La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XIV. 14 OBANDE, OREGON,' FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1915. .NUMBER 183 Most Beautiful Woman" ( is Found SULIHIIIS on AUTO WHEELS KILL A FLEEING COYOTE M08T BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD," AND FIANCE, FOR THREE MILES AUTOMOBILE CHASES' SPLENDID SPECI ' " MEN OF COYOTE. 10 ALL ALLIES II!S 11BITIIUSIII6 SETS RECORD 1 POSITIVE RECORD OF THE PAST SEVENTEEN YEARS BROKEN ' r BY BIG SPURT. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET SEES SPIRITED RISES With Flour Already mt Record Mark For Score of Years, and Still Cttmblng, Final Outcome ,-, of the Floor Situation la in Doubt Feared Bread Will Go Up in Few Days. - Chicago, Jan. 8. Wheat continued to rise sensationally today, . May wheat opened at $1.39 3-4. Buying went on with enthusiasm as a resaH of reports of immediate cash sales and a shortage In Liverpool. July opened at $1.26. At noon May was . at . $1.40 3-4. Buying! wag spirited. Dollar and forty-five cent .wheat is predicted for tomorrow. :. New York, Jan. 8. May wheat sold at $LS0 on the" ! Consoltdated Ex change today. , , -. : y . ' j- , !, :.V.;'r, -UV .. ' ' Chicago, Jan. 8. Wheat reached a high mark of $1.41 S-4 at 1 o'clock and July closed at $1.26.5-8. New York, ; Jan. ftrir-Bradstreef s 1 weekly Review of exports showed wheat exports, including flour, for the week totaled 10,365,000 bushels, a new vre6ri?Epert detttreWAhtft tf ' ports continued on an verage of 7,500, 000 bushels weekly the American sur plus will be exhausted by Spring. - Flour prices reached a high mark here today that has not been equalled in a score of years. " Positive records for a period of 17 years back show the raise today -sent flour above any price it has attained) in La Grande - in that period of time. ; How much further back the high, record goes definite information is not at hand to prove. V The boost in .prices foave come with daily regularity for several days and the raise today is not believed to be the last one. Conditions are peculiar. Local millers have been under-selling the imported flours the winter through but the fluctuations in wheat have caused) them to lose . money on the finished product Early last fall they were compelled to grind wheat sent in for future sales, and 'had to sell the flour on a basis of the then prevail ing price. Later on the wheat was sold and the millers had to pay up to and beyond a dollar, for wheat they had ground) earlier and sold the flour from at an 80 or 85 cent basis. Shipped-in brands have been rising oftener than the home made brands and are still . higher. Quotations on the various brands of flour sold in La Grande, are given in the market quot ations of this Issue. , Grocers and feed stores report brisk selling of flour, patrons fearing fur ther rise. So do dealers today. Bread May Go Higher. ' ' It is feared that bread will go up, or that the loaves will .be reduced in size. . '., ' MRS. HOPPER IS ILL. Sons Called to Nolan on Account of Serious- Illness.. . Mrs. Josh Hopper, a pioneer of this county who is now living at . Nolan, is seriously Si. Three of her sons left hut evening for the bedside. They are Oscar; Ben and Walter. , It is expected that she will be brought to La Grande if able to with stand the trip. Wives of Democrats Observe Day. Washington, Jan.. 8. "Jackson Day" will be celebrated here tonight by , a Pan-American ball given by the Women's National Democratic League . oomposted of women of Democratic officials and congressmen. - I Iff v.)''4tv.-A'i r'WMmj vJasWs y j j :iJ U 8 ' 'WMWMWWMi IMIMIIIlMMIBm-WaOSl III IllllaH win WIIWIIMI t I . WtSkk ii - - -vm . .. - - Miss Marie . Tailer declared by GrandteDuke Alexander Michaelovitch, cousin of the Czar, who is something of a connoisseur, to be the "most beautiful girl in the world," has an nounced her engagement. In a few months she is to wed S. Bryce Wing, a New York society man. Grand Duke Michaelovitch saw Mi3 Tailer iu Newport last summer, and it was there t members of society that he stated his belief that the young wo man-was the most beautiful in the world. ' : . V . ' . CELILO POWER HOI FEASIBLE ENGINEERS DISCOURAGE THE PROJECT AT PRESENT. Possibilities, However, of the Falls : Total 480,000 Horsepower. - . Portland, Jan. 8. Engineers who have conducted the investigation under the co-operative contract be tween the state and federal" govern ments of waterpower possibilities at Celilo Falls on the Columbia river, report that 480,000 horsepower may be developed. . It is estimated that it would cost $60,000,000 to finance the project but because of the great cost .and difficulties of obtaining a market the engineers report the project as not feasible for a commercial under taking at this time. This was the news given to the ir rigation congress here this afternoon The program for Oregon Irriga tion Congress today follows: 9:30 A. M.J-Address, F. H. Peters, Dominion Commissioner of Irriga tion, Dominion of Canada. Address, Norman S. Rankin, secre tary,. .Western Canada, Irrigation as sociation. . ;v. : ..'