La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 13, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textm t vmm AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV. LA URANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER .13, 1915. NUMBER 152 "War Breaks Opt oe FonFs Peace Shm x if! PACIFISTS mi BUAHlTilfoViLt CONSERVATIVES EXTREMISTS RIDICULE WIL SON'S PREPAREDNESS PRO--: . GRAM ROUGHLY. SEVERAL TO QUIT WHEN CHRISTIANS IS REACHED Pence Appeals Sent Out by Wireless to All Crowned Heads of Europe by Ford Failure to Gain Ends by War Suggests an Attempt to Do it by Peaceful Methods. BY CHARLES STEWART Aboard Oscar II, Dec. 13. (Wire less to Land's End, England) War has broken out aboard Ford's argosy. Several delegates are preparing to quit the party at Christiania because they claim extreme pacifists in the party have adopted insulting attitudes toward their comrades who uphold President Wilson's ipreparedness, program. Henry Ford is trying to prevent open disruption. A serious split is feared howeved. Peace Appeals Click., New York, Dec. 13. Wireless ma chines on Ford's peace ship clicked out appeals for peace today to All crowned heads of Europe.. A wire ..Jess. ito.. the. United, Press ihis after noon told of Ford's appeals being sent out, each praying that the rulers halt slaughter and prevent creation of more . bereavement among wives and mothers.. It suggested an im medite truce pending mediation, meditation and discussion in the Ford peace court to . saVe soldiers from "facing each other in the hitter winter trenches." , ' The messages declare that war has been tried for 16 months but has been unable to solve the problems. Therefore the belligerents should try peace. TJie appeals said reconcilia tion is possible because ell belliger ents are fighting for the same objects love of country tnd national tradi tion. FINAL PROOFS FILED. Several Visitors Transact Business in V Land Office Today. Final proofs were made by two parties today in the U. S. land office. Mary Barker of Meacham filed proof on her Umatilla Indian land entry and had as witnesses before Receiver Bramwell pid Register Skiff John L. Barker and George D. Hilyard, both of Meacham, as witnesses of her con tentions. David Osiah May of La Grande filed .proof on a homestead and his witnesses were Chas. B. Perryman and Fred Pohrman, 'both of Perry. The Cornucopia Mines Co. of Bak er county forwarded a check this morning for $810 as part payment for a mineral application. W. S. Bowers acted as agent for the company. Lean L. Carroll of Heppner filed a homestead application. v Lemons Grown in Union. - The lemon crop in Union is light this season, but there is one in North Union that has reached a considerable size, at the Sirrinee place, says the Republican. The tree blossomed last February and the lemon is just reach ing maturity. The tree has been in side and protected from the weather. IVIES FIGHT SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS BAN MEASURE. No Transportation of Interests Sort Permissible. Washington, Dec. 13. An act for bidding importation and interstate transportation of prizefight motion pictures, was held constitutional by the supreme court today. TJiis will cut off fancy premiums paid in the past to fighters for moving picture rights. FILMS BARRED SUSAN ANTHONY : PFAfiFNj TONIGHT J ( g i JVDER WILL KlSVEK&J BY WOMEN. BE Four . Hundred Will Participate in Historic Peagent in Washington. Washington, Dee. 13. Susan B. Anthony as she was when a young woman, when in her quaint hoop skirts and tight protecting shawl she ventured almost alone . into the Cap itol and pleaded witn jeering con gressmen that women be given the vote, will tread the boards here to night in the monster pageant to be given by suffragists in honor of her memory. Hundreds of her followers, repre sentatives of the 4,000,000 women voters of the west and congressmen and senators have reserved seats in the big 'convention hall. The pageant was obtained by Miss Hazel Mackayo. wlLX onLSl Sr.vi."1 S Jl'L? L ,Kln.Si There will be 400 participants m LllC Ul Ilia 1 lltUtllUlltO 111 llglllf UL the suffrage pioneer to secure rec jognition for her cause .. Symbolic i friezes telling of the growth of the (movement will, be Dosed between