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'. v O : il WW I i II ; j i k - i 17' !! V" hJ VOL 1 LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. "V?! r ESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1911. NUMBER 07 ! ! ' ! ; 5 li'Vi' GLYTIIL ofllllES !ET SE1TE "WHO'S WW BLAMES POLITICS FOB ATTACK OX MAGAZINES AND THEIR BATES IT ID puree or out, of the purse of the pub lisher. ;'. It 1 bigger than evo' the Interest of even the. thousands of men who will be thrown out of employment If the publishing business la curtailed as It will be If the proposed Increase of sec ond' class postage becomes law. : It Is a blow at that liberty guaran teed by the constitution of the United States and te, subservient of every American Idea of Justice, of fair play and of decent politics. ' FREELY SHIFTED 4. Hitchcock Blames it to Deficit and Taft to Ills Needed Support and so on Affirms Rlvthe Extinction of Second Class Magazines Will Result , of the Added Rates are Passed as Hitchcock Desires. '. V ; Want Sanday Baseball. 1 Albany, N. Y., Feb. 15 Delegations of base-ball fans, club managers and others Interested In amateur sport ap peared before the Assembly Codes Committee this afternoon to urge the passage of the McGrath bill to permit amateur Sunday baseball In New York state. Representatives of various Sab bath organizations also were on hand to oppose the measure, The opponents of the bill declare that It Is designed as the entering wedge for the intro duction of professional Sunday base ball in the East. : . Washington, Feb. .: 13 Threats , of forcing an extra session of congress If the administration adheres to its plan of Increasing second class nn. t- tnie were made freely here totfuy by friends of those magazines effected which it Is said would put the niaga sines out Of business. ' 7 By Samuel G. Blythe Who's Who .i (Copyrighted by the United Press) Washington, Feb.. 15 Politics and not the postal deficit, Is the underlying motive for the administrative'! attack , on the' magazines and the periodical preesthrough increase of second class . postage L s Postmaster General Hitchcock's ex--.. use for ihe move, Is the alleged pos " tal deficit; President Taft's excuse Is ' that he is supporting his cabinet min ister who Is trying to put the depart ment on the self sustaining basis; the administration senators jvho attacked the amendment on the postofflce bill - have the .excuse that the president de mands the Increase. They are making these excuses, too, now that they are discovering ..how thoroughly the people are aroused on this matter of using the taxing power of the government to confiscate. That Is what It amounts to for the free press that dared to criticise and con demn certain acts both of the adminis tration , and of the Administration's supporters in congress. Laying aside the tremendous econ omic fact that the imposition of this tax means ruin to the magazines and ' : periodical business of the country and the absolute extinction of the popular maeazlnes. look at the oolitlcs of it Three facts are certain, first. That the tax )s part of a carefully ; matured plan of the administration in conjunc HPEWJA!! RECIPROCITY 1EH III--ID 111 BE POSSIBLE il P11SES IE m m LOCAL 1! TWO MOUNTAIN RANGES TO"BE L ETELED AAD MSE MILES CtT OFF THE TOTAL DISTASCE TO UP RIYER MIXES WORK TO COMMESCE AS SOON AS SPRING' ARRIVES IS PLAN . FULFILLS FOND DREAM OF YEARS. GRANDE RONDE LUMBER COMPANY ROAO TO BE USED cause of so many other topics. Throughout the evening there was lively discussion and it, was decided to put off the election of a president and . the re-organizatlon until next Tues day evening. The committee appointed to present a new plan was Mac Wood, George H. Currey, Charles Dunn, AI. Andrews. and John Collier. - - . . . ''.'( ..'., : Meeting Was Like Old Times. After adjournment had been taken many members expressed themselves that last night's meeting was like old times whim La Grande was really do ing things through the club. There was a sort of reunion .plrit prevailing and each member Id Enthusiastic over the outlook for this city the 'present year, V i,'h Vv:;';."'. I mnnr JU L La Grande to be Mads Rase of Supplies for np River Mining Country, In stead cf That Trade Going to North Powder Will Shorten Distance to Forty Miles Cost of Fifteen Hun dred In Cash, Abetted by Big Gift From dumber Company Involretf ln Transaction. ITS D0OH TO BE MET IN SENATE IS BELIEF THE Londop Shocked at Remarks of Champ , Clark In House Last Night - tton with thoeVinterests. the republl- csli majority In congress has reserved for years to stamp out the prognes ive movement by depriving that move, ment of U4 means of publicity and1 Us mediums for spreading Its propaganda. ' Secondt' It ia-especially directed against the newly. formed progressive republican league and the progressives In congress whom the magazines and periodicals of the country supported In their aim to rid the country of Aid richlsm and Cannonlsm. . 