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r t w. 7 J . J . I - ... i stf V VOLUME X. ' LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. 1MONDAV, AUGUST 14, 1911. NUMBER 251 LOHDflll PEICE " SHORT LID CITY LIKELY TO BE RENT AGAIN BY LA- BOR.WARS LIVERPOOL RIOTS INDICATE CALL OF MILITARY FORCES ' London Awakeus Today to Find Labor ' Situation Nearly as Bad as It Was Last Week Peace Fact Reached Is ij Short Lived , and Another Bitter :; Struggle Is Intruding In Railroad '' Circles. . ''''. ,- ' 'i;..'liiictt.'jr-!''vs, 01 DU8" iness all over England was the out look ; the . authorities faced' today through the resumption of strike trou bles, which it was Tioped .were done for. The situation here is again acute: In other cities' rioting marked today. Every commercial , center of England is threatened. . .- Conference Is Announced. London, Aug. 14 The board of trade today announced a conference to avert the strike crisis and to reach a set tlement with the dockmen and other employes which will prevent resump tion of such conditions as tied up traffic all last week; ' ; ' . ' ' This optimistic announcement was caused- by the, decision of the Mid land ;and Ore'af. Northern railways' teamsters tcT return to Work Wednes day to give the leaders a chance to ad just the difficulties v. Railroads Center of Fight "In this city railway' employes threa ten to tie up transportation including undergrounds,: unless their demands for shorter, hours and more pay are!"?' granted before the end of the . week. " The same is true in Liverpool, Shef field,' Bristol, .Iftnchester and Glas-" V gOW. .. r v. V . .xlTcrpool Situation Critical. j Liverpool, Aug. 14. Strike rioting , broke out agam today tnd mobs loot " d the ' barrooms and,- inflamed by li quor, withstood the sorties 6t the,' po lice, More' than 10Q were, Jailed be- fore a semblance of order was restor - j , . One Hundred and seventy-five men Including 20 police, were treated at the hospitals. One policeman was i killed, and scores of rioters sustained iractured Skulls. , ; ... , Tne city will be put. under martial ; demonstrations of what railroad em law if there is more rioting.. - I ployes and the public in: ..general A general lockout was begun at the docks here and the federation of Shipowners is not permitting any one to work as long as the employes re- fuse to agree to a settlement. This strike affects 30,000 men. V ''''' 1 Bourne Wants Cnaniinons Clause. Washington, Aug. 14. Senator Jon- i. -t a A .J 1A ' auiau aourne or uregon vouay inuu-, Alfred 'a bill. ! the senate requiring all decisions of the supreme court which affect the constitutionality, of any provision of, the federal or state law.! in be- unanimous.. ' '' . ' T F GB3EAT AREA BURNED OYER AD DAMAGE DO'E. Attempting to Born Badger Out of a Hole, Fanner Starts Trouble. ''. Cabazon, Cal., Aug. 14. One of the worst forest fires in the history of this district is raging today as the result of the efforts of a farmer to smoke a badger out of his hole in the San Joaquin range. , ' Fifteen sections are already lire swept. There - are a hundred Are fighters battling with the blaze, but It is still spreading. 1 STARTS WILL DEVELOP POTASH BEDS. Michigan Deposits to Be Developed at Once, if Possible. Detroit. Mich., Aug. 14. As a result of recent official controversy between the United States and Germany over potash " shipments, , the United States will, if possible, develop potash beds within its own domains. It has Just been learned that -Dr. "William Whalen of the United States geological survey and John Turentine, of the United States department of agriculture, are In Michigan to investigate . possible potash beds. They stated that the government now has six men examin ing possible potash beds throughout the United States. . At present Germany monopolizes the potash market and America Imports a total of' $12,000,000 annually. , ' " printers Oip Asiatic. San Francisco, A'ug. 14. The 57th nni f-onfrence of the Internation al Typographical union, was welcom ed here, today by Mayor McCarthy and union officials when they convened. Andrew Fureseth, president of the In ternational Seamen's unloni In an ad dress, pleaded for the exclusion of Asiatics. i'. " ,. tKED CROSS CAR PUYSICfAN TO LBCTCRJK TO.MGHT. ' " Man Wlio Traveled 'ft Red Cross Car Over Xortl; j.t, Here ... 4 J- 4 ' : PLACES OF MEETING 3 , Afternoon meeting at 3 o'clock in the Jted Cross.-sti ? ,,.,, ; Evening moetina- at 8 o'clock tonight, at High School auditor!