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Ay .W A . A A ji f v. ---. A A " ' A UN Si s S i.T ! 1 t i ! i s i ! 1 TTVV VOL. XI HI COURT A nnnnnrnrr. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION IS URGED IN CONTENTION OF A : BOARD OF TRADE PEOPLE. Uniform Easter Day Also Suggested in side Issue of International Court of Arbitration Development of a Postal Union, Unification of the Check System and Other Important Issues Are Cp. London, June 21. A resolution ad vocating the speedy establishment of in international court of arbitral jus- La Lanne, president of the American National Board of .Trade, at the s op ening session of the International Commercial Congress of Chambers of Congress and Commercial organiza tions. Mr. La Lanne Is the official representative of the United States government and the resolution he of fered had received the Indorsement of Secretary of State Knox. , , Previous sessions of the Interna tional Commercial Congress have been held in Belgium, Italy and Aus tria, and it is considered desirable that the next meeting be awarded to the United States. Boston is look ed upon with favor by many of the members. Delegates from many com mercial organizations in the larger cities of th United States are here and will Jolt with the Boston boom ers in seekiag the next congress. The subjects before the London con- ilCDD, Will U(CUU tUIVUU W VMM m irhfiii will B.lnnil tVwntirvVl iraorrow anl Thursday, include the following: '. : Development of 1 postal onions jihroughoutj the world. Direct representation or commerce land industry at official conferences and at International economic gath- Brings, umncatron of t. ' the laws relating to hecks. The enforcement of Judgments . and iirbltratloni awards made in foreign countries. ' The wislom of , securing in all countries adherence to the conven- Ion of. Aladrld, which deals with tho separation of false marks of origin pn goods. . ". . .' Methods of valuation for the com pilation of customs statistics, v. , The establishment of ' a common fate for Easter; unification and sim plification of the Gregorian calendar. During the four years of the exlst- nce of this world's organization, its members say that it has shown itself ble to bring about desired results in he relations of international com- erce. The, first congress which was eld three years ago, had as its chief atron and promoter the Belgian Se ctary of SUte for Foreign Affairs nd Minister o Industry of Labor. In f e second congress the King of It- 7 Interested himself largely and the onorably presidents were the Italian InUters of Foreign Affairs and Ag culture, and of Industry and Com- erce. " ' ' . .-. . . ' The honorary president of the third 'ogress, which was held at Progue, jas the Archduke Charles Francis peph, who presided at all the ses Jong. retween the senond and the llrd eongresses, interest In the pro- feaicgu had increased rapidly and' 14 pernments; Including those of the V'ted ; States, ' Australia, Belgium, pancel Holland, Sweden,, Norway, lin8ary and Switzerland, were rep ented officially . at ; the meeting, 'ch was attended also by represen ts of 200 commercial associations 10e scene of activity are in many "ntries. : ' ' There is a permanent committee of sanitation, ; and recently it has iJked the absolute ' necessity of lt'ng the finances of the organlza- upon a sound : business basis, rlptlons have been received ? chambers of commerce in near- ai the large- cities of the world. Lttflil eacn suoscrlptlon of 10 carrying with it the right to be represented at tie congress by three delegates. Loula Canon Legrand, president of the Federation of Cpmmercial and In dustrial Association of Belgium, Is the president of the International Congress. The vice president is Charles Charleton, vice president of he London Chamber of Commerce. The general secretary Is Emile Jott rand, of Paris. . ' The meetings of the congress are held every, two years. It discusses questions of moment to the business world and then seeks ways and means by which through the creation of-public sentiment its findings can be given force and effect. These de cisions, of course, carry- no legal weight, hut as the delegates represent some of the most Influential bodies of men in all countries, their con clusions are of value In campaigns of education. V V : -' Not only delegates, but individuals, who are members . of corporations which send delegates, are entitled to admission to the congress, though uxvy are not given the privilege of voting. Questions , are not put to a vote unless a majority of the congress so desires. This is one way which the members have of keeping differences of opinion on great matters quiet un til the time comes when agreement may be reached. : GREAT REJOICING MARKS EVENT v -at reno. Goldflold Comes with Offer of Many i ,, , Thousand But Falls. Berio, Jane 21-It was definitely announced here today that Reno gets the big fight. .There was great re. jolcin?. '' ; . .;: ' Reno. June 21 Undlsmayedby ef forts of Goldfleld boosters to secure the Johnson-Jeffries fiaht. business men here, began work , this morning of " raising the funds necessary to meet Rickard's terms for holding tha fight here. It is announced the bat tle will be staged in Reno providing business men pay the $1000 license and provide a suitable arena. A mon ster mass meeting was held this morn lng but most of the money was ralBed before it convened, however. . f Goldfleld boosters who guaranteed $200,000 seat sales paraded the streets all night to show 'their earnestness. The town is wild with excitement. It is estimated the arena will cost $15,000. ' 'Frisco Loses Johnson. San Francisco, June 21 Johnson is to leave for Reno tonight. Today he did road work as planned. The ne gro has been making a cleanup by charging 50 cents to those who wish to see him hammer his sparring part ners. '. , v Business 'Claim loss. Petitions are being circulated here today to have Mayor McCarty inter cede with Governor Gillette in an en deavor to Induce the governor to per mit the. fight in this city. ' The peti tions were agreed upon at a business men's meeting last night They de clare the financial loss to San Fran cisco wUl he heavy. - , VAC1ABIE DOG RETURNED. Dog Strayed Away During Absence of Family But Is Returned.' The fox terrier owned by P. L. Lil ly has been returned to the family fold. The panlne strayo from home during the absence of the Lilly fam ily at Corvallis and Portland,' but when Mr. Lilly returned last Satur-1 day he found his pet dog missing. To day, however, the animal la safely chained to the backyard kennell. Kaiser's Sister Dead. ' j Berlin, June 21. Princess Fedora, youngest sister of the Kaiser, is dead as the result of heart trouble. :; HENO SELECTED AS FIGHTSITE? LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, JUNE HOME IIHI SHOCKS IfMHIE COOTIS ALLEGED WIFE OF VICTiM AND A MALE COMPANION ARRESTED ON CONVINCING EVIDENCE ' GRIME ENACTED IN kof EL Portland, June. 21 Suspected of the of Kent, ' .Washington, whose body with the, head crushed and a bullet in the brain was found in a bloody trunk at the Union Depot hotel last nighty Jesse P. Webb, a Seattle real estate agent and Mrs. Wllllaih John son, wife of the dead man, were av :et ted today. . . . ' , Joyriding All Night. :. The couple had been Joyriding all iiight, and were alighting at t'e Wil lamette rooming house when approach cd by the police, The woman had $1900 on her person, claiming hor husband had given her that amount the day before. ' Webb Is known to w v w 'W. -w . . AAV MUmI4 V V v Vfc U l,UV first conversation with the police that ne saw Johnson at the Union Depot last night, tie also affirmed that John Bon and his wife went, walking last evening. ..,--"'''. v ': ; f Mnrder fa Hotel Room.1 . The murder waa committed in the new Grand Central hotel. The mat tress and sheets are bloody, the room topsy turvy. Webb occupied a room across the hall. ' . -' Long, a hotel porter, Bays Webb and the woman spent the afternoon packing and repacking trunks, and CALLED FOR BIDS FOR CITY People are to be Benefited by Observ er's Stand Verbal Contracts and Wiseacre Gerrymandering oh Part of Individual Councilmen is Not Satis factory to Council Body and the Light of Day is Turned The fact that four members of the I tnnrll tinva rfpllhpmtolv and at tinma council have deliberately and at some length offered explanation of their "positions" on the printing matter, and the further fact that the Observ er was mentioned and re-mentioned in anything but friendly language no distinction being made as to different ownership of this paper, all count for little when the taxpayer under Btanda that the Observer has forced , the matter of city printing to a show-4 notified that sealed bids will