La Grande evening observer., March 16, 1908, Image 1

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VOLUME VU. 1
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, MARCH !,, 1W8. ,-i
NUMBER H.
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COMPUTE TIE-UP
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POSSIBLE THAT TRAINS
WILL 8TART TONIGHT.
IV4ta of Hard Rains and Sudden
; l& TpV Make Themselves Vfslble In
.Vi'.Two Places on the O. R. N
Wyatt Washout Crlpplea West End
. Service and Huron-Meachara Trou-
W- Ends Service Orer the Moun
tain .-Hundreds la La Grande Now
Awaiting Resumption "of Traffic
; La Grande Is Terminus No Probe,
j , . buit That Matters Will Be Improv
i ed This Week.
Trafflo on the O. R. A N. Is In
tangiea ana congested condition, sim
ilar to the one which existed here two I
,ywrs ago next May, and though many
..predict it will require a week's time
to get things straightened out, O. R.
& N. officials say that It Is possible
but not probably that the trains will
be run over the mountains some time
tonight. ' ,
The rainstorms and sudden thaw.
which are general all over Oregon.
have two well-centered spots -where
" the results are especially evident.
These two places are at Wyatt, near
The Dalles, and a stretch of track 15
nTles long on the" west side of the
Blue mountains. The tracks are In a
very bad condition. .
For a distance of IS miles, com
mencing at Huron, the tracks an
- washed out, covered with landslides,
and bridges are undermined at fre
quent Intervals. Extra gangs of Jap
anese from all over the eastern Ore
gen dlvlslo1 are on the scene and ex
trordlnary efforts are being made to
clear the right of way. One extra
strain of five outfit cars picked up l
, if m yesteroay morning was sent to
Huron last night. Conductor Stacy Is
there with a train, and Is looking af
ter the provision supply, . which is
needed to keep tEe men at work. Mea-
cham Is called upon to supply the
food.
It Is hard to learn the exact state
of affairs. From the dispatcher's of-
flee It was learned that unless more
slides occur, and If the rains cease,
the congested condition In La Grande
will be relieved this eventnr about 10 1
)T Yo'clock but It Is Impossible to, name
the hour that grains will move west
again.
A stretch of track 500 feet long Is
..' .washed out. on the mountain side be-
;' low Mea'-am. Another piece of track
600 feet long Is covered with six feet
of mud today. Still a third place Is
! dangerous to traffic because the abut-
tnent to a bridge is weak. Mountain
streams are continually menacing the
safety of roadbed. All these' facts
"-C give ground for the belief that pres-
V ent conditions will exist for perhaps
-: a week to come.
While the railroad officials glve'out
the Information that It Is possible to
get trains west tonight, still prepara-
tlons which they are making todtt
demonstrate that they nave Duiniiue
hope for the' fulfillment or tneir own
statements. As stated, it Is possible
but not probable that things will easel
up tonight.
Trouble at Wyatt.
The eastbound train due here yes
terday morning never got beyond
Wyatt, and there It Is that the west
end of the Ov B A N. traffic Is crip
pled. A tirldge Is washed out and a
huge landslide covers a large piece of
roadbed. Spokane traffic - to Port
land over the O. R. & N. Is crippled as
well. Hence, all mail Is piling up
at Wyatt as it Is In this city.
4 Company Feeds Tourist.
Everv stranded passenger and tour
1st In La Grande was given sn ordei
this morning, on instruction from
General Passenger Agent McMurray
which entitles the holder to eat at any
restaurant, hotel or private residence
t the expense of the O. R. A N. Of
course, these orders hold only during
such time as the trains ar. nc mov
ing.
