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GUILDS PLRY ISiSPECIIL SESSION
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THREE COUXCILMEX PERSIST IXs
8TAXD OF OPEX OBSTRUC
TI0X TO BUSIXESS,
FILLIBUSTER WORKS WELL
With Only, Two Progressive Council,
men. Present, Obstructionists Man
age .to Block Routine Legislation
that bad been Ordered Done by the
fonncIPs Previous Action. :
Adhering to their well-defined pol
icy of obstruction to money-saving
legislation and once more resorting to '
peculiar, tactics in their effort to in
crease the tax-payers' burden, by re
fusing to do their part in the coun
cil's effort to close a contract for very
low city printing rates, Councilmen j
Monroe, Orvis and Logsden last even
ing indulged in another child's play
fiasco when the city printing contract
came up for final settlement..
Taking advantage - of a council
iriontlitcr nf nrtilh trta ithor lMinMMi ! at a 1
luvviiug lib v u 1 1 1 tuu viuii u,iivuii.n
were In the majority, the three coun
cilmen mentioned, succeeded In again
Mocking legislation that will save
dollars and cents to the taxpayers.
At a recent, meeting the Evening
Observer's bid of one cent per line,
for city printing was accepted, when
Mayor F. L. Meyers cast the deciding
vote in a tie, and the natural conse- j
quence of that vote was entering into
a contract between fhe city with the
Observer to do the city printing the
remainder of the year at cent per
line. There is no recourse In this ac
tion, as the council as a whole had
accepted the Observer bid, and the
subsequent contract is provided for
by charter.
Start Filibuster Tactics.
No sooner had the resolution order
ing the contract entered Into in com
pliance with the charter come up for
final passage, than the three obstruc
tionists commenced a child's play fili
buster that for the time at least, car
ried its purpose. The resolution was
read the first time entire and second
time by title only, when the first
squabble came up. Councilman An
drews and Sheak moved and seconded
a motion that the resolution be read
third time entire and placed on its
final passage. Monroe, Orvis and
Logsdeen filibustered and killed the
motion. Councilman Sheak then
moved that the resolution be referred
to the Judiciary committee, but when
the vote was taken, the motion was
killed. It appears the only purpose of
the obstructionists was to have the
document thrown In the waste basket
for every avenue of .procedure but
one had been effectively blocked. Re
sorting to chart . provisions, Mayor
Meyers ordered the resolution read a
third time and placed on final pas
sage, but the resolution was given Its
death blow, even though Councilman
Logsden made a mlscue. Claiming
he did not understand the motion he
inadvertently voted, favorably on the
passage of the ordinance, but a ma
jority was lacking, even then. He
changed his vote to "no" immediately
afterwards. ,
Monroe Makes Statement ...
When called in task hv the mavor
ftfor the repeated refusals to vote elth-
Lt Cr VPB ftp nn anil fnr tha rilataatefnl
filibustering that- was stalling rou
tine work of the council, and "making
Jackasses" of 'the council as the may
or affirmed,, r Councilman Monroe
arose to assert he "refused to be forc
ed into anything." With a showing of
heat, brought on by the persistent
dilly dally on the part of the three,
the mayor stoutly denied any council
man was being forced, but merely
asked to do his duty as a councilman
n routine matters. At this point an
adjournment was taken and the con
tract Is still unsigned though , the
council had by previous action or-
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LA UK AJS D E.
IS
COXFIRMATI0X OF CHIEF JUS
TICE XOMIXATIOX MAY BE
XECEESSARY.
WOULD BE COSTLY ACTION
lonfirm Tending: Nomination for
Chief Justice Is Rumored In Capitol
Circles Today, but Little Credence
Given It on Account of nigh Ex.
pense Account Entailed by Pro
posed Action. "
Beverly, July 7.That the senate
may.be called in a' special session sto
confirm a nomination for a new thief
Justice of the Supreme court to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Chief xJustico Fuller, is Vumored here
today.' The report 'declares : that
President Taft is considering action
Immediately in-order that; the court
may rehear the famous tobacco and
oil trust cases this fall, but no offi
cial statement regarding the reported
session, has been Issued.. , : , . ;
Would Be Costly. ;
Many doubt the authority for the
rumor as it would be extremely costly
to recall the senate for this specific
purpose. The expense entailed by
such action would reach 160,000 and
this is taken by many to mean that
the rumor is without foundation.
