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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1912.
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BANKERS AND
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FINE OUTLOOK
MONEY IS PLENTIFUL
CROPS MONEY STILL
COMING
UNPARALLELED CONDITIONS
PREVAIL EVERYWHERE
Local Banks Show Better With Larger
Deposits Than Any Time In Two
Tears and Note That Half of Wheat
Crop Is Not Moved and Apple Crop
lias Not Realized Profits Yet.
Echoes from the four corners of
the financial United States rang stac
cato and true optimism, and were en
larged and imuroved with local op
timism In this ctty yesterday when
directors or tne La uranue .uuonai
bank of this city heard read Btate
mcnn from Eastern lianklne corre
spondents that smacked of a better
financial status torougnout tne unu
aH adieu rlpht now tlmn either last
fall at this date or the year previous
to that. It was at tne regular niontn
ly meeting that the very flourishing
conditions of the money marKet on
th pnnit wern ilianuEsed and the let
ters read. Eastern and Mlddlewest-
nrn fnrrPRnnndpiltR. fillet! aB the Na-
ticual City bank of Chicago, one of
the largest institutions in the coun
try, conveyed the news of splendid
crops, plenty of money and an easy
money market generally throughout
the East.
"Without going back to where tiiu
center of finance is" said F. L. Mey
ers, cashier of the La Grande Nation
al, this morning, 'conditions locally
are better than, they have been for
two years past. Deposits are increas
ed by the thousands the past twj
months, clearings are larger and there
Is ample money on hand In In Ion
county bunks to handle tho routine
demand for dollars and cents, and
Eastern reserves are not cramped in
anv way. Our directors wont away
after the meeting with their systems
surcharged with optimistic confidence.
The record crops and easiness of the
market more than onsets any imag
inary depression that may be caused
by a change in political administra
tion at Washngton."
Other Bunks Proierous. .
That the prosperity noted by Mr,
Meyers is not on one side, Is attest
ed by other bank cashiers.
"Conditions in the county and stale
and the nation, so far as we come
In contact with them, are better than
they have ever been In the history of
our' institution" Is the way T. J. Scrog
gin of the Touted States National
sizes up the situation. He Is backed
up in his assertions on Eastern con
dit'ons by correspondents from the
same cities nnd territory as other
banks in the city and county dui in
addition to that. Is in close personal
touch with Union county conditions.
Never better," is . his reiterated
statement. "Rank deposits are much
larger than they have ever been, and
mind vou, the wheat crop in Union
county is only about half moved and
the apple crop has realized nothing
to the orchard men as the shippers
are only now preparing for the an
nual harvest of profits, that comes
along In December and January.'
The Bache Review, a New York per
iodical summarizing the general fin
ancial, trade and business situation
throughout the largest centers of the
East, In its current Issue goes into
much detail about the money depres
sions that might be expected from the
Balkan wars abroad and the changed
politics at home, but finds In a stir
ring conclusion: "Prices are at a lev
el which look most attractve from
the standpoint of this country alone,
but buyers hesitate because of the
complicated war situation abroad.
The National City Bank of Chicago.
In the mnrket centers, says in Its No
vember letter, read at the directors
bank meeting yesterday:
Tl" rpcord movement or gra n
X from th Western markets, with Cue
. c.i.mW einorts of wheat
the 13 141,000 bushel shipments this
years being four-fold as great as
year aeo and five times
the total for that month of ISIO-M
afforded employment for most or tne j
money In the banks of the crop dls-
CARELESS SWITCHMAN
SENDS TWENTY INTO
ETERNITYBY WRECK
Indianapolis. Nov. 13. Fourteen
rere killed and a score Injured In i
collision between a passenger and a
freight train on the Cliicinnatl-Hamil-ion-Dayton
ralroad at Irvtngton, a
iuburb of Indianapolis today. The
wreck Is afire and It Is feared thut at
least one body was Incinerated. The
known dead:
ALBERT ALTEX AND WIFE, Los
Angeles.
