La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 15, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI i r- EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER EIGHT PAGES TODAY CITY EDITION THE WEATHER PORTLAND (AP) Ore gon; Fair tonight. Increas tag cloudiness Friday, prob ably rata in the northwest portion. r i m VOLUME XXIV. NUMBER MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925. . MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PIRATE CHAMPIONSHI1 m. WIN 1 r DAYS OF '49 REVIVED BY LOCAL ELKS' Carlton And Graham Land Behind Bars Raid Conducted by Offi- cers . Nets . -40-Gallon! Still, 12 Gallons Liquor - and 10 Barrels Mash. George Carlton. ;n4 John Qru- 1 ham ' were surprised-, hosts to a party of county and- prohibition officers Just after midnight this morning in their mooushtng dun out . about seven miles over the hills southwest of the city.' The pair were engaged in' the opera tion of a id-gallon still, sur rounded by 10 barrels of mash 1 land about 12 gallons of finished Parade, Featuring Musielr'oduc,',l,nd so did not become - V,. TT , nwurv of the presence of the-vis- ar.Cl 1'irearms, IJSnerS (tors until they , had had time t- . VI First, nf Fmir NlfrhtS -take stork of the equipment., of .... o , , of Fun. CITY BONDS AWARDED ON M A fc 4 4 VSIsW Opening of Annual Bene fit Show Finds More ' Than 750 Attending COLORFUL CROWD GRACES THE HALL RHINE PACT APPROVED BY GERMANY G: H. Burr, Conrad and Broom, Inc., Buys Up $9,456.17 Block. 3 OFFERS! VEN , TO COMMISSIONERS Bonds, Bearing 6 Per Cent Interest Will Finance Improvement , District No.' 131 A 9S(1.17 block of II per cent general Improvement bonds were "; fleers said. 1 ' -Wind of the operations reached . Sheriff Jesse Bresuears yesterday nrlllinnt apparel, reminiscent of afternoon. Calling his deputy, frontier av drcrs narade. The ' H igo Klinghamer,. and the two hlnst nf-the 'six-sun. The whirr of I prohibition officers, William Mc the wheel of chance. A brown, I KinEie and George M. Pierce, he : evening to G. H. Burr. Conrad nnd sparkling liquor served over the arranged for the party to leave Broom, Inc., of Portland, who bid bar. Dancers gliding and stepplngl.a Grande at 7 o'clock last ev. 1.0298, battering the offers of two n.ng. . other Western Oregon companies , Warned that guards had been that submlttod bids. pasted "out In front," the offi- The bonds are applied to Im- era Rpprcacncu wic sueue ul nu- provemont district f.o. l.fl anu win Security Agreement En tered into by Nations at Locarno FORMAL SIGNING SuiT FOR SATURDAY Germany, France and Belgium , Principal In- dorsers; Great Britain and Italy Guarantors. lorAPNO, Switzerland (By the Associated Press) Germany- today sold by the elty commissioners Inst t officially announced her adhesion to the Uhine security pad of mil around the hall. The days of "49. But the liquor whs cider, the or chestra played in the most ap proved jnzz style, the dancers fox- tual guarantees, framed et the se curity conference hero wit.i tho ob.iect- of outlawing war. The pact will be r.lgned by Oer-, many. France and lVlirmin us 11. e principal parties, and by flrciit trotted and stepped off the waltzes tion flom the rear. The sheriff ue 5lio bondB excepting the odd , Britain and Italy as guarantors. unlike In days of yore, and the blast of the slx-gnns was for "ad-- vertlslng purposes" only and not the kind of advertisement that was once linked with the dead shot. "K was a very successful open ing n'ght." members of the B. P. O. Elka '40 night show committee snld. after the midnight hour cleared the scene -of festivity. "Interest was keen, .dancing showed no let-up and all those present seemed to enjoy- them selves Immensely throughout the evening. -v "And tonight wo -expect a bigger crowd, belter entertainment, and (Continued on Page Plve.) M Ills c.tputy arrived first at bond, the dug-out. Breshears remained The unsuccessful In full sight of the lawbreakers Lumberman's Trust company, of while Kinghamcr hailed the pro- Portland, 1.0278 and the Western Moltlou - officers. Before they hud returned, Carlton' and Gra-1 (Continued on Psas Five.) ham: prepared to leave and thuj 1 . :- sheriff revealed himself and plac ed them under arrest. Liquor Saved. . . ( Saving two gallons -of the li quor for- evidence, .the " officers destroyed tho remaindor--of the finished stuff,- and brought the still and the mush to town along with tue t -ilors. . ' ., Curlton and GrajUam are la tho which will be USS.17. A"nr lne l,w .innoiii.cu.ei bidders were tne conierence auupivu me oi 1 DECLARED ' (Contlniied oti Page Fre. P .TRUGK-HERE ' The new Stilts pumper fire truck which the city recently purchased lo augment the fire department's facilities, arrived here yeMerday and made Its flint trial run Into in the afternoon. The remodeling of the city hall lo moke room for the pumper Iiuh not heen completed as yet .and the enr is being housed by Hnodgruss nnd Zimmerman. The official demonstration, with n factory expert present, wilt bo held at the Bow man-Hicks dum ber company plant Monday, prob ably ut 1 o'clock. . . New lliilldliur (Started Construction of an 80 by 50 foot building at the well site near the Second street viaduct was begun this morning, it is announced by PHEASANTS the draft of the security pact. The solution of the proulur. of a Foltah-German arbitration lu-y.tv has practically beiin reached l.y enlarging the scope of the trejly to piake it virtuully the ax-nui its treaties between Germany and France and between Germany and Belgium. This means that all possible dl Every man who had a dog nnd gun and all those who could bor row them went cntna pneasam (Continued on Page Klve.) COMMANDER BYRD . DENIES CHARGES , MITCHELL MADE i Big Brother .... MinStef? ifTSis v- i . Way when These LONQ . Tacep Rous HVfbci?its . . . .' TRom TRe sTCKS ViSiT I : ' 1 1' ' Me TAeV eATTAisMNCK-'-- ' 0?L ' UP W I CjoTlA BE I ' likb This To PLEASE 'e p i vjishTheYpooiT . I : v Jk, lS ' " L.iFa noTa ' ' dmfym biggest Bctf is ' Mi A'5'rZ8w senna BEFoee his A frv -. h v nai .iin i v.-. S nfl Kfll SIMM PmSBURG TRIUMPHS TODAY, 9-7 Dee Rosers AbdmIs: FurnisheS $300 BondS '-tainting this morning the first. at,d Pi m. v. y -.day of the open . season, whluh north. . Dee Itogers.' colored, has filed notice for on appeal from the sen tence Imposed upon him Monday by Justice of the I'caco Hugh K. Hrudy when he whs convicted of driving while Intoxicated. He has been able to raise the $500 bonds required for his reappearance '"", ;u mui. .1 -. WASHINGTON (By the Assocl- ress) Hack from the fur cay of the open . season, wiue.n . north. ; J.teutenunl . t onimana'r closes October Si.' Several hum-. Klchiird K. Byrd denied beforn the ers had returned at noon today, president's air board today that somo of them bringing birds. "haphazard preparations were K. Turnbow was aboJt the flrtt made In arrangements for the navy ANSWERS GALL Districts Working for A Union High School Seven school districts in the Imb lrr section havi petitioned the dis trict boundary board for a union high school at Inibler. Kighty thren names arc. on the petition. The board hus named Nov. 4 as the date for the hearing of remons trances. If there are none filed. the school will be established with-1 s,nith, John L. Bunten, L, out a public vote. ' Handull, liny Snider, HIM WI1- A vote on the, proposition was son. Forest Scro:in, Klnier Shu taken last Juno nnd carried, 'but male, Kd. llelsfand. O. H. Sharp, rnun to return with the limit, which is four pheasants. IJet Klngslcy ulso kllied the limit In sliort order. . -Herman and Wil- Hiegnst, B. K. Humnielt. I'ay