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LA CRA NDE. TOXOX COCWTT, OREGOX. 8ATritD.1V, NOVEMBER 8, 108.
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4 Earthquake In DoMton. 4
4 Boston, Nov. IS. The heav- 4
4 lest earthquake felt In New' Eng- 4
4 land In many years shook tlio. 4
4 city of Boston at S .this 4
JTlirtdAje. ;.Tvi4J;vioAl'.rV -itioU'iiV't
HOLD rriSTITUTE
Sentenced to IS Year. 4
Pittsburg, Pa.. Nov. 18.
William Montgomery, former ; 4
4 cashier of the AMeghuny Nation- 4
4 al bank, who looted the Instltu- 4
i If need to" IB years in the peal- 4
years in the peni
4 for 10 seconds. Nearly everybody 4
4 In the city was awakened by the
4 shock. 4
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4 tentlary. The defalcations' were 4
4 enormous. 4
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AS ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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MADE ABOUT THE MFEX."
Unlets Governor Haskell 1m Succcwsful
In IIU Qumt for Author of Report,
. the World Will Bo Told Some Al
leged Facts About Treatment of
State Prisoners at LautilnK Gover
nor Anxious to Blue Pencil Report
-Previoua TroiiM.
Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. tt. Fear
' Ins disclosures which would cause an
. open rupture between Oklahoma and
Kansas. Governor Haskell of Oklaho
ma Is today trying to find Miss Kate
Barnard, commissioner of charities
: : and corrections of Oklahoma.
Hid Away Intentionally.
Her friends say she will not be
heard from until December 6, When
he will make a report to the Oklaho-
ma legislature regarding the alleged
terrible conditions of the Kansas pen-
Itentlary at Lansing, where Oklahoma
prisoners are Incarcerated,
, Expert Startling Charges.
' Startling charges of cruelty are .said
to be made against Lansing prison of
ficials In the report.
A Former Clash. ,
Governor Haskell and Governor
Hoch of Kansas, are recently reported
t have clashed on the .subject. To
avoid being blue penciled, Miss Bar
nard dropped from sight. It Is rii
"'lfrored the rcfio'rt shows the prisoners
were hung up by the wrists for hours,
and placed in coffins and water pour
ed over them. . .
Oriental Kale.
Ban Francisco, Nov. Xs. A new
schedule, Involving a change In the
division of earnings between trans
continental railroads and steamship
companies on freight from the Orient,
becomes effective Monday. . Under the
new rates, the roads will earn, In some
Instances, only about 7 -er cent, as
much at heretofore. :
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SHOOTS F SHER
Albany will soon need a second high
school building. "
Another new town In Klamath coun
ty Worden, on the lower lake. ;
FOTLltli miOfllE! DESPERATE
LY AMCRT AKQ KILLS EREUT
Portland, ..Nov, 28. -James -A
Finch, a young Portland attorney, who
recently was suspended from the Ore
gon Bar association for a year, this at
ternoon . shot and -Instantly killed
Ralph Fisher,' the prosectuor for the
Bar association. In the latter's office
Finch was desperately angry at Fisher
because' he prosecuted him. '"'Inch ran
from the office but was captured by
Attorney Solph and 'Verna Burkhardt,
a stenographer, the only" other occu
pant of the room where the shot was
f laed? " 'The bullet" entered the baclrbfl
the head at the base of the brain.
ROOSEVELT COXTHIBUTES.
Joseph claims to have the handsom
est bank building in Oregon outside of
Portland. '
That's right; arrest everybody who
carries a gun, and confiscate It.
"China's Awakening" Is Subject of
President Rooueevlt's Contribution
to the Outlook Says American
People Most Be Careful In Its Bold
ness Contact With Foreigners Ar-
; tit le Is Published In the Outlook
Msgmalne Today.
New . , Tork, Nov. - It. President
Rooseevlt's first contribution to the
Outlook Magaxlne since the announce
ment that he Is one of Its associate
editors, was published today, on "The
Awakening of China."
The president regards this as "One
of the great events of our age." , He
cautions the American people to avert
"peril" commercially or military, by
behaving righteously toward the Chi
nese. , -"',',''
. China's Awakening.
"There Is an Increasing contact with
foreigners. Increasing foreign trade.
and a growing adoption of modern
methods in communication and trans
portation, while some progress Is
made In the Introduction of labor sav
ing devices, with the consequent In-,
dustrlal evotutluft. In several hundred
cities more or less successful effort Is
being made to Introduce the western
police system a remedy for the "ye!
low peril," whatever that may be,- and
is not a repression of life, but the cut
tlvatlon and direction, of life."
