La Grande evening observer., October 01, 1913, Image 1

TOLUME XVH
GIRL STABBED
" BY COLOMBIA
LAW STUDENT
VAnUExBILT RELATIVE'S ! MA
CHINE FIGURES IN NIGHT ,
..' ESCAPADE.
One Set of Rumors Sir Well Known
: Music Student Aged 19 Was Stab
, bed. and Another .Claims. the Girl
r Wm Hurt , When Machine Crashed
into Obstruction Near Street.
New York, Oct. 1; Herman N. Oel-
ricns, a millionaire member of the
'; Gotham Four Hundred, and a 'nephew
or Mrs. William K. VanderbUt, is be
mg sought by the police here in the
Hope that he may be able to enlighten
them concerning the identity of the
person who stabbed Lucilla Singleton,
a protiy music siuaent or is, some
. time last night There is not the
slightest suspicion that Oelrichs himr
self had anything to do with the af
fair but according to the police ver
sion, an automobile bearing his li
. cense number was wrecked on upper
Broadway last night and they thought
that it was possible this, car in which
Miss Singleton was riding when stab
bed, for the girl was in an automobile
and told the police that the machine
ran into the curb and was wrecked
immediately afterward.
She furnished them the name by
which she knew the man who stabbed
her, adding that he was a student at
Columbia University but the police,
have had difficulty in finding him and
thought it might be possible if he was
using Oelrichs' car, that the : owner
might help them. ; The girl doesn't
know the owner and had never heard
of Oelrichs, she said.
The young girl who was hurt in
Herman Oelrichs' automobile last ev
ening, and who it was reported, was
stabbed by a man who accompanied
her, may have received her injuries
in the accident which caused the
. wreck of the machine. The compan
ion's name given by Miss Singleton,
was Bill Craighorn, a Columbia Uni
versity student and by Oelrichs as D,
M. Craighorn, a Columbia sophomore,
from South Tacoma, Washington. The
girl's own story is the authority for-:
' the statement that she was stabbed.
Her wounds are not serious.
At. the Knickerbocker hospital, at
which institution the patient was tak
en, it was said that she might have
received the wounds when thewind
shield of the automobile was shat
tered. She is suffering from the
shock and the attendants added, that
she scarcely knew what had happen
ed. The police are inclined to drop the
case.
BAND CHEERS NEWLY WEDS
Enterprise Couple Married by
Grande Pastor Serenaded.
Enterprise, Oit 1. Determined to
make everything in Enterprise ring
with merry music, the ' La Grande
band yesterday afternoon made its
way to the First Baptist church of
this city, where Rev'. Close of La
Grande, had just finished uniting in
marriage Mr. Martin H. Tucker and
Miss Nettie Catherine
Brock, and
played several very appropriate and
rtcry beautiful selections. The music
was tin rod just right to come immedi
ately after the ceremony" had finish'
ed which pronounce! this happy
vn'M'.c couple man and wife.
' The groom is one of Alder Slope's
popular teachers and the bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
tfBrock, prominent and highly respect
ed citizens of Alder Slope. They will
' he "at home" to their friends near
Enterprise in a few days.
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Union Stock
Appeal tor Space to Put
Splendid Fair Exhibition
Determined to get in early and ob-
tain the best possible reservation for
stock, a delegation of Union Live
Stock show officials and boosters cor
raled the Union County Fair manage
ment late this afternoon and brought
glowing promises of united sunnort
for the fair from the Union district.
They, meaning Union, represented bv
the Live Stock association, is bringing
a line array or the finest horse flesh'
that breathes but the delegation ' in
town this afternoon wants space guar
anteed and to that end came over in
automobiles today to confer with the
fair people here. They arrived in the
city at 3 o'clock, bringing M. L. Levy,
president of the stock show associa
5ULZER REPORTED
TO RESIGN
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 1. With Persia
tent reports in circulation that gover
nor Sulzer has agreed to resign when
the legislature re-convenes Monday
night, the prosecution in the Sulzer
impeachment trial rested its case to.
day. Sulzer agreed to resign rumor
has it, in return for the promises that
the impeachment . proceedings be
dropped and that no attempt be made
to disqualify him' from holding of
fice in the future. Atorneys for both
the prosectuion and the defense have
branded the rumors as ridiculous. John
B. Gray a -member of a New " York
brokerage firm gave testimony which
was very damaging to Sulzer and was
an unwilling witness.
