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- .... :. - ...... ...... m FT!": LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1911. NUMBER 81 v 1EFEATS Blill FLIES TROOPS HEEDED v . LOYALTY TO YOUR HOME COMIIUNITY.; - 1 IA DONATION CONTRARY TO GENERAL EXPEC T A T 1 0 X APPROPRIATION MEETS DEFEAT. 11T REGQH5IDERATIQT1 Bill Intended to Give City by tbe Sen Bonus for - Contacting Centennial Comes to Sndden Death In Senate ' Was Planned to Hare Bill Consid ered by the House Early In the Pres. Saem, Jan. 30 Astoria's appeal for $100,000 for its proposed centennial was "crnteed" in to senate today When that body by a vote of 11 to 14 decided to kill the' bill definitely. As toria - boosters are striving to have the senate reconsider Its actions of this -morning as that city has found It impossible to conduct Its original cen tennial celebration without apppro prlations of some sort from the senate- ".''". It was believed the senate would act favorably on the appropriation bill for it -had Instructed the senate com mittee to change tha appropriation back, to $100,000 from $25,000 where the bill "eventually was pruned to dur ing Its introduction. Nowthajth ' senaas!llmlnlstered "the" fteatB' knell, it is doubtful if the house wlli get a chanoe to vote on the measure, unless, of course, a reconsideration is voted and the bill eventually given some sort of encouragement in the senate. Cemetery Bill Passes. , House bill No. 23, appropriating $4,000 for th? purchase of a burial plot in Rlvervlew cemetery, Portland, for veterans of the Spanish war, pas sed the house today. Plan Million Dollar Building. Washington, Jan. 30 Plans for cre ating a million-dbllar office building to be" used as headquarters for tne American Federation of Labor were announced here today by th? execu tive board of. the federation. A com mittee has 'been appointed to draw up plans and make estimates. Shipment of Fine Cattle. R. H. Smith has returned from Wal lowa county where he shipped a car load of stall fed cattle to tha Grand- Ronde Meat company. This is said to be one of the best shipments of cat tle eVer made from Wallowa and it is well known that Wallowa shl-)s out excellent stock. INILA SLOWLY IKS WITH ISLANDS VOLCANO TAEL SAID TO BE DANGEROUS STATE. IN Manila Also Sinking, Following Con tinned Eurthquakes Near City. Manila. Jan. 30 Manila residents are today alarmed over, the report from observers sent out to study the eruptions of the volcano Tad. The Island on which Tael is located sank two feet following prolonged earth quakes. The observatory reports say Manila is also sinking. ' The latest reports say the eruption was followed by a tidal wave which kitted twenty' natives. The whole is land population has fled to higher grounds. s LEAVES FLORIDA ; CXDER GOOD AGR05 FJ I WEATHER CONDITIONS BIT MEETS TROUBLE. LAIS NEAR HIS GOAL Though Sailing Trough the Air With Good Success and Crossing the Ocean from Key West to a Point "Sear Havana, Shortage of AH'Caus ed landing on Water Pontoons King Alfonsa, Queen Victoria and their two sons, one of Whom Is the Crown Prince, Holding Victoria In Spain. Rumors of the Present Eruption in the Royal Family Have Been Pre. valent for Several Days and Often Times Denied at Madrid. There is no Longer any Question of the Truth of the Matter. SEPARATED VICTORIA READY TO LEAVE BUT FAMILY URGES HER TO STAY. King's .Latest Affection Thrown to n Beautiful Parisian Dancer. London, Jan. 30 It is admitted to day that Queen Victoria of Spain has (practically quit King Alfonso as a re sult of his amours with other women. It was learned today that the Queen has for some time been prevented from leaving Spain only through poli tical pressure from England and fear that she might lose custody of the crown prince, Alfonso. -Family Advises Fortitude. Victoria's family in England are advising her to put on a brave front to her family troubles. Alfonso's latest inmorata is Mile. Rlcottl, a strikingly beautiful Paris dancer. Spreading the Word. Already hotel registers in La Grande begin to show the Frisco enthusiasm. Every traveling man with headquar ters In that city Is registering "1915." BOYS 0 TRIAL. Judge Henry Hears Evidence Prefer red Against Local Yonrigsters. Two boys, Leslie Conner and Bur-rill-Tiffany : were arraigned before Judge Henry in Juvenile court this at ternoon on a charge of having taken property no't their own. J. W. Eagan of May Park was the accusing wit , Key' West. Jan. 3d In the presence of several hundred thousand, Aviator McCurdy started this morning from Trumbo Held to fly over the ocean to Havana, Cuba. Torpedo boat destroy ers stationed In the gulf reported good weather. Half of the citizens have been up since daylight waiting for the start. They have been waiting for several days for suitable weather. ' Sturt Was Successful. i , , McCurdy made a fine start. Twice he circled oyer the field and then shot over the water. At .8:15 he pass ed over tha destroyer Roe, twenty miles out. Before starting he saH that much depended on the condition of the sea: ' .