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VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1916.
NUMBER 73.
POINDEXTER AHEAD FOR U. S. SENATOR
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OVER HARTLEY
TOTE SO CLOSE NO SAFE PRE
DICTION CAN BE MADE
AT THIS TIME
PROGRESSIVE ELEMENT
VICTOR IN MOST CASES
King County .Gives McBride Good
Lead for Governor But Tacoma,
Spokane and Other Large Centers
Split so Badly Outcome Not Clear
ly Indicated.
Seattle, Sept. 13. Miles PoinUex
ter is leading his opponents for re
nomination as United States senator
on the Republican ticket, at prac
tically all large centers except in Che
halis where William Humphrey has a
lead. ' Forty-four out of 73 Lewis
county precincts give Sutton first for
governor with Hartley second and Mc
Neely third, but elsewhere in the
state, the gubernatorial racers see
saw. Because of the first, second and
third choice features in Washington,
the race will not be definitely decid
ed at any point for several hours.
Early returns point in former Gover
nor McBride for the Republican ex
ecutiveship, but Sutton is leading in
other big districts, principally Spo
Vnno nnd Tpwis counties.
This afternoon Poindexter is tha
only man who has an apparent lead
over the state -the -ret see-saw too.
vigorously to pick a probable win
ner.
King County for Poindexter.
Seattle, Sept. 13. -Complete re
turns from 61 King county precincts
give the following total of first and
choice votes: Poindexter 3499;
Humphrey 3411; Bryan 2467; For
Governor McBride 3509; Hartley
2772. MHle is leading for congress,
- Earlv Returns Close. .
Seattle, Sept. 13. Incomplete re
turns from the Washington primary
indicate Poindexter was renominat-
ed over Humphrey. Republicans
evidently nominated ex-Governor Mc
Bride. R. H. Hartley, who ran as an
ooen shoD champion, was second. Ex-
Mavor Miller, of Seattle, won the Re-
publican congressional nomination in
this district. Victory for a majority
of the Progressive Republican canoi
dates seems sure.
Tnfnmn Favors Poindexter.
Tacoma, Sept. 13. Poindexter has
a big lead in meager returns this
mnmmff with Brvan second and
Humphreys last. McNceley is lead
ing the gubernatorial race with- Hart
ley second ana racrsnae imra.
Knnknne Vote Big. Close.
iSDokane. Sept. 13. One hundred
and twenty-eight precincts give a to
tal first and second choice votes in
RnolfAna county as follows: Poindex
ter 5045; Bryan 5212; Humphrey
2625. Sutton is ahead here in the
gubernatorial race, McBride second
And Hartley third. Parker. Fullerton
and Morris are leading for the long
imrn in the subreme court nomina-
tion. Webster apparently has cinched
the short term.
Corkerv is 700 votes ahead for the
fifth congressional district nomina
tion. Davis is leading Hart for lieu
tenant governor.
Electricity's Part in War.
New York, Sept. . 13. The part
electricity plays in modern warfare,
from its use as a searchlight to its
use in firing big naval guns, will be
the big feature of the annual National
Electircal exposition at Grand Cen
tral Palace here October 11 to 21.
Exhibits showing the hundreds of
ways electricity is employed in sea
and land fighting are being prepared
by experts of the Army and Navy de
partments for the exposition.
Because these changes have taken
place gradually, the exhibits will show
the old methods of doing things as
compared with the new electrical one3.
Working models of both will be set up
side by side. ' '
Also there will be displays showing
the effects of electrical appliances up
on the development of transporta
tion, surgery, industry, communica
tion, artificial lighting and hundreds
of other things.
Will Leave on a Visit
Dr. and Mrs. E. P. Mossman leave
this evening on a visit to the doc
tor's brother at Soap Lake, Wash.
They expect to be away about ten
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RECRUITS CAN
FIND SERVICE
THREE REGIMENTS ALONE
STOP ENLISTMENTS.
Oregon Cavalry and Coast Guard
Branches Need New Men.
