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BELIEVES
THE LEADER
IS KILLED
JESUS It ENTER! A, THE BANDIT
CHIEF, REPORTED SHOT
FROM AN AIRPLANE.
CAVALRY TROOPS BACK
ON AMERICAN SOIL
Four Bandits Were Killed By the
Troops During the Expedition and
One Killed By Airmen lieport That
Nine Were Captured By Soldiern
of Carranaa.
(By Associated Press to The Observer)
MARFA, Aug. 25. Major James
P. Yancey, commandos o fthe Amor'
ican punitive expedition, told the As
sociated Press over the field telephone
today that he considers the report
authentic that Jesus RenteriH, the
bandit leader, had been shot and in
stantly killed from an American air
plane last Tuesday.
The 375 American 'cavalry troops
who entered Mexico Tuesday arc back
on American soil today and the chase
is abandoned. The troops will resume
patrol of the border. Four bandits
vrere killed by the troops and another
by airmen. Nine reported captured at
Coyame by Carranza soldiers are be
lieved to be members of Kcnteria's
band.
The American aviators reported
missing below the Kio Grande yester
day rfter they left Royco Field for
Mexico at daylight to rcconnoiter,
have been located. They had become
lest in a rainstorm which forced them
to make a landing. Neither of them
were injured.
LARGE LOT OF
POTATOES SEIZED
(By Associated Press to The Observer)
SEATTLE, Aug. 25. Ten commis
sion men havo been arrested on tha
charge of hoarding potatoes cud at
tempting to force an advance In price.
Four of the men; arrested aro Japan
ese. In addition to the arrests 300,
000 pounds of potatoes were seized.
MORE EXCLUSION
IS REQUESTED
(By Associated Press to The Observer)
WASHINGTON-! Aug. 25. To Pre
vent the influx of alienb in the Unit
ed States after peace has been de
clared the president hts asked con
gress to continue the passport law in
effect during tho war for one year.
GERMANS ACCUSED
OF CAUSING UNREST
(By Associated Press to The Observer,
PARIS. Aug. 25. Germany has
declined to invite the allied troops to
police Silesia before they hud a right
under tho treaty to safeguard the ple
biscite there. Germans are niportod to
be causing a recurrence of the recent
reign of terror In Silecia.
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Viatic, is Inratr4l Near Enscnadn.
Lcr lifiunl.i, ;jsl Thorough
Search VIII la- Male.
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(Itjr0Ao!i!tj P,' ss IO The Observer)
SA? IKC?0. AllC. 25.
-An air-
f n,rt D?"evCd ,n ne ,,"lt I'leuten-41
snts WatcrhoWc and Connelly, h
haie (ft'n "(9s'"! -Si-e Wednesday
gaasiRl d Wednesday morning neai
iinsenada,
OST AIRPLAN
WAS SIGHTED
OlUtKGO.V OFFERS SWOTiD
IK lSTliBVEXTIO COJfKfl.
Candidate - for Mexlcna IMi-slik-m-y
Wires Carruaza His I-'oiccs Heady
to Alt Iteaabllc at Need
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 25. Gen
eral Alvaro Obregon, who Is a can
didate for the presidency, sent the
following telegram to President Car
ranza: "Although I have plenty of confi
dence that the government of which
you are In charge will find most ade
quate means of surmounting the dif
ficult international situation through
which wo aro now passing, I am
proud to toll you that in the very
remote contingency under which. this
situation might not reach a satisfact
ory conclusion, I would be happy to
give my modest forces In helping our
government in any place that I might
be used."
Tho telegram was sent from Son-
ora.
AUTO THIEF 15
ALSO SENTENCED FOR CRIME
OF FORGERY.
Other Defendants Under Recent
dictments Enter Pleas In
Court This Morning.
In-
On Saturday afternoon Carl F.
Steele, indicted for passing forged
checks to Andrews Brothers and oth
ers and for stealing Allert Hunter's
car, entered a plea of guilty to both
charges. He was given sentence this
morning by Judge Knowles not over
ten years in the penitentiary for forg
ery and not over five years for lar
ceny. Several picas on recent indictments
were entered in the circuit court this
morning. George Moore, indicted un
der three different charges, entered
a nlea of C"f guilty.
