La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 07, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextO oo o o e - s o " 0 " ''-.- ' - . o . . ' . ' . . 0 o . o t -V o MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATES) Hill VOLUME XXIV LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY. KJNS T. tm MJSWEH 2itt 00 1 GRANGE WILL TAKE ACTIVE PART III I IWfi I I 111 L.IIIIU U.MOX (THXTY DKIJ-XiATKS TO'disorders in Ireland, were executed " STATU COXVKXTION AT Kl' ' CJiXK HAVE HKTlRXliU MANY IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS PASSED SUte liody Viiild Make Study r Agriculture a Cumpiil4,ry l.'nniii In tho Toucher's Training Coutho; Also Knvor County Cmtrts Having Jower to Ixrate Highways. i The Union county delegates re turned from the 48th annual BOBsion of the Orpgon State Grange Suuday and renort one of the best sessions of that organization ever held. Ku-ihi noon scnd fra" C?x to S"U . I'ake City to attend a hearing on the peno Is In the grange center of Ore- re(Uests of tho tl!lilrmia to rc.estab- gon. Linn county alone having 2 4 1 Ush the long land short haul for in auuordinate granges. Twenty-eight terior towns. counties were represented, with I The matter was brought to theat fcbout four hundred voting delegates, tention of the club by G. L. Larison. and nearly twice that many visitors. 'in explaining the danger threatening The grange parade put on TuesdnvjLa Grande and other interior towns noon whb over five miles long and.' the request of the railroads is In addition to the members of the Kranted, Mr, Larison pointed out tuto grange, there were floats rrom'thut the line business will . a nifinbor of county granges, suoor-' largely go to Portland if the change dlnatos. thoroiiKhhred livo 8,0ck. back to the system which ws knocked . grown by members of Lane county.!0"1 5ome years a ls made- floats from Tanners creameries andi The long and short haul establishes ' stores and various granges and the a late from eastern points which is University bands. Ithe rate to Portland plus the rate 'from Portland to the interior point. The grange voted to Initiate a'In showing how this would effect number of measures at the next freiKht on commodities Mr. Larison general election, one of which would pointcd out that the carload rate on do away, wjth. the) stuta highway corn is 1-03 to La Grande from the commission and create a highway at prC!M,nt. Tho sama ratc pre. .-.commissioner who would be direct- vajIs for portiand. But If the long ly responsible to the people. and short hau is a(rajn established it Resolutions .were also adoptcdjwill be about $1.80 to La Grande ...favoring tho county courts having! while Portland will still enjoy the ' the power to locate tho highways. $1.0.'! -rate. v in which they help finance in thelr The purpose of asking for this i counties, regulating the amount of change on the part of the railroads the loads hauled over the hard sur-jis to be able to compete with the faced rondR. against the tearing up'Panama canal. Portland and other of good macadam roads to replace coast points will be able to compete with hard surface ones and tho bulld-Jwith the water rates at the expense Ing of new roads where adequate of La Grande and other interior systems of roads already exist. (points. Statn Suiporliiteudent. of Schools I The loss to the wholesalers of La Churchil mot with the committee on Grande would be in the neighborhood education and a system of agrlcul-'of $80,000 to $100,000 if this change ture In the rural schools was ar- is rrfadc. The sentiment was unani re.nged and tho subject of agricul- mous in favor of fighting, the. :rail- ture is to be made a 'compulsory branch in the teachers' training ' course. , , . . ... iU favor ng the doing away with the . ,. . ,, ... 'majority of the present state com - . , ' .. . .,, . missions, against me caning oi hiu - cial elections, attaching the etuer-, gency clause tn bills where no em- ergency exists, the exclusion of the Japanese, the repeal of the. Rogue River fish law passed by the last legislature, favoring a new system of graduate taxation, and many oth ers of Interest to the farming inter ests ot the slate. A resolution fav oring the allowing to none but prop erty holders to vote at .bond elec tions was 'lost in a tie vote. The next state meetin. of the grange will be held at MrMinnvjlle. Receptions were given the members; by the' University In Villard Hall.! and by (he city and county grang in the Christian and Methodist churches. The coast granges of Lane county furnished eighteen bushels of clams for their pa-rt of the ban quet. Thre hundred and thirty four members took the iixth. degree hirl In th woman's gyninnfihitn of the University, while a larne Hans wan given the fifth decree by tHej permitted to intervene in the case of Mitllnmnh roiinty docre teun. Hnry Alhers. Tennis Tournament Now Certain Six Sign Up Preparations are- being made for Frees and Bingner, Cramer, and Cra- one of the biygest tennis tournaments -r- "A LaJscn and odor . . ,. , -.. , , , Norman r rees, announced this ever held in La Gran.de. The date of moting jn of ,he u Gr8nde the tournament, which is ta be held, :T(,nnj, c.jb t lh(, concrete courts under t!e auspices of the Y". M. C. 