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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1913)
rmr. St i ';' ; ?; X VOLUME XIII. LA GkANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1913. DUMBER 2T ina s ic-xprnsion fetttM NotM War SIFTS. OUT AUTHORITY OF 1MN LIES' THREE COUNCILMEN HEATEDLY DENY CHARGES MADE BY GEORGE CRANE. Criticises Councilman Who Would Not Bring Any Assumption He Had Into the Council and Demand an Investi gation Rather Than Permit Libelous Lies to Be Circulated. Responsibility for statements brand ed as false and libelous, was sifted out last night in a heated denial by Mayor M. K. Hall of reports that have been circulated by friends of the recal started some few weeks ago. Not on ly did the mayor deny from the floor of the council chamber last night all the allegations alleged to have been set out in the petition for recall but ha aimed at four individuals of the coun- cil a point blank request for a denial or confirmation of the report which r..JL rvo i. A h vl nr. Hps tn have circulated while beincr naid by Councilmen Davis, Fitzgerald, Hai- sten and Wright. The by play to the session came at the conclusion of a meeting of the council that lasted over the midnight hour. Mayor Hall, from the floor, recited the incidents rela tive to the recall. "I have a story to relate to the council," began the executive. "I have been told by as high as two score men that they heard George Crane repeat he was being paid by four coun- cilmen to circulate a petition for exeJ cutive recall advancing grounds foi such action that besmirched the integ- rity and honesty and honor of myself, I want to know if that is true?" Councilman Fitzgerald was the first to enter a denial. "I have absolutely nothing to d( with the payment of this man or any t other man for such purposes. It was ; presented to me for signature without argument and I signed it. I am not helping meet his wages.' concludet Mr. Fitzgerald. Councilman Haisten denied the charge: "I too have absolutely noth ing to do with the man's wages. It was presented to me by Mr. Hutch and I signed it." "I signed it but have done nothing with the starting of it, or paying for the circulation," came from Mr Wright. Cunt 'Remember the Charge. "I ciiused the petition to be drawn by an-rittorney," said Mr. Davis. I did not instruct the circulator to say any thing against the character of the mayor. In fact I left the wording oi the recall to an attorney and then 1 signed it." Davis did not deny, how ever, that he knew where the man's wages were corning from, and repeat edly saiH he could not now recall just what the specific charges against Mr Hall were. The recall must always give cause. "I am charged with liberating a cer tain man and woman from jail. I am charged with removing from office Tom Driscoll because he nade a cer tain arrest. I deny this and brand them as lies," continued Mayor Hall. Col. Codu. Famous Amatnr. I Crushed Under His Aircraft l n. , , ,. CL Cody and hlS 8trane uniform- an .... . AMewhot, Eng., Aug. 7.-Colonel S. F; and a P"Mnger by the name f ?v3 were klIIed here en Codv 3 monoplane turned turtle. Both the men were buried under the wreck ed mame. The monoplane dropped 200 feet and was 80 bad,y smashed that lt was ""possible to ascertain the cause of the accident. Cody wastborn in America and was a naturalized Englishman. Col. F. S. Cody, thu famous Anglo- American aviator had work recently in England completed on a new type of hydro-aeroplane in which he recently asserted he would attempt to fly across the ocean from London to New York. Col. Cody has had extens- ive experience in flying over large bodies of water, and was thoroughly familiar with flying in high altitudes. The photograph shows Col. Cody in his somewhat remarkable aviation cos tume, in one of his hydro-aeroplanes. The Colonel adopted his costume with a special view to sudden immersion in r Walla Walla Host to Heads of Uncle Sam's Army- "This council has in it men or a man who seems to believe my record has been corrupt, and instead of bringing such charges before the council and giving them thorough investigation and then causing my removal, if true, a recall petition is drawn up and sent out with a man, who has to my knowl edge, told at least 60 men certain do liberate lie3 about me, and who to these men has said that four council men are paying him for the circula tion of the recall and recitation ot these lies. I deny I have been corrupt and deny the allegations in the re call petition. "I demand a substantiation