ifwii'ii inr ttiT ' Si 1 I i I M J 7 7! Ir n f M ' M VOUHE X. I iA GRANDE, TJNION COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1911. NUMBER 287 OUR HIED KILLED 0 mil 11 f ffl CBUISEB P ' Japancta Statetman Who la . i i n Extracted to Biesmi Prmif mm m ran i i 61 PRIDE OF FRENCH MM 1 HID ID EXPLOSIOHS SHAKE THE EARTH Toulon, France, Sept. 23.--Three hundred and sixteen ait- uuu tu a. ' itreuit tiuee.Iieavy explosions m tne mag azine of the French cruiser Libertte-this morning. ; One hundred and twenty of the crew were' ashore at the time of the explosion and the total strength is 710 men.' The vessel sank at 5:55 this morning immediately following the third explosion. The country is wildly excited. Fire started in the warship at 5 o'clock. ; Other ships and nearby towns went to her relief and many heroic acts were performed. One hundred sailors saved themselves . by swimming ashore. Forty others are seriously injured. The first explosion was at 5 :30 but the main magazine let go the last and felled people on the decks of other ships and rocked the city. ": Toulon, France, Sept. 25. France is ' stunned at the terrible calamity which has befallen her nation through- the loss of hundreds of able-bodied Bea men and harbor attendants. , Nearby Ships Suffer, Too. The force of the explosion In the main magazine was terrific, and ktiled .20 seamen, injured 60 on a warship anchored near the cruiser and a block of metal hurled Into the air dropped on a launch going to shore and killed every man in it. ' " The minister of marine is prepar ing to aid the families of the" victims of the Libarte's explosion. Captain ' Juares reports 32 officers were aboard 3 . f . ' The Art Committee. 8 Mrs. E. Rosenbaum, Mrs. Fred O. Schilke ahd Mrs. Loughlin, All fancy work material to be brought to art gallery at the fair. 5 grounds Wednesday, before noon $ if possible, but up to night at the Q $ latest. . ,. J (t. -J. -J. J J 4 ' Art Is to play a no mean part In the county fair which opens next Wednes day with arrangement of show mater- . lal and continues for a week. Art nd that means paintings, , work of nimble fingers in crochetiag, ;; plain M'lng, In fact everything in needle craft and paint and brush catagorles k to be under the direct supervision toVELOPMEJiTS TOMOBKOW MAT DECIDE STRIKE. ' Conference at Davenport Draws to a Close This Erening. Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 25. With the International officers of the vari ous crafts conferring with President Connell of the machinists union, in dications are strong that the allied trades on the Harrlman lines will tribe. The conference ends tonight. ART DEPARTMENT OF BIB FAIR 111 HANDS OF COMPETENT LADIES 1PHM OVER OUTCOME ? 'ow but none will talk of the mtoday. WAVY SIWKS the ship. The Death list will probably be In creased to 400 as the result of casual ties on other vessels near the Libertte. The '.Republlque docked Just In time to prevent sinking. ' Minister of Marine Delcasse thinks the iflre started in a store, room adja cent to the magazine and that a short circultedetecJrJc wire. jwwised the magazine explosions. By the light of the fire seaoiroen could be seen fight ing the. fins,' and' then," JuBt before the ship" sank, 100 escaped, by, swimming ashore." "'.:... .'? .v , . , The warship Repub.lfque was badly damaged by the t Liberte's explosion and was dry docked hurriedly.'"'" of the art committee named above and there will be no work spared to make this department one of the very foremost in the big fair which openb this week. No article Is too small or too valuable to Indanger its exhibition during the fair for the art committee will personally supervise the arrange ment of all tiki, exhibits and will list them properly so that they can be returned, without damage or" danger of loss. The committee Is soliciting ev ery conceivable sort of handiwork that comes undor this head . - ahd there seems no question that, the" art de partment will excel . all former at tempts. Exhibitors should place their exhibits at the grounds on Wednes day morning. . Whole souled support from the pop ulace is needed and many inquiries indicate there will be spirited compe tition. ". ' ' V" RE-ORGAMZIXO TOBACCO TRUST. WIckersham to .Give Scrutiny to Its Precepts Before Publicity Is Given New York, Sept. 25. A secret con ference regarding the re-organization of the tobacco trust is being held to day by Attorney General WIckersham and a number of Judges and attorneys including officials of the department of Justice and federal circuit Judges. WIckersham admits he intends to is sue a statement tonight regarding his plans for dealing with the trust prob lem. ' ; The re-organization plan for the tobacco trust was completed at a con ference and Is to be announced when the plan la submitted to the court. Then public hearings will be heard to permit objectors te protest If they have any protest to make. . .t. t '1 . - ' ' ' 'QUEEN VICTORIA OF SPAIN. " ' : - II rrlnca Jaima, nar second son, i .i. . Who la Deaf, la tn.Hir Bight : , ' B -! Wsy .' '-WS,wy.v J ( ,vs. V -.