La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 21, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV LA GRANDE, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARYS!, 1916. NUMBER 186 t . ' i Not Likely OFF'CjSLS CAN 'El Paso, Jan. 21. Eighteen bandits were executed at Chihuahua this afternoon, paying the penalty for the Santa Ysebel massacre. The official report lacks details, but it is be lieved they were lined before the fir ing squad in a public place. It is reported most of them participated in the murder of tho Americans. El Paso, Jan. 21. (General Herrer, commander of the Carranzista forces at Chihuahua has wired that there is no confirmation of the story that the ' famous Villa has been captured. This followed the announcement ' from Consul Gariet that Villa is being brought to Juarez for execution. : Officials have admitted that there probably is no truth in the report. Meanwhile the new revolution in Terron is progressing with - many killed. Four thousand Villistas and Zapatistas are reported to have de clared that the lives of all Carranz istas and Ameriacns must be forfeited, and they seek to name Felix Diaz as . president. General Argumendo is leading the revolt. - Washington, Jan. 21. Eighteen Mexican prisoners, alleged to have been participants in the Santa Ysebel massacres, will probably be executed at Chihuahua tomorrow, El Paso Agents have telegraphed the state de partment. The evidence against them .is unknown. There is no confirmation of the re- port that Villa has been captured. Of ficials disbelieved it because such re- . ports have been circulated a score of times recently, - . LA GRANDER AN AVIATOR. Former Resident of La Grande' At tains Aviation Records in 8outh.' A 'iLaJ Grande man, or rather' a former La Grande boy, has attained fame as an aviator." C. ' W." Preston-, former La Grander, now living at San """Diego has : forwarded the following Clipping pertaining to a former resi dent of this city, to his old friend A. C. Williams: . "Floyd Smith aviator for the Mar . tin- company, made a notable flight over North Island yesterday. With a passenger, D. Douglas, he ascended in : a Martin flying boat to a height of !; 12,302 tfeet. He is a Californian, and - he used ip the flight a California built machine with a California motor. "The flight is said . to . establish a world's-record for altitude with 'pas senger. ' The machine is one of four ordered by the war department for the second aero squadron. Smith, 14 years ago,, was a San Diego newsboy. . Roman Pawn Shops Suffer. Rome, Italy, Jan. G. (By Mail) War, which has boomed almost every industry in the world, has put the Italian pawnshop not on the boom but on the bum. The Italian women say this .has happened because their soldier husbands are not at home to spend their money for drink and the wives can use the government pay to take care of the family instead of pawning everything in sight. Hard times for the people are supposed to make good times for the pawn broker, but whatever other trials and miseries the war is inflicting upon Italian wives, mothers and sweet hearts, it has lessened rattier than increased the financial worries. Pawn brokers in Rome alone report a slump of hundreds of thousands of dollars in business. Most of those are gov ernment controlled pawnshops and be fore the war their portals were among the most frequented in all Italy. The government allowance to wives and families amounts to only a few cents day, but the Italian women have learned frugality in a liard school and they know their lesson well. Not only are most of them taking care of their families, but many of them are scratching and saving enough soldi to redeem some of the pledged household articles.- "Of course I can manage when everything doesn't go for wine," said the wife of a work man. "A lire a day from the govern ment and the fifty centimes a day I make from sewing is ft lire and a half more than I had when my man was home. Bread and soup and a little cheese-what more does one want? My children and I manage very well." Day Electric Service. St. Helens, Ore. Jan. 20. Superin tendent R. F. Colo of the St. Helens Light & Power company, today put a force of men to work stringing wires and making the neecssary improve ments in the system for a day eelc tric service. Heretofore St. Helens had has only night service but the establishment of several industries to operate with electric power made the installation of the day service necessary. Mr. Cole says this serv !ce will be ready for its patrons with in ten. days. That Villais PrisoherPT GET HO ' National Chicken Show Open. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 21. Chickens, all powered and primped and garbed in their finest feathers, but lacking fur, short skirts, high boots and other such apparel, gathered here today for the opening of the annual show of the National Poultry association. Several 'thousand birds, representing 13S varieties will be on exhibition at the Auditorium all week. Russians Take Town. v" Petrograd, Jan. 81 Russians have occupied, Sultanabad, southeast of Hamadan, Tehran dispatches have said.. Turks are heading southwest toward Burujird. POLITICAL CALENDAR. Information of Value to Voters . the Current Year. for This is to' be a year of politics, so remember these dates: April 18 Last day. to register for primary election. April 19 Last day to file petitions or declarations for nominations for county offices, district and justice of the peace. May 19 Primary . election. Polls open from 8 a. m. to 8' p. m. May 20 Reopening of registration. June 4 Last day for candidates to file statements of expenditures of primaries. . September 28 Last day to file certificate of nomination by political party or assembly for county and dis trict, v,.-: ':: : i October 7 Last day to register for general election. October. 13. Last day to file cer tificate of nomination by individual electors for county, district and pre cincts. ' ; . V.. roWmbef -7-tjeneral--- election'. Polls open from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. November 22 Last day for candi dates to file statement of expendi tures. .,- '..,--,..., i ' Concerning Nomination .'Fees. : All candidates desiring to be . voted for in the state at .large; excepting national committeeman, delegates to national party conventions .and presi dential electors, $100; for representa tives in congress, $100; for all other district offices embracing more than one county, excepting senators and representatives in the legislature. $50: ! tor all candidates for county offices, including district attorney and except ng district offices within the county, $20; for all candidates for senator and representative in the legislature, $10; for national party conventions . and presidential electors, $15; for all dis trict offices within the county, 85; for precinct comm tteeman, no fee. AH candidates elected must file their ac ceptance with certificate of nomina tion. There is no United States sena tor to elect this year, but the fee for entering this race is $150, if the can didate does not want to circulate a no- tition. ALASKA ROAD GETS TWO MILLION Washington. Jan. 21. An urcent deficiency bill has passed the house carrying an appropriation of $2,000,- uuu ior tne Alaska railroad already under construction. The passage of this bill means that the work will progress without further delay. - MANY INDICTMENTS FOUND. Government Reports Rapid Progress in Hyphenated American Probe. ; ' Washington, Jan. 21. Attorney General Gregory has advised the house judiciary committee that the government has indicted 73 persons and four corporations in connections with investigation of hvohenatod American plots. MURDERER IS HANGED. Folsom Gallows Put in Motion to Ex piate Crime of Murder. Folsom, Jan. 21. Roto Bargas was ! declared by the Eugene Farmers' hanged at ten this morning for the ' Creamerv association, a co-operative crime of killing Frank Amador and , company' at its annual meeting held child on the Fourth of July. He died in 1 ' thls citv yesterday. The directoi s 14 minutes and appeared indifferent ; ,and off'cers were re-elected as fol on the scaffold. . lows: .M. P. Mogcnsen, Frank Nced- JAP RUMOR SCOUTED. Government Doesn't Believe Oriental i Soldiers Are at Jacumba Washington, Jan. 21. Army of-! ficials have ridiculed the Los An rales ,' report that Japanese soldiers are en-1 camped at Jacumba. American sol-! diers at Calexico would undoubtedly j 4 -4 4 4 NEW WHEAT RECORD. r 4 Portland, Jan, 21. Bluestem commanded . $1.13 1-2 cents to- ft 4 day, although (1.16 was held 4 4 out for. This creates a new 4 4 season's record. . 