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d'if . .... ;. .A A i t ! f i ! Ml ti I ( J I Jill t I 7 .7 !V J ! VOL. XI - LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY," JUNE 6,1910. NUMBER 185 til -II t ! I 11 t f i i t i ) f El I i JEM DflLZELL " TO UBB ; WINS NOMINATION OYER INSUR. GENT AND ELECTION IS AP PARENTLY SIRE. OPPONEHT CU1MS FRAUD Indicator In Pennsylvania Points to a Setback for Insurgency When Dal sell, and Oat and Out Cannon Man, I . Is Nominated at the Primaries .Insurgents Carry One County bnt iKest Is Regular. I . Pittsburg, June 6. At Republican I headquarters here today, it is declared I tht John Dalzell, a, "regular"' can it dldate" for the congressional nomina tion, defeated Doctor Robert J. Black I by a majority of 405. The count la complete except for one precinct. ; ..,..' Charges of Fraud Preferred. Black says that many Dalzell votes were fraudulent and that he will de i mand a recount of the primaries' vote. The regulars say auch action would V only delay the final victory for the j - regulars.. , ; '-' i Fight Was an Indicator. The fight between Dalzell and ; Black was. -watched by the entire : country as Dalzell la regarded a Can s nen man. He hat been the right hand bower to the speaker' for some 5 time. His success . is considered as i a set-back to the insurgency. , ? V". Regular's .Victories FewV;; .-. Only 6ne county in the state went for the insurgents;" Schuyklll county, I where & B. Heatott an insurgent de l feated Congressman A. D. Gardner - who made his race on the Cannon t platform. Counterfeiting In Prison. Jefferson City," Mo.', June 6. Fol lowing an exposure, of a,, counterfeit ing plant in the state penitentiary here. Governor- Hadley ' has decided to pardon Leo Jayne and Joseph Vail, convicts, so they can be" prosecuted for counterfeiting. The " plant . has been in operation for twenty years. Increased pay roll and still ii- MART TllVXTn nrrnirniwia VlllilUll JilVJlCliJ, vi-. Mill Pond 1T111 Be Ready for Use In i About Two Weeks. Increased payroll is in store for this city on the strength of an order which has gone out from the head of fices of the George Palmer Lumber company today that the mill will re sume double shift runs again, keep ing the wheels in motion day and night This means an additional crew of experts and experienced men to the number of fifty. : . ' Last fall and, winter the mill was run on the double shift plan but In the early spring was forced to shut down to one shift on account of wash outs and other detriments standing injthe way of having sufficient logs on JFKnil with whfoh tn nnnnti .. The new mill pond has not yet been fully completed, but the men in charge believe the monster artificial pond will be turned over complete In two weeks. ',-.''!'.;'.'.!-'.':."-...'. Threshennea Comin g. The Threshermen's association of Oregon will meet in La Grande De- cember 9th according to action taken by the association in annual conven . tion at Albany. ' John Mlnnlck of Union was honored with the poaitic.r of vice president. Sim TAFT HOLDS CONFERENCE. Stock Market Firm While Presidents Hold Conference on Hates. 'Washington, June 6. A conference between President Taft, Attorney General Wlckersham and Presidents Ripley of the Santa Fe, Delano of the Wabash and Felton of the Chicago & Great Western, this afternoon put a quieting effect on the stock market and there has been no stock slump today. All declined, to" discuss the conference. ''. , Funeral Held Yesterday. ; . The funeral services over the re gains of Leland Ezra White, the fourteen-months old child of Gilbert Whlte.were held yesterday from the E. W, Kammerer home, where the little boy had been cared for the past several months. Rev. McLeod officiat ed.1 v--':,:' r :J ';:" liuh i T-rjirjL IU BE RISE IN SCALE FOR FIREMEN WELCOMED HERE. To Large Roster of Firemen Here ' Means Largely Increased Pay. " Eighty-nine firemen -: employed in La Grande will be benefitted by the raise in wages accorded western fire men and enginemen at Chicago Sat urday, While, the new schedule has not reached the local office, it Is an nounced that the rise will be a ma terial one; running in many instances to thirty cents a day. The Increase is especially : appreciated on the La Grande division for If "there Is a place In rallroadom that firemen earn their wages it is on the mountain division where the mountain hauls in , both directions make firing a strenuous task. . Represented tn : dollars , and cents, the Increase will mean a consid erable sum each month to add to the already large