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w i i 1 .t si i EJ I I I I 'tl El fl r J t J k a 1 I t I . I i I i! 1 J ' III liii.il it i I ill sit r V f TT BY FOES! ASSASSINATED IN HIS TENT AND MURDER. EES CAPTURED SAID HE WAS UNTRUE TO lOYfcHNJIEN'T AIDS REBELS Many Jlancliurlan Suicide 'When ThryDlscover Their Prericamentj swim mm uic -run oi I't'King" Has; Been Exaggerated Because of SuU! cldcw Marines Come to Aid of Am- erica n iTopcTty. Shanghai, Nov. 7. General Wu Lu Chen, the newly appointed governor of Shansl province was assassinated by the Manchu soldiers, He recently deserted the rebels when the ; edict giving China a limited monarchy was j announced. He was assassinated In his tent and guards captured the as-. Bausius. rouucany me assassination IS IooKed upon as a Manchu mistake as It will .enrage the rebels and also( wviiw mo sKYciuuieui oe a strong, supporter. . ' " Believed1 Wn Was False. The assassins said they didn't be lieve Wu was loyal to the throne but 'was secretly urging the massacre of the Manchus. . Many Mancbus Suicide. ; u - lram5BK fallen? are believed to have resulted from Jthe fact that several Manchu nobles, facing loss of power, suicided. : .The Tinned; tate s consul today- tele graphed for protection of Americans at Amoy where anarchy reigns. . The , cruiser Albany will proceed Immedi ately from Wu Sung to their relief.' The condition at Foo Ohow is th:sl! ening. Marines " from the tornedo boat Balnbrldge are guarding all con sulates and property of foreigners. Viceroy of Nanking Is reported to have suicided following Insubordina tion of a Tartar commander who fired on the rebels In defending the city against orders of the viceroy who had teen so ordered by the emperor.' ELLOTT OX PEACE MISSION. Sails for Purls nnd TInm Goes East on ' International Purpose. New York. Nov. 7. Dr. Charles El liott, president emeritus of Harvard, accompanied by his wife, began a tour of the world In' the Interest of Inter national peace today. He sails for Paris, and next goes to the far east wWere he begins his work. . The. trip will include Burmah, Java Straits, sftlements in the Philippines, China and Japan and Honolulu. He will return via San Francisco. Elliot was chosen by trustees of th!e Carne gie peace endowment fund to circle the globe In the Interests of interna tlonal peace. WATER CASE HEARD. .:. S'orth Powder People Are Litigants Over Riparian Rights Today. Many witnesses and friends of the principals were down from North Powder today to attend a trial under way before Circuit Judge Knowles. The litigation deals with water rights at North Powder and L. S. Kelsey Is the plaintiff with Chas. Bertram as defendant. IR KXABE A.SriCIDE. Believed by Detective Burns That She Killed Hei-srtf. Indianapolis, Nov. 7. That Dr. Helen Knabe, former state patholo gist, who was found dead In her of flce.'wlth her throat cut, recently, was a suicide and not murdered Is the opinion of Detective Burns today who Investigated the case. . LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FiRST RETURNS POINT Tfl FOSS ; TAMMANY MAKING A STALWART FIGHT IN NEW YORK BRYAN URGES REBUKE TO j ;, TAFT IS HOME PRECIS CIS Foss Favorite Iu Massachusetts n,i First Town Reported Complete Has Shown llini to Be Leading Eucli i any ualms .Substantial Majority for Their Man Progressive Issues Are at Stake. : , ,. Avon, Mass., Nov., 7. Foss carried this place, by a vote of 175 to Froth' or repudiation of hi3 policies is ex- Ingham's . 135. Reports from other small towns where the count has been completed early are similar In tone. t Boston, Nov. 7. Republicans are predicting ihe election of Frothing- nam as governor over Foss by a 39,000 ".plurality. The- democrats' claim Foss plurality will be 50.0G. It Is expect- wi ou,uuu win oe me total vote. Fine weather and heavy balloting; is the re port. The Taft vetoes on the cotton and wool schedules as re-vlaed by. the dem ocrats in congress Is the great Issue in the Massacusetts election today. The republicans made a fight for gov ernnr on th! Issue Tnla v,.firf: hlmj the republican nominee has made the support of Taft a note of his campaign. ' Wilson Ideas at Test ,,.Trentcn,.Tv. 7.ruTh? ,mhln,t?t of strength of Governor, Wilson tor the democratic presidential nomination, which will show either endorsement or repudiation of his pllcles is ex isted to come in today's election In Mercer and Trenton counties. Elec tors there are voting on three of his law. ' . - x Taft Casts Vote. Cincinnati, Nov. 7. It required President Taft seven minutes to vote at today's municipal election. " ; Tammany Has Struggle. ; New York, Nov. 7. There was a heavy vote at noon In the judiciary and assenihly election, despite the heavy weather. Four justices of the supreme court are to be chosen anl the main .question is whether . Boss Murphy and Tammany shall be beat en. Bryan Rustling