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" i r r, i I 1 t . i i !. iVI VOL. XIV. ATLANTIC COAST ' STORMS SEYER.IL DROWSED AND SHII. PING IS AT. A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. S?ven Men Aboard One Barge Drown ed SeTeral Crews Rescued by Res cne Boats Sent out by Government . - - . .. CUV OfOlUI England's Waters Also Turbulent and Many Drowned. I. few - - t il Boston, Dec: 17 Now England's! coast Is being swept by a storm to day and many lives are losTfend much damage done to shipping. $ A The storm started yesterday and continues unabated. v ' The barges Bingham and Scranton foundered last night and seven men aboard perished. The - barge il?r foundered but the 'crew was rescued. The government cutter Gresham as sisted several 'disabled vessels into port. ' ' , '-..'Y- - ' . , The ' schooner Thomas "B. Garland was wrecked totally off Portsmouth. N. H., but her crew was rescued. The schooner Annie Cole of 'Machias U stranded off Stone ' Horse shoal but was pulled off. The lumber schooner, Stephen Louff was abandoned near . the Tjoiton light. The crew was saved by the steamer Perry. Other ships are ashore and probably some of them sank. ."" '.; . .' '. -: : ',", v England Suffers Heavily. London, Dec. 17 The six day storm which caused a dozen wrecks and a large number of deaths continues to day. Scores of bodies V have been washed ashore. A hundred square miles of land along the large streams are Inundated in Southern-Wales. Death of Mrs. - McCardle. Maggie' McCardle, wife of WV M. McCardle, died at herhome In South Union, Sunday December 11th, says the Scout. Mrs. 'McCardle's death was the result of acutffMndlgestion, and followed by but a few days the first 'symptoms of Illness. The good " lady had been, in her usual health till the Wednesday proceeding her death when she was taken seriously 'ill. A (physician was called Immediately who gave her temporary relief. On the morning of the 11th the malady took a turn for the. worst and Dn Myers was called again and in the afternoon suggested that another physician be called in J consultation.' The anxious , husband readily grasped at this slight hope and told the doctor to procure the best'to"be had. While Dr. Miyers was phoning for another physician from La Grande, death came to Mr. McCardle's relief like a fleeting shad- .ARRANGEMENTS WILL .THEN RE MADE FOR CONTENTION. District Organizer to be In City to Meet the Delegates That Day. Delegates from Knights of Pythias lodges at Wallowa, Enterprise and Un ion will be here Monday to attend the meeting of the Knights of Pythias. Bruce Cox, deputy district organizer will be here to make arrangements for a district convention to be held some time in February. The election of officers will take place and there will be degree work of the first rank. All members and visitors are invited to attend. " ' N ' STOBIUiTI LLRAG1NG TODAY KNIGHTSTOGOME HERE fill jGgAJTNioy COUNTY, OREGON. V ' ow. It was but an Instant and It was all over. A pall of gloom, overspread tne entire community when word was given out that Mrs. McCardle was dead. This excellent woman had ever been held In the 'highest esteem by our peqple who mourn with all sin cerity her untimely death. Mrs. McCardle. whose maiden name was Magsle Mooney, was born In Min nesota, May 25th, 1871.. In 1887 "sh" was united lnmarrlage to W. M. Mc Cardle. To this union five children were born, four sons and a daughter, four of whom are living, one son be ing dead. In 1901 the family moved to Uclon. where they remained five years. In the spring of 1906 they mov ed to British Columbia wliere they re mained till the present year. Mr. Mc Cardle returned from the north In the spring and purchased, a farm ad ndjolning the town on the south, where they expected to make" a per manent home. ThA family m.. v- .. - - mm me excep tion of the oldest son who Is still in the North. , The death of Mrs. McCardle Is a terrible blow to her husband and children and a sad loss to the com munity. She was a devoted Christian. faithful wife and IndulgenV mother. The funeral' services were conducted by the Rev. Father Ncoy at the Cath olic chuTh on the morning of "Dec ember 13th. Be it said in her honor of the deceased that bertfaved family will see her in a happier' world than this if they lead the cousistleut Christ- ian life that she has. .... t . SHORT LINE ) TIM DONOVAN, KNOWN HERE, IS INSTANTLY KILLED. Saw Impending Danger But Could Not Escape in Time it Seems. : Local railroad men have been ap praised of a rear end collision on the 0. S. h. near Nampa this moping In which Tim Donnovan, road master on that line between Huntington and Glenns Ferry, was Instantly killed. Mr. Donnovan was known quite genr erally to railroad men in this city, who came in contact with him at Huntington. Tf flnnoflrft thnt Mr Tlnrmwftn anxv the impending danger and rushed to the rear door of the caboose to make his escape, but was too late. He was badly crushed. '. All Looking to Oregon. Word from Carl Stackland, who has