La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 01, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextAN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915. NUMBER 21)3 VOLUME XIV. . SEVERAL ZEPPELIN .ON .'1 - 1-".' : ir-1:- 1 '.'.tl : . ' . .... ,,. . . :V.-- ,v:. WILL TOS CHURCME imwflmJf$BUtou.Sr STOCK SHOW A LONDON.. KIHLS RAH): ; : - I . - i. . ; , , in 1 1 1 a i 1H TIB. I. I I . ... .. - . .t f r . - 5 ' I 'A - - , xr . iif I i lit niiw TO BE' DEMJ FROM BOMBS ccvrmi, BIG FIRES STARTED BUT NOW UNDER CONTROL IS REPORTED :" HI) BIG BUILDINGS OR MILITARY POINTS HIT Long-Ex pectttd Zeppelin raid on Lon don Materialize Infant Boy Wo man and Man Meet Death When Incendiary Bombs are Dropped on Metropolitan Sections of London. London, June 1. -Ninety bombs, many of them of an incendiary type, jHAHnAy nn T.nndnn tnna v in :i were uiuiipou --- , r.mon ronnfthn raid. long feared i ifAi.. avnaiiil momentarilY. Hliu io-cijt ...... -. , - Four were killed and. one serious y injured. Others were less seriously i . - The admiralty announced the raidd in detail, after withholding mforma ..: in tho rtv. nlt.honff-n it ,.roo uriHoli. biinwii the - uttack nart been made. TkA irtra T.-eill..' mm ' nu.n imxva firoa wArn paused bv mice - -- - -.- , ftxnlodine bombs. No fortifications or public buildings were damaged. fru uotila .raff Hronned ttbout 90 - uMUn In uavinliB lot-nUtieR of the .UUII1UO .It i t J , metropolitan area of London, not tar irom eacn umei-. .. .. D..UI:. UiMltlincra KnVPfl. f. " ...... p.. m.. M;nlfi. etatompnt. said: ' A numtT--fS.' fires were started but only th"-- rebttired the presence of en ' gmes. All were promptly dealt with. No public buildings were hit but a ,,.,. of- nrivRt homes wove de- - An fur :ns ascertained at this hour, one infant, one boy, one -woman and one man were killed, and wuuiau f'l" ' - - another woman seriously injured, ine precise numoer oi vicmua " hn ascertained. The situation hasn't yet uation is UWli vu'.- t.w fnnrAiirrlllv 111 hfind. aciii n.vii.6.v , tliA aviator corns, "fell arid -sllM ed in a biplane last night" it is offi cially announced, aiuioukh uc nt th Heath of Bar nes, it is tnougni possiuie ms u was engaged In an airbattle with the Zeppelins." He was killed at a point six miles from London. . : m urwTi t tut- mis I V . r..-.. 3 3 I ON 1MB; HAni' j SHOW JUNE II NUMEROUS MATTERS DISPOS- ED OF AT IMPORTANT Meicil ING LAST NIGHT GOOD ROADS DATA TO BE CAREFULLY SOUGHT Horse .Show d .Motorace .Detail Gone Over With Care Secretary Clark Resigns and F B. Currey is Elected in Hia Stead U Grande To Have Parade jn Union. III IS EDICT GOVERNOR WITHYCOMBE WILL BE AT THS HBAII OF THE PARABS TOMORROW STOCK PENS FILLED TO OVERFLOWING AT NOON People Leaving La Grande On noon Train Can See the Parade, Pretty Girls to .Escort the ' .Governor Cove and Godley Roads Thought Best for Use Into Union Tomorrow Scores of Important issues and .u- : tmn,AtiutAl v lwtfnrA the citizens of La Grande were threshed out at the regular meeting of tho Commercial club board of directors last night. Horse show, motorace, ,i .oiiu nnri what. not. came ud for consideration and disposal. Road Building Report In Tho pnmmnrcial club in directors, all of whom were present, heard tha Ao govol.nor wai make his first ap- report or. tno commutee uuii nu Bearance starts from tne grounas viously met, with labor organizations J 12.30 and ople ieaving La Grand and where, at were drafted tangible tfc noon train can the city i resolutions as to wnat woor vreio ... u e t gee the parade. - to have done in the matter of per-, a,n Quelrtlon Bothers . - mnnnnt roaa uuiiuiiik. tohh"i hi .,iifo,i Mm uiihi in- to gather data as to the best road te t""ghowers. However, this maieiiiua, ucm ' " "7 ' huo ,,nt b Union Juno 1. On the eve of the annual Stock Show. Union is alive with expectations for the three days. Governor James Withycombe arrives tomorrow morning, and .the escort of pretty Eastern Oregon girls will ride with him through the par ade, will be on hand for the first tri into Union's stock show history. The parade in which Iliui.uil.iia, ... ......