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i 7( c- ,' . . "t " .... -. n 1 ' r ! m a i i M.M r"-' f . - . ,V r ' V' V V W VOL 2 tA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1911. NUMBER 113 Taft Centers Forces at Douirlass-First Bullet to Cross From Mexican Side Will Spell Reprisals EL PASO COMMERCIAL GLUB ASKS FOR PROTECTIOn Invasion of Mexico by American Troops Appeara'Certain Secret Conference HelcTat Washington-Monroe ti. 1. -a POVERTY FORCES RESIGNATION" OF AMBASSADOR TO BIRLIX V; i ' . i r -x ! Y i V ,(. - Forces Otnter at Douglas. - Washington, April 15 Presl- $ dent Taft , today ' ordered four troops of cavalry sent to Doug- laa from the nearebt station. -$ : v.;. : -v. Agua Prleta, April 15. Insurg- ents have wired Taft today that they would as far as possible pre S vent wounding of Americans when fighting is resumed. - El Paso, April 15 The El Paso . 8 Commercial club has wi.re . to the S president asking for protection for Americans. ", . . ...... Douglas, April 15. Following the report that 1,200 federals near Agua Pjleta are coming to attack 1,100 reb els holding the town, Captain Guajot U. S."A., has blockaded the Interna tional border today and ot. altowed , I ;i notification that any shots across the I ; border meant prompt reprisal by the American troops, and he will give the Douglas is wildly excited and de spite the warning of Guajot to fetep away have, prepared to approach the border to witness the expected battle. iDTUHlon SrrommeBded. London, April 15. Declaring that only American Intervention can pre vent anarchy In Mexico newspapers of London : urge today that the United States troops cross Rio Grande and military experts are quoted by len?- lcans'to quit ftehtlng where it en-' dangers Americans is justified. ' . l ight Curried to 'Frisco. Saa Francisco, April 15. The po lice are. searching today for the al leged lnsurrect who last night fired three shots at Co'fcnel DeClalrmont who is here for. the purpose of purchas ing explosives fox the Mexican govern ment. De Clairmont also fired thrice but there were no Injuries. Situation Deemed Critical, -if , Washington, April 5. American in vasion of Mexico is declared by many officials here today to be nearer than ever before. It is learned that ex plicit orders have been sent to Cap tain Guajot at Douglas to notify the Mexican warriors that any shooting into American territory means that the Americans will cross the1 line to make an effort to end danger to Am erlcans. " ' It is not doubted that President Taft believes the situation critical. Fol lowing the receipt of a cipher message from ,jU8:lfp th. president confers long With heads or state, war and jus tice department and today sent an ul timatum to the chiefs of both revolu tionists and federals warring trear the line. This action is partly caused by the attitude of Europe- said condi tion is such that the Monroe doctrine Is virtually on trial, as under it Eu rope vjoks to us to safeguard prop erty, lives of foreigners and European subjects In Mexico and failure to do so might result In Europe taking In- vadlpsr action themselves. ,t - Warrlngr Forces Unchanged. . 1 El Paso, April 15 Though two bands of rebels to the number of 600 each are In. the vicinity of Juarez and a federal scouting party, at midnight David Jajne Kill, Ambassador to Oer many who was forced to resign b cause- the financial drain, to keep HP stjle.was (66 tetere. Ibia coudL Uon was admitted by Mr. Hilt la New York this morning. 3Tr. Kill re. turns to Berlin Hay 1st to Hake Arrangements for his successor's Installation. AFTER 18 IE! GHGIISIi CDLiPLETE ornciAL rEMXG of st. joux CATIIEDML TAKES PLACE SEXT WEDXESDAY, LIG IIOE llli BUIL0KS President Govtmor, High Church Dbj. altarles and Hundreds of the Laity Will Attend the Formal Opening Dedication Music From Finest Or .ga. la t the jpalted, States-Cholr to roe Large. OSCAB W. UXDEliWOOD. WAYS AX HEAXS COMMITTEE GEXEUAL. I r i. m m b us WIESE mmm CALIIOP.XI.V Itl.lTvESEMATIVE 13 LEADER IX luOTEIEXT TO EE.". STWCT JAI'AXESE. SatOTBtlLOBlI SCHOOL IflEETIHG mm T' f X r-.t vV - . PKOPOSITIOX OF PAYIXG FOIKTII STREET TO BE ACTED OX. AH Taxpayers Urged to Express Opin ions nt meeting Tonight thy opinions that President Taft will be forced to order an invasion. The British foreign office is plainly , was chased to the city limits. Juarez L. 'V . - .. .. . . I - -T"xcltea Dy iae snuauon ana me gentr-. people spent the night here. , Navarro ai opinion is w me reueis win eeeti Intervention as the border patrol has I. has moved his troops to the outside of Public school land which abuts Fourth street for a considerable dis tance in the macadam paving zone will be used as a lever against the propos ed work, according to nresent -rnidl- cations. All taxpayers in the city will be welcome tonight at a meeting at the office of Attorney A. C. Wil liams, clerk of the school board, when the board will sit In session to hear remonstrances against the building of macadam streets along Fourth. The . ill a largely cut off their supplies.