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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1913)
Mvtmn. VOLUME xn. ' STHAFFIC OVER BRANCH LINE SLIDE NEAR ELUN KEEPS IMS. . SENGERS ISOLATED IX .10. i 8E1II TODAY ; ' Main Line Krepiug . up .Service In Sille 01 Storm but Brunch Lluc Ik Hoix-lessly Involved With Snun Sliovclers Cam Do Little or Nothing "With the Trouble Passengers All Siifo. ... - 1 raille into Wallowa county has been blocked since yesterday after noon and today there is no definite guess available as to when it will be opened. While there is a train stal led in a huge drift at Galloway cut two miles north of Elgin, there are no passengers aooara. uonauctor ai j Ray was sent out of Wallowa yestcr- dav with a coach and a caboose from Grady's train but pot a3 far as the' drift only and there became fast. 1 The passengers on the train destined for La Grande yesterday afternoon war a (nVnn. hnrtr to .TnaAnh nr. d WAV . points and the train Is now there.' Assistant Superintendent Buckley took a gang of shovelers to the drift la3t night but has found there is lit- tie use of combatting the slide until the storms abate. Hence it follows that there is no definite date In view as to when the service will be iv- opened. It Is utterly hopeless, ofli- clals say. to get through the drift with snow piling In as fast as it can be thrown out. A stub train, how- ' . . EM iwl n n A n. 11 11 ever was aeiu iu " icium f. this afternoon. One pitiful instance vs in connection with the drift Is that Mrs. Claude Wingo, widow of the late Rev. Wineo who died In California last Sunday Is snowbound and can not get to the funeral without great loss of time. ' Main line service continues to be satisrr.fnctory. The sis-inch snow-! Voluminous details vital to the wel. fall in the valley last higtli was ..if- fare of the Western Tri-State league ling compared to the snowM'l on both were threshed out yesterday afternoon Hills. At Kamela there are in the at the La Grande Commercial club neighborhood of six feet of snow on, when directors or the league met in the level. The rotary Is working annual session. Perhaps no Item of wc&t today and there Is no serious business transacted Is of more Im probability of blockades there. ' portance than the elimination of the Evansville. Ind.. Jan. 21. Severe optional player agreement which was cold and heavy snow are adding . . provided for last year-in 1913 piny the suffering of the flood victims, ers coming to the TrI-state must be Manv are destitute and sickness Is ' unfettered and absolutely free lances, increasing. The general situation is This action enhances the cash value Improving however. Rain has ceased of the playing squad and in yiew of and the river seems to have reached the fact the teams have ample time Its crest i to 8elect l'layer between now and n thn onenina date, should work no Snow Hinders Traffic on G. N. i tne opening i.e, . hardships on any club. If players Everett, Wash.. Jan. 21-Wlth snow when 'the final weed- falling In the Cascades, the Great .Northern Is keeping Its line open to I traffic with great difficulty over the I .....I., linn ntrar (h. fillTTI TT1 1 1 I"""" " " " . Fn(Mni KfiitMr nittpr. i , Reno. Nev.. Jan. 21.-Fire engines were used to pump water from the Truckee river Into the mains of the Wty to relieve the water famine. The (Utch that leads the water to the city reMrvoIr is blocked with Ice and prents the usual supply. Most of the Residence section has been with out vater and the business section has ily a meagre supply. rrlim SenUnw Follow Larceny NeiiTork, Jan. 21. Two years . d three bonths respectively in the pen itently were riven David A. Sullt- Tan an kers -1 of 1 Viiiy LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. HOen Could uets rermit OFFICIAL LICENSE FOR WEDDING ISSUED TODAY. PRESENTS PILED HIGH i i Marriage Gowa Is Costly but Made ; High Neck and Long Sleeves. i Tarrytown, N. Y., Jan. 21. Helen Gould and Flnley Shepatd. a rail road o tTice employe secured a mar riage" license today. The "ceremony Is set for tomorrow and scores of presents are already arriving to the wealthy bride prospective. '. The wedding gown is of ivory white satin, cut princess style with a long court train. It is made with high neck and long sleeves, trimmed with a profusion of rare old rose point lace that cost thousands . 'n itself. About 75 will attend the ceremony. OPTION CLAUSE IS El : "flRI-STATE MEETING REPLETE WITH IMPORTANCE. W,.fttre of t(u l,f;11(rne Looks Briirht to the Magnates & &4&9&&&&&fr4& ?WHAT THE BASEBALL SES- S ? SiftX A f COHPLISHED. 