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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. CHEGON.
J THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1911.
NUMBER 212
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Roeburg, Ore., June 29. A , poi .Wre-"nan to run the engine up to
3'
UBdr Sheriff Stewart, left Roseburg
this morning to Join a posse under
Deputy Sheriff Lawson of Glendale
la search for three bandits who last
sight robbed the mail of the Oregon
express, north bound, on the Southern
Pacific. r . ,;;
One robber, boarded the mall car. at
west rork and his pals boarded the
engine. " They compelled Engineer
Schmidt to stop his train . about a
mile away and then uncouple the mall
Thls. iu
soon after the buJp itted holdup
that -authorities are "worried onr the
existence of a gang of well-organized
train robbers who may become men
acing for sometime to come. It is
believed the Kovarnmnt will wiiM.
its . vigilance to overtake these rob
bers and may perchance put a stop to
the habit becoming frequent of late in
(successful efforts. Jt is believed' the
'''un comes - bo
baggage and, express cars from the Shasta limited robbers are still ' in
passenger coaches and run up the line hiding, leading to. the belief among
and while one held the mall clerks, many that there are two branches of
Ulmstead, Hammer and Van Gross in one gang operating in Southern Ore
a corner, others rifled the registered gon. ' :
packages and secuerd much loot
Then they compelled the clerks to
force an entrance to the baggage car,
making it impossible for Express -Messenger
Reynolds to shoot.; The rob
bbers were unprepared to blow the
safe and nothing was taken.
The escape was made by compelling
Clerk With Posse.
Portland, June 29. -The ' pOstoffice
department today offered a reward of
$1,000 each, and the Southern Pacific
$8,000 each for the robbers who last
night robbed the express. The train
pulley into Portland . this forenoon
without Mall Clerk Ulmstead who left
Crowds Tire of Pomp
London, June 29. Traffic thonghout
the very center of London was again
tied up for the "royal progress" when
King George and Queen Mary, the
prince of Wales and others drove from
Buckingham patfce to St. Paul's cath
.edralfa attend' a short service and
then lunched with the lord mayor of
London and returned to the palace by
devious route to give the subjects the
greatest possible chance to see them.
Public interest in the royal progress
was not great and the crowds were
small. There were more troops than
spectators. ; j
Educators in Conference.
Providence, R. I., June 29. The Am
erlcan Institute of Instruction, the
oldest organization of teachers in the
United States, met In annual conven
tion in this city today and will con
tinue In session until the end of the
week. The attendance includes many
of the best known educators of New
England and several from other sec
tions of the country. Governor Poth
ler and Mayor Fletoher welcomed the
visitors at the opening session today,
The sessions will be devoted to secon
dary, elementary, rural school "work.
SEIENS STRIKE
BOOSTS FOOD
PRE
TRAFFIC CONGESTED IN MANY
CITIES OF EUROPE.
Big Liners Delayedf-RIotg and Disor
der Break Out Often.
' London, June 29. Through paraly
sis of Import trade today on account of
the widespread seamen's strike, prices
of necessities have advanced 25 per
cent Rioting exists in a dozen cities
and the whole coastwise, and foreign
traffic, save that along the English
channel, Is stagnated. ; The country Is
facing a serious situation. ' Reports
from principals ports tell of delays
In liners landing passengers and tied
up ships, rlottng occurring whenever
strikebreakers are worked.
BOYS BUN WELL.
First Trial With Usee Cart Proves In.
; structlve and Entertaining.
For the first time in their lives, the
R. L A. athletes last evening appear
ed . in harnesses attached to a race
ho cai and thway, they handled
the two-wheeled vehicle indicates that
they will be'"ln readiness for a fast
race July 4th when at 2 o'clock they
enter the free for all hose race on a
speed test The runners, are not fa
miliar with the handling of a cart,
but attain good speed. In the few
days intervening,1 it is believed " La
Grande will have a team that will go
Oregon with more or less success.
' The fire department team is also in
dustriously training for the events on
July Fourth and show sighs of good
speed. ' '
May Change Ball Game.
