La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 01, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textthe Sunday Morning Obser A LOlfAL PAPER TOR: -!55 LOYAL PEOPLE INUPENDENT it" on' ALL QUESTIONS VER PEPL 1 f Section 065 Six Pages . JjSs j-t f v a MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated ress Eeport, VOLUME xvin DEATHAND " DISASTER iTninro HI nHuLU THREE KILLED IX 500-MILE IN TERNATIONAL AT INDIAN. APOLI YESTERDAY. HOWARD WILCOX WINNER OF $20,000 FIRST PRIZE Arthur Thurman Killed When Machine Overturned Lecocq and His Me chanician Hurned to Death Under Car I)e Palma Shattered Track He cords for First 200 Miles. (By Associated Press to Tho Obnervor) INDIANAVOLIS, Ind., May 31. Howard Wilcox, of Indianapolis, 'today woi the seventh annual international sweepstakes race of 500 miles at the motor speedway, Jlis time being 5:24:21-75. Two drivers, Arthur Thurman and Ixjwis Lecocq, and hit mechanician, R. Bnndini, were kilUd and two others injured. As a result of his victory, Wilco.v wins a prize of $20,000. Fifty thou sand dollars was divided among the first ten drivers. Other drivers who finished, in orcer named, were Ilearno, Goux, Guyot, Alley, )e Palma, L. 'Chevrolet, Va'1, IS. Chevrolet, ind Thomas. . " . Wilcox's Average 87.12 Miles. Wilcox and Guyot were team-mates. Wilcox assumed the lead as the con test approached tho half-way mark and drove consistently throughout. He "mid two stops, one for a tire change and one to take on gasoline, oil and water and to repair a loose steering knuckle. His nvcra?fc was 87.12 miles an hou"r. All records for the Indian apolis 'speedway were shattered by Ralph De Palma for the first 200 miles. Long stays in the pits, how ever, put him almost entirely out'of tho running and it only was by tei :i fic speed that he managed to nom L. Chevrolet out of sixth place Thurman's Car Turned Over. Arthur Thurmai?, driving a car ho had reassembled himself, was kill. I when his machine turned over on the 'back stretch before the race had pro gressed 250 miles. He was dead when found. His mechr.-iicinn received a fractured skull nfid was rushed tcthc hospital where he was operated on. Lewis Lecocq and his assistant, R. Randini, were hurned to death when their car turned over and caught fire at the north turn. The machine rolled over three times before it stopped, pir.iing both driver ana 'mechanician under it. HORRIBLE DEATH dlV LECOCQ AND MECHANICIAN IIAND1M (By Xsoct.l"ca. Press to Tho , Observer INDIANAPOLIS, May ill. Th-; GOO-mile international automobile road race started today under a sweltering sun. Dc Palma, diiviny a Packard, led at the first hundred miles; Jtallot," in a Ballot, second; L. Chevrolgt, in a Fnntenac, third. All previous record.: of the speedway for that distance wer broken, the average speed for the fiorst hundred "miles bewig 92.7 miles per hour. Arthur Thurmsn's machine turned over on the north turn on the forty fourth lap. lie was killed and his n- chanicinn, M. Mo'linarc, has a frac-J tured skull. , t There arc thirty-three drivers in tru race and the purses aggregate fift.. thousand dollars. This is the first in tcrnational race smcc 1!M5. Burning Gasoline Covered Men. Lecocq and his mechanician, Ban dini, were hurned to death when th'eir car overturned. Gasoline covered hot" the unfortunate men -and buimo'itient broke out with' rmallpox. Very for five minutes before .the fireisoon Misses "i.(iiia Wltiy and Vera was extinguished. The burning g.