payroll here. , The nature of the Increase is ex plained in the following Chicago dis patch of Saturday night: ' ' , Locomotive firemen on 49 western railroads were : granted an increase ;jn wageB today' of about lxk per cent of the demands made last December and referred to arbitration under the Erdman act. About 23,000 union men were Involved, but all the firemen, whether members of the union or not. will get the increase. It is estimated that 27,000 men 1 will benefit by the award. . There are about 32,000 employed on the roads Involved. Following are the changes:' Firemen on main lines and branch passenger service, 15 cents' Increase per 100 miles or less; on through or Irregular freight, mixed, gravel, work, wreck, helper, pusher, snowplow and branch service (except Mallet type of engines., 15 cents advance per 100 miles or less; on coal burning engines, 15 cents additional; on simple engines having cylinder 24 Inches or over and compound engines weighing 215,000 pounds or more, not less than $3.75 ; on engines of less size on which more than $3.75 is paid there shall be co increase; firemen in yard service 25 cents Rdvance per day. , . Where rates of pay are provided for transfer service ' an increase of 25 cents per day. - r: . On lines where wages are negotiated through the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Firemen and Enginemen commit tees,, for hostlers, switch engineers and engine dispatchers, an increase of '25 cents a day. . The Increas shall fe based on rates of pay in effect January 1, 1910. .May' Open.. New Office. .. , V. R. Wilson,, formerly connected with the' Eastern Oregon Light & Power company and for many years to the electrical business here, is con sidering the' advisability of opening an electrical contractor's office in this city." If suitable office room can secured Jie will establish the plac: of business. : i RAGE SlVlfJOLER LAST OF MAYBRAY GANGS BOLTS FROM HOSPITAL WHILi; ; VISITING DAI CUTER, OFFICER TOD SYMPATHETIC R L. Thlelman at Liberty Today Wltb no Trace of his Whereabouts Authorities . Had Been Touched by Appeal from Ailing Daughter ; to See her Father Wife Surprised at Sudden Escape. ' ; - - , t , 'Seattle," June 6. R. L. Thlelman, the last of the principals in the May bray fang of fixed . race' swindlers, escaped yesterday evening from the Orthopedic hospital while visiting his little daughter who ia suffering with tuberculosis of the spine. There is no trace of the fugitive today. Thlel was lield in the county Jail in default of ' $5,000 bail before being sent to Omaha to stand trial for being im plicated' with the gang which has cleaned up a million in the past few years, for running fixed swindles such aa prize fighting, running races ' and the like. The scheme was the most gigantic of its kind ever attempted. Accompanied by a deputy United States marshal, Thlelman went to Bee his daughter who had sent a pathetic appeal for him to come to her. While the father and child were visiting, the deputy left tem togoher a few moments and when he went to get h!c prisoner, he had gone. ' Thielman'a wife said today: ."The escape surprises. me as he often told me he Intended to plead guilty .and Jiake the punishment Thlelman waa one of the last men who helped the Maybray gang. He was an $x ballplayer. '' ; I' '"" ' ' LEAVE AT 9.30 SEVENTY-ONE TOOK THEIR DE. PARTURE THIS MORNING. Twenty-four Berths Reserved at Early Hour for Special. Seventy-one purchased tickets to Portland this morning,' and as a on sequence the west bound was filled to a point where' standing room was at a premium. This is the largest morning crowd ever sent to the Rose show from La Grande, as the majori ty usually watt for the evening train and make the trip at night ; ,': ' Many Are Going. Twenty-four berths have been re served at noon today for the special Rose festival excursion which leaves La -Grande at 9:30 this evening. It was originally announced that the special train would run ai first sec-; tion of number five, but the order has been changed. P The train will be designated as first nine ' and is scheduled to leave, here at 9:30. The trald will be made up at Baker City and carry Rose festival visitors alone. . " The afternoon train from the north end of the county will bring many more and it is estimated that 100 will will leave La Grande tonight. Sailors Bolt for Freedom. San Francisco, June 6. The trans port Logan sailed today for Manila with i3 men of Battery C of the 2nd artillery, imprisoned aa the result of a concerted break for shore leaves Saturday night. Eighty