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S 1 - Ui-t ) !! .( i ii II i i 4. t a -J . A 5 LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. 'SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1911. 'NUMBER 0 . v jr V' . V H 5T1E11S IDLE UVERFOOL'IIT QUIP OF FAmiJErEjiEAD SUP . FLY EXHAUSTED WOMEN IX MOBS STORM BREAD CENTERS RUT GET NOTHING i Awful Stench Goes up From Hotting Garbage and Pestilence Is Threat ened In Roth Sides Today4-T." P, O'Conner Attempts a Settlement "A. Quarter Million Laborers Opt on . Strike,'; ... :v.' : London, Aug. 19 More than a quar ter of a jnillion strlkera are idle to day. Provisions in London are al most as scarce as In Liverpool and the poor are suffering intensely. It Is ad mitted that both railways and sub ways are virtually tied up but the of ficials still assert two-thirds of the employes will remain loyal in London. .Transportation in' the city is Improv ed over yesterday. ; :." ' '. The tubes are . employing strike breakers, but no garbage 'Is being re moved aodlhe danger of an epidemic ' grows. - Seme Evidence of Stetlement , . Lloyd George this afternoon confer red with the railroad managers after i which h'e reported the outlook for a settlement of the strike was better than at any time since the strike be gan. He said he believed the rail roads wonld recognize, the union. ' The government expects to estab lish a military train service soon In order to avert a famine. Reports from . Birmingham, Man chester, Sheffield, Leeds say that many tnllm are shut down and also colliers, for lack of cars. ' ' Situations Is Terrible. '.XilverpooJ, Aug. 19. Famine today ' overhangs the -entire cUn'fttii the death rate Is mounting rapidly. Hungry mobs led by women attack d the cold storage ' plant but got nothing as the food supplies were exhausted. An awful stench comes from tons of garbage rotting' under the sun. All the coal has been turn ed over, to the Bakers, who are mak ing bread which will be distributed by the city. ' T. P. O'Connor, Irish nation alist leader, is attempting to arrange settlement of the strike. Dentist's Life In Danger. , V ' San: Bernardino, Cal., Aug. 19. On account of threats of mob violence, Sheriff Ralphs announced today he would- rnsist with shnteuna anv at tempt to molest McDevitt, charged 'with holding Jessie McDonald, a prls- oner in his room adjoining his office for 15 months. The situation is tense and double guards are stationed around the Jail. McDevitt fears trou ble and will not try to secure f 1,000 bail for a while. ' .' Bay Center Based. v South Bend, Wash., Aug 19. The town of Bay Center near here,: was almost wiped out by a re this morn ing. The loss Is estnnated at $75,000. Several residences and . most of the business center is gone. BELIEVED ASTOE-FORCE CERE. MOXI WILL OCCUR 800X. i Astor, Her Fiancee, Her Father, Are Aboard for Long Cruise la Xenitv ' New York, Aug. 19. Accompanied y her fiancee, Madeline Force and her father, are off today on an indefi nite cruise In the Astor yacht, Noma. It is persistently rumored that the party may land at New London or Greenwich and marry within the next 24 hours. ' r . '.... Divine Glodes la Criticisms. ' Philadelphia, Aug.. 19. I glory In them and thank God for the enemies I made in denouncing the Astor-Force wedding,,, said Rev. Goerge Richmond rector of St. Johns Episcopal church today when shown the criticisms of various ' newspapers concerning his stand. Richmond said he believed the couple will be married before they re turn from the yachting trip. ; .... r i 15S , WEBB WILL HAXG SEPT. i Governor West Refuses to Commute Sentence In Portland 2IurJ-r Case Salem, Ore., Aug. 19. Nothing hav ing arisen to warrant him commuting the sentence of Jesse P. Webb who the court decreed must hang Sept. 5, Governor West today declares, that ha will not Interfere with the execution of the decree.' .' " , Webb was convicted of