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MOVEMENT l-'OK SEPARATION
fr'IHMI KEItlilA AM) FORMA
. XlOX OF UEPUSLIO
ARMY IS LEFT IN
STATE OF DISSOLUTION
Violent Combats Took Place at .Mar
burg Where the Oari-lr-am ltcvolt
ed Croatian Troops ItciiorUMi to
Ilavo Proclaimed u Jtepublic
Fraterniac With Hungarians
(By Associated Press to The Observe)
. PARIS, July 25.-dispatches from
Agram and Gratz report that a ser
ious military revolt has taken place
in Croatia which has taken the form
of a movement for separation from
Serbia and the formation of a re
public. The troops aro loaving In
units and tho army is in a state ot
dissolution. The Serbians are try
ing to suppress the levolt with
troops.
Violent Combats Tuesday
GRATZ, July 25. Violent com
bats' occurred Tuesday night at Mar
biirg where, the garrison revolted.
Thirty were killed and many wore
wounded.
Croatian troops are reported to
have proclaimed a republic. The
Croatlans are fraternizing with the
Hungarian soldiers.
Mutiny Report Denied
PARIS, July 25. A dispatch from
Laibach officials denicrs the rumors
of mutiny or other troubles In Jugo
slavia. The dispatches say that or
der and tranquility rprovail.
DEMOCRATS FAVOll LICENSE
SYSTEM ON IMPOItT THAW-
WASHINGTON, July 25. Demo
cratic membois of '.ho house ways
and means committee Thursday do
cllned to join with the Republican
members in recommending passaRii
to a bill leaving a tariff on importa
tions of chemical glassware and ap
paratus. They favored a licensing
system for tho control of imports.
AMERICAN LEGION
ADOPTS BUTTON
Emblem of Veterans of the World
War Will lie Distributed Through
, out Oregon in a Short Time
A button adopted by the Nation
al Executive Committee of the
American Legion as the, official em
blem of the national organzlation of
American voteians of tho Great War
will bo distributed, in a few days to
local posts of the Legion throughout
Oregon. An enlarged design of the
button, unless changed by tho Na
tional Convention at Minneapolis In
November, will also be, used as the
basis for the official seal of the Le
sion. The button is throo quarters of an
inch in diameter. It consists of a
cential small roplica of the regal?
Hon bronze five pointed star dis
charge button, surrounded by a nar
row ciicular band of blue enamel.
TI" ,r;M htok Toe button
nas a fluted gold edi:-;. The rent. al
onllca of the, discharge button will
be silven Instead of bronze for mem
bers of tho Legion wno vuie ""u
'VL'T stent, will be tajcon
by the Legislative .CMemitUe of tli
American Legion, headed by ft" me:
Senator Luko -ca ot I'lnnocc uu
'former Congrvsman om:i
J Millnr of Lelewan t ha tne Pin-
, ' ,.t , L.J , and its u,o fullv
rteriert .
In older to effectuate the rcsoln-
Hons of the Ste I-ouis mating of the
American Legion et dorsing mino u.uranae ipost. They go to
prinr o'cs of land development a: Portland to take chargo of Hie work
me.-ns of ft hahi ajta'ftiE returninr atsNo. 4 pwt In that city. Thn
niaiern a commute of th ee i of the KalvVion As my In La
her of the National Exeetlve Com
nlttee will iake a thorouth .t'l
of Jhc 8iibj!,-t of reclamation of and.
swlmp M t-Wer timber l.iwl lr
8-opc'ation with the, sectary o'
intr lui- i q
PendiM' Ih"! results of th" '
itii-
to be mule by the commltt-c "
three, the African Le;n wli
take no action on V" Lanc-Mondel'
Hill Jint as soon as the U-slon de
termincs the host J,ind reclamatl'O
leclslation for the, o-turnrd veteran?
It will take positive stand In it
Mor and.:?ort l'. lo?tioB. 0
Defenlive Treaty With
France Not Givei Out
at the Present Time
(By Associated Pross to Tbe Observer)
WASHINGTON, July 25. Tho
president plans not the pioiont the
defensive tfeaty with Franco to the
senate until after his return fioin
his projected tour of the country.
No statement was made at the
White House regarding the charges
in the seimto that the president hud
violated a treaty section by not pre
senting it simultaneously with. the
Versailles treaty.
Germans Arrested For
An Alleged Plot to
Defraud the Government
COBLENZ, July 25. Sixty Cer;
wins fiom ' Cologne, Berlin and
other cities have been arrested it)
connected with an alleged plot to
defraud the, government out of mil
lions of marks by eliminating com
petition at the auctions or army sup
plies.
