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P5i VOLUME XI. GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SxVTURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1912. NUMBER 66 FLOOD STATUS LESS GLOOMY CONTINUED RAIN HAS NOT OPENED RIVERS AS YET SNOW ABSORBS GREAT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IX THE HILLS Chicago and New' York, Illinois and Minnesota Continue to Suffer Great ly From Uie told Snap New York Morgues Filled With Poor Who Seek Warmth In Building: Suffering Is Intense. , (Mountain snow is absorbing . far more rain than was expected of It last night and today the continued rain which is falling all over Eastern Oregon is not deemed likely to create any serious consequence for the pres ent at least. Last night little fell but it was. resumed early this morning con tinuing intermittently until practical the entire day has seen more or less rainfall. It is raining in the mountains as well as in the valleys and a severe flood seems bound to ensue shortly, although the fact that there Is so much absorption going on, may deter it un til the rains cease and thus be averted entirely. Mountaineers say that a sur prisingly large amount of water is run nlng into the ground, too, another fact that aids in the averting of floods. The Grande Sonde Is not "liquidat ed" yet, but Buch a condition is cer tain to ensue shortly unless the rains stop. Railroad officials are feeling less concerned today than yesterday as there seems to be less likelihood of Immediate trouble. Streets are rapidly becoming too water-soaked to allow pedestrians the free use of them. ; Already It, Is im possible to get anywhere In the resi dence district without subjecting one's self to wet feet. Snow that appears safe is undermined with lakes and few ladles are venturing out. On the whole, however, there is less prospect of dis astrous or really serious floods than yesterday. Poor Crowd Morgues. New York, Jan. 13. Zero weather struck New York for the. .first time in many years today. At G:30 It was five below and at eight it had risen three degrees. Deaths from cold and star vation are ftourly reported. Even the morgues are crowded by the poor, at tempting to get warm. Chicago, Jan? 13. Eighteen deaths from cold within the last 2-1 hours Is irted. Including three in Chicago, two at Hammond, Ind, three at Fargo, N. D two In Minnesota, one at Val ley City, N. D., and six In Northeastern Texas. At Columbus, Intl., today the temperature was 27 below. It Is very HE-BALLOTING WILL HELP THE PARTY. German Election Swings to the FnTor of Socialist Party. Berlin, Jan. 13. Returns Indicate that the Socialists elected members to the relchstag from 67 districts and will have an even chance of electing more on reballoting in 124 districts where no candidates received a plur ality. Conservatives admit the So cialists have at least 100 members In the relchstag, making a second party. The socialists retained Ave seats in Berlin and on the reballoting expect to carry the First district In which the kaiser lives. Picture House Slnrts Fire. Philadelphia, Jan. 13. Fire start ng In a moving picture show on 'Mar act street, which for hours raged In ho down town district, was gotten un dor control shortly before nine this morning. The damage is estimated at a quarter of n million. It was neces sary to call out the entire fire de SOCIALISTS (fit WINNING cold through, Illinois and the middle west. ... With the price of coal boosted, suf fering exists aud the city officials and charitable organizations are straining their norves trying to prepare shelter for the poor. The following "below zero" temperatures are reported: Du luth, (Minn., 22; La Crosse, 20: Daven port, Iowa, 0; Batue Ford, Mich., 12; Omaha, 12; Madison, 20; Peoria, 16. Milwaukee Automobile Show. ' Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 13. Surpas rlng in brilliancy and magnitude all previous exhibitions of the kind in thi city, tho fourth annual show of the Milwaukee Automobile Dealers' asso ciation opens In the auditorium to night and will continue through the coming week. The display of plea sure and commercial cars, tires and accessories will occupy 60.000 square feet of exhibition space, Practically all of the leading manufacturers have sent exhibits. . Dlass to Leave Soon. Blueflelds, Jan. 13. It is semi-offt-cially announced that President Diaz will