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VOL. XIV.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
THURSDAY, JANUAliY 5, 1911.
NUMBER 60
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SENATOR LIS
DEI SENATE
MOURNS
MAJORITY LEADER OF THE UP.
PER HOUSE AND WEALTHY
WEST VIRGINIAN.
Senate nnd House Adjourn In Mem.
-iiiit Jim-
ady Partially Blamed to StarTatlon
Resulting From Peculiar Disease
Born in Ohio and Was at One Time
Secretary of War. .
Washington, Jan. 5 Senators and
representatives and other officials call
ed at the Elklns home today to ex
press their sorrow over the death of
Senator Elklns who died last night af
ter months of an illness, a mysferlous
malady which virtually caused starva
tion. He waB one of the leaders of the
majority of the upper house. He was
extremely wealthy and his fortune Is
estimated at 30 millions.
Senate Pays Tribute.
The senate,, after a seven-minute's
session today adjourned out of re
spect to the memory of Senator El
kins. The house was in session 30
minutes and adjourned for the same
reason. The senate convenes Monday.
At One Time Secretary of War.
Stephen Benton Elkins was born In
Perry county, Ohio, September 26, '41;
He received his early education In the
public schools of Missouri; graduated
from the university of that state and
was admitted to the bar in 1864. The
same year he went to New Mexico;
... was elected to the forty-third con
gress; moved to West Virginia. From
there he was appointed secretary of
war in 1891, and served through the
Harrison administration. Was elected
to the senate from West Virginia In
1894 and was a constant senator up to
the time of his death. His term would
expire in 1913.
Senator Elkins was a son-in-law of
Henry K. Davis, vice presidential
candidate with Judge Parker in 1904.
He. with his father-in-law, control
vast coal, timber and railway Inter
ests in West Virginia and Missouri.
He Is survived by a wife and three
children, two 'sons and one daugh
ter. In a social way he has figured
conspicuously on account of ths rum
ored marriage of his daughter, Miss
Katheryn to the Duke d'Abruzzi, an
Italian nobleman. '
WHALEN
HERE ONCE
MAN ARRESTED WITH CHARGES
OF BIG THEFTS.
Like Others Implicated in Big Robbery
Halls from Eastern Oregon.
James Whalen, the Portland saloou
proprietor arrested yesterday by fed
eral officers charged with complicity
in the robbery of United States mails
from the Alaskan steamer Humbolt
last summer, is a former La Grande
man and like the others Implicated in
the big grab of gold bullion, comes
from Eastern Oregon. The other "men
and women involved in the robbery,
hall from Pendleton, and Whalen
was formerly of this city.
In the days of long ago when the
city was wide open. Whalen was a bar
tender here, working in what was then
the Mint saloon, for a time.
He was also a gambler and operat
ed gambling places in this oity. His
family- lived here with him and not-
withstanding that he was In the gamb
ling business, was conceded to be an
exceptionally good fellow. About 12
years ago he moved to Portland and
his since been located there and of
late years owned the Fargo saloon
there. . x
Whalen was one of the swiftest men
on the old champion La Grande hose
teams here and he is well known to
members of the old teams here. (
The story of his arrest yesterday was
told by the United Press In last ev
ening'B Issue of the Observer. Whalen
is alleged to have hidden about $10,
000 of the amount stolen.
The robbery was considered to
-have been one of the most daring in
the annate of mail robberies and as
It happened several months ago, and
, arrests were made yesterday. It indi
cates how well the crime was cover
ed up. It is not known how well a
defined case the authorities have
against Whalen.
TAX LEVY STILL
E
THE COURT
STATE TAX COMMISSION HAS NOT
SENT IN REPORT.
Appoint men t of Road Supervisors and
Auditing Committee Reports Today.
With the state tax commission's re
port of assessment of public utili
ties In Union county still a minus
quantity, it bejonies more evldenf
today that the county court will ad
journ tomorrow evening with the un
derstanding that another meeting is
to be called In a1 week or ten days
to fix the tax levy for next year.
During the' day the county court
and commissioners gaVe most of their
time to auditing reports of the treas
urer and county clerk. Road mat
ters and appointment of road super
visors also come In for considera
tion today and the-Jury list will be
drawn before tomorrow night.
BARBERS WILL BE TRIED.
Supreme Court Orders Idaho Land
Fraud Case Back.
The Oregonian News Bureau at
Washington says:
The United States Supreme Court
reversed thl .United States District
Court for the state of Idaho in the
Barber Lumber Company case and re
manded the same for trial on Its mer
its. In this case Judge Bean sustained a
plea in abatement to the fourth count
of the indictment charging a fraudu
lent attempt to acquire extensive
areas for timber land in Southern
Idaho, and the case was carried to the
Supreme Court on a writ of error
Chief Justice White, who rendered
the opinion of the court, holds that
"the motion to dismiss the writ of
error for want of Jurisdiction Is over
ruled." " TT-
He then holds, In substance, tfhat
the Barber Lumber company cannot
raise the defense of the statue of
limitation by a special plea In bar, as
it tried to do in this case, but must
raise it under the general Issue of a
plea-of not guilty. The case against
the Barber Lumber Company has nev
er been tried upon Its merits, but is
remanded and will now go on trial.
