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t xJV 1 in - -v t ' ' ' 1 i ! f I ' I 1 M I M VOLUME X. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. .MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911. NUMBER 257 '7 ' . I J. OKI STATES IE ur ted sw TERRITORIES HAVE A PART TO PERFORM W; IN 3 MONTHS ARIZONA MUST TETO EE CALL; SEW MEXICO HAS FAULTS . President Taft Signs . the Statehood Bills If hen Senate, and House Pre sent It Ready for Signature Ari zona and Sew Mexico Must Enter ' Union as Opposed to Recall of the -Judiciary. .:.:.,.. .v . -Jo, V ;" MAT ADJOURN TONIGHT. ' Washington, Aug. 2i. Follow ing a conference, thla afternpbn Speaker Clark and House Leader Underwood announced that they would assent to a move to ad journ congress tonight. A ma jority of both sides of the house got together and tried to force It. ; Washington, Aug. . 21. President Taft this afternoon signed the bill, admitting Arizona and New Mexico to statehood. Vice President Sherman of the sen ate and Speaker Clark of the house to day signed the joint statehood bill and 1t was then sent to Taft for his signs ; tar. ;';V :-', 5; ;V ;; ) : - Be States In Three Months. , ;' nlr the refusal of the territories themselves to comply with' the condi tions imposed by congress, now pre vent them ' from entering the union ' ! la there months. ' , The bill provides that New Mexico Klajsi;Wcthejproposal-;or making It constitution more susceptime to 'amendment 'Arizona must eliminate fhn Tiwftll nt the ludlelarv. , . .J , Vhe" cotton , bill ' will probably be passed "by the house this afternoon. President Taft Is expected to approvs the measure as soon as It Teaches tilm. ; Democrats forced a vote to take lace at 6 o'clock tonight. , ,r ; HOT MURDERER HAS BACKING. YeaftgeieW Placed on Trial Today, Is , Weak at Heart. New York, Aug. 21. Almost col lapsed, Paul Geldel, the 18 year old bellboy, charged with the murder of William. Jackson, the millionaire bro ker, was placed on trial today. It is understood the defense Is backed by a Hartford, Connecticut, millionaire who Is willing to supply more than 50,00 te the defense owing to sympathy with the mother "of the boy. - ' ; Geldel's attorneys offered to enter a plea' of guilty to second degree mur der but the district attorney refused to agree. Geldel wept copiously dur ing the proceedings. ' ' y " LAT OFF 4,000 HAILROADERS. leathern Pacific Claims Freight Basl. ess Has Fallen off. Baa Francisco, Cal., Aug. 1. Be tween sow and'October 1 about 4,000 Bsea employed In the operating, con- vrvuuuu, . uihiulcuhuvo uvi uiv,,v , ower departments of the Southern Pacific railroad will be laid off. Slack freight traffic is given by the company m a reason. The men will be taken hack gradually as the freight lncreas- Mother Joins Astor Party. Fairfield, . Cdnn., Ang. Jl.AIrs. Force and her daughter Katherlne. mother and slater of J. J. Astor's fiancee, left today for Astbury park, where they will enjoy the party now erulslng off the coast In Astor's yacht. Gossip says the couple will be mar ried before the cruise ends. ANGRY MOB FOILED. San Bernardino Mob Would Kan? Ini '. prisoned Dentist last Night. San Bernardino, Aug. 21. Refusing to' divulge the place of safety to which he sent Dentist McDavit, when he learned .that a mob planned to take hfra from the" jail last night. Sheriff Ralphs announced today that McDavit v.ould not be returned until the pre liminary hearing on Aug. 31. ; A large crowd was collected by type written notes which read: ; "Meet ma at the Jail tonight," and the sheriff hurried the prisoner away. - TAFTS COMING ASSURED Will Lay Cornerstone at San Francis . co City Hall Ceremonies. Washington.. Aug. 21, , . President Taft today accepted the Invitation to lay the cornerstone tit the new San Francisco city hall, thus clinching his Intention of taking a trip to the Pa cific coast this fall He will visit Ore gon, Washington and California. He will leave Beverly probably the 15th of September. . . LA FOLLETTE BRINGS MOVEMENT TO SENATORS. ' : 7 Points Out Urgrnry of Speedy Actlei - Alaskan aMtters. Washington; Aug. 21. Immediate deyelopme&t of the- minteral resourc es of Alaska through government ownership of railroads, shlpa n& pub lic utilities, wharves and docks l,and throueh the actual mlninr of AlsiVnil j coal by the government, all to be ad ministered for fbe ianeflVt 5h (pie at large through a board of con- I trol was the plan outlined by Sena- tor LiaTolIette bf -Wlacansln . today jln a speech In the senate. ,y I , Declaring that every day makes more evident the fact that the Ameri can people are waging a lostng fight In Alaska, La Follette asserted it was time for, the government to take an active hand, : y "On one salde," La Follette said, I "are 35,000 pioneers who are risking their lives and fortune in exploration and prospecting for undeveloped, re sources. On the othei; aide are the millions of American people