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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XIII.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914. "
NUMBER 2'1.
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ROOSEVELT'S CONNECTIONS IN
PLAN OF TRUST SHOWN BY
WITNESS TODAY.
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GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF
ALL LINES PREDICTED
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Hears Story of Morse's Attempt to
Gain Control of all Atlantic Coast
wise Traffic Roosevelt Blocked
the Game Aiding Mellen.
Washington, May 21. Why Chas.
W. Morse failed to obtain complete
control of the Atlantic coastwise
shipping, was made public when Mel
len resumed his testimony this morn
ing before the interstate commerce
commission. Only the personal in
tervention of Roosevelt, then presi
dent, blocked such conditions.
Morse offered Mellen $20,000,000
for the New Haven steamship lines.
Mellen said he wanted to sell, but he
consulted Roosevelt, fearing the gov
ernment was about to prohibit rail
roads from owning competing water
lines. Mellen asserted he told Mr.
Roosevelt that, if the Morse offer
,3was kot-'tfeeepted; the"New Haven
might later be forced to sell for less
money. Roosevelt promised, accord
ing to Mellen, if the New Haven re
jected the offer, the corporation's
steamship holdings would not be in
terfered with as long as he was presi
dent. Mellen then testified that he, bank
ing on the statement of the president
rejected the offer made by Morse.
Another feature of Mellen's testi
mony was his declaration that gov
ernment ownership of railroads was
sure to come. He defended the late
J. P. Morgan, asserting that his
death came largely as the result of
the New Haven trouble.
MEDIATORS MEET AGAIN.
Will Pnnfnr With Hnlh Factions at
Niagara Falls Peace Temple.
Niagara Falls, Canada, May 21.
After preliminary formalities had
been disposed of, the mediators were
ready to settle down to actual busi
ness. The mediators had the first
talk with the Mexican envoys this
noon, which lasted an hour. They
expected to have another interview
with the American envoys tonight
and a second one with the Mexicans
tomorrow. By these alternate inter
changes of views, they hope ulti
mately to reach an agreement, sat
isfactory to both sides.
Lindsey Pleads With Wilson.
Washington, May 21. Being re
ceived by the President, Judge Ben
Lindsey begged the chief of the na
tion to use the regular troops to
force the Colorado mine owners to
arbitrate their differences with the
miners. '
Lindsey was accompanied to the
White House by Mrs. Pearl Jolly,
Mrs. Mary Petrucci, Mrs. M. Thomas,
survivors of the Ludlow horror.
Conditions in' the strike zone were
painted to the President in gastly
colors. .
Becker Trial Near End.
New York, May 21. Both sides
rested in the Becker trial this morn
ing at eleven o'clock- Adjournment
Has taken until two this afternoon.
MORSE
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EXPOS
Motor Club Is
Shaping Races
FAST AND FUNNY EVENTS AT
THE GROUNDS JUNE 21.
FORDS . TO TEST SPEED
Handsome Prizes Hung Up for Win.
' ners in Each Race Event.
I Final draft of the racing pro
gram for the second annual' Eastern
Oregon motorcycle race meeting,
was made last night at an enthusi
astic meeting of the La Grande
Motorcycle club. Officers were
also elected and committees ap
pointed to handle the big meet
which centers about the annual road
event to Baker and Return, but while
the riders are out on their 130 mile
juunt, motors and autos are to en
tertain the public at the grand gtand.
The matter of financing this event,
much greater in its scope and size
than last year, has been outlined as
follows: Young men, who are mem
bers of, or, are supporting the club,
are being asked to contribute $10, or
even $5.00 to a guarantee fund which
is to put the credit of the association
on a, sound footing. If the gate re
ceipts pay all expenses and prizes,
the guarantee fund will be reimbur
sed to the givers pro rata. The
solicitation for funds is done that the
association may not have to guess at
any item of expense, and contri
butions are given with the under
standing that reimbursements will
be made if, the gate money is suffi
cient. Following is the arrangment
of ,ie racesw entrance. fees ; and
prizes: ,
First race Five miles, free for all,
7 h. p., machines, on track. To be
run by heats with four machine en
tered in each. Two to qualify in each
heat. Entrance fee $3.00 Prizes, $50,
$25 and $10. Event called at 1 p. m.
Second race Two miles, on track
for local riders. Seven h. p. machines
run in two heats with four machines
in each heat. Two to qualify in each.
Entrance fee $2.00. Prizes, $25, $15
and $10.
Third race Free for all exhibi
tion on track for trackA records, one
machine running at a time. Prize..
$25. Flying start.
I Fourth race Road event from La
! Grande to Baker and return. Called
'at 2:30. Free for all 7 h. p. ma
chines. Entrance fee $5. Prizes,
; $150.00, $75.00, $50.00 and $25.00.
I Fifth race Ten miles on track for
Fords. Two machines entered.
