La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 20, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA NUMBER 16 PAGES. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 8. VOLUME XIV. . LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1914. NUMBER 6. SPEED DEMONS READY TO HIE AWAY ON RACE NEW YORK-SAN FRANCISCO RIDER AMONG MEN TO PAR TICIPATE SUNDAY. HUGE SCORE BOARD TO INDICATE RACE PROGRESS Exact Route to Be Announced to Rid ' ers Spectators Should Be Seated Early in the Day Famed Riders of Well Known Records Part of the Entrymen. A day looked forward to for SG4 days is at hand, Tomorrow is the date of the sec ond annual La Grande-to-Baker mo torcycle run and track races, and to day the La Grande Motorcycle club is shaking hands with itself because men of national repute and Pacific coast fame are to participate in the big run tomorrow and are this after noon figuring in the preliminary events at the race track. The win ners of the trial events today will go into the finals tomorrow. These track races will be run while the rid ers are on their way to Baker and back or in the ditch just as the case may be. . , Beautiful weather is predicted and ; roads could nob be bettefwith the re sult that some fast time, good riding and great sport is in store. The first rider will be sent away from the mark by Starter Dan Kolley exactly rn the dot, and spectators should be seated before' then. There is going to be a rush for the best seats in the grand stand. Famous Riders Entered. The Indian team is the biggest by far and should make a big showing tomorrow. The riders entered! rep resent some of the very best talent on the coast, and one rider of trans continental fame. ' " ' The list of entries in the Baker road race, and their machine affili ations, follows: Clyde Simons, of Los Angeles, said to be one of the very best motorcycle riders on the Pacific coast. He de feated Coeburn of Seattle at Port land a week ago in the 15 mile race making the distance in 13 minutes and 42 seconds. He rides a Jetierson machine. -He won the road race from Portland to Roseburg and return three weeks ago. He is a running mate of "Red" Armstrong. Zob Epenstein, of Seattle, ridling a Yale, represents the Yale factory. He has a record of 54 seconds for the mile. Carl Rose, who was in the race lust year, is the Portland champion and rides an Excelsior. Rose's rec ord is 53 flat for one mile. "Red" Williams of Spokane, riding a Pope, for Keenon of Portland, has a record for the mile of 53 seconds. A. E. Hutchinson, riding an Indian, hails from New York, and is a trans continental rider. He has just com pleted a transcontinental run from coast to coast and made the distance in 19 days. He ranks with Baker the transcontinental rioter who recently clipped two or three days off the record of the coast to coast trip. Henry Smith of Boise.'champion of Boise, rides a Harley Davidson. Tracy Hollister, winner of last year's La Grande-Baker road race riding an Indian this year. Earnest Vehrs, of La Grande, rid ing an Excelsior. Fred Slagle, of La Grande, riding an Indian. Howard Geddes of La Grande, rid ing a Yale. Olson of Ontario, who took second, last year in this race, is riding an In dian again. Harry Wade of Lostine, riding an Indian. Ole Wood of Lostine, riding an In dian. Chas. E. Harris, of La Grande, on an Indian (for track races only..) Fred Yaeger of Baker, riding an Indian. . Joe Rynard of Baker, riding an In dian. James Halgarth of Elgin, riding an Indian. A. M. Service, of Baker, riding an Sylvia's Threat Worries Asquith PREMIER ALLOWS DELEGATION TO CALL UPON HIM. EFFORT IS NOT FRUITFUL Threat to Starve and Thirst on Par- liament Steps Considered. London, June 20. Premier Asauitu today received a delegation of six auf-' fragettes at his official residence in Downing street. This was in accord ance with a promise extorted by Syl via Pankhurst on a threat to sit on thb steps at Parliament house neibh-i' er eating nor drinking until suffra gettes were given a hearing. Sylvia, ill from prolonged) hunger strikes at Hclloway prison, was not present. ;. Asquith heard the delegation and then announced ho couldn't introduce er.ual suffrage bills "at this time." He did promise to confer with Home Secretary TucKenna, relative to for cible feeding of suffragette prisoners Indian. Mr. Meek of Portland, rides an In dian. The definite course to be used be tween here and Unioir is not an nounced, for it has been changed slightly. It will be posted this even ing. Scoreboards for Visitors. The guests at the grounds will, in addition to seeing the track races, keep close tab on the road races. A huge scoreboard visible to all will show just where each rider is, what his time is and the relative standing