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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THF NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XIIL
LA GRANDE. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1914.
NUMBER 250.
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Siegel Given
Time To Plead
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BRINGING AID
RELIEF FOB TORREON IS HALT
ED BY DETACHMENT OF
VILLA'S SOLDIERS.
CLEVER WAR STRATEGY
. WINS FOR REBEL LEADER
Federals Expecting Aid from the
raiJ Will Wait in Vain, and!
,i Rt'bt'l Success Have'
- ' -?'r rhrouSn Capture of j
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'El P-) Apt 11 1. Strenuous efforts
ere being made to bring relief to the
5 Federals fighting in Torreon. The
capture of V :ity yesterday as given
out by ' Corr; , was erroneous and
.7V . '' seems to know how the mes
;?. . '"SI!? to be sent to Carranza who
. - m.,;,it public immediately. It was
"": 'ptate' that Villa had despatched a
" " coi, .Srency of men to the south to cut
. ; off Me relief train and depatches from
iiere lmucttu? umt wie enure train
. T "5 'fajleaj into' hfs hands.
V"' iiii"1u, "Villa accomplished this
. feat is notcertain but it is said that
the train had been wrecked. No do
tails have come with the information.
So much is- certain that the train
will not arrive in Torreon aV expected
by the Federal commander in that
city. The consequence is that the
Rebels have prolonged their hope of
taking the city and if Villa can pro
vent the strengthening of the Federal
garrison he will have accomplished
the feat, on account of the heavy
Federal losses.
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LIE IN STATE. 8
Friday afternoon and evening 3
5 the body of the late Dr. A. G. S
y Lane, Presbyterian minister, S
S who died Sunday morning very S
S suddenly, will lie in state at the S
manse. The funeral will be held $
Saturday noon at 2 o'clock from $
$ the Presbyterian church. 3
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mIITV UriTUuUult0 E,K'n lastfal1 where Mr- Heuston
1 1 1 I I I II III ll I II n wals e,ecte(J superintendent of schools.
U U I I U U I 1 1 LL 1 1 U I A f ew weeks ago Mrs. Heuston came
CHERRY GROWERS CONCERNED
OVER TARIFF.
Congressman Sinnott Asked to Look . days her life was dispaired of. Her
Out for Union Cherry. j mother and sister were called from
Denver to which place the family
In view of the fact that cherriesmnved from Orbondnle, 111., shortly
have become an important proauct.ft. rrs. Heuston's marriasre
in this valley, the question has arisen
whether the product of other coun
tries comes into this country free of
duty or whether there is sufficient
f duty on the imported article to make
' its manufacture in this country worth
while. Heretofore most all Mara
schino cherries had to bo shipped in
from France where they were form
erly made by a famous monastic in
stitution, the secret of which was
rnrffullv miarded. But the product
?n mndo in this country and so sioseiy
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rhombic the imported product thnt
Us mnnnfo-bire hns become n im-r-Urv
( Union ontv f"Vfi
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MRS. H. H. HEUSTON PASSES
. AWAY LAST NIGHT.
DAUGHTER EIGHT DAYS OLD
Funeral Services This Evening and
Burial in Denver Later.
H. H. Heu'ston, former high
school faculty member whose
wife died last evening leaving a
week 61d daughter. Mr. Hous
ton is now superintendent of El
gin schools.
Leaving an eight-day-oW daughter,
a young husband and parents and a
sister, Mrs. H. Heuston, wife- of Prof.
Heuston, superintendent of schools at
Elgin, passed away in this city la'st
evening. Death followed Wood pois
oning subsequent to giving birth to a
child a few days ago. The babe,
Helen Anthea, is mothered' at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Under
wood where it will be kept until
school closes when it will be taken to
the grandparents in Denver by the
father. Ending as it did the life of
a bright, educated, exemplary, young
wife and mother, the death has been
deeply regreted by friends, acquaint
ances and even those who knew the
family not.
Edith Anthea Heuston was born,
January 4, 1880. She was educated
in the state normal school at Carbon
dale; 111., and became proficient as
a teacher of languages in high schools,
teaching in La Grande for a while
last year. In December 1913 she
brought to a happy close a courtship
with Prof. H. H. Heuston by coming
to Caldwell, Idaho from her Eastern
home and there met and married Mr.
Heuston who had been employed in
the La Grande schools. At the close
of the 1913 school year, Mr. and Mrs.
Heuston had won innumerable warm
friends in La Grande, and then moved
ago
to La Grande and was with friends
upon the arrival of their first-born, a
week ago Monday. Mrs. Heu'ston
was in critical condition from the time
I of her child's birth and for several
when it became annarent that life was
near its end. These relatives came
yesterday mornine.
