La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 28, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text- i . A O "" " Tf - V VOLUME X. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. MtlDAY, JULY 28, lpll. NUMBER 237 hi nr minnirn UU I- HH rh llll.Uk. 1IUIIIIIUU II GOVERNOR READY SIGN RELEASE FROM STATE TO WESTS ALLEGED STATEMENT ANGERS GOVERNOR JOHNSON San Diego Banker Will B Taken to Portland at Once JJunker Is Rieady to Go and Is Not Fearing Ultimate Outcome of Trial Decision of Gov ., ernor Keocnea lwhi Jtvenrag. San Francisco, July 28Prepared to sign extradition papers asked for by Oregon for Louis Wllde the San Diego banker, wanted for .alleged em bezzlement. Governor Johnson replied to the castlgatlon given Johnson by Governor West, saying: ."I can' hardly believe th governor of Oregon could bave made the statement imputed. to him because no governor could be so petty, contemptible or asinine as to make such remarks." . . West said that if "Johnson didn't honor the requisition It might be a. ood scheme - to , allow California to keep Wilde as Oregon's exhibit at the Panama exposition. " ; ' ..' Wilde Not Alarmed. San Diego, cai.,.juiy zs. LBciarui he hasn't any objection to returning to Oregon and that he won't feel the outcome of the trial, Louis Wilde, to day Is preparing to leave for San Fran cisco to meet the Oregon officials to morrow. WHO IB wauiou jor rmuessicuicm ui $90,000 In connection with the wreck ing of the Oregon Trust bank at Portland hir W.' Conner Morrl. ,Hft r?: ":::x:;:zttr ouu a "'ul , 7i::':'"v panains' a emat deal of controversy. I The chargeg against Wilde were air ed in a hearing before Governor John son before the decision was granted. PHOENIX INSURANCE BANKRUPT Oreson Branch of the Company Has I $2.75 on Hand. Portland, July 28. The Phoenix Mu tual Fire Insurance company went In to voluntary bankruptcy today' to pre vent the authorities from taking court actions aealnar it. Liabilities . are about a quarter of a million and cash.. nn nnnn 12 in. rn roiunauy uuu icu warned 'previously to conduct lts,JuB laess differently.- V' ' t. . To Wedjon Pike's Peak. . Colorado Springs, Colo., .July 28. Miss Nona Sloan of Los'"Angelea and Mr. Meyer Lewis of Omaha have com pleted arrangements for their wedding ceremony which will be performed at the ton of Pike's Peak at sunrise to morrow morning. The couple will spend their honeymoon in . Colorado' Snrlnns. after which they will return to Omaha to live. YOUTH ILS BELL BOY CONFESSESTO TEStER. "DAI'S CRIME. "Hop1 Now Heart Broken nd Repent, ant for His Deeds In Jail. New 'York, July 28-Cowering in his cell lri the city Jail, weepftig and praylng.that he be saved from the gal lows, Paul Geidel, aged 71, and a bell boy at Iroquois hotel, arrested for the murder of Jackson, millionaire, yes terdav make- no denial of the crime.1 m '.iin. u m ta.75 caah and a Kold watch which he pawned for $! The boy says that robbery' was the Bole motive and h? did not expect to kill.' -' - .. AAILUOII Mississippi Lively. Campaign. Meridian, Miss., July 28. MUsisalp pl's strenuous and picturesque sena torial campaign, which will culminate In the state primary next Tuesday was further enlivened here today by a mon ster barbecue at which many bead of oxen were roasted and eaten. The affair was arranged by the opposition to ex-Governor Vardaman, who is one of the. leading senatorial candidates, and was Intended to offset the big demonstration of July 4, when 80 head of oxen," drawing a wagon in which was seated ex-GoVernor Vardaman, was a feature. Recruiting British Americans. Lob Angeles. July 28. John De Gueelph, the pretender to the British throne, today extended Invitations to all British colonial army officers on the retired list and other British sub- to Bend In names for enrollment In organizing here an Imperial army corps 'for contingent service 1n the event of war between England and Germany. ; WINNER OF RIBBONS AT SHOW SUCCUMBS. BABT Eight Months ,' Old '; Child of , Mr. and -i( ' Mrs. Abe Harris Dead. - . .' Honors and ribbons won at the re cent' baby show in1 connection with the Cove Cherry show have proven dis astrous to the life of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Harris' babe. The little boy, eight months and 17 days-old. named Os- id Joseph, Won the blue ribbon" fox coVe .how ;and above that, took the red ribbon for the . . " prettiest baby. But, it Is believed, the i trip to Cove resulted In the littl-e- one swallowing a cherry pt. The baby died of Inflammation of the bowels and It is thought the cause was as stated. The bereaved parents, who reside at 