Buell and Pete lurHou were aii.ing those who returned wltn birds. ome of those who went hunt ing this morning were: Hal Boh r.inl;amp. Chas. Bohnenkamp. A. .1. Stange, Leslie- Klnxnl. U. I. La risen. Jnck M c( :a rt hy. Finn k I'iku, W. II. Leisinan, ! red Ku bie, Joe Can, Tlge Larson. Kd win Olson, Carl Cook, Fred Uced. Bert Komlnger, Jakie Jacobson. Al Andrews. Jess Andrews,. K. T. Andrews, Bay Smith, Mrs. IXOIANAPOLIS (By the Asso ciated Press) Samuel M. Kalston, flying contingent Kent with Mac- j i nlted States senator from Indl- MHIan on the Arctic expedition. Although not mentioning Culonel William Mitchell, he nmdu It clear that he did not believe the navy guilty of "amateur bungling" in the pluns for the polar trip, as charged by Mitchell. Byrd said lhat wltji more time and a little i hfttor MPtiNnn the renter nf the nil- ! explored region of the polar sea could be reached by an airplane. ana. di'd Wednesday at his conn try home north of this city. Senator Uulslon's death was pre ceded by a long illness, caused by dlseuses of the kidneys. He re turned from Washington last March in poor health. On September 5 his condition became uggruvated. and lie wjs ordered to lied by his physicians. Ills condition becanve alarming early this Month, when uraemic poisoning developed, and recently United States Court lire hU(1 hun? by f1 "er i L.H.S. Coach, Discharged1 Athletic Instructor,' at Odds with" the School Board, Leaves City Last Night. .-v PARTY FAVORED Brown Ixses Fight in (Continued on Iag Five.) ?s'orth Powder Parents, Teachers to Organize i A Pnrent-Teachcr association will be orgnnlzed at North l'owder MondiLy evening at a meeting in the school building. . E. Sayre, becuuso of technicalities, had to be thrown out- Aged 86 Years, Man on 64th Trip from East lj. U. Nouh, Floyd i-.unn.ng, Jas. Ciarrlty und (,'lyde L. Kiddle, Extra Table Needed to j He would have been 68 years old NF.W OPLKAXS By the Alo- December 1. Hay ckitid Press) Federal Judge - . Burns today Mlnmlsed for lack or jurisdiction a petition filed by the lit. Jiev. Wdliiirn Montgomery Urnwn In which ,he sought to. en join the hoi t He of blshop,H of the Protectant 'KptsVopttl thhrHi from deposing him us bishop of Arkan sas, i ... . . . l a ioi yoiinKfier wan rt-murru in Just- LOST TOT IS FOUND; SCOUTS STUDY AGAIN i r: 1-.. r'. ll,;i,;(o r..j a.-.'i... bis anxious parents snl asiopmj ..-'v. M.....vu iiajixuiu jtTiai-.-i'cx icn An additional table has been' carried Into the court room to ac commodate the exhibits introduced In the case of the I nlted States National bank against Krnest K. Upturning via T. Grande from his 04th trip 10 New York city to his home In Osklsnd. C'al., A. W. Moore, who is 88 years old. alight- rmintv aunerintcndent of schools. r,l here from passenger train .o. and Mrs. Suyre were present at a 17 this morning and accompanied Miller before Judge C. H. McCul preliminary meeting a few nights his son. W. B. Moore, to Elgin for .loch or Buacr loaay. ago to assist with the movement a short visit. J Boxes and stacks and pnekets of ' records have been brought from jthe bank to substantiate its claims 'against the Grande llonde Valley ' farmer. I When Cochran and Kberhiird. 9f laweis for ihe bank, desired to Introduce a summary or statement of Miller's affairs , tracing the in dividual transactions he had with the bsnk. Jnn B. Hoilgin. counsel for the defense, demanded that the original records of the bunk be produced for the seversl years of the period Involved In the suit. On sn estimate that the additional time required would not be likely lo exceed half a day. Judge Mc culloch permitted the records to be Introduced. Thus the ncctimula- Juniors Will Present "Miss Somebody Else' Slars. playwrights and directors glvrn to the ' preparation of the In