ANOTHER CALL
E
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS FACE LP
WARD COST OF LAUOK.
Commission Is Advised That the Ex
isting Rates Arc Inadequate
to Meet Expense.
(Hr Associated Press to Tne Observer
WASHINGTON, July 25. Br
Thomas Conway, Jr., of the University
of Pennsylvania, told the federal elec
tric railway commission today that the
electric railway industry faces an
other upward leap in labor costs
which will make the existing rates en
tirely inadequate.
SOME FAMOUS INNS
CIOHU THEIR DOOItH
PHILADELPHIA, July 25. Inns
in existence since colonial days arc
among those closed by tho wartime
prohibition law.
One of itho most noted is tho Gen
eral Wayne Inn, on the Montgomery
Pike outside of Philadelphia, which
was opened in 1704 as the Waysidv
Inn by Quaker settlers. "Mad" An
thony Wayno used the Inn as his
headquarters during the revolution
aty war and It has been a polling
place for moro than 200 years.
Turks's Head Inn at West Chester
has closed Its doors. In revolution
aiy tltuos it was visited by General
Washington, Lafoyettc, "Mad An
thony Wayne, Colonel Taylor ani"
many other offlceis of Washington's
army.
T.
WILL MAKE THElIt FAIiEWELI
SUNDAY KVE.NLNU
Departure of Head of Lnrnl Salva
tion Army Corps and His Life
Helper Regreta-d
Announcement ...Me to The Ob
server today by Capt. William G.
Smith, commander of tho Salvation
Army corps in La Giiinde, that Mis
Smlln aml h(J ar(J to hom th(j. faIc
"'"" Sunday
levenlng, prior to their departure on
Tuesday next for their new home
aD(i new ..,; n i0rtland. will be
,carncd wj. , , and'
-S'et.byLa Grande citbens who have
bopn impressed by their faithful ef
jforts and valuable work (luring the
jy-ar. they Ifavo, been In th.aigc.qr
oraiiut- naj prrjsperea unner tne can:
oCapt. and Jl:a. Smlt,). and the)
have well earned the promotion Uiat
r.cnds them to Portland,
o Tomorroevenlng, Saturday hete
will be a soril evening held at ttl-
Isalva'.?! Army hall by the:ii,iiher-,
o'of the cor-. snd theii' friends as
farewell titCjpt0and MisKxlth and'
th-'lr four child en. TIT evenliO'f
program will consist of a proOim
;iOi refreshments, and all friends o'
O rirp.otAg leaders and of the
work are Inrimien in .no genet at gi
vitatloO that Is jtended.
FOR INK
SITU AND
WFE GO NG SOON
TB PROTECT
SIBERIAN
PltESIIlEXT EXPLAINS OIMHCvl
OF AMERICAN MILITARY
EXPEDITION'
FORCES WILL REMAIN AS
LONG AS NECESSARY
Another Object is (.ivhifi Kellef to
KussiuiiK in SilKMia by Supplying
. Food it ml ( bUhiiin o Intention
if Interfering Willi llus'ju Sov
ereiKiity (Py Aaiiuciuteil Press to Tho Observer,
WASHINGTON, July 25 The Pres
ident advised the senate today that
.he American military expedition to
Siberia was primarily to protect iMif
maintain the operation of the Siberian
railroad. It was indicated that rlu1
expedition would ren.mii as Ion, as
uch protection was necessary. An
other purpose was to p;ive relief tx the
Russians in Siberia in supplying food
and clothinp;. There is no intention of
interfering with Russian sovereiKnity.
A letter from the President said the
retention of American tioops to pro
tcit the American railroad forces is r
"vital element. Iy agreement with
Japan, American troops will remain as
lone as the railroad expedition main
tains operation.
HID IIODY OF l'l.AVMA'll-:
rOKTI.AN'll. July 25. CeurtM
Miller, ate ID, v.ho hid the hody o'
his playniiite Frank McCanley, n'e
seven, in the nttic ot the .Miii.'r uome
Monday admitted that ho had killed
the lad accidentally while exhiblllnc
his fatheis automatic army revolver.
The hody was discovered 'wnen thi
hlood dipped tliiounh the ceiling up
on the .Miller parents bed.
AIR FLIGHTS
TIIKEE M FN MA UK JT UNISYS- AT
SALKM TOD A f .
Governor Olcott to Malic Another Air
plane Trip to Portland Later
ln the Day, lie Says.
