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VOLUME XIII.
ANSWER COMES NURSE REVEALS
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ROM CAflRANZA
WONT DEAL WITH PEACE ENs"SCHUMANN ,- HEINK DIVORCE
VOYS AS LONG AS HUERTjA
IS CONSIDERED.
CAN TAKE MEXICO CITY
ANYWAY IN THREE WEEKS
His Answer is Not Taken as An Ac
ceptance of the Invitation to Join
the Conference Which Leaves the
Situation as Before With Rebels
Making Headway for Capital..
Washington, June 6. The Mexican
Junta announced that Carranza was
willing to send representatives to the
mediation conference, ,but there are
so many "buts," .. that the Junta's
statement could hardly be considered
an acceptance of the mediators' invi
tation to the peace conference.
In the first place Judge Douglass,
Carranza's lawyer, would not'iay
whether or .not the Constitutionalist
reconsidered the previous refusal to
mediate Mexico's internal affairs. In
addition the Junta insisted that,
whether they were represented at Ni
agara Falls or not.JlCarranza never
would consent t4 the plan which fail
ed completely and finally to elimin
ate Huerta. The Junta's opinion is
that the rebels can take the city- of
Mexico in three weeks. It also pre
dicted that the war material now on
its way from New York to Tampico
for the rebels would be landed with
out interference, unless before the ar
rival, Carranza should decide to join
the peace negotiations and consent
t i an armistice.
No great solution comes of the dif
ficult situation with this answer. Car
ranza wants what the president of
the United States has been looking
for, namely the complete elimination
of Huerta and it is supposed that he
is taking this stand strengthened by
Wilson's idea.
MORE PASS EXAMS.
June Examinations Result in Second
Group of Promotions.
The following have successfully
passed the eighth grade examinations
conducted for those who failed in any
one study at the previous examina
tion: Ruth Moorehouse, James Grout,
Dewey Gkye, Frank Davis, Edith
Darland, Marjorie Sims, Park Taylor,
George Rush, Gface Swalberg, John
Stewart, Elmer Moon, Edna Andrew,
Julian Ash, Chester Thompson, Helen
Sin s, George McDonald, Elvira Ar
noldus, Helen Fitzgerald, Ora Bos
wcll, Minnie Johnson, Walsie Brown,
Frank Young and Miriam Wheatly.
Clerk Williams has the diplomas
for distribution.
COL. IVANHOE IN NEW QARTERS
Prosecuting Attorney Leases Rooms
' in Rncscli Building.
Col. p. s. Ivanhoe has removed
his office to rooms in the Roesch
building on Depot and Adams. He
has three rooms handsomely fitted
and furnished with all the late and
modern appliances. One room is de
voted to a reception, one to consulta
tion, and 1me other contains his Jarge
nur l:Unu. m - a , .1. .
iiumiy. io xne reporter ior me
Observer the Colonel said in speaking
of his new quarters, "yes, I am very
comfortable here and am at home tff
everybody."
4 4 i s fc : t t
ROOMS ARE WANTED,
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All those having rooms avail
able to house cfelepates to the
Merchants' convention are re
quested to notiV C. Afjmall.'at
"nee. This "is i.npenitivo, an
nounces the committee. Also
such auto owners as have prom
ised machines for that conven
tion are urged to keep the dates
AN
RELATIOHS OF
PROCEEDINGS TAKE ON
FRESH COLOR.
MRS. DEAN CALLS HIM BILLY
HE CALLS HER HIS NOONIE
Soft Relations Hinted at in Testimony
Which Reveals Secret of Divorce
Proceedings, in Which Great Diva
Sues for Separation on Eve of Great
Bayreuth Performance.
Chicago, June 6. The divorce nro.
ceedings of Madame Schumann-Heinke
and her husband William Rapp Jr.,
are coming to a head with much rap
idity. The real ground for Mrs.
Heink's action may be taken f roni tha
testimony offered this morning bv.
miss r ranees Asnton, a trained nurse
who boarded at the home of Mrs.
.Dean, who is named corespondent in
the suit against Rapp. Miss Ashton
was not in court but her deposition
: was read.
She testified that she saw Wiri.
