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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1910)
twtiM m vol: xiv. CANDIDATES AT ELECTION ARE IN DANGER ABOUT EIGHT HATE SOX COM PILED .WITH REQUIREMENTS OF THE CURRENT. SOME IRE ECONOMIC Both Central Committee and Eight! Candidates are Delinquent and List of Such. Being Compiled Today Subject to Heavy Fine If Not Com plied With Before November 23 Filed Reports. - ' : - Seven of eight candidates before the general election for county and precinct offices and the county central committeemen of both parties" in this county have not complied with, the regulations of the corrupt practice' act and a list of delinquents has been certified to this afternoon by the coun ty clerk and this list will be handed to J the proper authority r.t the conclu sion of Its preparation. A large num ber of candidates, both winning and losing, have complied; with the law, but the time allotted to file election expense accounts expired on Novem ber 23, and as the time Is now delin quent, each man stands In danger of being fined $25 for each day the state ment Is delinquent. Among those who are so deliquent are some Important county officers, but a majority of them are minor offices such as Justices of the peace and constables. , Many File Statements. Among those who have filed their statements prior to the expiration of the alloted time, are Judge B. F. Wil son. $1o4.00; Wm. Randall, $127.75: T. R. Snook $36.25; J. C. Henry, $63.70; John Frawley, nothing; F. P. Child-1 ers.. $37.35; Ed. Wright $65; W. J. Church, $6.20; Arthur Williams. $107.-); I. W. Faulk, nothing; C. A. Calloway, $8.50; W. Crlder $5.00; John Graham, $38.00. This is not the entire list of those who have, filed however. LOSES VALUABLE ANIMAL. Tlionsand Dollar Mare Dies of Spas modlc Chollc This Morning. "Sweet Memory" a three-year-old mare owned by N. K. West, died this morning of a disease designated as spasmodic cholic. The hc-rus was val ued at $1,000 and Is the third time within a few months that Mr. West has lost valuable aqlmals In a sim ilar way. WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS PLEASED AT THEIR IMPRISONMENT. Said That Women Will Soon Use Gnns In Furthering Tote Question. London, Nov. 25 Fifteen suffragists arrested for attacking the gov ernment officials in. the' Whjtewall. were each sentenced to two months in Jail today. They went gladly, play ing the martyr stunt. Reliable women In confidence of the Suffragists state that many rad ical "votes for women" are providing themselves with firearms, for future use In their campaign for the bal lot. Many believed the story Is exag gerated, but those who have Seen them stona and Bqulrt vitrot, stab wfth hat pins, credit the report UN MONTHS IN JAIL PROVES POPULAR LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY OREGON. CRIITEN SPEAKS FROM GRAVE. Letter Written by Him Just Before Death Published This Morning. London. Nov. 25 Crippea spoke from the grave today to deny the re port that he murdered his wife. The Lloyd's News pflnts'a letter purport ing to hate been written by Crlppeu almost In the gallow's shadow to Len eve. It said; "I have been wrongly convicted. I Vm a victim of a terrible Judicial error." Lloyd's asserts the letter was given for publication by Leneve. -' GOMPERS HAS GOOD CHANCE. Not Likely That Socialists Will Op. pose His Reflection Tomorrow. ".. St. Louis, Nov. 23 It is inflated to day, that the Socialist the American Feder v will not oppose th 0 T 11 A. r . - 1 . I ent In ''abor of a rresmeiu uuiuperg . - j Huber candidate for "vV At uw couvcuiiuu tUiliUU W will probably endorse ; el, Francisco of New Orleands, 1915 Panama Talr. ' SCORE S JIVE TO NOTHING RE. SILT OF A FUMBLE. O. A. C. Meets Decisive Defeat Washington's Hands Too. at Yesterday's ball scores: ' Multonomah 5; U. of O., 0. U. of W.,22; O. A. C.r 0. Lincoln High, 0; Spokane High, 0. Lewiston Normal, 8; Spokane col lege, 5. Brown 15; Carlisle, 6. Pennsylvania 12; Cornell, 6. ' La Grande High, 0; Alumni, 0.' Portland, Nov. 25 , (Special) Yes terday's ' Pacific