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.
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