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n 'Mi II !i ! 10 y - r i -7 ' i U7 I i I! tli i ' LA' GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1911. NUMBER 276 mm . ...... . " ' 5 - i- ... . . V M VOLUME A. : .'" H ULLIilO MEETING OF GOVER NORS HEARS SUB JECT TALKED HAYS OF WASHINGTON CALLS SYSTEMS TRAY EST! OX JUSTICE Splendid Gathering of Governors of the United States Complies ..at! . Spring Lake Today Some pleasure Features but Principally Work i Awaits Them Meetings Under Way at EaHy . Hour. , ; , . : ;v . . Spring Lake, N. J., Sept. 12. Pre-! pared to tackel the subject of uniform divorce laws In the different states and other cnanges In legislation which have been advocated by various gov ernors and the American Bar asso ciation, the annual conference of the governors "of the union opened here to day; From present' prospects the con ference bids fair to equal if not sur pass those of the past, both as to at tendance and business transacted. ' Hays Flays Laxity. Governor-Hay, of -Washington, who Is attending the governors confer ence which began today, speaking on the movement for a uniform divorce law, which will be started here, said: "To a certain point divorce is all right; the evil lies In the laxity laws have been obtained; the ease with which divorce Is given with permis sion to remarry. The existing condi tions are a travesty on Justice for the man and woman who cannot do cerr tain things in one state, but can cross the border line and do what their own 'state prohibits., I believe there should be a minimum residence limt arid a time limit for re-marriage." , j This year's meeting will differ from that of 1910, held in Louisville and Frankfort, Ky., inasmuch as an effort wlir-.be made to transact more busi ness and have less celebration. Ken tucky hospitality last year came near putting ' serious business in second place. While New Jersey Is not a whit . behind her southern sister In tender ing the governors a cordial recep tion, Governor Wilson has supervised the preparation of a program which Will comprise a minimum of entertain ment and a maximum of work. There are only two events of a strictly so cial nature scheduled for the entire meeting, a reception by Governor and Mrs. Wilson at Sea Girt tonight, and a dinner , to the governors by the Spring Lake Entertainment commit tee on Thursday evening. The othes evenings . will be devoted to serious work connected wlti the conference Governor Wooirow Wilson delivered the onenlne address of welcome, fol lowed by a response by Gov. Joseph M. Carey, of Wyoming:. An address PASSENGERS SHORED NEAR SKAG WAY, IN FOG. ; Passing Steamer Comes to Aid When WlrIess Calls Arrive. Seattle, Sept. 12. A wireless today says the steamer Ramona, owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship company, Is wrecked and a total loss, off Span lsh Island. The accident occurred Sundar nlafot. She was enroute to Seattle from Skagway. The passen gers were taken off by the North western which is due in Seattle Thurs day. The Ramona struck during fog, but wirelessed to the Northwest ern for aid. ' ; V - ; Spanish Island is 100 miles south of Skagway near Point Decision. STEAMER RITS ROCKS, SINKS "The Possibilities of the Gowr (' Conference," by Gor. Wilson '.entucky, completed the morning on. , ' ' '.: ' ':. Wants Yeto Power Increased. Go. Norrls of Montana, addressing the convention, .recommended extend ing the powers of governors and In creasing the weight of the executive veto...,:'". ., '. '.V-' Other topics, to be' treated of during the conference will be: "Strengthen ing the. Power of the Executive," by Govts. Norrls of Montana and O'Neal of Alabama; "Employers' Liability and Worklngmens' Compensation," by Gov. Foss, of Massachusetts;' "The Inher itance Tax and State Comity," by Gov, Dix, of New York, and Noel of Missis sippi; "The Right of the State to Fix Intra-State Traffic Rates," by Govs. Hadley of Missouri, and Aldrlch of Nebraska; "State Control of Public Utilities," by Govs. McGovern of Win- "Problems of Prison Labor," by Govs. West, of Oregon and Oaborn, of Michi gan. Tlw evening will doubtless be given over to other problems which will present themselves to the minds of those present, together, with the fixing of permanent plans for future conferences. "... . , In addition to the governors men tioned the following accepted invita tions to tbe present. Govs. Richard E. Sloan, Arizona; George A. Dona ghey, Arkansas; Hiram W. Johnson, California; John A. Saf roth, Colorado; Simon E. Baldwin, Connecticut; Sime on E. Pennewill, Delaware; Albert