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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGOX FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1910.
NUMBER 201
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CAUGHT IN tKAMEKY MACHI.V
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BY THE "WHEELS .
WELL KfiflWN Ifl Lft GRANOE
Former La Grande Businessman Meets
Death Yesterday at Fendleton as He
Was Working With Machinery in
Creamery Caught, by Set Screw and
Twisted Abont the Valleys Striking
. Head on the Cement Floor. :
E. Harper, formerly manager of the
Blue Mountain Creamery company In
La Grande, where he made his home
for several years, and more recently
at the head of the local creamery com
pany was pattered and crushed fatal
ly yesterday while at work In a base
ment of his creamery plant here. He
lived lens than 12 hours after the in
Jury. Mr. Harper came to Pendleton
about two years ago, having disposed
of his Interests in La Grande where
he was lnterestsed financially and at
' the helm of the Blue Mountain Cream-
ery company. The affair was so tra
gic and so sudden that the many
friends of the Harner family are deep
ly shocked and grieved over the in
cident . ,'r .'..v''.; ; '":
Mr. Harper had a family of a wife
and two children, the oldest a girl of
twelve years and a baby boy. of
about one year old.
The Pedleton East Oregonian of
Thursday said:
0. E. Harper manager of th9 Pen
dleton creamery . company was seri
ously Injured at the local plant aboit
9:15 this morning. He is now at St.
Anthony's hospital and It will be sev
eral hours before the physicians will
be able to determine the extent of
his injuries. , '
While stooping over to examine
some part of the machinery in the
basement of the creamery a wrdge
key in the hub of the big drive wheel
on the compressor caught him In the
seat of his pants. In a twinkling he
was hurled over backwards, striking
cn the concrete floor , with his bead.
He was then drawn up under the
drive wheel between It and,tr? con
crete floor and it was In 'that posi
tion that he was found by Wess Ma
rie, the butter maker..
Hearing an unusual niose. Maple
looked around from another part of
the plant to see the big drive wheel
ertniKno n anil ihigt
o'.'iujug a&amot LUC taic auu viitav
of the prostrate man and apparently
crushing his life out. Maple at
tempted to pull him out from under
the wheel but could not do it with
the machinery In motion so he shut
off the power as quickly as possible.
Unconscious and bleeding at the
nose, Harper was rushed to the hos
pital where Uvo physicians began
working over him. In addition to
the blow on the side and back of the
head, his right ear was nearly torn
off, hla left ear was cut and the en
tire front of his face was badly
bruised. One arm was also bruised
but no- bones were broken. "
By the time the doctors-had dress
ed his woulds he was beginning to
regain consciousness. '
This makes the second life that
Maple has saved in the same plant
within two weeks. About ten days
ago, Loren Harris, an employee of
the plant, was caught by a set screw
while attempting to ' put on the belt
for the pump. The butter maker cut
him loose from the shafting with a
large butcher knife, leaving him al
most as Innocent of clothing as a new
born babe. That he escaped with his
lite is due to the miraculous man
ner in which his legs flew around,
knocking a belt tit the pulley, The
two accidents happened within a few
feet of each other. .
The conditions existing in the ma
chinery of the ' plant ; , : reflect
somewhat on the deputy factory In
spector who was there a few weeks
ago and who reported the machinery
m safe.
BROTHER CLAIMS REMAINS
Webb and Mrs. Kersh Will Likely be
Indicted Today.
' Portland, Joune 24. Walter John
son a brother of William ' Johnson,
whose murdered body was found In a
trunk at the Union Depot, arrived last
night from Twin Falls. Idaho, and
claimed the body. It will probably
be buried in a local cemetery. John
son likewise will claim the $1900 'that
Mrs. Kersh got from Johnson before
he vas killed. The grand Jury is to
day listening to testii&ony in the case.
Both the "woman and Webb will like
ly be indicted as already charged with
murder. . .-. .
AFTERMATH OF SPEECH
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Egypt's Rule.
