volume xni.
LA GRANDE, OREGON,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1913. .
NUMBER 76.
HUM III
MIDDLE STATE
ZONES SEVERE
MANY STATES GRIPPED IN SUD
DEN COLD SPELL AND
SNOWSTORM.
W. DEATHS REPORTED
' i j i'i .in
Wire Service Is Crippled and Subse
quent Reports May Add to Death
- lut Snow falls in Chicago Lake
Traffic Abandoned, Trains Tied Up
Is Earliest Stom In Years.
Chicago, Oct 21. A blizzard raged
at daybreak over most of Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minne
sota and Iowa. . The cold wave cov
ered the entire territory from the
great lakes to the gulf, though
through the southwest it is less severe.
The storm has compelled the abandon
ment of Lake Superior traffic.
Lake Michigan was stirred to a fury
and there are two inches of snow at
Chicago. Trains are tied up. It is
known that six lives were lost in the
blizzard and full reports may increase
this total. The storm is the earliest
in years 'and everyone was taken by
.surprise.
Atlantic Coast Suffers.
Nev York, Oct. 23. A 60-mile gale
raged along the Atlantic coast last
taight and the greater part cf today.
As a result several ships are reported
ill distress, and it is feared the havoc
among the smaller craft will be great.
The crew of the schooner Mar jorie was
picked up by the liner as the vessel
-was sinking 200" miles from shore. It
is estimated the loss along the coast
-will be the heaviest for this time of
the season in years. j
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HUSBAND KILLS WIFE THEN SU
ICIDES. Quarrl After ' Six Months' Married
M-iif Ltfe Ends Fatally.
Boise, Oct. 21. Glenn Wardell shot
and fatally wounded his wife and then
turned the weapon upon himself and
sent a bullet through his own heart to
day. Mrs. .Wardell died on the way
to the hospital. The Wardails were
married but six months.
A trivial' quarrel is said to have
caused Wardell to rose his temper.
He was the son of a prominent real
estate broker.
Musicale Dates Set.
At last night's meeting of the Lyle
Tuesday Musical club, it was decided
to hold the first concert of the sea
son Ik November 4th. Programs Will
be reiiidered in the Commercial club
roomias usual'untfl some other room
has bJpn found which has better acous
tics. U is thought tbe club rooms of
the new library building might be uti
lized for this purpose, providing the
sound qualities are better than those
of the present rooms. A banner pro
gram will be arranged for the open
ing night. It will be published at a
luter date.
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Wood, Russell and Gardner
Elected To Office Under
New Form Of City Charter
Second Choice Necessary to Name
Winner In Quadrangular Contest
For Second Year-Qualification
Date Is Muddled
WHAT THE NEW COMMIS-,
SION MUST DO AT ONCE. S
' . ;
Select a city manager.
Name a chairman who shall be S
president of the', city of La $
Grande.
Select a municipal judge. 8
Control the city government
until a complete organization is
perfected.
The Com mission en.
Mac Wood, for one year. 3
J. A. Russell, for two years.
John aGrdner, fo three years. S
Mac wood, merchant; J. A. Russell,
meat dealer-and John Gardner,' loco
motive engineer, all heavy taxpayers
and long-time residents of La Grande,
were elected yesterday at La Grande's
first municipal election. They were
picked from eight candidates, all or
whom were considered., well fitted for
the position, and the consequence of it
was that the election was quiet and
the campaign Was quiet, anA the se
lection tf any thre of the men would
have been generally satisfactory. John
.Gardner's majority Was the V largest
of any in the group, through he did
not. compete where there were three
choices to be obtained.
Second Choice' EUts.
J. A. Russell was named from a
group of four candidates or the sec
ond year term by resorting to the sec
ond choice. His first choice was not a
majority of all votes cast, hence, the
addition of the second or the third if
necessary. He is under the majority
with his first choice, and far in ad
vanc of it with his second added to
the first". In other words he lacked
comparatively few votes of being elec
ted on first choice votes. The third
choice will not be officially counted
as the second choice completes the
majority.
Majority Is Uncertain.
Until the city recorder calls in two
electors to act as canvassers of the
election it will be impossible to ascer
tain the precise majority of all votes
cast. Figures given herwith are ap
proximate and are sufficient at least.
