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'1 Si I VOL. XI GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1912. NUMBER 234 RDOSEVELT TO HftKE TWO- wwnun HOUR STOP 111 Lfi 6111DE "'KR SPECIAL TRAIN - , ClflTEREDTO PFHMIT STIiP ttpaw F.XPESSE AC- iUd ; , COUNT MET BY LOCAL ORGANIZATION TEX fflM'TE STOP WAS ; 1 UNSATISFACTORY TO ALL Colonel BoosereU Will Spend Two Honrs in LaGrande September 12 Instead of Ten Minutes as Original ly Provided for In Itinerary Means Specud Trains From 8 Directions. BOOSEYELT'S COMISM JL a- TABLOID. Reaches La Grande Sept 12th, at 9:30. ' . Leaves for felr grounds Imme- ? dlately. Special train from ... Wallowa 1 HnntT arrives at fair grounds at 9:30 o'clock. Roosevelt's speech commences 9 immediately afterwards. - At conclusion of speech, Col. Roosevelt leaves for Boise at ,.".11:30 sharp. - . T v six curs uucu w v v . V aielOIl. DpeCiai IX1U HWUl uancs - to reach La Grande ahead of No. ' Final arrangements ' for bringing Theodore Rooseve;t to La Grande un der such conditions that the co"nlv' 'tide tor miles and miles can a to hear him during an extended ana set pea-h ct the fair grounds, Septembei 12th, have been " effectively closed up this afternoon. With customary thrift and enterprise, the fair management and other Interested closed up a deal involving the cost of a chartered lialn from La Grande to Boise this noon. Close to a thousand dollars expenso Is shouldered that the Roosevelt speech may be changed from a ten rolnuta platform speech to an address of an hour's duration, or more. Word tele graphed to La Grande. today from O. K Davis of New York, the man who has Roosevelt's Itinerary in cnargw, u out tha early reports and verified them to the effect that Roosevelt Is slated by the original Itinerary tocome here from Portland on No. 6 the day of the 18th and speak ten minutes. While this In Itself would be a great attractions the itinerary was unsatisfactory to lo- cal people and President Geddes of the n oini Prenldent 'Richard son of the fair committee and others took the matter np with National ujmimi teeman Coe at Portland, obtained the privilege of chartering a special tram from La Grande to Boise. The colonel will arrive at 9:30 on No. 6, remain about two hours, take the special .vi.i. iv. fi, .. ntfcor will nrovlde. reaching Boise In time for his evening address and making way siauuu u Araa.a. trnm itta nlntfnrm BS Original ly announced. The O.-W. will run ex cursions Into La Grande for that day from three different directions, .tap ping three counties besides Union county. Arrangements to entertain 15.000 people In and around the hoge grand stand at the fair grounds will he speedily perfected. The grand stana as tt looks will house the greatest unmber of people that can be put un der one roof In or amnnd La Otmws. In .11 TTaaf Am flTPBOn. and t" management "will give other mmo datloa In the way or standing and seat- mg racuities aooui mo i-u.--- , The entire arrangement has been done jn lightning like fashn. The message irom .. 1ng the forenoon and was so nJre"'; unsatisfactory to all con.cer Mh arrangements as noted abore wer. perfected before the noon hour Hi nlag work, Indeed. Portland. Aug. Il.-(SpediJ)-Ths snowing program was arranged for er while Rooterelt to to85 7 a. m. Arrtre Portland. 7:SBTMkfMt Baker Dance Hall Closed SHERIFF LOCKS UP THE PLACE IT1UAI. .;,; INDICTMENTS LIKELY Humors of Disorderly Dances tad Or gie ueacn snerius cars. VottorHau, sheriff Phil rift m closed the Baker orchard alleged road house 1 and dance hall. Many reports telling I of disorderly dances apd orgies that I nave Deen auowea mere uwo ' heard of for some time. Charles Ba ker, proprietor of the place, has se cured a federal license to sell liquor onr it U unriaratnnil that there has been no restraint as to the amount of nor to whom tne nquor nas Deen soiu. The place has been growing from bad to worse, for some time, It is said. Upon