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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1911.
NUMBER 15G
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CONGRESS WILL
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BERGER, MILWAUKEE SOCIALIST,
, WANTS INVESTIGATION.
Big Funds to Be Subscribed to Fight
; Cause of Prisoners. .'"''';
Indianapolis, April 25. Evading
the warrants for arrest on a charge of
kidnapping, sworn to by labor lead
ers. Detective Burns has vanished
from this city today leaving no trace.
Deputies are on his trail and succeed
ed in arresting J. A. Badorf, one of
Burns' operatives, at noon. He will
be arraigned on the same charge as
Walter Drew,1 president of the Nation
al Erectors association and N. J. Ford,
assistant district attorney of Los An
geles who are held at $10,000 bail for
the grand Jury; also Frank Fox, a
chauffeur,' was bound over on $5,000,
All went to Jail pending securing
of ball. - . v ..'. V;
Before disappearing Burns ridicul
ed the report that he had the wrong
men. He said the proof was conclus
Ive, McManingal, he said, was hel!
only for dynamiting the Lllewlyn
Iron Works, at Los Angeles. ;
(TOES BlRO
SHINE Si
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TO BE BRYGE
F FRISCO
becd- decided to try the McNemaias
for murder.
The train should reach this city ut
midnight.
Chief of Police Seba3tine and Dis
trict Attorney Frederick tfca after
noon conferred concerning the dyna
miters. 'Ths train bearing the pris
oners is now in New Mexico.
No Hindrance to Train. -Denver,;
April 23. That. John Mc-
j Namara and McManingal will go
through to Los Angeles without le
gal hindrence and with a chartered
train on which they are now prison
ers, Is the general bi lief of railroad
ment. The train passed La Junta this
morning on the Santa Fe.
WOMAN WHERE "BRYCE LIVED
TO IDENTIFY HIM.
. Washington, April 25.- A reso-
. lution ; demanding an invtstiga-
i'uMX 1)1 iuo ail cat vl Jmuu uC-
Namara' in Indianapolis, will be $
Introduced In the house today by $
Representative Berger, the Mil-
waukee soelaliBt. ;
The resolution recites the 14th
3 amendment to the : constitution,
& and provides' for a- committee of
both houses of congress to invea.- &
tigate the affair and extradition S
and to report its Endings. " O
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'' Chicago, April 25. Planning ; to
fraise'a defense fund for the McNarn
aras and McManingal,- the alleged
Timei dynamiters, the Chicago Fed
feratloiof Labor meets here Sunday.
It la expected assessments on unions
will be levied and a f 100,000 prellmi
narv fund will h guhRcrlhed.
President Fltzpatrick'said: "Union , Shanghai, April ,25.-Survivors of
.men ohj tt to this gigantic conspiracy., the lmer As,a- today arriving her
It Is a general fight of employers and ' frora the wreck- told how the crew
union over the open shop. Unions canaml Passengers battled for hours
-h ntd to eiv all noBsible to aid 'against Chinese pirates who swarmed
PASSENGERS AND CREW IN BAT
TLE WITH PIRATES. '
Before Ship Goes Down, Several are
' KHlrd and Kidnaped.
these men." ,': '
( i Half Million Expected.
Washington, April 25. -The Aouri-
can Federation of Labor today is pe
paring a general appeal for funds to
defend the McNamara's. It expects to
raise a half million. ,
Haywood Expresses Opinion.
Cleveland, April 25. The prediction
thht John McNamara, the internation
al secretary of the Structural Iron
workers', and . his associates . will be
vindicated of all connection with the
Los Angeles explosion and denuncia
tions of the methods of arrests wre
made today by William Ha'ywood who
wa acquitted at Boise, Idaho, of the
muTder of Former Governor Steunen
. lerg 1n Idaho after similar ac'cusa
. tton: Haywood said the alleged kid
napping Is nothing new In the class
war on throughout the world. -
Pomona, Cal., April 25. Judge O.
