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"'" x -..w.,..., . -- i.... I 'Mi hi ir?TrtXV6KVy TTV VOL ' LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON .WEDNESDAY; MAY 31, 191i. , 187 JOSEPH SALflQrJS FEEL BLOW OF FAST CURE ENDS IN DEATH T ML CITYS LICENSES ERRONEOlfjLY GRANTED AS HELD BY JUDGE KNOWLES RECENTLY. , E Jodgct knowles' Decision of a Few Months' Ago Affirmed by the Su preme Court 'jday Means Joseph Caflnot Maintain Ita Saloons, Allow, ed to San Under the Home Rule Pro vlslonaCase a Precedent. WAPPENSTEIJrs' FORMER MEETS DEATH. AID Trial of Alleged Boodler Temporarily Halted by the- Death. - Seattle. May 31. By the fast cure, Frank Southward, one of Former Po lice Chief Wappenstein'a attorneys re duced his weight from 250 to 140 hut he was then stricken by paralysis and died today. The funeral tomorrow is expected to cause a temporary suspen sion of the Wappensteln trial, where ever graft charges are being aired. Joseph must cease permitting sa loons In its midst. Judge J. W. Knowles decision which was rendered in the test case brought up In Wallo wa county with E. T. Schleur as de fendant, holding that the city of Jo seph had no right to issue a license under t he; home rule adopted at the last general election, has been af firmed by the supreme court of Ore gon. . . ' Meager messages informing local attorneys of that fact were received this afternoon but there are no de tails showing on what grounds Judgo Knowles' decision was affirmed. It may be that where a special election is held or the question is voted upon at a regular city election, the city can come under the hom9 rule provisions when the county is dry, but where thai county voted wet as a whole and no .disposition made of the queetlon as a city, the home rule is not applicable. Judge Knowles' decision created something of a furore at the . time it was given, following arguments in the case before the circuit Judge sitting at Enterprise. " . - The case was taken up to the su preme court at the earliest possible moment for Joseph Issued several' 11 censes some time ago on the strength of the home rule provisions. It Is a fact that Joseph gave the- wet side a majority vote when the county as a whole went dry, but Judge KnowAB ' held fills to be Insufficient. " Mpre4 details on the stand taken by th- Bu:V-me court in this respect will be Inlrestingly awaited.. ' The outcome Is such, however, that Joseph must close her saloons. Thl3 is the first instance of a case oT this sort, the home rule law having only recently become operative, and the case will go down In Judicial history as a precedent. .- EXCURSION PROVIDED IS LA GRANDE WILL CLOSE NEARLY ETERY DOOR FRIDAY. Important Business to Be Neglected That Alt May Attend Show. Deserted will be a timely adjective to apply to La Grande next Friday going over circus tomorrow ft will be all the more accentuated. Commercial Manager Slough has determined that nearly every tlislnees house in La Grande will be closed up tight on that day and that "everybody is going to Union to attend the stock show there." A special train carrying the La Grande and Elgin and intermediate points' delegations will leave La Grande at 8 o'clock Friday morning and will return when the principal features of the stock' show are over. There la every indication that the special train will be a large one. Suf. flclent coaches to give' everyone a seat will be provided and all who want to go can be supplied with tickets, that's sure. The day promises to be blessed with good weather and th:re seems no question but that the large crowd of last year will be outnumbered next Friday. , WHEAT GOES TO $1.01. Royal Weddings Anniversary. . Madrid, May 31. From royal rela'. fives in England, France, Austria and Italy a multitude of handsome gilts were received at the royal' palace to day to remind King Alfonso and Quecu Victoria of their fifth wedding annl- ,versary. The marriage of his majes ty and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg was celebrated in this city V , May 31, 1906. The king had Just pas. sed his 20th birthday while his bride was about one year his junior. Ogden Armour Makes Fortune In One Day in Whiat. Chicago, May 31 Dumping Immense quantities of May wheat into the pit today , when the price reached $1.04, and preventing squeezing of the shorts by the bulls who planned to corner the cereal, J. Ogden Armour cleared up a fortune and saved many shorts from heavy losses. May options expired at noon. Heavy arrivals of wheat from elevators help ed to prevent a panic. It Is estimated that the shorts were compelled to de liver 2,000,000 bushels to cover. UNION WINS LONG GAME. Contest Goes Thirteen Innings at Ba. ker Yesterday, Score 8 to 9. 