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UJMEXJX LAGkANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1913. NUMBER 64 HEN 10 1 ARMIES WORKS, Hi nun 3 1 mm hluiu , EAST'S COffl , g Jr .' START MUTINY OS ESCT.TAX UNLESS WAR IS ; KKSintFD IS WORD FROM HARRY N. HEMPSTEAD. KEY PITTMAN. New President of the New York National League Club. Winner Hot Fight For United State 8enator In Nevada. HOD II THE CAJTPS AT . . . : latio u Lonaon ini Jinny, ana lade More So by Ultimatums Sent V the Sultan and the Forte by the hu-kish Armies ' Commence lighting or eMet Mutiny. Constantinople, Jan. 10. nter in the chess game of war now De ployed by the Turks and the kan allies Is becoming Interest- in army headquarters comes the ort that the Turkish troops In the atalja forts to fight or do without ;r fern In the struggle. It Is a case I open mutiny and the officers are Jperiencing great difficulty in keep lg the men in check. They have Ireatened to depose the sultan, If htng is' not resumed Immediately. itisis is iUeacneo. , London, Jan. 10. Peace negotla- lons are rapidly approaching the k-lsis. At noon neither the Turks tor the allies requested the .opening ft peace negotiations and it is. stated fn hgh authority, If the Turks do not how a conciliatory tone, the Balkan lepresentatlves will call a formal heetlng tomorrow for the purpose of reaklng off the peace negotiations. nd calling the men to arms In the truggle to oust the Turks". .. Up to the present time the several nvoys forming the Balkan alliance lave received no definite instructions s to the next step. It is believed be fore tomorrow the powers will Inter vene and tell the Turks to grant the demands of the allies. Dr. Daneff of the allies declared this morning: "If the Turks with draw the envoys before another meet ing of the conference tomorrow, Bul garia will end the armistice and on the fourth day thereafter Bulgarian troops will attack the Turks without further .notice." ' Roumanla Takes Hand. Paris, Jan. 10. Now comes Rou manla through the spokesmanship of the powers and serves notice on the Bulgarians that unless Bulgaria granted certain territorial conces- cessions to Roumanla, troops of the latter would Invade the unprotected i territory of Bulgaria, this .tnreaien--ftg attit ude of feoumanla Is giving the envoys at London enough to think about, and it Is asserted on high au thority that Roumanla Is In dead ear nest Powers Are Anxious. London, Jan. 10. Sir Edward Grey Is said to be on the point of request ing the peace envoys to resume the negotiations. This Is taken to Indi cate that the powers have about de eded to Intervene. Reschd Pasha will not resume the negotiations under any othMer consideration than the request by the English secretary of foreign affairs. Mrs. Aikine at Hospital. Mrs. J. H. Aikine, well known as one of the pioneer citizens of La Grande, was removed from her home on Fourth street to the hospital this afternoon suffering Intense pain. An operation Is necessary and It will be performed this evening by Dr. Holt acd Dr. Bacon. Mrs. Aikine Is 65 rs of age and her condition Is crit ical. Oregon Irrigators Busy. PnrM.n.1 Tn. 10 Today's session W the irrigation congress brought ! forth a spirited attack on the Carey art passed by congress a few years ' igo and a proposed substitute plan of iooperatlou by the federal govern fcent. the state aid private cW ' fens. i f w YW) Photo by American Prees Asaoclatloo. WELLS-FARGD IS WARNS EMPLOYES TO MEET COM. PETITION. Sees In Parcels Post a Mighty Foe to Express Dustiness New York, Jan. 10. In a letter to all the employes of the Wells-Fargo Express company, .President Caldwell of. that company admits that the par eels post is a competitor worthy Its metal. "The parcels post becomes a competitor, not only of the company, but of every man in the service," he said,-"hence the newcomer is an im portant factor in the transportation of small articles. It is neither to be belittled nor overestimated but it calls for renewed efforts on the part of the men to maintain the company's standard of service as a basis of public patronage. " ' Strawberries In Alaska. Washington, ' January 10. More than 100 varieties of strawberries now grow In Alaska accordng to the annual report of Alaska Agrcultural Expermental stations of the Depart ment of Agriculture made public to day here. Because of the climatlcal conrtl tions in Alaska it was a hard prob lem at first to get strawberries to thrive, but by hybridizing cultivated varieties with pollen from the wild native Alaska strawberry, of the coast region, splendid results were obtained. The most remarkable feature about these hybrid plants is that they were decidedly more vig orous than either parent, yielding more, growing larger, and seeming suited to almost any climate in the territory. In connection with the growing of apples the experts In Alaska wrote that only trees with crab apple blood produced fruit. An apple is being made to hybridize the crab apple with the ordinary eating apple In hopes of getting a fruit that will stand the climate and be acceptable to good table use. GRANT BOUT OFF. Date of McFarland Go With Warner Here Changed to the 17th. Ralph Grant, the giant wrestler who was to meet Ed Warner of this city at Boise, has found It Impossi ble to fulfill the date there due to lo cal conditions, but will be In La' flGrande to challenge the winner of the Warner-McFarland bout Jan. 17. The Warner-McFarland bout has been set for Friday even In gat the re quest of business men who could not get away from their places of busi ness In time to witness the perform ALARMED S DOUBTFUL BALLOTS HOLD KEY UPON WHICH SENATE WILL DETERMINE OUTCOME WALLOWA VOTES TO BE Actual Recount Tonight if Possible-Whole Mat ter is in Doubt Sill. ORIGINAL, RECOUXT AND DOUBT". rvu Precinct Orlg Rec't D'btful H K H K H K Antelope ...... )0 20 1 10 19 11 Allcel 28 .42 28 41 2-1 Island 68 83 58 81 3 2 La G No 1.. 