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NUMBER 215
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CANADIAN t'ARMEN CHAST1SEU
fOK VOTING .MONEY TO .
e ' OXK BIG UNION-
TELEGRAPH STRIKE SET
FOR WEDNESDAY AT 8
Close to 168.08 Will Be Out Next
Week, Following Orders Isautd To
. day By- Mcttdite.rUrt Canadian
' Strikers .Hisge Tteir 'atc On Syo
poAtwtir bs&a.
il enrtatw rxu ra Tat, Otissrver;
WASHINGTON, Julie 7. new an
e?le tee appaareil- in -the Canadian
iik situation. The president of the
Brot&arbuwl of Railway Carmen hii
teyeaed the charters of two local
ion at Winnipeg and a third at Ed
monton because ' they voted to gi: e
money to support the "one big' un'on'"
idea, which- is said by the president :o
be a disregard, of union lows. Other
heads of other -American Federation
of Labor brotherhoods are reported .:
os considering the same course.
NlEUHl; ST.tTI S AT fT ltTILl
WINNIPEG, Can., June 7. Dep te
terrific pressure from union men rep
feaftfiting' the factions demandinir a
ewiement of. the Winnipeg jffiwial
atrike, the centrul council har declmtd
to calj off the .sympathetic wlllout,
4oi( lio'with the intimation that eucb
action would probably loM te aiijvat
ment' pf the general strike.
the bifc- weapon of k atrike lead
era is that the "oa. union" must
prevail and a sry i4 the situation
tonight, reveals tA'at unquestionably
' ttiere will be' sin settlement .of any
kind, one vv or another, until we:l
into the mitkila o newt week, to say
.the, least. Lvbor papers are urgiri
the strikers to stand fast und not.K'
hack to work but, instead, to call at
ieaat one other union, not now out. ,
Statements .made by the citizens'
roinaittee of 1000' indicate that the
at like leaders are slaking their fat.
n the sympathetic atrike.
SArHS-rtL: S'fKIK K.
CHICAGO, June 7. A nation-wide
atrike of telegraph and telephone op
erators who arc memiwrs of trie Tele
CVajpners' Union of America, was or
aWeed today to take place next Wed
evday at fAW a.' m., standard, time,
the wder was issued from general
hcadquitrters of the union here, and
' teicKrnphic instructions froru Presi
dent Kpnc'nkamp, of the International
union, who w.s in rittstiur today oii'
his way to Chico, say tne orders
Wly to emxdoym of the Western l?n-
n, tbr-AmerMMI Telephone and Tele
graph Comfane. cable lines and.their
J.iieiated tnetitutione.
It is estimated here that' ffce strike
oulil effect, at Tiiat, Urtwcen 'bJM0
and riw.OOD individual, of whom near
ly iio.OOO '."itl Jo lie.memlwrs of
Che' union. Outaiik of the rank of
the union, me ay. workers have iiUJed
tteihselvm o sutjfort the sl4 ik.
TJie ileciJion to call Vuttinvi-oida
Qtitke was -reached by f reoident filo
nenkamp after spendinir several dayj
ia H asHin-ton, where, he.h'' directed
strike pf union emyfoyeo in tojl eost
swti spates. The hitter etjike ao .
lhiiiit of telephoiw uSujheio in A?
'Sonb, tj?hffi omployco wrc u-schorj-'
,6 ln?c6use of union ffiliafioji. ; o
oljeita otc wes tken wccntlji con
eiaion'tly with the Klecteiraf .Worli-
io vWln. AcL-ompay:pK iva ruy.
tpoie, instructions .to members -
p!'d by.conceiv.i afta-fet Ji tl
oi'ikj, expecting tlm t'i e-'t in mfio
a the strike effective. Thw, t is
ax6lained BioaBt that si ei$i!o-etit
a8fr 'circn ware onjoctesl to iw-
gwM to handle teli(jri ot coter-j
"taV iiuoinioo rom lines reiall)) njfoct-
JL tyafeidstin omiw.?6o fcave 4a.-aw
t'S.- M) ctfti7t.erc ol boins 'Witf
STuffi-Prf in the Uirfed tPoo. &oi.Wy
'Kraihen ' -"t'd io- to Sia'i-'
' ctntw?rcil bc)-iOos. '. eiio
(BioiOd. a 'to "? 'Oooib...- '.
fie r.ein corioci.'o fr! Ooo-
.a'B-er t Q- lo eeS- .
