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M ! flit . y ! i i I li l! ! 1 M i iXi ' J ' ' All M H V v.. 'i LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1911. NUMBER 270 L VOLUM . TfiW IB ilEIJS, GENERAL ALARM AND ' RUMORS EXCITE GERMANS. GOVERNMENT TRIES TO QUIET THE FROTINCES Review of Ihe French and German Varies Adds to Fury of Excitement German Ambassador to France Is Rumored Killed Movement of Troops Indicates Serlonsness of - 'mUMittnna. - ?.v. . - - Berlin, Sept. 5. Owing to the In creasing commercial uneasiness and wild war . rumors as a result of th$. long drawn out Moroccan negotiations with France the government tonight Is expected to Issue reassuring state ; ments.' It Is reported, that large sums are withdrawn from the savings banks In the provinces and a wild rumor from Alsatian that Herr Schoen, the German ambassador to France had been murdered, caused an unexpected movement of troops - Into the upper Alsace seemed : to confirm ' the fru mors. ' ,,. French Speeches Alarm. , Efforts are being made to quiet the . provinces. The government la Issu ing unofficial statements declaring the war rumors are untrue. Alarm is In creased by the -newspapers "printing a speech of the minister "of ' war, Del Casse, at Toulon, In which he declared the French nary was ready for any' eventuality. '. '; ' V' ' .;. Other Actions Warn' England. Kiel, Germany. Sept. 5. With the guarded Intimation made In various papers that the display was a warning" to Great Britain, the kaiser today re viewed the German fleet. - One hun dred and forty-three warships salut ed the Imperial yacht, as It steamed through the lines. ' After the review the kaiser boarded the ; battleship Deutschland and started seaward tb witness the manouvers. v Salem, Sept 5. Moved by the ap-i peals of the 17-year-old Julfa Webb and the two poems, "The Tragedy," and "They Hanged Bill Jones," Gov ernor Oswald West shortly before the hour set for the execution of Webb, the "trunk murderer," commuted his sentence to life Imprisonment. Webb almost collapsed. " - He was cool and prepared for death. The governor said that when he, had eard Webb's child's plea he couldn't stand the Idea of what his own'daugh ter would think of him if he allowed another father to choke to ."satisfy a few blood hungry persons."" Webb was convicted of th murder of William JL Johnson a" wealthy ranchman whom, he kilted In the New Grand Central hotel In Portland, Oct. 21, 1910. He was Indirectly aided Iff the commission of the crime by Mrs. Carrie Kersh, who had accompanied Johnson from Spokane, and "who pre viously had desertled her husband," a FRENCH NATY REVIEWED Toulon, Sept 5. Fully' coaled and provislon'ed the entire home fleet of France, 98 warships In all. " today was massed oft " Toulon, S where It was reviewed "by the president and his cabinet, i The fleet exceeds that of the German home fleet w blch the kaiser re-r cently renewed. 1 ' ' .. .. ' . . , WEBB ESGAPES GALLOWS THROUGH Til r i tin uriinr nr inn niiiniiTrn! I H 1 1 Rl r LU t N lyj H I b UflU bH J hli : Photo-Engravers Meet la Detroit Detroit, Mich., Sept. 5. The annual convention of the International Photo Engravers' Union .began in this city today w,lth .delegates from 5S' local branches In the United States 'and Canada In attendance, - " President Matthew Woll of Chicago, Is presiding over the sessions, which tlon ofan old age pension fund and r.. . . r ' . i technical education maintained by the union are among the most lni. portant matters to receive the ' atten tion of the convention. International lax Confef .,. Richmond, Va., Sept. 5, Eyp3rt3' from many states are In Richmond for the "International ' Tax Conference, which met today for a four days' S3S slon. ; . Several Canadian cities . aro also represented at the conference. Th iHwlnn IH . H field of taxation methods. A number of governorssenators' and other .pub lic men of prominence are on the programme for addresses.. BURNS "RIGHT SAYS HEIIEK FAMOUS PROSECUTOR HAD THE NAMES W SUSPECTS LONG AGO Burns Gave Heney (he Names of Men He SougM Fearing His Own Life. St. Louis, Sept. 5. "Burns has j landed ori the right men when he ar rested the McNamaras for the dyna miting of the Times, said Francis J. Heney, the famoutgratt prosecutor today. .. "Two months" before the ar rests were made, Burns teld me his life was In dally danger and he gave me the hamei of Jfhe men he tracked.down so they might be prosecuted if he was killed." ; ; ' Arizona Asylum Burned. Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. B. The -east wing of the 'Arizona state Insane asy lum was . totally! destroyed by Are to day, causing an estimated loss of $50, 000. No lives were lost. . . Seattle electrician, for Webb. Mrs. Kersh Is now serving a 15 year sen tence in the Oregon penitentiary. ' , The prosecution alleged that Webb and the woman conspired to kill John son for $1900 which he had given to Mrs. Kersh for safe kieplng. ; , Johnson was killed with a bludgeon and his body was stuffed Into a trunk before life was extinct and Webb call ed an express wagon and had the trunk taken, to the Union dl?pot where he' purchased a ticket for South Puyallop, Wash. Blood, however,' leaked from the trunk before It was put aboard a train and it was opened. Two days la ter Webb and Mrs. Kersh wftre in Jail charged with murder. ; 'jf ' . Mr a. Kersh was convicted: first and sentenced to the penitentiary. Webb Carried his case to thte supreme court and lost. Appeals, were made to the governor but he would not Interfere until the last hour. Fisher Homeward Boond. Seattle, Sept 5. Secretary Fisher is due to arrive here from his Alaskan trip next Friday. 1 He will be ban quetted the same evening by the local Chamber of Commerce and the Com mercial club. He left Skagway yes terday aboard the revenue cutter Ta homa. Bank Statements Doe. Washington, D. Sept. t. Thai controller of the currency today Issued I a call for condition of national banks, at the close of business September 1. TIL NEilD Flit TOUCHES STATE SCORES SEVER- AL POINTS IN RE- : ;BUTTAL. DEFENDANT CAN'T BE SHAKEN '; : ; ON ClfiOSS EXAMINATION Several Witnesses Corroborate Paul Beattle During; Rebuttal Testimony Case Will Go to Jury Next Friday Is Belief Beulah Not to Be Called , to Stand, Says Prosecution Today .. Rnattfo rAnflilon a Wnmw..- ( Chesterfield, -Sept. 5.-Henry Beat tie, Jr., said today that he believes his testimony yesterday is making a favor able Impression on the Jury, On the grounds that the case has fully dea veloped, the'judge has limited Beat tie's examination today. ' j ; Prosecutor Wendeburg ;ln cross-ex-maining endeavored vainly to make Beattie admit he owned a' gun. The prisoner' was excused later but the defense Is waiting the privilege of a re-direct examination. ' ; On rebuttal, Henry Latham, testified that on Thursday night before crime he heard Henry at the telephone say, 'Meet me at Short and Main streets snd IH be there," ThU is where Paul Beattle said he met Henry, which the defendant denies. "" ' Latham's Story Stands. On cross examination the opposition failed to shake Latham's testimony which was corroborated later by W. R. Hart and. Mrs. Houchlns, Paul's mother-in-law, . John McEvey testified seeing Paul and Henry Beattle together on Thurs day night. :a;?.v ;','. , Prpsecutor Wendenburg' today said the case will probably go to the Jury Friday or Saturday. He Intends , to close the rebuttal for the prosecution this afternoon. It Is -expected the de fense will close tomorrow afternoon. The prosecution will not put Beulah Binford on the stand unless the case is desperate as Wendenburg said she would testify to save Beattie. HV For International Golf Title. New York, Sept 5. The annual champlonshio tournament of the In- t . . ... tercplleglate Golf Association was be gun today on. the course of the Bal tusrol Golf Club, to continue until the end of the,, week. Harvard, '-Yale; Princeton, Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, Williams and Columbia are represent ed In the tournament The team title is now held by Yale, and R. B. Hunter of that university Is Individual cham- pton ' WHITE DIES' AFTER LONG ILLNESS Sacajawea'a ' world-famed feat of guiding Lewis and Clarke, the Intrepid explorers to the Pacific northwest carrying a papoose .on her back the while, was emulated and in some re spects outdistanced In 1862 by a white woman who died In La Grande today Mrs. John Baker, highly esteemed pio neer of Oregon and " Union county, who passed away at an early hour this morning at the home of her son- In-law, Frank P. Chllders, after a It- . 