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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1910.
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GAMPAIGNS
I PROGRESSIVES SHOW GENERAL
VICTORY IX TWO STATES'
PRIMARY YESTERDAY.
LA FOLLETTJE TOGA SOUGHT
Iowa Goes Overwhelmingly for the
Progressive Column with Regulars
Winning Three Lonely Districts Jn
1 Entire State South Dakota Strong
for Progresses Though Regulars
Yet Seat Governor.
Des Moines, June 8 Progressive
Republicans won the , first victory
over the regulars, here according to
primary returns today. Progressives
won all but three district In the
state. The -fight was centered on
Judge Prouty, Progressive, and Con
gressman Hull, 'regular, for the con
gressional n6minatlon. Prouty won
by a majority of 2,000. Regulars won
in the first, eighth and ninth districts.
It Is estimated that F. B. Carrol's ma-
Jorlty for the gubernatorial nomina
tion 1b 5,000. . ' J y ). l.
Returns from 46 counties show that
Warren Garst, progressive, ;ls., gain
ing upon B. F. Carroll, a stand pat
ter, and opponent In the Republican
gubernatorial' nomination contest, at
the rate of 280 votes in each county.
If the gains continue, he will receive
the nomination by 4,000 majority.
LjJ South Dakota Progressive. .
Pierre, 8. D., June- 8. Small 4re-
: turns today indicate that Robert Ves
sey, a progressive, la the successful
nominee for governor Eagan, tad
pendent Republican, ran a strong race
and also clalma the nomination. Rep
esentatlve Martin Burke will prob-
My be nominated for congress. Pro-
i "gressives claim control of the legla-
-7 I latum - , ' .,,,.'.'
Fight oa La Follette.
Milwaukee, Wis., June 8. Wiscon
sin Republicans are gathered today
for the purpose of checking' "insur
gency." The distinct purpose of the
meeting is to plan a fight against U,
S. Senator Robert M. La Follette for
re-election to the senate. It is gen
erally believed that Warrington's po
liticians are engineering the scheme.
It is understood La Follette will be
attacked because he opposed Taft po
licies. The meeting is expected to
revive the old fight between progres
sives and stalwarts.
jvfc Will Train Here.
waiter uurgo, tne boxer, win qo nis
training stunts in this city for the
coming fight with Mullln at Pendle
ton late this month. The Police Ga
zette carries a "full page picture of
the local fighter In its current issue.
Convention of Maccabees..
Kalamazoo, Mich., June 8. With
tents all over the country represented
by delegates, the National Biennual
Convention of Maccabees assembled
here today.
Wrecked Steamer on Dock.
Victoria, B. C, June 8. The wreck
ed steamer Yucatan was placed on
the dry dockB here today after being
)towed from. Alaska . where, it was
wrecked. . The repairs will cost at
,least $125,000, , ; ' "'. '". . "
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Suing for Love : Damage.
Seattle, June 8.-Mrs. Ellsa Phillips,
divorcel wife of John Phillips, of the
Thomas Phillips Investment company
and manager of the Black Carbon
Coal company, Is suing Mrs. Mattie
Thomas Phillips for $10,000 for al
leged alienation of Phillips' affections.
The divorced wife alleges that Phil
lips' second wife began to openly woo
him five years ago and was responsi
ble for , the divorce proceedings In
1909, three months prior to the time
Phillips married again.-
ROOSEVELT LEAVES LONDON.
Says He Expects to Be Treated Like
Any Other Person at Customs.
London, June 8. Theodore . Roose
velt departed today for the last lap
of his return. He . said be hadn't
asked for and wouldn't accept any
favors at New York on his return to
America. "I expect to pass through
the custom house like any private
citizen. " I will pay full duty on every
article not exempted to the g eneral
public." " ; : . " X
Washington, June 8. President
Taft today appointed Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson and Secretary of
the Navy Meyer to meet Roosevelt
on his return. Captain Butta, a de
tective, -who was formerly, with Roose
velt, will accompany them. -
After Beef Trust Again.