Prizes, $25 for first, donated by Auto
club.
' Sixth race Five miles on track for
local 4 h. p. motorcycles. Called at
4 p. m. Race to be run in heats with
four entered in each. Two to quali
fy in each. Entrance fee $1.00.
j Prizes, $10 and $5.00.
Seventh race-r-Five mile novelty
relay race on track. Free for all
I machines. No entrance fee. Six ma
chines entered in each heat, two
qualifying. Prize, merchandise do
' nated by local merchants.
Young People Organize.
Young people of the churches of
the city recently met in the Christian
church to complete an organization
for the purpose of taking an active
part in the temperance campaign for
the November election.
The next meeting Is set for June
Officers elected were: President,
O. H. Purcell; vice-president, Alfred
N. Christonson; secretary. Anna Mor
gan; treasurer, U. W. tsrecKenrmne.
Woodmen to Meet Tonight.
Modern Woodmen of America meet
this evening. The report of the re
cont state camp will be given to thi
lecal camp.
MRS.
FRANCESCO VILLA, WHO
FRIENDS O
Left to Right Miss Conce Fricori Sanchez, Mrs. Villa, Miss Teresa Sanchez, Dr. H. E. Stevenson, Head of
the Red Cross Corps at El Paso; Mi ss Maria Sanchez, and Mrs. Y. del C ampo, Head of the Red Cross Corps
for Villa's Army. .
BENSON LEADS
BY 118 VOIES
FINAL UNOFFICIAL TABLE IS
DETERMINED.
Sensational Race Now Awaits Final
Official Counting.
Portland, May 21. With all coun
ties complete, but not officially com
piled, Judge Benson of Southern Ore
gon leads over Justice Mc Nary of
Salem in the sensational race for
fourth place on the supreme bench.
After being in the lead and in the
rear alternately for nearly a week.
Benson now has 118 votes to the good
and all counties unofficially account
ed for. The vote stands at noon to
day with Benson 34,531 and Mc Nary
118 less. .
REMAINS DUE TONIGHT.
Body of Late C. E. Golden Will Ar
rive in La Grande at 8:30 P. M.
the remains of C. E. Golden, who
died at McMinnviIle yesterday morn-
Word has been received here that
ing while in attendance at the I. O.
O. F. grand lodge, will arrive in La
Grande tonight. Local fraternity
brothers will meet the escort with
the body.
The remains will be taken to the
Golden ranch near Island City and
the funeral will be held Saturday or
Sunday.
I I C. A. CORNER STONE TO
BE PLACED SUNDAY AFTERNOON
The Y. M. C. A. corner-stone lay
ing ceremony will be held at the
building site, corner of Elm and
Washington, next Sunday afternoon
at 2:30. The many subscribers to
the building fund in Union and Wal
lowa counties will rejoice together at
c progress of their building.
The La Grande hand will start off
the program with some of its splen
did music. A late announcement is
that it will not be possible for Su
preme Judgo Eakin of Salem to be
here. It is not yet known who will
fill his n'ai'O on the program. Hon.
W, W. Cotton is to deliver tho prin
cipal address of the afternoon. Dr.
J. D. Gilliliin, for many years a resi
dent of this city and now of Boise,
Idaho will bo here to assist in the
MAY BECOME "FIRST LADY" OF MEXICO AND SOME OF HER
N A VISIT TO EL PASO, TEXAS, HOSPITAL.
jSummer Holiday
. Starts Friday
TEACHERS TO SCATTER IN ALL
DIRECTIONS.
HYMEN
CLAIMS TOLL
Canada- and Oklahoma . Bound .Sum
; ' mor Playgrounds for Teachers. ,
From far Northern . Canada to
Oklahoma on the South, from the
Pacific to the Atlantic lies the terri
tory luring La Grande school teach
ers for their summer vacations. To-
morrow night the last class for thisilrom -Brazil.
year will have recited and the ex-1 Nearly everyone he saw had que.i
amination papers graded. Every j tions to ask concerning the new river
tram from then ion for a day or two, I which Roosevelt says he discovered
will carry teachers every which way I , , . , ,. , ' ... ,
bound for summer amusement, forjaml whlch English critics say ha
homes iri numerous states, and a few J long been on the map. It is clear the
to married life. . Several of the Colonel is piqued by the doubts cast
teachers are not coming back for the on the genuincnc39 f the discovery,
very good reason that during the ; ., ... ,, , . , .
month of June, or thereabouts, thev 1 11 s there saui ho- At lcast 0
will take the little journey down the third of it is navigatablc. If any
aisle to the chancel and declare "I one wants to see it for himself, I'll
will." Just who these may be, the him hm n t tn it"
& ."'KSdU
pl.obablv no, c'ount them .
