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VOLUME XIII. LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, JULY 14, 1913. NUMBER 7 f WILSON HOME MM a ' ill hi i ii i mi IU H00I01 111 ' STRIKE ISSUES RAILROADS WILL ARBITRATE IF. NEWLANDS AMENDMENT . IS ENACTED. , MAY HURRY BILL THROUGH Railroads, Save the Erie, Announced Today That If Congress Will Pass Newlands Amendment to Erdman Act Creating Six Independent Board Members,' They Will Arbitrat Strike. ' state engineer has issued two' per mits for the appropriation of water in Union county. Mrs. Pearl Chad wick, of Union, se cures a permit to irrigate 12 acres of land with the waters of a spring in section 23, townshio A smith, range 39 east Albert Lewis of Elgin, secures a permit to irrigate one acre. 'o land with the waters of the N.? R. 'Parks' spring in section 15, township 1 north, ranee 39 east. " The state engineer has, during the past quarter, issued, 114 permits for ' the appropriation of water and the de velopment of . 14,000 horse power, of which 15 are for the construction of reservoris and will use 377.487 acre feet of water. , . -..; 4 - Naval Exams. Held. Washington, July 14.- Fourteen ex isting vacancies in the United 'States marine corps in the grade of second lieutentant will .be filled by exami nations being held in Washington and SatK. Francisco today before board composed, of marine and naval medica corps officer. v MONEY ASKED FOR. " County Fruit Interests Find Need of Immediate Assistance. . THIRTEEN DIE 001LET OORES WHErl ELECTRIC ! THftOUGH CHEST . TRAINS CRASH OF YOUNG LADY PLEASURE SEEKERS MAIMED FLORA MSHAIN OF STARKEY, AND WOUNDED WHEN TWO TRAINS MEET, Wounded ' : seriously through accident. Washington. July 14. President WilcAn kaa rotnmed from his vaca tion at Cornish .and has plunged into an accumulation of work. At a conference with newspaper men to day he said he was confident that the threatened strike of eastern trainmen would be settled by arbitration. Acting on the request of the Natio na Civic federation in meeting here, the president and Secretary of Labor Wilson will confer this afternoon with representatives of railroads, their conductors and trainmen. A number of chairmen of committees in tne sen ate and house will also participate. Engineers and firemen are expected to assist the strikers if a walkout is ord ered. -The president said he is deter mind to prevent a strike. He declar ed he would sit idle in the conference. "Details of ' the"" president's : plan . . t i tko manacrora and employes to- esther to effect arbitration are not worked out. AS soon as ne the president called for. documents in the case. The conductors and train men are willing U. arbitrate. -When asked whether he would sup port Secretary of Labor Wilson s po sition and advocate Clayton's amend ment to the Erdman act. giving the department of labor authority over mediation and conciliation board of six to replace the board o f hree reated bv the Erdman act, or if ne would back the Newlands' amendment making the board independent which is fovored dv raurau NationalJCivic federation President Wilson "was undecided. If necessary mand upon Dotn sm u ferences as was done by Rose during the anthracite strike The consensus of opmion is that the New ... s Jittalir HIOTI it. It 1! CA -win irai) J will r-onen ns- nuiuui"e Jnmnnds are noi if wage '"crease den nds a granted .ds amendment to terms of the ew'"". amendment is the Erdman act if Vmsnt is enacted, according to a stateme sued p g The Newlands f ected except the ke-. . tion 0f amendment . provides 'o'rc"oncili. an independent Doaru - a8 ate an4d mldv bv thf railroad man learned, today by- e 1 ' ,. have agers that auu already gone out. Newlands The statement that ne u.oad amendment is favored oyerence mnnazers fouowea a , otl, managers V?itton the wlk out cation of ratifvcon tn ee f order yesterday by a inV0,v. 100U repreac.;v..-e ed, was received- ! u:.