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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OBEGON.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1911.
NUMBER 211
BOSTON BUYERS
GO TO JOSEPH
TO GET WOOL
MILLION AND HALF POUND WILL
BE BID FOR AT THE
THREE SALES.
PRICES PROBLEMATICAL
: OREGON TO GET ADDED REPRESENTATIVE AFTER ALL.
Washington, June 28. The senate committee today ordered a favor-
$ able report on the house apportionment bill, without amendment. The
bill will make the number of representatives 433 and means one more
& representative for Oregon than has heretofore, been at Washington.
& There seems no doubt of its final passage. - '
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In accordance with the Oliver bill passed by the last Oregon legisla
ture, Multnomah county is not to be a part of the Eastern Oregon dls-
$ trlct hereafter and it is presumed the even dozen aspirants for the rep- '
$ resentatlve toga from this section of Oregon, four or five of which live '
In and about La Grande, will again commence systematic campaigns
$" to perfect themselves for the race. Oregon's added representative came
$ near not being a reality when at the last session of congress this bill '
3 was not enacted into law as Intended for it.
One of the Biggest Crowds of Buyers
' to Attend a Wallowa County Sale
Goes Into Wool District Today
TraTel In Special Car Have Little
Notion as to What Sales WH1 Bring.
One million and a half pounds of
wool grown in Wallowa county this
year will be put on the market Jhls
week and this morning a group of
about one dozen woolbuyers repre
senting Boston firms principally went
out to Joseph to attend the string of
sales there this week. Money enough
to buy all the wool and sheep of Wal
lowa county went with the buyers
and it is doubtful if a bigger crowd of .
buyers or more money have been In
Wallowa in years. j
Because of the uncertainty and In
stability of the wool market brought
about by debate over schedule K !n
congress, there Is little certainty as
to the amount of wool that will be
sold Thursday and Friday or as to the
prices to be received. Top notch pric
es received up-to-date was at Shan?
ko where the prevailing sales went at
a trifle more than 15 cents.
Traveling in a special car und? di
rection of Traveling Passegner Agent
J. H. O'Nell, the party left La Grande
this morning for Joseph where the
first sale will be held. Harry Ewlng
representing Traders Dispatch, J. L.
McLoughlln, representing the Illinois
Central,' and Harry Olson, also with
the Illinois Central, were parties oc
cupying seats in the Bpecial car.
The buyers included: C. H. Green,
Booston; Ed. J. Burke, Boston and the
Pendleton Woolen mills; F. S. Fran
kenstein, Boston; J. L. Jonas of Vic
toria, Rhode Island; J. P. Dufor, of
Woonsocket, R. I.; C. W. Ryder, Bos
ton; H. N. At water, Boston; J. H.
Hooper, Jr., Boston; C. F. Angel, Bos
ton; R. L. Neal, Boston and Teddy
Nell, Providence, R. I. There were
also three or four others.
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DARROW REFUSES TO ALLOW
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FORE THE JUBOBS.
FINAL DATE SET AND PROGRAM
UNDER PREPARATION".
Par Boating Courses and Park Grass Cove Anticipates Big Crowds on That
mandated for a lime. . I)v to Sm fhprrlP.
Splash planks of the Grande Ronde
Lumber company dam at Perry were
torn away, slight damage done to the
Riverside park dam at Riverside, and
a great deal of mud shifted into the
channel and boating courses of Riv
erside park by high water yesterday
afternoon. At Perry the damage was
not extensive as no logs got away and
the dam proper was unmolested. The
damages there had been repaired at
noon today.
The damages to the park dam, were
also slight and the most serious con
sequence was the' damage done to the
boating courses. The park was Inun
dated for a time but the flood was
short-lived, being a result of the heavy
rains of the day and night before.
However the harm done is not going
to spoil the courses by any means for
removal of the mud is not a serious
task.
Coronation Festivities Continue.
London. June 28. Though today
witnessed the departure of all of the
representatives of foreign royalty and
the special envoys from abroad, the
post-coronation festivities and func
tions continue without abatement. To
day the king and queen visited the
royal agricultural show at the Crown
Point estate in Norwich. Tomorrow
the populace of the metropolis and
tens of thousands of visitors will turn
out in force to witness the royal pro
cession attending the reception of
the king and queen by the lord mayor
at the Guildhall, which will follow
the attendance of their majesties earl
ier in the day on the special thanks
giving service at St. Paul's cathed
Summer White House Awaits TaM.
