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VOLUME VIII
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1909.
NUMBER 2S5.
tun FATAL
AUTO JOY (III
WIFE OF FROMIXENT ,
LAWIER IJiSTAXTLT KILLED
Two Men Arrested Today Following
Death of Participant in fcJoy Ride
in Portland Testerday Morning An
tomobile Skidded And Leaped Forty
Feet From Enbankment Three Wo
men Arrested But Later Released
Others Held.
PORTLAND, Sept. 20. Harry Hol
land, a chauffeur and John Robertson,
a machinist, were arrested today, fol
lowing the death of Dolly Ferrera,
a divorced wife of Attorney Ferrera,
who was killed In a "Joy Ride" early
Sunday morning, when an automobile,
driven by Holland and occupied by
Dolly Roberston, Anna Rose and Eva
Meyer, skidded and leaped 40 feet
from an enbankment. Dolly was In
stantly, killed and others slightly In
jured. The party was riding in the W. M.
Ladd auto, and were unfamiliar with
the machine used at the time. The
men may face several serious charges.
The three women were Jailed, and
later released. s
AXOTHER PACKED HOUSE.
Large Audience Highly Delighted With
Show at The Tastlme.
There can be no doubt left In the
minds of the large audience that
packed the Pastime last night, as to
the dramatic worth of "Peaceful Val
ley." It was a distinct hit from first
to last. The cast Is large and well
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balanced, and the costuming of the
first act especially was extremely
beautiful.
.As to the cast, they all deserve un
stinted praise for their clever work.
Mr. Curtiss came in for a large share
of the applause In the part of "Hosea"
and the supporting cast was not far
behind him In the expressions of
praise from all present
Miss Louise .Kelley as "Vlrgle",
played her part with much feeling,
as did Miss Natino as "Phyllis" and
Miss Schuinwa'y as "Martha."
"Peaceful Valley" will pack the
house at each performance.
ENORMOUS YILLG
: Oil OtIS RANCH
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTT-KINE
BUSHELS AVERAGE. '
Tom Snyder Caps Climax on Out
Yields on The Hunter Farm.
What is affirmed to be an accurate,
yet almost preposterous oat yield for
a 20-acre field Is reported by Tom
Snyder on the Hunter firm near
Island City. One hundred and twenty
nine bushels per acre of high grade
oats Is the yield, and although' it is
reported that another man attained
the enormous yield on a smaller piece
of land, this Is beHeved to be the rec
ord breaking yield iu the history of
oats in Union county.
The crop reported is the average
for the 20-ucre field and some, com
parison may be gained when consid
erable wonder and admiration was ex
pressed at 80 and 83 bushel yields re
ported last week by Walter M. Pierce
and the McCall farm.
Beverly Skirls
The Skirt with a Swing and a
Dash that is not found in other skirts.
The skirt that is properly tailored;
the styles are right and made from
the newest cloths.
New Suits
New Shoes
New Hats
New Silks
New Coats
New Sweaters
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Pants
Royal Tailored
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ELAVlSlfTLETTER
WRITES RESrECTFUL LETTER
TO TAFT ABOUT COAL LA3iDS
Promises to Expose Some Sensational
Charges in The Sear Future Says
lie Felt it His Doty to Lay So-Called
'Plot Before President Still Be
Heies he is Acting In Good Faith he
Aflirm sCharges Against Ballinger
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SEATTLE, Sept 20. In a letter to
President Taft, mailed yesterday,
Louis R. Glavis, who left the govern
ment as a result of the president's
Investigation of charges Glavis filed
against Secretary Ballinger, Glavis in
forms the public he will in the near
future publish facts In his possession
regarding the Cunningham Coal Land
and Alaska transactions. They are
believed to be of a sensational nature.
Glavls'8 letter to Taft said: "I have
laid before you all the essential facts
In my possession regarding the official
conduct In certain cases by the de
partment of the Interior, concerning
the coal lands in Alaska, as the chief
of field division, I am directly con
cerned. Because of the tremendous
values Involved Ifelt it my personal
responsibility most keenly, that this
evidence indicated the great syndicate
la trvlne to secure a monopoly on
this coal In violation of the law. UIti
mately I felt It myself obliged to ap
peal to you over the heads of my
superior officers in order to bring
about the enforcement of law, which
in a measure would conserve these
coal lands to the people at large.