1 PROFESS BIG BONUS TO MRS HAR RIMAN TODAY. . Medfori After Bis; Memorial Univer sity Sends Big Offer. Medford, May 31. An offer of 1,000 acres of land and '$50,000 with which to improve It was wired Mrs. Harrl- man, widow of the late railroad wizard j today by business men of Medford If she will establish the university here which she proposes to build to her husband's memory. Union triumphed over Baker yester day, when, in an exhibition game, the contest went 13 innings before either side could work out a decision. Un ion finally won, final score 9 to 8., The game was exceedingly interesting, the Union sluggers getting a total of 16 hits off Stone, a new mark. Baker got but eight or nine hits off Smith. Mc Millan started the game as pitcher for Union, but Smith went on the the mound and saved the flay. Union was lacking Muvehllll as he could not go with the team. Bryan nd Parker to Speak. St. Paul, Minn., May 31. Arrange ments are all completed for the oig democratic conference here tomorrow, in which the party leaders of all the northwestern states will take part. The conference will be followed by a great banquet In the evening at which William J.' Bryan of Nebraska and Alton B. Parker of New York are ex pected to be the chief speakers. CABINET fill DARROW BARESSECRETS EAST OF TRUSTS HIS CONNECTIONS WITH SUGAR TRUST IN YEARS PAST IS AD. MITTED ON STAND. ' TELLS SENATE SECRETS Connections With Law Firms Hand, ling Trust Affairs Told on Witness tand Henry Taft, Brother of the President, Involved In Transactions Wlckersham Claims Ignorance of Salient Points. ... . Washington, May 31. -Attorned General Wlckersham testified today before the houBe committee, appoint ed to InvARtlcratA ih mrnenriltnroa rtf the department of Justice. He said Henry Taft, the president's brother, as member of the law firm of Strong ft Cadwaliader, acted upon one occa sion as counsel for the American Su gar Refining company. His fee was turned into the firm of which Wlcker sham, as a silent partner, received $26,000. Later Taft was retained, said! Wlckersham, and appeared as special attorney for the government In the prosecution of the licorice trust and affiliated tobacco trust. After Wlckersham left the firm John Hays Hammond Joined it, and later represented the sugar trust in the pur. chase of friar lands in the Philippines. Wlckersham declared he did not knqw Hammond represented the trust when he rendered an opinion permitting the. sale of friar lands to the trust. Wlck ersham said that between 1907 and 1909 he Beveral times acted in an ad vlstory capacity to the steel trust. BEFORE IKE TRIAL WILL SPEND SEYERAL WEEKS IN INDIANAPOLIS, PREPARING FOB LABOR TRIALS ' ; L TS Conner and Mable to Be Defended by Darrow, and Harrlman Darrow Leaves for San Francisco Today and From There Goes on Home Will Return to Hear McNamaras' Plead ings on July 5th. SUNSTAR WINS CLASSIC RACE KING GEORGE AMONG NOTABLES ' , ' , WHO SEE BIG DERBY. . Bookmakers See Five Millions Chang Hands on lassie Event. Epsom Down, England, May 31. Sunstar, J. B. Joels' entry la the dr. by, and the most heavily backed fav orite in years, won the great English classic today. It Is estimated that the bookmakers lost $5,000,000. Steadfast was second and Royal Tender third. There were 26 sort ers. A great crowd was at the course, and King Georgr and Queen Mary were among the notable" present. u William Rockefeller is 70. New York, May 31. (Special) William Rockefeller who, next to his elder brother, John, Is probably th'a richest man In the United States, quietly celebrated his 70th birthday today. Mr. Rockefeller was born In Tioga county, New York, but removed with his parentis early in his boyhood to Cleveland and attended the public schools In that city. ' Los Angeles, May 31. Attorneys for the Iron Workers' union to con duct the defense of the McNamara brothers Trill 1 rvr, v in. terests of B. H. Connors and A B. Mai pie, indicted by the grand Jury for connection In the attempt to dynamite the hall of records building. This was made known to the prisoners by At torney Harrlman. , The prosecuting attorney's office de clared