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VOL -X LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. ; THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911. NUMBER 122 UP BY REBELS 5 IT JUAREZ ALL ESCAPE 8AYE TWO WHO ARE SOW IX HANDS OF THE FED ' '' ERA! AUTHORITIES. J Rebels Will Dynamite All Bridges Re. cause Railroads Do Sot Ciase Car. rjlng Federal,' Trooi ?r?cz rrlsoners May Remain 'in Jail for Some Time Aeroplanes ' Figure : Conspicuously In the War Game To. day. ;..;,'', NEWTON L MASON. Admiral Who U In Charge of Naval Bureau of Ordnano. ; " APHA PORlLAliD A STEEL TRUST ACCUSED OF CAR. "' RYIXG OX STIFLING COMPE. TITIOX EVERYWHERE. ILnDHDSIfllHEl V er Truxton is still at sea, ,The rest of the torpedo boats and fleet are in the harbor. Submarine boats are practic ing daily. ThatlSteel Organization, Coupled with Competition to Rear Against the Alpha Cement Company, That Firm Files Charges With Interstate Com. merce . Commission. " ' ,' 'J. '.' crasfton SCHEDULES PREPARED BY CEX SUS BUREAU AT. WASHINGTON FILLED OUT LOCALLY. ; E IS El Paso, March 18. No one was kil led at midnight when the federal bar racks at Juarez were dynamited, ap parently by insurrectos A portion of the barracks was demolished and 12 soldiers Injured. The rebels tntered this city easily and all escaped after the explosion save two .who were cap tured. It is be lleved the -dynamiters are still In Juarez.' ;y ' The rebel junta announced today that a general uprising In the Inter ior of Mexico will commence next w;ek. The battle near Douglass be tween insurgents and federals, Is re ported under way today. ' Ueaiy Guards at Bridges.' Following the explosion, General Navarro ' posted heavy guards at (the IhtefnatlortaTbrldge to prevent panic stricken Inhabitants leaving the city. The populace Is still nervouB today. Brldgts Ordered Dynamited. Washington, March 16. Because the Mexkan railways refused to com ply with Maderos order to cease transpotring the federal troops, reti els today began a campaign of bridge destruction according to revolution aryv Junta announcements which pr? " dieted that the rail communication in-1 TROUBLES IN KENTUCKY CONTIN. Washington, March 16. Declaring that th6 United States Steel corpora tion .uses itspower to stifle competi tion In direct defiance of law, the Apha Portland Cement.com pany today Valuable 'rr.allii liWura to" Com. plete a, Yolnme on Irrigation In the States Where It Is fn Yogtie, Is be. Ing Sought In This County Special Agent Anxious to Have Co-Opera-tioa of All the formers. ; ' : ; Titled Guests Leave for Home. Ottawa, Ont, March 16. The Dow ager countess of, Arrand and her daughter, ' Lady Winfred Gore, "who have spent a considerable part of the winter in Canada as the guests of the Earl and Countess Grey, departed for home today. . . .: ' . An iteresting volume is soon to be published by Hh- bureau of census; Washington, D. C, presenting valua ble data relative to Irrigation in those states where it is In vogue, and Un ion county will be considered in th. filed charges witn Uie interstate com-. report. This Inquiry ts called for by msree commission against the trust: I the law of February 15. 1910. and i-J w .. , . itne nrst census or irrigation ever tin The charges say the corporation eith - . . . i dertaken on so wide a scop?'. Irv brief, )thls law. calls for the lo cation and character of irrigation en terprises their methods of construc tion, the amount of capital Invested, the price, at which water rights and WHITE FIREMAN SHOT DOWN er owns or controls through Its di rectory all eastern railroads includ ing the Pennsylvania & Baltimore, the New York Central, Union Pacific and others. ", v It also charges that the Universal Portland Cement company, which Is controlled by the steel magnates, is givgi; preference by the above named lines In the matter, of shipment of orders. ' to the Interior of Mexico will be cut I within two days. It Is denied Jhat Madero is suing for peace as reported. Cars Still Loaded. ' San Antonio, March 16. Though 14,000 troops have arrived here the government still holds nearly every car used to transport the men here and their equipment