La Grande evening observer., May 08, 1913, Image 1

OLUME XII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGpN, Till RSDAY, MAY 8, 1913. BER 265
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SATISFACTORY
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM SURPRISES
MEN BY BRINGING IN AN
OTHER BIG SUM TODAY.
IT
Total Subscriptions . to Date Nearly
$15,000 and Tomorrow Promises
to be Banner Report Day of the
Week School Girls Give Liberally
Campaign has Pleasant Noon
. day Luncheons.
. Four thousand ' five ; hundred and
seventeen dollars were added to the
Y. M. C. A. campaign between yes
terday noon and ; today noon, and
two committees tourin , the farm
ing district, and another committee
working the Palmer mill crews at the
noon hour, are not included in the
reports read at the noon-day luncheon,
regular daily features of the whirl
wind campaign. ,' The clock t Depot
and Adams was moved up to the
14,670 forthwith. . r:
T. J. Scroggin's committee, the ban
; y ner one yesterday," again hauled down
the honors with a total subscription
of $1375 but were closely crowded by
C. J. Black's committee, turning in
$1125. Other committees ran from
$5 to $40, $84 and to several hundred
apiece. Committees that yesterday
were weak were stronger today and
thus the game goes on. Among the
committees that have not carried off
the banner, but nevertheless doing
splendid work is the high team which
turned in over $700 to date and is
out after the $1000 mark. Over $200
came in from that team today, much
of it being from girls who are attend'
ine school, and many of them will
have to work to earn their donations
Other committees report that many
men who have steady employment are
stuttering at' giving $25 or $50, and
want time to think it over. - Working
on these promises all committees have
hopes of making Friday a banenr re
port day. .
Ribbons Popular. .
That the Y. M. C. A. campaign is
becoming popular is easily attested
by the growing number of "Every
body gives; I did" badges that is to
be seen. Every contributor should
wear his ribbon making the "unrib-
boned" man feel so conspicious that
he will be glad to get in with the
crowd.
Lunches Well Attended.
Owinc lara-elv to the excellent
nualitv and eenerous quantity of the
noon day lunches which are prepared
by the ladies of the churches of the
city these important meetings are
being very well attended. This noon
the banouet was prepared by tne
Mies of the Methodist church which
fwhas only "been equaled by the previous
Winners.
Break Down Causes Halt.
T.nnrlnn. Mav 8. A breakdown in
the court room by "General" Flora
Drummond due to weakness caused by
the hunger strike, halted the trial of
militant suffraeettes today. It is es
timated damages exceeding $5,000,000
were done by suffragettes since the
government recalled the franchise re
form bill during the last parliament.
JAS. MOSS HURT '
James Moss, a rancher of Imbler,
was seriously injured yesterday when
horse stepped on him breaking both
ones in the lower left leg. Dr. Rich-
fcrdson set the breaks last evening.
PRETTY BELLE
RECITES TALE
WHITE GIRL REVIEWS RELA
; TIONS WITH NEGRO. i
Washington "Ball' Players Among
" Those Attending Johnson Trial. '
Chicago, May 8. Small, pretty,
neatly clad, itelle Schneber took the that the administration's friends on
stand in the trial against Jack John- the coast were ready to prevent any
son, the colored pugilist, on white ' embarassment by forcing the referen
slavery charges today and told her dum vote on the measure. Bryan also
story of relations with the fighter, told the president, it was reported
Through folds of a heavy veil she de- that a situation exists in California
tailed how she met Johnson, her sub- which must be met and that aggres-
sequent relations, and trips from
state to state with him.
' Before she was called, several gov
ernment witnesses testified. Estelle
Palmer, alias Henderson, said Miss
Schrieber was an inmate" of a Pitts
burg resort where she was known as
Allen. Others described the character
of a row of lats she managed while
she lived in Chicago as the charge of
the negro.
Charles . Sampson testified that
Johnson and the girl came , to . his
store in October, 1910, and the negro
bought over $1000 worth of furniture
which the girl selected. Several
Washington ball players were ad
mitted to the court room although
spectators in general were excluded.
They heard a part of her testimony.
In the corridors, Johnson shook hands
with several of the ball players. Be
fore the court Convened. Johnson
drove in his automobile to the union
station to meet some eastern wit-'
nesses and though a large crowd con
gregated there was no attempt at a
demonstration.
CRANSTON COMING
Chairman of the State Fish and Game
Commission to Come Friday.
Members of Rod, Fin It neetiooi
club, and the public in general are to
enjoy a visit from C. K. Cranston,
chairman of the State Fish and Game
commission here tomorrow night
when the Pendletonian comes to La
Grande to address sportsmen. Chas.
B. .Orai, deputy game warden, is out
in the country spreading the news of
Cranston's coming so that it is likely
a good audience will greet him. At
such time it will be timely to present
any question or suggested movement
wholesome to the fish and game world
in this section of the state.
