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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
East OregOnian Has Led the Field
in Covering News of Big Storm

SuCh spaper have arrived here thus far indicate
that III covering of the big storm and its various
poets the East Oregonan has surpassed any other north
western paper large small in handling the of its
own territory.
Yesterday the East Oregonian carried q live news
stories relating to features of the or conSe
quences Of the storm On Thursday had different
stories the subject and Wednesday II stories
These stories have covered all the most important
and interesting phases of the storm story from different
angles and particular attention has been given to accu-
racy Naturally special has been accorded to con-
dtonS in Umata county and nearby counties in eastern
Oregon In securing such have had the benefit
of large staff Of special correspondents located at differ
ent points and the long distance phone service in constant
use by us has been excellent at all times.
The East Oregonian desires to be and thinks il is the
best newspaper in the world in town the size of Pende
ton One for this is that the paper rises to the
caSon and gives its readers special service when big news
is brewing We always ready to do all the work need
ed and spend all the money necessary obtain the re-
suits desired Numerous compliments received by the pa
per together with the fact the past year has been in every
way the most prosperous in the history of the East
Oregonan shows our aggressive policy is appreciated by
the people
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
KILLS
SISTER WHILE
BOTH At PLAY
Children Were Playing Friday Morn.
ing When Five Year Old Boy
Picks up Loaded Revolver. Bullet
Enters Girls Head.

News was received here today Of a
terrible accident yesterday morning
at the Ben HcndrlcksOn place. west
of Adams, wherein Ben, the five year
old son of MFR. and Mrs. Hendrickson
shot his three year old sister through
the head with pistol, killing the
child instantly, The bullet entered
the head between the nose and mouth
and went entirely through the head.
According TO the information at
hand the children were playing in
their night clothes early In the morn.
ing and the little boy climbed upon a
cupboard and picked up loaded re-
Nollcr. Pointing Il at his little sister
pulled the trigger and the charge
went off with deadly effect.
The Ilendrlckson place is five miles
west of adams at the edge Of the Fin
nlsh settlement and one mile west Of
the Finnish church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
FORMER LOCAL DOCTOR SAYS
EAST STRONG FOR WILSON
{. J. SMITH NOW IN NEW YORK
PREDICTS REELECTION BN
BIG MAJORITY.

That he finds sentiment in the east
almost solid behind President Wilson
I'm his preparedness Campaign and
that everyone save the staunch stand
pat republicans are predicting his
reelection by an overwhelming ma
jority are among the statements con
tanned in letter from pr G. J..
Smith, formerly of this city and late
candidate for governor, to VIII NJ
Peterson of this city. Or Smith
row in New York on business and will
return to Oregon about March T.
Dr.. Smith writes that he made
trip to Washington and had short
talk with the president before he left
on his tour of the middleweStern
states He states that the business
boom in the east is the greatest known
in years and that everywhere he finds
optimism and a general confidence in
the administration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Hat Checks Serue
for Meal Tickets
During Blockade
RAILROAD Is FEEDING 1856 PAS
SENGERS STALLED At
THE DAI.Ish.S

The O.-W, r. & n. CO. had ls5
Passengers to feed while blockaded in
The Dalles and the railroad hat
checks constituted the badge Of iden-
tification. The following story from
The Dalles under date Of Feb. 3. tells
of how the passengers were cared for.
A railroad hat cheek isn't good for
a meal ordinarily but It is so hon
ored in The Dalles these days while
the O.-W. r. & n. Is taxing care Of
the 1856 passengers of the four trains
which are stalled here
The company authorized three local
hotels to serve meals 20 any one with
an official hat check. and charge the
bill TO the railroad. Some Of the pas
sengers sleep on the Pullmans and
others have been provided with rooms
in hotels by the company
The matter OF caring for the stall.
ed passengers is no small item Of ex.
pense in connection with the rail.
roads tieup If the passengers ara
here much longer they may have tc
get along without butter and eggs.
The supply is about exhausted in The
Dalles due to the blockade
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
MANY PEOPLE READY FOR FLOOD
PREPARE TO MOVE FROM HOMES

water gets into the basement the
saleS.oom stock will be moved also
and the grocery business viii be con
tinued in that location.
There is much dissenting opinion
as to whether flood water will follow
the melting of the snow Many con
tend that such a condition will be IN
eyiahle while others declare that it is
extremely unlikely that the water viii
reach an unusually high stage
These latter contend that chinook
wind rarely continues more than three
days and they express the opinion
that three-day chinook would not
much more than start the vast vol
umes of snow to melting. After that
they say it is likely that the remain.
der Of the snow will 20 off very slow
R. Some uld-timers recall floods that
resulted from heavy SHOWS and 9th.
ers bring to mind other SHOWS that
did not result in high water But the
general opinion is that while pre-.
paredness costs little money it
sometimes saves great deal Of dis
aSter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

