La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 01, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1912. tIBER 289v 3 -0 ELECTRIC LINE SURVEYS ; OVER VALLEY COMPLETED BOISE CONCERN SI TO BE D : PRIME FACTOR LA GRANDE TO IMBLER VIA COVE IS JWUTE,;- ' ;.' ENGINEERS HAYB JUST ; ENDED SILENT SCBVEI ExjU Natare ofAgeats Behlad Engta. en er From Wheat' They Cane Prladpally a Hatter ef Ceajeeture Cb Weal Be NonUaal la View ef Sssooth Topography.' ' ,,:t; Surrey for an electrtc line belting La Grande with Cove, ! All'cel, imbler and probably other sections of the valley, have just been completed by agents of a company thought .to be the Boise Traction company, now do ing business out of Boise on a large . scale. The surrey has been extremely silent throughout, the engineers work ing with all possible secrecy. There has been no authorltlve admission as to where the engineers came from, yet their presence is of course an estab lished fact, as they have been seen to cover' the course noted above.' The ngineers wended their way' fromXove toward the Sandiidge -country, cross ing the Penlngton ranch and going to Imbler and Alice!. Other than, that the engineers represent Idaho capital ists, probably the Boise company, that now owns a loop and operates cars with good remuneration between Boise, Caldwell and N'ampa and way points as Well as doing a traction business in Boise Itself, nothing defi nite can be obtained. How soon or when the investors will attempt to obtain rights-of-way and franchises is a matter of conjecture pure and sim ple, but the fact that is known Is that the preliminary survey has been com pleted. The work has Just now been ended. Of course, those apprised of the fact from the first and those who will now J learn of It, can be nothing else than greatly pleased, as such a venture has long b?eh the dream and the hope of Grande Ronde people. A service once started would Immediately have to FLYNN ASSERTS PENROSE LIED I'E N N STLV AN I A N SITS HEARS IT. BY AND Accusations Made By Penrose Against Flynn Get Answers. Washington, Oct. 1. William Flynn, of Pittsburg, the Roosevelt leader, was a witness before the senate campaign contributions committee today and denied the charge of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, that Flynn attempted to buy a seat In the Unltied States sen ate. "If Bois Penrose says I offered him $2,000,000 to be elected senator from Pennsylvania, be lies," said Flynn, glaring at Penrose sitting near the stand. Flynn was preceeded by E. Hooker, treasurer of the progressive national committee. He testified re garding contributions of the pre-con-ventlon campaign for Roosevelt The New York contributions were $39,126 and expenditures $52,600. I'mnect every town of any Importance New Charter Petition Out MAKERS TOIL UNTIL MIDNIGHT WITH IT. OBTAINING SIGNERS Council To Be Asked Tomorrow Night Ta Call Election. Petitions asking the council to call a special election sometime before the regular municipal election, December 9, fere being circulated today and also left in outskirts of the city for tax payers to sign, that the petition nay go to the council tomorrow nfgbt with the required number -of signatures, to wit: Eight tier cent of the voters. Te charter, revision commission worked until midnight last night but didn't finish and another cession is to- be held, tonight to put the last touche on th e report. The charter, as it will go to the voters, will be read? for scrutiny and study at the office of William Miller and J. H. Pea re to morrow, but in the meantime the com mittee's action centers upon obtain ing the necessary ..signatures-to, de mand action from the council. One. copy of the petition has been left with the Old. Town store and' an other at the Adna Rogers baker? on North Fir. This matter should bu at tended, to before tomorrow night. "Full and complete opportunity to study every phase of th propose charter that will center the govern trnsnt ta a -commission form, will be given, the voters In due time," Slid William Miller, secretary of the com mlttee today. "It Is essential that we get action from the council tomorrow night as time Is limited, but after t -c election has been called, the pub:lc will then be asked to study the doeu ment In Its entlrity." In such a way that the