men partici pated. AH reached shore by swim ming or in small boats. They were all rounded up Sunday. Court mar tlals are likely. SPEC! TiRTO 6110 IW mmm FOR G HOURS STRIKE AT PORTLAND AND COAS1 TOWNS BUT ONE STEP IN -THE CAMPAIGN, PORTLAND FI0L1S WORRIED Portland Millionaire Dons Apron and v Works In Place of Striking Team, sten when Strikebreakers are Im ported, Ylolence ! Will . Follow Say . the Strikers Entire Nation to Be 3 w Portland, June 0-The strike of the Pacific Coast Metal. Trades unlonmen here, at Los Angeles, Seattle and Ta eoma, is but the Crist step in a general campaign to secure eight hours a day foryery union Id every Btate in the Union "according (o William Hannon, vice ' president of the International union, who is here today. Hannon says the strike will be continued to every coast city and then work east ward. -"''':5 r '.'" Employers Hard Pressed. ; That employers are Jn desperate straights for drivers to replace the 400 striking teamsters, is 'indicated today when Sam. Hermann, president of the Oregon Transfer company, and who is a millionaire, Joined hiB broth er Edward as teamsters. . The, men acted as drivers , r going down to the warehouses, loaaihe goods and deliv- Union picketa did not molest them. The strikers say there will be no trouble until strikebreakers are Im ported.". ' '': '' v .: The strikers are claiming that they are winners In. their fight for increas ed wages and that It is but a matter of days until they win. Ill FESTIVAL CITY- SLIGHTY CLOUDY WEATHER DOES NOT DAMP ARDOR. Rex Oregonus Reaches Metropolis at Noon Today Show Started. Portland, June 6! With clouds ov ercasting the sky Rex Oregonus ar rived in the city at noon and the Port land' Rose carnival .was ;,. formally opened. The festivities continue un tir Saturday night" when an electric parade brings , the carnival king's regime to an end. During the week parades and other' festivities will be held. The city is riot with decora-tlohs-and .it .is estimated that 60,000 visitors are here already! TRIBUNE WANTS RESIGNATION. . Chicago, ' June. . 6.-Deciaring that Illinois la becoming the by-word of the nation, the Chicago Tribune de mands the resignation of Senator Lor lmer. It says: "Senator Lorlmer has not been accused of bribery, but as the number of , self-fmpllcated bribe takers' is increasing, the "people are beginning to wonder how many bribed votes may be necessary to invalidate his seat in congress. Lorimer must resign." . ' Brown Trial Started. 'Chicago, ,June So bitterly at tacking Attorney Wayman and the Chicago newspapers that the Judge was compelled, to curb , hla tongue, Judge Hancy today . argued for Lee Nelll Browne, Indicted Democratic hotiBe Tea.der, In a habeas corpus pro ceedings, Browne, is connected with Lorimer in the bribery' charges. HIGH RATES TO PAY INCREASE. New York Central Wants Prompt De , clslon on Recent Rate Increase. New York, June 6. -Eastern rail roads are anxious to have the interr state commerce commission make a decision soon regarding the proposed rate Increase according to President Browne, of the New York Central. 8,0 as to allow the railroads time to meet the recent wage increase, grant ed employes. He asserts that he ask ed the commission a month ago to investigate the planned rate Increase but apparentlythey are not willing to do bo. Browne says many. Improve ments are being held up owing to lack of money, which increased rates would I' provide. '. : in PDAEinc nnoc U1 OIMHUL UUI U FAST GAUflE ENTERPRISE LOSES TO LOCALS " by a One to Nothing Score. La Grande Captures Its Usual Stride and Takes Sensational Game. La Grande has broken Into ' the winning column. Enterprise Was de feated yesterday in a Sensational i pitcher's battle and spurts of sensa tional fielding in which Wallace'ChiN ders and Bradley participated. The score was one to nothing in La Grande's favor, the lone tally coming ' in the fourth session when Wallace Chllders, who arrived last Saturday night ,rfrom Medicine Hat. ; Canada, : laced out a clean three-bagger and was scored on a pretty pinch bingle by Bradley. It was a speedy game, in which Enterprise played errorless ball. A few boots are charged up to La Grande but they were not costly ones. Bradley shone out brightly in repeated fielding stunts, and Wallace Chllders too, gets credit for a sensa tional catch that turned the side -of battle. The team" arrived home this afternoon In good spirits at the cnange of the tide, and it is confidently be lieved by' the fans that La Grande has got on its feet and It will be all off from now. . La Grande was up against a stiff proposition; the sheriff of Wallowa county umpired, the deputy county clerked pitched, and the county clerk played first base. . Regardless of the "Official lineup," the score was whatj it was. The game was clean and thOj locals have much praise for the treat-, ment received on every hand during the trip. ; " " La Grande lined up as follows: Mclnnis p,. Pidcock c, Stoddard lb, Bradley 2b, Wallace Chllders 3b. Mer- rll Chllders ss, Shanks If, Hollister J cf, Stacey rf. ' .'