Definite instructions to recruiting
officers now, and for the past month
or six weeks, in the field of the
Northwest, have been sent out by oi-
ficials of the army department, west
ern division. Since the return of the
Third Oregon, Captain Lee M. Clark,
recruiting officer in La Grande, was in
a quardary as to methods to pursue
here and asked his superior for in
structions. These orders came this
morning and declare that recruits will
still ce received tor tne uregon coast
artillery and the Oregon cavalry, but
not for the third infantry, nor the sec
ond Washington or the fifth Califor
nia regiments. But as for such com
panies as are now at the border, en-, river two days ago, and the details of when, as his wife said, he left for
listments are still sought. Regi-1 which appeared in the Observer yes- Winnemucca.
ments, and their location now, which terday. Press dispatches as publish-1 Boise Bank Telegraphs $500.
are open to recruits, include: Wash- in yesterday detailed how authori- Interest in this fact is kept inas
ington signal corps at Calexico; ties were looking for an 'automobile m.u , Mmljnv ,ua virsf. N-
point; Battery A and Troop A of the
uregon lorces at tjaiexico ana raim
Beach respectively ; California second
infantry, seventh infantry, field artil-
lery, cavalry and hospital corps at
xr I TJ.L. I - J j 1.
nogaies; itiaao secunu uuni,ry m,
Nogales; Montana infantry and cav-
airy at Douglas; Utah cavalry; field
nospiutl unu quanerma&ier turps ,
wogaies
TEUTON ARMY
Sept.. 13. AuatrianS
are retreating in the upper Maros and
Aim vuiieya uj. ijiv)iiua m
twit nttpTTvntin cr serious rftsistance.
not attempting S0J,0U'' resl8tence;
stoppea tne Austrian ana loiuganau
supply ships using theuanube.
A new Russo-Roumanian otfensive
at Dobrudja is progressing. .
French Active in iialKan Mates.
Paris, Sept. 13. -French have
joined tne Allies m tno caixan onen-
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sive and are fighting
near
and 'Danuma, Greece.
Serbians con-
tinuing their advance despite heavy
Bulgarian resistance ana occupiea an
important position nortn oi iovw.
French advanced south' of Orsova
Lake, allies shelling enemy positions
on both sides of the Vardar.
French last night captured the en
tire village of Bouchavesnes on the
western . - front -Midway between
Combles and Perrone. Early this
morning French pushed further east-1
ward, capturing Boise Labe farm by
hrilliant bavonettinsr. They seized
the whole strongly-fortified German
third line between Combles and Per-
one. . ;
French Success Admitted.
Berlin, Sept. 13. Jt is 'officially ad
mitted French penetrated Bouchaves
nes village last night but Germans re
pulsed an attack at Thiamont and
Souville on the Northeastern Verdun
front.
Teuton Offensive Crumbles.
Petroerad. Sept. 13. It ii an
nounced Austro-Germans have unsuc
cessfully attempted to assume the of-
fensive on tne nailtz ironi, crosaimj
Bistritza river near Jezuhol. In the
Carpathians the enemy has repeatedly
attacked the heights on the upper
course of the Czarny-CJzeremosz nv-
er The Russian fleet shelled enemy
trawlers at Irben Straits.
Berlin. Sept. 13. Russian attacKS
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FULLING
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Head of Greek government, who will y,e onv consignee of misbranded lcr, Corvallis, timber and stone appli
snon be compelled, critics say, to liquor to be arrested. She stopped cation; Stella B. Rizo, Pleasant Val
throw the Greek army on the side sheriff Anderson on the street, just ley, final desert land entry; Hans M.
of the allies, and who today caused ag ne wag about to enter the express Hanson, Long Creek, timber and stono
his premier to remain in office. j office, asking to be allowed to visit payment.
D.C.
OF
MURDERING
STATEMENT ISSUED BY FORMER LA .GRANDE MAN SAYING
SHOOTING WAS ENTIRELY ACCIDENTAL BUT THAT IN HIS
SUBSEQUENT STATE OF ALARM, HE BURIED BODY
WATER USED DEAD MAN'S N
D. C. Brischoux, for several years Robt. Stanfield, states that he saw
proprietor of the Savoy hotel in this Brichoux driving a car in which were
city, also a timber locator and for a a man and a woman at Cord, Ore., go
time in the employ- of E. P. Stables, ing toward the Nevada line the even
his brother-in-law as a grocery ing of Saturday, September 9.
clerk several vrhts ncrn. is in inil this Brichoux returned to Ontario Tues-
wtinn
with the murder of R. C. Goodwin,
the wealthy sheepman whose decom-
nosed bodv was found in the Snake
auto trip from Ontario. That driver
is the former l& Urande man and he
is now in jail, charged with partici-
nation in the murder. In addition to
that, Brischoux is accused of wiring
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to a '.Boise bank for $&uu in uooa-
win's nnmR nnd of writinn- to Bob
Stanfield concerning sheep deals also
under UOOd Win's name.
