La Grande evening observer., January 01, 1912, Image 1

VOLUME NO. 16
GHLiNDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1912.
Bert H. Franklin Accused ot
Jury Bribing and His Counsel
KENNETH D. M'KELUR.
GREETED 1312
Rprntatlv Prem-Tenth Ten
nntM CsnsjraMlonal District.
MERRY THRONG
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1 SHIPMENT PIYS
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SLEIGHING AND CO AST-
ING PARTIES NUMER-
' rtTTO AT 10
BACCHANALU'NISM ENTIRELY
' MISSING FRIOM! CELEBRATION
Joyous Acclailm and Loud Noises From
Factor Wlilntleg Mingle With the
ShoufJFroin Merry Celebrators In
BeVUful Midnight Festivities
Hills Scene of Coasting Parties Of;
. -ten.
Nineteen hundred and twelve peep
ed down on La Grande last midnight
with decorum and dignity and on a
aane set of celebrators. Many sleigh
ing and coasting parties were out to
greet the new year am- in manv of
the hoiise3 of worship, midnl.u n-.r-shlppers
were prepared to grasp the
" new year by the t .- ative haul 1
welcome It "i lU Initial .,..
It was nu ideal New Years night. Plen
ty of snow, crisp cold to tingle the
circulation, brilliant moonlight all
requisites for midwinter amusement.
From early evening until after the ap
proach of the new year the hills and
grades of the city resounded with
late 'owls' out for a lark. Sleighing
parties whizzed by on all streets un
. til late at night and the good cheer
ana nuuniiiRHHi who Rvervwnera ninn
test. Bacchanalianism was entirely
, missing and what demonstration ot
-': Joy there was came from happy crowd
- out for the night with respectable mo
Uvea.
In some' of the churches,' audiences
gathered and beckoned to the new
this true and a large audience heard
the midnight address of the pastor, J,
D. Gill Han, D. D.
The Elks last nignt greeted the New
Year with feasting and appropriate
program. They were gathered In tl:
banquet hall enjoying a feast when
the hew year rolled around and
was with fitting programs that the,
received 1912.
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Lid Off at San Francisco.
j San Francisco, Jan. 1. With the lid
. clean off San Francisco celebrated
New Years with the greatest joyfest
in the city's history. It ended mostly
thig morning but started early last
night. Over 300,000 danced on the
streets at midnight.
Portland Celebration Tame.
Portland, Jan. 1. Some whistle
and some noise on the streets by a
crowd marked the New Year's adven
here. .The cafes were closed until
,4vidnlght. The celebration was tame
The same was true of Seattle and Ta-
coma..; ' ' ' " .. '
Murder Climax to Eterelry.
ChlcagoJan.J. 1. Only, one jniurder
marked the New Year celebration here
John Corbette quarrelled with another
reveler who killed him and escaped.
A million was spent by the citizens
despite the quiet celebration.
Bromides on Morning; After.
New York, Jan. 1. Bromides are all
the demand here today by the New
Yorkers who celebrated freely and too
well. Seven hundreds and fifty thou
sands dollars was spent for wines, etc..
at the cafes.
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pr .o then commlltM suicide last
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Photo by Americas Preaa Association.
NOTHKE charge hat been added to that formerly made against Bert H.
vranuin, an lnveaogator for the defense In the McNamara trial.
whose case has been engaging the attention of tbe superior court of
L-os Angeles. The later accusation Is that Franklin attenuated to
onbe Bobert Bain, a sworn Juror, who has testified that he took a bribe. The
orst cbarge was that the Investigator had bribed Georee N. IxKkwood.
talesman who bad not been served with a Jury summons.'' Lecompto Davis
pr counsel nor we jucnamaraa ana Henry .t. Gage, ex-governor of California
and formerly In tbe diplomatic service, are defending Franklin. The accused
man 1b sbown at the right of the picture. ex-Governor Gage Is standing, and
air. uavis is seacea at nu ngnc
NEW YEAR III
JALGRANESLOT
UUS TOTING COSTS GEO.
DEARLY.
CBASE
Step. Son Causes Arrest of South La
Urander in Family Troubles.
