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AIRPUNE-STRAY
VISilOfi.SU w
WMISU I.AXDUD IX.
-VlCAU l.MitLKIt
field
Aitoni Had Stinted front I'finllc
ton to Hvo Exhibition lit
Wiilfii Walla
. . An airpluno piloted by Lieu). . J.
M. Fetters, wltb-Serst. OwVn Kis
sel as mechanic, which (lew from
Y-akinm, Wash., to Pendleton Sat
urday, strayed out of Its course
yesterday afternoon unci .Instead of
arriving at ,Walla Walla, where it
was due to give an exhibition flight
at 3. o'clock yesterday aftornoon.
landed In a fii'ld near luibler to
replenish fuel. supply and learn Its
location. The crew were not In the
best of humor over their misfortune
'and lost no titfic' in speeding over
the mountains to Hie wcRt again as
soon as the gasoline tank bad been
filled.
The plane was seen by La Grand
er land its exhairst plainly heard,
but It traveled across tno valley
and ch-cled a couple of times over
Elgin, at a height of about 600
feet. The pilot, when he lundod,
said that he could not locate- Elgin
on his map. .
The airmen came down In a field
about a mile an a half from Im
bler. Just cat the time the audience
rs dispersing after attending a
ohautmiu.ua ontertainment. Those
vbo had machines quickly made the
trip to where the plane was and
formed an interested group about
It until the aviators were ready to
take off again.
. The fliers left Seattle Friday
morning about 10 o'clock, flying to
Ytaklma, then to Pasco und to Pen
dleton on Saturday.
TO RESIGNJOB
GOVEUNOK OLCOTT D1SSATIS
FIED WITH HIS WOKK.
Reorganization of Industrial Accident
Commission Will Not Inter
fere With Investigation.
SALEM, June 23. Governor Olcott
said today that the impending re
organization of the Industrial Acci
dent Commission, which he announced
Sunday, including the appointment of
J. W. Ferguson, Democrat, and Will
T.'Kirk, Republican, and the retire
ment of Hurvey Beckwith and Wilford
Aflen, will not interfere in any manner
.with the investigation of the commis
sion previously ordered at the request
of rhe Portland Central Labor Council.
Governor Olcott has asked Beckwith
for his resignation. Allen term has
already expired.
Governor Olcott said he Was dissat
isfied with the work of the commission
as at present constituted. '
AVIATOR LEAVES
ON RETURN TRIP
TO SPOKANE
WALLA WALLA, June 23. Lieut.
J. M. .Fetters, f the Mather Field,
(Calif.)' Flying Forces, with his me
chanician, Scrgt. .Owen Kissel, left
heer today for Spokane in the airplan?
in which he came from. Sacramento,
via Portland mid Yakima,. .
Lieutenant Fetters is iJie aviator
1. .1 L: CA....I,.., anA nnilillin.
wno tost nis j "
j.. .v.- tr.., -oir flight kat
uonaiiy mum- mo .--ft--- -.
has been made over the Blue Mourt
tains, flyrne- over Elgin, near U
Grande, artd finally landing near Im
bier lo get his bearings again.
BELGIUM'S RULERS
TO MAKE VISIT TO
THE UNITED STATES
BRUSSELS, Uclg.. Juite 23-
!. ilhr and Oueen tlizabeth
BECKWITH ASKED
of IUdgiuni ha arceii an Invi- valuabl teries of seiions All tin
(at'ioa tendejed them y President 'sessions ere well at teniid, delegates
'ils os visit thti tnitM SiiitesJn,) roreii-ntatives from the chchi
It Is said that thlr J.lp across liio:at ;ai(er, Cov, lfiibltr, (i'in, Pint
Atlantic will pr'..ibly " madtin .(jn,' Iin Union m.t4ng ih? La
Si'Dtember. 9 I Grande memlJtrs of' the eHuiii for
mmm " j,
.fREfflDENT'SSHlP J
CAtT.OW'HUfiSDA?'
d-Ot's
Wilsons ship, the s-aiser
O'lieorQ"
r M
home o'
,the0iO'idt'nt relurn
O'
rtie a"er his many 0 eek. at Oed Mr HeliW il. gmocs ampresi-
. Tk In IjiM h.i&)H0nt: nf th lollies' Relief CorD. anil
ha nerv conierenre in
'atrt.
i.n nrd-n-Ufoday t" '
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r.A Mr New oik on Trsday
GERMAN SAILORS
a SINK, SHIPS LEFT.