The Supreme court affirms the deci
sion of the Supreme court of the state
of Washington In the case of the Spo
kane & British Columbia Railway
company, involving the right of way
ncross the Colville Indian reserva
tion from the Republic to the Colum
bia river. The court holds that the
grant to the latter company was a
rrant in prenti, made by the act of
June 4, 189S and subsequent rights
held to have been acquired by the
plaintiff under the general right-of-1
way act cannot be held to. Interfere I
1th the rights ronferred by this !
special act of congress. Both roads I
are seeking Spokane as their, routh- j
era terminal. '
WHACKS SEATTLE
AT OLD RULES
IN HOUSE
WANTS COMMITTEEMEN TO GIVE
PUBLIC VOTE OX ALL THEIR
ACTIONS.
TO
Insurgent Norrls Proceeds Farther In
Pruning House Kules Will, Intro
duce Two Rules That Tend to Fur-
, ther Regulate the Powers of the
House Wants Committee ' Men to
Show Their Stand on all Bills.
Washington, Jan. 5 The first move
the present session by Insurgents for
reformed house rules was made to
day, when Representative "Morris of
Nebraska, introduced two resolutions,
which. are Intended to end the com
mittee secrecy rule and wlir compel
the records of committeemen's stands
on all measures referred to them
by the house and doing away with
the secret vote. ; ,
The second changes a former rule
amendment providing for 'the dis
charge of a committee on request xt
the members Introducing the bills.
"Abuse of the committee is one of
the greatest bills In the present con
duct of legislative affairs. The present
necessary steps In the reform of the
house procedure," said Norrls. ;
He continued, "It prevents theevas
lon of responsibility heretofore pos
sible In throttling bills in the commit
tee. '
"The bill referred to the commit
tee can not be killed without any one
assuming tjhe responsibility. It sim
ply disappears. I propose to make ev
ery member of the committee respon
sible to the house."
ALLEGED FORGER HEARD FROM.
Leonard, Alias Grant Said to Have
, Been Seen In Boise This Week.
W. Leonard, alias Grant, the news
paper man, who is alleged to have
forged several checks on Jack Nice
in this city last week, is said to have
been seen in Boise. It la also said
that he 1b under indictment in that
city for "stunts" similar to the ones
he is accused of here.
"I AIN'T HAD MUCH SUCCESS
I'LL BET I CAN
1
T
IN
AFTER SUFFERING GUN WOUND
IS LOCKED IN CLOSET BY
DARING ROBBERS.
Two lHlen Hold wn r V am
Lbot All Valuable Mall Drop Off
When Next Station Is Reached
Train Crew Discovers Robbery and
Releases Prisoners Who Were Over,
powered In Car.
; Seattle, Jan. 5 Mail Clerk Harry
Clacks, who was shot, In the mouth
last night by two bandits who held up
the North Coast limited last . night
shortly after It pulled out of Seattle,
Is resting comfortably at the hospit
al today and It is believed he will
live. He lost practically halt of his
teeth when " the bullet ploughed
Uircvgh his face. , .
A sheriff's posse is still searching
a suburban district and thirty detec
tives are scouring the lodging houses.
The chief of the detective force of
the Northern Pacific left St. Paul for
Seattle today to take charge of the in
vestigation. It hsnot known how much
the thieves gct.. After they entered the
car and shoved Charles Reld ClaYk
dnto the closet and after ' shooting
Clark they grabbed the registered mall
and dropped off the train as It Blowefa
up either at Argo or Kent. ,
The train left King street station
at 7:30 p. m. and Boon after leaving
the men opened the side door of the
mail car and entered with leveled re
volvers. They ordered hands up and
Bhot Clark bfore he could obey. Then
they grabbed a valise containing four
teen ,plece8 of registered mail and
dragged Clark into the closed and
locked Rein in also. The trainmen
discovered the open door at Auburn.
A bloody trail led to the closet. Clarke
was brought to this cJty and Reld con
tinued the trip. '
Bcverldge Still Active.
Washington, Jan. 5 Senator Bev
eridge announced today he is prepar
ing a minority report of the Lorimer
YET AGIN OIL; BUT, BY JINQ,
DISSOLVE SUGAR."
onnall in St. Loui Globa-Oemocrat.
MOUTH
investigation. He did not sign the
majority report extenuating Lorimer
of charges that he secured his seat
through bribery. He will probably
present the report to the senate ou
Monday.
SCOW DWELLER FIGHTS
Stops Operation By ( basing Federal
Dredger Employes Away.
Marshfield, Or.. Jan. 4. Wlldeyed
and armed with an ax, James Pierce,
a shack dweller on the bay shore
brought the operations of Uncle
Sam's dredger Oregon to a halt yes
terday and kept the pipeline force
Jumping around like a lot of lively
fleas to escape his wrath until he was
roped hand and foot by these men.
