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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XV
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1916.
NUMBER 224
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CLEVELAND MAN WILL BE
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II. I. BAKER IS
WILSON'S MAN
FOR VACANCY
. APPOINTEE-ELECT WAS MAYOR
OF CLEVELAND FOR
FOUR YEARS .
CONSPICUOUS DURING
BALTIMORE CONVENTION
Was Offered, But Refused, Position
of Interior Secretary When Wilson
Formed Cabinet, and for a Time
was Attache to Postmaster General
in Cleveland's Second Term.
Washington, March 6. Newton D.
. Baker, former Mayor of Cleveland,
and prominent in Democratic circles,
is the President's choice for secretary
, of war to succeed L. M. Garrison, re
signed and Mr. Baker has announced
at Cleveland that he has accepted
President Wilson's offer of a portfolio
in the cabinet. ' : . .
After -first intimating that such
would be the case, and assuring cor
" respondents that a nomination' would
be made at once because of the fact
General Scott's term must expire next
Saturday, the White House admitted
that Baker was the President's choice.
Baker Much Sought For
Baker has twice declined the secre
taryship of the interior when Wilson
formed his cabinet.
"Baker retired from the mayorship
of Cleveland January 1st, after four
years of service. He was private sec
retary to Post Master General Wil
son in Cleveland's second administra
tion. Prominent At Baltimore
During the Baltimore convention he
made a fight against the unit rule,
practically assuring Wilson's nomina
tion and he led ithe minority of the
Ohio delegation. He is 45 years old.
Baker Is Flattered
Cleveland, March 6. "I will go to
Washington within the week. The ex
pression of the President's confidence
in me is certainly most flattering,"
said Baker today in admitting he had
accepted the offer.
Is Known As a Pacifist
The most important item in con
nection with the announcement is that
Wilson has picked a pacifist who has I
always been known as such and is still
a member of several peace societies.
ADVOCATES GRAVEL AND DIRT
James Sills of Cove is in the City
Today.
James Sills, one of the old timers
of the Cove country, is in La Grande
today on business. In speaking of
the good roads agitation he said, "you
bet, we people of Cove, aire for good
roads, but we are in favor of some
thing we can pay for. The gravel
road and the good dirt road properly
dragged have impressed our section
of the county with their worth and I
believe it is the general opinion that
this manner of making roads is suit
able amd satisfactory."
LAND OFFICE ACTIVE
Business Begins With a Rush
Monday Morning
Presaging a busy week, business
opened with a brisk tone in the land
office this morning and Officials Skiff
and Bramwell were kept busy attend
ing to the week's opener. William D.
Croghan of Baker, made homestead ap
plication; Levi P. Wommack of Echo,
an additional homestead application;
Charles Jones of Hamilton, a home
stead application; Guy E. Fairens of
Monument the same; Andrew Forbes
of Flora, an additional homestead, and
Henry A. Barret of Lema, an isolated
tract.
CHURCH CROWDS
REVERE BABIES
FIGURATIVELY KOW TOW
GROWING CHILDREN.
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La Grande Joins With Nation in Bet.
tering Baby Conditions Everywhere.
Madonnas hallow every home; .
O'er every roof where babies are
Shines hitrh and Dure a guiding star;
And mother hearts do always hear
Diviner music ringing clear.
And peace and love, good will on earth,
Are born with every Daoy's oinn.
Figuratively, La Grande yesterday
kow towed to baby. Along with the
other cities and communities of the
United States, church goers and
preachers revered baby. . Appropriate
programs were carried out and Baby
week was most auspiciously opened
here. Today the work was carried
out by programs in the city schools,
Nineteen hundred sixteen is baby
vear. The facts about Amercian bab
ies, the needs of American DaDies ann
America's responsibility to her babies
will this year be known as never be
fore, because this week is baby week
throughout the country. More than
1600 communities,, presenting
every state in the Vlnion, are observ
ing this week in order that during
these seven days the needs of babies
may be so presented that all parents
may learn a little bettor' how to care
for their babies, and all the citizens
will realize that they have ai special
obligation to safeguard the conditions
surrounding babies. And it is confid
ently believed by those who are in
terested in this nation-wide baby week
that the remainder of tho year will be
marked by a strengthening of all com
munity activities for saving babies'
lives and giving them a better chance
to grov to a heaJthy mutmrity. '-"--"v
The baby week idea originated' in
Chicago not quite two years ago. Then
New York had a baby week, and
Pittjur, land other ciffies. Smch
practical benefit has in each case re
sulted that the General Federation of
Women's clubs has undertaken to pro
mote tMsi nation wide observance.
State health officials and national or
ganizations interested in public health
and child welfare have taken up the
plan and in various ways are giving
it not only their sanction but their
active cooperation. The extension
divisions of the state universities
have promised special assistance in
interesting and helping baby week in
rural communities.
