East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, February 02, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION Fomwt for Pastern Oregon b United States ttemlwr olmerv I Portland. TO ADVICltTlsKRS. I !.' ICsst OregolllUU hit t circulation of any paper in 1'lililuild Slid ever twice tin I'rudletnn uf any other news COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL, 27. DAILY EAST OREGONf AN, PENDLETON, OREGON. ,VKDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 2, 1916. NO. rai Pendleton Snow-Bound by Worst Storm in O' 's History DAILY EVENING EDITION I , rTT ' : U HBMHHHHHH ft TS n VaMHBBHV COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER -C - e L The snow htorin la general uver the county and reports coming in (TOO) various town tell of the heaviest (all withm the memory of the oldest timers. Tin- atorm 1m continuing to day. County roads are impassable, ami ax all railway traffic has been 1 tactically suspended resident! of Hcrinlston, Athena, Weston and other Places find it impossible to net out ol the. I immediate section. 48 HOURS FALL AT HER MISTON i Special Correspondence.,! HEKM1STON, Ore. Feb. I. At 10 o'clock this morning it had been I snowing continuously for 48 hours. However, the snow is fine and there , was but a foot ol no on the ground Hay around Herinlston has been ilr- tually cleaned Hp, as those who have' hay are disposed to hold It for their j own uses. The last sales of baled al . ilfu were at from $lt to 120 per ton ' There is no suffering on the project as the llvewt"i k is provided with. SUftciem feed. ROADS BLOCKED AT HELIX 1 1 1. I.I.N ore. Feb. 2.- From lwo and a half to three feet of snow have 1 1 1 tori here In the last 10 days. The Mom continues today. Koads are in bad condition and the mall route for In miles thmugh the Juniper country northwest of Helix has been aban doned. The snow has oeen practlciu l . oiitinuous since a week agu un lay, the storm coining on in the wake of the high water caused by the chl Book No reports have been reieii id hen of stock losses I OUR AND HALF FEET AT MEACHAM (Special Correspondence i MEACHAM. ore Feb I Tie enOH was four and S half feel deep t Meachim at 10 o'clock this fore noon The -w. it. N rotary -now plow had .lust readied M enchain from ji QftUnt and was standing In font of the depot headed west. Tile rotary is driven by two engines. It presumed the plow will be used I open the road t" IVndleton The track trow i.n fjrand to hteachant was cleared by ihe rotary this moru las STAGE BLOCKED AT UK1AH i Special i orrespondence. i CKIAII. Or., Feb. I, With snow still failing, it Incites have come' down since Sunday making a total depth of Sii Inches on the level, j There is no wind, however, and the i.ow Is not drifting Handlers In I this vicinity are said to be well sup- iiitlnn on Page Eight ) sKtoND DEGREE MURDER H HANMiAl'GHTETt WELL BE M Mil . I N ST M WHEN A charge of second degree murder or manslaughter will be filed some time this afternoon in all probability : gainst W. . "Whltey" Murrrn, who 's alleged to be responsible for tfc .lentil of Wendell C. Phillips. The district attorn) stated today that he has not qtllt decided would lie named 111 the mg to the fact that th what ciiiue ompliilnt ow- detnlls .f tic -ur. Met Attorney Keator lernoon that he would barged with second de ll trial under which a Jury to bring in a ver er crime If the evidence to whether any charge stated tbi probably 1 -ree murder, i oiibl penult a diet for a lesse list fled. As I Mould 1 filed linst Dee Matlock. IV ho was present nl -hooting. Ihe state' the time of the attorneys have not yet tiiiule up their minds. The body of young Phillips was -hipped this morning to Spokane anil 'a accompanied by the mother and brother of the deceased. STORM GENERA HMDS MME MPA 1 ROOF COLLAPSES CHARGE WILL BE FILED IN SHOOTING CASE COUNTY AT Turkish Prince is Reported Suicide AMSTBBDAM, Feb. 2. Prince Yussuf Ibbedln. heir apparent to the throne of Turkey, suicided, according to unconfirmed Constantinople dis patches. It Is reported the prim e cut his ar- i terles m the palace this morning h" cause he was despondent over a pro tracted