Effort will be made tomorrow to
change the schedule games between
Union and La Grande, next Sunday so
that Union may come here. La Grande
will likely have some new players out
in uniforms and the fans will be anx
ious' to see them work at home next
Sunday. However, if the"" change is
not .satisfactory to Union, the original
schedule will be followed.- .
Tafts Go to Summer Home.
Washington, June 29. President
Taft leaves tomorrow for Beverley to
establish his family. In their summer
home before he 'goes to Indianapolis
Sunday to spend the. Fourth with C.
W, Fairbanks, the former vice presi
dent At Indianapolis Taft will speak,
defining his position, on the tariff.
Action In Circuit Court
An action brought in circuit court
by Tenney et al againt S. F. Wilson,
the Athena attorney, was heard before
Judge Knowles this afternoon. 'The
litigation Involves moneys paid on a
mortgage on some land owned by Mr.
Wjlson in this valley.
Champion Athletes to Compete. .
Pittsburg, Pa., June 29. Many west
ern athletes of prominence arrived In
the city today In readiness for the na
tional track and field championships
of the A. A. V., which are to take place
on Forbes field. The preliminary events
will be contested tomorrow and th fin
als will take place Saturday. Many Of
America's most famous athletes are en-
letes are entered an din some of the
events champion will compete against
champion. '
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Van'L
It at Eugene to Join a posse to identify ;
the robbers. If located. Mail Clerk'
Van Gross saya they got three pouch-
es of registered mall consigned from ,
San Francisco to Portland and Seattle L
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aiso opened 100 letters but did not en
ter the express car but. bad Ulmstead
prying at the. door for a time,
Gross believes there were five In thejU
gang. He says be can identify one. He 1
believes they did not get many valu-
ables.'-'. VV ': j 1,:
Reports this afternoon from south-'
era Oregon say there is ho trace of k
the bandits. ' i ,'
I-''-':' largo Sams tabbed, v '
,. San Francisco, June 29.r-Practlcal
ly all the. registered mall of 24 hours'
accumulation for Portland wa$ on the
robbed express. The sum la unknown. '
Medford Kail Valuable. ? 1
, Medford, June 29. Registered maij
front here on the robbed express ha4
uuv ovr i pices tnat werf not yalu "
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LA GRANDE KEME21BERS
CAMPBELL.
- The late David Campbell's mem-!
ory was paid a slight but fitting
tribute in La" Grande this after
noon when the La Grande fire de
partment alarm bell , was tolled
during the opuning of the funeral
services in the Elks' club at Port
land. Chief Campbell was in
stantly killed this week while he
was striving to overcome a dis
astrous ' Are in the metropolis.
Fire bells were tolled at 2 o'clock
throughout the state in tribute
to the dead chief. Many ta Granda
people claimed Mr.. Campbell as
an Intimate and warm friend
and as he was Justly popular in
Portland so ' in all cities of. the
northwest where his friends 1 re
side. ; '''i)fr:Z'-'''-t'zy--
' The La Grande Elkf floated an
American flag at half mast tbia;
afternoon, also In respect to the
late chief, who wai a prominent
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CflUHCIL
JOKER IN SPECIFICATIONS IS IG.
NORED IN KEEPING WITH
N ANNOUNCED POLICY. '
WORK WILL BE DELAYED
Question of Changing Grade of Pipe
to Standard Size Comes l'p In Coan.
: dl MeeUng Last NkM)dd lengths
WUJ Be Used-Only On Factory on
the Coast Can Produce the Odd Slae
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Orovllle, Cal., June 29. Working on
the hypothesis that only a sudden
Jerk of a strong arm could have brok
en the neck of Helen Rumball, aged
13, whose dead body was found in the
home of her stepmother here, District
Attorney Jones and Sheriff Wedder to
day are seeking evidence tor tomor
row's preliminary hearing,: to prov
that- murder Was done;
, ' If the physicians: statements are
corroborated the charge will -be mur
der,' already made by the coroner's
Jury and will be placed against Mrs.
Rumball and her brother, Archie Lew
is, both under arrest. :
Y The district attorney has Intimated
he found evidence tending to show
either Lewis or the woman broke the
neck of the child by Jerking a rope
while the girl was. bound hand: and
foot and unable' to maintain her bal
ance,?,' He believes the two left the
attic not realizing the child was dead.
