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CERTAINTY
CWK.MIAGUX IIKI'OKT FKOW
WEIMAH SAYS THAT ACCEP
TANCE IS ASSi'ltED
RUBIOUS OF CHANGES IN
SCHEIDEMANN REGIME
Advices lucllcute Tlutt tlie New Ger
many JliiilMry Wilt Uo One Thai
. Will Accept Ttanw -Mnjoritj
and Independent Socialists anil
Centrists are Favorable
CBr. Associated Praia to Th Observer)
Ad rices Indicate that the German
ministry will be one that will ac
cept the peace terms. The Major
ity socialists, the Independent so
clalista and the, Centrists appear to
be In favor of signing, while the
German National and Democratic
patties are opposed. The first
named organizations hare an over
whelming majority. .
. Premier Orlando has submitted
his resignation to his cabinet afte.
a diverse rate In the Italian ,cham
tier of deputies.
llcputcd Cabinet Change -PARIS,
June 20. The Scholde
mann government of Germany has
fallen. This Is believed to assure
the signing of the treaty 03 Schlede
ntann was the chief opponent.
It is believed, also, that this will
entail the full of President Ebert.
The national assembly will take
measures to. select a successor.
It Is reported that the Germans
have asked for a further, extension
of time limit ,for , acting on thu
peace treaty. i
Will .Continue Temporarily
WEIMAR, June 20. The cabinet
will continue in office temporal lly
until Ebert rs ablo to form a nev
one.
Siijs Assembly Accepts
LONDON, June 20. Paris dis
patches say that th3 German nl
tional asseimkly at Weimar has ac
cepted the peace treaty.
Huccrwior to Kchpldrmiinn
COHLKNZ, June SO. It is re
ported that Gustave Noskc, minister
of defense, will succeed Premier
Sehledemonn. MathiaB Enberger,
of the armistice commission, will
succeed Vort Brockdorff Rantzau
aa head of the pepce delegation'
Peace Cannot Fail
WEIMAR, June 2(1. A ' poll of
the members of the national assem
bly seems to show that lite pcac
terms cannot . fail to be accepted.
Same, as Already Signed ."
LONDON, June 20. The signing
of the treaty by Gornuiny Is as. cer
tain as If the signatures were., al
ready attached to the document
say Copenhagen dispatches quoting
. Weimar advices.
An Advert Itcport
PARIS, June 20. An official
German wirelens from' Nauen sayi
thai all reports concerning changes
in the German cabinet are perjna-
- lure. It says the national astepibly
failed to get a majority .of members
to favor signing tin terms sua te
. dlviaion among Ihe' artjn.
LOCATES KEH -
TO PRACTICE
AS VETERIHAB1AK
Tr. ft' 5ren, if Paadar
Hood River county, &as arrived la
l.a Grand and f lnl .
the, town aM the i strict ff
coupl of ! hu dri4t to li
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LORETO PRIESTS
GO ON STRIKE
(Or Asaoclatcd rreaa to The Obaervar?
ROME. Ane 20. Priests t LarentA
Celebrated Oie Resort of Pilgrim ami 1
then went on strike. They had asVed
amelioration of financial conditions
due to the high cost of living' When
this Was denicS they stupped celebrat
ing masses and the performing of oth
er religious dutk8.
TO LAUNCH BOOM
FOR POINDEXTIR
(By Associated Press to The Observer)
SPOKAfE1 June 20. Plans for.tiie
launching of a campaign for tho candi
dacy of Senator Miles Poindexter for
the Republican nomination for prcsi
dent are announced.
HARVARD JUNIORS
WIN 8 OARED RACE
(By Associated Prcas to Tho Observerl
NEW LONDON, June 20. Harvard
won the junior Varsity eight-oared
race, defeating Yale one-quarter of o
length here today. Harvard also woi'
the freshman race.
FLYER MADE STOP
TODAY AT ROSEBURG
(By Associated Press to Tho Observer!
ROSEBURG, June 20. Lieutenant
Hackett, flying from Albany to Sac
ramento, arrived at Roseburg at 9:30
this morning and left at 10:05.
FIRE TRUCK, ON
WAY TO BLAZE,
HELD UP BY AUTOS
(Br Associated Freas to Tho Observer)
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, June 20.
A hundred and fifty persons, including
many children, are reported to have
been killed or injured in the destruc
tion by fire of a motion picture the
atre. Twenty-seven unidentified bod
ies have been recovered.
riOXXV JIKN VISITOIIS IIHltK
H. J. Powers, of Bend, Ore., and
Garry Tuylor, of Athena, managers
of J. C. Penny stores in their re
spective . towns, eui prised Manage
C. E. Short, of tho local store today
by dorpping in upon him unexpect
edly. The three of them spent a
pleasant afternoon visiting anil
talking over business matters.