his return home a couple ol , days ago Sheriff Chlldera heard com- plaints concerning this place and at once Investigated affairs which result ' ed in the closing of the road house and dance hall yesterday, unnaers says there will be no more dances and no more road house there, nor anywhere else In the county. The sheriff has no first hand evidence but he expects to be able to secure sufficient by the time the grand Jury meets, to obtain sever al Indictments -'V t- . Early this summer Baker started his country park, and advertised to the nuhiie that it would be conducted ab goluteIy aiong proper lines. ..j nave f0Und, however," said the 'Bj,erlff today, "that the place has not heen conducted properly and rumors "of It reachingmy ears told of a rowdy fAsnrt rrnvine rrorn duu iu wuido. m. win nnt nermit any more 'society' dances at the place, either." 8 Trip to Salem by special. 11:30 a. m. Return to Portland and 'start for Vancouver. I Noon Luncheon, speech and recep- j tlon at uiarae wumy rmr B"""- ; 2:30 p. m. Automobile paraae through Portland streets 4:30 p. m. Mass meeting at armory. g p. m. Leave' for Idaho. The hour of 4:80 was selected Im mediately upon the receipt of a tele gram stating that Roosevelt must leav In time to Ml Idaho engage ment and that means the original it inerary will be adhered to. That hour , was also regarded as most suitable for tha wnritinar neoDle. and a general ro- q.ut to all employers to close their plants, stores, shops, etc., at mat um wll be made. Johnson's Schedule Out r York. Aug. 21. Arrangements for a projected eastern trip for Gov ernor Johnson of California, tne re gressive nominee for vice president on the Interest of the new party, were completed today. The Progressive na tional headquarters are here. The schedule calls for Johnson to leave San Francisco Aug. 27, speaking at the following places: Salt Lake, Aug. 28; Denver, Aug 31: Tokepa,. Kan., the morning of Sept. 3; wncoin. iu., the evening of Sept 3; Cleveland, Sept 6; Watertown, New Tone, eepu . will also speak at the Ohio tfvuunv1 " and New York state Progressive con ventions. Baseball Mogul Dead. suddenly here today of pneumonia. . Massacre Anniversary Observed. : New Ulm. Minn.. Aug. . ..t,, .ttonded the celebration or viw , here today of the cuia " . ... v Ulm and Fort BJdgely against the uprising of the Sioux Indians In 18M. cram Included historical addresses by Sovernor Iberbart and other, and ft imt stmt parad. Sptt r th. Minnesota mnitU and regular troop, from Fort Snel llnf. . . ' MANY FALL ON BOTH . SIDES SAT MESSAGES More Federal Troops Bashing to the Aid of Garrison Forces Fighting at Cananea In Sooora State Noff.iles Can Hold hut ft Few More Refugees From the Fighting Districts. ' Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 21. A bloody battle, between Mexican rebels and the regulars Is raging today south of Can anea. Snnnra. according to messages re celved bene. Reports which as yet are unconfirmed, say mat many nave tai- leii on both sides. Xouales is filled with refugees, from various sections of Sonora. More than 1UU arrived via tue west uoast .une nnd tha Southern Pacific. The town can accommodate but a few more. An other company of federal troops arriv ed here today from Hermoslllo and they arte enroute to .Cananea to rein force the federal garrison there. Uncle Sam Fears Trouble. Washington, Aug. 21. The wur de partment, fearing that a clash lu Nic aragua Is inevitable, Is prepareil today to sond additional troops to the scene of the trouble. The tenth Infantry, now at Panama, Is ordered to hold It self In readiness for embarkation. The ciMiser Denver Is due In Corlnto Sun day and carries 300 marines. It Is ex pected they will be ordered to march overland to Managua whera the "situa tion Is negated as critical, to reln foite the American forces already lauded there. ' San Juan, Del Sur, Nicaragua Aug. 2; Advices reecived here today say fiat