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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1909
NUMBER 264-
VOLUME vni
EMIT DOCTOR
CLAIMS CANCER
ROCKEFELLER'S PHYSICIAN
SATS WIZARD HAS CANCER.
Treatment AdTlsed by German Thj
slclan Is the Same Advice Given to
Anyone Suffering with Caneer De
clares Only Thing to Do Is to Oper
ate Quickly Gives Cause of the
Cancer If Cancer not Located, his
npAth Is only a Matter of a Few
Weeks.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Aug. 27. Dr.
F. H. Bigger, Rockefeller's personal
physician, today declared it as his be
lief that Harriman is suffering from
cancer of the stomach. He says that
the treatment advised by the German
doctors is such as would be admin
istered anyone suffering from the ef
fects ot a cancer. In such cases, Dr.
Bigger declares, there la only one
remedy and that is to operate and to
operate quickly.
"There are three things which are
the cause of cancer," said Dr. Bigger.
"They are rapid eating, constant wor
ry, and, lack of proper exercise. In
a case like Mr. Harriman's who is
said to be constantly busy, the cancer
probably assumed a malignant form
before he made the discovery that he
was thus affected. The instructions
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given Mr. Harriman by the European
physicians leads me to believe that
he is actually suffering from this
dread disease. His present diet of
biaunouth and rice, compels me to be
lieve that a cancerous condition of the
stomach is what they are expecting.
The use of the bisinouth increases the
fluorescence in the organs of the
stomach and bowels and is given so
that the life of the patient may be
prolonged but will in Itself, have no
effect on the cancer.
"If this cancer is not located and if
it should be found Impossible to op
erate upon Mr. Harriman, it will It
absolutely impossible to relieve hlra
and his death is only a question of a
few weeks."
Wizard Is Furious.
Reporters cornered Dr. Lyle, the
personal physician and asked: "Did
you go to Arden to arrange for an
operation on Harriman?"
but my own why I went to Arden."
He refused to discuss the matter
any further. Despite the denials of
the physicians, the employes of the
Harriman's estate firmly believe he is
suffering from a malignant cancer,
and an operation will soon be per
formed. Harriman is furious regarding the
reports ot his illness. He has in
structed the operators not to send out
any more press matter. The tele
phone operators are Instructed not to
connect outsiders with his residence
phones. Arden Palace Is on a 4,000
toot mountain, and is impossible to
ascend except by the paths which
is guarded.
Hiirriman Closely Guarded.
TURNERS, N. Y., Aug. 27. E. H.
Harriman, the railroad king is being
more closely guarded than is the Czar
lot Russia. "Armed guards are patrol-
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FOR
HEROISM OF
WAS
"OHIO" AT BOTTOM OF SEA
SIX PASSENGERS REPORTED MISS ING PURSER AND WIRELESS OP
ERATOR MIGHT HAVE SATED OWN LIYES IF THEY HAD GIT
EN IT A THOUGHT REMARKABLE STORY TOLD BY SUR
VIVOR OF WRECK WAS THE VESSEL WHICH BORE
GRANT AROUND WORLD, v
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. 27,
One ot the most remarkable stories
of herolsmn at sea with the magic
wireless . playing a marvelous part
marks the history of the destruction
of the steamship Ohio, which crashed
on a rock off Steep Point this morning
and went down carrying six per
sons with It.
Flashes Good-by Message.
KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, Aug. 27.
The new passenger steamer, Ohio,
which left Seattle on the evening of
August 24th, north bound, sank at
midnight about threo miles off the
Steep Point, near here. Many lives
have been lost. Every effort was made
by the nearby vessels to save the lives
of the passengers and crew but with
little success.' The cause of the vessel
going to the bottom is a mystery, as
she was a new boat and said to be a
good. one. When the steamer was
first sighted by the Humbolt, she was
seen to be heading for land and flying
signals of distress. The Humboldt and
Rupert City which were lying near the
head of the point immediately steam
ed toward the Ohio to render aid bur.
before they could reach the doomed
vessel she sank beneath the waves
and it Is not believed that many If any
of the crew or passengers were res
cued. The wireless operator as the
vessel was going beneath the waves
flashed a good bye to the world and
it is believed that he has been lost.
