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VOLUME XI.
k GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1911.
NUMBP:R45
PARCELS POST.
AND BETTER
FAVORED BY
URGES OFFICIAL ACTI ON Oft GOVERNMENT
OF PANAMA CANAL AND SETS FORTH THE
; CONDITION OF TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS IN JUNE T REATY WITH RUSSIA IS
: ABROGATED. s
ABROGATION' NOW COMPLET. 3
8 ED.
Washington, D. C.,. Dec, 21. S
$ President Taft . returned this-' $
$ morning from New York and 1m
5 mediately after reaching his of- S
$ ifice, signed the Joint resolution
abrogating the Russian trea- $
ty, adopted, by the senate and $
house. ' Secretary of State Knox $
was present when the' resolution ?
was signed.-' . : $
Q Q Q $ 4 S 3 $ 3 8 3
Washington, D. C, Dec. 21. Presi
dent Taft sent a special message to
congress today on the financial con
dition of the treasury, the needed
banking and currency reforms and
.departmental questions. The message
said the .finances stood at the close of
the fiscal year In June as follows: Or
dinary receipts, exclusive of postal
revenues $701,372,374; disbursements
1654,137,907. .
He urged prompt action on the mon
etary commission's report, and legis
lation to govern the Panama canal
Tone, advocating a government,
through the authority of the president,
enactment of employers liability act,
extension of the postal' sav.ngs banks
and the enactment of a rural parcels
post, a law which he says would ben
efit business and all the people.'
The message referred particularly
to the monetary reform, declaring the
monetary commission's report would
be presented to congress In the near
future. c
Referring to the central bank plan
the message says: "It is unfortunate
that the wise and undisputed policy
of maintaining unchanged the main
features of the banking system, ren
dered It Impossible to Introduce the
central' bank, for the central bank
would certainly be resisted and the
plan In which It could have been In
troduced probably would have been
defeated."
Officials In Politics Opposed.
Referring to the army reorganiza
tion bill the president says he favors
TO DIE FOR GHASTLY CRIME.
Four Murderers Doomed to Bo Hang'
ed at Chicago Tomorrow.
uiicago, ill., Dee. 21. The first
Quadruple execution Wat has lakcii
Place in Chicago since 'he Haymarket
anarchists died on the gallows n the
'ate eighties s scheduled to take place
tomorrow morning In the Cook coun y
Jail yard. The four men, or rather
youths, who are destine,! for death to
morrow by the noose unless an 11th
jwir respite is ' granted ,ara Ewald and
pV...iciiES0Jf UNABLE TO 00
TO TRIAL.
Pefcuso Wil AH,,.,) i. .,,.. Di,,. fn-
Mlulsfcr.
E' resting easily today and wjll prob-
recover from his attempted sul-
aieaical Examtuer Learv said
will
IiD- 15th as the dlsEr'.ct attorney ns-
Hed.
11 Is indicated that Ihe mlilster'
p M be the bas'n for ,ihe lefens)
P'ead Insanity when ihe case is
Prtt to trial.
INSANITY PLEA
HFFFBSF PUNS
LIABILITY ACT
CURRENCY SYSTEM
TAFT IN MESSAGE
the army service corps and oppoaV
any plan which would Interfere In the.
central principles and detailed. Jjy
tew in the staff corps," " '
. Concluding Taft favors the exclu
sion of the local federal officers of
the nation from politics ,md advo
cates placing them In classified ser
vice. - . .
MISS HAWES MARRIED.
Becomes Wife of Tamarack, Idaho,
Man Through Quiet Wedding Today
Miss Charlotte Ruth Hawes. daur,.-
ter of Mrs. Laura Hawes, formerly of
Hilgard, but now a resident of Kahlo
tus, Wn., was married today in the
parlors of the Savoy hotel to John
Larson of Tamarack, Idaho."
The marriage was witnessed by the
br'de's mother and Miss Lina Young
of Hilgard. Tonight Mr. and Mtb.
Larson go to Kahlotus with Mrs.