IN THEIR HANDS
(Br Associated Press to The Observer)
WIVAR, JOne 23. German war
ships which Bare not surrendered to
the allies aod which had een anchored
off Kt'l, Wilhelmshaven and athor
points, have bijen sunk by the Goimanl
sajlors manning them. According to
reports, ships and a number of
destroyers were still in German bands.
FAUGHT CASE TO
THE J U RY TO DAY
AIU.UMKNTS STAUTKD THIS
MOItXIXU, AVIXDIXG VV C.VSH
Trial. Which Had Continued Since
. Tuesday Last, Is to Determine
Damages
In the circuit case today the arg-
uiuems wgre.conciuuco in lae case
of Wallowa County vs. Faught, af
ter the case had been on trial for
nearly four days. It' was given to
the jury this afternoon, but at the
time of going to press a verdict
had not yet been returned. This
suit, which was tried here undtv" a
change of venue from the circuit
court of Wallowa county, Is the cli
max of years of effor: to-get a coun
ty road from the heart of Leap to
Enterprise. The road will come lo
town by the most direct route with
out any adverse hills, -in fact follow
ing a natural and easy down girulo
most of the way. After repreuted
attempts to ge,t iUie right of way for
the road, the farmers and land own
e:s of the district, fiom the north
end down to Mr. Faught, agreed lo
give the ground for the highway
und to stand the expense of fencing.
But Mr! Faught contended that It
would damage his farm heavily and
he failed to come to an agrewnont
with his neighbois on the north.
At this Juncture tho county court
intervened. The farmers on tho
north had opened the road through
their land and had no legal power
to force it through Mr. Faught's
farm. But the county had the right
to condemn the right of way, and
instituted pioceeding a year and a
half ago to complete the lob. Iast
year ev.-ybody was so busy that
' n.
there was no session or Circuit
court, and when hearings were pos
cible, technical objections further
delayed the case. ,
These technicalities were all swept
away at last, the Circuit court rul
ing 'that the county had a prima
facie case, as the county court was
wa3 th sole judge of the noed oi
the road. There icmained, there
fore the sole question of tho dam
ages and benefits, which 13 what
now concerns tho hearing , at- La
Grande.
Mr. Faucht. who has been repie-
sentcd by a battery of legal counsel
consisting of J. A. Burleigh of F.n-tm-Drise
and C. H. Finn and Cochran
A Kh.rbard of La Grande, claims j
the new road would take innu
worth $500 and would aamage hw
farm td the amount of 7,uuu.
The county's case has been In th
hands of District Attorney A. raii-
child. with D. W. Shoahain ot en
terprise and Col. F. S. Ivunlioc ot
La Grande as special counsel.
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U l. S. COMr-NTION AS LAKGL.
LY ATTENDED.
Ned Hi lda of Ladies' Hrtti f and th-
' Sanriay School Department!
, Wei .Eltctcd.
Tiie t. TX R. conf!r?cc, muting at
the wbeTMcle in rtiis cit tldaad yes-
terdsy .alter" very. inicresuiiK aiyi
jf..jl( rtiimnus servf. and business
ssiuis. At u. cWs esion
I' " confen. v.er.!- aliniS.n
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Evelyn Rosenbaum was crfiiscn to suc-
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(CuntiOcd on Psge C)
CONFERENCE
CLOSED SUNDAY
GERMAN .GOVERNMENT 1RP;. '
' PEACE TERMS yilCflliraNIILLy
CHARLES LATHROP
PAC .KHONORED
V.y Associate.. I'ress to The Observe!
WASHINGTON, June 2:1. An
nouxcement has been received here,
that the Societc-Nationale d' Acolima-!
tation of France has awarded its silver
medui to charies uthrop Pack, presi-!
dent of the National War Garden com-!
The award was made in rcc-
ognition of tho home food produc-1 being made for the cereinony of having the signatures of
lTiTIhV;r rtertZi5tns;the Germans and of the representatives of the other pow-
made through the American embassy !
in Paris. The society which made the
award is said to be the oldest institu
,ion of Us kin( in the wo,ld. It con-
trois great bointiiuii and zoological j
gardens ui Paris,
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE OFFIC
IALLY oi'i:m:i) yesterday.
Perry, Kainela and North Powder Are
Over, But La (j ramie Is Lag
ging On $11100 Quota.
The Salvation Army Home Service
campaign opened. Sunday with Nurth
Powder, Knmchi and Perry over the
top befere the -anipnign started, bul
with La Grande still $l''(iu-bt'hiiiil and
with only six days l-o go. The quota
for .the tiiree towns already over tho
top is $250, 550 and $100 respectively.