Tttftefense already is preparing ior
a bitter fight and will probably ak
postponement of the preliminary hear
ing and examination tomorrow. . J t
,. Public' sentiment is bitter against
the two accused, who show no feeling.
The gldwlll be burled by -popular
subscription. ' .' ' " ; :
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ASSERTS PROSECUTION WAS KIND
TO HIS WIFE.
Darrow In Turn Blamed for Poisoning
IBs Wife's Mind.
- Los Angeles, June 29. Replying to
the signed statement by the defenders
of the Mc. .amaras that the "third de
gree'" had been practiced on Mrs.
Ortie McMantgal to make her give ev
idence, Ortle MoManigal, the alleged
dynamiter .issued a statement last
night flatly denying the allegation and
declaring his wife's mind had been
poisoned against him by Darrow. Mc
Manlgal says the prosecutlgn officials
were kind to Mrs. McMantgal when
they questioned her and were always
considerate.- The defense attorneys,
when shown the statement today, de
clared MoManlgal's ' statement . was
"all boeh." . r s
Conference of leaders.
Indianapolis, June 29. Conference
of 100 officials representing the na
tional labor unions and the American
Federation of Labor a meeting 1b held
here today for the purpose of discus
sing plans for the defense of John and
James McNamara, the alleged con
spirators In dynamiting the Los An
geles Times. Gompers, Morrison and
other labor officials are attending.
, Steel Companies Indicted.
New York, June 29. A United
States grand Jury this afternoon In
dicted a number of subsldery compan
ies of the steel corporation. The trust
itself was not Indicted.
INVOLVE COL
WITNESS TELLS COMMITTEE TO
DROP QUESTIONS."
Advises Committeemen to'Ceose Qoes.
tlons If They like ColoneL
Washington, June 29.--"If you are a
friend of Col. Roosevelt, don't go into
that" This "was the answer Represen
tative Hinds of the Hardwlck sugar
Investigating committee got today
when. he asked George Earle, Jr.,.ef
Philadelphia, for information as'to the
former president' action when he
urged that the head of the sugar trust
be prosecuted for wrecking a real es
tate company. Earle said he did not
believe Roosevelt had carried out his
oath of office in that he did not see that
the law referred against heads of the
sugar trusts. -
Earle declared Roosevelt left the
matter to his attorney general and
he continued, "The evidence In the
case has never been examined. It has
sustained my contention. I shall con
tinue to crltlze Roosevelt until I am
shown conclusively that he did his
full duty. I did criticise Roosevelt for
not preserving all evidence and for not
sending my letters to the senate Vhen
they were asked for."
Rockefeller Home Again,
Cleveland, June 29. J. D. Rockefel
ler returned here today from the New
York conference held to arange for
the reorganization of the Standard
Oil company necessary on account of
the court decision. .
Salt Lake ngineers, apparently: slip
ped a joicer into the specifications for
the $41,000 La Grande sewer project
when he called for 30-inch pipe in
stead of the standard size. 24 nrh
and already it appears that the vari
ation from national-standard size is
going to cost the city dearly. 8nHBi.
ly In delay of constructing the pro
posed sewer project Bidding on the
peclflcatlons on the suDDoshinn that
that city council would change the 30-
mcn clause to the standard size. c.
tractor Geo. H. Sutherland, along with
eignt or the nine, bidders, paid little
attention to that' particular
the question, yet Contractor Chllds of
this city bid on the 30-inch pipe basis
and at the time the bids were let,
asked the council if it would insist
on 30 Inch pipe. : At that time the ink
er had not made its appearance, or
ratner had not been put in the spot
light, and Mayor Richardson exnren-
ed emphatic policies at that time to
conronn fwith the specication. Sinp?
then it has become more generally
known that there is but one plant west
of Salt Lake that produces this non
standard pipe and thus, with ho com
petition, could produce much the sort
of pipe it Chooses and could charge
much the sort of price it likes. It ap.
pears that Contractor Sutherland
Bnouia nave mentioned the matter
earlier but he based his actions on
what the city had already done al
lowed Contractor Davis to use 24-inch
pipe in violation of the same soeclflra.
tlons on the grounds, that the 80-inch
grade was non-standard and couldn't
be had, that the city itself had usert
24-inch pipe in the work it did, in vio
lation of the specifications.
