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Mill if. VQL- LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. . SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1911. NUMBER 63 if i J r t f ,1 1 r i t I 1 i DRY" ID 'IT STRUGGLE FOR MASTERY SUMMERYILLE TORN BY STRIFE OYER LOCAL OPTION QUES. TION AND THE LIKE. CCIuCf . jisuuBseit cases Against Two Charged With Boot legging, Council Threatens to Re move Him From Office Rather Than Continue In Fight, lie Offers Resignation Fight a Bitter One, ' Summerville, Jan. 14 (Special) Lightning-like rapidity of movementa by -principals in the bitter wet and dry scrap that, has been ripping this town asunder during the past few weeks, marks the progress of the struggle between dry council and citi zens opposed to actions of that body. The- latest development came this morning when Chester Hamilton of- fered his resignation as recorder, as the sequel to a bold move by the coun cil yesterday afternoon in announcing its Intention to remove Hamilton from office. , v" Follows Several Arrests. Friends of Hamilton - affirm that when the council yesterday afternoon served notice on the recorder that he was summarily discharged though he had been elected by the people, that - body was .showing its disapproval for what Hamilton had done yesterday morning. Two men, or rather the last two men of several to be arrest ed for various causes among them charges of bootlegging, were brought before the recorder two daysvago for i selling beer. One" of them was Mr. Ott and the other was Joe .Baker. They were arrested under the ordi nance enacted to create . a dry reign in Summerville, though the town had voted wetv at .Jhe election. After weighing the evidence, Hamilton dis missed the case. This was yesterday morning, and the notice of discharge came soon after. Rather than partici pate in a heated fight which has been going on for Borne time Hamilton of fered his resignation. . Bring Charges Against Him. Among the charges preferred against Hamilton and for which the council wishes to remove him were that at one time he had not trans scribed the minutes to the minute book on the proper date. Another was that he has used an Indecent word in the council chamber. . Spectators to the" struggle are anx iouBly waiting for the next move from the other side. CIVIC LEAGUE AT IMPORTANT LEGISLATION ENACT, ED PERTAINING TO STRIKES Want State Power Increased to Pre vent Strikes and Labor Strifes. New York, Jan. 14 Resolutions recommending the extension of the Erdman arbitration act to include all public utilities, particularly telegrajph, and telephone companies were ad opted today at the final session of the National Civic Federation today. It al so recommended state laws lvlng the state labor departments power to mak arbitration compulsory in labor disputes. The session is largely de voted to discussion of practical meth ods of preventing: strikes. NEw YORK HAS A N , Hake Ballots Short. Olympia, Jan. 14 Washing- 4 ton wilf h,ave the shortest ballot of any state it a bill in- troduced by Representative 4 Wright of Seattle is enacted. . The Wrights bill provided 4 that only the governor, su- preme court judges. He elect- fy ed and that the governor ap- . point all other state officials. The governor will be subject to recall. - Duke of Connanght Gets Office. Ottawa, Jan. 14 All doubt as to whether the Duke of Connaught will be the next Governor-General of Can ada was dispelled today with the ar rival of the English malls bearing for. mal notice that the King's uncle has accepted the office. The Duke had al rtady decided on a number of appoint ments to his staff. His military secre tary is reported to be Major Cecil Lowther of the Scot guards. Lowther has been a close companion of the Duke for years and will probably ar rive In Canada In September. , IS TO -L MANY SPEAK AT LENGTH AT THE TABERNACLE LAST NIGHT. L Subjects of Peculiar Local Interest Dealt With From Rostrum. The big open meeting of the Far mers' Union was held last evening in the L. D. S. tabernacle. A good sized crowd listened to the different farmers tell of the work of the Un- ; Ion, and John Collier, prominent in commercial circles here, delivered an excellent address oh the attitude of the town toward the country. He carefully dealt with questions that heretofore have caused more or less of a gulf to exist between the pro ducing and consuming: classes. His talk was well received and did a great deal of good to get the farmer and the retailer on a better under standing of the position of each. . Sjkes an Earnest Talker. . President Sykes, of Milton, was I probably the most enthusiastic j speaker for the Union. He reviewed I what had been accomplished in the way of purchasing sacks, fruit and other articles and the longer he talked the more enthusiastic he be came. His address showed his deep study of the subject and the asser tions made would not bear contra diction. - John