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LI jf 1 y TT. 'X 7 7" 'y. 7 Tv ' tpti tipi ir i h a. I r a 1 i I J v i r- i I i i . r VOLUME X LA QRANDE, FNION COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1911 NUMBER 73 VVv '0U I : t r I T HEALERS CASE COMMENCED IS POLICE COURT MAT DECIDE EIGHTS OF SCIENTISTS. E it Case Starting In Police Court In New York Will Determine the Bights of the Christian Scientists to Practice Throughout the United States ,FIaIntluTelIs Her Story In police -conrt . ,.: ";- New York, Jan. 26 Beginning ap parently aa an ordinary hearing In rpo lice conrt today, a case was started which may be carried to the supreme court to decide the right of Christian Science healers to practice in New York and consequently their right to practice In any state In the union. The case is that of Vernon Cole, a regul arly licensed . Christian Scientist "practioner who was arrested on a com , Xaint of Mrs. Isabella Goodwin, a po lice matron. ". '.' " ; Charges Were Peculiar. She testified in police court this morning that she had engaged Cole for treatment for palpitation of the heart and bladder trouble and that he charged two dollars for the first visit and a dollar for each succeeding. All she was asked to do was to sit silent for fifteen minutes and then with tho statement that she was much improv ed, healed In fact, the man left after collecting his dues. Christian Scientists say, , that If the police matron wins, the case will go up to the highest tribunal for that method is a common one used by the practioners of that church. ; ; JURY STILL DELIBERATING Fate of Mrs. Schenk hard to Determine , Apparently Jury StM Out. Wheeling W. Va., Jan. 26 After de liberating for ovier twenty-four hours, the Jury which heard the case against Mrs, Schenk, charged with poisoning her husband, is still out . At 4 o'clock this morning the Jury reported as unable to reach a verdict. It was 'understood four were holding out for conviction. Mrs. Schenk ap peared In the court room smiling and said she was sure she would be acquit ted. She said she had not slept well and said the Jury might possibly dis agree. - LEGISLATURE. FEARS TROUBLE Is Meek1 About Its Recommcndatton for Ships on the Pacific Coast Sacramento, Jan. 26 Afraid of of fering an affront to Japan the feder al relatlonsvcommittee of the assem bly struck out all reference to the Pacific fleets of other nations In a res olution calling on congress to send battleship fleets to this coast. In re porting the resolution today the com mittee makes only modest requests for warships anJ refuses to report recommendation on the resolution ask ing mono stringent exclusion laws. ; PARTY IS SPLIT. Ke am, Democratic Predicts It Will Re. ;v quire Years to Heal Again. r Indianapolis,. Jan.' 26 Creation of ,the National Progressive League will cause a split In the Republican party Is the opinion of John Kearn, Demo cratic Senator-Elect today in an ad dress before the Jackson club at La Fayette. He said: "The old party Is pulling one way. and the new one another. On questions vitally affecting the people there seems no hope of relied from either. He prdlcted it iwou'ld take years to heal the breach, ' Hlliib SHORT IDS FAIR SITE MATTER DELAYED. Hearing Set for Today Before Senate Committee Is Postponed. "Washington, Jan. 26 Owing to the illness of Governor Sanders of Louis iana, who has general charge of the New Orleans fight for the congression al recognition as a fair site for 'the proposed exposition, the hearing which was to be given San Francisco and New Orleans representatives by the senate committee today, was post poned until Monday. ' ) i .; Probably each side will not beigdven over an hour to give their arguments. Des Moines, Jan. 26 By a vote of 60 to 35 the lower house of the Iowa legislature today refused, to concur In the senate resolution favoring San Francisco as the site for the proposed exposition" .'"';. ' ' Suffrage Beeches Favor. Sacramento, Jan. 26 By a vote of ii to t tne