CHESTEH CHENEY AND CHIL
DREN. JOHN CHENEY, a brother of Ches
ter, CHRIS I M HOLT AND WIFE.
FRED HUTCHINSON, a fireman,
BERT WHITE, a brakeman.
MRS. CHRISTIAN CHENEY AND
CHILDREN
COX, a passenger,
PICK LEWIS
CONVENTION HELD YESTERDAY
EVENING.
Minus Three Offices, Complete Ticket
Is Selected by .Mem crv
Lets three council nomiiuttioiis. the
Li Crande Socialises ycs.-rJa eve'!-!
li.H nominated by couveiitiou n.et.i- I
odfc a right retained by niiuoiily ; o-!
litical parties a full sl'He ' .1' candi
dates to appear on im municipnl
election ticket December J 'J. Bfc-j
tween now and December 1st, t'io cc-n-j
tral committee will namo threa conr.-'
cilmanic candidates for the lirst,
o'i'l, and third precinct.. i
Lewis Heads Ticket.
Bird F. Lewis, formei printer and
now an auto dealer, v;-s the unani
mous choice of the convention tor tii
mayoralty and the burden of earn
ing out the campaign will be en
trusted to him. Encouraged by their
increased votes of last year, the So
cialists this year aim to make an
even more portcntious showing than
ever before. Several candidates in,
the mayoralty were advanced but ail
withdrew during the nominations and
the standard bearing task fell to
Lewis unanimously.
, The Slate in Full.
For Mayor B. F. Lewis.
For Recorder Chris Sandborg.
For Treasurer E. G. Hager.
For Chief of Police Clarence Hel
mlg. For Councilman, Fourth Ward
Sam McClaln, balance to ba appoint
ed. One of the chief reasons for the
non-appointment of candidates In the
three precincts is given as being that
the men wanted for the places were
not In attendance and the convention
refused to name them without their
consent.
tricts and in institutions located at
the reserve centers within that vicin
ity. The movement, however, Is of
the hiehest importance and Insures
for the West and Southwest much
greater prosperity than the country
d-red hone for before the authorita
tive figures 83 to the year's new crops
were given out. That the grain move
ment has taxed railroad facilities to
the utmost Is apparent from the fact
that, whereas In the second week of
October last year the railroads re
ported 35,879 idle cars In the United
States and Canada, the flguces Just
given out disclose an actual shortage
on October 10 last of 31.579 freight
cars. In other words, the crops are
so abundant that the railroads have
not toda' nearly enough cars to carry
the produce to makret and at the
B,YA .tma nrAviiio fnr th other great
ly enlarged traffic that has been!
greatly increased as a result oi ous
Iness betterment and general Indus
trial revival."
The similar tone of unusual crops
and financial conditions that r easy
and plentiful was reported from all
the big institutions and not only fiat
but. In Its own small way. received
similar if not rreater proportionate
augmentation from monetary and
crop reports In Union county, Oregon
and the Pacific Northwest. On the
day of sub rosa tnutterlngs of fear,
such news is mire to drive to the wall
any bearish tendencies and keep the
same stiff political upper Up that
woud hare been a fart on any non
SOCIALISTS
PORTER (missing).
WY(,1GL8, a conductor.
JOSEPH PALMEIt,
WILLIAM SHARKEY.
HAROLD BIRO.
ISENJAM4N BOYLE.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN,
ONE UNIDENTIFIED BOY.
Most of the victims were In the
smoker.
The freight was standing on an
open switch when hit. An exploding
gas tank fired the wreckage and a
bucket brigade tried to extinguish It
Twenty were killed and the cause
of the wreck was a switchman 8 for
gettln to close the switch after the
freight backed onto a siding in com
pliance with orders to meet a passen
ger.
Fourteen were Instantly killed, four
dying in the hospital.
SIMPLY TOLD
ARCHDEACON A MASTER OK All-
GUM E NT.
Convincingly Missioner Propounds
Truth With Bare Clearness.
