1 A - S-4 ' il!ii:Mi M-v ' lii'J U r Ij i VOL. XI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREdONWEDNESD AY, JUNE 1, 1910 NUMBER 181 . . . r - - IK M M fi I , ilTl MB 1 AT TEDDY CONSIDERABLE CHAGRIN ' EX ' PRESSED BY OFFICIALS AID AND PRESS AT TEDDY'S SPEECH. IL1 When Roosevelt' Told ,. English " to Rale Egypt of Get Out, English , Blood wu Riled and Expressions Heard on Every Hand that Roose Tell Overstepped ' His Bounds of .rvpiietj mm m London. June L The London Times this afternoon warns Theodore Roose. Telt that he roust not he surprised "should unpleasant manifestations ac cur, due to the sensitiveness result Ing from his criticisms yesterday. The aTerage Englishmen are angered ver the speech.. They frankly state he talked of . things which were none of his business." English afflcialdom refuses to com ment publicly on Colonel Roosevelt's speech at Guild hall yesterday when he advised the English to rule Egypt if they thought to do bo, or get out It is plain that many officials fear the speech may result in an Upheaval of the Anglo-Egyptian returns. Many declare , that,y Roosevelt violated di plomatic propriety, and compare his speech to that of Lord Sack vilie' West, M the time of the Incident when Prec i idei ident Cleveland dismissed the British ambassador for . advising citizens to vote for Cleveland. -The London press is dumbfounded at Roosevelt's utterances. The Eve ning Star, says: "He is guilty of a grave offense against the laws bind ing host and guest" The Call views the muddle as a boyish standard mi calls the speech a serial crime lit tle short of sacrilege. All newspapers concede Roosevelt's arraignment of the English people, especially after having received the city's' highest honor, as a gross violation of pro prieties. , ; .;-. ) . Roosevelt Unruffled. , Apparently unaffected by the pres ent, unpopularity which Roosevelt holds, he spent nearly an hour today reading various comments upon his speech of yesterda. Apparently the criticisms did not ruffle him. Roose velt was a guest of honor at a lunch eon given by the Irish members of Parliament, and Nationalists. John Redmond, leader of the' Irish, presid ed. CLASSIC RACE MARKED BY GLOOM BY EMPTY ROYAL BOX A. Fairies Lemberg Wins Classic Event In London Today. London, June 1. A. Fairies'., Lem berg won the classic English derby at -Epsom Downs today. This is the greatest English event , This sea son's was to be the most spectacular but owing to the death of the king, the day was a gloomy event Thous ands .present were .subdued, by . the sight of the royal box empty, when formerly it was the center of attracx tion at the classic race. GLOOM IB ON EPSOM DOWNS E. 0. S. If. S. ALUMNI REUNION. Largt dumber of Former Students In - Attendance. Weston. Ore., May ' 31. On Satur day evening, .May 28, in the dining hall of the ladles' dormitory,' the Alumni association of the. Eastern Oregon Normal school, held its an nual banquet The dining room was tastefully decorated with clematis and school pennants. . The school colors were carried out In red and white roses, red candles also ornamented the tables. , Mr. Joseph Scott, presi dent of the association, acted as toast master. . A very pleasing program, consisting of the following numbers, was rendered: v.. Vocal Solo. . .......... J. E. Keefe, Jr. Vacol Sala........ Clark Wood Address. ............ .Dr. C. J. Smith ToastTen Years Hence", ..... ........ .". .". ....... i . .Mary Zufcher Address, j ..... ... . . . Alvah Shumway , Toast "The Chicken". ........... . : .