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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916.
NUMBER IT
FORGE OF WELL ARMED VILLISTAS
MARCHING TOWARD THE BORDER
ROYAL POSITIONS
MUCH SOUGHT FOR
SEVERAL YOUNG COVE PEOPLE
i IN CAMPAIGN.
HEAVY HUB COM
i
V" '"St u . - - ' '
.SMALL BANDS FLOCK TO BAN-
DIT LEADER WITH RAID ON
AMERICAN TOWN AS THE PUR
POSE. VILLA MAY SPOIL PRO
' POSED PEACE, . ... ; .
' El Paso, July 8. A desperate en
gagement is raging southeast of Jimi
nez between 2000 Carranzistas .and
i S0O Villistas under General Contreras,
-said official dispatches . to General
'Gonzales at Juarez. Unofficially it is
reported Villa is heading 3000 troops
advancing to attack ParraL Villa
evacuated Jiminez, which he captured
two days ago and cut communication
lines to Parrel. .
El Paso, July 8. From several
sources today it is reported Villista
bands .are moving toward the Big
Bend country, Texas, to raid Ameri
can towns. These are believed to be
the same .Carranza warned Secretary
Lansing about, intimating Mexican
troops migfhlt not "defeat the bandits.
. The Villistas left Falomir yester
day. Smaller groups are joining the
band everywhere and they are re
ported well aomed with plenty am
munition and well mounted. Precon
'certedly the Villistas gathered at
Falomir and are. moving toward La
mula Pass.
Army officials 'believe Villa may
succeed in shattering uttempts to ad
just differences , between United
States and Mexico. It is reported a
bullet through the back muscles on
both thighs caused Villa's wounds and
lie bas now. recovered sufficiently to
walk with a limp. War department
officials dori't place faith in reports
Villa is alive but the state department
Js less skeptical.
MAY ENLARGE DAM.
Joseph's Big 1 Lake ... May Become
Greater in. Area Soon.
Joseph, July, 7.As an outcome of
the cortfvv-8i(s vur rights for wa
ter from tfhe' Wallowa river it is
probable a new dam 15 feet high will
be constructed at the foot of the lake,
to take the place of the present 6-foot
dam. A contract providing for the
construction of such a dam has been
drawn up and awaits the signature
of the interested ditch companies. If.
several of the leading companies sign,
they will unite in building it without
the assistance of the others.
The contract, drawn up by A. S.
Cooley in collaboration with A. W.
Schaupp, provides that each company
becoming a party to it shall pay in
proportion to the amount of water
claimed by each in the filings with
thle state water board. Each will be
entitled to the surplus store of water
on the same basis. Companies draw
ing from the reservbir created by the
present dam will retain their rights
to that water, but will have no part
or interest in the additional water
stored behind the new dam unless
tfhiey come into the agreement and pay
their tart for the improvement.
If the ditch companies sign up for
the new dam ,t will put an end, it is
expected, to the present controversy
vr water riehts from the river. J.
T,Chirtnock of the state water board
who took testimony last week in the
water cases, continued the hearing
until September 18, and in the interim
-the matter is likely to be adjusted by
the formation of the new dam conv
TYftTlV.
Owners of the present dam hold
land at the head of the lake
which tibey bought to provide for the
flooding due to the original job. They
also have some overflow rights bought
for $1000 from D. W. Sheahan and
Prof. L. F. Anderson. The latter, a
member of the faculty of Whitman
college at Walla Walla, has his sum
mer home near the head of the lake.
It is not known just how much land
would be flooded by the higher dam,
but it is believed the water would not
come within several hundred feet of
the buildings of the paTk, and per
haps Prof. Anderson would be the
chief loser.
T?ats, Y"es! But Cockroaches! Never!
London, June 20. (By Mail) One
hundred and thirty-eight women war
workers who agreed to catch rats for
a big London "'Rat Catching and Ver
min destroying" establishment op
ened up a new discovery of feminine
nature today.
They will gladly catch rats for $10
a week but "cockroach decoying" is
where they balk. It was where all
but two of the rodent catchers balked
today when the firm attempted to in
clude destruction of the wily cock
roach in the day's routine.
In addition to catching rats and
mice, the firm also attempts to elimi
nate crawly members of the vermin
familv. When nil the men vermin
madir&tnra were forced to join the
army, the firm advertised for women.