Five great characteristics of rcl
ginn as exemplified and radiated by
Christ, 'the Bright ami Morning Star1
formed t!;e groundwork of a bi'lllant
nnd scholarly address at the Episco
pal church last evening as the third
service of the mission conducted by
the Rt. Rev. Archdeacon Webber. The
attendance Is growing rapidly at
these sessions as the divine's splen
did speaking powers become known
He has a style all his own as far re
mote from the Iiiliy Sunday-Johnson
et al mode of attack on the bulwarks
of the sinful world, as day Is differ
ent to nicht. His rhetorical construc
tion and reasoning power are ex
tremely pleasing and Instructive.
The character of Jesus Christ as a
reality, God consciousness, Man's
service, with the pica that man bo a
channel conveying good and kindness
to fellow man rather than a barney
the revelation, and forgiveness of sin
were the five sub topics discussed In a
most learned way. The archdeacon is
accustomed to address large con
courses, but' when the small parish
calls him, he heeds the call and there
fore Is In La Grande for a week, and
Is fully as earnest and keen-edged
here as in a large community.
His chief attribute after his schol
astic prowess Is his wonderful clear
jess of areument. and In less than
an hour he handled with remakrable
simplicity and clearness, five themes
that often are Incompletely and un
clearly discoursed upon by the hour
each. With short, clear-cut sentences
he drives home the salient truths,
nnd propounds new truths In such a
way that leaves his points so promi
nently distinct as to make him a past
master In this art. Mr. Webber
Thompson was heard in solo work
again last evening with good effect.
During the day these men hold vari
ous services and their work Is mark
ed with success at every turn.
presidential year.
Preliminary Crop Estimate
The department of agriculture offi
cial estimates of the country's princi
pal crops, which this year promise
to be tho greatest In Its history, some
of the figure being as follows:
Spring wheat 330.391. 000 bushels.
Winter t.hent 339.412.000 bushels.
Oats 1.417,172.000 bushels.
Barley 224.619.nnO bushels.
Corn--3.01 6,000.000 bushels.
Potatoes 401,000,000 bushels.
These figures in every case save
that of wheat exceed the record up
to the present time. These reports
were complied by the bureau of sta
tistics and are based upon the reports
of correspondents and agents of the
bureau situated throughout the coun
try. The crops have been extensive. y
good throughout the United Sta'es.
which fact Is responsible for these
large .figures.
5orth Towder Lady Bead.
Mrs. Hattle Pllcher, wife of .lames
O. Pllcher. died In Portland Snturdav
as the result of an operation on a
goitre. Burial was in North Pow
der yesterday.
GREAT TRUTHS
GENERAL fill? I
HIDDEH MIS'!'
IN AMERICA
CONDEMNED LEADED
OF LATE REBELLION
ESCAPES
XADERO NON-CONCERNED
AND N0N.C.0MM1TAL TOO
Relieved In Mexico That Escape of
Rebel Lender From Federal Prison
Was Part of the Government's
Scheme to Allow Rim Bis Freedom,
Not Knowing What to Do With IIlui
Vera Cruz, Nov. 13. The escape of
General Diaz, late leader of tho rebel
lion against President Madero, from
San. Juan de L'lloa military prison,
is generally credited. ' Diaz Is said
to be In an American city. President
Madero is non-commital on the escupe
it Is believed the government pur
posely allowed the condemned Diaz
his freedom, not knowing what to do
with him.
It is stated that the Jailers furnish
ed Diaz a boat and he made his way
up the Mexican coast to a point north
of Tampico a:id then donned a als
guise and boarded a Mexican Nation
al train to Matamoras, thence nod
across the bovC.ei to Brownsville, Tex.
Where he is now iio one knows.
ASSASSIN NOT SUICIDE.
Photograph of Girl in Murderer's Ef
fects, Affords a Clue.
Madrid. Nov. 12. The authorities
are seeking to locate a girl whose
piiulngrnpu was found in tne enocis
of Ziirrate. the slayer of the prcirier
o. .Spain yesterday. It is believed fie
girl is the leader of an an.ircr.isnc
ring. It is declared Zarrate had an
i.Mtii.-.lifp Mtid the nolicn arc acekliltt
Ing the latter. There is absoluta con
firmation that the assassin d.d not
do not know where he Is Imprison
ed.
