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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1911.
NUMBER 141
ONE MAN REMOVED ; IX UNCOX
SCIOUS STATE j OTHER BE
UEYED TO BE DEAD
TO THE HORROR
dbis lose ix michigax.
Anti8aloon League Shows Loss
Power in Decent Election.
of
Detroit. Mich., April 7.--Complete
returns from the recent tlection show
In the Vet and dry campaign that the
anti-sa loon "league, which made the
fight, lost ground. All the wet coun
ties remained wet and two dry coun
ties switched to the wet column. The
45 wet counties have a total popula
tion of 1,978.764 while the 38 dry coun
ties have a population of only 830,185.
This la taken to mean by those watch
ing the - situation that sentiment on
the whole question Is changing in the
whole state. ; :
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BIG LIXER STILL AGROUND.
Mine Near Scranton, Pennsylvania,
Explode and Fire Immediately
Breaks : Out Mothers and Daugh
ters Crowd About the Entrance Re
tarding Work of Rescuers Valiant
Service Done by- firemen. V
Scranton. April 8. Death by suffo
cation, it is feared, was the fate of
o iuiumi - rttia in me fancost
mine, when fire broke out today. Al
though every effort . wat made, to sav
them, and though the fire was con
trolled at 1 'o'clock,; the lower levels
were filled with smoke and gases, and
rescue parties could not make their
way through the tunnel.
Big fans are forcjng fresh sir Into
the . workings, but the old miners
fear black damp and gases from the
fire have already overcome the en
tombed. ;
Men are forcing air down the tun
nel at the foot of the shaft where the
men are believed to be Imprisoned.
The shaft 1b choked with debrii.
Equipped with oxygen helmets, a
trainload of rescuers la being rushed
to the scene. ' At .a late hour thta af
ternoon it U reported several cars !n
the mine are ablate and water is be
ing pumped into the mine to extin
guish th-.m.
After heroic, work on the part of
the firemen and rescuers, the fire, was
controlled at one o'clock. Despite the
fact that red hot embers blocked all
entrances to the mine the fire fighters,
elded by frantic relatives, started the
work of removing the. debris. Unless
the mine has ifllled with poisonous
gases it is hoped all the entombed
men will be rescued. A hundred wo
men and children are crowding the en
trances,, seriously hampering the
work. '
1 One Man Rescued.
Late this afternoon the mine was
penetrated and Joseph Wickers, a fire
boss, Was rescued in an unconscious
state. The officials stated there is a
chance that others are alive, as air Is
being pumped down the shafts.
If Storm, Cemes Up Irene Will Be a
Total Loss, Is Belief.
New York, April 7. Thought the
water is quietfive tugs failed to pull
the Irene off the sand spit today. Tho
cargo will probably be lightered, and
passengers all removed. She went
aground yesterday with 2,500 passen-
P...- ,...:,.. v. :t-.;.,K r
The wind Is rising this afternoon
and constantly driving the Irene fur
ther up the sand bar where she lies
hard and fast. Should a storm break
It is believed she .will be a total loss.
MEXICAN WOMEX CAMP FOLLOW
ERS EXERCISE CRUELTIES
OX IXSURRECTOS.
American Women Writing From Mex.
ko Tells of Atrocfoos Crimes Com.
mitted on Injured Rebels Who Are
Found on Field1 of Battle Women
Move Children and Good sto Juarex
Over 200 Miles.
DEICRilCf
TO BEWARE
SELF
TO POLICE
INTERESTS PRYING ON DEMO-
CRITIC PARTY TO REMOTE OP
POSITIOX TO INTERESTS
PROGRESSIVES IN DAGGER
New York, April 7. Tales of sav
age cruelty by Mexican woman camp
umowers are torn in a tetter received
from the wife of an American army
engineer at ..Chihuahua. According to
the letter, the Mexican women go out
on the battle fields with aprons flllel
with -knives and rocks, and when they
find insurrectos wounded, they finish
the job by crushing the skull, or
plunging a knife In to the heart. - '
; After the battle of Santa Eulalla.
the army woman writes, her husband
saw a number of dead rebels with
their heads mangled. After the re
treat of the rebels from Santa Eulalla
i the federals entered the city, and bru-
j tally butchered helpless men, women
and children. ' - ' . ' ' ;
Women Escape With Ilandcars
El Paso, April 7. That Insurgents
are preparing to attack the city of
Chihuahua is reported by travelers
Observer Secures Attractive Scholar. who have arrived here. The arrivals
m SHIM
MILLIONAIRE AN EXILE FROM ST.
