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? I N T I iii If M - , ! VOL. XI LA GR4NBE, UNION 'COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1910. NUMBER 206 ! I I I, V 1h' f i.. ODDS TIGHTEN AS TEN TO SETE N IS WAT MONEY IS GOING AT RENO WHEN THE COIN COMES " JEFFRIES SPAHS SECRETLY When Jeffries and Johnson ire Een Together Posing for Moving, Pic hires, Odds Tighten up and Jeffries : People Want Less Margin Johnson Holding Oat With Followers For a Iteturn to Old Odds Reno, June 30. Odds on the prize fight are tightening up; Today they stand, at 10 to 7 In favor of Jeffries, and a good slice of Johnson money is on -hand. It came from San Fran cisco, Chicago and other towns In the East. Johnson and . his ; camp are holding out' for -longer ; odds to lay. however. '. " ;. . ,; ' It Is rumored that Jeffries optimis tic view of the .fight is the outcome of secret sparring sessions to which ther have been no spectators. The camp followers deny that any secret work has been done, but wise ones refuse to believe the denial. Jeffries will probably wear springs In his heels when he enters th'j rln? that his footwork may be better, and easier. ; ". v 'AA. ; A'; . Rlckard, the referee, has a premo nition that he won't be In the ring. Charlie White. Of New Castle, has teen selected as emergency, referee. ; Jeffries and Johnson both went through stunts for moving pictures yesterday evening. It was this fact that drove betting odds up. , Jeff, seemed to wind earlier and was far from being Impressive with his work compared with that of Johnson. Savings in Postal Service Washington. June 30. Although the quarter ending today will likely show a deficit, Postmaster-general Hitch cock predicts that the postal receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year ; will show a decrease Of over $10,000, O00 In the 'deficit of $17,480,000 car- . Tied oyer from the preceding year. During one quarter of the fiscal year ending today, that ending De cember 31, the postal service gave an actual profit of $2,115,00 th 9 largest during any three months in the his tory of the department. Insurgents In Vermont :. Montpelier, Vt, June 30. That the spirit of insurgency has spread even : among the rock ribbed republicans of Vermont was evident this inornli., when nearly 700 delegates to the O. O. P. state convention met to for- ' mulate a platform and nominate can didates for governor, secretary of state, and other offices. It appears that the spirit In Ver- , mont Is of a piece, with that insur er which caused the electlia of Foss in Massachusetts and compe'led -the retirement of Senator Mai? I." Maine. ' . -' , y ' ; The situation is pecllarly Interest ing rrom the fact that Fl4t,iheiV D. ' Ptncfor, son of. the late seuator, a well known figure In Washlntgon for many years ,1s bent on ascending to the Benatorshlp. ' H Is declared that Proctor is . already ; laying plans , to i. succeed Senator Page. J It appears that 'since the death of ' his father, Fltcher D. Proctor, who formerly was governor, has been try- - lng to keep together the machine, his father controlled. On the death . of , Senator Proctor, Page was elected without opposition of the Proctor el- ; ement.' , It . was , the ' general . under standing that Fletcher D. Proctor would step In when Page retired from ths senate. ' :' J '"..,' The (Proctor element has not for gotten this understanding, fojit can didates are In the field for ga'ernor aud the ambitions of "Fletchd- D. Proctor hove a bearing on the situa- ilon Inasmuch as the successful can didate must pledge himself to ap point Proctor to the senate of Page retires. 1 ' The friends of Senator Page do not like the attitude of Mr. Proctor, but they are not in a position to object. So tar as the re-election 1 of Senator Page Is concerned, there Is no ques tion about it .-' Roswell on. Water Wagon Roswell, N. M., June 30 Roswell's last day as a wet town was ushered in this morning and before clocks strike the hour of midnight It Is ex pected that the last of the available supply of red liquor will have van ished down the throats of celebrants. Prohibition goes into effect tomorrow, the drys having won a close victory over the wets In the recent election. Roswell Is the first city in the new state to go "dry. , ; ' : patten to Betlre(T) Again A Chicago, June 30.