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COMMITTEES FOR THE DIFFER
ENT SECTIONS ARE NAMED.
l j. . J :
Military Committee Desirous of Hav
, ing AH War Veterans Repre
sented in the Pageant.
The Fourth of July general commit-'
tee has completed the assignments for
the various sections of the parade. The
joint committee having this matter in
charge includos J. H. Pearc and H. E
Coolidge. They report the followin-
appointments:
Military Section Dr. Hurry M
Bouvy, .'
Lumber Industry Dave Stoddard.
Farmers and Agricultural Section
Paul Spillman.
Railroad Section W. B. BoIIons.
Road Dr. Ray Murphy and R.
Healy.
Fraternal If. E. Dixon.
Comic Section Halt wtifal.
Equestrian Section Mr, T.
Rcrogf in ami Mr. J. J. Carr.
Red Cron Bruce Dcnnii.
Automobile Section Frank. Hilton
MMorcyclt Division C. F. -Roberts
Outside r.'pneamtat'o f tti i
Kolm.
. Baby Sectiafi-l9 ifcg'p A Nif
fcarhol Clob.
j Th rjii' loile Ym in m of r
Juration a V" flabortt !!
is eapa rtl iat olher f ralerr! r Ja
itiill lie mita'atr "ptsetei.
!' -Pw r'tir.mA'e to nawlia) l
tary M'tir-n -will -oir-tvl at a
ILTCtt'tT t fat Md ty htn-sl--i .i4
: a4ectinn of lrnrt 11 aM t:
leff t tll-ra
W l' n in 4JMkti- t c
! 4sjiroua r-e-Jp
rr t'ejon cnawatj- whrhx been ir
ffli Mt: t ft it in Che par!r
ana ve a -"jie oi t'lun
IrryjOOOopity. 8 bestow on thQi 9.0
PREPARATIONS
FOR IRE PARAD
too VERNON MAKES
SOME APPOINTMENTS
, SALEM, June 20 Bo-ernor O
cott today namrnl Sain 11. jSoore, of
Corvallls, to sucwi tlt waibou of
the peniteptiary as member of the
stato lime board. He alttb nSmed
Benten Bowers, of Ashla rid. repre
senting the Farmers' Union, and
Dean. Cordlcy, tt Corvnllis, repre
senting the state at large, to "suc
ceed themselves. B. G. Leedy, of
Corvallls, holds' over as a member.
ITALY TO ACCEPT
THE DECISION
(Py Associated Press to The Observer)
PARIS, June 20. It Is roported
that 'the Italian delegation has been
directed by the government, .to ac
cent tho proposition for tho settle
ment, of the Dalmatian controversy,
mlade by the council of three.
PHES1DEXT ItlOTl'RXS TO PAIilH
(By Associated Press to The Obsorve-)
PARIS, June 20. President Wll
son and party have returned from
Belgium.
TRIED TO SELL
STOLEN CAR
ALTO THIEF IS ALSO DKKKIITF.ll
FItOM Alt.MY
Pollco Found OivnrrH of Cur- lp
In Portland Dill Xot Know .Ma
chine Hud lk-en Stolen
Willis it. Ireland, twenly-olght
yeais old, who arrived In town a
frw duys ago and tried to find n
purchaser tor tho car ho was driv
ing a Chunkiler loadrttnr was a
rested last night by the city police.
charged with having stolen tho ca-
from a lumber firm In Poilland
That auto stealing was not his only
offense was shown when he re
marked to the officer who arrested
him, "I know what you want mo
for; the government wants mo for
deserting." Ireland has been turned
over to the sheriff's custody and lm
will he held here, until Portland of
ficers come after him.
Ireland tried to sell the car to
sevc-ial parties, and upon suspicion
being aroused the ownership of the
car was Investigated. The chief ot
police searched his list of stolen
cars, but found no mention of It
there, and then the automobile d
rectory was consulted and the own
era traced from the license nember.
The car was found to belong to a
lumber lirm in Portland, who did
not know that the machine had
biysn stolen until they were inform
ed by wire that it had been found
here.
Ireland's military record had been
good one, up until tho time ho.to 152 soldlois of the 63id Infantry,
deserted. Judging from his enlist-
ment papers. Ho enlisted at Spo
kane in April, l'M8. and was grad-ihad
ed as a fiist class chauffeur. ,
Not
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rriDCT wiYiuir .