-.s 1 Hue two of tlie hospital nur-.es. spread over the track while the menlok the disease ani were r-inovc were burning to death and ccveral of"'" n old Iioum.. in North l.a f,ranP j the eii.,g racer, were compelled " here Miss A-l.t.y. another nurse to dash through the blar.e. I'- '" . '! .. . , . an old lady pati-nt of the hospital The accident is one of the most ?cr-u ,,.., too f-elile to more from tin; ious in the history of the track. Le- jlntllll,lln Rn, 3i,0 , Isolat-d In rocq and Bandini arc said to be from L room that s cM1,i.iy si-p.itate.l ! Ixs Angeles. A Ballot car, driven by Iro,:1 th,. r,ma;d(.i- of the Instltii-' J. C. Haiagnc. a relief driver, wa3Uon ; turned over and Ilaisagne was slight j j llst how far 'he dis'wae will, ly injured. His mechanician, A. Komi- ispr.id no one ran pm-ss and it is gurc, was slightly hart. rry appaiaent thit the city and At .100 miles, Wilcox, in a Peugot, ounl- .should hi e the Woated had taken the lead, and w..s driving ""' fr arflid'-d. TMs has, furiously. Ilonn been lalKed of hut nor romes 'the dhe need for s.ich a plj'.e. STX PACiES AUSTRIA TO GET PEACE TREATY AT NOON ON MONDAY (By Associated Prem to The Observer; PARIS, May 31 The secret plenary session of the peace conference this afternoon decided to present the peace treaty to the Austrian at noon Mon day. The small powers made reserva tions on the financial and reparation clauses. The session was largely attended' It developed a spirited discussion. Pre mier Itapadino, -if Houmania, M. Turn- bitch, of Serbia, Premier Venizelos, of Greece, wid the Czecho-Slav delegates presented reservations on the finan cial and reparation ternw. M. Clemenceau, replying to criftcUr regarding lack of time, pointed out that more time had own granted thifn had first been asked. N President Wilson made a concilia tory speech, pointing out tint the great powers had borne the piincipal responsibility. SUPPORTERS OF PROPOSAL CON FIDENT OF SUCCESS. Separate Tariff Measures to Protect American Industries to He Of fered to Corrross Soon. (By Associated Press to The Observer) WASHINGTON, May 31. Unex pected opposition to tho repeal of tin luxury tax auction of the war revenue bill developed today in the house anil sponsors of several othei proposed re peals, ready, to of ftr substitutes, forc ed' postponement of final action unti1 next week. Its supporters said adop tion was certain. Opponents attacked the proposa! declaring it would only remove costly articles, including wearing apparel, from taxation, whicil could be born a without financial injur.' to the con sumer. Advocate of the repeal de clared the tax was levied in time of war to discourage expensive purchases and prevent their manufacture, but admitted tb.-it the. loss of $SP,0()0,000 revenue expecteM to result from th- levy would be keenly feit by the treos ury. . During djbate Chairman Fordney announced that separate tariff mens- ures lesigned to protect American in dustries developed during the war.' would be offered soon to congress by the ways an'd means committee. II" named the potash, the dye and the laboratory glas industries as among those to receive first consideration He also declared his desire to shift the excess profit taxes f i am corporations to stockholders, declaring that suca action would encourage industry and increase "employment. sMi.iemx mis NI'llSKS0 VICTIM. or IHsf.ASK iMnall IIiiiim' in North li (Jiande I'm-! As PVst lloltvc hilt ('(III- teniciitifi eiy Poor Tlie Imper.ilivo n v ji for a isolated home for patients iilflirted with eoi tairio'us dis'-ie has now ass' 'ed It self in a way tb;i'- every c(il-n Is brought face to fare wjtll the farts. A st'ort time ai-o an operative oa"" was broiieht to t ti 3 Grand" Hondo hospital where thn niicrailpn was performed and in a few days the pa- OPPOSE REPEAL LUXURY TAXES ISOLATED HOME -IS NOW NEEDED -4 FLIGHT AT PLIOUTH LAST LEG OF JOIKXEY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC TO ENGLAND MADE YESTERDAY. MAY ATTEMPT DIRECT FLIGHT BACK HOME Wild Welcomr, at Plymouth Greeted American KJicrs On Completion of Wonderful Air Journey Landed .at Place Where Pilgrim Fathers "Took Off" Three Cwiturft-s Ago. Uy Assuciuloil Press to The Observer) PLYMOUTH, Eng.i, May 31. The seaplane, rC--J. pride of the American navy, crossed Plymouth Sound thij afternoon, circled the place from where the Pilgrim fathers sailed in their. cockle shell, ship for the New Wod in 1020, and alighted in the caita water, her epoch-making trans-Atlan tic flight ended. As .she came into view through th.' western haze England, gave her the splendid'welcome she deserved. Leaving Ferrol, Spain, at 0:27 th i" morning, the NC-4 covered the dis tance, of approximately 500 miles to Plymouth in less than seven hours. , Despite 'adverse winds and waiter (.'Continued on Pago Three) SACRED HEART he (il:.M)lATIX(i CLASS TO in-: i:i;i; tsi:s ok IIELIJ TONIGHT ISivbi Iti v. aWpli .MrGlalh, BKImi of llaker t'lly.MVill Pioacli and Award ille 'tailors Tlie twenty-fourth annual com iientemcnt exercises of t lie Sacred iJo.iit Academy will ta'ie place this evening In tho church o Our Lady of tho Vuio. y tit 7::!0 o'clock. RiKht Hev. Joseph M. McGralh. bish op of Baker City, v;6U prenide and iward the honors to Hie Ki'aduatcs. Tho bafcalatmNite Harmon will he followed by benodirlnn. Tho class Is composed of the following youiiK ladies: Louine O'Conn1!! and Mary IJcTiidntte, of La Grando; Georg- hinn r.t..fhnf Milium. The acadrmv orchestra will nlav tho processional 0nid recessional and vocal numbers, will be rendered by NPrs. J. F. Coibett and Mr8.r. A. Foley. M GO NGEMENT .:4gLv Testing' the ' Water " . I i f ' I -: - (L "-A. - . -. i;rt .1:1 : -.".!, ; LA fiRAXDK. OKKCOX, SUNDAY, COL. MAY SENDS RESIGNATION IN ' TO GOV. OLCOTT (By Associated Press to The Observer) PORTLAND, May 31. Col. John L. May has tendered to Governor Olcott hia resignation, which is to become ef fective tomorrow. He will return" to the Southern Pacific company, as su perintendent of the Portland division. No announcement is made of h1.- successor. Col. May said that Gover nor Withycoiube had asked him to take charge and straighten out th? military affairs of the state and that this work is now completed. SUCCESSOR. ANNOUNCED SO'ON SALEM, May 31. Governor-Olcoit suid that he would announce May's successor soon and may 'recoinmen;! changing the adjutant's office from Portland to Salem for .the sake of economs and coordination. WEATHER FORECAST. (By Associated Tress to Tho OlK-erver) PORTLAND, May 3'. Ko Oregon: Sunday, fair and warmer, light to heavy frost eastern portion, in early morning. LABOR LEADERS THREATEN NATION-WIDE WAHiOFT. Telegraph and Telephone Operalors aud'lC! 