been in Chicago recently, indicates that there are hundreds of people in that section who are 'ready and will ing to start for Oregon at once, says the Union Republican. Mr. StacklanjH says he could bring a thousand people on the first train, were he 'assured that some arrangements could be made for handling them at this end of the linev Mr. Stackland has recently left Chicago for New York. He is en thusiastic over the interest ielt in Ore gon by the people of the Chicago sec tion. ' ;"" v v ': -: ,";' Plans for Princeton Game. Boston, Mass., Dec. 17. (Special) A definite movement has been started by recognized authorities for a Harvard-Princeton football game in 1911, probably a Princeton. Gossip re garding such an event has been per sistent and it . was announced ' that tentative plans have been drawn up by William P. Graselon, athletic man eger, and J. W. Farley, athletic ad viser of Harvard, and. William J. Ro per, head coach of the. Princeton team. It is admitted no definite understand ing has been reached, principally be- KILLED cause of the absence in Europe ofl.. :. - . I the past two days. First LaFavette iienu vvbvu . r. nauguiuu ui. lue 1 Harvard team. If a game Is arranged I it is expected it will be played at I ' Princeton, either on Nov, 4 or II. HON JERRY To Joseph Solon bus Jut completed chances for the speakership of the ne for ieaker has been narrowed down DANISH OFFICIAL ISIDSE1 Copenhagen, Dec. 17 Former Min ister of Justice Albert!,, was? sentenc ed to 80 years imprisonment, and fin-, ed four million dollars for having robbed the people of millions during Ms fourteen years' care as bank? r I ! ; i EillSllPIB3EI FOR CBITIGISIMG COURT Seattle, Dec. 17 For. criticizing between the peqplfc of., Duwanmish the use of the injunction oy courts : valley, a suburb and the Stone-Web-Leroy E. Sanders, editor of the Seat-jBter- Interests the' street railway tie Star was : sentenced to three Company' The W5,dnt ar mostly months in Jail and Hughes Allen w,crhk,n PeoPle-They declined to pay j xiugucn Alien, hIgher ratea wWch the Btate rallway managing editor, to one month. The commission declared excessive and Star company was fined 8300. Sanders several fights resulted.' The Judge is spent the night in Jail and , will pro-1 sued a temporary injunction against bably will be released today. The sen- ( the people and the Star criticised the tences were the result of citations for use of the Injunction and the -court ,mPLf OUrt ,88Ued by Judge ' The ed,torB 8ay ey will carry it to Gilliam. The case is the outgrowth of , the supreme court of the United States the traction company's fight waged and have aprwiied their case. s E ES SENATOR ALBERT CUMMINS i This Senator has been prominent Tonn?t hIs eoHeagrne attacked him and now Lodge takes exception to his I tariff measure. ... i LDOG OPPOS l : u J: 'r-.:,.-.v X -7 SATURDAY. Vivrmv.n P. RUSK a tour of thestate und iinds ills xt house are oncourasrin?. The race to Mr. Rusk and one other.. and miniater of Justice. The thefts are, the largest recorded In the his tory of Denmark, Hundreds of per sons were ruined. It is believed he has hidden several millions and the gov ernment, is attempting to locate, it!. Washington, Dec. 17 Senator Lodge today :.-' attacked Cummins' resolution to provide for schedule, by schedule revision of the tarifT, declaring he favored the purpose of Cummins' measure but differed as to the meth od of the execution. Lodge .added he though the senate resolution would be sufficient and that it was unnec essary to bind both houses to a cer tain mode of procedure. He said also he favored the establishment of a per manent tariff commission. DEAD MINE FOUND." Families Not Apprised of the Finding AH Feared Lost Denver, Dec. 17 The bodies of four miners were found in the Leyden mine behind a steel 'doorway in the passage leading from shaft No, 1 to shaft No. 2. The door had been closed evidently to shut 'off the ooisonoii.. gasses which got through. Rescuers continued the search. As families of the dead outside the shaft aro awaiting; news, the bodies were taken out secretly, ana only the newspaper men told. All no doubt. are dead IIEIEDTD SERVE GIIIIS' PI 17 1010 To Return to California. Geo. ChDders who. has been in Lji Grande the past few days will . re turn to his home in California th's evening. Mr. Childers is a large land owner in the Grande Ronde valley." . War Letters Printed, Washington. Dec. 17 Correspon dence referring to McLnchlan rosohu tion calling upon the secretary,? war for the report of the country's alleged 'nnpreparedness for war was laid before the house today without comment and orders (printed. RriLDING NEAT HOME.' BuHdin? Activities -Nciir 'New. School : Rouse This Whiter. George R. Lyman is building a large modern residence near the central school. With, this bu'lding,' twpnsiU: i; i,v.iiiiti vuitiges ot Mr." llibblrd, and the new high school, thfa locality is quite a center of activity. Consider ing that this is not the'bu'ldlu? sea- sont these improvements