La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 10, 1913, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text!)LUME xiii. LA GRANDE, OREGON, ' i::V ; THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1913. NUMBER 4. ; OOLDULERS OVER 30 TEARS ASSOCIA 1 TION HAS HAD A LOBBY. 3M I NENT Q FFI CI AL TALKS iman Testifies During , Morning Jore Lobby Investigators and Cays That for Over a Quarter Cen tury Active Lobby Has Been Main tained at Washington MulhaU Files Found Every Session. V.ashington, July 10. The first wit ne'a called by the insidious lobby com m e today was William Whitman, ,m ionaire textile manufacturer. He. te lied that he had lobbied actively in favor of the tariff on wool since 18 ."5. Copies of 20,000 letters were sub- m-.ted to the committee by Mulhall furnished the members today and it is planned to use the correspondence af ter Mulhall testifies before the com-m.-tee. ' Whitman's testimony occupied the entire morning. He said there had not been a session of congress dealing with the tariff for 30 years which the Na tl, nal Association of Wool manufac . turarsjiad not participated actively in aa endeavor : to shape schedules on wool ? After Whitman was excused the committee held an executive session to examine Whitman's books. These showed he was on intimate personal terms with Former Senator Aldrich. the late Senator Allison, the late Rep resentative Dingley and others promi nent in tariff work. ''' Vie Books for Evidence. W. Bell Marvin, secretary of the Na tional Association of Wool manufac turers, who was examined yesterday, turned over to the committee today the books of the association. These will be used to determine the activities of the '-organization in shaping the tariff leg ; islation. More Letters Found. . Indianapolis. July 10. Letters writ ten by Mulhall it is reported here, werVshe had planted a bomb near the Liv located today in files of the Indiana I Manufacturers' and Shippers associa- i tion, These letters .it is declared, shed additional light on the campaign of 1 Former Congressman James. Watson j for governor of Indiana in 1908. Thej Indiana organization is not affiliated; with the National Manufacturers' as-1 ; sociation, of which Muinau was an agent. Officials of the Indiana asso ciation said the letters were not to be published. Suicide at Bellingham. ' Bellingham, July 10. Mrs. Frank Chase, aged 38, shot herself through the heart at midnight last night af ter her husband had unexpectedly re turned home and found W. Young in the house with her. Young was ar rested after leaping from a window. !TTEALTH OREGON CAN'T EXCLUDE FRIED MAN CURE. Attorney General Rules Such Action Would Exceed Authority. . Salem, July 10.-Accord.ng to an opin BOARD COB lion rendered by the attorney gen- rant has oeen 1 would begin active work as soon en rise t0 these rumors, which are . the state health board has no le- as the deal was a sure go. ' idle gossip and contain not one par authority to close a Friedmann UT , ' ,r..a Of course all this is in line ,fh . ticle of truth." w . eral gal authority to ciose '"", institute in this sUte on grounds that v.ll u,e the so-called tuberculosis . . . . i 1 cure uiui mxj Ucv..... . Dr. White, state health officer, asked . .. ., . Tirt .nrli nower irr -re oijuuum. .... ty,o onven- would go beyond anything the legis- ing held this afternoon The con ven lature had intended to give to- the tion will be formally called to order to board of health. morrow morning. ARMSTRONG DEFENDS HIS OWN HONESTY PORTLAND EDUCATOR DENIES HE RECEIVED COIN FROM APPLICANTS. ASKS TO TILL HIS STORY In Public Statement Today He Admits He May Have Been Foolish and Len ient But Denies He Was Crooked Says That If Detective Brought Him Money it Was Borrowed Mgney Alone. . Portland, July 10. Reaffirming in nocence of any wrong in connection with any operation with the civil ser vice commission, County Superintend- net of Schools A. P. Armstrong has asked the privilege of going before the ! grand jury to tell his side of the charg es that he solicited or accepted money from applicants to positions in the city employ while civil service com missioner;. The grand jury is investi- gatine these charges and his request will probably be granted. Former Chief of Police Slover, was among the first witnesses today. . I ..Commenting on these charges Arm strong said:' j "I may have been foolish, but I was not crooked. If Detective Craddock brought me money from any applicant , . . ... ... . mav hiiva Hnno an nur it no din it. was 1 hnrrA frnm him C.raA. hnM mv nt fnr Sinn nmv. .... ' T j , . . i;-f Where I erred was in being lenient ,;i, i;.,t, v- T see now how I graded papers perhaps'14 is believed