La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 19, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Red Gross Drive Is Oh- People, Do Your Duty. n PHONE OBSERVER YOU "'"" "MN 37 1 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS 1 PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS, MAIN 37 ( VOLUME XVI. LA1 GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1917. NUMBER 309. First Day A 3D PART ' OF THE BIG AMOUNT IN BED CROSS DEIVE IN FOUR HOURS NETS TOTAL OF OVER FIVE THOUSAND TWO TEAMS NOT HERE TO FILE NOW REPORT Barely Stopping to Eat a Lunch, Workers Crash Into Their Job With Renewed and Stimulated Interest When First Noon-Day Reports Are . Read. Crashing into the Red Cross cam paign with mighty blows, eight of the 10 La Grande teams out after sub scriptions in the $15,000 drive re ported $5,001.38 subscribed up to the noon hour today. The first four hours' work netted a third of all that is to be raised. To add stimulus to the second day of the campaign which began at noon today and runs into noon tomorrow, liberal nest eggs were gleaned at the luncheon in the Sommer hotel after the collections prior to noon had been reported. Fully three score of men and wom en who began at 8 o'clock this morn ing, barely took off time to eat a ltmoti avA tYtom vNint. nt. it Asain. - The first four hours developed into a keen race between the teams. The fact that the Grande Ronde Lumber compan? -and Dr.- 'A. L. Richardson's team did, not report of course held down the to tal figures of what has actually been solicited. These amounts will be add ed tomorrow when the workers meet at the Sommer hotel at 12:15 to re port the totals to that date. The teams brought back much cash. Many of the givers signed checks and approximately two thirds of the sub scriptions coming in from business men are in the forms or checks in full. When General Manager King com menced to read off the reports the workers took a new grip on the job and before the reports were over the men were shouting their approval in such lusty fashion that the echoes were heard blocKS away. The Neigh borhood club with a collection of $580 in small amounts elicited three healthy cheers. G. L. Larison's team with a total of $1499 was in the lead today. Other team reports were: D. H. Jesse, railroad team $178. George Palmer Lumber Co., $161. Rev. G. L. Clark'3 team $515. Rev. Chas. A. Edwards $792. W. R. Jones $382. E. Polack's team $393. ' Total $5,001.38. Even before the janitor had the Y. M. C. A. doors open this morning, captains and workers in the Red Cross drive wore clamoring for ad mission. While men of big affairs forsook their own businesses, the final and last word of instructions were given "by General Manager King. With an air of confidence permeat- ing the gymnasium of the Y. M. C. A. -where the headquarters are, the men and women went forth to conquer. There was no driving anywhere the teams were going at high gear from the start and the dash and vim with which the teams took hold of the morning's work can mean but one thing ultimate success. , With the teams in the proper key of enthusiasm, with the intricate ma chinery oiled and primed, there re mains yet the willingness of the pub lic to give. Make Checks to Banks. Simply calling attention to the oft repeated and now well-known reasons which make it a patriotic and hu manitarian duty for every family, poor and rich, to give the most pos sible to the cause, the committee in charge of the drive today again calls for subscriptions from every section oi me crcy. In makine the chocks out in pay ment of subscriptions make them pay able to either of the two banks in the city. The subscriptions can be met in four payments, one July 1, another August 4th, the third September 1st and the balance October 1st. Be ready to give when the workers come. Of La Grande Red Cross DriveRaises $5000 By Noon Allies Preparing New. Drive In Macedonia t London. June 19. (United J. Press) A -now allied offensive 4 along the Macedonian front is J. belioved to be near because of 4 J. the radical ro -arrangements of 4 J. the French and British forces in 4 Northern Greece and Macedo- 4" 4" nia. 4 4" The British withdrew from 4 St. Rums because of health con 4 ditions there. 4 spa be forming a republic NEWS SIFTING PAST SPANISH CENSORSHIP GIVES HINT OF CONTROL BY ANTI-GERMAN PARTY. KING ALFONSO COMMANDS RESPECT OF HIS PEOPLE Fight Is Not Against King But Against German Control of Min isters and Court It Is Indicated Thst'the Anti-German Party Have Effected a Combination. 1.-; ' ' '-Jf-' 'Jx- London, June 19. (United Press) A republic may be forming in Spain according to meagre advice sifting through the Spanish censor ship. King Alfonso commands the re spect and confidence of the people but the anti-monarchists are aiming at German influence over the Spanish Ministers and the German domination of tho court. An economic unrest is contributing toward the furthering of a republican movement. It is indicated that the anti-government forces affected a combination and formally announced their determination to force chnnges which will make the sovereign will of the people prevail. The anti-government parties heretofore have been un able to unite. Recent reports say that th new Ministry is violently pro-German. This fact combined with the paralysis of industry throughout the country has brought all factions to gether. Reynolds And Henderson Win J. E. Reynolds, chairman of the Board of Education, was re-elected as school director yesterday with 382 votes. The successor of the retiring di rector L. P. Day, who resides near the Greenwood school, will be C. E. Hen derson also residing in that neighbor hood. "Speed 'em Up," La Grande's motto, has been changed to "Speed 'em Down" by the traffic officers. red cross THE MORE OF THESE I u THE RED CROSS MOST HAVE $100,000,000.00 DINNER AND ORATORY SPUR WORKERS TO ft HIGH PITCH Eighty Men And Women Attend Ban quet A.nd Prepare For Opening Of The Great Red Cross Campaign Today 4 4 . 