Manchester, Eng., June 24. The
Manchester Guardian today carries a
sfbry tending to confirm dispatches
recently carried by the United Press
from London to the effect that Sir
Eldon Gorst, British agent In Egypt,
will be recalled. It says: , "We have
good authority for the statement that
the foreign office has decided to. re
call ; Gorst and appoint Sir Arthur
Hardlngs, present minister to Bel
gium,, to succeed him. Roosevelt is
not responsible for the reported
change as it Is said, as Gorst had re
signed before Roosevelt spoke at
Guild Hall."
Insurgents Winning Again.
Blueflelds, June 24. General Mena,
commanding the ; main ... Insurgents
force, "routed' the Madrl troops who
occupied Acoyapa, a stragetllal po-'
sitlon for an attack on Managua. Aco
yapa will be used by the revolution
ists as a base for a campaign against
the Nicarapuan capital, according to
today's reports. Interior reports shbw
the battle's tide has turned In favor of
the Insurgents again. ,
Kitchener May be Promoted V,
Loundon, June 24. Viscount Kitch
ener of Khartoum, who Is today cele
brating his sixtieth birthday, has re
signed the Mediterranean command to
which he was' appointed last August,
succeeding the Duke of Connaught
as inspector general of the Mediter
ranean forces. Since he returned from
his world tour, during the course of
which he visited the United States,
there has been much agitation to have
him promoted to a more important
position. , - .. . ':'
Harvard Commencement
Cambridge, M,ass., .June 24. Com
mencement week at Harvard was In
augurated today with the class day
exercises. Diplomas and degrees are
to be conferred next Wednesday when
former President RooBevelt Is expect
ed to be there. The class of 1885 is in
charge of the frogram. V
Fined In Cotton "Leak"
Washington, June 24. Moses Haas,
of' New York and Frederick Peck
ham, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty in
the government coton leak cases. Ad
vance information of government re
ports given certain brokers allowed
a big cleanup on cotton. Both men
were fined today in federal court.
Midsummer Day In England.
London, June 24. In London and
throughout England the birthday of
St John the Baptist, or Midsummer
Day as it is called In this country, was
celebrated today, with the customary
festivities. ' ; ',: . : - '
Montreal Observes Day.
Montreal. June 24. French Cana-;
dians of Montreal and throughout the ,
province of Quebec today observed
the birthday of their patron saint, St, '
John the Baptist. Celebrations were
held in nearly all the towns and
ties by-the St. Jean Baptlste Society.
-,. The Chautauqua committee will go
to Pendleton in the near- future to
make arrangements for a special
train Folk's day, July 7th.
Jul jus dies FRor.i Dunns
ISTIIED ill 1IEHID0IT
Death at 6:30 last evening ended
the suffering of. John Jones, the Cove
man who was frightfully burned at
an early hour, near Cove yesterday,
while en route to La Grande with
the Chambers traction engine. The
engine crashed through the bridge
approach, tilting backward and throw
ing steam on-his body in such a way
as to burn his limbs in a frightful
manner.' Death came last evening,
the attending physlclanj Dr. Martin
of Cove, ' realizing soon after the ac
cident occurred that the sufferer had
few chances for recovery. The death
has been a severe blow to the family
and large circle of :ends in and near
Cove.; ;, ,t:':J ' V;: .; f. J i-, : J'
TWonnod in anrvlveri hv a wife and
five- children, the oldest about fifteen
years. They have lled near Cove
for many years and the family is well
known throughout the " county as
thrifty and . enterprising. Be
sides the immediate family, Mr. Jones
. 1XSASITY PLEA STARTED
Charlton May Yet Escape Trial For
Murder In Italy. i
Hoboken, June 24. A hard . battla
will be fought In the American courts
agains tthe return of Porter Charlton
to Italy to stand trial for the confes
sed murder of his wife whose body
was thrown into Lake Como. Pow
erful relatives of Charlton . have al
ready set machinery in motion to pre
vent extradition. Eminent lawyers
have been wnployed by his father,
Judge Charlton. The father says his
son is insane and will try to prevent
extradition on this ground. Captain
Scott, a brother of the woman, says
he is sane. Attorney Clarks, Charl
ton's representative has forbidden any
more interviews. Alienists are t6 ex
amine the slayer.
