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VOLUME XVL
LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917.
NUMBER 304.
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UNION LIVE STOCK SHOW IS
OFF WITH A RUSH AND
UNION TAKES ON .METROPOLI
TAN APPEARANCE CITY 18
MECCA FOR AUTOMOBILE
TRAVELERS.
TtfE PRIDE OF UNION
COUNTY FARMS ALL HERE
Entertainment Will Not Lack Sensa
tions Cowboys and Cowgirls
Flocking to City Dell Blanchett
and John Spain Bring Their Trained
Horses and Cattle.
Judging of livestock started the
ball rolling at the Ninth Annual
Union Livestock show this morning.
Exhibits are expectionally good, the
efforts of the best pure bred breeders
of the state being a-opresented.
Union has taken on a metropolitan
appearance and good roads with the
help of "Old Sol" have made the
city a mecca for automobilists visit
ing the show today. Cowboy and cow
here by the dozons, bringing with
them the best racing horses, bucking
bulls, bucking and trick horses that
could be secured in the west.
Dell Blanchett of Pendleton has his
string of 25 relay, trick and bucking
horses. John Spain is here with his
noted string of horses, bucking bulls
and steers assuring the entertaining
features of the show a success.
Hores exhibited at the show are of
"the best blood the country produces,
the exhibits coming from near and
far throughout all Eastern Oregon.
About 150 head of horses are listed
for exhibits and about the samo num
ber for races.
Among the prominent stock owners
exhibiting here we find such men as
W. R. Ledbetter, of Alicel, exhibiting
his shires. The Clydesdale type is
represented by these prominent own
ers: J. E. Reynolds, Island City; Led
better and McKennon; Floyd McKen
non;. Archie and Frank Conley of
Cove and N. K. West of La Grande
with his two noted stallions. Owners
of Percherons are A. R. Hunter, of Is
land City; O. P. Kingsley, Willis
Moss ; Tho-Eastcro Oi arm Expert
ment Station; A. B. Davis of North
Powder; M. L. Miller of Union; Bel
gians are exhibited by W. E. Green.
Guy Levy of La Grande has his
splendid string of saddlers and trot
ters, his Kentucky saddlers being
among the best in tho state. M. S.
Levy has again placed on exhibit his
Shetland ponies. Mr. Levy's string is
hailed as the best in the state.
The cattle exhibit this year is be
yond all expectations, being a largo
factor in the success of the show. The
Shorthorri's being tho predominating
type displayed are exhibited by the
leading breeders of the state at which
' the herd of W. J. Townley of Union
heads the list. W. W. Green and sons
and other prominent exhibitors have
their excellent herds here.
G. W. Delay, of Hot Lake; E. E.
Fickle, of Union; G. G. Taal; R. A.
Boise and Mr. Peyton are other
Shorthorn men here.
Lognn and eons of Cove have their
Holsteins on dispay. Bell Bros, of
Cove, and L. A. Wright, the Jerseys,
Herman Bidwell of North Powder his
Red Pollahd cattle.
Besides these exhibits prominent
sheepmen are represented strongly
(Continued on Page 8.)
NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY
NINE PASSENGERS MISSING
4
4 Paris, June 13. (United
J Press) One hundred and nine- 4
J ty-nine passengers are missing 4
J of the five hundred and fifty 4"
! aboard the French steamer So- 4
4 quana which was submarined in 4
the Atlantic. 4
4424,4'44,4,44
STEAMER GOVERNOR COL
LIDED MCCULLOCH
San Francisco, June 13. (United
Iress) The Pacific Steamship Com
pany's steamer Govomor collided
with and sank the United States rev
enue cutter McCulloch off Point Ar
gucllo this morning.
The McCulloch's crew was rescued
and nono were lost. , A near panic on
the Governor followed the collision as
the passengers feared the Governor
was also damaged.
ELKS MEET AT 9:30 TOMORROW
The La Grando Elks will meet to
morrow at 9:30 n. m. at their temple
to attend Flag Day services at Union.