'of the club would rSe at th di-posal A., has not been sot et bu while !f tie Y. M. C. A. !i' the tournament. it will be held early in summer there will be plenty :f time for tiffus plai'- ers get ufficierrf practice to be in good shape when it jn,s off. J. L. Cramer, secretary of the Y. M. C. A.. whois making the arrarge- ments- announced th4 aix had signe-d !.- for singles and thrje entrants in the doubles had been listed. The sin- be uid forthe senior division of the .0'-s are: Norman Freeze b'harlcs tournament and the Y. M. C. A. UiiAe Donalde Cramer. Francls'courts will.be used for thejiliior di- 'QrameQgJO Larson and Harry Proc Crown Force Take Irish Republican Three Men Convicted of Participa tion in Recent Disorders Kae. cuted at Cork. CORK, June 7. The crown forces captured over one hundred members of the Irish Rcpublicai army List nicrht. After a hattlp in which three 'Sinn Feiners were' lulled and 12 'wounded. Three Men Executed. DUBLIN, June 7. Three men, con victed of participating in the recent here today. LOUIES ARE OBJECTED TO Bruce Cox to Go to Portland to Rep resent La Grande Shippers at Hearing Next Week. At one of the liveliest sessions ot the Ad club ever held it was decided road's' attempts ' to re-establish the system in vogue before the famoi iSpokane rate case was decided. .1 Money is to be raised by the tra portation committee of the Ad , , ,u for the purpose of defraying the : f, ,. KM , . Ipenscs of sending Mr. Cox to Ub - . , p.;, S -I U.S. PLAYER -LOSE IN GOLF GLEANGLES, Scotland, June 7. Great Brilian defeated the United States in the international profes sional' golf match. The British won nine of the day's matches, and the Americans three. OREGON BAR ASSOCIATION WILL NOT INTERVENE IN CASE OF HENRY ALBERS WASHINGTON, June 7. The su- preme coprt has nnied the petiiin ol the Oregon Bar association thit it be The. tournament is also open to women and those who wi.-Ji to jnter are asld to get in touch with 1r. Cramer immediately. The tournament will be divided i'o a enir and ju ior'diviskm, giving all an opportun ity to meet competitors in their own class. ; ?he lOncrete courts wi(J probably j - , vision. The t$ divions will stage PROPOSED NEW nu ll Salt - 2 w AGREEMENT Oil BOIIDS IS REACHED STATU HIGHWAY COMMISSION Ml'ST ACT .NOW ON MATTKIt ALLOTMENTS ACCORDING TO STRENGTH OF BANKS ItepresciitatJvee of All Hanks At Meeting Yesterday Except One Ijirge Amount of Hoil Work Will lie Started When l(l(l,(HM is Mado Available Through Bnds, The banks of Union county have agreed J6 absorb the $400,000 of road bondaadvertised several weeks ago fjfjfhich bids were received, the high est bid at the time being 94.26. Tho 'bonds will be allotted to the various banks according to their assets, I Some details stil nvorked out between the state highway commision and the county court but so far as the banks are concerned they will do their part. The meeting it which the decision was reached was attended by rcpre- close 11 day Thursday, which is I -a sentatives of every bank, excepting Grando day at the Union stock show, one, in the county. The bank that j Yesterday a decision was reached by wias not represented is favorable to , the executive committee that the clos the proposition, it is understood ing hour be at U o'clock in the morn- and will sign up for its share. The money to be derived from these bonds will be used partly in getting aditional road work under way thh year. A portion of the money will probably be used for paying for work done by the state highway commis sion for the county. LONDON, June 7. The executive body of the coal miner's union has called the. delegates to a conference Friday to consider the strike situa - tion. S T MEET FRIDAY Proposed Water Works to e on Ballot August 9 The preliminary work on the sur veys or the proposed - new water works system for the city of La tjrande will bo finished in time so that- an estimat of the cost can be! made and the entire . proposition thoroughly explained to the voters r,r t-hn Mtv hitfrtrn II, n fsnni'iul pier. lr"" "f A"611"J l1 at which time this proposition and amcmlments to the charter of the city will bo plac ed on the ballot, according George Garrett, city manager. I O A A Gi AAA Al "Uncle Joe If it weren't for Mm mtadnff mrlk Joe Cannon. He's 'SJncte Joa" Bhn. veteran railroader of Indianapolis. use ill our T. Hill Makes Motion at Meeting, and Declares That Union Show Is 'Affair of Whole County. At tho luncheon of the Ad club this