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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1910)
V Ot7- V lllfj! i ii : i N It! I , : ! i s i i r - v r v aifr ! VOL. XI flLWTEBI BCBTOX OF OHIO COMMENCES A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SPEECH ON FOREST RESERVES. 10 ADJOURfEUT INSIGHT Minor Bill Will Keep Congress In. tact Much Longer than Was First ; Believed Filibustering Comes as Surprise to .Leaders Who Believed Early Adjournment Would he Pos sible With Rank Bill Read) ; an early adjournment of the senate disappeared today when Senator Bur ion of Ohio began, a speech on a bill creating mountain forest reserves. It If expected to last two days. Rep resentative Weeks threatens to begin Bllibusterlng unless the bill passes the senate. Burton began the fllll buster with the hope that the threat ened loss of time would cause the senate to postpone '.action on the measure. It was expected to adjourn Saturday but now that seems out of the question. Tire bill on which Bur ton Is speaking Is a proposition that the government maintain reserves at the headwaters of rivers In the Ap palachian and White mountains. The bill was recommended by McKlnley, Roosevelt and then Taft. . ';, Fillibustering on the measure, was a surprise to congress. When the Postal Savings Bank Bill passed' the senate without signs of such tactics the leaders believed, that all obsta cles In the way of early adjournment had been removed. The forest re serve bill is regarded as minor mat ter which could be disposed of or al lowed to go over. The fight has caus ed hasty conferences of senate lead ers; -v.- . - r-'.ti . It is possible that night sessions will be held tonight to allow Burton time to complete his remarks which he estimates will take twenty-four hours. OSE CHILD DEAD ANOTHED ILL, TR1RD THREATENED. Emma, Youngest Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stoddard, Dead. Grim diphtheria early this morning claimed a victim m the home of Mr, and Mrs. George B. Stoddard, .1502 Fourth street, and another child is critically 111 with the same disease. "id a third , is threatened but may escape the ravages of the dreaded waiaay. Visitation by death came M a few days after the child was aken 111. The victim is Emma, three land one half years oldwho last Sun pay was as hale and hearty as her playmates, but falling 111 -with dlpth wia, grew rapidly worse and despite all that physicians could do, was overcome and died this morning. Older Daughter 111. Jeaneaat, jged nine, and the oldest ''aughter of the family is critically "1 today and her recovery is doubtful- With one dead another thought to be dying and "Waldo, aged five, hreatened with an acute attack, the ?rlet of the faa.lly Is extremely keen in dthe family's friends too. are deen y sieved with the, situation. ' The family has the sympathy of the en- ire community. LOCAL HOME JONES WRITES LETTER. Accuses Ballinger of Being Unfalth. ful and Protests DisralssaL Portland. June 23. Former Spec ial Agent Jones who was dismissed from the government service after testifying against Balllnger at the re cent Investigation, today mailed a letter to. , the committee protesting against Balllnger's action In dismis sing hlra. ',' Jones was "fired" for good service he affirms in the letter and states that he worked faithfully. He accuses Balllnger of unfaithfulness. RUNAWAY MEETS AUTO Running Gear of C. J. Black Machine Slightly Crippled The C, J. Black Ford was slightly crippled this noon when a horse hit ched to a cart collided with the ma: chine which was standing Idle ia the front of the Black' office. The dam age to the machine is a bent front i axle. The ''"horse" belbhWih "to Joe Williamson, became Beared at some barking dogs and jumping straddle of the shafts, commenced a bucking run away. ' The damages to the machine are not serious and the horse escaped unhurt '. ' . . - ,.