La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 08, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text5 rtif VOLUME XVI LA oltANDIS IfiVKMJLNti OliHhKV Kti. : MONDAY, JULY 8, 1912. NUMBER 2161 i A UPSET ARCHBALD ACTS OlfSOFTTH DEGRADING fifjEI BUT NONE HIT AGIST ETHICS .ALL ELKS' TRAINS DE LAYED 12 HOURS BY . ACCIDENT. PULLMAN DERAILED BUT IT REMAINS CTRIGHT - Mall Car Tips Over When Soft Triick Is Hit Train Running at Fifteen Miles an Hour When Accident Oc curs Many Trains Had Weakened Roadbed Portland FHIs Cp. ELKS FILL PORTLAND. Portland, Ore.,' July 8. Tha Elks' convention opened today. $ Thousands are here and mora & are coming. The grand lodge will be formally opened tonight. Tho 3 $ La Grande special with 200 on $ board arrived on schedule. - Medford, Ore., July 8. The Shasta limited, southbound, was wrecked av ly today eight mils south of Grants Pass. Three cars, a baggage, mail car and one sleeper left the track. The wreck was due to soft piece of track age. No one was injured. On account of the many Elks spe cials going to Portland the track had sunk and slow orderers had been put out. The Shasta limited northbound was the last train heeding the slow ' signals. - s . The train which went Into the ditch was running 15 miles, an hour when fit left the track. The mall car turn, ed over on Its side, hut the sleeper remained upright. The track will not cleared until midnight, and all trains will be delayed 16 to 20 hours, In reaching Portland for the Elks' con vention. Panama In Trouble. ', Santa Barbara, Cal., July 8. A wireless message from Point Sur to day stated that the Pacific Mail Steamship company's steamer Pana ma Is reported helpless at sea and ls proceeding under ber own steam, thought the Tiose City was dispatch ed from San Pedro to aid the Pan ama and met her off Point of Sur to day. Her captain In1 a. message today ald the breaking of a center beam was responsible for her trouble. ..... Bain Admits Bribery. Los Angeles, July 8. That Bert H. Franklin, agent for the McXamara I defense, prior to the trial of the dyn amiters gave him $400, although it was understood that Ills vote on the McNamara verdict could not be pur- ' lAhased, was the testlmonv of Robert .Baln In the trial of Clarence Darrow, I on Jury bribery today. Bain was a Juror In -the McNamara trial. 0.73 1 ! TODAY; IS WELL HEALTH MUCH BETTER THAN AT 1 ANY TIME RECENTLY. Y ;'No Guests Present Whe Financier v Celebrates. Cleveland, O., July 8. John D. .Rockefeller is celebrating his 73rd birthday anniversary today. . "''pr years back and he Is richer. He bse at 7:30, ate a dish of strawber ries and cream and buttered toast, drank a glass of milk, and rode a hi-1 crcls to the golf course. No gnests were Invited for the tele- iratlpn of bis birthday, IMPEACHMENT IS DE MANDED WITH AR TICLES FILED SOUGHT CREDIT FROM PERSON'S INVOLVED IN CASES House Hean Articles of Iiuuiarh incuts Apuiittit Commerce Court Jndire -1 HI relations With Rail- - ' road Companies Shown and Jinny Acts Degrading Judiciary CHed. Washington, Juiy 8. A formal de mand that Judge V. Archbald ot the commerce court be Impeached for mis behavior and high crimes, and mlR'le nieanors, was made to the house of T. representatives today by the Judiciary committee. The committee declared that Archbald's sense of moral re sponsibility has become deadened and that he has "prostituted bis high of fice' for personal profits." Thirteen articles ot Impeachment rre presented In the resolution. Misbehavior Was General. . Testimony in the whole case, says '!e report, tends to support specifica tion of general misbehavior. The tes timony shows that Archbald at differ ent times sought and obtained credit and In other Instances sought to ob tain credit from persons who had liti gation In his court. Referring to his business transactions 'regarding coal properties, the report says: "Such op tions .and contrasts sought were ob tained by Judge Archbald to such an extent that exposure of the Judge's several transactions through the 'press gave rise to a public scandal. Degraded His Office. The report further says: "The con duct of this Judge Is exceedingly rep rehensible In marked contrast to the high sense of Judicial ethics generally characterizing the federal Judiciary.'". The report says further: "He has de graded his high office, has destroyed the confidence of the public in his Ju dicial capacity. He violated the con-, dltions on which he holds the com mission and should be