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"t''X Sr". w--.J tmas a A WW VOL X LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1911; NUMBER 213 WILL FOB t i v i LOVE FEAST AT THAT TIME FINAL ACTIOS ON JOINT COUNTY PUBLICITY IS FORTHCOMING. With Little "Grief on Trip, Boosters Are Home Elated at Success of the ,.uuei Spontaneous. Hospitality Greets Tourists All Along the Line WUI Cement Wallowa Towns Closely, i . ' that marked the trip going and com ing. ' Lostine will also attend the Wallowa meeting. ,: The trip wag without serious inci dent to ' the automobillsts. 5 Several punctured tlrea was' about all the grief meeting the tourists. ' Among those who went are: F. J. Holmes, John Collier, P. A: Foley, L. C. Smith, Frank R. Bridges, S. M. Slough, William Miller . and Repre sentative Duncan of Cove. Tale and Harvard Each W in. New London, Conn., June 30. To the cheers of thousands Harvards and Yale broke even in the first two events of their annual-races. Yale captured the freshman race y two lengths over the two mile course. Harvard won the four-oared race by two and one half lengths. They forg ed to the front from the start and oiu 11 vauny, uie wina blowing the water choppy. The varsity race oc cars this afternoon. ; To crystallize action on the forma tion of a , . two-county ; development league embracing Union and Wallowa counties and to enjoy the open-hearted hospitality of Wallowa county was the measure of success resultant from the trip ; of -Union county i boosters to Wallowa county which ended 'last evening on the return of the caravan to this city. V ' - ""r:.; The autoists and boosters left La Grande Wednesday morning and they reached Wallowa for luncheon where tbey were guests at the Hotel McCrae and immediately afterwards enjoyed a smoker as guests of the Commercial club of Wallowa. The business of ex ploiting the two-county league where in each of the clubs in that territory are to participate-Jointly in the devel opment exploitations, was advanced afldi&gugh. not finally .acted on result , ed iafavorable Indications. 'Wallowa's business men are optimistic at busi- nes'l' prospects, and are anxious to formulate the Joint county plan. That evening the party reached En terprise and picked up many of the leading commercial men of that town and proceeded to Joseph for the main meeting of the north end of the coun ty. This was a very important ses sion because of the fact that two cities were represented before the Union county contingent. The two-county business was generally favorable and the direct result of that meeting was to set July 12 as a day on which all the towns in Wallowa county shall meet at Wallowa town to decide final ly on the Joint publicity scheme. Union county, already prepared for, this league, will await final action of Wallowa county and if the sister coun ty does .not see Its way clear to pro mote this plan then other plans will have to be formulated and carried out locally, It is believed the Wallowa meeting will cement the Interests of the towns In Wallowa county as no other movement could. On Thursday morning the Union county boosters went to Lostine and met with the club there, being greeted by the same spontaneous hospitality MOTHER . KILLS THREE CHILDREN SUICIDE FOLLOWS GRUESOME CRIME IN VACANT HOUSE. Mother, Ytaftlng Relative, Suddenly Goes Insane From Heat ' Plalnview, Texas, June 30. Driven Insane by heat Mrs. Maude McLarety of Los Angeles killed her three chil dren at Lockney, where she wsa visit Ing her mother, and then suicided. She cut the throats of the three chlldier to pieces with glass in ft vacant house and threw the bodies into the bushes and then hanged herself to a windmill. 100,000 LITTLE FOLKS GUESTS OF ROYALTY HOUnDS Cl'T Fl0 SCEHT Fl GREEllflG la the attic by JerkinL rope after tethered the child to v prisoners' attorney pi tter and v will The Passengers Hear Shots in Canyon Indi eating Battle Between Pocie and Train Robbers But no News Received. ' : ). Glendale, Oregon, June 30.