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a ! !!!!! r M I I II II NUMBER 232 VOL X LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1911. 111 TIL ALL FQn UAUGIIT SIRE!! COASTS MM BILL PISSES I CARDINAL GISSOfJS. Snapshot f th Prelate Mad at Arehbiahop Ryan' Funeral. F HER LOUE PRESIDES! TAFT YICTORl IX GREATEST STRUGGLE OE HIS PRESI DENTIAL TERM. , to REGI SE I no Mir CIICEIDE PRESIDENT TAFT WILL SIGN MEASURE TO. NIGHT. MAST AMEXDXEXTS MEET Reciprocity With Canada Xow Assured V President Taft Wins Long Fight by Passage of Reciprocity Measure With practically Xo Change her Honse Form of the Mooted Question Washington, July 22. 'Reciprocity with Canada Taft's biggest project was assured today when the senate passed the measure In practically the same form in which It passed the house. The vote was 30 and 27. The president undoubtedly will sign the measure today and it will become a law before he departs this afternoon for Beverley, his summer home. , The McCumber amendment, provid ing for a reduction of duties on house hold articles, was defeated1 as was NelBon's amendment placing duties on grain, butter, cheese and livestock. The amendments offered by Simons and by Cummins of Iowa were voted down overwhelmingly. :',. La Follette Defeated. " The La Follette wool schedule was voted down 64 to' 15. The only demo crats voting against, the reciprocity were Bailey, Clarke and Simmons. -The "So Republicans. Republicans voting "no" were Bor ah, Bourne, Brlstow, Burnham, Clapp, Clark, t Cummins, Crawford,' Curtis, Dixon, GreennaHeyburn, Kenyon, La Follette,, Lippett, Lorlmer, McCumber, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Smith, of Michi gan, Smoot and Martin. " ' , ROOSEYELT TALKS ALASKA Says Territory of Alaska Suffered by Big Business.. New York, july 22 Denunciation of "big business" for retarding devel opment of Alaska is the burden of an srtlclfr just published here by Former President Roosevelt in' the Outlook. Roosevelt declares the territory has been strangled " by great capitalists wishing to develop Alaska by making enormous fortunes outside of and In defiance of the law," and by members of congress, who under the Influence or afraid of the hostility of corpora tions, decline to permit the passage of legislation enabling people to work honeatl yand develop coal profit with fair profit to themselves while doing justice to others J Cigarette Started Fire. Porcupine, Ont, July 22. Chief For ester Atkinson of the Dominion Con servation association, after a thorough investigation on the spot declared the recent fires which resulted In the los of 70 lives, was in all probability caus ed by a cigarette. FREXCHMEX FIGHT DUEL. Paris,' July 21. Leon Dandet, the dramatic critic and Henri Bernstealn, the famous playwright and author fought a duel today, first with pistols and then with swords. Four ehota were ex changed without result Then swords weoe resorted to. After being disarmed twice, Daudet re ceived a deep wound In the arm and the combat ceased. Criticism of Bernstein's play was the cause of the duel. f CORY RIGHT. 19 Oa..BY " ' WILLIAM H. TAFT, TWENTY-SEVENTH PKESIDENT. Perhaps no fight that has come up to the president during this term or that is yet to be wrestled with, compared In vigor the reciprocity measure ere. ated. President Taft has forced the Mil through much as the afynlufatra' tlon desired it in the first place, and fulfilled bis promise to enact a reck V proclty lueaawew. .'' xv'..':.:- 'C.'V ? -r.. wy v. ;..r.:.,- ,. . - -,;,. TRUST ROBBED THIS IS ASSERTION OF CLAUS SPHECKLES, JR. Tells Senate Investigators What the Stockholders Lost In Money. . New York, July 22. That stockhold ers of the Sugar trust were milked of $5,000,000 for the benefit of Henry O. Havemeyer, Theodore Havemeyer, John Searels and his . father, , Claus Spreckles, wa declared before the house Hardwlck committee today by Claus Spreckels, Jr. Sprecekls said that the sugar trust and his father's companies, especially the Federal and Philadelphia Refining companies, fought each other ruinously for years. Then a truce was declared and the property unloaded to the trust for $10, 000,000. Sprpckelg Bald Searels forced him out of the management of" the Philadelphia company. Searles said: "The only way 'to make money . Is to keep the production down to the limit and up the prices to the limit of what you can get." - ' ' London, July 22. All preparations are completed for the first Universal Races congress hlch will constitute the most Important event in this city next week. The congress, in which practically all races of the human fam ily will be represented, will meet in the Central building of the University of London on Wednesday of next week and will remain In session four days. The object of the gathering is the dis cussion in the light of modern knowl edge and the modern conscience of the general relations between the peoples of the west and those of the east, be T RAGE CONGRESS DRAWS CROWDS I 1 PACM BROS.. N.Y. LLOYD GEORGE PEACE BUT NOT AT TOO GREAT A i ,' SACRIFICE, Pessimism Is Utanpani Throughout 