the muklnff, students discussing Junior play this year, consequently the merits of the impressionistic school of stage sctt.ngs. serious nvnded boys and girl experiment ing with dauby make-up boxes and period properties lend an air sug gestive of Greenwich Village to the otherwise scholastic atmosphere of the La Grande high achool these days. For the Juniors are In a state of excitement over the approaching performances of their annus! play. "Miss Somebody Kie." . a Hmnuel French royalty production by Ma rion Short. The seniors are look ing on interestedly with a vb-w to profiting from the experience when they put on their play next spring, and the dnima ctas in in the mlilt of creating an historic MIps Bennett has imposed a ached ule similar to that required of du dents In athletic training upon the boys and girls who pass the tests allowing them to participate. Two regular rehearsal periods are con ducted each day from 8 : 30 to 6 o'clock and from 6:30 to 8 o'clock. 'Miss Somebody Else" in said to tion of files and documents. be the b-st comedy fhe school has ever found for production by a Wnllnrp Mplr. in .Tail ! On f!hnro-p nf Tjirrrnv group of amateurs. iKirothy F.berhsrd. as Constance ' Imrcy. and 1st Faun Boylen, as Krucger IJIninwood. wtll play the leading characters. The other stu dents ar cost as follows: Celrt', Ann Siange; Mrs. Dclavan, Lucille M'tcalf: Mildred l-lann. Dorothy itlav of their own. gathering mate- jAnn Wsrntck; Mrs. Blalnwood ral. wrltirg dialog and shaping up t'leto M-Knnon: Allen Mason, character wi'h H the enthusiasm ' Mnrjorle Walslnger: Mrs. Warrlek. of a collective Bernard Shaw. B'tty tVhnm; Susan Buirg. Oer- MIk Mabel A. Bennett, who Is ' tmde Sersntnn; Knlph Hastings, dramatics director for the school. I Hubert Hulllvan: Jasper lelavan. Is having the assistance of Miss i Kenneth Thompson; Sytvwter Florence Thompson. jian Jack I Hi Hand; Bert Shaffer. Less time than usual Is being j Gorge Andrsoa. - - Itlchard Wallace wis rp1-afel from the chargo of as-sult afhl bntiery brought ogulrst him. to-gt-ther with Mort BerkwMh nnd T. W. Hoblnwin. Wedn S'iny after noon In Justice Hurli K. Brad 'a court. The other two wrp bound ovr to the grand Jury on ball of 2i) oarh. Immediately ttpon Wnita"'.i r-- leae, ar Helm, district attorney. filed a char of larceny agslnt the three. Wallace Is held In dt- Uult Qt IZO0 b4L established holiday was lost to Assistant Secretary roun of 'cited Boy scouts simui- Two-ycar-old Bobble Tribe, who moved to Im, Orande from Port land a few days ago when his father. Ir. F. L. Tribe, came here to (stnhllsh a home and a practice as chiropractor, suddenly found hiiiiMi-lf alone and un watched at about 10:4ft a . rn, yesterday. Pat rlela Mngfellow and Oerald Prior. who hud been playing with him, out of sight. His mother happened not to be watching, so Bobbie took the opportunity to nder away. From his home In the Ames a artmcnts, he toddled down Hvc- WASTltNCITOX JMv the Associ ated I'ress) Hnnford MacNbler of Mnxon City. Iowa, wi anpotnted assistant secretary of the war de partment todnv. MncNM'T wis formerlv commhnder of the Amer icun Legion. Following the departure during the night of Lester MacTnvlHh, coach of high chool al hie tics, the board of educntion mii't al noon to day and formally discharged him. Colon II. Kberhard, chairman of the board, announced following the meeting that Mr. MacTuvlsh nnd the hoard members had been hav ing trouble for some time but that it had quieted down of late ami it had been believed that differences of opinion had been smoothed over. Mr. Kberhard nlo stated that Mr. MacTavish's work at the high school, both In studies und in reference tn athletllcs, hud been entirely satisfactory. : Mr. MacTavlsh was hint seen In hi night' by Superintendent J. T. lxipgfellow about