La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 01, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textl VOL X 01BD ill I'll foKv.VYr V i ! I V 111 liViril II l';! -A W-v 'JJ : i Ml- n p H M ' ... LA GRANDE,"TOION COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1911. LOXG DEADLOCK" BROKEN BY HIS SELECTION LAST NIGHT AT ALBANY SESSION. OPPOSED TO ROOSEVELTISM Democrats Jubilant and Celebrate the Event of tbe Deadlocks Death In N;iw York Today O'Gorman to Go Directly to ' Washington and Take , Oath Monfliy Apposed to . Boose- velUsm. '.. ' . Fonr Men, Headed1 North, Pursued by Angry Gang of Cowboys. V ; AlhunilArniie Anrfl 1 Armut nw. boys are todav hot on the trail nf four ' men reported to be riding hard toward l i.o cBas. u ia believed tne quarjet are the kidnapers of Waldo Rogers. The cowboys say they will lynch them. , . -. A. T. Rogers, the boy's father, who paid $12,000 ransom, today offered a reward, of f 20,000 for their capture, dead or alive. : ' ;' The kldnaDers arn believed to he re. cent Albuquerque jail escapes headed oy uennis nan. ... , - Bock to the Mines for Lewis. Indianaoolls, Ind April 1. The in ternational offices of the United Mine Workers in this city were closed to day in celebration of 'the eight-hour-day,, the anniversary of the date on which the organization obtained the height-hour day, in 1898. On Monday next Tom L. Lewis, who has been head of the miners since the retirement of John Mitchell, will be succeeded as president by John White, of Oskaloosa Iowa. Mr. Lewis has announced his intention to return to work in the mines. .. - ''.. '..' .' , New ,.York. April 1. Democrats to- W)nv nr 'f41ahr4Ht4j4 tfia 1a4:, " A Justice OGorman as United- States .senator from New York , to succeed Depew. a task that has occupied week after week. ' It is believed the election lias cemented the differences between factions of th democratic party in this state. It is also predicted that the legislature when it convenes after Easter, will pass the reform measures demanded by the democratic platform. O'Gorman Progressive. , Judge O'Gorman, who was advanced ' yesterday as a logical candidate by Murphey and his forces, will leave at once for Washington. It , Is said "he will be a. real progressive senator and will Join forces with other democrats In the supresslon of Roosevelt's new Nationalism. , , t His election was effected last eve ning when the, insurgents at Albany threw their allegiance to the Judge, . having found his record clear. SECRET CAUCUS TODAY. Election of Sneaker and Naming Other v House Officials Purpose of Me-itlng v Washington,- April 1. At a secret ' caucus of the democrats today. Champ .Clark was nominated to the speaker ship of .the house wifhout opposition. 'Burleson presided.'- Before' the meet ing Chairman Underwood of the ways and 'means committee announced that v ' naming; the members of the, ways and ' means committee will be the lasfbus " inrss to be taken u:. . : ' The first matter- considered by, the - caucus "was the election of house offi- . clals. , The caucus proposes to reduce the number of employes,, Saving $115, (00 annually.' ' ' VV BATH TUB TRUST NEXT. . w -,.-, , . " Government Beady to Assum? Prose '' . .. cotlon of Alleged Combine. Washington, April 1. The govern ment prosecutors today ' practically concluded the preliminary work in the approaching prosecution of the 34 individuals and corporations compris ing the bath tub trust. It is believed that the prosecutions will start next .week and no immunity baths will be granted. . . , 'NUMBER 1 s CO WliOYS AFTER KIDNAPERS j nnnnniRirniTfinpn I II I I I 1 II I I I V. 11131 I niuiyjiutui ivit y ACCUSED OF RODBERY COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE IS ROBBED AND OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY BLAMED. UflUUILULB Bf IF CAUGHT Sa'd That County Officials Conspired Wlta the Robbers and Dynamiters to Rob' Safe of Yalnables Thou- ; sands of Dollars In Tax .Receipts Destroyed but No. Money Molested by Men. . , Des Moines, April lArrest,.of nniTaiEi nnniixn fl I! I I III iy 1 1 1 1 1 111 I ?1 1 t,clans Js ' Pwc5d today - ttrantb'the U 1 1 1 I III II-5 UUU.I1 I U alleged conspiracy of dynamiters and couniy onician to loot the vaults of the Polk county treasurer's office. The safe was' dynamited this morning af ter robbers had been let in by assist ance from the Inside, is alleged. James O'Callahan, a deputy