La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 26, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextjU illicit..- i M iUMf V I t ! ' ' . it i 1 M M : I 1 I ? ; i 'i , ii ' . t ! 1 1 VOLUME X. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. . WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1911. NUMUEU f,1 jiisis n III IH SCARE ERMANY CONSIDERS TREATMENT HOT JUSTIFIABLE 0 O O O !SI WILL COME WITH T .enrnTM SPKKf M TOMORROW j A3 - . f W. in Both Countries Look at M ar if-... it-UK firms - AuWohtMislon of Bs Consequence Lloyd lieorge auj B Bade Secretary of Foreign Af fairs, Comiilimf ut to His Speeclu r o o q o o a o o o o o 0 oeooaooo o o o - - ILLUSTRATIONS OF HEW DECISION. O - ,. ... , -r .11 J?. i, niusi v Mimic- lore on on smpir.ents to i,a tiranae than Portland and INew orli not more man per ccui more. At present, with the back haul clause applicable, Chicago ships to Portland at $1.00 (approximately) and men nie u.-vv. enarges local rates back trom rortiana to l.a vranue cr aiproxiuiauMy iv vc-m. -v.- '- ence m rates tneretore will be t3 cents on Cuieago snipa:ents to Ja uranae on eacu .iuw puuuus. 3 Shipments to La Grande are benefitted precisely as shipments to Spokane and Reno. The whole rate ques- fe- iivu io a i uuiuriiLcU. uu uuutiTiiuiiU. utiiv uv inwc yv uv nac jjnui u- ah.-vh.va - . Yr TivcATt.pi nhoiit this war: Ci . On the grounds that the interstate commerce commission recognizes water competition, certain cities and 3 shipping centers in the middle west wiji get one rate to La Grande and some another. For instance: St. Paul is not considered to have water competition privileges because it would be impractical to ship to Portland or San Francisco bv water route. The same is true of Omaha. Several cities are thus situated.' Now these cities, which do not have water competition become amenable to the fourth clause of the recent congressional U rate act and cannot charge more for a short hau imim. July 26.-War between Aland and Germany -wa omugai f ''ireclably nearer tody by a "semi- " I . L ill. ,11 ,9cial announcement-ma. viiuuttuu. ovd George may b:coni'& secretary ,f foreign affairs. ' H appointed It i ;aas George's recent speech of warn- to keen hands of Morocco has re eled the official sanction of the cab- Inet. Diplomais say im i tn n war threat 6hd that the IIUIIL -V " " - ovemnKM believed the chances are Mi for trouble is seen in the can aiatlon of the Atlantic fleet's Nor wegian cruise. , This will hold ths ,ulk ot the English warships near tngland in readiness. . , The greatest interest Is expressed n ite announcement that Premier As uitb will discuss the Moroccan situ ation in the house of commons , tomorrow.- It 18 believed Asqulth will ieflnltely commit the government to a olicy of resistenoe to German aggres sion, which Lloyd George annoiHiced. he ,1pi in every rqhabilitf . mars !li soon reach a crisis and that the long ghaky peaca of Europe may break rltish and German press. both de- ote much space to the difficulty, and both :ssue grave warning. The Ber- m Tageblatt says, "England's meth- U nt dirBtinir her will to Germany knd France in their negotiations pub icly. instead of exchanging Idf as dip iomat'cally la no longer considered i - .- . ..-. .J - tj Germany as JuatinaDie. V I'll V 1 1 i i . 1 1 c t I V v i . v v ... ' - mil a Iatki-TiihI in flip samp 'direction and over the same route list give La Grande the stxme terminal rates that apply to Portland.Seattlp "". of the decision La Grande profits materially. , ; kwersity . con D f. & r;..Tlio'.A:m;m?ce;At; iiMo ' 4to nuniti iiiot n,.ii Wns Chwufrn jith! Great Lake cities in general as well as ... . . a , v '. ."li.iii loniUll AAX JltO V7iXiLVl uy y?...-'..w- v : 7 iS""'A': i,mnvwifiAn nrt n 0u,;; J !. T.-.-.-.'i-ir. r.h r:r h.r.v 'ii' with inno-. .t :r:,v,.. 4.1 j.i, i,M; ;.. -;i-. T..