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VOLUME XTTL LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY JANIZARY 5, 1914. NUMBER 177, JERSEY COAST STREW WITH STURM DEBRIS , , - x ' - ; THE WORST STORM EC 80 TEARS SWEEPS ALONG THE NEW w '' JERSEY COAST. OCEAN CRAFT PREY TO TERRIFIC BLOW AT SEA ;T;.j '-J '-- :J' Harbor Facilities Along Jersey Coast iTorn Out By Storm That Reaches J Terrific Velocity Several Craft, at ; - Sea Suffer Seriously Believed Two j Crews Drowned. ". ;..;,.Jiu.; New York, Jan. 6. That the Amer ican tank steamship Oklahoma was ? sunk in a storm off Sandy Hook was ; ed by wirelessfrom the Ham Wp&w, ican liner Bavaria, which WfAnw. Oklahoma's captain, Al Vescuell th seven members 'died &ue"nt6f hv believed the fcf the crew; but it W .; -- 82,' per sist oft board, numbe'riflf s.' 1 , that isti'ei; It-i considered certain v ' . the'' Oklahoma is the vessel re(ftftt Tribunal Is In Session GOMPERS CASE TO BE ARGUED , AT ONCE. '- . ;-.- SETTLE MANY ISSUES Near-Record Set By Supreme Court For Number of Cases Settled. ONTEMPT PAPERS BEING RUSHED TO SCENE OF TROUBLE DEPOSED MEN ARRESTED UNTIL BOOKS WERE FOUND Baker, Jan. 5. Immediately iipoii (he arrival of the extra mltitiamen this afternoon, Baker was shut off from telephone and telegraph com munication with Copperfield, but word from Robenette la that Deputy Sher iff Herbert had served seven defend- It is not 'known here what the disconnections of the telephones at Copperfield means. So far as learned no clashes occurred. by the Spanish liner Minueife laC .ttK Washington, D. C., Jan. 6 Meet ing for its first session sinCS Decern ber 22, the Supreme Court of the United States today almost equalled it Mnr1 f nr tha' numhar of oninions i jj j I nanueo. aown in one uy. - . B,g j the ca8e, iranimant nacinmno. T.tulAV IS I &""'w a o . scheduled in ' the contempt , cases against . President - Samuel Gompers, Vice President John Mitchell and Sec retary Frank Morrison, of the Ameri can Federation of Labor. This is the second time this famous bit of litigation has been before the Su preme Court. ' It grows out of con tempt proceedings instituted by Jus tice Daniel Thew Wright, of the Dis trict of Columbia Supreme Court be cause of alleged violation of the labor leaders of that court's order forbid ding continuance of a boycott against the Bucks Stove and Range Company,! of St. Louis. Another-case scheduled for hearing probably Wednesday was : der, an old box' but gave no, re that or the right or the government to remove George G. Henry, of New York,: to Washington for, trial on con- mot charges. Henry, who is a Copperfield, Jan. 6. Pending in vestigation of the disappearance of city books,. Colonel'! La wson (today placed Deposed Mayor Stewart and the deposed recorder, Clark, under ar rest. At one o'clock the books were discovered hidden' in a vacant saloon. ping out the liquor, prompted the contempt proceedings. STATE MEETING OVER Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe Home From Im portent Meeting at Salem. AnnualHyde Tried Opens SWOPE MYSTERY AGAIN TO BE AIRED IN COURT. REED NOT COUNSEL Last Trial Ended in Disagreement One Juror Went Insane. Kansas City, Mo.', Jan, 5. The fourth annual trial of Dr. B. Clark Hyde for the murder of Millionaire Thomas H. Swope, of Independence, betran here today before Judge E. E. Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe returned last ! porterfield . in the criminal court. night from Salem where she attend- )Thi8 trial promised to differ from the ed the meeting of the county school ' others in that United States Senator superintendents who constitute a'jame8' A Reed jg not. assisting the board of examiners. '.'The Commer-' prosecution. Reed officiated three cial club entertained the visiting su- .jmeg ' - , r . . . . .. a. i. U. L perinteaents at oanque, , Hyde a promment physician, who Mrs. ivannoe nau w.e U.-..U.,.. marrled the niece f Swope, wag in. being the only woman county school djcted fm kimg th6 wcentric mil superintenaem. pre. v- ,ionaire his X0U8in and nephew with? per of Salem a member of the text . , , ,..im n(1 ifv -.i. ; hook commission and Mrs. Morrison . A, t.!