removed from office by Impeachment." The articles on impeachment dtp? Archbald's alleged partnership with E. J. Williams of Scranton, Pa., for the purchase at a sale of the Katydid coal dump during the time the Erie railroad was the owner and that the dump- was concerned in litigation in Archbald's court. Article four deals with Archbald's alleged misconduct In legislation brought before the commerce court by the Louisville and Nashville rail road where he is charged with "se cretly, wrongfully and unlawfully' communicating with an attorney of the road regarding a witness. The report says that the testimony shows Archbald In tonnection wlt.i other persons sought to obtain up tlons on clum dumps and other coa': properties from officers and agents of the coal companies which were own ed' and controlled by railroad com panies. The report ays that after t'is Judge's associates would locate prop erties he would take up the purchase or sale with officials of the coal com panies or railroads awning the coal companies, the former having litiga tion in some xases in his court. Personal Influence Tsed. The testimony, the report says. shows that Archbald used his person al Influence as a Judge In considera tion of which lie received or was to receive his share in the property or profits in the deals. The committee fays that Archbald grossly abuseo the proprieties of his position as a Judgr The 13 articles of Impeachment a'm to enumerate as mar y distinct offens-. e upon which the committee asserts Arcbtald should be stripped of hlj ; 1 o!t,a' ermine, - DOG SHOT BY AN OFFICER MIGIIBOilS i.T AT SIGHT V IXO INCITEMENT. ENTITY IS PROVEN 31i n Who Was Deputy During Strike Kills "Villous" Doe;. V I A watch dog belonging to Everett Billings, a civil engineer, 'was shot lafe Saturday night by a man named Nellsen who was a deputy sheriff dur ing the railroad strike troubles and still retains his appointment. The shooting of the dog occured on Adams avenue and before the fracas was over several of the neighbors had Joined the excited crowd. Chief of Police McLachlen . arrested Nellsen who tried to explain that he was a deputy sheriff but whose pleadings fell on deaf ears of that neighborhood. When be was taken to the police sta tion he established his identity and was allowed to go away. Nellsen as serts that the dog was vicious and that he had warned the owners to tie him up. . Probabilities of a. miniature prize fight were keen for a time. ' Woman Charged With Murder. Chicago, July 7. The ca.se of Mrs. Rene W. Morrow, tfie former Chicago club woman, indicted for the alleged murder of her husband, .Charles D. Morrow, was called for trial today, Morrow, who was a wel-to-do Inven- tor, was' found shot to death' on the porch of his home on December 28th last. Mrs. Morrow was charged with the crime after neighbors had testi fied, it Is said, that the couple quar reled frequency and that the wife had been heard to threaten ber hus band. , ,. Portland Filled With Elks. . Portland, Ore., July 8. Elks' reun ton week opened under favorable aus pices today. While thousands of Elks arrived Saturday and Sunday 'the real inflow did not begin until this morn ing. , The convention of .the grand lodge opens in the armory tonight with prayer, song and speeches. .The entire city is profusely decorated. The downtown streets, depots and hotels are thronged with enthusiastic crowds and the familiar "Hello, Bill" Is to be heard on every hand. Winnipeg " Greet Conuangh? Wrnipeg, ,"r,r.. July 8. Tha finish ing tonches ti the preparation) foi the v!sltof the Duke of ConnancM and the' Prlncrsa Patricia are being put on today. The royal patty will i each Winnipeg tomorrow evening nnd will be the guests of the city fo: ten days. On Thursday his royal high ness will officiate at the opening of the Selkirk centennial exhibition. In ceptions, luncheons, reviews and nu reuainder of the royal visit. The city merous other functions will fill In thf is resplendent In Its decorations for the occasion. . BLAZE SWEEPS T HEART OF TOWS Gl'TTED THIS MORNING.' Mintncr Stock Exchange Building It Among Those Burned. Tonopah, Nev., July 8. Fire swept the business section ot Tonopah to day, destroying a greater portlo.i of the town. The loss is about $150,000. The fire started in the Knights of Pythias hall, spreading fast and de- stroyed the Bonansea newspaper' plant, and two two-story business houses and a number of dwellings. No mining property suffered. The stock market operations will be unaffected despite the destruction of the strcc- ture In which the erchnng? aid Its business. 