He will meet the sportsmen in the
commercial club.
FORPRESIDENT
ADMINISTRATION'S ATTITUDE
WILL BE MADE CLEAR TO
JOHNSON AGAIN.
JAPS STAY PROCEEDINGS
Situation in California Laid Bare to
the President by Bryan Today
Secretary Will Go on to New York
However Moore has Prepared
Draft of Constitutional Phase of
New Bill.
Washington, May 8. California's
land bill will not menace America's
peace. Japan has accepted President
Wilson's action in sending Bryan to
Sacramento, in the spirit wherein the
move was made. Japan resented the
California action but doesn't believe
American people will endorse the
Webb bill. It also doesn't jexpect the
measure to be enforced. This was the
opinion today of those closest in touch
to the siutaion When it was learned a
movement is on foot in California to
delayjthe Enforcement of the Webb
bill until the new treaty' witn""Japan
covering the mairi "... features in the
measure is negotiated. ;
Bryan reported personally to Wil
son on the California trio today. The
1 president, it was reported, was told'
sion in certain communities must be
checked. But the problem confront-
ng uie.ammuitr.uu.., .,,;
nowio worK it. it isumierswu
Japan is willing to concede nearly
everything demanded through the
treaty which would preserve their
national honor. . It is admitted it will
require time to negotiate such a
treaty and that the enforcement 6f
the Webb law will complicate the sit-
uation. Japan unofficially is, reported
to be willing to act, slowly on the
Webb bill. .
Washington, May 8. Secretary of
State Bryan returned today. Japan's
protest to the California land bill is
not completed and it js ot believed
it will reach the government until the
California law is enforced. It is be
liever Ambassador Chinda is defer-
lring action until Governor Johnson
,na the bill.
Bryan conferred with the president
over the situation and will make a
mmnlete reoort on his mission to
California. He plans to go to Balti
more this evening to spend the night
there, proceeding to New York where
he is scheduled to speak Friday night.
John Bassett Moore has prepared
an analysis of the constitutionality of
the California anti-alien law. It is
announced the president has not con
sidered the law enacted by Arizona,
Japan not having signified its inten
tion to enter a protest against that
measure. Before the California bill
is signed the president will probably
wire the California executive again,
detailing at length the national ad
ministration's attitude. It is consid
ered certain however the bill will be
signed and that the national admin
istration will then act.
No Arrests at Union.
No arrests have been made in the
Lea Thompson case at Union this
-fc;-ncc:i.
Successor to His
to Be Picked
County School Superintendent E. E.
Bragg has one foot in the private of
fice of the new La .Grande postoff ice.
After weeks of anxiety to Democrats
and Republicans and non-parisans
who chafed at the. continued suspense
in the falling of what is considered
one of the choiae plums of Eastern
Oregon, all but the last word has been
said in favor of the local pedagogue.
His name was sent to the senate late
last : evening . according ; to United
Press advices received by the Obser
ver early this morning. That the
Oregon delegation is agreed on Bragg
and that his nomination will be con
firmed, follows, and within ' proper
time, G. M. , Richie's successor will
go into office under the name of E.
E. Bragg, true-blue, dyed-in-the-wool
Democrat. ' .
. From the start the school superin-
tenden was deemed to have the in
side pole in the race and a toehold on
the powers behind the throne. As
time went on and his nomination was
withheld, friends of " R. . L. Lincoln
took added hope and for a time public
rumor, had it that Lincoln was lead
ing shoulder to shoulder with the
pedagogue in the school superintend
ent's office. The outcome however,
was that Mr. Bragg won. Several
weeks will probably elapse before the
new postmaster goes, into, office. "I
am in no particular hurry," said Mr.
Bragg V: Jay in this connection." .;
Mr. Bragg is a member of the state
text book commission which meets
in June' and he is anxious to serve in
that capacity, and that he will do so
is likely as it is his individuality and
not the insignia of his superintend
ency of schools that places him on the
commission and he could therefore
likely attend that meeting and still
be assuming the postmastership. ' ,
Woman for Superintendent (?)
With some hal fdozen men already
avowed candidates for the new school
I job to be made vacant when Mr.
Bragg leaves go his strangle-hold on
hg nQW ho,dS( jt ;3 frecly
. . ... .
educators of the county are being
urged to run for the office. Elgin,
Summerville, Union and one or two
other districts of the valley have
candidates for the new position in the
court house. Just who the ladies said
to be considering the candidacy are,
is not publicly announced.
HERE LOOKING AT COUNTRY
Arkansas Men Are Delighted With
Grande Ronde.
A. G. Gladney and son Albert, of
Fort Smith, Arkansas, are in the city
today and Mr. Gladney is looking over
the valley with a view to locating. To
an Observer . reporter he expressed
delight at this part of the country's
appearance.
