VOL. XI
3.0DO KILLED BRWlEA
IN TURKEY BY SUICIDE USING
Hi PES
HUNDREDS DIE UNDER
WALLS WHERE IM
PRISONED BELIEF MUST BE SEXT
OB THOUSANDS 1VILL DIE
Meager Dispatches From Earthquake
Barked Turkey Tell of Terrible Ton.
dKloas There During1 Life ( Earth
quake Starvation Follows Quakes
Jiew Crater Appears.
Berlin, 'Aug. 13. Three thousand
persons are known to have been killed
In an earthquake which rocked South
eastern Turkey, according to a ms
sage just received here by' the Tage
blatt from its correspondent at Con
stantinople. More than 50,000 persons
are homeless and starving.'The active
crater Is reported" to have appeared on
the Asiatic-Bid of the sea of Marmora.
" later dispatches received Indicate
the conditions-- are much worse In the
disturbed region of Turkey than earl
ier reports stated. 'Supplementary
messages 'received here totrlfeht say
that many persons wero canght under
the tottering walls who- are Will alive
but slowly starving to death. The
Turkish government Is said 16 be do
ing Its utmost'for the relief of the
sufferers bnt is' unable to cope with
the situation.
OnlesB outside aid Is extended at
ance it is learea nnouBanaB win pensu
from -exposure aiid lack of TooJ.
TopuIistM Convene Teoav.
St.'Louis, Mo.. Aug. 13. At tie Pop
ulists' national convention he-today,
the announcement twas made Stoat the
party would not ptrt Its own rtiaket In
the field. It Ms. beieved thetteither
' Roosevelt: or Govern r Wilson will bT
endorsed. f'
-:lco the Report.
Wavton- A'Jg- :13 -Officials of
'i postoffke department denied to
ny the charges of Senator la Joi
ette In the senate yesterday that lit
ers from railway mail, clerks addres
sed to bim had bsenopoed and exam-;
ned.
Lincoln Improved.
iGrant Lincoln nho has been very
li k for a few days Is greatly improv
d this afternoon, but is fir from feel-
wl.
TTER ATTAt K AIMED AT
TB.E
MTEAJiER.
"up of Clark Held by RepnMteancj
DUSE PASSES
BILL OVER VETO
to Be Wren? Tote Close. 1 The malady is mysterious and
'strance. Rpsuarcb has developed no
'ashinKton, A-ug. 13. By the grace J
a rulinc by Boeaker Clark, the
e today passed the wool tariff re-
"n bill over Taft's veto by a vote
!74 to 80. Nineteen republican in-
-eirts voted with tbe deuiocrats. On
vote as first announced by the
ker, the democrats and insurgents
rwtly failed to pass the bill by
votes. Ten members caired with
itees oted as present Clark
it took only two-thirds of the
'frs voting "aye" or "no" to pass
I ill and ruled that two-thirds had
aye and -the bill passed. A vio-
j'llspute followed, the republicans
rly attacking Cl.rk.
J A GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON,
PISTIL ROUTE
LA GRANDE MAN MAR
RIED 7 WEEKS DIES
THIS MORNING
INQUEST MAT DISCLOSE
CAUSE OF BASH ACT
Parents Called From La Crande to j
Nerth Powder by SbooUng of Elijah
Breedlove by His Own Hand Today
Bride of Seven Weeks Is Widow-,
Lived at North Ponder.
North Powder, Aug. 13. (Special)-
Elijah Breedlove, a young man of La
Grande, "committed suicide at his
home in .North Powder early this!
morning by the revolver route. Little
is known of the cause and it is prob
able that 'there will not be the slight
est clue until the coroner's inquest
Is held late this afternoon. Coroner
Bacon at La Grande, has authorized
the justice of the peace to conduct
the Inquest1 over the body.
Married but Few Weeks.
It is just seven weeks ago shire
Breefllovewas married and he and his
ibride ba-re been living in Jlorth Pon
der since that time.
The -parents of tbe suicide have
ueen TalJed""to North Powder by the
id -incident and are here this after-
stpon. Little is Known oi ureeaiove
nert. "He 'was reared rt La Gran'e
Tin's' Tecetved his " grade education In
the La 'Grande public erhooh. lU
Kilter' is employed in sawmill a. La
raie.
"No funeral arrarqgemetts.lia'VJf been
tsadt this itf.ernouTi.
. i
LEO HEBMNG IX GRIP' iV'
AlLJtfiJiT.
