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(WTO n -? VOL. XI LA GttAJNUtU. BOUNTY, OKEUON. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1910 NUMDEli 239. ( I 1 17 15) 1 1)) 1 EDITOR mm- WEAKENING OF HEABT SUDDEN". LY SNAPS LIFE'S STEJNG DIED SUNDAY SIGHT W H UTERI GEIIIIS Became Editor f Oregoniaa Ten Tears Afterlts Founding and With the Exception of Fire Yean In the Public Service, has Been Contin uously In Editor's Chair Failing for Long Time. founder of the Oregonlan, but after1 conducting the paper for ten years, took Scott in aa editor, and the two made a monumental financial excess of the undertaking. Plttock, as man ager, was popular, but lacked the lit erary gift which Scott possessed to make his editorial department what it should be. ThlB Scott accomplished with a literary ability that ranted next to the best In the world. Thovgh it Is not generally known, Plttock and Scott, individually, were the richest men in Oregon. PARIS RAILROADERS STRIKE Want Better Honrs, More Par and On Best Day. FEDERAL TROOPS TIL FIG! IT-FORES TAFT ORDERS COAST POST TO BE IN READINESS TO LEND AID TO FORESTERS fall sot injurious 1 I bal II 1 1 laW Inexperienced A tin tor Falls n Long Distance but Escapes Injury Black Pool. Eng., ug. 8. Flying at a great height In an aeroplane, of hi 1 own aesign, A. v uoes, an inex ! perienced aviator, fell to the ground today, but escaped serious injury. The machine caught fire, and was almost consumed by the time it bit the earth. Hundreds witnessed the wreckage, which fell in such a way that the avi ator escaped death. PORTER DIES OF niiRi iiimmn rt bUll IUUIJU III ELI TODAY Baltimore, Md., Aug. 8. Harvey "W. Scott, editor..of the Oregonlan, at Portland, died at Johns Hopkins hos pital at six o'clock Sunday evening, of heart failure, 32 hours after an op eration for prostatectomy. He be gan sinking Sunday morning in spite of the best restoratives known to tjw world. His heart lecame weaktv until the end. He leaves three sons, John H., Ara- brose B. and Leslie M.. and a daugh- i Ter, Miss Judith, all of Portland. Th-3 heart weakness was unexpected. Accompanied by Mrs. Scott and Les lie, Scott's body will start for Port land tonight, and will reach that place Friday. The funeral will probably be held Sunday. Editor For Forty-FIve Years. Portland, Aug. 8. The death of Mr. Scott, for more than 45 years edi tor of the, Oregonlan, was a distinct shock. Death was the ultimate out come of a cold contracted in May, causing rheumatism. Mr. Scott, ac companied by his wife and son Les lie, arrived at Baltimore August 1, and the operation was performed August 6, by Dr. Young, of Johns Horklns hospital. ' Mr. Scott was born In Tazewell county, Illinois, February 1, 1838. He came to Oregon In 1852 in a prairie Bchooner and entered Pacific Univer sity at Forest Grove, in 1857. He grad uated In 18G3, working his way through. With the exception of five years, from 1872 to 1877, when he was collector of internal revenue, be was continuous editor of tit? Oregoniai, and part owner since 1877. H. L. Plttock was the original Paris, Aug. 8. Following the lead cr r..v7zx - ... er cities, railway employes of Toulese today voted unanimously favoring a strike, and it is practically certain that a general walkout will be callei in a few days. ' About 40,000 kilometers of road U affected. They demand one rest day in a week, and a minimum dally wagj of one dollar, and more- generous construction of pension laws. . Washington. Auk. 8 FMri tron V"!t:2 Cut:; in Oregon, WashingtonCalifornia, Id aho and Montana, will be. placed at the disposal of the forest service to aid fighting forest fires in the coast states. President Taft has telegraph ed the' Secretary of War the follow ing: '" 'You may direct the commanding standing timber in the national forests officers of posts, upon application by Ion account of fires," Mr. Cornwall them to' lend every assistance in their I said in discussing the use of troops in inton, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and California, where fire patrols are maintained by lumbermen's associa tions' and the state- departments. These, however, are , inadequate to cope with the fire element "There exlas a grave menace to power for suppression of forest fires. Reports here indicate 175,000 acres are swept by fires. MASY MINERS IGNORANT Seventy-Fhe Per Cent In Mining Dis tricts Cant Bead English Washington. Aug. 8. After an in vestigation of more than 50,000 indi vidual cases among the miners of Western Pennsylvania, the ' senate commission on immigration has re ported conditions amorig the miners as not conducive of normal family life. Seventy-five per cent cannot read or speak EngllBh intelligently. SON-IN-LAW WILL BE EE-ICSEST ED CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MUOER, HIGH SCHOOL ARCHITECT BADLY BRUISED UP. Nose Broken Scalp Cut, Face and Body Bruised lu Runaway. Howard C. Gauntt, designing and supervising architect of the new La Grande high school, figured in an ac cident yesterday which miraculously Bented a resolution Spokane, Wash., Aug. 8. Special. President Taft, as.commander-ln-chlef of the army, and Secretary of War Dickinson, have been requested by the Western Pine Manufacturers' associa tion, of which J. P. McGoldrlck . of Spokane; is president, acting in behalf of timber owners, lumbermen and set tlers in the Northwestern and Pacific