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7" " ' " y ' ' - f - ; VOLUME VI LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 12 1907 ' NUMBER 61 Off RHOD SHIP WRECK f ISLAM) (OAS! !Twq Vessels Meet and Bom $o Down Witt Passengers and One (rew. Entire -Disaster Occurs b Tea Minutes. . n MICHIGAN RETAIL GROCERS j (Scrlpps New Association) Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 12 The leading cities and towns of the state were represented at the opening here today of the ninth annual convention of the Retai Grocers and General Merchants' Associa tion of Michigan. The convention will be in session three days, during which time many natters of importance to the re tail merchants will be considered and acted upon. Particular attention will be given to the subjects of coupon schemes, nre rsurance, box car merchants, ped dlers, parcels post, and the competition of mail order concerns. .. One Hundred and fifty Perish OecT.'ppt Newt Association j New Pert, R. 1.; Fen. 12. The steamer , Larohmont, of the Jay line, collided last Ight off Block Island, with the schooner K fowlton, causing the sinking of both VesT.els. The entire passenger list is practically either drowned ' or frozen to death, while the crew cn the schooner was drowned. , v The schooner went down in twenty feet of water while the steamer disappeared 'JWtein minutes after the accident happened "wo boat loads of passengers from the Larchmont arrived in port here this morn ing but all but s4ven were dead, having frozen to death en route" ' A terrible gale ' was blowing, lowering the temperature materially.- The wind is also the cause of the disaster. ' ' BJDIES WASHEU ASHORE ; By noon to'ay .giuen LOdies have bee ' wat'eo assort on Bl-o Island, f eports-.f- e eu..s of accident nve&rt b' .it s .xe' 'h the ' r ha. tV'v. the vr se g together, Vi iu;i. c! in th , enormous loss of ' As..'e Iron ' the passengers on the Carchii-.; (; tnere wefeone hundred and Ijfty the crew, rtostv"of vyhi.ch;'wer idst. Some may possibly be afloat on thft voters in open boats but this , hopeful view is discredited by authorities as the Weather was so cole! that life 'could not lasfclo-ig-V ' ' ." "'.'X yfrJ Islands, Feb.- 12 The news of theUrehmontt's loaa was first -kn,own when a boat bearing , eight survivors cme to shore carrying' four corpses. The survivors say the larchmont went to the bottom a few minutes after tha collision which occurred at nine o'clock last night The sky was clear but the thermometer was far below zero.' The captain order ed out boats but most of them capsized on touching the angry waves.' : The' few survivors tell a gruesome tale of the sud den death of the' passengers. Most of them were in their state rooms ' when their vessel hit the Know I ton,, and could not possibly reach the deck, before the ship was sinking. Captain Healy and a crew of seven from the Larchmont reached the beach in safety. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY DEAD : Boston, Feb. 12 It is. estimated that one hundred and thirty perished in the wreck. ... e ,. New Pert Feb 12 A telephone mes sage from Block Island this afternoon says that every effort was made to save the passengers on the sinking ship but it went down too rapidly. There had evidently been 1 hole, knpsk--, ed in the hull below the water line. Scores have presumably drowned in the state rooms and will likely never, be -recovered Many were awakened by the noise of the collision- - and rushed " '' toward the. deck, thinly dad.. But'' they never reached the shore. Rather than they put up a brief reflect battle against the waters surging down upon them an. died. The Weather is so rough that no tug Would put out today to the scene of the - wreck being thirty, miles from Block Island. Latest official report's say that there were 125 passengers. Eight survivors and eighteen bodies is all that have been accounted for. REW ORLEANS GREETS REX (Hcrlpps News Association) New Orleans, La., Feb. 12 This was the big day of the Mardt Gras carnival. Canal and intersecting streets held great multitudes of people when Rex, the king oi uie carnival, maaa on entry into tne city. Thousand on the river front greeted , the ' royal flotilla. Tne merry monarch was escorted thru th streets by the peers of his realm, and a numerous military and naval contingent. , '''"', KING EDWARD OPENS PARLIAMENT (8crlpp News Association) London, Feb. 12 The second session of the second parlsmant of nis reign was opened this 'afternoon by King Edward with all the historic pageantry which has marked the ceremony since his accession. Tne sovereign himself read the speech from the throne to the assembled lords and commons in the upper chamber. The document expressed his Majesty's pleasure over the friendly relations of Great Britain with all foreign power and than proceeded to dwell at considerable