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VOLUME XV
LA GRANDE, OREGON,
SATURDAY, MAY 13.. H16.
NUMBER 283
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BILL FOR BIG
ARMY REPORTED
CONFEREES .FROM SENATE AND
HOUSE ARE AGREED UPON
NEW MEASURE.
FOOTING IN PEACE TIMES
WILL BE 206.000 SOLDIERS
Sum of $40,000,000 Appropriated fur
Nitrate Plant, and President Is to
Pick the Sitt Strength of Militia
in Peace Will Be 448,000 Men Ac
lion on Bill Expected Monday.
Washington, May 13. A defense
force in times of peace of 654,000 men
is proposed in tho army bill which
the senate and house conferees re
ported to both houses today. The
compromise measure includes all the
provisions of a big army urged by its
hackers except a federal reserve.
Both chairmen urged the passage of
the bill and it is expected that action
will be taken on it Monday.
The bill provides for 206,000 regu
lars in times of paace with 448,000
militiamen. Terms of. enlistment are
seven years but the captains may dis
miss the soldiers at the end of one
year if they are competent.
The act reserves specific power for
the government to take over any
manufacturing plant in time of war
for the purpose of making munitions.
It also appoints two civilians and
three officers named by the president
-to investigate the proposition of the
government manufacturing all muni
tions. - The lioard must report at the be
ginning of the new year.
There is also provision for an ap
. propriation of $20,000,000 for a gov
ernment nitrate platt-vJrt is-, planned:
to extract nitrate from the air and
sell the surplus for fertilizer. The
president is empowered to pick the
site for the plant. i
NEW SOLOMON FOUND
Judge Knowles Set Expensive Prece
dent in Sister County
To isave Wallowa county the ex
pense of trying a lawsuit in which
the litigants were only $10 apart,
- Judge J. W. Knowles. recently paid
over that amount to the plaintiff out
of his own pocket and the suit was
dismissed. If the case had gone on
' through the Circuit court, the judge
figured it would have cost the county
at least $50. Of the details in the case
the Enterprise Chieftain remarks:
The suit was brought by J. A.
. Burleigh against Mrs. Lillian Spicer.
Mr. Burleigh appeared on his own
behalf in the Circuit Court and Mrs.
Spicer was represented by D. W.
- Sheahan. When the case was called,
Judge Knowles interrupted. , ,
"I have been informed," he said,
"that plaintiff nnd defendant are
only $10 apart in this case."
The lawyers replied that was the
truth.
"Then I will give the plaintiff the
$10 to settle the suit," said the
judge, "afnd the matter can be end
ed right here."
Judge Knowles added, what is
well known, that he has long striven
to have a change in court procedure
made whereby petty cases cannot be
toiken to the Circuit and Supreme
courts. It would be wisdom for the
county itself to make settlements in
such minor cases aim! thus save the
heavy expense in the upper court
But the judge never before has given
such a striking demonstration of the
truth of his contention.
Shortly afterward another case
arose in which the litigants were
$100 apart and one of the lawyers
jokingly asked the judge if he would
assume that also, but the court felt
ho had done enough to illustrate his
point.
PUBLIC MEETING CALLED
Arrangements Are To Be Made for
Annual Pioneer Reunion
A. meeting of La Grande citizens is
called for Saturday, May 20, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon and to be
held at the Y. M..C. A. room for the
purposes of making the preliminary
arrangements for tho annual reunion
of the Union county pioneers. At this
meeting such matters as date and
place of meeting is to be decided upon
and there will also be the appoint
ment of committees to take general
charge of the forthcoming reunion.
Mr. S. L. Brooks, of Imbler, president
of the Pioneer Society, and Mr. E. B.
Morelock, of Elgin, the secretary, will
be among those present at the prelim
inary meeting.
' It is important that there be a good
attendance at the meeting in La
Grande next Saturday.
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! WAR BULLETIN.
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London,, May 13. A report from
! Odessa rtates that Bulgaria is with
I drawing her trops from the Rouman-
iun..frontier nnd ' sending them to
Snkmiki.in anticipation of a strong
offensive movement by the Allies.