states, to station government troops in1 the national forest reservations from May f to September 30 of each year, to the end that the timber re sources of the United States may be saved from destruction. The fire losses In the forests in th forests in the western states during the last 60 days will amount to af least J150,000,q00," said George M. Cornwall of Portland, Ore., who pre- embodying the BROTHER SHOOTS SISTER CARELESS HANDLING NEARLY PROVES FATAL Bullet Cannot Be Located Throngb X-Ray Machine at Enterprise with a target rifle tauie nearly proving fatal to a 12 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C Makins, who live near Enterprise Saturday night. Mr. Makins is one of the prominent sheep growers of that county and the accidental shooting oc ured at the sheep shearing plant. A younger brother and the girl had been Maying with a discarded rifle, when Hie load was suddenly discharged. It hit the llttls girl In the " upper li!. and penetrated through the roof t the mouth. Unable to locate the Het with a hasty examination; the Machine was turned on. but as ' - the missile has not been located. i? f presumed she either swallowed t, .or gpit it out durin gher exclte- mpnt. She is not seriously hurt. enough, did not prove fatal. Mr, Gauntt is done up in bandages today, and confined to his bed at the Savoy V hotel, suffering consmeraoie pain, from a broken nose, bad scalp wounds, Borinna puts on his face and body bruises many in number. Mr. Gauntt was driving a vicious horse up the Grande Ronde river can yon Sunday, and Just before reathing the nolnt where the road crosses the railroad track opposite BlacR iat, the animal commenced to bolt nMd run. kicking the dashboard of the bug gy to pieces. Still tearing madly along the road, the horse plunged across the track, but not entirely uncontrolled for Mr. Gauntt guided the horses, with much presence of mind, In such a way as to dodge the signal post, for which Vc tonm WHS headed. The vehicle nkidded along the track for a short jionoo and thea whipped itself clear with such force, that it hurled the driver against the ties and steel rnila with terrific force. Mr. Gauntt was brought to La Grande by Frank Bay and family, and Grande by Frank Day and family, ana pdiral attention. He will be Vent from his work for some time At the rate which the horse was run ning, the dangerous point in the road and all the circumstances pertaining to the bend in the road at the cross ing, it is really a miracle that he wa not killed. foregoing at the semi-annual meeting of the association, "and it Is likely that in addition millions of dollars' worth of timber will be destroyed during this and next season , unless heavy rains come before the end of the dry season." Statistics compiled by A. W. Cooper, secretary of the western Pine Manu facturers' Association, show that fully 50 per cent of the standing timber in fire-fighting and prevention, "and this carries with it heavy losses of life and valuable property. "There are stationed at various posts in the United States thousands of disciplined men,, known as govern ment troops, who could be Instructed in the methods of fire fighting and pa trol duty in ,the various forests not alone in the Northwestern and Paci fic states, but throughout the' country where forests exist. ; "The plan, if carried out, would be to place the troops under the direc tion of the Department of the Inter ior, or any other department of the government in the , national forests, where they could be Instructed In the methods of fighting forest fires, which are usually started as the result of carelessness on the part of hunters, campers, land clearing, lumbermen and railroads. "TheBe forests require an adequate patrol, regularly established nnd maintained during the so-called dry season, from May to September. For est fire fighting Is a science and should be taught the troops as part of the military tactics. Besides, no better employment could be found for the soldiers than to utilize them as protectors of life 'and property during the" part of the year when men are most needed in the forests of thd country." ES I itr ctdhppi r I nnirr nix LIILUIIlUUSLLnUUSLI UHL YlcUms of Fatal Quarrel ea RaI Sear Elgin Friday Sight, Slowly Sinks and Life Leaves Him at 7:15 1h?s Morning Heavy Ball WJil he riaced Over Young Man Who Will Waive Examination. GUURT IMPQS PATHETIC SCENE MARKS CLOSE OF ONE LIQUOR PROSECUTION Officers Attorneys and Court all are Friends of Man Sentenced This morning at ten minutes past 10 o'clock Adolph Newlln, who is in the drug business in La Grande, ap peared before the circuit court to re ceive sentence. While the sentence Wra. Porter, aged fifty-two jears, died this morning at 7:45 from wounds inflicted by hlB son-in-law, Jess Parker in a quarrel over treat ment accorded a three year-old-aon of Jess Parker, The quarrel occured on Friday evening on a road near the Porter Juuna four miles forn Elgin. The wound was the result of a .32 Remington revolver shot, which pier ced the lungs. Mr. Porter commenced to sink Saturday morning, aud though he showed slight symptoms of recup erating throughout Saturday after noon, physicians soon realize! the case was hopeless. The victim la survived by a wife and four children, one of the children being the wife of Jess Parker. Both families are pioneer residents of El gin, and have been lawabldlng clti snB