(1(7 Associated l'rc.s to The Observer)
SALEM, July -J3. Governor Olcott,
Penitentiary Warden Stcincr' and T.
B. Kay made flitrhts with aviators
over Salem today. Governor Olcott
will fly to Portland later in the day,
it is announced.
DON'T AttOVV MO.KIHOK
-TTTrilftTrlEK.
OFFICIALS IN
k W AV-a V. "wi W nifrSAX jh. .
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Convention Closed and
New Officers Named For
District Epworth Leaguo!
ISLAND CITY. July 25. Th dis
trict League convention ekwed Sun
day o'iilng uftor a throe day ses
sion at Island, City. Every session
was intoiestlng and Dr. Doney a ad
dreies wore well appreciated. Sun
day was a big day. C. E. Tenney,
president of Gooding college spoke
at the morliing service; and again at
the afternoon meeting. A large aud
ienco listened to his Inspired words
at services, and no one, especially
the young people who heard him
could fail to realize the necessity of
put tine, the best Into, life, what eve'
thek calling miht be. There is
challenge In this day and uko for the.
best (service planned after the Mus
ter's teaching.
At noon the people of the com
munity -and delegates gathered at the
Odd Fallows' hnll and onjoyod a fine
buskot dinner, which 'Was one of the
most enjoyable Bociai times. Dr.
Doney spoke again in themevenlng
and installed the new elected dis
trict cabinet who are: Miss Josie
Itlokland, Island City, president;
Miss Fannie McKennon. La Grande,
1st vico president; Miss Fay MHH
p.iin, Ln Grande, 2nd vice president;
Leslie Thompson, Island City, 3rd
vice president; Miss Mertlo Mites,
Union, 4th vico president; Miss
j Ileulah Smith, 1 Bland (;ity, rorre
isponding sceiary; Roy Winchester,
! Kntorprise, treasurer; Don Cramer,
'La G-niudo, recodlng scTcretary. This
closed what will perhaps bo the last
(district convention, for next year an
institute will be held which is a
combination of convention, summer
school and an outing.
The Island City League wish to
extend the sincore thanks and appre
ciation to all who tlnough the open
ing of their homes and co-opoiation
hejped to make the convent. oil a
success. Also to tho Odd Fellows for
their courtesy.
S TAKEN BY .
Fl If KM A N C. K. JONKS DIICI) SUD
DENLY YESTERDAY.
C. K. Jones, n fireman in the cm
ploy of the O.-W. K. & N. Co. here,
known famiiiarly to his friends and
associates in the railroading gmne as
''Casey" Junes, passed away tiiioul
'i:'.W o'clock yesterday afternoon, July
i 24, at his home in this city, a victim of
i heart failure. He had been in noor
health for some time and had but re
icnlly returned from a trip tbken with
his' family through California anj
back to his former home in Arkansas
in the hopes of benefiting his health
ile had been a resident of this city fot
se.-eral years. The funeral arrange
ments i.ave not yet been made, the
fan.ilv awaiting word as to the time
of prnva) of a brother from Caii
firt'ia. Lcfcated was born near Berryvillc,
Arkansas, thirty-seven year ago He
leaves' to mourn his loss his Wife anil
daughter in La Grande, to whom the
sympathy ol many friends goes ou'
t nd tlnee brothers in Caliifornia, h.
iTroher and mother brother in Arkan
sas, anil a sister in Oklahoma.
HEART FAILURE
Vacation Correspondence
LEnGlfE IS .
TOHESIFOR
ONE WEEK
C'OVKXAXT QI'F.STIOX TO MVF
Way 'to roxsiDF.iiiNt; thi-: aty
WITH COIAMUIA .
STATE DEPARTMENT HAS
URGED IMMEDIATE ACTION
Involves the l'tiyment 'of ljl'J5,0.
IMHI to ('111011111111 by tho l ulled
' States for ainauc-i Arising l-'ronr
Aciinisltloii ly America of l'anr
uuia (.'anal
ly Associated Press to Tho Obsorvor
WASHINGTON, July 25. Uinlei
the present plans of tho Kepulilicn'i
leaders the peace treaty will be j-jl
aside temporarily until next week fo!
the considerntion of a treaty between
tho United States and Colombia, ;,ro
posing tho payment of $25,000,000 tc
Colombia for damages arising fr nr
the Amc-iehn acquisition ot tlu Pan
ama canal.
Senaior Lodge said Hint the foreign
rulatio.is committee will consider tin
treaty with plans for immediate noti
fication by the Semite. State, depart
incut officials have urged action.