today that the men will proba bly be tried before the McNamaras' trial. Attorney Darrow leaves this af ternoon for San Francisco for a con. ference with labor leaders, and then goes to Indianapolis. He will return before July 5th when the McNamaras plead. ' Big Tie U Near Crisis. Chicago, May SlNoces 16nVout to union ,men in the building Industry war to return to work U expected to bring to a crisis today Chicago's $40, 000,000 building tie-up, caused by the Jurisdictional warfare between the steam fitters and the plumbers. joint. board of arbitration composed of representatives of the unions and con tractors decided to stand by the steam fitters. - This puts a continuance of the tie-up squarely up to the plumbers. Fleet to Visit Stockholm. Copenhagen, May 31v The squad ron of four Amerlcau . battleships which has been visiting here for six days will conclude Its stay tomorrow, when the ships will depart for Stock holm. ' , OVERALLS ID CALICO GOWNS TO BEIiRII AT 4-COUNTY PICNIC Details of the Farmers' picnic, at Wallowa Lake June 6, 7 and 8, have been completed by the officers of the Cooperative Farmers' union and far mers of four counties await the sig nal to leave La, Grande for the scene of the gathering. The picnic , will be the mecea of men high up in the coun cils of, the Farmers' union and of the rank and file of Baker, Union, Umatil la and Wallowa counties. : Special cars will be run from Baker and Pen dleton, the gathering centers of those two counties, and on reaching La Grande, a special train will be made up to carry the tourists to the city of Joseph where teams will be in waiting for the farmers. The special train will leave La Grande immediately af. ter the morning trains have arrived. This will be on the morning of the 6th and the train will return leaving Joseph at 3 o'clock on ,the afternoon of the 8th. Good Speakers Coming. E. S. Norrls, who is looking after the preliminary details, assures good speakers for the occasion and plenty of music, and a general good time. Farmers Garbs the Styles. . Farmers will be attired In overalls and straw hats while the good house wives, who will supply a picnic din ner during the-trip, will wear calico gowns of antique patterns. The din ner which the ladies will serve will be done up brown, at noon on the 7th. As an amusement attraction there will be a ball game between the "bunch" from Baker county against the whola crowd. ' tamphig Facilities' Provided. 'There will be plenty of tents at the grounds, fitted up with beds, tables and chairs. The price is $1.00 for a tent and one bed, and $1.50 for bed and cot, or $2.00 for tent with two beds. The meals will range from 35 cents to 50 cents. 7 For those who want rooms down town there will be the hotel Joseph, with rooms for 200 and the Dugger can take care of quite a number. Then there are several other houses and rooms about town where beds can be secured very reasonably. .'. Urges Everyone to Attend. "The rates will be one and one-third fare," said Mr. Norrls last evening. In speaking of the excursion, "and we would like to have every member of the union attend. There will be plen. ty of rigs to accommodate the tourists from Joseph to the lake and I wilt Bupply badges to all who are going. This Is a good time to take a vaca tion and as Wallowa county is con. sldered the beauty spot of the north west, especially Wallowa lake, no one could ask for a better camping trip than this same excursion.", .'' ' JfJ& DOIINI WILL OUSTED' 7" V'' . :: ACCIDENTS A V DISABILITIES 10 ITA. . Questions Left at 1 Honsehold lor Answers by Ht Family. Ottawa, Ont., May Vrhe decen nial stocktaking o the dominion will begin tomorrow morning. The numbering of the people will be made upon the defacto system. All persons alive at midnight tonight will be in cluded la the count.. Nearly :100 com missioners and a small armnof assist ants will be employ d In the V-ork and theiota! cost to the goverumeut will exceed $1,000,000. " , v Schedules will be left at every habi. tatlon to be filled and signed by the head of , the household. These con tain about a score of questions to be answered in writing, in addition to other questions which may be asked by the enumerator. In ' addition to the usual Information about age, na tionality and religion,, the present cen sus is to comi rise a record of accl. dents, disabilites and compensation paid, probably with a view to somo fu ture national insurance law. , It will require about a month to complete the work of the enumerators. except in some of the more difficult districts of the west and British" Col umbia. Thp census In the Mackenzie river basin Is to be taken by Hudson's Bay officials, missionaries and mount ed police officers. The latter will also aid In the same work in the Yukon. The population of Canada at the last census.taklng was 5.375,000. 