Illness and his dlsravor with the sultan because of Lis opposition to the Herman alliance. WESTON 25 Dead Indian Cay uses Are Found in Buckaroo Canyon in Foothills of Blue Mountains This muinina a report reached the. I'matllia Indian agency that 2.", dead Indian eayuues hud been counted by j one maii in Hucksroo canyon, west ! of dlbbon In Ihe foothills of the Blue j mountulns There is a possibility In report may be exaggerated but It Is, '!leved many Indian pitnl's have lierished. At the St. Andrews mission Father .Neati stated this morning the feed for the cattle had gotten va ry low and that i ll effort will be made today to, drive some of he stronger cattle to I to ITmatUla iigemi where there Is' feed. The weaker cuttle will be r"P1 at St. Andrews and fed on what I left. No more cattle have died. An effort was made by the sch'oi to have a carload of feed shipped by rail to their nearest point but there la , SCHOOLS FORCED TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF HEAVY SNOWS ' 'wing to ihe heavy snows the Pen dleton public schools were dismissed this morning by the board of educa tion and will remain closed indefi nitely. Announcement of their reop ening will be made through the pa pers and parents are requested to keep watch for the notice. So deep had the snow on the walks become this morning that it was al most impossible for little children to, wade through to the schools Kvcn , pie desiring their services may get in then their clothes became damp and. i touch w ith them by calling the CORP rather than subject them to the hard- menial association. W. E. Brock is Elected Head of Commercial Association at Meeting Here Last Night w k llrock, prominent hard wart merchant, was lost evening unani mously elected as president of the Pendleton Commercial association to Ucoeed .1 V Tallman. who, after serving three years, declined to run uguin tor re-election C m. nishopj of the Pendleton Woolen Mills who was nominated to oppose n r Brook, declined the nomination and II was upon his motion that the other mini-1 luce wa nt in unanimously. Mr Bishop was given Ihe IMMl, moot vole for the vice presidency j Md C K Cranston was nnanlinoush j re-elected secretary, leaving th members to ballot only upon the m flee of treasurer and Hie board of, managers positions John WckOOrj was re-elected treasurer by the nar row margin of one vote over OMMf E Smith. Klghteen names were on tin- billot for managers and the competition was keen for the nine positions In th balloting. Heorge A. llartmun led the ticket, securing every vote but Here are Some Few Thingsto Remember While Storm Lasts "Feed the adopted last IVndleton C birds ' vu a slogan evening !' the 3mmerclal ssaocla- tlon upon the suggestion of Dr. I r. Temple, who again called attention to the hardships of the winter weather upon the leathered inhabitants. "("lean the walks." Is a slo gan suggested by many peo who have been presenting com plaints in person or. by tele phone. Incidentally such a slo gan Is imposed as a duty by. the City ordinance and the house holder who Ignores It may heal from the chief of police. "Save the chickens" i.- a slo gan telephoned in this morn ing by Hev. J. M I'ornellson of T u I n 1 1 1 a who declares the inhab itants of his own hennery had a narrow escape from a cold bu rial this morning The weight of the snow on the roof of his henhouse was causing the roof to sag and creak, he states, and he Cleaned off the snow Just In time ib la) owing t th kadc road truffle. The Indian woman having 2&0 head of cattle, now being fed by th government, lost some cattle before feed could be gotten there There Is now only enough feed to keep tne cattle for five days and unless feed can be gotten there ny rail there is danger the cattle may yet die of star vation and cold. At the i:niatlll was iv inchei ibis morning and the the v o'clock wus 10 nbov Til e agenc; Is supplied with plenty of feed and III stock at the school is there for -ali i m Monday the agency re ceived 111 head of registered Holsteln cows from Sumner. Wash. The cows cost $1075 anil will lie used to im prove the herd at the agency. -ip ami daugi the suspend school. The