WILL CONSIDER RESERVATIONS,
WASHINGTON, July 25 President
Wilson lias promised to earnestly con
sider five proposed reservations which
Senator Siciiccr, of Missouri, snie1
must be agreed upon if tile treaty ami
covenant is ratified. One provides that
the Shantung settlement be reconsid
ered anil readjusted as soon as pos
sible. Another expresses regrets at
the Shantung settlement.
5
CARRANZA GIVES ORDERS TO
CAPTURE HOLD-UPS.
Reported Activities Are Sent In to
the Navy Department From
Mexico Today.
(Cr Associated I-ross to The Observer
WASHINGTON, July 23. Acting
under Curran.a's special instructions,
Mexican military authorities at Turn
pico arc making unusual efforts to
capture the bandits who held up tin:
sailors of the Cheycnire, aecoidiirg to
a report enl to the navy department
today.
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A6 JttCUMV. 1XU .
WASUINtiTON. Tilly V. The
president 4aa kIkiipiT tho agricultur
al tippnii latijjn hllj from which tht
iluyliKlil savin); Tider u4 tL
Aimlnatcd. . .
HAS BSEK SXiriJtV
(try Assoclutttl Vrosi to T0a Obssrverr
LONDON, .Inly 25. The strike
of n (iimi-tcr of a million men in the
conl.nrnes wMi-h tlircatcncd to para-
lvi..! many industries was settled tc
ilav.
TDK WF.ATIII'ill
PORTLAND, July 25. For Oro
ion 1'iir In west portion; fair and
cooliu- In the uast portion tonight
Saturday fair, gentlo wostorl,'
winds.
JOHN- II. WOMACK (ilVF.N DISTl.N
(il'ISIIED HICItYK'fci CROSS
iVaine Appears in the List or llonoicd
Soldiers An Aiiiiouui-ed In
Washington Today
tl'y Associated Press to The Observer)
WASHINGTON, July 25. In tho
list or the distinguished service cross
awards announced by the war de
partment today is Included the name
nl' Joint 11. Wotuack, of Wallowa,
Orugon.f
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
VOTES DOWN SUFFRAGE
ATLANTA, Go., July 2".. Ratifica
tion of Hie federal suffrago amend
ment failed, so far as the present ses
sion of the Georgia legislature Is coir
corncd, yesterday, when the senate
voted against ratification, 119 to 10,
and the house took similar action by
a vute of LI2 to 24.
INDIAN COMMISSIONERS
CLOSE ANNUAL SESSION
SYRACUSE, N. Y., July-25. The
United States hoard, of Indian com
missioners adjourned its annual ses
sion yesterday, after making arrange
ments for recommendations in its an
nual report to congress regarding
ways and nienns to-overcome mortal
ity ami to enforce school attendance
anil-health regulations on tho M0 In
dian reservations of the country.
FOREST FIRES
( till' IX IDAHO ALSO
DESTROYED
Slilkis In liniiks of l .io Fighters If
lli lli lid to Ile !"' 'o I. W. W.
Inrlliencu
Illy Assoclnted Press to 'I lie Observer)
SPOKANE, July 25 - Dcitiiicti'i:
of the homes ot. six or night homo-.A-ader
northeast of Co'vILn, Wash-
iliMjii'ii, and tlm lot'.lng camp al
Kal. Spur, In Idaho, by forest fires
irt icjioi tid. "
I), irultory strikes by fl-e Misl'torr
ts-ri lioi ti-rl .and aro boliuved to or
due to the I. W. W.'s.
;KI;. fc( V TO TARE '
IE K (;; V AJ'.(ii:'HN-
UiNDDN. July 25 - Il' lu Kun,do
l i-il head ol the llmliupea! sovlcr
i;ovi-i nine'ii, liasfiasKi-u ,tuo aniifti (i'ii-
ii irf.- (oniiiH-t In the" ArKentlno n-
!l, nl. Hi-, wlnire ho Inl-nds living,
. 'oriliuK to an Exchange Telegraph
iCoH -liliiiKcll dli.patell, I. nut I rig Vli'lllll
Irepoits.
sVJW-; APPItOVIvS iXWES OF
SlISEM'K I'OII, IIOMI.'lii,AI)Ell.t'f
. si
0 a.
VASi!INa'ON. July 25 -The sen
jati' iii.i?iliiient t i(E, the ai.0i Ituial
- :itn o)
rill..,, hill
ta-rantiiig ti-tipo
c ti liouiestear
I' an! of ilisenco ti liolilestead-
:s KllD-i! i-ropsnia! been d(!Stroy
d by ilroiibl was agreed In by tint
'li,,0o Tliiiinday aniO'he measure wax
'C9
i'l-.-Mt.