senate this afternoon pass ed the proposed constitutional amend ment granting women suffrage. If the assembly passes the measure It will be submitted to the people at the next general election. . ; VERY PROBABLE THAT THE BELL . WILL PASS LEGISLATURE. Inter-Color Marriages Seejn Doomed In State of Washington. - Olympia, Jan. 26 Intermarriage between whites and the people of oth er colors, is scheduled to become a thing of the past in Washington. It is likely, In fact very probable that the bill already passed favorably by the house Judiciary prohibiting unions of. this kind, will eventually become a la w. The measure is aimed particular ly at whites and Japanese, due to the large number of marriages of this character lately. . . .: OYERTHROW OF. BONILLA. ' Loyalists Deserting the Leader and Flock to Revolutionists. Truxlllo, Honduras, Jan. 27 Fol lowing the capture of Ceiba by Bon 111a. supporters of , President Da villa, are deserting and it looks like an ov erthrow of the administration is immi nent The revolutionists are prepar ing an attack on Puerto Cortex. No Americans were injured In yester day's fighting when Celba was cap tured. A few of the natives were killed during the engagement. .': CHURCn AFFAIR IN SENATE. Alleged Statements of Catholic Bishop - Enters Inte Deadlock , , Albany, N. Y., Jan. 26 Statements Attributed to a Catholic bishop, Lud flen of Syracuse, injected religion Into the senatorial fight today. Ludden Is said to have taken a stand against WiUlam Sheehan, the Democrat and Tammany choice for senator, blocking his ejection. Insurgents stoutly claim there Is no religious factor. Shehan led today with 82 votes but the deadlock I. still on. ' . ' : CHINESE SPREAD PLAGUE. Skinning and Eating of Animal Known as nanta- Responsible for Scourge. Pekin. Jan. 27 No cause of the plague has been traced to rats say omcials today and they Relieve the scourge now sweeping Manchuria and spreading southward Is directly trace able to Chinese trappers, who, handle skins and ate the flesh of. ah animal known as Hants and resembles Mar mot Many of these skins" were recent ly, shipped to America'. - 4:- STOPINTER-RACE WASHINGTON PlllDflFHIf! CllTTEE'S REPORT BALUNGER-PINCHOT MATTER TO ' BE DUG UP AGAIN IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE. SUBSIDY BILL ATTAGKEO Hanse Committee on Eules Finds That Report oa BaIlIngr.Plnchot Matter . Was Sidetracked and Purposely De. layed for Several , Weeks Senator 8hlvelv RtrHi mk Bkl e.uj. mi In Senate. . ;. Washington, Jan.v 26 That report of the Balllnger-PInchot Investigation committee Is not yet over an alleged mysterious delay In sending into the regular committee Is to be investigated by order of the house rules committee 'today.'-'. ;; .' , Congressman Hitchcock of Nebraska presented a resolution demanding the rules committee Investigate the delay and find out whether the reports were sidetracked by the committee to which it was sent. The motion was passed by a viva voce vote. Hitchcock alleged the reports were presented to the house on December 7 but did not reach the agricultural committee until yes terday. This means more Ballfnger "Investigation." 1 Subsidy Bill Attacked. Senator Shlvely of Indiana took a fling at the subsidy bill today and de nounced It as a money waste. He de clared the decay of the merchant ma rlne was due to the operation of ant' quated navigation code. Referring di rectly to the bill Introduced by Bal lbger of New ' Hampshire, Shlvely said we pay an American steamer ll ,000 for the conveyance of a ton of nail as against $700 by a foreign dtpamer, but nevertheless the Ameri can cargoes carried In American bo! -tores continually fall owing to the present navigation laws. i FIGHTING IN HONDURAS Revolution Leader Killed In Splrmlsh Near San Antonio Today. ' -Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jan. 26 Word has Just been received of a clash today near San Antonio between gov ernment Insurgents and troops. Bev r.iutionlsts were defeated and General