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V r hi- i j -7 7 T - , I !' H tr !! Si il I ( : r I f f. OL.XIV: HIT GEDDES F ie, DIES LI ILLS OYER " OX BREAKFAST TABLE IN DTIXG CONDITION SUNDAY MORXIXG. irni jtbl imminent Railroad and lumber Fin. ancler and Active Manager Dies Suddenly Yesterday Morning at Baker City Special From La tires to Baler Funeral Today. Baker City, Nov.' 28 ; (Special) ededarah Morgan Grant' Geddea, ientifled with two big business en erprlses of Baker City, holding re atioos with the firm of Geddes Bros., grocers, at La Grande, Influential in .he L. D." S. church, and one' of the leading business men of Eastern Ore gon, fell over dead at his breakfast table Sunday morning at 9:25. Mr. Geddes coughed suddenly and his head dropped. He was hastily moved tii a bed where ho gasped twice and tiled. He 1b survived by the widow and six sons, the oldest of whom U 15 'years of age. .' f Funeral services are being held in Baker City this afternoon and the remains, will be shipped to Logan, Utah,, for burial tomorrow. Mr. Ged des was born at Pains,"Jtah,' July 10, 1865. -;'-;'.':, I Influential in Business Circles. . I A a businessman his ,' rank was , high. He was general manager of the 1 Sumpter Valley . railroad, and lnaddl- tion to that was manager of the East ; era Oregon Lumber company a firm I having extensive timber holdings in j the Sumpter country. In addition to j this, he was interested in the groc i ery business at La Grande.' ; ' News of the sudden death reached La Grande yesterday and too late for the Manager's friends and relatives of the deceased to go to Baker City on the morning, train. A special triin as made up here yesterday af tor noon which took A. S.' Geddes, , a brother of the deceased, Will, Mer rel and Leon . Stoddard, and sevemi other prominent lumbermen of this City.' - .'Y "-;.. -V; j While there Is no way ' to verify tlie statement It Is believed by many tiiHt Mr. Geddes was also heavily in rested In the Perry mill. In addition TKIIERS ECK OX BALTIMORE & OHIO EXDS FATALLY. ssengers Escape Injury When Tas- en&er Hits Helper Engine. Wheeling, W. Va,, Nov. 28 Three klnmen were killed and three ser wosly Injured in a wreck of the New York-Chicago express westbound on tt Baltimore-Ohio tracks. The ck was near Grafton. West Yer sinia, Several passengers were injur i but the majority escaped. v The dead: ; ' ' L. j. FLANNAGAN, Engineer. Y- H. DEMSS, Fireman. JOSEPH WEAVER, Brakeman. The trains collided with a yard en Pne that had helped the train up the wu- It was backing Into a siding hen the passenger engine stmc'? it h were derailed. ' . . SUDDE ALRllH fro OF TRAllJIGREVil KILLED jQgjggOimTY, OREGQN. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1910. to Ue8e r ctivities, he was right hand ntn tci David Eccles, the sugar maa. who is the financial pillar behiurt bUh'of the main industries.-wbuci Mr. Oddes managed. COASTING RESULTS t SERIOUSLY. Fred Boch Unconscious Twenty-Foiir Houre and Still in Serious Condition As a result of a painful accident last Saturday afternoon, Fred Bocn, son of Mr. and Sirs. Fred Boch, 1607 Sixth street, is in a critical condi tion today. He was coasting . down the Sixth street hill when he struck a post and was knocked unconscious. Ilia chief injuries seem to be about the breast. JHe was unconscious for twenty-four hourt continually ' and this afternoon shows little signs of improvement. He is unconscious at times today, and his condition ; , is deemed serious. ,. , z , :.,;:-. .,; ; :..:XSL IA GRANDE f X RECORD . -1FITH h$m CITY. ALOXG Railroad b Present Its Arlwer De- eemberl-D-cislon S004 'After . Whatever la meted out .to' Baker City In the matter of " dlstribiftive rates" will In ali probability be ac corded to La Grande as a result of the hearing at . Baker City laBt Satur day In whlch Baker City and La Grande, the latter intervening, pre sented its rate matters to the rail road 'commission, Governor-elect Os wald West, sitting on the bench; The routine of procedure Is for the rail road to present their answer at Port land on December 15th after which time the commission will render Us opinion on the merits of testimony taken and transcribed at Baker City and what the railroads will answer with. : : La Grande on Record. By securing permission to- ? Inter vene at the Baker City hearing, La Grande Is on record and will receive the Bame consideration exactly as Baker City in this matter. r ; Concedes Baker's Sights. " : Turner Oliver, who appeared for La Grande's merchants, did not con tend that Baker City was asking too much, or that she should surrender any rights to La Grande in the mat ter; rather than that, Ije merely ar gued on facts and ' carefully com piled data, that La Grande is entitled to Just the same consideration as is Baker City, Mr. Oliver