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CRDP-MOVINC
FUNDS F'LflCEO
!N INTERIOR
GOVERNMENT TURNS BIG SUM
OVER TO HELP MOVE
,'. THE CROPS.
MOiL PROBLEM IS IIP
President Urged to SuggestPerjna
nent Remedy for the Situation That
Annually Embarasses Smaller Con
cerns of the Country New York
Bankers Express Surprise at Mc
Adoo Scheme.
Washington. Auer. 1 Declaring that
the government shoMd adopt radical
measures to prevent the annual mon
ey stringency which accompanies the
movement of the crops, Senator Till
man today urged President Wilson to
take the initiative to that end. Tili
mui declared the stringency was pure
ly artificial. After a conference Till
man said no particular plan was in
view, but told the president that it was
a disgrace to the nation that such
things were permitted to happen and
asked him to consider a remedy.
"The president should have some
economist of national repute investi
gate the manipulation of the finances
which is the underlying cause of this
annual1 string-ency," said Tillman, "and
then prepare a bill striking at the root
I of the evil." He told the president
' that if it were necessary we should
' tack additional legislation on the tar
iff bill as an amendment to secure
immediate action.
The prediction that the house will
; pass the curency bill at the same time
, that the senate passes the tariff hill
was made by Representative Palmer cf
Pennsylvania. 1 he administration
: currency bill," he said, "with several
minor amendments will be approved
by the house caucus August 11." At
the same time a resolution win Be
adopted asking the banking currency
committee to report out the currency
bill at the earliest possible omment.
Representative Neely of Kansas, in
troduced into the house" a resolution to
investigate the charge of McAdoo that
the New York banks were consspiring
to depress the United States two per
cent bonds and antagonize the adminis
trations currency program.
Bankers Show Surprise.
New York, Aug. 1 Bankers are sur
prised at the decision of Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo, to place from
twentv-f ive to fifty million dollars of
government funds in the hands oi
banks to facilitate the movement of
crops. The heads of financial houses
said that they didn't know that the
western and southern banks were un
der any extraordinary strain in pre
paring for the crop movement. They
di1ared that the crop reports indicat
ed the financial arrangements through
out the country were progressing fav
' o'ably and all the banks vere in good
shape. -
CROSS QUIZZES ENDED.
lo Hours Given Manufacturer? to
Wind Up Their Questions.
Washington, Aug. 1. A decision to
81low the manufacturers to submit
v additional questions to Mulhall reach
ed the executive session of the ins-idi-ous
committee today. The association
nmst conclude its cross examination
ir, two hours, said Bower.
Mulhall asserted that the manufac
turers spent $5,509 In an effon t
elect Watson governor of Indiana.
The cross examination of Martin
, yAhall, self confessed lobbyist, ended
th sfterrocn. He was excused until
Monday, when the committee will de
cide whether it wishes to question him
further The most cf today's session
- wis HevnteH by Mulhall to explaining
his contradictions of testimony. For
nrt'rossman Watson is scheduled
to testify .Monday.
Pankhurst Out Again.
Lvdon, Aug. 1. Sylvia Pankhurst
9r,dTianghter, Emeline, and Annie
vfnny. militants, who were sentenced
to Holloway jail for disturbing the
w-ace were released today under tne
Lrms of the Cat and Mouse act. Both
"ere extremely weak from the hujiser
' strik'mr-
LA
Was Canine
Really Mad?
OWNER SAYS "DECEASED" HAD
' DISTEMPER.
NONE KILLED TODAY
Question as to Validity of Mad Dog .
Claims Yesterday Arise.
Was the How mid
A ' . N
Thats the question now interesting
a number of La Grande people. . an American commission to Mexico
Officers say that the dog was mad, headed by John Bassett Moore, coun-
and accordingly they armed them- deP8rt"ent ? -
, ... . .... vestigate and make recommendations. :
selves with firearms and sought' out m,. . . ... . .
., , .. , . 8 , ,. ! The attempt to align the senate for-
the dog without ceremony and dis- e;gn relations committee 8gsm::t the
patched him to dog heaven. president failed, and Chairman Bacon
Adna Rogers owned the dog and he f ured the,PesVle1nt that no executive
.. . , .. . s action would be taken without his con-
avers that only distemper was caus- sent Bacon asked the president for
ing the dog's peculiar actions; that what ever evidence he may have re
the dog was. peaceful and a pet, and futing the story told the senate foreign
there was no sign of rabies. I gelations committee by Ambassadot I
Wi';m. He will present it at the
. Oidtime inhabitants scout the mad next meeting. . -
dog idea stating there never was such
a thing in this part of Oregon, where-1
upon others point to the coyotes of
Wallowa county a couple of years ago
when state officials were dispatched
from Salem on the information that'
rabies had broken out among the coy
otes and great danger prevailed. Aft-
er considerable deliberation and the
working overtime of college depart
ments in examining coyotes heads
hearts and stomachs an edict was is
sued that rabies or something like rab
ies was apparent and an order pre-,
vailed to kill coyotes and dogs which
rah over the Wallowa hills.