'Ctrical W orkers ("oing Out If Dewands Not Met. (By Associated Press to Tlie Observor) ATLANTA, Ga., May 31. Infer ences .between the Soutnorn Bell I'ol.! 1 fhonend Telegraph Coinpii.ny and it employes, which, according to (abol ition will cause a nation-wide strike of telegra"oh operators and telephone and electrical workers, unless settled by Monday, have been deferred to th-, government wir;. operating board in New York for adjustment. rresiden', J. E. Brown, of .the South ern Bell Company, in making the an nouncemcnt tonight, denied there Ind Veen discrimination against employes becausf of ifnion membership. Leaders of tho 'union committer which presented to the company today demands calling for the reinstatenieri'. of 14 operators, who, they declared, had been discharged because of mem bership in the Commercial Telegraph J crs' unym, said a nation-wido strike would be called Monde.;- at Il'iOO p.'m unless the denianfis were met. POLISH FORCES . HAVE OCCUPIED STANISLAU CITY (Hy Associated 1'resS to The Observer) RASt,fi, May IU. The Poles have Uccupicd Stanislau, (ialatia, miles southeast of Lemher, accordinj; to official announcements from Wai'snw. The Ukrainian garrison at Stanislaa was disarmed. m its TOO COL0 fOdOIti Jiikl i.l OPERATORS MAY .! strike mm 1 .IV XV) 1, CONDITIONS -SEEIIjSE UETl'UNED SOI.DIEKS JOINED UNION MEN IN THE VISIT TO PARLIAMENT. SITUATION MQRE SERIOUS YESTERDAY THAN EVER Labor Crowds Demand Tin.! .Some thing Be. Done at (tan. .('iiy and Federal Officials in Miu'.UuIm Capi tal Consider Advisability of Calling for Military Police Forcis. (Iy AssucluteU Press to.Tlie Oli.-orvr WINNIPEG, May ill. A parodig erewd of 20U or mooj relii:.-ii r, I diers n4 union men, lopoi'jir.g the la b r s"d.- ol ?llo general i' o in Win ripfr. today swept through the pro vincial House of Parliament and the-i marched to tho city hall where they broke up a council niectiifg" Inside fne buildings spi'ikers, using viubnt l.inguagc, eharg I that Pie i -ier V Noi l is ;uid i.iyor Chailes l- Gray -ere not lea'!:; properly wuluibe s rike sityatioi, and s-ioVcd t ti : : t ' i iniething had Si tter te done Joif.i." Strikers Sore at Nor.is This was tb seini'I yarade to Par liament in two days. The marcher.! PREACHES TODAY iem i.rism;i n.Ki:!t CIHTU'MMAV 4.N MTV i'ayiitf; lhst Vilt t l a (ti-iimie and I'lcaelN'H This .Mtiiinliiu; In fife lloiuari 'ai'i))i.' Church Kipht Hi'(v. Josi'ph M:fJralh( f)I.Mh op of Iftiker City will pay hia first, visit lo La tlrand'j Hnla;. "Ho will preside at the lnornliij; ei;vlces in iihe church oT Our Lady of tho Vat I ley and will .deliver the coiinuetteo I nient address to the m'aduah'S ol 'tho Kacrcd Heart Arademv In th cveniflg. CAKH.WZ A CALLS TKOOI'S (I!y AflMOoiiitt'd I'reHs to Tho Obsi-rvorf XOGALKH, May :tL C.irrnna has countermanded his order of yesterday for tn)onsto march .en Ciiihuahu i City, paying that'tlie situaLion tftertJ 'hrid (juieted. (Continued n pago Five) iBisimtn a 0 S!X PA (IKS FAN-GERMANS SAID TO WANT WILHELM BACK (l!y Aaadclatcd l'rcua to Tlio Observer) LtIK)NT, May 31. The pan-Ger man union proposes to introduce 11 the German national assembly a reso lution inviting the former Gorman em peror to return to.Germany, uceordiiiK to an Kxchauge Telegrajdi dispatch fi'Diii llcrlui. IIKHV IMMCFS nU(llIMG. (Hy Assoft'.itt'd I'ri'SH lo Ttje Obsorvor CHICAGO, May 31. The American Meat Packers association announced a decrea e in the price of beef ''immed iatcly," due to cheaper grass fed cjit lie muviri;.; to market and exporU practically ceased amco the govern ment stopped buying. MI N TlONi:i FOU WAIiDKWS JOB Uy A.s;mi hitfj 1'rrsn to Tho ObaorvuV) SALKM. May 111. Only