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.... I ' . : ' VOLUME XTT. SENATE RUSHES WORK, PASSIHG iTft nnfiT nil i . IIg nnol DILL EASTERN OREGON GRAIN DEAL ERS SEE PET MEASURE PASS SENATE. t ibi or mis lit j Teachers of Oregon Schools Theme of ' One Bill Presented in House-Check Cashing and Other Subjects Themes' of Various Measures Will Adjourn Late Today Untfl Monday. Salem. Jan. 17.-Closely following the house' rapid gait, the senate broke its record for passage of bills ; after the opening session, when h to-. day passed a bill providing that where there are no special contracts entered Into, the weight of grain sacks shall not be deducted by the purchasers of grain and other pro-' ducts. This bill was 'urged with grain dealers of Eastern Oregon aud was passed without opposition. V CHECK CASHING OPPOSED State Bill Wonld Mate It Felony for Saloons to Cash Checks i. , Salem, Jan. 17. Representative Jay H. Upton of, Portland has Intro-, duced a house bill making it a fel-. ony for saloons to cash checks.' It Is pointed out thla would ;top much bad check business and have other moral effects. Teachers Figure Too. A bill has been introduced in the senate to make the position of school cr ought to be known to every meni teachers permanent after a service ber of the police department. If they of two yeans so that thereafter they cannot be arrested and convicted of may be removed for cause only, and be given an opportunity for a hear- and convicted as vagrants. We rec ing. . ommend that the members of t&e po- Women Break Precedent Vice force be held to a strict account- For the first time In the history OI mis suite, wuiueu imvo ueou uuu- ored with suspension of rules in their of this state, women have been hon- ravor tnat Dermic mem to sit wiimn. the bar of the senate while it Is in session. The women were Mrs. W. M. Plimpton and Hiss Alene Thomp son of Salem. Two Vetoes Sustained. The senate this noon sustained two veto measures but passed a bill over West's veto which provides the live stock sanitary board shall be given $50X0t) for the eradication of conta gi(U8 diseases, and combines the of fices of state veterinary and sheep Inspector. Many measures were Introduced In the house but none were of great importance. The legislature ad journed late today until Monday. In. Britton's Aid Killed. St. Louis, Jan. 17. Richard Davis, secretary to Mrs. Britton. owner of the St. Louts National Baseball League, and William Walters were killed when their automobile ran In to a water nue. Members of the fire department were called to recover the! bodies from the small lake that was formed through the breaking of the water plug. WANT LOST AT SEA. New Orleann. Jan. 17. Lloyd's In. snrance company has, been notified which shall be open to companies aud fhat all hope for the' safety of the Individuals for the operation ot trains Sonthern Pacific steamer Eldorado Jn addition he Intends to submit a has been atendoned, and that the res. memorial to congress for the building ell hat undoubtedly snnk. The res-' at a transcontinental public railway, ael curried 41 passengers and wa ' open to all companies and Indivld bontd for Galveston from 5ew York. I oals. ... liA GkANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913. Council Says Games Many FIRE AND POLICE COJOHTTEE PBOD9 POLICE. , STREET LA WS WEAK i . Reeoinntendatloa to Council Advises ... Strict Enforcement War against people who fall . to , turn vehicles at Intersections and ' war on gamblers, pictured as "Tin i boms and outcasts from society" has been ordered by the Are and police committee of the council. At . the midweek session a day or two ago. the tonowtllg recommendatlon was Presented to the council: , "We,'" your committee 'on Are and police, recommend that the police de- 1 partment of the city be directed to ' see that the ordinance requiring ve ' hides of all kinds hi' turning in the 8treN of the cIty- to turn on,y at lnterectlon of the BtreeU' U more 8trlctly oberea'' " 11 1b apparent to the most casual observer that this ordlnanc olng flagarntly violated very aay- .-,7."",.:.. r "Tin Horns" Too Namerous. "We do further recommend that the ordinance against gaming ind gam-j oe more stnctiy emorcea. u - nas come to me notice not oniy on I your ccmmlttee but of every other, observant person that our city is at this time , overrun and Infested with in norn guuuoiers auu viuer uuictwi of oclety- From which we are of toe '9Plnlon that ;lt Is high time our police lepantnient made some attempt to enforce the anti-gambling ordl- nances of this city. We are satisfied that, the present force is sufficient toj enforce ifhls ordinance if any attempt shall be made to enforce It, as In a J city the : size .of. La Grande, profes-1 slbnal gambler are easily, spotted and cannot be In our city more than a few hours before they are known gambling, then they can be urr.