4, Tabooed optional player agree- ment existing last year. $ Raised the wages of umpires t0 $200 monthly. & iReduced the secretaryship $ gj,p wages to $75.00 per mont.i. Fixed February 7-8 as dates when schedule shall be drawn and ai teams post forfeits of a A, Fixed the 1913 season. $ Permitted North Yakima and "S Baker to become members of 'the S league if they desire, to decide S definitely February 7th. . ;lng comeg ,n md geason of the bIg. ,eagueg, the weeding must have thorough n g,ve8 greater sel- I . . .. . i. 1M.-1I Sling powers but curtails ine urbii- . . , hood of doing . . any more farming stunts for higher nps. The election of W. N". Sweet as president and L. M. Brown secretary of the Walla Walla Commercial club. as secretary-treasurer, was the first' piece of business done. From that the election of directors came up and precipitated the only semblance of vitriol during the session. While the squabble lasted It was certainly spirited, however, becoming . a per sonal matter entirely between Jack Cody, owner of the Boise baseball park and W. F. Bossner, seeking to replace Cody as a director with reo ommnndatlons form the Boise Com- (Conttnued on Page 8) LIMITED THREE VOICES ONLY RAISED HEIST LANE 1 KGISI.UTRE FORMALLY VOTES TO SEND LANE Tl THE SENATE Spectacular Phases of Election U. fittr TLay When Houses Meet Sen an.(cly to Select Senator Meet TV. )i. r.v to Canvass the Tote ntd ut Ihrt Time Will Conclude Election. Salem, Jan. 21. Dr. Harry Lani, Democrat, was elected United States senator to succeed Jonathan Bourne at noon today In separate session?, of the legislature, receiving 28 votes in the senate, and 59 In the house.1 The only members who failed to vote1 for the people's choice expressed in the November election, were Sena tors Bean and Calkins, both of Eu gene, and (Representative Meek of Washington county. The election lacked an spectacular effect in either house the populace having long since felt that the people's choice would be named with little fireworks. Lane was nominated by Miller and seconded by McColloch of Baker, In the house, Roames nominated him and Hagood -seconded the nomination. Tomorrow the two houses meet lr. jfnt session and canvass the vote and at that time the elecetlon of Lane will be finally declared. Tvletmoe, Clancy Rle-Electod. Los Angeles, Jan. 21. Olaf Tvlet moe and E. A. Clancy, prisoner at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, who were convicted of conspiracy to illegally transport dynamite have been re elected to office by the state trades building council 'in convention h?rej Tvletmoe was re-elected general sec retary, and Clancy was elected mem ber of the executive board. Tele grams were sent to them telling them of their election to office. A WINTER THAW TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1913. BUNS LAVA Ai HOT GAS CREATE HAVOC MT. C0LJMA SPITS FORTH FOIS. OVOICS GASES AND LOSSES ARE SEVERE. SEVERAL TOWNS NEARBY Sock Dj lnp From Guncs That Spread Out Over Valfcy Railroad Tracks ' Covered With Ashes From Spoatlng Mountula As Yet No : Fatalities Hafte Been Reported From the Dan. - oer Zone. . Mexico City, Jan. 21. ML Collma. a volcano In the outlying districts of the province, is sending up greaf clouds of lava, sand and poisonous gases. Inhabitants of villages in the neighborhood ot the volcano are fleeing from the district in terror. As far as Is known at this time there are no fatalities. Cattle, horses and mules In great numbers have died as the result of the gases. Railroad tracks In the vi cinity of the mountain are covered with -jwveral feet ot lava and traffic has stopped. It is feared several towns will be destroyed. , .Insurrectog Are Ferocious. Mexico City, Jan. 21. After killing four employes and abducting several women,' rebels today raided the ranch of J. M. Gleason, an American living near Chiautempam. The ranch build, ings were looted and burned. Mr. and Mrs. Gleason and their son and his wife made their escape with great difficulty. Labor Men RrlctiKrd. Leavenworth, Jan. 21. W. J. Mc Cain and Bert Brown of KanBns City and W. E. Reddin of Milwaukee, con victed labor leaders, have, left prison. Their bonds have been properly made out and signed. Before leaving the prison they we're treated to a fine rllniit'r by Warden McClaughery. IN ILLINOIS. Reynolds in Portland Ortgomai. 