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8UTCKERE0 BY
' TIE TURKS
MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN
SAID TO HAVE BEEN SLAIN.
FEWjDETAILS KNOWN
BUT REPORT IS BAD
Many Refugees Appear at Athens
Nearly Starved and Tell Tales of
Revolting Crimes Committed Upon
the Greeks by Turks Date of the
Butchery -is Not Clear to Any.
Athens, June 16. fThat Turks have
'butchered" more than a hundred
Greeks including -men, women' and
children' at Phokia, near Smyrna, waa
the news brought here today by threi
or four thousand refugees. '
Not many details are lenown nor
v.as the date given of the butchery;
Many of the refugees wore wounded
and nearly starved.
Apparently this starts the war that
has been ready ' to break for some
time and the Turks have been ex
pected for a long time to inflict pun
ishment upon the Greeks whenever
the opportunity presented.
WOODSHED BURNED UP.
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Believed That Children and Matches
Cauabi the Small Blaze. ' "'
A woodshed and its contents, owned
by J. J. Brown on North Fourth
KtrAet. was destroyed by fire this
morning at a loss of about $75.00,
There was no insurance. The origin
of the blaze is not definitely known
but is thought to have been the fruits
f of some children playing with matches
in or near the structure.
The fire department made a pretty
run to the blaze and with little dif
ficulty kept adjoining buildings from
being scorched. .
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. No Clue Yet.
Portland, June 16. Although
rsearchers for the balloon Springfield,
Pilot Donaldson and Aide' Henderson
Vrmbered hundreds, no trace of the
Aircraft or the men was found up to
late this afternoon. The western
.slope of the Cascades for a hundred
and fifty miles south of the Colombia
river is being , combed.
Rain Does Not Stop Game;
New York, June 16. Despite last
night's rain the second game of the'
International series for the polo' cup'
was in progress at Meadowbrook'park
this afternoon.' ' The British' lineup1 is
not changed. . . ...
Ned York, June 16. England won
the polo game. Finai score. England
4, America 2 3-4.
SEVEN lit IT
DEATH IN FIRE
SCORESNJURED'WHEN BOARD
ING HOUSE BURNS.
Old
Framev Building With
. Escapes - is Trap.
re
Muford,- Mass., June"- 16. Seven
men" perished nd a -score ''was badty
oilrned,' while three--score Jwere in
jured by jumping from windows here
early :this morning when fire destroy
ed Peter; Copaliam's boarding house.
The building "Was Wit in "I860 'and
was originally ' intended for a shoe
factory. ' It" had no fire escapes, no
fire extinguishers and no" watchman.
The corridors were all of wood and
the stairways very narrow. The
doors were soon jammed with Ameri
can workmen making it impossible
for- many - to get out. - The- building
burned so rapidly- that it was almost
an explosion. "' '
Trouble at Butte
Is Expected Soon
SITUATION IS REGARDED
' VERT CRITICAU
TROOPS ARE HELD AT
DIFFERENT CITIES
Western Federation a4. Miners'
ion Meet Tonight in Butte.
Va-
Butte, Montana, July . 16.T-WhHe
outwardly conditions seemed uormaL
the situation is regarded as critical.
Trouble is looked for tonight when
the Western Federation of Labor and
the Miners' Union meets. The two
fi.ctions have been at loggerheads
since the rioting of Saturday. Mili-
tm companies are stationed at Boze-
n an, Billings and otner cities await-
ii.g the orders to move into this dis
trict to protect life and property.
Supreme Court Affirms.
Salem, June 16. The convicted
editor, J. E. Hosmer of Silverton,
who is charged with having crimin
ally libeled the Mount ' Angel con
vent by publishing an alleged con
fession of Mary Laseman, a nun said
to have escaped from the institution;
will be forced to take his punishment
as the supreme court, has just af
firmed the verdict of the lower court.
FRENCH CAPITAL VISITED B
TERRIFIC RAIN.
Streets Cave in and City is Disorgan-
..-'. ized.
Paris, June 16. That a number
lost their, lives in last night's atorm.
ard that the number will be at least
twenty is the opinion of he police
here today. ':- ' . .
