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o O o o o o O o o o 0 - 0 O o o o 0 o c o 0 - r b b A Independnl , '"' Nwipspr ' o0 Print til News Ik . Day It Happen. Tsjco p Sua . .volume xvra PAGES LA (IWANDr-V 0WEGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1919 SIX PAGES .NUMBKU 27D 8 0 0 00 o o 0 ,o o00 o 0 O -.o0,o o grasmm wmmtm 14 NdCOIfCERri ON MEXICAN PROTEST OFFICIAL DENIAL IS GIVEN THAT THE EXPEDITION WILL KETUKN. LARGE FORCE TO SEARCH FOR THE LOST AVIATORS Army Planes From Rockwell Field, Equipped With Radio and Carrier Pigeons, and Column of Cavalry Will Proceed to Find Trace of the Missing Men. (By Associated Press to The Observer) 'MARFA, Aug. 22. The punitive expedition is progressing in Mexico. Reports that the expedition will be withdrawn is denied officially. -As long as the expedition continues to follow the ' hot trail," it will re main in Mexico unless contrary orders are received from the war department in 'Washington, General Joseph Dick man announced. He is unconcerned over the Mexican protest, saying it was "the usual fall protest." VIGOROUS SEARCH FOR MEN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. A force of cavalry with airplanes has bejen or dered to search the border in the vi cinity of Calexico for Lieutenants F. B. Watcrhouse and C. H. Connelly, of the Ninth Aero squadron, who have been missing since Tuesday.- Army planes from Rockwell field, equipped with radio and carrier pig eons, will go with the column sent to search for the aviators. It was er roneously reported from San Diego that the missing aviators had been found. PRESIDENT TO GREET PERSHING (By Associated Proas to The Observer) WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Presi dent Wilson may go to New York to greet General Pershing on the latter's arrival home next month. This might interfere with the review of the Pa cific fleet at San Francisco. F 1 HOABDEHS OF il(.I .WOT LL 11LE AS 1'ItOl'ITEIiliS. Vice-President Houser of I. S. Grain Corporation Denies Rumored Statement, Relative to the rumor that farm ers hoarding grain would bo liable as profiteers, the Observer is in re ceipt of the following letter from M. H. Hoifcser, second vicopresident of the United States Grain Corpora tion. "My attention has been called to articles published in a number of newspapers throughout the grain zone in which bold headlines pro claim that I have warned farmer against hoarding wheat, saying that they would be held liable as profit-, eers. 'I am at loss to know where this story came from originally, as therw Is no possible basis for any such stateineut in oirr Ueucral Bulletin. No 7, which Is quoted in connection with these statements, i "Such a construction of this Bul letin Is nothing .less than deliberate misrepresentation. This General Bul letin No. 7. copy of which wan tent you, merely stated that "No storage premiums would bo added to basic prices at, the Present time, nor until there accumulates in the Grain Cor poration's hands a sufficient reserve of wheat" to insure a nfeasitre of pio lectin fr futro .home require menu? etc' "I wL-lt to -ate iisain emphatically as I have stated mirny tnms before, that th, sole object of the United dates Grain Coi potation is to sec that the guaranteed price qn wheat Ia4maintained. tti that no turner stCs'l get less tnan inai SAYS ARMEPiS WARNED , -WiG redevot!n our belt t'tllirl'!swminiin tiv X-rav. whs not to attain th object and In carrying t other diiticlftft'ribed by ieat CotMA &:U 6ut th t!Q Wheat JLAtS AID IX . . CALIFORNIA nilSS SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 Seven airplanes, making 482 flights CQver- iHg 63,404 miles, discovered 68 fires in national forests in California dur ing the first two months they were in service, the United States forestry service announced here today. Four airplanes from Mather Field, near Sacramento, swept the northern part of the states and two from March Field, near