George Crane of South La Grande
U celebrating New Years in the coun
ty jail because he flashed a revolver
at his step-son, Ray Thomas, Satur
day. About six months ago Crane and
his wife separated and Mr. Crane has
not been living at the Crane home
since then.' Mrs. Crane's son, Ray
Thomas has made his home there in
the meantime taking care of his moth
er.;. Saturday Crane lg. said to have re
turned to the home and.wnen his step
son Informed him that either he or
Mr. Crane would have to leave either
one of which arrangements would , be
satisfactory to Thomas the elder of
the two men is said to have pulled a
revolver and made as if to shoot.
When the evidence was presented to
Justice Williams shortly after Crane's
arrest by ' I. W. Faulk, a sentence of
guilty and a fine were pronounced on
Crane. Because he did not have the
money he is serving 12 days in the
county Jail.
SHIP TEN CARS
fill SPUDS
CARS TO CARRY BASSERS EX
ROUTE TO KANSAS.
Stoop Arranging to Send Shipment
Lute Tills Month or February.
len canoaas ot potatoes grown
around Elgin will be shipped to Kan
sae markets late this mornth or ear!v
in February and the cars In which tl- i
potatoes are transported will be em
blazoned with banners and streamers
telling of the origination of the ship
ment and other qualifications of the
Elgin country. .'L.' Stoop is the main
man behind' thS shiftmen and the cars
are intended (;o; become ,'fajovlng adver
tisements of 'the'counirV' en route.
' The potato market In the Elgin te
ritor yls exceptionally good this year
and the prices, too, are bringing in a
neat sum of money. It is indeed t.
profitable and extensive industry !u
the north end of the county.
WILL RALLY TO THE
DEFENSE OF LABOR
KINGS
CALLS ARREST OF TVIETM0E A
v DEEP LAlD PLOT, A SCHEME
Plenty of Money to Defend San Fran
Cisco Leaders "to the Last Ditch"
1VIU Be Subscribed No Trlul Until
July . If Usual Routine Is Adherred
U by the Federal Authorities Who
Have Charge of the Case. - -
, San Francisco, Jan. 1. Labor union
officials here say the unions will pro
vide ample defense funds' for Tvlet
moe and Johannessen arrested tor al
leged connection with the dynamiting
plot. . President Rosenthal of the - tate
labor council said: "We will -defend
them to the last ditch. : This Is a
scheme, a deep laid plot concocted by
the federal government."
So Trial Until July.
' Los Angeles, Jan. 1. Owing to a
congested condition of the calendar
in the United States district court l.l
appears unlikely' that the conspiracy
charges against Tvle.inoe, Johannes
sen, Clancy and Munsey will be se'
for trial until July.
They are all at liberty under $5,001
bail. They will be arraigned before
Judge Wellborn In the federal district
court. If the regular procedure is aa
hered to It will be six months before
the cases come up. "
Up to Gompers, Says Fredericks.
Los Angeles, Jan. 1. Before leaving
for 'Iiidianapolis -Saturday night, Dl
trlct Attorney Fredericks, according
to a local morning paper, said it was
up to Gompers to make John McNam
ara unseal his Hps and tell all he
knows of the dynamltings. Fredericks
is quoted as saying "It Is up to or
ganized labor to clean house If It wish
es to retain the reBpect of the world,
If Gompers does not allow lawless
ness that exists in the labor unions
let him appeal to John McNamara in
a way he best knows to unseal his Hps
and disclose the extent of the rami
flcatlons of disease in order that It
may be removed for all time to come
A mere suptreflcial public request
from GomDers to McNamara in San
Quentin means everything. -
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HIDES IDENTITY
CIIEUALIS AUTHORITIES TRI TO
GET HIS NAME.
Man lVho Shot Bank Officer Is Arrest
ed and IViU Take "His Medicine"
0. A. C. SINGERS COMJXG.
Manager Here Closing Up Date FoJ
February for Aggies' Clnb.
Oregon Agricultural college's gle
club will visit La Grande some time
n February.' Manager Wilson KImsev
Feery was here yesterday ar'anglng
for his singerB and' the date of the
coming will be announced shortly. It
Is about three years ago since the O.