4 4 There- is a heavy European 4 ' demand for wheat but ' Euro-- 4 -J" peans are complaining or tne t 4 poor quality in the Eastern- 4 4 markets and now want north- 4 4" ; west shipments, , t 4 4 4 4 4 .4 4 4 4 4 ELKS HOLD REHEARSALS. ' Comedy Saturated With Funny . . . ... , cidents and Obstacles. In- Rehearsals for the Elks' Bhow are progressing in fine shape, and give promise of being one of the best, if not the very best, amateur preform ance ever staged in the city. The play is one that Bure will drive away tihe blues. It is one of the cleanest little plays ever written. Cantata Racket, one of the leading MinTou-tam in t.h nln v.! is undoubtedly a superb liar. He lies with greatest w.ia nnd ant.irelv without malice, but sinralv for the reason that he Is ,un". able to find the right way out othe wise and for that reason is always tn a peck of trouble. Due to this one thing-; a number of unforseen circum' stances arise which make the most, laughable situations all through: the play. ' -'.,: --'. -f ;. :.'',:; Between the acts, specialties have been arranged by the best local talent obtainable. .Something entirely new and up to tandard of - many profes? . sional acts, t; ... : -,- : : -. 'La Grande's best .quartet will ren-.' der several numbers 'which -:'" will be' worth the price of admission and there is little doubt but wha the show will' be worth considerable more than the price charged. . ; T- " T '" ' H report their presence, if true, said. Lebanon, Ore., Jan. 20. E. P. El liott, an Oregon pioneer of 1852, and one of Linn county's oldest school i teachers, died in this city Junuar" 1 A J !0 .. i , 1. 1 Mr. and Mrs H. Kneppe after a short illness. He was bora in Kon- tucky and crossed the plains lv ox team with his parents in the fall of 1852, settling near the little town of Crabtree, Linn count-'. He fo11ow! tho profession of teaclihig nil his life until his health failed. He leave fornia Eugene Creamery Pays Dividend Eugene, Ore., Jan. 20. A 10 D(r : nam, Jens Ulsen, Andrew Baker and Tom Ohlsen, directors; M. P. Mongen sen, president: Jens Olsen. vice .president; Tom Oh)sen, secretary, iind C. D. Rorer, treasurer. Going to Californi; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Fisher leave this evening for California where they expect to remain about three months. Pioneer School Teacher. Si 1 ? & f 1 Jl-l iP'tt'iJte' 4M j 1 1 uviiih i w iiwwi Washington, Jan. 21. .With Am bassador Josserand of France, dean of the diplomatic corps . , and Madame Jesserand as guests of honor, Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson ttonight will en tertain, at the first of two diplomatic dinners to. be given at the White House.'., . ;' '. .' "" i " t Seating .representatives of the war ring powers together being out of the question, the President, is entertain ing the representatives of the entente powers tonight . Next Monday even ing representatives of the Central powers will be the guests of honor. At both ' functions neutrals will be present in equal number. The names of the gueBts for this evening have not been made public. Of course it is known that in addi tion to Monsieur and Madame Jusser and, there will be Ambassador and Madame Bakhmeteff or Russia, Vis count and Viscountess Coo of Japan, Sir Cecil and Lady Spring-Rice of Great Britain, Count and Countess Macchi di Cellere of Italy, Viscount de Alte of Portugal ., and Minister Havenith and hia wife, of Belgium. As to the neutral guests who will be seated at the entente dinner, no in formation has been sriven today. It i is uderstood. however, that these Will include representatives from Brar.il, Chile. Bolivia. Norway, Guatemala, Sweden, -Denmark, Nicaragua, the Netherlands, Persia, Haiti, Venezuela, j'b', dashing with the pursuing ' Aus cw r; r.u - trlans. The army of Essad Pasha, a The seating of the Greek charge with the allies caused some comment when it was lvurmed some ii.no ago, rut it was stated at ithat time tr.at in arranging the neutrals no partic ular system was used other than selecting them alternately, according to their rank in the diplomatic corps. 'Madame Jussarand will sit at the President' right, while the embassa dor, will sit at Mrs. . Wils- n'1 right. On the left of the executive vouple wi!l sit Madame Da' Gama- and-'Ambassador Da Gama of Brazill, respect ively: . The .banquet will be served in lhc state dining room. ' i .....:; WHEN STRIKERS TRIED TO BURN EAST l - V '"Wff 'B' JLj .I '. No. 2 Jiuins of G. V. Hamory & Co banking house, set on fire by strikers or sympathizers. No. 3 Oscar Diser (incenter) and some vigiluntes who helped him save city. These photographs show the results of the attempts of the steel mill strikers at East Youngatown, O., to burn the city. Militiamen were hur ried to the scene after the vigilant committee organized by City Solicitor -Oscar Diaor had held the mob, which wa3 attacking firemen who were try ing to put out flames strikers or thei r sympathizers had slotted. MONTENEGRIN NATION CRIES OUT FOR FOOD URGENT APPEAL TO THE ALLIES 1 FOR SUPPLIES SENT BY ,;,'..''