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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
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.:4gLv Testing' the ' Water " . I
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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)