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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1909)
34' I i , v J i LA 30 DIE WHILE STRIKE LASTS SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE ONE HU MAN LIFE DURING AGE OF THE TROUBLE. 0 CHICAGO' SWITCHMEN GROWL AT THE UNNECESSARY DELAY. Both Sides Hake Claims Found that Inexperienced Strike Breakers Meet Death Often in Yards Will Fight On. Minneapolis, Dec. ' 30. Since the beginning of the switchmen's strike that has practically demoralized all freight traffic in the Northwest for the past month, thirty men have lost their Ah'es in the various railroad yards af Tted, according to a report that has bfcSt made to the governor of the state todax. '.- The fatalities for the most part are among the inexperienced switchmen who are working as strike breakers. The accidental deaths 'have averaged about one each day since the begin ning of the strike. There is but little if any change in the strike situation today. Railroad officials declare so far as they are concerned the strike is over. Strike leaders however emphatically declare that they are going to continue the llghtjto the finish and that the rail road companies are bluffing and are as a matter of fact losing much money Q account of not being able to hart ale the business that is being offered them. . Chicago Men are Threatening. Chicago, Dec. 30. The switchmen that are employed In the local roal road yards In this city are becoming Impatient over the long diawa out delay, in the negotiations as to tbelr demands are being submitted. Then is threats of a general strike and a tie up of all the roads entering this city unless prompt action is token by the railroad officials. The officers of the organizations effected today stat ed that they had given the various railroad companies plenty of time to adjust matters and that apparently nothing was being done and that they f uld not hope to hold their men in lincrav T a at a ta rSf&ttCd it will mean a great disaster i-T this city and tha entire NnrthwAnt fi it will tie up every road entering I Sh'n lfv tnr nn f4aflnlf.i Mm. ... ..4 a time when fuel is in demand and ard to get. Cardinal Satolli 111. Rome, Dec. 30. Cardinal Satolli. f ho Is suffering from nephritis, or 'Iool poisoning, is unconscious today. physicians are looking moraen irily for the end. The prelate has oen , In a comatose condition for m past two days. : . Cotton Fire In Galveston. Galveston, Dec. 30. After destrov- ii? 3,000 bales of cotton and causing Jage aggregating 1225.000 a flr jmt threatened to consume many of warehouses on the front, today 'as gotten under control late this af- Inioon. Several buildings directly in le path of the flames were Mown nn fth dynamite by he firemen. Sev- al sailing vessels that lay at one the wharves consumed by the fire re badly damaged before they could gotten out of harm's way. Sawyers Recovering. Vancouver, B. C. Dec. 30. Basil FTers the star fullback on the vic ious Vancouver Rugby team who gained a fractured skull in the tch with Berkley for the Keith cup Mhe championcWp of the Paciflc . yewerday, is reported to be nro- ISIgDB' ttoll . .. ..... tuaay, ionowing an 'ratten. It is now expected that he uuy recover, VOLUME IX . GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. ELETE ATTEND THE MISS TAFT WEDDING WEAITHY SEATTLITE UNITED TO TAFT'S NEICE. Couple Will Tour Europe and Visit In Egjpt while there. New York, Dec. 30. Miss Louise W Taft and, George H. Snowden of Se attle, were married today at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waters Taft in Forty-Eighth street Mr. Taft, the father of the bride is a brother to the president Onlv relatives of the family were present at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Sqowden will sail for Europe on January 5, and will visit Egypt before returning to this country. . Mrs. Wm. Taft was unable to at tend on acocunt of illness. The presi- A MVS . - . .. .. HELP THE1VES FIYE KILLED AND A SCORE HURT BY PICKPOCKETS. While Theatre Goers Try To Escape Pickpockets Ply Their Trade at Their Own Sweet W11L Lemburg, Austria,, Dec. 30. The po lice of this city are on a man hunt to day In their efforts to run down .the desperate pickpockets who exploded fire works in a moving picture show last night, resulting in the death of uve peopie ana me serious injury or twenty others during the panic that followed the explosion. The