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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XV
LA GRANDE, 'OREGON. ,'. .' -TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916.
NUMBER 237
FUNSTON ASKS FOR IRE i
TROOPS TO HOLD LINES
HEAD OF BRANCH OF WAR WHICH FELT FIRST ACCIDENT - IN I Ifl
PUNITIVE EXPEDITION. A I IL
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Aviator Bo wen Seriously Hurt "Some
where in Mexico "--Few Clashes
-; " Are Reported.
San Antonio, March 21. iGeneral Funston has asked the war department
to give him more troops so he could adequately protect General Pershing's
"danregously thin" lines of communication, ; He refused to make public the ;
number of troops needled, preferring to have Washington furnish that infor
mation, ' ..
- El Paso, March 21. General Parah-
Ooluinbus today tjhat Oarranzasta
faiteea yestisrday eevetriely HefJted
; "Vallistas in a pitched battle. Villa
- retreated to the Santa Clara moun
tains. General Gaviria, commander , at
'.Juarez at noon today had, heard noth
ing of the outcome of the Namiquijpa
engagement, of which it wtas said
last evening:
"Colonel Canos' Carranza forces
engaged bandits led by Villa at Nam
iquipa at 4:30 this afternoon, laccord-
Khle Juarez' commander. The result
- was undecided when the dispatch wa3
sent. . Namiquitttai is in the Guerrero
.-. district, Chihuahua state. Oanoshad
900. cavalry, which two days ago en
countered ifche VilHstas at El Valle,
vftio fled without fighting."
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A Carranaa statement tftiis morning
said: 1 "It is only a matter of time
now until Villa "wtill be taken, dead
or alive. Wires are down but we
have reason to believe Villistas are
entirely surroumod by Americans
and Oaarranzistas."
, First Airman Hurt
' lieutenant 'Bowen, an aviator, was
;. seriously- injured Somewhere! ' in
Mexico. it is announced. His aero
plane fell while he was scouting. This
is the first time an American avia
tor has 'been injured while on active
service. Bowen joined the expedition
from San Antonio. .
The army "probably, will take Bowen .
to Columbus. Six other aviators will
remain with the expedition. It is not
reported if Bowen's) machine was
completely destroyed or not, and the
exact cause . of the " accident, or
''Whether the airscouts sighted . Villis
"tas, are matters kept secret.
, ' ' Carranza' Wants Information
n Washington', 'Mardh 21. Carrianza
has asked America how many soldiers
-compose the American expedition now
: hunting Villa. , The American . con
sul, Queeretaro, forwarded the ques
tion. It is expected the state depart
ment will ireply tHat the forces are
only sufficdent to capture Villa, and
' that (the eovernment doesn't intend
to pursue operations thereafter :
fThe President- and hte. cabinet
agreed proposals in Caiman za's pro
tocol fair -conduct of the Villa hunt,
are ' satisfactory. ' ' . :
The department will probably send
a message to Carranza .today answer-
mg the conduct of operations against
Villa hereafter under the 'protocol..
' Funston Is Cheerful
San Antonio, March 21. "On' the
MEN CONDUCT GRANGE
Women However Sing "Don't Mort
gage the Farm" At Meeting
One of ithe'artost interesting meet
ings among the G&nge records was
held at f(He Grange hall on March 18.
the men having complete charge of
?the meeting. The forenoon was oc
copied with tJie regular business of
the Grange, and a clas3 of two was
duly imti&ted in the first and second
degrees.
Dinner was served by the men and
tfiilen the meeting was taken in charge
by A. P. Davis (State Grange Dele
gate), acting as lecturer.
The ladies were called upon to sing
"Do Not Mortgage the Flaron". The
program:
Art of Cake making Benj. Gikeler
What has the Grange accomplished
C. D. Huffman.
What I would do if I we're a mar
ried woman Edward Jasper.
How can the Grange be more bene
ficial W. R. Jasper.
Short talk Mrs. Ivanhoe (County i
Supt.)
"Hhle Mockine; Bird" rendered by
Prof. Clarence Redhead and his whist-)
ling quartette. I
Forty years ago Edwlard Jasper.
Discussion among the ladies:
How can the Grange Bulletin be
improved so as to be more beneficial
to the order. Led by the regular
lecturer. Mrs. Anna Holman.
The Union County Pomjaina, will
meet with Blue Mt. Grange on Satur
day, March 25, 1916. .
NO CHAIRMAN NAMED.
Republican Committee Adjourns Until
April With no Action. '
Chicago, March 21. Without select
ing a temporary chairman, the com
mittee arranging the Republican na
tional convention adjourned today.
They probably will name the cbair
Tnan at the next meeting in April. '
maps it looks as if Villa is in Mot
water," said General Funston today.