-''., ; MANY JOINING CLASS. Domestic Science Class. Becoming Popular Throughout City. , Miss Helen M. Burr's class In do mestic science will be one of the pop ular., features of Chautauqua : week, when Miss Burr comes from Walla Walla to conduct the class. The Nei ghborhood Club ,1s soliciting for mem bership to the class and the commit tees are meeting with much success. The class 1b very reasonable so far as charges are concerned and a large school .will no doubt hear the lnstrnc tlve lectures and demonstratlpns. , ., Band Concert at Airdome. ' The Ethel Tucker Stock Company opens at the Airdome tonight in "Za- za," a ' French ' society drama, and doubtless a packed house .will greet this popular actress on her first ap pearance. v A scenic production will be given and there are many1, sur prises, in store for patrons of the summer theatre in the way of scene ry, etc. The first act shows a state scene and is full of comedy bright stage comedy that makes you laugh. There will be a concert in front of the Airdome at 7:43 by the Grande band. v. La - Mrs. Carlock as Accompanist Miss. Edwards In her renditions at the tabernacle concert on Saturday night will be accompanied by Mrs. Carlock on the pipe organ. The ef fect will be most inspiring.'. ; WILL BE LOCATED AT NEARLY ORGANIZED CHURCH Alice! Will Have Eastern Minister for New Church After July Ninth. At Alice! a Methodist ; Episcopal church has been organized composed of about 65 members. The District Superintendent, J. D. Gillllan has se cured them a pastor who arrives on July ninth. He is the Rev'. H. 8. Ham ilton, the, orator of Morningside Col lege tof Sioux City, Iowa. This is one of the best acquisitions fever made to the ministry in the Grande Ronde valley. ; . , '. ; Heat Spell Continues. Philadelphia, June 23. Two more deaths from beat are reported today making a total of twenty-six in this City; ' ';.' ; LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGOH THURSDAY, JUNE WENGIIIEIfliDEFEODlTS TO IS SCALDED SID TIL - , r ii JOHN JONES LIES AT POINT OF DEATH SUFFERING FROM VERY BAD BURNS. . STEAM PLAYS OH BODY Frightfully Burned, Cove Man Is lu Precarious Condition This After noon Front Burns Sustained In Ac-cidcnt-Whlle Crossing; Katheriue Creek 'Bridge Near Cove Engine Tipped Backward. ' steam burns' John ' Jones lies at the point of death at his home at . Cove this afternoon as the result of an ac cident at a bridge cariy this morning. Mr. Jones. had started towards ' La Grande with the; Henry Chambers traction engine and oh reaching the approach to, the bridge over Kather- ine creek near Cove", the structure gave way, tilting the engine up on Its rear wheels and pinning Mr. Jones who was at the steering wheel in such a way that when a moment later the steam guage burst, he was (right fully burned All the steam in th boiler poured out on the lower por tion of Jones' body. Before he could be ' extricated by .companions he was badly burned. He was hurried to bis' home and Dr. Martin of Cove cal led but he is in a precarious condi tion. The engine is still submerged In the stream and traffic is blocked. Late? this afternoon reports form Doctor Martin's office say that; Mr. Jones has a chance for recovery. He has a family of five children. ' At a meeting of the city ' council last evening every member being present, the city printing was award ed to the Observer Four council men Logsden, Fleming, Orvis and Munroe stood pat and' refused to vote tosave the city the difference Jr price, but the other four council men and the mayor decided the ques tion on the side of the people and the matter was closed, the Observer becoming the official paper. V ' The four councllmen who refused to change their positions claimed they did not want to break faith with a contract they felt they were bound by, inasmuch as they had once voted for it, but when other members of the council were outspoken regard ing the business side of the proposi tion the atmosphere soon cleared, forcing the question to a vote. . J. . L. Mrs brought up the matter of pay for excavating between Hem lock and Spruce streets on Adams, and the city engineer was instructed to Investigate the matter making an estimate of the amount' due and re port, to the council. f; Sixth Street Estimate Made. The commission appointed to' ob tain data oh proposed hard surface pavement for Sixth street reported $31,984. , The report was accepted In -this report excavation to the depth of six Inches was included but any excavation over six Inches must be borne by the, property owner in addition to the estimate cost. . Councilman JJmiroe desired that all expenses bo named by the. commis sion but this being an Impossibility It was explained to the councilman that estimate cannot possibly include every item. ;: : ' ,., ..The matter of improvement