- ". 2:00 P. M.-Legislative work of Ir rigation Congress. . Discussion led by J. T. Hinkle, chairman, irrigation com mittee ls13 general assembly, former Miss Tailer was formally intro duced ; to society a year ago this winter, although she had been greatly in demand at social gatherings and a bridesmaid) at some of the promin ent weddings of the last two seasons. She is a granddaughter, on her moth er's side, of Rear Admiral Yates Stir ling U. S. N. (retired), her mother having been Miss Marie Stirling, one of the beauties of her day of Balti more, Md., where her father, Admiral Stirling, now lives. - : secretary ' Oregon' Irrigation . Con gress, Delegates are invited to participate in this discussion. Continuation of 10-minute talks by appointed representatives of delega tions with regard to local conditions and needs of their respective sections. Counties will be called in the fallow ing order? Harney, Lake,. Klamath, Gi'ook, Jefferson. - : Farewell remarks Duncan. Mar shall. 8:00 P. M. Address by Abel Ady, president Klamath Water Users as sociation. Address, C. L. Smith, agriculturist, O.-W. R. & N. company. .. , , Address, "What the Oregon Agri cultural College is doing and can do to assist settlers or irrigation pro jects," by W. L.' Powers, director of irrigation. . , , - , v MRS. DELAY DEAD. Daughter" of County Commissioner Townley Passes Away. County Commissioner W. J. Town-, ley was called home from the session of the county court this, morning by the death of his daughter Mrs. G. W. Delay. Mrs. Delay, a young woman in the prime of. life, has been ailing with kidney-troubles for some time. She died at 8:30 a. m. today. The family lived, on a ranch not far , from : Hot Lake, and were well known in their community. ' No funeral arrangements had been annouced t .noon. - ' : 1 ,'v The husband and one child . sur vive. .' 1 :. ' ' i CLAIMED AT PARIS Ttf AT AT NO PpINT HAS GERMANY TAK EN OFFENSIVE PARIS STATEMENTS ARE I EXTREMELY OPTIMISTIC French Explain German Claims at Ar ras by Saying the Allies Abandon ed 'the Trenches Because They Arc Muddy and of No Avail to Them Furious Fighting in . Alsace. . Paris, Jan. 8. One of the lost op timistic statements Issued since the war began came from the Paris gov ernment today. Successes by the Al lies are claimed at many points. It is said that nowhere are the Germans able to resume a serious offensive campaign. , Renewed fighting in Belgium, North fSaint Georges and about Lombaert zude are reported. In this district, it is asserted, the Allies are advanc in. 1 The German stories of gains in the Vicinity of Arras are set aside by the explanation that certain trenches were abandoned by the French because they were filled with mud and : un serviceable. Furious Fighting Rages.. Furious;.1 struggles have developed about Saint Mihiel from a French at tempt Jt6 .recapture the town's forti ficatiohs and force' back the' wedge Germans' drove in earlier in the war By a night attack the- French suc ceeded in taking the outer iMne of the invaders' trenches from which artil lery had been pounding the enemy mercilessly. Fighting in Alsace increasing in violence. - . " WarDevelopsNew .Correspondent New York, Jan. 8. Herbert Corey is v perhaps the best known American correspondent in the great war. His daily letters from France, Holland, Germany, Belgium and England have been . ' feature of - many American newspapers' and have so well pictur ed the horros of the war that he has been described by authorities as the "literary find of (the year." He . went to Europe the day Ger many . declared -war t on Russia and since that time he has written more thin 200,000 words which have been reid by millions in the United States Many of . his striking letters were cabled to' the London Times, the load Inr newspaper of - Europe, and cre ated a sensation there. Despite threats made by the .British censor, Mr. Corey went on writing what he thought of the attempts to muzzle the British press and American newspa pers through control of the cable. His letters have been" incisive and bril W7' 1 BEAM CF UGHt, FROM I THE AUTO HYPNOTIZES BEAST Automobile Party Have Good Sport . . Running Down Stray Animal, There is t cne less coyote in .-: the Grande Ronde .valley today than there was yesterday. VChas McCrary over took and ran over monster coyote laBt evening , while returning to .the city from the valley, and after an ex citing , chase of three miles managed to catch and crush the life out of the beast by running over it with an auto. The front wheels struck , the beast squarely ,anridshib and by the time the car was stopped Mr. Coyote was dead. i Dr. C. H. Upton was in the car. with Mr; McCrary ;nd while, driving leas urely along the lane . .between the Moss; and Hunter; farms( a coyote jumped up in front of the ,Vnachine. True! to coyote instinct, it would not leave the beam of light sent out by the machine in the. darkness. The two men tried to shoot it with a. revolver but failed and then set chase. Running 40 mites an hour, the coyote kept ahead of the machine for three miles, and then, tiring, made vain effort to seek safety in a fence corner, but as he turned, Mr. s McCrary, swerved the car and struck the animal. - Both men call it great sport. j -: The-furs are especially; Agd and will be made --into a rug.