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VOL. XIV.
L AGRANDE, UNION" COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1910. ;
NUMBER 303
in MEETS
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BEFUSES TO EXFLAIN METHOD OF
MS INJURIES LAST NIGHT IN
NEW YORK.
Senator Aldrlch Either Struck bya
Cab or Assaulted by., an Enemy
While Waiting1 near Mis Home Last
Evening Silence Shrouds the Event
Doctor Say i he May be Out In a
Few Days Returns Home Bleeding
New York, Oct. 21 Senator Nelson
B. Aldrlch, the senate leader, Is in a
critical condition today after having
been struck down either by a" vehicle
or an enemy at Madison avenue and
69th street last night Though the
family believe he was struck by a tail
cab or a street car it Is persistently
rumored that he was murderously as
saulted. . ' . ,
' He was strolling near his house
shortly after dinner and had, been
gone only two minutes when he stag
gered back 'bleeding , and disheveled
and collapsed on the steps. He sus
tained injuries mostly about the head
and over the right temple. His left
eye and right arm are Injured. '
Newspaper men scoured the district
but found no one who witnessed the
accident. Clews, led only to Aldrich's
apartment from which reporters were
barred. It Is reported his condition Is
causing' anxiety. . ...'.',.
Dr. Holbrook Curtis today said that
the senator's hand Is bruised and there
Is a cut over his right eye, his face
and head are badly . bruised but not
internally injured. He expects him to
be out within a couple of days. He re
fused to tell how he sustained the ln
lnjuries. It waB announced at noon that Aid
rich Is resting comfortably and 'to
rapidly recovering from his injur
ies. ' V ' ,
HEAR1' ' IN SING SING
Leg'
e Investigating Committee
.:r. session in Historical mji.
V . w York, Oct. 21 The executive
i legislative graft investigation
committee held Its session this morn
ing in the Sing Sing prison in order
tq give Former Quarantine Commis
sioner Frederick Schroeder an op
portunity to reply to the charges that
he attempted to bribe Former State
Senator Foelker with $50,000 to op
pose the Hughes ' anti-race track
bill. Chnlrman Merrltt of the commit
tee said today that the committee had
unlimited power to carry on the in
vestigation and wag unable to tell
Jtw. w!:,f- ;ij -Af-."1d end.
Fteltil otiui'oeitf v-'1--11' :'
at Sing Ein?".:w: ..'j? v?r rr.iempt
ed to VI V i .J r:;?:it-;r In con
tetfvs anti-race track bills.
INDIANS DON WARPAINT.
Inhabitants of New Mexico Fear In
dians are on the Warpath.
Albuquerque,' N. M., Oct 21 Set
tlers near Lordsburg are alarmed to
day at the actions of a wandevfiig band
. i ' v- .... In " .nn
and bave been se:; ekfik-ng In tne
DceKaeaU m.rjnta'r.i. It is reported
msy Ind'ttTifl Isft the reservations In
r:: ona and crossed the line. There
. been much petty thieving, but
;.i3 Is the first time they have donned
war paint
Old Trees Fait
Harrlsburg. Pa., Oct 21-Old ?st
nut trees which have stood sine he
revolutionary days in the Valley F. 'ge
S.te Pai have been attaked by a
b ight an.; xany have baen felled 1 .
v.der of it rtate foresters, in an at
nipt to aT tie ravages of the tree
AC DEI
FACE
OIL PATHWAYS
OF STEAMERS
WOULD REDUCE SEA SICKNESS
BUT INCREASE FOOD SUPPLY.
British Association Seriously Consid
ers Such Action In Near Future.
London, Oct. 21 At a meeting of
the British Association of Hydro
graphers today the project of the Un
ited States Hydrographlc office to oil
the routes of the ocean liners be
tween American and European ports
was taken up for serious considera
tion. The plan has been successful
ly tried on a small scale, and English
scientists believe that it might be made
feasible to oil the Atlantic' highway. 1
It is alleged that the oil would reduce
the perils Of transatlantic passage to
a great degree and would render sea
sickness almost unknown, except dur
ing the most violent storms. The effect
of the oil Is to quiet the waves, and
thus reduce the motion of the ship.
It is alleged that the cost . of oiling
would not exceed $50 a trip, as lit
tle oil is required. There is one great
practical objection to the scheme from
the point of view of the steamship
companies;. That Is that se. sick pas
sengers eat little' or nothing, and that
If all passengers were rendered im
mune from.mal der mar, the cost of
supplying food would be doubled or
tripled. For this reason It is not like-;
ly that the suggestion of the sclent!
fic gentlement will be ' received with
any degree of enthusiasm by the offl
clals of steamship lines.
