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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.
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