In the office who slept there, was found gagged but he is now under arrest charaed. with itfJtiuiTlsw "Ajaooui zu omers suspects, wno are un HEfl HOSES PECULIAR PLAN. ; Heads of Houses Must Fill Oat the Schedules Later Collected. v First Socialistic Congressman. Milwaukee, Wis., April 1. Victor Ll Berge r, representative elect of the Fifth Wisconsin district, lias resigned his seat in the Milwaukee common council and today left for Washington to bo on hand at the ooenlng of con 'gross next Tuesday. Mr. Berger will , prfjiably attract considerable atten ; tion in coneress as he will be the first ; socialist who ever held a seat in the national legislative body. , - T BOSS COK SLIPS OUT OF CITY THIRD INDICTMENT PAPERS CAN NOT BE SERYED. ; ; ' (laclnnatl Boss Accused of Grafting . Cannot Be Fonnd. ' Cincinnati. April 1. Following the re-mdlctment of Boss Cox for perjury for the third time yesterday, Cox dis appeared today and detectives cannot dlnd him to serve the papers. Prose ', cutor Hunt this afternoon telephoned ;,to Governor Marshal of Indiana, ask , In him to locate the missing pollti v' cal boss, who may be at the Lnughary 1 club near Rising Sun. Indiana. London, April 1. (Special) The British empire is undergoing the pro cess of having its population enumer ated by th' government. Tomorrow night has been appointed for the head of every house in the United Kingdom to fill In ithe census returns, account ing for every soul under his roof. In stitutions and eBtabli?hm nts holding more than 100 inmates. Including pris ons and asylums, are specially enum erated. ..while the war office and ad-' miralty are responsible for furnish ing, the statistics concerning the army .and' navy, respectively. " , Th ecensus this rear is the fifth im perial census and the 12th that has been taken of the UnltM Kingdom in decennial periods. The 1901 census showed the population of the ermlre to be 396.294.152, a substantial giowih from 1891. ' , By no means all .the 'riple have been Included In any of the four de cennial censuses, for it has Men, found impossible to convince everyone that the enumeration is not- the preclude to a new tax. In India the country 'a particularly difficult, for there ques tions of caste mysteriously obtrude. On the occassion of the last census It was said that hundreds of thousands of Musselmans and Hindus hid them selves in the forest all night rather than be counted. No doubt similar dif ficulties will again present, themselves and since the census does not permit of any guesswork, the population of the empire will go into the official rec ords several hundred thousand under Its full strength. , The work in Canacra is, of course, under the supervision of the Dominion government, i which -pays ita army of enumerators a small sum for every name collected- It will occupy about one month to complete the count in Canada, except in some of the more difficult districts of the West and Brit ish Columbia. It is thought th? re sults, however, will te ready for pub lication by the middle of summer. The census figures for the Dominion are awaited with especial interest, for it is believed that Canada will show by far the greatest proportional Increase in population of any part of the em pire, v : In the British isles the task of tak ing the census falls to the local gov ernment board. The registrar general for', carrying out the work, has an army of superintendent registrars and enumerators. To encourage the choice of the beBt enumerators a bonus la of fered to registrars who exercise care in selection and supervision. Women are eligible equally, with men, but preference Is" given to the officials of the various local authorities, civil ser vants, or pensioned police officers. -1 This week the schedules were left at every house by the enumerators In their respective districts and will be collected Monday. The returns, after examination and revision by the local registrars, are transmitted to the cen sus office at Millbank.. The whole of the schedules will be in the custody of the census office staff on May 1, and a week later all other documents will be safely housed at Millhank. and th: work of preparing the preliminary re port begun. . Special steps have been taken to make the enumerator's task as eas: ns prtsslble this year. ' The Jewish au thorities, for instance, have circulariz ed their members, and In the public der surveillance, with - having helped the robbers. The window was unlock from the Inside and ths deputy Is thought to have done this much of the affair. ' .