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LA GHA1IDE. UNION COUIITY. OREGON,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 1010
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EVE OF HIGH
VATER HERE
STOP TRAFFIC TO
LET TAFT SLEEP
CFFICIAL HAVE LITTLE FEAR FOR
SLOW AND STEADY DISAFPAER
AKC CF THE SNOW
SEND MANY SHOYELERS TO
CLEAR JOSEPH BRANCH LINE
Suverlntendent Buckley leaves for
points west after having given his
personal attention to local troubles
Elgin train leaTes here at one p.
' m. again Branch train arrives at
1:15 a. n. -' ....
;" Beat's Weather prediction Rain
$nd continued wanner. '
SO BUSINESS IN WASHINGTON
YARDS FOB AN HOUR. ,V
Tardmaster wants President Taft to
get his sleep eat
Washington, Feb. 24- All traffic
was tied up for an hour today at the
Union Station because President Taft
wanted to sleep. The train bearing
the President arrived at 7:30 thi
morning form Newark. The yard
master gave orders that no whistles
be blown, no bells rung, on couplings
made until the President's sleep was
out The orders were obeyed
AS
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H WISE
1W WEATHER
; day will not do serious damage to
' oru. tracks," said General Superin
tendent M. J. Buckley today, before
going West after having personally
' conducted the struggle with snow and
l enowslideS In Eastern Oregon for aev
: j ral days.. "A heavy . downpour" he
'. continued, "will start a flood that
i will, of course, do much damage and
f retard traffic, but so far as we can
; see a slow thaw such as is Indicated
, j today will not give us much trouble.
. Soft tracks are considerations that
' i will come up later.";,,
'.?"" The JoseDli train reached La
Grande at 1:45 this morning, showing
) the extreme difficulty which Is en-
j countered In going and entering Wal-
Iowa county. The Bnowalldes are se
! vere, as they are soaked with water
and heavy with moisture.
! The Joseph train was held untlll
. noon again today,, the object being to
ascertain If the tral nat Joseph. could
successfuly come through.' If that
train could not make the slides, then
It would be useless to send the out
going train. ;.
Bala and Then Snew. '
A weather condition which will
prevent sudden floods, if persistent,
Is the fact that following several
hours of rain at Kamela last night,
came another heavy snowfall. Such
atmospheric conditions would tend to
retard .ne melting of the mountain
snows, a condition much sought after
by railroad officials .
As many laborers as can be mus
tered will be sent ont on the Joseph
branch to 'clear the line of snow
and unless unforseen difficulties oc-
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maintained again.
' The Elgin ; train left again at "1
o'clock and like yesterday, the in
coming train can be expected when It
gets here, for the canyon Is still
well blockaded with snow.
Co-Eds Want Tote
STRIKERS ADMIT THAT CA
OUT CF KlUl'IA AND CONSTAB
ULARY HARD BLOW
MOTS IN UNPROTECTED
QUARTERS BEGIN AGAIN
Possible that every Unloa maa and
woman will be called out on a gen
eral strike before night Crisis at
hand and strike assumes serious as-
pect to all concerned In It so far
Constabulary feared by Union
TEN FEET CF SNOW BLOCKADE
MANY TRAINS IN MOUNTAINS
ON GREAT NORTHERN LINE
WARM WEATHER AND RAINS
IS GENERAL RULE ALL OVER
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Berkely, Calif.,-Feb.'. 24.-UVotes for
women, the battlecry of the English
suffragettes and their American sis
ters, bids fair today to become the
slogan of the, co-eds of the University
of California. ; The fair; one demand
at least two representatives on the
executive committee of associated stu
dents. They are threatening an ex
tensive boycott of the men studentF
unless their , demands are granted
The demands of the women would
necessitate a change In the constitu
tion of the organization but the co
eds Insist that the change be made
Officials opposed the plan and a bltte
fight is In prospect
Ethel Barrymore III
" Philadelphia. Feb. 24 Leaders Oj
the'striking platform men of the Rap
M Transit onmnanv nrfmtt tnriftV that
the arrlvel of tour companies of tht
state constabulary and a possible cal
ling out of the state militia is a ee
vere blow to the cause. Rumors are
n circulation today that every Union
Tian and woman in the city will be
ordered to strike before night. Both
ddes admit a grave crisis.
Business is seriously affected and
some of the schools are closed. The
first disturbance today resulted in
Injury to several rioters, who Btoned
car In, West Philadelphia. Police
no dispersing the mob. ;.
More cars are running today than
since the strike began. The cohstab
ilary surrounds the car barns and
the disturbed v Kensington district,
where 'most of the trouble has oc
curred.
J'Groom's Blackhorse Cavalry" as
the state constabulary is called, Is
'eared and hated by every Union man
!n Pennsylvania, These men are ex
ert horsemen and dead shots. Cars
n sections they patrolled are run
ning on schedule time.
Walla Walla fears flood SUverthaw
threatened at Hood River and The
Dalles with no flood danger Eu-
gene has rain and danger of flood
Many passengers snowbound in the
Cascades.