Riverside, and one from Rockwell Field, San Digo, divided the southen part. It is understood the planes are to be equipped with wireless telephones. UNION COUNTY AD CLUB ISSUES NEW BOOKLET The Union County Ad Club have just issued a booklet which covers all of the essentials which tho peo ple writing In to the Club usually ask for. Any one having friends planning to come W08t and want inforinatioiv these books for prospective settlers by applying to A. V. Nelson, socre' tary of the Union County Ad Club. The purpose of tho little bookie' as outlined in tho introductory para graph is "to meet an ever-growinj. demand for reliable facts and figures concerning Union county may got Club herewith presents such facts aB are customarily inquired for front prospective settlers. "There is no effort in this booklet to paint a beautiful word picture thai moans little; thero is no effort to emblazon and embellish the' printed word with fanciful, colored plates', there is no disposition to do augh" but present to him who reads the statistics ho seeks, and do it In a manner iWith full voracity so far as It is possible to gain the absoluto fig ures. In sonio instances estimates' have boon nocessary; particularly is this truo concerning land office fig ures, which vary and cliange contin ually. The loader will learn as he Proceeds with those pages, that it is not a flaring scream of booster liter ature Its sole purpose is to correct ly and with calmness sot out the facts sousht after by the prospective locator." THE WEATHFIt. PORTLAND, Aug. 22. For Ore gon, fair, gentle northwesterly winds. POLES INFLICT HEAVY DEFEAT SOVIET FORCES ARE BEING PUR SLED EVERYWHERE. Two Fortresses Are Captured After Heavy Fighting Have Now i Reached Eastern Line. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 22. Polish troops have crushingly defeated the Bolsheviki and the Soviet forces are being pursued everywhere. Fortresses Rovno and Volhynia, northeast of Dubno, hove been captured By the Poles after hard fighting. The Poles have reached the lino at Humcn Dortyn, east of the Minsk. HOT LAKE. Aug. ID. ( Specinl ) Evan I'eebler, youuKost eon of Dick Peebler met with a severe accident this afternoon whilst helping in tho harvest fields of George Conley. Tlit young fellow was working a control wheel on top of the coinlnne, when as is supposed, through the machine jolting over rough ground, .the over alls he was wearing got cnlangled In tha cogs of tho cutter control and literally wnppwa nis eg arouna i sliaft. Mr. Conley. healing the boy'-i j crv. stopped the machinery Instantly and extricated yound Evan from bis perilous position. Seeing that tho young fellow was seriously hurt. Mr. Conley immediately placed hm tn an automobile and mado the run to Hot Lake at record itpecd. Meanwhile Dr. W. T. l'hy had been hurriedly com municated 'ith bjr telephone from the Conley farm house and when the auto arrl!'d at Hot Lake the doc tor 'lulciflv discovered tho Injuries to ne8two rrWhires, one a-bove and one below the knee. Young l'ecbler! jSiavely submitted J. thee, placlA' of i his 4' mil In plaeter casts, and after to Ded )n ln hospftil when? he now !,tsw urronnded y eve: c.ort life Sntofta (M) iv him. . LEG BROKEN 111 II PUS ANOTHER MYSTERY 111 PO BODY OF JOHN It. MEI.DKU.M WAS FOUND LYING BY THE CANYON ROAD. MANNER OF HIS DEATH NOT YET ASCERTAINED Dee caned Was the Vice President of a Loral Automobile Truck AK'iuy, Aged Thirty-five Was Married and Leaves a Wife and Two Chil dren No Indicution of Violence. (By Associated Press to Tho Observer) PORTLAND, Aug. 22 The body of John R. Muldrum, vice-president of a local automobile truck agency, was found lying by the Canyon road under the Ford street bridge at an early hour this morning. There were no serious murks on the body. It is unknown how he met his death. A broken whiskey bottle was found near by. The deceased was aged thirty-five und leaves a wife and two children. DOESN'T