1 : Third: It Is an ac of direct, reprisal Dy the President, Hitchcock, Cannon Aldrlch and all of the Cannon-Afdrlch crowd in congress of whom there are seven. on the committee palling for the amendment, of the senate bill In tending to punish those magazines and periodicals that 'have' spoken fearless ly about government political abuses. Of course' the 'publishers can make oui a case and are making It out , that this method of discrimination and ' peprlsal will bankrupt them and In the case of those who can continue It will Inevitably, 'Increase 'the price of the popular magazine to the reading pub lic, But thl Is not the main point, The ' vital thing Is that the administration. exerting lta.tatlrtg power la endeavor lng to abolish the free press not only In the Interests of its own political ambitions, but In the Interest of and for the protection of the financial pow : erslt'stefcs to serve , The queetion Is bigger than one of 1 money, either in the government's Washington, Feb. 15 Thoroughly angered by Champ Clark's talk of an nexation In the house yesterday! Pres ident .Taft today .Instructed Secretary of State, P. C Knox to' voice a sharp rebuke to the Democra,tic leader In his speech tonight In Chicago, Taft be lieves Clark has seriously menaced his reciprocity plans,-'' .'-V'- V-'.'v - '?'! ! Washington, Feb." 15r-Tbe recipro city, agreement-' with; ..Canada!!." which passed the house last nignt is likely to meet defeat In the senate as many Democrats and Progressives oppose It. Filibustering Is feared. President W. H. Taft la today trying. to smooth the way for his pet measure, partly by argument and by threats of an extra session.' '. ' .';". sv--".',''.' Washington, Feb. 15 In a letter to Congressman McCall today President Taft writes: "Canada is and' will re main a political unit The agreement has no political significance. There Is no thought of future annexation or of political union In the minds of either Bide." y v '"v ' '.'; . .. England Resents Clark London, Feb.. 15 Champ Clark's Annexation speech" in the house at Washington yesterday evening, has aroused England to fear of ultimately losing Caaada if President Taft's reel proclty agreement Is ratified. Practl cally all papers of the country are a unit in censuring Clark in declaring this country's aim Is to -annex Can ada. ;',' .m" 7.! ' Clark must be singularly Ignorant says the Gazette to" make such a state ment. . -::.K;- 'fvvv 1 . Elimination of two mountain ranges I and provisions and nine miles of difficult road, bv con- 1 n ucuon of three inlles of county road between Fly and ; Sheep creeks up the Grande Ronde river, and giving La Grande river ; grade . connection with" the mining districts up the Grande Ronde river, and diverting JJie traffic and source of supply from North Powder to La Grande,' have to day become possible by the promised subscription of necessary funds to the work needed. The big connection link of nine miles up the river, and beyon Starkey, comes from the Grande Rondv , Lumber "company .which has promised to' dedicate their privately-owned road tofthe .county In the plan now-under The last and shortest link Is the three miles between , the mouth of Shee,p creek and Fly creek. When that piece Is built,. which it will be aa soon as Spring arrives, there will be river grade to the vast district de scribed by the mining belt. -v . Keans Much to La Grande., , The plan has been discussed flf. fostered for years and the sclnttlatlns prospects '.of having It completed this year has encouraged the city as 'V' a whole. Aside from the benefits to the mining districts, It means La Grande will be a base of aupplles , for the mines .up river ,where North Powder was the base, and' the hauling of ore by the miners and ue greatly allevl- The Maine Remembered.' : Havana, Cuba., February 15 All Members of, the American colony in Havana today placed flags and nor al wreaths on the wreck of the Maine In observance of the twelfth annlver sary of the destruction of the battle ship. ated.' ,'"'v; :- .. County Surveyor Curtlss has, made careful surveys of the district and the work of construction can proceed as Boon .a the promised funds of $1300 are collected and Spring arrives . to permit work In the mountains. Description of Road. The road, when completed, will fol low the Starkey road from Hllgard a distance of twenty-five miles. From Starkey to the Park, a lumber, camp, the Grande Ronde Lumber company already has a" road nine miles .', in length and It la this that Is to be do