Beverly, Mass., June 28. Parramat
ta, the new summer white house, is In
readiness for the arrival of the presi
dential family at the end of this weeit
For several months a small army of
workmen of various trades has been
engaged in fitting up the house and
grounds for the use of the Taft fam
ily. The house has been decorated
throughout and has been fitted with
telegraph, telephone and private sig
nal systems. The spacious barn also
has undergone a complete remodelling
and is awaiting the arrival uoa
Washington tomorrow of fl automo-
) biles, Including all types of motor
vehicles from the natty runabouts to
the president's favorite touring car.
Knight Templar at Great Falls.
Great Falls, Mont, June 28.
Knights Templar from all parts of
Montana are in possession of Great
Falls today and the business section
of the city is a sea of bunting and Ma
sonic emblems. The occasion of the
gathering Is the annual meeting of
the Grand Commandery, the first that
the Sir Knights have ever held In this
state separate from the meetings of
the other Masonic grand bodies. The
conclave opened this morning with a
secret session for the reception of re
ports and the election of officers. Com
manderies from Helena, Missoula, Bil
lings, Anaconda, Butte, Kallspell and
other leading cities of Montana parti
cipated in the parade this afternoon.
Cove, July 28. (Special) July 19
will be Cherry day at Covo according
to arrangements completed by the
Commercial club at Cove last night
and today the promoters are laying
definite plans for the gala day. It
will be a maiden effort in that line,
for last year the show was discussed
but did not come to a concerted head.
Judging from the interest shown today
the affair will be conducive of a b'g
gathering of Union county people and
the Cherry town will . be one huge
cherry blossom.- Details of the pro
gram have yet to be decided upon and
announcement of these various veent3
that day will be made in short order.
ODD FELLOWS HATE BIG TIME.
Kebekahs Feed1 Them on Ice Cream
and Strawberries,
Discuss Smoke Prevention.
Newark, N. J., June 28. Many of
the leading cities of the United States
and Canada are represented by, dele
gates at the sixth annual convention
of the International association for
the Prevention of Smoke, which met
in this city today for a three days'
session. At the opening session this
morning the visitors were welcomed
by Mayor Haussling. This afternoon
Prof. R. H. Ferald, chief engineer of
the United States geological survey,
delivered an Illustrated lecture , on
"Gas Producers; the Burning of
Fuels Smokelessly and the Value o!
Briquets."
One of the good times of the week
was held in the I. 0. 0. F. hall in
La Grande last evening when the Re
bekah lodge entertained the Odd Fel
lows and fed them on choice dainties
Speeches and music constituted the
program and Col. Ivanhoe, a veteran
three-linker, was the toastmaster. He
made everything move most pleasant
ly and the evening was enjoyed by all
In attendance.
Mrs. McManlgal Refuses to Talk re
garding Her Husband and Darrow
Accuses Prosecution of Using Third
Degree Tactics to "Squeese" Testi
mony rrom Her Darrow Prompts
Her to It
Los . Angeles, June 28. Declaring
that Mrs. Ortle McManlgal. wife of the
alleged dynamiter Is being hounded
and that she has a right to refuse to
testify before the Jury withrudleaot
testify before the grand Jury, counsel
for the McNamaras today sent her be
fore the Jury with instructions not to
discuss any phase of the cases. Dep.
uty District Attorney Veith announced
he had already prepared contempt
harges against her if she persisted tn
her refusal to testify and she will be
locked up. The woman says Bhe will
not testify.
Attorney Darrow strongly denounc
ed the prosecution for what he termed
the "third degree" methods to secure
Information from her.
Contempt Notice Served.
Notice was served on Attorney Dar
row this afternoon from the district
attorney's office, to show cause why
Mrs. McManlgal should not be cited
for contempt of court.. Darrow said
he was ready to meet the Issue in
court. Arguments will be made before
Judge Hutton of the superior court.
Signed Statement Issued.