panic reigns in Managua as a re sult of the threat of General lieua, Ii-aocr of the Insurgents, to resume his bombardment of the capital unless the iity surrenders. . FOOD NOT GUILTY. Montgomery and Hasbrouck Found Not Guilty. Justice Williams yesterday found f lAVA Mnntffnimprr and Daniel Has- brouck no guilty of casting sawdust In t0 tne W4ter 0f tne gtate of Oregon to the water or tne state oi vregon. a-he two defendants have been operat in. a sawmill 11 n Mill's canvon and km tlu ionvv rains and cloudbursts occured several weeks ago some of the sawdust from the mm was wasnea in to the small creek that runs aown tne canyon. As their sawdust dump was several hundred feet from the. creek and could not possibly be wasnea into the waters txcept by a water spout It was deemed that they were fully with in the law In their actions. . POOH CAJT GET CHEttBIES. Six Gallons May Be Had Free of Charge at Baker Orehart . In view of the fact that he has no way of picking them, poor people who wish an ko to the Charles Baker or chard In Frultdale and there pick up to li srallons of cherries free of cost. nnlv those who feel they cannot anord to buy cherries are Invited to. partake of the cherries now going to waste. Pmmnt action will mean that a great many people will get cherries free In this way. FATHER London, Aug. 21. By the terms of in nf nnaral William Booth, op ened here tonight, Bramwell Booth, his son, Is named as tne new comnnmuor in chief of the Salvation Army. His father died last night ' General William Booth, commander in chief of the Salvation Army, died at 10:30 o'clock last night He was horn at Nottingham in 182. ' The Teteran aivauon anur was unconscious for 48 hours before his death. The medical bulletins had not revealed the seriousness of the general's condition, which foT ft week, it Is now admitted, was hopeless. go tar as known General Booth nev- ...m. MMmciietl to his son. Bal- Hngton Booth, who. following a quar- rel Wltn tne general in ion ursuj.v the Volunteers of America. iiiOliTraffiEOs HI fill HIT BY BERG. L CAPTAIK LOUDLY PKAISED BY PASSKStiKKS AM tK t Kit. HI Pasengera Knocked From Berths Many Jump Into Life Boats Badly Frightened Cook Says There Was Little Serlons Danger and Damage to Ship was above the Water Line. Liverpool, Aug. 21. With her bulk- beads protecting her damaged boy, the Allan liner, Corslcan, which recently collided iwth an Iceberg oft Newfound land, arrived here today. Captain Cook said that at the time the accident oc cured the steamer was 'proceeding slowly, having sighted the berg ahead. The engines were stopped and the Im pact was lignt. Prpnnrntlnna vera made to abandon h vassal hut an Anamination showed the d&mage was above the water line. The captain declared .mere was no panic among the passengers.' Some passengers, however, said the shock aram mnat vlnlnnt. ThflV said that tons of Ice fell. on the deck and many of the naa.nnrs wnr. thrnwn from their berths. It Is further asserted that some of the pasengers were terribly rngiit- ened and jumped into ins ooais. -Everyone" on board praised Captain Cook highly. The passengers present ed him with a gold watcn Bno a pursw after the accident. . . : i POSTMASTER MERRICK DEAD.1 1 nl.tlnn lira 1 MIT. .ChlirllK K. Ii.aviviif v.v n- --- oiir iinsiniilar at Portland. Ore. AiA of hnart fulinrA inilnr. the attack coming while he was swimming lu the hot springs near nere. ' Xegro Business Men Meet. Chicago, Aug. 21 The thirteenth an nual session of the National Negro Dn.iiiMi lanffiio rnnvened here today. Morehan 20,000 delegates are attend ing. - ; : PEB0SE TO EXPLAIJf. ' Started to Tell the Senate About Big Check but ueierrea ii. Wsahlnirtnn. A ue. 21. Rising to a question of personal privilege Senator tiniaa rsnrnu at Pnnnsvlvanta today UV.a - " started to tell the senate the circum stances of. sending to him or a cnecx for 125,000 by Jonn U. Arcnnojo oi i" atwiarA nil Mmninr. The callertes