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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1913)
m n n xir 1 dill VOLUME xin. SECREf OVER MITE liSE WILSON 5ILENT BUT HIS PUR ; POSE GUESSED AT BY DIPLOMATS. Financial Situation In Mexico May Righten Affairs So That There Need Be No Intervention of Any Kind In Mexico Wilson Believed to L Be Marking Time for the Present. Washington, July 29. President -: Wilson, for the present will not an nounce any Mexican policy. This was admitted at the White House today. It was decided to withhold any defin ite action -by the United States and give the Mexicans an opportunity to reconcile the factional differences . there without interference of any kind from America. The president believes . that the economic presence in Mexico which is a terrific force, will settle the waring factions. The status of the ' ambassadorship is unsettled but it is believed that Wilson will resign. Mexican Merchants Bankrupt. The Mexican merchants are bank rupt and the French financiers who . loaned millions to Mexico are pressing for a reform. Heurta, the president. has been informed that he can bring . peace to the land if he will retire and the executive hopes that success will attend the efforts, of the European financiers who are trying to force his resignation. Prominent Mexicans are said to have assured the president that the medi ation plan might succeed, but they wanted a chance to straighten out the tangle themselves. Heurta May Fall Soon. Paris, July 29. Private cablegrams from Mexico City to the Mexican con stitutionalists committee . assert .the Heurta administration may fall within 15 days. ' Many Appointments Made. . Washington, July 29. The senate today confirmed 'the following Cali fornia nominations: J. 0. Davis, col lector of customs for the California district; James H. Marry, naval officer of the customs district of California; Justin Waddell, surveyor of the cus toms at San Francisco; Joseph Scott, collector of internal revenue for tjhe first district of California: M. T. Doo- lig, Federal Judge Albert Schooner, federal district attorney for the south ern district of California; Professor Charles Marvin, the head of the in strument division at the government weather bureau was named chiet to succeed Moore. Postmasters In Session. Denver, Colo., July 29. The parcel post arid how it has worked out was the chief topic discussed today when the annual convention of the National Association of First Class postmasters convened here. Nearly every city of the first class in the country was rep resented. Owing to the change liy the national administration there were many new faces here today, there be ing very few who attended the con vention at Atlantic City last year. US mill uu i Washington, July 29. Flat denial of the reports that the government in tends to dismiss Diggs-Caminetti and other white slave cases because of the new interpretation of the Mann law was made by Attorney General Mc Reynolds, today. "The reports are ur -u.-, the Diggs-Caminet cases will gc a A on August 5," he said. s:.vers neaa mnisr-n Julv 29. D ggs and whose casw caufe" the' EUROPEANS PRESS HEURTA LA Evidence Points To Incendiarism To Be Started Soon Late this afternoon the fire losses were approximated officially by the Palmer Lumber company officials. They were found to be as followB: JSISST-. lo?8es' 25.000,000 feet, value oB,i,w; loss to yards, cars, rails, ?h !15,0CJ?: ToU1 1088 fom fire, 1420,000. The plant was practically fully insured. ....- ,t True American business industry and thrift is reflected today in the way that the Qeorge Palmer Lumber will proceed to replenish the lumber yards destroyed Sunday night in the biggest fire La Grande has ever had. The company officials are hastening the repairs that were under way on the mill when the fire occurred, and just as soon as possible the mill will be set running. The company office torn to pieces somewhat on the night of the fire nas Deen restored to its usual pearance and desks and records ap- Ut TEACHERS TO BEST PROGRAM THANKSGIVING WEEK Steps looking toward the presenta tion of the best program, when 600 Eastern Oregon teachers will gather here in November, that has yet in structed and edified school teachers of Eastern Oregon in, their annual conclaves, were taken in this" city to day when a meeting of directors and executive committeemen was held here, Mrs. Stella Engte,president .pre siding. During the next week or two the program cc:..mittee headed -by Mrs. Engle and -Mrs. Ivanhoe, will bring to . a certainty just who the speakers Will be. At the meeting E. E. .Bragg of this city, resigned from his duties as' secretary owing to his press of duties in the post-office, where he has become generalissimo since his election a year ago. Mrs. F. BID FREE MRS. LEAH DELMONT EXONER ATED BY CORONER. Six Thousand in Earnings Given to Husband In Few Years. Los Angeles, July 29. Free from all responsibility for the killing of the man who compelled her to live a life .