4 J J J J..SOME HIGH LIGHTS I . DRIVE 1ST DAY. IN. Workers recall to the citizens -h who are asked to give that British, French and Belgian J. wounded can be sent home when convalescent, but Americans in 4 4 Europe must recover in conval- 4 4" escent hospitals, fcuilt by the J 4" Red Cross. ' 4 fr That mothers, wives and or- 4 phans . of American soldiers 4 dead will be cared for when in 4 5 need by such subscriptions as $ 4" La Grande is giving. " ; 4 4 That in this war some must 4 4 give blood and some money; 4 J. That the Universal Service of 4" Mercy can minister to our sick 4 4 and wounded soldiers abroad J only so efficiently as funds al- 4 4 low. 4 That sacrifice is essential if J J. La Grande wins the battle it is 4 4 now so gloriously engaged in. J J" That donations can be paid in 4 4 four installments. 4. I "Feasted, fed up on oratory, alert and alive to the job, spurred to united action, 80 men and women last even ing dined at the Sommer hotel to un limber the first big guns in the city and county phase of the national Red Cross campaign to raise $100,000,000 the present week. It was an inspiring meeting, and having been inspired the workers went out this morning to perspire, to accomplish that which had been as signed to them. Other meetings of high import have been held ere this but it is doubtful if any campaign of any sort in La Grande ever got away to so smooth a running start as this one. Literally every last man and woman beat the gun at the scratch and are lopping around the first curve ot a seven-lap course today just as con fident that the laurel wreaths will in time be placed with glorious achieve ment upon the brows of the city of La Grande and county of Union as they are that they are in the contest. General "Hit 'Em Hard" and Lieu tenant Confidence are in full posses RUSSIA DEPORTS MINISTER OF POSTS AND TELE GRAPHS IS SUPPORTED BY RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS Petrograd, June 19. (United press)After a heated debate the all Russia congress of Workmen and Sol diers voted six hundred and forty to one hundred and forty to support Minister of Posts and Telegraphs Tseretelli, in the deportation of the Swiss socialist, Robert Grimm. As a German peace agitator Minister Tser etelli declared his deportation was to GIVE NOW! To Save Lives of Soldiers and Care For Dependents at Home OREGON'S SHARE IS $600,000.00 sion and control of the morale of the local army. . - General Chairman F. J. Holmes called the gathering to order after the service of dinner. He again went over the mission of the campaign set ting out the requirements. Like the wise general that he is, he opened the evening's affairs by calling on a few of the orators present to stimu late the enthusiasm of the workers and later on business and profession al men talked of the matters in hand. There rang through all the brief speeches a tone of confidence that the sum would Tie subscribed even sooner than next Monday tho time limit of the campaign. Rev. G. L; Clark of the Presbyterian church; Rev. Chas. A.'Edwards of the Methodist church; Ed E. Kiddle of Island City; Conduc tor H. C. Grady; Mrs. Ray W. Logan, of the Neighborhood club; Mrs. E. P. Mossman, of tho Civic Welfare com mittee of the Neighborhood club; Manager Fred B. Currey; T. J. Scrog gin, cashier of the U. S. National bank; D. H. Jesse; Dr. A. L. Rich ardson; Norman Y. Stoddard repre senting the Grande Ronde Lumber company; J. J. Broughton represent- iw.'l.v AttnvnFft -PnlmM. T.lltntini. rm- pany;. ir. Jj. Meyers, casnior 01 tne La Grande National 'bank; W. H. Bohnenkamip. Clark Leiter, editor of the Observer, and A. W. Nelson were among those who spoke briefly. By the time the after-dinner speakers had been heard tho atmosphere was sur charged with determination to go out and do that which was to be done. Then the names of some 600 men and women were read off and assigned to teams, and the bidding for the names became spirited indeed so that when the last card had been assigned, it was not only a late hour but there was a marked dogreo of enthusiasm extant. The effort of the meeting was like a football rally the night before the big game. Women to Canvass City. Early this morning the Neighbor hood club had itself organized to make a house to house canvass in the 13 precincts of the city. They will take all women's subscriptions and in some respects the Neighborhood club has, by far, tho most arduous task of all the teams. SWISS SOCIALIST Russia's best interest. It was de clared that if any other socialist acted in Russia as Grimm did ho would be deported at once. "I don't charge that he is a German spy, but he is as bad because he is a peace agent of the German government, the Minister de clared. The Weather. Portland, June 19. (United Press) The U. S. weather forecast, "fair northwesterly winds." THE FEWER OF THESE Four Men Missing Following Attack J -' . J. New York, Juno 19. (United 4 Press) Four men are missing 4 J. and ere believed to have per- 4 4 ished, following the torpedoing J. of a standard oil tanker John 4 D. Archbold off the French J. Coast, the local officers at the 4" 4 company were advised today. 