La Grande evening observer., January 05, 1916, Image 1

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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XV
LA GRANDE, OREGON "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 18181
NUMBER 172
WILSON IMS
LITTLE CHAflCE
FOR H BILL
STRONG MODIFICATION NECES
s SARY TO INSURE PASSAGE
' BY PRESENT CONGRESS. V.:
PREPAREDNESS WAVE
IN NATION AT CREST
Little Chance for Preparedness Meas
ure to Get Through Under Present
-. Conditions Kern .Will : not Lead
' Fight and Country Itself Has Spent
?: Its Demands Early. ' - ;
Washington, Jan. ,5. Unless '.. ma
terially modified, the President's pre
paredness program will fee defeated,
the administration is itself reported
to believe. , Senator Kearn's defec
tion leaves promise of unsettled lead
ers in iboth houses. President Wilson
. had expected Kern to lead the fight
in the senate, ibut leaders think the
preparedness sentiment which swept
the country has reached its crest..
- Opposition centers on Secretary of
Wlar Garrison's plan of training a
vast citizen army. : .
GRANT COUNTY INTERESTED.
Movement for State Highway With
. , Advice from Chief Engineer.
The-proposed state highway tra
versing Grant county is slowly but
surely taking form and passing
through those preliminary- stages so
necessary for such innovations that
touch the public; welfare, says the
Grant County Newt. A few weeks
ago the Grant Cotfuty itockgrowers'
asociation met ana enaorsea me pian
and the first question that presented
itself was one of procedure-. To eolve
the first difficulty the association vap-
pointed a committee to "advise with
the State Highway Commission. j.
S. L. iSmith member of the committee,
communicated with commission and
urged that a representative be. sent
to Grant county and look over the
proposed route for a trans-state road.
The commission advised Mr. Smith
that they would send a representative
.: to the county. ..The roads at this sea
v son, however,, are not pleasant travel
: ing and so on the suggestion of Mr.
- Smith the inspection trip was post
poned until some later date. In re
sponse to Mr. Smith, Chief Deputy
State Engineer E. F. Cantine in a
communication said:
, Acknowledging receipt of your let
ter of December 12 and replying
thereto.' Beg to advise that I send
you herewith a copy of "the . statute
under which authority the State High
way Commission is acting. : You will
- note that it is the province of the
State Highway Engineer to render
such assistance and advice as ' the
county courts of the respective coun
ties may call upon him for, this in
cluding not only bridges but matters
pertaining to highways, their loca
tion, types of construction most prac
tical and feasible, ete.i s v ; i;
The funds at the disposal of the
State Highway Commission are ; the
proceeds of a quarter mill tax au
Ufrrized by the last legislature, which
ilf31915 gave us a fund of approxi
mately $287,000; in 1916, due to a
lower valuation, it will give us a
fund of approximately $233,000.
. Thus far, the prevailing rule in the
disposition of these funds is to ex
pend same first in counties that help
themselves; second at points! where
for special reasons the counties are
unable to do very much . for them
selves, but needs of the general put
lie due to volume of traffic, etc., re
quire an expenditure.- For example:
Clatsop county, which has bonded
itself for approximately $400,000 has
received state' aid to the extent of
$100,000; Columbia county has re-
- ceived assistance to the extent of $40,
000; Hood (River county has received
- assistance to the extent of $50,000
both-counties having bonded 'them
selves, the first to the extent of $400,-
. 000, the second to the extent of $75,-000.-
Jackson county, T which has
bonded itself, has received assistance
on the Siskiyou mountains to the ex
tent of $40,000 the past year. Wasco
and Hood River counties have received
an appropriation for 1916 contingent
upon Wasco county bonding to the ex
tent of $45,000. Counties do not
necessarily have to bond themselves
to be considered for assistance. They
may assist themselves by other
method's. . .