two men are mentionett thus far for warden of the penitentiary. They are Til Taylor, of Umatilla county, and Former Sher iff William Kach, of Marion county. CIIV IT KM J'OUCE THKEATENS TO WALK OUT. Over I'm Thousand Additional Work men Sicid o Have Joined . Strikers Veslerday" (lly Assocluled Press to llio Otisorvor) I'OUONTO, May ill. With no pro gress mailo toward settlement of the sfrike of metal tiVles workers oSillud yesterday, "unionized members o( thu loronto lire department issued an ul liniuliim Hint they would walk out Tuesday unless wage" demands jirv granted. The lini(i?ii;eil firemen, who are af filiated. with the Intornnliotinl Pirn I' ighteis of A.'nei iea, declare that thoy can call out SI'.) per cent of the depart ment's personnel. Tho city council is expected to act on their demands Mon- day. It is said' that between 8000 and I."iilll0 additional wor'snwn have joined the -.links of .the strikers today and additional wall;outs .Monday arc pro- luted. , Much interest attached to the meet ing tonight of street railway employe. fhi; carmen s demands, which havi been drafted for submission lo tho council, call for a reduction in working hours from nine and a half to eight hours ami a substantial wage increase. A large body of strikers attended a nanss faceting tonight. ' cm al i;i?cim:s iii;li is .MOIIMMi AM) aAI;Ti;it.O0. i. . It, eteiaim I'ahl I'hM',(h Ut .Memory uT CiiiiiritdeH (if Old Im,vm of !)" orat ion Ihiy w-ih filllnly oh- rv-i? l-'tid.iy hy lir; local G. A. It. I vol era Mi and Hie uO'idImmh of the Women':! lt ih f CorjM, with luimhers jof rllfi'jts p.iyini? Irihule hy lln-lr j lu-' Mi ncc to thi' iiieitiory of tho nu-n !!'' di'-d Id haitio j'f half a ccn- liuy at;u and or Uh-ho who, roiuinK jJ''!y t i' run jtIi th ti tiloody ha t tie- llrlils, havi! of more r'-conl. yeara par-re d on to Join the n-ater num- ht'ix of the grand - of nil arniicH. I Then' was t ' nioiinn a nee, h!ho, for oih'-r d ar fjitt woo havo 'Oiichjieil life's t at auvMii are ami whose JcrawM nisi r th-j-'J 'f the noldler l' ad. Vlow(it;-w ro hMtowcd upon tin in alike. Th ciT-moriy of di-rorat In if the ' Lrjiv,.-i Wih hfld In the uiOinlng. J The G. A.Jl. niifl V. II. (.. nn-uiht'iHj itMHt-mbl (! In tin- K I'. hall and, ttun rfirm'il Mi'ir p-mcsMion heToroi the meeting phici'. Led then hy tho I n.-W. h;ind tin- parade movi d to the J M.ij-odIc ci inoli ry, where thu'exer- sri.HfH wi t li'dd. i In th:- ari'-rnoon. a1 the L.' I). tahfi iiiO'Ie, lh uhu il Decoration U.iy i ii-M won- h'ld. Commencing at 2'Ut, addnrHs.n w"o given hy K. J. Ki'it en. J. T01iv.T and Itev. I. J. iMlnrnll. Thioo musical snb-ctlonrt, ;"The Star Spangh'd M inner," "Tent- lug on tii" Old Camp Ground," and "Klait of tlio Kr -. ' wore Klvn by th Cominunity Cli'jrus. TORONTO FACING GENERAL STRIKE CELEBRATION OF DECORATION DAY - 1 jrhiipter" of th" H iltihow Division Rowland, NnAii:i':i;. 200 LAR6E VOTE LOOKED EOO Oil TUESDAY MXK Ml-ASI ItKS TO IlK SMI. MITIOI) TO KLIiCTOHATK AT NPKCI.Ui i:lixito CITY POLLING PLACES " ARE ANNOUNCED i -TIhvo (iood lipads JfeiiHiniw Anion;; loiporlaiit Itllls mi llnllnt Hot ,m. Nlriielioii Itonilliig Xeasure mi I Hervleo len's l''huilirial Aid Hill l.llicly to (iet .Slrong Support Alff) I' With gooil woather sieinins- J I- ly on tho way b.iek imaln. v- .t. r- rylhlng neeius to bo favorablo .1. 'J ur tlio polling o.' a largo vote .f. ' at tho special oleetlou to bo J. I- hold Tuesday this wuek, Juno .'