noon on motion ot A. T. Hill it was decided rhat all stores be asked to ling but Mr. Hill and other merchants expressed the opinion that it would be better to close all day The Union stock show is not a community affair," Mr. Hill said. "It is in reMlity a county show and is rapidly becoming an eastern Oregon show." BOULDER TAKES FLUME - SECTION OF CANAL BEND, June 7. Fifty-four feel of Hie Central Oregon Irrigation com pany's main flume south'of Bend wont out at midnight Thursday, following tho breaking of a section of the foot ing when a larirc bowlder, loosened ;by the heavv rain of the afternon he. fore rolled down the slone and crashed linto It. Before the water could be shut off, a section 64 feet long was 'broken down. R. K. Koon, of Stevens and Kbon, consulting ougineeis In charge of the preliminary surveys, is now In Portland and will Telurn in possibly two weeks to complete the work. High water made it necessary to temporarily postpone further sur veys. The work that remains to be done inclines some work at Mea donf Brook, Looking OlasB, Cather- several othor CHANTS TO ON THURSDAY to j Ine Ci-erek and In I pai ls of the county. GET BUSY S ' " LIGHT VOTE CAST TODAY BARELY FIFTEEN PKR CENT OF TUB REGISTERED VOTERS CAST BALLOT AT 2 P. M. VOTING IN PORTLAND IS ALSO EXTREMELY LIGHT Portland Telegram Late This After noon Revised Their Former Figures and Estimated That Between Twenty-five and Thirty Per Cent Vote. At 2 o'clock this afternoon, a canvas of several inlying city precincts showed that barely 15 per cent of the registered voters had thus far made their way to the polls and cast their Iballot at the special election today. I While most of the polling places were 'made warm enough by the weather, land the work, tho persons In charge 'at the Mnthodist church wero using an 'electric heater to keep warm by, work I being so slack. I At tho Presbyterian church, pre cinct No. a, only 40 persons had voted this aftornoon, 'while t Harris hull, precinct No. 12, only 18 persons hud voted tit noon, and 14 at the Auto Paint Shop, precinct No. 1.1. . At tho Mothodist church, precinct 10, there are 250 registered voters, but only 38 had cast their ballot ut 2 o'clock. At the city hall, there arc also 258 registered voters, and only 30 had been to the polls at the time of the canvas. Reports in the county precincts showed that in many places, voting was even lighter than in town. Most ot the polling pVaces. expect to have their total count complete by 0 o'clock. ' . ', Portland Voting Light. PORTLAND, June 7. The voters of the state are today balloting on the five statewide measures reform:! to the people by the last legislature the measures including the bonus and loan measure for the benefit of the ex-sorvlce men. Tho sixth mensure referred affected only the Port of Portland. The early voting hero is reported light Tho Portland Tele gram estimated that tho vote would be 60 per cent of tho total registra tion. But based on the ropdrts fiMifrhler voting than" vviis' cxpe.'teil. the'Tc'e- gram this afternoon revised their forecast on the voting, saying that the indications were thai 2ri to 30 per cent ballot would be ca.-t. KIVOItt'K Itttl'CSKD HY JVttUK J. W. KXOWI-KS l.V HKKM HUT Circuit Judge J. VV. Knowlos yes torday afternoon donlnd a divorce decree In fhe- case of Kdyth Iloem vii. Jonathan. Beem. Cruel and In human treatment wero tho Kinuiids on whirh the dirorr was sought. MEASURES Policy lot Mexico is Discussed Today Ckatlra KvasM Mighes, Secretary of Mate, rresems President Obre . gon'i Reply to U. 8. Note. . WASHINGTON. June 7. The eahl. net today discussed the American policy toward Mexico after the pre sentation liy Secretary Charles Evans Hughes of President Obregon's reply to the American message outlining conditions under which the United States wo lid consider Mexica l reoog-. lit ion. Tn c.ibinet also ilij.sscd rv'rtions wii.ii the Dominican rep.r lie. The American government has nro. posed a treaty of amity and comity wibh tho Mexican government, the state department has announced. E VARIOUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN riPHEAl) IN COUNTY. Over Fifty Head r ltaco Horses Aro on Union Truck Heady For Tho Big Thrcc.Hn)- Hliow. Reports' Trom Union this morning wore to the offoct Hint admission to tho Stock Show this year would be $1.00, and not $1.60, as has boon reported In soino localities. As the Stock Show dales, Juno 8, D and 10, approach, the wheels and machinery of the big show be gin to movo. Everyone in the Stock Show city seems to be on tho Job and stopping lively. Indications are that she's to bo a hummer bigger and better than over. Already, aonio fifty hoad of fine race horses aro on tho track at Un ion. Harmless horses, relny horses and fast runners are now stabled and ready for the opening day. . One Of the fastost racing programs over held on the