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1 m 5 A T V r" y rr M vy I i M M 1 M H l n f " f ! m h if f i i VOLUME X. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. KIUDAY, AUGUST 18, 1911. NUMBER 25! sJy ? A-f v- -vV ' V SHED I1CED - BY FlflE TODAY FORCE OF LIEN RUSH ED TO SCENE THIS AFTERNOON. MILE FROM CABIX WHEX HELP CALLS REACH SITT. HOYJ Fire Spreading Rapidly but Believed It Can Be Kept From Going Over , Dfrlde to Bearer Creek Watershed Seriousness of Fire Iadlcated by Urgency of the Call for Help. Beaver creed s watenmea w iuitii. jnedwlth fire this afternoon and a i crew of Are fighters under command of Water Superintendent L. M. Hoyt is en route to the scene to prevent further spread and lessen the danger of a general conflagration that this forenoon came ; menacingly close to the Propeck cabin. . Two excited calls for help came from Caretaker Propeck at his cab in at the intake on the Beaver creek this forenoon in Quick succession. In response to the urgent message for help Water Superintendent Hoyt re cruited a fire fighting force of six men and got under way for the scene of the fir within a few hours. He will reach the cabin by. morning and be ready to match' strength with the spreading blaze. . . - ' Fire CIos to Cabin. ; ' The apparent urgency of the call for bln 's econtuated by the trl?f desci - - the blaze. It was vHh- yn - . , ,..' cabin where Mr. and Mrs. Propeck live and sprea!n rap-! I idly,. The greatest dangerlsjthatctlie' I fire may get Oer the divide lata the : dried and dead timbercbvering"niuch of the Beaver creek' water , shed in which event ' complications might en sue., ' ' . By being on band tomorrow with a gang of men it Is belieed the fir 9 can be stopped or at least checked un til more men can be rounded up and sent in. With reinforcements the wa ter department hopes to conquer -it completely. - Just what danger the Propeck cab in Is In, Is not definitely known. Dur ing the afternoon the telephone to the cabin which is 18 miles die tant, ap peared to be out of commission, at least no answer to repeated calls was obtained. It Is presumed that the Propecks are on the fire line and for that reason did not ' respond to the;telephone calls. For this reason definite facts of the blaze other than sttaed, cannot be obtained.' . 4" The origin of the fire Is not, ex plained. ' ' '',;,. in complete mastery of the forest fires raging in the vicinity of the George Palmer Lumber compan's .tlmher , on Looking Glass, is reported to the com pany.' main office last night from the seetfe of the blaze. The fire has been under way for Beveral days but at no time did it reach the timbered belts, working along the slashings entirely. The origin of the fire seems to have bee up on the edge of the govern ment reserve and the 'winif carried the sparks down toward .the Palmer com pany's slashings. The company's own patrlo fought it carefully and last night was able ,to say ljt.had complete control of the situation.. Big Plant to Close. Pawtucket, R, I., Aug. 18. The big plant of tb J. and'P. Coats company win shut down at. the close of busi ness tomorrow and .will not resume operations for at" least, four weeks. Twenty-six hundred employes will be thrown out of work temporarily. Lack of orders is said to be responsible for the shut-down. ; . Francis' Joseph Is 61. Vienna, Aug. 18. Emperor Francis Joseph today celebrated his . 81st. birthday; as has been his custom for some years, In retirement in the inv perlal summer villa at Ischl. Many congratulatory, messages reached his majesty during the day. In the, capi tal and elsewhere throughout the em pire the anniversary was marked by the customary observances. The peo pie kept a general holiday and in alt the churches special services of thanksgiving were held. Wiley's Bulletins Silenced. Washington. Aug. 1$. Dr. Wiley, testifying today in his own behalf cit ed several Instances where bulletins prepared by him had been superseded on objection of Solicitor McCabe. He said McCabe would not permit the publication of bulletins en the Brit ish food laws, or the American food laws and others as well. Petitions May Be Insufficient. Seattle, . Aug. 18. Preliminary wnnt f the recall petitions indicate there are sufficient names to call anf election von Mayor Dllllng but not enough to recall the three councll ment. ; ';'' ; GENERALLY BELIEVED HE WILL SUCCEED POPE PICS. That Italian Cardinal W1U Be Jfamed " ' Should Pope Die, Is Conceded. . Rome, Aug. 