. V J'"- Ptiblle leadei-B of tiio .!. J coinininunlty and. of tho statu ..j. j-.eoiini. mo proniMi-l wllleli w 111 J."b voted on Tuesday as ono of . r ioo inosi momentous oior sub- J.. inlttofl to tho eleaiorato ot th'j .J. state. It Is a roal reeoustrue- I' Hon prograni lu every seine .'. ! and If It can-leg and If tho .f. I' con ni en and tho pi-Dxrosslve-.!. 4" h of tho peoplj of tho slut-) I- persevere, wmmomit days -u .J-. J. dovelopui-int cm bo soja I- uhead. i- : -i- li-u-il Work for Bond IIIIU Tho s'rongenl, hoosilng locally In ooiineetlon with tlra piogram to lo huliinllled on thn l.'llot has booui dono for tho good roads measures. -Tho good, roads divlsioj ot tho Un ion County Ad club- hi.ii prepared a very ambitious program for joun.y road building, -uid lis enllro sue ee,?is depends wholly 11,-1011 tho pasn-' Ing of tho two men-nil- known u tlio hIx pur cent, tax' limitation ?imon',liiicnt and tin market, ruada bill. Those li'ivo bien Iboriiuhly explained to nearly every voter In tho county through tho good roidK meotlugs held at most, of the town In tho county durini; tlio past uioulit Mueli has also bo.-n heard ah 1 it the Roosevelt Military Highway bbl, nud (hero seems to no a strong s ?n- ilment In favor of that measur-: tn this part ot tho Htute. ' Other Also Important Another Important iiieasino Is tlui flvo iifllllon dollar reconstruction bonding amendment and still 11110U1- or Is tho soldiers', tailors' mid mur ines' educational finnuiicial uk hill. Not so much bus been said ot tlieso bills, due 10 the concentration of Interest largely on tho good roads hills, a nil a word about them nngh.' ho of v.iliie. Briefly, tho purposo of tho Iteconstriirllon Bonding Itii; Is lo bond the state for not moro tha.n (ion, 00(1; to levy taxi's to pay fr: same, also to construct hospitals at. Portland and Haloin, ngrleulutral roilego buildings at Corvullls, uiii-vei-slly biilldlnes at Kugcno, noruiuL school hnlldlims at Mompouth, hos- ,-! t al buildings at Pendleton, to ul.l In-the constrii'etlnn of uriuorles at Mar-ihrielif. Astoria, linker. Bend, 1. 11 (irnndo mid Modlind. to construel. a ponlteni.tary in ?.larlon county, 4- pnjjintto land settlement, to develop f reelamatlon projects on aild, Hwainr and lodged oft lands, and to provide for tlio sell lenient thereon of hon orably discharged soldiers, ciallors and marlui-s of the Culled Mtates. Tho principal object of tho ro cniistrurtinn iiiiieiidnient and bill Is lo. enable tlio stale in watch govorn itietit appropriations (or reelumullon work, ele. Alil.'for Hel'I.ee Men The Soldiers'. Suitors', and Mar ines' rinanclul Aid Bill Ik for tin piirpiiN-n of providing honorably dis charged sotdlers, sajlors and mar ines enlisted or In luMed from Ore gon may attend any Institution of learning, pi'blle or prlvnto, In Oro gon and have their noeossury ex pinses. not exceeding t'Z't per mouth 1101 $200 per year, paid by tlio state for not 111010 than four years; j bu ying two-luiitha of a mill atutc j tax to provide for such. 1'ollng Place in'l.ii (inuiilo Piveliiet" La (iranilo, No. I. Monroe's store. Lo Grando No. 2, City Hall. La Orando No. r, V. I). Grar.dy rerildi-nep, Second street. Im Orandu, No. 4, nivurla school La Orande, No. 5, Davis rcsldunco. 1702 V. BM-ni:o. Ia (irandn No. 6. Ida Blor? rosl- deneo, 140'i Covo mil Cherry ats. I .a (.rondo No. 7, I A. Fuller resident, ItUit Washington Btreot. La Grando No. 8, court house. La Grando, No. p. ProMhytoriiin (Continued on Pago 2)