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Newspaper Page TextAN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV LA GRANDE, OREG ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1916. NUMBER 177 ROOSEVELT ABSENT HEN WEDDED LIKE PRESIDENT, i ' ' BULL tilOOSERS III HIE IS a aft, mmm - vn O I II II II II I II I HI 1 w i iKUhi i 1 1 1 i ii n r - UNULU IU miL iifiv n n nn rn 'Jill .'' Itl I t Ur DrluuULU PORTLAND '"DRY": FINDS VISITOR and la; grandi ;man notes facts v;-v v i ..: l-yVvv.- Varied Drink but Lack "Kick" 1 ' . . . , -Pep"" bGone From Grill- i , ,v ;..: ' room' j)nclng, .. .:,.,.;, ' ."hiV ' ':-.y Portland, Jail) 0. Yes, Portland is dry. No alcohol' for chafing dishes in "AVOID PURELY PAHTISAlrv I tne fiTUls is used) Bar rooms have y . 1 been turned into eating houses, sell- TERS" IS ADVICE GIVEN ''-.' only euclr drinks as Sam-O, Red rx - rnMMiTTrf .' -,' 5? "oUts, Golden Nectar and.a few , TV COMMITTEE ;f Uam that would not offend -TOWi-. ,-,-r. b'ri!cerat"acamp jneet - : ' ptf presiding fifel r . - .RATIONAL BULL MOOSE . -fc; ft fe!, rnuyiTTrP IM CCCCirtU A this tlmeVA.W.amiw'.Sf te . uco or me time is- sttttrt sr f '--rfc. ew Year , ' "-t,"., -. t guess, (rW DeKVfcr aiiil flai.li.illestive gfrill - where the Bohemian ' Among Biddert for National ft! KfcTLEE J! v vention WMa Will Ukely Be Held For instance Saturday night hi f-he . One Day Week 'After the Demo-: Oregon grill I sat at a table' fr6nS rtie Gathering Crud U tited. "? o'clock inthe; evening until 10 vwk, just w jvr. myseu .now for the timo' iif sft&rf SUife te rear revelry.', But to' iazarff T.1 s, I would ay the grijll theV v ft I - r 4 II 3t ..- 1. mciteavv. HELL. JUST 12 BROUGHT THE LAST IDE DEATH FASTENS GRIP ON MAMA WALKER 'AND NOW. NEXUK, . . . " 18 MAMA, . DESTITUTE HOME IS " VISITED BY .DEATH Who Won Admiration of AU Las Christmaa, Now Must Accomplish Even ; Greater Tasks Must Be Mother . to little Sisters. ', and -a Brother and Nurse Papa Besides. ; FOLEY-HORAN . NUPTIALS SET CEREMONY TO BE HELD TOMOR- ROW SOMETIME. ' , Chtcairo, 111., Jan. 11. Prelif2inary steps in . outlining the progressive' thin pa looked. The cabaret, girls.: sang as well as tne progressive ' : onK m;it d ' campaign for 1916 on national issues, they couio the orchestra bore down on were taken today when the national "" mw ws vuiuunoua ommittee of the progessive party "d P1? in, ?unShed thelr food ' iet here.- . is tley probably alwuld do. - ' . ' Roosevelt Sends Advice. ' I ;T1e W loftkinf girl on tiie stage . . . . t . .1 -. . nmmnv tiai inr.iar innn. tuif iMt '"" drop purely partisan consideration,- enough applauseto; cho around ob-. -Colonel Roosevelt wired a plea for of he b posts m. the nn. , , preparedness.' - He declared the coun- ' - Apparently, ;'and .'.'very Appatehtlv tryfaees great crisis; that the na- Pinging ws; out : of . pfac th v tion ha fallen far short of her dutfes :; in the past ten Mcmths,:. Didn't men- tion himself as A fraidential candi- m .date.',. -.5--N5!;yr.4-,to put it . IState, not national issues, wf th4 4. basis .for the fight last election, jfco gresstves cited. - The progressive pa---'v,ty was founded on-national issues and t its strength is there, party leaders as serted. 'Vv .'..;.t;.'-. Many Town? Sid. . " Chicago, Denver and Cleveland vere bidders for the Bali Moose Na "tit nal Convention in Ju je. Predictions -wore that the convention will be held iv: June 21, one week af ior the Demo , erratic National '. convention ;at - St 'Iouis. .' . " '" ' ,. tr ony-peven national committeemen "were xo auena tne meeting today. A task for the committeemen was to de cide how many delegates from each state -would be seated at the national CABINET DINNER TODAY. 