Velasquez, the Insurgent leader "was billed. '' : . WILL THIS BALLOON EVER ARRIVE IN CANADA 7 ', 111. : , , .. . . - ' '-r-i 51 ill REPDRTS PANAMA RAILROAD SLTPLIES WANTS OF EMPLOYES ON BIG CANAL. FOODSTUFFS LOW PRICED Panama Affairs Related In Annual Re., " port From That Zono Just Published All Necessities of Life and Lnxur. Ions as WeU Supplied In Excellent 'one. ' Washington, D. C, Jan. 26 (Spec ial) That Uncle Sam means to be an honest as well as efficient store keeper Is shown in the annual report of the TVtnama railroad. Just publish ed, in the statement that automatic weighting machines have been estab lished for tha sale of supplies to Ca nal employees. ' ' : The Panama railroad has taken ov 07 the tjsktof supplying the myriad wants of the employees1 along ; the Panama canal, e the stock of ; the railroad Is owned . by the United States, and the. commissary depart ment is In charge of an army officer, It is really; the government which Is feeding and clothing the thousands of canal workers. During the last year, It was thought thai through careless ness of the store clerks, exact weight were not always given the customers. Consequently, the automatic , weifh In? machines were installed as a gu ; ante of correctness. ? . " Tha values of goods sold to Canal employes during the fiscal year 1909- 19! .1 was I3.913.F.19.H. As Unlcle Sam runs no credit account on the canal, he Is able to itemize this cash receiv ed. The sales Included everything conceivable in the way of foods and supplies for the American family, both necessities and luxuries. , Prices of foodstuffs in -the Canal Zone were never so low as during the last year, and In almost every Instance especially In foodstuffs they were lower than the prices for the same goods In the states. This result was accomplished In spite of the steadily advancing market in the states, pork was the only exception. This meat rose so high that even the commissary department had to boose Its prices. Bee-ides bringing to the Canal Zone In ItB erx steamships, fresh California Bart In Minneapolis Journal. traits, game in season, and fresh meat In cold storage, ths Panama railroad eu-pplied (thousands of kitchens from Us own bakeries, tco plants and sim ilar establishments. lore than 4.000, 000 loaves of bread were produced In the bakery, to say nothing oV 04,003 rolls and 130,667 pounds of cake. More than 30,000. pies were produced from June to January, but owing to cli matic conditions, the pie making was finally abandoned. Ice cream to tha value of 62,379.93 was made during the year. The report says;' -' '.'' -1 , "There is great demand for this product throughout the year. We use only fresh cream and milk shipped from the. United States. Crushed fruit and the highest class of flavoring are used, and Judging from tho stand point of sales, the product must be highly satisfactory," ' The flavors are changed from four to six times a week. The Ice cream I business , Is so good, in fact thai a specltl building has been erected for its manufacture. Th railroad com-' mlssary also roasts and grinds all the coffee used on the Canal and manufactures ice. GOVERNMENT CLAIMS GUNBOAT IS SAFE. Gunboat Enronte South Said to Hare 'Met With Grief Aboard. New .York, Jan. 26 Unconfirmed re ports today tell of an explosion aboard the guaboat, Wheeling, now. en route to Guatanamo. The Wheeling carried 144 men and the vessel Is loaded with ammunition. Caotaln , BrltUln is In command. Tugs ab Philadelphia will go to the assistance of the boat! There have been frantic but unsuccessful efforts up to noon today to get Into wireless communication with the Wheeling. , The government however declares she Is safe. 'V-y; v. -: ;.''