Popular LTn-triHan In Very Critical
Mate This Afteruiiuil.
A gtranRe disease ee'n but isel om
in the state n.nd oply once !' La
Grande before when Mr Grandy &fd of
a similar ailment, has-seized Le'iler
rii, a popular young lctricia of
La XJrande a La Grande boyjreared
and raised. Late this afternoon he is
very Jow and recovery is extremely
doubtful. Ke Is tufferUig witjt Hodg
kin's dstase, a condition y'naracter
bed by enlargement of the Jymphatic
ElaDils. He was taken ill wijh the dis
ease, jsaitl to be Invariably fi.Ul, some
days age nd showed slight improve
ment a few days but is now sinking
rapidly. At the hospital this after
noon it was udmitted he was in 4 very
critical state. ;
more facts as to the cause than was
known 50 years ago. Mr. Herring has
probably been suffering, though not
to his knowledge, with the disease for
a -matter of several weeks but It was
less than three weeks ago that his
case was called to the attention of
physicians. Dr. Richardson, his phy
sician, said htis afternoon that Leo
showed a slight rally, and that in some
cases the patients recover ufficiently
to be able to get out of bed but that
In the end the disease bas always
proven fatal. Mr. Herring was not
deemed sufficiently strong to live Mie
night out laJt evening tut rallied to
ward morning,
DISEASE SEEII
FATAL
ILL I0IISER5
T DUE
TO VISIT CITY
UNCERTAINTY OF ITIN
ERARY MAKES PLAN
FEASIBLE
TENTATIVE DATES TROVE
SATISFACTORY TO PROMOTERS
Ltoosevelt Club Forwards Urgent Ap-
teal to Colonel Roosevelt to Deliver
Speech Here in September Prom
ises Enormous Audience at fie Fair
Grounds if lie WIU Answer Appeal.
URGENT REQUEST FOB.
WARDED TO ROOSEVELT 8
FROM 1A GRANDER
S Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay
Union county fair and the Tac-
'ing meet of Union, Wallowa and
Baker counties and all of west-
-ern Idaho will be held in La
S Grande Sepemtber ninth to four-
S teenth. We will guarantee a flf-
8 teen to' twenty thousand audience
'ff you win speak one hour. Mod
'ern grounds Just completed In
ctty limits. It means everjthing Q
"to our 'cause In fill of Eastern
S Oregon. A. S. Geddes, chairman 4
3 Theodore 'Roosevelt Progressive
ilub. La Grande, Oregon.
. Suiting the opportunity at the psy
'chological 'moment, -the Theodore
Roosevelt club to be merged -tomorrow
erenlng with tbe Progressive
'dtiBs 61 the state 'today forwarded an
urgent appeal to Theodore Rotwevelt,
the Progressive party nominee for the
presidency. deliver an address In
tM Grande during the -week of the
cuunty fair. Thj messagt; telegraphed
to -the colonel toftay Is worded above.
Itamidnp Ttate Unrertiiin.
So far ay can be ascertained 'here,
tbe Pendleion roundup bds not re
oeived a definite answer to its apjeal
for tbe presence of the iiilone! be
cause the colonel bas not deflrtrrely
outlined his itinerary In Oregon. It
is now said that Mr. Roosevelt visits
Oregon September 12, and if be does it
will cottte just right ftr the fair week
whereas the roundup Is some two
weeks later than that It a Jiist bare
ly possible that both -La Grange and
Pendleton -may get a visit from Mr.
Roosevelt, bnt the local Roosevelt club
end the fair management a anrfous
to make an effort to obtain his pres
ence in the ctty.
DISCUSSED
Elgin, Aug. 13. (To the Editor) '
The telephone business is now, as It
ever has been, a very intimate and
personal affair: it is an institution
that enters into every home and Is
part of the home life. Without the
service, one seems isolated from tbe
res: of the world, and with the tele
phone properly installed it makes It
possible to visit with your neigh bois
and friends without having to Urea
up. take a trip or Journey of moro or
1es length; It makes It possible to
transact business or call a doctor on
thort notice, but in order to get the
greatest good or benefit from the te'e
phone, the service must be good.
While you could not possibly hitch,
up or saddle a horse, or even get on
your tar and go for a doctor In 1rs
than an hour, you fret your head off
avd call tbe frvl'-e bum If you luwe
rinnirnn
TELEPIN
rnn v tna
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13,
Boy Scouts Will
Camp In Wilds
Systematic Scout Canons to Guide
Master and Commissioner Fixing
Daily Camp Activity Schedule
This moraing at 7:30 Bcout yells
and calls signalizing it the local
troops of the Boy Scouts of America
left in antos for UuVon, from where
they will march to a suitable camping
place on Catherine creek. The ma
chines that started the boys on their
way were those of August Stange, F.
