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VOLUME X.
BINDERS. COMBINES.
HEADERS START
THIS WEEK
ESTIMATES BEACH A MIL-
; HON AND A HALF BUSHELS
Within the -Week 'All Machines W1U Be
Ready for Harvesting and Thresh
ing of Banner drain Crop of the
Grande Bonde , Yalley Early EstJ
mate May Hate Been. Too Low.
Hum of binder and clatter of head
"I. i. ih. iiarmnnlom Hound in Uranae
.Wde valley this week In which will
commence the harvest of the largest
crop of wheat ever recorded in this
county. The binders are already run
ning in varioui sections and out on the
gand Ridge the headers will com
mence Thursday or Friday. On the
following Monday several combines
Till be set in motion, and the many
threshermen through the valley are
getting their separators Into readiness
to elean the bumper wheat crow.
As ig true over a greater section
of the Pacific northwest, the local
wheat crop outshines anything in for
mer years or history of wheat raising.
Peculiarly enough the acreage has
teen decreased, yet the total output
will be far In excess of former rec
ords. The past decade record was
reached two years ago when a million
bushels were threshed In this valley,
tut that record is doomed to be brok
en this year. ' -
Just as soon as the threshing ma
chines and combines gef. ,agolng..i;here
will come a definite estimate of the
wheat crop which during the ante
harvest and threshing season . his
been conservatively placed at 1,500,
000 bushels, about 500,000 bushels ir
excess of former records. Men who
are versed in the estimating of grain
crops while on the stalks, say this .s
extremely conservative.
Flourmen and threshers who have
visited other so-called banner wheat
sections this year affirm that nothing
yet has been found to equal the
Grande Ronde valley outlook, and now
that threshing 18 under way. and that
steady; favorable weather Is indicated
there is no known reason by the crop
should not be granarled without mis
hap. If it does, wheat land will be ex
tremely profitable this year. , '
IXLAND EMPIRE HABYESTING.
Largest Crop in Several Years Being
Cut in Ideal Weather, r
Spokan?. July 24. Harvesting of
one of the largest crops of several
years In th Inland emnire beuan to
day. Ideal harvesting, weather is re-
Ported.
LD
COLLEGE HERE
1JALIFORNIAN COMING TO LA
GRANDE TO INVESTIGATE.
r!te8 That He' Will Consider This
City Carefully.
La Grande as the home of a busi
ness college Is assuming bright pros
pects. This is Been In a letter from a
toan named H. G. Phelps of Red Bluff,
California, who has written to S. M.
Slough of the Commercial club here
that he will come to "La Grande this
ummer or fall to investigate the con
ditions relative to establishing a busi
ness rnlluoa ' TJ ! onmlrlff north tO
look over the country but has already
oecld'ed that La Grande shall be given
careful consideration. .
OPEN
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY, JUI.Y 24, 1911.
PREMIER CALLED TRAITOR
Hisses and Shouts Drowa Efforts to
, Explain Veto BQL
London. July 24. For the first tinw
in England's history a premier was
howled down when he officially at
tempted to explain the government's
course on the lord's yeto bill, in the
house of commons. He tried to talk
for halt an hour," but his utterances
were drowned by cries and hisses of
"Traitor," , which the conservatives
kept up the house speaker was un
able to nreserve order. -When be
could be beard Asqulth said it the veto
bill did not pass the lords the liberals
would ask the king to create enough
liberal lords to.pass It. Then he sat
down. ; '
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HnckleberrW Have Inning.
Huckleberry patches are teeming
with berries and during the present
week a great many pickers will take
FALLING POLE
BOTH LEGS BROKEN BY FALLING
LIKE POLE.
While at Work on High Pressure Line
Pole, Accidents Occur.
Caught between a falling high pres
sure electric line pole at the Puckett
dace where the Cove and Union Junc
tion Is situated and the embankment
John Young, an employe of the East
ern Oregon Light and Power company
is in the hospital here this afternoon
with both legs broken. It was believ
ed at first that he hadsustalned Inter
nal Injuries but this has proven Incor-
rect. The young man with others was
raising a pole when the pike broke
loose, swinging the heavy timber to
one side. .Young tried to get away
but the embankment was too steep
and he was crushed under the heavy
weight. Both legs were broken.
Annotation Believed Necessary
Late this afternoon It was reported
that If would be necessary to ampu
tate both limbs. " ' ; .
HOTEL MEN MEET;
Seattle Gathering Place of . Washing
ton Inn Keepers Today.
Seattle. July 24.-rTwo hundred ho
tel men representing $50,000,000 in
hotel properties are here today , for
the opening of a session of the State
Hotel Men's association. Officers and
the next meeting place will be decided
late this afternoon.