Rapp Jr., and Mrs. Katherine Dean
take, a stroll about the -Dean apart
ment, that the former was attired in
a bathrobe and the latter in a wrap
per, and that they were hugging and
kissing each other. "The stroll end-
cd", Miss Ashton continued, "in the
parlor, where the pair closed the door
ar.d remained all night" The depo
sition says she addressed Rapp as
Lilly and Rapp called her "Noonie."
A number of letters and telegrams
were introduced. One letter sent
from Chicago and signed "Billy" re
ferred to "Noonie" as the "sweet
ciover" and declared that "he missed
her in this city of stock yard smells
St. Mary's Graduate Home.
Mrs. James Corbett, son James
I Jr., and daughters Mary Helen and
I Margaret returned last night from
I Portland, where Margaret graduated
from St. Mary's Academy. The big
function was held in Lincoln-- High
i school and was one of he most note
worthy in the history of the school.
During a piano recital one of the
young lady graduates fainted at the
instrument.
j Optician Goes to Portland.
I Wnf. Peare leaves tomorrow night
, for Portland to attend the Oregon
Optical association. "Bill" gradu
ated in 1911 from the Northern Illi
nois College and will meet a large
number of his school friends at the
meeting. He has had a marked de
gree of success since starting in his
practice in La Grande.
Here to Spend Summer.
Wm. Alexander of Starbuck, Wash
ington, is in the city and will spend
the summer here in La Grande with
his daughter Anna Alexander and
brother Robert. Miss Anna Alexander
leaves tonight for the rose show with
a party of local people.
Notable's" al' Union. :;
" Jame Withycombe, (candidate for
governor, William Hanley, ' Harney
county cattle king, and W. Al Jones
if Joseph, were among those at the
Union stock show yesterday.
Winficld Ecklcy is Home.
Winfield Eckley arrived last night
from O., A. C. where he is taking a
course in electrical engineering. He
is now a sophomore and is home for a
vacation with his parents in Fruit
dale. '
Academy Crmmencemcnt the 10.
The detailed program for the aca
dimv commencement June 10 will be
announced in the Observer Monday.
RAPP AND DEAN
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
LA GRANDE, OREGON,
Another Vessel Rumored
In Distress Off Father
Point
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Star Denotes where Empress of Ireland sank and where the Alsatian is
rumored to be in
Montreal, June 6. The mouth of
the St. Lawrence continues to be the
scene of accidents or reputed acci
dents today. Following the disaster
of the Empress of Ireland came ru
mors .today that the steamship Alsa-
UNLOADED HERE
CONFUSION IN ORDERS CAUSES
PROMPT ACTION.
Sportsmen Got Together and Handled
Fish on Short Notice.
One hundred and seventy-three
thousand Eastern Brook trout were
added to the habitation of several
Grande Rdnde streams yesterday.
The carload of fish which arrived yes
terday noon could not be sent on to
Wallowa as planned as there was a
misunderstanding of orders all
around. Deputy Gregg had orders
to leave them here, and Superinten
dent Clanton could not be reached by
wire. The change was suggested be
cause of the horse show, but when the
car arrived the fish had to be un
loaded here, and local sportsmen
"russeled" autos to care for the 177
cans.' Practically no fish were lost.
Upriver, Summerville and Imbler
streams got the fish, and Cove and
Union will get a car of their own.
The confused situation finally worked
itself out satisfactorily.
President Wood Goes East.
Mac Wood president of La Grande,
left last night for St. Louis, Chicago,
Detroit and Boston, where he will meet
1 is daughter Lucrece who is studying
in the east. From there they will go
to New York and take boat to New
Oi leans, returning by way of San
Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco
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NCREASE FOR ITSELF AND OTHER
COfANf IS ASKED OF MINN
Salem, June 6. The Independent
Telephone company has requested per
mission from the state railroad com
mission to double its telephone rates
in Corvallis. It has also'petitioned the
commission to order the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company, whose
rates are lower than those of the In
e'e pendant to raise them.
The grounds for this petition ar.j
supposed to be that the Indcpendentiolhor concern to save itself.
PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1914.
in the St. Lawrence
yitttist tt ttttttmtt mwT
distress today.
tian is aground and sinking an the
vicinity of Father Point, near where
the late disaster took place. The
steamship company denied this re
port, however, saying the vessel is
progressing satisfactorily, v.
