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AT
SHERRY'S TOUAr
.. Edward Jose has made of this a
great picture. Some of the spectacu
lar features are a storm at sea, show
ing a steamship in the throes of a
typhoon a great battle scene between
savage tribes in which Mr. Jose used
over 2000 negroes making a. most
realistic fight. Entwined with it all
is a most romantic love story. You
have head George Barr McCutcheon's
story. . See it now in pictures. Adv,
2t.
MINI TAX
STATUS CLEAR
TAXES
IN 1915 BELONGED
UNION COUNTY.
TO
Harmonious Settlement for Current
Year to Be Made. -
La- Grande, Jan. 17. (To the Edi
tor) In an article appearing in your
paper a few weeks ago, and copied
by other papers in Oregon is told of
assessment and collection of taxes in
the territory cut off from this and
. given to Wallowa county by the legis
lature, including the town of Minarn
, and the famous Wallowa hill. It ap
pears to have created the wrong im
pression and not a few people, believ
ing the territory in question was be
ing assessed in both counties, which
is not the case, have voiced their
doubts. Our last legislature did es
tablish the new boundaries on legal
subdivisions instead of following the
rivers, thereby in some places giv
ing to Wallowa county some of our
territory. In other places the ex-
change was towards Union county.
The law changing the boundary did
not take effect until after the 1st of
March, 1915. Consequently the as
sessment and collection of taxes on
said territory for 1915, would remain
the same. However the 1916 assess
ments will be adjusted by both coun-
f ' ii-iiHW.Jibv "11-11 Wlt7 uew
boundary. i '.
Tf r lAiin.t i . a
u. vj. vuuvn, county Assessor.
After quoting from the Observer
regarding the Wallowa-Union county
boundary changes, The Wallowa Sun
says:
Who were the instigators "of this
nenuisn act put through the last legis
lature? This is the question being
asked by the residents of Wallowa
county at the present time. The
above article starts out by saying,
union county nas ooen isnorn of ter
ritory." Not with our consent by any
moans, for Wallowa county was per-
iwuy Butisncn witn tne 'boundary
lines before this chnnce.
It is not Wallowa people who use
this roud, and as far as they are con
cerned can lane the train to reach
outside points instead of by auto.
The following latter nu b-cn ad
dressed to Hon. W. Al Jones, joint
representative from Union and Wal
lowa counties in the Inst legislature,
asking him to answer the following
questions. The lotter reads as fol
lows:
"You have doubtless noticed thai
the papers are reporting that the Wul-
lowa mil and tne Alinam were thiown
into Wallowa county by an act of ?he
' 1 session. Also
1 i ' land near Ron-
"' ' ' leu of rail toad
1 . - red from this
' - ty.
if the people of
for you to an
swer the following questions:
'LWho asked to have these boundur-'
iesHhanged in this manner?
"Why was the matter kept secret
until the present time?
".Did you know that such changes
were being made?
"Did you vote for the bill?"
As we go to press a letter comes
from Hon. Al Jones explaining his
stand which will be published in next
week's issue.
Wallowa county loses by this sev
eral miles of railroad in the Wallowa
canyon from which we lost the taxos
also several sections of valuable tim
ber land near Rondowa. But whut
does she gain? Nothing. A barren
rocky Ihill without timber, and she
will be compelled to keep up that dif
ficult piece of road on the Wallowa
hill. She also loses some fine timber
cast of the Minam river which may be
taken out fay sawmill men under sale
by the U. S. government. A share of
this will go to Union county instead
of iWallowa county, hence any way
you can figure Wallowa county loses
many thousands of dollars by the
change.
MA BY PICK FORD'S BEST.
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Is Slar in the Famous Players Film
1 "Madame ButterBy."
A new and - hitherto unsuspected
Mary Pickford is revealed in the Cho-
Cho.San which she so admirably plays
in the Famous Players Film com
pany's magnificent photoplay version
of ohn Luther Long's classic.
