La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 05, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextBuy a "Liberty Bond.'' PHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS. MAIN 37 VOLUME XVI. .ul)A..)mrL)S La Grande Patriotically Observes ELIGIBLE IN REGISTER EARLY WHEN BOOTHS ARE OPENED AT 7 A. M., PATRIOTIC YOUNG MEN ARE ON HAND. THOSE WHO REGISTER ARE GIVEN RIBBONS Parade' This Afternoon Is Given in Honor of Those Who Registered Company M Gives Drill at Fair Grounds Hon. J, A. Burleigh, of Enterprise Gives Address at the Patriotic Exercises. Registration day was fittingly ob served in La Grnnde with parade and 'patriotic exercises. Beginning at 7 a. m. this morning some of the eariy risers rushed down to the registration booths showing their patriotism by being the first to register. Pat Foley was the first outside of officials to register in his precinct. "Old Sol" brought an enormous crowd out to take part in the parade , and other activities of the day. The men betrween 21 and 31 regis Hevjil quietly 'id -qi'jcMy. ' ' , , A spectator entering the registra-(- tion ' booth could not help but notice i the ' 'squared shoulders of the young man who had registered and that de termined look in Ms eyes that seemed to. say "I have done my duty." The ; little ribbons bearing the inscription ' "I have registered, have you?" made their appearance in. the morning and all are proud to let people know , that they signify that the wearer has done his duty. The parade in honor of those who registered formed at the Methodist church at 1:30 in the afternoon and ell were in marching order at the tap of the fire bell which was the signal to move. The first division was com manded by Capt. James R. Neer, of Company M, Fred" Currey, assistant. G. M. Richey was grand marshal. Aides for the first division were A. T. Hill, and Lieutenant Allen, of Com pany M. Next in order came the col ors, the Elks' band and Company M, (first platoon.) Following the G. A. R., W. R. C- and Spanish War Vet erans, Speaker of the day, Hon. J. A. Burleigh of Enterprise and Geo. T. Conchran, chairman of the exercises In automobiles. . Behind the automo biles marched the second platoon of Company M and the La Grande con scripts. The second division commanded by J. C. Henry and assisted by J. Gar field King was made up of the Honor Guard girls, first platoon the Boy Scouts, Red Cross, La Grande's hos pital unit and then the second Honor Guard platoon. The third division with T. J. Scrog pin commanding and Gus Levy as sisting was composed of the fraternal orders of the city, the city officials in autos and firo department. The fra ternal orders represented were the W. 0. W., Elks, Eagles, Red Cross Lodge, (K. of P.), I. 0. 0. F., Moose and Modern Woodmen. The fourth division composed the O.-W. R. R. & N. men, the Union ! Brass Band, Union conscripts and a special feature of the Union Live stdck associaticn. This division was commanded by Superintendent Wm. Bollons, of the O.-W., assisted by W. H. Vogel, of Union. The division in marching order was, The Union Brass fiand, railroad officials, clerical force 5 O.-W., shopmen and employes of toe O.-W. R. R. & N. Co. The Union conscripts and the special feature of the Union Livestock show. The line of march was from Fourth north to Adams, from Adams to Birch and ' then a countermarch by fours to the parade grounds where the parade dis " banded. ' The beginning of the afternoon pro gram was the display drill and spec ' tactilar maneuvers which were so ably - the "3rd Oregon. Following this the " introductory remarks were made by GTS (Continued on Page 5.) mm AGAINST THE WITH PRACTICALLY COMPLETE RETURNS VOTE ON MEAS URE WAS 1050 YES, 1865 LAGRANDE VOTES 597 YES AND 73 NO Union County Votes Against Increas ing Pay of Legislators, Against Im plied Repeal, In Favor of Uniform Tax Classification, Against Port Bill and Against Penitentiary. With returns practically Complete, Union County has voted against the road bonds by 15Q yes to 18G5 no. One precinct is incomplete La