LOUIS NINE TEARS COMES
HOME TO BE ARRESTED.
FOLK CRUSADE THE CAUSE
LESSONS IX EITHER CP TO $50 OF.
FERED AS PRIZE.
SUPPRESSION OF
DRUGS TRADE
OPIUM, COCAINE AND OTHE DOPE
ARTICLES TABOOED.
The Hajro Conference to See Sts
' - Toward This Condition.
The Hague. Aoril 7. Great Britain.
' the fjnlted States, France, Germany,
Italy, Russia, Portugal, the Nether
lands, Persia, Japan, Chin and Slam
have named delegates to the interna
" tlonal conference here next month to
discuss plans for suppressing the op
ium traffic. At the suggestion of
Great Britain a proposal will be made
to Include morphine and cocaine with
opium in the prohibition to be en
forced.
It is desired to place the traffic , in
these drugs under the control of in
ternational law., The conference will
seek to have the delegates recora
mend to th.ir own governments me&s
are for the suppression of the pro
auction and use of onlum morphine
and corftlnn. wrpfrt iinnn nhvalrlnna
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prescriptions; the prevention of the
, shipment of the drugs to other coun
tries; the control of their sale and
use; the closing of opium resorts and
the extension to foreign concessions
in China of the pharmacy lawv-of the
various countries.
ship with Jean HacDonald Blrnie
The Observer announces an attract
ive scholarship in music as one of the
prizes which it has arranged for its
educational .contest. This scholarship
consists of lessons In voice or on the
piano to a number making a value of
$50 with Jean Mac Donald Blrnie of
La Grande, one of the best known
teachers and artists of Eatsern Oregon.-
''
On any occasion la La Grande or
vicinity where music forms a part of
an entertainment, Mrs. Blrnie or her
pupils are in evidence. During the
six years she has been teaching in
La Grande, she has brought out some
most promising musical talent.
Endowed with Inherited taste and
faculty for music, Mrs. Blrnie was
given by her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
J. MacDonald, pioneer residents of
the Grande" Ronde valley, the very
best advantages. After schooling In
La Grande, she, was per to St Paul's
Episcopal school for girfs at Walla
Walla, for a thorough course with the
accomplished teachers of that histor
ic institution. Historic, for St. Paul's
is the oldest finishing school'ln the
inland empire and has graduated
many of the women of the prominent
families of today. From Walla Wal
la Mrs, Blrnie went to Portland where
in voice, she took post graduate work
with Imogen, Harding Brodle. In
Portland, too, for one,, of her teach
ers, she chose Miss Helen Harring
ton, who for several years was the
personal pupil of Leschetizky of Vien
na. ' considered the greatest living
master of the piano in the world. The
Leschetizky method is so highly con
sidered by the great concert players
declare that the citizen of Chihuahua
are urging Governor Ahmuda to com
pel the federal troops to engage the
rebels in open country and thus- pre
vent a sacrifice of lives of women' and
children. , Twenty-five Mexican wo
men arrived at Juarez today to Join
their husbands who are federal sol
diers garrison there. They pushed
hand cars loaded with goods and chil
dren over 100 miles.'
that, . however skilled they may be
when they begin their professional ca
reers, they deem it necessary to go
to Vienna to study with Jieechetlzky
at one time or another.
Mrs. Blrnie has agreed with the
Observer to give Isssons in voice or
on the piano, as the winning contest
ant may choose, at any time during
her teaching terms after the contest,
no matter how many applicants she
may have on th waiting list at the
time the winner may come to her.
Here U a rare chance for some
young person who has the ambition
to become a musician. To secure this
valuably ecolarshlp It i only neces
sary to gather contest votes for the
Observer. Who wlllbe the sejf reli
ant young person to capture these
music, lessons?.. Let the applicants
come on. ,'. ' f .,, '.
