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VOLUME xn.
LAGRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1913.
NUMBER 77
WILSON WILL
OPPOSE BONUS
IN CANAL RATE
CHAIRMAN OF HOUSE COMMIX
TEE PREDICTS WILSON'S
STAND 'ON QUESTION.
CALLS BONUSES ROBBERY
i'roe Tolls to Coastwise Trading Ships
W Likely Be Strongly Opposed by the p0wer. will not countenance fur-President-Elect-JIouse
Interstate ther fi6htlng and will torte the allies
Commerce Committee Takes Hand
In Opposition to No Toll ProposI
tlon. ...
Washlngton, Jan. 23. Prediction is
inade by Chairman Adamson of thej
jiouae Interstate commerce iommIt-i
fee, in a formal statement, that one
5 if the first reauests that Wood row
jVllson will ask of congress is the
Repeal or that part of the Panama
itatanal bill, which grants free passage
No American ships engaged in coast-Jt-'lse
traffic. "Secretary Knox," said
e, "not only declares he exemption
Ztt coastwise shipping a subsidy, but
jmuvcb ii uy iuaumuiaiictii ueuioa-
Jfctratlon. I am afraid that Sir Ed-
bdrjg!
jmakes a manifest discrimination
Ualnst the shipping of other nations
indVthat England may Justly claim'
hat the subsidies must be equal to
ill nations or else there Is dlscrlnil-
latlon. But I am not half so concern-
d about England's complaint as I
Am about the robbery of the Amerl-,
an people. A subsidy is unfair and
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mmoral, end Is a discrimination in
favor of opulent special interests.
Jingoes have tried to blind the people
o the real facts of the matter. Shall
-e rob our own people by unjust
jliscrlmlnatton to enrich the coast-
ales shipping trust."
Wilson Visits Ellis Island.
New York, Jan. 25. Woodrow Wil
ton and wife and a party of friends
islted Ellis island and inspected the
overnment work today. . They will
to guests of "Mrs. Caroline Alexander
t Hoboken tonight
Embarking on the tug "Immigrant"
y'l'son said he was going merely on
JdJJir of inspection and was not in
terested In any special case on the
Ifl.md. The Inspection, he Bald, in-
uded the government's dining hall
ere. Wilson and the party went,
so, to the board or inquiry room
here Commissioner Williams- dis
posed of seven cases In their pres-
jwire,
lEGISLATIIEiiGOMMEEI
SBLENIT01STU0Y INSTITUTIONS
jsaiem, Jan. zo. rresiaeni r
kfrv of the Oreeon senate has an-
jnpunced the names of the members
foil the" various committees who are
jtjj Investigate the state institutions.
(On the committee to Investigate the
Management of the state penitentiary
L ' . . ,
re 1101113 ana , juibsubis.
'Tkis committee has been appointed-
ie request of the governor on ac-
mnt of the reports that have been
bread concerning that Institution.
KThe senate held a twenty minute
ission.
A bill appropriating $370,000 for
e University of Oregon, and $317,
Earthquake ExcUesThes
Sup
DoubtYouiigTurk Rights
Constantinople, Jan. 25. That the
Young Turks are t determined to re
tain part of the territory wntch the
old ' ministry wanted to concede to
the allies is believed to be certain.
It Is certain they will put forth ev
ery effort to retain Adrlanople and
! part of the Aegean Islands, and more
of European Turkey. 'Many diplo
mats think there will be no further
hostilities and they base their belief
to modify their terms.
An earthquake added fuel to the
superstition of the ' Moslems, who,
when the city trembled for several
seconds today, were convinced that
the Belsmlc disturbance . presaged
trouble for the Young Turks. At the
present time there are no disturb
ances.
, Martial Law Prevails. ,
London, Jan. 25. Enver Bey Is en-
OF
STATE COMING
,
XT CONTENTION TO BE. HELD
IN LA GBANDE.
Loca, Boo,,e s,T,u(r Statc jIcr,
, r'nAan
chants' Convention Here.
"La Grande has landed the next an
nual meeting of the Oregon Retail
Merchants' association. This will be
th. fitat itmn In miitiv vearft that the
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Knnvcn nn hnR gotten out Of the Wll.
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lamette valley and will probably, be
the last time for the feeling prevails
thaV the annual sessions should be
held in Portland. It is probable that
: such a ruling will be made after the
j La Grande session.
This victory was the fond hope of
the 'La Grande Junketers.
