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ilk GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESpAY, APRIL, 1, 1913.
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WILL REQUIRE
TEH YEARS TO
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OFFICIAL BELIEVES SPREAD OF
BFIDEMIC IS HOT SEBIOUS
DANGER NOW.
FLOOD WATERS DLL CONE
General Conditions Improved and
Teatfed dtj M Prevailed In San
. Fnutdseo Will Be Established , -r
DeaUiUxt Unchanged Bed Cross
Head Visits the Stricken City To
day. , .-
Dayton, April 1. That it will be ten
years before Dayton recovers from
the disastrous flood, is the prediction
made today by Major Rhoades,' mili
tary aid to the president. : It will re
quire two weeks of hard work to. even
make an impression on the debris in
the streets, alleys and dooryards. It
be two months Wfore the city can be
comfortabyl' inhabited) "and -10 years
before the former appearance is rc
attalned. This is the official's state
ment '
The tent city for refugees was es
tablished on the fair grounds today, to
relieve the congestion and prevent a
spread of epidemic. :
Mabel Boardman on Scene.
Mabel Boardman, tKe national Red
Cross leader, inspected the flooded dlt
trlct today, and conferred with; Gov
ernor Cox. She proposes to establish
a system of relief similar to that used
In San Francisco after the earth
quake. Flood conditions are Improving.
Normal water stages will soon be
restored, and the general cleanup is
on In full blast. The deathllst remalv.s
unchanged. The coroner and assist
ants are searching the vicinity of
greenland and Mount Cavalry cem
dated and enomous amounts of wreck
age still exist '
Enters Real Estate Business.
M. L. Haviland has resigned his po
sition with the Union County Co-Oper-atlve
store and wishes to thank the
patrons of that sore for the kind
nesses and courtesies shown him
while there. He will tmmedlatejy as
sume a position with the George H.
Currey real estate office where he
will become the firm sales agent.
'. Southern Tourists Home.
Engineer and OTrs. John' Gardner
and ton John returned last night from
an extended tour In Southern Califor
nia, staying at Las' Angeles Wd San
Diego while away. ' ,
TURKS ACCEPT
"KHflFEB
BALKANS HATE YET TO ACCEPT
THEM, HOWEVER.
Tsrkey Bow to the Unlnevltable and
Stakes Uncondijonal (Release, r j
Constantinople. April 1 Turkey to
day bowed to the inevitable and for
ina'.ly egreed to an unconditional ac
ceptance of peace terms offerei by
the powers. It Is officially announc
ed in a note to the diplomats here.
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This by no mean, makes cerUin the . the co-operat'on of the farmer 'V every citizen to assist In ihe protec
end of the war. The Balkan allies, s ate board of flshnd game comrlsJ ,, of an(J pnforrPn,pnt of theM ,ftW8
haven't agreed, to the progosau of sloners rap not save thes flso. vet
the powers. . ' ! keep the streams replenlshcl nor our (Continued on Page 5)
POLICE ODDLY CALLED.
Seattle Menagerie "Contents Stolen
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Seattle, April 1. A squad of cor
pulent' policemen' la today maklr.g a
noise, like a cocoanut, carrying largj
hooks baited with red ants, tende.
pullets, a bunch of leaves and mint
Juleps. .They are endeavoring to
catch 12 moneys, one ant eater, two
boa constrictors, one lima, two porcu
pines and one Kentucky wonder stol
en from Mrs. J. C. Johnson's menag
erie. The police Is trying its hardest
to figure out bow the tblevs managed
to carry away any members of the
"families hystrlcldae," the porcupine.,
slippery, hissing reptiles and chatter
ing monkeys. They feel that 'if they
can learn how the animals were liken
they have solved the problem of re
turning them to the owners. Colonel
Roosevelt may be asked to come west
and Join In the hunt. ,
. Belrrelmon Winds Handicap.
Lincoln, Eng., April 1. Quoted at
Odds of a hundred to seven, A. Bar
ton's Belrrelmon wbn the famous Lin
colnshire handicap. St. Cuthbert ran
second but was disqualified.
OLD CODE COVERS EARLY TROUT
. SEASON. ' "
Irrigation Ditch ' Users Warned
Protect ileadgates This Tear.
to
Isaac Waltons came into their own
this day. ' The fishing season for 1913
Is on. ' " ' " . '
The' new game code does not go
into effect until May 24th or JJune 1st.