IIIIUI UUAIIIU .
BDUT JULY4TH
EXti:i,l.l-;XT ' tARD AltltAXGED
. F1 Mi; I IP OF HOMDAV
w ltulnK .Coiiiuiitutiuu Makliig
.ArruueiiUMild ' to Bring Toy
Xotclion. i Mtbt Gniao Haiv
Announcement Was made last ovo
nlng by members of the, newly ap
pelated municipal boxing commis
sion of the city of La Grande that
it has been definitely settled that the
first of the bouts to be put on here
under the provisions of the law will
be glvon the night of Friday, July
4th. Announcement of the names
of tho uieu who will participate In
the event has not been made, al
though the, commission has I radic
ally decided who the men will be.
There are to be but' two events
on the ourd for the night of the
j Fourth, but for them two of the
,vory best lighweighta and two of
the very host middleweight In the
scrapping game on the coast will be
b-ouKlft horcy The commission has
experienced no difficulty In finding
men who will be willing to come
and it is just a matter with them
now of picking the best men In the
list of eligiblcs.
It is the plan to hold tho fights
In an open air pavilion Immediately
in front, of the ampitheartre at tho
fair giounds. The .namCB of the
mrm who will otitor the ring will bo
niudo known' within tho noxt fow
days.
EIGHTY SOLDIERS
GO THROUGH TODAY
ON WAY TO OLD JOBS
Eighty ovorat.ia men of tho A. ii.
F. passed through La. Grande this
morning . on their Way from the
east to Camp Lewis and Ihulr
homes. They weie members of the'
sixth division, a 1th Field Artillory,
j4th lufuntry, und had been In
Franco, from one yepr to eighteen
mouths. ' The men mado a record
trip home across the Atlantic and
ucross the contineut. They left
Gei many, where they had -been sta
tioned with the army of occupation
fur several months, on the 23rd of
Muy, so ttuit tney will almost have
received their discharges a month
fiom the time they started home.
Among the men were Elmer Wil
liamson, of Enterprise, and Wil
liam Radtke, o Beker. Itadtke was
formerly .ticket agent for tho O.-W.
at Duker.
The whole crowd piled out of
their coaches in a stampede for the
Red Gloria canteen when they saw a
bieaklust waiting them thuro and
though they stopped but a few min
utes they made short work ot the
supplies the ladies had prepared.
Yesterday .the, canteen and the
Salvation Army served irefronhmenls
ho wore on their way nomo iioin
the Atlantic seaboard,' wnero tney
been oh patrol duty since the
Jcessusltlon of hostilities Inst rail.
a Bed of Roses,
. & 'a- f ii 'l '.7V'7V,
"""ssi-o-s T -'d
QOVEANp LOCALS
WILL PUT UP FAST
GAME OJt SUNDAY
- a -
Loc- baseball fane are locking
for a hicli class gamo of halt- heay
.SundiH' afternoon ohen the Cove
team comes over eo see If they "an
discover the reson La Grajule won
from tlu'flia on their own field last
sunuay. uove r.ruso to "acknowl
edge that La Grimdu hits a better
toani than they have, and asthj
settlement of this little dispute, will
llkoly .settle the league rar, as
well, it "Is assured that there will be
lots of pw In Sunday's game.
There was a big crowd fallowed
the local toiim to Cove lust Sunday,
and with the exhibition they had
the pleasure of seeing on that day,
Manager Scrunton Is looking for a
record tura-out of funs here at this
next game. It Is likely that lust
Sunday's llno-up will be used, as
nearly as it is possible to do so.
Some of the players aro railroad
mon and are for that reaaon not al;
ways sure of being on hand wher
a game is coming off. -
WKATHKIt KOItKCAST
For Oregon Fair; cooler In
extern portion tonight; westerly
winds.
diOOU riUMillKHS MADK lUOlOKK
t'A.M PAu;x ori;.s
K111110I11 Ovrr, North Ponder Nearly
Tla-re, imul m iiriiiulo Nicely
Htarted, Of fit-en Confident.
With Noith Powdor about to
cUyin up Hh Salvation Army cuin
pHlxn, K a inula alrondy over 'And
tho coiupainn inovlnn ulnnK Klowly,
but BooniiiiKly buio in l.a Orandt),
nuinaReia and worketH of tho Balvu
tlon Army 8urvlco CanipalKii In Un
ion county foci that they will bo
wvJl alonR toward tho realization
of 1helr object bufote tho campaign
1b officially opened In earnest Mon
day niorninfC.