W, Gilchrist, Florlra; Hoke Smith, Geor gia; James M. Hawley, Idaho, Thomas R. Marshall. Indiana; Walter R. (Continued on Page Eight) Labor unions discriminated 1 AGAINST IS CHAJBGE. I General Manager J. P. O'Brien Held to I Be Author ol the Letter. Portland, Ore., Sept 11. Leaders of organized labor today come out with a charge that the Southern Pacific has been discriminating against the union shopmen for months, despite an asser tion to the contrary.' , . They base their charges on a' let ter which they claim .J. P. O'Brien head of this .Harrlman" system' in the northwest wrote, to . Julius Krutt schnltt, in which he said Mohler and Bancroft were agreeable to raise gal arles of agents and operators but not any members of ttue various unions. The letter Is dated April 5. 1911, and is said to have been written at Port land. ' : ' :" ." , i ,' .-. Union Mesn Benefit First Assistant . General Manager M. J, Buckley of the Harrlman line admit ted the letter was true but said that there was no discrimination but that the wages of unorganized employes had been made voluntarily by the company because organized employes had out a short time before gotten raise. ' :v '' .' ' ' ' Gompers and Kline Confer. Los Angeles, Sept., 12. Following a conrerence wun oamuei uompers, President Kltne and fellow unionists left for their homes In the east to day. Kline stated the meeting with Gompers had no connection with the Harrlman line situation, further than an explanation of the position the union would stand lu case of trouble. No definite action regarding the strike has been taken. ' . Masses to Decide Benefits. Davenport, Iowa, J3ept. 12. The ex ecutive commute of the International machinists union decided today to put the decision of strike benefits up to the convention next week, as the com mittee did not wish to assume the re- sponslblllty of voting benefits but will nbmlt them to the convention, until the convention votes probably neat weeftthere will likely be no action toward striking by the Illinois Cen shopmen's federation! . O'BRIEN NOTE ANGERS no - -1 - jvnm yi'mMmma0mm f LIE DROPS IDlillil COMPLETE RUIN ENDS CROSS CONTINENT AIR FLIGHT FOWLER'S BACK WRENCHED WHEN MACHINE STRIKES Air Man's Eseape Deemed Miraculous -Machine Dives 1,000 Feet and Strikes Hard, Throwing Aviator Rudder Struck Fowler In the Back Shows Determination to Continue ' the Flight .;. Alta, Cal., Sept. 12. The total wreck of the biplane in which he hoped to win the $50,000 newspaper prize for crossing the continent, today ended Aviator Fowler's San Francisco-New York flight rnear here. Fowler' was wounded in the back when the rudder which broke, caused the machine to fall, after he had slid downward 1,000 feet, v He was making about 55 miles an hour when, the trouble started. The engine was not damaged much. Fow ler refused to state positively wheth er he would continue the present flight but said he would still be' the first to cross the continent. After the accident Fowler said: "My vertical rudder quit for some reason and all I could do was to go around In a circle. My back is wrenched. It will take a few days to rebuild the machine,, and get straightened out." Motor Troublesome Early. Auburn, Cal., Sept. 12. Before leav ing hene this forenoon at 9:34 Aviator Fowler had trouble starting the motor. He said his next stop would be Reno, 1 125 miles away. He hoped to spend the night at Lovelock: Nevada, and ' Bipected'TCTdBtlm ShyrTiis- about - 1.500 feet above the ground, and tended to follow the railroad. He land ed here last night. Escape Deemed MJraeuloas. Sacramento, Sept, 12. A long dis tance telephone message from Alta says Fowler's escape from death was miraculous. He dropped fully 400 feet but managed to regain his bal ance and slid toward the ground Just before the machine struck. . '" ' " Wind Damage Amounts to Millions. Cdrlnto, Nicaragua, Sept. 12. Ten perished and 50 were injured by a hur ricane which laid low eight city blocks and probably damaged $2,000,000 worth of property. Several t6wns on tho Pacific side are Isolated and it is feared a number are dead there. Woman Overpowers Burglar. V Oakland, Cal., Sept. 12. Detectives In possession of a white mask today are searching for a burglar who stole! $1,000 worth of Jewelry from the reel-1 dence of Dr. R. H. Carter, only to have It taken from him by Carter's wife in a hand to hand struggle. " - ' ' ? : WIND LEVELS ES HOBAItr, MICHIGAN, STRUCK BI CYCLONE. Family of Fonr Barfed Under Postof. . flee Debris May Die. ' ' " ' '. Cadillac, Mich., Sept. 12. Thirty were injured, six