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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XV
LA GRANDE, OREGON MONDAY, JANUARY 17; 1916,
NUMBER 182
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Railroad Company Has Accepted En
ginger's Proposition in Full. ,
"Portland, Jan. 15., C. M. Humph
reys, La Grande, Oregon: Our propo
sition accepted. Passenger engine
crews will run out of La Grande.
Signed, G. O. BAKNHART, General
Chairman Grievance' Comittee."
Thus reads a telegram concerning
a matter of extreme importance to L
Grande. Regards the proposition, lit
tle detail has reached La Grande and
until the return of the committeeman,
due allowance for re-arrangement of
tho plan of handling passenger en
pines -which went into effect yester
day, will probably be made. Local of
ficials are not as yet familiar with
ull details of the arrangement bat
that the engineers will remain in La
Grande and handle passenger engines
from Pilot Rock Junction to Hunting
ton, ' is definitely established by the
chairman's announcement.
Doubly Good News Prevails.
Not alone is La Grande much elat
ed over the fact that the eight or
nine old-time citizen families of La
Grande will remain here where they
have lived a good many years, but
the present status of railroading in
general is encouraging. When today's
paychecks arrived, there were 658 of
them, all ranging well toward record
fatness. . '
The number of checks now received
compares favorably with about 500
a year ago, of smaller denominations.
More men are employed now, out
of here than regularly at any time in
a large number of years.. The total
number of traincrews now employed
is but two or three -under the maxi
mum number in a long period of time,
and, furthermore, three brakemen are
now employed . where, under the old
maximum, only two were used. Shop
crews are as big as they ever were.
' IWath the west-end passenger.1 en
gineers to remain, 'paychecks, more
numerous and fatter tho"n,.or i num
ber of years, La Grande has rare oc
casion to look upon the year 1916 as
a banner one to the city, her inhab
itants and surroundings.
BRANCH LINE TIME CHANGES.
Ten-Minute Difference in Leaving
For Joseph Provided For. , ...
With the issuance of the new time
table yesterday morning, consider
able changes are put in vogue but on
ly in one instance does the change di
rectly effect La Grande. This is on
the outgoing Joseph train which now
leaves at 9:20. It" arrives at Joseph a
half hour later than usual, distribut
ing the difference of 20 minutes along
the way and means the train has
more time to make the trip in. On the
new basis, the outgoing train will
reach Island at 9:20; Alicel at 9:40;
Imbler at 9:50: Elgin at 10:15; Vin
cent at 11:22; Wiallowa at 12:20; Los
tine at 12:40; Enterprise at 105:
Joseph at 1:30. The return trip
schedule is unchanged.
No. 6 Touches Umatilla.
No. 6 is the only train that touches
Umatilla on the new cut-off plan. It
goes there to pick up the Spokane
sleeper for Boise. Tho new time
table carries the new railroad map, ;
showing the mainline running straight i
through from Hinkle to Coyote, and
LETTER WEEK j
BEGINS TODAY)
Portland Ore., Jan. 17. Letter
-writting week begins today.
Some time this week everybody who
catches the idea of it is supposed to
write a letter to friends "back east" !
telling them of the advantages of )
spending their summer (or winter)
vacations in Oregon.
The first day's batch of mail from
Portland was dumped into the post
office in a bunch and nearly swamp
ed the clerks. A huge letter, box
bearing a persuasive banner, ' has
been erected outside the Portland
postoffice to receive the mail.
The letter-writing week scheme was
inaugurated by the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce. Governor Withy
combe was induced to issue a pro
clamation calling upon all the people
of Oregon to write, letters. Contests
for the best form letters were organ
ied several weeks ago, and students
who wrote the most attractive boost
were awarded prizes. Publicity
matter of all sorts was scattered
broadcast throughout the state by
commercial organizations.
They have made H easy to write
letters in many Orecon cities. Sten
ographers have been stationed in ho-J
tel lobbies for the purpose. For ten
cents a piece these stenographers will
write any one of a half dozen form
letters and mall it to any address.
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the old line running to Umatilla; tor
specail purposes only. ?. ;
(About a naif 'hour is saved Be? :;
T .1 .. . ) Tfe 11 A 1 A i!J
is evenly divided along the wa; JtVj
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trams ivnva xuiwauu as unuai ixa g
rive here as4 usual. (There fi g o
west bound passenger that p to
Umatilla now, and No. 6 is t g ",jly
east bound train . to swing C .? .he
old tracks. ' -J g ; .
Mr. Ferguson First Throu,, c
Luke Ferguson was the fir; -'passenger
engineer to take an &ine
through La Grande on the ne ar
rangement. He pulled , No. -4 into
Huntington yesterday mornisg and
doubled back to Pilot Rock Junction
where he got No. 4 the nightbefore.