-i Observer late this afternoon and it of the state board of examiners were , . fpidfl in theiwas learned that the arrival of the ALL OF BAKER i COUIITY LIKELY TO BE GLEANED GOVERNOR INTIMATES BAKER, . HAINES AND HUNTING- TON ARE" NEXT. , PRISON GUARDS StNT . I TO HUNTINGTON TODAY Arrival of Militia at Copperfield This Afternoon Will Cause Removal of Lawson , and Prison ' Guards - to Huntington .This - Afternoon West Will Keep Militia Busy. , Copperfield was connected with the also among the "prominent women ' . lnjocted ,n present. .'their food, milk and drinking water. - on her return sne naa tne Kuu . . fl . . . , . convicted.' ........ ... fortune to visit her son Lytton, who Sun "ma reveal""1" P. . extra troops brought no clashes. Law- son leaves this afternoon, this in- Clark admitted he climbed over, thef returned from the ?anama "J g r early Jpartition and concealed the books un-jCanal where he held a responsible B0 erroJ8 aiieged -by the iv vm'j.. n rAA w hnt cmva no rer'. : . - "-ion with the government.1 Mrs. . . . j.; .u nwMnfint - of a Wall Street stock brok- ex mu M a-j. melC!Vi: 'refused to answer ques The J. M. Duffy I'etfbteunii " m, Hook; company owned the Oklahoma. , VSeyen ships tood. by," barely i cable's length away, bui were' pdwer-' less to aid. Before the eyes of the lookouts a portion of the ship sank like lead and all oa that section per ished. As if by miracle, the fore part floated, and clinging to it were: eight men who were later saved. The Oklahoma became distressed late Sunday and sent out wireless calls. The 'Calve was first to respond and she also sent out calls for help. There were soon seven vessels on the scene. . Sunday night the Okla Tioma lay helpless in the . sea while about it circled the big ships, made up of steamers, freighters' and cut-" tars. . Ail made attempts to launcn lifeboats but these were smashed against the sides of the shipW At dawn the sea was qufeter and it. was then seen that a part of the Okla homa's hulk carried, eight men, and these were reached by a boat from the Bavaria. askfid" tk . v7,j"nmittoe coif cernn.' . . , Petroleum Compftny'Wk He wttff&cA. ion with the government.- He said he hid the books- when1 h9 :Ivsnhoe I declared that while she en- men remain. The town is perfectly quiet, well policed, and the main main question Is now, "will Lawsea learned the militia was coming last Friday. Stewart and Clark were rer leased to attend the military hear ing. , The town is quiet. Liquof and bar' fixtures were . packed, and shipped out tSnu-nR, voniempt cases siarieo, red that While sne en-, . ... .... ,. .f ,,.i . . ; Bn ureaiuiu(f luugu.i u i.wv Bna muse serTea wun cumcmui ner- I.....J it. i.:mJ fko-mnotmo' with. w . z ... ....... r -i . TJr k . a juror went miane ana enmoea out answer them and go to the Dig men ui vo . o tj- to be back in La Grande, --i:, v j k Hilaiiilai .urao . iia- I W .KMwwia. .v' .- Baker hearinr as ordered?" On the third trial, tne jury . . - .-.i,; Medical Schools Stricter. disagreed and another trial was or-1 , . ' ' " ulwid , 1 '-' r-1 "". Jn- ATtet martial law . .J" , . Mr3JCfc" C; Swope, mother-;- f;: T vv-rr- r". Washington, Jan. 2.-Falling into 1 ' ffe. y th9V end o tl Rator T.n s Pr.oUn d. for. lin with 70 other meaicai . v.- . 1 ' t S" Jiti: tut i.""". J". W www .wwi we state- to aid the sUte the Ust USi iIbifcV"i: .v, --local grand JwJUwwn, promised Saturday, were I Washington. University today began i . hg the co8u we nbt muiame naerueuienant uoman commetieeo toaay ana Attorney ii;n-1 w nqw. vm.. - pajdi Tne court iniormea tne prose- f oY contoK 't. - ' PI II MM, rf! RATE HEARING laT SET L reauire ols has sent Deputy Sharif f Herbert freshman -year, the pupu. roust nae cut. attorney that the caae could, to Copperfield with copies of the com-at least-one year s couege.wor ... mt- again to trial untii all the plaint. The violation or tne court pnysics, diuK8J . .1(;ogtg wefe paii order to restrain iawson irom amy- GUIS TRICKLE KILLS WIFE Seabright, N. J., Jan. 5. A million dollars in damage was done here alone by the worst storm the Jersey coast has had in 30 years. Piersr wharves, breakwaters, cottages and improvements for 50 miles up and down the beach were smashed by mountainous waves. The sands are littered with wreckage. One death is reported. Ellsworth Cottrel, liv ing alone on Plum Island, reported that waves had engulfed the cottage. JANUARY 14 DATE OF ARGUING COURT