- f . j N, 'V HOOSIERS : GATHER TO HEAR THE PRESIDENT. Hurried' Trip Through Ohio Marked by Vociferous Greetings. Indianapolis, Jan. 8. President Wil son arrived here this afternoon and bugan speaking at 8 o'clock. He aP t.f-ared in Tomlinson's hall at the Jackson Day celebration, and his ad dress Is expected !to be one of the greatest in political significance. Great crowds greeted the president in Ohio and Indiana. The legislature, adjourned so that its members could hear the address, He returns to Washington at 0:45 this evening. CHANGES IN OFFICES. Walla Walla to Be Headquarters of Third Division. Walla Wailu. Jan. 8. For the pur pose of making preliminary arrange nients looking to. the removal of head quarters of the third division of the Oregon-Washington Raiiroad & Na vigation company to Walla Walla, A, G. Kamm of North Yakima, division .superintendent; J. A. Beck of Star- buck, chief dispatcher, and E. A, Klippel of Portland, -superintendent of telegraph, are in; Walla. Walla today, One of . the . . chief matters being considered by the railroad officials is the telegraph facilities necessary to the conduct of the chief dianetcher's office and in -this connection several Western Union off icials came to Wal la Walla with then to carefully plan necessary wire cHmges. Ample ar rangements for the installation, of the dispatcher's office are expected to be made at once. , The older creating Walla Walia headquarters of the division is effec tive February 1. . Desirous of losing no time; however, the division heads are already making extensive plans for removal here, and some of them, it is understood, have already Selected homes for themselves and families. liant, and have shown the insight which ; comes from long ' training on American' newspapers in every part of the United States. . WILSON SPEAKS TO BIG AUDIENCE FORMER CAST-OFFS ARE IN DE MAND TO DEFEND THE ' CITY OF VIENNA. PEACE SUIT NOT A " REMOTE POSSIBILITY Critical -Situation, Faeea AustrUas 'With .. Russians ' Puahlug Araiast ; Vienna and Budapest Servia Cam paign to be Renewed If New Army Can. Be Raked Serious Conse quences in Balance. ' ' . London,' Jan,: ft. As Lord Lieuten ant of Midlothian, and Lord Roseber ry, have Issued a proclamatiM to tho civilian population to renain in heir homes, leaving the - fighting to ool. diera in the event of a German iava ion of England, It is taken as addiv Uonal evidence that the military: au thorities expect a German attempt to descend on the island. , , Vienna, Jan.. 8. Austria is en-) gaged in a supreme attempt to raise an army to defend Vienna and Buda- . pest against the expected Russian at- -tacks and for a simuftaneous renewal & of the Servian invasion. i Failure to accomplish this - means , the Austrian government must sue .. for peace. Independently of Cormany c or admit the Austnans must depend , on Germans to defend tfcem. . . . Thousands of men. and boys pre- . vioumly' rejected jnWbor milftary ; service are belnjf Callea"i)-thrf col- -ors. ' PROBATE CASE , REVERSED. ! ;? ' - . .. V'-'"' - : :"l''''f zi"'. Hamilton Estate Case Sent Back for: Re-adjust mentfi. Circuit Judge Knowles has sent back . VV VUU savfcfw -vh w w V r tha itmhatA rtlirr fnr ITmifl IIIITTTlfiriT the Hamilton 7 estate case. Y This llti- . gation was taken up in probate court where a dispute over $1700 deposit by the executor, Fred Hamilton, arose and the probate judge settle- meat was carried up to the circuit court. Indiana Ask Aid from Congress. Washington, Jan. 8. Four Indian chiefs, members of the Minnesota Chippewa Council are here today to task for Aegiefatton affecting their rights. : For some -this council has been trying to recover money from Ithe government for timber sold by Indians in the Middle Lacs reserva tion and the Indians will ask congress for help in this and in other matters.-' The delegates are Nathan J. Head of Red Lake, Minn.; Edward Rogers, Walker, Minn.; Ben Fairbanks, White Earth, Minn.; and Henry Warren,; Bena, Minn. Kansas Railways Blame the Autos. Topeka, Kan., - Jan. 8. Hearings opened today on the application of Kansas railroads for permission front the public utilities commission to in crease their passenger rates from 2 dents Ito 3 cents. The roads claim they are ; operating their panoengeL service at a loss. S"v?js of ths bsfe: blame tha automobile for the slump m ftheir passenger business. Grangers at Durkee. M. L. Carter and C. D. Huffman went ito Durkee today where they will assist in getting a grange prop erly launched. $ CLIAMTIC DATA, y 4. . . ' ; ; ' 1 J- Climatic data, based on read- j- ings for 24 hours ending last r 4 night at 6 o'clock: , ; . 4- 4 Maximum 42; Minimum, 37: 4 4 Temperature at 12:30 today, ! 40.