pointed out that La Grande is' lOG miles, from Huntington, 100 miles from ' Joseph, 70 miles from ' Pendletan and there fore the center of the eastern section of Oregonas far as the O. "R. &' N. is concerned, and is fully as much entitled to a lower special commodity rates Ihto La Grande and distribu tive ra"tes out of the city. , ' . MDlar Xext Commissioner. , :! Mr... Millar who is held up as the probable appointee for commission er, was at the hearing and It Is tab en for granted from that, that' Mr. Millar ( is the next commissioner to succeed Mr. West PAPAL DECREE RADICAL He Clergymen Will be AHowed ' to Meddle With Finances Hereafter. Rome, Nov, 28 The papal decree which Is announced to be published next week, - contains among other things, a role debarring the clergy from participation in business or any thing that has to do with finances. It goes Into effect January 1. Illinois Has Millions. Washington, Nov. 28 The popula tion of Illinois is 5,638,591. an In crease of 817,041.. It means four new congressmen. wiwm JIHIt JilR CITY m SOLOGS HI BOLT TIIE OLD OiiKS DISGRUNTLED AT DEFEAT, THEY MAY WORK IIAYOC WITH THE h TAFT PROGRAM Full Strength of Administration Needed But When Seeded Most De. ' fcated Congressmen are Likely to i. " Bolt n4 VH - Taft Forces President Has , Knot, ty Problem to Solve This Year. Washlngtof ' vv. 28 With the opening, conts approaching, poli ticians (and "people are evincing usual Interest in Jthe presidential message, Some say it will be full of surprises. With the legislative program half finished, the .President finds himself with a Democratic congress. This session is his . last chance with the republican congress in power, 89 it is expected he -will attempt to rush through the most Important leglBla latlon. ', " ' ' :: '"V : deeded Strength Mlssjng. j ( , '.Ta do this tne fuU strength of the. administration., will be necessary; It is doubtful whether disgruntled con gressmen, beaten in the last elec tion will remain fn line. It is intimat ed some of them will revolt. Politicians say President Taft will ask for tariff revision. 1 REFillC ROSS, PEER OF. 1847 IS AFTEO SHORT ILLOESS , L. A. Robs, perhaps the oldest mem ber of the a. A. R. in this city and one of the very earliest pioneers of bid La Grande died this morning af ter an illness of about twenty days. He was "seized with paralysis about twenty days ago and has been in a critical condition since then, death re lieving his sufferings this morning. THE MAN IN THE l'lJl.l.liill.ii,,i..ii,i,wiii.i., . ,1, i n, , ,,,i,i . m . j, .... )i)u,i ,, igiii.uiiiiinji.).,,!, ,, r8"- -iWr. .'' -11 I ..M.IIIMii ' V- t. ILIfiililT- 15 PHQIIQCUED BI TIIEilG BITTER FIGHT BET WEE X LORDS AX D LIBERA LS WILL BE ( OX, TIXl'ED TO TIIE END. FOLLOWS EOHARD PQLIB1ES General Election Ordered to Settle Dispute Between Lords and Liber als Monarch's Dictum; Glyn to 'vju ovHsivn fst menonses m for. mal Speech Read by High Chancel, lor Final Struggle Xow Sear. (. ' London, Nov. ' 28 Kins George to day, prorogued Parliament, thftreby precipitating a battle between the Lords and Liberals. The two houses met and listened to a formal speech f. h king. The monarch thanked them for services and announced his Intention of proroguing parliament and calling a general election. The address was read ty Lord Loreburn, high chancellor. The sudden termina tion was brought about by the Lib erala who are seeking to destroy the ?eto power of the Lords. The King's .address referred r In touching terms to the late King Ed- vard. "I.am determined, to follow in jar dead father' footsteps,- , said king George. 1 j? The next general election wlll probably decide the fate of the House of Lords who have bucked the Com mons so long that the people are get ting tired of It DEI No definite plans for funeral ar rangements have "been made as his children are living at distant points, but it w likely It will be held two days hence. ,;':-''v : ' Mr. Rofcs came to Oregon in 1847. He was ( born in Pennsylvania in 1834. v ': MOON UP TO DATE! Harding in Brooklyn Eagle. , .OR ILL AGAIX. IHuson Win I'utnrn to Calh':rn!i to Remain 1'nlil lie Is Cond. Salem, Nov. 28 On account of ill ness again with lupus that is disfig uring his face, Governor Benson is planning to return to California soon probably to remain until cured. Jay Bowerman, president of the senate, at Condon, will arrive here in Decem ber to act as governor until January when Governor-Elect West In inaug urated. Conductor Hurt Conductor Guinn, of "the Perry LUDaher company logging train, was painfully injured Saturday afternoon Slippery rails caused the logging cars to bump, throwing the conductor. He sustained three rib fractures. Trn n filf hi s a a r n 1 to nil ima ILtllCI KILPATEJC AND SPRACIXG A3I0XG THOSE AGREED IT OX. Back FloLI General Conceded to r