Last night the La Grande business
men who are still with the party were
dined .by the Portland Commercial
club, after having spent the day at
Corvallls. Touching upon some of the
KnalnAao 1rnn tactions at Albany, a
news dispatch of Thursday night says
After recommending Important
legislation affecting mercantile con
ditions, electing officers for the ensu
ing year and choosing La Grande as
the meeting place of next year's con
vention, the Oregon Retail Merchants"
association adjourned Its seventh an
nual convention tonight.
J. L. Stockton, of Salem, was unan
'"ntiMmwil on Pg 41
COO for the agricultural college was
introduced in the house by the ways
and means committee. The amounts
are for new buildings, maintenance
and equipment.
The state land board Is opposing
the bill Introduced In the house by
Representative Smith providing that
the board accept as security for loans
from the common school fund, mort
gages on desert land Included In the
Irrigation projects. Members of the
board took the view that this would
be the same as accepting second
mortgages as Hens on land and would
be similar to first mortgages.
MERCHANTS
erstitious Moslems To
forcing martial law In Constantinople
and all of the streets are patrolled
by troops. Everybody is kept mov
ing. .There was a desultory street
fight but It was not serious, and com
plete order has ben established. Re
ports current In the European capi
tals that the Young Turks had de
throned the sultan and proclaimed
a republic, are denied here.
Naval Demonstration by Powers.
London, Jan. 25. Italian and Brit
ish warships are hastening to the
Bsophorus as a result of the decision
of the powers to make a naval dem-
onstratlon before Constantinople for
the protection of foreigners living In
the city. American, German and
'Russian vessels are already there.
I i Bockhiu ig Optimistic .
Washington, Jan.- 25. Ambassador
. Rockhlll cabled the state department
from Constantinople, that the city is
LEVEE BROKEN
FAMILIES FLE3 AHEAD OF BUSH
, INO FLOOD.
Break Occurs In Exact Spot That the
1912 Flood Weut Through.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 25. Scores of
families are fleeing from the district
of Beulau, Miss., where the levee
broke, a thousand feet going out.
Residents are endangered.
The district beard a loud roar as
the levee broke, and without waiting
for developments commenced an ex
odus before the waters reached them
The break Is at the same point where
the disastrous break occurred last
year.
Five hundred convicts have been
rushed to the scene to .help repair
the breaks.
U
MISS
THE ALIENIST: "TAKE YOUR CHOICE."
Insanity laizaa the bachelor with
tha worry a married man is auppoaed
govarnmant hospital for tha insane.
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quiet In spite of the assumption of
control of the government by the new
party. He declares it as his belief
that the resumption of hostilities will
not necessarily follow the overthrow
of the ministry headed by Katmll
Pasha.
Turks Not Recalled.
lionaon, ojn. so. Humors were
abroad that the authorities at Con
stantinople had recalled the Turkish
envoys to the peace conference. The
rumors have been' denied by Tewflk
Pasha to the great delight of the am
bassadors representing the powers.
Tewflk declared ft would be unlike
ly that the Young Turks would re
call him and expressed the belief that j
tne conferences - wouia De resumed
next week. "We don't xpet to re
turn," said he, ."until peace has been
concluded between the Balkans and
ourselves."
FACES CHARGE
EMBEZZLEMENT OF $30,000 JS AS.
SEBTED.
Qenernl Sickles aiust Stand Trial on
Charge of Using Public Money.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 25. General
Sickles whose domestic troubles have
been aired In the public press during
the greater part of 1912, is to be ar
rested for the misappropriation of
public funds. The warrant was Is
sued by Justice Rudd. Attorney Gen
eral Carmody took the warrant to
N'cw York for service. Sickles is said
to have appropriated $23,000 to his
own use.
As chairman of the Xew York state
monument commission, whose duty It
was to properly mark the positions
graaUr mm than the Benedict daapit
to undergo, according to tha report of the
. Webster In Boston Glebe.
1 VETERAN
E
SECRET KEPT
LONG MTSTEBY OF CHICAGO IS
MADE CLEAR BY EX.
HUM ED GRATE.
Suicide In Portland Last November
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Mas That of Lomj-Lost Chicago
tteal Etsate Dealer "Who Had Lost
Fortune in Mining Stock Letters
Found In Coffin Disclose the Man's
Identity. ,
Portland.Ore., Jan. 25.r-The body
of Charles' A. Lang; a wealthy real
estate operator, whose disappearance
from Chicago last March created
sensation, has been exhumed trout a
grave- supposed to contain the re
mains of August Bland. "Bland" lost
his fortune estimated at $100,000 by
Investing In gold mining stock.