Three young ladles and one young
man in the Pacific northwest states
who have. secured their musical edu
cation through newspaper contests
conducted by the contest editor of tho
Observer are drawing big salaries as
professional musicians this winter.
There is an eminence that comes with
a scholarship won in this way that
helps the yourig person up the lad
der of fame to an enviable and secure
position.
Commoner Issued Today Runs Glaring
; Editorial on Dangers Facing the
the Democracy Today La Folate's
Weekly Is In the Spotlight Again
With Remarks on the Lorlmer Case.
Tatt Also Ilnvolvif.
Chicago, April t. Two powerful po
litical weeklies edited each by a prom
Inent politician apeared on the polit
ical horizon today with curt state
ments to their respective. 'parties. ":
' Warning to Democrats. .,
Lincoln, Neb., April 7. W. J. Bryan
in. The , Commoner,' printed today in
black faced type an editorial, which
follows:
""It behooves all democrats to be on
their . guard. Friends of predatory
Interests, beneficiaries of special priv
ilege and governmental favoritism are
always working. They do not sleep.
They are able to bring pressure to bear
on their class of newspapers and al
ways have someborjr for an office
whenever there Is a vacancy. They
already have candidates for congress,
the senate, Judgeship, the cabinet and
the presidency." The interests are now
planning to capture the democratic
national convention and to nominate
a candidate satisfactory to them. ' If
they find the progressive sentiment too
strong to be ignored, they will take
someone progressive enough to furn
ish something to talk about, but not
progressive enough to frighten the in
tereBts." ..'.' ?. '
: La Follette Yolces Opinion.
Madison, Wis., April 8. Basing his
arguments on the Lorlmer scandal
and the statement that Edward Ilinea,
the millionaire- lumberman and Taft,
through Aldrich, had asked for tho
election of Lorlmer, La Follette, In
his weekly, declares today:
"When an eminent gentleman like
Hines swears to & statement of fact,
It Is to be deplored that his statement
should be denied, by the president
Hines swore he did what he could to
have Lorlmer elected because Taft
wanted Lorlmer elected. Taft denied
It. But Aldrich Is also named by
Hines as. an architect of the Lorimet
fortunes. Aldrich is silent Should
he see fit to speak, Aldrich would
probably dispel doubts that Hines'
testimony aroused."
Ellis Walnwright Returns to St Louis
' to fiive Himself Up to Authorities on
Charge of Bribery to Secnre Passage
of Franchise Has Bern in Egjpt
and Paris Since His Indictment In
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- St. Louis. April 7. After an exile
rtf nine rer T.1H WUtnwHwfct k
millionaire brewer who was indicted
on' bribery charges in 1902 durlnk
Folks', boodle crusade,1 re turned today
and surrendered himself to the chief
of. police.'
Shortly before the crusade was in
augurated Walnwright . went abroad.
When the indictment was returned
Walnwright was in Egypt. Hearing of
it he refused to return, remaining in
Paris. ' ; v; ';
Walnwright was indicted in connec
tion with alleged bribery to secure a
franchise for a suburban street rail
way company which controls a part ot
the city car system. The indictment
was returned in 1902. ' ' : :
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MRS. BROOKS ACQUITTED OF
MURDERING MRS. BINFORD
-.STARTLING CLIMAX.
SIHCS HOME SWEETIE
Unwritten Law Triumphs In Tex
Courthouse Where Woman Is
Trial for Killing Woman Who Allen,
atetf Her Husband's Affections the
Jurors Weep as Old Familiar Hyms
Is Sang as PereraUon.
DRAG
ON
SENATORS
WET
SENATOR ALDRICH TO BE QCIZZ,
ED OX HINES STATEMENT.
Inquisitors to Get Aldrkk Statement
on the Matter.
, Religions Gathering at Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Conn., April 7.r-The an
nual state convention of the Young
People's Christian Union, of the Uni
versalist church, began , here today
with a good attendance of delegaets
from cities and towns throughout
Connecticut The proceedings will
last over tomorrow.
V S. P. Men Dlsekarged.
Los Atfgefes, April 7. Without
warning 365 employes of the Southern
Pacific were .laid off today. The of
ficials annOutace the order la in line
with general retrenchment on the en
tire Harrlman system. .
