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.V4 ,4 1 " ... - r j i ... r nriliiiK'ii' t - VOL. XIV. L AGRAXDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1910. . Number 290 .... u; l mm I EtBY TERRIFIC CYGLOHES DEAD WASHED ASHORE INDICATE LOSS OF LIFE IS ENORMOrS IX A LARGE TERRITORY.' SHIPS' Englisn and Irish Coasts Swept by Cyclone That Has Created Havoc With Shipping Exact Number of Dead Not Known Damage Heavy Forecast Prevented : Even Greater Destruction Cuba Feels T Storm. '- London, Oct. 14-r-One of the biggest hurricanes In a decade Is sweeping the English and Irish coasts today, which are strewn with the wreckage and bod-r . les of ship's crewsl Reports indicate 100 have perished already . In the storm' which gained In, violence, today. Sixteen passengers and six members of the crew of the steamer Hatfield were lost when the vessel floundered In th4 North sea. The Steamer Craw ford Is missing and It Is believed she wentdown near Hartlepool, carrying twenty. More than 12 vessels are re ported stranded on the eastern coast with crews clinging to the riggings. Life savers are unable to launch boats. Similar conditions are reported from the Irish, sea and the Atlantic coast . . Forecast Saves Lives. 'Great waves are. sweeping ashore from Moray Flrth'and Coland to Hull. Bpdlea are reported washed ashore at MwiJtesand Garren Point Sever al lafjfe vessels were piled hard on the rojts : Thf ios pf life was reduced to a mlnlAwm wing to the fact that the weatker forecasts ' were sent out aheaj, predictingthe storm and as a result ynora ships remained In the harborA-; . . . Tbve . frailty today is consider ing ihlX-y't 'y'ot sending war ships ,V, vaes pf the reported wrecks ifl tiie liiope of saving lives. ..Danish Coast Threatened. ' Amsterdam, Oct 14 A great storm Is reported sweeping ttie North sea in the direction of the Danish coast. Storm signals have been Bent out and shipping craft are keeping to harbors. Cuba Feels Storm. Havana, Oct. 14 A severe cyclone' is reported to have swept the Eastern and Central coasts of Cuba today. WILSON SPEECH POPULAR. Large Audience Heard Portland Pas tor on Liquor Question. I Speaking first from an automobile In the street to a good audience and then again at the Christian church Clarence True Wilson last evening explained the liquor; question as the prohibitionists Bee It His address was not of the radical sort and was a fair nreaent&tlon of the Question. i He discussed points brought out by Sidney Story the night before and the audience was held to close attention throughout the entire speech. THE WORK OF A VANDAL. - ' ' ' Cement Sidewalk While Green Rained I , by Kisecrant Some one in La Grande needs a fev lessons In common decency, ac cording to thoae who Bpoke their sen timents on a piece of vandalism that was perpetrated last evening by some otu on the new sidewalk being laid in f rot of George Ball'a home. . While the cement was still greei a person had the meanness to tread up on Jt seemingly to . make as many tracks as possible in the walk. Con tractor Darley will give a reward for Infomiation regarding the matter and he his provided himself with a stuffed club Und a nightwatch for the next . city as destroyed by fire thh mora persok that tries such a contemptible lug. It Btarted in the Central Hotel trick. COMPROMISE MAY BE POSSIBLE. Loral Attorney Hopes to Atert Further ' Litigation oier Joseph Water. ' Believing a compromise can be reached in the controversy at 'Joseph where the city has, been temporarily restrained from using Its new water By8tem, completed this ' month, At torney John S. Hodgin left this morn ing for Joseph. ThTe litigation has already been lengthy and promises to become even more so, meaning delay in use of the efficient water system. It Is apparent that some new feature has developed for Mr. Hodgin was call ed over hastily, BUSINESS REPORTED GOOD. Grande Ronde Buyers Indicate Next Season Will be Lively One. ' Jack Peyton, representing the Hen ey buggies is In the city today calling on his agents, Bolton & Bodmer, and making new contracts for -the 1911 season. Tn inAVlnr nt "Ji;!?!i?"; conditions the past, season he says that it has been very satisfactory and that, Judging from the large orders being placed by the Grande Ronde buyers, the business will be even greater in 1911. ' PORTLAND JOURNAL WRITER TAKES CENTER OF STAGE. Republicans Dissatisfied with Candl . ; , dates According to Reporter. The views of Mr. Watson, political reporter for the Portland ' Journal, appearing at this time are