Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1911)
: f .1 A A . Ii!'.f AAA. A. i ' J ' V i U' J ; if V v. h ill v'v V f ( - - f ! i I S i i i i i S ' ' ' i i : . : i I ! y ' ' , L ' y i A H i vol LA GRANDE, TTNION COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNlJ 8, 1911. IBLIIII! mms.: ADOPTED .ourt Ul day. .The settieme'i'. of a d!a puo cer t'ife boundary line oeiweet llit1 ir.nd of thj conteutants Is the prin cipal point involved and ou which rests the merits of the case. COCltCILMEN DATIS A3f FIXLEY, ALOJfE, TOTED AGAISST BESOLUTIOy. mm form FORI Eight Hoar Law Is Action. : Seattle, June 8. Today all depart ment stores in Seattle. Tacoma, Spo Hano and, throughout the state opened at 9 o'clock Instead of 8:30. It mark ed thij Btart of the eight-hour day ac complished with the new law for wo men workers passed last legislature. Miss Blanche Mason, assistant Btate labor commissioner, says he' believes the law may be enforced without any friction. . ' ; -. . -- . Mayor to Appoint Commlfitee of EIot en'Tors und Tax Tayeri Within Ten Days Amendment to Be Sab mitei to Vot of People at Sitwlal Election for Acceptance ". or Kcjec. tlon.-,' Ui:. v i; ; V By a vote of six to two the council last evening adopted a resolution to iostruct the mayor to within ten days iri ' - t -' in v it m La Grande to draft an amendment to the city charter t!o provide for , a change , in the form of city govern ment from Its present form to that of the commission plan or any other plan which will have the tendency to cen tralize the responsibility and bring prosperity to the city. V , After the reading of the resolution'" hy the recorder the' roll was called on Ita adoption. Six councllmen v voted to adopt the resolution. Councilman ; Davis and Flnley voting no. ; , ' i The Besolatfoa. T' . "Believing that the present form of city government, that is by councll nvjn elected by the voters from each -Cashier's Defidt 123,009. . Oylaton, Cal. June 8. The short age o Cashier J. ,Millerwho has dis appeared, of the Slera Contu bank,' is believed to amount to 25,000. Presi dent Nichols and other stockholders are tn R'0. It it expected they will return to Oylaton Saturday and Bhoul der the loss and re-open the v bank which is now closed. .'' ' TOnECOnSTfiUCTUJI GH!!f.ljT. f m XADERO SATS CHAXGE IX SCHOOL SYSTEM 3RST f OXE FIRST , DR. GOMEZ ASSIGN ED. i 0H;LISIS luB Soidiers Are Engaged in Santa JTarla Eaiing Tottering: Ruins of Homes ; and Shops Dead Being Found Cn der Debris Mnnlclpnl ; Authorities "Burying Dead Hospitals FulL ' ' TAFT AJD OTHER BACKERS OF RE. CIPROCITY OBJECT TO THE v- change. , ' .-' i mm am mmm 1 Dill ? 1 V IRATE COUXOLMAX DECLARES FOODATI05 SOT RIGHT. Committee of Property Owners to Ia vestlgate Md Ebport Tonight ; '". Councilman Logsdon, near the close of the- meeting of the city counc'l, rose to his ' feet - and extract ed a dozen pieces of stone from his pockets, piled them on the table in warn ana presiaea over Dy a mayor, front 0f him and thn proceeded to eieciea Dy me voiera or tn city at icor9 the Warren Construction corn- large, is both obsolete and Inadequate pany t9tt ag he said, th faulty way in lor , me proper conauct oi ine ousi- whlch that , company Is laying V the ness affaira.of the city, therefore be ( rVavemeiit on Elm street. ' . n resoivea, . - - . Mr. Loesdon declared that a large "That the mayor within ten days ; nfi. r(,nt of h. rock beine laid" for the from the. adoption of this resolution appoint a committee consisting of ll voters , and tax payers of . the city of La Grande, for the purpose of prepar ing an amendment to the . present charter of the city. - , ; ' "The fundamental object of the amendment being to put the city un der what is commonly known as the 'commission form of city government,' or sotue othr plan which will have a tendency to centralize the work and responsibility of conducting the affairs of the city. . ' .. .. . :.- - v-'v-"This committee so appointed, how-, ever, shall nofbe restricted , in ; the work to this change alone, but shall have power to include ; any other changes -they inay deem expedient for the prosperity and .welfare of the city. "Be it further resolved, That when this committee so apponited shall have completed the duty assigned to. them, the mayor and common coun cil take the stepa necessary to prop erly put the proposed amendment be fore . the lgal voters of the city for their adoption or rejection of the same S at a special election called for that - purpose." 