natedto the county. The Park is at the mouth' of Fly" creek, and from that point to" the mouth of Sheep Creek, ilong the Grande Ronde riyerV l where the final link will be built. At Sheep creek the road will tap the entire mining regions. ' ; ' , ; Monntnln Ranges Dhappear. To reah North Powder or La Dtiitn rnudtus E DDE 1 91! Hi imitD fiOB 1115 TROOPS PROPOSED ATTACK ON JUAREZ BY REBELS SCARCELY FRO-' BAULE IN VIEW OF RELIEF 0IE!L I Eld FEIEi With Fifteen Hundred Men in all Fed eral General Reaches Junrei and j! ; Claims be Saw no Insurectos WHl Sally Forth and Chase Away the Orozco Crowd Banquets Tendered the Popular Hero of Mexico. ' ' LI HEART OF CITY TO BE INCLUDED UNDER 0K CONTRACT Possible Secure Low Construction Prices by Lumping Sewer Laterals. Practically the heart of the resl- deac. district of La Grande Is tQbe thrown Into one section' and handled at such in the awarding of sewer con struction contracts. The i proposition conies up tonight and the plan of tho majority of the councilmen dctuat ed by popular clamor for residence sewer connection is to let the entire Mexican Insurectos around Juarez and the possibilities of a battle between (''edMal troops and Orozco's mow r. oelieved ended with the arrlva- of Gan. eral Navarro, ' a Federal leader, with 100 ; infantry land 600 cavalry. Nav a"io Is hailed as a hero Is banquet ed ttd. fed by the ,txipulace. :. : Savr no ' Revolutionists. Navarro says he saw no revolution- lsts, save, scattering pickets. The fact that he had ' to : repair twenty-five bridges, tmrned and destroyed presum ably by insurrectos, delayed him ser iously at Juarez with relief. ; It is expected' that he will sally forth and chase awaMbe-rebels soon. They are today located at Zaragosa. or neaf there.' 'YXSTY.?;' bafch of sewer connection and lateral Grande either,' the. miners' have , to construction tjo one firm that the low croBS two mountain ranges. To reach est '" PowiDie price La Grande they take a circuitous route of nine miles - more than the ; forty miles of road when the link Is com pleted. The dream of the commercial club and business men In general for several yeaw and though It has been discussed to a great extent nothing tangible was ever commenced... Many Thinfes to be Taken-By t lane Around (he Valley' Discussed-Addition Endorsed for construction may be obtained. This district is large. H embraces everything1 bounded by N avenue on the South, Cedar street on the west. Jefferson, a' portion of tho way on the North, and then diagonally across the railroad track on X , ave nue' which forms the remaining north boundary,' and then diagonally across southeast to the place, of beginning: By lumping the huge contract to one concern the ; heavy machinery used in digging) ditches can be used to ad vantage and the cost of construction greatly reduced.' Action looking toward consumatlon of such a plan will come up tonight when the regular sesslqp of the council convenes. . '' ..'.V'-'"'-' The clamoe for sewer laterals to connect with those already, laid and leading to the disposal tank has been so persistent that the committees and council ;B8 a body has become fully convinced that a big majority of the nroperty owners are In accord with the plan as outlined. ! . y ; ,; Future of the Equitable. - - New York, Feb.' 15 In -financial auJ Insurance circles' considerable Inter est Is being maniUestod in the annual . meeting tomorrow of the board of di rectors of . the Equitable Life Assur ance Society; Whether the society will be mutuallzed or will continue busi ness as a stock conoem will probably be definitely determined at the meet ing. J, Pierpont RTorgan, who holds the controlling Intorest of th . organization, Is said to be agreeablu to the mutuallzatlon project, provid-r lng a plan can be devised that will be satisfactory to the directors, the stock holders and the ctate Insurance depart ment alike. Doubt Is lexpressed as to whether this can be done, owing to the many legal obstacles which have aris en since the legislation following the Hughes investigation was put Into effect..-. ' ; -,'' .: ; ' USES GOLD PEN . rnimHInna TiirBa fAnfomiiL -j -- Victoria, Feb. 15 3hamp Clark'i speech yesterday was received here in bad grace, as loth friends and oppon ents of reciprocity say the ultimate result' wilf be' prejudicial ' to JuStifl cation of the reciprocity by Canada. 