--...-.-i nn..A;Mt.H . onrl until t.hllt. pom I WHO aypvmmv., I mittee nlukes a report, it is not likely I that the club will take the matter up with the county court. fThis coiiimu t. i-An io finmnnapH Af Dr. M. K. Hall chairman C. S. Dunni A. V. Andrews and L. D. Howland. . . ' Decoration Provided For , thxt La Grande's busi has not kept the stock away and it is a fact tnat no amount iu miu mo rest of the week can keep tho stock away, for it is already here. Added pens and corrals have been construct ed to handle the overflow. Many farmers telephoned in tMs forenoon asking for final instructions and the word has lnvanaDiy .ueeu oiihk u ness district will be pr?P.rly decon the stock.".' This is being done. The THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHURCH IN VENICE, SANTA MARIA DELLA SALLTI. CANAL, VENICE, WHICH MAY BE SHELLED BY THE AUSTKIAN FLKKT. -MS.' CONNOR IN PRISON. Man Violates His Parole and Is Taken to Salem. (Charles Connor ' of Baker whose escapade with a bad check in North Powder some time ago caused him to be placed under arrest, but to es cape at the solicitation of his heart broken mother, and wo was re leased finally when Herman Roth child of North Powder the loser on the bad check, wiinarew pronecunu-., lias now finally landed in prison. Re passed a bad check for 130.00 and was arrested and taken to Salem to serve sentence. He is a mere youth, with an apparent mania for wrong doing. ; ' , , 'Representatives in Portland . Portland, Ore. June 1. With a re sounding whack of the gravel, Mrs. Percy V. Pennybackcr, of Austin, Texas this morning called to order the Cauncil of the General Federa tion of Women's clubs. The audi torium of the White v Temple, was filled with women, known far and wide for their club activities. Thiy represented 2,000,000 women orgnn ized in 9,000 clubs and 49 federa tions in all parts of the world. The councils are held once in two years, alternating with the biennial "of the General Federation of Wo- men's Club...- COVE FACTORY LOST IH FIRE SIX -THOUSAND DOLLAR PLANT DISTROYED SECRECY VEILS lEIfi nt fllRIHFT 1RDIIT HflTF ui unuiiiLi iiuuui iiwii- Season's Run About to Begin When ure Claims ion . Cove, June, 1. Fire unknown ori- ' 1.. ,1,:. mnrnini, 111 111 Waste Kill t:iiy vino uiviiiiu6 , fu. r..i s. fontrvr.r nf Cave, valu- ed at $6,000. Insurance covers $4,000 of loss but as the factory was about to commence its box maKing run ior the coming season, the loss is mater- uAnC. than tho nptunl value Of the plant. The current years busi ness IS HKeiy 10 De a cuiinJici-o j ..: f .fi, hnt. it. mav not 111 Ul 4..w -' " w . i. n:vi i- thA institution in time to fill orders. Al Daniels and Leroy Lay are the owners. . The fire was aiscoverea uuuui. t. n. m. today. A snea conuaiinnB aunie dry lumber shingles, was saved, but the lumber yard in conjunction to the box tactory was largely The firm does a general retail lum ber business and contractor business. Washington, June i. President Wilson and his cabinet went over tho official test of Germany's evasive answer to the government's request against submarine warfare today. Later the President suggested all comment on the note be withheld for the present. Now that the official text nas been discussed by the cabi net, he said it might be dangerous to make conjectures "as to the reply be- ntprf for the Motorace June. 17, Prei I ident J. G. Snodgrasa appointed u committee to confer with the merch ants, the city commission the Motor cycle club and the Automobile club ; with a view of having the city m gala 'iKm that. rinv. Tins committee is C D. Emnhlser, Mac Wood and C. J. Black. Close Everything, Slogan I dn an effort to have tho Perry and La Grande saw mills and the O-W ' nhops and round houBe put on holi day schedule, a committee was ap ' pointed to take the matter up. h. , Polack, E. E. Kirtley, and Herman ' Siegrist were numed on. that commit tee. Misunderstanding. Corrected. It appears that the understanding ln nntrnlnnt ftlflt. fltllv ladv drivers J J,.