L. Merera, L, M. Hoyt. and J. T. Wil
liamson. From Union the boys will
march light and a wagon will carry
their equipment and provisions. There
are 15 boys making the trip and aTe
in care of Scoutmaster Borden and
Scout Commissioner Rudd, secretary
of the Y. M. C A.
Those making the trip are as fol
lows: Kerr, Wright, Batley. Carrey, Wll-
POSTAL EMPLOYEES CnN STRIKE
AND IHE SATS SEDATE
Washington, Aug. 13-Tbe senate
"voted, 49 to 7, that the postal clerks
be given the right to organize. They
re barred from affiliation -wrtb any
organization countenancing strives ot
lockouts.
. Following a Ted hot debate on the
proposition Senator Jones' amendment
-to the postoffice appropriation bill
was defeated 20 to 3S. Amendment
provided that the origan Izations t
which th postal cler'ks 'may belong,
must not be affiliated with outsiile
';fcJdIes.
Senator Root of New York, opposed
tbe measure. He said ft would be a
sorry day for America -when the gov
ernment employes were granted tbe
rrsht to .strike. A situation like that
he, said, would soon result In no gov
ernment. He said striking Is not Illegal-
but It must not be turned as a
weajion against tbe public interests.
Cliatitnaoa IBVetlng Tonight.
Tonight is the date set for tbe an-1
nual membership Meeting of the
uranue jtouue nninauqua nasociinion.
A new board of directors is to be
elected and several Important matters'
are to ccsne up before the entire mem
bership. It is hoped fh art a large num
ber will be present at Honaa hall this
evening for-this metmt.
E
OT ITS MANAGER
t wait fifteen minutes for central.
and then if central does not become
interested In you or .connect with the
rne you wish or as bappens (nearly
always) when you are -real anxious for
the party at once, the line Is out of
rommission, you slam tbe receiver up
and swear by everything good, and
i)h(l. that if your dear one dies, while
you are out in the pasture getting the
old gray horse and going to town and
back, that you will have a damage suit
flfrafnst nnlri felpnhnne rnmnntiv ttiul i
QUESTION
1 - ' saw ine pnssioiiiiics oi me company
will (if collected- make Its net profit Muf, a maker H wag rc
..pell de.fic!t and you feel like tearing ...ned and called 1ne .ome
the phnne from Its fastenings and ,i0,.Pdenf Then the tronble came
throwing it out of the house.) Why? 'Tllere was BO ,ittle attention p8,d fo
Because it is the property of a "heart-) ,0 (nP -Homo" and too much to th?
less corporation" that has no Interest -independent", for they soon got "In
ir. you or your affairs except to 1 dependent-enough to bny the Bell out
Isfy you sufficiently to get your moa-. .
ey. But your feellnf would be en- j Continued oa Pa FoorJ
1912.
llamson, Wood, Clark, Thomas, Caaey,
Davls, Davis, Ingle, Westerllng, Mc
Donald, Boch, Commissoiner Rudd and
Master Borden.
Camp Life Systematic'
The program that is to be followed
with but few variations during the
-entire week is as follows:
6:00 . m. Turnout
7:00 a. m. Breakfast.
8:00 a. m. Cleanup.
9 a. m. Scout games and practice.
10 a. m. Fishing,
12 a. m. Dinner.
1 p. m. Hikes and Soling.
7:30 p. m. Scout campflre eoancll
6:00 p. ra. Supper.
. 11:00 p. m. Lights out
tlrely tffferent if yon were one of the
owners f that line and owned your
own phone, and trad a vote that count
ed jB8t as muck as any other snan's
vote, yon wouM feel that If someone
at sleeping oa tbe job that it te your
duty to -tell Mr. Manager and be will
.see tbat it does notiappen again soon
pr IT you are otug along the read
with a Berrlck. you will not "tie Isso'
the telephone Tine -and pull It down,
lalf as eaon if you Teel it is yonr own
line you are vailing dowa. as yon
wotiJfl tf it were the other fellow's
line. This is absolutely true, wnethr
r yon believe h or not Well then,
why not liave a xaatual co-opcraiive
telephone lino with practically all the
users members of tbe company? If
you must bave a monopoly of the tele
phone business of the conntry
would t H be better to have' the us
ers, tbe owners ratbor than to have
the controlling stock hi the bands of
-a man or at most a few men that are
only Interested in the dividends- and
-the worth of the stock tbey hold? They
give the service because they have to
yet the moirey, while with the Co-op
j cniuve romuany, the service is the
main thing "not the money, for the
mcney is only to pay the eapense, no
profits.