- ? -.t ;.-. A battle ensued when the robbery was under way. The dynamiting call ed the attention of the police and in the fight , which followed. Patrolman McKIccklei was shot in the. face and a robber, A. L. Rhodes was captured. C. W. Kellar,. another clerk in the office, was also gagged by he is not now under arrest, though he is one of the suspects. ? WITH ASSETS OF. A v FEW HUN. DREDS COMPANY DOES EN OR MOUS BUSINESS. T FRAUD IH YEARS With a ISt'e Fnrnrture and i Few Dollars, Mutual Hudson Bay; Fire . Insurance Company gold Over 1200,. 000 In Stock Stock Seller in Jp'I and Others Will Be Arosfcd Shortly Announces the Prosecutor. Vancouver, B. C., April 1.- With the arrest nere today ol c. w. Jennings on a charge of fraud, officials assert one of the biggest frauds in British Columbia is 'unearthed Holders of $200,000 worth of stock are believed to he victimized. ' . '. . ' ''- Jennings , was arrested while trying to leave the city. L,Urie. a stocksel ler, is Jailed and warrants are out for others., . ;.;..''.'-. :.' The ' Company, capitalized at $100. 000, sold $200,000 or more, in stock while the complaint alleges that the only assets In the company was some furniture and a few dollars: It was named the Hudson Bay Mu tual Fire Insurance company, the name being similar to the high stand ing company. Ths officers, have been hot on the trail of the men but lacked evidence to convict until this week. Those conversant with the fact in the case aver that it Is the hugest get-rich-quick scheme unearthed any where In a long time. The total as sets reach less than $200. " - ' t .. . . . ' , . ' ' ' ' " ' '' San Antonio, April 1. Local mer chants recently awarded a contract to. furnish the government twith a half jnillion dollars' worth of rations, were notified today that only about ten ner cent of the original order Is now to be needed, and the rest will be can celled. v . '.' ; Revolutionists Pessimistic 'San ' Antonio, April i. Upon the character of Diaz' message to the Mexican congress which meets In the Sity of Mexico today; is, believed to ang the probabilities of peace' In Mexico. ' i ' . Members of the revolutionary Junta here declare that' they don't believe the message will be satisfactory to Madero and that the revolt will con tinue. Americans arriving from Mon terey say the entire section is only awaiting the. signal for a general up rising. . . .. v, JUDGE BAFFLES WITNESS. Chief Defendant In Camorra TiisI Los. . Gllbness Today. : Viterbo, Italy. April 1 Cross exam ination by'; Judge .Rlnnhi teda" Ticf tlcally killed the effect of thegllb'de fense of Alfano, the alleged Camorra leader, on trial with 30 of his follow ers for murder. J AThe Judge asked . him why he waited until th. Informer, -Abbatef Maggio, disclosed. tle Cammora before fleeing to America.- Alfano said he had sud denly v, ben attacked with : 'stomach trouble ,and that he feared the Jail would cause a fatal termination. of1-the disease.- Alfano, defending himself, said the Cammorra did not exht. 11 nn UU1 LilUU Llii! fiirrnrrn Tn k , ' Big Fish Comjiany Deal. ; Seattle, Wash., April 1. Nine of the flneet and best equipped canneries on the coast of Alaska, property 'of the Northwestern Fisheries company, a Morgan-Guggenheimer .. corporation, were taken over today by the new corporation formed and controlled by the Booth Fish company of New York Baltimore and Chicago. The purchase price" of the Northwestern canneries Is said to have been In the neighbor hood of. $1,600,000, t nvrnnn nnrisip UAI UIIUrUIILfliW 01 ORfl TAKES FAMOUS EVENT ON RIVER THAMES BY OYER 2 LENGTHS ;': .. :',L. ,:,, .iivy. v Prince of Wal-t j and ,120,00 Others Witness Gruelling Race. ' BAHK THEFT SELLWOOD BANK ROBBED BY A MAN NAMED RALPH BLOSS. , , ER NOW KNOVtN. WIFES DEATH L1YSTEBY Woman Thonght to Have Sulcldtd Shortly After Sellwooc! Bank Was " Robbed but Now Believed to Have , Been Murd red Vt Jdower Unable to Explain the Provosltton Body WEI Be Exhamed at Once. London, April 1. Establishing a new record and maintaining their fa voritism earlier in the week, Oxford today overcame their , vital rivals, Cambridge, in the 67th annual boat race between the two universities, ttr the Thames from Putney to Mortlaka., The victory was clean cut, the Oxon ians crossing the line two lengths and a half In advance of their rivals, the Cambridge eight. . It was a splendid race. Cue hundred, and . twenty thou sand people witnessed it' from point of vantaae and the Prince of Wales was an Interested spectator. -Old Record Lowered. The record of 18' minutes and 4? aeconds established by Oxford In 189$ and equalled by Cambridge in 1900, was smashed when the Oxford creW today crosse'd the 1'ne after havln traversed the four and a half r miles, In 18.29.