Though many people are discount
ing the dangers Of flood when the
snow goes off. others are making
preparations with as much thorough
ness MS II they had advance informa-
ton that the waters are going to over
run Pendleton
Not few residents Of the lower
sections OF the city. particularly Of
those sections along the river, are, in
all seriousness, arrang ng for removal
To the homes OF friends living on the
hills.
Merchants generally are taking the
precauton Of moving their stocks out
of their Easements, many recalling
the heavy losses sustained during the
flood of 1906 by the fact that their
goods were still in the Easements
when the waters came. The loss to
Baker & Folsom alone at that time
was appraised at 10000
The Peoples Warehouse for the past
two DAYS has been moving the ware
room stock of groceries to the room in
the Judd building recently vacated by
NJ Gale & Son. in the event that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
HESE ARE
THAT TRACKS WEST
ARE NOW CLEARED
Several Trains from Portland are Said to be
EnrOute Over O-W-.NO. IS is Marked to Arrive
This Afternoon and if it Gets Through Will
be the First Train to Arrive from the Rose
City in More Than Four Days.

Though the trains did not succeed
in breaking through the snow block
ade along the Columbia yesterday
afternoon as anticipated. reports to-
day have it that the tracks are clear
ed and that several trains from Port
land are en- route to Pendleton over
the O.-W. r. NJ, The first train, No.
is OF yesterday, is marked to arrive
at 3:45 this afternoon and. if ii gets
in on schedule time, It will be the
first train from Portland for more
than 100 hours.
The blockade was reported brok-
en- yesterday afternoon and a train
was scheduled to arrive during the
evening some time. However, more
snow barriers were found as the train
proceeded and these were not clear
ed away until this morning. No.
and No. Is are marked to arrive on
time this evening but will probably
arrive late.
From the east trains are coming
through though delayed several
hours. no. ls, the rast mail, did not
pull into Pendleton until after this
morning and at 9:15 continued on
west. No. II. due at noon, was
marked to arrive two hours late.
The steam train was taken off the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

west end run this morning and the
motor car resumed The trains on
the Washington division are running
almost on schedule time
y. =. Is open.
Word was received here yesterday
afternoon By Local agent Walter Ad-
ans OF the Northern Pacific that
trains would get through from Seat
tie and this morning ne received Sc
attic mail, indicating tnat the road is
cleared The S. +. & s. on the north
bank. is open and trains are running.
Agent Is Commended.
T. F. o Brien. local O-W. r & n
agent, has been a busy man the past
week, what with caring for passen-
gers on delayed trains and keeping
the platforms and tracks about the
depot open That he mas done his
emergency duties well rs indicated by
the fact that some score or more or
delayed passengers before continuing
their journey yesterday presented him
with an acknowledgement OF their
appreciation for his cOurtesies and
services while they were snowbound
here
The depot platforms are all cleared
of snow and a big force OF shovelers
is still at work on the tracks and
company sidewalks
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Assistant Superintendent
Buckley in Caboose When
Slide Lifts it off the Track

First hand news OF the snow trou-
bles in the Blue Mountains was re-
coived here today from Miss Velna
MARBLE teacher Of the school at Dun
can and East Oregonlan correspond.
ent at that point
Miss Marple came to Pendleton on
train II last evening, the first train
to reach the city from the east. Her
school is closed because of the storm
and will probably be closed all next
week The reason for rhis is that most
OF the children use the railroad track
in walking to schoot and they can
not do this in safety now because the
snowplows make cuts only sufficient
ly wide for the trains Hence anyone
walking along the track would he in
danger of being run over.
The Snow slides.
The O.-W r. n N, mad three prin-
cipal snow slides in the mountains
between Pendleton ana La Grande,
There was a large slide just below the
meacham tunnel between Meacham
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Estimated Weight
of Snow in City
is 557,568 Tons
INTERESTING FIGURES ARE
COMPILED TO SHOW PEN
DLErON CONDITIONS.

