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VOLUME xn. t.a vx,, uniun wum, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 ion ' I OIKS Pinr wiwi.nn w... I . . " ' - iiiiiriinii iiiinii nuitw w SEMTOHS PUT mtestuptu THREE SOLONS PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED TO BH OUTLINED BT THAT THAT COJQQTTEE Slighted Appofartkneat and Two pek euro., mu card- cuse A Una veutce. jai.. Jan. 14 Faitnr vt John Cordray to keep an aooointmant and the subsequent discovery of two poeKetDooks near the head of tha nl.r. containing cards with hi. n am nn them. Is causing a great deal of anx iety. Cordray, who is the muunr or tne kmu amusement park in Port' land, is said to have started for Ven Ice. After his failure to appear and the finding of the two Docketbooka on the pier the police began Invest! gating. The Portland police have started to run down the facts. CmiTC DLTHCH IPTimi traffic bestored. jLiifliL iiLruuLu fluiiun TPfflfn. v Hodgln Contest Agajn Kiddle Sam. ' marily Dealt Witt W hen It Is Sent to a Special Comimlttee Committee on Elections Not Given the Hatter as : First Thought Likely. Salem, Jan. 14. Toe senate today rerusea to take up the contest of John S. Hodgln of La Grande against Ed Kiddie of Island City, of Union Wallowa counties, the last named holding a certificate to the seat In atead, the senate resolved that a spe cial committee of three be appointed to consider what the proper Draco. dure may be. This takes the matter out of the committee on elections into . whose hands. It was generally pre sumed, the matter would be put for preliminary action after the creden tiau committee had acted. . ; lEules Bother House. Salem, Jan. 14 Allen H. Eaton of Eugene continued semi-flllbuster-tac- tlcs today In a prolonged attack on the rules of the Oregon house per mitting the speaker to "name commit tees. In his bitter attack on the pres ent rules. Eaton favored the estab lishment of a committee on commit tees which would name the commit tees of the house. The appointment of committees and chairmen has been going on In the meantime, however, and Eaton seems to be fighting a los ing gaTne from the start. In the senate T. L. Perkins of Port land was named head of the ways ami means committee. Other chalrmr ships were: - Gus.C. Moser, Portland, Judiciary; ueorge Leuner. jr., revision of laws; K. K, Butler, The Dalles, banking af fairs; C. A. Ragsdale. Athena, agrl culture. Trains on X P. and G. Jf. Passing rreeiy JUlwankee Blocked Seattle, Jan. 14. After 25 hours of batuing against the snow in the mountains, the Northern Pacific has been opened to traffic. Traffic on the Great Northern has been unhampered tor the last three days. It is ouite Indenflite when traffic on the Milwau kee can be resumed. Warner's Successor Causes Fight Cheyenne, Jan. 14. The princlDal light in the legislature which conven ed this morning is over the election of a nucessor to Senator Warren. A number of progressive measures will be presented. THIRTY WILL visit y ORIGINAL XtaTBER BEIXG ADDED TO Those Not Tet Seen Who Would Go, Should See Secretary. SIOCAII TURKS IE ADOPTED FURTHER NEGOTIATION'S kvfw TO BE USELESS BUT ENVOYS STILL HANG OX. FIRST MOVE IS DDDGED General Council of War Called and Armistice May Be Broken t.t Any Time In View of the Impossibility of the Envoys to Come to Peace Term Question up to Populace. TUFT SUBMITS PI E'S NAME TD THE SENATE OTHER OREGON APPOINTEES ARE XAJTED IX BATCH SENT TO .THE SENATE TODAT t - t'TEST IS . 1 ' i ii.ivu. , . . . . ISMBEROT I r...,. pnJ f .-,.. CLEIJIIS ABOUT POLITICS London, Jan. 14. JoaeDh Lrt. ... granted divorce from his wife, for- "y rannie ward, the American ac tress today. Lewis Droved a hIr.. of misconduct on her part. After her marriage Mis, Ward left the stage but returned after an absene'of n.. years and made a tour In vaudeville. x-ewia is a brother of the late Samuel Lewis. (Barney Barnato.) Preside. Taft Follows SnggestioBs f William and Recommends Half Doien Prominent Taft People to OfliceJIouse Has Proposition to Annul Civil Service Bill. London, Jan. 14. Resumption of hostilities seems the only thing in sight at the present writing of the war situation. Advices from Constan tinople indicate that becausa the Toung Turks are In the political sad dle, and are not minded to give in to the demands of the allies without an other struggle, the present congress of plenipotentiaries might as well quit the city and go home. But on account of the feelng In the European capi tals against the resumlna of homi. I USB- He'.therjrtde js willing to make the first move last they discredit themselves with the powers. General Council for War Alleged Forgier Re-Arrented. In the case of the state of Oregon vs. Prank Craner charged with forc ing a check with N. K. West's name to