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EVERYONE SHOULD HEAR HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER ADAMS TALK ON GOOD ROADS AND THE BOND ISSUE. 1 PHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS. MAIN 37 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 VOLUME XVL LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917. NUMBER 273. SUBMARINE PROBLEM IS COMPETENT NAVAL AUTHORITY SAYS "WE'RE GETTING DOWN TO BRASS TACKS" CONFERENCE IS HELD WITH NAVY SECRETARY Several Groups of Men Are Working On the Problem of Eliminating the Undersea Menace and They Are How Beginning to Co-ordinate Their Activities. Washington, May 8. (United Press) A competent navy authority Officially expressed the belief that an -actual solution of the submarine men ace is near. The opinion was given while Saund ers and other members of the Naval Consulting Board, were conferring at the department with Secretary Dan iels on the anti-submarine invention. This authority declared, "We're get ting down to brass tacks." The inventions were tested by sev eral groups of men working on the problem. They are now beginning to co-ordinate their work in the direc tion of actual solution. LOAN OF $100,000,000 IS MADE TO FRANCE Washington, D. C, May 8. (United Press) A loan of a hundred million was made France today. Secretary McAdoo turned over a treasury war rant to Ambassador Jusserand. IS THE BIG in mis "AGRICULTURAL DEFENSE" MEETINGS WILL BE- HELD ONE OF WHICH ALL FARM ERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND. All details for the "Agricultural Defense" meetings are ibeing worked out to be held in the county on Sat urday, May 12. The name of the place, time of meeting and chairman for each meeting will be announced in a later edition. , County Agriculturist Paul Spill man says "that the survey will be made at the meeting is probably the most important phase of this work as the government and state officials can not cope with the situation nearly as well, unless they (have an early ac curate idea as to crop and labor con ditions of the state. It is our patriotic duty as farmers to attend one of these meetings as we will thus be able to serve our country, state and nation, and help solve the food and labor problems." The Weather. ' Portland Mar. 8. (United Press) The U. S. weather forecast: "Show rs, variable winds." WHEAT SELLS Chicago, May 8. (United Press) The wheat market: May Open $2.86; high $3.00; low $2.86; close $2.97. July Open $2.26; high $2,33 3-4; low $2.26; close $2,32 3-4. Portland Club $2.80; bluestem $2.84. Lower Yield Predicted. Washington, May 8. (United Press) A yield of three hundred and sixty-six million, one hundred and six teen thousand busheU of winter wheat for the nineteen seventeen crop was forecasted by the department of ag riculture. The nineteen sixteen winter yield was four hundred, eighty-one million, seven hundred forty-four SATURDAY COUNTY CHICAGO MAY AS HIGH AS 3 thousand. SAID 10 Derailment Is Believed Accidental J- Philadelhpia, May 8. (United Press) Executive offices of the J Pennsylvania Railroad announc- J ed that a thorough investigation Jfr J- would be made of the wreck of 4 J the French commission's special J near Areola, 111., last night. Of i ficials announced that their dis i patches indicate every reason to f believe the derailment purely ac- cidental. 4 4 4 4 4- 4 FAREWELL TENDERED THEM BY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND STAFF OF BANK AND REP RESENTATIVES OF CITY. A farewell banquet was given H. E. Coolidge and Ralph Huron, on the eve of their departure to join the officers' reserve corps in San Francisco. The banquet was given by the La Grande National Bank and there were present the officers, directors, and staff of the bank and a few invited guests. Fred J. Holmes presided, and after an attractive menu served by the Foley hotel, he called upon some of.! those present for remarks. All ex-j pressed their admiration for Mr. Cool-, idge and Mr. Huron in tendering tneir services to their country and ex- pressed the belief that they represent- ea tne mirnest tvpe 01 ua. vritmuc manhood and would bring credit to , their home city. Mr. Coolidge responded that he ap preciated more than words could tell the expression of good will and good fellowship and friendship tnat nad prompted the banquet. He said that his feelings were similar in 1898 when he had given his services to his country. He said that he and Mr. Huron were going to San Francisco to work in the officers' reserve corps, that they were going through a per iod of probation, that all who went to San Francisco would not receive com missions, but that those who did were almost certain to ibe sent to Europe to fight on. foreign soil under the American flag. He said