- tt.a nriTPH of IflO.OO in the" decorated automobile parade Juno 17. mis is erroneous. i u l.J 4-Unf iimmDn' flhmllrl tHKfi DrD- . (.Blll.uu imu , j . . . u mirient part, and is is very much de cause such conjectures might be gjreti tnat women ride in the parade u.j .KmiqiI .nvnrinhlv causinir ,1..... .u A.., nt tho nnv tho driver .aiJICU nwiwu ' - - ' mil. -Ilia -"' - - . trouble for tne government. Mr. Wilson told his callers he was hopeful of completing the reply so it would be forwarded to Berlin, at the earliest possible moment It is understood it may be Thursday ov Friday before this occurs. The President's statement dealing with Mexico will be made public at the White House tomorrow. FOUR PEOPLE DROWNED III WILLAMETTE ftS BOAT TIPS 111 J OHHSOH GIVEN POST BECOMES STOCK INSPECTOR FOR THIS COUNTY. ..mnr Annointa Special Men to "Look After Stock. . PORTLAND TAKES INTEREST. Verbal Announcement of Motorace Made at, Portland Races. ' Chas. Robert.1 ; president of the !,.mi.fv-lo Mnh returned today from T Ll I . 1 nH-arAA thA V I ITUrulUlU lie .kiiuvu v.. ( . , A. M.- banquet. Last SundayM. Roberts sUtes, Mr. aiarKS oi rorp land who. is to be the referee hero, made a megaphone announcement at th motorcycle races "whereat about: ouuu were present, sewing out m u tail the Drizes. the conditions -and the date. This advertising has gone far toward giving the race wide publicity Mr. Roberts states. Riders are com ing from that part of the country in numbers and it is expected that motorcycle fans will be present from Portland. ; ., Portland, June 1. Four persons, Amos Weiss aged 36, Clyde Davidson, aged 25, Miss Doris Shannon, aged 28, Mrs. Ethel Martin, aged 29, were drowned in the Willamette a few m'les below Portland early this nA,-in. urhon n motorboat in which thev were taking a pleasure ride, rnnsized and sank immediately. Mrs. Amos weiss, clinging w cushion was rescued by A. Coyle, n fisherman, after being in the water for an hour. 1 WAR BULLETINS Scarborough. Eng.. June 1. The gagement steam trawler Condor struck a mine and sank off Scarborough Saturday, it is learned. It is feared the crew perished. iSalem, June 1. Because the rail roads have announced that they would refuse shipments of live stock after today without inspection, Gov ernor Withycombe - has named number of inspectors, . including Henry Has of Enterprise for Wal lowa counyt and T. B. Johnson nf Cove for Union county points. Dairy Testers Examination. ; On June seventh and eighth an ex- aiiiiiiabiuil ui vuuiitj' u. t -uv.. will be held in the Federal building. Ail dairy testers snoum De present to .-.!. Iki. ...:.. Tt izr.ll ho Mine 1.1 1 1 o CAaiiiiuaviwur . v ' held under thesupervision of County rarm expert i.iauae ine territory embraced includes all East ern Oregon. XI..tt T. n a 1 Th Pueaian hrk HUH, VUII. ... ......- - Montrosa was sunk by a mine in the isortn ssea. rne crew lanaeo nre. Rome, June 1. Ban and Unndisi, Italian seaDorts. were attacked, by Austrian , aviators. Several .'bombs were hurled at the towns but no ma terial damage was done. One boy was killed, and two persons wounded by the exploding bombs. At Brindi- a i i ri u u i i u ! i uin. Bvin.nLiv 1111.1 1r.11 against the docks and shipping in the naroor with Austrians, Italian Tyroleans have stormed and cap tured Monte Zugnq, a strong xonress dominating ttoveraao, it is anuuuiiL-j'i. This is the most notable success of the Austrian-Italian campaign tnus far. Monete Zugno is six miles south of D-...AM.Jn Ilia nmant ' Italian n- nvicicuui pivownw ...... " - elective ana aino iruiiuiiaiiua muii, '--fwards which the invading forces are advancing. . ' . .. Petrograd, June 1. Genernl Von Mackenzen's advance upon Przemysl has been halted and the offensive completely checked, and Austro-Ger-mnn fnrren thrown unon the defen sive, the war office announces. It is of it need not be a woman. To get a general showing oi crean to tne city in this parade, a committee was ap pointed with the purpose in view. This committee consists of A. V. Andrews, F. L. Meyers P. A. Foley Jay Van Buren and L. C. Smith. That motorcyclists and automobile parties who wish to advertise the KSpecd 'em Up" event, can have an inning at Union on La Grande day, l.J- -.neriuo Ufhon li COmiMini- cation was read from Will. Vogel, generalessimo at Union, saying that 15 minutes Deioie tne iiim ii- the visiting Boosters may have a par ade of their own. ; New Secretary r.iecteu r. iLi r-i o -L- n-mpr siwrotarv ot the Commercial club, filed his resig nation, and r a. uurrey . ior aumv time ptiblicitv manager of the club was elected in his stead, taking office at once. , , Tho stores will be closed all after noon of Thursday, according to ....