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VOLUME XV
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, ,1 UNE 5, J91U.
NUMBER 301.
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DARK HORSE POSSIBILITIES
FAST DISINTEGRATING;
G. O. P. CONTROLS ALL
HUGHES REMAINS FIRM
IN SILENCE ATTITUDE
Roosevelt Forces Admit Boom of
Hughes and Less Stability to Their
Own Cause but Say Roosevelt Will
, Recover Temporary Slump Pulse
feeling Continues.
r.hi.-.o-n .lime fi.Thn HlH'hes i
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FAITH
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boom achieved a commanding lead j '"te and decisive action toward sub
this afternoon. Progressive leaders mission of the federal suffrage amend
privately admit a decided" slump in th0 1 mcnt The women worked under
SSStSTTSSli HUchf tde-;f.r'-ifc t0
clared "Hughes' nomination on an yea" or "no," statement from dale
early ballot is inevitable. He will re-1 gates. No evasion is allowed. Every
ceive more votes the first ballot than j delegate was visited.
the combined strength of favorite j
' He showed actual figures of the
strength of favorite sons.
Pulse Feeling Continues.
Organization leaders continued to-
day to feel out Progressive sentiment
regarding various candidates in an
attempt to attract Bull Moose sup-
port. The main efforts, however, were
to decorate the Hughes band, wagon to
suil the Progressive tastes; ,
Organized opposition to Hughes has
disappeared.
Even Hoot supporters
are not against Hughes.
Winner Must Be Named.
The paramount idea is that they
must pick a candidate who can win.
If Roosevelt can convince the old or
ganization of his ability to win in No
vember he can win the nomination.
The Progressive committee named a
conference committee to consult with
Republicans as to platform and can
didate. The committee of George
Perkins, Hiram Johnson and Horace
Wilkinson.
Roosevelt's secretary declared pos
itively the colonel won't come to the
convention.
Unusual Calm Prevails.
Unusual calm prevails about the op
posing headquarters. Progressives
admit the Old Guard absolutely con
trols the organization. They are not
worried, however, because the stal
warts frankly admit they don't care
to exercise their ability. Heretofore
Progressives serenely believed they
held the only candidate on whom it is
possible to unite. This serenity
showed signs of disintegration when
Hughes' prospects brightened this af
ternoon. Dark Horses Now Impossible.
Favorite sons sentiment and dark
Vinrcn rmusihilit ips !rn at a low ebb.
Hitchcock's announcement showed
354 delegates were instructed for
favorite sons. It takes 41J.J to nom
inate.
The credentials committee today
will handle contests from Louisiana
and Texas.
Perkins declared positively the Pro
gressives haven't asked Hughes
questions or tried to force definite an
nouncement from him.
Westerners Arrive.
Washington state Progressive dele
gation has arrived and presented indi
cations of insurgency against Perkins'
plea of harmony. ' Thomas Murphino
of Seattle was' elected chairman of
the delegation. Austin Griffiths de
clared Progressives should remain
seperafe and intact. Washingtoninns
said "Amen."
"Why Not Me?" Cannon.
A cigar tilted skyward, "Uncle .Toe"
Cannon came to town today and
skirmished for convention tickets and
then uttered this sentiment: "Don't
know who the convention will nom
inate, but it could do a damned site
worse than pick me."
Hughse Remains Silent.
Washington, June P. Steadily in
creasing demand for a statement from
Hughes regarding his willingness to
accept the Republican nomination has:
not affected the justice. "No state
ment is contemplated." his secretary
raid.
Introducing Cliirngo Noisiest Spot
Chicago, June 5. Chicago started
todav to make rood on the prediction
that" for the next week it will be the
noisiest spot in the world unless it
be Verdun. Certainly it will lie the
snot where more words are spilled
than anywhere else. All of which is
by way of preface to the fact that the
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WOMEN'S PARTY
COMES TO ORDER
FIRST CONVENTION OK ITS KIND
CONVENES
Session in Chicago Purposes to Duly
I Impress Alen's Political Parties
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! PROGRAM OF THE W'OM
!4- AN'S PARTY CONVENTION
J Monday, June 5 Meeting of
I Credentials Committee, 9 a. nij 4
5 Registration of Delegates, Black 4
4 stone Theater, 10 a m. Con- 4
t? vention called to order. Black- 4
j4 stone Theater, 2 p. m. Recep- 4
I won to delegates, 8 p. m.