WILL ENTER HARYARD.
Son of Local State Representative to
Take Fjgher Course
Joel Richardson, son of Hon. ' and
MrB. S. F. Richardson, will enter Har
vard next fall; He will spend bis. va
cation on his parents' ranch and next
fall leave for the East to avail him
self of the bigger opportunities offer
ed by the bigger and more advanced
institution. His many . friends hpre
will be delighted to know of his in
tentions to continue his college ca
reer and bespeak success for hhn.
- Detective in Trouble.
Spokane, June 24. Joe Currey, who
was shot through the leg by Detec
tive Downey Wednesday night, has a
fair chance- for recovery. Pending
an investigation the officer has bfen
suspended. A dozen witnesses say he
Fhot the 20 year old youth delibe.-a-e-ly:
Downle Bays his feet slipped and
the weapon was discharged accident
ally. The men had an altercation in
a "saloon where Currey . was. ordered
to move on by Downle who was 1:1
civilians clothes He refused to do
so and the shooting followed. .
Expect Constitutional Election
'..'Phoenix, 'Ariz., June 24. Governor
Sloan will arrive here tomorrow and
it, is believed that he will call for an
election to choose consitutlonal con
vention delegates, election 'to he held
In two months. ,
Troop Train Runs Away.
1 Mexico City.'June 24. Thirty-seven
persons I ere killed and 50 severely In
Jured today, when a troop train was
wrecked at Colima. Four cars broke
away on- a down grade and pitched
over an embankment, the occupants
being crushed to death. ' 1
- : Driven Insane by Heat.
St. Louis, June 24. Two men and
two women were driven Insane by
the "heat at Sterling. Illinois, today.
There was one death and one prostra
tion at East St. Louis.
is survived by three brothers, one at
Boise,' one at Vale and one at Port
land. No funeral arrangements will
be made until these men are commu
nicated with. .'v
Front Wheels Had Cleared.' ''-
It was learned today from Cove peo
ple that the front wheels of the en
gine had reached terra firma after
croBBing the bridge, but .when , the
heavier drive wheels were about to
pass off to the ground, the structure
gave way. ' This accounts for the fact
that the engine was tilted upwards.
Jones was pinned between the. engine
and the water tank which was trail
ing.' : '.'''. ':'"-- -' 'i
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Tt i aaid that no nlanka were used
in crossing the bridge! H is claimed
that the accident could not have hap
pened had the structure' been rein
forced by cross planks, as is common
ly done in. such instances.
WHITE SLAVERY APPALIXO
Grand Jury Thought to Have Many
; ' Indictments Ready.
1 San Francisco, June 24. A special
committee of the grand Jury is pre
paring a report to the Jury that the
white slave traffic In this city is ap
paling. It is alleged that not 1 only
are women enslaved In Chinatown,
but .- that many women and glrls of
the, city have fallen victims to an or-
ganlzedband of men "and women.
It is announced that the police will
be asked to cooperate In breaking up
the traffic. It is believed that this an
nouncement was made to mrk the
real movements of the jury and that
Jury indictments will soon be returned.-
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DEUTCHLAND PERFECT SUCCESS.
Lands and Picks up Passengers With
Perfect Eye and Control.
' Dusseldorf, Ger., June-24. The dir
igible balloon Deuschland today made
the first - purely commercial trip of
the history of the world whea it left
here for Friederlschafen with twenty
passengers. After three hours travel
ing 100 miles, she descended and pick
ed up 20 more passengers. This after
noon she will complete the second
hundred miles. Friederichaf en will
be reached tomorrow as the ship will
not travel at night. ;.
EX-GOVERNOR DEAD.
M'Graw of Seattle Dead After Long
,: Struggle Advance Was Rapid.
