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O o o o o e e w nttm W his em k ' Phone The Observer Die News end Tour Want. XtU. . Main 37. An Independent Newspaper PrinU the Newi the Day It Happene VOLUME xvm SIX PAGES .LA GRANDE. Oil KG ON, WEDNESDAY, JAMUA11Y 8, 1919. .SIX PxlC.ES NUMBER 86 1 MEXICAH PRESS IS COUNTRY STIUKI'D W HY HKS. ATOIt ASIILltST'S ltECENT ri!01OSAL. CESSION OF LOWER CALIFORNIA OPPOSES Asliilt-st Speak Again in Senate in Support of Proposal to Ilavo Pon insula Ceiled to United States Through Negotiation ('ulirmnin Senator Is Wary licgiirding Mexico ' MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8. The pro posal made In the United States senate by Senator Ash u rat that the United States purchases Lower Cali fornia und part of Sonera, has creat ed considerable comment In the Mex ican press. El Universal, long a leading pro ally paper, in a leading editorial . Tuesday, attacks tin proposal. It as serts that Mexico places the promises of President Wilson, that small na tions will be protected, head of the menace to Mexico implied J the Ash urst plan. Senator Ashurst .Speaks WASHINGTON, Jun. 8. Speak ing in the senate Tuce.duy.in support of his resolution for acquisition by the United States through ' negotia tion with Mexico of Lower California und part of the state of Sonora, Sen ator Ashurst of Arizona declared the Mexican government was unable to oontrol the' territory or protect It from foreign" Invasion.1" Annexed to' tho United States, l.c said, it could be couverled into immense agricul tural value by Irrigation from1 thin Colorado river. Lower California, said tho senator, is "the vermiform appendix of Mex ico and tho "Achilles heel of the United Stales." Tho Mexican republic Is both un willing and unable to police the pen insula, he added, "and Is unable to resist agression from or settlement by Oriental powers; hence a base of supplies or of -nillilury and naval op orations, with comparative ease and secreoy, could be established uniong the numerous islands on the I'acific coast." Section l.ef to Itself Kiifnicomont of law and order in Lower California. Mr. Ashurst declared, Is lert wholly to a governor holding over from the Diaz regime and still independent either of Car ranza or Villa. Senator I'helan of California inter rupted Senator Ashurst with the comment that there is "always dan ger of acquisition by foreign powers by purchuse or otherwise by means or Zimmerman notes or otherwise or Lower California.': lie added, how ever, that ho would net consent to ac quisition or the peninsula by the United States except by complete agreement with Mexico. Senator Weeks or Massachcaeltes Inquired wjiether Senator Ashurst would apply the principle or self-de- termination to the territory, and the Arizona senator replied that he ad vocated this plan and had received hundreds of haters from residents of Lower California urging the pur chase. Put I'onuutl In Mouse. While Senator A.ihuist was speak . lug in the senate ' Klston of California. Republican. In-, troduced absolution In the house . rennetinir President Wilson, to open negotiationa .with Mexico Tor the pur - chaso of the-Lower California penin - and olher Mexican land along tho International boundary "as shall by topography promote harmonious oiaiinn hv reducing to a minimum til International border difficulties, Tne resolution was refcred to the house foreign affairs committee. . REPEAL OF. LAW ASKED ilirriAD U, T oi.j Supcrintcknl Wants Statut lending Reserve Itaiuiremcnt. CONTRARY SAIFiM, Jan'S. Pret.-nt stutulcs delegates froin both houses of con providing for incorporation nf rn-cp-!grei and many diplomatic rVfrCEcnta rativ state banks are a menace to .tire. ewKl hrtkihg and should m r:.ieled Members the family and fw in ' Jhe opinion of Supei i.-ndef s Ttunki P.cnnett -m fxprc:-scd in Tiis hi- ennisl report. He urees al '.hat leg - islalion lie enacted igivift; the rUjir.- tendenl authoritti),iirniS t.nrts t l.T.ks M&Sthe federal vrw banks to apply to st bitiks tJhrmvfy frofe near- pointy J are resene membeSt. Thu. in Use simple ceremony, Under thtJ)reser.ttatutc state lawaiMnlhi Larth took Colonel Roosevelt Qpply to reserves of t'fpbaokj.g, a v: mail Service Huuipter Valley Ibillruiul Strike -Vol to A (Tent Service. WASHINGTON, January 8 Resi dent?! of "the country reached by the Sunipter Valley railroad are. to have mail service nix days a week by some lmprovished nethod, re gardless of the strike which has tied up traffic on that line for some time, according to a decision of the I'ostofTico Department communicat ed to Representative Slnnott today. A representative or the Sampler Valley road new ou the way here to suggest plans for ending the strike will be given hearing Immediately on his arrival by