- at Stockton. - .. , D,K r j4 Practical- Stockton. Cal-. Julvsine9S houses ly two solid blocks ot -out by -d Ilv "Many escaped nar- SEVERAL DEAD :IIMN JpIs ON HOMESTEAD Twelve Killed Outright and One Dies' Girl Shot Through Chest When Re- Sums of money' sufficient in siZi to warrant the employment of four or five blight experts . to come to the Grande Ronde and lead the fight on blight, will be asked of the county court and commissioners today fol lowing the meeting of orchardmen last Colnoir at iho Trimm MV.ial club Coun 4-n Tnlrva Uonnr Waa in fitfclnfi&nce at the time and expressed a favorable opinion on tne scneme, ana raranmraa were appointed to wait upon Commis sioners Galloway and Hutchinson. The plan proposed is to bring ex perts here who can go into the orch .J .ml inctiiipt- ripnutiesi and local Ul ,.IIU ..wv. m v "I . , fruit inspectors as to the scientific manner 01 tignung DiiKni as ic.u, way which exists in effective warfare. These experts could prepare a few deputies t ohandle the work later on permanently. -y't ' " . , ' Temporary, or rather partial or ganization of a county division, of the North Pacific Fruit, .distributors' as sociation was effected at the meet ing Saturday. C. E. Perry was named nrssillpnt Hnfl Snei WUUU f iiuaiuo Imbler, secretary. 1 , , I If the organization proceeus w final termination, each local union will name a president and when ap-! pies are ready for the market, local presidents win repui i. w , ' i . t rt n mnnn tmr 1 f one IS I presmeni,, ui w -- -- emoloyed. he in turn to Walla Walla which is headquarters ior ini uwtv,. and the wana waua man i om"-i the hub of the wneei 01 ageiicjea. Later From Accident! Last Night Motorman on Train That Didn't Heed Signal,. Can't Be Found To 4 day First Train Had Stopped ; When Crash Came. Los Angeles, July 14 Estimates tol volver Accidently Explodes Is Hur ried to Local Hospital for Treatment ;;Recyery Not Believed Questionable Unless Infection Seta In Local Au- tomobile Carries Girl to City. - Miss Flora McShain of Starkev, and II I. . f .1 . aay snow a are dead and WO wree in- wen Known meinoer 01 tne couniy a jured as the result of a rear end collia- school teaching staff, was shot through ion of two Pacific Electric trains at the riKht shoulder yesterday, when a nine o ciock last nignt. me trains s . . . . .1 : were filled with pleasure seekers re- wo Vr in the hands of her sister turning from Venice, at the seashore. TSJT1!SSW One train was stalled at a vineyard Te , J .a by a breaking trolley wire. Members McS5a,n f ho"lder rora h,ndn,f or the crew were sent back to flag the "yr vZ V If I v kill following train, but it swept by the of cheat ftt th.e tln 2& i -1 ujIu j j . 'k.j avoid verv serious dancer to the lunc. signal tn s iiiKH apeeu, unu uruaneu . . - .... ,l..,.u n. into the standing train. Some were in- e led HTCSS- purea terriDiy. . ... kna- 0Ti will monvor, n t Sidney Johnson, f lorence, Ual., died, - as a result of the injuries sustained in matedy without aenou. trouble -iuv the wreck. The death increased the less infection sets in. . . M; c 1lf known total to thirteen. V ' The accident occurred on Miss i Mc- ,. t t. -r. ...i Shain s homestead near the mouth of at tne controller or tne train tna . -6," j a, T. .i.. crashed int .the standing coaches, "Ver. Flora, nd..i,JmS cm,lH not he found earlv todav.Was no w?r staying at tne homestead and at home nor at any . of the cify'''"-"1." ; lora : ?,!rmf$ "8nopwM.Bntteat,"lM ver which is kept at the homestead ' : !..-,.. whure Miss McShain is nrovinir un her 1 dsedrimong The unYdenS claim -J dead. The bodies of a man and wo- accidents of 'W. man who evidently were seated to- a'c..aiK '"- ,"'rrj s th Hi gether on the train, are also unident- unexpectedly wh J1.6 Pn ified. The man wore a signet ring rect"n of the other occupant of the with the initials "E. M. B. cabm. . from any other assessments under the law ana is complying witn tne law. covered by a regular patrol; however. I.-J. I.. . J! . . I j: alius viusew aujacviiv a pabiui trict I think would be considered as being patrolled. . "As the matter now stands in Un- inn snrl Wallnw i.minfi.a fkA livA tors of the local association take the responsibility from the state board of forestry in seeing that sufficient . i i ,t l ands in' the. two counties. ; You will readily see that ; those .