valley would be girdled thoroughly. Many differ ent groups of corporations and capl talists have long discussed such a pro ject with a good deal of vigor, but so far as known, this is the first Peal sur vey for such a project. What figures of cost will be reported by the engln eers is not known, but that it will be light Is another certainty as rlghts-of way would lead over ground as level fla n flnnr find hilt .fAV Rtrp&mS in the course. More data on the matter t anxiously awaited.: -Another consequence of such a ven ture would no doubt lead to a well equipped street car service in La Grande, thoueh no inkling of such a venture will probably become known until the promoters see fit to ask for a franhcise. OVERDiRIAFT, NOT FORGERY. Clande Thatcher Ont on Bonds on False Pretense Charges. . Claude Thatcher is out on bonds, after being bound over to the grand Jury, on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. It was erron eously stated last nlgbt that he was accused of forgery. The checks were turned down under the no funds man ifesto and no element of forgery ej tered Into the transaction. BRUCE BROWN IKJCRED. Milwaukee, Oct 1. David Brace Brown, driving a flat In the Vsnderbllt rare, crashed into a fence today, ft has a chance lor recovery. .Meebanl can Scndelarl ws paobably fatally la Jnred. 1 Wx Leader Sparring. Syracuse, N. T., Oct. 1. After effect ing a temporary organization, the Democratic convention adjourned while leaders will fight out the ques tion of whether Dlx Is to be nominated i TURKEY TO BE PITTED AGAINST FIVE OR MORE ARMIES. MONTENEGRO ON WAB FOOT. ING AND OTHERS MOBILIZE War Cloads Saadealr Loos I in Baikal State Wit all Eyes Taraed Upon Tarfcey Partltlealag la Tar . key Is Believed Ultimate End Shoald ; Tar Be Declared ea Leae Defeaaer. . Vienna, Oct 1. War it believed near between Turkey, on one side, Servia, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro on the other. ; Montenegro Is on a war I footing, white Bulgaria, Servla and Greece are. mobilizing tjietr forces. The . Bulgarian minister to Porte said he had. een recalled. . The report caus4d a panic her today. . Sei-TUaAatei Drafted. ' Belgrade, Servla, Oct 1. Last night and this morning military trains load ed with troops started tor Turkish .border, All automobiles in Belgrade are commandeered by military author ities for war purposes. . Moateaegrw la Coaaclls. ' Gettije, Montenegro, Oct. 1. Xing Nicholas, of Montenegro, is In a coun cil of war with advisers here. Mobil ization of Montenegrin forces to des cend on Alblna Is expected to be the outcome. Servla Demands Bights. ' Paris, Oct. -1. Private dispatchers from Constantinople say Nenadovitch, the Servian minister, has given Turkey two' days to release a train load of munitions of war en route to Servla, be ing held by port' officials. Unless Turkey compiles, the note says, Servla will declare war. Russian Intercedes For IL London, Oct 1. Foreign Minister Sazanoff of Russia, is conferring with Turkish, Greek, Bulgarian and Servian ministers in an effort to prevent war In the Balkans. Powers fear the result of the conflict would be a partition of Turkey. Taft Talk To Phonograph. Beverly, Oct. 1. President Taft de livered a speech into a recording pron- ograph to be used for 'campaigning purposes. Records or the speech will be spread broadcast. . .Jordan Will Resign. Stanford University, Cal., Oct. j. Dr.'. David Starr Jordan, resigns the presidency of Stanford in 1915 to de vote the remainder of his life to the cause of International peace, according to an announcement made on the cam pus here. Jordan was president since the university opened In 1892. Pope's Physician Dead. IHome, Oct. 1. Dr. Petacci, Pope Pius physician, died here today. D M RT II POWERS 90p.c. Apples Perfect Color EXPLOSION RAISES HAVOC SIX ALREADY DEAD AND OTHBDS ARE DTING. Officer and Men oa Torpedo Boat Des troyer iMeet Death. Newport, R. I., Oct. 1. Lieutenant Donald Morrison was Instantly killed and five sailor were so badly Injured that they died later, aboard the hospi tal ship Solace by the bursting of a tube on the torpedo boad destroyer Walker In harbor here. Four other i sailors were badly scalded and believed ot be dying, TIT1IC TRIAL union HEADS OPENED FIFTY-ONE INVOLVED IN TRIAL STARTING TODAY. . CONSOLIDATION OF CASES - 18 FINALLY DECIDED CPON '.. Charge or Transportation of Djaa ..adte Broaght by Federal Grand Jury Arc Belog Re-Alre la Presence of Defeaaaaas-Jary Selection Begins 'After PrellnWaary Metlea. .u BY AN CASES DROPPED. . ' Y- . ' ;Jodianpplls, Oct. l.