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o ft MM ' M ' : v - - S .. . I YOLUME X. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1911. i mom pliEfif imslusr It AT fi, UK "HIT BETWEEN THE STILL. IF PEOPLE LIKE HIM ALL RIGHT ; IF NOT, ALL RIGHT Bisputlng Champ Clark's Theories and Asserting It Is a Party Issue, Presi dent Taft Explains Own Position on Reciprocity Status at This Time does to Football Game Today. St. Louis, Sept. 23. President Taft began bia western campaign- maklDg three speeches here today. He will accent the " responsibility for every thing connected with the official acts of his administration it is Bald, by taking the attitude that the people can repudiate him If they don t like him. He autoed, and attended a football game at the St. , Louis university grounds this afternoon. Champ Clark and Pres. Taft were In the same rail- road station but they didn't meet, Taft leaving and Clark boarding the train. "When a decision hits me between the (yes the only thing to do Is to sit . still,", this is President: Taft's suin tnary today of bow he feels over the ' recipr- ity treaty fate, ana expres , -Bed atthe breakfast of the Mercantile club. 'He said: "I am sorry to an- nonnce that mv reciprocity policy is not edlng through, J observe t hat tne l eSS'tJlSnls slble. Well, I am content with Can-! ada's decision and I don't suppose tbere is any difference who Is respon-' slble. "I had hopes of . carrying the reel proclty agreement and I am convinc ed that It would have been a benent to both countries. But a majority of the tQj:t lg Deing made today by tbe fed electors In both country do not coin-i 6ral an(j j0cal agentiB to ascertain clde with my views. All I can say ;j wnetner the charges-that , w.. Allen, now Is that It Is a narty Issue, except . if0nnah wis:, said to he worth $5.- ln so far as makln me responsible, 000 000 and tne founder of the leather fqr putting through something which tru8t Cpmmlltted suicide, died acci did not pass Is concerned." ' . dentally. "'or was slain In his fall from , a fourth stor window of the -Palmer BerM Composer CominV to America, house Hhe faU. 'An uncon Berlin, Sept. 23. Victor Hollander,' firmed rumer says that enemies threw whose recent work bas earned for him ' him out: Federal agents are on the the repuation of being Berlin's most I job, because Allen was active In aiding popular operetta composer, sailed for. his brother Nathan, who Is Indicted on tfew York today on his first visit to a charge' of participation In a big America. . Herr Hollander Is under smuggling case. tontract with George TV.' Lederer toi rite a number of operettas with Am-j Artlnt Conant 90 Years Old. erican themes, the .first of which It 1st. vew York. Sent. 23. Alban Jas- iioped to have ready for production by next spring. . ; , Trust Company Closed. ; ' Wvnrir B.nt 4 furore was created in financial circles hsrt today by the announcement that the Carne- gle Safe Deposit company had been taken charge of by the state superln- bendet of baks, George Va Tuyl. ELGIH DOCTOR Dr. E. O. Klrby Jias given his phy slclan encouragement in their theory that he will be able to. recover from bis injuries ustained yesterday even ing near Elgin, without loss of hi left toot, yet it will be impossble to fin ally ascertan this Important fact be fore the elapse of four or five day. An announcement by Dr. N- Molltor who has charge of the case now. Is sued this afternoon, say the Elgin doctor 1 resting- quite easily and a aatlsfactorily a could be expected. Dr. Rirhv wan tnlnred In a fall from I bis buggy yesterday afternoon when he ias returning from La Grande where he and Dr. Molltor had operated upon ' an Elgin patient, Mr. Abbott, the inlght before. . When wlthm a half mile I 'of Elgin on his return, one of bis : Joses fell, drawing Its mate ever wjth I aim.