Protland, Feb. 24. Reports today
from Oregon and Washington Indicate
an improvement: tn the weath m
ilittons, although; floods are threaten
ed in Bonie localities as a result of
the warm winds that are melting the
mORFORM PIGS
AND STEAL THEM
ILLINOIS PIG TRIETES RATE A
' CUTE PLAN
Have no trouble la getting them with
out noise that way. 1
Aurora, 111 , Feb. 24. The trouble
about picking up a pig Is his squeal
and we figured the best was to do It
vas to chloroform him first, said
TYank Raymond, who Is under arrest
'.oday with Frank Baxter, charged
vlth hog stealing. Three others were
arrested on the same charge. It is
Alleged that the men went about the
'arming country chloroforming hogs
and 'threw the unconscious porkers
into wagons and hauled them to the
market
REMONSTRANCE FILED
Petitioners as that portion of Fourth
Street not be Improved
mim
DEALS 10 1
PROBED 11
SHIFTER YALLEY AND CaGl
LEER COANY WILL EE
TAKEN TO TASX FQ ElALS
ACQUISITION OF 100,000 ACRES
IS TO BE INVESTIGATED
Prlmlnent men of Eastern Oregon are
behind the Snmptcr Valley road,
and connected with Oregon Lnmber
company Investigation by Federal
Grand Jury on March 1st Sensa
Hons promised. . !i. .- . r ,,
New York, Feb 24. Ethel Barry
more collapsed last night at the Em
pire theatre where she Is appearing
in "Mid Channel." Her husband Rub
sell T. Colt, a millionaire, is now us
ing every, effort to induce her to re
tire from the stage. - - -
SNOW RECORDS OF 23
- YEARS Die THIS MONTH
Authentic figures for the loca wea
ther bureau, maintained by Observer
W. A. Worstell, disclose the fact that
the total snowfall for the present
year Is five feet 5 1-2 Inches. This
total is greater than any since the
record was started in 1886..
The 30 Inch snowfall for this month
Is by tar greater than any before and
from any standpoint the snow rec
ords have been broken by wide mar
gins. Weather Observer Worstell
gives out the following table. .
STATEMENT OF SNOW FALL
As shown by records of the local weather bureau at La Grande, Oregon,
From January 1st, 1901 to February 21st, 1910 (in Inches)
Big Deal at Pendleton
The council held a meeting last
evening to hear complaints, if any,
regarding the Improvement of Fourth
heavy snows In the mountains! Street by macadamizing and paving
Springlike weather Is reported from
Walla Walla and the snow Is rapidly
disappearing. The rivers are rising
and floods are feared. Hood River
and The Dalles report heavy rains
last night and a silver thaw Is threat
ened with no flood dangers. The riv
er is expected to reac hthe flood stage
in Eugene by morning Wahm winds
lrvail there. " , -
: Many Trains Snowbound
Everett, Wash.,"" Feb. 24. Fifteen
feet of snow on the tracks in the
Depot Street. There was no protest
to Depot, but a strong petition wsb
tiled and presented to improving on
Fourth Street from O St to C. The
petition set forth the fact that this
street was graveled at present and
was in good condition. The council
a 111 consider the remonstrance at the
next' regular meeting.
Myrtle Creek safe Bobbed
Myrtle Creek, Ore., Feb. i4-tThe
aaf e : 'fir the general stors of- 4" Ice
Brothers hero was dynamited this
Cascade mountains have completely morning and $100 in cash and $7000
blocked the Great Northern railroad L in notes taken. There is no clue to
and six passenger trains with , be
tween five and six hundred passen
gers are stalled In the mountains.
The Northern Pacific line was cleared
at midnight.
Today's trains are from five to 10
hours late. The Great Northern has
returned all trains east of the moun
tains not blockaded, to Spokane and!
will route over the Northern PacltL
to the coast The Milwaukee & Pugel
Sound road Is completely blocked.
.he yeggman.
Mystery! Mystery 1 Magic! Mugle,
Laurant's entertainment next Tues
day evening at the Mormon Taber
nacle Is one mammoth llluslonistlc
banquet, Laurant ' has his own In
dividuality' his own way of thinking
and his own method of doing things,
Portland. Feb 24. -United States'
Dirtrlst Attorney McCourt today
made a special application calling for
for the Federal Grand Jury to in
vestigate the acquisition of more than
100,000 acres of Baker county timber
lands by the Oregon Lumber Compa
ny and Sumpter Valley Railroad com
pany. .
