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m VOLUME XL" LA GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1912. , NUMBER 73 UN TED STATES UKE OP CONNAUGHT AND FAMILY FETED IN NEW YORK flSlT FIRST OtflTS ' KIXD IJf HALF CENTURY fVhlteW Beld and Wife Entertain the Duke of Conuangut, His Wife and Daughter Princess Patricia First English Princess to Step on A inert, can Soil Select Few to Be Guests New York, Jan'. 22. The arrival of (the Duke of Conuaught, governor gen- feral of Canada, and uncle of King feeorge V, with the Duchess of Con- baught, 'and the Princess Patltfcla, a daughter, here today .Is the first visit jof royalty to the United States In more than half a century.. (Avoiding the large crowd at ' the .Grand Central station, thev were bun dled Into automobiles and hurried to the home of Whitelaw .Held who wel comed them for breakfast. At noon a luncheon was given by the Relds to a few Intimate friends of the Relds who attended. They will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reld until next Thursday when the unofficial visit ends and they will return to Canada. Extraordinary precautions are be ing taken to guard the royal party This afternoon they were r'arded by secret service men In automobiles In their trip over New York. The prin cess is the first to ever visit this coun try and he was delighted with New York. The Relds, it Is said, have cut down from 400 to 300 the number who will attend the functions given In the honor of the Duke and his wife. . WILL VISIT T A FT. , Secret Journey Jo Washington Is linn of the Duke. New York, Jan. 22. It was learned today that the Duke of Connaught, de spite contrary reports, will visit Taft in Washington, leaving secretly Thurs day night. They will probably talk rwrat ta o ,lvl an lkl 1 i ixt nf tha Islnn- anil queen visiting the United States Should they visit Canada in 1913 as they plan. This lends an internatlon- ,1 significance to the trip which was upposed to aid the Relds' fight for so- lal supremacy. A big dinner to the royal couple III be given tomorrow night. s HAD LEFT HOME, EARL WITHOUT BREAKFAST AND WOULD SOON WEAKEN PHYSICALLY IN STRUGGLE WITH DEEP SNOW IN THE MOUNTAIN DISTRICTS TRACKS GIVE GOOD CLEWS , Posses of ranchers and foothill res idents are combing the dense forests out from the Red Apple orchard near Mt. Emily for a young man named Roy Crandall who early Saturday morning and exhausting his supply of ammu nition In an effort to stay the beasts, was forced to flee and in his flight ex hausted himself to the point where he became easy prey to the wolves. Little loBt ills bearings while inspecting his ; credence can be given so pessimistic 5 DIE III WRECK &EAIC EifD end collision hits SPECIAL CAR. Illinois Central nnd Rock Isluliid Trains Collide Fatally. Chicago, Jan. 22.The bodies oD former President Hanahan of the II Pnois Central, P. Oj Melcher, second fice president of the Rock Island Is ind and Attorney Pierce were brought jere, and Attorney Wright's body sent jb his home In Memphis today. They fere killed at one o'clock this morn jig when tran No. 3 collided with No. B, on which the railroad official's spe Jal car was attached. ' Except the 11- ois Central official, no passengers ere hurt. Both were through trains. Hanahan was enroute to Memphis r a railroad conference. The wreck curred at Klrmundy, Illinois. President Markham of the Illinois ntral is conducting an investigation ito the whereabouts of No. 25's flag- en who disappeared after the wreck. JRclals say it was his duty to flag No and they allege he failed to do so. Donworth 'ot In Rlnce. Seattle, Jan. 22. It is reported this Sernoon that Federal Judge Don rth has withdrawn his resignation. P is enroute to Tacoma and could pt bo reached for verification, but It generally believed the report is ue. , traps and has not been heard, ft or seen since. It is generally conceded that he has died from exhaustion and cold and his 'body probably devoured by predatory animals which are known to have their habitate in that vicinity, A large force of men are today search ing the district for further trace of the young man but friends and those interested are resigned to the belief that Crandall is already dead, and If alive,, will need relief to sustain life over the night. At a late 'hour this afternoon no further Information Is obtainable from the scene of thehunt." ; Systematic search of a posse of 15 men is going on and it is scarcely pos sible that the lost man or his ' body will escape the searchers. .. . , , ; ? ' Left Home Saturday. . 