The federal children's bureuu be
lieves that baby weeK will give more
parents a chance to learn the accept
ed principles of infant care, and will
awaken every American to his re
sponsibility for the deaths of the
300,000 babies who, according to the
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BRYAN TALKS
LUNCHEON PROGRESSES WHILE
SENATE DEBATES
Street Car Strike in Washington Com
pels Lawmakers to "Hoof It"
Washington, March 6. While the
Senate today renewed discussion of
warning Americans on armed liner3,
across the street 20 representative
talked over the subject at a luncheon
with W. J. Bryan. -
The House has completed plans ta
vote on the proposition tomorrow.
Strike Makes Solons Walk
Senators and Representatives who
don't own automobiles, walked to the
capitol today. A street car strike has
halted all cars. Congressmen have
prepared resolutions demanding
immediate arbitration. A fleet of jit
neys is enroute from Baltimore.
House, Wilson, Breakfast
The President and Colonel House
breakfasted together today, House re
porting about the tour to belligerent
J countries in Europe. It is understood
I they conferred regarding conditions in
. the warring nations, House informally
j reporting results of observations at
t London, Paris and Berlin. Later he
will confer with the cabinet in a more
j detailed report..
HAIFA DOZEN
FORTS BEFORE
VERDUN RAZED
DISPATCHES CLAIM GARRISON
HAVE NOT BEEN
; CAPTURED.
GERMANS WAIT NEAR
PLATEAU FOR CANNON
After Having Once Withdrawn From
Douamont Plateau, Germans Are
Withholding Further Attack Until
Arrival of Artillery French Don't
Mention Berlin Claims. ' '
London, March 6. Official an
nouncements .from Paris and Berlin,
indicated that following ' repulse of
Germans on the Douamont plateau,
tjliey withdrew and didnt ; attempt
fresh assaults last night. They are
believed to be waiting heavy artillery
support of infantry before further
rushes.
Elsewhere infantry fighting has al
most ceased..
Berlin reported minor operations
north of Verdun; resulting in the
capture of 14 French officers and
934 men. Paris didn't mention this,
saying all infantry engagements wore
unimportant. "
. French heavily bombarded German
positions all night.
' Many Forts Shattered.-;
. London, March 6. Amsterdam dis
patches declare that Forts Devaux,
Detavennes and Modlainville, defend
ing Verdun, are almost completely
destroyed.'' At noon they were still
unoaptured. It is also reported that
10,000 Germans were heavily repulsed
with considerably slaughter, in at
tempting to throw pontoon . bridges
across the Meuse in the vicinity of
Samogneux.
Official Berlin dispatches early to
day didn't confirm the report that
Fort Diezhe was stormed and cap
tured after artillery preparations had
ruined it.
Chicken House Attacked
Some marauling species of animal
raised a disturbance in Alvin ' P.
Snapp's chicken house last night.
None of the chickens were lost but
the place is littered with feathers.
Mr. Snapp thinks itwas a badger that
'did the work as there was a hole bur
rowed from the bottom of the chicken
house six inches in diameter and the
intruder had disappeared from all in
dications by the same route he mado
his approach. A trap will be placed
at the opening tonight.
Former La Grander From Portland
. W. D. Arnold, one of the early saw
mill men of this section and formerly
county commissioner, is up from Port
land as a witness in the timber fire
case now on trial in the circuit court.
Mr, Arnold has not been here since
the past four years and says that La
Grande looks good. This weather is
no worse than it is elsewhere and
while disagreeable, Mr. Arnold says,
will be good for the country in the
outcome.
George March, aged 24, and of
splendid physique, was killed yester
day on Cabin creek near Palme
Junction when a limb crashed upon
him. He died an hour and a half
later. March was at work felling
trees for a contractor for the Grande
Ronde Lumber company, and when
his tree fell it caromed against an
other, dislodging a limb which fell
upon the workman. Imprisoned in the
deep snow, he couldn't escape the
blow.
His parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
March, live in North La Grande,
Aside flrom the bereaved parents, he
is survived by two brotfiers and a
sister, of this city, the sister being
Mrs. Arthur Welton, a brother in
Colorado and a si9tor in California.
The last named parson will arrive for
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DOC." POISONER TERROR
IZES COVE PEOPLE.
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Six family pet dogs, one of
them a Saint Bernard especi
ally valuable, are known to
have been poisoned in Cove last
night and yesterday morning.
The city is up in arms and has
ruslied inquiries to the District
Attorney's off ice concerning tho
law in the mutter. The biggest
loss, probably, was sustained by
S. E. Forsstaom who has re
fused $100 for his Saint Bernard
which suffered.
On the light snow yesterday
morning Mr. Forsstrom traced
the dog to the store and back
to the house where the dose
allowed itself . Others to lose
dogs included Will Bloom, Dr.
