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I. wtwMt. m II fl ! ii i! 1 1 TOLOIEX LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24? 1911. NUMBER ?12 h sui&eiz Vienna, Oct. 21 Bloodier than the censors would ad roit .the Italian landing at Benghazi on Opt. 19th result ed in. casualties on both sides numbering 4,000 belated reports, state today.-. - .'. It is said that the firing by the Italian battleships cov- cring the landing of troops was so terrific that the beach I ' looked like a shambles after the engagement had closed. The British consul John Jones was wounded and the con sulate almost destroyed. It is thought England will de mand an explanation fr6m Rome. The Turks fought frantically, although, losing heavily. and stood until forced f retreat, - Italy. ? r ous concerning the fate of the land force sent tr - ipijri, according to reports here. 7 It is known that Ii; ;s hre heavy, some reports placing them at 1,20 ,?-V Uan.government is censoring so closely that it .'i t? jp: ; .to get clear accounts of . the Tripoli war. IRRIGATION OF TEN Constructioa of ditches that will Utilize overflow waters of the Grande Ronde river and carry the waste and surplus during the spring months to semi-arid districts of Union county is now deemed almost certain to be realized next spring.' J. D. McKen uon, prime mover in the plan to or ganize a stock company with this ob ject in view, asserts today that the formation of the company is progres sing with all possible haste and that by next spring the corporation will be ready to handle the water; Ten Thousand Acres CoTred. The ditch will cover a territory ot about 10,000 acres lying east and north of La Grande, and about In the zone contemplated by . the original Meadowbrook, Irrigation company. The ditch will have intake at a point near the Riverside park bridge .and will carry out to the alfalfa and grain districts. There is no provision for a reservoir. .It Is an advanced scheme in Irrigation embodying the theory that the soil can be thorough ly saturated during the early spring and summer months in such a way that from July the beginning of the low water season there will be no need of Irrigation. One crop of alfal fa can readily be turned off . the ground with the use of all the water : that the ground can stand, and by the time the first crop, Is harvested, the water will have soaked the earth In so thorough a manner that the sec ond crop will readily mature even , though the main canals vare by that time- allowed to dry -. Small grains win be watered In much the same manner, flooded during the early months and allowed to mature by moisture left in the ground when the ditches go dry late in June or early In October. In this way the new com pany will not interfere with prior , rights of other riparian users during ' the dry season for they will make no demand for water. It is during the dry season that" riparian squabbles arise, but when such a time rolls ' around, the prospective company will not be in the field for water. - It " purely waste water that the company will use. t The area to be covered is one that right now Is practically arid without the UBe of water. Long stretches of fields turn gray and barren with the heat of the summer without water, but the application of great quantities of water early in the summer will not only develop small grain but allow two prolific crops of alfalfa. 7 More Lumbermen Defendants. St. Paul, Oct. 24. Suit against two score individuals prominent in , the various lumber corporations waB filed by the federal government today un der the Sherman anti-trust law. ' Th6 suit Is similar to the four suits al ready filed against various - other trusts. . Y0USEF SZEDDIN. Prinoo Regont of Turkey, Who l Officer In Army. 7 ' mm . " ITHEI1IS CLOUTED Bill NEW YORK MAINSTAY YANKED FROM GAME IN THE EIGHTH HITS BY MACK'S TROUPE Twenty Thousand See That Wonder ful Hero of Baseball, Baker, Again Win for the Athletics With Two Double Bingles Outfield Is Soggy and Errors Quite Numerous, ; . ; SCORE BY INNINGS. ; ' .