REPUBLICANS FIN HOPE TO HIS
SPEECU THERE TONIGHT.
Most Important Speech In New Eng.
land's History Due This Evening.
Boston, Oct. , 21--Theodore, Roose
velt will deliver the principal address
tonight at . what Is expected to be
the greatest Indoor political meeting
ever held In New England. The Re
publican club of Massachusetts secur
ed the new Boston Arena, In St. Bot
olph street, as the place for gather
ing, and 8,000 people can be seated.
Half of the great . hall has1 been re
served' for members of the club, and
the remainder will be thrown open
to the public. Former G. the
president if the club, will preside,' and
Gov. Drapor and Senator Lodge will
mak 'Vief addresses prior to the ap
.. -in.-e of Col. Roosevelt.
;;r. Rooacvelt Arrived In Boston this
.v--;i:r.i and was met by Senator
Lodge, vtw rr Is during his
Liloa. The -afternoon will
nA iinent in consultation "with Sena
tor Lodge and other Republican lead
era of the Bar ?t5c It Is admitted
that th upaign managers
ar i .rA'ie worried over, the sltua'
t.on. and fear that, the result In Mains
may be repeated In tb's tt nnleis
the disaffection of Republican w,-ers
i. iTnmoitatAiT Btonned. Thst Col.
Prf.r:: Will be tO turn iu
tide of revolt Is confident hoped by tha
Republican state tnd . congressional
candidates, who now realize that the
progressive spirit among Massachusetts-voters
fs too strong fo be re
stated. V ,
Previous t? !'.'? address Col. Roose
velt will be .Pertained at dinner at
the, Union Gub br a. commltte or
the Republican club of y--susetts.
consisting of Ci R8r Wolcott and
MaJ. Guy. Murcble. the latter one of
Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Amon
other ruests will be' former Go
ilates, Senator Crane, Senator Iv'
'.lor. Draper std Llent. Got. r;cth'ng-
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TEDDY HOPES TO
TURNTHEiTIDE
AT BOSTON
IxSTlJlUNY SIIOWS TIIAT SCAR
WAS NOT A SCAR AT ALL AND
; D-0ENSE IS PLEASED.
Defendant Withstands Fiery Cross Ex.
" nh.atto.. Win T--- . a
Cannot ' Explain How the . Flesh
Reached His Cellar Would Be Easy
Away Give Case to the Jury Satur
for anyone to do It ; .
London, Oct 21 Crlppen's testi
mony was concluded today and defend
ant Impressed" the Jury favorably.
Through the ordeal he remained calm
and took Prosecutor Mulr's cross ex
amination almost perfectly. Mulr's ef
forts to force Crlppen to admit that
there was none but himself could have
burled the body In the ' cellar was ,
failure. , ' ." . .
"My wife and I were often away on
the continent," said Crlppen. "It would
have been perfectly possible for some
one to have placed the flesh where It
was found. I have no idea whatever
how flesh came into the celler. It Is s,
great mystery." ' ..
Defense Scores Big Point ;
; The testimony of medical experts are
to the effect that the scar on the body
was not a' scar at all, wag aV decided
victory for the defense and 'Crlppen
showed his pleasure as each testified.
The scar was being played strong as a
means of identification..
After the examination of medical ex
perts the defense closed its case, Bar
rister Tobin -will sum up for the de
fense and prosecutor ' Mulr for the
Crown. '
In all probability the Judge's charge
will be delivered Saturday.
CRIPPEU IMPRESSES Ml
ESPOSTPOi
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Chicago, Oct. 21 The game be
tween the Cubs and Athletics has
been postponed today on account of
rain whIch.contInued last alght. The
day, Is cold. . -
Chicago fans arj discouraged on
account of yesterday's VrU-i defeat to
the tune of 12 to 5 and that the Ath
letics will probably win the series
four straight Likewise It means that
WALLA WALLA FARMERS nIEET i
DN WHEAT
Walla Walla, Oct 21 Hundreds of
farmers and members of the Farmers'
union tet here today for th purpose
of forau,.a:,jiK tem .-r ue reduc
tion? v Mirlra whef ons'.eri
n1 to tie co&it: z"'ti- "" ,'..&
era Pacific and Cr-gou ?d
ft Navigation company' lines.
They will demand of the railroad of
ficials this afternoon the fol-
fi-'otlcr ;; - Zu eight tr te
: ir.t1 "i l wv.af
III QUEBEC
HAS BROKEN WORLD'S RECOR'J
FOR SUSTAINED FLIGHT IN
. A BALLOON.
