f
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FEARED VILLA
KILLED 2
IE
TWO ENGLISHMEN SEARCHING
FOB BENTON ARE NOW
MISSING.
BENTON'S DEATH HAS
AROUSED GOVERNMENT
Critical Situation Developes When It
Is Rumored That Villa Shot Benton
"like a Dog" Without Provocation
England Will Give America Time
to Ferret Facts,
El Paso, Feb, 21. What is fearecj,
to be another cruel murder of second
and third . Englishmen on Mexican
soil within two days, is believed to be
a serious possibility here when no,
word was received this afternoon from
John Lawrence aiCf 'iis friend named
Curtis, I M. . Vho went to Juar
Wed"
iiunt for Benton,
Friends fear they met the same fate
Gustave Barch, an American, was ar
rested in Juarez charged with being n
spy and is not located. , It ia riihioreu
rebels shot the three of them but this
is denied. '.. Some think they have
been moved to Chihuahua.
Two Governments Worried.
Washington, Feb. 21. "Benton the
Englishman was killed like a dog by
Villa," Senator Fa.ll of New Mexico,
has been advised by the chairman of
the EI Paso' mass meeting held last
night. "It is almost certain that
Villa did it purposely. There is no
evidence that the English cattle Wn
was an aggressor, and the murder
was cold blooded."
The death of Benton on Mexican
soil is a grave matter. England has
allowed Uncle Sam time to train facts
of the death before making any de
mands, and the government here is
worried. Benton's death is the sub
ject of strong editorials in all Eng
lish papers.
: Villa Is Silent.
Chihuahua City, Feb. 21. Villa ar
rived here today but would not dis
cuss Benton's death. He is buying
ammunition to attack Torreofri to
morrow. KNIGHTS WILL INITIATE
Large Delegations Coming From All
Sections of the State.
State Deputy of the Knights of Co
lumbus, W. P. O'Brien will be in the
city tomorrow from Astoria to attend
the initiatory ceremonies that will
take place at K. P. hall. At 9:30 a.
m. the local and visiting Knights will
meet at K. P. hall and march to the
church in a body to attend high mass.
After high mass the first degree will
be exemplified, and the second and
third in the afternoon. About 6:30 p.
m. a banquet will be served in I. O.
O. F. hall by the ladies of the parish.
A large delegation from outside the
city will be in attendance, including
delegations from Portland, Baker,
Pendlet Walla Walla and all points
along the O.-W.
No Limit to Signatures.
Salem, Feb. 21. Registered voters
can sign as many nomination petitions
for his party as he wishes, according
to the attorney general.
Marie Lloyd Married.
Portland, Feb. 21. Overcoming se
vere obstacles, Marie Lloyd married
her manager, at noon today.
MOF
VICTIMS
jW
Cove Needs a Cleaning
Cove, according to information re
ceived by the Observer, is in need of
a general overhauling. While it is
a matter of judgment as to how to
proceed in the work, the good people
of Cove hav a right to complain re
garding conditions there, if the stories
that this paper has irathered -from
different, and aDnarentlv
sources, are correct.
The younger set in Cove has reach
ed a stage in which lack of discipline
is apparent. ' The dances are disor
derly and liquor has become a factor
in the social circles of the vounir.
The statement that a saloon is run
ning without a license is denied, but
even under that denial them is An I
admission that there is a que tion
whether or not under the Hoi Rule
law the saloon has any right to exist;
in Cove. Because the matter has
never been taken through the courts
is considered by some sufficient ground
for permission of the city liquor li
cense 10 De issued, but this is not
ground at all. It is the bounden duty
of the city officials of Cove to have
taken the matter into the courts after
the municipality voted dry and there
nave tested out the question.
Such duly dally work is wroncr and
the burden of the blame for social con
ditions in the Cove is bound to fall
... VJUt o ,B UUUIIU W XU11
squarely upon the shoulders of the
city officials.
It is generally admitted that the
police powers have been entrusted to
a man who is either incapable or
does not desire to handle the situa
tion as it should be handled. '
:. When youne bovs and frills ramw.t
go tj a. public dance without taking
a bottle of liquor with them it is high
time the people of Cove arouse them
selves and recall a few officials. "
Sexual crime seems also to be ram-
turns of the last grand jury and the
further information that percolated !
from that section when the grand jury
was in session here.
Mayor Wilson says he sees nothing
out of the ordinary about Cove's be
havior, but manv trood neonle of that
section disagree with the mayor, and
it should be no surprise to that of
ficial to face a recall at once.
