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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON.
THURSDAY, JULY 13,1911.
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LA FOLLEUE
FLAYS TIFT
SAYS HE HAS MISPLAC
ED THE PUBLIC'S
CONFIDENCE.
wiarAvl SENATOR EX. .
TBEMELY BITTER IN SPEECH
Taft and Reciprocity Come la (or Se
Ter Grilling on Floor of the Senate
Reciprocity Called Biggest Injus
tice of a Half Century Is Nothing It
Professes to Be, He Says. ,
Washington, July 13. In a speech
bristling with invective and satire,
Senator R.' M. La Follette of Wiscon
sin, today on the floor of the senate
bitterly denounced the Canadian recip
rocity ' and President Taft. He flatly
accused President Taft of not having
kept his promises, of having added be
trayal to betrayal and of having se-
cured promotion policies to Aldrich
lsm and reactionaries.
LaFollette said "reciprocity would
not benefit the people, but would re
duce the duties for the big interests.
"It is nothing It pretends to be and
professes to be nothing that It is," he
eald. He described the measure as
the greatest legislative wrong inflict
ed on the people in a half century.
"It is an interesting study In polity
" tal " psychology to observe tho Taft
campaign devotion to Roosevelt's pol
icies,": said the senate. "The people
elected Taft In the belief that he
would hold fast all Roosevelt gained
and not revoke his orders and re
verse his action.' 1 He declared Taffs
course had been vacillating and with
out a definite policy.
Concluding he said what Roosevelt
and the progressives contend for. Is
Justice eternal, everlasting Justice
for every human being against organiz
ed 'aolflnhno-su and nnwinr.' Tt Is a fisrht
of the plain against the confederate
privileges."
penn Tablefj Unveiled
London, July 13. In the Church of
All Hallows Barking, in which William
Penn was baptised on October 23,
1644, a bronze tablet in memory of
the founder of Pennsylvania, present
ed to the church by the Pennsylvania
Society of New York City, was today
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies.
The unveiling ceremonies took place
before a distinguished assemblage of
Englishmen and Americans. Dr. Rob
inson, vicar of the church, presided
and Ambassador Whltelaw Held de
livered the principal address.
. The tablet was designed by a firm
of New York architects. The ex
pense attendant upon casting and
erecting the tablet In the church was
borne largely by former Senator W.
A. Clark, of Montana, who Is vice-
president of the society. The Church
of All Hallows Barking is the only
building exUnt In London which is
definitely associated with the birth
pf William Penn.
Pearse Practically Nominated.
San Francisco, July 13. Carjoll G,
Pearse, Milwaukee, may be the next
president of the National Educational
association. In the nominating com
mittee this morning Pearse received
37 and A. E. Winshlp of Boston, the
"old uard" candidate, 20. Durand
Springer, the present treasurer, re
celved 24 to t for Katherine Bevereaux
Blake." '
Gates Reported Dead."
New York, July 13. Private Wall
street advices from Paris say John W.
Oates died there today. Business re
lations of the financier received no
xonflrmatlon.
BADGERITE LIBERAL AND
LOYAL, TOO. ;
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August J. Stange. a Merrill,
3 Wis., lumberman, has become an 8
Ardent friend of the Commercial
3 club here through actions of hU $
today. He witnessed the aviation
meet here Sunday and Monday
4 and learning of the way several
& hundred stood on the outside and
allowed the business . men to S
"dig" up large sums to meet the
guarantee while they looked on (
for nothing, and today he ,pre -
cUJ -Uc Ccr-zTT'"" "','. ,"i
$10. He affirms It was an excep-
tlonally fine flight and wanted to !
express his appreciation of the
club in arranging the meet. The J(
club has accepted with mauy v
thanks and Mr. Stange will be a
lifelong friend of the club.
e
BIG CROWDS PRESENT LAST EYE
NINO AGAIN. v
Interest In Chautauqua Rapidly Grow-
' Ing Finish si Approaching.