- urn. : Every emolover and em ..ploye that can find time is ured ' to attend. Ladles, too are lnvlt- ed. The demonstration deals not only with railroad work but with 3 anr line of industry. The public 3 j i . . . . . . . A is given 'a hearty welcome, v. All S f "W-1?" have been urged by I oyoL-iai cau to oe present. . 8 ! 5 S f 4 $ Dr. Glascow and ihls Red Cross hos- pital car are in La Grande., The pur ! DOBS Of this visit ia tn eivft nrnrtlpnl should do in case of an accident; atirt in two lectures which he will silve in - - iLa Grande while, here, he will work - with a living example, taking the pai jtienf.' through all the various stages of "first aid to the injured." The car 'jand Dr. Glascow have been to' all Im- portant railroad points In the north- west and after delivering the'twr lec- ' .-'.: ture8 here wlI1 g0 tQ Huntington and from there to Short Line points' . '' The outfit which Is sent out under the auspices of the Red Cross socle ty with the co-operation of the rail road companies, ig mtended to not only instruct railroad men but the public In general of' all the methods best suited -for injured, people, and wherever Dr. Glascow as been he "has been met with large audiences who Invariably receive a great deal of in structive Information from his demon strations and lectures. The instruc tion consists principally of demon stratlons. , . ;.' Barrymore-Cblt Scandal Quieted. ' New York, Aug. 14. Stories of trou bles between Ethel Barrymore and her husband, Russell Colt, were given the final quietus today when their baby arrived at their Bummer home at Mammaroneck, I I, from New Bruns wick. " - - : , ' Flyer Off, Track j Four Kflkd Fort Wayne, Aug. 14. Hospital re ports today indicate the death list as a result of the wreck on the Pennsyl vania's fast flyer here last night will not exceed four. When the train Jumped the track 35 were Injured. ., LECTURE IT AUDITORIUM iD i! B 1800 10 crisp; to Mwm Coalsvllle, Pa., Aug. 14 A blacken ed skull and two ribs are the sole ves-'-tiges of Seacariah Walker, a negro who was taken from the hospital last night by a mob of 1,000 and burned to death because he killed Special Policeman- Rice. . I Under orders of Governor Tener.j BEATTIE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR Villi LU ISIUIIUL.il Chesterfield,. Va.,' Aug.' 14 Henry. Beattie, Jr., son of the wealthy Man-' Chester banker, was indicted today by the grand Jury for the murder of his wife on the lonely,Mldlothian road near Richmond, July 18th. The case is one of the most Bena.atlonal and mysterious in the history of Virginia. Beattle's former sweetheart has said she would "confess to having done the deed if Beattie was convicted. . Excitement In Country Intense. Stirred by intense interest in the sensational murder case of Henry Beattie, Jr., the young banker who is accused of murdering his wife to re sume relations with Buelah Btnford, aged 17,, hundreds of persons stream ed into the town today to pick up any crumbs or scandal that might leak from the grand Jury which began an investigation of the affair today. Beattie says that a highwayman shot ATWOOD FLIES IlifOlliAI :.)-f STAiBT FROM ST. LOCIS IX FIXE . SHAPE TODAY. Alms to Touch Chicago Tonight and ' Go on to Boston Tomorrow. St. Louis, Aug. 14. Harry Atwood started from Forest.Vpark here this morning In his attempted flight from St.. Louis to New York. He. will try to reach Chicago by night. His man ager, stated Boston, will probably bo his. uitlmate . destination. His flight over -the downtown tilstrict, skyward,, earned him the price of " $2,500 the first thing. ; ' ' ,'''.,',-. : '' Reaches .Springfield, III. Springfield,' Ills., Aug. H.Harry At wood pass'ed'here at 10:24 and later landed at Starne, a village two miles east. - V '"'-'.' i . -i ; i Atwood has been making some dar ing flights of late. , . '; ' ' ,. '-;;';' , KANSAS PIG TAILS SOUGHT. Oregon Agricultural College Making . Queer Purchases In F.nst. Topeka, Has., Aug. 14. The Kansas Agricultural college has sent here for a. carload of long tailed ,lean hogs. Fat porkers are barred.' The entire worth of the pig depends on the length of its tail as the college - uses the blood of diseased hogs to procure anti cholera serum, which Is drawn from the tall. When the tail Is gone, so is the animal's usefulness. A hog with three kinks in his caudal' ap pendage is worth t2(f; with two kinks, $15; no kinks, hardly anything. Insurgents Still Active. Mexico City, Aug. 14 Reports to day tell of the capture of San Diego by General Zepata's insurgents. Twen ty on both sides were