to. whom J this great storehouse of natural re- sources belong. Between thom ls the enormous power of the greatest con centration of capital the world ever knew. .. :..'' ', ' : ' t-7;'-- "Anyone must see that the founda tions being laid' In Wall street for the j building up, of the monopoly. In Alas? ;ka equal to the which. now. controls the anthracite coal fields In " Penn sylvania. .k -'-; . i ;; 'When we- have before us the his tory of the anthracite struggle which consummated In the Morgan Interests holding complete 'control against the whole American, people,' can ire ex pect a different result If the Mor gans and Guggenhelms are permitted to control Alaska? ' Jk "The power will acquire the con trol of docks, wharves, mountain pas ses and the limited outlet te the mar kets of the world. . ' v "The government should regard it self as a board of directors pledged .to properly care for the development of property In which the American peo ple are the stockholders. , : V - "' "The first step s should be the cre atlon of adequate transportation fa cilities. The government should own and build these and the whanresl docks, railroads and terminals al ready constructed should be acquired by the government Immediately. The government should own and operate I at least on great coal mine, with I which to supply-naval and military needs, selling the surplus product at a reasonable profit as a check against FED ERAL Gl ClIflNG HEED Gll'JDS CIIEE COURT'S DEC!) BEATTIE. JR.. JAUNTY WHEN HIS CASE IS OPENED DEFENSE CLAIMS TO HATE A STRONG CARD HIDDEN AWAY Young Banker Accused of Shooting His Wife That He Might Marry the Girt of His Illegal Relations, Must Stand Tralal at Once Jury Is Being Drawn This Forenoon Crowd; Are :; Large.'-' Chesterfield Court House, Va ' Aug. 21. The circuit court today refusal to grant a stay of trial for. Henry Beattle, Jr., indicted for wife murder, After his attorneys had trld to have the trial stayed and the Indictment quashed, and Judge Watson had re fused, Henry eBattle, Jr., pleaded not guilty to th.e charge of wife murder, and the trial of what promises to be one of the year's big sensations, began. Examination of Jurymen will begin immediately. Big crowds are present When the court announced Its de cision, the spectators shouted their satisfaction. Beattle, who arrived !.n an automobile, seemed to enjoy the attention he has attracted. He moved to the prisoners' dock with a superior smile and failed to recognise, many of his boyhood friends. The defense In tends' to attack the. statement of Paul Beattle, his cousin, alleging that he didn't tell the whole truth when he said he bought a shotgun for the ac cused which waa later found,, to. be the weapon with : which the woman was killed. '. .; ...'.",?' ; ; Boelab Jelis Yandevllle.' Richmondl, Va i Aag!. ' 21. Euelah Blnford; theOther womonaceDted by tbj police' as the" motive for tha killing of '': Mrs. . Hnry Clay Beattle, Jrw Is to cavort on moving ,plcture Alms, when she has tetLfied against the husband of the dead, woman. - ' ' A representative of a moving pic ture concern today Is In possession of a contract by which the 17 year old girl-mother agrees to devote her time to Roving picture plays, Just as soon as she is released from custody. The company will also star Buelah In vaudeville.,' : '' extortion by private corporations, de veloping other mines. 1 . - The sensible and practical thing to do is to create a board of public works for Alaska similar to the Isth mian canal ' commission. "This board should undertake, not only the mere building of a railroad from Controller bay to the coal fields but ' the acquirement of all railroads in Alaska, so that the policy of gov ernment ownership can be settled Im mediately. The board should operate and develop wharves, docks and steamship lineB, If necessary to de liver the products of Alaska to the Pacific coast" ' ; y Declaring that the people could af ford to make only, a small pronf In Investment because this small profit would be the means of cheapening products which now, controlled by the Morgan-Guggenhelms, are extor tlonatery high, and citing the adminis tration of the canal tone as a prece dent for government, administration of all utilities. U Follette asserted that the progressives demanded a speedy development of Alaskan resources, so that the whole people, but particu larly those of the Pacific coast, could get the benefit of reduction In the cost of living through the utilization of Alaska's treasures. ' "Our future naval power on the Pa cific ocean," he said, "depends on the utilization of Alaskan 'coal. ' - As a further check to the grabbing of the mineral resources by private Interests, he proposed the extension of the leasing system to the coal deposits.' :'. ,' 0 II Gil IltLSlIEl! UNIOr IIAN INSTANT LY KILLED WHEN VRE IS TOUCHED DERRICK SWINGS AGAINST v HIGH PRESSURE WIBES Two Young Men Go After a Chain Sus. vended on a Derrick and One Is In stantli Killed, While the Other Es. capes AH Harm Body Badly Burn edDerrick Pole Supported by Iron . Rods. I '" . . -i.j. ... .... .. - 4. wW-.