OineOowV'' l be l'.. J2S wwH
Jjw'.rike. "
Ui (tlicago it 'oj uivj
headquarter n-i i rsw
ir. u-?.iil.tbe aifecHPl. 'I
S
ider.t f irtnki.n Seclareii recently i to consider Oe peace terms afS9 bc
ii 7imnt.r Gen4' Surleon, cacwa of situation in lia.vai ia. ih-jre
AN OREGON MAN
IS HONORED
?
'
(By Asjiatcd Press to The Obsorer'
WASHINGTON, June 7. Four new
appointments to the research fellow
ship board io promote, fundamental re
search in physics and chemistry wai
announced by the national research
council todaV. They aroWarrcn tfos
tourg and George Strachafrd, of Colum
bia University; Ernest Barksv, of the
Western University, of London, Cana
da, and Albert E. Caswell, of lie Uni
versity of Oregon. .
ALL AWAY FROM
ARCHANGEL SOON
(Kr Assoelatud I'rens t(9 Xhe Observer)
WASHINGTbN, June 7. Geneial
March announced today that ell of the
original Archangel expedition will
have sailed for home within . tw
weeks. He also announced that fifty
thousand troops have been ohtaiued
for the army of occupation, the most
of the enlistments being for the tfcret
year period.
E
S
L'tL riVE CENTS I'EH MILE li
ALLOWEIT. '
V.ahrr tu 1'lietr Hum r'ide KeaMettee
ur tu tae'l4M (if Kotistintw
in Servk
B.l.V riC3CO, iuu. T. Sold
ier upon deniuhiUitiba 'are entitled
to tranetwrtatlM Ht five eeiue per
mil either to ttveU- honnflde ttant
tova, we to te.e point of ewliatmwwi,
accordiiiK to new. orders' now in ef
fect at he Demoblization Camp
haro, it was announeed 'by Captain
Roger M. Walle. Heietofore trans
portation was ftriMcd only to the
point of enlistment or Induction.
Under the new arrangement,' r-
ffardless of where the soldier enter
ed service, he is ettltlrd to tran(-
portation upon discharge to his real
home.
Deinnbllzation officers aro em
powered to- transfer men to other
rgmps-nearer the Home town ov
give transportation direct to thii
home town, which ever is moot dc-
Birable.
Many' soldiers preio'isly dlsclmg-
ed from the army and grant' d
three and one half emits miieuKc,
are entitled- ut'AVr tho ruling to the
additional amount to muke up the
five cents per mile. To obtain these
dischaneA aoldlers should . presen
tliem-selvea to the nearest amy r
cruitlag offics or conmunieate with
the ueerest rrtiltt.ic station. 1 n-;
lwrultiil station will "end a copy of
the discharge an.l nn affidavit lo the
Zone Kinanee Office, I.r.nion Building,
'alilKton, V. C. who will there
utton wnd' a cheick fci tlie amount
ue to tti discharge j-oldler.
REPLY BEAOY
ARLY, BELIEF
MVASIAS fftUNDEB .'RKfeHlt
O'ffftlJ'K IN SKK8.U5I.'
9 'f)(M)9iiis SfonroMW Ca Wetrtud
-Svto rartuatins la HOSi -
eg TOtutoo8 t'om l ?ttw eiC'oseear5
I
' YiJ goe tf converjeRsv ?o 'ot Woife
l&astwttiff eoply to.ttw-aievnian ouV
tee ro'jp'jooio. .Budicstiiono tie liykinc
io.to hen tfes answer Oilf ) ryl.
al4ovff(l it wao r9w4seerlr n Vti
woels that Sgondjij) 8eJ'Cooi tea :
y trenefaSMea).
Ug to 6vso ju.- o; 3
,orit Wo coiae.ler rcae,.
