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ONH .MAX HECAPTlIiKn AI'TEl!
SHOUT ('II ASK HI T OTHKK Kli
. I'DED DKPITY SHERIFF.
BELIEVE FUGITIVE HID
IN THE AL. RAY HOME
Man Itccaptiired Ih Thought to Have
Been Kit lly Itullrt From Deputy
Mcllroy's Automatic, But Denies
V That He Wax and Also (hut He
:' Waa Ever Out of Jail.
One of two prisoners In the
county jail who made a break for lib
erty lato yesterday afternoon in
what the sheriff's force believe was
supposed to have been a wholesale
jail delivery Is still at large today
and ta believed by the officers to
hr.va left town on a freight late last
night. The second one of the Pair was
capturd by Deputy Sheriff Mcllroy
rJter a short chase and today deter
minedly maintains that he was never
out of the Jail. Robert Packard, IS
TeaiiB old, who was one of the four
tnen taken into custody and charged
with the thoft of L. M Jensen's cat
and burglary at Union is Tree. The
eaoape from the jail was made short
ly after five o'clock.
Seven prisoners who have been
confined in the jail for several weeks
had been allowed customary freedom
in the corridor or the Jail lor a shot
period of oxcrciso during the after
noon. It was when Deputy Mcllroy
went in to lock them in their cells
again that they mado their break
The jail Is very inconveniently ar
ranged, except from the jprUoner's
standpoint, the steel cage into which
the cells are built being set in the
centre of the room, about- four feet
from the walls on three sides and on
the fourth considerably closer, with
a flue running up beside It and pro
jecting so far that a space of only
about eight inches remains between
it and the cells. This bide is farthest
away from the door, to' the Jail
Doors Delay Sheriff.
As Mcllroy entered the Jail he
walked straight to the cell doors and
asked if all the men were Inside. He
received an affirmative answer, but
he could see only four men from
where hi stood, he mover around the
conidor to tile right to make sure
that no one was' hiding farther ar
ound. Tho flue at th) other corner,
projecting so near the cell he was
awe would prevent any attempt at
escape from that side. As h walked
around iho corridor, however, he saw
one man and heard the sound of oth
ra making a break for the door
They had succeeded in making the
squeeze past the flue and were out
the door before he could get near It
or get a chance to shoot although
he had his gun in his hand. ThcJ
slummed the Jail door as they went
ont the rear door of the courthouse:
liinmed It shut uleo, and then they
nrinted across the lcwn toward thr
main part of town. Mr. Mcllroy had
to stop to lock the big door, to pre
vnni the escape of tho thlid mn io
the corridor and by the time he had
Fa"iefl me rorner ui ir
outside the men were at the street.
Tti.v iey't.-n there, one rutinina
ih school and the other
inisht throiik-h yard immediate-
,.y across from the couit hou.e and
ben down th.f hill.
tires a IVeina la.
the Dpa'r meanwhile had Ven
ahoftios to scate hrm. after hi"
.fcrxifa at them had hern unhecrt.v).
lEIIIElIlIlIEflEICI
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PRISONERS
BREAK J
S
fc then fired to ';"'' ' " (h As.oct.ua Pra ,o . ot,.r..r
th man who tun towards the,"
loot. He believes he hit him in thi
flh part of the hip. tor llie man
nlaeniy clanvol l'1" l:nrt to M
., CB4 stoPP"d. Ho f t'itvi l 't
alt tat h was hit. thrall t a
" rhit and limping , whin "M i1latj
re.'-hed him. He will, b et.miBtJ
j.m Af rmlne whi4br of W
was hit. as Ahe shnrir iir of f
o.V.i.i to conceal 11 so ta-Btar
hi, raflier -tr.?i! contention tUa h
did it try to escape. t) "
Kmiml win ivMi .
The n"
eMnd i.n, me
;-mm oyer Ilia h''
out of sight
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SIX PAGES
Dr. H. L, Underwood
Leaving Here to Locate
In Vancouver, Wash.