Frank Masse, the Cuban, charged
with burglary in a dwelling (Sher
wood Williams' home), entered a plea
of not guilty.
Thomas Lawson, who is accused of
refusing to assist in suppressing a
forest fire, also refuse to plead, and
Judge Knowles entered the plea for
him which was that of not guilty.
The trio, Jim Kinscller, Robert
Packard and George Collins, who are
alleged to have taken L. M. Jcnson's
car and then to have proceeded to
Union to rob a store, would not admit
guilt.
The trinls in the cases under ar
raignment this morning will be set at
a later date.
committee working ox pro
gram for event
Meeting will Ixi at Puiilimi of Hluc
Mountain Grange .Many Ex
hibits Already Secured
The Union coun'.y granges will
hold a Fair on Saturday October 4.
ut Hlue Mountain UranKe, east of
La Grande using the large barn for
a pavilion. The Pomona r.nd subor
dinate lecturers are arranging a pro
gram consisting of addresses on agri
cultural and rural subjects and mu
sic. A department of poultry will he
added thin year under tha super
vision of Mrs. C. I). Huffman and
Miss Zoc Golden will have charse'of
Ihe food demonstration booths. The
other committee chairman .for Blue
Mt. Grange are Josisph "Anson, Dairy
ing; P. H. Dickenson, fruit a:ul veg
etables; J. O. Anson, grains and
grasses; Addie M. Grout. w'oman s
work; Mahij) Anson, rl ildicn's work;
Edna Arson, decorations. F. M'
Huffman will act as navllion manag;
,-r and W. It. Gc-beler Is chairman 01
the county grange fair committee.
E: rh grancc wil h alloied a set
tlor, for their dbplays and a large
number of exhibits have already b'-R i
sec u reef. -
ii.Jfi.9TSt SQUADRON
. JL VLADIVOSTOK
(Py AScsoclm.-.w Press to The Observer)
LON?)ON. Aug. 25. Vladivostok is
icrroianded by insurgents and is filled
;! refcgeei.9 A JaparO'C squadron
W". rHd at fladivost-O, according,
iti 0
GIVEN A TERM
GRANGES WILL
HOLD A FA K
FIRE STARTS
IN EMPTY CAR
DEPARTMENT
CALLED AHOIT
M. SUNDAY.
SEVEN 1'.
Damages Hay Belonging to Sawyer
Holmes Mctvniitile
Company.
A fire which probably started
from a spark from a railroad engine
last evening broke out In a stock car
which was on the track back of the
Sawyer-Holmes Mercantile Company.
The alarm was turned in about bev
en o'clock and It was perhaps nearly
two hours later before the firo was
put out.
Starting in the open stock car,
which had contained a shipment of
melons for tho Sawyer-Holmes com
pany but had been unpacked, leaving
qulto a, little ha ystill in the car. This
is what caught on fire first and be
fore tho burning car could be pulled
uway tho fire had broken the win'
dows In the Sawyer-Holmes building
and had burned away tho door.
After getting inside of the door
and the windows tho firo was not
long in starting In ou the hay whicli
was just inside.
Before the firemen had this un
der control a woodpilo belonging to
the Grande Rondo Lumber company
started blazing merrily away and the
firemen had to divide their atten
tion for a lew minutes. The woodpilo
had probably beon set on firo at the
same time a3 tho stork car. Llltlo
damage was dono to tho wood.
Just what tho exact daninge to the
Sawyer-Holmes building and hay was
tho owners had not estimated at a
lato hour this afternoon.
NO RELIEF YET
FROM THE STRIKE
(Hy Associated press to the Observer)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25. There is
no relief from the complete paralysis
ot the steam roads in sight. There is
little hope of immediate settlement
of the street car strike. The mails
are congested.