Grande voted in favor of the bonds: 597 yes;' 476 no. ' ' . J i , . Vote On Measures. The totals on the other measures on the ballot are as follows: Authorizing ports to create limited indebtedness: 300 Yes 861; 301 No 2208. Limiting nglnber of bills introduced and increasing pay'bf legislators: -: 304 Yes 428; 305 No 1624. Declaration against implied Repeal of Constitutional Provisions -By Amendments Thereto: 306 Yes 573; 307 No 1332. Uniform Tax Classification Amend ment: 308 Yes 983; 309 No 969. Requiring City, Town and State Elections at Same Time: 310 Yes 1281; 311 No 837. Four Hundred Thousand Dollar Pen itentiary: 312 Yes 463; 313 No 1649. Six Million Dollar State Road Bond Issue and Highway "Bill: 314 Yos 1050; 315 No 1865. Vote on Road Bonds. The vote on the road bonds is as follows in the county: Yes No Antelope 10 31 Big Creek 0 . 49 Cove 1 i SO 89 Cove 2 28 67 Elgin 1 to 4 ... 67 369 Hilgard H 21 Hot Lake ', 9 17 Imbler 22 63 Island 41 92 Kamela 21 5 La Grande 1 34 39 La Grande 2 42 14 La Grande 3 SI 38 La Grande 4 25 38 La Grande 5 39 69 La Grande 6 . j 19 96 La Grande 7 53 32 La Grande 8 49 24 La Grande 9 54 14 La Grande 10 106 18 La Grande 11 92 33 La Grande 12 , 45 26 T,n Grande 13 8 35 Perry 36 5 Powder 1 and 2 35 167 Starkey 2 14 Summerville 8 "l Union 1 . i . . 26 57 Union 2 22 64 Union 3 45 77 Union 4 20 41 Total 1050 1865 Cranberries To Be Canned. Astoria. Ore.,. June 5. Extensive activity this spring and summer has already begun in lower Columbia river rrnnherrv marshes. H. M. Wil- lliams. the largest grower on the Washington side of the river, is pre paring to build the largest fruit can nery in the northwest near his home at hwaco, Wash. He has been bsuy for some time collecting' a series of winning recipes, and will push sales of the Pacific coast cranberry. In tending to make cranberry as popular as loganberry juice, Williams has se cured two untenanted breweries in Portland to bottle cranberry juice. P COUNTY VOTES S BONDS The Best Security Issued By AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT LA GEANDB, OREGON." FOR THE GOOD MAJORITY IN THE STATE WILL REACH 20,000 IT IS PRE DICTED. INCOMPLETE RETURNS ARE 57,203 TO 39,296 George L. Baker Is Apparently Elect ed Mayor of Portland A. L. Bar bur and Dan Kellaher Are Ahead for Commissioners Penitentiary Measure and Increase of Salary of Legislators Defeated. Portland, June 6. (United Press) Oregon's majority for the road bonds will exceed twenty thousand. Incomplete returns from all but eight counties show; yes, fifty-seven thou sand one hundred and three; oio thirty-nine thousand two hundred eighty. The majority against the penitenti ary is growing, exceeding thirteen thousand in present returns. Legislators' increase and implied recall are badly defeated.' Port indebtedness,. ' uniform tax, city and state' elections have passed. Georgo L. Baker is elected mayor of Portland, clefeatihg Will H. Daly probably by fiffeen hundred votes. A. L. Barbur and Dan Kellaher are elect ed commissioners. Portland defeated the anti-picket, two pfatoon, fiee streets, and prob ably trade conspiracy measures and passed grain elevator and jitney bonds. Incomplete Returns on Election. Portland, Ore., June 5. (United Press Bulletin 9:30 a. m.) Incom plete returns from 25 counthies give road bonds a tead of six thousand six hundred at this hour. The peni tentiary measure, legislators increase, the implied recall are evidently de feated; uniform taxation, port bonds, city and state elections measures probably passed.' Baker holds a lead over Daly for mayor of Portland. Strahorn R. R. Started. Klamath Falls, Ore., June 5. Ac tual construction of the Strahorn railroad from Klamath Falls to Dairy was started here today. The event was properly celebrated. Mrs. Stra horn turned the first shovelful of earth, and city and county officials took part in the celebration. AT JOLIET BATTLE WITH POLICE THREE COMPANIES OF MILITIA, POLICE AND FIREMEN ARE CALLED OUT TO QUELL REVOLT Joliet, 11., June 5. (United Press) Three companies of the -Illinois