4 4 Fourteen American members 4 J. were saved. ONEILL MEETS CLEVER DEMON GRAPPLERS WILL CONTEST FOR THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. Tonight at the Arcade Jack "Neili and Harold Christensen will meet in a finish contest which will decide the mat supremacy of these two famous wrestlers. No sporting event in the past year has attracted tho attention or has been looked forward to with as much interest aB the meeting of O'Neill and Christensen. , Both are demon wrestlers. A good preliminary program has been arranged by tho management in connection with the big bout. Kid Swat, tho ruby-top freckled- fjed fly-weight boxer, and Kid Biff, who boxed the "red-head" to a finish at the Soldiers' show recently, will ie the curtain raisers. These miniatures have trained faithfully for this con test and there being only six ounces difference in thoir weight it would be difficult to predict the winner. Al Bridges, the two hundred pound boiler-maker-wrcstlcr, and young Roumanofski, who juggles steel rails for the O.-W. for a living, will tangle catoh-as-catch can for short session. Jack Roberts, of Huntington, Ore., and Louis Steiner, lightweight boxing champion of Idaho, will box a two round exhibition bout. The picture "Tide of Barnegat" featuring Blanche Sweet will start at 7:30 as usual. The mam bout 8:80. AUSTRIAN AFFAIRS CRITICAL London, jHne 19. (United Press) Austrian affairs have reached an acute cirsis through a formal break by the Poles with the Austrian gov. ernment, according to dispatches re ceived today from Switzerland. The fall of tho ministry with the possibil ity of far-reaching results may come, The ministry has announced it will not deal with the present cabinet. Richard Roberts from Huntington, spent the day with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. S. M. .Roberts. WHICH IT HI LA GRANDE'S AND UNION COUN TY'S RED CROSS CAMPAIGN FUND EXCEPTING UNION & ELGIN DISTRICTS $15,000 ? 10,000 $ 5,000 (TODAY NOON) f 3,000 1,000 - 0 CHRISTENSEN TONIGHT, 8:30 IB HOOVEFHiS SENATE ON CON TROL OF FOOD COST OF LIVING IS BEYOND MEANS OF THOUSANDS LOSING FORMER EFFIC IENCY HOOVER EXPLAINS MEAS URES TO MEMBERS SENATE; 'Bill Merely Means Regulating Dis tributing Machinery to a War Basis. nit Is Our Purpose to Mob ilize a Spirit of Self-Denial." Washington, June 19. (United Press) Warning the Senate that food control alone can prevent further tremendous increase in food prices, Herbert Hoover today addressed the members in session. The cost of liv ing ranges far beyond ability of thou sands to meet," he said. "We are threatened, as the result of the loss of national efficiency. It is my belief that unless control be inaugurated .we shall look back at this moment as one or comparatively moderate prices." Hoover explained the food control measures and declared- "we are facing an amazing situation in this country, having an entirely suf ficienty supply with the highest prices in history." The. average prices to consumers far. those countries having food control are much lower than in the United States. - "The foil! merely means the regulat- ing of tho distributing machinery to ; war basis, Hoover said. :; "It is our purpose to mobilize spirit of self-denial and to eliminate waste, which can be done only by self sacri fice on a patriotic volunteer basis. If we can't do this we hnd 'better accept the German domination." WARNINGS GIVEN BY SEN ATOR STONE TO SENATE Washington, une 19. (United Press) Warning against "cold blooded attempts ,to rob the United States treasury" was given by Sena-' tor Stone to the senate today. He carried the Denman-Goethals ship ping board fight to the floor. "Goethals contracted for steel at ninety-five dollars per ton and Den man refused these contracts and made tentative contracts at fifty-six dol lars a ton," said Senator Stone. "I am compelled to say that I rejoice that such a man as Dcnman heads tho shipping 'board." The first war aeroplane bill, carry ing an appropriation for six hundred million dollars, is nearing completion. and will be introduced in congress probably Friday, with the War De partment's recommendation ' for a prompt and favorable action. L.J.Lindsay Is Given Big Reception Not it wasn't a political parade, a booster jaunt or a rah rah rally. It was only "Dicks friends meeting him to wish him a long and happy ride on the truck of matrimonial bliss. They say he tried to slip away ot the train but Company M was on duty so his chances simmered to noth ing. The facts of the matter is that L. J. Lindsay loft for Condon last Satur day night and returned with his bride, formerly Miss Kathcrine Clarke, last night. While he was gone "Dick's" friends got busy and on his arrival hero with Mrs. Lindsay they were met at the train by a toception committee by the way it was some committee. The railroad boys were out in force. bhe band was full handed, Company M was well represented and even the town seemed to be out in force. With "Dick" and his blushing bride occupy- . iL. l . a i i i lll kllO OUUb Ul ilVMIVL VH 1.1 UUIY, surrounded by the band boys, led by the American colors and followed by tooting autos, ringing bells, bass voices and shrill cries, we must ac knowledge it was some reception. They tell that "Dick" was taken from his bride to a drug store and there our information ceases but rum or has it that the "nowlywed" was fin ally restored to his bride.