Under this law the fishing season
fo t court will open on May 1st, clos
ing October 31sf Bag limit. 75, or
50 pounds. It is unlawful to catch
any trout under six Inches long. Use
the hook and line only.
Deputy Game Warden Charles B.
Oral issued the' following instructions
today:
Season for trout 10 Inches In length,
open all the year with hook and line
only. Bag limit 50 trout or 50 pounds
per day.
'Bass, crapples, whltefish, catfish or
grayling, season opep all the year
with hook and line only. Bag limit
40 pounds per day. '",-..
Section .26. new game code, reads:
No person within the state of Oregon,
under the age of 14 years of age.
shall be Issued a hunting license or
be. permitted to hunt with a gun, on
lands other than his own premises or
those of a relative or guardian.
The new law requires all' persons
over the age 'of 14 years who desire
to. hunt or fish, to secure a license
therefor. ( 1
',,A11 persons over the age of 16 years
of age who desires to trap within the
state of Oregon, are required , to se
cure a license therefor. The law re
quires the trapper to report In writ
ing at the end of the season, the num
ber and kind of fur-bearing animals
caught: where sold and tho, amount
derived therefrom. .'
All persons owning or operating
'irrigating ditches, canals,, mll races
or flumes which earrles water from
sny. stream within the state q Oregon
In wh'eh fish may exist or have been
placed should look after same and
screen the head thereof. In thts' mat
ter we should protect the fish by
stopping them from running throug'f
said flitches, canals, mill races a)id
flumes. Into fields and meadows where
they die. Use some device at the
had of these that will scare them back
from the head Into the main stream.
There are more young trout destroyed
by tnem being let run ont Into these
ditches, etc.. than are caught by all
of the sportsmen In the state. With nut
TROUT SEASON
4S NOVVQPEN
C:fllDESTBUCTIOfl BY FLOODS
Martial Law Declared and Every Pre
caution Against Disaster Taken '
Cairo, 111., April I. It Is believed
that Cairo will withstand the flood
caused by the high water Levees are
patrolled but are expected to hold
out yet their collapse will not be a
surprise. All levees north of here
have been abandoned ana evvy avail
able man is on the Cairo levees In an
effort to prevent a disastrous over
flow. The war department has been
asked to send boats hqre In prepara
tion for an emergency.
Thousands of mllHiamen and hun
dreds of naval reserves are assisting
the police In preventing looting and
to maintain order. At noon Cie Ohio
registered 53 feet and 54 Is expected
before bight In the reoli'oot district
below Hickman, Ky., the greatest dan
ger lies. If the Hickman levees break
It will" relieve the situation here but
destroy Hickman. "V
Cairo as threatened early this fore
noon by small breaks that were n;up
ped. Martial law has been establish
ed to become effective at bnce,
ETansville Is Prepared.-
Evansvllie April 1. Strengthening J
of the Ohio river levees continued
JiOHTH
PALMER MILL
BRIDtiE SETTLES.
Concrete Piers rndermined Debris
Kept From ("losrsrin? During- Mght
Union county's first bridge 'trouble
subsequent to the high water which
has been threatening spasmodically
.. . . . A. i
the past few days, came, when the
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bridge at the Palmer mill was put ,
out of commission but not wrecked.
County Bridge Superintendent Camp
bell has a crew of men -at work now,
anticipating to restore the bridge to
traffic conditions within 24 hours. The
trouble was caused by high water
yesterday afternoon undermining the
north concrete pier,' allowing that
end of the bridge to settle, with the
pier ,a distance of about five feet
This, of course, prevented all traffic
over the bridge. Debris of varioiu
character kept floating down the riv
er last night and a crew of men was
maintained to keep the clearance
clean. No serious obstacles have
come down the river yet. The stage
of the river has gone down abo;t a
foot and a half since last night, a
material aid to the repair of the
bridge. '
Alleged Check Artist Held.
George Hogan, charged of passing
forged checks, was bound over to the
grand jury by Justice Williams yes
terday. The Union County Co-Opra-tlve
store cashed a check alleged to
have been signed by Julius Fisher In
favor of Hogan. The nature of the
check was discovered and the arrest
followed. Hogan demanded prelim
inary examination and was bound ov
er. The bogus check was for $9.00.