7.1. Hilton, formerly of Denver, will be
one of the attorneys to defend the. al
leged trio of dynamiters. He was re
tained by telegraph by President Ryan
of the .International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
He left Immediately for Los Angeles.
up the sides of the vessel lnt nt on
looting.
They were drjven back before
the crew, armed with rifles, whipped
them and killed a number, : The pi
rates captured Engineer Cozen and
released him on payment of $300 ran
son. . ' '
An hour later Water Tender Arun
del disappeared and it Is feared he is
in th? outlaws' hands." The pirates,
it is said, are now diving -for the
Asia's cargo. ' She sank after .all had
got to the life boat
. Alabama Sunday Schools.
Annlston, Ala., April 25. Scores of
delegates, and visitors are In Annls
ton attending the annual convention
of the Alabama Sunday school associ
ation, the sessions of which began to
day and will continue until Friday.
Barns Cenfldent He Has Mysterious
Man of'Saa Francisco.
San Francisco, April 25. Mrs. D. H.
Ingersoll Is today speeding to Los
Angeles to assist in the identification
the Times, who are due here at any
time. The time of the men's arrival
is secret. " :'' '
Detective Burns contends that Jas.
McNamara Is identical in description
to the man known as J. B. Bryce who
lived at the Ingersoll house and who
had mysterious visitors during his
sojourn there. Mr. "Bryce" who has
been the missing link fh the hunt for
the dynamiters, has been the key to
the mystery surrounding the affair
and Mrs. Ingersoll will be called up
on to say whether, or not she sees in
McNamara the mant known as Bryce, k
Following the meeting of'the e'x'ecu
tive council of the California State
Federation of Labor today, they asked
for a suspension of judgment concern
ing the Time dynamiting suspects un
til after the trial. - '
,. Bums Sure It Is Bryce.
Indianapolis, April 25. Burns, be
fore he disappeared said that when
John McNamara reaches Los Angeles
he will be identified as Bryce who
bought dynamite at Giant and the
man whom they have traced i and
learned is one of the dynamiters. ,
Other Proof Against Prisoner.
Oakland, April 25. A. D. Burrows,
owner of the launch Pastime which It
is alleged Bryce used to transport the
dynamite purchased at Giant to blow
up the Times, said he is prepared to
i identify McNamara as the man, pro
viding he is the man who rented. the
boat. ' '
Reach Los Angeles Tonight.
Los AngeUs, April 25. While the
suspected dynamiters are nearlng
Los Angeles, preparations are being
made to house the men In either the
city or county Jail. They probably
will be brought Into this city secret
ly. The district attorney's offlca has
full charge of the prosecution. It has
Would Extend Parcels Post '
Washington' April 25. Under the
auspices of the Postal Progress league!
a conference of delegates representing
nearly alt parts of tho country met at
the new Wllllard hotel today to dis
cuss ways and means to bring about
an extension of the naicels' post sys
tem In the United States. . It t prob
able congress will b; asked to Ktt
bills providing for a general parcels
post up to U pounds at 8 cents a
pound, 1 cent for each two ounces;
cheap local parcels post on the rural
routes and insurance of all mail1-
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TILOEI IS IIEL0TI8 DISTRICT
TH C0I1TE1T fOHD HI
BY PROBERS EiiEOS
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SENATE C03LM11TEE FILES
CHARGES BEFORE SENATE
i AGAINST FINANCIERS.
MEETING GOES ON RECORD
FAVORING GOOD ROADS AND
COMMITTEES NAMED.
OTHER MILLIONAIRES TOO
Bwause He Refuses to Show Book
During Collection of Slush Fund In
Lorimer Scandal, TUden, a Well
Known Packer, Will. Bo Accn 4 by
Senate of Contempt Remains In.
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PURCHASED
Professional and Business Mtn Hare
'Matter Under ConslderaWon. .
CensnsAgnt Arrestrd.
