La Grande evening observer., February 23, 1931, Page 4, Image 4

Monday, February 23, 1931'
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Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that
ore ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect be
fore God. Remember therefore how thou hast received and
heard, and hold fast, and repent. Rev. 3 :2, 3.
THE CUBAN SITUATION
f Unable to lose that feeling of the benevolent foster mother
toward Cuba, the ..United States worries more over that
country's economic and political troubles than those of any
other foreign country. Somehow or other Americans feel
a responsibility for Cuba's success or failure.
There was widespread regret here when the island gov
ernment suspended constitutional guarantees and suppressed
. Newspapers and free speech, but confidence has been par
tially restored since the newspapers resumed publication and
political prisoners have been released. We hope the country
fias now passed through the crisis and that there will be no
further disturbances of this kind.
I Cuba's trouble is no different from that of other countries
jtoday. Sugar is back of the island's economic problem. Over
production has forced the price below the cost of production
find has upset both tho planters and laborers. Her position
; will improve as soon as the world agreement curtailing sugar
-'production becomes operative.
But the Cubans are not waiting for something or some
body to come to their rescue. Realizing that their troubles
jre due to dependence upon a single crop and a single
product, they, are turning to diversification of industry, and
'they are new, exporting shoos, paints, dry gobdn and other
articles. 1
And the American tourist, who has come to the rescue
of numerous countries in want, is doing his bit. More than
100,000 tourists from the United States visit Cuba every
year, and assist considerably in filling the purses of many
of the people.
ft CRIMINAL CARELESSNESS
; The picture of traffic accidents and deaths in 1930 is
made increasingly clear by an analysis of the toll in compari
son with motor mileage and gasoline consumption during
the past twelve months.
' Last year 32,500 were killed and 9(50,000 injured which
was an increase over the preceding year, though there was
a considerable decrease in automobile mileage and gasoline i
consumption. Accidents increased 12 per cent, injuries 13 I
per cent and fatalities 4 per
per cent.
Ninety per cent of all accidents involved cars and trucks
which were in good mechanical condition. Roads were dry
and the weather clear in 80 per cent of the cases.
In accidents not involving pedestrians the driver was
responsible nine times for every one in which he was not
directly at fault. Where pedestrians were involved, they
were responsible three tinus to tho driver's one.
Excessive speed was given as the cause for 25 per cent
of all accidents, and reckless driving is blamed for another
17 per cent. Human carelessness and recklessness were
major factors.
A serious angle to the situation is that 90 per cent of
those killed were victims of drivers of more than one year's
experience, and that 97 per cent of all drivers involved were
more than IS years old.
1 The public hesitates to draw the conclusion that individual
Americans are unwilling or unable to comprehend their per
sonal responsibility in this matter, but what other conclu
sion is possible?
v ""
5 If the foreigners in this country who are communists and
favor forms of violent action against the United States
government would do the thing most logical and most in
keeping with the theories and opinions which they propound,
they would start on a race for the seaboard and take the
first steamer out of the United States. There is no law or
ordinance or regulation to prevent any discontented alien
who essays to abuse America and its institutions from leav
ing this country.
From another State comes
school with a "lxttIeM not a milk bottle. The principal of
the school, who knew his business, said nothing to the boy:
but what he said to that boy's father and to fathers of
certain other boys in that school was precisely what thvv
needed to hear. What many a parent IS speaks so loud thnt
the boy cannot hear what he SAYS. If all fathers were to
live exemplary lives there would be fewer boys go astray.
. How much easier our work would be if we put forth as
hutch effort trying:' to improve the quality of it as most of
us do trying to find excuses for not properly attending to it.
