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. r, V. VOLlMEXI. 1 GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1911. NUMBER 13 HENRI (LAI BEATTIE MIST DIE XOVEMBEIt 24. , C1IISSIII5 LIES CHRIST 1TA SHI KAl, STRONG MAX OF cum. mm opeiis 1 MB TO ran e cut i ESCAPE DEATH ! NEW PIT 1LI GOVERNOR REFUSES ' TQ tAKE ANY STEPS IN HIS BEHALF HEARS DOOM WITH SMILE AXD EXCOUBAGES FIUEXDS otd Wife Murderer Must Die 'o veniber 24 Lust Straw Broken and jaere seems y0 Opportunity for His Escape Priest Tell. th Wo.. - a Aivuo 4- ! ... w i-ner nno SnUleg. Richmond, Va., Nov. 15. Governnr " Vu;u; ImuuwLUJ; fused to interfere by pardon or re prieve in the Beattie case which means the wife murderer will die fciov. 24. The governor refused to consWer Paul Beattle's affidavit that hla tesMmnnv . . the trial was largely false. It is now i u j . . uuieea certain mat Beattie will die. The governor Issued a statement Baying he sympathized with the fam ily of Clay Beattie find Wnillf crlorltv Help but .4,6 could not Interfere with the working of the law when the' case is so plain and legal In all respects as Beattie'. He said he hadn't the slightest doubt but that Beattie was guilty of the cruel murder of bis wife and be couldn't see how a commuta tion of the death sentence to lite 1m- prisonment would help matters any. Reverend Benjamin Dennis, an Episcopal clergyman, broke the news of the governor's refusal, to Beattie. This is the first time the governor has refused in mnif a raunlta nf lAnl.n.. D . VA RVUVQUIC since be has been In office. Beattie took the news smilingly and urged his friends not to .worry. MORE TEAM FOR TRIAL Chicago Judge Allow Action That 1 i Will Retard Magnates' TrlaL -- Chicago, ov. 15. Aa a result of Fed eral Judge Kohlsaat's action In grant ing writs of habeas corpus, the gov ernment today is apparently power less to force progress of the beef pack- ers cases except through another long legal process. The Judge fixed tomor row as the date for hearing arguments .as to constitutionality of the jail sen ' tence provision of the Sherman anti trust law. Ag a result of the packers action, the trials scheduled for Mon day may go over another year. ' : ': CLEVELAND CLOmiPS Tinnnrn Garment Workers Union . Orders Cleveland Clothing Blacklisted. Atlanta. Nov. 15. Israel Zelt, the second vice president of the Ladles' Garment Workers of America, today 'tf .Labor convention urging all un- foiiists to refuse to buy clothing made .'in Cleveland. The message s.aid that although the Cleveland strikers had ben compelled to resume work, their spirit was unbroken and that they ... are weklng an opportunity to resume , me straggle. 1 ;. AMERICA MAT MEDIATE., Dented at Washington but Believed to Be Fact Turkls Banish Italians. - Rome, Nov. 15- Despite denials from Washington, the Secuko, a news papervat Milan, today prints a story that Ambasnador O'Brien has been notified that the United States gov ernment is considering Italy's offer to mediate In the Turkish-Italian ' troubles and might act definitely soon. The grand vizier of Turkey Issued a sweeping order today that every Italian in Turkish territory must be expelled within 24 hours; if they don't go fhey will be treated as prisoners of war. The edict means the loss t-t millions to Italian residents In Tur key and Its dependencies. s r tpl Young Richmond murderer whose last straw of escape was broken to day by his governor, who will nelth. er pardon nor reprieve sentence. UMATILLA MAX TELLS OF SEEDS v OF LOWER. BATES. La Grande and Uuiou County Rate Is. 'T"zr: t Stoke iit Same Time.., , Salem, Nov. 15. Sweeping Investi gations of distance freight rates on leading roads of the state negau today at noon. .;. Adjournment preliminaries were pruned away and the first wit ness, P. N. Dryer, of Umatilla county, was examined. lie told the effective ness of water competition, saying the distributing business " from Portland Jobbers ; to points east and north of Umatilla lad Increased from , , 43,000 pounds in 1909 to 1,500,000 pounds i;i ten months of 1911. He warmly championed his request for rate reductions out of Umatilla county enabling distributors there to extend their operating , zones when railway attorneys ridiculed . the pos sibility of Umatilla being a distribut ing center. . : . La Grande's interest as a distribut ing center for Union and Wallowa counties with low ( rates that would make it possible for La Grande ship pers to send goods to Wallowa coun ty at equal or less prices than Port land jobbers do, are also at" stake In this hearing. Witnesses will be called rrom Union county to testify showing the need of distributive rates in this section as well . as ! in Umatilla and Baker counties. AXOTHER JUROR EXCUSED. Man Without an Opinion Suffers With Physical Ills and Goes. Los Angeles, Nov. 15. With only one temporary Juror to be aelectod today when the .trial was opened, an other vacancy was created when T. J. Green, a temporary Juror, asked to be excused because he was a victim of Inflammatory rheumatism. It was granted and the examination of tales men continued. Both sides were dis appointed as Green was without an opinion. - - 1 V' Bankers Going (o Xew Orleans. New York, Nov. .15. The first of four luxurious special trains charter ed to carry the New York nd New England members of the American Bankers association to the annual convention In New Orleans leaves thfs city tonight. The pier trains will de-, part Friday snd Saturday -"V t- n - - r,. . . ... RATE HEARING WSALEM 01 COMMERCE COURT DE CISION HURTS THE COMMISSION RESULT OF 15 TEARS' . WORK DEEMED NULLIFIED Sentiment In Congress Said to Be Senator Owen Heads for Establish Growiujr Strong Against the Com.! ' ment of Health Bureau to Prevent merce Court-r-Flght to'Reclotbe the.' , Spread of Preventable Dlseases and Commission With Power Will Be' Commenced Court Trims Towers. I Washington, Nov. 15. That the ini been virtually shorn of Its power as a result of the court of commerce deci sion in the long and short haul case, ' is declared by men who for years have been actively connected with the com- mission's work. They believe the de- clslon will precipitate another legis lative struggle to empower the com mission with authority to act.' ,r Sentiment in congress against the continued existence of the court ! of commerce is growing Officials say the decision means that the commission cannot fix "blanket rates" but must confine its work to fixing rates In spe cial cases. -. ; All attempts by the commission to fix all the country's rates gradually. will therfore be impossible.' One of ficial said today: Thla is the deadli est blow ver struck at the commis sion's power. It utterly destroys the 15 years of work which has been un dertaken to bring the commission to a working basis. Fully, the effect of the decision cannot yet be ascertained, tt nullifies the'.Cummlns amendment, de signed to empower the commission to Initiate rate investigations. It also emasculates the long and short haul clause though nominally upholding it. The decision adds another Issue to the legislative problems confronting con gress." -. ;: . , V THE SOCIALIST TICKET. ? For mayor Wlnfield S. Wines. V For Recorder George J. Wag- ener, For Treasurer A. J. Warren. ' For Chief of Police Benjamin S E. Brandtner. ; For councllmen First ward," John Kllntworth; Seeond ward, ' John MelvlTle; Third5 Ward, E. Relsland, and Fourth ward, J. K. S FJizgertld. J Marked by the attendance of some 140 socialists, the convention held fast night to proclaim a complete and full ticket of socialists for the municipal election, December 10, resulted In the selection of Wlnfield S. Wines as head of that party ticket. The convention was presided over by Bird F. Lewis and George Hlllman was secretary pro tem. Aside from proclaiming Its selection of candidates the convention framed and endorsed a preamble and a seven-article platform. The social ists have aligned with them many tf the striking O.-W. employes. , The party platform follows. ' The Platform." 