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(A GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER S3, 1108.
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ItlSlft I1IT1 IS
DISOBEYED, FINDS SUPREME COURT
OriXJON"8 ARE TIIAT ALL. THREE WILL SERVE
. THE TIME WACKO OVER THEIR HEADS BY COURT.
Supreme Court of District of Columbia Finds President Gompors, Secretary
Morriwon and Former President Mlu-holl Guilty of Disobeying an Injuiic-
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tlon Ordered by the Courts In the Buck Store Fight Struggle Has Been
Long One Victory for Van Oeve Gompers Refused to Follow In
structions of Court In Placing Name of Buck Stove People on Unfair
Lint -Labor Bodies Are Coming; to Aid of Their Sentenced Leaders Re
markable Outcome of Fight. .
Washington, Dec. 23. Justice of the
Supreme Court Wright, of the District
of Columbia, today found President
Oompers, Secretary Morrison of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Jnhn Mitchell, former president of the
Winers, guilty of having "flagrantly
violated" the Injunction granted by
Justice Gould to the Bug; Stove A
Range company.
The Furlshmont.
Their punishment was fixed as fol
lows. Gompers receives one year In
Jail: Mitchell, nine months, and Mor
rison, six months.
The case Is the development of one
of the bitterest fights In the history of
the Federation of Labor. At the head
of the flKht was . James Van Cleave,,
president of the stove company, and
pers said he violated the terms of the
injunction and asserted he did not see
how he could do otherwise.
Frank Morrison, secretary Of the
Federation since 1897. also subscribed
to the statements made by Gompers,
and hlB report - was also adopted by
the recent convention at Denver, wh-'h
re-elected Gompers. Van Cleave led
the fight In Chicago and also the Den
ver national convention against the
antl-lnjunctlon planks proposed for
the platforms of both parties.
Wright's opinion is long, and is
characterized by such utterances with
reference to the defendants' respect
for the courts, as follows:
"Rampant, Insolent defiance, unre
fined Insult, coarse affront and vulgar
indignity."
InxuraiMw Scandal to Blame.
Nw 'Yfl'k,TH i'J,.--4'iisai,aiiiti i"in
dais are believed to have claimed an
other victim in the suicide today of
Frederick A. Burnham, former pres
ident of the Mutual Reserve Llfo In
surance Co. He Inhaled gas in His
apartments. His company Is ' Involv
ed in an investigation.
HEHEY
THE PRESIDENT
WILL FIGHT GRAFTERS IF
IT COSTS IDS LIFE.
.' . .A Fat Salary.
v !.n...,5Stti!l,-. IX c;''' T2. rt lie
offlkally announced that William R.
Wheeler, assistant secretary of the de
partment of commerce and labor, has
been appointed to the position of man
ager of the traffic bureau of the mer
chants' exchange. : His salary is 112,-500'.
DEPOSED CASIO
DAVES AT BERLIN
Francis Ileney Called to White House
Today Will Come Back to San
Francluco and Fight Tatrlck Cal
houn Next Matters Not if He Dies
at 49 or 60 His Wife Alarmed Over
Him, Fearing Some Other Fellow)
Will Finish Haas' Act.
inS DOWNFALL HE SAYS
BROUGHT BY UNCLE SAM.
Offk-lal-Information That Gomes and
Followers Have Overthrown Castro
Sets Deposed Venezuelan Ruler to
i Raving Affirms He Will - Return
With Army Gomes Threatens to
Arrest Castro on Charge of Embes-
clement Blames United States.
AHD CHARGE OF JURY TSfpERIIIC
TF T;;i r, THE PROPER AUTHORITIES SHOULD.
DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE: INVESTIGATION.
A Box of Cigars Freely Passed About UieJury Room Almost Caused a Rktc
-After Being Pressed, the Juror Who Produced the Cigars,. Claimed
They Were Furnished by Charles Anderson, Uie Defendant in. the Que
At First the Jury Stood Seven to Five for Acquittal, and After TMa
Episode the Ballot Stood Seven to Five for Conviction At This- Sato
Another Box of Cigars Would Have Secured Ills Oonvk'tloju
Gompers has frequently said he
who was the most prominent enemy of 1 wou)(1 rather go to Jail than keep s'!ent
organized labor. 1 on what he considered an Invasion of
The case grew out of the publication trbta .0t41.ulans.