murdering William A. Johnson In a hotel at Port land last winter. ' Mrs. Carrie Kersh, of Spokane and Seattle, who conspired to kill Johnson la now serving a 15 years sentence In the Oregon peniten tiary for her part In the "trunk mur der." ' ' ." '. f:, '-: - Toe Campaign In Canada : V Ottawa, Ont.; Aug. 19. Sir Wilfrid Laurier heading the fight of the Lib erals, ana nuuen L. uuiul'll servatU- leader, today ended the first week of their - platform campaigns;' the Premier closing in the city of Que1 bee and Mr. Borden at 'Palmeraton, Cnt Sir Wilfrid plans to devote the coming week to th Montreal district while Mr. Borden will be heard in Ontario, Berlin, Peterboro and sever' al other cities of Ontario. J ; 4 UETEIOS ILL; MEET MM NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT TO f HELD AT ROCHESTER. ' BE Lee Statute Problem to Be Settled : Little Interest In Politics. ' " fetches ter;' Y.fAug. li.Bi. white and blue are the predomlnat in g colors in thla city today. Every where they meet the eye, In " the countless flags waving. In the breeze from every flagstaff in' the "Flower City," In thei many miles of bunting with which public buildings are deco rated and in the thousands of incan descent electric light bulbs," strung In garlands across the streets or mass d at the crossings of the most im portant thoroughfares along the line of march. This patriotic display of the national colors , is a pleasing ; sight to the grizzled veterans of the j civil war who are arriving here with every train to attend the national en- campment of their organization which will be held here next week. ' The headquarters of .Commander-in-Chief Gilman'of the Grand Army of the Republic, were opened at the Hotle Seneca tis morning and all day long the rooms were filled .with visitors, among them many depart ment commanders who came to pay their respects to the Commander-in-Chief or to , confer with him about some details of the arrangements for the comlngt week." The beadquarters of he other patriotic organizations which will also hold their annual en campments in ; this .city , next week, among them the Woman's Relief Corps, the Ladies of the G. A. R., th Sons and th Daughters of Veterans, ex-Prisoners of War and Army Nurses..'- ,v '.' ' v : .-' Next Monday win be devoted to the reception of ; the arriving veterans and other visitors,' to an exchange of visits at the" various departmental headquarters and to ; business " ses sions of the executive bodies of the' various organfzations. . On Tuesday the various organizations,, excepting the Grand Army of the Republic will' hold sessions for the transaction of business during the day and In the evening all will attend the semi-official opening of the G. A. R. encamp ment at Convention Hall, presided over by Commander-in-Chief Oilman. The "trooping of , about ; one hundred old battle flags, under the: illrectlon of J. Payson Bradley, chief of stafr to the ommander-ln-chief, will' fur nish the spectacular fature to the gathering. There, will alo be music (Continue on Page Eight) mmm. TO TRUST 11 SWEEFHia CHANGES PREjENTED BY LA FOLLETTE : i ADJOURN CONGRESS NEXT , TUESDAY NOW THE AIM IresUlent Taft Signs the Publicity i Campaign' Rill and It Is Law-In. forests Accused of Having Mastered V the Supreme Court Word Reason able Restraint Is to Be Eliml- '" nated. ;.';v - .j; CAMPAIGX BILL A . LAW. Washington, Aug. 19. Presl- for complete publicity of cam- ""V""v r,, ".:': " .Ia WJTaI paign . expenditures . toy candi- !t0 earlule" "Lw. datna for Lth th house and the I r to WnBl3t f ve members, two to X Lal!tAri? ii! Sr 1'be "tree from personal connection limits the sum spent in . singie A .m.) tunnn in.. th O.VlM Ilr IUU UUUW and $10,000 for the senate candi- I,aaieB-, ; : : ' . a a. a. a ' m. a av a. a a a a a ax ' " ' . ., ; ' Washington, Aug. 19 Asserting the! Unlted tSates supreme court had yielded to the "Interests" and