'convention, based upon the ratio of .'Roosevelt's -vote in each state in 1912. A difference between the committee ; Second Appearance of Mrs. Wilson as uicuMiig wuuy unu uio v impromptu orchgstra was; like !ah extra ntec (t i HTjfturjina parly, that the woman of the hertjse never knows exastly where i :a. r 1 1" a1 V'L'. a pui. ih : x-evjji were (nr a oa not to goorgoo- y their neighbor at tag-ttmu, not to. nail witn applause some pretty, (petHo girl who, had grad uated frorfl a cabaret school and knew a fgw gracefukstepis. ThS gili is going, going and will soon be gbhe in Portland. .. - - To show KoW effectively the peoil swatted John! Barleycorn and all of nis cousins when they, vtfted for prohi bition, just read the' list of drinks now furoished at, the Oregon grill. Here " Pitcher drinks that brftg $1.00 per large pitcner include; . Loganberry juice, white grajJukeV (Continued oii Page Two' . ( (When little Nellie Walker, aged 12, last Christmas week walked six miles through deep snow and biting cold to confer with Santa Claus in the Sal vation Army barracks here with the purpose in view of. insuring, for her papa and mama and little brother and the driftaT.-aw: ;;xt'v. It ha just becom'S ferioTrr-v,:ttle.drenmed that her Spartan ' V ??22f HfEe8,denJt w'18?. iT. on-t.the lait deeds of fcrt Ver.ftWrrred m,,WashW her hM-l npon her Ensig'fr Clareryee 3: pcj&SLVy slip besto irom : rne;; oawfesnipf..;-;Uormecticur,nlothjyiv '- wmcu is in qry oocr.m rnuaaeipnia, nt .. .1, - 1 . J 1 .. Bkl II" 71 and ran off to wed Mifes Phyllis Mun-i day, one of Charles Bi- Dillingham's' cnorus gins, mere was love at first sight two weeks ago when the young IVUiimmi .vrcill. HUUHm QB VIWHI; .1'. . r. V-.f Public Reception in the Evening Open to Friends of the Young Couple A marriage license has been isiuiAii from, the office of the county clerk, to mt', oiey-- and Miss , Mercedes E; Horan, both, of La- Grandoi'' . ".' rihe wedding iS'to "take place ; to morrowr but no-particulars pertitnsr to the, game are obtainnbte.. This U a secret matter , which guardfd and wiltBftt W given out. TR U under- stood, however, that the marriage will be solemnised by Father Dricoll and that it will be held in the. Catholic church, in which event.itlll be the nwt wedding Irthe new edlftce. JWeddtng deception' Public. ' The groohi-to-be has verified, how ever, the statement that there will be a wedding reception in the evening at the residence of Mr iriaWQ n.o. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Foley, on Fourth street. To this affair there is an open and unrestricted invitation to every- mwui ,iua invitation -ts vo every body verybody in t Grand and in all the balance of th world. . : DEATH OF ISAAC BAER. CUSICKS (LOCATE HERE; . conference that led to the bolt of the . T. R. faction from the Republican party four years ago, was the absence of (Roosevelt himself. Victor L. "Murdock of Kansas, George W. Perk ins of New York and Gov. Johnson of California, were mentioned today as presidential -possibilities from the Hostess Set Tonight. Washington, - Jan. : 11. President and Mrs. Wilson this evening will en tertain Vice President ,and Mrs. Mar shall, members of the cabinet and their wives and a number of intimate I i j; r 1 1. Tin. . . tt 1J..1I . . , . . jrieiiua m uinner in wie yy nne House. ".if ! i The cabinet dinner is to be the second North Powder Family buys La Grande Property ThU Week, a ' Mr. and Mrs. wfcTcuslck of North Powder fwhile . in the' city Saturday if tl-e.E -Neiteon acretratt and home, negotiated through" the Geo. H.; Cur Vey'Real Estat Agency," the purohase diV U avenue, the consideration being $1900, Spot cariii. This is one of -Jthe attractive homes in the Home Invest ment "Addition, near "the 'Greenwood school.'. Mr, and Mrs.' Cusick expect to move into their new home next week. Mr. and Mrs. Neilson's only reason for selling, was that there was too much ground to take care of. , They expect to remain in La Grande, E A Four-Act Military Drama on Even y.