of these charges or a retraction. "The chief of the fire department was heard to say that Tom Driscoll should not only have made the arrest that he did, but get 'Old Man Hall Too.' "The man who circulated the peti (Contlnued on Page Eight.) . J . f d his machine which killed him today. water. In addition to carrying pon toons on his flying machine, he wore a lifebelt, guaranteed to keep him up in the water for days. Attached to his costume was also a small store house however, should be developed as Hu- of food and water, protected in rub- erta's positio': !t Pb, that n ..,,, embargo against Mexican insurgents ber bags and easily reached. Should lmporting arm8 from the United Statet by any chance, the aviator land in thewin immediately be raised. The ma ocean, he would be able to sustain f jority of the senate favors such an ac himself for days. Inasmuch as he plan- j Ition. Huerta's official declaration ned to fullow the trans-Atlantic steam-.that he will not receive Lind unless er route in his flieht. should he be, forced to descend or even should he president, is not taken seriously by fall and be compelled to rely upon his President Wilson and Secretary ?t life belt, it would be a practical cer- State Bryan. The most serious dan tainty that he would be picked up by Srers of the situation are the personal some passing steamer within a day ! '"suits and violence which may be of or so. Cnl. Codv estimated that he fered Lind. If this proves so the or so. would make an average speed of 90 miles an hour and complete his jour ney within twenty hours. "The only danger is, said the CoU .t ,i,f ; o m;t , fno- T mio-ht io t, ,m. TV,on if anwthina' happened I should be up against it.' TO PASS THROUGH LA GRANDE THIS EVENING. Will Not Say If Walla Walla is to Again Have Fort. Walla Walla, Aupr. 7. Secretary of War Garrison, Slajor General Wooo and their party arrived here thi.' morning. They inspected the for! giounds btjr would not indicate as to whether or not the post wa to be re-garrisoneJ. At noon the party was the guest of the Commercial club at luncheon. The party leaves at 3:00 o'clock for Boise and from there will! go back to (!po;mi. GARRISON ON lif TO BOISEl iirniii'rnn ItUIAIOfi IS UNWELCOME ID EITY SERIOUS TURN OF AFFAIRS DE- VELOPES IN MEXICAN SIT UATION TODAY. ARMS UNNEEOEO EVEN YET Bryan and President Wilson Do Not Deem Present Situation Justifiable or Sufficiently Great in Importance to Warrant Terms Insults May Be Heaped Upon Emissary From Presi dent Wilson. (By John Nevin, United Press Corre spondent.) Washington, Aug. 7. Even if Pres ident Huerta of Mexico insists that John Lind the president's emmissary is persona non grata and refuses to consider his suggestions, this will not in itself mean armed intervention in Mexico This was made plain by ad- ministration officials today. If that the United States recognizes him as sternest measures will immediatelj fol'ow, Increased antagonism has been ar oused among Mexicans toward Presi- oent wuson s plan ior we pacincauon "f the republic by the latest news from Washington that the object of John, I CO Lind's visit as the personal represen-j lately by this administration, but last tative of President Wilson is to con-, night the council decreed the game suit with prominent Mexicans and ad- medicine for a contract which a prev vise them that the only basis on which , ious council had entered into, but the Mexico will be recognized by the Unit- real relief of the scheme is to date ed States is the elimination of Pres-1 back bonds when they are sold to make ident Huerta. French Mexicans Protest.' Paris, Aug. 7. Hot protest against the mission of Lind to Mexico as a cover the interest on monthly ano peacemaker and a protest against what final astimatcs and on streets in liti is termed as interference was made gution from the time they were issued today in a statement issued at Paris j until the bonds were floated and liqui ty Junta Mexican constitutionalists dated. Of late the plan on small pro which read: "We learn that Johnjjects has been to refuse payment of Lind has been sent to Mexico as med- interest on warrants thus issued and iator, practically representing the i president of the United States. constitutionalists here while appreci ating the correct attitude of the pres ident, energetically protest against this pretended mediation of America They wired no foreign intrusion is .needed." Lind On His Way. Galveston, Aug. 7. Lind sailed at 10 this morning on board the New Hampshire accompanied by his wife legality