McCrown, Mr, Hays, ' Walter
Richards and others.
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CITY LIVERY
More than a dozen horses wer0 re-1
moved from their stalls in the City
Livery at 1:30 yesterday noon with
choking smoke and flames licking at
men and beasts while the rescue work 'allowed the -insurance to lapse.
was going on, when the stable caught i "; f . 1 ' " V. '',
fire and was all totally destroyed, t "' ) Dairy Inspectors Diligent.
Wjhile there is no definite knowledge! '
oi now it started, tne names seem to;
have originated near or in the harness
i rooms, and once free from that space,
which fiaces on Adams at the inter
section of Fourth street, the flames
spread to the huge board shack like
powder, igniting some 30 or 40 tons
of hay upstairs and all but trapping
several horses. While all buggies,
both transient; and ham property,
were removed many of them were
badly scorched and the tops are burn
ed off three or four.
Only in one instance did the horses
refuse to seek safety when untied.
In this case the. animal was so bad
ly choked with smoke that it appeared
confused and only after smart whip
ping would it leave its Stall. Sev
eral, of the others three of them
boarding horses were overlooked in
the 'smoke until John Courtney, the
proprietor of the stables, arrived and
himself cut them lose. At that time
the fire was nipping at their nostrils
but it appears none were burned. The
blanket on one horse was burned
through but the horse itself escaped
injury.
Twd sets of expensive hearse har
nesses, one new, were burned, In ad
dition to several saddles, pieces of
harness and equipment owned by Mr.
Courtney. In the mele it is hard to
determine just what is burned uid
wnat is cast nbout by rescuers or
what the loss will be; The hay was
thrown out of the loft that the
flames might be controlled, and all
is useless enough except for bedding
purposes. The onJy insurance car
ded by Mx. Courtney! was a small
amount on tho feed. Nothing else
was insured. ,
The fire department had a stiff
fight on its hands. The structure is
a mere shell, dry and powderlike and
the great quantities of hay in the loft
made it .difficult to completely quench
the flames. The naked rafters, char
red and useless remain, (and por
tions of the walls still stand, . but
practically every part of the building
was scorched more or less. Hay,
pieces of harness, blankets, buggies,
tools and a motley mixture cover the
streets and vacant places nearby.
A clean sweep of the block con
sisting of Chinese quarters deserted
restricted disHrict, the St Louis livery
and other buildings was threatened
until the' fire department got the uri-
per hand. This is the second big fire
within a short time in that block
which is chiefly shacks and board
structures. excepting the big Foley
MAN KILLED
the funeral which will probably be
Wednesday.
The remains were brought in to the
Bohnenkamp parlolrs for burial pre
paration last night.
NEW MACHINE INSTALLED.
Arcade Puts in a Powers Movie In
strument Today.
The Arcade theatre today installed
a Powers mowng picture machine,1" ""m-UIl8S " nynearson.
. , . t, . . . ' They were accompanied by their
said to be the last word in picture moce nttle Miss Bern ice Gaunt. They
machine construction. It replaces an j will make their home on their place,
older machine which has been in use a portion of the old Rynearson home
in the theatre for some time. The stead, north of the river. They have
new machine will do its first work been residents of Portland for several
tonight on the "Battle Cry of Peace." i years past. . ,
RAID TERRORIZES ENGLAND
WAR MOVES TODAY
London, Mtorch" 6.A British mer
chantman, the Masunda, was sunk and
the crew saved. It is unknown if
the boat was armed.
(Petrograd, March 6. Two Russian
torpedo boats raided' the Turkish
shipping harbor at Trebizond, sink
ing several vessels.
Editorial ConjfessVm. 'Better in
terview this Lady Eglantine," sug
gested the managing editor of the
New York Daily Squash.
"Why, she's a hen. A hen can't do
anything but cockle.'
"Well, we'vo' printed worse inter
views.! Go ahead." ILouisvillo
Courier-Journal.
FIRE - GUTTED
building. The Blue Mountain hotel
was also located in that fire trap area.
W. D. Qrandy is the owner of the
building and aibout five' months ago
Dairy inspectors are getting very
strict.
iDuring the month of August of
last year there were hundreds of gal
Ions of cream seized, condemned, and
destroyed, both in Seattle and Port
lnd. It is .impossible to make whole
some butter out of spoilod cream it
is contended and inspectors are go
ing tv see that all bad -cream Ib de
stroyed .'in 1916. They insist that
cream must be dolivered twice HI week
during the warm weather; also that
it n.uot be properly cooled and cared
for. If this is not done tho oream
will be seized and destroyed, , In, that,.
case the dairyman would not only loce
the cream, but if he vrs a creaia-t
shipper he would also lose the express
charges on the .m, condemned,
- - ii crer.m in delivered twice a week
there is no trouble in , having top-
1K'auu rmm" """"'"Jf
ar by L Gnde .creamery
men. lhey say all utensils should
be thoroughly cleaned and scalded
after each time they are used. Warm
cream should be cooled before mix
ing it with other cream. Cream
should have plenty Of fresh air; this
can be obtained by placing a piece of
cheese-cloth over the top of the can.