It is the desire of the Commission
. and the attitude of its -engineering
department to be of material assist
ance to every county . where their
service can produce results. : I have
been unable, during the short time I
have held .the position of Highway
Engineer, to visit the eastern counties
not only as the counties deserve as
sistance and recognition, but as it is
personal desire and pleasure to be
come acquainted with the local situa-
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IH CHIEF III
OFFICE TODAY
ED BRADY RESIGNS AS
TROLMAN.
A PA-
Jf. C.
Christiansen Becomes Regulw
Patrolman in His Stead. .
J. C. Ardrey has assumed the office
of chief of police. .With his inaugura
tion into office, only slight changes re
sult in the police ' department. Ed
Brady, recognized as one of the most
1 signed to accept a position in sugaf
factory worK at , Koeeumrg. in
at Elgin, bilfc now1 a 'resident f
ha w han rfino- bt.
oial poilce duty for some little time,
becomes a regular patrolman , with
I Art Wieagle and U. i . uaikins as lei-
I low officers. :
i One of the first duties to be taken
in hand by the new chief was to dis
pose of a young man's case wherein
the fellow appears to be erratic over
religion.
Chas. B. Oral, retiring chief, has not j
announcea ms lUTure pians.
......WENT AFTER BIG BEAR.
nrmAn DpHilpf Anil Pnrtv Rravi thp '
- Snows of the Mountains. 4 ., (
Demonstrating once, more that he i
is no mollycoddle and that the cold I
north wand has no scare for him, Nor
man Desilet and a party of other hun
ters left yesterday for the :;, upper
country to have a romp with a few
bears and incidentally, if possible,
bring down a "Bn'er Bear" for meat
during the cold wave. A gooa deal or
euessme has been done regardina
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XTA.MMn.'n niiilUn n ml.ov. t-ha f. if
northern hunter once more, but here's
guessing that he brings home the
biggest bear that roams the woods, be
he brown, black or grizzly.
Late Shipments of Liquor Held Up.
Salem, Or., 'Jan. 3. Because of de
lay in the shipment, arrival and de
livery of wet goods in-dry territory
until after the new prohibition law
went into effect, : there are great
quantities of liquor held by common
carriers, which, under the ruling of
Attorney General Brown, cannot be
delivered and must be shipped out of
the state at once, there is weeping
and wailing on the part of numerous
consignees.
There are numerous packages of
liquors bf different kinds in the hands
of the Southern Pacific and the ex
press companies in Salem which did
not arrive until too late for delivery
before the prohibition law went into
effect. -. . ,,:' ;-',;...':'-. '
Department Needs No Appropriation.
Salem. Or.. Jan.' 8. Statement of
the receipts and disbursements for
1916 of the state bankinsr department.
issued by S. J. Sargent, superintend
ent of banks, gives the department a
balance of $415 over the amount paid
out, and shows that none of the $15,
000 appropriated by the legisl&ture
ror. maintaining the office for two
years, has been expended, This is the
first time the department has made
such a record. The diversion of the
annual license fee paid by the banks
of the state, from the corporation de
partment to the state banking depart
ment, enabled the office to leave un
touched its appropriation. 1
The department collected $10,691.58
for making 313 examinations of banks
during the 12 -months.
tion. Y will adopt your suggestion
and wait until such time as we can
traverse your section in an automobile.
GREATEST WEAPON OF PREPAREDNESS?
W vr Vf ,' '.r-1 iJlf
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This monster rifle on which twenty
men may sit comfortably, as large as
anything owned, by. any government
in the world, with the single excep
tion of the German 42 centimeter
which is a mortar U Uncle - Sam's
best weapon for preparedness. It has
SZtLtikm
vliet Arsenal ana was sent to tn
proving grounds at Sandy Hook.. This
particular gun is for use in Panama;
but there are already two just like it
in position at Sandv Hook.