- in the melee, the doctor hurried mm FUSES LEATHER I!6 FULL EITHER THOWJf OH FALLS FROM HOTEL WISDOM, . . , Fed'ral VAatnoriueg i Try o iinraTei Wjsterr of th Affair. Chicago, Sept. 23. A dJtermlned ef- 'nor Conant. thie well known artist. will celebrate his ninetieth birthday anniversary tomorrow. Mr. Conant, who Is best known for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln was born in tneisea vt.. SeDt. 24, 1821. For a number of years early In his career he was cur- ator of the University of Missouri. De- eplte his ninety year the venerable artist may be seen at work almost any day in his studio in West Tenth street. BIIMRT from his buggy but entangled his trou ser leg with the brake handle and fell in uch a way as to break; the left leg with a. compound: fracture, exposing he bone splinters. With no other at tention than that a companion picked up on the way could give, the doctor was forced to wait until two boys, the .sons of Mr. Cummins and Mr. Bay. could be called to the scene ana kui post haste to town for help. Dr. frk'nna was brought to the scene. atteaded to the Injuries end later on in the evening hurried the suffering doc tor to the La Grande hospital . arriving fcor ohnnt 10 o'clock. Drs. Richardson, Molltor and Bacon assisted ur. mc- A OLGA D. VENINO. Orang (N. J.) Girl Chotan II I Quaen of Asbury Park Crnlvl. jj .:. X . . V i (V:.;.W;-.--p.:'':"' "9tm'm"m"" kk-""- v ill A, . Kenna Here. jtesi municipal primary campaign in The accident Is deplored by tbe doc- year closes tonight, and the election tor'a jnany friends and' It 1 sincerely lg held Tuesday. The betting is two honed that It will not be found neces- to one hat James Rolph will defeat nrj to amputate the foot, though lbe Mayor McCarthy, the labor union nom Injury Is rery eslou. . lne for mayor. SSIB RES SIB LI I TO A CLOSE LAST DAY MARKED BY ORAM.-" J " TOMGIIT MAlKKS FIMSH OF FIRST GISlAfiGE' FAIR Day Takrn up With Speeches, Solot Music and Dinner That Plcass At tendants Well W. M. PIerw One of Principal Siikr8 Today, ; I'sinsf Taxation as Topic. , Riverside Grange Hall, Frultdale, Sept. 23 (Special) Riverside Grange continued ' Its second day's exhibits today with a large . attendance of neighboring farmers and city folks. aiany or tne latter ctouDuess were at tracted by the aavory lumes lh the im mense dinner that was served. Attor ney C. H. Finn spoke on "The Grange and Its Work" and Miss Miller of the Cove gave a piano selection after wnicn u. u. Hunraan addressed tye meeting on the importance of home Improvement, Then, came a dinner- -" After dinner was a recitation by Mrs Wllkerson and another by Miss .Zoe Golden. Mrs. McAllister read a paper and Hon Walter M. Pierce' made one of his characteristic speeches on "The Power of Taxation and . Its Abuses." May Carter of Cove gave a reading as also did Reba Williamson. Last evening heard ah excellent ad dress of welcome by R. A. Wilkerson, master of the grange and Mr. C. E. iNorrls gave a response In warm words. Mrs. Wilkerson gave an Instrumental ! rendition and Miss Kate Gekeler re cited a comic selection. . J. W. McAl lister and Mr. Morris gave the princi pal addresses of the evening and Mrs. Blood and -r-iUece and Miss, Nell Young rendered pleasing music. Tonight tbe grande fairs ends and It is now certain the eVent will become J annual in its character, because of the succeosi or tne'nrsi one. CeleKate Iddlroad rpen!nir. ! ' "''Aberdeen; Wash., Sept'. 23. This has been a red letter day In the his tory of Aberdeen .and all the sur rounding country. In honor of the completion of the new $200,000 bridge of the OTegon-Washtngiton Railroad and Navigation company across the Chehalls river an all day celebration was held and Aberdeen was filled with visitors from far and near. Commer cial delegations came by special tralu from Portland, Seattle and Tacoma to attend the celebration. The completion of the bridge acrosB the Chehalls means much to this en tire section, from the view point o f commerce and industry, tor it marks the inauguration of railroad communi cation with the outer world. The bridge will b used by both the Harrl man and the St.. Paul roads as a part of the new linee'Just completed to af ford communication for Aberdeen, the largeBt timber center in the United States, the port of Gray's Harbor and several other thriving cities and towns In this section. ' ' , "Bloody Breathitt" Wants Order. Lexington, Ky., Sept 23. Tired of the reign ft lawlessnee that has ex isted almost continuously for , many years and