Hawes on a short honeymoon, and
then return to Tamarack whee they
will make their future home. The
bride is well known fn La Grande, hav
ing been born and ralBed in Hllgard.
cultivating intimate trends both there
and here. The groom la a well known
citizen of dIb Idaho home town.
Rev. W. S. Seemann officiated., The
bride wag gowned in blue crepe du
chine and was attended by Miss Lena
Young. . 'lay " Hawes attended the
groom. , . '
T
E
OF
FEDERAL OFFICIALS Till' TO GET
JIcJiAXARA STORY.
Said (o Have Approached Him in Pen
itentiary to Got Evidence.
Indianapolis, Dec. 21. The asser
tion has been made th.it the federal
officials have approached John Mc
Xamara since his imprisonment and
attempted to have h'.m become a state
witness in the dynamiting lnvestlga.
tions. The report follows the fining
of Prosecutor Baker of $50 for con
tempt of court because Baker beat a
detective employed , by the National
Erectors' association whom he accus
ed of "harrassing" the members of
the grand Jury. Judge Markey has
ordered the investigation of Baker's
charges. ; ;'.v '''
Frank Shlblawski, brothers, and Phil
ip Sommerling and Thomas , Schultss,
The youngest of the quartet is 18
years of age ana the oldest is scarcely
out of his teens.
The crime for which the four were
condemned to death was t!e brutal
murder of a truck farmrr named Guel
zow on the outskirts of the city earlv
last October. The man was driving
a wagon ful bf garden pr ,duce when
the boys set on him for tho purpose
of robbery. The boys were armed with
a club, knife, revolver and hammer.
When the victim a'.'ghted f'om his
wagon he was stru'.k down with a
club. He pleaded for his life on his
knees, offering the boys all bis pos
sessions, because he had a wife and
baby a month old at Lome, but the
answer . of the youths was to beat
him Into unconsciousness.
Three of the boys v.era arrested a
few hours later whil6 they were try
ing to sell the farmer's team to n
horse trader. At that limo the police
did not know there has beari a murder
committed, having arrested the bo
as horse thieves, but the prisoners
confessed and implied the ether
defendants. Two other boys, aged'
16 years each, were Implicated In' the
murder, but on account of their youth
the two escaped the death sentence
and are now serving life terms in
prison. ,
EVJDENC
DT1MTER
BENTON C. DECKER.
Commanding Soout CrulMr ,
Charter, Ordsrad to Tripoli.
POST OFFICE
STATION A RELIEVED OP MANY
MANY VALUABLES.
Safe Crackers Make Rck Raul During
the Might, i t
.PortlandOre., Dec. 21. Postotflce
station A, on the east side, 'was bro
ken into and robbed of $1,000 cosh
diiri $500 in stamps, and some regis
tered mail fliring !he night. Safe
crackers knocked the comblnatlin off
tiit safe. Pople rooming' aboue the
pcptoffice heti-i it but believed the
employes were sorting Christmas ina'1
There are no cle-wi-..
AocMi'tit Is Filial. ';.
. I crtland, Or , D-i ,..21.rFi u'nk Kel
ly, of Mlsson'a. M'),;,,' whnr; his wife
anc1 children live, is dying today und
P.-)'iceman Cii'lcu Heworson Is cerl
oi sly wounded In I'.n Ki'oln, Karly to
daj they mot near Kelly s room on
r-.il; street and ea;ii n,Istook rho otli
e.' 'for a hi?'i":ii-nMn and cniplied
their revolvers. For a time the po
lice believed that Kelly -was the famed
red haired bandit of Tncoma but soon
found that he was working here In a'
trusted position which he had held for
five months. :
FIELDER .TOXES PRESIDENT.
Northwestern League Will He Manag
ed by Ex-While Sox Slar.
Seattle; Dec. 21. Fielder Jones, the
eld Chicago White Sox leader; will be
elected president of the Northwestern
league this afternoon at tin directors'
Meeting. .
The application of Walla Walla for
a franchise wil be reported unfavora
bly at the Seattle meeting.
CAN HE UNSCRAMBLE
'' VV
111 CONCEDES
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.6
isi
REBELS DEMANDS SAT
ISFY WITH CERTAIN
; CONDITIONS.
