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VOLUME XXV
MKM11ER or A.SHOCIATED ri'13.4
LA GRANDE, Oil KG ON TUESDAY, J UNE G, lftJU
MEMUEIl OK ASSOCIATED I'HESS
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AD CLUB ASKS
ALL TO GO TO
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'Loriii Oriiaiiixati'ii (Jives
i L'jiion Enter trisi; (.?
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RESOLUTION PASSED
AT MEETING -TODAY
"Union is Ws'inlv for Show
"AYliicli Sho 'JIopcs Will
the J)iu
Hicld.
rest One Ever
Aftcv weiirhiiiR all related puinta in
lhi mutter, tlio executive committee
of? the Uniun County Ad Club today
nopn adopted the following regulation
pertaining to tho urgency of Lei
Cirandc attending the Union Stock
Sliow in as gieat jiumcrs as possible:
f'Hralizinr; that the Union Stock
Sliow is a ureal benefit to Union coun
ts a lid that the association has been
a . tremendous influence in the devel
opment, of the stock industry of East
ern OrcRon, and to all towns in the
county, the undursiijncd wish to ini
jifcss upon the people of I. a Grande
tlpU there is a community doty tobv
met and that provisions should be
made to llow just as big a repieson
talion from l.n (i'randc as is possible
uiidrr conditions. To that end we
rfrdutmcml thai' all business houses
Ad professional men immediately
make arrangements that will allow all
their employes to attend the Unioe
Stock Show particularly on I.a Grande
Day, Thursday, but if impractical on
' that (lay, then on one of the other
two (lays. We believe that any em
ploye in any I .a tlriijido institution
should have the. privilege of attend
ing tlfb stock show and that his em
ployer -honlil make arrnncemcnts t"
give a haif day off for tnat purpose.
'To the end that the Ki'ontest pos
sible success attend the l'.t:!2 show, we,
therefore, urge one and all to visi,
the Union Stock Show and particular
ly to do si) on .a (irnnde day."
The resolution was arjrncd by
Executive Committee of the Ad. Club,
composed of C. K Short, president;
G. I. I.avison, vice president; T, m
Miller, treasure: ; A. W. Nel.-on,
retaiy; August J, Stangc.
' The Fourteenth r.nual Live Stock
Show will open at Union tomorrow af
ternoon, following a raiade by the l!a
kcr band, which will be IvU about
Word has been icceived from
the stock show' city that nilil)t has
. ami .that U - :-b!lTKe.t
fciio'w in fourteen K'.in- wiilJ Stalled
tomorrow. V ' . '.5. ..
Anions the U: tines that wdl nolo
un.ixinl mint-ii I this vear is the bucking
i..... ,.invt. This contest will I
f lines similar to those used
i.v the Pendleton .Uound-Up and will
consist of two-day tiials and the fin
... nb.ee of: the
last day of
the show. The bueH..nc norsea a. e...
on the grounds are accredited as heme
novices at the an or
their rideis and the association expecU
them to give the snow puons .......
bition of fa.-t and spicy bu.king
thrillers every minute.
Union is all deckel out in flags,
banners and other fitting decoration?
is waiting to welcome the mcom
ig crowd. Thc.sUccts are partly
paved which will do away with much
of the dust that has b-cii an ur.pleas
t featu.eof the show in past years
..... .i... hu. rinn Hold is preparer.
fr a record legi-tration and lodgings
.. -.11 1: nrovided for Vl.v.tor
I . I be accoinedat' d otherwi. e, at many
' of the private Imives.
VI' W T M LINK STHITN;
' i'iicahhl .itri:i;s at impkiuai
f. Allen, who Inc- neen
v.ilh the taxi busine..- in La Grande
fnralone time, has join, d with i H. G
Kstes. owner .f the Imperial Billiard
pallors on Depot street, a. d they have
stal led m-w taxi tervii'e ilh
e,,uip,ct. Mr. Allen says he Wi "
i' giving servi.e and will work to that
,.-d at all times, llrad.iualters of the
new stand will be at tho Imperial on
llcpot st-"e.