4' Tuesday, June 6 Conferences 4
J of committees on resolution, 4
4 platform, etc, Blackstcme The- 4
4 ter, 10 a. m. Convention Ses-
sion, 2 p. m. Convention Ses- 4
J sion, 8 p. tn. 4
4 Wednesday, June 7 Lunch- J
J- eon, Auditorium Hotel, 12 4
J o'clock. Mass meeting, Black- 4
4 stone Theater, 8 p. m. 4
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Chicago, June 5. Thirteen hundred
suffrage delegates descended upon
v,uiiuiuaio iuw uCi,iauumS uiunra-
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts,
! was the firs ,flat rejection to the
j women's. cause.. He immediately went
J on the party's black list.
Hele Keller has arrived and
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RPei'ka l a '""-" f the delegate,
Wednesday,
I Chicago, June 5. The Woman's
!Dartv. meetino- in its first convention.
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tried to crowd 2500 delegates repre
senting a dozen million women into
the Blackstone Theater, which has a
seating capacity of only 1800.
Before noon, following a half day
of unexpected registration, no one
doubted that the three-day convention
which is held to impress the progres
sives and republicans with the women
voters' power would call for numerous
overflow meetings.
Women voters from the eleven
"free" states iwere given the first
prominence today amd will continue to
hold first place in the convention to
morrow and the day following.
"Free" women had access to the
main fl r of the theater. Other wom
en crowded into the balconies and at
tended the overflow meetings.
Women voters will have the balance
of ipower in the west in the coming
campaign, and will use it to force
candidates of all parties to pledge
themselves to equal suffrage.
So said Miss Maud Younger of Gal
ifornia, temporary chairman, in the
keynote speech at the woman s party
convention today.
"Elections in the west are close,"
she said. "Four years ago an average
of 7.fi per cent of the vote would have
I changed the result. But whether the
'majorities are hundreds or thousands
wo mean that in the coming cam
paign those hundreds or thousands
shall be the women voters.
'The Women's Party has no candi
dates, and but one plank the en
franchisemcnt of American women
throuirh an amendment to the consti
tution. We will wait no longer. Willi
an uncertain presidential election,
knowing our power and realizing our
duty, we place suffrage first and
pledge ourselves to cast our votes to
the end that hefore this year has pass
ed we may obtain the federal amend
ment enfranchising the women of the
United States."
The rules of the Woman's Party sny
that t.he permanent chairman must be
selected from one of tho eleven states
in which womn are allowed to vote.
Op to the time of the balloting no one
had any idea who the chairman of the
Woman's Party would the.
The prin -ii-vd business of the after
noon was the naming of committees
nnd reports from the eleven equal suf
frage state delegates.
A reception has been plrnned for
this evening. Speakers at the conven
tion will be:
Miss Maud Younger of San Fran-ci-co,
Mrs. Ida Finnev Mackrille of
Sacramento. Mrs. William Kent of
Kcntfield, wife of Representative
Kent: Mrs. Sara Bard Fie'd of S.m
Francisco, and Mrs. Elizaleth Gerber-
I ding of Berkeley. Anne Martin of Re-
r.o, Nevada. 31rs. Wallace Williams ot
North Yakima, Washington, Miss
Alice Tfluiso Reynolds of Provo, Utah,
Mrs. Francis Haire of Helena Mon
tana, Mrs. Willim II. Sawtelle of Ari
zona. Mrs. Lillian H. Kerr of Colorado
Snr'yfs; Mrs. Dora Buell of Denver.
Colo., and Dr. Caroline Spencer of
Colorado Springs.
JUNE TERM IS
BEGUN
JURORS
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EIGHT LEFT FOR DUTY WHEN
.GRAND JUKY IS COM
PLETED. NATURALIZATION HEARINGS
A FEATURE OF THE TERM
R. A. Hug of Elgin Is Foreman of iht
Grand Jury Which Was Selected
This Morning Suit for $200 Is
Initial Case To Be Heard Juiors
Short and Eight Preside.
With a docket that hasn't many
important cases before, and one that
probably will be brought to a close
within the month, the June term of
Circuit court opened this morning, J.
