VOLUME XIL
lV uitANDE, yNlON COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913.
NUMBER 5G
New Yorkers
Bitter Rivals
Bury the Axe
W LABOR A
Stay Out Late
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DAYLIGHT FINDS REVELERS IX
CAFES.
OVER 3,000,000 SPENT
GLEE CLUBS TO EXTEND HOSPI.
liULZER POLICY
9 J
TALITIES.
EACH CLUB IS HOST
O
STATE BOOKLET
RiGH AND THE
POORMEETMR.
AND MRS. TIFT
COMPETITION
If) PAVING IS
1DKSIBLE
SLIGHTS CITY
OF U GRANDE
w nrrni 4
5 E
ERRONEOUS IMPRESSIONS COS.
YEYED BY STATE AL.
3UJTAC OF DATA.
OTHER DETAIL COMPLETE
la Grande Shunted off List of Ten
largest Cities, and Two of less
Population Placed on tlie List
State Immigration Board Author of
j the Elaborate Pamphlet.
Oregon's almanac, Issued by the
state for distribution to homeseekera
under the direction of the Oregon
state Immigration commission, has
been Issued and carries a glaring er
ror, among some ISO pages of other
- wise authentic matter. La Grande is
sidetracked from the list of ten larg
est cities in the state and Pendtleon
given the distinction. That the error
Is an oversight Is evidently true, for
In giving the actual populations of
La Grande and Pendleton In other
pages of the almanac, the correct
populations are glen. Pendleton Is
quoted as In the ten largests, and
La Grande out, when there Is a dif
ference of over 200 souls In La
Grande's favor.
Figures JTever Lie.
The list of ten largest cities compil
ed by the state officials Is:
City
Pop.
191
r Portland'. J..-!. 207,214
Salem 14.094
Astoria 9,599
Eugene 9,009
Medford 8,840
Baker 6.742
Ashland 5,020
The Dalles 4,880
Corvallis 4,552
Pendleton 4,460
1900
90,426
4,258
8,381
3,236
1,791
6,663
2,634
3.542
1,819
4,406
La Grande 4,845
The almanac Is a masterpiece of
data, however, as It covers an Im
mense field of matter and the for
ests, schools, farming, fruit, timber
ing and all the other. Industries fol
lowed in the state are handled in de
tail. Fruit Rank Is High. I
The official table gives Union counJ
ty following ranks In friut. Industry
for the state:
Apples 127,979 bu., rank 5th in the
state.
Peaches and nectarines 2.781 bu.,
rank 11.
Pears 10,623 bu., rank 10.
Plums 40,997 bu., rank 9.
Cherries 13,026, rank 6,
Apricots 94 bushels, rank 9.
' Grapes 265 lbs., rank 29,
' Strawberries 129,989 qts, rank 9.
Raspberries and Loganberries 65, -
531 qts., rank 8.
Blackberries and dewberries 19.766
lts., rank 11.
TEAK'S RAIN BIG.
Jfearly Two and Half Feet of Ruin
in 1912.
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ine rniAi rn . ' mr mm uar iii
La Grande has j:ist been determined. tDe numer is steaauy increasing.
Since the special Christmas number,9 bo5t offlces w111 nt 0Den uutu
of the Observer catn from the pr?ss 11 m-
2.28 inches of ral.i have fallen la this: Palzer lePt late U1'8 morning but
Iclnlty. This latter addition to that McCarthy was up early and ready for
recorded In the Special brings the to- th9 mllUn- charlie wiu ref'
tal to 28.41 inches for the entire ye 9re9 4,19 fl8ht- Th9 4W started clear
of j912 : and warm. Palzer declared: "I will
This precipitation Is some seven in-! wln anywhere between the first and
ches In excess of the best recorded tne tentn round- McCarthy can't stand
during the last Are years. I W I wr him out"
The snowfall for the month of De- McCarthy was less pronounced in
cember was 20 1-8 inches. The high-, h statement "I ask no quarter."
est temperature was 59 degrees on al t9 "and I hope the best man
the Sd and the lowest was 11 on thej willwtn. I believe I can whip Pal
22d. The greatest range In the tern-;9'-"
peratnre was 29 degrees. There were Tnr99 preliminaries are billed for
eight clear days In the month, seven ! Ue program, the first starting at 2
.i m -I-... r .t,.1 o'clock. McCathy's straight left Is
th. 30th and Jlst Chinook winds
prevailed. "
In La Grande Celebration If General
bit Very Sane One,
New York, Jan. 1. New Years' rev.