of "back dating" bonds will stating that he was acting entirely.be taken up by the city attorney anij for the president and would eommuni- j as it is practiced elsewhere it is be cate only with him. He said he did lived 'La Grande will'be practicing the (Continued to Pass El?ht. Saw City In Early Stages FEW ADOBE HUTS HERE WHEN MRS. DE HAVEN ARRIVED. WAS A GIRL THEN Starbuck Lady Visits Town She Saw Years Ago. ' ,, Mrs. Mahala De Haven of Walla Walla and Mrs. J, F. Quinn of Star buck, Wash., are guests of Mrs. L. M. Quinland. Mrs. DeHaven crossed the plains coming from Putman county Missouri at the age of sixteen with her parents, over the old Oregon trail, wvfh an ox team. They passed through La Grande forty-eight years ago and this is the first tune she has bern here since. There were a few adobe houses here at that time. Her father, Paten Cooper, settled1 in the Walla Walla valley in 1865. Mrs. DeHaven, her daughter Mrs. Quinn, granddaughter, Mrs Quinland, and two greatgrand children visited the Meeker market July 24, 1913, to get a souvenir from the old trail. ! s VAST EXPENSE TO GENERAL FUND RELIEVED. Council Issues Non-interest Bearing Warrant on Big Project. Plugs were lust night driven into bungholes of the city coffers that will, it is believed stop drains from the general fund that have amounted to many thousands or (follars in the past few years. The first test of the new plan came at the regular meeting of the council last night when month ly estimate payments of Fourth street were issued with interest on the war- rants decapitated. This same pla has been practiced on small contracts the improvement district pay the int erest. Thousands of dollars have been paid out in the past year or two to last night in a discussion of the situa 1 hTe.lion on Fourth street between Attor- ney Moffatt for tho paving company and the council on the other hand,it was proposed to hereafter to date back the bonds to the date of the final estimate even though weeks elapse before the actual cash is at hand.lln that way the decrepit, spineless, mon eyless, financially foundered general fund will be relieved of big drains. THc (Continued on Pnge Eight) 10 BACH EOS GIVEN PUCES LAST MAN NAMED THIS AFTER NOON AND CASE PROCEEDS . TO ISSUE. 1 Jurors Not to Bs Locked Up During Progress of the Trial But Are Im pressed with the Seriousness of the Case State Uses All Its Peremp. tories Before List Is Full. ' San Francisco, Aug. 7. The Maury j Diggs jury completed, consists of ten bachelors and two married men not withstanding that the prosecution has fought against, bachelors from' the beginning. Judge Van Fleet after im pressing them with the .importance at. the case in hand, announced that he was not going to lock them up. The trial resumes this afternoon. The completion of the jury which will try the Diggs case was nearly ready at 11 o'clock. Delays cropped out yesterday when it seemed certain a jury was ready. At noon the pros ecution had one peremptory challenge left and the defense had two. The court granted a brief recess to give the attorneys for the prosecution time to confer upon the exercise of their j last peremptory challenge. JOINT PROJECT PLANNED. City and Palmer Company to Lay Em. ' orgency Pipe Immediately. Steps were taken last night by the city council to immediately construct the joint water project for some time discussed as an emergency protec tion for the city and for tlie Palmer mills in case of fire. It calls for the laying of about 2000 feet of eight-inch pipe to the Palmer mills, half of the cost of which is borne by the city and half by the Palmer people. The cost will be about $1200 all told. This agreement calls for a joint bargain j by which.the city water supply will be ' used at the mill to fight fires when the company's own plant might be inca pacitated by fire in the pump house and on" the other hand, should the Beaver creek project fail for any cause, fire protection will be given La Grande through the Palmer pumps. The old city pumping plant will be disposed of. Stnte Printer Appointed. Sulem, Aug. 7. R. A. Harris, for mer state printing expert, has been appointed-fcy' Goveronr West to sue-; ceed State Printer Willis Duniway. Garrison to Pass La rGande. Secretary of War Garrison, Major General Wood and mem- $ bers of the staff will pass on $' their way to boise through La f Grande tonight on Number 18 according to the infor- mation xceived here. It is pos- sible that they will return bjr t way of La Grande on Saturday morning. ON DICES JURY .Vi il 1 1 .J'7'