REAL ESTATE BROKER AND
CREAMERY MAN FIGHT.
Fight in Automobile Then One Shoots
Other With Pistol.
Los Angeles, June 6. T. T. Deyoe,
a real estate dealer, shot and seriously
wounded George Piatt,' president of
the Los Angeles Creamery company,
end then committed suicide by shoot
ing himself.
They quarreled while riding in
Piatt's automobile. They came to
blows and scuffled violently. Piatt
then turned the car to the curb. As
he came to a halt, Deyoe hurled his
victim to the street. When Piatt
arose and fled Deyoe drew his revol
ver and shot him in the back. Deyoe
then turned the weapon on himself
and took his own life. Piatt is said
to have a chance for life.
Fortland and home. Lucrece will
spend the summer in La Grande.
Don Alstott Back.
QUARREL LEADS
TO SHOOTING
- iwas a thrilling show from start to
After spend.ng four years m the finjsh Not eyen fln acci(hint marmi
marine service, Don Alstott has re
turned to La Grande. - Fj was sta-
tioned in California a portion of the
time and won for b' .iself a sharp
shooters decoration. He frequently
n'et M. I. Faulk, nd the other La
Grande boys itv various departments of
the government service.
ii not making money enough to sub
sist, and that to raise its rates and to
maintain somo semblance of competi
tion it is compelled to ak the com-r-ission
for a taHe of rates of the
other concern. The problem is one
f i aught with soniu difficulty and will
be far reaching should the request be
granted. The reqiyst is novel in this
that it is asking ar' increase for the
HAPPENS
TRErtlEflDOUS GROVJD SEES
Jack M'Carty's Stallion Awarded
Showman's Prize-Other Winners
Are Determined
9IC PROCfll BLOCKED OUT FOB TOMORROW
La Grande Day Brings Out First Class Perform
ances of Skill and Speed
Union, June 6. Jack McCarty'j
stallion of La Grande, won the show-
I intMi o m tuts Biutft aiivw xvr in
: second successive time. This splen
! dm animal walked off with that signal
"honor last year too. Prizes are being
determined rapidly this afternoon. W.
!J. Townley's shorthorn cow won the
J cow sweepstakes, and W. W. Green
Mbted the sweepstakes shorthorn
bull The champion draft team honors
went to W. W. Brooks with Hunter
1 Snider second and W. Moss third. In
the grade draft mares contest, Jerry
, Snider was first, Moss second and
Christ Johnson third, Fifteen entries
competed in the three-gaited saddlers
event this afternoon.
"Union,' "June 6. (Special) Bar
ring the parade, the Union stock
show is to run into Sunday. Hun
dreds of guests who are asking for a
three-day show, i have prompted the
management to conduct the show to
morrow afternoon again. The girl's
relay will be finished tomorrow and The three-eights . dash for " twe
a full program of sports and races year-olds was won by Veto time,
mir. nn.
Show Today Chilled.
Climatic conditions were not as fa
vorable today as yesterday and dur
ing the forenoon there was some
question about the Saturday parade.
The parade was eventually held with
a very good crowd in attendance.
Union, June 6. (Special) Hats
eff to Union! .
La Grande day at the stock show
was the best ever. In spite of cold
weather, about 4000 enthusiasts from
all part3 of the state gathered in tha
city, famous now for its blooded
horses to witness a show That far sur
passes anything ever before attempt
ed in that city. "Some Show" said
the vast crowd, and "some show" jt
was.
With the band making merry music
and keeping up the spirits of the
ciowd, with some superb performance
being staged nt every minute of tha
time with , real Indians in all their
gi-.udy raiment lending color to tho
scene, linking prehistoric days with
the inventions of a modorn time, with
races that would have done justice to
I the famed amphitheatre of Rome, with
men as aaring as uen nur anu as ague
as the best circus rider, un afternoon
of snort sped by quickly.
There is no gainsaying the fact it
the performance of the day. and all
went off according to schedule. From
the standpoint of thrillers, pethaos
nothing had the vim in it that did the
relay,' the Roman and the chnriot
races. .