There was a feminine rush for the job.
The women were first taught the
crentle art of snaring the rodents.
Then came the course of cockroaches,
"Nothing doing" wa the general re--ply.
WILSON WILL NOT OFFER LOANS
UNTIL CARRANZA ASKS FOR
IT WHICH HE IS NOT LIKELY
TO DO UNTIL THE LAST RE
SORT. '
Washington, July 8. President
Wilson won't endeavor to rehabilitate
Mexico with American money until
Carranza requests it. Administration
officials have been informed offeirs of
financial assistance now would be re
buffed. Carranza needs money, but
has refused to consider borrowing
from a foreign country, because the
loan -would mean the right ot inter
vention to collect the interest.
INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS
Page 1
Local and , telegraphic
news.
Page 2. Movie
nouncements. .
gossip arid an-
Page 3. Forum.
Page 4. . Church news.' -.
Page 5.
get relief. .
Page 6.
-Page 7.
Old Files. War
horses
Editorial and forum.
Personal and local.
K. C. Red Sox coming.
Page 8.
Other snorts.
Page 9. Aviator and motorcyclist
to race. . '
. Page 10. La Grande men first to
cross Snoqualmie pass.
. . Page 11. Want ads and realty
deals.
. page 12. Society.")
i Robert Pobst Painfully Hurt ;
Baker, July 8. Robert Pobst, an
elderly resident was seriously injured
at his home on Balm street yesteraay
forenoon. He was engaged in trim-
mine a tree and in some manner fell
from the ladder he was standing on.
He-suffered two broken ribs and his
injuries are very painful and such
that will confine him for some time.
Medical assistance was summoned im
mediately after the accident and the
iractures were reauceu.
.'. Installation Monday Evening,
New officers of Red uross Lodge
No 27. K. of P. will be installed Mon
dav evening and there will be initia
torv exercises. iiignt rerresnments
will be served after the work.
AUIOS OFFER
A 25CT RATE
TRANSPORTATION TO OVAL PRO
VIDED FOR
Unexpected Interest in Sunday's Ma
tinee Developing
Transportation to the races tomor
row in which an aviator's race with
a motorcycle will be a. feature, has
suddenly, loomed quite a problem as
it is apparent the audience will be
much larger than first expected. The
motorcycle races are purely for local
riders, more as a tryout for the track
than anything else. Then the aviation
feature developed and that phase is
largely what is drawing out the peo
ple. To make accommodations for the
late-hour interest, the officers have
cone to various taxis and truck own
ers, seeKing a straignt zo-cent raie
to the oval. This is freely respondea
to, and while an exact list of such
drivers has not been made it is ex-
nected that bv commencing at 1:J0
from Depot and Adams, the taxis will
be able to move the crowds cetore
2:30 when the races start. Many in
dividuals have consented to take out
one load before returning for their
private parties.
Change in JtTogram
Elsewhere in this issue is listed
strinir of events for tomorrow. The
nroeram has been changed to this ex-
tent at the last moment; instead of
the 10-mile race there will be a uuar-
ter-mile rough race in which strictly
stock machines will ride over the
rough sod, promising keen sport.
WHEAT PRICES SOAR
Reports of Black Rust Inroads on
Wheat Fields Responsible
Chicago. 111.. July 8. July wheat
jumped five points today, closing at
three and half above the opening. Re
ports of a heavy crop damage by black
rust in the Northwest has sent shorts
scurring. ,
CASEMENT PLEA DODGED
Senate Committee Decides Not to Act
for Traitor's Behalf
Washington, July 8. Senate for
eign relations committee has decided
not to report a resolution urging the
President to Intervene to save the life
of Roger Casement, found guilty and
sentenced to death for treason.
WASHINGTON REGIMENTS CAMP
ALONG SIDE THE OREGON
BOyS AT THE BORDER. IDA
HO TROOPS EXPECT TO ARRIVE
SOON. :."
Calexico. Cal., July 8. Tlhle second
Washington regiment and auxiliary
companies pitched camp today be
side the Oregon artillery. There are
now more than 3000 men camped
here. The Idaho regiment will prob
ably arrive in a few days. ,
Cherry Pickers Will Be Needed. 'L
Latest reports from the Cove
Cherry crop indicate that there will
be more of an output than previously
estimated, although considerably be
low the normal. There will be sever
al carloads and pickers and packers
will be in demand for the season
which will be on hand within a short
time. ,
Spectacle Vendor Under Trial.