MOUTH OF EXPLODED SHUT
Washington, ;fNoV. SS.v-Theeon
struction of el torpedo bcaiif by, the
Pacific coast builders has" been, sug
gested by :.he president and Metcalf
former secrttary of the navy. Dellv
ery on the coast is a nancucep to east
ern builders, so they may . be com
pelled to reMnqulsh the contract.
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GRAND FREE
Between 7:30 and 9:30 This Evening
Pennsylvania, Visited by Another Mlue
DIsaster-At Least Two Hundred
Entombed by Explosion No Way
to Reach Prisoners But by Air Shaft
Great Danger of( General Fire In
the Shaft Women and Children
Become Hysterk-al.
Pittsburg, Nov. 28, A report
reaching here says that 800 miners
are entombed In a mine at Mariana,
Pa., as the result of an explosion. .
Toe latest authentic report from
the scene says 200 are entombed.
It la feared the timbers In the work
ings will catch fire. It Is Impossible to
send a cage down the shaft. The only
way of reaching the men la through
the air shafts, or tunneling from an
adjoining mine.
The rescuers have started from dif
ferent points through the air shafts.
Crowds of women and children are
swarming around the mouth of the
shaft, mnay of them hysterical.
Xo Hope Say Official.
Mine officials said this afternoon
they believed there Is no hope of res
cuing the men. The cage waa blown
800 feet Into the air. Two hours be
fore the explosion the inspector pro
nounced the mine In excellent condi
tion' .'- -,' '
No Help Wanted on Canal.
Ancon, Canal Zone, Nov. 28. "No
help wanted," Is the sign that hangs
over the. Panama canal sone today,
The reason Is the work on the big
ditch has passed the highest point so
far as employment of men Is con
cerned. The present tendency Is not
to employ more men, but to reduce
the force. '
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WITHDRAWAL OF PROTECTION
, FRANCE PROTESTS.
ficriivnrt . IhvHdiug French Trrrltorj
Constantly by Balloon Routef. '.
Paris, Nov. 28. Protest against in
vaslon of French territory ty German
arniy officers who neglected to secure
passports and crossed the line In bal
loons made by the newspapers, today'.
The papers declare that hardly a
nay passes that some German officer
does not land from a balloon on
French soil.. The French official said:
"It Is getting so you can't shake
tree In France without dislodging a
German officer; one can hardly look
up to find '.out what the weather Ih
going to be without getting a ,ilne of
German ballast In- his eyes. V It used
to be that a German army officer who
fished across the . frontier required
pnssiiorts. but now all he needs is a
little breeze." , ... "
New Tork, Nov, 28. Andrew Car
negle has opened the way for the or
ganization of ah International steel
trust by retiring from his protection
policy, which has brought him many
millions, according to a statement of
Alfred C. CrOEler, the author, of Wil
mington, Del., In a letter to Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means com
mlttee. He writes:
"whether intended by Carnegie or
not, his declaration favoring" the aboil'
ylonof pitertN foi' iron- and steel
means a clever plan to entrench the
steel trust In an Bbsolute monopoly of
the steel and iron ; business In. the
United f tates."
Want Greut Appropriation.
. San Francisco, Nov. 28. United
States Senator Perkins, who left for
Washington' today, says he Is desirous
of having congress grant a sufficient
pproprlation for the enlargement of
ihe Bremerton and Mare Island navy
yards.' He said, " ' '? .
"We ..must Insist upon additional
Certifications and improvement, of our
harbors, rivers and matters affecting
diseases of fruits,- .vines and' other
products of our soli,".
Important Event for Farmers of Vnloa
County Exhibition Train Did Not
Com Here, But This Will Partial!
Supplement for It Full Progmm to
Bo Seat Here From Cory sill
Large Corps of Assistant Versed In
' farming.
. Definite announcement has ' keen
made that a farmers' Institute such '
as have been conducted with such)
marked success In the Willamette val
leyhas been arranged for . Island ,
City on December IT. .
; Jamea B. Wlthycombe, at the head
of the agricultural department of the
Oregon Agricultural college, will be
here with bis corps of expert assist
ants and something unusually Instruc
tive will be rendered during the course
of the program.
Arrangement for holding this meet
ing have . been under way for aom-
tlme, but It Is only toda? that final
details were attended to. A full pro
gram will be sent to local boosters of
the Institute early next week.
