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oo Special Meet ion Tomorrow. Don't Forget Soldier's Bonus Bill -30)2 X Yes. Polls Open 8 a.m. ' rmi '' o ..'.:. . jsstvst MEMBER OF THE-ASSOG1ATED PRESS VOLUME XXIV LA. GRANDE. OREGON. MONDAY, JUNE 6. 1921 NUMBER 209. .Flood Waters In Pueblo Are Receding i REGULATIONS IF TRAFFIC roni api'Kkhkniikh scnday FOIt VA It IOCS OFFENSES ; OK Tlt.VFFlC LAWS. PARKING PROVISIONS TO BE OBSERVED MORE STRICTLY Pal klnc Restrictions Will be More Kigi-Ily Enforced Tlilrty-linulo Limit Pl ot tried In District Desig nated us 'in)!itl Speed Limit Han Itee-n 'hanged to Conform Willi State UlWH. Four nrrests were made yesler- day for violation or tho traffic laws. GUT 6 of the city. Two were speeders, onejested in tho city, to make La tirande Violator cut corners and tho fourth; Day thi year at the Stork Show the failed to give right or way, causing: biggest that It haa over been. A a collision. R. M . Rogers and W. half holiday wal declared by the L. Allen were charged with exceed-: business houses last year, and many Ing the speed limit. W. D. Gregg tailed to give right of way and crushed Into L. F. Dunn's car rausing slight damages. R. J. Green cut corners tit Fourth aid O, the traffic orficer catching Jim at It. This morning Chlcr or Police Roy iTIexer "lectured" a prominent lhy filclan who was alleged to have left f his car standing In . the congostod J over thirty minutes.' In this ..'.connection Chief Flexor announced ijiliat speeding arid other serious of fenses against the truffle law were I being curbed In a satisfactory nian- i ... . ,ner and that th enrorccnient oi the parking and other provisions or the ordinances would be made strict- ii-. jf For the benefit of motorists not familiar with the city regulations iho following digest tr traffic or dinances js published: i The speed limit within the city limits of La Grande is twenty miles per hour between -street -intersection.-. At street intersections cars must slow down to twelve miles nt hour accord ing to the ordinance, which wi's :amended to conform with the st.ite 'law on the subject. Adams avenue from Fourth to Greenwood is a "congested dis trict'' and during no two-hour period lie! ween 8 a. m. and ! p. m. are cars allowed to be parked in this section more than thirty minutes in two hours. Fit1 streot between Jef ferson an! 'Madison i; a'so a "c in gested district.'" Cars can be parked on Adams avenue longer than the thirty-minute period on Sundays, this exception not brng applicable to Kir street . That portion of Fir street whose boundary is a line 'drawn acros3 the street fifty feet north of the O.-W. right of way and fifty feet south of the O.-W. right of way, is i "dan ger. zone," according to the ordi nances. This danger zoii must he marked red from curb to curb. No vehicles are allowed to stop or park in this danger zone. . Motorists must Rignal before pas sing another car. No persons learn ing to drive are allowed in r? cor geatcd districts. No persm--. under sixteen years of age or phvHcjl y in capacitated are allowed to chive a car, excepting that person im-apa- j cilated who have a drivers permit j from the secretary oof e'.ale. may drive cars in the city. Between seven in the nvrning :;nd iTonHnii"'. nn Thco Throp) La Grande Sends Aid To ColoradoFlood Sufferers Grand" was one of thn first sties lit Oregon to send aid to thej I'olorado flood surrrers when this1 norniug J. H. Peare. state deputy I for the Knights of Columbus, wired A. A. I.oftjis. state deputy at Trin idad. fiftV dollars as the first in stallment from this city Mr. P'i'rPA as soon y Asocist t"d Pre-., through .'he oerver. Jold nf tre !md at Pueblo Saturday ev - entire, wired Mr. Loftus sympat ey of. ttv? Oregon Knights. an sske.li if his sfate could giie any aid. med came an nwer stat that thousand a' homeless and the aargnditlons are ndMu-rihahly. asking, IS. "') hat any aid he ut'at one f-itinufferei 0 -wt V-1"-'! A r'e-el,'J'"l re"r" CONTRACT FOR FOLEY BUILDING SIGNED TODAY THUHSOAT S 1A GRANDE DAY CIiKE AT II A. M. A1 ("lull Is Desirous of Havliui La Grande. Day at the Stock Hhow The Biggest Ever. Following a conference of the ex. ecutlve committee of the Union County Ad Club this morning, a nuest was made by this body that all or the stores and busines houses of the city close on Thursday, June 9, at 1 1 o'clock. In order that all of the persons therein concerned may attend tho Livestock Show at Union. Thursday is always La Grande Day this year at tho Stock Show the people thus Treed took the opportun ity to attend the Stock Show. Friday is designated as Baker Day, and ulroady llaker has made plans for a largo attendance and sev eral special features on the program. Admission to tho Stock Show this year will be MOO. IMPORTANT AI) CLUB MEETING i'OMGHT An Importunt mooting of the ecutlve committee of tho Ad Clulii. will bo held this evening at soven-, thirty in the ofriee of C. B. Miller. secretary of the club. Tho purpose hp of tho meeting is to devise means for continuing the service given tourists at the temporary tourist pork ostub-j.