- riT-oTirln flmn tliftv rln fn Pnrtlnnn. Hnt theri or in other words, must give L Cisco. In this phase p is a limitation to this privilege-from Chicago to this city 7 percent above the terminal rates; from Buffalo-Pitts- 5 hnvtr IS Tier flout olAT'o fl-io "Pnvltm1 fnrmiti;! l v.ip-'N'pvv Ynrlc and 'tributary country 23 tier cent above the ier z$ . 1'ortlanrt rate. . . . . - t . - ' ee : o o o o o CLOSE FINISH. H.U'fi Long Flights Made iu ck to eck Sluqte by Birdmeii. ; , 111 COLLEGE FOR Li Gil Broklanda. England, .'Jisry 26. Af ter a most thrilling air race. Lieuten ant Conneau, of France, flying under the name of Andre Beaumont, today won the $50,000 London Daily Mall prize for the great race around thd British isle. Pierre Vendrlne waa sec ond, just 54 minutes, 29 second be hind Beaumont who total flying time was 22 hours and 28 minutes.. Until they reached Brighton the leaders raced neck and neck through the mistg and thunder storms. Beaumont had a time lead of nearly an hour and though Vtndrlne finished he could not overcome the lead. iOMMERfUL COLLEGE IS START ED BY CHAS. E. TAYLOR. n of Twenty-Flve Years' Expwl i vtaof in i nnnnrt nn nt iiaifl ncnuui. I Determined to glve to La Grande a .chool which this section of Oregon m needed for some time Charles E pylor today leased rooms in the Fol W buildlne and will conduct a first !!ms commercial colleg. . It Is his Mention to start the school August 5th and he will develop it Just as fast fw possible. :' Cbarks E. Taylor is a man of 20 fears' exDeriencA In tha work. His m DOBitlnn vaa hood nt thA commer i - - - deDartment nf th Mtdford high Cbool Whlrh tiIboa tin rmil erne d to look ?ftr personal lntereata. For some fin. I . .... . k -. po ue nas naa his eye on ia uraaue jad was fearful lest omeon would et In hem i-hAnd nf htm before he d dignose of belonelnea and pre- f re himself for permanent residence j h the Grande Ronde Talley. That he j 1 bundantly qukllfled In Ma line of rfk is ck&rly proven from creden i Pal. and nprannol lotfiorfl from SUb 1 'intkl nonnl.. .11 nnrthwAst 1 The new school, will thoroughly S fach shorthand, typewriting, commer- p forms of all kinds, banking and I Fbematici. . Kortk - uuua jr ai met c v 1141 convention ber odar with " ttendance of members from all "tbe stata.' AK01M LNGLASD IS W0 BY FKEXHMAX. in iKii SlftlE GUIS 10 SETTLE ISSUE Slliising Actress Foond. New York. July 26. Discovered in a hotel at Poughkeepsle. , Lillian Gra ham, Stokes assailant who dlsappear- ta from New York Saturday, today de- Clarea Bne nau oeeu u.iuunyt'cu uj mi unknown man who rushed Into motor car, and having lost conscious ness, knew nothing more until she found herself in Poughkeepsie. ' ' She baa lost her theatrical position. Mexican Gunboat Wanted. San Diego, Cal.. July 26. According to reports from Lower California the Mexican gunboat Guerrer, now dry- docked at San Francisco, has been or dered Into service at once. ' One hundred thousand dollars an-! nually will be saved to buyers and shippers of Union and Wallowa coun ties because of the rate-declslon of the Intersate commerce commission hand- d down by Commissioner Prouty who heard the evidence presented by Spo kane, La Grande and other cities at Spokane some time ago. La Grande g.ts terminal rateB along with Port land 'Where shipments originat'e in towns of the" middle west not on water routes, and in no, instance will La Grande or Wallowa county towns have to pay the old obnoxious through rate to Portland and then pay local rates from Portland to La Grande. ! The rate question must be revised and a nw Bchem ' worked out before Oct. 15 and which time all traffic managers of all railroads hanng terminals on the Pacific coast or touching cities leas than 1,500 mile east of Portland, will present their revised scheme to the commission for approval. Means Wholesale Houses Here. . - . . ... i 1 , V I me decision speus wouw uuuo neres for La Grande and if this city can get distributive rates as she Is entitled to, can compete with Portland dollar I for dollar' on a great variety of com j modlties, and In no instance will she I be handicapped by more than 23 per cent on 100 pound freight rates. ..