La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 21, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texte e e o o e e - 0 Phone The Observer1 the Newa and Tour Want Ad. Main 87. turnout- An Independent ' Newspaper PrlnU the Newa the Day It Happen. .volume xvin EIGHT PAGES ' . LA OK AX DE, OKKGON, Fit ID AY, FEBRUARY -21, 1919. EIGHT PlGES NUMBER 124 Union County Stockmen Start Big Show 0o oo - . . 0 Pacific International Gets Kick Off at a Meeting Today O.M. PLUMMER EXPLAINS GREAT EXPOSITION BUILDING NEEDED AND THE UNION COUNTY LIVE STOCK GROWERS RAISE COUNTY QUO TA IN FIVE MINUTES BUILDING TO COST $250,000. COVERING OVER SEVEN ACRES Live Stock Industry of Western States Behind Project and Union County the Best Breeding County in Oregon Starts Big Fund With the First $5000. .;. .j. .j. .;. .j. .j. .j. .j. MEN WHO PLEDGED THE J- MONEY. r- 4 V. J. Townley Tom Johnson Fred J. Holmes J. Blokland Bros., by A. lilok- .J. J- land. f- G. W. DeLay James Hutchinson A. T. Hill Charles Playlc W. It. Ledhetter Ed Reynolds. J f "I f .J 4. I. The above ten men have the credit of kicking off the big show of the Pa cific Internationa Live Stock Expo sition and giving it a start in the northwest. , Today when O. M. Plummet, the promoter of the project, met Union county live stock men and many mer chants of La .Grande at the city hat) he went into detail and explained how it is necessary to raise $250,000 in or der to house this exposition and put it on its feet to stay. lEut Mr. Plummer, keen as he is, overlooked his hand for he should not have wasted any strength at the meeting today. AH he had to do was to state to the live stock men that thoy were needed to start the great work of holding the Pacific Live Stock exposition and the money would have come just as easily. But, he it said to Mr. Plummer's credit, he is abundantly fair and be lieves in giving value received, so he went into the matter at length. He .explained that Union county being the best breeding county in the state had been assessed $5000 and he sug gested that some way be adopted at the meeting for raising this amount. This, of course, followed the complete history of the effort and the progress that had been made, ard putting on the show. T W. J, Townley ivas chairman of the meeting and when he began talking it was quite evident the money was raised right then and there. Fred J. Holmes was called upon by the chair 'rnan and if there had rested a shadow o a doubt about Union county set ting the pace for the work, Mr. i , Holmes' remarks would have dispelled that feeling inMantly. Talks by T. J, Scroggin. F. L. Meyers and others only added the assurance of tfie need ed show and indicated that twice the . sum asked for would be raised if de sired. Mr. Plummer saw it was over and that he had plucked the -first feathers from the tail of that bird known a? Success. He saw that Union county was the place to start the show and his judgment had not failed him. Nat urally he was very happy when the ten gentlemefl mentioned above walk ed to the chairman's desk and sub- LIBERTY-LOAN I The Numerous Principalities of Great Britain Will Hare Equal Voice with the' United States Founded on the "Toil and Pain of Our Forefathers." 0 ED PREVIOUS REPORT RESULTED IN WRONG IMPRESSION. It Is Expected That the Campaign Will Begin April 21 and May Be -at Earlier Date. WASHINGTON, Feb, 21 Scores of telegrams reaching the treasury today indicate existence of a wide misappre hension that the Victory Liberty -loan had been abandoned or modified ma terially by decision of the house ways and' means committee to authorise is suance of notes inBtead of bonds. This prompted Secretary Glass to reiterate that the campaign would be held as planned, that it would begin April 21 or possibly earlier, and that it would be popular in nature, with the expec tation of selling the securities to mil lions of Americans of Bmall means. The secretary further .expressed strong confidence that the loan would be over-subscribed. Mr. Glass said the treasury had not determined the denominations of the securities to be issued, but he intimat ed they would be as small as $50, as in past loans. The notes would carry no coupons and would mature within five years. WEATHER FORECAST Feb. 21. Fair tonight and Satur day. ... i PUPILS OBSERVE THE HOLIDAY W ASHINGTON'S BlltTIIDAY rltOP LitLY CKLHllltATED IN CITY Walnut Heeds from Ml. Vernon Plitnteil l' Mr. Plummer at Schools. I ATTACK ON LEAGUE r IDAHftENATOR