Rebate, will e provided tor those
who spent money fo, living expenses
yesterday and last -night, prior 4o the
Issuance of the orders for meals. "
Trains Turned. V
La Grande has been a terminus
since yesterday morning. The first
li hi u iu oih i rum la urmnuo ww
yesterday ' morning's . No. 1, which
went east as a stub No. 1 last evening,
on time. , 'Last evening's No. 5 wsjs
turned this morning and sent east as
No. f, two hours late. This morn
ing's No. 1 will" leave for the east on
No. t's time, this evening. As each
train comes fn f rem the east a portion
of the coaches are left In the yards,
and a shorter train sent back. This
affords amnje waiting room -for 'the
stranded' passengers; who spent much
of their, time In the coaches, using
them as. headquarters, making It Im
possible for them to lose the first train
for the west V'hen traffic; la, resumed
, Mail Piled High. j.
The baggage room Is rapidly filling
with mall pouches' nd baggage. -All
mall for points west - Is stored, here,
and naturally, accumulates rapidly as
trains from the east arrive regularly.
It will .require extra accommodations
to. iiauuie ., tuts -voiiftoplvu b'.ull V..C
service Is resumed,
BOLD ROBBERY
!
LOXE ROBBER MAKES
OFF WITH BIG PILE.
Lonely RoMjtr Hoodwinks Three Mall
Clerks and With Perfect Calmness
Carries Off Sack Full of Money and
Valuables Poses as Postoffiee In
spec-tor and Soon Has Clerks In Hi
Control Rides for Hours Sorting
Mall All Clues Lost.
Spokane, March If. Impersonating
an Inspector of the railway malls, a
lone robber entered a mall . car at
M feVi Idaho " the;. Great
Northern and he,d up-.two mal,
clerk tied one to a chawVlocked the
other in a clothes closet and then ri
fled the mall sacks for the next three
hours In perfect security.
- He did not leave the car until It
reached the city limits of Spokane
when he dropped off the car with
mall sack full of coin and valuables.
,, . . w. Nysteum and
f They' were released
wnen th- trn reached tn, depot( ,nd
the robbery discovered.
The thief, worked with perfect
calmness, smoking a cigar and hand
ling bundles of letters' ,lth great ex-1
pertness. Several times) he; loosened
the bonds on Stumpf s wrists and eas
ed the condition of Nysteum's con
fine In the closet In order that the
prisoners might be mor$ comfortable.
He entered the car at Bonner's .Fer
ry at 4 o'clock this morning" and salt,"
his name was C. W. Bennett, the In
spector. He asked the clerks to see
if there was any mall for him, and as
hey did so he covered them with a
revolver. When the robbery was dis
covered In Spokane, bloodhounds were
Dut on the train, but after a few-
bIockg
I tracks,
It was lost at the street car
HORXBF.CK SENTENCED,
Murt Sn)port HigVlfe ' or Servo a
Year In County Jail.
Judge Crawford this morning re
fused to issue a certificate of probable
cause for an appeal In the case - of
the State vs. L. W. Hornbeck, who was
convicted by a Jury on the charge of
non-suDDort of his wife 'snd child
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4-lthout cause, and sentenced him tc
the county Jail for 12 months and tc
do work on the county roads or tc
furnish the court with a $$00 bond
that he would deposit with' the court
every month of the period covered by
his sentence. ISO for the support of
his family. It Is presumed that Horn
beck will tak4he latter course. Judge
Crawford in passing; sentence gave
t.A.t . .oathinr Uctura and
turning him over to the sheriff gave
him special Instructions ,o ths effect
that he wanted the sentence carefully
I esecuted on hU part.
Oil SPDKANETRAIN
ARC LIGHTS 01
IS EVEK
MORGAN LAKE FILLING
WITH WATER RAPIDLY,
No Longer Any Doubt Bat That r the
Electric Company ' Will Be Able to
Supply Electricity 'Jbin Spring The
Cove Plant Now Generating; Current
Morgan Lake Has Water Enough to
Last Two Months In tmaet of Sudden
Freeae All Lights oo Tonight."
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"If It should freeze tonlsht and re
main freestng cold for a peSiodbI (0
days," said Manager' Fred iioush this
morning, "the Grand Ronde Electric
company ,wtll be in' position to supply
electric light without fall."
