La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 19, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texttmxht nmm MtVitt AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV LA GRANDE, OREGON , WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1916. NUMBER 184 la (ffb AMERICAN SOLDIERS CAPTURED MEXICAN BANDITS CROSS BOR ( DER AND SEIZE SQUAD OF YANKEES. SEEMINGLY VERIFIED REPORT STARTS CHASE Other Cavalrymen Sent Across to ' Mexican Territory to Hunt Those , Captured Senate for the Present Will Hear No More Discussion of the Mexican Situation Committee Fight Hot. v . El Paso, Jan. 19. It is reported Mexican bandits near Hachita, New Mexico, have captured seven Ameri can cavalry in skirmishes. The cav alry at Newberg was sent in pursuit Officials here and Jureaz are without -confirmation.' . Story Verified. ' - Douglas, Jan. 19. Pasengers ar riving on an eastern train said a Vil Usta band crossed the border and cap tured seven American soldiers of the 13th cavalry. It is reported cavalry men have gone .to Mexican territory in pursuit Senate Taboos Gringo Talk. Washington, Jan. 19. After a hot fight in foreign relations committee, administration members nave succeed ed in keeping further discussion of tie Mexican affairs off the floor of the senate. Question Put to Wilson. fWashington, Jan. 19. In a resolu tion in the senate. Senator Sherman asked the president whether there was any agreemnt with 1 other American "-powers not Ito interfei; in-Kexkwwitli-out their approval. V-.v MARRIAGE NOT LEGAL. Baker Wife Deserter Is Not Lawfully Re-marHed. Baker, Jan. 19. That a vacating of the decree of divorce issued this month in the case brought by A. R. IBurford, of this city, would ndfc be necessary to make the marriage of Burford to Miss Georgie Lawrence of Ontario void, is the opinion- of Cir cuit Judge Gustav Anderson. "The "mere fact of the marriage having taken place before Ithe six months specified . by statute, , . had elapsed, makes the marriage unrecognized by law as such," he said this morning. W. H. Leasy, postmaster at Keat ing and father of Burford's first wife, has lefit for Caldwell and Ontario to secure details of the marriage and supposed flight, as well as to find out whether or not Burford actually left with his 18-year-old bride, for Hon duras, as at first supposed. DIRECTORS ORGANIZE. La Grande National Pick Old Officers to Serve New Year. Yesterday afternoon directors of the La Grande National bank, who were chosen at the annual stockhold ers meeting a week ago, met to per fect organization for the coming year. Old officers were re-elected, as follows: Fred J. Holmes, president; C. C. Penington, vice president; F. L. Mey ers, cashier; Earl Zundel, assistant cashier; H. E. Coolidge, assistant cashier. JAP BOMB PLOT FOUND. ' Explosive Discovered in Imperial .' Palace Arrests Made. Peking, Jan. 19. Numerous arrests have been made as the result of dis covery of a plot to bomb the emperor. An explosive was found in ithe palace and the plot is undoubtedly the work of revolutionists. LIEUTENANT TO MOVE. Mae Flack Gets Marching Orders Toward Washington City. Lieut. Mae Flack, who hcs been as sisting Ensign Olive Childcrt, in the Army work here for the past six months has received marchintf orders. She will have her farewell meeting at the barracks Sunday night. She takes up her next work in Anacortes, Washington. ALASKA WORK FAVORED. House Appropriations Committee Generous With Its Money. Washington, Jan. 19. The House appropriations committee has recom mended continuation of work on the Alaska railroad and placed $2,000,000 appropriation on the emergency bill. WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT. 0 . ... i Henry D. Eastabrook. Henry D. Eastabrook. a well-known New York lawyer, has begun a cam paign for the Republican nomination for the Presidency. Friends have es tablished press bureaus in Washing ton and Chicago and they . say ithey will conduct a strong campaign. FLOOD VICTIM 1181 GROWING PATROLS SCAN FLOODS j MORE BODIES. FOR Hundreds of Homeless Taken in by xi!ui r naMiwui . . VrrVT"" ,r?""