amusing, 'according to many ' who have men tioned the story today, and to say the leaBt it is giving Mr. Watson some top-of-the column prominence that can only be obtained when a met ropolitan . newspaper reporter is as signed to the task of accompanying a candidate for governor on a trip'. . Mr. Watson sees through the red Ink headlines of the Journal the de feat from Bowerman and success for West; he Bees discord in Republican ranks very ' similar to that outlined by the Journal editorial page. He be lieves there will be a revolt in the G. O. P. and that Oswald West will be elected. But Mr. Watson does not claim victdry for West because of that In dividual's efficiency as head of the railroad commission. He does . , not bring in the general public who are compelled to stand in aisles of cars when riding from Huntington to Pen dleton ; he does not call upon the ship per who is bled continually by the ex press company. No, he neglects care ful mention of any of these things which Mr. West is duty bound to look after and which is not looked after. Candidly Watson is an ideal metro politan newspaperman. He is loyal to the newspaper he represents its reli gion is his religion, its policy and pol tlcs are his. He is clod-blooded Just as all metropolitan newspaper men are bound to become and he gives out the dope that he believes will do the most good to accomplish the result desired by hla publication. " V Old Fiddlers to Piny. Dallas, Tex., Oct 14. Texas fiddlers are practicing today for the greatest "old fiddlers', carnival" ever held any where. The big muBlcal event will be feature of the opening day,- tlmorrow, of the Texas State Fair, and all the old airs once popular in the pioneer days of the Southwest will be revived. Modern music will be strictly taboo. Disaster at Shantke Shaniko, Oct 14 Hardy Patton is dead, cnr missing and $H.O0l worth j of Ihiiuss in this sectlo.i of th's from an overturned lamp. Era ISmm COLORADO BRIBERY BELIYED GOVERNOR WILL SIGN THE MEASURES WHEN THEY " COME TO HIM. STfUlT 0I1E HUDED Amended Primary Law Passed in Col orado Candidates Ten Per Cent of Assembly Tote Will Appear on Bal lot in Order of Strength at Prlmar nB oiHtiiieni flomoerUne Also on the Measure as Passed. ; Denver, Oct. 14 Both houses of the Colorado legislature today passed the direct primary law, which It Is believ ed the governor will sign. ; 1 , , The bill provides that the party as sembles may cast one ballot for each office and the names of . candidates receiving the ten per cent "of the as sembly vote will appear on the pri mary ballot They will be printed in the order determined by the relative strength they received at the asaem bly.- . - . ... .;-:- The legislature also adopted Ore gone'B famous statement Number One. Candidates of the legislature volun tarily pledged themselves to. vote for the people's , senatorial choice, re gardless of party vote. Likewise they provided for the pledging to another Btatement to vote only for the party's snatorlal choice. 1 j VfAR HORSE HOME AGAIN. West Goes on to Umatilla Coanty for Thorough Campaign There. ' - Oswald West, Democratic candidate for governor and his party of Demo crats are home from a two days Junk et of Union and Wallowa counties and Mr. West has gone to Pendleton where' he will tour Umatilla county. LOTTUS FARM SOLD. Purchaser Will Go East and Return to His Property Next Spring. ' L. B. Wilson sold the John Lottus farm, south of town yesterday to Wil kinson Mulllkin from the northeastern part of Missouri. Mr. Mulllkin Btarts for the east tomorrow. He will re turn here in the spring as he Intends to make his future home here. DORMITORY AND OTHER PLANTS OF INSTITUTION BURNED. Total Loss of Life at College Place Is ,Seventy-f he Thousand. Walla Walla, Oct 14 A ten thous and dollar fire this morning at College Place entirely gutted the plant of the Walla Walla College, an Advent school together with a laundry. It destroyed the dormitory and college building proper, worth $75,000. c MCCARTHY'S HORSE KILLED. Wonnds Sustained In Wire Fence Ne cessitated Killing of Animal J. A. McCarthy, proprietor of the St Louis barn was forced to kill a valuable horse which was cut in a barbed wire fence a few days ago. The horse was an exceptionally valuable one and the loss of the animal Is a serious one. COLLEGE PLACE BLEACHERS TO SCHOOL NOW BRING DOLLAR IN ASHES A PIECE FORMER SENATOR AND NOW CON. GRESSMAN FEEKLER MAN WHO WAS OFFERED TIP. . GAROERARR Twenty.five Thousand Dollars Said to Have Been Offered for Vote Against Hughes Anti-Track