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1 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1916. NUMBER 49. RS OFFER TO TRY 8 ft mmnm MANAGE HOUR PLAN iiiv, i-iAioim5 TRAINMEN TAKE NEWEST PROPOSITION FROM THE Washington, Aug. 16. Railroad employees who are about to walk out and cripple transportation over the wnole United btates, have a new proposition from the managers to consider today which may mean commercial peace. The decision hasn't been reached but is under dis cussion this afternoon and may come to a successful con clusion tomorrow in what promises to be the most dra matic scene in the history of American labor. This scene will take place in the East Ihe proposition is this: auopi an eignt-nour day lor a trial period, but instead of paying time and a half for overtime, will continue on the present overtime basis. (This is pro rata, and not time ana a Jiair, or, in other words, straight time added to the regular day's pay). This proposition was announced to the 600 division chairmen who have been in presidents of the brotherhoods were in Washington. . W. 5. Carter of the Firemen's Brotherhood carried the news to the delegates. No definite decision has been reached but the proposi tion is under consideration this afternoon. Trainmen in sist the president or the managers must outline a method of investigating the eight-hour day and let the trainmen aeciae u it is satisractory. Yesterday, evening word the 640 delegates to come to decision was reached would not aione oi tne .rresiaeiits ot each Brotherhood. It will be a dramatic scene, this, tomorrow, when President Wilson tells the railroad workers his reasons for believing no strike is necessary. The trainmen's dis trict chairmen conferred in New York this morning after' agreeing to meet Wilson tomorrow. The proposition of giving the eight-hour day basis with the present overtime schedule a trial is .the chief matter of discussion at New York and here today. Federal Mediator Chambers late today announced President Wilson will put a concrete proposition before the 600 members of the railway employees general com mittee tomorrow at the White House. Reduced to local terms, the decision of the managers at Washington to give the eight-hour day a trial, means this: Under present 'conditions the employees have 10 hours in which to bring a train from Huntington to La Grande and if delay is occasioned and the trip takes longer than that, pro rata overtime is paid. Under the new proposals, eight hours would constitute a day's work, instead of 10, and after eight hours pro rata overtime would be given at the rate of 12 1-2 miles an hour, but not time and a half as asked for. HUNTINGTON MAN DEAD Apoplexy Cause of Death Which Is Shock to the Town. Huntington, Aug. 15. Following a failing illness for several years F. M. Gaugh, manager of the local railroad telegraph office here, died suddenly at .3:30 o'clock Saturday mmnino- nf apoplexy. Mr. Gaugh had attended J.- 1 J. J? -i . tu jus usuiti uuties uuring tne aay on i'nuay ana fte and his wile had visit- oil with friends Fridnv evonincr lionr-o his sudden death caused quite a shock ! to his friends. Mr. Gaugh had been in Huntington for seven years. He was born in Missouri 53 years ago. The ', remains were sent Sunday evening to Kansas City, Mo., accompanied by his 1 wife, where burial will take place. Surviving him are his wife of this itv nnd his mnrhpr nnd eictar maid. ! ing at Kansas City. GOVERNMENT CREW COMES Light Keepers at Their Posts This k!".1 lru?n a8a " base to work from and Mr. McGrath .uternoon. remains here to give the necessary From the very peaks of Mt. Emily .comparisons. When Salt Lake is and Mt. Fannie sentinels of the reached, another established base will Grande Ronde valley will