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1-REDAY, JANUARY 27, 1910.
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thl treaty Is to please Japan. If it
w meant to stave off Impending con
flict until wo are prepared, .this
league , will" sit back and allow Im
migration for a time, as a necessary
evil."
CANADIAN PAPERS SEE IN IT A
PREFERENCE FOS THE UN.
ITED STATES.
JEESEieiy;!!!
Congress Js Slow to Act on Canadian
I Treaty Presented Yesterday Lay
layette Youngr it Sharp in His DJs
approval of the Document Cfci-
":. . ;,JzcIiIt jjeajrne Is' TJu In Arm
at Prospective Japanese Treaty.
Washington Jan. 27 Congress is
,.. bewildered over the Canadian reclpro
' .cltjt treaty and -is displaying a strong
distaste for too hasty ratification un
til tariff experts can ascertain how It
will effect the revenue. While no lead-
."u6itDo im umjliu uiUCu 11 IS
admitted' that other matters must be
Battled this session and that accept
ance or rejectlod of the treaty Is ww
likely before the conclusion of the reg
ular session. ' '
; United States Favored.
Toronto. Jan.. 27 Editorially dis
cussing the proposed Canadian reci
procity treaty with the United States
today, , the Mail Empire, a conserva
tive paper says that It is too early to
pronounce upon the measure In all its
details but it can be said that con
cessions favor the United States very
much. ''. -'. ';
'Oppressive to Farmers.
Tah if a1Mh. ' T H Alt ' T It .li..
enormous growth , for Canada If re
v clprocity treaty at present under dis
cussion in, Washington and Ottowa
i adopted, Fafayette Young, the sen
, ator frpm.' Iowa, la his paper here
today denounced the plan. Young Is
a stand patter and declares that the
proposed treaty . will hit the Iowa
farmer He;said the only Question be
fore the American people is whether
the farmers of America are to be
made to compete with all classes of
labor In cheap lands of the world. He
said he would fight all such treaties
if returned to the aenate.
Flags at Half Mast
GloUBter, Mass., Jan. ,27 Design
ed, to protest against the reciprocity
treaty with Canada, flags of the New
England fishing fleet are at half mast
. today.; Backers of the Industry are
' planning a bitter fight against the
treaty which allows fish to come in
without duty along with other foods
and lumber, "
' New Treaty Ready.
. .Washington, Jan. 27. A new treaty
between-the United States and Japan
which eliminates all reference to cool-
. ie Immigration is about to be present
ed for ratification and was reported
today. YT"lf the proposed agreement is
accepted each nation will be allowed
to regulate flhe Influx of foreigners' as
it sees fit, but the old clause which
, gave America the right to force Japan
to check its coolies, must be dropped.
.War Sure to Come.
San Francisco, Jan. 27 Should the
government carry out the proposed
plan to negotiate a new treaty with '
Japan, eliminating the clause relative
to immigration so obnoxious to Ja
pan, the Pacific coast will witness a
repltlon of the Chinese riots which j
will precipitate the country into war
according to A. E. Yoell. secretary
of the Asiatic Exclusion league, In an
Interview today. He aald the breach
.already exists between the countries
and war is bound to eome sooner or
later.
Yoell said, "Authorities at Wash
ington must know that it would bring
kon war that will come sooner or lat
er anyway. There Is a rupture be
, tween this country and Japan. This I
ltnow from my own observations and
from my agents in Japan. The govern
ment has wilfully, I believe, pulled the
wool over the public's eyes by protes
tations of amicable relations. Maybe
ALIENS ARE SAFE. ,
California legislature Will not Work
Hardships on Them this Tear.
Sacramenta, Jan. 27 It is believed
the anti-alien land law and school
bills now . before the legislature will
be either burled in the committee or
reported unfavorably following the ac
tion of the feders! relations committee
in demonstrating that It feared to offer-
an affront to Japan. There are
strong divisions along the Insurgents
along the lines of antl-allen Immigra
tion. Many express disapproval of the
bill prohibiting Japanese, Chinese and
Hindus from holding land in Callfnr.
ships iiiT on juhor suffers
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NUMBER 70
MOAT . LOAD OF PASSENGERS,
MEKDERS OF CREW CANT
BE LOCATED.
uis safe 1 -m
V GnnJboat StBI Kissing.; ,
Washington, . Jan: 27. Efforts to
communicate with the gunboat Wheel
ing was unsuccessfl at noon today. It
w reported there had been an enirw
ion aboard the craft yesterday, and
omciais admit they are worried. All
wireless station; along the south At
lantlo are ordered to call.
