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VOLUME X.
LA DE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911.
NUMBER 281
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DUB MID-DAY SPEECH
TflFT DEFENDS
THREE VETOES
fl-RAND RAPIDS AUDI
ENCE HEARS CAUSE
FOR VETOES
ABSENCE OF COMMISSION (RE
PORTS ONE OF CHIEF CAUSES
tells In Strikingly (leaf language of
the Creation of a Commission to Re
Port on Tariff, and of Fact That the
Three Farm B1H8 Were Sot Based on
These Findings Ruin Bothurg the
Crowd. : '' ... "'. .
Grand Rapids, Sept. 21. Rallying to
the dtrensn of his veto of the wool,
and free list cotton bills, Prenllt
Taft today delivered the second cf h's
linpoitant npeeches on his present tour
A drizzling rain kept many people oft
the street, tut a big audience beard
him. ' - '" '
The president breakfasted at the
Couutry club and enroute to the club
ha left his automobile at the St. John's
Orphanage asylum and stood, bare-
. leaded, in the rain greeting the nuns
He talked golf at the club and then
returned for his speecn. tie saia m
I am going to tell you In as simple
a way as I can, why I vetoed the three
kills wHMi rnns-reaa submitted
WIU1 " - o -
to me for signature at the close or
this extra session. , I called tne session
tn secure the enactment in law of tne
Canadian reciprocity treaty. . This was
done on July 22. Thereafter, me wooi
hill. th free list bill, and the cotton
bill were presented to me for signa
ture, and I returned them, without my
approval, and explained my reasons
for so doing In a special message on
each bill.
What I say here wilt be tn large
nart a resume of those messages,
with some additional suggestions thai
the less formal character or this au
dreg permits. I am not aolng to die
cuss the Payne bill, except to say that
the controversy over Its merits ana ae
mHt rinvelnnieri a very StrOM? Bentl'
ment amontr republicans, and, Indeed,
among many democrats, tnat a ourean
or commission or board of competent
persons should be constituted to make
Investigation into the facts concerning
the dutiable articles In the tariff, and
to report them In such a way that con
gress and the public might ha relia
bly advised of the probable effect of
any proposed revision of the tariff in
the future. It was properly felt that
even when full opportunity for hear
ings were given as they had been by
the committees of the house and the
senate. In tb case ot the Payne bill,
the advocates of the protected inter
ests would have the advantage over
the consuming public, who would not
organic to secure and present the evi
dence In their behalf for lower duties
needed to secure a Just judgment. , The
Payne bill offered an opportunity to
me to appoint a board of competent
persons to assist me In the administra
tion of the revenue laws and especial
ly of the maximum and minimum
1HSCLSURES AT PORTLAND SAID
TO WARRANT STATEMENT.
Portland Hotel and Easiness Mn Are
Also Involved In Seandal.
Portland, Sept. 21. Through tha
arrest ot Troy McDavld, who is held
to appear before- the grand Jury as a
white slaver, federal agents today de
clare they have evidence showing th
existence of a white slave ring which
drew girls from all parts of the north
west. They say that Portland Is the
headquarters of the alleged gang and
that a number of traveling salesmen
scted as procurer. It is said local
hotel men and business men will be
Involved before the scandal Is over.
DRUMMERS ACT
FOR "SUWERS"
clause of that actj and th revenue'
laws were of sufficient latitude to en
able me to direct this board to make
a "glossary". of the tariff terms and
a kind of encyclopedia which would
furnish a guide to the understanding
of the tariff, and also to proceed to
determine the comparative differ nee1
between the cost Of production: 6f du
tiable articles under the various tariff
schedules In this country and abroad.
At the extra session of 1909 congress
had given me $75,000 which I could
peiiu ior i iu purpose; at lae regular
session of the same congress, tho 61st,
the appropriation was enlarged to
$256,000, to cover epsnseg -down to
July i, 1911. Meantime, the movement
for a permanent tariff commission or
board to effect these general purpose
acquired grsat momentum. Business
associations the country over united
to form a special society for the 'pro
motion of such legislation, and the
campaign for it was carried on with
both houses of congress. I gave the
project as strong support as possible,
and made a number of public address
es In support of It, and sent a specific
(Continued on Page Eight.)