'V. -".'Tv' V'v': VJ. " ; Dispute Over Cherri.s. '.: ' The case Of Ogllvie vs. Stackland in which Claude Ogllvie ieek to recov er the market value of )me- cherries picked by. Carl Stackland from t,reea 4-lnlmed by the plaintiff, has l.oen in foundation of Elm street is soft shale rock of improper size and otherwise unfit for street construction. T "Don't let us have another. Second street pipe line," cried the irate coun cilman. "Don't let us have any more bribing talk. . It is a shame the way it is said that we are a bribed lot of men playing to the Interests of the con struction' companies." 5 J; Mr. Sullivan, who has charge of the work of the . Warren Construction company here, was present and de clared that Mr, Logsdon is much mis taken In his pinloff of the manner in which the pavement work Is ; being done. He said that he would venture to make an affidavit that out of the 25,000 cubic yards of rock put on the streets of La Grande that all such rock as the samples displayed by the councilman could be hauled away in a ; wheelbarrow. ' "y '))': ;' '. Mr. . Logsdon replied to Mr. Sulli van with remarks more caustic than at first whi; were followed by the general applause of the citizens in the councllroom. ' . 7--! '' . - r It was decided by the council that a committee consisting of s: many property owners to be affected by the paving of Elm street as could do so should Inspect the wok as far as "it has been completed and report, to the council tonight at a special meeting called for the purpose of hearing the renort of the investigators. ' f Mexico City, June 8-PartiaI com municatlon with southern districts has lately been restored. Reports say that eundreds were killed In Zeapotlun hy the earthanake jesterdaj. , There, M gr4at'dC8tmcflon In'thfl ciHes cf san Andrew and Tonila which are near Colons an extinct volcano. A minor quake felt this morning and relief tTftlds are being rnshed from Keiico City. ' v": ir';T:T,:y Mexico City, June 8. There are 100 injured In the hospitals here today, s a result of th earthquake yester day morning. It is believed that the death list will be increased as the ruins are cleared away as It Is thought the falling walls and roofs burled many under them. " , , Soldiers Razing Buildings. " The soldiers in Santa Maria d-Vrictl are today razing the tottering ruins of homes, shops and other buildings to prevent further losg of .life by sudden ly falling walls. ':. " ' i: j 'I ' Madero - at Vlork.CJJ. . ' t While the city authorities were busi ly" , engaged . in burying the dead and clearing the debris of yesterday's earthquake, Madero plunged into the work of making plans for a construct ive government which he hopes to es tablish. ; Schools Must Be First . In an exclusive interview Madero stated that the first thing which must be done is that of improving the pub He school system of Mexico. Dr, Go mez was assigned to the duty of recon structing the public school system. ' WD.1 Not Campalgv , ... Madero says that .he will not cam paign for the presidency of Mexico. Among other policies announced by Madero he said foreign capital would always be welcome in Mexico. He also favors universal' suffrage. . ;,, ; Revolution Cost $300,00. ;The recent revolution is said to have cost Madero $300,000. It Is em phatically stated that not one. single cent of American money was repre sented In this large amount. i Death Toll 1n South. . 000 and 50,000 children were reviewed today by President Tart p.s they man-hed In their annual parade of the Brooklyn Sunday School union. Ev efy president since the time of Presi dent Grant reviews this parade. To day's parade broke Hie record. Tonight Taft will be the guest of honor at a banquet given by the New York Troduce exchange for the Cot ton Seed Crushers' asociation of the Bouth ho r holding their conven tion here. . V70 U LD B LOCK AGR EELlEf IT Root Amendment Provides That Pulp Paper and Print Paper Clauses Be come .Effective When all Canadian . Provinces Agree to Free Exporta tion of These Products- ' ' Washington,' June 8. The finance committee of the senate today agreed to . report, . Tuesday, the reciprocity agreement with' Canada, without the recommendation of the Root amend- ureiil.' ui MtKauiuouv- w uypuavu vy Taft and other backers of reciprocity.! 'VV Object to Paper Clause. -i,y,f The objectionibl ' clauses in the, Rbot amendment are thosa referring to pulp paper and print paper. It pro vides that pulp paper and print paper clauses in the reciprocity bill become effective when all Canadian provinces agree to the free exportation of these articls. The- original agreemnt bill provides that -reciprocity In this re spect becomes effective with such pro vinces as are now permitting the free exportation rOf pulp paper and print paper. -V' ' v:'.,;"v;''v.