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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1910.
NUMBER 207
VOL. XI
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BLOOD SPILLED IX PA EH.
"BETTISG IS ENGLAND BREAKS
ALL RECORDS FEEL SURE
OF THE BIG SMOKE
U EGROES PRAY F Q R HERO
Socialists Clash With Police Dnrlu
Execution of Liabeuf
IlIH'S CLHB5
Odds 1b London Ate Now Even Honey
and Host Bets Favor Johnson
Jeff Has Been Neglecting Gloves
Affirms Corbett Negro . Ministers
' Throughout the Coutry to Pray for
Aid In Sunday Services.
London, Juiy 1. Odds on the Jeff
lieu Jo'uuoou un'ui Lave awiicneri trom
10 to 7 In Johnson's favor to even
mone y today. The betting is the heav
lest ever recorded In England. Sport
Ing -writers say that no one can lick
Johnson. '
Reno, July 1 Jeffries was out early
today and left at four this morning
on a fishing trip. He will enjoy him
self to the utmost today for tomorrow
leglns the hated drying out process,
life will be miserable for him and
his camp, followers for he always be-
omes grouchy. Monday the big fel
low will sleep late and lounge about
the camp until afternoon and then
appear at the ring promptly for" the
fight
Paris, July 1. Llabenf oU Socialist
was guillotined at sunrise In the pr!s- j
on at Sante, thus ending the career
of one of the ;"." most blood thirsty
Apaches Paris ever knew. White he
was preparing to ascend the scaffold,
several thousand friend sand social
ists gathered about. The fall ' f the
blade maddened the throng .and they
attempted -to storm the prlfn. Gen
darmes were trampled and beaten
prison guards were shot and ons po
liceman killed. Troops rode up and
charged - the crowd and mi it them
back, leaving hundreds injure 1 in the
streets. Some of these will die More
than one threatened the life of Presi
dent Fallleres and started for his
home only to be stopped by the po
lice.. '. . . ' V'v' ''
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CALLS HIM ENEMY OF BABIES
FOB REFUSING TO GREET
DELEGATION OF WOMEN
YESTERDAYS AFFAIR SECRET
Not Exactly Known What Transpired
' at Meeting: Between Roosevelt and
Taft Hnghes Primary Bill Thought
to Have Been Endorsed by Conferees
Before Adjournment Balllnger Af
fair Not Touched..
PENDLETON MAN ARRESTED
Held at Vancouver for Horse Stealing
at Pendleton Oregon
IGE1R5
TEN THOUSAND, CONDUCTORS
AND BRAKEMEN READY TO
QUIT JOBS 'TONIGHT.-
HQ LIE 111
EGOTIATIQNS
Conductors and Brakemen In Vast
Area Agree to Strike, Tlelng- up Tra
file In Dozen States of the South
west Railroad Operators Discredit
. 'Danger of the StrikeIncreases
. Likely to be Refused,
Vancouver, Wn., July 1. V. A. Ry
ther, wanted In Pendleton charged
with horse stealing, is under arrest
here awaiting, action by the Umatilla
county authorities. He was caught In
the railroad yards while en route to
Seattle.
HAN 1 SENT
THROUGH ill
Kicks Training Camp, July 'Jack
Johnson is counting on divine as
BiBtance to lick Jeffries. His golden
mlle has disappeared and is replaced
Tiv nn owl-like solmenlty. It Is an
nounced today that colored "ministers
of Denver, Chicago, New York and
other cities have Joined in systematic
prayers next Sunday for the success
r fthe colored man In next Monday's
fight. "I am a firm believer In the
power of prayer," Bald Johnson today
when asked to discuss the prayer
announcement. "I believe my colored
, fcrethren will bring me added power
through the medium of prayer.'
Johnson stayed with the routine
' work this morning and as usual he
is sparring this afternoon.
r'- ' fortett Chides Jeffries
Moana Springs. July i. Jim Cor
bett today admitted that Jeffries has
been slighting the gloves too much
I have pleaded with him and he has
promised to box, but we have only
j gone seven rounds so far; other times
he was not there, said Corbett. Traln-
; r Cornell, however, says Jeff did not
i need the boxing and Jeff took his a;'.
vice. Gleason announced today that
the fight would start at 1:30 promptly
and that there would be no prelim
inaries.
Jack Jeffries said today that Doctoi
Porter said Johnson's frame seems
unable to stand the strain of a long
battle. He said the ale that Jack
drank to keep up weight has caused
fat Inside. If true, Jeff's chances of
winning are increased materially
Mrs. Jeffries Is showing signs of
nervousness and efforts are being
made to keep her away from her hus
Tiand as much as possible Neither
Mrs. Jeffries or Mrs. Johnson will
view the fight. They will get wires
direct from the ringside
' Jeffries today picked Farmer Burns
and his brother Jack and Armstrong
tor his corner Corbett will be chief
second and Cornell will attend to
cuts and the legs. Articles of agree
vment do not mention hand bandages
and Jeff will not wear any. He mcy
insist that Johnson do the same, or
at least put them on in the ring.