..- Germans Renew Attacks.
Parib, iMay 13. 'Several heavy
Mo.man attacks at Douamount and
Tiemount, following a series of tor-
nlic bombardments, were repulsed
with considerable slaughter last
night, according to . the official an
nouncement today. '
The French held their ground and
refused to yield an inch, while on the
west of the Meuse tho French gained.
The artillery struggle continues un-;
ceuBingly in the Avocourt woods, and,
an attack by the Germans on the righti
bank of the Meuse is expected. , Fol
lowing the custom of shifting their
assaults, the Germans began prepara
tions for the Douamount-Tiemount at
tack Thursday, but a strong reeon
noisance near Eparges was checked
before reaching open ground.
Berlin, Mlay 13'. German infantry
fire crushed the French night attack
southwest of Dead Man's hill, ac
cording to the official announcement
today. It is reported that the Frnch
suffered heavily.
BOYS IN TROUBLE.
Identity of Erring Ones Veiled in
Kindness to Mothers.
Brass articles, saddlebags, wire and
a motely assortment of valuables
have been stolen from La Grande
stores recently by two small boys
who mothers are widows and when the
case came up in police court last
night, the boys were paroled on con
dition that they report to tho chief
of police weekly, and otherwise be
have themselves. Out of considera
tion for the mothers of the two boys,
their identity has been veiled.
FOUND GUILTY
MADE CRIMINAL ASSAULT UPON
GIRL FIFTEEN YEARS OLD ;
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Displayed No Emotion When Verdict
Was Returned, But the .
Crowd Cheered
Oreville, Cal., May 13. Reverend
Madison Slaughter was today found
guilty of making a criminal attack up
on Gertrude Lamson, aged 15 years.
This is his second trial for tho alleged
offense, the first having resulted in
a disagreement.
Slaughter manifested no emotion
and his wife, who sat beside him, was
calm and composed when the verdict
was returned. Mrs. Ivy Caimper, the
principal witness for the defense, went
into hysterics.
The crowd in the courtroom was
quiet but those clustered on the out
side cheered the verdict lustily. Judge
Gregory refused to fix mew bonds, but
turned the prisoner over to the sheriff-
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MISS BOOMER THIRD.
La Grande Girl Places in Baker Ora
i torical Contest.
Baker, May 13. Earl Ward upheld
the honor of Baker high in the annual
Eastern Oregon oratorical contest at
the Christian church last evening,
winning the event for the local school
over four other contestants and be
coming possessor of the gold medal
offered to the winner. The young
man spoke on the subject of "Prepar
edness" and did exceedingly well, be
ing the unanimous choice ' of the
judges of delivery for first place.
The other contestants were placed
as follows:
2nd Miss Ruby Bannister, Athena;
subject, "The City of the Children."
3rd Miss Stella Bodmer, La
Grande; subject, "Child iAbor."
4th Miss Grace Hall, Wallowa;
subject, "Women and Fashions."
5th Marcus May, Pendleton; sub
ject, "Child LaboT."
SERIOUS CHARGE MADE.
Wife of Roanoke's Officer Says Sup
ports Were Cut Out.
San Francisco, May 13. Mrs. John
Dennis, wife of the Roanoke's second
officer, today made flat charges that
the steamer was overloaded when the
boat left on its fatal voyage Monday.
The body of Dennis was found yes
terday. Mrs. Dennis declared that the in
terior of the Roanoke was sawed
away to make room for more goods.
She asserted that her "husband didn't
believe that the Roanoke would ar
rive at its destination, and promised
to quit the ship at San Pedro.
Life Term Given Robber.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 13. William
L. Carlisle was sentenced to life im
prisonment in the district court to
day in conformity with the recom
mendation of the jury, which late yes
terday returned a verdict of guilty on
charges of robbing a Union Pacific
passenger train near Corictt Junction.
April 4. Counsel for th9 defendant
plans to appeal. . . . ,
MINISTER IS
EASTERNERS WILL DEVELOP
JOSEPH LEAMND ZING MINE
F. D. McCully Makes Deal With Colorado Men
to Take Over Don Carlos Mine.
