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VOT-fjME XV
LA GRANDE, OREGON SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 191G.
NUMBER 169
COMPOSITE PICTURES OF LA GR ANDE'S NEW WATER SYSTEM.
PERFECT HIT
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THIRTY-ONE HUN.DREDON
BRITISH BOAT THAT GOES
. TO BOTTOM ,
AMERICAN OFFICIALS IS
AMONG THE SHIP LIST
Two Others Also Reported Aboard
Four Boatloads Picked Up at Sea
by a Steamer Details Missing
Feared that Total Deathlist Will Be
Tremendous One.
Washington, Jan. 1. The ' British
Hiner Persia was submarined Thurs
day while approaching Alexandria,
near Crete. Consul Skinner at Lon
don has cabled that American Consul
;R. N. McNeely at Aden was a passen
ger. Nearly all aboard are lost, it
-was at first believed, but since res
cued persons have been reaching shore
it is now believed that'ythe figure is
not so big.
' A steamer rescued four boatloads of
the survivors. They landed ' this
morning at Alexandra. Officials es
timate that the Persia carried 3100 i
passengers, including 86 ' women and I
25 children. She left London Decern-1
ber 18, Marseilles the 26. '
Besides McNeely, Charles Grant
and Edward Rose, AmericanI, were
passengers, but it is believed Rose
disembarked at Gibralter.
It is not known if the shin wa3
warned or whether it tried to flee. The ,
fact that, so few persons are known
to have been saved indicates scant
time was allowed to reach places of
safety.' The Persia was the third
largest English 'vessel yet submarined.
It is -possible that other life boats
are still afloat but if -not; the los?..!-?
lives will be tremendous.
' Dr. Mellon's Being Married Now
Pittsburg, Pa. Jn. 1. If he had
good luck after he sailed from New
York for Athens some time ago, Dr.
George W. Mellon cf -this city down
in Belgrade, Serbia, getting ready in
the midst of war for his marriage
-to Miss Zagorka Cabo, said to be one
,.,-of the lunerow.aed quvns of tha.ie
' vasted little land. Dr. Mellon, twice"
. decorated for his work with the Am
erican Ambulance in Ithe typhus aamip
of Serbia, first by Crown Prince Alex
ander and then by the American Red
i Cross, has gone back to Serbia his
first hospital command commission.
Dr. Mellon met Miss Calio in the
course of his hospital work in Serbia
, She was not, however & nurse. Just
a visitor. As Dr. Mellon's wife, Miss
," Caho will help him in his hospital
work, which they expect to continue !
until .the war is ended. Dr. Mellon
continued his wooing by letter and I
cable when he recently was recalled j
from Serbia by the 'Red Cross. Miss ;
rnlvn'a .tlian nwii. Iol Ut tall Vital
Cabo's father lost practically all his
fortune in the second fall of Belgrade.
Dr. Mellon is a graduate of the Medi
cal School of the University of Pen
nsylvania. Kansas is out of Debt today
Topeka, Kans, Jan. 1. Kansas got
out of debt today. State Treasurer
Earl Akors took up the last outstand
ing bonds totaling $159,000. To pro
perly celebrate the evenlt Akors has
suggested issuance of $25,000,000 in
'bonds for good roads.
Provides for Education of Workers
Pittsburg, Pa Jan. 1. A now era
dawns in Pennsylvania today for the
boy or girl who must toil" in mill,
factory, store or other 'industry, when
the child labor law enacted becomes
operiative.. The new law icontains
stringent provisions und severe pun
ishment for' their violation. Employ
ers of child Jabor throughout the state
have prepared to comply with the
act
The net provides for the health,
safely and welfare of minors. It for
bids their employment in curtain es
tablishments, restricts their hours of
labor, regulates conditions and nmvi.
des for their education in continua-1
xion scnoors. This last la something
of an innovation. It shall be unlaw
ful to employ any minor between 14
and 16 years, unless the child attends
school at least eight hours a week.
The school must be approved by the
sfato superintendent of public instruc
tion. Children employed on the farm
or in domestic service in private
homos are exempt from the provisions
of the act.
Whitman's Give Reception.
Albany, N. Y. Jan. 1. Governor
and Mrs. Whitman held a public New
Year's reception in the executive
mansion here today. They were as
sisted in receiving by the various state
offcals and their wives.
