La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 29, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textfa AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV LA GRANDE, OREGON SATURDAY, JANUARY 29. 1916. NUMBER 193 Sunday Lid Is Attacked SENATE TORH i iriiiriinum n u i w . m r. i,i v. i v innn i Tiiri t ILIIII Ulinill IV ----- .mmM. -aw ; - ; n mm i i II I m I pi I J. r v v - . - . I , iirriiiii i mi if I K' ' II1UUIIU I IUI1 I war News Of One Year Ago . Appaan is listed today among he ships , ..... 7... , 5 0 FDR COUNSEL SET OUT REASONS ; PBOMPTING APPEAL FOR - SUCH AN ORDER. t DONT WISH TO BREAK LAW SAY PLAINTIFFS Circuit Court has Under Advisement Proposition to Lift Lid Tempo rarilyTrial Brief Filed by Coun sel for Plaintiffs, Covering matter in full Detail. ! 4 4 CRUX OF COUNSEL CON- - TENTIONS IN PRAYER J. FOR INJUNCTION. . ' '.' - 4 The plaintiffs in this suit are 4" 4 not asking the court to enjoin 4 4- the enforcement of the law. They 4" 4 desire to obey the law, and they 4 4 are simply asking J$e court to 4 interpret the - laV and say 4 whether or not their keeping 4 4 open ol their stores on Sunday 4 1 and the sale of their goods is 4 4 necessary for the people at large 4 i to enjoy Sunday as a day of rest 4 4 and recreation. And if so they 4 4- ask the court to ienjoin threat-. 4 it ened .prosecutions of them so 4 4 that they may not be repeatedly 4 4 annoyed ,by a multiplicity, of 4 4 suits and actions. .'' , 4 4. ' ' 4 iEffort of a concerted sort to have tiM Sunday closing lid on Union count lifted on the grounds that its enforce ment interferes with .peaceful enjoy .ment of the Sabbath day, was begun ?t&U morning in circuit court when "counsel representing practically every business house in the city began argu ment before Judge Knowles on an in junction suit filed late last night. The matter has been taken under advise ment and until answer is handed down, there will be no . difference in-the tightness of the lid. it is understood. District Attorney ' Colon R. v fiber- hard against , whom " the" injunction suit is aimed, appeared' to answer the arguments of plaintiff's counsel. The whole nroiMsitibn was gone over in . toto, ending with. ' the court taking the nat$r under aaviBement.' '."-7, . jay Van Buren is the enly,plairitff mentioned in the case, but as a matter of fact, with probably one exception, all storekeepers and business, houses 01 all Kinds are virtually pminiuin in ' the case. ., - :-' T. H. Crawford and F. S. Ivanhoe, ' counsel for the plaintiffs in the case, filed with the .suit, trial arier in which they ' set irut their Special rea sons for aslcing for the injuncton. In this brief counsel go on to say: - We do not desire to consider the question of the constitutionality -. of .Action 2125 L. O. L further than to snow that there is a real question touching He constitutionality . to be determined in the suit pending in the Supreme Count of the United States. In this connection, we desire to call the courts attention to the fact that this section, as it now exists and has existed since 1864 does not pur port to prohibit labor or trafic on Sunday or to make Sunday a day of rest -land recrteation.- -.The language of this section is; "If any person shall keep open-any . store, shop, bowling alley, billiard room, or tippling house, "for the-'Hurposef of labor or trafic, or any place of amusement, on the first day- of the week, commonly called Sunday,, or the 'Lord's Day, snch person upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00; Hrovided. howeVer. that the above provision shall not apply to theaters, the keepers or . drug stores, aoctor hoDS. undertakers., livery stable keepers, butchers and bakers; and all circumstances of necessity and mercy may be pleaded in the defense which " . ... ' shall be treated as questions or tact awarded for a showing of teams of for the jury to determine when the j draft mares three years old and over. ,iffense is tried by jury." It thus pro-1 (Special prize of $5.00 is offered by .lbits the keeping open for lator or.iW. R. Ledbetter for the best colt ex traffic any store, shop bowling alley, I hibited sired by Gores Fashion. billard room, tippling house, or place!. of amusement, on Sunday, and empts from the operation of the sec tion theaters, the keepers of drug stores doctor shops, undertakers, liv ery stable keepers, butchers and bak- ( Continued nn Page Four) 'i4iii24iJ 4 War News Of One Year Ago A new Austrian offensive was 4 4 developing in Galicia. ' Berlin 4 j i admitted the loss of one of the i4" Zeppelin fleet that raided En. j- gum cuhov towns, aisu tne tutus -j-4 of the armored cruiser Bleucher 4 4 in the North Sea; V Artillery ! f uueis marKea tne ngnung in f landers. it t -i- -p -i -t pr" T V f f Berlin, Jan. 29. (Wireless to Say-1 ville.) Germans won nearly a mile of ...... a a.1 A a a I French trenches m Artois, captured the village of Frise, a thousand yards of trenches south of the cver Somme, i with 1200 prisoners, it is officially an-1 nounced. A double offensive, the greatest along the western front in months, was launched early yesterday. 