.' Rapidity wUh which Interest In the
Grande. Ronde chautauqua is spread
lng Is manifested in the big throngs
that filed through1 the turnstile this
week. Two nights ago the crowd was
large, totalling nearly 1,000 and last
night It was even larger, fully a thou
sand passing the gate. The Williams
Jubilee singers have the credit of fil
ling the auditorium twice in succes
sion and as the finishing numbers in
clude the popular Sadlers, it seems
likely that the audiences will continue
to rub the thousand mark until the
lai't dajr'
Commencing this afternoon the Sad
lers hold sway. The afternoon audi
ence, notwithstanding the heat, was a
large one, and the capacity of the
will be taxed this evening, it is believ
ed. The fame of the Sadler company
has spread to alt parts of Eastern Ore
gon and many are here from sister
counties to hear the closing numbers
of the program. This evening, to
night, tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow
evening and tomorrow night will hear
the Sadlers. Tomorrow evening, how
ever, Miss Wlllmer, who swayed an
enormous audience a( Gladstone park
this week will read "The' Woman of
Samaria." Press comment 1n the
Portland Telegram are loud in their
praise, and she has often been called
tbe finest reader on the lecture plat
form. , .. ;,;.- -.- ' -
Before her appearance, however,
come the Sadlers. , They are Immense
ly popular and Instructive, in addition
to the entertainment in their lecture
and demonstrations. '
Saturday is field day when the first
field meet for girls and women ever
teld tn Grande will take place and
I
it is believed the crowd will be large
that day, too. Saturday night the
state board of health will have charge
of th program featuring the war on
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ICE RIOTS IN SEW YORK.
rnmnanv Forced to Distribute Ic
Tickets to the Poor people.
New York, July 13. Though the
price has Increased nearly 300 per
cent during the hot spell Ice riots are
raging today among the poor. A hun
dred men and women stormed the of
fice of the Foster-Scott company, de
manding ice. The manager was forced
to distribute tickets good for Ice at
the company's pier. ,
now
T
1ST AREA
BLAfflE
Cobalt, Ont., July 13. More than
,30Q are dead by forest fires in the
Porcupine district today, the record
for holocausts in the dominion of Can-
. nma to the extent of mtl-
lions of dollars has been done and
thousands of acres of timber have been
devastated. Many mines are ruined
and still the flames rage unchecked.
It Is feared many Uvea will be lost in
tbe section from which no word hat
come.'v More than 200 settlers with
their wives and families who had
clearings in the fire zone are missing
and most are believed dead. The fol
lowing mines were totally ruined: The
Dome, North Dome,' Vlpond Foley,
O'Brien, Philadelphia, United Porcu
pine, Standard, Imperial, West Dome,
Eldorado and Porcupine.
At South Porcupine while women
BEATING OF HOBSE -AVENGED
WHEN SENTENCE IS READ.
Chester Butcher Serving JaU Term
Because He Beat Horse, :
A fine of $50 and costs, amounting
in all to $81.40 is the penalty paid by
Chester Butcher, a local young man,
for mistreating a horse. He was ac
cused a few days ago of beating and
mistreating a horse on Grandy avenue
on the night of July 4th,' but he was!
not arrested until yesterday when Of-1
fleer Faulk made the arrest on a little
creek canyon out from Kamla. He
was brought here last night and today
was given trial and found guilty.
Judge Williams sentenced him aB stat
ed. In view of the fact that he could
not nay he Is now serving time. The
lesson should be heeded by others
who are In the habit of mistreating
horaea. ' , ' ,
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LAWSON TREED BY BEAR.
Wall Street "Bear" In) Tree
Bruin Walts Below.
While,
Portland, July 13. A story has
reached here from Prinevllle today of
th encounter of Thomas W, Lawson,
the WaH street "bear" had with real
bruin, while spending his vacation at
the home of Thomas Sharp. Several
davs aro' Lawson went out Ashing.
When he failed to return, Sharp went,
nnniriT,r an4 tnnnA th Ronton
millionaire on a tree limb over a creek
a bl black bear on guard. Lawson
had fed to the bear his trout, but Mr.
Bruin stuck to his Job, Sharp chased
the bear away and Lawson was res
cued. ;
SMITH MAY DECLINE.
Said His Retirement From Governor
ship Would Be Serlens.
Atlanta, Ga., July 13-Thst Gover
nor Hoke Smith, elected United States
senator yesterday, may decline, be
cnoce of the turmoil bn withdrawal
from th governorship might create,
is ba'd to be a possibility today. ',
More Postal Banks Commenced.
Washington. July 13. Six ' hundred
and fifty postal banks are now In op
eration, 50 postofflces adding savings
departments today. By July 24, 1,000
will be In operation.