- men being representative timbermen of the lo cality will be able to maintain an ade- niiAtn natrol at a much less cost thsf could we from this distance. As the only patrol necessary until it becomes extremely dry is their two supervis ing wardens, who, by the ' way, are Mr, Galloway of Union, and Mr. Trump of Promise, then whenever con ditions become such that more patrol men are necessary these men can be put on in such places wher necessary and only Kept as long as necessary, Handled in this way I am confident that an adequate patrol can be fur nished ior tnese two counties in a nor mal year at a cost of not to 'exceed one cent per acre. "irnriniv nnr Rtrrppment witn rars. Cecil, district forester, Portland, this association will collect an aues oom IhrUq anA Atifairla-nf thn nAtionaL for- 'iliaiuv c.iw vvw.ww ... - - - ests and the association will co-operate with you in maintaining a patrol. Balkan Affairs Muddled. T.AnHnn. .Tulv 14. The Balkan sit- todav. Bu- i . a ant. Rnnmnninn troona have continued invasion of Bulgaria, reaching Bobrttscn unopposea. nou mania and Turkey are reported to .nmhiul an iinHnrstanilinor where by Roumania ip to support Turkey 1 int IS campaign against ouigana. i f -U DnnfA la fnnvino 'T.Wa . It IS &B1U HID w Mi . . irmim. one from Bulair. the other from Chatalja. A Sofia dispatch de nied rioting had occurrea mere ami also declared the repgrtea su nf Vtnir VarAinnnA was lintTUB Little fighting is in oroeress uetween Biilgarian, Greek anil Servian troops because of heavy rams. CITY VICTOB III IIOOTH 2110 STREET SUIT LAST INJUNCTION DISSOLVED BY COURT ORDER ISSUED THIS MORNING. mars cora In iluir- 5J.ently Issued to Re k 1 V's'J f ruin ntHBC9BiiiK iiwiu Nrecond Street Dissolved and City Wins In Side Issue "Bout" Held That Suit Was Prematurely Brought Up. dog Victim dying. Second Man Will Be Added to List of ,. Rabbles Victims. T..IJ Ti.U, 1. ttoof-.ni. McDon rtiwmiuf wm.j ..-w- moxtrlp lin emnlove is dying ot a hospital of rabbies. Frank riviffith riiBrt or tnis aisease r ramr and authorities are alarmed. McDon .u ...no Kitfan Kw a Hnn June 1. and the disease developed 10 days ago when he was removed to the hospital MYL1N TRIAL STARTS. Assault and Battery Case Comes to Trial Before Judge Knowles. accident. WOODS DRAW CAMPERS. Up River and Outlying Districts the Meccas for Local Parties. SS8SS3SJS'3S,S'S MYL1N FOUND GUILTY. h Mylin was found guilty late ? this afternoon of assault and bat- . j ...:n ko contotippH Wed- 'V tery aim wur . nesday morning. ir-.M in nrkipk o chal'Ce of assault and battery was preferred came to trial today before a jury. iT. nkorrl inmt.lv In the fa lviveiic, ."'f- :--. . . . . . ! i. .:tk Mo m. obtained the S of separate trial but his case win not come up unm v-;""r- . T.t.. n,o man who is alleired . . ' u.i Ronno in the Island to nave snut rcnj " . . . Citv row. has been arraigned and is out on $1000 bonds havine been in .. . . . nranrl lurv. Mr. dictea oy u - - ... .,o nf nsanult With 8 state when tne iv enee forced uwignt raui - y h use of his automobile to Benge for a few minutes in trying to overtake Beaty after the shooting, is set for r ii kn Mulin rasp. tvlfll to ioiiow tut; . , Pierson. indictee, mm iv.j 'V," Wednesday. y-'e" not guilty in the Kamela sheep case. Indicative of the extent to whicl draw Sundays camping parties is the actual count oi id auierent Kro1111 UA Sunday campers along, the banks ot Ronde between the city and Starkey yesterday. Several went . . i l ii 7 n f-n Katnerine reeK. many to naiiuwu T.ootnnirclass -and smaller streams drew fishermen. ""BfeJ " . . . a. maifn anA CJircripfll ftRRlRTJinCe. After driving about a mile they found , j. j. uarr, A. V. Andrews ana otner camned on Beaver creek and after j hearing their story, ithese two men Jinvritfilv hroiio-ht the sufferine firirl to! La Grande in an auto. She is in the hospital here today and reports from physicians are that no serious com nliV.at.inn nrp pvnwted. unless, as not ed, the wound becomes infected. FRATERNITIES TABOOED. Many Other Laws In Effect Today at ifenvcr. In4lnll TCmhoTzllir AlTCStd. Portland, July 14.W. W. Robinson u nKMutwi Satnrlnv nicht ill WIIU WOO OA.vov u r Bellingham charged with larceny by embezzlement of over $18,000 from the firm of Reavis &. company, nat ters, which filed a potition for bank . 