- A r V ihiM i- I i i it M M Mil ! V ; i i r M ! i y VOLUME X. LA GRANDE, UNION COUCTY. OREGON. FIUDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1911. NUMBER 2(.T t r KM U EIIDSilll ISI1 San Francisco, Sept, L (3:20 p. m.) Conferences between Kruttschnltt and tbe five union leaders came to an abrupt end after tliree o'clock' this af ternoon. If tbe announced decision of tbe disgruntled' machinists Is car- r11 . f, : -- tbe western states wit bin a few days. Tbe conference, was a failure, but be caase of the lateness of .tbe adjourn ment nothing was announced as to the date of the walkout. It Is presumed the orders will be sent out within a - few hours. . , ' r - San Francisco, Sept. 1. Juliua Kruttschnltt, dictator of the policy and terms of employment of 30,000 Harriman men west of the Mississippi met the general, officers of the shop employes crafts' unions here shortly before noon "today. - President Kline, of the Blacksmiths' International un ion, spoke for the men. 'T.-i,'"- The outcome of the conference is being carefully watched throughout the country as It is believed the com pany must either' come to terms or stand a strike entailing a possible tie up of, all the Harriman polling stock and iavy troubles and expense for the company and suffering for the op eratives that will result. , Before the conference Kline expres sed his opinion that Kruttschnict might recognized the system federa tion. The. men have voted to strike If he does not. . - . Seventy-five , train auditors on the Pacific system of the Espee and. 23 clerks In San Francisco were tem porarily left out of Jobs today. "; Chicago, Sept. 1. On the . outcome of the conference today between the shopmen and Julius Kruttschnltt .In San Francisco, probably depends whether there will be peace or war between the men and the Illinois Cen tral, which has refused to deal , with the shopmen's federation. If Krutt schnltt does the same it will establish a precedent for other roads to follow and a strike will probably ; spread to all western lines. ; :' '; ' ? TAFF LAUNCHED IA FOLIETTe" PENS CHARGES AGAINST ; PRESIDENT. ';. .v. President's Tariff. Policies Subjecte4 to Criticisms Again. . Madison Wis., Sept. 1. Senator . Ia Follette In his magazine today under r; the , caption 'Tff'a Ulnar tn tha Con- sumer," launches a new attack on Taft's tariff action. 'v Addressing his letter direct to the consumer he says: "You chastened the congress that played you false In 1909; you rebuked in'moro ways than Mi the president wto called the Aid r'ch Job the best tariff ever devised. But wh,at will : you say when your, representatives pas's a bill taklns from your shoulders the burdens of the wool trust duties which Taft ad mitted were Indefensible only to' be toiled in their effort to do something 'for you, by the president' veto." ' . COLOR USE BOTHERS. . ft - - 1 American Bar Association Comes Grief Over Negro Question. to Boston, Sept. The' color line Is threatening to temporarily disrupt the American. Bar association, 'convening here, because' Special Assistant Attor ney General . Wm, Le wis, a 'negro, announced he positively will not re sign. Southern barristers did not at- j tend. the banquet last night because ; they feared Lewis would ' be there. They Insist today that Lewis will re sign if he Is not looking for trouble. ' ' Mr. Borden' Maritime Tour. Montreal, Sept. ' 1. Mr. Robert L. i Borden,' the leader in the fight to de ' feat the Laurter government on th;- refclproclty Issue, concluded hla Que bec campaign' today.',. At all 'of his meetings he has been greeted with large crowds and he expresses htm I self as satisfied with the' outlook in I una provim.tj.T- loiuuiiow mr. oui den will bVgln his" tour of speecbmak i lng in the Maritime provinces After ('.spending' "three days each" la "New I Brunswick and Prince Edward 'is land he will make, a tour, of .the prln ' clpal cities and towns of Nova Scotia. CERTAIN CLASSES TO BE CAB RIED ON FREIGHT TRAINS. Hitchcock Commences Experiment at 1 Washington Today. V " Washington, D. C, Sept. 1. The , Post Cifllce department today begins ' an experiment which Is regarded as one of Che most important steps taken by Postmaster General Hitchcock , in I Vta nlnna .a. 111. nvnona. .V. service and thereby pave the way, It is believed, for the ultimate adoption of penny postage. The plan Inaugurated (today pro vldes that the greater part of the sec ond class , mail matter consisting of 1 magazines