GENERAL DEIKENE
MAKES CAPTURE
(Hy AHsoclutcd Pruna to Tho ObHorverJ
LONDON, Aup. 25. General Dci
kene, commander of the anti-Bolshe-viki
forces in south Hussia, has cap
tured the town of Derislave, it is rc
pcrtcd. v ,. t
PHONE OPERATORS
OPPOSE THE OFFER
(Py Associated Press to The Observer)
san Francisco, Aug. 25. Bal
lots of the phono workers of the Pa
cific coast states indicate a rejection
of the proposal under which the cm;
ployes returned to work, it is report
ed. The vote is being canvassed today
and the result will probably be an
nounced this evening.
TWO MS
ARE GIB
TO DRAW OUT
THIS IS IN CASE MEMBERS OF
THE LEAGUE DO NOT ABOL
ISH CONSCRIPTION.
AMERICAN DELEGATION TO
BE ELECTED t?X VOTE
No Ono Under Thirty-Fiva Years of
Age Is Eligible to Represent the
United States Provision of Bill
Introduced In the Senate By Jones,
of Washington.
(By Associated Press to Tho Observor)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 Senator
Jones, of Washington, Republican, in
troduced in the senate a bill propos
ing the withdrawal of the United
States from the league of nations
within two years unless all the nn
tions which are members of the
league abolish conscription. The bill
also provides that American delegates
to the league be elected by the peo
ple for fouryear terms and the salary
to be $25,000 a ycur. No person under
thirty-five years of age is to be elig
ible to election.
CIRCUS TO BE
TENTS TO HE PITCHED IN NEW
LOCATION.
Parade Starts at 10:00 A. M.; Show
Begins at 2:00 P. M.; Evening
Performance at 7:00 P. M.
The tents of the Hagenbock-Wallaec
circus which is to be held tomorrow,
are to be pitched on the Fair Grounds,
irstead of the usual place on the hill.
La Grande people will no doubt ap
preciate this when they think of the
hill tlwy used io-hntfoto-cUmbV. . .-
A man is already on the job and
has been doing sprinkling work nt
the rair Grounds all day. By tomor
row the grounds bid fair to be free
of dust and to be in a hard and firm
condition.
There will be two performances to
morrow, one in the afternoon begin
ning lit 2:00 p. m. and the other at
7:00 p. m. The Carl Hagcnbeck-Wal-lace
circus is a three-ring and two-
platform circus. The parade will ba
held at 10 o'clock in the morning.
A R GROUNDS
Back on the Job J
CUT OUT THE -HOIST
CUT OUTS
CHIEF CHRISTIANSEN REFUSES
TO STAND FOR THE NOISE.
Says Ordinance Must He Respected,
and Arrest of Violators Will
Follow at Once.
"I want it distinctly understood
that tho cut-teuts on automobiles are
not to bo used inside the city limits,"
said Chief of Police Christihnsen to
day. "Wo have put up with the
nuisance as long as we arc going to,
and from this very hour the ordinance
is going to be enforced to tho limit.
If you have no muffler on your car
get one put on at once, for there is
going to be no excuses accepted. This
thing of some "Smart Alex," with a
wiiie-open cut-out prancing up und
down the streets seeing just how much
noise he can make is a thing of the
past and the pcbplc had just us well
understand it. The police department
has been patient with automobile driv
ers in many ways, for wo felt they
had to have some time to understand
all the regulations. Such time bus
been given and hereafter they must
come up to the rack and abide by the
city's laws. No ordinance is violated
so much as the cut-out ordinance, for
there seems to be a desire on the part
of a great many machine owners to
sec just how much noise lliey cun
make. In the futuro they can make
that noise, but it will be expensive
noise and every time their cut-out
barks it means a visit to the. police
judge.'"
Another thing the. police depart
ment is anxious to impress upon nil
is tho fact that the change in regula
tion of parking cars has not taken
effect and will not until the ordinance
is drawn by the city nttuiney and
adoptetl by the commission. Until
that time the order for all cars to re
main off Adams avenue in the con
gested district holds good and no
parking is to he allowed either dui
inging the day or in the evenings tint I
tho ordinance orders it. Misunder
standings have arisen in some cases
because people hurriedly read of the
proposed change and thought it was
now in effect. It is not and will not
be until the commission passes on the
ordinance and then proper notice wil'
bo given.
