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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1913)
, v vjiwxviiiy, uiuuii wu.i.X, VIVEjUUIN, TlIUJLtSUAI, JANUARY 23, 1913. I jJMBER 75 COMES!! IS ; i ; . llHn innptiiiiTVCiiini Tn iiiPTnniniiuimtt I hu iiiuliiihii UIMLIi IU yiUIUIHUU?;MLLILU use to it STRIKE NOTICE COKWTI'OWS AKIN TO LAWRENCE SITUATION SAID TO EXIST IN NEW YORK. BERBER COLLECTS DATA; Federal Iiwestlgwtloit of the Methods Adopted by Employers D Garment '.factories Is Likely Information -A Said to Be Sufficient to Command Sneb Action Expected In Washing, ton Tonight. Washington, Jan. 23. Information which mar force an investigation of the garment ' workers' strike In New York by the federal legislature, Is expected from New York this even ing by Victor Berger, Socialist con gressman from Milwaukee. "As re markable an exposure as the one at Lawrence may develop If the data sent for are whtt they were repre sented to be," said Berger. "I wilt ask. for an Investigation by house, and I have evidence to show that the factory owners speed up the women and girl workers to compete with the sweat shop.' .. ,. Revised Offers Presented. , -.. New York,' Jan. 23. The Garment Workers' Union has announced that it would present revised demands to " we employers In an effort to settle the strike. It is expected- the manu facturers will temporarily accept the terms pending . arbitration. Froba bility of an lnvestlgaton has spurred the strkers to great enthusiasm. RATES Tl REMAIN. Nineteen Fourteen Head Camp of Woodmen to Bp Sole Judges, Mode.n Woodmen of America in La Grande have lonsr been kfim!v Interc&tcd in the new rate problou,' but the latest bit of news f'. om the J ko. k island headquarters Is the pos itive announcement that the propos ed rates now enjoined and appeal taken, will not be permitted to go into effect untl lafter the 1914 he-id camp has acted on the - matter, A Rock Island dispatch says of this iiiitter: The executive council of the Mod ern Woodmen of America dacided to wUy not to put Into force the new schedule of rates authorized In n had camp meeting held in Chicago, but will let the next head camp, which meets In 1914, pass upon the' waiter. The council's decision decision viV. be effective, regardless of what J!s positon the courts may make of Ue Injunction which new restrains the society from enforcing the Increase and which Is on Its way to a hearing before the Illinois supreme court. Cubans Must .Ratify Treat). Havana. Jan. 23. United States minister to Cuba presented a note to President Gomez from the state de partment at Washington demanding In unequivocal rerms that Cuba Immed iately ratify the Guantanomo naval station treaty. The note protested against the revolutionary agitation being nursed by government officials, Including the vice presdent and the speaker of the house. f Prince Adelbert Berlin. Jan. JJ. Prince Adelbert. son of Kaiser William. Is seriously HI with pneumonia, complicated by measles. Recovery a expected. SUFFRAGE LftVJ SNOWFALL IN PASSES SENATE JAN. IS 28 IN f:- " .' . i j . ...... new york legislature adopt .measfhe. EWe-Year Rale Included In Measure Sennit Adopt Today Albany, X. Y.. Jan. 23. An amend ment to the state constitution grant ing suffrage to women has been pas sed by the Near York state legisla ture. The bill provides that those women who become citizens of the state through marriage must be res idents of the United States Sve years before they can vote. The matter will now be submitted to a vote of the people. ' .- ' English Women Excited. Lon (on, Jan. 23. Wild scenes In the house of commons are expected tomorrow when a vote will be taken on the bill offering the franchise to women. Suffragettes waged a deter mined fight during the entire cam paign and the vote is expected to create more excitement than the Irish home rule bill. Advocates for the measure are hopeful of succss. Cordova Seeks Shelter. Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 23. Following the refusal by the federal authori ties to accept the terms of peace of fered by Frederick Cordova, the lat ter, with 600 rebels, withdrew Into the mountains above Nacorl Chtco, In the province of Sonora. Cordova of fered to turn the command over to the federal authorities on condition of amnesty for the men and the gov ernorship Ot OOUOlll fuf iliulecii. Charles Goulard Falls. Paris, Jan. 23. High flying .is to' claim another victim. ' Charles Goul-J rd. a noted monoplanist. was today I fatally Injured wnen his machine turned turtle at a height of 250 feet, plunging to the earth with a great crash that littlered the machine and left him. broke and bruised beneath the wreckage. Prisoners Given Freedom. Madrid. Jan. 23. King Alfonso to-, day granted amnesty to all political, prisoners aa part of the celebration! of hla birthday. 