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VOLUME XVI
LA oltANDIS IfiVKMJLNti OliHhKV Kti. : MONDAY, JULY 8, 1912.
NUMBER 2161
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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
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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.
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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
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EIGHT Ktili RED MET
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amer! ANS.
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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.. .