BIG ROIL!
Another dream has emanated from
Walla Walla a la railroading. Not so
long ago, the Walla Walla Bulletin
discovered a mysterious railroad sec
retly building across the Blue Moun
tains toward Walla Walla it was the
DREAM
ROAD
Palmer Lumber Co, line from . the evening, i ne i,ove plant is irozen up, letting the wood from the pile belong
Junction to their camns. a distance and for that reason the nominally inw tn Mn hut. atntoH ho mntm
of three miles, and now torn up. Sun-
aay morning tne same paper puD-
lished an eauallv preposterous dream
when it conceived of a railroad from
the' east to Enterprise through the
Salmon .Kiver canvon to the Snake,
and then to Enterprise, and finally
across the hill to Walla Walla. Any
one familiar with the territory ren-.
tioned along the salmon river knows
that for hundreds of miles there is no
sign of habitation, no towns or pos
sibility of towns. Anyway, here is
what the latest railroad story is:
: Talk of a transcontinental railroad
for this city was greatly revived dur-
ng the past week when word was
brought here regarding the construe'
tion of 12 miles of railroad which is
list being completed from Enterprise,
Oregon, coming this way. One of the
argest saw mills in the country is
liner constructed at the terminal of
the line and rumor has it that the saw
mill will be used for cutting ties and
lumber for a new transcontinental line
running through the Enterprise sec
tion to this city, and. thence to tho
Sound.
It is pointed out that the mill is
poorly located for general commercial
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purposes, as it will be necessary to
haul all lumber through Enterprise
and clear to the main line of the O-W.
Many fine bodies of timber nearer
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FIRE LEVELS
MILL CHEEK'S
POWER PLANT
LIGHT COMPANY FACING
; ? SHORTAGE OF POWER TO
i SUPPLY WANTS.
SOUTH LA GRANDE WILL
BE WITHOUT ARCS TONIGHT
Mill Creek Power Plant Burns Up at j Martin had gone out toward the lo
Noon, and . Big Power Drains Are cation of the marked wood on New
ImmAdiatelv Cut Off to Conserve ' Year's day, and had brought a load
Juice for Lights This Evening-
Loss Is Almost Complete. -
Fire today noon laid waste the
Morgan Lake emergency power plant
in M ill Proalr nanimn urttiilt 4-tin !! oL
has been using this winter to help
carry the load of supplying power and
light. The flames originated in a de-
fective flue it is believed and burned
raniftlv. rlnatrnvino. tho rnratiir tho
switching plant and other appurten-
ances. the water wheel alone beinp
saved
. Power Is Shorn. ;
The fire leaves the company pinched
for power juice. Big drains such as
tne nour mills, have been cut off this
afternoon in an effort to maintain
lights. However, South La Grande's
arc lights were connected up with tho
plant which was destroyed today, and
(that Section Will have nO arCS this
emergency plant on Mill creek was in
ul""'i umraa uiuurea con-
tingencies arise, the city will have
lights tonight and in the future until
other temporary arrangements , are
"miie.
The fire department attempted to
reach the blaze with chemicals but
snowdrifts south of the city prevented.:
Guest of Dr. Bouvy.
Dr. iohn N. Coghlan, of Portland,
was. a -visitor in La Grande yesterday
and was the guest, of Dr. Bouvy.
City Manager HI.
F. J Lafky, city manager, is con-
fined to his home today withan at-
tack of la grippe.
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U.rl?th V i!V "V" WIP- x.ne e-
I tire southern California suffering in
T A T '- ft
floods, the down pour continued today
and more rain is forecasted for tomor
row. Streets 'have become torrents.
the residence districts are flooded an-
interurban railways are demoralized
FRENCH MOTHERS AND BABIES
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show'3 one of "e most pathetic effects of the war. So many French moth-
Ster" 0f F!:ance hM b lhc ns have been separated that the
Tv mother and baby within the Gor'"" Kncs. " if they ere separated at
them. 1
WOOD CASE IS
FULL OF 'PEP'
MARKED WOOD ALLEGED WAS
STOLEN BY MARTIN.
After Being Found Guilty, Defendant
' Appeals to Circuit
.. Court.