-Ortle Mc- .MaatgaF was arraigned today on eaarg of Illegally transporting : 'toaafclte. oleaded rulltv to '' aUindleUneots and sentence was suspended. The court dismissed -th . Indictments against Patrick P Ryan, JnW. Irwin and A. J. Kav- aaaujfch.-. .; - i ladlajiapoli. Ind., Oct. t: The open ing todiy of the trial against the fifty one present or former officials of labor unions, on the charge of complicity in the so-called "dynamiting conspiracy" attracted" a large crowd of spectators the court room of Judge Albert B. An dersen of the United States District court Long before the operilng of the court every available scat in the court room was occupied and the corridor of the Federal building was filled, with people who could not find room In the courtroom. v . Judge Aderson granted a motion of the defense to set aside the order for consolidation of the trials of the unIon men made a8t Marchi Later after United States Attorney Miller had recommended a discharge of In dictments against certain defendants be selected the counts on which they would try the remaining defendants, Miller sustained a motion to reconsol- idate the ase. The selection of the jury then began. During the . preliminaries of the opening of the session general Interest to the court room of Judge Albert B. Kern, chief counsel for the defendants and District Attorney Charles W. Mill er and his assistant, Clarence Nichols who represent the Government In this trial. They were on hand promptly. apparently prepared for the fray. The filty-one men facing trial occupied the places assigned to them. They did not seem to be worried and, before the court was formally opened, carried on an animated chat among themselves. The defendants are Indicted under a Federal statute forbidding the trans portation of explosives on passenger trains and are charged with having been concerned in a nation-wide plot to destroy the property of contractors (Continued on page Eisht.l Ninety per cent of the apples thai ire about to be harvested In Imbler, Alicel, La Grande and Union show 100 per cent color. Cove's apples do prac tically as well. This statement Is In dlcaltve of the finish to the crop when It is stated that the highest require ment Is 75 per cent color. This un unusual condition is attributed direct ly to the elegant weather for' apple growing purposes during the summet and early fall months. Worms Practically Absent. Coupled with the favorable climatic condition Is the fact that worms have been fought by human hands and the elements combined this year in such a wav that thv are almost a minus ,.. umi, nrv. , ..t (CooUntuI os p2 Eight) TEXTILE STRIKERS BE IISEIIlLEItlSli" Bull Moose Talks Cheer BAIN FAILS TO DAMPEN ARDOR ' ANY. DECLARATIONS CITED Candidates aa ' Ball Moose Ticket Y Beard at' Hoaan Hall. Although the rain, wind, lightening and thunder ' came last evening the Progressive rally . refused to be thwarted entirely and Instead of a street meeting a number of people as sembled in- Honan hall, where for three hours the Issue of the day were discussed from the Progressive stand point -After the ' band concert Chairman Oeddes called the meeting to order and Introduced K. Dyal, who made a rous ing speech on affair ot national im portance. Mr; Dyal convinced every, one present that tos tl & deep student or political questions and be drew many comparisons and Illustrations that attracted attention and -caused favorable comment. He was followed by B.'E. Kennedy,' candidate for sec retary of state, who talked on the in iquitous action of a portion of the Ore gon delegation at the Republican na tional convention; called attention to Ben Olcott, the present secretary of state, who used bis Influence to get Frank Bynan, a delegate, to break bis Instructions and support the Williams' program.. .This, Mr. Kennedy claimed, prevented Olcott from laying any claims" to" a progressive vote In the 'state. He also cited the fact that the state of Oregon is now run by a board of Marlon county men, Governor WwBt, Secretary Olcott