NEW DEPARTMENT MADE.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Au(r.
211. Conforming to tho policy laid
d( wn by eastern universities, JHan
ford hasdivided the economics and
political science di;pn-tm"iits, cratit'g
a separate department for the teach
ing of political science.
Professor Victor J. Woi:t, former
professor at the University of Chi'
cage, has been appointed head of the
ncW department, and P.-ofei:.:or E. G
Cottrell has been sccu'eu from Ohio
State to assist him. .
THE WEATHER.
(Ity Associated Press lo The lit.."i-rver)
PORTLAND, Aug. 25- For Oregon:
Probably cloudy and' occasionally
threatening; thunder stoims in moun
tains; cooler except near the coast;
gentle southerly to westerly winds.'
i.t .
possibility or-isr
UPRISING -IK IJCDIA
j Associated Press Iw Th Observer)
LONDON, "Aug. 25. Grave warn
ing of the possibilities in India of an
uprising from the activities was ut
t triil fey Sir Harrington Lovott who
held many important positions in the
India government, before the committee-considering
the Indian bill.
PLANE RACE TO
MAKE NEW START
(Uy AMfUH'iittcii VrvHB to Tho Obaorvor)
TOHONTO, Autf. 25. Tho first air
plane to start in the international
airnlnne raco from Toronto to New
York and return left about noon on
the take-off. An Oircle machine, pi
loted hy Ronald Rolfe, turned turtle.
The other machines were called back.
No one was hurt but tho offlciul start
was t'.ctuyed.
WILL GIVE OPINION OK AMERI
CAN AIR SERVICE.
Testimony Will Be Before Congres
sional Coinmitteo Which Is In
vestigating Spruce Output.
(I'.y Associated PresM to Tho Observer)
SEATTLE, Aug. 25. American av
iators who fought on tho western
front mo to bo called before tho con
gressinnnl committee to tell what they
thought of tho American air service.
Col. Distpic will be called befure the
committee when it returns cast. They
go to Grays Harbor, Willapa and to
Portland the latter part of tho week.
NEW TAXI LINE
ENTERS FIELD
HARRY J. SMITH, OF SEATTLE,
LOCATES I.N LA GRANDE.
Will Have Both Valley and City Ser
vice, According to the Plans
Now Arranged.
Having henrd much of tho Grnndo
Rondo valley, Harry J. Smith, of So
attle, made a trip here Ui look over
the country. He was so pleased that
he immediatelyderidcd to locate in
La Grande, lie has purchased a ma
chine and will use it for valley ser
vice, specializing on the Hot Lake
trade. Other automobiles will bo add
ed, according to Mr. Smith, as soon as
he gets his bearings nnd a complete
taxi line for the city will be installed.
His headquarters will be at Earl
Doanc's Club cigar store.
' I am more than pleased with the
outlook here," said Mr. Smith today.
"This is a great country and when I
heard of ils merit I decided to como
and look it over. Once was enough
.for me, for I decided right then to
stop among you-and become a citizen
of La Grande."
BAECOCK & RYAN
GREATER SHOWS
Amusement Features That Are Auth
orized By the Central Labor
Council of La Grande.
The Central I.almr Council of La
Grande at1thori7.es the statement that
in order that thero may ho no mis
.take ill Die minds of all friends of or
ganized IMior alsiut the attractions
new in the city, it may be mentioned
that tiie lug labor carnival which has
been promoted under tho auspices of
the '( cut ra1 Labor Council for tjioir
big celebration, beginning neft Mon
av, I.JwJior liny, will, statf or that
V ORS TO
BE EXAMINED
da' and all features will be furni.ied McKcsinon, who stands ready to
as contracted y the cftmcil sonic draw tho proper fc.a.so totf anyonu
weeks ago by the Babcock & RyaniWh will iflomoto I'd matter and ivt
heater Shows. .This organisation hasl' Into such alias- thaiotho gtnto will
ji completed an engagement air
Yakima, Wash., where they supplied
al the shows for the Washing!!
Elks' staOS conventi'0.