Northwest games were pulled off with plenty of sur prises. Multnomah won from Oregon, and Washlnjgton defeated Corvallls with a bigger margin than was thought probable. The defeat of Oregon Is blamed primarily to the absence of Lauter ette, at quarter for his substitute lost the game on a forward pass, Chand ler dropped a forward pass that spel led defeat for the rah rah team. Lud lam the club star grabbed the pass as Chandler dropped It and raced 37 yards for the only touchdown of the game. It Is freely admitted that the club team played all around the uni versity team, and this too, In view of the fact that the club team was de feated a wek ago by a very minor schodl team of this state. Washington Wins lTandlly. Denny Field Seattle, Wash., Nov. 25 (Special) Washington's univer sity eleven yesterday defeated the Oregon Agricultural college by a score of 22 to 0. Washington played energetic ball throughout and never let up. Four touchdowns and two goal kicks represents the score. INDIANS MURDERS DOCTOR. Victim Was Sole BTelr to Large Es tate, Idfrates Papers. - Kingman, Ariz. Nov. 25 Trailers nnd a sheriffs posse are expected to overtake the Piute Indian who killed Dr. L. W. Gilbert at. Goldberg Hill several days ago. The Indian has sworn he won't be taken without a fight. The-Gilbert murder was unprovok ed. The Indian was estranged from a tribe and swore to kill all the whites possible and as Gilbert was the first man seen. Gilbert's presence in Iso lated .Goldburg Is causing conjecture as papers on him show he was sole heir to a million five hundrd thousand dollar estate, poiTfe, v JEALOUSY RACK OF PORTLAND ELECTRICAL WORKER KILLS HIS WIFE AND THEN ATTEMPTS ' TO END HIS OWN. . CRIME WAS PREMEDITATED Man Had Been Previously Arrested for : Threatening to Murder but Releas. vd Later on Killing Took Place 1 Near Popular Rooming Ilonse , Murdered Has a Chance For Ills tiite Say l'hyslcans at Hospital. ' , ,land, Nov; 26 William Has . ' i efectrecal worker who shot d' his wife last night near -deling Apartments where she V staying with her brother and .hen tried to suicide, has a chance for his wife according to St. Vincent's Hospital physicians .today. , ' ; Insane Jealousy inspired the deed. A postal card addressed to "Tom", their . fifteen-month-old baby shows that the deed was premeditated. ' Two weeks ago Hasslng was ar rested because he threatened to kill the woman, but was released because there was not enough evidence. They came from Denver where they were married two years ago. ';:V.:-V t BLOW AIMED AT BOYCOTS. local Unions Dare Not Declare Boy. eots Without Permission Hereafter. St. Louis, Nov. ' 25 The executive committee of the American Federa tion of Labor considered the rights of local unions to declare a boycott and babler councils to declare boycott. This ended the attempt of the newspaper solicitors' union of San Francisco to coycott the Call." The must obtain permission of the feder ation's executive committee here after before Instituting a boycott. Thirteen million, occlusive of pub lic utltllties in the county, is the as sed valuation of Union county, ac cording to figures Just footed up by County Assessor T. A. RInehart. In round figures, this means the valua tion of the county Is from a quarter to a half million more this year than last. In 1909 the assessments, Includ ing railroads, telephone and tele graph companies property, totaled a little more than $16,000,000 but. this year the public utilltlles are assess ed by the state tax commission and will be added onto the.totala reacher MURDER ASSESSED VALUATION OF COUNTY IS THIRTEEN MILLION Summary of the Tax Roll for 1910. No. of acres of tillable land, 149,860. Value of tillable land $5,340,765 No. of acres of non-tillable land, 515,031. Value 1,716,320 Value of Improvements on deeded or patent lands i .. .. '975 080 Value of all lots .7 .7" 1.04M55 Value of Improvements on town lots..' .. .. ...... ., 1,520 230 Value of Improvements on land not deeded or patented 15,085 No. of miles of R. R. bed, Tel'p, Tel'g., Electric lines 10. Value . . 