of general good repute. The sen- was $500 and 30 days in Jail, the Jail feature was Imposed because the lawjjtlment In Elgin split for friends of Is mandatory on the matter, and the - Talker say he shot in self-defense. : COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBERS READY TO RESPOND WITH AID According to, those who have been seen, every' member of the Commer cial club is ready to respond to the call of the president for a meeting Wednesday night in McKennon, Phy & Roberts' office at which time there will be a discussion of the water ques tion and what can be done to aid in daily for the district plan. Several who have honestly stood out against the matter are seelng.lt In a different light now and evidently the water board Is making progress. It will be the aim of the commercial club to aid the board in every way and each member will likely be, after Wednes- aid In the campaign for irrigation of . day night, at the command of the the Grande Ronde valley. Sentiment Is believed to be growing ' the premises! I board to do whatever seems best in tudsre Immediately suspended ' that portion of the sentence with the un derstanding that Mr. Newlln shall not at any future time violate the local option law. Prosecutor Ivanhoe addressed the court In behalf of Mr,; Newlln, who had pleaded guilty . to four other charges against him. . Mr.. Ivanhoe showed emotion in the matter. 'It was a case among friends and neighbors and the old prosecutor evidenced a warm friendship for the man whom he had prosecuted. Judge Crawford addressed a letter to the court In words from the heart, pleading that no Jail sentence be car ried out. Attorney Cochran made a few re marks to the court pledging the hon or of his client that there would be no future violation of the law. Judge Knowles made a few remarks telling of the hard position he was placed in. He stated he had known Mr. Newlln from a boy, had seen him grow up here, and personally he wa- his friend. Because of a prior charge of which Mr. Newlln was acquitted however, the law was mandatory that NINETY MILLION ESTIMATE Government Estimates Total hot Offi cial Count Delayed. Follows Picture Suggestion. Trvinzton. N. J., Aug. 8. Impressed by moving pictures depicting pain- Uoa sulfide. KOV juasou, a. rlerk employed the method shown oi, he screen, and was found dead in a gas-filled room last night. Enlisted Strength Est; t' Washington, Aug. 8. .uer mateR by Major Wood, chief of statf the enlisted strength of the army for the coming year, was placed at 87,000. Washington, Aug. 8. The census officials' estimate of the population of the United states at ninety millions. Three hundred clerks, are working, hut the totals will not be given out officially until October. ' ' Union's Mayor Here. Wright, mayor of Union, and the prominent men of th. PROMINENT SPOKANE MAN SHOT Man With Whom He Has Been Living Suddenly Turns C.nn on Friend Spokane, Aug. 8. Cv'H. Sawyer, a prominent resident and president of the Washington' Furniture Company, was this morning shot three times by Richard Traul, a civil war veteran Thinking he had killed Sawyer, Traul shot himself through the heart, dying Instantly. The cause Is unknown, but It is believed Traul was insane. Tarter Rearrested. Following the lnque? held at the farm this morning, Jess Parker, the assaulter, was rearrested. He was re leased on ball Satuday, but the charge is murder in the first degree, and the young man will be arraigned this evening, waiving examination, before Justice of the Peace Dwlght Barnes. and either be held without ball or re leased on a ball, which will be greatly in excess of the $10,000 on which he was released Saturday. ; LAWYERS GO TO PRISOH moore, his son and barrett, Remanded to jail. After Enjoying Liberty for a Days are Sent to Prison. Few San Francisco, Aug. 8 A. A. Moore. his son Stanley, and J. J. Barrett, at torneys for Patrick Calhoun, were re- the second charge should carry a fine . manded to the custody of the sheriff and Jail sentence. The court sus pended the! Jail sentence willingly with the understanding as above sta ted.; . . Only a, few were present to hear sentence Imposed. Lost Belt FHd. by Judge Lawler of the superior court, to serve a five-day sentence for contempt of court This sentence was Imposed Wednesday, when, in spite of the court's warning, they persisted In arguing a motion- made by them for dismissal of indictments, pending against Calhoun, charging him with San Francisco, Aug. 8. Hidden for j attempting to nrioe memoers .or wa six months in a corner of a baggae j boodle board of suj rvisors. room at the St. Francis hotel, while a j One after another the attorneys score of sleuths searched, the dla- j sought to argue with the court, and hi mond-studded championship belt of; turn were adjudged guilty of con- Stanley Ketchel, hag been found. j tempt. Lawler suspended sentence ; until morning to give the attorneys an ; opportunity of appeal. They previous ly announced that they would not at- ,1-ande Rondn valley, is in the c.'tv today on fr.is'nees. Mr.. Wright V.-; Just recovered from an t'.'.ness. ;c9. Promise TMt to China. Pekin. Aug. 8. According to Sawver haa lived at Traul's home Prime Tsal Tao.-.who met Roosevelt , tempt to ngnt me courts juagmen. for two years. His condition Is ser- in London, the Colonel has promised ! and would enjoy "going to Jail In such, to visit China. a cause,'