La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 22, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textft turn Wum SttMtt AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XV LA GRANDE, OREGON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1916. NUMBER 187 5 WHOLE Hi! GRIPPED . IN STORMS THAT CRIPPLE COMMERCE (Storms are raging today from coast to coast even at sea grief is re ported, Snowslides that buried parts of trains, storm beaten ships limp ing into port and stalled trains and s uttering from the torm Crowded .the news wires from everywhere. Washington state is gripped in a severo blow, a snow slide in the Rockies tearing one train off the track and tossing it down the mountainside.' .. . ! . : ,'" f '. ' . .j. STORM HINDERS POWER 4 4. LINES. 4 4. ' ' 4 Prolonged wind, causing trou- 4 4 We with the main power lines 4 from Baker county, today hin- 4 4 dered electrically-driven plants 4 4 in La Grande. With the emer- 4" ! gency plant out of commission 4 4 due to the fire, the company was 4 4 unable , to keep a constant flow 4 4 of electricity. The Observers 4 4 usual run of news is curtailed 4 J as a result of handicapped com- 4" position facilities and this issue 4 4 is several hours late. 4 4 Today's wind storm , mixed 4 ft with snow, 'has been one of .the 4 4 worst of the year. Only in 4? 4 rare instances did farmers ven- 4 4" tore to town. 4 4. 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 MRS. HARNDON MAKES COM PLAINT AGAINST MR. HILL. " trouble In Reputed t Hve Originat v ed Over Children's Quarrel. . Steve Hill, a resident of V avenue in North La Grande, was brought be fore Justice of the Peace Williams this morning on a charge of having made threats to do bodily injury. The complaining witness is Mrs. Harndon, a resident of the same locality. The defendant waived examination in the Justice court and was released under bonds of $500. Not much in the way of particulars of the trouble has been available. It is stated, although mostly in the way of general rumor, that the difficulty is the outgrowth of a row among children which finally . involved the parents. COLD WEATHER CONTINUES. Stockmen Who Have Divide With Those Who Haven't Catle Feed. North Powder, Ore., Jan. 22. Ex tremely cold weather continues in this part of the country and there seems to be no promise of warmer for some time. The thermometer was down as low as 26 below one night recently and has been zero several nights. There is no report of loss or suffering among live stock and nearly everyone has enough feed ito last until spring and some who have a surplus are dividing up with those who have not so that all stock is be ing looked after very well considering the extremely cold weather. ELECTRIC ICE SAW GOOD. North Powder Concern Using 190 Men Putting Up Its Ice Crop. North Powder, Jan. 22. The P. F. E. are busy with their ice pond. They Jiave. filled their houses and are now shipping to other points. They em ploy about 190 men and the work will continue for some time yet.. This year they are using an electric saw and, it is reported, with good success. The saw is a new innovation in the ice business in this section. Libel to Call Man Judas. Madison, Wis., Jan. 21. To com pare a man to Judas Iscuriot is libel lous, according to the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme court Saturday in the case of Giles H. Putnam against Congressman E. E. Browne and the Post Printing company. Chief Jus tice Winslow said the opinion of the court was that the article complained of "likens the plaintiff not to an ordinary turncoat but to the man who, in the estimation of the Christian wcrld, committed the greatest crime in history by selling the life of his Divine Master for money. It requires no argument to prove this is a gibe, a contemptuous insult and not mere criticism of any type, hence it is not privileged, being libellous on its face. The only question to be submitted to the jury in connection with it is the question of the amount of damages." IS ACCUSED OF THREATS AND INDUSTRY At 4 o'clock this afternoon the dis- natcher's office here was unable to say when No. 17 would be realeased. I he storm is one of the