4'Big Brush" For Nimrods STATE'S BLl'E ROCK MEN IN BIG LEAGUE WIRES ADVISE TEAMS Though Never on the Sara Groand, All Club. Will Meet Each Other. Basebat' league methods applied to gun cubs Is the latest fad ot Ore gon nimrods, and La Grande yester day took the steps that bind this city to a string of towns comprising the Oregon Gun culb league. Before the league baa outlived its usfeulnesa,' every principal city In the state wlll have sent Its iguri club against every other city and the finish will be de cided by percentages. Telegraph wires (Continued on Page 8) NOW FILLED DDEADLOCKED APPOINTMEN TS MADE TENTATIVE Ilojt, Stonpr and Richardson to Hold '(Wtte eto Next Meeting. City councllmen yesterday held an Informal meeting and In conjunction with the city attorney, Jerry Rusk, brr.ught to the attention of the mayor that the positions of street superin tendent, water superintendent and city physician were vacant. Acting upon the advice of the city attorren the mayor reappointed L. M. Hoyt to the position of water supnrlnteud-mt, Harry Stoner to tha position of strett superintendent and reappointed Dr A. L. Richardson to the position of city physician. These appointma-us are recess appointments and ' will come before the next regular meeting of the council for final confirmation, and keep men In offices until then. FISHER EXPLAINS Points Out Iteaxons (or His Action In Indian Affairs. Washington, Jan. 21. Secretary Fisher of the Interior was today cal led before the committee on Indian affairs to explain his cancellation of leases of 800,000 acres of Osage In dian oil lands, on the reservation In lOklahoma. Both he and Assistant Secretary Adams were questioned t length by C. J. Leahy, attorney for the ousted Indian chiefs. Iahy ad mitted he had two cousins related by marriage to the Osages. who would have an interest In the assignment of one of the leases for more than 200. 000 acres to the Uncle Sam Oil com pany. Restrict Hasty Weddings. Sacramento. Jan. 21. "Marrying In haste to repent at leisure" will b a thing of the past In Californli. If t!ie bill, prepared by Senator Ca.uidV unci Introduced In the house be.vwies a law. Ths bill provides that nc min ister, Justice of the peace or cthir magistrate shall unite any coui l? un til seven days after the lss.ionce.cf the marriage license. IKeply Study Is Postponed. London. Jan. 21. Constantinople dlnathes say the meeting of the national assembly, called for the purpose of considering Turkey rply to the note of the powers, containing suTtlons for peace In the Balkan T'lTko nffalr, have Ven m-"cnned VACANCIES g I'- NUMBER 73 n&idD TRILL 5$UB lll'S BAN INAUGURATION RECEPTION AF FAIR STILL WORRIES THE WASHINGTON CRIOWD FINAL PUNHNNOUNCEO Wilson to Go to Washington Quietly and With No Escort Spend Night of March Third In Washington Ho. tel atid Go to White Hoase Fro There Hakes HJs Opinio of Ball Specific Trenton, Jan. 21.--New Jersey af fairs will occupy wood row Wilson's attention to the time of the lnauur atlon. The governor discussed bis plans today and wanted It understood that thbre Is to be no fuss or frills made over his trip to Wash'ugton. "I don't expect to go to Washing ton until March 3. Of course I don't expect to have a special car .for tho trip and don't expect any friends or -committees as escort either. There will be no outsiders in our party -Just Mrs. Wilson myself and daugh ters.' We will stop at the Sborehaaw hotel the night of March 3. I expect to continue as governor of New Jer sey until I start for Washington. On , account of business demanding my presence In New Jersey, I want time between the transfers from one placo to the other to be as brief as pos sible," said Wilson. CHAOS OVER BALL. V . Situation in Washington Becomes Acute When Committees QuarreL Trenton, N. J.. Jan. 21. "If the In augural reception Is held my wife and daughters will be there." This wa Woodrow Wilson's answer to reports that, Mrs. Wilson and three daugh ters would 'lake no part In the re ception of the day of the Inaugura tion. "I merely asked," added Wil son, "that Mrs. Wilson and our daughters be excused from handshak ing. It will be hard on' them to stand In line all afternoon and I see no reason why they should." Wilson characterized as ridiculous the reports that the inaugural ball bad been abandoned because Mrs. Wilsou feared the guests might danca the turkey trot, the bunny hug and the Texas tommy- dances. Whole Adair Huddled. Wanshlngton, Jan. 21. The plan to substitute, a reception for the cus tomary Inauguration ball mav bi abandoned, as a result of the mlxup as to which committee should plan the event. The citizens' committee has passed the matter to the congres sional comm'ttee but the member say It Ib not up to them. Winnipeg Fire Costly. Winnipeg. Mnaitoba, Can..' Jan. 21. For 12 hours the business section of Fort Saskatchewan has ben swpt by a raging fire. It Is feared the en tire city will be consumed. Fort Saskatchewan Is located on the Nor thern Pacific near Edmonton. Strikers Disheartened. New York. Jan. 21. Striking gsr ment workers are disheartened as a result of the Injunction Issued bf Justice Greenbaura preventing ' pick eting about the factories and shops. Leaders admit tVre Is no settlement n s'-rht. I. --1