TWO TRAINS DAILY GIVEN lOVER
TO TOCKjSTS ALONE.
General Knowledge of Eastern Oregon
Better Formed this Year.
Migration of eastern and mlddlewes
tern people to the Pacific coast has
about reached the capacity and two
trains are running on the schedules of
Nos. 5 and 17, The four trains have
been loaded heavily, too, and judging
from the lively spurt at the beginning
of the colonlBt season, the traffic will
remain heavy throughout the 30 days'
time. , "
. All evince a great deal of Interest in
Grande Ronde valley and a far greater
per cent of the homeseekers have been
apprised of the existence of Grande
Ronde valley than in former years.
This condition of affairs is of course
due to the literature that has been sent
out by ! Individual concerns and the
commercial clubs of the county of late
months. ' ) ' "-, r,,,: '." . . .
COURT RULES REVISED.
Equity and Law Cases Handled the
Same Way In Supreme Conrt
Salem, Or., Sept. 20. The supreme
court has made the following revision
In rules pertaining to the manner of
filing articles: . '
That all cost bills must be Berved
without fall In 20 days after rendition
of appeal. In all cases of equity, as
well as law, the appellant mut file
the first brief and open and close ar
gument. Abstracts must be filed in Pendleton
the same as in Salem. The transcript
contalna only a certified copy of tho
Judgment or decree, or copy of under
taking on notice of appeal.
AH questions to be litigated must be
presented In abstract. .
' When testimony Is desired to be
printed, it is not required to be print
ed in abstract. . '
Jeffries Starts Home Soon.
Seward, Alaska, Sept 21. James J.
Jeffries and his brother Jack will
leave on the steamship Northwestern
Saturday for Seattle enroute to Los
Angeles where their mother Is report
ed to be dangerously 111. They hare
been hunting in the interior and have
a number of trophies of their prow
ess. . "
Prisoner Builds Aeroplane.
Fishflill Landing, N. T., Sept 2L
Timothy Rafferty, 35, a trusty, serving
60 days in the county. Jail, is building
an aeroplane He expects to fly out
of Jail when his term expires.
HOMESEEKERS
COME II HERDS
! NEW COMET '
PROVED FAKE
FATHER! MARTIN DISCOVERY
PROVEN HUMOKfQUS JOKE.
IS
Seattle and St Louis Parties Found
Brook Comet Not Sew One.
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( Assdciated press dispatches of the
18th Inst, state that Father' Martin S.
Brennaa of St. Louis, and J. W. Gilbert
of Seattle, Wash., while searching for
the Brooks comets have simultaneous
ly discovered a new comet In the con
stellation of Draco, the dragon, near
the star "Thuban."
Parties in La Grande who have been
great Brooks comet for the past six
weeks state that these two, gentlemen
have at least found what they were
looking for the Brooks comet.
During the past six weeks this com
et has moved one-third the distance
across the sky, from near the star Al
pha, in CygnluB,' the "Northern cross,"
which is to be found atrectly overhead'
at 9 p. m.,: in a northwesterly , direc
tion, passing north of the bright star
Vega, through the head of the constel
lation Draco and at the present time
is to be found just where, these gen
tlemen found It half way between
Vega, the bright star high up In the
west at 9 p. m. and Mlzar, the second
star from the' end of the Dipper handle.
' Brooks comet is now visible to the
unaided eye, and by close observation
can be readily picked up. With field
glasses It Bhould be an Interesting ob
ject. ' From observation It Is apparent
that this comet is far greater than the
famous Halley's comet of i last year.