worst in a de cade. The Elgin branch passengers will likely be returned to La Grande some time between 5 and 6 tonight. This has been a day of gne! in rail road operation. No. 17, west bound, was this morning held at Baker and No. 6. east bound, due at La Grande at 11:45, was held up here, while a freight train was stucK witn snow fore and aft in the canyon above Union. . . -Two rotaries and a force of men and most of the local officials have been engaged in the rescuing of the marooned .f reicht and tne two mam . line passengers have been compelled! to wait the clearing of the road be tween La Grande and Baker. - Branch Train Also Stuck.' The train on the branch line is also stuck in a snow slide in the canyon beyond IRinehant. The disaster is along the steep bluff in the Grande Ronde canyon where an immense slide has practically buried up the entire train.' A couple of coaches have been in readiness to go out to the branch line train , and bring the passengers back to iLa Grande. It has been neces sary in the meantime to await the ar rival of a rotary from Pyles canyon so as to be able to reach the 'train be low Rinohart. In addition to' the ro tary a force of about sixty men was assembled to assist in the work of reaching the, crewandpassenge opJ With all the varied difficulties en countered, there has been no accidents or injuries and the only bad feature of it all is that which' is in the way of inconvenience and delay to the pas sengers. . '.K ' I West Mia is wear. The road west from La Grande is , clear and No. 6 reached La Grande exactly on time. There has been no wind to pile up the snow on the moun- ,. tain district and on the other side of the mountains there has been a "chi nook" and the snow has practically all disappeared. In fact it is said that in places the water is running! over the track in the vicinity of Gib bon. ' . . ' Shipping Is Hurt. ; New York, Jan. 22. The liner New York has arrived from Liverpool, two days overdue, atfter encountering un usual storms. The storm was the worst Sunday night when the vessel would lift to a 61-degree angle. Gales flood ed the promenade deck and swept away seven life boats, twisted the steel davits. It was the worst storm many of the sailors had ever seen. EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES List of Students in the County Eligi ble for High School. Examinationsi have been finished for those pupils of the eighth grade in Union county who will now be per mitted to enter the regular mgn scnooi course. The examinations were in charge of School Superintendent Ivan hoe, who was assisted in the work by Mrs. Ruth Jackson, Miss Edith Bork and Miss Janet Jones. The list for the county is as follows: District 1, La Grande Gladys Ains worth, Roxa Brown, Harold Bearden, Lloyd Chandler, Theodore George Dal las Green, W'alter Galloway, Harris Hombel, Doney Lester, Harry Proctor, Vern Walker. Darvl Allen. Olaf Ans- nes, Zilpha Alien, Harvey Carter, Al-1 bert Carpenter, Owen Collins, Flor ence Dickerson Roxy Fleener, Annie Firkins, Stella Golden, rJditn Miller, Stanley O'Bflien, Grant Swalberg, Floy Webb, Cecil Young. Sacred Heait AJcadeimy Kathryn Donovan. District 5. Union Willard Miles, Golden Geersten, Lionel Holmes, Mar garet Busick, Harold Hall, Bcnwell Stonedahl, Frank Hart, Millie Gassett, George Glover, Paul Worsham, Lois Rowan. Dist. 15, Cove Bina Burford. Dist. 16, Cove Margaret Meroney. Dist. 23, Elgin Ernest Elliott. Dist. 24, Union Celia Edvalson. Dist. 26, Elgin Chas. Witty. Dist. 29, Elgin Rex Roulet, Carl Long. Dist. 31, Telocaset Gordon Ray, Dewey Ray. District 38, Union, Bessie Velora Lay. District 43, . La rande Hazel Wright. District 48, Hilgard Edward Get tle Myrl Bartmess, Sebastian Gettle. District 65, Perry Naomi Morris. ... District 72, Union Atha Evans. UJtz.tlkMe I V- , The jurors who are hearing the evidence at Providence, R. I., against Mrs. Flistul'oth T. Mohr, and two negroes on the charge that the three killed her husband, were taken to ithe scene of. the tvsfcdy '5ii 'nutomo-s biles. The doctor was shot to death on a lonely road near Providence and his . hcusukeepor, Miss Bergoiv wns badly wounded. . . .