Gambling is also reported. Not'
open gambling, but the slv. back
room games which cannot go on in
e, 0 ...
a small community without the nnlipn
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lln.nV 1 1 r 1 1
""""g ounie iviHjivieuge ui mem, pro-
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vided the police is sufficiently alive to
Understand Urhnt hi nffipn ia fnr
understand what his office is for.
u is up to uove to clean up and do
it now. The ideal home site of the
Grande Ronde valley should not be
polluted with the vice that without
doubt does exist there.
Recall your officials if they will
not serve as they should, for they
were elected to protect your
munity.
com- j
If the local saloon has no right to
exist under the law see that it nuits
business without further parleying. If
it has a rieht to run under the law.
force the owner and his help to abide
strictly bv the law. Permit no edir
in? over the line, and last of all pet
a policeman for Cove who will make
law and order supreme; get a police
man who will rout the camblera and
stop public dances when those dances
do irreparable harm to the young.
LA GRANDE WINS 7 TO 6
Pendleton, Feb. 2L (Special.) La
Grande hiirh won from Pendleton last
night a terrific game by the close
score of 7 to 6. The team goes
Milton tonight.
to
Mac Wood Slightly HI.
Unable to be at his place of business
Mac Wood. Dresident of the citv is
confined to his home with a slight at
atck of lagrippe.
Judge Henry Improved,
After several days illness due to
uo w
severe com county luoge nenry
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
JiA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1914
FARMERS DRAFT FEASIBLE
PLANS TO RECIJIHI30.D0D
ACRES OF RICH If J
Two methods possible in: proposed drainage and
dredging scheme: Create draining districts similar to
irrigation districts and bond the district, resulting in
completion of projects in shortest possible time.
costs yo dhwr fnvri , L
fSSS
, i , uulsueu- x-rouaoiy eignt or 10 years.
,nia d acreage suffering from, floodwater now,
30,000 Annual , damage, $10.00 per acre, or $300,000
annually. . . . '
Estimated expenses, $200,000. Benefits, conservation
of one-tenth of county soil resources.
First steps that may lead to one
of the greatest conservation and re
clamation projects Union county has
yet dreamed of, were heard in a tangi
ble way today when farmers and land
owners heard propounded, and dis-
--------- "v.u jiiujivuilUGUf OI1U U10-
CU8sed, the ways and means to drain
i vast areas of rich bottom land near
Union and Hot Lake, and to save
overflow of the bottom lands near the
Elgin cut.
Farmers of this territory met this
afternoon at the Commercial club to
trtf up first discussion of the matter.
GTS. Norris, who has been the mov
ing spirit up to this Doint. Dronosed
the two feasible methods that may be
used in realizing what will bring vast
sums of money to the vallev an
nually.
At two o'clock 30 Drominent far-
mers were in attendance and the audi
ance grew until it was verv renre-
sentative. At press time no final
action or recommendations had been
made.
One plan which the farmers have
heard discussed is to bond, exactly
as for irrigation, creating districts
and with the money in one batch pro
ceed with the work and hurrv it to
! completion. One argument against
this plan is- that the work onnnnt
f"" v,o num dllllUb
he nrnmiilo-ntol h,,f o f, n,L
, x " u J. vi lllwilllia UA
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eiu.ii year on account or high water,
nnici,
Another course open is t'o create the
liofrifn anil nn 4.1.- i. J;
districts and pay for the cost by di-
rect taxation on the land in the dis-
trict. This would nermit exDendi-
ture of certain sums yearly, and pro
motion of the dredging and draining
piece by piece until finished. When
no work remained to do, even though
the specified time had not elansed.
the taxation would stop.
It is estimated that 30,000 acres of
land are flooded yearly at a loss of
$10 per acre at the very lowest fig
ure. By direct taxation this land
could be made to nay $1.00 TJGF ACTA 1
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for a period of ten years, which time
Of
JHfly STH
Complete explanation was triven to-I
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day to the spray of blood thajtVrim- j
auiieu me intersection or r lr and Jel-
5 A confession o-iu.n i n, ;,,
jail this morn nThv . ZL BrZ?
make, nerl tL , w
makes perfectly clear what was from
Tntiimru R hi. ,)
January 6 to this morning, a deep
a.owi, uii wic iiiuiuiuK January
mystery. , On the morning of Janu-
um uic Hiuiniiig ui dnu-
ary o ne mtersectlon was found to
.!. . . .