-iv. .,...4-, .Jjt-.ff.,... 4..-. r.f.. . TJnloh, Aug. 21,( Special) Twehf ty-threea hundred volts of electric'ty carried in the' Eastern Oregon L'ght Sc Power company's" high pressure .prveyance wires, Instantly killed and quite badly burned C. A. Perkins, a joi.ng man of this city yesterday af ternoon . when he formed a contact with a wire through the medium of a hay derricks ' The powerful' current knocked him to the ground, dead, his face in the dust and the toes of his shoes rtrlyen into the earth. Thi kilt ing occurred in full view of a cou panion who had gone with Perkins to a point on the ftralght road ..leallntf to Union, t.ear the Dobbin placj to fetch a cha'fl with which the two meu were goln to remove a dead horss. In order to get at the chain, the young men were required to shift the der rtc slightly, as the end with the chain attached was Suspended high la the air as the Implement had been left the night before by a crew of haymakers, A long rope was used to pull the der rick, down, and while his companion was doing this. Perkins stood in read iness to seize, the chain when it had ; been lowered sufficiently. In the low ering 'process,, however, the highest polnv Tf ihe rderrlck swung iver,.aod touched, one of the three strands . of high, power wire conveying 2,300 volts 'of electricity. Along the side of the j wooden pole were two iron rods ased I to afford strength to the machine, and j one of these rubbed against the wire, I completing a contact with the chain 'which Perkins touched.' The result was. Instantaneous and the other , young man knew wIthoutfurther in vestigation that Perkins was dead, for the Instant the derrick touched the wire, he realized the terrlble conse quence. Usluis his faculties well, he ran for a wooden rail and was able to take the chain from Perkins, avoiding KTuesome burns in the dead body, for 'the" electricity was still surging through the chain. It was perhaps 10 minutes before others were notl- ! ea ana fhat was when an automobile party carrying W. H. Bohnenkamp and family and Dick Jones and fam !lly of La Grande appeared . on ; the acene. Tne Doay ws 11m uuiui some at that time. Gates stood guard at the charged chain until the contact could be brok en. ,"' ' , ' ''';' . Y:, It was a straage stop of fortune's wheels that placed Perkins on the chain end of the derrick, for Perkins instinctively reached for . the chain while his friends pulled on the roper through which . bo electricity could run. Still .the mechanical parts of the derrick were practically all charged i when the contact was made land how the other man 'escaped touching one of the dangerous rods Is still a mystery. Perkins was a young man and had no near relative. A coroner's Inquest exonerated everyone of blame, .. Negro PytAlats la Session. Indlanapolia, Ind., Aug. 21. Upward of 30,000 visitors are in Indianapolis to take part in the world's meeting of j the supreme lodge of the colored I Knights of Pythias and the national ,encampment of the Uniform ; Rank, j which will hold forth here this week. Booker T. Washington is scheduled to ' address the gathering tomorrow. PENDLETON PASTOR SUCIDES Pastor of Methodist Church,' South, Ends Life With Revolter Today. Pendleton, Aug. 21. Supposedly de spondent .because he was unable to" provide for his wife and three chil dren, Rev, John Reeves, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, un til the church died here, suicided with revolver bullet through his head to day. His .wife was preparing break fast when he went to the'woodshed to commit the crime. He was -oJ'' u',ng 1 . Ufa inBiirntiM nnrl hart 'J - man for SO ' , cltV' 11 ITHI RACES TRAIN. Skims Close to Train Running 45 Miles an Hour. Los Angeles, Augv'21.Frlghtenln the passengers on the Long Beach flier of the cars, while flying 45 miles an hour, Lc E. Holt, aviator of the Aero nautical society of California," raced the fact Pacific electric train for six miles, winning by two car lengths. Holt was qualifying for a pilot's li cense. '.. ' ' ' HEV.GILLILAn IS IE POPULAR DIVINE ASSIGNED TO LOCAL PULPIT ONCE MORE. V Island City Receive Minister of Its ' Own Coaatj Apyelatraesf. Caldwell, Aug. 21 (Special) Dr. J. D. Gillilan waa assigned to La Grande for a second successive year here late this afternoon when the ap pointments for the whjile district were announced as" the IS nal ""climax of a long and Interesting convention. ..Ths afternoon the delegates wers taken to the. big reservoir storing the irriga tion water In thjb dlstritc. ' , The' appointments announced and referring to Grande Rondo valley 'on ly,; are: ''-t.:'-. "v; -' Superintendent, O. Q. Haley; La Grande. J. D. GUlllan; Allcel, H. 8. Hamilton; Summerville, C. D. Day; Imbler, J. M. Dreealer; Union, W. A. Winters; Cove, A. Coslett; Island