Edward Chambers, traffic director for the railroad ad ministration. INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS ARE LARGE WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Internal revenue tax collections for five months between July .l and December 1, 1918, amounted to $621,697,000, the treas ury reported Tuesday. Of this amount $1 16,892,000 came from whisky and other spirits, $75,988,000 from tobacco and $46,179,000 from beer and other fermented liquors. im;i-;siikxt DOWN' ItKADY TO TO BtSlNKSS. Returned to Furls Yestordiiy In formal C'onferorHco on Pence Details to lie-in Soon PA.HIS, Jan. 8. president Wil son has completed his swing through England and Italy, returning to Paris at 10 o'clock Tuosday morn ing. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Miss Margaret Wilson. The president is ready for the first gathering of the premiers and states men of the entente rowers and the WON DONE WITH VISITING Informal conferences will begin onlvent "n(1 P""'8" 1110 , r Inloxl Thuraday and Friday. """"" -"TWtlhfr-'llquor. ' nd, as it falls to Under the present schemo tho representatives,.. at mauirjil- states and the smaller belligerents will first meet the representatives of the pow ers with whom they have titlentlons pending, with the object of settling them, while the others will be Tree to confer with those with whom they have interests. The conferences will concern principally, local questions. It will be a process of elimination which is expected n reduce greatly the detailed work of the general con ference. L LI 10 REST SIMPLEST OI' FUNERAL CERE MONIES OVEIt REMAINS. Ex-President's Wish Regarding Burial Was Observed to the Last Detail. His OYSTER BAY, Jin. 8. Colonel Roosevelt was buried here today with impressive simplicity. All the pomp and splendor which the world was eager to offer to the memory of this eminent statesman, warrior nnd au thor; were totally absent. It wns sim ply the funeral of Theodore Roose velt, private citizen of Sagamore Hill. The body was laid to rest on the crest of a snow-covered knoll, in the Bhudow of Sagamore Hill. There was a short prayer service at COLORE uenrxxentnilveithe Roosevelt home and 'ceremonies ... . . ... . -,, L u without music al me village cnmm land the cemetery. .Mrs. Roosevelt saw that the expressed wishes of the colo- r.el were carried out to the minutest detail. At the special prayer service in the home only Mrs. Roosevelt ami i members of the family, with a very i few intimate friends, were present. Mrs. Roosevelt did not attend the ce-e. monies at Christ churcn or at ine cemetery. I Snore fell early in the .day, anil the earth was blanketed in white us tkci cortege moved to the cemetery. ( .Among the stables present Were Vice President Marshall, represcntmg 'President Wilson; (j-niera! March, rep resenting the United (State army; Ad- miral Wilson, representing thi navy; others only ere permitted to iter t() ccmctcfi" to witness t!ie inter 'ment. A mantl of snow concealed ik fresh dirt of Ur cxeavtin at the .grave. Mtighbors and admirers of.i" .ihe colonel witnessed We last brief? tj utt kiOin.V BUYER OF I L STATE Sl'PHKME COURT HAS Al'FIIt.MKD JUDOU KNOWLKS DECISION IS MOST IMPORTANT PROHIBITION OPINION t'nso ot State Vs. C I.. Iluslik, Ail- ponied from Union Circuit Court Is Decided by Supremo llcneli at Salem, Upholding Koriiicr ituliug by l.ocul Judge. SALEM, Or., Jan. 8. In what Attorney General Drown declares to bo tho most important prohibition opinion since tho passage ot tho bone dry law, tho supreme court yester day, in the case of the stato vs. C. L. Uusick, appealed from Union county, affirmed Circuit Judgo Knowles' decision anil held that tho purchaser of liquor is not uuilty of an inulctablo offenso, and conac- fluently is not an accomplice. As a result u bootlegger may be convicted ou the unsupported testimony of a purchaser, and no corroborative evi dence is needed, provided tho jury believes the tale of the purchaser. 'While It is true that the sale can not he made without a purchaser, it is also true, under tho statute that the crime is In tho sale of intoxicat ing liquor and uot Mi the purchase," sayn Justice Johns in his opinion. "Tho whole purpose and intent of tho prohibition amendment was to pro- maKe me purcnase 01 such liquor ,an indictablo -offense, wo held the pur- chase'r'was nut an accomplice of tho defendant as a seller." By reference nlso it is held that, bitter herb tonic," is an intoxicat ing liquor in the present case the man convicted being n druggist and tho purchaser bought tlirco bottles ot he tonic in one day. Although it contains only pub-half of 1 per cent alcohol, It was held a question whether It was Intoxicating liquor, was fairly submitted to the jury. Othor opinions- today were: Btato of Oregon vs A. Hortschlng , nppeal from Multnomah; motion to dismiss indictment charging crime of manslaughter; opinion hy Justice lolins, Circuit Kavanaugh uffirmed. Lee Ahonon vs. William Hrys.ko, appellant; appealed from Multno mah; motion for a nunc pro tunc order in a personal injury case de nied; opinion per ci.riam. FLYERS TO SIBERIA Three Hundred French Flyers and Mechanics Are on "Way. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Three hundred French military aviators and; mechanics sailed for Vladivostock on! Monday on the transport Sherman. , They carried with them airplanes. nr- ored cars, rapid-fire guns and others equipment. , , A second detachment of mo oincersi and men will leave here early in .Feb-j ruary. I i tx ry Ji Hi. if llrftlsb women gla.a workers are to wo"gn glaas fuclorjr Korkersjmovlng LIIR1 I ?j?sfirfr i?:? Tjrsi t5 h ' T H I R WFFK "J' J i'? ' . ' iV'l ' ' . ' fYl&'ZtA 4 PLACF, CONTF.KFNCK TO OPKN A World Leader Was Buried Today. Colonel Theodoro Roosevelt's remains wore laid to rest today. Not only is this ' nation in mourning, but the whole woi'J realizes tho loss of a man among men a pronounced leader a mun who had intellect to deter mine right from wrong and' who had abundant courage to fight for what he believed to be right. The youngest president wo ever had, he took tho reins of govern ment following Major McKinley's splendid administration and it is admitted by everyone that .the na tion's ship of state was well man ned with Colonel Roosevelt. The history of the Roosevelt public life is known to every household and needs no special attention in this mention of his demisa and burial, but it is a pleasure to have known Colonel lloosevelt at close range, to have worked with him and studied his personality. We have never known or seen n mun of his type. Ho stood distinctly alone; there wilt be no more Roosevclts. His wido grasp of nil subjects was remark able, his quick decision was won derful, and coupled with the fact that he was right in almost every instance, made his decisions all the more different from those of ordinary men. One could not be with the colo nel without feeling the bigness of his character, although he posses sed no features that were intend ed to awe his associates. Ho was n manly man in every respect. He did not pose as a ppecinl guide for other men. Ho apparently never felt himself un example for others to follow. Perhaps. in this existed one of his greatest fea tures of leadership. . No public character ever had the tremendous personal acquaint ance ajid personal friendships that Colonel Roosevelt enjoyed. Essen tially a man of tho common people he strove at all times to be of service to them. He was at home with all, regardless of standing in society or business,. This was demonstrated on his trip to La Grande, as. will well bo remem bered hy all who saw him. His death was untimely, for this nations needs him at the present moment. We need him for his wisdom, for the beacon light per sonality which guided friend and foe alike. Roosevelt, without ut tering a word upon a national subject, was essential because advocating national measures in variably formulated them with expectation of strict scrutiny from the cx-prcsident. ', . It is ton had that he could not have lived until the United States wades through the entanglements of the peace program, for, with out minimizing the men who have been choten to hundlc that vastly important work, Colonel iRoosevclt's opinions would have had much weight and they would have been for the right in every instance. Rut, the end of all men must ' surely come and regrettable as the pas:-ing of this great man is we must all meet it. The words of the martyred McKinley, when his life-blco'.l was flowing, are ap propriate now that his successor to the presidency has been called ''It is (Jwd's .way His will, not ours, he done." 1 BRITISH WOMEN WORKERS IN A GLASS FACTORY V ,V . 'AKlh ' i I" I l-'n the Four ' ' h iW v V .Chief Powers. 41 bCVery useful in tne reronstrurtlor, QrUA in EuWpe. the tluss ibut ha conn' frooi a broken Y"t. :. 5 III IS BLOODY STREET I'KiHTlNG CON TINUES BETWEEN GOVERN MENT AND REBELS SPARTACIDES REJECT OFFER TO NEGOTIATE Loyal Troops Being Rushed to Capital to Aid Socialistic Government Spnrtacidcs Have Successes in the Berlin Street FightingList of the Killed la Growing. LONDON, Jan. 8. Bloody street fighting is reported as still raging in Berlin and hundreds of persons un stated to have been killed. Early dis patches reported that tho government forces had been victorious but the re ceipt of later dispatches makes tins doubtful. Heavy reinforcements, including 480,000 loyal soldiers under Gcucnv.i Groener, nro being rushed n Berlin to help fight the Bolsheviki. The Kbcrt government is said to huve offend to nogotinto with the Spartacide?, but it is reported that tho latter have reject ed the offer. . A violent struggle took place .'