2200 Value of rolling stock 5'7n0 Value of stationary engines and Mfg. machinery .'. .." 219,165 Value of merchandise and stock In t rade 762,220 warming implements, wagons, carriages, etc, Money ,. ( Notes and accounts . ... .... :. . No. of shares of stock, 2.539. Value Household furniture, watches. Jewelry, Etc. No. of horses and mules. 8,386. Value No. of Cattle, 10.367. Value No. No. of Sheep and Goats 10,059. Value of Swine, 3.965. Value jTotal value of taxable property .... , $13,709,145 NOTE This does not Include any railroads, telegraph or telephone lines which are assessed by the State Tax Commission. FRIDAY; NOVEMBER 25, MADERQINJURER WOUNDED REVOLUTIONARY : LEARER SAID TO HAVE BEEN ESCORTED OVER BORDER. MEXICO GENERALLY QUIET Official Messages to State Department . at Washington Affirm Stories of Battles Have Been Exaggerated i Generally .Quiet About Mexico Is Itc . Dort Hard to Confirm TtnmA Thti Madero Is now In Texas.. . Carriao Springs, Texas.; Nov. 25 Word has been reached here today that Madero, who was 'wounded and eecorted by a band of revolutionists, crossed into Texas near here yester day and is at. a ranch while a courier Is enroute to Eagle Pass to summon medical assistance. . Hard to Confirm Story.. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 25 -All ' efforts thus- far to confirm the report that Madero, the revolutionary leader was wounded In the battle of Guerrero has .been' failures. It Is generally be lieved the report is erroneous. ; . Reports ; Indicate Quietness, j. ! Washington Nov. 25 United States Consul Wards at Juraz, Mex., has tel egraphed the Btate department that everything In his district Is quiet and that .excitement throughout, Mexico is seemingly decreasing. Trains in Northern Chihuahua are running on schedule. Mexico City also wires that everything is calm and that reports of battles fought have been exaggerated. Mexican Officer in Portland. Portland Ore., Nov. 25 Lieutenant Manual Gonzales, of the Mexican army and son of the former president of Mexico and working as a niachini3t in this city today denied that he had been at San Jose recruiting the rebel army as dispatches stated. "Some one stole my name," said he. "I am only Lieutenant Gonzales In the army and am loyal to President Diaz. I have by Mr.. RInehart, later on. Mr. Rine- hard estimates nearly a half mil Hon Increase when the railroad tele phone, telegraph and similar public utltllties have been added to the foot ings. Last year's assessment and this year's assessment were made , along the same basis, and when the com plete totals are In, a fair and Just figure of Increased valuations for the year will be obtainable. Various Items as they are aggre gated and grouped and. the footings for the entire county follow: 183.730 52,750 568,730 286,110 208,940 ... .... ..'..' 547.000 187,840 ' 29,755 17.970 TiSSlf 1910. been away from, Mexico fourteen years."". Rumor Frightens Settlement. .... San Diego, Nov; 25 Rumors that Rlcardo Magon, the . Mexican exile would Invade lower California has frightened the people in the little vil lage of Tla Juana Just across the line and today $10,000 was brought here and deposited In the banks. Extra guards have been placed la the vil lage. " ' " , Bell Not Pessimistic. " , Leavenworth, Kans.,' Nov. 25 Gon eral Franklin Bell,.formei' chief p" staff of the. army who leaves for jhe Philippines soon to lake command of the army there said today that tb5 present Mexican revolution Is riot ser ious, but that a real revolution would come with the death of Diaz. COUNTESS TOLSTOI ILL. Oiervtroiip-ht by Recent Denth of An thor, Brlngs .Widow to 'sickbed. ' by the death of Tolstoi, Countess Tol stoi. Is 111 with fever, according to a message here today. She Is at the home of Yasnaya Poliana. INDICTMENTS ACCUSED OFFI OFFICIALS Willi CRIME. Bonds for Each of the Indicted Fixed at Twenty Thousand Dollars. Chicago, Nov. 25 Charging a con spiracy existed to defraud the Illinois Central out of $4,800,0001 the grand jury today returned indictments against Frank Harrlman .formerly the general manager, John Taylor, for mer storekeeper, Charles Ewlng, ex Superlntendent and Joseph Baker, Superintendent of the 1 Car Depart ment, . v . Bonds were all fixed at $20,000.