"The next few hours may tell the
story. Wle musn't forget he Is still
free and has liberal room ito move
about la big Icountiry wher he
knows every trail and cowpaith."
General Funston stated , there was
joy among the Mormons when they
were rescued. General Funston said
"We found the natives friendly every
where. Oarranzistas are showing
every indication of friendliness."
HOE CHARGES ARE
PROVEN CORRECT
WILLIAM HALE FINED $100 FOR
ATTACKS
Defendants' Innings End When State
Case Is Won By Prosecution
Civil Case Up
The heavy tide in favor of defend
ants at the plresent jury term of cir
cuit court was broken . yesterday
when District Attorney; . Hbarhlard,
representing the state .. in the case
against William Hale,' of Summer
ville, reversed the quite prevalent
aouon wtucn an civil cases he nan
taken an active part (and secured
a conviction of. Hale on a. lesser
charge, that of assault and battery.
Hale:- wfeived time to be sentenced,
and -was thia . morning .sentenced fey
Judge Knowles Ito pay a line of $100,
which is to be paid in 10 days. The
original charge was , assault with a
dangerous weapon, which witnesses
for the state claimed was a 'hoe bro
ken over an old lady's head.
The court is today engaged in the
trial of the civil case -brought' by
Attorney L. Denham of Elgin, against
the .Eastern Oregon Co-operative Tel
ephone Association, now in course of
reorganization into the Union county
Telephone Co.. for about $600 on ac
count of non-payment of alleged leg
al and clerical services as attorney
and secretary for the company some
time ago. The defendant admits
some liability to Mr,; Deniham, but
resists his full demands. A large
number of Elgin witnesses are here.
The case of Young against Mills,
i involving the possession of : .some
j property near Telocaset is up for
tomorrow.
INDUSTRIAL CLUB WORK.
Exhibition Given at Mt, Glen School
- : House This Morning.
The representatives of the O. A. C.
industrial extension department gave
an exhibition at Mt. Glen school house
this morning. Although the roads
are not in very good shape for travel
ing in that vicinity there was a good
attendance and the exhibition was
highly appreciated. The party re
turned in time to take the noon train
for North Powder where a similar
meeting will be held. Those who left
this morning were 'School Superinten
dent Ivanhoe and Miss Helen Cowgill,
of O. A. C. At North Powder they
will be joined by Prof. M. C. Maris,
who has been working in the interests
of the industrial club work near that
locality. They will all return to La
Grande totnight.
WEISER JUDGE IN CITY
Undergoing Treatment Prominent
Fraternal Man
Probate Judge Ben. F. Edlin of I
Weiser is at the Foley this week
while taking treatments for a serious
malady. Judge Edlin is a prominent
Knight of Pythias and Odd Fellow,
and while here brother lodgomen are
assisting to make his visit in La
Grande as pleasant as possible un
der the conditions. He is taking chi
ropractic treatments from Doctor
Darland. .-
LODGEMEN TO WORSHIP
Rev. G. L. Clark Will Preach Es
pocially to K. of P.S April 2d .
Red Cross Lodge No. 27 last even
ing accepted an invitation from Rev.
G. L. Clark of the Presbyterian
church to attend Sunday evening ser
vices April 2d, in a body. , Rev.
Clark, himself a member of the- ord
er, has once before held a similar
service and both he and the lodge
are anxious that it . become an an
nual affair hereafter.
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Captum Benjamin D. E'oulous . is
chief of itjhle "Flying", squadron seek-
ing Villa's, nest. ,X)ne member of thd.
squadron - was seriously- hurt thii.
morning, "Somewhere in "Mexico,-"
Captain Foulois, has ten -officers
under bim who comprise the "fliers"
of the squadron, land the eigfhlty troop
ers comtpleting the detachment.' Most
of them are veteran aviators. Sev
OFF NORTH
' .When the time comes; and the time
will, nrobably.be tomonrow nieht. the
city commission will proceed to re
assess property owners 'on . North
Second, street on a compromise basis
in which one third the origin?. I cost
of, the macadamizing of. North Second
street, and one third- the accrued in
terest, -will-be lobed off by the com
mission. ';'
''The' Observer is 'unable to say to
day if that compromise will be satis
factory to the property holders, who
are reported to have signified their
intentions of compromising at several
occasions. .; The interpretation they
will put upon the compromise will be
determined after a meeting of that
group of men and women.
The City's Proposition
After hiarine- land weiebinir titie
evidence pro and con, the commis
sion determined that two-uirds of
the original cost is a fair and ade
quate adjustment for settlement. Up
on that basis the followine figrures
are determined:
Original assessment en that street
iw&o $14,318.54. Two-thirds of that
amount is $9,545j69 which fts the
compromise amount the properly own-
ars are asked to pay. This reduction
leaves $4,772.00 of the original as
sessments for the citv to pnv out of
the special tax levied last fall for
this purpose. In addition to these
principal assessments there is a
lnrtre item of interest to caire for.