1 EI OF 12 IS ASSAULTED III EIPTT HOUSE WORST CRIME IN HIS TORY OP NEW YORK SAY POLICE TWO SUSPECTS, BLOOD- "SPATTERED, IXDER ARREST Girl Assaulted and Killed In I'noccu pled Apartment; Nude Body Found In Vacant Lot Sear by Death Ends Sufferings Before Details Are Relut ed by Sufferer. New York, July 8. The police to day admit they are baffled in their ef forts to solve the mystery of the bru- tal slaylnc of 12-year-old Julia Con- nors, who was assaulted and slain af- ter being tortured while ield a prls- oner in an unoccupied flat. The child was found nude ln a va cant lot unable to tell anything re- . gardin-the assaulting. Two men un- der suljiclon have been arrested. Polled and doctors working on the case" sajj, ithe crime was the most bru- tal in tie history of the city. The fchlld died an hour after being found.' Giovanni Gerassl, aged 24, and Jet - fersonlKelly are the men arrested, Kelly bad blood stains on his cloth ing but he insisted tfley came from Injuries received in a recent accident. CHAUTAUQUA NEARS FINALE CURTAIN 'MID GENERAL SUCCESS ' 'publican, national 'tommlttee today.; . struggled with the problem of nam-i On the eve of the finale curtain of, park is being "rigged up" for tonight lng Tatg tampaJgn managed There the third annual Chautauqua, La and after the general public has been j8 no ejection as yet. - Grande is expected to patronize the splendid troupe of colored music mak kers at the big auditorium tonight, the last number of the ten-day perform ances that have attracted hundreds after hundreds. Undaunted by rainy weather, the varioim numbers have been given and the finances alone suf fered during the storms. But tonight with good weather expected-and pro phesied, the Byron troubadours ' are promising a double program entirely different from anything yet given and that the tent will be crammed with , people is both hoped and expected. Yesterday the troupe gave a non-sex-ular program of classical music and tonight will swing over on the pop ular airs and melodies with lots of vim, swing and dash. The songBters and musicians made great impres sions ot favorites yesterday and this afternoon again and this closes the chautauqua. A hilarious time is ex pected tonight. ' ( Break Camp Tomorrow Most of the campers will pull stakes tomorrow, though, some will remain for. a day or two. Tonight the last bonfire will be lighted and the colony which has been a most congenial and sociable one, will bold its last love feast. Something of a celebra tion to fittingly close the week of mopt enjoyable associations at the Object to Fabric Adnlteratlon. St. Louis, Mo., July 8. The neces sity of legislation to prevent fraudu lent adulteration of fabrics by mil ling companies Is one of the chief sub jects to be discussed at the annual convention of the National Assocli- linn III TltAn mil riun.,. V,tl, t- 1 ",r " l"rv" Ui" session. The members of the assocl- , ation declare that much wool, silk and linen Is adulterated, and that salts and veneers used In the adulterations cause the costly fabrics to fall to pieces while being cleaned. The as- sociation proposed to Inaugurate a j ..U,R B rclurra in the manufacture of fabrics. . FIRE BUG IN -CITY BUZZES SATl'RDAT SIGHT BLAZE IS PRE V VESTED. .; COAL OIL EVIDENT V 1 " Shavlngc Placed Under Porrh and Oil Toured on Walls. . ' What residents of South La Grande have come to believe is a vicious Are bug and incendiary, late Saturday night did his best to destroy a resi dence formerly owned by William Glass, and now partially empty and partially occupied. Double precau tion was taken' to Insure a goo Job of the incendary trick, for not only were ' carefully 'r prepared shavings placed under the porch, but a window In the empty section of the bouse was broken ln coal oil thrown on tho walls. The match' was then touched but neighbors discovered It and they Bprea,i Uie aiarm before the fire got beyond control. Mr. and Mrs. Grieves live ln a portion of . the house and they had to be aroused from sleep by , neighbors and of course suffered only a few inconveniences aa the blaze was only well started when discovered. It 'was easily extinguished without much damage. The belief Is current in (South La Grande that the numerous ' fires of late have been the fruits of some persistent fire bug for there have been traces ot incendiarism ln a good many instances, although