La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 03, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(Statute lEtiimttuj PHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT AOS. MAIN 37 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS LA QUA2sTDE, ORKQOX, TlUriisiU V, JANUARY 3, 1918. PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 VOLUME XVII. NUMBER 113 HEADS PORTUGAL'S NEW GOVERNMENT HUN WATCH. TOWER HAS FOUR STORIES SOCIETY GIRL WHO BRAVED BOMBS E IS PRESIDENT ASKED TO HELP THE FARMERS r OF RUSSIA ft r: ft if v V. y NETO REGISTER mm: J. D. MCKENNUN GOVERNMENT CHOWDER ASKS' HflEN OFTWENTY PLANS 0FC01ISSI0N MAT GO AWRY ANNUAL MF.IOTING IS 11101,1) AM) OFFK'liltS AUK KLIHTFI) FIRE CHIEF CAYLOR TENDERS RESIGNATION' Fred It. Currey 1h Fleeted General Manager ami Robert S. I ',11 Kin, Municipal Judge Annual lU porls Received. ; ' ' The annual meeting of tho City Clmmissiou was held hist night. J. D. McKennon was elected pres ident of the Commission, the position 1 held last year by Vincent rainier. Fred 13. Carrey was re-elected general manager' and Robert S. ICak ln municipal judge. Tho resignation of C. 1'. Cuylor as fire chief was received and accepted. Mr. Caylor resigned on account of being called Into tho railroad ser vice. His successor haB not yet been appointed by tho city manager. A petition for a gas tank on Fir Btreet by Oeorgo Ruby wan granted. A petition for a sidewalk on U avenue was referred for Investlga- tlon. Tho matter of tho appointment of an orflclal scavenger was discussed and referred to tho city attorney for an opinion. Annual reports .were submitted by city officers. , Tho matter of grading G street from Fourth to tho cemetery was taken up and grading ordered to start at once. City Manager's Report The city manager's report follows: To the Honorable Commission, City of La Grande, Oregon. Gentlemen: Herewith I submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1917. This report is not complete, but is simply intended as a jenerEl summary. The complete report and financial statement will be made as soon as tho city books for the year are closed and the annual audit made. This will be done some time during this month. Tho budget, for 1!M7, as adopted by the commission, authorized an expen diture of $80,700. Of this amount we found it unnecessary to use some $17, 000, in other words, this amount re-, verts to the general fund and will bo used to reduce-the warranted indebt edness. On January 1, lil 7, the city had a warranted indebtedness of 613.81. As soon as the treasurer is able to issue a call and apply the bud get saving, our present warranted in debtedness will be reduced approxi mately the amount of the burgcl sav ing. By cleaning out the septic tank, wc were able to save nearly 7,01111. This amount had been provided by the bud get for tho construction of a new tank. Since pumping the tank, the same has been working in satisfactory manner, and the new tank is therefore unnecessary. The water department shows a tidal income of $27,81.'iX. This .-.mount was sufficient to provide for the lea ver Creek pipeline sinking fund and all water bond interest, pay its main tenance cost and have a balance of (Continued on Pago 6.) Mr and Mrs Wright Home From Tcxa: MR AND MRS WRIGHT Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Wright re turned from Texas yesterday. Mr. Wright was qui to badly Injured there by being run down by an auto mobile, Mrs. Wright, being railed im mediately nfter the accident. lie Is at bin home now imputing rapid ly, nble lo be nut but unable to at tend hia bushier.:! yet. Mr. Wri-.-ht is a member of the La Grande In vestment Co. here and is well known. Mr. Wright says he had a narrow cscapo hut that the Oregon ozone In his system and his nigged consti tution pulled him through. Senator Smoot Has War Revenue Bill WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. A complete reconstruction of the war revenue bill will be sought by Senator Snioot In a J bill he plans to Introduce in a J few days. He says It will rim- J. ! Pllfy matters and produce -J more revenue, aw simplify the -J-inrnmo tax provisions and hit excess profits herder. It will ! not change Income taxes much. PROF. SlDONlO PA'ES'. Professor Poes Is the leader of tho provisional government which haa Just been established by the "Republicans" who overthrew the government of Costa. Pacs was formerly Minister of IPubllc Works and Justice FIRE BREAKS OU! AEW IN LI ( AGUXTS Altli SlCAKlil- l.