0A..al lava atrn in the fed eral court here, -appeared m the dis- .... Temnorarv iniunctions which about three weeks ago restrained the city - ot La urande from "re-reassessing" North Second street to rectify legal errors in the process whereby the : t.a.f'a nki.ttinra r.rr.t,, ..... no sessed to pay for macadam done about tnree years ago, became dissolved today when : Circuit Judge Knowles ruled that the suit to restrain the "re assessment" had been prematurely brought. - The city, through Attorney J. t. -: by Jennie Murray and other objectors to tne macaaam paving assessments . nn NTrtptk iif nry A kv faTYiliriiinfV frA tk A , . complaint on the ground it had been prematurely orougnt as tne city was not as yet fully re-assessed the street but is about to. This demurrer was sustained in the opinion handed down i . i . it. t i . re i. oy tne circuit juae to- oeuome uwip- ive this morning. ; ; - ' Tklii Idfliraa tkA nifil f raa ' tn NWL ceed with the assessment work on that street. - . In the same opinion Judge Knowles mil a A tkot fha nraoBnf itir Aiuinnil la empowered to ratify the contract with Contractor John Mars who did tne' work. . STEAMER HITS ROCK. Bellingham Harbor Scene of Two Ac cidents In a Week's Time. . MULHALL STORY GROWS. lire --T-- no loss ui rowly.-.but there " n d Explosions of paint, ana h live Wiwooo The Golden West 0S.. is $150,000. , n destroyed, and the Cavour hotels ere . WATER PERMITS ISSUED. Prties Receive RigW" Union t"" - - wafer to Use State Water Salem, July lSpecial) WashinKton, July 14. How the Na .ioMl &aiionof Ma""!11""'; alleged to have bought noliticians and nlaced spies on Philadelphia unions during the printer's strike in 190G. and nrenarcd the board of campaign to preparca in . Federaiion of :Zl w.. dissolved at today's -I aowr " s:Jina rnmmittee by Martin Mulha L MuIh.lI produced 200 SS-1! t. explain Manu- r ji n. . union engi- wi naid oy the manufactn.er, Cny on the striker,. Mulhall denied k"Sper,onalv sold hi- rtory to the " r l. uirlH and Chicago Tri- bune. Hd.redthew;o.rr t ster, named uarry Haying Hands In Demand. TToTrincr knnHa are in active demand this week, and the man who has been n f i ni, hnv vprhniiv in tne amiu pn.,ii..if. - - - tnVe n turn at the real tUn in flio field if he so desires The man who pitches hay in the shade is a companion to tne man wnu cm t nAa nt ivnnrl ner rlav "behind the stve in Gilson's grocery store," or the man who sits along the curbstone. The demand of the day is for the man who makes good in actual service in eith er line. Union Republican. Tri-Staters Moving. The Pendleton Buckaroos in tne nr....... TVi-ntnta who have had a bad W C9 LCI 1 1 - - . . series of two weeks at Boise, passea through the city this mornin bound for home for two weeks, and Boise un der Dad Clark, went on to Yakima for a series there. Of Carl King, ex Spud manaeer, who caught on with Pendleton, the Monday Statesman re marks; . . , , . . a a voiiiohip man to me lari iyiiik I.-. - ...... n it.. .ntnn The little renaietou buh'k"- , backstop can work anywhere in the field and get away wen. ne .! u!j a..r,Aa,t wh le Rador was erinic tnuu own..... - ----- moved .back to fhort and Augustus working at second. Bellingham, Wash., July 14. The of An mai Too n!a - fan linr.li , St a 1 . Trwlf era! court tlTMmJni'- searching for afumber dock in trict court today and waived exam, a I harbor. Tt is not thoueht there is tion. The case wm Bo i,rf,.,.,iiwtM. .tti.. Denver. July 14. More than 150 new K dm (nat. Pnlnrado letris lature went into eriect toaay. men school fraternities will go under the Imn; persons suffering with tuber culosis will be registered as such by by the state board of health' a new public utilities commission will go into nower, and a number of other re forms will become effective. Under the constitution bills not car rying an emregencv clause go into ef fect ninety days after the legislature adjourns, which is today. Some of the new laws which went into enct in day under this heading are bills legal izing racing at county fairs; providing a new banking code: dividing Colo rado into four congressional districts; providing a new insurance code; do .l nrnkikitinfr trusts! DrOVld lllllIlfA OHM. . .."v. .... -- , ti- ing minimum wage commission im women and minors: providing for di rect election of -United States sena tors, and providing for distribution of publications on initiative and re ferendum measures. The Contract Ix-t. m. - ..