never so marked as Saturday night. properly entertained it Is probable that the campers will have a little side entertainment of their own. . -With Governor Oswald West dlscus- sing the. road bills and state instltu- .i . I. ... r,. . tlons, A. I. Mason of Hood River tak- ing sharp opposition to the governor and Mr. Sykes of Milton also c.u the program of speeches, Granger day came to a close with a great deal of he dav grang-j interest Saturday evening. The m a a lorvalit a 1 1 tin A a A nn.l ttia a i a and TSTo rttiepi' nn mn m a n a tram ont are to be congrtulated on the program' set forth. It is hoped this day will'. Joaa' i9 8 At- h be an annual feature of the ever-grow- h" h"Dg th,9 ,atc-flng on the out- - lng chautauqua. . 'lde 'n we,cvome- 10 hef 8on J daughters who have returned by th John D. Has a Birthday. Tarrytown, N. Y., July 8. John D. big 0,d Home week celebration. In . Rockefeller, "the richest map in Am- 8(,ditln to countless family reunions , erica," had a birthday anniversary to- tne week'" program provides for pa day his 73rd. The Standard Oil mag-, radeB' athlee contests, illuminations, nate declares he is too old to tele- 'ecur8fonB. motor boat races and nuj brate, so be spent the day quietly with Iner0Uf other festivities. his family' at Pocnntico Hills. Mr.) Rockefeller Is In excellent health. Plenty ot golf and other outdoor ex ercises have done wonders' for him. At 73 he appears to be In better phy-j slcal condition that 15 or 20 years ago before he had laid aside the cares of ' active business. Opening of New Road. lamaqua, ria.. Jujy g The exten-, sion of the Lehigh and New England railroad, from Danielsvllle to this pce, was opened to traffic toda.". The new line cost N$?.000,000 and Is tl o 'iiiVest piece of railroad cor.str ctloii in this section In many years. Tha i,l.n.l .loo. h. T.vi.v . " ' ru,SB ' 's'nrouipan iu own taiougli Hue to Boston, a.i(Us expected to si.lt In a trerr.ndous development ' tne company s coal properties. ' ,mnmiIS roana Wnllir. Poe. .Ttilv ft. A telenhnnA mi. sage from Viterbo says that all de- renaants in the Cnmorra trial are found c"ty of murder. , , IS DEFEATED BY ITfi 5 EIGHT Ktili RED MET ER RACtiJ -.-;IOES TO amer! ANS. - , ' " ' SECOND AXD TH IN," ' STAXDlXOVvittP ALSO OCR Meredith of Mereersbnrg Academy Dt feats Famous Sueppnrd In the "Hal, Mile" Eient at Stockholm Tw Brothers Tate Scfeond and Third In. . Standing Jump. MITE Stockholm, July 8. Americana won the 800 meter race, In the Olympiad now under way, finishing one, twov three. Meredith, of Mercersburg acad omy, was first, Shephard ot the Irish- -American Athletic club, New York... was second, and Davenport of tha -Chicago Athletic club, was Jhlrd. Tha time was one minute, 1 9-10 seconds. The United States took second and third In .the standing Jump, ."latt Ad ams of New York, was second and ' his brother, B..W. Adams, was third. . EX-SENATOR PILES INVOLVED " Seattle, Wn., July 8. That former United States Senntor Piles of Wash ington nttempted to get Attorney J. H. Perry to drop the Impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge -Hanford and that the matter of Per ry's arrest, following the Dreamland? rink protest mass meeting, would be- fixed up, was Intimated today In the questions put to Plies who was a wlt- ness in behalf of Hanford. . V Campaign Xanagr Songht' s Washington July - 8. President Taft and a sui-commlttee of the re- - Eltrln Wins Yestprdav. r Elgin, July 8. Wallowa fell before ITlfftn In tmn eiinia..lv. Innmm .amAA . T T nere Saturday and-Sunday. The flrsi . ,,, , Z . uuj nieiu wuu o, z una yesieruay ii was 7-4. Culver, for a time with La. Grande, was trimmed roundly. Bat teries: Wallowa Culver and Everett; E,Sn Smltn and Hughes. Enterprise.- . and Joseph didn't play. ' ' ', .,, - - ."'.-' "' .r ' ; ' . .St ,.ohn,s B,r Wek. ""'. ' j hundreds from points ln New England , western Canada and elsewhere for the STEAMER HITS ME HURT WHEN THE BOATS 1 COME TOGETHER. Accident Occurs In Channel of New . port. - A Newport, R. ., July 8. The respou-. Slblllty for the ramming of the bfti le ... !,mp wew Hampshire B, a wK Pas- NEW HAMPSHIRE senger ship, the Comnonwea :i wlir .e-jnot be determined until tho steamship Inspectors complete, It. in- 'vestignt.'pn. The Commonwealta own. . ers a..y the battleship was anchorel ,liiecll n th rhonn.l flnrf thA shin MitnmflniW. nnj . tniir rhof the wa-ship was anchored where or- dered by the admiral commanding There were no casualltles.. .