-""-;. ;' !wmw fs-l ' -' M nnmunn nn rru rrrjrr-' UtiUlJUILLIil ATTAFT DAY COFFEYV1LLE REFRAINS FROM APPLAUSE. , Presidents Jests About Reception When He Reaches "Warmer" , i x dimes. t ':t.?. ";,!. v.; :- . r ; CofTtyville, Sept. 25. This is the first of five towns in Kansas President Taf( visited today. The others are Independence, Cherryvale, : Chanute, and Ottawa. He gave brief addresses at each. ".. Governor Stubbs, eo far, has declined- to state whether he favors Mr. Taft ior La Follette for president In 1912.- 1 ;..'-. Hl3re TMr, Taft defended hla veto, messages on wool, cotton and other bills. Ten thousand heard him and scarcely cheered., This Is Insurgent territory out and out. . Taft said. !'Bound as I was by tin platform pledges to see that Ameri can industry was sufficiently protect ed, I could do nothing but wtth'hold my slgnature from the biHs." At Independence Taft good natured ly Jested about Coffey vllle, saying, 'I know some people would have to come through hell to get to heaven; I came through Coffeyvllle today." Ilnttiilnson Rirady for President. Hutchinson, Kas., Sept. 25. From tho center of the city to the utmost limits, Hutchinson is dressed In holi day attire in anticipation of the visit of President Taft tomorrow. ' The dis tinguished visitor will ipend the day and night in this city. During their stay the members of the presidential party will be quartered at the Blsonte hotel. A big military and Industrial parade will escort the 'president to the state fair grounds, wherw he is to deliver an address as a feature of the Kansas semi-centennial celebration. 1 . XURS E FATALLY WOUNDED. Moving Picture Oierator Shoots Ea . tonvlll, Wastu, Trained Ifnrse Eatonville, Wash., Sept 25 A posee Is pursuing Frank Calvin, a moving picture operator who shot and fatally wounded Mrs. Vivian Early here last night they were out walking. She was a trained nurse. Calvin,' In a buggy, left in the direction of Tacoma. LaurVr Golnir to California. Ottawa, Sept. 25. SV Wilfrid Laur ler, the defeated" premier, la prepar ing to go to California for a . two' weeks' rest before taking up the lead ership of the opposition to the victor ious conservatives. GREEK DR01S ASPIRES TO BE ROLLER OF LOGS AND DIES. Ha; Been in This Ylclnlty Bat a Short .iTIme Say Fellow Countrymen , Grande Ronde river claimed anoth er victim yesterday when John Katres, a Greek, fell In the water at Perry and was drowned. The body was. re covered shortly afterwards and inter ment took place today from the Henry & Carr. undertaking chapel.' ) Katres, an employe of the section crew, was evidently aspiring to be a log roller or dreaming of eunny Greece at the time of the fatal acci dent for he fell from a log in the deep waters after he had been sitting on It sunning himself for some t lme. Fel low workmen saw him go down. He has been in this country but a month and had few acquaintances In the Greek colony. . Darrow Neods Money. ; Los Angeles, Sept. 25. Hampered by a lack of funds with which to car ry on proper investigation, prepara tory for the coming trial of the Mc Namaras, Attorney Darrow today said that the defense faced a serious prop osition. With scores of employes, stenographers, detectives, etc., em ployed the fund of f 15,000 to pay. ex penses Is dwindling rapidly. Darrow said If all who pledged moiwy to aid the McNamaras paid there would be plenty of money. "But we need, ft very badly now," be said. ; . Ready to "Balloon' Ocean. Atlantic City, Sept' 25. Melvln Vanlman and his crew Is ready for an attempt to fly across the Atlantic In a dirigible baloon the Akron. He expects to start In ten days. Mad Dog Ylctlm Dead. Chicago, Sept. 25. Earl Barnes, the child who was bitten by a mad dog here, died today of rabies. . Physi cians gave him morphine to relieve his agony, and announced the case was hopeless and that they would not at tempt to prolong Ufa. . ' , Uchlda at Seattle. . Seattle, Sept. 25. Baron Uchlda', former Japanese ambassador to the United States, arrived In Seattle today en route to Japan. He was a guest of honor at a banquet this afternoon. ME Tripoli Basis of Conflict Over Which Immediate War Seems Inevitable Order to Banish Italians From Turkey Ready-Situation Constantinople, Sept; 2o.The first army corps has been brought here for embarkation to TrinoH'tA roinfnvoo the 30,000 trooDs already there in readiness to oppose tho .