-i.t- tnr tho erection o Cock Brothers' new store building was ot Mnday to G. H. Rush; of I Grande he being the low man of seven bidder? savs the Union Republican. Mr. Rush ivill begin work nt once and fieure- on navine the buildine done within sixty davs after startintr work. The buildmp will be 45x100 feet in size. . PATROL SYSTEM EXPLAINED. State Forester Advised Timbermen to Join County Organization. rru tt;i..A r.t tko ntnte board of J flK BHIVUUB v..w " , tnwnrd maintaining a fire natrol of the timbered lands in Wal .J Union counties is shown in a letter by State Forester F. A. Elliot tn Supervisor H. lv narrm oi ui Wallowa forest. MK Elliott men t!nn the m-tranizat'n" nf the Union Wallowa Counties Fire Patrol apso ciation in I.a Grande by large timl.ei owners, and continues: in. t n momkfir of thia a.Q- sociation a timber owner is exempted uiauu jui j. , Robinson returned from Bellingham with Sheriff Word voluntarily am denies he was fleeing the country or had any of the firm's money in, his possession. Lightning Leads to Wreck. - Cambridge, O., July 14. Investiga tion has been started relative tothe n:: k...AAM a Paltimnra & OhlO COlllSlUII licuncn - passenger train, and an interurban street car in which three were killed, one fatallv hurt and twenty less seri ously injured. The accident is said t have been caused by a terrific storm. The interurban car cond ictor stopped his car and had gone forward to the- crossing. It is supposed ne miniuon a headlight of the approaching train for lightning flash and signaled tn car to go ahead. The street car was demolished. Mrs. La France Indicted. Portland, July 14. Two indictments were returned by the grand jury against Mrs. La France today, charg ing her with obtaining money on iuIh .....i tt otls.iroit nhe secured preiennen. n o 7 . $15,000 from insurance companies ny protending the body touno in uj mas river, was mat oi ne uunu.... She was arrested at Coquille, Oregon. , Grande Ronde at State Fair. W. R. Leadbetter. of Alice, is en- . : . !!. on ovkilllt of 1V6 oeavorinK i" twiic. v. -stock for he state fair at Salem and the indications are that ne win oe successful. There is no good reason ...1 U : rnllA CI Vim iht not be renre- WI1V II"" mill!.. " - ' . sented at the state fair, agree stock men, as no other section of the state has finer stock than the Grande Konoe much damage owing to low tide at the time. ( '....'. .it-"-.---". " ' This is the same rock the Santa Ana piled up on a week ago while engaged in the same quest. The San ta A no ta nnw in ftrvrtrwlr nr. Sant.t.le. Ktar rocK lies bdoui auu ieet west ot the north end of the Wood & Lumber enmnnnv dock. Seven feet of water covers the rock at low tide.. CONVENTION IS CLOSED- Billy Sunday Is Present at Last. Day of the Session Los Angeles, July 14. With deliv ery tonight of his annual ' farewell messago by President Clark, the In- .nafinnal Pkiiotion ITnrlpilVnr COn- vention in session here for five days. Will close, scores oi meetings were held todav and the final business of the convention transacted. Billy Sun day presided at the noon praise service. T, ....... I,. Tralnlnnd. Daiiunnii -" a in ... ln1nort nt hnnanas crown and loaded in Florida and en route to Seat'le. Portland, 'lacoma ana nyi- an,..t siting nnased throtU'h I.n li lUIVIIwunv M.i' ?' -t -"- this morning This is one m the Iprcrest shinmenf.s of banrna through hro this year. Italy Wants Tourists. Rn.no .Tutu 1i With the return to day of the thwo Italian delecrntes to the recent International Tourists con gress at Amsterdam, steps have at once been taken by Vte Italian govern ment to offer such inducements as will increase the number of American tour ists and especially American automo bile tourists in Italy. At the present time an averaire of 3000 Americans tour Italy in their own automooues even year. tu f;.ot iion tnken hv the govern ment as a Tesult of the recent decisions reached at Amsterdam, will he tne'es tablishment in New York of on Ital ian information office which will be at the disposition of all American bu tomobilists desiring to tour Italy. More favorable tariff regulations are to be made for those who bring their ma chines here, an Internal certificate of Identification issued, and a general improvement of roads to be under taken. the quarter ending Jun A'
