La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 11, 1911, Image 1

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uiXAHJDE, TJNI01 COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 1911.
NUMBER 93
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TAFT GUIS PRnlSE
Mikity li urges
suppoiit iiiu6iut illii!
WasMngton, Feb. 11 The House;
Ways and Moans committee today sary
prited the law making elements fori
l Washington by Totfng favorably 12 to
? .7,' on ; the Canadian Reciprocity' agree- -J
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Springfield, 111.. Feb. 11 Declaring
f that if the policy of high ip.rotectlon;
h concerning ; foodstuffs la
j with the present high prices,
opposition ija, all. tariff will result,'
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Fiasco SOW IT.
Washington, Feb. 11 The
Panama exposition is no long
er in doubt. The .last nail
has been firmly drlvea tor the
senate this- afternoon passed
a bill giving. the Panama ex-
0 position to San Francisco!
Canada In a speech before the Illinois
legislature this afternoon. . ,.
He said the agreement was not' a
manufacturer's gre?ment but practi
cally an, agricultural agreement and
asserted it won't cause a slump of val
ues in farm lands either. ' .-' .;
6fe?ulatlon will be more
continued.': and will increase the American
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I President Taft warmly defended iheinadiaa ' soil products
V Canadian , reciprocity agreement with ' urgied the support of 41
we, need k source of supply; like Ca-
and strongly
the measiure.r
PflSGOIHB
CAUSES DEATH
SEIEE SEE1S.T0
BE THE M
OSE DEAD AtEEADY AND 4NOTH.
IB FATALLY HURT.
Explosion in Round House of Jfortht
era Pacific Ends ' Disastrously, '
J Pasco, Feb. 11 Carl Johrisoni a car?
pieater, died today from .lnjuriee susj
tained yesterday when accumulated
gas in a gasoline tank t the round
house, of the Northern Pacific explod
ed. The round house foreman, Relet,
was seriously hurt and was taken t
Walla Walla where both of his forok-
This la 'the last step Jn the
This . was as was . enyvcicted
etrlng of. red tape detail's re
quired and San, Francisco
won the decision, of each com-,
nvlttee , and of each house
when the final vote was tak
en. New Orleans boosters to
day Joined forces with San
Francisco to bring the fair
to tie highest possible suc
cess, v, i y.
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DILUXO TAKES OFFICE.
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Dilling Taltes Oath and Police Chief
is Immediately Discharged. j""-
Llcmoriaiy ct L:ncolri'r Birthplace
INSURJECTOS ARE FORMIXG LINE
No Buttle Commenced bat Indications
i Point t a Regular! Selge.
', El Paso, Feb. 11 There has been
"no battle yet.'1; Insurgsnbsv UOOf oX
them, are' scattered about Juarez today
and it looks like, a sieige of the first
water has been commenced at last
" The revolutionists are spread' ouj In
a large , semi circle extending from
near Saragosa. In Juarez the FAdrr.
v Seattle, ' Feb.. 11 Dllllng, the recall
mayor, today took office. Dill surrend
ered the office without objection at
noon. t'Bua "tt -om t iM-.
was immediately discharged and for
mer follce Captain Claude Bannlck
took his position. A dean .up .of the
city is promised. " '.; : ."'
When Dtllin and Gill met ,ln the
city hall they , greeted
warmly. Gill left ; and
sworn In.'f; 'V '....;--l:-'V.
each other
Dllllng was
"WEST UPHOLDS LAW',
Whipping; Post WOl Not be Abolished
; lot Oregon This Session. '
ea ankles were cared for sOUs Ttr alista re exerting martial law aild
strengthening "tlheir defense in anti
cipation of a sudden attack Th de
lay in action is becoming monotonous
in El Paso ' nd Jnan tourists are
leaving tba citx believing the fight
Jured back doctdfed.' He will probablyi
die.' Two others were Injured but they
will recover.'",'" ' ""; :': '' v?-'.