CANAL USED SOON.
First Ship to oG Through Canal With
out Any ''Noise."
Ancon, Canal Zone, Oct. 1. Perhaps
with as little ceremony as would at
tend the trial of a new sewer-pipe, the
Panama canal, one of the biggest ac
complishments in; the world's history,
is shortly to be opened. Col. George
W. Goethals, chief engineer directing
this gigantic task will turn out of bed
reach for the telephone, and order a
small steamer sent through the ca
nal from. Colon to the City of Panama,
or vice versa, on a trial trip.
No ceremony worthy of the name
will mark the actual opening of this
epoch, making, ocean to ocean high
way, dreamed of since the time, cen
turies ago, when Balboa first crossed
the isthmus. Of course there will be
the final opening in 1915, when the
United States government invites the
nations of the world to participate
in a grand celebration, but the open
ing which Col. Goethals, with his dis
regard of sentiment and his single aim
of getting things done, will have, will !
be a little private party all his own,
and about which the world may know
nothing until after it is over.
Canoe Journey Is Long One.
Edmonton, Alta., Oct 1. (Special)
Thirteen hundred miles in a wooden
canoe on the swift northern rivers and
300 miles overland through a wilder
ness in nine weeks, is a trip just corn-
ipleted by C. D,
Melville, a member of of cowboys, which took such a promi
FisherieB Board, and nent part in the Round-Up, also clean
the Dominion
John McKenna, both of Edmonton.
The trip aforded the former an oppor
tunity to investigate the possibilities
of the northern waters, which, he re
ports, teem with white and other fish.
Melville killed two bull moose and
two bisr bears, shooting from a canoe
while spinning along the Peace and the
Wabasca rivers, which drop more
than 900 feet in a distance of .320
miles. The banks are from 60 to 100
feet above the water level. He re-
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LA GRANDE, OBBGON,
Show Heads
tion, J. W. Spencer, vice president,
Geo. Scrjbird, secretary and W. T.
Wright and Will Vogal as chaper
ones. v- "y.- ; .
To close up the town of Union on
Friday and have the fair people here
gave Union day the honors on that
di'.te, was another request brought ov
er, and the boosters promised to close
up the city of Union on that day that
the fair may be visited by a but .
Unionites that will make the populace
here sit up and take notice. !
Enthusiasm fairly bubbled from the
automobiles that brought the crowd to
the cit ymte today and if these men
represent the '. support of Union, the
whole city will be here on Friday of
next week.: ' .
TO BE READY
OFFICE MONDAY
ports seeing large . numbers of
moose, bear and other big game and
wild geese, ducks and pheasants. " He
and' McKenna also found ' indications
of asphalt, sulphur, iron and other
metals on the way from Athabasca to
Fort Vermillion.
The voyagers visited the provincial
government's experimental farm, six
miles from Fort Vermillion, midway
between the 58th and 59th parallels
of latitude, near which the Lawrence
family, residents in the district since
1899; 1 this season cut 300 'acres of
wheat, which averaged more than 18
bushels to the acre. - The experimental
farm, it is reported, is making satis
factory progress.
"The north country is being settled
and developed rapidly," Melville said,
on returning to this city, "and the!
pioneers predict big things with the
coming of the railroads."
Five Are Cremated.
New Haven, Ky., Oct. 1 Five mem
bers of the family of J. T. Devers,
residents of New Ha von, were crem
ated early this mroning by the burn
ing of the Louisville hotel. The Dev
ers owned Ihe building.
Gibsons Win New Honors.