in the race. ' Judiges and telephone clerks are stationed everywhere along the line and reports will come in as fast -as a rider passes a given point! The details ars carefully worked out and the day will be replete with ex citement no doubt. Barring storms, La Grande will Monday look back upon the greatest and most, hotly contested! motorcycle event the state has yet seen. The Portland meets will "have nothing on" the quality of this meet tomorrow. Enterprise People Married. Miss Helen Mack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs1. George Mack, and Archie K. Parker, cashier of the First Na tional bank of Joseph, were married yesterday morning in Joseph by Rev. C. H. Powell of Cove. They left on the train at noon for a honeymoon trip, going to Portland, Mr. Mack, father of the bride, formerly was a Joseph banker. He. now makes his home in Los Angeles. Mrs. Mack has been here visiting of late, as the family still has many friends in the county. Record Chieftain. The substantial, attractive ce- mcnt bridges spanning lagoons at Riv- ersid.e park are admitted to be big AUSTRIAN AIR LETHBR1DGE I CRAFTS CRASH: IK HORROR I N N IN D AD GROWS W0H5 1 DIRIGIBLE STRUCK BY AN AERO PLANE AND BOTH CRAFTS SET ON FIRE. ILL-FATED CRAFT IS THE FAMOUS PARSEVAL Both Machines 2500 Feet in the Air When Crash Comes Men Mangled by Fair and Wrecks of Both Ma chines Blazed on Their Downward Course Two Men in the Aeroplane, Vienna, June 20. A military aero plane today rammed the Austrian' army dirigible Parseval over the avi- j ation field between Enzerdorf ' and Fishamend, sinking the . great air ship and sending herself to destruc tion with a total loss of nine lives. . The two aircrafts' were 2500 feet aioft when the aeroplane, swooping past the dirigible, suddenly swerved land plunged full speed into the gas bag. Instantly the bag burst out in flames. The aeroplane remained with the entangled! network of the Parse vfl for a moment, and then collapsed. I Loth vessels crashed to the ground and both were ablaze when they struck. Seven men were aboard the dirigible and two in the aeroplane. It ii impossible to determine if they were burned to death or were killed by the fall. VILLA AND GARRAHZA STILL FIGHT Niagara Falls, June 20. -That Villa has issued a proclamation addressed tc Americans declaring General An geles is president of Mexico, is as serted by Huerta followers and dele gates. . It is also announced that Car ranza is preparing to forcibly depose Villa's friend, Senor Maytorena, as civil governor of the state of Sonora. The text of the statement was: "Mexican consul at El Paso tele graphs that from private messages intercepted at Jaurez, it is learned there is no truth in the reports that differences between Villa and Car- PHOTOGRAPHER FINDS SCENE 01' SPECIAL factors in developing that tone of symmetry so conspicuous in every Phaso of Riverside architecture. The ! HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE NOW DEEMED TO BE DEAD IN MINES. TCTAL DEATH LIST IS GIVEN OUT AS 195 istration adherents at opening of the order's triennial convention in Mem- ' : morial Hall Tuesday morning," say .' . " , private advices received in La Grande Superintendent of Mines Included ln;today from Toledo where the head the Deathlist Wash House Made camp is in session. The information Morgue and 200 Coffins Are Order- ed from Winnipeg Inquest Into Causes is Called for Afternoon. - Letheridge Alberte June 20.With 140 men still entombed by the explo- sion which wrecked Hillcrest mine, yesterday, rescuers are being driven duck i rum ine woriungs uy a severe fire. During the morning the blaze continued. There is no question but Hat those in the mine are dead. Mini) officials have revised their figures to day to 236 men in the mine at the time o( the explosion. Forty-one escaped alive. The fatalities number 195 including Superintendent J. S. Quickley. The bodies of 52 dead were recovered this morning. The mine wash house has been transferred into a morgue and 200 coffins have been ordered from. Winnipeg. The inquests will be held this afternoon. . The fire in the mine was partially controlled afterv several hours of work. Up to noon 95 corpses had been removed. Rescuers are toiling in groat danger, in fighting both gas and flames. Tanza factions are satisfactorily ad justed," President Not Discouraged. . Washington, June 20. In com menting on the conversations held Friday between Naon the Argintine Mediator and President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, the White House has Unued the following statement: "Re garding the visit of the minister, all tho President cares to say is that it was a general discussion of the Me diation situation. The President is still hopeful of success on the part of the mediators." NATURAL BEAUTY IN RIVERSIDE photographer here caught a near view grounds for children. The majesty of of one of several similar bridges, and the forest is not lost sight of in Rlv in the background looms the play- erside park, as wltnessth this Scene Sundean Swings i o Regular awe , INSURGENTS SEEM TO BE BEST- ED AT TOLEDO. i TALBOT CROWD CONFIDENT No Compromise Will Be Entered Into With Woodmen Insurgents. "No compromise with the insurg ents was the war cry of 259 pledged ' f till n 1" V, Wnnflm.n r9 imaM.n .Ah!. 