John Spain is easily as big a man
today in his modesty a3 he was before
the fatal day on which he lost his
hand. Nothing undaunted, he essay
ed to drive his fours in n thrillinc
chariot race, in which Ben Hur would
have looked like an amateur. Foi
real poetry of acjion this race was e.
big number. When he drove out on
the track, he had tied his lines about
hir. should-r and with an improvised
hook on the stubbed arm. held the
rains as v?ith a mailed fist, and n
good lash in the other. When the
v- ord "go" was given eight horses cut
the and for a distance of almost
a half mile ran neck and neck in a
Tip.d er"'",!v'yr to come under the wirj
first. Jno Spain won 'this race in the
fust time of 571 seconds.
The gents' relay was another per-fo-mance
of skill and speed, and was
itself worth the price of admission.
For. three laps both A.. E. Armstrong
and his competitor Fred Spain ran
peck and neck. Chnnees were mad
in exactly the same time, save the
la't in which Fred lost several second.?
to his competitor. So evenly were the
. i i a i. - r ? l
mmrt of .mead undar the wire they
NUMBER 304.
were about the same distance apart
as oo the start of the last lap. The
two miles, with changes of horses wa
rcn in 4:35, and 4:36 respectively.
Honors to Armstrong. -
Another charjet race, proved moro
exciting than wag planned, for the
doughty bays that had dashed under
the wire first in a race that was no:
allowed, owing to a false start, kept
on running at top speed until a half
dc zen expert horsemen raced madlv
after the speeding 'quartet and
through some daring and nervy work
brought them to a halt
The ladies relay was a repetition of
the first race and with some of the
same horses, same excitement and
intensity. Alice Osborn rode, tha
Zibe Morris string of horses' .and
Mrs. Boylen of Toppenish, Washing-tor-
rode the Fred Spain horse3.
This - was won by Miss Osborn . in
4.21 1-4; ' Mrs. ' Boylen'e time ' was
4.25.'
The 2.25 race was won by Spanlock
in two straight heats time 1.24
with Spanish second.
' The three-fourths- mile dash went
to Lataranta time,' 1.24 with Sea
i Slt second and Handsome Fred
thiH
with Fran second and Bay third.
Gents' Relay.
A. E. Armstrong first day's time
4.35: Fred'Roain first - day's time.
4 86. iFlrst of a three days run.
(Squaw. Race. Umatilla Indiana.)
Annie First, . Stella second, : Ida
third. Time .55. .
Shetland Pony Race. 1-8 Mile.
Simmons first, Vandev&nter Isec
ond, Metealf third. Time .16 1-2.
Tug of War.
Umatillas won Over Union team.
High Jump.
R. Henry first, Roy Peebler sec
ond. Heirht 5 feet.
J. D. Farrel's horse Premier, was
iiot entered in competition but was
present for exhibition purposes and
jumped six feet. '
The bar is to be raised, six inches
more today for Premier, and to his
limit on the last day. His record is
7.2. He is a beautiful chestnut sor
rel, with nimble action and in all re
spects a perfect horse. .
The 3.00 Minute Trot.
Grace Barrymore
Major Buford
Brilliant '
Time 1.23 1-4; 1.19; 1.23.
Walk, Trot and Run,
Bert ' Woods first, Joe
Reynolds
second, time 5.05.
Roman Race.
Ray Noval first, Jno. Morris sec
ond, R. Henry, third, time 1.01.
Chariot Race.
Jno. Snain first, Clarence Plant
second, time .57 1-2.
JUDGE BENNETT COMING.
Will Deliver Flag Day Address Be
fore Local Elk Lodge.
Judge Bennett of The Dalles, well
known Democratic leader, is to de
liver the Flag Day address before
the Elks lodge this year. June 14 is
the day of the lecture and local Elks
will hear a splendid oration for the
judge is nble to deliver the best.
EASTERN BROOK DISPLAYED.
Perfect Specimen of Thnt Specie on
Display in the City.
Superintendent Clanton of the Ore
gon Fish hatcheries, has sent a few
specimen of two-year old Eastern
Brook trout to the Wing, Fin & Fleet
foot club, with his compliments. They
are on display today in the Bert
Hughes store on Depot whore they
will be viewed by fishermen who may
I not know a true Eastern BrooK.