PALATIAL TRAIN REACHES THE
CITY OX PERFECT TIME.
Determined to Bring; Convention to
Portland in 1912.
Hilarious, happy, flaunting banners,
and stamped over all with "Portland,
1912," 150 jovial members of the ant
lered herd of Elks, passed through
La Grande at 10:30 this morning and
were augmented in number by one,
when Alternate Delegate J. H.-Peare
became one of the tourists going to
Detroit, Mich., to attend the national
convention of Elks, and to bring back,
if possible, the convention in 1912.
Aside from the Elks of Portland there
were delegates from Seattle, Olym
pla. Tacoma and an entire pullman of
Eastern Washington elks.
Attorney Gus C. Moser, delegate
from the Portland lodge, is in charge
of the delegation of happy Elks. Many
ladies are included in the party
Promises for an elegant and palatial
train were fully carried out for Travel
ing Passenger Agent Jack O'Neill had
a veritable palace on wheels. At Poca
tello, the train picks up two more ele
gant pullmans, carrying Montana and
Idaho Elks.
A liberal number of local Elks were
on hand to receive the train at the
La Grande depot.
1IAXG CASADY SEPT. 2.
Canyon City Deputy Sheriff will Hani,'
for the Murder of Ollle Snyder.
Canyon City. July 7. The court. to
day set September 6 as the date for
the execution of Deputy Sheriff Cas
ady, who . with five others, are con
victed of lynching Ollle Snyder. Cas
ady captured Snyder and was return
ing him to Heppner to face a murder
charge for killing a man by the name
of Green, when Green's friends killed
Snyder. Casady will be taken to Sa
lem tomorrow.
RUMORED
I J JS" ION UUUNTV, OUKiiON. THURSDAY, JULY 7,
EX-COVERXOR JOSEPH
; Doer of monumental tasis lu poll
address, "Awakening of Conscience"
E
All Eastern Oregon, and the Mate,
and sister states, too, are eyeing La
Grande . today because Ex-Governor
Josepr W. Folk of Missouri, is here
to deliver his famous address at thj
Chautauqua grounds tonight. "Awak
ening of Conscience" Is' the titie of
this masterpiece, and this is the frbt
time the lecture has been deliveifenn
Oregon. People are here from Baker
City, North Powder, Union, Cove, El
gin, Joseph Wallowa and Enterprise,
and a special train of Pendleton peo-'
pie will reach here this evening to
be present when the lecture com
mences at 8 o'clock. A band concert
precedes the lecture, t
Statesman Comes This Morning.
The man who is the central figure
of all the Chautauqua, arrived thU
morning from the East. He was met
at the depot by a delegation of prom
inent La Grande people, and imme
diately left In an automobile for the
hautauqua grounds, under escort of
secretary George T. Cochran of the
Chautauqua association. He spent
STATESMAN FOLK HtR
DELIVER
nearly the entire day there, and e-t-joyed
a luncheon given by the Chaj
tauqua association at the noon hour.
Late in the day he returned to his
apartments in the Foley. During hi3
stay at the Chautauqua he was the
central figure of attraction as hund
reds were Introduced to him. He is l
character in politics that has com
tuanded attention not only over the
entire United States but over the
entire civilized country. He has ac
complished wonders In political re
form, and his address tonight will
have a color of politics, reform and
philosophy.
Musical Day Also.
With another day of excellent
weather, Lyle Tuesday Musical day
was no less attractive than the others,
and this afternoon , classical music
prevailed. Doctor Buchanan was also
on the program this afternoon. The
musical treat was composed of well
rendered numbers. The programs for
today and Friday follow:
Thursday, July 7.
9:30 to 11:30 a. m. Domestic Sci
enceclasses and demonstrations.
10:00 to 11:00 a. m. Prof. Cordley,
lecture. -
Noon. -
1 : 30." pm. Round Table.
2:30 p. m. Concert under direction
of Lyle Tuesday Musicale.
7:00 to 8:00 p. m. Concert by the
band. ;
8:00 p. ra. Lecture, "The Era ot
Conscience," Hon. J. M. Folk, former
governor of Missouri.- '. ,
Friday, July S.
9:30 to 11:30 a. m. Domestic Sci
ence, classes and demnstratlons. '
a. m. Prof. Cordley, lecture. ,
Noon.