When the Boll company held full
swny here, you know what we had
very few farmer's lines; they said
they .did not care for the farmer trade
for it cost more than If brought. But
when "Verger," conceived the ideaf
connecting the farmers all together
on a farmers line, the Bell then was
willing to do anything for the farmer
itbey would sell him a phone and do
bis switching for $1.00 per year. They
Jnst loved the farmer and were willing
to do anything for him. Then what
did the fanner do? (the ungrateful
cum) be tortk a phone of Verger and
paid him 20i0 for it when he conlii
get one of the Bell for about $8.5n
a id he paid $19.00 per year while Bell
wa willing to do the job for $1.00.
Why did tbey do Jt? They thought tut
Verger line being a farmer line, would
look after their interests better taan
the IV ll.
Well, everything went along fir.e
until the Verger line got start enough
to et the notice of a few men ihat
.L ....... .
NUMHER2-G,
WEST II
HELP CAPTURE
FUGITIVE
'
3OSSE TAKES jt RESH
START IN SAl5 DI
RECTION ;
ALL DAT AND ALL SIGHT
SEARCH IS UNAYAILESt
Governor West Bas Beta Asked asC
Baa Promised to Asist in Bsaalag
Dowa Huntington Assailant Tksr
Asanlted Well Known Church Tarav
er at BantingtoB Last Sunday HsJaaV
Huntington, Aug. 13. (Special)
Recruited with, new men and adl-i
al arms and ropes the posae asskV
ing the Snake river country .lor
assailant of Mrs. William Bardcy ti
Huntington Sunday when she was aav
saulted and maltreated by sosoasasv
probably a negro, left this moraiaf 1ar
the Snake river again after a trnSUoa
all day and all night search. Basr
bloohounds put on the trail this tsatav
lng took the same direction sat st
Huntington when given tbe scent, sa
did the Boise bloodhounds yesteiar
mornlng and the posse leaders
Deputy Sheriff Ed Hannon are
fldent that the assailant bas
for Idaho and has now crosses' fla
Snake river. The posse was oat aft
day yesterday and all night hot an tkav
chase but returned to HuntiactSK
without auceess.
Geverner - Asked 'for Aid.
Ttie family of Mrs. Barclay toaar
asked Governor WeBt to aid la flas
search" and as -the .executive has aV
resrty expressed -a willingness t a
so, ir askfd. No answer bad beea re
ceived front the - executive at a Ma
hour this af.t?r,'11' bui-that soldr
will be on theteiT of the fiend at W-
Hevcd a certaiittyr,'. nnlens h is caajr
turcd first
According to thtv,tf)torie8 of fie af
fair, the men who , upmpose the Tarty
are determined to d. '' "merely wirfc
the criminal If be is t '6ht .and Jj
tlfled. However, they t w"m to be act
ing in a very cool heade V "ner, far
two colored men who w. fouas" an
Huntington were taken bet Vethest
tlm, and she falling to Iden Vt-tSOtw
of them, tliey were -turnei lossaj,
Should she Identify the presen V"0"
of the posse's quest hb the ngr
tin I I. a. i . . . . ' - - .
uw ii ib openiy nintea - -
the criminal will never come to ti 1
Mrs. Barclay, the victim of tbe at
sault Is highly thought of In Huntratf- 4
ton, and while it Is not believed lbs
her condition Is critical, she was Vra
tally maltreated and bndly injure hr
her assailant
V
L
SEEDER'S TILL
fiET CONSIDER BI F. SILVER FROX
CASH Ri:(i!STKR
o trrher Higno of Disturbance .
trance Gained Throngh Frnat Dow
Some time last evening some na-
known party entered Selder's ccrelee
tionary store on Adams nvnue and
looted the tll.I Several dollars r
all that was found and there art as
signs of anything else bertig taken. Km
cluea were to be found as to the Vea
tificatlon or the robbers. i:ntrT
wa gained through the front don br
some expert lock pick, the money j
missing, and the renialn.ier is u ioi
tery. J
ROBBERS