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c 4 I A. ', t s ! YOLtHE X. LA GRANDE, UNION C0U17TY. CIIEGON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1911. NUMBER 200 FiLIOCIIEQ WITH SUCCESS EUROPE U vpiEOia finni FUTURE RUUR OF AUSTRIA. iiiiiiiJUi. Archduke Charles Francie ' Joseph, the Heir Apparent. wroi IILUSi , 5 a mmm M mm URGED 3 ' nrni JL v , N EXHIBITS CROWDED IN AT LAST MOMENT ARE MANY PUBLIC WEDDING SET FOE NEXT MONDAY EVE .Special Attractions Shown ,nt ' to Appreciative AufjjS .stock Fens Taleu Up With F Ik .Array of Stock Exhibit Imbler and Elgin Exhibits Exceptionally Ext nsh e and Fine. ' . Union county's annual lair is launched. With a preliminary attrac tlon lat night .tat pleased those who like feats of strength and aguity, m management threw open the doors to the. public and while it was not the , actual first big event, the evening in troduced the present fair to the pub lic In a way that foretells a monster -crowd tonight,' when the fair 'will be opened lnfull blaze. There has been a wonderful change enacted at the fair grounds since last night the fin" ; lshlng touches have been applied and ( there is every reason to predict the biggest fair of Its kind:ln many years. Public Wedding; Monday. V Next Monday evening, the public wedding will be held w'itb.;all the pomp i and splendor that cani be lent it. It IS . Ckve again that contributes the cou r Die. and .these young people will 4to united in. marriage' by a local pastor,' ; Monday evening, in conjunction with J fitting services.' ;A great deal, of in terest- was attracted by these wed dings last fall,, the same is certain to iU true next Monday tilght ' The special attractions gave their first afternooil performance today and pleased everyone. ' They ahow again tonight. The Observer can commend 1 these attractions to the most critical . The Arabian professor made his 5 slide in great shape,: landing without a tremor and "was "applauded to the " echo oh account of the thrilling aerial ride. The performance' will bere ,? peate'd dally. ' . - ; ''' ' IMBLER EXHIBIT THRIUER : ! Biggest Liu '.of Prodncts From Any i i Community Credited to Imbler. ' With quality and variety of alPpro ' ' .' .ducts of the fertile Imbler district ' f tastily, arrayed in show' style, the com- 'Vmunltiy about Imbler' has done' itself ; : 'rproud and do'nef justice to the soil and ' ' 'climate with a display of various spe Icles of apples, a line t vegetable ' that ia complete and a great line of fruits, such as peaches, pears, plums, .'prunes and what not. Th space, ta-.- : Ken up by the Imbler txhtblt Is about one half of the ikating rink's side arid so extensive as to spell diversified in - big letters; It is a little agricultural ' 'fair by Itself and the men who ar pranged it are' being'. showered with v congratulations, ; It. is In many. ?e .apects a very exceptional show of di Yyersified;farmlng.;;j4;rJ., J; .:-,j;;;.;,-.v" ,. v STOCK PENS rWEIXTILlED. J ' .. . V . y ' ''j'.' :f'-U$t Day of EbWot Brings f Vi-j ty's' Pare Bre4 'Staff. ? - : Comtag in herds and' ; droves, the choice horseflesh of Union county was r brought to the stalls last evening and . today. The exhibition string Is not ', quite as large- as last year but every - V single animal on hand to -a credlt to i, the valley this community where horses and' dairy stock has come to ;. set a pace for th outside districts. ; i Sheep, hogs, cattle' and horses; they are all there tin chickens cackle and I ducks quack in a inerry medley of ag . ricultural fair noises. t : SHOW BOOTHS TASTY. 5nmbr Cortalk Bat Style and Fin- tsk Is Marked AH.BooUis. i ... -. ........ - . Tbe show booth department 'of . the r - vN r -;. - ? V "' fair is not quite as well taken up as In previous years, but there is a style, a ftniBbi and tone about every onehat makes the fun path teem with fash ion. .The booths are exceptionally pretty , this year, and the few. Who have peeped in at the gate bare gone away to tell their friends that the crowds which surged through this af ternoon arid evening would find some elegant booths and they, will, too. Syr IMBLER NIOT ALOSE. ' Elgin - Potatoes Form Feature of El gin, Sprlngdale Farm Exhibit. Logged off land as far as its pro- duc'tlve'oese In tn potato, and ,frult line u concernea nas long Deen tne proud boast of the Elgin community and there Is an exhibit arranged by the Sprlngdale farm which la a credit to the best potato ground in the coun try. The country about Elgin Is rap idly forging to. the front as a producer of apples.and potatoes the exhibit on hand today corroborates the boast of of the Elgin folk. PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR. MIXED -S;.r::-it IN HARD FIGHT.:' - ."