Pendleton, Sept. 30. Fresh' from
the Boise Rainmakers' carnival, which
yielded them a good harvest, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed "Hoot" Gibson, well known
wild west performers, arrived in Pen
dleton yesterday and will leave today
for The Dalles where they, will take
part in the frontier section of the an
nual fair in that city. With them to
the Wasco county seat will go John
Spain, who is putting' on the show.
Bob Gavin, Caldwell's champion cow
boy cop, and several other perform
ers of note.
The Gibsons had a great success in
Boise. "Hoot" won the cowboys' re
lay race, the standing cowboys' race,
several firsts in the-cowboys' pony
race and first in the trick, riding. His
wife, who was formerly Rose Wenger,
duplicated her husband's performances
in the events for cowgirls, winning the
relay, pony and standing races and
also the trick riding contest
They repot that the Wyoming bunch
ed up the big events at Boise, Mc
Cormack, buckaroo champion, and Mc
Carty, steer roping champion, both
defending their titles. John Dobbins
won the bull-dogging contest.
Other wild west performers in the
city today are Mr. and Mrs. "Happy
Jack" Hawn and the Weir brothers,
steer ropers. The Hawns are leaving
for Oakland, California, and the Weirs
for southern states, George going to
Texas and Charles to New Mexico.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
I . . : 1 "I I fill I I .It t
SOCIALISTS INDIGNANT.
Vast Reimbursement for Damage
Sustained at Seattle Riots. :
Washington, Oct 1. That a civil
war may result from the wrecking of
the oSclakst headquarters during re
cent disturbances at Seattle, unless
the Socialist headquarters during re
tent i 0? S4.50O. Was the iWlnrnfirm
made by Attorney Bruce Rogers, rep
resenting the Seattle Socialists, to
the President He issued the warning
while urging the president' to direct
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who
was .in, Seattle at the time of the
riots, to recommend the adootion of a
bill introduced by Poindexter appropri
ating T,500 to reimburse the Social
ists. ' : '''vy'''
.CONFESSOR EXAMINED. , 1 7
Story of Wholesale Murders to Be In.
,v . . vetttigated. at One. ,
Minneapolis. Oct. 1. Mrs. Ole Leck
weld, who confessed, according to the
poKce, to murdering her six children,
between the ages of 19 and 5, in 1911,
by giving them fly poison, will b ex
amined as to her sanity it is stated
by authorities. The specific charge
agalnjt her is the poisoning of her
daughters, Violai aged 9, and Laura,
aged. 11 months, who died respectively
in July and September. She was ar
rested upon the. husband's complaint,
his 'suspicions being aroused by the
similarity of the circumstances attend
ing jeach death. , , The woman is 32
years old.
Riders Carry Off Coin.
Little Rock, Ark., pet VI. Four
mounted bandits rode to ' the state
bank at Dardanelle, near here, and
after dynamiting the safe, galloped
away. ''.; ',
The amount they secured was prob
ably about 12,000. The yeggmen had
worked over the safe for more than
an hour and set off 16 explosions be
fore it was opened... .The citizens were
awakened by the explosions and ex
changed shots with . the robbers but
no one was injured. '
SOCIALISTS INDIGNANT. f A llliniVIAII A V
A. G. Schmedeman, Rich Clottiier,
Is the New Minister to Norway
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NOT all the newly appointed diplomats come under the head of lawyers
or litterateurs. There la Albert G. Sclmiodtmian, for example. Ho's
the new minister to Norway. Mr. Scbuiodenmn is a clothing merchant
In Mudlsoti, Wis., where ho lias been a conservative business muu for
thirty years. Mr. Schmedeman has not only sold clothest siiwessfully, but he
hns "played politics" Just an well. The phrase Is until, of course. Hi Its better
seiiNR. As a proKrex.Nlve l'umocnit he bus served lu various cit; olllees and ou
iuvii-m Iniinirluul rilv comiriisKlowi.
1, 1913.
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. COUNTY COURT MEETS.
