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a o n o 00 o e MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOLUME XXIV LA GRANDE. OREGON. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8. 1921 NUMBER 211 Service Men's Bonus Bill Carries O 0 a " e . i ( J.H.M LftGHLIN TELLS STORY OF SHOOTING TELLS HOW HE WAS SHOT AT FROM BEHIND BY OFFICER. LEE WARNICK DID NOT DRAW GUN IN AFFRAY , Command Not to Shoot by One of Party of Three Was Disregarded by Others, Says Veteran Officer Injured Man Says He Has Never Hear of Similar Affair. . In a statement today, J. H. McLnch lin, veteran officer of Eastern Oregon who was shot in the back early on the morning of May tfl vhile lying hi wan i"i nuuur-imien nu.cu.iie coming over the mountains, suited that Sheriff Lee IWarnick who was in the party doing the shooting did not draw his gun and that just a moment before the shooting was done some .a one said "Don't shoot." While Mc ;'! Iichlin "did not recognize Wamick's voice the fact that two of the part ri tf three fired, one firing directly at Mcljnchlin who was seated on the ground in plain sight of the officers ... t ..,. t nd with thp lirht ni th whoriff's t-r t --r.--- -- - :s turned on him, while the other fired so far wide of the mark that there was no danger of his bullets hitting the man, McLachlin intimated that he 18 vermin wuiinn communa not 10 rT shoot came from Warnick. " ; f I McLachlin said thrit after he had, f stopped the Holm car and noticed his j' miake and allowed the cur, whoso occupants became panicky when their, ear was stopped, to proceed he ex- foPn unlawfully rebated from amount peeled the sheriff to come to make 'ciccted from bank for trixes; opnioi. an investigation. Roy Klcxcr, chief hy justice McBride, Judge J. W. of police, Mcljachlin stated, knew of .Knowles affirmed, his I cing, on the lookout for a booze Frank A. Gildcrslecvc, appellant, car somewhere on the rond to Kamcla. v Robert E. Lee; appeal from .Wul lle said that he did not tell the sheriff oi,a county; suit involving right o' of hjs going out that night but had , plnintif f to convey fee simple title tc he' seen him he would have told him - ...i r,.,-t .nininn hv .IhuHi-m c' : . ' ' When the car carrying the officers , joc Meno vs. Frank Otto, appil who were investigating the SUeged ;in,,t; appeal from Wallowa com ly; holdfp enme up McLachlin was seat- lsuit to obtain possession of marc, ed on ihe ground, his gun beside him. 'opinion by Justice Johns, Judge J. W. Hit head was turned so that his face i:,.wIps uffirmeH. couiii he seen. He heard the men n ii,P w7l)7Z " T, ..t U ...... Tl ;J ,L! l..,r,t;ni.l ht. .. fij ,u r, nrc ! HI,!.! l, ; ft ..i... Z".' i L . Ki.,, 'a. 4L-, . W, 'C7"i , ;"r " uL I'i - '" aiii rirht hand. Then he realized that ba v.as shot. He could not niovo h!- linn. lie Ihi'p i.illed to them asking them what thi!V wrrp doi.it'. On rominn. up to him oih of the nu n in the party I . T,ie' funeral of Hcjwnrd C. Hol wl.en hn .iii who th man was they ' "'an. H-year-old soli of Mr. and hrd shot at. said, on seeinir his badee Mia. M. S. Holiuan. will be hold at pinned on the outside of his overcoat "It's a. wonder they didn't see that badge." referring to the aulo party who thought they had . come across a bighwHv rhan. MclAchlin," who has probaliiy been in more man hunts than any other pfficer in Kastern Oregon, snid in dis cussing the unfortunate nffnir that in his long service as sn officer he has never heard of a similar eaxo and pointed out bow unnecessary it would have lieen to fire at a man un ' der tbe circurnstnnces and in his posi tion he could not see 'the men com ing upon him. He also pointed out that only an insane man would have been in such open view of a car com- ing up the road if. he had been a ri renl hiehwe . n-.im. 10 DIRECTORS BEING ELECTED: ' - i;euired to extend one hiM anil wave Klrctim dirrctv f,,r thi dis- it up and (Jon, in.