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- : ' VOL. XIV. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1910. NUMBER 43 it r 11 Ml t I t 1 i it it J If . V IS it J lilt LI ; plus CHAIN OF EUIDEBC I IT 1 o o o A The .'Ellexson Jnrr - " ' . -s . 4$ Joe Woods. , fM; Reynolds . -" - ElI Harris '" ' -0 L C.!i D. , Huffman.' -, - -;';' 4 "JohnPeehler r '," t o , E.' K Halley ' ' ; George Robertson v.'i M.'J. Duffey1 )J. Chandler ;Bart Ow&ley Ed. Conley A.'. Fred Garkell Q VV VV VOvOvOv V V -i,- i - .( ? i' - Even though the trial of t. R. Ellex son, accused of murdering Deputy Ccujtj'' Assessor Waldo Perry at Un ion, September 11 Is buta day old, the 'dlvldlftg line the cross Voads "where the Jury, will agree one way or the other or hanghas already been clearly defined. Though the state has or rather will weave a perfect mesh of direct and unempeachable evidence about the defendant; that brings him up to Telocaset at 6 or 7 o'clock on the evening of September li and again picks up the line of direct and con vincing evidence at 3 o'clock the next morning, It has not and admits it cannot connect' . Ellexson ' with' the crime he Is accused through the med of an eye witness. Neither, apparent ly can the defense prove an alibi dur ing the hours' mentioned and, there the matter Btands. The- Jury will . be called upon to decide this Indefinite matter, believing the story of the de fendant Jihat; he slept at, Telocaset during the hours cited, or be con vinced by, the string of 'ctrcurostan tlal evidence indicating , thai; Instead of sleeping at a lumber, pile at.(Telo caseC he stole down the canyon, fired the fie sTiots at ' Perry, and locking the doors carefully . as "ha left - the, , house, crept back up to TeloVaset and made his presence known there to the station agent. That 'in brief, is the task to be cut out for the Jury. Details ot what the state purposes to prove were t gone Into with deta!l( this morning ?by District Attorney Ivanhoe? A" packed court room heard him with bated breath the defendant himself listened intently though he whipped the Jurors with , piercing glances that never rested a moment State Outlines Case. ' r " Counsel for the state went Into mi nute details as to where the Waldo 1 Ferry farm : Is located,; pointed ; out . that it is situated six and one halt miles from Telocaset, on the way to" Union r Ellexson the defendant, came to the Perry farm seeking work early in the Spring and was employ; ed all summer until two weeks before September 11 when he was released because there was no more work to dor His "work had , been oj satisfac- , tory to Mr. Perry that Jie had recom mended film to his brother-in-law, , a Mr. Brown at Baker, and to that town, . Ellexson went At the beginning of his arguments Mr. Ivanhoe stated that Ellexcon knew that Mrs. Perry was away with her children and that Perry was liome ; alone, Intending to remain at Union until his wife and family had found employment for him at Portland, where he intended to locate if desir able circumstances were, arranged. When Ellexson left the Perry farm, Mrs. Perry had not gone away. Habits always 'carried out by Mr. iirii fvjiw nrLnirLhlfl mnit Crase pending an lnvestigtalon. . '. in FX m b is FIRST WITNESS IS GALLED nil will be Important evidence In the caseThe state will show In its eyl- ti-, ?. iu m lmou or get ting his mail every day. That the fam ily whilev In Portland was writing to Mr. Perry, every day will also be shown. Mr. Perry had to have a man in ? charge f of his stock before he could go. This has ah important bear ing on the case V . ; , , , The Time Last Seen."". 1 V On Sunday evening,, September 11, PeVry was seen to go to the cost of fice as was his' daily habit .and It will be shown that he mailed letters that flay. He ' tried to hire a man, whose name Is not brought out yet, to come and stay on hia ranch while .ha went to Portland "but did not suc ceed in getting him. That was the last seen of him alive, for it was near ly dark when he had mailed his let ters, Mall was not taken out of the post office after that hour. The fam ily expected mall, but did not get any after the Sunday nleht's mall. Hia wife wrote from Portland and finally I conjmenced to 'phone in alarm when letters ceased coming. Several days of phoning brought no result for the ringing of the Perry : ranch phone brought no answer. The fact that he was not seen about the place elicited no excitement or suspicion for everyr one about there .knew he was! plan-1 ning on going to Portland and all be lieved he 'had taken his departure