the episodes, while a chorus or a hundred women will sing. 1 Mrs. Florence Kays Hanson, pro fessional reader, will impersonate Miss Anthony. Other prominent suf fragists will impersonate their lead ers of the past as follows: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Char lotte Stanley; Lucretia Mott, Miss Catherine Reynolds McCormick; Wen dell Phillips, Jamts R. Daly; Mrs. Amelit Bloomer, Mrs. Margaret Hop kins Werrell; Daniel Anthony, How ard Treat; Mrs. Daniel Anthony, Mrs. Ruth Pierson; Hannah Anthony, Miss Leanora de Grande; Mary Anthony, Miss Margaret Pierce. , , PORKERS ARE BEAUTIES. Experiment Station Hogs Attain Per- fection. . : ' - Lee Evands hauled over A from Union . yesterday twelve hogs. ..fronJ me umun experiment buiuon 10 ue delivered to the Grande Ronde Meat company. The porkers weighed 3222 pounds when they were loaded in the wagon and the loss on the trip through shrinkage was 62 pounds. Another load of twelve hogs will be delivered next week. The feeding of hogs has been carc- ! fully recorded and in the butchering I there is to be also close records kept, , so thlat the superintendent of the ex periment farm, Robert Wtihycombe, ! will ;be able to note the results. The deductions will be made from the I kind and quantity of feed, the length I of time in fattening and the net weight when dressed. I . i ; . . .. j Z ? t ? 4 Peculiar Facts About Well 4" !! Known People. 4 1 4 Berlin, Nov. 15. (By mail) 4 I v During the Lusitiana note v f discussions Ambassador Gerard 4 4 always wore a red necktie when 4 4 he went to the German Foreign 4 f- office. Asked one day why he I 4 did this, he replied: "Fire red, J ! 4 you know, shows that you mean 4" 't ousmess. .' 4 4 ? 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 LIGHT VOTE UP TO FIVE HUNDRED ONLY CAST VOTES AT 1:45. HAD i Heavy Taxpayers Slow in Voicing ..' Sentiments on Issues. At 1:45 this afternoon only 500 votes had been cast in the city elec- J tion in progress today to select a' city i commissioner and to voice opinions on the charter question. Comparatively few women had been voted at the noon hour hut this &frernnnn tha Riif- i frage rights were exercised by a more liberal number. A peculiar phase of the voting done this morning is that the general trend of voters was such as are not prominent taxpayers. . The polls close at 7 o'clock tonight. WILL OPEN DRUG STORE. Adolph Newlin Secures Lease on Room in West-Jacobson Building. Carpelnters are busy arranging shelves and fixtures in the corner joom of the West-Jacobson building which it to be occupied by Adolph Newlin as a drug store. The place will be known as the "La Grande Pharmacy." The new proprietor states that the most of the fixtures are already on hand and that a com plete stock of goods has been ordered and the arrival of the same is ex pected soon. . He figures on being ready for the opening about the 20th of the month. . - ON CHAMBERLAIN INTRODUCES COMPULSORY ARMY BILL Varied Degree of Training Provided Between Ages of 1 2 to 23 Years Washington, . Dec. 13. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon has intro duced a bill advocating compulsory military service to raise the citizen army which the administration advo cates. The bill proposes everyone not excused for physical, religious or other specific reasons,, be obliged to ve 'between the ages of 12 and 23. Bewteen the ages of 12 and 17 males would be members of cadet corps. Between 18 and 23 they would form tho citizen army. Between the ages of 12 and 14 Chamberlain advo cates calisthenics without arms. Be tween the ages of 14 and 15, rifle training and calisthenics. From 16 to 17, the same with 10 days of annual, military camp life. The .citizen, army would have 20 days annually in training camp for drill, in groups divided into goo graphical sections. Berlin. Dec. 13. (Wireless to Say-'. ville) Teuton submarines have sunk 508 vessels, with a total tonnage of 917,819 since the war began, it was officially announced today. ; "' Serbian Conquest Ended., Berlin, Dec. 13. (Wireless to Say-1 iville) The Teutonic conquest ot Ser bians complete. Anglo-French have beeni completely ' driven front the country. Bulgarians have annihilat ed two English divisions at Lake Dorian, the war office