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VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1917.
NUMBER 165.
LET'S MAKE 1917 LA GRANDE'S BEST, HAPPIEST AND MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR
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WRITE A NOTE
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GENERAL TONE OF GERMAN
NOTE IS EXPECTED TO
BE FOLLOWED
MAYBE MORE DEFINITE AN
SWER IN REGARD TO TERMS
Press of Great Britain Generally Ap
proves the Answer to Germany and
the Decision to Continue the War
But Some Concern Is Felt Lest War
Be Held One of Retaliation.
JJY ED. L. KEEN.
London, Jan. 1. (United
Press) With every word of
the Allies reply to Germany
being approved by the press,
public attention centered to-
it i n ii
Cay on lUSt now naUCU IU1T11-
t.r the entente would go in "1"" to a:t as chief justice of the
specifying its stand in reply STeV" the history f the
to President Wilson's note. ' '.
The general belief wasiSek Nw Cross-Country Run Record.
i j. ai a n i .,4- San Francisco, Jan. 1. (United
that the Allies, having out- PrMK,w;th 'fflSt f ono,
lined in a broad general way distance runners as has ever been as
in.the German note the UOSi- scmbled here prepared to start in the
tion thejr must adopt regard-
ing Germany's peace pro-
posals, would make thirre-inew
ply tO America a sort 01 SUp- M. Wyckoff. Chicago distance
plement Which WOUld gO runner, and the two California cham
more exhaustively into tlie(Pions 0Iiver Millard and Bobby
tpt-ttkj inrl TOirnrWo niimnt- vluSht- are picked for possible record
terms ana purposes animai- performancea. The race atart3 at the
ing the Allies in their deter- Ferry Building, takes a course
minatioil to continue the 1 through the city, cuts through Golden
war. In some quarters itspark' and ends near the Seal
was neia xiiat tne reply to
Germany was a full and suf
ficient answer to America.
Most officials, however,
expressed the belief that
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England and the Allies
Should Set their position be-
lore the neutral world even
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more explicitly by amplltl -
Cation in .the note to Amei'-
ica.
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There are only a few notes
Cf criticism in the general
chorus of anm-oval in the Al-!
lies' answer.
One was com
ment in the Daily News,
Which feared faulty trans- Grande. Pendleton East Oregonian.
-,4.- , j. tt.i:i. 4.u' E. A. Horstman is a business visitor
lation into English Of the from La Grande.-Pendleton Tribune.
Prencll WQrd ' Sanctions ' ' in Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Rumble, of Port
the note's text might lav Al- land formerly of Elgin and Joseph,
lies open to charge of vindic- TzluTt
tiveness. The News pointed spent the holidays with Mr. Rumble's
cut some newspapers trans
lated the word as "penal
ties", some "retribution",
others "reparation". French
word "sanctions", .the News
asserted, is rather a syno
nym for "guarantee" rather
than blunt threat of punish
ment, which probably would
stimulate Germans to fight
to the last rather than sub
mit. The Manchester Guardian
approved the substance of
the note, but severely criti
cized the language as "un
dignified", almost "abus
ive", and asserted such ex
pressions in the note as in
sincere proposals were hu
miliating blemishes weaken
ing the general effect of the
note.
Thermometer 18 Above.
Tho air was full of light snow this
morning driven by a heavy wind.
Tho thermometer last night regist
ered 18 above. The coldeBt dav of
the cold spell so far has been Decem
ber 29., when it registered 4 above.
Chief of Police Has
Resigned His Office
.1. C. Ardery Turns in Ilia Resignation
to Take Effect Tomorrow Night-
Lou Kayburn May Succeed Him.
Chief of Police J. C. Ardery has
tendered his resignation as Chief of
Police, the same to take effect tomor
row night.
It is expected that he will be suc
ceeded by Lou Rayburn formerly of
La Grande, and now night police of
ficer of Pendleton.
Mr. Ardery has been in ill health
for some time, and he proposes to
spend the next thirty days taking the
milk cure, which consists of living en
tirely upon a milk diet, under a phy
sicians supervision.
Rat proofing All Buildings Suggested.
Chicago, Jan. 1. (United Press)
It costs the United States ?65,000;000
a year to feed the rats in this coun
try, according to Health Commission
er Robertson today. This is for food
consumed by the rodents and does not
include general dostructiveness which
mounts into big figures. Or. Robert
son urged a city ordinance requiring
ratproofing of all buildings.