Tho chief point tho managerR of
the campaign want th public to
keep in in I rut In that thin campaign
callH for such minis of money as In
dlvldunlH uHUHlly coulrlhitte to the
Army In small lots. This contribu
tion will relieve the public. If the
quota Is met, from all further so
licitution for a year's time.
"Wo know what they did for our
boys 'over thorn; now let us h:lp
thorn to help tho boys over here' U
a slogan that is bolng effective)
used by the' workoss- In the cam
paign. La (iranders aro axked to
hurry their coutlbutlons In, In or
der that this city may be In the
lead Monday morning, when the cam
paign is opeped. Contributions
may bo left with Chan. Harding at
the United States National Hank.
'Thft previous sum -reported tot
alled about (12&, und the following
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GIVING WELL TO
Mi CAMPAIGN
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FIRE FATALITV5
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A bluzo fh the horse barn at the old
stock vards yeaterdayOafternoon irave
the file depigment its first workouj
lor seveSul duys. I he tire waa not
serious and had been extinguished by
the eresof aswitch engine from the
O.-W, yards Ciefor? the fire truck ar
rived.
The wroAh of the fure chief wat
aroused when he found a long string
of automobiles trying to beat him over
me occonu street viauum. una ve
hicle stopped on top fit the viaduct
hnd held ep toe string- of machines,
with she result that the fire truck hit
mie car froifl tho rear, the speed
which tho trucR had been traveling
beiiiK too great to permit the driver U
stop in timo tufvoid the accident.
Faught Jury Spend the
Day Looking Over Land
Connected With Case
The, clicuit court is proceeding to
day with the case ot Wallowa Coun
ty vs. Goo, D. Faught, after settling
another civlt case yesterday while
the rluught Jury took a trip over In
to Wallowa, county to look over the
ground.. This case is condemna
tion pioceedlngs brought by Wallo
wa county to secure land from' Mr.
l-'auglit, wuritod tor a road. The
case settled yosterday was' that ot
Stiydam vs. Hutchinson, and a vbr-j
ilklt hi favor ot the, defendant waa
returnod.
State Game Officials
Having Busy Day Here
Looking Over Country
Statu Qauio Wurdon Carl D. Blioe-
makor, Muster l-'lsh Wardon R. E.
CUuiton and Commissionoifl Jack
and Warren went out this morning
to visit tho old Mlnam fish lmtch
ory on the Wallowa river.' A car
met them there at noon and brought
them bark to Ija Orande and this
uftnrnoon took thorn sovornl nilloe
up the Ornnde Ilonde river, to look
over portslhlo sites Tor a natchory
thoro. This ovoning Union sporls-
men nio romlng here for fhem and
thq of ricinls will be taken ' to thut
)own und entoltalnod at dinner,
w-hllo, their hosla seek to make an
impiosslon upon them In favor of
Union. .- . ...
i:(;iM;i;it locati-jh iikku
J. J. licioi k. ot. rendletan, who is
an engtueor engaged on the etete
highway now being built, has niov-
his fiiinily to La O rondo from
Pendleton and will make his home
hero nt least during tho time) the
work is under way.
IS RE-ELECTED
,ld OTIIKIt OKI''lt'KltH OK WO
M'.KWS AUK ItRTAINED
Aiiuiinnl li--llng t'booil yesterdaf
Kwiilng Will. Hllrf -aCntetlabi'
incut rrinjv.iiii al l'ark
Al the busln l meuillig 0.' (ho
Union (Jiiuulv 1'ionoiirs yi'.-dsy
afternoon thu officers of tflo amKt
ution fjiiro rc-el'J'.el foi tho eniu-
Ing ar as follows: 3, L Brooks,
of Imbli-r, prewlJIt; Mrs, John
Hhiiw, of AflAl DKieli-r.'.. "i P'
iili at; Win. Uln'llv Onldcu, nf la
i ti(iiii((.-. iMiK-r a f and tiia-ivrar.
'I'lm sitrda.Vi afteiajoen aalvn
was laji iipl.-d Itrgely by speeches,
the fiiurliKi. eucaAfH being sVna
tor Waller V ttn
J.leH. UurlelKh. t Knlciarite: 9n
Hon. lujihe: , Wrlp.nt. - tl't'tl
Hpilni. , .