Spokane, April ' 25-Charged with
falsifying names while cenBus enu
merator Nick Ficca was arrested on a
bench warrant issued by Federal
Judge Rudkln today. Five counts are
against him on charge , of falsifying
1,600 names.
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14 RECOVERED
AND 9 HE
MISSING
OTT MINE HORROR YESTERDAY
WORSE THAN REPORTED.
Bodies Terribly Charred and Idcnti
fleatlon Difficult.
-Memorial iMtlidluff of Whitman collerre. One of th- roup of bnlldlngs on the
Whitman campUH, A scholarship alued at 100 In any department of
thin gTfat Institution of learning Is one of the prizes In the Obserrer
'Contest
Elk Garden, W. Va., April 25 Four
teen dead miners were taken from the
Ott mine this morning. Nine others
were in the mine at the time of the
explosion and are believed to be dead
The bodies 'now recovered ' were
found about a mile from the entrance
of the main shaft. The bodies were
charred and identifications la- diffi
cult .
Rescuer will be compelled to re
move hundreds of tons of debris be
fore the bodies are recovered.
SITE WEST OF HIGH SCHOOL IS
ONE WANTED.
Chicago, April 25. Howard Tilden,
president of the Packers' association
and George Benedict, cashier of the
Drovers' National bank, William Cum-
fimins, the ' bank's president,- were
i charged with contempt' by ' the , legls
, v .; ;atlye ' Investigating committee- today
jecause they refused to snow books
during the time the Lorimer Blush
1 was being collected. The com
mittee filed charges with the senate
jhd action will be taken tomorrow.'
; THda Refuses again.
"threats of a Jail simtence, Edward
tilden, president of he National
Packing company today again refused
to appear before the state senatetl
committee Investigating the election
bribery and to produce his books,
showing the transaction bear on the
period he is alleged to have acted as
collector of a ,fl00,000 Lorimer slush
fund. Following Tilden's refusal the
committee went Into executive session
and probably will ask the Senate to
declare Tilden In 'contempt; '
Negotiations to buy tha vacant block
and seldomly, used street running par
allel to the shcool campus on the
west a9 aU'SChletic field, are again un
der way and it is believed the1' school
board will take final action on the
matter , soon. Private citizens have
again interested, themselves In the
construction of a suitable field there
where baseball, track meets, football
and other Bports can be played. Tha
land Is for sale at "$2,500, it Is said,
provided the school board Is the buy
er and not some private citizen, and
at this very reasonable price business
men agree It would be a good invest
ment ',
The urgent need of such a field has
long been felt and the matter haa fre
quently been agitated in some form or
other. So many business men are
now behind it that It appears almost
certain the land will eventually . be
purchased for that purpose.
The chief features and virtues of
this site is that it Is close to the school
where training athletes can reach
shower and other baths Immediately
after ceasing training and, too, It Is
convenient to the general public. The
place Ib sightly and with very . little
preparation could be made Into a field.
The matter of building proper cinder
paths could follow logically but a
football and baseball field, tennis
courts and the other outdoor sports
could be provided for with a very trif
ling sum. Because of these natural
conditions, the aite is extremely fav
orable and the business and profes
sional men of the city are talking the
matter' up with considerable vim.
. Episcopalians Ylslt Taft
Washington, April 25. President
and Mrs. Taft today gave a reception
to the National Episcopal church
congress. . ,
Pop Believed Worse.
Rome, April 25. An unconfirmed
rumor says that the Indisposition of
the . Pope has taken a turn for the
worse, and grave results are feared
Shipping Clerk Killed.
Spokane, April 25. Caught beneath
a machine lathe which fell from a
loading platform of the Hallidle Ma.
chlnery company, Tom Wilson, a ship
ping clerk was crushed and died to
day. ' - ,'
ALASKA T0CR1STS FAVOEED
Government Rescinds Its Stringent
Vaccination Orders, ;
'" Seattle; April ZS.WVawlaa.Uon of
all passengers for Alaskan poln'tS Vill
be done hereafter when persons not
previously vaccinated take boat. - ;
This modification of, ; the general
vaccinated order of tho government
which threatened Alaskan . tourist
travel' has Just been received follow
ing the steamship company's protests.