1 Several French attacks near Neuvillej failed, though they occupied Mine ' Craters. ... I Paris, Jan. 29. After hours of pierce bombardment Germans attacked ' south Somme yesterday. They were ( repulsed each time, a communique said. The offensive was staged along a front of several miles f rm Somme to Frise. Desperate fighi... is re ported near Arras, particularly from Neuville to Givenchy. Near Villenen- fucht the French art)!!e tfird the Herman ummumucm depoti. v- E NEIGHBOR RISKS LIFE REACH CHILD. TO Telocaset Family Left Destitute by . ., . . DestrKctioa of, Hwne. Telocaset, Jain. 28. (Special) Fire early Thurdsay morning de stroyed the home of William Wilson of Telocaset. The mother was a -short distance away and was unable to reach the little home before it was a mass of flames. Two children were' in the house; a boy aged four and a girl aged one year. - The boy ran from the building but the ljaby who was asleep was overcome by smoke. M. B. Coop er rushed into the flames and resc'uec the baby with difficulty. It is believed the child was but slightly burned. ' Four older children were in school at' the time. As nothing "was saved the family is almost destitute and will "be -cared for by neighbors until help can 'be given them. The origin oi the 'Are is unknown but thought to have' been caused by a defective flue. .' . fjCOLD WIND ANNOYS. But in Spite of Cold Wind, Snooping ' " Is Brisk During Day. .- One of the coldest winds that has prevailed in this winter of cold winds, kept people on the street shivering to day:' In the face of a severe wind that'followed a night of seven above zero, shopping was brisk all day down town. " Thawing weather didn't de velope a condition that has been equalled but once or twice this year. COMPETITION OUTLLNED. Imbler Colt Show Entries Are Classi fied for the Show. Officials of the Imbler Colt Show to. be held a week from today, have is sued details so far as possible, as to the arrangement of competitive classes. All full blood draft animals will bt entered according to their breed. Shires, Clydes, Percheron, Suffolk Punch, etc., and the colts of one breed will not compete with those of another breed except in a sweepstakes prize fof the winner 3.' ": Grade colts will" be classed accord ing' to the breed of their sires and each breed will contest separately in the grades as well as in the full bloods. Ages of the competitors shall be is follows: Colts under one year, colts one yea? old and under two, colts two years old and under three. A special class is made for entries of standard bred animals of any age. .CnaMtil . nl.n tUVnM mill Via MJ.S 1 1. 1 wib Oliurf IIUUVKO 1 . 1 fcw Special prize of $5.00 is offered bj John Wells for the best colt exhibited sired by Highland Chief. Special prize of $2.50 is offered by the State bank of Imbler for the best grade colt under one year of age. , Other specials will be announced later. w SAVED FROM FLAMES ; London, Jan. . 29,-AAfrican liner Apnam is listed today among the ships mat nave .remaned, urowing tear is felt that others sunk in a storm ytoich raged for three days off the Morocan J coast. JAMES M'KAY DEAD. Former Lumber Company Employe to oe nunta nerc ouimay. , James McKay, rormerly- an em Iployee of the George f aimer dumber j i i i i. - : Ti .1 I I a. . i i 1 company, woo nus oeen in a roruanu hospital for some time, died early yes-! terday morning and interment wil! ' take place in this city tomorrow from i the. Bohnenkamp chapel at 2:30. The family home is at Benton street and North Alder. Phillip McKay is a son, and Mrs. McHugh and Mrs. Guy Warren are daughters. The widow these mentioned, and other near rel- atives, survive. i . The funeral, will be under the auspices of Modem Woodmen, oi which order deceased was a member. Little News O" the Day. ' St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 29. Former Chicago White Sox Pitcher Roy Pat- terson has a Hockey team at the Northwest meet here today. "Kalamazoo. Mich.. 28. This is McKinley .Carnation Day. which was jand' mcM eein'gl senatorial tradi establiBhed by JosepAdanra of thU tions and party poutics, is sure to vibjr. AiKtiiia uitsu in locrx. xiie vjtti na tion was President McKinley's favor ite flower. FLOODS VISIT Li ARKANSAS, WHITE AND FRANCIS SWELL, r ST. Hundreds Homeless and Seven Al ' . ready Drowned. 