-:-. mg or .January 26. ;""The- La Grarfde Lodge of Elks are arranging to present a dramatic en tertainment on the evening of Janu ary 26. The title of the' piece Is file VNonhern Lights," and it Is a military drama in which Custer's Massacre form the principal scenes'ahd found ation' of ' the $lay,)..3,here are thirty people in the cast and rehearsals are progressing very, satisfactorily. The production is to be under the direction of Mr. C MDevefe.' bri destitute m'rfffitiin. ..iabm. : father -conclude'tf ' jap?? his family to La Grande, Nrf soonat'.dene . than he was talcAnvsick' a'iWiJ all.vl8ible means of sustenance disaVtteiW'eaVThe d lt !jtuTero Was Prominent Business Man of Bak- 5M-.v, W for Mw,:Ytm;??i Saker. Jan. ii. -Death n. ten Tr8intnr ?.t 2:3. yty af ternoon to Isaac Baer.' one of Baker's Rn0wn wimness men.-vWhile he nad not enioved the ha a i...ul fhA Moat it..u kl. Jff .:. . '- jwr . vunuijion WBB not sevflraiTttij," " . " na,was vmiuren wo ook sick ana .r stureneo-. :t . .. -r- save mama she was- youn$v and .deceased was LABOR WILL ASSIST DHAFT OPPOSITION TO CONSCRIPTtOM . WITHDRAWN BY LEADER, ; IN COMMONS. ' ' ' , . ' .1 UNANIMOUS PASSAGE CF BILL DUE THIS EVEKItt Wnlle England Is Paaaing "Her Cee scription Bill, Pope Is Carrylag , a Plan to Make Peace byFeeUaf ,. Belgium Demands in Peace Vmttrr,. ' Rescue Party Nearing Goaf;" ' y London, Jan. 11.' The conscription bill is up fo a second reading with the understanding the debate will last two days, ,i . - . J' Anderson, a Laborite, moved In , the Commons a rejection of the con, jeription bill, tut amid cheers, Labor Leader Thorne declared Anderson didn't represent Views of the Laborite : in the Commons. Redmond then an- SdlKf .Thls announcement masie'li. vmiy certain of an ; AitunTJ ; BTWAS1 rasa vii'confrence morrow to have theill.pas, a, nearly unanimou.!; apparently pttiN-"'0" "I?? y. nny unanimously , ii 6 .wmmonoFL t8Macn " PMe- ,to Pnt united front strong,, and she kept thexwolf ffeni the door with one. utronir Arm whim the other fondled her loved ones, cool ing the burning fevers and moistening the parched lips. : .Then her vitality seamed, t, LastWednedav . it, be. rarae Jmo wn the home was in need rvnt ;imuy prioe- Kept-' cnanty or ganizations in ignorance of what wa really going on within the barren walls of a scant two-room 4iome on the northside.u Some immediate help was forthcoming 'but then came the distress the first : real distress mama took sick and in a few short hours -was .dead. Vjv". :f , .d: Home la Destitute M The grim Messenirer of Death Ves- terday morning fjuttered into a homo trouble' flfivplojied, which , withxH grippe ii giVeii as the eause of, hi death. :; . ... :rt . :-:- httd been in . "ttitiee 1875.XHe was born in HobacH, Ge'r amy.- Wlhen ;he first came to Ifitt cttv. he entered tJi minlim a C i-u. tenhemrej ft Company, j , Later he went .toJPwurie; ty, ibe he--wr'r-sociated with Durkheimer Brothers tind afterwards entered the firm and was in charge of the company's store at Burtist t He returned to Baker eventually, where the firm of Otten-heimer-Baer & Co. was organized, the firm afterwards changing to the own ership of Baer ft 'Sommer, Whea the Baer Mercantile company was or ganized by S. L. Baer. the deceased became a member of the corporation, which was his last business -.s . enter - prise. Ki..vswr;?.v!"-r. ; M:,-i-sMv He was married ' to . Miss Bertha ye rlchi Ll 1&JwJS.mL of the 8eries of sociaI Unctions of race in every state if possible. v efofQ , ,K ii,.fj t ir.. lit was predicted that Bresidiit Wil son's preparedness policy will not be attacked by the Progressives, but that they probably- will adopt a similar policy as one of their platform blanks. : Principals in Mohr Murder Case. Providence, B, I., , Jan. 11. Mrs. , Mohr, wife of the murdered physician, Whose trial began here yesterday, was Miss Elizabeth Tiffany Blah-, former ly of Tauton, Mass. . When Dr. Mohr first met her she was employed as a sales girl in a Providence department '. store. . She was 19 and the doctor was .35 when they were introduced : 11 v years ago. . Mrs. ' Mohr is tall and of medium weight with 'black hair and eyes. She is said to have a very emo tional nature. - ' , , . 