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'i: ., .'.....,; it ' 'v''.-.. .... i . , , , , .'.I. VOLUME NO. 16 GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1912. NUMBER 60 IS IF IT CONVEYS CONFESSION TO ATTORNEY BYLET TER YESTERDAY L.YI'EITS SO LEMEXCY BECAUSE HE CONFESSED .Anguish Too Severe uud Confession Came Forthwith Killed Miss Lin. mil to eli in Position to .Marry Uk-h iloston Heiress Mental rnbitlniiee of yesterday Is Missing. Uoston, Mass., Jan. G. Reverend Clarence Richeson, formerly pastor of the fashionable Immanuel Baptist church of Cambridge, confessed to day to having murdered his former sweetheart, Avis Llnnell, for which he was to he tried this month. His in sanity of yesterday seems to have dis appeared. This afternoon the defendant's at torneys admitted Jio had confessed to the murder of Miss Llnnell by poison to get her out of the way so that he could marry the heiress, Violet Ed monds, the Boston heiress. He made a confession through a letter to .his attorney. lie said; "I couldn't stand further anguish and confessed without hope of leniency." He gave it to his attorneys yesterday who kept it secret. It is understood the state will now allow a life sen tence. In the confession .he wrote: ".My conscience will not admit of my still RICH CONFESSOR WHO IS TO Residents of Union county, as well as other portions of Oreeon, are now aware of what an enormous increase m state taxes has received. Taxation almost equal to con fiscation has been proclaimed upon private property while here in Union county, corporation property has been ma terially reduced. , , , y What do you think of it, you citizen who stands and howls yourself hoarse for the ' ' Oregomsystem ? ' ' How do voulike it, you follower of U'Ren and Jonathan Bourne and supporter of West and Chamberlain? Of course you not like it. When the pocketbook is touched then you will begin to wonder what it costs to adopt the pasteboard (re form, the makeshift for political economy that has been going on in this state for the past six or ci ght years. But the average person will at once begin to ask who is to blame. And that is very important indeed. Oswald West, the tender hearted boy from Salem, is governor, hence he has the reins of state government in hand. Before him was the mighty Chamberlain with the glad bai'nvard salve and no statesmanship. Coupled with these two climbing political pilgrims and surrounding them have been a cluster of mortalists and reformers, such as George Trowbridge and C. S. Jackson of the Portland Journal, U'Ren of Oregon City and then came a train of lesser lights such as Dermic Olcott, who claims to be a re publican but is yerv prominent in the West-Trowbridgc-Jackson council." And as a whole this phalanx of Oregon Statesmen have kept pounding away urging this thing and that until the state is in the present condtnon. v These arc the lads who Avail and shout and roar, Let the people rule!" thev are the boys who sought power and achieved it; they are the "purer than thou" element of Oregon politicians who damned everything that smacked of organization why? Because they could gain nothing in a convention of business men or a gathering of hard headed pioneers, but they could irritate the masses for a while and mislead them. It looks very much like the people were about to under stand the West administration, and they will probably look a little farther back and see what the all-wise and winsome Chamberlain has done toward bringing on these conditions. Wild eved legislation and U'Renic foolishness is ex pensive. It costs comes awful high, but if Oregon wants to cont.iTiufi it. iust disr down in vour pockets and pay the price this time with the understanding that it may be dou ble next year. . . Tt ivmc lm n-vnrifVinn- in pvpi-VOHO who has been a West lion or. about $uuu,uuu. iet ine Tanners ami iuwuucuim iww 11- Tlwn.n in nr. vnoonll fnv til P rnill'Oflds Davillff fit all, is there? Don't thev It . ' ...... . '.. ielp make their dividends trie ie nation ? Of course thev do. owing, who were elected as antagonistic to raiiroaas, eem to be "delivering the goods." further wronging by public trial, her whose pure young life I have destroy ed. Under the lashings of remorse I have suffered and am suffering tor tures of the damned. In this I find a measure of comfort. In my mental anguish I recognize there Is still, by mercy of the