length on sqme of the great questions of home interest with which the session will have to dealt ' Th royal processions both to and from Westminster were witnessed by immense crowds. At tha royal entrance beneath th Viotoria tower th King was received by th high officers of state and passed in procession to the robing room. Thence proceeded to the House of Lords, accom panied by the hereditary bearers of th crown and other regalia. The Prince and Princess of Wales also took part in the cermony. n - bmietoriier case CONTINUED fOft TERM Owin , to tne Absence of N. J. Klein, one o! me Principal Witnesses. " ' Judge Wm Smith arrived this merningl moM ' P' 'of 0rd from FUUr Cit on Nn 1 which reached io.'r. who then and there rcetvd th I ' -. - ' . - t - 1 a . ' at THAW, HIS 9 mm md I WORRY 'M (Scrlpps News Association), , New York Feb. 12 That' million dol lar defense which Harry K.' Thaw has prepared, has a screw loose somewhere. Thaw is worried, his attorneys are wor ried, and his friends have all joined the worry class. Attorney D. : Delmas ad his aides appeared In court this morning,' wearing a worried look, but underneath there occas.onally gleamed a look that indicates that a radical action is -due. All are on the quivive except .District Attorney Jerome, who is daily proving himself the real article in the fraying humanity. There is no telling from his countenance, of his state of mind. Up to date, the one telling point t defense has made, is Evelyn's story. Upon this alone, the jury is likely to His- agree or return an acquittal upon the ground of justification, but the defense must prove something acceptable under 4. ft. Royal Tailor Made to Measure Men's Suits for Spring Now Ready They Give Satisfaction court house and opened court. In due time the case of th state of Oregon vs E W Bartlett and S A Gard inier was called and th defendant enter ed their plea of not guiiiy, This was followed by a royal battle between the attorneys, caused by the filing of a motion by District Attorney F S Ivanhoe for a continuance of th cas from the fact that the prosecuting witnes m the case J N Klien was out of th city and had been since the present term of Court has been in session, thatjthe witness was a material witness and that he ex pected to prove in effect as follows by this witness: That on or about the 18th day of May 1906. one L Rayburn, Marshal of the City of La Grande, cam to the place of b. siness of said Klein, and informed .Mm, the said Klein, that if any gambling was going on at Klein's place of business, he was liable to ba arrested and prosecuted, for tha reason that th defendants it W Bartlett and S, A. Gardinier aad threat ened to prosecute said J. N. KU.n ai d J C. Smith, nd others, for gamoi-,7, uA!e;s the said Bartlett and Gardir;tr were con sulted in the matter; that iite-waroi or said day, the said S. A. 3 din cr came to the said Klein at his p'acd oi bvno- at La Grande, Oregon, and t:'d h.m tha' unless he and Smith paid or cusjd to oj paid to himself and E. W. Bai l ett, t ie sum pf $160,00, that they would be pros ecuted for gambling, and that said Gard inier afterwards made said statement to said Smith and said Klein at the place of Business of said Smith; that said Klein and Smith, at said time and place, asked said Gardinier if such prosecution could the laws, which it has not done so far. It has not even createj a' reasonable doubt of Thaw's insanity. ' Dr. Evans, an alienist was the first wit' ness called this morning. Evans was asked to state his observa sions at visits made to Thaw' apart' ments in August Ha said that he had noticed a peculiar facial expression, a glare of the eyes and unnatural suspicion of everyone about him, The witness aid Thaw had an exaggerated idea of th importance of things and believed himself to be th victim of perauation to such an extent that he was a martyr. Evans delivered a number of lectures on "exaggerated age" and "explosive tend encies" observed in Thaw and announced pompously that Thaw had refused to ac cede to his argument and stuck to the opinion he had before the doctor examined him. He declared that Thaw was so in sane as to try to tell th doctor ' how to conduct his examination!1 Thaw Could not restrain his laughter at this testimony hot be prevented by the payment to said and grabbed a law book and buried his face. The attordeys got into a squabble which lasted an hour. Vergere No. 32 .npji.i.i.t j w.vuijpw.hi-J1 J' w Phone Black 1301 CONGRESS ASKS FOB MONEY Special Correspondence Seattle, Feb. 12 The Alaska -Yukon- Pacific Exposition bill that has been in troduced in Congress asking for an appro priation of $1,200,000 provides only for the participation of Hawaii, Alaska and the Philipsines at the fair. The federal government will be asked later, on to make provision for its general exhibit and a building to house it. The bill calls for a separate building for ea;h territory. The expenditures for the buildings and the collection, installation and maintenance of the displays are divided in the estimates as follows: De partmentof interior, $550.