C. warblers were here and the
many friends of that institution in
this city will be anxiously awaltina
the arrival of the songsters;
Chehalis, Jari. 1. Sheriff Foster to
day has, sent broadcast a description
ot the light-haired, blue eyed, smooth
shaven 22 years old robber who shot
and killed President Bar of tbe Farm
ers' -and Merchants', bank Saturday...,
night and who refuses to reveal his
Identity. The man admits his guilt an 1
s'ays he tried to rob the bank only after
$250 of his savings were taken from
him by gamblers In Seattle. He said i .1-20, 12 00'
GOOD RETURNS NET
TED TO DUELER OR- -FCHARD
PRINCIPALLY STANDARD FROT,
, DRAW GOOD FIGURES
Northwestern Fruit Exchange - For
wards Chock for Payment of Ship
. . meat to Edmonton, Canada from Im
bier Few Boxes of Extra Fancy bat
Principally a Shipment of Stand
ard Pact.
One hundred and forty-seven boxes
of extra fancy and 523 of standard ap
ples shipped from the Imbler orchards
In a carload lot to Edmonton, Albera,
through the Northwest Fruit Exchange
lias netted the growers J760. ' A check
covering the amount has been for
warded and received at Imbler, the
exchange making good time in han
dling the shipment. Standard boxes
prevailed, yet the price obtained was
good, based on the following resume ot
the grades shipped:
Rome Beauty, extra fancy, 80s to,
225s, il, $1.40, $57.40.
Rome Beauty, standard, 64s to 250s,
1881, $i.20,' $217.20. ,
York Imperial, extra fancy, 10-s to
2258, 64, $1.20, $76.80.
York Imperial, standard, 128s to
2G0s, 111 $1.05, $116.55. ' .
Gano, extra- fancy, 96-to 17GV, 23,
$1.20,. $270.- '
Gano, standard, 96s tp 225s, 466,-'
$1.05, $174.30, ,' ,
Ben Davis, extra fancy, 88s to 200s,
13, 95c. $12.35.
Ben Davis, Btandard, Jl2s to 185s, n,
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Jonathan, extra fancy, 185s to 225s,.
2 $1.45, $3.90. '
Jonathan, standard, 112s to 250s, 10,
he would plead guilty and take his
medicine. He is repentant. He has
been west a year and comes from New
York state. The sheriff Is trying to
establish the man's Identity.
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SCMMERVILLE INSTALLS'
A. F. & A. M. and 0. E. S. Have Colo
uration at Summervllle.
another week than that chosen by the
Elks will be selected for the demo
critic convention.
Elks Arrange Dales.
Poreland, Ore., Jan. 1 (Special)
Through the efforts of John P. Sulli-
an. grand exalted ruler of the Elks,
conflicts In the dates of the import
ant conventions o 1912 have been
avoided.
As soon as it was decided that the
Oiks would hold their annual reunion
Portland during the week of July
Mr. Sullivan conferred with offi
cials of the Grand Army and the
Shriners with the result that the con-
entlona of those organizations will
be held in Los Angeles in September
and Mav respectively. By urging the
subject on members of the republican
national committee he succeeded in
having the date for the republican con-
1VILL SIGN UP JUNKETERS.
Definite Arrangements for Trip, to
i Southern Oregon Will He Made.
Tomorrow morning a committee of
business men start out to sign up def
inite membership to the en masse
journey to Southern Oregon whic'.i
commences next Sunday. The . busi
ness men will be asked to join the
excursion its features are already
well discussed and It is but a matter
of how many can possibly Hrrangj
their affairs to be gone the week. By
tomorrowall will be asked to state
finally If they can go or not.
re. Tv'-I.if Hin t Mn i Vi Ur.nn . , oof tno 1ib week of
:Jfl tleu blew .!t l.ls nn brains. I.Tnna 1R. He has started similar nego-
fTtt.'.'' Taylors ;,rrivol recently frnir- h.iim. mUh ihu democratic natioll-
! uaaer. . .
Clilncso Celebrate.
New York, Jan. 1. Mott street, New
York's Chinatown, celebrated today the
birth of a new Chinese republic. Ban
quets were held at noon In the big Joss
house at which the official reading of
the proclamation declaring the Man-
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ai committee ana u i piuuui ...- iuud mu B un
CUPID OUTWITS PARENT.