Dwuwu . w. . " were packed when Penrose started speaking, but he changed his mind and will complete tne aooress i u uivta, this aftersoon. ELECTRICAL CONTBACTOB HERE. Walla Walla Picks La Grande as the Best Location He Cenld Find. George H. Walte, formerly in the contracting business in Walla Walla has come to La Grande to locate and will operate an electrical contracting niriM here.. He has. temporarily, or Anna at Room 3. Foley building, but will be found In the new, Foley build ing when It Is completed. Ho has found Le. Grande the most promising of several cities Investigated and has much confidence In establishing a per manent business here. - Mr. Walte comes well recommended as an electrical engineer. IS ARMY HEAD k Vnrk. Ana. 21. Balllnxton Booth, head of the Volunteers of Amer ica, today denied ne nad ever oeen in different toward his father's fatal Jll neis. He declared he had always treated his father with the deference du to the great man, Taft Pays Trlbate. Washington, Aug. 21 President Taft vt nalif a. tribute to General Wil liam Booth the lat head of the Salva tion Army. Tha president said: "Gen eral Booth was one of the world's re markable characters. He was a geni us for organising of men and women against vice, and uplifting those usual- lai- lived long enough to sea the Salvation Army forca a every country In tha IT 1H lUIUIVIWIU mhw ... I I 1 ..4 .rim. n world." AT LIVERPOD HOUSE PASSES BOGET BILL OVER SK VETO AXE Sherman Is Given News AXSWEE TO NOTIFICATION IS BIT ' TEH. SUTHERLAND SPEAKS Wilson Is Bitterly Attacked la Accept ance Speech by Sherman. t'tlca, N. Y., Aug. 21. James School craft Sherman was officially notified today of the re-nominatton by the Re publican national convention for vice president United States Senator Suth erland of Utah delivered the notifica tion address. Sherman responded briefly. Thousands of persons, friends, and fellow townsment of the nominee wit nessed the ceremony.' Various forms of amusement and entertainment for the visitors had been arranged making the notification a gala occasion. The notification ceremonies were In formal and were held In Conklln park. Chn.mnn wan ..n.t. t tl tha noflr hv a detachment of troops. Following the ceremonies tne notmcation committee was entertained at tne snerman nome. Fireworks will be displayed touight to complete the celebration. Accepting the Republican.-nomination for vice president, James S. Sher- mon said In part: ' ' ' ' "Undeceived by the clamor of those attempting to bolster up their bclaln;s without basis by hundreds of contests resting on a foundation so flimsy that In the light of an investigation most of them melted away like snow in the tnem meuea away tiae snow in tue t . . . v ... mv- heat of a furnace the national iRepub- llcan convention at Chicago adopted a platform which rings true for patriot- Ism and constitutional liberty and .... . , . ,fc i.i worthily bestowed the re-nomlnatlon on the present chief executive of the nation. The new party thrusts Itself Into the vacuum left by the phantoms .h third nartie. nassed Into Ob- Hrion, and It, too, awaits It The Dem ocratic presidential candidate, Wilson, Is Bryan and Parker over again, with out the oratory of the one or the legal out the oratory of the one and the le gal training of the other, but with the free trade preudlce of both seem tne tree traue preuuite vi uuut Boom- ingly W-lfled. It.U .not unkind to discern that Wilson Is a pedagogue and not a statesman. ENGINEER) CHADWICK HURT. Switch Engine and Light Locomotive Come Together at Perry. Engineer Chadwlck is nursing a bruised arm today a. the result of a minor accident at Perry last evening about 6:30 when the switch engine . . Of. WUIUU sJJttU Itn, to au .ua o v w working on the spur there and was hit by a light engine coming down the hill. It seems the switch engine was not quite In the clear and was hit a glancing blow which spilled the lighter engine but left the main line clear engine DUt lert tne main line s . . ... . a Engineer tjnaawicii wm uimoou . . " ... . , th- . ftf the arm some but none or tne rest oi . . . u.