La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmnhf ttttttttg VOLUME NO. 16 LA GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1912. NUMBER 61 3 PASSENGER IN HUGE SNOW DRIFTS WITH TRACKS CLEARED AisD SERVICE RESTOR ED, SUDDEN BLIZZARD AT NOON TODAY UNDOES WHAT REQUIRED 24 HOURS TO ACCOMPLISH. RELIEF FOR STALLED TRAINS IS RUSHED EASTWARD Situation in Eastern Oregon This Afternoon Is Serious Again Following Promising Conditions of Early Morning Storm Rages at Noon With Un usual Severity, Refilling Cuts. Three passenger trains arc stalled in snow' drifts in Eastern Oregon. One is stranded at Bacon, near Union, a second section f the same train is at Baker unable to move and the third section is held at Telocaset. This 'morning the tracks between Pendleton and Huntington were perfectly clear and the sudden fill-in of cuts east of here has proven a severe strain on the rotary crews. In dications are that the first section will reach La Grande this evening though this is merely conjecture. Train ser vice from the west is delayed about two hours more than enumerated in an appended resume of train service in this issue. After clearing all troubles east the rotary started west this morning to prevent unexpected drifting but was called back at noon and about 1 o'clock started tfbr Bacon to get the passenger out of grief there. On account of the uncertainties prevailing, local officials cannot issue even a guess at the time the westbound trains will be liberated. The cuts filled up in less than an hour just before 12 to day when a more terrific blizzard than has yet struck this section this winter, hurled the snow back into the cuts from whence it had been hurled earlier in the day. Pas sengers on the stalled trains are in' perfect safety and suf fering no discomfort. ; The coldest locality in Eastern Oregon last night was at North Powder where the mercury sank to 30 below. UN ON COUNTY PIONEER DIES Guy Glenn, a younger son of the late from tne government near Suminer T. T. Glenn, the Summervllle pioneer, vllle and devoted his attention to who died quite suddenly at 4 o'clock lighting and also to farming his c . . , , land. He handled goods from Port Saturday afternoon, is somewhere on , . land and Umatilla to the mines of the Pacific coast and up to a late jdano liour today has not heen advised of his i,i 1871 they moved to Jlalheur City father's death. . A little over a week and engaged in the mercantile busi sgo the son left his Sumemrville home UPSg starting later the town of Plann for Western Oregon and on Jan. 2nd vlile, Oregon. On May 9, 1900, in Vale, was at Gardner, Ore., in Western Ore- Oregon, the father died, the mother son, but his whereabouts at present is iu,vng died in the east, the date being unknown and telegraph wires have 1849i Mr. Glenn attended school in heen kept buzzing with inquiries a.hn- Iowa, and after coming to the Grande ing lo locate him. The funeral of the Konde valley and here also worked late pioneer has been delayed untl. wtth na father in freighting until 18GS "Wednesday at 11 o'clock in anticipa tion of reaching the son add allowing t ji e for him to return home. The sud den death of .Mr. Glenn Saturday af ternoon came as a severe shock to his im-ny friends throughout this valley. ' lie had been indisposed for two or way (rjnstantly gaining a'wl was one three days but on Friday night and of irgest. farmers in the; county. Saturday morning was much Improv- He 0Wned over 1,000 acres' of land ed and his recovery was deemed cer- erjv u 0f which is undfr culllva tain. He became suddenly worse dur-' ton j e owned splemJ'd horses and ing the afternoon and passed away at t.attle. the latter being Durham and 4 o'clock. j shorthorn principally. In the Grande Rev. Duy of the Summervllle church Romie valley September 20, 1868, Mr. will officiate at the funeral services uienn nvirried Miss Sarah, daughter which are to be held at the Glenn resl-' dence in Summervllle and interment 1 will tak place In the Summervllle cem - - etery. The sorrowing widow and chil dren have the sympathy of the entire county. An amiable and intelligent gentle man who has wrought faithfully for the progress and development of Un ion county since the time that there lias been a Union county, Tolbert T. Glenn stood as one of the prime mov ers of Union county. His career has done much for the county both by ac tual endeavor and bright example, while his unqualified success demon states the success with which he wrought, being at the time of his death one of the most extensive farm ers in the valley. Born In Town. In Wapello, Iowa, on June 22, 181 U there was born to William S. and Marie (Yates) Glenn, T. T. Gleen. Thn father was a merchant for a time in Fleasantvllle, Iowa but in 1862 brought j James Rolph, Jr, the successful