La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 21, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Texto 0 . ' Phont The Observer oj , An Independent Newspaper PrlnU the Nawa Ik Day It napoen. theNewi and Tour Want Ada. c Main S7. MEMB.EE OF T.IfE ASSOCIATED PRESS A VftLUVKXYlTf SIX PAjGiES LA (i RANDK, OUKCON. FIMDAY, MARCH 21. 1019. SIX PAH IiS NUMMRR148 41 lit flmi,?Attrt' '4 r e RHINE IS RTURSL BARR ER MARSHAL KOCH SAYS THE B1V ER IS THE ONLY GOOD LINE OF DEFENSE! HONOR FOR VICTORY BELONGS TO SOLDIERS Armistice M as Assented to in Face of the Fact the German Armies Would lie Certainly "Crushed Lives Saved and at Same Time th" French Assured of Victory. (By Associated Press to The Observer) PARIS, March 21. Marshal Focb made the following rtutemcnt in an interview today: . "The Rhine is our only good line o defense. I do not demand annexation, but if we do nut secure that military frontier we will have fought in vain." The allied commander also said: ''I4 was the wonderful soldiers who gavo us victory. My only merit was U having faith and never despairing.- "We signed the armistice despite the certainty of crushing the German armies, to avoid lulling more men and because it gave everything necessary to insure a French victory." SENATOR DIMMICK DIED LAST NIGHT (By Associated Press to The Observer ) OREGON CITY, March 21. State. Senator Walter A. Dimick died last night, aged 39. A "veakdown believed to be due to overwork during the leg islature is assigned as the cause of death. Mr.' Dimick, who was born Augus 30, 1879, at Hubbard, Ore., was the sou ot George W. Dimick,- well-knowr Marion county pioneer. Walter A. Dimick was educated in the public schools of Hubbard and graduated from Pacific university a Forest Grove in 1902. He was admit ted to the practice of law in 1904, be coming associated with his cousin, Judge George B. Dimick, at Oregor City. REPORT REVOLUTION AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI .LONDON, March 21. There are unconfirmed reports that a revolution tion of the Menshevik, or moderate element of the Social Democratic par ty, against the soviet government, has broken out in Putrograd, according to a German government wireless dis patch received Wednesday night. PAN-AM KI1ICAN SOCIALISTS MONTEVIDEO, March 20. An nouncement was made here yesterday that. a Tan-American Socialist confer ence will be held in Montevideo in April. HARRY FRAWLEY " DIED AT HOSPITAL Harry, the orty.snn of Crunty Treasurer and Mrs. John Frawley. pissed away at th-! Grande lionde hospital :.t 1:110 o'clock this after noon He was taken io tho hospital yesterday 'morning. He has been in pour health for a long period. Funeral arrangements will prob ably bi! announced tomorrow. SAY WILL DELIVER GERMAN SEAMEN REFUSE PARTICIPATE Ground of Crtiecti'jA Is That Cermar Has No Guarantee of Continu s Food Supply. (Ry A.."-ciatcd Tress to The OrtaeverT j HAMBURG. March 21. Siamm a' j a ma'ss meeting passed a resolution! refusing to oarticinaie in tne coin-cry, of the Cerman merchant hiJ - d-1 ,n' m by ttie entente .ieclariiip it the duty of all sean en "and leliorers to rt-fu-e '. in MM-f- nitt Ihn work on hciie h . I ton the rieund th:iT i'lwrc has been no ri,:.rantco that, German.:!! receive M$f food cxce,.fethc initial deW. w 9 MWRtACM sHilKI IIS PJCKKT OT SHIPS TO r, TF.SiF I( ri!.F. PLANTS !'-a?ed to supirt lieei.ora)ft- prm-j I.A'!rN('T:,.Ma.-, Mar8l.-!ciph.".rmcr United Sloes Senator.; i-k-n)-'g of the textile mill gate J..' Joseph W. Bailey of Texas declared in I . ai.;.'. ....i.... ... rjB.ime.1 u"f,i-U .i!i here Thursday niirht that: .4i :,u 'n...-l nf th.li5or w ',l..i,.. TIB trik-.' nntrol inclmlrua iSimW-Soliimen in army SENATE WILL WORLD (By Associated Press ST. LOUIS. Mo., March 21. Unit ed States' Senator James A. Rood Thuisduy, in commenting on the ac tion uf 50 Democratic members "of tho Missouri houso of representa tives, who Wednesday adopted a rcs oliislon calling on him to resign and run for re-election, as a means of determining public sentiment on his vlewa.