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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1914)
.' ''I : V, -I !-.V AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THF NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME xm. LAQRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1914 NUMBER 206 " : ' " Huerta Barricades Capitol With Heavy Guns Expecting Rebel Attack Momentarily Police Department Of Mexico City Is Ready To Aid Rebels When Invaders Strike Capital Mexico City, Feb. 7. A crisis seems near in this city. Two thousand soldiers surround the national palace . inside of which Huerta and his chief advisers were in' conference during . the forenoon. It is reported Felix Diaz is behind the new revolt which has started in df ad earnest. Several of the state liouses have been cleared of occupant3 and many guns have been mounted on the roofs of federal buildings. The That the February grand jury is going to grind out a huge batch of true bills is apparent from the fact that it is still in session with no evi dences of adjournment in sight. No reports were made today. . This morning's session of circuit court busied itself with the case of Becker vs. McKenzie, in which the plaintiff sues for damages alleged to have grown out of the sale of timothy seed. The facts seem to be that the latter became a mortgagee, in a trans action in which timothy seed was given as security for the debt. The defendant is said to have sold the seed on the day before the mortgage fell due, and then for a sum less than the seed should have brought. Dave Clark testified as to the demand and nrice paid for seed at that time of the year and declared that there was not much market for the same. The case Copyright, 1913, by the Panama- GRIND JURY CONTINUES IN ' SESSION, INDICATING 010 ' BATCHES OF INDICTMENTS TWO NOTABLE PIECE OF STATUARY AT THE PANAMA PACIFIC EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915. STRIKING examples of the decorative sculpture at the Panama, rarlilc International Exposition nre shown In these two Illus trations At the left ts "Rain." by Albert JacRers. a figure that will be a companion to "Sunshine." by the same sculptor orna mntlnr the Court of the Four Seasons In the main group of exhibit pal ZS Tb. cZ with Its Mohammedan rider la by Frederick Q. B. Kota. soldiers slept beside their guns last night. A courier from Gaudaloupe con firmed reports that the garrison there had. revolted and that the rebels are in control. Federal troops have been rushed to the scene on armored auto mobiles. Batteries are' being mounted on the hills surrounding the capital. Evi dently Huerta expects a speedy at tack, but new dangers have cropped went to.the jury this afternoon and no verdict had been rendered by this body at -th,e time of, going to press. Huddelson Wins Case. After consuming-considerable time in the taking, jof evidence, the North Powder bank case- vs. Huddelson & Son, for recovery of $1000 on a note, was given to the jury about 9 o'clock last night. It said the first ballot brought the verdict which was in favor of the defendant's counter claim. The defendants claimed that, although they owed the bank $1000 on. a note, they also claimed that a third party was to deposit $1000 at the bank and apply it on the Huddelson note, while the Huddlesons claim the bank ap plied the third party payment on a note which the bank held on the same party. The bank sued for recovery of the Huddelson note and the coun ter claim followed. Pnelflo International Exposition Co. put through the report that the local . police are ready to join the rebels the : moment they enter the city. Rebel Skirmishers Routed. I Mexico City, Feb. 7. That Huerta had gained the upperhand in the sU . burbs of Gaudeloupe became known i through an announcement that thirty I conspirators had been arrested, and i that a quantity of arms and ammuni tion had been seized in Santa Clara ;by the Federal soldiers. . . i Diaz May Not Return. I Havana, Feb. 7. Friends of Felix I Diaz did not put him behind the move ment that was to come to a focus ; against both Huerta and Carranza. ! They had .designed to put him in the j presidential chair and believed he could win, but he has made no definite j plans to return to Mexico. Intrepid Flora Citizen Passes MRS. FRANK JOHNSON HAD UNI QUE HARDY CAREER. Was Early Flora Settler With Mrs. Austin of Flora, Lead the " White Women Into Flora District. One of the first women to penetrate the north end of Wallowa county and undergo the hardships of a remote, pioneer struggle for a foothold in what is now oof of the richest al though still remote sections of Ore gon passed away yesterday at Island City, when Mrs. Frank S. Johnson of Flora, died after a prolonged