La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER " PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV. LA GRANDE, OREGON . SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916. NUMBER 175 Militia Dead aed 41-Dv YOUIIGSIOWII SEETHING III Binnny niuis MILITIA ON GUARD TO PREVENT FURTHER OUTBREAKS ; TONIGHT. RICH OFFICIALS DO DUTY IN BOILER ROOMS Terriffic Conflict Raging in . Plants Near Youngstown One of Wound ed Dead and Others Are Dying ' Situation Extremely Grave More Bloodshed Is Feared onight. . I Youngstown,- an. 8. The strike of 6,509 steel workers may be settled be fore night. ' An organizer of , the American Federation of Labor has ad vised that' the men will accept the companies' offer of 22 cents an hour instead of nineteen,' --. Youngstown, Ohio, Jan. 8. One is dead, four are dying and 17 others are injured as a result of the million dol lar fire and property ' loss . ki, last night's riot 'by 6000 ,; striking" steel '. workers.;-' ,'. :..' V v-. .', ,'i, 4 .Practically!' the. .entire business dis- tnot was swept away.' ' ,. , Twenty-two nimarea militiamen are prepared to cease further rioting , but remained entrained this morning. f ourteen saloons, the .'postonice, the International bank were- looted and . wrecked. ', . IBuckets of whiskey were stolen and the rioters drank themselves into craziness. ' One 'leader of the mob was shot in a saloon. ' . ' Plot Is Discovered. A nlot to dvnamite the SeDublic guised militiamen overheard tne plot ters. The guardsmen dispatched the guard plant. Twenty high salaried officials stocked ' the furnaces, though the plants are not operating. If fires are permitted to die, the furnaces will be rained. ; : - Organizers have predicted a strike of 30,000 steel workers in the Mahon ing valley within a week unless ths trouble is settled. Three of the in jured are fatally hurt. The strikers are mostly Austrians. After the dynamite plot broke, Brigader General Speaks dispatched two companies to the Struthers dam which strikers threatened to destroy. Destruction of this dam would de molish the town of Struthers. - Troops were kept from the busi ness district lest their presence incite new rioting. Most of the f Qrces were kept in a tube plant, three miles from - the ruined district in East Youngs town. .' BIG STOCK MOVEMENT. Several Cars, Mostly Hogs, Go For ' ' ; ward Tonight. , E. E. Wlillard, former stockman, of " La Grande, arrived from the east to day accompanying a big stock ship ment to. Portland. In addition to the shipment under his charge there were also ten cars by one shipper, loaded at Nampa. The shipments from points east today were mixed lots, but hogs predominated. Warren Chandler leaves with the regular stock special - tonight with eight cars of hogs, ' which will help swell receipts at the North Portland yards next Monday morning. Of this shipment one car is loaded at Island' City, two at Enterprise and five at Union. . - CONVENTION FEB. 12. Knight Will Be Guests of Union Next ' "; Month. .' The Annual District Convention of Knights of Pythias of Union and Wallowa counties will be held in Union, February 12th.' The "members of the lodges in the two counties will attend enmasse and Blue Mountain lodge is making, elaborate, prepara tions for their entertainment. The keys of the city will be turned over to the visitors and nothing that would contribute to -their plrusare. left un done. ' ' ."" ' :at Steel Milfe CONFERENCE REPORTED, Understand General Grievance.. Com mittee Is in Session Today. : It is reported, though not confirmed, that La Grande's representation 1 in the General Grievance committee of engineers and firemen is with the committee in a meeting; rumored set , for today in Portland..1 It is also un derstood that the Pilot 'Rock Junction matter will come up at that meeting. MILOS OCCUPIED. Reports Say Natives Arc Indignant, at Allied Advances. Berlin, Jan. 8.