resign In favor of General Mena. Diaz sails for New Orleans next week ostensibly for a three months' tour. It Is not expected that he will return. Khartum Cathedral Consecration. London", Jan. 13. A large party of English churchmen and their families will depart tomorrow for Khartum to attsnd the consecration of the groat cathedral that has been erected 111 the metropolis of the upper Nile country In memory of the famous General Gor don. The consecration Is to take place In the latter part of this month and will be attended with splendid cere monies. The Bishop of 'London, the Rt. Rev. Wlnnington-Ingram, will of ficiate. Americans to Dine In Berlin. Berlin, Jan. 13. Elaborate prepara tions have ben completed for the an nual anniversary banquet of the Am erican Association of. Commerce and Trade which Is to be given Monday evening at the Hotel Adlori. 'Ambassa dor Lelshman has accepted 'an Invita tion to attend. ' SLIDES KILL THREE MINERS WALLACE HORROR OF 1910 MAY BE REPEATED. Others Are Mlsing and Searchers Comb Snowdrifts. Wullace, Ida., Jan. 13. The bodies of William Pearson, Oscar Lundquist and John Thone, miners, who were killed last night In avalanches which struck their cabins while they were at dinner, have been recovered and searchers are looking for two more who are missing. The accident was at Big Creek, five miles away. With warmer weather the danger of more slides such as kil led a score in 1910 is great. FRANK W00TT0N. English Boy Jockey Who Leads All Competitors For the Year. " Photo by American lro Association. ROBBERS AND POSSES FIERI BLOTCHES OF BLOOD TELL OP WOUNDED 'MEN' STOLEN MONEY WHOPPED IX FIGHT WITH CITIZENS Bloody Buttle Ensues When Citizens Overtake Bobbers Who Loot New port Bank Principal Booty Recov ered When Sack Is Dropped by tho Fleeing Bobbers Event Well Plan ned. Newport Beach, Cal Jan, 3. Three cracksmen this morning blew the safe of the bank at Newport, and escaped with a small sum after a running bat tle with citizens during which one of the bandits was wounded. Bradley and Kemble, fishermen, are perhaps fatally wounded. The bills of large rlenonilnation, were left on the streets by the bandits who, fleeing, dropped the bag crammed with gold and bills aggregating several thousand. Two posses are now pursuing the three bondltB who dynamited the bank. That William Hall, a saloonman who dreled with the robbers as they es cape.! In a buggy, wounded one of them Is evidenced by great splotches of blood on the road. The robbery was carefully planned. They cut all tele phone and telegraph wires. , The bag of money they dropped was taken In charge by Cashier Wallace. Tney robbed a general store before they touched the bank. WALL STREETS AIDS. Money (o Be Given Relatives of Those Who Lost Lives In Fire. ' - New York, Jan. 13.-The fire and i,u;0 uuumuaa.uMc.o Ui . iUin. today granted a request of the Wall Street bankers that they be allowed to .u.BO tt tuuu iu. in .mCU.c uuu i'" - llcemen who did such valiant work In the Equitable fire. Relief will be giv- en to families of the men who died and the injured will be cared for and each hero will be given a remuneration in ratio to the chances they took. Honor Memory of ruinous Rabbi. Chicago. 111., Jan. l.WUnder the auspices of the Rabbinical association of Chicago interesting exercises were held today to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dr. Lieb man Adler, who was rabbi of the con gregation of Kehilath Anshe Mayriv In this city for many years. Dr. Adler was the author of many writings on Jewish historical subjects and was considered one of the best Informed theologists in America. G. 0. P. Nattoiml Convention. Chicago, 111., Jan, 13. The sub-committee on arangements for the repub lican national convention, of which Harry S. New of Indiana is chairman, held Its first meeting today at the Congress hotel. Details were discus sed pertaining to assignments of head quarters and arrangements made for individual rooms. SCHOONER TURNS Astoria, Jan. 13. Separated by n wall of water which covers the short end Jetty, the Hammond life saving rrew is tills afiernoon nwniting on op portunity to rescue Iho cnplnln, wife and daughter and eight of the crew of the four masted schooner Admiral, ho arc clinging to the Jolty near the Columbia river bnr. This nflernoon the ship, driven by n southeast gale, struck the jetty and they climbed on II. Tho bur Is rough, but Is going down hourly. The Admiral Is nn American ON COLUMBIA RIVER BAR DEATH CLAIMS It. M'ALLISTER PRESIDENT OF FARM ERS' UNION IN ORE GON DEAD INFLUENTIAL FARMER; POLI TICIAN ANI CITIZEN Farmer Who Has Lived Hero Since ..Town Was Composed of Two Besl deuces, Pnsses Away Early This Morning: After Brief Illness Inllu- enllal Jn Slate Farmers' Union Clr- - cles. .; . 