La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 14, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. "Ihi ...... AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS i i 1 r .J i VOLTJtE; ; "t , jjAGJi-ANDE, ' OREGON, WEDNESDAY. , JANUARY, II. 1914 rJ , j , ' JfffMBERlS5 . . woww-j... ' ' i.. ' .1 ' ' ' ' -...i i ml ' ' ' 'ju.'" "7"7" '""."f f y -.- -IS BOOKS 3D SEVERELY y-BSStt HOT. THAT R FFI I RFFS M USTCRAVJL '3&' i 11 ; a . i t - ? I'll i i PARCELS P08T8FIELD-TOrBE. 01- 'I 'A 4t v SHORTLY. i j. RIIRt rsON EXPECTS 7 No Americans Killed By Terrible Erup- .T-xUf. iMal. tAh"-T4 -jj. A MfifiAa.. fhfe mimfv nnn t.nrnM t.hA -Surround- Tokto JaDn. rfan. l4.-A8iurance t)jat too Americans' tost their-' lives ln' the-j volcanic erupt ioa 'which de- One Hundred "PounThlpmenta By itroyed the city iPf JCogroshima and a -t-. Uatl. QoecNot Hold Any Serious wiped '"oat several -amaHe?, towns . in ; pjoblem to rfie Poet O0eFDepart A meat Now4 00,000,000 Is. Can Be . -. I... AIM. 9C&ira v : rri4 nriiiiriiiitnn mr a. drasTinmrrT mi mtsi "KeifeVaT Bursoi' taittad;tha Jie ateameifJ 7 JW,con.!derW in COPEqUID.lS LOCATED iDft put ftoi-As' Serl- ceponea (Cianier, T Ban sbea 10 'iiThe'royal'ntall Ad has been located n ir.e nuii' u ':v'..... . . .. lanova waMTAana ner WftPMWf w ot ks daanrous as at first antici r. 1 .CI , bov wa1and lier tonditfoit- is shipped by,mairtol00.po4u t?4te1 ; , j,e -8teatf4r; Lady Li.Urier - tnr nca WmTVy is hurryinir tq; hr assisunce ana , July , 1st. - 4 "V vfci.JCt wiU reach her 'this' arterneon? "She , . X'thinkja',,e' WL 1 Pwngefs ami crew .tof fnsportlyJ3(,W xo2. rteruj? Transfcrriiigrpassengers "sT' rt pounds cents,, a. pound on in H ycutei oefoi-e xilisW.T IV n'llv. -jMiiMi:: J jfastviHRKed o ayh"ere r ....-,? -i, ... - -.. t..f' o l,,in1ril'nonn(t limit 'does-TlOtP " . i ; lW the vicinity and turned, the surround- j ing country into a neaertw.were -.jer, ceived from .American Consul Xlmchr man, kagaski. Several. JiBrican traders and missionaries: lived 'in ..the stricken, districts. ' 'Tlte- we riew tourists 4n. K-ogasmma,' aim'aui w them are' accounted ijori It is taken for granted that Jhedst.eVerythiHr through Jhe eruption pf.'Mtl' Saku'ri- jima. v;. ;i ;t ,ljt ... Refugees Must Crawl Away. . . FVnntinn weri Huhtidiiur at .two ,ajn., put, the mountain sij m: saia to, be something, Jrruying. Earth quake 'shocks are , of,' constant toCcuiv rnnrA anil ari o severe that 'refugees are, compelled to crawl on their' hands' and knees. Destruction .ftpm. anoth er volcano on' Ktushnu Island is said to be imminent. -;r ' ' -m MESSAGE BROUGHT .THIS TIME OP VAST IMPORTANCE Hi THOUSAND M i. 1 1 ml . 1 :S...iAr.n .ffn i n a1 1M der'the'driginal 11-pound, rate caused ' in liirrMiM until at oresent 60 pounds can be (shipped under restricted ronesf Early results or a lw-pouna snip- - . met w takerii tO' mean terrific in roads on the business of the express ?':Y.!5fi. companies. "ww.-.aa AMENDMENT DAY OBSERVED temperance Worker to-Join ..In a " tional Movement Here Thursday. ': .3Thursday;Jan. 15, is National S the WVfCJT. U. will hfe held in the Methodist church of thMeitlM The, . l in a m anA ll o program Degin at " afternoon service t 2 o'clock. All c --temperance people are invited to be present aid join.in ;the observance of thin nat.inna.1 constitution brohAition - ' amendment da, j 'Several of th local, pastors will be present "to participate ' f W theroroeram. - A. SEASON! NEAR,' 4' Fast, Quintet Will Invade- Baker oTi . ' ..... r, morrow tiYemng ror upening uarov Tomorrow' night the1- M.1 I.? A. .ibas- ketball tea opens Its'1 season with: with th Y. M:'Cf. A', at Baken The quintet has been-4eligenfly pre- paring itself for the season and is confident that the , initial contest will. be a victory. Those who will make the' trip ' include: WoodsfStoddr4, Beani' LaMonr ChuderA.and Geddes. Fog Problem Solved. London, Jan. W.