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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1911)
.JU v , ..... ...... . ,.",... ; K If ! v v v - VOL d saiem, D. zo Among , tne - cms uiarKe. j. u. streeter ol Joseph, a which were railroaded through the member of the opposing faction which housa Sunday morning before ... thej In turn lost in the house tut won In senate adjourned at 1:20 o'clock, were 'the senatiy was the only member ot four good roads measures and an ap- j the , Joseph-Lostlne-Wallowa delega- propriatlon; bill for $340,000' which brings the total appropriation for this , session, up to $4,892,000. , The j good roads- association will hold a Jubilee In Portland, tonight- as a, celebration of their success. There are four of thtiri, pretty much as originally de- "signed and fought against. There was no ceremony at the. adjournment r of either "of the two houses other than 'that attending the uproar and disorder. Legislation dealing pre-eminently with Union and Wallowa counties marked the closing hours of the leg islature'and lobbyists returning' from Salem today enroute to their homes in Wallowa county tell of stirring scenes wiacted in the houses, last' Saturhay . night Others returning from Salem say that the'mws despatches from Sa leia were lnsufflclent and Incomplete the story of rot and uproar cannot well be told bn paper. COOTY ATTORNEY HEBE AFTF.l For Four Years Tnlon nnd Wallowa Counties? Will be E.ffipt.' w ' j The till providing for a county at " torney "for each county Jo. the: state 'passed and is up to the governor. TTn - Ion and Wallowa however will re main a district under the law until the clcse of F. S. Ivanhoe's term wh'o the ' district will be divlded. ,T' unt then .Mr1. Ivanhoewill retain both , counties , at an Increased salary, unless the veto axe is used. The salary now is $21C'i but the) Increase brings it up' to $3,000. Under the provisions" of the new law ' the . county attorney 1 draws $1800 m Union county arid $900 In Wallowa county. It' is the general opinion that the bill will be repealed by the gov- ., . ernor's veto. . " v COUNTY BILL FOUGHT Mm Interested Return to Their Wal Iowa County Homes Today A greater portion of the two lobbies from Wallowa county at Salem to se cure and prevent the 'passage of the bill placing the county high school question on the ballot at the solicita tion of 8 ptir cent ot the voters, pass- ed through the city thls morning en route home. The entire- Enterprise lost in tne aeoaw is compose or . F. Pace, Jay H. Dobbin and "Van BIG DELEGATION FROM THIS END . OF COUNTY ATTEND ' v v, Matters of Much Importance to Come np at County Local Session. Farmers from every section of Un ion county are meeting in North Pow der today where a county meeting of the Union county locals of the Farm era Co-operative Union la in session. President McAllister, A. S- Norrls and other prominent men of this end of the county went to North Powder this morning and irtrfi Joined at Union by still others. ' . Matters of much Importance will be considered before the meetlrug Is ad journed there tonight This meeting has been announced for some time and A large attendance was promised. NORTH POWDER 11 - 1 1 M. ' ' I ; I LA GRANDE, .UNION COUNTY, OREGON. .MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1911. tion to reach here today. , -t To relieve the emharasslng condi tion on" the" floor of . thj house , when lobbying waa'arried to the Individual members; seat men from each faction were called on the floor of the ho'ise, and Frank Clarke spoused the En ttirnrie causA whilo Prof. Ant.phT r Smith of Lostlne appeared for the op position. One of the hardest flghti In the house was over, this same bill. JOT MSS ARNOLD Report from Sandpoint Erroneous Say ; Officials of That Town. Spokane, Feb. 20 The young wo man at Sandpoint Is neither Dorothy Arnold, the missing heiress or Dora Falk, the police declared ehre today. They do not know, who she is. GRAFT, GAS, TELEPHONES AND u SMOKE MAIN ISSUES . Marlon Thompson, Donne Graham anj , .Others -Ch!ef Aspirant " '1 Chicago," 111.,'; Feb., 20-One of th liveliest' mayoralty i campaigns ; that' Chicago has seen Jn years entered up on the whirlwind stage today, with but one week remaining before the candidates ot the two parties are chos en at the direct primaries. The elec tion will take placo early In April. The primaries are attracting a vast amount of public attention. The can didate favored by the Republican or ganization is JoUn P. Thompson. Be sides him the two strongest Republi can candidates ae John Fv Smulskt, ; who has long b:en a prominent fig ure In Republican city politics, and Alderman Charles E. Merrlam. Mr. Merrlam is a, professor in the Univer- , ,u of Chlf and , f ., i tlcal gclence. head of the weaned Merrlam comra;S8lon he has laid bare s ftnd brought ihQit the removal of w ;epa, r.tt;. cfflCiai8 . - Th v Dtwocratlc contest bj-Ings to life a?ain the old rivalry between for mer 'Mayor Carter H. Harrison and former Mayer Edward F. Dunn.'