-. ; LnbrJcntor Runs .Dry. ; Havana, Jan. 30 McCurdy ran out of lubricating oil when ten miles from the entrance of Manila harbor and landed in ' the water," His pontoons easily supported the aeroplane on the surface of the water. . Can't Quite Complete Jt. After landing in water the aviator attempted to ascend from the deck ot a warship but was unable to float due, to the dampness of the wings. When within site of his goal he was forced to quit. ROOSEVELT A XAPOLEOX. Jeff Davis Accuses Roosevelt of Be Ing Banished to Modern St Helena Washington, Jan. 30 Branding Col. Roosevelt as the defeated Napoleon, exiled forever on the political St. He lena, Senator Jeff Davis today deliv ered in the senate a specific Bumming up of the "Strenuous one's alleged downfall." He said he would have gone into history as a great statesman had he not tried his new Nationalism, which the people resented. .' ' ' : . Union Defeated: J Union, Jan. 30 The Pendleton hlgi school did not defeat Union by as high a score as anticipated Saturday night. The final score was 24 to 12, Loccasioned largely by the low ceiling. preventing passes. This comppletes the Pendleton High school . tour of three games, in which all of them were won. COXVEXTIOX IXTERESTIXG. Local Delegate to Hardwarcmen'j Convention Returns Home. A very profitable session of the state Hardwaremen's association was held In Portland last week according to F. L. Lilly, the only local delegate to at tend the convention, and who returned home last evening. Matters of much importance to the hardware men were discussed at length and addresses and papers by men of prominence from various parts of . the country added to the Interest of the sessions. REPRESENTATIVE HERE. Great Interest Being Taken In the Work of Lonlse Rescne Home. Mrs. McKlttrlck and Miss Effielee Elliott, representing the Portland Commons are In the city today work ing in behalf of the Louise Rescue Home for young girls. Every year hundreds of young girts go to the city, expecting to find em p'oyment there, but often stray to the primrose path. The Louise Rescue Home, is being established in order to take care of these unfortunate girls and It is receiving the hearty support of everyone. The Portland press is enthusiastic In its support of the In stitution. "We are meeting with much success in our work everywhere," said Mrs. McKlttrlck today In commenting on the purposes of the institution and how it Is supported. "The primary puirpose of the Commons Is a com mendable one and while little is being said of It, it daily fulfills its mission," she continued. Quite likely the very best advice to give any one residing in either Union or Wiillowfi counties is, he loyal to your home community. .. This alone : will inake a wonderful difference in' affairs in a very short time, for there is a marked disloyalty at present in the way. of investments. . '' . Portland, Medford,IIood River and Yakima the fastest growing communities in the north- west-do not think of sending money out of their cities for outside investments. To the contrary' , they gooui otj? U .hcrs to invest their money : the'y ;r - ' ..:'htaJuid those people who thinks 1" Qr$A. i-uer just over the hill and bring the iings info their cities for invest. mCnt. nien what happens? Hie man living in Portland, Hood River, Med-, , ford and Yakima takes his money and buys land, options and other 'property in his vicinity, joins fthe army of boosters arid up goes the price of -or ianu vv 4 111 . rcbuib tuut ottico tut? nmuc (tuu piwuto are realized. . . ,'; ,):, , I ' But what are too many people doing in this great and fertile valley ! Sending their money down to help other towns and other communities; O they are adding their mite to boom other places; - ithey are' taking what is produced in the Grande 4 y Ronde valley and lavishing it upon gome distant point, only to be numbered with the long list of i "rainbow chasers',' after. the' show is over. - In other words, to be brutally frank, they are , O 1 'living the other man's game when they have a o-rire of their 'own that will bring returns both fcr themselves and for the man from the outside who will invest money here. ... ' 4 h Whv not eret tosrethei4; fellow citizens, and form " a brotherhood protection aicainst this waste that t ADDITIONAL TRROPS SEEDED TO PRESERVE NEUTRALITY OX BORDER LINE. Jft-being indulged in and.starta Jittle iiieu-orlis.rr ' around here that will make fhe "long inrestment v4 with small returns man" look like the proverbial thirty cent piece? , x To Mr. Collier, whom we all look to as the moving spirit of the Commercial club even if that organization is in a state of coma, the Evening ' Observer takes the floor to offer the following motion: Tliat a meeting be called at once of the loyal people of the Grande Ronde valley for the sole purpose of getting together and talking this mat- ter rtver. ': ' Do we hear a second to the