-ted of sllwin? rit- f. the Ot-i ("o-oTiv it'o Vn limply rx;id the car as at ruin i'twt is Uing t4 thi.- ft- . Vrnt. t ". ' ! at the eiiy hail. The 4ir-tir . M r,ri 'aT all riin to sl.nv re fwiog rh'r Jtnm -wl .aif il.,r. to 12 miles an Sour wKw pi-ss-ntiit'. i May.- ,'' Ahool he-t outside te city . a. K l t'M'14. of a .V. V. i;ii.i.,ranl to slow down to 15 njiles . Hwtft f liaer. T. W. f.ppn g. ,.f ,,n anur whenocrossirig railroad tracks Iwiiier It. It I'atA'wr of 3,-rph fflside of tbe cit limits. ' t'i'l. ; vo-d on. Tcnts are now required j give "0 TV l'l 9 iy sent tS- days' notice t landlords when the o Pil ' m Ie"rJ''n. All "tiding in o ttjilots niSil m "snve tifern ii.he hand of A. V. Swift. inco;;e a, ot tN? el-4vu tr.'tvr,,, , Ad Lasker Chotcn . Shipping Head Kx-Senntor George Chamberlain of Oregon Is Nominated Wo tlia Shipping Hoard. WASHINGTON, June 8. Ad Las- ker. Chicago advertising man who managed the .Re-publican campaign advertising, has been chosen as chairman of the shipping board, it has been announced from the White Homo. , Meyer Lisaner. of Lob Angoles: T. V. O'Connor, of Buffalo. N." Y.; Ed ward C. Plunimer, of Maine, both Republicans, and Admiral Benson, Ex-senator George Chamberlain of Oregon and Frederick 1. Thompson of Mobile, Ala., Democrats, are un derstood to be assured of places on the board. John T. Adams, of Iowa, was el- octed Republican national commit tee chairman, succeeding Will H. I Hays. Ralph E. Williams, of Ore gon, was elected vico-chairman, suc ceeding Adams. The senate has confirmed the ap pointment of Chamberlain to the shinning board. The other nomina- ' ! iu..H rntarirni in u coin 111 it tee n (,e usua, cour8e. SALEM. June 8. In the five minor !, . u.. .u- r opinions nanueu uown uy -ne wruh n -...... .1.. .1 supreme wjurt sw-ciiw, wj.ituwiu w ' as foil0W5: rj, p stone vs. J. T.' Burtchacl at !, 'nnellant: anocal from Tillamook i county for rehearing denied and form- er opinion sustained by Chief Justice Burnett. '" c.. H' Allen et al., appellants, vs. Charles G. Billyou ct al.; appeal form Wullowa county; suit to compl a i to refund money alleged to have lii-n .ludire .f. W. Knowles reversed. Rnlnh Imbrlc vs. A. J. Hartramnf .. . . . .... . .... i 1 " 1 appeal trom .wasningion. ', 1 "i'""'.- ' - f of 7" Tact' P'm0" f u,,"...u" .' """ 'B . J. "I0-?;'" - - , , ... JZ... ! r". "MC ouii vs. inner aim mm v. iuuii FUN KRAI, OF RDWAffi HOLMAN IS THUKSDAY the Bohnenkamp chapel on Thurs day afternoon at two-thirty. D. D. Randall, M K. missionary, will be in charge of the service. In terment will be in the Masonic cem etery. The nearly 400 amendments, revis irr.s, changes -and additions to the of" Oregon passed by the ItlJ! sesion of the leeislature are no-.v in ..,fiw.f lfrrin rnnlffmn httmtf riivnrre ' are slightly affected for the reason jthat filing fees in the office of thj ,oiinty clerk are advanced. ! The revised motor vehicle code, BMe from the Increases in luenst fci s, hat only few changes. 1 When bringing an automobile to a in tiTtrtftr thp now hw. mntnriv 1 rrr OPINIONS ARE HMD m AMENDMENTS NOW IN EFFECT bitend to vacate a,dwelling inste.J e' terr,ay unde? tjie old law. LanSioras vt aw recuest(S to'give I nofjee. 