and periodicals, heretofore transportate'd . In railway mall - cars will be carried by fast freight. The publishers are to be permitted to print on the wrapper of ach bundle of their publications, as a part of the address, Instruction as to the daite of which delivery is to be made. In ac cordance with this arrangement post masters have been directed to carry out Instructions with respect to de livery of fast mall freight. Mr. Hitch cock believes that the new. Bystem will be found satisfactory to the pub lishers and the public alike, while (the expense to the government will be far less than before. Parole Seen for Walsh. . Leavenworth, Kas., Sept 1, When the parole board meets at the federal penitentiary here this month the first case considered will be, that, of John R. Walsh, the .former Chicago bank erl Mr. Walsh entered the peniten tiary January. 19, 1910, convicted of having violated :; the banking laws. Recently President Taft refused .to grant him a parole, but it la now be lieved that he wjll be paroled when the board meets, v , v - : At the direction of Attorney Gene i si Wlckersbam the outstanding in dictments against "Walsh, have been quashed, thus removing .the last ob stacle In the way of paroling the pris oner. Mr. Walsh this week entered upon his seventy-fifth year and is. one of the oldest Inmaites of the federal prison. 'k '".''-''.-'-.'.", Lake Forest Horse Show. Chicago, 111., Sept 1. Chicago so ciety' is looking forward with ;keen interest to the 12th annual Lake9 For est open-air horse show, which is to be held tomorrow on the' grounds of the Onwentsja club. The exhibition this year promises to bemore inter esting than any of its predecessors. Polo ponies, saddles coach Wd driv Ine horses are among the different cjasses to be exhlbibed- FJSlSlGilS iEHTTIE- SHD TO HAVE WEPT DEFENSE SCORES SEV ERAL IMPORTANT POINTS TODAY ,PACL BEATTIE'S TESTIMONY CONTRADICTED BY MANY Character of Witnesses for Defense Material to Base Campaign on for Held up as a Model Husband of ; Coming IVinter by Insurgent Sena Murdered Woman Sold to Hare Sob. tor.WUt Be Gathered Believed Men bed When Crime W as Committed Will I'rge Government 'Mining and Defendant Will Tell Whole Truth. .Chesterfield, Sept. 1. Evidence fc.Ut.M9 fry .AW.'M Mr .wvn..,. doubt that Paul Seattle's stories were "fakes' and that Henry Beattie, Jr., sobbed and sorrowed on the night of the tragedy enlivened the trlal of the young banker .today. J The . defense scored several' Important points, es pecially in breaking down tile damag ing evidence produced by the' state through Paul Beattie, the defendant's cousin.- V. '"t Character Testimony Given. A number of character witnesses testified to the reputation of j4ung Neblltt-whose testimony contradicted Paul Beattie's. Douglas Beattie, Hen ry's brother, was called next and said Beattie's wife always seemed loving and that on the night of the tragedy Beattie sobbed and showed ' all evi dence of sorrow.. - , : . , ... Defendant Expresses Confidence. : Scrupulously attired preparatory to taking, the stand in his own defense Henry Beattie today voiced his opin ion that his testimony would go far wtord convincing the Jury of his in nocence. . "I shall tell only the. truth for I am certain the truth will clear me," he said. , i. Descendants of Samael Fogg , i Portland, Me., Sept. l.Members of the Fogg family association held their annual reunion (today at the Falmouth House, in this , city. - George FoKg Osgood, of New Hampshire, presided. Samuel Fogg, the progenitor of tho family Jived in New Hampshire lu the middle of the 17th century, and his descendants are now widely scat tered throughout the courttry, . Fights Scheduled for Tonight. ' Jimmy Clabby vs. Mike Gibbons, 10 rounds, at Milwaukee. - , Mickey. Sheridan vs. Freddie Dan iels, 15 rounds, at St. Joseph, Mo. , Johnny Glover vs. Young McDon ough, 15 rounds, at Manchester, N. H. 1 llTOilEM' ' 'Portland, Septl 1. Samuel Gompers left this afternoon for California. Last night in his speech at the auditorium; he attacked ' Burns and accused him of manufacturing evidence against the McNamaras and called on organized x bor to come to tse McNamara defense. He said "The Manufacturer!' associa tion found they could not bribe John McNamara so now they propose ,to hang him.''