1 ( m . lingering illness of many weeks Apoplexy and old age- were responsi ble. She sank rapidly about midnight and by an early hour in the day was dead, leaving a sorrowing husband, John Baker, the grand Jury bailiff, a J son, Charles Baker, a local tailor, and two daughters, Mrs. Frank Chllders and Mrs. W. S. Wines. Her condition j has long been such as would not give hope of final recovery. The funeral ill. mm iiiraiis SEND 70RD TO FEDER ATION THAT CON TERENCE ENDS. STRIKE ORDERS READY TO SEND OCT AT MOMENT'S NOTICE t'nion Leaders. Go Into Conference . When Ultimatum Is Received President of Shopmen Agrees It Is up to Them , to Act Negotiations End Without Ado and Situation Is V IP 4mI i-t..-:. Chicago, Sept , 5. Officials of the Illinois Central today broke off the negotiations with the system federa tion shop employes , and notified .the unions to. this effect. The union lead ers Vent Into conference to decide on iutare action, ., ; r , Shortly before the conference, Pres ident McCreary of the federated shop meir,sald. "It seems to be up to us ndw." It is said the strike orders are read to be sent out to the Bhopa ojx a moment's notice. ' . j , . Unions to Try Again, 1 1 After a conference It was Intimated the uplons will make overtures for further negotiations and that If grant ed, modified demands will be present ed ur.der a new form. - Strike matters have again become warm in the middle west and Judging from Indications of the hour It is the central west that will precipitate the strike if It Is. called and not the Pacific slope as originally believed. However.lt is generally conceded that it remalps only for one section,, otjthej CoiUilD L tt?S j the fireworks that, wilTapjFead t uot nly all Illinois" h,?-: r, i tr i ,, ut 'MDowHng, a half breed rtaHve woman Central and Harrlman lines but sev- . ' , lV - known as the most beautiful woman n eral others as well, ,,.,.-. - Reunion on Battlefield ' Lexington, Mo.," Sept. C The an nual reunion of the Confederate vet erans of Missouri began here today with a celebration of the fiftieth an niversary of the battle" of Lexington, the exercises being held on the bat tlefield. ..- ..','; '':; '": ;''"; ; ..; . ' - :.' The reunion , will continue ' over Wednesday and Thursday. University Hospital Dedicated. ' Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 6. The Elliot Memorial hospital, a gift to the University of Minnesota from Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Elliott of Minneapolis, was formally dedicated today with Inter esting exercises held on the univer sity campus. President Vincent of the university and the heads of the college of raedlcine and surgery were among the speakers. will be held from the Chlldeirs home on Washington avenue at 2 o'clock to morrow afternoon. ,! . . Walked Across the Plains. Many hardy pioneers boast, and rightfully, that they crossed the plains In a prairie schooner, but the late Mrs. Baker actually walked from San dusky, Iowa, to La Grande, landing here In 1862. Not only did ahe walk ,wlth tbe men of the party, but she car- I... . . ried a baby In her arms most of the way, allowing the little babe which has since grown up to be Mrs. Chll ders of this city, to ride at times and, sory. - The law requires, furthermore, when the baby grew restless It was that the statements must not Include the sturdy mother with her face to-J only the amount of money spent, but ward the setting sun that caressed and ( the amount promised or received, soothed the little' one as she pressed ; The law also places a strict limit on. It la said positively that Mrs. Ba- upon the amount of money that any k'er rode less than 20 miles of the en-' candidate can- spend for his nomlna tlre distance across the plains. tlon. The amount allowed Is to be Ceufal Illinois M. E. Conference Peoria, III.. Sept. 5. The Central Illinois conference of the Methodist Episcopal church began Its annual uieetlug here today and will continue In session until Tuesday or Wednes day of next week. Bishop Quayle of Oklahoma City, is presiding. A large number of ministers and lay membera an in attendance. The opening day; was given over to session's of the Ep worth League and. Methodist Brother hood. ' , . ' :, I'ncle Sam Disposes of Some 'Juiik "Washlnstor.. I). C, Sept. 5. A; ;iii oilices of the Sstliulan Canal C)ii rriUsion Lids wrs opened today, for U'c purchAte if more than' .i1 00,00;. tons of Jt.nk whicn Uncle 3aiii for sale. The j-.j k Includes ;bi"1 (;ied loco"ro: ; ps. edges, du ric ' iirs, auchlnery and toa's, the lot duaia-Lh- in? ""fhfl last'.'romnant j ' of '. th "W i :1V h Uollais' worth of equipment reti to the Pavaira ni': by Frnee'i '.y neeis several 'years ago, ' ' HUBTflnU FAMOUS HALF-BREED BEAUTY IS AMONG THE KNOWN DEAD. Many Bodies Recovered and Five Still Mlsslnur Hospital Full Juneau, Sept. 5. With six bodies already recovered the smoking ruins of the Juneau hotel and the McGrath buildings were searched today for bod ies. ; Five Others are missing and 14 are' in "the hospital. . Two. William Southwlck and Boyd jililes, It Is be lleved will die. ": "V f y:i J . ' .', - rr.. ,....:. ' . , o,... Fights Scheduled for Tonight Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeanette.lp rounds, at Madison Square Garden, New York. ' " .' TES HRY AMD II 01 Mi oil! i Columbus. 