can his family across the plains to the dldate- of the reform element In the Grande Ronde valley. He took up land last election, was inaugurated today, TRAINS FAST when he took land for himself one and one half miles west of Summervllle aiirt there gave his attention to raising the fruits of the field aiil 'handling toe!;. From that time until the time ot !llS death he steadily "pursued his c Honry and Louisa Meyers, natives respoclvely of North Carolina and Maryland. Nine children have been born to them: C. Edwin in Wallow; William of this county, Arthur, Guy, Wlllard B.. deceased, and Hattie, Daisy, Minnie and Myra. While Mr. Glenn had never sought for prefer ment in the field of politics, he was a man who manifested the Interest that Is becoming having given his ser vice as road supervisor and director in the school districts. He resided on the farm that he took up in the early time8 and' his success was full and complete, because ot his continuity, his thrift, has ability and his enter prise, which have been manifested constantly In his career, while com mensurate therewith is the amiable and upright demeanor that has con stantly characterized him. San Francisco to Try New Plan. ' San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 8. Mayor DESTROYER . WITH S3 MEN IN DIRE NEED VESSELS HURRY TO RESCUE OF GRIEF STRICKEN BOAT SUFFERING S1IIP LOCATED MY Ml lit LESS LATE TODAY After liruve Fears That Destroyer and Crew Had Gone Donn In Sturm ut Sea Comes 'ews Tlmt Help May let Reaeh Suffering It oat in Time Accl dent Told by Wireless.. . New York, Jan. 8. Grave fears are entertained today for the safety of 83 officers and men aboard the torpedo boat destroyer Terry which may be foundered In high seas, 73 miles south east of Sandy Hook. A dozen ships went to the rescue in answer to wire less calls for help. The Terry Is commanded by Lieute nant John Fremont, a grandson of General Fremont and a son of Admir al Fremont. The. ship wus enroute with other warships to Guanatanamo to participate in the winter naval war game. She was one of the largest and fastest destroyers of the navy. The .first Intimation that the Terry was hi distress was sent by a royal mail liner, Tagus, which reported she had sighted her. The message was caught by the battleship South Caro line and she is reported rushing to the rescue. Practically all other wireless calls are abandoned during the search for the ship. Ship Finally Located. Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 8. The Terry and the Roe were located this after noon of Cape Hatteras by the scout cruiser Salem according to a wireless Assistance may reach them in time, TEX KILLED IS COLLISION. Montreal, Jun. 8. Ten arc rciHirtcd Mlled and Injured in u collishiki In u severe storm on the Canadian Pacific at Terrebolnc, Quebec province, this afternoon. HILLSBOItO HOTEL BURNED. One Dead and Another Dying as Coir sequence of Blaze. Hillsboro, Ore., Jan. 8. Mrs. J. A. Thomas is dying and her son Howard, aged four, is burned to . death this morning in a fire which destroyed the Commercial hotel which the Thomas family had leased. She was burned trying to save the youngster. It Is believed the children were playing with matches in the Thomas rooms wihlch caused the fire. Appeal in Andrews Cnse Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 8. An appli cation for a new trial in the case of John M. Andrews came up for hear ine before the supreme court of the state of Pennsylvania here today An drews, who was a prominent business man of Warren and former superin tendent of the Warren Water com p. ny, was convicted of the murder of Emil Aamann, a former official of the water company, who was found dead jln a field near the waterworks reser voir on the morning of January 28th last. Following the conviction of An drews a woman living in Warren "con fessed" that she had accidentally fired the shot that killed Aamann, but later she repudiated her alleged confes sion. Sweaters for Army Washington, D. C, Jan. 8. Bids for contracts for the manufacture of the woolen sweaters with which Undo Sam is to equip his soldlei'B were op ened today at the quartermasters' office of the war department The sweater, which was recommended by the Infantry Equipment Board, Is In tended to take the place of the blouse In field service. It is to bo considered part of the surplus kit of the enlisted man and will be carried in the troon wagons when not In use. Not only will the sweater be for daily wear, but It will come In handy for an e.v- tra sleeping garment at night. HnRTHWFRT IS RRIPPFfl IN 3 STORM THAT HALTS TRAINS PORTLAND'S SILVERY THAW COSTS CITIZENS AND CORPORATIONS MNY THOUSANDS MODERATION PREDICTED FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. (iuuei stow Coldest Weather in Three