La Grande evening observer., January 28, 1914, Image 1

AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THF NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XTTT.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1914
NUMBER 197:
U GULLDM
DUD: OLDEST
OF OLD GUftRU
ILLINOIS LAWMAKER OF RE
MARKABLE CAREER PASSES
AWAY OF OLD AGE.
HELPED NOMINATE LATE
GEN. GRANT TO OFFICE
Alan Whose Political Career Out
shone That of Uncle Joe Cannon,
Dies of Old Age This Afternoon
, Stood For Years As Leader of the
Republican Party In Home State.
Washington, Jan. 28. Shelly Moore
Cullom, ex-senator of Illinois, is dead,
fie died this afternoon at his Wash
ington home after a critical illness
lasting some weeks. His death came
as a result of old ago.
This active and energetic man was
in the public eye longer than any
living politician, not even excepting
his fellow citizen Joe Cannon, of Dan
ville. Hfe'saw th'light of this world
in Kentucky, where there were only
two occupations at the time of his,
birth, namely, politics and hunting.
From there he moved with W father
to the state of Illinois, where' he
received .both his academic and.uni-i
versity education. In 1853. he was
admitted to the bar and practiced law
in his adopted state for several years.
From the position of city attorney
he successively rose to the offices of
Representative, presidential elector,
member of Illinois legislature, gover
nor of his state, chairman of the Ill
inois delegation which put General
Grant in nomination, ' and United
States' senator from Illinois, succeed
ing David Davis of that state in the
year 1883.
He was a staunch republican and
championed most of the measures
for which this party stood during
the making of the Dingley tariff law,
the Philippine policy and other meas
ures of note that have been added to
the statutes in the last 20 years.
Towards the end he got from the
electorate of the state what he want
ed without the asking.
Musicians Have Union.
r
Union musicians of La Grande now
have a union here and take exception
to the statement by barbers that they
have the first local union. The bar
bers are therefore, second in the field,
the musicians having been overlooked.
Communications to the Observer from
nnion musicians request that the
fact be made known that they have
a local here.
C.ainv to AutO ShOW.
Uoiatpn leaves
E.x-councuman r. u t
tonight for Portland to visit we
show and incidentally lay ui
kio nnnir
stock of furniture,
be gone several days.
He expects to
Sick Man Better
E. Polack, the grocer is out again
after being confined to his home a lew
days on account of illness.
Heppner Lady In City. '
Miss O'Rourke of Heppner, is m
the city visiting with her friend Miss
Eileen Pea re.
Wallowa Family Her. .
m. .j wm Hector McDonald
of Wallowa, are in the city visiting
UnionComes
To Waterloo
I. A. .. PLAYERS BLOW OUT
LAUREL ASPIRATIONS. a
Enthusiasm la Displayed
Gymnasium Crowd Hears Band, Sees
Game Union Fans Loyal. -
All the people that could crowd
into the high school gymnasium last
night saw the La Grande M. I. A. de
cisively defeat the Union high school
team in what was easily the topnotch
event in a basketball way ever seen
in La Grande.
The La Grande club won handily
38-18, and sent the Union squad home
with its championship aigrettes trail
ing in the snowdrifts. La Grande
has never seen smilar enthusiasm or
witnessed similar loyalty that which
was displayed by the Union fans.
The special train brought, in addition
to the Union band, which cost a nice
sum of money, 140 rooters. The
rooters and team came gamely, play
ed gamely, went home gamely, and
the Unionites have set a mark in loy
alty that La Grande has never com
menced to emulate and probably nev
er will. Though refeated, ' Union
went away proud of .her team, which
she has a perfect right to be.
The excursion' train returned ' im
mediately as practically all of the
guests in the city were, anxious t.-.
attend a dancing party in progress
at Union. . Each fan brought a meg
aphone, and ruled the city until attii
the game, when the La Grande, fans
assumed the aggressiveness in JollU
fication. ' Prior to the game and be
tween halves the game took on all
the colors of intercollegiate football,
for the band played, the Union play-
(Continued on Page Four.)
MASQUERADE TO BE PRECEDED
BY SECRET COSTUMING.
Chicago Costume House to Be Here
With All Kinds of Paraphernalia.