as well. Am munition was left aboard the trains. The first maneuvers commenced to day. ... ' Use Aeroplanes for Scouting. Several regiments were ordered to conceal themselves in nearby locall tls and Lieutenant Foulers and Avla tor farmale have been ordered to go up in an aeroplane and ascertain the number of men; guns and their post tlons.' Troops are being to the strength of 20,000. Tourist sleepers, day coaches, 400 gondolas, stock cars and locomo tlves are being held here. The rail road won't say. whether demurrage is being paid on them. It Is Intended that aeroplanes will be given most severe tests. - Frlsonrrs Face Long Term. Washington; March 16. That Con verse and Blatt, the Americans alleg ed to be spies, will remain Imprisoned at Juarez Indefinitely was predicted here today. This follows the news that the young Americans were, ar rested on a strip of land, the owner ship of which is disputed by Mexico UED WITH BLOODSHED. Posse of Five Hundred Ordered Out to Prevent Disorders Hereafter. Somerset, Kyv, March 16. Armed strikers and mountaineers attacked a Queen-Crescent engine in the moun tains near here today and fatally wounded Fireman Powers, a white strikebreaker. The engine guard is missing and it is believed he was killed. Powers declared the guard refused to Are on the mountaineers The loss of the railway from the strike to date is estimated at $1,000 000 In traffic between here and Oak dale. Governor Wilson has ordered the Pulaski county sheriff to deputize COO to protect the property. Many have already been killed. PORTLAND AWAITS ROOSEYELT Strenuous Program to Be Carried Out In Portland. -STORM ON LAKE COSTLY. Several ; Lives Lost When Storm Struck Lake Erie Last Night. , Cleveland, March 16. Eight sail ors' lives is the toll of last night's storm on Lake Erie. It is predicted the d ath list w-ill be extended-Seven I perished when the fishing tug, Silver I Spray, sank outBlde the Cleveland breakwater. Tn tuRS Monarch, uerald D. are f ' u.i ui.wu.Lu r, batt:red reach port today. Two and the United States. At present the 1 uuu UWVUWU.OI. v man were rescued and two more were question Is before the international i boundary commission and It is possi ble that they. will ty ialIed "Wthe commission acts. Mystery Surrounds Ships. San Diego, March 16. Mystery as to the whereabouts of some of the navy vessels, marked, the progress of the war game here today. Otherwise the brigade camp routine, was unre lieved by the war's alarm. The gun boat Yorktown is missing and some reports say she has gone to Magda ; lena bay and others that she Is near San Diego. The torpedo boat destroy- soon on Ice In the lake. TILLMAN' NEAR DEATn. Admits End Is Sear, Following Para. lytic Stroke Recently. Augusta, March 16. That ha con aiders the stroke of paralysis recently as the beginning of ills end, was ad mltted today by Senator Ben Tillman It Is certain he will never recover. "I find my strength gone," said he, "and I expect the eud any time." Portland, March ( 16. (Special) Portland promises to give Col. Theo dore RooBevelt a strenuous day of It whenhe arrives In the rose city on April 5. From the minute he reaches the union depot until he leaves by the same gate, he will be driven about. dined, welcomed, grasped by the hand and made to talk. There is no letup In the program as now mapped out. Even such a strenuous charatcer may be expected to heave a genuine sigh of relief when he leaves the city. Upon arriving at 2:30 p. m., Col. Roosevelt will be whisked away In a waiting automobile for a ride about town, giving him a chance to .note the changes that have taken place since he was here last. At 3:30 he will lay the corner stone of the new Multno mah club home and he will make a dedicatory talk. He will then be ta ken to the east side where he will greet school children of the city who will parade. The colonel will then be. brought back to the weBt side at 5:30, when he has an Invitation to attend a recep ceptlon to be given by the New York society. He may, however," decide to give this, hour up to resting, in' case he Is sufficiently fagg:d to require re laxation. 