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! SECRET REPDriT
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rOHTRY WHOLLY UNFIT TO GO
IXTO WAR ALL DEPART.'
MEMS iJADf.yi.Alt;.
0T REPORT MDEFUBLIC
Becomes Known that Secret Report
Sent to Congress Shows That Army
g Without L'fiicient Men, Ammunf.
tlon Is Short and Inadequate, and
Coast Defense In Hopelessly Weak
. Hope to Publish the Report.
Washington, Dec. 15 The United
clflc toast ia practically defenseless.
This It was learned today was the
substance of the report of the secre
tary presented to congress yesterday
by Secretary of War Dickinson. It la
admitted that the defense condition
of the Pacific coast Is alarmingly
poor. The reports says the army Jacks
the proper kind of men and is In great
need of guns and ammunition and
many more soldiers and the extension
of the fortifications for coast de
fense are needed. Representative Mc
Laltbam, of California who is respon
sible for the preparation of the re
port, says the report should be made
public. He said It would be a crime
against hop and betrayal of poster
ity to deceive the public, regarding
the true situation. ':
McLalthlan continued: "If we Lave
an Inadequate1 army and Inadequate
national defense, now Ms the time
when we are at peace with the world
to correct the sultatibn before It Is
too late. I will fight to the finish for
the publication of the report. Other
congressmen Including Hobeon agree
that further concealment 'would be
criminal. ' V ; " '
MEETIXG TONIGHT.
President Chafes Under Delay and In
action of Businessmen in Clnb.
Tonight Is the time for the post
poned meeting of the commercial club
to decide what Is to be done with the
institution. President Collier is ex
tremely anxious to have something
done immediately and pleads with
the businessmen to attend the meet
ing tonight when the final action will
be taken. ,, . . .". . . ,
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Salient Franchise Features. A
.. Life of franchise to be
twenty-five years. City to
have option of buying plant j
tat that Ume. ' : ,'
Present and prospective
$ public utilities laws to gov
$ ern conduct of the company,
v City not to be responsible
for ; injuries resulting" dur- -
log construction of plant and A
mains. .
Maximum," charges to be A
$2.00 per 1,000 feet for all A
purposes. ' -; ;''. :: ' A
Not closed oyer 24. hours
without permission of mayor.
' Franchise to bft accepted A
In thirty days. '
Construction to commence . A
in six months and be finished
In twelve months from now. A
Bonuses to be paid otty Is ' A
I per cent each, year for ten -
A years; two per cent for the A
next ten years and three per-
cent for the last five years.
" The mayor or representative
city to have option of inspect- A
ing company books to deter-
mine gross earnings. . '
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Because" of the objections of Coun
cilman Monroe and Logsden, the gas
franchise did . not pass last night,
though the majority of the conn -
FRANCHISE fJOT
GRAHTEOYET :
jGRANDgUNION COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER
cil so desired. The minority ruled on
a. council standing rule, that a bill '
or ordinance must go over to the next
meeting if it U not referred or placed
on Its final passage A after the
second reading. The franchise as it
now appears is virtually the report of
the special committee to which it
was referred. This committee revised
and actually rewrote the franchise In
serting the phrasing of the original
one in such a way as, to make it per
fectly legal. The franchise came up
for first reading and second time by
title only. When amendments were
due, the original figures regarding
bonuses, were changed on order of a
telegram from the Byllesbye people
who would not accede to the paying
of the original bonus but required
Instead the bonus be changed to the
way mentioned above. The other re
qulrements call for nothing, for three
years, two and three ' per cent for
the rest of the time. On motion of
Councilman Church the new bonus
figures-were inserted, and thereby was
shown the standing of the council
. when five, wtftd- for- inrHrn -nt th
new figuVea. 'Later when Council
man Monroe commenced to flllibuster,
six voted against him. However the
flllibuster was successful and J. L.