suddenly. - ; ; Then his wife wrote and phoned to Baker laier in the week but got' no results. Mr. Perry's parents 'lived at Baker , and Mrs. Perry believed he might have gone there. Finally, as a last resort,' a messenger, was sent out to .the Perry ranch from Union. The telephone manager, phoned to a man living near there and asked him to ' go. He did so the next morning, but could not get In as the door was locked'. A terrible stench was about the place, and greatly alarmed, he rushed to a telephone - and had the Justice brought out; with other - wit nesses. The sjory of breaking into the house, finding that two persons had eaten in the kitchen without cleaning up or putting anything away, that a letter from Ellexsonlay "on, the table, that every room on the ground floor was polluted with stench but with no FOOD AND SLEEPING QUARTERS GUARDED CAREFULLY. Roads. Leading to Palace are Closed to Traffic' Every Day. , Mexico City, Oec. 20 President Diaz fears assassination and has taken the precaution of having his food tasted and his sleeping apartments effect ually guarded, it was learned today. It is said he changes his sleeping quarters-nightly. The streets leading to the palace" ere closed to traffic and all messengers arrlvirg fromt 'the country are searched before they, are I Admitted to thn executive buildintr. . Mexico.' were" discharged today. the I signs of human beings, was all told graphically by the state counsel.-Then as neighbors commenced to gather j Bomeone suggested going up stairs. i The stairway is a narrow one, and is closed in with' a door, which resem bles any ordinary door, to a cellarway, room or pantry. Two could not go up the stairs at one time. Then the in vestlgation grew exciting for the stench coming from the stairway was stifling and many could not, stand It and had .rushed outside. The stairway -urni inn u Buuwa. at rrght an gles after eight steps, and that as It turns, it goes five more steps to the top. A closer scrutiny brought to light a human being stretched on the sta!,r landing and laying . with '. hit body proper on the second floor but the legs lying on the stairway. The face was. down, the ; hands outstretched, and lamp stood nearby, though the globe for it was found on the-turn. At this time there was no indication of foul crime. An inquest was ordered however on general conditions sur rounding the finding of the body. This was done and It was found that five bullet holes punctured the body four in the back and one at the base of the skull. - ; ; , ":.;"...'; .; One. of the bullets was extracted from the flesh and it will bo exhibit ed in court during 'the trial. All this evidence will be to show that Perry was actually killed.. , . 1 111611 tne TUeMe - will switch -.to possible motives fon the crime and in his arguments the xounsel commenc ed to bring Into the case the man on trial the defendant, ?K : 1 Ellexson went to the George Brown place at Baker and worked there until Friday night prior to Sunday, Sep- wmDer n'.iwfnt. Pi- me mat nignt aim got on a Bpree, re- turning to the Brown place' the next day to draw his money. The flrst nlght of his spree, he had distributed candy at ; the resorts In the restricted .dis trict, and the, following night,. Sat urday, he again went theret and when STRIKE SATURDAY, ILL OR NOT, . :. IS wctum. I't-esldent of Engineers Will not Let . ,. 5eIU's Illness Delay.' ; Chicago, . Dec. ' 20 The Illness of Nelll, commissioner of Labor, who is attempting -to settle, the locomotive engineer's . strike , has delayed .' pro ceedings today. President Stone of the "Ib. of Ti. Esald, "I regret the delay and am willing to wait a couple of days to recover but it must be under stood that unless a settlement is reached before the end of the week, railroads will have a general strike by Christmas. The engineers are deter mined not to recede from the posl tion already taken." y . Eleventh Victim Taken Out New York, Dec. 20 The body ofthe eleventh victim of yesterday's explo sion was taken from the ruins of the Grand Central power house today. It is believed the death list is now com plete. Two other ;persons supposedly killed have been found. Of the injur ed five hae fractured skulls and will prbaMy die. Several others are In a pr carious condition. Ah investlga- tlcn was started today by the coron . er, district attorney and railroad com- nnnv "' last meetlagr. --;"f lEILETSILill filEBOTIATfONS asked by the inmates for more can- dy. he reached in his hip pocket and pulled out a gun saying "This is my candy." Three men wha had workeJ with him on the Brown