h' hat the too kindlv. but not a penny came to European powers have decided upon a me for that."; Incendiary Confesses. . Liverpool, July 10. Mrs. Edith Big by, wife of a prominent physician, con fessed today, to the burning of the residence of Sir W. H. Lever, also that erpool Exchange recently. Remanded to jail, the woman said the outrages were committed under the instructions of suffrage leaders. , ; Girl's Death Investigated. wilkesbarrie, Pa., July 10. The mysterv surrounding the death of Al- . Criswell, aged 16, over whose b.ody an autopsy was held yesterday, is still unsolved. The body was found floatinc on Harvey lake on July Bth. Herbert Johns, aged 20, the girl's sweetheart, is under arrest, charged with the responsibility of the crime. SteDhen Reese a chauffeur, reported that he saw Johns and Miss Criswell with a party of friends on .the night of the fourth. He saw a strange man 1- W on a pile of logs nearby. Re- turning to the same place aooui mm-r-iirht Reese said he -saw Johns and the givl in the road and that the girl was staggering and Johns was supporting her The strange man was still ly ing on the logpile. The police secured about ,a hundred letters that Johns rad written the girl in one of which he suggested that they both jump into the lake and end their sorrows. Postal Laws Violated. Portland, July 10. Information was filoH todav aeainst R. M. Beere oi.new ufe yesterday in a new. ant superintendent, in com.ne....".' pindleton before the federal authon-l purporting to originate from Spo- on the reports and stories last even ties chareing that he mailed at. fourth wKich stated that the deal had ; sai(1. ..There is nothing to . t es cnarging . a consummated and t The O.-W. R. & N. does not i Pendleton Taper on which he had writ - 'ten nesn;' i, wnr - vlo,a ot tn. ; p-. , - 1rt Ti,.ndred3 Albany, N. Y, July "U"S 0f do- ; " - """,; nf . , - Ma the Loyal Order of Moose, vd.-v. Preliminary mac. v , are neic fp are be- FERDINAND TIRES, CALLS SUDDEN HALT BULGARIAN ARMIES ' SAID TO HAVE BEEN RE-CALLED BY KING IAN AID IS General Savoff Will Be Recalled for -Precipitating Troubles Withv tDtfier Balkan States Affirms War Of f ice tat St. Petersburg Russians Asked to Interfere With Further Fighting. St. Petersburg, July 10 A cessa- tion in the fighting by Balkans ia fore- casted. The Bulgarian minister here has informed the foreign office that King Ferdinand had ordered the with drawal of the Bulgarian troops which were engaging the Greek and Servian forces in battle. ' :; -. V .- : Ferdinand Does Not Want War. . It is also said that Ferdinand intends to remove General Savoff as command- er 01 . DUIa"an Ir.ces Because oe- caus?.ne precipitated the war. t erdi- nand is said to have decided not to ac cept the Greek and Servian declara tions of war and that he has ordered his soldiers to withdraw immediately. Want Russia to Interfere. London, July 10. Russian interven- tion. in the Balkans is sought by Bul- I : a a TO-- i J : patches. The dispatches state that r the re1Uest WaS made without tS serve' KinS Ferdinand being anxious to prevent further bloodshed. r , , ... Powers to End War. . ,f , mines, it is expeciea mai me min isters and the powers at Belgrade. Athens and Sofia are instructed to urge the governments that they rep resent to bring about peace. The Ath ens dispatches report continued vic tories for the Greek army. The Bul garians are retiring all along the line. SOCIAL WELFARE DISCUSSED. Commercial Club Has New Field of Activities Outlined. ' Seattle, Wash., July 10. "A Cham ber of Commerce Militant," was the subject discussed today at the sessions of the Fortieth National Conference of Charities and Correction. E. M. Williams, prominent Cleveland, Ohio, business man was the principal speak er. He reviewed the work done along sociological lines by the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce during the past 15 years. L. H. Halbert, of the Kan sas City board of public welfare, ad- rirossnl one of the sectional meetings on "Developing Standards," and Henry Sumpter Valley Line Reported Sold toO-W Baker July 10. The Baker Demo-, authority for the statement that a tsaKei, juy . ... officia 0f the road had as good crat says this morning: , Jjj, ad,itted to him in Portland that The persistent rumor the past few 8?orieg were true. months that the O.-W. R. & N. is ne - e-otiating for the purchase of the n...ntAi V u lip v rH 1 1 ruilLl woo t'-" :hat the. transfer would soon be it was aisu ami 1 j 1,1 Ua onlnrirod to a stand- . rou ... q r & the guesB work which recent events, The df.niai y Mr. Barton is cer ;.iHi.,cr the acauiring of Sumpter tnini st,-on(T eno'irrh nud other nffi- irorertv bv Frank Redan, roruanu ' : :. . nr.