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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1916.
NUMBER 34.
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REMAINS SAFE
AT HER PIER
HALF -SUBMERGED POSITION
HELD ALL DAY AND WHETS
PUBLIC INTEREST
JBREMEN UNHEARD OF;
SAYS OFFICIAL REP0R1
'While Submersible Retains Her Po
istion at Baltimore Docks, Ametri
an Official Files Formal Report
: Declaring English War Vessel Had
"Been Inside Limit.
APPAM AWARDED TO THE
. ENGLISH OWNER. 4
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4 Norfolk, July 29. Federal
4. Judere Waddel has restored the 4
4" captured British liner Appam 4
-4 to her former owners, xie ae
4 cided against the German prize 4
crew and held the German gov- 4
4 ernment lost legal claim to the 4
4 vessel when Lieutenant Berger 4
4 brought it to American waters 4
4 after he captured it. 4
The Appam's capture and ar- 4
4 rival in an- American seaport 4
4 was one of the sensations of the
4 year, and has been a bone of
-4 contention ever since her ar-
rival.
4 4 4 4 4 fr 4 4 4
Baltimore, July 29. Late today
the Deutschland was still moored in
, ..jA s.. partly ijubmeigthi' staU: -t?& the
' tensity of interest concerning her is
undiminished. .
Baltimore, July 24. The Deutsch
land remained at her wharf partly
submerged today noon. The crew
was kept aboard as usual.
No word regarding the Bremen is
announced at noon today.
Foreign Warship Was Inside Capes.
Norfolk, July 29. Lieutenant Com
mander Shane of the collier Neptune
' said last night he toad forwarded to
Washington his report corroborating
thn statement of officers of the battle
ship Louisiana that an unidentified
warship was inside the Virginia capes
Tuesday morning. He further, de
clared he saw it moving outward to
sea. It is the first official declaration
that a warship was seen leaving the
capes. ,
Washington, July 29. British Am
bassador Spring-Rice gave to the
state department today a formal and
written guarantee regarding applica
tion of the London blacklist of Ameri
can firms. The memorandum promis
es not to extend the blacklist and no
firm is blacklisted until German con
nection is shown.
London, July 28. The American
mote concerning the blacklist was de
livered to the foreign office yesterday.
Officials, not having had time to mas
ter its contents, decline to discuss
the note this morning. It is known
that the note, though couched in soft
er language than the mail detention
documents still plainly states that
America cannot admit the blacklist's
validity.
A diplomat familiar with the con
tents says the publication here is
likely to cause surprise, as the Wash
ington correspondents to London pa
pers the past week conveyed the im
pression that agitation has so far
ceased that there wns little likelihood
the government would take action in
the matter. .(
ARMED STEAMER CAPTURED
German War Vessel Battles For An
Hour With Enemy Craft
Berlin, July 29. It is. announced
a German cruiser captured a British
armed steamer. They battled an
hour southeast of Arendal, Thurs
day. SENATE IMPLORES MERCY.
Resolution Asks Britain to Temper
Justice with Mercy.
Washington, July 29. The senate
today voted 46 to 19 in passing a reso
lution asking Britain to exercise
clemency towards the Irish political
prisoners.
TRACK AND BARNS AWAIT NAGS bloody
Six weeks ahead of the first clang
of tlhe starter's bell, the fair grounds
race course, bams, paddock and plant
generally are in ship-shape condition
for what without fear of contradic-
tion may be classified as the great
est race meet, in point of numbers
and system, that the Northwest has
ever witnessed. 'La Grande business
men have organized an association to
see the races through, and the mo
ment that the officials had been chosen
and the campaign outlined, a revised
list of entries was issued showing 163
bonafide horses ready to participate.
There are as many a3 S3 entries in
one race the 2:25 pace for instance.
In some of the big fair circuits of the
Northwest, (horsemen recalled 18 or
20 entries, but in this circuit there are
two events with better than 29 en
tries. In the 2:14 pace thfere- ar
eight, and In another big c'assic, the
2:10 pace, there are 14 Horsemen
and followers of the raco game have
been slow to adopt the figuie as nu
thoritive, but they are, nevertheless.