TrCutvui 7.. J., Z uua S. FrvMMcuior
Garven of Hudson county, whose lone
fight against the "beef trust" haa at
tracted national attention, today ap
plied to the r New Jersey supreme
court for an order dissolving the
charters of .Armour ft Co., Morris ft
Co., Swift ft Co. and the National
Packing Co. ' ,'' ' ...
This is a new . move on Garven's
part to have the companies punished
for their alleged conspiracy to raise
the price of meats. If Garven should
win his new fight, these companies
could not do business In New Jersey.
Wisconsin Odd Fellows. ' r
Green Bay, Wis., June 8. Wiscon
sin Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows convened here
yesterday in sixty-fourth annual ses
sion, to remain three days. During the
convention the Rebekaa assembly
will celebrate Jts quarter-centenary.
JEFFRIES IN COURT.
Fighter Mast Stand Trial for not
Paying Old Gambling Debt
Nevada City. ; Cal., June 8. After
losing the first round in a legal bat
tle before the superior court, James
Jeffries must appear in court here,
June 15th, to defend himself In a
suit filed by Messrs. Stout and Miller
to recover $5,000 on an alleged gam
bling debt, contracted in their place
of business in 1906. They declare
the fighter gave his note and since
has refused to pay.
CHARGES AGAINST LORIMER,
Illinois Senator's Case Taken up in
the Senate Today.
. Washington June 8. Formal charg
were brought before the Senate today
in connection with the bribery caseo
In the Illinois legislature when the
charges in. the form of a memorial
were presented by Clifford Bane, of
Chicago. Bane is president of the
Illinois Legislature Voters' league.
The memorial embodied the confes
sion of White, the details of the
charges, and was referred to the
proper committee with no comment.
PLAN L0G AUTO TOUR.
Distance of Trip Will Reach Nearly
' Two Thousand Miles.
: One of the longest, if not the long
est automobile tours ever attempted
by a La Grande automobile owner,
will commence next Monday, when
D. H. Steward, proprietor and manag
er of the Steward opera house, leaves
by automobile for interior Nevada.
The distance, which he will travel is
about 1,800 miles, and much of It will
be. through a region that ft anything
but prairie land. " The first lap of the
trip wlll .be to Boise and unless the
understudy of John Cort loses heart
or finds that the trip will be too stren
uous," he will set out from the Idaho
capital for interior Nevada. Mr. Stew
ard has been over the road and will
not be handicapped by lack of knowl
edge of the topography of the dis
trict in which he Is to make the long
Journey. ' - T
, Mr. Steward will be accompanied
y Mrs. Steward and grandson.
TAFT REFUSES
TO
Washington,. June 8.- President
Taft today refused, to order the re
moval of the Twenty-fifth infantry,
colored, from Fort Lawton,' following
the alleged attack by a negro troop
er on Mrs. J. W. Redding recently.
The president's refusal followed the
presentation of the demand for re
moval by Senator Jones. The presi
dent declared that the removal of the
troops upon unproved charges would
not be fair to" the community as it
would require witnesses. He also In
structed Secretary of War Dickinson
to begin a rigid investigation at once
to ascertain; the identity of the of-
Seattle, June 8. Bledser, the ne-
SPECIAL LIVE STOCK TRAIN.
New Service Will Be Inaugurated oa
, O. R. ft N, Jane 21.
Beginning June 21st the O. R.' ft" N.
will inaugurate a livestock train ser-'
vice between Huntington and Stock-
dale. These trains will leave Hunt
ington on Tuesdays, and Saturdays
and 'run on the following schedule:
Leave Huntington, 9 a. m.; pass Baker
City, 12:45; arrive La Grande, 3 : 30
p. m.; leave, 4:00; arrive Umatilla, 1
a. m.; leave Umatilla, 2:00; arrive
The Dalles, 8:00; leave, 8:30; arrive
Stockdale, 3:30 p. m.
fv. Sell Btorlc Land, v ; ;
: New York,' JunM.Iiha"'which for"
more than 200. years hai been the pos-
sessibn of one family was" sold at
auction loaay.Dy the heirs of Lewis
Governeur Morris. The" property con
sisted of nearly 200 lots in the Bronx.