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SYNOPSIS: That AnnaheUl
S'Oerdling was murdered is evi
ct as the coroner's jury seeks '
to jlfflni who pushed over the
stone image that fatally crushed
her. The spinster's niece. Evelyn
Make, says that she and her
fiance. Lionel Duckworth, were in
the muslo room when Evelyn's
sister. Marjorio, brought them the '
iteie. Marjorio and Or. Kethcrton
had talked to Miss Qucrdllng in
the garden only a few minutes
bofore, and the doctor, denying
love lor Marjorie, evades explain
ing why her aunt told tltem that
' she would disinherit Marjorie,
should aha wed.' Major Urcsham,
Miss Querdllng's rejected suitor,
was near the total garden at the
' time, while the chaufleur. Green,
and Captain Htlrling, owner of a
car similar Jo that seen by Orccn,
: ara among others suspected. Su
perintendent Iticlimond promises
. Jlmmto Uuswcll, amateur delco
tive. surprise as the Oirucat ad
' iourns lor lunch.
Chapter 14
A CYNIC'S WILL
THE lio lice superintendent's
promised surprise did not de
velop when Major Gresham was
oatled as the Ilrst witness after the
noon recess. Ho told how lie haO
approached '.he garden to call on
Miss Qucrdllng and had learned ot
the tragedy. Spared the humiliation
ot revealing his unsuccessful pro
posal, ho was merely asked to
swear that ho had seen no sus
picious characters about and that
ho had no hand In the crime.
Leonard Duckworth, the next wit
ness, testified that ho had been
with Evelyn in tho sitting room
from tho time of his nrrlvHl until
news ot the tragedy came. He
mentioned tho figure seen crossing
the garden and told ot the .arrival
ot tho doctor and police. Admit
ting his engagement to Evelyn,
Duckworth said that, though MIbs
Quordllng had threatened to disin
herit Evelyn on her marriage, he
had told her ho could support his
wlto without help.
After Duckworth had "formally
sworn his Innocence ot the crime,
tho servnnts were questioned. Ben
Acres said ho had seen no one en
ter or leave tho house or grounds.
Tod Uroen, tho chauffeur, again ox-
plained his work on tho cor and
explained his absence from the ga
rage to. letch tho hamn'or. Again
ho told of tho empty car hs saw
outside tho grounds as ho hurried
for the doctor.
Tho , maids, Janet Itaynes and
Hotly Smith, lelnted their r.oings,
tlio former causing some amuse
ment by her admission ot listening
tu t lie singing. Each swore com
plete innocence of tiie crime.
Mrs. Prater provoked laughter
wlieu sho told of leaving her bed
directly tho doctor departed, but
ilonlod tho coroner's assertion that
she had disobeyed her mistress.
"Yes," insisted lUirbcck. "You
wero told to remain in bed."
"Np, sir. The mistress said stop
in bed till the doctor sees you.
And 1 did."
Tho next witness was the butch
er's ..assistant, Alfred Collett. He
I showed on tho plan the spot in tho
Inno whero ho and Daplmo Prater
met. Ills appointment was for 9
o'clock, and, while sho had kept
him wailing n few minutes, he was
homo again at about 10.
"Did nny ono pass you In tho lane
while you wero there?"
"Noa, sir leastways, not on toot.
Tlicro wor a motor car"
Tho car, ho told the coroner, was
going low aid the golf links. It
wasn't a big one, but ho couldn't
eo who wns driving, as tho lights
'MorauesuSns' were asked, but
he could not add to his replies. It
seemed probable that he had seen
tho car noted nttorwards as enuHv
by tho chauffeur, collett sworo ho
had not been lnsldo the gardens
and certainly had not InJureJ their
owner.
Every ono at Morrow Craig at the
time ot tho tragedy had been called.
Striding, who had hear.: the testi
mony, had not been questioned,
but It ho had not been on tho prem
ises at tho timo it was useless to
call lilm.
But this was not all. Sir. Charles
Morgan was cnllod, and - well built
man took the stand. A lawyer, he
practiced in Bradford, but had been
away nnd had just got in touch with
the polico. lio salt! that three
weeks previously lio had been sent
for by his clinnt. Miss Qucrdllng.
who told him tho lines on which
sho wished her will drawn.
"Thero wero many charitable be
quests, soma gilts to servants nml
one substantial legacy." ho said.