Hi FINES
FOB CRUELTIES
Mil
D BY HOLOCAUST
and children were being hurried to
safety on the steamer Golden City
Gate a gang of fear-frenzied foreign
ers rushed to the boats moored at the
wharf and threw the other passengers
overtoaa. r .'i ; :',:;":';;".:
' Joseph Gardiner, a druggist, rose to
the occasion and with a revolver back
ed the foreigners away until the wo
men and children were safe,
: Three Thousands Homes Rjulned.
Grayling, Mich,, July 13. The vil
lage of Water, near here, Is In ruins
today. For miles, northeastern Mich
igan is blackened with desolation.
Three thousand families are homeless
and scores are missing. It is lmpos-
ible to obtain an accurate estimate Of
tire fatalities.. The situation is slight
ly improved today as the fires are now
burning out. .
ANNUAL EVENT. SEEN AT ATLANV
TIC CITY TODAY.
Lodge No. 1 Holds Position of Honor
In Monster Pageant. '
Atlantic City,. N. J., July 13. This
was the day, of the big parade, the
spectacular feature of the annual re
union of the Benevolent and Protec'
tive Order of Elks, and thousands of
members from every section of the
United States and Canada and from
Hawaii, Porto Rico and other distant
places marched ajong the leading
thoroughfares of this famous resort
and past the reviewing stand where
were seated the grand Jodge officers,
official representatives of the state and
city and numerous other persons of
I prominence. A dozen divisions with
a score of bands and many handsome
floats made up the procession. New
! York Lodge No. 1, the parent organl-
I zatlon held the, place of honor, with
,other state lodges following.
HALF.WIT BELIEVED GUILTY.
Ranter Official Believe They Have the
, Coble Slaughterer.
Olympia, July 13. With $1,000 re
ward offered for the capture of the
( murderer of Archie Coble and his wife
at Rainier, Sheriff Gaston and hla men
are scouring th country for evidence
against' Arthur Pierce, a half witted
man arrested at Tenlno last night,
The sheriff said today that Pierce had
acted strangely all day of the murder
ana on neanng tnai Mrs. wdib nauj
taunted him about his mental condl
Jtlon, Gaston arrested him.
He contradicted himself, the sher
iff says, constantly, first saying he
was not In Rainier, then declaring he
had been. When asked outright If he
had killed the couple, . Pierce said,
"Well, if I did. you can't prove it."
Editors at Stoat Falls
. Sioux Falls, S. D., July 13. The mid
summer meeting of the South Dakota
Press Association began in this city
today with a large attndance from all
parts of the state. One of the prin
cipal matterg to be discussed dur-
lng the two days' session la the action
of the legislature in taking from the
newspapers a large amount of ad
vertislng to which the editors think
themselves entitled.
HERDS OF ELKS
.TALK PLANS AND ELECT
DIRECTORS
" Tomorrow evening at 7:30
? o'clock preceding the Wlllmer
recital, all those who have pur- -frj
chased chautauqua. tickets are
3 urged ti
S tors fof,n,ver8ly, Library
comp
talk over the plans for next year
as to extent of talent, dates and
other subjects that are to come $
$ up. Every man and woman with
S an Idea of these subjects are urg-
ed to be present and speak up
freely. It will be a discussion
meeting out and out where every-
one will get a chance to express
3 Ideas for the betterment of the v
8 assembly next year. "
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V.
PRINCE OF WALES CENTER OF
THIS SPLENDOR.
Ceremony the Biggest Wales.
Known for Centuries.
Has
Carnarvon, Wales, July 13: The in
vestlture of the Prince of Wales by
King. George, according to the stately
ritual prescribed centuries ago, in th?
Great Court " of . Carnarvon Castle tO'
day was a wonderful spectacle, an Im
pressive aB it was picturesque. 1 ,
The ceremony was the biggest thing
that Wales has known for centuries
Everything pertaining to the inves-
ture was distinctly Welsh. Welsh
music, Welsh drama, WelBh costmes
add Welsh genius were conspicuous
factors in the wonderful spectacle.
Never wlthlns the memory of livingj
man has anything so aroused the na-j
tlonal patriotism of the Welsh peo
ple. The genuine enthusiasm with
which the masses greeted their majes
ties, the fervor with which they Joined
in singing the national anthem, the
wild shouts whilch rent the air when
the Prince of Walea showed himself
to the people at the conclusion of the
ceremony 11 this, and more, must
have been a revelation to ; the hun
dreds of English visitors, to the great
majority of whom, it is safe to assert,
the character of the Welsh people
was an unknown quantity.