1 Crandall took hlB departure early Saturday morning without breakfast, intending to return shortly. To .In spect his trapB would ordinarily not equire much time, and he: calculated. In returning in time for breakfast without difficulty. From later devel opments it has been found that he discovered one' of his traps was mis sing, having probably been carried off by a partially Imprisoned 'coyote. His track showed to the hastily instituted searchers that followed his failure to return for breakfast and ere long " It was found that 'he had wandered away from the string of traps and was clr cling as one will when lost. The Sat urday searchers left the tracks Satur day evening. Crandall was then head ed in a northeasterly direction to a point where no one lives. Taking up the search again' Sunday morning, other members equipped for a day's search started out to hunt for the missing man, but were forced to turn back without results other than that which were discovered Saturday the fact that Crandall- was lost and circling and continually working in the more sparsely settled portion of the Mt. Emily district. ; Big Party Sent Out This morning . Sheriff Chiiders in structed a posse of 15 men to equip themselves for a finish search. Lack of equipment to continue on the trail handicapped the .first searchers as they had no doubt but that Crandall would be found easily. . Armed with sufficient food the searchers recommenced their hunt this morning and will return only when they have found Crandall either dead or alive. Hope for Man Few. Gloom prevailed in the posse this morning. In view of the fact that Crandall is headed toward the dense forest, and this morning had been 48 i hours without food and is not sup plied with matches, no other end than death from weakened physical condi tion and cold could result.. The snow is deep and it would not require many hours to completely exhaust any man of ordinary vitality. He left his skees, It seems, too, and therefore could not possibly go far. The posse left with the firm conviction that they would find the dead body unless predatory animals had devoured it. Crandall halls from Illinois, and has been working on the Red Apple orchard of late. It is not believed he has any Immediate relatives, yet this Is not positively known and in case he is dead or permanently missing, ef forts to locate relatives, It any there are, will be made by his employer and friends. Wolves May Ho Menace. Many suggestions as to his fate are advanced, the most gruesome of which is that he has been chased by wolves ait opinion, however,, and the more generally adopted theory is that,, ex cited on discovery of Uis Inability to pick out directions correctly, he left his skees and struck- out with a blind hope of reaching Borne landmark and exhausted himself in the effort. Word from those, who participated la the Saturday and Sunday search indicates that the snow is so deep that one could not walk through it long and it has been deemed necessary to comb the underbrush very carefully lest the dead body or prostrated form es cape attention.' MERCHANTS M E,1PPT , .fv-. v FIXES'! ADVERTISING FOB CITY MEDIUM Fire "Destroys the Equitable, tyew York's First Skyscraper Y JY V,fty rv'A tl ! Kil'yJftJ! j? '.'Miffir tit Conveiitlon at Mcdford Important to ; Traveling' XerelmntM. . . ' ' i ' More desirable advertising has been given La Grande and more real ac quaintance in' the state of Oregon has resulted froiri the trlp to Southern Or egon which ;offlcially ended in Port land last Saturday , night, than any boostei- campaign ever attempted, ac cording to those of the party who have returned from the trip. Others of the quarter hundred are still In Portland and will arrive home as nations strike them: ' ' "From the ' time the car left La Grande until it reached Portland after Its trip south, it was one continuous round of pleasure and entertainment, said E. Polack this morning. "We, wouia -com songs ana catcny pnrases nf offl..p. (lf ,lle nnion and Southern I'licllio inllifmds were locnwd there when -the cars moved and every time ' un securities to the value of several billions of dollar were stored In Its snfe we struck a town we were certainly ' deposit vaults. So sure were the owners and teimnts tlint the building whs tne center ot auracnon juvery iowh Photo by American Press Association. 10W VOUK'H first skyscraper, the Equitable building, In the heart of the (Inanciiil section, believed by Its builders to bo fireproof, is a henp or rums, tne result of tne are wmcn swept u on tne morning of ,lan 0. A death list of at least nine and a property loss of about $2,000,000." ' exclusive of the building, 'which cost $18,000,000. are to be charged to the bli.e i which started In a heap of rubbish In the basement." The building took Its name from the Equitable' Life Assurance society, which was the owner, and principal tenant. It was also occupied by a grout number of Inw lirius: some N tried to outdo the other in hospitality. Mcdford a Ileal Booster. "Medford Is certally the real booster town. They know how and do it. We found Ashland a very pretty place, of conservative people but the tiring that perhaps interested us most was the chautauqua grounds at Ashland. We were shown through the grounds and It was all explained to us." Among those who returned yester day, having left the balance of the party In Portland, are: John Collier, Mac Wood, E. Polack, Walter M. Pierce, B. M Sherwood, P. S. Robin son, J. H. Russell, Dr. N. iMolitor and George H. Currey. ALBANY JiEXT HOST. Merchants' Association Holds Inter- ; estlng Session. The state convention' of Oregon mer chants held at Medford was of a great deal ot value to the business men present. John Collier of this city was chosen vice president for the ensuing year. All the ' committees have not been appointed to date. "The next convention will be held at Albany," said Mr. Collier today, in speaking of the recent sessloni "Many topics of Interest and instruction to the mer- fireproof that few of the latter carried any 'luouratu e: the fnriner none at all The structure, completed in May, 1870. was eight stories lilgli. and when re' modeled In 1S88 occupied almost an entire city block It whs the first olllee building in the business section to be equipped with passenger elevators, and in Its time was regarded as huge and one of the slshts of New York. In the illustration the Equitable building Is indicated by an arrow. 