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"Covering" a Convention is a Titanic Tas
OBSERVER S
PLANS READY
HEADERS TO GET NEWS POST
HASTE
Even Photographs To Come Fresh
From Colesium Next Week
When a big story is being covered
by the United Press, no expense or
pains is spared to get the news. An
example of this is seen in the prepa
ration being made to handle the na
tional conventions this month. Es
pecial stress is laid on the Chicago
affair for Idhere is where the most
excitement will take place.
For the benefit of United Press
readers, which embrace those who
read the Observer, a small army of
reporters, wire chiefs, telegraphers
and what not will be on the job.
Even Pictures Featured
The Observer will bo in the most di
redC connection with the two conven
tions via the picture route. Pictures
from the convention cities will be
rushed direct to La Grande, mean
ing spicy stories via the picture route.
The Observer's cut supplying connec
tions in the east will establish tem
porary headquarters in the two con
vention halls, making their mats on
the spot and getting them away to
the far west by the next train. Sys
tem? Abandon disregard for ex
ipcmse? Yes, but it is ipart of the life
that makes a newspaper. Almost on
the eve of the two conventions, the
Observer doesn't mind giving its
clientele an insight in advance, a peep
a.s it were, behind Iche screens, as to
how this big convention will be re
ported and put updn the reader's home
table by 4 or 5 o'clock on the evening
thd big conventions take place.
How La Grande Will Get the News
New York, May -!. (U. P.) In
covering the national conventions
nexjt month at Chicago and St. Louis
the United Press will (pursue the same
course it has followed throughout the
great war in Europe and in covering
other extraordinary news events. The
United Press theory is that its own
staff correspondents are best equipped
to meet the demands of convention
reporting. The Observer readers will
realize the benefit of all this prepa
ration. At both the Chicago and St. Ixuis
inventions the United Press will de
pend entirely upon a specially chosen
staff of its best men for convention
service. These will be under the gen
eral charge of Roy W. Howard, presi
dent of the United States Press, as
sisted by Fred S. Ferguson, acting
news manager. They will include Per
ry Arno'd, Lowell Mellett, George
Martin, Karl A. Bickel, Carl D. Grout,
J. P. Yoder, N. C. Parke, A. .1. Eld
red, Robert J. Bunder and H. L. Ren
nick. Special wires will be run diredt to
the United Press reservation next to
the speaker's platform in the Chicago
and St. Louis convention halls. In
both cities a special work room will
be fitted up under the speaker's
rostrum.
William F. Lynch, superintendent
of telegraph of the United Press, will
be in general charge of the wire ar
rangements. It is probable that the
actual sending from the convention
hall will be done by Roscoe Johnson,
chief operator of the Chicago division,
rated as one of the star keymen of
the country.
The United Press headquailters at
Chicago will bo in the Congress Ho
tel and in St. Iouis at the Jefferson.
Ohio Democrats Meet.
Columbus, 0., June 1. Ohio Dem
ocrats in convention here today were
to choose district presidential elec
tors. Interest centered in the row
which threatened between adherents
of former Gov. James M. Cox and
those of former Gov. Judson Harmon
both gubernatorial possibilities.
Cox has announced himself as a "re
ceptive candidate" for the Democratic
nomination for governor. Harmon un
til now has remained silent, leaving
fi his friends all efforts in his behalf.
Indications this morning vere the
convention, if it endorses either,
might lean toward Cox. This belief
was based upon the slating of Wrar
Secretary Newton D. Baker for tem
porary chairman and U. S. Senator
Atlce Pomerene for permanent chair
man. P.oth Pomerene and Baker are
close to President Wilson and ad
ministration Democrats. It was W.
L. Finley. Democratic state chairman
and sponsor for Cox, who, after a hot
tight in the state central committee,
succeeded in swinging the temporary
chairmanship for Baker and thus as
suring a "keynote speech favoral.de to
Cax." 'Owing "to the fact that the Dem
ocratic national convention is yet to
come, little platform drafting was ex
pected here today. Uncertainty of na
tional issues has forced Ohio Demo
crats to use caution in suggesting any
slate issues. Finley and his hench
man wee hopeful that today no action
will be taken that might embarrass
Democrats later on in the campaign.
Commencement Program for Students
Monmouth, Or., June 1. Com
mencement exercises will be held June
0 at the Oregon Normal school, ac
cording to announcements. The bac
calaureate services will be held next
Sunday. Only Normal students are to
be admitted to the exercises, for the
first time, owing to the lack of room
in the assembly hall. Architects Fay
t'.iat the room cannot be enlarged
without buildine an addition on. as
the a2 of the building renders it unstable.
WHO WILL BE THE PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE AT THE CHICAGO CONVENTION? HERE ARE LIKENESSES OF POSSl RILi'lT I'.S Til E LA RG.
EK PICTURES "PRESIDENTIAL" AND THE SMALLER, "VICE-PRESIDENTIAL1 TIMBER.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL
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Indian War Veteran Dies.
Nyack, N. Y., M.iv Hl.-tViwc!
William F. Blauvelt, U." S. A., rcli:l,
a veteran of the early Indian wars and
the Spanish-Anierican war. died at Ms
home at Pk-rmont. aucd 5. A his
letirement in May. l'Jir,. he vis :u
command of the 10th regiment o.' i"
fantry, stationed at Panama. Cul
or.el Blanvelt took part, in several '-at-tlcj
against Sitting Bull, the Sioux
chief, and served as a cup tain in the
Sj)ai;ish-Am" icr.r. war.
'colonel in 11M1.0.
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Witl.yromlH- Supports Naval B;isc
W.'ishingion.
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."port af th? ()lumbia
ur'Jer received
t-iav i ; F. C". Harh-y, chairrnari of
She '! ! r."e c rui'to,-;.
"You may at all times count upon
me for the fulle3t possible support,''
says the governor in .'icknowlcdumc
Harlcy's letter transtnitt ing a i'v.(
tiled with the r.nval committee. "At
t!.- National !ovenior.i' conference, to
be held in Salt Nike City the la'U"
art of June, the govnrnor adds. "I
shall discuss in some detail the ncd-:
and opportunities of the Noilhwe.it
in connection with its unprepa redness
and if the Columbia river naval bate
(ill has not been favorably aeted np'm
by that time, I shall dwell upon it
strongly."
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COLEMAN DUPONT
Bind to Have I!ox I'actory.
Bend, Dr.. June I. With the ar
rival within the next few days of the
motors, the box factory, the last of
the depr :t;n. -tits of tr ? - Sheviin
Ilixnn cor.n:iny's plait at Bend, will
bit reaily to begin work. This depart
ment, to he onenitcd by the Knapp
Cheney oir,aany, with sales ollices in
I'o'ilanil. ill have an 'imiunl capac
ity of 4ll.ll0n.0il0 feet. The factorv al
ready has demands for its product.:. I
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GIFFORD P1NCHOT
lytic Term fcr Mac.Neil.
Di.'Mit'. via London. May !'.. Pro
fessor Joht' MacNi'ill, president of
the Sinn Eein volunteers, who last
week was found guilty of complicity
in the Irish revolt, has been sentenced
to life imprisonment. Tho sentence
has been confirmed.