(round the chancellor's palace when the Spnr tacidcs tried to capture it by a storm attack. Twenty of the rebel soldiers were killed in tho first charge An other furious battle took place in the Wilhelmstrasse, where the foreign of fice is loented, Hero the Spnrtncui soldiors were strongly armed, aH they had previously captured and lo'ilud tho great Spandau arsenal. Tho Eberl governmenC, according to' the Exchange Telegraph, was musHing troops in the suburbs of Berlin yester day morning, with orders to enter I he city later in tho day "to end tho Bol sheviki riots." The Spartacides, at last ropurti, were said to be In control of tho nulice department hendquartcrs and th-j Mar stall building, where they mounted machine guns with which they were able to sweep the streets. All railway traffic In the city has been suspended, although the subway is still operating. The situation in tho German capital continues to be very grave. UERNE, Swlu., Jan. R. A truce has been declared hotweun the Spar- tlcides und the government troops In Berlin. Negotiations between the warring factlor.s have been begun. LATKIl NEWS SAYS TItOOPS ARE I. OVAL ICTOKIOI S LONDON, Jan. a. Street fighting between government and rebel troops In Merlin bus ended with the government troops Victorious, accoid- i lug to rienne advices received here lata today. Purllamentarlsts huve I lieen sent to the government by the Spurlaciilcs "to dlarum measures to prevent further bloodshed." A truce ihas been declared for further nogotl- alions. W . .1 5 r- , tZIi JVs'l I KUUS, Jan. H if : rhotogroph suw-g ' TO CURB DIVORCE Re-Marriage for Six Yearn Not Al lowed in Suggested Law. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 8. Marri age after divorce will not bo permis sible jn Washington stntto until six years after a decree has been grant ed, lnstoim of the present statute en abling a divorced person to remarry in six months, if recommendations which will be submitted by tho committeo on morula at the close of the regular meetiny of tho Senttlo Ministerial fed eration Monday morning are adopted by the stato legislature. At the same meeting Judge Everett Smith of the superior court, and Pierce Lonergan, former divorce proctor of King county, will talk to the ministers on div6rce from tho viewpoint of the jurist trying the case and the praetor representing tho undefended side. ?.8 PER CENT A. E. F. WOUNDED DIE WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Of 71,111 wounded and injury cases tabulated in the American expeditionary hospitals between January 15 und October 15, i;18, 85.4 per cent recovered and re turned to duty, tho war department announced Tuesday, Tho percentage of deaths was 8.8. BETTER ROADS COU.YI'V SOON .ItOADS" TO START "GOOD CAMPAIGN 'red is Faulkner, Wallowa llankor, lousier Gives Friendly Ad vice to I'liiou County. Walluwu county Is gutting ready lo launch a good roads campaign Hint will mako othor counties In the statu takn notice. Fred Faulkner, bunker, sheepman and rancher, was In LuGrande today on his way homo from Portland, whom ho appuarod before the Btato Highway commission to intorest that body In tho places of road from the Minim tu Joseph. -. It la the Hope-of Mr. Faulkner that sufficient local as sistance can bo rendered hy Wallowa county to induce I he highway com mission to formulate a comprohou Hlvo rond program In Wallowa. "The need of gnod highways has always been apparent, " he said, "hut lever was It so forceful as now. Wo work away for yu.irs under heavy difficulties and then wnKe'tip to the fuct that every olher progressive sec tion of the country l: building perma nent ronds. The county that falla to get In tho road building gume Is go ing to bu left far behind und there is no other way to view it. Wallowa county, tho fastest growing agricul tural ciinniy In thu slate, with her heavy acreage -recently brought un der Hie plow, with her fast growing towns and her wealth -of timber and minerals, must havo good roads. I ,,, dedicating a good deal ot my fu tare time to preaching the gospel of geod roads every where I go. Sure ly Union county will add to her al ready well started road program und utilize the gravel and stone In the river this winter. Nature has strown good mini building mateilii'l through out Union eounly, and while I do not want, lo iijip'etr In Cut role ol telling a neighbor whal lo do, I do hope (he country court will put a rock crush er at work In the tiraniln Hondo riv er and gravel and rock afew miles of re id. leading toward Wallowa county tills winter." I ...l!,,l'l-l l.ininir. the 'American secri'tury ..f state, stated hei today that preliminaiy conversa tions in tl( pca'- coivfcrencc will prob- ably begin Kriduy. Thcie prclhnl' . -'. 