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liET EVERYONE BOOST FOE THE BIG CATTLE AN D HORSE RAISERS' CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN LA GRANDE, APRIL 24 AND 25. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1917 NUMBER 191. PLOT TO MURDER PREISER LLOYD -GEORGE LA (ffiUEANQDE T 01 A VIE DSEAUlOlf QJIL NEW TDHIEATEDS GRANDE RONDE MEAT CO. WILL ERECT BIG BUILDING SCOTLAND BIS IS FOUR ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS Mother and Daughter and Man and His Wife Arraigned and Remanded For Trial for Attempted Murder IT IS ANNOUNCEO THEY ALSO CONSPIRED . 0 MURDER LABOR LEADER IN IAIUIENT Women Are All Suffragettes. Mason is Expert Chemist and a Conscientious Objector to War. Chief, Inspector of Scotland Yard Directed the Investigation. Intense Indig nation Prevails in England. Trial to be Held Saturday. (BY ED. L. KEEN.) London, Jan .'31. (United Press) Mrs.. Alice Wheel lon and diughter, Harriet, Mi's. Winifred Mason and Al bert Mason were arrested on a charge of conspiring to poison David Lloyd-George, PremieY of England. They were arraigned at Derby. The magistrate remanded them all for trial Saturday. It is reported that the prosecutor has thirty witnesses. Later i&avas announced that the defendants also con spired to muruer;A'l'thur' Henderson, a Laborite cabinet member. " Mason is an experO-hernist and a conscientious objector to war. V The women are al! s-.if'ragettes. The conspiracy was reported to Scotland Yard Satur day. ' ' Chief Inspector ker directed the investigation. Mrs. 'Mason was arrested at Southampton. The others were caught at Derby. Prosecutor A. II. Bonkin declared the plot was hatched "between December 2(5 and January 30. Intense indigna tion prevails throughout Britain. Germans Storm Russian Positions On River AA. Berlin, via Sayville, Jan. 31. (United Press) It is an nounced that the Gemans stormed several Russiau posi tions on the east bank of the River AA. Counter attacks were repulsed. Nine hundred prisoners were taken. Russians penetrated Prince Leopold's front on the South Valeputna Road. General Maekenzen reported that the Turks repulsed reconnoitering detachments in Roiunania. ' French Lorraine attacks were defeated. PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS DO WELL IN SPELLING TEST CHEN YESTERDAY Senate Passes Alaska Bone Dry Liquor Bill Grammar Grades, Above Third, and High School Classes Average 90.1 Per Cent Ninety-four Perfect Pa pers Were Written Test Was Un announced. ' I As part of a definite program to in crease the knowledge of La Grande public school pupils in spelling, arith metic and language was an unan nounced spelling test given yesterday in the grammar and high schols. The grades tested were from the fourth in the grammar school through and in cluding the high school seniors. Six hundred and ninety-six took, the test of 78 fourth grade words. The beat showing was made by the sixth grade of the Greenwood school with 88 per (Continued on Page Eight) w SAYS MILITIA TOTAL FAILURE "COLLAPSED AT BORDER," "SYS TEM VICIOUS AND UNDEFEND ABLE," HE SAYS BEFORE SEN1. .ATE COMMITTEE. Washington, D. C, Jan. 31. (Unit ed Press) The senate military com mittee grilled General Leonard Wood today. He admitted the army quar termaster's department, "collapsed entirely'' during the early stages of the mobilization. He said the militia was only 20 per cent trained and to- i tally unfit for field service. He call ed the militia system "vicious and un dependable." He said: "The militia are drugged by praise and are returning from bor der sadder and wiser. The men real ize it would have been wanton mur der to send them against reasonably good troops." Nicaragua's most important exports are coffee, gold, hides, bananas and cabinet woods. Exports of rubber have fallen off in the last few years. Washington,' D. C, Jan. 81. (Unit ed Press) The senate passed the bone-dry Alaska prohibition bill. This prohibits tho manufacture and sale of liquor in Alaska and the shipment of liquor to Alaska. . REP. SMALL INTRODUCES HIGH WAY MEASURE PROVIDES FOR FUNDS FOR STATE ROAD FROM PORT LAND TO LA GRANDE AND BAKER. Salem, Ore., Jan. 31. (United