$upt. rank jv. - WelT Vocal Solo. . . Mrs.' J. D. Plamondon ToastThe Last Lear. . . . . , .... ......Lillian Holman Address Joseph N.. Scott . An ' exhellent menu wa served . by the Epworth league, donsisting . of pineapples, dhlcken, mashed potatoes, pickles, olives, gruit, salad, tea, bis cuits, coffee cakes and ice cream. BOARD UNABLE TO LET COX. TRACT FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDING. Adjourned Meeting Set for Tonight When It Is Hoped That Decision Will Be Reached. If possible, the board of education will tonight let the'contract for the construction of the new high school building. The matter was to have been decided upon last night but'ih account of all bids being in excess of the amount of bonds floated , to build the school, no action was taken. The meeting was adjourned to meet again this evening when it is hoped that the, job will be let; The list of bidders follow : Newport Engineering Company, of Portland; Bartlett Roth, of Pull man, Washington; William Oliver Bridge company of Spokane," Bids for the plumbing aud heating were received from C H. Sutherland Co., of Walla Walla; Gleeson & Muegge, of Baiter City; ; W. J. Griffith Heating company, of Spokane; W. G. McPheson Co., of Portland; Geo. W. O'Neill, La Grande; John Melville La Grande. ' - : THE RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS. Comparisons Appearing In the Cen sus Bureau's Report on Religious I - Bodies for 1906. ; I Washington, D. C, June 1, Special ( The aggregate number of 32.93S.445 communicant or; members of all re - tliglous denominations in, continental United States was reported for 1906, according to the U. S. census of re- ligious bodies for the. same year, as ; ueiauea,in pan; i oi tne u.-.S. cen . bus bureau's 1 special report on the t atiKlanf viAvf In itMaa ' C A V I n 1 j vuvjwvy uvvf iu xi coo . ill ID graLlU total the various Protestant bodies re ported 20,287,742 and the Roman Cath olic church 12,679,142. 'For the purposes of comparison the census authorities divided the prin cipal cities into four classas, those having in 1900 a population of 300,000 and oyer, constituting the first class; those of from 100,000 to -300,000 form ing the second; those of from 50,000 to 100,000 making the third;' and those of from 25,000 to 50,000 forming the fourth class. "' , ; Of, the Protestant aggregate there were 1,478,145 or 7.3 per cent, in the first class cities; 4.7 -per cent, in.the second; and 7.4 per cent. In the third and fourth classes combined, wl"" 80.6 per cent were outside the pi '. i clpai. cities. TO SGEDE TEAMSTERS START TROUBLE 05 ; FRONT STREET WHEN NON- :" UNION MEN APPEAR. WAfiT PKGE BUT WILL FIGHT Declaring They Are Nt Looking for Trouble ' but a Ba&ness.Iike Set tlement, Strikers Supplement As serUon with Promise f Treuble If Kon.union Men are Allowed toHaa Portland,, June 1. Four hundred; teamster 8 Btruck today for a raise of 25 cents dally. They are now paid 12.75.' It la believed that 2.000 more teamsters . of the city will Join them If the firBt don't meet "with success in.the fight ; , . v ' ' , Riots Approached. ' Few " near riots were enacted .on Front street during, the forenoon when non-union men 1 and . drivers were removed from',' transfer wagons by the strikers. The leaders declare they will try to win by business methods but ..will not allow; inter ference or operations of wagons.' If so they promise trouble. 7 Fruit Men Lose Heavily. ' Fruitmen are complaining that they are losing hundreds of dollars every day owing to the lack of facilities to' transfer perishable goods. CEMENT FIRM NEAR OGDEN DAMAGED TOO. IS Seven Killed Instantly by Premature Explosion Near Ogden. Salt Lake, June"). Foreman Hugh McGuire, seven Australians seven Italians and two Japs were killed by an explosion in a rock quarry of the Portland Cement company at Devil's slide, 15 miles east of Ogden today. Four hundred kegs of powder were let go prematurely. The explosion damaged the plant, a half mile away. j Thow Beahs at Prince, ' Berlin, June 1. While Crown Prince Frederick Wilshon was lead- tag the grenadier guards in , review today, Abraham Eirwiss, a Polish - Jew, Bald to be lngane tnrew what was thought to be a bomb but proved to be a bag of beans, at the prince. ' 8eattle June 1. The rush to the Iditarod diggings has become a stam pede. Seattle banking, mining and shipping Interests have started up a In early Klondike rushes. Reports say that big pans ranging from $1 to $1.50 per pan are not uncommon occurrences. '. . . Thirty-five miles cl pay dirt 600 M in i a 13 inr Ur b t IDITAROD UNO CipiES USE e nuunn FEIJt TRYING TO PRE- TEST J TPB JOHNSON-JEFF ' :: isrjcaNsoN ; klu ad, . ,- Kit; PARTIAL DEFEAT. J nilfliBlsiTllEGO Action ,of Bgard af Supervisors Yes 1 teriay aaij Statcmeni of prosecut ing Attorney Mpsbs That fight ( Will mr Started t aay Rate Ms y Be Stopped, ,1Tti Nature f thr ;r;."