-Fogs at sea will l t W Pf - - T . - - - v, . , "uiani niA HIATUIUA0 'M ' I. ' ' ' Thousand Upon Thousands-' Comiac 3;Wet? and-Purpose of Mr. Richard' ' son's Visit lit t Organize Inexpeft-,-ive' Campaign to Land a Portion 'for. Grande Aawrtasef pcaooj. A .... . ' V. : ' '.: ''(: ': 'His. ''. . - , ' 'Mp.t , ' ''rtllf.;.', " );j"iNo, Li A; I'dott't want any money; wont ' . . e. A.1.LL v ... . j i - i - I- v Re-Auditing Of TM City H. JeremahDonovan ia tha new ean. M ' cnt-klnily make that .raman'from the Fourth ullMrlct ij? . . ,5 ConnaetleiiVand hie biograpny er omy ' : -rrraio. (, two'lln'oa la the ahoMA fi w n-r Cranie (through the OttervtE arfaalohatJ Directory, f JIpi-V every i .)L ' v 0- day he make a epeeeiro the-abaen-i n'7r: , j . A,' teelam ' members. Mr. Donovan la With that expression. Tom R,fhard;. a .retired wholwWei grooe, of .TButh M of boosteif' fame unA bjpad NorwaBc , i . omlBunjty 'publieitypra-- cUlmed his mission to 0jua . . today af of boosting, wiiethsr wthjr1f, wlthotit-funds is his mission in iife,ra i as i it a ift -j, .. . . ' ' '"mu j.. , -!- .. . . l. i. ''nd af(M money, henciM1UJ?f ws 'm- he fliutt.be on a boestfngttmbuMon 1 l n..Xaiw,'- , .4aA a nubile !tneeCr " t t , ' . . . . 3. ' rmm.rrial -eiubOtoniaht That" the city's books. aA accounts due tne muntcipamy irom r. fgaima " Z " .r. ,n-iallv eUined by, Ray W Logan, ex-city j ' : .Hll Af fh , ' flr ' t 8 rock. The reason Mr. Richasd treasurer,' is a'dmitted-today in order. 0'f Cochran &;'Ebe-rhardt'. has, .Justj r-4sonJls here b that differences of opinion aa. to thel tj .m pnrt.isaid rnvhere he ar- his' s61iloquy i city's business and. ready money may be determined idefimtely.f I K.Since Treasurer Mansager-was ap pointed to the office'by Manager Laf lose 'much of their terrors if the in- rifflcial and the present one - ... nr. it- . TT..11 J II . i . , .1 pointedly set .oufc.-.hv turned from Portland where he ar-is sdhloquy in an-1nterview ; ranged for the expert to come to La morning1. , ' rande at 'oWe' and do this worker , It Ma a great Mart to any d.s the ex-treasurer. , . 5 . . , , 1 Het, 'community or natioh to. have i- - t . i . . - .. . . i ...t. jh" 4-aii. Af it. -aaiil s Mr pmuifu w m -. ;,v 'I with' the amvarorrtne eccoumam, ouiw-.-ywHw- w " ky there-iha.,nqti been.a ..c6inplete which wil7 likely' be tomorrow, Mr.i Richardson. fthe ,oWw tJirnnvAplnf itha ritv'a business DV the i-T . : ' . 'whWfi'ihHudes Oregon you khrt, -now .., Mvini? tn tha dif-' - ... . ...... n t tli n.mt nur exMensiVe naa ibiiiuik -vn-o, ir v ... w Hnwurrl llavis.TWIll Q6VOMS all iuw fierent cbndliision1 dmwn by the e?j- AGES ASKED BY H. M. FrEIr - '. ., Af THIS CITY, v -'(nil )no . COMPLETE1 DISABILITY ' ' 111 sTBAH lyillDV Qunwil -' """in He ,j, , Engineer0 Injured When Repairing r nJoniotive Near PUot Bock Bring Suit Against O.-W. for Damage '-'"ThatsBet Record for Such Caa In TSif County-Suit la Filed. I i 1 Hi 6 ' ... r f" PVoUMy the largest damage si , 'ev JUed in Eastern Oregon, a Wtatyast ever noted in Unfon cot ; tygiir'Jmw in circuit court, with! M.i6elne) Pferffer, a former O.. ng4M, as pUintiff. Tha defc. anfiotke O.-W. The damages as.' -fof rHes susUtined some time ( ; Ay lrS Pfeiffer amount to $45 , which is $6000 more than the higi V:::Jil' ...it fli-J i -.J . vi .'.