1 1- . ' , " I Richmond, Va Feb. 15 In response to an tnvitatioa lseuea 1 oy uovernor Mann a conference was bell in Rich mond today to dlscues plans for adver tising the resources and advantages of Virginia with a view to attracting lmmlflratlon' and the investment of capital n the Old Dominion. The con ference was, attended by represents' tlves of chambers of commerce and Similar organizations in many 01 me leading cities of the state. . : ,c , Chinese Aid Home 1 Country . " Victoria, Febv 15 Chinese here are collecting funds for famine sufferer! In Anhul.llt Is believed the funds il. be large as there ar eseveral million Chinese who will all donate liberally, La Grande will not etand.for the government figures on her census. This was evidenced last evening by the manner in which the Commercial club considered, the .idea, of taking a n aw census It , will nrobably . be the latter , part; pf March or . the first of April before the census is taken, but it .was settled last evening that, the work be done. A committee consisting of Fred Oelbel, Frank Phy and Frank Lilly was named to take the census matte'r In hand and It le likely this committee will appeal to the' Neigh borhood club for assistance In pro curing enumerators." ' ' ; Belt Line b Seen by Club. ... A1 belt line around Grande Ronde valley Is another thing that appeared before the club last evening and very encouraging Information was.recelv ed from a concern that has had Its eye on this particular development for a long time. Not only may It result In a belt line, but' it Is also probable that a road from Walla Walla will be built through the- Summervllle' pass, thus connecting La Grande with the Hill lines and giving this city the ad vantage of competitive freight rates. "This alone will start La Grande on that great advancement which will re sult in It being the Spokane of East ern Oregon,' remarked one member of the club and the entire assembly was very en tnusiastic over the pos sibility of the new road. , , ' i . Another Addition to La Grande. While there has been a growing sentiment against , the concerns Hhat come here from & distance and take money out In monthly payments, a plan wag unfolded to the club last ev enlng by Messrs.- Cleland and Chap man that promises to turn the tide of Investment Into, La . Grande.' These gentlemen want to put the O'Connor tract on the- market In fact they al ready have it optioned and will begin tomorrow to form a syndicate for the handling of It. This means about $20, 000 s expended . for ', advertising La Grande and the valley, and after due consideration the ' Contmerclal club thought It was a worthy enterprise,' each member offering any assistance possible to render. . ' 4 Reorganisation to be Made The re-organlzation plan for the club was not taken up last evening be- i. Rnctng Ends in California San Francisco,'. Cal.,: Feb. ; 15 Af ter, having flourished almost without interruption since ' the early pioneer days the horse racing game in Cali fornia became a thing of the past to day4 with the coming Into effect of tho Walker-Young anti-race track law, The new law absolutely prohibits bet ting of any description. Profiting by the experience of race tracks In other sections of the country the California track owners will make no 'effort to conduct meetings with betting elim inated. ....''. .. .- "j ' : .. v President Taft Signs Resolution Giving . San Francisco the fair. ,;, Washington, Feb. 15 President Taft today signed the resolution awarding the Panama' exposition to San Fran cisco. He wrote the words with a gold pen and duplicated his signature on another resolution so that one might go to San Francisco and one to the archives at Washington. , New Yorker Weds In Denver. . 'Denver,' Colo., Feb. 15 The wed- ding of Miss Marie J. Sheedy, daugh ter of Mr.'and Mrs. Dennis Sheedy. and Robert L. Livingston of New York took place today at the home of the bride's parents in this city. The bride ' had her sister, Miss Florenoe Sheedy as her only attendant. Archibald Bark lie of Philadelphia, acted as best man. Among the guests was the Countess d Laugier-Vlllars, cousin of the bride groom. . ? t. t .' ; . 2 ' ...i;.'.,: '.' Western Canada Lumbermen. Winnipeg., Feb. 15 The convention of the Western Canada Retail Lumber Dealers' association, which assembled in this city today, Is the largest in point of attendance ever held by the organization. Prominent representa tives of the trade from Manitoba to British Columbia are In attendance. The sessions, will last three days and will be devoted to the consideration of numerous question of Importance to the trade. . Texas Veterinarians Meet Austin, Texas., Feb. IBThe Texas Veterinary Medical"' Association be gan Its ninth annual meeting in Aus tin today with an. attendance of menif bers from all over the state. In ad dition to the president, Dr. F. O. Cook.' of Paris, the speakers heard d,urlng the day included Dr E. R, Forbes of Fort Worth. Dr. C. D. Folse of Mar shall, Dr. John E. Wllklns of Orewn- vills and Dr. Mark Francis of Texas A. and M. college. Th4 business of the meeting will be concluded tomorrow. , 'S y. 1 " I 'A.