Aol eeily ithlt W-er.: Jron-
ti of thipi S'o eror,?isr i..e
r tfineil 8Ja,e.8 ' t) ffti
OoleroeV'tBiiB 88 cb ef 4-tc.-a
fi$'t .
erlW S--.,irtf 6T
te rc5li(n mo.wr bj
tenCtl 8arl JimCoiW.. a nli;, '
ri,tnil wi5i.ni oi jsoreviana.
. S9c wi.O.onnl assembly met Sdt'Ji.i'ci
HILEMB
mm
american-.
- lives to be:
w PROTECTED
SWEEPING ORDER GOES FROM'
-'WASHINGTON "TO THE.
. MEXICAN BORDER.
CAVALRY FORCES ARE.
TO BE MOBILIZED
Officials Believe That There Will IJ
No Further Use For Troops Than t'
Dispone of Them Alon the Line of
Danger For the Protection of Life
' thd Property..
(By Associated I'rcss to Tlio ObSorvur)
WASHINGTON, June 7.' Upon
vices from the border, a sweemmr or
der to protect American lives and
property .along1 the borderline will)
Mexico has gone. out. Secretary Bj-
ker has the situation well in hand to
night and the commanding officers
at the border have instructions to dis
pose their troops as best needed to uj
this. '
Seccretary Baker has been request
ed to federalize the 'Texas guards aii.l
particularly the cavalry forces there
Behind the National Guard troops ar.J:
guard forces there arc the demobilize !
tions camps, and although the situ.i
lion at the border is such that actio..
haa been deemed necessary, the au '
trieritiea at Washington. generally l-'"i
tir that there will be no further usl:
of the tropps than to. adequately iii.4-
pcwe'.of them along the line of danger.
The developments .today have been
such as. to give the war department,
sertsut concern.
WILL NOT GIVE OUT . I
mUn gn inn .v.crn Oregon leaguo race and now stand.)
ItlJSi fliAi. 1 ttfrJt 1 at the lop of thc ist- wilh Baker, and
, North Powder tied for second placo.
(Jy AssodnliMl I'reKsi to Thu observel tut, this early, one game counts for
PARIS, June 7 The Ame
gation apparently is firm in the det'it-1
. , ' 1 ... ... ; ,
ion not to authorize publication of the
German pence treaty until it 'is signel'j
HO CO not UVL'll LUIIllllUlllt.K "'
ficial text in its present form to
i,..
United States Senate.
'
Wil.in Expected to Kcply.
WASHINGTON, June 7. Admin.!-
tration officials believe that President
Wilson will reply to thejsenate resolu
tion asking, for-tae treaty, that it I
not compatible with the public inter
est to furnish it at this time.
. WCA'i'HEK rOKICCASC.
fy Associated .Press to Thc fvloerver)
For OregiVn: Fair, gentle northwest-
rly winds.
r-. L. mJ.1t.mi .III.' B o, n . . u . . u ... ., uul, a. " . tt
. . Shake Well Before Taking '
ARGONNE.HERO ,
IS MARRIED
(Ily Assucluted 1'ress to TliA Observer'
PALL MALL. Tcnn.Jtne 7. Ser
geant A. C. York, hero of tie Argsnne
was' married tnjiny.- to MijiS Grac
Williams, his;boyhood swoetheflrt. The
"ceremony which ws conducted 1y
Governor Roberts, of Telfnesseo, took
pwt in n open air amphitheatre on
the Vwik farht before 3000 people,
eluding many of his drmy comrades
and visitors Tio traoeled many mile
to -vitness the ceremony
STRIKE INJUNCTION IS ISSUED'
TOLEDO, Juoe'7Declaring tho in
dustry had been obstructed by "riot
ous und disorderly conduct ef Intimi
dation," Judge Killits, judge of -the
United tSates district' court, today is
sued temporary -injunctions restrain
ing the Auto Trades Council, their
members' and labor leaders' from inter-'
fering with the workers or in any
way hampering operation of the auto
mobile plant of the' Willys Overland
company. '
The injunction is effective at 1:31?
p. m. Tuesday, at which time it is' be
lieved the order will be enforced umlet
armed guard and a reduced number of
pickets. Thc'court issued a warning
ad-l'hat the order is of the same force' as
.Per"11"1'''" ijion ana mat vio-
Intions will be punished in the same
I
ISHERETODAY
U AM ICS T()I AT MAT UPSET THE
. LEAGUE STANDING.-
t-'eee Leading, With Hater wast Ne
t'eeer In Snen4 Coea Khwts
Oaktr at Maker Tola?,! ".' '
Won
..3
;..:
Lost
0 '
2
2 .