Two-thirds of the interest acd-uing
since the first assessment was made,
December 30, 1912, is, by the adjust
ment, dhlargcd to the property own
ers. The interest on the property
owners' prtrt will be six per cent up
on their two-thirds from December
30, 1912, to d:tte, or about $1800.
This leaves about $2200 interest to
ibo .met by tho city. The total
amount to ba paid by the property
owners is about $11,345 and the tot
al to bo naid by the city is about
$5,672. The outstanding warrants
amount to $14,318.54 land tfhie ac
crued interest amounts to about $4,
000: total obligation, $18,500. Had
the property owners met the original
assessment without qujesJ(on they
would have paid the $14,318.54, and
after four yeoirs of fighting and after
the settlement offered thorn, they are
.to pay a few dollars more than $11,'
000.00, and (have had the use of the
street nearly five years.
Under holdings in Portland. Salem
and other cities of the state, the city
COM S O CUTS
eral participated 'in the flight of tht
First Aero Squadron from Fort Sill.
Okla., last November, when th
squadron was - trtamsforred to , Fori
Sam Houston. . . ,o
f The - squadron -uses biplanes, witib
motors of from 80 to 100-borse pow-:
er. Each tmachime weighs 'about 1350'
pounds and will carry 450, pounds, or .
an obsorver with each pilot. i
SECOND CHARGES
is held liable fdr the upkeep of thej ;
street for a period of 10 years from
date of assessment, which in this
case, is the present year, not ((he year'
the street was built, as no further
assessments dan be made on the;
property owners for -a period of 10
years. '
HOUSE AMENDS HAY BILL.
President Given Greater Powers
Under Amended Measure.
Washington, March 21. The House,
has amended the Hay's army bill and.
empowered the President to call out
regular reserves in case of war, or
threatened hostilities. The effect will
permit an increase of the army of
60,000 mon without awaiting congreS'
sional action.
The House defeated Knhn's short
term enlistment amendment 113 to
108 Democrats were solidly against
it. .
Showcase Glass Broken.
James K-.ipellas, proprietor of the
shoe shining and tobacco emporium
on Adams avenue, was busy this morn
ing clearing away the fragments of
broken glass 'from the front of a show
case. The break was caused by an ac
cident, a patron making a misstep and
falling against it.
Was Pioneer of Baker County.
Baker, March 21. Word was re
ceived in Baker today of the death
of Mrs. Elizabeth Elliott, aged 85
years, a pioneer of Eastern Oregon,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
.T. W. Hamilton, three miles west of
Pleasant Valley Saturday night Mrs.
Elliott has been ill for several years,
and her death was not unlookcd for.
Born in Iowa, March 11, 1831, Mrs.
Elliott crossed the plains in 1865, and
the remainder of her life was spent
in this county, for the most part on
Burnt river. Two other children be
sides Mrs. Hamilton, survive her in
this vicinity, Thomas Elliott and Mrs.
A. L. La Viers. Several others are
living in other states.
Ulster County Gazette Again.
W. II. Van Louven, of the Ffr St
meat market, also has a copy of the
Ulster County Gazette, which carries
the date of January 1800, mention' of
which was made yesterday. .
Uscieczvo Bridge Abandoned After Six
Months Defense-Germans Are
Gaining Ground.
Petrograd, March 21. Russian
troops occupied Ispahan Sunday, Te
heran advices today said. .
' Berlin, March 21. Capture ' of
French positions 10 miles north of
Verdun, and northwest of Avancourt,
with 2532 prisoners and a quantity of
booty is claimed. j.
Berlin, March 21. Ausurians have
evacuated the Uscieczvo bridge head,
Vienna has admitted. The positions
were defended for six months against
Jhleavy Russian attacks. This is on
the South bank of the Dniester riv
er. 35 imiles northwest of Czdmowitz.
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CONSUMERS' WEEK Nfci.i,;
Men and Women Alike Are Urged to
Buy Western-Made Articles.
Sulem, Ore., March 21. Week after
'next is Western Club. Women's Con
sumers week, officially designated by
Governor Withycombe. During this
week, the first in the month of April,
the chief executive suggests that
everybody, men and women alike,
purchase Western-made goods for
home and business consumption. Tho
week was proclaimed at the request
'of the Oregon Federation of Women's
Clubs.
CHEIIALIS FARMER BURNED.
Hotel Catches Fire and Inmate Per
ishes in the Flames.
Uhehalis, march sil. u Metcalf,. at
farmer, was burnod to death when j
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j.ra ..eouruyu.. . iuhkuh hub
morning, the building and contents
were total loss.