'Arkansas City, Jan. 29. Seven: are tuiowp to be dead in floods along the Arkansas, White and St Francis .rivers.' Hundreds are homeless. Conditions promise to be worse be- fone night.' .The rivers are at the highest stage ever recorded and are still rising, San Diego, Jan. 29. Cavalry detatchmen have searched the devested Otay valley for bodies of 50 believed to have been drowned when the Otay dam .broke and" sent a- 40-foot wall of water over a range of groves and little ranches - and which swept the valley cleans Everything is gone. Returning from the search later in the day,: the troops reported the entire valley is a morass of groves, ranches, houses, and dead bodies, The ; water-evidently traveled with express. train speed and everything in its path was'' doomed.- A drenry party of- refugees, who heeded early warn ings, fled. : They , started for. San Diego surrendering hope of finding re mains of their families. Since. Tuesday, night when the dam broke, a handful of refugee remained nearby, not sending any word of the catastrophe to the outside. Home From. Portland. .. Mr.' and Mrs. Harley Smith have returned from a 10-day visit in .Port-! 'land. AREAS WILSON CONTINUES APPEAL FDR PREPAREDNESS SUPPORT Pittsburg, Jan. 29. Before cheering thousands of people in Memorial Hall, President Wilson today struck a new Wow for his preparedness program.. "As your servant, representative that I am, I should not dodgaresponsibi lity" he said, and continued: "It is the duty of a public man to. hold frank counsel with the people he represents. I love peace, but peace cost some thing. The best way to maintain it is to gam the respent of other nations. It is hard to keep cool judgment when the world is running red with blood, and keep passion of sympathy under control of judgment. While we ad mire the zeal of professional enthus iastic, I wouldn't wish to have him guide me." . He reiterated his views that the nation must stand with her Southern neighbors against aggressions on the western hemisphere. He declared America does not seek territorial ag grandizement. CLUB WORK PROGRESSES Union County School See "Movies" . in Relation to Pig Clubs. L. J. Allen,' assistant state leader BITTER FIGHT TO KEEP BRAN; V DEIS OJJT WILL BEGIN '' .' ' AT ONCE. . JEWISH EXTRACTION IS CAUSING RADICAL DEBATE Appointment Will Be Confirmed by the Smallest Majority that Ever Le a Justice on the Supreme Bench LaFollette About the Only Mem ber of Committee in Favor. Washington, Jan. 29. The senate will approve the appointment of At torney Brandeis of Boston to the of fice of associate supreme justice, by ; the closest vote any justice was ever approved, it is reliably indicated to- j" a i ;i, ;nni;nn. ,tmn.i come. . Committee to Raise Trouble. It is practically certain the judic iary committee will hold hearings on Brandeis' qualifications. If his un fitness is not proven, Senator Weeks, of . Massachusetts, is expected to ob ject to the confirmation under the right of a senator to vote agaist any man of his state who is personally of fensive. - Privilege Club la Ready. ' President: Wilson is prepared to fight to sustain the appintment, and if necessary, will enforce the senator ial courtesy privilego to gain his end. Senator , "Bob" La Follette of Wisco sin, favors Brandeis. Weeks, Sher man and mith oppose him. . . ' . ., . It is- reported the question of pres idential nopiratlons enters into-., the consideration-by. these men.. . I'- Jewish, Blood Opposed. . . The raidcal ' isBue is bound to in trude because Brandeis is of Jewish extraction. . WOMAN IS WIZZARD. Champion Orange Grower Wear Overalls at Work. San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 29. Miss Susie . Stockschlaeder, formerly - of Rochester, N. Y., who wears overalls while at work is generally regarded here as the champion woman orange grower of America. She is 22 years old. A few years ago she started ranching with five acres and noth ing worth mentioning growing on it but herself. Today that land and other acreage she ecquired is produc- ing a nursery and fruit stock worth $15,000 a year. She has 35,000 budded trees. . Five thousand of them are citrs trees, ready for this spring's market... Ten thousand more of them are growing for a later market. When any. of the mere men farmers are at a "Susie." If they do what she says, loss for information they go and ask usually they make money by it; they say. In . the groves the girl wears