THREE DDI A
PENITENTIARY
SENTENCE
CONNERS, HOUSE THIEF, GIVEN
SETEKE SCOLDING, ' '
Grand Jury Returns Five True Bills,
Two of Which are Secret
Three, men were headed toward the
penitntiarr ; this morning) when
Judge J., W. Knowles affixed senten
'ces on three men who were Indicted
by the grand Jury and pleaded guilty.
to Yarlous charges! Earl West; the man
who "shot up" Fir street a few weeks
ago one noon, was Indicted by the
grand Jury, pleaded guilty and senten
ced to two years in the penitentiary.
W. H. Clark, the fellow who grabbed
a handful of money from the teller's
window in the La Grande National
bank last year and was captured a
few moments later, drew a pass for
two years in the state prison. ,
When it came time for Morris J
Conners, the man who broke Into the
Fred J. Holmes residence on Fourth
street In . daylight and stole about
$500 worth of Jewelry, to stand up
for sentence, he heard a lecture which
will likely do some good to others of
his kind. "I have for more respect for
the highway man who at least gives
his victim a chance to fight back, than
I have for a sneak thief who breaks
into a residence and steals" supple
mented Judge Knowles to his sentenca
ef three years in the penitentiary.
; "There is all together too much pet.
ty thievery lh this city too much
breaking Into homes when the resi
dents are away and it must stop. I will
apply the limit in your case and oth
ers of your kind had best take heed
for similar sentences await all who
stoop to the ' nefarious business of
house breaking," continued the pudee
The lecture to Conners was one which
he will likely remember and probably
f profit by. 0y
. Five True Bills Reported.
The grand Jury which has been In
session the past day, was excused to
day after reporting five true bills.
Three of them were those mentioned
scrt as service of. Indictments has not
been made in either case.
' Late this afiernoon one of the sec
ret Indictments vse known, when
Palph Atklnrson was arrested on an
Indictment returned by the Jury
charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses. This was In
connection with the cashing by A. V.
Andrews of a check Issued to ney a
gambling debt and payment on which
had been stopped. The fifth indict
ment Is still secret .
SU-aroer Cottage CItx Strikes Rovks
fn IlHndlnjf Snow Storw . -'
iWiy Abanddhe-fl-AIl but On;
Itootlosd Landed Safely May be
, Adrift Another Steamer lilts But Is
Able to Proceed.
; Seattle Jan. 27 A wireless this
afternoon stated that the missing boat
mth 12 passengers 'was found, all
safe and that possibly the College
City may be pufled off the rocks. Got.
ernment rescue ship, Snohomish has
arrived at the wreck. ' ' . '
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Seattle, Jan. 27 Later reports say
the cottage City broke in two and
will proTe practically a total lossV
v Seattle, Jan. 27 Twelve passengers
and members of the crew of th
stranded steamer, Cottage City, are
missing today and the remainder of
the list of 37 passengers and aixty of
the crew are safe at Campbell River,
a small settlement on Valdez island.
They will be taken off by the steam
er. Cowichan today and brought back
to Seattle.
The missing boat was commanded
by Second OfBcer Anderson. ' They
might have, landed or may have drifted
to sea. Tugs from Seattle and Van
couver are searching for them. The
Bteamer struck the rocks near the is
land yesterday during a blinding snow
storm and was abandoned a few min
utes afterwards.' ';
Steamer Tees on Rocks.
The Canadian Pacific railroad steam
er Tees which struck the rocks last
night on the West Coast of Vancou
ver Island durin'g the snowstorm,
w8 floated today and immediately
I roceeded to Brandon from where 6he
wl'l continue to sea undamaged. ,
JtHOB IN SCHENK, CASE LOSES
JOB BECAUSE HE HELD OUT
, FOR HER COTICTION.
Muiiii uLlUj huyUII IlU
Though Jury,. Disagreed - rr-i
r w " nertr rWIll be7 No Further
Prosecution Against ; Her Lonf
Juror Who Held Out for Conviction
Is Out of a Job and His Friends
Show Displeasures at Him. .
