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VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, MARCH 21 1935
NUMBER 21
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LA GSMNBE
OBSERVED
FIRST MEETING OP
NEW CITY COUNCIL
All the member of the city ooun-l that during tbe year there, were 112
ell were present last evening with the arrests made that 181 bead of atook
exception of mayor Slater who did not were Impounded which brought Into
ruTe oaiu me a o'clock trail, arrived the treasurey 1181. That daring the
3ouocllmau J W Kennedy waa chcn
chairman aad the con noli proceeded
to clear up tbe work of the year before
tiie new officers took tbeir Beats.
A petition signed by BL Lincoln
and others asking for two aro lights
on Main street was refered to tbe street
committee.
Tbe monthly and annual reports of
tbe officers were refered to the Finance
committee
Alter the routine work had been
disposed ol, the council declared a
recess for n, minnf z -jatA i;jor
Wlater " called the new ' ooanoil
to order tLe cnlr change being
that Recorder I N Knook assumed tbe
duties of the offloe, Mayor Slater
conncilmen Oardinier, Kennedy and
Reavls sioceeded themselves as did
also Marshall Ray bora
Tbe new ooanoil then proceed to
elect officers. In each instance there
was bat one nomination and the re-
corder waa instructed to cast the bal
lot for the council with the following
results.
Water Superintendent H C Gilruan
Street Superintendent Kred Syuhorat
Engineer- W Van Fleet
Deputy Marshall F P Childers
City Attorney K S Ivanhoe
FOUND MASTER
There is not muoh in this report
beyond the fact that he . had . turned
the position over to a friend and that
he had secured another job snd that
be bad killed il dugs at the request ot
the owners and then at the present
time there were five head of horses in
the oity pound advertised for sale.
STREET SUPERINTENDENT
Street Superintendent Fred Svnhorst
Bled a list of tbe oity property now on
hand in his department and his report
showed that during the year the city
bad purchased 8059 feet of lumber of
whiob 13,018 feet is still ou band snd
that he bad received monies from
several scourcee amounting to I7P0
MARSIULL'8 REPORT
Marshall Rayburn's report shott'd
warrants but thought be night be able to install, I did not think it necessary
to dispose of . them In Valla Walla I to send for him and 1 bar not obansed
f . a .
my mina since) men.
year there were twenty eight oases of
contagious diseases twenty three being
dlrtherla, three small pox, and two
scarlet fever. The oity being free at
the present time
REJORDEP8 REPORT
Recorder Newlin by bis report show
ed that be bad received frpnc fines
and license, (not saloon) 12233. From
water rents $7795.70
Just prior co adjournment, counoll-
man uum aud stated
"I very much dislike to have to mske
a reply to a lot of malicious acouea
tions such as appeared in the Chronicle
of March 17th., and while I do not be
lieve the statements will have any
weight with the people who know me,
1 would like to state tbe facts as they
are. Regarding Mr Southerland I will
sa I had several lengthly Interviews
with the gontlemau regarding the beat
ing plant In question At the time
the Oity Hall had tbe walls laid, I
thins to the, second floor, I told him
that we were not ready to reoeive bids
on the proposition because we did not
know for certain whether the county
court wanted to ase steam, or heat with
stoves. I told him be oould submit
his bid with a set ot specifications ol
the plant he proposed to Install and I
would take it to tbe committee io
charge of the matter.
ALLEGFD bRIBERY ' ;
Mr Sutherland did not seem to be
satisfied with the arrangement and
said he was anxious to have the matter
settled at onoe and wanted to know if
(125 would be any inducement to close
tbe deal then, so he could order the
apparatus for the Foley, Job an i the
City Hall Htonoo. IJplalnly to'd him it
was uot necceosiiry to add any bribery
money to his bid and that there wovld
be no action taken nntll it was defi
nitely settled that a steam outfit would
be wanted. Mr Sutherland fumbled
among a lot of . papers he had In his
pocket and finally said he thought the
job could be done lor about 2.600.
lie said he did not know about the
He did not say that be wo aid accept
them at par, and 'I did not lor a mo
ment suppose that he would pay more
than market price for them and I
don't believe he would have done so.