Jeff said today he would would win
in an early round If possible.
PRESIDENT OF STEAMBOAT CON.
CEBN INTIMIDATED
Assured that he will Soon Lose His
Ear Like Steamboat Man
a delegation from the National Con
sumers. Association was refused a
conference with President Taft re
garding' the proposed legislation for
child protection, the president is to
day termed an enemy of babies.
Taft's alleged opposition is charged
In a speech by Mrs. Florence Kelly
at the Sagamore society conference
She declared the -delegation was in
formed at the White House that Taft
was busy and could not see them. A
half hour later Taft was playing golf,
she said. '. ;'
Mystery In Meeting:
Beverly, July 1. There Is. mystery
In JuBt what happened between Roose
velt and Taft yesterday when they
met. It Is believed the men agreed
the Hughes primary bill should be
endorsed. Balllnger-PInchot affairs
were not mentioned, it Is said. Prob
ably, the men will not meet again for
some time. ' Some politicians con
cluded that Roosevelt didn't endorse
the Taft administration or the regu
lars would have published it.
MORE LANDS WITHDRAWN
President Has Signed Proclamation In
Regard to Western Lands
Washington, July l Proclamations
eliminating nearly halt a million ac
res of land from the national forest
lands and adding about 100.000 to re
serves, have been signed by Taft. The
lands eliminated were found suitable
for agriculture. . From the Beaver
Head National Forest reserve In Ida
ho, 106,875 acres are taken. About
sixty thousand are to be taken from
the Targhee reserve In Idaho and Wy
omlng, also.
Cleveland, July 1. A human ear in
a box sent through the mall to Harrv
C. Coulby, president of the Pittsburg
Steamship company, was today turn
ed over to . the police with Instruc
tions to find the sender. "
The letter which came ' with the
ear informed Coulby that he would
soon lose his ear. Coulby's company
la at outs with Union men and the
ear was that of a non-union, steam
boat ' man who had been attacked
previously.
Failure of Shipments to Reach .La
Grande Delays Mains
LA GRANDE MAY BE CHOSEN
Eastern Oregon Delegutes Try to
Bring Convention to La Grande
Child Swnllows ToWn
Snokane. July 1. Swallowing a
mixture heavily loaded with strych
nine under the impression that it
was medicine. Florence Beatty. aged
10. died last night. Mrs. John Beatty.
aged 50, the grandmother, and .also
the mother took some but physicians
saved their lives.
A letter from Rev. Ford Ellis, who
with several other delegates is at
tending the convention of the Christ
ian church members at Turner, Ore
eon, says:
Te twentieth anniversary of the Or
egon Christian Mission is In session
at Turner, Oregon. Delegates from
state are encamped upon the grounds
that border the little town of Turner.
The Christian church owns beautiful
erounds with a large tabernacle,
where the sessions of the convention
are held.' Two thousand people are
estimated to have enrolled at the
gates to the grounds . last Sunday.
The convention goes on record as tne
largest convention ever held. . Work
era from all parts of the world are
represented upon the program. The
delegates of eastern Oregon are maK
ing a strenuous fight to bring the
invention every three years to east
em Oregon. The convention has met
nt Turner for the last 15 years. The
delegates of the east are complaining
of the distance that, must be traveled
every year. They urge that it would
be fair for all If the churches of
eastern Oregon should be recognized.
The location of La Grande with Its
connection with the Wallowa coun
trv. Baker City, Pendleton and Mil
ton will perhaps be chosen for the
place of the convention in 1912. The
convention will close Monday. even
ing. ' ' .". ... . '
Shortage of pipe is delaying the
construction of the Second Street wa
ter main considerably. With the ex
ception of a few rods, the ditch from
the reservoir to Adams avenue d-iwu
Second street has been completed,
but about two carloads of pipe Is
all that has been laid thus far. There
are several carloads of pipe over
due here but seemingly the contract
ors are having trouble to receive the
shipments as they should.
Hot Lake Items
Hot Lake, July 1. (Special)
"Cap" Alexander, who was formerly
located at La Grande but later moved
to Portland when appointed field
agent for the land office department.
visited friends here today. He. Is on
his way to Boise
tives of the conductors and trainmen
on all Southeastern roads, announced
today that a strike Involving 50,000
men will probably be called this af
ternoon. The men 'demand a wage
scale and working hours the same as
granted by the Cheaspeake & Ohio.