The most importaift mining deal
ever made in Wallowa county has just
been completed by F. D. McCully,
who has just returned from the east
w'here he was successful in negotiat
ing the sale of the Don Carlos mine
to a group of Colorado capitalists.
uie ueai is or great importance to
the mining industry of this part of
the state, for it means that the prop-
ery will be handled and developed by
experienced mining men upon a busi
ness basis. The new owners are not
promoters, but are actual mining men
who have extensive properties in Col
orado and thoroughly, understand the
business in which they are engaged.
They have faith in the new undertak
ing and will push it as rapidly as
possible.
. Tho Don Carlos mine gives unusual
INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER.
Page 1: Local and telegraph. ,
Page 2. Movie news.
Page 3.- Camp Fire Girls diligent.
Forum unusually popular today. ,
Page 4. Justice Hughes familiar
with Oregon. Old Files and legal
news.
Page 5. Mausoleum method displaces
ground burial.
Page 6. Editorial.
Page 7. Local and personal.
Page 8. Society and want ads.
Page 9. Churches to observe Moth
er's day.
Page 10. Cross-country auto traffic
in full swing.
Page 11. Sports and motorcycle
news.
Page 12. Society and local.
PERRY SCHOOL CLOSED
Commencement Program Is Given at
the Lumber Town
Perry,- May 12. (Special) The
school year closed here today after a
year of very successful work, Under
the directions of Mr. F. E. Barneman
and Miss Elizabeth Bond, the school
has made the best showing in its his
tory. - The- -closing reason was . cteHini;
brated with an appropriate . program
in the evening given before a house
filled with attentive listeners. Tho
progr&m rendered was as follows:
Song by School, "Happy Greetings"
Recitation, "An Interrupted Recita-
tation" Bettie Hull
Recitation . Lucille Rehcr
Piano selection Edna Stoddard
"Ten Little Indians" .Primary Boys
"A Geography Lesson" Jackson Butler
"Spring Song" . .Primary Department
"Home Study" .... Nellie Holmes
"The Bird on Auntie's Hat"
Jessie King
Dialogue, "The Doll Doctor"
Duett Lucille and Lynette Reher
"Sister's Beau" (Geo. A. Dixon) ...
Rulon Davis
'.. Golda Pohrman
"The Train To Mauro"
Piano solo
Dialogue,
Recitation, "Loving Mother" .... .i. .
yonna King
Evelyn Butler
The Secret''
....... Estrid Johansen
Recitation
Dialogue
Solo
Naughty Zoll" Celia Stoddard
Dialogue "From Way Down East"
"Washing My Ears" Herman Johtinsen
"A Smack in School" Memory Giltner
"Mother's Little Helpers" '
Recitation ..i... Sonja Reher
Recitation Lizzie Johansen
Recitation . . . Hilda Robertson
Dialogue in three arts, "Woman's
Convention"
"Good-Bye Song" .... Nellie Holmes
HOME GUARD FOR NEW YORK
It Will Consist of 22,500 Men Enrolled
To Do Police Work in Emergencies
New May 13. New York City is to
have its own little army, - or home anna Deal, Lucilo Switzer Dixon, Belle
guard. It will consist of 22,500 men B. Edwards, Evelyn Foss, Vern Gil-r-nrolled
to do police duty in case of . mour, Ruth Ghormley, B. Ida Gunder
necessity, and to act as a military ; son, Riph Henline, Cecile Hind
body if called upon by the proper au- man Ida E. Howard, Stella Ingle,
thonties. . 'Ruth B Jackson, Janet Jones, Lou
The work of enrolling and organiz-I Jones, Nma Kame, J. H. Kellogg,
ing this force will begin to-morrow, ! Maud Leadsworth, Grace MacMillan,
according to Cornelius Vanderbilt, : E. A. McEachran, Helen MeHugh,
Chairman of the Mayor's Committee , Roy s. Mcintosh, G. A. McNeill, Edna
on National Defense. This work is 'j Mason, Agnes Mitchell, Rae. D. Mor
to be in addition to the committoc' rj,son) Kobjn Morrow. Nellie G. Neil!,
tfforts toward securing ndequate pic- Gladys Oesterling, Charles E. Olsan,
paredness legislation fiom Congress, ! A H. Prince, Kannio Schlapp, Sarah
and is not designed to interfere withjSmirn Tjieln I). Smith. Mollie Snidor,
or replace the latter work, which 9 : Jannette Spencer, Marguerite Watson,
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successful meeting of Mayors aixd'a""ZrVLl,aLZ
Mayors' Committees on Defense held , m '!". nume.d tef.ehf have, tend
in St. Iu is March 3 and 4 last, cred their resa ions and their
Mr. Vanderbilt announced yester-
v that a th fit. .t h ha,i
day that, as the first stop, he had ap
pointed Alderman Henry, M. Curran to
act as Chairman of a sub-committeo
to co-operate with the Police Depart
ment in the recruiting of the Horn?
