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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
SATURDAY," JULY 1, 1916.
NILM BER 11
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DEFIANT TONE
MEXICAN
MEXICAN CITY
"WHEN OFFICIAL TEXT COMES
SHARPNESS WILL UK ELY
BE LESS MARKED
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MEDIATION POSSIBILITY
STILL BOUYS DIPLOMATS
Washington Believes That When Mex
ican Official Interpreted Mexican
Note Yesterday He Did It Chiefly
for Home Consumption to Prop
Chief.
Washington, July 1. Advices today
indicated that Carranza wont adopt
a defiant tone in answer to President
Wilson's note in more detail. Instead
he will send a firm note emphasizing
that he considers the presence of
American troops in Mexico an in
fringement upon the sovereignty of
his country. The United Press inform
ant, whose information heretofore has
proven correct indicated Carranza-s
answer won't hiing a breach between
the two nations. Some quarters sug
gested that the note may open a way
to mediation.
Home Consumption Considered
Aguilar's statement published yes
terday, was interpreted here to have
been intended for home consumption.
Despite its language the state de
partment officials said the Mexican
reply is manifestly ibetter than Cai--ranza's
first note. It doesn't demand
withdrawal of the American expedi
tion, though it questions their right to
remain. Officials thought efforts of
South American, European and Amer
ican diplomats to swing Carranza in
to line might result fruitfully.
Dependents Cared For
Washington, July 1. The House
passed the Hay resolution today ap
propriating two million dollars to re
lieve dependent families of married
militiamen. There were only two dis
senting votes. It authorizes the sec
retary of war to pay a family without
an income fifty dollars monthly. Rep
resentatives James of Michigan and
Small of North Carolina, voted
against it.
SEAT SALE MONDAY
Auto Races July Fourth Provided
With Parking Space
To accommodate those who want
to have car parking space reserved
at the July 4th races, a plat will be
put up at Jay Van Buren's store Mon
day. Those holding $5.00 season tick
ets, and those buying four single ad
mission tickets are entitled to car
spacing, obtainable by presenting the
tickets.
BERN A L HUG WINNER
Elgin Lad Carries Off Gold Demarest
Medal in Contests
Six Elgin young people, each winner
of silver trophies previously, contest
ed this noon before an interesting
group of people at Riverside Park, in
the big demarest gold medal contest
which climaxed the week of Civic
parliment at the Chautauqua.
James Gekler, Mabel Hug, Howard
Goodj Bernnl Hug and Grace Wagner
were the contestants. F.ach was es
pecially good and the judges, Mrs. A.
T. Hill, Mrs. Peter McDonald and Rev.
Chas. A. Edwar.ls, deliberated most
carefully before reaching a decision.
Howard Good was awarded second
honors, while the grand honors and
the gold medal went to Rernal Hug.
Colorado Dry. Drinks Milk
Denver, Colo., July 1. The report
of the city's bureau of charity and
correction today shows that since the
Colorado prohibition law became ef
fective January 1 the nconle have been
drinking more milk. Prohibition did
not create an unemployment prob
lem because thevo have been fewer
"out of work" since January th:m for
several years. The number of fami
lies asking relic!' from the bureau has
been nbout a hundred a month less
than, for the en-responding months
last year. Gnvers reported better collections.
VERSION FOR
NATIVES ONLY
IN THE
NOTE A COUP
SONS OF HUGHES AND T. R. WIN
TITLES
Chas. E. Hughes, Jr.
Archie Roosevelt '
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Sons of Charles E. Hughes, repub
lican nominee for president, and Theo
dore Roosevelt, have won promotion
in the military training camp at
Plattsburg, New York.
Charles E. Hughes, Jr., is to be
a corporal, and Archie Roosevelt a
battalion quartermaster in the train
ing regiment.
LEADERS MEET
EASTERN OREGON DISTRICT
HOLDS SESSION
Officers Elected and Various Candi
dates fc.ndorsed
niat.rie.t. and state candidates of the
PrnViihihinn nnrtv were named and of
ficers for a .nejrmanent organization
of the Eastern Oregon district asso
ciation better known as the East
ern Oregon congressional branch of
the State Prohibition party was ef
fected at a meeting at Riverside park
this morning of delegates and officers
from the ten itory embraced. The
cr.nven.inn was adinurned at the noon
hour until further call of the chair.
