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VOLUME XXVIII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1916.
NUMBER 18.
BANDIT VILLA DEAD;
BODY IS
Persistent Mexican Reports Say
Carranzaistas Have Corpse.
VERACITY OF RUMOR STILL DOUBTED
Incidents Confirm Story of Blood
Poisoning Supposed to Have
' . Ended Outlaw's Career.
Mexico City Villa's dead body has
been dug up out of a two weeks old
grave by CarloB Carranza, newphew of
General Carranza, the first chief of the
constitutionalists, and is now being
brought by him and an escort of sol
diers to the city of Chihuahua. This
information was contained in a tele
gram received by the War department
late Sunday.
El Paso Francisco Villa is dead and
his body, disinterred some days after
his burial, is in poBssesion of the Car
ranza troops, according to a series of
telegraphic messages received in Juar
ez Sunday by the Mexican officials.
For more than a week reports that
Villa had died from wounds have been
current both here and in Juarez. Sun
day's accounts were the most circum
stantial and apparently reliable yet re
ceived. They were accepted with re
serve by American officials, including
General Bell, but the Mexican officials
expressed confidence in their relia
bility. The dispatcher of the Mexican West
ern railroad at Juarez reported to Gen
eral Gabriel Gavira, Carranza com
mander at Juarez, that he had heard a
conversation over the telegraph wires
to the effect that Villa's body was in
the hands of Carranza troops. Gen
eral Gavira notified Consul Andres
Garica here, who rushed messages to
the telegraph operators at Madero and
Cusihuiriachic operators answered con
firmed the report and said the body
was being taken to Chihuahua.
The telegraph operator at San An
tonio, Mexico, 60 miles west Chihua
hua, telegraphed Consul Garcia that
Villa's body was in posssesion of Colo
nel Carlos Carranza, nephew of Gen
eral Carranza, who was taking it in a
specail train to Chihuahua.
In reply to these messages, tele
grams were sent to the Carranza gen
erals in the field and to officers in
Mexico City, Chihuahua and other
points, asking confirmation, but no an
swers have yet been received.
Apart from the telegrams sent here
there are some known facts which
have been pointed out by Mexican
officials as lending strong support to
the truth of the report that the bandit
chief's career has been closed by death.
Villa has been suffering for more
than a year from a virulent form of
blood poisoning. . ;: ;
He was treated for this disease
while in Juarez by Dr. W. L, Brown.
Dr. Brown says that the condition
of the bandit was such that - even a
minor wound would be fatal in ten
days unless treated promptly and with
the best medical skill and care. Even
under the most favorable conditions
such a wound would be of the gravest
character. ,. . .
Austria-Hungary Will Avoid
Break With United States
Buda Pest The probability of war
between America and the Central Em
pires is a grave concern to Austria and
Hungary alike, for millions of Hun
garians and Austrians in America
would suffer considerably in case re
lations were broken off and everything
is being done in the Vienna foreign
office to persuade Germany to evade a
rupture if possible. Austria-Hungary
insists on being consulted in the mat
ter and negotiations are going on be
tween Berlin and Veinna.
Should a break occur, the Austro
Hungarian government will not take
official notice of it and even if it
should come to war between Germany
and the United States the monarchy
will disregard the alliance 88 a con
sideration, as in the case with Ger
many and Italy. The press is devot
ing marked attention to the situation.
Author "Peck's Bad Boy" Dies.
Milwaukee George W. Peck, 75
years old, former governor of Wiscon
sin for two terms, and at one time
mayor of Milwaukee, died here Sunday
after a short illness. Mr. Peck was
one of three Democrats who, since the
admission of Wisconsin to the Union,
in 1848, held the position of governor.
In 1892 his opponent on the Republican
ticket was ex-United States Senator
Spooner, whom he defeated. Mr. Peck
achieved national fame as a writer of
humorous tales, his best-known book
Being Feck s Baa Boy.
Mary Phagan Suit Ends.
Atlanta, Ga. The suit brought by
Mrs. J. W. Coleman to recover $10,000
from the National Pencil company on
account of the death of her daughter
Mary Phagan, for whose murder Leo
' H. Frank was convicted, was dismissed
in Superior court here Saturday after
attorneys announced that a settlement
out of court had been agreed upon.
Mary Phagan 's body was found in
the pencil factory.