- Most Juarez today, and extended the picket board will listen to the opinions of the pnners declare Tarts warning to Mex-' lines four miles south of Juarer. taxpayers and probanly gauge their " ... . mrn l . I . I t . v Ik. acuuu uu lav uianer uv iue tuiiseiiuuo of opinions expressed there tonight. Those opposed to the paving have ex pressed their objections to the school board and that institution is in a quandary, To rlghten .. matters and gain public expression the meeting has been called for ton ght. The mem bets of the board are particularly anx lous to have as many expressions as possible, as the members of that or ganization wish to represent the ma Jorlty of the taxpayers In what they do relative to the paving. The' school district vtw be taxed for a considerable portion of the pav lng two blocks, in fact, and before going on record, 1 the matter the board wants to feel the public's pulse regarding it. , OLGOTT OF BEND. AND OLIVER OF AS THE SECRETARY OFSTATE TIMBER New York, : April 15. After more ihan IS year of building the choir, the crossing and two chapels of tha Pro testant Episcopal cathedral of St John the Divine, on Momlngslde Heights are completed and ready for their op ening and . dedication on Wednesday next. Preparations for the first serv ice In the chancel of the cathedral on the morning of April 19 are practical ly completed and judging from the program the opening service will be a brilliant and Interesting event, worthy of the most magnificent and monumen tal cathedral structure In this coun try. r ': v, The president of the United States, the governor of the state of New York and his ataft, the dignitaries of the Protestant Episcopal church and of other denominations, distinguished members of the bench, public officials of the statu, and the city and many other noted members of the clergy and laiety have been invited to attend the opening, service, and It is fair to assume that nearly all the invited gu: stsji an- .msjiy irther not especial ly invited, will be present pa that oc casion. .- v.-. '"'., When the doors are thrown open on Wednesday morning, -those, who hold cards of invitation will be admitted to the crossing, an open square of 96 feet, in which chairs to accommodate 1400 persons, have been placed. Bis hop Greer will preach the consevratlon sermon. The lifuslc that has been ar ranged for the occasion will be ln keepln? with the memorable charac ter of the event. The choir will consist of thirty boys and 22 men all picked voices and thor oughly trained by Mr. Mile a Farrow, the organist and choir master. The magnificent organ, the largest and most complete in this country and one of the largest In the world, will be played for the first time on that oc casion. It has four manuals and 109 stops and Is capable of ; producing some seven thousand tones. The or gan is divided Into two stalls. , It Is played from a gallery over the sough stalls. - - ....I.:'-; 0 by American frea Anoclatioa. Washington, April 13 With Its pas- ..sage seemingly certain the house to day began consideration of the Can- adhm reciprocity. The bill was pre. Rented bf Chairman Underwood of the Ways and Means commHtte and he is Mag eomnflmcntcd on his manner of handling the measnre. Kitchen opened the general debai: toduy. " . ';.y:; '' """'') Ben W. Olcott, of Bend, Crook coun- Monday, but ; of .course has not Intl- tvls touted as the nrobable opponent mated any selecfn beforehand. ' n A. I - All 1 . . . to Turner Oliver of La Grande In the - appointment of a secrefary of state to succeed the late Frank W.; Benson. Olcott Is considered the most likely ' candidate at Salem, according to rl- vta advice received here andL, in Pendleton yesterday evening. ,'- Gov, Oliver has been pushed forwird by his friends and Olcott likewise Is put up for the position and between now and Monday some tall camplgning by friends of both will be done. The pro verbial black horse is still to be reck oned .with. Unbiased reports from Sa- PEXDLETOX TO GET DIYISIOX. ;: WeV affirmed yestetday that he would lem aver, however, that Olcott appears A make the appointment Known Ttm to nave tn msine rracir ar wiiptti. 5 'f Large Delegations to Attend from 8a em and Portland' Is Report T?KI; i - Old Church Ends Its Career. ; I . New York, April 15. The doors of All Saints' church, one of tha oldest ' Protestant Episcopal churches In New 1 York, where worshipped the descend i ants of the old Knickerbocker in the ' I years gone1 by. will close forever to t morrow at the conclusion of the Eas ' ter sermon of its venerable pastor, the V Rev. Dr. William N. Dunnell. With T. the death of its older parishioners an J ' the removal of tha younger element . . farther untown. All 8aint like many . other churches in lower. Manhattan, has seen its congregation d.vindle to th vanishing point wlihin the paBt f few years. ' ',.' -I. Prince Leopold to Ylsit Anwrlca. vnncouver. B. C. April 15. Accord r,'r tn th. latest advices received here, .Prince Leopoia or uauenoerg. wu 1 ... .u 1. in flail 1 " In Vancouve r at the end of this month, He will travel across Canada and sail for home from Montreal. . Prince Leo pold is the son of the late Prince Hen ry of , Battenberg who married the Princess Beatrice, daughter of the late Queen-Victoria.