- Passen- flcla'ls frankli acknowledge they, are ira r a OaiiVam. T .1. I .1.1 i 1 ' j. t . t . wuuuui ciew as iu ma uircuon laa gers on the Southern Pacific south bound passenger,! arriving this morn ing from Portland, jay. the heard shots In Cow Creek canyon this morn ing. Three posses there are hunting for the Oregon Express bandits. Owing to lack of communication it was not ascertained whether the ban dits and posses have met and fought Blood hounds that lost the trail at Cow Creek siding last night today were started here today in an effort to re locate if-.,"''--,V,.;:v, The dogs worked both sides of the track without finding a ecent and of- cers and woodsmen are Joining the posses, attracted by large rewards of fered by that Southern Pacific and the government. All tramps are stopped and closely , questioned. . ; , , ' It was at Clow Creek canyon that the robbrs held up and robbed valuable mail 'two night ago, enacting one of the most successful and also the bold est robbery 'in Oregon In many years for it appears that the train was iad ened with great deal of valuable packages and registered mall. feeling Is high' against t . plead that the girl deserve uish ment and death was purely "ten- IIU. f. Fiit-hMmr Strtk 1tHtrlr London, June 30. Determined fight to the last ditch against the sea men's union, the shipping federation today decided to lay up half of their tonnage and apportion the loyal work men to the other half. . In. an answer strikers Immediately ordered every port to be tied up at any cost and un less . Premier Asquith's peace plan prevails 'a struggle In all English ports Is expected. At Liverpool today the White- Star liner announced the discharge of all of Its sea employes, save officers and engineers. ; Hereat tci" Vu't9 ill tuupio.v only non-union men. All shipping, save transatlantic liners, reports other big ports tell of riots and disturbances. EACH LITTLE CHILD PRESENTED WITH GIFT. LA Greatest Gathering of Children Ever . Seen In London. London, June 3. Never before In history has London witnessed Buch rt gathering of youth at was present to day at the children's coronation fete at 'Crystal 'palace.-'' More thaneo.OOotQSiiidribe, money ws spurn- schenis were resumed and it is said children were guests of the king and queen. The affair did much to en hance the popularity of the royal cou ple. Each child was presented with ft royal gift in shapet of a beaker which bore - the portrait of the king and queen with autographs below. . This evening the king add queen are the guests of Premier and' Mrs. Asqulth at dinner, ' HAREM SKIRTS TO 'APPEAR. Fourth of July Celebration to Haie Latest Fa In Gowns, Too.' Harem skirts are to appear on the streets of La Grande during the Fourth of July celebration. Arrange ments have been closed already for this feature. The recent skirt appear ing here during a circus visit to the city will be tame in comparison to the gown Fourth of July spectators will see. The wearer's name Is being held In secret until the date of the celebration.- SEE DENIES AUTHORSHIP. Defense Claims Mona R?es and Mil ., dred Rrldfees Wrote Portions. Chicago, June SO. Outlining the de fense of Evelyn See, Attorney Car.t well today, indicated that See would attempt to hide behind his women ad herents. He promised to show that Mrs. Bridges, Mildred's mother, Mona Rees and another disciple wrote some of the sensational passages of his "book of truth." which is practically a defenBe of free love. Mrs. See' at torneys, who are handling her divorce proceedings, say they will prove See wrote the book himself. Wolgast 10 to 7 FaTortte. San Francisco, June 30. Convinced that the Wolgast-Moran fight here July 4th Is likely to go the limit bar ring a knockoutflght fans today set tied aownt o 10 to 7 odds on the champion. The real rush of Moran 1 money begant oday but wlsacres are . i . . . ... taiting tne long end as they seemingly believe Wolgasfs work Is more con sistent than the Briton's. Italy. 5 days' returns show 272 cases. GUIDE FIE0;i ENEMY GAMBLING AND EliL TEST 3 THE RE! OF PROVE! STATION r nwmtjfr tfT . -r - 7- V - -"""U a U 4D DUIU ed by Chief of Police. 