9 Ji OT OGK SHOW !ij I UNION HAS FINEST AND LARG EST STOCK EXHIBITS EVER ASSEMBLED THERE. PARADE STARTS EACH DAY AT 12:30 P. M Thursday U La Grande Day and Preparations Have Been Made ho That There Will be no Tiresome Waits on the 'Program This Year. UNION, Ore., June o. (Special to the Observer.) The finest and larg est stock ch:l)it which, has ever been brought to the Union stock show was on the grojnds this morning. Al' of the kirns on the show grounds were filled, and Lurried efforts were made to stable the i vcrf low ir stables nearby the grounds. Another shed was also hurriedly erected on the grounds, but this failed to care for the excess stock and. the im promptu stabling outside was made. A largo crowd arrived in tho city early, all anxious for the stock show parade which starts at the grounds int 12:30 o'clock each day. Immo- diately following the parade, the pro- lo - ram starts at the stock show . grounds. .,,,, , , Judge Carlyle has arrived and was at work early at tho grounds, lor - therc are many entries to be judged during the three days' show, The management this year has promised that there will be no tire some waits between the progivim events and everything was in read; ness this morning for the main ment to keep their word The race horses have bcn at the track for some time ,and one of the best racing programs ever, given in Union county Is assured the patrons of the Block show this year. Thursday is La Grande day nnd preparations have been made for an unusually large crowd, owinjr t') the good weather. Friday will be l'.aker iaay. OPENS GATES IS nil Grocery Stores Will Be " Open Till 1 1 Tomorrow Announcement was made this morn- jmg that the grocery stores would re- Imain open until 11 o'clock tomorrow -imorntng. All other store Irfi iGrande will remain closed all day in observance of La Grande day at the L Grande day t the mon stoclLJulowy' he action was necessitnl-cd by the grocers because several days ago on ' . TliMi: . i' h WAHT A JOB WKEKt 1.! i V 71 V CN START AT . ! V f 1 Tt verv BonroK 1 "J Dike Breaks on Hood River Farm Hc'vy Machinery la Kxposed Hectlnn Near The lkallea la Being .Moved To Safely. PORTLAND. June 8. A further gradual rise In tho Columbia la re ported today but the Snake Is stationary. A gradual rlso hero un til Saturday Is predicted. A dlko breaking and flooding the big truck farm of J. II. Koberg, at Hood River, caused a (10,000 loos. . The heavy machinery in the ex posed section la being moved Bt The Dalles. The dikes at Kolso, Wash ington, are also being4 strengthened. OFF FOR MARKET VALE, Ore., June 8. Eleven car loads! of as fine spring lambs as ever left any stock country were shipped from Malheur last week on their way to the market in the east. The bunch belonged to Arrien and Mendazonn, sheepmen of Vnle, y l;n have been feeding their flocks in. the interior around Juntura. The lambs were entrained at Jun tura. They were 31 months old and averaged in weight at Juntura 75 pounds. There are many more carloads to leave tho county within the next few weeks and stockmen assert nil they have seen in tho county will bring top. prices as the 'range has been so exiellent this year. C. I). PUTNAM HOMB SOLD TO BRUCE COX The C. D. Putnam residence at 703 Main -street was sold yesterday to Bruce ( oxl Mr. Cox has been makin? This "herrflquartorK in La Grande for Rome months, his family- remaining in Wallowa, bis former headquarters, until a suitable home could bo se cured. As soon Mr. and Mrs. Put nam secure living quarters elsewhere Mr. Cox will brmg hi family to La Grande. Cox is manager of the Lb Grande Grocery company ond has been well known hmxs for many years, having been on the road previous to his tak ing charge of the local enterprise. agreement was reached t.hat all stores close at 11 tomorrow, which was changed yesterday, and they have or- I de rod DorisllfihlA trfiorls which will he ja total loss if the stores close all day, , it being too late to countermand the orders. One delivery will be mado by the groceries on Thursday, SPRING LAIS UK'S LOOKING FOIl YOUR KIND, MR. State Returns Show a 3 to 1 Vote for Bonus SOLDIER 1 PASSES BiB, IIOII COUNTY ALICEL, ISLAND CITY AND ONE LA GRANDE PRECINCT AGAINST BILL. , TWO TO ONE IS PROPORTION OF VOTERS FAVORING BONUS Thirty of Thirty-Seven Precinctn in County Turn Down All Measure Excepting Bill Paying Debt of Honor to Service Men Union County SalnrieH Bill Snowed Under by Heavy Vote. At a late hour this afternoon thirty of tho thirty-seven precincts reported the following vote: Yea. ... S51 ..".ISIS ... 