-. ',. :A: ::.,L, ' Portland, April 1. After confessing mat ne-was tne mart wno attemptea to rob the Sellwood bank last week, when the Janitor was gagged and bound, the robber finally leaving be fore the arrival of the clerks, Ralph Blosser Is being held while the police ascertain, whether his wife, who died Wednesday of pruasic acid, was a sui cide or was murdered. , It was first thought to be suicide bnt now the body will probably be exhum ed. Blosser was seen to leave the house a . short time before the body was found. He Is a tinner. ; 'Confesses to Other Crimes. Blosser also confessed to another robbery. When questioned as to the death of his wife he was much con fused and unable to give lucid replies. . .v-, ..,-4 , w ALASKA JURORS EXCUSED. Decision W ill Be Handed Down Mon f ' day In Coal Land Cusps Seattle." April 1. United States Dis trict Jud?e Hanford has excused the Jurors in the Alaska coal fraud caspa against ' Munday et al. until Monday when he decides on the motion of the defense for acquittal. For three days lawyers, have quibbled over, th? ques tion of whether the coal land locators had a riht to assign claims. . . The. defense Insists they did and on these grounds is attempting to secure acquittal without introduction of wit- , nesses.' . - . SPOKANE CASE CONCLUDED. t elementary schools the teachers have given lessons on the census and th: filling up of schedules. ' This year's schedule differs in' some material particulars from that hither to used. There are changes In the bolumns set apart for particulars as to marriage, and In the occupation columns Information Is required as to the Industry with which the occupa tion is allied. . . SOWLER ABOUT THE SAME. If Anything There Is Still a Slight Im provement In Condition. G. E. Fowler, who has been near death for several ays, Is in about the same condition today, as yesterday. It anything, it is ' said there Is a con tinued improvement, though slight, and he Is not out of serloqs danger as yet.. ':: .'',.: .,,.. , ' . Pitched Battle In Field. . Keartney, N. J., April 1. A pitched battle was fought in Hackensack Mea dows this morning between the police and "a gang of copper wire thieves, who have stolen thousands of pounds of wire. Sergeant McGee, Patrolmen Smith and Dolan were wounded. The thieves escaped and probably1 are un hurt. The police approached in 'an automobile and the four, thieves In a wagon opened fire. No Hope for Johnson. San Francisco, April 1. Jack John son's last hope of escaping his Jail sentence for speeding, yanlshed today when the supreme court refused to grant habeas corpus. Johnson In the meantime Is spending the time In the county Jail. WASHINGTON LAND WITHDRAWN Fisher Orders Withdrawal From En. try Soon After Taking OffJce. Washington, April 1. Secretary of the Interior Fisher today withdrew 6, 790 acres of land from entry in north ern Washington. . ... . .. ; - Roosevelt Bids Farewell. San Francisco, April 1. Colonel Roosevelt spent the day saying fare well to his friends here. Tomorrow be Is at Reno, and Monday njght he starts back for Sacramento to visit the governor,1 and then haves for Portland and Seattle rTesday. Ten Thousand Miners Strike. , ; Winnipeg, April 1. More than 10, 000 miners In Alberta and . eastern British Columbia went on a strike at midnight. Operators would not rec-o-nlze the union. . ' Portland Sends Relief Fund. Portland, April 1 A second $5,000 raised by popular subscription tor the Chinese famine sufferers, was cabled to .China today. . . .. . . . ' CATTLE SHIPMENT INSPECTED. County Inspector Charlton Officiates at First Big Inspection. Everett, Wash, Hard Up. " Everett. Wash.. April 1. Tired of facing a $50,000 deficit which they say was caused by voting the town dry, the Everett Business Men's dub today 's printing banners and posters call ing upon the cltlzfns to subscribe a sufficient amount to cover the defici ency. , ',. A carload shipment of cattle, destin ed for out of state points were Inspect ed this afternoon by County Stock In spector Charlton. This conforms with the new law which demands inspec tion of all stock shlied out of the state. ... . - .. Johnson Expresses Ambitions. Cleveland, April; 1. Today Is the tenth anniversary of Johnson's elect tlon as mayor. He is sick,'' probably on his death bed, but roused himself and said If he recovers he will run again. He continues to gain strength but attending physicians hope for little-. ' - ' - .. 