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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. .
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1911.
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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
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, 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. ,
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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
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IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY
DROUGHT IS
SI PPED INTO
IRE ITER
BIGGEST BATTLESHIP IN THE
WORLD NOW RIDES THE
OCEAN WAYES.
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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.
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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 :
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