master, some remnant of the divine spark of goodness still lingering within me." Pendleton Is Shocked. , .. (Pendleton East Oregonlan.) Like a bombshel cast in the midst of a crowd was the consternating ef fect of an announcement received this morning by County Clerk Sallng from the Btate board to the effect that the state taxes for Umatilla county amount to the grand total of $137, 906.75 or Inore than twice' the sum last year. Last year Umatilla county paid into the state treasury the sum of $04, 395.81. However, because of the ex pensive legislature! local officials ex pected a considerable increase this year but none were prepared for. the huge sum of $137,900.75, which upon property with an assessed valuation of approximately $48,000,000 means a tax of three mills. FLEMING FUNERAL TOMOHMOW Jtody Hi-ought From PorUiwd. This Morning for Interment Here. The funeral of the late Mrs, G. T. Fleming who died In Portland a few days ago will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock p. m. from the Episcopal church, Rev. Upton H. Glubs officiat ing. The remains arrived this morn ing from Portland with Mr. Fleming In charge. Scottish Curlers to Visit Quebec Quebec, Jan. 6. Great preparations nrfi making for the receptions and en tertalnment of the Scottish curlers who arrive will In this city tomorrow BLAME? need those extra dollars to . i f M .1 J largest or any ramuuu iu And Mr. West and his fol- ON TD PEKING MARCH SMS; YUAN AMERICAN TROOPS ARE READY TO LEAVE MANILA RELIEVED AMERICAN SOLRIEItt WILL HE RUSHED TO CHINA Many Thousand Men Marching Toward ("liinii's Unruptured City Yuan Tluns Counter Move by Attacking Ranking Untitle Fought Yesterday and Number of Killed! Dig. Pekin, Jan. 6. Terrified by the re ports that rebels are advancing on Pe kin 30,000 strong from Nanking, the Manchu princes have summoned Pre mier Vuun who reassured them, say ing he had dispatched an army to menace Nanking, the rebel capital, ana that this would stop the advance. It Is unknown whether the rebels really Intend to attack Peklu or whether they are merely teinting to bring about a Manchu surrender. Seven hundred are reported killed in a battle at Hankow yesterday. Fighting today is expetced there. Considerable .fighting Is reported from the vicinity of Lanohou between 3,000 imperialists who rushed to put down a mutiny there, and former sol diers, imperialists who seceded. The question of peace and war apparently rests on whether Wu Ting Fang can Induce Yuan to visit Nanking and dis cuss peace terms. Secretary Consider Case. Washington, D. C, Jan. ft Secretary of State Knox and First Assistant Huntington Wilson today conferred at jeugth It Is believed to be in refer ence to the reported movement to send American troops td China, it is believed the war department will be immediately requested to send troops from Manila. - - Manila Troops Ready. Manila, Jan. 6. Troops here are ready for Immediate orders to sail for China. It is believed thfc 15th infantry will be sent if any go. Thirty-live .hundred men will be held in reserve here and 1,500 probably will be sent, 3. vr. McAllister ill Operation Sustained Tills Afternoon mid Situation Is Critical. J. W. McAllister, prominent in grange work, and president of the State Farmers' union, was operated upon this afternoon at the Grande Ronde hospital. The surgery was of a delicate nature and Mr. McAllister's condition is serious this afternoon al though announcements say the outlook is fully as good as could be expected. Robinson to Fly in Itlusslii. New York, Jan. 6. Hugh Robinson, the well known aviator, sailed today enroute to St. Petersburg, where he Is to give demonstrations in flying. 0-W EMPLOYE EMBEZZLES $25,000 Portland, Jan. 0 Warrants charg- Ing Temple Alexander, a former clerk, In the purchasing department of the O.-W. R. & N. were Issued today and the young spender was arrested this afternoon. He has returned from Salt Lake to face the charge of forging ' PAYETTE CHECK FORGER ARRESTED Check forging In Payette led to the arrest of a young man In this city last night named Rogers who on his own testimony Is a pal of the Inebri ate who In Spoknne a few years ago murdered his father and carted the remains to the dump In a wheelbar row. The arrest of the fellow occur red w!ien Fred M Housh, formerly In the electric light business here, came to La Grande hard on the heels of Rogers and had the fellow arrested POOR WOMEN 10 CHILDREN TURNED AWAY CHARITIES IN BIG- CIT IES.ARE UNABLE TO HELP ALMOST OCEAX-TO-OCEAX COLR SNA!' CREATES HAVOC Fifty Ik-low in Winnipeg Chicago and Aew York Can't Caro for Homeless lu Hitter Cold Worst in Jinny Years Trains Stalled and Business Is Halted Everywhere lu East. $gJS.Sr..jjj5$.