ORDERS. Local' Lumbermen Advised of Hearing Dates in Portland ifoon. Eastern Oregon lumbermen . will have an opportunity on January 14 to present arguments why the Plum mer gateway should not be tempo rarily closed by the Interstate Com merce commission. Letters received by Secretary Williamson of the com mercial club and local timber-men affirm that on January 14, at the U. S. court rooms in Portland, Special 'Tna fit of anger Louis Trickle, age .. cook, formerly proprietor of the 34 v -ie chili parlors on Adams GiV Hill TEMPLE UvA his wife Mary, age 26, and! A'tempte-K Avwa Kiiie- .. micide at the home of V: m u.ri her, cm. , o i venue. xSpU. Trickle, W. 2405 ne, at a late hour Satiut. day' ;rime! A Spokair Trickle- anv quently, &ccat law, and wertt'y divorce. - After', oaDer sav 6i his wife disced ttfr ing to nis .n-w--l.rying to arrangi a their return from Tht she suggested - - ... . . l . v.. L - V investigator Thurtell will take up the , l"c last w vesdropping. He question which was raised, by Eastern hat hf had Beeni her down, then Oregon lumbermen against the clos- j immediately knocked; her throat. ing of" the Plummer gateway, which i8eized a razor andi ey shuts off competitive rates on lumber to points in the middle west. ; CLASS DELAYED UO Wl.CII VU(r Ilia ' II .I..VHW, v v. v u.w . not inflict a serious wound. . I -- n , ?. .y . , j. Trickle was bending over the body : .-"?''" - and wiping the blood from her face INSTALLATION OF TEMPLE TO of, Portland, arrived at Copperfield this afternoon to do -police duty; If the town is ' quiet upon arrivsl, the governor plans to move, Col. Lawson and his men to Huntington and leave the militiamen at Copperfield. . Gov ernor West intimated this afternoon that before he got through he was going to clean up Huntington, Whit ney, Haines, Baker and other places if it is fpund the laws are not being, enforced. ..r-?irr"?- ' 4 Carnegie li.-isiitute Unique. -The Carnegie when the policemen arrived. "I had hoped .to get away without doing it," he said, "but I had to Elimination doit." ' "''"' He . wa . staken to , the emergency hospital by Detective Edwards and Policeman Scott ' and received medi cal attendtion. V V . intKie came to Spokane COME IN FEBRUARY. Washington -Tan. 5.- Institute'a i.i.v L:l.d:iig' equipped for the study of terrestial magnetism was made ready for occupancy today. It I is a structure absolutely unique in I buildings. The smallest possible la... L i . 1 . ! A - To enhance the attractiveness and.,,,,, . - vt ta uov.il sis kits vvnoift uv. mviij cao a icoi of Duplication in Pil grimages Ordered by Knights. scope of both events, the installation of Hamid Temple, Dramatic Order fi Week of Koraseanff, will not tak place here would affdet the delicate magnetic instruments to bo housed in the structure. Moreover, the specifica- - " """Ltr. ..AU U in AAniiinofinn ' r ago from Kellogg, Idaho, where he ,u' " ' " ' , tions called for as near a Vibrationless Kd been employed as a cook. With th '!hts of Ph " building as possible and the contract- f,i wife he had been working in U ,e TZ Z A lirte ' ors souht to accomPlish this 111 til . - ww v " o firande. Oreeon. until a few months ago. Shi is said to have been em ployed at the German bakery. Ocean Liability Discussed. vi . . ... 1 Tl Yi i. . " .Uliiucmcii cic VlK.llltiCU W it, is iearea me scnooner r-i n.uiien,a . . - , ., . , , .. ... take up the case at that time. .Captain Matthews and his crew. Other Craft In Distress. .-wasnmgton, Jan. o.-a wireiess ( Washington, Jan. 5.-Whether the has been received from the revenue ,iabnity of the 0ceam-e .Navieation cutter Andrescoggin stating a cutter CompanV( a8 owner of the ni.fated is aground on Cove Point, Chesa- Titanic which went down off the New peak bay. The cutter Apex has gone foundand bankg near,y .y to her assistance. ag0 j, 1 635 personSi on the giant i snips maiaen voyage irom London to New York, shall be governed by ! . T- " . 1 . t ... 1 t American or crmsn law, win oe ae- Cincinnati, Jan. oonsiaerauon cided fc arguments 8chedu,ed to be Baseball Commission Meets. all Players' fraternity, . . , .. . . - . Rllnromo demands was the important work be- . frtf. Alaf-IAnnl I TYlTTllRSlOTl WI11CI1 met here today for its annual ses- Fine For Abusive Language. Rube Chandler was fined $10.00 in Glass Hotel Threatened. j municipal court by Judge Eakin this j mornine- for Jiavincr used abusive lan- A burning flue threatened destruc- guage at a local dance Saturday tion of the Glass hotel at noon today, night.