Reasoning along these lines many
people say the coyotes were bitten by
mad dogs or they never would have,
had rabies.
And when the whole argument gets
to the police department the officers
say: "In the language of Maud Ad
ams,' for pity's sake don't argufy on a
question of this kind. We are taking
no chances of mad dogs running at
large in La Grande. Muzzle your dogs :
Lor there will be fewer canines in this j
city."
Dogs of the unmuzzled sort were
scarce on the city streets today. The
police department found no occasion
to kill any animals.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
NON-SUPPORT ISSUED.
OF
Germany Withholds Final Answer of
Its Official Position. .
' '
St. Petersburg, Aug. 1. On the
heels of England's decisiorr- yester-1
day not to participate in the Panama
. exposition, comes the announcement,
that Russia has decided not to par-
tiiMnnto in tha Pnnamn AYnnsitinn. Nft
official explanation is given.
Germany Undecided hull.
Berlin, Aug. 1. It is officially an
nounced the ministry of the interior
has not yet decided whether Uermany
will participate in the San Francisco
fair. The final decision has been post-!
poned a month.
Fine Old Statue of Columbus.
Washington, Aug. 1. Superintend
ent of the Capitol Woods today has
three new statue3 in his library. A
bust of Columbus, modoled in plaster
more than half a century ago by some I
now unknown artist engaged in the
decoration of the National Capitol
was brought to light from an obscure
comer and was whitewashed for pub
lic presentation. Coincident with the
j jfscovery of the Columbus statue
' senate employes found two others, one
thought to represent Cincinnatus and
the other a young Greek. They were
found under a leak and drops of water
dripping day by day for many years
in three places on "Cincinnatius", had
drilled- three clean holes completely
through the statue. There are no
narrs or initials on any of the three
statues to denote the sculptor.
RUSSIA WON T I
GRANDE, OREGON,
JOHN
basset
M
E PEACE
IN THE MEXICM
REPORTS THAT FTTMtr?AAT DtiiriDc nmi
wiiur
raLOJUiiL Ji j i
waouingwin, Aug. i.-ine present
Peace P'ans frora President Wilson it is
reporied contemplates the sendine of
, Morning Story Denied.
Through Secretary of State Bryan
:f resident Wilson issued the following
statement: "A statement appearing in
the morning papers ta the effect that
the European governments are bring
ing pressure to bear upon the United
States in order to compel an aggres
sive action in Mexico, is absolutely
without foundation." ( .
The president asserts that the gov
ernment received neither official nor
unofficial notice that the Powers of
Europe will land armed forces to pro
tect their interests unless the United
States affords the proper protection.
He believes that the stories were in
spired by persons who are interested
in Mexican mines.
Wilson and Bryan conferred for sevr
eral hours on the Mexican situation.
Wilson Sat us Unsettled. -
Washington, Aug. 1. Open hostili
ties between President Wilson and
Ambassador Wilson, which may fore
shadow the dismissal of the diplomat
it is believed, will come with today's
developments, following the reports
that the ambassador is preparing to
Calumet, Aug. 1 The establishment,
of martial law at camps where the
non-union miners and their familiies.
are to be protected, is urged by Gener-1
t:a here. It is said that a campaign'
of terrorism directed against thel
wives of the non-unionists by uncon-!
trolable foreigners brought about the,
situation which rendered the troops!
practically helpless unless the martial
law was declared..
The Houghton county bridge is now
heavily guarded as a result of a re
ported plot to dynamite the structure.
A quantity of dynamite and stolen;
magazines was found near Houghton, j
Dynamite Plot Is Rumored.
Rumors of a dynamite plot in con-:
nection with the copper mine strike
became current here last night, fol-i
lowinir the arrest of eieht men at the'
Red Jac'M shaft. It was rumored
that the portage lake bridge connect-1
ing Hancock and Houghtin was to be'
a subject of attack. Guards and
militia men were posted at each end of
tV.a of wiotttfa anA efiaaf nay naacan-
the structure and street car passen
gers, autoists and pedestrians were
not allowed to pass until they had sat
isfied the officers in command that
their intentions were innocent.
Strange Weapons Used.