has announced. ' Allies Turned Back. ' Athens, Dec. 13. Confirmation has reached here of tho rumor that Allies excavated Giegveli and Lake Dorian, Southeastern Serbia. Bulgars are re- YOUNGEST AMBASSADOR AND HIS WIFE. Dr. D. V7 K: Wellington Koo,' Chincnu Dr. I), V. K.. Wellington Koo. ChW. nese minister to the United State, ; who is iho youngest minister a nn-: tion of the imnortipca of China bus ever sent to the United States, hns just returned from Europe with Mr. Koo. She i the Gnrnddaughicr of Prince Ching and daughter of Tang STORE IS SOLD. August Fluhrer Disposes of Fourth Street Grocery. George Cannell of . Shosone as purchased the Fourth street, grocery at M and Fourth. The store has been owned and operated for somo time by Mr. and Mrs. Fluhrer, the sellers in the deal, which was consummated through the Security Land & Sav ings company. , , : 1 Make Levy Soon. While it was planned that tho county ijourt would meet today to fix ,the final levy for the coming year, Commissioner Towncly. didn't, get back from the Portland meeting in time. It is anticipated that the com missioners will gather within a day jor two to name the definite levy. : ported to be within five miles of tho Greek line. Since Saturday the Al lies have been retreating into Greece, but it is expected they will make a stand hourly. y AUSTRIAN PASSES. Burial Held Today Son Only Rela tive at the Funeral. Nick Canich, aged 53, was la victim of a rock slide near Vincent last week. He died Friday night from the injur ies and was buried this' afternoon from the Bohnenkamp chapel. Canich is survived by a son who is here and two daughters and a wife jin Austria, . ,. . . (. Minister to United States and Mrs. Koo. . ! Shao Yih, both famous Chinese statesmen. Mrs. Koo is now going to j establish herself n W!ashingtou, j where she and her husband will go ' into American society. He is a grad : uate of Columbia University and he ; has many American friends. TRADE REVIVAL TO BE DIS CUSSED BY BUSINESS MEN. i ' - -M vA I lac I I . J I S .J ' 5AMUEL HASTINGS President of the Illinois Manufactur ers' association, he has called a tariff conference in Chicago, whoro 800 mid dle west business men will consider ("business after the war." 1 REVIVOR CASE SET. Great List of Witnesses in Govern ment Action Indicated. Subpoenas are being,1 served, in Eastern Oregon for witnesses in the government action against the Ore gon Lumber company of Bukor., H. W. Nibley of this city is one of them and must be in Portland January 5th. That the witness list will be tre mendous is shown by the fact that in Salt Lakt alone . nine witnesses are summoned to serve in the revivor of the case of .the United States against the Oregon ' Lumber company, which comes up in the United States district court at Portland, Or., Dec. 15. They have been summoned by L. H. Smyth; deputy in the office of, i the United 'fitates marshal. , The names of the witnesses on whom Mr. Smyth served subpoenas ore as . follow?: Jedediah Ballan'tyne, William Purdy, Charlotte Jlichardson, Chauncey W.1 Richardson Sarah Richardson, : Wil liam W. Richardson, all of Ogden, and John W. Bright, near Lewiston, Martha A. Geddes and Joseph E. Hyde of Logan. Miss Eva C. Erb has been named special stenographer for the govern ment and the examinations of the 'wit nesses will be conducted in Ogden by C. L. Roames, United 'States district attorney from Portland, or an asv sistant. The testimony of these wit nesses 'will be used by the govern ment in the trial at Portland. The original suit was brought against David Eccles, as president of the Oregon Lumber company. The government alleged fraudulent title to. timber lands and while tho case was pending Mr. Eccles died. This ended the suit until revivor proceed ings were instituted by the govern mer bringing suit against estate of David Eccles. of which David C. Ec cles, h.is son, is administrator. DAIRY EXPERT GOVERNMENT-STATE PROJECT CENTERS HERE. ' F. W. Kehrli Will Promote Dairying from Central Office. " Government and state endeavors to promote dairying in Eastern Oregon have their hub in La Grande. F. W. Kehrli, field agent for co-operative work in that line, this morning es tablished headquarters for Eastern Oregon in the Federal building, and from -now on