(j FOR KVIDKXC7 OF CFADIAIilSM NORFOLK, Jan. 3. Fire Blartod anew in the ruins of the business section and is threatening to spread. Meantime the federal agents arc searching for evidences of Incendi arism. Sailors and marines patrol the stroets and tho navy yard3 are heavily guarded. HOOVER SAYS PRESIDENT IS WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Chairman : Heed of the Senate probers charged Hoover usurped authority under the food law in fixing wheat prices. ; Hoover replied, everything he had done had first been approved by the President. He considered the measure 1 empowered him to net in big emergen-it-ies. He maintained the wheat price had been stabilized. I o . IIRDER ESPIOMGE CHUIGE PORTLAND, Jan. . Julius Rhu-hci-g, a wealthy More randier, is held under an espionage charge. It i3 al leged he advised a registrant with tier man relatives to throw up his hands, go to the German trenches, tell of his connections, and promised he would be well treated. 15 'B : ROME, Jan. Il.The Teutons bombed two hospitals iiack of the line, killing eighteen patients. ItOSTON PLANS I.AISOHATOIiY FOl; TIIK KTTDY OF SPLIOCII ROSTOV. Mass., Jan. 3. If you live In Indiana and ray: "Ko-ko-ko-li'i-Vuiiii)," come to lloston. Plans are underway here today for the establishment of a 20, 0 0 0 lab oratory for the study of speech, and correction of Its defects. The insti tution will he one of tho most un ique of its kind. I'.verything from baby lisping to eonfiimed stuttering will bo Included In the curriculum. From what ran be learned ip ad vance one of the few defects In spccrli that feldom can bo cured is the malady that causea the speaker to say "bawtii," when ho means "bath." Tlie laboratory will be directed by Dr. Walter 11. Swift or the laryngol ogy department of Harvard Univers ity. Musical Compositions Wanted. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 3.-rn rirder to obtain the best, musical setting for "Oregon, My Own," the nfrielal song of the organization, the 'Oregon Federation of Women's clubs has inked musicians or the Hate to submit manuscripts. These must be in the hands or Mrs. A. Gleblseh C72 Halsey street, Portland, by Jan uary 20. ORFOLK RUINS DICK OF H i FARMERS M5H1J All).': SAS FARM LOAN BOAKO $100,000,000 NEEDED TO BUY FARM LOAN BONDS American Agriculture Nerds More Capital to Increase V.ir Time Pro duction and to Replace. Foreign Money Withdrawn. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The Fed eral Loan Hoard in its first annual rcoprt to Congress declares American agriculture faces a serious financial situation, nnd recommends authoriz ing tho Secretary of the Treasury to purchase one hundred million dollars' worth of farm loan bonds, if neces sary, this year, and resell them to in vestors, in order to "provide tho basic industry of America with the capital necessary to incrense wartime food production, stabilize interest rales and i encourage bond purchases." j The board declares, millions of for eign money invested in American farm I mortgages will be withdrawn, owing to the war, while funds of American corporations and investors are kept more liquid or arc invested in more attractive fields. The hoard asks, the maximum loan limit be raised to $25,000. Government Asked to Send Body Home An effort, is being nir.de to hare tho body of liert Andrews, member ! or the La Grande hospital unit who j died in France, returned hero fori burial. Dr. M. K. Hall, chairman of the Red Cross chapter, at tho request I or the family, has telegraphed to the Wnr Department In the effort to learn whether tho body can be re turned to La Grande to receive the honors that his family, friends and Die citizens of La Grande and Union county wish to pay the dead hero. District Exemption Board Holds Meeting The district eveuiptloiiu board, of which N. K. West is chairman, F. S. Ivanlion, secrelary, and Walter M. Pierce, ,1. F. O'Colnell and Dr. ('.. T. Ilacon ineiuluTs, met' yesterday to begin its work in connection with the draft. The local board has already begun the classification of the registrants. The district board then passes upon these classifications on appeal. Tho decision of the district board is final as to Industrial exemptions and de ferred classifications. Miss Murray, after spending some time in Portland, returned lo her home in Enterprise this morning. Miss F.llsworlh and. Miss Staccy were passengers lo vin-em., wnerc they will visit friends. THE BAND M " t t -r at Tit" 5. H , . ' " V "i. , Ci I. k 1 Mid shot and shell, with the rcgiir.er.tal hand blaring martial ntralns and the troopers cheering, Auw rod this village which they had wrested from tho Ilochea In the Vpros region. Th. "triumphal entry" Is not a thing of modern warfare, and this photograph shows ono of tho few t. .fi.ir. in this war. Even while the march continued the German guns kept dropping shells among thR ruins. Smoke and dust from one oi them -an be reen behind the used la the p';oigr-ipii. 3ut Ji or tlllerylng did not lesson the enthusiasm of tim vinori.in. "Anints. s jr isr, If the top story ot this German watch tower is o'aot off, the 6b sorvor still cun do his spying from 4ho third story then the second, and first. Tho photo was taken from a German prisoner. Count Luxburg Is Held To Be Insane HUIONOS AIRIOS, Jan. 3. Count Litxliurg is Insane, ac cording to aulhoiilies after a prolonged observation. They say lie has been eccentric for a decade. .Luxburg lias been Interned. j ! j j ! j j j j j j JAP FREIGHT ON FIRE IT SEA PACIFIC PORT, Jan. 3. Americnn vessels are raciuv to the assistance of the Japanese freighter Sliinyo Maru Second, nn-.v.