The quota for Ia Grande is only
W0, all of which is t stay here in
!u :, I ...:ti I i i... ii. i I
the city and will be used by the local
corps. Only a little over a quarter of
this amount has been raised at this
time and in order to put La Grande in
the first place, where she has always
been, it will be necessary for'everyone
to dig down-Hiul do his part within the
next six days. This drive must carry
the Salvation Army in all of its work
for one year, as no other solicitation
will be permitted.
Figure out what you- can give and
send the amount to Charles R. Haid
iing, at the United States Natiuna;
Bank.
PRESIDENT OF IRISH
REPUBLIC IS IN U. S!
(By Associated Press to Tho Observer;
NEW 'YORK, June El. It is an.
nounced that Professor De Valiero,
president of the Irish Sinn Fein re
public,, has landed in America.
THREE TOWNS j
. OVER THE TOPs
V.. Wrf' MHM Jp
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(By Associated Proas t The Obsorvurj .
. Striving until the last minute to obtain the concessions
from the peace conference which they insisted must be
granted th'em before they could get any cabinet to sign the
treaty, the Germans have finally bowed before the firm
of A nt . T?; rpil0 j v, ;.. tt. i.
! Muu ul U"D "lB "
Ilerr Bauer's erovemment. that thev will accept tho ueace
., j;i.iii A
11"" AHugcmcui, aio UUUUluulgiy
grs affixed to the treaty.
With the final settlement of the war now accomplished,
President Wilson has ordered his ship, the George Wash-
jngton, to be ready to sail
home.
MEXICAN REBELS
IMITATORS OF THE
HUN IN WARFARE
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, June 23.
The death of stfwenty-flvo defense
U'ss pasehKeis was tho phase of the
revenge taken by tho tebel bands
under the nominal command of Fe-I
lix Diaz for tho death of Aurullanul
lllaaqn t and Francisco Alvarez.
A truin on the Intefoceanlc lino
lica Inn pecrns being tinned only
with instruments of labor was dy
namited between Pino and Lus
Vegas, tho greater number of the,
passengers killed by riflo firo und
their bodies, together witli the liv
ing wounded, burned when the
train W113 fired. ' -'
' Within" ii few" days' ' a parly of
irandils, eoiumaiidtd liy the Arel-
iano lirothets, burned a lu-ige part
af the villiiiie nt Thinornvjili. eilus-
ing an uii'teriHlned nutnberj of 1
casunltles. Anoiher attack by l'edo
Gabay, falsely reported killed, on
the .4vaiado railway near Salinas
I
claimed rtftecn passengers and fif
teen soldiers as victims.
The only military success regis-
..-ft."
tcred was the attack on a military
train near Tiena Ulanca. on tho 1
Isthmus Hallway, at a point known!
as "Devil's rtackbono." by forces j
under the nViel leaders, Vlllugas 1
and Lagunes. Tho young General
Ernesto Damy, Major Uliilo oain
boa and fifty soldiers wore killed,
Damy flghling to the last.
Wholesale Deportation
of Troublesome Aliens
t. T5; inn.iitnpnrl
Is Being Considered
(Ily Associated Press to Ths Observer)
NEW YORK, June 23. It has been
learned that the government i consid
ering wholesale deportations of boi
sheviki, ainrrrhists and other radicals.
The plans call for using .reluming
troop ships for taking alien agitators j in the nation made it difficult to. com
back to their native land. plctc arrangements.
Conflicting Thoughts
6'"" -oauiauk-o, Muuugu
4 j: i..
oh Thursday, from Brest for
FORMAL NOTIFICATION GIVEN.
PARIS, June 2:1. The German gov
ernment has feminity communicated
its willingness to sign tho peace termti
unconditionally, it was announced by
the French foreign office this after
noon. The day and hour fur signing art!
uncertain. The ceremony might take
place Tuesday, but it will more likely
be on Wednesday. Italian delegates
hero have been authorized to s'.gn the
treaty on behalf of Italy, thus remov
ing one possiblo cause of delay in the
signing of the treaty.
-The German note of nreeptnnce
maintains that the peace conditions
are a "treaty of violence."'
VON HAIMPALSEN TObKiN. ,
PARIS, June 2!l. Admiral von
Haimpnusen will sign the ponce treaty
for tiie Germans, it appeared likely to
day from information Bccurcd at tho
hendiuai tors of the Americun delega-
tion.
TIIE SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENT.
WEIMAR, Germany, June T.i.H
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ULCM... . '""f """" " l" "
many will sign tne peace treaty.