1 I.IK IS W MT KI.OO.
vrw V(ii:K ll-rmcn Schmidt
l.o'd to fir' vi':i two gii
. .h-v. Th.-y t-e hi-..,(,.-.!
Lis fie ''"I th
t in over '- iw'H-cn-.
on tb
clothes
5S Pounds ,
X
5
w- t y
This salmon, 68 pounds, If thf
urcest caught in tho Willamette,
river in several years. Will LufcVe,
Oregon City, battled an hour btlor'
landing It.
(by Associated Pross)
HOOD KlVtirt, June (i Truck gar
deners here today began pumpin?
seepage water from dyked lands.
(Iy Associated Tress)
roilTliANI), June . Th.. C'elum
bia river continues to rise. The Wil
lamette river here wasat 20.2 fee:
today. A rise to 22.5 is Jiredicted b:
Friday. ,
Investment Company's
Offices Nearly Done
The La Grande Investment compnnv
announce that their offices will be it.
finished condition before the firs'
of next week. -During the past few
weeks painters, carpenters, and othei
workmen have been busy putting the
offices into ship-shape condition and
all that is left now are the final touch
es bv the decorators.
A new and modern set of safety de
posit boxes have been installed in the
new fire proof vault. '
Creditors File Two
Petitions In Court
Two creditors' petitions were filed
in tbii United States district court .ii
Portland last week askh.g for adjudi
cation of the Adams Ilros. Co., of Kl
gin. anil the Klgin Wan-house Co., '
bankrupts. The former firm has been
in operation since lPOD.
The alleged liabilities of the Adam-
Ilros. Co. are about $70,000 and th
assets are unert-tain. The alleged
liabilities of tltv Klgin Warehouse Co
are set at ::rt,000 and the as-els al
about $2S,CHK.
PIONEER RESIDENT
PASSED AWAY TODAY
Oeorce Kvans. for many years i
prominent resliUnt of Cnlon eoiiniy
passed nway this morning t nt t:V
at. his home Hi Mount Glenn. 'I iv
funeral rt-rvlees will He held to
niMrro-.v at his honip at 2:".o. The
'H vf f!
iWiW - hi
H'if i
e!w I .
" - . 'Mil v
raw
DID LAND
ENDANGERED
Bf FLOODS
rr..rri-iialii will he laid to rest in me
jlslcrd City cemetery.
Xearly all of Delegates
Assenihleil T' day as lie
ports (f Officers are lining
Ji'ead.
(Ity Aasoclutcd ITl'u)
McMINNVIIXE, June The lec
oal for t"e opening day attcmlnnce t
the state Ki'attlft' was made today when
virtually every one of the 211. dele
pateti answered the roll call at th
4IMh annual convention. ,
.Master C- E. Spence pressed. Vh
aftrrnoon was dedicated to the report
of offieers and introduction of re. olu
tion.s. A banquet will be given tonight
followed'by a reception. '
MclINNVlI.LE, June fi. The For
ly-njnth annu;U session of the Oregon
State Granite, assembled here today for i
a four-day convention. Twenty-four
committcos were to report, officers,
wore to be elcetod, aiwl the delegatas
were to veport, officers were to, b-j
clcctcil, a'nif (lie ifeleKates were to dii-i
euss (tranue policies, including the pro.i
posed income tax to' be submitted' t
the people next November. Business
sessions morning and evening each
day, with the closing Friday evenin;
.ire on the program.
BOARD FILLED
To vacancies in the Hoard e
lJirectors of tho Grande Rondo Chau
tauqua Association were filled lat
voning nt the regular meeting ol in
directors held nt the Ad Club J--ad
quarters. Mr . Logan has re
jnovciTfrom the city and David 1 Stod
dard has resigned. Charles Bingner
was elected to the vacancy caused by
Mr. Stoddard's resignation and Ceo.