Lambrlth, the trustee for the Bylles
bye people, who has already' been here
three times was forced to wait -another
week.-' . '7'.. X"','v V""' -: ' 7 ',7
The construction, of the gas plant
means an outlay of betwieen $60,000
and $100,000 and many of the council
were anxious J. m have the franchise
passed even with the reduced bonus
es for the benefits sure to accrue to
the city from the presence of such a
plant are conceded Jo be many and
large, ;." 7' 7 7 ' 7
AT PRESENT TI3TE COUNCIL
IS
DRY BY GOOD MAJORITY.
Action 3Tay be Brought to Unseat Of
ficials Through Election Contests.
Summervllle, Dec. IS (Special)-
Claiming among other things1 that the
recent city election was conducted in
correctely and that the results of the
election are void, the wet element here
led by Mr. McRae, is planning' ser
iously on contesting the election. The
polls were open from 10 until' 4, and
this the instigators of the . contest
claim Is illegal. Through the election
the cityN council went "dry" and the
near beer saloon has been ordered
closed. Mr. McRae however refused to
be guided by the ukase from the new
council and claiming the election was
invalid, and has declared war against
the council. During the past day or
two little has been done aside from
Inquiring into the. legal situation of
the matter '
, If the encouragement which Mr. Mc
Rae and others . expect is extended
from legal lights, it Is believed the
election will be contested on grounds
of Illegality. The ante-election cam
palgn was a heated one and the new
developments has not tended to cool
the aftermath any. If the present offi
cers In the administrative positions
are not unseated the town will be de
clared dry. ' ; ': ' ' ,
. Trouble In Syria. V '
Jerusalem, Dec. 15 Twenty thous
and Turkish troops were ordered
rushed to Adana. Syria, today where
revolting Bedulns are reported to be
progressing. Eight American citizens
have been held up and robbed' by reb
els. 4: - .-. :.':
WOMAN STRIKER KILLED.
Chicago Garment Worker, Killed' and
jinenier iiurw
Chlcjago.. Dec. 15 One striking
garment worker Is killed another,
Mark Lingewiez was wounded fat
ally today when Detective Weinlcki
overpowered by a mob. fired Into
it
tv'Mi a revolver. "Weinlcki had been
felled by stones before he shot Wein
lcki was in commanod of the police
detail which was escorting a number
of strikebreakers through the streets
wben the strikers and sympathizers
J surrounded the party and made a con-
! "erted I rush.
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LYNDEN' MlE NEAR DEXYER EX.
PLODES AND MANY TRAPPED
BY THE AlCIBEXT.
RESCUERS DfllVEfJ B'GK
Wil! 1e Xecessary to Await Arrival of
Mwciaiiy Equipped (Yews Before
Assistance can be Rendered to Men
Hoped They are Alive but Indies
tutns Point to Their Death Ex-
piosion follows iTreg.
deadly "gas, flames 'andsmoke""res
cuers are trying to roach a dozen min
ers In the lower level of the Leyden
mine, Leyden, Colo., near thiB-city.
The men have been in the tunnel
since yesterday when an explosion !
entombed them. The mine is the prop
erty of the Denver Tramway com
pany.. - ,. . .,
The miners entombed are Frank
Merrick, John Alderatins, . Lewis
Merrick, Leslie Jones, Frank Thls
katly, George Sabatcblsis, Ell Davu,
Lewis' Zuber, Nicholas Milliktvitrh
I and Frank Vatira, Three weeks-ago a
nre aiariea m tne shaft of No. 2 and
was cemeted ud. It is sunhosed th
Ifire ate Its War Into th shnft nnd
on through the coal vein thus passing
the cement barrled and reached the
open workings last night The Das-
sage connects shafts one and two be
yond the point where the fire Is rag
ing and officials hone tha men but h
able to find It. and escape, ,
A special fire fighting crew with
oxygen helmlts and. other rescue ap
paratus Is being rushed to the Ley
den mine. The fire which started af
ter the explosion yesterday is two
miles -from .the entrance. Live rab
bits sent down fifty feet from the sur
face died from afterdamp.' This makes
u iook naa ror the 12 men entombed.
It will be Impossible. to rescue them
until the apparatus arrives.
AU Dead In YJrjrlnla Mine.