George L. Cleaver presided, and the
permanent officers elected include:
C. J. Bright, The Dalles, chair
man; Mrs. Hattie Clark, Union, sec
retary; J. D. Brown, Arlington,
Mr. Rrown and J. Dobbin
of Joseph constitute the finance com
mittee.
fipvornr new .names will be nlaced
on the November election ticket as a
consequence of the convention this
morning. J. no convention ennorsea w.
M Tierce for ioint senator from Un
ion and Wallowa counties, and David
H. B. Davidhizar of Joseph, for joint
representative, same district. ror
TniMii sbivtIch commissioner. J. M.
Burleigh of Enterprise was endorsed
and F. S, Stubb of Freewater and Mrs.
Para Thornton of Iji Grande, were
named delegates to the National con
vention. Ex-Chief Married
A Streator, 111., paper received by
the Claude Mackey family carries the
news that Charles B. Orai, former
chief of police, and Mary See were
married in Ottawa, 111., June 28. In
company with a lady relative, Mr.
-....: Iur sua Hrnvo in nn auto
mobile to Illinois, and after the honey
moon will visit relatives.
Brass Thief Caught
Juan Rivers, with earmarks of ;
Mexican but claiming some South
American nationality, is under arrest
today on n charge of stealing hra?s
from the Palmer camps. He is report
ed to hwve confessed, and the arraign
ment is set for this afternoon.
M ION
Allied Of tensive Begun
WithM VictoriesWon
EAGLES READY
TO BEGIN FUN
ORATION BY WALLACE TRILL
FEATURE ON THE 4TH
Lodge Carnival of Patriotic Exercise
and Natal Day Fun Begins
Monday
La Grande Aerie, No. 259, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, .will give its Fourth
of July carnival at Zuber's Hall on
Washington avenue this year, beginning-
Monday, July 3d, and continu
ing over July 4th and 5th. This will
be the fourth annual carnival given
by La Grande Aerie of Eagles, and in
order to avoid the dust and incon
veniences connected with the former
carnivals, when given out at Eagles'
Park on the river, it has 'been decid
ed to hold this year's show at and
around Zuber's Hull, Here will be
provided ope of the best dancing
floors in town, with large electric
fans giving plenty of ventilation,
and it goes without question that the
coming carnival will far out-shine all
former shows put on by the local
Aerie of Eagles.
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by Prof. Haines'" orchestra,
which fact alone guarantees the very
best music to be found anywhere.
Monday evening the show will be
opened by a grand street parade of
Eagles, leaving Zuber Hall at 7:30 and
lead through- the business streets by
the Elks' Band, with flags and ban
ners befitting the occasion.
On Tuesday at 11 o'clock will be
held the patriotic exercises. The main
oration of the day will be delivered
bv the well-known lawyer and orator,
Wallace G. Trill of Wallowa.. Mr.
Trill is a former La Grande boy and
his many friends here will be given ah
opportunity on this occasion to hear
him at; his best.
Reading of the Declaration of In
dependence, vocal and. other music,
will complete this part of the pro
gram. 1
Sports and games of ull kinds will
be provided. Jack Peare, an old-time
Eagle and former foot racer, will
have charge of the races and out-door
sports. The Eagle's Roost, a ropror
duction of an old frontier gambling
hall will be one center of interest.
Here with Eagle phoney money, all
will be given a chance to try their
luck at the wheels of fortune . and
games of chance, as the early-day
miner and frontiersman did.
Unfortunately the committee has
not been able to secure a Merry-Go-Round,
but it is fully expected to pro
vide other attractions which will make
up for this loss.
Geo. Young, the well-known con
fectioner, will move his establishment
down to Zuber Hall and furnish all
refreshments. This guarantees the
very best in his line, however, Mr.
Young will leave a small detachment
of his force of employes at his store
up town.
Further details of the program will
appear in Monday's Observer.
