La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 29, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text,- v . , 1 4 it voLTEiasnr LA GRANDE, QnEGON : : FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, .1 mn to se:: esqoib -ROUSE B9CONS1BESS ITS VOTE BUT AGAIN KILLS BOX TO ' RCPSAL THE MKASURX. Emm AIm Aiopte PUa to Have Om BallnM CummUtlumfit. Ekctol fra Kaktent - Orc On from Tk VIUjr u Om fM HnK . mmiIi Cottar &eote AMUim Fim Tad Books. . Stlem, Jan. 29. The fcous today neouiderwi tha AadMaon bill which was dafaaUd Wadnaadayr providing for repeal of the aw requiring a certificate of health to secure mar - riage license. : But it was again de- faated. ;' '' The house adopted wjnajority re port on the railway transportation committee favoring tha passage of a Uil changing, the man nor of electing rallrosd commissioners so that one commissioner shall ; be chosen from Eastern Oregon, one from tha Willa mette valley and another from Mult nomah county. . Thaiteaata adopted a majority re port of -the judiciary eommtttea . in favor of the WJ1- repealing free1 text books. It had already passed the hooaa. ' J . . The house committee on alcoholic traffic reported to the house today the amended prohibition bill. . The committee believes the measure will ' be effective and at the same time stand a legal teat STANCH ft 5LD - VUt&RM. SET Arrangements Have Been' Completed . " fat onrial at 2:15 Sunday. : v.'i Zji'y- ' 'i "'",!'ivi- : 'Today funeral arrangements . for the interment of the date W. . H. Stanchfleld were made. The ser vioes will be held at the house 602 M. ; avenue at 2:15. .The body will lie at the Bohnenkamp chapel until 1 o'clock Sunday. i J MORE GREEKS RETURN TO HOME. Slowly but surely the war in Europe is calling the reserves from this country. Yesterday two Greeks who have been em ployed in this city for a number of years past left for the old country by way of . New York City. These men were Tom Le nos ' and Pete - Vikos, who were called to the colors by the mob ilization of the Greecian troops in preparation for what seems to be the inevitable. SCHOOL BILL - is DIRECTORS M EET TO PASS AD : VERSE OPINION. Cup to Be Given to the Cove Colt Win' - ner Show Next Month. Strenuous - opposition was voiced late yesterday afternoon by the direc tors of the Commercial club against the proposed Ragsdale school district bill now up in the senate, and de scribed, in detail in yesterday's Ob- ' server, when a resolution was drafted and sent to the Eastern Oregon dele gation at Salem. The commercial club directors to a man opposed the purposes of the measure and told tho author and the Union county delega tion so in plain words. President Snodgrass . called tho meeting to get prompt action on the - Ragsdale resolution, and while in ses sion, several other important pieces of business were discussed, one bein? to donate a desirable cup for the win ner of the Cove Colt show to be held soon. ' Practically the entire board was out to take part in the discussion. OPPOSED FARMERS GUESTS AT :riEMY"SATURDAY &XK iAxxrs to tx open- .;VTO.' AT HOQN HOUB.; : AvalaaciM of Bay PMra lit Om Na i tatariuai Yastariay--Ovr Mf . : v r PrasaM Drtm Day. t ; Tomorrow U farmers day a tha Y. M. C. A. and tnaVatinws are that it wttl U tha red ktter day far tha opsalng weak, valsss tha bays af tha grade acaata wh law w w batldmc yastarday stftatMom : cUim the honor because of smparlor nam- Ta program as prapaiw xor w morrow afternoon nroridss for sosbs- thinf domf avary mlnuta of tha time allotted to tba farmara wttn aoarossas and musical numbers from soma of tlie bast talent in tha county and gath ered from all sections of tba eooaty so that a rsDrasanUtiva ratharing can ba expected on this occasion. Secretary Rudd was kept guessing yesterday when tha boys of the grade schools wars turned loose on the new building. Tha CantraL school boys ware dismissed at recess to visit the "Y" and tha way in which they visit ed made it necessary to take them through tha program in relays. ' But this was only tha beginning of the crowd that was to coma whan the boys from the other two grade schools and St Mary's academy arrived on the scene. . Fully 800 youngsters In spected tha building and enjoyed a taste of tha treat that is in store for the members of the local organisa tion. ' ' i Tonight is business men's night at the ."X." No program has been pre pared for this'oecasion. Tha man will staBlr visit the-fcolldinff. inspact ;H as it- now appears wKh ita partial equipment and probably wauiga in some raSesthenica and a ahower. All of the man of tha city are invited and urged to take advantage of this even ing for visiting tha new building. Rev. Close Out Again. Rev. jR. E. Gose has improved from his recent illness to tho extent that ha can again be at his study in the Baptist church. TUB The Board of Trade in Chicago re fuses to permit photographers to enter its