- Patten the king time according to a report today. It Is said that Patten's youngest bro ther will succeed him In business. Whenever Patten retires, street ope rators begin to watch for another corner. .... ' ' A' FARMER NEAR SALEM ASSAULT ED AND TEAM STOLEN Farmers and Authorities Will. Pur sue Two Assailants A- Salem, June , 30.-Warden Curtiss Bald today he would send a poBse out after the tw.o men who yesterday beat Henry Starr, a farmhand, Into" insen sibility and kidnapped Starr's little son and then drove toward Albany In Starr's buggy. It is believed the assailants are Harry Brenna and John Wormstdorff, two convicts who es caped from the penitentiary Satur day. Brenna was serving two years from Umatilla county for horse steal- 1 lng. ,." -a Starr was near his home when two men appeared and ' told . him they wanted 'his buggy. When he refused he was assaulted and thrown out of the buggy. His insensible body was left by the roadside while the boy was taken, with the fugitives. Farm say they will pursue the gang. THORSEN CAE REVERSED Supreme Court Reverses Local er diet and Sends Case Back The . supreme oourt has .handed down a decision reversing the case of J. B. Thorsen, et. al., of Elgin, vs. J. A Hooper, et al, which Mr Hooper appealed from the local circuit court where a verdict for Thorsen was found v Attorney . Slater represents the respondent and Attorney C. H, Finn the' appellant. The case Is sent back for retrial. It involves a suit for the recovery of some money. SENATOR MeENERT BURIED Sen. Chamberlain Among Those who Attend Simple Service '' New Orleans, June 30. Without show or pomp, Senator McEnery was burled today. The services were held at teh home. Among those who at tended were Senators Foster, Bailey, Gamble, Bradley, Johnson, Chamber lain and a number of. congressmen. . Conld Not ForgM Cove - - Last Fall a man by xhe name of Love who lived at Klrksvllle, Texas! passed through this country and saw some peaches raised at Cove. Ves . terday he arrived at the fruit center and announced to residents there that he had come to stay. He will probably buy fruit land'there at once. 10SEUELT IFTffiET OPEN RUPTURE BETWEEN THEM IS FEARED WHEN CONFER v ENCE IS ENDED Rumors Have It, that Roosevelt Will Demand Prompt Ending of Federal Interference with Hughes' Policies in New Tork-New Tork Folitical Situation Believed 'to be Chief 0b. Ject f the Meeting. 1 Beverly, June 30. Theodore Koose velt and President Taft met here this afternoon and as soon as the news leaked out, a great crowd gathered In front of the Taft residence await ing the Colonel's coming.' ; , ' , It Is known that RooBevelt does not endorse Taf t's official acts? Poli ticians predict the meeting ; may be the cause of a rupture between them after the conference. It is believed the political situation will . be dis cussed, especially the lineup In New York and it Is freely declared that Roosevelt will Insist that federal In terference with Hughes' policies must stop, particularly regarding the pri mary election law, if the republicans want Roosevelt's assistance. ! DANCE ON BURNING BOAT Wife of Captain Plays for Dancers, Knowing1 Ship Is! on Fire Philadelphia, June 30. While the crew on the liner, Grecian were en gaged in a race with death by fire in an oil laden hold, eighty passen gers," not knowing the danger, danced until dawn. The only woman who knew was the plucky wife of the cap tain who volunteered to play, thus averting an accident and panic. Fire was discovered at midnight while out ward bound and as soon as the fire was discovered the vessel was turned back to port. Twelve firemen were overcome by the smoke during the struggle. AA'.-iv AA.-I-' -A-' V . Col. Williams Retires. . Washington, June 30 Col. John R. Williams, coast artillery, was placed on the retired list today on bis own application. He will continue in ac tive duty at the Army War -College. Queen Elizabeth Dying Bucharest, June 30. Queen Eliza beth ot Roumanla la dying today fol lowing a relapse from an attack of appendicitis. ' Physicians Bay there la little hope. - ; - ." ' :.' TAFT PRAISED BY RESOLUTION PASSED BY REGULIRS Conservation as Practiced !n Alaska , - is Not Given Endorsement ' . Juneau, June 30. "Progressive ' Republicans are in convention here today and will nominate an'Alicknn congressional delegate. The regulars yesterday nominate Edward Orr. former- mayor of Tacoma, now of Val dez, to succeed