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VOL. XIV.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1911.
NUMBER 61.
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Ing a number of progressive meas
ures, Governor Oswald West sent h!s
first message to the legislature this
afternoon which mad met In Joint
session to Inaugurate him. The mes
sage was read after he was' Inaugur
ated. . , .-'
Among the laws he urges for ad
option Is the abolishment capital pun'
lshment, conservation of natural re
sources, creation of an able policy of
forest protection and improvement of
highways.:. '. i - . '; .'
: , Many bills were introduced in Ben
ate today, one providing for the abol
ishment of capital punishment' and
providing for rotation of s names , on
the election ballots. The house mere
ly went through the routiners "; .
His message says in part:
Gentlemen of the Legislature: v
Under the. Constitution it becomes
my dutyva,s Governor, and ldeera itr
a hlglr honor and privilege, to In-,
form you, Insofar as I may, of the t
conditions in the state and its lnstl-.
tutions and to-make Such recomnnen-1
mendatipn or suggestions concern-.
Ing legislation as I may deem fitting
or necessary.,, 7,
But before passing to the discussion ,
of these, matters in detail, I desire to
express to the people of this great .
state, through you, their duly elect
ed representatives, my all-embracing
and deeply sincere thanks for the high
honor which they have conferred upon
me. ", ':'' ' -'" 1 '.:,-''
I consTder that this honor was
shown me because the people of Ore
gon had confidence In my sincerity
and my Integrity and believed that I,
as their governor, would never for--get
that I was their public servant,
FOKMEB I. W. W AND MINE WAR
' V FEATCBE WASTED.
. Bed" Applebee Thought to Have Kll.
led Captain Sullivan.
Spokane, Jan. 10 The police are
searching for . "Red" Applebee so
prominent during the Coeur d'Alene
mining troubles and the I. Wi W. war
at Spokane last year In connection
with the assassination of Captain
Sullivan. Applebee, the .police assert,
made threats against Sullivan. He
left Spokane Monday. Detectives wont
talk concerning the case but they are
working overtime. It is believed Ap-:
plebee went Into the British Colom
bia country.' ' V; 1
Another Big Earthquake.
Taspkent. Asiatic, Russia. Jan. 9
A violent earthquake, even more se
vere than last week's -which killed
many and heavily damaged property,
occurred today. Reports say It occur
red in the same districts. Telegraph
lines went down and there is little
Information;. -
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whoaft duty it. wan to do evervth4nt
in my power to jpromote the public
good and advance the general pros
perity "of the state. And I desire to
promise them now that throughout
my term of office I will keep this
fact ever before my mind as a guiding
star and a stay in time of stress and
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Of the .people, I Intend by my every
act to' serve the people. Just as their
good is my good, and their prosperity
my own, so would their misfortune
be a cross and a sorrow to me, and I
pledge them now my now and my oath
that, with the help of Almighty God,
I will be a faithful keeper of their
trust so that at the end I may be giv
en that greatest econlum possible for
a public official "Well done, thou
good ami faithful servant" :
Oregon Is now well entered upon
an era of wonderful progress of de
velopment. Great Industries and com
mercial enterprises are bringing ad
ded people and comfortable homes to
broaden the limits of our cities. A
flood of immigration is - peopling1 the
rural districts wth' prosperous farms
and still farther . pushing . back the
forest from the ;'' doorsteps of the
towns. New railroads are binding the
state closer and closer together; and
on 'every hand th hum of industry
shows progress, prosperity and suc
cess. '''.'.' " v
I mention these well-known condi
tions In order to doubly impress upon
you, gentlemen of the legislature, the
serious fact that we are building' not
for the present alone but for the fut
ure as well. The (public institutions
of the state are in good condition but
they, with all departments of the
state government, are growing and
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ITALIAN QUARTER SHOCKED BY
HEAYY EXPLOSION. '
Police en Trail of Han Who Lost Hat
. In Banning Away From Police.
San Francisco, Jan. X0 A Dyna
mite bomb hurled, the police say, by
warring Italian fishermen, wrecked
the entrance of the hotel Bimbo, In
the Latin quarter early today. None
of the thirty-five lodgers were Injur
ed., A part of the front wall was torn
away. The police saw the would be
assassin running away and shot. He
yelled and escaped and probably Is
shot The house was occupied largely
by fishermen ' who .have beenfightlng
the so called fish trust. -,
Hat neld as Evidence. .
A brown felt hat was dropped by a
man and Is being held as evidence.