Anti.Hangin; Bill Fails,
Qlympla, Jan. 27. Representative
Goss' bill for abolishing capital pun
ishment was Indefinitely postponed,
meaning capital punishment will con-,
tinue 'ln Washington 1
Wheeling, Jan. 27 Isaac Heyman,
8 former trayellng salesman for the
Meyer Provision ; company, and the
Juror who held out in Mrs. Schenk's
trial, told today that he had been
'fired" front his Job, sworn at by his
friends and made uncomfortable at
every turn' today because he' would
not acquit the woman , "and all be
cause I remembered my oath," aid
Heyman.
WOMAN PRACTICALLY ACQUITTED
Jury Disagrees In Mrs. Schenk Case
.And Is Practically Acquitted,
- Wheeling., Jan,' 27 Practically' ac
quitted., Mrs. Schenk, will , probably
be, released on bail tomorrow. Eleven
favored her acquittal and the Jury dis
agreed. The. case Is docketed until
the next term District Attorney Ilan
lan said he would try It again , but
would ask for a change of venue It
is generally believed the woman will
never be tried. . ' . ;.
r ; Husband Still Ylndictlr.
.," In a ccpywiightfld article to the
United Press newspapers. John O.
Schenk said he honed his wife would
be convicted on attempting to poison
nim. He said he knew she attempted
It and 'said it was a terrible diann-
pointment to see her free. He is at
the home or his . sister and looks hale
and hearty.
boat yesterday. The police declare
the Arnold family have not told all
they know. Arnold admitted his
daughter Geslred to make a career
and that she failed as a etory writer
and as an actress in private theatri
cals. He denied there were family
quarrels. . .
GOODWIN COXTLMXS CASE
He and His Latest Wife Face Judge
la Divorce Case Again Today.
New York, Jan. 27 Sitting on o
poaite sides of the referee and not
looking at each other Nat Goodwin
and his latest wife, Edna Goodrich,
appeared today at the J. Campball
Thompson office for continuance of
Mrs. Goodwin's suit tor divorce. Af
ifidavjt of actors and chauffeurs who
testimony Introduced.
iOCIIES GUT
Tim,.; iiteii
100 III Id
t GOULD LICENSE ISSUED.
Lord Deeies Pays His Dollar for the
Ei?M. to Marry Ylvlan Gould.
New York, Jan. 27 A marriage 11
cense ivas Issued today to Lord Doc-
lea, (John LaPoer Beresford) and
vMan Gould. It cost him one iron
.American dollar and he gave hla age
as 44,' and he as 18. -
UAYMAIL
CLERKS If
' ILK OUT
.WANT DELAYED PROMOTIOlVS
' EXECUTED AT ONCE.
All Roads Running- into Omaha May
Have Mall Clerks' Strike Sooa
TRACE OF MISSING GIRL,
Millionaire's Daughter Seen In Rag
ged Oothing Yesterday on Ferry.
New York, Jan. 27 Detectives are
today searching Philadeluhia for Dor
othy Arnold, the missing daughter of
tu millionaire, Franc Is Arnnirt f
New York. She vanished early in De-
cemner and waa reported seen with
a shabbily dressed man on the ferry
THE START DOWNWARD.
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Omaha. Jan. 27 The possibility of
a strike by railway mall clerks on the
roads entering Omaha was seen to-
sday when it was learned that 120 of
them held a secret meeting last night,
They wired , Postmaster . General
Hitchcock and Nebraskan congress
men in Washington, demanding that
they be required to do a maximum of
five hours distributing work besides
the hours devoted to postal service.
They insist on granting of 125 de
layed promotions.' ; '
GLENN CURTISS INTRODUCES X
NEW FEATURE OF Alii NAY
' V,-. IGATION. v; ..
fm I'M JBGES.
Able to Launch His Air Craft From
Water, Float About hi the Air an J
' Again Land on the Water Scausi
'That Yessel fan Carry Attachment
and Executed Manouvcrs on Wat
er With' Success.
: San Dtego, Cal., Jan. 27. CJenn
Curtlss, who yesterday for the first
time In hhtory succeeded In launch
ing his hydroplane from water and af.
ter 4ihiS flight; alighted in the water,
is today the recipient of numerous
congratulations.
