VOL. XI
i. GRANGE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESIUYJTJNIK1912.
NUMBER
IBETTER till
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OMAHA ELKS
TO STOP HERE
MOT Will
CONTEST COURT
SELLS-FLOTO
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ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE PROi
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TWENTI-TWO ANIMALS INC1NER-,
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GLOOM
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Mill SESSION
POINTS OUT HOW MR.
TAFT HAS MAJORITY
ON COMMITTEE.
LOVE B00SEYELT HOT
MOKE BUT TAFT LESS"
Southern Delegates on Both Sldet
Represent what Corraptloa and Pat
ronage can Bay Affirms Commoner
and Bathing Can Be Said tor, Them
Either Way Claims Roosevelt la
Behind.
By William Jennings Bryan.
(Copyrighted, 1912, by Newspaper En
terprise Association and extended to
the United Press Association.)
Chicago, June 6. The Chicago con
vention promises to he the most ex
citing ever held in the history ot the
country providing there is no sur
render before the battle. Taft controls
the national committee. The commit
tee can seat enough Taft delegates to
give him a majority in the convention.
There is just about as much to he said
in favor of the Taft delegates from the
south, as the Roosevelt's because the
southern republican delegates wheth
er they support Taft or Roosevelt rep
resent what patronage, money or cor
ruption they can buy.
Adding together what votes he has
receive r.t the primaries Roosevelt
will fl. - is woefui', hbor. u a
majorl in ' " , ": '
states.', , t rei
who yd. . .w uins dia so not because
they loved him more but because they
, loved Taft the le6. -;
SENATOR NIXON DEAD
'Calls Christian Science Healers Joht
Before Death Overtakes Him.
Washington, June 6. It was an
nounced today that Senator Nixon of
Nevada who died of spinal meningitis
Here last night, will be buried at Reno.
JuBt before death came Nixon called
on three Christian Science healers who
attempted to save his life.
DISORDERS CONTINUE.
Belglam'seetheg With Disturbances
and Strikes.
Brussels, June 6. Although disor
ders are reported today in most of the
large cities of Belgium they are not
of a serious nature. The Socialists
here today announced that tbey would
demand a revision of the legislation
which is causing the present disturb
ances at the next session of parlia
ment. A goneral strike of the miners
la the province of Hainaut waa called
by the socailists today and thousands
of working men are walking out.
MOTHER DIES FORI INFANT.'
SncriPcc Her Life to Save That of
Babe in Burning Residence.
San Francisco, June 6. Sacrificing
ber iiie in an effort to save her infant
daughiti Cecilia from a blazing home
Mrs. .Vary Balinger was burned to
death today. The bodies of both moth
er and daughter were found amid the
wreckage.
OLD C81N FOUND.
A silver tnin of Canadian spe
cie dated 177;;. has been found in
the ashes of the old landmark
butcher shop which was consum
ed ry fiie Monday nigM In South
La Grande. The valuable coin
was found by the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Knapp and he, of course, prizes it
highly.' Aside from a few scatter
ing pieces no material quantity,
of coin has been found in the
ash, which has been thoroughly
combed by boys of that part of.
the city. -s- .-
VALLEY IS TO BENEFIT
Local Elks Receive Wor dThat Omaha
Special Will Slop Here.
For two hours the La Grande' lodge
of j1rs and the Commercial club ot
this city will entertain the Omaha
lodges Just prior to the opening of the
Elks' grand lodge convention In Port
land in July. The local lodge received
word last evening assuring them the
Omaha special would stop here long
enough to take a tour ot the fruit belt
and automobiles will probably be
drafted into service for the occasion.
However, the entertainment features
have not been worked out in toto.
It is very ' likely that other special
trains could be Induced to halt here
for an hour or two in which event the
city and valley would get much desir
able first hand publicity. The Elks'
train will be made up of many promi
nent financiers arid influential busi
ness men with whom publicity would
do much good. The local Elks are
now working out entertainment plans
for the Omaha Elks especially.
:BIG SQUADRON IS HURRYING TO
till A. VI A.I Amu.
Conditions in Cuban Island District
Apparently Worse Now.
Washington, June 6. The navy de
partment is preparing today to send
the battleships Florida, Utah, Delaware-and
North Dakota now, at An
napolis, to Key . West next Saturday.
The fourth division of the AtlantUk
fleet consisting of the four battleships
which left Key West yesterday ar
rived at Guantanamo today, according
to dispatches received here. The war
ships landed 1100 marines at Guantan
amo this afternoon.