-.' llshed In the city park last year. Garage men, as well as members': of the executive committee and City Manager George G-nrrott have been asked to attend tho meeting. oxE i.iyroit case over . week-end Oct on IIAII Andrew Erickson was released on 20 hail Saturday night, after being arrested by one of tho night patro. men. He was charged with bci drunk and disorderly. His heal will probably be tomorrow morn This was the only week-end ufunk arrested tho past week-end. RovIvIiik hhi Barney OldtleM spir it, Hnd Williams, of I,a Gxande, 1 could not bear to Bit in a grand aland seat yesterdny nt the Baker automobile races. He prrabbed the wheel of Bert IIuniilton'B Bpedall) geared Nash Bpeid-watfon and en tered (he races, with the result tha he was well along toward the lead when the finlKh came. The racoH were very well attend ed. Among thone from la Grande were lr.t George' W. Zimmerman and famiiy.- Bed Williams, Harris Krench, Tracy Hollister, George Young, H. C. Un-kwood, J. Schmidt C. H. Catching. Clarence Moore, J 3. f'arr, and Mrn. John Anthony. cddln. 'Jlicnver, 'Supreme Direr- Knight of 'Columbus pf lufTdo. brought slmllsr reply. After wiring the flrsO donation morning, Mr. Peare sent a me- ce to all the lodges of Oregon asking them to' send what relief i possible to the Colorado sufiereri. - 1 This atternon. J. H. Peare reeiv- id the following" wire from national ! hcad'i'wrters.of the Kiiljhtl Jif Co- : lurhns: "NEW HAVEN. Cotsi. June 6 AT STOCK SHOW '7H fi-- ems is A STAR AT BAKER Im- S't'fctmc Neeretary.MGliilj;y Is rfr ting!rnng rHrt' fctcCarthy. of Onfall. to proceed at on-,, to Crado ith .ew.f as emem-y itina lor tiooa fferera, to organ(e d idminist'-O HcimiM, Nielson and Harris' Bid is Accepted Over That or Trenchall and Parelius, of Portland; Slight Difference in Amounts Bid. The contract for u throe-story praaont Now building adjoining the Foley building n morning. Heisner, signed this Nl-jlbim and Harris' bid on the work whs uc- ceided iby Jerry Foley, owner of the Foley building, who If building the new structjum "'PHiMd wag. .Hag.08B.OU. The only other bid was submitted Ty the firm of Troiiehull and Parelius of l'urrland. Their figure was $26,390.00. The plans call for a building Willi re-:fun basement, the execavation for the basement and walls having already been completed, thu first story to br occupied by store rooms Tile two upper floors will bo divided into pf- rice rooms and apAi tnit'iiti accord ity to present plans Mr. Foley announced this morn- lug that. It Is possible that an addl- tlonal two stories will be built mediately. The plans as drawn provide walls or sufriclent strengtli to carry another two storlos. Archi- tccturajfy tho new structure will conform with the Old Foley build ing. , The contractors wiil beglri con struction as soon as materials ar rive. It is believed thst work will be under way by Wednesday uiv ru ing . it GEORGE EVANS MAY HAVE BEEN ARRESTED SALEM, June C The peni tentiary authorities were in formed today that George Evans, trusty, who escaped on Miy 22, had been arrested at Kcmmerer, Wyo. Evans was convicted from Union county for stealing the horses belong ing to John Terry. s Tl I Farmers to Hold Picnic at City Park Saturday Wells, president for Union annouueou tins morning i that a big faimera' picnic for every body will be held In tho city park I -nxt Saturday) It will be an all day ineetTTrg-TTiid all fanners" organiza tions, as woll as the general public, I are Invited to attend. A. R. Shuuiway. prominent In Farmers Union of the state, and ('. ! E. Spence. master of the slate grange, will bo present and deliver '-county. HOOD RIVER ARDEHTS RTKIIS SEEP THROUGH GOPH- lER HOLES AND UO MUCH 1MMAGE TO TRACTS HARRY NUNEMAT0S TRACT DAMAGE ESTIMATED $4,000 State or 24.7 Feet Is Forecast for Columbia at Portland on Thursday 25 Font Stage Will Bring Water , to Front Street. PORTLAND, June 6. Rood wit crs last night inundated a, valuable garden tract -at Hood