-.: Saving Is Enormons. ;- "Because the La Grande Commercial club fought this fight along with Spo-. kane for lower rates and became a .Vpart of the Spokane contentions, Wal-. low a and Union (ounties benefit to an extent which I shall place at $100,- 000,00 said Turner Oliver the attorney wtrrj 1iand8d the Commercial club's in'.wres's at Spokane, today, "I have gone over the"' matter carefully and find that this is conservative and will grow in volume as the country is developed." All merchants today agree that th5' new rates are of extreme im portance to La Grande and cannot help but reduce the amount of distribution business done by Portland when the rates become operative. . Structural Iron, cannrd goods, farm implements and th'8 other commodities which great HECU'lSlX ITY WILL BE LEFT TO PEOPLE AT VOTE. . GhU KILLED Fill flfllISi SACBAMENTO GIEL I& SLAIN BY AN UN KNOWN I.IAN Ml'HDEREU LATEB SHOT 1 FIGHT WITH POLICE With .No Kuown Motive aud the Actual Cause Probably e-r to Come to Light 'Tjiwrl.cr Girl of Sacranun to Is Shot Down by Stranijer--I--IK'rate Fight KcmiUs In Injuries. Sacramento, Cal., July 2G. Miss Anna Dudley, aged 32, a stenographer was murdered today by an unidentified J man who was later killed by the po- iicein a battte. Two bystanders were wounded. No motive for the crime has been found and there la no love affair known. -' , The murderer leaped from an alley way between J and K streets and Ril ed her body full of shot. She died al most Instantly. He thfn fled , to American river where ho fough- off th: police despite half a dozen wounds. Until Onptaln of Folies' Pennlsh klll:d him.. In his pocket wa3 found a not'? showing h premeditated the deed. . : Mtrjcn Oul) o Servant. - Wflshineton. July 26. That J. ' P. President Taft. Slinis Keclproclty 1 Measure This Af'ernoon. '".;. Washlitftton, "Jnlf 2(l.i-Presldeiit Tuft signed the reciprocity treaty this ufternooiu Ottawa, July 20. Voters of Canada will decide the fate of the reciprocity rmaBure. The liberal ' government, headed by Premier Laurler had deter mined to appeal to the people on ac; count of the obstruction tactics of the conservatives. The electton will be called within two months. If the lib erals win, the reciprocity will be pas sed and If the conservatives win, Dor- Morgan, usually e8t?emed as a money..;-. king ana buiiaer or irusis. i Hy only a servant of John. I. Rockerel-., 1T, wasthe gUt of u " report by Bur- dette,Townsend, former -epecial Unit ed States investigator, which was presented to the house committee in vestigating the steel trust today. It was asserted In the report that the trust controlled 90 per cent ot ,th farm machinery business. Vote on Wool BUI Tomorrow. Washington, July 26. Vote on the La Follett bill revising ' the wool nf the Pavne-Aldrich tariff Quantities are shipped to La Grande Am become, nrlme mlnlstfr. and reel-! act will be taken In the senate tomor- AlnAi..liata In litfl .. .. . rAl : . - aa pev muio eivcu cidchusu procuy uies. issue. . -. . , . Some of the points covered by the commission are: '' Points of Decision. Sliokane and other Intermediate points fall ; lh their contention for transcontinental rates equivalent to those in effect from eastern points to Portland and Puget sound. The interestat commerce commis sion recognises the influence of water competition on all rates from eastern points to the coast except from terri tory embraced in a zone west of a line 1,500 miles east of Portland. The effect of the ruling is Indicated In the following examples: - On freight originating In Missouri river terminals, Spokane Is entitled to , (Continued on page o.) -1 BOISE ELKS COMIXG. Game Definitely Fixed fer Next Sou tyjr In This City. The Boise Elks baseball team, cred ited with being one ot the fastest fra ternal organization teams in the state of Idaho, will come to' La Grande next Sunday to meet the local Elks, follow, ing closing of arrangements late this afternoon. The game should prove a hummer as the visiting Elks are con ceded to be extremely fast The ex pense of bringing the team here is heavy. '. ,'"' '' ','-" ''.' DODEiHF MUST EM! I CHOLERACLK C0IRESSNE1 PLACE MAYOR LEVER KI10GKS iiiuiib iiwi nil- :.:'. .::.