The plan of the administration now
is to -await the effect of the United
States battleships on the Cuban revo
lutionists. United. States Minister
Beaupre at Havana wired the state de
partment today that President Gomez
is receiving 10,000 volunteers, and ha
asked the United States to furnish
6,000 more Krag rifles, and a million
more rounds of ammunition.
MARSHALL DIES TRAYING.
Recent Morder Is Avenged on Eleetrie
(lair at Noon.
Boston, June 6. Going to bis death
with prayers on his lips Harry Mar
shall was electrocuted at the Charles
town pKson at 12:33 this morning. He
was convicted with Mrs. Mary Cusu
mano of the murder of the woman's
husband. It is stated that Marshall
went to bis death in ignorance of the
fact that Mrs. Cwumano's sentence
had been commuted to life imprison
ment at the last moment.
New York to Welcome German Ships
New York, June 6. A local cu. -inlttte
comprising some of the foie
moBt citizens of the metropolis H
practlcrlly completed all details if
th elaborate programme for tha re
cession and entertainment of the :
fleers end men of the German u.tl
squadron that will arrive in Ner
York rext Sunday. Banquets an rs
coptldns for th eeofficers and a clam
hake tnd a visit to Coney Island for
he sailors will be feautres of the en
teriafnment. The German warships
will be escorted from Hampton Roads
to Ntw York by the second dlvlsii'.
,i, Atlanta fleet. The offlxis
and -i'ws o f the American ships w.ll
., in the entertainment of the vis
itors during their-stay in New York
cliy.
MORE WARSHIPS
!,1D TROOPS
DEVELOPMENT C 0 N -
ORESS TACKLES A
BIGJOB.
MINNEAPOLIS SHOW TO BE
MADE A B1GGEB FEATURE
. . .
"Keep American Money, Farmer and
ladnstry at Home Rather Than
Flooding to Canada Is the Keynote
of a Speech at Development Con.
ares Wonld Send Trains to the
East Annually. ,
Seattle, June 6. To keep American
farmers and American money and
American enterprise in America in
stead ot allowing it to be diverted into
Canada is to be the chief work of the
Northwest . Development league.
j Elaborate preparations whereby to
accomplish this are under way accord"
ing to a keynote speech made by Pres
'ident Lewis Penuell, of Helena, Mon
tana at the seven states development
congress which began its second day's
session here today.
The big land show to be held in
Minnapolis this fall is to be one of an
educational feature to familiarize the
easterners with the possibilities of
the northwest country. President Pen
well also outlined a plan to bring the
land shows right to the American
farmer by carrying a trainload of ex-
hibits and steropticon views and lec
' turers making regular trips to the
farming communities. Governor West
of Oregon was to speak but sent a
( telegram expressing inability to at
tend on account of sudden illness.
HAINES STEERS VALUABLE.
icWand Oue-Half Ccafa Faid for
Grans-Fed Cattle.
Portland, Ore., June 6. Two cars of
, steers belonging to Ed Coles, of
Haines, today sold here for seven and
a half tents a pound, the highest price
ever paid west of the Rocky moun
tains lor grass cattle.
Lorimer in Bad."
I Washington, June 6. It is reported
today that only 30 senators now favor
allowing Sen. "Lorimer to retain his
seat. His friends are trying to get
him to Tesign but he standB pat.
EXPLOSION NEAR
KILLS THREE
j Medford, Ore., June 6. Three men
twere literally blown to pieces and a
fourth falally . injured and four badly
hurt by a premature explosion in a
quarry above Jacksonville today. The
explosion is believed to have been
caused by a carelessly-dropped ciga
rette on powder heated by exposure
to the sun, although it may have been
caused by a powder man who was
placing the charges, not cooling the
hole in wliicb he was tamping the
powder,
j The dead:
JOHN SIMMONS, 45, Jacksonville.
LOUIS LAZOVICH, a Greek.
LOUIS BOG DON.
Fatally injured:
JAMES RYAN, 26, Jacksonville.
The injured: E. Visino and John
Sutton, both of Jacksonville, and Carl
Burns, of Applegate and John Zunello,
a Greek. The three men killed out-
C. P. HAS WRECK.
Lnglneer Silled and Brakeman Injured
In Smaxhup.
Vancouver', B. C, June 6. Engineer
Joliffe, of RevelBtoke, B. C, was al
most instantly killed and two brake
men were Injured when an eaatbound
Canadian Pacific freight crashed Into .
a speUul stock train, near Tappen
uiding.