Lansing's New Chief Justice.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 1. (By United
Press) Justice Franz Kuhn today
automatically became chief justice of
the state supreme court, under the
seniority rule. Kuhn is the youngest
yiodified marathon race here today,
mnnv unnrt. fnna pynprtari to Ren the
new year's birthday celebrated by a
recor1 for 7i w'ies(. cross
Personal Mention
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I Mrs. John Shea, wife of John Shea
the airbrake instructor of the o-w.
system, formerly of La Grande, is
,heF? on a.v'sit- , .
I Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Knight and Miss
!P T. XayIori of La Grande, registered
at the Cornelius hotel in Portland Sat-
i uray'
Thomas F. Coward, of La Grande,
was regiBUtTei at the imperial hotel,
Portland, Saturday.
p- - Shirley, of Enterprise, was a
Salem visitor Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Struve have Te
turned from a visit with friends in La
parents.
F. D. McCully and wife of Joseph
were in this city yesterday, en route
from Portland where they spent tho
holidays.
Dr. J. II. Thompson, of Enterprise,
was here Saturday evening on pro
fessional business.
Ex-District Attorney Eberhard, wife
and family came in Saturday evening
from Joseph where they spent the
holidays with relatives.
Representative Fred Ashley, of En
terprise, accompanied by his wife and
child went to Portland Sunday enrouto
to Salem to establish quarters for the
coming session or tne legislature,
which convenes next Monday.
Mrs. L. A. McAllister and family
came in Saturday evening from Jos
eph where they had visited at tho
home of Mrs. J. A. Horan, formerly
of La Grande.
Mrs. Herbert Browning and son re
turned from a holiday visit at Enter
prise with her parents Saturday even
ing. H. McGoldrick and wife, of Imbler,
spent Saturday evening in the city
shopping and visiting.
Charles E. Cochran and family, of
Portland, spent the week-end here
with relatives. Mr. Cochran wns for
merly head of the firm of Cochran &
Cochran, now Cochran & Eberhard,
an s is now prominently connected with
the legal department of the O-W. R A
N. Co., and a leading attorney of the
state. .
LATE NEWTSBY WIRE
Son of Harry Lauder Is Killed at the Front in Europe.
London, Jan. 1. (United Press) Captain John Lau
der, son Harry Lauder, the famous Scotdii comedian, has
been killed at the front, it is announced. .
Cutter Protector Is Blown Up, Loss of Life Unknown.
London, Jan. 1. (United Press) The cutter Protector
has been blown up, a Lloyd's dispatch declared. The num
ber of lives lost is unknown.
Villa Decisively Defeats Carranza Forces at La Cruz.
El Paso, Jan. 1. (United Press) In the biggest bat
tle in point of number of men engaged since Villa regained
power in northern Mexico, the Villistas decisively de
feated a column of government troops sent by General
Murgia to halt the northward progress of the bandit forces.
The battle occurred at Lit Cruz, the first station on the
railway north of Santa Rosalia, according to reports ob
tained by United States authorities here.
Near Riot Follows
Arrest of Waiter
Police Officer and Arrested Man Fall
Down Stairs Another Police Of
ficer Uses Billy and Crowd Is
Against the Policemen.
D. K. Ford was arrested Saturday
night charged with disorderly son
duct for fighting with Charles De
Pugh at Rex Hall during the dance.
De Pugh was later arrested and
charged .with resisting an officer. It
required both Officers Christiansen
and McLaughlin to arrest Pugh.
, Christiansen and De Pugh clinched
and fell down the stairs, when Officer
McLaughlin ended the mixup by hit
ting De Pugh over the head with a
'billy.
The sympathy of the crowd was
with De Pugh and the officers nar
rowly escaped being mobbed.
R. S. Eakin Retires
as Supreme Judge
Supreme Justice Robert S. Eakin,
of La Grande, has tendered his resig
nation on account of ill health. Gov
ernor Withycombe has tendered the
appointment to Wallace McCamant, a
prominent attorney ana Republican of
Portland. Judge Eakin would have
been chief justice had he served this
next term.
CONGRESS ON LAST
LAP OF ITS RACE
Army and Navy Bills Passed Appropriating Huge Sum,
Federal Reserve Banks Founded, Danish West Indies
Purchased for $25,000,000, Federal Farm Loan Act
Passed, Railway Legislation Unfinished
Washington, D. C, Jan. 1. (United
Press) The short session of the six
ty-fourth congress is on the last lap
of a whirlwind race. Following is a
revrew on what has been accomplish
ed and something of what remains to
be done.
These, measured by public interest,
are the most important legislative
tasks accomplished by the sixty
fourth congress:
The army and navy bills carrying
appropriations of gigantic sums, a
long step toward preparedness.
Establishment of Federal Reserve
banks to eliminate danger of finan
cial panics.
Purchase of Danish West Indies at
a cost of $25,000,000, another stride
towards preparedness.
