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mtmt VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1912. "BER 191 V SUBWAY FORCE' EO ON STRIKE RIOTS TRANSPIRE AS SOON AS STRIKE IS CALLED. officer of company trampled under foot Because Subway Elevated and Ground Lines Would Not Recognize Union Employes Go Out on a Strike and Immediately Commence Hostilities Three of tbe Lines Are Completely Tied Up. . Boston, June 7. AH traffic on tbe Boston subway, surface and elevated lines is practically tied op today when tbe members of tae Elevated Employes union voted to strike. It is estimated , that 3,800 will be out by night. Tbe. men are striking because tbey allege tbe company refuses to recognize the union and announced tbey will not employ union men. In the downtown district a crowd of strikers tried to bait a suburban car by massing on the track. Tbe motorman started the car full speed toward the strikers, whereupon a striker leaped on the car and dragged the motorman from the lever and re- versed the power. The police arrived and dispersed the crowd before serl ou damage was done. Superintendent Costello, of the car division, was thrown to the street and trampled on. Three cars were wreck ed at the Charles-town bridge when en route to the city. Moll Tactics Rule. Shortly after the strike started, the first car was attaeVed. M";nr' bp next five hours j ;.. '. passengers d Brisk encountt police and strt subrurbs. . Ha. were used to break windows and tbree cars were wrecked on the Charlestown bridge en route to the city. The rioting continued all day. The crowds which gathered in front of the union headquarters refused to disperse until the police threatened to charge them. At noon today the company had restored some semblance of order. OLYMPIC TRIOUTS NEAR. Harvard Stadium to See Big Feature Meet Tomorrow. Boston, Mass., June 7. All arranger ments are perfected for the eastern tryouts for the selection of the Amer ican Olympic team. The trials will take place tomorrow at the Harvard stadium and will be participated in by nearly 200 athletes who are ambi tious to become members of the Amer ican aggregation that is expected to gram off a plentitude of first, seconds and thirds in tho great contests this summer in Stockholm. Tbe competitors tomorrow will rep resent the cream of the amateur ath letic talent of the United States. The best of the college men and the pick of the club athletes will be Included. In many of the contests it will be champion against champion. The sprint race, for Instance, has among Its entries three men who have rec ords of 9 4-5 seconds for the 100 yards, while title holder also will be seen in tbe qrv'-r. Ii'i' and mile races. , Gissing, Shrp;--nrd and Riley of the Irish-American A. A. of New York will try fnr tv fen m!or. . Theie Is no que."'1"''' that they will qualify fof the teau; f tbey pre recorded as the greatest hr.'f tnllers In the coun try. Sheppard especially Is consider ed the peer of anyone In the w.-fH nt that d'.-friiv H? figure? that !i9St dlum track will be t!-e fastest in the world an.! he and GVsin are joint; to try to hr'ak the world's half ni1!e record tomorrow. Co tit mere la I Traveler nt Jupllii, Joplin, Mo., June 7. Hundreds of visitors are In Joplin attending tbe annual meeting of tbe Missouri grand cci.uril of the United Commercial Tiavelers, which convened today for a two days' session. TAFT'S GONTRGL OF CONVENTION IS PERFECT 1I1G Borah Fighting for v For Recognition Taft's Control of Chicago, June 7. The first blood In the fight over the contested delegations was won by Taft, tbe committee by an overwhelming vote seating the Taft delegates at large from Alabama. The demand was voiced by Senator Borah of Idaho and other RooseTelt men was promptly granted by the Taft men. Then came the surprise, when a num. ber of Roosevelt men voting, threw out contests brought by Roosevelt sup porters. Chicago, June 7. When the repub lican national committee started hear ing the cases of contested delegations here today Roosevelt managers had abandoned hope of seating any of their delegates except those from the state of Washington. The first con tent was that of Alabama. Rival manager for the Taft and Roosevelt forces today are reported to have installed' dictagraphs in the ftdrti STATUTORY CHARGE PREFERRED BY GRAND JURY. Partial List of Those Indicted Mnde Public This Afternoon. Terry Hobson, Elgin eloper who dragged Miss Morris, a pretty Elgin girl through tbe mountain for days under the pretense of an elopement, has been indicted by the grand jury on tbe