-iv lamage euiv meu norBwivrc. tvahho a attorney for the olaii nil -iK nrlatH . with htm B . Gfeeni! Both of thia city. - j , fer are set out in the complai peinfsucn as to ruin mm xort Oaand is so badly lacerated Anjywo fingers, a small poHlc . -the. . hand and wrist remain, an flngerp will always be stiff. The :, PWj further says that the piau . back 4 was severely and pennai injured. The complaint goes,- -sayu The expectancy of the plainj great for he is still a young n 163 'than 30 years and was o 'Close to $200 per month when it ijki engineer . for the O.-W vention of Earnest Welsh a Hull drug V C11MVI1 VI MCa.aiwuw 11 -ct I A VXM& " , i1 gist, prove. practical. By a special . is f the .cptjrect ,'amount 'Of imoney annaratus . he professes to be able, with! the aid Of pertain chemical pow ders, to produce green,- red and white lights" which will" penetrate any fog. His device is in the form or a pisioi Ir order o, clear up all, disputes ty Howard Davis.nrtii devote an tneir nas mi 7i-i - J ' WA engineer . lor we u.-n time to'audttlhg the books, according vertislng a few years ago' pfeiffer was attending to som to a statement given out today, and vetous' worlc.jandj.now m 'BaMii on his locomotive a; t, . . i : mir onaV anH Axnosition in 1915 iS aOIng I' TbVl-l.li T,...tlnn . T Anintr ' ill HWt rH--H..TT v... ' liJ J - . f - ARTESIAN WELL ! REVIVES FLOW it r '- ... '. The Observer has" received -a-copy V (of the Workmen's Compensation Act, ' which was' passed by" the last legis-, ( Jature; helcj up by the referendum ( and approved by the people on Novem-. . '- ber 4th by' a vote 'it "more than two to one. Included in the law, is the report of tjje commission appointed by Governor West to frame the bilL The law became effective immediately . th' oWtion in so fac as the organization of the commission was concerned. The : insurance features of the act, however; do not become . operative until July 1, 1914, The law provides for the creation of the Industrial Accident fund, to be made up py .contributions from em r ployers oriiten and the ate. t Two classes of occupations ara ,tte. fined in the act and are designated as4l-islA"and B. . In class A, the rate -of payment-"by-.the employer is 3 percent, and by the employee one-halt' fof one percent In class B, the employer pays one and one - i..i umitit and the employee one- - - - " T fourth of one percent. In class A, '. both the employer and workman are "''entitled to exemption when, tne inai J hbx& ' DORMANT, a-W. .Jl v HAS NEW LIFE; Tremendous Volume fours Out of the f. 1 WeU In Local Yards. ; "! WELL vidiial :has to his credit 3 percent o his annual payroll and no accidents have occurred in his plant: while un . i i . . ... it L ...m 4 .nnni uer class js, uie aiuvum. v, iomnitit hv the emDlover in th accident fund; is 'one and one-half of the pay roll. j vThe law 'is 'elective, both in its ap plication to the employer and em ployeer either of-whm mav e,ect V come in or ay m wv...,.,. -7 ...... ,,.J W9imi. in any hazardous occupations, who volume nas Tl,vL . . .- . ....... . j 'aum Wnona- tier day .and assumes the elect not xo;tae auvauuBj i vc u , 7" " , iT-iJm'n -jA t tha common law foriginal flow. Shortly after the well nt a i i i; t j; j f 4 Atet being almost dormant,' and intiraiv uaelesa for several years, the 0:-W.' artesian well In the railroad tards is -showing marked revival of 6ner"gy. From almost nothing ,the that -.'they wit connected with tHe 'Security .Land & the rest. People ,are comWg r in tre ..nn. rv .int.it tha aettlement with mendous herds for the tair ts gon?g C v " w. . the city has-been fuliy effected., i Home From Flora., . ... .... tj. i. .. tu. hio-o-pst tnintr tne wiiu; h'as y"et seen in expositiottavt'J The 'co'a'st'is the talk of the country. It '.jij. L. hmtit1v unforffivable . win ub am mv..