"Subject to these, and they reprc
To Contest Election
Of Senator Schall
ST. PAUL. Feb. 33 f.rv Decision to
contest the election of Senator
Thorn ns l- Schall. Republican, last
November, tn nn attempt to prevent
his being sworn In on March 4, wns
Farrell. chairman of the Democratic '
stale executive committee. :
Fnrrell Paid counsel would be cn- '
Kaed and would proceed to Wash- j
int;ton immediately to file charges,
against Senator Schall before the '
senate elections committee. Counsel
declared vacant ami a new election
wm as thai the senator it seat do
1 tailed
Charge to be brought against
Senator Schnll. it was nnnounced.
will be that he violated the corrupt
practices act of Minnesota and that
he violated federal laws by misusing
his poMul franking privileges.
Mcming of "Shibboleth"
A "sMI.hololl." Is n tost woril.
Tho word is Hebrew, meutiln
ear of corn r n stream.
an
Not
Ho
eland
i no largest pauHh-speakinj cny
in the world Is nit In Spain, hut tit
South America llitcuoa Aire.
HERBERT
ADAMS
sented about one-third ot the es
tate, everything was left In trust to
be divided equally between her two
nieces for their lives. At their
death It all went to charities.
There vas, however, a curious and
unusual condition."
They wore to adopt the name of
Qucrdllng. If either of the nieces
married she would immediately
forfeit nil Interest under the will."
Every eye turned to the two girls
whose fates and fortunos were thus
made so prominent
"Marriage would have operated
tho same as death. The money
would have passed to the selected
charities. 1 told Miss Querdllng
that such a 'clause would not be
legally effective. '
"She told me to carry out her In
structions, and 1 agreed under pro
test. Meanwhile I had obtained
counsel's opinion which upheld
mine. 1 told her again such a will
would lead to litigation, left It with
hen but begged, ber to reconsider."
"Can you say whether she exe
cuted the will!" the coroner in
quired. "No, I heard nothing more."
The coroner's next question was
listened to intently.
"If that will was not executed,
would a previous will be effective
or would there bo nn intestacy!"
"Thero was no previous will; so
there would be an intestacy and
the estate would be divided equal
ly among the next of kin in this
case, 1 believe, a niphew and two
nieces, and would pass absolutely,
not meroly with life interests."
Again the eyes of the curious
glanced nt the two sisters. They
might well hope that that strange
will had nover been completed!
"Havo nny steps been taken to
see what Miss Qucrdllng did with
the will?" asked tho corner.
"1 went to Morrow Craig this
morning," answered Morgan. "The
polico wero with mo. We searched
through Miss Querdllng's papers,
but we could not lind It. I saw her
placo It In a certain drawer in her
desk. It was not there."
"You think sho may have de
stroyed it?"
"It would seem so, but It con
tained a list ot bequests,' ;are!ully
planned, and 1 should not have ex
pected her to destroy that.".
"You nro suggesting that the will
is lost or lias been removed?',:
"1 am only suggesting," said the
solicitor, "a more complete search."
There were a few more quest.ons
nnd then, as Morgan was about to
Icavo the box, tho coroner spoke, ,,
"What was that substantial leg
acy you mentioned?" - '
" A gift ot &000 pounds to a
friend, MnJorWJlbort-' Oresliafii?1.
Every one now looked at the
major, who tried to appear uncon
scious of tho new interest he had
caused. Tho coroner recalled Eve
lyn and Marjorio, who said they
had not known their aunt was mak
ing a will. Evelyn remembered
(hat Miss Querdliug was away on
tiie day Morgan said be had left
tho will behind. ;':
Coroner Burbeck in his summiug
up, explained thai the Juror3, it
convinced tho tragedy was duo to
an accident, had to rep rt accord
ingly. On tho other hand, it was
their duty to point to foul play if
tho cvldenco justillcd.
As tho Jury llled out, Jimrnlo
went ncross to Richmond, who in
troduced him to Morgan. Jimmlo
asked tho lawyer for on explana
tion of Miss Querdllng's desire that
her nieces remain single.
"As a young woman she was en
gaged to bo married," Morgan said.
"The man, a fellow called Blake,
bolted with her sister instead.