."i.--T.-.r.f r San. Frauciaco; June l.-rAttorney P. J. White .counsel for the. church fed eration', announced today;! that" It is not possible to prevent, the " Johiison Jeffrlea fight for' the , championship of . the world, but In all probability the mill may, be stopped after once under way., -White further announced that an executive meeting of - the federa tion will be held either tonight or tomorrow night to determine what action , will be taken following the granting; of a Fourth of July fight permit to the Broadway Athletic club, yesterday by the San Francisco board of supervisors. This permit will be j turned over to Gleason the promoter j of the big scrap.' " Must See Fight First ; t White's ' statement , signifies,' and brings to light a Btatement from Dls-trldt-Attooiej' Fickert that the proee- cutor must -see the; fight before he can ' define Its ; boundarieswhether fight and unlawful,' or sparring match and permlssable. " : "' YETERAN EDITOR IS SUFFERING . WITH RHEUMATIC ATTTACK Potland's Permier Publisher Arrived At Sanatorium Last Night. Hot Lake, June 1. Special Har vey Scott, the editor of the Portland Oregonlan, is at Hot Lake suffering with rheumatism. The veteran edi tor arrived there last bight in charge of his son, L. W. Scott, who is af filiated with the editorial department of the Oregonlan. i .''' ,'... ,1 ' While no , official statement ' has beexu made by the physicians at th sanatorium, it is understood that Mr. Scott, is quite seriously HI and .that It will take sometime for him to be relieved. .. , . - . ; Mr. Scott Is seventy-two years of age and consequently less robust to withstand the attacks of rheumatism than one of younger years. DIGGINGS PROVE TO BE WITH GOLD feet wide, and unusually rich, have been found. As a result of the tales every berth ; on steamers northward have been sold out for a month ahead of time. It Is estimated that 15,000 persons will go into the country from fiere the taext two mortths. Two and possibly three banks, will be es tablished at Idltarr.d at once. RECEIYES MAX. WELLS. Popular. Autos . Today. Caload of Arrived Added to .the many other makes of automobiles in the future a number of Maxwells will test the county roads and their owners will learn to re joice ; when the macadam highways are reached and praise the county court for building good roads. J. B. Whltemau & Sons unloaded the car today. ' Debating Team Leaves Tonight. v The Pendleton high school debat ing team leaves tonight for Eugene, where on Friday night it will en gage in a contest with the Eugene high school for the championship of the state. .The members of the team are Peter Crockatt, James Hartwell and Lyman Rice. .They will be ac companied by Principal A. C.': Hamp- fm, ana wue,- ana win : u luuuweu Thurday by G. .M. Riee of the First National bank ' and . Merle ' Chessman of the - East ' Oregonlan. Pendleton East Oregonlan. BUSINESSMEN HOLD MEETING . TO OUTLINE PLANS. , Complete Schedule for the Trip ; Union Friday Arranged. to : The . special train . carrying - the La Grande people to Union will leave at 10 o'clock on Friday morning. The La Grande band has been era ployed to make the trip and furnish music for the occasion, i W. R. Jones was unanimously chos en marshal of the day and will have complete supervision of the excur sion. . .; ;,. A soliciting committee will start tomorrow morning to provide every one with transportation for the trip. They will begin at 9 o'clock and can vass the city. . V These were the m Important, things transacted at last night's meeting of citizens la the , Commercial .club rooms. There was a fajr aendanc although many mtreauu were forilid to work overtime oa account of today being the first of the month. Most of the absent ones, however, Bent word that they were willing to be counted on any agreement made and as "a result Secretary Corpe of the Business Mens' association was tacit ly Instructed to vote the strength of the organization." . This was not' nec essary as no questions were intro duced that were not settled by unan imous vote. ' ... ' Bear In mind, the train leaves at 10 o'clock. There will be j a band concert Just before leaving and the band will accompasy the excursion. Be on hand. with all of the family for it will be a great occasion. . 