- The man chows their radius of ac
tion,, and now they can protect New
York City and environs from an in
vading foe. The range of the gun,
mounted on a disappearing carriage,
Washington, Jan. 5.- After hours of
conference with the President, Sec-
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. vwi. . iju ii.7i.it. .niu unu uuu.i j
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is
still . "Awaiting facts" in the Persia
case. It is hoped that Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna, will be able to en
lighten the administration. ; :
It is indicated informal inquiries
will be made at Vienna and then
specific requests for Austrian assist
ance to determine the nationality of
the submarine which attacked ; the
Persia. . -
The Situation in other Austro-
MILLION TO BE USED IN FIGHT-
Two New Provinces Threatened
Secede if Monarch Rules. -
to
San Francisco, Jan. 6. Prominent
Chinese met Sunday to arranee transr
fer to China of -a million-dollar
revolutionary fund, , collected here.
A cablegram today said Yuan Shi
Kai has offered rewards for the ar
rest of prominent Chinese who op
pose his ascendancy to the throne. It
is reported governors of two South
ern provinces have appealed to Yuan,
asking him to relinquish his mon-
archia plans, or there provinces will
secede. - " . ... .
"HOME COMING". PLEASANT.
Christian Church Has Interesting
- Program Sunday.
"The Church of Christ," Seventh
and Perm avenue, held its annual
"Home Coming" last Sunday. 'The
pastor preached a special New Year's
sermon.. The message being on the
li.ie of optimistic vision &nd progress
taking his text from Exodus 14:15.
Mrs. H. Li Ford sang a solo entitled
"Watered Lillies" which was well re
ceived. Dinner was served in the
basement at 1:30 p. m., followed by
a baptismal service -and a business
meeting,-.,. .The day closed -with En-
deavor meeting and gospel service,
Many expressions of satisfaction and
hope v. ere expressed for the future of
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CONCERNING PERSIA CASE
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SESRSK
3ft
may easilv be made twenty miles by
elevation, and this would permit it to
beat off shins which' micrht go near
enoutrh Manhattan or ' Brooklyn in
New York, or Newark, Jersey City or
Elizabeth in New Jersey, to do dam-
1 airei3.lnjact. it would 'Be aoie to pro.
tecx -several .million persons aim many
billions in property,
f The gun is 'forty-nine feet :; t our
inches long, sixteen inches at the
muzzle and. . twenty-eight at the
breach. It carries a shell of 2420
pounds, requiring 672 pounds of pow
der for a single shot. .The railroad
car which parried the gun had thirty
two wheels.
American negotiations are clearing.
Mr. Lansing said there probably will
be no further note in the Ancona case.
The President will call a cabinet
meeting Friday. It is expected the
nation's policy towaird -i submarines
will then be formulated. By with
drawing consent of consideration of
the foreign policy, Senator Stone this
afternoon : ended a wamv debate
threatening to embarrass the admin
istration's policies.. .; - '. V
CONGRESSIONAL PROBE STARTS
Portland Agency Announces Increase
..' for "Gas"
Portland, Jan. 6. The Standard Oil
company has announced an advance of
one cent per gallon on gasoline, fol
lowing introduction in congress of a
resolution demanding investigation of
the soaring prices of gasoline.
ILLNESS MAY BE RUSE.
Officers Closely Watch Huerta's
House in El Paso. -
El Paso, Jan. 6. Suspecting his ill
ness is a ruse to escape grand jury
action, officers have resumed watch
ing Huerta's house. Doctors have ex
pressed doubt about complete recov
ery. ' " ; '. .
COLDEST NIGHT PREDICTED.
Thirty-Eight Below Reported
Saskatchewan.
From
Chicago, Jan. B. Coldost ' weather
of tftie season is due tonight- Sas
katchewan has reported 38 below zero.
American Scientist Is Dead. ,
,' ' Columbus, 6., Jan. 3. Francis
j Marion Webster, aged 66, scientist of
; the federal covernment bureau of
i entomology, Washington, died here to-
day -of pneumonia, which developed
' while he was attending the meeting
; of the American Association for the
,i Advancement oi science last weeK..
