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EE VOLT MAY SPELL
DEATH TO FOREIGN
ERS THEREV
Tit CRUISERS SPEEDING
TO RESCUE OF YANKEES
Port An Prince Likely to Fall Tonight
and. No Chance for Foreigners to
Escape Death Js Belief at Washing.
ton No Chnnce to Fight Off Invaa -
er Rebels Well Armed.
Washington, July 21. Reports from
Haiti today say a desperate situation
confronts the Americans and other for
eigners at Port Au Prince, The cruis
ers Chester and Deg Moines are rac
ing to the aid of the Imperilled city
and may requir the use of their guns
to save American lives.
Americans Fear Consequence.
Port Au Prince; July .21. Fearful of
looting and violence when the city
falls Into the hands of the rebels, as
It probably will within a few hour,1
Americans and other foreigners are
today banding together for their de
fense. President Simon has sent out
.troops to meet the advancing rebels
but it Is believed the federals will be
aslly defeated, '!
MIRDERERJ CONFESSES CRIME.
Grunts Pass Suspect Tells of the Fa
tal Quarre.1,
Grants Pass, Oregon, July 21. Mike
Morgan, ln Jail here charged with the
murder of John E. York, who was kil
led on Thursday night and the body
thrown Into the river, today made a
full confession, declaring he killed
York ln self defense. Morgan and.
t
iorK were camped logecner near mis
city. Morgan alleges that upon the
night of the killing he went to the
camp in a half drunken condition; that
he and York had a row and York
assaulted him . and he struck York on
the head with a, club. Morgan says
that he carried the body ln his arms
to the river.
DESPONDENT OVER UNDESIBABLE
NOTORIETY.
Well KnokH Hotel Manager Ends Life
at Atlantic City.
Atlantic City, July 21. James T.!
Dunn.fnrm0r n,onn.rnffi,Rt Fran-
dsco hotel, San Francisco, committed
suicide here today The act is attrl
tut&J to despondency caused by the
notoriety following h's wtu . suit
against Mrs. Leicester Holme for $'
000 for allege alienation of her hus
band'a affections. '
Mrs. Dunn accused her husand of
being too friendly with Mrs. Holme, a
wealthy divorcee, and following
Quarrel, Dunn disappeared from San
Francisco. His wife encountered Dunn
and Mrs. Holme on a board walk here
and a hair pulling scene ensued.
The suit for alienation followed.
Drink Proves Costly.
Colon, Panama, July 21. Refusal to
Pay for a bottle of beer resulted ln
William Harrington, a machinist, being
thrown Into prison and subjected to
tortures which eventually cause his
death according to Harrington's broth
formerly of San Fran 'sco. who !s
'"-aring to i!le a claim for damages
!:h tie state department at Wash-
Ington.
SUICIDE IS
GRIEF'S END
International Regatta at Duluth,
Duluth, Minn., July 21. Several
score or hardy oarsmen from various
cities In the United States and Canada
came to Duluth with their ahella to
day, to take part in the annual regat
ta of the Northwestern International
Rowing association. Singles, doubles,
fours and eight dotted the harbor nt
chr opening of the regatta this after
noon and prediction were , ventured
freely that some or the records would
go by the board before the final races
are rowed tomorrow: Crews are here
from Winnipeg, St. Paul, Duluth, Port
William, Port Arthur and Kenora.
S?ek to Improve Upper MIsslssInnL
j Alton, 111., July 21. The executive
committee of the Upper Mississippi
' River Improvement association met in
! Alton today to discuss plaus for the
! next annual convention of the associ-
i atlon, which is to be held h,;re in Oc
tober. ,Th; CCnTT't"" "'"'''' nrb
sentatives Of all the principal Cities
and town between St. Louis and St.
Paul... . '":
Anarchy Isltumpnnt.
San Antonio. July 21. Foreigner ar-
rlv'ns ' here today in large numbers
trrom Mexico report a state of anarchy
j ln Torreon and the state of Coahula.
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RETRENCHING ORDERS ARE COUN
TERMANDED BY 0.-W.