RANG
Seventy Men Needed
By Oregon Infantry
4 Seventy additional men are 4
4 needed by the Third Oregon 4
4 Infantry. Any man wishing to 4"
enlist may .apply to Captain 4
I- Neer of Company M. 4
4v Anyone applying for enlist- 4
4 ment here will be furnished ton
4 tative lodging and rations until 4
4 he is sent to his company. 4
4 Transportation to the recruit 4
4 depot will also be furnished. 4
TACKED BYJHEX
I G A N BANDITS
AMERICANS ARE OUTNUM
BERED AND COMPELLED TO
RETREAT NO AMERICANS
KILLED OR WOUNDED.
El Paso, Tex., Juno 13. -(United
Press) Forty Moxican bandits
crossed the border fifteen miles east
of El Paso today and attacked a pa
trol troops of the eighth cavalry.
The Americans- were greatly out
numbered and were compelled to re
treat after returning the Mexicans'
lire. Bandits followed but reinforce,
ments were rushed to aid the patrol
squad and the Mexicans rotreated
across the border when they arrived.
The Americans did not follow.
It is reported that three bandits
were killed. No Americans were
killed or wounded.
It is believed that the Mexicans
planned tq rai4 Ysicta, a. border Uen
of Ave thousand population. ... ','V
General Pershing Is
Now On French Soil
Boulogne, France, June 13 (United
Press) Cheering -thousands' wel
comed General Pershing on his ar
rival on French soil.
General Pershing arrived at nine
forty this morning, making a quick,
uneventful trip from England.
Paris, June 13. (United Press)
Paris is frantic with enthusiasm, the
streets being massed with flag wav
ing throngs who greeted Major Gen
eral Pershing on his arrival here this
morning.
Marshal Joffro, Vice-premier Vivi
ani and Minister of War Panleve and
the American Ambassador Sharps and
a score of other dignitaries greeted
tho Americans. It is conservatively
estimated that -one hundred thousand
persons thronged the streets.
France States Her
Position To Russia
Petrograd, June 13. (United
Press) France formally notified Rus
sia that she stands ready to make new
agreements with the Democratic gov
ernment, covering the two nations' fu
ture co-operation in the war.
MORE MEN WILL HELP
Spokane, June 13. (Special)
Three additional men will be appoint
ed to work on harvest labor problems
in the Inland Empire, according to
Henry M. White, United States com
missioner of immigration for Wash
ington at a meeting in Spokane. The
three new men will be assigned in
dividually to tho Palouse country,
central Washington and along the
lines of the Milwaukee and Northern
Pacific railroads. They will follow
the harvest as cperations move from
early districts to late, and will work
in tho field to keep a close personal
touch on the situation. They will re
port to the Spokane office on the time
harvest will be under way in various
localities, the number of men needed
and the number available.
Al Lindsay is much improved today.
AIR
AEROPLANE
RAID CLAIMS
TOLL OF 41
GERMANY'S FOURTH RECENT
RAID SIXTY-SEVEN INJURED
IN LONDON ALONE.
GERMAN AIRCRAFT RAID
LONDON IN DAYLIGHT
German Raiders Appeared Over Es
sex Coast Shortly Before Noon To
day Bomb Strikes Elementary
School Killing Ten Children and
Injuring Fifty
London, June 13. (United Press)
Germany's fourth recent aerolane
raid claimed a death toll of forty-one.
one hundred twenty-seven being in
jured in London alone.
Fifty aeroplanes formed the bomb
ing squadron, and one was downed,
announced the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer.
Gorman raiders appeared over the
Essex coast shortly before noon to
day. A bomb struck an elementary
school killing ton children and injur
ing fifty others.
British anti-air craft guns and de
fense planes vigorously fought off the
invaders. King George and Minister
of War'Derby hurried to attacked sec
tion at once and offered sympathy.
The Weather
Portland, Juno 13. (United Press)
The U. S. weather forecast: "Fair,
easterly winas."
LAGRANDE BUYS
WORTH OF LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
LIBERTY LOAN ISSUE BOUGHT
BY BANKS, RAILROADS AND
INDIVIDUALS.
La Grande's- Liberty Loan Bond is
sue subscription is nearing $100,000.
Through the two La Grande banks
and including their own subscrip
tions and those of tho O.-W. R. & N.