-, .; ' La Grande landed for five blngles, ' and Enterprise touched Mclnnis up for four Inferior hits, well scattered through the' game. Mclnnis main-' taiped the pace he has already set and It Is a safe bet that no better -has worn the La Grande colors in' years than this Bame "Mack.", j LATE GAME AT ELGIN. . 1 Train Carrying Players Was Stalled . at Palmer Junction.' -'Elgin,. June 6. Special -A twilight game was played here last evening with Enterprise, Elgin wjnnlng and placing itself at the head of the league in a eight to four score, De Bole was the hero of the day getting a home run, a two bagger and a sacrifice for Elgin. Tho game was Elgin's from start to finish. ." ' ; - l Joseph was a hungry lot and tired, , too, during the game. The incoming train carrying the Joseph team, went dead at Palmer Junctldn and remained at the switch from noon until 4:30 in the afternoon and it was not until 5 o'clock that the game at Elgin could te started.. During the tiresome wait, the, players were famished and when the game started, were not ra the best ' . (Continued on Page Klgnt.j ATTACHES SELECTED AND THE JUNE TTERM GRAND JURY IS DRAWN. raiiEY Jiifiy Mr North Powder Case First on the Dock et When the June Term of Circuit Court Is Opened at Ten This Morn i Ing Terra Will Be Short One ; With BO Long, List at-lmu... Cases'Yet on Docket".:-"''' r Grand Jury W. J. Townley, Union, foreman W. J. Church, La Grandei James Moss, Island City f C E-Wjatt, Allceli J. A. Gaskill, Allcelj J. A. Pll. Cher, North Powder; T. J. Hughey. :, Grand Jury bailiff, John Baker pet. It bailiff, L. B. Stearns, Covej court bailiff, J. M. Hilts, La Grande. Circuit court for the June term Bald to be the shortest in many terms probably-4ls organized and at work. At 10 o'clock this morning Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles formally an- nounced the opening of court and pre liminaries were commenced. - The court attaches and grand Jurors were Bel ec ted and drawn and commence ment of regular matters ordered. The first case to come up is that of Mc- Claren against Wilcox, a North Pow der dispute. ' v Reading of the docket and listen ing to excuBes'from petit Jurors, who were anxious v to be excused, occu pied a greater portion of the morn ing.' Eight Jurors were released from duty for cause. . - Among the important .cases of the term is one in 'which $10,000 are in volved as damage money to an em ploye of the O. R. & N. named Stand ley. Standley was injured in the turn table pit last fall and blames the company ; to the extent of $10,000. This case will come up tomorrow." Churches to Maintain Tents. All churches of the city will main tain headquarters at the Cbautaqua where ' fellow church members who may be guests in the city during the festivities can make their headquar ters. Arrangements are now being perfected by various organizations of the city for this purpose. The scheme is a fine one and should be pressed Into service. ' SENTENCE SCRIBER TOMORROW. General Opinion Is That La Grande Banker Will Get Seven Years. Portland, June 6.J. W. Scriber, the convicted 'La Grande banker, is expected to appear in United States court tomorrow to be sentenced for , wrecking the Farmers & Traders' National bank. Scriber'a attorneys say the fight for the man's freedom Is ended. The general opinion s that he will get seven years. ' V PRISONERS STILL FREE. Duet, Escaping from Jail . Saturday morning, Still at Liberty. The two county Jail prisoners who iscaped FJriday night or Saturday morning x by clever manipulation of locks, and removing bricks from the corridor walls, are still at liberty. Some trace has been found but noth tngi tangible ;Is yet discovered to mark the whereabouts of ' the men. SECRETARY CORPE ILL. Merchants' Protective Association ' " Clerk Suffering Considerably. - : ' " -.,-. :.)":: . 'y k r H. E. Corpe, clerk of the Merchants' Protective association, is quite ill at his home on M avenue. He Is Buffer ing with a painful throat and an oper ation may be necessary. ' 5 Skilled nurses are caring for him. , .