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Stirring Issues In England Make
Present Session of Parliament the
Most Important In Modern English
History Teto Power of lords Is
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' London, Feb,- 6 The royal Btand
. ard and the union jack of old Englanu
' tugged and tore In the , brhk wind
i:i from the spires of the houses of par-.
i' .llameht this morning, a silent token
of the fact that the day designated for
the reassembling of . Parliament had
I arrived. The usuaf crowds' began to
; , assemble outside the gates of West-
minister palace yard at an early hour,
and by noon several thousand people
were massed about the outer entran
I fees to the legislative chamber. The
.: crowds which lined the rout from
i 'Buckingham Palace to Westminister,
? ..to view the royal procession, also
I - were unusually large. Guardsmen, as
i slated by hundreds of police, kept the
f spectators back, but they had little to
' do.' "' J v ' - '
' Ancient Forms Adhered to
In view of the stirring national is
sues with which the speech, from the
Vi Throne was bound to deal the pic
turesque ceremony In the House of
.; Lords was never attended with more.
glaitor and siplendor. The ceremony
was in Btrlct accordance with prece-
f dent. The prqeession to the chamber
was of the same character as on sim
ilar occasions; In the past, and with
in was seen the same state pageant
ry, historic dresses, and revival of anc
lent forms. After robing, King George
and Queen Mary entered the House of
Lords and occupied their thrones, be
neath a canopy, with the great officers
of state clustered about them.,
rnusnnl" Haste Apparent
Direttly the royal couple took their
. places the King said, "Pray be seat-1
ed," and then followed an Interval
while Black Rod summoned members
of the House of Commons. Lord Fore
burn, Lord High Chancellor, then ap
proached the throne, and on bendel
knee handed his Majesty a copy of tha
speech. Thawing put hie cocked hat
on his head, and while seated read the
Siieech, In ft loud, clear tone, amll
intense silence. Ab the conclusion ot
the speech the King rose, and giving
blrf hand to the Queen, descended the
throne, and the ceremony came to an
end. Unusual haste was shown by those
present to eave the precinct of t the
chamber,' as If anxious to discuss the
effects of the official prouncement.
The present session of parliament is
expected to be one of, the most mo
mentous in the modern history of the
United Kingdom. This expectation ap
nea certain of realization If the
present programme of the government
coalition Is carried out, and . that this
, will be done, or at any rate will be
attempted, there la full reason to be
lieve. -
How far the government . will be
able to get with .Its programme Is a
matter of much speculation. It to hop
ed that all cententlous measures
not 11 th business of ie session,
will jta disposed of before the coro
nation, which Is to take place the lat
ter part of June. But to do that will
ireaulre an extraordinary expedition
of business. There will necessarily be
a debate on the address, lasting two
or three days. Immediately thereafter
the government Intends to mtroauce
S its bill for the abolition of the' veto
power of the Lords. In addition to this
there are several other Important mat
ters that will require much time. -
LA' GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY G, 1011.
IHSUREGTOS
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1 rnso Feb. ft Straggling detatch
ments of federal Infantry, some dying
along the way, reached Juarez late
this afternoon. There Is little lufor.
niatlon from south of Juarez where It
Is said additional rebels are falling
In behind the beselgers indicating that
the lnsurectos have not gUen op hopo
of attacking the city. , ; ..'-,.-'
; El Paso,. Feb. . 6 Reinforced by the
inrlval of 300 Infantry and cavalry
under General Robago, Mexican fed
eralists were (. In ; cdntrol of Juarez
today . with small probability that
General Orozco will make an assault
at present. ' ' '
It is believed . the lnsurectos ar?
awaiting reinforcements to engage
General Navarro who Is en route with
700 . federalists f from Chlnuahua to
aid Juarez. ., ',
Belay ..Was Costly, V
The general opinion Is that the de
lay of General Orozco is attacking
the city last week, cost him the op
portunity to make it his, and strength
en the revolutionary cause; ;
MOTIOX TO HAVE HIGH TRIBU
, XAL RESOND FAILS.
Attorney General Fails In His At
tempt to Get Order . Resciuded.
San Francisco, Feb. 6 An attempt
by Attorney General Webb to Induce
the state, supreme court to rescind
Its recent order giving Abe Ruef, a
new trial, failed today when Webb
asked , for an Immediate considera
tion and a motion to put It over for
two weeks. . Webb asserts the courts'
previous action was Invalidated by
the'fact that the members are absent
from the state when Reuf'B petition
was granted. ; ,
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 6 The
case of Abraham Ruef, the former po
litical boss of aSn Franolsco, who was
sentenced to fourteen years in the
penitentiary for bribery of a super
visor, came up for rehearing today in
the state- supreme court. Ruef was
convicted two years ago after a tr'al
that lasted nearly four months and
which was made sensational' by the
attempt to assassinate Frands J. Hen
ey,' the special prosecutor in the case.