A signed statement bearing out the
alleged "sweating" of Mrs. McManlgal,
by representatives of the district at
torney's office, was given out this af
ternoon by counsel of the McNamaras,
signed by Darrow. Scott, Harriman
and Davis. The statement says the
woman was threatened with the peni
tentiary and so wqrked upon that Bhe
fainted.
LONDON STRIKE WORSE.
Many Big Liners Tlej up by Trouble
With Seamen's Union in Europe;
London, June 28. The seamen's un
ion strle is more serious today. At
Liverpool 4.D00 longshoremen employ
ployed by the White Star, Cunard, El
lerman and Canadian Pacific struck
sympathetically and there Is a stand
still In shipping at Glosgow Riot
broke out at the coaling docks today,
and many were hurt. The crews of
every liner In port Joined the strik
era.
Accused of Killing Stepdaughter.
Texas Cotton See Crushers.
Galveston, Texas. June 28. The
Texas Cotton Seed CrusherB' associa
tion, the membership of which em
braces the foremost erpresentatlves
of the Industry In Oklahoma as well
as Texas, met In annual convention
here today with a large attendance
The sessions will last three days and
will be devoted to the consideration of
numerous queBtions of Importance to
the membership. The officers In
charge of the convention are Presi
dent F. A. Blaln of Fort Worth, Vice
President W. A. Sherman of Houston,
and Secretary Robert Gibson of Dal-las.
Crovllle, Cal., June 28. Plans for
the defense of Mrs. - Emma Rumball
and her brother, Archie Lewis, for the
alleged hanging of Helen Rumball
aged 13, the woman's stepdaughter,
began today. The woman recovered
her spirits and is anxious for the trial
She declared the girl hung herself fol
lowing punishment for a trivial of
fense. ' Officials assert she and Lewis
beat the child and then tied her to a
post in the attic where the girl died
Centenary of Thackeray.
London, June 2& Many persons of
prominence in art and literary cicles
and in the official world attended a
dinner given by the Tltmarch club at
the Charterhouse today In celebration
of the centennial anniversary of the
birth of William Maepeace Thackeray.
The famous novelist was a student at
the charterhouse in his early youth
and Incorporated his experiences
there in several of his novels.
North Dakota Governor to Speak.
Oakaloosa, la., June 28. Arrange
ments completed for the annual meet
ing of the Iowa State Bar association
which will open here tomorrow for a
session of two days give promise of the
most notable gathering In the history
of the association. The principal
feature of the program will be an ad
dress by Governor John Burke of
North Dakota on the subject of em
ployers' liability and workingman'B
compensation acts.
JAMES R. MANN.
' Illinois Congressman Who
la the ; Minority Lsadsr.
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CANNOT LOCATE MILLION'S HID
DEN NEAR HONDURAS.
Eurea's Home Coming Said to he With.
, . ont Any Success, , ,
Los Angeles, June 28 The so-called
treasure ship, the Eureka, docked at
San Pedro this morning. Captain Bur
tls stated no treasure had been found.
It was previously reported that the
vessel had found $15,000,000 treasure
off the Honduran coast which was
sought.
The treasure was supposed to have
been burled by pirates.
Jury Sent From Court Room While
Judge Hears Nature of Testimony '
Presented by State Confessions De
nied Girl Said to Bo MwmN4 W
Her Father Agaln-See on the Stand
Totfjiy. i : . .'. X :
Chicago, June 28. Desperate at
tempts .were made today by attorneys .
for E. A. See to keep from- the Jury the
testimony of Police Captain Banner
and several reporters who have sworn
they heard See, the Bridges girl and
Mona Rees admit illegal relations.
When the state called , Its witnesses
this morning See's attorneys protest
ed, asserting the confessions were se
cured under threats and by promises
of Imnyunlty. ', ''
Finally the Jury was' excluded while
Banner and the reporters testified. .
New danger for the "revealer came
today when It was reported that Mil
dred had been reconciled to her father,
whom she has shunned heretofore.
Bridges Thrashes See.
