I Us WlUi it 1 I . i i l.'i i! -l -7 1 IUKiPI! hi !rV VOLUME X. LA GRAXDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1911. NUMBER 2:lS f F7 - il' Tnriirnn nnrrr FOR Hill DAY AT ELGIN IS FULL OF PLEASANT INCIDENTS WALTER M. PIEBCE IS SPEAKER OF THE DAT Mea and Womea Come Front winded Spots, From Criies and From Farms bora Politics Toarhed in Brilliant 5 . Address to Assembled Aadlence. Elgin, July 29. - Special) Coming from the remote corner! of Cnio-i county, from mountains where they still live and taste aoine.hing of pio neer hardships, from' the cities where all comfort Is theirs, from the farms where olden ties are still strong and pleasant, coming thus rroni - homes scattered through the county ' and state, and meeting on common planes, pioneers who made Union county's prosperity what It is are assembled hero today for the annual reunion of the Union county pioneers.' J Pierre Principal Staler. Without attempting to follow a set program, the pioneers visited and lis tened to remlnlsecncEs and ' to ' th principal speech of the day,' that de livered by Hon. Walter M. PiercU Mr. Pierce was Introduced by Editor Flagg. and after navin-r a nretfv trlhu:e tn . h ; 1 pioneer and the ranks from whence impossible for an historian to give these- trekkers their just dues In hon ors, he went back with his audience o the easlern homes from where the bardy families took their departure, and something of the struggle which they encountered In : crossing' the plains, were reviewed before the In terested listeners. Mr. Pierce is not exactly a pioneer but has age enough to be termed, a de p thinker and hit pretty sentences of laudation, to the pioneer' were w;ll received. - His review of pioneer.hlstory led up to a touch of politics and tariffs, as It affects the farmer, the Standard Oil trust decision by th. supreme court and kindred sebjec's to politics. Depleted Hani's Filled Aaraln. Though the ranks are rapidly bin ning out. the membership of the Un ion County Pioneer association is st'.I large, and those who a f sw y:'.rs since hnriV a . f nnnr nnaf oiiffiilan ' milestones to become . really "quite old, art' taking the place of the pio neers of the pioneers. The gathering was an extremely pleasant one, bring ing hoary headed men and feeble wo men together for another friendly chat, who, perchance, had not seen each other since last they met in an nual reunion. Many of those who come from out of the county especially were busy people, meeting their erstwhile fellow laborers for the development of an uncouth west and fellow neighbors oni thsir frontier ambitions had been attained. . . . '. ' ; '.' E BAY STATE 0E VICTIM OF DREADED DIS EASE REPORTED. Squirrel Said to Have Infected Man. With Oriental Plague. Sacramento, July 29. A case of bu bonic plague, the first human case of 'he year, was reported today to th ate health board by . the United States hospital service." The victim as Horace Flood. Who died July 25 Contra Costa county. It Is believed ne was Infecred from a squirrel. UK PLAGU III TASTED, A LEADER FOB OLD PEI!CETO! TO SUCCEED TTItSOX ' '' ' ' ' 1 V!' . - A '''' ' " '.) i S- ' X i i A . ; : a i . ... " ' ---- y.i,.,-, . .yf-Jljr .. ; I 'r'.' ' ' ..- . . t ' .. - ' '- : "... . - ' - 4s .m r . Stnnse a-it may ea, .fee chair for. merly scbiOH by 1Twdrw Wihaa Is ; easily filled. A rreat maily mt are bM frtfc a preliabl hads of the old Institution bat the rzn1s are Mil 1utIb sm dlf. ficalty finiFar someone that jst salts them. Of the many adtanctd by rancr for the ftositiaa, the nea f-hewa hfre are credited with heiae : the st likely to have ia their anm - ier the ntn v he iU t eat sally wia the chair. - WR0f.G SIGNALS KILL A DDZEH BANGOR ROAD is' SCEXE OF DIS ASTKOl J. URE( k. One Traia Plows Throngk Another Wit Fatal Results. Bangor, Maine. July 29. A misun derstanding of signals by Engineer uarcelons today ia given as the cause . for the head on collision bet w. en a crowded excursion train and a regu lar passenger, north of Grindstone, on the Bangor and Aroosterock railroad. Officials said there w re eight, dead and 16 Injured. Other reports say that' maybe U are dsad. A relief train wiln the dead and injured is in route to Bangor. .. '' ; ; . The dead: Henry Clark, Dr. Hugh Pip.s. Frank Sealey and Zerene Harris, . all of Pr sque Island Maine: Claude Loomer of Washburn, Maine; Engineer Garce lona and Fireman Gallagher. , Tha regular train was the heavier and It plowed through the excursion train without much damage to Its own pos- j ociigco. ir i avLivaiijr ait wie urau nxre on the excursion train in. the first car which was later burned, ; MORGAN SAVED CONCERN'.' Was a Public Benefactor In Farming New York. July. 29.