7 Ladies Especially Invited. Every lady. In La Grande is espe cially invited to be a member of the excursion party. The entertainment will be of a nature that will Interest the fairer sex and all should plan to attend. Most of the lady clerks, It is unde8tood, have arranged to go and several of of the clubs In" the city will go in a body. Everyone . will wear the La Grande badge and see that tags for Chautauqua are placed on the old and young. - " The pogram has been changed to accommodate the La Grande visitors at Union Friday and the revised scheduleof events follows:. .' Judging of heavy horses at the race track, from .8 a. m. until 12 noon. , '. Parade, consisting of all entries, 1 o'clock. ' Driving horses, at the race track, 2; 30 p. m. : . , : Relay races, hurdle races and run ning races at the track, 4 p. m. In the evening a band concert from 7:30 to 8:30. Dancing in the evening. WHITEMAN IV Q L GUTS m pirn ' CONFIDENT OF WINNING COURTS DECISION THEY LET OTHERS RISK THEIR LIYES. MlDDOO Many of the Leading Newspapers An. xlous to Have Aviators Fly Long Distances Wrights Confident of . Court Ylctory and nope to Pick All the Plums from Curtiss' Ylctory Brother Silent New York, June 1. Many of the leading newspapers of the country are vleinjt with each other to offer prizes' for long distance aeroplane flights! New York, Chicago and St Louis pub lications are leading. ' Speculation Rife Again. Silence of the Wright brothers to day gives rise to much, speculation. The Wrights havef'h patent Bult pend ing and it la believed that they are certain of winning It 'Aviation ex perts declare that , the Wrights are holding back, letting others risk their lives in winning prizes, while they will collect the cream through court orders. . If the Wrights win the Buit against CurtiBB,' he must turn over the $10,000 won In the Albany to New flight' a tew days ago.' as the Wrights claim the r machine 'infringes on the Wright . : pa.tent8',"-aiid" they ' are en titled to all benefits. ' -The Wrights are also silent re garding a Joint offer by the New York Times and the Chicago Post for a flight from Chicago to New York or the joint offer of the World and the St Louis Dispatch , for a flight be tween St. Louis and New York. ' CEMETERY ASSOCIATION DINES. Annual Event at SummervIIle Brings ' p In ,$160 to Association J - SummervIIle. Jun 1. Special The SummervIIle cemetery association held its annual dinner on Decoration day at SummeryUle. and, during1 the afternbon'and svoning a program was rendered. The receipts for the day were $160.00 which will apply oa thr expense of maintaining the cemetery. This is an annual event held for 12 successive years and is always at tended by a great number of the mem bers,! ; ' :-'s : ' i :. , :;7. CIgnrette Fiend Tries Suicide. Cottage Grove,, June 1. A physical wreck from excessive use of ciga rettes, Carl Phipps. of Boise, attempt ed suicide here today. He shot him self In his side with a revolver. DISPUTE OYER NEWFOUNDLAND FISH QUESTION TO BE SET. , ' TLED. ..' ' Root Wfll Lead Delegation from America to Hague Tribunal ; The Hague, June 1. The arbltrai tlon' tribunal which will hear the con troversy between the United States and Great Britain over the Newfound land fisheries treaty, opens this af ternoon? The dispute is over the in terpretation of the article , in the treaty which defines fishing rights of Americans on the banks. Senator Root who leads the American dele gation, Is expected soon. ' ,