Votes. ; Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 7. Three su preme judges, one congrcui.imr.i an'l county officers are being elected to day. The weather is ideal. Col. Bryan was busy urging voters to re buke Taft l- supporting tta demo cratic cand cates. - Progressives Match Strength, Cleveland. Nov. 7. A test of pro gressive strength comes today in the (election of non-partisan delegates to the constitutional convention to be held In January. Supporters of the progressive constitution hope to elect a majority of the delegates, pledged to the initiative, referendum and. recall. The re-election of Mayor Whltlock is predicted. MRS. VERMILYA IX PRISOX. Is Ailing In Health and Cannot Be Ex mined Carefully Sow. -Chicago, Nov. 7. Mrs. Vermllya, charged with Policeman Blssonette's murder and suspected of others, is reserved and wary, a marked contrast to her tearful attitude when re moved from her home. It is suspect ed the woman is very weak and has not b"een subjected to a detailed ex amination as a result. MAIXE IS "DRY." s Augusta, Me., Nov. 7 Maine Is constitutionally "dry" again. Governor Plalsted and his coun- ell accepted the corrections from four towns which changes the majority from wet to dry. l- f S $ J A Q I F m -- 'NX . ', v . - v i ; i trip : x .-rx) ms-.: : ':';;:?: A4Royal palr who sa'l this week for '''''''''IM f I " ' Prbar at Delhi,' India where they ;' jflffa , I - Cr0Wne1 Bt thfl m08t I . . 'tl V I ''' ' : yH nlflcent Durbar Investments In hls- ' -KENB.' -' S I.J Ji,' ' tory f India. This ia the .first ibtlSUiVvu!) !f-t ty Qf plann,e1 to present .themselves at I i ' U v ' $-Sr ' tfGAJill Delhi for coronation and the event MMM-iiii nf-r. .T7' promises pomp. , ' . IllHliiFELtEli" FEDERAL JURY FIRE OjyTRIPOLI SR. LOWG DESI3 GIVEN EVIDENCE STRENGTH EXED BY NEW TROOPS AND SHIPS, AGRRESSIVE. Firing Contlnnons and Loss on Both . Sides Believed Heavy. ' j Tripoli, Nov. 7. Reinforced by the arrival of troops and ships, the Ital ians today undertook an advance on the forts held by the Turks while the battleships joined in the shelling. They fired for hours and the loss Is believed to be heavy on both sides. More Reporters Leave. Berlin, Nov. 7. Charges made by Francis McCullagh, correspondent of the New York World at Tripoli of brutalities against the Turks commit ted by Italians was amplified today by Herr Gottberg, the Tripoli corre spondent for the German newspaper here. .He left his post because the Italians, he said, were cruel and sol diers performd all kinds of atrocities on non-combatants. SEVEN ON HUNDRED COAST GIVEN FULL Los Angeles, Nov. 7. Within the next few days a federal grand jury Is expected to return a batch of indict ments against plumbing Jobbers for alleged violation of the Sherman antl trust law. These concerns, which in clude 40 blg firms in Oregon, Wash ington arid California are members of the Pacific Coast Plumbing Supply company and it is said the govern TICKET SALE STARTS. Advance Sale for Xext Saturday's , Game Is Under Way Today. Manager Reynolds, Captain Lottos and others today commenced the ad vance sale of tickets for the La TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FEARING GHOULS, FAMILY KEPT V- FACT SECRET. Cleveland Paper Publishes Story Death of Agied Financier. of Cleveland, Nov. 7. That William Rockefeller; father of John D. Rocke feller is dead and has been dead for nearly 18 months, Is the contention of the Cleveland Press In an article pub lished today. It says it has learned he has been dead nearly 18 months. He dted a year ago last . May. Continuing the story says: "After Uda Tarbel, a politic writer, had at tacked Rockefeller, no member of tho' family would say where he was dead or alive and if living, where." The ar -' tide then states the old man died at the age of nearly 100 years, and se crecy was maintained regarding loca tion of th grave for tfear ghouls might secure thfe body and hold it for ransom. It is believed the body is in New York state. MILLION TRUST ment has the strongest Evidence to build up its case. It Is learned that the government has traced the affilia tion of the jobbers in the alleged com bine to 890 manufacturing concerns, corporations, and Individuals who capital aggregates' 1700,000,000. It is asserted that the alleged trust evten went so far as to blacklist those not members of It. Grande-Baker football game next Sat urday. A heavy guarantee is neces sary to Insure the team's coming and this ia being secured by an advance sale. In view of the fact that this Is .probably the only bibg game of the I season for La Grande, the attendance is expected to be large. N 7, 1911. - 2 ! i in i h 1 1 fi i n 1 1 1 n - BOOKS TAKEN FROM MWAMARA'S OFFICE TURNED OVER. ' Defense Protests Against Ruling of Judge Bordnell at Los Angsles, . ;., Indianapolis, Nov. 7,-Booka... and. records of the International Associa tion of Bridge and Structural ' Iron Workers, seized