October Term Convenes This Mora.
lag Routine Matters C Today. (
Wtih routine matters before them
in the shape of bills. County Judge
Henry, and Commissioners Gallowiv
and Hutchinson took up the duties of
county court this morning.
During the day bills occupied the
principal attention and tomorrow var
ious other matters are slated. V
' ; Saving the Babies.
K : Philadelphia, Oct I. The "baby
saving show" which has attracted such
wide attention not' only of residents
but also visitors and delegates of the
many conventions which have met here
during the summer, was removed from
the city hall today. Officials of the
child hygiene association," which haB
had charge of the exhibit were elated
over the success of the exhibit and
declared that the results prove that
the knowledge gained by mothers in
caring for little ones already is having
results in decreases of infant mor
tality. The' show will be permanently
installed later on in a distant section
of thecity. ' " t ''.,
Church Beggars Suspected. -Two
Armenians who have canvassed
the city today, soliciting for church
I purposes are said to be fakers by
'prominent people. Among those set
ting forth this belief was Reverend
.Upton H. Gibbs of the Episcopal
church.' "I believe it is 'safe, to urge
the citizens to ignore solicitations of
this sort Statistics show that 99
of 100 of such ' solicitors are fakes.'.'
said Mr. Gibbs. '
NUMBER -,C3
II Ull'J III
VOTE 0P TO t
REGISTERED VOTE MAY ? NOT
BE CAST ON CHARTER " .
ELECTION. i
MINDaFJUS steps dropped
First Ward Board Refuses to Permit
Swearing In, as Expected, and Foua-"
datlon for Subsequent Appeal to the
Courts Is Laid Vote la Fourth
Wsrd Liht Up Until Late Hoar.
: Foundation was laid this morning
to carry to the supreme court the
question of constitutionality , of the
new state election law which forbids ,
swearing in. While no mandamus
proceedings were instituted, the for
mality of having the election boards
turned down a request to swear in,
was attended to and if advisable later, ;
the matter can be taken to the courts
on a suit brought against the board
which refused to allow the Blank A
application. The step was taken with
legal procedure this morning soon af
ter the polls had opened for the char-'
ter election, on in full force today.
J.' F. Campbell made the application
with a group' of six freeholders to
back him up. Chairman McMurray of
the First ward board, accepted the
oaths and then refused the ballot. . If
a suit is filed Chairman McMurray,
Judges and Clerks W. M. Monroe, Geo. ,
Waggoner, Mrs. Wall Lane and Mrs..
J. W. McAllister will be the tech
nical defendants. For a time Attor-.:
ney George T. Cochran considered
the plan of starting mandamus pro
ceedings today, having' gained the :
contest of the court to argue the mat
ter about noon, but the mandamus:
phase was dropped and the refusal to .
let Mr. Campbell vote can how be
used to get the matter into counts to
decide the constitutionality of the law
in this state .and establish the. valid
ity of the charter upon which the city
of La Grande is voting today.
Vote Is Very Light. !
,- The forenoon vote throughout the
city was quiet, and light but at noon
whipped up fairly well and with the
close, of working hours today, it is
expected that the vote will again speed
up. At 2 o'clock the first ward had
polled 41 votes in a ward where the
registration is 90. v ; V
In No. 2, at 2:20 this afternoon the
vote cast numbered 109 out of a total
registration of 227. In the third ward
at 1:30 o'clock 90 votes had been cast
out of a registration of 394. In the
fourth ward where opposition to the
charter 1s said to be centered, the vote .
at 2 o'clock was 52 out of 185.
In the first ward Mrs. J. W. McAll
ister and Wall Lane Officiated as the
clerks and did their work with dis
patch and percision gallantly say the
male members of the board. The in- ,
novation of having what will probably
be a case of state-wide interest start
ed in their presence did not pass with
out due regard by the ladies. The la
dies will become defendants ' along
with the other members of the board
if the suit steps are taken.
In the second ward, there were three
ladies on the board. Mrs. Newton, -Mrs.
Schilke and Mrs. Archie Bacon,
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