, RECALL BILL IS
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TERBAL RIOT f OLLOWS INTRO
DICTION OF BILL !
Milder Measure Regarding Migration
of Ceolles WB1 SetUe Matter.
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.""i Sacramehto, Feb.! ll A verbal riot
v, in ithe SKinate this afternoon followed
will not materialize.
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SHOPLIFTER BROUGHT HERE
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Man Supposed to be a Cripple Escape
and Other Man Retaled. , i;
'Salem. Feb. ll--Th famous Oregon
whipping post law providing for cor
poral i punishment for wife beaters,
will remain a law. ; Governor West
Vetoed .ft aw repealinf . Ittoday, Xk--
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IllilS i'EEU uF
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UOCkEFELLEK DONATES BIG SfJI
FOR SUFFEILIG CI!Ir.cl IN'
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Worse
SltuatloB Grows " Contlnnally
and Need of Assistance from Aun vi
ca is Urgent Consul Gneral Ci'lls
; 'for Help Priests 'tufce A8vant",'e
;, of Famlne-i-Slpn' Belifadt'd Hfen
,' Thfy Itob Food Situations. 1
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THE NORTH
'rmrTji pirrilUH KUOS LINCOLN STATUE ERECTED IN UOPOEH
vtttw irv inn fimrm n(f . THE WOMEN WHO 'RAISED TIIH
tMi'rirtiij srinwa MEMOItlAL' BUILDING DEDI
rTwn -ftVlfimbRftDTH' ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN'S BIRTH,
jf 'BUILT AROUND LtKl CABIN IN WHICH HE WAS IJOItX.- ,.
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the introduction of a resolution f cal
inr for the recall of United States
Senator John-Works of Los Angeles,
because he opposes the recall of the
Judiciary The measure was introduc
ed by Sanfbrd and was not read nor
printed In the Journal for Information
of senators and Senator John Rose
berry, in the chair, refused to have it
read, holding that the time for allot
ment for Introduction of "bills' had
v nrr.tr ihn tlnwcvl'' ton h
question whether the resolution should ;
be regarded as a "bill." V:
Oaa of two men who .robbed or
rather are accused 6f robbing, the For-
etrom store at Union, was brought to
La Grande today and placed in? the
county Jail. The other man escaped at
Union. .The Union Scout relates y the
following regarding the incident f )
Two shoplifters" were picked up at
Union Wednesday having touched up
Forstrom's stpreto the tune of about
i2(liMey,wereaught with tne
goods there wasn't much chance to
lie out'of it but they did their best.
One of them was a cripple not able
to walk and scarcely able to talk.: A
very cober innocent sort of a - man
They put the Bhacklee on him but tnat
night he made hie escape. Seems to
be a slippery sort of a cuss. They tad
agrieed to meet the next Union grand!
JJury and explain things. ; f;
ABRAHAM ' LINCOLN'S MEMORY
WILL BE HONORED IX SOUTH t
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For the First Time in History, New
' Orleans Will Observe Day.
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-' New Orleans, Feb. 11 Honoring
the menieory of Abraham Lincoln for
the i first" time in htetroy, thls; city's
board' of trade and toll exchange will
adjourn Monday in honor of Lincoln's
birthday anniversary Sunday. Presi- j
dant Black' said: "We realize now
that there Is neither a North or a
South. Jt is therefore fitting that we
, should take cognizance of the Nation
1 day of one of America's great
est citizens." ' '' '' '' ''" '' ' ': '
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10 LIES;
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO BECOME
ACTIVE IN SHORT ; TIME. ,
Meeting Next Tuesday Night ,W1U
. Consider New Plans Offered.