has made "Bloody Breathitt" a by-word the country over, the citi zens of Elktawa, one of the towna of Breathitt county, joined in a mass meeting today to discus plans to re store law and order throughout that section. The meeting was preliminary to a county-wide conference of the same nature which I to be held at Jackson, the county seat, early In Oc tober. : , PRIMARY IS ESDED. Labor Candidate: for Mayor ef San Francisco Has Short Betting Favor , San Francisco, Sept. 23. The hot- What One Daring Youns Aviator Accomplished In Four Months J- ' A Photos by American Press Association. I rTT ARHY .NELSON A.TWOOD of Boston; twenty-seven years old, baa tsea w . crowned king, of all aviators because of his wonderful achievement j tl la the art of aviation. His success Is the wore remarkable from th fact that It was onlv on last Memorial day that he made his Initial flight. His record of four months not only does credit to the young man, bnt opens amazing possibilities to the Imagination. ' On June 30 he made a flight from Boston to New London, Conn., carrying his mechanician aa a passenger. Th nTt anv ha flw to New York. On July 8 he flew to Atlantic City oa his way to Washington, arriving at the tartmi fmm St. Louis and arrived laurels Atwood may conclude to retire from the flying game. He realise that the art has hot yet been perfected to the point ef safety to aviator and admits, that he Is seriously considering quitting before he "gets his." In the Illustration Atwood is shown flying down the Hudson river and again Jnut a he landed at Governor Island. - , V.;.' : ';. "V,:' ':. If ffil WOCLD SEJiD : CERTAIN MEN TO JAIL. MOXEY Men Under Indictment at Chicago Will Be Prosecuted to the Limit. , Bretton Woods, N. H., Spt. 23. .At torney General Wlckersham here to day denied the rumor that he con- Ltemplated resignation. "As to my be ing forced out of the cabinet by the threats of powerful corporations," he added, "I should like to see them try it . If I continue serving I intend to send some trust magnates to Jail. The men under indictment at Chicago will also go to prison if I have my, way." G i rman-Americans of California. Sacramento, Cal., Sept 23. Repre sentatives of German societies, lodges and clubs throughout the. state are pouring Into Sacramento to attend the eighth annual convention to be held here tomorrow by the German-American league of California. Judging from the number of early arrivals the con vention will be the largest in tine his tory o ftbe league. The business ses sion of the meeting will be held In Sacramento Turner hall, with Presi dent John Herrmann of San Francisco presiding. The local organizations have provided elaborate entertainment for the visitors. f In Memory of Roger Q. Mills. Coraicana, Texas, Sept. . 23. Life long friend of tbe late Roger Q. Mills unite In pay In s tribute to the memory of their distinguished fellow towns man at memorial exercise to be held in the public library In tbls city to morrow afternoon. The Navarro Co. Bar association has charge of the ar rangements for the memorial meeting and ha secured a number of promi nent speakers. k J latter city on July 13.; On Aug. 14 be at New York on Aug. 25. With these FOWLER TURNS BACK WHEN HE STRIKES THE WIND ZONE. : i ' i i - " S' Would Not Risk Life Roger Also Ha More Grief Today With Airship. Colfax, Cal., Sept. 23. Baffled by high winds which swept the summit of the Sierras today Aviator Fowler made a trial attempt at crossing and then turned back and alighted here where he ha been ten days repairing his aeroplane. He didn't dare cross today, HI engine were too week, he said, after two hours' attempt. Fowler announced he will try again tomorrow. He got to Blue Canyon before the currents made htm return. After he had reached Blue Canyon Fowler ascended spiraUy to 2,500 feet He tried to get past the rushing cur rents of air but it was impossible and H qy q oi pam?a-OA eq mvuu said he didn't see the use of risking his life but intended to try again. , Rogers Meets Grief. Y- Elmtra, N. Y Sept. 23. Aviator Bo?er ran into more bad luck today when he tried to resume ills westward flight. He broke a guy wire and punc tured an elevating