Defense Leatrue. The committee will
be organized this week, and a start
has already been made in a campaign
to increase the memborshiD of thi
league from its present quota of 6,000
to citizens.
: As announced by . Police Commis -
sioner iWoods, the object of the league ; to furnish 240 corda of wood at . Con
is to enroll 250 citizen-reserve po-! tral school and; 35 cord!) at Riverside
promise of becoming one of the big
producers of Its kind in the state.
The showing that has been made thus
far has warranted the expenditure of
a hu ge amount of money on the prop
erty and the new owners are confident
that they have one of the best mines
that could be purchased. They are
npt speculators, but are putting their
own money into the deal and are
counting on luandsome returns on tho
investment. ;
The war has caused the price of
metals to soar to unusual heights, and
lead and zinc are among those to go
sky-rocketing. There is a strong de
mand for, such metals and the njw
owners believe they have an invest
ment that will bring them big re
turns. ':.-.
cincts of tho city, who in the event of
trireme or concentrated need Tor a
lai-Ce -nart. Yf tW Pnli- hnno .-Hvinnt
will ibe sworn in a3 special patrolmen
ami tko up tne worK or police duties
fur the nrotortinn nf t.hnii nwn tinmnn
and (business interests in the respec
tive precincts in which they live. .It
is possible that a portion of this re
serve may be possessed of' sufficient
military experience to constitute a
mobile reserve unit that can respond
instantly in case of need.
Sub-committees on other phases of
local preparedness will be appointed
this week as a result of conferoncos
with the various' civil and military
officials whoso task it is to guard tho
city from disturbance.
ROSE SHOW IS NEAR
Big Event Is Prepared For On An Early-Schedule
Basis
Portland, May 13.(Special) Less
than thirty days before .the opening of
the Tenth annual Rose Festival in the
Oregon Metropolis finds the many fea
tures ot the three days, June 7, 8 and
9' with tho crowning'ceremony of the
evening ocrore opening , day well in
Portland 'business, men on the board
of directors together with more than a
dozen committees are working to
bring the show together and daily
meetings of one or more of the var
ious departments are held.
Governors of the United States have
had the opening of the festival with
tlbe national dedication of the Colum
bia river highway, brought to their
attention as a result of tho sending out
of special invitations. President Wil
son with Vice President Marshall und
families have received an invitation
through Senator Chnmberlain.
Every senator and representative in
the United States has been invited.
Special iinvitations went to cabinet
members as well as representatives of
foreign governments in Washington,
and the crowned heads of Europe.
Kailroads are offering attractive
fares for the round trip and indications
are there will 'be big crowls in Port
land the entire week of June 4, to 10
The festival proper comes Juno 7, 8
and 9, with the ceremony of June fi,
when the queen is crowned ruler of the
fiesta.
TEACHERS SELECTED
Meeting of Board Last Night Was
Full of Business
At a meeting of tho district school
board held last evening the following
named teachers were re-elected for
the ensuing school year, Mr. John
Girdler having been elected principal
a-i; a previous meeting:
Hallie Adler, ilulda Anderson, Lela
Bloom, Cora J. Boggs, Edith Bork,
Susan B. Carpy, Myrtle Chandler, Sus
I Troy Wclper, Caroline White.
