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x -' 4 : . I li II !! I!- Kim if VlUrv I I v r VOL X LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY, APRIL 11. 1911. i is sire in ii 3 VM PEOPLE ASHORE WITNESS THE EH Y ESTERDAX'S WRECK PAR MORE SERIOUS THAN FIRST RE. PORTED FROM SIDNEY. DISAST tBEtUGE STEM j Stoking of Iroquois in Squal Tester .day Afternoon Attended by toe ' Death of at Least 17 Second Life ; Boat Swamps and All Aboard Go DownWomen Remain in Disen gaged Cabin Drown. Victoria. April 11 Inquest over vlc : tims of the Iroquois Wreck yesterday In which one man was believed dead, , but wherein 17 were drowned, was . begun today at Sidney, Captain Sears and all the survlvers who are able, at tending. It is likely adjournment will be taken after today until It Is possi ble to tell how many perished when the small steamer,' heavily loaded with passengers, capsized during a squall. It Is now believed that 17 drowned. . Nine bodies were recovered and 12 survived. Wreckage is scattered all along the coast and Indians are scour ing the coast line searching for bod ies. Many at Sidney witnessed the boat sink Just off the harbor but they could not aid. About half the dead are women. The bodies recovered are: Miss Is abel and Mary Fe.nwlck of Victoria John Brydaon, P. McPhlllips, Jan Bac taron, Ernest Hartnell, Bteward, A. D. Monroe, purser; Andrew Olsen Becbnd engineer and two Chinese. (Second Lifeboat Sinks. Captain Sears who with Engineer Thompson and three Indians, escapel in a life boat, said they saw the sec ond life boat swamp near the wrecu but were unable to render aid. ' Ke said eight or nine were In the boat. Several women remained in the cab In which floated off the sinking hulk, but was dashed to pieces on the rocks later. The boat sunk In 14 fathoms. Second Recent Disaster. This Is the second disaster within a month.- The steamer Sechelt, on Mar. 24, sank on the straits of Juan da Fuca where 26 were drowned under practi cally the same circumstances. AFTER WICKERSHAM'S SCALP. ..Washington, April 1L To ascertain whether Attorney General Wickersham has present connections which will disqualify him from holding office, Representative Ralney Introduced a house resolution today calling for an investigation. : This Is the first step to oust the cabinet officer. The com mittee will ascertain the number of rust prosecutions began, and not fin shed, and learn why. FFRJF Jl I IWIIhbl) Wl W YE1S DEAD GRANDMA BRADEN PASSES AWAY AT ADVANCED AGE. Came to La Grande in 18S7-Death Peaceful Funeral Yesterday. Child Finds Home. James O. Kilpack, of the Boys and Girls' society of Portland, is here to v day on his way to Elgin with a bright I little three-year-old girl for whom he has found a home In one? of the prom inent families at Elgin. Mr. Kilpack Is devoting his life to the care of or phans and the Eastern Oregon coun try is. visited by him' frequently. Ladd Canyon, April 10. (Special) Folding . her tired hands ovjr her peaceful breast, Mrs. Susan , Braden, more familiarly known as "Grandma Braden," has passed away to that beau tiful land where suffering Is never known. She has been a widow 30 year and has made her home for years with her only child, Fred Braden. "Grand ma" was always very active In life and was even able to read until the past two ytars, although she was never bed-fast. She passed away very peace fully at 4 o'clock Sunday morning while sitting in her chair, after five days' Illness. Susan L. Braden was' born February 14, 1820, at Collins, Erie Co.; New York. She was married to Samuel C. Braden May 1st, 1850, who died in the year 1880. She came to La Grande, Oregon, in 1887 and died at the home of her son, F. W. Braden, April 9, 1911, at the age of 91 years. She leaves to mourn her loss one son F. W. Brad.n and four grand children: Claude of La Grande, Sam, Frank and Miss Kate of Ladd Canyon. , The funeral services were conducted at heir sons home, April 10, at one o'clock by Upton Glbbs. School was closed 611 afternoon In respect to. one who was loved and respected, by all who knew her and who will ever be remembered. 1 She has passed away like a troubled dream, " .. ' v' Has crossed the brink of the silent stream '. ; . Where the messenger waits with oar and bark To pilot her over the river dark. j . Eugene ,Man in La Grande :'( B. F. Wheeler of Eugene, Ortgon, upon a return trip from the middle west, visited bis sister, Mrs. D. H. Proctor of Frultdale. He was accom panied by Mrs. V. E. Wheeler and her three ;ittle ' daughters of Canova, S. Dakota. They were much pleased with La Grande and vicinity. HAWAIIAN PLASTERS AND-JAPS MENAG SLAVES E E THE ISLANDS Washington, April 11. A sehsutlon al statement that a majority of the In habitants of the Hawaiian Ulandi are practically slaves to sugar .'planters Jjnd that Japanese settlements would form an effective force against the United States In time of war, is the grist of the report made to President Taft today, by Commissioner O'nera! of Immigration Keefe., He asserts the claim that