tnat Mr. Huron and himself would do their best for their country and their flag if chosen. Mr. Huron spoke in like terms and expressed his hope that he and Mr. Coolidce would bring credit upon La Grande. .de. Hesamtnatwarwasaseri- business, that the officers had ous business, tnat tne omcers nau much to learn as to modern warfare, 4.n. mro-l-Aim atiifv ho find WJlfl but that whatever abiity he had was at the command of his country. Norman W. Frees, Andrew R. Marker and J. J. Broughton told of their offlering their services to the oflkers' reserve corps and . of their hopes that they might be later se lected. Mr. Vincent Palmer, J. D. McKen non, Dr. H. S. Brownton, Fred B. Currey expressed the good will of the citizens of La Grande and the pride all felt that La Grande would be rep- I C00L1DGE A! I HURON BANQUET GUESTS resented in the army by two of ficially to tell the people how the $6, highest type of men. 1 nnn.000 bond issue will be snent if the Fred L. Meyers expressed the good wisnes 01 tne DunK stan towara Dotn -thority on the cost of roads, etc. 1 ous aerial offensive by the British Mr. Huron and Mr. Coolidge and told 1 n,eetings wiu be open to both (flyers. The weather is clear and es of the pleasant and harmonious rela- . Bi0 tVlo i-t-- VntA i nprinllv fnvornhln for fiirhtinc in tha wishes of the bank staff toward both won and 1 pleasant (Continued on Page 6.) Hospital Corps ail'c For FlimnP v"" w V1 " r I New York, May 8. (United Press) The American Hospital contingent of twenty-five surgeons and sixty- -live surgeons nu five women nurses and hundred and aWtv fvo onlUtod mpn sailed for Eu- mi.:, j- , ,. A 1 mi: -' 1 1 nym regular ifStdl" SUtS army surgeons in personnel. a 1 a surgeon of the regular army command. is in Balsa wood, found in Central Amer ica, is said to be tho lightest known wood. It is lighter than cork and has n ftveratre snecific eravity of only' uee" urK"liBU BU ",B 104 'school. Their first meeting will be A.R.IHR WILL JOIN THE OFFICERS CORPS PROMINENT LA GRANDE LAW YER OFFERS SERVICES TO U. S. ARMY AND IS OR DERED TO REPORT. - i Andrew R. Marker this morning re- ceived orders to report to San Fran- J cisco and to join the United States Army officers' reserve corps. ' Mr. Markers case is one or tne oest examples of American patriotism that has come to our notice. , j When the state of war was declared Mr. Marker went immediately to the .and McKennon place. It is located on Grande Ronde hospital and submitted J Catherine Creek near Hot Lake and is to a surgical operation in order to 550 acres 0f hay land and 192 acres put himself in physical condition to'0f grain. i join the army. The operation was a J Tnc purchase prices was $45,000., complete success. He was in the hos- The tract joint Mr. Townley 's farm pital about two weeks, and got out on and tne combination gives him one of Tuesday. The following Saturday he ! tho iBrfrest . finest hay ami grain presented himself to the examining 1 rancbe3 the county. Mr. Townley officers in Portland, told them frankly I is a breeder of pure bred stock, in j of tho circumstances and undeiwent hich he has won a reputation, ho is j 1- - 1 nans 01 me nnvsicai examination. Undoubtedly his spirit and pluck and patriotism impressed the officers for today he received his orders to re port. - Last night at the banquet to Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Huron Mr. Marker was just a little bit blue that he had gone to so much trouble and expense to prepare himself for the service and j' then had not been accepted. -"Never you mind," said Mr. Letter, 1 who sat near him, "You will receive your orders in a day or so." Sure enough, they came this morn ing. Mr. Marker will therefore report to San Francisco on next Sunday. Mr. Marker served in the SpiiTiish American war in the First Idaho In fantry, Company E. After the war he served three years in the O. N. G. in Co. E at Roseburg. He came to La Grande four years ago and has been practicing law in the firm of Ivanhoe and Marker. Mr. MarKcr is a man 01 aDinty, 01 pleasing personality and has many (friends who will applaud his patriotic j iwrt ui unciu -ma ocivitca w ma country in time of need, STATE HIGH WAY TO SPEAK HERE I Mr. E. J. Adams Will Address Voters' of Imbler Elgin and La Grande Thursdayl-On Friday He Speaks at ' Cove and Union. j ' Final arrangements were made last 1 . u . the local arrangements com , .. . . mittee for a series of good roads heg fa Union county by j , AH. ;Stnt. Hirfiwav commissi E. J. ; AdamSj ;gtate Highway commissioner, ho m d twQ d in y j,ion county. Following is the schedule as worked out: Thursday, May 10. 10 a. m. Speech at Imbler. 2 p. m. Speech at Elgin. 8 p. m. Speech at Methodist Epis copal church at La Grande. Friday, May 11. 