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THEY SHIS
CALLS IT A FLAX TO HOBSONIZE
THE COUNTY BY FALSE
ALARMS AND RUM OILS.
JilEfS MAKES REPLY
Humphreys of Washington ResjHHids
to Attack by Tawney Saying the
Pacific Coast Has Always Been
Publicly Known as Defenseless
JIcLachltn Answers Tawney, Too,
getting out Reasons for Demands.
, Washington, Dec. 16 The war de
partment has Joined. fingers In an at
tempt to "Hobsonke! the. country ac
cording to uongressraau .Tawney to
day. He Is chairman of , the commit--tee
on appropriations. Tawney cannot
believe the country Is defenseless and
scoffed at the Idea that there, was
any cause for alarm. It Is determined
to hold the financial forth ', against
Hobson and Congressman McLalthan
who ' declare ; the country Is poorly
equipped as far as the army and the
Pacific coast could be captured and
held six mouths by an' Invading" army
of 200,000 men. Tawney said, "The ef
forts to get the confidential report oi
the Secretary of War In reply to Mc
Laithan's resolution is the part of the
-propaganda by military enthusiasts
to secure the support' of congress for
larger appropriations." v
Congressman Humphreys of Wash
ington, "took a radical' opposite view
with Tawney. .
He said, "A foreign foe could land
an invading force at Bellingham for
Instance, without coming within fif
teen miles of the guns. They could
establish an impenetrable position
there and have the whole section of
the country there at their mercy. The
report of the secretary of war ex
presses an opinion of the conditions
which every man on the Pacific coast
has known for years. People of the
coast have been crying for , defense
but so far have been absolutely un
heeded." ... 7
McLachlin Scores Tawney.
In an exclusive statement to the
United Press this afternoon Repres
entative McLachlin replied to Taw
Bey and said:."Tawney's charge that
there Is a conspiracy to stampede
congress Into adopting a large appro
priation for military purposes Is too
childish to be taken seriously, It Is
wicked cowardice to hide the national
weakness and is cowardly of 'alleged
patriots' to, keep the nation ' Ignor
ant and then when war is declared to
end untrained men In the field with
inadequate weapons to uphold the
national defense. Tawney knows noth
ing of the army and its needs." "i.;
BOYS FINED HEATHY.
Youngsters Arrested for Indecent
Conduct Most Pay City $100 Apiece.
Harold Herring1 and Chester Butch
er, the two boys arrested a few days
ago, on a charge of indecent conduct
were fined $100 a piece this morning.
The girls whose names are Misses
Evans and Knight, will be t dealt
with by County Judge Henry and it Is
supposed they will be sent to the
Good Shepards home at Portland,
UMON SQUAD IS HERE.
Wm Meet the .local High School
In Double Header at Kink Tonight
Keyed to a pitch of enthusiasm
that borders 111 for the local young
sters Union's .' doughty basketball
Quintet, backeLby several substitutes,
arrived this morning to shoot for
baskets against the high school team
during the basketball double' header
t the rink commencing sharply at 8
o'clock. The girls of the high school
"old their tryout, and the first half
f that contest U' artiPfiiilod tn
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ff first Then the boys take the floor. "
Union's crowd of speedy tossers Is
headed byjurner, capta'n, and Hess,
manager. "Red" Henderson, a popu
lar young man of Union Is to handle
the whistle during the boys' game.
Captain Turner's Mwd consists of.
Mullin or Farley center; G. Lewin,
Hess and Hall Forwards; E. Lewin
and Turner, guards. "
' The lineup for the boys' team fa not
announced-but the entire squad will
be tried out if possible. The girl's
game is to decide who are first team
players. . . , .. . , ...
': TWO ELGIN .SALOONS OPEN.
Bader and Younir Only Ones Granted
Licenses at Elgin This Year.
Elgin, Dec. ' 16 Special Elgin op
ened two saloons today when Henry
Bader and Ott Young, a brother of Cy
Young the famous twlrler, threw open
their, doors for a retail liquor busi
ness. These are the only two men al
lowed to have licenses this year. L
A. Stoop opened a wholesale liquor
BROTHERS' DAY SAT CUD AY.
Time Will be Taken np principally by
Election of Officer.
x umurrow is urotnerb Day" at the I
Blue Mountain Grange. There will be
but a short program aai most of the
time will be taken up by the election
and Initiation of "officers. - y '
OXE SENTENCED FOB LIFE "AJTD
OTHER FOR TWO YEARS.
Wcnatchee Women go "OTer the Road
for Killing Trespasser.
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Wenatchee, Wn., Dec. 16 Mlrs.