- r"lnii!ition : i. r hft Wnctprn "otrranv, rave insnireu. wv.u.. acquired several Sumpter business blocks and has attempted to pet control of several business mterests v, r tnwn. A well known 1 Baker business man yesterday was T. Noyes, Jr., of the Rochester Cham ber of Commerce outlined the develop ment of national plans for the partici pation of commercial bodies in social welfare activities. Health and pro ductive power was the subject of an address by Dr. Livingston Ferrend, of New York, secretary of the National Association for the Study and Preven tion of Tuberculosis. ; Mangled Body Found. '! Benton Harbor, Mich., July 10. A woman's foot and leg were washed ashore at Granger lake, near here to day. The authorities believe they were severed from the body less than two days ago. It is reported that a man and woman quarreled at Granger lake resort last Sunday night. Campers assert 1 that they heard a woman screaming for help.. Guthrie to Be Banqueted. ,San' Francisco, July 10. Plans were completed today for the banquet to be 1 given in honor of George W. Guthrie, former - mayor of Pittsburg, when he arrives-here tomorrow m his way to take up his new post of ambassador to Japan. The banquet will be one of the largest given here in some time. The mayor and other city and state of ficials have been invited to attend and make 8Pee:he8- Guthrie will sail from here on the Mongolia on July 16. JUMP BOND i the town of Imbler, but just what " i ' j will be done with the ?20,p00, bond is- HIS ATTORNEY, HOWEVER, BE-;. sue with which to purchase new site , LIEVES HE WILL RETURN. land erect new buildings becomes a ' question which is bothering attorneys. Jomrjjcvn Serves Notice On Landing In! ' Some time ago, about the time the France That He Will Stay. t$t494tfiJ!444 "Jack" Rather Live In Paris. S Havre, July 10,-Jack Johnson S arrived here today on the steam- $ er Corinthian. He announced 3 ! S that he intended to live in Paris. t He said he wouldn't return to America. Chicago, July 10. "Jack Johnson is i just doing a little press agent stunt for his Paris fights. He will return to Chicago." This was the way At- torney Bachrach, who represented Johnson at the white slavery trial, re - cieved the Havre report that John- son intends to make his home in Paris, and dodge the penitentiary term here. Family Reaches Paris. Paris, July 10,-Jack Johnson, with his white wife and three negro serv - ants arrived this afternoon. The par - ty stopped at the most expensive hotel here. Officials Glad of Exit. Washington, July I0.-Officials of the department of justice say publicly that they are ehagrined over the es cape of Johnson, who arrived in Paris today, but .they privately admit that they are pleased he has left the coun try. Thev will not ' demand that France return him to America or seek deportation. "It is a case of good riddance to bad rubbish," said one of the officials today. ; fnpip however, are all de-i nied bv jocai officials of the Sump - nr ua ov '.iflHKllll utti vuiu . the Sumpter Valley and as a stanaara gaujre ruuu, uiu "i; , if t .f t Certain events in . K.; . . , have been as emphatic in inen . . . v . u.. ......ii. Una Vinw such reports gain currency in circles usually alive to sucn irnnsacuuiio in. a mystery, unless there is some reai reason. Anyhow where there is so It'onuu. nJ""" , much smoke, there may be a little fire. Only the future will tell. EMDLEDSCHDOL DISTRICT HAS TEEHjatD r. . v.-" . VIS' ' - COMPLk jraNS ARISE BY THE SCORE OVER OLD-TIME SQUABBLE. DID JSItrSSIOOLlES Bond Issue Fight Again Cropa Out . Manner of Divisio nMade Clear by Law if Bond Issue Stands, Which Is an Issue In Case New District Has Old School Building In ControL . Complications in the Imbler school row are developed at a rapid gait. The county court has ordered a division of school district No. 11 which included the town of Imbler and some adjacent territory and created a new district known as No. 78 which makes the! 62 school districts of this county, but thereby hangs a complicated string of affairs. The present district includes Imbler school district got to locking horns in ah internecene war, a bond election was held and an issue of $20, 000 voted. As soon as it was possi- t lilp thA hnnHs were sold for cash to Keeler Brothers of Denver and . th. money placed in the bank at imbler. Shortly after that Keller Brothers sold S:the bonds a third party which fur- S"i1.her c implicates tha situation. Then umble to agreu on a site, tna farmini? district desiring the school lo cated at one point cnd the townspe:-- pie at . another, thu district jan.fled and warred over the matter until fin ally an injunction was obtained through the instrumentalities