elers here remained In. the cafes un
til after daylight today, most of them
too intoxicated to leave until sobered
from haslly gleaned slumbers. It is
cauiMnieu mai fd.uuu.uuu was spent
nere aloqe. Three hundred arrests
recorded,
Uncanny blaring of railroad 'shop
ana locomotive whistles greeted New
Year in La Grande last night Dan
cers and house parties halted in their
merrymaking long enough to hear the
nolsemaklng and then proceeded with
their sport At Hot Lake where the
local Moose, 180 strong, were im
mensely well entertained, dancing
continued until after two this morn
ing, and the firemen's dance kept go
ing until a late hour. The special
train from Hot Lake returned this
morning at 3, Its occupants tired out,
but a happy lot, and loud in their
praise of the function one of the big
gest of Its kind ever attempted by a
fraternal order In this city. Police
records show only a few arrests of
unruly revelers and on thewhole It
was a very sane celebration that La
Grande enjoyed.
1ABOHJTES BEHIND PRISON BARS
All Prisoners Show Contempt for
Hockin Prison Shaves Taken.
. Fort Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 1.
The convicted laborites arrived this
morning. Each signed : the prl;-:n
book, "was shaved and took a bath.
j Hockin was Ignored throughout the
trip and all of the men asked Sheriff
j Schmidt to ask the warden not to
make Hockin a cellmate of any of
them.- During the trip the foul air
In the train overcame Hlggins, The
car was 'not ventilated. 1
BOTH MEN EXPRESS THEIR CON
FIDENCE. Sent Rush Begins Early With Many
in Line.
FIGHT JiEWS I RECEIVED.
The final outcome of the Pul- i!
zer-McCarthy fight will be post- "8
3 ed at the Foley hotel corridors $
' by the Observer as soon as the S
I outcome is determined. This may
be any time after 4 o'clock but
probably not until after 4:30.
Los Angeles, Jan. 1. Fight fans
are ready for the Palzer-McCarthy
fight this afternoon for the diamond
championship belt Early this morn-:
Ing the galleryltes were In line to
'secure tickets for the sDectacle and!
- i
1 on. to win th. Dght and thej
I betting bangs much on that punch. J
PANS ANXIOUS
AT RINGSIDE
GLITTERING 1ACE AND GOLD
makes new year (eecep.
tiox pompous.
WAS TUFT'S LAST 'SOCIETY
Led by the Gold-Bedecked Officials of
State, Army end Navy, Ambassa
dors and law Makers, Vast Throng
Files by the President Rich and
- Poor Sprinkled In Line.
Washington, January 1. President
and Mrs. Taft held their last Ntw
Year's reception In the White House
today. The doors of the executive
mansion Wefe thrown open to all, no
matter what their race, creed or col
or was.
The reception the last of a Repub
lican President for at least four uars
followed a custom as old as the White
House Itself and varied in no re
spect from the time-worn procedui i,
except that It was more brilliant.
The diplomatic corps, army, nav r
the Judiciary, departmental execu
tives and "Mr. Common People" as
cosmopolitan an assemblage as was
ever gathered at any one event were
represented. And, to all the Presid
ent and Mrs. Taft extended the same
felicitations "A happy and prosper
ous New Year."
The diplomats and officials of the
government were received on sched
ule, but., the plain public took their
places in line, some standing, for
hours before the massive gates awalt-
i ing "their turn.'
As early as 10 o'clock this morning
the people massed themselves befo"e
the mansion to watch the diplomatic
corps, the army, and navy the su
preme court Justices and others en
ter. All the while the line of those who
wished to pass through and shake
hands with the President grew longer
and further down Pennsylvania ave
nue. The reception was really theirs.
The arrival and passage of the offiic
als was merely a preliminary part of
the program adopted and approved by
custom.
The scene in the White House
proper was a brilliant; one. The
great East room was furnished up
with evergreen and delicate .blossoms
from the White House conservatories
and the Blue and Red rooms were
sparkling with flowers and greenery.
In the great ball of the mansion was
the Marine band "the President's
..vided Into two sections, so
that the music would be continuous.
While one section played the other
rested. When the line of the Plain
People appeared at the White House
vestibule, ' Lieutenant Santlemann
nodded to his musicians One sec
tion struck up a llvelyi two-step,
playing it at a racing tempo. Un
consciously the people shu ed past
the President In time to that bewild
ering music. Throughout the rest of
the reception the two sections played
only lively marches. Secret service.
officials long ago discovered that the
quick steps unconsciously i get the
crowds In the habit of hurrying along
and the Marine band marches are a
fixed part of the New Year's program.