point to the fact that the new high school will un doubtedly be the cause of many new homes In that part of La Grande. Here to Attend Revival, The meetings at the Methodist church "are , progressing. ! A large delegation came over from Cove yes terday to attend the evening service. They were: M. J. Duffy,. A. D. Buzz ard and wife, Misses Ora Brown, May and Clara Anderson Bernice Kelley, May Smith, Lulu McNeill, Vol ma Burke and Messrs. G.' H. Martin. Al fred Ingram, Ernest Organ, Charley Organ, Ed. Anderson, Robinson Will iams and Ray Baker, FRED RCOMQUIST IN HOSPITAL WITH BROKEN LEG,' While About to' Oct ont of Wagon, . Slips and i Rnn Oven v t- : Fred Blomqulst is In the hosjpltaj today Buffering- with .a broken leg sustained while, on his way to the Sev. en Nations mines as an employe of company. He ' was accompanied by Charles Flesse, and when they reached the N. K. West ranch they left the wagon to Walk. In getting out ot the vehicle Mr. Blomqulst slipped and was run over by the heavy load, breaking his leg. He was brought to La Grande and Is now at the hpspf tal. ; ' HENRY GIYE8 HIS DECISION Girls Will "be Taken to Portland To. nlsrht ,and Thieed In Home. County Judge' Henry today ordered that the girls who were arrested this week be taken to the Good Shepards home in Portland. - Policeman Mc Lachl'n will leave with them tonight, They figured In the Crystal Cafe epi sode recently. ' ' Fruit Found Good. . County Fruit Inspector ; Stilwell found all local fruit markets in good shape during his weekly Inspection today. ' : j , ' ' Tacoma Store Borned. Tacoma, Dec. 17 Manager of Mc- Lormack a department ators. which " ucoiruyea oy nre last night, said it was impossible to estimate the loss but they figured it at 1100,000. The cause of the fire is unknown. Backetshop Man Surrenders. Chicago, Dec. 17 Sid McHie, head of the; alleged Chicago bucket shops, which were raided by federal author ities last Thursday, surrendered him self today and gave $10,000 bond, af ter wh!ch he was releastd. xMcHie was supposed to be in Florida wharo detectives have aent a warrant, to ar rest him. .. r MINER INJURED TO MINES NUMBER 41 1ECIPI.W SPUE, STANDPATTERS SAID TO BE IX POSITION TO v STAMP THE ' SI'READ THIS SESSION. PASS SOONER OH LATER r l Km.- -" ' RHire of Resolution Callinjr for Direct ' Electiou of Senators IKIUved that Constitutional. Amcndineut Would Pass if Put to the Vote Would Bury Measure Now. : ' V ' Wxishingtcu, Doc. 17 The steady growth of the sentiment favoring di rertand popular election 'of the Un- ' ited States senators today caused the "standpatters" to confer over ' the . plana to head off the movement. It is afserted by friends of the direct pri mary that Hale and Root are to keep ' In committee of Judiciary a resolu- ' tion calling for the direct election of sna'.ors and It is said that they hope to keep the measure in committee un til the end of the present session. Ov er 27 'Mates are on record t heady as practically favoring the ' direct prl- . mary. Among them are Oregon, Wash ington, Montana, Idaho and Califor nia. , .;' . It is believed that if a constitution al ameudmenf is submitted to the people, it will be adopted. The house has four, times passed a resolution favoring the direct election of sena tors and each time the senate has killed the measure. Other states' fav oring It are Arkansas, South Dakota, Minnesota, Utah, -Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Wyoming, .Michigan, Wisconsin, ' Missouri,' Iowa, Louisiana, Colorado, Kentucky, Penn sylvania, Oklahoma. Nevada' and In diana, -.. '':..'- f.A - r " ' :' - -' ' W LOSES LITTLE GIRL. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rlnekhorn are Be . .! reaved Parents. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Blackburn died last evening. Their home is at Baker but Ed. la one of the best known men. in East ern Oregon,; having traveled over tills territory for , many years selling Swift's products. The many La Grando friends of Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn ex tend their profound sympathy! at thta time when death haa claimed the dear little one who had brightened tha Blackburn home. , v I ; EUexson to be Tried Mondny. .Monday the circuit court will take, up the case of EUexson i who is charg ed with the murder of Waldo Perry of Un'on, last fall. The Jury Is now out on the case of the state versus ' Hall Stodglll. :' - ' : . NEILL COMES TO CHICAGO TO SET. TLE DIFFERENCES. Railroad Strike Now In Hands of Commissioner N'clll at Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 17 Answering the' appeal of s!.ty-one railroads of the west which are threatened with an engineers' strike unless an increase in wages are granted, Commissioner Charles P. Neill, arrived in Chicago today to confer with th railroad managers. Neill and representatives of the railroads Immediately went in to executive meeting. He will meet the representatives of the engineers next Wednesday. ' ; ' ' i erdman acttd rule Maybe 'i I' I a i ff:.: ': ; 0 0.; n it n