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VOL. XI Tl S'lIZ E PAINT AND POWDER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR INHUMAN ACT PASSION PROMPTED KILL. IN OF JTJLIA CONNEKS Fall Confession to His Mother Found Beside Body of Nathan Swartz Mho Bis Father Advised to Commit Sui cide After Committing the Murder a Few Pay Ago. New York,' July 18. With a hose from a flowing gas jet tied into his mouth with a handkerchief the body of Nathan Swartz the boy whose father admitted he had confessed to him that he was tfce murderer of lit tle Julia Connors was found today In a tenement bouse. Beside the body was a letter embodying a full confes sion of the murder, uncovered when the girl's nude body was found. The letter to Swartz's mother was found beside the body, and read: "This is only to my dear mother who I'm always homesick for, and the same to the rest and pa whose word I'm taking in doing this, which I figure is the easiest and best way of my own expiation. I want to say that if I happen to be revived in order to be executed I'll take that medicine just the same. "My last job was at the Pocket book Manufacturing company. He owes me two days' work. Please secure It and give It to my mother who is very poor. Tell mother again I'm really guilty so she shall not cry her eyesj and heart out. I know she thinks I am Innocent. ' I'm rorry I have flone It LufTtof &azy,.'&s i-.bhe,n.,djc,' and you can't blame me for that, nor any- one." (Signed) Nathan Swartz."' r Makeups the Cans. r" t ' " -j Pencilled on Swartz' soiled linen collar was this" confession : "I am guilty and I'm insane. It was caused by the beautiful makeup of women which has set me very passionate. I felt sorry just two minutes after I did it so don't cry for me." . Birth Record. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thomp son of Kamela, July 17,' an eight pound girl. Content for Mimtoorl Governorship. Jefferson City, Mo., July 18. The Missouri primary campaign, with the nominations less than a month off, is approaching the final stages.. On tae first Tuesday of next month the voters of all parties will engage in a state wide primary for the namirc of can didates for governor and o.'.:cr state officers. Judges of the state court, members of the legislature, represen tatives in congress and numerous county officss. The party leaders, the candidates and the newspaper aie making their aast appeals to the vot ers. In both the leading parties the battle for tb gubernatorial nomina tion is the keenest. The republican field consists ol John E. Swanger of Milan, state bank commissioner and former -secretary of state; John , C. McKinley of TJnionvllle. former lien-tenant-governor and twice the repub lican choice for United States sena tsr; Arthur P. Murphy, of Rolla, for mer congressman from the Sixteenth district; Arthur W. Brewster of Kan sas City. . and Leon W. Quick city 'treasurer , of St. Louis. The. demo cratic field of gubernatorial aspirants consists of the same number, as in, the republican Tanks. The men.wbo as pire to head the democratic ticket are former Congressman William, S. Cow herd of Kansas City, the defepte . nominee four years ego; Atto-ney General Elliott W. Major, of Bowling Green, David A. Ball ot Louisiana who claims he was counted out in Cow herd's favor in 1908; Augnste H. Bolte . of 8t Louis, former lieutenant govcr " nor and James A. Houchln, a million "ah contractor of Jefferson City. FOUND LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1912. Tourists On ! Long 'Trek' RHODE ISLAND PEOPLE JOURNEY FAB. NO ACCIDENTS AS YET Fronr Rhode Island to Seattle Is Long Drive Being Enacted. With leisure and well-arranged Itin erary, a party of Bristol, Rhode Is land, auto tourists cpent last night in La Grande en route to Seattle, their ultimate destination. The party Is made up of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wil liam's, H. L. Cooke and the driver. Starting May 27th, in a 45 h. p. Knox, the tourists swung through New York state, down into Ohio by easy stages, 1 through Iowa into Colorado and then on toward Oregon, 'reaching the first real warm weather of the journey the last two days. While the distance traveled a a crow would fly Is about 4,500 miles, the car has traveled close to 6,000 miles on the trip, including Bide junkets in New York state and in Colorado. From Iowa to Colorado they got into rainy weather and ex perienced the worst roads of the trip which has been otherwise smooth and unmarred by serious accidents. Af ter reaching .SB'le they may-spend several months along the coast seek ing pleasures and seeing country. Monument for "Rebel" Dorr. Providence, R. I., July 18. With li- terf sting exercises a monument ereci- ed In honor of Thomas Wilson Door, the leader of "Dorr' Rebellion," was unveiled today .at Cbepachet. By tne erection of the monument the state of Rhode Island alms at a complete vin dication of the man she one ' cou demned as a traitor because .