Majority of those who met death
were caught when streets caved in
from the terrific downpower of rain.
Some; pits in the city are a block
long and reach from house to house
across important thoroughfares. The
edpth of many is twenty-five feet.
. Four - bodies were recovered from
one of these single chasms at the in
tersection of Rue Trochet and Rui
Abeiv On the boulevard intersection
of Rue EI Boetie and Rue du Fauburg
street -Honor a dozen people who
had sought shelter from the storm
ufder the eaves of the church of St
Philfi'ppe de Roule were drawn in the
cave-in- and probably perished. Nine
corpseV have" been recovered.
TENNIS5 MATCHES SLATED.
La" Grande Will Hook up With Imb-
. let" Next Satarrfay.
, Next 'Saturday a group' of local ten
nis sharks ' will enter, into combat
with a 'similar' group" of sharks from
Imbler, on' the Imbler courts. A re
turn match is to be staged in La
Grande shortly afterwards.
It has not been decided who will
represent' the La Grande'tennis con
tingent, but just s good a team of
doubles and singles as can. be re
cruited in the brief time allotted,
wiir be sent against Imbler.
Union also has asked for a tourna
ment here, and there, later, on, and it
13 believed some interesting matches
between town may be expected.
. Colonel .Dines With Lee.
London, June.-,16. Major Arthur
Lee "gave luncheon in honor of Col
onel Roosevelt today at which he
presented a . number of prominent
Liberal politicians.
'. Pay Checks in the City.
Railroad men are today cashing
their pay checks. Instead of going
tn the ticket office for them, the men
obtain their money from a coach,
run on a side track.
KILLS TWIT
LA GRANDE, OKBftdCjV
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BROWN ' & DUNN'S PLACE WAS
CLOSED TODAY BY CITY. i
Jwm Others Held Us Are Given
liceaaes New Applicative In. v
Brown & Dunn, proprietors of a sa
loon on Jefferson Avenue for some'
time past, neve been finally refused
a renewal of . their li venae. Two
others help up at the last session of
the commission, have been granted,
and Grant Lincoln and John Dordan,
are therefore, doing business today.
The Brown & Dunn saloon was
closed this morning. Violations of
the saloon regulation ordinance is al
leged, and given as reason for re
fusal. .'-.''
J. D. Kerr has presented an appli
cation for a license, and it will lay
over until a week from tomorrow.
All saloons that are doing bosinere
today are now operating nnder the
rnewed licenses. ' .
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TO ARGUE DIVORCE CASE.
Trial Which Ran Opposition ' to
Movies Will Be Heard Further.,
.
A divorce case which broke up the
,
moving picture and "vaudeville"
shows of .Enterprise a few weeks three 4ayg 0f nard iabor, and the re
ago, will have another session in La laxtion will 'be a physicial enjoyment
Grende 1 tonight when attorneys in and also will allow the visitors and
the case will present arguments be- nmle people to hob nob.
fore Circuit Judge Knowles, who pre- t
sided atvthe trial. Ora L. Linn of " . TAXI TURNS OVER.
Enterprise, chargei this wife - Ancil I - ' - ' t
Linn with cruel- and inhuman treats ' !Mr- MeCarty Hn Jam Broken In Ac
mnt. and the Kntpmrise eourthousft i
was far too small to accommodate the'
crowd at the trial. When it - went
over to an evenimr session, movins-
nicture houses were deserted. 3. A.
Burlieeh and A. Fairchild are the
attorneys who will areue, the case
tonight. ,
YQVTH IS APPREHENDED
Deputy Sheriff Uses Motorcycle and
- Horse to Arrest Boy
Claycombe Mills a youth of 1(J
years,; is under arrest today after a
lon motorcyle ride to Sunrmerville
and then horseback journeys over
the hills toward Meacham by Deputy
Sheriff Williamson. The boy is
charged with stealing a saddle from
a man named Hill, living between El
gin and Summerville.
Bids Not Let.
Bids wer not let last evening for
the construction of the new Catholic
church, aS planned, for the reason
that F. L. Meyers a member of the
committee is out of town. The bids
will be let later in the week.