s;atutory charge of rape. While the indictment was found Wednesday nlgut It was not made public until today. It Is not known when Hobson will be arraigned but this will prob ably occur tomorrow. The nature of tbe m;lktment comes as a surprise to the followers of the exciting love game that kept officers 'on the alert for a week and ended in a most sen sational "manner near Sledge Springs last Saturday. Other Indictments Public. In addition to the Hobson indict ment there have been several others made fublic. Walter Davis is indict ed on a charge of burglary, in con nei tion with robbing the Fohnenkanip store. He was arraignec this morn ing. Tiank Hamilton, connected with a cutting scrape in tbo Palmer hotel, was ii.iiieted on a charge of t.ssault with a dangerous weapon. The .case on trial today Involves :in a'.tinn against Sheriff Chllders by Mr. Townley, relative to some horses which Town ley seeks title to after they ;;ad been replevlned by the sher iff. In ScNNion at Ray City. Bay City, Mich., June 7. An army of "knights of the grip'' captured Bay City today and will .remain in posses sion of the city until tomorrow night. The occasion is tbe annual state con vention of the United Commercial l Travelers, which opened its proceed ings this morning with a record hreafting attendance. iue local members. have prepared an attractive program of entertainment for the vis l;ors. Gamblers Show Choice. New York, June 7. Expert gam blers here today make Roosevelt and Bryan the favorites In the race for the republican and democratic presiden t'f.' rorolnrt'orn. s CRM Colonel is Ignored Taft Alabama Delegates Seated, Show Situation. headquarters of each other. . Though the report was treated as a fake it was noticeable that all pictures In both headquarters were moved, and every piece of furniture shifted. Roosevelt men today tried to break tbe Taft ranks by the home influence route. Personal friends are already personally Interviewing each of the New York 90 delegates for tbe pur pose of swinging them to tbe line and tbe Taft people have started k similar campaign. Ten reporters representing five rec ognized press associations are per mitted to hear the contests. The committeemen have ordered complete stenographic reports to be furnish in dividual papers, but refused their re porters attendance. Borah Faces Shun down. After demanding that the commit teemen go on record in every case, Seuator Borah began a vitriolic speech. " While he was still speaking It was moved to table bis amendment. Chairman Rosewater put the motion over Borah's protest and it was de clared carried. Fourteen times Mr. Borah shouted "Mr. Chairman,'' but was Ignored each time. He refused to surrender and was finally permit ted to continue his remarks:- He ald he knew tbat a steam roller was be ing -used tnd demanded a record of tbe votes. The incident showed that Taft controls the committee. IS OF SIGHTSEERS TO THE CITY Today the Sells-Floto circus ar rived in town from Pendleton to the great delight of every boy and girl In the city, and on circus day every inhabitant, no matter what his or her age, is a boy or girl. Starting with t'le lines of wagons going from the railroad to the showgrounds on Sixth and K In the early hours of the morn ing, the day has been one of delight for all, for the word "circus" inter ests everyone, and when It Is a cir cus of the proportions of the Sells-Flc-to shows, interest Is so much the greater. With the "kills" must be clas sed William Allinson for he was cal led to meet the first train and forgot he ever owned a flour mill. He missed his morning and noon meals. Then came the great street parade later in the morning, when the crowds which lined the street had an oppor tunity to see the magnitude of the clr C'it. The parade was one of unusual length and interest, and the displays brought rounds of applause from ihe spectators. This afternoon the big show tents wtie crowded with spectators of tbe performance. The doors of the giant tents were thrown open at one o'clock and this evening will be opened at 7 ociock to enable the people to visit the menageries, which Is one of the g'eat at t. anions of the circus. It Is, In deed, a menagerie not only of unusual ize, but also of animals selected with inusual ct'C. both ap to beauty o: 'ner!n:tns l.own and rarity of so i-'s The show proper started at 2 o'clock, aid this evening's performance ' u n at 'J. H, o'clock. ( flr.t's Ventures Nuiihtiuh. FtRt-Jioi Ir the clrcu3 ut. i'r:M too nu:n.