- be jjought against the restriction of the ngai oi sunrage to property owners. '"'Thomas Wilson 'Dorr was born in this city November 5, 1805. He wis a man of property, capacity, education and social .position. As a member or the legislature he started a populji agitation for suffrage reform. He oi posed the old charter ot Rhode Island because it allowed only limited suff rage.' The state had retained its old charter, after the declaration ' of in. dependence, and one of its provisions was that -only those could vote who possessed- a freehold worth $1'34. ' The people considered this lirata tion most unjust and Dorr becam; tbelr champion. So great waa the un rest that civil war in Dhode IslanJ seemed imminent. In 1841,' at a maji meeting In Providence, the suffrage party under Door's leadership voteu to call a state constitutional conveu j tion. The convention was held and a , constitution- was framed giving all i men the right to vote. Under this con stitution an election was held and Door was chosen governor. At the same lime an election was held under the old charter and Samuel W. King was elected governor. Both governments organized in Newport. in May; 1842, and King pro claimed martial law, called out th-s -militia and was recognized by the na tional government ' Dorr was arrest ed, tried for high treason, found gull , ty and sentenced to Imprisonment for life, but. was pardoned In a few years Though Dorr was ridiculed .and tie splsed by his enemies his -"rebellion" made euch a deep public lmpresslou that the principle 'for. which be and hs followers contended were embodied in the constitution of Rhode Island not long after Dorr's arrest.. , . Meeting of Wisconsin Millers. Wauan, Wis., July-18. The meni- jber of the Wisconsin State Millers' 1 association began tbelr summer meet ing here today for the discussion ol various question relating to the mil ling industry. The meeting will con clude tomorrow. : Jsarw Anniversary Observed. City of Mexico. July 18. The forti eth anniversary of the death of Ben Ita Juares. the Mexican patriot, was observed wltb the customary Jstrallons today in the capital and otb- ( er 'ea.llnc cities of Vexico. BERBER I0SSES HAT INTO Die KEYNOTES OF SOCIAL IST CAMPAIGN MADE CLEAR BY HIM REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ALIKE ARE BITTERLY FLAYED "Bull Moose" Factions Said to Be Sap porting Roosevelt and Taft's Back ing Also Emphasized Neither of the Two eLading Parties -Can Save the Political Issue." Washington, July 18. Sounding the 80c,allst ke note for tDe coming pre ldential campaign. Congressman Vic tor Berger of Wisconsin, today in the house vigorously denounced both the old parties and In addition took a fall out of the "bull moose" faction sup porting Roosevelt. Berger said: "Capitalists are as wil ling to deal with democrats as with republicans. The latter are conserva tive and the former reactionary. One glance at the honest progressives who are setting out to purify politics dem onstrates that Robin Hood's famous assemblage of outlaws had nothing on the gang rallying around Roosevelt. Wilson' election would perpetuate the bosses' power and would inaug urate another era of prosperity from a man like Belmont or Ryan. It Is unnecessary to explain where Taft stands. It is natural for a man of his type to be allied with Root, Crane. Guggenheim and John Hayes Ham mond. Being behind the time on most question, the democratic party espeeally gnorant of the labor ques ton a "the laws of the southern states prove." . J ., .Cloudburst Kills Eight. . Pittsburg, July 18. Eight persons are believed to have been- killed in a cloudburst near West Newton, along the Youghiogheny river, with enor mous property damage. Wilson Sea Girt, N. J., July 18. Details of the campaign of Woodrow Wilson will make for the presidency, on the demo cratic ticket, were discussed here to , day at a conference between Mr. Wil son and Chairman TUcCombs of the new democratic national committee. Congressman Padmer of Pennsylvania, Committeemen Hudspeth and Davis. Congressman Burleson of Texas, Sen ator O'Gonnan, William McAdoo of New York. Wilson will not stump extensively, but will make a tour of the Pac'fic coast and also probably speak in Mas sachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Ohio and Indiana. Lelpelg, July 18. While mak- ing his final Bight' Tot- an avia- tor's license. Lieutenant Presen. of the .German army, was killed 