IN FIT OF DESPONDENCY
John Muilenburg, a young man em
ployed in the O.-W. shops, and son
of the well known Muilenburg family
of Island City, attempted unsuccess
fully, consequences indicate, to- end
his life this morning in the George
Ball apartments, comer Washington
and Depot, following a serious period
of domestic difficulties. Hi9 wife was
on the way to the train to quit him
and return to her father and mother,
Dr. and Mrs. G. N. Calhoun of Free
water, when Muilenburg drank the
deadly portion that came came near
ending his life. The family'.troubles
seem to have driven him into a fit of
despondency. He left his apartments
shortly before 8 o'clock and carrying
a two-ounce bottle of carbolic acid,
and some milk, went to an outhouse
of the residence and there unwrapped
the noison and drank it and some of
the milk using a straw, the milk re-
duced the burns to the mouth
He left the undrunk part of the
milk in the outhouse but still held the
empty bottle in his hands after he had
returned in the house and entered the
front door. There as he stepped into
the hall, he collapsed and developed a
rigid stupor, without convulsions. The
police and Dr. Hall were quickly noti
fied and first-aid antidotes were ad
ministered. A stomach pump was ap
plied and quickly rallied the young
man. It is not certain what the out
come will I e.
Muilenburg left a brief note to his
wife.
The mouth, lips and throat were
burned but little, and it appears an
established fact that be either had
a dilute solution, or drank hut little
of the acid i" its original state.
Traces of the poison were lound nev-
ertheless, and that it was an alcohol
I stupor, as first believed, is not gen-1
orally credited now. He is not a : Brought to the Hospital
i drinking man, and many thought that Mrs Wm. Buchanan, of Summer-
a small amount of alcohol would ac- ! vjilc, waa brought tp the Grande
complisto such results as were evident, i Konde hospital yesterdav for an op
I "For God's sake come at once" was C7at;on for tne removal of gall stone3.
London, July 1. The allies' su
preme offensive began at 7:30 this
morning with simultaneous attacks by
British and French. Two hours after
the assaults began, British had cap
tured sixteen miles of German for
ward trenches north of Somme. The
British statement declared French
gains "were equally satisfactory."
The British attack on a Si5-mile front
followed the most terrific four-day
bombardment in the history of the
world. Firmly holding the captured
trenches the British are pressing for
ward farther. The statements said:
"At 9:30 we had occupied the German
front line, digging in behind rows of
German dead. The British casual
ties thus far are not heavy."
Official statements are fragment
ary. The drive began a few hours af
ter Germans had launched the most
powerful onslaughts at Verdun in
many weeks. Paris reports Germans
were repulsed sanguinarily every
where, except where they recaptured
Thiaumont. ; - '
Newspapers Announce News
British captured Serre and Montau
ban, it is semi-officially announced.
The French captured Curlu and Savier
Waad, advancing two kilometers.. A
further statement announced the cap
ture of Laboiselle and declared Eng
CLOSE TOMORROW MIGHT
THE CLOSING NUMBERS.
Saturday evening Sequoia
male quartet Sylvester Long,
popular orator.
, Sunday morning Sunday
School and religious address by
Jiev. U. Li. (Jlark.
Afternoon Robert Parker
Miles, noted editor, reformer
and orator. Concert by La
Grande Elks' band.
Evening iShtort recital by
Miss Carney. Kjanir Boys choir,
j ! !
Tomorrow night "curtain" will fall
upon the 1916 Chautauqua assembly.
While Riverside park will retain its
population until after Tuesday,
largely, and until after ' Monday
specifically, the Chautauqua itself
will die tomorrow night to sleep an
other year. The management has re
tained one of the biggest numbers of
the week for the closing night, and
tonight and tomorrow afternoon will
hear two of the foremost lecturers of
the American platform, so' that the
last 24 hours of the assembly will be
exceptionally good.
Rain 1ms been a disagreeable factor
HUSBAND DRINKS POISON
the wording of a telegram which
brought Dr. Calhoun to town. This
reached him at Freewater yesterday,
signed by his daughter, and he came
on the first train. In company with
her father, Mrs. Muilenburg was at
the depot ready to leave for her par
ents' roof when notified of the at
tempted suicide. When it became ap
parent that . Muilenburg would live,
she proceeded to Freewater with her
father. She is a mere slip of a girl,
19 years old.