Non-Partisan Tariff Is Urged
Salem, Qr., March 20. A (resolu
tion favoring a non-nnrtisan tariff
commission was plaased by the Salem
t 'fcTilTo. W t..r I
!? yFSFJZJST:
to the Oregon dole(?ation in con- f n?h'. Brando ' Ronde
gress. Fifteen new members ware am . f exPrt bv, he 'f
Slmittd. They were: Judge Chas.. ute- c.onf,;"e11 ' 1
I, McNary, Mrs. Belle McGilchrist, Wego which is virtually a sub-j-Mrs.
Marie Birdsall, Mrs. H. urg of New Orleans and is the A
Workirtan. F. F. Townsend, Malcolm! wharf and dock quarters of that 1
M .Oilbrtrt, M Gilbert, Jofhh W. !ty-, t, j" dleA by a y
Yates, Frank Hrubotz, Geo. Swegle, Portland firm of buyers who are A
Robert C. Paulus, Ivan G. McDaniel, represented by Mr. Webb. 'A
John Wl L. Smith, Mrs. R T. Smith, . ; ''". -: r'- :; ."':'"
and W. M. Smith A A A A A A A A A A
yalrds wide, Vienna reports said to
today. Colonel Planch has decided
to evacuate and destroyed the trench
em;:ui detachments wfth ttfoe&r
wounded, gained the south bank of
the Dniester in boats, but soon the
enemy's concentrated Are made cross
ing impossible. . Austrian - sappers
and dragoons fought through Usci
eczvo and joined the Austrian troops
established on t(hle heights north of
Zaleyzczyki. .-.
. Enemy Cruisers Engaged
London, March 21. Four British
destroyers engaged three German de
stroyers off the Belgian coast yester
day, the admiralty has announced.
Two Teuton ships were struck. Four
British sailors were wounded before
the Genm&ns escanenl into 7w.Kn,wwt
TThe German admiralty stated tWe
Teuton destroyers scored several hits
and then the British vessels fled,
Germans Gaininir Ground
I Paris, March 21. German attacks
nave gained more ground on the west
Jbank of the Meuse, it is officially ad-
a.ufww. . akmuiw nolo iviivnni uw.
night on . the Abancourt-Mildncourt
line. Germans occupied Hbe south-
eastern part of the Aulmcourt road.
xne aixacKs, nowever, lacKea power.
Heavy bombalrdment and liquid fire
' j preceded the infantry assault. Elsa
I where the Vardun front is "quiet
RINEHART SEEKS TOGA
Former La Grande Man May, Seek
' : ; Marion County Judgshlp I
'.. iSalemen, Or., March 20 Possibili
ties' of T.- A. Rinehart entering the
Panooraioic primaries for the norm-
nation for . circuit judge, and E. R.
(dingo, land. Grant Corr for thA ,
'nomination'- for -distriib attorney,
were oeen at . the Democratic rally .
(held .-here 'Saturday afternoon.' Rine
,hart. was formerly state land agent,
;ml htas 'always been active ih po
litical - affairs, Rdngo ifl at present -(district
attorney, having been ap--pointed
by- fotnmer Governor West
tCorby is an- attorney in tfh&s city
Addresses iwere made at the rally
praising the work of tho . Democratic
BRIDGE THREATENED
Straw Stack and Other Obstructions
Form a Jam
'Henry Bia.vis and his.ussdstant Mr.
, '. Courtney, "are outj at ,;new . 'steel
' bridge near Alicel,-known' as the Mc
.Kennon bridge, and their 'object is
ito d&todge a . floating straw stack
and' .some other accumulation -'which
Has lodged against the bridge. -.
; The. bridge itself is- intact and is
; iri no danger from the prevailing high
water, but the approach to tihle bridge
ts impassable on account of an over
flow, and the bridge is of no Use as
? long fas it cannot be reached. The
y. ridge piers are all right and the on
ly danger is, that which might re
mit - from a further piling up ' of
.Sebris. 'In this section overflows are
frequent whenever the water raises
to an unusual heierht and this con
ation-also helps some in the present
datse as the force of the current in
tho river is reduced. It is expected
febt the obstruction will be' dislodg
ed tin Sonne way or other,- but the
condition of the road leadinar to file
I (a rid ere depends altogether on two
stage of the water in the river, and
on this account the bridge will prob
ably not be used for quite a while.
Trusty Escapes On Way From Work
Salem, Or., March 20. Cornelius
Moweirson, the trusty wfhlo escaped
from the penitentiary on Saturday
evening, was still at large today. Ho
was employed with other convicts on
the farm, and made his escape while
being returned to the prison. He
was serving a term from Mainour
county for larceny.
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has been a lot of 50,000 bushels 4
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wheat from Hot Lake is from
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