It, the evidence did not substanti ate the charge and the case was dis missed, flfo sooner had the case been disposed of when the defendant was again apprehended and lodged In the city jail pending a hearing for a sim ilar charge. In the neighborhood of 30 are now waiting for the departure of the La Grande business- men's excursion train to Portland and Albany. Thirty are already on the list but two or three have since found It may be im possible to leave. On the other hand there are several who have not been listed that are now contemplating the trip; hence the original number of 30 will be maintained. All those who wish to Join the excursionists should confer with Secretary c. M. Hum-! phreys of the Commercial club who1 has all the available data at hand. The trip Is to Albany with side Jour neys to Corvallis and various other towns and cities. BARONESS VON SUTTNER. Winner Nobel Peace Prize For 1905 Recently In America. ANGRY BOY IF II A MURDERER REFUSED A XICKLE, SHOOTS niS 3T0THHRI Shrewdly Shoots Through Wall to Give Police Wrong Clue. Pittsburg. Jan. 14. Refused five cents for candy by his mother. Lerov Higgens, aged 11, shot and killed her ner today and after the deed, the child reloaded the gun, went to the back yard and shot through the wall of the house. This, for a time, led the police to believe some other per son had committed the deed but the lad's confession followed soon after the investigation began. 1 1 jp : The general council Is not expeoted to do anything other than prepare ror war. The armistice seems to hnv been asked for the purpose of re-or ganizing the army and of preparing the new regiments for the cnnniw that is calculated to win for the Turks all of the lost territory. Balkans Send Ultimatum The Balkans have served notice on the British foreign secretary, Ed ward Grey, that unless the Turks ac cept the terms of the allies and cede Adrianople ' they will declare the armistice at an end andcommence hostilities at once. All diplomats de clare the situation more grave than it has ever been and look for the re ; sumption of war. I Secrecy (inurds Council. Constantinople, Jan. 14. Alto Kai mil Pasha opposed the renewal of war it Is learned seml-omclally that the military party succeeded In their at tempts to have the peace negotiations called off. Both sides have looked for the same thing and have made ex tensive preparations for the coming renewal of conflict. The sessions or, the general council were surrounded with the greatest secrecy. Washington, Jan. 14. Stages for a finish fight on the patronage question between Democrats and Republicans on the appointments of succnu.nra n Republican officeholders In federal of. nces expiring during President Taft's term of office, were finally arranged today; when President Taft sent sev eral federal office nominations to the senate It waa announced uvAni days ago that such a course was prob- uijr aue, in view or the fact that Na tional Committeeman William. -. r lOregon had' prepared a list of nomi nation and that Taft would probably aot favorably tipon them. If the Ore gon senators and the senate at large reel disposed to act upon these nom inations in such a way as to lnmira ther confirmation remains to be n Lit Is claimed Democrats will delay tne connrmatlons, thus allowing Dem ocrats to assume the positions. The apolntments President Taft sent to the senate today are: Collectors of customs. Portland John Burgard; Marshall. lOreaon din. trlcti E. C. Klrkpatrlck; collector of customs, Astoria, Prank Parker. Postmasters: Portland. Thomas McCusker; Astoria. Frank Carnev: Roseburg. F. W. Haynes; La Grande, J. H. Peare. New Rebellion Brewing. Douglas Arli.. Jan. 14. Two hun dred 'Mexican laborers, employed at Douglas and Agua Prleta smelter. are marching to Montezuma to Join the rebel bands mobilizing there un- aer Marcello Caravero. Five hun dred are already In the camp. Ac cording to reports the first week In February has been fixed for the rebel attack on several of the border towns. FLOCK OUTS PASTOR. Joins Band and toots Ragtime Daace Mssic on Cornet, New Tork, Jan. 14. Because he tooted scores of the "Bunny Hug" and the-"Turkey trot' on a cornet at a country dance, the Rev. William Erp hardt was deprived of the rectorship of St. Paul's Episcopal church. The pastor Joined the band against the protests of his flock. HAT REFUSES ,APPJiD Movement now In action In Wash ing makes the local postofflce posi tions of clerks and, Assistant Postmas. ter Will Landrum of this city dubl ous Jobs. Effort to annul the ruling of President Taft, that second class postmasters, assistants and clerks. along with third and fourth class of ficials be included In the civil ser vice, has been started. The house has not finally passed on the propo sition. If annulled the clerks and