! f- i Riverside, Jan. 19. The railroaif agent here has received telephonic warning of a cloudburst at Lyttle Creek, in the San Bernardino moun tains, sending a nine-foot wall of wa ter down the canyon. It is feared this will cause damage and loss of life at Colton. . - Ixs Angeles, Jan. 19. Patrols in the flood zone have watched for 'bodies of more possible victims of the South ern California storm. The latest fig ures showed five persons are positive ly known to be dead, and four are re ported dead. Owing to the great ; success, there having been a surplus number of ranches devastated, it isl of several thousand dpllars Mie last believed likely unreported deaths have. year and the meeting was an unqual occurred. , ified success in every way, outside of Despite the fact hundreds of homes . the question of judicious financing, are abandoned and some were swept iBoth West and Booth claimed that away, there is little suffering on that , with Jones reUined as secretary the account. Neighbors have housed the ; fajr woud gtill be a success, an out homeless and charitable institutions ; come which could not be expected ii have cared for the Mexicans. Dam- secretaries r tn hB rh. ages are figured at $3,000,000. CAMP MEETING THRIVES. Salvation Army Services Attaining Marked Success. The "Mid winter camp meeting" at The Salvation Army, is growing in in terest all services are well attended. Wednesday evening Rev. Edwards will preach, his subject "The Glory of the Cross." Thursday evening Rev. and Mrs. Lumper will have charge of the service. Meetings begin at 8 o'clock. WANT MORE SOLDIERS. Continental Army Plan Denied General Wood Before Senate. by Washington, Jan. 19. Demanding a regular army of 210,000 men, General Wood told the senate military com mittee that Garrison's continental army plan is a makeshift, entirely in effective, and its adoption would lead to national humiliation. Forest Tim . Held. 'ihe district forester at Portland. Cngon, ha3 just app.via ihe sale of .'.fieCOOO feet of timber on the Olympic National For ";,, to the Ci'.-i-borg Mill & Timber oi mpany of Seat tle. Washington. The timber is situated on the D so wallips river in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., on the Olympic national forest, and con sists of 23,490,000 feet of Douglas fir, 2,840,000 feet of cedar, 2,000,000 feet of hemlock, and 330,000 feet of grand fir. The prices paid are $1.10 per M feet for the fir, $1.50 for the cedar, and 50 cents per M for the hemlock and grand fir. The company will have until March 1, 1919, in which to remove tne timuer. This is the second sale this fiscal year on the Olympic national fo.-est, 1 the first one being to the Snow Creek Lopging company of Seattle for 98,- j 000,000 feet. Russian Off ens ED REYNOLDS PUT ON STATE SUCCEEDS N. K, WEST, RE SIGNED, BY APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING. WEST AND BOOTH ARE OPPOSED TO NEW HEAD Al Jones of Joseph Loses Position as Secretary and Two Members of the Board Resign Forthwith Governor Regret Resignations but New Men Appeal to Him.' Salem, Jan. 19. With the State Fair Board, in uproar yesterday even- ing, over the failure of that organlza tion to re-elect W. Al Jones of Joseph as secretary of the State Fair board, new reorganization has taken place. WWie N. K. West, of La Grande, who , swou Dy j ones itnrougn it an, nas re signed, another La Grande man takes' his place. J. E. Reynolds has 'been named by Governor Withycombe as successor to (West and A. C. Masters of Roseburg succeeds Booth, ithe other minority member who resigned at the same time. - 1 In announcing the appointment of 'S?? t Grern0-JyithyCfmbe ZtZ. Z 7i IT. -'" iT v 6rir J? JJ?e,ro b new appointees are remarkably com - p . , : " N. K. West has tendered to Gov - ernor Withycombe his resignation as iiiiemuer 01 tne siaie lair -Doara. 