Pre'ss) Representative Small intro duced a bill providing that 30 per cent of all Shackleford act funds and an equal amount from the state road funds be spent in constructing a state highway from Portland to Ontario via Hood River, The Dalles, Biggs, Ar lington, Pendleton, La Grande and Baker. The senate passed the Forbes house (Continued on Page Eight.) IICA FIRS! TEAM DEFEATS 42-24 10 Meyers & Leiter Sign Lease on New Structure and Will Present First Class Attractions. LEVHOCEL DRUC COMPANY WILL OCCUPy STOIIEJFFICES TO RE UPSTAIRS High Class Improvement at Depot Street and Adams Avenue on the Old Lof tus Property Shows Faith the Owners, The Grande Ronde Meat Co., Have in La Grande. Theatre Will Seat 765 and Be Modern in Every Respect. C. B. Miller is the Architect. large of the erection Crack Federal Team of Neighboring City Puts Up Great Game. The Y. M. C. A. first team basket bull squad won a great victory last evening by defeating the crack Union Federal team by tho score of 42 to 24. Tho score docs not by any mer.ns show the class that was manifested by the two teams. The game was clearly the fastest game played on (Continued on Page Five) 1 W B Pendleton Officers Make Conditional Acceptance Umatilla City Asks That Pistols, Instead of Shot Guns, Be Used, and That Two Police Officers, Instead of the Fire Chief and the Police Chief of Pendleton, Make Up Team. When shown the story from the Pendleton Tribune in which Chief of Police Tom Gurdane and Officer Bill Sehecr accepted the challenge of Chief of Police Lou Rayburn and Fire Chief Mackcy, the local officers were lelighted. Chief Rayburn agrees with the Pen dleton chief that an officer's weapon is an automatic, in preference to a shotgun, and will meet Chief Gurdane with the pistol. Chief Mackey is not a pistol man, but a shotgun man. The challenge still stands for any city: Chief of Police Lou Rayburn and Fire Chief Mackey of La Grande will meet the police chief and the fire chief of the same city with shotguns at any time. ', The pendlcton Tribune says: When Lou Rayburn and Claude Mackey, chiefs of the La Grande po lice and fire department, respectively, issued their "senttergun" challenge to the world, they started something. Chief of Police Tom Gurdane and Of ficer Bill Sehecr hereby agree to meet .the two "trigger artists" from La Grande in a match with six-shooters. Chief Gurdane declares that an of ficer has not right with a shotgun, that a revolver is his particular weap on and therefore the match should be with the automatics. To top the challenge, Judge Fitz Gerald has waxed exceedingly jubi lant over the skill of the two local policemen, for he has-watched them at practice, and he declares if his two favorites are um.ble to turn the trick against the La Grande shooters that he, himself, is willing to take up the mater for the honor of Pendleton. Both Gurdane and Scheer have had a ereat deal of experience with re- jvolvers. The latter has been on the force for the past 20 years and, i though 66 years of og,e has an aim j that is good and true. I If the match is agreed to by the La J Grande men it may be arranged that the local officers will hold a shoot be fore competent judges and have their scores matched with those of their op ponents, or they are even willing to go to La Grande for the event. Idleton Tribune. NOT TO ENTER FORBIDDEN ZONE New Note Is Handed Ambassador Ge rard in Berlin-Restrictions on Sea Fighting Withdrawn - - Unre stricted Warfare Starts Tomorrow Morning. JJerliji. via Savvillc. .I,ni. 31. (United Pi-i'ss A new German note was handed Ambassador Gerard. It replies to President Wilson s senate speech. U announces the withdrawal of sea fighting restriction and asks that Amer icans be warned from ships entering the forbidden zone. The note said unrestricted sea warfare would become effective tomorrow. The waters around all Allied coun tries are declared in the barred zone. La Grande is to have a beautiful new, modern theater, y It will be erected at the corner of Depot and Adams Street by the Grande Ronde Meat Company, which re cently purchased the Lof tus property. The announcement was made today that the new .the ater had been