'' Secretary 'Changes Jobs. -Pittsburg,
Jj,n l.Frcdelriok B.
Jitnpp. executive sooretarv of the In
Mwtional ' Committee cf the Y. M.
y A.. tohy hxcnme gMcrnl r?cre-tarj-
of ti,e Pittsburg Y. M. C. A.
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Index to pictures (Reading from
left to right) top and end view of
dam taken just before last pour, was
made. The small knoll in the back
ground separates the dam from spill
way. Another view of dam from the
front showing Beaver creek in fore
ground. Second picture down, view of
the reservoir site of about 60 'acres,
taken from lower end, .Third picture
down is original site of dam ' and
spillway. At the extreme right is the
narrow gap 'where' the dam is 'built,
and the left spillway. Fourth down,
view of emergency reservoir showing
construction work, city and Mt. Eimlv
in back ground. Bottom picture, as
the dam reservoir looked before tha
city cleared it off. Nolte secluded
Beaver creek bed. The picture was
taken from the same position as the
cleared site shown above. Insert, L.
D. Howland, supervising engineer.
EXPECTED GACCHAhALFAN
R1LS
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Eight More States Go Dry .
Washington, D. C. Dec! 31.
Nine states in the United States
will go dTy in 1916, eight of ;-
them a midnight tonight and J
one, Virginia, Nov. 1, 1916. J
The eight are Alabama, South $
1 Carolina. Idaho. Arkansas. Col-
.U onado. Wiashine-ton Oree-on and
.t. Iowa". This will make a total
.j. f 19 dry and 29 wet states of a j
j. ,tobaii 0f 48- ,The states hereto-
.1. fore dry and year be. .j.
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f came so, are Maine, 1851; Kan-4-
sas, 1880; North Dakota, 1889; J
J Georgia and Oklahoma, 1907; 4
J- Mississippi and North Carolina, 4
4 1908; Tennessee, 1909 and Ari- 4
4 zona and West Virginia, 1915. 4
4" Alaska, Vermont, Indiana, Neb- 4
4 raska and South Dakota will 4
4 vote-0B7 prohibition in 1916. 4
4 It these four staltes go dry, 4
4 practically half the United 4
4 staltes will be dry. National 4
4- prohibition through stia.te pro- 4
4 hibition is considered probate 4
within a verv few years; by 4
4 leading prohibitionists. 4
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Shorn of fangs, minus rowdism,
void of boisterousness, tamed and do
cile, liquor was banished from La
Grande last night. The expected de
bauch in saloons, the anticipated "ex
citement," died aborning and there
was none. County and city authori
ties were ready to enforce the law to
the letter, but the saloon men en
forced it themselves.
Saloons Close Early
At 6 o'clock last evening saloons be
gan to close their doors for want of
good s to sell and the closing was
kept up at intervals to the last. Julius
Fisher was the first to bid good-bye
to a business he has followed more or
less constantly for, lo, .these many
years. Ulrich Lottes was closed by
9:0 and by 11:30 Jack Kerr was
closing his doors, and Herman Roesch
was locked up. The Sommer and Ho
tel Foley bars were gathering places
of orderly, well behaved people who
were neither drunk nor near drunk,
and at the stroke of midnight which
brought on statewide . prohibition,
proprietors opened the doors, the
crowds passed out and before the
hammer had struck 12 strokes, there
wasn't a saloon in town that was oc
cupied by others than the proprietors.
It was a docile, tame closing. Hun
dreds of people were upon the streets,
m grills and at the various dances.
but drunk men were as scarce as hen's
teetn. ine expected . didn't happen,
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FSIL. TO SPRIT
Tame, tame indeed, was John Barley
corn s exit. .
-Whistles on the Job.
The crowds upon the :: streets, at
dances and in grills and restaurants,
broke out in a joyous greeting to the
New Year. The distinctly La Grande
precedent and custom of tooting rail
road whistles with vigor was not over
looked. The near 1916 was greeted
joyously but not boisterously, and al
though there were groups upon tha
streets until well towards morning
there was no evidence at any time of
tnat which the public expected-
bacchanalian revel be it said to the
credit of the saloon ' element. The
germ was more noticeable early in the
evening but by 9 o'clock it had spent
its strength and died with scarcely a
gasp. ,.
First Arrest Made.