981 . . . 1035 No. 1693 821 1088 1282 1417 17S6 Lcgis. llegululion Soldier Bid . . . . . Emergency veto Marriage exam. . Women juror 823 Union Co. salaries... 464 The soldiers' aid bill was tho only. one of the six measures voted on in Union county that curried in the thirty precincts of the thirty-aeven in he county, the results of which were vnilnMe this nftcrnoon. The vote in these thirty precincts, which include all of the large precincts In the coun (y, was about twenty per cent of the total registered. The precincta from which reports were not available this afternoon could not bo reached on the tele phone by the Observer. With pos sibly two exceptions the ballot boxes had all been received in County Clerk C. K. McCormick's office but the summary of the votes,, which ac cording , tdi infractions sent to elec tion" hoards by the county clerk, must not be placed in the sealed ballot box, had been placed in the boxes and were unavailable on that account. With the exception of three pra- cincts all precincts reported on rolled up a majority in favor of the soldier aM bill. Practically all interest in the campaign was centered uroun 1 thin bill nn.,.lnpl l,n,i,,n thi mcisure were Alicel, Island City, and La Grande No. Ji. Alicel nollil HI! votes in fuvor of this measure nnd Continued on Pago Five) GRADUATE M J. Hi H; . .OOVKHNOU OI,CTT COXtiltATl l.ATKS STATE '-V. SAJ.EM, Juno 8. Oregon is to be congratulated upon her if H maulflclont Bhowing Indlcatj- Ing soma share ot her appreria- H- tlon for what her servlrc men rri h did during tho great war, said if ' Governor Olcott today In a let- ter to William S. Gilbert, of H- Astoria; state commander of -H the American Legion. . fc "The landslido In favor of 5i: 4; the measure shows unequlvo- i; cally that the people have not forgotten and , will not forgot the service the young manhod M; H- of Oregon haa rendered the na- tlon. Tho splendid work which H- k has been done by tho American Legion Binco Its organization no ili doubt had much to do with H- the tremendous majority given the soldiers' aid bill." ;H ; : .j. WJIJ HTMOIIS FLY OVKIt TOWN TIIIH MOItMNM . Telephone Calls to Joseph Ntate that No Alarm Has Been Caused At That IMnco Reports 111 La Oraudo early tills morning were to effect that Wal lowa Lake, ut tho lower end of which a dam was roccntly plured, was higher than It had ever been before, and that water was now Btarting lo run over tlio sides near the dam. In asmuch as the dam Is eighty feot high and tho report stated that over one hundred men were biiBy work ing at tho daini yesterday trying to uvert a, catastrophe, thore was much needless alarm raised hore, foe tele phone calla to Joseph stated that there waa no need tor Blnrfti to. be felt. Men were working at the dam yesterday, but pot because the wat er wsb going around tho sides, but moro as a precaution In case of a heavy wind slonn. Prominent busl- ILL0ID1 N0TINDANGE8 ness men nr .Iniutnh utuiaA il.n ti,a'hv d nul imi n RCA flH AtmaA men . were plucing snndbiigs on tho hanks or the Lake near the dam, In,1,""'' yes; 23,7b0 no. order to keep the waler from being washed out should a heavy storm arise. DEATH COM FRED M BECKER PASSES!! IKS SUDDENLY IN ;n,m'e today to attend the Grange NGELES, C'AL. 'idelegaUV meeting this afternoon LOS A Funeral of Former Union County Resident Will Probably he Held at Colfax, Wash. u..