had . .. . j i written into the anti-trust law, matter which congress had never placed there R. M. La Follette in the senate sweeping series -of ; amendments to i todav introduced and discussed a the Sheramn law which are daeign- ed to make any restraint of trade- "un reasonable.": J t Senate Selects .Tnesday.. ' Washington,. Aug. 19. The house ways and, means .cormUteft- today- felt certain that eonirresB'-irasSiaurnia&nt will come, by Tuesday or Wednesday. Oa a party vote It was decided to ac- Vt1Z sure today and call for action Mon-,ttme day. This Is the last of the democratic tariff bills. . , ; ; . The senate vote today selected Tuesday for adjournment. - tr.il . S A . m ai . a . vuuug lou to a ue nouse today. passed the resolution authorizing the president to invite the foreign. South ?;IlCS n.lnf 5fa .Amerka "a Panama California exposition at San Diego In 1915. The aniendments pro- viding that the proper' slte must be secured ana .uoo.ooo subscribed to moVa f n A Avnnaltlrtn smnnaaa maa added to the, resolution before its pas. Basra Mr.-. . ' COHCE NEXT PJI Excavations for the new feder- til building in this ity were ordered commence Monttay when G. F. Camp- bell, of the Campbell Building com pany, of Salt Lake, arrived this noon to assume management of the project the government. .The aim of the con-' cern is to get the roof on the building before ; winter and be in position to do the Interior work; under shelter durin. th wintr mnmh .ni nra during, the winter month and turn 'the' big structure over to the govern ment early next spring". The else of the orew to be used will depend; largely on the success' which the contractor meets in having rock for tne' foundation pipped her,8 The grade of rock used in the construction of tha Idaho capltol bUU'dldg at Boiaa will be used here in foundation and decorative points . but locaL. brick will' be used -In .the , const rue tloU of the building proper.'. i - i? s , . - ' 'We are. anxious to get' the roof on' tne; building before severe winter weather seta In, said Mr. Campbell today, "and to do this we will hurry .finishing regardless of climatic con ditions.". ' .;; Removal of some of th trees and .the breaking of ground will be done next Monday, or Tuesday at the latest The corner bounded b Adams and Fourth will be the building . center during the next few weeks as X Gardinier completed excavations for T!1S rat ADOPTED H I' . 4 OF STRIKES BY illlFLOYES IS 'MCsriiiTDV'1; ARBITRAt'ION HOARD TO SETTLE ALL LOCAL DISPUTES Typographical Convention at San San Fraftclsce Adapts International Arbitration Agreement The Board Is to B Made up of Various Ele ments to Handle the Questions of Dispute.; :v-' ; ..,',",' - Vrautisco. Aug.. 19. Th Typo graphical Union in convemtuu ui U day approved . the proposed interna- tlonal arbitration agreement wltn the American Newspaper publishers as- or d tree t lnt; rest n y newspa er or laoor union. These four shall , , au.11 o cl'i S wuu An appeal from these local boards 7 h taken to the International ar- bltratlon board but the international board shall hear no new evidence. It is believed the agreement Te- .moves any danger of a walkout by newsoaner employes for several years an ctiaiiuiau. to come, as the arbitration board la given a great amount of power 'and it is conceded that few contingencies could arise where these boards could not settle j the Questions without 8 walkout. ' . , . - - V ! Patience Has a- Limit. ' n Loa .ingeles, ;Aug. 19. "J.udge, could withstand that man's r ; abuse, darn- h !ocks,; mend his clothes and ,1 reallyaicfn't iuind" prtTTdhrg theats hut when h forced me to read letterji bis afflnity wrote. I calculated it was for mt t0 luit , : This statement made to Judge Con hey won an absolute divorce for Mrs, Anna Bennett from her husband John. 1 . . " 7 American Locates in rails. New York, Aug. 19. Another well known member of America's "Million. aIre club hai dedded to leave the country of his' birth and live in a for eign land. Frank J. Gould, who was caned to France on business matters announced that,- he will make. Paris his permanent residence. ' . v ' hiabuildlsa adloinlna the Ai-obiTa th atre this morning and will commence the building proper next Monday. : . . - -- i Baby Stane at Motkers Corpse, ' t . . - , ',. Washington, Aug, 19.