River causing $4,000 loss. The water seeped through Im-'gopher holes, and is now threatening joiner tracts in that region. . The Harry Nuneiuatos tract at Hood River is flooded, destroying all of his crops. J. H. Kobcig, whose garden is the largest in mid-Columbia, a mile east of Nuncmatos' prop erty, says that his dikes still have a foot of leeway. The weather bureau forecast a stage of 24.7 feel here for tho Colum bia on Thursday. Today, tho stago is at 22.9 feet. The upper Columbia points hnve re ported a sharp rise, tho water raising 1.2 feet at Wenutchee. Tho Snake river is un 1.2 feet at Lowiston. The 25 foot stage will bring the water to l'ront street here. PORTLAND MARKETS. PORTLAND, June fi. The price or cattlo was 20 to 25 centa higher today, choice nteors selling at $8 and f.8.25'; hogs steady, prime light 39 'and $0.20; shoop steady, eggs firm and butter steady. addresses. Thoie will also be oth er spoukers with lotB or music. Froo coffee will be served and everyone should tako his basket and enjoy tho day with the runners, at the same time learning something of the working of tho dirfercnt organ izations and something of the farm er's ptoblems. The committee ill charge of thel program and event consists of John Wells. Mrs. H. Freda Hugg and ,1. Goldrlck, Mrs. E. Chenaillt. SPEAKING OF DISARMAMENT ELKS ANNOUNCE THEIR FLAG DAY OBSERVANCE June 11 f irst Day When Amer ican Flag First Saw Light, Is Observed Annually With Delightful Program at Elk's Temple. ' I .. Flag day, Tuesday, June 14, will be observed by La Grande lodge, No. 433, B. P. O. E., with appropriate ex ercises in the Elks club. A program imwhich patriotic songs and speeches are featured has been arranged by a committee of which Judge T. H. Craw ford is chairman. Tho spirit of Flag day is back of every number on the prtgram. The day commemorates the day when OI I Glory first snw the li.'lit of day. This day was June II, 1.77, and tne ob servance of Flag day is for the pur pose of sttrri'ii; mid reviving loyalty to the United Statu, the Elks taking a prominent oirt in tha observant e of the day. From scvm to eight in the evening the Elks' band will pve an open uir concert and flo.v i? this tha pro grain in tlie atlo will l-n put un. The program in arr.iiigid bv Ju-Iie Crawford's conim"tee is :ia ff.lluwt: "Star Spang'vd Banner, El'.!' or chestra, Introductory , exercl in, Ea!tea Ruler and Offi :e-i Prayer, Chiii'aH. Song, "Colu.iiiia, .he Gem of He Ocean, Elks' quartettte. Altar services, Esquire and Offic ers. if , ' Song, "Auld Lang Sync." Officers and members led by Elks' quartette. Elks' Tribute to the Flag, 11. E. Collidge, P. E. K 433, Music, Southern Airs "Maryland." "My Old Kentucky Homo and Dixie Elks orchestra. Patriotic address,. Frederick Slc,- wer, P. E. K-, of Pendleton lodge. Song, , "America, Members and Audience led by Elks' quartette. The boy scouts will act asliuhcrs at the exercises. - BANKS AND FEDERAL - BUILDING TO CLOSE Ki ' Tomorrow, June ' 7 being v e"wHofa-and therefore a -r legal holitlay, both the United States National Bank and the La Grande National Bank, the federal building, and various other offices will close during the entire day. ' The polling places will be opened at 8 o'clock and will close at 8 in the evening. Everyone 'who has the pprivi ledge of voting is urged to do - - !.. v i ; o&zsj BAKER TEAM IS DEFEATED BY 6 TO 5 SCORE MM'I! I.XMMI DECIDES GAME YESTERDAY. McGliinU Pitches Good Game for Teaim Four Hcorelesa Innings. Wl Days of Old Phil Sheridan wore re-enacted yestordny wheu Fred Read, financial secretary of the La G i'u n do bascbull club spent a part of the afternoon gleaning kococks nt tho point where tho gate to the ball park ought to be, and then ambled on the diamond whon the La Or undo nine had been eating mort doclllly out of the palm or ono Fossberry, and, with a trusty bludgeon, took tho kinka out or a puzzling twister that was transportation for three bases. Old Phil Sherldun shouted "Turn boya, turn, we're going hack" us ho fllrkod the foam from hlo punting steed, mid turned the tldo or battlo; In that historic civil war struggle; lko unto him did Fred do. Fred's dramatic clout hap pened In the sixth canto when La Grunde wua wobbling on hr last legs ol hopo, tui' FoBshury und eight men bnlilnd. , lilm,..,wpr.o adamant void or penetration. Tho pep ill Jeetlon so stimulated the' crowd that they turned ou their tormentors In tho seventh und won 6-5 In tho twilight or K day that was decidedly Bakor In coloring. However Baker wouldn't stay