sacred precincts on busi ness. There is a rule that no photo graphs may be taken of the business of buying and selling wheat So in order to give a representation of the " '" '" iiiiLftiPOffiSiiisLy Many Slain and founded jiYhen .. Mexico City. , " Again Fdlsfrv ;. " '-' -vw5--- ' - :',-',-';- V:-:.:d'' V:? Wmmkimwtim.ll m.' AmericaaAs!s4 80Bsas) has cahied tha state aWtstkms a. sneaaJtrsMd faaaat to the afreet that Ceaeral Viua aaa dsssi Washington. , ," Jan. fighting, in which a large number of man were killed nd wounded, attend-1 d, the latest eapture fMexio City by General Obregon, at the head of the Carransa forces, according to a dispatch to the state aepennwH, from Consular Agent Silliman. Tha dispatch seemed to remove all . doubt about the fall of the capital Ac cording to it Obregon marched to tha capital at 2 o'clock yesterday -afternoon at the head of 10,000 Csrran. SjilfSS. " While unoffl.'lai Mivtoes from Mex; ico placed the Carransista troops in Mexico City, .other dispatches ind(- Representatives of. practicajly all the nine bio: mills In Eastern Oregon fthat embrace the membership of tha Eastern Oregon Lumber Producer's association, are in conference today at the annual meeting of the associa tion. In the absence of. President Stoddard, Will Geddes of Baker, pre sided. During the morning session CHICAGO WHEAT PIT AT ITS WILDEST. enormously interesting scenes there for the past few days it was necessary to send an artist into the gallery to draw a picture of the scene, and the one shown here is the result Never before, except under extreme condi tions, have such high wheat prices pre railed. When It touched S1.45 8-8 a haa heasi reeaivM t Mastea City sennwy 89-YIgerous,eata thai General Obregon and-the gsnransisfaa met. reBBuamv . u irtRh to tha capital. Villa's adhsranta : hare have re ceived telegrams indicating the re ported withdrawal from Mexico uiy of Zapata -was merely a temporary move undertaken for straRtc rea rns; ' There W.'.l be1 no chan.-.o !i th-i Dolicy of the administration -egard- ing Mexico, although ' fresh blood shed is brewing there. This was the possitive announcement made by Sec retary Bryan today after he had giv en the matter consideration. It means the attitude of ."Watchfull waiting" will continue. .. v . ; die resorts of Secretary Leon B. Stoddard of Perry ware read and ap proved. An effort to broaden the field for the sale of Eastern Oregon lumber through adjustment and mod' if ication of certain shipping rates, and facilities, was taken up at some length. During . the afternoon , the conven bushel it seemed that the notch price had been reached. Many brokers be lieve otherwise. They point out that the exports of breadstuf fs in Decern ber last reached the enormous total of $55,860,209. In December, 1913, tho exports amounted to only f 11, 149,600. SUPREME COURT TO GET- PFIEFFER CASE WRIT Of, .,ICC23X .' IZ3UEO BY C STATS TRIBUNAL. Likely That Three Yar WW Be Be- qslrad te Get Case Thraogh - Blgheat Court.' Yesterday the Swteme oeurt of this state Iseesd a writ of . error to the United States Supreme court m the case -of Heary M. Pflaffer vs. O.-W. R, N. Co. This aetkm was btvaght ate the Federal Employers LssWkW ty act asd therefore sosetves the eon stnstsa of aa. act of eongrsas, the Slnal aiisirmtnsrion ef which nnat nscisssrily be made by the Supreme court of the United States. In view of the fcongsetsi ooadtioa f the docket of that tribunal H is probable this ease will not be argued at Wash ington for about, three years. ' Mr. Pfeiffer won a $l0ft00 verdict in the Circuit court here as damages .for injuries sustained as an engineer. The case was appealed but the Supreme court affirmed, and then the railroad company sued out a writ of error with tha result noted. . tion win likely - draft resolutions touching upon proposed changes In the forest fire prevention regula tions, and it is not Impossible that the convention -will voice itself upon the " proposed, substitution of the Michigan compensation plan instead Of the compensation act now in vogue- With one or two wcepns afl the 1 miHs are represented. The dumber. men here today represent an annual cut ol 112,000,000 feet Those pres ent include:. Nelson Hackett, of the company bearing his name at Elgin; Frank Gardinier, White Pine Lumber Co., Baker; W. S. Shockley, Stoddard Bros., Baker; Joe Stoddard, Stoddard Bros., Baker; George Palmer, ; Vin cent Palmer,1: George Palmer Lumber Co., La Grande; Will Geddes, of the W. S. Eccles Lumber Co., Baker; Fred Atkinson, Oregon Lumber Co., Baker: George M. Cornwall, The Timberman, Portland and L. B. Stod dard, Grande Ronde Lumber Co., at Perry. The annual election of officers was postponed. WILL IMPROVE LIGHTING Added Windows OnfcM Upo to Per- i feet Store's Ught. Although complete rearrangement of the N. K. West & Co. store building took place last year, announcement is made today that still- another