1 Closely connected with the princ ; ipals in the tragedyare two other " women; Miss Emily G. Burger, who was seriously wounded at the time of v'tne murder, and Miss Florence Orms ' by, who succeeded Miss Burger as Dr. Mohr's secretary. Miss Burger is 28, tall and good looking. Her 'father was a master brewer and now con- ducts a saloon in Huntington avenue. .. -She worked at his office in Stewart street until last March when. She ha9 stated, she was compelled to leave her - position because of Dr. Mohrs atten tions. Five days before the shooting his housekeeper at "Montpelier," his Newport villa,; while his regular housekeeper was on, a vacation. Muis Ormsby, who is to be one of . .the state's star witnesses, is 19 and was born in Danbury, Conn. She will tell of alleged threats, oral and writ ten, made against the doctor by his wife; and also of alleged threats to kill Miss Burger or disfigure her fea tures with vitriol. Miss Ormsby was allowed to read and write confidential letters for the murdered physician and says she is familiar with all tin threatening notes Mrs. Mohr is said to have sent her husband. state to 'be celebrated at the Execu tive Mansion during the winter. Dinner will be served at 8 in the state dining room. The guests will be grouped about the great dining table, the President seated in the center, with Mrs. Wilson opposite him. V . . On the President's .right Mrs. Mar shall will set with Mri. Lansing on her left. The vice persident and Sec retary of State Lansing will be on the right and left, respectively of Mrs. Wilson; Other members of the cabi net, seated according to their rank, will be present as follows: Treasury-Secretary and Mrs. Wil liam G. McAdoo; War Secretary and Mrs. Garrison; Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory; Postmaster General and Mrs. Buleson; Navy Secetary and Mrs. Daniels; Interior Secretary and Mrs. Lane; Agriculture" Secretary and Mrs. Houston; Commerce Secretary and MJrs. Redfield and Labor Secre tary and Mrs. William B. Wilson. American "Talks Too Much." Berlin, Jan. 11. Germany is in vestigating alleged hostile statements by American vConsul Higgins ; at Stuttgart, newspapers say. where lardert Were empty and pan- K(Sn ;S a2 .S. i try bare. ,r When mother's cold and ' ? J i "V? ?1 K e" .him, stflrflned bod was tekn in oh ,hv I "nd h? ! .leaves three ; brothers, thd HfAarUinf-u, i,J . i oamuei u uaer, tne pioneer mer- xju? undertakers, thare were a few Lw anj j,i,-- ifi. ti. M was laboriously preparing a . pV.V. K8ntucKy- iSmSiTt'th!i-'nA without .tatter; without bread rfiSrS iuA tla &ii.!ior without the other delicacies that a aTdTSftog fnrio. .vn n i, t.5 naYe- u,,Ve .niideis, iu has come i.f.j" j.l t-, r j .1 71 iV-n to be an angel of mercy in many a La urancie nome, 'Drought immediate re loved ones with him and so is Nell, for she too .loves . 'her sisters "and brother, and her sick father, as only a. gin of ner disposition can. She will be a grand "Little Mother." Help Is Given. It was yesterday forenoon that the potato breakfast was being served 1 - -ti- l ' YEARS Peculiar ' Facts About People. Well Known Washington, D. C; Jan. 11. Sena tor Norris of Nebraska frequently be gins work at his office by 7:80 and never later than 8. He is a never end ing marvel to official Washington, which for the most part, is not given, to early business hours. ; ' , . New Class Forms. Secretary Clark announces two new classes in