?;", Struggle for Supremacy Searing CU "r max In Philadlphia. ':. ; Philadelphia, Pa.", Sept. 28. It is douUfui If ; the' political 'pot ' in the Quaker City ever has boiled at a live lier rate thaurat pt-eaenf, on the eve of the prlmajtas .In Vhlch the fate of political, prestige of United , States Senator-Botes':" Penrose are about equally Involved. , Ostensibly the fight In the primary election to be held days after tomor row, is to decide "who shall be- the re publican nominte to .Succeed John E. Reyburn as mayor of Philadelphia, and wlio shall' be .the county officials. Senator' Penrose, as one of the lead ers of the ,Taf t forces at .Wasblngtori, felt It Incum'benit tipon'hlm to Insure a republican victory In Philadelphia this, fall i with the national election so, close at hand. Consequently when it was proposed to nominate a candidate for mayor unacceptable to him he lost no time tn getting into th flgbtl; The Penrose choice for the mayor alty is George H. Earle, Jr., president of the Real Estate Trust company and prominent in financial circles. 'Op posed to Mr, Ear Is William S. Vare, a "member of the Vare family which s said to have made' millions out of municipal contracts. The Vare candi dacy has the support of Mayor Rey burn, though' the mayof found It ad visable to declare bJa neutrality in the contest after steps were taken IRIiS LOCKED for a neglslativr investigation of Ms ITALY READY TO LA1TD MANY TROOPS AT TRIPOLI. POPE SCTI0S CONQUEST. i OF TRIPOH AFFI1UI KEPOUTS French and German Cnilcr8 Rushing to Nearby Waters. to Protect Inter ests All Efforts to Forestall War Are Euid ai'd Big Powers Will Only protect Their Own Interests ' In Fight - London, Sept. 28. With fourth Ital- i Ian battleships, three cruisers and a j transport fleet bearing 30,000 troops I ly expecting to hear Italy has landed and war with Turkey started, to ac quire a new territory. A second ex peditionary squadron left Spezla last night probably to blocke the Turkish coast. Advice 8 from capltols indicate the powers have abandoned hope of peace and will endeavor to prevent tbe expected war from . involving other countries. ,' . . y ; 't. ? Many 'Rally to .Colors. , 'I New, York, Sept. 28. Censored dla prhes from. Rome here today fays. It "is admitted ' that turkey's landing of a force at Tripoli yesterday was an unpardonable defl4npeV:.:A great, ma- jority weicom warf ;Aiore tnan aj) per cent or me resensts nave answerea , the call to the colors.; , s i Cdtiseis -Must Be Protected. " " Vienna,. Sept, ,28 Austria quietly Intimated to Turkey that the It'allau cit'jens In Turkey, muat-ier-protocted it Turkey , w Ishe .-.to retain ihe sym pathy of the powers. : .1 French Cruisers Eu Route. I '. Paris, Sept. 28. -The cruisers Oam- betta and Renan were sent to Tripoli coast today to protect the French In terests. 5 ' ' "v' Germans ..Send- Cruisers. .; Beiiin, Sept. 28 Though:-. hope of peacefn! settlement between Italy and Turkey is at last abandoned, the Ger man ambassador at Constantinople is still seeking to find some basis of &ri agreement. ; Two German warships were ordered to Tripoli today. . ; ' s ; Slight Hopes Seen. J . Constantlnopie,:' Sept.y' 28.f-lndlc'a-tions that war between 'Turkey and Italy may be averted are, now appear ing. The porte Is weakening now that developments' sbow that the big pow ers will - not - interfere. The cabinet conferred today, and then announced that material concessions will be made tov Italy j provided the Turkish terri torial integrity Is to be respected. It Is regarded as' improbable that Italy will consent to the Turks retaining any control. ' J, Plerpont Morgan's attitude In the present upheaval of United States steel stock and bis bluff pose before the department of Justice of the Unlt - ed States is, in the eyes of Congress - TRUST STRUGGLE PillllT ISSUE IN rOllTICS-iUIIDOCI man Victor Murdock, in. the city today to fulfill a lecture engagement tonight, the greatest and most interesting item in political affairs in the United States today..; . : ;''.' '.' This opinion was vouchsafed during an interview this morning, and Inci dentally the father of insurgency un consciously clicked his teeth and Ared his keen eyes in antagonism to trusts In general but the United States Steel corporation specifically. V ' Morgan's Bluff Interesting;. "The paramount question before