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; ;0- -S r 'A 43 n llMiMl -:- VH train IHU: j li 70L LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, MAY 15, 1911. NUMBER 173 f i is u III til Dai i TRUSTS I WED Washington, May 15.- The Standard Justice White began reading, 'a long CHIEF JUSTICE EDWARD B. WHITE. Oil trust was killed this afternoon preamble which gave.uo clew as 10 - wnar. tne decision wouia De. it is re- ; when the ' supreme court upheld the ported u uld take over an nour ; qecision c the eighth United States an(j a half to read the opinion. I Circuit court, renede-ed In St. Louis, ji Today's decision Is the culmination ija Novsmbef, 1909, branding .the trust , 0'f a iong hardrfougnt battle by gov- w. as a monopoly ana oruenug iM xmO- . ruui.ui tli tilT t""- r"'"- bine which It Is claimed Is thefgreat tst octdpus .in the business', world. The Stffndard's attorney claimed an enormous growth was due entirely to superlorbuslnesssystem and that the Standard doe's not control the oil busir ness, and that the combination - of inters 8ts under the general holding if! ;:i ;';!!! iHiisli! I!! ill i i . flll!l!!l iliSii'Hi! lutlon under . the Sherman antj-trust law. Only -a small audit nee of law yers were present to hear the death sentence of a half-bllllon dollar trust and the ruling, which means the end of a large number of smaller mon opolies which control business in the United States. The Standard Oil decision was call- company, the Standard Oil of New Jer ed shortly after 4 o'clock and Chief sey, is not a trust. - V m TRIUMVIRIITE ESGftPES ' BY SUPREME COURT DECREE '. Washington, May ,15. President ev, r attained in court by labor, Com Gompers, Secretary Frank Morrison pers was on a train en route to Wash and Vica President John Mitchell of ington and could not be reached. Mor- won't have to serve Jail sentences for rlson said he expects to eat again andJ cuuieuipu a uupieuiB uuuii ueLiBiuii eujuyv uib meats. . today reversed the court of appeals' of the Di3trlct of Columbia sentencing the men for contempt in disobeying an lnjunct'cn in the Buck Stove & Range company! case, and ' dismissed the whpl: case. ' . ' '. . In ordarlng the d'.smlssal the court pointed oi't that the d'fferensces be tween th Buck company and the fed eration had been settled. . - . Labor lsad;rs are Jubilant and re gard it' as one of the biggest victories 'ting corporations. , The court based its decision on tb? contention that the case was purely civil and contempt, if any was there fore civil and that jail sentence was unwarranted.' : ; :! 17 V The case was the outgrowth or a publication "We don't patronize" col umn of the American Federalist of the Bucks Stove & Range company after the supreme court of the District' of Columbia enjoined them from boycot- NQGALES OBJECT to tr FEDERAL TEOOP8 PKEPARE TO ' KEEP BEBELS AWAY. Effort Made by Madero to Prevent a Eepetltfon of Rioting. Nogales. May 15. Five hundred rebels who are marching to attack No calei, Sonora were reported two hours ,, - of Nogale this forenoon. The als ar prepared for battle, and have fled to the American side. . '- . Kidero Eaatts BtMw El Paso, May 15. All preparations to tend a command south to intercept the federal commands of Rabago and Equills. If they attempt to march to ward Juarez, , are completed. uur iers returning today from Villa Ahum ada where Rabago was reported last night, declare they found no trace of his troops. Therefore the opinion Is growing that the Rabago alarm was merely a ruae of Madero'a to get the Insurgents out of Juares to prevent more mutinies like Saturdays. It Is expected peace negotiations .. romimAii at auT time at Easenada Expects Attact of refugees arrived from Ensenada on the steamer San Diego, comprised of 100 men, women and children, prin cipally Mexicans, t'oday Amerldan Consul Schmuemer has declared he would stay in town despite the expect ed rebel attack. Ensenadans say those they can hold the town.- Previously remaining ' feel confident now that they were frightened. v- fm Ii1 ;!,,! l ! i I ? ! i WW II ? 5 ! ! n I - ; i 'I H I' i i i i 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . - . . v-- ::' : ( : .'hi !.! ! in . . ;:'! hi ! v- mm Ii 1 v-!l' I l i i t ' . f ,'1' i I I ii (111 ii, ' W . ; . . ' l i J Support the Trying to Do Subscribers Generously Candidates Who are Something For Themselves-Conteit Nears the End and Every Subscription Now Counts For Success or Failure. Twenty-two contestants. Increased th:!r standing in votes Monday morn I .