Sh is survived by her husband,
dnin-htpr. fnthe- and mother. Mr. and
M. .T-xnoq C. Roe of Denver, and a
sisW NpIUp Roe. also of Pnver.
Brief fnnernj service will be hold
t the Methodist chnrch this evonin,?
f 5 o'clock and the bodv will he
shin" to Denver for burial this
TP ""H lie in
V ..ervinM until 7 p. m. in the
: Unhnenknmn Chanel
" T.nnsine Sworn In.
Wnchin-on. Am-11 1.-K-rl
Tnn,in" of Vow York in., todnv
.worn in as international law expert
; and coun
sellor of the department
III REPORTINGCAHAL TOLLS BILL
Senate Committee Will Be Given One
Week To Consider Sims Resolution
Washington, April i. An ultima
tum was received from the White
House by the members of the senate
committee to the 'effect that unless
the canal tolls repeal measure be re
ported promptly, the administration
supporters would summarily force
the hand of the committee. In the
meantime the decks of the senate are
being cleared for a fight that is ex
pected to outclipse that of the house
of representatives.
It is admitted at the White House
that the entire Foreign policy of the '
government is in the balance. The
delivery of the ultimatum was pre-,
ceded by a conference between Sen
ator Owen, spokesman for the presi
dent and the president himself. It j
was through Owen that the adminis
tration message was delivered to
Chairman O'Gorman of the canal .
committee. Owen said the committee
would be given a week to consider the 1
Sims resolution then, if there was
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GRAFT
GETS HARD RAP
TWENTY CENTS PER MILE TOO
MUCH, SAYS COMMITTEE.
Actual Fare for Lawmakers and Fam
ilies' is New Recommendation.
Washington, April 1. In reporting
to the house the legislative, Judicial
and executive appropriation bill, ag
gregating about $6,000,000, the ap
propriations committee advocated the
abolition of congressional "mileage
graft." As a substitute for the present
system, they have proposed a sys
tem of allowing actual traveling ex
penses to senators, representatives j
and their families to the capitol at the
beginning of each session of Con
giess and back home at the end of
the session.
Lawmakers are no wallowed twen
ty cents per mile. The bill also pro-1
vides for the" abolition of the assay
offices at Boise, Helena, Carson City
and Salt Lake.
COUNTY CAMP HELD.
Officers to State Camp at Eugene in
May Elected Here Today.
The county camp of Modern Wood
men of America was held in this city
this afternoon. The delegationls rep
resented the various camps of the
county and the election of a delegate
to the Eugene state camp was taken
up.
H. C. Vinacke was elected chair
man of the county camp, and A. W.
Nelson was elected state camp dele
gate to Eugene in May. S. R.
Haworth was chosen alternate.
Horse Must Be Relieved.
Stens were taken this morning to
compel the American Express com
pany to relieve the delivery horse
used for city delivery purposes. The
animal has been very lame but the
red tape connected with the purchase
of a new animal has forced the local
agoncy to use the halting brute.
Dr. P. A. Charlton started the
movement today to get speedy re
lief for the animal.
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nothing forthcoming in the nature of
a report, the senator would move that
the committee be instructed to prj
seni the measure to the senate.
The Ultimatum has caused some
comment among anti-repeal senators
and they are beginning to wonder
what weighty matter might be pend
ing bX'tween this country and other
foreign countries besides Mexico that
should make the repeal of the tolls
section so imperative. It is predicted
that this expression ori the part of the
White House will have the effect to
hurry the matter along, while feel
ing on the matter is high. If it is
allowed to cool off, some think it will
ii crease the possibility of defeat in
ihe senate.' , .
"A poll of the senate, said Secre
tary Tumulty, shows a sure majority
of sixteen for the repeal. We believe
it will be larger but we are figuring
very carefully."
WELL ATTENDED
LIST OF SPEAKERS UPSET IN
GREENWOOD SCHOOL.
Parents Informally Discuss Sex Hy
giene Both Crowds Big.
In spite of unforseen reversals in
the program in one instance, the sec
ond series of meetings of the social
hygiene societies of the city was held
last evening. The Central school
district program was carried out
in toto, but in the Greenwood
district, the meeting developed into
an impromptu program that, in spite
of the reverses, was of great good
George Stoddard, slated chairman of
the meeting, and Dr. A. L. Richard
son the physician to speak at the
Greenwood school meeting, were both
called out of the city unexpectedly.
Every doctor in the city was taken
up with professional duties except Dr. !
Underwood who spoke at the high j
school. In the Greenwood school H.
