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c !! V y ? r"l J'U, 41 ! ' 'i H I' n i li ' i ' . . VOL X LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2G, .1911. NUMBER 157 DARROLM REFUSES TD AFFILIATE DEFENSE OF SUSPECTS; HIT 111 RETOIED a general belief among magnates an J ; managers that this is to be. the moscj organization. Grand Rapids opens at Evansville, Fort Waynj at Wheeling, Dayton at Zantsville and the South Ben champions In this cl.y. One hun dred cud forty games are scheduled for thj season which will end Sep! 10th. ;" ' . . ' . , Indianapolis, April 26. Determined to fight : for John McNamara. labor leaders here today launched a plan to - undo the so-called kidnapping and force, authorities to return McNamara to this city.' Acting on Darrow's ad- . vice telegrams were sent to Congress' man Korbley. and Senators Shlvely and Kern asking them to introduce a congressional resolution to investi gate the affairs. As a part of the plan Detective Bums was arrested last night charged with Inspiring the kid naping. He will be brought before" the grand Jury soon, to reveal the full causes for McNamara's removal. Le gal experts; say darrow's scheme to return McNamara from Los Angeles is feasible. Chicago, April 26. Clarence Dar row, defender of Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, won't act as chief counsel for the McNamaras, and McManlngal, h otloarttri HvnamUaw - .' T Ac ' kn: .... . v y .a.-.:- -"v yr-. v-. geles. Returning today, from Indiana- ly separated in the county jail, await them. ; ' ... : '; ' '. ,-. District 'Attorney Frederick ,and Chief of Police Sebastlne conferred this morning regarding the plans of slipping the suspects into this city. Judge Hilton, suspects' chief coun sel, refused to say what his first step would be. It is expected habeas cor pus attempts will be tne first move, in the big fight " -. : f Big Sums for Defense. Kansas City, April 26. President Franklin, of the Boiler Makers' union declared that the American Federation of Labor will probably raise $180,000 Immediately fori the defense of the defense of the suspected dynamiters. No More Kidnapping. ' San Francisco .April 25.r-Chlef of Police Seymour, answering the report that labor leaders in San Francisco will next be arrested for complicity in the dynamiting plot, said today that uui D.iinuui out in ci tau uj vuo police, and any one arrested will be given full legal privileges and no ques- I. 0. O. F. Anniversary. Baltimore, Md., April 26. The mem bershtp of the Independent' Order, of j Odd Fellows throughout the world are today celebrating the 90 anniversary of their order. It was on April 26, 1821, that the order was founded in Baltimore by Thomas Wildey and five associate. During the 90 years of its existence the "fraternity has extended throughout ,the, JJnited States and Canada, to Australasia and to Ger many, Sweden, Denmark and several other countries of Europe. The total membership exceeds 1,500,000' which does not include the members of the women's auxiliary. ; During the past year the fraternity paid relief bene fits amounting to more than $3,000, ooo. :; HILL HIS PiiilEi'i FOR ILL TIlES PUBLIC CONTROL AND PUBLHITY OF CORPORATIONS 1VILL . ' . SERVE THE PUErOSE 4 BUSINESS BEHIlO li Amount of Business Increas; is M of stand; for both publicity and ' public control.' w- ; .. ,' .."But that'. control must be Intelli- g'.htly administered. Public control simply because it- is a control by the public, Is not all. It aiust be Intslli- gcnt.aa I have always contended. In tellisent people wlil ask and expect nothing more.'.-Tal. Reynolds and th. others are right in advocating public ity and public control. Both are things which eventually will go far toward? making a good feeling between the corporations and the people, and will assl8t,ln settling much of Uu antagon ism which now seems to prevail.'' , inn iran UllUUUli 1 1 LU U I. I FLBSOlllEii UQD SUITS SUXUAY SC0OL CONVENTION. S.JiiI.AnEual Event to Be Held at All- col Early In May. ', The se mi-annual Sunday school con- the Increase In Facilities Business l vention of Union county wilt be held Xei Afraid to Spend Monty for ha provem.nts Publle Control of Firms Should eB Intelligent T too Insistent. must not be misunderstood. , polls he said he was too far advanced in years to undertake the defense, j tionabe methods will be allowed, uAiiam5 uio PiBuu, uauww Bam ; CW. IIU6S t OBnd (I) uo launcu lUiane uy me caae owcauae he felt it too arduous for his age. Hoi said he might reconsider his decision ! If the demand for his services became He said his motive 3 He said even if McNamara was guilty that he ; would defend him believing even guil ty persons should have protection of counsel. ' '.'