These meetings in a measure sup
plement the fine work done by the ex
hibition trains In the Willamette val
ley, and even In other, parts of east
ern Oregon. Such affairs are full of
value to the farmers of Union county.
PROGRAM
1. "Red Feather," (selection from
Reginald iJeKoven's comic .
opera); uliv. .., by C. J.. Roberts
2: "The , Glow Worm". . . .Paul Slncke
3. "Queen of Hearts" (waits).....
, . . C. A. Grim
4. ."Dainty- Dames" (a novelette)
J,.,. . Charlotte Blake
-5. "Lovers of Liberty" (March)...,
........ V.. Eben H. Bailey
6. "Good-Bye,' Sweetheart. Good-.
Bye"( ; Medley overture). -
.y ..,..-,....... Albert oVn Tllzer
7. "Good Night" (Serenade Espag-
nole) W. M. Peters
Solo "Fear Ye Net. O Israel,"..
C. P. Ferrln
Your last chance to save.
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BOTH SCORES WERE MADE II
FISST HALF Of TERRIFIC GAME
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 28. Meet
ing on neutral ground, the football
teams of the two great government
academies, the Army and Navy, bat
tled for football supremacy of the
year today. It' was bitterly foment.
because of 111 feeling between the
teams. Philadelphia is In holiday at
tire. -
In the first half the Army stored
a touchdown and the Xavy a gul
from placement.
I 'tiring the secopd half It was a ter-
iHc fight for mastery, the Army fight
ing to maintain its lead, and the naw
to overcome its shortage. The. con
test was ended . by the c-V of the
second half, with the In the
lead. Final score: .:M . t. Xavv 4.
I'rotcHt Xavy 1.puiisiou.
the inclusion of the Crilted States hi
the policy of Great Britain for the en
largement of her navy to exceed any
other powers, was addressed to the
public today by "The Nation," wMeh
declares America and Germany are
the next two powers in comparative
naval strength., America has to prac
tically build two navies, owing to the
double coast line. Referring to Great
Rlrtaln, the article says:
"A people of 40,000,000 are called
upon to provide a force stronger than
that . levied on 140,000,000. Great
Hrltaln cannot do It. the liberal party
will not try to do it. They will never
consent to build against America."
;, SHORTAGE OF COAI.
Atlantic' 1h- .M.ia cHiie !fclplvs
on Afonnt of Goal Famine." ,
Washington, Nov.' 28. The possibil
ity of the Atlantic fleet lying In a weak
and holplea condition owing to the
lack of coal Is shown today In a report
by Admiral William Cowles. chief of
the bureau of eulpment, to the navy
department. The report snys the fleet
needs more- colliers. Had there been
foreign complications or a combina
tion of foreign -ship owners, the fleet
might have remained helpless.
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Posw C'liaxe I)esKrado.
Ogrten, Cth, Nov. 28. Armed pos
ses are so far unable to locate the des
perado who' shot ind ; killed Deputy
Sheriff Clark, and wounded Deputy '
Sheriff Murphy, who had a sick man
, .. . ', . . , . . --
, b- ..w. ., h ,..04...... .. Ml ..M
being made along the Weber river. It
is thought , today the outlaw was
breaking Into freight cars when sur- "
prised by deputies. . , . ,
T RAISE RATES.
Railroads Say Failure
Equipment the
to Keep
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Washington, Nov. 28. Shortage of
rolling stock, due to'the failure of the
railroads to keep up the equipment
during the recent panic, will result In
a sweeping advance In rates, accordinar
to a statement made today by mem- ,
hers of the Interstate commission.
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money
Xew .loh for Hartiinaii.
.FranrWoo yo-. J.- Ti: ..T
f r!i iio,i l.,lii-l m tu itippiy liie
for the betterment of the
I'nlteil Itailroailw of this city, on Ins; to
the cliflrif.fi if grat and inismanaKe
ment. has cusd a rumor that H.ir
rimnn will nequlre control of the rall
roaiis' jani ary t.
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ORDER IT
BY MAIL
Form the habit of sending to us for
anything In the line of drug, sundries:
and toilet goods when circumstances
are such that you cannot . come for
them. '
Get rid of the Idea that distance Is.
any barrier to procuring what you
want In our line.
We have a large mall order tradi
extending all over. ; th surrounding
country and we Kuarnntee to serve, you
Just as well 'by mall as If you came In
person. . .
NewHn Drug Co.
La Grande, Ore.