1. We, the socialists, will enforce the rights of recall and the Initiative and referendum as a means of major ity rule In city as well as in state and nation, believing that the people of -i. city are more capable of Judging their wants than those who live at a dis tance. ...' ' 2. We are opposed to the present WINFIELD IKES HEADS TIE SOCIALIST MUNICIPAL TICKET PROGRESSIVES AND HE HAVE STRICKEN PAR ALLEL. ASSERTED ! GOVERNOR ALDK1CH OF KE. BRASKA DRAWS LIKENESS Christian Scientists Oppose It The Trans-MIsslssIppI Congress on. ; .Kansas City, Mo., ov. 15. Declar ing that Christ was an Insurgent and drawing grapuic paiutiol - uciow. the life work of the Nazarene and the progressives In modern politics, Uov. Aldrlch of Nebraska, today addressed the trans-MlBsisstpplau commercial congress regarding the plan of tbs congress to limit the Jurisdiction of minor federal courts In order to pro vent them from enjoining the state officers from enforcing the state laws. The governor said there is always a cry of "Hurt business!" "Doing no good," . etc., but as Christ tore down the old order of things, so the pro gressives are now destroying things that ought to be destroyed. ' Health Bureau Wonted. Kansas City, Nov. 15 United States Senator Owen today pleaded in favor of the establishment of a national de partment of health before the trans Mlssisslppl congress. He asserted that 650,000 died annually In America of preventable diseases and the estab lishment of such a folio -would In crease human life eight and one half years. Christian Scientists and other sects like It, oppose the proposal as a 'tdecorus trust." " ., Rogers Machine In Bad Shape. Pasadena, Nov. 15. Rogers rnachin. Ists must either establish a repair shop at Long Beach or send his air- shlp to the Wright shops at Dayton, O. system of licensing vice for the pur- pose of raising revenue with which! to pay the salaries of officers who are! sworn to enforce the laws against same; we will also enforce the pres ent laws regarding saloons and. gam bling and will Improve such laws where possible to do so, and keep within the constitution of the statu and nation. ' , 3. We will as far as possible, abol ish all city contract labor, and have1 all city work done by days work 'at; union wages, and at an eight. hou day. . Men who labor on the streets shall enjoy the same privileges aa those who work in offices, and all re quired work shall be done by citizens of this city. , . , , 4. We pledge ourselves, if elected to publish a complete report of re ceipts and expenditures and other matters of vital Interest, every 90 days. , , 6. We demand the social owner ship of all public utilities, and insure the private ownership of all the things privately used, and give each Individual the full power to govern his or her Individual affairs. 6. We demand equal civil and po litical rights for men and women and the abolition of all laws dlscrlmlnat Ing against women. 7. We pledge ourselves to use our best efforts to enforce all ordinances without discrimination between per sons In regard to their finan: standing. . ' The Preamble. We, the socialist party of La (Continued on Page Four.) Diplomat who deems himself unfit wrestle with problems facing yellow race and refuses to a GIRL'S ASSAULTERS iV ,, .. . .' Party of 15 Tars and Fath School Teacher Lincoln, Kas Nov. il5, ested today on new charges dK it and battery, E. G. Clark. James i Fitzwa ter and John Scranton, alleged lead ed leaders In the tar and feather par ty of 15 who tarred and . feathered Miss Chamberlain, a school teacher, will be formally arraigned tomorrow. DEEMS HIMSELF US FIT TO HAX. DLE THE JOB. interference by America . Would Be Oppose by Rebels and Government Shanghai, Nov. 15. Yuan Shi Kat. the "strong man of China" today defi nitely refused the premiership under the Manchus. Yuan told the national assembly delegates who begged him to take the Job that he felt unable to cope with igrave situations. The rebels renewed their attack on Hankow today and the city Is bejng bombarded. It Is reported that tba imperialists' losses are great. For more than 24 hours intermit tent cannonading has been progres sing between forces and It thus rebels developed the Manchu strength and position. Clashes are already fought on the outskirts of Hankow and the laBt dispatches say the rebels are ad vancing their many forces to the very edge of the city. ' Interference Is Opposed. Peking, Nor. 15. It Is believed here that American Intervention which i threatened by the hurried movements of the United States troops In the Phil ippines would cause the gravest trou bles in China end perhaps a combina tion of imperialists and rebels to op pose the landing of troops. V ; It Is reported the United States Is preparing to land 10,000 men in China to act for all powers. It Is reported that Yuan advised the emperor to retire to Johol but other advisers oppose the counsel, declar ing the throne is forever lost if the ruler leaves the forbidden city. The assembly of Chi LI province today adopted resolutions favoring the es tablishment of a republic with Yuan as the first president. ARRAXGE ELECTION DETAILS Council Will Meet Tonight to Take up .'