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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1912)
I' Ft I VOLUME XL LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1912. NUMBER 3C3 President Taft In Action And His Summer Residence 9 ROOSEVELT IS OH WAY TO HIS ; LITIGANTS III DC QUI T n Rll KIH DICE a mm mm ur oiiuuih ,j niit j Mymu TRIP TO HIS TRAIN LEAVES HIM EX HAUSTED ACTUAL POINT OF THE 1 BULLET LOCATED TOD AT Physicians dire Oaf Customarily En '. eourag'ng Bulletins About the Colo , ael's Health On His Way to Oyster Bay With His Family Had a Good Night's Best at Hospital Escorted to Train by Officers, t Chicago, Oct 21. Colonel Roosevelt atarted for Oyster Bay over the Penn aylvanla line at 8:25 o'clock this forenoon. He was forced to walk a few steps from the hospital to his auto and reached his private car exhaust ed. He waved his hat and smiled at the crowds. He was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Ethel, Theodore, Jr, Drs. Alxander Lambert, Scurry and Terrell, Secretaries McGrata and Martin and special correspondents In a car ahead of Roosevelt's car. He was escorted to the train by SO unl - Iwaid and plain clothes policemen and 10 fcotorcycle' "pfficers v riding ahead. Leaving the hospital he shook hands with' the slaters, nurses and newspaper men, and said "I had a good time here. You may not believe It, but I did." Th colonel awoke an hour earlier than usual, after a sound sleep. Roosevelt's biftgase was picked up at Englewood where Phillip Roosevelt also boarded the fraln. hTe last bulletin concerning Roose velt's condition was; "Pulse, tempera ture and respiration normal. BUI! some discharge of serum, but less Al teration. The point of the bullet def initely located this morning. Sensa tlve to pressure. General condition good." Before leaving the hospital, the colonel thanked all, especially Misses Wetter and FiUgerald, his nurses, saying, "Girls, If It were not for the fact I am going home, I would want to stay here and have you care for me. I want to give you something. Ton may choose from the things I have with me." Miss Welter said: "I want your card." "I will give you two,' replied the. olonel. "Keep one and carry the other when you come to New York. I would be delighted to see yon Should I become sick at the white house I will call you." JOHNSON'S OFFICE SAFE. Will Hot Lose Governorship Becaaso He If Away From Stat. Sacramento, Oct. 21. Reports that Governor Hiram Johnson, because' he ha been, abaent from the state sixty days, is In peril of automatically los ing the governorship, - were denied today. Under authority of a recent legislative resolution, Jotnsoa was given permission to bo away from the atate mora than M day at a Una. The constitution allows the legisla tor to grut this permission. John son expected to bo back by the end of September, but, despairing of his re tin, the State Progressive committee Jd sending out Its own speaker to ear- ry ont the governor's schedule la the i vvhj it it r n I i i a'V MtttV :' wmmmmmtm ' mm mm f r " .i m "ifTi Tri fcaaBBnaW-aannanananaw Thotos by American Press Association, WHILE President William Howard Taft, whom the Republican party hopes to send back to the White House, has not entered actively into the campaign, so far as "swinging around the circle" la coo .. cerned, he has managed to set forth bis views on the crucial topics of the hoar. He has done this In newspaper Interviews and during hia public appearances at various celebrations. He has remained close to his summer heme at Beverly, Mass., except on such occasions as be has gone to Wash ington on official business or has spoken at public functions. His baa been what has been called a "dignified campaign." At Beverly he has found a little rest apd quiet from the activities of his office after congress had completed one of Vie' longest "sessions on record, bnt he has kept In touch with every meve In his fight for re-election through his lieutenants on the Republican national committee, and he has announced In newspaper Interviews that he la confident of serving the country for four years more. POLICE ITCH ARTIST WORK FORGING CHECKS IN HOTEL MAN SEEKS VICTIMS. Police Watch Him Draw Checks and gee Him Attempt Cashing. Although he didn't know it, Chief of Police McLachlen watched L. B. Norton, a stranger, write bogus checks In a local hotel and then when he went from place to place to get them cashed, was trailed by the officers in hopes that ho would actually obtain some cash. One check was drawn in favor of J. C. Black for $12.30 and the signature of J. M. Do Long forged. After Norton had made the rounds with his bogus checks finding no vic tims, the officer finally arrested htm and he la now In Jail but aa he didn't actually obtain money, there is a ques tion of what can be done with him. If at ally place he had actually got ten any cash, be would have stepped Into the