'the Business C3rcles of London. . London, July 22. The statement of Chancellor of the Excequer, , Lloyd George, at Lord Mayors' banquet here last night, is pointed to as a sign to day that Great Britain intends to stand firm and resist any aggressions in Morocco by Germany. The chancellor said he favored peace, "but not at the price of sacrificing the great place and prestige England has won by cen turle of heroism." The political and business circles ere nesslmlstlc over the outlook and predict the long expected war. Police Serve Xotlces. The police department la busily en ftaged in eervlnK Jh notices of lm nrovement in various sections of the city. Mostly sidewalks are involved. tween white and so-called colored peo- pies, with a view to encouraging be- tween tnem a ruiier unaiersianaing, we most friendly feelings and a heartier co-operation. ; -The idea o fthe congress originated with Dr. Felix Adler, who first sug gested bis plan at a conference at Eis enach, Germany, in July, 1904. His suggestion was widely discussed and commented upon. ' Although there was no lack of those who ridiculed the Idea the opinion that closer relations be of such a congress and who expressed tween the races" would be neither desir TO MOTE V 'Vr 3 1911, by American Praaa Aiaoclatlon. r ' BaUlmore, Mr., July, 22. Letters' University Library Comft?1 of the testl- telegrams of congratulation L.,.. . chief of the 1 "i ibeen pouring Into the mansion of . Cardinal Gibbons, who, enjoying the rugged health and vigor of a man fully ten years younger than he, will , celebrate the 77th anniversary of his birth tomorrow. There will be no observance of , the ahnlver ' eary and Cardinal Gibbons will spend the day quietly at his resi dence, receiving only some of his most intimate personal friends. " able nor beneficial to civilization, many distinguished scientists, statesmen and political leaders heartily endorsed Dr. Adler's suggestion. Slowly the plan ripened and developed, strongly sup ported by the British foreign office and many Influential statesmen and leaders of Great Britain. ; , . , No empire occupies ', such a vast area or has Its constituent parts so widely scattered as the British empire, and accordingly no other empire has to face so constantly the grave problem of being fair and JuBt to other races. For this reason it was only proper that the initiative In bringing about such a congress should be taken by England and that the first of these race gather tngshould be held in London. Mr. G. Spiller, of London, the prin cipal promoter of the plan in England, was made honorary general secretary of the congress and it was he who orgnlzed the undertaking, sett out the call and invitations end prepared the program for the congress. - He was en couraged In bis work by the strong support he received from parliamen tary leaders, members of the perma nent court of arbitration, the delegates to the second Hague conference,' Brit ish premiers, colonial bishops, profes sors of international law, leading an thropologists and sociologists and hun dreds of others. ; The congress will be opened by Lord Weardale, on Wednesday morn ing and there will be a morning and an afternoon session on every one of the four days of the congress. In view of the large number of delegates ex pected to attend the gathering and of the imposing number of addresses promised upon the manifold phasei of inter-raclal relations, the addresses were collected long before the time set for the opening of the congress and published in book form '.n English and French. This will save a great deal of time at the sessions. The addresses will not he formally read though they will be used as the basis of discussions. Political issue of the hour will not be discussed, excepting in so far as they have a bearing upon lnter-raclal re lations. The congress will divide its time so as to discuss fundamental con siderations, the meaning of race and nation, general conditions of progress, peaceful contact between civilizations, special problems In inter-raclal econ omics, the modern conscience In rela tion to lnter-raclal questions, and pos itive suggestions for promoting lnter raclal friendliness. j The civilizations of 20 races will be (Continued on Page Eight.) THOUGHT CAMORRISTS WILL GET NEW HEARING. ATTORNEYS QUIT IX AX. J , GER AT CAPTAIN'S TESTTttOxi Gruesome Trial at Vlterbo, Italy, May Have to Be Gone Over Again With Xew Attorneys Judge lla5 the Case Under Advisement Xow Would Mean a Repetition of Long Tale. VlfarHn TW Tnlv - A rotrlnl of the already interminably drawn-out Camorrlst cases, is predicted today through the action of attorneys for the 35 prisoners accused of the murder of Gennaro Cuoccolo and- his wife and scores of other crimes. Attorneys for the Camorrists an nounced today they considered ttaem- carblner and would abandon the de fense. '.