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LA GRANDE, tJNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY,- MAY 18, 1910.
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HASO STRIKE THREATENS TO BE
FATAL TO LIVES OF
MILITIAMEN. ' .
SOLDIERS CAN'T GET ANY SLEEP
consternation of the nobleman and the
surprise of New York society,
PENDLETON WOMAN StICIDES.
Shoots Herself In the Presence of Her
Husband Dlspondcnt and Tired.
More Reinforcements Must Be Sent or
Soldiers Will Collapse from Lack of
Sleep In Guarding Cement Factory
from Strikers Ambushes Contain
Angry Strikers Who Fire at Guards
man nnrtnir Wlirht None Kara Been
. l-9 Hart Yet. '
Ilaso, Mo., May 18. Weary from a
24-hour vigil, two companies of Mis
souri state militia are trying to hold
m check 21,000 strikers In the Atlas
Portland Cement company factory,
and must be' reinforced today or fur
ther trouble will ensue.','
Since their arrival yeBterday, the
guardsmen have been unable to sleep,
One company was fired upon by men
hidden In the brushes adjoining the
camp grounds but none were Injured.
Many threats have been made against
the soldiers and fear of bloodshed is
great. ,
Commanding officers 'have tele
graphed to Jefferson City for more
troops and it is expected that the
companies at Columbia, Trenton and
Unlonville will" arrive before night
EARTH TO ENTER TAIL OF
ICT A C
iLI rt ij
ha i m rm
lIllLLLl U UUlf
Rosa Parr, a well known half-breed
woman who has spent all of her life
In and near this city, committed sui
cide In her room at Toppenlsh, Wn.,
Sunday night, according to Informa
tion received In this city today. The
first report received was that the wo
man had been murdered, but a tele
phone message from the marshal at
Toppenish stated that the evidence
tended to show that the woman had
ended her own life.
According to this testimony the wo
man had been heard to say earlier in
the evening that she was having a lot
of trouble and that she proposed to
end it and end it quick. At the time
SUe COIUUIIIMSU IUO UO0U tul uiu uiti
husband, "Shorty" Saunders, were In
their room, disrobing for bed. The
woman was standing in front of her
dresser when she remarked that Bhe
was sot good for anything and that
she would kill herself. He told her
she would do nothing of the kind, but
hardly had he spoke when she pulled
a 22 calibre revolver from the dresser
drawer and fired a bullet into her
right temple. Pendleton E. Q.
AND HEiE AT 1! TONIGHT
Woodmen of the World Convention.
Baker City, May 18. One hundred
delegates are attending the convention
of the fifth district of the Woodmen
of the World wntch opened here to
day. The meetings are held in . the
Elks hall. There will .be a ban
quet and speeches tonight. . ,A
rell-Borlnnd Nuptials. t
New York, May 17. A wedding
which baa attracted a , gieat deal of
attention in metropolitan society took
place at the Church of the Incarna
tion, Miss Maudcline. Borland becom
ing the bride of Clarence Pell. The
new Mrs. Pell is one of the three
daughters of Nelson Borland. In the
list of wedding attendants was her j
sister, Miss Alice Borland, and M.
prme Wilson, Jr., her fiancee. The
latter Is related to the Astors, his
mother being a daughter of William
Astor, a grandson of the original John
Jacob Astor. ' .
The bridegroom is one of the two
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Pell.
He was attended by his brother, "Ber
tie" Pell, who now resides in Paris
and is said to be studying for the min
istry. The bridegroom's mother was
once engaged to a titled foreigner,
but,' repenting in time, she eloped to
Long Island with Herbert Pell, where
thev were auietly married, to the
Fill 'FRISCO
FIND SISTER AT
ALIO PARTY ARRIVED 1 IX LA
GRANDE LAST SIGHT.
. Facts About Comet. V
Will begin its transit across jun's
disc at 7:32:10 tonight, Pacific time.
(Latest computation by ' Professor
Lucsckncr, astronomer at t'nlicrsltj
of California.) ,
Time of Ingres 7:59jlO. Egress t
8s37iie. . 1. V -:
Earth will enter tall at 5 o'clock.
Emerge at 11 o'clock. .
Earth will pass through tall at rate
of 60 miles a seeond. V
Eastern astronomers voaj prraict
Illumination of western skies tonight.
t Estimated thickness of tall, 1,000,000
miles. ... :
Distance betweea eartk and comet'
head, 14,000,000 mllea.; ?