Io fart be did not at any time make
what would be called a bona fide bid.
He states that I said that I would
not figure against him, and I will say
that this assertion iseltber a slip In
his memory or a deliberate lie, and he
can take his choice . between the two.
He did ask me not to disclose his
figures to anyone flee who might fig
are on the job, which I promised not to
do and I never did. As far as figur
ing against him la oonoerned, I will
say that I have figured agaiost every
contractor who has bsd anything to do
with tbe City Hall from beginning to
end, and I venture to remark that the
elty has not lost a oent by my so do.
' ! -TZ. Liliuc ifuinw to saw that 1
the beating plant in question is the
cheapest beating plant ever Installed In
La Grande, sin, capacity and quality
In proportion. Of coarse a smaller oath"
might have done the work and would
have cost less, bat considering the ex
posed position of tbe City Hall, 1
deemed It poor economy to take any
chances When It was finally settled
that a steam beating apparatus ; would
be requited, I with thi assistance of a
oompetent beating engineer, went over
the City Hall thoronchlj," drew a set
of plans, took tbe building's exposed
condition to the cold winds that blew
up there, all Into consideration and da
cided It would require a larger plant
to beat this building than It would
for a building leas exposed, I submit
ted the amount the plans would coat
to the other members ot tbe Ways and
Means committee, and asked them to
have both Mrs T N Murphy, and John
Melville to submit bids on the job
with specifications of tbe plana they
intended to install. I told both mem
bers of the committee that if either
party would offer to do the job
one dollar less than I quoted, to give
them the job and I would superintend
tbe work and see that it waa put In
right just the same. This statement
will be verified by both members ol
the committee. That the job -was
offered to Melville will be verified by
3 A Gardinier, besides the two com
mitteemeo mentioned. At this time
Mr. Southland was not in this part of
the country, snd as he bad nevr taken
ine pains to send a bid on the Job or
the specifications of what ha Intended
Great Good Dress Goods lews
Drees goods of eveiy description: Mohairs in fancy mixtures and all the popular shades
in solid colors, Novelty Suitings, Voiles and Ettamines. The prices too, you will agree with
us, are extremely reasonable, rangiugiug in price from 20c per yard and up. v .
Exclusive Suit Patterns.
In fancy Mohairs, in Btripes,shepherd checks
and fancy mixtures. A great special Value
now on our tables, only one pat- Q j
tern of a kind, the yard ..... Q 2
Wash Goods, 5c the yard, up
The most complete line we have ever shown,
in scotch lawns, cottou voiles, Batistes 'and
knicker crepe. The latter is a very popular
fabric, free from starch, makes up and looks
like woolen goods. ' - : lt.l . .
SPECIAL LACE SALE ;
1 5c and 20c LACES, the yard
Thursday, Friday and Saturday only
. ; SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
5'
New Shirt Waist 'Suits
In silk and luster
$12.50 to $20
Ladies' Covert and
Craven: tte Coats
$12.50 and V
Ladies' Tailor Suits
In the new blouse effects ,
also coat and skirt
$12.50 to $20
1st fact I think that when ever a
transient outsider comes Into tbe etty
of La Grande, to take a contract ol
any kind, or comes In here to sell
manufactured goods, whether it be
patent medicine, steel ranges or a
stock ol millinery, be should be made
to contribute to the oity e revenue by
special lisoense, to pat them on an
even basis with the people here who
pay taxes, and I eao not see why an
outsider mutt ha called in to do this
work because I happen to be a eouooil
men,and have pledged myself to spend
my time looking after the city's In-
lerMtrnd I oan honeally say that if
I bad devoted the time to my own
business that I hate spent in the
city's serviee during tbe last year.it
a ...