-j-That Morgan n aiding the street truBt to gobblr the Tennessee Coal and Iron company was acting purely as a public bene i, factor to prevent worse conditions. during the panic was the substance of j a story told here today by Lewis' Led yard before the 'Stanley house Investl catinr committee todar. Ledvard la a lawyer and conducted the sale. Mor-j gan got the steel men together and Ledyard said tbey were the most re-1 luctant to buy despite the fact that the company was a good payer. : BODIES FOUD IX RIVER. '. Relieved Murder Is Rampant In New - York Find Bones Daily. New York, July 29.--D!scovery of seven pieces of dismembered human bodies in the river, one' of which was that of 4 woman.' has convinced the police today that wholesale murderers are at large. Each day some part of a body has b.;n found since July 20. on. voinr a. rnsLn. - Acy ) I l . . , f i If f ': y ' Dr. Benjamin Ide Wheeler. 11 LIS The new high school building as I: nears completion is a b auty to be hold, says- the Union Scout The build ing stands out among tne other struc tures of the city : Union as one that will be a credit to our citizens not on ly for tha.pr sent but for'tha future. Excellent progress has been made by the contractors and before school opens this fall the .new building will be fully completed and ready, for oc cupancy. At present all the outside work is practically completed except ing to finish the large steps leading to the front of the- building., ..The most of the rooms are plastered and this week will see thla part of the con tract completed. Then will remain the laying of the floors and the finish ing of the Interior and Union's beau tiful high school will be ready to turn over to the public. - Thr large boilers for beating pur GEBUB DEFY iOIERFEHEiiGE MAINTAIN POSITION OF RESENTUENT AT ENGLAND MORE SHIPS UEADT TO , LEATE FOR Ati AMR PORT Ualevs Gervuny Withdraws Ships Frem DispuW Port. Easrtaad. and . Fraace Will Both 8 nd Ships ltal iaa Krprt ays ittww ow All hat Settled Diplomatically. London. July 9. "niat the affairs rtgardii.gth? !roan situation have reached a point when a slight spark may touch off an explosion of world wide confluences is indicated today by a of France and England to a -f; to Agadlr warships - of strecgth,e5ual to Germany's two crui sers there,' unless Germany or ders immediate withdrawal of the vessels. ' " ; VUhBs Dlsput Settle. Vienna, July 29. A special in the Xieu Ff ?is Presa today says that the Grmaa-lraaco Moroccan dispute la uttled except for a tew toVmalitiea. : , Cermaay Stdfat. Berlin, July 29. What amounts to a renew t the declaration that Ger many Wii!" not tolerate Brl'tsh in"er (ereoeV ttv Moroccan"; affair i aa mad ftey by he. fortlgn office. Th statements say nescotiattcmV TV.u France and Germany will be settled wt hout outside assistance. The kalskc will not reach Swinemunde until to morrow but he was expected today. . I'nrle Sam, Active; ; Washington, July 29. Announce ment was made today that a United States, warship be sen: to the coast ot Tripoli because of the outrage com mitted by -Arabs a year ago coupled with the lact that a United Stat:a training squadron will arrive at Gibraltar- in' a few daya. The action U regarded as significant here in view of the trouble' betwun . tha European powers now brewing. .Cotton Carmival at alvsto. Gaivea on, Tex.. July 29 Hotels and boarding houses are rapidly tilling with visitors' for ther annual Cotton carnival, which was formally opened today and will continus for. two weeks. The list of attractions is more varied and of a hightr class than In any pre vious year and the management la looking forward to th: largest crowds ever entertained In Galveston. . ; Parliament Dissolves Today. .. Ottawa, ' July 29. To get a verdict from the people of Canada on the re- j ciprocity, treaty with the United States the Canadian parliament dissolved to day. The elecilon will be held prob ably in September. ' poses are being placed in the old brick structure adjoining the new building on th west and when Installed and the treating plant finished the new building will be supplied with the best heating apparatus In Eastern Oregon. Hayti Has Felons. Port au Prince, July 29. That Am erican Intervention Is the last resort, It was learned today for the hope ot the Haytlan fjovernment. Every ef fort Is being made to pursuade Amer ica to end the. revolution, which is now virtually a success. President Si mon Is all ready to flee and the revo lutionists surround the capital. On Way to Convention. H. B. Halsten arrived this afternoon from Wallowa and after spondlne to NEARLY morrow with his brother hera will go City Athletic club today with a list of to Salem to attend the stat conven'- entrant that promised keen c0u.p9.l tlon of Oregon undertakers. I t.on. ... V V--.'' 