6.i Sept. 5. The KlmV In' proportion Ao the population of ball corrupt practices act enacted by : the territory In which 'ijhe candidate the last session of the Ohio legts- .seoks nomination or election. Ia lature was given -Its first , practical addition, the law-spiscifles 'a things test' In the primaries throughout the that are to be regarded as' legitimate state today. The. law In all Its pro- campaign expenses, such' as adver visions applies to the primaries aa Using, traveling expenses,11 expenses well as to the regular elections. Th of halls and speakers, offices and head results of, its operations are awaited quarters, 'the preparation of lists of witn Keen unerest, particularly in.,- Cincinnati, Toledo, Columbus and b.e,i other', large cities where it "was tried" ouWoda.j, The advocates, o? the Kimball act f St TlA iW rk in tjjf inefifod. of practical pollt cs. The measure is designed ' to bring i political party and candidate Into the , who way to daylight of publicity.' publicity nfluen(ce " control the votes of those feamre Is attained' by fterovi'sloas ' ln : lvhe r employ- made, amenable of the law ivhlcft compel, the filing ,th9 ; Poyer who, threat- Within ten days after"ariy eloction. ' of " '. ' '' " ' . - . 1 ' . . . , ..- -;i '.?.) W(Coatlnued on Page Eieht.) oi money spent Dy every cannm; ate. party committee, or association or organization of two or more persons, Interested In the election, and showing In addition how every dollar was spent primary elections are includ ed, and the law makes the filing of such statements absolutely compul- HESTUillSIS li! BSD LICE CHICAGO FANS ARU . "SORE" AT THE BIG BOUT. 1 "HACK'S DAYS ARE OVER IN AMERICA) MAYBE WORLD Generally Believed Russian Quit Cold, , Know In if lie Was Assured Good Money From Gates Bets Called Oii to Avoid Prosecution It Is BelleteJ RSussian Trained But Little, - . Q 4 t 4 4 i q & & ?j HACK ISSUES NEW C!IIL ' .;, LENGE. ' v Chicago, Sept. 6. Stung by the ; defeat at the hands of Champion f Gotch, Hackenschmldt today Is- sued another challenge to Gotch. The proposed bout will be private $ and each will put up $5,000 a side bet..The match is to be held af- ter he returns from England and ? Gotca 'tfa'ys he Is wililnr. $ "t--ft.-. Chicago, Sept. S.That George Hack enschmldt quit cold In his match with Fran V Gotch, yesterday and that his action will put a crimp In the wrest ling game ifor ) some years was tbo ncocensus of opinion today. It ta believed that "Hack," having receive,! assurance of pay in advance, figured that but little was to be galnjsd by arduous training and so didn't pw pare for really a hard struggle. "Hack's Days Are Over.' It Is believed that his wrestling daj i In America, at least, are dona for. Beti ' were jirobably called off by the referee to '.Al aay poslbift prosecution for ' gambling'. , There is a dark brown -taata in te mouths of fight fans frera today over the outcome of the match. .Gotch, Intends to arrange his affairs ' immediately to ' leave tor a tour of America, England, Scotland, Germany, Austria; Sweden and Australia. He will not play any theatrical engage-' ments but will appear In large halls. MODEL BILL ELECTION Lfil'JS -voter, etc. ' ' ; . ' The - penalties for thd; violations of any of the provisions of th law are SeVere. JFnr a rnnrlMafa It ma,n. forfeltur- of office. In addition to the fle " Imprisonment.' .The. fine Is to im to 500 and fhft , onment not to, exceed six "months. in i -. hi nil 4 A :;?.'?..:.;;' ' - TRIAL EXHIBITS SJEN. 1 Logi Angeles, Sept. 5 Hor the S first time since their connection with thV McNamara case, Attor- ney Darrow and associates today were shown the exhibits ln the McNamara case which will be $ used when the trial begins Octo- ber 11. The articles include clocks, bombs, receipts for mon- ey,dynamlte, etc." . '.. ;v ' .