-cring win-less messages reportim' the. vessel afire and threat ened with destrtn tion. The vessel carries no passi-mrers; there are sixty in the crew, and she c.-trries a mis:vl laneous cargo, enioute to Japan. Slu is believed to be off Hawaii. i i:ii;i!AL inc omi: tax isi-i-;i nit: is iikim-: Fietel:er lb Cnudy, income tax In spector for tile V. S. Treas.uy tin pal Uncut, is in L.i Crande lor tln'o weeks to help the p -oi l.- of Union county iiiak. out I heir- income tax retains, lie liy:-, liecu tendered and has arcepted llle ie,e of all office by the La Crandu National tiallk in the re:ir of the b;n!:itu; rooi. LEADS A SOISY TRIUMPHAL ENTRY "".5 t PROVOST MARSHALL WANTS TO . l.VtitlOASF. CLASS O.N 10 LIST WOULD ADD 700.000 HEALTHY MEN, HE SAYS AU .Military Xe(l;i for Present Will lln Filled From ChiNs One Others Will P.e Unified fur Wnr Work. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Provost Marshal Crow-dor in bio report to Secretary of War Raker urges the Immediate registration of men who have become twenty-ono since the draft law went, into effect. Ho says that doing this annually will add 7110. !HK) healthy men to class one yearly, eliminating taking those in the deferred clarslfleatioiia. , ile expressed the b. " ' that It will bp poaslbla to fill ail military needs from clans one. Skilled labor ers and farmer!) will bo ilrafled from the deferred classes if necessary for war work. lie - requested an amendment ehnngliig the quota from a popula tion basis to the basis of tho number of class one men in each district. j County School SuiVt ; 1 Attends Convention County School Superintendent A K. Ivnnhoe returned this morning from Portland and plunged Into a desk full of mull. Mrs, .Ivnnhoe gre itly enjoyed her trip lo Portland to attend the state teachers associa tion convention of which she Ib a member of the executive committee After the convention sho went lo Salem lo attend n meeting or the state examining board of which sho In also a member. lUtAINAtil'l WIIFK OPIONH Fanners' Week Is Now On at Oregon Agricultural College. COliVALI.IS, Ore., Jan. 2.- Lect ures by Professor K. R. Jones, Ciov ernor Wilhycoiube and U. S. reclam ation service officials are features of tho programs of the Oregon Drain age Congress, which opened hero to day as one of the numerous conven tions of Furmeru' Week at the Ore gon Agricultural College. Another leaturn today Is the open ing of n polato show. Prizes are to be awarded by Portland business bouses in a wide array of competi tions. With regular sessions adjourned for the week, all departments and In structors of the college are at the disposal of Hie farmers and their wires aiid-lhese people are making good use of III ih- lime, specializing III atudies that will Improve their knowledge of the branches they fol low for a livelihood. Judge (). S. Reans and daughter, Miss Alice, of Knlerprlso, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fowlci. i. ) f ' ELSIE,, 3TE.V.EHS MIbb Stevens of Newport, n. r. end New Jersey, lhaa Jujit returned from her work, as a nurse In the American Hospital In France. The Sir!, a member of one of the most prominent New v Jersey families, won high praise for her daring and bravery In working fearlessly in tones within range of the fJocho mlllery and bombs. . NOGALES, Mexico, Jan. 3. Two hundred, including several Americans, were reported killed, many injured, nnd do'.ens of women raptured when the Yaiiuis raided a train south of Guainas Wednesday. Few details have been received. OREGON GETS CREDIT FO S . WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. :!.