It Is believed the demands will be re
fused- : ":' ':v ' 1
- The union sub-committee has Issued
an iiltlmatum declaring no more con
ference after today. They have en
deavored' to effect a satisfactory set
tlement for a month to avoid a strike
the leaders say. " v , ;
Trainmen assert . that 10,000 con
ductors, brakemen and other employ
ees are ready to strike when they do
Should , they do so traffic. will be
blooked throughout North and South
Carolina. Georgia, Florida and por
tlons of Kentucky, Tennessee, Miss
issippi and Louisiana. .
The increases demanded range from
15 tfc 30 per cent Southern railroad
operators discredit the danger of a
strike. .
.Want RuePs Pulse Made Known
San Francisco, July 1 Abe Ruef,
once , political boss and; head of a
grafting 'ring! convicted' of bribery,
must appear before the superior
court tomorrow and show cause why
he Bhould not be remanded Into the
custody of the sheriff. Since Decern
ber he has been out under $300,000
bonds ,on plea of . his health being
poor. -v: The court . wants to seev uow
healthy he Is. : ,
Ell 01
HIS GRIEF
ATTEMPTS TO KILL DIVORCED
WIFE IN PORTLAND GRILL
LAST EVENING
SUICIDES
DEI
r nin
L
rnc
UlULIId
O. R. & N. Brakemao Attempts Mur
der and Then Blows Own Brains
Out Ii Stylish Grill Before Large
Crowd of Diners lias Been DU
vorccd for a Month and had Threat
cned to Kill Former Wife, -
PIPE DELAYS WORK
f
: Regulars Lose Ground.
Blueflelds," July 1. Insurgeat sape-
ratlons : against Managua are -twltis
carried forward vigorously todty,' ac
cording to reports which stats thr.t
the Madrlz forces are not prapaved
for a long siege.
Portland .July l.I. T. Bowen, an
C H. . C. .'utMkewiMti UWU, M Ul-. '
clde, and hla wife whom' he shot la3t
night In a Portland grill, evidently;
Intending to finish her lfe and then
take his own, Is In the Goo dSamarK
tan hospital in a' serious-condljlon
Domestic Trouble la FaulV
It was all the result of Dozen's de-.
termination to end domestic trouble.
The couple was divorced, a month ago.
Since then "he has threatened to take,
her life. , Last night h? followed her
on the street and she took refuge m
the grill. Ha followed and, shot, her
through the neck ahfl en blew out
his own brains before a large crowd.
of diners,
, Bolen left a note saying he had
had lots of family trouble and was
tired of it.
SO PUBLIC CELEBRATION PLAN.
NED FOR JULY FOURTH
Students In Bloody Fight
Lemburg, Austria, July 1. A thous
and Polish and Lithunlan students of
the University of Lemburg engaged
in a free for al lflght on racial lines
today. The rioting continued until
he police interfered. Many shots
were exchanged and hundreds; were
taken to hospitals seriously injured.
Reason for Charging Admission Set
Out In Communication
, Increase In Wages
New York,' July 1. Between 5000
and 6000 structural Iron workers to
day received a voluntary increase In
wages of 20 cents a day, bringing
their daily Income to $3, the highest
the workers at the- trade have yet
received.
Mrs. J..J Carr will be able to re
turn to her home In about ten days
Mrs. H. F. Anderson of Ontario Is her
guest today.
L. Garlck of La Grande arrived
here today to take treatment for rheu
matism.
CoK H. E. Newport, the contractor,
whose home .Is at Hermiston but who
has been located at La Grande this
spring, is here today to visit his wife
who has undergone a delicate opera
tion. She is improving.
H. L. Slaughter of Baker City has
gone to Los Angeles to take charge
of the clerk's desk in the Victoria ho
tel. He was chief clerk nere wnue
Mr. Walllngton was away.
Contest Cases Heard
Two contest cases were heard at
he land office today. One Is the case
rf George F. Hagey against Hugo A.
Beck, and the other is Mr. Hagey
against James O'Brien. The land In
volved Is a homestead near Starkey.
Land Attorney Brlschoux appearei fo
Hagey. ';.
Justice Moody 111 ,
Nahant, Mass., July 1. Roosevelt
and Lodge left In an auto, steering
for Brooklyn to visit Chief Justice
Moody, who is 11 lat . the hospital.
Roosevelt appointed Moody Attorney
General In 1904. They are close
friends. -
Japs to Dash South.
Toklo, July 1. Lieut. Shlrpse of
the Jap. army, will race Captain Scot!
of the British army to the South Pole.
Early in August he heads a party of
12 men who hope to plant the Jup.
flag the farthest South before Scott
can reach there.