B:(i o'clock. This morning he failed to appear at school and nn investigation whs launched, it was round that both he nnd his cur hud dl-'appeared, and the prevailing opinion Is that he hus left the city permanently. School property In Mr. Mac- Tavish's care was left In his room (Continued on Page Five.) , ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (By the Associated- Press) Tho, American Federation of labor today voted, after an animated debato, against the formation of an Independent labor party. President Green said there may coma a time whun it will be neces sary to organize such a party, but ut present labor's Interest can best bn served by supporting candidates friendly to lubor. Green was loudly applauded for several minutes when he declured such a proposal Impractical und that I hero Is no need for un Inde pendent parly now. Green auid the lute Senator la Follette's son would have been de feated at the recent Wisconsin election If he hud run on an In dependent ticket, "but now lubor hus another friend In the senate Big Train, After Cour ageous Fight Wrecked with Goal in Sight SWASHBUCKLERS SLUG IN EIGHTH Home Team, Coming From Behind, Smack Offerings of Walter Johnson. , u FORBES FTELD, Pittsbnrg (Fy the Associated Press) The Pitta bnrg Pirates took the champion ship of the world today from Washington by battering Walter Johnson and soorlng' their' ' third straight victory over ti.e Senators. 9 to 7, In a furious battle fought nut In a drixzling rain on soggy fields. An eighth Inning rally by the Pi rates, which netted three runs, en shled Pittsburg to emerge victor! ous. - - Washington got four runs tn the first when the Pirate defense crumbled, but Pittsburg kept up a heavy fire . on Johnson, breaking through in the third for three runs and in the fifth for another., Score Is Tied In the seventh Pittsburg tied the score but Pecklnpaugh clicked a home run In the eighth to put Washington in front.. . - In the eighth, Yde, running for "flmttlrt llnd ths eotm on lt by Blgbee. pinch hitter. Then, with the bases - full, Cuyler doubled, scoring Blgbee and Moore. Cuy tnr's hit was at first believed to be uj. homer but the '.umpire din- i s . ullowed It. . Katn falling Intermittently today , i before the gunw made U uncertain. I 5 whether the deciding game would, 4 ' t (Continued on Page Ftv. V ' " f; Freighter Airround in Strait, Believed Doomed PREPARING NEW .WABHINOTON (By the-Associated Press) Tho treasury Is pre pared to suggest to congress that a maximum surtax of 2(1 per cent be written Into the next tax law," but Hecretury Mellon has been un able thus fur to arrive ut (t figure which may bo proposed as maxi mum amount by which :the na tion's tax bill may be reduced. - ' Mellon nnd Winston, under sec retary, figuring on how much tho totul tax recoipts may be cut, ure expected to .have statistics ready when tho house ways and mean HKATTI.K, Wash. (Hy the As-1 soclaled rress). l lie rreignTr.r. .;j1,I,lll. ,.,,, bMin. consld eratlon of a. new bill. .; ' Most Money For The Most People When an Inli'Iligfiit adwilfwr plans the njn n liru f IHh ad teHisfng nppntpriailf,ti In t chl fly Inten-Hteil In the ni'.-un1 by wbli-li lie can K-m-li tin nwr-t ptip c w It h Ills ml vert Ih Ing rtM'agc. If only half ns many peiiple pais hlx nlunv niitt Urn, for rxnmp'p. as can 1m fnidMil In lN iliiily Mfw pnrT. H.iliii'l Ik- woiiIiI m rid n H MKiie llien half 11 nitM-li iiione ffi w inlows an nn manHipcr frd.frtMng. TIm' bTer olf-r aderili-vi-n a stream nf otr IJ.immi p fi pns-in-f ll al ert inn "w Indiiw" rarli day. Tltr nby a major ly or sn nt-f-li;ng budget I- "M-m iticnl. for tHwru'f MOIrvpr Adrnltlng A Merchandising Service' LCcmdyk Is ugiound at the Inner end of the strait of Juun' du Fuca In u serious condition. Fears are expressed here that