Track Scraped Early.
By tonight the track will be
scraped, or nearly so, and, also, by to
night many other improvements to
the track will have bean , complete,
and simultaneously t'ie management
is outlining some clwvs? ideas toward
making the race mn'i: Septcmbor 6-9
inclusive wonderfu'.iy successful.,
Barns Cleaned Out .
Workmen have bo . . busy today
cleaning the barns, picking up debris,
cutting the grata and preparing the
TIS
ASSURED Gin
'BLUE SKY" COMMISSION LETS
PERMI1.
La Grande Gas Company Announces
Definite Plans.
After a thorough and " exhaustive
examination 'of 'the affairs and plans
of the La Grande Gas company, the
corporation department, more conv
monly known as the "Blue Sky' com
mission of the state of Oregon, has
Granted the company a permit to is-
sue their stock and proceed with the
work of 'building a plant and of in.
stalling gas service throughout the
city. ,
It is the custom of this department,
before issuing such a permit, to not
only carefully look into all matters
pertaining to the organization of the
company in question but also to make
a complete investigation of every pos
sible phase of the particular business
to be followed and to arrive at a con
servative estimate of the profits to be
reasonably expected by investors in
the company's stock.
In the case of the La Grande Gas
company the Public Service depart
ment was called upon and their gas
expert, Fred A. Rasch, sent to this
city to determine the practicability
from a commercial point of view of
the company's process which utilizes
mill waste instead of coal for gas ma-
. terial.
After a thorough examination, Mr.
Rasch reportsd to the corporation
commissioner that the plan was per
fectly feasible and could be success
fully and profitably operated in La
Grande.
That the company can operate on a
profitable basis is not at all surpris
es there are hundreds of plants
in cities no larger than La Grande
that are manufacturing gas from
coa! and if they can afford that ma
terial, there can be no question as y
the earnings of a process utilizing
mill waste that costs nothing and that
yields more good commercial gas per
ton than coal does.
An announcement will appear in
Monday's Observer regarding the
stock of the company and the plan
of operation.
At a recent meeting of the La
Grande Commercial club the directors
unanimously endorsed this project
and oledeed their support to the
enterprise in every way possible.
The officers and directors of the
company is as follows: oeorge
Good, president, Dr. M. K. Hall, vice-
resident, Fred J. Holmes, treasurer,
C. S. Dunn, secretary and Julius
Roesch, director.
MONEY UNCALLED FOR.
Those Who Hauled Passengers
to
ltaces Haven t All inecked in.
All those who hauled passengers to
the races last week for the Motor
club have not called for their cash.
Chase Bohnenkamp has the money nt
the Bohnenkamp store where all those
drivers who haven't cashed in their
PUN
tickets can do so at any time.
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grounds for the crjwds. This has.
been going on while scrapers worked j
the track, itseh' recgn:td as one of
the fastest half-Die courses in I lie
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Entrance Fves. ArLiuged. ',: j
At the same time, provisions for;
handling a moni-'or crowd have been 1
diligently pros;cute-J. The grand
stand will accommodate 2000 people,
and there will be new facilities fori
handling automobiles. To the west)
of the grand stand, 78 stalls, will be,
built, with poles between eacb so that
automobiles may head in to the track!
and be cloBe observers of the curve,:
the back stretch or the finish stretch,'
To facilitate matters the fence has
been cut down so as not to obstruct l
the view, and the ground is higher
than the race course at that point.
These stalls will be put up for reser-1
vation in advance. On the east side
of the grand stand, similar stalls will
be provided, but not as many of them.
For a considerable distance each;
way from the timer's stand, inside the :
paddock an area will be fenced off in
whidh people may stand to see the -races.
Admission to this spot will be
50 cents the cost of the general ad-
mission. The grand stand will bring
25 cents extra, but it is seriously
proposed that a season ticket be sold
at a reduction so that the cost for
the four days will be considerably cut
down. The same is discussed as a
MA..:uu r,.