The bomb let go shortly after 1 o'clock
and was heard for blocks.
For months, the independents and
fish trust workmen hate been fighting
bitterly. J. Bull, owner of the hotel
Is a part 'owner of the independent
fishing launch. The bomb was made
of lead pipet
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thoughtful attention must be given to
future needs as well as present re
quirements.' .V '"' '. 1 v
Onr. System of Taxation. .
"New occasions teach new duties,
Time makes ancient good uncouth."
The taxpayers of this state have
known for years'- that our general
property tax was "uncouth" but for
some unknown reason have never, un
til within the last few years, taken
steps to remodel It. The first good
move was that made by the legislature
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pblntment of a board of commission
ers for the purpose of examining and
reporting on all matters of assess
ment and taxation: This board made a
most exhaustive report to the gover
nor and prepared and recommended
for passage a number of bills and
constitutional amendments, which In
their .opinion would give the people
a more efficient and equitable system
of taxation. ' ' ,-.'y:; ";
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The supplies for all of our state
institut'.ons should be purchased by,
THOUSANDS OF DOLLABS IN OB
ANGES SATED BY BAIN.
Suow ' Falling ', In Oregon, Montana
; and Eastern Washington.
: Portland, Ore., Jan. 10 The cold
snap which was predicted to arrive
to last several days In 'the northwest,
was ushered in today with a snow
storm in eastern ; Washington, parts
of Oregon, Montana and Idaho with
the rain on the western coast. Re
ports show the temperature has drop
ped from 10 to 40 degress since yester
day. The wave came from Alaska and
is working east '
Snow will; probably save crops
from damage.
California Oranges Saved.
- Los Angeles, ; Jan. 10 Rain has
been falling since last night and It II
believed five or six millions in or
anges were sawed as a result of the
downpour. . :"'
" With weather that has resembled
April breezes,-!,' Grande and Union
county has been basking in balmy
weather. A flurry of snow last evening
accompanied by a very slight drop
in temperature was followed this
morning by the usual warm tempera
ture and though It may be too early
to gloat, evidence points to an easy
and mild winter for January the cus
tomary wintermonth la speeding along
without signs of a real snap.
SHAFFBOTH INAUGURATED
Simple Ceremonies Attend Jleturn of
Former Governor to the Chair.
Denver, Jan. 10 Governor Shaff
roth was Inaugurated for the second
term with little ceremony. In the in
auguration recess the governor de
manded a ballot without party emb
lem on the bank guarantee law, ef
fective railroad commission and the
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Bcverldge Leads Fight
Washington, Jan. 9 Senator Bev
cridge today Introduced a resolution
declaring Senator Lortmer was net
elected rightfully to the senate. Sen
ator O. Weus of Illinois, also Intro
duced a resolution attacking the so
called "white washing by the sena
torial committee. . '
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or under direction of, one board and
this can bo done without the creation
of additional boards or commissions
and with but little folded expense to
the state, and state treasurer, and It
should be given authority to employ a
chief clerk who should be a man well
fitted for the important position he
would be called upon to fill. It should
be made his duty to visit each state
institution at regular intervals and
after learning Its needs assist Its of
ficials In preparing an estimate for a
certain ensuing ' period. From these
several ' estimates he should ( prepare
for tho ubo pf the board a statement
showing the total needs of all insti
tutions. Bids should then : be adver
tised for and the supplies purchased
from the lawest bidders. . t
Oregon State Penitentiary. . .
The Oregon penitentiary is one of
the best manage and most humane
ly conducted penal Institutions to be
found in the United1 States. This fact
Is admitted by every student of prls-
nn ftnrm wlwi hn vlnltart tho tt
There are approximately 430 pris
oners now confined In the state peni
tentiary. Many of these prisoners are
employed as helpers around the In
stitution, others In the state's brick
yard, while a large-number of them
are employed in the stove foundry In
accordance with a , ten-year contract
made by the state November 20, 1907
with the Lowenberg & Going Co. The
state receives 45 cents per ten-hour
day for their labor and the contract
calls for the employment of not less
than 150 men and as many more as
the company requires providing they
can ba.jpared without depriving the
stat? of nacessary help around-the in
Institution. . . . '
Objection has been made to the em
ployment of ; convicts In competition
with free labor, and there is merit
In the objection. But common dec
ency arid Jhe consideration which we
should have for the unfortunate make
lMmperatitys that the convicts be iv
en employment of some kind., Until
some unobjectionable system of em
ployment Is devised it would be most
inhuman ' to condemn these men . to
Idleness and - to, thus deprive them
of the God-given blessing ot useful
occupation. . -i : r :
' Remove Capital Punishment
Believing as I do, I therefore rec
ommend .to you gentlemen, that ; you
take, steps to do away w'th capital
punishment in this State But lathis
connection I desire to urge that spec
ial and particular attention : be , paid
to the 'restriction of the pardoning
,T)ower for such cases. I hold that a
sentence to . life Imprisonment i for
murder should mean what it says,
unless post-trial efcldence Bhould
bring to light some glaring injustice
or very' potent reason for change,
and I contend that the substitution
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RULING ADMINISTERED YESTER
DAY IS NO SEBIOUS SETBACK.