. ,: ' "' ' -. Barn SHen at Seattle. ' Seattle, Sept. 1. Detective Burns, Salem. Ore., Sept. 1. Backed by the ! state forestry board and the Oregon Forest Fire t, association, a (petition.' signed by the owners of 4,000,000 acres of.timber jlu western Oregon 'was sent to Governor West today, asking htm to suspend the hunting season because II SIlTEti HUHTirJG IilllH HESTfflOS POINDEXTER AND GIF ' FORD PINCHOT ON WAY. PINCHO'INWILL NOT BE BIASED ; ' ,' . IN His FINAL FINDINGS" Selling of Alaska Coal Products. Seattle, Sept. 1 Senator Polndex- fqr Alaska, said he intends o lnvesti 1 gate the coal situation first hand and ! tjien make a fight for his bill pfovld- ijng that the' governm-eut shall mine I-an sail Iti. ' fta1 9 a ir.ra Y,a la rlght., X.h:)if.i , ,'' ': , . ' PINCHOT JOINS IINDEXTERl Says He Will Go to Alaska Without i Prejudice for Any System. Seattle, Sept. 1. Glfford Plnchot 'today stated that. ha will, sail for the Alaska coalfields tonight -with Sena tor Polndexter. He said he would go with an open, mind for conviction , as to whether, the leasing system or the proposition : to have the government mine and s-sll the coal, was tbe best He has favored the leasing system. . They will map out a plan of cam paign In congress for next winter af ter their- return a month hence, ' Coming Excite Interest Seward,, Alaska, JSept. l.Alaska is intensely interested In the coming vis it of Senaton-'Poindexter and Glfford Plnchot, who will sail soon, for the Alaskan coal fields from Seattle. Some towns that formerly denounced the former chief forester are waiting now to give a fank iiealng to Plnchot's conservation ideas. They, are especial ly Interested In the campaign for gov ernment ownership of mines, railroads and steamships, which was started in Oregon. ' Many business men here pre fer this plan to the leasing system. - Banish Towels on S.P. San Francisco, Sept. 1. Discover ing that towels, valued in all at $21,- 000 disappeared ? from the women's lavatories last year in cars and boats, the "3outhern Pacific today issued an order dispensing with towels In the women's lavatories. TO here from Portland for a few days, said he will investigate the matter concerning the trials this fall of the members of the vice syndicate, and then is off for New; York. Later ha returns when cases come to trial. He did not answer Gompers' attack made In Portland last night, . ,7,' Mr. Abbott to Bnlld. ! ; Mr. Abbott of Mt. Glenn la building a barn on Seventh and G and In a short time will also construct a house on the same place. " fi many fires had been , started recently. The governor was warned that the situation Is getting uerlous and may trow, worse by fartinless the season Is closed.. The. governor Is In Astoria, and- the matter will be laid before him Immediately. TL1 US GOTCH IIIDLS HIMSELF. Will Not Give Name of His Hotel Do. lng Only Light Work. Chicago, Sept. 1. Frank Gotch and his party arrived hare today in his private car. ' To escape the crowds he would not give the name of his hotel. Some light work today and tomorrow is his schedule. Hackenschmldt is doing nothing "to day but running and swimming. Some wagers are being made 10 to 7 on the outcome of the Monday bout. - ;. Auto Races at Old Orchard. Old Orchard, Me., Sept. 1. Several hundred automobile drivers of na tional reputation are entered In the three days' race meeting which o'pen ed here today. The course extends two and one half miles straightaway along the beach. , . .. - f Child Held for Board. . , ' New York, Sept.' 1. H.?r child helrl for a $50 board bill, Mrs. Pauilne Gott llch regained possession, through the courts. Magistrate Arachi rules that children were not within the reach of hotelkeepers as security for debts. KITCHENER'S APPOINMENT' AGENT GENERAL MADE AS No Longer Any Question About Eng. . land's Policy's Regarding Egypt London, Sept 1. Appointment of Lord Kitchener to succeed S? Eldon Gorst as ; agent' , general' ' of Egypt means a speedy annexatiorf by "Great Britain,; It U believed in diplomatic circles.' Abbas " Hllml, the khedlve, continues to intrigue against the Brit ish rule so it has been decided he must go. Kitchener's arrival is expected to stir up trouble as he is disinclined to go and then England Is expected to step in and annex the country on the grounds that it is unable to longer control its affairs. Portland Police Upheaval. Portland, Ore., Sept. 1. It is semi officially stated here today that the big shakieup of the police department yesterday afternoon marked the be ginning of the end of grafting by po lice officials in the tenderloin and that Mayor Rushlight and Chief of Police Slover ana bent on restricting vice in the city without wholly eradicating it. The transfer ' of 50 patrolmen to different districts, the reduction in rank of eight detectives, and the elim ination of a number of other officials either by reduction or transference is but the first step In making the de partment more efficient and at the same time cleaner. " ';' The sudden j orders of the chief threw the department into a turmoil. It was unexpected and had been o carefully planned that no inkling of the re-organization leaked until a few minutes before the orders were Issued. : . 