The above dispatch was filed at
Weimar Sundny afternoon nt 4:01
o'clock. Apparently it referred to the
German decision to sign tho treaty
w'th the reservations of which they
had given notice to the Allies and
which tho Allies had rejected.
REFUSE TO GRANT MOKE TIME.
PARIS, June 2:1. The Germans i.r
''"Y requested an additional fnity-
' h'our wilhin whifh to. nilll:(!
known their decision relative to
signing of the peace treaty without th?
reservations which had been .refund
by the Allies. The Council of Three
flatly refused the request, which plead
ed that the change in the Gt'rman gov
ernmen. and disturbed conditions- with-
(BRITISH SHIP
SINKS Cf&UISER
IN THE BALTIC
T(iry Associated Trass to The Obsorverl
HKLSIWPORS, Finland, Juno 23
British warships on duty iif the Baltic
sea on Wednesday evening torpedoed
and si4ik the Bolshevik" cruiser slava.
ThcSlava sank immediately after be
ing torpedoed. '
SALT .'LAKE ITIV'IS SCENE
DIG CONVENTION
Kvcry Stale in the Union is itcire
senteil Vbsltois Will Enjoy
Siglif-ScuiiiK Tl-iim
SALT LAKE CITY, June 23.
Retail groreis from iwery Btalo In
the Union wore In attendance hert
today at tho annunal convention
of the National Association of Retail
Crocers, which conveued at 9:30
o'clock this morning and will con
tinue through Thursday, Juno 26.
John W. Wilcox, vico-prosidonl
of the Utah Retull Merchants' asso-
lation, called tho convention to or
der, and following other addressof
of welcome and responses. President
J. II. Schaofer of Davenport, la.,
delivered his addross. Business of
tho organization during tho after
noon session, besides reports of of
fleers, included un addroHB by Loon
M. llattcnbach of Denver, who
apok on ono of the vital questions
affecting tho grocers "Cash und
Carry vs Credit and Dullvoiy."
Social features during tho con
vention, to a considerable, extent,
will take place In the evenings.
Numerous excursions lo tho many
eamyuiis uround Salt Lake City and
Odgen and trips to Sultbilr, famous
bathing resort on Groat Suit Lake,
arq schedlud for tho day tlmo.
..Addresses at tho second, -, d-ny'l
session include that of F. C. Conno
lly of San FrauelBco, past presi
dent of the association, who will
discuss, "A Larger and More Ef
fluent OrgnnUuUun;" a talk by
Arjay Davlus, president ot the Na
tional Wholesulu Grocers' associa
tion. Committee reports will br
heard Wednesday und Thursday
and discussions on thu reports take
lilacu.
Thursday, June 211, soloclion of
tho wvtt convention city will bo do
elded upon and officers for tho next
year will bo elected. Atlanta Is tho
only city so far to huvci. announced
Itself as a contondor fdr the 1 J) 2 (i
convention.
METAL WORKERS
IN VICTORIA ARE
OUT ON STRIKE
(lly Ass'iclstcd Press ts Th Obssrverl
VICTORIA. B. C. June 23 Un
ion metal trades workers, said by
their bfide s to nuiubur five thoui
and, witnt on strike here today In
sympathy with tho WJiinlpeg sink
ers. DEATH OF MANY
KKKC.U3 KLLH, linn. June l:i.
Koriy-scven perHona Hie known to
ho dead today, and 1(U
jured j.ers'tfis arc in hospitiila, aa tho
iTM.lt of a which swept
thmiiKh i'urii Kit II Into yeatr?.Hy
Thu pmpcity Iohh cuumm) by thu tr
nudo i I'.sLimaU'd to be ubout six mill
ion Jullam. '
I Tmin lliiileil fi-iOn 'Pluck
ST. l'AI.'L, Minn., Jiinu 2:1.- -Ho
'pons of a severe cyclone Sunday
' ifternonn at. J-'ortW l FailjjS Wl'b
'mine than 101) hollies l"ve!l b
; mat city, were, received las', r'ght
MaJ! C. F. Curtis, aide lu d.rt
aiii-lieiiurnl Hblniiw left'l.i-f. nven-linl-'ou
sp--l!il train to pieparc
1 the way lor e-i!lli-f work.