illness. She was brought to Island City by stage and train last August for treat ment, and has made Island City her home since then. Twenty-five years ago Mrs. Johnson went to Flora and at that -time deer, antelope and elk roamed what has since been converted "into teeming fields, notwithstanding the district is a half hundred and more miles from a railroad. Mrs. Austin, the first white woman in Flora, preceded her by a year, and the two women lived a quarter century far from commence and absolutely hemmed in by forest and for 20 of the 25 years, Mrs. John son and her kind had to stage to Enterprise, some 50 miles, -and then to La Grande, about 75 miles more. Mrs. Austin and Mrs. Johnson saw the north end develop from a wilder ness to an age. of the combine har vester, and telephone, and lacks only a railroad to be up to the minute in every respect. . i The deceased was 51 years of age j ar.d is survived by her husband, her father and several brothers and sis ters. They include" D. W. and Chas. Kuhn of Paradise, Wm. Kuhn of Los tine, Mrs. W. W. Wade of Island City, Mrs. F. D. Fikland, and D. E. and J. I. Kuhn of Summerville. The 'body will be laid to rest .tomorrow from the Island City church and interment is to take place in Summerville, with Henry& Carr as undertakers. Loses. Month's Salary. . How would you like to'draw down your -month's salary Of $85 and then discover on the way home that through . . . . i i. i . some elusive process wnoie sura had taken to the winds, or at any rate, was no longer in your posses sion ? And if the number 13 were connected with it would you not be gin to believe that number have some kind of mysticism about them, either rmriA m Kart na fhp rase hannened to be? Such is the story of Chief of Police Howard Avant, wno is muuy bewailing the loss of his last month's salary, together with all of his Eagle papers and a bill book that is worth a dollar or two itself. H WEATHER BELT SWINGING TOWARD SOUTH MIDDLEWESTERN STATES LEFT SHIVERING WHILE STORM SPREADS OUT. MODERATION NOTED IN EASTERN OREGON TODAY Ice Industry Thrives During the Cold Snap, the Backbone of Which la Apparently Broken Since Last Night Little or No Severe Weath er In Eastern Oregon. Chicago, Feb. 7. Freezing weather prevailed in all of the central and middlewestern states today and zero temperatures have extended as far south as the Texas border. The storm is moving eastward. - Considerable moderation in climatic conditions prevail today and the back bone of the codl snap In Eastern Ore gon seems to have been broken. Official records show a record of 15 degress above as being the minimum drop and 18 the maximum increase last night in La Grande. "X Storm Hurts Traffic. Owing to the severe cold weather in Nebraska and the delay of trains in that part of the middle west No. 17 passed through this morning in two sections, the first being made up at Pocatello. It arrived at 9:20 a. m. The second passed through about 4:00 p. m. this afternoon. The storm has had its desirable phases, especially to ice makers. Ice making is in full blast. For some time there was fear that ice would not form and men who have been engaged in the business, togeth er with the railroad company began to speculate on the summer's supply. But the recent cold snap has done away with this fear and already tons of the summer cooler have been stored in ice houses. Ice on Dutch pond lias reached a thickness of eight or nine inches and bids fair to become even thicker still. Boring made in the ice yesterday disclosed this thick ness and it is likely that it will con tinue to become thicker as the weather continues cold. The Roesch ice house has a capacity of 800 tons and this much will be put up in the next few days. The railroad ice house has a similar ca pacity and the company U busy cutj ting its summer supply for passenger coaches and refrigerator cars, from a pond, at North Powder. For some time this will give em ployment to a pretty large force of men. This, in addition to the four or five tons daily manufactured by the Roesch machines, will supply -the city with an abundance of ice for all purposes. The Pacific Fruit bxpress ore nar vesting the 1914 crop of ice at North Powder and Andrew Lun, one of the oldest men in the ice business is shipping 150 cars, ten of which are coming to the valley creamery. About 50 men are employed in tne cutting, and loading of this great quantity of ice and it will last two weeks or ten days. This give worx to about 25 or 30 men shipping ice and icing cars. . Flora Cold Snap Severe. Wallowa, Feb. 7. (Special.) A telephone message was received from Flora yesterday at 8:30 p. m inquir ing how cold it was in this city and the depth of the snow, the answer being, zero and from six to ten inches of snow in and about this vicinity. The answer sent back from that vicin ity was, three feet of snow and 22 be low. Although there is a difference in altitude, this is quite a remarkable contrast to be noted. LO'JISITA WOOD wllLi Ik? LJttU LoulalU Wood, the ten-yea old daughter of MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood, accompanied her father and CoMtnel HeiMtand on their 90-mile ride and aald at the flnlah that shs felt "bully." She la shown here hold ing her thoroughbred, Fort Hunter, which ah rides almost as well as any officer under hsr distinguished father. General Wood is very proud of the Ul tit girt.