-said hb had na objection to I lie members pausing the resolution, but ho did object to luelr saying he spoke disrespectfully of President Wilson, and the text of the speech would show it. PROHIBIT! MOVE WILL NOT UK MADE TILL Ai'"r;;u peack Claimed That lteferdum 'Is Neces sary (n Several Stales Including - ' - Oregon. NEW YORK, March 21. -The committee of distiller's of the United States, representing the entire dis tilling Industry, announced " Thurs day night that steps were being taken- to attack the constitutionality of the federal - prohibition amendment and the war time prohibtion act. Levy Mayer ot Chicago, counsel tor the organization, was Instructed to arrange for a suit to test tho emergency prohibition law after tho treaty of peace had been signed. Ac tion to bring about a Judicial review of the eightfontlv amendment, it was stated, would await the out come ot referendum elections in 13 stntes whero petitions calling for a popular vote on the "bone dry" en actment have been filed or are In circulation. Mr. Mayor arivi30.i tho committee that in states having referendum laws and whose legislatures have rat ified the amendment, the ratification would have no effect unless a ma jority of the votes cast in tho elec tions favored the amendment. To Test Jjcgalily of Act The attorney alsj gave an opin ion that if the war time prohibition net is unconstitutional manufacture ot distilled spirits, forbidden by the nrer-idont under tho food consorvq FIGHT ON ft tion lawB, could bo lawfully resum cd as soons a:i tho wai Is ended In their discussion of measures to nullity tho federal amendment, Iho distillers amid California, Washington, Oregon, Novadit, lrtfho. Utah, New Mexico. Celqradxf Mich igan, Ohio, Missouri, Mlftne and Nebraska as states where referendum petitions havo been circulated. As 4 5 state legislatures ratified the amendment, nlno moro than the necessary throe-fourths, the distill ers' announced plan or action wouiq not be carried out If the people oi ore than four states approveu inc decisions of their legislative uuu- ies- The distillers" attack on the war time prohibition act follows the line laid down by counsi lor ine irw- r In their test suit filed here Wed nesday, allepjiiK that the law, hnv- inp- been enacted niter tne aigninK of the armistice, went neyonu un- nower o! congress i" huui. ... ures for the national security andioweu either to discuss' defense. Awaitim; Signing of Peace Members of tne distillers' coiiilllit tno declared the decision to withhold their litigation until the completion of peace negotiations was based on a ik-sire to proceed only after the war jehiercency was formally declared a fmattiT of history. It was said tho ;sult would be brought against the collector of internal revenue and the federal district attorney "In some appropriate district." While no distilled beverages have been manufactured tince July 1. I:il7. under tho food conservation regulations, no ban his l-co pbed on marketing of stocks except tbujt Ihc wartime prohibition act. v.pH forbids pale and all Wltmiraw trnm bond exrept lor cxpoiV-Pflr poses rfter .Tunc 30 next, until the demobilization of the war time gill; jitary forr.s. . J 'SOLID SOTJTH'.BREAKS - 'Red ofii io Lib-oly aid Increase in Taxes Stir tormer hwaior. f ' 8 u , cl ir.WAtm. n. -t"' 1 iwrtine that the DcnvKTaticoiaiT; - !lie would icvor airain vote for the . nndQtte of any party hich consUm lly reduces our libcy and unfiecoa-jir. NOT RATIFY LEAGUE SAYS REED to The Observer) "I am not conducting (his cam paign as seme are, by abusing any one. who does not ag-oe with mo," he said, "but I make no denial of the fact that 1 do not ngno with l'roii dent WilBon." "1 will not resign, of course--n.t unless .ill thesu othoi lillowa Willi views for and against llio league of nations resign. In lhat.cJso, I will go with them and wc cuu have, a general elecll'in with tho document as the paramount is.u'ti. "I believe it is coming to a general referendum, for United States sen ate will not ratify tnc document." HOSPITAL UNIT UOITING UK FOllE WAU nUPAHTMiOXT Big Celebration Sure lo Take Pino When I .a Grande Sees Her Sol- tlicr Sons Agulll Slating that he hud plaoed . the wishes of the people ot La Grande, regarding the routing of the La Qraude Hospital Unit, before tin war department, U. S. Sonator Chas. L. McNary this morning replied as follows to the wire sent him yester day by T. J. Scroggius and Geo. Cochran: "Matter of routing o' Field Hospital Hundred Sixty-Seven Sanitary Train Hundied and Seven teen before wnr-department. No ac Hon can be tnkon before arrival In this country. Will keep you advis ed." Mr. Scroggius is writing Sonatov McNary today, giving him full par ticulars regarding the hospilul unit, and he Is , qulto confldont that through the Senator the war depart ment can be influenced to afereu to the request.'