3
Pc-t.
1,000
.CO',)
.(100
.205
Cove
North Powder
Baker !
Iji Grande
3
...1
ove hm gained a gnp on the East-
0
H POWDER
, , many points and thc outcome of to
rican dele- , , 1 . . . .
,3, . , , . .
sheeti North i'owrJcf comes hero an
n.i...
nay s contests may upKei me uup.-
The North Powder team is always a
, 1 , l 1.,, .
imn.i i uun rniti, hi lutain m-'i
. Kut, ,l,.l.v thn Ihin'tr tt.n mint unff'.f
u foum;ltion fur ultimalu vktor..
i practicing. Practice, and much .of
; i(' hlu) jccn th(, ru,e aj tho csuUa
will iow.
: The matter of nttendanee is worry
ing the management and players alike.
Nofth Powder is coming with a enr'a
van of fans to boost for the viaitin
team, .and there certaitily shoold W
more h'mc folks than visitors. With
the bolster of confidence -....m tfn
last Sunday's victory, and the added
practice of this week, there is. goinx
to lie a lively scrap before the .home
club tail's Jhe shorl end of tha score
GIGANTIC '.
THIRTY MILLIONS INVOLVED IN
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY .
AMONG. OFFICERS.
VICE COSSUL AMONG
THOSE UNDER CLOUD
Indictment -Already Returned After
Invratigathm and Disrlosurea By
Department of Justice Agents One
. of the Accused Men la An Over
sea ' Officer.
(By Associated Press to ht Observer)
DETRIOT, Mich., June 7. An al
leged conspiracy to defraud the government-out
of $:10,OOQ,000 has been
uncovered by department of justice
agents. . .
Indictments huve been brought, and
those at whom they arc directed, in
clude Cuptain Sotiu-ios Nicholson, oi
Wwhingto'n, connected' with the ord
nance department; Grant H. Browne,
a millionaire sportsman, and FreJ
Collins, V'co-consul of Greece, and a
United States army officer in France.
Bub little is -being 'said, of the dis
closures,- the department preferring. to
Withhold its findings at this time,
pending further arrests, it is believed
Itm UW Arreat.
With tho arrests here todny, dor
nartment of justice agents disclosed
an alleged, conspiracy io defraud thc
government in .the sale f thirty mill
ion dollars' worth of-army supplies, to
be salvaged hero. The United StntiM
grand, jury hps returned indictments,
it was announced! against the men
mimed above, .fcicholson is chief fi-,
nnncial agent of this district.' The un
named officer was . recently sent tu
France in connection with thc dis
posal of artny' supplies. Browne is a
race track owner and sportsman of
Detroit. Collins was president of a
realty company hero. All but tho of
ficcr in Franco, together with Bert
Harris, a New York junk -dealer, are
held at Fort Wayne for trial. Harris;
who it is alleged, .wa to dispose of
th material, will be arraigned before
the grand jury Tuesday. The dirclos
urc followed investigations lasting
two months, anil come, department of
ficials say, after the first deal in the
rltcs'jd plot was put through at Roch
ester, N. ., Ihursday. I he trans
aotion, it is alleged, involved twenty
one thousand tons. of material, valued
at 100,000. .
MADE
Sennto Cajrls gor Investigation of,JleJ
Puled Publicity'oftthe Peace '
League crnn.
-
(Uy Associated l'ress to Tjj Observer)
( VAS1I1NGT0N, June 7.-Aftor a
sharp debute yesterday, the 'senate
adopted Hitchcock's motion for an in
quiry into thc charge n&de by Idge,
and Horah that copies of the pencj
trei)Vencheil New York interests but
were withheld from the senate. John
son's' motion requestinf; the state fie
pnrtment to furnish the senate wrjl'
a copy of thc tueaty was also adopted
ADJUTANT OFFICE
GOES Tp SALEM
,,.
