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VOL. XIV.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
"WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1911.
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Spokane, Jan. 4 The North Coast
limited on the Northern Pacific dash-;
ed into the rear end of a Burlington 1
express this morning, killing a num-,
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been recovered. The accident occur
red at th Cheney siding, 18 miles
southwest of this city. A special train
bearing twenty-five doctors and nur
ses left at 8:30 and a secon dtrain at
10 o'clock. Rescue work Is progres
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It Is not known if .any more were
killed or not. . '
Railroad officials here refuse to di
vulge the real facts early today. The
V North Coast Is the crack transconti
v mental train of the Northern Pacific
and has the right of way ovef every
thlng. i. Four Ylctlms Recovered.
. At 10 o'clock four dead passengers
bad "been removed from No. 42 and Ex
i press Messenger Starr from No. 2. The
J Identified victims are:
' 0. E. BROWN, South Baker.
V G. L. WARREN, Davenport,' Wash.
yet Eight were lnjursd and some ser
iously. Three were taken from . the
wreck of the rear coach of No. 42
which was smashed. BQth tialns were
eastward bound. The Burlington was
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MISS VIVIEN GOULD, WHO
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A ND so Miss Vivien Gould, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Gould and granddaughter of the original Jay, is going to become
"her ladyship." Yes; she will fignw in another international' marriage.
Society of the big 8 brand anxiously awaits the parental announcement
of her betrothal to Lord Decies, otherwise Jolia Graham Hope Beresford.
Miss Gould Is only seventeen, with her "coming out party" yet to be.
Lord Decies is forty-four and came out a long time ngo. ne came out
of the War against the Mad Mullah, ,by the way. with a D. S. O. medal,
which means Distinguished Service Order for British soldiers. He is
only twenty-five years older than his bride to be, but who's going to
make any objections on that score? To the brave belong the fair. Lord
Decies ia brave; Miss Vivien is fair. They met at the 190!) horse show
in New York. Lord Decies quit looking, at. the hones after he saw
the girl. , ' i
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ordered to take the siding but didn't
clear fast enough and the wreck re
sulted. Two of the other dead -recovered
jMiei.- Tiie- wi-wk. was caused
on account of & thick fog which hid
the trains. They struck with terrific
force.
Many of the uninjured crawled from
beneath the wreckage. The dead and
Injured1 were- taken to Spokane for
treatment and interment The two
rear Burlington coaches were tele
scoped. . .-;'.: ;
ASIA VISITED BY QUAKE.
Reported That Two Millions In Prqp
erty are LostEffects Felt Here.
Tashkend, Asiatic Russia, Jan. 4-
Many were killed and a heavy destruc
tion of property reslted from an earth
quake which shook Central' Asia to
day. Turkestan province is the center
of the loss and the damage is roughly
estimated at two million dollars.
. Many cities throughout the provin
ces report deaths and much damage.
According to the couriers the buildings
fell, crushing scores.
Cleveland. 0., Jan. 4 The most ser-
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ious earthquake shock registered by
the St, Ignatus Seismograph College
selzmorgraph for years was record
ed today. It occurred last night short
ly before 6 and continued to 8 o'clock.
Today It is estimated the shock is 8,
COu miles distance and either In South
American or Hawaii. Much damage
must have been done say the profes
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1 Xot In Hawaii.
San Francisco, Jau. 4 The cable to
Hawaii Is working . uninterruptedly
and cable men say Hawaii is presum
ably not affected by the quake. '
' Seventeen Worshipper Killed.
Mexico City, Jan. 4 Seventeen per
buiib, luobiiy wives ana cnnaren or
workmen' were burned to death and
eight others were injured at Iran Lios
BotosI, ending the New Year's cele
bration, it was learned today. They
had crowded Into a church for religi
ous festivities and were fire trapped.
IXTEXSE COLD PREVAILS IX THE
r mnDLEWEST states.
PHssenirer Traffic Resuming Xorninl Ii
tlnst Worse In West.
Minneapolis, Jnn. 4 Following In
the wake of a storm that for three
days held the middle west, a second
storm Is raging: today In the Dakota s,
Miunesota and Montana. Several
places In these states the mercury Is
40 below and expected to go even
lower tonight Train service as far
east as Fargo Is demoralized. Tole
graph and telephone wires are down.
In Xorth Dakota a fifty mile gale Is
blowing. s
Chicago, Jan. 4 Railroads of the
Northwest are winning their battle
with snowdrifts today and passenger
traffic was resumed at almost a nor
mal rate. Intense cold prevaijs . stilL
Freight traffic is still largely' at a
standstill. The ' enormous task of
clearing the tracks of snow in the mid
dle west is only partially completed,
but only light freights will be sent
out. '
Train service from the east is bad
ly crippled in Oregon. Last night's
No. 5 is scheduled to arrive here late
this afternoon and this morning's No.