Years Prevails in Portland To . day Western Oregon Below Freezing Point Washington, Idaho and Oregon Suffer Joint ly From Severe Blizzard and Cold Portland, Jan. 8. With zero and lower temperature in Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho and below freez ing on the coast, the weather bureau today predicted mod erating weather oast of the Cascade, and. more snow on the coast tonight. In Eastern Oregon, deep snow has fal len in the mountains; over two feet at Baker, a foot at Pendleton. Trains are delayed in drifts and slides. Portland's streets are a tangled mess of broken wires and trees. Car service, telegraph and telephone services are badly crippled. The loss by public utitlities corpora tions and citizens on account of the silver thaw is estimat ed at $300,00. Today it is 20 above zero here, the coldest in three years. Storm Broken at Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 8. With the" mercury standing eight above zero and a light snow falling, the cold wave is brok en here. Distress is largely alleviated. Temperatures have risen from 8 to 20 degrees througout the middlewest eru and the northern states, but it is feared a cold wave is coming again tomorrow. Eight deaths from cold resulted . during the storm. Railroads arc still crippled. , Business 'is at a standstill and no relief is in sight. 'M''4- ;-;v;;riyJr;-.:,.;;vi-;;--l--!'.f;..(: -.'v.'-. Undoing in a few minutes much of j ward. Trouble at Telocaset was aiso the strenuous results accomplished in material though the worst detriment to 24 hours to keep the O.-W. uioun- lain division clear of drifts, and set: ting at naught the protracted blizzard of Saturday night from a point of se- work was less tiring for work accom verity, a gale today noon whipped the pushed at each attack on the drifts deep loose snow into canyons and cuts and lashed the streets of La Grande with terrific momentum. While at Its height, r the storm today was much more severe than Saturday night but during the afternoon had a tendency of moderating, Telegraph wires are down frequently but enough service to handle some press and commercial matters has been the rule of the West ern Union's service today. Prior to the outburst ot the noon time blizzard the situation in Eastern Oregon could be summarized as fol lows, though later developments make i.ecessary the corrected tentative time tables noted in the leading paragraph: The Train Schedule. Saturday night's number 18 arrived last midnight and Sunday mornings Nos. (i and 10, last night's No. 18 and this morning's Nos. 0 and 10 will reach La Grande between 3:30 and 0:00 o'clock this evening if the present schedule is maintained. Tracks are open all along the line and unless the wind stonn is again revived there will be no more trouble of a material sort. From the . east the traffic has been sphsmodic, too. This morning the train which should have reached here yes- terday at Xo. 71, came as the first sec tion of last night's No. r, and No. 9 ran as No. 5, second section, carrying mall, while last night's No. 5 conies as No ii, third section, and Is due to ai ri"e this evening some time. This schedule Is dependent upon open track during the day. Worst In H Years. Railroading yesterday morning was the most severe in years. Engineers ho brought in the snow beaten trains report that the cab was filled with snow, and that It was necessary to stop at each block to get the lay of the land and every Btation took time as it was impossible for the engineers to see a::ead and learn the conditions of the blocks. Completely exhausted, the firemen and engineers were scarcely able to drag their trains into tho yards. "Tho worst trip In I t years" is tho way one veteran engineer expresses it, yet Engineer Thelsen took out an. en gine in 1887 when it was 35 below. 'Notary, nt Work. The rotary hero got under way Sat- urdny evening and all day yesterday - was struggling with tho drifts, west- in sum mi traffic war west of here and It was there the rotary spent 'most of Us time. Since the windstorm abated, tho accomplished something permanent. Branch line service was maintained, through It all with more or less regu larity and little trouble other than that which the engine snow flanges could remove, was experienced on the Jo&eph line. i. Trouble at Bonneville. The main cause of yesterday's long' delay of east bound traffic was at Bonneville where an engine Jumped the track in the middle of a drift where it was hard to get assistance to It. Wind Picking Up Again. This afternoon tho wind is re-assum ing its dangerous proportions and it would not be surprising to see all the cut refilled tomorrow morning, en tailing another halt In trafile, Their Majesties Leave Calcutta Calcutta, India, Jan. 8. Extraordi nary precautions were taken for