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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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' 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
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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
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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
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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