17, due at 9:30 is already 12 hours
late and will likely be cancelled. The
lateness is due entirely to the terrific
snow storms which have been raging
in the Rocky mountain states the past
few days.
o Relief In Sight
Railroad' telegrams from Montana
and Wyoming today indicate that there
is no relief in , sight for the storms
along the Union Pacific are really
worse today, than any time previous
ly. ' '.
Wool Growers Meet.
.. Portland, Jan. 4 The" ; National
Wool growers convention . convened
shortly before noon. President Good-
. lng of Gooding, Idaho, presiding.
This is the ' forty-seventh annual
j meeting. Over a thousand delegates
i are here and more are expected be
fore the adjournment' Saturday for
they have been delayed In Montana by
; rorms.' The convention makes a
strong fight for retent'on of the tar-
' iff oh wool as they assert free trade
, or a lower rate would do heavy dam-
ROADS CAN COPE
WITH DRIFTS
ONCE IRE
J age to this western Industry.
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GilARbED BY
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ARREST IS OUTCOME OF BECEXT
ROBBERY OF MAILS COMIXU
FROM ALASKA.
OTHERS FROM PEiLEII
Portland. Saloon Man Arrested Today
Charged With Having Tm Thons.
and Dollars of the Amount Stolen
in His Possession Others Involv
ed In' Bobbery. Hail from Pendleton
T7mwv liiry re "eii ivuortu. .
Portland, Ore., Jan. 4--Charged
with having property stolen from the
malls In his possessldn, James Whal
en, a saloon man was arrested early
today by United States postal author
ities , in connection with $59,000 gold
robbery aboard . the steamer Humbolt
last summer while enroute to Seattle
from Alaska. He Is accused of hav
ing ?10,C00 worth. of gold bars, re
covered from a place, where he had
hid it. Ever since' the arrest of Hen
ry and John Woodson, Margaret
Smith and Elmer Smith of San Fran
cisco, Whealen has been under sur-
vellence. ' v
It Is alleged that Smith tea member
of a prominent Pendleton, Ore., fam
ily. Margaret Smith is likewise from
Eastern Oregon. It Is said Smith is
an assumed name and that she really
was once prominent in Pendleton.
The Woodsons, who . were released,
came from Eeaster Oregon, it is alleg-
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GAYXOR'S ASSAILAXT JAILED
Given Twelve Years In State Prison
for His Assault on Commissioner
Jersey City, Jan. 4 James Gal
lagher, who shot Mayor Gaynor on
the deck of the Kaiser Wilhelm Dor
Gros8e was today sentenced to twelve
years In the penitentiary for his at
tack on Commissioner William Ed
wards. Edwards seized Gallagher Just
after the shooting, and the mm
fought.
-Eight Miners Killed.
Sidney, Australia, Jan. 4 Eight
miners were killed in an explosion of
a coliliery- of. the Nova Scotia's com
pany's mines yesterday. Six bodies
were recovered and three miners were
taken out alive. Rescuers are seeking
the two missing today. The mine was
wrecked for a mile. Gas accumulated
from the . air fans which were not
working.
ROOMIXG HOUSES AND RAILROAD
MEN CLOSELY WATCHED.
Posses Still Oat Bat Little Chance of
Finding any Suspects. .
Ogden, Jan. 4 Railroad men have
started a search for the bandits who
held up the limited Mondw night near
Reese on the theory that the robbers
showed such familarity wtih the train
that they must be railroad men. All
rooming houses in Ogden are being
watched and the same is true of rail
road employees.
One po5?es is still out but with little
hope of capturing tho suspects. Three
suspects are under arrest here.
SUSPECT CREWS
OF OGDEH
ROBBERY -
ffi LEUY If IT BE FIXEI
DUE TO 1DI1ESS 0F STATE
BOARD OF TAX C011SSIERS
There is Borne likelihood of adjourn
ment being taken by the county court
which convened this morning, before
the annual tax levy Is established.
This is blamed to the fact that the
county tax commission has not made
returns of its assessment of public
service corporations in this county
and the court will find it lm.,)ossil,le
to fix the levy here until this infor
mation is at hand. The wires have
been resorted to today by the, commis
sioners and judge In an effort to as
certain the cause for the delay. If
the information Is not sent here by
Friday., court will adjourn with the
understanding that it Is to meet again
shortly this month to complete the
tax levy.
Important Session.
The January term of the county
court is by far the most important in
be placed, but ' road commissioners
COMMITTE APP01XTED TO PROBE
BECEXT DEATHS.