(lly AMaoeyited l'ress to Tho Observer)
.SALEM, J into 7. In naming Cap
tain' Co mini tUnfrin, of Dallas, adjut
ant general, Governor Olcott announc
ed that the uffices of thw adjutapt
general would be nwved lrom Portlan.!
to Sulcm.
THREE RETURNS
KERR FAMILY BURNED OUT FOR
THIRD TIME.
Husband 'In mod Bark Three Times
When Going to Work, Says Wife
' Fire Destroyed Home.
"I told my husband when he turned
back three tiuics after stunting fdf hij
work this morning 'that bad luck
would cftuic ti) us," said Mrs. Jessie
Kerr, 210(1 . Maple street, yesterday
morning, after fire had destroye'd thei.'
homo und all their bulongings. Thc
Kerr hiid a little good luck along
with this misfortune, however, for li
wirs but four days before that they
had pl;u-cd an'incurunec policy on their
household goods.
The fire which destroyed the- Kerr
home started shortly after 9:30 o'clock
Friday, but the manner of. in
beginning has not yet heen discovered.
Mrs. Kerr had been pressing some
clothes und had a hot fiio gn,-and she
also had a lamp burning on one of the
dressers, when she left the house Co
call a neighbor to. tho telephone. Shi
was away a few minutes and' whep
she returned the interior of her home
was in flames. She was unable to
save anything but a few chairs and a
kitchen table. ' Everything else was
cither consumed fir so sevorely dam
aged jis to be valueless.
The building was a small .wooden
stnicture and burned rapidly,, though
the firemen mwtnged to got the flames
extinguished and prevent it being en
tirely destroyed. The property .has
been handled by the La Grande In
vestment Company and was rented by
the Kerr family.
This makes the third time lint Mr
nd Mis. Kerr have been burned out.
.The other time they .were not Uisured
and suffered heavily. Mr. Kerr works
in the O.-W. shops.
TO
S(iI'A4H((N ILL 'SPLIT ON Ml
tliMi At MEDFOUD.
vvoi' i4iaOe&oI'90''S) fcm t"ilio,:
I'linas ia (Cm WillowoU V.il
fjteMo. TMTIHeit tit-Ut, Smtami iito, Jul
7. tleven office!, iflid rilf1eil BiCT
II leave tinly tomoiiosj on ali'h'.
: to i'lirlliuid in .ht m i,v anpiiuie-i.
li ke squndion is via) of, the luii0
ever inul on toiff .liMfS'flig'nlo in
'the wet. )?y mtK to urriio) in Sin
i lufiV IVw 10 tj. Ji.i ticipiS in !o.'
)stiv. .
Py wj!l fdfiw jigdii ally ?he
same nnil th,i Lieutenant ll.Mglaii'l
INQUIRY TO
PROVED
UNLUCKY
READ
ROSE SHOW
, .used in 'blazing the .trail. Thtie will
iVe. 'rt. J.s ii ("hicn and Reddit. Cjli
. furni. and Mcdfoi d, .lA'R'ill, when
jthe hAnlri.n will lie (tvided, orv? c-
:,'.mi iii.ikini' :,Cuis at Corvallu and
j l'banon befo'rf reaching P.n tiai.J
i The second squudron will visit K isc
'burg, Eugene and Salem. Rerru.tti
will proceed in connection witu tho
IIEEIIOI! .
. OF 4TH WILL
t BE HISTORIC
llltiGEST TIME KVEU IS h
(ytAM)K O.V NATION'S ,
OltfiATtMT llOUDAf i
THE ONE AND ONLY "BILLY" '
SUNDAY WILL BE HERE
t'nlon tViunlv, AU Uib Has JUrga
niwtion of Commitloc I'wfoct.
d Attesid tu A 11 IXetalla ot
t Preparation for 4imfionrj Demon.
. atratlon .Meeting CallcjJ for
TueaUay Night,"
Nothing short of a spontaneous
t(;lysm will stop La Prande from
having a celebration this year that
win go uown in history.. Tho time
Is rlue for It: tho comiininitv u
primed for it, tha w hold phyaical
and mental morjUe la back of It.