It is hardly possible that there would
be a variation in the majority large
enough to necessitate the addition of
third choice votes to elect Mr, Russell.
The exact majority by which he is
elected, however, is not known and
wont be until the official canvass is
made. It is impossible to ascertain
the exact amount of votes cast from
the tables appended, but as noted, they
will scarcely vary enough to call in
the third choice and they can scarcely
be sufficiently off to give him a first
chice majority. ' In any event he is
elected.
There is some uncertainty about
the time the men take office. Under
the charter both at present and Jan
uary first, seem right, yet the charter
has also taken. away. all rights, it is
agreed, for the old council to act now
that the new men are elected, and a
majority of the committee which fram
ed the charter is of the opinion that
there is great neecTfor immediate oc
cupancy of the now commission. Some
hold they should wait until the regu
lar January date, but the present
council is inclined to believe that it
can do nothing regularly hereafter,
and therefore, in all probabiliiios the
new commission will take hold of the
reins of government within a few
days. The first big proposition that
faces the commission if it is formed
now is the fixing of the tax levy, and
though the commissioners individu
ally must qualify by fking thir oath
of office at once, it is 'thought that
the new commission will shape up a
few minor matters before actually
taking the government in hand. This
may require a week or 10 days, but the
tax levy does not deed to be arranged
foV a considerable length of time, and
the council will have ample time to
hold another meeting and clean up
matters which were commenced prior
to the time the new charter was pass
ed. The committee which drafted the
charter had in mind that, the new com
mission take hold of things as soon
as possible. Mr. Gardner is ill and this
may delay organization.
Manager Not Considered, ;;..;''"
Immediately the commission must
commence to cast about for a manager
to run the city and in the Interim, the
city will of course, be slightly handl
caped but the charter provides that
appointive offices shall -hold until
their successors are appointed and it
follows that heads of departments can
proceed as before until a regular man
ager Is named. " "' ' '
When seen this afternoon by a rep
resentative of the Observer Mac Wood
the newly elected commisisoner of the
city, prefaced all remarks by . the
statement: "I am sorry that I was
elected. It will mean a great deal of
work in addition to the work that I
am now performing, and I feel that it
will be burdensome. There seemed to
-ryy' sw"V iA '
THE UNOFFICIAL VOTE SUMMARY.
CANDIDATES
31
33 3?
5.1 5.
For One Year.
5?
Collier, John
Wood, Mac ......
Wood majority
For Two Year
McMillan, W. D.
' First choice ....
4lTB7113i63l
274
49125169451
. 8 68 5618
1388
114
. 6 9 2811 54
! Second choice .
I Third choice .,. .
1 McMillan, total .
7 12 29 4 52
. 6 16 44 6 72
.19 8710121178
.43 8711181431291
Russell, J. A. .
First choice . ; , .
Second choice .
Third choice . . .
Russell total
Dunn, C. S.
.17 80) 6920136
. 3 15 16 2 36
.631322035463
I First choice . ..
' Second choke . ,' ,
, Third choice . . . i
. Dunn total .....
Sargent, W. B.
.16 371 7118142
.13 34 64113)124
.10 15 3116 72
. (391 8616647338
.1181 47j 6227154
.j 7) 241 2511 67
..1226 45112) 94
.37. 9613250315
.69il41906S441
.23 67) 86a215
.46 471104)29)226
93190230108621
A HO,! UJUWS . .
Second choice ;.
Third choice ...
Sargent, total .
For Three Years
Gardner, John
Fitzgerald, D. . . . .
Gardner majority ,
Total vote cast ,
Majority of 621. is 311 and Russell's
' first choice is 291, ; hence need of
adding .second choice a total of 291
: giving him total vote of 427 or 116
majority without counting his third
choice. (Based on approximate ma
jority.) ' '
be no one on the ticket who was quite
anxious for the job."
When told that it was rumored that
the recent council might resign, Mr.
Wood hardly thought there could be
much foundation to the rumor inas
much as the present incumbents of
the various offices had been elected
by the same electorate and would ir
all probability look upon the matter
as a duty to Btand by the guns until
the very last.
HIS CANDIDATE.
T
INVITE
CHIEF
OF
MRS. PANKHURST WONT CALL
ON PRESIDENT WILSON
WITHOUT REQUEST.