- ' ' V BROUGHT AGAINST CITY L. D. HOWLAND, ENGINER, COM . . PLAIN ANT. v -J : Courts to Hear Aftermath of Dispute f ; ' Over Engineer's Wages. ' , Suit has been brought against the citv as the aftermath of the disagree ment over wages to be paid the super- Vising .engineer during the construc7 ttbn-rf the Beaver creek dam last summer. L. D. Howl and sues to re cover $1250.00, costs, and attorney fees..:, The city tendered him $250 as a fee and this he refused, bringing the suit noted when the city (refused to pay his claim. El Paso, 'Jan. 22. The corpse of Bert Akers, a cattleman, and the 24th Mexican banditary victim in two weeks, has reached here. While hunt ing for stolen cattle, Mexicans, armed with rifles, killed Akers. With Doug lass Lawrence, he reached San Lor- OUT OF ASYLUM Francis Gilbert Dona. ANOTHER AMERICA jpa , --TnirinrfTiamniiirrirriii' liii'i i 11' i' -iif ---- - nllllff1'v'r-ll-W p I I -. When Ida von Clausen of New York, who had been confined in in I asylum got out on a writ of a court, she promised she would remain in the I custody of her brother. But she eluded him and Tan off to get married. Since then she has been honeymoon ing, and this photograph of her and ' her hurhand at Atlantic City is the first taken since she ran away. Mrs. ' Dona once tried to sue President Roosevelt because he had failed to com 'pel the United . States minister to S weden to present her at court. MOHB JUROKS AT SPOT WHERE DOCTOR WAS KILLED. War Bulletin l London, Jan. 22. England expects an" attack by German 'dreadnaughts .armed with seventeen-inch guns, cap able of throwing a ton of shells twen ty miles. The critics say thtav sun uro' larger than anythir. in the Brit ish navy, hence the Teutons may risk H sortie and challenge the British fleet. ' v. Orcratures for Peace Reported. y Bibme,, Jan, 22. Austria has made fmh"Weraturea for peice "with Sep bia. following the failure of negotia tions with Montenegro, it is reported from. Athens. . 1 Montenegrinj are reported to havo auihilated an. Austrian detachment at tempting to sC.-p the retreat to Sou tiri. N IS SHOT enso last night. Several Mexicans ap peared from different directions and fired. Lawrence fled, the bullets whizzing after him striking the horse twice. Akers was killed. Lawrence told officials that several of the bandits were . dressed in the AND INTO MA TRIMONY. Mrs. Ida von Clausen Dona. DEDICATE CHURCH JAN. 3D GENERAL PUBLIC : INVITED ' TO ATTENJ)' CKHEAIONY. , -J K. of C. to Attend Services In Body Bishop in Charge. ' On January 80th dedication of the Catfioliel hurch, - ,1'The Jjady of the Valles," will occur and the Xahollc people of Grande. ure preparing for an event of great interest. - The .dedication services will take place at 10 o clock in the forenoon, at tended by the general public. ' All members of La ' Grande ' Council Knights of Columbus and visitinir Knights will attend the service in a body. Rt. 'Rev. Bishop O'Reilly of tne eastern uregon uiocese, will con' aucl the dedicatory program. After the dedication the Knights of Columbus will convene for initiation of the largest class ever conducted through the work in Eastern Orejron, Pendleton, Baker and La Grande coun cils will participate in the initiatory under supervision of J. H. Peare, dis trict deputy. State Deputy W. Barrett of Albany is. expected to be present. lu the evening the Knights of Co, lumbus banquet will be held in the Udd r'ellows hall. . . 1 uniforms of the Carranz-a govern. ment. Officials have announced that Villa reported captured a couple of days ago has 400 men and is encamped 12 miles irom ftladora. The American colony of Mormons at Casas Grandes 1 1 alarmed at the report that Villistas are headed m that direction. Muniion Ship Afire. New York, Jan. . 