' Though meteoric phenomena are
anticipated, and no ill effects fr'on
gaseous composition of the tall' are
likely, the passing of the earth this
,.
evening through the tall of Halley's
comet will be an important event and
sclentifical observations and readings
will W taken by La Grande savants
who are well versed In astronomy. In
addition to those who will compile
data from the visions to be seen, there
will be hundreds on the hilltops to
night, Intent on gaining the moBt de-
BirJ ble, views possible. Scientific ob
servatlons will be made through the
huge Dai'dou telescope from a point
n',ar Morgan Lake, and the aavauts
will be under the tutorship of John
S. Hodgins, a member of the Coast
Astronomical society and a graduate
of Lick Observatory, while other
members of the party will be Perry
Oliver, T. J. Scroggin, George L
Cleaver, C M. Humphreys and others,
Few in La Grande show any alarm
at what'will happen this evening when
earth-' passes through the tail at
Slaking a Tour of Oregon and Interior
Country.
polntll.OOO.OOO miles from the comet
Itself. , ' '' .
Most Brilliant at 11 P. M. .
' While the tail will doubtlessly loom
up with much brilliancy at an early
hour this evening, the principal hour
of interest is at 11 o'clock tonight
when coast cities will be entirely en
wrapped In the tail. The next hour
In which a splendid view of the comet
should be had will be between 9 and
. U, WJ ... . CC.IvCC
of the moon will take place. Between
May 22 and 29 the comet will be
brilliantly outlined in the sky after
the moon sets, commencing on the
2' at 8:45 and continuing on the 30
when the moon sets at 11:20. p. m.
Cau't See Transit
Late this afternoon it was learned
from the United Press that the transit
of the sun will occur at a time of the
day when the sun has sunk beneath
the Borrlzon of the high mountains
west of La Grande and the proposed
trl to Morgan lake may be cancelled.
, . Meteors Seen A Ircudy.
Topeka, Kan., May 18. A small me
teorite shot through the root of the
Shawnee building this morning and
struck within a few feet of J. W,
Going, the manager of the Shawnee
insurance company. , ii caused a
panic among the five clerks, It was
too hot to handle.
Not Through Center.'
Berkeley,' May: 18. Astronomer
Lueschner of the University of Call
fornla, today said the earth would not
pass through the exact center of 'the
tail but a little to one side. He de
clares the transit of the sun will not
be descernable to the naked eye,.
Transit Should He Seen.
University, of Washington, Seattle
May 18. Professor Gould, head of .the
astronomical department of the uni
versity, said today that it will take
about eight hours Jor the earth to
pass through the comet's tail and
that it will be hardly visible to the
naked eye owing to the moonlight and
that scientists had better take advan
take of lis passing across the sun disk
to seek evidence as regarding its
Bulldity. ;
Koreans are Terror Stricken,
Seoul, Korea, May 18. At the ap-
I proach of the comet the Korean offi
cials and populace alike, are becom
ing terror stricken. They believe Is
ts a warning that the ancient dynasty
is to fall. . Fanatics are calling upon
the populace to rise and drive out
the Japanese conquering invaders.
The Japanese garrisons have been
strengthened as a protection against
the rebellion.
LINDSAY 11
IN DENVER
REFORMERS SCORE REMARKABLE
VICTORY IX MUNICIPAL WAR
YESTERDAY.
CALL MORGAN AGENT.
lUllinver Investiiratlon Mav See Mor.
gan Interests on the Stand
Washington, May 18. Further in
vestigation of Balllnger was marked
today by the prediction that George
Perkins of J. Plerpont Morgan & Co..
will be called to the stand to testify
as a witness. In recorded letters be
fore the committee marked personal
and confidential to Balllnger, Bhows
that Balllnger soon after he became
secretary, recommended that Engineer
Thomson of Seattle, accompany Per
kins on the Alaskan trio for the pur
pose of investigating the county with
a view to railroad construction. Bal
llnger had been In communication
with Perkins, said the letter to Thom
son, ahd recommended him when Per-
Kins . insisted on uamnger recom
mending a man. f "' '' .
TOWN WET BYFIFTEIN THOUSAND
Judge Lindsay and His Army of Fol
lowers Standing for Reformation of
Municipal Affairs In Denver, Stanl
the Ylctors Today Judging from
Incomplete Returns from Yote of
Yesterday Public Sanction .of
Judge Apparent.