flicker sig- i be encountered and then Echo, La nal lights tonight in further prosecu-! Grande, Mountain Home and possibly tion of the government scheme to es-i other intermediate point9 will be giv tablish longitudinal, latitudinal and ' en final and accurate longitudinal and ozimuth readings for La Grande as ; latitudinal readings. a part of an exhaustive survey of the I coast now under way. For several German Strategy Again, days, as previously noted in the Ob- Copenhagen, Sweden, Aug. 16. A server J. E. McGrath has been taking i Swedish governmental order is post astronomical readings from on ob-; ed here todav orohihitinir the or. servatory in the O.-W. yards hore r,.l -a-hUn V, i -till U . I - ...... v v... point, triangulation 3chemerews are RAILROADS UNDER STUDY Room of the White House. The managers will agree to New York while the four was sent to New Yorksfor Washington, that whatever have the sanction of all, and arriving from the west. There are eight light keepers in the crew, two truck drivers, one chief and a re corder. One truck arrived last night with the necessary light keepers to es tablish the ozimuth readings and they are today at their respective Dosts. ready for the chief, who arrives this afternoon, to begin his readings thi3 1 airnn nr. Tf i. it- ...III I cwpcui.u it. win re-; mu" i nignis 10 mime the ob Servations. When the men have completed here inov wi" move on toward Mountain Hme continuing their work in much tne s&e manner it is to be conducted nere- . Mn McGrath, who is in charge of ne astronomical observations, has Dcen comparing notes with Echo, where an established base was creat ed wiui nana vtalla as an original base, and within a couple of nights, the Echo man will go on to Mountain Home, 'Idaho, and observations will portation of sardines packed in oil. It I. " 1" . ! . 1 'I'"1 wimur OUSIIICSS, Slll( wi Kll uinvuUIU LIU1L Vast fllianri. i Ssed on m'achine'gu?"8 vcmiiic PORTLAND GREETS HUGHES Portland. Aug. 16. Great crowds cheered Charles Evans Hughes, Re-1 publican candidate for president, as he prominaded the streets this morn- I ing. The Hotel Benson, where head-1 quarters were established, was thronged. He spoke to hundreds at I public reception there, and then was present at me Ad ciun luncneon, later attending a Press club reception. ' mi; c. t i . . I ims aiicrnoon iur. nugnes is tour- ing the Columbia highway and re-' turns to the Ice Palace tonight to speak to an audience estimated to be 10 000. im aaaressing tne Ad club Mr.u- " , ... v.- Hughes said : "I am a member of the'" i L0"" al'h0UAh5"lte.. In addressing the Ad club Mr.!ere ount Prl"cipa y mthis sec- Republican Ad club and for the urcs-i ent am its spokesman. A short time'? pomis. in y. are not army ago I was short on speech and long on ?orse?, Posslb,y will in the end go silence, ibut now I am lontr on snecch f5 mlI,tary Purpose.. Included in the and short on silence. The Treason for the change is I was mandamused in I Oregon " ' He explained why he refused to let ' his name enter the primaries, and said I e did not desire to run but preferred to remain in court. However he de cided later to answer the country's ill. He advocated sound and busi ness-like administration and outlined constructive program. FIRST HORSE ARRIVES. California Steed Is Here to Take Part !