MILL: BRIDGE W JMIH
ISUNDERMINED: GQMESTO END
,-. ..m. the hearty reception accorded Presl
state stocked with game birds, as well ' dont wl,BOn- He ald the new presi
as the deer which are becoming scarce dnt nBg won,5erfu l' la Pwcr
i In thla nnrt rtf 111. atat. XVj BB1
today. Thousands are marooned but
no fatalities are reported. Sixty
blocks of Albany are now Inundated
and Jeffersonvllle Is thretaened. Con
ditions along the Wabash are Improved.
" 1 ICRS. SNIDER DEAD.
Mother of Well Known School Teach
er Passes Away. Yesterday. ,
Mrs. Louis M. Snider died at the
residence of her son, Tboe. Snidfr.
near Mt Emily Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Snider sustained a dislocation
of her hip two weeks ago and suffer
ed greatly from the. Injury which was
the direct cause of death. The fun
eral services will be held at the T.
Snider home one. mile north of toe
Iowa school bouse at 10 o'clock Wed
nesday. All friends are Invited. In
terment .will be In the I. O. O. F. cem
etery. . ,
The deceased was 78 years of age,
and was the mother of eight children
two sons surviving. Manual, a La
Grande and Perry, school teacher, and
Thos.. a prosperous farmer.
! I.U'Gl"RATIO SCEXES CLIMAX
OF JUXKET.
Viewing Wflxftn at Close Range, Local
Democrat Is Grpajy Pleased.
Arriving today from a several
weeks' Journey through the west,
80Uth and east- Mr- -Di Mrs.. Fred J.
Holmes. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Holmes,
. ,.r ,,
of Wallowa, Misses Ruth Russell and
Nei, Grimmet nron..nrrt th.ii t-m
a splendid success, stating that the
United States In every section they
visited seemed to be on the advance.
The party left here several weeks
ago, journeyed to the Pacific coast,
visited California points of Interest.
Thence they went to Texas and Old
Mexico, from there to New Orleans,
then through the Eastern states' with
Washington, D. C, as their objective
point where they attended the Inau
guration of President Wilson.
When asked how President Wilson
looked at close range, Fred Holmes,
who Is chairman of the Democratic
central committee of this county, re
marked: "He looks like a big man
a bigger man really than I had ant!
clpated seeing. The country seems
to be with him heart and soul. I
was pleased with the position Mr.
aryan occupies in the 'nation now.
He is a big man, too. One does not
,navo to De t0,1 that for c'0"8 tudy
of him In action shows this to be
true. The nation is In the hands of
President Wilson and Mr. Bryan. I
hare the utmost confidence In them
and believe the people have." .
In speaking of the Inaugural Mr.
Holmes briefly told of general ap
pearances, the Immense throng of
people, the enthusiasm that attend-
I ed every movement and every action;
to noio tne mutiituoe while he ex
plains his position on questions of
stnie. which alone In the opinion of
Mr. Holmes Is a factor that forces the
belief the people are In a receptive
mood to hear, and be guided by the '
wisdom of this man.
' SnfTragttes Fall to Please,
It Is Interesting to know that the
suffragette parade failed to please the
La Grande ladles. When Miss Mul
holland, on her prancing steed, rode
down Pennsylvania avenue leading
her band of suffragettes the La
Grane ladles all- admit that they were
not entirely satisfied with the specta
cle. While there might have been a
liberal support for woman suffrage on
the part of thes ladies who Journey
ed so far to See the .inaugural festivi
ties before the suffragette parade, it
is very doubtful now f that same sup
port Is given. ;.- ',
When asked what The Obsevrer
should emphasize regarding the trip
the feminine members of the party In
concert responded, "You may state
emphatically that we are glad to be
home: that the trip was "fine; the
country is wonderful, but that 'La
Grande looks good to us first, last and
all of the time."
. At some near future date The Ob
server will endeavor to have one of
the party give a detailed description
of the journey just competeld for pub
lication. . " ' t
AUTHORITIES FIXD . ROPE BY
WHICH HE HUNG. .
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First Presanted That Mao Found on
.. Montgomery "Cabin. Had Froien. "
' filicide, not exposure. Is apparently
responsible for the death of the
j stranger found in the Sprat Montgom
ery oarn on a nomesteaa six nines
f south f I. Grande, Sunday. There
was : found about the man's neck 'a
gunny-sack rope pulled so taut 'that
Ithe undertaker had to cut it fr.im
the swollen neck to remove the cord.