Norton, Va., Dec. 15 Efforts to re
cover the bodies of. miners entombed
m tne Green mine at Tacoma.Va..
were renewed today. It Is hellevM
all are dead. Nine of the bodies re
covered were Identified. .
PASSEfffi
Passenger, train Number 6, east-
bound, got Into trouble last night at
the point where the . Soo-Spokane-Portland
, limited piled ; up in Sulli
van's gulch yesterday noon, according
to meagre messages received here
this morning, and It is due to this
trouble that the train was several
hours late. However the accident was
a very minor one, except for the delay
occasioned. Number 6 was behlng the
aoo-spoKane wrecK, and bo was Num
ber 10 the fast' mall, but the ' mall
train got over after a shorf delay and
reached La Grande today at' 10
o'clock. Wheu No. ff tried to cross af
ter No. 10 she was derailed and tied
up several hourse, reaching La
Grande shortly after 3 o'clock this
afternoon. . - ;
Speaking of -the wreck at Portland
yesterday in which the Soo-Spokane
train figured, a Portland paper says:
The Soo-Spokane-Portland Limited!
due. In Portland at 11.30 this morning
ran away while boring down-Sullivan
Gulch and barely missed being
hurled with all its human burden In
to the Willamette river at 11:35
o'clock, on' the curve at the end of
the steel bridge. Fortunately a trans
fer train of a dozen freight cars was
trying to get into the clear by work
ing over onto the Southern Pacific
tracks, and through slde-swlping the
latter train the lire g of 21 rmssengerB
Many young people of this city are
contributing liberal sections of skin
toward healing the wounds on the
chest of George Heft, the young man
seriously burned some time ago. More
than a dozen have already contri
buted freely and Dr. Underwood, who
is making the grafts la confident of
recovery.
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ATTITUDE
ROADS FORCED TO APPEAL TO
WASHINGTON' FOR ARRITHA.
TORS I'XDER E RDM AX ACT.
EHGIiiEERS REFUSE OFFERS
When Engineers Rifnse to Take Mue
' Per Cent Increase Railroads Involv.
ed in Proposed Strike tall for Help
j from Washington Knapp and
O'Mcll Urged to Hurry to Chicago
at once to Settle Matter.
vuicmbo,-uec; i& Negotiations be-1
tween the engineers on sixty-one
western railroads and managers of the
same number of lines, went oft on a
tangent today when the railroads in
! volved ajppealed to Washington for
arbitration under the Erdman . act.
This action follows, it Is Bald, the re
fusal of the Locomotive Brotherhood
oS Engineers, to accept an offer of
9 'per cent increase In wages. It re
flects the seriousness of the situation
and has thrown more light on the sit
uation than mere rumors have hereto
fore. Wire For Knapp.
frhe railroad managers wired to
Chairman Knajpp of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and Commis
sioner of Labor, U'Neil to come to Chi
cago at once. The telegram Bald the
engineers had refused the railroad's
offer for a speedy settlement by com
promise. The engineers are holding
out for a fifteen per cent Increase. 1
Late this afternoon no answer had
been received from Washington but
under the provisions of the act the ar-i-biiratlon
must -be commeneed;,. v
Ieay ucply Expected. '
Washington, Deo. 15 It is expect
ed that Commissioners Knapp and O,
Neill -will reply favorably to the ap
peal. '
Spanish Towns Inundated.' '
Barcelona, Dec. 15 Several vil
lages are under the water1 In the
lower provinces of Spain as a re
sult of floods. Crops have been wash
ed away and there is danger of fam
ine according to dispatches from
Radajos, Seamora, Comma and other
cities.
S TRAFFIC
on the Limited were probably spared
from Quick death either In the river
or through a head-on smash Into the
bold headland that Juts out at' the
east approach of the prldge.
The only persons Injured were En
gineer George A. Robertson and Fire
man Robert' Robinson, of the passeng
er train, both of whom saw the im
pending danger and Jumped for their
lives. Robertson's legs were bruised
badly, while Robinson sustained sev
eral bad gashes about the head.
Despite the fact that several of the
freight cars were smashed to splin
ters and both the passenger engine,
No. 195, and the transfer engine No.