NaC0mpucat,0NS" RATHER THINKS,
WELL rV? SOM Sf?0 A
( TtMK-COr0PUCATtOfftjY& ' i?r
HOT MILLIE'S'
fclE: ENTllUV WiTfj HIS' NUfeSfC
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 19U;
(mi? GUESTS
J-UNEi TO BE BIG D-4T AX FAUf
' ' ; GROUNDS. .-
Spain , Brothers and Zeek to .Stage
. Wild West Shew of Merit, v
A round up of such proportions a.
will stagger the ordinary Oregoniaa
will be put on for the' edification of
Oregon . merchants when they have
completed their business affairs in-
convention assembled here next week.
The local entertainment, committee
has spent several hundred close to a
thousand in fact to put on this per
formance at the fair grounds. Spain
Bros" and Zeek of Union are the
men who will put on the fun, and they
huve a line of it that, is thriling. It
will feature a string of bucking con
tests, relay races, chariot races, Ko
man races, bulldogging, pony races
-iand all that goes with a roundup. That
these three men can produce, the best
; there .is everyone knows.
! , : Businessmen to Attend. 4-
'. planned to close up the city
,flr that afternoon and let the
local businessmen attend the pari orm-
n. e."Juy ' '" " "J"
itors. Visitors and home people alike
. oy tired . out from
, CWcnt,
0M June 16. (Special)
Mra- Leona McCarty resident of the
Upper-Flat district met with a sen-
ua accident yesterday afternoon.
ner Branuson nenry uray,
. an.d Mrs. Johansen were coming home
worn la www w a wci. jus aoove
,the Upper-Flat - bridge, Ji driver
stoped hi? car to let, Mrs. Johanaen
sloped, so before starting, the engine,
had to be cranked. In making the
start the gears were reversed and
the car backed down gTS&e toward the
river, turning completely over. Mrs.
McCarty was thrown .out breaking
her-arm just above the wrist, but the
driver and Mr. Gray were unhurt.
Just by good luck the machine did
not roll into the river, but was stop
ped by a projecting plank close to
the bank. , . . a.,-
Twenty-five to One a Winner.
Awott. June iUJ. 11 RrifK;
child's ''Brdadwood" won today the
ASkhkt strikes! at twenty-five to one
h. Busff Wood's "Asparagus" was sec
ond and H. C. Kalian's; 'The ,GuUer!':i
-was tnira. rwenty-rour started in
the race.
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Br7an Says All's ;
Well at Niagara
EYES RESULT WILU
BE
SATISFACTORY c
SPEED s IS NOT WANTED
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Secretary -of Statef Does Not Com-
ment on Mediators Note..
Washington, June 16. "I consider
that satisfactory progress ' is being
trade at -Niagara Falls," said Secre-.
tary Bryan today.' "In matters of
this kind speed is out' of the ques
tion." , . .. . -i : -r .
. The secretary had no comment, to
make on the note of the mediators to
Carranza declaring they would not
receive his envoys unless he consent
ed to an armistice. . - v
Slate Wanted With Bucks. .
Manager Al Lodell of the Pendle
ton Buckaroos took his team to Baker
today noon. While here he made ar
rangements to give Slate of this city
a tryout with the Bucks and if the
youngster decides to accept, he will
report at Baker. - Lodell's pitchers
have been going back of late, and he
wants to strengthen up. Fitcher the
speedboy with the La Grande club
last year, and "Naughty" Naughton
also a former Spud, are with the
team. '' ;, , ;.'
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Lit
BE TO HE
SINKING OF SHIP NOW UNDER,
.' INVESTIGATION. .....
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Anderson at the Slorstad May Be
'-- rbnKerated.
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Quebec, June 16. With Lord Mer
sey presiding over the Royal Com
mission investigation has begun into
the linking of the Empress of Ire
land. ' The first matter consider
was the form of procedure bft eat
culafed to bring out the facta. Later
witnesses will be called and it is ex
pected that among the first will be
Captain Kendell of the ill-fated ship,
While popular sentiment tended to
exonerate Kendell and throw all of
the blame on Captain , Anderson of
he Storstad, there majr foe a rever,
sal of this . sentiment according to
experts, tot they Will hold Ken
deli tO ioftie xtiH he.spcinsible for the
disaster and ex6HcrU Captain An
derson. .,,.. ".. ? '.flilr
MRS. RICHARDSON ILL.