See himself took the stand and tes
tified he had not had Illicit relations
with the girls., .As he left the stand
Bridges, enraged by the testimony of
Charles Cotthartf a reporter, that Miss
Bridges had "purified" herself by dis
robing and standing naked before the
revealer," attacked See, but was pull
ed before he ' seriously Injured the
cult leader. The Bcene created a sen
sation. - '
College Crews In Flnnl Practice,
New London, Conn., June 28.. Hun
dreds of spectators lined the banks
of the Thames today to watch the
Yale and Harvard oarsmen In final
practice for Friday's big race. Both
crews have made noticeable Improve
ment this week and general opinion
Inclines to the belief that a close race
is In prospects.
A Simple Fracture Only.
Dr. C. T. Bacon left last evening for
Portland with Mr. Lane, the man hurt
In the round house a few days ago.
The Injuries consist merely In a sim
ple fracture of the leg and not as ser
ious as reported by the Observer last
evening. He was taken to St. Vin
cent where the O.-W. employes are al
lowed to convalesce.
Indiana Lather League.
South Bend., June 28. South Bend
Is entertaining for three days the an
nual convention of the Indiana Luth
er league. Delegates and visitors
from nearly every part of the state
were on hand at the formal opening of
the gathering today.
Waterworks Men Organize.
Columbia, S. C, June 28. Officials
of the waterworks departments of the
leading cities and towns of South
Carolina met here today to complete a
state organization. Similar officials ot
North Carolina and Georgia officials
will be Invited to join the assocatbn.
Sigma Chi Convention.
Pittsburg, Pa., June 28. Collegw
men from all parts of the country to
the number of about 200 assembled In
Pittsburg today for the 30th grand
chapter meeting of the Sigma Chi
fraternity. The fraternity was found
ed at Miami university In 1855 and
has nearly 12,000 members. -The
grand chapter will be in session three
days, and has nearly 12,000 members
Tourney of Pennsylvania Sportsmen
Huntingdon, Pa., June 28. The an
nual camp and tournament of the Un
lted Sportsmen of Pennsylvania open
ed here today, to continue until Sat
urday. The program consists of tar
get shooting, bait and fly casting con
tests, field sports and various ether
competitions.
Commissioner Clark Weds Clerk.
Washington, June 28. The wedding
of Edgar E. Clark, of the Interstate
commerce commission, and Miss
Agnes Barnes, who has been employ
ed as a clerk In the census office, took
place today. The home of the bride
is in Selraa, Alabama.
Aerial Race Next Saturday.
London, June 28. The competition
for the International aviation cup, orl
glnally fixed to take place today a
Hendon, has been postponed until Sat
urday. The competition will be fol
lowed two days later by the aerial
race for the James Gorden Bennett
prize.
Alumni Day at U. of M.
Ann Arbor, Mich., June 28. The
alumni of the University of Michigan
returned to the busy scenes on the
campus and in the old buildings In
large numbers today, alumni day, the
third of commencement week. The
exercises of the day began with the
annual alumni breakfast in the Bar
bour gymnasium. During the after
noon reunions were held by more than
20 classes, ranging from the class of
1856 to that' of 1906. . ,
Weds Colorado Jurist.
Bound Brook, N. J., June 28. A
large number of notable guests at
tended the wedding here today of
Miss Angle .S Kuhl, daughter of Com
mander O. W. Kline. U. S. N., and Mrs.
Kline and Judge Charles E. Southard,
of Greeley, Colo. The wedding took;
place at "The Moorings," the summer
home of the bride's parents.
. Conference of Grain Men.
Milwaukee, Wis., June 28. The
semi-annual meeting of the Council
of North American Grain Exchanges
met in Milwaukee today with an at
tendance of representatives of the
leading grain exchanges of the United
States and Canada. The conference
will continue over tomorrow.
Glad te See the Son.
This morning F. P.Bodlnson, one of
the substantial bankers of Baker, and
Fred Johnson, a traveling m of that
city, were on the train homeward
bound. They had been to Portland for
the past week. ""I am tickled to death
to see the sun once more,"' said Mr.
Bodlnson. "Do you now," he contin
ued "I have been in Portland a week
and It has been cloudy every day.
There Is no place like Eastern Ore
gon for me and when I get to La
Grande and look out over this valley,
knowing that Powder valley lies Just
beyond It makes my heart beat In a
greateful way to think providence saw
fit to locate me In such a great and
glorious country."