LIKE THOMAS KAYS TREATY PROVIS ION INEFFECTUAL. Democratic Senator of Colorado Fears Program Would Disturb Domes tic Peace In This Country. (By Associated I'runs lo The Observer) WASHINGTON, Auk. 22. Senator Thomas, of Colorado, Democrat,- de clared today that the labor provisions in the peace treaty will fail to cope with the threatening labor evils, and point toward a program which may disturb the domestic peace of the United States. He d,oubtcd whether that section could be accepted under the constitution. ALASKAN RAILROAD IS PROJECTED CORDOVA, Alaska, July 10 (Ry Mail) Construction of a railway from Stewart, K. C, to Hydcr, Alaska, thence up Salmon river valley and back into the mineralized zone on the British side of the line is being pro mulgated in Canada, according to ad vices received here. GEE WHIZ' WHAT A DULL DAY I WON DER IF I CANT 5IRT SOME THING ? LABOR CLAUSE iT ft v ff 0- " TIES-1 .4$ rgpfSr) J klbga? J.- "1 & d L, 3 o i1 tfl , 0 o.-. 0... 9 o 9 MWHCAKS Iff 1L TUSO' SUBJECT TO TAX ' EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 21 Mexican who live hore but have their 'interest in Mexico are concerned because they have been advised they nte linble for tho payment of .American, income tax on their incomes, although these in comes -are received from Mexico. Many Juarez merchants, brokers and Mexican officials as well as owners of mines, cattle ranches and other properities in Mexico, who live in El Paso for safety, will be affected by the order. An effort is being made to have these business men exempted. ACCOUNT BOOKS . FOR FARMERS BOZEMAN, Mont., Aug. 22 Thirty five thousand copies of a standad farmer's account book for 1920 arc to be distributed by the Montana state college to further scientific farm management. L OF COVE DEAD 'IONEKH IiEKIDICNT, AGED 77, PASSES AWAY. Funeral Will I to HcM From M. E. Church, In Covw Saturday Morn ing at' Ten-Thirty, Mrs. Julia W. Hoswoli, wlfo of Day id Honwoll, died at the family homo in Cove Thursday, August 21, 1919, aKod 77 yours. Mrs. Bob well had been In poor health for a long period und hor disinlso wah not unexpected. A large number of relatives .wore pres ent ut tho final hour. Mr. and Mrs Hoswoli were well known pioneer residents oT Cove where they have nimde their homo practically without interruption for upward of sixty ymirs The funeral in chargo of tha W. H. nolmenliamp company, will ho hold from tho M. E. church,' In Cove to morrow (Suturduy) morning at 10:30 o'clock. . , . ' ELECTRIC GAR TWENTY-SIX INJUHKI) IN ACCT DENT IN LOS NGELES. Occupantg of the Bus Were Mostly Motion Picture Actors Who Were On a Vacation. (My AtiaociaUd I'ruHti to The Olmorver) LOS ANGELES, Auk. 22. Twenty six persona were injured, some of them seriously, when an electric car crashed into a sight-seeing bus carry ing thirty motion picture actors who were out on a vacation. The accident occurred at CasuerigH I'aas on the Burhank road. A number of the injured were women. Dog Days MRS. W SMASHES flllS for J Vri rJfZ3il TRAFFIC '. FORCIBLY SUSPENDED ALMOST COMPLETE PARALYSIS OF LINES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ELECTRIC WALKOUT IS .FOLLOWED BY OTHERS Members of the Four Croat Railway Organizations Quit Work On (he Lines Centering In Los Angeles Salt Lake, Santa Fe und Southern Pacific Affected. (Lty Astute in Luil I 'run to Tho lHworviT) LOS ANGELES, Aug. L'li. There is almost complete paralysis of trans portation in southern California to day. Strikes on the Pacific Electric and Los Angeles ailwuy systems have been supplemented by a general walk out of members of the four great rail road brotherhoods who quit their jobs on the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Salt Lake lines entering Io.s Angeles. TREATMENT NEW YOltliUK SEVERELY HEAT EN IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. Assaulted Man Ik Secretary of the National Association For the Ad vancement or the Negro. (lty AmhocIiiIimI 1'reMM to Thi) Ohaurvrr) AUSTIN, Aug. 