Co. employes, subscriptions have been
sent in to the Liberty Bond issue
amounting to $97,600.
Here are the lists of the two banks:
Liberty -Loan Bond subscriptions
received by La Grande National bank:
La Grande Nat'l Bank $25,000
Union Pacific Railroad System 17,100
Mrs. A. Honan , . 10,000
Mrs. M. V. Preston 3,000
C. W. Preston 2,000
Frederick Edward Kiddle '. . . . 1,000
J. T. Thatcher . 1,000
A. C. Williams 1,000
Geo. W. Coleman 500
Charles S. Dunn 200
Ben Decious 200
Nolan Skiff 200
Miss Isabel Atherton 200
Mrs. H. A. Blair 150
H. S. Brownton 100
A. T. Hill 100
Fred J. Holmes 100
Mrs. Julia B. Holmes 100
A. R. Hunter 100
J. F. Conley 100
E. A. Wills 100
E. E. IBragg 100
Edith Bragg 100
Ulrich Lottes 100
Joseph Palmer 100
Waldo I. Stoddard 100
Robt. L. Stoddard 100
Walter M. Pierce 100
Harry P. Brenholts 100
Capt. James R. Neer 100
Rev. Upton H. Gibbs 100
Adelbert Palmer 100
L. L. McKennon 100
Miss Anna Jane McMillan . . . 100
Fred Johnson 100
Wl G. Sawyer 100
Edward J. Conrad 100
F. L. Meyers 100
Mrs. Mildred L. Meyers 50
Miss Dorothy M. Meyers ... 60
Alfred L. Meyers . .. 60
Paul F, Meyers , . 60
Sheldon S. Brownton 50
Thomas Hill : 50
Miss Alice Hill 50
Merril F. Conley 50
Archie G. Conley . . 60
Vergil Conley 50
Miss Gertrude Biever 50
Robt. G. Holt 50
Richard L. Holt 50
Graydon E. Holt 50
Mrs. M. L. Gibbs.. 50
Golnn Epling 50
Worth Epling 60
Miss Lucia Haley 50
Harold Herron 60
Lola M. and Judith M. Snod-
grass 50
Jas. H. and Francis E. Snod-
grass ..... 60
IS
KILLED BY
PRISONER
COUNTY RECORDER FALLS
FROM RUNNING BOARD OF
, CAR-SUSTAINS CONCUS
SION OF THE BRAIN.
Jacksonville, June 13. (United
Press) J. L. Ragsdale, who was
serving from twenty years to Hfo in
the penitentiary here, killed Charles
Baseyo, jailer, and seriously injured
Chauncoy Foley, the county recorder,
as a result of a frustrated jail break.
Ragsdale killed Baseye with a flat
iron, stole his gun and keys, covered
Irving Oehler, another prisoner, and
then marched from jail up the main
street. '
Court house employees and county
officials heard tho groans of the dy
ing jailer and after discovering the
cause they pursued Ragsdale. Foley
fell from the running board of the
automobile and sustained concussion
of the brain. Ragsdale shot himself
when he saw e3capo was impossible.
Cove Forms A
Red Cross Auxiliary
Cove has formed a Red Cross aux
iliary with 25 members and the fol
lowing officers:
Rev. E. O. Otto, chairman; Mrs.
Rees, vice chairman; Mrs. B. Ander
son, secretary; Hugh, McCall, treas
urer Great interest and enthusiasm pre
vails at Cove in the Red Cross work.
$100,000
G. . Smith ...... V,
Chas. D. Writesman . . . .
Troop 2, Boy Scouts
Miss Irma M. Aikino . . .
J. L. Mars
Henry Atherton
Francis D. Oxnor
William K. Oxner
Miss Margaret V. Palmor
Miss Carolyn R. Palmer . .
Total, $65,600.