"I deemed it my duty to Bubmit the
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OMAHA STRIKE LEADERS WILL-'
IXG TO LEAVE IT TO HIM
Strike Leaders Are Anxious to Have
President Taft Take Hand in Matter
at Omaha What he Says Goes With
The Strikers President Arrives
There This Afternoon And Will Take
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Dinner at Omaha This Evening
Then West.
OMAHA, Eept 20. President Taft
arrived at 4:30 o'clock, and took an
auto ride to Sioux City, but returned
to Omaha for dinner.
C. O. Pratt, the leader of the Btreet
car strike announced today - that he
had asked President Taft to arbitrate
the strike. He said: "If Taft finds a
single demand unjust or unfair, we
will return to work Immediately. If
he wants to postpone his decision un
til a better time to give it, or if the
companies agree before Taft Is ready
to submit the contentions to an im
partial board, we will return to work,
pending the decision."
The number of riots yesterday, were
several. Many were hurt more or
less, though none seriously. '
A few cara are running today, par
tially on account of the presence of
President Taft, who has drawn much
of the public attention his way.
Taft has wired the Street Car com
panies, requesting no cars b? moved
from 4 this afternoon until after his
departure. It Is believed there is a
fear of violence, although the situ
ation Is peaceful.
Taft's Car Afire.
DES MOINES, Sept 20. Taffa car,
the Mayflower, caught fire at 1:30 this
morning. Servants smelled the smoke
and found a blaze in the kitchen. It
was soon extinguished.
Insurgent Chief Amicable.
DES MOINES, Sept. 20. Senator
Cummins, chief of the Insurgents, wel
comed Taft this morning and escorted
him home to breakfast.
, There is nothing in Cummin's atti
tude to indicate he i3 miffed with
Taft's attack on the insurgents In a
speech before the capltol today de
clared the Inter state commerce act
inadequate, and he favored the cre
ation of an interstate commerce court
of five members to handle transporta
tion cases.
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TO BE RESERVES
SOUVENIR GRAND LODGE MEETS
IS SEATTLE TODAY.
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Hostettler And Striker Are Represent
ing Oregon There.
SEATTLE, Sept. 20. The Souverln
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows went
Into the first session at the Moore the
atre today, and were welcomed in ad
dresses. Preparation of programs for
the week's work occupied the day.
facts to you and can't regret my action
since their may be now even greater
danger, but the title of these coal
lands be fraudulently secured by syn
dicates, and It Is no less my !uty to
my country to make puV-c the fact
In my possession cor lug which, I
firmly believe you've been mislead.
This I shall do in the near future with
a full sense of the seriousness of my
action and deep abiding respect for
your great office.
Respectfully yours,
(signed) LOUIS R. GLAVIS.
ARBITRATE ST
A military council or the patriarchs
militant was held at nine this morn
ing in the Odd Fellows temple. Rep
resentatives from all parts of the
country will attend and it is estimated
that 8,000 Odd Fellows are now here.
A move is on foot to secure recogni
tion of Odd Fellows as a reserve for
the National Guard.
Delegates to the souverln grand
lodge are comprised of past grand
masters of the grand lodgs in each
state. Ed Hostettler of The Dalles,
and Doctor Striker of Portland, who
fills the vacancy caused by the death
of Richard Scott, comprise Oregon's
delegation at the Seattle meeting. W.
J. Snodgrass, now ill at Portland, Is
the only grandmaster that La Grande
can boast of.
P. A. Hantx, brigadier general for
the Oregon Patriarchs Militant, with
headquarters in Baker City, ia also a
delegate, representing the militant of
the state.
Johnson May Live.
ROCHESTER, Minn, Sept. 20.
Johnson will live, if his vitality con
tinues good.. If he can obtain com
pnratire freedom from gas today, his
early recovery is absolutely assured.
FRIDAY MOTIOX DAY.
Attorneys Notified to be at Court
House to TrcHent Cases.
Judge Knowles has set Friday as
motion day and the clerk has notified
all the attorneys to be on hand at 10
o'clock a. m. to get their cases at Is
sue. There will be no special session
of the grand Jdry before court opens
and it is expected that the work of the
grand Jurors will then bo light.