-.nnt aiirneii vesterduv. Ine matter of oliscrvin'' these agree ,.,.f. him hoBii fri-olv discussed to- I 1 11. 1 1 . .) 1 ' " " - w day. Petition to Hose. m. fh. tinttorfticrniiil merchants, do harohv HOTPft to ClOSe OUr plSCO of "r" .. ,. - i business on tne atternuuii u uuo from 12 p. m. to 6 p. m. it is under Rtinrl that this closing is for the pur nt nllnwinir ourselves and eni- 1 , . . I .1. ,. ITn:nn Qlr nlftvaM TO HLLCI1U llie wiii-n M.v.v.i on mentioned date: ipnt(i,,n Rros.. J. G. Snodtrrass. a. Polack, Union County Co-operative association, C. J. Black, FY K. Lee, lj. R. Stansfield. Sam Harris, Thorne 4 wii-v .T. W. White. The Golden Rule Co.. Goibel's, N. K. West A Co., W. H. Rohnankamn Co.. F. L. LUlv. a j.ni.u rtrna Prnnrh A Scranton d n iriv.tlov T T. Klnhpr. Island City M. &. M. Co., L. J. French, ArIi Bros., The United Store, Grande Ronde Meat Co., The Hub, Seigrist Co., La Grande Meat Co.. J. H. Peare & Son, Star Barber Shop ami Ueorge Hirnie. : j arrav nf ntocki is suDerb. far ahead of anything yet seon here. "To be frank," said Will Vogel to day after inspecting the race track, tho nrncrram tomorrow afternoon de pends upon rain tomorrow afternoon Of qourse if it pours, little satis factjpn can be had, but a morning rain will not ninuer tne tmtiv. it -huri. uiwl n lit. tin rfrftrrinr. lust be- . fore the show will cure the mud that nlay: form tomorrow, ah- manner, oi racing will follow the grand parade of exhibition stock in front of the grand stand as a grand opening. Showers at the noon nour win uiko some of the flutter out of the parade, it is true, but just the same the show goes on rain or shine come on you Oregonians, a little rain wonlt do any harm.. Only a deluge will stop us; even this can't stop us from showing in the nens the mairnlftcent stock CX- . hibita already here. The Cove road from La Grande is generally conceded to be the best. A Dad mud nole in tne uoaiey nine naa been filled up and that road is' now in good shape. A crew is tnis after noon fixing up the hill road. . La Urande day, xnursoay, win oe practically the same as the first day Governor Withycombe again being on tap for that and the subsequent day. Again it will be all manner of con tests, ninning, jumping; hurdle, ro man and relay, with a splendid pro gram of entertainment , through-out the day. The parade can be seen down town as late us 1 o'clock every day. - '- Mrs. Fisher Improves. it tl ' l?iahAn hue rofurnorl from Portland where, he took Mrs. Fisher to rest and recoup her shattered fnllnurincr her iniuries from a coyote bite some time ago. She is be present when her daughter is to bo graduated from Lincoln high school. HUM POST OFFICE ROBBED OVER $100 IN CASH FROM SAFE. TAKEN Dynamite Used to Crack Receptacle No Clue Found. One hundred and twenty" dollar were taken from the postoffice safe at Meacham some time -asi iuK.... Dynamite was used to crack the safe. No word has been received here as to details, except to the effect that the robber left no clue as to himself r Ma rfonarture. it being Denevea ne boarded a blind out of the pit are and kna mnrlo croon his cscaDe. Informa tion received by Chief . Dispatcher exhausted forces of the enemy "has been rolled back over tne territory ' iion m-enou w ;,- rrfi:i "k ThSS o,.rifl.od thousands - to Corbett is Us the effect that nothing 1 SlVt!. LllC ttUI UllUC BUM WWitto. . I4 nim-ii -- lA..LAJ n rhA ftttUJI Borne, June l.-In a bloody en-' declared in military circles that tho capture.,,.. , . : '- w .