La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 22, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 trite iEtttttitt AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XIV. LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 19U. NUMBER 7. oralis tit fa (Pit n'QEPON MPRPHAMTQ PflHP fWith Two Exceptions All Association Officers AreHere SpBWTHSHDWN rji t'i J" I f ik .....r..Ar Is Bubbling Over a V 7V O V at-1 I 111 111 I Hill "IT X iS J . x y-X 1. IlllllltllVI- iKANGARCij COURT GRABS VIS- X. V. tf IIIII1IHII HI Hill'' .HUU VAUUO i tumu. 'S-S' 1 I UK N l YHAK fTT? rr-n, MEMBERSHIP NOW NEARLY THREE THOUSAND SHOW ANNUAL REPORTS. ATTENDANCE FIRST DAY BETTER THAN EXPbCTED Big Delegations Coming in Tonight from Both . Directions Morning Ceremony is Formal Greeting and Response Committees Appointed Before Luncheon Report in. Three hundred members of the Ore gon Retail Merchants' association vere present today when the eighth annual convention was called to or der in theiya'"t. church auditor.- JtJI.fig n-om "Vestern points tonight and tomorrow morning, ana by the time the second dtiy's session oegms the full strength of representation will be registered. Every nook and coiner of Oregon is represented rl ready. " A brief, formal ceremonv preceded the opening of the business session. After the introductory chapter of fun and frivility on the streets and in the hotels, the convention proceed ed to formal transactions. F. D. Haisten president of the La Grande association, rapped the convention to order and in a few well chosen words welcomed the visitors in behalf of La Grande merchants. Rev. E. B. Fyke invoked! divine blessing, and the formal address4 of welcome was ex tended, by J. A. Russell, acting presi dent of the City of La Grande. His warm invitation and greeting was heartily responded to by C. E. Til bury, mayor of McMinnville. John Collier, a director of the state asso ciation, and vice-president of the La Grande commercial club, extended greetings for the club. J. C Mann of Portland, responded instead of W. A. Bell who is absent today. Chair man Haisten then introduced State President J. L. Stockton of Salem, and the convention was immediately formally opened. r Reports Enthusiastic. The reading of annual reports dis close a splendid growth of the as sociation for the Dast yar. Presi dent Stockton's report told of the numerous laws secured by this asso ciation, and of the lines of endeavor carried on. The association has been instrumental in passage of the garn isheement ,daw, the corrected pure food law, the law on Sunday closing, and fake advertising. The report was opposed to buying free dieals, and lauded the country newspaper and spoke of the wide influence exercized by the association. Secretary Merrick's report disclosed a remarkable growth of tho associa tion the past year. He sot forth how 500 new members belonging to l'i different new associations had join ed and how in all 1080 new members had been recruited through the field work done. The total membership wap shown to be 2800 for the state at large. He reported the national con vention at St. Louis, and urged as ntnny as possible to go to the San Francisco conclave in 1915. He told) of the work done in regard to the minimum wage law, how the Port lard scale for women was placed at ?i? 00 and $8.00 for the state at large. The treasurer's report read by Thos. C. Watts of Reuben, was in tore with secretary's report. President Stockton appointed the following committees which reported, si far as possible, at 1 o'clock this rfternoon: . - Auditing E. Polack, La Grande. O. C. Austin Woodburn, W. C. Gunther, Portland. A. Kirkpatrick, Baker and K C. Couch. . Resolutions Dan Rellaher, Port-1-T.d. C. O. La Grande, Portland, C. Recker, Woodburn, John Mnlley. Portland. E. C. Warner, Medford. Credentials Willis Simonton Dal h. C. M. Eppley, Salem, Mr. John- (Continued on Page 5.) '-" VISITORS SING MANY HITS . , , V,- - - 1 Z Salem Aggregation Has the Edge on If , . ' s 7 r .-r,ii$?ww Fun Path Early in Day. ' O . i , Nine seconds after the Portland Willamette Valley special pulled into La Grande this morning at 9:00 o' clock, Ihe kangalroo court was on the job and has a galaxy of "prom inent" merchanKs and association of ficials safelv cooned ud with Pat Fol ey's bears on a caged-in dray. The venerable secretary, h. K. Merrick was the first man that Pat Secor and his cohorts nabbed ,and others prom inent in the s.tate were lassooed and followed him into the cage. The bears and prisoners lead a parade that followed, and the more sedate Portland visitors, all wearing hat tags "Portland, the Rose City," had tne pleasure ot walking while the poor prisoners rode. The parade with band music in plenty, marched to the Foley hotel, the hr cfuarters ana mere disbanded, wpi -t.iingry una wursiy ones were-- raier cd. Salem anH-T W per- 'i ilno.r'J .ir- but .n - w- (Continued on page 8. WOOL RATES DECLARED TO BE UNREASONABLE. Refund of Overcharges and Interest is Ordered by Court. $$$.