plane. BARBERS CHANGE LOCATION'S. Frank Jolly Becomes Partner With , Gny Ellu Deselet Keeps Shop. ' Through a series of trassfer con- sumated today, Frank Jolly retire from the firm of Jolly & Desselet, Foley hotel barbers, and Mr. Desselet retain sole ownership of that shop. Mr. Jolly has purchased the Interest of Harry U. Meyers on Depot street and that shop wilt henceforth be known as Jotly & Ellis, tlie latter, Guy Ellis, having been located there for som time. The change beceme effective next Monday. - -.',- WINDS SCARE BOLD 1 if SliiE CLOUD no ? WORD FROII BOILCn MAKERS SHOW UNREST KSHOPMEX 0T SCRPIUSED- IF STRIKE COMES NOTiT nnn r UiilU 3Ien Are 15 dy to Walk Out at a 3ro mrnt's Notice, Follow Insr il'u-celpt of ' Code Telegram from the East Where Machinists Arc Jh ContentlonSaa ,,M Los ABgelf.si' Sept." 23. Officials of the boiler makers' union today receiv ed a code telegram from J. II. Frank lin, presld-ent of the union telling them that the strike on the Harrlman lin may be called at any moment. The shopmen here are ready to walk out and take up this division. Frank lin Is at Davenport, Iowa, attending a convention of the machinists. Shopmen Xt Surprised. San Francisco, Sept. 23 Reguln, the president of the shopmen, said h wasn't surprised at the Los' Angeles wire regarding, the strike and said tua shopmen are all ready to walk out th moment the strike order comes. If there Is a strike, San Francisco -will be headquarters. VALUATIONS SUUflKlSE. Southern Pacific Officials File Esti mate Lower Than, Expected. San Francisco, Sept. 23. An official railroad estimate grfving the value Pf the Southern Pacific, between I os,, An geles and tJan Francisco as $239,000,-000,-was filed , today with the state, railroad commission. This Is within ten per cent of the correct figures but is not final. , - The commissioners expected an In timate of $100,000,000. The valuation was requested to guide the commis sion in adjusting the rates that will make a reasonable return on the in vestment. With a higher' valuation.. higher rates would be necessary. l ASSASSIN TO HANG. Sto!) pin's Death to Be Aveitg'ed by" Hanging of the Murderer. . Kleff, iRussia, Sept. 23. 'Announce ment was made today that stolypln s aesaaai, Bogrof, has been court mar tialed and sentenced to hang. Kokovs- oft, the Russian minister of finance, has assumed the premiership. Stoly pln' funeral was held yesterday, v LECTURE TUESDAY EVENING" Assistant State Librarian Will Lecture In Lecture in La Grande Kext Week. Miss Kennedy, assistant state li brarian, will deliver a leeture at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday even ing at 7 30 o'clock on the subject of "Proper Books for Children to Read." Tbe letjfure will be free and every body Is cordially Invited to attend. She' carries with her a large collec- : tlon of beautifully illustrated book. But she has no book for sale. She l sent here by the state to show the people what there is In the line of good literature for the young. . Soft raglsf BabTcs on' Ylew. New' York, Sept. 23. To, refute the arguments of the anti that the suffra- . gists do not give to the commonwealth the due number of babies, and do not care a much as they should for the food and housing of the grown mem ber of octety.- the Women Suffrage party o ftbls city ha Installed a baby show and a pure food booth at the domestic science and pure food exhi bition. . which opened in Madison , Square garden this afternoon and will continue until October 1. The pro ceeds derived from the suffrage ex hibit will go toward a $100,000 fund that is being raised for political work. - ' fRetlrf ment of Admial Barber. ' Washington, D. C. Sept. 23. By op eration of the age limit Rear Admiral , Giles B. Harber will be placed on the retired list of the navy tomorrow. Ad miral Harber comes from Ohio and . waa appointed to the naval academy soon after the clese of the civil war. He commanded the Jeanette search expedition to the Arctic in the early '80. and waa on the battleship Texas iu the war with Spain. I the famous world cruise of the Atlanta ;st,.J:s commandtu' the battleship Main and later he was placed In command ef the Asiatic station.