- ' Judge Blanchl took the case under advisement and may order the whole trial - gone over again with new law yers. V-. '..' During the many months that the1 thousands of witnesses have been on the witness stand, the scenes In the prison cells set near the court and witnesses have been horrible to say the least. The Camofrist cause) is at stake, and if the government wins it Is believed the father of blackhand In Italy will be crushed. The people have been horrified at the tales of thi wit nesses regarding the crimes of tho members of the secret order, , and dread the ordeal of heralng it all over agatn. ;- . : J , v.' ;;- Religious Workers at Lake George. Lake George, N. Y., July 22.t-Nearly 500 religious workers, representing practically every state and territory in the United States and many parts of the Dominion of Canada, are In at tendance at the conference of the Men and Religious Forward movement which opened at Silver Bay today to continue until the end of the month. GAR Definite plans are now. completed for the trackage arrangement between the Oregon-Washington Railroad company and the Central railway of Oregon, and as soon as the motor car to be used under the joint trackage arrange ment reaches Union, the La Grande Hot Lake-Union town-Cove motor car service will be Inaugurated. Gen eral Manager Charles England of the Central line now, operating what Is known as the "dinky" between Union station, Union and Cove, was In La Grande today and corroborated the re- port that the two lines will supply tracks for the institution of the new service. ' , But Little New Traeks. There Is to be but . a little over a mile of track laid to make' the connect' Ing link betwieen tracks already exist ing. The O.-W. will lay this stretch f track from Hot Lake to the point where the Central already has spur track, doing the work for the Central which is not well equipped for this un dertaking. While the O.-W. is laying this piece of track, the Central com pany will ballast up its roadbed over the entire distance and bje ready to start the motor car service as soon as It reaches here, probably within three weeks. Link Easy Task. " "The O.-W. has tbfl ties In place, and steel l9 now at Hot Lake to lay the remaining link o( about a mile and a half," said Mr. England this morning. "The motor car has left the shops and MOTOR TELLS ; COXtONES SHE LOVES BANKER BEATTIE. BANKER NUCHA SED SHOT. . GUN TO KILL HIS WIFE ''.' , ' Story of Relations Between Richmond Banker and Pretty Mis BInford 11 Told by the Latter on the Witness Stand Before Coroner's Inquest '. Accused Banker Stoic in His Cell. . ii. i. ' Richmond, Va., July 22. Stoically suiottiug umimut . mlfmtiXS 'Z, ".. different to the charge that he murder ed his young wife in order to be free to .resumi his relations , with pretty ' Buelah, BInford. Henry C. Beattie. the banker, sat In his cell here ,toda awaiting the completion this afternoon j of the inquest into the killing. ; Miss BInford told of her relations ; with eBattie. She said she agreed to , 'eave Richmond when Beattie was , tr-arried. Four weeks ago. however,;; he riiet him accidentally at Norfolk , and their longing for each other was ( renewed and she return to Richmond. Since then Buelah said he had been ; meeting his old sweetheart at hotels. ' Bosnia gave her money with which to furnish up a homo where they ,wero to meet. The whole secret of the girl'j V'v was told wien she replied to the r question, "Do you love Henry Battle?" "Rather than see him go to the elec- ; irlc chair," she replied, "I would con- , fess that I killed his wife myself. The girl concealed nothing of her relations with the banker. ' . The chief witness this afternoon will be Paul Beatty, a cousin of the alleged slayer, with whom the police ' say, .' Beattie went to purchase a shot gun with which be killed his wife,. whil driving in an automobile. It )s said, that Paul Beattie has confessed his ' pVirt In the affair. , : Exodus to Wallow Lake. , Every day Is Joseph Lake day to a great many local people and the La Grande colony at the resort Is growing In numbers rapidly. , ' SERVICE SOOIl by. the time' It reaches here wie will br ready for it,' WlU Xot Cross Yalley.: A mistaken notion has gained ground that the Central Intended to build track front Cove directly across 'the valley to La Grande at bis time.' While there Is no doubt that. Is a contemplated move, the proposed service will not In clude such an undertaking. , - Schedule TJadeelieaV , The matter of schedule and running time ha not been decided upon. The. motor car will make several trips a day, it Is planned, but Just when and ' how these will be made Is not known. With TTnisin na tionrimmrtnra Mva rir , wM run t0 CoT9 Uck to Un,0Q town then across the present spur and the- track yiet to be laid, to Hot Lake, with- ourt touching at the Union station, and then come to La Grande on the 0.W, The return trip will be mad over the same track. ... . VEECTJRT REGISTERS H0. ' San Bernardino, Cal., July 22 With the thermometer registering as high as 140 and : hovering around 112, even at night, TesI- .' dent of the region around Death valley and Salt basin have been compelled to flee from the terrl- ; ble heat and not one now re- t mains. ' - " ' The mercury has not been less than 100 hundred any day or night this week. '