1 Ana he has his reasons forso doing and uucs jiui jisnam w urociaim me, same. For some time there has been a division among the state lair di- rectors as to the election of a secre tary. Director West and Director Booth, of Roseburg, favored the re tention of W. Al Jones as the secre tary. . .The other members of the board, M. L. Jones, Edyth Tozier Weatherred and W. H. Savage, voted for . A.. H. Lea, of Portland, who was elected. - It is understood, also, that the governor favored Lea. -; The explanation which Mr. West makes is that under the Jones man agement the state fair has been six months. And they both gave out their intention of resigning from the board, not caring to take any further responsibility for the future success of the state fair. 130,001) BUSHELS VALLEY WHEAT BRING $130,000 One hundred and thirty thousand bushels of wheat, bringing an even dollar each bushel, were sold yester day by a score of ranchers to the Kid dle interests. After the) (puijchase which cost the millers $130,000 even, wheat sank a cent in Chicago today during the noon hour. Scores of wheat men were holding for a dollar and most of them let eta the moment ,that price was quoted.. following are those who disposed of all or portions of their grain yesterday afternoon: ' M. L. Carter, C. C. Welch, Chas. Playle, Frank Miller, Frank Conley, Lon Ayers, Peter Allen, Robert Clark, Ed Myersick, William Miller. Mrs. Lindsay, J. W. Lytle, Winn William son, August Erickson, Ed Jasper, Swcn Johnson, Lloyd Carter, Everett waismger, Kirk Wills, J. P. DeLong, Perry Woodell, Jim German, Joe Pal- j "cr, uctj omun, E,a JMmer, jonn Wells, Arthur Hammon and Nip Con ley. Laymen's Convention in Febroary. Portland, Jan. 19. The greatest religious meeting ever held on the Pacific coast will convene at Portland, renrusry y.i, and will remain in ses- sion four days. It is known as the "Laymen's Missionary Convention," is non-sectarian in character and will I be attended by the male members of every church in the state of Oregon, ive Stopped, Says Rumor Association Formed to Promote Good Roads There was formed last evening in L. Denhum. this city the Union County Good 1 Palmer Junction Bert Oakman. (Roads association which is to be di- Portland Rufus Holman, A. W. vorced from all' Commercial clubgj Pearly. granges and Farmers Union but to Salem Rhea Luper, engineer con draw its members from all these Or- nocted with State Waterboard. ganizations. Temporary offlcerswere, Mr. Holman, who Is chairman 'of elected, to be called next Friday the commission building the monster evening for a permanent organization, interstate bridge at Vancouver, presi A constitutional committee was an- n, r., .,... t..j pointed to draft a constitution for that meeting. Thus is composed of Dr. M. K. Hall, Colon H. Eberhard and A. V. Andrews. temporary organization. Toward the close it became a round-table affair m which Rufus Holman, chief speaker of Ithe evening, was bombarded with questions and quizzes concerning the construction of good roads. In addi tion to Mr. Holman, L. B. Tuttle of Elgin, Hugh McCall of Cove, Roy Clark, Y. M. C. A. secretary, A. W. Pearly, O.-W. efficiency expert, Turner Oliver and others spoke on the subject. The talking end of it over, the club, was tentatively created with A mpmWollIn tf Kfi n.l ILu. HI.,. , . . i.i.i. v,. wt otiia ifiivao line others to come in, will pay no dues nor meet &SBeuitnpnf.a i Among the men from out of town were: "; . Cove Huch McCall. S. H. iWleimer. Chris ' Stackland and Karl Stackland and Elmer Fulp. : Elgin--W. J. Henry, L. B. Turtle, y. ELKS DANCE POSTPONED. Monday Night Instead of Friday Night Is the Date Now.- ': lbdK announced today that the dance, wnien was scneduled lor Jfrioay night Ma week 11 nt b hld until , Monday night of next week. This is due to a conflicting date , with the , Gaiety club and the, Elks held their social event over..;. ,-. , ' i . , . - f.i , FIRE AVERTED. I Blaze in Northwestern School of Mil- v sic Creates Friarht Fire -originating probably from a cigar stub, this noon created consid erable excitement in the La Grande National bank building. A student at the Northwestern School of Music on the second floor of the building found the front rom of the studio filled with smoke and the flre ready to burst put. She ran down stairs and gave the alarm. F. L. Meyers and J. D. Mc Kennon were Ithe first ones to reach, the scene and in spite of the great volume of smoke were able to stamp out the blaze. . Cold In Iowa. Robert Clarke, of 1R. D. No. 1, to day received a letter from his daugh ter, Miss Blanch Clarke, who is a teacher in the schools of Maquoketa, Iowa, stating that their weather has been cold in the middle states. Miss Clarke is nicely located in the Iowa town havincr f.hA nrtQifmn ,-( annnin. ! tendent of art in the city -schools. She I is well known in La fiminHn nnA W j many friends are