MAY RUN EXCURSION.
Special Train May Be Chartered to
Go to Joseph Sunday.
A movement is on foot to run an
excursion to Joseph next Sunday when
the locals meet the Joseph team. El-.
gin will play at Enterprise that day
and the two towns from this county f
will make up an excursion train If '
possible. i
TZ Z
n ' . ."f ' ey
v.uu uqu ucaeis suoscnoea ror
some time ago, are being cashed in
today and new ones are being sold
by a committee from the executive
committee of the Chautauqua asso
ciation. Natty window cards are also
bc'.rg placed.
Will Build New Home. ' f
Dr. R. L. Lincoln will 'commence
construction tomorrow morning of a
modern cottage-bungalow on Main av
enue in West La Grande. This will
add to the list of many new houses
that have gone up In that section of
the city this Beason.
MAY CHANGE COURSE AGAIN.
Planned to Have Two More ' Bridges
In Canyon Abandoned.
The county court Is considering the
advisability of doing away with two
bridges near Blackflat," below Hll
gardv by changing' the grade already
there. This was found to be a very
plausible solution of the situation
near Perry last year when " bridges
were done away with by the construc
tion of , a new grade , and . changing
the course of the river.
J. M. Selder, of Cove, and Commis
sioner Galloway of Elgin, are In the
city this afternoon and with County
Judge Henry they will go up the can
yon this evening to inspect the pro
posed project. ; .
Tonight the entire county court and
Road Superintendent Campbell leave
for Portland, not on official matters
alone but partly to 'witness the Rose
show.
COLORED
REflJE
TROOPS ilT SEATTLE
gro trooper suspected of attacking
Mrs. Redding, confessed today and
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8a,d. h Th Oman's ?
tower
Up was , bitten off. Saturday
night, before the screams of her son
frightened the Intruder away Resi
dents near the fort last night went
to the home of a. negro woman named
Whittier and threatened to lynch ber
unless she ; left town..- The police
atopped the demonstration. The Im
provement -club's meeting last night
resulted It, demanding that the -war
department remove the troopa. .. The
Whole City la arouand. Cnlnnal .Mil.
ler, 'cotnniander of the reglmtnt, aays
that the whole troop should not be
blamed for the acta of one man.
FARM DOUBLES IN TALUE.
Purchased for Fob Thousand, and In the college of liberal arts and scl
OTraer Refused Eight Thousand. ' ences of the university, Miss Blanche
Perhaps never In the history of real Zurcner la the only one who has at
estato in Union county haa there been ;jtalned anything like a perfect record
a mora rapid advance In the value of ,a ne'' ,our 7&T' coarse. In every
property than that which occurred BtuA 8h has taken ,her marks ranga
to an 80-acre farm la La Canyon 1 between 90 and 100 on a 100 per cent
in four, weeks this spring. Five haste. i v
wMki Tjin..oi.Mi ti n Miss Zurcher - la (mm Nlnn.
i. ,v uu6.u-uuvi wwuu nesii
company sold an eight-acre farm to
w. r, riuier or. xaaima, ana com-
mencinai ia scientific avutem nf irri.'4
Yakima, and com:
gation to . the large alfalfa' fielda '
. --wj ww Mtv 1V UVUItD 1LS '
value in four weeks. He purchased
WM 10 aouwe K
".later M dnMed $9,000. Not 'with-;
atandlng that the price had doubled in
rMr. weeks he refused the profered
8Um. ThlB is but one Incident nhmv.
ing the rapid rise in land values in
Union county. ; . ',.- . '.
Vassar Girls WttI Wed.' "
Poughkeepsle, N. Y., June 8. A can
vass of today's graduating, class of
Vassar college shows that a majority l- " " " Ul
of the fair students expect to marry tlater th " mf th "LbItas th' June
as soon as they find a maa altogether' 7 " 0;Jr
drahi i. r 'I .I A an Increase of $9,690,063 over
nonnc t" LLl"
nounced a determination to become
"old maids."