Blnko wns a bad lot. Ill-used his
wife and llnnlly desertod her nnd
tho three young children, and died
In America. His wife died, and
Miss Annabelle, to whom the father
had left everything, ndopted the
daughters. 1 belloo she helped the
boy, but sho sent him away. Sho
had no uso for men. and sl.o want
ed her nieces to help her mako
them pay for she had sufferet' "
As Morgan concluded, Roscoe at
tracted tho attention ot his supe
rior. Ho seemed bursting with
eagerness.
"What is ll?" asked tlchir.onil,
turning to him.
"I havo just seen lilm.- the man
that night outside tho hous.;.
"Who ilo you menu?"
''t-'o;':.''"!'.-'.f li'itf J- I! l.'.ppincott Co.)
It Is the stranger the constable
saw. but his stoty tn tomorrow's '
chapter doesn't get to the lury.
Scnate Passes Bill
For Franchise Tax
SALEM, Ore., Feb. D3 t.Ti The son
nto Saturday passed the Bennett
measure authorizing cities to levy ft
franchise tux of five per cent on
Rross earnings of utilities operating
without franchises. The vote was 35
lo 3. Those casting negative votes
wt're Bai.ey. Johnson and Spnuldlng.
The Bennett bill applies to the
city of Portland where the Pacific
Telephone A: Telegraph company has
oeen operating witnout a franchise.
when the last franchise expired the
company refused to accept n new one
proffered by the city, on the grounds
its terms were unreasonable.
Salmon Driven From River
One of tho most valuable of
j freshwater I'slt Is tho sMmon,
i which breeds In rivers nnd makes
! most of its immensely rapid growth
In. tho sort. Less than n century
j ii no the Thames produced t.ms
upon tons of salmon nnmially, hot
pollution from London has made
It Impossible for ih n ascend for
j iireemiij; purposes. .Not ono has
been ciiugM in the river for more
than titty joars.
Bills
INTROnrCKD IN HOUSE
HB 381 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating 108,824
for payment of salaries and expenses
of state library and supreme court
library. . i
HB 382 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriation 9244,152
for payment of salaries and expenses
ot department of state . sealer of
weights and measures under state
market agent, state tax commission,
state board of control and budget
division of executive department.-
HB 383 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $56,674 for
payment of expenses Incident to'
Primary and general elections.
HB 384 By Joint ways and means
committee. Creating revolving fund
of $5000 for secrtary of state to be
uced tn conducting examinations and
audits of all state departments and
institutions.
HB 385 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriation $83,335
for payment of expenses Incident to
state board of health and public
health nursing and child hygiene
under direction and control of state
board of health.
HB 376 By Joint ways and means
committee. Providing for per diem
and mileage of senators and repre
sentatives 'and general expenses of
tho legislative assembly.
HB 377 -By Washington and Yam
hill county delegations. Reimburs
ing certain farmers of two counties.
HB 378 By Joint committees on
taxation, revenue and assessment.
Relating to excise tax.
HB 379 By Joint committees on
taxation, revenue and assessment.
Providing for an intangibles tax.
HB 380 By Hamilton, Delap, Day,
Deuel. Chfrmock, Thornburgh, Bynon
and Bronaugh. Relating to hydro
electric commission in connection
with developments on Klamath, river.
PASSED BY IIOI SK
HB 113 By Peters. Providing for
attorneys' fees in actions arising from,
negligence on public highways.
HB 222 By Glass, Lewis and Mc
Calllster. Relating to professional
engineering and matters pertaining
thereto.
HB 355 By committee on roads and
highways. Regulating traffic on
highways and repealing certain sec
tions of the Oregon motor vehicle
law.
HB 253 By Bronaugh. To regu
late licensing of automobile service
clubs. "
HB 260 By Bynon. Licensing pawn
brokers and regulating their business.
HB 340-rBy committee on irrlga-.
tlon and. drainage. Relating to elec
tions in irrigation districts.
HB 348 By Joint committee on
ways and means. Appropriating $40,
.or Wnverly baby home.
HB 35 By Joint ways and means
ccnunittee. Appropriating $34,300
for control and destruction of preda
tory animals.