OF TOTAL DELEGATES
250 ARE CONTEST
ED ONES '
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TAFT MEN CONTROL S1TUA-
TION THUS FAR IS REPORT
Meeting to Boar Contests, National
Committee Convenes This Afternoon
If Taft Carries Hit Slate Roose
velt Will Personally Come to ChJ
ctro Convention to Look After the
Affairs. i,
Chicago, June 6. With Roosevelt
and Taft leaders each claiming a ma
Jority of the delegates, while both
sides privately admit the result will
be close, the republican national com'
mittee met here this afternoon to con
aider a temporary roll call of the dele
gates to the national convention. To
day's session was devoted mostly to
organization and rules procedure. The
Taft men control the committee by a
lame majority and contesting Taft
delegates will probably be seated. It
is considered certain that Elihu Root
will be elected temporary chairman
of the convention.
The first contests to be considered
are those of Arkansas, Alabama and
Arizona and will probably not be set
tied before Saturday. Taft la expected
to win in practically all of these.
Taft is being kept In constant touch
with the developments by means of a
private telephone line to the office
of his secretary, Charles D. Hilles,
here, to the white house.
If the national committee pushes
through a Taft platform it is generally
believed that Roosevelt will come here
next 'week. Uninstrncted delegates
apparently hold the balance of power.
Both sides claim them but their posi
tion will not be determined until the
first roll call is taker on the makeup
of the temporary organization. It is
expected a plank endorsing the recall,
including judges, will divide the
Roosevelt camp. Some Roosevelt del
egates do not favor the recall of the
judiciary, saying it is unpopular in
their states.
A revised list of the delegates shows
that 1-50 of the 1078 delegates to the
national convention are contested, in
cluding two from California and 14
from Washington.
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right were horribly mangled. The
body of Lazovicb was hurled Z'M feet.
Indiana Democratic Editors '
Ki Wayne, Ind., June 6. The msn
who work the year round to keeo tl-i
Democratic pa.ty of the HooBlcr sU:e
'n good fighting trim gathered bare
in loiri' today ut the opening of the
nnnunl meeting of the Indiana Dem
ocratic Editorial Association. The
national compalgn and the importaut
I'Uit thai Indirna expects to play la
the liBitimore convention have re
sulted In an unusually large attend
ance at the meeting. The editors will
remain in the city three days. The
big feature of the programme will he
a banquet and public meeting to
morrow night at which Governor
Martha)) and other prominent pailv
lrailei s will speak.
Olton Friends Art
Seattle, June 6. Attorneys for
Leonard Olcon, whose citizenship was
revoked by Federdl Judge Hanford
because of bis socialistic leanings
ire today preparing a petition re
questing that Hanford set aside his
forrrcr judgement If Hanford denies
the petition, an appeal to a higher
oun will be made. -
M
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CAUSED BY A HOT BOX
Meagre Reports Tell of Disaster to
Sells-Floto Cirtns Tra'u.
rtty-two horses out of u ca i ..:
ei'iihing to the Sells-Flo'3 droit
whict romet here tomorrow, were
burnt today near Blaldcks last n'glit
when stock Hiar caught fire and was
destroyed. .. The big circus la In
Pendleton to lay minus Its 22 head ot
grays. How 'hi disaster occurred is
not known hut It la rumored to have
been the consequence of a hot box.
Animals Are Work Horses.
Later report from Pendleton aay
that the horses burned were work
horses entirely. In addition to the 22
burned outright, five were badly
scorched. Two watchmen were burned
but will live according to word re
ceived from the Pendtleon hospital
where they were ruBhed by a special
train at the direction of General Man
ager O'Brin who was narooooBr lo
ager O'Brien who was near the scene.
The circus will reach La Grande
enrly tomorrow morning and the cue
tomary parade at 10:30 will be the
flist nu in feature. The afternoon and
evtincg attractions will be held rain
or shine.
1 DEFENCE
CROW EXAMINATION IS HEATED
i -. AND LONG.
Earl Rogers Draws Evidence From the
Star Witness Against Darrow.
Los Angeles, June 6. That Bert
Franklin, conferred with the strike
committee ot the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association regarding his
plea of guilty and tbey promised him
immunity if he would so plead, was
what Earl Rogers, a defense attorney,
tried to-make Franklin admit today on
cross examination. Franklin admitted
going to the office of the M. and M.,
and meeting members of the strike
committee, but said he could not re
member the conversation.