More Western Wheat. J
Winnipeg, Man., June 8. It is con-
Bervatlvely estimated that this year
th area of devoted to wheat
growing in the prairie provinces will
be 8,600,000 acres or between 12 and
15 per cent more than last year. Of
this total, 4,600,000 is in Saskatche
wan alone. Of oats there will be 4,
500,000 acreB, slightly more than last
year; of barley about 1,000,000 acres
and of flax about 600,000 acres, nearly
double the acreage last year given to
this grain. Less.tnan ten per cent
of the arable . land of Saskatchewan
Is now under cultivation. "
Think They Have Murderer.
MIddleton, Ohio, June 8. The police
have arrested a man believed to be
Joseph Wendllng, the missing Janitor,
suspected of the murder of Alma Kel
lar, of Louisville, Ky., today. The
Louisville authorities are en
to Identify the man.
New Parliament Sites. '
London, June 8. The first parlia
ment under King George began work
today. The Liberals are keeping their
promise announced of their, willing
ness' to postpone th campaign against
the house of lords until the king be
comes familiar with his duties. It Is
believed, that the truce will not .last
a month. ' , , ; :
". . Hill Sees. .. ..
St. Paul, Minn., June S. James J.
Hill of the Great Northern,' comment
ing on the railroad situation - today
said that the people will suffer if the
railroad Is not allowed to increase
its rates. He Bald that the roads
need the Increased facilities but there
waa no hope of raising the necessary
millions under present conditions.
l MISS DREXEL MA III ED,
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Royal Wedding Solemnised In West-
" tnluNter TliU Mnmtnir. :
, , London, June 8. Misa Margarite
Drexel, daughter of Anthony Drexel
I the Philadelphia millionaire, was mar-
riou ioaay 10 uuy Montague Finch
Hatton viscount of Maidstone, and
T "d helr to the EarI of W,nchel"
el. The ceremony was performed at
Bl Margarett,.8 churca WeBtmlna.
ter. Miss Drexel has had princes
and viscounts in great numbers seek
ing her hand in inarriate during the
past two years. , : J
"Girt Has Ferfeet Record.
Lawrence, Kan., June 8. Com
mencement day at the University of
Kansas has brouglit to, Lawrence to
day the usual number of fond papas 1
and mammas to see their young hope-f
fuls launched UDOft v thm worlH . -
consiaeraoie proportion or tne gradu
ating class Is composed of ihe sons
and daughters of farmers, and the
records of the university show an in
creasing interest in higher education
upon the part of the. Sunflower state
I aerlculturlnta. at th 2 5nn ntudonta
r- -. , .
whHe "he has made an exceptional
" ""r biuuici
la called a "grind."
"word in her studies, she.is not what
la rallert A "erlnA " Rho flni Jm
tor 9tner things besides ' her books
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neld R Place on the Sophomore Social
' present th. Mcretary of the
All-Senior, clasB. , She Is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa.- Easy courses have
not caused Miss Zurcher's success.
She chose Latin and Greek for her
major studies and has specialized In
the ancient languages, .
Got Your Share.
New York, June "8. Dividends al-
MAKiIm tllnkllMltJ .4 A. V J t A. It i
the 8ame mh a year ago, the-addl-
tion being due to resumption of pay
ments of Increase by industrial and
other corporations. Of the amount
distributed $42,676,758 represent di
vidends and $42,300,000 interest the
large Increase In note and bond issues
fully accounting for the latter.
In the subjoined summary will be
found the most Important changes in
dividends:' American Cotton Oil com
mon, Northern Texas Electric, United
States Shipbuilding- common. , United
Dry Goods preferred, Washington
Rail way and Electric, Wisconsin Cen
tral preferred, American Radiator
common, American Tobacco, Butter
Ick, Qulncy Mining. United - States
Steen common, Chesapeake and Ohio.
Italy In Mourning.