ranch wore there and will testify that thsy saw the gun and kuew it was EHesson who nulled :t out. . . But while at the Brown residence. Mr. Ellex.on had to come minutely familiar with the time that Mrs. Per", ry had gone to Portland leaving her husband alone and was familiar with the condition of the ranch of the great desire for a man to take care of the stock so that Perry might go to Portland. This information had been gained through overhearing the con versatlons in the Brown home. So with this fact as a basis, the state proposes to show that after quit ting work at,Brown's, Ellexson went to Union ajid shot Perry,, The story ot how he got there is graphically told, until Telocaset Is reached and thr me x-ircurasianiiai evidence com mences. '''': '-. After spreeing about the sporting houses . and showing -, hia revolver, whlch the witnesses will say was a .32 or "a .38, and the bullet which kilted Perry was a .38, Ellexson went back to the Brown hbu3e on Sunday morn ing about 6 Q'clock to get a pair of gloves." He ..was then seen to start west on the railroad track. He. was nexllocated.at a place known as Wil son, about four miles west of Baker. There he left a grip, telling the 'man to forward It to the address which would be sent ;- later as he did not know exactly where he was headed for: Ellexson's name was on the grip at the time. Then he continued west and was next seen at a place near North Powder known as the McPhee .place where he presented ten cents and asked for something to eat. He told Mrs. McPhee that he had spent all his money on booze and was on hia way to see a brother-in-law of Brown's at Union (Perry.) He ate part of the food and pocketed the rest. He wen to a nearby house, the McAllister place, and again 'asked for something , to eat.' After some discussion he -finally got;a"cold lunch. He said there: "I anrgoing to Union." This was about noon, probably 1 o'clock; Next he was seen at the pump house at Telocaset about 6 or 7 o'clock that evenlng. The next time seen was about 3 o'cIock In th morning whcn he appeared at the (Cont'?nfd f on Pae Four.) , El EXONERATION OF CHICAGO ' LON GOES TO SENATE, SO- Committee Adopts Report of Subcom mittee Investigation. ; t, Washington, Dec. 20 The report exonerating Senator Lorlmer from the charges that he secured his elec tion to the senate through legislative bribery, was formally adopted by the senate committee on privillges and elections today. - y ? - The committee Instructed Chairman Burrows to submit the rqport' along the lines of the report made by the subcommittee that had conducted the direct '", Investigation. ' Burrows ' will probably file the report this evening It Is unknown whether the report will be unanimous. New- Food Law Proposed. Washington, Dec. 20 In order to conform to the pure food law, all packages of looda will hive to bear the statement of the exact measure ct contents on the label if substl tute bill to be submitted to congress today by representative Mann of 1111 nols, becomes a law. The bill is calcu lated t,o replac Mann's original amendment to the pure food law. Ho derided to change h'". h'll after conference with New York and Chi cago business men. IBE1T ACCEPTED BK CliinEE: MOST GETS TIFT URGES THE DEATH BLOW I TARIFF GQARD B COURTS SYSTEM KA1LR0ADS AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES REFUSED .RIGHT TO CAST TEMPLE STOCK I1LLI MS DEATH Temple Company, - Medium Through Which Other Companies Worked, That Company Dictated the Prices and Restrained Tmde it ts Alleged. lllow Is Wide in Effect. Philadelphia, e& 20 The tuited States Court of Apyeals is believed to have' virtually dealth a death blow to the Pennsylvania anthracite coal trust" today when It ordered It prac Ically to dissolve the Templo Iron Co. through which It Is said a cot erio of coal barons worked. The court decreed that the railroads and other corpora tions Interested In the company, will not be permitted to vote their Temple stock. The decision is expected to put the company out of business. For a long time it Is said the Tem ple company have been the medium through which several affiliated cor porations have secured the distribu tion of all the products of the Penn sylvania coal mines. This gave them a chance to dictate the price and other wise control the market it is alleged. HATS CANNOT ATTEND. Attorney General Will Represent Washington at Boundary Meeting. Olympla. Dec. 20 It was learned to day that Attorney General Bell will represent Washington instead of Gov ernor Hay at a conference at Port landDec. 