- Because he made no resist The department extinguished the ance to arrest, and being the first "blaze with chemicals and no general offense, the fine was made light. The alarm was turned in. The damage ' session of the court this morning was trifling, and far behind the dan-j was short. A man named Talbott ger that threatened had not prompt was in on a disorderly charge and Attention been given. fined f 10. COMMflNfr UWIIIIIIWII SOLD TO i III STOCK .'111 COUNTY RANCH Ml Commonwealth Stock Farm,- con sisting of 2566 acres of river bottom' and range land, immediately up-river from Hilgard, has been sold to W. S. Dougherty, of Baker county, who is now moving on the big stock ranch and will manage and operate it him self. N. K. West, the' founder and builder of the famous stock-produc ing ranch, acquires, by the deal, 356 acres of irrigated land hear Haines, and a total of $61,000 in cash and land by the transaction. All the Stock on the place, comprising some of the finest Clydesdale in the coun ty, goes with the deal, and the purely bred stock on the place brought $20,-000. For' several years this ranch pro duced standard-bred stock, Coiimon wealth and Satin Royal, two famous standard-bred stallions being head- class was to have been initiated by Cr08g wa of the building have been the local charter members, early this Ute hmg ffom concrete g.rderg month, but because this would neces-; . . . . foundation work sitate two pilgrimages to La Grande haV(j gartd from all parts of Eastern uregon within a period of two months, it has a, of delicate ingtrumentg used been deemed expedient to postpone . . ,nati(.,lfi. .ari h. ins.tapA -j the InsUllation of the temple and the read m - c. , . initiation of the class in the "Dokks , . until the night of the convention, j High officials Change Joba. This will give a varied program f or j ' V the convention night and will likely Washington, Jan. 5.-LeRoy E. prove more satisfactory all around. Reed, for a number of years confi- quartered there when not on the turf, The tempel here is to be started off.aentiai secretary to tne . attorney, nd for some time other good trot- Lith a big membership . and the first general, -vho resigned to become pri- ? stock was bred there. A few night will be one long to remember vate secretary to his former chief, A s ago Mr. West rid himself of for the class will be big and the de- George W. Wickersham, m law prac- y otting horses and bred and de- gree new to a great majority or the wf, all: ft ' a line of draft . horses- Knichts. the metropolis. ',.:. I Tl 1 1. 1 1 T I r ... 1 - sham will shortly form a partnership with Henry P. Taft, brother of the i line of draft . horses Since Mr. West ' became the big ranch he built mod . equipped the residence in i manner and, though se the valley proper and . ,the place has every modern velopi Clydesl owner '63! ern barn..- an up-to-dflH., eluded front I slightly remotij convenience of farm. Thn nt lot with Union' co plates kecninir thV the ranch up. . Mr. West admits' th off the place was &n- ' . r ...it. i: . . ...... iVA ot which ne naa iwo, outv Samaritan, gave ohe-to-w . SCHOOL TAKES UP AGAIN. Teachers and Students Back at Their iormers president, ano imiwiii r. uros Respcctive Posts of Duty. !venor, until recently the government School took up this morning after ' attorney in charge of the Harvester near-city (the Christmas holiday vacation. All trust prosecution. I owner has cast his teachers were on hand for the re-! ... , iT.u.j ' sumption of school work, and only . '-: -. a few students had not reported this ! , Miss Pauline Lederle returned yes morning. " Iterday from Pendleton. l. She : re- The total enrollment to date is the ports her father but little changed highest it has ever been in La from the preceding days. I He was Grande. Superintendent John Uird- seized with convulsions frequently unty and contem high standard of it all he took 4d shot gun, -like a good new own- let- announces 1415 as the number en-. yesterday, but may live Indefinitely, rolled in the schools today. .despite these extra attacks. er. .' & ... I