the political world today? J. P. Morgan and his brazen bluff la tha ateel trust trfcM" ... - ..J' ";;"'' ' "Yes, I am for reciprocity. It la d::fy hurled at THE FEDERATION SYS . TEM BY ROADS "IT AS WELL STRIKE SOW AS ASY-TIME" KLIXE Hope for Peace In Railroad Trouble Is Xxlianstcd and Saturday Is Tem porarily Set as Day for Walkout by All Iucliin!stH and Aftiliatetf Unions UnAi r the System v Federation ' Han. ' Denver, Sept. 28. Chicago high federation officials here said that the strike was inevitable and would be " Los Ai!ft'l' Ready. v Los Angeles, Sept. 28. The shop men here are ready to strike and will walk out the moment It Is ascertained that the railroad ; officials refuse to meet the system federation idea, say the leaders.' : Chicago, Sept. 28. Immediately on receipt of a message from Julius Kruttschnitt virtually declining to dis cuss the recognition or the shopmen's federation, the presidents of th in ternational unions Involved met hur1; riedly here today to decide upon plans for calling a general strike on the jiarrlman roads. Kline said the strike wm nmhnhiv h Ari,t nnnn tiav and Kruttschnitt's message did not refer to the ultimatum fixlhg"riobh""as the time for granting tba conference; president (hf niacVlav.'&.-uriion, to the effect that the shopmen on the Missouri, Kansas b Texas railroad, affiliated with the system federation, have struck In sympathy with the car men at Denison, San Antonio, Seda- 11a, Missouri . and. Parsons, Kansas. Kline said the crisis had arrived and they might as well fight now as any t!me'. v.''";" '."' ',.'.':'.' - v Open Defy Issued. : s New York, Sept, 28. That the Union Pacific has decided to defy the sys tem federation and welcome a strike, if forced tc It,' la the interpretation put upon the, reply telegraphed at noon today to the railroad officials conferring at Chicago. , They were wired that If they did not like the treatmept already accorded them they did, not see what else could be done, to persuade them to remain In service.--. ''. ''y'vv ,;:.;; ',-'" . Bolph's Majority Is 20,000. .- ' '' ' ' '" ' ' ' - : .San Francisco, Sept. 28. Complete unofficial count of the primary1 ballots show Rolph scored a plurality of more than 20,000 over McCarthy and will have a clear majority better than 15,- I deplorable that the outcome is what it ! is, but the Issue is dead, dead. Let us not talk of that for there is no use i Yes, I am for reciprocity, all right but , the Issue Is dead now. Canada fixed it.". ;.': .; ,V - ;v.':-- "How. does it come that insurgent Kansas sprang a surprise on the reg ulars and gave President Taft such a warm reception yesterday?" was ask ed.', .'-''j ..' .. .-.. '. ':. .. ;-'. V . ',. .' "I don't know. . Ivwasn't there." "Well, what'about Rober M. La Fol lette for republican standard bearer in 1912, as compared to Mr. Taft?" "Let us not talk of that either. In fact," I don't like to talk presidential and party politics right now. Let us get back to that steel trust that is the issue before the public right now and !n my jnlnd the bluff that J.:P. Victor Murdock, congressman of Kan sas, who lectures at the high school auditorium tonight, admission to which is free to those who hfld! tlcki' ets to las jears lecture course. As a , brilliant orato"" and tlilnker he stands iu aiuHe vn tin emu re nmivrm. 1 000 over all candidates.- District At torney Fickert got 1,000 majority over Hathorn, but only a plurality over all so they will be voted again In Novem ber.. ' .'' v BIG FIGHT IS OFF. Johnson-Wells Scrap Finally Denied . to London Sports. London, Sept. 28. After agreeing not to fight hi England,- th polioo court proceedings against Jack, John son and Wells were dismissed today. .. This means the big fight is off and may possibly go to Paris, , Chkago, Sept. 28. Jack Johnson's mother ;l4ughPjl when she, was told that "Jack;, was broke, , She said lift had $150,000 In a bank here which ii would not touch and that he always lived on the country wherever he was.' '" " -".'...''.. . . Hunting Party Returns, j W. J. Church. Mac Wood and C. S. Dunn are home from their hunting trip to extreme Eastern Oregon, on the breaks of the Snake river. They were unfortunate In season and fail ed to acore in big game. . 