high school was also closi not only because of the difficulty getting up the hill but because thr was a big demand for high schi hoys to assist in shoveling off wal Ktd roofs The supply of shovel has been totally Inadequate and t high school boys were given the pr lien of assisting in the worl r. one. lleorge C. Duel- ran set the following were the other id and i even J. B.l named in order of their vole M.Cook. W. .1 Clarke Mam It Thompson. A W I.ampkin and J. t H W, Collins. H. cox fted Woodvviirtb. Royal m. saw Mr. W'ooilworfh and telle were tied for t hi and tin tormer was ninth elected n the vote-off. After the election n vote am) appreciation w-a extac retiring president and board agers and Mr. Tallman. in d thanks led Ihe of man ret Iri en stated that his one regret he hail not succeeded in b club In new quarters De tiremenl from office, he d would be found as loyal t was that eating the Ite his re clared he i the or- gauU.ition In voice and service as in 'he pint. President elect Brock. Vice-president Bishop and i leorge A. Hartmau made brief speeches of appreciation for the recognition given them and assurances of sincere effort of merit the confidence reposed In them. m ROOMS ASSOCIATION BE SOUGHT HERE Commercial Club Discusses Plans to Provide Attractive Quarters During the Coming Year. NEW PRESIDENT A BOOSTER Mr. I truck IJeelurcs Me Will Direct His Efforts Toward i'ns iiring Ade quate l(ome In kivpiug With the PiugiuasiTfl fcjrfrit or tin- Oonrmer cta ssocfutkm. The location of the Commercial as sociation in new and attractive quar ters will be the principal task which the new administration of the. organ ization will have before It during the coming year. At the meeting last evening there was a strong and ur gent sentiment for new rooms and a number of members declared the re juvenation and reorganization of the association depended upon new quar ters. President-elect Brock, following the meeting lust evening, declared that he would direct his efforts first ani foremost for new rooms and declar ed that there is no valid reason for delaying the building or Hating of rooms more In keeping with the pro gressive spirit of the city "The club has been talking new quarters for 15 years." he said, "and has been putting the matter off year after year on the plea that sufficient mon ey could not be raised. And yet we have raised $12.'""' for the buying of Hound-up Park and ITO.OOO for a swimming pool and other funds with out number. Attractive Commercial club rooms Is one of the biggest needs of the city and we cannot af ford to wait any longer Incidentally President llrock voiced his oplniun that new quarters wlli solve the membership problem over which there was extended discussion j at the meeting. Fit up rooms such as the business men will be glad to i visit and take their friends and you won't have any trouble about getting and keeping members. You will have! to offer your members something In return for their dues besides the op portunity of service." The committee on membership last 1 evening recommended that, effective April 1. the business men members be required to pay 2.0 monthly dues and other members, such as clerks and employes, pay $1 for an associate membership, such associate member ship to give them the social privileges hut not any voice In the business af fairs of the organization. There was both endorsement and objection to this plan. Some mem bers objected strenuously to a dual system of dues, others favored the plan of making the big business, houses pay more than their employes but objected to the proposal to de- (Continued on Page Right ! Wheat up Cent in Portland Today Today's w re reports show club bids to be sS cents in Portland, an advanct of a cent over yesterday's bid. C, 0. : Rlnehart, agent for Bouasr, was in' the market here yesterday offering s. cents for wheal but found no one j w Hllng 10 sell. Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. i Special. ) May $1.34 1-4, 11.11 bid 7-s. i-:. Port laud. PORTLAND, Keb. 2. .lllh II. ti Special l - Club ss. I.U0: bliiestein II B 11,01 liverpool, MVKlipnol Feb. I Wheal Spot No. 1 Manitoba Ms ( I-id: Xa 1,1 Its Id: No. i hard winter, new. 13s' id: Xo. i northern Duluth Ms Id in American terms the Uveri lop price is Si. 12 per bushel. NEWS SUMMARY 1 1 1 General. Nllwr than at rortliind priuilcalli cols ol'f all toitimonicHlioii. Local. Renew Wont In history, snow ncai -Ing three feet; trains blockaded : high water feared1, Pehools furred to enagiewd. M dnd earner nWUfed in Mwwarou OMfOB, City officials to enfoiw dearinc m sidewalks. ALL TRAFFIC L AT STANDSTILL SNOW NEARLY THREE Business at the Local Postoffice is Still on Gain JANIZARY RECEIPTS ARE 90 PER CENT l i: RECEIPTS OF YEAll ;o If the business at the postoffice Is any Index to prosperity, then Pendle ton has made an auspicious start for 1SH6. According to the report of the local office the receipts for the month of January were 12890.21 1 whereas during January-, 1915, the re ceipts totalled but 12306.70. There-i fore the gain was IGS3.51 or more than 20 per cent Attention Is called by Postmaster Tweedy that liquor snlpments do not come by mail, consequently there has been no Increased business on that score. Dynamite Used to Break Big Drifts in the Cascades TAi'iiJlA, Feb 2 The heaviest storm In a decade played havoc with railroad and street car transporta tion and presaged floods when the warm weather comes. Dy namite was used in the Cascades to break up drifts before the rotary plows. Great Northern trains mostly were annull-1 ed, the Milwaukee and Northern Pa cific were badly delayed It is be lieved train service east will be com-1 pletely stopped tonight If conditions! continue. Following a night of in-1 cessant rain, snow Is railing in Ta coma today. Feed Prices Reported to be Advanced; Stockmen Worried Over Blockade of Railroads The continuance of the snow storm is causing increased anxiety for sheepmen and cattlemen and there is some additional worry today over the fact the railroad service is inter rupted. If traffic should be blocked for any length of time it will ham per some stockmen in replenishing their supplies distant points No further consequences day but there mg prices in : through pure hi bout 122 per ton to ship I s some consternation anion Sidewalks must be cleaned This was the edict Of Ma and Chairman Pheips of tl committee this morning and tract the police to notify ident that their walks must ed of snow by V o'clock t morning ender penalty of ar Chief of Polii e Ourdane th ing sent officer into all par city and used the telcphoni constantly himself in notifyin holders that they must obe ordinance. At s oclock in tl e street they in all res e clear IS OFF PORTLAND, Fell struck the northw, practical 13 cutting i communication with schools are closed tl stalled. Telephot taw in rom All ar trie' MUST CLEAN WoUKS SMS il m Schools are Dismissed-Roofs of Sheds and Outhouses Beginning to Collapse Under the Weight of Snow-Police Notify Residents to Clear Sidewalks Under Penalty of Arrest Grave Apprehension Felt Over Possibility of Floods When Snow Goes Away. With Ibe Storm, aln-ady more limn IK hours old. OOWttMta "lUiout ab atement or iinim!1 of cessation and tlM- mm inline up ti litg dcpthxi, tn" situation In IVndleton i boiHiilnjr serious. Btace 1:110 o'clock Monday- even ing the -now tun- Is-en railing steadily and mcawin mciito now show that there Is over 30 imlicK on Um- level while great hanks and nuiMsan are piled up Id tin- stro-is. and elsewhere. ttnee tli" snow began tailing late Monday afternoon, the fall here in IVn dleton ha- I si a 211 1-2 Inches, official nicanurenient. Imn 1:50 Monday until l:M s.terday there had been 10 Inches and from l:M last evening un til 2 thi- afternoon the rail was to IJL At the time the storm began there wa- approximately 9 inches on Hie ground. I'nofricial nieasuremonto over the dt make the depth this afternoon vary Ixtween 30 inches ami three feet. The schools have been disneissed on account of the difficulty of the chil dren wading through the snow, prac tically all railway traffic has been blocked. taxLeabs and automobiles have ceased to operate on the streets and few vehicles of any character are out. Hoofs of sheds and outhouses are beginning to fall under their heavy loads and there is danger of the flat-topped roofs of business buildings giving way. The sidewalks have become so im passable that the police are out no tifying residents to clear them under penalty of arrest. And. while rest dents are putting up with the Incon veniences and hardships of the pres ent with as much spirit as possible, there is grave apprehension felt by many over the possibility of damag ing floods when the snow goes off. Trains Annulled. There has been no train over the S.