C. Vinacke was substituted as chair-r.-ian
and addressed the 75 parents
present in an .informal but instructive
way. The audience was entertained
with music while waiting for the ar
rival of a substitute physician. E. E.
Bragg delivered a very interesting
talk, and questions were asked and
answered informally. Those present
rsgret the inability of a physician to
be present but made the best of it
and the meeting was by no means
without its merits.
Geo. T. Cochran presided at the
high school where a fine crowd was in
attendance and Dr. H. L. Underwood
went over much the 'same field that
has been gone over in the previous
meetings. Both were instrumental in
much instruction and merited the big
attendances. The hygiene education
I campaign is progressing with splendid
I success.
Americana Reported Safe.
Washington, April 1. All Ameri
cans and foreigners are safe in Tor
reon, according to George Ca-rroth-,
crs, a representative of the state de
I partmcnt.
DEFUNCT BANKER MUST AN
' SWER APRIL 8.
VOGEL ALSO INDICTED
Return of Grand Jury Indictments
Lead to More Delay.
HENRY SIEGEL
New York, Boston and Chi
cago ' Merchant Who Failed.
Photo by American Press Association.
New York, April 1. Henry Siegel
and Frank Vogel, two of the principal
stockholders in the defunct Siegel
corporation, were today granted un
til April 8 to plead to a grand jury
indictment returned in connection
with the failure of Siegel's private
bank.
Aviators Meet Death.
Rheims, France, April 1. Emile
Vedrines, brother of the famous avia
tor, was killed trying to loop the
loop in a monoplane. Later Aviator
Pierre Testuelet and a passenger
named Clement Avigny fell three
'hundred feet and struck a low tower,
whereupon the tank of the Petrel ex
ploded. Both were killed instantly.
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D. Ward King, famed the world
over as the inventor of the King split
log drag, will be brought to Union
county April 30, May 1st and 2nd, by
the La Grande Commercial club, the
Union County Automobile associa
tion and the county court. The de
cision to bring the illustrious build
er of roads without expense here,
was reached this morning at a direc
tors' meeting of the Commercial club
following the meeting last evening
between the auto and Commercial
clubs in the city hall with Walter H.
T?ed, representing Mr. King. The ex
pense of bringing Mr. King here for
three days is nearly $400 but while
in the county he will make demon
strations in three different localities,
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FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND QUIT
WORK WHEN WAGE AGREE
MENT EXPIRES. ;
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SUFFERING WILL BECOME
INTENSE IT IS CERTAIN
Few Families Have Saved Anything
and Prospects for Long Hard Strug
gle Is Seen Pennsylvania Mineri
Also Threatenen to Walk Out if
New Agreement Is Not Agreed to.
Cleveland, April lFofty-five
thousand Ohio coal miners quit work
today. The wage agreement with the
owners expired at midnight. Repre
sentatives of employers and employes
could not come to terms on the new
wage scale.
Union leaders said that few of the
strikers have saved anything and
hundreds of families are on the verge
of actual want. It is predicted that
there will be much suffering. Sus
pension of work may last for months
before a settlement is effected.
Pennsylvania Miners May Quit.
Philadelphia, April 1. Representa
tives of owners of the Central Penn
sylvania bituminous mines,' and em
ployes, are trying to agree on a wage
scale to superceedde the one which ex
pires tomorrow. Should they fail,
75,000 miners will walk out. ,
CHAUTAUQUA BOARD ACTIVE.
Actual Preparation for Coming Sum
mer Session Under Way.
This evening directors of the
Grande Ronde Chautauqua associa
tion meet in the office of William
Miller the president. It is important
that as many be present as possible.
Active preparation for the Summer
sessions will be taken up tonight,'
FIFE ELECTIONS APRIL 15.
Asquilh Seeks to Return as Head of
Cabinet and War Minister.
London, April 1. The east. . Fife
election by which Asquith seeks to
return to Parliament as cabinet head
and minister of war has been set for
April 15. Militants have organized to
defeat him. Asquith's previous 'ejec
tion was so overwhelming that there
is no likelihood the militants , will
make much headway. '
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two out side of La Grande and one in.
The third meeting falls on Saturday
and will be held here. County Judge
Henry was at the meeting this morn
ing and assured the club that in ad
dition to the drags already in use,
others will be provided so that the
demonstrations can proceed. More
details as to place and hours will be
worked out in a few days.
D. Ward King needs no eulogy.
Every farmer and farmer boy the
country over has heard of him, first
because he invented the drag and sec
ondly because he has built and main
tained mile after mile of roads in
a score or more of states at practic
ally no expense.
ROADS
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state.