When an Elk cannot , recognize his
own wife the costume she wears is
bound to be of original design. Such
will be the state of affairs on the
night of February 4, when the Elks
give their elaborate masquerade
dance, according to the social com
mittee which today officially tnnounc
ed the event. .
There will be a large assortment
of costumes to select from, these cos
tumes arriving on the morning of
the fourth and being accessible to
all Elks at the hall during the day.
Costumes come ready to wear and
nominal rental the whole lodge
vhin and their ladles cfan
. themseive3 m the garbs oi
.-..- .
prince and princess, or Uncle bi Per
kins and his good' wife, just as they
see fit.
This is an Elks' frolic and one of
the big times of the year. A spec-
lly augmented orchestra nas .
engaged for the evening.
Comes to See Ball Game.
t Mr F.ahelman. principal of the
Imbler schools, came to the city last
night to attend the basketball game
w th M. I. A. and Union high
school. He also transacted business
WILLHOTRECOG-iEOUIVES
before returning.
COUNTY FI STOCKHOLDERS '
VOICE FAITH IN LOCAL FAIR
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Annual Meeting To Discuss Rehabilita
tion Under Way This Afternoon
Union county's fair association are
in session this afternoon. The at
tendance, when President Russell call
ed to order, was two dozen of the most
influential stockholders, all of whom
have the welfare and future if the
association at heart. At a late hour
this afternoon the reports of the past
year were being read and no expres
IMPORTANT
TRIAL WHEN NEXT TERM OPENS
Circuit court opens in La Grande
next . Monday and several importnat
cases have been set down for trial.
It is probable that Circuit Judge J.
T. Cleeton, of Multnomah county,
will preside at some of the opening
cases. The Newlin case leads off in the
morning, to be followed by the Pow
der Valley State bank case against
Huddelson & Son, over the collection
of a note. Both parties are from
North Powder. .Becker vs. McKen
zie follows it, and it is a foreclos
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SHELBY M. CULLOM, FATHER OF THE U. S. SENATE.
Veteran politican and statesman who died today after a careeer in dis
trict, state and national politics that rivals any political career in his
tory. As presidential timber he has been frequently f held out as a
plausible candidate.. His death leaves but few of the old guard poli
ticians, and none who can approach his brilliant career.
sion had been heard of the rehabilita
tion plans, two of which were dis
cussed informally In fair circles and
have been for some little time. The
opinion prevailed throughout all dis
cussion that the future of the fair is
bright, once its financial affairs are
put on this 'feet. '
Election of officers will - probably
be reached late this afternoon.
TO
ure case. ' State vs. John A. Murchi
son of Summeryille follows the Beck
er case, being set down for the 9th
of February. This is a trespass
case, but really the issue at stake is
the. ownership of some land near
Summerville. : '
Mays vs. . Beams and Beams vs
Mays . are two cases to follow the
MurchUon case,' both being set down
for the same day. ' It involves an
accounting and various matters over
the David Troy estate.'
1
Underworlds
Out In Cold
WASHINGTON ENFORCES KEN
YON MEASURE.'
Suicides May Be Result
Women and Girls Thrown Out On the
Streets In Cold, Homeless.
Washington, Jan. 28. Today is
moving day for denizens of Washing
ton's underworld. The Kenyon law,
closing all such resorts here, went into
effect last night, and the police saw
to it that it was strictly enforced.
' Three hundred women, many of
them without clothing, were forced
into the streets at an' early hour.
Authorities fear an epidemic of sul
cide.
Threats to invade the residence dis
trlct have been made by the girls and
women. "We must live," they said
today as they were huddled about in.
the cold, "and we don't intend to leave.
Washington. Many of us couldn't
If we would. If we leave here, where
shall we go?"
Parent Visits Children.
. J. B. Olmstead of Enterprise, arriv
ed this morning from Seattle, Taconrn
and Corvallis. In Seattle he visited
with his daughter, Amy,' who is at
tending the University of Washing
ton, and at Corvallis with his : two
sons,, who-are attending Oregon' Ag-
I ricultural college. ; . One of the boys
will be graduated this year and the
other in 1916. Mr. Olmstead U
justly proull of the record his child
ren are making.