3. $: aidri V0-tfi on'theranch one nere'wnen Kit carsons wild west " " u""u ?". oan show hit La Grande last week, accord-) . t . , " v"'"- The bet thaf La Grand would be . , ...vU j,lK.a,us uul, yopened" on that day was made he addition it becomes apparent that.La tween the manager of the show and Grande has a name akin to close town all along the O.-W. for the head of the official gambling gang with that circus lost an even f 100 on a bet that he would pull the wool over the police eyes in La Grande when he got here. He didn't and lost the money, too. Ever since the Kit Carson show hit Idaho there have gone before it ru mors of gambling In conjunction on a huge scale in which "sure thing" schemes were netting big sums to the manipulators. Chief Walden was ap prised of the coming bf the gamblers and gave out the word that all games should be stopped. The gamblers soon found the orders from the chief were real and not farcical and chagrined at his first failure to operate his game, the head of the department tried to bribe the chief with a gift of an even hundred. The "gift." ostensibly to be given as a license fee, was spurn ed and the show went out of here without a Bemblence of gambling In Its wake. No sooner had the show hit the 'branch line towns than the RUES SURPRISES MIITTEEON SLUSH FOND STEAMERS SI III DEEP SEfi WIT PASSENGERS TAKEX OFF AXD THE CARGO'S LOSS COTEEED BY INSURANCE. THE SPOKANE OH ROCKS Two Fajutftmrera Vu.tno. -- Spokane Hanging on Rocks Jfar Vancouver, B. C Many Narrow Es capes Recorded on the Wolfe Wreck The Wolfe Struck by the Aran more In Dense Fog, FIDUCES BILLS PROVING ALIBI :' ; OF CHARGES. Was In Washington When He Said tt Have Been There. ' Was the head of the gamlbers, the story goes. The manager happened to know that La Grande's lid was nailed tight t:TJ ;,LUIihne fund, with Tllden of the Packing Washington, June 30. Production of bills from a Washington, D., C, hotel whlc hlndicated he could pot have been In Chicago at the time that Clarence Funk swore he asked the con- tribution.to the. Lorlmer slush Xund, was a surprise sprung today by HIne before the Investigating committee, The bills indicated he was In Wash ington from .February 7 to March C, between the dates Funk placed his al leged conversation concerning the fund talk with, Funk.--, He flatly de dared he had not even talked over shut that day. All those who visited thfc show that day or were In town, know that the lid was not molested In the least and the manager won his bet. "Chief of Police Walden and the ad ministration are to be complimented on the policy of refusing to allow the gambling to proceed here as It has done In practically every town in Id aho and a, great many in Oregon," said a business man today when he heard of the story. "It is unfair to the unsophisticated and it Is a shad ow on the good name of La Grande to allow such performance and the chief Is to be complimented on his stand," he; continued. Chief Walden this afternoon admit ted he had been tendered the money and spoke with some pride of the dis tinction La Grande has attained In Its efforts to etamp out gambling of any sort. ' ; ORIGINAL TIES SUSPECT JAILED Bf BRITISH AUTHORITIES company, who, It Is alleged, collected it.v " OFFICIAL ANNOUNCER NAMED Charles Baker to Be Speller for Bene fit of the Guests Here. Charles Baker, the tailor, has been employed to handle the megaphone during the fourth of July celebration. Mr. Baker will not only make all an nouncement but will be the official guide for strangers. The rest rooms, the main events In the sporting calen dar, the cbffee room, the place of holding the speeches and a hundred other things will be explained to the gathering visitors by Mr. Baker. He Ib to meet all trains and be on the street giving advice and guidance to those seeking Information. He will also be an information bureau, guar anteeing courteous treatment to all those who may desire Information on any subject pertaining to the celebra tion.' ' Quebec, June 30.