Seattle, Jan. 1. The first arrest for
violation of 'the prohibition law was '
made at 2:55 o'clock this morning and
another saloon keeper was arrested
at 4:20 o'clock. Otherwise the water !
wagon rumbled peacefully into Wash-1
ington. New Year's celebration was
even quieter than usual.
Quiet at Portland.
- Portland, Jan. 1. No trouble ac
companied the enforcement of pvohibi
mon promptly at midnight,
Saloons
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? Ulc0mplledi AllhtfallofTsnow,volver in his brain, lies in the mor-
forced the crowds to disperse. Little gue. A note addressed to the people
drunkeness and no looting were re- of Portiand was fovmd near the body
poiited and very little liquor remained, and it Emitted the crime. He ex-
that stly kegged beer. Cities pressed grief. It is believed Kemo
throughout Washington, Oregon and suici(Ied Wednesday night after
Idaho reported enforcement with less leaving the house nearby where he
efforts than expected. Violations at saw a newspaper telling about the
Seattle whereby people inside saloons man hunt. '
unowea 10 remain aiier aoors were ,
locked at midnight and to drink liquor 1
purchased before. I
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Pittsburg Pa. Jan 1. Pittsbunr will !
have golf Itourntimciit of national !
importance next season. Davidson
Herron of Princeton, secretary of th-3
Intercolleguite Golf Association, who
made the announcement, stated that
the annual college championship will
oe neid next beptember at the 0k-
mount club,
Practically all the big eastern
colleges will be represented. ' It is
possible that several of the big west
ern schools will also enter. The first
two days of the meet will be
taken up by the playing , elim
ination matches. The balance of the
week, will be given over to individual
intercollegiate championship.
Boxers Meet.
Columbus, O. Jan. 1. Willie Beech
en, and Johnny Harvey, New York
City lightweights, are scheduled to
clash in a 12 round bout before the
Tuxedo c'.ub at the Coliseum here to-
night.
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INDEX TO TODAY'S PAPER 1 n firflT 111.
-Local and Telegraph Page 1
Church Announcements and Bowl
ing News Page 2
Exhaustive Review of 1915 Page 3
Telegraphic Scoops Carried by Ob
server During Year Many Page 10
Fashion Newy Page 11
Local and Personal Page 7
ISocial Events Pages 8 and 12
Editoiial Page 4
History of Eastern-.Oregon Counties
Page 8 . . .
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MRS. MYERS LOW.
Although Assailant Is Dead, Alarm
Felt for His Victim.
Portland, Jan. 1. Mrs. Myers' con
dition this morning is still serious.
TVia Krlr ivP P.ron ITamn Vio, aeaoil-
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PRESSURE APPLIED.
Opposition to Radical Conscription
May Lead to Resignations.
I London, Jan. 1. It is authoritative
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may onSK,Ier. however, if Asquith
ly reported Sir John Simon has re-
? i lh. t.. S'ZS'T
bill than the one being drafted. Sir
McKmnen is trying to reduce the
number of men which the bill de
mands, believing withdrawal of too
many will seriously cripple home in
dustries. San Diego Celebrates.
San Diego. Jan. 1. The city was
wide open all night celebrating the
opening of the Panama-California-In-I
ternational 1916 exposition. j
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Kaiser Has Carbuncles. !
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Amsterdam.- Jan. 1. Disquieting I
anxious Berlin messages is a report
that the Kaiser is suffering with vir
ulent carb'owIiM. - -
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PENDLETON MAYOR UNCONSCI
IOUS LONG TIME.
Not Believed Injuries Are Severe
Car Turned Turtled.
Pendleton, Jan. 1. Mayor Best and
David Graybell were severely injured
today when an auto turned turtle and
was ditched. Both were pinioned
underneath. &
The Mayor uift egained consciousness
after several houis, nut his injuries
are announced as not serious.
Dr. Best is the man recently elect
ed mayor during the heated campaign
of which there is still aftermath in
Pendleton.
REVOLUTION GROWS
Uprising Is Headed by Former Vic
eroy of Canton, Says Report.
San Francisco, Jan. 1. Revolu
tionists have appointed Sham Cung
Huen, former Viceroy of Canton, as
provisional president of China, ac
cording to cables to the newspaper
Young China. The Governor of the
Quangse province is reported impris
oned after issuing a proclamation
urging the people to remain loyal to
the emperor. A successor favoring
the revolutionists was named.
MRS ZWEIFEL WINNER
Candle Contest Decided last Evening
by Drawing.