POOLS
BLOOD
CONFESSION
PRINTS THF NEWS THE DAY
LANDS
' Pn, DUt pay for
P? f
might possibly be required to do the
work. The sum needed would be
raised with little effort in this way.
There is little' question but that the
scheme will eventually work out the
best course to cover seems to be the
only question. It must be picked
from the two mentioned.
The plan involves dredging and the
straightening of the Grande Ronde
river just south of the Elgin cut.
This would reclaim hundreds of acres
of tynd that now yearly suffer heavily
and sometimes lay idle because of
overflow. That in the main ia tha
part that Elgin is working for and
the citizens are interested and really
enthusiastic, offering bier subscrip
tions to start the work.
The proposition calls for drainino-
vast areas of land near Union. The
scheme as it now stands, subject to
change, is to nut in a flood imto int
above Union and guide away what
water tne creek cannot handle in its
regular course, and leading the new
stream around the foothilk from Un
ion to the Point and reentering the
creek at Lower Cove. The swamp
lands near the foothill would be dmin-
ed, the creek prevented from flooding
us aajacent lands on the.regular creek
bed, and furthermore, allow drainage
of the Hot Lake tule land, impossible
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' with the creek running over its banks
Inn nrtw
as now
Irrigation Also Possibbo.
To continue the reclamation, it
would be possible under similar plans
to proceed with irrigation on the
Sandridge by using water from the
Grande Ronde, tapping at Oro Dell.
This is a new development which the
farmers are likewise discussing. The
whole system represents one of the
greatest reclamation schemes : yet
dreamed of in this county its possi
bilities are said to be almost limitless,
With nn VlOflW l-mron rn artr rna arm .
--' . j uuiuui - HHJ wits ocv,-
tion.
ON SHEET
EXPLAINED TODAY
OF PRISONER
nresenpB wn ovnlninori ti nu.
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department had slight clues to work
with and last night nabbed and ar-
1, 7 . Z , , "
? " u"8" V"1'1 Clf'm8
, J whcn P''fi9Sed for cxPla"ation'
that he h t two local men in a fie-ht
1 local men in a ngni
over card cames str k nir them over ,
reareri. a nnnrpr nnmor w.rt r'nnin,,
the head with rocks, and Teft them for !
tne head with rocks, and left them for
dead - at least he thought one of them.:'
. . . .
"u- ie u" mi uau iuur-
IT HAPPENS
reled, began to fight, and the assault
resulted.' i A fine of $100 was placed
against Conley. The assaulter left
town imediatolv. hut Hriff ...,
only to be arrested.
OREGON TIMOTHY POPULAR
Seed Grown Here Commands Fancy
..ices in Auadiewestern States. .
Timothy seed prown in ' r-n'j
Hondo valley commands th t .u.
and in fact a premium in tho t;i...
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producing sections of Minnesota, Wis
consin and Illinois. This was learned
by C. M. SeCor who took three car
loads east this winter tnr t...
Uregon Produce company of this city,'
u win, returned yesterday. In
addition to placing the timnthw
- --rf "Vft
.at top prices, various ntha t.j
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stuff was disposed of. H nM
carloads of apples, finding the market
good for fancy stuff especially. The
apple market is srenerallv trnn
ery where for fancy stuff. Some car
loads of potatoes were moved, at a
very low figure however.
Money is loosenino- lin In f Via A.Di
t - o r vtiv cnoi,,
factories are resuming thai. j
throughout Michigan especially, fac-
iury oraers are coming in better
than for anv tima in x
... ... u.eni, ui ten
months. "Bankers
Mr. SeCor. "are lookW lin onH
dieting looser money at once." i
JUDGE BENNETT IN TOWN
Ha. Been1 Building Political Fence.
an. . 7 rence8
Throughout This Section.
Unwilling to publicly analyze the
)litical situation as he has fo.mH u
political situation as he has found it,
ior tne reason that he might not see
the - situation- as - it reallvi." ImIm
Bennett veteran' democrat candidate
for democratic nomination to the of
fice of , governor, and socallerf rfio.
durber of the. democratic program in
re irovernorshin. is In l. r.,.nj.
dav. Ho ha tji j ,!he convention was heid a half cen
now headed toward his home in The
Dalles. "The situation suits me." nnirl
the judge today to his friends and til
licums here. "However, I am not
prognosticating, for I might find that
men who promise they are for me,
might accidentally not vote for me at
the primaries," whimsically ventured
tne old war horse.
COURT CASES HURRIED
. .
Monday to Be a Judicial Holiday
Throughout the State. .