-ated ability for enforcement of the antl n.fnllv uiuuu,, vi u. , , submitted." (Signed), J. F. Campbell, . t.. ,i t.u gambling, ordinance. cnairiuii; r. u. naioicu Wright, members, of the lire and po lice committee. STATE-BIT ' CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS THINKS IT BEST PLAN. All Companies and Any IndlTldua! Should Use Tracks. Sacramento, Jan 17. Thoroughly convinced that the peopie of Califor nia are paying railroad rates based . upon watered stock, and that the rail road commission, much as it desires to relieve the situation, is powerless to effect the desired reforms. Senator CamlnettI is preparing to ngm finish fight to secure the neeoea re form. He will Introduce a bill to amend the constitution, providing for the building of a state-built railroad SOUGHT POIIIREIS PRESTO OF FRENCHIUTION STUBBORN CONTEST FOB NEXT PRESIDENT COKES TO END THIS AFTERNOON. SOCIALIST JFUSION IS Pains, Nearest Cornet) tor, la Defeat ed on Second Ballot First Tote Taken at Versailles Is Short Con. siderahle, but Fnslon, Effected Be fore Next Ballot, Brings IKesuHo. Paris, Jan. 17. Premier Raymond Poincaire of France was elected pres ident of the French republic at Vor sallies thks afternoon In one of the most stubbornly contested elections In the history of the country. It came on the second ballot as the re sult of Socialists fusing with Re publican members of the national as- sembly, throwing their support to Polnc&ire instead or to Jules fains, minister of agriculture. Pams was t!w nearest competitor to the premier but the early vote gave Poincaire substantial lead. . no sooner naa me wua excueuiem abated than Polnraire issue a chal leuge'to former Premier Clemenceau ag the consequence of a quarrel In ;wnlcb Poincaire deemed . himself in ,,ited.; f--- There was no choice on the first ballot.; , The members of the senate an(j chamber of deputies began voting eariy. Poincaire, on the first ballot, received 389 votes and Pams 154. Four hundred and thirty-seven were neces sary to lect. LOUNSBERRY CONVICTED. .jj,ufoni Train RoWier Found Gnllt) in Kanass Courts. Kansas City, Jan. 17. Wells Louns- berry of Medford, lOregon, has been , , . ,,,. nn two convicted In the fed a court on wo counts, one of robbing tne unueu States mails and the other of Jeopard, izing the lives of the passengers liounsberrys plea was Insanity. Tho prisoner Insisted that he knew noth ing of coming east and Knew nothing of the robbery until he was charged with the crime. He was not In need of money as he lived In the best ho- . tela. His wire remained with him throughout the trial. The children ! me 'gnorant of the fate of their fath- I er. He will not De seiuenceu iuuy I Louneberry comes of a good family father wa9 a ota "Ilonee': a'"3 prominent In politics. Lounsberry was a mall clerk before be came west and engaged In the orchard business At the time of his capture he was sup. nosed to. be in the east. Following the Identification, he confessed to the robbery of a mall car at Redding, Cal ifornia. NO "RAGS" SEAM WILSON If 1 mi nim ml Bull Is Held, No Indecent Danrea Allowed. Washington, Jan. 17. In case the Inaugural ball Is held. In spite of President Wilson's objections, the 'turkey trot,' grizzly bear' and other 'rags' will be barred. Vice Chairman Hamilton of the inaugural committee accepted the provisions to this effect proposed by Representative Rodden bery of Georgia. The congressman who proposed the limitations included a permit for the use of the pension office building for the ball which Hamilton accepted. " 1 .... - - " ' -- - . 1 . w 9 THE OBSERVER AND POLITICS. ; $ This Paper Will Publish "Party Politics" Page ' ' Once a Yeek. ; -, . ; ' The time was wheu a newspaper .was a political O & organ. That day has passed. A newspaper that is a political organ nowadays has a collar on and never can be thoroughly independent. O At one time in the writer's life it seemed almost criminal to be anything politically but a Rcpubli- can, but we have changed our mind. The last na- 0 tional convention opened our eyes to the true trondi- O tion of affairs regarding party politics in general, As every reader knows, The Observer is now a 0 political outlaw, without a party home and with no desire to have one. The progressive that 0 goes after the wrongs and attempts to correct them in an honest manner will have our support, O but we have given up hope of any one, political 'party, doing this. Wrongs will be corrected by men, not political parties. We realize that everyone does not believe as we do that there are thousands of splendid citizens who are Republicans, thousands who are Demo- crats, thousands who arc Bull Moosers and thou- sands who are Socialists. A newspaper is a public utility it should be, at least. To this end The Observer is going to adopt the plan of . Publishing Party Politics Once Each Week Just as soon as we can arrange for the extra work in the composing room this paper will devote a page once each week in both daily and weekly to party politics. A column will be offered to the Democratic central committee, one to the Republi-' can central committee, one to the Progressive cen- tral committee and one to the Socialist central committee, and each committee may use that col- unm for its political