--j ' ' . i 'plVnt Mac rwoodwof.the1 City frthe if Oregon ; doesn't t da some- Commlssidri, has returned from, a thing1 to get the people out os.the businesTtnp to' Flora,. , fle says crowds that are eomintf west - CaU thereis plehty'6fsnow onthe rP,und;ornla is largely paying in that section 6f tfce, country, tUt for bringing them to th"efs" sieigning ver 7- J,- Four v , ran s w i ; iFTi floeb1 Junction. : In doing was reauired to get under j -gtne- The complaint sets foi 'KIa engine wan ntrck by ano( feine crm'n'- f-""i a .sidmg ) warning and that the crash Mr. Pf eiff ets locomotive ahet trvg the cylinders to strike hi back and causing severe lace 'one hand and other bruises. ; In the hospital for : a con 'time and is unable to wort 'fact, the complaint sets ou( hot be able to do any work t defenses of contributory negligence, follow servant liability and assump tion of risk in any action for damages hv their employees. Workmen twho . . reject the act lose the benettts pro-i vided. Iwaf f'punciured" at a depth of nearly 100 feet, the 'engineering depart ment of the O.-iW.'h-d the well tem porarily plugged, up, ; The result-was thkt' the .water, supply was -Wrecked, I I a1 VArivsAvnrnl . vears. although ' it J.3- - it-,ir AAr.finna.1 tv now. ine vuiuiu, .:1L;". :;a ai for time has been SCneauie OI compenmm iiijix! - ., workmen and for the beneficiaries oft run into the sewer as a T Workmen who lose their lives in' in tjty, 0-W. Storekeeper Martin, re Ju'strial accidents. The act also pro centty found the flow M.owb . . a i..laMi tJ.v a ttiftcmincflnt stream is M(iAs -Trti. ttraf nirt to in l urea wo mine a """"J - -1UVO V a.auv J I . V kUVO Awa a.auv y iititn amount 'not to exceed $250 if any one case. j --Any one interested in the subjeox can obtain a copy of the law1)y writ ing the commissioiT'af Salerno... f " The chvsical phencm anon, is unexolained, but the increased flaw there.' It may mean a change in the working system of Hie present jfrater supply at the yaras-. BROKEN; $S $ 3 FIRE REFUGEES SUFFER 3 S! ' J- 7 FROM COLD. , ' " Bo8ton,.Jan14. ;ireman y. r $ A. Hackett.was, killed .and otn- y ers seriously ;injured and $160,- OOd In damage done, by a fire 4 in the Bacon department store s b and anartment houses od)oihing $ todays- iWith the temperature p 1ft below -ero. 76 were driven to the" streetaJin night clothes.5 ; A'A . . j s r -r ,w T V V V v v Tf ... . .'f .:..,. ' New York, Jan. 14. Weather bu- M.ii "'-rnracaata.. sav the cold wave ij kmm. At.noon the temperature was five '.'above : zero, ? rising , rapidly. Last nignt was w w?i; np r' ' ' '..fj.t. ..A... . .....n..Ht 'Atl 14 1 years, wun - in -i,uiyuj k.ino. Nina are accounted for who died directly as a result of exposures. Poor j are, suffering ' frightfully. Municinai lodeiW houses were .pack ed and iscores' of derelicts, slep in the '' 1 1 . J Un.nl.fn O l-fl f h F. morgues. : rire uwtiit"va. ing for many unfortunates." . , ' .i!fit r Snanninar. CaWe BiinKS Death. nr1ho-ir TTaa . 'Jan." 14.--By the snapiiftg of a cable ..attached to a Aaira in which six men were descend ing into the .Soencer-NewellL'min8! three men met instant death through a fall of lOOfBiatj ,i I: 11 f AMPS CAN USE LITE Jikor Y. M. CSA. Board Co With Local Lumber Con Heads of the different lu p inies operating in Easte a 'e getting co-operation it literature of desirable typ camps through the juniof directors oi tne i.-ia. mittee appointed to co-oj the different companies, ri meeting of the junior boat W amd that report was that it had found most panies doin splendid w employees but that eff desirable literature to th' camps was hot always as it might be. The exerting many splendid that line, but the con? that it and the public good advantage. Anyc erature in the way of i so on, can leave them 1 J. H. Rudd, and the jut superintend the dlstrit n I: '.- V.J