2 p. m. Speech at Cove. Evening Speech at Union. Mr., Adams is not only highway AiuwmiflDiAnali and in Q TWlQlfinn ftf. . . b , h(J . alg0 an au. COMMISSIONER on this bond issue on June 4 they are clouds. urged to hear Mr. Adams so that they I Fighting continues vigorously hear both sides of the question before 'around Bullecourt. making up their minds how to vote, j ' The Germans are vigorously as Mr. Adams is an able public speak- saulting the part of the Hindenturg er mid he presents the arenments of ainn which tho British now hold. the other side fully and fairly: On part3 of the Angeles National Forest in California the packrats are so abundant that many of the young . . e """. P""", . ,mvB uee" Rlueu " '"J"'a '"".uenDurg line. Armicrying is active. dents. The damage seems to take L .T inn uuti m niti e-t:A Lriitii rem uri v biiaii mm. rt is thm,rht that the rates tear off the under bark of trees to obtain moisture at times when water is scarce. A Parent-Teacher association has been organized at the . Greenwood 11 1 BUYS BIG RANCH FLOYD McKENNON OF ALICEL SELLS 692 ACRE PLACE FORMERLY KNOWN AS c SUGAR LAND TRACT One of the largest real estate deals recently was closed last night when JW. J. Townley of Union, bought 692 .'acres of land from Floyd McKennon of Alicel. - , ! This is part of what is known as the sugar land tract, or Hill Coolidge also coumy commiHsionur uuu u pium inent merchant in Union. The deal was negotiated by J. F. Phy and Ray W. Logan. I FAREWELL TO E IS III ijat pu H. E. COOLIDGE AND Awia. ,a. HURON ARE GIVEN FINE V DEMONSTRATION BY ELKS AND FRIENDS. "Good luck Ralph" and i'Take care of yourself Ed" were the farewells fn h p rwiHcn nnH Rnlnh FOR 845.000. LAHi IN S Huron by at least one hundred and vtranao in tne worn 01 tne commercial ' a - auuui turee nunureu ui fifty Elks and friends in front of the i Club. ficers and engineers will be selected Coolidge home last evening before J Mr. Snodgrass retires with the good J to accompany nine engineer regiments ilipir Hnnrtur for San Francisco to : wishes of the community. During- the I soon going to France. I join tho Officers' Reserve Corps. ; tt; f-nf nf iio ttiiw ToiYinln with the band the Elks marched to the I Coolidge home where they were fa-, vored with a farewell speech from each of the boys which brought forth cheers from all. Then the Elks pre- sented each with a fine American flag and a box of cigars. Friends lined up land shook hands with the iboys wish- mst them good luck, giving them a hearty goodbye and a cheering word. After the band had played several selections three rousing cheers were (?iven for each. The procession then marched to the Elks' club where every one was invited in by the Elks Bna lne evening was spent m music and a sociable time. Captain Warner favored those pres- it with an excellent description of ent 1 wei the 1 " trench warfare and his experiences in war. Ed" and "Ralph" as they were to ' a11 present left on the late train and -Kiwi wiisiu gu tne urai ui w'i$4000; last year $4500. j entire city. Tne commercial club voted their ir j D 1 1 veupport through thick and thin for the I UC O Ddl IUI IS A rp Qhnt rifiUn MIC UIIUl LUVYII By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS With the British Army Afield, May 8. (United Press) Seven British aeroplanes shot down seven German UnitUUIIO III aCOUIIIJJ HUH ul m t ivi I Big bodies of German troops Jmassed for attack. Deadlock in Western Front. London May 8. (United Press) Another deadlock has been apparent- -------- ? temporarily racneu munK .e .n- General Haie reported successful Germany is endeavoring to cement the crumbling pieces of the Hinden- burg line by reckless expenditure of troop's blood. Elks Give Social Dance Tonight The Elks' club will give a social dajlco at tneir temple toinght. All Elks are requested to be present. dance at their temple toinght. All DISPATCH TO ROME TELLS OF KAISER'S One Billion To Be -Used To Build Ships V Washington, May 8. (United j J Press It is learned the ad (J ministration will ask a billion dollars to build steel and wood" J- en merchantmen. The entire -U power of the government, and 4 . the resources of the nation are !. J. to be concentrated on a gigantic 4 A ship building program to thwart the aub marines. ELECT FRED J. G. L. LARISON IS ELECTED YICE PRESIDENT, T. J. SCROGGIN TREASURER, FRED B. CURREY, SECRETARY 1 Fred. J. Holmes, was elected Presi dent of the Commercial Club at to day's luncheon of the business men, succeeding J. G. Snodgrass. G. L. Larison, manager of the La Grande Grocery Co., was elected vice-president; T. J. Scroggin, cashier U. S. National Bank, treasurer; and Fred B. Currey, city manager, secretary. I Fred J. Holmes is president of the La Grande National Bank, ' and is a . . j.. ... Tl J M. & M. Co. Mr. Holmes