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SUEZ CANAL
r
FIREMEN DANCE TONIGHT
'Tonight at Rex hall' La
4 Grande's valient volunteer fire-
department ..will be host to the
dancing public at their annual
ball. ' Splendid music has been 4
4 provided, and a good . tame is 4
4 sure to result. These annual af- -J
4 fairs are always well arranged, 4
4 well managed and well attend- 4
4 ed, : The public is invited. The 4
4 hosts are in an onranieatioti 4
4 without which the city could not'4
weH get along and the proceeds 4
will be used for a worthy pur- 4
pose. , 4
DEniAND HEAVY
FOR LEASES
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY
ON IN-
CREASE
T. Williamson; Manager Mt. Emily
...Timber Co., Tells of Leases.
'.'It is very evident that the live
stock industry is on the increase in
this part of the state," said John T.
Williamson, manager of the Mt.
fiimly Timber company, today.
- When asked why he thought"'" st
Mr. Williamson explained: -"As man
ager of the Mt. Emily Timber com
pany I have the leasing of the grat
ing lands and it has been many vears
since the demand for gracing leases
nas Deen so large as this year.- in
sections of the company holdings
where no live stock has iron s lately
mere are several applications roi
leases by men who contemplate
running stock in this Eastern Oregon
country." ,
This bit of information is of gen
eral importance to the '.: country a1
!r.rge, for it plainly means that the
supply f'meat producing iiirtils"4e
on tn increase and. that Eastern
Oregon,' the home of the prime beef
steer, is again coming into her. own
as a live stock section.
. -In the past few years the comment
has been made often regarding the
lack of live stock to run the orange,
nd that comment went hand in 'hand
with the tremendously high price of
meat, iwitien sections in this part oi
Oregon again produce the cattle that
is possible to produce, the meat sup
ply will be greatly increased.
' On the. Thirsty Ones. .
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It was the moraine after the mid
night when booze was declared off
in La Grande, ibut the story has just
come to light. ; The reason for this is
that the story was on several well
known citizenB of the- city. But., it
leaked when J...F.. O'Connell laughed
so loud it attracted the attention of
all the storekeepers on Depot street.
Here it is: JVlien the Observer re
porter was " making his " morning
rounds talking the subject that was in
everyone's mind a dry town the
young man who handles Charlie Mil
ler's hot dog parlor in O'Connoll's
when Charlie is out Oaklanding
around, was calling his friends as
they came in over to his counter and
whispered, "It is dry on the surface,
old man, but a few of we old timers
have provided for this emergency.
Will you have a few drops this cold
morning to make the blood circulate T"
And with that he brought a whiskey
bottle from under the counter.
''Sure and I will," said they ail
but one at a time with considerable
pleasure when the bottle was - un
corked, a good-sized drink was poured
into a coffee cup. Feeling that the
law was being fractured to a certain
.extent each would look sharply
around and then with one gulp down
the contents of the x)up. It was fine
extra fine old Royal club or Preferred
Stock coffee guaranteed to have the
back kick and the lasting wakening
powers. . . '. ... .
Not a word was said. There was
no "thank you" from the ones be
friended. Generally they batted their
eyes and began talking about the im
provements that are slated for tht
shops the coming year. But v the
crowd yelled as they never yelled be-
tore, ana j. a: u'Uonnell stills laughs
when he thinks of the incodents. :;
, Albany Has An Official Flag. '
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 5, Bv a de
cision of the city fathers, Albany to
day has en official flag. The design
shows three perpehdicular 'strirjea.
red, white and blue, with the seal fsf
the city stamped in blue on: the
white stripe. The flair tvnifies the
old Dutch banner that floated over
Albany from 1630 to 1634. .
Attended Insurance Meet.
' F. E. Voight of Enterprise is in La
Orande tonight on his way home from
Spokane where he attended a coi-'
vention of agents of the Western Life
Insurance company which called all
agents together at Spokane
He re-
pom a good attendance
IS IN DAUGER
luiiMMrmne '
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AilTIGIPATE All:
ALLIED K
GREAT OFFENSIVE LOOKED
FORWARD TO AT ALL
FRONTS SAYS CRITIC."