the Y. M. C. Al gym begin ning tonight These classes will be especially for young men desiring heavy apparatus work and special in struction in calisthenics and , floor drills. A. W, Nelson has consented to take charge of the work. . A wrestling match is scheduled for the near fu ture which will prove 'of much inter est The meeting tonight will be preliminary and final organization takes place next Friday evening at 8 o'clock, 1 While La' Grande's portion in the weather business today was ample sunshine and no wind, it is feeling the drop in temperature whch pre vails throughout the northwest. The government instruments registered two above zero as the minimum last night and stood at nine above at 10 o'clock this jnorning. At no time did it get above ,25 during the day. Clear, sharp frosts that penetrate and en danger water , pipes, is, the forecast tonight ;" , . -". ; . . a?'- Entire 'Northwest Shivers, t Portland. Jan. 11 The entire north west is gripped in severe cold. Ther mometers in' Portland hovered around 20 but there, is little wind, and the sky is; clear. Covered with ice, the steamer Yesamaru arrived from Yok ahama after 31 days buffeting heavy lief, but her resources are overtaxed now there is clothing to provide, looo tor tonignt'8 dinner, medicine foi the sick' father and the funeral ex penses of the mother. Although she doesn't know just where it is coming from, she has ,long since concluded that all needed was a little publicity und La Grando people would do tne rent '. v Funeral From Barrarks. ilt is peculiarly fitting that the re mains of the mother should be laid to rest from the Salvation Army -bar-i racks where Santa Claus was met a I few weeks ago. and where instant re lief was found for- the needy ones. Ensign Olive Childers will preach the sermon over the dead body, and Sal 'vationists will escort the remains to 1 the grave. But it Will not be a nau. "7 . i' . per's grave it will be a grave worthy hill reported eight above-, and Sum- of a troian woman who rave hr vr .. . . -L :- . ' i !!-.... .. i.j- , . i i . t . .. .. ' ner , uiia nioraiiig. nuier ' pipes j me lo Keep logecner a lamily that hPfjtf Uke the first prtrfltaTtSS .tAU wek:'-ardinal ierei7of ' , Tgiumand BishopxHeylan of k- , V? pectd to v a udiene witn tne Pone.' fa vni.iri ; nin ; irm A ptki-6. " His. iLlinM is con" - . ,...., ... perative in prelimnary peace term, and it is understood he . has notifted combatants of this. . t Recently Cardinnl ; HKm.n t i . , ' Tw.H.Ma( a mi uMm of evacuation of Belgium. The Pope desired to learn Belgium's views and ' ; Germany readily consented to passage of the prelates to Rome. Members of the Belgium relief v committee at London are already her. If.. Is understood the Vatican wiU so- -licit their views, v Th Poiwi ni.n. : submit the Belgian terms to Ger- " many, hoping to begin a series of - uuuipruinimu. i .' Trade to Be a Factor. , ' London, Jan. 11. Eiurland mav '- serf a clause in the final peace terms which will bind Germany's hands In commercial expansion. Commercial ' experts have suggested insertion of . a clause whereby Germany will agree to refrain from export business, for a period of years. Business men have approved the war against German trade and finance. The Board - of Trade is inquiring into a general boy- ; ' . cott agreement among the Allies, they refusing to buy German products af er the war. burst; .trolley lines and power, wires have snapped. .. ' CHESS AND CHECKER PLAYfiRS M. To Meet Wednesday Evening- at Y, C A. and Organize.. Every one who ' plays ' clteSs ' or checkers, or those who may desire to learn are requested to meet at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday evening at 7:30 f (tomorrow everting) for the purpose ' nf nrfraniviTiff a .tilth wkinlt . -f 4-lt.t Trf M. ...... j, ..wv 1 1 1 V. 1. VI II. members so elect