--The steamer Ar anmore In a dense fog this morning rah down and sank In 30 fathoms tha steamer General Wolfe below Murray ' bay, , Both boats were owned by the HoUiday brothers of tb'ls city. The vessel sank In half an hour.1 All tha passengers -were rescued, but the val uable cargo was lost which, with the vessel, was Insured. 'Most or tne pas- engera,are residents of the coast. Some had narrow eeapes. : Sterner Spokane Strikes. Vancouver, B. C, Jane 30. Wireless reports today say the steamer Spo kane Is ashore on the' rocks at Sey mour Narrows last night. All passen gers landed at Plumpers bay, save two who are missing. The steamres Ad miral Sampson and Prince George are standing by the wreck. ' v HEAD CRUSHED IN SPOKES. Joseph, Maa Terribly Lacerated la Fa il A tal Aetidcnt Sew Town; George Meeter, an unmarried man, -died at Joseph Sunday from injuries sustained in a horrible accident, aayi the Enterprise Chief tan. .', He went to jump on a wagon from which a load of lumber had been taken off, stum bled over a atone and his head went through the spokes of the' wheel la motldn, badly crushing It and twist-. Ing his neck. The accident occurred Friday but the man lingered in great agony until Sunday afternoon.. Meet er's home Is at Coeur d'Alene. He was working at a saw mill near Joseph. TICKETS ON SALE. . ' ; :. v :. , $ Chautauqua tickets can now S be purchased at the Wright drug store or at the office of Dr. Mc- ' & Mlllan. The purchases should be made as early as possible. : vt!: Is f m I f er the secretary of state had been asked to issue the requisition for Caplan the governor said, "It Is a matter I do not feel at liberty to dis cuss." He refused to talk any more. Washington, June 30. The State de partment - today partially confirmed the report that David Capllan accused of being concerned In the alleged dyn amiting of the Los Angeles Times had been captured by the British police In London. Officials admitted some man was arrested and Intimated it might be either Caplan or Schmidt, another who is sought for the dynamiting. Sacramento, June 30. The David Caplan, one of the originally indicted persons for the Los Angeles Times dynamiting, has been captured In Lon don and requisition ' has been tisked ; poned. for the return of the fugitive is seen ; held Monday, July 10 Feeling Against Mother Bitter. Orovllle, Cal., June 30. Through un readiness on the part of th both the prosecution and the defense to pro ceed, the preliminary hearing of the charges against Mrs. RumbaU and her brother Archie Lewis, for the killing of Helen Rumball, was today post- The hearing will probably b After a severe Cholera Im Itaiv. Rome, June 30 Cholera Is raging In In the answer of Governor Johnson of sweating the lmDressIon srowln that m I A ... . . . .... . iv;aiirornia waay. wnen asKed wnetn- Mrs. Kumnan troke the child i neckcreaesd enrollment. German Instructor Chosen. '.i ' II mm Whitman Conservatory, Walla Wal la, Wash., June 30. (Special) Ellas Blum, a graduate of the royal consenr- atorny, Weimar, Germany, who for two years has been head of the vocal department, has been elected music di rector for the ensuing year. Mr. Blum Is of Hungarian parentage, though a native of Boston, and a musician of remarkable cultivation and experience. He Is not only a singer, but Is a com poser of note, having recently won first place in a musical contest held tn Seattle and open to the musicians of the northwest. Several ; additions have been made to the faculty and the prospects are bright for a greatly' In- B01BS FOUND 111 j CLEWS YET THE LIEUTENANT IIAlfiUS SEEM. ED DOOMED TO DESTRUCTION. . Twelve Packages of Explosives Fonnd In Hull of Ship. , San Diego,' June 30. An alleged plot to destroy the United States army tug Lieutenant Harris was discovered today. Twelve packages of dynamite were found In the hold of the vessel. No clews are located to Indicate who Is responsible tor, the: attempt1.' A ' '-Two companies' ofl 'coast artlllorx were carried from San Diego to Fort Rosecrans on the tug this morning, and it Is believed it was the Intention , to destroy the vessel while the nillltU was aboard.