406 Fir street, are receiving sympa treuc expressions from . tnelr many friends. - The funeral arrangements are set for Sundar at 10:00 o'clock. WATER , HEARING HEATED: p..!! . ,Hinnf, Pro- Th.ir claims This Week. ' North Powder, Ore., July 26. (Spe; clal) The hearing of the big water con'jest over the water rights in the North Powder, valley was begun here this week. Last fall and summer, the state made a water survey of the en tire valley and In the winter a meeting was held and all the water rights ad judicated. This was satisfactory - to the farmers of the valley, but It was contested by the Haines Pipe Line com pahy, which claims It has' been ' de prlved of its legal amount of water.,' m. The contest is resisted by 100 farm ers and the case Is being bitterly con tested. Seven lawyers from Baker are In attendance. The case is arous ing Interest over the entire country for the result in this case will have a bearing upon the Powder river valley the.-waters of which are being, sur veyed this summer preparatory to an adjudication thla winter, , and' If. the statecan not make ,'lts adjudication withstand attack .the promised relief from continuous irrigation l.!tfgaton vanishes.;' "' ;''':,!' 'The development of the Powder vat ley has been hindered by the' large number of conflicting water rights and the courts have bean crowded by such litigation. . t ' Third Degree Opposed Richmond. Va., July 28. Judge Car ter Scott visited the city Jail today and declared he would remove Buelah Dinford held In connection With the .' murder of the wife of Henry' Beattie Jr.. from the reach of the police unless nurd degree exammacions were continued. . dls DEATH CLAIMS PHIZE BABY LITIS if READY TO HI FRANCE AND ENGLAND PREPARE FOR AC TION AT ONCE FINAL DECISION BEACHED BY KAISER T1IIS EVENING France Sends Fortifications to Fron tier Posts and Is Ready English Navy Stands Ready to Fight Tone of Relief Is Sten Everywhere To day In Germany Press Sll'ut , Incessant ac.ivity the first division of Great Britain home fleet, including the Dreadnoughts are reported today as(coaled and provisioned ready for the sea at a moments' notice. Should war come the navy ,1s prepared. The worker coaling was started last night, as sooni,as orders1 were received. ' ""' ' ' 'Easier Feeilug Prevails. ' i . j Berlin," July 28. Presumable await ing a cue from the government,' the press .today is practically silent on Premier Asquith b statement von the Moroccan situation. Feeling Ift seem ingly relaxed as a result of a more hopeful aspect of the Franco-German negotiation over Morocco! " The feel ing is grp wing that war may yet be avoided.,.-,,., v-r-'.rs' ,.'.,',. , France Prepares Army. . Paris, July - 28. Despite ; statements emanating from the foreign office that the Franco-German difficulties" over Morocco will be amicably adjusted the war office layeryactive. Military preparations are proceeding speedily, and indications point tnat whatever ,he dlpldfnatle nitcome "is. the country will not be caught napping. Provi sionB and ammunition have been rush ed to fortifications along the German frontier and troopa are In marching order.? ' " ,. . Kaiser to Decide Tonight : ' v Berlin, July" 28. Whether Germany will fight or back down, will probably be decided at Swlnraunde tonight.' The kaiser confers with Chancellor Ton Bethmann Hollgew and the fore'ign secretary there. , ' Vienna, Entertains Americans.. Vienna, July 28. The delegation , of the Boston Chamber of Commerce en gaged In fl tour of Europe has reached Vienna and met with a hearty , recep tlon. ; The municipal government, -of Vienna has joined with the commercial organizations of the clty In arranging for the entertainment' of the visitors. The program cover fonr days and provides for the Inspection of the lead ing commercial and manufacturing es tablishments of the city, together with dinners, theatre parties and automo bile rides to the nearby mountain re sorts, j , .-. .. .. '"'' "f. ' il '4.-': vr : . poieisiiL' Rome. July 28. Tha.t the pope Is s rlo8y jll 1", admitted. atthe vatican today. As a result of laryngkls hU breathing 4 Is difficult and has aggra vated his heart trouble: . He also has chronic gout". '' ; WALLOWn LAKE .;. Joseph, July 28. (Special) Icy wa terB of Wallowa lake last evening punished violations of natural laws by claiming the life ok James Lane, a well konwn young man -of Joseph who overheated,, sprang, into the lake to bathe. The sudden immersion caused hearr failure and the young man sank. He wag surround d by several friends at the time but because of the trouble with the heart, there was no way to WI1DGDES BATHING. GDIITiOil P00l BSUOE ' INSURGENTS TO STAND jBY DEMOCRATS IN HOUSE. CONFERENCE WILL DECIDE ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF BILL La Foiktte's Magaxine Wan's to Know Who Is Victor In Reciprocity Fight Assuring Consumer He Is Not Points .Out Wlwt He Calls Fallacies of tlte "Tariff Outrage" of Congress. a i$$ 8 ; 4 $4 COALITION MEANS PASSAGE. Washington. July 28. Progres- $ slve republicans in the senate to-. day pledged themselves lb stand f by the democrats in whatever f & compromise the confreres on th.