killed. the sheriff says he will arrest the mob leaders, said to be prominent citizens. Several thousand, citlzeiiB are de termined to balk the arrests and are patrolling the streets. Many declare there will be more trouble if the ar rests are made.' ' Saloons have been closed by the mayor. , nv cnnrjn ui uimiiu 1IIRV UU1I I his wife in jhis auto July 18lU while on a lonesothe country road. The state ma's evidence showing the shotgun . with ,' which "the deed . was perpetrated,was purchased by a rela tive of youog'.Beattle, tending to In dicate that lve lld the Job. ' Illicit lltelutlons AdmiUed. The indictment 'was returned In a few. minutes after Paul Beattie, the young banker's counslu, testified he had bought the gun with which Mrs. Beattie was killed and Beulah H. Bin ford told of ' Beattle's relations with her. Judge Watson set the trial for Aug. 21. ' : After Beattle's indictment, Miss Bin ford asked the newspaper men ' to pay her $10 for posed photographs) which they refused. She offered to sell her diary giving a full account of her Illicit relations with Beattie and other men, but there was no purohas er. .- .- 'y,.' ' r ,,.' STATE BOOSTERS T DEVELOPMEXT CONGRESS TO BE ; HELD THEiKE. ' - Man Imiiortaut. Paperg to Be Read During the Convention. Astoria, Ore., Aug. 14. The Oregon Development league began its three day session here today with President Theodore B. Wilcox in the chair and a large attendance of business men from all over the state.- During the session a number of representative men,! weir qualified to speak on sub jects assigned them, will address the convention. Every phase of the com munity development wlll.be discussed. Tomorrow night an address prepared by President Louis Hill, of the Great Northern railway, will be delivered by Secretary C. C. Chapman, An address by J. J. Hill will be read. also. , Miller Tells f Meeting. I (By George Miller.) ' Pnra Ann' 19 C .-, I 1 . A w i v, iufc. a .j . .jjjTTt. mi; - com mittee rrom Lnlon county returned to day from ;Wallo awcounty where a consultation was held -with a commit tee of that- county in regards to the recent raise In rates made by the Home Independent Telephone com pany. While the company made a slight reduction from tihe new rates as a result of a Btormy meeting at Enterprise last week , the people of Union county as a whole are not sat isfied. The committee from Union county found that aU but a few of the Wallowa county people are still dis satisfied and have not settled with the company. Arrangements were per fected for the co-operation of the peo ple of Union county and those of Wallowa county. The Wallowa coun ty committee has a signed permission' from the directors of the Home Inde pendent Telephone company for a committee examine the books of that company and determine its net Income and from its Judgment recom mend a schedule of rates that will be reasonable and Just. It was agreed that both Union and Wallowa coun- ASTORIA ties Bhouid co-operate In the exami nation of the company's Looks, ami thus settle the matter for both counties. GOTCII MATCH DRAWS. IlcllcTcd 8."),l)00 Will Witness the Hut Contest Labor Day. Oiea'go, Aug. 14. The advance sal of seats for the wrestling match be tween Frauk Gotch and George Hack etischinidt for the world's champion ship to be held In Chicago, on Labor day, Indicates the largest crowd that ever gathered in America for such an event will be present. It Is believed that tl.'.OOO peVons will witness 'the match. . " - DUST STOKX RACES. First of Its Kind This Summer Fol lows Litrht Showers. .. What appeared at noon to threaten to become a thunder shower with .gen eral rainfall, developed into a sand and .wind storm late this afternoon and according to country dust Is cutting capers much as It used to do or old. This Is said to be the severest storm of the sum mer in several localities lu the; val ley. ; ' :-- ISiiofi COXFLirr BETWEEN" STATE , ASD FEDERAL LAW. 0.-W. Refuses to Obey State Law and ' Injunction Is Issued. Litigation that la of Intense interest to La Grande because of its relations to railroad employes here, will come to a focus at Portland tomorrow when the railroad commission the-attorney general and.-all'', district attorneys where the O.-W. traverses in Oregon, will meet - Befor. the United Statea district' judge Jo argue the merits of the temporary -restraining order is sued by that court forbidding the rail road , commission : from enforcing the Oregon 14-hour law. The O.