"Madame Butterfly," which is the
Paramount Picture at the Arcade to
morrow. The great mass of admirers
of Mary Pickford who have followed
her throughout her motion picture
career have been accustomed to sec
their favorite as a little blonde curly
haired beauty will be astounded to
find her a thorough Oriental. It is
not a matter of make-up alone, but
of real histrionic ability. From the
delightful little occidental irirl who
has flirted, smiled and wept her way I
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kuruuK" ninny uuvtmiures ana ro
mances, they found that Miss Pick
ford had become an entrancing, pow
erfully emotional Japanese girl whose
portrayal of the sufferings, grief and
anguish of the deserted wife, though
enacted with the utmost dignity and
force, is at the same time far above
anything that she has over attempted
in sympathetic treatment.
Cho-Cho-San, renowned in opera,
piny and novel as one of fiction's
greatest examples of feminine fidelity
is one of the best-known and best
loved characters on the stage. It was
therefore fitting Hint Miss Pickford.
as the idol of the motion picture pub
lic, should be chosen to give the
screen its first and only impression of
the beloved little Nipponese. Adv.
Galloway this week.
James Nickolet was a visitor to the
Junction this week.
Mrs. Steerer, daughter and son
were visitors to the Junction Friday.
Mr. Baxter was a visitor to the
Junction this week.
!N. N. Mason is hauline hav for Mr.
Faher.
Mr. Fergus, an employe of the
Grande 'Ronde company on Cabin
creek left for Portland thiB week to
spend the winter with his family.
Bert Oakman is running a pack
train from Mason's place to his ranch
Mr. Galloway and family havi
moved from Enterprise to their ranch
on Cabin creek.
Mr. Faher moved back to his ranch
this week.
Bert Oakman was in La Grande
Friday on business.
Mr. Baxter went out to Imbler' on
business this week.
Jess Kalemback went to La Grande
on important business this week.
Thomas Bros, went to the Junction
Friday to meet a sister.
We have from three to four feet of
snow all over the valley and the mer
cury hugs zero most of the time.
A man at the Grande Ronde logging
camp strayed away at midnight and
has not yet been heard from.
Say! Wife, I am Nearly Broke
My last month's pay is almost gone, it doesn't seem to go as far as it did
Salcfc or No Sales I am satisfied tha t we can always do better at The United
Store. Just Listen to These Prices.
Men's Wool Sox . 12 l-2c
Men's Boston Garters 10c
Men's President Suspenders 25c
Men's Fleeced ShirtB and Drawers 39c
Men's Outing Night Shirts 49c
Men's Flannel Shirts 98c, $1.49
Men's Ruff Neck Sweaters .., 98c
Men's Storm Rubbers ; ,69c
Men's Warm Mackinaws : $3.98, $4.98
Men's Work Shoes $1.98, $2.25, $2.49, $2.98, $3.50
Men's Work Shirts 25c
Men's Caps with fur ear flaps ,, 25c
German Sox ; 69c
Boys' School Shoes ..... .$1.39, $1.49, $1.69, $1.98
Large. Wool Blankets ............. . .$2.98, $3.98
Comforters, large size $1.98, $2.49
Ladies' new housedresses ................ ... .98c
Ladies' New Dress Skirts $2.98, $3.98
Ladies' New Waists . .-. . . ..$1.49, $1.98
New Spring Ginghams 8 l-3c, 10c
Heavy Knit Hockey Caps '. 49e
Children's three piece Knit Sets 98c, $L49, $1.98
Children's Separate Sweaters 49c, 69c, 98c
Infant's mittens 10c, 15c, 25c
Ladies' Mittens 10c, 15c, 25c
Ladies' Fleece Kimonas 98c
Ladies' Outing Petticoats 1 25c, 39c
Ladies' Satteen Petticoats 49c, 98c
YOU CAN ALWAYS
DO BETTER AT
THE UNITED STORE
83 BIG BUSY
STORES
J. C. PENNEY CO.
United States Marine Corps as "Lib
eral Scott."
Sykeotis, ' who is a naturalized
American citizen, adopted the name
of Liberal Scott because of his great
admiration for Harry Lauder, he says,
and for the further reason that few
persons have ever correctly pro
nounced the name he abandoned.
desire. Voters can register for the ! summit and thence into the Wallow
primary election to be held May 19th
at any time prior to April 19th, as
the existing laws pertaining to regis
tration of voters provide that the re-
gistration books shall close for a per
iod ot an days prior to any general
election.