ALARM FOR OTHERS FELT
Believed American and German En
tries Have Landed but Pilots Cant
Find a Telegraph Office in the Wil
derness Swiss Entry Landed Safel)
' and Parties in the Air Craft Were
Well Balloon Seen at Hallesbnrg.
Grand Rapids, Oct 21 The world's
distance sustained flight In a balloon
was broken by the balloon Helvetia o.
Switzerland today which landed at St.
Isldor, Que. She had traveled 15')ft
miles from St. Louis and the other, two
are still unheard from.
The Helvetia landed without mishap
and Pilot Schaeck and Aide Paul Arm
bruster were vjell. The Helvetia was
supposed to have landed at Villa Marie
fifty miles from Halleysburg, yester
day, but It proved to be the balloon
Germanla. It Is believed the pusselford
and America II have landed but the
pilots can't find a way to a telegraph
office In the Isolated country.
; Alarm Felt for Pilots.
St Louis, Oct. 21 There has been
no word from the balloons America II,
Dusseldorf and Asurla. So far today,
Though there Is hardly iry .doubt but
that the world's dlstarce record of
1193 miles Is broken there Is alarm felt
for the safety of ballonlsts. The Ameri
can record previously was 876 miles. A
balloon sighted at Balleysburg, Ontario
but which one was unstated. ,
: Elklns Not Seriously 111.
Wheeling, W. Va., Oct 21 Senator
Elklns' condition Is not Berloif ac
cording to his secretary. He will take
a rest on account of overwork.
there will be some changes in the Chi
cago team next year with an Infusion
of new blood.
. , Fat Purses for the Winners.
Meanwhile Philadelphia Is smiling.
Their per centage amounts to $20,000
and it they pull down $15,000 the
next game the winners will divide at
least $44,000. This' Is almost $2,000
for each player.
0
D ATE lEOOCTIOhi!
sums
Ing it eqi : o the Northern Pacific.
President Crow x: ihe Union Insists
the rate? ;c y." jst prohibitive.
TORTUGAL TO BE BECOGKIZED.
All Powers Pcf Willing to .cnounc
New l!' ;!ff Simultaneously.
Berlin, Oct '21 Gnr.nv affirm,'
tlvely replied to tie S'tfyy.-tlon madi
by England that all powc-2 r lmultan
eouslv recogn!z th RTnbi of Per-
A RAINBOW BY
MOONLIGHT
YERY RARE PHENOMENON WIT.
NI SSED BY LOCAL RESIDENT.
Brilliant Rainbow at Night Seea Just
Sooth and West of the City.
Portland may have discovered ' a
new comet during the past week, but
It was up to a La Grande family to find
one of those rare phenomena known
as a rainbow by moonlight As far as
the Observer Is able to discover, such
occurrences are very rare and occur
at-very Infrequent Intervals,
The strange, yet beautiful sky phen.
omenon was seen a few evenings ago
at the, time of the last shower, at
nignt to oe precise. J. T. Williamson
saw It and perhaps others too, but Mr.
Williamson's son discovered It shortly
after darkness ha'd fallen. He called
his parent's attention to It and a care
ful not of its location was made. One
end appeared over Deal's Canyon west
of La Grande and the other appeared
to touch the horizon on the mountains
south of La Grande. Its curve was
perfect and was distinctly seen.
The. moon at the time, was shining
through a small aperture In a densely
clouded heaven, concentrating the rays
apparently. Astronomers agree that
these sights are unusually rare and
many, savants of the skies In this city
would have enjoyed the spectacle. .
Steamer Given up as Lost
New Orleans, Oct. ' 21 Vaccaro
Brothers, owners of the steamer
Bluefleld, four days over due In this
port, have given It up as lost in the
hurricane. ' ,
WILL PROYE GREAT BENEFIT TO
: INLAND FARMERS.
