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..,- . ' . ; - - - ' ' ' - V"--- . - - - - ' . . .... , , " ... Ml1 VOLTJHEIX uA GHANDJB. UNION COUNTY. OBEGON. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1910 lIUIIEEIi CO umirn NUDE DANCER TO COMETOALIERICA SUICIDE IN SEN. CHAMBERLAIN CLAN LADY CONSTANCE RICHARDSON BEADED FOB SEW IOEK JAPAN PIE UPON DIIM1A IN CITY COUNCIL 'I A-v s4 I OJEmOSS FRO:! SOCIALISTS TO FEUSSIAN EIEASURE ENDS IEAIFULLY TO OAfJY IABS, BANDS ASP SOSES CUT r , OFF BT THE TE00P 8 ABELS TTlth fixed bayonets cavalry charges , lata compact mass of rioting so cialists Fight grlttlly bat are fore .'. cd to ran to shelter Hospitals fil-- led , with the suffering, many of whom are dying. Berlin, Feb. 16. Socialists and their sympathizers gathered In the streets of Neumunster today and re fused . to disperse , at the orders at the military - and were charged by the troops. Scores were taken io .hospitals suffering from, horrible wounds. '- '. Charge Witt' Fixed Bayonets t ' Soldiers sent to ' break up social istic demonstrations charged with fixed bayontes into the 'compact mass of men who were unable, owing to the crowdedstreeta to escape the wea pons of the troops. Driven at bay by very numbers, the mob turned on the soldiers and hand to hand con flctsy raged In the thoruoghfares. The cavalry was used to break up ' the lighting hordes,: and only when they were ridden down arid trodden beneath the horses's hoofs or slashed with sabers did the socialists break and run to - shelter in doorways, courts and houses. . Noses and Ears Chopped off. - Those taken to the hospitals were suffering from - terrible mutilations. Many of the victims had lost ears, noses and hands from saber slashes. Heads were laid open and deep stab wounds from bayonets inflicted. Ma ny of the injured are In precarious conditions and several may die. The toll of blood paid. by the so cialists today emphislzed the pro test of their delegates when the Prussian government's new franchise bill was adopted. Following the ad option of the bill, rioting by social ista has occurred in various parts of the empire. "The Short Bed" Evangelist Whiston spoke to a large audience last evening in the Central church on "The New Man" Baptlsimal service followed the ser mon, and eight were baptized. He speaks tonight on "The Short Bed." , Local Option Campaign. Tornoto, Ont., Feb. 16. Province wide abolition of bars and anniu ment of the three-fifths requirement will be made, and plans adopted for another local option campaign dur ing the convention opened here txiny by the Ontario branch of the Domin ion Alliance. Co-operative Factory Trenton, Feb.-16. Raymond Rob bins, of Chicago, who has been ac tive In interesting prominent woman In the cause of the shirtwaist strik ers, Is a leading factor In the co operative shirt waist factory . which opened here today. Miss Ethel H. Stuart, of New York, Is president of the new concern, which is expected to provide employment for about BOO strikers from New York and Phila delphia. Mrs. Robblns says that more than 100 orderB, chiefly from women's colleges, have already been received to be filled by the new fac tory. It Is about time that somebody nominated Pinchot and Glavls as a ticket for Mil Driven ont by- King and friends for , famous barefoot stout ' London. Feb. 16. Commanded to never again appear at the St James court and Indignant at many of her friends who apparently are willing to ostracize her for this reason, Lady Constance Richardson, whose won derful barefoot and "undress" dances Incurred the displeasure of King Ed ward, is going to , America, It is rumored here also that the dancer's husband, Sir Edward Richardson, has suffered financial reverses thta make it Umost necessary, for Lady Constance to help. , Report today has it that Lady Con stance will engage in vaudeville work In New York. . Mrs. Guness not Found. Laporte, ; Ind., Feb. 16. Sheriff An stiss of Laporte iounty, who went to Washington state to search for Mrs. Belle Gunness, today wired that the report that the alleged murdress was on the Pacific coast Was unfounded. , On this trip the earth is turning In the Bapae direction In which aid man WeBton .is walking. That may be r GABBIT BLOCKLASD HURT Falls under moving house and badly Injured last night. . To be run over by a house and seriously injured internally and ex ternally," last night, fell to the lot of Garrit Blockland, one of the prom inent farmer of,the Island City dis trict ;;'y- While the structure befag moved was not a very large one, It never theless had enough ; weight to badly Injure Mr. Blockland, who bad been driving the team from the inside. It seems there was no floor in the structure and Mr. Blockland was walking along with the moving struc ture, handling his team with lines run through the door. 1 In some way he fell and was caught under the walls of the' build ing and actually run over before the team was stopped. Dr. N. Molitor was called last night and again this morning to alleviate suffetlng and dress flesh wounds. No bones 'were broken. ; Late this afternoon Dr. Molitor re ported