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MORE ROAD MONEY.
Union Cuuny to Receive Share
Motor License Fund.
The apportionment of the funds col
lected within the past year from
motor vehicle licenses has been com
piled at the office of Secretary of
State Olcott and the residue after ap
portioning the expenses is readv to
be forwarded to the different coun-'
ties. A little over $100,000 was col
lected from auto and similar licenses
in the state last year and the expense
was about twenty per cent of the
whole amount received.
Union county paid for various
motor vehicle licenses the sum of
$2111.50 and this county's share of
expense is placed at $419.88. This
leaves a net balance of $1691.62 to
be paid back to this county. All this
money goes into the county road fund.
'Columbus, O., Jan. 17 Seventeen
children out of each 1,000 born in
Ohio during the last fiscal year were
oorn out oi wedlock, according to a
report issued by Dr. Norton W.
Bland, state registrar of vital statis
tics. .
FROM PALMER VALLEY.
Allies Reduce German Merine.
London, Jan. (J. (By mail). The
war has reduced the German mer
chant marine by nearly 800,000 tons
according to Sir Owen Phillipps, Bric-
lsn martime authority and ship own
er. He said:
"Of the German tonnage of 5,459,
290, slightly over 230,000 tons have
been captured by the British navy;
38,000 tons captured by the other
Allies; 117,000 tons sunk; 397,000 tons
interned in ports of the British em
pire while the remainder, with the
exception of a few ships in the B.ilt.'
are rusting in German and neutral
harbors."
News
Notes and Personals
Special Correspondent.
from
Palmer Valley, Jan. 15. ( Special)
Messrs. Eckstein and Vicker visited
tho Junction this week.
Mr. Birchott is hauling hay for Mr.
Strange Name Shunned.
Vallcjo, Calif., Jan., 17. A man
with n name closely resembling the
kaiser's affliction, and pronounced
softly as you'd breathe the name of a
Sorliinn mountain resort to a dear
'iend, has been enlisted in the United
States Marine Coups as Lebernl Scott,
by special authority from Washing
ton, D. C.
And so, Eleftherios Sykeotis is offi
cially listed in the records of the
BERMUDA OFFERS AID.
London, Jan. 6. (By mail) The I
Eritish war office, will not take ad- i
vantage of its latest offer of aid from
one of its overseas possessions. Thu
ofler comes from the heart of Burma
where British officers administer law
for the natives.
Coming out of his bungalow o 'e
morning recently, an officer found the
ancient Burman chief of a village 50
miles away squatted on his heels and
ready to talk. After the customary
diplomatic greetings the chief stated
his mission as follows:
"My villagers with to moke some
retufn for the favors bestowed upon
us by the British government. The
government has lessened the taxes,
killed the leopards, given us good
water and a (policeman. Now I have
come to tell you that we have eight
g.ins, ancient and true; four pounds of
excellent gunpowder in a bottle, and
a bag of bullets; these being no more
or less than the honorable British gov
ernment has permitted us to hold.
"Master, we have heard a rumor
thtt the British government is in
great trouble with its enemies. Where
fore our villagers have empowered me
to say that the eight guns, powder and
biOiets are at the disposal of ;hc
iiritish . government."
As to "army" the chief offered two
oC'Xhe. best village trackers to handle
the "artillery and munitions." He
went away satisfied that the honorable
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i.-unu vimvci iiiiicui, miuuiu neur oi tile
generous oner and he should know
all in due time.
.The war office is understood already
to have replied that if the situation be
comes worse it may accept the gener
ous offer. i
DREAM ROAD.
(Continued Froi. Page One)
to the main line might have been tap-
nA it- : .. : .i r a - i . i
.cu, it ,s atuu. ic is aiso saia mat tne
13 miles of road just being completed
is of the best type of construction,
with heavy rails, and seems to be for
permanent construction rather than
for saw mill work. It is not known
who is behind the saw mill, although it
is said not to be the O.-W. R. & N.
railroad.
Rumor has it that the interests
boosted here several years ago by R.
