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I v.. :: .. ' . J w?sttit AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS TH5 NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914. NUMBER 256. : ; KV:'"'""- U E TO EFFICIENCY PROMPTED THE OR DER HE SAYS IN STATE MENT TO PRESS. PROHIBITION SUPPORT EMPHATICALLY DENIED Secretary of the Navy Offsets rumors Current in Washington that Ad ministration is Aligned With Pro hibition Forces Only Fair to En- - listed Men Says Secretary. Washington, April 6. Secretary of the Navy Daniels went to consider able pains today to offset rumors that the order against "wine mess" in of ficers' quarters on board warships or in navy yards,- alligned the adminis tration with prohibition forces. "The order was given to promote efficiency and not for prohibition pur poses" said Mr. Daniels. "Enlisted men have not been allowed to drink for some time and it is onjjf air that, officers be treated similarly," he said. Considerable fuss has been stirred up in Washington over the order, many believing the administration did it as a master stroke for prohibition assistance. RUNAWAY ACCIDENT SERIOUS. Vance Randall Seriously Hurt When He is Thrown from Wagon. While driving a team of horses hitched to a gravel wagon yesterday afternoon on North Fir street, Vance Randall had' the 'misfortune to be thrown from his wagon, when his horses ran away, and sustained severe bruises. Just what frightened the horses, could not be learned, but Mr. Ran dall was so severely shaken up that he had to be taken to a physician, where his wounds were dressed. The doctor stated this morning that he had suffered concussion of the brain and a badly sprained wrist and minor injuries, whioh will keep hib from work for several weeks. RECALLED MAYOR POPULAR. Fawcett is Given Support in Tacoma Elimination Contest. "Tacoma, April 8. Although re called three years ago, A. V. Fawcett is slated to contest the mayoralty race , with Rev. C. F. Stover at the -final election April 20th. Fawcett-re-ceived the highest number of votes cast yesterday in the elimination elec tion, complete returns making the to tal 7,500. Stover was second high. Nicholas Lawson, Charles D. Atkins, James Drake and W. A. Stewart, will fight it out for the two councilman nic vacancies. All four amendments submitted to the voters were defeated. KING WILL BE OPERATED ON. Sweden's Royal Ruler Is Suffering from Tumor Think Physicians. Stockholm, April 8 Doctors have decided to operate on King Gustavus tomorrow. He is growing weaker and U suffering greatly. The physicians thought he had tumor of the stomach but are not sure. ' The incision will reveal the real nature of his ailment diiies Boy Court Has Solved Problem CHICAGO CONFIDENT OF SUC CESS IN VENTURE. JURISTS ADMIX ITS UTILITY Boys Between 17 and 21 Given Spe cial Treatment in Courts. Chicago, April 8. Completing its third wek of operation today, the Boys' Court, the only tribunal of its kind in America, was heartily endorsed by Jurists, police officials, and socio logists who have watched with keen interest the work of the -new court. Under the direction of Municipal Judge Thomas F. Scully, the Boys' Court has taken charge of cases of all male offenders of either the state laws or city ordinances, between the ages of 17 and 21 years; The results thus far obtained, social workers be lieve, will lead other Jarge cities to establish a boys' court, fashioned af ter the local bench. The prime object of the new court is to save the first offender, whose age would bar him from a hearing in the juvenile court, and previously required his case to be heard in either Dorothy Lindsay of this city is in bed Buffering from severe injuries sustained in a fall from a horse yes terday. She had just started out on a trip to the hill with Miss Jennie Anderson when her horse slipped on the pavemelnt at 12th and Washing ton and threw her violently to the pavement. In the fall her. knee was torn open necessitating medical aid. A physician was hurriedly called and had to administer chloroform to dress and bandage the wound. She suffer ed bruises to the arms and other parts of the body and is today unable to move her knee. Sam Small Coming. Sam Small well known orator, sent out by the anti-liquor forces will be in La Grande tomorrow and will lec ture at the M. E. Church. HENRY D, FLOOD. Congressman From Virginia Chair man Foreign Relations Committee. Photo by American I'ress Association. (Continued on Page Four.) B1RL THROWH FROM HOUSE JJft s I RIKQIAM YnilTMQ MAI TRPAT i.uuuiiiii i uumu iiiiiLiiiui I ; i Berlin, April 8. It is