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VOL X LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. v TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1911. NUMBER 150' ITU SEWE IRK.!E EM RESPDMS1BILITY UP TO CQHGHE5S REBELS DRIVEN AFFIRMS TAFT; FROM TOWN OF , nrniTP nil in anin nnirm btiitMLUb i ran rmtin LANDS :1 PRESIDENT TAFT MORE OFTIMIS- TIC THIS AFTERNOON, IT IS - BELIEVED. s Striding Decision In Favor of Rebels Is geen In Orders From Mexico City t Order a Sew Election Only So lutionPeace Negotiations ; Have Been Commenced by Government. i GOVERNMENT CENSUS FIGURES AT WASHINGTON SHOW ORE. GON HAS ADVANCED FAST NGREASE IN VALUE LARGE SURRENDER TO AMERICANS WHO GUARANTEE HUMAN TREAT MINT OF PRISONERS. I DEPLETED Slight Per Cent of Farmers Are Son.' White Increase In Tallies of Farm Land Alone and Farm Lands and Buildings Creeps up to the Millions In Ten Years Other Facts Given. : 0T TV Jo J'le 6 Mt'lhhW L ; J c ' hi a The Observer Offers r"rrl - r ree. 1 npo Washington, April 18. Intervention la up to congress. President Taft has decided he won't send troops across the border without congressional au thority. He believes senators and con gressmen are familiar with the situa tion and that it will be unnecessary for him to call the matter to their at tention. The Belligerents yesterday fired across thj boundary Ignoring the Am erican order, Taft is ready' to act but congress seems unprepared to take the step which probably will mean war with Mexicans and Insurgents combined. Long" Conferences Held. Preceding the cabinet meeting call ed today to discuss the Mexican situa tion, President Taft conferred at length with Senator Cullom, chairman of the foreign relations committee. No statement concerning the conference was given out, but it Is believed that the president thinks Intervention 1b near. . . Propose Mutual Border Zone. ; Informal notice was received at the white' house today that Mexico would soon advica the United States of "ft definite restrictive policy on the bord er." The official note is expected this afternoon. It Is believed Diaz ': wyi suggest that the United States agree to a mutual zone of 10 miles wide on the border. The insurgents will probably beconsulted as to the proposal. Senate Refuses Responsibility. Washington, April 18. After a con ference V'lth the president, Congress man Sulzer, chairman of the house committee on foreign affairs, and Senator Cullom, his conferee In the upper house, declined to accept tha responsibility in the Mexican sltua tion. Senator Cullom said the senate will not act unless the president sends a special message. Taft is more opti mistlc this afternoon as ths conditions are more favorable at Douglas and less of cause for intervention. Number of Dead Will Never Be Known Situation at El Paso Exciting . and Two Cities Spend Sleepless Night Rebels Approaching City Fire Com. menceg at Early Hour. Douglas, April ' 1&. Mexican rebels evacuated Agua Prieta at 3 o'clock this morning, marching . westward. Colonel Media of the rebel army sur rendered to the Americans. Thev cas ualties will never be known. A num ber of dead are lving in the streets of Agua Prieta. . ' ' . (The federal force occupied the town this morning, numbering 1,200 strong. It is believed the main, rebel army left at midnight after a conferenco with Colonel Shunk called to ask the Americans to intercede with Mexicans and assure civilized treatment to pris oners of war, Only a small body of rebel cavalry was left to cover the retreat. It is believed that a shortage ofammunition caused the-departure. The Americans are appar:ntly un der orders of the United States gov ernment and refused to discuss this phase of the situation but agreed to accept the surrender If the rebels would lay down their arms before crossing the line. The rebels refused. They admitted they only had one vol ley of ammunition left. Rebels Hld Pending Orders. Colonel Shunk telegraphed the war department today and said Col. Garcia, commanding the Agua Prieta -rebels and a number of others, surrendered DIAZ ORDERS ELECTION. Situation Assumes Point Where Elee Is Only Solution. Washington, April 18r(Special) Census Director Durand Issued today th flrat' nfflpUl xtntoropnt from th census bureau relative to the agricul tural .statistics of the state of Ore gon collected at the Thirteenth Deceu- iX United States census, April 15, 1910. , It ' Is based on a preliminary com parative summary submitted to the director by Dr. Le Grand Power, chief statistician of the division of agricul