' The trial of tho criminal charge
against Guy Martin, of South La
Grande, upon a charge of larceny of
a load of pole wood belonging to
Theodore May from the top of Glass
hill, on New Year's day occupied Sat
urday in Justice of the Peace Wil
liams' court. The witnesses for the
state, under the guidance of District
Attorney Eberhard, gave testimony
tending to show that May had in De
cember hauled his 16 and f8 foot pole
wood out from the woods to the top
of Glass hill and had there placed a
Sftprot mark nn mnnu nnloa? that
?P' town and sold it to
who wern witness. t the trial: that
shortly after January first May
missed some of his wood at the hill,
and after a week's search in town
learned of the wood deal - between
Martin and Bellinger, when he, with
i Bellinger and others, tore down the
Fn wood as it was then piled at
I c"nerii i ume, unor uavmK -won
: sawed, end there found hia marks up-
On the butt ends of SOme Of the
1 8ti.c.ks- These blocks of wood were in
evidence. Witnesses for Martin, un
der examination of Attorney C, H.
Finn, denied statements" of previous
witnesses that recently cut deal pole
wood could be ' distinguished from
' other like wood; and also testified that
a small load of wood was . left last
Fall on the ''Sprat.' Montgomery
. place, to be seen there about Dec.
20th. and to be noticed removed from
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Martin thon tnnt tho otonl nnn Ionian
past that pile to Montgomery's place
and got pile of 16 and 18 foot wood
which was cut and left there last
Fall and delivered that wood and not
wood of May to Bellinger. . Much
testimony was directed to, whether
any- other Tots of wood as short as
16 .feet were ever before cut on. the
Montgomery place; also as to whether
May; really had any marks on any of
HIS WOOd. : . ; . ;
At the conclusion of the trial, Jus
tice Williams, who was called upon
to decide the case after defendant
had waived a jury trial, found the de
fendant guilty as charged, assessing
tne sentence at a tine . of $30 and
costs. Defendant immediately ap
pealed to the circuit court . which
meets the first Monday in February
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by washouts. Four inches had fallen
this morning, making 10 1-2 inches for
the season against 4 1-2 last yenr.
Washington boulevard, the main auto
mobile road between Los Angeles and
I venice is covered witn water. Schools
in San Bernardino are closed
FOR IDENTIFICATION.
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MONTENEGRO SUES FOR
PEACE WITH AUSTRIA
Eastern Fronts Report Decisive Gains
Against Moslem Hordes.
Berlin, Jan. 17. Making the Brat
break in the ranks of the Allies,
Montenegro has asked Austria for
peace. Crushed, broken and threat
ened with complete destruction before
the hordes of Austrians, the country
has surrendered completely. This an
nouncement was made in the Hungar
ian parliament. Tisza said Austria
demanded Montenegro law down arms
unconditionally and that King Nicho
las has acceeded to the proposal. Ne
gotiations will begin immediately. .
Parliament burst forth in joyous
demonstration. Rejoicing was reflect
ed at Budapest and Berlin. It is un
derstood Nicholas has gon to Italy.
I'robably an Austrian will occupy the
throne he quit.
Pence terms will include Germany
and Austria. Montenegro had not
signed the pact binding England,
France, Russia, and Italy lo not
make separate peace. , ,
Constantinople, Jan. 17. It is of
ficially admitted the Turkish advance
posts in Caucasus have retreated sev
COLD SHAP A
YESTERDAY'S- EQUAL TWICE IN
' 15 : YEARS. .:. :
Seven Below . Last Night Creates
Trouble With Water Pipes.- ?
Several January thermometer reo
ords WerfShattered Sunday attdJSUh
day night in La Grande -which. suf
fered along -with other eastern Ore
gon towns in the severest cold snap
in a-number of years. One record
broken yesterday was for maximum
during the day. Sunday, the mercury
attained 12 above zero at the warm
est part. Not since 1910 has this rec
ord been equalled nnd only twice dur
ing tho 15 years that the government
has maintained official records here.
These dates were January 3rd, 1910,
when the maximum was 10 above, and
1902 the 25th of Januarywhen a
mark of 11 above was the maximum,
IData compiled by Weather Observer"
Benham show? all EiiBtern towns suf
fered tho only comparatively warm
place was at the Beaver creek intake
where, peculiarly enough, the mer
cury remained at 14 above zero. .
Saturday night's mark of six below
was the coldest in three years, and
last night's mark of 7 below was the
coldest since 1910 when it was 11 be
low. Railroading suffered some, but
water systems more. The thick
blanket of snow preserved many
homes, but in spite of that innumer
able burstcd pipes nnd frozen up sys
tems made tne plumbers busy men to
day. Some of the records reported of
ficially for last night were these: Pen
dleton 20, Enterprise 22, North Pow
der 22, Union 10, Walla Walla 14, Ka
mela 12, Cove II, Elgin 22 and Sum
merville 22. (All below zero.)
GOAT GOES SHOPPING.
S(ranf;er Billy Would Make Loan at
Financial Institution, Too.