- . U I m mv jvui-eis "Magnita," owned by C. H. Wil liams of Eureka, California, arrived in ! La Grande today to take part in the , . i 1 . .', jurb lo tne picnic crowd, as did also " J -ul lurmer expiuineu tne game Magnita is entered in the 2:30 pace. Marion Davis of Union who reviewed, official. rhis is the first horse to come to La , historically, the career of the Union I "In case it should turn unusually Grande lor the Inter-Mountain circuit fir Mrv fnr thn r,.f f tu -.,n -. aitnougn tne regular schedule for the Mr. Lafky in his address touched ' would be prevalent from sources other circuit is now in Idaho. La Grande is j upon the troubles and tribulations at-! than hunters it must be admitted, but Ihe most convenient point of access j tending fire departments in big cities !'f hunters don't start them, the con vvT hu!'eka and that ' why Mr-.und sm;ill, nnd recommended that if ditions will be improved. For these vyniiams entry was sent here. Tho ! purchases were considered in a town ! reasons it behooves every man who . . " ".oi unions size a small chemical , put in condition for the event for wairon. left, in mnvonimt which entry has been made. More than loO other race horses will be m La Grande soon. , , ci.iirr-ix-- t n I.AIV. l KLII.Nt, LI. Elaborate Repairs and Overhauling ! Lnder Way I Ins Week. Various carpenters, plasterers, ! Lake sanatorium this week beginning i i.ai.ueis, eic, are worKing at tne not ; en ini.c vunijaiii ol improve-t menis anu repairs to tne institution "We are getting ready for lau ann winter husmcss," VV ti itifrtnn miw M.nnn..AH r re iieuuic MAINU I IX HAND! .ii wav has not in th Inns h,'ndfl guests now here, but the place need- ed overhauling, and it is getting in fine shape right now." MANY HORSES SHIPPED. Biir Consignment of Kansas City. . , . , , , , About one hundred and fifty head I ft"" whlch h.ave h,ceiK a,ssemb'ed '5fJi G"Kd" w'1 bc ded ou.t f?r ne east tnls evening. These animals ":u,mber. Tre tr.ouht hore from out- i1 are , several. millos wnlcn " X7i, V r P,U1F0SCS-. lne PUI cnascs nave been made 'by private lcr.a and .that ,they Bo. to Kansas 10 ? turne" ?le.r tor ""-'tary purposes is a probability. UNION HAS PICNIC. Firemen of Union and Friends Hear I -a Grande Manager Speak. Union volunteer firemen were hosts yesterday to a big percentage of rn,nF" VrOOUOrOUS union s population at a picnic in grove. Business houses were closed for the event, and it was I frnnnrnllir fl l.irp f imn i.nt.ni4. n:... , M,.n; tt I i i-b .' .i nip, unit, icjiui i,a vjil-y Saude Mackey,' "attended" the meeting from La Grande, Mr. Lafky where it could be quickly hauled by : automobile to fire, there to be met by j the individual firemen, would be a 3 j I good an investment as any. He point-j led out that a general utility man such I 'flR Sir A' 1 K!innvinl.nilihl fn inf nnlxJ man 0r tho like might have general supervision of the early stages of the fire, civini? wav tn the remilnr fin. men as they arrived on the scene from i places of business more remote than i would bo utimi ui.iita I J . ..w v. kllu 1111. man on the street contin-'This uauy : m nd a em"y d timc en" . wo iiuuiicu uut inui tne nrst vauowa countv Points and wi or- nnint n.- dntorminod nn,l . I two minutes at a fire lare-clv deter, ennv the nnlnit. in tho Oirictinn ! I t i i j the mines the outcome of damage church Sunday morning and evening, 1 veloped and one deuce set. The score: Air. J After tho Hnoernpa nnt fnntrripmrr n li-oo in. a .mi,,., M..it;n j r ioi .riDanaonea suiersible's FATE UNKNOWN BERLIN IGNORANT OF DEUTSCH LAND'S COURSE. After 11 Days, Time Needed on Out going Voyagc.'No Word Comes. Berlin. Ann-. lfiThB linif,i P,..'1Hlua.ns nave captured Austrian has leaded the Deutschland is un! heard from since she cleared Virginia Capes, 14 days ago. ller outward vovaire lasted 1(1 rlnwa , .. , i ri irt t , Skat n the Z in!"