- R.H.E. Athletics . i.O 0 0 a 1 0 0 0 04 11 1 Giants ....2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 7 3 BATTERIES '; ' New York Mathewson, WiUae and Meyers' ' , i'. -, Philadelphia- -Bender vand Thomas. Balance of lineup, unchanged. Shlbe Park, Oct., 24. With . third Baseman Baker once more in the role as chief trouble maker for the Giants, the Athletics today won by a score of four to two, making three games for. the-. Athletics," and one for - thq, Giants, aftey five successive "delays. Mathewson was batted all over the lot. He was yanked out In the eighth and Wiltse sent in as a forlorn hope which proved forlorn. With New Y"rk scoring two early in the game, things looked dark for the Athletics until the fourth inning when Baker doubled, Murphy doubled, Davis doubled and later romped in. Then in the sixth Baker doubled and scored Collins and New York was off. The infield was fairly fast but the sun shone down on a soggy outfield. Twenty thousand people attended, this being deemed a good figure in view of the uncertainties. This morning the commission was still debating wheth er to let the game proceed or call , it off for a sixth successive time. ' It was in the fourth inning that Ba ker started things by doubling to left and Snodgrasu slipped and let it pass him. Then Murphy doubled, scoring Baker; Davis doubled, scoring Mur phy. Barry out, Herzog to Markle; Davis taking third. Thomas flew to Murray, Davis scoring. Bender was out but with a result ot three runs. : ; Parliament Faces Straggle. London, Oct. 24. Parliament, pre pared to tackle Chancellor . Lloyd George's Insurance bill, re-assembled today for the autumn session. Pro viding for partly compulsory and part ly voluntary working men's insurance, contributed' proportionally by ,thei workmen, employes and state, the bill is considered high progressive. . In dication are that he , will have a stren uous time passing .it. ' An 'odd change , accompanied the opening of the session when Winston Churchill, home secretary, exchanged posts with Secretary of the Navy Mc Kenna. , It was believed that McKenna was too extravagant and Churchill means to Inaugurate economy. Washington Officials Suspected. Olympla, Oct. 14. Following a state wide investigation of books ot the city and county offices by 40 state account ants, something like 1,000 suits will be started against the present and past officials for overdrafts of salar ies and moneys illegally drawn. In some cases bond companies will be made defendants. ftVIS LllSELL'S TO FIGURE Boston, Octi 2-1. A new light v , of the alleged murder of Avis Lv today when officials at Hyannis humrvthe bodv and secure tul.., wore when dvincr and 'in'whk"''? tam whether its pockets co to be given her by Richeson son, the state's case will fail The suicide theory maintained by, the defense was hit today when .witnesses were found who will testify it is said, that Miss Linnell made engagements for the day fol lowing her death. .. ... REBELS CAPTURE ID I PS MOST DECISITE BLOW TO ROY ALISTS STRUCK. . With Big Land Force and Four War ' Vessels, Rebels Are-All Powerful; sTokio, Oct. 24. Dispatches from Peking say four, warships under Ad miral Sah have surrendered to the rebels.. This is the most important naval victory so far, and It is now ex pected that, aided by ships, their land forces will sweep the entire Yangtse valley to Shanghai. : Rebels Slaughter Manchns. Shanghai, Oct. 24. Rebels captured the treaty port of Kiu Kalng after a sharp clash, burned the Yamen gov eminent buildings, and slaughtered the Manchu residents. Most of ' the foreigners have already fled. '. , Gore Friend of Wilson. San Francisco, Oct. 24i Senator Gore of Oklahoma, here on a lecture tour, advocates Wilson for president on the democratic ticket. MRS. C. G. GATES. Wlfo of Youno ' Millionaire Photographed an Wedding Day. 9 1911.' by American Frees Association. , (1 p SHROUD If OEFEHSE ,ted in the case y Rev. Richesou, A's home, will ex obe .xvhih iho nm-l A-as buried, to 'aseer- eyanide vial supposed l it contains another poi- DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT OF CAR. RYISG STATE. "' mi. 'm'' " - I Judicial and Legislative Candidates Being "Nominate Today, ) .Vr-v- '' i.. t.:, u ,. Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 24. Men who have liwad from youth to old age in I Arizona, some of them having resld- , . . , ed In the territory tor nearly half a tentury, went to the polls today and for the first tune In their lives ex- pressed by ballot their choice for gov- ernor and other executive, Judicial, and legislative tjfflclals. Th.3 occasion was the general primaries for the I nomination of candidates to be voted for at the first state election In Arl- zona, which Is to be held In Decern- ber. , New Mexico, which was admit- ted to statehood at . the same time as Arlzona,' held to the convention plan of nominations, but Arizona adopted the -direct primary system and put it into operation for the