takes an active part, in all public movements. Ho was recentlv resident of the Au- j tomobile Show and was chairman of tne tinance committee or tne uattie & Horse Raisers' convention. Mr. "'mes win nave tne support ana co- operation or an tne citizens or jua r l j 1 l n . i ; last two years he has given much at- tention to community matters, has sacrificed much time from his busi ncss and has been ready and willing ' at nil timos to drop every tning to take up matters for the best interests of La Grande. As a board of directors for the coming year the following were chos- en: C. D. Emahiser, G. L. Larison, H. E. Dixon Geo. Cochran, A. T. Hill, T. J. Scroggin, J. G. Snodgrass, Fred J. Holmes and E. Polack. David Stoddard spoke in behalf of ,the "Speed 'Em Up", asking for a guarantee fund from the business 'men of the city of $2000, which would be remitted alter tne races frhe exnenscs of this vears event I which will surpass any previous I by adding an additional attrai one ractive i feature will ibe less than last year by $500. Prizes offered last year !omti.H to J1000. This vear S1B00. j The total expenses this year will ibe (event. I F. B. Currev. secretary of the club. tnen ave a brief report telling of the yoj work done during the year by the club. ! Dr. De Busk of the University of (Oregon, favored those present with a Vgtirring talk on the value of man and . - (Continued 01-. Page 6.) Vice President Is To Visit LaGrande The business men's luncheon to day opened with invocation by Rev- HOLMES S are erend Mr. Edwards. After satisfy ing their appetites to the uttermost Chairman Snodgrass called upon Kev. Mr. Edwards to present an announce- ment, which was that arrangements i.j i.. J. . ,:.iK VI. ..u . - .. La Grande in November. Rev. Mr. Edwards stated that he had already signed up for Mr. Mar- shell's visit and asked for the coope- ration of the business men of the city and commercial club in. making his reception a success and to help in giving a banquet in his honor. The plan waR heartily favored by all. The time of his visit Is not definitely time 01 nis visit is not iei known; probably in November. NARROW ESCAPE WHILE MOTORING TO BERLIN, ASSASSIN FIRES TWO SHOTS AT W1LHELM I TWO SHOTS HIT T0NNEAUJHIRD WILD Man Is Unidentified But la Taken la Custody Police Refuse to Discuss the Attempted Assassination Says Dispatche to Rome Newspaper From Zurich. Rome, May 8. (United Press) The Kaiser had a narrow escape from an assassin's bullet while motoring to Berlin, a Zurich dispatch to tho Gorriere d'ltalia today asserted. An unidentified man fired three shots, two hitting the tonneau of tho car, the third shot going wild. The man was arrested, but the police re fuse to discuss the attempted assas sination. , . j ANOTHER GERMAN RAIDER RUMORED LOOSE . Montevideo, Uruguay, May 8 (Unit ed Press) Rumors of another Ger man raider have been received. All night searchlights played around the harbor. Port officials refused an ex planation. CHANCELLOR HOLLWEG POSTPONES PEACE ADDRESS Amsterdam May 1 8. (United Press) Chancellor Hollwcg post poned his advertised peace address "it anticipation of events soon which will facilitate the task," according to the Berlin Lokal Anziger. Nine Engineer . Regiments Are Going For Franch ABOUT THREE HUNDRED OF FICERS AND ENGINEERS WILL BE SELECTED SOON : . TO HEAD THEM Washington, May 8. (United n AT L 4 1 1 1 j . a j The only drafts from the regular (for this expedition the first carrv- - 'Jing the flag abroad will be a colonel, adjutant, and engineer corps heading each regiment. It is assumed the reserve officers will give the men the basic military instructions and that it will be unnec essary to call upon the regular es tablishment for training. The war department anticipates the railway brotherhoods will aid in the work of getting trained railway men The force will rebuild worn-out French railroads and create new means of communication behind the battle lines. LANSING ADOPTS A RIGID CENSORSHIP Washington, May 8. (United Press) Secretary of State Lansing followed a new iron-clad censorship by announcing today he will summari ly dismiss any employe of his depart ment who gives the press any infor mation on which criticism of govern ment policies can be based. Employes daring to criticise any policy will be dismissed immediately. A wood specimen found In glacial drift and estimated by the Wisconsin State geologist to be approximately half a million years old has been identified by the Forest Products Lab- ratory 01 tne rorest service as spruce. Good Roads Meetings In Union County To Be Addressed By State Highway Commissioner E. J. ADAMS THURSDAY, MARCH 10 10 a. m. Imbler. m.-m.- -Elgin. -La Grande, at Metho dist Episcopal church. FRIDAY, MAY 11 m. Cove, m. Union. fsext Friday,