be re down whereby La Grande will be sav- celved at the office of the City Re ed a nice round sum on the printing corder Xor the city printing, all bids this year. - . ,:' to be In by 8 o'clock p. m., Wednes- Yesterday 'City Recorder D. .E Cox- day evening, the 22d day of June, 1910, called on the Observer and asked that paid bid to be for all legal notices' a bid be submitted for the city print- j ordinances, resolutions and advertise- lng.. It was a word of mouth, trans-j action and the Observer insisted that Job work. Respectfully, ; ' It be reduced to writing, not that we ; d. E. COX, ' doubted the city recorder hut be- Recorder, of the City of La Grande, cause it was business. No city can ;. " . 1 ' " "', ' ..' afford to transact business on verbal , Governor Helpless, agreements. It I unsafe, .Recorder j ' Salt Lake, June 21. Gov. Dickln Cw then submltteded the follr-wlna son of Nevada la hem tmia communlca ion which no doubt every taxpayer will be glad to see and will irri n y & y i that finally they moved one which the . mwunatHi as tne one con taining the dead body. Blood Seeps From Trunk. The crime was discovered when a matron of the Institution went to the room where Johnson and his wife were registered. ; Blood was seeping from the trunk and she truried in an dinrm to the police. , ' Webb was searched at the station. Two bloody hankerclefs were found in his pockets; also two watches, one of which Mrs. Johnson says belonged to Johnson. . New Theory Rampant. ' "he police assert at noon today that Mrs. Johnson was not thvwlfo of the murdered man but on) , of a well known Seattle gang who have W v been wnder aurvelllance for a short time. The trunk waa checked to PuY' allup, Wash., and was traced through an expressman to the hoteL , Advices from, Seattle Bay that Webb came to Seattle a year ago from Nome and engaged in fake real estate trans actions while attempting to raffle off a house he did not owrf. A warrant was Issued for his arrest but he dis appeared. No one in Kent recalls the Johnson in question ee veral John- 1 1 1 1- w- . , , 4 - . sous live in ivent. out me muraerea man could not be identified. I COUNCIL on all Transactions.- inwardly thank the Observer for fore Inn, vl tn... , . j. ... lng this Issue, regardless of lengthy explanations by officials. June 20th,' 1910. La Grande Evening Observer. Gen tlemen: At a meeting of the Council of the City of La Grande, Oregon, held on the evening of the 17th of June, 1910, I was instructed to ask for bids for the city Drintlnar for th hninnrn of the year 1910. and von nra Wohw ments, not Including work classed as . there is no law to stop the big prize fight in his state. " PIT I CITI1 PUG ARE 21, 1910. HARJlbV R003I GROWS Convention May See Tilt Between Johnson and Harmon. Dayton, Ohio, June 21.-Governor Harmon and his presidential boom were the chief factors in the demo cratic state convention scheduled to opea today. It, will all be Harmon, with the exception of a tilt between the former mayor of Cleveland, John son, and Harmon. Johnson would have the convention endorse a candidate for the senate but Harmon does not want any endorsement for anyone, but a presidential standln. It Is not expected, that Harmon will announce his attitude toward the candidacy for president before the convention be gins actual work. v DAMAGE IN MIDDLEWEST, Crops Will be But Half Success to ; Farmers In Many States. , ' IHnneapollSj June 2L Serous, dam age ts. threatened to crops of the mid dle Northwestern states,- North Da kota and Eastern Montana ; through drought. The rainfall has been about half normal and farmers are appre hensive. . Unless the hot. winds and high temperatures cease, half the crops will fall. The temperature yes terday on the average was 110 de grees.. . .'.. SENDS SPEECIAL MESSAGE N. T. LEGISLATURE. TO I Admits' Defects Other. Places Wants Similar law Anyway. ; Aloany, N. Y., June 21. The legis lature In special session received a message from Governor Hughes to day recommending the passage of a direct primary law. He declared It was demanded by the people who are dissatisfied with the present' system of choosing candidates.'