seriously, 60 dwell lngs and business houses leveled and property damage to the extent of more than a half million by a cyclone which struck the town of Hobart last night, I according to delayed advices this af I ternoon Louis Wenzel and three members of his family were burled under the de- 1 bris of the postoffice and all will prob ably die. MANY I PROPOSED GOOD TWO LIVE WIRE OR DER3 SUGGEST A 5 PANACEA. DOCTOR HALL NOT TO AT V . ' TEND EXCEPT BY PROXY Commercial Club and Motor Club Out line and Endorse Methods of Good Road Building That Should 1 En. dorsed In Prospective Good Roads Measure Hail Gh's Matter Deep Thought. - . Road Law Suggestions By - S " ' Local Orders. S ... Endorsement of convict labor. 8 ; State aid in the building oil & S roads Auto club favoring 1-3 by $ S state and 2-3 by ; county; Ji Grande Commercial club favor-'3 lng fifty per cent by county an $ fifty per cent by state. Supervision and dispensation 4 of funds by non-salaried com- mission of five men and one paid engineer, with county courts in 3 Q individual counties using the $ commission's plans and speclfl- cations. - : Two Influential organizations of tTn ion county last evening' drafted reso lutions and took out-spoken attitudes on the proposed good roads bill which will be tentatively outlined in Port- i js i . i a it a (f.vv T?" men Appointed by Governor West to intq ,. lie; gopd-jroada. Question and in-!uSSet aa nearly as possible a per- feet law among whom is Dr. M. K Hall of this city. Dr. Hall cannot attend but he will be represented by two resolutions as proxies in which his personal views in the matter are exactly expressed. The Union Coun ty Motor, club directors held their meeting last night, and endorsed the sentiments ot Committeeman Hall, whtf i has given the matter . much study.. Each Issue referred to above was seconded by the club .and am bodled" in a resolution which that club will send, to the meeting of the com mittee in Portland and which will 'set forth the suggestions to the new I law ; which Dr. Hall would make were I he W. the scene. ' It is up to the com mittee, comprised of a man from ev ery county in the state, to draft the proposed law, but the suggestions ad vanced by Dr. Hall and endorsed by this La Grande Commercial club last night and the Motor club as well may not necessarily be used in toto but 1 that the main issues will be inculcat ed seems certain. Convict labor Is used almost everywhere and state aid is also given. Dr. Hall Is somewhat WILLAMETTE VALLEY SUFFERS IN ELECTRICAL STOMM. Later Reports Indicate Dauwg Was Not as Heavy as Thought' ' , Portland, Ore., Sept. 12. Reports to day show that last night's hall and electrical storm, while it damaged the fruit and hops in some districts, did not do much damage in Willamette valley as a whole. At Woodburn two houses were burned after being struck by lightning. , . Mrs. Cella Raush' was struck but 1 not much hurt, at her home near Gar- about eleven thousand, ara now ,af vish. . V . fllated with the federation. V, luclined to believe the Commercial clubs attitude on the percentage of cost burden Is right but either are good. The object is to allow the coun ty to bond Itself as Is posslbls under the recent amendment to the constitu tion and by aid from tbe state proceed to build permanent roads. Union county would be aided to a certain ex tent by the state and In turn would help the other counties build thisir roads. The Incentive to speedy ac tion Is apparent for while Union coun ty would be helping other counties build permanent roads, It would be a poor business policy to not keep abreast with the other counties and build herself permanent rotds. Webster's Error Corrected. . Judge Webster's road bill which did not pass at the last session of tha j legislature is remedied In the resolu tion adopted bare last night. The Webster bill made room for a long retinue of public servants, that would be parasitical to the state and this phase alone was the cause pf the bill's downfall.- The suggestions made here provide that the commission of five supeivjsors shall serve without' pay. The only expense attached to the com mission is the employment of a cora p.et2it engineer; all of which is a huge saving in Incidental expense to the Webster bill.' It Is generally be lieved that what this commission rec ommends tomorrow, or as a result of tomorrow's meeting will be embodied in detail into the law tHa the legis lature will adopt. i. Meeting of Probat Judge. 