--A rcniurknhlc patriotic fervor in Oregon is reported. For every hundred drafted, one hundred and fifty-four volunteered. In other stales the ratio is sixty-five volunteers lo one hun dred drafted. Germans Repulsed Says General Haig LONDON, Jan. V. General llaii; reporls heavy enemy artlllerying eiiHt of Fphey and the repulse of German invaders, southwest of La basee. FliFNCII NKGItFSK STARTS A.'l'l-POWDi:HIJ CA.MPAHiN PARIS, Dee. H, Illy Mall.) -A piiblie-iiIilrlt'Ml 'ii'tieliwoinan lias written lo one of the colonial papers appealing lo Froiieliwonieu, and es' pecially ParisP'tllies, lo abandon Ihc use oT face-powder. She estimates Hint, theivhy tiiany tons of tire, from whli ll the "poudre do ik" Is extract ed, would be ecnnniui.ed. The wriler asserts that never III her life has she used powder on her face, ''he ver acity of tier asi-ei-lion is guaranteed by tlie fact (unfeelingly divulged by a newspaper man) that tlie iady In quertlon is a Fieni-li nei;ress, whose husband rereully was beaten In the local elections. I'.ItriiSII TOMMY WiilTICS A SO(i I'Olt SAMMIKS liy J. W. I'LCI.Klt I Fulled I'reiiM Stuff Col l-e.'lloiMb lit i WITH Till-: AM Kit 1 CAN KXt'DI'! TIONARY ARMY, FHANCF, Dec. :!. - lily Mall.) Here's a real sou,.' of the Saiuiiiies, written, composed and perpetrated by a lirltlsh To-miiiv. It has just drifted down to our camp from the RiMlnli flout with tlie in structors who are tear-hlim Hie Sam mies how to bayonet the Hoebe. Let. her slip, Profersor: They are "the Ragtime Army, They come from tlie U.- S. A. They cannot niureh, they cannot shoot. What bllnkin' use are they? put when they et In Ilerlln, The Kaiser ho will nay, "lloch! lloch! Vein Cotl! Vot a bloody Tine lot, Are dose boys from the U. S. A." TWO HUNDRED KILIFOJRI OF YAQUIS PATRIOT! I'ORlCKiN MINISTER : TROTSKY SAYS (iKRMAN PROPOSALS ARE HYPOCRITICAL B0LSHEVIKI WILL NOT CONSENT TO THEM .Soveil Fxecutivo Committee Urges ; German" People to Assert Their Rights Germany Reported to Be Preparing Way for General Peace Move. ' PETROGKAD, Jan. , 3. Foreign Minister Trotsky told a specially called meeting that Goi-many's peace proposals were hypocritical, and that tho Bol8heviki could not consent to them. - .- '- . PETROGKAD, Jan. 3. Tho Soveit executive committee rejected the Ger man peace plan and passed a resolu tion to the German people, urging their assumption of the right to ne gotiuto a general democratio peca, ami declaring the German torms evade tho principlo of no annexation, no In demnities, and hence are unacceptable to Russia. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. The en teute and neutral' diplomats believe Germany is paving the way for real defitiite peace proposals in. two months, so liberal that the allies mUst consider them. , . v ' ... They believe the present Gorman peace propaganda is designed to cre ate u peace atmosphere bo the world will be in a more receptive mood for a real offer. Entente diplomats, how ever, agree with Americans tho offer will not include elimination of Hohen zollcrnism, which will be a prime re quisite to peace. v . . , . , ' Albert Lv Palmer . . . Writes From France (Letter from Albert L, Palmer of tlie La Grando Hospital Unit to W. D. Long.) Somewhere In France, November 14, 1917. Dear Daddy Long: Truo to my word I am writing again. Wo havo lert the land of the freo and Bailed to the shores of France, and thence to the vicinity of tho battle torn country where an occasional roar of cannon Is heard. Little tho natlvus reallr.0 the hor rors or war (Americnn), and the necessity to answer tho "call to the colors." I recall tho several arguments we had over this present crisis and must admit you wero correct In many of your assertions. While the need Is urgent, tho civilians of the U. S. ft. will not awaken until the shadows i of death envelopo their homos!' then the true call will bo realized as es sential. " i. '" ' I The "Sammy Hoys" as the French i havo nicknamed the American sold- '. iers, are well fed, clothed and paid. It. Ik astounding when tho private In the U. S. army receives ovor 1.00 ! a day while tho French soldier con- 1 tents himself with five cents per da. ' Quite a differenco. . ; While the conveniences are not like those enjoyed at home I am per fectly willing to stick until wo win. ! WJili best wishes and regards to l lie hoys, I remain, j Your little pal, I ALHKRT L. PALMER. O.LMcNown Is Happy Somewhere in France (Letter from Orion L. McNown to Chas. Denny of The Observer staff.) Nov. 23, 1917. Dear Charley Received your letter yeiferday from the good old United j Slates, and it sure was welcome. Well, I am somewhere in France. I lieunot say where. I sure am getting I fat, weight about 1.10 pounds, if not I nuito. 1 ! Had a fine trip on the boat, never g .t sick, but felt a little feeble a tlnic lor two. The trip got a little tiresome; e. uld see nolliing but water for scv jeial days. When we got on land We jsiiw some of the prettiest country I ever saw. It isn't very cold here. The grass (Continued on 'Pago Three.) THE WEATHER ' PORTLAND, Jan. 3 The 4 United States weather forecast: "Rain." .j. .j. .t. .... . . . . . 4