in the raid on Mf Naraara8 office, were turned over to the federal authorities today on M order of Federal Judge Anderson. The books were were then placed In ti e hands of the federal grand Jury which is investigating the dynamite 'cases. , Aged Juror Excused. Los Angeles, Nov. 7. Over the bit ter protests of. the defense, Judge Bor dwell sustained tlto state chal lenge today against Juror Gorge Mer ton, aged 75, and a civil .war veteran. The prosecution alleged him Incom petent on the grounds that he was not mentally, capable of following the trial and rendering Justice". Before the Judge allowed the Mor ton challenge Darrow declared the on ly reason the state wanted Morton eliminated was because he did not "lean to their side and becaus he was a socialist." Bordwell 'dtenled this and insisted the mental qualification was Bumclent. The remainder of the morning session was devoted by the defense trying to Impeach Juror Mc- Kee. Five witnesses (testified that Me Kee had said h believed the McNam- aras were guilty. BURT THE MAIXE AT SEA. Pieces to Be Taken Away In Barges and "Interred." Washington, Nov. 7. The stern or the Maine will be towed from Havana harbor to the sea and burled accord ing to today's announcement. The bow will be chopped t o pieces and hauled to sea in barges. General BIx by, in charge, said it would be a long tedious Job of months. Ha scouted the latest theories concerning the ex plosion and said we "known as much about It as we did 13 years ago." NUMBER 11 I Mill II I I III UMIM ii iiLiii iiiL fjiiir IOURBIIRIP KING GEORGE AND THE QUEEN TO BE CORONATED AGAIN TO THE DURBAR AT' DELHI, INDIA, COMMENCES Wonderfully equipped Vessel to Carry King and Queen of England to In. for Coronation There on De cemlKT 12. Two Stops En Route Attaches to. the King to Do on the Trip, Too. London, After several months of .8 work, acconi- panied b,:'. .ondous expenditure . euergy the crenara . of mo' tion'-- V voyage of King George M n nil ' .a ni..r....tlnn :' at Delhi are practically com- j.. Their majesties, accomuan- .i by a large suite, will sail this week on the Peninsular & Oriental liner Medina, which has been espe cially chartered for this purpose and for the time of the Journey converted into an auxiliary of the British navy. The Medina, 20,000 tonsils the. new est and best equipped liner of the R. & O. company and has been complete ly remodel and re-equlpped for this voyage. This ship will be under the command of Capt. Chatfield, Flag Cap. tain of Rear Admiral Sir Colin Kep pel, and will be manned and officered by the pick of the British navy. Four Cochrane and the Defence, will form first ' clasS,IcruIsers,'""ln'cludlhg th the convoy. ' : , ' , . ' me royal suites of cabins are on tha spar deck at the forward part of the . vessel the king's being on' the port side, the queen's on the starboard Each suite comprises a sitting room, a bedroom, a small dressing room, and a bathroom. Both sultfs are pan-. eled In white throughout, but where as the carpets and upholstery In the king's apartments are carried out in shades of blue, the queen's are in green. The furniture in the king's sitting room !s of mahogany Inlaid , and consists of two writing tables, a bookcase, several small tables and a number, of settees and easy chairs covered in blue silk. Adjoining Is the king's bedroom which Is fitted with a wardrobe and chest of draws in In laid satlnwood A small metal bed stead occupies one Corner, while in the other corner is a swing cot, toe invention of a London society woman, for use in very rough weather. Tha dressing room is en suite and both it and tne Dearoom are upnomierea ra blue and white, with carpets and cur tains to match. :: . The queen's sitting room furniture, which is all of inlaid satlnwood com prises specially designed writing ta- Viloa tinsi1rfBann. tatilnnta. tr with settees and easy chairs upholsterel and covered with green and white striped silk. Carpets and curtain match the furniture in color., Tta bedroom and dressing room of the queen is furnished beautifully In st curtalns carry out the color scheme of green and white. V Ample accommodation are provid ed In different parts of the ship for the distinguished members of the roy al suite and the numerous attend it iig. Tho household suit? of their majesties will Include the Duchess of Devoarhlre, Mistress r tne Kooes; Lady Ampth'.l. one of the ladles of tii? be'lhambert the Duke of Teck. elder ut Iving brother of the queen, per sonal aids' de camp to the ktn and I'cutenai-.t colonel of the First Life st nrd?; the Earl of Shnffesbury, Lort famb!rJn!n to the 'queen, the Earl f Chestet field. Lord Steward of hU MiostIV household: tha Earl of .nrew8D'!ry, premiar ttiri or t-ng- jlr.iirt and a great friend of the king; IT-jd Staiirtfordham, private secretary to the king; Lieut. 1. Rl Frederick Pctsonb-y, equerry, pnl assistant prl (Contlnned on Page Eight)