1:30 p. m. Round Table.
2:30 p. m. Lecture demonstration.
i
t
n
W. FOLK OF MISSOURI.
tlcal gHrforni, who delivers his famed
at the Chautauqua tonight.
ETI
FAMOUS LECTURE
THE
"The Home Sanitarium." Dr. Lena K.
Sadler, assisted by the trained nurse.
4:00 p. m. Demonstration, "Acci
dents and Emergencies, or What to do
Until the Doctor -Comes", by the en
tire company.
7:00 to 8:00 p. m. Concert by the
hand.' " '' ' .' '
8 iftb p. 'm.LctareT"AmerIcanitls,
or the High Pressure Life," (or Les-
.' sons from Nature, illustrated lecture)
Dr. Wm. Sadler.;
WATER LITIGATION STARTS."
Trouble Over Irrigation Rights In
Powder River Comes to Court.
Kelsey and Davis, two men of
North Powder, represented by Attor
ney T. H. Crawford of this' city, and
James Pllcher, Carnes brothers, Mr.
Welsh and Ben E. Evans, also of
North Powder, and represented by
Cochran & Cochran, are in litigation
fever over water rights in ' Powder
river. Many of the defendants were
in the city today making arrange
ments for filing answer to the Bult
filed with the circuit court this week.
The case promises to be an important
one in Union county riparian history.
Cow Wrecks Train. ,
Pendleton, JUly 6. An obstreper
ous cow was responsible for a train
wreck on the Blue Mountain hill, just
east of Weston, last evening. Wash
ington division train No. .7, coming
up the mountain with double header
engines, was the illfated train and thi
Staggs farm on Dry creek was the
scene of the accident.
A cow which happened to be on the
track disputed the right of way with
the double headed train, with the re
sult that the cow was run down and
that the front engine was ditched.
Soon after the news reached this city
the Walla Walla train was sent out
and the passengers were transferred
around the wreck. The second engine
was uncoupled from the one that was
ditched so that it was able to back
into Walla Walla, while its passen
gers were transferred to the Walla
Walla train which backed into Pen
dleton, delivering the passengers four
hours late. v '. !
The track has now been cleared and
the regular train service resumed. J
When the news of the accident
reached Weston there was a general (
run for automobiles and rigs of var-
ious sorts. The Weston passengers,
including the young ladies' band,
which had been to Pasco for the
Fourth, Were taken in by the convey
ances thus furnished. '
Garment Workers Strike.
New York. July 7. Fifty thousand
members of the Ladles' Garment
Workers' Union, struck this afternoon
A
1910.
OILIER ILL
COXGRESSMAX ELLIS BRINGS
TIDINGS OF4IOFE FOR
OREGON.
W'tl:ont Going Into Pctalls of the j
Situation Congressman Ellis Af.
firms that the Secretary is Comlinr j
to Oregon to do What he Can tn I
Mt Injr Some of the Irrigation Ap
prcprlatlons to this State.
f A.Balilnger is coming to Oregon ira
j mediately to assist in swinging a mil
lion or more dollars to Irrigation pur
posed on unflnshed Oregon projects,
accordng to Congressman Russel El
lis, the Pendleton solon who passed
through La Grande this morning with
his family enroute home from Wash
ington, where he has spent the entire
winter while attending the recently
adjourned session of congress. With
friends crowding , around him, he
found it difficult to explain the exact
status of the embroglio in which the
irrigation fund is now In, but he did
find tme to assert that the secretary
of the interior had promised to come
to Oregon soon, and do all he could
to swing some ot the Irrigation appro
priations to complete the unfinished
projects in Oregon. Mr. Ellis and Con
gressman Hawler'tecently held ; a
conference with the secretary and it
Is. said that much good resulted from
the conference. Judging from the op
tlmtstlc view taken on the matter by
Congressman Ellis, there are bright
hopes for liberal apportionment ; to
this state, even though it seemed for a
time that Oregon was to be cut off
without a cent. Mr. Ellis will remain
in Pendleton until the secretary
reaches there, and he will escort Mr.
Ballinger over the Umatilla project.
Minns Ills Beard.
Only Intimate friends of the solon
recognized him at first. He is still
"shy" his flowing beard and really
presents a more "congressonal" ap
pearance without It. His presence
toon leaked out however, and the
Pendleton lawmaker was quickly sur
founded by friends.