SEINE STEEL
GREAT ADO IX REGION OF KEN-
HEWICK TODAT.
Large Shipment of Steel And Work.
men Reaches Scene of Grading."
KENNEWICK, Wn, Sept. 20. Ten
car loads of steel for the North Coast
road arrived here Sunday with a big
gang of men. Track laying is to be
gin at once, under the direction of
W. H. Saxton, the new Master Me
chanic. Material for 75 miles or track
was In thla shipment, and more is
on the way from Pueblo, Colo. The
work is to go up North Yakima valley
and also towards Spokane, and be
rushed where ever grading is com
pleted.
The firBt engine on the new road
is expected in a few days from an
eastern shop. Others completed, are
on the way here. The line may pos
sibly be handling valley freight to
Spokane this fall. The road It is be
lleved here will be a pacific extension
for the Northwestern.
BEET FULLING NEXT WEEK.
Monday Set as The Day For Work of
i ' The Secson to liegln.
It was announced from the omce of
th : Amalgamated Sugar company that
the boot pulling would begin next
Monday. It Is. expected that by that
tlmo labpr scarcity will be somewhat
alleviated as harvest will then be al
most over. Several local employment
agents said today that few men were
beinp' bo'-V 'nto the harvest " fields.
While a large number of threshing
machines are still running, this week
will about wind the work up. Japa
nese labor wilt be used in the beet
fields, but there are a number of white
men also who will seek work in the
fields.
Off to Southern California.
Miss Mamie Harris leaves tomorrow
for San Jose, where she will take
course In the San Jose Normal school
slavery exists
iii mexico says
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VIRAL FORMS FOUND
THAT SHOCK THE
CIVILIZED
LIFE SLAVERY FOR TINY DEBTS
SOX HELD SLAVE FOR HIS
. FATHER'S EARLIER DEBTS
President Diaz Remotes Country
School System Because The Govern
meat Meeds' The Money Russian
Like Practices Carried Out Daily
Terrible Prisons And Akful Funish
nicnt Inflicted on The Prisoners of
State.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. Peonage to
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the extent tf absolute slavery In the .
worst form exists in Mexico, fostered .
by the government officials, are the
sensational charges contained the first
of a series of articles on, "The Slav
ery of Yutatan, Barbarous Mexico" by
John Kenneth Turner,' in the current
American magazine. The editor de
clares the government more autocra
tic than Russia, and has its Siberian
hot lands spy system, political prison
ersand terrible prisons.
He says the news never before was
reported to this country because Presi
dent Diaz controls the news centers
and suppresses the truth. v
Turner says he fdund Mexico a
country with a constitution and laws
as fatr as our country, but neither In -operation.
There are no political par
ties. The president is ruling every
thing with a standing army. The
public school system in the vast coun
try districts were abolished because
the government needs the money. He
declares hundreds of thousands have
been held In actual, slavery. They
doa't call It "Slavery" call it "enfor
ced service for debt." ' ' . - '
He first found the evidences of slav
ery in the Yucatan, Henequen, sysal .
hemp plantations. He says 8,000 Ya
kut Indians were imported from So
nora, and 300 Chinese, 4,000 native
Mayas, who formerly owned the land.
He declares the man is seized for
debt of the family and becomes a
ulave. He is paid living expenses, but
the original debt is never decreased.
The debt Is transferred from father to
son. They , are horribly tortured to
make them vork. t
GETTING EVIDENCE TOGETHER."
Attorney Olfrer Will r be Ready to
Leave For Spokane Sunday or
'. Monday.
Attorney" Turner Oliver is working
hard this week in winding up the evi
dence in the rate hearing to be held
In Spokane before the' Interstate Com
merce Commission on the 29th. Mr.
Oliver expects to leave for Spokane
Sunday, evening' or Monday morning
to be present In time to look over the
lines of evidence filed before the hear
ing. " The commissioners go directly
to Spokane from Salt Lake City, but
it is not known whether , they will
come through La Grande or go via
Butte.
Japs to Attend Fortola. .
TOKIO, Sept. 20. The cruiser Id
zumo, Captain Jakeshlta, sailed this
morning to attend the Portola festival
at San Francisco in October. The
Portola Is In honor of the discovery of
San Francisco bay.
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