Solid Gold Spade Used by Czar In
Throwing First Spade of Dirt
Vitebsk, Russia, Oct. 21 A mighty
project which Is expected to revolu
tionize the commerce of Russia had
Its inception today, when. with. ela
borate ceremony, the first shovel ol
dirt was thrown to begin the canal
which will connect the Drlna river
with the Dnieper at this place and
Orsha. The Czar was represented by
members oit his personal staff and a
spade of solid gold was used in the
ceremony. In addition to uniting the
Drina with the Dnieper, the project
will eventually ' involve the Joining
of the Drina with the Volga, by" means
of Canals and Obsha, Mesha, , Mos
kva, Oka and Warusa rivers. This
with ' ' Black and Caspian seas on
the Boc:h and affording cheao trans
portation from St Petersburg and
Moscow,' the commercial center of the
empire, to a.: f the rich and Im
portant province. All of central Rus
Mh will be connecivd with seaports
hot? 'rth and south. At present Rus
sia w. be connected with seaports
north hi. . -vith. At present Russian
farmers ar, eat growers are de
prive of a lrg? V-t of the fruits of
y v toll by exces8.v ' -'-portatlon
rates, while ft. tt ame tin:. ;'"' '
pie of the cities aro forced to pay ex
orbitant prices for bread and other
food stuffs. The new transportation
system Js exim: ed to oU rcv.;v.r:.'-.
lems, and br' cc anu plenty to
the empire m IU: (J-catWnlte Czar.
Tc pWra'e capital; will 'be. usee1. Ir
arrylng out the . plan, the Russian
government having provided the funds.
The 'total cost Is expected to reach
$75,000,000. Up to this time Russia
has spent little on waterway Im
provement, although the Volga, with
' of 1PE0 0!
BIG CANAL
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WEST AGGUSED
OF iFTItIG
ILEAGE
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CONNECTIONS WITH HERMANN
TRIAL BRINGS OUT CLEYER
MOYE TO GET MILEAGE.
SEVERALHUIIDREOifiyOLVEO
Lobby for Slletz Bill and Recall to
' Act as Witness In Hermann Case
, Brings Out Cute Scheme to Collect
Mileage From Government Coffers
Federal Officers Say Graft
Spotlights have been thrown on the
"records" of Oswald WeBt candidate
for Governor of Oregon on the Dem
ocratic ticket, by an article In the
Portland Telegram In which West Is
openly accused by federal officers with
belnz a erafter. The Telegram story
reads: ; ; ',
For his trip to Washington last Jan
uary Oswald West, ralllroad commis
sioner and .Democratic nominee for
eovernor. collected from the United
States government at total of $618.20.
'.For the one round-trip Wert gath-
A Mm . m A i ' -
teaerai omcers reierrea io nun as s
srafter. hn turned over to tha state
I treasury all of the mileage and fees .
he . had demanded from the govern
ment, except $50. From the govern-
uiciit ua uaiuiou oiiu "M fniu fou.v .
and from the state he received $253.
Mr, West was thrifty. V: .'.
voucnerg ai iuo umie nousa ai sa
lem shows that West's trip to Wasb
ington was" "In re Wells-Farg'o Co.
rates, old reports and car, demurrage
rnloa " Atna11v Woof wont tn Waah.
ineton lohhv fnr th Sllt hill And
to confer with ; Chamberlain regard
ing' West'a candidacy for governor.
Having been subpoenaed in Portland
as a witness In the Blnger Hermann ,
trial, West then demanded fees and
mileage from Washington, a claim
When West was called a "grafter"
by the federal officers who resented
1 I 1 , 1 1 . . . . l
uib iiojuius up me government, wesi .
turned Into the state treasury $315.20
of the money obtained from the gov
ernment Then he uBed his action for
a "grandstand play." Similar plays to
the gallery were made by West when
he donned rough clothes and rode
with a car of cattle through the Wil
lamette valley, under , the pretext of
wanting to know actual shipping con
ditions, and when, In spectacular cos
tume, he tramped over the tracks of
the west side and announced he would
compel the railroad to better its road.
The railroad, months before had de
cided to make Improvements. .
Even now the federal officers ques
tion the right of West to have collect
ed that mileage from the government
They say that he was served In Port
land, the most mileage he could have
collected would have been between
Portland and his home in Salem.; In
stead, however, West insisted on a -age
tor the round trip to Was'.!.'"-.
wnen mo state was pavm"
tr!.; ; itsmuch as Wes" .sr- hju
.-. oy the staf n v- ;
' Q the clal" p(.t. the ,v'Lirnr.w?
;r m!1t l.. fmm .;..
Is co?'i',r as unwarrant j,t,-
An1 .r m campaign rb:--ot5t, West
"rs he could have por kfi'.ed this mon
ed and no one wot'V .ave been the
wiser $365.20 fr".. the government,
clear "velvet." The federal officials
v.'"- it "graft- r
PAPAL NUNCIO RECALLED.
rope Shows rnjilnsure at Action of
Fortugal In Driving oat Priests .
Lisbon, Oct 21Monslgnor TonM,
the papal Nuncio at Lisbon, departed
today although he gave no reason. It la
believed he was walled by th Pon
or. rro' .i. : .". nj ''y? !;:..;-
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