Council Refuses to Change. -The
climax came last evening when
the council on a roll call vote decreed
that the specifications should be ad-
herred to. It means nothing in a
monetary, way to the city one wav
or the other and on the surface of the
proposition it appears that it will. be
difficult to secure good material in
the odd length. There is no question
but what the watch dogs of the city
treasury will see that not a penny will
be paid out to Contractor Sutherland
If there is any inferior dIdo used.
Consequently the, one plant at Spo
kane will have to be relied utson to
furnish the pipe good pipe only, of
course and according to many this
will be a tedious proposition. It is
claimed the plant has not th capacity
to turn out the amount of pipe needed
here, in anything , like specified time.
; The Probable Result. :
Now that the 30-lnch pipe prevails,
there seems to bo no question In the
minds of city officials and contractor
but that the sewer project will be a
long drawn, out affair, awaiting ar
rival of pipe. '
Pip Inferior, BnteTdy
Many affirm that the Spokane pipe
Is Inferior In quality, as a whole. The
plant may turn out small lots of high
est grade pipe but it is generally
believed that it will tax the plant to
produce the seven miles of pipe need
ed here in best grades.
Where Joker Cams In.
When the specifications as prepared
by Engineer Kelsey of Salt Lake, em
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STOOi DEFOHL
C0C1TTE
STAR WITNESS FOR LORDIiR.IS
PLACED ON WITNESS STAND
BY COMMITTEE.
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Man Said by Funk to Ilave Solicited'
Slush Fund for Lorimer DetaSs Els
; Early Career and That of His Con
nectloa With lorimer and Polities
f in General During Senatorial
.wugiuu, JUIID'' XV.
Kdward"
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Hines, the millionaire lumberman of
Chicago, who Funk swore raised $100,-
000 for the Lorimer slush fund, took :
the state before the senate Investigat
ing committee today. Wires is Lori
mer's star witness.,!, i;'-'r-
He reviewed the hardships of his .
early life and denied ha drank to ex
cess; he. said he supported Lorimer for
congress Jk 1906 and in 1903.' becauis
"Lorimer 'was a protectionist republi
can." v
Hlnea then reviewed his Btory of the
events previous to the time lorimer
went into the senatorial race.
Hines said:" "I telegraphed Lorimer ;
from Chicago recommending A. Bart
lett, of Chicago, for senator. . In April '
1 saw Lorimer anj he sa d the factions
would not get together on Bartlett. I
did not visit Springfield while the leg
islature was rn session.' In April I;
promised Senator Penrose to find out
whether the legislature would adjourn
without electing fTenatgr. .1 afked
Lorimer, who said that th sltuatica
was indefinite, but the was going up
to Springfield and might learn what
the prospects were
Hines said he conferred with Pen
rose because Penrose wanted Informa
tion as Aldrlch "wanted evsry possi
ble vote to assure the passage of the
tariff bill. ""-.Av.:-'. ;-:
Hines flatly declared Funk's story
concerning the slush fund was abso
lutely false. ; , '
He later testified that May 20, 1909. .
Senator Aldrich summoned him and
told him that Lorimer might be a good
candidate to break the deadlock In 1111.
nols.. Later Aldrich saw President
Taft and explained the situation . to '
him and returned and aid Taft sug- -
gested that Lorimer be the candidate. .
Lorimer was surprised when I men
tioned the president," said Hines, "and
he required Aldrich to send a tele
gram. That was the day before Lori-
mer was elected.": A ' :: "
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SEYEBAL INDICTMENTS AGAINST
"BE YE ALEUT QUASHED.
Defense Moves to Have Jury Acquit on
Instroctlons by Court
Chicago, June 29. Com Dieting the
case against E. A. See, the "revealer."
ror alleged delinquency of Mildred
Bridges, one of his disciples, the
state closed its case. The defense Im
mediately moved that the court in
struct the Jury to acquit.
The court this afternoon quashed
two counts of indictment which charg.
ed he encouraged prostitution and four
counts charging concubinage and on
count of contribution to delinquencs,
still remain against him. V
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