The nucleus Is much larger, brighter
and more clearly define that-that cf
the Halley's comet. The coma or, tall
of this comet up to this time has been
very pronounced, apparently spread
ing out in all directions from the nu
cleus, but la-now beginning to stretch
out across the sky pointing off towards
the southwest. The comet will pass
out of Bight almost under the dipper
within the net month, but. before it
disappears into the sun belt its spec
tral search light will be seen lighting
the northern sky from the dipper to
the zenith. ' " V
SEXTUPLE 1URDER DEEP IKSTERK
Colorado Springs, Sspt. 21 No so
lution has yet been found to explain
the . Wayne and Burnham sextuple
murder. The Inquest started this af
ternoon when meager-details of the
finding of six bodies In two houses
with tba heads crushed and cut with
an axe, were brought out. -
WATER BOARD IN SESSION.
Board of Control Hears N'chalcm's Tacoma Ministers Will Not Sit on Ros
V Water Case. j tram With Executive,
. Salem, Or., Sept. 20. The boardof , . Bellinghara, Wash., Sept. 21 Anoth
control is hearing the water right con- er knot in the tangle already aur
test being carried on between H. rounding Taft day in this city has de
Schollmeyer and the town of Nehalem, velopeed when It became known today
Tillamook county. Schollmeyer made ' that the Ministerial association has
application last February for ft.2 feet practically gone on record as being
of water from Bobs Creek, Tillamook opposed to allowing any of Its repre
county, for power and domestic uses. sentatlveB to occupy the president's
The town of Nehalem, by the state en- platform here October 9, should his
glneer'a permission, began surveys for proposed intention "of attending the
the construction of the municipal wa- laying of the cornerstone of the new
ter supply,' and in March this year chapel hall of the First Unitarian so
completed a third survey and Andrew clety be fulfilled. , The relations be
C. Anderson filed application for 2.2 .tween th association and Pastor Fred
feet for municipal purposes. (Well, of the First Unitarian society
Both applications are for the same society are somewhat strained owing
stream, the city's supply coming from to friction engendered by remarks
high in the mountains. 8choolmeyer's from both sides. Taft is a Unitarian,
prior appllcatloi was referred to the and the association does not object to
board of control hy state engineer his-beliefs but does not like the idea
Lewis, on account of Its use being a of the president lending himself a the
menace to the welfare of. the public, main attraction at the corner stone
and the board of control is taking tej- laying of the society - which member
tlmony to ascertain what the public of the association have criticised. De
welfare demands. The board has the velopments are being watched with
power to direct the state engineer to interest. -
refuse Schoolmeyer's ' application in '
case the public Interest demands It.
Qaebee Holds Key.
Montreal, Sept. 21. In the province
of Quebec, the fate of reciprocity be- of resolutions condemning Secretary
tween the United States and Canada .., . .
will h decided today. Both sides con- of Agriculture "Tama" Wilson for bar
cede that this is the pivotal point of ,n& accepted the ,vlce presidency of
the national election.- ' :' the National Brewers' association.
DIRGES SI
SHAKER TIE
SISTER ILAECHANT KIL
LED BY POISON IS
RUMOR.
BROTHER GILLETTE UNDER
SERfOUS SUSPICION BY
ALL
Member of Ms Own Cult Tnrns Against
Shaker Who SaJd He Killed On of
Ul Fellow Tribeswoman to End Her
Suffering Trial for Murder to. En
sor, Following lMscoverles by the
State.'-;'
Tampa, Fla., Sept. 21. The Shaker
colony near Klssimme is convulsed
with the allegations today that Sister
Marchant's death a couple of week
ago, was not due to Brother Gillette'3
administration of chloroform, but to
malicious poisoning. As a result Gil
lette is Jailed without ball, for mur
der. . .' ; '
The prosecution asserts It has found
poison . in her stomajch and that his
story that he chloroformed her to end
her sufferings, la false.
The prosecution further , declares
that she was only mildly afflicted with
tuberculosis, though said to be dying,
but admit that a motive for a murder
is obscure. '':".
