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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1911
Page
1
Statements from the La Grande strikers' headquarters say no 70 or 80 men are at work and that No. 6 was late due to three engine failures. They deny county pay for deputies, note deputies and pickets guarding company property, and pledge swift victory with a listed non union workers roster.
Reports indicate 75 to 85 men employed locally today as tensions ease slightly from yesterday. The Fal Mon Val Wailu aid situation continues with 10 men facing prejudice if they return, while oilieluls between La Grade and O'Brien bring mixed signals.
Denver Oct 3 The National Land Congress adjourned after Taft’s conservation speech as federal control of the public domain is rejected and state rights triumphed by a 439 to 35 vote.
The Oregonian records the O'Rielan ultimatum from the C W R and N Company ordering employees who left since September 29 to return by 4 p m October 4 1911 or forfeit rights and privileges. Rehiring after that deadline would be as new employes at the company’s pleasure. The notice is signed by J P O'Brien vice president and general manager.
General Manager O'Brien delivered an ultimatum to northwest shopmen, forfeiting all rights if not back by Wednesday four o clock. In La Grande about 75 to 80 men reported at work, up slightly from yesterday, with conditions described as nearly normal. Some trains, including No. 17, faced delays due to storms, while Huntington saw two new workers. Picketing continued around shops but no violence occurred as families prefer stable home life over hardship.
Reports from San Francisco and Oakland on October 3 describe ongoing strikes at northwest shops with picketing reported and Espee avoiding statements. Provisions are being prepared for strikebreakers while some Los Angeles upholsterers walk out in sympathy and unionists claim the strike is bluff.
Three hundred Boy Scouts lined Union Station to greet Taft as he arrived from the east. The Colorado Yale club hosted a breakfast for the president before he spoke to Denver University students. An automobile tour and a big banquet capped the Denver program.
La Grande Investment company sues in circuit court to stop mortgage tax collection in Union county claiming double taxation and unequal statewide assessments. Temporary injunction halts sheriff from enforcing tax on mortgage holdings as the suit argues the scheme violates constitutional fairness and shifts burden to lenders. The case, citing $100,000 plus impact in Union county and comparing Multnomah and other counties, awaits final court ruling.
In a fast moving dispatches from Rome and London dated Oct 3 reports claim Italian bombardment of Tripoli as Turkish fortifications may have been evacuated. Italy reports capturing 67 Turkish vessels while Turkey says it has taken three Italian ships.
In Austin a flood disaster sees deaths blamed on practical jokers who repeatedly sounded the fire alarm. A four story lumber yard building contains a surviving cow carried a mile by floodwaters. Rescue teams search ten miles downstream as burials begin and famine prices persist despite free meals for the homeless.
President Taft visits Denver where the Denver Daily Express presents an open letter demanding action over Seattle arrests from a mass meeting denouncing Judge Hanford and impeachment movements. Taft speaks to University of Denver students and attends a public lands convention and a Chamber of Commerce banquet.
About one hundred architects from across the dominion attended the opening session in Montreal as the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada began its annual convention. The two day program will focus on city planning municipal architecture and related topics.
Lincoln October 2 Governor Aldrich publishes a letter backing La Follette and stating he does not believe Taft should be renominated. He accuses Taft of failing to redeem party pledges and warns that Taft, if nominated, would be defeated.
Amsterdam reports a catastrophic North Sea storm caused heavy losses with forty five large ships wrecked and many crews lost. News says 28 bodies washed ashore at Steenbergen as Mussel fishing fleets suffered extensive destruction.
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