.'; t ' ..Train Tntrra Hv Sato.. '-. Needles. Calif., April 26 All chance of . habeas .corpus for the McNamaras and McManlngal ended this morning ? at 4 o'clock, when the California limit ed crossed into ' California. Desplts McManingal's alleged Chicago confes sion, the train crew said the prisoners all seem on the best of terms. They are still -.heavily manacled to their guards. ' At Barstow at 9:45. Barstow, . Cal., ' April 26, The two McNamara brothers and Ortls McMan lngal, in custody of a dozen detectives, passed through here at 9:45 this morn ing. VV.0-V;-':-;-:- - .'.- . --. At San Bernardino at Soon. San Bernardino, April 26 The train bearing the accused dynamiters ar- rie at at 12:42. Three hundred peo ; pie were at the station when the train . pulled in. "'"., ' Delayed In Reaching Los Angeles. Los Angeles, April 26. The special with the alleged dynamiters aboard. due to arrive this afternoon, the situ atlon here Is tense. Three cells, wide San Francisco, April 26. Lsavlng San Frsncisco on a secret mission in connection with McNamara's arrest, Andrew Gallagher, the 'labor leader, left this city today. ; Previous to his departure, he sa?d he had found evi dence that the Times dynamiting was not the work of union men, and that he was going to do some detective work himself.; .He refused to disclose his destination. ; Money Pirates the Motive. . J Washington, April 26. That "money pirates.' who ? seek to extort unrea sonable profits from the people, are b;hind the arrest of John McNamara, is the gist of a statement today by Congressman Frank Buchanan, of II HnolB, former president of the Struc tural Iron Workers. He said "The ar rest Is the latest outrage against or ganlzed labor by a gang of .financial they were escaping Albertls' son got niioo I loose ana wok tne. car numotr. lais rortiana 10 suoscrioew Portland, April 26. It is expected that with a meeting of the central la bor council In Portland Thursday night that the first step toward raising local fund for the McNamaras' de- ..' . . . . . . ense, at Los Angeles, starts, it ts believed 'Snlon men will be assessed. Meeting of Negro Laymen. 5 , Dayton, O., April 26. A' two days' convention of negro laymen of Ohio assembled here today to promots re ligious work among colored men and to discuss plans for the extension of foreign missionary work. DENEi DENIES OH 10 f SLUSH FORMER GOVERNOR YATES ALSO CONTRADICTS. Accusations Made In Senate Commtl tee Are Flatly Detcli-d. Springfield, Ills., Apil 26. Both Gov. ernor Deneen and former Governor Yates today Issued statements denying thev had any connection or knowledge that money was. raised by Millionaire Hlnes to obtain Lorlmer's election as senator. The d-.nlals followed the testimony before the investigating committee by William Cook and William O'Brien rhiiiith lumbermen, thnt Hlnes over the telephone had talked to a man he called governor and thaf Hlnes told the man he would raise money to de feat the re-election of Senator Hop kins. piiDflo PTni rei DAYLIGHT St. Paul, Minn., April 26. (Special) James J. Hill, the Great Northern- Northern Pacific railroad magnate, ties in publicity of corporation mat ters and intelligent public control of the corporations themselves, a long step towards the solution of the pres ent era of business stagnation. ' " "And the United States needs a sav- May 2 and 3 at Allcel and Mrs. Chet Bldwell of Island City, Wao is jresl dent of the union, is urgl tendance of as many delegat lble. The program' will M ing. i . . 0 t at- u pos est 4. ...... FAULTLESSLY ATTIRED MEN ROB CHICAGO STORE. 