the protection ot the imperial train which carried King Emperor George and Queen Empress JIary and their sulla from Calcutta to Bombay today. An enormous crowd surrounded the Cal cutta station and Joined in an enthusi- asUc fareweil demonstration. Their niajeaties will sail from Bombay on Wedncsday. Kansas State Poultry Show. Wichita, Kas Jan. 8. The 23rd an nual exhibition of the Kansas State Poultry association was opened in the new forum here today, and will be continued until the end of the week The Bhow this year is one of the largest In the history of the asso ciation, there being several thousand birds on exhibition. All sections of Kansas are represented and there are nlflo exhibits from several of the neighboring states.. Wilson Boom Launched nt Senttlo Seattle, Wash., Jan. 8. An organi zation that will endeavor to secure delegates from the State ot Washing ton who will favor the candidacy ot Woodrow Wilson In tho Uemocrali national convention was formed here today at n conference which was at tended by a number of well known party leaders. The Harmon support ers have already organized and a spir- Hod fight for control of the State dcl- egation is In prospect. . BELOW ZERO Ill BLIZZARD VISIT VALLEY STRli TS. ROADS AND COUNTRY ROADS STILL BADLY BLOCKED BY SNOVT Street Department Cleans Sidewalks With Snow Plows Sidowulks Oft Abandoned Four-Horse' Delivery Tennis Take Out Orders From Stores Today Storm Uimbiitlug;. . With a ferocious swirl a second bliz zard broke over Grande Ronde valley today noon and this afternoon Is hold ing firmly gripped a community- that had only a few hours Blnce recovered from the worst storm in years and was gloating on the Bpeedy end of the 2-Hiour storm. . , Conditions sharply akin to snow bound existed yesterday morning in l a Grande when the heavy snowfall ot o foot or more had been blown Into c'.rlfts that In many cases made com plete abandonment of the sidewalks necessary. By noon the wind subsided and tunnels and canals dug through fie drifts would remahl open. Street Superintendent McMurray had . the main sidewalks of the city opened with ji snow plow this morning yet at plac es the drifts were so high that pedes trians have taken the streets as a means of . escape. On Sixth Btreet the drifts reached a depth of five feet and more in places and the same thing wi.ii true In other localities where the conditions .were favorable to heavy drifting. 7 ' ' " Few teams ventured out yesterday and It was well along towards, evening before even the principal residence, streets were broken by teams. So iieavy was the tleup that milk wag- - , ens last night ventured out only with, , four horses attached. 'Through a for- ' tunate lull in the blizzard that raged -; all Saturday night and part of yes terday, the streets today are well bro ken and traffic is again resumed on all the streets, Both from a standpoint of ferocious-...- hess of the windstorm and the ainduht (it n8w, the weather stands as a sharp reminder Of' Jlloneer days when iiiariy ,'et of snow covered Uiiioh county ev: cry winter, and stands as a marked contrast to the lesser amounts that have fallen In later years. While there is no available record to substantiate the assertion, there seems little doubt but. that the present snowfall is unique ' In' both amount and extent of drifts. Valley roads are drifted high and most ; of the lanes are impassable and will be until dugout. It will require several ,, days to get the lanes opened, though the main highways will probably be Record for the Year. Varying reports of the cold snap circulated today. The government ma chine reached 3 below zero last night but other Instruments registered 10 below, 12 below and up to 3 and i below. The rise was slow, too, for at 9 o'clock the government Instrument stood 7 above and It is doubtful if, the, record last night will suffice tonight. Plumbers were swamped with orders to repair broken pipes this morning and many kitchens are water flooded and cold today as a consequence. . " Four Horse Deliveries. J. D. Lynch, proprietor and manager of the delivery system In La Grande sent out four horse teams" today to struggle with the snow. Out ot torn- ' passion to beast and man it behooves housewives to turn Jn all their tele phone orders early and group ' them . with-one delivery so that the best re sults can be obtained. This is abso lutely necessary while the present .- storm prevails, Tenacious grit alone Is responsible for any deliveries at all this afternoon. Muster Printers Meet In Denver Denver. Colo., Jan. 8. Tho .firs': Colorado Congress of master printers met in this city today for a two days' session. Tho gathering Is held nndei the Joint auspices of the Colorado Educational Association and the Den ver branch of tho United Typothae o America.