- His only sister Is the Princess Ena, Queen of Spain. Word From Portland , Indicates That Umatilla Shops Will Go. . Pendleton, April, 15. A special to the East Oregonlon from Portland yes terday says: ,That Pendleton, may become the freight division point for the O.-W. R. ft N. company Instead of Umatilla, Is intimated by -officials of the Harrman lines here today. The change is to be made with the completion, of the Coy ote cutoff. O'Brien was in Pendleton yesterday to look Into the matter of securing street vacatlca and other arms for increased traffic; C. B. Chap man of the Portland commtrclal club arrived here today and said Pendleton was quiet for a time but Is now start ing for a bigger and better growth. JOY EXPRESSED IX TEARS WHEX TOLD OF FREEDOM. SEXD IX YOUR AXSWER. ?' The time for sending answers to the "Knowledge contest" does not close until Tuesday night and v V answers will be announced' Thursday. If you are not among those who have already Q sent in nn answer send one. xou v have until Tuesday night. making a tour of the world, s to i aiu . - . . Irom Yokohoma totiay ana win , Aged Wife, Sick at Portland, Still Iff. Sacramento, April 15. Crls Evans the noted bandit and train robber, was freed from Folson prison today on pa role after serving 14 years of a life sentence. Falling health prompted the leniency. ', When told today he would be re leased from the penitentiary Evans broke down and wept with Joy. He Is practically an Invalid' now and suf fered apoplexy recently. As soon as t'Vased he will be taken to Portland to spend the remainder of his days with his aged wife, who is seriously ill and now In a hospital at Portland. She has not been told, fear lng the news would cause, her death Clifpiiiro Unsinetis Men to Visit Texas.' , " ... . Xext Week. ; ' Yonthful Aviator injnred. Chicago. 111., April 5. A d iU patlon Sacramento. Cal., April 1.. While of several hundred , members of theitrylng to emulat famous aviators June Chicago Association of Commerce will Walker, aged, 13, in an aroplane of leave icr. tcn:slit for an cviejHive ; hit tn construction, jumped from a tour of Texas with the objtl t of inves- third story building today and will tigatlng the trade opportunities offer-, probably die from the injuries ht re ed by the Lone Star state. celved. ' CRICAGO TO MAKE JUXKET. 1RR10ED FOR ! TUESDAY ' Amendment to Immigration Laws Is Sought by Resolution Introduced la the House Today--Immigration of Orientals Ha Menaced America Laborers It Is Volnit d 1 Cut 7 tie Washingtcii, April C. Excluoloa of T-Aneso, Koreans, Hindus and other Asiatics . on the sama basis as now applicable to Chinese in provided in a I resolution Introduced In the house to day by Representative Hayes of Call-' fornia. Sfeaklng of the resolution Hayes says the continued influx of the Asiatic laborers to the Pacific coast has menaced the standard of living of the American workmen, Hys' resolution provides "AH laws in force prohibiting or regulating the coming of Chinese or persons of Chi nese descent into the United States are hereby made applicable to Japa nese, Koreans, MalajA, Afghnas, East Indians. Hindus and other Asiatic or Mongolian races,' ; , BODY TO LEAYE RDLAXDS THIS EYEMXG W t .UEBrTifiT"' Redlands, Cal., April 15. Accom panied by Mrs. Benson and Dr. Lee Stelner the body of .the late secretarv of state, F. W, Benson, will be taken to Roseburg, for burial next Tues- The body will be started north this evening. Mr. Benson Is 111 as a re sult of the long strain, but not seri- oupsly, however, and has not been confined to hex bed. Funeral arrangements have about been completed, say private advices received by Mrs. George Carpy this afternoon from Salem. The remains will not be taken to Salem but will ba .PORTLANDS SHOPS CLOSED Portland, -April 5. Car repair 3 shops of the O. W. R. N. were S shut down toua for a snort time w and 1200 machinists are ut of1 account of the retrenJuuieii. pol- icy adopted recently bv the Har- 3 rlman lines. They expect to re- v open iu a few days.' . , Except for a curtailment In the working force and a half-hour cut $ $ In each day's work, there has been $ In each : day's work, there has 9 been no Indication of the re-v 4 trenchment in this city. It is ru ? mored today that the hurried cal- ling of Foreman Watson to Portr land yesterday may forestall ad- 9 dltional curtailment In this city, v .! Fifty Millions Loans. Peking. April 15. The 50.000.000 loan agreement for establishment of a uniform currency system was signed today by the emperor and representa tives of American, French, English detrained at Roseburg and a large and German financiers wh i are be- delegation from Salem and Portland hind the loan. The loan Is tVe first are to go to Roseburg by special train, negotiation by a syndicate composed . Mrs. uarpy win auena tne mnerai. :ot ivunn. juoeo ana J, r. Morgan. Oth rs from here are planning to ai-1 Part , of the money will be used In end. ' - ' the development of Manchuria. LaGrande Observer k . -w -- vv txrww ' m VOTE COUPON. 7-;:':yX The Great Circulation Contest. LA GRANDE OBSERVER-DAILY AND WESgKLY Thi3 Coupon Will. Count One Vote. ' For (Name) ...,:..;,;-.-.l.,...;l....n..2;...;;. 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