-(Sayville Wire less) Anglo-FrencKVforces have oc cupied the Greek island of Milos, Athens has reported. ,' It is said the people are indignant.. "' ' ANTHONY BILL WINS. Senate Committee Reports Favorably on Big Measure. , Washington, Jan, 8. The senate. suffrage committee have favorably re- ported the Susan B. Anthony federal suffrage amendment proposal. J...... COMPLETE IDEBSIIDHIG III SUBMARINE AFFAIRS IS NEAR Wia8hington, 'Jan,.8.r Secretary of State . Lansing made public the -Ger man note of November: 30th ' on ' the try singing. It -revealed a complut i u J-T A Ii! seng6ra shall ,not be' put.tosea in small boats unless the sea . is calm and land near. : There is no authority for the statement the Administration won't insist on unequivocal disavowal of the Lusitanla torpedoing.; It . is possible, however, Germany's prom ise of reparation is considered . suf ficient, -n ... '; Failure of Austria and Germany to receiye a report of the Persia sinking has led to the belief the cause 'many never be known. A complete, and ffinal settlement of all' submarine con troversies seems near. Reparation for. the Lusitania and Persia cases are chief in consideration. , Weaver Released. Walt Weaver of this city and a man giving his name as Hart and hailing from Portland, were arrested Saturday at La Grande charged .with larceny. Weaver was dismissed, there being no evluence against him, but Hart was held in bondage for the ac tion or the grand jury. Union Scout, UNION WILL MEET. Young Peoples' Union of Endeavors to Worship Sunday. Tomorrow evening the Young Peo ple's Christian union will hold its reg ular devotional meeting at the Meth odist church, commencing at 6:30. The union meets at stated occasions, sometimes for social functions and other times for devotional meetings. SNOW IS MELTING. ' Farmers Complain There Is Danger of ' Losing Sleiging. . Today's thaw has seriously en dangered sleighing. The many farm ers who came to town today in a mot ley lot of turnouts intended for sleighs farmers usually don't have to pro vide themselves with sleighs com plain that there is danger of losing sleighing. The wind has bared many spots and it would not require much of a thaw to mud up the roads again. . As a sample of how roads are, it required the Union'' basketball team five hours to drive in from Union last evening, the drifts and other impedi ments necessitating Blow driving. Mother of Eight Passes Away. ; Lebanon, Jan. 7 The funeral of Mrs. Belle Kackley, who died Sunday night, was conducted from the- Pres byterian church of this city Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W. S. McCullagh, her former pastor, officiating. , ... ' 3 Mrs. Belle Miller-Kacklev was born in Beverly, Ohio,' September 28, 185!), and on November 25, 1886, was mar ried to' Phineas-.Karkley,. who sur vives her. Eight .children were bom to them and were at the bedside of their mother at the time of her death She had resided in-Lebannon. for sev; en years. ' fling SENATE WANTS NEWS; Want Statement by Admiral ! ); Fleet Could Land Printed. that Washington, Jan. 8.. The Senate has unanimously Instructed Secretary Daniels of the Navy to publish Ad miral Fletcher's August report which declared a foreign fleet could land on American shores. - Senator Lodge in troduced the resolution. Mr. Daniels declared he - didn't want foreign na tions to know contents of the report' Cuts Down Salaries. Independence, Or., - Jan. b. -At a special meeting of the council this week the new councilmen were sworn in and W. H. Craven was elected pres ident of the body and at a regular meeting F. O. Parker was re-elected chief of police and John Figles night man. The salaries of the police . wore reduced and the chief given street work to do. The council gave the Ore' gon Power company permission to in stall a transformer, the purpose of which is to provide a cut-off so that in case of the power house at this place being destroyed there will be only a temporary interruption, in ,, the iight and water service. ' JOSEPH THIBODO PASSBQ AWAY Pioneer Mining Man of Baker : Sue-ifr-M eumha