... Springfield, 111.; Apr'1 J.-.Tbe sen
ate investigating committee of " the
Lorlmer affair has summoned many
legislators to appear before them in
an effort to learn, what they know
of tha $100,000 Jackpot which Hines
alleged was collected to buy Lorlmer
seat in the senate, . V,
They, will appear Thursday. r
It is rumored the committee will
go to Washington and take Former
Senator Aldrlch's testimony regarding
Hines' statement that Aldrich hod on
behalf of Taft,' urged the election of
Lorlmer. ' There is no confirmation to
this report k
, ; Unifom Legislation ftosgkt
Chicago, April 7. Many prominent
members of the National Association
of Insurance Commissioners were on
hand today at the opening In this slty
of a two days', special meeting of the
association. Uniform ' legislation and
department rulings are the sabjects
up discussion.
Fort Work,, Texas. April 7. The un
Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks was acquitted
after admitting she killed Mrs. Mary
Blnford. because the latter alienated
her husband's affections.
A remarkable feature came when
Walter Scott, attorney for Mrs. Brooks
sang ,"Home. Sweet Home," -as his
preoration in the plea for her acquit
tal. Jurors went - .'.
In her testimony Mrs.. Brooks said
she devoted an hour dally for four
ears In prayer that Mrs. Binford might
became a better woman. Both were
prominent church members.
Shooting: In Public BuHding,
The shooting was done in an office
building. The first shot fired did not
kill Mrs. Blnford. Several others were
aimed at the woman before she waa
finally killed. Scores saw the incident
from start to finish and when the fatal
bullet had been fired and MrB. Blnford "
was dead. Mrs. Brooks sank in a heap
and sighed, "I am sorry."
This was last winter, and Texas has
been greatly stirred over the affair. .
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Sir Robert Weatherbe 73 Tears Old
Halifax, N. S.. April 7. Sir Robert
Weatherbee, for many years a proml
nent Agure in the affairs of Nova Sco-.
Ua, received numerous congratularf
messages et his home In Grand Pre
today on the occasion of his 75th birth
day anniversary. Sir Robert served
on the supreme bench of Nova Scotia
for 30 years and during tha latter part
of that period filled the position of
chief justice. '
Atoletlc Meet In Cream City.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 7. Seldom
has ever an athletic meet In Milwau
kee brought together euch a large
number of star performers as those
who will compete here tomorrow in
the annual Indoor meet of the Ama
teur Athletic Federation of. WlscosN
sin. Fifteen evenU will be decided
and In each of them the best amateur
athletes representing Wisconsin col
leges and clubs will compete.
Arbor Day In Old Demtalen.
Richmond, Va., April X Arbor day
was generally observed throughout
Virginia today, in accordance with the
proclamation of Governor Mann, by
the planting of trees, shrubs and orn
amental plants and by special exer
clues in the public schools.
THE
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE.
Nomination Blank 1000 Votes.
OBSERVER CIRCITLATION CONTEST
I nominate r - ; -
Address
District Ko
Phone No. ... . :
Only the first Nomination Blank counts 1,000 votes; each subsequent
blank 1 vote. Names of people making nomination will not bo divulged.
, Cut Out Around Border.
VOTE COUPON.
The" Great Circulation Contest.
LA GRANDE OBSERVER--DAILY AND WEEKLY
This Coupon Will Count One Vote.
For (Name)
Address
Not Good After April 15.
Yesterday's Baseball Scores.
Portland 2, Vernon 4; San Francis
cd, t, Sacramento 2. .
1 0 00
Cut Out Around Border.
REFUSES TO COMMENT OX WHAt
WAS SAID BY THEM. .
Commoner Spends a Half Hour Talk
. lag PoUUcs With Taft
Washington, April 7, W, J. Bryant
visited President Taft for a half hour
today and talked politics. Bryan re
fuses to discuss . the talk with the
president ' '""' 1 "
When askfHl as to his, opinion of the
Lorlmer case, he replied It did not
know it had even been closed, except
in the senate. He denied the ndorse-'
ment'of the candidacy of Governor
Wilson, of Now Jersey, as the presi
dential nominee. v . -
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