Federal farm loan act, of great in
terest to farmers and intended to aid
them in securing necessary capital at
I a fair rate of interest.
$75,000,000 for Roads.
Federal good roads lnw, provide?
$75,000,000 to be used in improving
national highways.
Federal Trade commission, a "go
between" in matters between the pub
lic and corporatioits.
Workmen's compensation; ship pur
chase act, a movement toward a real
merchant marine. Child labor law.
Railway legislation looms up as the
biggest piece of unfinished business.
Strenuous efforts are being made to
rush the railway program through
The corrupt practices bill, providing
for publicity of campaign funds, is an
other important bill op for a speedy
News and Personals
From City of Joseph
Holiday Season Is Marked by Much
Gayety, Partis and Visits of Out-of-Town
PeopleWilliam Scott In
jured Snow Falls on Friday.
Joseph, Jan. 1. (Special) Ben
Meek returned home on the 21st to
help Walter Yandell in his barber
shop. Mr. Meek has been attending
the Molor Barber College in Portland.
William Scott suffered a painful
accident Wednesday, when, while
pounding he drove a nail into his
kneet. Although still very sore the
in jured member is getting along nice
ly. Mrs. H. F. Tyler expects to reopen
her boarding house about . the first.
Mrs. Tyler is noted for her fine cook
ing. Mrs. Ethel Naramore, of Geneva,
Oregon, arrived Wednesday from
that city to visit her sister Mrs. Shan
rafelt. Ben Moon, our progressive Chinese
restaurant man, came back recently
from a ten-month trip in China.
The cold snap which we experi
enced on Wednesday and Thursday,
was followed by more snow on Fri
day. The snow is now about a foot
deep, making lumbering profitable
ar.d sleigh-riding enjoyable.
consideration.
The judgeship bill, which would re
lieve from service judges reaching the
age of 70 after ten years' service, and
who by reason cf physical disability
are unable properly to discharge their
duties, also is set for early hearing.
The fate of the immigration bill,
with the literacy test attached, which
was recently passed by the senate, is
hard to predict. President vetoed a
similar bill. It is rumored an effort
will be made to pass the bill over any
possible veto.
Woman suffrage and national pro
hibition have been reported by the
house committee but it is impossible to
say when either bill will reach a vote.
Other Measures.
Other important measures due for
early consideration are: The water
power bill, having to do with the leas
ing of power-sites on inland water
ways; the flood-prevention bill carry
appropriations of millions for flood
prevention along the Mississippi and
Sacramento rivers, and the Webb ex
port bill, which would permit combi
nation of American exporters for par
ticipation in foreign trade in an ef
fort to meet competition at the end
of European hostilities.
The line-up of Republicans and
Democrats in the senate will be slight
ly altered in the sixty-sixth congress,
Democrats losing one and reducing
their working majority to 13.
The line-up of the house is still in
doubt. The result of the fight be
ing made in North Carolina by Britt,
Republican, and Weaver, Democrat,
may decide the question of the ma
jority in tne lower branch of con
gress. '
New Officials on Duty
First Time Tomorrow
Legislative, Judicial and County Offi
cers Will Begin Terms for Which
They Were Elected.
Tomorrow will see soma new nffi.
cials at the court house.
The newly elected officials including
the legislative officers are as fol
lows: Senator, 21st district Walter M.
Pierce. ,
Representative. 24th district Fre.l
S. Ashley.
Representative, 25th district Chas.
Albert Small.
District attorney John S. Hodgin.
County Commissioner (W. J. Town
ley. Sheriff Lee Warnick.
County clerk Kenneth McCormick.
County treasurer John Frawley.
County assessor U. G. Couch.
County school superintendent Mrs.
A. E. Ivanhoe.
County surveyor Arthur Curtis.
County coroner J. P. Graham.
Justice of peace, La Grando district
Arthur C. Williams.
Constable. La Grande district I.
W. Faulk.
In the sheriff's office.
nick's face will be familiar to all those
who used to see him at the citv re
corder's office. Kenneth McCormicK
will be at home in the countv clerk's
office where we will all miss Ed
Wright. Mrs. Ivanhoe in the county
school superintendent's office, Mr.
Couch in the countv assessor's office.
and Mr. Frawley in the county treas
urer's office will be at their posts as
before. District Attorney Hodgin has
returned from his few days' vacation
in Portland for the Christmas holi
days and will be on duty in the morn
ing. Technically he assumed the reins
nis autnonty today.
'W. J. Townlev. as countv enitimis.
sioner, needs no introduction to the
Union countv nublic He will Tib n
the job and as capably as in the past.
Arthur Curtis will assume the du
ties of countv survevor and J. P. Gra
ham "will be the county coroner.