-- - :: -" ' ' PUSHES SUIT GOVERNOR WEST'S APPEAL FOR S. P. UNAVAILING. McReynolds Assures Governor Suit Will Be Prosecuted Now. Salem, Feb. 7. Attorney General McReynolds advised the governor that the decision on the part of the federal government to bring suit to dissolve the Southern Pacific and the Central Pacific had been reached after mature deliberation. He states that suit will be instituted without delay, but that further hearings, as requested by the governor would be held. Governor West requested the de partment of justice to withhold suit at this, time, on the ground that the suit would materially interfere with development work throughout the state. Just why the governor made the request is not known,, but the re quest is somewhat at variance with the governor's known hostility to the Southern Pacific, on account of the large tract of land held by the com pany which, according to its agree ment with the government, should have been sold for settlement. 41 London, Feb. 7. Illuminating gas leaking' from a broken pipe was the cause of the death of 41 employes of the Moscow Insurance company. How this should become possible in a build ing in which meh and women were at work i a mystery. According to a Central news dispatch it is said a porter in the building found the leak after pearly all of the employes had succumbed to the poisonous fumes. All of the means of ingress and egress GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BIG AMERICAN FISHING FLEET JAMMEDJN ICE DESTRUCTION OF FLEET IS AD- M1TTED INEVITABLE AT J WASHINGTON. SEVERAL HUNDRED ARE CAUGHT IN BAY'S ICE State Department Send Relief to Suffering Americana Between Can adian Mainland and Now Fotmdland Destruction Seems to Be Certain and Number of Men Not Known. Washington, Feb. 7. Destruction of an American fishing Fleet jammed le in the Bav of Island, snnmml inevitable, it is Stated fy the state uepunmen. Tne rotomac has been dispatched with relief Tha hnv is ' between the west coast of New Found- land and the east coast of thf &na- dian mainland. L!ht!o rf.itnil to. the number of men In the fleet is available, but they number several nunureu ana it is greatly feared they; will perish before help arrives. - Tramp Steamer Stranded. " ' Manasquan, N. J.,- Feb. 7. A Ma nasquan life saving crew is standing by to save the crew of the English tramp steamer Queen Louise, ashore on Squan Beach, in case the vessel ' begins to break up. " - With her rudder disabled the Louise' riiif ted most of the night and finally stranded in a heavy gale at 4:30. Captain McDonough reported the crew of 20 in good condition and would 3tand by the ship as long as there was a chance to save her. COMPETING WITH VENGEANCE Small Package Shipments Increase Rapidly, It Is Said. That the American Express com pany is meeting parcel post competi tion with a vengeance is indicated by the increase in small package ship ments by express since the lower rata of a few days ago. While, in many instances the gov ernment still does business, at a little less rate than the express company " the added assurance of personal at tention by company's employes, the . calling for and prompt delivery of packages and the posibility to trace packages that might be lost all com bine toward turning a great deal of , business back over to the old carrier that has for so many years handled . the small package business. The local office at La Grande U showing considerable increase in bus iness volume, and while thnra is am. pie room for both the government and , express company In the handling of I parcels, it . looks like the company ' j would reclaim a great deal of the business at first lost to the govern I ment. ED to the rooms were unlocked and es- ' cape could have been made. Then too, the building had many windows which could have been opened before the gas could have become effective. The police are investigating the case and may develop some startling facts. Much commotion surrounded the building when the bodies were found. The gas was turned off at the stop cock and most of the emptoyes were found dead in their seats, ' .