This announcement follows the par,
tlal illumination of the city last Sat
urday night and the widening of the
lisrhted area last night. One of the
most pleasfng sights that has greeted
citizens, of -La Grande In many weeks
was the sight afforded last : Saturday
night whip- Incandescent lights In the
downtown .' business houses were
switched "on, temporarily paralysing
business. While generally expected,
the sudden 'advent of electric light
was too much for the average bus!
noes man who bus buttled with coal
oil lamps during the extended light
famine, and many. Were the shouts of
Joy from otherwise dignified people,
, Full Service Tonight,
Tonight every arc light In the city
will be turned on. and all electrically
lighted residences of the . city will
likewise be supplied with "chained
lightning."
Here to Stay.
The lights are not to be spasmodic.
The Cove plant Is fully capable of
generating sufflcilnt light to meet de
mands In this city, but In the event
that a sudden freeze should paralyze
that plant, Morgan lake can be put
In service again. In 11 hours the
lake filled to a depth of three feet
Saturday night, and the company of
ficials' maintain that this Is enough
water to meet all. demands for a period
of (0 days. ,' - .
There' has been a general shifting
of motive arrangement throughout
the city today. Those who met con
dltlons by resorting to water power
and gasoline engines, have discarded
such methods and are again using
electricity. A few have, been reticent
In making the chances, but positive as
surance from the light company of
permanent light and power has al
layed all fear of a repetition of the
unfortunate occurrence,
START DRIVE TODAY.
Mountain Log Drive From Hllgard to
Perry la Started.
Taking Advantage of the high wa
ter, the Grande Ronde Lumber" com
pany at Perry Is preparing to start its
annual drive of logs from Hllgard to
the Perry mill, and a crew of B0 men
commenced the undertaking today.
This affords a spectacular sight. Some
of the logs that have been dipped
there during the winter, broke loose
Saturday and these have filled the
nooks. For this reason, the offlclalf
predict that It will require about twe
lays to. get the drive to Perry. There
Is much excitement attending thesr
lrlves and ' many people from La
Grande will doubtlessly go to Perry tr
meet the drive before It has reached
Its destination.
Railroad Men Meeting.
Chicago, March It. Railroad offl
clals are gathering in Chicago today
from all parts of the United States
Canada and Mexico, ior the annual
convention rof'Uhe American Railway
and Maintenance of Way association
The session will .open tomorrow In the
Auditorium hotel and will continue
through thresydays-'c
To Honor St. Patrick-
New York, March li. Final prep
the I aratlons have been completed by the
in 1 United Irish-American
societies for
an elaborate celebration of St Pat
rick's day tomorrow. Irishmen gen
rally wilt observe a holiday and there
will be numerous parades, banquets
and meetings.
IUDCE ilEf -DEADATPORTLAIID
HIS MOTHER IN LA GRANDE
UNABLE TO REACH BIER.
Son of La Grande, for Long Promi
nent In Oregon as a Jurist, Died at
Portland at Midnight Last Night
His Mother 'Detained Here, Unable
to Reach Portland In Time for the
Funeral Held Many Places of Pub
lic Trust in Oregon.
Detained here while O. R. A N.
tracks are being cleared and unable, no
doubt, to reach Portland In time to
view for the last time the earthly re
mains of her son. Is the sad state
of affairs with Mrs. John Halleyv$f
Boise, who Is today a guest with the
Slater family In La Orande.
Mrs. Halley was called to Portland
br an urgent message stating that her
son Judge Halley, who has been crit
ically 111 In Portland for many weeks,
was dying.' 81noe her departure from
Boise, her son has died and though
the funeral is set for Wednesday af
ternoon, the stranded mother will to
all appearances not be able to attend
She will remain In La Grande as
guest of her. many friends' until
traffic Is resumed. .vv
Judge "Halley died at midnight last
nlaht. His death followed a long ano
serious 'Illness during whch-1 .he suf
fered an operation for intestinal com-
Dllcatlons. His father, John Halley,
ar at nil Deasiue wucu .
