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. LA OK AX DE, OKKGON, Fit ID AY, FEBRUARY -21, 1919.
EIGHT PlGES
NUMBER 124
Union County Stockmen Start Big Show
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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.
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MEN WHO PLEDGED THE
J- MONEY.
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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.
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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
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The Numerous Principalities of Great
Britain Will Hare Equal Voice with
the' United States Founded on the
"Toil and Pain of Our Forefathers."
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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SOLDIER
WAS
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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. ,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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