City, J. H. Euddr Elgin. C. E. Trueblood. . This adds another pulpit occupant to the Hat of Grande Ronde valley ministers.' Island CIty'B pulpit has heretofore been filled by- the La Grande minister. Spanish War Yeteranu Meet. , Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 21. w Spanish-American war veterans from practically every state In the union are attending the annual encampment of their national organization,, which began Its sessions . here today.. The Spanish-American war nurses are also in session. Elaborate entertainment has been provided for the visitors. J. Lewis Smith, of Washington, D. C, Is being boomed lor commander-in-chief of the veterans. ' Tampa,,. Fla., is an applicant for next year's encampment . New Steel Trs Formed. Pittsburg, Aug. 21 Negotiations are underway, it l reported, to merge the Republican Iron k Steel company the Bethlehem Steel company and the Lackawanna Into a new steel trust It Is said Schwab and William Corey, former heads of the . United States steel trust are backing the moved. The new consolidation will compete with the United States Steel corpora tion. ;' -''j ' Socialist Writer KIUc 8an Antonio, Aug. 21. Responding to a message from Los Angeles that his son. George Shoaf, a special so cialist writer, .who had been investi gating the McNamara case In Los An geles, bad been killed and his body thrown Into the ocean, George Shoaf has left for Los Angeles. Shoaf dis appeared last week. LOODOO Ui!I!S n-r pirn ri r rmr, n - RENEWAL OF STRIKE. TREATENED 'IN ; LONDON L1VEK100L SITUATION GIZEAT. LY IMPROVED OVER LAST V.THS Ships Again Sullluj From Llrerpool . Other' Unions, Conil!cnt of Vic torj, Aim to Emulate the Sacessfcl Railroud Strikers National Strlie In American in Lending Trades I . Drawing Near. I' I III la I lid iJiiiiiun.b riiti.i , Londonv Aug. 21 Charging the rail- " road companies are breaking faith by discriminating against '.the strikers. Secretary Thomas of the Railway Em ployes' association today threatened a renewal of the strike unless the prom ises of Impartial reinstatement are fulfilled. Nevertheless It is believed there Is little danger of further hostil ities.1.'. ' ; ' .." . , '', ' Thousands returned to Work today, but' the railroaders' victory has en couraged other unions to strike. 1 ; Y One Company Still Idle. Only the employes of the Northeast ern railroad are refusing to resume work, asserting the agreement does-" nol cover their union and demanding t a weekly wage of $5.50 for an eight hour day. The government, It is ex pected, will force adheroiRe to the agreement by the companies, : IJveryeel Has Relief. , Liverpool, Aug. 21. Food condition are Improved here. The railroad em ployes will return to work tomorrow. . It Is 'expecte the dockworkers' strike ;., will be speedily settled, Vessels are ? ' sailing again. . . ,. v?J , The general strike Is believed to bo ,7 ended, The dockworkers strike was settled tonight and the men will re- turn to work Immediately. 1 , Jfatlonal Strike Brought Nearer. Chicago, Aug. 21. Labor leaders of"" national repute admit today that the ; success of the English strikers ead 1 given impetus for a "general strike" ; in America, the object of which', they say, will be to secure the mastery of, labor."; '; -' Serious labor difficulties among the ' railroad, steol and coal workers are predicted, involving 70,00 coal min ers, 700,000 railway workers and 360,- , 000 employes of the steel trust. . : CoalWorkmcn to Lead. , ' , The first trouble which may result in a monster walkout, it is said, la the ' coal mining industry when the con-v, tracts expire April X- It Is said that they will demand the "same condl- ; tlons and wafj?a that obtain In Illi nois," : where the highest wages ' are paid and excellent working facilities 1 are provided. . This demand will be ; made, labor leaders say, to equalize ; the profit now made by eastern mine operators and prevent the Illinois op- ; orators from closing down their mines ,1 as they have threatened to do.; . . " i '' Dilltng May Be Safe. Beattle, Aug. 21. It Is doubtful as to whether a recall election against" Mayor Dill lag will take : place thii ' fall. Less than 6,000 of 10,000 slg- y natures were found bonafide ad unlos:' many are got very soon the city can't bold its election, i , ' Former Night Oerk Arretted. Former Night Clerk Wllklos, em-: ployed at the Sommer hotel hero un til recently, Is under arrest at Baker for obtaining money under false pre tenses both at Portland and at Baker. He UBed George E. Good's same In his) Portland attempt to get money. Sum ranging from f 25 to $5 were obtained, it Is said. :. : ; ; - i , , Hearing on Charter BflL ;f , '.New York, Aug.' 21. Public hear ings on the bill proposing a new char ter for New Yprk City weer begun at the city hall today and will contlnnre probably until SPt 6, the date fixed for the reconvening of the legislature. V :