'I'l. John Shillady, of New York, secretary of the nation al association for tho advancement of the negro, was severely beaten in front of his hotel today and was or dered to catch the first train out of town. The beating was administered by several men following a meeting held with negroes and by Shillady. Ho agreed to leave. GRAND OLD MAAN OF HAWAII HONOLULU, T. II., Aug. 11 (My Mail) Prominent among' those who will be active in the entertainment of Secretary of the Navy Daniels is Sanford B. Dole, Hawaii's ''Grand Old Man", who enjoys the distinction of being the only American who has been president of a republic other than the United States. GIVEN ROUGH COLORADO HAS WOMAN SMkllTF LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 22 Miss Margaret hums, Colorado's .first womnat deputy sheriff, was sworn In to office here" the other day. Glittering badge, long-barreled six shooter, lariat hanging on wll, gow pony tied to the rail outside all these appurtenances to the "office of tho deputy sheriff form the equipment of this plucky young woman. "I'll go after horso thelvos and auto thieves just as readily as I'll do the swearing in and the other routine matlers in this court building," says Miss lCnnis. GIRL MINER MAKES. GOOD WITH AID OF ONE GIRL FRIEND La Ciinnilo people read With m'n" sure yosierday ot tho success of Miss Mil' Murphy In hor Improvement work which she haa done on a mlnn left her by her father. MIbs Murphy was the homo demonstration ngont in Union county In 1017 and 1918 and made many friends during her tay hero. Tho nrtlelo which was con tained !u an Oiogonlan special from ltosoburg, follows: "Miss May Murphy, a school teach er of llaker county, and AIIsb Lllla Shorland, of l'or'lland, woro In the city today filing tholr rejiort on tho mining claim left to Miss Murphy by tho death of her father. "Tho mine, situated In a wild conn try 22 inlhM from Wost Pork has been worked by the two girls, who have cleared It, constructed flumou and sunk shafts. Thuy alRO ropiitrcd a dam which bad been damaged by n a fresbot. Tlioy left Koohutg thlB nioriiiug for tholr homes." Seven Thousand Will Be Left In Germany After September 30 WASHINGTON, Aug 22. Tho Aniorlem forces which will romaiii in Germany after Septuuiher 30th are tho eighth Infantry. Bovonth machine Kun battalion, second battalion, Rlxth Hold artillery, thirty-fifth flold sig nal' station, first Biipply train, first mobile ordnance repair shop, com pany A first engineers, flold hospi tal thirteen and auihuluiico company number twenty-alx, nearly sovou thousand 1n all. TO MEET MIKE HOWARD IIEHF LA1IOK DAY. Big ( hicagoan, Once Defeated, Insists On a Time Limit of Two Hours 'In Coming Contest. John Freberg, who wrestled Miko. Howard here a short time ago, when' the decision, went to Howard, has agreed to another match which will be in the Star Theatre on tho night of Labor Day. The match Is to be held under the auspices of the Ccntrnl Labor Council, which is giving the big colebration on that day. John E. Anderson, who' has charge of the pro moter! end of .the contest, has made all arrangements and everything looks as though a fine evening's entertain ment will be provided.. Mr. Anderson endeavored to get Marin I'lestina, considered by many to be tho world's greatest heavyweight, and who will wrestle Freberg at Boise, Idaho, Sep tember 211, but I'lestina was inlready booke d to wrestle at Kansas City on Labor Day, and could not tako tho offer to come to Ln Grande.