! (ir at. .V'thuin trnln No. 1 won
blown from the tiack 27 miles eiiit
nf IlSrliesvllle and aiioilt l!c sailln
liii-ttanci- we of Fergus Fall' only
tin- engiTeiiid ihii" rem in-.-;
Oi the traik. O-potts say 0'0or
jw re tbKMt klll'cJ0
I Pliysiclana hiiv been stitiiinone:'
6 o the A'-i-ne of the wreck anil i v
III! III Uin wrecs uiiii
i nirroundlng towns. WltiO
v.'re b.Qly Intetf'-nd m
ii lmte from
i(ai-l9.
jliy the Hto: in and eiQly last even
jlng but fi-w details were ob ai:i
;ubli'0 o
Tile train Is Iho rrack i,e:l
Nniibern o'lentul limited iaii!.cnn-tiK-
n'al, and i;-.tbiii:id.
RETAIL GROCERS
GATHER IN UTAH
CYCLONE CAUSES
FAMOUS MURDER
CASE REVIVED
AX AltlZO.NA l'AIIIKIt AJ(JJ SO.V
' SHAKE lil.A.MH
Harry K. Stevens Wtw Found (iuilty
Last Year, Hut Appeal Secured .
llliu -New Trial (,
FL'ACJSTFF. Ariz., June 23. Th
Hocond trial of Hurry Earl Siphons,
already convicted of first regree
murder, opened hefe today with the
promise of being the most Beu
tlonal and hard-fought murder case
in the history of Northern Arizona.
Stephens and his father. Joseph
H. Stephens, a piomlnent cattle-
man, who also is allotted to have
boon Implicated In the killing of
Robert-iIIHor, who worked on the
Stephens ranch, have been out on
$50,000 bonds each.
The shooting of Miller, which oe-
curi-ed April 2, 1913, la reported W ',
have if ol lowed troublo in tho Steph
en home between Mra. Stephen and
her husband. Miller was killed In
store In Prescolt and the elder
Stephens Is alleged to have coun
tenanced the deed with which bis ;
22-year old boii Is charged.-Miller
was a man of about 25 year.
At tho first trial of HHrtt B.
Stephena in I'rescott last year, the
young man was found guilty of
first degree minder by the jury aft
er 30 mlnirtoa deliberation.' An P-,
Pcul was taken to the State Supreina- 1
Court, Irrogularltloa ' In summoning
the Jury panel being alleged and the
Judgment of the lower - court was
reversed. Stephens then obtained a
change of venue) from Yavapai to
Coconino rounty and the now trial
was ontared held here.
It Is ixpeoled that, following the
docisioif of his son's ease the elder
Hleih1iK will be placed lu the dock.
Both tho state, and defense aro
ropiwentcd by An Imposing array at
counsel and this, coupled with the,
fact that Ute Stephens family is
woll known throughout Northern
Arizona",' foreciistB widespread in
toiost In the esse.
TEIiEUHAPHEIlS SI I'I'OltTKI) IIV
THE A. I'. OF Ii,
Coni rill ion Also PiishciI Itesolittlmt
FavorlnK l''orty-l''n"r Hour '
Week for laibor
(V.y Associated Truss to The ObssrverT
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. Juno 23.
Indorsement of tho strike of th
commercial tolegraphers through
out the natiou was votod today y
tho American Federation of Labor
in convention here.
Tho convention also vvnt en rc,v
ord as favoring a fori; -four hour
week for labor gcnwlK, '
Knox I? Determined
to Introduce His
Treaty Resolution
WASHINGTON. Juno 23 Sena
tor" Knox announced today that uft-
i-r tho .upprnpriatlmi bllle have
been pnssed iif will attempt to on
taia a votu from congress on tho
losolutlon . exiiresslng unwilling
ness toCarcpt tho .oagiio of Ns
tlons cpveniint as an Inseparable
LiU t of" the peaeo lictdy. .
9
Number.of Diplomats
Got Appointments to
Ambassador's Posts
Illy AmoHMpd Press to Tha Obssrvrj
. WASHINGTON. .11. C, June0!?.
Wlttiayb F. Cjiniales, of Charles
tun, ovhn isifow minister to Cuba,
was nominated tod' tlOr the pos'.
of nmbassndnr to Peru. Iloaz W. ,
IjOng, of New McOIco, was nonii
nati't as ambessadcr to Cuba snd
Dun i on C. ilc.VIllaii.of Tennoa
as minister to CUatttmalii.
REPEAL MEASURE c
APPROVED TO KlJL.ls
DAYLIGHT SAVING
(llr AsimQatrd 1'rau toQ'ha Obssrrer)
WASHINGTON. Juno 23. -Iloro
and Senate comerees have apirov
ed the rider to the Agrlculi.iir.il Ap
propriation Dill for the repeal if
tho daylight saving law October
2 next. Tho adoption of t!:o me.iv
urei by congress Is reg.udt-'l as cer
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LABOR CONGRESS
INDORSES STRIKE
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