- - t t r. i oi shame ior years, nirs. i.en u- mont walked out of the coroner s in quest room todav, with the congratu lations of the jurors ringing in her ears, and climbed into an automobile with Mrs. Charles' Wellington Rand a wealthy woman, and was rolled away to begin life' anew. After she had told the jurors a story that brought tears to their eyes, their ver dict immediately freed the woman who shot hr husband to .death on Sun day, when he commanded her to re f urn tn the old manner of living. Dur ing the recital Mrs. Delmont told the; jurors that in the five years she had j worked for Delmo,nt in the streets and j a score of cities she had earned $ouuu and had given all to him. W 1 CJMETTI ILL PROSECUTION eruption in the department of justice a few weeks ago because they had, been postponed by the department heads, will plead tomorrow in the fed-1 eral district court on charges of vio lating the Mann white slave act. Caminetti and counsel appeared to day to plead, but was advised he made a mistake in the date. The defendants tomorrow will plead eharee of transporting Marsha VYamngujii nu - out of the state for immoral purposes., GRANDE, OREGON, back in place as nearly the same as before the fire as possible. No Origin Developments. . Excegt that the watchman who dis covered . the-fire re-avers ' that the t i - A 1. 1 1 . ,. . .. anus ne neara just Del ore the fire broke out. were fired in close proxim ity to him, there have been no devel opments in the origin of the mill fire. The watchman plainly saw the flashes of two shots near him, and the fueling has become general that incendiarism was to blame. The yards are .well back from any road and there would be no plausible excuse for tramps to go there to prepare . meals and thus accidentally set fire to the sawdust, as green river banks are numerous nearer the main traveled road, and there would be neither grass nor wat er on the entire grounds. The more study that is given the situation the PrmHTMiM on Par 4 S. Ivanhoe, county school superintend ent, was elected to succeed him. The retiring secretary was a gracious host to the executive committee at a lunch eon at the Sommer house at noon. The convention will be held during .thanksgiving week but the program will be outlined shortly. . Those who came to attend the meet ing are: Mrs. Stella Engle, La Grande, president of Eastern Oregon division State Teachers' association; J. C. Con- Notable Americans Honored For Scientific Achievements. f j?" f ; r . - 1 rSfeiteM l Photos copyright, 1913, bjr American T '.IEY had every reason In the ful In their undertakings, and Columbia college l New York had Just shaping nis division ior me nanai couferred the honorary degree of doctor of scienc e upon each. Dr. I ing of the new train service. The Alexia Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute. New York, who won this 'jrhntie-e on the locpl ' iii schedule is year's Nobel prize for medical science. Is on the left The other is Colonel William Crawford Gorgas. assistant surgeon general ol the United State medical corps. He's the man who cleaned up the Punauiu canal tuna so that Uncle Sam could complete the bta ditch. TUESDAY, JULY 29, I - - ' : , . , , . IfllTIATIVE BILLS DEMD BALLOT ROOM UiNtY REFERENDUM MEASURE CAN BE PLACED UPON NO VEMBER BALLOT, sm is U'ren and Equi, Sponsors for Move ment Meet Defeat In Supreme Court, Where Decision Is Handed Down Making of Special Election a Referendum Election Pure . and Simple. . Salem, July 29. U'ren'a pet meas ure fought for by Marie D. Equi, a prominent participant in the I. W. W. rumpusses at Portland, and providing for an initiative measure dealing for the eight hour law for women, will not go on the referendum election to be held specially next November. This decision was handed down by the su preme court today when it decided the mandamus suit brought by Marie Equi against the secretary of state to compel him to place the initiative measure on the referendum election ballot. This makes of the election to bo held in November an issue' primar ily and solely to decide the wishes of the people on measures that have been referred to the people and but for the election next November would go over until the next general election before their rejectment or final enactment into law. JVmfttiV its n.' j Press Association. , world to smile. They bnd been success- 1 1913. I NTHAN StRui mnrDHnnn'qi Noted Now York Pithropist Reported III T WALLOWA COUNTY JAIL HOUS ES SUSPFJT. r Two Witness Attempt to Burn Prop erty In Wallowa Canyon. Wallowa, Ore., July 29. (Special)- At a recent meeting of the different lumber companies it was unanimous ly agreed to exercise special vigilance lor the purpose of protecting their dif- ferent holdings against fire. As a re sult of this careful watohf uluess, ZvA. ipier wus urresiea rnaay oy uepuiy ; Sheriff J. H. Maxwell of , Wallowa., charged with incendiarism at the in-! stance of the Geo. Palmer Lumber company. . ;..v,.:..