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50
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50
50
60
50
60
60
50
List of Liberty Loan subscriptions
received by the United States Na
tional Bank:
United States Nat'l Bank 5,000
J. J. Broughton 500
Willis Wright 600
Pattison 'Brothers 600
La Grande Grocery Co 3,000
Union Pacific Railroad Co.... 17,100
Anna M. Pollock 260
J. A. Gaskill ... 250
I Lillian B. Richardson 250
Guy W. Spencer 200
(Lizzie Young Ohl ... 200
' F. A. Epling 150
Mabel B. Strain 100
Mrs. Susie May Anderson .... 100
W. B. Sargent 100
Lawrence Dinncen 100
Constance Hall 100
Kendrick West Scigrist 100
D. W. Allen 100
J. A. Carlson 100
' Emma Williamson 100
Jennie Gaskill 100
J. F. Tanner 100
C. H. Conkey 100
Frankie M. Dunn 100
Mrs. Adolph Newlin 100
L. L. Snodgrass . 100
Alladeen iScroggin 100
Harry Grady 50
Ruth Hill .. 50
J. J. Carr 60
A. K. Carr 50
Gwendolyn Hall 60
Harold LoRoy Browning 60
J. W. Knowles 60
Chas. L. Payne 60
Julia 'Seigrist ..... 60
Julia Elizabeth Seigrist ...... 50
Wm. Seigrist ..w 60
Geo. A. Smith 50
J. G. Holm.l 60
Rachel E. Turner ; . . . 60
Lola Gnskill 50
James H. York 50
H. H. Huron 1,000
John S. Davis . . 1,000
Francis Kelly 60
Fern Kelly 50
Geneve J. Bohnenkamp 60
T. J. Ormond 50
E. F. Wilcock 50
Edwin F. Sinclair 60
R. A. Wilkerson 100
Mrs. Guy EIHs 60
Jack Milton Kirtloy 60
I Total $32,800.
JEWELERS TO CLOSE.
The jewelers of the city will close
tomorrow from 9:30 on in honor of
tho Union Stock show and Flag Day.
JAILOR
BILL 10 PROHIBIT MANOFAC-.
TUBE LIQUORS WITH
Germany Angered Over
President Message
Amsterdam, June 13. (United Press)
Germany is angered over the Pres
ident's message to Russia. All news
papers violently denounced his mes
sage editorially, characterizing Wil
son as a Don Quixote, a fanatic and
powerful autocrat and a teller of un
truths.
PRINCE ALEXANDER IS
. NEW KING OF GREECE
London, June 13. (United 4
4- Press) Prince Alexander is the 4
4 new king of Greece, the Chan- 4
J cellor of Law announced in tho 4
House of Commons today. 4
J- Prince Alexander formally took 4
4 the oath of oftlce.
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 i 4 4
IS
ACTIVE FOR
THE RED GROSS
ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
MEMBERS HAVE JOINED
OVER FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS RAISED.
If every town and city had as ac
tive and enthusiastic a Red Cross or
ganization as Wallowa, the $100,000,
000 fund would bo raised already.
The Wallowa organization has raised
$844.0$ in a short time.
One hundred and eleven members
have joined.They have paid $1168
membership dues. '
They are active and earnest. Here
are some of tho things that' have
helped raise Wallowa's big fund:
Tho Red Cross ladies gave a big
dance and sold tickets to the amount
of $174.25; the Episcopal Guild do
nated and served punch and raised
$10; tho Thursday Card club donated
and served refreshments at the City
pharmacy and made $37.50. Mr. J.
P. Morelock donated his big garage
where the dance was held.
A tag day was held and $30.80
raised.
Although no donations were active
ly solicited donations to the amount
of $36 were received.
The Rebekah lodge put on a play,
"The Courtship of Miles Standish"
and raised $33.50.
Altogether the Red Cross work In
Wallowa is going ahead rapidly.
AEROPLfllNS TO BE CON-
IT
Spokane, June 13. (Special)
'Construction of tho first unit of ten
standard tractor airplanes for the
United States government will begin
at once at Yardley, a suburb of Spo
kane, Wash., by the Denine Aircraft
company," said O. H. Carver, general
manager of tho company. "I have
leased three brick buildings and five
acres of ground and secured permis
sion to use 1600 acres in the immedi
ate vicinity for a flying field.