Union track Is assured by the managers of the 1D21 show. Immediately aflor tho last liorso raco on Friday, which Is Baker Day, special ailtomobilo racos will be put on by tho Bakur Automobile aascla llon. The entrants thus far are Southard and Sholn, with an "Es sex Racer"; Duhy and Caul, with a "Hupmoblle racer"; Bert Hamil ton, with, a "Nash racer", and Scott with a "Maxwell -racer." who the "Blimey Oldflnld" of Bakor Is will bo decided at tho races on Friday. TOURISTS TO The Union' County AH club will again furnish wood for fuel-at the temporary auto camp in the city park, according to a decision reached this noon at the club's luncheon. Llijit year and early this year the club supplied wood but the failure of fi nances being provided by the finance committee "resulted in temporary ces sation' of the practice. This caused much dissatisfaction among tou-ists who expected to either be furnished wood free, as in tho past and. as an nounced at the big sign wt the park eiiirance, or lie utilo to buy it on the ground. As a result farmers in the vicinity of the camp have been com plaining that their fences have been disappearing. Although no money is now available fon piiriihasi?ig wood the resumption of tho club's generosity towaeds tourists was made pwsslble when El pier Ktoddrird of the Grando Ramie Lumber company offered to send out half a dozen loads of mill wood and give the Ad club all the time neces sary to pay for it, wind if It v?as.un ahlo to do so by the end of tho year to "all it off." '.The suggestion was also iade that a carl, taker be hired and wood.&ild to the tourists hut ft was decided that under existing conditions it would b" cheaper to g?ve the wood away. 0 o ' ' ' Portland (Markets. ' PORTLAND, June 7. The live iitock imrket "here was teadvf.idav Tggs firm and higher, the Auyinip price Zi cents; selling price by case Z4 cents, elects 28 cents. Butter was fui. 0 CJLO O O ly in tion of Oie stale. Showers and cool. er In the eastern portion of the4tate. ADMISSION TO STOCK SHOW DOLLAR GET" FREE WOOD o ESTIMAT $20,000,000 COMMITTEE OF REAL ESTATE MEN MAKE APPRAISAL TRIP OVER TUE . CITY. RED CROSS ESTIMATES ' DEAD WILL NUMBER 500 E. E. Withers, Prominent Buslneaa Man, Is Shot Through the Head While Driving Downtown Son, Who Was With Him, SM He Was Slowing Down 'After Command t0 Halt, rutMtlM PUEBLO, Colo., Juno 7.A committee of real estate men today estimated the property damage in Pueblo from tho flood at between $15,000,000 and J20.000.000, after an ap praisal of the buildings and their contents. ' - ' The Red Cross officials at a meeting estimated the death list nt GOO when a complete count is possible. The known dead this morning totalled 65. A rescue party is going down the river, today in an attempt to recover the bodies. Tho clear, weather is believed' to. make possible the recovery of many which have been found but could not previously be ex tricated. ' ' E. E.. Withers, prominent business'nian, was shot through the head Inst night after being commanded to halt his automo- bile. He was bringing his car . to a stop when killed, his son, who was1 with him, said. The damage to three of the prill cipal railroads entering Pueblo will aggregate $4,500,000. : May Donate a Million. . ' WASHINGTON, June 7. A million dollars would be available immediate, ly for the flood relief in Colorado, un der a resolution introduced aimulutn cously by Senator Phlpps and Repre sentative Hardy, both of Colorado. Platte River Swells. DENVER, June. 7. Heavy Tains In the mountains Inst night 'caused the Platto river ' hero to swell again. Over a score of frame residences are surrounded by water in lo'wer west Denver. Two feet of water la stand ing in West Colfax .and Larimes streets. IMnriy of. the basements in' the warehouses ore flooded. A tall for help- came from the city hospital when tho basement was flooded. IS OPENED TODAY "BELFAST, June 7. The.parli- mcnt of northern Ireland, elected un der the new homii rule measure, was opened toiy amid impressive scenes in the council chamber of tHe city hall. NINTJi STEAMER STARTS FROM POTtTLAND WITH A N&N-L.NION CREW PORTLAND, June 7. The stoinv boat "Beurport" i the ninth steamer to lcav0 with a non-union crew since the strike began. Judge Wolverton yesterday afternoon heard the marine picketing (injunction Ase. Howard C. Holnvin, 14-year-old son 0 ofo Mr. and Mrs. DP. S. Holman, ot , f'.'l V avenug, passed away at about I o ciock mis mornmg irom an -attacK of appendicitis. 0 o o . He isosurvived by his ptrr.ts, two).; brothers, W. C0 onijj M. S. Holman, and one sister, Liezie oHolman, all of o I (ff ande. Th( remains are Jt the Bohnenkamp chanyP pendiog0 arrival olothe father from CaUfgrnia.o NEW PARLIAMENT BOYITIif. APPENDICITIS 0 e 1 1 he er-'rsr.t . fa diMi's heie tnyy s the ?s? time V ednesday fair. O e o e a .eo o oo o o O V i : ' - ' , . . ... '-