"My daughter tried to go home re
cently but he overtook her at Pendle-
j ton and on the way home my daugh-!
ter tells me he threatened to sell her
to some young men he had with him
in the automobile," said her father
this morning. "We shall institute
proceedings for divorce at once. He
told my daughter that it was his dis
position to abuse some one, and
when the spells overtook him, he was
helpless.
iShe displayed bruises on her body
to policemen and her father, claiming
they were caused by Muilenburg's vio
lence. The couple was married less
than a year ago.
The two men in the front seat of the
automobile that brought the couple
back from Pendleton declare today
that she might have been told a
threatening statement of thsit sort,
but that she nevertheless sang comic
songs freely and seemed happy not
withstanding the fact she didn't con
sent to return until after considerable
pleading, by Muilenburg at the Pen
dleton depot, she appeared not at all
, nnorv once under way. The only cvi
; dence of trouble between the two on
I the journey, according to the two men,
was that she repeatedly pleaded with
! her husband not to pinch her.
lish hold ground north of Fricourt,
attacking Beaumonthamel.
London newspapers in the largest
and blackest type announced the great
allied offensive has begun. French
hold the east part of Contalmaison,
four miles northwest of Albert, and
are fighting around Manetz, six miles
east of Albert..
Verdun Attack Resumed
, Paris, July 1. Germans have re
sumed the drive at Verdun with most
powerful attacks on both banks of the
Meuse. . The most fighting of the
week developed northwest of the fort
ress. In a series of attacks west of
the Meuse, Germans captiired forti
fied works and elements connecting
trenches east of Hill 304, but the
French counter attacks ousted them.
East of the Meuse they penetrated
Thiaumont again, the redoubt, itself,
being entirely smashed by terrific ar
tillery fire. ,
Berlin Statement Denies
Berlin, July 1. Repeated British
and French attacks at many points on
the German front were "everywhere
(repulsed," said an official statement
this afternoon. The French attempts
to recapture Froideterre and Thiau
mont, near Verdun, was repulsed with
severe losses. (It is not tlenr wheth
er the statement includes portions of
the British front today.)
in . the assembly drawing to a close
but for all that tho daily average at
tendance has been higher than ever
before, records will very probably
show. The Choutauqua spirit has
been so rife thiat a week of almost
continuously bad weather has failed
to. stem the crowds that flock out af
ternoon jnd nigrt.- In the light, of
weather Conditions the attendance haa
been a splendid mirror to the uni
versal support extant.
FOR COUNTY ORGANIZATION
Fruit Growers Will Hold Meeting At
La Grande July 12
The fruit growers of Union county
will hold a meeting at the city hall in
La Grande on Wednesday, July 12,
1916. This meeting is the result of
the fruit marketing meetings recent
ly held in various parts of the county,
the growers of these sections being
desirous of having a county meeting
for the purpose of discussing a coun
ty organization.
Members of the extension service
of O. A. C. will be present to answer
any questions and furnish information
on various forms of organization.
County Agent Paul H. Spillman will
also be present.
Returned from Visit to Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. ..' Wm. Condit and
daughter, Marjorie, and Mr. and Mrs.
George Rynearson have returned from
a delightful trip to Walla Walla
where they went to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Reed, former La Grande resi
dents. The trip was made in Mr.
Condit's car.
BOYS IN JOYRIDE.
Three Youngsters Go to Haines in
Early Morning Ride.
Sometime shortly after the mid
night hour, three youngsters rang
ing in ages from 10 to 13 abandoned
bicycles which they had been riding
during the late hours and got into an
automobile for a joyride. The driver,
whom the boys say gave his name as
O'Brien, headed for Baker. He took
them to Haines on the trip, led them
breakfast there, and sent them home
on No. 17. The highly alarmed par
ents were about to institute a thor
oughgoing search when the boys
turned up.
The boys claim tne man asked them
to guide him over the mountains.
STORES CLOSED TUESDAY.
Quiet Observations of the Fourth of
July Is Indicated Here.