0 TM8US II! Six Customers Bound and Gagged by, the Holdupn. Chicago, April 26. Four men in automobile-drove up to a Jewelry store belonging to Alberti and Son, held up the clerk and six customers, with re volvers and escaped with Jewels val ued between $25,000 and $50,000. v One robber remained outside, while the other time drove nine persons In to the rear room, bound and gagged them and then rifled the store. As this afternoon an automobile was found many miles from the city. . It1 had been , stolen last night from . a chauffeur in the employ of a local au to company, ; ' When the" automobile arrived Al berti and his son wsre examining a sample case of rare stones being ex hibited by Emll Straus. Alberti start- demanded not only the best but an lm. provement on the best, and they will now have to pay accordingly. If they don't pay in money, they must pay 'n prosperity, Th.e business of the coun- 'itry increases 15. per cent every year; the facilities for handling this new ' . . ..i - , .. . i. . . .1 . rrt. , diff erence in the ratio is loo great and a balance must be stru'ek, sometime, else there will be a complete break down of service or prosperity. s "Why don't the facilities for han dllng busitWBs increase more rapidly? Because the men behind those facil ities are afraid to spend their money tor 4fixloslon anjL' Improvements." Mr, Hill has long been an exponent of publicity of corporation affairs and looks upon that as one of the means of bringing corporation and public to gether. '::. f: ;-'';,:i-''';;,r;. .'i' ''The people are entitled to know what the public service corporations are doing ; and the condltlonsunder which they transact business," he says "I believe in, and have advocated, pub licity of corporation reports for many years. V When the public becomes con versant with corporation affairs .and cno Tfiu run im i a GOVERNMENT IS TO TROCHED AGAINST UNION AND NORTH. ERN PACIFIC KOwVDS. ' GilAHBEQ TITLE A Changing One Work In Title of Or!g! nal Company May Stand in the Vi'ar f the Government fgnlnbg Oiler Land Grants Washington, KevatLi ' and Montana Land Involved. . Washington, April 26. Encouraged by Wolerton's decision against th-l Sputhern Pacific at Portland, the de partment of the interior will soon start similar suits for recovery of land worth $100,000,000 in Washing ton. Wyoming and Nevada from the Union Pacific. ' ' " It is charged the Union Pacific vlo- 11! EXECUTIVE DOES AS ' MUCH " ROOSEVELT COULD. AS .President Attends Numerous Func tions tin ;the. Metropolis. ' . by refusing to sell to actual settlers at $2.50 per acre. " The Northern Pacific will also b sued ou the same grounds to recover thousands of acres in Washington. One of the s rious obstacles In the land recovery, it is said, will be found be cause the company has changed its corporate title to Union Pacific Rail way company from "Railroad com pany.' That one word difference may be a bar to the government's effort to recover Union Pacific ladns. . SUBJECTED 10 INQUIRY the Jeweler into the rear of the store, while the other two pilfered two-large cases . filled with diamonds, and also Strauss' samples and, rifled the cash register of $3,000. The robbers were faultlessly attlned. DYNAMITERS IN VANCOUVER,, GOVERNMENT WILL BRING PRO- CEEDING AGAINST REBATERS. Well Known Railroad and' Steel Offi cials to Be Indicted. Cleveland, Ohio., April 26. Founda. tlon for the government investigation of the United States Steel corpora tion is expected as the result of t grand Jury probing Into the alleged rebating by Ohio railroads. It is un derstood that indictments will be re turned against one of the most promt nent railroad men of this country, and also numerous other steel and rail road officials. ' New fork, April 26. The presiden tial record for strenuosity, which Col Roosevelt set at a pretty high mark daring his. term of off vce,-promises to bet knocked Bky high by President Tafi during his present brief sojourn , in New York. From the hour of his ar rival In the city' today until his de parture late tomorrow night or early Friday morning the president will hae little leisure on his hands. He will be present at the opening of the exhibition of the blind In the Metropo litan opera house and later partake ot fogash at the cafe Boulevard as the guest of the Hungarian Republican Fiend Confesses Crime. club. Tomorrow . he will address a Is convinced that It is seeing from the meeting of Methodists at the hotel As Inside, much of the feeling agalnBt tne : tor and in the evening attend a dinner great business concerns will - pass 0f newspaper publishers at the Wal dorf-Astoria. He will