City Superintendent, John Girdlcr,
will attend the N. E. A. at St. Paul
in July and later on may accept a
position ,on the faculty of the Albion,
Idaho, summer normal. If he does
accept this profer he will
teach
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ceremony. The L. D. S. Quartet
which did such splendid service dur-
ing the campaign will appear on the
program.
"We are glad to say to you folks,"
said Mr. Grady, chairman of the
committee in charge, "that this corner-stone,
made of local rock by a
local stone cutter and laid in a struc
ture being erected by a local contrac
tor and superintended by a local
architect, marks an important step in
the progress of our building. The
U Grande Y. M. C. A. will be the
greatest building ever opened in this j
city I
The Observer of Saturday night
will contain a complete program for j
the day. 'I
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TEDDY PIQUED
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"RIVER'S THERE" HE TARTLY
ANSWERS QUERIES.
Spends Brief Period at His Office in
Outlook Office Today.
New York, May 21. Colonel Roose
velt was at his desk in the Outlook
office today for a while. 'After dic
tating several letters to his stenog
rapher, he visited the American mu
seum of natural history and unpack
!u " "au orougn
' His heaIth "0eS"'t Seem t0 troublc
im. He still declines to discuss poll
tics.
Erring Girl Is Returned.
Bnkor, May 21. Gossip has run
r'0' 10 past few days concerning the
i so-called white slave case in which
two Baker girls are said to have been
the victims. The effort on the part
of the authorities and other interested
parties seems to have borne fruit,
for one of the girls was returned to
Baker yesterday by an officer from a
neighboring city. Tho man in the
affair is not yet in custody.
Great credit is given the officers
by the family of the girl returned,
and nothing has been left undono to
l.t-inrv ta miSlflT AHAB fft tllRtlPn. Whflll
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hWreIl are the victims of Buch af
fajrs, no measures are too severe. It
seems likely that the affair may ba
settled with little publicity, and t)
make use of the names of the prin
cipals would servo no good purpose.
Show Boosters Visit Baker.
Baker, May 21. Declaring the 1914
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svock snow wu. ue
and that bigger crowds are expected,
three automobile loads of. Union
boosters arrived in Bilker yestcrduy
morning and spent the day in shaking
hands and tolling Bakerites about the
show June 4, 5 and 6.
On the way here they stopped in
North Powder and Haines.
CRITICISM
FRIAR'S CLUB
LOCKED UP BY
STATE TROOPS
THREE PORTLAND MEN TO BE
ARRESTED CHARGED WITH
BUYING DRINKS.
FOUR MINOR GIRLS IN
HANDS OF DEPARTMENT
Y est's Threat to Close Friar's Club
, at Milwaukie is Made Good and
, Orders Are Issued to Finzer to
Proceed Will Keep Place Closed
During the Present Administration,
Salem, May 21. The alleged find
ing of two girls under age drinking
intoxicants in the Friar's club in Mil
waukie, Oregon, has caused the gov
ernor to order Adjutant General Fin
zer, to close the club and keep it un
der the surveillance of the militia.
The governor stated that he would
keep it closed until the end of his
administration.
Portland Men Arrested.
Portland, May 211. Warrants for
the arrest of Dr. J. O. Nibley, Dr.
Kenneth Long and for a third man
charging them with delinquency of
minors in connection with the Friar's
clubcrusade, were issued for ser
vice today.
Four girls in the custody of the
department of safety are alleged to
have stated that they visited the
Friar's club and were served liquor
there.
Mining Men Honest.
' Baker, May 21. To the honesty of
N. J. Allen and C. H. Ames,
well known in this city and district,
Miss May Saunders may attribute the
fact that she recovered valuables
worth over $500. Night before last
she lost a hand bag containing a
diamond ring valued at about $500, a
watch and sum of money. Tho bag
was picked up in front of the Lyn
dalee, where Miss Saunders rooms,
and when the finders found out to
whom the bag belonged, it was re
turned. Miss Saunders suspected a
traveling man pf taking the bag and
sought to have him arrested, but
friends came to his rescue and when
the bag was returned his innocence
was proven. '
Miss Saunders, who is employed as
a waitress at the Geiser Grand, to
gether with some of the other young
women employed in the hotel, had
j been in the salesman's room looking
at some samples early in the evening
and she was very postive that she '
had left it there. When search wa3
made it was not found,
suspicion.
hence her
Separate Jail Is Wanted.
Pendleton, May 21. Rev. Olbert F.
Weaver of the Christian church and
Rev. C. A. Hodshire of the Method
ist church, representing the local
ministerial association, will this even- -ing
present to the city council a re
quest for the construction of a sepa
rate jail for women, following a per
sonal investigation of the one city
jail yesterday afternoon.
They declare they found conditions
worse than they imagined. Not that
tho jail is unsanitary or uncomfort
able, but the lack of any provision for
keeping women prrsoners separate
from men they declare is an outrage
against decency. "