,. Mwiay uavo netted me an
amount twioe as large as even these
would b blackmailers accuse me of
beating tbe city out ot. It is a matter
ol pride with ma to show the. people
that such work can be done here at
home as well as it can be dona by
people of Walla Walla, and I will defy
these would be destroyers of my repu
tation to abow that this plant ts not
installed in a first class manner - and
doing its work properly, and that my
guarantee is not as thoroughly backed
up and as good as the 8ouherlan d
Company. I will frankly admit that
Mr 8outberland stood no si ow what
ever of getting the job, if I oould help
it after making the offer of the bribe,
as I consider that a man who would
do crooked work to get tbe job would
not be beyond doing crooked work . in
installing the plant. And I haven't
changed my mind on that score since
then. ;
I can sea that Mr Southerland has
been up against some orooked proposi
tions in bis time, and also notioe that
it is catching. I have during the
last year bsd quito a large amount ol
bills allowed to me, the greater part
paid to me as chairman of tbe Was
and Means committee, quite a lot ol
them have InoluJed money I have
paid for freight which takes cash snd
for which I received city warrants in
return. I have . also told
tbe oity goods snd wtyl say that , all
my bills are open for Inspection and
il any one oan find where I have
charged the city more than tbe lowest
market price lor any as tide furnished,
i I. will cheerfully refund the difference
and add to the difference an equal
amount to go to the city an Interest
lor that use of the money. I would
like however to limit tbe amount' ol
fault finders to the people who are
tax payers and are aotually interested.
MAYOR SLATER
Mayor Blater at ;the conclusion of
Mr Bohnenkamps remarks stated that
ha waa very glad that Mr Bobnenkamp
bad brought tbe matter op and that,
until the Chronicle bad coma out io
attack upon the ooanoil that on every
hand he bad beard nothing but praise
from all at home and .abroad with
reference to the eltgant building- and
its smalt cost ana be. knew there was
a motive behlu I tbie attack whiob
grew out of bis vetoing of tbe ordin
ance providing for an alarm system,
chemical engine team of horses, and
paidflreman That this ,aper had never
dared to on Its voloe heretofore
during tbe past fifteen years and that
at the next meeting of . the council he
would present In writing a demand that
tbe ooanoil make a thorough investi
gation and ask Mr Sutherland to be
present and answer to the charge that
ha had offered to pay a bribe of $126.
He reolted the fact that Judge Kills of
Pendleton while in the oity recently,
had visited the elty ball aa did also
Jefferson Meyers of Pur t laud and
that unqualifiedly remarked there was
not another building iu the state equal
to ours for tbe money...
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
DESERT THE ARMY
Sorlppa Newa Association
Glasgow March SI A news corre
spondent wires that the decision of
the Russian O iveromeut to raise au
internal loan of one hundred million
dollars has caused a panio on tbe atcek
exebaoce. It la reported at St Petere
burg that the RusHian soldiers are de
serting to the Japanese by the thousands.
WILL BE8AEE FROM PURSUIT .,.
With the passsge cf the Sungari
bridge, the bridge will be blown up,
and retreating army will be safe from
pursuit. Tbe second army Is falling
back along tbe Una of railroads, and
the first and third are retreating along
the Mandarin road to Klrin. Both are
destroying bridges and roads as they
pass along, and are denuding the
country. '
JAPANF8E LOSS 100,000
St. Petersburg, March 21.
La.iMMi reports, of yesterday's date,
that the troops continued their retreat
northward on the 19th, and that he
allowed tbe men to rest on tbe 20th.
The Japanese losses In the recent fight-
Ing, ha states. Is estimated at one hun
dred thousand.
Pt Petersburg, March 21 A dispatch
from General Liuevltoh states that he
haa established headquarters for the
present at Chen Chla V'aliu, at a
crossing on the Bunawl river from
wbioh plaoe be Is directing tbe retreat
of tbe three armies, and disposing ot
the fiesb troops of the fourth corns.
bow arriving from Russia.
Mr R M Young ot thla city returned
today from a short visit to Walla
Walla.