Iir. H. L. Underwood, for many
years a doctor in this city, has Just
been notified that he has been
awuided the commission of Major in
the Medical 'Reserve. This comes as
the result of the work Dr. Under
wood has recently done in the ser
vice, as he has been absent from La
Grande for eight or nine months,
stationed in the South and later In
the East in the Medical Corps service
Since returning from the service,
Dr. Undoswood has opened offices
at Vancouver, Washington, where hi!
expects to remain pcmanently. His
wife, Dr. Dora Underwood, and hlr
children, expect to remain here for
the coming year after which they
will Join him and make their homo
in Portland, Oregon.
WEATHER FORECAST.
(Br Associated l'reai to Tne Observer'
PORTLAND, Aug. 19. For Ore
gon: Fair and warmer Wednesday,
exeep near the coast; gentle westerly
winds.
FIRES SURROUND
WHOLE OF VALLEY
STODDARD MILL ON WHISKEY
CREEK IS DESTROYED.
Forest Ranger Sees No End, Unless
It Rains, Until Snake River
Is Reached.
A forest fire Saturday morning
destroyed the mill on Whiskey creek
belonging to David I. Stoddard. No
one was at the mill at the time of the
fire nnd little could have been dono to
save it as the fire had been raging on
Whiskey creek for over a week and
spreading rapidly.
The mill, which was formerly the
Lewis mill, was but recently purchased
by Stoddard and was only installed in
its present location last spring.
The Inst reports from the Whiskey
creek region is that the fire is spread
ing in all directions. The farmers who
have pasture lands in this region nave
all been called to look after their
stock. In several instances, homes
have been saved with great difficulty.
The Dave McKenzic mill below
Summerville in the Dry creek region
on the Summit road, .came near meet
ing with disaster Saturday afternoon
when a high wind whipped into a roar
ing blaze the fire which has been
burning in the lower end of the valley
for the past few weeks. Had the wind
not turned at the critical time, the mill
would have not been saved. The far
mers of the Summerville region turned
out. Saturday evening in an attempt to
check-the blaze, and-today's report
was that the fire was turning back
towards the valley.
The large fire which can be seen on
the mountains' above Cove started
some time Saturday near Jenkins' mill
in High Valley and has been burning
very rapidly since. It has now reached
the little Minam country. Men have
been sent out from Union and today
another call came in, and 25 men were
despatched to the scene of destruc
tion. The wind turned the fire yostor-
go t)t npw u
s as though it
were going into new territory.
The forest rsinger for that district
av that unless rain comes there it
i mthirit that, will Ktnn it until it burn
to the Snake river.
TENNESSEE MAN
BEADS THE N. E. A.
. VICTORIA, B..C, Aug. 19 Ed
ward Albriebt, of Gallatin, Tenn., war
to-lay tin ted president of tiie National
Edibfial Assmiatioo. "
AliAtllSTI1oEI) o
'Tfte cat.ival HtTwtlmP whichthf
, ioim -5'eoPW s Ppcie'y oroine i ii
eierllin Chunh had rabeen nlaonihg
to Sold tomorrow evening has bcW)
po.stprg.?d nd anrangcmenO) nglu
In hftlrl an ire cnMm s9iclai in its
stead. The social (Viltehe held nn th
nn of the church Sid ali rfiends of
Cft, trwlotv and f'MICO ate IL
icii ate Invited to
KEEBSl
Punitive Expedition Started As Soon
The Two Aviators Were Released
FULL LINE OF COMMUN ICATION MAINTAINED,
AND ALL EQUIPMENT PROVIDED FOR PUR
SUIT OF BANDITS, W HO ARE UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP OF JES US RENTERIA.
(By Associated Press ta Tho Observer
CANDELARIA, Texas, Aug. 19.
Troops of the Eighth cavahy crossed
the Mexican border at ti:40 o'clock thi.
morning pursuing the bandits who
held Aviators Davis and Peterson foi
a ransom of $15,000 in gold.
Davis and Peterson accompanied the
troops, acting as their guides. Avia
tors are co-operati:ig with the cavalry
as scouts to locate the bandits on the
Mexican side, flying over the Ojinaga
district south of Cadclaria.
DAVIS AND PETlvIISON.SAI'E.