'J v f Exchanges' Close for Holiday. New York, Sept. l.--At the close of business today the New York Stock Exchange, the Cotton Exchange and other leading' business exchanges of the metropolis closed for the Labor Day holiday and will not resume bus iness until Tuesday. The only ex change to remain opeh tomorrow Is the Coffee Exchange, which decided against the Saturday holiday because of the Interest in the September con tract, deliveries on which it Is pre sumed might be Interfered with. , .. : , Churchmen Meet In Dnlnth Duluth, Minn., Sept. 1. -Fifteen bis hops and numerous clerical and l iy leaders1 of the Episcopal church of the northwest, assembled In .Duluth today foe the annual council of the sixth missionary district. "The ses sions will continue over'- Saturday and Sunday. !' ' ' " -' EGYPT IIIEXE0. SODI BELIEF TELEP10E IIS! COMES 10 EOt ENTERPRISE COI.IMIT TEE FINDS RATES EQUITABLE . COMMITTEE WHICH INSPECTED ,. COMPANY BOOKS -REPORT Bulletin Issued at Enterprise : This Morning Announces to Opifosltlon to j Home Telephone 'Company That , Tbey Found Rates Just and' Reason- ' able Company to Reinstall Phones . Enterprise, Ore., Sept. i (Special) ' Bearing: the .signature of Hon. .Jay J H. Dobbin and L. B. 'jofdfaBuTniem'bersr-"' of the committee representing farm ers and ' Enterprise patrons,, of the- Home Independent T.eiephonej ,, com- pany appointd to investigate the rates of that company, and to examine its books and records, there yls posted- on. the Enterprise bulletin "board 'todaV- statement to the effect that after such examination the committee Is satis fled that the rates 'ficeritiy "establish ed by the telephone company are not Uiequltabla. and that accordingly. "m recommendation Is raade-totEeHpatr J" trons to' resume ftfeV" service, of the;r" c6mpany. The third member of 'tile . committee, C. H. Zurcher, , was de tained at La Grande by sickness In his family and therefore was "not 'able to return with the other members of the committee, but it is understood that the committee was unanimous in its reports .!-.' .. v 'vy.; ..' . Thla action followed from an Invita tion on behalf of the telephone com pany, to ''the Enterprise Commercial" club and business men to Investigate for themselves the reasonableness of its rates. It Is evident that the com mittee was selected with a view of combining not only prominent and conservative business Interests but expert accounting as well. Inasmuch as Mr. Dobbin is one of the leading and most successfu farmers and stock raisers of Wallowa county and Mr. Zurcher a leading merchant at Enter prise, while Mr. Jordan . is, a profes sional accountant," having recentlv completed an examination of the Wal lowa .county records for the county court. '. ...J:':' This outcome is the result ofl the re cent disposition shown i by both sides of. the situation to get togeher and if possible adust the differences In a fair and equitable manner to all . concerned. It is generally believed that this action will virtually end the telephone trouble in Union and Wal- (ConMnuea on Pge Elgnt-i MURDER DEGREE IGdltlSI CEIDEl PELL, HOP CONVICTED OF MUR DER, IN SECOND DEGREE. V Koath Weeps When Jnrers Decide HI r j Fate Sentenced- Tuesday, y 1( New York, , Sept., l.Paul Geidel, aged 17 was convicted in. second de gree murder for the purpose of rob bing Millionaire Jackson. Punishment Is from 20 years to life. He wept cop iously when the verdict of the Jurors was brought in. He is to be sentenced Tuesday. r: ,: ",, ; ; ;. .!,;... Geidel was a bellhop In a big hotel In this city and the defense attempted to show-that criminal relations exist ed between tbe boy and the million aire. Geidel told the jury that he kll- led the manto get money to bring his mother and'sisbr to New York after tbe millionaire had refused to pay him sums of money alleged to be due the '':.;.w:-'".'. ;-.-v