-i -,:r. to mention. From tie precessions spectae'e which oper the performance to the hippodrome FIRST HEAL TEST in Wild Scramble New York, Jane 7. Roosevelt's clog. est friends declared today tbat be would go to Chicago Wednesday and would undoubtedly ran for president us a third parly .unless some of bis contesting delegates are seated by tbe national committee. Roosevelt himself reiterated the statement that he did not know if be would go. Harding to Name Taft. Marion, June 7. Warren Harding, a delegate at large from Ohio will place Tuft in nomination before the republi can national convention at Chicago by the personal request of the president. Harding received a letter from Taft today asking him for tbe nomination speech, and be wired his acceptance Graduation Day at Anniipolls. Annapolis, Md., June 7. This was graduation day at the naval academy, and 1C2 embryo admirals, constlut- ing the largest class in tbe history of the Institution, went forth into the world to serve their country on the seas. The academy grounds were crowded, and all available space in the chapel for visitors was ailed. The j cadets received their diplomas from I tbe hands of the secretary of the j navy. George vcwj L, Meyer. The star , member of tbe graduating class this ' year was Harold E. Saunders of Mlch ! igan. races v!ii..h conclude the program there Is w:vei a dull moment, and the spectator's chief difficulty is to begin to see all that Is going on In the two rins, on the stage, on the track, and in tLe air above the spectator's head. The program has been arranged with umiMial care so that the succes sive number presented may be as different as possible. For Instance, two riding aits are removed far from each other on the program though tbey"nre similar "only in that boises are ridden u each. Itiwdii Royal Attracts. One cr liio most famous acts pre sented in the big show is that by .lisrj Rli.jda Fioyal and her famous troop of hcises, which are among the finest ever gathered together. They do some i-xPemely fine work, and then as a fiiiiile to the act, Miss Royal rides "Rlnaldo,' the only two-stepping horse in the world. The beauti ful nnl.nal really performs wonderful dances, always keeping perfect time with the nruslc of the band. Another interesting feature is the elephant act presented by Miss Lucia Zo a, suld to be the only woman who ever succeeded in controlling a herd of full-grown elephants. Then there is Miss Ethel Roberts and her twin ,?aby elephants which do unusually clever tricks. There are the usual quota of clowns w'tb the circus, and they do a large number of "stunts" which are abso lutely novel In every way. One of the most novel of the features presented by the fun-prodiicers Is that of the revolving tables, where all the clowns attempt to ride in vain, and then the ' thing is accomplished by two trained ponies and later by two dogs. Or.c of the most Fensatjonnl features of the entire progruin is t!;e ait in- HUNDREDS JOSEPH HARRIS AGE 94; DEAD F1TE GENERATIONS IX ELGIN FAMILY. FORTUNE WAS LARGE Aged Settler Who Came Here When Valley Was Unsettled, Dies. Union county lost one of its very oldest and best known pioneers this week when Joseph Harris, aged 94 years, died at Elgin and was burled yesterday afternoon at Summervllle, Of the large concourse of neonle at the fiineral, tbe greater percentage were relatives direct and Indirect Mr. Harris was hale and sturdy until tbe last few months and though so near tbe century mark, died of pleurisy and not old age. He was married twice, the second wife dying about a month ago and six children, four of whom live, were born to his first wife. They are Mrs. J. L. McKlnnls, Mrs. E. B. Mcrelock and Mrs. William Fine, all of Elgin, and James Harris, now of Iuaho. There were five generations In the family at the time of Mr. Har ris' death and his great great grand hi'dren are numerous. He has lived la tbe county many years, coming here with the very first settler, and Harris mountain was named in bis honor the original Harris homestead lie Just at tbe foot of the mountain. In addition to this tract Mr. Harris owned many large farms and was re puted to be worth about $100,000 at the time of his death. S CROWDS AT UNION ARE GREATER THAN EVER TO DAT. Seven Coaches Come From Wallowa County to Attend Event. Corroborating the reports from Un ion yesterday, the big crowds of La Grande people wno attended the Un ion Stock show yesterday say It is much better than any previous attempt by the I'uion people. While the crowds were enormous yesterday reports to day say yesterday'B record was out done. Tbe Wallowa special which passed through the city this