In the Federatlonlst, the official organ announCed he would fix such a penalty
of the labor organizations of a state- tnat wouii deter others from follow
mcnt classing the Buck company as ing tnelr example. He said he would
"unfair," and urging sympathizers
with labor not to trade there. In the
annual report to the Federation Gom
endeavor In his opinion to vindicate
(Continued on page 8 )
Washington, Dec. 23. "I am going
back to San Francisco to finish Patrick
Calhoun. I am going to stay with the
graft prosecutoln even if they kill me.
What's the difference whether one dies
at 4 9or 60?" Francis J. Heney made
this statement today when asked about
his future plans.
Although weak. Heney Is enthusi
astic; as ever. "My wife Is very nerv
ous over me," he said. "She fears
some fellow will do a better Job next
Xaa lus-:cj! - ... , .-wwTj;.rWw-,.-.'
this ii-Aornoon in response to a special
Cavitation sent by President Roosevelt.
It is understood he will give the pres
ident his views on the utility of secret
service in catching criminals.
4liMfmm For what yon wanf, WSmW:
ibm6 ism
MM Bra a Bargain CWf 1 M
Ties and ';'
Childrens
Fur Seis
Bath
Robes
Purses
Bells
Fancy
Hose
Fancy
China
Box
Goods
Silk
Waist
Patterns
and
SUk
Kimonas
Shades
Blankets
Corsets
Ladies'
Suits &
Coats
7d
Gloves
Fascin
ators Shawls
Fancy
Linen
Comfort
Slippers
Cur Fur
for
Muffs
Scarfs ,
Coats
Pac :ias
Mufflers
Suit
Cases &
Trunks
La Grande, Oregon.
Ties and 'V
Hdkfs. I
Fancy
Vests j
Lounging
Robes
Silk j
Scarfs s
Warm :
Caps :
Gloves :
Mitts
Overcoat? I
Berlin, Dec. 23. Ciprlano Castro,
the deposed president of Venezuela, is
in a furious rage today. He received
by cable a copy of the proclamation
of acting President Gomes, announc
ing Castro's overthrow and warning
htm that his property will be confls
cated, and that If he attempts to re
turn to his own country he will be ar
rested and charged with embeszling
public funds. The proclamation Is
signed by 80 prominent citizens.'
The news that his countrymen had
finally risen ftjUnst him has trans
formed him Into , wild man. He
raved so loudly that It frightened the
patients In a remote part of Dr. Is
rael's sanitarium. He declared his in
tention to hire German experts to lay
out a plan . of campaign' against the
rebels. He swore he would fit out a
large army and return at its head to
face the situation and crush sedition.
He is ready to sacrifice the greater
part of his private fortune to do this.
His warlike Intentions are discredited
here. ' v
It Is believed here he does not In
tend to return to Venezuela under any
l circumstances. He has great Bums ol
money deposited here.
Castro says the United States con
nived with Holland to bring about his
downfall.
Maine Trip Made Known.
Washington, Dec. 23. It was admit
ted at the war department today thai
the battleships Maine and North Caro
lina were on their way to Venezuelan
waters.
Heel Patrols Coant
Hague, Dec. 2.- An unofficial state
ment of a member of the Dutch for
eign office says a fleet Is patrollng
the Venezuelan coast, and was ordered
to suspend hostilities to give acting
President Gomez an opportunity to
show whether he wants peace or not.
Charles Anderson Is not convicted
of selling liquor because the jury dis
agreed, standing seven to five for con
viction, after an all night siege. ' It
may seem strange to some that the
prosecution should fall to establish
guilt In a whisky case where the evi
dence Is so great. Two or three rea
sons may explain some things other
wise strange. In the first place, much
evidence that would seem pertinent Is
thrown out as "Incompetent, Irrelevant
and immaterial," so that testimony Is
very strictly, limited to the day, and
almost the hour when the act is al
leged to have been committed. But
the Jury last night brings to light
some new difficulties in the way of
successful Jury prosecution of "hon
orable" men like the defendant. The
Jury went Into the Jury room a little
before 4 o'clock p. m. After the biU-
they were furnished by a friend of his.