-Imprisoned i - "ft ?"im 'u1! at her mother, Mrs r""a lZ ?T com""e i ulcMe, a child was barely saved from starvation when; the reek of carbolic acid pervaded other ; apartments and caused the neighbors to Investigate. She had been there four days. 'For two days the passersby had' seen the '7jn 2? "2" suspected. When rescued the child lay, beside the mother, exhausted and unconscious. ' A note found show ed that the woman" had' feared imag inery enemies. - ',, ' . Xir Tor Has ity SxslUea (New fork; Aug; . ISC The National Household Show opened in" Madison tare fly exposition among its leading features. Durinj the week of the show noted etomologists and' special ists will teli. the visitors how the fly carries" disease' germs and' explain the best methods for Its' extinction. Prizes" will be awarded to the boys who' kill the most' flies UOMPEPwS X E.IRS THE WEST. Samuel Gomiers at Denver, a Way to Oregon.' Denver, Colo., Aug. 19 President Samuel Gompers of the ; American Federation of Labor arrived here to day from Washington. This was his first stop of his. northwestern tour which will last two months. J' He will cross the border and visit Vancouver, B. C, befor the return trip Is begun. Several days will toe spent in visiting cities of Oregon and Washington Elaborate arrangements, for his enter tainment In the big cities of the Pa clflc coast are being made by labor leaders, according to advices received here. . ... .. ' - Loving Cop for 'Buffalo BllL North Platte, Neb.,' Aug. 19. ."But falo BUI." who arrived here today oa his farewell tour as a showman, was nresented with a ham'some sllvec loy ing cup by citizens orwoni ri Among the subscribers to the testi monial were a number of old-time regidenta who were friends of te- famoua plainsman wlien it V LWT headquarters, tiere. w3i"v as a government scout ' against the Tn dlans. ' ,i ' " ' ' . POnMiDSIIOPS O'DlilEX ADMITS IT IS TO KEEP OUTSIDERS A WAV. Policy of Harlman Lines In Other Clt ' , let Emulated In Portland. ' ' Portland, Aug. 19- The Harriman systenf; today, began the construction of new stockade around the east .side of its -car shops. ' General Mana ger J. P. O'Bflen admitted it was be- dng done to keep outsiders away In case trouble with the machinists comes later. , Ha said he hope there will not be any strike, and the Har riman system will not try to engender the strike. .' -! ..: ' . This action has been taken la alt of the big cities of the coast where trouble is likely to ensue should 'the machinists of the country not come to an agreement over the demands for shorte hours and more pay, , :..;: Catholic Laymen to Meet. ' ' Columbus, O.; Aug. 19 During the four days .beginning tomorrow Ohio's capital city is to have the honor of entertaining what Is expected to be the greatest gathering of Catholic lay men ever assembled In this country. The occasion will be the tenth annual convention of theAmerlcan Federation of Catholic Societies, which embraces the Ancienf Order of Hibernians, x the Knights of St. John, the Holy. Name societies, the, Catholic Order of For esters and other organizations hav ing an aggregate membership exceed ing one molllon. ' A special pontifical mass at the cathedral will . usher, lu. the conven tion tomorrow morning and In the afternoon there will be a big parade in which 1,000 marchers, about pne fourth of them In uniform, will take part ' The business sessions , will begin Monday morning andv the con vention will ; be brought to a close Wednesday night. ' Social reforni and the participation of Catholic laymen In such movement will form the main subject for discussion. V, ! 