will be at the service of dairymen. He stands ready to an swer and solve all problems coming before the milk producer, be it feed ing, breeding, silo iand barn construc tion, milk testing or any of the other side issues of dairying. Mr. Kehrli will not be in La Grande all the time however. He will visit Malheur county, for in stance, next week and may be gone until after the first of the year. His mission is out among the dairy men giving free aid land advice. Milk testing associations, designed to employ a milk tester on a co-opera- I tive basis with tho purpose in view of weeding out Inferior cows in a whole county or section, rather than one herd, is his mission in Malheur county now and similar plans , ore afoot for all dairy sections. This branch of government and state work was formerly located at Hcrmiston but conies here as a more suited center. OFF GE COMES .c c. ASKING CONGRESS FOR GREATER SCOPE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM MISSION SWAMPED WITH DUTIES SAYS REPORTS. VALUATION OF RAILROADS REPORTED WELL UNDER WAY Annual Report Sets Out that . Sub-v sidlary Bodies Are Needed to Han dle Some of the Work Ltet of Cases Heard During . Year ' Tabu lated Steel Car Issue Up. ,. " .Washington,-' Doc... 13. A recom--. mendation that the membership and powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission be increased by Congress is contained in the' annual report of. the commission made public today. The commission points out that the increased volume of its work makes relief imperative. It also asks power to delegate to subsidiary bodies por tions of its work, while retaining con trol, thereof by the commission, so ; work may be expedited. Other im portant recommendations are: Steel Care Urged. .i-V 1 That there ber appropriate and ade quate legislation upon. the subject of; control of - railway capitalization. That the commission be. given Tight of i access I Vv carriers'-eorrespondmxco files. ; That the use of the steel cars in" passenger fains be required and that the use in passenger trains of wooden oars' between or in front of steel cars be prohibited. . The work of physically valuing the railroads is well under way, the com- ; mission reported. By January 1, sur veys will have been completed on about 50,000 miles of track.. A rate of 50,000 miles a year is expected, so the 250,000 miles of rotad will be fin ished in four years. This work is tabulated to date in the office of tho commission. The country has been divided into five districts and from' twelve to fifteen survey parties are at : work in each.. ; No attempt , to fix prices on the property surveyed, will be made until the commission collects more information on costs and prices. Communication Lines Appraised. The work of Valuing the telegraph and telephone lines also is well under way. In its roport the commission no where suggests that the , valuation work may be made the basis for gov ernment ownership. - Complaints Reach Thousands. The commission during the year re- reived 6,500 complaints on the in formal docket and 6,090 special docket applications for authority to make re fund in which reparation was ordered to the amount or ?aiis)su4.6i. rne number total . of formal, complaints ' was 64. The commission conducted 1,543 hearings, in wtiich were taken 200,438 pages of testimony. . 'Among the investigations concluded wero those Of the alleged guilt of the United States Steel corporation or its subsidiaries charged with giving or receiving unlawful rebates; and that of conditions surrounding the trans portation of petroleum and anthra cite coal; the western rate and the iRock Island cases. -.; v 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4. War Oddities 4- ! London The National Asso-4 4- -ciation of Grocery Assistants 4 4 announces the girl, clerks tak- 4 4 ing the place of men are not a 4 4 great success. . 4 g j 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 T FOREIGN MARKET CONTROL IS , SOUGHT. Joseph N. Teal Argues for Lumber men Before Commission.. Washington, Dec. 13.iWestern lumbermen today pleaded before the Federal Trade commission to obtain permission to form a trust to control the foreign markets. Joseph Teal of Portland submitted a volumnious brief. ' ' RUST PERMIT SOUGHT