Tii enire eaatjH t (tii
I'e'iC iri'i'a' Utf U
' tho t 1 ,- l.On. flat fQ-t;
f-iif-wle. :k. trogrlee T. J
r-hait; of le't )i: enft f wulOe'r
of Id.iii'teis. tho) (-S. . S
, uve C c09,el ' lOvera1
cniTi'O HPieii(iis
ra folio- r'eUnaa hy &Unr
,'?0"il Willln innnn ho waa n($Qt-j'-dly
ro-culleS' 9 dunt by Jay Hhaw
land MIh;i Htlinl'-v wua alao diunand-
i.iml Mihs 8lanb-y was S)o rccolved
pwltlg1 nvldi'irf spigVlailon ars? an
innnn whm nemanaea. t ne pro
gram rlosed with
cnnnle ctt nlsnn
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SAM BROOKS
TEST VOTE
HOT TO I
8HXATK TO AWAIT THE OlT
.
OO.UH 0- THB (jIlClt.MAN ACTS
ON TKEATY
SENATOR SHERMAN POINTS
OUT A NEW HANACE
Sye that the League of ; Natlona
-Will - End (he fkpariatlon 'of
" Cliurch and Stats In the United
State end' the World Will Ue
Made Submissive to the Vatican
(By Associated -Pron to Tha Obaarreri
WASHINGTON. June 0. There
ve growing Indication. Mat the
opponents of the league of nations
might abandon all efforlB to force a
test rote In the, senate before the
Germans act on the treaty. Hope ot
bringing a roll call on the Knox res
olution has been virtually aban
doned. Sherman "Sounds Warning"
WASHINGTON, June 20. Sona-
tor Sherman, Kupublican. of Illinois,
warned the senate today that the
league of nations nuiy end the sep
aration ot church and state In the
United Status and bring the whole
clvllltod world under the domina
tion ot tho Vatican. Sunator Sher
mUn eald: "Tho Roman Catholic
church will bo ropersouled In the
league sjmembly 6y twonty-four
votos out of forly-flvo." '
SAN FRANCISCO WILL
TENDER BIG BENEFIT
Vo"ng Y.aly Wh Vn Injured b '
Fire Engine to Iteceivo an 1m
menxo CiHitrlbiitlon
SAN FIIANCISCO, Juno JO. The 1
entire city government of San Fran- "
cIboo, from tho mayor, the board of
a u pei visors, through the personnol of !
every dujiartmcnt including the
coons, the police, fire, school,
street donning and public works do-
nartifienu, are at work for. a little
crippled women crippled by tho
city,, which, In some measure, now
is trying to recompense her for the
affliction It brought on her. ;"
Som( months ago Mine Mary
Scan Ion. young, pretty and In the full 1
takeii now
enjoyment ot life was standing on;
the porch ot her little homo". Tb
clung pf the gong on a fire engine
rushing to a fire suddenly was
heard. At express speed It rounded
a curve ' near the Scanlon home., .
Something failed to wok properly
and the driver lgst ccutrol. The
next Inslnnt It had oi ashed into 'the ,
Scenlon porch. A for mlnutea lat
er Mary Scalon-wns lifted out ot the
wreckage, .bleeding and vnconsVlous.
For wocks she Jinyorcd botwoisn
life and death at a hosnUsl. Youth
ptovallcd, but When Mary came out
n)is did sft rn crutchce which Bhn
ill av to use 'all hor llfv for. a
log had been taken frofu hot so that
she might live. .
Tl n It waa found thore was noth
tayr In the charter ot San Francisco ,
wli'll provided comensa.(lon for
this particular emergency. Offy
dally, tho eliy could do nothing t
help ho but niinnfflclally It deter
mined that Maip Scanlon waa en-
tltli-d to all the "aid that 'could be
given her. , . .
' The mayor called the members of 1
his rtr govPrnnient Into conclave
and tiie entim busltytiis i4 the uie
tropoLls stood still while it Has de- '
terniTiied What could be done. ,
t)n June' 21 the city's orsat Civie -4udlieijum
w Hi hay the aceoi of a
nuwoter benefit fur M&iy? Nearly
thirty 'thousand tldtnts already
Oavo eenaold for It. Kvery acr9r
vid tiess In tho city had goliaic
tiered his or hor iinrvlcoa. Those
hoscannot get In ft: e aurrUorluiii (
will be taken earn of In the wldn
C'1"QD TnlcPivlll be turned Into a monster bOI
ront were volunteer barlds will
g&y for dancing fQr In-'.o tho morn
ing hours. e
"The cHy will not fall gou, MUa
Scanlon." said tho imiyor to Iho
15 tin woman a fvw days ago at A
public rei:opllon hel.-l In hor honor,
"she has your Interest at heart anil
will look aftet you'
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