1 Taylor in Los ngalss Timts. EXPRESSED IN MOISTURE STEAKS ' 2-24 INCHES. Woodmen Meet With Serious Set backs. According to W. A. Worstell, gov ernment weather observer, 28 inches of snow had fallen in 'La Grande up to five p. m. yesterday. This amounts to 2.24 -inches of rain for the period. At this rate, If the months bold a pro rata percentage for the year the pre cipitation for the year 1913 will be greater than that of the year just passed. . Since snow Is said to be a fertilizer of the best kind - besides keeping the ground from . freezing very deep, this ought to Indicate that the year will be a bounteous one for crops and fruit. Weather predictions of the . Rev. Irl R. Hicks make the year 1913 a rainy one throughout the country. According to his prognosti cations there .will also be heavy storms and many floods. On Fox hill the snow is 3V6 feet deep. Governor Stops Boat. San Francisco, Jan. 23. Two rounds were sufficient for Governor Johnson to deliver the knockout blow, to the pugilistic aspiration of his son, Archie, who covets the light weight championship of California. Young Johnson was scheduled to meet Ernie Clark of Los Angeles, a crack boxer, In a three round bout to morrow night. Governor ' Johnson frti hi nor dis tance telephone from Sacramento peremptorily ordering Archie to with, draw from the tournament. The gov ernor fought the next round with the directors of the Olympic club. "My son shall not fight in your tourna ment," Johnson said, and "you must call off the bout ' ' German Aviator Dead. Berlin, Jan. 23. Germany added to the toll of death among the ranks of aviators In the person of Lieut Otto Schlegel, army aviator. He- fell near Nuernberg, Prussia. Lieut Von Scheel who accompanied him was fatally injured. MOVIES CLICK WEDDING MICH FOB BUTTLING PORTLAND GIRL HARRIED TO "' HEGKWISCH FIGHTER1 AT HOOTf TODAY. THE WHOLE CITY RECEIVES Oscar Nelson and His Bride-to.Be Reach Chicago aM Are Promptly Taken In Charge by Waiting Com mJOee Regal BreUfapt Served In the Andltorlon Hotel Wedding at Hegewlsch. , Chicago, Jan. 23. With clicks of the moving picture machines furnish lng the wedding march for the mar- rage of Oscar (Battling. Nelaon, mayor of Hegewlsch and ex-chairnlon lightweight boxer of the world, and Miss Fay King, a Portland, Ore. car toonist, Hegewlsch took a half day off today for a holiday to witness the event. , Final announcement of their engagement was made two days ago at' Denver waen the pcrty left for Chicago. When Mr. Nelson and M1b King arrived in ' Chicago this morn ing, they found a reception commit tee of- regdents of 'Hegewlsch at th6 station. The committee bundled the couple Into an automobile and hur ried them to the Auditorium hotel where a regal wedding breakfast was served. After the wedding Nelson aid: "You see, we decided to get mar ried In a hurry; I had a whole lot to contend with as I had a fight to overcome Fays wish for more time. Believe me. I had to extend myself to carry the point more than In any ring battle In which I have ever en gaged. But say fellows, It was worth the while." . The ceremony was performed In the Hegewlsch auditorium by Rev. Walton Larson, just at high noon, and the moves got excellent repro ductlons of the "engagement." Mrs. Nelson's parents live in Port land and until two days ago had no intimation of the coming marriage. Oil Land lease BUI Opposed, , Washington, Jan." 23. Taggart's bill validating the leases of oil land to the. Uncle Sam OH company will not be favorably reported by the house committee on Indian affairs. This action will vindicate Secretary Fisher of the Interior department, and no formal report will be made on the charges that the secretary Is aiding Standard Oil through activity In tVio Om Indian lands. TRAINLOAD OF INSANE TO BE TAN TO PENDLETON ASYLUM Salem, Jan. 23. A special train consisting of one baggage coach, two tourist sleepers and five coaches, will leave Saturday carrying 320 In mates of the asylum to the new branch home at Pendleton. . Twenty attendants will accompany them on All of Adrianople Wilt Go toBalkans and Part of the Aegean Islands in Spoils Youn? Turks Openly Revolt Against Peace Plans and Rumors Say They Control Porte City London, Jan. 23. Victorious Balk an allies will get Adrianople and a portion of the Aegean islands but not a penny In Indemnity. The envoys mentioned $200,000,000. aa the amount of indemnity they would expect from Turkey but It Is aeml-officlally learn ed the powers will not allow the Balkan allies to enforce this demand. Aa soon as Sir Edward Orey Is of ficial, motled that the ports has an swered the note of the powers, he will reassemble the plenipotentiaries for the final steps tn the peace ne gotiations. At