glad to know of her 'southwestern Washington and up the Columbia river as far as Pasco. ; The meeting is to be addressed by some of the best known religious speakers of the world. Such men as A. R. Kepler, of China, J. R. Trimble, one of the big Methodists of America, James W. Bashford, famous college president and now of China, Herman F;''SWatsz", of the University of Berlin, Fred B.. Fisher, of India, Henry H. Kelsey of the Congregational church, .Hugh L. Burleson, of the Episcopal .church, Morris W. Ehnes a former col lege football star. E. W. Naftzger the great singer, Herbert S. Johnson, to Methodits church last year, James P. McNaughton of Turkey, J. E. Crowther of Africa and S. Hall Young of Alaska, will be heard. These men are among the brilliant orators xf the evangelical church of the world and will repay a trip to Portland to hear them. Meetings will be held mornings, afternoons and evenings. No collec tions will be taken up, and no sub scriptions asked. Special railroad rates on all roads. Rail Game Saturday. Union high has dosed up neeotia lions with Physical Director Reynolds 'of the La Grande schools, calling for a basketball game here next Saturday evening. tion, and a county commissioner in . Multnomah countv. was the flint t sneaker called unon bv Master of ! Caremnnien M. K. Hull by , reetti RK the absence of ladies, ! "fe ft!? . ZJ? counsel and level headed, usually, and, being enfranchised in this state, should be present when a matter like good roads comes before any meeting. Further, Mr. Holman said in. part: I have always wanted to come to La Grande and at last, in response to your kind invitation to attend this dinner, my desire is gratified. I have heard so much of the beautiful and fertile Grande Ronde valley, that 1 would like to see it in . the spring time or when, .the harvest i being gathered. In 1852 my 'grandfather's train of prairie-schooners drew off the (Continued on Page Three) 2 ENTER PRIMARY WELL KNOWN LA GRANDE DEM- ' OCRATS SEEK OFFICE, (u : National Delegateshlps in District and . State Being Sought. ' .... La.GrjAhde has two prominent demw ocrats actively seeking election to the office of national committeemen to the national democratic convention next June at St Louis. T. H. Crawford, veteran attorney,' is going before the Democratic primaries "in May as' a candidate at large throughout" the state. Fred J. Holmes,- merchant ind banker and president of the " local CUD DATES Democratic primaries as a candidate,? Greece, eliminating the PouibjU- m the congressional district. Both I "x trluK iroaua. a. oram have definitely announced their can- transport loaded with; Siberian troops didacies, and are already receiving has reached Salonika from Albania., flattering encouragement from-fellow I ' New Kingdom Forming. -Democrats throughout the respective .Ko'nei Jan. 19. -It is reported Aub teritories in which they are to become ,' tna is Planning to unite ... Montene candidates. Mr. Holmes js one of three ' 5 and ?arti Serbia into a new king candidates already in the field, and Jm under Austrian protectorate, as two are to be' elected, a race is Germany issaid to Jiave sanctioned ajfeady in sight. The expenses of the Pjan. Emperor Josef is conslder trip must this year be borne by' the ln& " sS.ecti.onu aJniifer wh( "J11 delegates, themselves, a fact that is collate the Serbs and Montenegrins raising a barrier to many who other- and remove 'onsver fcho Balkan dan wise might be active candidates. ! er n Austria s flank. .. , County Judge Bilyeu at Enterprise! ' ,. Ka,1Sr ,AbIem l7a.veL ' and Will Peterson ait Pendleton are . B5rh"'J.an.' f 9rT, ?alsr T the men who are opposing Mr. Holmes rived ,at NlB Km Ferdinand in this district at present. Two will:warmly greeted him. go, and one must stay home. Friends , ., r,nnn-1 of Mr. Holmes contend that his wide. , . MORE PIPES FROZEN. his standing in Union county make it almost foreordaied that he and Bil yeu will be the selections in Wallowa county. In Pendleton, seers argue that Mr. Holmes will draw a liberal vote along with Mr. Peterson,, while the farther west in the district one looks, the stronger Mr. . Peterson ought to be while to the east and in terior counties, Mr. Holme3 should draw the heavier vote. Mr. Holmes has business and