W. Knowles presiding. A grand jury
has been drawn and is now at work.
Among the special instructions given
the inquisitors were those pertaining
to prohibition, prize fighting, indecent
pictures and moving pictures exploit
ing desperados and criminals.
The grand jury consists of the fol
lowing: R. A. Hug, Elgin farmer,
foreman; E. G. Adcook, former La
Grande merchant; A. J. Elliott, Union
farmer; William Swiger, Union farm
er; H. H. Cleaver, Imbler farmer; F.
C. Mann, North Powder farmer; El
Ayers, Ij& Grande fruit grower.
Court attaches of former terms at
tend, namely: district attorney. Colon
R. Eberhard; clerk, Deputy K. Mc
Cormick; grand jury bailiff, J. A.
Cates; trial bailiff, John Baker; court
bailiff, J. M. Hilts; reporter II. R.
Hanna.
The docket for the first week is not,
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THIS FAMILY MAY
Justice Hughes is this afternoon a
very possible selection of the Repub
licans for the presidential nomin?ition.
Justice Hughes was ;4 last April. He
married Miss Antoinette Carter 1-i
years ago. Tneir son is :harles
Evans Hughes. Jr. The daugbtc-?
standing urn the Misses Helen and
Catherine; Elizabeth is sitting in her
father's lap.
Will Attend Family Reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stoddard of!
La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ktod- '
aara ana wuiard htoddard or liaker,
have all gone to Logan, Utah, to be
present at a family reunion to be held
today in honor of the 70th birthday
of their mother, Mrs. Emma Stoddard.
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OREGON WATER
BOARD VICTOR
IN BIG FIGHT
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THE
RIGHT OF BOARD TO AD
JUST WATER RIGHTS.
SILVIES RIVER MADE
ISSUE IN APPEAL CASE
Slate Victorious in Fight to Defend
Its Right to Adjudicate Water
: Rights La Grande Attorney and
Attorney General Appeared Before
Court In Case.
Washington, June 5. The Supreme
court has declared valid the law cre
ating Oregon's water hoard, giving it
authority to regulate irrigation. The
suit of the Pacific Livestock company
to determine water rights in Silvies
river attacked the constitutionality of
the law.
The litigation tests the right of ;
200 water users in Silvies river.
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law. Many western states have sir.i-;
ilar water boards.
The plaintiffs contended the law I Copenhagen brought tales of the aw
v.olnted the "due process" clause of !flnc of ulF,?ll!Lt
the constitution and denied
protection over property.
The above case is the one in which
George T. Cochran, water superin
tendent for the Second district, went
to Washington recently in company
with Attorney General Brown that
both might appear before the high
tribunal to defend the board's verv
life.
BE THE NEXT OCCUPANTS OF
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FIRST JEW ON
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lilt AN DEIS TAKES OATH OF OF
FICE AT NOON.
Distinguished Assemblage Witnesses
Chief Justice Administer
Oath.
Washington, June 6. Louis Bran
deis, the first Jew to sit on the United
State Supreme bench, took the oath
of office ut noon. A distinguished as
semblage witnessed administration of
tho oath. Chief Justice White admin
istered the oath of obedience to the
constitution.
ANSWER DRAFTED.
Wilson Witholds Reply to Carranza
During G. O. P. Convention.
Washington, June 6. President
Wilson today began drafting his re
ply to Curranza'8 demand of with
drawal of Americans in Mexico. He
intends to hand the reply to Carranza
at the end of the week mid thus fore
stall expected adverse criticism of his
Mexican policy at the Chicago con
vention. 'Secretary of State Lansing
and Mr. Wilson may present a rough
draft of the reply to tho cabinet to
morrow. It seems certain troop
withdrawal will be refused but the
nnswer will be couched in terms to
leave Carranza ample opportunity to
keep himself right before the Mexi
can public. The note will state com
plete peaceful conditions must prevail
with a certainty that wholesale ban
ditry, lawlessness and Taids cannot
reoccur..
NAVY PRESTIGE RECOUP.
' Persistent Reports From Admiralty
Stems Tide of Faithlessness.