1 when his monoplane capsized - ? here today. This brings the total victims of aviation up to an ap- n up to an ap- v . the past month d of 30. palling figure for in the neighborhood Qulney. Mass.. July 18. Lawreme demon-Stafford, a 17-year-old aeronaut, fell 2,000 feet Into Qulney bay today when . . his .parachute failed to open and wa Visit MORE AIRMEN MEET DEATH FRIEND PITinOMBS JACK ROSE HELD AS A PARTICIPANT IN MURDER MAYOR (UViDR IS BE , HIND HIS PRESENTATION Friend of Police Otfirer Admits He Hired Automobile That Conveyed Shooting Party to" Where Rosenthal Stood When Fired at Confessions of Auto Driver Near. New York, July 18. Jack Rose, a olose friend of Police Lientenant Becker.fwas arrested today in connec tion with the Rosenthal murder. He was arraigned and remanded to the Tombs without bail, charged with complicity In the murder. Other ar rests are expected. Aaron Levy, attorney for William Shapiro and Louis Llbby, held in con nection with the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the well known gambler, admitted today that Shapiro drove the murdereds to the scene of the crime but Insisted that it was at the point of a gun be did so. Both Shapiro and ibby assert that: Jack Rose, a friend of Police Lieutenant Becker and prom inently mentioned in . connection with the gambling scandal, hired the auto mobile used by the murderer. Author ities have redoubled their efforts to run down the murderers and District Attorney Whitman said that he ex pected confessions from Shapiro and LIbb ywhicb would throw light on the cr!me. " ' ' Jack Rose, a friend of Police Lieu tenant Becker, appeared in police headquarters .today and admitted he hired the automobile used by the slay ers ot Herman Rosenthal. Rose was examined for two hour by, District Attorney Whitman and It was report ed it was on direct order from Mayor Gaynor to Becker that Rose waa pro duced. Wi Work. la (Obstinate. Washington, July 18. "i shall not resign. The people who asked for my resignation are not even republican.'' This . was: tbe- declaration today .of Senator Works ot California regarding a request for hi resignation made by Los Angeles progressives a a result of his declaration against a third par ty in California. Twilight Game Tonight The Clerk and Railroader will meet tonight for the secoqd game of the Twilight league. Game called- at 6:30 prompt. instantly kllledi parachute drop. He was attempting a GREEN REPORTER JOBBED. Washington, July 18. Tbe re- port that an Infernal machine wa eent to President Taft, and k that hi aasistant secretary I man Allen, in opening it. nai ly escaped death, wa state Sher- narrow- p ; -- it escaoea aeain. wan iat.ii i. ! hoaxing of a green reporter by o veteran. The youn man's aen- rv circulated th. ti-n.,.i.. a out tbe country. Coast Beckon Fires Get Replies SCOUTS ON MT. EMILY SIGNAL TO FRIENDS HIRE. ROCKETS ARE SENT UP Maxamas Tell of Their arrival by Building Fire on Mountain. Beckon lights burned on the high est cliff of Mt. Emily last night and the parent and friends of the Boy Scouta who mazamaed the mountain yesterday knew they had reached the destination in safety. Hundreds watched for and saw the signal and camp fire burning from the very point of the topmost rock last night for several hour( and the volume of the blaze indicates that Scout Master E. P. Borden and the Scouts know well how to build a fire. In the mur ky darkness of the bill top the fire blazed up like a giant star, flickering from time to time a new bough were applied. The youngsters are home ward bound this afternoon and of course they are happy. Answer Signals Given. Member of the Scouts who couldn't attend the ascent party signalled from La Grande with skyrocket, as pre arranged, and the tiny speck up In the clouds brightened up perceptibly, in answer for there were no rockets with the climbers provisions, and the answer came, Indian faBhion. MANY TEACHERS PASS. Successful Applicants for Teaching Certificates Are Public. La Grande, Elgin and Union contri bute the ' greater bulk of successful contribute the greatereaCMf.L DR candidates for teachers' certificates, the 'examination- for which were eon ducted some time ago... The grades bajre, now been returned to County Superintendent E. E. Bragg and the successful one are: t Five Year Certificates. W. E. Kenlfhger, La Grande; Lil lian Kepllnger, La Grande; Nellie B Bullard, La Grande; Kathryn Wood ruff, La Grande; Lottie E. Wall, La Grande..' . One Year Certificate. M. V. Connor, La Grande; M. der, La Grande; Sadie Young, Grande; Elizabeth Bunnell, Snl La . La Grande; Mary Stein, La Grand: Opal Rice, La Grande; Sarah Smith, La Grande; Gertrude Ferguson, La Mrs. Edith Duncan, Elgin; Benjamin