Pierce's abode had been Included In
the bulkhead Into which the dredger
was pumping mud from the bottom
of the bay. As the mud began to rise
lu riuica tttoiu L uok tne tune to
load his gun and prepare for hostil
ities. He . ordered the captain to
cease operations and enraged by the
refusal, got out his ax and chased the
men off the Job.
LITTLE BETTER
T
TRAINS SOT QUITE AS LATE AS
TESTERDAY.
Press Dispatches Meagre Relative to
Weather Conditions.
' ii .,v.
With only slight change1, for the
better in the running time of trains
over yesterday, there is every indi
cation to believe that the storms In
i -
the Montana and Wyoming districts
are not abated much in fury. The
trains from the east are running
about the same as yesterday. Last
night's No. 5, due here at 11 last
night, arrived today, and this morn
ings west bound train was slated
hours late.
The trains make up time as Boon as
as they hit the Oregpn road for the
balmy weather and lack of snow
makes easy running.
Press dispatches and railroad tele
grams and not indicate the storm in
the mlddlewest i increasing, though
little news rrom oeyond Chicago is
sent over the western wires today on
account of wire troubles.
ASYLIM DEEDS APPROVED.
New Commission Will visit Site for
Asylum at Pendleton Soon.
With the report that the attorney.
general had approved the deeds of
the Oliver-Carpenter tracts, recently
selected by the state board for the
Insane asylum, W. L. Thompson, the
president of the commercial associa
tion, , returned to Pendleton to
day, says the Pendleton live Wire.
Warrants will be mailed here In the
course of a few days for the site for
the Insane asylum and the state will
formally take over the property.
"What about the Plamondon ap
pointment?" Mr. Thompson was asked.
"I am unable to dlsiuss that in any
way," hesaid. "I can say this much.
"I talked with both Dr. Stelner and
Tom Kay. The latter assured me the
new board would visit Pendleton In a
few days and visit the site. I take this
to mean they will say whether the site
has their approval or not. although )
of course nothing can be changed.
"Dr. Stelner told me It would be
necessary for reports to be made on
the urgent necessity for an Increased
approorlation. He said at least $400,
000 additional, ought to be voted by the
legislature for the asylum. He said
Pendleton ought to get together nnd
get thorough asylum data on the mat
ter, which would be presented to the
legislature."
Mr. Thompson said he did not know
how the situation lay with regard to
the district attorneyship.
0. . TODAY
twenty iiLLiof
ASKED FOR BY
PRESIDENT
SrECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
OUTLINES EXECUTIVE'S IRBI-
CATION POLICY.
TO
Report of Army Engineers for Recla
matlon Work Throughout the Unit
' ed States Adopted by President In
Special Message Wants''. Several
Changes In Manner of Apportioning
the .Available Funds.
Washington, Jan. 5 Approving the
report of the board of army engineers
and recommending appropriation bl
120,000,000 for reclamation work.
President Taft Bent a special message
to congress today. The report of the
board accompanied the message.
The president's 'recommendation
provides for a readjustment of the ap
portionment recommended from time
to time as found necessary for intel
ligent and proper prosecution of the
work. He urged further legislation
empowering the executtve to modify
the conditions of payment for water
rights in certain projects declaring
the return of the government for the
cost of p the cost not to be
secured unless the settlers have giv
en, terms easier, tfian those authorized :
bjfthe interior department, y . (
The president also'urged legislation
permitting a surplus store of water
available for reclamation purposes to
be disposed to .persons, associations
and corporations operating systems,
of delivery of water to Individual us
ers for Irrigation o farld lands.
ROBBERS LOOT HOTEL.
Take Five Thousand Dollars From
El Paso Hotel and Escape.
El Paso, Jan. 5. Two masked ban
dits held up Night Clerk Price In the
Angelua Hotel early today and took
$5,000 from the safe and escaped. Tex
as rangers are pursuing the men,
who fled north. The robbers are be
lieved to be the Bame who robbed tha
Sunset Limited two weeks ago. Large
rewards are offered 'for their cap
ture. The money belonged to Juares
racing track men.
Maryland Awarded Prize Pennant I
Washington, Jan, 5. The pennant
awarded for the best marksmenshlp
of any ship In the navy, was run up
the halyards of the cruiser Maryland
today.
EMULATE UNCLE
MISSION WORKER WOULD WORK
FOB FACTORY GIRLS.
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Example to
be Emulated In New York. -
Los Angeles, Jan. 5 Aiming to do
for the factory girls of New York,
what Harriet Beecher Stowe did for
the slaves by her book "Uncle Tom's
Cabin", Miss Pauline Worth today an
nounced her Intention of going to New
York at the end of this month and live
as a factory girl in order to secure
material for a book. She Is a well
known mission worker.
Gone to Los Angeles.
Low Zendel, formerly with the Tog-.
gery, loft last night for Los Angeles,
California and other southern points,
on a pleasure tfrlp. He will be gone
several weeks.
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