Gillette sticks to hia Btory. He said:
"My conscience is clear, and my faith
unshaken, t have committed no crime.!'
Brother Braken ot the Shaker col-
ony has strengthened the state'a case
lb? deserSig 3Ulette,and turning or
important Information concerning the
home life of the colony all of which
is against Gillette.
Stole to Please Bride.
San Francisco Sept. 21. Because,
It i alleged, he embezzled $3,000 from
his employers In New Orleans to fur
:i'sh his bride with an elaborate hon
eymoon, G. Vaughn Mitchell, a book
keeper, .is under arrest here today.
Mitchell, who is 21, 1b said to have ad
mitted the theft. ',
A. J. Burnham, a cook, husband and
father of three of the victims Is still
In custody and continue to deny any
knowledge of the crime. He said he
was at the Modern Woodman sanitar
ium Sunday night when the murders
occurred. His statement Is found true.
One theory is that a maniac did th&
fiendish act.
TAFT DA.Y BOTHERSOME.
Preachers Condrmn Wilson.
Mason City, la., Sept. 21. The Wa-
terloo nresbvterv todar nasaed a et
SWELL TRAINS
ARE DOOMED
REDUCTION OF PASSENGER RITES
RESPONSIBLE.
Fast Trains and Palatial Acommodi
Hons Must Be Eliminated.
San Francisco, Sept. 21. Elimina
tion, of all fast train service and all
palatial equipment on passenger trains
that go to make Journeys agre.able,
is the method by which the railroads
of the United Statja stand ready to
fight the reduction of passenger reve
nues, prepared by the Interstate com
hierco commission, according to state
ments issued here today.
The- railroads are facing a reduction
of a third of their 'passenger revenues,
which thty declare will make itimpos
muie 10 uiuiuiuiu tun preneut suuuaiu
of service. . '
School for Aviators.
Vallejo, Cal., Sspt. 21. A school of
aerial navigation for officers at Mare
Island nary yard will be opened soon
according to plans of the navy depart
ment Just announced here. Every lln
officer attached to the Pacific fleet
will take the course, which will be
conducted by gome of the best known
aeronauts., The purpose is to pro
mote efficiency of the aeroplane as a
scout In time of war. ' .'
SHOPS RIIIG
OHSilEPU
IDLE
DAYS SCATTERED
. THE WEEK. ,
OVER
In Place of Saturday and Sunday Idte,
Is Now Wednesday and Sunday.
La Grande's O.-W. shops have not
been closed down as erroneously an
nounced this morning, but a different
rule of short hours la in effect. During
the last two weeks, and beyond that,
too, for that matter, the shots have
been run on an eight-hour schedule of
five days a week. . In order to accom
plish this the shops were closed twice
a week and to begin with this was one
on Saturday and Sunday of each week.
Commencing yesterday one of the Idle
days was placed on Wednesday an
the other comes on Sunday. Hence the
same hours prevail as before only the
idle days are scattered over the we:k
Instead of two coming In succession.
CUMMINS SNUBS TAFT.
Progressive Will Not Accompany Taft
- Through Iowa.
Des Moines; la., Sept. 21. Although
Invited, United States Senator A1. B.
Cummins will not accompany Preslr
dent Taft oh his Journey through Iowa.
"I have been Invited to Join "the
party," said Cummins, "but I feel that
I am unable to go.' I will be here
September 29 when the president
reaches this' city and will participate
In the reception." : i ' :
Asked if he had any particular rea
son for not traveling with the presi
dent Cummins said, "I do not care to
give any reason. I have too many, oth
er things to do." ; ;
Cummins recently criticized Taft's
Detroit speech in which the president
defended the supreme court's decision
In the Standard Oil and American To
bacco cases. He Is a progressive. r,
CHARGE WITNESS BRIBED.