WO TING FANG SLOW TO 1 i..
! ACCEPT MANCHU CONCESSION
While Admitting Yuan Would ' Re
Elected President, the Keuels Will
- Not Allow Any Strings to lie Tied to
: Concessions Abdication Only Man
uer of Settling Dispute. .
.Shanghai Dec; 21. Premier Yuan
was wilting today to concede the reb
elsV demandB for republican' form
of government, provided ! he 'was se
lected as the first president, but Wu
Ting Fang refused to accept the rec
ognition of the republic on these terms
and says if the premier concedes the
republic Yuan will be nominated and
Is almost certain to be elected, f
'; Abdication Only Solution, f"
Declaring that the aodlcatlon of the
Chinese emperor and the establish
ment of a republic 1b the only mean
by 'which the Chinese may be appeas
ed, (Tang Shao Yl, representing Pre
mier Yuan at' the peace conference,
said; V. ' ,'
"Pekln Ib unaware of the depth of
popular feeling. . Although somewhaat
prepared, I waa astonUhed to find
such a change in the attitude of pa
tient forbearance to doggod patrlt
ic determination. It appear too late
to save the empire."
Congressional Recess Begin.
Washington, D... C, Dec. 21. Both
houses of congress adjourned today
for the customary hoVday receps
Some of the members living in near
by states wil return borne to spend
Christmas "but the big majority o' the
senators and representative will. ro
mft In thesapttal, Of late years the
noiiuay season nas oecomo a perica
of great social brllli'mce In Waflnlng
ton and as a consequence 7cry few
of those prominent in public life ,to
say nothing of their wives and duugiv
ters,, care to leave the city at this
time. Then, too, the obollltlon of
railway passes has beon a potent ii
fhience In changing the old hab't of
the members of congress In making
frequent trips to and f .'oin their homes
.Strikebreakers In Fight.
Dunkirk, Dec. 21. Three detectives
and one strikebreaker and three strl
lier symathlzers were hurt in the Lake
Shore railway station today when 1,'
000 striking American Locomotive
bollermakers and frlecds waged a
battle for the possession of six strike
breakers. The detectives and. Ihe men
escaped.' the detectlvex finally firing
Into, the crowd.
: president and Ccnr Cordial. .
Washington, D. C," i)ec 21. Presi
dent Taft cabled Ms good wishes to
the czar of Rusuia todny tho occ:lon.
being' Nicholas day n Russia. The
czar .replied cordially.
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
Trlgj In New York Pre.
WITH
STIES
v. i5l
JULIAN H0RNE.
mo." y A
Whose Mininj,' Vise
Ar Under lnv: ion. '
MIDDLE WEST AND MOUNTAINS
SNOW COVERED. ; ,
Stock Suffer Drop In Temperature
In La Grande MiirUd.
Denver, Deo. 21. The m'Cd'e west
and mountains are snow ccv:ev., and
a heavy live stotk lo: I rov rted In
some dlBlricts owliig ;,ti a blizzard
In like proportions ! the alorm Jupt
imased, , Zero veathor prevail.
U. OFD. wins
FIRST ROUND
CIRCUIT
COURT HOLDS
DUM VOID.
REFER-
Caso Will Re Carried to the Supreme
Court by Petition's Friends.
Salem, Dec. 21. TI.e University of
Oregon won its fight for the npyjo-
rrlatlon today ,hen ' ,fudi?e Gallowaj
made permanent, tne temporary in
junction enjoining the secretary of
state from filing thft referendum pe
tition against the appropriation. The
judge held many names on the peti
tion were fraudulent, and not suffi
cient were genii in a o comply .' Wile
the law. The decision wl'I be appeal
ed, " "
TEN DEGREES BE0OUD .
Slercnrr Here Sinks to Lon l'olnl Last
Mgut ' '
The mercury tcok n diOi- Inst night
and came within one de. ,tt nt tlo
lng the record :or tte winter. Ten
degrees above zero was me record
shown by the government thermom
eter reported by W. A. V-"orstell this
morning.