Men Work 51 Hours iytlur Than 40
. In Local Shops From ow on..
, Back to normal conditions, the me
chanics and laborers employed in and
about the O.-W, shops here are now
working on a 61 hour week schedule
instead of 40 as has been the rule
for the past, several months, leading
up to the end of the fiscal year and
during the lull in freight business. Not
only are the crews worked from .7:30
to 5:30, as compared to the retrench
ing schedule of 8 to 5, but more men
are being employed and a general tone
of old-time boom of business is seen.
The lull In business was felt some
what lieavlly here' for the men. who
draw big salaries for what they know
in the handling of machine . shop
equipment missed the curtailed
amounts on their checks. Several pay
days have come and gone since the
retrenching orders became effective
and now that the former schedule la
the rule, all are wearing a happy smile
Working men of the laboring class are
being added to the payroll with con
slderable rapidity this week and Di
vision Engineer Watson reports a
brisk demand for men. ,
The motive department : has been
back to normal for some time, the
crews laid off several months ago hav
Ing some time since been returned to
the pay roll columns but yesterday
was the first day. of returned normal
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conditions in me iochi ruunu uuubb
and shops
Saratoga to Have Water Carnival.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.," July 21.
, '.",nv the local prorao
- ,.. vd' the wa'er carnival to
be held on Sarirow Ink? -Ext week
will be the most notable effair of it
kind ever hed ln America. The pro
gram is to extend over six days. It will
embrace swimming, canoeing, diving
and other aquatic sports, concluding
on Friday and Saturday with the cham
plonship races of the National Associ
atlon of Amateur Oarsmen. '---' r.' '
Weslern Tennis Championships. ,
Chicago. 111., uly 21. A group of the
foremost tennis experts In the country
will compete ln the annual western
championship tournament which Is to
begin tomorrow on the courts of the
Onwentsla club. at Lake Forest. The
chief feature of the event will be the
elimination series In doubles for a se-i
lection of a team to contest later In
;he season for the national chami:!on -
ship. The contestants jr.u rejrewmt
every section of the country.
SilLCOIS
1RDER
SORROWING BANKER IS
TO BE JAILED AT
RICHMOND
KILLING OF MRS. BEATTIE
IS NEARER, SOLUTION TODAY
Another Woman ln the Case Located
by County Records An Old Time
Sweetheart May Have Instigated the
Murder Yesterday When Banker's
Wife Was Shot in Automobile. -
Richmond, Va.V July 2i:r-The' solu
tion of the mystery of the murder r.f
Mrs. Loulfj Beattle, Jr., who was killed
by a shotgun wound as she rode with
her husband in an automobile, is said
today to be near. . The coroner's jury
has uncovered a skeleton on Seattle's
closet and detectives have predicted
the arrest of the banker at the close
of the ' inquest today. Detectives dis
covered that Beulah Blnford a bru
nette beauty and a school day'swee
fceart of Beattle, , was, ccordIng to
county records, the mother of Beattle '8
dead son. The Blnford woman was lo
cated last night on a farm nine mileB
from here to which place she was spir
ited from Richmond. .:
She returned here three weeks ago
and, according to the police, was seen
In Beattle's automobile on two occa-
sions just prior to the tragedy.
Out of the hand8 of the posse fnto
IJIM 'amer,,ot Powder j
valley and then prison cells until the1
grand Jury can meet and take action
oh the charges against him is the!
story of William Hogg's sensational!
nignc ana capture. Hogg, hunted !
l uesaay and Wednesday by a posse of
Union deputies in the region of High
Valley where he was wanted on a
charge of assaulting. Miss Moffat, a
neighbor girl, last Sunday, was given
up as having made good his escape un
til he would reach Baker where other
de-puties were in waiting for him. '
Caucrht While on the Run.
Disheveled, his clothing torn almost
to shreds, his hands and face bleeding
IT
TWO FARMERS ARREST FUGITIVE
FLEEING FROM UNION POSSE
AfTER THE ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT.
GLUE MY .