pickpockets plan was entirely successful, scores being robbed as they fled through, the exits of the the atre. It is supposed that the criminals had men stationed at the doors while the leaders stood at the back of the house and lighted the fuses of the large fire crackers which they had kept concealed under their feet, and hurled them into the audience. Men women and chllden were temporarily frenzied when the explosion came and some one cried "fire" with the results that the exits were soon blocked with a fighting, screaming mass of human ity, on whom the pickpockets plied their trade without hindrance. ONFREIGT BERNARD DALY ON HIS W AY TO LA GRANDE TO FILL DATE. Freight Comes to the Rescue of the Stranded Troup at Baker City and Brings them In. Bernard Daly and his company, playing "Sweet Innisfallen" will reach La Grande this evening about 6 o'clock, coming over from Baker City on a freight train, on acocunt of the crippled . train schedule. Manager Steward has reservde drays to help to transport scenery and trunks to the theatre in the briefest time pos sible, and there -will be no delay In lifting the curtain. Telegraphers Troubles Ended. Cincinnati, Dec. 30. It has been an nounced today that the trouble be tween the telegraphers of the Big Four railroad and the company have been satisfactorily settled and that the pending strike has been called off. FIRECRACKERS SHOW COMES OBEQON. BLIZZARDS IN SOUTHLAND MOST SEVERE COLD IN HISTORY OF ALABAMA NOW TERRIFIES v DIXIE PEOPLE; FOUR DEATHS IN CHICAGO FROM COLD LAST NIGHT. Trains Delayed and Annulled Intense Cold Continues to Prevail in the Mlddlewest Police Find dead On the Sidewalks. Chicago, Dec. 30. Intense cold pre vailing throughout the mlddlewest re sulted in four deaths In this city last night, according to the police reports that were made this morning. Henry Jolly, aged 12 years,- after tiamplng; about the city for many hours became exhausted and fell in the street, ' where he froze to death. Charles A. Johnson, fell to the pave ment within a short distance of his own home last night and his dead body was frozen stiff when it was dis covered this morning. Jacob Kotz slipped on the icy side walk and fractured his skull. He died from the injury before he could be taken to the hospital. The fourth vic tim to succumb to the intense cold was found frozen to death on the side walk in . the very heart of the city. He apparently became exhausted and lay down to sleep on the sidewalk. H proved to be his .long sleep. He has not been identified. Today the ther mometer is registering six below. . Train service is badly demoralized on account of the cold, caused mainly kjofce locomotives dying from the in- tense cold almost as come to a standstill. soon as they All mails are badly delayed. Extreme Cold in Alabama. Birmingham, Ala. . Dec. 30. Ala bama today is experiencing the cold est weather in the history of the state, This is the report that is being furn ished from the United States weather bureau and dates back many years. Thermometers at Birmingham today are registering only 12 degrees above zero and people are almost, panic stricken. All business has been sus pended on account of the intense cold and the main business of the state today is in keeping from freezing. The negroes, who have never exper ienced such cold before are suffering intensely and are gathered in, groups holding prayer meetings and keeping up roaring fires. The cold wave is reported to be general throughout the south. Cold in Indiana. Indianapolis, Deo 80. The entire state of Indiana Is today shivering behind closed doors and around roar ing fires to get. what little protection possible from the severe cold that has enwrapped the state during the past twenty-four hours. Telegraph and j telephone wires are down having been snapped by the intense cold so that communication is almost at an end.. Railroads and transportation of all kinds has- practically ceased. Not in many years has it been so se verely cold as it is at the present time. Many of the poorer classes are said to be suffering In the cities of the state and in the rural districts stock Is being left to shift for themselves Eastern storms are spreading their effects as far west as La Grande. The severe wind storm raging hen today is no doubt a part of the gen eral storms. In addition . overland trains are in bad schedule. Number 7 Is annulled. The first train from the east will leave Huntington tonight at 6 and others will follow at brief In tervals. Vev Jtarnlfore Comes. B. D. Halsten today received a car load of furniture for the new Moore hotel on Depot street. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, CUPID RAPID II LOS ANGELES ASTIR WITH LATEST SOCIETY SCANDALL HINGINu ON SPOKANE MAN. COUSIN TO J. O. BLAINE FIGURES CONSPICUOUSLY; Wealthy Southerner Meets Affinity And is Married Without Further Ado Losing Lover Returns To His Homo Heartsick. Los Angeles, Dec. 30.r-Whilo Chas. Blaine, a cousin of James Q. Blaine was Journeying back to his home in Spokane today, Goodwin C. Chase, who "stole" Blaine's fiancee from un der his very nose, is laughing In his sleeve. He said: "Yes, I think Elaine unfortunate. I'm really sorry for him, but you see, as he pointed to his bride who until Sunday evening was Miss Louise Crosthwaite of Lexingtjn. Ky., "we were much in love, bo we got married. That's all there is to It." Mrs. Chase is the daughter of a very wealthy southerner. Three years ago she met Blaine and they became engaged' at Lexington. A few months ago Ehe met Chase and for a month before they w.ere married she was secretly engaged to him. Meanwhile Blaine in Spokane be came anxious to claim his bride; Me arrived in Los Angeles on December 23 with every preparation made for his wedding which was to have taken place at the Page Seminary where the girl was studying music. They were to have been married on Decem ber 29. "On December 26, Mr. Blaine vlted me to go to the automobile race with him and then I telephoned to Mr. Chase that my wedding with Mr. Blaine was getting uncomfortably close. He laughed and hung up the phone. I went to the races with Mr. Blaine, while Mr. Chase hurried up to the county clerk's office and got a marriage license and asked me if I would marry him within 15 minutes. Until then I did not know that 1 was to be a bride before seven o'clock. However, I said yes and we were mar ried by the Rev. C. C. Pierce who is a fraternity brother of Mr, Chase. When Blaine heard of It he seemed to be yery much put out" - CUPID ACTIVE IN LA GRANDE ANXIOUS TO ESTABLISH GOOD RECORD FOR YEAR. Last Days of Year Finds the Winded Matchmaker Fluttering Fast And Often. With the approach of a new year, Cupid has turned unusually active and County Clerk Ed. Wright is Issu ing licenses at a rapid rate. Late last evening a license was issued .to Beet Gilman and Miss Belle Gray. To day two licenses were Issued. In the morning J. D. Zelffel and Lillian Con rad were given permission to marry and County Judge Henry officiated at the ceremony a few minutes later. This afternoon Bennct Lembaugh and Mlnnla Burns, both of North Powder, duplicated the routine, Judge Henry again officiating. Weather. Cold rising barometer falling ther mometer. High Winds. ' iiu me 1 liviiiu wumi 1909 LAYING PLANS FOR EXSTENSIVE FEED COMMERCIAL CLUB FORESEES LARGE ATTENDANCE Final Plans for Banner Spread en a Nearby Evening ' .' Extensive arrangements for wh'.t is generally planned to be the most popular . commercial club banquet ever.held In this city, are now nearing perfection. The date is early in Jan uary and the place of the banquet and the many details in connection with the affair are being worked out this week. .' . " " : ;' Invitations sent out to other com mercial clubs of the county are bringing back assurances that each town .will have representatives here, meaning a widespread Interest in the CTCui. pyguuiM uwu il uuuueitl lilt? 11 among the visitors will be the order of the evening. , v ! CONFESSION AT SALEM THROWS LIGHT ON THE LA GRANDE ROBBERIES. Lone Thief Finally Apprehended and Makes an- Ink-resting Confession y Of His La Grande and Baker ' City Robberies. That Fred Taylor, the negro now in the county Jail awaiting trial for larceny from the'R. P. Brooks resi dence in North La Grande several weeks ago is not the clever thief who was behind a carnival of house rob beries in La Grande some months ago, has become evident from confes sions made by a man named Johnson now in the state penitentiary. Johnson was arrested for house bur glarles in Portland and admits that he worked a lone hand in La Grande and other cities, where he worked for a brief period at a time. He is small of Btatue and never carries a gun. It has been generally conceded here that Taylor, the man under arrest here, had some connection with the carnival of theft and it