Incidental to the copper miners
strike, hot water, red pepper and vari
ous household utensils were used as a
supplement to revolvers and bayonets
in & fight Thursday running between
deputy sherietfs a.nd women inmates
of a Hungarian boarding house at the
Wolverine mine. The battle ended
with the arrest of thre"e alleged rioters
EIGHT FOLLOWS
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 1. Three are
known to be dead and six seriously in
jured, while a score are missing as the
result of a railroad wreck which was
followed by a hot fight between dock
workers and railroad men. Thirty la
borers were working on an ore train
last night at Allouze dock, when an
other train shunted in the switch and
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1913.
M M
MEDIATOR
EIUSROSLIO
L& DENIED
return to Mexico. The diplomat tele
graphed Chairman Flood of the house
foreign affairs committee from New
York that he was on the (-. of depart
ure. The ambassador was immediate
ly invited to appear before the house
committee, but an hour later the invi
tation was recalled. It is authorita
tively reported that the president re
quested the revocation, of the invita
tion, not desiring to give the ambas
sador another chance to air his views,
it is believed possible that he will
soon resign or be dismissed.
'7 Diaz Not Recalled.
Los AnralpK. Ano 1 Vlat- .MiBl
that he hna hppn roanA in
City by Huerta was made .by Felix
Diaz, on his way to Japan. He denied
truths of reports emanating from
Mexico City that he will return to
Mexico and head an army to attempt
to drive Huerta out of the capital.
Diaz re-affirmed a real personal
friendliness for the United States,
stating he believed personal views will
be general in Mexican sentiments. Of
ficials in Mexico, he said, are aisu
friendly to this country. . - .
A conference with General Torrez
former governor of Senora, is the
only schedluer duty of General DiaB
today. After this conference the Diaz
party is scheduled to leave for San
Francisco en route to Vancouver, from
whence they will sail for Japan.
Mexicans who professed to have in
formed Diar.
Money Protection Sought.
Secretary of State Bryan has re
quested an emergency appropriation
of f.200,000 to relievo the destitute
Americans in Mexico and provide them
with transportation to the United
Stares. McAdoo rushed the lejuest
to Speaker Curk.
I IS WORSE
after troops had . rescued the civil of
ficers from a threatening mob. .
The" arrests were part of a series
which the sheriff's office has insti
tuted within the last 24 hours' in an
effort to imprison ringleaders of the
disorders which marked the first two
days of the copper miners' strike.
Warrants were served in half a dozen
mine locations and the pail popula
tion was increased to one of its high
est records in Houghton county.
Union leaders incidentally denied '
the reports that large quantities of
dynamite were smuggled into Calumet
recently for a campaign of destruc
tion, and the reports are generally dis
credited. .
Several strikers have been arrested;
charged with rioting.' Twenty-nine
miners are now in jail.
LONG TOUR ENDS.
Automobile Trip to Beaches CompJo.
ed Last Evening.
After a long automobile tour that
took the tourists to Portland and Sea'
Bide points, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc
Crary, Wesley McCrary, Mrs. F. C.
Gavin and Miss Genevieve McCrary
have returned to La Grande. Thv
made the trip by automobile and their
journey was punctuated at Portland
by an accident when their car was hit
by a street car. However all recovered j
and back to La Grande immensely. I
TRI WRECK
struck the rear of the ore train. En
raged at the carelessness of the train
crew and dockmen attacked the" crew
whertuoon police were rushed to the
riot call.
The strike of 200 d?c'vor':evs was
cai.eo loaay as a re.uit oi ine acc. -
neni. ine men aiiege conuiuons s?
unsafe.
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Cupid Victor
In Auto Race
NORTH POWDER MOTHER CHAS-!
ES DAUGHTER. '
ENDS AT HOT LAKE
Marriage Occurs at Union While Rel
atives Are En Route.
North Powder, Aug. 1. North Pow
der was excited over the elopement of
Miss aCrmen Koester and Frank Van
Buskirk, recently. The brother and
mother of the girl followed the pair
to Union in an auto and' finally to Hot
Lake, but the couple had succeeded in
reaching Union first and were quiet
ly married by Rev. Cockrum of the
Presbyterian church at his home late
Tuesday. The bride is the only daugh
ted of Mrs. L. M. Koester of North
Powder. The couple left for Vancou
ver, B. C, and it is understood they
will reside there. . .
New Roads for Missouri.
Jefferson City, Mo., Aug, 1. Gov
ernor Major announced today that he
will, within the next few days submit;
a plan for road construction which he
believes will receive the indorsement
of the legislature when it next meets.
Even if the legislature does not sup
port or approve the plan, Governor
Major believes the residents of Mis-
flmirt will follow It. nut. Tt in the
Missouri governor's idea to have the)
men of the state spend two days work-
ing on the roads in their respective
communities. Recently the people of
Boone county did this and it worked
beautifully. The governor believe at
least 250,000 men with teams will give
over two days to road building. . . f o j
Denver Entertains Daniels.