'goes on to say: - "With 259 of the 436 delegates sworn to allegiance with the adminis trative faction and a majority of 40 Mf s confM o y sM.f, mv:,i,oH r fnnnmr. ,, aAMt,n , , Sundean insurgent faction of Minesota in a monster caucus, Monday night, precluded . what appeared to be all probability of successful interference in administrative convention plans. With its pledged majority of dele gate votes, the administrative organi zation took to the convention a re vised slate of head camp candidates which it intends to elect. The slate prqyides for the re-election of Head Consul A. R. Talbot, of Lincoln, Neb., election of James Mc Namarn, of Rock Island, 111., to the office of headl clerk, to succeed Chas. W. Hawes, of Rock Island, resigned; election of John D. Voltz, of Indiana polis to the office of head banker,' and re-election of the five directors. . . AUTO KILLS OREGONIAN. Myrtle Point Man Fatally Injured When Automobile Skids. .Marshfield, Ore., June 20. Delos Davenport, aged 20, of Myrtle Point, was killed last night when an auto mobile in which he and three other n.en were riding, skidded and went over an enbankment between, Coquille and Myrtle Point. The companions were uninjured. J CLIMATIC STATISTICS. " (Readings taken from Government instruments by Observer Benham, and cover the 24 hours ending at 6 p. m. yesterday:) i Maximum 80, minimum 56. i Temperature at 1 p. m. today 76. PARK. PQHEERS OF nni iiitv uni n UUUHI I HULU BIG REUNION ONE THOUSAND GATHER AT IMBLER, RENEW ACQUAINT- ,' ANCES. OLD BOYS GATHERED IN HAPPY, JOVIAL BUNCHES Annual Convention of Union County Pioneers at Imbler is Successful in Every Point of View Crowds Large and Program Carried Out as An nounced OVIany Take Train. ,". ' . Intrepid men and Women who trekked toward the setting sun over the bacon-greased trails from Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, New York and the other eastern states when the west was a frontier of the truest type, andl who are ranked among those who hewed out homes In the wilderness of Union county in the sixties, and sec erties, are today hob nobbing tnd re viving the days of old in the annual convention of the Union County Pio neer association held at Imbler. One hundred and fifty of these members went out on a special train from La Grande today, and they will return tonight. Their departure was delayed by the lateness of No. 17, but the number was not diminished thereby- The weather was especially propi tuous for the trip. ONE THOUSAND ATTEND. Well Known History Makers Gather to Renew Old Acquaintances. Imbler, June 20. (Special.) One thousand people, a majority of them . pioneers are assembled here this aft-... ernoon for the annual reunion. Games, . sports and the set program were car ried out as announced, with few ex ceptions. Among the well known pioneers in attendance, who are especially well known, are Hon. E. E. Taylor, Mrs. Ford Mrs. Morrison, Joe Anson, Al Good, Tom and George Parker, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Grandy, R. M. Mc Kenzie of Summerville, Joe Palmer, S. O. Swackhammer, Nels Schonover, Abe Eaton, Jim Masterson,. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald of Wallawa, " Uncle Terry Tuttle, Dunham Wright, A. C. Huntington, R. Reese, Chas. Wyatt and wife, Mr. and Mrs. George Gray, Sam Burnaugh, J. L. Caviness, and a score of other equally well known pioneers of the first water nearly all of whom answer Dunram Wright's definition of a pioneer, to-wit, one 1 who beat the railroad in. The program as arranged, follows: 10 a. m. Music by the band. Song "America" by all present Invocation Rev. Earl Maxey. -Address of Welcome Mayor Witte. Selection Cove quartet Vocal Solo Ruth GaskiU. Address Walter M. Pierce. Vocal Solo Mrs. Bader, of Elgin. Vocal Duett 'Mr. and Mrs. Sher wood Williams, of Imbler. Music Band. Vocal Solo R. M. Wright, of Union. Dinner. Afternoon Session. Quartet Summerville Glee Club. Speech George T. Cochran. Pioneer Speakers Dunham Wright - "Past Recollections" Jerry Thompson, "Lady's Hardships" Mrs. Maveria Eaton. "On a Happy Union" Tom Wright. ,' "Repeating" Mrs. S. L. Brooks. Short talks by any old lady or (Continued on Page 4.)