overalls and a blue shirt, and does as strenuous manual labor as any "hand" on the place. cf Industrial club work in connection with O. A. C. extension, has just completed. n tour of Union county in which he visited all such rural schools as are provided with electricity and there cave moving pictures and slides of work being done by industrial clubs. At this time he Is especially promot ing pig clubs. This work is nomin ally under the schools of the county, but the college assists and provides contestants with instructive litera ture. "I am pleased with the spirit shown by banks in their willingness to loan 'money to boys and girls with which to buy ipurely bred hogs for th work" said Mr. Allen last evening on completing his trip. "The Work is progressing very nicely in this coun ty and we expect some keen competi tion next year among juvenile hog raisers. The college will send out bulletins from time to time to each club .member; and will give especial attention to home curing of meats and provide a first class swine periodical for the father at the same time that fs instruct and aid the young peo ple." Mr. Allen, will go to Wallowa coun ty next week and then to Umatilla county. 44"44"4a4a'4444j . .. . 4.1 GERMAN CONTROVERSY . SERIOUS AGAIN; Washington, Jan. 29. -Dip-' lomatic relations between Amer- ica and Germany are graver than anytime since negotiations began, a high official has stated. Although Secretary Lansing do- u ,'cd the issuair.e of an ultima turn. It is known events of tit i past r1 week brought Germany and America close tin the break 1 ing point. Wilson's action in rejecting concessions by Ambas- sador Bernstorff Tues lay created a grave situation. The German embassy said this con- 1 stitutcd Germany's Use words in the Lusitania case and Wll- fon has insisted on a compluce 1 . disavowal. ALONZO DUNN DEAD. Pioneer Citizen, Aged 80, Dies Sud denly During the Night. '. Death came rliddenly about 1 o'clock this morning to claim the life of Alonzo G. Dunn, father of L. L., C. S., Ed and iWill Dunn, and who was for many years a citizen of La Grande. The deceased was 80 yeart of age. . He has been making hU home chiefly with his sons Chas. and Lute, and it was at the home of the latter that he passed away. The remains are now at the Bohnen kamp chapel, pToparatory to ship ment to Laramie for interment. Thai city was formerly the home of the de ceased. Though 80 years of nee, Mr. Dunn was able to be about almost up to the time of his death, walking down town frequently for . exercise. His death was a shock to his family , and friends. . v TO JF FICIATE DEDICATORY SERVICES SUNDAY TO BE SOLEMN. Elegant Vestments to be Used First Time Program is Ready. The new CUholic church of Our Lady of the .Valley will be solemnly dedicate) tomorrow . morning at ten o'clock toy ths Right Rev. Chas. J. O'Reilly, D. D. Bishop of Baker, as sisted by a score of priests from vari ous parts of the state. The cere monies proper to the dedication will be conducted privately at nine o'clock according to the ceremonial of ths Roman Ritual. :, The doors will be opened at 9:40 and a solemn pontifi cial mass will be celebrated, at. ten o'clock. Elegant Vestments Initiated. On this occasion the set of vest ments made of cloth of gold, costing $1,500.00 presented to Bishop O'Reilly by the Catholics of Eastern Oregon, on the occasion of his silver-jubilee will be used for the first time in La Grande. The dedication sermon will 'be preached by the right reverend bishop. The officers of the .solemn pontifictal mass will be as follows: Many Priests to Participate. - Celebrant Right Rev. Chasv J. O'Reilly, D. D., bishop of Eastern Ore gon diocese. . Assistant' priest Rev. ' P," .. J. O'Rouke of Heppner. . Deacons of Honor Rev. Jois". Sch midt, Wallowa, Rev. John Wand, North Powder. ' Deacon of the Mass Rev. ThpS.'J. Brady, Juntura. Sub-deacon of the Mass Rev. Peter Heuel, Joseph. : Master of Cemcronies Rev. H. J. Marshall, Jordan Valley. Thurifer Rev. P. J. Driscoll, La Grande. Mitre bearer Rev. P. F. Joye, Pen dleton. lAcolytes, Rev. A. J. Loeser, Baker, Rev. J. F. Costello, Portland. The Children's choir will sing and the offertory solo, "Ave Haria" Miss Henrietta Foley. Structure is Magnificent. The church of Our Lady of the Val ley was commenced in September, 1914. The corner stone was laid October 29, of the same year. 