PRESIDENT WILSON FRAMES VIRTUAL
ULTIMATUM 10JERUN GOVERNMENT
Washington, D. C President Wil
son completed his indictment of Ger-
Mow' Tuesday for her submarine oper
ations and it will go forward at once
to Berlin.
The communication, according to
those who have seen it, will leave
nothing to the imagination. It is vir
tually an ultimatum without a time
limit for response. As the alternative
of refusal to make thorough reparation
and give complete guarantees that
submarine operations hereafter shall
be conducted in accordance with the
principles of humanity and interna
tional law, Ambassador Gerard will be
withdrawn from Berlin.
It develops that the President has
been considering three courses to pur
sue with reference to Germany. They
are: ,
1. To present all the facts in pos
session of this government to Germany
and to demand an explanation of how
that nation can square its deeds with
its promises.
2. To send a note reciting that
Germany has violated the solemn as
surances made to the United States,
and notifying her that unless prompt
reparation be made Ambassador Ger
ard will be withdrawn.
8. . To break off relations without
discussion.
It is not understood the President is
prepared at this moment to adopt the
third proposal. It is the second which
appeals to him and which probably will
meet with his approval. -
Thirty Burn to Death in
New Haven Train Wreck
Bradford, R. I. Thirty or more per
sons were reported to have been crush
ed or burned to death in a collision of
trains on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad here Tuesday
night.' The accident occurred at 7:30
o'clock and four hours later wrecking
and hospital crews were said to have
recovered 80 bodies. .
The dead were in the rear car of a
four-coach local train, bound from
Boston to New London, and which had
stopped at the local station when it
was run down by the Gilt Edge ex
press, bound from Boston for New
York. . .
This coach was telescoped, set afire
and burned.
The car ahead also took fire, and
the flames, communicating to the pas
senger station and freight house, de
stroyed both buildings.
It was stated that there were known
to have been 37 persons in the de
stroyed car and that only six of these
bad been accounted for several hours
later.
Among those reported to have been
burned to death were Miss Janet Clark,
daughter of William Clark, president
of the Westerly mill of the American
Thread company, and W. M. Barber,
also of Westerly.
Von Papen and Four Others Are
Indicted for Plot to Destroy Canal
New York Captain Franz von Pa-
pen, recalled military attache to the
German embassy at Washington, was
indicted Tuesday by the Federal grand
jury herejj as the organizer and finan
cier of an alleged conspiracy to blow
up the Welland Canal in Canada. With
him also were indicted Captain Hans
Tauscher, alleged agent of the Krupps
in the United States and husband of
Mme. Johanna Gadski, the prima
donna; Constantino Govani, Alfred J.
Fritzen and another man whose name
has not been revealed. It was learned
from a reliable source that the last
named is a prominet German whose
name has been mentioned frequently
in connection with German propganda.
Federal officials do not expect to
bring Von Papen to trial. While he is
no longer immune from prosecution by
the United States civil authorities,
since he ceased to be a member of the
German embassy staff, the offense
with which he is charged is not ex
traditable under any treaty with a for
eign government.
The indictment, it is understood,
was returned with the sanction of the
Department of Justice, and is believed
to establish a precedent. No effort
will be made to have Von Papen
brought here, but the indictment will
be held in abeyance in case be should
ever return to the United States.
. West Point Bill Passed.
.Washintgon, D. C. A bill doubling
the number of cadets at the West Point
military academy, the second of the
preparedness measures to go through
both branches of congress, was passed
by the house after it had been amend
ed to eliminate a section which would
have authorized the President to fill
vacancies at the beginning of a scho
lastic year from the alternates whose
principles had entered. A similar bill,
doubling the personnel at the naval
academy, was signed by the President
several weeks ago.
$206 Gold Nugget Found.
Grants Pass, Ore. One of the larg
est gold nuggets ever found in the
Southern Oregon placer fields was
brought to Grants Pass Tuesday by
Ben S. Watts of Williams. It meas
ured three and a half inches in length
and a like distance in width with a
thickness of about half an inch. It
weighed 11 ounces, 11 pennyweights
and 15 grams when placed in the
scales, its value being (205. It was
found 25 miles from here.
Made Record Flight in Mexico in This Aeroplane
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Lieutenant Edgar S. Gorrell, Lieutenant Herbert A. Dargue.
Lieutenants Edgar S. Gorrell and
Herbert A. Dargue, now with General
Pershing's troops in Mexico, made a
record flight the other day when they
went from San Antonio, in Chihuahua,
to Columbus, N. M., distance of
more than 850 mileB in less than four
hours. They made a single stop, that
at Casas Grandes, where they heard
reports that Villa had died of his
wounds.
