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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
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' II1UUIIU I IUI1 I war News Of One Year Ago . Appaan is listed today among he ships , ..... 7... ,
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COUNSEL SET OUT REASONS
; PBOMPTING APPEAL FOR
- SUCH AN ORDER.
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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.
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CRUX OF COUNSEL CON-
- TENTIONS IN PRAYER
J. FOR INJUNCTION.
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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)
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.