whites cannot work on the Island Is a lie to prevent Immigration. As a result of the report it Is believed passage of drastic Immigration laws affecting the entrance of orientals ' to the Is lands is probable. , Th report in part says, "Almost half of the inhabitants of the islands are Japanese, and their numbers are increasing rapidly. Another decade and the islands will be nothing but Japanese settlements. No attempt has been made to Americanize them." NUMBER 141 EBENEZER J. HILL Connecticut CongrMimin Who Hm Bssn Activs Business Man.1 V () . i. , " pi i) into' : ' 9 MU, by American Press Association. Hill, the Connecticut reresentatlve, was named today as a member of the minority house ways and means committee and Is one of the men who bear the distinction of being the first to hp elected to a commit tee hy a viva voce vote. AlOfilTYiAflES COMMITTEES NORTHWEST FARES BADLY ON . MINORITY APPOINTMENTS. Republicans Select Men Who Are to Act on Important Committees. NEW PRECEDENT SET. - ':' Washington, April 11. For the S Iflrst time In history the house to- day. elected Its own committees $ with a viva voce vote, after a $ lengthy debate in which Hepre- 4 sentatlve Cannon affirmed the 3 caucus would be found fallible, $ the same as a speaker might. $ S Those elected were all nominated $ Q by the caucuses. '$'$'$S$g$S Washington, April ll.--Republlcan bouse committee appointments were announced today by Minority Leader Mann. Insurgents are well treated but. none are on the ways and means committee. On the rules committee are Madison, Lenroot, Dalzell and Wilson. No northwest representatives are on important committees so far. On the ways and means committee are Payne of New York, Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; McCall of Massachu setts ;SHI11 of Connecticut: Needham, of California; Fordney, of Michigan and Longworth, of Ohio. BLAME FOR FIRE FIXED. Owners of Triangle Shirtwaist Fac tory Most Stand Trial. New York, Aril 11. The grand Jury this afternoon indicted Max Blank and Isaac Harris, owner of the Triangle Shirtwaist company, with manslaugh ter In the first degree as a result of the recent Are which caused the death of 143, mostly girls. The Jury found the fire regulations hd been generally violated In the fac tory and that many could not escape on this account. Brigade on the .March. ' San Diego. Cal., April 11. Prncll cally the whole brigade commanded by General Bliss marched eastward today from the maneuver cmp at Grossmoont. They are headed tot Te carte where fighting Is going on be tween rebels and federals. OHIO DEATH ( 11 I1HIS AT OF TOM iSOfi VALIENT LEADER FOR REFORMS SUCCUMBS TO LONG ILLNESS LAST NIGHT. BIYREi mwmii City of Cleveland to Show Respect to Memory of . Late Mayor by Coming to Standstill Commercially During the Funeral Services Estate Valued at a Hundred Thousand, Say Estimates.' Cleveland, April 1. John Johnson, known rom the Pacific to tha Atlantic for his reform measures and his valient flght for; lower street car rates in Cleveland-i-a campaign which Involved personal encounter with his , enemies frequently Is dead. Death came last night, ending a long and fatal illness. Arrangements were made today to suspend all business In this city dur ing his funeral which will probably b followed by memorial services. The body will be taken to Brooklyn, Y for burial In Greenwood cemetery 1.1? estate is about $100,000. In 111 Health a Year Tom L. Johnson, who had been in ill health since he retired as mayor of Cleveland on January, 1, 1910, will probably be known in all future Am erican municipal history as the mayor of the "best governed city In the Unit? ed States" and also as the father of three three-cent street railway fare In America. He was born In Blue Spring, Ky., July 18, 1854. His father, Cn. William Johnson,' a famous Kentucky legislator lost his fortune In the civil war and at 15, young Johnson was thrown on his own resources. He promptly secured a Job as a horse car driver on the streets of Louisville. And began learning the business In which he later made fame and fortune. John son served later as chief of police of Louisville but soon became interested financially in the street car system of Indianapolis, Cleveland, Detroit, and Brooklyn. Patents , on various street car appllanc.es helped him fi nancially and made him an authority1 on street railway matters. He- was practically at the height of a moat successful career as a street railway magnate, when in 1888 he retired from business to carry out cherished Ideas of social reforms, among which was that of becoming the father of three cent street railway fare in 'America, This idea had been imparted to him by Henry George, whose Influence over Johnson's enre life dated from th? time when on a railway train John son bought a copy of George's. "Social Problems." Later they became fast friends and worked together at carry ing out various reforms. ,' On George's advice Johnson entered CALL T GOTHAM WOMEN ANGERED BY RACE SUICIDE THEORIES. "Let Roosevelt Attend to