Gambling Bill , Ramon of the Comia lmitm. : Have Been 'Going the Rounds for Several Days Gardner at Scranton. New York. Oct. 14 The grand Jury this afternoon" indicted former State Senator Frank Gardner on a charge of offering a bribe to former 3enator and now Congressman Feekler; It is Charged that he offered '$25,004 for the latter's vote against the Hughei anti-track gambling bill.' Gardner is tnder arrest'. A certified copy of the indictment has been sent to Scranton where Gard ner was arrested. " - Rumors have been current for sev eral days that this indictment was forthcoming, t the time the alleged bribery was committed, voteB were worth enormous prices, for one vute on either side would mean the life or death of the anti-gambling bills fath ered by Hughes. Indoor Championships. . New York, Oct. 14. Within . little more than two weeks after the nation al, outdoor . athletlo j championships, commenced today at New Orleans, have been decided, the indoor national championships will be held in this city. Madison . Square Garden has been secured for the meet, which la set for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Entries for the meet are the largest and 'claBslest In the hiBtory of indoor affairs. All the cracks of the New York clubs will take part, of course, and will meet Jhe,star performers of the San Francisco Olympic club, the Chicago Athletic Club,' the Illinois Athletic Association, the Boston Ath letic Association, the Montreal Ath letic Association and other famous or ganizations. Nearly all the colleges and universities of the land will also be represented. ; v PHILADELPHIA AGOG OVER OPENING GAME. THE Provisions for Seating Thirty Thous and nave Been Completed. Philadelphia. Oct. 14. If old Jupe Pluvtus hands out a square deal, one of ' the largest aggregations of fans ever gathered in one bunch will wit ness the first contest for the 1910 world's championship three days hence. The lans of Quakertown are chock full of faith in the American League champs and are sitting on the anxious seat, scarcely able to restrain their impatience until the great day arrives when the local bunch will they hope put it all over the detes table Cubs. ' The office boys of Philadelphia were eore grieved when it was announced that the pasteboards admitting bearer to the bleachers would go at a dollar a throw, but hope has revived since ESTEDftTOriC the management has commenced the erection of long rows of temporary seats In the outfield, to which admis sion may be gained for half a dollar. Pavilion seats are quoted at $2 and $2 eachv with the demand far in excess of the supply.! The management has attempted to prevent speculatioin. but despite' all precautions it is likely that i many speculators wll( reap small for- Uinea from the sale of tickets at fan cy prices. The total seating capacity for . the Philadelphia games' will' be about 30,000. ' , ; v ' . .. v ' " ., : ' Aeriar 'Mall Service. Paris, Oct. 14. If weather condi: Hons are favorable, the first aerial mall service In the world will be es tablished today when an aeroplane leaves Tangier for Fez, the capital of Morrocco. Twenty French aeroplanes have b&n purchased by the Sultan of Morocco to perform this unique ser tlc. At nreaent. flv (Ut r r- died :or carrying the malls from Tangier to the Sultan's capital, and it Is believed that the aeroplanes can reduce the time to less than a day. If the plan is successful, several ma chines will leave Tangier daily, when Weather conditions permit. V- v STRIKE IMS TO BE HEAR THE END RADICAL ORDERS AND APPALING RIOTS COOL STRIKERS. Unions Being Deserted and Severn 1 Trains are Operated Today. Paris. Oct 14 Appalled by riotj yesterday and the radical prders of Premier Briand, the rank and file of the strikers on the railroads waver ed today and many deserted the union and returned to work. . ; , The fifth regular train on the West ern and the fourth on the Northern were operated today. Disturbance are trivial and it Is believed the strike is broken. Hundreds of strikers weife Jailed and probably will be released though the leaders will be punished. Briand Is trying to bring about a peaceful set tlement and it Is expected the re mainder of the strikers will return to work Boon. : WANT MORE PAVEMENT, West End of Adams Anxions to Have nard Surface Pavement Too. Not only has a movement been Btarted to pave Adams avenue with hard surface paving from Third street to the hospital,- but apparently the move is so popular that it will be real ized with little difficulty. At the next next