- The indictments were the result of testimony of Henry Osterman who admitted participating In the car re pair graft. DYNAMITE PLOT DISCOVERED. War Carried on by American Bridge Company May be at Bottom. Chicago, Nov. 25 Seventeen sticks of dynamite were found today near the works of the Federal Steel company It Is believed by officials that a plot Is afoot to blow up the American Bridge company which controls the Federal plant. It has been warring with Its employees throughout the country. HALF BREED MURDERS FAMILY. Said n Killed Aged Couple to Get Fortune From Their Death. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 25-rJohn Sears a half breed negro confessed today to the murder of an aged minister! Rev. Amzl Armstrong and his wife, yes terday. Sears said he murdered them to gea a share of the setate bequeath ed In the Armstrong 111 to him. The couple were highly .venerated In the community. A posse hunted yesterday and Sears was caught. MUCH WORK TO DO YET. Now Very Evident That School Build Ing Will Not Be Ready This Year. That It will require a week or two of the new year to complete thenew high school building and make the transfers to it from the old building. Is becoming evident. The work of In terior finishing Is not completed, and before the apparatus and furnishings are done, It will be some time In January. That the transfers will takr l,lace at the beginning of the second ttmester is now considered positive FOUR IILLIONS GRAFTED 1 BY NUMBER 333 DEALERS PARTLY TO BLAH FOR ES WITNESS BEFORE INTERSTATE , COMMERCE BLAMES DEAL ; ERS AS WELL. - a is Sim Railroads Raise ScTenty-Flrc Per Cent Inrrease on (lass Rates and Fifteen Per Cent on Commodities, Which Works Hardships on Retail vr and - Consumer Commodity Rates Low and Dealers Increase Prices. . v" '. : Washington, Nov. 25 H. C. Bnrtow,4 traffic director, of the ChicagoAsso-. elation of commerce, w;as a witness before the Interstate Commerce com mission In conhe :tion with th Invest tigatlon of the proposed freight In crease on western Tallroads. He declared the railroads had decid ed to advance rates on such commo dities as they chose, while there would be a reduction on others He paid the roads charged eighty-five per cent In crease agalnsC class rates and fif teen against commodities. Class rates directly affect the re tailer and consumer. He showed when the railroads make a slight in crease In rates, dealers and about three times as much the price, making the railroads not alone to blame for the high cost of living throughout the country. , ' ' BRANCH ENGINE IN. TROUBLE. Number. Thirty-one Delayed by Break down on Branch Line. ' Number thirty-one, the branch In coming train was tide up near Jos eph th'ia morning by! a break down to Engine No. 172. The tank truck caused the trouble. The engine from, the logging train went out to bring the train In while another engine waa sent down to tow In the logs. Th train was considerably late as a re sult MILLIONAIRE TRAMP FOUND. Believed Dead for Five Years, Minne apolis Wheat King Is Alive. La Crosse, Wis., Nov. 25 Believed dead for five years, Aber ; Bertram Frasior, a former millionaire grain speculator of Minneapolis, was found here by D. S. Grieg, a friend, as s tramp. Frasier dropped from tight after he lost his fortune in a wheat corner. His memory became clonded. Efforts will be made to restore his memory. ; NO PUNISHMENT O BE METED OUT TO BRAZILIAN SAILORS. Guns Trained on Rio Janeiro for Fow Days at a Time. Rio Janeiro, Nov. 25-r-Under assur- ances that they would not be punish ed In any way, the mutlneerlng sail ors aboard tho four Brazilian war Bhlps MInas, GeraB, Sau Paulo and protected cruisers De Odara and Ba hla, surrendered today. Four days the guns were kept trained on the towa of Rio Janlero and once fired doing slight damage to property. Amnesty was granted at an extraordinary sea son of the senr.te. IH PRC MUTINY COMES TO AN END IN PEACE i r"