WOMAN' WITNESS SHOT.
Laborites' Trial Again Halted by Sick."
ncss Among Jurors.
Indianapolis, Nov. 13. Because of
the Illness of Jurors Spauldlng and
Thomas, the laborites' trial was post
poned until tomorrow again today.
Mrs. Alta Hawkins, a government
witness, was shot through the legs
while hunting. Sho Is unconscious
and In the hospital. She kept an Iron
workers boarding house In 1909.
STEAM FITTERS DISGRUNTLED.
Want Separation From the Federation
of Labor at Once.
Rochester. N. Y.. Nov. 13. Tho In
tornntlon.il Association of Steam and
Hot Water Fitters have demanded
permission to withdraw from the La
bor Federation at the nationnl con
vention of the federation today. The
litters charge bad faith on the part
of the executive committee and steam
titters ask separation from the Plum
bers' union to form their own organi
zation. M. J. ALLT0N' MARRIED.
rvlr Hotel Manager Takes Unl"
Himself a Bride at Welser.
Friends of M. J. Allton, for several
years prominently connected with the
management of the Hot Lake sana
torium will be Interested In learning
of the marriage of the former Union
county man, at Welser, Idaho. A Wel
ser dispatch says:
Prominent In the season's social
events at Welser was the marriage
last week, at the apartments of the
bride's mother In Hotel Washington,
of M. J. Allton. manager of the hotel,
and 'MIbs Maud Irene Steuhmer, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Steuh
mer of Emmetsburg. Iowa. Mr. All
ton is one of the best-known hotel
men In this section of the country,
having had charge of a hotel at Hot
Ike. Oreagon, for a number of years
before coming to Welser. Miss Steuh
mer. who has resided here a year. Is
8 popular member of the younger set
SIB THOMAS LIPTOX
WOULD TRY AGAIN'
v t A i A f
ifs"v'i!
Vancouver, B, C, Nov. 13. "If the
Vew York Yacht club officials will
amend the American cup conditions
and allow my challenge, I shall build
two challengers In the endeavor to
'lift' the cup." This declaration of
Sir Thomas Llpton's is the main.
topic of conversation among local
sportsmen today, and made Sir Thom
as the principal figure In the local
limelight while here.
Lady Saves
A Thousand
EQUITABLE SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION MAKES PAYMENT
OTHERS NEARLY DUE
Traveling Auditor Explains What
Money Will do In the Equibilile.
J. H. Curry, traveling auditor for
the Equitable Savings & Loan Asso
ciation of Portland, Is In the city on
business.
"I came lo pay off a maturity here
in La Grande to a young woman who
accumulated more than $IOi!0 on pay
ments of $7 per month and we have
many more to pay off here In the
near future,," said the traveling aud
itor. Asked how the Enuitable can make
such a high rate of Interest for Its
shareholders, Mr. Curry said:
"We lend our money on homes In
cities, taking a .first mortgage. We
charge but a reaFonable rate of In
terest but the interest Is payable
monthly. This plan enables us to
reloan the monthly payments thus
compounding the Interest many times
a year. The slate law requires that
all securities be held In trust by
state olliclais. As a further protect
ion to our shareholders we have a re
serve fund of $150,000 deposited with
the state, which is about the same as
a cash bond. This cannot be with
drawn and It guarantees every trans
action by the olfieers of this company
That is, if the officers should make a
bad loan they must make It good out
of the reserve fund. No other finan
cial company in the country so far as
we know has such a reserve fund.
According to our present rate of
earnings $10,000 would amount to
nearly $10,000 In six years and If
left for twelve years, the original
$10,000 would amount to nearly $21.
000." "We lend more money in La
firamln than in any city of Its size In
the Northwest. As we lend only In
towns that seem to us to have a
bright future, you can see that La
Grande looks pretty good to us.