The big occasion Is about the nmlrt
thlitfi now occupying tho attention!
of the Union-Count; Ad Club.
Tho big cord of the event Is .
Hilly -Sunday, the mail whb has
probably addrcssod. more' people at
divers occasions than uiiy other man
In the United States, and who Ijas
poured out more bit shot and has
given his auditors more to go home
and think- over thau any Diibllo
i.peaker from any ' stage." There Is
but one Billy Sunday and ho ythe
original will deliver ' the patrlollo
address In La Urando on the Fourth.
All the usual diversions and at
tractions of the old-tlmo, whole
souled colubcatlon will be provided
and. one of the special, big 'features.
will be-tno autouimillu races, which,
will Include tho following-. ,
First Kvent Six nillcs for cars)
under 220 cublc .inch piston Inch
dlsplaceuieiit; pursu," teu per cont.
of all money, split 50, 30, IS and
5 per cent, i , , 1 ' .
Second Event Six miles for cars
beer 220 cubic Inch displacement:
division of puisti same as'abovo.
Third Evont Twelve miles for
cars under 220 cubic Inches dis-
plmuinent; purso' IS -4)0.r cent. of all
moneys, split 00, 30, 15 and S pec
cent, ,
Fourth Event Twolvo mllus for.
cars over 220 cubic inch displace-
mont; dlvlslow of purse same as
abovo.
Fifth Event Thlrt miles froo
for all; purse. CO per emit of all
moneys, spilt 0, 30. and j per cent.
Jxlth Events lotoreyclo raco.
open, to local rlilera. Hlock ma
chines only may bo entered. "
A mention of thi various com-
ntlttees'iii to bo hold at tho olty hall .
Tuesday evonlpg. Juno. 10th, .at
,1 o'clock and fell members aaro re-
qiiesKid to be profient. Tho follow
ing is thu. complete list of the coin;
itiltteemen- who have boon appoint
ed to hnndlo the yarloua dtitatis of
the celebration':
Kxecullw) Committee C. D. Em-
shlser chslrmiin: B. C. Hammon. I
Al Daniels, A. W. Nelson, ' Frank:
Hlltnn
(irwunltten n Seating? Auto
Stalls, and Space Dave Stoddard,
chairman; H. K. O'Brien, F. E. Ox-
ner, (;eo. Hopkins, N. A Dlsllot.
CoiiimIft''o on Gate Rin!:eipts
Chas. lllngher, cfisluiaiP. F. I..
Meyers, J. it. I'eit.-o, Melvln Bolce,
Pat Foley. I e
.l'libliwlly Coiiiiultlee C. K. Short,
cluilrnian K. SioirSal, Al. Dan
iels, (J. L. l.arrlson. J. (t. Snodgrass,
Uriice DennL I.eJ. Bennett.
Emergency Hat loy Richardson,
ehnirman.
Dm-nratlnn CmuUttco E. C.
Kii-tli.y, chairman. v
Transportation (fjoinnirriee Prof-
A. C. Hampton, chairman; J. Mc
.W.isler. 'r. llealoy, Frank Lilly.
Entriinrn Committee II. C. Huni
llt.Kii (i. SiiIki,isj, Al. Daniels,
A. '.'. fg. ifl,.
Judges ffln TlineKnoper Ullly
Sunday, chairman. Fred Holmes,
Frank SJIiy, Miller, Dr. Whit
ing, e , .
Slerk Jf fS'uBio-Chn fiobcrl
(irglelal StaK-er lay Van- Btiren.
CmiiiQinlcatlofr, Service 8. D.
Crowe.
SrnriK.--K. W. Nob on, chulrniaft,
Cecil lSilton. Dr. Hay Murphy,
Chiis. Reynolds. II. E. Dixon.
Police L "Carnlrk." '
-Finance Cnmmltue Chase Bolt
nenkamp, ehiilrma.i.
Trafflc'and Ushering CofJimlUoo
John Colllni, rhnlinian.
Grounds Committee Sam Bur.
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