-. .;,:;wv.:v:'Xv;:;,':v:m;:;;-:'.;v.'. . : : ing. r That shows eom? activity, tlve and who try the hardest ar( Two candidates who stand- w ty withdrew on Saturday; vjz:' and was next to the winning 1I ZiZ TStCS," ' mw thniianii . Miss Carbine had thousands' I a,way her time so that she could' drawal leaves Fruitdals without a to gather votes in that proapera v Miss Kelly is the central opera And the candidates who are the most ac qs to be the ones who will get the prizes. In contest district No. 2, 'Union coun i Jennie Carbine, who had 27,879 votes, Miss Bess Kelly of Cove who had 19, b 'votes promised to her, . J. S itea promised to her but'had promisea 3 et out to gather them. Her with . k ldate and will enable other condtdatet R eality. .'., $ i Cove and cannot get an experienced a fe goes out through the county to cash -. . . onerator to take her place whll in promises of votes that have beTade to her over the telephone. Cove is a thickly settled locality. Miss Kelly's resignation makes a good field there for other enterprising candidates to canass. The llmlnatlon of these two names makes a better chance for others who were below them In the Union county score list, That is bad luck for the two young ladles who step aside Just as they are almost certain to receive the honoss of victory while it may be good luck to the girls further down the line, making It easier for those who remain to go into the winning list. ; The tug Of war for the special prlies ends May 20. The wlndup of the contest Is May 27. Every day counts'for success or failure. Now with a rush for the flniBh. ... Head of the supreme court of the Tnlt-ed States Who Today read the death . knell of the Standard Oil trust and related companies. ; Justice White Is democrat, being nominated to the court "of no appeals by President : Taft " : r. '' ' '- - :" : ' --v' "llRiCIL rsiojr moxei stoles. Burns ' and Drew - Accused Indirectly of Having Taken Money. Indianapolis, May 11. Leo Rappa port, an attorney for the International Association of Bridge Structural Iron Workers, caused a sensation here to day by charging robbery of $422 of the safe of. the union headquarters at the time McNamara was arrested. Rappa port declared the money was misted after Burns and Walter Drew of the National Workers association and J. A. C. Badford, his assistant, examined the content of the safe. San Diego. May 15. Another load agriculture, To Hold Its Sesslou la Bene. Rome, May 15. One hundred and fifty - delegates from forty countries are In Rome to take part In the ten days' conference of the International Institute of Agriculture, which will hare its formal opening tomorrow. The United States will be represented at the conference by Victor Olmstead, chief statistician of the department of MRS. TflFT ILL; BETTER TODAY SE1F INCRIMINATION NO VALID j ' . EXCUSE,- - - President of Wireless Company Held s . to Be In Contempt of Court. ' V -Wshington, May ' 15.The v United States supreme - court today handed down a decision adjudging Christoph er , Wilson, president of the United Wireless company, In contempt for baring refused to' produce books' of the company before the federal grand Jury which was Investigating - the charge of using the malls to defraud, The decision Is regarded as an al most revolutionary la the construc tion of law, holding as It does that it Is no defense to claim self Incrimina tion as an excuse for production of corporation books when ordered. . Justice Hughes read the decision. Justice McKenna dissented. Missouri Clab Wemeit' Bedalla, Mo., May 15. All prepara tions have, been completed to enter tain In comfortable style the Missouri Federation of Women's clubs. TATT SPENDS ANXIOUS NIGHT AT HES BEDSIDE, Physicians Say Her Recovery Will Probably Be Rapid. New York, May. 15. After an ani- lous night at hta sick wife's bedside, President. Taft returned to Washing ton this morning, much relieved by the physclan's statement that Immediate- danger hat' passed and her recov ery will probably be rapid. Mrs. Taft became 111 here but the president con tinued to Harrlsburg. Later her con dition got worse, to the president re turned. She Is suffering from a recur rence of nervous trouble which af fected her In 1909. : ; ; Censns Padders la Trouble. . Tacoma. May 15. A mass of evi dence which officials of the' depart ment of Justice have been accumulat ing concerning the alleged crooked work in the taking of Tacoma's 1910 census was placed before the federal grand jury which met today. '. It Is understood the Jury will devote a greater portion of its-time to-the Investigation of padding; MISS EDNA EAMES. Miss Edna Earaes of Joseph it the daughter of Fred" Eames of Union. She Is making her home with her Bister, Mrs. C. C Duggar at the Dugger ho tel, Joseph. Miss Eames has lived both In Sum mrville and In Union in Union coun ty. ; She has made her home in Joseph less than six months but sue has gath ered a host of friends. She renders herself generally useful in the Dugger hotel and goes about her duties cheer fully,; Always she radiates sunshine. She; has a friend in "everyona she meets. " ., :.,Vv;v'.'