Seattle,. . June 24. The funeral of
John McGraw,, former governor of
Washington, was held this afternoon.
The body will be cremated. Death fol
lowed a hard fight in which it was
long apparent that he could not live.
In fourteen years he climbed from
a penniless hotel clerk to wealtland
fame. .' . . : ' '
; Evelyn's Shaving Set
; Pittsburg, Pa.. June 24. Why and
what for Evelyn' Nesblt Thaw bought
a shaving set was the question which
agitated Referee In Bankruptcy Blair
when the postponed hearing in the
case of Harry Kendall Thaw was re
sumed today.
, At the previous hearing Referee
Blair called a halt when the Item of
"one shaving set" was reached In the
bill of Dlsla vo Bros., of New York,
against Mrs. Evelyn Thaw. Mr. Blair
said he could not see how a shaving
set for a woman whose husband was
in Jail could 'be considered necessary
to say the least. Nor could the Pitts
burg referee be moved one Iota, by
the talk of counsel. ,r.. .
After some bitterness Mr. Blair an
nounced the hearing postponed until
today, to give counsel for Dlsalvo
Bros, time to look matters up and
show the necessity for this mysterious
shaving Bet . which wa bought by 1
Evelyn- a .short time before she was
cut .off her husband's credit list en-'
tirely. , J
ALASKA ROADS FREE.
Art 'ot Under .Control of 'Interfitite
Commerce Commission.'
Washington,' June 24. The ' Inter
state Commerce Commission today de
cided that it has no authority over
railroads and steamship lines in. Alas
ka. The -Commission holds that Alas
ka Is "not territory1: of the United
States in the sense in wh-'.ch the term
is used the acts regulating Interstate
commerce. The decision relieves the
Morgan Guggenhelmer' syndicate op
erating railways and steamships In
Alaska, from the Commission's supervision.-
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DIPHTHERIA PATIENTS BETTER.
Both Patients . at George Stoddard's
Are Improved Today.
Physicians Report' that the i two
children of Mr. and Mrs. George
Stoddard, who were seized with diph
theria this week, during the time that
one of the Stoddard children succumb
ed to the same disease .are "better
this afternoon and wilt soon be out
of danger unless the unforseen oc
curs. These re the only cases re
ported In the city ancl little fear of
spretad is felt,
5 Miss Emma, their v little daughter
who died early yesterday morning,
was burled yesterday afternoon at
three o'clock.
; Taft and Teddy May Talk. ,
New York, June 24 Pres, Taft,
Col. Rooeevelt, Vice-president Sher
man and other men prominent In the
councils of . the ' party are scheduled
, address the delegates gathered In
New York today from all over the
country at the Convention of the Na
tional League .of Republican Clubs.
John Hays Hammond is president of
the league ami will preside at the
conference. .... ' ''
The meeting will conclude tomor
row evening with a banquet which
will mark the real beginning of the
Republican congressional campaign.
Many republican senators, represen
tatives and governors will attend and
with so many distinguished speakers
and guests, the affair promises to be
the greatest republican rally held In
the metropolis in years.
Teddy Travels Incognito. ( the Indictments are faulty. Wicker
Chicago, June 23, Theodore Roose- sham declined to discuss the matter
velt, Jr., and bride registered at the j regarding causes for the faulty In-
Congress Hotel here today as "Wil
liam Throop Rogers and wife, Phila
delphia, but eventually the newly
wedded husband admitted bis identity
A tall Iowa'n, who came on the same
train with the bride and bridegroom,
was responsible for the discovery of
the identity of the pair. ; i ' ' ' ;
' "Know who that couple is," he re
marked to the clerk as Mr. and Mrs.
Roosevelt, Jr., were moving away.,
"Sure, William JThoop Rogers and
wife, Philadelphia, suite B 13,"
"William Thoop your grandmother;
that's T. R.. Jr.,' and better half. I
came in on the Bauie train with' 'era
and she didn't , call him, 'Bill' she
called him Theodore."