of some taxpayers. This temporarily enjoined j the spending of the money for any purpose, various grounds being ad- d for the injunction. Delay in 0 fining depositions then followed and the money remains idle at Im- bler. Final,y the petition for a division 'of the di8trict was brought by those 'who had asked for the injunction. , Now develops what disposition shall 1 be made of the bonds. Can the new 1 dist,ict proceed to build new buildings and bu ' ew site8? . Must the money HI m UUV new omen , ' v..w rf u .u-ij ...uv. JiafriPt.7 Aa ::rZ :n6lnSr. the only one lies within the territory of the new dis trict leaving the parent district with out a school building, what shall be done for the opening of school in the old district? Can the party holding the bonds by purchase from Keeler Broth ers be made to cancel their purchase? These are but a few of the questions arising out of the turmoil and tl subsequent orders of the court. As the situation now stands, the old district, which is Imbler proper, has no school building and the fall term is nearing. It has, however, ac cording to the general interpretations, a share of the bond issue which was floated on the territory now compris inir both districts, if the bond issue i. u Vi has its school stands. The district house the one used by it and what is . - SEITTLE FOOTBALL STIR MEETS DEATH IN ELEVATOR Seattle, July 10. R. Lewis Schoarer ' , ,n ...: t t innin - accident but is Is supposed the lumber Y ttrh si'hnol football team. Was KllieOi. , ... ., m the eevator shaft of the Eiler's music house where he was working as a carpenter making repairs, today. Schoarer hal doaded some lumber on RECORD GRIND OFTRUE DHLS E BY J IN THREE DAYS TWENTY ARE INDICTED; SOME STILL' SECRET. SEVERAL ARRAIGNED TODAY Grand Jury Sets New Mark for Work Done In Three Days' Time Various Cases Made Public Will Try Only Those Who Are Held In Jail Without Bonds Because of Farm Rush. . Twenty true bills of indictment were returned by a special grand jury last evening and today several of those who were indicted have been arraign i ed and time of trial set. One not true hill wan rofiii.na1 'Tfcfl are sufficient to keep the circuit court " ;!P 14 13 pbab; ly that the bulk of the cases will not come to trial .just now. A few will, however. This is the record batch for. a three-day session since Judge J. W Knowles has been circuit judge. Among those indicted are Thomas Mylin and Ed Kivette, accused of as sault and battery. They were arraign- ' ed this morning and date of trial set for Monday at 9 o'clock. Attorney E. W. Eastman appears for Mylin. Perry Benge, the young man shot by Pete Beatty at Island Citya few . days ago, as the climax of a long " quarrel over a dog was indicted on a -charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. This charge comes from the alleged holdup of D. A. Barnes, of Hl- j ojlndrt i sirous of overtaking Beatty who had . left Island .City and started out in the valley. Nothing has been made public regarding Beatty's case but it is pre sumed that his case is among the se cret indictments. Benge pleaded not guilty and Attorneys Crawford & Ea kin appeared for him. W. M. Pierson is another of the in dicted ones and he too was arraigned this morning. He is accused of having raised a check given by R. C. Mays, 0f Elein. He was arraiened but re- fused to plead today and was allowed to plead tomorrow morning, R. J. Green appears for him. , Clyde Allen, accused in justice court f a statutory offense and bound over o the grand jury, was exonerated and th c8se Wm discharged. . , JV1 time t0 tlme as arrsts of m; dieted persons are made the balance of the indictments will be returned, e reason for mt try.ng all the now that the farmers are ex- ceedmgly busy with harvest and it .s . , n inopportune time to get jurors. Therefore Judge Knowles will try only those cases which are now in jail, thus removing the expense of feeding the prisoners. . now Imbler district No. 11 and a share of the bond issue, which share is determined on the basis of the last assessed valuations, each district shar ing assets and liabilities in propor tion to such valuation in each district.- Glidden Tour on Tomorrow. Minneapolis, Minn., July 10. All the entrants in this year's Glidden tour, or as it is now officially termed, the National Reliability tour, arrived here today. There are representa tives of a dozen cities who will start when the word is given tomorrow i . . m d t c,cier National park. the freight elevator and started i for the fourth floor. No one saw the jammed and threw the young man against a side wall. The body was crushed between the elevator and wall and fell Into the shaft from the third floor. MAD R ;