FEARED MRS. ALLEX WILL XOT
RECOVER COMPLETELY.
Victim of Upset Last Xlght la a Criti
cal Condition.
Mrs, E. W. P. Allen Is in a critical
condition today and Is ' threatened
with spinal afflictions of a permanent
character as, the result of an upset by
a carryall returning from- the Chau
tauqua grounds last evening. The pas
sengers were thrown ' from the rig
with much force, but Mrs. Allen was
the only person to 'sustain serious in
juries. She was badly cut about the
head, and today It appears that her
spine Is injured. She can neither stand
nor sit down, and while it is yet too
early to state definitely, It is greatly
feared she will never recover fully
from the injuries. The passenters
state that the driver' crossed to the
wrong side of the bridge between th
city and the river, and the rig keoled
over.' '
Crops Drying Up.
Washington. July , 7. Unlrrlgated
crops In Montana are dried up, ac
cording to reclamation reports. ,
VISIT KOI
ACCIDENT UBE
SERIOUS
NUMBER 212.
PICTURE If! TO
SHi FIGHT
LOCAL STRUGGLE WILL MARK
XATIOX-WIDE WAR AGAINST
FIGHT PICTURES
( ' rhett and Cornell Say White Man
buffered Terrific Attack of Xenons
l'rostratlon at Noon on Day of the
Utttlli. Many Governors Openly
Airr they Mill Join Fight Against
The Fending Fight Pictures. .
millionaire moving picture magnate,
said today that tne moving ptcrure
company has spent nearly a quarter
of a million dollars, perfecting ? the
pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson tight,
and they will not submit to cities and
states barring the pictures without
testing the laws. ' "We have spent too
much money not to make a legal fight
to display the pictures,' said Lubln.
Many Governors Against Pictures.
. Boston, July 7. Many governors
will aid tn the suppression of the
fight motion pictures. William Shaw,
secretary of the Christian - Endeavor,
sent a number of telegrams yesterday
to governors. So far, he has the fol
lowng replies: V. : .
..Mann, Virginia, "Am opposed to th
exhlbftion and will Join In a move
ud' '. -
Ansel, "South ; Carolina, "Will join
the" governors recommending prohibi
tion of the pictures. ' .
Pothler, Rhode Island, "It is not
customary for a governor to Interfere
with regulations of towns and cJtles."
Donaghey, Ark., "Will gladly co-operate
in the movement. : ' :
Fernalde, Maine, "Glad to assist tn
prohibiting the, pictures." ,V ,
Spry, Utah, "The prohibition of the
pictures impractical.
Norrls Montana "The' Montana law
cannot prohibit the pictures."
Warner, Mich., "The Michigan laws
do prohibit." '
Comer, Alabama, "I take pleasure
in aiding prohibition of the pictures.",
, Vessey,' South Dakota, "I approve
of the movement to prevent."
Jeffries a Xervous Wreck. ..
San Francisco, July 7. Both Doc
Cornell and Corbett, Jeffries' trainer,
say the fighter had a nervous collapse
three days before the fight and that
he was a nervous wreck before he en
tered the ring. Cornell said, "Jeffries
suffered a nervous breakdown In the
rub shortly before noon on the day
of the fight. He showed symptoms
three days before." Local writers who
watched Jeff, agree that he was gone
before he entered the ropes to get
licked. They say that the. talk of his
being the hope of the white race ts
responsible. :. . '. ' 1 s .
TRACT RECORDS BROKEN
Isolated Lands Sell for More than Ten
Dollars, During Sale Today.
All records for high prices for Iso
lated tracts were broken this morning
at the land office when 40 acres on
the Hill road between Lostine and
Enterprise sold for 110.50 to C. B.
Williamson of Lostine. ; The bidding
was most spirited and went farther
than any similar sale in the history of
the land office Attorney Dan Boyd
was the opponent bidder but, cried
"enough" when the bidding went to
$10.50. The customary price Is be-'
tween $1.25 and $1.50. The land . s
said to' be very poor in nature, not
withstanding ' the enormous price.'
Another Instance of rapid bidding re
sulted in Chas. V; Brown paying $3.SS
for 40 acres near the tract mentioned .
above. - ' ; .'
The sale conducted yesterday, to
day and slated for tomorrow. Involve
the sale of 2.000 acres of land, an 1
' moneyed men of Wallowa county arw
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