ThVmlnag calculate! therein
be room for 130 automobiles in re.
served spaces where occupants may .
see the races, for 2000 people in the
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grand stand, and for several hundred
inside the paddock. ,
Secretaries Keeping Busy. '
Fred J. Holmes has been elected
secretary-treasurer of the association
whi has affiliated itself with the In-
termountain Racing circuit, of which
Baker is also a part but has its meet-
ing after La Grande's. N. K. West is
president, Dr. A. L. Richardson is
vice president. Then men have each (
guaranteed $100 to see the races
through, these being Mr. West, Drj
Richardson, A. T. Hill, Albert Hun? morning dropped 32 bombs on Lin
ter, G. L. Larrison, C. D. Emahiser,' eolnshire and Norfolk. The damage
T. J." Scroggin,, Mr. Holmes and whs immaterial and there were, no
Bruce Dennis the 10th is vunan-
nounced. Chas. Reynolds has beet
named assistant to the secretary and
will have the detail work in hand un-
der the, general direction of Mr.
Holmes.' i
The reason for the strangely big (
entry list is dcep-rpotcd, going back I
to the size of the circuit, the modern j Berlin, July 29. It is announced
privileges allowed horsemen, and the strong British attacks at Pozieres
general system and sizes of purses, have failed, but it is admitted Rus
all of whidh have pulled horses from gjp.ris penetrated German lines in the1
Montana, Colorado, California, Idaho, Trysten region, forcing abandonment
Washington and Oregon, leaving a de- of advanced positions beyond the
cided paucity of .harness horses for Stokhod river. Russians developed
the so-called big fair circuits of the attacks along the Stokod northwest
Northwest.
ENTERPRISE LADY NAMED
Pythian Sisters At Portland Name Of
ficials During Day
Portland, July 29. Pythin Sis
ters of Oregon in grand convention
today elected Mrs. Emma Snyder, of
Aurora, grand chief; Mrs. imma Mc-
Kinney of rlillsboro, grand senior;
Alice Gaily of Enteiprise, grand jun
ior; Mrs. Jennie , Hugheson of Cor
vallis, manager, and Nellie Vernon of
Astoria, past chief.
THE MENACE MENACED.
Anti-Catholic Organ Rocked by Ex
plosion Which Wrecks Presses.
Aurora, Mo., July 29. Three bombs
exploded last night under the office of
The Menace, an anti-Catiholic news
paper. The presses were wrecked.
The night watchman was alone in
the building but was uninjured. The
floor was splintered. A small fire
started but was quickly extinguished.
New York, July 29. (Copyrighted
by United Press). The United Press
today received the following from the
Pope through Cardinal Gasparri:
"Rome (To the United Pr?ss). I
presented your telegram to the Holy
Father. His Holiness is grateful for
ycur respect and confidence in Holy
See. He prays the Lord's mercies
will be moved by prayers of inno:ent
children imploring peace on the sec
ond anniversary of the terrible con
flict. M-y the prayers speedily end
the awful carnage. (Signed) Gas-
pp.rri.''
The telegram is a reply to a United
Press cablegram asking the Pope's
statement on the second war anni
versary, August 1. The cablegram
requested a "Papal statement to the
American people."
IMPLORES WAR'S
FIGHT
AT DELVILLE
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HAND-TO-HAND METHOD OF
FIGHTING RONS INTO
THIRD DAY
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BRITISH CLAIM THt
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German Air Ships Bombard English
Coast, Presumably in Effort to Get
at Hull Naval Base Russian En
counters in the East Center of
Brusiloff's New Offensive
London, July 29. Germans have
counter attacked at Dolville Woods
and Gen. Haig haa reported two of
these desperate assaults were de
feated. Teutons suffered Iheavily.
to hand struggle north and
northeast of Delville continue uninter
rupted and Haig has declared British
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m "ef ,"y. auvam:V ? ueD "
mna Ilinlnnt .1.1 Vina 1 tm1 HallT l-O.
ported several German regiments
were annihilated around Delville
Wod.'
Brusiloff Strikes Again.