About one month ago i(M s:iu,o
saw a drop to nir.o deg-i-e aliovo
zero. ... ,
GA3IE PROMISES INTEREST.
Many Former Stars . of High School
Hero o Participate Tonight.
When the high school five rubs
shoulders with the alumni tonight at
the gymnasium, a snappy game Is
very probable for among the alumni
home for the holidays and among
those who are here, can be picked a
first class team. Charles Reynolds,
Henry Heldenrlch, Joe 'and Lowell
Wlllamson and several others, includ'
lng Earls and Carpy, are "grads" who
are entitled to represent the has-been
school stars. . Ralston, Lottes, Lee
Reynolds,. Roberts, Bolton, Kali,'
iBohnenkamp and Woods and several
I others -will be lined up to pick from
for the high school. The game com
mences at 8 o'clock and the admission
is to be less than customary.
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Bin AND
TDIPIE EVENTS
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EMPORER JOSEF IS DY
ING AND FIGHTING
HAS BROKEN OUT
IUI0F.EN
MS
TRIPLE ALLIANCE TO RE ' '
SUBSTITUTED FOR SHORTLY
News From Vienua Is Carefully Cea. f
sorea as newspaitcrs Telling Penl.
mlstle Faete ol the Emnerort ,Cen- i '
dltlon Are Burped Believed He
Has But a Few Days to Lire In.
V
TRIPLE OCCURRENCES IN V
THE EAST.
London, Dec, 31. Three mo- "
,
mentuous events are transpiring '
today King. Frans Josef la dy-
lng, Russia and Persia are lock- '
.lng horns over the Shuster af- (
',falr a"d a new entente may grow j . '
out of a movement set on foor y-
today which is to substitute the ,
'triple alliance.
London, Deo. 21. Emponx Crtni
Josef , of Austria-Hungary i report- '"'
ed to be dying. The end (s expected
momentarily, as he suffered a re
lapse during the nljtht, ' v
Venna Predicts End.
Vienna, Deo. 21. AlthouRh official
ly reported as Improbable, it H be
lieved that the Emperor Frans Josef
haa only a few days to live.
The police this afternoon seized and
burned, all the newspaper editions that
published pessimistic stories of the
emperor's condlton y '
Persia and Ruasia Flghtlngr. ' r '
- Teheran, Dec. 21. Tabriz 'dispatch- '
es state that serious fighting Is pro
gressing between the Russian and
Persian troops there. ' " " ; r.
,'Kasbln report ay 4,000 Russian
troops are ordered to move on Te
heran tomorrow unless the Persian
parliament agrees to dismiss Shuster. '
Would Form New Entente.
Paris, Dec. 21. Ambassador Bar
rere, of France, ptatlonod at Rome, 1
has made tentative proposals to Italy
to abandon Austria-Germany at the
expiration of the triple alllcnce and
Join a triple entente to form a quad- .
ruple entente with France, Englanl
and Russia. This statement was made
here today. It Is believed to have
originated In Vienna. It is added that
ljltaly has lent a sympathetic ear to
the proposal.
No Delay in Trial.
Chicago, Dee. 21.-:-Judge Carpenter
today made , It certain that the beet
barons' trial will proceed wheu ha de-'
nled a motion of defenoe that two of
the seven, counts of tho indictment be
dismissed. ; The defense took an ex
ception to the ruling ,
King; Kills dame.
Delhi, Dec. 21. Three tigers, and
three rhlnocerus have been killed by
the king and his hunting party In Ne
pal, so 'far. .
GOV. HOOPER WILL STUDY PRIS
ON METHODS.
Eats, Sleeps and Works With thor
lumnlcs of (he Prison.
Nashville, Dec. 21. Sentencing him
self to two days' Imprisonment '.u the
penitentiary for the purpose of study
ing at first hand the prison condition,
Governor Hooper today arose with
convicts from his cell, performed ab
lutions In a tin pall, accompanied the
convicts to the dining room and then
worked.
His predecssoi, Patterson, was ac
cused of pardoning convict too free
ly and Hooper promised to be mora
careful. He is treated ai any prisoner.-
.
GOVERNOR In
PRISON 2 DAYS
H-
$1
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