Arthur C. Williams, iustiro of tho
peace, and Constable 1. W. Faulk will
look after the business of the La
Grande justice of peace district.
Strike at Baker.
Baker, Ore., Jan. 1. (Special)
What is believed to be a rich copper
strike has been reported from the
Blue Jacket and Queen mine at Lan
dere, Idaho, just across the Snnke
river from Baker county, John C.
Rogers, of Huntington, who has n
lease on the mine, is said to have un
covered a chute of high-grade ore.
Sunlight the Remedy.
Chicago, Jan. 1. (United Press)
Sunlight, not dazzling electric lights
in the loop, is the remedy for Chiva
go's immorality, offered today by Rev.
John P. Brushingham, new head of the
moral commission. Sun baths and out
door music are needed, he said, to ren
ovate the souls of the city's immoral.
O.-W. R. & N. Line Open.
No. 17 was two hours late todav:
other trains on time.
Three inches of new snow fell be
tween Kamela and Umatilla.
It was snowing and drifting also
this morning at Telocosct and a
heavy wind blowing. The rotary has
kept the line open bo far.
The Royal Neighbors installation
will he held on January 12 and will
not be a joint installation Thursday
as announced Saturday.
News From Joseph
The $15,000 dam, which is being
built by the Associated Ditch com
panies, nt the foot of Wallowa Lake
is progressing nicely and is just be
ginning to show how large it really
is to be. In its length, which is one
hundred and ten feet, there will be ,
five head gates. The height is twenty-two
feet.
The National Stock company, which !
baa been giving the performances j
here for several months, announced j
that the Thursday night show would i
bo the last of their performances for j
some time, as they had lost two of
the members of their company. This
was a very high-class company and
were usually greeted with a good
house.
Three of our local young men, John
Desler, Shelby Jennings, . and Elwin
Kernan, expect to make a trip to Los
Angeles,, Calif., soon.
..Mr. Roy McCully left Saturday for
a" few days' stay in Portland.
IGHT FEARED:
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CAPITAL OF ARIZONA IS SCENE
OF THREATENED CLASH
BETWWEN ASPIRANTS.
BOTH WILL MAKE INAUG
URAL DAY ADDRESSES
Hunt Refuses to Surrender Office to
Tom Campbell, Who Holds Certifi
cate of Election and Locks Himself
in Capitol Building With Armed
Men.
Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 1.
(United Press) With both
Governor Hunt and Tom
Campbell sworn to perform
thieir duties of the governor
ship, a serious disturbance
is expected when the two
clash for possession of the
state capitol. Hunt, who
claims Campbell's lead over
him was due to fraud refuses
i to surrender office until the
jiecount has been completed
and he, with armed men,
locked himself in the capi
tol. Campbell by virtue of the
certificate of election in
tends to make an inaugural
address on the capitol bal
cony and his supporters are
preparing to make a strong
fight. A party of cowboys
arriving to fight for him
against Hunt's miners. Hunt
'hasn't the backing of the
Democratic party or . the
Democratic State Central
committee, a hasty confer
ence repudiating his stand.
New Year's Day Quiet. ;
New Year's Day is passing off
quittly in La Grande, the weather
.keeping many people at home, and
moot of the business houses closing
tfor the day.
Basketball This Afternoon.
The Baker basketball team did not
khrrive until 10:30 this morning and the
game was postponed until 2 p. m.
Personal Mention
Miss Angie Hoffman, who has spent
the past eighteen months at the home
of J. M. Burley, will leave tonight for
her home in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. A. W. Brunsdon, sister of Miss
Anna Alexander, left today for her
home in Starbuck, after spending the
holidays with her parents in this city.
V. N. Nason, representative of the
Boise-Payette Lumber company, is in
the city visiting his sister, Mrs. Stella
Ingle. He expects to return to his
home at Cascade, Idaho, tomorrow
morning.
Rev. J. J. Laherty, S. J., of Gon
zaga College, Spokane, Wash., is vis
iting Father Driscoll and will assist
him at services on Sundoy and Mon
day. Mrs. H. A. Noyes has concluded her
visit with Mrs. Upton H. Gibbs an
left this morning with her litt'o
daughter, Rachel, for Stanficld, wherj
she will make a brief visit before go
ing on to her future home at Hepp
ner. Miss Pauline Lcderle returned re
cently from Seattle where she visited
Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker, and Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Winans. Mrs. Tucker
was formerly Mrs. Ladd of this city.
While there she was fortunate in see
ing David Griffith's masterpiece, "In
tolerance," which was presented at the
Metropolitan theater. She states that
it was without doubt the most won
derful thing that she has ever witnessed.
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GOVERNOR