London, June 5. Hope of English
Skuyerak battle will bo rescued, is
I fast being crushed. Vessels reaching
miinr i r . iviviIiii n rr ttnii tiril simi T n 1 1 (ifl
judicial ; jnajKtencc by the admiralty that Ger
many lost heavily. Copenhagen re
i ports dead British anil German sailor.;
are being washed ashore lit Jutland,
olf which section of Denmark the bat
tle occurred.
Scandinavian steamers rescued the
Wiesbaden survivors. Large German
cruisers which had been patrolling the
Russian coast have withdrawn Conen-
hageh reports.
THE WHITE HO USE.
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GERMANS
EAT NO MEAT
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SHORTAGE THROUGH EMPIRE
NECESSITATES STRINGENT
CONSERVATION. '
GENERAL FOOD SUPPLY
NOT IMPAIRED IS CLAIM
Food Dictator of Imperial Govern
raent Frankly Discusses Meat Sit
uation Military Stations and Else
where Chat Meat Is Needed, Supply
Ih Ample He Says.
BY CARL W. ACKERMAN.
Berlin, June 5. (Wireless to Say-!
ville) .Civilians in Germany must not
cat meat for the next eight weeks,
Adolph von Batocki, food dictator,
said today in frankly discussing tho
food situation to the United Press,
He said this shouldn't be of alanri
to Germany and shouldn't elate tho
enemies. If the coming harvest is
only medium, starvation in Germany
through the British blockade is im
possible. He said:
"Ther seiga has just begun. Th3
coming eight weeks may cause (dis
comfort to Germans who are fond of
meat and furthermore, the meat
shortage is pt to continue throot
months. ; 1
'Cattle are lean now because of a
poor harvest last year and cannot bo
slaughtered. We must wait until they
are fattened. Meanwhile we havu
enough meat at military hospitals and
places where it is urgently needed.
There is enough food in Germany, hut
it is necessary civilians eat no meat
for tho next eight weeks as this will
insure a supply this winter. Wo
probably will issue meat cards
throughout Germany. Farmers de
clare the present weather is highly
providencial. Ambassador Gerard, re
turning from his hunting lodge, re
ported rye is four feet high."
FRENCH REMAIN CONFIDENT.
Recent German Successes Do Not
Spread Serious Alarm.
Paris, June 5. "Germans launched
several infantry attacks on Vntix
last night, employing liquid fire. The
attacks were repulsed, a communique
announced. Elsewhere fighting is
heavy and Germans were unable to
gain a yard. Close fighting oclirred
at Dnmloup and Vuux.
Sunday Germans gained a foothold
at Vaux but were quickly expelled.
Despite recent German successes,
tho French are sublimely confident.
They expect allied actions at other
points on the western front to help
solve tho Verdun problem. They be
lieve Germans are without sufficient
reserves to start action along the en
tiro western front simultaneously.
Berlin, June 5. 'All French counter
attacks in the Vaux-Damloup region
were repulsed heavily, it is an
nounced. They made the greatest ef
forts at Fuicme Ridge. West of the
Mouse Germans shelled the French
heavily. The French attack in the
Chnmpaigne region near Priinage was
undertaken after gas preparation but
failed.
British last night attacked Germans
for gains southeast of Ypres, but ar
tillery fire repulsed them. German
reconnoitei ing detachments entered
positions at Yser, North of Arras,
taking 100 wounded prisoners and a,
minethrower. The east front and
Balkans situations are unchanged. )
Many Italians Captured.
Vienna, '.lime 5. The capture of
fifty-six hundred Italian soldiers
along the Italian front on June ".id is
announced in the report from military
headquarters. Three cannon, eleven
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were also taken. Constantinople re
ported that the Turks had driven tho
Russians back 2'i miles in Asia Minor.
STATE AGAINST STATE.
Incident of Secession Movement Pre-Ki-iiled
in Supreme Court.
Washington, June S. Attorney
Ceneril Pnlla-d of Virginia, presented
a motion to the Supremo court nskin '
for execution on the judgment in
favor of Virginia against West Vir
ginia for $!.'l,0nn.000 as part pay
ment of a debt since 18(U when West
Virginia separated from the parent
state because of the slavery question.
The court made a final decision a year
ago. Since then negotiations regard
ing the method of payment have been
FOR
WEEKS
fruitless.
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