to Blood. Poisoning. . ' - ; Baker, Jan. 8.r-After a : lingering illness of 'blood ; poisoning, Joseph Thibodo, a pioneer mining mn of this city and district., died last even ing ait the family home '.on Center siree aoout :au o'ciocic.. . , ' Mr. Thibodo, had he lived until the 20th of next May, would nave been 68 years old. - Ho 'was born in Three Rivers, Canada, and came to Baker coithty when young malt For up wards of 26 years he was engaged in mining .enterprises" in' the vicinity of Granite, although for 38 years he maintained his home in this city.1 He has been employed for the past 11 years, at the First National bank. ; Besides his wife, he is survived by three children -Mrs. S. E.' Hughes, Frank a'nd Arthur Thibodo, all of Baker. . . Arrangements for' the funeral will be: made later.. - rAUN SHf KAl REPORTED RESIGNED AND DANGEROUSLY ILL San Francisco, Jan. 8. A Hongi D-oiis caoie 10 tne unina world re ports Yuan Shi Kai has conditionally resigned the emperorship and ap- Dointed LukvChino- Tsono- n nnmm. and secretary of foreign affairs. The story said .Yuan will remain in power until April when the new cabinet will anA naifafl.. a ir ... ml., t be proclaimed, a successor to himlf chosen bat still under a monarchv. JLOCal Chinese said Yuafi's action is Lun.cn w seem tne xiae or the- revolu tion, with the idea of actually contin uing in office, though technically and temporarily out. It is helievoH Yrtun considered himself certain to return ing" to the emperorship in' April. YUAN IS ILL. Sudden Stroke Suffered S tor v Un. connrmed However. Tokio, Jan. 8 Yuan Shi Kai is re. ported to have suddenly been taken ill witn apoplexy. It is said to be sen ous, though the story is unconfirmed. : FARMERS UNION MEETING. Principally Routine Business Before Annual Gathering. ,' The annual meeting of the Farm ers' Union of this county is in ses sion in La Grande this afternoon. There was a very brief morning ses sion at- which appointment of the various standing and other committees was considered. At the meeting: this afternoon the business is mainly of a routine character. ' There is a fair attendance of dele gates rrom various sections of the . fltnfv A ii r. , I 11 . . ' 1 ; , 1 - HiUnn . j " . ments to trat at thiVseasonof the year. BRITISH1 GUNS GOING INTO FRANCE. f. ' i ' , . i ; , . - Lilt' V S , 1 s - -A ) i P . , s i M M x - . I, - . mi s i ... i- O yZ IfK .MP (liiii(v-(f " I j. i f " fil T I """ - "?J- i &&cmmm&smi h i if iii ii ' i "nrramwHwr... I ' -This British gun is being "hoisted to .a flat car to be ordwarded "to" the front. It had just been sent across til e English Channel to the army fight ing in the north of France. : COMPANY SUPPORTED . , j. s.V. & S. Line Not .Bar to Running f Steamshipsi Qim f j!, i Washmffton. Jan. S. The , Inters .state Commerce commission has allow-' ed -the -Great Northern Pacific Steam ship company to operate steamers be tween Flavel and San Francisco. It w8 found that the S. P. & S. owns the, line but this doesnt reduce compete tion, f:rr"rzj"r''r:-:H '&b!e School Gets Endowment, .;r-ni ' Lebannon, Or., Jan. 7. iRev.' W, A. Elklns, pastor of the Christian church, of this city,, who has been in Cali fornia for six weeks in the interest of the endowment fund for ,the Bible school of that denomination at Eu gene, has returned home and reports a profitable trip. . ; ... - ; Will Investigate Flax Fiber.' '' I Salem, Ore., Jan. 7. State Treas- hrer. Kay left last evening for a busi-. - . - r.. ri i r . ' iiens visit to oc jraui, minn. ..nB ex pects to be absent for eight days, and during his trip will make an investi gation of the manufacture ; of flax fiber at the Twin Cities, and alsq visit the state institutions. With a view to- 'gathering information as to the latest prison reforms, he will visit the penitentiary at Stillwater, which is said to be one of the most modern prisons in the country, FORD PARTY SAFE. Courteous Treatment Accorded Party -: , in Crossing Germany. . Amoorrlom Ton a tu 17j !.ri.f.M! pedition arrived today after receiving curiHiueraie ireacmenc . in crossing Germany. Members of the nartv said friendliness of Germans emphasized a German dettire for : " ' JEW RELIEF SET. President Calls for General Aid to War Victims. Washington, Jan. 8. President Wilson has designated January 27, as Jewish Relief day. He will proclaim the needs of Jews as a result of the war. MILLIONAIRES ANXIOUS; Verdict In Conspiracy Trial Expected momentarily. New York, Jan. 8. Millionaire de fendants in the New Haven conspir acy charge ,taced ffoe corrldot bf the federal building this evening await ing a verdict. It Is rumored the jury stands eleven to one. Sodavillc Man Badly Hurt. Lebannon, Or., Jan. 7. R. B. Skinner-of Sodaville was seriously in jured a few days ago while driving a team hitched to a grubbing machine when the doubletree broke and ths sweep of the machine,-, flying back, struck his right knee, straining the inner ljgaments in such a way that it was necessary to place the knee In a plaster cast. - " 7 ' . SStFOlEO 1 -- 4 CHICKEN BANQUET, AT Y. M. ('. A. ;v;:v ENJOYED, OVER, 100 ;.(- -IVew, 'teo'e.'.U.fftr;OrganI)'Siip- port, for Prohibition Enforcement. Over-100 people enjoyed the splendid-, chicken banquet last evening at the'.Y,- M. C. A which meeting" rang the death knell of the Law and Order league and gave birth to a new and stronger organization that was christened "The Citizen's League 0f Union. County." k. .-. - 4 ,i ; ..-. .,; . i The constitution1 adopted -.for;; the new 'organization gives ' the purpose of the. Citizen's , league to .enforce ..the Prohibition and other laws of the city and state, the members binding them selves only to do a citizen's part in law enforcement. , The work of the new. organization will largely be to stand behind the officials in the en forcement of the Prohibition law. The interest displayed at the meeting last evening clearly shows the general de - sire upon tne part of the, public to j vacation. After 80 years of rigorous see that the Prohibition law receives living In the hills, years spent in pros- -fair pky. Indications are Jhat ' the porting and ultimately discovering and new organization will whave ' a very f mine in the United States. Callahan , strong and large membership. ' " 'developing 'the second largest mine The .officers elected last evening has gon-e to Honolulu for the winter Vere George Stoddard, president, C. ,j He has carried ftund.rari--.oftons of a. email, vice presuieni, ana r.. yv, . ivcK out or tne old UiiiUhan tunnel Eastman, secrebary-treasurer. in a wheelbarrow. Single handed, he The .retiring officers ; were ' E. S. ' huilt a road up the rocky bed of Nine Norris, president, Geo. L. Cleaver, i Mile canyon. - For weeks he toiled vice-pre.iident, George Huntington : alone-ulp the canyon when other pros Currey, Mcretary, and C. H. Upton, pectors had deserted the hills. Buf; treasurer1; ' ".' - , I these were oare free times compared jJ--rr" " . with the present." Dividends on tho Million-Dollar Cargo Frorfl Alaska. 1 70,000 shares of Interstate-Callahan , J stock owned by Mi Callahan amount Seattle, Wash., Jan. 6.-The steam- I t-last year . to approximately ?350, ship Northwestern. which nrrivorl 000. His holilino-a could randlltr lw nnaiu, niusKu, yesjeraay hronffht $550,000 in gold from., the Iditarort mining district in Western Alaska. The gold, the last of the summer cleanup, was transported on wee aog BieaB trom idttarod to Sew- ard, 24 days being required for tho xouu-miie journey over the snow trail. The Northwestern also brought $450,000 worth of copper from Alaska. Paid a Heavy Fine. Eugene, Or.. Jan. 7. T. C. 1 Charles Hadley and Pearl Court wright, the Glenada saloon men who Were arrested Wednesday on the charge of selling liquor to a minor, yesterday afternoon entered pleas of guilty in the Eugene justice court and each was fined $150 and costs, which amounted to $29 in the three cases. The amount was paid and the county is richer in the