After his financial reverses he
came to Portland with a few hundred
dollars and took a room In the Tleton
hotel. . During the next few days he
spent" what money he .'had and ' on
November 17th, rnraltted suicide
here. Investigations were carried on
and today Bland's grave was exhum-
ed- nl1 letters found on his person
Indicated ' him to be Charles Lang,
'the man who so mysteriously dlsap-
peared from Chicago.
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of New York troops during the civil
war, General Sickles had charge of
the commission funds. Several
months ago a shortage of over $30,000
was discovered and the state comp
troller of currency demanded an In
vestigation. general Sickles was after the po
sition of commander In chief of the
G. A. R. during the past year and It
leaked out that his wife pawned her
Jewels to meet her former husband's
debts. Denials came from both sides.
General Sickles' daughter later made
ihreats to sue her father for slan
der. It is expected the arrest of Sickles
will result In the state securing a
bond which will prevent an entire
loss of the funds which he Is entrust
ed with.
Mrs. Slliitwliy's Wrllfntr Studied.
San Francisco, Jan. 25. Basing his
conclusions on the report of Hand
writing Expert Kytka that in his
1 polnlon the advertisement inserted In
a newspaper seeking a baby boy for
adoption, was written by Mrs. Doro
thy Slingsby, District Attorney Flck
ert has announced that he believes
the Slingsby heir a changeling.
ALLEGED FORGER
A man recently walked Into the
Western Union telegraph office and
wired a Boise bank for money. The
bank authorities wired the office to
apprehend the man since there were
no funds In that bank to the credit
of the name given In the telegram.
When the sender of the message
walked Into the office and Inquired
If the money bad come the operator,
under the pretense of wiring Boise
for instructions, occupied blm while
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HIDDEN
LONG
CHANGED NAME ADOPTED
BEING DESERTER FROM ARMY
adjudication
OFTHEGRANfl
lESTfilS
Elf A HI AX STRIFE OF TSAKS
STANDING TO BE ENDED BY
STATE BOABD. J
DATES ABE SET
From Its Source to the Wallowa BIv.
er, Grande Boude to Ba Fully and
Finally Adjudicated Inspect Ion
Follows Hearings, tlf n Contents If
Any, and Finally the Ultimate De
cree. ,
Final adjudication of the Grande
Ronde river and all its tributaries
save Bllll creek In Cove from its
source to the confluance with the
Wallowa river, will be commenced
In Union county early In April. No
tices to all claimants to water In
the Grande Ronde river In the ter
ritory named users of Katherlne and
WIlow creeks Included will have no
tices sent them early lu . March by
Water Superintendent George T
Cochran. This action was ordered at
- a meeting of the board of control at ,
Salem . which Mr. Cochran attended
as a member returning today 'from
that session. . ., ' .
The first hearing to follow the
mailing of notices to every claimant
these claimants having been deter
mined some time ago by a careful
suryey of the river by the state en
gineering department, will occur Ap
ril 7th at Summerville; followed by a
hearing on the 8ttt at Elgin, the ltOh
at Union the 12th at La Grande. Su
perintendent Cochran will preside at
each of these, explaining to each
claimant what Is wanted.
Though It will require a twelve
month, likely, to get the machinery
of adjudication o grand out lb fin
al adjudication of riparian Justice,
when it Is once done It Is final.
Crooked IRlver has Just obtained Its
final decrees, the recent session of
the board dealing out these Judg
ments and decisions. The same sort
of a group of decisions will eventu
ally be handed out In the Gradeu
Ronde river cases.
The process is simple enough to
the users, though It requires consid
erable time In tbe handling. Thirty
days prior to the date of hearings the
superintendent malls out printed
forms which the users must fill out,
stipulating their claims to water and
submitting proofs. At the hearings
these claims and proofs are gone ov
er, and In the tourse of five or six
months an Inspection day Is held. At
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SUSPECTED OF
a messenger boy' brought In the chief
of police.
Exchanges of telegrams between
different military garrisons seem to
establish the fa-t that the man Is a
deserter from the army.' His mind
seems to be affected, and It Is likely
that be deserted some military hos
pital where he had been held for
observation. No disposition of the
rase has been made.
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