"The company is transferring its
business from Wallace, Idaho, to Spo
kane because of tho distributing fa
cilities, the proximity to Fort George
Wright and the fine flying possibili
ties in the Spokane volley. Wo plan
to havo the first airplane completed
by July 15 or earlier and will have a
capacity of 30 machines a year. The
10 planes to be constructed first are
of the standard J-N tractor type Cur-
tiss biplanes, approved by the war
department and built on specifications
furnished by it. The machines must
paBS the government tests before be
ing accepted. Each will cost, when
fully equipped, $15,000."
THE WHEAT MARKET.
Chicago, June 13. (United Press)
The wheat market:
JulyOpen $2.30; high $2.32; low
$2.30; clone $2.31.
September Open $2.07; high $2.08;
low $2.06; close $2.07 1-2.
Portland, Juno 13. (United Press)
Club $2.5G. Bluontem $2.01.
Mrs. Wm. Kenncda and daughter,;
Winnie, left on 17 for Portland where
they will attend tho Rose Festival.
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WALLOWA
001
PRESIDENT MAY RESTRICT OB
PROHIBIT USE OF PERISH
ABLES IN MANUFACTURE
OF INTOXICANTS .
PRESIDENT EMPOWERED TO '
COMMANDEER LIQUORS
Bill Will Be Presented to Congress
Apart From Food Control Bills
a Big Fight Is Expected on Floor
of Both Houses. ' ' ;
Washington, June 13. (United
Press) A drastic food conservation
bill, prohibiting the manufacture of
malt, spiritous and vinous liquors
during war, was agreed to by the
sennto agricultural committee today.
The committee voted by a large
majority to empower the President to
restrict or prohibit the use of perish
able food in the manufacture of in
toxicants of any kind whenever the
President considers the step neces
sary. The President was further empow
ered to commandeer spirituous liquors
in bond when they are needed to meet
the government requirements for mu
nitions manufacture, military and
hospital supplies. , .
The 'bill will soon be presented to
congress apart from the food produc
tion and food control bills. If passed
it will prevent further manufacture
of distilled spirits, wine and beers. '
Because the bill is bound to precip- '
itate a violent fight on the floor of
both houses, it is decided to make it
a separate bill, thus eliminating the
danger of blocking the passage of the
food control bill.
LEYLAND LINER ANGLIAN
WAS SUBMARINE TODAY
r New York, June 13. (United
4 Press) The Leylahd liner Ang- 4
4 Han was submarined today, ac- 4
4 cording to cable of the Interna- 4
4 tional Mercantile Marine which 4
J was jeceivad wr,e
j j . '. ': ! !
Traveling by automobile a Port
land party consisting of C. C: Chap
man, editor of the Oregon Voter,1
Mark Woodruff, of tho Chamber of
Commerce, H. H. Cloutier, manager
of the Multnomah hotel, Frank A.
Freeman, vice president of the Lum
bermen's Trust Co., will arrive in
La Grande this afternoon to campaign
for tho Liberty bonds.
They aire able speakers and in order
that they may reach a large audi
ence, arrangements have been made
through the courtesy of the Arcade,
Sherry's and the Colonial theaters '
that they will address the audiences
at each theatre tonight
They will be entertained at dinner
tonight at the Foley hotel
GENERAL PERSHING WILL
j OPERATE UNDER RETRAIN
4- 4
Washington. June 18 fUnit-
ed Press) General Pershing 4
'4 wiH operate under General Pe- 4
:4" train, the French generalissimo, 4
j4" end not a British commander. 4
! Mrs. Rose S Rosentnal
Dies In Spokane
News has been (received in I'
Grando of tho death in Spokane of
Mrs. Rose S. Rosenthal. Mrs. Rosen
thal died very suddenly. Mrs. Rosen
thal was a member of the well known
Sommer family, a pioneer family of
La Grande and large property own-
iers here. Her sisters, Fanny and
1 Mary were in Kansas City at the time
of her death and they have started
1 for Spokane. Another sister, Lena,
i lives in Portland. Mrs. Rosonthal
' was educated here and has many
, friends who will be surprised and
shocked to leam of her sudden death.
. ".. , , n ,
. S- W- W111U. ond w!fe, of
"ro ,t,nS, tho'r "-, Sam
Murcheson for a few days.
SPEAKERSWILL
BOOST FOR THE
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