In real warm weather the oream-cap
should be placed in cold water; the
top of the water being a little above
the level of the cream. ,
There is one very important thing
that most dairymen overlook; and
that is the stirring of thoir cream at
least three times a day. A man who
milks ten cows will lose at least $25.00
a year when his cream is not prop-
erly stirred. Cream or milk that is
not properly stirred will get leathery
on top; thereby making it impossible
to get a fair sample.
The important things to remember
are: Deliver often, cool cream quick
ly and keep it cool, absolute cleanli
ness, and careful stirring.
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Yesterday was stake conference
day in the L. D. S. church and a
gathering of church notables and rank
and filers listened to addresses and
reports during the day, topped off
with the Baby week program at night.
A Sunday School conference was al
so held at the same time.
Among the church officials high in
conusel of that institution are George
Albert Smith, of the quorum of 12
apostles, Joseph W. McMurrin, of the
first counsel of Seventy, and William
A. Morton of the general' Sunday
School board.
Portland Family Arrives.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Anderson
have arrived from Portland and will
hereafter be residents of La Grande.
Mirs.. Anderson is a native of this
vaIley nnd is betr known by her
TOTAL DEAD IS
12, WHILE 33
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NORTHEAST RAID FELT OVER
TREMENDOUSLY BIG TERRI
TORY LAST NIGHT '
FLEET SEEN TO CHANGE
ITS COURSE FREQUENTLY
One Old Woman Buried. But Unin
jured, Under Debris When Her
Home Was Wrecked One Graft
' Alone Pours Hail of Explosives Up-
' on Village and then Vanishes With
the Others, ;
. London' March 6. Zeplirt raiders
killed 12 and injured 83 while attack
ing northeast England last night, it
is officially announced. It is believed
three raiders participated. Bombs
were dropped at Yorkshire, Lincoln
shire, Hutland, Huntington, Cam
bridge, Norfolk, Eseex, Kent, and
elsewhere. Three men, four women
and five children were killed. Forty .
bombs were dropped.'
Homes' Wrecked By Bombs '
In the ruins of one wrecked dwell
ing, an aged woman bedridden for
seven' yeara," was found uninjured. A
few doors away a bomb crashed into
ttie roof of a lodging house, and all
escaped except one man aged 90 who
to
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The -aif fleet changed its cours"'
repeatedly, finally soaring in a huge
cricle, evidently uncertain of its po
sition. One detached itself from the
squadron and hovered, motionless over
the village, dumping a veritable hail
of explosives, then rose suddenly to
a great height and vanished.
OREGON CATTLE GO EAST
Baker
Man Expects to Ship 2000
' Head To Denver
; Baker March 3 The first install
ment of one of the largest recent
stock shipments from this city will
be made tomorrow, when F. A. Phil-.
' ...m nu: 1 Q nnH n4.tiA nn
' vi,, hnva t,ir,t hBfnr w
piBted terms for the purchase. They
are to be shipped to Nampa for feed-
ing and thence on to Denver.
Two other shipments of the same ,
number of cars will follow, one next
week and the other Inter, the total
number of cattle reaching close to
the 2000 mark. The sale of this
laTge number reduces Mr. Phillips'
holdings materially.
Fontaine Returns. r
Engineer Joo Fontaine, who has''
been running a helper at Kamela a .
couple of months and more recently
on a short lay-off, 'arrived in La
Grande this morning and will take
a passenger run on the same system
that is now in vogue. That Is he will
fnake his home in La Grande and do
the long swing from Huntington to
the Junction and then lay-over .here
on the return. Mr. Fontaine quotes,
"a lean hound for a long run," and
on this he bases his own opinion that
he will be enabled to adapt himself
to the new run. He has been a long
time in the railroad service, the most
of the time out of Ii Grande.
FROM PALMER JUNCTION.
Rain Has Helped Settle the Snow In
Northern Locality.
Palmer Valley, March 4. (Special)
Mr. Thomas came down to the Junc
tion this week after supplies for his
logging camp. -
Messrs. Hahn and Steers came down
to the Junction after supplies this
week.
N. N. Mason made . a trip to La
Grande this week nnd on his return
he stopped over in Elgin for one night
coming home the next day.
Messrs. Eckstine, Yack, Kamlbach,
Farrer, Harold and Mr. and . Mrs.
Steers were all visitors to the Junc
tion this week.
Mr. Bowery, of Island City, came
down to look over his holdings this
week, returning the same day. He
will come down to stay just as soon
as the roads are in condition to travel.
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