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the district school board:
Hallie Adler, Ralph G. Henline, -I.
H. Kellogg, Roy S. Mcintosh, Robin
R. Morrow, Marguerite Watson, Troy
Welper, Mrs. Luci'e Switzer Dixon.
The Board postponed the election of
teachers to fill the vacancies thus ere
ateft until a rulure meeting. ;
! The Board also accepted the bid of
R. D. Hamilton to furnish 75 cords of
wood at tne ureenwoou scnool at 4.4
! per cord and the bid of J. A. Russell
K ! r- 4. j.
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"Her arms, my cradle underglrt with
tireless care;
Her ears; the open door to every sigh
and cry;
Her lips, the first to kiss, to call, to
bless in prayer;
Her hair, with silvered thread, ugli'dm
with 'radiance rare;
Her eyes, the depthlcss well of love
that cannot die:
Her face, uplit with light of lieuvim'.s
nignest stty;
Her heart, the throbbing life of God;
Mother, who bare!
My mother, thou art all of this and
more ,
Than tongue can ever tell or ears re
ceive or heart.
Thou art my mother! That is more
than all the earth
Besides. , What tho I said farewell to
thee, a score ;
Of years ago? : I love thee .still.
Death does not part.
Deathless in love and life Mother,
who jrav'st me birth!" 1
W. II. FpULKKS.
SCOUTS PLAN MEETING.
Big Day for Boys' Organization Here
Tomorrow Afternoon.
Sunday, May 14, will be a. big day
for the Boy Scouts in La Grande. At
three o'clock the Y. M. C. A. will bo
the meeting place of every loyal Boy
Scout, and through the courtesy of
the Scout Masters and patrol leaders
all boys over 12 years old who are not
already scouts are . invited. G. L.
Clark, Scout Master, will be in charge
of the meeting. It is hoped that every
boy will nvau himsolr of cms op
portunity of learning something about
the Boy Scout movement. Special
music has been secured and a goon
time is assured.
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NEWS GETS OUT THAT LA
GRANDE WAS HIT.
Boise and Nearby Points Especially
Damaged by Sevore Tremor.
'While Baker, Boise, Ontario and
country in between were rocked by
an earthquake last night; no tremor
was felt in La Grande. News reached
Boise, somehow that La Grande was
badly shaken up, and from there in
formation got into the press . wira
services and vires were kept 'hot for
an hour denying the allegation. Only
after repeated denials would the big
night news services cut La Grande
from the list of towns affected.
Baker Is Troubled.
iBaker, May 13. An earth tremor
was distinctly noticeable here last
evening about 6:30 o'clock, being no
ticed at several of the hotels and tele
phone office. No damage of any na
ture was done, but the ' building.)
shook so thut the occupants noticed it.
The phono office reported the heaviet
shock, but guests in some of the hotels
were momentarily alarmed.
Boise, May 13. The most violent
earthquake in Boise's history wan
felt at 7:26 last night. It lasted
three seconds and was more like an
upheaval than a wave. People rushed
from down-town buildings to tho
streets. No serious damage is re
ported. " - .
The quake was the second . in a
fortnight, the lust one having been
felt on April 30.
At Weiser, 80 miles . west, the
quake was felt with exceptional vio
lence. A new gas well, in which a
flow was struck ten days ago, showed
remarkable increase of pressure im
mediately after the quake. This
morning the pressure was 75 pounds.
Tonight the flow caught fire and hun
dreds of people are out watching the
shooting flumes.
iln Boise several brick chimneys
were partly wrecked. The tremor
wus not felt east of Boise, neither at
Twin Fulls or Hailey, 25 miles north.
At Emmett the quake was violent,
alarming the inhabitants. Numpa nl
so felt the quake, as did Idaho City,
36 miles north. Winnows rattled at
Payette.
Ontario Feels Tremor.
Ontario, May 12. Two distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here at
7:30 tonight. Buildings trembled and
guests in upper stories of the Moore
hotel, the highest building in town,
became dizzy.
Felt at Anaconda.
Anaconda, Mont., May 12. An
earthquake was distinctly felt here at
7:30 tonight. Buildings in the busi
ness district wore shaken. There was
no damage.