leased by Meyers and Leiter, proprietors of the Arcade Theater and that articles of agreement had been formally signed between them and the Grande Ronde Meat Company.' f The improvement will consist of a , combined theater building and a three story business block, fronting on Adams avenue, and tin; ground floor will be occupied by the Levy-Vogcl Drug Co., and the upstairs of the business block by offices. C. 15. Miller is the architect of the build ing, and he has also been given full ( of the structure. The owners of the property, who will erect the building, are the Grande Ronde Meat Company; They have a large initial investment in the purchase of the ground and the additional investment which thev will make in improving their property shows their faith and confidence in La Grande. The city has long needed a first-elass theater and so Mr. J. A. Russell, president, Mr. P.. A. Epling, secretary-treasurer, W. P. Mohr, vice-president, officers of the Grand Ronde' Meat Company, and their stockholders, have determined to give La Grande a struc ture that will be in every way a credit to the city. Meyers and Leiter made the following statement : "We have realized for some time that La Grande needed a first class theater, where people could see the very best shows in comfort. The new theater will show the confidence the Grande Ronde Meat Company has in La Grande. The theater will be beautiful and modern in everv respect. We will play Paramount, Triangle and Artcraft pictures, the best vaudeville, and also the' very best traveling road attractions. We have already booked Lauraunt, the great magician, Elsie Raker., the famous Victor singer and company, and the Ben Greet Famous Shakespearean Players. La Grande is our home, all of our interests are. here, we are grateful to the public for liberal support, and we are glad that we soon will be able to present our at tractions in the fine new home that the Grande Ronde Meat Company is erecting for us. Too much credit can not be given to Architect Miller for the excellent plans that he has drawn." The new theater will scat 7i.r peo- cade and Sherry's, La Grande has pie 500 on the lower floor and 265 in been given tho best in motion pictures the balcony. Among the conveniences and the proprietors of the new theater are a mothers' room and mezzanine ' say their nim is to continue this high floor. The scnts will be leather up-j class entertainment, and improve it holsteied. Pent for the building will 'still further. Tho theater will answer bo supplied from the central heating splendidly as a city auditorium, plant of the Grande Ronde Meat com- A full description of the theater fol- LATE NEWS BY WIRE French Penetrate Second Line of German Trenches. Paris, Jan. 31. (United Press) It is announced that the French penetrated the second line of German trenches south of Lintrey, in a night attack. They killed and cap tured all defenders. Successful patrol engagements at Vosges are rejorted. (Continued on Page Four) pany r.nd the building will be cooled from the refrigerating plant of the same company. The success whieh Meyers & Leiter hnve had in tho management of the Arcade theater in the comparatively short time that they have owned it is tho main reason given for the erection of the proposed theater building by the Grande Rondo Meat company, the officers having confidence in their abilty to manage the new theater. The members of tho Grande Ronde Meat company, tho largest meat pack ing plant outside of Portland, ntv en terprising La Grande men, and since they have started to make the im provement they have decided to build ) lows: (Continued on Page Seven) THE WEATHER Portland, Ore., Jan. 31. (United Press) The United States weather bureau report follows: Snow in th& west; fair in tho east portion tonight. Thursday probably snow and warmer. Southeasterly winds. Second Seattle Bank Fails. Seattle Wash.. Jan. 31. (United in such substantial form aB to meet the Vross) The German-American Mer needs of I Grande in a theatrical enntilo bank failed today. The crash way for many years. followed the failure of the Northern; Through the cooperation of the Ar- fBank & Trust company yesterday.