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overtook the Jurist.
Born in La Grande.
Judge Thomas G. Halley was born
In 1a Grande July 1J, 18-- Tne
same year his parents moved to Boise
where the future Judge grew to man
hood. Later In his life he rapidly rose
to places of distinction. , In Pendleton
where he made his home for severs
years, he was at one time district at
torney and later mayor or mat cuy,
During his residence In Pendleton
he formed a partnership with 8tepher
A. Lowell, In the law firm of Halley A
Lowell, and was later appointed bj
nmnAr Chamberlain to fill a va
cancy In ths Oregon supreme court,
left by Judge Wolverton, who wa
iwntri to the federal bench. After
his term expired as Justice of th
supreme court, he became a member
it the law firm of Chamberlain
Thomas A Halley, the former, being
the present governor of Oregon.
: Judge Halley has a host of Intimate
tcniiilntaftces and- friends In Ls
Grande. The Slater family especially,
were warm friends of the entire Hal
ley family.
Mr Halley la survived by a wife
nit two daughters. EllxaDetn anc
nAnevieve. asred , 10 and T re
pectlvaly; a brother, John Halley. Jr.
United States commissioner, who re
sides at Pendleton; a sister, now In th
Philippines, and his aged fatker and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Halley, sr.
MANY STRANDED HERE.
All Hotels Full to Overflowing Wltl
Stranded Travelers.,
All hotels of the city have been
taxed since yesterday morning to ac
commodate the stranded . passengers
mri tourists, notwithstanding that
many of the commercial men last eve
nlng on stub No. 2 for Spokane Vln
Butte. Among those who were noi
able to secure standard sleeping cai
accommodations and who went to the
Foley house, are:
Frank , Main and wife, Spokane: O.
A. McDonald, Chicago; ueorge a.
Stockder, Portland; A. W. Wright. N.
f.; C. B. Keeler. Boise; W. R, Da
vis. Portland: Merrll Nlbley, Bait
Lake:' J. V. Chesney. Seattle; E. F.
Rockfallow, N. Y.; J. Hanshall and
wife. Kansas City; E. Cohen, Omaha;
W. F. Bergent, San Francisco; T. W.
Clark, Oregon City; W. E. Clark, Oma
ha; C. M. Holllngaworth. Portland;
H. E. Curry, Baker City; Adwln Ash
bough. Seattle; H- E. Van Ness, Taco
ma; W. C. Webster, Spokane.,
Those Registered Sonuner House.
B. A. Rupp, Blackfoot, Idaho; Colon
R. Eberhard, Joseph; Dr. H. A. Trip
peer and wife. Walla Walla; John
Koch, Walla Walla; Mrs. A. Beel. Be
ker City; H. N. Swish, Portland; Fred
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BIcCourt's Nomination Favorable. 4
Washington; March It. John
McCourt'S, nomination to th
federal district attorneyship ,of
4 Oregon. 'was favorably reported
4 toddy by the Judiciary commit
4 tee and t'U will undoubtedly be
confirmed.' ., '
H. Falls, Portland; O. W. Custer, Chi
cage;' S. Mars, St. Joe, Mo.: James
Foot; J. H. Marcum, Francis Rellly,
N. T.; M. McEntlre. N. T.; Thomas
McEntlre, N. T.; Richard H. Rew, J.
T. Currans, Pleasant Valley; A. M.
Kennedy, M. J. Duttey, Cove.
International Battle.
Boston, March II. Another1 Inter
national battle wilt be pulled oft hers
on March 2 S, when Matty Baldwin and
Spike Robson of England will face
one another In a contest that should
be one of the most Interesting seen
In Beantown for many months. The
Armory Athletic association Is In
charge of the bout. Jim Bonner the
rugged Pennsylvania ' fighter, and
Tommy quill, of Pawtucket, R. I., have
also been matched to fight, li rounds
before the same club."
I
FLEET SMS
EXPECT NEW MARKS '
BY EXPERT GUNNERS.