: HOLD REU1I
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BULL RUN ANNIVER
SARY SCENE OF ODD
GATHERING
NO MORE CIVIL STRIFE
KEYNOTE OF SPEECHES
Field at Manassas Where North and
South Fought Fifty Yeurs Ago Scene
of Splendid Gatherinp New Nation
at Anfjiein Sung by Both Men -The
Leadeij of Both Armies Lecture.
.'.trrrSVry? ;" ' 91. Th . blue
and gray united here today to commemorate-
the a?mi-centennial of the
battle of Bull Run. The- confederate
and Union veterans mingled In peace
on the "field of Manassas and fought
the war ovr again. '
. . Tfie notable program which Includ
ed addresses by President Taft and
the survivors of both armies was car
ried out, one feature being the sing
ing of tlvi new national hymn, Written
by Mary Speed Mercer.
Prior to the delivery of the Presi-
8 aaaress- governor Mann and
uui,icsoiuu taiiii oi Virginia, spoKa.
The views of tht blue and gray were
s?t forth in addresses by John Gllman,
commander in chief of the G. A. R. and
by General George Gordon: comman
der in chief of the United ronfiedorntB
veterans. Each declared his belief that
thra . cation would never again witness
sivll strife and urged' complete .amity
between ihe foes of former dayB. '
from contact with underbrush, Hogg
yesterday afternoon emerged from a
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.tll,cket f brU8h t0 where two farm-
6r8 1,vll,8 east ot Medical Springs
fleeing fugitive's presence, His con-
dition wa enough to arouse susdIcIoii
and the two "corraled" him on the
spot., Their names are Bennet and
Draber, and they brought Hogg to La
Grande last night,' He Is now In jail
on a statutory charge but the grand
jury will take action next Monday
when it is reconvened after a week's
vacation. ; ' :
Hogg shows the signa of -the' stren
uous race from the posse of the past
two or three days.
Btrryman in W '.on gUr.
Golfers Gather at Detroit r
' Detroit, Mich., July 21. Leading
golfers of the west, representing clubs
In every part of the territory covered
by the Western Golf association, are
rounding up In Detroit preparatory to
the opening of the 13th annual tourna
ment for the amateur championship of
the association, which will begin on
the course of the Detroit Golf Club
Monday morning. ' -
Gideons Meet In Cream City.
Milwaukee, ,Wis., July -21. Prayer
and gospel meetings. In 40 churches,
numerous hotels, ofllce buildings anl
factories and on many of the principal
street corners of Milwaukee will form
a part of the program of the annual
national convention of the Gideons,
which began In this city today and will
continue over tomorrow and ..Si"1-'"
xuoumauBurenuorsam '
zrr'.?." hnded I. !!:,
spread the gospel and to promote "re
ligious and charitable work. Their
Special aim Is. to reach the t ravelin?
public and to this end they have un
dertahen the stupendous task of plac
ing a copy of the bible in every guest
room . of every hotel in the United
States and Canada.
REGAL POMP
MR. AND MRS. STODDARD RE.
TURN FROM CONTINENT.
Visit Many Lands but Find Home the
Best London Stay Short One,
V; Flagrant wa8fd ef-millions on pomp
and royalty in the fulfillment of the
recent coronation ceremonies In Lon
don was so disgusting to a full-fledged
and industrious American that George
Stoddard, president of the Grande
Ronde Lumber company and promi
nent In L, D. S. church circles and
commercial Interests of La Grande,
left the scenes of licensed holdups and
disgusting pomp and took his depar
ture for' less "royal" cllmi?s, accord
ing to Mr. Stoddard's statement on his
return with Mrs.. Stoddard and daugh
ter, Mlsg Jeanette. this morning. The
Stoddards were gone an even 70 daytj.
and traveled extensively on the conti
nent where they found conditions far
more pleasing and enticing than io
England. ' They had expected to re
main at London for the.coronation but
a -short visit there filled with dis
gusting sceneg of foolish ,pomp and
royalty worship while at the same
time countless poor, dwarfed, penni
less and homelfiss people bagged alms
at every turn hurried them away to
less poverty stricken conditions." , The
statement may seem paradoxical but
the fact remains that there was such
apparent effort to hold up the visiting
public, euch a ruthless waste of gold
to pacify the hunger of the royalty,
and so widespread poverty that' It
could only be classed as disgusting,"
remarked Mr. Stoddard, back at his
office this forenoon and ready to re
sume his various business duties. "But
we hurried away and were soon enjoy
ing ourselves Immensely,",
Sons Are Their Guides.