1 Col. Roosevelt will attend a dinner In his honor at the Commercial club at 6:30, which will last until 8 o'clock when he will be taken to the armory for a .public address. This talk is expected to last for two hours, with the preliminaries, so he will be free again at 10 o'clock, when the Port land Press club has spoken for the famous ex-presldent during the re malnder of his time In the city. He will go to the Press club rooms and meet the newspaper men until time to take: the train at midnight on his way north. President Harvey Beckwlth of the Commercial club is the head of the special committee of welcome, made up of repre sentatives of the various organizations of the city. The ar rangements for the welcom have been outllnd to Col. Roosvelt by wire, and It Is expected that, strenuous as they are, he will accept-them and car ry them out without balking. JOAQUIN MILLER. Pot of the 8lerrat, Who Hat Bn 8rtualy III In California. '' - "f'? -. cs At - v,1 n i ! I - ' 1; 'i l-i f ' i Ml 11 ;Ct I F R U IT IH E IS jft! ILL h r r t 1 1 r n r ? ILL I UlUl I VILLI IILIIL NOTORIOUS JAlt ARTIST HELD iii tin SPENT TWO WEEKS IX COUNTY . JAIL BUT IS NOW AT PENDLETON. WftNTEOftT POGATELLOTOQ With Caruhal of Crime Blotching His History, Frank Mfller Has Attained Distinction of Being Boldest Crlmf. nal' on the Coast Today Caught Here When He Had Cached Ills Gun Pants Stolen in Umntllla. With a string cf crim s behfnd him, trailing from Pocatello to the Pacific coast, branding him ,as otfe of the worst criminals in this section of the United States, 'Frank Miller, the no torious outlaw who has been operat ing .throughout the Pacific' coast coun try for some tini?:, was today taken from the county jail here and s?nt to Pendleton where he will be tried for complicity In box car robberies. Late- this afternoon Chief of Police Walden discovered that the, fellow Is also land are obtainable.' the quantity of water used, and the federal and state laws under which . these enterprises are operating. , . ; it 1 Much of the information, especially that" relating to,' the small ditches and plants of Individual farms has 'been obtained through correspondence. H. W. Grumsky, a Bpecial agent of the bureau is at present busy round ing up this work for Union county, and is anxious to secure the co-opera tion of ell who are interested In irri gation work to get thf ir , schedules filled, detailed informtalon given on every project, large or small within the territory of Union county. Rela tive to this , work, Mr. Grumsky said today: Private Ditches Hard to R ach. "It will be easy for me to come In contact with the larger enterprises, but the difficulty in the limited time ! Meeting of Much Importance to Start MEETING LS SET FOB NEXT MT-URDAY. at my disposal is with the small pri vate ditches scattered overfthe coun try. Over three hundred printed schedules have been mailed to Union county irrigators but as yet only one third of this number have taken the pains to respond. "In Crook, Baker, Malheur and oth er counties we have practlcalyy se cured a complete census and I am anxious that Union shall rtcelve a full representation. "The difficulty seems to be not so much a lack' of willingness to make reports as skepticism on the part of the farmer as to what, use is to bf made of this information. -It Is need less to say that all figures given the1 bureau are confidential and are to be us d only for purposes of compilation. "Some of the questions' asked may not be applicable t the case of the party who receives the schedule; but. I hop- this fact will not hinder any one from sending us a report of the principal facts. "Some farmers think that because they gsve Information of a simllf.r character to the census enumerafo last w!nt-T or spring It excuses them. This Is o mistake. The present ! qulry U new one. "It !i believed that the work whlrh Is to be riibllshed will not only be of value a.i a reference for agricultures but wil: s"rve to advertise the dl!T,i' ent se'-t'ons. "Farmers who have not yet fi'.l! scheduler sent them, or other inter ested partels, will find me, at Union, March. roth, 21st and 22nd, .at Cove March 34'd and 24th. after that for a few days in La Grande at O 