? Mr. Harrinon. who was mayor, for severs at t ring, Mowing m the footsteps .f his father, 1g again a candidate ou an Independent Democratic ticket., . . Ex-Jlayiu Dunne's campaign' has the slopan, 'Nobody "wants him but the people." Mr. Dunne Is a lawyer. When Mayer he ninde a good record.He low ered the telephone rates, and. although he vetoed seventy-five cent gas an or dinance was passed giving the peoole a reduction from $1 to 85 cents. Another leading aspirantv for te Democratic nomination is Andrew J. Graham, who is tha choice of Roger S. Sullivan, member of the Democratic National Committee. Mr. Graham Is a private banker and Is nf&hei with corporation leanings'. His opponents for the mayoralty nomination allege that he has spentupyards of $300,000 in the ante-primary compalgn. v ' Among thi Issues figuring more or less prominently In the campaign are graft and vice, cheao gas. lower tele phone rates, subways, nd universal transfers, the smoke nuisance and cold can. .'''.''''. iMiiis S ills: - Richmond Hobson, the Hero of v The Mcrrimac, as' He Is Today t , 1 I, V Washington,!), 20 War with .Tap.Bv within the next ten months Is predicted by Reprei ntatlve II obson in the House today. Dnrln? a speech favoring definite construction of a police of defense he said Japan Is financlnally preparhi g for war and this country will be compelled to moke an exhaustive strutrgle to be prepared too. BAILEY STOPS Fill BUSTEH Q N TAFT'S REGIPROCITYMEASUREBUTVDTE NOT LIKELY Washington, Feb. 20 Following c conference with Pres'Ideut Taft, Sena tor Bailey, the chief leader of the op position to the reclyrodty agreement announced this afternoon that - he would not fll.Tjsuter against the meas nre. Many senators today believe there will be no vote on the reciprocity agreement at this session of congress. Farmers and Reciprocity Washington, D C, Feb. 20-WhlIe President Taft. does not believe that the opposition of the farmers of this country to the proposed reciprocity agreement with Canada Is nearly so dr.tep rooted or so wldespead as some persons are endeavoring to have It l-nrpear.to "be. he nevertheless re;og- tlzes the fact that such opposition exists and is likely to .prove . very troublesome in bringing about the consumation of the proposed agree ment 'unles R to overcome. Conse s r 1 i i v 4 . THIS SESSIOR quently his most urgent appeals and his most persuasive arguments In be half o f the measure are now being directed to the American farmer. ; In line with the Presidents recipro city campaign will, be the trip, of Sec retary of Agriculture Wilson to Buf falo tomorrow, where' he Is to deliver a Washlngtons Birthday address' be fore the Elilcott Club of that city. Sec retary Wilson in hie address will pur sue the same line of argument in e gard to reciprocity ustd by the Presi dent In bis recent speeches In Colum bus and Springfield, hut will go mora into the detail of the )lan and the manner In which It may be expected to anVt thi Interests of the American farmer. His speech Vwlibe a direct reply to , the arguments going the rounls that the farmers and farmer or- (Continued on Pag I) ... V V " ' ' I :.-.';':t:;:.':!'. ''-''4''. ',jf','1 , ft-"' , i ! ! I iJt! - i r u ONE REPUBLICAN AND FIVE DEM. OCRATS SEEK OFFICE OF COUNTY ASSESSOR RAIIDALL ONLY REPUBLlGfJJ County Juda:e Persuing String of pe- tttiuns This -"n Preparatory , orraw Some ns Show all to Naming tt Time Last' . Candidate? sis Inter.- v ally Even Ba With apolntmr, rot a successor to T. A. Rlnehrt V county assessor to y Judg.t Henry, the race for positions for the last lap has been Bplrited lhls afternoon and the man with the ap pointment; under his hand Bpent all the afternoon today sizing up the sit uation. As the race narrows down there is on:. Republican and Flv Dem ocrats In the race, and though the oi fice to be appointed was left by a Dem ocrat, It la optional with the couri as to whom Is to he named. . . ' County Judge Henry will announce his selfctlon tomorrow but until the'iii six men will occupy the anxious seat ' The Petitions Filed. A string of Blx petitions was per used by the Judge this afternoon. The petitions Include those of: D. M. Clark of Cov, L?',L. McKennon of Ali'cel," C. H. Conkey'of this "cltyV McLarin of North Powder. W. W. Randall and C, S. Van Duyne of this city. Randall Is the only Republican In the squad. The appointment Is being made prior to the exmlrntlon of Rinehart's terra for the reason that the new occupanv la to havd a few days' experience with the retiring ?sessor, versed In the business1 ,: v.""