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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 7,1916. NUMBER 252 PRESIDENTS FRIEND DEAD 2000 MAY MAKE FINAL STAND VILLA WITH MEN g yvw"" , - - vfl i I lv B In , , 5 f i FACTIONS OF FOLD PACIFIED UNANIMOUS CHOICE MAY BE ' CONCILUATION TO THE ROOSEVELT CROWD. TEDDY'S NAME NOT UP DURING THE MEETING Ohio Man Selected Temporary Chair van for Republican Convention and Long Stride Toward Harmony Is Attained, Is Belief Will Make Keynote Speech to Convention. Chicago, April 7. The committee on arrangements for the Republican National convention in Chicago, today selected Senator Harding of Ohio as temporary 'chairman of the national convention in June. It ' is believed that Harding is acceptable to con servatives and the progressive ele ments. ' - May Be Compromise Man. ' Many consider Harding as a eon eilliaition for Roosevelt. He will de liver the keynote speech. -'i- Roosevelt-Not Mentioned. '"-' Chairman Hilles said Roosevelt's 'announcement of candidacy was not mentioned during the short commit tee meeting preceding Harding's se- ' lection. - He wouldn't comment on Roosevelt's candidacy. Committeeman Williams of Oregon said his only surprise in connection -with Roosevelt's announcement 'was , the mildness of it. HAS RESPONSIBLE POSITION Jimmy" Robertson, Formerly of La Grande, Manager of Big Concern. J. E. Robertson, well known m La Grande and formerly with the Grande : Konde Lumber company and also in the lumber business at Elgin, has been elected, as manager of the re organized Stanley-Smith Lumber company of Hood River. He is a In-other of Fred Robertson, of Perry. - In reference to the re-organization the Hood River Glacier reports: "The officers of the re-organized lumbar company are: Robert Schmeer, -of the United States National bank of Portland, president: J. E. Robertson, of this city, vice president, treasurer and general manager. The members of the board of directors are: Mr. Schmeer, Mr. Robertson, E. G. Craw ford, of the Lumberman's National bank: O. L. Price, of the Northwest ern National bank, and W ,D. Wheel. wright, of the Pacific Export Lumhef company. "The mill will open for the season's mm as soon as the snow lhas cleared away. A daily capacity of 100,000 feet will be cut, and 200 men will be employed.' 1 INDIAN GIRL OWNS AUTO. Wish to Drive Machine Gratified by Wealthy Pater. Pendleton, April 7. Usahelle Craig, eighteen year old daughter of Joe Craig, prominent Indian of the Uma tilla 'reservation, today . become the first Indian srirl in this part of the country if not inthe whole west to own an automobile. During the noon hour today she became tho possessor of a beautiful new D-45 'Buick little six and this afternoon is driving it herself. : Miss Craig,who is an educated In dian girl, has been longing for a car for two years and more. Beinir in telligent she has been putting her money in the bank and her father promised that her wiBh would be granted. That promise was fulfilled today when he permitted her to select any car she wanted. A check for the full purchase price was given to the Oregon Motor Garage in payment by the efrl. - . Miss Craig received a good, educa tion in English at the Catholic school on the reservation and she is now studying music at St. Joseph s acad - emy in this city. She owns a piano and is very accomplished upon it. Her father and mother are among the best known Indians on the reser vation end own valuable farm land, said to be worth close to $50,000. REPUBLICAN PREACHER SEES' CANNING NEEDS UNIQUE CHARACTER OCCUPIES PULPIT. Moody Co-Worker, Cherokee Indian. Missionary and Preacher, Yet Studies New Farm Problems. Versed in the fine arts of modern day canning, soloist with Moody and Alexander, in 1895-96, wWhi long ser vice in the slums of Chicago, mis sionary to the Cherokee Indian belt, organizer and soloist of choral unions, and now Methodist pastor at Elgin and ImJbler is a terse life story of L. S. Chapman. A few months ago Mr. Chapman was called to the - Elgin Imbler circuit from McMinnville .