. ;,... '. .'. Not having seen much of this busy world outside of Union and Wallowa counties, Miss Eames Ib very anxious to win a trip to the Portland Rose Festival and to the ocean beach. She tells all her friends her fond desires and asks them for subscriptions which will enable her to realize her ambition. She hopes to hear that votes are cast voluntarily for her by friends at Un ion and Summerville, as well as In the upper Wallowa valley. , Mfss Margaret Roup, v Miss Margaret Roup knows very family within 10 miles of Joseph and every family knows her. She has taught school near Joseph and she has played the piano in Joseph and in every church and hall near Joseph. She is accompanist for the best singers of Joseph and she appears In every home talent entertainment. ,-Mlsa Roup's father, Mr. E. T. Roup, was one of the first settlers of the upper Wallowa valley. He still owns the old homestead, the . pre-emption and every other " government land grant which the United States gov ernment offered as rewards for the hardy pioneers who would subdue the wilderness and make the . way easy for civilisation.-. . Miss Roup Is an Industrious girl. She was educated locally. She has taught school and clorked In the Mc Cully Mercantile company's store. She Is considered a fine saleswoman, be ing genial, painstaking and willing with all .customers. : " : Miss Roup was earning her own money to go to the Rose Festival and when she learned of the opportunity to win the trip through the Observer she quickly embraced It. The result Is a crdlble score in votes. (Hiss Roup has many other things to dcr besides gather subscriptions. ties and musical duties. people who have But like all much to do other v - V she can 'da a little more and the con- .. test work is that little; more. " j ; Courageous Miss BoswelL Wla Cecil Boswell of Minam is, -Is making a remarkable record In gathering subscriptions in a sparsely settled country. At present she is : living near the bridge in the great canyon at the confluence of the Wal- . Iowa and Minam rivers. Her real -home Is in Wallowa county, ; In the high plateeau between the two rivers mentioned. Her father and brothers -put In much of their time up In the homestead and Mrs. Boswell and the' daughters have a retreat nearer the schools xand the railroad. : The Boswells, with seven other fam- " Hies, are developing line farms on the Wallowa-MInam plateau. They are ' as much pioneers as were the eml- v grants of 1860-1870. They are sub-; jected to all the Inconveniences of the first settlers less, of course, the dan- ger of warlike Indians. But in summer their homes on the river and up In the mountains are much sought by weary city folk who would bury themselves in the wilds of a rugged and healthful locality. The Boswells keep' summer boarders and , through them have friends in the towns' of Eastern Oregon who may like the chance to show their appro- ' elation to th family by casting con test ote(i In favor of Miss Cecil. - The Boswells are members of the:' church of Latter Day Saints and Miss i Cecil hopes 'to receive' consideration from that sect who happen to have no personal, friends in the contest. Being one of 11 children Miss Bos- well was quick to go into the contest, which offers all girls chance to do. something for themselves while stilt . living at home. She Is anxious to win a scholarship by which she can aid I her self Improvement'"'' '" . ' Since entering the contest Miss Bos- -well has walked six andJlO miles a day to gather subscrlptions.", WhO can re fuse to help a girl who tries co hard to nelp herself?. . ' .,' - Earnest Miss Lyrenmann, Miss Anna Lyrenmann ; of 'Enter-' prise teaches at the Pratt school near the county seat town. . She Is a wor thy young lady of Swiss descent She' came from Minnesota, a year ago to (Coatinned on raga Hsht) i : j .n 4 1 i