assistant postmasters no longer hold their positions under the civil ser vice tests as now, when the postmas ter has no authority to remove clerks from office. TODD REPORT ADVERSE TO PAR- DON PRAYERS "Showing- Made by tie Investigator woesnt Warrant Pardon." Olympa Wash., Jan. 14. Governor Hay who retires tomorrow refuses in free former Chief of Police Wappen- steln, following the special report of charges of fraud and corruption In toonjnectlon with the conviction of Wappensitin. "The report U entl.vly adverse to the claims of those Intpr- ested in the application for a imrilor. of Wappensteln,' said the sovor.ior. and on the showing made by ih chief envestlgator, the pardon cunnot be granted." Direct Election of Senators Aiwtured. Albany, N. Y Jan. 14. By an ov- jerwhelming vote the state assembly passed the constitutional amendment providing for submission to the voters of legislation for the direction elec tion of senators. The measure now goes to the senate where Its passage Is assured. 4 Circuit Court Has, Many Procedure Flaws-Judge WILLIAM M. BULLITT. L.teit Photograph of Solicitor Gener.l of the United State. PROGRESSIVE AS USED V ESTER. AY NOT REFERENCE TO POLITICAL PAIBTY. t . ADVISE RUMORS DENIED Lavtt Message to New. Jersey Legists, ture ent to Jfembers Today by the ' PresIdenUElect Position on Defl. nltion of Word Progressive Hade Perfectly Clear. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 14. At noon the legislature convened and most of tha opening session waa devoted to tha readlnr of tha ia. . . - - uiusuKM ui inn governor, now the president-elect. The senate elected Jas. Fielder nr.!rtnt of the senate, who will .utnmunoii. succeea tne present aovernor whan the latter becomes president of the United States. The legislature Is ov erwhelmingly Democratic which in sure the election of former Congress- : man Hughes, whom the governor hlped put In office. Wilson's message bitterly arraigned the state law for fostering trusts. - Denies Favorina- Rail On the heels of the report that the governor Is said to have advised Demo . cratic members of the Maine legisla ture to elect a Progressiva If thnv could not elect a Democrat comes the flat denial of the eovernnr that ha re ferred to a member of the Bull Moos party. Wilson likewise explained that the reference to the word "Drorra- slves" In yesterday's speech, referred to men of progrsslve spirit and not to members of the Progressive party. Farris Sent to Salem. Grover Farrls has been taken to the receiving hospital for the insane at Salem. He has been suffering from a stomach trouble for a considerable time and It Is the opinion of the phy-' sicians that this trouble has caused his loss of mind. -A diagnosis of the case has not been definitely settled . upon and It Is honed he will retrain sanity after treatment In the hosnt. tal where he will be given special care and treatment. La Grande, Or., Jan. 14. To the Editor Now that body Is to act upon the recommenda tions of the commlslon annolntad hv the Governor to submit reports of th proposed revision of the Judiciary of the state, and as the commission has ! made Its majority afTd minority re-! ports, I desire to set forth my views I upon this proposed legislation. The expense of the administration of the law is one of the greatest ex penses to the taxpayers of a county. Tho expense to a county of conducting court when there are two trial Juries In attendance. Is about $100 a dar. I Under the present law, any criminal case, be the crime ever so petty, or any civil action, be the amount in controversy ever so small, an action can be commenced directly In the cir cuit court. I believe that the other Judges of the state will bear me out In the statement that one-half of the time in the circuit cfiurts Is consumed in the trial of cases that should be tried out In the Justice of county court. Stove Costs County $200. In my own experience on the bench, I have consumed two days In trying a (Continued on Pag J) ( k-pW .... V v I Fight Over Scnatorshlu. Santa Fe, N. M Jan. 14. When tha legislature opened this morning tha principal fight was over the election " of a United States senator. Republi cans have a majority of 21 on Jont ballot JACK OHfJSDfJ Photo by American Pre Association. J HELD IN STATES EFFORT TO GET TO CANADA AR8 FRUSTRATED. Federal Officials Feared He Wonld Attempt to Forfeit Ills Bond Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 14. Jack Johnson and his wife were removed from a train here today by police at the request of Chicago federal offi cials. It was learned Johnson was en route to Toronto and It was fear ed he might forfeit his bonds on the white slave charges. Johnson insist ed he Intended to return within a few days but the officers wouldn't take I him at his word. He went back.