iput lind when ah canio out or the daze Inflicted by Freddie, she took another shot of hop In tho loft arm and .pushed over one that .made It five-four. But they reckoned without otio work- niap, and a school lud named Bud- din Thlnsan. Those, two viillnnts hit out) tho drivers that made It slx-flvo. At the timo Road hid his shekels under a shingle and hied hlmseir. Into the' game, it Was four to zero In Bakers favor. No won der the batting rally brought the big gallery to Its feet wl'h symp toms ol hlnterla. It was a skooiru buttle between "Old Hickory" Mc- Innis and Fossberry, the former (Putting np the better grade of pitch ling hut didn't have the nifty sup port Fosiihorry did.. The Buker toatii In one to ho rerkoned with, but lit would hnve been a crime to deny iMcGlnnls victory on his work at Iho rubber. Four Innings were score- (Continued on Page Three) E ASKED TO BE IE ItlEXKS WAVT IH'IK ON HCHOOI IIOAItl). .Vtmftmtlng Petition, fd-lng 4'trculat eil Txl) llefilirs Hny Wheth er or Not H"e Will ACcit Nt.niltifftlng petitions are h'-'ug; circulated today asking Mrs. Fred tfchllko to hToine a catididute for director of the school board of Lu tirande. Mrs. Kchllke Is being ask ed lo berime a randtdHte bv frleii'li .of bers who believe that a woman on the who'd board" would be able to be or nluch service. IS A CANDIDA When spproaelied oil the auhjecljp0 this grtTiioon Mrs. Hctiilke refused to stato whether or not she will ac cept the nomination ir It lstendred her, asswnlni' is her'reason that she htfa hei but o town and preferred to U -eral d-flya, hiKh aut';nirit. until it he mad' 'O " ' 0-1. ir 0 ii. ..I Jloiilghl and Tue.day ttsfr. BODIES OF DEAD MOVED FROM STREETS SITUATION IS WELL IN HAND AND ORDER COM ING OUT OF CHAOS. STATE TROOPS AND RANGERS PATROLLING Report that a New Flood Was Coming Late Last Night Is Found To Be Groundless; Re lief Train Is Expected With Tents, Bedding and Food. . PUEBLO, Colo., June " 6. ' This , flood devastated city awoko today to find the waters in the low lying sections reced ed to below a five-foot level and still going down. ' Tho flood is now at its lowest stage since the sudden ontdaught on Friday night. i" Governor Shoup, who arrived at the scene of disaster yester day, has asked the United States government to place 20, 000,000 at the command of the state for food relief. An urgent cull has been sent for anti-ty. phoid, anti-diphtheria serums and disinfectants. I he Governor h8 placed all iciltr in he t.tn'rJs of the Red vf'Fb, The city is planning to re build and optimistic, signs are displayed, The Associated Press check showed forty-two known dead, against the figures of tho Red Cross yesterday of one hund red. Many bodies are still in the debris. . Tho work of removing the'bodloi from tha Grove and Peppersauca districts began today. The situa tion Is well In hand, and order ll being brought out of chioa. Tho state troops and the rangera art) patrolling tho residence district. Everyone found on the streets after nightfall is stopped ind questioned. Only one or two cases of actual looting have' been discovered since the military assumed control. ' Between firtoen and twenty men were brought to tho military head quarters und . questioned, but nearly all wore Ignorant Mexicans, wan- during about aimlessly. . , The roller train with tents, bed ding, rooking utotmlis and medical supplies Is due at tho refugee camp extuhllHhod nt Mineral Palace Park to caro for the mifrorers who are now In rhurchos, schools and public buildings. , Tho guards are stopping every due except those having official luminous. The report last night that a new flood was coming proved ground less. At 2:30 o'clock Sunday after noon. Just when Pueblo wal be ginning to tecovor from the terrible disaster of Friday night, the Skag- way reservoir, btwoen Florence and Victor, suddenly gave way and with.. In an hour the swollen torrent of the ArkansatC r-lver again had Inutf dated the low-lying sections of the city. " At i :i). o'clock the waters had . risen to a point only a few lifcbes the" high, mark " of Friday nlght'a floods. : New Hood Not Krloll. Vie new ' flood did not develop seriously, however, ilthough th river ros ievral feet. In i-shork time. At ( p m. Wie river aa re ced'g slowly. . r J. L. Moorehea. secretary to the I wvernor. said no' (hough" the . deooh flat would not exceed 160, although reOorta ! him J'aujed frn 2U0 to 6. . '- The 1ck41 Red C?osi t a mini-. 4-S, (Continued on fiage lUfe) o . o . . ' o S o e o e e e o o f 0,1 OO , 0 o o