Delegate Wlckerebam. The convention adopted h plank favoring home rule when the prope tlme comes, and . it opposes conser vation as now practiced in Alaska. It adopted a resolution laudinz Pres ident Taft. mm hold CONVENTION i d nils mm IE DY FIRE CANADIAN FORT AND ONE "TOWN 1 tN GRAVE DANGER FROM FOREST FIRES FORT QEVLin milTS HELP Just Before Telegraph " Wires Go Down, Teople at Fort Send Out a Frantic Appeal for Help Adjoining Towns Cant go to the Rescue Women and Children Flee for their Lives Wnlle Men Fight Fire , , tievsjueye, -uni.,- Francis Devlin and its inhabitants are surrounded by a great forest flte. Wires are down now but frantic calls for help were received just prior lo the collapse of the service. . This city ;s unable to lend assistance, ' as it likewise la surrounded by a ring ot fire:' Women and children have fled for their lives, but the men are fight ing to save this place from destruc tion. A . The last word received from Revlln was to the effect that thousands of acres of timber had been destroyed and that the fire has surrounded the town. Three men broke through the cordon of fire and brought this news. They say men are backfiring to save the people penned up. in the town. FUNERAL ARRANBEMENTS MADE Stctzlnger Body Witt be Laid to Best Tomorrow at i 0'clock. Final arrangements for the inter ment of the remains of Hans Stet slnger were completed this afternoon. The services will commence; at the Stetzlnger home .corner of Fourth and X Street, and subsequently ser vices will be held at the Lutheran church. The services at the house commence at 2 o'clock. PLATFORM NEARLY DONE Last Block of Cement is Completed A at the Depot Today , ; About 9000 square feet of cement platform was completed at the O. R. & N. depot today when workmen placed the last block ot cement plat- lorm in front and to the sides of the depot. " The platform facilities are more- than doubled. - ( Haisten Loses Good Horse V F. D. Haisten lost one of his valu able driving horses last evening. It was an animal highly prized by Mr. Haisten and he regrets the loss very much; '.' THIRD FATAL EXPLOSION AT TA COMA RECENTLY Plant Partly Wrecked and Three Are Blown to Pieces by Powder. t. Tacoma,' June 30. A terrific explo sion of powder in the DuPont works this mornng , partly ; wrecked - the plant. James Smth and Geo. Strous, and Thomas Blake were blown ; to atoms. This is the third fatal blowup within four months, two have been killed each time previously. : Michigan in Lead. A. Ann Arbor, June 30. Michigan is in rhe lead of all the unlvenlUei of POWDER BLOWS 3 TO ATOMS the country In the number of rcsls tered alumni, according to figures complied by the alumni association, in session here today. The total Is 28.330, covering the entire country. The state of Michigan has the larg est representatlan. naturally. 8.931. or 31 per cent of the registered alumni residing within the state. Next' la Illinois with 3.195. Ohio has 2,392 Michigan graduates as residents. New York has 1854 and Indiana 1313: The far western stats ot California' has a grand total of 10&3 alumni residing there. AH through the. west are large bodies of Michigan men. Washington is especially well supplied with, citi zens ; who have benefitted by Michi gan instruction, .Among the middle western states Minnesota and Mis souri stand high on the list ' The, more efficient organization of this great body of graduates Js the problem which Is at present occu pying the attention of the leaders of the alumni association. , - Lodge Confers With Roosevelt Lodge announced today that he, with Col. 'Roosevelt; would this afternoon confer with President Taft at Bev erly. After meeting Roosevelt, he Intends spending the night here. ' t ' PRFmiHAV FinilT AD VA1SITY ...... . . .tL.T.. FOUR WINS HASDILY URD ADn TDltinCi n nu nu n v o OLD OILS Yale Oarsman Collapses as the Bout bullets before the eyes of the depu Shoots Over Finish Line ! ty sheriff. New London, June 30. Harvard scored two clean cut victories on the Thames today over Yale In the Freshmen elght-oarded and 'varsity four-oared events. The day was ideal, The Harvard freshmen won eight seconds ahead of Yale and the 'var - slty had a clear lead of several boat lengths. Harvard Freshmen led all the way. The finish of the 'varsity four-oared race was punishing. Thorne In the Yale boat, collapsed as the shell shot over the finish. Yale