"Beaten This Time But We Will Win
Yet", is His Position.
Washington, Jan. 10 In a special
article for the United Press newspap
ers, Representative Norrls of Nebras
ka, leader in the fight for a reform in
the house rules, and who created the
precedent that the amendment of the
rules It a matter of constitutional
privilege, and was overthrown yester
day by Speaker Joseph Cannon, de
clared today that the speaker's new
ruling does not nullify the reforms
already gained. He admitted he was
beaten yesterday, hut only tempor
arily, and said the regulars are fili
bustering with a view of discrediting
things accomplished by the Insurg
ents last spring.
Norr's says yesterday's ruling, was
brought up by lieutenants of Cannon,
and makes It look like a "frame up."
N0RR1S BOBS UP
FROM BEOIY
JOE CANNON
LORIiER WORRIED 0! STRIilG
OF BITIER fffTHS Of! HIS : I
PEIFIGHS fiS SEIIiiTOO
Washington, Jan. 10 Senator i
Crawford ot South Dakota bitterly
attacked Senator Lorlmer today,
charging he must-have known of , cor
rupt practices ' employed in electing
him. He said he personally believed
Lorimer knew what was going on. ;
lie reviewed theitoscimony cf Pei
resentatlves and Senators who con
fssed to connection with bribery1
charges and said. "The strength of
this testimony is not broken by its
association ; with. Representatives
White, " Beckemeyer, Holtslaw ? nd
Link, the self confessed' criminals.
They, are contemptible people, I read
aly grant but there Is nothing so
consistent in the theory that Lorlmer
HAY ADYOCATES STATES RIGHTS
Sends Biennial Message to Olympta
Solo as Today. ,
Olympla, Jan. 10 Governor Hay
this afternoon sent his message to
the legislature. He declared people
favored ' pilbllc wharfs and harbor
Improver snts. He declared for state
rights concerning the conservation
of natural resources saying, "The nat
ural conservation as advanced by its
most ardent advocate la designed to
more to benefit the consumer of pro
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JUDS0N HARMON, PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECT.
yiRGINlA used to be the mother of presidents, but that title has de
scended to Ohio. Governor Judson Harmon would like to give the
new presidential mother another offspring of the name of Judson Har
mon. He thinks the next president should be from Ohio and from Cin
cinnati, as the present prcsldeuj is, but tbathe next president should
be a Democrat A great many friends of Governor Harmon through
out the country are of similar shades of opinion. Harmon, they say,
would harmonize the party. A harmonized Democracy a la Harmon, it
would seem, should insure some degree of harmony. Mr. Harmon has
been elected governor of Ohio twice band ruunlug, with a bigger plu
rality the second time than the first He Is a man of wide experience
tn public office and In piscatorial pastimes. He is not on record as
having told about the big fish that get away.
purchased them .and knew something
so completely antagonistic in the the-.
ory that they were honest votes cast
In Lorlmer V favor that I cannot es
cape the1 conviction that these men
betrayed their honor and ' state for
paltry dollars and permitted them
selves to be sold like pawns." : . 4
Continuous assault on Lorlmer'
qualifications to sit In the senate de
spite the majority report; of the Inves
tigation committee which exonerat-
ea mm, inai tne inciaenx is now prov
ing Itself to he the biggest bone of
contention In congress. It (ls freely
admitted that Lorlmer himself is
much worried over the matter.
ducts than now and new means of in
creasing the revenues of the nation
al treasury." He wants new election
methods also. i '--?:?1-'?: ' '
Seventeen Men Drown.
Provlncetown, Mass., Jan! 10 Sev
enteen men were drowned today when
three barges belonging to the Phila
delphia. & Reading railroad sunk near
here today. The barges were towed by
the tug Luknh. Life savers attempted
to rescue the men but failed. There
were seven on the first barge and five
on each of the other two. .
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