McAllister presided through the meeting. He made short talks when introducing the speakers and occasionally narrated a short story to illustrate his point. Alphabetical Cox Present A farmers meeting In the north- L west would not be complete without Alphabetical ( Cox from Walla Walla, who is one of the best posted men in the country on commodities and the farmers position. , He talked for a short time reviewing the rice indus try and how it as an example could be cheapened to the consumer. His idea is to abolish the broker and the middleman and he urged all merch ants to buy direct from the factory and cut out the expensive mldd'- dealer. . - A. P. Davis In Good Trim. One of the logical speeches of the evening was that delivered by A. P. Davis, a farmer who farms. He had little complaint toward the retail merchant and he reviewed trade rela tion in the Grande Ronde rally in an exhaustive manner. Pierce Trges Larger Things. Although the hour was late when Senator Walter Pierce was called up on for a talk, not a person left the room for La Grande people especially (Continue' on page Eight) . IMPORTANT COMMUNITY DROUGHT IS SI PPED INTO IRE ITER BIGGEST BATTLESHIP IN THE WORLD NOW RIDES THE OCEAN WAYES. IS L Daughter of Representative Macon . Christens the Vessel as It Glides From Its Stays Others of Larger ' Scale to be Built' by Other Nations But This Is the Largest Yet Turn , ed Into the Waters of the World. Camden, N. J., Jan. 14 Slipping eas ily down the ways, the battleship Ark ansas, the largest dreadnought afloat, was launched by the Njew York Ship building company at noon today. Sec retary of the Navy, Meyer, and AsBlstj ant Secretary Winthrop with a dele gation of Arkansas congressmen at tended. Miss Mary Macon, daughter of Congressman Macon, ' of Arkansas christened her. The Arkansas is a 26, 000 ton battleship, 662 feet long and will travel 20 1-2 knots. . t (Continued on Page T.lfai) . f-" ' ' Photos t10. by American Pres ;:-?:-vWv:v;-:v:- ;, . -A :-:-vVt,'-;-:-.-; : .' . , '. ' : .., .::::::.; . ;::?:.: :.,". .-:.;. ,.,. ,jf :". .K-'' ' S SiS53 :t'-iiV:Xx'iii";y 1 .. :. i ': ' ."v:: 4 - ; . t . " If f fVvSj. , S ' V if J H A : ,r'V I i - I ls & ".: rrsr ' r 1J 5 V V ' x ; i W THE NEXT SPEAKER, CHAMP CLARK OF MISSOURI. IJNLESS cataclysms or schisms unforeseen occur, Chump Clark of Mis souri will be the next speaker of the house of representatives. Mr. Clark himself has been confident of this elevation for a year or two. He was so sure the Democrats were going to carry congress at the recent election that he began testing hard woods from the forest around Bowl ing Green, Pike county, where he lives, to ascertnlu Juxt how tough will be the fiber of the gavel which Is to thump the desk pounded by Uncle Joe Cannon for eight years. The speiikeiHlilp la n hl'-ger office than the vice presidency, take It by and ail. and any ninn who attains it must have back of him something nioro than a voice and n presence. Mr.. Clark has both a commanding presence and a hefty voice, but he has also Btored In his cerebrum a fund of infornmtlon nml n field of culture calculated to enable him to uphold the dignity of the post. Ife ha been In congress eight tern's. The greatest surprise of his llTe was experi enced when he awoke one morning and discovered that n fiV,l teacher In a young ladjes seminary had defeated him for re-electloii, but that was so long ago that he has almost not qnlte-forgi tten It. CRUEL Ml REMORSE WOMM TELLS HOW SHE MANAG ED TO HAVE SON DRINK CAR- BOLIC ACID, i POLICE FORM THEORIES Thought Woman Had an Accomplice Who She Wished to Marry and Aim. ' ed to Get Her Son out of the Way Told Her Son to Drink Bottle of Water When the Fluid Wa Really a Poison Suffers With Remorse. Albany, N. Y., Jan.v 14 Prostrated by grief and remorse, but not realiz ing the enormity of her offense, Edith Melber, the 'confessed murderess of her son, George, 1 'aged four, : was brought today from Rochester where she was arreBted and where the po lice alleged she , told a story of in ducing the little son to drink Car bolic acid. i The officials urge her case be tried speedily and a grand Jury today ask ed tha; an investigation of the boy's death, so it might return an indict Association. Will Punish Citizen. fy Toklo, Jan. 14 Prompt steps to punish Admiral Yashire for criticism of President Taft's plan to fortify the Panama canal will be taken by the Japanese government. It was announced today an lnvestl- gation is being held and pun-- Ishment is forthcoming If his reported remarks to Col. Goethals at Panama are erl- 4& fled. ment. ' The body was found in' a swanip near Schenectady. The woman said Hthat after a long time hunting him a home, she save him poison. The lad was tmrsty and she said the bottle contained w'ater. , "He always trusted me, he believed me, and drank without question," she sobbed. The police acting bn the theory that she had an accomplice and the police are