"I hey wi re heartily endorsed &y 1h
press of Yakima and vicinity as being
the leiinestanil most up-Ui ato or
ganizi?Pioiiever in the eit and com
pliinent' d upon thifrePjjom O theit
allows f ryn O" suggestive or doubt
ful exlnotioiisC J'he will,jirrive in
tl9- city Siltl'bD morning, next, in
'Oeadiness fojj the big doings LabM-
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OFFER OK FOUR CENTS AN
HOUR INCREASE RETRO
ACTICE TO MAY 1.
PROPOSITION WILL BE
PRESENTED TO MEMBERS
"Any Greater Increase, Says tho Pres
ident, Would Add Greatly to the
Cost of Living and Is, Therefore,
Inadvisable Some Classes Would
Receive 67 Cents Per Hour. i
(lly Assoclalud Press to Tho Observor)
WASHINGTON, Aug. . 25. Tho
President has submitted to shopmen
proposed pay of four cents an hour
incrcaso on the basis of ten hours'
pay fbr eight hours' work, retroactivo
to May 1,
Tha President said that any greater
increase now would greatly incrcaso
tho cost of Hiring and, therefore, is in
advisable Certain classes of shop
men would receive 67 cents an hour.
A representative of tho shopmen
said thnt ho would submit the propo
sition to the members.
JUMPS KltO.M MOVING THAIX
IlllnolN Man Kjlltil in I -all From a
Specilug Car In Nebraska
ALLIANCE, Neb. Aug. 25. C. J.
Snttor, of Anna, HI., on his way to
Portland Oro, to visit rolatlvoa. bo-
llevod to bo suffering from toniipor-
ay Insanity, Jumped from a passeng
er train nuar hero Saturday' night and
was Instantly killed Tho remains aro
bolng held horo. ,
IHlll.VU HCHOONEIt SINKS;
SIX OF CHEW DltOW.N
HALIFAX. N. S. Aug. 25. Thu
Yarmouth fishing schooner Franeii
A, with her captain, Percy Ross, and
live or the crew of la mon. went
down In a collision with tho British
irogntor i,ord Downshlro during a
heavy Tog 100 tales south of Kablo
inland Saturday night. Tho freighter,
bound from Baltimore for Belfast
sunt word by wireless Sunday that
sho was bringing tho survivors horo.
OFFERS LAND FOR
AN ELK PASTURE
J. I). McKEWON W ANTS I I V Vo
HAVE SOME OF STATE HERD.
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Tract of Ground ji ,. n iM
Donated lor Two or Herd of i;ik
.'J'o lU'.ipousjhlo Agency
"I am anxious to r.co La Grandu
or Union county havo 1101110 of the elk
which tho Statu of .Orogon is wllilne
j c'vo :o rea.,r.ii M. pai lies who
will prupurly car0 for them, and I
wish to offer either a ten acie tract
or a onc--)itndrud and twenty acre
tract near Or,, I),.,! 1 , eilhnr the city. '
tha county 01 th. Elka lodg-i of I.J
Orando. This 1 10 1 Is well gias.,Td
and will feed a reasonable number
of elk the yuir i .id. WI10 -v. r a. -cepts-this
proposition would h;..o
to fence it. 1'lin laud lies .i.ng :tu
Itlghway ind I b.jHove it w-juld Le a
fine thing to havo a Jiitnch ot elk
that clof-o to Lk Grande.''
The ahovo statemeiTt was nindo to
IJJ"i Obftirfor this aTtmnoon hy J. I.
r snow inc. elK win no cared for and
Mr. McKcnnon will Unr suro th-iL
proper ftui-tu will bo erctod to keou
Ihe otk (rou, bccotninK a post to tho
community
No cxpifton from tho city. or tho
county O'H hoen hoard but It nn
JrHtood a mO.n l on fMt in Dim
Klks lorlpo too'virio nnm(i means
nylnK for live elk tlnft mny lio
ciuied from tho Htato. Th MrKonnon
pnOgHInn tho b-Ot th;Ooh heo?i
put forward up to the nioMit linn
und It (h iftoly tlOt hiho ui'th'U will
be tinten o9" lt 1 o
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