$ HEAVY SXOMEALL HERE. 3 Nearly six Inches of snow have 9 fallen on Grande Ronde valley S last night. Moderate weather 9 prevents suffering, however, and 9 the only plae . the protracted J storm Is hurting is on the ranges wJiere stock 18 unable to find 9 feed. Predictions are for con tinued snow and moderate weath- 9 er. minding snowstorms prevail In all the mountains surrounding $ La Grande and at Kamela it is al- $ most impossible to got about. $ s8'ij3'33S$' New York, Jan. 6. Shivering at 8 above zero this city is suffering from the coldest duy of the year, and a bliz zard. The municipal Bhelter Is over crowded. Unable to care for the shelterless, the department of charities has order ed the steamers, Lowell and Brennan, moved alongside the pier and hun dreds slept in the cabins. ' Freezing Women Turned Away. : Chicago, Jan. 6. The fire depart ment has been called upon 168 times lu 24 hours. The children's aid socie ty, one of the largest charitable In stitutions, is penniless and was com pelled to close its doors today with a long line of freezing women outBlde. With the thermometer below zero this morning Chicago and the middle west endured the sixth day of cold wit.li no relief In sight. This is the worst in five years here. The condi tion of the poor Is extremely pitiful. Many leading charities were forced to turn poor away. Train service Is demoralised. Business stands still. 50 Below at Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 6. It is fifty below zero at White River on the north shore of Lake Superior Through the Canadian west the temperatures range to forty below. Many trains were stalled and engines are going dead. St. Louis Has Suffering. St. Louis, Jan. 0 Four deaths and appalling suffering are a result of a terrlHc blizzard which swept down on this city early today It wns four be low at eight and it Is predicted it will be ten below before night. Trains nre 12 hours behind. Snow Deep at Pendleton. Pendleton. Jan. G. (Special) With signatures to requisitions, receipts and disbursements and vouchers to the sum of $25,000, most of which it Is said he added to his bank account and spent. It Is suspected others are In the alleged scheme and It Is possible he will be given Immunity, provided ho will tell. on a charge, of check forgeries. Mr. HoubIi cashed a substantial check for Rogers and another fellow who disap peared at Huntington after the two had come west that far. Local police place little credence in the story that the other fellow who Rogers snld actually did the forging though Rog ers cashed the check Is the Inebriate from Spokane who stnrtlod the entire world with his atrocious crimes a few years ago, snow still falling at noon, there are six inches ot snow on Umatilla coun ty today whereas previous to this date the ground was almost bare. Three Feet at Kamela. Kamela, Jan; 6 (Special) Between three and three and a half feet of snow covers the summit of the Blue Mountains today. A heavy snow storm still prevails adding hourly to the supply. The atmosphere is very moderate, however, Moderate at ov. Ccve, Jan. 6. (Special) Reflecting the generality of the present snow storm Is the splendid sleighing exist ing here this month. The snow storm commencing last night Is still In vogue and with pleasant weather, farmers and townspeople are getting out their runners and cutters. Blizzard at Ladd Canyon. Ladd Canyon. Jan.' 6. (Special) A blizzard prevailed here yesterday. The wind blow hard, hurling the snow In all directions, and It is very cold. Opium Tins Captured. Los Angeles, Jan. C Flfty-filve tins of . opium, valued at $100 each, were rmiiwi in n Ki.lt ruse nf a necro named Davis shortly 'after .his arrival here today on the Southern Pacific New Orleans express. His arrest is be lieved to throw light on the opera- Hons of an opium ring wnic.n na ucou working for weeks. Rooms Await Confessor. Indianapolis, Jan. 6. Two rooms In the fodoml building today are pro pared for the reception of Ortle Mc Manlgal, enroute from Los Angeles. Ho Is expected to arrive Monday. Flynn-JohiiHon