meeting of the council it is be lieved this petition will be presented and acted upon and if possible the contract" will be let bo that the five blocks Involved may be completed while the other pavement ' Is under way. The contract for macadamizing this part of the street bas already been awarded but it is believed that con tract can be broken. Ocean Skyscraper. London, Oct. 14. Six thousand men are at work this week putting the fin ishing touches on the leviathan steam ship, the Olympic, preparatory to the launching of the vessel next week. The Olympic, with her sister ship, the Ti tanic, will be by far the largest steam ship la the world, and the giants Mauretanla and Lusltania will .look comparatively small beside her. The Olympic is much nearer completion than the Titanic The Olympic is a veritable ocean skyscraper, having a depth of about 168 feet. Gigantic as it is, the vessel has ail the graceful curves of a mil lionalre's yacht Both the Olympic and the Titanic are being built at the Belfast yards and will be put into the service between Liverpool and New York, when completed. U IB COMPILED Ifl . ' BQOKFORM ;: COMPILATION THAT WILL AID THE BANKING WORLD IS OFF THE PRESS TODAY. , ! FO'J fflffi MB . All Important Legislation Pertaining to American Monejs Are Included In the Massive Volume Marslnal Ref. erenees and Padexes make the Col nmn One of rnusual Worth to the f Public. ' Washington, - Oct." 14. (Special) ' ; "Laws of the United States Concern ing Money, Banking, and Loans, 1778 1009,'' Is the title of a. large volume Just Issued by the National Monetary , Commission.' This compilation, which wlll( prove of great value to' the the student of the banking and financial hfatory of this country, Is the work of A; T. Huntington, Chief of the Division of Loans and Currency, United States Treasury, and of Robert J. Mawhln- ney, of the Office of the Solicitor of . the Treasury. ; From the varlouB laws arranged In the order of their enact ment one can follow the monetary, banking and financial legislation of our country from the Confederation to tho present time. , The UBe of mar ginal, summaries, of references, and of explanatory notes much enhances the value of the work. The editors have- selected for the compilation only those sections of the statute dealing with the subject treated. Its use for ref-. erence purposes la. facilitated by the , addition of a very complete Index. - The volume Is divided into four parts, laws relating to finance, to banking, to coinage, and to paper money. Under the subject of finance . will be found the statutes relating to loans and .other interest-bearing obll-'' gations, the subtreasury system, the status of foreign coins and other stat utes not relating specifically to bank ing, coinage or paper money. The early laws making provision for the , payment of the debt of the United States, for the assumption of the state debts, the. sinking fund provisions, .' and the statutes giving the President ' authority to borrow for various pur- -poses are given. Laws providing for the Issue of Treasury notes record the financial burdens imposed by the war of 1812. The ct of August 6, 1846, "An act ' , to provide for the better organization , of the Treasury, and for the collection safe-keeing, transfer, and disburse ment of the public revenue," estab-' lished the Independent treasury sys tem, which, with Its modifications, ex ist to this day. ' , ; Civil-war financiering can be traced in the statutes authorizing the nego tiation of huge loans and the provis ions for the Issue of Treasury notes. Then come the refunding acts of -the seventies and finally the acts author izing the Spanish war loans and loans for the Panama canal. The second part of the' compilation is devoted to banking. Here will -be found the acts chartering the First and Second banks of the United States, the laws authorizing the Pres ident to borrow from these banks, and later those regulating the deposits of public money among the banks and Its distribution among the States. The national banking act of June ?, 1864, which was a revision' of the first act is given practically In full. In a note the editors have given the principal points of difference between this and the earlier act. One can follow down to the present all the legislation con cerning national banks, all public money, receipts of customs Included, and finally the act of May 30, 1908, which provided for the issue of an em ergency circulation. , ' Coinage is the subject dealt with In the third part. Here will be found the