Tom Mylin was acquitted late today
by the jury on the rape charge. He
must serve his former jail sentence
however of nearly a year.
The case of the state vs Tom Mylin
has progressed rapidly and this morn
ing the attorneys for the state and
defense presented their arguments to
tne jury.
. , ,
Dan Helley who was charged with
larceny in a dwelling pleaded guilty
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and then requested the court to with-
J . 1- .. 1 IT. 1 1 1 1 1
draw the plea. He then pleaded
euiltv to the charee of simnlo lar
ceny and the fine of 60 days in the
county jail was imposed.
The case of Pheiffer vs. the O.-W.
is scheduled for Tuesday. There will
be a court holiday on Monday owing
to the fact that Washington's birth
day falls on unday, in which case,
the following day, according to. the
statute is observed as a holiday.
REWARD FOR MURDERERS.
Seattle, Feb. 21. Lewis Hill has
offered a reward of $30,000 for arrest
of the bandits, dead or alive, who last
night held up a Great Northern train
near Bellingham and killed two men.
Every outlet from the pass Is being
guarded. Many are Joining in the
hunt and it is believed they will be
.... ...... ...
P'"rea DCIore "'Km tail. . mucn
" and J1"' w Bk Prior to
In the morgue awaiting word from
i .1 i
rt.ativcs.
.
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unniB vui Kni.
Rev. A. j. Adams 8 nble to be out
again after a short but severe illness.
NUMBER 217
NEW EMS
IRKED WHEN
KNIGHTS COME
REMARKABLE SESSION HELD IX
LA GRANDE BY DISTRICT .
ORGANIZATION.
LESSON OF FRIENDSHIP
RANKS AS STELLAR EVENT
Jubilee Dates, Doklea and Remarkabl
Exemplification of rank of Pg
Make Convention Noteworthy, and.
Banquet Bring. Out Speeches En.
terprise Entertains Next.
Epoch marking in three respects,
the fourth annual convention of the
eleventh district of Knights of Pyth-
ias was held In La Grande last night.
? Tf 'n three divUion'
tO-wit: in amnlituda and marnlf..l
of the exemplification of the rank nf
11 lntrucln ! th ""t time ii
fc8tern Oregon the dramatized les
page introducing for the first time in
eon of friendship.' and secondly, be
cause therpBveption marked the in
stitution ETthe first Knights of Khor
assan temple "in Oregon, outside of
Portland. Both phases of the Pyth
ian epoch were stellar in importance.
Tne tni P'
ihe third phase was the fact that
y B y a tor the '"""dation
of the order, and the golden Jubilee
'played important parts in the Dost-
' prandial speeches. Furthermore Grand
Domain officers from three states
were in attendance.
The .; Wallowa train brought 127
Knights, about 60 of whom were also
I tyros. Orion, Kinsman. Blue Moun- '
I tain and the Enterprise lodges were
j extremely well represented few con-
jventions in the past have equalled
i e attendance. Baker, Pendleton
j and otner lodges throughout the state,
along with Red Cross lodge, swelled
the number in attendance to more
than 200. . , , ,
Rain Spoils Parade.
A drizzling rain was falling when,
the train "arrived and it was im
practicable to take the regalia from
nuder roofs. Led by the La Grande
hnnd tv.. vii,t. onn ..
eA th r-itv'a hnuino.. j
-.- u uuuibua Uiouwm H11U
disbanded for sunner.
Convention Is Remarkable.
The convention convened in
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hall with District Deputy Dixon pro-
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Rex
siding. ' He turned the lodire over
to the rank of Page, and Wallowa's
splendid team took charge of the ini
tiation of a class of nine novitiates in
Red Cross lodge. With that precise,
remarkable and beautiful exemplifica
tion of the work, for which Wallowa
is famed, centering around nlHlled
floor drills, the Wallowa team took
the novitiates through the steps of the
rank of Page. Then it was that the
added features came, for Enterprise
lodge presented, for the first time in
Eastern Oregon, a dramatized lesson
of friendship, taking the convention
back to ancient Syracuse where was
enacted the marvelous incident of
friendship when Pythias staked his
life on fidelity and loyalty of his good
friend Damon. The. incidents leading
up to the incarceration of Damon, Tin
aeatn doom, his liberation with Pyth-
' ai "t bye visit with
to Syracuse where he arrives at the
m . , .
very moment the headsman was to
iL. t...
death doom, his liberation with Pyth-
.
un acteu out ana tne Deautuui lines
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