Petrograd, Juy 29. It is announced
General Brusiloff has resumed the of-
fensive and forced a Teuton retreat
on the whole Kovel front between the
Rovieeh railway and Brody. Russian
capture of Brody is again announced,
-. Airships Bombard Coast,
London, July 29. It is announced
three German airships at.' 1:30 this
casualties. A fog hampered the raid
ers. ,
Anti-aircraft guns repulsed the in
vaders at one point. It is believed
the Germans had attempted to reach
the Hull cruiser base.
English Halted at Pozicres
of Liutzk while a strong attack north
of Sokul was heavily repulsed
NEW LIBRARIAN COMING.
Miss Lucia Haley of Seattle Succeeds
Miss Ivy Head.
Although the librarian-elect will
nofr assume her duties until September
ist. La Grande's Public library will
be under a new management in the
future. Miss Ivy Head, for the past
two or three years a courteous, com
petent and efficient minister to the
wnnts of he reading public, filed her
resignation last June to be effective
August 1st. Miss Haley will be on
hand to take over the office by Sep
tember 1st.
HORSE STEALING ADMITTED
Four Thousand Dollar Fine Attached
to North Plains Resident
Hillsboro, July 29. R. C. Gossman,
of North Plains and who is wealthy,
pleaded guilty today to a charge of
horse stealing. He was fined $4000.
PIPING FOR GAS.
Sommer Build'. .l' to Have
Complete
Equipment Installed Now.
Arrangemcntf were n:r,plcte'l be
twrtn the builders and tnc Bav and
Zweifel plumbing firm hint cvei'.bg to
quip the new ; oiiiiiio building nt
Def.ot and Adams, wu a o.-nipletc
gas outfit, so that whci, ( a3 i avail
able, the building will be piped and
ready for use of the material both for
heating and Buch other purposes ns
may be expedient. Each room will
nave a full equipment ot piping. The
builders deemed it advisable to im,nll
the gas fixtures while the building
was under construction, even though
ihc pipes might not be used for some
little time.
Heat-Crazed Man Runs Amuck
MILLION FOR PlN MONEY.
Mrs, Harold L. Judd, who on the ar
rival of a new son, has announced she
will start the newcomer in life with a
bank account of $1,000,000. The babe
was born at tlhe $1,000,000 home of
Mrs. Judd, who is the widow of Chas.
C. Gates, in Minneapolis.
FIRST
AT
NEW UMPQUA BRIDGE CROSSED
BY. TRAIN , ; v,
Little Business Expected Out of Coast
1 Town for the Present
Marshfiold, July 29. The Ifirst
through freight itrain from Eugene
arrived last night with twelve cars.
It brought chair cars for the Pythian
excursion to Portland Monday. The
train crossed the new Umpqua bridge.
Freight will run thrice weekly, but
not much business is expected until
rails are settled.
ALCOHOL CASE APPEALED.
Constitutionality of Prohibition Law
, Going Before Tribunal.
Notice of appeal from Judge Mor
row's decision that a manufacturer
may import unlimited amounts of al
cohol into Oregon was filed yesterday
by Arthur C. Spencer, attorney for
for Sun PVnnriKcn & Portland Steam
ship company according to Portland
information. With the appeal notice
the steamship company filed a bond
to cover court costs and to guarantee
payment of the $300 judgment in case
the supreme court sustains Judgo
Morrow.
By filing a demurrer to the com
plaint of Wad'bams & Co., which
sought to replevin two barrels of
ethyl alcohol held by the steamship
company on the ground that to de
liver it would violate the prohibition
laws, the company confessed the al
legations of the complaint. Judge
Morrow 8 decision overruling the de
murrer was equivalent to judgment
for the plaintiffs.
The appeal will test Judge Mor
row's ruling that the Webb-Kenyon
act cannot prevent importation of
liquor into a state in which the quan
tity an individual or concern may
own is not limited by the state law.
DEPORTATION STANDS.
Kelly and Smith Will Not Be Allowed
to I-and with Irish Relief.
Washington, July 29. Ambassador
Page has cabled the state department
that Britain has again refused to ad
mit Thomas Kelly and Joseph Smith,
Americans bring Irish relief funds.