MAR-FA, Aug. 19. The two Ameri
can aviators, Lieut. Davis nnd Lieut
Peterson, were brought back to the
American side of the border. The
had been completely confused in theii
directions and thought that thoy were
on the American side nil the time.
They were not mistreated but hud been
threatened with death.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 19.
Captain Mattock, of the Eighth caval
ry, who was sent alone last night to
pay tie ransom, outwitted the bandits,
paying only half of the $1 0,000 and
then demanding thit tho prisoners be
produced. When, they came both
jumped astride a horse nnd escaped
BRITISH FLEE!
RIG FIGHT
(liy Associated Press to The Observer)
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 19. The rein
forced British fleet concentrated
against the Kronstadt naval port of
Petrogrnd . and the Kronstadt Is re
ported to be burning. The Kolchak
submarine depot ship, Viatka, was
sunk in nn engagement several miles
northwest of Kronstadt.
BOTH SIDES HAVE LOSSES.
HELSINQFORS, Aug. 19 The Bol
sheviki battleship Andrea Pcrvosan,
the battle cruiser Petropavlovsk, one
transport and one guard ship were
sunk during the engagement with the
British fleet in the Gulf of Finland
Sunday. The British arc reported to
have lost three motor boats, eight of
ficers and throe' men. '
If
OX THI AflSOGXATSD PES lb
LA GliANDK, ORKC.ON. TV KSDAY, AUGUS'l'lJ). 191!)
Captain Mattock brought back $7001)
dollars.
.Major Oencral Pickman, command
ing the Southern department, today
instructed the officers to pay the ban
dits the full ransom as stipulated with
them by tho United States govern
ment. EXPEDITION IS AUTHORIZED.
- WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 Th(
American punitive expedition into
Mexico is being conducted with the
full knowledge of the authorities here
who have been holding tho announce
ment until the American aviators were
saTc. Secretary Baker said the troopr
crossed on the specific instructions of
the war department.
H AVE ADEQUATE B(l'lrMKN I .
MARFA, Texas, Aug.- 19. Troop?
swept across the border pursuing lnc
bandits who are under the leadership
of Jesus Rentcria. Adequate com
munication lines support the troops.
Pack trains carried field wireless for
use when out of touch with the avia
tor scouts.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. In it
diplomatic aspect the punitive expedi
tion is an expedition 'on a hot trail,"
and does not take the character of an
act of war, being merely to punish th.
bandits.
HEAVY L055E5
AT
DAMAGE WILL REACH
HALF MILLION.
OVER
Large Force of Fire Fighters In the
Mackenzie Section, Where Sit
uation Is Improved.
! Associated Press to Th. Observer)
SALEM, Aug. 19. The loss in
equipment and cut timber caused b
the Silverton fire is estimated to be
from 1500,000 to $750,000. Eight
hundred men arc fighting the fire.
Five camps have been wiped out com
pletely. A hundred and sixty men aro fight
ing fire in the MacKcnzie country,
where the situation .is better. Most of
the fire in the Umpqua forest have
been contt oiled.
Tfie Last Straw
SILVERTON
Cass C. Henderson, a
Former Resident, Died
at Hot Lake Sanatorium
Cass C. Henderson, who was for
more than 30 years "a resident of Tilot
Rock, died Saturday morning nt S
o'clock at the Hot Lake sanatorium,
following an opeiat.ion. for stomach
trouble. Members of the family were
present when he died.
While living near Pilot Rock, Mr.
Henderson farmed extensively, nixl
later lived in Helix and Pendleton be
fore moving to Union, where he had
made his home for several years. His
mother, Mrs. Emma L. Henderson, re
sides in Pendleton.
Ho was born in Brownsville, and
was 47 years of age. Ho is survived
by his mother, his wife and four small
children, the latter being Pearl, Opal,
Lavada and Cass, ,lr,
Mr. Henderson was a member of the
Artisans nnd of the Methodist 1Cp;sco
pal church. Ho owned valuable farm
ing interests in Umatilla and a when'
and alfalfa ranch in Union county.
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IN PARKING ROLE
CAIt OWNERS WANT MACHINICS
ON MAIN STKKKTS AI TKU 6.
Argument It. That Thoft of Article
In Automobile Ih Itit-um-iiifl
Too Common.