71 44 69 44 2 0 La G No 2.. 150 117 149' 117 1 Oj La G No 3. .149 144 147 142 2 2I La G No 4. .148 87 145 85 10 4 La G No 5.. 25 14 26 14 .... No Elgin ... 99 81 98 77 1 4 Union No 1.. 83 117 81 115 2 2 tlnlon No. 2.. 70 96 66 93 3 3 Imbler ... 39 62 39 61 2 0 So ' Elgin ":;'103 104 " 103 101" 2 8 Summervilie 63' , 74 : 60 72 3 2 Totals . .1087 1075 1065 1051 34 24 Two votes with-"ifs" and strings attached, were added to the total votes polled by John S. Hodgin In the race for Joint senator when, today, the recount commenced yesterday was concluded so far as Union coun ty is concerned. The specified pre cincts of Wallowa county will be counted tonight when the county clerk of" Wallowa county comes here on a subpoena to testify and al low the ballot boxes to be opened. The conditions whereby Hodgin gains two votes in this county are qualified and carry conditions that in reality make the ultimate, results as proble matical as they ever were. Judge Knowles has Intimated that he will not rule on the doubtful ballots in such an exigency it will devolve up on the legislature to make sole and final decision. In recounted fourteen precincts of Union county, Hodgin gained a total of two as seen from Businessmen's Trip Plans Mature; Will Leave City Jan. 20th Arrangements for the annual Jun ket trip to the Willamette valley and other western Oregon pfoints have been practically completed. The par ty is scheduled, to leave La Grande on train No. 17 on January 20th, ar riving at Portland that evening, where they will take a special car, leaving Portland some time during' the night and arriving in Salem early on the morning of the 21st. A letter from the Salem board of trade to Secretary Humphreys of the La Grande Commercial club, extending the courtesies of that association to the visitors, has been received. The entire day and evening will be spent In Salem, the merchants' excursion train from Portland picking np the special car next morning, taking them to Albany where the Oregon Retail Merchants association hold their annual meeting. On the morn log of the 22nd the visitors will go COUNTED HERE TONIGHT to be Completed the table but in his petition for the recount he did not specify Antelope and La Grande No. 5 which are figured in the totals given. If by any cause these two precincts should be stricken from the recount figures, Hodgin would .lose the two regained Finish Count Tonight. Not all the precincts In Wallowa county are alleged to be in error and it is just possible that the count will be completed tonight It follows that the actual figures of votes finally de termined will be known Immediate ly thereafter, but the doubtful votes will Btlll be a thorn rn the side of indecision. Kiddle's lead In the two countes was four with two apparently elim inated, the outcome in Wallowa coun ty becomes excrutiatingly close to the Interested parties. - Donbtful Votes the Key. . Thirty-four votes that appeared doubtful for Hodgin 'and 24 doubtful for Kiddle really contain the key to the whole situation. The two-vote lead Hodgin gained, could quickly be overcome if promiscuous disposal was made of the doubtful ballots and vice versa. . There is a possibility, however, of all of them being given to the men they were apparently in tended for. In such a state of affairs Hodgln's lead by reason of the re count would be Increased to a total of 12. Were all of Hodgln's thrown out and Kiddle's likewise the out come would be a Hodgin lead in Union county of two. Any deviation of totals in the doubtful column will quickly demolish the position held by either of the contestants. I to Corvallls, an Invitation havl: ! been extended by the officials of tlie 'O. A. C. to visit the Institution and the cty. The visitors will go toC the city. The visitors will return to Albany and take In the banquet features of the city given to the visi tors that evening, returning to Port land on an early train on the morn-, Ing of the 23rd. Tickets will be good leaving Portland on train No. 6 on the evening of the 27tb, thus giving anyone desiring it the advantage of three business day In Portland on the return trip. About 30 have' ai nlfied their Intentions of going on' this trip If they can get away from their business. The success of the trip last year being great, It Is ex pected this year to eclipse any stunt1 that was pulled off previously and thus put La Grande and Union county on the map In still larger tetters than ever before. I . ei - W -A - ALL ELECTORS : MEET MONDAY VOTE FOB PRESIDENT TO BE CAST THEN. All Governors to Sign Orders, Mailing; One East Washington. P. Jan. 10. Nation al electors will meet in all the cap! tola 'of the union on next Monday to cast their ballots for president and rice president, preliminary to the ac tual election of Wilson and Marshall on the 12th of February at Washing ton. The governors of the various states will sign two sets of electoral votes, mailing one and sending the other by special messenger to the national capital. Whooping Conga Serlons. Washington, January 10. A time ly warning against the ravages of the "whooping cough" Is being circulated broadcast by the U. S. Public Health Service In an article by Dr. W. C. Rucker, the Assistant Surgeon Gener al. With the advent of cold weather when people crowd Into close quar ters with fires lighted, windows closed and ventilation shut off, con tagious diseases begin -to spread more rapidly. "Whooping cough", says Doctor I Rucktfr, "is one of the most serious I of communicable diseases to children In its immediate and remotest enects. The disease is by no means uncom mon In the underfed children and is often followed by tuberculosis of the lungs. Paralysis and many serious affections of the eye have also result ed from the excessive coughing. It is thus seen that whooping cough which It Is estimated killed over 10, 000 American children in 1911, is a disease seriously affectng the public health and demanding earnest atten tion." A n means of identifying children affected with whooping cough, Dr. Rucker suggests that they be plainly labeled with a green arm band soi that other children may be warned. Parents should also caution their children, he said, against the dangers of exchanging penctU, trading gum promiscuous kissing and other means by when sputum may be transferred from one person to another. "Any disease which kills 10.000 per annum is a serious one". Dr. 'Rucker concluded. "If bubonic plague were to kill that many children In the Un ited States In one year, the whole world would quarantine against our country." wrjsoa Comtaff t Chicago, Chicago. Jan. 10. Pres.-elect Wil son will arrive tomorrow to deliver an address on "Future Business of the Country." SEVERAL SEAFARING IN DISTRESS SAT WIRE. LESSES . FLOOD STILL One Woman Meets' Deata la Flood Flood Are Is Two Handred jilts Ixng Eight Thousand Families Said t Be Xarooaed Along Ohio's Banks. Portsmouth, Jan. 10. Wireless messages this afternoon from Hunny well life saving station near Rock land, Maine, says the steamer 'Mohe gan of the Eastern Steamship' com pany is sending out distress signals. Schooner Foanders. , Tamps, Fla., Jan. 10. Adding to the list of accidents at sea Is the fate of the schooner Future, which advices received here today say has -foundered, off Cape Hatteras. The captain, Larkln, and his crew were drowned. - ' " ' ' : .: ' . Steamer In Trouble. Norfolk, Va, Jan. 10. For the third time in 10 days, the British steamer, Alcazar has been endangered. This time It Is off Diamond shoals, accord ing to wireless. The cutter Seminole has gone to her assistance. : Flood Causes Death. Wheeling, W. Va. Jan. 10. The Ohio has reached the highest flood mark. Mrs. James AlcCann of the lighthouse is known to. be drowned and another woman is missing. An Uland In the river near here Is 'sub merged and 8,000 families are ma rooned. (Railroad and street ' car traffic has been suspended and the supply of natural gas has been cut off. The floods extend two hundred miles down the river and the damage Is great. Warnings Sent Out ' Columbus, O., Jan. 10. The medi cal corps of the Ohio National guard hag been advised . of the Increasing danger and members of that branch danger and members of that branch of the service have been notified to be ready to move at a moment's no tice. " ; BRAGG 'OiN COMMISSION. Text Hook Selectors Names and the Commission Arrived Here Today County School Superintendent E. E. Bragg has returned from Salem where he acted on the examining board, and incidentally was person ally tendered a position on the Ore gon state school text book commis sion. The commission Itself reached here today. Preliminarily, the com mission will meet at Salem shortly but will make the actual selection la June. It Is the plan to have laws passed requiring only a portion of the total changes at one time. While In Portland Mr. Bragg at tended the Jackson club dinner, and iisseits whh emphasis that Walter M. Pierce was the bright and shin ing star of the many speakers at that memorable event. Carelessness Is Critlclxed. "Glaring carelessness In this city relative to contagious diseases must halt violations of the state law of which Ignorance Is no excuse will no longer escape the full punishment of the law." Such 1s the edict of City Physician A. L. iRtchardson and therewith he issues an urgent appeal to all per sons to be vaccinated. "People who are ailing or have reason to believe they are affected by any contagious disease are criminally liable to se vere punishment If they do not re port such cases and be quarantined," continued the health officer. "It 18 very necessary that vaccination be resorted! tst , 9