-j i.... i. ...i -. . .. ,. . i of the sudden ath o P ul M Beck- er. former Union cim.. June B, t San Jose, Cal. . . . ' 1 ....... v.. Mr. Becker leaves to iiinnrn'liw lntu hi. u.if ,1... I-.. nmrHage.'i'o'f'C, MbuZ and Dorothy of Teocaet, his mother, Mrs. .Susan fc. Becker of La Grande, ki. l..l... v it i f I nis two orfjtliers, r II. of La Grundc and Fred W. of Portland, two sisters! Mrs. V. 11. Hcs..d of Albany, Ore. and Mrs. W. A. W.KKiell it A i Funeral nrringement i have noj lieen completed, but it is most like ly that the remains will be shipped to Colfax, Wanh., for bu'rUI. SNTKHI'KIHK VOITII IIO.VOHKII. J. Howard Dobbins, of Enterprise, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dobbins, has been linnwred al the Washing - ton. slate agricultural ollege. as I her president of Mm associated students tnere. Tiie campaign among the candidates for 'the var- Ions student offices Is said to have been J he hnttast ever vulld off on lb 1'itllriiin r.B,'ia. mm IS GIVEN ADDED VETO POWER VOTE ON MEASURE 304 AND 305 IS VERY CLOSE ACCORDING . TO LATEST RETURNS. ' WOMEN'S JURY BILL WAY HAVE CARRIED Those Casting their Balloti Defeated the Bill Requiring a Physical Ex amination of Both Parties Seeldnf a Marriage License, and Also th Bill for Longer Legislative E Ion. - prHiH AND, iT"" flirLT'" Oregon voters at tho special election yester day overwhelmingly approved , th bonus bill for ex-service men. measure enabling the governor to , veto certain provisions in the bill ' j declaring emergencies without at ' fecting other provision. - -, - Those casting (heir ballots de. feated the bill requiring a physi cal examination of both parties seeking a marriage license, and ? th bill lengthening the legisla- -! tlve session from forty to slaty . dayB. The women's jury bill vote is close on the early returns. Returns from twenty-nlno counties in the state, including Multnomah county complete, compiled this after, noon gave : j Yes.' No Legislative Regulation '.26,140 36,047 Bonus bill ..63,720 18,462 Emergency veto 37,010 26,201 Marriage bill 4-31,333 38,666 Women jurors 35,018 30,034 Virtually complete .returns show that Portland hoa approved the char- ter amendment authorization of street vacations for terminal Improvements the $200,000 fire apparatus bonds Arthur Swift, national vice presi dent of the Fanners' Union, is in La wiiiuu i-iiuni- xiie rHjircsenun-ive lor this part of Oregon. ,Mr. Swift has lately returned from fim extended trip east nnd south and his 'iipression is that the northwest, wnn an oi us quieiuun in Dusiness W"y' "Jh " than fther part of the country. II - hf I.. ( .. i t. L B. """" ' u u " " v mnvnmunt nmitn. IUa -vim... ..w.... ..... ' B .era for he believiw that this movement ' "8t t"W" marketing conditions. Mr. Swift Is positive the farm iiiust be brought r niKric.ui civiiiKiHiun pen- t t, . "''h' "C, ? "m"" b ' nB,l"n ?'i''h musl l.UiV?,,,ricUltu1 V l'to M' " J? that end he Is devoting hin entire time to work along- organization lines. POLICE COURT CASES CLEANED UP TODAY In the abs-w of Municipal Judgl I' J. KitchiTi, tb" t.ellie court calen 1'ir was cI'M.rd uji tidsy by Acting (Municipal Judge H. E. Dixon. Four leases wnich have been holding over since Sunday were disposed of. W. L. -Allen, Jack Hinchey and R. ;J. Green, against jrch whom Itraffic violations, were ffcslked !each psiil a fine of flSA. The, faaetk rase, that or Andrew Krw1W clnrgedr wKh being dnwk awl SV4. orderly, was settled by $20 he px- posid by Erickson being Jr.ntM Cof bis non-apjearagce'in court. s - f'OHTLA.ND MAKKKTS , TSRTLAD, BJu 8. Thellve- ia'SJH iumtkhi nere ifiaay was sieauy. GO SWIFT HERE FOR GRAIN ELECT ON II s - - w mm wVTTr vtwn '.w i 7S aS"Z : s n9-.M. m ?un., . o 3 ffl ci nt and Tb'irsday, iir. eggs and butter firm. o 0 o e e . - o ' . . . .o. - r