-W: claims that It is Impossible for it to obey thejetter of the , Oregon law in that it conflicts with the federal law w'hlch Is a 16-hour measure and under which the employes In and out of La Grande are now working. The Oregon law is different to the federal law both as applicable to the railroad men and dls patchers. Because the O.-W. Is an in terstate carrier it claims that it can not violate the federal law In prefer ence for the state law. The district court has already granted a temporary restraining order forbidding pistrlct Attorney Ivanhoe from prosecuting the O.-W. in this county for violations of the state law, and the hearing to morrow will pave the way for either dissolving the Injunction or making It permanent, , . District Attorney Ivanhoe , Is at tempting 'to have some other person appear for him,, but if he can't, he will go to Portland thiB evening. The outcome of the Issue is awaited with a great deal of interset both by employers and the company. The com pany' claims it would be a stupendous expense to: operate under the new state law, for all Interstate traffic would have to be handled by one set of men. working under a 16-hour law, and the intra state 'goods would be conauciea oy ine .a-nour crews. LOW RATES TOMOKtROW. Excursion Rate Become Effective From the East Tomorrow.; Commencing tomorrow ; the annual fall Influx of homeseekers to Oregon and the northwest will be under way. The low rates to homeseekers applica ble from all points In the seat - but principally In the Mississippi valley, are expected to bring the usual crowds of homeseekers. The first of this will likely reach La Grande about Thurs day or Friday. Mule Gets Legacy. . Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 14. By the will of Jameg English, a wealth far mer, Jeannle, his faithful' mule, will live in ease and retirement on f 1,000 provided for her keep. The mule was English's sole asset when; he arrlyed here. ' '''" -- . , . RECY I'EIL TACOMAJUn NOT KNOWN WHO aru INDICTED ARREST IS DELAYED ALASKA TO "JJI COAL Helloed Jlurdcr of Which Ed llaiey, Was Accuse aiid Defended by Gu ' (fciilicinis, One of the Chief 31tle of Delilieratloii! Captain Janis I Present and Rumors Emanate About Him. ' Tacoiua, Aug. ' 14. Before leaving for Seattle today to meet Secretary wAl8tauL United . State Attar- ney General! Tb'wriserid' declfneit 'to ats-v- close the Identity ; of the persons against whom the federal grand Jury is reijoi'ted to have found Indictments. No arrests have been made yet, anil It Is' intimated it will be some tlais before thoy are. The presence here of H. J. Douglas, the former auditor of the Guggenheim interest in Alaska, who quit them af ter a friction with Captain Jarvhv Morgan's personal representative, who later suicided, has given rise to the rumor that the Investigation had some 'to with alleged unlawful expen- : dlture pf the syndicate's money in the defense of Ed Hazey, an employe who was tried for-killing a rival com pany's employe. , Fisher Headed AlasLaward. Seattle, Aug. 14. Bound for! Alas kan coal fields, Secretary of the In terior Fisher arrived in this city this morning. He leaves for Alaska to morrow, and will spend two weeks in vestigating the conditions. ' The presence today In Tacoma, of Alaskan Delegate WIckersham, who sought out Douglas, f" takn tv row flrmatlon' of the evidence that 09 trand Jury If fter some member of the'Gugtenhelm syndicate, ' -'? ; IX House Adopts Wool Report. y Washington, Aug. ; 14. The . house today adopted the conference report of the wool rov'slon - bill by a to'.s f 206 to 90. Practically all the republi cans and progressives voted in favor of the report. The conference report was then transmitted to the senate. The Heyburn amendment to the Cummins bill abolishing the monetary commission, one of Aldrlch's pet, on Jan. 28, 1912, was reported in the sen ate today by a vote of 32 to 30. Want Madero to Quit. ' Mexico' gjty, Aug.. 14. President do la Barra ,today began 'his campaign for the presidency as "a candidate of the liberal-radical party. Most of the Maderiast organs are now demanding that Madero quit but 'he declines to comply with their requests.- LAD CRASHES THROUGH HOTEL ROOF AT XOOX. Diners Panicky When Parachute Crashes From Roof to Talbes. Atlantic City, Aug. 14. Crashing through the skylight in the roof of the -fashionable Marlborough-Blen-helm hotel here and landing in the midst of a dlnln$ room crowd. Chas. Bennett aged 20,: ended a 1,600 foot parachute drop. . , ' He is at the point of death today with a fractured skull. Panic was created the hotel. i PARACHUTE IS FATAL TO DRY