and Treasurer Kay all being Salem men. This board levies and collects taxes and spends the money for supplies and salaries of state employes. They employ whom tlney chose. . . Kennedy's contention was that some other section of the state should be represented in the stale board besides .Marlon county in all fairness to the great taxpaylng public of Oregon. Robert Service, the Progressive nominee for railroad commissioner against Clyde B. Altchison, spoke for Beveral moments telling the people some of the inside history of railroads In the state and how the present ocm mlsslon fails to handle matters In a way that Is fair to the shipper. Mr. Service has been a student of the rate question for a number of years, hav ing personally been brought face to face with railroad matters because of his business as a shipper. A. E. Clarke, Progressive nominee for United States senator, pleased the audience greatly when he attacked the present delegation In congress for per- COLONEL'S VOICE IS CONE PROGRESSIVE LEADER CAN HARD- LT SPEAK. I J Trip Through the Sonth Has Won Ulm Voles He Thinks. ' Asheville, N. C, Oct. 1. iRoose- S velt Is here, greatly pleased with his reception In the South. His voice Is so hoarse be can hardly &' speak on this, his final day of t campaigning in the South. Roosevelt expects a big Pro- greslve vote In the South. He will en beforo the senate commit- tee. " ; 'ilEtl jl my M D SYMPATHIZERS IT POLICE USE CLUBS AND GUNS UPON THE RIOTERS. - SELECTION OF JURORS IS NOT SATISFYING DEFENDANTS fWeea Hud red of Textile .Workers! i Who Weat Oat oa DeawastraUaa 1st' 24-Hoar Strike, Stay Oat Wkea a 1 HUH Admission Selection of Jurors 4km. ...--- " .-..' - 1 Lawrence, Mass.,, Oct 1. Fifty tex tlle workers, who. went oa a 24-hour demonstration against the imprison ment of Joseph Ettor and Arturo . Glovannittl, were clubbed into Intea- -sibllity today by the police. ! Two hundred employes were toldl ' this morning they could not have their places back because some of the work- , ' er Saturday stoned the mill, break ing window and machinery. Gates were shut on them. Striker them ! bombarded the mill with rock an stone. ' The police started cracklug.. heads. .Angered over ' ;he 'dismissal of the 200 mien, 1S00 other employes at Wood, A.ver and -Washington mills. -struck saying they will not work until, the otheraaje taken back. V 1 A I' til . f ' i , - .- Salem, Mass., Oct. 1. Joseph, X Et tor, Artor Giovennitti andi Antonio. . Caruso, organizers of the Industrials nri. A. .v- XITT -.wl n 1 ,1. death of Anna Lopizzo; a woman striker at Lawrence, are dissatisfied) . with the court's method of selecting Jurors. They say methods favor the: prosecution. They want talesmen ask--ed their views on economic questions. -. as they believe theirs is a trial be--wteen eaptal and labor. Attorney Fred S. Moore, represent ing Caruso said: "All three defend ants Peels the trial Is between capltaa. and labor and talesman ought to 6ei -asked their attitude on economic: questions. They want counsel to flghtT for a square deal and fore: Justice? Guinn to change his attitude regarding, the passing '6f prospective Jurors.'''" ' Opening court this morning, Justice Quinn said: "I fear many talesmen refused to serve because they had Im pressions rather than prejudices. Un less a man's opinions are prejudiced and so entertwlned with his conscience so he would disregard evidence andf law, he is fit to serve." milting eight millions ot dollars ott Oregon money to be taken from thlK state and applied on goverment Irriga tion projects in arid states. "This," said Mr. Clarke, "convinces me that the senators we have had have -failed to represent the entire state,. In the state and bow the present com for under no circumstances was Ore- gon entitled to such gross neglect which resulted In the loss ot so great: a sum of money." He dwelt for some time on national affairs and urged the necessity of In- stalling the Progressive principles-' throughout the nation. He closed by Mylng that even though the people ar present failed to accept the progress Te platform It would In tlme-prevnin because of Its fairness to alt. Today the Progressive candrdr are making a 4our of Wallowa enuary-. tfnys New Stock. Mrs. Adcock has returned from Port land where she went to buy up new tock.