Brischoux s Story Told
A statement has been issued by the
prisoner to tne eltect tnat, as ne anu
Goodwin were riding along the Snake
rive a dog appeared in the road and
that Mr. Brischoux started to shoot
it with his revolver, his efforts be-
ing stopped bv Goodwin, who. as he
I was about to take the gun from Bris-
'coux's hands, was accidentally shot.
The prisoner declares he hurried to- letter in lead pencil- dated Crowley,
ward the nearest settlement with the Ore., September 3, asking that his
dead body, but began to feel alarmed suit cases be forwarded to Wdnne
about the situation he was in himself, mucca and signed R. C. Goodwin,
and proceeded to weight the body Crowley is south of Ontario, also on
down with chain's and "plant" it in the way to the Nevada line. i
the Snake river, in hasty effort to In developed Tuesday that Brichoux
hide his crime. Soon after he left was driving a borrowed car, which he
for Nevada. ' borrowed first on August 31 to take
Hm of Cina Goodwin, to Steen'ft mountain. Union
jirtrvr1 V,n -ent- Tuacov
m!in wag jagt secn , the COmpany
of D.-C Brichoux, an auto driver or
x . - a l n . i - ai
Ontario,, on August 31, when . they
Brichoux was not in Ontario Tues
day and his wife is reported to have
?A fl,nt u. v. A .n- u al,t. fA wi.
jTOmucca and that she had expected
i,- m.j. tht
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muminic.
,H r.. in the employ
of
were repulsed between Smotree and
ooiaen risiritzu . nvr,
oiavs lost neavuy.
No Battle Front Change.
London, SepL 13. Gen. Haig re
ported last night's operations have
not changed the Britisn-uerman
front. An Athens dispatch to the
Evening News said French captured
Sorovish from the Bulgarians,
' Zaimis Remains in Office
j London, Sept. 13. A central News
Athens dispatch has said King Con-
stantine has persuaded Premier Zai-
mis to withdraw nis resignation.
Zaimis is organizing a new cabinet,
picking pro-ally ministers.
LIQUOR CALLED BEER.
Union County Has Had Shipments
Similar to Baker's Case.
That liquor has been shipped into
Union county under the guise of beer,
in a manner very similar to that dis-
tuvereu m, dmw ii " Nul
rently reported in La Grande today.
At Baker however, the party shipping
in grew careless and left a weak link
in tne line oi ionincuuons agamai
legal punishment and consequently
I just how liquor, in large quantities,
. is being Drougnt into uaicer was aem -
internal revenue collector, when he Grande this morning and has allowed
went through the shipments at the his friends to sample it. A chemical
American Express office, labeled "bot- 1 analysis will be necessary to deter
tled beer," and found five barrels filled mine the dominating elements in the
instead with bottled whiskey. A Ba- fluid. However, it doesn't taste any-
ker Dispatch says:
"There was approximately 25
quarts in each shipment. Of beer, 24
quarts may be shipped in monthly
and the whiskey in eacn or tne nvo.wise nugnt ne,
barrels was approximately 12 times
the amount .allowed by law. The
search was conducted by the aid of
Sheriff R. P. Anderson, Deputy Rob-
ert Nelson and District Attorney God-
win. Each of the five shipments was
from G. H. Tribe & Co. Ogden.
"Mr. Smith declares that a large
proportion of the liquor illegally
brought into the county, is being
brought in in this way, and believes
that the evasion is at the suggestion
of a former Baker bartender, now a
liquor salesman, who it is known, has
made a strong bid for local trade. Tho
offense of misbranding liquor ship-
ments, is against the federal law, and
I conviction carries witn it a ?a,uuu nnc
1 :. nonno Po.in nolt-raoo ma
ecu
UNDER
AME TO GET FUNDS WITH.
dav. SeDtember 5. and when asked
where he had left Goodwin, remarked
he had left him "out there." He re-i
mained in Ontario until . Saturday
tional bank of Boise' where Goodwin
epi nis iunas on uupobit, receivea a
wire from Winnemucca purporting to
be from fiooriwin nskinp that 500 h
wired him there. This was done and
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tne money paid over to a man, wno
registered at thn Overland hotel at
Winnemucca, as R. C. Goodwin,
Boise, who showed letters, bank book
and check book, apparently belonging
to R. C. Goodwin, and who said he J
was on nis way east una neeuea more
money before starting.