E. Strahorn of Spokane are behind the
work, and that the line of .railroad laid
out by him at that time will be fol
lowed. The general line from this
city would be either up the Walla
Walla or up Mill creek, across the
country, through Enterprise and down
the Imnaha river to the Snake across
the Snake and up the Salmon river to
its source, thenco across the summit
of the Rockies into Butte, Mont.
Such a railroad would be entirely
feasible, it is said, and would provide
a route from the Rocky mountains to
Puget Sound much shorter than any
now existing. From here westward
it would proceed to Wallola, cross on
the North Coast bridge there, follow
the North Coast tracks to North
Yakima and thence across the Cas
cades. It is pointed out that such a mill as
is being constructed near Enterprise -would
provide all lumber and ties
needed by the railroad in both direc
tions from that Doint.
Engineer E. C. Clark of this city
made the reconnoissances for the Stra
horn interests, and said yesterday
that both routes over the Blue moun- '
tains were feasible, although the Mill
creek route would be the cheaper.
Such a route, he stated, would call
for a tunnel of about a mile and one
half at the summit of the Blue mountains.
10c
Mary Pickford
La Grande's Favorite in
ADAME BUTTERFLY"
TUESDAY ONLY
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Ipecial Mu:ic From itj&kim
The Opera
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4 WAR NEWS OF ONE YEAR 4.
AGO TODAY. 4.
4" Zeppelins raided Sandringham
4 just after the King and Queen
4 had left. Zeppelin raids in 5 4
4 other English towns killed 5 per- 4
4 sons. Snow storms on all fronts 4"
4 hindered artillery operations.
4 Russia claimed an ffeetiv of. A
4 fensive iu North and South Po- 4-4-
land. 4.
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STATE ELECTION SUPPLIES.
New Blanks Forwarded From Salem
lo County Clerks
LETTER-WRITING WEEK
Letter Writers:
When you write each letter to your .eastern rela
tive or friend tell them the Union Pacific System
will always accord thepi the very best of service
pn their trips westward whether they be one-way
wnuu-iuijj i,u tne j-aciiic, jNorruwest or Uau-
iornia. ;. ,
Yours for better travel service,
THE LINE THAT JOINS THE EAST AND
wiitt a BOULEVARD OF STEEL
Union Pacific System
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Anything We Sell You
Salem, Jan. 15. Secretary of State
uicott today completed the forwarding '
of a supply of blanks to the county;'
clerks for .making up the voters' lists!'
and poll books for the nrimarv edi
tion occurring May 19, 1910. The
law provides the county clerks shall
transmit lists, in duplicate, of the
voters in each precinct arranged in
nlnllnlin.!nnl T. . ...
M...in.ti.n.m uiui-r. 10 meet tnis re
quirement forms for each letter of
tne aipnanct, lor listing voters sworn
111, s well as appropriate covers, con-
wtiiimjr tne oatns ot the election
boards and summary of voters are
provided by the state, and it is made
ma outy ot the secretary of state
under the law to have the snme print
ed and an adequate supply sent to
each county clerk. Under former
lnws the counties furnishrd wW
called the precinct registers. These
were appropriately ruled blank hooks
for listing alphabetically the voters
as they registered in the several pre
cincts, and were delivered over to
the election boards just preceding
any election. The blanks furnished
umrer tne existing laws whon filled
out and appropriately arranged also
uuupiiMeu me pool oooks. Whenever a
registered voter presents himself at
the polls for vot
the clerk merely enters tho number of
ma Daunt opposite his name and
checks him off after having voted.
This dispenses with the old poll book
in which the clerk was required to
write the name of the voter as welL
I The county clerks will bo required to
I ",Rk "P voters list preceding each
jeiection, while heretofore the precinct
I register being independent of the poll
, umiK. answered for n fnl k;.,-..!..i ; .
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1 1 wicHinmg ot the registration t,orm
in order to enable the countv clerks to
write up their nrr-in.'t v,t.w i:
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to serve you in a prompt and courteous man
ner. You'll undoubtedly, think we succeed
pretty well when you come here. Our store
is equipped with every modern contrivance
for f acilitatiug .the handling of trade and the
dispensing of medicines. When you are in
a hurry, when you desire the best, when you
want to trade with satisfaction, it's the place
to come. It costs you nothing for all the
security and convenience our store affords.
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