Earl Stoddard is doing missionary
work in Scotland, being located at
Glasgow, while Elmer Is headquarter-!
ed at Frankfurt ln Germany. T,he two
sons met their parents and sister upon
their landing ln England and matters
of Itineraries, hotelg" and accommoda
tions were left to them who during
their stay, in missionary fields had
become proficient ln the German lan
guage and ln continental habits and
customs. ?"rom "London, where the
coronation was about to reach its cli
max the tourists left for the continent.
Mr. Stoddard's recital of their Journf
would be iead with keen Interest by
his many friends here, yet the trip was
so -eventful and so filled with side
trlpa and educational tours that It
would be Impossible to touch upon ail
the gabjes'Si r"'''
"TV? vjnt dlr-icto to Iklirium. then
DISGUSTING
(Continued n Page 6.)
EHEMIES
1 PEOPLE
PARSONS. ORGANIZER.
DEFENDS TRUST
METHODS
SAYS MEDDLING POLITICIANS
ARE CURSES TO THE COUNTRY
The Sooner Efforts to Prevent Combi
nation of Capital Are tut'd, the
Better It W III Be for the Public at
Large Trust Orjranheer Launches
Into position.
Comv
UW" .-JUiy 21. -Testify Ing be-
futfora th HaMwInk Itto lntl.
gating the sugar Industry," today, jouo .
E. Parsons, who claims to have organ
ized the sugar trust said, "The sooner
polltcians realize their lefforts to pr
vent combinations of capital from in
creasing prices on all commodities,
and that the 'dear public' 18 the only
sufferer by their attempts, the better
It will be for the country. Capitaliza
tion of corporations on a basis of ac
tual physical valuation of properties,
la a Joke. The future must be capi
talized as must also opportunities. True
government must keep Its hands off." .
On crOBg examination Parsons then
launched into a defense of the trust
method. He said "meddling politicians"
were a curse, to the country and reg
ulation of capital was "almost a
crime." '
Parsons declared that the sugar
trust was the first Simon Pure monop
oly organization In Anrerlca..
...Guggenheim Escapes.
New York, July 21
Attorney Gen-
eral Wlckersham's scheme to secretly
ludlct the Guggenheim smelting trust,
has failed. District Attorney Wise, to- .
day announced that the United States
grand Jury had considered Wicker- .
sham's allegations . that the Sherman ,
law had been violated by the Guggen-
helm corporation but it had dismissed
the case. "
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FORMER ST. LOUIS BELLE." LONG
! A HOUSE SERVANT. ' v
When Divorce Is Granted She Seeks
Employment hilled Today.
Chicago, July 21. 'Killed here when
she stepped in front of a speeding au
to, "Mrs.. Catherine Porter," aged 52,
a domestic In the home of W, FvHobbs,
was identified today as Mrs. Catherine
Edgar, the divorced wife of . Sewly
Edgar, the multi-millionaire and eteel
manufacturer of St Louis. The heavy
veil worn by the woman to prevent her
friends of othier days from recognizing
her, was the cause of her death. It
obscured her view and she' did not
see the flying automobile until It was
upon her.
Twenty years ago Mrs. Edgar, was
the leader of St. Louis society. Her -husband
was rich and they had a two-
year-old son. : Then came domestic .
trouble and a divorce. Too proud to
seek aid from relative, the former so
ciety queen sought menial work to
support herself. Finally Bhe came to
Chicago where she married a man by
the name of Porter, but whether.he t
now living or dead Is not known.
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Miners' Help Exensed,
Butte; Mont.; July 21. Members of
the Western Federation of Miners vot
ed down the proposition today to go
on strike on tne day of the trial of the '
McNamara brothers at Los Angeles.
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merit ct il cnn u inon.U icr the da
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