Suit Case Sent For.
Before Goodwin departed from the
Moore hotel August 31 for Steen's
mountain he left 'his large diamond
ring wibh the hotel management,
The hotel management received a
lia-K.Jiis rwtTim hft hormwnH it. from dnv
today and, although he left with this
car m Saturday, September a, accord
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ing to his wife, for Winnemucca, he
said nothing about this trip to the
owner of the car. "'
Set Trap for Chauffeur.
The Ontario authorities claim to
have traced Brichoux to McDermid, a
town on the Nevada line on the way
to Ontario, and it was supposed' his
next stop would be Jordan Valley.
Mrs. Wary Pierce, an inmate of the
BukowenaJicounty jail as the result of last night's
raid, .permission was given ana im
mediately after, Mr. Smith exhibited
a barrel with unmistakable whiskey
oozing from it, and - bearing ' Miss
Bourne's detention by Deputy Sheriff
Herbert. , She was released this after
noon, no charge being preferred
against her as -she had not received
the liquor.
"The officers conducted a similar in
vestigation at the O.-W. R. & N.
freight office this aftornoon, but no
misbranded shipments were found."
Miss Bourne was a witness in the
Union Stock show raid by Sheriff Hug
in which a conviction was obtained.
MINERAL WATER IS STRUCK,
Roscoe West Makes Peculiar Find in
Well on Townley Place.
R. A. West, the .artesian well dig-
gel.( Jlag Btnlck something new in a
woll on the Townlev farm near Hot
1 onTtth.e iownley larm near jhot
Lake. It is an artesian flow of imn-
eral water. The gush came after
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water is not hot but is so strongly
; impregnated with mineral as to be of
. ucuiucuiy v
thing like the liquid whion comes in
full quarts through tho express office
28 days apart, so Mr. West'B "find"
may prove less popular than it other-
HOMESTEAD PROOFS MADE
Rush for Final Papers Unusual for
j One Day's Business,
j Considerably more than the aver-
age day's grist of land office final
proofs on homesteads, kept land office
departments busy today. Among the
final homestead proofs issued were
the following:
. Milo Williams, Sparta; William
Schmidt, Joseph; Mrs. Maude Dale,
Pilot Rock: Irene Houch, Enterprise:
Ernest McGarry, Zumwalt. Other
transactions for the day included:
uamea -tj- nunuia, iiujiivavrou,
Vnni.tuI onnlitMitinn Fern F. Hoi.
LORIMER WANTS
CONGRESS SEATi
OUSTED
SENATOR
"COME BACK"
SEEKS
Illinois Primaries Held Today Gub
ernatorial Candidates
Many.
Chicago, Sept.
13. Ousted from
tne United States senate for the way
he obtained election, former Senator
William, ("Billy"), Lorimer, was a
"comeback" candidate for the con
gressional nomination on the Repub
lican ticket in the state primaries
here today. The appearance of the
ousted senator's name on the ballot
was the signal for the renewal of the
political war on Lorimer. He is op-
'posed for the nomination by
three
other candidates. Lorimer recently
was acquitted of the charge of con-
spiracv to wreck the LaSalle Btreet
Trust and Savings bank. He has
promised to pay all depositors who
lost money in his bank's crash. Can
didates for all state offices were to be
nominated by all parties today.
Everyone of the present office holders
is a candidate for re-election. Candi
dates for Governor are: James Tray
nor, Chicago; W. R. Brinton, Dixon;
Edward F. Dunne, . incumbent, all
Democrats; and Morton D. Hull, Chi
cago; Frank O. Lowden, Oregon; F.
L. Smith, Dwight; John A. Wheeler,
Springfield; all Republicans; and Sey-
m0Ur StedmaSociaUst.
VILLA BAND
AMERICAN TROOPS COMPRISE
PART OF CORDON. ,
Clash Expected at Any Time Cav
alry Guards Exit.