-. ' . Backers of reciprocity assert that the amendment would effectively block the agreement as far as these two pro ducts are concerned. V , V ' - 3!7 Enjoin I. P. . ' ; BakersSeld, Cal., June 8. The Southern Pacific, it was reported to day, may be njoined by the govern ment from moving oils from the land, the title of which the government Is attacking through the Interior depart ment' agents who cauie here several weeks ago for the.purpose of gather ing data for the suit which y"y ernment contemplates K against the railroad attecting tu the lands across Valles land In county oil fields. nn."fro ;.,nL,j OFS riiUijit!!'. lIliiilLSkjb-. LILLIAN GRAHAM, ACTRESS, 1IILD IN JAIL WITHOUT BAIL, r V WITH OTHERS. SAYS STOKES GilOKEO ilil iGAPTDDES TJiAU ..'r.!7lli uilui hff . 1 'ft , '-,..1 , ,L' '; ;" ' v:; Shooting Said Not to Be Resnlt of Failure of an Attempted Blacks ail us 9ivar AssTiea in tne Kosjuir.! Wanted Letters WlU'.i Wet a Ec' .., . ...... ana irou'ie t ('"o. rj win i ?. V a C'onres -man LUtk-to ; for I j. FEulNK BAKEI3 BRINGS CA1TIVE 4 TO, MEETING OF; OOIJNCIL Says That Attempt was Slade to Enter . and Rob HouaO Last Evening. . Among other bits of excltwnent which added spice of one klnd and another to the meeting of , the "city council last evening was the advent up on the scene of Frank Baker with a would-be burglar tightly clutched in"! on hand. s-.-.r:.''"-.-"-;..:.-.v. Mr. Baker appeared to have been 'ork. June 8. From her II todaV yy Uan Graham, the actrs sf agedVyeara. promised a aliBaU)a. fhSt "will shake New York's white If 'it" set to its very bottom. She assei ; d that the shooting of W, E. Stokes, the millionaire proprietor of the hotel An seliaa by her and her friend Ethel Conrad, 18 years old. an artist's model in their apartment In the Verona cjartiaeat hcvss Ms.jiot the result of the failure of an attempted blackmail as Stokes la the Roosevelt hnumtal asserted. v Stokos LlveJ With. Her. Stokss lived with Lillian Graham until recently when he married Helen Elwood, daughter of the late barb wire king of Denver. Llllia Graham, with 65 other women is being hold in j'vtl without bail await ing the outcome of Stoke's wounds. nnr it hastily aroused from his sleep. Half, They all assert that Stokes wanted- ! dressed h . : came into , the'covfccU j some letters which Miss Graham re 'room with the captive and asked fortfuatd to give h'm. Vpon her refusal, EXHIBITION GAME PLATED AT BALL WILL BE PARK Local Bunch to Go to Baker For Three Games Next Week. The Baker ball team has sent a re quest ' that they may come to La Grande and play an exhibition game of ball with the local team Saturday afternoon :at the " ball park. ... This game will not effect the percentage of either team but will be an excellant opportunity for the local fans to see a classy game of the natlonaTHplfl-t, 1 Matthews La Grande's newtwlrler will pitch Saturday if all arrange ments can be made for the. game a policeman. . Chief Walden was In the office and was summone.d. He took the man to a cell. ; ; ' ; Mr. fiaker said he caught tho man in the act of entering his home last evening. ; It is said that the man had removed' his shoes before: trying to gain entrance to the Baker home and was marched bare-footed to the Jail. TRIAL NEARING END. .' The authorities are making evcty ( Nothing Is known of to prent the game effort to reach the southern districts unie8g jupiter Pluvlus kicks up a where It is "reported the earthquake was the causa of a heavy , deaths toll in the larger towns. 5 No positive con firmation of this report Is available as the wires all went down at the time of the quake. The list of dead in Mexico City is probably 75. '. . r..,..'J:i ; .' - Will Probably Go to the Jury This Evening. Seattle, June 8.Argument In the Charles Wappenstein trial began this ferenoon, each side was given two and. one, half hours to present their case. The Jury will probably retire this evening, Yesterday afternoon Wappenstlen showed a marked lapse of memory in recollecting .when he loaned' his brother-in-law, Ed. Been, $5,000. Been testified that it was in 1907.' Repayment of the loan began In 1910,' which explains the sudden In flation of his bank account. rumpus. . ' f;, .: r,;,. The La Grande team la to go th Baer" next week to 'play a series of three games with the Bakerltea, Wed nesday, " Thursday and Friday. On those days a carnival company will be in full sway at Baker, v - MAGON SAYS NO PLOT. NO SECRET STEEL AGREEMENT. RE-IHRliE OFFICERS . . Restraining