1 BETWEEN T N FRANCE OVER RECENT SEIZURES Paris, Jan. 22. War between Italy and France is a grim possibility. The French fleet at Toulon Is being held with steam up and ready and unless Italy replies to the demands made by France for an apology for seizing two French liners by tonight, it is under stood the French fleet, will be ordered to proceed to the Mediterranean for a dmonstration. Italy wants the matter settled by the Hague tribunal. "We cannot have peace except with dignity. France, must demand repara tion and be compelled to go the limit to force Italy to recognize the rights ,ot the French people.' This was the speech made In the chamber of depu ties tills evening and was warmly ap plauded. , The premier, in replying, said he believed that Italy would re lease the prisoners. To Try Stepmother for Murder. Orovllle, Cal., Jan. 22. Much inter est is manifested in the case of Mrs. Erma L. Rumball, who was arraigned In nnt.nf tnrlnt, tn. utnnA Hn1 fnr chants were discussed .n I La Grande , of ner J3.vear.ol(1 was much in the limelight. To .cap t ht Helen Rumball. The the climax was the banquet in wag fQUnd doad , the fttUo land last Saturday night and asaln i her home near here ,agt June .,n it was La Grande that had the down- . stage position. . The Portland people w hor an(, bound her to the studding of the at- (Contlnued on Page 5.) tic because, according to the stepmoth er the little girl had misbehaved. It was one of the hottest days of the year and the consequent heat in the attic was' increased by an incubator In op eration. The supposition Is that tho girl fainted from the heat and In fal ling to the floor was strangled by the rope with which she was tied. . Tho medical examination showed that her neck was broken in two places. When the facts became known Mrs. Rumball BLOW STAGGERS ERUPTION PERMISSir TO SHIP 41 i LIQUf ,rO DRY cf.4 Uties k 3W f , 1 ' B : . suPRExr Mt xullifies ? ft lMlOHUBITIOX LAW In Test Case, Supreme Court Rules That Liquor Can He Shlpiied Into Dry Counties , and , ProhlMtlon Is Dealt Serious' Blow as a Consc- quencc Convictions STore DlfHcalt Washington, Jan. 22. Tho supreme court of tlhe United States today de livered a hard blow at the prohibition ists. It handed down a decision to the effect that liquor may be shipped from one state Into the "dry" .counties of another state althougfa this la pro riblted by laws a prohibition state. Hhis action further removes the pos sibility of 6nforclng prohibition or de creasing drunkenness It is pointed out. With prohibition of shipping Into a dry county as a basis of prosecution many convictions have taken place In "dry" counties but it is said- that with. any. individual lawfully . exempt from prosecution for shipping to dry territory, prohibition will be less ef fective than ever before. The decision was handed down In a test case. The Cook Brewing company of Indiana sued the Louisville & Nash ville railroad for refusing to accept consignments ;pf eer, fort interntate' shipments to dry counties. The rail road defense alleged it was Obeying the law, but the court's ruling is that it should not refuse shipments. ' lower Steel Tariff Urged. ' Washington,'. Jan. 22. A reduction of from iJO to 50 per cent from existing rates was recommended in the Iron and steel revision bill, the text of which was. given out today by the ways and means committee. It pro poses free entry of Iron ore, fence wire, nails, zinc bearing ore, cash reg isters, linotype , machines, printing presses and typewriters. PREMIER ill MRS T RESIGN C0.TI-UM WAR PREDICTED HI ' THE LEADERS. l ounger Sfanclius Want Tuau to Resign. Shanghai, Jan. 22. Premier Yuan'a enforced resignation from the prem iership of China, it Is declared today, will be but a matter of a short time. It is reported that the younger Man chus are determined to fight to retain the throne. Pekln rumors say that former War Minister Yin Tohang will ' succeed Yuan. That the premier Is in danger of losing his life as well as his political head Is believed to be true here today. was indicted for causing the death of her stepdaughter. Arthur Lewis, a brother ot Mrs. Rumball, was indicted as an accessory, Lewis was tried sev eral weeks ago and convicted of man Railway Development In Alberta. Edmonton, Alta., Jan. 22. The Al berta legislative ' assembly convened today and was .opened with the cus tomary formalities. The session prom ises to be one of more than ordinary Interest and importance. Railway de velopment occupies a foremost place on the government program. Texas Laundry moil Meet. . Waco, Texas, Jan. 22. Waco Is en tertaining for '.wo days the . annual convention of the Texas Laundrymon's association, .,v... .