searching for the man whom they believed she wanted to marry. ' : . ROBBERY ARRESTS MADE YESTERDAY STILL LACKS EVIDENCE Mr. Holmes Estimates His Loss to be About Five Hundred Dollars. Aside from the fact that the Fred J. Holmes family is missing trinkets and valuables today which in their haste and excitement yesterday they had not noticed, there Is little now in the sensational houBe robbery com mitted .late yesterday afternoon when the Holmes residence was entered and robbed of something like $500 in diamonds and other , Jewelry. Mrs. Holmes and Miss Nell Grimmett were In the residence at the time. Cleaves the man arrested, and who answers descriptions of the man Been leaving the Holmea back yard hastily shortly before the robbery was de tected, Is still in Jail but as he has no stolen goods on him it may be diffi cult to convict him. Mr. Holmes es timates the loss at $500. Cleaves went to the Bolton-Bodmer warehouse shortly after having ask ed for food at the Currey home and later, he says, he went to the Holmes house to ask for food. If he took the diamonds he had ample opportunity to hide them or hand them to an ac complice. , " JAPS WOULD COMPROMISE If All Aliens Are Treated Alike, .la. lan Will he Satisfied. Sacramento, Jan. 14 Japan won't object to the anti-alien law it aliens from all nationalities are not includ ed, accordiug to the statement made today by leading progressives In the lower house who says he got the in formation from federal authorities close to the ' Japanese legation in Washington. It is understood the Japs don't like the idea of being singled out. They want to be classed with the I'GermanB, French, etc. It the law in cluding all is passed, Japan as a na tion will look upon it as a fair law. LYOl'NG CHINA FRIEND ARRESTED Pulled Gun on Uncle of Chinese Em. p ror and Will Suffer for It Oakland, Jan. 14 George Fong, - a member of the Young China party was found guilty of assault on Prince Tsal Shun, an uncle of the Chinese emperor in Judge WelU court today. He will be sentenced Jan. 17, Fong was arrested when he pulld a pistol I from his picket while the reception ot tne Prince was in progress. Fong wanted to rid the country of the Manlchu dynasty to assist in the es tablishment of a republic. BUTT ARRESTED IN HOLMES STALLED TRAINS MOVE AID ALL ARE SAFE EIGHT HUNDRED STALLED PAS SENGERS WILL REACH SPO. KANE TONIGHT. WESTERN LIS STALLED After Much Trouble Trains are Slowly T Working Through Drifts In Serra Nevada Thermometer In Canada Goes to Fifty-two Relow Zero HKh. .' er States See Relief as Storms Are Ceasing and Cold Lessens. Spokane, Jan, 14 The Great North ern trains, No. 3 and 27, stalled with, over eight hundred passenger since Monday In Montana were released early today The trains will reach Spokane this afternoon according ,to , Superintendent Brown. Railroad offi cials say the passengers did not suf- Fifty .Two Below In Caanda. v Winnipeg, Jan. ,14 Intense cold from the Grefft Lakes, to the Rocky Mountains prevails today. At Edmon- ton, Alberta, last night it was 52 be low, the coldest since 1879. At Prince Albert It registered 60 ' below. ' The snow storm continues In Crow's Nest pass and trains lined with relief par ties are leaving Fernie to carry assist- ' ance to any who may need it : - . ' Moderate lis Montana! ,; Helena, Jan. 14 The weather In Montana, is moderating and snow1 ' plows are clearing the tracks how ' that the wind has abated. Stock is suffering heayily. Trains Stalled Near Coast San Francisco, Jan. 14 Transcon tinental trains have been stalled In .the Sierra Nevadas by storms the past few days but ljave been released, say officials and will reach the coast to'i morrow. The snow sheds were wreck ed but have been cleared away and the tracks are cleared. 4' Better at KallspeL Kalispel,' Jan." 14 After nearly a' week of blizzards, Montana shows " general signs ; of moderating today.; The snow-has ceased, the tempera ture Is rlBing, and the winds have les sened. It Is predicted' the stalled ' train service will be resumed by night fall. ' NURSE WHO WAS ALSO A DETEC TICE RELATES HER STORY. Gained ConBdcnce of Mrs. Schenk and Then Learned the Facts. Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 14 Mls Klein, a "nurse detective" testified today Mrs. Schenk offered her $1,000 to kill her husband. She sail after she had gained her confidence ah asked Mrs. Schenk why she did not kill her husband if she hated him so. Then Mrs. Schenk offered her $1,000 after the nurse demanded five and the Liirse said she agreed. The nurse wag the most Important witness in the trial of the woman accused of pois oning the millionaire packer. ' Mrs.' Klein, the "detective nurse" whose real name Is Elnora Zorekler, she said, is employed to work on the Schenk case, that Mrs. Schenk told f her to secure the keys to her hus band's safety deposit work In the t- ent of his death. UN TRIED TO. RAVE NURSE : KiLLSCHENK I V i 4 A I fr j r.