the close of the peace arrangements It Is expected the arm ies will quietly disband.. , . , Daneff Sure War Ends. Dr. Daneff, chief of the Balkan en voys to the peace conference would not say that the allies would resume war. In case the Turks did not pay the war indemnity. "The matter ol arranging the Indemnity,, said he "may cause some delay but I am sure, the war is, over."' . .The dispatches? saying that the Turks are giving U to the demands of the . allies Is doubted In some quarters, but the foreign ambassador are sure peace Is In sight. Vienna, Jan. 23. Unofficial dis patches received tonight from Con stantinople say revolution has brok en out In the city. One dispatch sya the Young Turks are furious at the decision of the grand council for ceil fog the city of Adrianople to the al lies. It is said they have seized con trol of the ancient Ottoman capltol and dominate the city. Kalmfl Pasha Resigns. Cbnsantlnople, Jan. 23. With the, statement that he couldn't give up Adrianople to the Balkan allies and retain his portfolio Kalmll Pasha re signed as -grand vizier ot .Turkey. The entire cabinet is expected to fol low his example. . Moslems Hay Revolt Berlin, Jan. 23. Revolt of the Turkish army- Is expected if Adrlan- BAKER PLANS IMPROVEMENT Big Municipal Water Plivnt Is Con templated There. (Baker Democrat.) . The estimated cost of the water system Improvements advocated by Commissioner Henry and endorsed by Mayor Palmer and Commissioner Flnley will be approximately $165, 000, varying perhaps a little one way or the other, says the Baker Demo crat The estimates, ordered sub mitted hy Commissioner Henrv bv I the trip. A corps of doctors and nurse will be on the train to give them every comfort It la believed it will be the only full train of in sane patients ever carried In the United State. ople la ceded to the allies. This Is the prediction of a high official of the German army. This official, who refused to allow the use of his name, declared he had received a letter from Bnver Bey. a Turkish officer ot TchataIJa to that effect claiming the Turkish officers have organized and will never allow the porta to accept . the peace term offered in London. an ordinance to that effect passed .. , by the board yesterday, will be put before the ; board at a special meet ing this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The commissioners have been working on the estimates tor some time and. the whole ?lan of the pro posed improvements which will, be . accomplished by he above mention ed sum is in brief 'as follows: .To re construct' the present Iron pipe line from the settling tank, to the ' dis tributing reservoirs ''and, to ' extend -' the "line to' Impound Jh 'waters o Blg Mill, Little Mill, Little Marble and Salmon creeks, io add to the" present source of supply, the city having title to the rLghts of the above mentioned streams. For the reason' that enough water would thereby be , supplied for many years to .come, the , commissioners have not thought ne cessary the construction of the line to Goodrich creek at this time, al though the city also has title to the rights of this stream, and It is prov posed to keep the title clear until the water Is needed by doing the ne cessary work each year. The matter of the muuiclpal pow er plant seems to be somewhat mis understood, some holding to the idea that the proposed plant would gen erate sufficient power for all munlcl pal purposes and leave some for sate for private consumption. This is .not the idea at all. The proposed im provements would give approximate ly 400 horsepower, which will be sufficient to more than light the city at the present time, but hardly enough to make possible selling any. "Juice." The figures 'show that the power would be sufficient for 665 arc lights, instead Of 119 now in use, or about four times as many. A muni cipal plant fot municipal purposes only then Is the only Idea that has, ever been advanced. According to Commissioner Henry, the estimates. which will be sub mitted today will show that the pro posed Improvements Include the re- linlldln-v or constructing or n miies I of line all of smaller dimension than I the line built last year except tne syphon from the. settling tank, the proposed additional lines being of smaller size, merely filling the capac lty of feeders for themain line com pleted last year N ' In order to complete tha work this year action cannot be deUve-1 nnd It Is the 'jitirr of the city faders t get tin n estion before tbi voters at I ,e earliest possible daU. so thai If the bond issue Is approved there will be time to carry out the legal Bteps and other procedure attendant on such pieces of municipal work, so that the actual construction can be taken up and completed before now falls again. hi.