-.. NICHOLAS. FORMER ALBIAN KING JOINS WITH PURSUED Egyptian Invasion by Kaiser Hinted at in Speech Last Night Situation . in War Zones Little Changed Borbardment of Bulgarian Towns Reported by Allies. ' Paris, Jan. 21. King Nicholas has appealed to' the allies to rush aid to Montenegro, and avert annihilation. The request was transmitted through Italy and asks for food, artillery and ammunition. " ; . . . Defenders arc Rotirin.tr ', Rome, Jan. 21. Monenegrins are re tiring toward Scutr Scutari, constant- 1 iormer AiDian mng. nas arrived at ouuuin w join me muuetii'Ki nm. , Dutch Schooner and Crew Sunk. London, Jan. 21. Copenhagen re ports say all aboard the Dutch schooner Hangenr.sn perished when the vessel was mined off the coast of Denmark. The British steamer Suth erland was submarined in the ' Med iterranean and tho crew taken : to Malta. One died of exposure in the Hie boat en route. Biilaar Forts Silenced. Athens, Jan. 21. A-flter two days' (Continued From rage On) YOUNG8TOWN, HEAVY RAINS VISIT MIDDLE WEST DISTRICT DOZEN TOWNS IMPERILED BY LIKLIHOOD OF FLOODS SAY REPORTS. I v- -' ' - ' -. ' SHARP CONTRAST IN . WEATHER IN LA GRANDE In Spite of Moderated Climate in Valley, No Indications of Thaw Prevail in Mountain District . of Eastern Oregon Sudden Thaw Would Create Havoc Along River. Chicago, Jan. 21. On the heels of.' exceptionally cold weather and much snow, unsually heavy rains and a Jan uary thaw are causing damage to a dozen towns in the middlewest. Low lands at Calumet, and Chicago, are al- ready flooded. Because of the exces- . sivc snow, rains are certain to create floods over a largo area, if continued. . Joliet Feels Flood. .Joliet, Jan. 21. A ' thousand "are homeless and parts of the city are un der four to eight feet of water follow ing a continuous deluge. No casual ties are reported. The damage is a hundred thousand. ' Families were rescued in rowboats and hurried to hospitals and fire station. Sharp contrast in climatic condi tions is noted by weather observers ' in Eastern Oregon today. The back bone has been broken, and danger .of a 'chtnook wind were apparent today when a .mild blow came off the hills. At Beaver creek intake and other re- there was no. especial indication of & umw ana unless mere is a marked rite in temperature, in higher alti- ' tudes, ,tttgreis no likelihood of troo- ; ble at this lirnie. With excessive snow . In th (mountains a sharp thaw would i .i-" . . ., . . V pronfcwr1 create navoc , Wong ,m ,, river. . . ;,.;-..v; . y ';-''' '' This wer at WorkV''-iJ.ii Although the torm has seemingly spent itself, and today's mercurial readimrs are fur hnv thsf nt . days ago, frozen waiter pipes are still iruuuiesome. xne city nas rigged up its electric thawer and today is at work on thn nnrt.hnirlo .uauv it iivi j ovura xv or 20 different homes are without wa- ler oecause ot rreezeups in -the feeder pipes. : ... :, GILA BRIDGE GONE Quarter IMillion . Espe4 Bridge ' Washed Out Yuma Bridge in r Danger. Tuscon, Jan. 21. The Espee bridge across the Gila river was smashed by tihe floods today. It cost a quarter million. The bridge at Yuma is en dangered. ; Mrs. L. F. Proebstel and her two sons, "Win" and "Ike" former La Granders, live on .the. Gila (pro nounced Hee-la) rjver, twenty ' miles oast of Yuma. , . . v FREAK IN TEMPERATURE Heaver Creek Condition Duplicated Near White Salmon. Note was made a day or two ago of the unusual difference in temperature between the iBeaver Creek intake and La Grande, t'he higher altitude show ing a thermometer reading several de grees above that of points in the val ley. A similar story comes from White Salmon, Wash., in a news dis patch dated January 20th. It says: "Yesterday was the coldest dav re corded here. The minimum temper ature during the night, according to C. Wi. J. Rockers, in charge of the weather bureau station, was five de grees below zero. Yesterday people : walked across tho Columbia river nn the ice to Hood River for the first time in years. An unusual phenom enon is tho variation within short dis tances. On Burdoin mountain, eight miles from White Salmon, and at nearly 1000 feet greater elevation, tho temperature early yesterday was five degrees above, being ten degrees hig'her than at tho weather bureau station in White Salmon. BRAINS LACKING. Chief Fault Behind Administration Progi-am Cited by Speaker. Washington, Jan. 21. Absence of l-rains is the principal fault of tho administration naval program, Von Meyer told the National Security con gress today. "Only with rare exceptions are the American warships given a full com plement. They are now 35,000 short. There Is no competent military organ ization charged with preparation of men on the fleets for war," he said.