From all things connected with the
case, the fellow now definitely iden
tified as W. A. Brookshler of Harmon,
'(Oklahoma became . despondent or
suffered with some hallucination that
had Its Inception about the middle of
marefa In this city. The thread of
supposition that has been weaved by
the authorities Is that he tore a guii
nysack to Btrtps, made the' noose, tied
th'e string to a rafter In the barn and
jumped from a pile of hay. It Is pre
sumed that ihe rope broke Immediate
ly after the neck, bad . snapped, (or
gave way to the continuous load,
maybe hours afterwards. This Is of
course problematical, but the body
was found In the hay and the broken
rope conveys the probable method of
suicide.' He bad over $100 . bis
person when found. ' ,..'. ,
The body was brought down from
the homestead yesterday afternoon
and Coroner Bacon got his nrst
glimpse at the corpse the. coroner
had not been to the cabin on Sunday
as the reports had It Woodsmen
started the theory of death by ex
posure before the tell-tale rope had
been discovered. Immedlatelyvon the
arrival here of the body the man was
Identified by local polirl officers. He
had been In the city Jail for a few
days about the middle of March, and
later was In the county Jail where he
sought 'protection from men whom
he feared." This at tease was the
explanation given to Sheriff Hug, who
like the police officers, readily identi
fied him and from the records gained
possession of the man's name. A.
widow, Jane Brookshler, survives him
in Oklahoma.
Brookshler made application ' tor
protection frlm his Imaglnery enem
ies March 12, but his mind seemed to
Improve and the sheriff released him
March 16, Then he disappeared and
was next seen by a woodchopper In
the vicinity of the Montgomery home- J
stead, where the hospitable latch
string was found. A square meal, a
pocketful of matched supplied and the
man left the woodchopper for parts
unknown'. The next time seen was
when discovered by Mr. Clark Sunday
morning.
SUICIDE CAUSE
OF MAN'S DEATH
ship in
III FEW DAYS
BODY EMBALMED TODAY, BUT
FUXBBAL ARRANGEMENTS
ARE DELAYED.
HOTEL REVELRY UNABATED
Daughter and ' Son-lB-Law to Brits;
Remains to A merles as SoonT
Other Relatives Are Heard From
Florist! Shops In Rome Are Deplet
ed Death Mask Taken of the Laie
Financier. ,
.Rome,. April J.-r-Johu P.. Morgan's
body was embalmed today and lies
Ih the. royal ulte of the oVai-.d hotel
where lt will-be kept until arrange
ments are complete for sMppIng the
body to America, Definite arrange
ments for (his more aro, delayed pend
ing a, wireless from William Hamil
ton, a Bon-In-law, who Is an route to
Rome. Florist shops, are depleted
through orders for flower 'lutu rela-.
times and friends.
V During the 'night, while the body
lay In state, gaiety continued . unin
terrupted In the hotel, and did bd
again today. The revelry continued
until dawn and with no letup aain
this morning.
Relatives permitted Albln Polacki,
an art student qf Philadelphia. . to
fake a death mftV of the financier.
The studentf Is etudyltig here and Mor
gan paid his tuition.
The second floor of tie --t was
deserted last night, Morgan's rela
tives going elsewhere. Scores of
diplomats volunteered to keep watch
but their offers were refused and six
paid guards Installed. The 'Morgan
party now occupies the same suites
that the king of Sweden and the king
of Greece have occupied several
times. Italian laws which Impose
considerable red tape ,ln the removal
of bodies, will , probably - be .obviated '
In Morgan's case. '
Before the body Is removed from
the room. Rev. Gardiner Brown and
Rev. Nelson,, rectors, ot the English
and American Episcopal churches,
respectively, will hold funeral ser
vices. The body will be accompanied
to New York by Herbert and Mrs.
Satterlee, Morgan's daughter and
son-in-law.-' 'i'"''.x I ,'
Cash Donations' Continue to feme In
iptbcr Sblpu'rnt AmU.
Carload shipments of provisions left
Union county today when 200 boxes
ot apples and enough pottatoea to
of apples and enough potatoes to
make a carload, were loaded out of
Imbler. Sherwood W:.:anit and Geo.
L. Cleaver were amo f i'jo heavv ilo
nators to the sbnmnt for the flood
sufferers. r
Among the caau donations that have
come In during the present week,
other than those sent by Individuals
direct to Daytpri were:
John Blockland ?10.00
Fred Synhorst UC
Carl Grill 1.00
John Doe 1.00
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Allen 1.S0
J. B. Stoddard has a carload of fnn
ples, ready to be shipped If he can
find someone to help him sort and
CARLOAD ON
W TO EAST