stated at St. ! Petersburg that three young Russians mistreated and then crucified a young 1 Jewish girl the daughter of a Stavra- pol fisherman. , After inflicting all kinds of indiginities upon the girl, and making her an object of mockery on account of her religion, the fiends , crucified her over grave in the local graveyard by driving nails through ,her hands and feet and through her eyes. The trio were arrested but es caped with the aid of friends. . ' In spite of the fact of her nation men are reported killed and six others very seriously injured when a steam shovel this afternoon struck a mLced charge of dynamite and caused it to I Two Baby Elk Bonu On Elk Range Two baby elk graze on' Billie Meadows according to word sent to Game Warden W. E. Leffel, the babies having been born about the first of April. They have become so tame as to follow the wagon that comes through the pasture. There was ho ' loss this winter as the snow was never more than three feet deep and the elk were amply able to care for j themselves. But 15 bales of hay ' were used in feding all winter. The j elk are reported to be fat and doing ( splendidly. I Deputy Game Warden Leffel went B. A. Bennett, former policeman find city employe answers an article in yesterday's Observer today, by an affRTavit alleging that he is not ac tuated by spiteful motives in circu- lating a petition for the removal of I City Manager Lafky, He also states, that Tom Driscoll, with whom he was fighting, and with whom he was ar rested, struck first. The affidavit follows: Notice to the Public. State of Oregon, County of Union, S. S. I, B. A. Bennett being first duly sworn, depose and say: In answer Ho an article published I in yesterday's Observer, I will say I that while I had in my possession and was circulating the petition asking for the removal of City Manager Lafky, I had not drafted it and had no selfish or spiteful motive in circu lating it, but was doing it for what I deemed to be the welfare of the citizens at large. Monday night, prior to the arrest of Tom Driscoll and my self for fighting, Chief of Police Avant and Mr. Driscoll approached me near the M. M. building, where I was conversing with a friend, asked to sec the petition and called me vile names, threatening to lick me and issued other threats. After taking all DROLL STRUCK BENNETT ! FIRST AVERS 1. BENNETT ality the entire fishervillage is up in ' arms and much excitement prevails. ' On account of the strictures which ex-1 ! Ut against the Jewish race in Russia ' and the result of the recent trial of ' i Belies accused of ritual murder, au I thorities have taken some ' pains to apprehend the murderers. The act is considered so diabolical that even , fthe most embittered Jew haters in1 J Russia have shuddered at the men tion of the crime. explode on The Dalles-Celilo canal a mile above the bid eddy. 'Ed Kendler, the steam shovel engineer is the only one of the dead thus far identified. Kendler was blown from 'his seat and ground to pieces. Details are meagre. to Union this noon to form a sports man's organization similar to the one which exists in this city. On Thurs day he will go to Cove for a like pur pose. Elgin formed such an organization last Monday and now counts 54 mem bers. It will be the object of .this or ganization to do all it can to promote the game laws of the state and help protect birds during the closed sea son and in such other ways help fost-e.- the right sportsman spirit in hunt ers that all classes of game birds will have ample protection during tho closed season. the abuse I could stand, Driscoll and I came together after Driscoll had struck me, and after getting me down threatened to kick my head in, kick my ribs in and words of like effect. Then Avant after using more abusive language with the assistance of Driscoll, arrested me and conducted me to the station using vile and abusive language, unfit to be printed. After putting me in a cell, Avant did not lock up Driscoll. Driscoll was not an officer at the time and while we were both arrested for fighting, Dris coll was assisting Avant, after the fight When I paid my fine of $5.00 Avant said: "Bennett we are ready to have another hitch. Driscoll is a friend of mine and I am going to stand by him." B. A. BENNETT. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of April, 1914. (Seal) H. E. DIXON. ' Notary Public for Oregon. ASQUITH IS RE-ELECTED. No One Opposed the Premier and he Returns to Resume Tight. Cupar, EaBt Fife, April 8. No can didate opposing him, Premier Asqulth rc-turncd to parliament automatically. ga, , Marriage Coup POPULAR ELGIN GIRL MARRIED . ROMANTICALLY. , NOTIFIES MAMMA BY 'PHONE Hortense Smith and Haskell Andrews United in Marriage. . Cupid "put one 6ver" yesterday af ternoon when , Miss Hortense Smith, charming daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Frank Smith of Elgin, was married to Haskell Andrews of Imbler. Cupid never staged a more successful elop ment Miss Smith and Mr. Andrews were taken to La Grande by Mr. and Mrs. Cap Turtle and were married by Rev. R. E. Close of the Baptist church. ; After the knots were secure ly tied Miss Smith called her mother on the telephone and advised her of the marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews had no fear of returning to the roof of their parents however. The party spent yesterday afternoon in, the city, happy as newly weds can be, and not concerned over what awaited them at Elgin. It is said the Tittle god of love has smoothed parental feelings ere this... Both are well known throughout the county and in. La Grande as well, Mi3S Smith ' s peclally, has many dear friends who wish them well.. Don Sargent acted as witness at the wedding. ADDED TRACTS ARE POPULAR "Doing a land office business" is not only an idiom of ordinary par lance, it is still a reality and stands just as much for a phenomenal rush to obtain free land as ever before. Yesterday ' and the day before were such days in the local land office, and the counter was lined with eager men and women all day going through the necessary processes of filing and locating claims. Yesterday alone as many as 18 claims were filed at this office and all of them with but one or two exceptions, filed on enlarged tracts, which mean that 320- acres times 18, or 6,840 acres of govern ment owned land has gone out of tho possession of the United States and become private property. Some of this land may be relinquished, but the majority of the filers will cling to their strip with religious tenacity, converting semiarid tracts into grain bearing and fruit-yielding fields. R. E. THORNTON. Virginia 8tate Senator Seeks Re turn of Martha Washington Will. - POLITE NOTE FAILS ORDER AGAINST SPANIARDS CANT BE COUNTERMANDED BY CARRANZA, REFUSAL TO ACT IS r MADE TO WASHINGTON Spaniards in Mexico Will Not Be Pro. tected Unless Further Develop meats Take Place Request for Protection Made by Jauret la Ig nored Made Appeal to Villa. Washington, April 8. State de partment officials announce that Gen eral Carranza, one of the chieftains of the Rebel forces has refused to comply with an ' unofficial request made by the department representa tive at Jaurez, , for protection to Spaniards in Mexico City. The re quest also called for cancellation of Villa's order deporting the Spaniards, agairwtwhom he has a, deep hatred. " CtfrntlA&.id he' could" not interfere with Villa's order which was issued last Sunday. The state department did not inti mate whether it was going to put the request up to Villa or not. : NEW POST OFFICE CERTAIN. Palmer Junction to Have Postoffice K and Also Postmaster.. Palmer Junction is to have a post- , office. True, there is but a lone shack at the point where the Palmer com pany timber road branches off at the mouth of Looking Glass, but never theless there is to be a postoffice there employes of the company up the branch line are to be served from there. Mr. Baker has built for him self a little home and will operate a store at that point, and will probably be the only applicant for the job when the civil service examination is held here May 9th. The store will be much enjoyed by parties who camp on the Looking Glass during the Sum mer season. WILL WRIGHT IN CITY. Former Bank Examiner Makes Tour of This Section. . Will Wright, former state bank commissioner, spent last evening in La Grande with Ed Wright, county clerk. Will had been making a tour of the eastern part of the state on purely a business mission. He said politics were not in any way con nected with his visit that he had set tled down to hard, straight, everyday business and while he intended to try and pick the best men and vote for them he was not boosting anyone for any office this year.. WOMEN'S DEFEAT STINGS. Supremacy of "Bath House John" Over Women Bemoaned in Chicago. Chicago, Til., April 8. Except the winning candidates and their friends all Chicago Is groaning over the re sults of Tuesdays election. All of the nine women candidates for Alderwo men were defeated. "Bathhouse" John had an easy victory. In the state out side of Chicago a thousand saloons went out of existence. Sixteen coun ties have been added to the dry list. TO CURB VILLA