sum of $479. Drawbirdge Not Ready. ; Eugene, Or., Jan, 7'. No steam boats will run to Eugene this winter, according to C. E. McGinnis, a Eu gene attorney, who has" been inter ested in the plan to. operate a line of boats here. He says the draw on the Oregon Electric bridtre near Harris. burg, oyer the Williumotte river, Is not equipped wnn the proper machin ery to operate it, although it is said that the machinery is being installed. Mr. McGinnis says the improvements cannot be completed in time to oper ate the boats this winter. The Ore gon i City Transportation company planned to operate boats on the mmn- river. " LIPS MID PEII OF lil HAROEH FAMOUS WRITER MUST BE , HEARD NO MORE UNTIL . AFTER THE WAR. j WEEKLY PUBLICATION SUPRESSED AT SAME TIME Actual Cause for Placing Bridle on Harnden Is Not Known Outside of Germany, Though It la Known Ho Has Attacked Government on Food Question Waa Always Bold. ' Berlin, Jan. 8. (Via Amsterdam) Maximilian Harden has been pro hibited from speaking or writing on , war for the remainder of the war. The Weekly Znkunft has been sup pressed for attacking the government. The cause is unknown outside of Gormany. Harden had previously critized the food regulations and other govern ment acts..- 1 ' Four years ago Harden gave the United Press an interview predict ing war with Germany and England was invitable unless a complete change in Germans policies took place. Economists Would Stop War Waste, ' Boston, Jan, 8. Under the auspices -of the Society to Eliminate Economic , Causes of wr, ofwhich . Roger W. Bmbson U stQrefcrty, a conference WM to ibatrln hrtrtt bidav .ta nromat HON uniform legislation in tne various na tions friv'frio nrivnncement nf Miiat. KtT commerce J Economic conditions . believed . to be' at the bottom of the ' - : I European War, will be discussed, Tney tory peace terms can be made. -Th6 dulegntes believe that each ns- ' ion mii flenkA 1triaatitler inlatv ...i its own interests and permit other na- -tlons to have a voice in its treatment of 'shipping,? tariffs, immigraton and the like. At the closing session Mon day; the use of an Inter-nation Trade flag,', to bear the same relation to commerce that the , Red Cross flag bears -to hospital work, will be con sidered. Roger 'Sherman Hoar, ex aasistant attorney general and Walter Wood of Philadelphia, are to speak. - HIS FIRST VACATION. Millionaire - Prospector of " Coeur , d'Alenes Takes a Lay Off, . f ; Spokane, Wash., Jan. S.--Jlm Calla han, nlEUionaire iprospector f Mhe ; Coeur d'Alenes, is enjoying his first Bum jior i)ii,ovv,vvv. -wny aoni you : sell out and enjoy life?" he was asked ' recently at Wallaee, Idaho. "What could I do with tha monev?" was thp reply of the millionaire who continues to live in his cabm drt Nine Mile. Frequently he comes to Spokane, thinking that he will revel in the ex citement of the city. But two or three days out of the Coeur d'Alenes is the limit of his endurance. At the receipt of the $2 dividend in August, amounting to- a single payment of $140,000 on his stock, Mr. Callahan i3 said to havo taken his old associates of prospecting days around to the cloth ing stores and to have fitted them out with new suits. But this did not dispose of a lhalf day's salary. Unlike the arly days of toil and poverty, Mr. Callahan is not without proffers of assistance in distributing hia riches. He is reported to have complained more than once of being driven off the streets of Wallace by the pressure of former acquaintance, ' who took opportunity to negotiate loans ranging from $5 to $1,000. Large. Sum Paid for Bounties. Medford, Or., Jan. 7. Jackson county paid out -during the month of December $421 for gama bounties, the highest amount ever paid ! out in a single month. .Monday of this-. week, $52 was paid out and ori Wednesday Charles Pennington, of Trail district, received $42 from the county as bounty on five coyotes.' five bob-rnM and two cougars. In addition he will receive $30 from the state, netting him $72. , .