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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.
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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.