Agreed Cpoa by Critics. be ' N,ew York, Not. 28 An AU-Ameri can football team selected by Ted Coy, In the New Tork World today follows; ;KIlpatrick, Yale, leftendT IcKay,f Harvard, left tackle; Weir, West Point ; left : guard? Moreys, Yale, cepter; Fisher, Harvard, right guard; Paul, I Yale, ; right . tackle; Smith, Harvard, right end; Sprack; ling, Brown, quarterback; Wendell. Harvard, left-' halfback; McKay, Brown, right halfback;' Mercer, Penn sylvania, fullback: , , The New York Sun's selections are Kilpatrlck, Yale, left end; ! Cchully, Yale, left tackle; Flaber. Harvard, left guard; . , Cozens, Pennsylvania, center,' ' Brown, Annapolis, ' right guard; McKay, Harvard, right tackle Smith, Harvard, right end; Sprack ling, Brown, quarter;" Wendell, Har vard, left half; Mercer, Pennsylvania, fullback.., , "I ; Walter Camp, generally accepted as the highest authority, hasn't pick ed the All-American yet, . ' , DAVID BAY A DIRECTOR. Elected on School Board to Succeed i , . W. L. Brenbolts. , On account of the permanent ab sence of W. L. Brenholts, a vacan cy was caused to exist 'in' the ;. La Grande school board, nd David Bay was elected to fill that (position Sat urday evening. Mr. Bay is a veteran dlrectpr, ' having filled that position for several terms. ' ' , FOURTEEN 3CXERS.KILLED. Messages Say Americans. Were Blown to Pieces by Mine Explosion. McCallister, Okla , Nov. 28 Four teen,: miners, Americans, were killed by , an explosion in the Jumpo Asph alt mine, near Antlers says a message received here today by R.' W. Church, state mine inspector. The mine was operated by the Choctaw Asphalt Co. Johnson Not a Physical Wreck. Chicago, Nov. 28 A telegram from Jack Johnson, the pugilist due here this afternoon,-denies he Is physical ly broken ' down as reported. " TOTAL TOLL TWENTY-FOUR. Twenty-Fourth Ylctlm Taken From Factory Ruins This Morning. . Nework, N. J., Nor. , 28 The grand Jury witl be asked to consider Satur day's factory fire which resulted In the deaht'Of twenty-four persons. In vestigating officials claim evidence Jsbows qrlmlnfcl negligence on the part of someone. If proved Indict ments win be found. " ' . Another body, the . twenty-fourth, was taken from the ruins of the fac tory Tiree are mlesing yet. . coy: ELE NUMBER 337 PLAGE Ki'S li! fill! 15 PIES. 17. FIRST DIRECT STATE3I F.XT FROM .THE .PRESIDENT lEUTAIX. IXG TO THE REVOLUTION. REPUOLIC SEEL1S TfiIIQUi "Eexkans Lore Peace States Lcti ter From President Diaz Today-.. Cain Power but Love of IV 1 Fear of Socialism and ' , Held Cprlslngs In f Mexlc'' -The revolu- tion:' isportance in opmi .v" . .. resident Diaz, arc-n-d- Jng to .e letter h. rote uud .made public today. Upri ; and riots are the scheme of MaJio to gain power but were only sporadic and not popu Iar, wrote Diaz, '. . . ; i "The present movement won't ex tend," said Diaz. "Uprisings have been promptly suppressed and most -, of the republic remains tranquil. Tfie Mexican people love peace and rec ognize itsbeneilta and will not ac cept any revolution. Further, busi ness mea rcalibe business .Interests would , be ia danger , in the hands cf .persons' who profess suc.ialisr4..ar..l carry on" ' anarchistic propaganda: ; No daflger exists either for natives or :' foreigners,"; continues the' letter. . " American Arrested.- : A strong feeling is aroused here) over the arrest of Dick Evans, a youth who la being held "Incommunicado" at JuaresK He said "Madero could wuip viuz ana ine Mexican army." Evan's parents are , not permitted to ; see him. The American counsel is be ing urged to take the matter up offi cially. .r :, . ..." MORAN STIRS TROUBLE. Has Already Entered Into Wardy ; Battle With Ad Wolgast , San Francisco,. Nov. 28 Owen Mo ran, the only pugilist who ever knock--ed out Battling Nelson is scheduled to leave for New York today and has already stirred up a controversy which will keep the fistic world busy. ' Within ten hours after the Battler ; was out Saturday, Morart was engag ed In a wordy battle "with Ad. Wol- V gast over the proposed fight for the championship. Moran will not let Wol gas't name the referee. .' 1 , HERS' 0 WAXT TO AFFILIATE WITn MINE WORKERS. II .-'DOT DE CHARTERED Machinist Union Against Affiliation With Federation. St Louis, Nov. 28 If the Western Federation, of Miners fails to secure ; a charter from the American Federa- ' tion of Labor, It Is likely the miners' T will endeavor to affiliate with the Un- ited Mine Workers of America, This -is Intimated today by President Chaa. Meyer of the Miners' union. Meanwhile the executive council of , the American Federation is consider ing the question of issuing the char ter. President O'Connell of the Inter- national Association of Machinists is the only member of the council oppoa- ' Ing it. It is not known however how the council members will voto.