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VOLUME XIII.
LA GkANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1913.
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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. !
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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.
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