!" ,lZ '"J roundaoout course to dodge blot-k- a()er3 b She carries a powerful wireless but the German admiralty officials have i not expected to receive wireless mes-1 sages as the radio might betray the Dcutschland's whereabouts. HUNTERS WARNED. If Fires Are Kept Down, Season Will Not Be Curtailed. tf tinninra i ..f.,i ....t, .wU ,,. remembering always to avoid finnir the forest, sportsmen will not bo de-1 ihu ! Pr,fvthTlr hTUrK SZmn S S n"CGZ Ku:riSrSne Ty hunter the great need of keenniDr M,un fl. o,l ;r r, ,i t 1 away iheTe wMl be no ion to cur! ' tail the hunting season as was done nunts anu every lamny that goes camnimr '.safctv first- Ptnr in m:mi CHANCELLOR TO SPEAK. Union Meetings Sunday Night Will Hear Spokane Divine. A. M. Meldrun, chancellor of the Knoknne liniversiiv 1 1 !hi'it in .Initj.m in..M,, urn a in In ('r.,.,.l l.,t i visiting bis M-tiTm rripnrl T?oi. H. L. Ford of the Christian church. morning Dr. Meldrun left for " ' r ... niv U-fci, t-u. tJ 1 U-i. evln-'-, ... . , I This concludes the elimination j Ihe cnacellor is a man with strong tournament, and immediately there personality nnd a traveler of note, as .will bo a round robin handicap tourna well as being a gifted speaker. Iment begun. FEW CHANGES IN WAR I MIR III THE WEST MOST STUBBORN FIGHTING OF WAR ZONE ENCOUNTERED BY THE RUSSIANS. " Vj VON JAG0W DENIES A RUMOR OF AGGRESSION Danish West Indies Not To Be Mo- lested He Says, in Denying Rumors English Much Concerned Over i Reparation for Murder of English Captuin Italians Claim Advance. Berlin. Auir. 16 It is announced Russians weakly attacked north at the Dneister. Germans hold the Star awipczna height. Von Jagow today donied GermanJ intended to seize the Danish West In. dies as the first step in assaulting the wium-uo uoctnne. ne declared uer many doesn't intend to disturb, "Sov ereign rights" of any western power. omuuuru iii'Hisicnce uvercome.. Petrograd, Aug. 16. Desnitn the most stubborn insistence Russians ad vanced thoir lines on a 75-mile front from tho Carpathians to southwest of Turnaopol and seized two villages. South Brzezasany another Russian de tachment crossed the Zelota-Lipa river. Against terrific counters Rus sians have gained toward Halitz. Petrograd, Aug. 16. It is an nounced Brussiloff's Russian armies between June fourth and August third, captured 358,000 Austro-Ger-man prisoners, 1300 machine guns, 338 'bomb throwers and great amounts of miscellaneous supplies. Night at Pozieres Quiet. London, Aug. 16. General Haig reported today minor Pozieres en gagements, these hot changing the Somme situation. Italians Take Trenches. Rome, Aug. 16. It is announced TXlth " fS n T L?";nSear- Scatelna' iSan ,Ma.7Aan to0 i? Prl3?ners. "."iH'B'". i nra, tug. io. 'it is announcea French dispersed German reconnoiter- tEa? f'D :llamPa'8:nf ,lne night there was the calmest of the enti,e front- ENGLISHMEN OBDURATE. Reprisals for Execution of Fryatt Will Be Demanded. London, Aug. 16. Premier As quith has intimated to the Commons ilntain may not resume diplomatic relations with Germany after the war 'lltlfil Y,a i: for the execution of Cantain Frvatt ........ vwg ftmaci mimes lewuiuuuiisi whom th k j , because he had otf.i,i rr v... Asquith answered Sir Edward Car son's 1ue'y aski"B what course it wa - to P. after the war. H, was IT- iieB regling'tmero: i .....,. "l.""lL. ,Kl""".u".- ,M"ur memoer "t , '1?: murder'" The question went unanswered. Tremendous cheering broke out. TOURNAMENT IS ENDED. Dralin Defeats Lottes in Y. M. C. A. Finals Today. One of the harder.t-fouirht tennis matches played on tho Y: M. C. A. mlrt, nj nmhnhlv KitfnrU. ;'ou.t and Probably as bitterly con tested as any ever played in La Grande developed this morning when the finals in the singles tournament conducted this summer by the Y. M. C. A. club were played off between Rev. W. II. Drahn and Frits Lottes, both of whom had worked themselves into the finals by previous victories. Five sets, for a total of 4i games were played before the -winner was determined and Mr. Drahn carried off the plum. At one rally tho ball crossed the net 20 times