arms of the police at the doors. He was baffled, however, but under ordinary circumstances, the check would probably have been cashed at the first offer. While being taken to the Jail by Officer Brady, Norton put up a fight aa a ruse, meanwhile emptying his pockets of any telltale checks but the chief was behind htm, picking them up aa he dropped them. Bran en Stan. Washington, Oct 31. Thomas ' F. Ryan, the New Tork financier, was the first witness today before the sen ate campaign contributions commit tee. Ho gave his occupation as "a far mer," and testified that In 1W4 ho op posed the nomination of Judge Parker. George W. Perkins of New Tork was the next witness. Ho said his oc cupation waa that of a "retired work tnirman." adding "at present I are worktns 1 hoars a day to secure an Irht boor law.' MERCURY IS ABOVE LOCALLY COLDEST THIS FALL 'RECORDED IN LA GRANDE. three Incurs of Snow Fell at Joseph Testerday. .Mercury down to 18 above tero this morning gave La Grande a premature touch of winter. This Is the lowest mark this fall. Coupled with that was a stiff wind carrying biting cold Jfrom the mountains where snow Is now falling. Flurries of snow fell In. Baker yes terday and at Joseph perhaps the deepest snowfall In Oregon this sea son la reported. Three 'Inches fell during the day there. Cold, cloudy winds prevail all over Eastern Ore gon today. In fact, the entire North west has fluttered likewise, fery. , ,-,,,,,,1 tf-1 r. miv . . . EFFIGY BY A Chicago, Oct zl. Hanging a black- faced dummy, beariog1 the placard, "This Is what we will do to Jack Johnson," a large crowd was dispers ed by the police this morning'. The authorities allowed -tke dummy to re main. A curt refusal to accept any1 bond' Jack Johnson might furnish to effect th release of Miss Lucile Cameron, a 19-year-old white girl the fighter Is accused of abducting, waa made to day by Federal District Attorney Jas. H. Wllkerson. Miss Cameron la held aa a matrlal witness In the white slave case against Jeanette Dorr. Johnson, talking over the telephone eltb Wllkerson, said ho was prepared COSTS TO COUNTY TO TAL OVER ONE HUN DRED TRAVESTY OF BRINGING ' SUCH ACTION IS SHOWN Clrea't Judge Knowles Objects Stren. jnously to Hearing Jury Tr'als In volving a 9v Account Would B Much Cheaper for County Outright : to Settle the Amount Disputed by Litigants. Sharp reprimand for ruthless waste of county funds-was voiced by Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles this morning when a Jury trial was commenced lu, his court which has for its object the settlement of a 50 ' account. That the case should have been threshed out In Justice court and not thrown pn the burden of county funds was the keynote of the court's objection. If the case is' finished today, which Is just barely possible, the county will have to pay for the trial exactl; $108 fr a $50 account The Harker Pottery company is suing A. B. Hud delson & Son of North Powder for S5fl and when the case was called, the court voiced strenuous objection. ' "It Is a travesty on Justice to the taxpayers to bring such actions into this court," commenced the judge, "i earnestly hope that Governor West's commission appointed to suggest a manner to expedite these cases will bring results. This county Is spend ing $108, If the case can be finished In one day, to try this trifling case. Bet ter that the county be given an op portunlty to pay the amount asked for than to throw this outlandish burden, upon the county. Why hot settle thesS things where such petty cases belong in the Justice court?" The case, however, had to be allow ed to go through, and the coffers of the county wllI"cough up" to pay for the jury and the other costs that tall on the county in such a case. Shrank Still Writing. Milwaukee, Oct 21.--John Schrank the attempted slayer of Colonel Roose velt, continues to spend all his time writing In hia cell. Ho flatly refuses to give any Inkling of the subjects on blch. he s writing, . T . . - to furnish $25,000 ball, demanded tor Miss Cameron's release. . "Ton are suspected In this case, too," the district attorney replied. "I want yon to understand that I will not approve any bond yon furnish." Wllkerson also' indicated tat he would not approve" any bond from a surety company. Engineer, Fireaan Escape. Woodin'vllie, Wn., Oct SI Engineer Tollul and Fireman Toungers narrow ly escaped with their lives this morn ing when their engine ran Into a Nor thern Pacific freight train and smash ed the caboose and set soma cars cj fire.' Tollul lost two toes. Ono man crawled out of the birning caboose. N IS HUNG III MOB III CHICAGO Powers See Truth That Austria and Russia Are Ready to Grab Territory. London, Oct.21. A gigantic war. Involving all Eurppe, Instigated by the clash between Austria and Russia, is the alarming prediction by Kamll Pasha, president of the Turkish coun cil, In today's Issue of the London Chronicle. Lloyd's