also be th? guest at a dinner of the Aeronautical away. ' That win be one or tne enects of publicity." ;-' ,." In the matter; of, public control, of society and will attend several other ed forward to wait on tne trio out one i quasi-public "conce rns, Mr. Hill is a ' functions if his time permits oi mem arew, a rcvuivn, auu u;awi i jjrm aavocate, dui ne wanes mat con One Building Wrecked and Windows Are Shattered In Neighborhood, Vancouver, B. C April 26. A dyna mite explosion is believed to be an at tempt- to wreck a four-story building under construction here, at the corner of Smythe and Seymour streets, short ly after midnight. Floors and walls were, shattered and windows in the neighborhood broken. v , Portland Kennel Club Show. ; Portland April 26. Five hundred aristocratic canines representing all trol to be intelligent; he wants only trained men in the places of control, , "A corporation is a piece of paper . . ,, . ... , . .;the popular breeds' were benched to- atatc " ha navm ' "Tt llfo la ft anion " V 7 . ! day at the opening of the annual showl by the people, and naturally the peo-'. ' ...... ' pie should have some word in mak ing the rules under which it transacts ( of the Portland Kennel club. . Well known kenbels throughout the west ern section of the United States and Kiialna.a .' Thaf nfAnnaltlnn la An a 'T h reached for years and now I am'1 are represented and in many ave preac .r respects the showing Is the best ever glad to see it making headway among ; . . .. ... , 6 , . . . . . nade here. The exhibition will con- common carrier corporations. Last1.. . .v a i i i t tj, w a-. i, t-i. tlnue until the end of the week, t week President Mudge of Rock Island railroad declared for public control of railroads; George M. Reynolds, presl- CABIEDEIS REUITIOOS TO LOST Bill AFFIRMS nE REFUSED TO ALLOW HIS NAME ATTACHED. Defunct Bank Officials Assert . Contrary Before Jury. the dent of the Continental and Commer cial National bank of Chicago did the same thing the week before; , T. N. Vail, president of the American tele phone, and Telegraph company recent ly made an official report to his board of directors in which he took a firm PROGRESSIVES HEADY TO FIGHT DEMOGRAl IN SENATE England Recedes Protest ' ' ( London, April 26. The British for eign office today announced the re ceipt of a protest from Mexico on ac count of the landing f British blue Jackets at San Quentine, Lower Cali fornia, from the British sloop-of-war Shurwater, to protect foreigners. Central Starts Pennant Race. Terra Haute, Ind., April 26. The Central league inaugurated its season day. today under conditions that has led to At Washington, April 26. The selec tion of Jonathan Bourne of Oregon for a place on the committee on appropri tlns today by the senate committee' on committees, failed to pacify the pro gressives and the executive session of the . committee ended abruptly to- ths caucus this afternoon the progressives will inrlst on places for j La Follette on the interstate com-1 inerce committee, Bristow on foreign' relations and Cummins on the com mittee on finance. Progressives de man a greater representation. . If it is not given a fight will ensue on the floor tomorrow. ; t THE NOMINATE A CANDIDATE. Nomination Blank 1000 Votes. OBSERVER CIRCULATION CONTEST I nominate .'. iJlL District No ' , ' , - ; - .... ' . I ' Only the first nomination blank counts 1000 votes; each subsequent blank 1 vote. Names of people mak ing nomination will not be divulged. . , Cut Out Around Border. 1 $ - s r i ; t Los" Angeles, April 26. A broken - piece from a pistol butt found in hia" room today resulted in the confession of John Edwards, a sailor, that he vas the man who assaulted Miss Julia Koebig in her room last Monday.- In dignation is widespread against the) man. There was a Yeward of f 1,000 for his capture as It was believed ha was the same field who attacked and beat a number of women previously. New YorkAprll 26 The grand Jury is today considering the testimony of Andrew Carnegie relative to the work ings of the defunct Carnegie.. Trust company, 1 Carnegie testified that . h never promised to support the concern which took his name, dean'te his pro tests, he said. Trust company officials previously stated that Carnegie had given his word that he would help the company. 1 '