-to take charge of the churches there. He has taken hold, and the hold is a firm one. District Superintendent Winters, re turning this morning from points east, met Rev. Chapman who is spending the day here awaiting . ar rival of his family from McMinnville tonight, and found" time to heap praise upon the work done by the new pastor at Elgin. Although there are but a few weeks, he has a choral society at Elgin of 90 voices and one at) lmuler of over 50 and the field is proving itself interesting to both general' and co-workers. - Rev. Chapman takes off time from preaching and smging to promote and develop interest in canning lactones. He has a soup iactory scneme in ad dition to the usual canning plant This nlan has worked out elsewhere. Celery, carrots, potatoes and other vegetables form the ingredients and Alaska, the Orient ana other remote nlaces are sales nelds. kqv. unap- man thinks there ourivt to be a big factory of that sort here end stands willing at any time to give nis ex patiences and assist in developing In terest lor sucn an lnsumiton. . ' "WORKERS WILL GATHER., Walla Walla and Seattle Salvation Army Men to Gather. i Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock an open-air service will be conducted hy the Salvation army. Adjutant uiaen- bure and Lieut. Roeers the officers in charge of the Sajvation Army at Walla Wlalla will conduct meetings in the Army hall Saturday night and also, Uol. 'Scow oi seawie in me ser vices al dar Sunday. The week-end and next Sunday will be big days for the Salvation Army centers nere. WEST WOULD TELLS REALTY BOARD OF NEW RURAL CREDITS. Forty Millipn in Time Deposits Used as Basis for Plan. Portland, April 7. Before the Portland Realty Board today ex-Go"-ernor Oswald West outlined What in his ibelief is a good rural credit sys tem for Oregon. He said: The State Bank Commissioner s last combined bank statement showed the banks of this state to foe carryinir about $125,000,000.00 in deposits,1 of which about $40,000,000.00 are. time and savings deposits. If a way could be found to divert the flow of at least a part of this latter sum into chan nels which would lead . to the rural districts and to the farmer at low rates of interest our rural credit prob lems would 'be largely solved. This result could be easily ac complished through the medium of the state and in the following man ner: First amend the constitution of the state so as to permit its engaging in a limited way in the banking business. Next let the legislature or the people provide for the establishment of a State Rural Credit Bank, with a cap ital of say $1,000,000.00 to be located in the City of Portland. The affairs of the bank to be under the control of a Board of Directors, consisting of the Governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer, who . shall select a manager who, in turn, shall select his office force; this bank to become th depository of all state funds which would serve to supplement its work ingcapital. The hank should not be permitted to accent demand deposits nor engage in general commercial banking 'business, hut should he limited to accepting time and savings deposits upon which four per cent interest would be paid. These deposits would in turn be loaned direct to the farmers at six per (Continued en Page 8.) HV Bit 1 1 Tom Pence. , . "Tom" Pence, otherwise T-homas J. Pence, secretary of the Democratic National Committee, who. hud much to do with the election of President Wilson in 1912. is dead. He became a strong friend. of the President, and (lin ing- the course ot his illness at Washington, there were constant in quiries from the White House. ''Tom" Pence was perhaps one of the most populur men Washington has known. 'Amsterdam,' " April 7. Madnm oiselle Petit of Belgium has been ex ecuted by order of the German court martial, the Echo Belgian has de clared. She aroused suspicion. ' " " London, April 7. The surrender of Haucourt yesterday morning has im periled the Flench positions at Beth incourt which Germans heavily bom barded last night. Gel-mans are ap parently preparing for., a terrific smash on Bethincourt. French Defense Brilliant. : Brilliant defenses saved the city Thursday. Though increasingly probable that French will be forced to withdraw toward Esncs, no alarm is Icll regarding Verdun itseif. 'Germans last night captured a sec tion of French trenches at Bethin court and Chattincouit highway, Paris has admitted. Counter attacks ejected them partly. The French) made small gains southwest of Dounumont. rincrc fichting is reported f-oni MEXICAN WHO MAY RULE BETHINCOURT DOOMED TO BE GERMAN PRIZE life f i ' 11 , "i $11 " . ,v, ,V L "Xw General Obregon and Senora Obregon ' , General Obregon has just been -f. Pershing. He was recently mar named war minister by Carranzu, and ri,.