3 J?SS5s8S?SSj ; -' . ; FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED. S : The funeral of the late John W. McAllister will be held Sun- $ day at 2:30 o'clock Jan. 14, at the Central Church of Christ, the S $ Rev. Willis of Elgin officiating. 3 The body will lie In state at the f "S Henry & Carr undertaking par- S lors Sunday forenoon until two 3 ? o'clock, Anyone desiring to view ? the remains may go there as the $ S ensket will not be opened at the S 3 church or grave. The services will "Jj S be held under the auspices of 3. the Masonic order, i John W. McAllister, president of the stnte Co-Operatlve and Educational Farmers' union, a member of the exec utive committee of that association, and president of the La Grande local ' of the same order, and for many years j one of the prosperous and leading far mers of the Grande Ronde valley, died onilng after a short Illness. , 8GveraI days " was tuken t0 I Hospital siinering with bowel ailments and his condition has been deemed ex- tremelv precarious, from the start. An 01,eratIoll was performed but the d,gea8e had made such ,nroadB that tne knfe could do ttle but , 1)fe , Dring the past few days hopes for fc,g recovery ave bee slim Though n(jt enUrey expected on Reeoml ol tne d,BCOnrBglng developments of the past few days t,)e un0mely death of Mr , .,,,. tn t1lR rommlin. ify. Funeral arrangements are not worked out late this afternoon, though Interment is unofficially planned for tomorrow, ; Since the farmers' union took root In Oregon Mr. McAllister has been closely connected with Its growth and few union locals throughout Eastern Oregon exist that Mr. McAllister has not either spoken at public meetings or had been Intimately connected with the organization. Mr. (.McAllister was born in Putnam county, Mo., on June 13, .185G, being the son of Harvey (McAllister. When the son was six years of age, the fath er moved to the west with his family having no particular objective point except Oregon. Having been safely guided through the long and danger ous journey until they came to the Grando Ronde valley and the teams being tired out it was determined to stop and recruit and the result was that Union county gained a prominent and substantial citizen. . The father soon took a squatter's right on the land where Mr. McAllis ter resided In the summer time, three TURTLE ship from Valparaiso to Grays Har bor, in ballast. Astoria, Jan. 13. Throe men are supposed to have been lont this af ternoon when the American schooner Admiral turned turtle on the Colum bia river bar shortly after It had been abandoned by the crew as it was bo lng towed ashore by tho tug Wallula. Six of the crew are on tho jetty on the bur fighting for their lives. Tho Hammond life saving crew is prepared to go to tholr rescue. miles from La Grande, and later homo steaded It. Two houses constituted the town of La Grande when Mr. Mc Allister stopped Ills team liere first. Mr. 'McAllister grew up on tho home place, receiving a good training In the schools of the county, When he was 23 years of age, he attended for a year and a half the university at Eugene but sickness terminated the course which he was to pursue until graduation. Ho then turned his attention to raising hops and failure being his lot there, ho camo again to Union county, then to Wallr.wa county and for a time was in tho horse business; then returned to La Grande and engaged as foreman for Rogers and Williamson. Two years were spent In that occupation. In 1888 he moved to his present location and here he has been engaged In slock raising since, though during t,he past two or three years he has lived In La Grando, leasing his ranch. Success has attended his efforts. Ho was one ot the propsperous and substantial far mers of the county. InM899 he mar ried Miss Grace, daughter of Henry and Delia (Clement) Crohklte, resi dents of Hillsboro. In 1890 he was nominated by the democrats for the state, legislature against Charles Goodnaugh of the re publican party and