Air Currents and condition of Math.
Ines to be Studied.
New York, Jan. 4 With the object
of preventing repetitions of the death
of Aviator Hoxsey, Moissant and John
stone, w-ho have been killed recently
in aeroplane falls, the Aero Club of
America at a meeting today appointed
a committee to investigate the deaths
of Hoxsey and Moissant. The commit
tee was Instructed to ascertain wheth
er the machines were in first class or
der and also what air currents obtain
ed at the time of the accident.
Tacomn Murder Trial On.
Tacoma, Jan. 4 The third trial of
Mrs. Martina Kvalshaug, charged
Jointly with Charles Newcomb, now
under death sentence with the murder
of her husband in May, 1909 was
placed on trial yesterday. At the two
previous trials the Jury disagreed.
Each trial yas sensational and it will
probably take a week to get the Jury.
The trial will , likely consume thee
weeks. Newcomb charges the woman
planned the murder and fired one of
the three fatal shots.
Filipino In Tronble. ' '
Washington, Jan. 4 The practica
bility of punishing Felipe Buencam
mine, the Filipino assemblyman for
his alleged disloyalty was delivered in
the Philippine assembly and discussed
today at the war department. The as
semblymen were severely criticised
but' the assembly can't be punished
owing to the lax laws. The man cast
fears of treason aside and declared he
hoped to see the Japanese blow the
"hated Americans" of the Philippine
islands In a few months.
LONDON POLICE
London, Jan. 4 The battle between
1,000 police, .firemen and Scot guards
and anarhlsts yesterday has brought
down wholesale criticism and charges
of inefficiency on the part of the po
lice department today, The newspap
ers and the public Joined in the cry.
The newspapers say the long battle
HOPE TO AVERT
FURTHER AIR
DISASTERS-
and an other appointive county offi
ces will be filled by, appointment dur
ing this term. The commissioners are
the year. Not alone Is the tax levy to
giving their attention to the usual
grist of bills today and other matters
will not come up ' until tomorrow
when the big bulk of special matters
will be given attention. Awarding of :
saloon licenses will also come up.
Xew Officers After Tomorrow.
While many 'of the county officers
were re-elected, in fact all the im
portant ones were, technically speak
ing the county will be governed 'by
new , officers ; after tomorrow. .The..
county Judge, "J." C. Henry; Commis
sioner, Cecil Galloway; County clerk,
Ed. Wright; Recorder Snook, Sheriff
Childers and County Treasurer Fraw
ley were all re-elected-and their bonds
will be approved tomorrow. The oaths
of office will also be administered be
fore tomorrow night so that the coun
ty will be under the "new" regime af
ter tomorrow. i. ;
The appointments to bo mode tomor
row, include a long list of important
offices. '..-'" .
Sheriff Childers took the oath of
office today, after having paid all ob
ligations to the county in full. These
obligations followed the failure of the
Farmers and Traders National bank.
DIX MESSAGE BEAD.
Advocates Abolition of State Commis
sion and Asks Direct Primaries,
Albany, N.'Y., Jan. ' 4Advocatlng
the abolition of the useless state com-,
mission, the message of Governor Dix
was read before the legislature today.
In line with his campaign for economy
the message also touched upon conser
vation and direct primaries and recom
mended the parcels post and popular
election of the United States Senators.
Denen Sends Message.
Springfield, 111.,; Jan. 4 Without
refering to the Lorlmer scandal but
devoting his attention principally to
j railroad regulation, Governor Denen
delivered his annual message to the
legislature today. He urged the state
control of railroad stock bonds and
the enlargement of powers of the rail
road commission and suggested a
law specifically placing the express
company under the commission's Jur
isdiction. 1
Wants ' Aerial Crafts Regulated.
, Harvard, Conn., Jan. 4 Regulation
of aerial affairs is regarded as, a mat
ter of such importance by Governor
Simora Baldwin that he incorporated
recommendations concerning It in
his annual message to the-legiBlature
delivered today. Woman- suffrage in
c modified form, direct election of
senators and the income tax. ware also
recommendation He said ( the rapid
balloon soon will be so common as
to endanger property over which they
flew and regulation would then b
needed.
, Panama Bill Prepared.
Washington, Jan. 4 The adminis
tration measure providing' for a, dry
dock for the Panama canal is being
drawj- up by Senator Flint of Cali
fornia. The bill would place power
and maintenance of the dry dock with,
the president.
was a glaring example of the useless
ness of the London bobby. '
Stricter immigration laws are ex
piected as a result from the affray.
Home Secretary Churchill has promis
ed an investigation of the Immigration
question to begin immediately. The
seven burned yesterday were foreign
anarchists. . .
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