personal acquaint ances throughout Baker, Grant, Har ney, Klamath, Lake, and Malheur that should give him a lead there. Coun ties in which the Pendletonian might have a shade the best of acquaint ances might be Umatilla, Sherman, Wlasco, Hood River, Morrow and Wheeler. There are 16 counties in the district The Holmes-Peterson-Bilyeu race is a peculiar one. In view of the fact two are to be elected, the vote will be paired greatly. Hence in view of the conditions, it is natural to suppose that in Umatilla county Peterson and Holmes will be paired, in Wallowa Holmes and Bilyeu will pair; in Union Holmes' opponents will split up for both are favorably known . hero. The farther into the interior the an alysis is carried, the less defined this pairing will tiecome however and a more acute triangular fight ' will be developed. In Umatilla and Wallowa however, the vote is expected 'to run strictly in pairs, rather than tri angularly. In the state Judge Crawford, by years of law practice and political af filiations that have long since ranked him is n counselor and adviser to powers of state nature that be, would tend to give him a comfortable iitart. Ho has been assured by Portland Democrats that ho has their backing; the same is true from down the Wil lamette valley and into Southern Ore gon. Judge Crawford at the last elec tion received a most flattering vote CZAR DENIES REPORT WITH A VENGEANCE EXACT SITUATION ON THE EAST NOT CLEAR IN VIEW OF CONTRADICTION. ' NEW GOVERNMENT MAY BE FORMED SHORTLY Motenegro, and Portions Shorn from , Serbia, Likely to Be Made Into s ' New Nation Under Austrian Pro tection King Reaches Nish Greeks Withdraw Border Troops. Constantinople, Jan. 19. The Rus sian offensive is halted, it is officially announced. It is claimed Turkish re inforcements have repulsed the en emy with heavy losses. The general situation is favorable, despite - the eight-day offensive by superior forces. Sharp Denials Made. . Petrograd, Jan. 19. Official denial that Russians have been defated in Caucasus, Persia, were made today. (Contrary to reports, new offensives at both fronts are developing favorably. Suffering only small losses, they made heavy captures and annihilated whole regiments. Peace Negotiations Halted (?) London, Jan. 19. Peace negotia tions between Austria and Montenegro have, stopped, according to an uncon firmed wireless from Rome. It is said) reports of the surrender of the Monte- . negrin army were premature., This report is accepted cautiously and re servely, because Montenegrin diptor mats.-!- IRonM,iv.PHnnrmeA the surrender.;' if' .' ' I " Greeks Need Coal. " Athens, Jan. 19. All Greeks ex cept a battalion will be withdraw from the Bulgarian frontier, it Is of ficially announced. Difficulty of pro visioning them is the cause. Sim ultaneously it is announced England has agreed to export 6000 tons of coal Th! Above Zero, Past Nigfct Caused Much Suffering. Suffering to the extent that such thing is a possibility where all men and women have shelter, went hand in hand with last night. While ths government instruments recorded one above, more pipes were frozen and more discomforts experienced ia homes of La Grande than during soma of the more colder nights previously this month. A bitter wind that kept up its howl all night, was largely re sponsible for blowing the cold ozone through available cracks to sleeping rooms, and water pipes. EXPLOSION ON BOAT. Italian Liner in Mobile Drydock .Blown Up From Within. Mobile, Jan. 19. An explosion I bord, tn1e.ltalian ten,ktr Uvieto-ta drydock, killed four of her crew. . English Keep Death Tab. London, Jan. 19. German casual ties in the war ere 2,525,768, Secre tary Tennant has announced In th Commons. This included 613.060 killed, 1,56G,549 wounded and 846,159 missing. for supreme judge without an ounce of effort on his part, voters merely writing him in spontaneously. This movement was state wide and his friends take that as a cue to their conclusions that he will poll a flatter ing and winning vote throughout the state. Two delegates at largo are to be elected. Both men will file their $15.00 fees . and affidavits with the secretary of state nt once and thereby become candidates without circulation of pe titions, a previons requirement that has been dropped.