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Wife of Indian Fighter Quite Serious
ly III at Daughter's Home.
Mrs. Richardson of Lower Cove,
wife of the well known rancher, J. Q,
A Richardson, an Indian fighter of
Oregon pioneer days, is quite serious
ly ill at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Keenan on Z Avenue. Mrs
Richardson has been indisposed for
some little time, but has crown
Slightly worse of late. She will
piobably not be able to attend the
Pioneer reunion at Imbler next Sat
urday. v .-, , -:'.:
I Gold Nuggets Attract
A handful of gold nuggets whfcnt
ve owner, Mr. Salisbury, knows the
origin of and claims to be Baker
county, attracted a good deal of at
tention this morning. The paystuff
was rich in quantity and rich In qaal
ity say men who are versed in the
merits "of the yellow lucre,
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CLIMATIC STATISTICS.
4 $ $, $ j $
(Readings taken from Government
instruments by Observer Benham at
o'clock and coyer the past 24 hours.)
Maximum 88, "minimum' 41.
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HILL cm
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SELF
EED
WHITE BUILDING CAN BE SOLD
BY DIRECTORS, MAJORITY.
ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS
- FINANCIAL SITUATION
Large Number of Voters Get Out to
Express Choice for School Director
and to Act Upon the Sale of the
White School Building A. T. Hill
Elected by a Big Margin.
HOW HE VOTE STOOD. &
For Director:
A. T. Hill ..;.i..241
Angus Stewart 60
Scattering '.' 7
Not counted ............ . . . 1
, ..Total' vote 309
-t Retrardine sale of White
DIRECTOR
SOCC
building:
Yes ......269
No i 9
' Majority for sale....;. 260 "
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Three hundred and nine taxjyer
of School District No, l:he. la,
Grande dUtrict yesprtay Vi
the annual c) eU(in,' m ,'iicf '
JijffB himself on th
oar4 of o4ucation, ond voted to"j
lqw and authorize'ithe school board to
Sell the White scnodl building." The
lot, including an even block, is not in-,
luded.;' The building itself has out
grown its usefulness as .ft. school
building.
The vote was brisk, especially to
ward evening. . " ' ' t,
. Annual Report Read,
Th. innual wjhpol reBort was read
by School ,qierk A, C, WlUianw early
in the afternoon. The report showed '
hat the board had as cash on hand
ono year ago 30,820,00- a'ni that ito
total receipts - and cash yesterday
Vas $77,579.43. The disbursements
for the year included ! these im,S)
for 45 teachers mfliwd., nas.a.iBt
r?I fuel 1(1,533,81 ; New suhool house
built, 20,170,33, Total expenditures
$77,i46'.35."
The bonded indebtedness to date is
$12,800.00 and he distriot has prop
erty valued at $190,000.00. '
..fh' numb'f .6f persons residing in
the distribt linder 20 years of age oh
November 25, 1913, was: Male, 936,
female 997, total 1933. The enroll
ment over the eighth grade was: Mai
117, female'l44, total 261. Number of
ichool houses built 1, library books in
circulation ' v2367; number of new
books bought 117.
The board meets tonight to discuss
the manner of disposing of the school
building. k .
THEODORE HARM DEAD.
Old German Passed Away Yesterday
Afternoon.
Through mistaken names over the
telephone, yesterday The Observer
recorded the death of Peter Larm
wtien the one who dier was Theodore
Harm, The deceased was of German
descent. ... He was born in the old
country In 1838, came to America and
located Jn Wisconsin in 1869. . His
residence in and around La Grande
dates back to 1886. His wife sur
vives him. Funeral services will be '
held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the Bohnerikamp chapel by Dr.
B. Fyke of the Methodist church.
"Uncle Sam" is Here.
A. S. Mishkind, one of the promin
ent business men of Boise and known
all over Southern Idaho as "Uncle
Sam", is in the city for a few days.
He is proprietor of the Uncle Sam
Loan Office in La Grande.
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