- Harriman Roads to AppeaL 1 f
New York, April 25. Following a
meeting of. the executive committee
of the Harriman lines this afternoon
It was announced that an appeal will
be taken from United States Judge
Wolverton's decision in Portland yes
terday in the case which he decided
In favor of .the government and the
roads were ordered to restore $75,000,-
000 worth of land to the government,
which previously had been granted by
congress to the railroad company.
Want Pardon for McCann. .:
Jollet, III., April 25 The stab board
of pardons met, today, to hear argu
ments on the application .'or a parilon
for Edward, McCann, fo-.mer Chlcnso
police inspector. McCann was In
charge of the so-called levee district
on the west aide In Chicago and was
convicted of bribery ,: In connection
with the alleged protection j of , red
light resorts. His conviction was af
firmed by the highest courts an ! he
la 'now serving his sentence in .the
state penitentiary here.
Pendleton Defeated y Wide Margin
The outcome of the Inter-Mountaia
league games last Sunday shows Pen
die got the strongest drubbing of the
year, The scores of that league for
last. Sunday; follow;
Milton 20, Pendleton 6, at Milton.
Athena 6, Walla Walla 3, at Athena.
Westno 4, Echo 0, at Echo.
Xctv York Follows Oregon.
Albany, N. T.. .'April 25. By a vote
of 105 to 30 the state assembly today
passed the resolution for direct elec- ,
tlon of senators. The resolution bat
already passed the house. ' "
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE.
Nomination Blank 100(k Votes.
TH& OBSERVER CIRCULATION CONTEST
I nominate
Address
District No. -
Phone No. ...............: -
Only the first nomination .blank counts 1000 votes;
each subsequent blank l vote. Barnes or people mail
ing nomination will not be divulged.
Cut Out Around Border. . , . , .
Best Method to l ritceed In Bonding or
Tariua; Big Listrlct North of L
Grando for Eoad Building Now Ua
der Discussion District la Four
JMtlea WMr aad AUet Tea locj,
( omnioncing at Moss Corner.
Creation of a new road district, four ,
miles la width and about 10 miles la -length,
beginning at the Mosa corner
and runnlins north to the T. T Gloufl v'
lane, was made possible at a meeting
of farmers and farm tand owners at '
thePleasant Grove school house this i
canvass the proposed new district and
obtain the views of tlfe residents. The
commilteemen are; South emd A.v
R. Hunter; central portion Ed Shaw,
H. Vehrs.'EC J. Conrad; north end G.
Wade, Silas Johnson and T. T. ,
Glenn. :. . . - ,
A roll call , vote was taken at tLta
meeting to feel the public's pulse on ,
the matter and of the 20 votes cast 13
favored good roads and two were op
posed, The largest land owners along
the road were In favor of tne proposi
tion as advanced.
The Plan la the Rough. w
Generally outlined the scheme is
for the cbuhly td Crush the rock and
roll the road. The money will be
raised either by bonding or a special
tax as the people elect " V
The good roads propoganada has ta
ken a firm hold in this district and
has come to etay, Good roads must
be built sooner or later, .was the feel-f ,
lng expressed, and the sooner the peo--
pie'iiH-at'lt,":th9tuc,,,t for all ,-"
cerhed."", .;;''. . - f-
The next meeting will be held at "
the call of the committee In charge of. ,
the preliminary work.
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Peace' Negotiation Slow.
El Paso, April 25. As it was la
"war," bo It aeemB that peace negotla- .
tlons are advancing along the same
lines both aides don't-: aeem to be
doing anything. Madero la languidly
filling In his time at camp, awaiting ;
action that Mexico will - soon an- J
nounce her peace commissioners. It '
Ib generally; believed representatives
will meet, at El Paso, maybe tomor- v
row or next week.'-
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