morning caiijiod seven coaches loaded to the last seat. A special from Baker, also brought In a trainload of people fea turing the Baker Booster brigade ami tbe county is sending a big delegation of visitors today. The track features yesterday were of a high order throughout and, though the clouds kept a few at home today there was no serious detriment from the weather man. Tomorrow's crowd and program gives promise of being up to the stiff pace set the flrrst two days. troduced by Horace Webb, who is shot out of a real cannon. Itnrued Horses Here. The four horses that escaped death In the fire at Blalock yesterday were brought to La Grande with the cir cus. All are more or less badly burn ed up but were able to walk out of the cars. The Claim placed against the O.-W. company for the loss of the 22 horses Is said to be $11,000. Crowds Are Large. The crowds that are in the city today are large. A special train from Paker which carried three coaches of people to the tock show, came on to La Grande, bringing over 100 peo ple. Regular trains unloaded many elicits people. Runtrariun Attempt Assassination. Budapest, June 7. After a vain at tempt to assassinate Count Tlsza, the Hungarian premier. In the chamber of deputies today, M. Kovacs, an opposi tion deputy, fired two bullets into bis I own brain, dying Instantly. He fired three limes at Conut Tlsza, but missed. SPECIAL TRAINS GARRY GUESTS HANFOHWED AS ADROIhID 1 CONGRESSMAN BER OER IS BITTER IN : HIS ATTACK. INTRODUCES A RESOLUTION ASKING FOR IMPEACHMENT Socialist Congressman From Milwau kee Asks Congress to Investigate Charges Against Ilanford Callct Drunkard Who Is Morally Unfit to Sit as a Judge Committee Gets Report. Washington, June 7. -Charging tbat Federal Judge Hanford of Seattle Is "an babltual drunkard, morally and tempermentally unfit to hold a Judi cial position," Congressman Bergar of Wisconsin introduced a resolution. In the house directing the commute on ji'diclary to Investigate bis charg es, and, If substantiated, . recommend Hanfoid's Impeachment When the resolution was referral to the committee Berger arose on tb qu"ttl(,n of the highest privilege aef scathingly arraigned Hanford. H laid Hiiess on Hanford s declsiou re voking tbe citizenship rights of Leon ard U ben, of Tacoma, because be wan a socttt'lst. He charged that Hanford rendered several corrupt decisions. WANT MOLITOB TO RUN. j'-rx petitions Local Physician t Seek School Directorate. ' Tho nume of Dr. N. Molltor will b placed on tle school election ballot by popular petition. He Is asked tm become a candidate to succeed Judge J. W. Knowles whose. term expires tbbi week; - Dr. Molitbr- win Itketr take the position If offered him. Retirement of Admiral Staunton. Washington, D. C, June 7. By rea son of the fact that he has reacbe the age limit for attve service. Rear Admiral Sidney A. Staunton was to day placed on the retired list of the navy. For the past year Admiral Staunton has served as a member the general board. Prior to receiv ing that appointment be waa In con mand of one of the divisions of ibm Atlantic fleet. . Fargo Fire Anniversary. Fargo, N. Dak., June 7. Fargo 1 day observed tbe anniversary of Otm lie:, fire of 18US. -v'lich almost coss i.fl'Iy wiped away the city, tut whk has since been regarded as a blessinc In ti.sgulse as the city was rebuilt W a mo.e substantial basis and has ea Joyed siii era of great prosperity. Tha. fire Wus one of the most dlsastrono ever suffered by any city in the nortk-' west. It swept over an area of If city bunks and destroyed property val.icd at more than $3,000,000. Gomes Calls for Help. . Havana, June 7. Following reports of violence by negroes In a Havana sulttib President Gomez today calif every able-bodied man In a stand tm nrms d iite t property and prevart out-:". to avoid the necessity off Ai.. '. h.'.ii Intervention. Scattering flgnt'iv- bnt ween whites-and negroes la reported, . - Washington. June 7. rFlat warning to President Gomez that his govern ment must suppress the revolution im Cuba on. pain of American occupation of the Island was delivered In a note ent to Gomez by Secretary of Statr Knox. The text of the note is publish ed here today. Rate Decisions Overruled Washington, June 7.- Peversh t Iwt decision of the commerce couit uie j United States supreme court declare j today that the railroads cannot carry I railroad supplies at lower rates tbaa they thaie to the general public. The supreme court annulled the rates of the roads made on their own A where tbey are lower than those tr th vublic. ' I I ivcai restate ii