'The structure is built of pressed brick with terra cotta base and trimmings. The style of architecture is the modified Norman Gothic; $40,000.00 has been spent in tho erection and equipment of this beautiful church. There are seats for 400 (people. The stained glass windows donated by members of the congregation are harmonious .nd 'beautiful. HOLLOWELLS COMING AGAIN Teople Whose Music Have Often De lighted La Grander, Rebooked. Once more the Hollowell Concert company is coming to La Grand. Tho Elks have tnken them on for Februn'1" 7th, and announce that dancing will 'follow the concert until 1 o'clock. This company has been here often enough to convince the most skeptical that they "have the goods." Cold Delays Plunge.'' Because of the , prolonged cold weather and general shortage of wa ter, the Y. M. C. A. plunge will not be refilled for several days. COLLEGE DAYS OPEN MONDAY; STAGE IS SET GATHERING OF FORCES TO ' GUIDE DESTINIES OF WEES . TO COMMENCE MONDAY. ) FARMER SMITH FIRST ' BIG SPEAKER LISTED Commercial Club Awaits Date Wh Biggest Thing of Its Kmd Begins in This City Important Events of the Wieek Stand Out Above Others Song to Start Wheels. All details are now fully arranged for the Farmers' and Homemakers' week beginning next Monday. Dur ing the past week . Fred B. Currey, ' .secretary of the Commercial club has . visited nearly, all the outside locali ties and has been assured of the In- terest and co-operation of the resi dents of the county as far as it li practicable to render aid toward the success of the meeting. Barring un--usual conditions there is certain to bo a large attendance from all localities , in the county. Monday's Program. - The opening day's session will be gin at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the following is tho program for tho first day: . 1:00 p.- m. Mjusic Baritone and Soprano Duet, "Still of the Night," (Gotze) Mr," and Mrs. Birnle. Address of Welcomo Mr.. F, J.j Lafkv. City Manaeer. ? k' ' . Response-Jprof. R. D. Hetzel, Di rector of. Extension Service Oregon Agricultural College... r , . . ..Address of Welcome---Mra. .' Goo. Cilbert,' President 4 j,' La. Grande Neighborhood ' club. , ' ' , -. ;. Response Miss Anna M. ' Turley, Extension Specialist in Home Econ-: omics O. A. C. ' . 7:30 p. m. Muse Piuio Solo . Miss Harriet Young.- . .. Address ."Home-Making" "Farm er" Smith Agriculturist of the O.-W. R. & N. Co, . '. Note 'AH' meetings Monday will be';:., held in . the auditorium of the Metho dist church. '';. . .' . : ("! '. ;- Good Roads Day. In connection with the general ideas in regard to farming and home-mak-j ing, one of the important: days of the week will be Friday when the' ''Goodi? Roads" movement wilt have full swing, At thiB time there will be formed, a-'s permanent good roads V organisation-' for Union county t" This is -to he -the sequence of the recent '.preliminary,' meetings in behalf of the good roads movement. At this- time; also, will -be read the essays from the school students and the prizes for the same ; ; will bo awarded. .'.,? ! , '.-'" O. A. C Day Saturday. Saturday, the last. -day y- of , the , meeting is to be especially an O. A. C. , day. At this time Psis'dont Kerr will , be present and a committee of the O. A. C. alumni have the Saturday spec ialties in charge Te.'it sommlttee con sists of Hugh McCall, Roscoe Neal . and Chas. Reynolds. 'They have sent out circular letters to all former O. A. C. students and alumni in which they call for a meeting and re-unlon.-It is expected that there will be a general response. This re-union fea ture is to close with a banquet In the evening at which time there will be speeches by President Kerr and other prominent O. A. C. people. The cir cular closes with this important in junction: .''- -, "Since Oregon Is dry and we are unable to get the liquid spirits why not get the old O. A. C. spirit and be on hand with your Zip! BoomI Bee?" : r Plates for the banquet will cost the surrKdf fifty Njehts. J Arrangements have been V made wliereby -those who enter babies ire the eugenics contest, whtcn win be con- ' ducted Friday all day on a basts-not ' before attempted in Eastern Oregon, can pay their 25 cent entrance fee when they register at trio snow rri day. Men Break Safe; Seen ' Dubois, Pa. Jan. 19. W. W. Haven, of Summerville, Jefferson ;- County, works nights and was on his wav home from work in the morning when he discovered two rrihbers In the act of breaking into ithe (podtof fice. ' The robbers held Haven un at the point of a revolver while they bound and gaged him. 1 Then they drilled the safe before Haven's eyes and blew It no with so much dvnamite that the interior of the ibuilding was badly wrecked. The robbers gathered up $100 In . money and stamps, forced Haven to accompany them to the outskirts of the village, and then set him free. He sprend the alarm at once, but the safeblowers made their escape.