started In the lead and kept it up for the first mile and then the men began splashing and the Crimson rowers shot ahead. The "varsity elght-oared race is scheduled for this afternoon. " WILL CONTEST IN MIDAIR. Baker to hare Second Aviator on the ; Ground July Fourth ; , Baker City, June 30 (Special)-' According to Publicity Manager Ash ley this city will-witness- on July 4th what no other city In Oregon has ever seen a contest of aviators in mid air. After contracting with one man bird to give an exhibition another applicant, for the . place became an gered at)d demanded that he be per mitted to contest with the one em ployed. The privilege was granted and the two aviators will fly to their hearts content in the crisp ozone of the Elkhorn mountains. Mr. Ashley Is greatly elated over this addition to the program of the natal .day cele bration, .. .. Bnys Smith Millinery f " W. W? Berry, who recently pur chased the Little Racket store on Adams avenue, this forenon closed the purchase of the Mrs. L. Smith millinery store adjoining his previous purchase. He . will assume , manage ment in a few days." . '' ' . Charlton Most be Tried ; . New York, June 30. Word was re ceived from Italy today that Porter Charlton will be tried for murder whether he goes to Italy or not. If not extradited, he will be tried by proxy , and he will be In danger of arrest if he ever crossed to Europe. It Is believed here that he, will' not be extradited. " iEPUTY SHERIFF nun JURY FINDS CASSIDA GUILTY 01 MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE " AT CANYON CITY. III IS THE STATE Second Conviction for the Murder of Oille Snyder Recorded Today when ' Jury Finds Deputy Sheriff Casslda Guilty of Murder in First Degree Trial Result of a Conspiracy to . Lynch Snyder. , Canyon City, June 30. Joseph Cas- : slda," deputy sherlfT, was today con- - -vlcted of murder In the first degree .. for the death of Ollle Snyder, who was shot, to death by lynchers near Hamilton last December, Casslda heard the verdict without emotion. He Is the second of six" defendants to be tried in this connection. Ben Hlnton, already' convicted for mur der In the Becond degree, testified - against the official. Casslda had the man who was fi nally lynched In his charge, whon a conspiracy was hatched by friends of . a sheep herder named Green i whom Snyder had murdered near "eppner ln a fight over a dog-and . the evidence showed that Casslda . was Informed of the conspiracy, and ; took part In It. Snyder was strung up on a street and then riddled with Later considerable excitement was created by a report that Casslda had threatened to kill Hlnton. who occu pied a cell wltl him at Canyon City. Hlnton was smuggled to Baker City then to Portland to ne kept out1 of harm's way. , ' r : ! 11 ' ( v j Court Bars Bible , " 1 Chicago, June 30. The decision of the Illinois supreme court to bar the hible from public schools will not affect the Chicago school as the bible h already been prohibited In local schools. The court held that it was impossible to teach all creeds and if one were taught and others ignored it would-' violate educational and reli gious freedom. WOOL BUYERS HERE. Purty of Wool Firm Representatives A , Spend Night in La Grande. A party of eastern wool buyers who will attend the coming sale at Joaeph spent last night In La Grande wait ing for the outgoing Joseph past ea ger train. The crowd Included rep resentatlves for the largest wool deal ers lh the country, among them be ing C. .W. Ryder and E. W. Bring-, ahm, of Bosten; J. H. Smith and H. C. Ewing, of San Francisco; E, Y. Nelll, C H. Angell, Jr., and William . Ellery, of Bosten; Ira E. Emery, of Portland, and Julius Green of Boston. , SCHOOL BOARD MEETS. Issue Order fer Advertisement, for . Bids to be Opened Next Month Bids for Installation of the heating and ventilating plants and the plumb-' ing for the new school building were , ordered . published last evening at a meetings of the school hoard; the first Important meeting held for several weeks. The bids will be opened on July 12th. A " Johnson Ejects Langford Manager . Ricks. Training Camp, June 30. Joe Wodmao, Langford'a manager, who had a falling out with Johnson, was ejected from ' the camp today. Johnson told him to "Git." " Marriage License Issued ' County; Clerk Ed Wright has is sued a marriage license to LeRoy C. Jacobs and Anna M. Hlatt.