Relative of Attorney Harrow to Be Ar-resto-d
at Once. '
Los Angeles, Sept. 21. Alleging
that D. K. Diekleman, a witness for
the prosecution m the McNamara case
had been tampered with by emissaries
of the defense, District Attorney Fred
ericks announced today he had re
quested the district attorney at Albu
querque, N. M., to Issue a warrant for
the arrest of B. Hanerstarn. a brother-in-law
of Clarence Darrow, chief coun
sel for the dVefense. He charges Han
erstarn.. with bribing a witness who
will fignre in the Times case. Diekle
man was a clerk in the Baltimore ho
tel here, when It is charged that Jas.
McNamara registered there as Bryoe.
SLEUTH ROES
FEDERAL JUDGE
I.IAN FAMOUS FOR OIL
DECISION SHAD
OWED RESIGNATION WITHDRAWN
WHEN FACTS BECOME KN0W1T
ri'pnenilna; an Eastern 'jfiigaa'a,
Former United States Secret Service
Agent Follows on Trail of Federal
. Jihr .Who Btla'red Landis DeeU
&lon -Say i He will Fight In the Opea "
and Win.
Chicago. Sept. 21. His ire aroused
by rumors as to the cause" of his res
ignation and by the publication of the
fact that he has been shadowed for
two years. Judge Grosscup declared
today he may withdraw his resignation ,
which was Intended to take effect Octo
ber 20th. For two years Grosscup
was watched by Laurence Richie, a
former United States secret service
man. Richie says he began watching
Judge Grosscup after he reversed the
29.000,000 Standard Oil fine for some
eastern magazine. He denies the ru- :
mor that his reports went direct to
the federal government officials In the
department of Justice.
The Judgii said he wasn't surprised
at Richie's statements and said he
knew he was being watched and also
said he dldn't.belteved the federal gov
ernment had anything to do with the
espionage. He said: "I haven't sent
In my resignation yet and if there is
any Intimation by reputable men or a
magaztne that there has bewn any act
in my official life not hearing on the
closest dignity, I will never resign.
I wjJI force my enemles lnto the open
and maka them prefer charges. I
will meet them openly'.';
A few lawyers have started a move
ment "to Ignore Judge rosscup when
he steps from the bar. ; They are mem
bers, of the Chicago Bar association,
but the movement ia still going.
"I have learned certain publications
robbed the office of Marshall Sampsell.
receiver of the Union Traction com
pany, and stol8 his papers," said the
Judge. : ' . ' '
"I ami informed that photographic
copies of these papers will be used
against me." Sampsell was formerly
Grosscup's private secretary and the
Judge named him as receiver.
"I shall invite the widest Investiga
tion of my personal and private acta,
and I will make no defense until the
charges are printed. I deny that my
j reversal of Judge Landls' $29,000,000
nne was Known in wan sireex ai nuur
before It was handed down. I will not
quit the bench with a cloud over me."
STATE PRESIDENT COMING.
Head V Oregon Department of W. R.
C to inspect Local Post "
Orders have been Issued for the
proper entertainment of the depart
ment president of the W Ri C. when
she arrives here Saturday the 23rd. .
The Orgon president will be the guest
of the local W, R. C post and will give .
her annual inspection at that time.
Post president Mrs. Julius Roesch to
day urged all members to be present
at the meeting of the local organization
next Saturday. . At noon a dinner will
be served in honor ot the state presi
dent To this banquet all members of '
the . A. R. are cordially invited. It is
urgent . that all members attend.
SOLDIER PATROL KEEP
BAD FEELING.
DOWN
Fear of Blodshed la WashJngteB
Town Leads to PrcantIoa
Vancouver, Wnl, Sept. 21, Fearing
a possible clash between the police,
and troops of the garrison over the
killing 6f Private Lewellyn by Police
man Burkhardt Colonel McGunneglo
had military patrols on the, streets
throughout the name and the same will
be done tonight. The colonel Baldsha
did not believe the killing was Justifi
able. Feeling against the police Is In
tense. Burkhardt is out on $5,000 ball
and will be arraigned Sept. 2S.