SAYS IT IS THE GREATEST TRYOUT IN PAST THREE CENTURIES DOCUMENT WAS WRITTEN BY BRITISH GENERAL Observer to Add Associated Press Service and Will Also Issue Sunday Morning Paper Plans that have long been under way culminated today when The Evening Observer was elected a member of the Associated Press. Beginning next Monday, February 24th, The Observer wilfbe served regularly by the Associated Press news service and on Sunday morning, March 1st, The Observer will begin the issue of a Sunday morning newspaper, dropping the Saturday evening issue of The Ob server. All society and week-end news resume of the local field and Associated Press report will appear in the Sunday morning issue. This has long been contemplated and it is with considerable pleasure The Observer is able to make the announcement today of the success of the plans. IS 1 PRESIDENT. IS' TO SAIL ON RE TURN TRIP TO FRANCE ABOUT THE FIFTH OF MARCH. (WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. "The league of nations constitution is the greatest diplomatic tryout of three centuries for Great Britain," Senator IBorah of Idaho declared in the senate this afternoon. "The constitution as approved is lifted almost entirely from that writ ten in January by General Smuts, one of the leading statesmen of the Brit ish empire," Borah declared. Ho said that the recognition of the British do minions as separate nations is, a fact of enormous importance. "What does it mean?" he asked. "It means that when this league of na tions is down to work England will have one vote, Canada one vote, New Zealand one vote, Austrulin one vote, South Africa one vote, and America, founded by the toil and pnin of our forefathers, in a system preserved through a hundred years, will have one vote." WHEA I MAT BE SHORT GOVERNMENT FIXED PRICE MAY NOT BE ABOVE NORMAL World Is Facing a Shortage of Bread Ration, According to Opinion of Minnesota Congressman.' NSAN1TY IS COTTIN'S PLEA ATTEMPTED MURDER OF CLEM ENCEAU IRRESPONSIBLE ACT Claimed That Cottin's Relatives Died in Madhouse Claim Will Be 1 Opposed. PARIS, Feb. 21. Insanity will like ly he the defense of Emife Cottfti, (he man who tried-to'ttssasainate Premier Clemenceau. It was. .learned today from Cottin's mother that his great grandfather and a cousin both died in n madhouse.. Any such ploa, however, will be vig orously opposed by the government on the ground that (the would-be assassin ii a self-confessed disciple.. of Bolsho vik principles. QUITS RACE FOE SPEAKERSHIP WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Repre sentative Fcss of Ohio, chairman of the Republican congressional cam paign committee, Thursday night an nounced his withdrawul from the Re publican contest for the speakership of the house in the next congress. His action left the race between Repre sentatives Mann of Illinois and Gil lolt of Massachusetts. HEART TROUBLE ENDS CAREER LIC DIGNITARY, IS DEAD For Past Twenty-four Years Won an Associate of Cariliual Gibbons In Church Affairs. BAi.TIMORE, Full. 21 Mnnslg nor Flotoher, n notable dignitary in the Cutliolic church ' of Ainorloa If! dead hore today, from un attack of hoart tirouble. He was stricken with hesrt failure, last S..-ltombHr and never fully rocovorod from Its ef fects. Ho has been a member of the prlOBl-hood for ninotynino yoars, twonty-four of which he has spent as an associato of Cardinal''Glhbons ill' .ui Cathedral household. . AMERICAN TROOPS ARE IN BERLIN LONDON, Feb. 2L American troops have arrived in Berlin and been quartered in different hotels, aays a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen, quoting the Abend blatt Herlin correspondent. The troops are said to belong to the lKlth New York regiment, and their duty will be the protection of expected trans ports of food. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i The world is facing a serious wheat crop short age. Representative Anderson of Min nesota declared ill the house .this af ternoon. It is by no means certain that the turn-out of our own crop and tha't of other wheat countries during the crop year 1918 and 1919 wilf justify a price for consumption much below the'price represented by the guarantied price of $2.26 a bushel. SOLGIALIST PREMIER OF BAVARIA ASSASSINATED "AT MUNIGH TODAY GEORGE WASHINGTON TO BE HELD IN READINESS Presidential Party Is Expected to Ar rive in Boston on Monday at Noon and Executive Plans to He at Work in Washington on the Following Day. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 President Wilson will sail on his return trip 'to France about March 6, it was an nounced at the navy department to day. In a wireless to the department, McCaullcy, of the George Washington, stated that tho president has given or ders that tho veasol bo hold in readi ness for his return, sailing from Now York on or about that timo. The George Washington will arlve not la ter than noon on Mondny, ho added. The president, it was stated, would leave Boston Mondny and bo at work in his exoeutive offices horo tho fol lowing morning. ;' . TO RESUME TRADE WASHINGTON, Fob. 21. Immedi ate resumption of trade between tho United Stntcs and tho colonial pos sessions held by Germany on August 1, 11)14, Is permitted under an ordur issued Thursday by tho war - trade board. i SOLDIER WAS E MliMOltY HIOVIVKD OF 1'OltMIOlt mi;miu:iem of co. m. Vernon nod Divlght Kloster Wero Together Through the War Till Olio. Met Dentil. . Today the schools of . La Grande observed . WaBhlns'on's birthday, which falls on tomorrow from the fact that tomorrow is not a school day. The high school gathered at 9 n'ribed their names to a guarantee of yj'clock thls.uiornieg In the s,udltor- the $5000 for the countv. This does not mean that earh.of, the ten men is tjtake $')00 of this amount for him self, but it does mean that each man is responsible for tl.e sale'of the aftveunt pledged and lie will ask his frirnds and neighbors to asiist in smaller subscriptions, so be reHy if you are antled upon to make a modest sniacription to the fund. , '. UTAH I!1ES BURLESO.f Telephone 9Ulf Irflared Contrary to State frws. SALTrojLAKE CITiV. Fcb.&l.-Jhe t-lMic utilitO commission tf, UtaiUo- day isut 4 order to all telephone him and Itad tulteble exercises com meliorating tho nation's great lead er, chit of which w,as the musical prrfgrim furniyhe'i by the high school orchestra, wUch has become a very tine organization and handles ien excellent grade t niusia. In the aiternoon very proper ex- eretseswere held while Mr. Plum1 mer. well known l'ortland e-hool tan. "panted nut-fiom the Walnut trees fift Mt. Vrnon, tbe7old fcome of GeorKesWashtiigton. Mr. Plum mer gathered the nuts whft h was hack recently andiaa been awaiting the opportunity' to plant thtfli In some school yard Oregon. laj) (iranc was iqne imiunale place as he was her)today Cn business c- AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2t. Kurt Eis ner, .Socialist premier of Bavaria, was shot and killed in Munich today. Eis ner was iissnssinnud by an officer who was. later shfot by a guard. The wsansin in reported tto be dying. Eis ner was a newspaper owner before en tering public life. Ho was a Socialist leader in south Germany wtien the ex kniser fled and the German states be, gan to declare their independence. A I republic was estublishwi in Bavaria with Kisner ns nrinie mlnlntcr. He opposed Bolshevism in Germany. Swedish Aviator Ready for Historic Atlantic Flight "mparui'" tha'fJihe r.5ls and charges j nerted with the I'iflc Intermtioaal i of servf.' e ai tipi.Ciuft by Postmaster j Llve? k exposition and tor Ih'Q) GrmOit BurleOn should not beeceg-1 opportunity to plant tas walouts-'at I t&d hr the Central chool building's founds The cnmmiwun declad that tho 'amid the rreae, satisfaction and p postmasti' gfneral's ord"r Js con-ijjjuse of 0 the school cblldrea at traj-l to the lawi of ftiii A'he city. ' - f. O j n n , OTP j? ry i Flying the Atlarttle In ;f',nr independent entni The .ma- A , IX . ':fp H mter be rwirrtsd Into to.torr chine w'll cry the ulor-kn) four T . fl V-,1! within the nxMI-w mka it this Miswn-er rf" cJW'WmpI torj Jy'f li 'onloon ont tiled with sopHle. I " AV With the landing Tlnvrsdiy of old Company M, ramotis Third Oregon, many La Cirnndnis, and u hoitt of Salom and Torfland people, art) re minded of recent distrennlii'; 'news from Fiance that Vernon Kloster, 19 year-old :ion of Rev. and Mm, KloHter, of Woodlawn, 1 'or til mid mi luirli, wuH Instantly killed while In action In l-'mneu. KIoHtor and his uldnr brntbor Uwlht, both of whom wero Htmlenlfl t 'llllitu;lto Unlvor- Kfiy, jolnt'd up.wltli M company at the outhroik of tho war,-and wero fi in on k thoHe acnt to l.a Orando In l!tl7 for tho protnuWd KiiarM duty. While hero the Klnnier boya became 'xlnjrnuly popiflur with btiBlneHM rolkfi ..r.