1 It Is thought the present count will show an immense Increase, the total prob ably reaching 8.000,000. The great est gains are expected In Alberta and Saskatchewan, and Manitoba is also expected to show a good Inn ease. Barton Miller on TrlaL Washington, May 31. John Barton Miller, former secretary.treasurer of the defunct First Co-operative Build ing association of Georgetown, was ar raigned for trial today on charges growing out of the failure of the as. eoclatlon. Miller Is to be tried on an indictment charging him with destroy, ng the books of the association and also re-tried on a charge of embezzle ment. He was convicted on the cm. bezzlement charge a year ago and sen n ed to servo "0 years in the peni tentiary, A new trial was later grant, ed on appeal to the district court it appeal. Wedding at Fort Myer. Washington, May 31. The adminis tration building at Fort Myer was the scene of an attractive military wed ding today when Miss Lucy Lees Gar . rard, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Joseph Garrard, become the bride of Lieut. Victor Foster of the 15th cavalry. Miss Valerie Garrard, a sister of the bride', was maid of honor and the best man was Capt, Howard H. Bailey. Fellow officers of the bridegroom acted as ushers and appeared in full dress unl form. REBEL CiiPfl! EXECUTED 0? SUPERIORS TAUNTS HIS EXECUTORS WHILE PRELIMINARIES FOR PIMSH. MENT ARE UNDER WAY. Ill E White Rebel Officers Are Leavlnj CampWhea They Discover Mexicans - Are to Displace Them White Mea Not Allowed to Shoot Captain Clean ffhls Morning Believed Price Is Safe at Los Angeles. ' San Diego, May 31. Following the execution of Captain Francisco Vicara at sunrise today it waa learned that General Prvc. and him M r.nt.i Hopkins, commanding the rebels, wer missing. While some suspected foul play most believe Pryce has gone to Los Angeles to confer with the rebel Junta leaders. Pryce, it la said, , had learned that he and his officers were displaced by Mexicans. Most all of the white officers have also Ifet the camp, it is said. Vicara refused to be shot y white men. declaring he wae a friends of tha Americans. He taunted his executors. He killed . Captain Pachlo two days aro and for this offense he was shot Diss Leaves Mexico. Vera ICrus.' 'Mexico. Mar sl-Tii team4f Yplranga1 with "the deposed president. Porflrlo Diaz, aboard, sailed this afternoon for Spain via Havana, Surrounded by his family and 20 of his faithful officers, Diaz. waa escortel to the dock by picked federal troops. There was no demonstration, and Dlas was calm. ,'? The Madero element here fears Dlaa and General Reys may conspire to combine with Limantour to elect a Diaz adherent president at the coming election. Minister Is Praised. Juarez, May 31. Gustave Madero, a brother of Fraclsco Madero, speaking of the, revolution today," highly praised Jose Limantour, finance minister ; In Diaz cablnent. His assert that flnan. clal pr ers of the United States knew that the revolution would be success ful, Is looked upon by many as an ex planation for the fact that wealthy Americans did not advocate strongly the intervention movement. He said Limantour conferred with New York bankers during the revolt, and repre sented the Maderos as responsible peo ple, and finally, when he returned to Mexico he honestly told Diaz it was best to resign, "To Limantour Is due the short and comparatively bloodless revolution," said Madero. ' v f Boise Antomoblllsts nere. R. L. Armstrong and M. J, Van Hoe en of Boise, were at the Sommer this morning. They are traveling from' Boise to Spokane with a runabout. T TOTAL DEATH LIST FROM RECENT WRECK 18. i Thousands In Damage Salts to Be Ask. ed for by Sufferers. Lincoln, Neb., May 31. OBurllngton officials today cast the blame of Mon day's Indlanola wreck on Telegraph Operator McCook, who, they assert, failed to deliver orders to an east bound train. Jllram Feaktn and Grace Dean died last night, making a total of 19 dead. 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