Delia- Totten was sentenced ; to life
today, her mother, Mrs. Bebe, aged
75, was also given a sentence of from
one to 2 years In the' penitentiary
because' Mrs.; Totten shot and killed
James Sutton a rancher w-Lo insisted
on crossing their f arm in August '
. Neither, woman displayed, much re
gret or emotion. l,ira. Totten was con
victed recently of murder In tho first
degree and her mother of manslaugh
ter. ": " '
ROBBER COMMITS SUICIDE.
After Being Surrounded by Kansas
. Posse Thief Blows Brlns Out,
Paradise, Kas., Dec. 16 The body
of the bandit who yesterday robbed
Csifhler O'Brien and four other men
also of the Paradise State bank and
then killed himself when surrounded
by a posse, will be brought to this
city and an Inquest held tomorrow.
Efforts are. being made to identify the
body. It is unknown whether he is
Earl Ward or has an assumed name.
He was a stranger here, The money
was reoevored. . " ;
BRYAN "EULOGIZES" TAFT.
Calls Him King Stand Patter on the
Strength of Recent Messags.
Lincoln, Neb.r Dec. 16 F'resldent
Taft la entitled to a seat at the head
of any gathering of 'loyal standpat
ters' and that he Is the logical candi
date for the Republican presldenci
in1 1912" are the conclusions of Bry
an in the Commoner today after study
ing the annual message.
'The annual message is not notilile
for its length," It says, "If Tafl'a
sympathies for the special interests
a r iu uaLiiim if i i iih hi hi ihi inrMrPHii
were not already known. The mesf-o
woi.ld be distinct for its leanings
ward the system which the people
inlng to regulate." '
, .Off for California.
A. G. Wigglesworth of Wallowa Is I
In the city today enrouta to Los An-
expects to be gone agout two months.
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SVWIPiiTHY
MAY BE LIAR BUT NOT SO IXTEN.
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ARTICLE.
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af Hate Lied Which is Inexcusable,
But Sever Made His Statements
With the TIew of Gaining Money
Through Them Had Public Known
the Hardships He Underwent He
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. New York, Dec. 16 Pleading that
no one shjould discredit him until they
know what he endured In the Arctic
LJl- mxk, in loaays issue of Hamp-
ton's magazine opens his own stori
and lays the groundwork forvhls de:
fense--not of his ' alleged discovery
of the pole but of his honesty In be
lieving he accomplished the feat. "
All through1 the Story Cook referred
to his mental and physical strain and
to the 'possibility, that his hardships
may have . affected, his mind "so he
could not make scientifically correct
observations. He said he would not
have suffered as he did, if he was pre
meditating to He about the pole Btory.
" He says: "If I did. believe In my:
self" honestly and sincerely and felt
convinced of my claim when I reach
ed Copenhagen and later New York,
Is It Just to call me the w.ojlfl'a most
monumental 'fakir, common and de
llberat swindler. Unconsciously I
made the statements which I myself
now question. ' ' . , .
"That is, inexcusable, hut most em
phatically I am not a thief and most
certainly there was no' plan to hoax
the world to my own financial profit."
Cook says that he finall reached the
place where the sun cast a shadow of
equal length at six,' twelve, six and
twelve. This he said led him to believe
that he had reached the world's apex.
KEW DIRECTORS ELECTED.
Future of the Onb to be Determined
; at a Called Meeting of Directors.
Election for three directors to fill
the vacancies caused by expiration of
three directory terms, took place at
the Commercial club last evening at
the annual meeting of members of
that organization. Just what will be
done with the club Is still "a prob
lem, one which the new directors will
likely soive at a meeting called to
meet in a few "days. The new direc
tors will elect their president and
entire slate of officers from among
their' own . numbers. That Is, such
action will be taken if the -club's life
Is to be continued. '
Various other matters were attend
ed to last evening during the session
of the members, at which a liberal
number, were present. ;,
The new directors are George H.
Currey, Mac Wood and Bruce Dennis.
To be acmiltted hv a 1nrv on thn
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charge oJ la"ny from a dwelling
only to be immediately re-arrested on
a charge of forgery, alleged to have
been committed at Weiser, is the
checkered and rapid career of Wal
ter KIttleman, alias Kit Dover, who
was nlaced
court veaterdav. "Kf woa aMbA
lolntlr with TTai RtnAetn r,n nh,
of stealing some goods from Charles
Baker, and was put on trial yester
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adultery case is dismissed
by 1iusbaxd of woman. ,
uxder shadow:
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Weakness of Walker Makes Monkey
f Show out of WholeProceeding and
Calls Down the Wrath of iTanhoe
Upon the Witness Who Swore Out
; .Complaint Important, Law Point
'- t'Bcovered. . ' r
Repenting because, he had (prose
cuted his wife for adultery, C. N.