The ceremony of the Investiture
took place In the center of the cas
tle square opposite the main entrance,
where a large platform had been erect
ed. Surrounding the platform were
great tlerg of seats for the accommo
dation of privileged spectators, who
numbered more than 12,000 and in
cluded many of the court functionaries
civil and military officers, ecclesias
tics, and friends of the royal family,
In addition to man chosen represcn
tatlves of the Welsh people. The gray
walls and Ivy-covered towers of ' tha
. anclnt castle afforded a magnificent
getting for tbe beautirui picture wun-
i in the enclosure, made dazzling Ly tne
multi-colored flags and , banners, the
bright uniforms of the military and the
no less brilliant robea of the state
fuBctionarie
The royal party detrained at a sta
tion a few miles from Carnarvon and
entered the town under military es
cort. The procession entered by the
north road and proceeded through the
main street to the castle square, at
which place they were formally re
ceived and presented with addresses
of welcome by theMayorand corpora
tlon. The royal party then entered
the castle at the ancient Water Gate
on the sea front, overlooking the p'c-
turesque Menai .Strait and Carnarvon
- . Bay. As their majesties passed with
in the castle walla the Royal Welsh
I Choir of 500 voices joined la the Welsh
SPLENDOR IT :
lESTIM
t
DEPARTMENT UNDER A
PROBE BY HOUSE
COMMITTEE.
HARVEY VYILEY AND ASSIST.
AT MAY BE DROPPED
Agricultural Department May Lose
Political Head Recanse of Forming a
Combination With New York Doctor
Commit Now Probing Matter.
Washington,. July 13. Dr. Harvey
W. Wiley, chief chemist of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture is
angry today because of the reports
that he is slated for decapitation on
account of irregularities In office. The
personnel of the committee on agricul
tural department recommended Wiley
and Assistant W. D. BIgelow be per
mitted to resign. President Taft is
new considering the case.
: IllegaJ Combination Formed. .
The charges '.. are that Wiley and
Bigelow entered Into a secret arrange
ment with Dr. H. H. Rusby head of the
New York college of pharmacy, where
by Rusby received a yearly salary of
$1,600 for services ' rendered during
not more than eighty days. The law
provides' that employes receiving year
ly salaries must work' exclusively for
the government. .
national anthem, "Land of Our Fath
ers." " :' ; ';; ' :
. From the castle square to the first
entrance Into the castle there were
t,wo separate processions, that of the
Prince of Wales preceding that of the
King and Queen by a few minutes.
On the entrance of the Prince of Wale
the standard was hoisted from the top
most turret of the Eagles' Tower,
where tradition has it that the first
Prince of Wales was born Trumpet
ers In medieval costume played a fan-.
fare as the head of the profession hova
in sight. ' On the entrance of their
majesties a few minutes later tbe
Prince's flag was lowered from the
turret and the royal standard hoisted '
in its stead. ''v , .
Arrived within '..the castls precincts
their majesties and the', prince were -escorted
to apartments especially fit-'
ted up for their use the s.irae which
are said to have been occupied by
King Edward I, and Queen Eleanor
where they donned their robes of state
for the subsequent ceremonial. The
robes of the King and Queen were sim
ilar to those worn pn other state oc-
cassions. The Prince of Wales wors
a specially designed robe of cloth of
gold and purple velvet, modeled on -one
worn by Charles I.
The royal party, having robed, pro
ceeded In two processions by a specially-constructed
roadway along tha
interior of the castle to the Investi
ture platform. : The King officiated
at the brief ceremony. , Tha Queen
was seated at the left of his Majesty,,
and grouped about them were the
Earl Marshal, tha Garter ' King-at-Arms
and Somerset Herald, the Pur
suivants and other functionaries. '.,
As the Prince knelt before him the
King solemnly eald: "We declare
your royal highness to be Prlnco ct
Wales." Following this' the Insignia
was adjusted by the officials upon
whom thia duty was imposed by tra
dition. ' ;.:';
The Prtncj. Immediately after being
Invested, proceeded to the celebrated -Queen
Eleanor's Gateway, where he
presented himself to the view of his
Welsh subjects, Tor the emotional
Welsh people recognized in him a roy
al prince who was also a Prince of
Wales.