J. W. Vogel. who has been through
this section at difforcnt intervals for
many years, is on trial before Justice
of the Peace Williams this afternoon
on a dtarge of practicing optometery
contrary to the legal regulations. The
case is being tried by jury and had
not 'been submitted late this alter-
Detained on Bad Check Charge
John Watson, a young man who has
recently ibeen with' a troupe of Ha
waiian musicians but who is himself
an American, was arrested last night
by the local police on information
from Baker, allegeing that he had
passed a .worthless check. He is still
in custody awaiting advices irom tne
Baker officials.
Many Hear Lecture. '
Mrs. Sob Fitzsimmons lectured to
over 600 people last evening at . the
Methodist churdH. n,veryone was
more than pleased to have an oppor
tunity to hear this woman who is de
livering messages amotnig now. xno
sutoed to Elgin, accompanied by Mrs.;'"" Just to suit himself.. , ....
,c TWi nH on of Ele-in's minis I addition to having about $800,.
Atter tne lecture sne
iSadie Davis and one of Elgin's minb
tors wfoere she rescued an unfortunate
young lady who will be taken to Port
land this evening. She 'was called to
Walla Walla this morning to lecture
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to prisoners av um yuuiwsunui.v. ou
has been requested to return here the
15th of July, llcr return suojeci: win
he "The Second Coming of Christ"
and she will also lecture at Elgin the
following day. Subject, "1 he Win
ning Light." ,'"'. 1
Defendant Was Discharged,
.Tnlm Underwood, a teamster, wus
on trial before Justice of the Peace
Williams yesterday afternoon on the
dharge of cruelty to animals, on a
complaint filed by Mrs. Violet Mor
gan. The jury returned a vcmici ui
not guilty. -
INDIAN PRINCESS , WOULD RFC
fit WkILm' f
Miss Tucker, 21, of Oklahoma, called "Princess F.lizalwth" Ixn-ause she
has Cherokee Indian blood in her veins, opened a recruiting station at Ard
more, Okla, and said she would raise a volunteer company of cavalry if
Mexico and Uncle Sam Break
Miss Tucker is the girl 'who started the l.ig demonstration for Col.
Roosevelt at the recent Chicago convention and is one of the only two girl
boxing managers in the country. She manages her brother.
and Queen Campaign Now ia
Its Full Swing Many '
Girls Entered.
Cove,' July ' 7. (Special) Candi
dates for the royal 'robes and duties
of King IBing and Queen Anne in the
reign of 1916, destined to Tule during
the life time of the Cherry fair, have
been assembled and started on their
campaign: For King, Roy Bell is a
candidate and has 155 votes while
Warner Knutson has 268 votes. :
'.There are more candidates for the
queenship, Mary Carter has 800
votes, Jessie Barker 490, Eva Roberts
425,. Dorothy Bloom v 415, Esther
Brazill 250, Florence Severs 275 and
Dilly Gray 211. The contest was
formally inaugurated July 6th in ,
meeting in Maccabee hall wnere a
movie film opened the evening's pro
gram, and Mrs. A. W. Roberts of
Washington, D. C, who is visiting at
toe Frank Roberts home, sang sev
eral selections and rendered several
splendid readiiigs.
The Cherry fair committee then
took the platform and nominations
for king and queen came thick and
fast. Pemants big und smull are be
ing sold to obtain votes.
. The contest for honors closes the
last of next week with a closing
meeting in Maccabee hall where
movies will again be shown.
ROCKEFELLER SEVENTY-SEVEN
Richest Man Has Health and $800,
000,000 Too
New York, July 8. John D. Rocke
feller, the richest man in the world
and one of the youngest old ones, is
77 years of age today. Mr. Rockefel
ler has health and eight hundred mil
lion dollars. That's not far short of
a billion bucks.