The Ohio left Seattle with 123 pas
sengers and a crew of fifty.
. LATER The Rupert City has
returned to her dock and reports that
about fifty of the passengers were
lost and a large per cent of the crew.
CREW OF THE
IN ML
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, Aug. 27.
Seven members of the crew of the
steamer St. Dennis, are in Jail here
charged with the stealing of a pack
age containing $25,000. The theft was
discovered before the vessel arrived
here. All of the passengers were
searched. Search of the crew's quar
ters revealed five thousand In a mat
INVESTIGATE THE
COLLISION.
Ferry Bont And Launch Collide in
Elliott Bay Last Night
SEATTLE, Aug. 27. Official inves
tigation is in progress today to de
termine the responsibility for the col
lision between - tho launch of the
cruiser Colorado, and the ferry boat
West Seattle in Elliott Bay last night,
which resulted In the damaging of
both vessels and the injury of four
persons. Only the fact that thj
launch "Telegram" was nearby that
saved several ferry boat passengers
from drowning.
The ferry boat and the launch were
moving on each side of the Colorado,
and failed to see each other until
they rounded the Colorado's stern,
when it was too late to prevent the
crash
LIFE
OlMERS
WIRELESS OPERA! OR
REMARKABLE
Heroism of Operators.
SEATTLE, Aug. 27-The Seattle
Star received a wireless stating that
Purser Stevens and wireless
operator, George Eccles lost their
lives in an effort to save the pas
sengers of the wrecked Ohio. Four
others are reported dead and many
are still missing.
M. Ji Heney, a prominent railroad
contractor for the Guggenheim inter
ests, who escaped, wired the follow
ing: "Stevens and others went down
while trying to save the lives of the
passengers instead of looking to their
own safety. Stevens could easily have
saved his life if he had given It a
thought of his own safety."
When the ship struck Eccles sent
"c. b. o. s." wich is a code for "Come
Quick, Distress." This flash was pick
ed up by the steamers Humboldt and
Rupert City. Soon afterwards they
"lost" the Ohio, but hastened to the
location given in time to take off the
passengers and crew except those
who had perished. Stevens lived at
Seattle and Eccles in Winnipeg.
Prominent among the Ohio's pas
sengers were M. J. Heney, a railroad
contractor; Captain Powell of the
Ellamar Mining company; Clarence
Cunningham with a party of eight
men, and T. J. Nster, a merchant of
Nome. Later advices'say that Heney
is safe. .
Was Famous Vessel.
The Ohio which struck on the rock,
was commanded by Captain John
Johnson. It had been sailing a num
ber of years and twice before escaped
a wreck. The Ohio was the famous
vessel which bore General Grant on
his tour around the world.
ST. DENIS
FOR ROBBERY
tress In the steward room. Other
amounts were hidden among the car
go. .
A loaf of bread thrown Into the
water from the gallery contained $2,
000. All the money was recovered
except $2,500. The money was ship
ped to pay the wages of the cannery
men.
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CANDIDATE ON THREE TICKETS.
District Attorney Heney Declares be
Will Ran on Three Tickets.
SEATTLE, Aug. 27. "I will be a
candidate on three tickets in the
forthcoming municipal election In San
Francisco, the Democratic, Indepen
dent tickets, and the Independent
League." Said Francis J. Heney, the
graft prosecutor today.
"I just returned from an outing in
Oregon and will soon depart for
California to begin the campaign.
20 ACRES; $23,500.
Wena tehee Apple Orchard Brings
That Amount of Money.
WENATCHEE, Wash., Au. 27. L.
S. Palmer of Chicago, purchased 20
acres of orchard yesterday from J.
IL Miller for $23,500.