BASEBALL (RFFF
By Scripps Newt Association
. San Franoisoo, Maroh 21. President
Burt of tbe Paoifio Coast League, to
day unqualifiedly denied that war was
being made on tbr msjor organizations
as Implied in the signing ot Chase by
Los Angelea, as Cbaao bad been drafted
by New York. lie says that the Cbaee
matter rests with tbe National com
mission, and, if that body decides that
Cbsse belongs to New York, Los An
geles must give him up.
J.j A DIES' TAILOR IB. A.TS
$600,000 represents the purchases made by our Ca?h Buyers' Union, of which we are
member Do you wonder that we can sell you the beat hats jon the market at the most
economical prices.' A visit to our millinery department will couvinee you that you can do
better here. ' ' - ' ; '::'";.;' ..
Sim cJeala?j
Mining Swindler Trial
: Scrlpps News Association
Seattle Wash March 21-Mra Loyd
Smith, charged with having swindled
msuy women In the western states by
selling bogus mining stuck, wsa plac
ed on trial thla morning. Tbe orgAi
nal charge against her waa dismissed
but Immediately aha waa re-arrested
in the courtroom on new Information.
The alleged victims are-aappoasd to
have lost thousands of dollars,
WILL-MAKE
CHANGE
By Scripps News Association
Washington March 21 The Presi
dent has written to Beoretary Taft, ap
proving the letters recommending a
change In tbe personel of the Panama
Canal Commission and a re-arrangement
of the do ties of the memben.
The urposo is to avoid further delay,
in getting supplies to the canal tone
and for facilitating the work of con
struction. The commission will .be
reduced to one, or at least not more
then three members. Secretary Taft
will present tbe President with a plan
of reorganisation within a few days
Made A Felony
' (By Mcrlpps News Association)
Jefferson City Mo. March 21 Go
veroor Folk today signed the hill
msking pool selling a felony in the
state of Missouri.
TRUST
JURY
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(By Scripps News Association
Chicago, March 21-Four additional
veniremen were this morning tempor
arily passed by Judge Humphicys,
In order to fill out the Federal Grand
Jury summoned to investigate the
alleged beef trust. ' The psnel now
contains seventeen men, and four more
will be selected this afternoon. Upon
the acceptance of twenty one, the
court will instruct the iurv. Eiaht
witnesses have been summoned (or to
morrow. The utmost secrecy is being
observed and. extraordinary care and
precautions ; takon ' to prevent the
names of tbe witnesses bsiug learned
prior to their appearance for testimony
JUMPS INTO
OCEAN'S ARMS
By Scripps News Association . ' '
New York March 21 Andrew Gas-'
oom, of Philadelphia, the son of a
millionaire and nephew of Clement A
Gusoom, committed suicide by jump
ing overboard from the liner Mnnne
lonka diming a trip from London. He
apparently changed his mind after
jumping overboard and seised tbe log
line, but his body was torn in pieces
when he came in contact with the
patent log Guoom diasipearod for
two months white a student at tbe
Pennsylvania University.
The Nurse and the Doctor
Will tell you that the success of a prescription de
pends on the purity of its ingredience. There is
as much variety in medicine as in other merchan
dise. In our prescriptiou-filling "Qulity" is always
our first consideration.
You can implicity trust your prescription to ns -quality,
accuracy and the right price are the never
failing trio upon which we think we have a right to
appeal for your patronage.
A. T. HILL.,
Registered Pharmacist.
Phone, Farmers Line, 68
Pacific States 1361
La Grande, Or.
FLEEING RU88IAN8 w,
f an ise (Via Tien Tsln) March
21 A Norwegian trader with a Bus- .
sian army on retreat from Tieling
says that tbe demoralised troops are
casting away their equipments, acd .
iu many instances even their boots.
Tbey abandoned the transports nd
left guns and cartridges, using horses
to save as many at possible at Tie Pass
The Cossacks looted tbe booths of tbe
traders, but the guilty ooei were shot
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