1. .. 1-1 II.. .1. ' he said, will be inf.rrinal, With the United .States, I-'taiice, ('real llrit- WALLOWA s SESSION niu and Italy participating. r n the ideas set forth in President Wil it is n"6-'definiU'ly knownwhether, son's speeches. jV! meeting f.'lll be ( Japan will he represented at the lirst.held Thursday at tne foreign offfce, in meeting, but .e will p;irtii;mte in the 'preparation for the firl peace confer meetings imiru'ilinWly'upottj the f inaljvnce session. completion of her delegation. 't,S)Among those pretext thtj confer j l'he first matter taken up by thojeiice will lW,.,l'esiiicnt Wilscipf IJyin. A. conference will be in rcgardiiSn Russia, ;ji' JRalfour, "British foreign miitist&V; ,nd itritirularly conewfiing Itio rcla- Lorf Robot Cecil, Trcmier Orlando Tii.m between Kussnr-and t,,-mawy The next que-Uion will be that ot a jjeugue of (gfi tions, which will be ad jvcct.tcd alui'ig liir(g)C'jnformii with s OF TllltlCIO MOHE STATES DATU'V NATIONAL l'ltOHiUlTlON AMENDMENT. IDAHO TAKES PLACE IN RANKS OF "DRYS" Supporter of tho Uoozo Uusiucaa Are Dallying for the I,t Stage of tho Fight Twenty States Ilavo Officially Approved tho Nn tionul Amendment. : CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Throo more states Tuesday ratified the proposed prohibition amendment, making a to. tnl of nineteen states indorsing tho proposed amendment. The house of tho Idaho legislature voted Tuesday for the amendment and if the cnii follows suit the proposal will need to bo passed by only sixtoen more statcB. Legislatures of Ohio, Colorado and Okluhoma ratified the legislation. Rep resentatives of the distillers' mot in Chicago and decided to opposo tho prohibition law which goes into effect July 1 by ovcry legal means 'jossible. Twenty States Ratify. IThe states which have ratified the ' prohibition amendment thus far are Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, Mis souri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Maryland. Montana, Arisona, Dela ware, Texas, South Carolina, Massa chusetts, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, Micmgun, umo, Colorado and Okla homa. At a meeting of Che distilling inter- . ests of the United States resolutions adopted declared that the time had come for members of the industry to make "a most determined resistance to such revolutionary methods " re ferring to the wur-timo prohibition law and the proposed federal tons l tutlonnl amendment. The action Tues day also provided that power to make liquor's fight shall bo vested In a com mittee and Attorney Levy Meyer ,ef Chicago was appointed chief counsel. Will Rattle to I'inlsh. Although Mr. Meyer would make no statement for publication regarding plans for the coming court battles which will be taken to the- United States supreme court for the finul out come, it was learned that the distil lers will not quietly submit to en forcement of the war-time prohibition act which becomes effective next July 1. It is said to be the plan to allow the government to make the first movement by, charging a violation and upon tho prosecution thereof the li quor interests will wngo their fight. Ilnse Plea in Antiquity. Tho resolution adopted Tuesduy stated that there are uOO distilleries in the country with an nggregate invest ment in plants und products of at lenst $1,000,000,000; that tho industry actually antedates the constitution ndoptcd in 1780, und that the business 'has heretofore been recognized, en 'ouraged and protected by the United States government itself." It was also stilted that there is on hand about IfiO.OO'O.OOO gallons ofwhisky and al cohol, of a total value of about $760,- (1110,01)0, und that federal and state taxes of at least $5,000,000,000 have been paid since the cnuctment of the internal' revenue law of 18112. , Declare Law Against Constitution. The resolutions declared that carry ing out of tho war-time prohibition legislation and the proposed amend ment would destroy the property in volved and would "violato' every prin eipic of American justice and of con stitutional guarantees." . .;- - It was further asserted that consti lutiotla! lawyers of eminence have given their opinions that the proposed amendment "is inherently vieious and destroys the basic .rights of local twlf govornment which the Ihe 'orRertimfl upon which our "constitution m1 the hole. theory and etructara f fir governmlnt Tcsls. KKAfTLE, Wash, Jan. 8. Hiram CiHiill, former mayoruf Sta'tle, died "'r0 mcsoiry iu nuucii.a. eai rorcign aimisTer aonnio or uaiy, P,lUr,ior r-lemennenil Vnreit-n Mtlill. ter Pichii, and Messri. Whfft "and Insing of the American dciegation.o LIQUOR FACTIONS CO O ' o o o o O00o .o o o Q O o