first time today. Owing to the large expanse of terrl- tory covered by the new state and thfl remote location of many of the com- munltles the results of the primaries may not be definitely known until late tomorrow. A heavy vote reported In Phoenix and in other of the chief cities gives evidence of the keen interest the peo- pie of the new state are taking In their first effort at self government. The citizens of Arizona have always elect- ed their own county officers and leg- lslators, but the president has named the governor and other executive of- flcials, including the judiciary, and congress has always bad veto power over the territorial legislative enact - ments. Now for the first time they are to! exerclse the power of all other sover- elgn states, and on Decembe 12 next will choose all their own officials, from governor to constable, and In- eluding representatives in congress and a legislature that will choose two FIRST PRIMARY United States senators. Heretofore : Kansas City, Oct. 24. With the cal Arlzona has been allowed one 'dele- Ung of the second panel of veniremen gate" in the house of representatives, but this delegate had no vote. He occupied a seat and was permitted to make speeches and serve on com- mibtees, but had no voice In leglBla- tlve matters so far as voting was concerned. ' Now the new state Is to send a' full-fledged member to the house and two members to the sen ate. '' . ' ' ; '. : . ' Iq. today's primaries nominations wene made for governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney- (Continued on Page Eight IpMss. I! AT TRIAL FJinfJY DEFENSE ORIGINATES NEW QUESTION FOR ; JUDGE EORDWELL i MAKE GAS THEORY PAICALLEL ,1. T "TO THE'DTKAXITE THEOUr" Will Force a Ituilug From Court That Will Have Paramount Bearing oa the Trial State Openly Opposed to Iswue ExjK-rts Experiment Witll Explonlves fur Defense EviuVnce. Los Angeles, Oct. 24. Determined, if possible, to secure a reversal : of Judgfc'Bordwiell's ruling that the 'be lief In a theory that dynamite destroy d the Times, Is not disqualifying', tha MCNamara attorney today went more fully into the beliefs of the talesmen. They will argue that gas destroyed the Times and averting It Is parallel to the dynamite theory will demand a similar ruling.- , The state will bitterly oppose thla and on Bordwell's decision much de- pends. ; .v While - court proceedings slowly drag along both sides are working hard outside preparing their cases, so ! there -will be.no unnecessary delay. . Defense dynatolte experts are conduct ; - ,n experiments, m result or wnica -.111 . Jl.1nnn4 I. TVi. A, w'" uo work at Troplco a place where tha Dro9ecuton cannot tch them. Mean. wn,ie the Btate., witnesses are belngr brought in daily to identify McNam- ara. One of the latest arrivals Is J. W. Kaiser, a dealer In high explosives, of Muncle, Ind. He knew J. B. Mo- Namara as Frank Sullivan, J. J. Mc- Namara as G. W. Clark and bad bust- ness dealings with them in the east, The character of the dealings is not revealed. During the morning session two ve- nlremen were quickly eliminated anl a third, F, J. Mullln, is, being chal- fena for cause, by the defense after '. he stated he believed McNamara wa gunty but if chosen would set aside) that opinion. .He was under examl- , nation when the lunch recess was or- aered. : Tne McManlgal confession tmpllcat- jng jame McNamara in the Times ex- plosion and report ot expertsap- pointed by the mayor, who found the Times was dynamited went Into the record of the McNamara trial today, Newspaper copies used by the defense In tho Interrogation of veniremen for the purpose ot determining theli1 opln- ions, were introduced by Darrow and ordered Into the records. They will I be used hereafter In Interrogating the I veniremen when they have formed lthelr opinions. District Attorney Fredericks said he had no objection but wasn't pre- pared to admit that the McManlgal af. fldavlt was an "authentic confession. and thereafter referred to It as a pur- ported confession. I t 1 . Hyde Scores Point' , the Hyde murder case was resumed today. The defense claimed that the discharge of the entire first panel was b'a Victory for the defense. It is ex- pected a Jury will be picked by tne eM ot the week. ' Copenhagen Scorns Cook. Copenhagen,' Oct. ; 24. Feted ' and honored here three years ago when ht returned from the Arctic region, Dr. Cook today rqulred police protection when he appeared. He attempted to lecture last night but a hostile crowd chased him into the hotel. a