LEGAL BATTLE TO FOLLOW FIBST
YICTOBY. '
Five Thousand for Wets Is Majority of
The Election. ;
Austin, Texas, July 24. Although
returns thus far today indicate a ma
jority of ahout 5,000 for the wets in
th bitter state wide prohibition eiec
tfnn n leeal flgrht to determine the re
suit is'certaln. The total vote Is about
DOO.OOO. and the official count will be
completed Wednesday.
LILLIAN GRAHAM DISAPPEARS
"Authorities Think It Is a Press Agent
Stunt and Don't Worry.
Wpw York. July 24. The police to
day declined to get excited over the
rtiannnearanee of Lillian Graham, one
of the girls who shot and wounded
Millionaire Stokes. The authority
think it is a press agent's stunt. The
press agent declares she is kldnapred.
HURT UNDER
WETS VICTORS
OLD 11 III
London. July 24. All England 1 hysterical today over the Moroc-
can situation. There are wild rumors
$ against France, and another that the
matio relations with England. Despite these alarmist reports, the gov-
i&. Bnnnnno tnAav If entertainer! tin annrehenalnna of WSf. "
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TWO PLEAD GUI
,A plea of guilty to larceny opened
the resumed session of the crcuii
oourt this morning, when, simultane
ously, the grand Jury reconvened Its
deliberations. Bantree "and Henry,
both of them hold-over cases from the
early part of the term, were to have
been tried today on a charge of burg-
IS SENTENCED
EIGHT YEAlis IX PRISON IS HIS
; ' PORTION. I
Alameda County Official Comes to
Hear Sentence Today.
Oakland", July 2i. Former County
Assessor Dalton. convicted of having
solicited. at5,n00 brtbe from tne Spring
Valley Water company, was today
sentenced to eight years in tn-3 peni-
tlary. He will not appeal. "
In March Dalton was asked by the
company to reduce the assessments of
Its holdings in Aalmeda county. Dal
ton said he would, provided the com
pany gave him $25,000. The district
attorney was notified and detectives
put on the case and officials heard
several conversations. In May Dalton
was arrested and was sentenced to
day. ' ' ;
COMMISSION MEETS TONIGHT
ExecuUve-Apiwintees Will Confer Rl
ative to Commission Plan. .
Business men appointed sometime
ago by Mayor A. L. Richardson to con
sider the best amendments to make
to the city charter relative to the form
of government to be adopted In La
Grande, will meet this evening to go
into the matter with care. This will
be an important session of the com
mittee. " ' ' ' " '
WILL SHE
CIRCUIT COURT IFJ SESSIQfJ;
' v.. Lh- sSl'if& -
PHILS
that Germany ha, declared war
kaiser Is expected to sever dlplo-'
LTY TO CHARGE
lary not In a dwelling liouse but they
v w i . ' z;z?: zn. w" ' ,.h"
sentenced shortly. ; . ; '
Tomorrow court will be occupied
with the prosecution, by the state
against Nelson and Blonqulst, who are
churged with burglary. '
MONSTER MACHINE ABLE TO AC
tUJU'LlMl iBlUi.
Sewer Trenches Sow Being Du? by
: Big I'remcn jiacnine.
Monstrous machine power la dlg-
rlntr tin a aw&- tpAnVhott tndnv In Wftflt
La- Grande. 'The Sutherland company
got its trenching machine in motion
and the "natives" have had their eyes
opened by the wonderful facilities of
the huge inachina. Rocks and ilrt are
moved with equal ease and hege gobs
of earth are displaced in a minute. A
large crew of men could not begin ts
accomplish in a day what the mon
strous machine nag done today, and
even that before the machinery has
got to working smoothly.
POOL IN STEEL TRUST.
Evidence of Gigantic Scheme Unfurl
ed Before Investigators.
: Washington, July, , 24. Evidence
that 11 of the largest Bteel manufac
turers thia country had entered Into u
pooling agreement in November, 1900,
forming a steel plate association, was
presented before the Stanley commit
tee today. The committee believes the
pool agreement will Still be enforced.
The agreement allowed the com
panies to sell only a certain share of
steel stock. Among the signers were
KICK?
Hare, in Philadelphia Pra.
TREHCH FORMS
WITH IWTTY
the Carnegie Steel company, the Am
erican Steel Wire company, the Tide
water Steel company, the Crucible
Steel company of America. The Car
negie company was accorded 46.85 per
cent of the total output.
v. n Kaufman, a printer, who print-
cA h agreement between the steel
companies, testified: "After President
TTftUBton. of Lukens Iron ana steei
company, had the agreements printed.
h! secretary cam to my shop and ae
troved all the Droofs and copies we
could find. He said the president of
th Illinois Steel company made
mistake in having It printed, and that
they were afraid they might go to Jail
If the agreement was discovered. La
ter'my brother told me he had a copy
of the agreement"
A committeeman asked if he could
get a copy.: He replied he had asked
the department of Justice time and
again for information concerning sucj
pools but had always got the answer
that It was Inconsistent with public
policy to furnish It.