$3$S43$$ 3 INTERMOUNTAIN CASE 3 WON. S .. e S Washington, June 22f Spo- & 3 kane and the intermountain 3 S cities including La Grande won 3 3 a long fought fight against 16 3 railroads in their section for re- S 3 duced freight rates. The vie- 3 tory was achievedl through the 3 supreme court's decision in the ? "Intermountain case." The inter- S state commerce commission or- 3 : dered a radical reduction on the ? 3 freight rates in the western in- 5 S land cities. The commerce court, ?' suspended it, and the supreme ; court sustained the Interstate commerce commission today. ? Washington, June 22. The inter state commerce commission today ruled in favor of the reduction of railroad rates on wool, hides and oth er commodities of a similar nature shipped eastward from western points and ordered the railroads to re fund to the shippers all "unreasonable charges", plus 6 per cent This deci sion is a decided! victory for the Ore gon railroad commission and the National Wool Growers association. JACKRABBIT IS SHOT. P. A. Foley Pays Fine for Hitting the . High Places on Streets. P. A. Foley, manager of the Foley hotel, was arrested today and fined $6.00 for speeding. Mr. Foley has just recently had? his machine, a Jackrabbit,' painted a pretty green, and has attached the receipt for the fine to the license plate. . CLIMATIC STATISTICS. . (Readings taken from Government instruments by Observer Benham, and cover the 24 hours ending at 6 p. m. yesterday:) Maximum, 63; Minimum 41. -Temperature at 1 p. m. today 69. WOOLGROWERS WIN DECISION ic J 1 rx jj . FtSss. Reading from right to left (Top Row) J. L. Stockton, Salem, President; W. A. Bell, Eugene, First Vice President; F. J. Fletcher, Albany, Second Vice President; (Mid die Row) L. R. Merrick, Portland. Secretary; J. G. Snodgrass, La Grand e, Fourth Vice President. (Bottom Row) Thos. C. Watts, Reuben, Trff.sui-er. Take Honeymoon After Fifty Years "GRANDPA" AND "GRANDMA" I TAAL TAK E JOURN EY. YOUTHFUL SMILES Rill f- RULE Settlers of 1872 off Today on First Pleasure Trip. "Grandpa" and "Grandma" Taal are off today on their honeymoon, though they were married a half cen tury and more ago. They went to Portland this morning, as happy as the youngest bridal couple that ever started on a wedding tour. In 1872 they came to La Grande, and they have lived here ever since with never a pleasure, journey. Their children and friends urged them to take this belatedl honeymoon and they started today with, smiles beaming on theic countenances. They wjll go to Port land and then to Seattle to visit their son Will Taal. It is over 50 years since they went off , on a pleasure trip together." I AUTO INJURES YOUTH. Richard Drahn, Aged Six, Sustains Broken Leg in Collision.. Richard Dahn, aged six, son of Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Drahn, ran into the rear wheel of the Chas. Goodnough automobile today and sustained a broken leg as a result. The little fellow was helping his younger sister across the street and walked into the reiar wheel of the passing ma chine. For once, a speeding auto would have left the boy uninjured, but spectators say the lad misjudged tho speed! of the car, and attempted to cross without waiting for the ma chine to fully pass him. He was tak en to Dr. R. E. L. Bolt's office for treatment. Wallowa Man Here. H. B. Haisten, undertaker and fur niture man of Wallowa is in the city attending the convention and is the puest of his brother Fred D. Haisten, Mr. Haisten is still limping around on crutches as a result of an injury received in a frienddy -scuffle at his home town a week or more ago. VETERAN PHD JURIST DEAO Portland, June 22. Cyru3 Dolph for many years one of the leading at- j torneys of Oregon, died early today ! at the age of 75. Mr, Dolph has been ill since Jan uary. , The decease participated in many nnpPFRFiFi n . uui i.i.m U.L.U , jsta- 41 ru m i unn nunT f. Vew J TA-1 hi h nm w:f nr . w i .w.wwuwuwii-mtmn it fw.v.vu; i kit IIHII Wll UMUI I W. Van -vjjumi s IV IV lo I O I' JIj1jJ TT iOa i SAULT FROM AMBUSH. IrVT?T ADD fCTC rfT f Aur . A Cf Unknown Person Shoots Man as He Works. j Copperfield, Ore., June 22. It is believed-that enemies which he made while mayor of Copperfield from which position he was removed by Governor West in December, shot Henry Stewart twice andl probably fatally wounded him. An unidenti fied person or persons shot him while he was building a fence on his ranch near here today. One of the bul lets penetrated the abdomen just be low the ribs. The attending physi cian gave no hope of recovery. Twelve men had been arrested this afternoon in conneotion with tho shooting. Other arrests are to fol low unless the identity of the assail ant is determined in the meantime. DAMAGE SUIT STARTED. Twenty-five Thousand Dollar Case Up in Court Todav. The first of two damage cases against the city that are to be tried this week in Circuit court, went to trial late this aftrnoon when a jury was secured to hear the evidence in the case wherein C. N. Coleman, a former city employe, is sueing for $25,000 damages. He was crushed in a