How heavy is the snow which is
covering Pendleton? Most people re-
gard snow as light and fluffy. little
thinking Of its tremendous weight
when it piles up until some collaps-
Ing roof gives evidence of an unwel-
come kind. Some computations made
by Supt. F. B Hayes of the water de-
partment will be interesting to an
and amazing to many
Mr. Hayes places the weight Of the
present snow on each square foot Of
surface at 20 pounds with that as
a unit from which TO work. he esti-
mates that there are more than rs
tons Of snow on each Of the two city
reservoirs or more than l56 tons or
the two. The dimentIOns Of each roof
are l24 feet by SO, giving it a total
surface area Of 1922 square feet. At
20 pounds to the square root. the to-
tai weight on each roof would be
1jG.44O pounds or 7S.= tons. Mr..
Hayes figures that the roofs are suf-
ficiently strong TO Withstand three
times that weight, but. nevertheless,
he has had both roofs cleaned
The weight Of the snow on the roof
Of the grandstand at Roundup Park
is estimated at 300 IONS The struc-
ture being over 400 feet long A
crew Of laborers is still at work to-
day removing this snow.
The weight of the snow on lot 80
by 100 feet is approximately so tons
Figuring Pendleton nj two miles long
and one mile wide the weight Of the
snow in the city figures out 55756S
tons Some snow,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Murder at Salem
BaffIing Police

SALEM, ore, Feb 5-Though three
suspects have been arrested, the po-
lice are still baffled over the brutal
murder last night or Mrs ]. r. Hin
kle So George Clarke an escaped
convict is being sought
Apparently three blows Of blunt
instrument crushed Mrs Hinkle' :
skull when she surprised the robber
IN the kitchen Of her nome. Tha
house was ransarked and $40 in cash
stolen Her husband. a wealthy re-
tired farmer. discovered the body
hen he returned home. He is fran
tic with grief
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

PORTLAND, Feb THE north
west is wriggling from beneath blan-
kets Of snow Telegraph and tele-
phone lines are slowly being restored.
Streetcar service in Portland mostly
has been resumed The temperature
is slowly rising in western Oregon
and rain is predicted tonight or to-
morrow. Snow is falling heavily al
Hood River. 4 wood and meat fam
inc is threatened there Two trains
are stalled there. Twenty miles OF
telephone Inns are down along the Co.
lumbia northwest Of Portland As
toria is reached only through Seattle.
Telegraph companies route Seattle
business through Chicago or Spo-
kane.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Heavy Snow in 1884 Went off
Without Flood; Fall Was EUen
Deeper Than Now Says Taylor

That the snow is not as deep now
as it was in December 1854 is declar-
ed by Henry j Taylor. prominent
farmer and member OF the council
In that year the snow was SO inches
deep on the level at Mr.. Taylor'S place
and il is now but 80 inches deep
there. However, he admits more
more snow may have fallen this time
than in 1884 and that the snow may
have been packed down more.
1T showed for seven days and
nights and We had nine weeks OF
shedding The coldest weather we
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

and Huron. Another slide filled the
cut below Duncan, tins slide being
400 or SOC feet in lenEth
on the other side of the mountain
there was Il slide at Hilgard 1890 feet
long and about is feet deep. when
the rotary train started to clear this
slide small slide Of snow came
down onto the train and hitting the
caboose raised the same Off the track.
Assistant superintendent Buckley was
in the cahoose. This occurred Tues
day
Fccd grows scarce.
Feed for stock is becoming low in
the mountains. but thus far no losses
are reported. At Duncan, Mrs. T. $.
Wilbur is feeding 300 or 400 head OF
beef cattle and the feed is becoming
low. However, Mrs Wilbur has pur-
chased several carloacs Of hay at En-.
terprise and will have It shipped in
as soon as the Joseph branch is open-
ed to traffic.
The snow is four and half feet
deep ut Duncan,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Streetcar Service at Portland is
Mostly Resumed and all Wires
are Being Slowly Restored.
SNOW FALLS At HOOD RIVER
Wood and Meat Famine Threatens
Some Trains Are still Stalled There
Twenty Miles Of Telegraph and
Telephone Lines Are Down Along
the Columbia River.

PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. D.
While ploughs. caterpillar en-
gincs and ~crapers were being
used In the streets Of Portland
this afternoon, the snow fall was
resumed and threatens to con-
tinue tonight. Ice on some streets
is ten inches thick and covered
with snow. Mules and farm
plows are breaking the ice along
the Stret car track, in some Sec
lions. several eastern trains
reached Portland today. Little
mail was distributed or delivered.
Suffering is reported in the
southeastern section of Portland
Inhabitants there are without
groceries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

had then was below zero. At my
place the water froze in a well that
was y feet deep Though the snow
was very heavy it was earlier in the
winter than is the present snow. The
snow went off without causing any
flood
Mr. Taylor has vivid recollection
of the snow during 1854 because his
first wife was i'll and died during tn
storm She was brought to Pendle-
ton and buried in the old north side
cemetery while a snow storm was in
progress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Porto Ricans on Strike.

WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-The Por-
to Rican police killed four Industrial
Workers of the World and wounded
four women, two children and two
men while firing on strikers. dis
patch to the Federation of Labor said
Twenty thousand farm hands are
striking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

California has court comp.H,I %
Rumen This s probably fh, UrI W
lts kind iu the United sru rns
cases which the court alli uHlI
will be- those affecting children The
Judge ths clerk. tho b1.f tnf fha
reporter arc au women
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
SCHOOL WILL BEGIN
SESSION ON MONDAY

= 1t is announced today by Su- =
. perintendent A. G. Hampton that
. the public schools will resume =
. work Monday after having been =
. closed for several days because =
= Of the heavy snow. =
= People living on streets lead =
q ing to the schools are asked 10
= take particular care to clear
q walks So the school children will =
. not haxe to wade through snow.
. The public library resumed op.
. eratlons yesterday after having {
. been closed for a time Z
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
E1ools Oause namage.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Feb. s.
Eleven lives have been lost and hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars dam
age done by the floods now investing
Arkansas. Hundreds of families are
homeless
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
GRAVE OUTLOOK
OVER LUSITANIA
FACES THE j. 5.
Situation is Growing More Critical
as Result Of Germany'S ReluCt-
anCe to Agree to DisavOwal.
WILSON AND LANSING CONFER
First of Series Of Meetings Is Held
Today 10 Decide Upon Future Pol
ICY Toward Berlin Government
Report From Colonel House VIII
Probably be Awaited.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-The Lusi-
tania situation is very grave. Presi-
dent Wilson met Secretary Lansing to-
day in the first Of series Of import.
ant conferences to determine Am
ericas future policy toward the Teu-
tons No decisive step was planned
today A confidential report from
Colonel House is believed to say the
Teutonic public opinion is opposed to
an admission Of an illegality in the
torpedoing. hence the hands Of the
foreign office are tied
It was limited the adm nistration
will wait until the return Of Colonel
House before taking any drastic step.
II the president refuses further nego-
tiatons. IL Is believed he viii await
Houses complete report before send
ing AN ulumatum which will demand
4 disavowal with diplomatic break
the only alternative The Lustania
cloud submerged political ana con
4ressi0ual affairs II was admitted
everywhere that point had been
reached where showdown was ne
cessary. Bernstorff Is the only Off
-, ,r,, ,,ons mo si,uatio, ontimlsti-
M. ~. 1850 ,ha, matters are not
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

MONTREAL Feb. Troops frus-
rrated an alleged attempt TO wreck
the Victoria bridge They fired on
man creeping along the ice to the
bridge. He fled and escaped, He had
appeared previously AT midnight, but
fled when challenged. The bridge
spanning the St. Lawrence. is one OF
the largest on the continent and is
closely guarded
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
NEWS SUM MARY


General.
Crisis said tO he reached between
Germany and United states over Lus-
itania affair.
Big war supply housc is burned nj
ottawa.
storm in northwest begins to
Ubate, .., .'
BlocIsadc ON O.-W. II. q \, and y,
y. broken.
o.-W. II. A. y. had three slides be-
tween Pcndlcton and la Grandc.
Hay sells for S27.5O on Hinton creek
near IIeppncr.
wheeler county stoclmen grow
short Of feed.
sheep killed In pile up" on Smythe
ranch.
snow of ~ deeper than this says
H. }. Taylor.
Sleigh horses killed by train at
StRnflcld.
Residents Of low parts of city pre-
parc to move to hills.
Estimated weight of snow In Pen.
dIeton over 100000 tons.
schools will reopen Monday.
Local.
Three year old girl accidentally
Killed by brother.
First arrest under prohibition law
sets up problem for officers.
DIR. Smith In east finds much con-
Gidcncc In Wilson.
Notices Of road hearing torn down
and court cancels hearing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Grant. Holden and Graham Concern,
Making Clothing for Soldiers, is
Total Loss This Morning.
SUSPECT IS LATER RELEASED
Belgian Musician Arrested But is Al
lowed to go After an Investigation
Officials We're Probing Destruc.
tion Of Parliament Buildings When
New Fire Breaks Out.

OTTAWA, Canada, Feb. Fire
believed to have been incendiary, de-
stroyed the war supply plant of the
Grant Holden and Graham company
this morning, while officers were in
vestigating the destruction Of the par
Lament buildings Thousands of dol
lars worth Of clothing and haver-
sacks were ruined. Few men in the
plant escaped safely The watchman
is convinced flrebug was responsible
Charles Srony, a Belgian musician
held as a suspect was released later.