, of SMkane, and II.
Chandler lOgnu, or .Med ford, meet
today In tin; finals In the Pacific
.Northwest golf tournament, after
surviving (lie scml-finnls yesicr
day.
WIIITi; PLAINS, N. Y. (AP).
lOvnu llnrrowcs Fontaine, dancer.
today filed n second breach uf
pmmlse suit against Cornelius
Vauderhlll Whitney.
MAY srcCFFD "ROM'
lHICA(;o ( AP). The Chlcn-;o
ilournitl tMhiy published a stoi-y
salng Robert M. La I'ollctle, .Ir.,
son of the late Seuahir Idi I-'ol-lette,
of Wlsconhi, would an
iiounce within a few days his ran
dhhicy for his fnthcr's scat In tin
scniitr,
PLI ADS GFILI V.
'()NCOHDIA, Kan. AP).
Chiulcs H. Duvhs, retired incr-
chanl, tiMlay pleaded guilty to n
charge of assault w Kb Intent lo
kill hi connection with a plot 10
slay his wile hist fall, nnd was
.sentenced to front one to 10 years
Imprisonment.
Kellogg Not
Nations
(My Mirtlle P. Nt wail)
WASHINGTON (NK V Special)
For a neeretary of slate, who
went Into office with the develop
ment of Pan-American friendship
and solidarity among tils inotfos,
Frank 11. Kellogg isn't making
very nt intact or y progrer;H tow;:rd
better relations between the CnM
ed Utiles und. ji cDubllci to the
southward.
However excellent hl:i rer.oim
may have be..n tor hia recent
warning to Preslbnt Co. Men
against the growth of radicalism
in Mexico, he hadn't endeared
himself to the rest of the Latin
new world by It.
The latter diplomatic re pre.
nentatlves here naturally aren't
saying , anything lor publication,
hut there were numerous unlet
Hinlles among them at Catles' ro
pery com' --back, virtually inviting
Heirelary Keilor.g to go hunt a
warmer Ulntutu of which ihcte'n
SHE
ACQUITTED
Accused Man Is Freed of
Charge of Murdering
Foster Son :
FACES ANOTHER
MURDER TRIAL
After Jurors Returned
with Verdict, Crowd in
Chicago Court Room
Cheered Loudly.
CHICAGO (By the Associated
Press) William Darling Shepherd
Friday night was acquitted of the
murder of hia foster son, William
Nelson McClintock.
Tho Jury deliberated & hours and
40 minutes. Members of It would
not divulge tho number of ballots
taken nor the methods by which
they reached final agreement. They
said that they had taken a col
lective oath not to reveal the rec
ord of the balloting.
As a result cf the verdict, Shep
herd Friday night walked from the
Cook county Jail a free man, after
having been In custody since March,
15 last.
He still faces another murder
charge, but Judge Thomas J. Lynch
agreed to permit his to algn his
own bond. r
At tho aamo time, the coroner's
Jury recommended he bo held for
tho murder of Billy McClintock It
directed that ho be hold for the
(Continued on Page Five.)
PORTLAND, Ore. (Ry the Asso
ciated Proas). Klkdom will own
Portland for one solid week, from
July 12 to 18, when the sixty
first grand lodge reunion of Be
nevolent und Protective Order of
Ulks will ho hold tn this city.
More than 30 special trains
have been arranged to bring dele
gates and club members from all
parts of tho country, and thous
ands are expected to come by
automobile and by bout. There
will be bauds, drum corps und
drill teams, und many of the
lodges have arranged to send their
delegations In special uniforms.
Tho outstanding spectacular
event of the convention will bo
tho grand lodge purude, July 16,
In which 76.000 members of- the
order are expected to participate,
(Ccntlnuerf on Page Six.)
Country Club Meeting
To Be Held Monday Eve
A meeting of the country club
membership has been called for
8 o'clock Monday evening In tho
city hall. Matters of finance and
the chunging of tho date of the
annual meeting will come up for
discussion.
MAY THA.NSIKItlli;i
Word litis been received hore
from Cuptuln Kverott May, well
known O. A. O. athlete, who has
many friends here that ho has
been transferred to Hawaii and
will sail from Hun Francisco this
fall. Captoln May has been sta--
Honed at CleuiHon t ollege KOUlIi
Carolina. It Is possible that ho
.111 visit in La Grande during tho
Pleasing
to the South
only one more no than Washing
ton at this mi a. son.
What makes the Calles utterance
alt the tastier to Latin-Americans
Is that there's not much Kellogg
can do about It, short of measures
which it'a more than doubtful ho lt
care, or be permitted, to resort to
at present.
In short, aa Latin America aces
It. the necretury of state bluffed,
was called, uhd now Is In the em
barraaslng position of u man with
only a couple of deuces to olfcr in
evidence. .
This doc:n't mean that Latin
America Isn't acutely aware of alt
the other cards this country has up
her .slervi or rut tier, that ahe has
a derringer there, lo back up her
hand with. If uhe ihoosea to go to
extremes.
On the contrary, 1hut realization
(Continued on rtgv Six.)
ELpl WILL .
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