Franklin also admitted he applied
for a position in the district attor
ney's office two weeks before he was
employed by the McXnmara defense.
BRYAN'S NAME CHEERED.
Dolnlh Convention In Uproar When
Commoner Is Mentioned.
Duluth. Vfnn., June 6. Mention of
the rift- William J. Bryan halted
buslriH' :ri several minutes while the
delegates cheered the Nebraskan today
at the democratic state convention.
It was reported that Clark supporters
had prepared a stampede to, Bryan
If It becomes evident that Clark can
not capture the convention. Wll.son
men are apparently In control.
Her Highness Rests Well.
Montreal, June 6. Physicians' at
tending the Duchess of Connaugh to
day issued the following bulletin, "Her
royal highness passed a fairly good
nifcht and Is making as satisfactory
P i ogress toward recovery as can be
expected."
Snath Dakota G. A. R.
Mitchell, S. D., June 6. Gayly dec
orated In the national colors, Mitchell
presented a patriotic appearance to
day in honor of the civil war veterans
:ind their friends who have gathered
here, from all parts of the state for
the annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department of
South Dakota. The gathering will con
tinue tor three days and will Include
the annual sessions of the several
hr.dies included with the O. A. R.
PARADE AT f O'CLOCK
USHEKfJ Hi OMEN- .
TTJOUS1 5 ENT.
CROWDS PACK UNION
FROM CENTER TO LIMUS .
Program This Afternoon to Be CarriaM
Out In Fall Crowds Commence at
Pack the City Last Night-Trait
Are Late hat Ererythlag Xaa
Along on Time Parade Finest ha
Stock Snow'i History. ' '
Union, June . (Speilal) k
tinsel, more crowds, more pomp, I
success in big letters branded tha
fourth annual stock show panto
which which officially opened tho t
three-day show here this afternoon aft
1 o'clock. The affairs of the day wasat
held to schedule notwlthstan&ac
that the trains from the west heav
ing over 100 from La Grande wet
late and that delay was occasioned iat
the arrival of the guests. The Utr
parade, the feature event outside
the Btiow grounds, was a banner af
fair centering about elegant floats aoS
numerous horses. The stock exhinan
are far ahead of the previous shows.
in fact, every detail is unsurpassoK
this year. The crowd which exsa
menced to arrive last night, has OBkH
Union to suffocation and the prosraa
ers are happy.
Qaeea Is Beaatifal.
One or the most elegant floats tree
seen In Union carried the queen aY
the horse show, Miss Patience WaaL
Her four maids of honor and hemJT
comprised a group of beauty and ele
gance unsurpassable. ..
Parade Long, Floe.
Sciritlllatlng fjromieautifu stafbV
blooded .and groomed to perfectnav
to dainty lady astride tome pra
pany, the parade was -it treat- It '
longer and made up of a more
poslte exhibit ot horse flesh and i
ty and fashionable turnouts than
before and on every hand is
the comment "Better than ever."
At 2 o'clock the crowd movei tt
the fair grounds where' the races tarn
to be held. So far as known theaa
will not be a single deviation
the programs . announced previa
With good weather promised for I
rest of the. week, banner' crowds a
anticipated dally, .
The town is fairly alive with
mobiles. From La Grande came :
In automobiles than by train and tan
capital city Is well represented os flat
day dedicated to her by the lock shaar
management. The afternoon traJaw
will bring still uioie and Saturdanr
will be another big day when tk-V.
D. S. contingent will be on hand.
This forenoon the principal attrac
tion was a ball game between Us
and Baker in which the Miner
badly defeated.
WILLIAM HOESCII lNJURXl.
Automobile Accident at Fendfettant
Last Nitrht Is Serlnus One.
Pendleton, June 6. (Special) ant
auto moliile turned turtle liinl uU
and very seriously injured WU5an
Rocseli. an elder brother of Julian
Rocuch at La Grande. He hasAoat
taken to the hospital where it is
he will recover without inuih d:ij
of more serious consequent es. A t
weeks slace a young member of
Roesch family was Injured by at a
tomobile accident.
STRIKE IS SETTLED.
Deliverymen who vent on a
$ strike yesterday morning becnosa
of misunderstandings about fet- Ml
$ Ing their respective teams iranl
by tho Central Delivery syster
A have won ..thole ass and ''
4 back on Helr , respective JdStr
again today. The central figtsvO
Id the walkout, Mr. Lcwtt, is aba
on the job again and the recmtit
$ employed yesterday have
displaced by the olvtlme drives.'" '
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