(i. obregon i3 looked on by most it has been reDorted that he was on . . t iu. . T " ; i l ii I his way to Juarct to look personally into the ent-nnce into Mexico of rhr I American soldiers under General John ! $' J J f DIRIGIBLE HAS ESCAPED. Pensacola, April 7. A huge ' cigar-shaped dirigible decapod from the naval aeronautic eta- tion today. A light breeze car- ' ried it inland and it was lost 1 from sight. . , ' It will float Indefinitely at a 1 1000 feot altitude. On account 1 of limited traveling (radius, the aeroplanes cannot pursue to tow it 'back. DOWER RIGHT DISPUTED. Mrs. Elias Kuhn, of Summerville, Brings Suit Against Major Heirs. A suit in equity is on trial before Judge Knowlea today in which Mrs. Kuhn, widow of Elias Kuhn, is the C- tintiff and the heirs of Elias Kuhn a former marriage are the do fendnnts. The suit is to establish the dower right of the plaintiff in the es tate of her deceased husband. Elias Kuhn was married twice and there are two sets of heirs. The ma jor heirs children, of the first mar riage dispute the rights of dower in the second marriage, claiming that an advancement hod been made in lieu of a dower. '; The estate consista 'of considerable property, mostly ; real estate in the vicinity of Summerville. The death ot Elias Kuhn occurred about a year or more ago. Sfcelio. Germans heavily attacking the 'British..- Canadians- are in tht- thick of the battle.- It is feared heavy losses occurred in the sinking of the liner Simla in the Mediterranean. Recent Athens re ports concerning an allied transport that was sunk, are 'believed to refer to the Simla. The admiralty made no statement in this connection. Russians on Offensive. Petrograd, April 7.-- Russian -troops are approaching Trebizond from the east and South it is an nounced. Turks were ejected from fortified positions southward. Rus sian submarines have destroyed the Turkish steamer and 11 windjammers in the Black sea. Destruction of a German airship southwest of Dvinsk and capture of Svetavtzo in Galacia, are claimc!. Aiifitrinn attempts to retake the vil 'iitre were defeatj'l. NATION ; AND HIS BRIDE. .Mexicans as xno natural successor w . ., i . the presidency of Mexico if Carranza is compelled to give up power. THIRD BATTLE FOUGHT; BROWN'S MEN PENNILESS El Paso, April 7. Villa has gath- erea aoout 4UUU men at fairrai and ae- termined stand against Americans and Mexicans will be brought about soon, if information received by Gen eral Bell is correct. Col. Dodd s col- umn is reported' to be nearing Pamral. : The size of Villista'B forces surprised , the officials here. Villistaa are be-) lieved to be poorly mounted however, and frequently halt to irest. ' I KJarranza s garrison is supposedly at Parral where a number of foreign- Aeroplane Patrol Every 100 Miles ; (Washington, April 7. It was learn- today that a fleet of fifty aeroplanes to patrol the Pacific and . Atlantic coast as auxiliaries to the U. S. Coast Guard cutters is the proposition set forth in a bill to' he introduced dur- inir the present session of Congress. I Thn 'hill will nftlf fAi nn dLnnrAnniLflnn of, $500,000 for the purchase and maintenance of the fleet. There are 5000 miles of coast in the U. S. and it is proposed to have an aeroplane stationed every 100 miles, v Lookouts in aeroplanes would be able to sight ships in. distress much more readily than the lookouts on board coast guard cutters; and since thq air machine can attain a greater speed than the cutters, and could ae despatched to distressed vessels more auickly. It is maintained that these coast euaxd aeroplanes would be a valuable addition to the military for ces in time of war. The possibilities of this fleet are great. Equipped with searchlights at night ithey (might prove far more ade quate than light ships, and it is held that an aeroplane vaould be of great service to coast guards in carrying breeches buoy lines to ships ashore, when the surf is running too high for the launching of a life boat. Mayo Dudley, a Washington news- paperman, conceived the idea, and has been instrumental in the drawing up of the bill. Coast guard officials, the Aero Club of America and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Newton have endorsed the proposed bill. WINTER WHEAT CONDITIONS BEST. IN WEST. Government Figures Shows 95 . Per Cent of Normal in Oregon. Washington,' April 7. Reduction of 24 per cent in the price of winter wheat compared with a year ago ,is indicated by agricultural reports from the government. The average condition of winter wheat in Oregon Saturday, the reports show, was 95 per cent, Washington 85, ildaho 94. A small production is predicted and the forecast estimates 495,000,000 'bushels as the nation's crop. - Far western sections show the best conditions today. LA GRANDE GIRLS SAFE. Fire in Portland Last Night Robs School Girls of Quarters. Irma Martin and Violet Larsen, at tending Link's college in Portland, ihad their homo