assees- ment to triangle blocks brought forth OBSERVER PAPER FOR CITY CIRCUIT JUDGE OVERRULES ALL DEMURRERS TO RECENT ; INDICTMENTS COMETO TRIAL THIS TERM Adjourned Session Will Take up the Matter of Forty Bootlerglngr Cases , District Attorney to Announce Which Defendants Will be Given a Trial First Arguments on Demur rers Heari This Mornlug. ' legging cases, lesultfng from indict ments returned by the last grand Ju ry were overruled this morning by Circuit Judge Knowles following ar guments by attorneya In each of the forty cases, The indictments will now; be tried separately and entirely, commencing with the opening of the adjourned term of the circuit court, which will be. July 25th or the first Monday, in. August. With the excep tion of Adam Beck of Island City who pleaded not guilty every defendant totalling less than forty as "the 'in dictments double and tripple often on one defendant served notice "of de murrer; when the cases were first brought up, but arguments were not heard until this morning. The de cree overruling the demurrens fol lowed at noon. " ; , ,, Within a day or two District Attor ney Ivarihoj), will announce which of the cases will be tried flrBt. This arrangement " will be made in con formity with the convenience of the court, witnesses and defendants. OF LA GRIDE some discussion and finally the city charter was read which treats on the subject making it imperative that the property abutting on any street that is Improved must bear' the expense. Councilman Munroe again ' rose to a point of information asking wheth er estimates were made, on benefit to property or cost to owners. Re plying, Councilman Andrews explain ed that it was based on the benefit which in return was based oh the cost. I ' Remonstrances to be Heard. The council decided to take up all remonstrances to Improvements three weeks from last night. At that time the remonstrance to hard surface pavement on Sixth street will be heard. It Is understood that many property owners In that section are objecting to the pavement because of the increased expense over ma cadam. '..'''-'.' :v! . .: Estimates Made for Sewers. The committee appointed to make estimates for the three sewer dis tricts rendered a report last evening as follows: FlrBt district $71,800.08; second district $35,972.79; third dis trict $74,346.0,". This does not mean that an entire district is to be sewer ed at one time for only certain sereets will be used to start with, and later on as the city develops, oth er sewers will be laid. The report was received and filed. ' ' Some objection was raised because help had been employed by the com mittee, but it was clearly proven that such help was absolutely necessary to accomplish the result desired. Councilman Munroe ;' desired that the city . marshal (probably meaning the chief, of police) personally serve all property owners with notice of . Improvements to be made. This seem- 23, 1910. ed too much of a ta3k for' one man and it was decided that the Recorder should prepare blanks for the chief and such deputies as he might need to serve. . I Councilman Orvis took the jst&nA that It would be economy to remove the old water mains and sell them' for old iron, but his contention was not well taken' and the council, de cided to leave the old mains as a re serve for future growth of the city. x City Hauling js Discussed. j , The city hauling Is to be put up to the lowest responsible bidder, ac cording to the council last evening and the v party getting the contract will have to pay no license. It was "- intimated at the meeting that Jones and Fowler the two transfer companies had quoted the same price for doing .the' city work and that the price was too high . The j schedule according to city records, shows. It cost the city to unload the last car 145 or $1 an hour Council man Munfoe-thought that $20 a car was gooq pay. nu jt vtauuou ,Ll any pipe broken In unloading was always ; supposed to " te broken by city employees and not the transfer companies. These were some of the remarks made by Councilman Mun roe. : .'';; 'y .The water Superintendent came in for a mild criticism and he was in structed to follow the council's de cree In the future regarding work. The city engineer was ordered to examine all pipe laid before the city accepted same and if there was any deviation from specifications . Bame was to be reported at once. : Changing of the wage scale on pub lic work was investigated but it was found that only one case was. appar ent. This was. the man who handles the "prisoners and he receives an ad vance', of 50c a day. .. A man presumably a detective, ap peared before the council offering to submit evidence against near beer salesmen' In the city -but he was re ferred to the city attorney who passes on all legal questions before they are submitted to ' the ' council! as " a body, i '-. :,' ;'.: .'