opinions and messages to the people. . . yf Editorially this paper will remain independent, supporting whatever measures and whichever can- djdate, regardless of party, that seems best for.tlie general public, and the welfare of the community. We expect to communicate' with the commit- mittees of the different political parties very soon and ask them to appoint some one to edit their space so that every word uttered in the party col- umu will come from the committee or have its ap- O proval. y - This new departure from the old' fashioned -war of conducting a newspaper is, so far as we know, original, and it will take some little time to work it out, but it is bound to come and everv reader of The Observer can rest in the full knowledge that he is going to be served by a paper that is willing to give all sides of the political questions, each side having articles written by men of that particular faith. ' HELPLESS GIRL STRIKERS SAFE COLLEGE GIRLS COJIE TO TEOTION. FRO. War on White Slavers Waged by Wealthy Girls of Barnard. New York, Jan. 17. Twelve pret ty Barnard college girls, led by 'Miss Fred Kirch wey, daughter of Opt. Klrchwey and author of lawbooks, of Columbia university have volunteered their services to guard 75,000 girls among the 200,000 garment workers on strike against white slave "ca dets." The offer has been accepted All of the young ladies are -members of the wealthiest families In the eas. and have been assigned to duty In the principal shops, where they will also do picket duty. Angered by the "missionary" spirit of the white slavers, the women strike leaders urged Mayor Gaynor to swear the ladles In as special police. The mayor refused to accede to the requests of the strikers. EVELYN THAW ADMITS SHE CAVT PAY BOt'GIITEN JEWELS. 10H Expense of a Second Trial by Jewel ers Cant Be Borne. New York, Jan. 17. Through her attorney, Evelyn. Thaw, the wife r? Harry K. Thaw, the slayer of Stan ford White, admitted that she was penniless and unable to stand the ex pense of the second trial brought by (Dorliam & company to recover $2,000 worth of jewels. They allege the Jewels were bought when the second trial was In progress and that no settlement has been made for them SENATE R ECO XM ENDS BUILDINGS Washington Cities Xuj Get Federal Baildlngs Soon. Washington, Jan. 17. The senat committee recommended the follow ing buildings: E31ensburg $85,000; Aberdeen 1130.000. OWP 1 NUM7 .70 niifr OF HIGH WATER AlTtfOKITIES fENTHBf EFFORTS TO WARD OFF EPIDESTIC IN FLOODED ZONE. MBSMBBSSm SKIFFS DOT THE HIGHWAYS Mail Delivered to Marooned BesL ' deata In Second Stories of Flooded Homes Danger of Pestilence Great Hanirry Ones Slowly Fed No Fa. tailtles Reported ap to Date. Evansvllle. Idn., Jan. 17. Forecas ter Brandt declared today there would be no relief from the flood situation until Sunday. Disease Is prevalent.! In. the flooded district and the au thorities are working hard to ward off an epidemic. Owing to the cold . weather the number of pneumonia . cases Is Increasing. Ninety houses in the Oakdale suburb are submerg ed and there Is untold suffering. So far no fatalities have occurred. Mall Delivery by Boat . The Cakdale cemetery is surround ed, by water and no funerals can be had. In a score of the smaller towns affected by the high water the postmen are delivering the malls In mall skiffs to the second story win dows. Th'V marooned. families of Cal houn, Kentucky," have been supplied with the necessary provisions. The situation la grave. Olympian Plan Trip. 'Olympia, Jan. 1,7. Plans for a tour I of all the sttae Institutions by the entire legislature at a cost of I8.B00 nre being discussed by members of tho legislature. They think the cosi of the trip may be saved many times over by a better knowledge of the conditions as they exist at the insti tutions. Road bills providing for an expen diture of $20,000,000 was introduced by Foster. Another bill was Intro duced for the election of senators ac cording to the Oregon system. An- rather measure of merit was the bill providing for a state reformatory for National Highway Proposed. Washington, Jan. 17. Congressman Boreland has Introduced In the house a bill which proposes the construc tion of a coast to coast highway cost ing 20.000,000. It provides for six members to supervise the onstruc (ion of the road, and shall be known as the National Old Trails road. It Is to smrt at Washington and go west via Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, to I8 Angeles and San Francisco. FOLEY TO REFEREE. ! Warner-.TfeFaruuid Bont Tonight te I - Be Feast for the Fans. Ralph Grant, the Spokane gra pler, will not be in the city tonight as third nan in the match between McFarland of Turner, Wo., and Ed. Warner, the T. M. C. A. physical In structor, at the Steward tonight P. A. Foley of this city, will assume that responsibility. The match Is set for 8:15 this eve ning and as the dates were changed from Saturday night to Friday night to give clerks and business men an opportunity to be present It Is be lieved the match will draw' a good orowd. ,r IT