HB 357 By joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $30,000 for
geological and topographical surveys
of mineral resources In state.
HB 368 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $75,443 for
transportation of insane and pay
ments of expenses of apprehension
and return of fugitives from Justice.
HB 359 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $437,500
for payment of salaries and expenses
of circuit Judges, district attorneys
and deputies.
HB 3G0 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $166,408
for payment oi premiums and ex
penses of Judges and premium lists
at statd fair, Pnclfic ' International
Livestock exposition and . -Eastern
Oregon Livestock show at Union.
HB 361 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $271,630
for salaries and other expenses of
state supreme court and office df
attorney general.
HB 362 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $237,690
for salary and expenses of -the Ore
gon national guard and annual rental
cf military camp site at Camp Clat
sop. HB 363 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $159,635
for salary and expenses in connection
with state board of forestry, state
board of horticulture, defraying ex
penses of quarantining and combat
ting alfalfa weevil.
HB 364 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $99,021 for
payment of salaries and expenses of
office of state engineer and state
reclamation commission.
HB 365 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $500 for
defense of the suit of the Jnlted
States against the state involving
title to Malheur, Harney and Mud
lakes.
HB 366 By Joint ways and means
committee. Appropriating $106,704
for payment of salaries and expenses
in connection with office of stato
dairv and iood commissioner and
Oregon state livestock sanitary board,
Including indemnities.
SB 56 By Woodward, Hall and
Representatives Andrews and Knapp.
Providing for acquisition of forest
lands by state.
SB 61 By Franciscovich. Relating
to liens on fishing gear for manual
services, and providing for Hens upon
said gear for work and labor per
formed by animals.
SB 110 By Burke. Relating "to
adulterated fo'od.
SB U2 Bv Woodward. Relating
to consolidated school districts, title
to property, bonded Indebtedness,
liability, etc.
SB 113 By Dunne. To prohibit
throwing, dumping or placing of any
rubbish, trash, refuse, etc., upon pub
lic thoroughfares.
SB 122 By Carsper. Relating to
interstate bridges; election laws ap
plicable, voting bonds at general
'election, time for filing petitions,
etc.
I go 129 By Carsner. Relating to
preservation of ballot stubs.
1 SB 130 By Carsner. Relating to
preservation of election records, bal
lots, etc.
I SB 13a By Carsner. Relating to
petitions for election against dogs.
running nt large, time for filing,
etc.
, SB 133 By Carsner. Relating to
election precincts.
SB 136 By Carsner. Relating to
primary election ballots.
SB 1140 By Carsner. Relating to
' county bonding act: time of filing
petition for election upon question
of issuing bonds for road construc
tion. SB 141 By Carsner. Relating to
ballots.
SB 145 By Bailey. Relating to
purchase of supplies by state board
of control for state Institutions.
SB 216 By Btllingsley. Enabling
county courts to lease county owned
lands.
SB 224 By Joint ways and means
committee. Establish tine rate of re
imbursement to be allowed officers
and employes of state for use of pri
vately owned motor cars for state
purposes.
SB a;tt3 By Bennett and Repre
sentatives Chlnnock, J. H. E. Scott.
McAllister. Providing for and re
in ting to construction, reconstruc
tion, pnvirii;, improvement, repair
and maintenance of certain roads
and hichwavs.
j INTKOItlTKIl IN SEVVTK
SB 3U3 By Kddy. Relating to
'width of countv roads.
I iSB 304 By Btlltngsley and Mll-
f lev. Creating the Yale bird refuge
' tn Malheur county.
SB 3t5 By revision of laws com
mittee. Relative to appointment of
guardians for. Incompetent and In
sane persons. .
SB 306 By Wheeler. Relative to
reports of claims to county clerks.
BE 307 By committee on agricul
ture. Defining Ice cream.
SB 308 By Judiciary committee.
Relating to liens on chattels.
B 309 By Judiciary committee.
Relating to notice of liens.
SB 310 Bv Judiciary committee.
Relating to a lien on chattels where !
the lienor aurrenuet puaoeoaiim. ui
the chattels.