Dr. H. F. Biggar, Sr., Rockefeller's
personal physician for 25 years, de
clares Rockefeller will live to be more
than a hundred years old because he
follows the rules outlined above. When
Dr. Biggar took John D. to make him
over the Oil King was going down
grade fust. He had worn himself to
shreds building up his enormous for
tune. The doctor told him he must
rest or he would die. Rockefeller has
been resting ever since. . He works,
000,000 in his own right now, Rocke
feller probaibly has given to his chil
dren nnH his charities and his col-
I'leges between two and three hundred
million dollars. Tne reanzame mBrnci
value of his Standard Oil holdings
alone recently was estimated at half a
hi Hi on dollars. .
It is estimated that Rockefeller's
income 'is $60,000,000 a year, which
13 equivalent to $5,000,000 a month
,$1,153,846.15 a week, $6,853.97 an
hmir. S140.40 a minute. $1,90 2-3 a
' second
Rnrkpfnller has accumulated every
wnt of this wealth since 1815, when
h .mH.le his first $5,000. In 1875
hp hnd iS5.000.000. In 1885 he had
$100,000,000. In 1900 he had $400,-
000,000. In 1905 he bad $550,000,000.
RUIT SOLDIERS FOR UNCLE SAM.
King
BILLY SUNDAY
BALKS AT HILL
FAMOUS REVIVALIST SHIES
OFFER?
AT
Pocatello Run Fired by Billy but Hill
Frightens ex-Baseball
Star.- -.
Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist,
und family were passengers on No,
17 this morning en route from the
fi)t to Hood River, where Mr. Sunday
owns a large farm. At Pocatello
yesterday Billy Sunday took tihie fire
man's job on the engine and did the
firing out of that place, all of which
was duly noted in a special published
in the Idaho Statesman this morning.
On reaching La Graindo Division
Engineer Lyons, who haid been a fol
low passenger from Huntington, in
vited the evangelist ' to repeat the
stunt out from La Grande. The dis
tinguished passenger went up the
platform to the engino which had
just been coupled on; looked up the
track and Hhen declined, saying:
, "That looks like a pretty steep
grade ahead and I guess I'll pass it
up.
"That engine has a ten-foot fire box
hasn't it? I think I haven't forgot
ten how and believe I could reach the
front, all right," the said as he passed
his left hand over the distended mus
cle of his right arm, "but I'll not try
it today. Mr. Sunday kept the pas
sengers in his car constantly enter
tained. . , i ;
Storm Sweeps Over Suwuter
Sumpter, July 7. A heavy thunder-
storm swept over this section this af- 'v observed as it passca oetween iw
ternoon and lightning is reported to "''U's- Armed patrol boats lmmedi
have struck in several places. The ately pursued.
sub-station at the Bun Harrison mine Tn admiralty ha8 denied the oor
was struck by lightning, set afire and rectness of Admiral Jollyco aversion
partly destroyed according to word
received hare tonle-ht. Some of the
phone lines were out of commission, i
but no word of other serious damage '
had been received up to this evening.
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PLAGUE FIERI;
INFANTILE PARALYSIS CONTIN
UES TO SPREAD
Deaths and New Cases Compel Whole'
sale Preventative War
. . T . a ,
New York, July 8. Ten thousand
New York citizens, who are members
of the Home ueiense league, were
called out today to aid in the fight
against infantile paralysis. Eighteen
more deaths and 95 cases are reported
today. The majority are in Brook'
lyn.
ti-.ii-.. T..i.. n t-i..! n,
10,000 JOIN IN
part of this week, the house of Will Russians moved eastward but a sud
M. Peterson. 305 Lincoln street, was en dash by Russian infantry, se zing
entered and a watch, chain, watch fob
and Eastern Star pin, all the prop-
erty ot Mrs. I'eterson, were stolen, i
The loss was not noticed until yea-1
W5IU-V Hl-THiHK WHVII lino, icoiouu . - ,v
was preparing to go to Walla Walla. Changing rules of the WocUde have
The family were gone most of the, been issued. They simulate Iships
day July 4th and it is possible that must prove their destination is vnhos-
terdav morning when Mrs. Peterson
v : j ii- t a v
trance is thought to have been gained
by a window. Dotectives are now
thn miM-mnnts and.
provided tflie jewolry ia not returned,
1 r . , .i ...