THOUSANDS SPENT WITH AMER
ICAN FIRMS.
Senate Investigation Brings Out Very
Startling Confessions.
Washington, Jan. 28. An advertis
ing man nemed Washington, of the
Western Newspapers' union, admitted
before the senate lobby investigating
committee that his concern received
annually from the Canadian govern
ment the sum of $42,000 for the past
16 years, for "boom write-ups" in the
"patent inside" of small papers, ex
tolling the virtues of Canada. By
way of offsetting, Washington plead
ed that Chicago newspapers, mention
ing the Chicago Tribune, and the
Record-Herald had published similar
articles. "You are hired to do a
thing disloyal to your country," said
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, "and
you are ashamed of yourself." The
writeup which was called to the com
mittee's attention, and which was pub
lished in western newspapers, was
supposed interview coming from a
former of Iowa, who had left the.
United tSates in a poverty stricken
condition and found prosperity in
Canada. Washington admitted that
it had apperade in 4800 newspapers
AUTO MONEY RETURNS
County's Share of Collections Cost
$167.20 Say Records. ,
Union county auto owner3 have paid.
out $710.00 for auto taxes to the tatev
It cost only $167.20 to cpllect this
amount and the balance has been
returned to the road fund in this
county. The sum is $542.80.
CANADA PAYS
fOfi PUBLICITY
COLLECTOR
IS
TO
WILL DISREGARD OPINION
OF
ATORNEY GENERAL IN
: TAX QUESTION.
MANY COLLECTORS SEE !
BUT ONE COURSE OPEN
Reading of the Tax Law Leave th
Treasurers But One Course to Pur
sue, They Think, and Will Con
tinue On It ' Unless Enjoined ' By
Courts First Tax Money In. ;
GOING
mn
m
. Unless enjoined and restricted by,
competent courts, County Tax Collect
or John Frawley is going to follow
the plain wording of the new tax law
and will collect the 1 percent penalty:
on all taxes not paid by April' 1 up .
to September 1, when the usual and
heavier penalty ' becomes effective. ,
The attorney ' general has handed
down an opinion to the effect that the
law does not say what it means and
that there can be no collection of
penalties on the unpaid half of taxes .
between April 1 and September 1.
John M. Lswis, tax collector of Mult
nbmah'cbuntly, has nformed Treas
urer Frawley that he will follow the
plain wording of the law and collect
penalties, even though, he admits, as
doe Mr. Frawley, that the penalty
will be a burden on some taxpayers.
Others have taken the same stand,
and, like Mr. Frawley, can see no
way out of .under the wording of the,
law as it reads. ' V ' '!
Tax moneys are coming In slowly..
Ida , Dunphey, through C. T. Bacon,
was the Arst to pay her taxes in the
county, and notices are boing mailed
out regularly to some of the largec
taxpayers. i A notice of taxes, due
from the O.-W. was , mailed today
calling for $76,710.38 from the rail
road company for taxes in this coun
ty alone.
Harry Frawley in s89 from Ari
zona and h ,ir''-: c. -lyputy in the
tax collecting office and the sheriff's
office with its better facilities, is as
sisting in the work as well.,
: Architect Given Honors. ,
: Chauncey Bunting of this city, who
with hi wife returned from Portland
yesterday has been elected a mem
ber of the American Institute of
Architects and enjoy the distinction
of being the only one east of , the
Cascades in Eastern Oregon. Mr.
Bunting has made an enviable record
for himself in the profession, having
drawn plans for a number of the best
buildings that were erected recently
in La Grande. ' .. ,. " ')-, .,
More Cecil Children III.
Mrs. Cecilmother of Benny Cecil
who has been in the local hospital for
some 50 days suffering from an ab
scess of the lungs and measles, left
this morning for Palmer Junction
where she has been called on account
of the sickness of two other children.
Mrs. Cecil has been in 'constant at
tendance' upon her little son here and
declares that hi3 temperature has
been above 100 for. over 50 days.
Hopes are entertained for his recov
ery however, and the many friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Will rejoice at the
news. Mrs. Cecil is deeply grateful
to the citizens of this city for their
kind sympathy and aid during this,
trying period. , .
'with friends.