cave-in on a Jefferson street water main ditch. Cochran & Eberhard are handling the case for Mr. Coleman, andl City Attorney Jno. S. Hodgin, assisted by C H. Finn, is looking after the city's interests. It promises to be a hard fought suit throughout. More Autos Wanted. More machines are needed for trip with visiting merchants. Maohines are to line up on Wash ington Avenue beginning- at Fourth street and extending east at eigth o'clock Wednesday morning. Every owner of a machine is requested to be there. Exact roads of travel will be published tomorrow evening. gi'eat movements for the develop ment of the west After coming to Portland in 1862, he devoted all his time to Portland law business and Oregon enterprises always received his support. With the exception of W. A. Bell of Eugene, 1st vice-pr&Jidtint and F. J. Fletcher, 2nd vice-president, whose home is in Albany, all the officers and directors of the Oregon Retail Mer chants association are in La Grande today. The officers are: J. L. Stockton Salem President. W. A. Bell Eugene 1st Vice President F. J. Fletcher ...Albany 2nd Vice President J. G. Snodgrass ........La Grande ' 3rd Vice President L. R. Merrick Portland Secretary Thos. C. Watts Reuben Treasurer Directors are: W. F. Issacs Medford1 C. M. Eppley Salem C. Tilbury McMinnville W. H. Burkholder Cottage Gr,ove J. E. Malley Portland 'J. C. Mann Portland E. C. Gunther Portland T. Leahy Astoria E. Polack La Grande R Alexander Pendleton Standing committees for 1914 are: Finance C. Tilbury .....McMinnville F. F. Douglas Portland V. C. Benson Roseburg Legislation W. C. Winslow Salem John Carkin Medford Dr. Kershaw Willaminn Organization N. A. Perry ...Houlton F. J. Hamilton Albany F. D, Huisten La Grande Arbitration Will Simonton Dallas Andrew Brund ......Cottage Grove Jos. G. Fontaine Jefferson Progress Theo. Roth .Salem C. S. Butterficld Medford A. M. Reeves Lebanon Trade Relations W. M. Green '....Eugene II, J. Maier The Dalles Wm. McGilchrist Salem Trade Extensions John Collier La Grandk! W. C. McCune f Albany ROAD RACES ONTARIO MAN, SECOND IN RACE LAST YEAR,, WINS BY FIVE MINUTES. THREE OTHERS BUNCHED AT THE FINISH LINE rHollister, Winner Last Year, Take9 hecond Place After Gallant Ride Professional Riders Outdistanced Day Splendid Success from Every Viewpoint Track Races Good. ' $"$33$$$'$.$33$$$$ WINNERS IN MOTORCYCLE EVENTS. , 8 Road Race L. G. Olson, On- 8 s tano, first. Time, 2:40:48; Hoi- : lister, La Grande, second, time. 2:55:41; Fred Yaeger, Baker, w third, time, 2:56:38; Fred Sla- 3 gle, La Grande, fourth, time, "3 8:28:18. All rode Indlians. S Total distance 115 miles. S Track record on half mile dirt 3 ? track. Clyde Simmons, of Los " Angeles, on a Jefferson, time 1:14 1-5 for the mile. S & Ten-mile race, proiessionals. Simmons, first; Rose, second, time 13:30. t Three miles for local riders. 3 Rice, first; Harris, second, time $ 4:181-2. - ; . $ nvu inues, proiessionals. Sim- ! mons, first, time,. 6:39. Purse f8r the road race win- ners: $150, $75, $50 and $25. S Total purses distributed by 8 entire meeting $480.00. ? . Officials of the meet G. C. & $ Marks of Portland, referee, rep- f resenting F. A. M., under whose T sanction the meet was operated; Timers, Dan Kelley of Baker, S R. L. Lincoln, J. H. Peare, Wm. Peare; Starter, P. A. Foley; 8 t Course Clerk, A. W. Nelson; S & Scorer, Sam Wright. , 1 L. G. Olson of Ontario, on an In dian, wrested first place in the second annual La Grande to Baker and re turn motorcycle race from Tracy Hol lister of La Grande, yesterdby, and Hollister, last year's champion, took second place by 58 seconds over Yae ger a Baker entry. Olson was second last year. Fourth place went to Fred Slagle of La Grande. Last year's records of three hours and 40 minutes was broken to smithereens, but all professional entries failed to finish in money time. The Indian machine made a clean sweep. The day wound up with perfect weather and the roads were excep tional, the only drawback uelng a superfluiety of dust. The morning was cold and dull and it was not until late in the afternoon that it warmed up any. Notwithstanding this, tho grand stand was well filled and the La Grande Motorcycte club will be able to pay all its prize moneys and have some left to pay pro rata -on the guarantee moneys posted by the local men. The day was a remarkable success from every standpoint. Injuries Entirely Missing. Personal injuries were entirely missing. Vehrs sustained a slightly sprained knee after making a won derful , race of it as far as North Powder on tho return. Another rider scratched his lip. Not a serious ac cident resulted to a participant in either of the days. The course, on the other hand was marked last night by the ashes of a Pope, the diebris of two of three others, and the par tially wrecked carcasses of other in struments of space annihilation. Of the machines to finish, Hollister's was in the worst condition. He was spilled just out of Baker and his springs were badly roken, and he came nearly half the distance on (Continued on Page 4.)