"Areordlnar to a statement issued
by the Equitable they have returned
In maturities to snarenoiuers wnnni
three years, $780,700. This Is said to
be more than was returned to share
holders by fifteen other companies of
the northwest. Chns. E. Ladd Is tho
president. T. B. Wilcox, vice-president
and F. McKercher Is secretary
of the Equitable.
WASHINGTON' VOTE OCT.
Ten Smnll Precincts Remain Uncount
e4 Roosevelt Rons First.
Seattle Nov. 13. Seventeen moun
tain precincts are missing In the gov
ernor's vote now standing:
Lister 96,459; Hay 95,573; Hodge
77.000.
Te rote for president Is as rol-
Roosevelt 100,659; Wilson 91.859;
Taft 66,899.
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KEY OF PLACE
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HIS INFLUENCE IS THE
ONLY BAR TO OUT
BREAKS GERMAN RULER DOES NOT BE.
LIEVE WAR IS NEEDED
Though Russia Stands Ready to Strike
If Austrians Continue Present Poli
cies and Molest Servians Fraac
and England Have Not Made Clear
Their Positions to Date.
Londan, Nov. 13. The influence of
Kaiser WJIholm is admitted to be the
only bar to a general European con
flict. The kaiser does not believe that
war is necessary to protect Austria's
interests in the Adriatic. Austria and
Italy are mobolizing fleets off the Ad
riatic. Germany is quietly mobolizing
Its army and Russia is ready to
strike any moment the Austrians and
Italians attack the Servians at Durai
zo. The position of France and Eng
land Is not stated.
Bill gars on Offense Again.
Paris, Nov. 13. The Bulgars ar
again attacking the central forts at
Tchatalja. It Is reported the battle
front Is 20 miles.
Heavy Roods a Hamper.
Vienna, Nov. 13. Lieutenant Vott
Wegener telegraphs the Rlcchpost. a
newspaper that the Bulgars are
steadily gaining ground at Tchatalja,
and the Turks are being generally
routed. Heavy roads are making the
advance difficult.
Dead Bodies Pollute Water.
Constanza, Roumanla, Nov. 13.
Constantinople reports say that many
bodies are unbnriod outside the city,
and the mortality Is the greatest at
refugee cniups between the capital and
Tchatalja. The refugees are uncloth
ed and are drinking polluted water.
Russia Opt'l,"S VwMi.
Constantinople, Nov. 13 The Young
Turkey, a newspaner. declares that
the mobolization or the Russian army
fri Europe hns been ordered and Im
plies that the czar will oppose Aus
tria and try to keep Servla from tho
Adriatic.
Yankovitch 'in Diirazzo (I)
Belgrade, May 13. It Is unofficial
ly report that Yankovltch's serbs
have occupied Durazzo In defiance of
Austria.
GOMPERS AIMED AT.
Socialists In Federation of Labor Aim
to Clean House This Yenr.
Rochester N. Y. Nov. 13. A move
ment to oust Samuel Gompers pres
ident of the Federation of I-abor and
substitute a Socialist ticket was un
covered this afternoon. It Is stated
the Socialistic element composed one
third of the federation delegates and.
several big national organizations fa
vor a cleanup. The election comes
HJnndav night and a warm fight is
expected. '
ASQUITH'S MOTION STANDS.
Motion to Reconsider Is In Order, Tp
scttlnir British Precedent
London. Nov. 13. Speaker Lowther
nf th. hnnan nf mmnnna rulpft that
Asqulth's motion to reconsider the
home rule vote or Monday is in or
der. He declared It to b w'thout
precedent In British parliamentary
history.
Aaquith said a re-conslderatlon on
the vote was necessary. "The only
honornblo course of the present lib
eral cabinet is to resign or dissolve
parliament and force an election In
view of the Balkan crisis. I am wil
ling to delay such a polcy temporar
ily. Here From Alaska.
E. J. Ives arrived last night from
Alaska to visit George Lamoreau for
a few days. Mr. ives and George were
raised together In Mound City. Kan
sas. Both came west years ago and
Ives went on to Alaska. He has made
good and in speaking of the northern
country assured a reporter for the
Observer that it was the place to get
the money.
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