Fight Signed. Chicago, Jan. C Flynn and Johnson this afternoon will meet to sign a fight article for the championship bout. Each, it is reported put up $10, 000 as evidence of good faith. The date Is to be decided later. READY TO Send a messenger from Union county to Governor West the imperial ruler-of Oregon -.Let' that, messenger, ap-'-proaeh and whisper in his ear that Union county is ready to secede from his domain. . , , . A fni. No longer will the intelligence of this county stand fox such disgraceful extravagance in state, such timidity m executive administration, such hypocrisy m politics. Union county is ready to secede. . The people here have a wonderfully fine county. Rich in resources and improved by honest toil, but they are ready to quit the word Oregon 'ft?v it is a synonym of po-. ' litical folly, for freak legislation, for lavish expenses, for useless conunissions, for foolhardy bigots who assjurac they are'statesiiieii. Union county is ready to secede. We know not who will take US with our broad acres ot -wheat land, our 'valuable tracts of fruitland, our numer ous saw mills and acres of standing timber, but we are ready to break the constitution and divorce ourselves from Willamette valley the home of egotism and hypo crisy. We are ready to draw a state line between this splendid country and any section that is the home of polit-; ical freaks and" ambitious politicians who never showed an ounce of statesmanship in their entire lives. Union count v is ready to secede. Some one savs, "Stay and help right things." . But. the answer is an old one "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's car." In numbers the lower country excels, just as it docs in bitrotry and frcakishncss so why should Union county waste her! time trying to crumble the fossilism of the Willamette, valley. Union county is ready to secede. ' As a county we have fed our products and wealth into the Oregon hopper Portland, only to receive lesser and lesser recognition in a commercial way. They damn us because we don't do more when already Eastern Oregon is paying "all the traffic will stand." We have since th beginning produced the stock that tops the market; the lumber that grades the highest; the hay and grain that sets the standard, all of which has gone from the Union county grower and manufacturer to the Portland jobber, who as a rule is a good natured mixture of dry martinis and Old Crow; who never knew anything but to sit calmly on the Columbia and wait for something to turn up. Union county is ready to secede. A nri now comes the blow that broke the vertebra. Over $70,000 state tax on this county. More tnan aouoie tue preceding year, and what has the state to show for it' Nothing but a lot of useless commissions, and exravag" officeholders. Is there a new state house to show? Is there a large debt wiped out with this extra money's; There is an asylum planned over at Pendleton whic going to cost twice as much as it .should, where gro . i 1 11J T.iJ. 1 1 liad to uc maue upon wnicn must bo retained by the vear phoid germs before air enters pic of the business administration that has been gou 333 in Oregon for several years. IIow do you like it? We say once more and with ; quiver in our voice "Union county is ready to soco?, M oSIp JENllD BELIEVED CALLED FOR SYMPATHETIC STRIKE AVAILS ALL RAILROADS WEST OF MISSISSIPPI CONSIDERING Word Received at San Francisco Indl- ' rates (ienerul Walkout on AH Rail roads in the West Is Imminent In the Near Future Adimtted Such Action U Hclng Thought of by Uulous. ; San Francisco, Jan. 6. There Is a possibility today by a general strike of shop employes on all railroads west , ot the Mississippi river. Word was received from the executive board of . the railway's department of the Am erican Federation of Labor to the ef- ; feet that the move Is under consider- . atlon. It Is being considered In an swer to the plea made by the striking Harrlman lines -shopmen who want a sympathetic Btrlke. The present shop employes strike affects only the Illinois Central and the Harrlman lines! Further word , from headquarters is anxiously . awaited. : Engineers Meet In Soattle, Seattle. Wash., Jan. 6. The Paclfld Ynrthwest Society of Engineers held ' its annual meeting in this city today. There was a large auenaamjo. SECEDE. to loeaxe it, wnere sctcit.,. u to freshen the air and Id'11 " M the buildings. That is a a