Holm was elected to Mrs. Logan's
vacancy. The directors went over mary
dotails of the coming session and were
ncouriiKed over the reports of wh.i
the program will ha- Among th
I problems before the board at the pre--
ent time is tne stano wmcu m.u?v ......
a new setting this year. While no def-
inite-ennclusion was reached n is prou
hI.Ip that the old roll curtain will un
displaced by a drape and the torn
d worn-out scenery will be dis
nlaced by something more pleasing ti
he nve.
RECORDS- FOR
DPENiNG DAY
Strawberries
Coming Down
.Wholesale Market 1 u IVrt
Jantl Dropped Much
Today.
(By Associated Press)
roUTl.ANK, Juno 6. Wholesale
'Strawberry nuiceK sluniiied here to
day. Tho best California. . berries
dionpul from $:i a eralii to $1 a
erate. ' llonm Krowu berries woi-e
bginrf nfrered everywhere friilu 51.7C
10 $2.25 u erate.
Supplies are eoinins; In from all
soetiona and heiivy (iiTerliis are ro
spttnsiule for the drop. '
Moonshiner Pleada
Guilty And Gets
' Fine In Court
The rase of -the State of Orejror,
vs. K. ( Sherm.-.n, eharRed with il
legal --piession and manufaeture ol
lutoxiealino liiiuors, was tried in tw.
, iusli.e court yesterday afternoon hi
3:00 oel.ie'-t. The defendant pleaded
guilty and was fined K2)
The Sherman home was raided und
evidence of the manufacture of moon
.hine was disrovcrcd. A considerable
uantity of liquor was also found or
'be residence. Sherman lives a short
distanco from I.a Grande in the mou. -
iau..- to tne south.
ACCKI'TS COXTU.HT
I
Illy A H,M'i, Ic-ri
llAJt'l't'OUll, t'onn
Juno ft.
.Mm Thorpe, Indian ball player, re
cently releahod 1y Porthyul. has ac
cepted terms with tht Hartford
club, of the Kastern League and or-,
dered to report immediately.
Freak Eggs Laid by
'' . a Hen in Aliccl
!rs. John T:aver'so of Aliccl has
a hen frn her flock that has laid sev
oral ''freak eggf." They, are covered
with ridges and arc unusually large.
One of tho eggs is 7 3-4 inches i i
cii-cumfeiencc the long way and li 1-4
inches around the small way.
.THE MAKC1I ()! I'KOGItKSS
IS FATAL IN POLAND.
IiKMIiUPG, Poland, June (i v
! Over forty persons were bin ned v!
v. in debris and many killed today -l
-I- when two three-story building
!- collapsed. They were shaken
-! down by vibrations from ii pass-
ipg motor truck.
M; H
THE ANNUAL DELUGE
MOVE-TO DiSBAH
WOERNDLL MADE
BY LEGAL DDDY
)!ar ;Assoc intion) )Wants io
' Deny Prixilees ol: I'rae
.ticitio' lo .Man Who .Mis
used ritizc uhi'.
SALK.M, June ( TI.e state'bur as
soetation Unlay liletl with the supreme
court pioceeilinRS for the disbarment
of Joseph "Woermlle, Portland attor i
ney, chure;iii? him with misuse of hU;
citizenship papers in', lending them to j
Hans Boehin, tierman .spv, Tne churjf!
es u'e pr:u tically the name a- thos
leL'erjLb dismissed in federal eoutt he j
eatrxf of an alleged offense committed.
U'forc the UniteJ States entered the
war.