Somebody's blllyjroat went calling
IN CUSTOM
El Paso, Jan. 17. The distorted
corpse of General Rodriguez who was
instrumental in the recent massacre
of Americans, waH exhibited today in
the yard at the Juarez custom house,
A placard announced that enemies of
the defacto government would meet
a like fate.
Four former Villista generals and
eight followers have been executed.
Three refugee trains, heavily guard
ed, are heading toward the border to
day. British subjects, nnd Ameri
:ans too, are quitting Northern Mex
ico. The British embassador at
Washington has issued a warning.
Bitterness Continues.
Bitterness over tho massacre con
;inues. Thousands attended the fu
neral of Watson and Mercedes, slain
in the massacre, hympathy was
shown for the Americans yesterdav
at Fort Ilnncoek. Tho trouble there
subsided after several Mexicans were
MAKER
ASSASSIN'S CORPSE DANGLES
cleaned out. . .
eral miles before the Russian offen
sive. 1 , j
London, Jan. 17. Turks are being
rushed to Asia to meet onslaughts at
three fronts, Athens has reported. Op
erations in the east - are eclipsing
those on the western front. Turks
are retreating on both sides of the
Tigris, south of Kutelamara.
General Aylmer appears likely to
accomplish his purpose of relieving1
the besieged British garrisons. Sim
ultaneously Rusians in the Caucasus
front are trying to ram into Mosoph
antia and join the British. , It is
known Germans have united with
Turks in Persia for a bitter struggle
near Hamadan. , . .. .
Spanish Boat Sunk.
London, Jan. 17. The SpanUh
steamer Belgica has. been submarined.
Twenty of the crew were rescued. ,
Wheat Supply Bought. '
Burchest, . Jan. 17. An English
syndicate has paid fifty million in
gold for 80,000 cars of grain. It is
understood the Allies intend to pur
chase the entire Roumanian grain
surplus and plan to starve out Ger
many, , ' ' . ... , ;
. London, Jan17. Chamberlain, has
announced in the Commons that' the
Ahlmer relief expedition has again de- '
feated the Turks, capturing a (poei-
ition in the Kutelamara region. Petro-
grad reports Turks were hurled back
on a wide front and Russians, are ap
proaching Kermanseh, where a bat-
-t'e...wlth .the Turko-rersura foice ffl
.imminent.' , ,. . - , -
Rainy weather hinders, pursuit of
Turks, in Kutelamara but it is believed
t(he siege-will be lifted shortly. ,
, London received joyously news of
Allied, successes, believing it the be
ginning M -.collapse, of the Teutonic
enstorn BimbitiouB. . -r - M
.this mominfc, in. the down town dis-i
trlcts. Whence he came and w.hence
he went, none knows. When first dis
covered on the shopping tour, he oc
cupied a niche well ut on the wall of
the United States national bank build
ing, Roy Clark Y, M. C. A, secretary,
coaxed him down and at the first'
opportunity Mr. Goat walked in, sized
up the cashier's office : and with his
wise look in good language . plainly
asked the institution for a substantial -loan.
.. MrSiMg hLmsslt ushered
the caller out again (but the closed
door served only to bring the goat up
on his hind feet, and with his fore
feet rapping for entrance again. Nl
K. West's store was next visited, the
men's side first nnd then the ladies'
furnishing deportment was carefully
inspected. Clerks kept their eyes open
for any clyptomaniac stunts. In due
course of time Mr. Goat pattered out
on the street and continued his t
perambulations about the business dia-'
trict. - - - .
TWO RUNS ADVERTISED.
Vacancies Occur on Mainline Passen
ger Department.
Advertisements are up for bids on
two vacancies on the mainline pas
senger run from Pendleton to Uma
tilla. These are to fill the vacancies
of the late Rube Wissler and Conduc
tor Baker.
Al Ray and Bill Wade are among
the oldest men who might bid for the
job, but it is not certain that either
will. The oldest of the conductors ap
plying for tho positions will get them.
YARD AT JAUREZ
BENSON BANQUET GROWS. V
Big Attendance Expected to Hear
Portland's Philanthropist.
Commercial club officials roport
much interest being taken in the
dinner tomorrow night; at the Method
ist church when Simon Benson, Port
land's wealthy philalthropist, and one
or two other men visit La Grande.
The Commercial club is directing the
dinner in their honor, and good roads
will be the pass word. Tho dinner be
gins promptly at 0:30 o'clock and
those who have not reserved plates
must do so with Secretary Currey be
fore tomorrow noon.
Dr. M. K. Hall, will probably offi
ciate as tonstmaster, but it is very
likely that the two visitors will be the
chief epenkers. Mr. Benson has won
renown throughout the state : by
philanthropic endeavors and is a good
roads promoter of the first wnter. It
is primarily the good roads movement
that brings him here-