Since his conviction every twist and
turn known to the law has been em
ployed to. save, the former political
boss from, prison. Recently he has
been enjoying his liberty under $250,
000 ball. The main contention, in sup
port of the present request for a new
trial ! that the receiver of a bribe
Is an accomplice and equally guilty
wlththe giver of bribe money, and
that thus far his testimony Is inad
missible. Should this contention ' be
upheld by the supreme court, in oppo
sition to the opinion expressed by the
appellatecour t, many of the principal
witnesses against Ruef would be dis
qualified from testifying. ,
Wisconsin Donsplel at Tortage.
Portage, W's., Feb. C The annua'
bonsplel of the Wisconsin Curling a-
oclatlon opened here today with an
rttendar.ee of over two-score rlnka
from points throughout : Wisconsin,
with a few from Minnesota.
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Reinforcements Reach City.
Robago reached Juarez - after ..
short , fight where the losses 1 were
light and with the added trooos tlie
city will be able to stand against a
strong Beige. Insurecto . plans have
evidently miscarried somewhere ana
there Is a general feeling that Juarez
1b not rear Its surrender as It was
yeaterdav or 1ti wv -; ;;'; ' f
Trouble Below California.
': Campo, Cal Feb. 6 With but a few
miles separating them, Federalists un
der Governor Vega of Lower Calif or;
nla and lnsurectos just acrosa the
river marching toward the coast with
tha desire of possession of Calatlno
valley, ft battle is texpected at once.-'
- lnsurectos Secure Money.
. Cullican, Mexico, Feb, 6 A band of
revolutionists at Tamazkla, near Sin-
ola, secured $800 from the merchants
but did not damage the town Eighty
lnsurectos . are reported headed for
this city, and Governor Redo has sent
100 Rurales to meet them and a clash
Is expected. i
COST W OULD FEED THOUSAND IN
1 CHINA.
.East Side poor to the Number of Five
Hundred Could Be Fed.
New York, Feb. 6 Fifty thousand
dollars have been spent on the tros
seau of Helen Vivian Gould, the child
girl ' who tomorrow marrieB Lord De
cles. Experts figure that this amount
would save the lives of 500 poor east
side children and would prevent 1500
Chinese coolies from starvlmg , to
death In the famine.
Modestes of Paris and London sup
plied the finery. The wedding gown
is heavy white Duchess satin, semi
empress Btyle and heavily embroid
ered with silver roses. '
Women's Totes May Decide.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 6 In the elec
tion here tomorrow the recall will go
to the stiffest test it has had since It
was first adopted as a feature in the
government of American municipali
ties. The election is to decide wheth
er the present , mayor, Hiram C. Gill,
shall me made to give up his office.
Charges of corruption In the police de
partment and unrestrained vice evils
were made the igrounds of the recall
petition. Mayor Gill, as a candidate
for re-election, is seeking vindication
at the bands of the voters. His optpon
ent is G. W. Billing; who is the candi
date of the Welfare league, reprJsent
lngthe reform element The campaign
has been one of intense bitterness.
Mass-meetings have been held almost
nightly to protest against the condi
tions alleged to exist in the city and
ministers have appealed r from ; their
pulpits for the citizens to aid In the
fight against the social evil. One of
the most Interesting features of the
contest, Is the fact that the votes of
the womeU of Seattle may dooM tie
Issue. The women of this state were
' granted the right of suffrage at the
. last election and this Ib the first op
' portunlty afforded them to exerclBe
'that right.
FOR TROUSSEAU OF
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Dr. Harvey W. Wiley Gets Gold
.1 Medal and Will Get a Wife Soon
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Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the government's pure food expert, recently spoke
before the Franklin institute of Philadelphia on the "Application of Chemistry
to Public Welfare." He explained the great good that the bureau of chemistry,
ofwhlch he is chief, has done and predicted that the stiuie principles would
soon be extended so that all sorts 'of 'business fraud,,' would .' prohibited: .lis
correctly argues that the man who buys Bilk wants to pet silk and that when
be asks for pure wool he should get pure wool, and he believes that t Is the
government's duty to see that he la not swindled,: Dr Wiley was elgnally
honored by the Franklin Institute, which presented to htm the Elliott Cre'nson
medal, the highest tribute within the gift of the institute., Dr. Wiley's engage
ment to Miss Anna C. Kelton of Washington hns .recently been nnounced,
bo It wlll.be seen that honors are coming the pure fivil ?sprt's way. Dr. Wiley
was recently asked how to tell a bad egg. "If h; C. '.li'.:'. to tell a bad
egg,", he replied, "I would break it Rvntly." This shows that Dr. Wiley has a
sense of humor. He added serlouHly that there was no test for a fresh egg
except the sense of smell or of taste, and this can't be exercised until the shall
of the egg Is shattered. '.''. : -,,;-'; ,-. ;,.:-';,"
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Salt Lake, Feb. 6 Several men are
reported killed and a score are wound-
ed as the result of a race riot today
at the Kenllworth mining camp be-
tween Americans and Greeks and
Austrlana. At noon the battle , was
MRS THOMPSON DEAD.
Young Lady of Twenty Three Years
Passes Away This Morning. s
Mrs. E. Z. Thompson, a resident of
North La Grande died' this morning.
She was twenty-three years of age and
! is survived by her husband, a team
ster who has been in the employ of
the city for the past few weekB.