1 Xsr . " r'nlvers:tj Library Cw.p W Mnrner v.. ,,V the iwstscrlpt which Mrred up se war h strife In administration circle . . auvai iae leairvuer tay matter was written an the iTamons Dick t Did." H i ter. She cmes nadeir the calmer) f names applied by 1t1 dcat Taft to the ridatr f the rharefs, and has not been able t fr4nce the Hter. 1 SATS HE WAS TRADED FOR PAN AMA FAIK SIPPORT. Gavemer Johasea Advised f Prba , able Boycott, Assert He, " San Diego, Cal., July 29 Wilde, the bankf r, left here for San Francisco today to meet the Oregon officials and submit to arrest. He has asserted he was traded for the an Franclsco Paoama exposition. He declares 1,00) of Oregon's cltiiena certified to Gov ernor Johnson that they would boy cott him unless Wilde was extradited. Wilde will b taken to Or.gotv tomoiv i row.' ' . . .'. ; ; Jahasan Is Angry. ' ' Sail Francisco, July 29. Petty and contemptible were . the . words freely used by Governor Johnson today tn re ferring to the remarks credl d . to Governor Oswald West of Oregon, In connection with the tatter's demand for th extradition of Wilde. John son said the West threat to withhold Oregon's appropriation for the fair had no effect on the decision. He said if West made the statement he was con temptible and pe tv. West's reply Is await with Interest." Readj for Blue, Ribbon Meeting. Detroit, Mich., July 29. All the best known horses following the Grand circuit and th Great Western circuit this y r are now quartered at the state fair grounds In readiness to com pete for the big stakes at ths 27th an nual blue ribbon meeting, which will open Monday and continue five- days. The $5,000 chamber of commerce pac ing stake will be the big event of the opening day. The Chicago Horseman futurity. $10,000 guaranteed, .will be the feature event on Tuesday's card and will he followed on Wednesday by the classic Merchants' nd Manufac :urers',take. $10,000, tor 2:21 trotter. The track Is In excellent condition and with fair weatfr.r conditions during the week the meeting Is expected to be one of the most successful of re cent years. . Misionrl Valley Tennis Tourney. Kansas City. Mo.. July 29. A lawn tennis tournament' for the men's .. 1, n ... I . . 1. I .. , . , ' I v uau.MuiiBiui m nr.' .Missouri vaney opened ou the courts of the Kansas Wilde mm TO DET.1ARTYR DETECTIVES flGUIEIf PERKINS AGENCY IN PHILADELPHIA IN i TROUBLE Bt R RtrtTES ( II tK( L!i OF FRrn AG1ST HIM Pcrlla Itmue Aseary Onaitciri j of asiac Mail t Dct'raad -latitat. 4ate Family af Latr MJlUaalr fcy TkrfMtaiaw letter Hara . Sajs the Si.rj f Tlwft Is AH Vfe4. ' .' ". ... Vi',., 1 Erie, Pa.. July 2V-Gilbert Perlitna. Perkta,' Dttiv Ca, -ot the Phliadl. jhi agency were found guilty herw ' tof -r of "mPt. Wcniatl 4 j using th mail wrongfully. Perklaa orginiijitirtn has been opposed to th I Bums agency in the McNamara rasa j and Perkins sa, s .hat Bums was r j spuusSbts for the trouble. The mm j were arrested recently for sending a J threatsuing letter, to the family of - Charles S.rwg. the dead luiUlonalr. w msmen th family so they would employ guards for the tomb. V; Barns Denies Charvcs. New York. -tuly,S$ Intimation by GUbrt Perkins, the head ot the Per kins dstectlva agency that agents of William Burns haA rifled his otuces of ' tvUtence terijiug to' prove the luuo cenceof Jxha Mcjiamara, of th Time ' dynamiting and other outrages, waa bt-anded a false today by Burns. ' "it Is a libelous fabrication. Th story is false and is a deliberate at- ; tempt to get the public circulation ot -a! lie to cretue sentlmeut favoring th McNamaras,", said Burns. i . - DEFAULTER GIVES HIMSELF CP illlnal Baaker (Westcs an Asks U 'v.- Be Returned ta.Old Rente, a San Francisco, July 39,-r-Consclenc stricken and famished and unable to cur work. Carry Manner., former t president of ' the Bank, of Pearl. Ilia-, which he declares he wiclMd by d-. faications amounting to $45,000, aur rendered hitns. If to the. police as a fugitive from justice H asked to be taken back to Illinois. ,v! " " . Iudewadence" Is Spared. ' Valljsio, Cal.. July 29. The plan ot the, navy department ; to 'consign thr historic old frtint. Independence. th oldest ship of the navy, to the Junk heap, has btn abapdoncd on account t public protest,, Thi ancient ahlp will be retained as a receiving ship at Mare tilsnd. ...,:.i :. i OIL TRUST IS DK( REE MODIFIED 11 V COURT OF ' APPEALS. Oil Combine W ill nait Plen'y f Time to Dfssolve Itself.' St. Louis. July 29. The United States circuit court of appeals today modified Its decree against th Stand ard Oil company to conform with the supreme court decision, The company was gU-n six months to dissolve and meanwhile Is permitted to engsge In Interstate commerce. The decree ex tends the period to December 31 and 4 accords the' trust the privilege of ask- ing for mors time if unable to com plete Its dissolution by the date se-t. The modification of the decree was e;it here from Washington where it was drafted by Special Pts'riot Attor ney General Kellogg. Justices San borne. Heook. Adams and Vendervent r sign d th? d-rcee. ' r"" ALLOWED THE t y ( 1