Insurance agency today la charging 15 per cent for in surance against , war , , within six months between Russia and Austria. Both countries are standing ready to grab desirable Turkish territory. The Pasha declares the preseat war In the Balkans Is prelude to a gen eral coufllct He declares that Aus tria will participate In the clash and other European powers will bo forced to Join, unless they care to stand by while Russia and Austria split the Ottman empire. ' A dispatch from Constantinople In dicate revolutions' are threatened In Turkey. Most of the Turkish govern ment men scoff at the report of esti mates of slain on both sides in the Balkans war, estimated today at 1,- 000. . The Turkish and Greek fleets are expected to come together soon. An Evening Strand dispatch from Constantinople says: "The Turks have surrounded a Montenegrin" force cros BELIEVED POSSIBLE TO GET FACTORY HERE. New Owners of Wilcox Holdings May Transfer MHl to City. Opportunity exists, say men close to the tacts and prospective activities In the case, for La Grande to bring the planing mill and other appurte nances of the new Masters-Ewoldt Lumber company to La Grande and add a new factory to the directory of Industries In this city. The Masters Ewoldt Lumber company recently pur chased all the holdings, mills and planers of the Wilcox Lumber com pany, of which L. H. Russell was the manager, paying for the property 1100,675.10, and that the planing mill now located pear Lone pine could be transferred to La Grande and there extensively enlarged, Is the belief of those who have been close to the tran saction. The principal timber hold ings of this company tie In the Ladd Canyon country, but It Is generally rumored that when' the company com mences milling Immediately, It will also - Inaugurate extensive enlarge ments. The company Is bonded for $80,000 with the Union Trust company of De troit where B. F. Masters, senior ) parner's home is. , Knox Beaches Offle. Washington, D. C, Oct 21 Secre- J tary of State Knot returned to Wash ington today. He Interviewed Ambas sador Wilson of Mexico, and Insisted that Wilson most make It slain that American lives and property mast be protected. Marshall la Let lagisa. Sacramento; Oct 11. Governor T. It, Marshall, the Democratic candi date for vice president arrived at IMS today. NEW coin MAY MOVE IN of Assertions In sing the river Boyana, killing 300, rs capturlng several positions." Turkish officials at Constantlnop says the . correspondent accuse the) Montengrins of using dum-dum bulleta and shelling Turkish hospitals, killing the wounded at Tub! and Be ran a. Dry Farmers la Convention. Lethbrldge. Alta., Oct 21: Wl delegates present from many parts ff Canada and the United States, mat from Australia and several of the) countries of Europe and South Amer ica, the seventh International DtY Farming congress assembled hero to day for a session that will contlass) through the greater part of the week In point of attendance and In thai prominence of the scheduled speakesa and the Importance of the subjects to be discussed, the preseat congress) promises to eclipse all previous gatkr erlngs held In the Interest of the dry farming movement Women will have an Important pait n the 'congress. During the weak dally sessions will be held by the In ternational Congress of Farm womest ' and the rural home section of the 1 tematlonal Dry Farming Congress. NEMO FIRE Tl A I WILL NOT BE PUT TO USE JUST : . " . . . ''-k'.' IET. Final Tests and Demonstration tB Mad During the Wk. La Grande's new Aniorlcan-La France combination fire truck aai chemical engine arrived In La Grands today. While It Is practically in working order. It is to be thoroughly demonstrated before being acted uposi by the council. The agent, Ixng, of Portland, will be here early (his week . with n expert and the big machlaa Is to be given a thorough testout bo- force being put to use. The autf truck can carry 1S00 feet of hose and Is equipped with two 36-gallon chess- leal tanks and equipment The ma chine has attracted considerable at tention since teaching the city today. . i Indianapolis Trial Drags, Indianapolis, Oct' Ml. There ed little possibility, when the trial at the 47 laborltes waa resumed today, that Ortl McManlgal would testify this week. Federal District Attorney Miller plans to conclude the prelimi nary evidence before calling the dyna miter. It Is Indicated that the govern ment plans to read COO more letters before McManlgal la placed on the stand. Mary Day, a stenographer, re sumed her testimony this morning la Identification of various letters by la bor leaders in connection with the McNamara case. Big Case Before Coart Washington, Oct 21. The anthra cite coal trust case, the railroad rata controversy, the Union Pacific-Es poo merger, the Patten Indictment and Kansas election cases were before tno supreme court at the opening today. IUCK ARRIVES
