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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. .; .
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; 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.
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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.