-"'-- ' .-'.;' , ; "And whon the boy get : here,' says Mr. Scroggius, . "there will be one of the most enthusiastic colebra (inti lA tlrande has ever seen. We will get two or thros thousand dol lars from tho countv, and another thousand from tho city, and we'll spend it all showing the boys Just tow glad we are to bavo tnem oacK SERB-CROATIAN-SLOVENI KECOGN1ZEU BY SWib ERNE. March 21. The Swis fed era. council Thursday recognized th now Serbian-Croatian-Slovene nation IS SEEKING (By AsoOiaCcd I'rena to Tho Ohaervor) BASEL, March 21. Berlin advices say that the president of the German armistice commission at Spa has pre jgented a note to the inter-allied dele gates askintr if Germany should con sider ns tiaie the statements in th French and British press that the neace treaty will, be ready for the uermans as soon as wnson approved j out mat Hie vieiiiniun win nui modify the document. THli WEATHER PORTLAND, March 21. For Ore gon: rair; gentie nortnerly winds. REPLY GUIS FROM M'NARY OR TON V . ' Jl ' -o'. ''.. ' 1.1 RED RUPERT OHTHEVAV TO MEXICO EUG1TIVE WAS LAST 8EKN UOARDlNf. A TKAIN AT GA ZELLE. CALIP. ' BELEIVED HE HAS . HELP IN THE FLIGHT Escaped Man Would Have Had Hear ing Before the Parole Hoard in Month, but. Fear of Federal Charge Presumed to Spur Him to Leave the Country,. (Rv Associated Preas to The Obsorver SALEM, March 21. Warden Stev ens has received word that Red Ru pert was se?n boarding train at Ga zelle, Cal., Tuesdny, after buying some clothes from the fireman. It ia be lieved he hud pre arranged help in es caping and will probably go to Mex ico or South America to escape the federal charge lodged against him foi the theft of Liberty bonds. Ho could have gone before the parole board this month, but did' not owing to the federal charge impending. RESTRICTION NOT SO SEVERE RESTRICTNON FIVE HED LESS STRINGENT RULES OF USE OE CABLE. It Is Understood That the Censorship Will L'caac Altogether in An- v - ''" - other Month. (By Associated Prcas to The Observer) LONDON, March 21. Cable agen cies say with extreme pleasure that the rights of government department to priority in the use of cables is to be immediately drastically reduced Government and non-government mes sages will be sent at alternate half hours. Previously the government of ten occupied the cables for. twenty hours out of the twenty-four. It in also understood the censorship will cea.se within a month. I- ! i' ! ! J I-I-I '!' GREAT ANNIVERSARY IN .J. WORLD'S HISTORY -J- i- . I- Todny, March 21, is the first .J I- anniversary of the date when i I- the German army was at the I- peak of its power. II is the day I- -I- when the German hordes poured -J- -I down on the British fh Picardy J ' wilh the boastful inlenl of win- ning nn overwhelming vlrtory J before the Americans should ar rive in France in force. .J Today Germany does not exist as a-mililary power. .J. J -t. j4 J BAN ON INDIA1TS HAS BEEN RAISED JUNEAU. Alaska, March 21. The ban which has been placed upon all Indl-n gatherings, pot - Inches and other meetings by - nor - ern'.r Thomas Mugs. Jr.. in con - ni-ction wilh the (iiiaianlllie atainst jSpanlsli influenza lias been r.ilsnd. GOING DPY!! itii u irtnm iirn v nrpiminn nur IIHL1 HDDULUICU ULDIf OF THE HUNGARIAN TERRITORY (By Associated frets PARIS, March 21. The Italian lo gation to the peace conference hdii I unanimously decided to withdraw from trie conference unloss Fiumc is ns igned to Italy contoninornncoush with the conclusion of peace. Colonel House has promised Pro- mier Orlando to present a project ir IS IN CUSTODY NO CHARGE HAS YET BEEN MADE AGAINST HIM. Husband of Poisoned Woman Says He Hants lo Help Out Girl Who Did Hie Work. (Dy Annorlntrd l'ress to The Ohs.rvT SEATTLE, March 21. The pollen today held in custody Dudley M. Storrs, the automobile mechanic fov whose love Ruth Garrison confessed thnt she gave poison to his wife. Ni" charge has been placed against him. He denied that he knew of the girl's intention to kill his wife. He said hn did not even know they intended to meet. Ho said she enme to see him in Okanogan, but that ho did not ask her to como. 