British told Page the deportation or
der was irrevocable. '
HEARS OF ACCIDENT.
J. W. Redhead Advised of Tragic
Death of Brother-in-Law.
That Ed Waters, brother-in-law of
.1. W. Redhsnd, who lives on East B
street, this eity, was killed last night
in Iowa and that his wife, a sister of
Mr. Redhead, was hurt when the par
ly wns struck by a train in some un
explained manner, is the information
received in La Grande today. The
telegram vaguely notes Mrs. Waters'
injury, and goes into no detail as to
how the accident occurred. The fam
ily lived at Postville, Iowa.
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FREIGHT
MR
IS NEW DEATHS
LAST NIGHT III
CHICAGO U
CHICAGO CLERK KILLS HIS SON
AND OFFICE GIRL DURING
HEAT ATTACK
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
DECLARES GOVERNMENT
b
Heat Wave Expected to Reach State
Farther East by Tomorrow Middle
West Suffers and Will Continue to
do so Indefinitely la Prediction of
Bureaus.
Chicago, July 29. Heat-crazed Ed
gar Foster, a clerk today killed his
son Raymond, aged three, and shot
Miss Bertha Brown, an office girl.
Seventeen new deaths, fifteen hero
and two at Aurora is the total of heat
victims since last night.
No Relief Promised
Washington, July 29. The weather
bureau said today: "No heat , relief
ia near." '
Tha west continues to suffer in
definitely and the hot wave is expec
ted to affect eastern states tomor
row. '
:! Farmers Are in Despair
' Dispatches from many ; points. ' in
Illirfojs, Iowa, :. Nebraska, 'Michigan,
Wisconsin and,: other states; iw the
Middle Western group, to Chicago,
tell a similar tale of death, and suf
fering. Farmers, especially in Iowa,
Northern Illinois and Northern Wis-
consul,, are in despair. Horses and
cattle are dying in large numbers and
the intense heat has put the $1,000,
000,000 corn crop of Iowa in great
danger. 1
Many Die in Other Cities
Dispatches say four persons wera
killed by heat in Aurora, 111., yester
day, three in Elgin and Freeport; tw
in Pekin, 111.; three in Peoria, eight
in Indianapolis (during two days),
four in Gary, Ind.; one in Pontine, 111.,
and one in Manistee, Mich. This is
merely an indication of the wide
spread effect of the heat wave.
Ottawa, 111., reported 107 ' in ths
shade, shown on the Government
thermometers in the sun ran up to
120. Numerous points in Illinois and
Iowa reported 103 to 105 in the shade.
ENFORCEMENT UNAFFECTED.
Morrow's Decision No Impediment to
Law's Enforcement.
That Judge Morrow's recent de
cision in the state prohibition case in
which he held parts of it unconstitu
tional, has no serious impediment to
enforcement of tfhe law, is conclusive
ly shown by appended interview witfh
Judgo Morrow himself, by a Port
land newspaper:
"The decision has absolutely no ef
fect whatever on the nrohibition act.
'or its enforcement, except that gen
uine manufacturers may import di
rectly a reasonable quantity of alco
hol for their own use in manufactur
ing," says Judgo Morrow. "The de
cision docs not extend the right of
the individual to import.
This decision follows exactly a de
cision of the United States supreme
court and decisions in four other
states, particularly Arizona, and no
decision was cited to hold to the con
trary under statutes like ours.
"In a state where there is absolute
prohibition tho decision would be the
other way.
"Under this decision only the man
ufacturer is concerned. Heretofore,
he has been permitted to buy his sup
ply from the wholesale drug houses.
but under the decision the manufac
turer can Import directly for his own
use. The only possible infraction of
the prohibition law under the decision
might be through some one starting a
fake manufacturing plant, but in such
instance the vigilance of the district
attorncv would quickly catch tho of
fender." Others in Land Drawing
Still further along In the list of
diawings is included the names of
other La Grande residents as follows:
Dr. James Graham, Griffith R. Kerr,
Everett E. Reatty, Gr.rfield Simmons,
Claude H. Scranton and Charles C.
Conrad. . ' '