Rome, June 8. Southern Italy Is
today a scene of sorrow and suffering
following the earthquake felt at Cala
bria, Capania and other towns yes
terday. , The dead at Calatle, San
Sossia and San Sele number 50 and
J other towns have -dead which will
probably bring the total to 75. The
. list of wounded Ib enormous and this
, gave rise to the rumor that hundreds
were killed.
' The hospitals Improvised shelters
are flUed with injured., No one will
enter a building for fear of another
quake, ; . ... v r. ; "
"The hurricane which followed the
trerablor . Is reported to have . killed
six In one locality.. , .
Slow movement of government ma
chinery is holding back relief and
Increases distress. . . . ,
Women's Golf Tourney.
Noble, Pa., June 8. Play commenc
ed today In the championship tourna
ment of the Women's Eastern Golf
association at the Huntington Valley
County club. Eighteen holes a day
for four days constitute the stiff pro
gram before the fair golfers.
2 SECRET TRUE
BILLS FQUrJD
TOTAL OF FIVE BILLS HAVE NOW
BEEN RETURNED BY PRESENT
GRAND JURY.
fiORTH POWDEfl CASE OVER
Jnry Ont bat an Hour In Deciding
In Favor of Church in McLaren vs.
North Powder JL E. Church Case
not Believed that Present Case Will
End Before Tomorrow Afternoon,
., - wpmuv; m w nana.
Two secret true bills were returned
by the grand Jury this forenoon to
give spice to the otherwise rather
dry session of the circuit court. Taia
is five bills, true and not true, that
have been returned since the grand
jury convened, and as the nature of
the two found this morning is un
known the usual amount of specula
tion is rife until services are made
and the bills can be announced.
North Powder Church Wins. .
After being out but an hour or so,,
the Jury, la the case- of McLaren
thO Jury it
) agalBt tne
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of the church. McLaren brought suit
church. The churoh established the
defense that the Institution was not
pw foMn fiVow itUcwm. elu
ed to W. R. Klvette In payment for
the lumber. N. ,T. Hart of Bakef City,
W, B, Sargent f La Grande and At-1
torney Anderson of Haines ' repre
sented the church. '
A. E; Standley was called to the
witness stand in his own Interests
r Immediately after the afternoon ses-
Blon of court was called. He Is suing
the O. R. ft N. for $10,000 in damages,
and Attorney Jno. S. Hodgli Is hand
ling his case. The railroad company
is represented by Cochran ft Cochran
and A C Spencer. It Is presumed
that, the case will sot be given to
the jury until late: tomorrow, though
some ' legal 'points may come , up to
spell a speedy end. to the case.
WILL MEET AT BAKER,
Baptists to Hold Convention In Baker
June 9 to 11.
The Grande Ronde BaptiBt associa
tion .will hold 'its normal convention
in Baker City, June 9-11 and many
prominent speakers from all over the
state will be present to address the
meeting, says the Bake,r City Herald.
The sessions will be held in the First
Baptist church and will begin Thurs
day afternoon, and continue' until
Sunday evening. The district Includes
Union, Wallowa, Baker, Malheur,
Grant and Harney counties . and a
large number of delegates will be
in attendance. The keyword of the
convention is. "Forward," and very
interesting sessions are anticipated.
Among the prominent speakers will
be Rev. : C. A. , Woody, of Portland;
Leonard W. Riley, president .of Mc
Mlnnville college; Rev. F. C. Redfern,"
Btate Sunday, school organizer; Rev.
Fred C. Parker, Pacific coast evan
gell8t. . : -
Eastern Star Session. '
, Burlington, Vt., June 8. Vermont
Grand Chapter, Ofder of Eastern Star,
opened Its annual session today.
Sea Cops Save Seals.
Seattle, Wash., June 8. Police of
the sea will patrol Alaska waters this
summer and attempt to break up seal "
poaching, which threatens to deplete
the number of the clever animals. A
revenue cutter fleet detailed by the
government will take up its head
quarters at Juneau this week or next
and will exercise a cloBe guard over
the seal grounds until nxt October,