'I want to help that little girl ou1 of this," he told the police. OIL COMPANY PILES SUIT. U. S. Government Defendant in Actlor for $2,193,251. PHILADELPHIA, March 21. The Atlantic Refining company today en tered suit in tho United Statos court here against tho government for $2,103,261, alleged to he due for fuel oil furnished to the hnvy.' The oif company claims compensation nn the basis of war priceB charged for its pieducts, while Secretary Daniels set tied at the lower rate fixed by Presi den'. Wilson. Other concerns, it is stnted, will on tor suit for large sums in the event of the government losing in the pre-fl.t cotitnversy. Mustering In of a national guild company took place at MarHhfleld Wednesday night. Bids for tbo con struction, of.nn armo-y will bo called for Immediately. STEEL PRICES ARE REDUCED (lly As.oclnttd Prcus to Tho Ohnurvor) WASHINGTON, March 21. Agree ment upon a new schedule of steel Prices nroviding a reduction in the present quotations for the commodity DUDLEY STORRS was reached lute Thursday mgnt oy'BiiiliiK before sinning construction eprescntntives of the steel industr and the Industrial board of the di nnrtnii-nt of commerce. Tho new prices are for the year 11119 and an'! .tive at once I A partial list of the new prices was made public ns follows: Basic pig ironj 'reduced to $2l.7r. a gross ton; four , inch billets :iH..-,0 a gross ton; two i inch billets $42 a gross ton; merchant 'bars, $2.Hr a hundred pounds; plute-l ! $2.(15 a hundred pounds, and structural i i.steel $2.4.1 a hundred pounds. IT mud rnni to The Olisorvorl a few days concerning the Italian Jugo-Slavo frontier which he hopen will satisfactorily settle tho dispute. Tho Italian delegation's decision apparently brings to a head tho bittei controversy between Italy and the .lugo -Sl?v over the disposition of lant1 along the Adriatic. - E, E. BRAGG IS WILL HAVE CHARGE OE THE WAR STAMPS SALES Fred Locku-y, Associalo IHroclor, Ap preciates Work of I'awt Year and Hopeful of the Future. Fred Loekley of the Oregon .louruni is in town for a brief visit. Mr. Lock- ley is associate state director of the War Savings committee and is making a trip throughout Eastern Oregon ap pointing county chairmen for tho War Savings committee. "Union county made a most excellent record laal year," said Mr. Locktey. ''F. L. Mey ers, the chairman for the county, proved a good organizer and a haid and faithful worker. He and his com mitlce are entitled to great credit for their excellent work. This year the work is starting out most encourag ingly. The people are realizing the value of thrift and arc putting their savings into Thrift stamps and Wnr Savings certificates. , These certifi cates aro issued in denominations of $100, $500 and $1000, and are con vertible into cash at any postoff.ro by giving ten days notice. Iho stamps arq issued in denominations of 25 centn and $5. iho work this year will not bo along tho nature of any special duvOj but will be earned on through the srhonls, poKtoffice and banks. We havo boon exceedingly fortunate in se curing for chairman for Union county for this year K. E. Bragg, the post master. Probably there is no one in the county belter fitted to nerve in this capacity than Mr. Bragg. He wan county superintendent of schools for fifteen years and has been postmnster nt La Grande for the past six years. This gives hi m a wnlo knowledge ot conditions through the wholo conn Ly. He personally knows almost -ev eryone in the county and there ia no question hut what he will bo ns siic cessful in tho W. S. S. work as he hay on every other drive with which he has been connected," TO REBUILD IN BURNT DISTRICT .IIINEAU, Alaska, March 21. Knli banks wlil rebuild the section of iho city recently wined out by fin?, according to Uepri-Kt-ntatlve E, B. OolJIns of Faii-liunltH, who urrived here to nl.lofid the legislative ses sion. Collins says some rebuilding has ntro-tdv begun but that Hie nin- tjorty ,,f tim people will wait until HOME LETTERS FOR THE BOYS HICCEITIOV COMMIT! EE I V MOW yoiik i:si ni,lsiii;i) All letlers for Helm iilug Soldier: Will He Deliver. .1 by I iiiiiiiilltec When .Men Llllt. I. In order I lint all -..'lining Oregoif foldier.