- How ever be has tentatively agreed to a later date. The ri.nlest .between Freberg nnd Howard is to be a two-hour tinje limit bout, in that was the only way in which Freberg could be induced to meet Howard. Howard has agreed fl these twms, nd preparing himself to be in the best of condition to meet the big Chicago grainier. Effort To Smiigglo Princess' Fortune , I'n.'iil Herri n Falls. . " I.UMiON, Aug. 22 - A Cnpenhn en (llnp:iirh to t ho I'.xehattgu Tele i!'iin nays It i be.ievnd Hint the 20,11011,0110 m.iU. Jn attempt Hmiii'l'lc which f 'ami Berlin to Kwltz- fVland was frustrated by uoiiiuen S aJrplaiies, li. i,U'f d tilth's tumor rown ptlscfss. A "Uglily placed pPr- ioo fi:i been HrraMlBQ 'Ol,r'"'"l'"n with th,i iittemvt to take thu money from tbj country. UP F LI R I TGH DANIELS -IDE TOUR (IB III! NECltF.TAHV OF NAVY F.I,AHOI! ATEI.V FNTKItTAINCD ON lUSTWUC ISLAND PARTICIPATED IN THE ' NATIVE FEAST OF LUAU Viwml Hoyal SlahiMileiim Where 'Lin the Hones or llimnli'M Native Itul ers Miiny l'lacm of llintoilc In. tsrest Visited lty Nuvy Heeretwry al Party. HONOLULU, Aug. 22. Secretary Daniols made tho tour of Oahu Island today and participated ln the nutlvo feast of luiu. The sooreuiry and par ty saw all the .phases of Haiwiian llto in an automobile lidu "around tho Is land." , i'rom the modern skyscrapers of Honolulu, the visitors 111 a fow hours woro whlskod to. tiny villages whoro natives still live in grass huts, used in Hawaii for 1500 years; they pass ed the royal mausoleum where tin the boned of many of Hawaii's native rulers; they drove through tons of thousands of acres of growing sugiu' cane and through enormous pitiuup- plo plantations. The greatest event in Hawaiian history occurred at the Dull. Whoti Kanielialnoha tho Groat Invaded Aa front his own roulm, Hawaii, in 17115 his warriors ongaged tho army of tho king of Oahu in Nuuanu valloy. At-, tor a dosperato encounter tho Onh- uans fled In a wild rout up tho valley the Hawallans closely pursuing. Hather than surrender; thousands ot Oiibuitns plunged over the Pull to In stant death. A bronzo tablet at tho Pall tolls tho story of Kamohumuh'u victory, which resulted in tho unifi cation of the islands of Hawaii and tho foundation of tho Kaniehnineha dynsty, a succession of kings and uuoons ruling the group until Queen Liliuokaliuil was deposed In 1H1K1, when a roptiblic. was established. Annexation to tho United Stales fol lowed In 1898. The trip took tho parly to Luio, tho Mormon sottloment, 'Where a niagnl flclent new tomplo was recently com pleted. Horo somo 500 native con vorts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints work a big sug-. ar plantation and railroad, tho -pro Perty of tho church, A visit was paid to Schofleld Barracks, tho Iarg- ost military reservation In Hawaii whore aecoinodatonB lire uvullablo for 1)0,000 troops. Campbell Sisters Announce Opening of Millinery Store The Calupbull Slstors, Millinery unl Ladles' 'Iteady-to Wear, yester day announced the opening of their" new store on Aiigmu 211. The new firm Is composed of tho Misses Chrys tlo, Hollo and Etta Campbell. Thej' arc to carry millirtnry anil ladios roady-to-woar Roods, The Campbell Sisters have been as seriated w1th E. K. Klrtloy tor tho past eight years, Ihoy having the mil" linnry department Hi his Indies' roady-bo-wear store. Mr. Kirtloy re eenlly held a closing oit sale and U leaving to ojpoii a stofo at Chehalls, Wntshfngton. All of the friends, of tho Camp bell Sisters were gttiil when they said that tlioy liked' La Gramta' too well to leave ami bad decided to re ndu hero, ffir (luting tlnir business Ciireer In La Grande, they have no- only lii.fde a success of thoir lMllin ery store but have also made many friends. Willi men- iuiii years or experb'nee In La Grande, they can not liut Mlv tW! be- of sorvico to the people of La Grande. ALASKA HAS GOOD . TRADE N EXPORTS NOtfE, Alaska, July 25 Mail) Little sailing vessels fcjying frmft Nnmcacitfiss the Bering Sea to Siberia this year wi! do an cxp-t business tht probably iWill0nw in value close ,4to six figun-s, according to connutes q made ore. Most of 4i9t nurchniPiie h,iI I'rom N.i? Sq fought inhere on lw disk Qi'unirrn mis summer irotn, SeaO'e. " The goods yo sold to Si berian natives and While trappers anO miners operntingo along the coast across from hQ. 40 O O O 0 O o O O o O O n