3 RELRT1VES STENOGRAPHER SUSPECTED ! OF ,: WHOLESALE CRIMES ' In Effort to Collect Insurance, Three Wf re Murdered, Charged. ' ' New Orleans, Sept..: 28. Fori ; (he purpose of analysing the Intestines for evidence of poison, the bodies of. An na Crawford's father, mother and sis ter were exhumed today. . They died within the last IS months and it Is be lieved that the girl poisoned them for the purpose of collecting life insur ance which each carried. '. ' f She is a stenographer and is being held by the police. ' ; - 'More Wind Delays Fowler. "' Emigrant Gap, Sept. 28. More wind caused Fowler ? to postpone his '. at tempt to fly over the Sierras today., j Salamanica, Sept. 25 (Rogers re sumed his trtipscontlnental flight to- day.'v."; " " '.", V J '.. J. E. FOLEY HURT. Falls From Ills Horse and Injures ' Quite Severe Confined1 to Bed. Through a fall from his horse which he was riding this ; morning, J. E. Foley was quite seriously bruised and hurt. A deep gash in the scalp and severe injuries to his limbs constitute the list of injuries. He Ms confined to his room today and suffers considerable pain as a re GIUL ilUDEIitU tight i:c::::y iiariiet ADMITTED BUT Ell- ' PLAINED. ; ! WATEITX0O REARS FOUR ' ' ISSUES WSCl'SSED BT TAFT : II iiilily-Pleaded1 With LilHral Recep-. tion Throusrh Iiiurgrciit Kansas' Turin', Trusts, Anion's? the Subjeet Discussed Mouey Conditions. SVel Fixlnar System, Is ime, AR'u-ms President., 'Waterloo, Iowa, SepU 28. President ' Taft arrived here today highly pleas?! t. ! at. the reception' he had received U- hts ' tour . through1' Kansas lyesterdayr ' He is In the territory of liisurgencr again, however, being In 'the home 'pre- . cinct of Jud&f Smith. .Laying asida . his personal jubilation but forgetting . k not. that he was In insurgent territory, President Taft delved into four lsn portant Issues before the public today, -In ' his speech hard by rnat.y' Uiou-! sand, he said In part; .... ? ,' I. wish to.. Invite .your:, atten'.ioa to the relation of tho .r!lr '. f ! , govent ment and the federal statutes to. tfca' . business of this couritry,itis' legalitr and its t prosperity.; ; "there are-four most Important points at . which th policies.' of congresa" and the federal exe'cutlv touch the , buslnc-ss' of thf ,. country In such a vital way' that th people are entitled to have the' great-est-car.--, industry And application characterize govtt nt-isulal action la respect to them. They are,' il'rst, in respect of interstate commerce and the -regulation of railroads and tha rates of transportation between, th states; Second, im the enforcement the laws forbidding combinations td monopoltie Interstate trad In indus trial companfes; third, In .f'lis amend ment of ta'fyi. legislation!.5 "-alTectlaj chiefly the manufactures of thecoma, try; and, fourth, in the furnlshliig for . the iisg 8rHhf;bu!nes(v of the ctiuntry n 11 nrnrvpr' hknktncr. im1 enrrpuri,- " sva- tera which shall auttriiatically give an elastic currency.-.expanding andcofi tfacting according" tb'iheDU3inea3, methods, and inpiring a confidence In . the ftuainesrf'cbliimuhlty 'which shall prevent 'pa'nics.'''' rt" ; ; .' . Firsts Ita',rpet-;itoytli jrefcuRttlaV" Of railroads' and,;th6' 'prompt' rejnedy Ing 'of iinreasoitable' andr unduly dis criminating rates, w have progfeased far toward a satisfactory solution. In " the last administration thie powewas glvettrto the Interstate commerce'lfom rnlsslen to fix,Tail'ray rareaR hvlns; been docided that the functions 'f thaj Interstate commerce commission, then 'conferred, went only bo far as to find that a rate was. unreasonable, bnt did not, include the power of fixing a rea- ' sonable rate. When the first regular session) of congress met, In my admin- -Istratlon.I urged- upon the congress, the necessity for further 'legislation looking to a more complete control and regulation of rallwaya in respect . to rates than had theretofore been : given, j, recommended the establish- . ment of a commerce" court; whfeb. should absorb" all the reviewing Juris diction which circuit courts bad there tofore had, to consist of five members, . with the hope that this might secure greater expedition ami greater uni formity In ruling and a prompter dis position by the supreme court of cases passed upon by the Interstate com merce commission. '. ' "' v ''',' I recommended that cases affecting the interstate commerce should be put under the direct control of the depart- , mentof Justice, and that the proceed ings after tkn order had been made In the Jnti ' commerce commis sion! should ,v orought.for or agajnst the Untce.3 -vtoa, and not against the commtsBlvu. ' , ,j;theretofore.- , I recommended that shippers should jhave om and "ract!cat metn0(1 I. (Continued oa page four) sult of the fall. (Continued on Page Four.l administration. .. -. ' nr. , ," f