militia, combined with the fire and police departments are .desperately fighting with eight hundred convicts in the state penitentiary. Five buildings have been burned, ignited by tho inmates. A number of convicts were serious ly wounded and a score slightly in jured. Prison guirds, soldiers and police are reported uninjured. The conv;ct fought with bits of iron, clubs -ind anything else they could get t'. "ir hands on. The fireir.i it were forced to stop battling the fire several times and turn tho hose on advancing prisoners. It is reported the warden's order that only relatives could visit prison ers caused the trouble. OREGON VOTES ROADS BONDS IS TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1917. UNION SHOW IS AT LA GRANDE CHAUTAUQUA IS ALSO DESCRIBED AT TO DAY'S GATHERING W.H. VOGEL SPE KS ON THE1IVEST0CKSH0W i Union Is Her Today With Band, '. Conscripts and Home Guards Boost ing Their Annual Event Program As Outlined for Chautauqua Is At tractive. La Grande's Chautauqua and Un ion's Live Stock Show wore the big subjects of today's luncheon. Chair man McMillan introduced W. H. Vogel of Union, as the "greatest booster on earth for the greatest stock show on earth." He said "that every year rain or shine Union was there with their stock show." Mr. Vogel told of a luncheon of business men in the Foley Hotel nine years previous when a party of Stock Show visitors hap pened to be guests. He said it took them two days to make a boosting trip through the valley in automobiles and stating that all realized now the need of gooy."roads was imminent. Union is here today with the largest part of their population. They have their band, conscripts, home guards and a crowd of enthusiastic boosters who are boosting for the Stock Show that has greatly helped in raising the number of pure bred breeders of Un ion county from about ten at the start to the present number of nearly sixty. To the people of La Grande Union ex tends a most cordial invitation to at tend this year's show, which promises to be the biggest and best ever. Following the stock show La Grande will have her hat in the ring of crown ing events for the annual Chautau qua, with greater educational and en tertaining attractions than ever. The program was outlined by one of the oldest promoters of the Chautauqua, Geo. T. Cochran. This year's gather ing will have attractions that will all be winners. The dates are set for June 27 till July 3rd. Mr. Cochran states that the amusement for the children will be of special interest. One attraction, the Australian Mani kins, comes on the first evening (Wed nesday). The music is featured every day. Musical companies will present programs. The two big propositions which will be the drawing cards of the whole events will be the "Chimes of Nor mandie" presented by the high class Boston Light Opera, and James God dard (Bass Baritone) counted as the greatest living bass ibaritone, now with the Chicago Grand Opera. Judge Knowles introduced Hon. J. A. Burleigh of Enterprise, who iwas speaker of the day at this afternoon's program at the fair grounds, who gave a short address. Through the courtesy London, June 5. (United Press) The American armed merchantman Mongolia's gun crew, arriving today, think they sunk a submarine on the trip over. Tho passengers and crew announced the vessel encountered and shelled several submarines. Lieuten ant Seymour, commanding the gun crew, said he believed one shell found the mark, sinking a submarine. BOOSTED LUNCHEON (Continued On Page 6.) CREW OF SHIP MAY HAVE SUNK A SUBMARINE i - i The Best Government bssxvet HAPPENS PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37:f Registration Da BRITISH ARE VICTORIOUS IN BRITISH LIGHT CRUISER AND DESTROYER FLOTILLA SINK ONE GERMAN DESTROYER ENGAGEMENT FOUGHT WITH ENEMY DESTROYERS Admiralty Issues Statement Dccribing Battk Ostend Is Bombarded With Good Results Shore Batteries Re turn the Fire of the British Fleet But Inflict No Damage or Casual tics. London, June 5. (United Press) British light cruiser and destroyer Flotilla