.. . WOODELL REUNION WEEK. Festivities Commence Friday. Con tin, ung Until Sunday Evening. The Woodell reunion will com mence tomorrow and continue until Sunday. The annual gathering of the Woodell clan is coming to be import ant to a large number of Woodell relatives 'and friends of the family, Oh Sunday the friends will be given an opportunity to meet the Woodells for on that, day all friends are Invit ed to be present. All are to bring lunch baskets and Woodell hospitali ty will be free and overflowing. Rev, Canfleld of this city will deliver the sermon Sunday morning and T,. A. Rlnehart will deliver the annual ora ;'tlon. JAS MASTERSON OF ELGIN HEAD 1 COUNTY PIONEERS. l'leusant Reunion Conies to End with ', Brief Business Meeting j Selecting Elgin as the next meet ing place, and naming James Mas tersbn of, Elgin as president, and At torney J.. D. Slater of La Grande, as secretary-treasurer ; the pioneer as soclatiqn adjourned last evening to meet next June. The meeting , was' an exceptionally pleasant one and the ' attendance, ,ncluded people from all j Parts ot the county and many from out of town. ELGIN IN GIVEN HONORS NUMBER 200 E GLEIR PORTER CHARLTON ARRESTED , WHEN HE LANDED AT HOBO KEN THIS MORNING. LIES FOIL HFE5SII ; ' : ": '''-. - - Gruesome Crime at Como Lake Early This Month is Explained In Detail ' by Porter Charlton Following His Arrest Had Quarreled and Blow Was Struck With a Mallet Body Dragged to Lake. .1 tl.i,UUa .... . t j ,.n Charlton hunted for on two conti nents was "'arrested here today and confessed that he murdered his wife and threw the body into Lake. Como lu Italy. The body was found June 10th by , fishermen and immediately a world-wide hunt was started for ; Charlton The police here say he was arrested upon his arrival on tho North German Lloyd steamer Prin cess Alice from Italy, When sweated he broke down and confessed. He had assumed the name of Jack Coleman of Omaha, and at first de nied'his Identity, but finally he broke down. He said his wife had an un governable temper, and though they loved each other they quarreled fre quently. The day he killed her he told her not to use a certain vile name or he would "fix" her. ' She did so and he struck her on the head with a mallet. Believing he had kil led her. be said he stuffed this body fn a trunk and fragged It to the lake at night and1 then began dodging the officers. ''-"'"'' ,: He said he left Como for Genoa and there boarded the steamer. . , Wife's Brother Would Kill -While , Charlton was confessing. Captain Scott a brother of the dead woman, pulled a revolver and pointed -it. Charlton sprang from his chair and fell to his knees begging him not to shoot. Detectives grappled with the infuriated army man and wrested the weapon from his hand. JURY RETURNS VERDICT AT MID NIGHT FOB PLAINTIFF. Unless Reversed by High Tribunal, State Will Acquire Land. v Last night a verdict Awas reached by the circuit court jury which if upheld by the supreme court when it is appealed, will escheat the: real estate of the late John Morrison to the State of , Oregon and deprive the supposed heirs of about $25,000 ; worth of land In this county. The : case was given to the Jury late last evening and at midnight a verdict . was reached in favor of the State of Oregon. This is the second trial of the case but differed slightly . from . the first as the supremen court had ruled that the personal property of the estate had already , been distri buted by order of the probate court and therefore does not enter into con- ; slderatlon In this case. The escheat proceedings were bas ed on " the allegations that the late John Morrison was an Illegitimate : "on and therefore his heirs - were not nUt.le to; the property. Ten Killed at Seattle. . .Seattle, June 23. Ten are reported (killed In a cavein at Little Falls, v t :.