'.
strawberry crop is very pood this ye'.iv
and the prune crop will be tremendous,
judging from present indications, saiu
J. O. (lolt, manaKor of the Kukciu
1'iuit Growers assuiuition. Ire can
nery of the local asstriation will
working oh , strawberries tliis week
said Mr. Holt, tlooseberries are ar
rivinp: at the plant in small quantitie
and rhubarb' is beiiiR canned at th
pix'scnt time
Abd Uhl Ateff Temple of Portlnn I
will bring to I.a Grande September 1
and 2 probably the biggest bni.d thai
has ever come to Kastern Oregon and
i.: it t i i ..i
, nisi, iiiu uiKKVfli i'. v. t. - ,vmi
mat is now in inc west, inis is me
word brought from Portland to I.a
Grande by I). (). K. K. members and
the local committee on arrangements
has been advised th'it tne race be
tween the dokics of Milwaukee, Wis
consin, and Portland, Oregon, will re
dound to the belief it of -the local con
vention. These two temples ai e try
ing to outdo each other in the size of
their bands and their patrols. The
I'm (bin. I band lit the pi i sent time con
sists of 101 pieces and their patr l
consists of HO men, for which there
are three distinct uniforms. TI o
l patrol has a sparling suit, the regular
.-.dokie patrol uniform and a full (Ire
v uniform for each of the 80 men.
'!' addition to these two groups the Port
v. land lodge will send fnllyTiilO voturi.-
'iiccoiiling to the present plana.
LARGE BAND TO
CIEIOIOI
yW
ANOTHER GUI RUNNING
10 111! MILLIONS A
YEAR ODDEDED TODAY
NUMILUU UILU
EARLY TODAY
Ijillian Kussc
''ailed Te
i'nim Illness . hol
lowing Injury, on, Jipard
Ship.
(Hy As5ioulHted T'reHHP
riTT.StlUllt.il, I'll., Ju.,c- li. OPis.
Lillian Iiussell .Moore, bright comic
opera star for three decades and inter
nationally known as a beauty, who
died early this morning, hud been ill
several weeks following an accident
on shipboard while returning from P'u
rope. The accident occurred when
she was violently thrown on the ship
during a slorm.
Iowa Contest
. . for, Senator
One Of Candidates
(lood Lead In The First
Reports. . '
(Hy Assocmied rrcssl
DKS MOINKS, la-, June Smith
W. Ilrookhart of Washington was
leading forthe republican nomina'tion
for United States senator with more
than .To per cent of the total vote re
ported in the first 00 precincts of the
2H-IS in Iowa. The vote in these (!'
precincts, scattered among 21 eou
ties, was Ilrookhart .'17-1K, Picket l'.lli'
Thome 1 dx-"., Krancis '.111, Sweet 8(17,
Stanley .178.
The winning candidate must poll
;io per edit of the vole east for presi
dent at the la"t general election; oth
ei wise the primary will be in vain and
the candidate must go before the re
nublii an state convention to be held in
lies Moines in August- Several of the
candidates are said lo possess almost
r.pjul strength nud parly leaders nr.
openly apprehensive that no candidate
will be able lo obtain votes enough
to win the nomination.
Permit Issued1 for
Baptist Parsonage
Work on the llnptist parsonage hi
the rear of the liaptist church hah
been begun and this morning n build
ing permit was issued for the build
ing. The excavation has been nearly
completed and the walls will soon be
under way.
The parsonage will cost, accord
ing to the estimate given on the build
ing permit, $:i,'00.
A permit was also issued to Oliver
I). Ibivis to erect an open air theatre
at the corner of Adams avenue am'
Fourth street which will cost npprux
imaltly 2,00.
Examinations To Be
Held Here This Week
F.itfMh trnnlo f xaniinat 1ns will lit
Iwl.l liwr licL'ini.inir Thursday. June
H. TIh't will I su"il"iiMiuil to tin
statu I'XJiminnlmns held m-i'iilly mid a
Itiryn ihimiIkt of studutts lire cxptM'tcd
In tnki' Uiem- Thry rf tcin(f hrW
umlrr tin- xiipciviMun "f ihi 0"uuy
ftiipcrintcndrnt.