0 V MAN
l!i DECORATED
HOMES BURN IN
JHBRiE .
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OH STRIKE
THE MOVEMENT IS A PROTEST
AGAINST THE IHSCIIAKGE
OF TWO' 1'lliOTS
HAD REFUSED TO TAKE 8
AIR DURING A FOG
.Mall Carrying AiliilDrs or .New
Yoik Arc. Joined ln tho "Walk
Out" by Aviators in Cleveland,
Chicago and .Elsewhere ltettot
Slaclilura Aro Also Dciuauded
(11 Associated Press 10 Tlia Observer)
NEW YORK. July 25. Alrlpan
mail carrying uvlatois have gone oa
a strike as a protest against the dis
charge of two air pilots who re
fused to tako the air during a fog
Tho pilots demand heavier, sluwoi
and bettor equipped machines.
Pilots Were Dismissed
WASHINGTON, July 25. The
mall iplano pilots who 'refused to
taku tho air today have boeii dls-'
missed, the postofflco depart!, rent
aiiouncod. 801110 of tho pianos loft
on schedule time.
CONFIDENCE VOTED "TIGER."
Efforta to Overturn French Govern
ment Meet With .Failure.
PARIS, July 2C Premier Clcmen-
ccau's opponents continued Wednes
day and Thursday to "shako the plum
tree" in the hope of bringing down
another ministerial plum like M. Iio-
rct, former food minister, if not tho
entire crop.
Thursday thoy ntluckcd tho pre
mier through Mitfistor of Finance
Klotz and. his financial policy with the
result that there was an increased
government majority on a vote of con
fidence, the government getting1 301
votes to 134.
FIRE DESTROYS MEAT ,
PACKING PLANT
(Ujr Associated Press to The Observer)
PORTLAND, July 25. Joseph
Obcrl's meat packing plant at Kenton
was destroyed by fiio -today. Tho loss
is $10,000.
MATRICIDE SENTENCE
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT
MOUNT AYR., la., July 25. Roy
Eiumerson, Crcston, la., undertaker,
convicted lust Saturday of murder
ing his mot hi r, Thursday was sen
tenced by Judge, Humor Fuller to
life impiisoniiient in tho statu peni
tentiary. SALVATION LASSIES
GET CltOIA-DE Gl EIUIU
First and Only Women of the First
. Division to Iten ive Such Honors
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
OF OCCUPATION, (Conospondnnce
of the Associated Press) Miss Cora
Van Noidon, of Ne,w York City, u
Salvation Army welfare worker will)
tho Klrs-t dklolon. and Miss Uorirtidt)
Ely, of Hryne Mawr. Pnnn-, In chargo
or Y. M. C. A. artivlfles with tho
Eighteenth Inlanlry, wore decorated .
intently with the Croix du Ckuorro by '
Gonoral Andrien, rouimawlvr or a
French Infantry division, on hohalf of
the Fionrfc government. The corn!
inonios took place, ui Montabaur,
near tho edge or I ho l)i idgehead,
headiii.irtora of tho First division.
Guneral Andilnii also presented thn
Cross of a Chevalier of tho Lcgiosi of
Honor to Colonel William F. Harrol.
of, tho Sixleoiilh Infiyjitry, to Colonel
A. Hunt, of the ElBhtcenlJi fnfanlfy,
nct to Sorgnanl Mli-hmd H. .Ellis, of
the Twi'iity-olghth lifTanl'iy.
s After tho ipre.?cntatlons had boon
mado, following tho French ciistfm,
t;iicral Andr-lou kissed the Ameiiean
officers oif fli cheek but wljn th-
(lene,ial stepped iS'tint of Miss
Ely ail Miss Van Nordeji tht ofrieet
aiayeaied perplexed as to the pspcr
procedure after a decoiation had
( been prisented to a imtan.
Major OcnornlitiB. tf,lcC,Iachlm,
comniandiCj, of th First jll:-fein,
il'li kl went to hls'alij, Wltneiwcj 0
jt'.liirlil kissid the yniinK Cornell on
iiiu nrii-iii vj nny t.v'ieiai me
1 both it.eeks after the French cua-
Win.
M Van Nordin and Miss Ely aro
tho first and gnily wonirP welfa c
wrukers with tho P'rst division ta
receive tho Croix du Ouerio.
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