. He said : ' T recommend to your considera tion an , amendment to the law relat ing to primaries and the making of a suitable provision for a direct nomi nation of candidates for public office and in connection therewith, provis ions for representative and responsi ble party ' management. The people are dlss.vlafled with the present con ditions and demand a change.' What ever may be said of the imperfections in laws relating to this matter in oth er Jurisdictions, there can be no ques tion but that these laws reflect whole Bale- sentiment; which Is' countrywide and cannot be denied. BOY HURT WHILE RIDING. Falls from Horse and Is Dragged Con slderable Distance by Heel. Chester Coil who makes his home with the J. E. Foley family, was quite seriously hurt this afternoon when he and Albert Currey,' Bon of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Currey, were riding "double" on the Currey steed.' ( At a moment when the horse became scar ed, Chester fell : from the horse but his foot caught In the Btlrrup and he was dragged about a half block. The unnatural ride . resulted In severe bruises and unconsciousness for a period of about an hour. The inju ries are principally scalp wounds. WILL TLAT GRANDVIEW. Addition to La Grande will be Platted and Streeted this Week. Engineers are ready to commence platting of Grandvlew, a new and proposed addition to La Grande, and run streets through the tract. The tract will be cut up Into , one acre sections . and already plans for two comfortable homes are In the embryo. The tract is located Just east of La Grande on the end of the macadam road.; NUMBER 193 iFTISiSRIfiS CRISIS I WILL CANCEL TRIP TO PULL THE SAVINGS BANK BILL TROUGH FRESENT FILLIBCSTER Tuft's Savings Bunk BUI Is not Ready and President Grows Angry at the Filibuster now In Progress Will Stay on Congressional Lid Cntll the Crisis Is Passed Taft has Pledged Ills Support. . Washington, June 21. After seve ral days of filllbusterlng-the postal savings bank bill Is still on the slide and President Taft is "hot." His an ger is bo great that he has cancelled hie proposed trip to New Haven and announced that he will sit tight on the congressional lid as long as It 13 necessary to accomplish the passage of a satisfactory savings bank meas ure. '- Taft feels that he pledged support of the bill because a number of in surgents supported the rule which made it possible to pass the bill in the house. He believes that if it goes to a conference of the special privilege committee, provisions will be' written in by the senate, and that the house will not accept the amend-' ments. It is reported that Taft may bor row the big stick to uBe on the ru mored filibusters against the bill. Sen ator Bailey,' reputed leader of the fil- Tlbusters, conferrfd -with ' the presi dent today and when he left said: "They-must abandon that bill or they will be here throughout August." ' This I meaiiB that a fight between the fllllbusters and the ; president Is impending. ' ; 'v '"" : . DAN CE TOMORROW NIGHT. Band Ilolds Its last Rehearsal This Evening for .Coming Event A final rehearsal will be held this evening by the La Grande band In preparation for the dancing party to morrow evening. The entire band will officiate at the opening numbers of , the dance program. The publfc is invited.''.:"". .. ; '' , Tran Waters Poisoned. ; Vienna, - June 21. Authorities are today trying to learn the identity of the originators of what they believe to have been a wholesale plan to pio-1 Bon waters in the mineral springs near Trau. which resulted In the death of three, persona and the illness of 200. Long Walk Record Broken. San Francisco, June 21. Jack Eld- ridge, aged 26. . a Boston athlete, is resting here today after completing a 4000 mile walk across the continent In 77 days, breaking all records, in cluding Weston's by 28 days. Eldridge j was offered $2000 by the Boston Ath letic Club to break the record. Big Spokane School Burned Spokane, June 21 Fire gutted the South Central high school building this morning with a loss of a quarter of a million. Insurance runs to $97, 000. The blaze started in a rubbish heap in the basement and gained such headway before being discovered that it could not be extinguished. The building was erected in 1890 and was one of the largest in the Northwest. Jaut Tourist Recalled. , ; Seattle, June 20. Prince and Fran ceBs Fushimi, a nephew of the em peror of Japan, whose recent Budden recall from his American tour, gavo rise of a rumor that Japan is pre paring to renounce its treaty with the United States, Bailed on the liner Minnesota for Yokohama today. ii V