18. That Pope Pius X ci not last much longer is becoming a mr.tter of conviction in all quarters. As a 'consequence the possibility of the ' imminent conclave Is in the wlth the Vatican, though there is hot thoughts of all persons connected llw sllfehtesr sign air yel of canvas sing or Intrigue among the cardinals for the chair of St. Peter. ' Neverthe less prognostications as to the possi ble' successor to the present f pontiff are being made. ' ; ; " ; , ;;. ' The sacred college now has only 49 members, 28 Italians and 21 foreign ers. The Italian majority is strong in number, but It is stronger still in influence. , Nearly all of the Italian cardinals reside In Rome and direct all the affairs of the papacy. As heads of congregations they have the power exercised elsewhere by, cabinet min isters. . Their views are carried out by Italian subordinates. All the papal nuncios are Italians depending from an Italian cardinal secretary of state. The majority of the Vatican officials are Italian, . from th,e high chamber lain of the apostolic palace to the lowest menial employed about the premises. All these people, with their Influence, which is strong, have noth ing, to gain and everything to lose from a foreign successor to TIux X. Foreign 'cardinals .being thus 'out of the contest,' the choice of the next pope will be confined to one Of the 28 Italian members of the sacred col lege. The best Catholic sentiment in Rome at the present time seems to be unanimous In its expression in fa vor of Cardinal Rampolla assucces-. sor to PIux X. Cardinal' Rampolla came near being a successful candi date in 1903 when the present , pope was chosen. It may be assumed that the cardinals who vote for him at trie last "conclave will again support Mm while it is well knon that many of his former adversaries are now his supporters, PIux X himself is re ported to haye said that he felt that his successor-hould be Leo, XIV, thus clearly designating Rampolla, whose policy would have been a con tinuation of that 'of Leo XIII. The election of Rampolla at the last conclave was prevented only by Ans trla's veto. There" will be no men tion of a veto at the next conclave, for one of the first acts of Pope Pius X was the promulgation of a constitu tion abolishing the veto power of Aus tria. Spain and France fn the papal elections and prohibiting cardinals under the pain of excommunication (Continued on Page Eight.) 11 1 S BREAD RIOTS BY STARVING 3 : .1; MOBS.'..' ; , .' S i Liverpool, Aug 18 Bread riots existed today. Store after store S was stripped of food by the 3 starving, mobs, . General rioting Is unabated and it is feared tti "3 situation will be beyond control before night fall. : 33$'$'$js'aA$$ London, Aug. 18. With railway traffic In the north already paralyzed and transportation facilities through out . the country , badly demoralized, labor leaders declare the response to the general strike orders exceeded general expectations. " Government officials admit starva tion will prevail In four-fifths of the largest cities within a week and many thousand visitors, including Ameri cans, are stranded without baggage. The steamshlnp lines are planning to run automobiles ' .between London, Liverpool and Southhampton. ' All LKIITfJLllfi at- Portland, Aug. 18. Comparing him self to Abraham Lincoln, whom he Bald wrote letters to .young women of his acquaintance,' Representative A. W. Lafferty in a long telegraphic communication from Washington Dub- Hshed he"re today he declares he is; willing fo waive any legal objections to his recall and let the people vote, provided someone will circulate the ? Sau Bernardino, Ct.1 ;kug. . 18, ' Standing loyally by her husband who I3 now in Jail on a charge of havit g kept rretty Miss Jessie McDoni.J prisoner . in ft irom near his offics jiere for 16 months during which time Die 3'if Donald g'.i gave . birth to a child, Mrs. McDevItt, wife of the c Ciist'd dentist, today defended Ma . i He may have hypnotized them, -she pJmitied but thj Rlrls were willing. The McDonald gii 1 . who disappeared m'jKtrilously 15 racrths ago, and w:: fomd this week ly detectives wher-i she had been ker-t a prisoner so lort-, . Boise, Aug. 18. With Mrs. Bertha Nicholas, claiming her son Clarence, aged 17, confessed to the killing of James Jones, a rancher, at their home, to protect her, and saying she fired the shot herself, the coroner's Jury "gave a verdict today that Jones was killed by either one or the other, and "'DESSpmTKNSD,iHi , Marathon Swimming Race.' gippj n, marathon swimming race St. Louis, Mo.. Aug. 18,-Lovers of to be pulled off. here tomorrow un aquatic sports are manifesting a der the auspices of the Missouri Ath Ilvely Interest in tfre annual "Missis- letlc club. The contest will bring to- vpyn m r hill! r r non II Si RE sailing Is at presant suspended. . In view of the present, crisis parliament probably won't adjourn. Troops Protested Against London today was further crippled , by a strike of the tube employees. Protests against the use of troops are 1 t ouring in. Pro-labor newspapers """ 'h taction in . France caused ! the downfall of the Brland m'nlstry. Fifteen' thousand soldiers are here. The railroad managers, this afternoon, nnirnmced they had decided io abide by the government's offer of a royal commisaioi to settle all the labor dif ferences and would refuse to make further concessions or recognij tep resen.ntlves. .', '. Fifect Is Widespread. , Soldiers today were unable tj kcoji, the light and power plants operating and as ft result numerous factories were forced to close. Lancashire and Chesblremen stale that the railroads will be unable to move the coal and that 75,000 miners will be without work tomorrow as a result. Practi cally all the employes of the four Irish railways struck today. G TO STAND petitions. . This follows the expose and scandal of letters written to wo men he had not met. He admits writ ing three such letters, two In Port land and one In Washington. He says he .' later proposed marriage to the Portlanders but was turned down and finds comfort now in stating that that George Washington was once turned down by Polly Fairfax,. He denies he wrote various girls such letters. Is said to be not the only one thMS hv'l.l pilsoner tor McDevitt's name Is nke? with a hyir dozen other '.In stances' of like n.iiuie. ; , ' ! ' Crowds Jeer Prisoner. ' ; McDevItt Is a prisoner in the Coun ty j ..: today ani a Wg crowd hudd''d about and Jeered .the prisoner. They were finally chased awayi Jessie McDonald today reiterated her statement that she loved the den tist, .despite her .long Imprisonment. She refuses to let anyone near the baby, born a few weeks ago. She says she has loved the dentist for five years then turned the matter over to the grand Jury for immediate lnvestlga Hon. . .;,-..'; .-;.,'::;.., Neither have been arrested. Jones left a 'note at his home Tuesday say ing If he did not return from a busl ness visit to Nicholas, that b had been killed. . , ll gethe r a uumber of the speediest ,f Hi T J fl HPTfl mrs of the country. "Bud'j I jj L I L II L 1 I j Aln of Niw York, who won th y L U ' swlintn Goodw race last year, has advised . the club that he will not compete In tomor row's race. His withdrawal from the list will leave Michael McDermott of Chicago the favorite, although he will have two-Jormldable competitors in Heath and Goessltng of St. Louis. Laymen's Missionary" Movement Waycross, Ga., Aug. IS. Many well known church workers, both lay and clerical, assembled here today for the opening of a three days' convention of the Laymen's Missionary move ment. The gathering Is held under the auspices of the laymen's commit tee of the Georgia Baptist conven tion and the attendance includes del egates from all sections of , the state.. Togo Still Indi- i n. Augo pV -V JJ" ... --. Roston Togo today cancelled hli re I program day. He will leave for Niagara Falls tomorrok. Yesterday he sueffred from Indigestion. ' STADIUM DANCES ADIVSED AS PANACEA. Pnblic Dances Where Fathers and Mothers Can Chnperone, Flan Tacoma, Aug. 18 That Tacoma will have a public morals board of five men ond five women to serve without pay to guide youths was announced today of the city commissioners fol lowing a ..meeting" at the city hall of representative citizens. ' " ! - w ;!pne plan for keeping boys an.d girls out of dance halls is to hold public dances , in the high, school stadium where parents i of the youngsters would be plenty of chaperonage. Also it Is proposed to make the same a public club room where an evening's entertainment could be provided. , PRIMERS MAKE GIFT. -1 ' . . ' ' 111,1 , Five Thonan4 Dollar Loan Cancelled ' ', y Typos.'. - San Francisco; Aug. 18. A gift of $5,000 to the United Hatters of North America was made today by the typo graphical convention upon recommen dation of the finance committee that .the loan made three years ago be can celled and the note returned to the union. It was unanimous.. The , International Typographical union also decided today to stay by the McNamaras, the accused Time dynamiters, and assess each, member, payable wlthip. 