-i m:.y fird ici'!rB rriim the homo tolks In tlielr morning mall at. soon iih IhcyJtrM on tbo Atlantic ;coa!.t, arrfiiiK'-ineh's havo been made 'by (lit; stub- iT Oregon fi-r tho estab jlbh.tieiit oi an -'iri.-on reception coinmill. e In New V r .ji Ji I y. All jmall sent to riMu.Nli.g i,ol.ll..-rH In UaTe of Iho 4lreon lie. en tion cyn linlllee. Hotel Si . i ,!. New York City, will be dellvi-r-d lo the H.felle.1 s soon us his b'i lands, whet hoi 'he arrives at YoiJ or at New oil New. Tlieie are many fi.IO riiaivorse .rliobcH,-o ' V la.-l that they bavo been mov i mea UMllld ialf.- He. leltolew Kieks. ll.Si! rere . e,l any wmil ir.iin noioe. will In a gro.-.t 9l -io to such ini-n lo find letter.: .welling them who!' they arrive ouhls side of th Al lanii O PKaln. and -.he Orel an Il.-. ep i linn Cnmnilllen will likely ho given lp,ly ot work lo ,! Tim slate i(il Inner the expense of mi.lntnlnlnC the t-oiWnlO-o In N-.-w Yoik-t-'iiy. EW CHAIRMAN HIHGOF . VILLA BAND MEXICAN OUTLAWS ARE PUT TO FLIGHT BY GOVERNMENT , ' TROOPS UNDER ZUA.IJA MANY OF THE BAND' ARE REPORTED SLAIN Included hi the LUt of Killed Is Mar tin Lopez, Leader of the VilliBtas, and Felipe Martinez, Famous Villa General, and Ramon Vega Battle Took Place Wednesday, (By Assoctnted Irfs to Th Observer) JUAREZ, March- 21. Government t it) ops under General Zuazua routed Villa forces under Martin Lopez, on Wednesday, seventy miles south of hero, General Zuazua has reported. Lopez, Felipe Martinez, another fa mous Villa" general, Ramon Vega and forty-four others are among th slum. FLAX AMERICAN MICMOK1AL . AT WF8TM1NSTKK ABBEY LONDON, March 21. A memorial sorvico for American soldiers and sailors who fell in the war ia to bo hold In Westmlnater abbey, April 4. DANISH PREMIER IIA3 WITHDRAWN RESIGNATION COPENHAGEN, March . 20. The Danish cabinet, headed by Prcmior Zahlc, at the request of tho king, has withdrawn its resignation. Negotia tions between political leaders during tho last fortnight hnvo failed to solve tho ministerial crisis by tho formation of a coalition government or othorwiso and tho king asked tho cabinet to re main in office. L PLAITS OFF PERFORMANCE OF "MR. BOB" IS POSTPONED FOR WEEK. One of Principal Members of Called lo Portland Makes Showing Impossible. Cast Thero is a superstition lunong pro fessional actors that a good dress re hearsal means troublo for the final production of n pluy. Miss William son, conch of tho senior play, says that she isn't superstitious, hut that the final rehearsal of the play liyt night was too good to he true. One of tho principal actors has been called to Portland, and the play must be post poned. , Mrs. Tom Walsinger received a mes sage in the night that her sisters son in Portland had been injured, probably fntully. Mrs Wulsinger was unable to go to Portland, and it seemed impera tive to send her son, Harold. Harold is one of the principal actors . in the play, "Mr. Bob." and no one in school could take his pluce, even though there were time for readjust ment. - Definite announcement of the timo of the plnv cannot be nm.le ut the . . . .... . f present, nut jniirsoay ami rnutiy .... next week are being considered ns tho probable dates. Full particulars will be given. DR. PHY MANAGER AT SANATORIUM Item Taken Froni "..rllaii.l Piipcn , Misleading !' One Essential Particular, An ll.-m Liken, frmn a Portland i.i.ner and niibllsh"d in the Observer i yesterday lias led to a wrong linprns Isloli In regard to the management the lint Lake Sanatorium. Ir. W T Phy Ik the head ot Iho institution I Hi., same as ho has been and will I col lime to be. . O.-jcr K. Lilly hat 'been engaged l.y'Hr. Phy n nn asia RIGR SCRDO taut In the ho'el department or inn Kaiiiitorium,an.t tint a "nunacer" an Hie repnit frc.S tho Portland paper, indicated. - o WAftl IIA-N ill r.ir.i...-. 0 ..l l.-l. XT - SH II' 1 '. I I' " J r I." ' r" ' no1 W,OlllN''.T')N, March 21. in It !shi0."l,' ''"aril was asked 1'hur.elay 0 by the eVc'Ove council or tne newly .gdnized National Merchant Marine association to remove the prohibition against American shipyards accepting orders for f.OiRn account. The as sociation announced that Senator q Omsdell of Louiiinnn had liccn elect ed permanent president. hi I ! I!- o o uniform. increases our ta-Q'.1 r i -i xra - - - v o v" & O Q o . . o o - 0 6 t . o o 0 f V' Vr r