SB 311 By Moser, Crawford, Sta
ples and Dunne. Enabling city of
Portland to maintain museum of
natural history.
SB 312 By Staples, Moser, Upton
and Dunne. Requiring foreign or
alien automobile, casualty and fire
insurance companies to furnish cer
tain information In their annual
statements and providing an addi
tional tax under certain conditions.
SB 313 By Dunne. To provide in
demnity for cows slaughtered for
abortion.
SB 314 By Senator Moser and Rep
resentative Angell. For appropriation
of property for streets and other pur
poses. SB 315 By Upton and Eberhard.
To provide for transfer to the hydro
electric commission irom ine state
engineer's office or reclamation com
mission any pending applications for
tho use of water of Klamath river.
PASSK1) BY SKNATB
SB 87 By committee on agricul
ture. Providing for a state depart
ment of agriculture.,
HB 262 By Bill and Wlnslow. Pro
viding for change of name of Roose
velt highway.
SB 226 By Franciscovich. Relat
ing to trial Jury and peremptory chal
lenges. SB 239 By Hall. Providing who
may sue on bond under blue sky act.
SB 361 By Eddy. Authorizing the
application of the income of prop
erty held in trust for Infants.
SB 284 By committee on Indus
tries. For regulation of undertakers.
SB 116 By Schulmerich. Amend
ments to banking code.
EB 241 By Dunne and Representa
tive Wells. Prohibiting electrical in
terference with radio reception.
SB 295 By committee on revision
of laws (substitute for SB 72). To
provide for payment from the state
highway fund to the general fund
for handling of the business of the
stato highway commission by offices
of the secretary of state and the state
treasurer.
SB 296 By committee on revision
cf laws. Providing method vhereby
projerty which Is levied upon or at
tached may be claimed by adverse
claimant.
SB 300 By Senators Miller and
Hall and Representatives Hamilton,
Schaupp and Norton. Increasing
from $1000 to $3500 the permissible
budget of counties for fairs and oth
er advertising and promotion pur
poses. EB 299 By Franciscovich. Clarify
ing boundary lines of Clatsop coun
ty. SB 276 By Woodward.- Providing
closer regulation of school holidays.
The News Used
To Be:
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(From Observer. Wed., Feb. 21. 1606)
The Eastern Oregon Trust and Sav
ings bank, mentioned a few days ago
as having filed its. articles ol incor
poration, has increased its capital
stock from' $50,000 to' $60,000.
I 'Sheriff Tom Johnson Is busy send
ing out tax notices.
The new hoae cart, the product of
the La Grande Iron Works, is now in
commission.
Frank Clark, deputy United States
marshals-is in the city today. Frank
was former editor of the La Grande
Gazette and is well known here.
TUN YEA IIS AGO
(From Observer, Sat.. Feb. 18, 1921)
Incorporation papers were today
filed for the La Grande Concrete
Pipe company.
The last link in the state highway
between La Grande and Baker Is ex
pected to be completed this summer.
If there Is another high school in
the state of Oregon that has as well
equipped a domestic science depart
ment as La Grande, it is Indeed a
fortunate city.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamann, are
the parents of a baby son, born Feb.
18.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Geo. McKinney nnd
Frances Slmonis, both of North Pow
der. ONE YEAR AGO
(From Observer. Thurs. Feb. 20. 1930)
The carnival question, one of the
city's perennials, bobbed up at the
meeting of the city commission last
night.
Enrollment, in La Grande's public
schools, checked nt the conclusion of
the school month just ending, has
reached a new high level in local his
tory, with a total attendance of 2,238
students.
'1 he annual federal Inspection of
Company E of the Oregon nattoaal
guard for the purpose or determining
how well the men are trained In the
line of duty assigned to them, will
take place tomorrow evening.
Over Night News I
i
(By The Associated Tress)
Domestic
Washington Morrison claims he
can block wet resolution at Demo
cratic national committee meeting
March 5; Hull expresses opposition to
consideration of high tariif until con
vention meets.
Chicago Sluggtngs. shootings and
kduaptngs mark pre-election violence.
Jollet, 111. Three convicts killed in
attempt to flee state penitentiary.