he gained the day by a close margin, being one of three on his ticket that were elected. In 1896 he was elected by the populists against Fred Stanley and J. Al Wright of the republican party and William Hunter of the democrat party, and Mr. McAllister received 180 majority. He was one ot five elected on his ticket. In 1898 lie received the nom ination of tho Populist ticket, D. A. McAllister being the democratic nom inee and Ed Davis and Fred Stanley being the republican candidates. Two were to be elected and Mr. McAllster was defeated by a small majority. Fraternally he was affiliated with the Masons, Red Men, Artesans and the 'Eastern Star., He was also a mem ber of ,the Christian church. TAG DAY IS E WOMEN AND CHILDREN DISPOSE OF BENEFIT TAGS. Strikers In Inferior Towns to Be Giv en Aid by Tug Methods. San Francisco, Jan. .13. Hundreds of men, women and children sold tags on San Francisco's streets today for the benefit of tho striking Hnrrlman shopmen of Interior towns who are not entitled to strike benefits. Mill Strike Called. . Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 13. A gener al strike of the New Englnnd mill wor kers is feared hero following the walk out of 20,000 operators who struck against tho reduction of their wages through the operation of a mandatory 54 hour week. FERDINAND CHARLES. Whose Morganatic Wife May Be Raised to Royal Rank. .'-Hi 7 . 4 f ,? wmimmm in mwrTn sr SOIIWASSIED if INTO BE AVAIL PUL ABLE AT AN EARLY HOUR TONIGHT UNCERTAINTIES--PREVAILING FOR A TIME ARE CAST ASIDE Trip Is to Commence Tonight When Merchants and Professional Men j Leave on tho Delayed Number 17 1 Towns In Southern Oregon Await 1 . Arrival of the La Grande Junket After days of uncertainty brought on by tho climatic conditions it haa been finally decided this afternoon. that the business men's excursion will leave La Grande as per schedule to night on the delayed No. 17 to South ern Oregon, The Pullman, which is carrying these travelers to Southern Oregon will be In the yards tonight land the business men can retire at JUuw any time. The Petroskey has been assigned them, About .30 are plan ning on going and the trip will be one of the biggest and most represen tative that has ever been undertaken from Eastern Oregon on a similar mission. They go to Portland and from there on down to Southern Ore-' gon as announced previously this week. The trip is one of the biggest things of its kind ever attempted and the large number of representative busi ness men and officials that are going will make the Junket one of (he finest ft advertising mediums for La Grande that has yet been conceived and will also prove of a groat deal of edaica- ' tlonal Value to those who participate In It. Royal entertainment Is assured at every stop along the way. A spe- . clal correspondent for the Observer will keep the home guard informed at regular Intervals of the progress of the expedition JOT RIDE FATAL. Five Die and Sixth Injured from Auto Accident. . Trenton, N. J., Jan. -13. Five are dead and the sixth will probably die as the result of an automobile Joy rid ing accident this morning on the riv er road. The machine driven by Fred erick Foster, who escaped badly Injur ed, crashed over the embankment Into a reservoir. The dead are Donald Reed, son of Former State Supremo Judge Reed, Chester Van Cleef, Helen Mulvey, Margaret Tlndall and Sarah Hetzer. ELKS' SPECIAL IS ROOM FOR THREE HUNDRED FROM LA GRANDE. Elks Special to Grand Lodge Will Be Finest Ever Sent Out. Arangements have been closed by a committee of Elks wtlh the O.-W. rail road to run a special train of 10 Pull mans and a baggage car from La Grande to the grand lodge of Elks at Portland. The deal maens that about 300 Elks will Join the excursionists on that date. It Is planned to leave on Monday, July 8, and the probabilities are that the Elks will return in two divisions. One will leave Portland on Friday night and tho second will leav Portland on Sunday night. Tho-train will bo nicely fitted tip for the occasion and It Is said that It will be one of the finest trains ever pulled out of Eastern Oregon. Wallowa county Elks will have n Pullman sent to Joseph and Elks can board it as it Is brought along to tho different towns and Elgin will got a Pullman for Itself. In this way tho entire antlered herd from Joseph to La Grando will got good accommoda tions. . . . partment.