At a meeting of the board of trus
tees of the Commercial Club last v
Sacramento, Feb. 11 Regarding the
t anti-Aslatlc question as baving reach
ed a serious ..stage, Insurgent , leaders
In the state senate today held a con
ference. It is believed a plan tor ef
fectually, ending' the ..legislative . agi
tation against Orientals was determln- j
ed- upon. -The. results of .the confer ,
ence has not been made (public, but
enough, is iearned'to base the predic- ,
tlon tHat the federil relations commit
tee will offer a substitute motion for
Senator Sanfqrds ' wblch! imtests
aaiiist "elimination of coolie immigra
tion, pending a new treaty with the
"""Japanese.' The substitute will be mild
er but the gorernment will be asked to
not let down the bars to Orientals
nevertheless.
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ANOTHER ROTHSCHILD DEAD
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ilead of Austrian Branch of Noted
.- Family Dies of Heart Failure. 1
DOORS PBOYE EFFECTIVE.
Night Prowlers Attempt to Break In.
to Bohnenkamp Store Last Night. ;
Vienna, Feb. v 11 Baron Albert
Rothschild, - head ' of. the .Austrian
branch of the famous financial family,
died here. today of heart disease. The
heads of British, French, German tam-
Ules 'of ..the;. Rpthschilds, will attend
the funeral. As. a family they hold
more money' than any family or com'
panyi in the? world. ' '" t '. '; ; V
'THTETT SUBSCRIBERS 8UFFEB
Because the front and side doors to
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the Bohnenkamp hardware store was
something akin to a safe lock,, would
be robbers were frustrated last night
Both doors today show the marks of
someone working with a crowbar in
attempting to, break i Into the build-'
ing. The door was badly marred ana
thV locks Vrataed' but "it " field se
curely;' y '. ;,' f. S '.','
enihg it was decided to call for new
plans for re-oTganlzatlon and next
Tuesday evening was set as tha date
for conslderin the different ideas
I which will be submitted.
; Them' seems a general opinion that
re-organization should follow along
plans entirely different from those
now ooerative. Several names were
selected for. president but no dacls
iott was reached end no vote was tak
en. This was due to the new order
for adopting different plans, it being
apparent that any man "accepting th
presidency should ' first understand
what he was to do and what would
be expected of him. '
V One Man May Carry Load.
If the suggestions of . some are
carried out .there may fee a manager
or president elected who will carry I
Amoy,' 5 China,' ! Feb. 1 11 Hunger
crazed coolies in the famine district
of Ilunan province are flocking Into
and robbsd food depots. Aut.horlf.Iea
beheaded four in the Sort to stop the
robberies.'' i'., ; : ',;', .. .. , "
. Two Million Villi Die. ' ;
Waehlngton, Feb. 11 The Amer?-
can consul general, Wilder, 9tibliJ tlie
Red Croea today that two million ChU
neaa will die of famine unless they ,
have immediate relief. He says a halt
million dollars are necessary now. The
Red Cross has cabled $5,000 today con
tributed ;, by Rockefeller. - -l'f:
I Boxer Uprising .Likely!' :?: '
London, FWb. 11 There la a pro1 . a
illty ef another Boxer. up'rlaingMn Chi
na to add to the plague ftunlne hor
rors' Is' reported 'today.
; Baddlat prltiit-. throughout rtfe .
strkken districts are taking advan-jge
vof the situation to preach the upris
ing, blaming foreigners for the plagns
and urging the war of extermination.
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FOLEY HOTEL BUILDING TO
ENLARGED AT ONCE. .
BE
Electric
Lifts
and, Other. Improve.
ments Belng, Arranged For.
KB. t,INOOLM AB BB XiOOBKD IK 1860, WHSW
OBJ.CK VKVKLh ttXQDKHTKD HIM TO OltOW
A BEABD, AHB AH HB LOOKED IM 1881,
WBBK BB KISSBD 'BBB AT WBSTPtKbSk
FARMERS MEETING TONIGHT
Construction of a fourth story, to
the Foley hotel, Installation of eloc- '
trie elevators and various other lm- '
provementa Involving heavy txpondi
tures, are ''belpg "provided for in the
'archltctural plans now being prepar
ed.. The additional story will be df
; tailed and outlined before spring and
Just as soott as the , weather will per
mit Manager P. A. Foley will inaugu
rate the extensle improvennemte.