El .'Paso, Sept. 13. Gen. Gonzales
has announced Carranzistas surround
ed the mountains where Villa ia be
lieved to be hiding. American troops
form a portion of the ring and a
clash is expected shortly.
Two American Cavalry outposts are
guarding the easiest channel of es
cape from the cordon.
A Mexican amousnea two
rangers last night 15 miles south. He
fired thrice missing, Rangers re
turned the fire, killing the Mexican.
FATHER AND CHILD ROMANCE
ENDS IN SHOOTING BY WIFE.
JAMES BARNES AND WIFE.
"Thev married when she was 23
and he was 40 as the result of a sort
of father and child romance," says
H. Guenther. attorney for
Mm. Im Barnes, charged with the
murder of her husband, James n.
Mrs. Barnes said at first, according
to the Chicago police, that she shot
Barnes in self-defense after he choked
and cursed her. Her attorneys now
deny all stories told the police and
there has been a hint of suicide.
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DEEMED AMPLE
II) HOLD DM
OFFICIAL INSPECTION PAVES
WAY FOR DEFINITE COM
MISSION POLICY. ;
PREVIOUS PESSIMISM IS
LARGELY DRIVEN AWAY
Three-foot Cut in Spillway and Tim
ber Braces Behind the Dam Now
Thought Sufficient to Secure , the
, City's Water Supply Manager
Will Himself Direct Repairs;
After inspecting the much-mooted
Beaver creek dam yesterday, city of
ficials are about to adopt a definite
policy concerning repairs to the
structure.- Instead of building a new
dam either below or above the present
structure, City Manager J. E. Foley,
and the commissioners are persuadod
the only needed changes at the pres
ent time will be to brace the dam
from the lower side with big timbers.
Arrangements to send a crew to tne
dam under the personal direction of
Manager Foley, have already been
started-. At the same time the spill- .
way will be lowered approximately
three feet, although some of the sev
eral engineers who gave the dam a
once-over, adhere to the belief that
seven or eight feet should be the dis
tance the spillway be lowered. Ufotn
the ibracif Wnd lowering-of the spill--
way wiU tike place this fall, and the
reservoir emptied to cleanse at a time
when no "water ' shortage would be
brought about by such action, and the
plant will then be ready to receive
the spring floods and store them for
another year's drought.
City officials, which include the
manager, Commissioners Palmer and
McKennon and Water Superintendent
Hoyt, who inspected the dam yester
day, are less pessimistic over the
problem after naving 'been -on the '
ground. The fact that the dam with
stood a supply of water this year
when it is still comparatively green
a supply that went within seven feet
of the top of the nionster structure, is
taken as an indication that tne dam
has enough strength to -withstand
pressure for several years with a lit
tle support in the way of timbers.
Tho officials Are also convinced that
the big question is how far the erosion
from the top will continue. At pres
ent the coping sloughs off with a blow
of a stick or the kick of a shoe, but
how far down this condition exists, is
an unswored question. Because the
water line has been within seven feet
of the top leads to the conclusion the
structure is not all rotten but still
the structure has a hallow sound
when tapped down as far as 18 feet
from the top.
That it will withstand all require
ments for a number of years with the
suggested bracing is the theory upon
which the commission will base its
policy. It may be five, or 10 years
indefinite, of course, must the calcula
tions be. But time will tell how far
erosion will continue or where it will
stop, if it ever does.
In any event the alarming reports
of danger of momentarily losing the
dam and the supply of water is allev
iated by the personal inspection.
BIG LOSOF LUMBER.
Million and Half Feet Burned at
Lambert & Mays Sawmill.
A large quantity of lumber, repre
senting the season's cut and estimated
at a million and a half feet, was de
stroyed by fire about seven miles
south of town last night. The mill
has been operated by Theo. Mays and
E. J. Lambert, principally m timber
belonging to Robert and Chester New
lin, There is no report as to tho
origin of the fire, but when once un
der headway there were no adequate
means of combatting the flames. The
loss is estimated at S700U nnd this is
partially covered by insurance.
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APIOINTMENT CONFIRMED.
Chas. S. Dunn's Appointment by
President Meets Favor.
While the official papers have not
been forthcoming at this time the
Congressional Record arriving today
carries the information that the ap
pointment of Chas. S. Dunn of La
Grande to be register of the land of
fice in this city, was confirmed by th
senate on September 6th.
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