Promptly at eleven o'clock the fan
fare of trumpets sounding through
the lower hall of the white house an
nounced the approach of the Presi
dent and Mrs. Taft Then the band
struck op "Hall to the Chief" as the
executive and his wife came Into
view down the steps from their
apartments. They were escorted by
naval and military aides and behind
them came the cabinet and the wives
of the cabinet members. Last year
Vice-President and Mrs. Shermai
followed closely on the President's
heels, but Sunny Jims
death left
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SEATTLE FIRM ALLOWED TO FILE
. SPECIFICATIONS ON PAY
ING HERE.
LAST SESS1IS STIINE
Conurlliucn Almost Come to Competi
tion Among' Themselves When .the
Question of Buying New Cells Came
tiu--0iu Council Cleans up its Busi
ness and is Ready to Step Out
i
Entrance of competition In city
paving marks the last session of the
1913 council for at Its final conclave
last night Insofar as actual business
Is concerned. The bars were let down
for a Seattle paving firm that will
hereafter have opportunity to bid
with the Warren Construction com
pany, i
Deliberations of the city fathers
last bight went along In the even ten
or of orderly business, save for one
littier interruption. This occurred
when the matter of buying second
hand,' steel prison cages from Mult
nomah county came before the par
llamentarians. One insisted that the
matter needed Investigation; that the
recommendation of the chief of police
was not enough; that new cells could
be bought perhaps for lesu money
since the decline of steel. Another
thought;' they were getting the cells
at a bargain and the matter of being
second handed was of Utle import.
The opponents of the latter wanted
competitive bidding. It came near
being competition of another . sort.
"You're not the whole show," came
from the right, and "You're not the
whole show, either," came from the
left. "Well," said the one and
"well," said the other, and after all
had had their say a vote was taken
on the matter and all voted against
the proposition. Hence no second
hand stuff will come from Multnomah
county for the present.
A report of the Are committee
showed that one of the theatres Is
not up to the recent exacting ordi
nance regulating the Construction of
theatres for the safety of the patrons.
The theatre was given until January
10th to comply with the provisions of
the ordinance, or they would be com -
pelled to close doors until they had
compiled.
Another Innovation Is the putting
the water superintendent under a
$2,000 bond. The ordinance passed
the third reading last night and Is
now one of the laws of the city.
Paving Competition.
Another matter which will be of
Interest to property owners Is that
the specifications of the Dolarway
Paving company of Seattlevwere vot
ed to be placed on file. This means
that hereafter when there are any
paving contracts to let this new com
pany . will submit competitive bids.
and that property owners will not
necessarily be compelled to have the
work done by the Warren Construc
tion company as at the present time.
The council cleaned up a heap of
bills, some of which have been hang-J
Ing fire for some time. All matters1
have been adjusted save the ordi
nance which concerns the handling
and transportation of explosives. This
ordinance was very lengthy and lis
order to finish what other business
was mapped out, the council will
read the ordinance individually to
comply with the law.
AH members were present save
Mayor Church and Councilman Lilly.
Farrls Is Improving;. .
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Farlss of Port
land have been called here by the
Illness of Grover Farrls, but however,
they found their relative Improved on
their arrival. .
Corvallis and Eugene Will Each Bear
Other's City Club.
Unique schemes for cementing good
fellowship between the University of
Oregon and Oregon Agricultural col
lege student bodies, erstwhile blttor
foes, were perfected last night be
tween E. J. Montague, president, pf
the O. A. C. Gloe club, and, Arthur
M. Geary, graduate manager of stu
dent affairs at Oregon. Geary was,!
bh fc!9 Way tO La Grande -a tig
Glee cluv and met Montague on the
train. The outcome of their confer
ence was that within 10 days' time,
the U. of O. Glee club will be the
guest of O. A. C. and render lis con
cert there, and la turn, the U. of O.
student body will receive, entertain
and be entertained at Eugene by the
O. A. C. singers. The plan is loudly
praised by O. A. C.-U. of O. fraterni
ties in La Grande.