- tne crew was lniursu, i m ' went up about noon to put the switcn i v-.t. engine back Into service. Negroes at Salt Lake. ooif T abs Aus?. 21. The national convention of the American Bankers' Institute began here tooay ana win . dsn All matters of Inter est to the Institute will be discussed ij prominent men. Extensive entertain ment is provided. -' Hibernians at Bridgeport. BridxeDort Conn.. Aug. St. The six teenth biennial convention of the An cient Order of Hibernians of Connecti cut becan in this city today and will continue orer tomorrow. Tha visitors escorted by tha local division, march ed through the bualnesa district tab morning to tha Church of tha Sacred Hsan, wnn at iiwm tjwiwi Heart, where a special solemn high - , " WSM DDBaiKiSnL I (Til I IH WSV ftVSW- - I u. eonTanHo Ppa begaa its " tasUiT-. , TAFT" iETOES BILL HOUSE PROMPTLY RE PASSES BILL OVER SECOND VETO YETO MESSAGE SHORT AND TO THE POINT Believed That Senate Will Likewise ' Pass the Commerce Conn BUI a See , ond Time as House Did a Few Mo nients After Yeto Message Beached Lawmakers Taft Sharp lu Refusal. SENATE REFUSES TO PASS v BILL OVER VETO. ;, - ' . 4) -V Washington, Aug. '21. Au at- $ tempt to pass the budget oil! . the senate over President Tatt'a ' cio, failed. The vote stood 34 in ' favor of suet action to 27 against I orty-on vote; were necessary 4 io pass the measure. . . Waahlnvtnn Anir 21. Rv a vnta at ... - ; " . 15 fr to S3 agalust. -the house today . h b d t wa whlch nrov!de. jor the abolition of the commerce court over President Tart's second veto. Twenty-two republicans voted with -he Democrats. It Is believed the senate wm Bjt0 pM. tB bu, wn the ieson4 veto. .President Taft today vetoed for the aecond time within a ween, tne budget b.111 bec.u?9 m-e"ure P1 the abolishment of the court of com merce. .f . Members of congress told President Taft that the bill would be passed orer his veto as more than two-thirds of both houses are opposed to the court! Congressman Fitzgerald of Now York in the bouse Immediately moved i'-- . - . . --- JTJSS to pass tne Dili over i au s veto. - lam In length. He called, attention to his objection to the abolishment' of tha commerce court as expressed In his former veto message. OFF FOR SE ASHORE. J. H. O'Nell to Personally Supervise I Coast Excursion Train Totugnu ' 1 . , eMll0M .pedal will tak. out a "P m La Grande. Union, Wallowa and Baker count ea la an established ff.ct. ac- cording to J. H. O'Nell who takes per sonal charge or the train this evening. The special leaves La Grande at eight o'clock and ample accommodations for all who will go Is provided for. The afternoon train from Wallowa county . ... brought out a big delegation which rill - i . .-..., become a part of the La Grande crowd . . tonlsrht. Registrations ar being mada - r . . . hourly and it Is hard to estimate Just ' . how many will go until the tram la " . . . "2 j?pectl" ?U? 1 should be ready to leave without wait ing tor details at the train arrives from Baker. Huntington Suspect Arrested. Sheriff Ed Rand received a message yesterday from tha chief of police of ocatello, Idaho, stating that a negro answering the description of tha as sailant of Mrs. wm. Barclay oi Hunt BUDGET 5EHIDTIUE ington was nnaer arrest mere, tie re fuses to give an account of his move ments between tha Uth and 16th of the month, tha first data being two , days after tha Huntington crime waa committed. He gives tha name of JaaV per Charter. -,v - BhsrtC Rand may go to PocateDo anS Itrititr thm nrliAiiw Yi&t War. hnt r- K Jira. Barclay la aWa to travel, ha wfll try to arrant to have har ant her husband go to Pocatella to Identity the man. Ha will probably hear from them today, as he cjomamaJeatad with th Hnnltagtoa anthoritsa yeatarday--. Bamr Democrat J