(100; depart ment of war, $150,000; Alaska, $350 000; Hawaii, $50,000; Philippine Islands, $100,000. Althouch the bill has been introduced nothing further can be accomplished un til the State of Washington has shown its good faith in the exposition by making a liberal appropriation for its participation. Senator Piles and his colleagues have urged that the state legislature act upon the exposition bill that will be introduced at the forthcoming session as quickly as possiblo so that the work tt Washington can go forwa d without delay. It is also essential for the State of Washington to make appropriation early and for Congress to take some action, or in order for the ezposition management to secure appro priations from the dinerent states mai have their legislative meetings this winter. The bill provides for a government board composed of the secretaries of war. interior and treasury which will hava general supervision over all of the gov ernment's representation. No charge for exhibit space will be made, and the states and foreign countries which do not erect their own buildings can secure space in th general exhibit places. Mi and Mrs B Logsdon returned today from Portand where they visited fr ends the past three weeks. They were there during the silver thaw. Gardinier and . Bartlett of the sum of $100.00; that said Gardinier then and there replied (hat he would se Bartlett, and immediately went from the. place of business of said Smith, to th office of said Bartlett; that he soon 'returned from tne office of said Bartlett and reported to said Klein and Smith, that in order to prevent such prosecution, Bartlett insist ed on $150.00, and that it be paid in gold money, that he did not want any paper money; that thereafter said Klein paid to 6id Gardinier for said Gardinier and Bartlett, in order to priventsaid Klein and Smith being prosecuted for gambling by said Bartlett and Gardinier. at tee place of business of said Klein, the sum of $1 -.0.00, in gold; that the manner of payment of said money was that sajd Klein exhibited said money, gold, to said Gardinier, who indicated then and there to said Klein, where to leave said money, in the room where said money was then had, and that said Klein then and there left mm mrA fhm wrhrtln ihmrmnf. '' That th plaintiff cannot prov what . transpired between said Gardinier and Klein at aid times and' plaees by any other witnesses, and that said testimony is material, and that the plaintiff 'cannot safely proceed to trial at this tins with out said evidence from taid witnes Klein." . j -' ;; ' V . ; Attorney Sam Whit set upth conten tion . that th witness Klein was not a 1 material witness and .that at far at prov- t ing the charge, "attempt to extort money" that the witness J. C. Smith knew all that i Klein knew.. - The court sustained every point mad by th . District Attorney, and covered . vary point drawn nut in th addresses reviewing the fact that as th defendant were young men., who were holding re sponsible municipal positions and that for that reason the public wat particularly interested and the defendantt were n M.si '0 all of th fasts in th cas and hi . tj lints should be absolutely freed bv the i.gma of tht charge In case if aer .t', which mighl.not possibly be tn ' C V .T th cas went to trial in th aii ce of the prosecuting witness and thi he would continue the case until th l't'irpart of this term if th witness cruld be secursd, if not, until th first day of th June term of court. Th prosecuting attorney stated that he would us tvery effort to secure th attendance of Mr Klein and thought It possible lo yet try the case at thit term. Th defenst alleged and proved from the re."rf' that they have at all time been ready for trial and were no a ready and accused the state of being dilatory in not having Klein subpoenaed prior to th opening of the present term. . ' The state took the position that inas much as the defendants had not mad their plea until today that the state was not in a position to havt the subpoenas . Nssued sooner than it did. , HERMAN TRIAL IS ON IScrlrps News Association) Washington, Feb. 1 2 The trial of Re presentative Binger Herman of Oregon, charged with the violation of several statutes and thirty-five letter press copy books while in the general land office at Washington D. C. is now in session, Many witnesses from the Northwest will be subpoened. Milton J. Purdie it con ducting the prosecution. WIRES 10 PORTLAND Today for the first time in this month,,' the local office of the Western Union Tel egraph Company, is in direct communi cation with Portland. 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