ASSURED
Denver, May 18. A sweeping vic
tory for the reformers, headed by
Juvenile Judge Lindsay, author of
"The Beast and the Jungle" an ex
Tose of alleged revolting conditions
of graft in Colorado politics is to
day indicated ty the returns from the
municipal election of yesterday. The
republican organization was routed
and the democrats won a signal vic
tory, .' , . ' I :, .y'r . " '
The vote U taken as indicative of
public support and sanction of JudM
LlndBay .who worked for the reform
ers throughout the bitter campaign,
in addition' to what he has already
done for the reform wave in periodi
cal works. ' "
In addition to the reform and anti
reform fight, the local option wave
cut considerable figure but the victory
was scored by the wets by a majority
of 15,000, according to incomplete re
turns. , : ;.: ' :
MT GLENN
SAMUE, M0FFET EVIDENTLY
HEADED FOR MT, GLENN.
New Theory as to Probable Cause of
Serious Accident Comes to Llghi.
h
Mrs. W. W. Barney of Mt. Glenn, is
a sister of the aged man who two
nights ago fell In the O. R. & N. turn
table pit, sustained injuries , which
will no doubt prove fatal. A new sup-
ositionj as to the reason for .Mr.
Moffet'8 fall Into the pit has come
t'i light with the discovery of a rela
tive of his. In that it is believed h
had struck across the country ' to
reach Mr. Glenn on his arrival here by
train from Salt Lake. In his haste
to reach his final destination, he may
have stumbled Into the pit ::
At noon today MofTet was still un
conscious. He was visited this morn
ing by Mrs. Barney who was called
to La Grande by ; telephone as soon
as it was known that . her brother
had been injured. The victim of the
accident Is very deaf and It may be
lime time before he can be made
to understand that Information as to
his accident ts en;rly c"2t. "
Driving an "E-M-F 30," the wheels
covered with mud and the body of the
car showing scars from a long and
strenuous trip, Dr. E. B. Merchant,
accompanied by his mother and fath
er, arrived In the city last evening
from San Francisco and stopped un
til this morning at the Foley hotel.
These people started out from Sat
Francisco to see the Oregon Interior
country of which the newspapers arc
now talking, 'They traveled north
ward across the state line into Klam
ath Falls. Xhn they visited Lake-
view, Irod Mourttalu, Bums, Val
Weiser and Baker City, The run from
San Francisco to Klamath was 421
miles and was made In 27 1-2 hours
running time. ' ' '
The doctor reports some very heavy
roads but stated there was none so
bad that the car he is driving could
not go through In good shape. He
has no trouble with the mechanism
and is thoroughly wedded to that style
o' machine. ' , . 1 , ;
The party passed over some of the
old Oregon trail between Vale and
Huntington and the doctor's father,
who was a pioneer In the west, die
tinctly remembered a number of
points that he had seen when cross
leg the mountains long before an au
tomobile was ever dreamed of. Like
Ezra' Meeker he came across with an
ox team.
The party continued on Its trip
westward this morning and will vis t
Pendleton,' then Prlnevllle and from
there will go Into Portland.
; New Pool Rooms.
Paul Bros., owners of Paul's Smoke
House, are" installing two standard
Brunswick Balke pool tables. They
are the best product-of that firm's
output. TThe room Is well lighted
and the management Invites the pat-
AND ALL VISIT AT
UNION
t,YK.T WILL BE REPEATED A T
A DAY TO WE NAMED LATER.
Mr. M. B. Donohue Succeeds to
Management f the Coming Show.
To close all business houses in
La Grande for one day, take' the fami
lies, clerks and ah who will go to
Union and attend the horse show -In
a body, is a move put On foot last
svenlog by a number of business men,
It is meeting with hearty approval
wherever mentioned and so far as
known not a business house has re
fused to join the great' army of La
Grande people on the horse show day.
To bi'iflg this plan to a successful
termination, however, ft will be nec
essary for tho railroad company to
have the last say In tho matter. Un
less accommodations can be made for
hauling at least a thousand people to
ODD FELLOWS CONVENE.
Huge Parade on Down Town Street
Starts Convention if Right.
Engenc, May ISr-Mrs, Addle Groat
of La Grande, Ore., was elected gran
president of the Rebekahs this after
noon. .. . ;,. ....
tlons must be opened with the little
0
ioad as well in order to permit O..R.
A..N. equipment to be huuled over tht.';
iiiiC It would be Impossible to trans-,
ter the number of passengers who win
aitond from tbe transcontinental rail-'
uad to the" ft)ur' and unless thfl
coaches can be run into Uulori ths ef
fort will doubtless prove a failure
However, all of these, things will bo
takeu up with the proper departments
at an early date. "
Civr.i Pleased With Attempt.