$- wool bill may reach. The' adop- tlon of the conference report Is 1bo assurred in tSe house. . This Is th bill fathered by La Follette. Madison, Wis., July 27. Under the head of "Whose Victory," Senator La Follette In his magazine today bitter ly denounces reciprocity. "A piece of private legislation, enacted In supreme obedience. to the presidential mandate" la the magazine's characterization of j tb'S' bill. , It asserts the measure Is a worse "dutrage than , tne Payne-Ald-rlch lawv" . ',;.',' '. ,, ' "' : The article continues: '"Its passage is a victory for the : r&llroadtt which may gafti Increased traffic as Canadian wheat flow "to' our mills and agricul tural Implements, motor cars and other manufactures go from our mills to farms and Canadian homes. ' The miller, are given free-access to 'the Canadian fields, and handed a . club with -which to.beat down prices which the American farmer 'rjoelves. for his grain. If is a victory for the big in dustrial transportation Interests. Mr. Ultimate Consumer, the victory,' is not yours.' -': Centenary.' of faiiiou8 Sfnger. ' ' . " :': : ' '' ' - ' ,Nw York, July ;2$. Mld-sumraer days among (he Idle thesplati along the Rlalto are always,' a ' season of ' eiu niscences, o it is hardly surpris ing that one of the old timers dug up the fact that today marked the cente nary of the birth of Glulla Grlal, the world famous opera singer, whose ap pearances here are still remembered by some of th old New Yorkers whose memories go back to the days before the war.-; '- .'' - ''; '.' Grlsl was born in Milan July 28. 1811, and received his first musical in struction in a convent at Florence. She made "her debut. at Bologna, and, was then engaged for a season at La Scala Milan. It was in 1832 that sh-e made her first appearance in Paris. . She then sang in Rossini's "Semlramtde" and made a brilliant success.. A few years later she married Glrard de Mel- cy, but the marriage was not a happy CLAIMS save his life. His body was taken from the waters at once. . ; Lane, say his. friends, had reached the lake in a heated condition and without waiting to cool sufficiently, plunged Into the cold water. Before h's friends realized his dilemma, he was dead. He Is survlvd by a moth er, a brother and a sister, all well known residents of Joseph.- He was about 25 years of age. ' ""' , The funeral Is being hsld this after- noon from the family home. Wilt one. After th lr separation she mar ried Giovanni Mario, one ot the world' greatest tenors. In 1S54 Gri3l and Mario made their first appearance ' New York.. Jamej 11. nacKtii. mt a . . . . s v. - hrnnffht thorn trt the United States.i 000 on the venture. he cleared $80. X'sopenlng night of their engagement K vnpg at Cas tle Garden, which was the fash- lonable opera house, people, of New York found It a long to and from Castle Garden, and s. o Acad emy ot Music had been buiV.'and U was opened Oct. 2. 1854. with Grlsl and Mario In "Norma." Ir was a notable occasion, and the audience Is said to have bctn an unusually brilliant one. After completing their engagement in New York Grlsl and Mario appear ed Ik Boston, Philadelphia and several other cities. -As many great singers do, Grlsl delayed her retirement from the stags beyond the highest period of her powers. Her death occurred In Berlin in 869, Her body was. taken to fans aim u u vl of Pere la Chaise. .Mario survived her and'lived until 1883. - V j. P. 1I0U0E !H FIRE PATH ', ' - , 7-7. '"..';, A ' j' SNOQUALMIE FOREST AFIEE AND 'IS BEYOND CONTROL. Oeneral Conditions in Oregon Improv. . : eI Say News Reiwrts. , PortlandJuly, 28. Reports this af ternoon at the forestry office say the Snoqualmle forest fire In Washington Is beyond control of the fire fighters. It has burned, already, an area of five by sixi miles. . It Is near the main line of the Northern Pacific and iate re ports, fronv. other parts of the nortta west show the general fire conditions are Improved. " ' : ' i- . ; ' ' i FtREST FIRES CONTROLLED. - (Oregon Forests Not In Serious Danger ' ii'. Klght Now. , i - v "Albany, Oregon", July 2S.f-The for est fire situation 1b considerably lm-prottd;- The Mill City blaze is practi cally extinguished and v the Thomas creek Are Is controlled. . No new flreB are' reported. '.l,.y:- :',:'': i';' .