! . To the Publlcr-At a meeting of the
1 Board of Trustees of the Chautauqua
plaint was made that a number of
people were objecting to the Chau
tauqiia making a charge on the 4th
of July, and In order to explain the
situation that the board of Managers
hold upon this matter, we desire to
announce: -
That the Chautauqua Is not a pub
lie celebration. The Chautauqua has
not . received public subscription in
order to put on the attractions tha:
will be given that day. The expense
of putting the attractions on for that
day will amount to over $300.00 and
they must be met by our gate re
ceipt, whether season tickets or sin
gle admissions. It is a well known
fact that La Grande could have hone
of the attractions here that the Chau
tauqua affords unless the people
were willing to support the same by
purchasing season tickets and attend
ing the meetings "held. Viewing the
matter In this light, we cannot see
l ow the public In general can ask for
fomething for nothing, and they
should be willing to give us' their
support and boost our town and coun
ty toward greater things.
Yours very truly,
T. A. RINEHART, President.
GEORGE T. COCHRAN, Secretary.
New Weather Maker
St. Louis, July 1. Montrose Hayes
commenced making the weather for
St. Louis and vicinity today, succeed
ing J. Warren Smith who returns to j
Columbus, O., as forecaster and pro-1
fessor at Ohio State University j
Number Seven Late
Passenger train No. seven, west
bound, was several hours late today,
for the first time In many weeks.
Trouble beyond Huntington delayed
its arrival here until 7:50. ,
Wabash Train Wrecked
Montgomery Mo., July 1. One man
was killed and four fatally Injured
when the Wabash , passenger was
wrecked near here today. A grating
truck on the baggage car caused It.
; Mortuary Benefit
( New York, July 1. Collection of
' the per capita tax for the new mortu-
! ary benefit system established by the
( last convention of Bricklayers, Ma
sons and Plasterers national conven
tion commenced today. . '7 '. '
A band escort for the parading Sun
day School children next Sunday
morning when the mobollzed Sunday
School forces of the city will com
mence a march from the Baptist
church to the Chautauqua grounds,
was provided for at a meeting of the
Chautauqua committee last evening
All children of Sunday School affili
ation are to gather at the -Baptist
curch before nine o'clock, and at
that hour, the march will commence
toward the park wheer the first event
of the thirteen day celebration will
commence. '
Hour Near at Hand."
As Sunday approaches. Chautauqua
committees are steeling themselves
to the hardest sort of work In prepa
ration for. the opening day. Every
structure on the grounds will be fin
ished and every detail will be at
tended to at the proper moment.
The Chautauqua ls,vlelng with the
prlso fight In Eastern Oregon when
It comes to public discussion. The
venture is . new here r and la being
freely talked, of ar the day for the ;i,
opening approaches. V,', -
The program for Sunday and Mon-
day Is published herewith again: . 1
Sunday, July I. f
(Program in charge of the La Grande
Ministerial Association)
10:00 a. m. Sunday School Rally-
Conducted by Rev. C. A. Phlpps, State
S. 8 Worker
'1:30 p. m. Sacred Concert by La
"Grande Band.
2 :30 p. m. Sermon by Rev. G. L.
Powell, of Minneapolis, Minn.
7 to 8 p. m.MJoncert by the Band.
8 p. m. Lecture by Rev. O. L. PoWr '
ell, of Minneapolis, Minn. .
Monday, July
10:00 a m. Band Concert." - 1
11:00 a. m. Oration of the Day
Hon. Stephen A. Lowell
Noon Basket Picnic. ,
1;00 p. m. Band Concert.
1:30 to 3:00 p. m. Special Athletic
Program. v . ' ' . ,
Land sports 50-yd. dash, free for
&H: DO-yd, dash, under sixteen; 50-
yd. dash (exhibition); half mile (ex
hibition) - ,
Water Sport
20 :'ird swim (free stroke)
40 yard swim (free stroke)
80 yard swim (free stroke)
40 yard swim (back stroke)
80 yard swim, free stroke (Juvenile
event) .' ; . " ' " -V
Jump for height from spring board
High diving three heights, 15, 25
and 30 feet solid take off.
Endurance test, under water (not
distance). ,
Single manned canoe race for men
Same for women.
Double manned canoe race for men.
Same for women., , ; .
Four-oared women's canoe race-
(Special)
Relay race,' four entries.
Relay race, juvenile entries, same
as above. V '; ,
3:30 p. m. Patriotic Program A
Reproduction of the Continental Con
gress .of 1776;. In charge of special
committees.
7 to 8 p. m. Band Concert.
8:00 p. m Lecture "Livingstone in
Darkest Africa," Dr. Davidson Bu
chanan, v : ,
' Plunccr Paltcu Retires. , '
Chicago, July 1. J. A. Patten grain
and cotton king, today severed his '
connection with Bartlett, Patten & Co.
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