-,. Epler' set f ire to one of the' comr pany's houses' which' is located in th Wallowa canyon west of town. .The accused can scarcely palliate or excuse his offense as he was caught red hand ed by reputable citizens, who will ap pear as witnesses against him. Brought before the justice of the peace, Mc Crae, he entered a plea of not guilty, was bound over to the circuit court under $1000 bonds in default of which he was taken to the jail at Etnre prise to await trial. ' . The punishment provided for com miting the crime of arson is a peni tentiary offense and is fixed at from three to ten years. Off for Holiday. Dispatcher Swart and family left tndny for a 10 days' outing on the Wallowa river, making the trip in an auto. . ;;i.-- .... a- MAN PLACING TORCH Local Trains Will Change Running Time Material changes in running time of local trains on the O.-W. will take place on August 3, when a complete revolution of transcontinental trains occur. The Joseph train will leaue La Grande at 9 a m. and return shortly after 6 p. m. The La Grande Baker local will leave here at 4:00 p. m. and return at 8:05, a material re duction in running time and means the train will make but a brief stop at Baker before returning on its daily trip. Superintendent Wm. Bollons is to- .but minor compare that become effe ,jne. Precise detail- ing of mail will o NUMBER 19 1MU11ULIIIIUUU U : ATTACK GETS UNDERWOOD CLAIMS MULHALL LIED WHEN HE MADE THE CHARGES. ' Mioimouo ox Claims It Is Wrong for Men to 'At tack Public Officials When the A cuser Ha Himself Been Bribing ' Servants of the Officials Attacked Underwood Denies Charges. - Washington, July 29. One of the most significant explosions yet caused by the revelation of Martin Mulhall came today when Underwood, the pres ent majority leader in the house and democratic aspirant for the presidency in 1912, openly attacked Mulhall be fore the insidious lobby committee. Underwood was evidently angered by Mulhnll's testimony to the effect that he frequently conferred with the dem ocratic house leader. , ; , . Interrupting the proceedings, Un- derwood pointed to Mulhall declaring,. -"I never saw him before. I tell you it ia not right to let a man like this attack oublic men, particularly when he is blackmailing his former employ es,". Underwood bitterly denounced mentioned him, . Underwood declared Mulhall. Referrinsr to the letter which the letter showed Mulhali to be lying. - UT I il T7 .1 . . said. "I positively haven't talked to either about labor matterg," Senator Walsh' read the letter from Emery, chief counsel of the Manufac- f,..d A. .11. ..II checks of $75 each to he given Harry Neal and Harry Thornton, janitors for speakers room in tha ways and means cornmictee." Mulhall 1 asserted that they were there and got the money.- Mulhall declared that he naid Un derwood's janitor two years ago. . n the course of a sworn statement tfndenvood said: " "To ohow how Mul hall lied, he states there was an issue shout making congressman Wilson of Pennsylvania chairman of the labor committee. There was no such issua and the man is lying; he is merely try ing to make these people believe thero was somel:hlnif doing to earn his mon ey.. Mulhall's face is unusual,' one would know it if one ever saw It. v- "He may have talked to Kirby In the corridor, hut the personnel of the la bor committee of 1910 shows it could not have Jeen. satisfactory to anti-labor organization." In reply to Underwoad, Mulhall said: "I know that when I produce the wit nesses, Underwood will admit his part of the statement is a lie. If von t-and me here, as you do, I'll sav that I have endorsements from 'epd' o"""v',1''','ns regarding my truthfulness ami bolieve that if my proofs were put with yours Continued on Pant 4) but the service becomes effective on August 3. ; Superintendent Bollons and several of his lieutenants on this division at tended a schedule making session in Portland a few days ago and practi cally all details have been worked out. In general the new system provides for a No. 5, a No. 18 and a No. 17 as now without change in running time, but a schedule for No. 6 is fixed. It will be a Milwaukee equipment train and will leave Portland at 6:40 p. m. reaching La Grande 'some time be tween 5 and 6 a. m. Number 10, which is now the fast mail and reaching here about 5 o'clock a. m., will leave Portland at 12:30 a. m., reaching La SHARP REPLIES 1 ! o changes Grande just before noon. -; the main' The new time tables will be out with ' He handl- in a few days and exact arrival time .mud later will then become public. . --"-'.' 1 ' -; :K 1 a 1 1ft I a? if 6S