Walker stopped the trial this after
noon and the,ca8e against Mrs. Walk
er and C. N. Johnson was dismissed.
V Before, court adjourned for the noon
hour the question of a prosecuting
witness being able to dismiss a case
of adultery was threshed out and the
court ruled that such was possible.
Iyanhoe contended the matter was In
the hands of a state officer and the
prosecuting witness did not have ..the
power to dismiss after it had reached
that' stage. He was overruled by the
court and an adjournment taken until
t; 30 o'clock at which time Walker
asked the court to dismiss the case.
Shame In Mrs. Walker.-
; Without a semblance of shame
no; e;ven the blush of timidity crosa
Sag $te. countenance Mrs. C-N. : Walk
er appeared in court this morning in
the case or State vs. '.herself and C.
W. Johnaoh. The charge against the
pair Is adultery.1
Mrs. Walker was attired In a fairly
neat fitting dress , and her hair was
carefully arranged so that her ap
pearance was very good. Johnson wsb
well groomed and sat with head erect
while the court proceeded with the
case.- - . :: 'i '. '; '-. ''';;,
: C. N. Walker, husband of the wo
man, was called to the stand. He has
a ; weak countenance which evidently
Is only an outward exponent of a
much weaker ; tature. Judge Slater,
who-is defending the woman and
Johnson, started in with a line of
questions to establish the fact that
Walker did not willingly start the
(prosecution of his wife and Johnson,
but that' he was forced to do so by
his relatives.
According to the story in Justice
court Walker was perfectly wllllne
that the Illicit wooing of his wife by
Johnson should continue and that it
diq continue for 25 consecutive days.
during which time Walker had apart
ments on the second floor while his
wife occupied the first floor and en
tertained Johnson whenever she chose
to do so. It also developed in Justice
court that Walker was living in anti
cipation of iyohnson buying a farm
In Washington where they would all
live happily together.
Judge Slater had proceeded with
his questions until his intent was
apparent- when . Prosecutor Ivanhoe
intervened with objections and ques
day. The Jury . found him not guilty
this morning in a sealed verdict read
at 9 o'clock. At the same moment he
was arrested on a telegraphic war
rant from Weiser, charging him with
forgery but he will not be returned
to Weiser likely until he has been
brought on ,tho stand here to testify
against Stodgill. That over, he will be
taken to Weiser It Is supposed and put
on trial there. It Is not known If h j
nui u&m extraanion.
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FREED
tions to establish Walker's personal
disposition to prosecute.. . ;
Walker as a witness showed the
jury that he is 'anything but strong;
that he was not certain of Warcely
anything." aud that he had decided
after long deliberation his wife' had
not trea.'ed h'ra on the square and he
now thought it hla duty to chast'se
her.
Unlike the average man, 'who under
Biich flrcumstances, would onsult : a
Bhotgun or a bowie knife, this peace
ful Mr. Walker took the matter 'of his
.wife's ipurlty under consideration.
Woman Idolizes Johnson.
That C. W. Johnson won a home
when he first met .Mrs. Walker there
can be no doubt, for she evidently
thinks he Is perfection and would
cross a Held of fire in her bare feet
if it would benefit him. According to
report her sole thought is to save
him from punishment, apparently car
ing little for herself or what becomes
of her." v' ,:.''';.' ; V1 ... . --.
had been' working out of La Grande
In the Grande Ronde valley and Wal
Iowa county. A few days ago the house
for which he worked sent a represent
tative here td locate , him, as no re
port had been forthcoming for some
time! The representative found Mr.
Johnson comfortably ' located In. the
Hotel de . Chllders receiving three
square meals each day but very un
happy. ' '. . ' .
RESCUERSEFJTEI1
HE TO SAVE
EHTOflED i
WITH GOYERXMEST 3L4X AT THE
HEAD, HELP, IS STARTED.
Those Entombed in Colorado Mine Be.
lieved to be Alive.
Denver, Dec. 16 A desperate effort
to rescue ten miners in the Leyden
mine, rescuers headed, by- Professor
Roberts, head of the government res
cue service, with oxygen' helmets, en
tered the mine today and started for
the lower level. It is believed that
nine of the miners are still alive.