Reporters could not at first obtain
an answer from B 13, but after re
peated rapplngs, a young face, lit up
by a prodigious grin, projected itself
through the slightly open door,
"I'm Roosevelt all right," he said,
"but I can't, talk to you now." ,
Mr. and Mrs. Rosevelt, Jr., are on
their way to San Francisco, their fu
ture home.
Later young Roosevelt greeted the!
newspaper men more formally." '
He said, ."we had hoped to avoid
recognition. I know that any interest
taken In me Is purely reflected. I
can't say Just when : we will leave
Chicago, but we will be In San Fran
cisco by Aug. 1. 1 go to work there as
assistant manager to the sales man
ager of the carpet house." .
, . V Vermont Log Rolling
Rutland. Vt, June 24. Rutland
donned its gayest attire today in hon
or of , the Woodmen, who are today
holding the annual meeting of the
Vermont Log Rolling Association;
IF PLEASED Is
rare
AFFIRMS PARTY PLEDGES HA YE
BEEX MET U EYERY IV
STANCE TO DATE.
TIQ1 IS URGED
Tllft Wrlton Klo-npd Ai-HHa fnr V.rn.
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ther's Paier Affirming he Is Well
Pleased With the Work of Congress
Thus Far Party Pledges Met . in
Every Instance Wlckersharn Ad
vocates New Plan.
Cincinnati, June 24. Pres. Taft la
aV' signed "statement' received by the
Times and Star, his brother's' news
papers, expresses great: satisfaction
With the accomplishments of the pres
ent session of congress. He declares
that till party pledges have beon, ful
filled. ?' ." -' r-.-'-v 1
"I am elated with the legislation
which has been enactsd by this con
gress. It has fulfilled . its pledges,
and it is great satisfaction that we
have accomplished so much. The re
publican party has a good record to
take before the people."
Wlckersharn Expresses Opinion,
Chicago, June 24. Federal regula
tion of railroads, stock and bond is
sues .were advocated by Attorney
General Wlckersharn while address
ing the Illinois bar todays It was ar
gued that congress is empowered con
stitutionally to exercise' such control.
He said economists' courts condemn
ed reckless issue of railroad stocks
and bonds which are certainly as
demoralizing as lotteries.' The rec
ord of railroad receiverships , and of
foreclosures the last twenty years
testify to the effect such issues have
UDOn the ability of railroads tfi nor.
form their functions. Watered stock
and bonus stock is the greatest abuse
connected with the management of
corporations. :v;.,-. :';.:.'
: Wlckersharn declared that the gov
ernment's prosecution against the in
dicted packing companies will con
tinue despite the" courts ruling that
oictments. xne packers win be tried
as individuals instead of under Joint
Indictments by the grand Jury.
Bathing Day In Mexico.
City of Mexico. June 24. It is a
safe proposition to wager that no
other nation on the globe has a popu
lation as clean as that of Mexico to
day. It Is possible that this may not
be true of other days of the year, but
today that is a real "spotless tor,
so far as personal cleanliness Is con
cerned, ii is me aay set aside to St,
John the Baptist and the example of
emersion set by him is followed every
June 24th by all pious Mericans.
This allows for a population of a
half million and allows ten gallons to
each bath - For many this may be too
much, but It has been figured as the
mean average. Besides there are ma
by thousands who will go to the creeks
and river to bathe. .
Anniversary of Baptism -St.
Johns, N. B. June 24. A ter-
centeneary ceieoration or tne first
baptism of a Micmac Indian was held
today and was marked by one of the
most interesting religions ceremonies
ever held in Canada. ' All of the prin
cipal Roman Catholic orders of tho
North American continent were rep-
resented , and many high church dig
nitaries and civil authorities were in
attendance. . It was Just 300 years
ago that , the aged chief of the MIc
macs, then about 100 years of age.
was baptised into the Christian faith
and his conversion was soon followed
by the baptism of the entire tribe.
About 4000 head of cattle were ship
ped out of Ontario last week.