-"'-; -'-'. BOSTON MEN BUY AND MILL OP , ERATE 'PUBLICATION Editor Kennedy Retires to Recnpcrnw Health In the Southland. Baker City, Feb.. 20 After nearly six years of successful manipulation ot the business and editorial depart ments of thel Baker Herald, the even ing paper here Col. B. E.. Kennedy has sold hts publication to Messr. Powell and TInney, two Boston news paper men. Mr.' Kennedy was force to sell out due to his failing health and 'has gone , to Southern California to recuperate. His editorship has twen a brilliant one. ' V; The new owners are young men well versed In newspaper, matters and canui west with the same old sprnt that has animated, thousands in the past few years. Their experience and business ability should create for thtm an, increased business over the suc cessful career of the Herald during the past five years. HEAYt SNOWFALL AT JOSEPn Ranchmen Elated at Prospects of the Good Crops at Joseph Next Year. Joseph, Feb. 20 (Special) A heavy snow fall has added to th. mantel al ready covering, the Joseph country. In suring good crops next year. Tor when the snow fall is heavy moisture Is suf ficient during the summer. Ranchmen In general are highly delighted at the prospects, though stockmen take it mora seriously. , , , i PICK fiSSESSQH I.11'J;1 ' in race BMRHERALDl SOLO OUT i I I .. . I if I nil oil TO iFn li La w , Ml iJllii WOULD REVOLUTIONIZE THE I N SANITARY 5IETK0DS NOT USED EVEUYWHEKE . ED1S0II DEVISED SY3TE; East Rler to be Filled la and Streets to Become Rlvr at Nljrht If plan for Municipal Improvement In New York Is Carrd Out M ould Ellmlu. ate the Present Duxt Peril, a Serlou New - York. Feb. 20 (Special) That feJJLWe tunUts river to.-. tretns,-or- tts stroets Into "rivers, ' or r both, is now indicate by the at tempts which are being made toward a satisfactory solution of the greatest municipal problems which the world has ever known. A few years ago Mr. Thomas A. Edison advanced the sug gestion that the East River be entire ly filled in, thus affording a largely In- . creased manufacturing and living area for the city's congested population and making the solution of the trans portation problem now grown most acute, much simpler. While such an epoch-marking "undertaking, still re mains in the future, its eventual ac complishment is sure to come accord ing to expert opinion. A new angle has just. been.a'lde4.:.tc., tha ograpby making, sug-gestlon, howet.V,. by the proposal of the head of the street cleaning . department that iuslead of making streets where the river now is that thla stream' should be turn d into th,e "streets. In other words, jt ' Is proposed tcV do away with the old ' faBhionedtand germ scattering meth od of cleaning the city's thorough- fares by sweeping and instead to flush i them every day ; thus -eUmiaatlng the dust peril. At first of course -such cleansing would have to be carried on by the use of high pressure hydrants." But so enormous is the area to be -cleaned dally that, should tha experi-' ments In we prove successful, a svs- . tem similar to irrigation methods of the West be adopted by which water from the rivers might be turned into various streets during the early morn ing hours, thus temporarily turning ' them into rivers. Certainly the slope of many streets would make such a plan easy of accomnllsTiment. How neceesary some . such innovation Is may be understood from the fact that it Is now netessary '..to clean about 24,000.000 square yards of afreet sur- race which if laid out In a single ave nue would make a thoroughfare more than 2500 miles in length. ; ' ' ES SELL i GRANDE RONDE APPLES RETAIL. ING AT FANCY PRICES Local Grower ' Hears From Shipments in Sonth. Apple Grande Ronde apples are bringing twtmty-five centa for six ou the retail market In Loa Angeles according to a letter received today from J. L. Hosklnson now of Los, Angeles but formerly of this city. The letter is to George J. Wagoner and states that ha aw a box of Gano appl; at a' fruit stand in that city with the Grand 3 Rondo stamp upon it. On looking for the grower's name he found It to be Geo. J, Wagener. He states in the let ter that the apples wer:i retailing six for 25 cents. i: -r.