Shaft No. 2 is being explored. It is
filled, with gasi and It is believed the
miners walled themselves ': In. The
cause of the explosion is still unas
certalned. I ; s v
18 HOGS WEIGH 4182 LBS.
Porkers Go 219 Ponnds Apiece
Bring; Fancy Prices Too.
snd
C eo. E. Wells who owns a fine San 1-
rldge farm brought to market yester
day, eighteen porkers that averaged
249 pounds each. "No wonder that Ice
fanners of the Grand Ronde are we
money kings of Union county Iwhen
shoats bring from $20 to $25 mer hoad
xiorses rrom $100 to $200 and higher
butter 70 cents per roll and eggs the
year rouna averaging 30 cents per
dozen. We have the soil, and the ell
mate that produce a ready market."
Is the way a prominent farmer sized
up the proposition today.
CADY SENTENCED TODAY,
Given the Limit of Five Years for
Crime of Sodomy. '
Thomas Cady, the;IIoosler found
guilty this week by a Jury on the
crime of sodomy, was sentenced this
afternoon by Judge Knowles to five
years in the penitentiary. This is the
limit for such a crime.
The case of Stodgill, accused of lar
ceny went to trial this afternoon and
the Jury will .be completed some time
this evening likely.
China Spurns Loan.
Pckin, Dec. 16 The rtrer of the
United States to provide a financial
expert to advise the Chinese govern
ment rpirarrtlnir tha VnnHn.. v ten .
000,000 railroad bonds now being ne-
jgotlated, was turned down today.
NUMBEll 13
EillSII m BE
REQUIRED TO
IE 111
ELECTION '."ENDING TOMORROW
HAS NOT ' BEEN '. DECISIVE"
AND ANOTHER IS LIKELY.
Short Session of Parliament Will bo
Called at Conclusion of This Elcc
tlon and Adjourned Soon Afterwards
: to Afford Opportunity for a New'
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;.. pleted Has.BoeB ThrllUn.
London, Dec; 16 Voting on the -election
ends toraorrow. It is predict
ed that a short session of rarliament
will be called and then auother elec
tion ordered.
The election thut far has not been '
decisive and so probahly King Geow V
won't create enough Liberal peers
to take away the power of the Lords
vote of Commoners' measures. This
means the Liberals will continue ob
structive tactics, at the next parlia
ment and so an early ending may ba
brought about.
The election thus far haa bf;en ex
tremely thrilling.' "treason, liar, and
coward" being the words hurled hith
er and thither. England has been la
a turmoil ever since the election was
ordered, and ihe likelihood cf an
other election soon, 4b?s ,bpn rev'voi
with misgivings everywhere.
New Bank Law Wanted.
Ottawa, Dec.' 16 Sir Wilfred Laur
ier introduced in the House today a '.
bill which goes into Operation in July
for the regulation of banks. One fea- "
ture is to have the banks audited by
shareholders arid another is! the pro
vision for an annual statement sign
end by the president and directors of
banks making them criminally liabl
for false statements. , 'y V..-
HOBO HEADED TOWARDS r''SlIta
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Charges Will be. Preferred" Against
Man Who Grabbed Bani Money.'
As .soon as -DistrlottitWraeyIvan-hoe
completes his 'present' case he
will turn his 'attention to "the hobo
arrested yesterday afternobh for seis. '
ing $150 from the La Grande KA
Uonal bank cashier's window as the
sum was being handed "out tn a wnu
tomerk Oswald Hunt' Mr. Hunt had'
turned his head to ons side for the
moment and when he again went to
rick up the money it was headed for
the door in the hands of a tramn who
had come to the bank to ask for ,
a "stake to the eats." A lively chase'
lasting a half block, resulted in thr
thief's capture He was arrested and"
today is not discouraged . at all. He '
snys he wants winter's keeping in the
city jail as punishment for his
but the . Indications are he will go to
ASK PRESIDENT TO INTERCEDBr
Riots, Killings and Injuries In Chfcsge
.: Appalling. V ,
Chicago, Dec. 16 Roosevelt. Pre.
Ident Taft and John Mitchell maybe
win be asked to act as mediator in
the garment workers strike here, fol
lowing the rioting yesterday in whlci
a striker was killed and two severel"
Injured. They are liable to die sat
union leaders and the city officials
snd are trying to bring the. strike tn
an end. The situation is serious. Offi
cials admit, and fear there will be
more bloodshed as a result1 unless
pefece is brought about
Want New Cable Line
Seattle, Dec. 16 Plans for laving
a cable from Seattle to Cordova has
been forwarded to the Secretary of
War, Dickinson, by citizens who com
plain at the present high tolls of the
cable company to Sitka. It Is propos
ed to make direct connections st, a
cost estimated at two millio" '