WRECK NEAR CEDAR RAPIDS
Two Known to be Fatally nurt an J
Others Badly Jarred by Accident
Des Moines, Feb. 6 Two were pro-,
bably fatally injured and a score of
others badly shaken In a Chicago,
Northwestern passenger wreck near
Cedar Raptds Iowa. Physicians and
nurses have been rushed on, a special,
but there are no details.
DR. RIDER DEAD.
Local Taster Goes to Portland to At
tend Funeral of Aged Devlne.
On0 of tho foremost men In men
In Methodism in the Pacific North
west will be buried at Portland early
this week. It la Doctor Rader, editor
I tor Rader has been heard In, this city
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SCENE
SALT LAKE IS
COMBATS
still on. A posse of 40. officers heavily
armed, left here t6 resore order. The
camp is 70 miles south of this city
It is said over 200 men are in the
free for all fight and that knives are
the chJef weaponB.
several times and his death will be
cause for deep regret Doctor J. D.
Glllilan, an old time friend, and who
for the last year has been temporary
editor of the Advocate, left this morn
log to attend the funeral. '
STORMING ON HILL
Heavy Snow Storm Reported from
. Meacham, Kamela and Hllgnrd.
Train crews coming over the hill
early this morning report a wry
heavy Bnowstorm at Meacham, Ka
mela and Hllgard. Several attested to
the fact that the storm was unusually
heavy at Meacham especially. .
MASS MEETING AT JOSEPH.
Rest Plans to Adertlse That City
Will be Affopted at Meeting.
Joseph, Feb. 6 (Special) A week
from tomorrow the city of Joseph will
see a mass meeting whereat all bus!
nnssmen, merchants and professional
men are planning on attending so
that the biggest mass meeting in this
city will be the result. The best meth
ods of advertising Joseph will be dls
cussed.
NUMBER 83
BID FIGHTER IS
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JAMES -J. JEFFRIES SEXDS OCT
STATLMEM DESIRING TO .
QUIET DISPUTE
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Pestered With Questions About Ufa
.Returnto the Ring at Every Turn,
Old Fighter Sends out Copj wrighted
Statements Refnsluar to Eter Thtak -
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Home life Made Miserable.
; Los Angeles, Feb.' 6 James J. Jef-
rles; former heavyweight champion of
the world, dragged from retirement "
as the "white hope." and beaten by
Jack Johnson at Reno, has been ask-- :
ed by thousands of persons whether
ha ' will fight again. Weary : of the
question, Jeffries has decided to maka "
a single answer through the United
Press. He says It) is the last.
(Copyright 1911 by , the United Press)
W James J, Jeffries.) i.
. Los Angeles, Feb, 6 I intend what .
lsVrltten here Bhall be an ultimatum,
the tenor of which cannot be mlslntre- (
pretd4 It Is my hope that the publlo
at. large will consider this my final
word on a subject that has caused me
enormous personal lnoonvenlente, I '
refer to the, question of whether I
shall ever enter the ring again. , J
I shall not attempt to say how manf
times I have answered that query
during .the last six months. Hardly
day has gone by without the question
being put to me., Day after day I have
answered It seriously and squarely. I,
have stated that I never shall enter '
another ring. But friends and the pub
lic have refused to accept my word.
At least, I must believe they have, la
lew of the fact that after answering
the question, I. have, in tht next, hour.
been asked exactly the same ques- ,
tlon,' v'-v '': :": :" r,-C-:-;-''-v-;.'''-:'v.
It has corn to the point where I
and the membeTB of my household re
spond to the doorbell ring with the re
ply to the question on our Hps..
If someone were to test patience by
asking you a certain question, Bay,
for Instance, 'how old are youf day la
and day out, how long do you think
you, could go to the door or the tele
phone, hear the question asked and
answer It without losing your temper?
For half a year, do you think?
It would be difficult to explain what 1
It Is to go through an experience. In
my case, instead of one person putOcg
the. question each day, the quer lias
come from Innumerable aouros. What
want to say is that wjllj Iht que
on of whether I ever will fUht an
other ring battle has bean anket of
undreds of persons upon hundreds
or
d'fferent .occasions. I m- l:vt
teen compelled , to UstBn toieab of ;
"fferent occasions. I aloao have teea
ccmpellM to listen to e J: Innuire
reparatetv, hear the sidi metTplior- t
ens vi i ds,' asking the wiie q.iostlon.
that I have answered countless times.
This the last answer I will ever
again participate In a public prize
ring contest. I haye retired from tho
ring for all time. '
ThU is the decision I made months
ago. It is a decision i snan aanere
to. ''.,:'', " ' :',
xSlgned) '. JAMES J. JEFFRIES.
UOX CARS PICKED UT.
Wrecking Crane Goes Out toPlek nj
Work of Wind Storm, .
The wrecking cran went to Hoti
Lake today to pick up the two stock
cars which were blown over Satur
day by tho hravy wnd aw. e
cars wor tnTT(ii over l'ke so much
straw and when they struck were In
thei rlear bo to speak. , It Is one of tho'
freaks of a wind storm and extremely
unusual. Box cars oftentimes ars
blown over but stock cars seldom.
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