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SECREf OVER
MITE liSE
WILSON 5ILENT BUT HIS PUR
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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.
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mill
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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-
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I NTHAN StRui mnrDHnnn'qi
Noted Now York Pithropist
Reported III
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. .
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