-.Urt -. Jr,,... AU i. It'll 1. 1 ' t . vimau acuuit- ui mat coiouy. ivii xiojie, or an annea Die settlement of the trouble between Italy and Turkey in the Tripoli altercation seems to be abandoned and it is the purpose, it is declared, to strike before France and Ger-. many conclude the Moroccan negotiations. It was un officially announced, that the Italian troops have landed, on the Tripoli coast recently declaring war with .Turkey, and that 112,000 reservists have been called to colors. This is unconfirmed. : Vienna, Sept! 25. Private advises from Constantinople say Turkey ia .fighting mad and the population is ral lying to the government as they be lieve they must fight to retain the dis puted territory. All reserves have been summoned to Colols and an order expelling the. Italians from Turkish territory has been signed by the sul tan and Is In the hands of the premier ready for issuance as soon as It Is cer tain war must come. .' . ; Italy's, attempt to aetye. Tripoli is ilanningiEurope and it la feared may end In war adding- to" the Mediterra nean problem. -. Fifty thousand Italians have large financial Interests In Tripoli. ' Italy desires Tripoli tor trade pur poses and Turkey declined to lease It or grant any trade concessions. SEXTUPLE MURDER MYSTERY TO RELY OX SEANCE. Suspect to Be Subjected to InflueuCi of Expert Hjpnotlxts. Colorado Springs, Sept. 25 The po lice here today are considering hyp notism as a means of establishing a working basis for solving the sex tuple murder mystery here.' In an effort to find a motive for the crime It Is propoaed to have expert hynotlsts exert thelf influence over Antone Donatel, who is being held as a sus pect . ' ? ": :.'..-' ' . While It Isr now believed Donatel probably Is not the murderer it is be lieved he can shed light on the mys tery.' Chief of Police Armstrong of Denver has arrived here today and raid a woman committed the murder, promptel by Jealousy. ' Rolph Has BIb; 0M. San Francisco, Sept. 25. The may oralty candidates today ended their campaign and' everything is ready for tomorrow's primaries. It is predicted that the primaries will settle mat ters finally. The betting is two to one that Rolph will beat Mayor Mc Carthy. , Mak Brooklyn Yards Biggest New York, Sept' 23. Plans foVth extension and Improvement of the Brooklyn navy yard involving the ex penditure of approximately i $14,000, 000, making it the world's greatest naval station was completed. here to day and will be submitted this week to the navy department for approval. POUCE help Critical. London,. Sept. 25. Both England and Germany are urging Turkey to yield to Italy's demands, that she b allowed to occupy Tripoli, though they mean to bei neutral. Politics are aJ entangled that something' might hap pen which could be avoided otherwise. Advices on the crisis between Italy and Turkey are alarming from all European capitals. It la feared the hostilities will furnish the spark that is needed to start a general Euro pean conflict", The cry "On to Trl-. poll" started by : the government, nwana the ending of, Industrial dis :optvit, . The" movement , is popular because the laboring "classes' iieclw' place to work and , the Italian new1 Afrlc a has long been the governr ment's ambition. Believed Trlpollans . will aid the Turks because they are musselmans there. SIERHAS1RI TO COflQUOR FOWLER PREPARES FOR FINAL. TEST TOMORROW. ; Tunes His Maclilne to Final Flight, Exject to Lave Tomorrow. Emigrant Gap, Cat, Sept. 25. Af ter having circled above Cisco,, v 20 miles further east than he had been heretofore,; Avlafor ,lrowler is : tuning his machine for ttua final test to the summit.' He thinks If he passes the' summit no further trouble will be ex pected and he will fly over the Sierras. He expects to leave tomorrow. I f ' . "OFFICIALLY" ANNOUNCED . HE HANGED TODAY. Populace Believes StolypfuTs Assassla Did Not Swing as Stated. Kleff, Russia, Sept 25. Anarchist Bogroff, Premier Stolypln's assassin, was officially declared hanged hero today In the citadel, only, a few of ficials witnessed the scene. .' Many doubt,' however, that Bogroff is dead and think be is deported Silenre In all things pertaining to thv crime's punishment leads to this belief. OEJD, BELIEF -; i