Case Postponed On
Account Of Illness
Tlic of Hi-niy T. WW vovsu
K. (). Wilson, which wn lo havp W,i
Irii-d v'HtrrtM' morninv at 10 oV-lork
di filiiti'iv owin'i tn the illnuss iif Mi:'
:. 11. Ki-m, Mr. Finn Immiij: attoni'y
in t hi ch c.
The cii-ic nf W. .1. '(i-n vi'ixui J I-M.-(iinn'-
wi-n o trml thi mrni':
it fj o l'K-k. Tuf p:'Hif in tlu- i-as
li; in th-. iciu & In'.-.i ,
!'; .
Minority Report Declares
"llu'nian Need's" Not
. Considered..
DISSATISFACTION
IS INTENSIFIED
Sa v i ill's To The Kail r .ails 1 iy
W'ii.U'c .Reduction Increas
ed liy Another .(0,M 10,000
J!y Today's Action.
' (Hy AssoetHU'd rreMHj
CHIC.VtiO, June (I. A slilko
role of npproxiniately I ,'200,000
rail workers will be taken by
the individual unions nriecteri
by Ilie I'allroail lalair Inuiril re
ductions recenlly ordered, It
, was decided today.
Hy Assoclnted rreas
CHICAGO, Juno G. Over tho
strong protest of thr,e labor repre
sentatives on the United State rall
rbnd labor . board, .ii. new wago cut
or Huve.il centa pur hour for rallw
Kliotp iiieehtinlcH .and ulno eouta for :
trolght carmen, cutting from .400,-i
'000. shopineu , niiiiroxlmaliely $60,-
ono, 000 annually, waa ordered, to
day. Tho now wage rediieilon brought
an estimated added saving of ISO,
0611, 1147 yearly to railroads, follow-
Jilsiiig on Iho heolR of the $50,000,000
rut m wages m mainiouanco or way
laborers last week, lloth ano effec
tive July 1.
The minority report of the labor
members of tho board stated the
majority deelalon waa mudo "with
no consideration of human needs''
and rhurr.es that it faila to. carry
out line functions of the board to
siit "Just and reasonable" wiiea.
t ny Assoetatfld eresHi
CINCINNATI. Junu 6. Tho new
ago reiluctlons for shopmen can
but Intensify the 'dissatisfaction
with railway labor eoudltiniin, and
will at least result In an Immediate
strike vote, said I) M. Jewell, head,
of the shop eriifts union, hero to
day for the strike conference.
IJAKKU, .June i(i .Seven h und re J
dullais in wilti or Mi ouiuus from ten
tonn of i) re wan a clean-up J. M. Maev
ol Sparta hiouht to Itakcr find left
at the Virst Isationul hank.
The output of Khr was from the
Mahlc and (Jiate clainiH at the numtn
ol' Maiden (lult-h on Powder river, 7
niiU-H south of Sparta, and within a
quarter of a inilo of the liakrCor
r.ueopia post rond. The proporty is
owned hy J. M. Macy und ftons and is
.1 ri reiu (liseovery.
Vhe elaim.s arn devclnped by sha't
to r. depth of (;") feet and pay vro bus
teen tound a.l the way from the su--faee.
A tunnel has heen started to
nohscut tlie ietuc at u depth of 175
fei-t.
The eh an-up hrouwht in wan only
a pait of severnl other returns mtnh
t!ie'pnsl. few weeks. The ore Itt treat
ed hy a Huntington mill.
( l.Ot'DIU UST TILLS 1IT H.
. VA LI, Junu (!. A cloudhurnt at
ho im nit h of the Malheur eanyon
ileive Vale a few da'!4 aim eausel con
iitrialle troulde to tho Warnisprin &
Irrigation district. Tho Vines ditch,
im of the main hitetals, was filled
with ,ilt and tnn-h for coiuideralde
distance The dittritl ha hd a crew
of men cleaning out the ditch and will
haw it in shape for the delivery of
wntr within a short time.
i'Ht W:lnci'!ay, fuir.
MEN GULCH
CLAIM PRODUCES