-. .'t.. Spasmodic and unserlout fires are reported In the forests Bought of" La Grande by mountaineers coming' to La Grande today; 'There ha been sev eral: Ares of small areas ;tUt as yet, the danger, has not been roen&cjng or the damage extensive, many or me rangers are not carrying insurance but are going through the formaltUea as rapidly as possible, fearing disastrous fires again this summer.. , To Discuss Reciprocity. ' M Chatham, Ont., July 28. Arrange ments have been concluded for a big liberal conservative meeting here to: morrow, when prominent speakersVlll be present to address the farmers and other residents of this section on the proposed reciprocity agreemnt with the United States. . . ; Suicide Theory Refuted) San' Rafael, 'Cal., . July 28. Believ ing that the missing ring and broken tee.h of the Ilg girl, whose bpdy. was found near Bolinah, polht-to-murder. the authorities here refuse to accept to Bulclde theory. " An autopsy, how ever .showed no other marks of viol ence. 1 ' : : ' Rescued from White Slavery. San Francisco, July 28. Rescued from the white slavers who kept her imprisoned In a lonely cabin In the Santa Cruz mountains 12 days, Helen Whlison. agsd 17, Is safe at home to day. The girl bears traces of her suf ferings. The authorities hope to cap ture members of the band respotiBib! for the girl'j abduction. TflUST GOOCLES PLADT1T HIT L. G. IIANNA TELLS OF A MIDNIGHT CON FERENCE MORE CORROBORATION OF BINES GRAFT STORT Brother of Late Senator Haniu on the Stand and Tells of Midnight Confer " ence With J. P. Morgan to Grab the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company's " Holdings During Money Squeeze. , New York, July 28. L. C. Hanna, brother of the lat Senator Hanna, to day Vesuined his testimony berore tnw Hardwlck Steel trust . investlgatlns committee. He said he'owned 10,000 shares In the -Tennease Coal, and Iron company, stock which was purchased with a view of developing the proper ty. He' recited a story of a midnight . ccnference at Hie ho;ne of J. P. Mor gan which resulted in the -trust gob bling up the company during the fin ancial depression, when the banks cal led in Moans and compelled them to sell. .'- ' ,. : ' . y ; .'' ; Graft Storf Corroborated. .Washington. " July "V.28. Evidence tending to confirm the' reports that Htnes. the Chicago millionaire lumber ' man. accused of having corruptly caus ed'the election of Lorlmer, boasted of his activities, was given today before the investigating committee by Albert McCredle, a lawyer. He said Hlnea made boasts to a Duluth lumberman, a ' client of his. ' ; ' . ' English Football Team Coming ' ( London, July 28. Wtth "the cheer of many enthusiasts ringing In thir ears.;, 16 members, of the.' Corinthian Football club sailed a war on' the Can adian Pacific- liner Empress of Britain, today for America, wher' they ar to engage In a series of gridiron contests during the next two months. The team will; land In Quebec and wil serosa Canada to the Pacific playing - in at. number of the principal cttiea. such at Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. On the return Journey the team will make a ((lgresslon into the United States, where matches have been arranged at Chtcago, , Philadel phia and !ew York..-; y -y :';' '" ', National Regatta it Sarftlogaj . . Saratoga, N. Y., July. 28. The placid waters ot Saratoga lake were ruffled today by the darting shells of several score of oarsmen who-have gathered here for the 39th annual regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, several elimination 'event of which were contested this afternoon. Tomorrow will come the finals and the long-looked-for championships, which wilt bring together many of the foremost oarsmen of both the' west "and east and a few from Canada. . m it SEATTLE BUZZES MAYOR INSTALLED BY RECALL IS I JfOW OBJECT OF ATTACK. Instigators of the Movement Want the Sheriff to Be Mayor. ;i Seattle, July 28. "Recall the pres ent nayor, George DUllng, and elect Robert Dodge, now sheriff, In bis stead" Is the slogan of the Recall as sociation which has been working for tbfe recall of Dilllng for a month, be cause he failed to institute jail re forms. Mrs. Catherine Stlrtan, the moving spirit of the association. Bays that within ten . days the required 15,- 1 000 names will be on tne recall peti tion; Dodge, who Is a candidate, for governor, says he will not run. for mayor.' .''. ' ... f -l : !