Florence. Ariz. Fifteen prisoners
scale state prison wulls and take to
desert.
Washington President Hoover ob
serves George Washington's birthday
by worshipping in lauer's church at
Alexandria. Va.
Philadelphia Liberty bell calls na
tion to honor Washington In broad
cast ceremony led "by Mayor Mackey.
Foreign
-Nellie Melba dies.
Lima. Peru Government troops
and airplanes mobilize to put down
widespread revolt In south of nation.
London King George talks by
phone with Prince of Wales In San
tiago. Chile.
Portsmouth, England Outbreak
of spotted fever in forces causes can
cellation of army and navy maneu
vers. Vienna Milk and sugar injec
tions for treatment of infectious dis
eases advanced by hospital head.
Liverpool- England Miss Margaret
Beavans. first woman lord mayor, dies.
Reputation Hung on a Hair
A phrenologist claims to del In
ate character from a single hair.
Manv a wife has done this from
such a clew found on her husbands
lapel. London Opinion.
Threading Curtains
To run' n rod through newly
washed curtains, put n thimble
over the end of the rod nnd you
can make good time nnd not tear
the curtains.
Greatest Fault
Of all 'acts" is not, for n man,
repentance the most divine.
The greatest of faults is to be
conscious of none. Cnrtyle.
LA GRANDE
INCORPORATED
FEB. 23, 1885
(Continued from Page One)
Portland in 1866. The stages oper
ated as far as La Grande and Union
town, at which latter place .another
stage line connected, and operated
thence to Boise City. Placerville and
Idaho City, and there again con
nected with stages for Halladays
overland line,"
Recalls Indian War.
"The last Indian disturbance in the
Eastern Oregon country was about
1877 or 1878 when a group of Ban
nocks, recruiting among renegades of
cctArn nrwoa and Western Idaho,
alarmed the entire Eastern Oregon
country, which was disturbed and
settlers fled with their families to
settlements for safety, abandoning
their flocks and herds. Federal troops
. . . pursued them and succeeded in
localizing their depredations, but not
until they had Inflicted heavy dam
age. The war lasted only a month.
In destruction of property, however,
it was the most serious which East
ern Oregon had yet experienced, and
that section ot the state was left,
financially and otherwise, in a de
plorable condition, from which It did
not iuuy recover iui wvwm
La Grande's progress since 1861 and
1862 has been remarkable. Little did
Ben Brown realize that April in which
ho plowed the first sod that he was
opening the way for the improvement
of 420,000 acres of the richest farm
land In the Northwest. Nor did be
rfnuvj whnn he built that house 70
years ago. that he was laying the j
fundatlon for a city of nearly 10.000
persons. A city that has furnished
governors, senators and others to add I
to the nation's list of dignitaries.
. Statistics of 1885.
La Grande, when It was Incorpor
ated in 1885. according to reliable
sources, was In n county that boasted
a total population of only 9,588, and
500 of this citizenry was Chinese!
There were 76,238 cheep, 21,859 hogs,
21.938 horses, 296 mules and 42,287
head of cattle. Land under cultiva
tion amounted to 93.328 acres. Wheat
was harvested in the amount of 484,
289 bushels,,' farmers counted 58,678
tons of hay, 114.170 bushels of pota
toes. 11,187 boxes of apples, 3,266
boxes of plums and prunes, and lum
bermen cut 4,196.400 feet of lumber.
La Grande, when incorporated had
a total population of 1,213. Thirty
live years later it had 6,313 and 45
years later 8,050.
rue rirst ucdmiig.
" The first wedding in La Grande was,
on Jan. 8, 1862 and It was performed'
in Old Town when W. Marks and
Frances Caroline Leasy were united
by S. M. Black, justice of peace.
In the spring and summer of 1862
Fred Nodine Sr., whose son now lives
In La Grande, planted the first fruit
trees near Union, consisting of apples
and pears. The whole valley was then
a mass of rye and bunch grass, as
high as a man's head, vlth,great wil
lows growing along, tho rivers and
streams. - -
In 1863 the Grande Ronde valley
was surveyed and a year later it was
taken into the list of counties.