ture in the bureau of the census. This summary shows, for both the census of 1910 and that of 1900, the reported total value of farm land, buildings and Implements and machinery; total ac reage; improved acreage; average ac res per farm; average value per. acre of land and buildings alone, the aggre gate expenditures for labor and fer tilizers. It also distributes the total numbers of farms According to color of farmer; specified character of ten ure; whether held free or mortgaged by owners; and by certain acreage groups. ' The director gives notice that the summary's .figures are subject to revl slon later, owing to the fact that a number .of farms whose returns are incomplete will be included in the final tables. These additions will not, In all probability modify any of the amounts or rates contained in the present statement. The census of agriculture was taken primarily for the purpose of obtaining an accurate inventory of all classes of farm property existing on April 1 5 1910; a complete exhibit of farm oper ations during the year ended Decem ber 31, 1909; and a statement of the number and value of domestic animals in cities and villages on April 15, 1910. Statements relative to acreage an I yield of crops and the domestic ani mals of Oregon will be issued by Dl rector Durand aa soon as the tfbula tion of this data has been completed. It Is pointed out In th? statement (Continued on Page Eight.) CONSPICUOUS FIGURE IN NATAL CIRCLES GREETS RELATIVES IN GRANDE RONDE. Rear Admiral Corwln'H. Rees Arrives From Walja Walla to Visit Cove and La Grande Relatives Will Be Here Thursday Battle of Manilajlay His Last Important Engagement. (Continued on Page Six) Mexico City, April 18. Simultan ously with President Diaz's submis sion to congress of pending peace negotiations, a bill calling for a new general election will be submitted this afternoon. ; -Diaz' authorization of th .el'Vt'on bill Indicates his realization that its passage is the only possible hope for ptace with the insurgents. Foreign Ji.'r. 3tt.' i.e La Barra edmj'' h- had t-.i'. :."-'. .-.'.. ; (J,- i i-z at '. .ulnj-U'i!, let1,,.. trace" w'lli the lnsurgfn's. Bush Is Praldrui. New York, April 18. B. F. Bush, was this afternoon elected president ef the Missouri Pacific. VOTE COUPON. ; Git Circulation Contest. LA GRANDE OBSEK v EE-DAILY AND WEEKLY This Coupon WiD. Count One Vote. . For (sime) .. Address NOT GOOD AFTi A PHIL ?0 Cut Out Around Bcrusr. REAR IDll 5s SeI no fit Patrons of this Newspaper Will Decide Personnel of the Party to bo Entcr-tained-Nominate a Candidate and Make the Competition Interesting. '-. ; CONTEST DISTRICT NO. 1 ; This district comprises the cltj' of La Grande. The four ladles residing in La Grande who at the end of the contest have received the moat vote will be the guests of the Observer at the Portland Robs Festival. HUFF, RUBY, Seventh and L streets.., COTNER, EVA, 2,008 Oak street WILLIAMS. MRS. Fred W., Box 804.. GARRICK, NELL, Cara Isls theatre . . . . PRICE, NELL, Care Telephone Off ice.. I DAVIS, ADA, 1313 X avenue SNOW, ALICE, 1410 Z avenue ...... i... COMBS, FRANKIE, 1201 D avenue...... KENNEDA, ZAPHA, 1418 Wash, ave DEWEY 13,032 1,123 1,004 1,001 l,00t 1,001 l,00t 1,001 1,001 Rear Admiral Corwin H. Itees, re tired, a conspicuous figure In the navy was in La Grande last evening, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Clarke, on his way to Cove to visit his brother M Rees whom he has not seen in 37 years, and next Thursday will retiiiu to La Grandeto again visit with his niece, Mrs. John S. Clark, 1609 Sixth street. Ranking next to Admiral Dew ey, the distinguished naval officer holds a unique position in naval cir cles.'. -: ' '-' -v" Early In September, 1910 Admiral Rees was retired, ending an active career In military and naval annals He fought with the volunteer army during the civil war and participated In more than 30 land battles and sub sequently took an active part In the Spanish-American war as an officer of the navy. ' Figured Jn Battle of Manila. During the battle of Manila Bay in 1898, Admiral Rees was executive of ficer of the Olympla, Admiral Dewey's flagship. The famous battle was the last of his long string of engagements, land and sea, but active service was maintained nevertheless. Later he commanded the monitor Monongahela and afterward was captain of the Portmouth, N. H., navy yard and fin ally was commandant of the Honolulu naval station. He has had more sea service and less shore duty than any of his contemporaries. ' Return Here Thursday. -After