With u petition signed by many car
owners a committee will appear be
fore the city commission at its meet
ing, asking that the parking laws be
changed so that cars may be left on
the main business streets after (i
o clock in the evening and on Sunday.
It is argued that everything left
in the cars by owners who park their
machincs on side streets of evenings
nrc stolen, anil added to that is the
recent record of stolen curs which has
become very startling to all car own
ers and hns caused more than one to
put on private murks on the machines
and some have invested in the lock
which prevents a stranger manipulate
ihg the car.
That the petition is justified there
is little doubt and the most ardent
advocates of removing cars from Ad
ams avenue ngr?e that in the evenings
and ou Sundays there is 'no good
ground for enforcing that portion of
the ordinance. However, as the Ob
server understands the public pulse
it is generally agreed that the cars
should remain off Adams uvenue dur
ing business hours.
WiLL ASK CHANG
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TREATY WITH FRANCE
. DOES NOT CONFLICT
(lljr Associated Tress to -The Observer'
WASHINUTO. ., Aug. 19 The sen
ate judiciary sub-committee decided
that tho proposed treaty by which the
United States -would aid France in the
event of un unprovoked attack by Ger
many was not in conflict with the con
stitution. HOUSE SUSTAINS DAYLIGHT RE
PEAL It ILL.
Measure Now Goes to Senate, Where
Supporters Say ft Will Receive
the Required Support.
(Hj Associated Presa to The Observer)
WASHINGTON, Aug. '19. The re
peal of tho daylight saving law passed
over the President's veto in the house
today by a vote of 2X1 to 101, seven
moio than the neccssury two-thirds.
The repeal now goes to the somite
where supporters claim to huve a vic
tory. no i;i:t i;i-rii)s
I OU (1EK.MAN IMMSO.NEItS
Official Order in Occupied Xone For
bid DeiiKiiiNtratioii that Wo" Id
Cause l-Viction
WITH TIIK AMERICAN FORCES
IN GERMANY, July 27, (Coi ruspon-
ilenco of tho Associated Press.)
Public receptions and meetings plan
tied by civilians In hnoor of return
ing German prsoners of iwar are not
to be ail'iwed in tho American occu
pied i'oa, nollcu of this fact having
been B"n'. to the authorities of tho
loeiil government. The German Red
Crofts litis liocn collecting funds for
several montlts - in preparation for
the home-coming of thousands of
Gormans from Fiance and England
A recent order by Mujor-Gcnoral
Henry T. Allen, commander of the
American Forces In Gormany, quot
es u letter to tho Ober-Prealdcnl of
tho Rhine province as follows.
"While sympathizing fully with
the
natural dcMro of trie Gnrmtin
People to accord a welcome to th
returning pi lr. oners or wur, never
theless in view of tlij fact that the
military occupation must continue
until tho treaty of puare la ratified
hy the Allied Koveniniciittt, nnd par
ticularly In vIijw of the necessity of
ptuvcntinK tiny flfjiivplnnre of dinor
ilei- will eh nilKltt compel a resort to
ilturipllnnry action, the comnumdihi?
Menenil direct that yon have reKior
uiiKii-piacftldenti. of Cohlenz and Tri
or notify tho ropiil.'-tl'm of thlr ft
i pofllvc hezltkH that tho recipllon of
Httimiiig pri:onorH must tj I'mlttd
to poiKonal unit fiinlly rocptlonn,
j mid in wvX not be nujde tho occmIod of
lorflchil riM-eptlonH, iprMiooB or ao?
I oilier 'pulijlc HHrm Illicit.
' "Thin will not, of court, con
jniru''d to pn'vi'iit tho Kt Ore an
, tlim -It lea rtoni trvlng rfieUiuent
ft railroad autloii,"
MV .Hi!St Wil l. KMU.IttTt
MEXICO CITY, Julf UK. lo
puldo Oitjz. fir th pi rt thru yar
ropiesellti'l Ivo of Hnxico In Geiman
nnd Austria, 'has ruturnril to thi
country and In an Interview. with I.
1'nlvei.i.il declared tbr.t atuat P
par'Hlon' aro ilfi'ler WAV In 'r
inny for artuilesalo emigration to I.i
in-AMurlcu.