burned from over them last night but iboth girls es caped in safety and rescued their be longings. A telegram from Miss Irma to her father, A. J. Martin, this morning conveys the news that Anna Lewis hall at 510 Flanders street, burned down, but that she saved her belongings. The structure was a three-story wooden one and the La Grande girls made then- home there while attend ing school in Portland. O. A. C. Defeats Baker. The O. A. C. baseball team defeated the iBaker High School nine at Baker yesterday afternoon by a score of IS to 2. Bendier to Be Western Terminus. Ontario, April 7. Bendier is to be the name of the town where will be established ' the western terminal of the new Oregon & Eastern railroad. Bendier will (be in Harney county, Stj miles beyond Riverton and two miles east of HaTriman. ( There are 17 miles of mil Bind one bridge to be built be fore the town is reached by rail. HMPIS PIUIll I III IMP: OI HLL 111 1010 .era remained. Fears for their safety are ieit. 'Third Battle Foucht. I Washington, April 7. Americans and Villistaa fought a third engage ment luesaay, me war department has -announced. Co-operating with Carranzistas Americans killed 10 and . captured two. The battle occurred at Cieneguilla. ' The message also con firmed reports f a flight at Agos- caiienias Saturday. De Facto Men on Guard. San Antonio, April 7. Letcher has reported to General Funston that sev eral thousand Carranzistas are con gregated at strategic points south of Saveto to intercept Villa. Passing Cleneguilla Tuesday, jViJla had 200 men. Uuertaz has declared General ICalazos has routed 50 Villistaa there An aeroplane is scouting south of Cusihuitrachlc where a big American column arrived Wednesday. i : - PaLiiipI Rrnwn - VLn Colonel Brown "Broke." Colonel Brown "went broke" at Cusihuirachic. He asked the teleg rapher there to send a collect message to San Antonio asking for money.. - Courier Gets Money. ' "Nothing doing)" said the operator. A mounted courier went to, Litcher, Chihuahua', asking for money to buy meals for the soldiers. Express Agent Buck Improves. -Express Agent Buck, who has been on an enforced layoff the past two weeks on account of Illness, is im proving and it is expected - that . he will be olble to resume his place at the office within a week or ten days. HUGHES, TEDDY, TIMBER. Cloakroom Gossip Indicates . These Two Men Will Be Real Racers. , Washington, April 7. Cloakroom talk in the capitol building this after noon inHfpAiA t.ha Rnnifhlirnn (nrnsi- j dential nomination fight will be be- 'tween Rosevelt and Hughes. . I Senators Warren, Curtis, Nelson Bnd Ballinirer- are openly for Huehes. Senator Pomdexter declared a dozen men, who at heart have no use for Judge Hughes, said they are for him for president. Seeing -the trend of sentiment to ward Rosevelt they aire willing to do anything to beat him, Penrose is be lieved to be ready to declare himself for Roosevelt, soon. . Mr. Bay Holds His Own. Arlie Bay continues to about hold Miis own. Ho has now been in La Grande close to two weeks and most of that time has been in bed with a complication of troubles, with copper poisoning as the original trouble. . Union Merchant Here. . ' ' Leon Levy, the Union merchant, ac companied Commissioner W. J. Town ley to La Grande today. They will return homo this evening. Old Railroader in La Grande. . C. A. Norden, for many years sec tion foreman nt ' Kamcla and now head miin in the Pendleton ards, is a visitor in La Grande and is regis tered at the Foley hotel. Riverside Park Attracts.. With the advent of warmer weather the Riverside park is becoming an at tractive place. On Sundays in par ticular the park is well filled with visitors. PLAYERS MAKE TRIP. La Granders to Visit Baker Tomorrow to Play Volley Ball. J. P. ''Graham (captain,) S. D. Crowe, F. L. Meyers, T. J. Croggin, C. D. Emahiser, A. A. Wenzel, R. J. Clark, Joe Kelly and Samuel Wright will leave tomorrow for Baker where tomorrow night they play tie Baker Y. M. C. A. volley ball team. Several ladies will accompany the team on the trip, and as the roads ara good the auto journey should be a pleasant one. The cavalcade leaves at 2 o'clock. Crook County Iands in Demand. Prinoville. Or.. April 8. A consid erable movement in real estate is be ing felt m this vicinity, due to tho fact that 200,000 acres of land held by the Oregon & Western Coloniza tion company is offered for sale now,, and of which practically 25,000 acres have been sold. The big stockmen have "been the heaviest buyers as these lands adjacent to their present holdings are of great value for graz ing purposes. ,