Unit;::,' OVe., May- 18. (Special.)
Business men here, after hearing of
the attempt made by La Grande to
Union it would be folly, according to ; attend the horse show here In a body,
the view of those talking up the prop
osition, to make an attempt. But If
the company catches the La Grande
spirit and gives a reasonabe rate for
round trip under a guarantee of a cer
tain number of passengers then the
transaction will soon have been closed
and the Observer will at once an
nounce details of the arrangements.
No one attempts to guess the atti
tude the company will assume, but
there is reason to believe that Mr.
McMurray, the genera! passenger
agent, will find some ruling that he
ran affix to La Grande's request so
that railroad accommodations will
follow. : 'v '
The O. R. Sc. N. company is not the
r-nly concern to figure with, for to
reach Union It Is necessary to travel
ever the short line from Union Junc-;'on-
This means tbat traffic negotln-
today expressed themselves In vn
mlstakable language telling of their
appreciation. ' .
This town Is going to a great 'Kif
of expense to hold, the biggest br.S'j
show In any town of its size in :he
northwest and those in charge an
nounce progress at every meeting ?f
the committees. Should La Grande
succeed in bringing about what has
been reported in the way of closing
up stores in that city ao that evety
ont can attend this horse show the
Union people will remember it for- J
ever, and Join La Grande in any un
dertaking that may come up.
Today Umiou people, while figuring
on their own event first, have men
tioned the Elgin apple show end thj
La Grande fair' intimating that at
both of these gatherings this city wl 1
be well represented. .
Decision to repeat the annual aster
show next fall was reached at a meet
lug of the Neighborhood club yester
day afternoon and Mrs. M. P. Donohue
placed at the head of it. The date
will not be set until later in the year
when it will be possible to Judge t
That period of the season the asters
will be most prolific. Tentative ft
least, plans have been started to make
the coming event the mwi !mpor'.nut;
of any yet held, for experiences have
been patterned by In the past and
tho Neighborhood club members are
In possession of facta, data and ex
perience that will insure a gre i(w
success than ever before, If the aler
crop is up to Its usual standard hero.
Two Generals Retire.
Mrfl. bonotiile' will be a hew general
at tho helm of the big; ovent, to' 1
two years past, MesdameS ft. P.ilacA
and E. E. Bragg have been the chlofi.
who have brought such splendid re
sults. These two ladies feel that the
enormous amount of work connected
with the show, should be relieved
from . their shoulders, and while the
club is grieved at' - losing ; the
staunch commanders, the ; members
like the ladles themselves, are not
adhering to the policy of overwork
ing any one set of members.
Mrs. Donohue, the new chairman,
has kept In close touch with civic and
dub matters alike and is schoolel
n them to such a degree that she
wJI be able to carry on the work
successfully. '. '
Eugene, Ore., May 18. Eight hun
dred delegates are attending the ses
sion of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel
lows ' which started today. Over a
thousand Odd Fellows and Etebekahs
are crowding the city. This after
noon a huge parade was held on the
down town streets with 2000 in line.
The Rebekahs elect their grand lodge
officers this afternoon and the Odd
Tcllows tomorrow. .
FIGHT SITE IS
UNDECIDED
EMERYVILLE TRACK WILL NOT BE
USED BY PROMOTERS.
New and More Serious Obstruction t
Big Mill Appears Today,
. .Wsler " Wagon U Rnmbllng. ,
San Jose, May 18. San Jose echoed
to the rumbling of' the water wagon
this morning, and mearly all the loyal
San Francisco, May 13. Fight pro-;
moter Jack Gleasou stated today that
maybe the- Jeffries-Johnson fight
would not be held at Emeryville ow
ing to the feeling of the residents of
'Alameda county agaluBt.the bout. He.
said he had not decided where the
mill would be staged, bat it would
probably be at San Francisco as most
of the city officials were willing to
grant the permit. ' Other California
cities have made offers of sites.' "Cer
tainly they will fight.", continued
Gieason. ' .. '. ' ;"y
cording to the leaders in the move
ment, all the human Irrigation works
citizens of the city pinned white rib-' In the Golden state will ba nt out of
bons to their lapels and climbed onto j business within another decade. Th
the old cart, in honor of the thousands j sessions of the convention will con
of antl-rnra enthusiasts who assem-1 tlnue through tomorrow and several
hld here today at the state con ven- "dry s" of national prominence are
Ucn of the Prohibition party. Ac- scheduled to speak.
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