visiting with his brother M. B. Rees of Cove until Thursday he will come to La, Grande to talk over old times with his niece, Mrs. Jennie Clarke. Shortly, he will leave for the east again. x Accompanied by Walla Wallan. The admiral was accompanied to La Grande last night and to Cove to day by his nephew Dr. Frank W. Rees of Walla Walla. The party was met here by Sherman Rees of Cove and were his guests today. CONTEST DISTRICT NO 2. This district comprises all of Union county; except L aGrande. The four ladies of this district who, at the end of the contest, have received the most votes' will be the guests of the Observer at the Portland Rose Festi val. :. , ' .' , " ? , ROBERTSON, ZELLA, R, F. D. No. 2, La Grande 8,661 f AN HOUSEN, HAZEL, Allcel '..". , . 7,001 BROCK, NETTIE, Flora .. REEFER, STELLA, Inibler RUSSELL, BETHEL, Elgin ARNOLD, MABEL. Elgin . . SMITH, BESSIE, Elgin VAN DE VANTER, MRS.. Medical brings Stage Line, Union i . ...... i 3,001 1,161 1,097 1,001 loo:1 1,001- WILSON, EVA, Union 1,001 CHATTIN, VIOLET, Summervllle VOODELL, ETTA, R. F. D., No. 1, Summervllle HART RUTH. Hllgard KELLY, BESS, Cove ........ HERFORD, BELL, Telocaset 1,001 1,001 1,001 1,001 1,00 1 CONTEST DISTRICT NO,, 8. ' This district comprises all of Wallowa county and Pine and Eagle valleys. The three ladles of this district who, at the end of the contest, have received the most votes will be the guests of the Observer at the Portland Rose BVee tlvat. . "r ' '.:'.-' -:' ;..V- ' ' . EVANS, MINNIE L., Wallowa ; 1,001 Cove Man 'An Inventor. David C. Lay he of Cove has Invent ed and secured the patent on a com puting yard stick. With this Stick the dry goods merchant can quickly ccmput the cost of fractions of a yards of' goods. Experts declare the de vie: to be the simplest and mo3i useful measuring stick that has gone to the patent office. ' , PRIZES REGARDLESS OF DISTRICTS. I ' , The three candidate who. at the end of the contest have more Votes than any of their rivals, may, at the expense of the Observer, extend their tripe on to San Ffanclsco. -. ,. . , ' . " , The four, candidates who range next lifstandlng, regardlesa of districts, will be entertained at the Hotel Gearhart, Oearhart Park, By-the-Sea. All winning candidates will be given side trips to all points of interest in and about Portland; and will be taken to the leading places of amusement and recreation.'. ;:. '' r .' - Instead of taking a trip, any winning candidate mar have music lessons' to the value of $50 or scholarship In Whitman college; in the Baker City business college or choice of several other 'colleges. In lieu of the San Francisco trips scholarships valiwd at $100 will be arranged for, in case exchange is desired." - 1 ' " Miss Bess Kelley of Cove, Is the one and only central operator for Cove and connecting telephone lines, the central station being in her mother's home. Fidelity to calls and evenness of disposition cause Miss Kelley to ho held in high regard by her patrons. They will be glad to help her with contest votes In order thereby to pro vide her with a summer vacation trip at the ; expense of the Observer. The citizen who nominated her said: "We deem this a most fitting way to show the young lady proper apprecia tion for her painstaking work for us." Miss Kelley may, not find much time to get out over the country to collect votes, as she assists with both the housework and the support of the household for several children. Her father. Mr. J. F. Kelley, one of tb early settlers ofCove, died 11 yeare ago, leaving her mother, Mrs. Mae Relley, with a family of six small children to bring up. Cheerfully and courageously. MLss Bess Kelley dis charges her duties towards her broth ers and sisters and her mother. Tho scholarships in music, as wIl as the trips offered as prizes, attract Miss Kelley to the contest, for she is anxious to become a food musician. She Is now taking lessons. At the end of the contest, if she Is among the prize winners of Union county, Miss Kelley may call for lessons in music instead of a trip to the Portland Rose Festival and San Francisco. Anto Plays Pranks.' An automobile that was standing in the residence district yesterday and Its motor suddenly became active starting the machine without a driver, la snaky tarves it wound around ths road and ran very close to a lady's porch. Forgetting that the machine was lifeless the lady rushed out and swung her apron hlgn In the air aa it to frighten it from her premises. La ter the owner captured the outlaw car and little damage was done.