20 were made Into scrap iron, not a
passenger got . hurt, and the baggage
and mall clerks escaped" equally mar
velously. .'; ,;-
The monster passenger engine flop
ped over onto Its (side, ripped clean off
its trucks and over It plunged the
combination mail and baggage car,
which stacked its forward trucks high
on the roof of a carload of automo
biles. The smoking car was pinched
off the tracks in the opposite direc
tion and the next coach following tilt
ed dangerously but did not topple ov
er. The tourist, the diner and one of
the standard Pullmans also left the
track and were more or less Injur
ed. The rear standard sleeper waa the
only car In the train to escape un
scathed. '
The . persons contributing the skin
undergo the "freezing" process. The
operation Is not painful at aH and
those who have submitted to It de
clare they are none the worse for it.
Mr. Herr is recovering satisfactorily
except for the wounds on his chest.
The liberality of his friends Is do
ing much to aid him.
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SOCIETY. 31 A X OXPEOJIISLn
Wak!neto.ii t'itiin Bonud and Gas.
ted and Shown Putures ,f Self.
Washington, Dec. 15 Bound and
pagnj in a room in the fashionable
Cairo apartuient house while a beau
tiful woman and her husband showed
bini iihotosrarlis of himself in com-
promising posit'ons with her, and de
manded S.'.OQO . under penalty of so-
cal ruinttlon is the experience of
Henry Rosenthal a wealthy Washing
ton society man. As the result. Mis.
James Knott, the woman in the case,
and her husband. Jarac3 Alton Arm
strong, an 'electrician. 'are under ar
rest for attempting to work the bad
ger game. The man had been in hia
apapartments a number . of times.
Eaeh time the husband worked a Jho
togratph outfit through a hole iu the
wall. Good pictures were taken be
cause of a mercury lamp in the room.
Rosenthal saved bis coin by notify
ing the police.
TRISOXERS AWAIT JUDGE.
The Four Younsr People Arrested Yes.
' terday Ul be Held Tomorrow.
The two boys and two girls arrest
ed night before last In the Crystal
awaiting the arrival of judge Henry
of the Juvenile court. The girls Will
likely be Bent to the Good Shepparda'
home and tha boy's case will be dealt
with differently though It Is not
known exactly how as yet
Seventeen oa Time. '
For the first time In many moons
No. 17, the west raund passenger
was on time this morning:. Then too,
the fast mail frdm the east Was on the
dot last night, also a rather peculiar
Incident In railroadom of late.
SEW COXSTITUTTOXAL AMEXB
ME XT IS CAUSE ASSIGXED.
rermlts Counties to Make Their Own
, Taxation and is Xot Safe.
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The bonds voted by the cities of
Oregon may be a drug on the market
In a very short time, according to ad
vice received in La Grande today
from the bond buying firm of E. H
Rollins & Sons of Denver. This' firm
points out the dangers arising) from
the new constitutional amendment
which permits counties to handle their
own taxation individually, and accord
ing to the bond buyers, makes every
thing uncertain and dangerous.
It means if one firm withdraws they
will likely all withdraw and munlci
pal securltltes in Oregon will cease
moving. In turn that -will affect Im
provements, for no concern will feel
like further taking contracts except
for spot cash, which Is out of the
question and impractical.
There will be an effort to get the
amendment before the supreme court
where it will be tested' and if found
substantial and unyielding then the
real effect of it will be felt.
LOOKIXG OYER THE CITY.
Mr. Allred of Grand Junction Colo, is
Here and May Locate
A. W. Allred of Grand Junction
Colorado, arrived this morning and
is looking about for a chance to bet
ter his condition. Mr. Allred has been
In the valley before and states that
some way the beauties of the Grande
Ronde always appealed to him and
he presumes he will become a perma
nent resident - ; .
FORTERS ASK RAISE.
Losinar Tips, Pullman Porters Want
More Wages From Company. .