I UHlit: I'ltilM AI..skA
' Mrs. Kim Smith, wild lia, lecpntl
!"I1I net wltli her IniHbnnd Irovn Alas
kn. is' m the city tuinlt hr mother
Mra. J ,r,Nf: "V.-Call. mI otMir Vsla
dlves and filings. Mr-
Smith Is
hose wor
KfiViTtmient eimftlcer
lakes lilm 4.T Al.mka dilnWK the silul-
PASSED OVER
WILSON'S VETO
i-saO in,tiis. They o now locatr,f'ia'rWS FROM A SHOUT
,..,1-. qa..,,ia G-- -
i in.nntlri,it Seattle
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Returns I'romn! Fgincisro &
Chase il'ihni'nkani retnnjd on No
(I today from a business trip tSin
Fraisro. 6
Aa Independeil
Newspaper
FrlnU the New the
Day It Happen.
NUtPKll27K i
PRESIDENT SPEAKS FREELY OF
TH E WORK K TH E PEACE
CONFERENCE. . '
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UNANIMOUS VOTE OF -
NATIONS NECCESSARY
'resident Does Not Believe League
Will Give Japan Unreserved Rights
In Shantung League of Nations
Wag Drawn Largely From Plans of
the British.
By Associated Proas to The Observorl
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Prcsi-
dcntWilson told tho foreign relations
committee that he could see no reas
onable objection to interpretations of
how the United States accepts tho
raguc of naions, provided such in
terpretations did not form a part of
tho formal ratification itself. He de
fended Article Ten. He made a
lengthy statement at the conference.
UNPRECEDENTED IN HISTORY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Today'
conference is unprecedented in Ameri
can history. Tho President discussed
tho treaty and answered questions,
nnd gnve a stenographic trunscript io
the public. The inside details were
handed out verbatum.
Tho President intimated thut the
enguo of nations would prevent Japan
from assuming any completu sover
eignity over Shantung. .
The President said the plan for tho 1
league of nations was built from a
plan drawn by the British committee.
later including the Ideas of General
Smuts. He said for a morul asset he
thought it would be given to the
United States not to participate in
the German Indemnity. He had sug
gested that it should not be done, but-.'
this does not refer to pre-wnr claims
like the sinking of tho Lusitnniit.
The President disagreed with Sec
retary Lansing's opinion that Japan
would have signed the treaty regard-1
less of whether it contained the Shan
tung provision. Referring to Article
Ten, he said the council could only
advise, and as the action must bo
unanimous, the vote of tho United;
States will be necesasry for any qur-s- t
tion affecting it.
SHOE INQUIRY
IS APPROVED
(Hy AanoHatoa Wmm Io The Observer)
WASHINGTON, 'Aug. 10. A reso
lution directing the. federal tntde com
mission to inviitigate the cost of
thi ami' to determine the cause of
the iiKTcasd prices wss adopted by
the house today.
GREATEST
CONFERENCE
111 HISTORY
MI MH'tANS' DANCr. TOWOR-
BOW NIGHT AT MX II ALL
Th fit at danc e to be held umfer tho
ausiii'" of th la Grande inusicfiins'
uriuui will take tl, e io Hex Hall to
morrow; ( Wednesday) avening? Tho
musicians of the city have but recent
ly organised thainai'tves and this first
itanre is aniiei ted to bo but one of
marv like nts hii,l shall warm
the braits of the muvjtiiina townnl
aih oilier n toKiird their friawds.
A featme of the ilaiitc tomorrow night
will I Uvf continuous wafting of sift, cp
drwmiy mis out aver the spnjjjuus hull
rwmp.fiir two oicheas fc:ybeen
arrnnged firt-anH they iv-ill la"'P tho
crow4iConstintly i tho go a the
eirtng, one striking up as son ns tl9
othiihas finisM'd. Dancing wilfstnr
at 0'cloi' and will i'4ie until:i
a is a!! o
TRIP TO PORTLAND
. -9
II. Ci.nkey, of the Unile.1 States
National Hank, returned this Oiiiflt
from Portland, where ho had been n
business visitor for a coupb of days.
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