the ship will be tost. She Is re ported to have six feet of water In the forepeak and forward hold. A Victoria dispatch said the $2,000 a Week Offered Johnson Before Game (Continued on .Page rive.9 Bicycle Rider Hit By Automobile Yesterday , I V, igene Parks, 170B Y avenue, was sligMly Injured yesterday wlin he vas hit by the Hoover, sed grocery truck, driven byTe! K'e n. Young I'm ks wus on his way home from school and wa iblinv his bicycle on the ron sid" of the atret. when thetrurK hit him. One of his km-es was cut and braised. XTRA FANS WOI I.P IH Y (1,111 Ml SKO(;l;K. Okla. AI') A movement t., rnls4 a fund among hanrlMtll fnns for tJir inircbasc of a baxelmll club for Walter John- mm. the Niiialors' "inn Train," lias Ihvii launHirtl here. A million ilollnrs from a millKm fans fin- the Insehall tram for Walter Is tlic -antiaign slogan. I'lTTSBURQ (By the Awioclatcd Eemdyke had a two-degree list. I'rers) waiter jonnson. ine o.:.. Tlie sleiuner Victoria Is standi. ators' pitching ace. has been or by. A dense fog prevail. fered contract to appear In vau- The Keindyk is a uiotorshlp of devllle at a salary of $2000 a week, the Hollund-Ainerlcun line out- provided he wins the final game of l)OJn,li tho world series. Appqrel of American Statesmen Is Described (II. Charles 1. Ktcwnrt) I With the women.it was Just the WASHINGTON (NEA Hpeclal) reverse. Many of the foreign dele. In two respects American states- gntes had tneir wives wun mem. Ith European public I compared with their hostes.ses at. least, according to American Ideas. The Latins, among tne ytsmng JoIiiimmi. hIx fun hail -Htributitl lo the fuml -un-a H,,unitre. .... .. fA (.iM.ovamare in: j-wi d. j -c - - - - company I men. I tw.-. i.a mlnitfiil nt snrtnrlnl I (Al') correctness. They don't know lan- , women, came the nearest to itieas- guuges. This was brought out very i unng up io in "''u"'," ,' " co, spleuously at the recent gather- '. American taste, In dress, but even ine gowim v. ' awuken no feelings of envy, to far us feminine Washington was con- The American delegates dressed cernert. ... I ell enough. Their suits were niAltfOTTK, V I-'.lglit mlliuti after Its-til baselmll rtuis lenntel of m iimMilgn lo pnr. elinsr a iMira'liall -liili for Unllrr i- t,6 nteriarltum-ntury Un Ion here. i.t: Brothcihood Resumes Meetings This Evening T'-e !t -esltyterltin Itrutlierhoo I will tii'-et this evening al the home of William Miller on II. avenue. Jno. H. lloilg n will tulk on "Kvolutlnn of Mw." Aft.'r Mr. Ilodgin's tnlk there will be s general discussion of the sub , Ject. f 11111-: AT TIIIMITTI SVItAl ISi:. N. . (Al1) Wltll brushed and pressed and fit better i ilen.1 ittsn's 'laml grtiiiilna the than the Europeans', f'rtictlcully il.i-irtlli- Un- VVi-li-rii i-nni. a without exception, they wi re ordl- Ni York I eiilriil sleeis-r train nary wicks, with soil felt hats and , ImimihI for flih-fiuo. HIM-.I for a (II- ten shne-H. us often as not. i.nr .,r IS nillea HhIsi. ( liarhx The Europeans, lyillallv almost J. Foreman, fln-nisn. il Im-h rml without exee.llon. never appeun-ii l.l. rfivliuvr. William Annlierueii. In anything less thnn the fullest. .I.-..I will. Ills head .n.-li.-.l a the "morning dre "-cutaway, pearl rlMT t-anie llmiuxh Mini. Van- .,,,.P. rt .' ... .loves.' monocle smattering, lacks the opportunity hergen l licllevrn- to tmu uw-n n moro than .truck by a bridge girder. whule regalia. Why the old world outclasses America linguistically Is easy to . understand. Living al close quar Iters with other nationalities, the: I Europeans naturally learn one an-. I other's tongues. The uveruge American, sur- , rnumled only hy his own kind, ex--le.nl along the Mexican border, I where he does acquire a Hiantsh low cases the and Incentive to learn languages. I or to practice tnera eve" " - .-. I---