About that time where La Grande
now stands, the following settlers
were located: Charles Goodnough.
Procbstel brothers, Mr. Nessly, R. J.
Rogers, J. L. Cavlness and others and
a few homes had been erected in Old
Town by these men.
The First Newspapers.
On April 18, 1868, two newspapers
came into being the Blue Mountain
Times and the Mountain Sentinel.
At that time La Grande had a popu
lation of 600 persons, industries were
starting and the valley was being
fenced into separate farms. Summer
ville and Oro Dell were thriving, pros
perous villages.
Reference was made above to 500
Chinese who lived in the valley. The
ridding of this county of tho Orien
tals is an Interesting phase of its
history. Citizens gathered together
one year and cave all Chinese orders
to leave the county, excepting those
at Union. Some left and others
camped near La Grande, but were
later brought back here by Indignant
citizens and placed on outgoing
trains, never to return. Today there
are probably less than 100 Chinese in
the entire county.
The Railroad Comes.
Another thing of significance to
j this county opening the way to a
new era came In 1884. when the rail
road reached and passed through La
Grande. The first train pulled into
the city over newly laid tracks on
July 4. 1884 and memories of that
celebration' were engraved until death
jOf those who participated. The track
laying crew. Incidentally, was re
quired to work part of the night of
July 3 to get the line through for
the celebration. Oscar Wheeler Moon
was the engineer on the elght-wheel-er
with a diamond smokestack that
A Marriage License
needn't worry you if it is for (he other fellow.
Both After And
Before Marriage
every ngin should save his money by buying
Gas and Oil from us and at the same time
let either the wife or the sweetie know real
motor joy.
Perkins Firestone One-Stop
Service
Adams at Hemlock phone Main 999
F ALE'S
LA GRANDE STORE .
Imported
MESH
HOSE
F
IROM Germany come these new
llslo mesh hose In spring's
newest shades.
puffed into town, and John Shay was
the engine watchman. Today the
railroad company is the largest tax
payer in the county. - .
In spite of the importance of the
railroads, the flouring mills represent
the oldest industry in the county,
dating back to 1863, when -the first
flour mill of which there was any rec
ord was built by John Wllklson. It
was a one-run stone mill, using steam,
and was in Mill Creek canyon above
La Grande. John Cavlness, sold the
first crop of wheat he raised In the
valley to the mill, receiving $1.50 it
bushel. Sawmills, too, were another
early industry, but they did not date
back into the past as far as the
flouring mills.
Many volumes would be required to
write a comprehensive history of La
Grande this story being held to the
barest limitations for lack of space.
But since the earlier day, there is
one thing that Is outstanding and
that is: every decade found tho city
further advanced, larger and more in
the limelight. A spirit worth trying
too !
"See Fred and Be Ahead"
BODY AND FENDER WORK
Auto Tops, Glass, Curtains
Welding
Fred's Body & Fender Shop
211 Greenwood
ROASTING COFFEE
But Controlled Roasting,
Patented by Hills Bros.,
Prevents Variation
The elusive flavor of coffee is
completely captured by a roasting
process invented and used exclu
sively by Hills Bros.
This process roasts a few pounds
at a time instead of in bulk. A
constant stream of expertly blended
coffees is introduced into the roaster
in automatically measured lots, and
passes through in a steady flow,
roasting a little at a time. The
speed of operation and temperature
remain the same with the result
that Hills Bros. Coffee i3 always
uniform.
The common bulk method of
roasting cannot develop the uniform
flavor that Hills Bros.' patented,
continuous process develops. For
this reason, no other coffee has the
samo wonderful flavor of Hills
Bros. Coffee.
Grocers everywhere sell Hills
Bros. Coffee in tho vacuum can
which keeps it fresh always. Air,
which destroys the flavor of coffee,
is taken from this can and kept out.
Coffee packed in ordinary cans,
even if air-tight, does not stay
fresh. Ask for Hills Bros. Coffee
by namo and look for tho Arab
the trade-mark on the can.
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc., Portland,
Oregon. Qim