Three were tied for the first place
and two for fourth place when the
CAndle contest camp in An pnH nt the
Snodgrass store last evening. Mrs.
Nate Zwiefel, George Gekeler and
J. F. Baker tied at 270 houre while
the correct time was 209:51. By
drawing the tie was decided .'Mrs.
Zweifel being first Mr. Baker second
and Mr. Gekeler third.
R. Pickens and R. D. Bonnpl ro
tied for four wim 2S hZ,Z
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un me oecision ny drawing Mr. Eon -
ne! was fourth and Mr. Pickery fifth, j
WATER PROJECT
BUILT IN K
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FINAL COST FIGURES BEFORE
. COMMISSION, IN FULLEST
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ENGINEER'S REPORT IS
: DESCRIPTIVE AND FULL
Story of How Site Was Picked Out,
Details of Construction, and Poasi- '
bilities of the Plant Told' by Report
"NowWith the Commission Plans
Changed Early.
La Grande in 1915 perfected its
water system to a point where ex
perts can see no flaw and no short- v
age for a city of twice the popula
tion La Grande now cla'iros. Not
ni.iy did the city administration go
into the mountains and there create
t reservoir to store the spring floods, .
hut rimmed the reserve tank soutn ot
tiie city with added walls so that it
now holds about 1,700,000, gallons of
voter, ample o Ktep the city sup
plied in case of uccilent to th. pipe
iir.e, while repA could be made.
A sum total of $23,000 has : been
ipent by the city f '.'m ... -ii-.;
reset voir, buildinj :o . a-..!
otherwise nhtthi ulr 'va.'c
system that h.-.s t - .1 in i
entirely inadequat 1.0 - d.r.,i -y,-.
upon it. Necessitv ifi nih of
invention, and notwithstanmng tnat
La Grande's finances had been in bad
shape, this extensive .remedy to her
inadequate water supply was applied
without seriously handicapping the
general policy of TetreVchments.
The whole thing is paid for, too.
There has been so much misunder
standing,, through lack of publicity
una"' personal inspection by citizens,
that few know just wIil.' has ieen go
ing on. For that reason the Observer
herewith prints the report of Super
vising Engineer Howland, which na
just, been filed' with- the commission.
The dirt dam p'ans were abandoned
after having -jhes leen adopted - The
cost' f a pirt dam" would have been
$10,050 exclusive of clearing .which
would have' 'been the same as "Under "
the present project'.' x Confusion has
jiriaen over the.f act .that the estimates
i publistied p?ior to M Uding the dam
were about half . ot the. total cost:
As a matter of fac't the' dam estimate
was extremely close. The clearing
costs were not included in the original
estimates.
The Report Published
Following are exerpts from the re
port, the only items eliminated 'beinsf
those of a technical nature, tables
etc. -.i ' .. .......
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KING UNDER KNIFE.
Greek Ruler to Have Operation"
Minor Nature Performed.
Athens, Jan. 1. King Constantino
of Greece will undergo an operation
either today or tomorrow. Dr. ,
Strauss, a German specialist, is ex
pected to arrive today to perform it.
It is officially announced the operation
is of a minor nature and the king will
recover' shortly. , ;
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Auto Party Have Breakdown
A party from Cove, including Mm.
Roy Lay, Mr. C6ra Richards and Miss
Brown, a teacher in the Cove public
school, came over to La Grande yes-
terday by auto, but had the mifor
tune to have a breakdown and were
compelled to return on No. 6 as far
as Union this morning. On account
of the trouble on the Central Railroad,
it was expected that a private convey
ance would be needed by which the
members of the party could complete
the remainder of the journey 'home
ward. CENTRAL RAILWAY BLOCKED
Engine Off the Rails Between Union
and Cove.
Union, Ore., Jan. 1. (Special)--.The
engine of the Central Railway is
off the track between Union and Cove,
the derailment occurring some time
last night. Up to 11 o'clock today the
efforts to clear the road for traffic had
not been successful and as a result
the whole Central Railway system is
in a tie-up.
FORD AT HOME.
Will
Reach Port Tonightr Detroit
Giving Greetings.
New York, Jan. 1. Heni-v Ford's
boat Teaches Quarintim tonight and
is expected to reach port tomorrow.:
Dotroit. Jan; L Detroit will honor
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en, - His wife ami son n,T in New Vrlr-
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