OFFICIAL QQBRS OPENED
Information Given Oat at White House
That If She Calls She WUI Be Re
ceived Bat President Will Not In
rite Her No Stamp of Approval on
Militancy to Be Given by Wilson.
Washington, Oct 21'. If Mrs. Em
etine Pankhurst, the British chief mili
tant now in America, sticks to her ex
pressed determination, made at New
York today, not . to visit the White
House except by invitation, she and
the president will not meet, ft is in
timated at the White house today. If
she calls she will be received, but Im
migration Officer Caminetti said to
day that If. an audience was granted,
Vie president could not be construed
s having set his seal of official ap
proval on militancy.
Mrs. Pankhurst Explicit.
' New York, Oct. 21. The Belmont
house was filled to overflowing today ,
at the reception in honor of Mrs.
Pankhurst. ' ' ' ' ' '
"When I reach Washington," said
Mrs. Pankhurst, "I shall call on the
president only if invited. I shall es
teem it an honor to see President Wil
son but will not visit the White House
unless asked to do,"
LOWER COURT UPHELD.
Supreme Coiirt Orders That Compens
ation Act Shall Go oif Ballot.
Salem, Oct. 21. The supreme court
found no evidence of w-aud In the
workmen's compensation petition. The
supreme court thereby sustains the
Marion county circuit court in dismiss
ing the suit. The measure will, there
fore, be on the official ballot this fall
to be voted upon.
-Reynolds in Portland Oregonian.
WILSON
IN
MLT'OTS
i
SUllEfl QUIET
PREVAILS OVER
BiAZ'S REM
' MEXICO CITY IS QUIET BUT A
STORM IS PREDICTED WHEN
DIAZ ARRIVES.
DIAZ HURRIES A CLIMAX
Alarm Felt In Sullen Quietness That
Prevails Throughout Mexico Today
Government at Washington Meets
In Cabinet to Discuss Situation
Bryan to Stay at His Office.
Mexico City, Oct. 21. Quiet reigned
in the city today but it is the quiet
which goes with fear. Trouble is ex
pected soon after Felix Diax sets foot
on Mexican soil. Diaz didn't arrive
at Vera Crus yesterday as was ex
pected but is due this afternoon. His
friends said that he would come di
rectly to the capitol. Such a move is
interpreted as indicating a determin
ation to take the offensive" against
Huerta immediately.
Huerta is in seclusion. The nation-
bi hiiim;is ib nenvuy guarueu. 1 ;
Cabinet Considers Matters.
. Washington, Oct. 21. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan confer
red for an hour today concerning the
Mexican situation, A cabinet meet
ing followed. The concensus of opin
ion, is that .- imporant developments
wui come in we-near imure, it oemg
admitted that Diaz is bringing mat
tort to a needy-crfajs,i'it?;i'r,:,' ',
The president, if lie carries out his
present plans, will be aWay from
Washington to attend the Southern
Commercial congress at Mobile, Oc
tober 26. On that day is the Mexican
election. Bryan has cancelled his en
gagements to accompany the presi
dent, because of the possibility of a
sudden happening in the southern re
public. !
I
Quake at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Oct. 21. A slight
earthquake shock was felt today.
There was no damage done. The sur
rounding towns also felt the shock.
FDNG TRiHL IS
it iwnr
m iuuul
CHINESE IS CHARGED WITH VIO
LATING LICENSE LAW.
Bank Case Returned In Favor of the
' Defendant Yesterday.
In the case of the American Nation
al bank of Pendleton vs. A. Huitt and
brother, the jury brought in a verdict
for the defendant. It was incorrectly
reported that the bank involved was
that of North Powder.
This morning the court was busy
impanoling a jury in tha case of the
state vs l). K. l' ong, charged with
practicing medicine without a license.
Testimony was taken this afternoon
but up to the time of going to press;
the case lind not been given to the
jury for deliberation. . - 4
Attorneys for the defonso in the:
ense of State vs Nowlio endeavored :
to have the caso postponed owing to
the absence' of important witnesses,
but the court refused to allow the
postponement. 'This caso will follow"
tho D. E. Fong case, and will prob-
ubly be tried tomorrow.
' The Newlin case opens at 8 a. m.