OF VICE PROBERS PUT
ON TRIAL ON
Springfield, 111., May 8. Inquiry of
charges that Lieutenant Governor
O'Hara, head of the white slave and
starvation wage senate investigating
committee, and another member of
that body, are guilty of grave offen
ses, was begun at noon today before
the senate, sitting as a committee of
the whole. O'Hara refused to add
anything to his statement yesterduy
that any affidavits reflecting on the
Present Position
From Big List
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County School Superintendent E. E.
Bragg, who late last night received
the nomination for postmaster in
: this city. ..... ' , -,, ; " ,."
GIVEN OFFICE
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BECOME STREET SUPERINTEND
ENT OR LA GRANDE.
Nomination and . Ratification Takes
Vt Place Laborers Paid.
Chas. G. Stacey, a well known resi
dent of La Grande, for many years
an O-W railroad conductor, is the new
street superintendent. His nomina
tion was sent to the council last even
ing and promptly ratified, settling
the street superintendent-council
committee embroglio that has left
the streets without the least attention
for nearly . a ' week's time.v The set
tlement ofthe present controversy
was quiet and unruffled, and if the
council had but known just how many
days ex-Superintendent Etoner" had
worked before he resigned he might
have been paid in full last night, The
laborers and crews on the street who
worked last month under Mr. Stoner.
and whose labor certificates were
held up by the finance committee for
final action by the council, were or
dered paid in full, as the upshot of
a short debate ' oh the matter. The
salary bill and the labor certificates
were disposed of separately, the fi
nance committee voting to pay the
labor certificates for the entire
month, first advancing as a reason
SERIOUS URGE
cbaraoters of himself or other probers
were perjured. .
The first evidence given was by M.
Blain Coari, an investigator of the
vice commission who declared that on
the night of April 28, at a local hotel,
Deputy Sheriff Sullivan, who present
ed the charges against O'Hara, told
him ' if vice probers came to Spring
field he would compel Mr. Davis of
the firm of Davis & Enzel Comapny,
liquor dealers, to testify that Sullivan
had affidavits he would use to put
O'Hara out of office.
T
WEST SECTION OF CUT
HAVE GREAT STREET
' ' DEVELOPMENTS. .
TO
N Avenue to be Graded Into Un
settled Territory, Pennsylvania to
Be Paved West of First Street and '
Spring to be Paved for a Distance
of 10 Blocks Many Types Possible
Sii
Concrete sidewalks and hard sur
face paving are to be pushed into the
sparsely 'settled region southwest of
La Grande, ten blocks on Spring are
to be paved, and paving is to be
done on a purely competitive basis.
These three items, and more espec
ially the last named, became realities
last evening when the council took the
' first steps to carry out the wishes of
J property owners on Spring, and on
.Pennsylvania a distance of two
blocks from First to Oak. The eoun-
: cil also opened up the city for .com
petitive paving bidding, five, distinct
.typ,Aof...,pavteg..ihg.':permitte'd , to
be bid on in this Series of projects.
In addition to this particular pav
ing, West N avenue is' to be opened
up to a territory lying between the
outskirts of the residence district at
I First and N and penetrating brush
covered ground toward the foothills.
Several residences have sprung up
"in the wilderness" as it were, in that
section this spring and N avenue will
tap a delightful territory ; that far
south,' Pennsylvania will be extended
and paved from First to Oak a dis
tance of two blocks, and Spring will
be paved from 1 Washington to Wal
nut a distance of 10 blocks. The
Pennsylvania project calls for 30
foot streets and the other for 40. The
signatures on the petitions are far
more than the majority and it now
seems that there is to be no halt in ,
the work. -
Various Pavings Possible. .
; It will be possible to pave these
streets with El Oso, bitulithic, con
crete one, two four mixture six in
ches thick, Dolarway or asphaltic con
crete. Various specifications on each
have, been prepared by City Engineer
Neill. It is believed that the cheap
est, of these will total $1,20 or even
$1.10 per square yard. '
for holding . the mup that they had
no other voucher for their correct
ness than the signature on the cer
tificate cf Mr. Stoner, whose validity
of office was questioned. The tone
of the council was such thta the sup
erintendent should also be paid for
the whole month but no action was:
tkaen, as it was not known just how
long he had worked. The finance
committee, however, had : O. K. the
Stoner salary bill up to the 16th of
April on' which date the council ousted
him and adopted a resolution that no
salary should beforthcoming to him
after that date even though he was
reappointed, which he was. The fi-'
nance committee wouldn't move to
pay Mr. Stoner in full, but Council
man Sarget, a member of it, suggest
ed such action'might be feasible and
equitable. . . ;
Buys Interest in Meat Co.
J. I. Lambert of Glasgow, 'Montana,
today .purchased Paul Rohr's interest '
in the La Grande Meat Co., and will 1
assume chnge at once. Mr. Boch re
tains his interest and the firm will be
Boch & Lebert