Lieutenant Dargue said: "There
seems to be no doubt that Villa was
wounded; conversations with natives
and with physicians having convinced
me that he was shot through both lege
and one of them being broken by a
bullet, while another shot lodged in
his stomach. A man in that condition
without medical attention could scarce
ly live long."
VOTES ARMY Of 250,000
Makes Total, With Reserves, One Million-
Volunteer Provision Kept.
Washington, D. C An Army re
organization bill that would produce
regular army and reserve military
forces in the United States aggregat
ing 1,000,000 men was passed by the
senate Wednesday night without a rec
ord vote. It is a substitute for the
Hay bill, passed by the house and the
differences will be worked out in conference.
On the eve of a joint seession of the
houses of congress to hear a message
from the President on grave interna
tional issues, the senate hastened com
pletion of the bill amid scenes of ex
citement, repeatedly rejecting all
amendments pending to reduce the
proposed strengthening of the army.
The argeement to vote Wednesday
was reached two weeks ago, and Vice
President Marshall, enforcing the de
termination of the administration lead
ers, ruled that a vote was required by
midnight.
The amendment making the army's
peace strength 250,000 instead of
180,000, as provided- in the- bill as
framed by the military committee,
was adopted, 43 to 37, 21 Republicans
and 22 Democrats voting for it. A
proposal to make the figure 150,000
previously had been rejected, 66 to 13.
A peace strength of only 140,000 is
provided for the army bill passed by
the house, and a sharp contest over
Ten-Hour Law Argued. ;'
Washington, D. C The Supreme
court Wednesday took under advise
ment at the conclusion of oral argu
ments the constitutionality of the Ore
gon ten-hour workday law for men in
mills and manufacturing establish
ments. The statute, the first of the
kind ever brought before the court, is
being tested in the case of Frank Bun
ting, a mill employe convicted of vio
lating it. His counsel, W. Lair
Thompson, attacked the law chiefly on
the ground that it was an increased
wage rather than a health measure.
Hatters to Ask Pay Rise.
Danbury, Conn. Demands for a
wage increase approximating 10 per
cent are to be made by union hatters
throughout the country on May 1, or
as soon after that date as present
wage agreements expire, it was
learned here Wednesday. This ac
tion, it was said, was authorized by
the National board of directors of the
United Hatters of North America, at
a meeting held last week in New
York.
that feature is looked for in confer
ence. ' Another amendment adopted would
create a reserve regular army force in
time of war, to be composed of school
and college youths, and to provide a
means of recruiting the proposed vol
unteer army force. This is expected
to provide a trained reserve of from
200,000 to 400,000 young men. The
proposal submitted by Senator Hard
wick was agreed to 56 to 24, the result
coming as a surprise to senators on
both sides of the chamber, since pre
dictions openly had been made that the
volunteer army feature, already in
cluded in the bill, would be rejected in
conference.
Senator Hardwick's amendment pro
vides for military instruction by com
missioned army officers under direction
of the secretary of war in every school
and college in the United States hav
ing 100 or more male students over 15
years old, when authorities of such
school apply for such instruction and
the requisite number of students agree
to accept the training and become a
part of the reserve force of the army
of the nation. Application for the
training would be purely voluntary,
but all students over 18 years old re
ceiving training would be subject to a
call to the colors by the President in
time of war, actual or threatened, dur
ing their training term.
- Blue Overalls at Premium,
Chicago Blue will be the excep
tional color for overalls this year, and
only the aristocrats in the trades will
wear them. The lack of proper indigo
dyes is sending up the prices on this
article of apparel. Brown and white
will be the prevailing shades. Un
bleached khaki is becoming popular,
and white is setting a vogue. Logwood
vegeable dyes from Jamaica is being
extended to goods of this character,
with varying results. The best dyes,
that come from Germany, produce in
digo blue that has long been popular.
New York May Aid Widows.,
New York A municipal movement
to provide pensions for widowed moth
ers with children was begun Wednes
day with the adoption by the board of
aldermen of a resolution under which
would be appropriated $300,000 to be
placed at the disposal of the Child
Welfare board.
If the resolution is acted on favor
ably next week by the board of esti
mate, the proposed allowances will
be granted.