-,,-., STATE-WIDE EFFORT TO STAMP IT OUT PLANNED. . More Cases In Hospitals and Suspect ed Case? Foond, Too. New York, July 26. With cholera victims constantly arriving here; on the Italian liners, two suspects Isolat ed at Bellevue hospital, ten who ar rived yesterday isolated at Swinburne island, the city authorities admitted today that the cholera situation In New York is serious. Next Monday the state health de partment will hold a conference at Al bany and start a stringent campaign to stop any cholera advance. BELIEVED TARIFF BILLS ABE AX- RSEADY DOOMED. taaens Amonff Democrats Points Way s to Speedy Adjournment COMMISSIONEES EACH TO GET 4,' 800 ANNUALLY. After Ertennlve Stody, Portland Charter Committee Reports. Washington, July 26. Democrats i Portland, Jluy 26. The charter re- Ihere today are practically unanimous , vision committee last night decided in their belief that last night's caucus forecasts an adjournment of congress by August 15th at the latest. At the caucus the democrat overwhelmingly rejected the plan to continue the tar iff revision at the present session. It Is predicted that both the Underwood and La Follette bills will be rejected at the final vote on them tomorrow. Th democratic senators hold a caucus again tonight. ' that the mayor at a salary of $6,000 annually and six commissioners at $4,800 each, would be sufficient to gov em the city should the commission form of government charter carry at the election In January. , The committee has studied the mat- ' ter extensively. ' . D CHARGED WITH ELECTRICITY WHEN TOUCHED. Cross Wires Feed Lever That Injures , Workman Last Night. Touching a lever that was charged with electricity because of cross wires Walter ZwellfPel vra knocked uncon scious last night and didn't revive from the shock for an even hour. Mr. Zwelffel is employed on the John Mars CHARGES OF CONTEMPT PREFER RED AGAINST HIM. Must Show Canse Why He Failed to Obey Subpoena Today. Contempt charges with a warrant for the arrest of H. W. Dodendorf were ordered Issued from the district attorney's office today on Instruction from Circuit Judge Knowles because the railroader didn't, appear ttft a w,t ness In the state versus Van Duyne case this morning as ordered to do by a subpoena. The trial of Chas. Van. Duyne was continued until 7:30 this evening when court was opened this morning because Mr, Docrendorf, who Is a popular railroader here, fail ed to appear In answer ;to the sum mon to act a wKaesa Jn the fcaes, "The people of this community areitoo prone .to Ignore snbpoenaes Judge Knowles this morning, "and, it Is tlroe some of them were reminded of the crimes they commltt by ttla neglect." . Mr. Dodendorf will bo given an op portunity to show ; cause why he should not be deemed in contempt of Nurt, as oon as be can be brought. before Judge Knowles. The maximum rnclr primtier nd when he went to i i . , .m ... . . iw, ..tr.J I a . .1.1. a l 1 A1 Tliitk trial snui av power uu. in irag rhuujicu nue lur hub uu.01100 id fiv. . senseless Instantly from a- heary which brought about the contempt I charge of electricity surging through the lever. The cause was cross wires and Mr., Zwiffel, though suffering somewhat, Is extremely thankful that he escaped without more frightful burns and perhaps Instant death. charges Is that of tlve state against. Chas. Van Duyne who Is accused of ( the larceny of a watch from the per son of Mr. Willshlre. a stockman of , Teiocaset. Mr. Dodendorf , has been subpoenaed as a witness. ; J- ..Ye