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TO CANADA
CORRECTION OF TARIFF AFFORDS
. 5EW fields.
Formerly Excessive Bate Displaced by
a New Tariff.
The O.-W. through Its local agent,
J. H. Keeney announces that a cor
rection of shipping tariffs between
Union county points and Canada gives
carload rates that should afford
good market for local shippers. The
announcement says In part:
The east bound fruit and vegetable
tariff No. 33, applying to points In
western Canada, has been corrected to
apply on apples in straight carloads
via Spokane, to points in western
Canada on the Canadian Pacific rail
way and has been reduced to some
extent. "
This Tate should permit shippers to
find a good market In the Canadian
territory for their apples. . '
" These rates now open up to the ap
Die growers In this territory a market
for their products which has hitherto
been prohibited on account of exces
slve rates. - "
Seal Fnr Treaty Ratified.
Washington, July 24. The senate
this afternoon ratified the fur seal
treaty which prevents Great Britain,
Japan, Russia and the United States
from pelagic sealing for 15 years,
commencing December 13.
FIRE BURNS IN
DEAL CANYON
TIMBER IN THAT COULEE BEING
; DESTROYED.
Huck1tl)erry Mountain South of City
Also in Fire Zone.
DuHuk the afternoon the blaze lu
Deal canvon Increased in ferocity and
extent, and is working towurd the
crest erf the foothill. Telephone com
mnnlcatlons '.will le sent to Deputy
I Fire Commissioner Galloway at Elgin
unless the blaze burns Itself out some-
wath before night :
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Fire la running loose in the small
area of timber in Deal canyon near lis
mouth today, and while thore Is , no
danger of It becoming at all menacing
to La Grande, the blaze might work
back up the canyon and catch one or
' two cabins along the roadway pene
trating the canyon. The Are started
In the clump of trees at the first curve
of the canyon and Is easily seen from
i La Grande.
Huckleberry mountain Is said to be
the scene of a large forest fire todiy,
the blaze having been seen by tourists
on Mt. Emily yesterday, ,1
APPLE
NUMBER 233
RECIP
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FIGIOIIIFT5
CANADA NOW SEAT OF
WAR OVER THE
MEASURE
TAFT COMPLIMENTED FOB ! .
TACTFUL STATEMENT MADE
Canada May Not Ratify the Measure
, Though Premier Lanrier Afllrms It
Will Eventually Occur President
Thanks Democrats and Bepubllcant.
Alike for Pussage of Bill.
Ottawa. July 24. A bitter fight In
parliament ia predicted here today be
fore the reciprocity agreement with.'
w TTurf atnu is ratified. 1 Slnc ,,
congress passed the' measure oppoti-"'
" j transferred their -activities to
Cornea. Premier Laurler said the bill
win pass, but he won't say when.
Taft Complimented. f
Beverley. Mass.. July 24. President
Taft has received many telegrams of
congratulation today for his state
ment on reciprocity. His friends de
clare his laudation of the aid given by
democrats and republicans alike will
ultimately prove "good politics by ,
preventing schisms In the republlcaa
party. .. . V .'
It Is reported that President Tart
ha received direct assurances from
Canada that she will confirm the re
ciprocity agreement. -
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"Back to Farm' Campaign. '
Chicago. 111.. July 24. Governors
of states, national philanthropists and '
state Immigration commissioners as
sembled In Clhcago today to formally
launch the "back to the farm" cam-5
palgn. The object of the movement
18 to aid workingmen and others liv
ing in congested districts In large cit
ies, as well as state charges. In ob
taining farms In northernsouthern'
and wetsern states. It ts purposed to
maintain a permanent bureau for the
dissemination of Information relative
to conditions existing In the various
states. .
Photographers in 'Convention.
St. Paul, Minn.. July .24. Several
hundred of the leading photographers
of America have arrived for the 31st
annual convention of their national as- .
soclation, which will get under way ;
tomorrow. All were busy today op-
enlng cases containing pictures tor
the national . exhibit, which promises
to be the largest ever hung by the as- s
soclatlort. ,' : . .
Morse Continues Fight.
New Orleans. Juyl 24. Charles
Morse, the, convicted ice king and '
bank wrecker, now confined In the
federal prison at Atlanta, today con
tinued his fight for freedom. This af
ternoon his attorneys filed an appeal
from the decision of the United States
Judge, Newman, who refused a writ
of 'habeas , corpus.
LOSTINEINTS
IS BUILDING WATEB SYSTEM OF
HIGH CLASS.
Wants Good Water and Needs Men to
Do the Work. ;
Lostine Is ready to construct Us
new water system and is in the mar
ket tor laboring men to do the work.
The officials of the little town have ad
vertised for 40 men to do this work,
and as soon as the crew is sufficiently
large, the work wilt be commenced.
Lostlne wantB high class water and Is
spending good money, to do it. agree
ing that only the best supply poBslbl
t8 good enough for the town.
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