Business houses general are to be
closed all day Tuesday July fourth.
The same holds true of barber shops,
and public offices and buildings. The
motor races, the park, fishing streams
and other alluring spots will no
doubt call away large numbers for
a genuinely sane fourth of July.
FLOUR DOWN AGAIN
Home Brands Drop 20 Cents Per Bar
rel Today-
La Grande-made flour took a 20
cent drop per barrel today. This is
the second material decline, the first
drop being good for 40 cents per bar-eel.
T
MORO. ORE., VICINITY IS SCENE
OF DISASTER YKSTER-
" DAY EVENING I
WATER WALL TWENTY
FEET HIGH TUMBLES
Two Women and Two Men Trapped
Bodies Being Carried Many Miles
Down Stream Houses Swept From
Foundations and Carried Many
Miles.
Moro, Ore., July 1. Bodies of four
victims in a cloudburst in Hay Can
yon, were recovered today. A wall of
water 20 feet bight swept the canyon
at 6 otelock lust night. Mrs, Fortner
and daughter, Mrs. Lawrence,' occu
pying a ranch house near Monkland,
were inside the house when the flood
struck it. The house was carried
away and demolished two miles down
the canyon. The body of Mrs. Lawr
enec was found four miles away. Mrs.
Fortner's body was nine miles down
the valley this morning.
Three men camped in a tent under
the hill side were repairing a road and
fled to a nearby knoll when the water
swept the tent away. Seeing higher
water coming the two crossed a ra
vine and attempted to reach ' still
higher ground. One became entangled
in the brush and drowned, the other
pulled himself safely away. Tho
third, remaining on the knoll, was
swept away and killed.
The men's bodies were found three
miles down stream.
G ! 0 II D R II R S
Meets In New 'York
Now Yoj-k, July.l.-For the first
time in its fifty-fouV years of exist
ence, the National Education associa
tion, beginning today, is holding its ...
annual meeting in New York City.
According to Dr. David B. Johnson
of Rockhill, S. C, President and Du
rand W. Springer of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, Secretary, the advance en-'
rpllment indicates an attendance of
30,000 delegates. The session opens
in the ballroom of the Hotel Astor,
with the meeting of the National
Council of Education, Kdbert J. Atey,
President of the University of Maine, W
presiding.
How to make the next generation
better is the subject of the discussion
led by Robert M. Yerkes, psychologist,
of Boston. He advocates better per
sonal sanitation and hygiene, better
conditions surrounding work, proper
recreations and closer parentage re
strictions.
S. W. Strauss, president of the
American Society of Thrift, Chicago,
addresses the Council on "The Great
er Thrift" He speaks of thrift in its
relation to country life, city life, the
industries, banking, the home, labor
unions, boards of trade, and chamber
of commerce.
Other societies meeting with the
National Education association, July
1 to 8, are: American home econom
ics association, American school peace
league, National federation of state
teachers' associations, School garden
association of America, National con
gress of mothers and parent-teacher
associations, League of teachers' as
sociations, Association, for the wider
use of school houses, National confer
ence for the extension of education,
Conference of deans of women, Mod
ern languages conference, National
conference of visiting teachers, Amer
ican school hygiene association, and
the American Posture league.
MISS BONHUER TO SING
Consents To Give a Few Numbers At
Arcade This Evening
Miss Bemice Bonhuer, who is well
known on the Pacific coast, in musi
cal and theatrical circles from her
leading roll in the Silver Slipper, ar
rived in La Grande last evening to
visit for a few days with Mrs. O. C.
Lciter of the Arcade.
Miss Bonheur has consented to sing
some of the popular songs this even
ing at the Arcade and her appearance
is looked forward to with consider
able pleasure. She has been in Chi
cago for some time studying and her
reputation as an artist insures all
who attend the theater this evening a
delightful entertainment,
Ash will Moves Office
Attorney Eugene Ashwill has
moved his offices from the Palmer
Roesch building to the Coolidge build
ing, occupying a suite over tho Oxnor
paint store.
Mrs. Kohl Better
Mrs. Mary Kohl is today reported
to. be much improved and her friends
were probably needlessly alarmed yes
terday, j