motion? Cavalry Surpiants Troops Wlth'Strln- gent Orders to Keep Insurgents From Crossing the Border Line la 'Either Direction, American. Troops ' Are Patrolling the Borderline : Again Situation In the South Ser lous Again. f TC'.f' ' Hauichuca, Arizona, Jan. 30 Addi tional American troops have reported for duty on tha Arizona and i New Mexican borders, following the renew, al of outbreaks at Mexlcall, If the sit uation doesn't Improve a fourth c&v alary troop wilL" be transferred from the north for border duty, Provisions for twenty days have been senJt ou by pack trains - to ; the troops . Btatloned along the border to prevent a spread of the Mexican troubles to American Boii.';;::.y.: .':,;'- - - , t'ovalrj RellevRS Infantry. , (lj El Paso, Tex.r Jan. 30 American cavalary - arrived at Marfa, Tex., to day to reliexa tie Infantry which has bjnvP.rolllrhe, border n an -effort t" maintain neutrality The c--alry Is under orders to resort to tho most stringent; action to pwont pas sage of Insurgents either into or out of Mexico. The cavalry can cover more ground effectively dhan the in fantry) and the situation is so critical that the best available, resources are needed' at every point along the bor der. : ' '-;.-V NEW OR LEANS PREFERS CHARGES GIST III ISO 1 SENT OUT BY FRISCO BOOSTERS Washington, Jan. 30 At the hear- ing today before the Serai? commit tee, Governor Sanders of Louisiana attacked the claims of San Francisco for the Panama fair, and said both of the resolutions presented by the cities to tha government, made $he government equally responsible to nations of whom It would Invited to make exhibts. Under the San Fran cisco resolution he said thei govern ment is without power whrie the New Orleans resolution gave them pow er of supervision. He pointed out that San Francisco wants other nations to exhibit but does not make provisions for the gov ernment hera making an exhibit which throws an embarassing cloud on the United States. (By R. B. Hale) Washington, Jan. 30 San Francis co, In Its fight for the exposition is re lying entirely on facts. It Is making no .appeal to sentiment, nor is It draw ing political or party lines. The cam paign for recognition by congress had become a personal one and day by day the facts In the case are being pre sented to those members who have open minds and who are ready and willing "to decide on tha actual evi dence. The factors in the case, are many. San Francisco expects recogni tion for several reasons.. It' has the money and the energy with which to make a success of the exposition an exposition which will reflect not only tbe pride- of the Pacific coast In one of the world's greatest achievements, but the pride of the whole people of the United States. The campaign has been carried on by the San Francisco delegation on an extremely high plane. Everything has been open and above board. There has been no trickery attempted, and no votes sought, except on the ground that San 'Francisco from -every point of view, and for every reason, Is the logical place to celebrate the opening of the Panama canal. Fact after fact ha3 be;,n presented clearly and tersely, and little by lit tle the significance of 'the situation has appealed to even the members who had expressed their indifference early in the fight. From a business point of view there is no gainsaying the statements and assertions of the promoters of San Francisco's interests. Congressmen have been asked merely to consider the proposition from a business point of view, but every congressman has also been Impressed with the fact that the man or woman who went to (Continued on page Eight.) Ryan Suffers From Overwork In Be. half of Firemen and Is Dying. Philadelphia, Jan. 30 Weakened by his efforts in behalf of firemen and benefit for those recently left.hus bandleBS and fatherless, by the fire, Archbishop Ryan, aged 80 years Is be- Llleved to be dying today. Prayers In his behalf have been asked of ell CatTii olic churches. CHIPPED AFFAIR REVIVED. Sister of Murdered Actress Brings Ac tlon to Recover Crlppcn's Estate. ' London, Jan. 30 A legal battle for the estate of Dr. Cj-Ippen, hanged here for the murder of his wife, began to day when Theresa Sunn, a half sister of the murdered' actress, filed a con test for the Crlppen'property valued at $10,000. Attorney Orazebrook, rep resenting Mme. Leneve is flghtlnft the contest. ARCHBISHOP DYING. CARRIE NATION DYING SAY REPORTS CRUSADER A'D WARRIOR IS SEAR DEATH'S DOOR. Demise Expected Momentarily by thi Friends of Anntl-Snloon Worker. Eureka Springe, Ark., Jan. 30 Friends of Carrie Nation, made fa-' mous by her warfare on saloons and hatchet tactlrs when she. sprang Into the lime light six or eight years ago, have received news that the famous warrior and crusndcr Is rapidly sink ing. Her denth Is momentarily expeect ed today. Her condition has been ser ious for some time. r ' . ? ' . I i I ' 4 I I 'i 1 . f ! ' ' '? I " -" f I I pi 3 p -I' - 1 I fj ill -vuffucreB8ful .. "n "'3 "funnir hn