may still be a fact, but the fellow who made the confes sion failed to make mention of a con federate. :"" . . . . Baker City, Dec. 30. The Herald of last night says: Sheriff Rand who has just returned from Salem; where! he went to dispose of a few more of his Baker county prisoners, had an Interview with a criminal by the name of Johnson, who was sent up from Portland for breaking into houses. The sheriff thought when he read an accaunt of housebreaking work that had been going on in Portland that it resembled , some of the burglarizing that was experienced in Baker City and neighboring cities some time ago, and he asked Johnson to tell him the story. Admitting that he remained here for more than a week during which time almost every night be entered Borne residence. Johnson unfolded his ca reer before the Bherlff. From this city the house breaker went to La Grande and operated for a' week. Then he visited Vancouver, Wn., and from there he returned to Portland and whon he though Portland was get ting too warm for him he went to Salem, where his acts terrorized the whole population of the sleepy cap ital. He returned to Portland and 1 was there that he met his Waterloo, and he is now serving a sentence of seven years. He says that he always worked alone. While he admitted that he committed many offenses in Baker and La Grande he also aald that oth- MYSTERY IS NOV SOLVED NUMBER 51 FIND PANACEA ESTRJDA WANTS SELECTION CF A PRESIDENT BY PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. PRESIDENT MADRIZ WILL REFUSE ALL SUCH OFFERS As Madria Js Not Poplar he Will At tempt to Keep His Seat Two Plans Adranced to Madrei ,' As Ultimatum. MANAGUA IlM'agua, Dec. 30. General Estiarta today lent an ultimatum to President Madrlz, according to currfjt ruaor, ireelng to suspend ho&.t" I u c4 u amton his marr'h against Mamna1 upon either of the two conditions. ' Estrada ' deman that Madrlz "e- : i01.tfat . Mad. ? -'convents t- tte a ;'( ii of a prrfw Jtn by ine n vohi- "tUtt cr to c 1 1 verier a! cle tloo . c-a cu- evmitlve. ShoM tin la4 ! altera a erteviel r 1 '.ltti if. lists wi.l rtiaiti tiicp aim t'nK t.v? term of he Action I' iv ict const ! possible, h e that Madrlz will accept either of the propositions. It' is certain that if the '' insurgents should seiect the president that the "mantle will fall upon the shoulders of comone else besides Madriz anil it appears thot it will be equally certain that if the insurgents retain their arms .that they would ' control the election. Madriz has ap pointed three commislsoners for the purpose of working in conjunc tion with the leaders of the revolution for the purpose of trying to secure peace. -:: " 1 Zelaja in Mexico City. Mexico City, Dec. 30. Former Pres ident Zelaya of Nicaragua, called in formally upon President Dias this morning. After Zelaya's departure Is was given out informally that all matters of " a political nature were strictly tabooed and that the Nicara guan situation was left severely alone during the call.; : , '.. ' "' ' BALLINGER PREPARING. Will Be Ready for Congressional In vestigating Committee. 7 J Washington, Dec. 30. The officials of the Interior Department under the personal direction of Secretary Bal llnger are .today preparing evidence which the secretary will Introduce At the forthcoming investigation by the congressional committee regarding the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy. It is stated that this evidence will not only cover all of the official acts of Secretary Balllnger and his subord inates In the land office but will probe thoroughly Into the affairs of the for estry Bervlco. ' ' New Brigadier. General Washington, ; December 30 CoL Walter Howe, of the Coast Artillery, today asumed the rank and title cf Brldagler General, taking the place made vacant yesterday by the retire ment of Brigadier-General WinfleU! Eagerly. He will be on the active list for Just a, year and a day lonqer, as his birthday, which falls tomorrjw will find him only one year short of the age for retirement. . 1 ' era took, advantage of his presence In the city s named to do a little pilfering on their own acocunt. . He is a very short man and of t quiet manner and insisted to the sher iff that he never carried a firearm or weapon of any kind in hie life, ' and that he was always perfectly, barm- less, his dlnnftnltlnn ' not belne ftiirh as to have any desire to harm any one. , j v A . . -' '.