. " In a copyrighted statement to the.
United Press today Curtiss considered
the teat the most) important ever ac
complished In aeroplane development,
"Its Immediate importance will be to
the navy. With an earoplane equipped
as the one I used yesterday, it will be
possible to carry one or more aboard
a ship, boxed away in a small space,
when unused. It can start from wa
ter and alight! in the water." He said
he would cavry . on further water ex
periments here.
CROSSED WIRES SCARE.
Motor In Foundry Afire by Wire Trou.
Wes Without the Building;
Due to , some minor troubles with
power wires adjoining the La Grande '
Iron Works shop, the motor in that
building was the scene of InciDient '
fires for a few minutes this mornlnir.
The trouble without the building was
soon remedied and the trouble was
over. : ... ,.' ' ' . .j-
NORTHERN INDIANS DYING.
Great Rapidity In Death Rate Will
Soon Eliminate Indians.
Juneau, Jan. 27 Hundreds of na
tive Indians are dying of tuberculosis
according to officers of the govern
ment boat Puss, which has Just re
turned from a tour of inspection of tha
natives. Surgeon Hasseltin declared
it was only a question of time before
their extinction was etfmnWA in wm
tans-w ' m iiaIIo . mam . 7
wuw, uuuuu oi odo members nad
forty deats from consumption In six
weeks. .
; Rear Admiral Dismissed. :
WashIng,ton, Jan. 27. By order of
President Taft, Secretary of the Navy
Meyer, Rear Admiral Barry, recently
Commander of the Pacific squadron.
resigned today for "the good of the ser
vice, to take effect Immediately. He
loses all rank and pay, Barry recent
ly quit the service under distressing
clrcumBtances, after oflkers of his
command asserted they viewed an im
moral act In his cabin, in which the
admiral and his cabin boy were In
volved.' .
CALIFORNIANS SnOW GAIN
LA GRANGE NORMAL FOUGHT.
Rob lr Nw York Herat.
I New Orleans Admits That They Have
Less Chances than Previonnlv
Washington, Jan. 27 ActiviUes of
.the San Francisco boomers who are
.determined to bring the fair to San
Francisco, showed results today when
.the NeW Orlaana rnntlnronl nln..
uepresentathe Powell Says Bill WIllt'tnelr clalma of the house maioritv to
B9 vpposea sirongiy, . An Miurorniana claim to have
Eugene, Ore., Jan. 26 ReDresenbi- f a mJorlty of fifty.
tlve Powell of Polk pfinntv on1 n
t h t a,
resident of Monmouth, declared tod&v
.while on the legislative special, that
any attempt to push Oliver's normal
scnool bill, providing for a new nor
mal to be located at La Grande and to
be known as the Eastern Orefcon Nor
mal school will be fought In the house
and that forces will Ine up strong
In opposition to the measure.
It seems hardly possible to Pre
sume that Men a bill will ever come
into the House from the Senate and
it seems to me it should no more than
merely leave . the committed tn ro.
ceive an unfavorable report." he said.
But, If by chance, it ever arrives In
the House It will receive the most ac
tive opposition that has yet been
""'ra "jSuijibi any proposed meas
ure. The people have spoken and haye
spoken emfhat!cUy as far as nor
mal schools are concerned, and I see
In no manner how the legislature
could hope to go In the face of the peo.
pie's will in this respect."
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Rumors of Big Fight
- Chicago, Jan; 27 It was unofficial
ly reported In sporting circle today
that negotiations were about complet
ed for a 20 round bout between Al.
Kaufman and Carl Morris.
WASHINGTON EXPLAINS DINNER,
Booker T. Washington Writes of Din
ner with Roosevelt When President
New York, Jan. 27. An Inside story
of the dinner which Theodore Roose
velt' gave while president, to Booker
,T.. Washington, and caused such a
furore, la given by the , Washington
negro educator In he World's Work,
out today. He says in the article that
Roosevelt and he were talking over
some southern appropriations when
dinner, time came and they went out
together. He said It was no pre con
sidered plan and that the publicity
was uncalled for inasmuch, as he had
dined with Queen Victoria and prac
tically every governor of northern
states and other public characters.
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