Scott, Elgin; Nellie Rush, Elgin: Flora McShain, Elgin ;Paul H. Crout fr. Union; Elinor Crouter, Union; Luvia Spray, Union; Victoria Calll ban, Union; Nell ,H. Con Ion, Union; L. A. Harris, Union; thel Farley', Un ion; Anna Niederer, Summervillc; Marcla Becker, Summerville; . Alva Johnston, Alicel; Mary C. Wells, 1m- bler; Mrs. Maude Chllders, Island City. Primal Certificate. Mr. Nellie G. Nell), La Grande. AUTO OWNERS ARRESTED. More Than a Half Dozen Pay Fine For Violating Ordinance. From ex-municipal ' officials to prominent business and professional men has fallen the police dragnet in violation of phase of the-automobile ordinances In this city. During the past several days arrest have "been many but today tbey piled in In great er numbers tban ever. Some were arrested for allowing their machines engine to run while th car was Idle others for cutting corners and others for speeding. Acting Chief of Police Walden. ha been enforcing the law right and left making- complaint In every quarter of the city. In most in stances the "victims" paid their fines before complaints were filed against them dodging voluminous court rec ords. "I am going to arrest any per son violating this ordinance in anv t . . ' respect If there are any who do not iirmprsinnn h, we win explain the Walden ,0(lay NUMBER 225 illLISTSIII .'3 Ik BIT -HESS MEN URGED TO WITHDRAW THEIR ; CHARGE ADMISSION OF DUNK HABIT BY HANFOKD ARE VAST Attempt to Block , Prosecution or In vest! (ration of Ha'nford's Careec Made Before Merchants Assoclatiea at Seattle Wholesaler Promised it . Make Hanford Behave. , ' Seattle, Wa., July 18. Further tes timony was taken today on Congress man McCox's charge that J. S. Gold smith blocked the plan ot the Seat Merchants and Credit Men' associa tion to present evidence against Judga Hanford in the matter of excess! receiverships. H. L. Klock, a whole sale produce man, testified to what bad occurred at a merchant meeting when Goldsmith appeared In hi alleg ed obstructive work. .Klock said that Goldsmith stated: VWhlle I admit ta old man (Judge Hanford) may hava outlived his usefulness on the bench, he i not much worse than other fed eral Judges." v,' v ' Tbe. witness said Goldsmith assert-. ed the socialists were behind the Han ford prosecution, k and therefore tha merchant ought to keep out Klock said Goldsmith remarked; "While the old majn drank he possibly needed stlmulanta'to Ijtep up with th) large amount ot work." Goldsmith made an 'offer, Kloclt -testified, that if the proetcutlon droppsi. the matter he (Gdsilth)''felt ov' fldent fie could go to 'Judge HanforC himself and could Induce hid), to -point receivers In the' future ' ra would meet with the approval of th local merchant, r , v . ; . . ; Klock testified that the debate be tween himself and Goldsmith develss-' ed to such a , general discussion of Judge Hanford' fitness on the bene that he (Klock) aaid b conalderef a unfit "a judge who get mixed ay In a deal tending to deprive or defraot ' school children and the prosperity t 65,000 acre of school lands." . Klock siad he referred to Hanforf'S irrigation company which obtains school lands put on sale fcy the atab land commission 'which wa advertis ed In some obscure way hut wldck singularly enough attracted Hants buyers. .. ' ' Still. Hope to Rule Over Francs. Brussels, July 18. Many were tt conr tv""rv message receiver w- , day by PrWioe Victor; Napoleon, fa Bonnpnrttat Pretender, 'on the o-- sloi of his 50th birthday annrveraaijt. Despite the stories printed from tim to time of hi remmclaton of all claim to the TreacTi court, there are coanc les numbers of people who finnlff believe that the prince will yet W conie Nnpoleon IV. Of late hi star -ha appeared to be In tbe ascendant HI marriage to Princess ClemewO of Belgium two year ago caused by substantial rise In th Pretend stock. Princess Clementine Inherits many million from 'her father, Klag Leopold. To this fact,! probably da much of the enthusiasm that has slat been' displayed amongst the rappo-' er of the Napoleonic cause. ' CHERRY FAIR INTERESTS.' Lack of TransuortnUtn 'Hay Sf ' Many Homo, Tomorrow Is Feared. - That there will' not -be automobiles and vehicle enbngh to carry an to 1 La Grande people who. are desirous at going to-Cove tomorrow to see the saw nual cherry fair," is the fear erpers sed today. Cove la tl9 aft' -ioon ar ranging to snt auuid ma"' " er to b'lng those who can't make af Tn cements 4rtherwhM mvit all the 1e- cal machines will tin out In full fore to accommodate the crowds. Every i thin is in reRdincn for the fair and! I the day "promises to he clrar and Ideal . for the event. The w&rm weather has I ripened evm more rherric tban was n on esse