, ThiswllI give added .room faclll-,
'ties and add greatly to the size of the
building, as the plans will likely pro
vide for a fourth story over the entire
building. The elevator le but a portion
of the up-to-date features to be added
1 to. the institution. ; : t
Dne to NegllgencN Thirty Faucets
- ' Suddenly Go Dry This Morning.
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" T An amy of thirty many of them
anpry and othr ctinrlned were
this morning dpHvd w.ver Crek
water. Their water rents had not been
paid before the 11th of the month and
wholesale shutoffs commenced, at an
arly beur this moping. AtT a. late
London; Fb. Il' All of Jhe late Or.
Crlpnen'a property Is willed to Len-
ti, Hrf v fled to Canada with i
Mm" and goee to, Cer ThillVias Wd?aJ4,the?
filed today and the eatate Js valued at
Hus.' ' ' 7 J ' '
WiORK FOB SHORTER HOURS
Chicago Girls Said to be Suffering
From Over Work and Long Honrs.
finAfl and wre back on tne circuit
again. - t - .
" Chicago. Feb. 4 Declaring the
long hours of toil have caused thous
ands of Chicago girls to become a me
nace to the state's future welfare, as
a reason of broken health, the wom
en's Trade Union League of Illinois,
wlll'send representatives to Spring-
field; nett, week to work for strength
enlng a state woman's ten hour taw. j to o sonuathlng ,if .only .the
Many work 14 to 18 hours dally now j 0ffor jB displayed. , , ,
the entire , burden. Heretofore It has
been a little awkward to have j a i
president and vice txreaWent and full
retinue of officers, all of whom .were
busy with other, buemese and unable
to look after a commercial club as it
should be looked after. The Idea was
advanced last evening that the whole
responsibility be centered In one man
that he be paid for hie i service and
that he be held by the board for re-
suita., ;:'y!.,x.-, ;.y.', : y.
But this was. only one suggestion.
There will be many others and from
the bunch of. trustees will try to for-
mvl a pMn that seems the best
for all conofrned. .
The meeting Tuesday night in the
club, rooms,, should be arffnded , not
only by , trustee but by all members
who can be present There Is a chance
right
Locals Hold Meeting and Connty Meet.
lng it Slated for a Week Hence, y
. , Members of the locat union of the
Farmers Co-Operative' Union held a
nieitln'gr Ihie morntngr "in1 this1 ' city
(6 transact routine business matters.
The next business meeting of more
than usual Importance to members of
jhat anion la the'eounty, 1 a (county
seselon of North Powder a weekrom
'nxt Monday. -erf. Hr-''r ''f'k
RYAN SIN1WG AGATN
v y Assasslnatloi la Spain.
Barcelonla," Spalu.'Feb. li An at
tempt to assassinate Alexander Ler-
L rout, news of which reached here to
day from CabadelU, caused the great
est exicltement ' among Republicans.,
,ahf may prove a "spuf to the program
of . reprisal oa advents of the mon
archy. Lerroux, one of the chief Re
publicans, wafl shot at five times but
was uninjured,' Republcans assert the
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Archblshon After Rally Sinks Rapidl
and Hope Takes FHbt ' , "
government is, Initiating
assassination, f " V
MEXICANS
ROUTED
poll?y
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of
OMots .ITcMre "rlcs SMe 1
',';' route wi. v. Officers.
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; Philadelphia. Feb. . 11 Archbishop .indor General Simon Berthold recap
Ryan was seized by a sinking spoil tured Mexloali today and: roted the
again after several day of rally, this .Mexicans, whose officers crossed the
afternoon and his condition 1 again border and centered later with the
critical. A number of priest are at" American army officer who are pa
hia bedside prayln;, troling the borde. I ' J.
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