may deVelope" into a tournament with' other players' in the city or county. ' Seattle Schools Close. Seattle, Jan. 11. Sharp northwind, blowing at a velocity of 30 to 40 miles an hour and a temperature at 14 above, grips Seattle in the severest storm in seven years.' On account of cold and lack iof water, boilers are ciit out of commission In many places and some schools didn't open. Th wind wrought damage throughout the north-iV-est. At Beilingham 10 above is reported. Tacoma Shivers Awfully. Tacoma, Jan. II.7 Mercury has dropped to 12 above, registering the coldest .weather in many years. Fern- EnglUh Submarine Sunk. -London, Jan. 11. The British steamer Clan McFarlane has , been submarine. Thirteen perished and 24 were rescued, it is officially' an nounced. .,..' was in need and Whose Dride forbade appeal-for assistance, i - . Miss Childers will look after the family's needs until arrangements are made to give permanent relief. . Fresh Trouble in Greece. . . j Athens, Jan. 11. Allied- troopers outside of a Bulgarian':; church - in Saloniki, have arrested sevei-al teu tonic sympathizers, suspected of espionage. This is expected' to pro voke a fresh protest from Greece. . , , Strike Not Spreading. V Youngstown, Jan. 11. Plans to ex tend the strike of steel workers In the Carnegie Briar Hill plant failed to ma-1 day, wriaiBo. ine siriKe was stated ror noon and intended to call out common laborers for demand of an increase of 25 cents an hour. The failure is re garded as indication there will be no sympathetic strikes, and that the men are satisfied at recent Increases of 19 to 22 cents. Little News O' the Day. ;,- ;-; ' Altbona, Pa., Jan. ll. Cut glass dishes will take the place of. silver cvps' and blue ribbons for the owners of prize chickens at . the State Fan ciers' show, which began here tonight. Austin, Tex., Jan. II. How water melons ought to be prepared for ship ment is to be gravoly discussed by the State Railroad Conn. nr.sion here to- Murphysboro, III., Jan. 11. "Pull Illinois from the flames,'! was the slo trnn of 600 delegates to the Illinois Firmen's association here today. Resolutions will be adopted calling on Illinois cities to belter equip their fire departments. RESCUE IS BEGUN.' Believers Must Hew Way Through Turks to City of Kutelamara. j. London, Jan. 11. The British ex pedition of relief for beleaguerd Ku telamara is now within seventeen miles Of the town. It. is ronnMaA Turks, outnumbering them - two . to one, block the path and surround the town. Since dispatches which told of danger of British us a result of Sat urday's fighting, no news of the fate, of the trarrison has 'reached hnm ; If is regarded possible a decisive battle nas already been fought ' ' ' 'It -is reported relief forces' under ' General Ayhner-Campbcll are fight:, ing the Turks at a bend in the TogrisS river.. 3 Weather is impeding British progress.. Believers must cut a way through . heavy Turkish forces. Ku telamara is in a position to withstand a long siege because it served as a base in the recent Bagdad sally: ' OKLAHOMAN LAID TO REST Cancer of 'the Stomach ' Victim ' Leaves Family in This City. ' - This ' afternoon the remains of J. M. Longshore, aged 07, were laid to Test from the Bohnenkamp chapel. Mr. Longshore died yesterday morn ing after six years of almost constant Illness with cancer of the stomach. It Was during the last three months or so that he suffered the agonies of the afflicted. He came here from Walter, Oklahoma, about, six years ago, hav ing left a farm in the Southern state He is survived by hid - widow and four daughters and one Bon. All of thorn live In this city. The daughters are Mrs. Axel Lind, ' Mrs. Robert Rostoch, Mrs. '- Jake Rostoch and Grace Longshore. The son is James Longshore. Rev. Tichner of the Baptist church officiated at the service this ' after noon. .