Chicago, Dec. 15 Disgusted , at
the absence of tips, three thousand
Pullman car porters employed on the
various lines throughout the west to
day petitioned the company for an in
crease la wages. Instead of 83 1-2
cents per day, .the rate they now re
ceive, the porters want a flat salary
of $45 and $50 per month. ,
High cost of living, they say, makes
it necessary that the raise be grant
ed.. BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
The Assnrance of Good Crops Mokes
Prospective Orders.
-H. A. Caldwell, representative of
the Best Manufacturing company who
has recently made La Grande head
quarters for eastern Oregon has plac
ed orders for seven Best combined
harvesters to be delivered In this val
ley for next year's crops. The orders
are placed on prospects of big crops
next year.
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CAXDY AMI CIGARS ViUll 3IIS-
Tiers of pop Turin i.nnx
FROAI TOMGI1T OX.
FIVE LIOEHSES GOiTEO
In the Meantime, Applicants Money
is Tuclird Away in the City Coffers
Presumed Action Mill be Tnken
Xext Hedtrt'sday L'venimr Xear
Beer License Expires Tonight and
Soflctit I'rliits Alone Salable ,
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Dealers in cigars, soft drinks, can
dy . and perchiince a little fruit, ia
what six establishments heretofore
knon as near beer saloons will be
come after tonight due to the fact
that council did not take final action
on selection of eight licenses last
night. Five selections were made and
votes cast on six others, but a major
ity failed to agree on any three of the
last six and the matter is now in sta
tus quo. The certified checks accom
panying the applications are being
held by the city and It is presumed
that the money. will be retained untu
next Wednesday night when the coun
cil meet again.
Those who were given licenses on
the first ballot were Julius Fisher,
George E. Goode, Ulrlch Lottes,
Grant Lincoln and Chris Wright
On the next ballot the. vote ptood: .
Remillard 3. B. F. W$td.- t, "sia? Far
quaharson 3, Robert i .: - 4, '?"(!-
Clure 1, E. Thorsun 1.
The peculiar sUuauoj. arises over
the fact that the near heer licenses
under which the places now operate, .
expIi-9 tonight at midnight and the six
places which are "up in the air" must
not Bell near beer tomorrow, as they
have no license.; The chief of police
was instructed to see that no liquor
was sold by these places. It is pre
sumed most of the six will close
their doors until next Wednesday ev
ening.'1 EEM0XSTRAXCE PLAN CHAX6ED.
Taxpayers Mast Appear In Person and
Not Sign Petition Hereafter. '
A resolution waa passed . by tha '
council last evening making: It obliga
tory for the taxpayers to appear In
person to remonstrate against pro
posed Improvements. The resolution
was brought forth as a result of the
practice going on for some time In re
gard to signing petitions. Many hava
signed the petitions for Improvements
and then sign the remonstrance
against It To avoid this, the resolu
tion, based on charter provisions, Wj
introduced and passed. This does not
forbid anyone sending a representative
to the council to represent him or tl
interest'! :.,'' s', ,'.
Advertising for Bids. ; ':'".
The official returns of the official
canvassing board was read and spread ,
on the minutes, primarily to make le- '
gal the election for a bond Issue of
$10,000. Advertisements for these
bonds will be iplaced In the customary :
string of papers. - ;
raving Contract Called Oil.
A bid with a certified check for the
construction of pavement at the inter
section of Fir street, sent in by the
Warren Construction company, waa
rejected and the check ordered return
ed. This was In keeping with the de
sires of the proper taxpayers. v
OFFICERS TO WEAR UNIFORMS.
Patrolmen, Chief and All to Have Nat
ty Clothes on nereattcr. '
Much against the will of the pol!c
officers, they will Lave to wear full,
regalia, dress parade, natty and pret
ty uniforms hereafter, or rather after
February first A resolution was pass
ed last night ordering this. The chief
of police affirmed the order would be
carried out' to the letter, and the
chief, patrolmen, night officers and
pound master will soon appear in their
nifty regalias. The chief Is greatly
disappointed at the order, for while
he agrees that patrolmen should wear
uniforms still he Is a firm believer in
the plain clothes man'B ability to do
effective work at nght However the
law will be law notwlthstandlag. '