-W, R. & N. main line from the east since No. 17 which arrived at 2 stockmen over a report that a Port land concern has bought up much feed for speculative purposes. Whether the report Is true or not is not apparent, though it is known one concern has matte considerable purchases in the Hermlston country The chief difficulty at present aris es from the fact it Is very hard to gel fed to the stock or to drive stock to the feed when a shift is necessary Another element making the situation harder is the fact most all stock went into winter in rather poor shape due to the fact there was no fall grass because of dry weather last unutter and fall. There are stock men who have been feeding since the middle of October and consequently are requtie.l to meet extraordinar ing tile chief states lllal he will SJI't those who have not conformed to th-' orders, Owner of scant lots are subject to thi same ordinance ant! must see that the sidewalks In front of the lots are i leaned. The city will be unable to assist in clearing the sidewalks, according In Chairman Phelps, the city teams and scrapers being needed In opening up crosswalks and driveways on th streets. Chairman Phelps was ex periencing difficulty this morning in Securing men to clean the etdwwallu abont various pieces of city property AI CITY FROM All wires are breaking under th- erebjhi th re enl lOOWe of the ice Trees In all parts ol the r lining 'II w .iti tumbled down and limb wr . torn off. Buildings, wires and tr,'wlnd prei i Ui are coated thickly with ft The streets are a sea of slush from' (Oonftl ld FEET DEEP o'clock yesterday afternoon. .Save for a stub made up at The Dalles and w hich arrived In Pendleton about 1 1 this morning, there has been nothing from the west since yesterday morn ing. No. 1 and No. 17 from Portland did not arrive at all last evening ow ing to slides along the Columbia west of The Dalles. No. 1. west bound, was annulled this morning and No. 17 marked up as indef n!te. slides in the mountains blocking the line and making it Impossible to tell when the rotaries will get them cleared for traffic. The motor services between Pendleton and the west end was sus. pended this morning and No. 5 and It annulled. little Information can be secured at the depot as to when traf fic w 11 be re-established for the rea son that no one knows the present sit. uation or can foretell what the future has in store. The mixed train between Pendle ton and Walla Walla was annulled this morning but the morning passen- I ger train consisting of two coaches : and two engines. made its way I through from Walla Walla. The Northern Pacific train from I Pasco this morn ng was stalled in thu ; snow on Fast Webb street near the Burroughs planing mill and the ; coaches were left there, the engine ' going on down to the yards alone. Trainmen are fearful lest a wind come up. With the snow fine, drc ! and deep, a wind would so fill the cuts ill the mountains that traffic 'would be held up indefinitely. I (Continued on page eight.) TRAIN DOUBLES BACK AFTER FUTILE FIT SNOW BLOCKS lit tl ks I IKIs TURKIC KM. INKS TO QKT B( K TO PI N III RTON W I.. Thompson, presid, American National Bank. Mstcrday on train 19 intern to Portland At Mood Rival v. as held up owing p hen the Cascades at Cascade I Portland trains had I B get through and donw westbound, doubled luck dleton. It required three . lake the train buck to Tl The trail arrived here at i morning. Parties on the reports thai Portland IS "silver thaw eeterda) slush Was said to b. Fifth street near tro- pul the snow was I -1 sleet. The blockade n the vice is attributed . ho-fN to ing of snow i cuts in th ill this i hail Plo.ltlMI'-- COMiffiAIl