22. With fire hluzing in the forward hold, the Norwegian steamer Sygna, said to be loaded with 'ammunition, raced in to quarantine this morning. The fire was finally brought under control. Game Tonight Cancelled. On account of the luck of train facilities, the basketball games an nounced elsewhere for this evening, have been postponed. Seward Dock Fin-. Seward, Alaska, Jan. 21. During 7,ero temperature last night, fire broke out on the Seward dock and destroyed the dock, both warehouses and the contents of the West warehouse, ! j ! ! g I J GEORGE BECKER DEAD, .j- I George Backer, wealthy Cove 4" I rancher who a couple of years J ago moved to La Grande and h has lived on First street since 4 r" then, died this morning of pneu- monia. He was .taken ill with 4 la grippe some ,fttle time ago 4 ft and nnnarentlv recovered, but ft ! his health was undormined and f A when the pneumonia fever fns- Jt ft tenod its grasp upon him, he 4 4 was unablo to withstand it. ! ft He is survived by sorrowing 4 4t widow, two daughters, unmar- 4" 4 ried, and three full-grown sons who have been farming the ft BflHcer rnch. tf The funeral services have not ? ft been definitely fixed. ' 4- 444t444444t4,4 PASSENGER TRAIN ROLLS OVER CLIFFS NUMBER OF DEATHS RESULT ING NOT DEFINITELY DETERMINED. DEBRIS BURIED UNDER SNOW IN CANYON BOTTOM Sleeping Car Escapes Disaster Train was Standing Still When Avalanche Struck Her Three Recovered Alive and More May be Safe in Submerg ed Coaches. . ' 1 Leavenworth, Wash., Jan. 22. Two passenger coaches were hurled three ' hundred feet to the bottom of a moun tain gulch, and the human cargoes were burled beneath tons ol' rock and snow when a gigantic land and snow slide broke loose at the entrace to Horseshoe tunnel this moruLig. Reports That Tventy Are Killed. The number of dead, is variously estimated at from five to twenty. The railroad company declares: that five were killed, but reports from, the ac cident indicate that at least twenty have lost their lives." ' : Searching parties wre , more than an. hour locating the smoking ear, which was buried at' the bottom of the 'gulohj The smoking car is known to have contained fourteen persons. The dining ir 1 watt; also hurled over V The sleeping- car" wrs bowled aI the tracks , but t didn't tranbl(s fato the' .y'ch. The train was standing "still when the avalanch 1 struck while 'vu)kh'n were engaged- in clearing away' 'a' smaller. slid.V l,., ''. : t : ' Further SUdes IVd. A rescue train left Leavenworth at noon, carrying a hundred workmen to help rescue those buried with the two cars. Further slides are feared. Tele graph connections were severed' short ly after the first details of the acci dort rea'hed here.. The operator. at Alpin declared that a second slide was starting. ' "' f -.; , : Three Recovered Alive. v ! From Cashmere it is reported that three persons hrve recovered from the wreck alive this afternoon. . GOOD ROADERS MEET. By-Laws and Constitution Last Evening. Adopted Temporary officers and directors elected at the Good Roads meeting conducted by the Commercial club a few days ago, met last night to adopt the constitution and by-laws. The permanent officials will not be named until Friday of Farmers' week when special speakers will be provided from the government and O. A. C. road bu reaus. A committee on arrangements consisting of George H. Curxey, George Cochran and M. K. Hall were named to look after the details of that meeting . The membership committee consists of F. B. Currey, who is tem porary secretary, Colon R. Eberhard and A. V. Andrews, C. S. Dunn pre sided at the meeting.. ' ": . The by-laws set out that the pur pose of tbis association shall be "to promote the building of good roads in Union county, to devise ways and means of securing the construction of good, permanent roads, to assist and aid in creating and devising a sys tematic plan or system of such per manent roads, to aid and assist the county court of Union county, on good ruuu que:iuuim, mm iu xurifi an or ganization to carry out whatever plans concerning the securing of good roads that may be adopted by the county court of Union county, or this association." Del Jackson Improving' Engineer Frank Pike brings word Ifrom Pendleton that Del Jackson is improving from his recent injuries. He is the railroad man who was ac- cidently injured in the cinder pit at Pilot Rock Junction and was subjected to the freezing cold for a number of hours. Mr. Pike, who called on the injured man, says that there is still " a numbness in the side of the face which was bmieed in the fall, but otherwise the recovery is rapid. ', '