7 i" . Lambnrmea at Astoria. . Astoria. Or., Aug. Today was Hoo Hoq" day on the calendar of the Astoria Centennial celebration and the festivities of the day,, were partici pated in by, several hundred lumber men and logging camp operators from many points throughout Oregon and Washington, ' ; ' -1 v Couacilmen Escape Recall. Seattle, Aug. 19. On advice of the corporation counsel; the city comp troller today refused the filing of the recall petitions against Councilmen Blaine, Kellog and Wardell 'because there were not sufficient names. The recall against Mayor Dillidg' Is as1- sured. : , ; 1M Si III BO nil L CONTROL OF. FOXIEST ;v;FIIlE hlTB7 DAYS .': ' PREDICTED UNLESS 3VIXD CHANGES AND IXCirSASES COXTK-'X ( I ltTAIS F(re Situation ReiKrt-' to X V 5a Worse Tlan Yesterday Forcij S en Hand to FJgbt Flames This After noonAll Depends on Direction ;.nd Velocity' of Wind the Xext Day.or Two. . j, $ - s. .. . - : ' : " : r CAUF0RMA'. RLAZE J1XAC. a ...,-..T....gnw,..v.J..VMi"(K- ; .-- ,Moorio, Cal., Agu. 19 Forest Anon) !! still ..burning fiercely'? ' ,.'0 acres are, gone. - Tae v nro' has surrounded: tha tunnel of the No'rtuwestrn Pacific " "11 ' road near here, andvthejfife det partmnt Is ready ti case, the ftr' r ) gets nearer. j '- ., ' ' ' .';,'":Afv...'vi;, ;; ' V w 1 Assuming' that the direction of the wind does not change or grow in v- lotlty, fire fighters, under Caretaker Ed Propetk and .'Vfater ; Superintend-, ent L. M. Hoyt claim they can master the fire raglng: uear the Beaver creek watershed within a few days.1 This ' is the word telephoned to city offices this forenoon, and the tone of the in formation was such.,as to relieve the alarm that the Pro peck cabla was la, immediate danger. The blaz-i today is being Ix.ught along systematic lines : th'i force of men sent out of here jresterd.tv. . --.. -' Stilt l Clase Proximity. V City officials are still somewhat du- blous about the XI re for it is so clos to the cabin and sections where- it would do manifest harm to tlie protec tion now being-given.-, tba.. municipal .water supply. Ttt tP.aen it may be-'; come more serious than it ftow is, however, word will be sent down fro;u , Beaver creek and reinforcement rush ed to the scene. Preparations for an- ; swertn.?; such a call immediately are- going, on this afternoon, . v , ---;-;;,':'yii:5, Esperantlsts at Antwerp, v ; ' Antwerp, ' Aug. 19. Two .'thousand. ; delegates representing nearly all the, leading countries of the woTld havo; arrived In Antwerp to attend the sev-, enth annual International Esperanto Congress, which will be formally, op ened tomorrow under the patronage of King Albert,' , Edwin C. Reecl, secretary of the Esperanto Aasocla-' tion of North America," Is here as the official representative pf . the? United States.". -i. ' '2 TTT.' T"' Xiagara Church farks Cenlennlal . . Nlagara-On-the-Lake, Ont, Aug. 19. St." Andrew's Church of this city, one of the oldest churches In Canada,, will .begin tomorrow a notable, two -days' celebration of Ub 117th anni- . versary. . The original church was built In 1794... and the preeht struc ture was, built , eighty years, ago. . BilflCE ftS STATE DUS1UE5S GVERXOR WEST COX3LEXCES AGI- ( .;V?;;'.V ; TATIOX FOB IT. f. ' .' Believes Premium Money Caa B Kept , !.y;. , at Heme Satisfactorily. lA'X Salem, Ore. Aug. 19. With a view ' of opening the matter for general dis cussion Governor West today came . out as advancing the proposition .to-', putting the state in the Insurance bus iness. ' ' . . . V.--.'-'.. v. "I think it la a good scheme and: millions , in premiums now going to the east and to foreign countries can be kept in Oregon for the making of ' public improvements" said th gov ernor. "I have not worked out the j details of the plans ffut I will prob- I ably advocate it strongly