orders were served this morning on the county clerk, county treasurer and county court by Sheriff Chllders and on the court and Sheriff - by County ; Coroner C T. Bacon, ; : r restraining them from ' relmburs :. Ing County Treasurer Frawley , and Sheriff Chllders for . tlje , amounts lost by them through the fall-, ure of the Farmers and Traders bank Ten days are given for the defend ants, Union county et a!., to file an an swer. Preparations are being made to argue the case before tbs court ' Chllders lost $2,160.28 and Frawley $9,515.84 of th county's money though the failure of the bank. They made up the' amount since 'and the county court has been petitioned to re imburse them with like amounts. Al Arrest of Four Men In El Page Is Brought About by Maedro. Lpa Angeles, June 8. Ricardo Ma gon. head of the Mexican liberal Jun ta here, ' emphatically denied today that there was any plot against JUa dero.. He said the arrest of the' four men at El Paso was probably brought about by Madero himself because Sll va refused to recognize .him as pro vis tonal president ' " : . W. Ju Gary Believes Interchange Ideas Tiring Needed. V.r of at the Instance of George Miller, plain-' so the matter was voted on by the last tiff. ' , " ; legislature. ' . , Farmers Return Tonight The special train bearing those who went to the picnic of the Farmers' un ion will return this evening. Without nn looked for delay the train will st rive here about 7 o'clock this evening. An extra coatch will be put on both No. 5 and No. IS this evening to take the . farmers of Baker and Umatilla counties to their homes. Washington, June 8, W.' L, Gary testified today that the United States steel corporation does 90 per cent of the American exportation business in Iron and steel and that Its factories turn out 50 per cent of the total out put in these lines. Before he house investigating committee when discus sing the International steel agreement, Gary said: "My Idea is that an inter change of opinion might bring equlll brlum to the world's trade. . I don't want anyone to think we wer going to have a secret agreement There is no secret about It." He denied there was any agreement regarding steel jails. ;.;' :" ; ,.'' : : !v Taft Reviews Children. : . New York, June 8. -Between 75,' WIIJTWT OF ASSU R ES BIG CELEOOOi! they say, he choked her and it was then that the shot was fired. To Retain Littleton. Lillian Graham say she Intends to get Congressman Littleton, one- of Harry II. Thaw's attorneys in the, Stanford White case, to defend her. The case will come up for further hearing next Monday. Today those held in connection with the case were simply arraigned. . ' r - Gand J if ry Reports Tonight The grand Jury has about complet-' ed their work. Today was spent prin cipally Inspecting the various county pfflces. They expect to complete their work this afternoon and make their report this evening. Ir s ,No. 11 in Two Sctlons. ThQ heavy movement of passengers to the west made It necessary to run No. 17 In two sections this morning. Both trains were crowded and were two hours late. ' C01J1ITIEES The general Fourth of July celebra tion committee met last night in the Commercial club rooms and aside from other matters pertaining to the pulling off of a successful celebration appointed the following committees: Sports of the Day J. H. Pears with authority to appoint assistants. - . , Advertising Bruce Dennis and S. M. Slough. :. ' t : ''. Speaker Walter Pierce. 4 ; , ' Entertainment -Dr. Richardson, . F, L. Meyers, W, J. Church, Herman J Siegrlst, Tom Scroggln, Ft S. Bram well, J. G. McKennon, Charles Caw horn, Judge Knowles, Joe Carr, Chas. Dunn, Bruce pennis, Fred Goelbel, H. R. Blackwell, L. J. French, aPt Foley, W. H. Casey, Claud Toney, William Ash, B. M. Sherwood, Mr. George, gam Bolton," Frank Lilly. Walter Rujter. Transportation Joe Keenly. and C. Dunn. It was the sense of the meet ing that this committee arrange foir excursion train at least from Elgin and Cove and Union. Parade-N. K. West, W. J. Church. W. 8. Allison and Joe Carr. ' Music 8, M. Slough and Dr Price, Seating and Ice Water L. M. Hoyt Robert Mack. , , ' Arbour C. D. dSodnough and Ari ur Welton. j ' L ' ; Free Coffee A. S. Geddes. Marshal of the Day O. M. Richie,1 he to select Els aids. , 7 Sunrise Salute J. W. Oliver, G. W. Allen and J. W Faulk. Concession Wm." Ash and Tom Fleming. v' Decorating Mac Woods and Ed , Coolldge. The general committee Is F. Holmes Bruce Dennis, Mao Woods, J. IL Pearce and W. S. Allison. . , ... r r. -v . . Ia .flit; '.'j-r,J,v.trV'tii'.'Ai'r yw? .-;. , ... tutu 4 ;