( clilzi!iiH ifrncrally . Mrs. A. W, Nel ion of lb Is elty ha known the family since childhood. Jlnlli WlntorH of vMicnl, wnn his col li-fjo tuatft at WlUlameMe. Voinon wan espncially 'Jovhil, K-n-lal and affable Th.vtwu Imv went to Kranrn together aiid when Corn- i p iny M been m n dlholaccimnnt jtroop, tho two brotlmm drew the ij.aino platoon In n ii?'W cnn.piiny of infantry. They wt'iit over tho top tor'ih-?r, ul Tfdtlmr wk hHrmut, VMw after thoy wr'nt over a;nln 'and both we rn hurt, similarly, nd MILITARY TERMS GERM ItUTOItT OF COMMISSION O.t Sl'IMUCT OP IJM1TATIO.N8 W ILL HOON HIS ItKADY PRINCIPAL POWERS ARE AGREED ON PROPOSITION England and tho United States Will Keep In Itcuillness with Men Un der Arms to Secure the Safety of Franco Occupation of West Uauk of Kheln Is Contemplated. rARIS, Fob. 21. Tho council of tho roprosontatlvoa of the United States,' Groat Britain, Italy and Japan rosumod thoir labors today, having tomoprarlly adjourned by the at tempt upon Premier Clemenceou's life. A roport upon, tho now nilll- tary and naval torms for Germany will bo mado to the big five within a fow days by Marshal Foch. These conditions It was folt sure today would include the question of occu pying the wostorn bank of the Rhela by an Intornntlonal army. j It 1b understood thore are no real differences of opinion . between Amorlea, Kugland and. France upon thlB matter. The British aro said to bo. relying upon the disarmament ', of normany to guiirantoe Franco's 1 snfoty. But Finn kind and probably tho Unltod States will be roady to keep in on tindor arms to secure the safety of Frnnce aud to be ready for any emergency. MILLIONS Iff HILVKIt PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Fob. 20 . Tho United States mint here have mado e shipment of 13,300,000 worth of Bllvor recently to India. Tho shlpniont represented bullion ob tained from molting silver dollars and was tho third of its kind to bo sent this month. The January ship monta to dato aggregate 116,500. 000 and tho totiil shipments from hero since the molting proucss be gan were $102,560,000. ASSASSIN GIVEN OFFICE. LONDON, Feb. 21. Dr. Friedrlch Adlcr, who assassinated Premier Stuergkh at Vienna in 191(1, has been proclaimed president of the German Austrian republic by the defense troops outside the town hall, according to reports from Vienna received by the Exchange Telegraph company. OREGON ASKS BATTLESHIP. Navy Department Itiuested to Loan Vessel Bearing Slate's Name. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. In a Joint memorial adopted in the senate the navy department is requested to loan the battleship Oregon to this state for use by the Oregon naval militia. The resolution sets forth the record of Oregon in all patriotic affairs and urges that the famed battleship which I bears tho name of the state be sent I hero as an inspiration to tho young imcn of the state navnl forces. The' I resolution was introduced by Senator I Mofier, STOCKMEHHELD TODAY SESSION plant seiaJano tHirtnr Ufl r-illders pave alhiint-d nougtHt'K"1" tlte nich!Tie In i'i ww !,' Capurn Rjndsledt. wedith avi ator of Cnru to b'orkholm 'f,mc la to pilot the tnirVlne fro'n.tt dock at Bawnne. N.J: Tlie.Klant--' Jo1' pia prorl kj(a wealthy Norwcslau flight arrpss Qle ocean llon's SlliMf with snpplle week will keep afloat should t0 en gine fall. Tha Towyi Is planned auuaaee hs-Ouen nai, ..'J-0-ncowf Ireland, a alal Q 'J ' V. I both wont, to OiO hospital torHhef and In dm' Minn w't dlnchurued tt Kfther. 15 tiitn 1 1 in) the Rplondld Kpirlt of brotherhood b'twfi,,n the two yauncrttem, J;t1 dcvi'topr-d Into :iOinethlti(f tinT. only mirh huzard '-a-. - r.fc-tlop. Vniron'R cbutn. writ InK f the truKedy. tbr: thy little MIow.h Instantly kilb-d by a unlp- r wlftl thtj wer on out p-tt duty 'ho vVltnr of t( m-wn saytt ho aviOK d a fur hk hn could, Oi'rnon'n doath. Wl'O uttd innard fox bltt own flSl'-fy Vt-n on la repoid by hi own Hum iM pHMsing up am intinltlon to the nni.rs like a true monition to the gunnuis like a true doldler. e DwlKht was In th- (lil. k pt It, nut In No .Man'OL'd. ut the f.iir the atu'iU'lce was inod. .o KEG I 'LAB BlSlNESS.OF THE OR GANIZATION CAUSES MEET. Pacific lnlermWional Lire Stock Expo v aition Is Endorsed by Breeder , of Union CourAy. This arterrgnn tbe c"y 'be Puro Brea Live Stock Breeders of 6niun ciOnty are in session transact ing rtular business that comes be fore the organization and listening to the plans uf the Oregon Agricultural college, which has a representative here, to formulate boys' and girls' pig, ralf and sheep clubs throughout the leounty. v w o o OO o o 0 o o o o