Drosecution will follow. It Is thought
the work was done by boys. ,
Minam Has Contest
A silver medal contest was held at
the Minam schoolhouse on tb8 even
ing of July 1. The girls of the class
were Misses Nellie Conley, Millie
Conley, Agnes Clark, Gladys Clark,
Myrtle Harland and Letha Hurt. Miss
Hurt won the medal on "The Two
Portraits." Mrs. Anna Millar and
Mrs. Bessie Higgins trained tfhta girls.
and Mrs. Hattio Fleecer had charge of !lind company and the state until
the program's music. The entertain-1 1920. The government recently ex-
ment was a success and enjoyed by all tended the time on its contract with
present. There will bo another con- tt)i state with relation to the Projct
test soon, but the time and place have of the company until that year. The
not as yet been decided upon. All tlic board also reduced the area to be ir
girls are anxious to win medals so irigated from 31,080 to 27,200, and the
the work will go on. A class of small amount of water to be put on each
children will also 1e trained to con -
test for tihie L. G. L. medal.
Rides New Machine Home
J. Johns of Elgin who recently pur
chased a Powerpius Indian, drove the
machine from Portland to La uranile
arriving vestornnv evening navmg
come througih: from lone yesterday,
He had a threfl-fourths day delay and
maile the trip in two days and a quar -
ter. '
WILD RUMOR
SAYS RETREAT
FROM RIGA Oil
BERLIN DOES ADMIT SLAVS
FORCE BACK AUSTRIANS
NEAR VOLHYNIA
SOUTH AND NORTH OF
S0MME ALLIES GAIN
London Statement Declares Second
Week of Big Offensive Finds Allie
Gaining Steadily Everywhere sad
Holding What Ground Has Been.
. Gained. .. :' ,-' '
Berlin, July 8. (Wireless to Say
ville). A submerged enemy subma
rine attacked, unwarned, nine peace
ful German trade ships en route U
Swinemunde July second. The ships
luckily escaped, the admiralty an-
nounccd. The torepdo wake was clear-
" me onager .uv. n ucuucv
the German statement wa correct
London, July 8. Tne second week
of v the Allies' offensive found the Al
lies everywhere attackiatr and main
taining earlier gnins practically
everywhere, do3;)ite c luntur attacks.
A lv.avy downpour of rain converted
the battleground a great sua of mud..
Despite the handicap, French today
claimed slight further progress south
of Somme, tukin 40f prisoners.
I British troops north of Somme im
proved positions taken yesterday.
Fighting in the villue of Contal
maison was deadlocked and Paris re
ported 5000 of the Kaiseir's famous
Prussian guardsmen killed at..Contal
maison. "
Petrograd today reported capti re
of three villages in the re;.ou of Kol-
ki, by bayonet fighting.
I Wild rumors thlat Austro-Germans
have begun a general retreat from
f, nnto dtwnutitod. ., Rritlah
aepianes have rendered valuable
gervice despite the weather yesterday
and aided in reconnaissance work,
completely wrecking an enemy
hangar.
Austrian Force Cut Off. A -.
Petroirrad. July 8. An Austrian
force estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 are
cut off southwest of Kolkomia.
ine.
, the railway station, stoppeo rewwre
south. The right w.ng of Russ-ans
severed communications to the north-
Mupping
Orders Changed.
London. July 8.-
The royal order
iti o ffuui fnermit unusn xo noiu nuu-
tra ships until they show proof. Neu-
contraband
"'"P i.j..i
to an enemy port are
liable to '
1 capture in the next oyage,
I ' TI..-I n Almtt R.V4.mj
Rorlin Admits Reverses
Berlin, July 8. (Wireless to Say-,
ville) Austrians have retreated from
advanced lines at Volyhnia before a
greatly superior Russian force, said
a Vienna official statement this af- '
ternoon.
Contracts Are Extended
Salem, Or., July 7. At a meeting
held yesterday afternoon the state
desert land board extended the time
on the contract Jbetween the Morson
.aero.
Rjvpntlv the board consolidated .
temporarily the secretaryship of the
desert land board with that of the
state land board, and directed G. G.
Brown, clerk of ths latter, to act as
secretary of the former board. At
yesterdays meeting arrangement
vee mmie wm-ruuy (ujra i
engineer's office will perform the du- ,
.ties of secretary to the desert land ,
1 !oard with out additional compensa- t
tion. .