ADVANTAGES OF ALLIED
TEUTONS POINTED OUT
Count Andrissy, Hungarian Critic,
Grants Interview in Which He Pre
dicts Speedy Throwback of AlUc4
, Move Suet Canal Facing Serious
Danger. - , ,
(BY CAs CKERMAN
(United Press ierlm Correspondent)
r . Budapest, Jan. 5. -Huriarary exnecta '
the allies to spring a great offensive -at
all fronts; Hungarian" officials. are ;
certain the move wilf be defeated.
Count Andrlssy told me in this con-
nection this morning that. aU - Allies "
have failed to take account of our -military
position. We - are situated
so we can help each, other. . We can
send men and resources to any front
at any time. . We can concentrate,
something . they, cannot do.' . This
makes our victory certain because it
overbalances opponent resources."
Peace Not Deemed Near. - '
Contrary, to ! Berlin opinions, . the
Hungarian critic does not believe in
possibility of early peace.. ' The Count
said in oils connection:
".I think it will be a long) long war
There is no chance of peace now. We
could, make wjee' next week but the ,
Allies do not dVsire it. They are not
yet con winced -of-.our superiority. -
' "The world is .becoming hysterical.
Even neutrals are impatient. It is a
shame for humanity that we cannot
make peace now."- ;;.. . t
The . speaker expressed admiration
for the way King Constantino . ' has
handled the Greek situation!. 'H
will keep his nation neutral, saw her
from disaster like that which befell
Belgium and Sfirfcia, and will increase
her territory without sacrificing her
future.
ouez nai urfwangereo. , i
; "When the turks get reinforce
ments, the British will lose .Mesopot- '
amia and ' presently the Suez canal .,
will be endangered,". ' .,.;., .. , A
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To Seek Dye Materials Here. i
Washington, Jan. 5. For investi
gation and experiment in the utiliza
tion, for colorine purposes, of raw
materials grown or produced in the
United, States, Congress has been
asked by Secretary of , the .Treasury
McAdoo ' to appropriate $0,000. it
is believed -this amount expended by ,
the Bureau of Chemistry will result
in discoveries important to American
dye , users. ,' . ; :' , '; ; . .;' i-w-r
Investigations by the bureau will be
Continued during 1916.- Among these
are experiments relating to the ap
plication of chemistry to agriculture;
investigations of character of tests
applied to American food products'
dn foreign countries; investigations of
present usage .and best methods of
preparing poultry and eggs for mar- -.
ket; investigations of handling - of
fish' and shell fish; development of
new sources of food supply; investi
gations of the action of food and drug
products on the human organism and .
the putting into effect of provisions of
the pure food and drug act Hie gen
eral expenses of the bureau are es
timated at $832,210 for 1917.
Equipped to Manufacture Tree Sprays)
' White Salmon. Wash., Jan. 3. S. II.
Boddinghouse, horticultural inspector .
is rushing the work on the new lime-.
sulphur spray factory. . The local can- .
nery building, located on the S. P. A
S. tracks, is being utilized, the new
boilers installed in the cannery being
just what was needed for the manu
facture of spray material.
Two 8000-gallon tanks are being
built and the plant will be in opera
tion by March. The Underwood and '
Lyle districts will benefit by the new
project, as the spray .can be bought .
here at a great saving to orchardisU.
Coquille Business Firms Merge.
Conuille, Ore.. Jan. 3. The Conuille
Valley Merchantile company, a recent
ly organized corporation with $25,000' '
capital and $50,000 resources, today
took over the S. M, Mosler. frrocery,
the P. E. 1 Drane grocery and the J.
E. Norton Warehouse & Commission
companyls business here. The stores .
will be continued at their present
stands, and the only cdtartee in man- :
agement Is in the Drane grocerv,
where C. T. Skeols succeeds P. B. '
Drainw. The stock is all held by local
business men. , - ,