His Own Family Affairs" Is Cry. New York, - April 11. Prominent New York women are out today with roasts on Col. Roosevelt for the State ment recently In th Outlook that marriages which produce less than four children should be considered sterile. . : Mrs. Martha Townsend, treasurer of the Women's Political society, among others, said: "Roosevelt Is a fool and a four flusher. Let him arrange for his own offspring but let him shut up about the rest of the United States. Words I'd use to describe bis egregi ous idiocy, wouldn't be printed." politics, running first for congress but being defeated in hi3 fit race when he campaigned on the free trad i Is sue. Later he - was elected, serving two terms from 1S90 to 1894. Hers one of his moat noteworthy achieve ments was the ruse by which he forc ed the printing of the entire text of Henry George's' "Protection of Fre; Trade, into the congressional record and Its free distribution to the entire country. ' . ; - -;'91 Landslide Too Much. . Johnson was defeated .ih the. repub lican landslide, of 1894 but in 1901 was elected mayor of Cleveland and began his real life's work of establish ing the three-cent street car fare. For years he kept up the fight and as a result Cleveland , today, still has a three-cent street car fare although net under exactly the condition he had hoped for. His various terms as mayor were marked by 1 a continual fight against' special privilege with the result that he Quickly won thi title of "mayor of the best governed city In the United States." In 1903 he ran tut eviniwi mu unetl,lU UUI WM (Continued oa paga Eight) nnnron mint- t"o uuiiiuiiinutiu HME HETRIflL SAYS COURT KANSAS CITY DOCTOR EXPRESS. ES REGRET THAT HE WAS NOT FREED BY DECISION. 1 34 FOHGQT TO T AS MANY RESIDENCES WITHOUT WATER THIS MORNING. By Noon Nearly All Delinquents Had Been Restored to Service. Thirty-four forgot yesterday they forgot to pay their wate rents, and the city hall has been a continuous scene, of something akin io the Mexi can revolution. Water Superintend ent'' Hoyt listened with due patience to the expressions from 'those who awoke this morning to find their wa ter Bupply exhausted and who were later called upon to pay the $1.00 pen alty. For a time the delinquents each month could be counted on the fingers of one band but this month the list of those who forgot was a large one, By noon a greater per cent of the delin quents paid the fine and were again supplied with Beaver creek but al most Invariably the delinquents ex- pressed opinions about the Ironclad rules of the water department before producing the necessary dollar.. fflHfllS In Ten Thousand Word Opinion Su preme Court of Kansas DecIJvs that Hyde Shall Have a New Trial The ' Doctor Confident of Vindication at the Next Trial Hoped Dismissal by v' V.v'!f' "V"- ' ''rBJsineeeMBi " i'""'1 'Jefferson City, Mo.. April 11. Ta. state supreme court today reversed the trial court's conviction of Dr. Hyde, for the murder of Colonel Thomas Swope, his wife's millionaire relatives, and remanded the case far a new trial. Hyde was ' sentence to life previously after a - sensational trial.'' ;;: ; "v: 'v . yVv The opinion granting Hyde a new trial qon slats' of 10,000 words, bisetf on many errors,;, including deatns of other members of the Swope family other than Colonel Swope, who died suspiciously. .... - Hyde Expresses Rjgnt. " Kansas City. April 11. Informed ' that the supreme court of the stata ordered a new trial, Dr.' Hyde expres sed disappointment an 1 declared the' whole decision should have been re versed and he freed. He snld he look ed forward to full acquittal next time. NEW WATER RULES READY. Ordluance Published Today Which In troduces the System's Laws. All details pertaining to the use of the municipal : water system are In volved in an ordinance published In the Observer today. The public will find all the rules and regulations gov erning the system In that ordinance. 3 J 3 J $ 33 &$$QQ$4$ SNOW STORM AND C0J.D WEATHER A BOON. Thanks to a drop In tempera ture several days ago, the snow storm of last night when near ly two Inches fell in less than half an hour, did no harm what ever to orchards; in fact, orchard men agree tht the storm has helped to retard the budding rind thereby spell another, bumper crop. At this particular tinaa the , trees , have not reached ' a stage of development that froU will Injure and If the weather gods will continue to keep the mercury down and send a drift of snow now and then for about 10 more days there will be r.o danger of damaging frosts. A careful canvass of the fruit dis tricts of the valley this afternoon reveals confidence for the biggest crop In history of the business here. " '. ' '''.'.: v".- rOC7T f V ' i " 1, -OH LaGrande Observer y?7 Hliir ft"' . i M,i til i- m LforCoMke5 ...nn. ' : OpTj VOTE COUPON. The Great Circulation Contest. LA GRANDE OBSERVER -DAILY "AND WEEKLY r . This Coupon Will Count One Vote. For (Name) L . ; ' Address Not Good After April 15. 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