Judge Bean has granted an order
to call the grand Jury to report by
March 1st
-Xha.. In vesUjK&tlon promise ito rt-'
val In Importance and sensational
features the famous Oregon Land
Fraud cases. More than a score of
prominent men In Eabtern Orgeon
will figure In the trial. -
ment and to create much applause
and laughter without coaxing a man1
or boy on the stage principally to
make a fool of him. He presents a
genial, gentlemanly dignity. All will
One of the best things . Laurant does.be pleased to hear him. He comes to
Is to present a pleasing entertain-please and he will. '
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. April Nov. Dec. Total
1901 ' 3.50 2.75 ' . 2.00 3.00 0.00 7.23 18.50
1902 8.00 2.00 3J25 0.00 ' 6.25 17.50 37.00
1903 4.50 0.73; .10.00 1.50 4.00 1.25 22.00
1904 17.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 4.50 36.50
1905 2'.00 10.00 6.50 . 0.00 7.00 15.00 40.50
1906 8.50 0.0O 4.00 Q.00 ' 10.00 9.50 27.00
1907 11.50 12.01 .7.0Q 0 00 0.00 ! 13.00 " 43.50
1908 ' 6.00 " ' 12.00 ' 4.00. 0.00 1 2.5t 8.50 "33.00-
1909 ' " 8.50 1.25 2.00 2.23 5.00 10.50 v 29.50
1910 20.00 30.00 ' 50.00
It will . be noted that the present
fall of snow. is the heaviest of any
month during the entire time, the
only month appoaching it being Jan
uary of the present year. The next
was the month of December. 19)2
(17.5) and January " of 1904 (17)
Previous to 1901 the recorda show a
fall of 22 Inches In January, 1890,
28 Inches In February and 18.5 inches
in December of 1891, 29.0 inches in
January, 1904 and 35.25 inches in the
month of January, 1898. The latter
was the heaviest Bnowfall of , any
month since the record was started
in December, 1886. - The total Bnow
fall for the winter of 1909-10 up' to
the present time is 65.5 inches, or
5 feet, 5 1-2 Inches.
Coming quickly upon the heeli ol
the successful movement to aocure
traction facilities for Pendletoa la the
announcement of one of the biggest
local realty deals consumated In sev
eral years. ) Through a trade that has
just been consumated, Frank Mart'n.
the big Adams, farmer, has purchased
control of the Pacific Realty Compa
ny, the corporation owning tv.e La
Dow block on East Court St, says the
East Orgeonlan.
Under the terms of the deal Mr.
Maitln has purchased T. C. .Taylor's
three- fifths Interest In the Realty Co.
The purchase price has not been die
closed, but It Is stated that Mr Martin
traced to Mr Taylor some farming
land which the former held in Con:
da. Mr. Martin, the nekw owner of
the business property, will move to
the city to reside. . However, the man
agement of the building will rest with
E. L. Smith who is a tenant, in the
block.
Pr!or to the deal Just made tue La
Dow Block was owned by Mjf.r.rs.
Tt ylor, W. F. Matlock . and " JjseplI
Vey, they being the stockholdiis in
te Pacific Realty Co. The bu!din
coverb the entire Court St. frontage
of the block between Thorapsou rmrt
Johnson streets. It contains eigh!
store rooms, seven of these being oc
cupied at this time. The tenants are
the Knppers & McCook, 'implement
dealers; E. L. Smith, who has two
rooms, The Gordon Draper Compa
ny, using two rooms;' the Lyman Meat
Market and the Pendleton Cash Mar
ket The armory of the Secret So
ciety. Hall occupies much of the sec
ond floor of the block while the re
mainder is used for housekeeping pur
poses. - , 1 "' '
NEW HOTEL IN HOOD RIVER
C. A. Bell plans 3-story structure ad-
Joining present hostelry
Hood River; Ore., Feb. 23. Plana
were approved today by C. A. Bell,
proprietor of the Mount Hood Hotel,
for a new hotel, entirely separate
from his present establishment This
will be built of brick and stone, 100
x 100 feet, three stories high, with
modern Improvements.
The structure will occupy a space
on the southeast corner of the block
which Mr. Bell owns adjoining the
present hotel, and will be run sep
arately.
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Are not all of tu same character
and have ditierent causes. No one
remedy can therefor be bade that
will be certain to cure every case.
But ordinary cougLu due to an Ir
ritated condition of the membranes
u the air paasrges Induced by a re
cent cold, are quite sure to be prom
ptly and thoicinhly oared by
Staying With Ship
Cordava, Alaska, Feb. 24. With the
wreck likely to break up at any
moment and all of the ship except the
forward house submerged, Capt, Por
ter and six men of the ill-fated YU'
catan are sticking to the vessel in
an attempt to save it from the ice floe
and bergs which are battering it
daily. The life boat is kept in read-
j iness to make their escape of the Yu
catan sinks.
Newlin's
White Pine
Exoectorant
RESCUE SNOWBOUND MAN.
Party from Pendleton able to bring
succor Co snowbound man
Advices from Kamela this after
noon say that the man snowbound in
a cabin on McKay creek, related in
an article on another page of this is
sue, was rescued by a party from
Pendleton this afternoon.
We know of jo belter remedy. It
el harmless, pleasant and equally
good for children or adults. The
kind of a remedy to be depended up
on as a general family cough cure.
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