'l, Cleaver's residence, Third street." ..County Toward Association, A meeting of great importance to fruit growers of Union county Is to be held In this city next Saturday when an open meeting will be held at te Commercial club rooms for the pur pose of transacting of work to make the fruit growers of this county ellgf ble to the new association now beinj formed throughout the Pacific north west to facilitate the shipping of crops. . C. S. Williams, the secretary of the differences committee of the entire association, has issued the following call to fruit growers:' 1 The Fruitgrower g Mutual associa tion wllj hold an o;en meeting In the Commercial club rooms on Saturday. March 19th, at 2 o clock p, ra. ' Any person Interested lh orchards or any grower wishing to become a membtr,of this association Is Invited to be present at tnls meeting. CENSOR ALL SHOWS. Portlund Council Alms to Cleanse Its Theatres. ' 1,1 , I wanted ai rocaceuo wnere ne . was jauea wun tnree otners lor burglary and escaped on thes night of February v 25th. His arrest here was accomplish-' ed by Chief of Police Walden who picked the man up as an ordinary box car thief after he , bad , attempted to sell .eighty pairs of trousers at the , Haisten store. The trousers were stol en from a par headed for the Wlllam mette valley and over 40 pair were ta ken out, presumably in Union county, but U was discovered yesterday that the car had been on Umatilla county soil hen .the theft was made, and after being held In the county jail here for two weeks pending investiga tion, he was taken to Pendleton this morning where he will stand trial. The developments coming from Poca- ello were unknown this morning,' be- g accidentally discovered this after- oon. .' ..- :'i ' Woods Recognizes Criminal. ! It was by the merest chance that the arrest was made without a gun . ftlay. Miller, who was later Identi fied by O.-W. Detective Woods as ha was belpg placed in the: city jail here had cached his gun so that hesmlght be free from suspicion while he at tempted to sell the goods. Through the co-pperatlon of Fred B. Haisten, the fellow was caught before he re covered his gun and the weapon was found later after his pal had "peach d" on him. " , ! ; . Notorious Criminal. Miller is a notorious criminal hav ing served time in the Oregon peniten tiary and having been accused of com plicity in train robberies and other vicious crimes. Woods recognized him Immediately on seeing the man In the local police staton. This Is the first time he has submitted to arrest' as peacefully as he did, due to the fact that his gun was not with him at the time. Jailer Llndgren has -used ex treme care In waiting on the man while In the county Jail for thuggery Is said to b his long suit and his past record brands him with a dispo sition to kill at the slightest provocation. Deadlock Unbroken. Albany, March 16. The &0th ballot was taken today, but the senatorial deadlock remains unbroken. lh Portland, March , 16. (Special) Portland will have its plays censor ed In- future so that city theaters will present only moral and helpful shows if a city ordinance now being consid ered passes. Local organizations are backing the movement strongly aud urge the need of a more wholesome class of plays in the city theaters. The ordinance provides for a board Interest In Dillon. Sullh an Bout. "Buffalo, March 16. Boxing fans la Buffalo and vicinity are attaching much Interest to the ten-round fight between Jack Dillon of Indianapolis and Mike (Twin) Sullivan, which Is to be pulled off tomorrow night by the International A. C. of this city, plllon though a novice In the fighting game compared with the veteran iMIke, of seven censors, to be named by the i showed in his recent defeat of Jimmy mayor, who shall pass upon all acts I Gardner that he possesses the stuff of In the vaudeville houses, plays In the other theatres lnd motion picture films. Objectionable exhibitions may be stopped by order of this board and nut again presented within the city. which iflghtcrs are made. As Sulli van also Is a fast, clever boxer, the ring followers look for one of the fastest bouts seen here In a long time. ' .