.';v. Election Matters. When the city council meets tonight It will, among other matters, take up the details of the coming municipal election at which time the Judges and blerks will be picked and other rou tine affairs having o do with the elec tion attended to. ' Mayor Richardson Is out of town and Is not expected home this evening, hence President of the Council W. J. Church will preside. 1 REFUSES PREliHP SOCIETY PLAYS PROM INENT PART IN EXERCISES SEW POWERS THAT BE EX. PECT LITTLE AT PRESEXT Tariff Questions Jiot to Be Handle at This Psslon, Plans Being: to fro. rogue Parliament Before the Ijoll. days and K8ume Afterwards W,he 'Mhcrs aMlters Will Come np.. .. Jttawa. Out., Nov. 15. The first fees. on of Canada's newly elected 13th . - k ceedlngs were purely formal, having. reference to the election of Dr. Ijios. S. Sproule as speaker and other pre liminary bustnss of a routine cha ac ter. Nevertheless, tfie chambers and corridors of the parliament build ngs were the scenes of much bustle lur ing the day, the members of both t Ides exchanging greetings and scoitlnj -about to get their bearings. ; Ow'Iok to ; the change of government there! has been a complete re-assignment ot the rooms, those heretofore occupiei by the liberals going to the conserva ilves and vice versa, . ,1 The Bpectacular function in cotnec tlon with the assembling of the new parliament has been reserved fo to morrow, when his royal highness th ; Duke of Connaught will open the pro- -ceedlngs in state. On this occi sloa there will be the customary mil tary diaplay-!tlie cavalry escort, ua d of honor and rnvat unliito' Th. mtnm. ary state dinner will take place i th -evening and on Saturday his oyal highness, the govprnor general- arid the Duchess of Connaught will "hold their first drawing room. This func- tion, as wen as tne opening itself, al-- " ways attracts society leaders and de uuiamcB u um in a ii . uuiaiug points. , This year the opening ceremonies promise to be of exceptional brillian cy, mere is not only the added In- ' terest from the advent of a new gov ernment, but also the great social eclat attributable to the presence of royalty., An almost unprecedented number of applicants has been rsfcelv- for seats on the floor and in the - galleries tomorrow. The demand ex ceeds the accommodation, and a great number will necessarily be disappoint-' ed. v v- The duration of the present session and the extent and character of the business to be presented are not as ' yet definitely known. It Is the genera! belief, however, that the session will be brief and rather uninteresting. Th ' prevailing idea is that .no very con tentious legislation or legislation of a constructive character will be brought . down at this time.' but that. Instead. Aft A!lt trm will t AavntaA malntn s . uasBiiiK iuo BDnronnaiion measures necessary for the remainder of the fls. cal year. Parliament will probably b9 : prorogued before Christmas. It is ex pected that It will meet again In Feb ruary or March, when the new govern ment will be ready for Ua most lui- nnrtnnf f muflRllrel rF latrfalatlrkn Among tnese will oe proposals to es tablish a tariff commission, to create- a western division of the federal rati- governmenx ownersnip ana operation of terminal elevators. That the tariff will be taken out of politics and mada the subject of a general board 18 gen- ; emu accepreu as neing a teaaing pianic in Mr, Borden's platform. He ttada this proposal as an offwt to the ap peals that the liberals made to .th farmers on the ground of lower tariff. The some proposal has been indorsed by the Canadian Manufacturersasso clatlon as a means of taking the tariff out of politics. '