New York Broker Pounds at Locked
Door While Wedding Is In Progress
Denver, Jan. 1. While her "dad,"
a wealthy stock broker of New York
kicked on the door of a hotel here,
Alice Clifford was married to Roland
Birch, also a New York broker who
cume from Los Angeles to meet hor.
She left New York closely pursued by
her father, who was Just a minute be
hind throughout the Journey. Each
took a different railroad. Ho forgave
them after the ceremony.
Slnie to Take Telephones.
London, Dec. 30. Preparations are
complete for, the transfer tomorrow of
the entire telephone system of the
United Kingdom from private owner
ship to government control. In future
the telephone business is to ba oper
ated as one of the most gigantic In
dustrial operations that England has
ever known. It Involves a business
which has amounted to $20,000,000 ft
year and in which more than 18,000
persons are employed.
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Summervllle, Jan. 1. (Special)
Without ritual and exhibiting some
splendid floor drills the O. E. S. offi
cials for the ensuing year were In
stalled here on Wednesday, Dec. 27.
Mrs. Maggie McKlnzie was the instal
ling officr'for the O. E. S. Clyde My
ers Installed the A. M. and A. M. . A
number ot visitors were present from
tbe surrounding lodges.
The ladles' work ot Installation was
exceptionally good, the work being
done without rituals.
Spltzenbergs, extra fancy, 175s to .
200s, 2, $1.80, $3.60.
Spltzenbergs, standard, 128s to 225s, '
4, $1.55, $6.20. y
Neowton Pippins, standard, 140s to '
250s, 7, $1.30, $9.10. (
Blue Pearm'n, 8tandardf, 80s to 1751, i
14, $1.05, $14.70. h .-.
Winter Green, standard, 64s to 112s,
13, $1.05, $13.65.
Red Lauver, extra fancy, 144s and
175s, 2, $1.15, $2.30.
Total $760.00.:
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WANT ALASKA UPBUILT.
LIKE ROBERT, BUT
to
Ohio Progressives Will Not Hitch
Senator Unqualifiedly.
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1. Ohio pro
gressives conferred here today to per
fect a state organization. A majority
of the delegates favored endorsing La
Follette for president .although La
Follette personally perfers that the en
dorsement be deferred. La Follelte's
closest friends say he would like to
leave the endorsement open and if La
Follette doesn't show stronger later,
the name of some other progressive
can be substituted.
Sen Predicts Peace.
Nanking, Jan. 1. Dr. Sen, the Chi
nese president, is here discussing the
future of China. In.the course of his
remarks he said: . "China will soon be
peaceful. A military government will
be necessary for the present but with
in a few weeks I expect to Bee the
country in such a condition that a re
turn to civic rule will bo possible.
Portland and San Francisco Chambers
to Ask for Assistance,
; San FranclscOi Jan. 1. A delegation
representing the San Francisco chain
ber ot commerce will go tf Washing-;t
ton tbe latter part of this month to use
their efforts to aid In securing leglslk- '
tlon that will help the development pi
Alaska. Portland will also assist Con
gress will be requested to put up light
houses on the Alaskan coast, grant
an extension of the land survey, re
duce the government cable tolls, give
a better administration of justice and
country..
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TUESDAY SIGHT TO SEE
COUNCIL DISBANDED
OLD
One Hundred Sent to .Tall.
Snn Francisco, Jan. 1. One hundred
revelers who celebrated New Years In
this city were taken to jail' today to
make new resolutions.
. Atwood Falls In Occnn.
Lynn, Mass., Jan. 1. Falling 300 feet
Into the ocean near Point of Pines to
day Aviator Atwood In his hydroplane
narrowly escaped but was rescued!
New Administration Will Take Over
Powers immediately Afterword.
, Tomorrow night tho new adinlnis-'
tratlou in La Grando'a municipal af
fairs takes the reins of government .
The retiring administration will gath
er and transact a few minor pieces of
buslnoss likely and then give way
with tho customary formality to the
Incoming body. Reading of Mayor
elect W. J. Church's message , ' wilt
probab y consume the remaining tlm .
of the session and on the following
nighttt e new council will meet again
to trarsact Its first acts of an official
natureV
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