22 for the purpose of set tling tho Oregon-Washington Colum bia river dispute! Hay wrote the gov ernor of Oregon saying he could not attend. The principal point in issue of the two statec Is the Columbia river. 1 ; Garment Worker Killed. Chicago; Dec, 20 John Donnelly, a teamster employed by the Garment Manufacturers was shot and killed here today and drove a team half a mile before ho lost -consciousness. He aiea in a noBpitai. Tne police are seeking the assailant among tha strlk mg garment , worKers. , There is no clew.,- y-, ' . :- Knapp Appointment Confirmed, Washington, Dec. 20 -Appolntmeht of Martin Knapp'to the United States commerce court was confirmed this afternoon by the senate, 'Knapp has been chairman of the Interstate Com merce Commission. ; ; , VOTERS WANT SPEEDY RECALL OF MAYOR. v., " , . y " ' ' f;'.v Petition Filed Today Urging Speedy Election on the Question. ' Seattle, Dec. 20 A monster petition demanding that an election be held to determine tho recall of Mayor "Gill was filed today with the city comp troller. Over 11.000 vpvaa were sign ed to the petition which was circulated by the Welfare League, which started a recall movement and was the cause of the police graft investigation by the city council. ' ' PS1 ix copyiiiciiT article he tells HIS VIEWS OF THE TARIFF REVISION PROBLEM. fiioFFaicsa Says It is Alisolutcly Essential That . the Board he Put. In Insure " rrfectlon of tho Turlf f Points Out Virtues of the Panama Canal Will Unite Eastern and Western States. . (Copyright, 1910 by the United Press) ?, ' Washington. .Dec. 20-r,The purpose - of this article Is to give newspaper readers an Intimate, personal view of their president, William Howard Taft, Just bb If it were possible for each one to call upon him today at the Tiite House and talk over the afuirs uppermost in his mind. It Is designed to bring the reader face to face with the president,, so ha may hear why Mr. Taft Is fighting an effort to de stroy his nonpartisan, permanent tar iff commission plan. It purposes to leti the reader hear, from him ,the reasons why every American should swell with pride at the successful construction of the great Panama Canal. ' The writer found the president bus ily engaged, confronted on all Bides ' by appeals of congressmen, bicker ings of politicians, demands ot office seekers, and yet withal serene, ear nest and cheerfully optimistic. The trained Judicial jmind of the chief magistrate was quickly concen trated upon the subjectsi which his v caller suggested .for discussion. He was all attention, all Interest, wheth er 'talking personally or listening; he was alert, enthusiastic, forceful. The visitor, seated and Immediately put at his ease by the president's gen iality; then followed a conversation bearing upon two1 subjects, chosen from doiens of. topics, The permanent tariff commission was taken up first. The president, freely gave .his per- t. sonal opinions and beliefs which form the basis ot his earnest nope ot mak ing the commission ah accomplished fact, A White HouBe rule prohibits direct quotation of the president, but, in the following an -attempt Is made faithfully, to give his ideas as he ex pressed them to the writer; ; 1 "The permanent tariff, commission' will provide the necessary bnsis for Intelligent tariff legislation, no mat ter by what party or "what end. If the -democrats are Champ Clarks and not 'Chump? Clarks they will support it. No scientific i revision f the tariff is , possible without true facts upon which to bae It, and the facts are obtain able in no other way. It is beyond' the ability ol any body of men, work ing temporarily on the tariff, to col-' lect and digest the vast amount of detailed information which must be considered in making of the tariff. . "The tariff commission will be a permanent institution, where from year to year data and Information re quired in such work will be sorted, catalogued and digested in such a way as to be ready for Instant ubo. It will be to the tariff what a congressional library is to literature. You can send a note to the library, saying yon are ' working upon a certain subject and you are immediately provided with all " the best reference books and records on that topic. "Without such a library how long, how hopeless a task it would be to obtain full and .accurate information by running through a volume here, a volume there and Bklmmlng through n file of newspapers without system and without knowledge as to what might have, been overlooked. It la in Mich a helterskelter fashion, however, that tariffs must be made If a per- (Continued on Page 6)