When asked mors particularly m ta
the source, he declined to tell. After
midnight, when pressed for the source
of the cigars, he flew into a passloa
and admitted he received them from
Charles ' Anderson, the defendant In
the case. Then two Jurymen turned
for conviction, and the case closed
seven to five. Plain people would like
to know what is the difference in real
ity between bribing a Jury with money
and furnishing them cigars, or giving
them free drinks,.
- Tf thii Is to be the result of our Jury -system,
our courts will speedily be
come "courts where justice is dis
pensed with." Something ought to be
done with the "honorable citizen" who
sought to Influence the Jury, and the
Juryman who took his solemn 'oath to
lots revealed the fact that an early decide on. the evidence, and then de-
agreement was impossible, some one
suggested that they ought to have the
cigars. One Juryman suggested that
after supui' thty would have them.
When they returned from supper, he
passed about a box of cigars, saying
elded absolutely on th,e cigars . fur
nished by his "frleoi." If this Is to
continue, the citizens of La Grands
and Union county havs a., right t
know It . . 'if . -.! p . v .fy. ;-:
C. E. DEAL. :
BOURNE IS ACTIVE.
Mut Pans Inrrr-axcf Salary Bill Thl
Scawlon to Help Tuft.
Washington, Dec. 2. Senator Jon
athan Bourne of Oregon, who Intro
duced a bill to Increase the snlarles-of
the president and vice-president, is ac
tively engaged In behalf of Ms meas
ure. He hopes to have the bill paxsed
and signed before March 4, so that
Taft and Sherman will get the benefit
of the Increase. Unleos the bill !
passed by this session, Taft will not H
the benefit unless he Is re-elf -ni.
Start Seattle ', t.
Seattle, Dec. 23. J. 1. Farrell, pres
ident of the Oregon A Washington
railroad, announced today that work
on the road's depot will be started Im
mediately. . Farrell -hns-JuM returned.1
from New York, where h went over
plans for extending the Unlnn Pacific
and through Its lines In Oregon and
Washington to Gray's Harbor and the
Puget Sound In western Washington.
With tho most popular football
game of the season but two dnys away,
there Is a ' stir among local members
of the squad for final drill In signals
tnd completion of the mass of details
In connection with the coming of the
Pendleton militia team to La' Grande
Friday, A signal practice tonight and
the "Just before the battle" talk by
Coach Wall tomorrow night, will wind
up affairs as far us the team Is con
corned. The personnel of the players
may be announced tomorrow night.'
But while the team Is credited with
being in fairly good shape better, In
fact, than could 1 ave been hoped for
a week ago there Is another feature
of the contest which up to date has
bothered both the management end
the players themselves, for If the,
rame next Friday is not properly pat
ronised, the proposed park .will not
be boosted along, and more than that,
the? players who are Identified with
bringing the team here at an expense
totaling more than 175, will-necessarl- '
ly have to stand the balance of expense
alone. . ' .
; After Tickets Tonight.
A general round up sale of tickets
was made this evening by the can
vassers grouping themselves In one
body and corrallng each Individual
approached as though for a bonus for
a cannery, while In reality the amouat
ought from each was only 25 cent -
niHplgor May Umpire.
tlon with the coming game that will -attract
much attention Is the fact that
' very like, Olen Arnsplger, the famous.
University of Oregon . hero, wUJi offi
ciate as umpire. i Mark Moorlxmne of
Pendleton, will help C, C. flnrk of
Union, if Arnsplger cannot, come .
, With two of these three mn. holdins
the whistles, La Grande ned: have s
fear for a slugfest on the fHU' of play.
The locals have been constantly drtlledl
to pluy a hard but clean game, an
fContlhued on
puge 8.
A GIFT WAT PLEASES
is not always the expensive one. Something beau
iifui and useful and in good taste suits, best Orre
thing that is always acceptable, and which will re
main a phasant reminder of the gVr, is good per
tumz. We have a nice line of
CHRISTMAS PERFUMES
put up in fancy gift packages or vc can sell ycu
the same odors in bulk. When you are at a loss
what to buy thin of these. Just what yon want for
iust what you can pay. The quality is the very best
Newlin Drug
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