sunk one German destroyer, and damaged enothor in an engage ment with six enemy destroyers, the admiralty stated. Ostend was bombarded with "good results,", the admiralty declared. The shore batteries returned the British fire. No casualties were reported among the British ships which were undamaged. ONLY TEN FRENCH SHIPS SUBMARINED IN MAY Pari Juno 5. (United Press) Only ten French ships were subma rined during May, the government an nounced. Twenty-eight French ves sels were attacked, eighteen escaping. The patrol vessels fought twelve en gagements with submarines and four teen with hydroplanes. GENERAL HAIG REPORTS INCESSANT FIGHTING British Raid the Germans French Socialists Favor Recovering Alsace Lorraine. London, Jun? 5. (United Press) General Haig reported incessant fight ing last night. The British success fully raided tho Germans and repulsed the attacks. Radicals and radical socialists con stituting a majority in the senate and chamber deputies formally met in Paris and resolved it was necessary for France to recover Alsace-Ixr-raine. In reprisal aganist the recent Germain raids, the French air craft 'successfully bombed Treves, the avia tion camps at Morbnnge, Nabsheim, Frescatti and Sissonne. VIENNA REPORTS ITALIAN LOSSES HEAVY Vienna, June 5. (United Press) 'The offensive on the Isonzo front the last nineteen days cost Italy one hun dred and sixtey thousand killed and wounded and twenty thousand prison 'ers, it is officially asserted. GERMAN AIR RAID i OVER THAMES REPORTED London, Juno 6. (United Press) A German air raid over the Thames cstuarv was officially reported. .One enemy air craft was downed. JULY 8 IS THE DAY FOR PEACE E WORK M EN-SOLDIERS COUNCIL FOR RUSSIA DECLARES WORLD UNION IS THE OBJECT Pctrogrnd, June 5. (United Press) Tho Workmen's and soldiers' coun cil named July 8 as the date for the NAVAL BATTLE I (Continued or. Page 5.) NUMBER 297. )( f "iop REVOLT IN CHINA IS REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IS TENDING TOWARD RESTORA TION OF MONARCHY. DENIAL-THAT PRESIDENT LI YUAN HUNG RESIGNED Hau Shi Chang, Heading the Revolu- tionists, Is Known to Favor Mon archy Plan of President to Declare War on Germany Blocked by Rs ignation of Eighty Members of Par liament. Tokio, June 5. (United Press) Chinese - revolutionary movement is tending toward the restoration of a monarch, the enthronement of the old dynasty. Latest Tekin reports demy that President Li Yuan Hung resigned un der pressure. ,'''.", - . Militarists established a provisional government at Tien Tein. Hau Shi Chang, heading tho revolu tionists, is known to bo favoring a monarchy. Disruption of parliament threatened to block the plan of the president to rush through an immediate war dec laration against Germany. Eighty members of ' parliament resigned. Itjs believed hero China will be plunged into anarchy. The Weather. Portland, June 5. (United Press) The weather forecast: "Fair and Buy A Tag! Who Could ResistThe Honor Girls? Today Is Red Cross Tag Day People Pay 50c to $1 for Tag One Man Buys $5 Worth. "Buy a Tag," who could resist when asked by the pretty misses of tho La Grande Honor Guard. Today was Red I Cross Tag Day and in charge of the . Honor Guard for the Red Cross bene I fits. Up to 11 o'clock today 8000 had been sold. People wore very liberal, somo paying as high as 50c and $1 for a singl tag. All said they were worth it, especially when a pretty little miss pinned them to your coat lapel. One man bought $5 worth. AMERICA'S MILLIONS REGISTER FROM EAST TO WEST MILLIONS ARE STREAMING TO POLLS I TO PLACE THEIR NAMES ! ON LIST OF HONOR i POLLS OPENED AT 7 A.M. WILL CLOSE AT 9 P.M. Only Estimates Can Be Made of Num ber of Men Who Will Register To day But It Is Thought Over Ten Million Will Sign Registration Slips SPREADING Washington, June 5. (United Press) The manhood of the nation ofTered itself before the altar of democracy today. In a wonderful outpouring of patriotism such as the country has never seen, ten million of men are giving themselves to the (Continued on Pag 5.) l!""