"La Grande enjoys a distinction that
only Portland can duplicate In bav-.clais escorting him. Amonfc the dele
lng four of her sons on the university j gatlons waiting at the capltol was
Glee club," commented Mr. Geary j Itasolle Jones, the suffragette who
this morulng. What Is more, these, walked from Xew York la the cause
four have developed Into stellar roles of women votes. Formal ceremonies
and everyone of them Is Indispenslble' occured In the assembly chamber with
to the welfare of the club. La Grande
will not doubt be out In force tonight
to hear the La Grander and the oth
ers of the concern troupe sing. Many
towus are deeming themsolves fortu
nate to have one member In the ex
clusive club, and La Grande certain
ly should feel proud of her represen
tation," concluded the student man
ager, who manages grand opera buds,
football, clner track and all other
student activities at the V. of O
Two hours of solid fun U promis
ed by the University of Oregon Glee
club in Its concert at the Sleward
theatre tonight. With more college
songs and stunts than ever before.
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CITY RUMORED
ABUNDANT TIMBER IS ONE VIEW j
FOR ACTION.
J Rumor Neither Continued Xor Denied,
: Circulating In Business Circles
There is a rumor afloat that the
O.-W. R. & X. . company will erect
car building shops In La Grande.
Those who are responsible for the
information say they have seen the ,
blueprints and that the company Is year, has been the most Immediate,
serious about the proposition. It is the most pressing and the most unl
thought the company Is conemplat- versally observed fact about econom
lng this move owing to the amount 1c conditions In this country. While
of timber to be bad In this vicinity
If this comes about It will mean aa
Increase to the payroll of the city and
the Influx of a goodly number of
men to help swell the business of
the merchants. Since the news does
not come directly from the railroad
officials, It is subject to denial or con.
flrmatlon. At any rate It may be
said that the ompany could hardly
select a better place for the shops in
view of the timber to be had and the
ground owned by the company In La
Grande.
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Six in City Jail.
Six men in the city Jail cannot say
they started the new year In God's
great open free country. Their lit
tle kingdom is very much restricted
and for some It may be for some time
to come.
Most of them are in the bastlle to
sober up. One was confined yester
day for appropriating linens belong
ing to the Savoy hotel .Since court is
not In aim Inn toAnT the run will he
hrd in th. m.t court tomorrow
There I. Tery little disturbance In the
city and little trouble Is expected. 1
Hp
, YORK'S GOVERNOR- SENDS
IIIS MESSAGE TO THE
LEGISLATURE. 'j' :
SUFFRAGE ALSO
r
Immediate Action by the People of
Empire States on Question of Yf
man Vote If Vrqti by SuUer in Hli
Initial Message to the Legislature""
Tales Office.
Albany, Jan. 1. Governor Sulzer
was Inaugurated with simple cere
monies to the office of governor of the
empire state today. He dellveied his
Inaugural address from the steps of
the executive mansion at It o'clock.
He lijno;td carriages and .M-'k-M to
he ru.i tal. with 00 friends and olll-
a Catholic priest delivering the In
vocation and Chief Justice .Cullen of
the Btate supreme court delivering;
the oath. Retiring Governor Llx wns
present:
t Message Sent to Solons.
Albany, N. Y., January 1 Aboli
tion of child labor-, and. tlie safo
Kiiardinf? of the lives of the working;
man and woman were the dominant
notes In the first message sent to the
New York state leglalrture by Gill
lam Sulzer, who today assumed his
offlco ."Human life" Is Infinitely more
vnlunhla than thn nrnfit of material
things", declared Sulzer, and ho de
manded legislation that will end the
cannery and other child labo. scand
als; compel the use. of safety appli
ances In all branches of employment
.' and a real worklngman's compensa
tion act. ' ' '
Sulzer declared for the immediate
submission of the question cf woman
suffrage to the people; ratification of
the constitutional amendment pro
viding for the direct election of the
United States senators by the people;
sweeping economy In public office
ana tne abolition oi an useless
offices; comprehensive electoral re
form which will provide for direct
primaries, and sweeping conservation
of natural resources.
Discussing the high cost of living,
Sulzer said:
"For more than ten years the In-
creasing cost of
higher and higher
llvlng, mounting
each succeeding
wages have remained practically the
same, the -cost of the necessaries of
life has grown more and more op
pressive, until today the average man
In our state, with a family to support,
has about all he can do to mnke both
ends meet. I earnestly direct your
careful consideration to this import
ant Item concerning the people and
recommend you take such action In
the premises as you deem Just and
wise to reduce the high cost of the
necessaries of life In order to make
living less a struggle for physical
existence."
.In his reference to the need for
legislation to safeguard human life,
Sulzer said:
"We must try to work out practic
al legislation that will apply to our
social Ideals, and our views of in
dustrial progress to secure for our
men, women and children the great
est possible reserve of physical and
mental force. I hold It to be self-
evident that no Industry has the
right to sacrifice human life for Its
but that Just as each industry
reckon ,n tt of V
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