-flattleslilp Fleet Under Admiral Evans
Has Cqiened Its Extended Target
Practice Near Magdalena Bay Su
perstructures Cleared for Action and
Everything In Readiness for Mons,
ter Shooting-Feet Practice Starts
With Approach of Daylight. A
Magdalena Bay, March It. (Via
United wireless and United Press
leased wires, by special correspondent
A puff of. white smoke, ' a flying
ihell and an angry growl from one of
he battleship's big guns shattered the
leath-Uke silence of the sleeping hills
hat cluster about the calm waters of
the land-locked bay, and marked the
opening of target practice by Evans'
fleet today.
Early this morning the first of Un
cle Bams floating fortresses swung
out of the bay and headed for the
ranges. In a moment three grim
.'Ighters detached themselves', from
the squadron and moved slowly to
ward the open sea, where for the next
few days, gunners of each battleship
will strive to surpass the wonderful
records already established by "dead
shots" of the Pacific fleet. Prellmln
try to actual practice came the work
of cleaning away the surerstructure
in each battleship and the putting of
ach vessel In fighting trim. All was
In readiness and by daylight tugs
were out In open sea putting up tar
ets which soon were to be torn Int
shreds. The conditions for accurate
hooting are proprltlous and new
marks will probably be hung up.
TARCET PRACTICE
Prescriptions
There is no more vital
the family than that of fhe
. eaea
prescription, ineresnouia ce no nan way .meinoas re
garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, compounded
lust "according to the doctor's orders."
HILL'S DRUG STORE
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PALMER MILL NOT .
IN OPERATION TODAY.
Although Impossible to Get Logs From
the Palmer Camps for Several Days
at Least, It la Not Thought the Mill
Will Suffer for Want of Logs, as '
tt Has Five Days' Supply on Hand
Expect to Repair Damage) Before
Then Buildings Theratened.
' Though the Palmer spur Is washed
out and a bridge on the O. R, A N.
near the Looking Glass Junction Is '
gone, and It is impossible to get logs
from the George Palmer lumber
camps to the mill. It Is more than
likely that the mill In this city will
resume operations after this evening
and perhaps keep In action until the
damages are repaired.
The rains of Saturday nigtu wuwu ,
away considerable track on the spur
and carried away one of the small '
bridges. . But as there art logs enough .
In the pond to keep' the wheels fin
ing tor a pmod of about five ' diiyj,
It Is not believed the mill will be kept
Idle from this source. The customary
Sunday trip after logs was not made ,
yesterday, and thus the supply Is con
siderably less than it, generally Is on
Monday morning. Just how long It
will take to repair damages .on the
Interior, ' Is not knownbut some say.
one week. Others who are In position
to know predict that three or four
days will remedy the trouble. In the
latter event, the mill will be kept run
ning with the supply on hand while
repairs are melng made. '
Mill Shut Dow) Today. ,
The Palmer mill Is not running to
day. ' This la not on account of log ,
shortage, but because of the high
water. The officials expect to resume
work tomorrow. If possible. , "
Property Threatened.
The oil bouse, the pump house and
ths stabfes at the ' Palmer mill were
seriously threatened' 'during" - the
Grande Ronde river's rampage yester
day. A slight break was" discovered,
but was held In check by; .crew of
men, thus frustrating serious damage,
Had the waters worked themselves
through this-, break, serious damage
would have been done to the buildings
mentioned.
At John D.'i University. .
Chicago, March 10. Andrew Sloan
Draper, commissioner et education of
New York, will deliver the oration at
the 7tH convocation of the Universi
ty of Chicago tomorrow. His sufject
will be "The Limits of Academls Free
dom." ...... -
Alley Creepers Win. '
The Blue Mountain baseball team
went down to defeat at the hands of
the Alley Creepers last Saturday af
ternoon to the' tune of 12 to I. The
batteries were: B. M. A. A. Williams,
Grady and Plckler. Alley Creepers
Meyers and Ralston.1 j f
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compoundieg of the doctor's
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