change is to be made at once. It is found that the light is. not sufficient in the building as it now stands, and in order to nave perfect light in every department that por tion of the buildiner now occupied by the shoe department and the clothing department will be remodeled. - New windows will be put in the rear of the building and the shoe department moved to the front, while the clothing department will be located "'here the shoe department now Is. With ad ditional light this will make the de partment used for the clothing well lighted, and with the shoes - in ' the front there will be a much better ar rangement. The center of the store 'as it now stands is to be complete'--' changed and will be devoted to furnishings. . "Most plans look good on paper," said N. K. West today, " but I have learned that one has. to actually try out a store interior before he knows exactly which is the better plan. . We had hoped the arrangement made re cently would be permanent but we find that the business demands better ar rangement which -we are going to be gin at once to work out.1' - - "Peoples" Man Here. v Sol Bourn, manager of The Peoples' Amusement company - of Portland is here today visiting with S. A. Gard inier of the Arcade theatre.. ..: SYRUP EXPERT PRAISES THE - GRANDE ROIIDE APPLE BRAND Stamp of approval and warm testi monials are placed on the Cleaver ap ple eyrup by C. H. Stine, connected with - Adirondack Maple company, makers of maple syrup and sugar at Lowville, N. Y. Mr. Stine tasted some of the syrup a few days ago while in the city on business, end immediately made arrangements to confer with Geo. L. Cleaver the inventor and pro ducer at Imblen This he did yester day, and arrangements to put the sy rup on the California - market have been commenced. He forsees a: big future for the industry. "The syrup has merit; it is of such . '. Ni'i'r .-..' v n v r I I f 1 I I u excoND guccr-rm. mrru V,.vatABa..Cf.;0-.i DsakMr-s Car!Lh-Deaet theUad ly AkaWps ef Tests Kiaae-Jaf satry ' Again Playiag tmpattaat Part in ' the Wealfi AatMOessnght. Gabas by the FreacK Berlin. Jan. 9. German aeroplanes passed over the allied tines in Bel- w a ..' ..... .LI mm- . gium tor tne eecona umi wis " and dropped bombs where the head quarters of Field Marshall French is supposed - to ne tocatea. . me son Stssed over Nieuport end shelled the ritUh depots at Dunkirk. The ex--tent of the damage is not known. . Tha Germans also claim to have re- I pulsed the French at LaBasse again. Paris, Jan. W.Slight gains by the , Allies near Nieuport where infantry . h " by the war of- fe . German positions be- -. tween Lombaertyde and Saint Georgo were captured. Several infantry; clashes eisewner in Belgium and .South of Yprea are taking niece, but Germans are evi dently waiting for the arrival, of - ; inforcements A German aviator was -brought,-. down and captured, in Belgium, while , maneuvering to drop bombs on Allied -positions. At uraonne mere is siui some ugni ing by cannon but infantry fighting is almost constant ., MRS. BUCK IS ILL. Still" Sore - from Bruises, Drayman '- Goes to Wife's Bedside. , - E.'F. Buck left this morning for Pendleton, in response to a letter tell ing him' -pthat his wife who is in a-j hospital in that city; is in a critical ; (.condition, and that she was not ex pected to live long. , Mr. Buck stated that it was his intention to bring Mrs. Buck to her home in this city if it was at all possible to do so. This is the first time that Mr. Buck -has left his home since the accidenf of last week in which he was injured when his . express . wagon was struck by a light engine'. The injury to his back has proved more Berious than he .thought it to be immediately aft er the accident and he still suffers considerable pain. ; He- stated this morning that he intended to resume lusiness as soon as his injuries would , permit. ' 1 . 4 l J r ! f J- ? A CORRECTION. ,j. - . 4- In the ad of N. K. West & Co., 4 in last evening's Observer the 4 : i. coupon at the bottom right hand 4 4 corner of ad. should have read 4 J as follows: . .. . . - 4 4" "Present this coupon at our 4" 4 store any time before February 4 4 10th and make a cash purchase 4 -4 of 60 cents or more and receive J. $1.00 worth (10) Fidelity Trad- 4 ing Stamps free in addition to 4 4 the regular stamps." . : - 4 4 The error was caused by trans 4 position of linotype slugs. 4 2ta4i23i4!"4'$t4 a quality that it will sell readily at the price quoted" emphatically de clared by Stine after inspecting the plant and the product "There are several similar kinds of fruit syrup but this is far in advance of the aver age. It has a marked quality that is sure to make it a good seller. - I have no hesitancy in pronouncing it good" he concluded. .. Mr. Stine -I ad verted in sugar and syrup and hh $ flattering praise of the Union count i ly by-product of the apple orchar . carries much weight here. , s - 1 '