! No News Good News. Washington, Jan. 26 The state de partment assumes that no news Is -good news for that branch of the gov ernment has not heard from Wheel ing and therefore considers the boat safe. No Replies Arrive. Norfolk, Vay Jan. ,26 No reply has bt:en received to numerous calls by the wireless station for the Wheeling today, ' ."':'" BIPLANE CARRIES PASSENGERS Nett Record Set for Currying Pas sengers fa Air Craft. Paris, Jan. 26 Ths world's record for passenger carrying was set here today by Aviator Somer when he flew with five passengers from Dousy to Romllly 'and returned, a distance of thirteen miles. The weight of the pas sengers and tank was a thousand pounds.' He used a Farm an biplane and three were on a specially made seat and two rode on skids below the lower plane. , - ' BODY LIES IN STATE Remains of Late Author, Shot Down by Maniac, Lies In Stale Today. . New York, Jan. 27 Lying In state , In the National Arts Club, the body of the author, Phlllltps,' was viewed by many friends today. So many admir ers requested to see his face that the private funeral plans were abandoned ai.d public services will be held at St. 1 George's tomorrow afternoon. Washington Passes Amendment Olympia, Jan. 26 The sixteenth amendment declaring for the Incom? tax passed the senate today, 36 to 6o EXPLOSION 0!! A DM IS REPORTED SIMM! DILL KILLED IOjSEITE: SENATORS BRAND THE XEASUIH3 AS INHUMAN AND INDIFINITE LT POSTPONE ACTION flsiomv WILL GET BQIJOS Amount Asked for, one Hundred " Thousand, Will Apparently be Ap- proprlaed to Aid the Astoria Centcn. nlal Bill Goes to Committee WltS 4a . Noted Bin Out of it Dals Jan. 26 The famous Owens Adair c'vlinlnal sterlizatlon bill re ceived lU death blow today In the eon ate when further consideration of ths measure was indefinitely postponed. Senator Abraham of Douglas county characterized it as Inhuman, 'In a strong speech agialnst the measure. Astoria Is Fortunate. Astoria may get the $100,000 asked for to aid the centennial celebration for Senate bill No.' 23, providing for the appropriation, was referred to day to the ways and means committee with senate instructions that the $25, 000 originally recommended be in creased to the above sum. BRIGHAM YOUNG DEFENDED. Mormon Leaders Descendants Plan to Fight Recent Attack. Salt Lake, Jan. 25 To defend the (memory of their1 progenitor from the I attacks jprovoked by tho use of his I portrait on the silver service of the j battleship Utah descendants of Brig- bam Young met In this city today and appointed a committee to see, Govern-, or Spry. ''j ' The charges against tho patriarch were not discussed at ' the meeting. They may be taken up nd answered after the interview with the Governor. Another family meeting will be held tomorrow night at which the commit tee will make its report. PASSENGER STEAMER AFIRE Nliicfj Passengers Threatened by Tire In Hold f Ship This Morning. San Francisco, Jan. 26 After a twenty-four fight against fire in the hold of the Steamer Queen; from San Francisco to Seattle, the boat crept Into port today with the , fire still go Inn, but safely landed ninety passeng ers. The flames were soon controlled t-y flreboats. The blaze was discovered yesterday near Point Reyes. Life boats were prepared and the men .went be 'cw and fought the fire while wlreleus calls for aid were sent out. The steam er President conveyed the ship back to port. The hold was practically gut ted. ' 'V.-." ,.'...' WEALTHY GIRL MISSING Millionaire Unable to Locate Daugft. ;- ter Missing for Some Time. . ' New York, Jan. 26 Frantic over the disappearance of his beautiful daugh ter, Dorothy, who left home six week ago, Francis Arnold,' the millionaire Importer, has asked the newspapers todav to aid In the search. The girl ll related to the late Chelef Justice: Peck of the Supreme Court. Sympathy Measure Opens Fight. Victoria,.. B. C, Jan.' 26 A heated (tebate Is likely,, In the Ietfslntur Monday when a resolution condemning action of the Japanese government In executing 12 Japaesa socialists nud condoning the fact that Great Britain Is an ally of the "eovmment catisWe of such iiyi"paknM barbarltr," comes up for action. The resolution was In troduced by M. J. JTawthornfhwnlte. and will probably not be passed owing c- the alliance with Japan. V t-4 -4 - . - y' j. :.ij-;---&