Denver, Aug. i. Secretary of the
Navy Josephus Daniels was the guest
of democratic leaders and state offi
cials here today. A program of
speeches and a luncheon had been
planned for the secretary when he
stopped off here on his way back to
Washington from the Pacific coast.
O.-W. HEAD OFFICIAL TAKES IN
TEREST IN FAIR.
Various Matters of Importance Come
Before Fair Directors. ,
Many matters of importance were
gone through'at an enthusiastic meet-;
ing of the Union County Fair asso-;
citation directors last night. The meet- i
ing resulted in another loving cup be
ing offered for exhibits at the coming
fair in addition to the two already
put up. J. D. Farre!!, president ot tne
O.-W. who was in the city last even-
an elegant loving cup to any specified
entry and the directors selected a hog
exhibit for this class. To the ranche
presenting the best exhibit of three
mnle hogs, purely br;d, ir?s or grade,
rnider on year and not to exceed MO
pounds, will be given this beautiful
Farrell loving cup. There are already
t teautiful cups hung up for ex-
nibits.
Another result or tne meeting was
to send out a hurry call for payments'
on b'altmces due on stock subscriptions.
This money is needed for current ex
penses very badly as well as taking
care of other matters of a financial
character.
A letter was rend from the state
stock inspector regarding the new law
which requires a bill of health for bo
vine exhibits. The statute requires
thrt r-"l bovine exhibits hall carry a
i , .... f ... . tllberculine
. .. , ,
test not more than a j
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DONATE TROPHY
NUMBER 22
FIRE LOOKOUT
WILL OPERATE
MT. EMILY
ENTIRE COUNTY AND " MORE
WITHIN RANGE OF ALERT
FOREST OBSERVER. ;
TELEPHONE WILL ASSIST
Union-Wallowa Counties Fire Protec-
tive Association Holds Meeting To-,
day to Outline Plan for Establishing
Fire Patrol on Mt. Emily WiH B
Able to Scan Big District. :
Mt. Emily the peak of it is to ba
made into a lookout station for pre
vention or discovery of forest firea :
over a vast aiea of timberland. J. T.
Williamson returned last evening from '
an inspection trip to Mt. Emily to in
vestigate the feasibility of establish- .'
ing a lookout at that point during the
season of the year when forest fires .
are timely, and found that an enorm
ous territory could be patroled through '
field glasses from that point Direct-
ors of the .Union-Wallowa Counties -Fire
Protection association met here :
today and will act on Mr. William
son's findings. . ' '
With field maps that Mr. William
son will prepare, thv lookout at that ':
point ' can locate ' fire3 by constant
watch from various points of vantage
on the peak, and not only locate the
fires but determine precisely where
they are and through a telephone sys
tem that will i:e installed, according to
present plans, notify the nearest au
thorities. It will be necess
sary to build about three miles of tele
phone to the proposed lookout and
several times each day the lookout will
scrutinize practically every township
in Union county, parts of Wallowa
county and portions of Baker. He will,
locate any fire that may be originat
ing, warn the authorities or by tele-
phoning learn if smoke that may ba
visible is from fire that is under con- -trol
or beyond control and act ac
cordingly. In order to view this enor
mous district of timberland, it will be .
necessary to scan the horizon from
different points of view but to do this
the lookout will only have to move
over a territory less than a half
mile - square. f
It is likely that the directors will
decide .this afternoon to establish the
station at once as the present time is .
exactly the period when fires are dan
gerous. " ,
All timber owners, meaning thereby
anyone owning timber of any s'ze or
quantity are required to prov'da fir,
patrols and if not providod by the in-divid-ial
the state will do it ana as
sess five cents per acre for this patrol.
The Union-Wallowa County associa
tion assesses for the first year one
half cent for logged off land and one
cent for timber land. Anyone can
join the association. .
$13,080,000 Subway . Loop Completed.
New York, Aug. 1. The new New
York-Brooklyn subway loop construct
ed at a cost of $13,000,000, was form
ally opened for operation today.' Aft
er today it will be possible to rida
without change o ears and for a iiv
gle 5 cent fare, from Chambers street
Manhattan, to and across the Wil
liamsburg Bridge to Carnarsie by way
of the Carnarsie-Broadway elevated
line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company. When another section of the
city's new subways is completed some
time next winter, trains will run all
the way through to Coney Island. '
McNaM) Debate Ends.
Washington, Aug. 1. The debate
over the Diggs-Caminetti incident
which caused the resignation of Mc
Nab and involved McReynolds, ends
in the house today. A two hours
db;ite was the principal feature of
rVip souion. Details of the plan to vote
to table the resolution were censured
bv Representative Works of CaliJor
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