The land contains on of the old
est orchards In the valley and lies
about a mile south of the-city. Mr.
Miller retains the crop for this sea
son, which amounts to about 7000
boxes of apples, giving possession
November 1. ' ,
Mr. Palmer is connected with the
R, C. Dawes gas syndicate, owner of
the Seattle, Hammond, lnd., Chicago
and other plants in middle west ci
ties. Mr. Dawes was comptroller of
currency under President McKinley
and is also planning to Invest In this
section. .'
Killed In SueL
CALISTOGA, Calif., Aug. 27.
Henry Kisser is dead and Ernest Pic
kett is wounded, following a gun duel
between them after a quarrel over
a drink of wine. Pickett claims Kis
ser shot first He claims Kisser or-
he refused shot him. Pickett then
blew away Kisser's cheBt with a
shot gun.
Eyesight to be Restored. .
LONDON, Aug. 27. Hope is ex
pressed that the eyesight of General
Booth, the founder of the Salavtlon
Army will be completely restored
following an operation on his eyes.
Physicians declare the operation will
bo successful.' The General is pro
gressing favorably. , .
. Singer Fatally Injured. . -PITTSBURG,
Aug. 27. William H.
Singer, one of the best known Pitts
burg "Iron Kinks" is .believed to be
fatally injured as the result of an
automobile accident that occurred
near his summer home at ProvlJence,
R. I., last night Singer Is seventy
years ot age and his wealth la estJ
mated at $30,000,000. Last year be
invited his four children to u'm 0 In
ner with him and on the plate of each
was a paper absolutely transferring
four millions of dollars to each of the
guests.
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1 Htinefa In ITolo
Through the diligence of the city
attorney and city marshal arrests
have been made thick and fast during
the last two or three days. Boys
have been "pulled" for entering a
cigar store and lunch counter and
the proprietor fined; gentlemen have
been arrested for going to a hotel and
entertaining apd have been put under
heavy bondsfor so doing; other par
ties have been arrested and heavily
fined forselling "near beer," and we
wonder where the "moral wave" will
end.perhaps only the city attorney
can forteM. Vale Plaindealer.
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LA GRANDE,
TAfT GIVE HIS
HEARTY SUPPORT
TAFT SENDS TELEGRAM
TO CONSERVATIONISTS
Taft Gives Hearty Co-operation of Ad
ministration to Aid In Conserving;
Our Natural Wealth PInchot Pre-
sides This Afternoon McGee of The
Agriculture Department . Delivers
Address Teal of Portland Reads
Taft's Telegram Telegram Arouses
Interest.
SEATTLE, Aug. 27. The following
telegram from President Taft was
read before the First National Con
servation Congress by . Joseph Teal,
of Portland, who presided at the ses
sion this morning:
"I send you congratulations on the
object of your meeting and sincerely
hope that your deliberations will re--suit
in useful conclusions. Ton can
count on the earnest support of this
administration for the policy of con
servation of our' natural resources by
every means properly within the Juris
diction of the federal authorities and
the support on such recommendations
as you may make to congress as may
best be adopted to secure useful leg
islation toward the same end.
WILLIAM II.. TAFT." '
The telegram was greeted with tu
multous applause and it is said that
it was very gratifying to the men who
are fighting for the adoption of strong
resolutions., endorsing an active policy
In the conservation of water powers,
forests, public lands, ?tc
The second day of the congress was
cpened by PInchot who dwelt for some
time upon the primtfry object of tho
conservation congress and which he
classified, first as development, sec
ond, the preventatlon of waste and
destruction and third the protection ot
our lands, water powers, etc.
Taft is Fair.
Pinchot presided at this afternoon's
session. Dr. W. J. McGee of the de
partraent of agriculture, delivered a
speech. John Barrett, director of the
American republics, talked briefly on
the subject of conservation. He re
ferred to the stand taken by Taft as
fair, and that the country will rely
upon him for progress not retrogres
sion. - ' . '
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