60 , days for the de fense fund. The resolution provided that 'organized labor is-vitally Inter ested in the cases. CALIFORNIA BOOSTERS BUSY.' Trnlnload of Callfornlans at Portland ' ') ; - Again Tomorrow.! -Portland, Aug. 18. A special train load of San Francisco passed through here en route to the Astoria centennial today. There will return here tomor row and be entertained and leave for California tomorrow "iJght. All high ly praised Oregon and the northwest.' To Meet In Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City. Okla., Aug. ' 18. Oklahoma City Is jmaklng great prep arations for the reception and enter tainment of the hundreds of visitors expected here next week for the an nual national reunion of the Spanish American war veterans. All sections of the country will be represented at th reunion the sessions of which will begin Monday and .continue three days. . .;'": "'" . ;:,7:..v Fslr Posters Eert;y. ., Large lithograph posters, exploiting, the county fair, are now printed." MC0N01 GOAItO ACTIVE STflUDS i IT AG BITTER ATTACK BY OL LIE JAMES ON PRES IDENT KOISE BY BIG MAJORITY R'EFI SES TO OVERRIDE TAFT Wild Scenes, Jeers and Cheers Heard iu Lo?r House When James ef - " VV Addresses Colleagues 5Safe Many Laud ,the PresU J dent When James Concludes Attack Washington, Aug. 18. Amid scenes of .wild, disorder brought on (by a. scathing attack by Congreaauiau James (Kentucky) ftgalnst President Taft, the house, democratic, refused to override President Taft's veto of the Wool bill which was up for final action this afternoon, by a vote of 237 to 177.. The vote favoring the passage of .tte bill over the veto was two-thirds short of what It should, be. President Taft was given a pret ty, vote and that In face of the bitter attack a minute before. Washington, Aug, 18. Confusion reigned in both houses when the flaal stage of tariff revision began today. Miscellaneous bills which have been la conference, started out as the cot ton bill but ended In patchwork con taining a little of everything. When i the house convened today Underwood" called up the wool bill for passage over the president's veto. " Chairman Underwood called up the wool bill and In the debate the scenes grew heated ':,. ' ; Speaking on the wool bill, Congress man . James, of Kenuncky, scored the president bitterly for bjs attitude on the tariff. He said 'He will go down In hlstorv as the nresldent who olac- path of service to the people; he will g;o down in history as one man who vetoed the will of the American peo pled' ' 3 He accused Taft of, betraying the people's Interest by blocking efforts of a revision downward of the tariff. ' When the storm of mingled cheers and Jeers has subdued James addres sed the house, saying: "The people, trusted you In 1908 when the republi cans' with the assent of the president promised tariff , revision downward.' He-called the extra session and you passed the Payne bill, a bold betrayal of the people's Interests:' He signed It. Later it declared the wool sched indefenslble. He had. no tariff board when he signed tho Payne bill but now he vetoes the bill cheapening the wool clothing to the suffering poor of this country. Ccftigre?mn Austin followed James and defended Taft's veto action, then Langley, (Kentucky). Moore, (Penn sylvania,) opposed the wool bill, ftnfl lauded the' president, and Lenrott did the same. .' . ' ''..' Taft Ispent tlyi. day preparing the third veto message that of rejecting the'free; list,' bill, i ; Vf.,. . Adjournment Soon, Belief. , ' Washington, Aug. 18. Speedy tariff action in 'the house and adjournment by the middle of the week was fore casted by . Democratic ' Leader; Under wood, He said: "The. cotton bill pas yesterday and In the senate is exactly the same' bill as ' sent over by the house. , It will be acted on before ad journment. The democratic ways and means committee will get together this afternoon to consider the amend ments and probably the steel and iron schedule may be prepared, and also a revision of the chemical and and cot ton machinery schedules and recipro cal provision for free coal between the United States and Canada may be ac cepted by congress. ; Start Solon Inqnlry Soon. ; Washington, Aug. 18. The senate sub-committee to Inestlgate Stephen- son's election today begins Its work j in Milwaukee October 2nd. i 1 1. V.