400. Die- Daliy. " St. Petersburg. April i. Pekln ad vices today state that. 400 deaths occur daily of the plague in the Kiu Kwang district, 30 miles from Pekln. Dean of European Monarch. Berlin, April 1. A dispatch from Melnlngen says that great prepara tions are being made for the popular celebration tomorrow of the 85th birth day anniversary of George II., the reigning grand duke of Saxe-Meinln-gen. Duke George Is the oldest of Eurdpean monarchs, being about four years th? senior of Emperor Francis co Joseph who ranks next in point of age. He has always been remarkably popular among bis subjects on ac count of his liberal policies, and his Intelligent interest in the arts, has made tbe word Meiningent a synonym of excellence In musical and -theatri cal circles. Since his succession to the throne In. 1866. following the ab dication of his father the duke has devoted himself restlessly to the culti vation of the fine arts, and his little court has been the center of the high, estcultured life of Germany. Musi cians, authors an' da'ctori have" found there the same congenial surround ings that 'attracted Goethe and SchlN ler to the capital of the neighboring grand duchy of Saxe-Welm rain' the reign of Grand Duke Frederick August In the early, days of the last century. . . - Yale.Harvard Debate. Cambridge. V Mass.. Anrll . i Th annual debate between representatives or Yale ana Harvard Universities IsHo take place in Sanders theatre' here on Monday evening and nrominea In h? one- of the. big. events of the-college year, me aeoate win De on tne nom ination or elective state, officers by. di rect nrtmarles. President flnrflplrf nr Williams "college, ' DiBtflct ;Attom:y Whitman of New York city and Prln. cinai rarrand or NewarK academy will act as Judges. -y ' v . ' President Vincent Welcomed. ' Minneapolis, MlnrU April l.-r-An en thusiastic -demonstration of welcome in honor' of Dr. Georre E..VIncf nt, thu new president of the university , of Minnesota. was given this morning by tne faculty and students of the unlver sity. The reception took place In th university chapel,1 where t)j. 'Vincent was formally Introduced by Dr. Cyrus Northrop, who Is retiring from" the presidency after a service of 27 years. Arguments Ended but Decision Will Not Come for Several Months. - ' 'Washington, Anril 1. Arguments before the Interstate commerce com mission closed today In the Spokane rat? cases. 1 It Is expected there will be no decision for several month$, - Charities and Correction . ' Princeton. N J.,' April l.-Prlnce ton university is preparing for theen". tertainment of a large number of prominent visitors on the occasion of the 10th annual meeting of the New Jersey Conference of Charities and Correction. Th? conference will open . tomorrow and remain In session over Monday and Tuesday. t Governor Wil son and other noted speakers will be heard. One of the more Important questions to be discussed will be that of state supervision of private charity. Other matters to receive attention In- 1 elude living conditions in. rural com munities, the Immigrant woman, child mortality, needed legislation for child : care,' tenement problems... and the home In townvand country.- In con-' nectlon with' the meeting there wlU'be an latere sting' exhibition , Illustrating tne work being ' done in mental hy ; Ji . 1 ? v -..-4 : , inn omos TWO AND A HALF" YE.1RS IN TRlS. .,OX,A?iD BIG,FINE, ' '' ' ' ' ' ' f' Probable Tliat Hlllman Will AppcuiL New Trial Denied Illm. ( Seattle, April 1. C. D. Hlllman, the millionaire real estate" and townslte promoter found guilty f of defrauding poor people through: the malls, was today sentenced to two years and six months' !n th-s federal ren'tentlary and fined ,M00, V United States Judga Don worth. ,wSo refused to grant i new trlnl. He will probably appeal fr;ni' the sentence. ', ' "r-'i- 4. v- (',.- " A' " -'" """- t ' .J... r,-JjJv.,'l.,.. X' A. , - i , i . i ' - " Ami a . ' . w" , - f !