HORSE FANCIER COMING.
A. C. Ruby, Well Known Importer of
Stock Here Soon.
Next Monday noon A. B. Ruby,
famous horse importer of Portland,
and who owns a splendid stock ranch
at Greshiim, will be the honor guest
at a Commercial club luncheon. He
will spcuk on. the subject of good
rouds, nnd after appearing ' here at
noon will go to Cove to conduct an
nfterronn mrrtine nnd then eo to
QUAKE
SLIGH
CHANCELLORS
1 OUSTED BY
RECENT RIOTS BEFORE BIG
MEAT SHOPS BLAMED TO
IDS INEFFICIENCY.
LACK OF SAFEGUARD AND.
POOR DISTRIBUTION SEEN
Vice-Chancellor Delbrueck Removed
Under Pretext of Illness and Coant
Rofdern Is Named to Take His
Post With the Title of Miniatcr rf
Provisions to the German People.
Copenhagen, Mav 13. Vice-Chan.
cellor Delbrueck of Germany, who
was aiso minister or the Interior, has
resigned. Berlin - has reported tliu
resignation was demanded following
the recent iriots when mobs smashed
several meat shops.
Delbru-ack was charged with failure
to properly safe-guard nnfi distribute
the food stuffs. Officially Germany at
tributed the resignation to illness.
Count Roedcrn has succeeded him,
being dejinated minister . of ': pro-
GOOD WEATHER INDICATED
Breexe Blowing at the Noon Hour But
Fast Time Anticipated
Baker, May 13. (Special) Weath
er opened fair in Baker today for the
big Eastern Oregon track meet. A
slight breeze was blowing early in the
day but prospects were good for a fast
meet, . . - - . ,
.. Hotels are filled to overflowing. ' V
' Tne La .Grande squad' didn't Wave
last night.- for the . Baker .meet be
cause No.' 18 was several -hours late.
Instead, the coach and contestants de
parted on the early morning tram, ac
companied by several rooters and tui-
other group of rooters on the noon
train. Several parties motored over
to Baker.
The Observer will post ' the final
standings this evening at cigar stores
by about six o'clock.
The Wallowa County delegation ar
rived last night and went on . thia
morning.
. VILLA CORNERED AGAIN
Another Raid Made By Mexicans Up
on An American Rancher 1
Columbus, May 13. Francisco Vil
la and 1100 followers are reported to
be on a ranch near Carrrao, 40 miles
northwest of La Aseenseidii. : Tho re
port aroused little interest at head
quarters and the redistribution of
American troops continues. - -
Laredo, May 18. The burning of
the school house at Laendaecker fol
lowing a raid by Mexicans upon, tho
Ambrose Johnson farm caused the
ranchors to prepare for further raids.
Johnson led the pursuit of the in
vaders. Nobody was killed.
BOAT NOT BLAMED.
Coroners Jury Finds Men Died From
Cold and Exposure After Wreck.
San Louis Obispo, Cal., May 13.
The coroner"s jury today returned a
verdict that the. five victims of the
Roanoke died from cold and exposure.
Three of . the survivors testified that
the ship was overloaded, and said
that few of the sailors escaped be
cause there had not been any boat
drills and the men were not familiar
with their stations. Lopez testified
that the wireless dynamo had been
dismantled. Roboria swore that tho
Roanoke listed before the boat left
San Francisco, but later rirlUed her
self. LA GRANDE FIRMS GET AWAIUXS
Local People Given Contracts for
North Powder School Building .
The bids for the construction of the
new high school building at North
Powder were opened this morning kind
the principal awards were given to
La . Grande f irnivs. G. H. Rush was
given the main contract for tho con
struction of the building, while the
next most important piece of work in
connection with the new structure,
that of plumbing, heating and venti
lation, was given to the f inn of Spaeth
& Goss, of this city.
These firms are well known through
out this locality, Mr. Rush, in par
ticular having h'-ad charge of some ex
tensive construction work, including
tho erection of the new high school
building at Union. The total of tbo
contracts given oat is about . $25,000.
All the woTk is to bo completed by
ODDER