Mr. Blockland as resting sat isfactorily and that te will undoubt edly recover. ' Y MINES IDLE TROUBLE STARTED BY ENGIN. EERS IS BUTTE MISES. . All but three of big mines are closed .own during row. Butte, Mont, Feb. 16. Every mine around Bujte with the exception of the Silver Bow, Brekely and Moun tain Consolidated, . suspended opera tions today. The suspension in the result of an attempt on the part of the Union engineers employed in the mines to separate from the Western Federation of Miners and organize a Union to affiliate with International Engineer's Union. It Is estimated to day that 1000 men are Idle. " t" ' The smelting works of former U. S. Senator W. A. Clark were closed this morning. The three mines that have not been closed all belong to the Amalgamated Company. ; Parol Law YFrong Springfield, 111., Feb. 16. The Su preme Court today held that the state parol law was unconstitutional. The decision will, It Is believed, affcd the freedom of Pail Steensland, th- convicted banker, Vho was recently paroled and Ail. ptoliubly compel his return to the penitentiary. AN OUTSFOEEN fri DEFIANCE CF THE NEW HAYES laeSATIONElU , NOW EEFG1EU. GOXSSESS YEIDED INSIN CATION AIMED 'r,' AT TAFT ADMINISTRATION j-' - t, ' Naturalisation alone will be a pana cea Is the cry of leading Journal in Toklo today Hayes Bill attack on Japanese Is entirely tiresome Is paper's opinion Bill ready Ira. media telXn. Toklo, Feb. 16 "We are tired of the anti-Japan American politician" declares the Asahi today In an edi torial which Is a typical comment on the Hayes Bill in the American con gress. "The question of the natural ization of Japanese in America is one of the most important matters of the present time," continues the Asati. "The time has ripened for Japan to take a decisive step towards co-operation with the better elements, such as are represented by Formef President Roosevelt Naturalization a Pamwcs. ' ; "It is. time for this country to be gin negotiations with a better class of Americans looking toward legaliz ing Japanese naturalization. Natur alization will be a permanent solu tion of the problem. Japanese should become American citizens. "Such attacks as that made upon the Japanese in the Hayes Bill are becoming tiresome. , They are Inspir ed only by the lower element in Am erica, but it Is time for Japan to act." The Asahi is one of the leading pa pers of Japan and has a wide Influ ence. Since the report was publish ed here that the congressional com mittee had reported the Hayes Bill favorably, papers have been strong in their expressions of indignation. Washington, Feb. 16. The exclu sion bill introduced In the House by Hayes of California, will Boon come up for final action. It has been re ported favorably by the committee on Immigration. One clause of the measure reads: "To exclude persons who under the provisions of the re vised statutes of the United States, are Ineligible to become citizens of the United States unless they are merchants, teachers, students or travelers for curloBity or pleasure." The bill Is general In character, but refers directly to Asiatics, as they are the only people not eligible for citizenship. Army and Navy to Fight Constantinople, Feb 16 Troops oc cupied Athens today participating in an attack by the Greek navy which with the navy partisans will be the climax of a long standing enmity between the land and water forces of the country. . News of the occupa tlon of the city reached here today in dispatches from Athens. The mes sage stated that a .strict censorship of newB is being maintained, and th situation is believed here to be crlt icai. . Whitman College Celebrates. Walla Walla, Waoh., Feb16. Sto dents, faculty and alumni of Whit man College today celebrated the fif tieth anniversary of that Institution in connection with a celebration in commemoration of the : 100th annl vereary of the founder, Cushing Ellis whose birth and death occurred on February 16th. The actual founding of Whitman was on December 20th, 1860, when Gov. Newell signed the charter of the Whitman Seminary. . THE KEW IE0NCLAO ORDINANCE WCULD FEEtfENT THE RENEW AL CF NEAR BEER LICENSES PROPERTIES OF SEAB BEER WILl BE KEYNOTE OF AFFAIR Xew ordinance says bo place may sell bererage containing In excess of one-half of one per cent of ! ' cohol Situation now before the council Is a knotty one at the ve ry best ' Council meeting - tonight may be simply a routine session to pass bills receive reports of committees on the various improvement districts and so forth, or there may be somethl ig doing when the several near beer ap plications for the renewal of their licenses are presented. - V A few Weeks ago the council pas sed an ordinance that is supposed to be double barreled, hair triggered, and warranted to convlet the retail er of beverages containing-in excess of one-half of one per cent. ) Here li- the oltuatlon that the coun cil thi-' evening will have to solve: 1 There are several applications to be acted on tonight from men who already own near beer places. If near beer contains more than the Specified amount, of. alcohol .how can ordinances be enforced and new licenses "granted? All In all It Is a study that will create consideration. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE FAILS . Oregon Agricultural College fails to secure right treatment Corvallls, Ore., Feb. 16. Because she refused to to follow the advice of her friends and secure medical aid, Miss Stella Newman, instruct ress In Latin at the O. A. C, Is dead. Miss Newman had been In poor health for two months, but would re ceive no other treatment, it is al leged than that of Christian Scien tists. Miss Newman died at six yes terday evening. V SALEM SAFE ROBBED BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL OF THE THIEVES Eighteen dollars taken and safe de ' stroyed by safe crackers . Salem, Ore., Feb. 16. Safe crack ers today blew open, the safe In the Salem Falls & Western railroad in the depot on the West bank of the Willamette opposite Salem. They es caped with $18. TThe safe was completely destroyed Sheriff Polk with bloodhounds is pursuing. , ' MRS. -BROWN YERT LOW First woman settler hero In critical iondltion at Island Mrs. Ben Brown of Island City, widow of the late Ben Brawn who built the first house In Union county, lies critically 111 at her home near Island Olty. Her daughters are with .'ur.inri It is greatly feared that she will not recover owing to the nature of the disease and her advanced age. Board Meeting Friday Night There will be a meeting of the Commercial Club board of directors next Friday night All members are requested to attend. ' BROTHER-IN-LAW TAKES LIFE 15 MISSISSIPPI Buckshot ascd to end troubles over finaaclal affairs. Natchez, Mlsa., Feb. 16.-That VI dal Davis a brother-in-law of Sena tor Chamberlain, of Oregon, commit ted suicide is admitted here today. It was first reported that Dav died of heart failure, bu 'n' na8 yeloped subsequently ' ne Bhot himself at his, 'tome In Cannosburg, Miss., with buckshot Business reverse ' Involving thi loss of a large sum of money are be -lleyed tor have caused him to take his life. : REGISTRATION CONTINUES Beweea 400 and 4ft have declared their residence. City registrations for the . coming city elections still . continue slowly but steadily, Between 400 and 450 have already registered for the elec tion and if they continue constantly there will be but little swearing In on election day. John Day Ranch Is a Holding. : F. S. Bramwell purchased the up per E. P. Laurence ranch In the John Day Valley above Prairie City this week. The deal was made last fall but' not closed until this week. Mr. Bramwell takes the ranch as trustee It Is stated that it la now a holding of the dumpier Vallev Rail road. Baker Democrat Jeffries to Go Hunting. Los Angeles, Feb. 16, James J. Jeffries arrived here today from Du luth, where he recently finished' .his theatrical engagements and will start immediately on a long hunting trip. Jeffries has made nearly f 60,0000 clear out of his engagement JuBt completed, while last year's profits came close to 1100,000. He Is there fore telling his friends that he will rot have (to worry over financial matters again, , Jeffries , first train ing effort will be to test bis wind, which la deficient Comighs Newlin's White Pine Expectorant Newlin Di uc Co. mm tram axd coif cf FCLICE CAN'T KEEP TEF. m BLUECOATS LINEUP IN FRONT OF OFFICE EOOSIS Injunction granted last evening t prevent old board from holding of fice Counter action brought ' and STCartj's men are bow shivering ' outside the office doors awaiting admittance. San. Francisco. Feb.' 16. Despite . the apparent . efforts of Mayor Mo . Carthy, Chief of Police Martin and a sauad o( policemen, the board of education which was in power during the administration of Former Mayor Taylor Is in office today, while Mc Carthy's appointees are shivering be fore the Injunction prohibiting them , from Interfering with the old board- Last evening Sturevant granted ar Injunction. . , ' ' ; - This morning when the Taylor board appeared at their offices they found them guarded by the Chief pt Police and an imposing array of bluecoats. It Is reported Chief Mar tin instructed bis men to Ignore the court order and prevent the old, board from entering the offices. Shortly before noon Judr 1 Sture ;v vant'a court convened and It waa ;. whispered that the mayor had been advUed to permit the old board . to remain in power until a counter move could be made. The Taylor board of education applied for an Injunction to prevent the appointees of the new mayor, P. B. McCarthy to make room for whom had been dismissed, to' as- sume the duties connected with the office. ' . Are not all of tha Kama character and have different causes. No one remedy can therefore be hade that will be certain to cure every case. But ordinary coughs due to an Ir ritated condition of the membranes of the air passrges induced by a re cent cold, are quite sure to be prom ptly and tlioioughly cured by , We know of no better remedy. It si harmless, pleasant and equally good for children or adults. The kind of a remedy to be depended up on as a general family cough cure.' Price 25 cents and SO cents ' SOLD BY US ONLY It ' W"' ftf&pfc " Z . . ..-