NEWS ITEMS
Of General Interest
About Oregon
Irrigation Project Revived and
Prosperity Returns to Irrigon
Irrigon Not since the collapse of
the Irrigon irrigation project in 1907
have the people of this little town
been able to look into the future with
the certainty of a final prosperous out
come as today. When the government
took the project over a few years ago
and began the great cement-lined ditch
there was a feeling of jubilation;
when the ditch was finished there was
rejoicing. But until the present time
there has usually been a prospect of
procrastination and delay, which pros
pects proved realities. Hence the lit
tle town practically stood still.
Now, however, all is changed. The
The government is about to take
charge of the project and handle the
water distribution, there is much more
water than will be used for years to
come, landowners are jubilant and are
going ahead planting and seeding as
never before. Buyers have just closed
the largest purchase ever made here,
240 acres of raw land a few miles west
of Irrigon. The price paid was well
over $10,000. The new owners are
now busily at work with a large force
seeding the tract to alfalfa. Past
seedings of the kind here have return
ed two crops the first year, showing
that there is no quicker alfalfa land in
the country than at this beautiful spot
on the banks of the majestic Columbia,
Another sale was made whereby Ote
Henkle, now of Crook county, sold 80
acres of his homestead south of town.
Improvements are going forward on
this tract also.
Coos Bay Road Allowed.
; Washington, D. C. Authority has
been granted by the superintendent of
the Coast Guard Service for the con
struction of a road from the Coos Bay
station, along the edge of the bluff for
a distance of three miles overlooking
the south entrance to Coos Bay, The
construction of this road was urged by
the North Bend chamber of commerce,
it being their contention that the road
is necessary for the transportation of
lifesaving apparatus in case of a
wreck in the vicinity.
It is pointed out that had there been
such a road when the Santa Clara was
wrecked recently, the Coast Guard
might have saved the lives of those
who perished because of the inability
to reach the wreck promptly.
Cherries Thrive In Hood.
Hood Rivera Prospects are bright in
Hood River for a bumper cherry crop
this year. Orchardists in all districts
report that their trees are loaded with
buds. Cherry trees are in full bloom
along the lowlands of the Columbia
and in the city. J. R. Nunamaker,
who owns the largest cherry orchard in
the valley, estimates his crop at 50
tons.
Strawberries are begining to bloom
in protected parts of the Lower valley.
The apple trees of the district probab
ly will be in full bloom during the
first week in May.
Governors' Day Fixed.
Salem Announcement has been
made by A. H. Lea, secretary of the
State Fair board, that Friday, Septem
ber 29, has been designated as Gover
nors' Day at the State Fair. Gover
nor Lister, of Washington, has ac
cepted an invitation to attend, and it
is believed that Governor Alexander,
of Idaho, will also be in attendance.
Governor Withycombe has accepted an
invitation to attend on Governors
Day at the Washington State Fair, at
North Yakima, which will be on Sep
tember 21.
Merrill to Vote June 13,
Merrill If the council can have its
way, this place will have a water sys
tem in the near future, if only for fire
protection. A special meeting of the
city council was held . recently, when
ordinances were adopted for a special
election of the legal voters for June
13, at which time they will be asked
to vote for the amending of the char
ter so as to permit bonds being issued
to the amount of $6000 to install fire-
fighting apparatus. -The action of the
city council is a result of a recent fire
in which a general store was destroyed.
Ditch Cost Is Protested.
Salem Orchardists of Sutherlin,
have filed complaint with the State
Public Service commisssion against
the J. F. Luse company, alleging that
the company's charge of $3.60 an acre
for maintaining an irrigation ditch is
excessive. - A hearing will be held by
the commission. The complainants
point out that the cost of ditch main
tenance in the arid districts of Eastern
Oregon as shown by the 1916 report of
the desert and board is but $1 an acre.
Bridge Plans Finished.
Salem Plans and specifications for
a reinforced concrete bridge across
Ochoco creek, near Prineville, were
completed by the State Highway de
partment and forwarded to the Crook
county court. The estimated cost of
the structure is $3900. The Highway
department has received a request to
prepare plans and specifications for a
180-foot wood span which Is to be con
structed near Myrtle Point, Coos coun
ty.
SPORTING GOODS
Our stock of Baseball Equipment is superior
to any we have carried heretofore. . . .
FISHING TACKLE
The Fishing Season is here and we are pre
pared to please you in any of the best
makes of Rods, Creels, Flies, Lines, Etc. .
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