1 ' Detroit, Sept. 12 The annual meet ing of the Association of Probate Judges of Michigan was begun here! today. TIFT'S SPECIAL COIiES EARLIER DEVELOPMENTS SHOW. POSSIBIL ITY OF SEEING TAFT. Believed Special Train Will Pass La Grande Before Midnight That Is may yet be possible to get a glimpse of President William H. Taft when he passes through La Grande on the night preceding the 6th of Octo ber, Is' gradually becoming more and more evident through of course, It will be at a very late hour in the evening. Because the nation's chief executive la traveling in a special train from Boise to Spokane, it is likely that the run ning' time will be cut down so that the 'special will reach La Grande be fore the president has retired. As far as is known now, he will stop for a five minute speech at Baker when he arrives from Boise, and, if the train makes good time, the citizens of La Grande would at least get . a glimpse 'of the special, and perchance entice the president to greet the audi ence from his car.' Much depends on the running time of the trains and. the Commercial club officials will be alert to the situation and it his train should reach La Grande at an hour that would permit the request, the exec utlve will be warmly urged to show himself while the engines are being changed. Local people who see In the turn of events a possibility .of the much desired five minute speech, are waiting anxiously for further devel opments. ;f.i ;)r; :.... '," r Labor Men Meet In Omaha. Omaha,. Neb., Sept. 12 Delegates from ihny of tre cities aud towns of N?b' aVa" assembled hero today on the j'openlic of the I mrth antral conven tion of the State Federation of Labor. Sessions will" continue' for several days. Worklngmen's ; compensation and legislation relating to woman and child labor are the chief topics slated 1 for discussion. The report of Secre- tary-Treasurer W. A. Chlsman shows I that , more than one hundred organl- zatlons, with a total membership -f m iOE'SOlCE DECK TO HECK "WETS" CLAIMING VIC TORY BY A MAJOR ITY OF 500. RECOUNT AND ANOTHER ELEC- ; TION PROBABLE RECOURSE Wet and dry vote in Maine so Close That OiUcial Count Must Definitely Decide Wets Favorites in That Uo ofticial Rle turns Favor Them by Five Hundred Majorlt) A Big Vote Is Polled.;.; I... Portland,' Me., . Sept. 11. Although there is every Indication that Maine went ''m"'by 500 majority the pro hibitionists insist that ua official count will show a "dry" majority. It Is prpbable that if beaten the drys will Immediately petition for another elec tion. By removing the prohibitory amendment from the constitution It ia now possible for the legislature to vote for a local option measure. Majority Still Small. .With, eight small towns unheard from the returns Indicate the wets won by a majority of 500. In view of the enormous vote pol led, the narrow margin Is remarkable. , ; BOUGHT A HOME. In Case Thy Might Have to Move Took A Wise Precaution, j, J. B. Wade, realizing the. difficulty of securing a comfortable house on J short notice has purchased the D. V' "Brlchoux :modern little home. oa'Ni street. Mr., and Mrs. Wade do not !, expect to occupy it until spring, but In case the property they are no w oc cupying la sold, they peei secure, Ja not, being compelled to pitch a tent. This . is more than. many can say. The house problem la right now agitating not & few, the way real estate la changing hands.' Vacant houses are almost out ; ot the question Geo. H. Currey, th land man, negotiated the above sale. Brokerage Firm "Broke." New Vork, Sept. 12. Suspension of the brokerage firm of Vanschalk it' , company was announced today on the 'l ' stock exchange. Liabilities are glv en at more than three millions. Mil lionaire Jackson who was recently 1 murdered by a bellboy by the name of Paul Getdel, was formerly cashier of -the firm. Oyer extension ot credit Is 1 given as the cause of the failure. It .; is denied there has been any defal cation. ' , ; . . .-. ' A . Impeachment Fever Grows, , -v -Seattle, Sept. ; 12.-In celebration of L the victory over the ; SeattleRenton ' Southrarn car line, the people of Rain- v ier valley held a mass meeting and picnic, yesterday at which they deter- '. mined to keep up the fight for the im- ) peachemnt of Federal Judge Hanford. GERMAN OFFER COUNCHED IN CONCILIATORY TERMS BUT EMPHATIC. Germany's Counter Proposals France Will Be Flatly Denied. to Paris, Sept. l2. France's reply to Germany's counter proposals in the Moroccan negotiations has been writ ten and will be laid before tbe cabinet for approval today. It is believed the demands were not accepted. - While written In a conciliatory way It is said the note is firm.