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PLOT TO flSSflSSIfJflTE MADERO
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MONDAY,' MAY- 29, 1911.
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; i i;esident;Madero and then start a counter revolution )y
' seizing Juarez, was revealed today by General Viljeon" a
Boer veteran, after the arrest of Daniel DeVillara, of
Mexico City and W. F. Dunn, an American who was cap
tured at Monterey, Mexico. Viljeon said De Villara came
, from Mexico City and offered him $50,000 and Orozco
,000 to convince the insurrectos that Madero was a failure.
' eAar tne alleed Plotters represented a scientific partv
and Viljeon asserted it was planned to kill Madero on the
tram en route to Mexico. ' , ;-";...',' . . ;
; Madero himself said even congressmen are involved in
the plot. He said probably many: more arrests' will be
made soon. "For ten days the plot hung -over me," said
Madero, "and they had many schemes" to kill me. We will
soon discover whether it is true that anus for 2,000 sol
diers are hidden in the state of Coahuila."
: ''I will probably go to Mexico City Friday," continued
Madero, "now that the, plot is frustrated. I expect a full
report from the faithful officials' at the eapitol this even-
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' Dunn was arresed by a private detective who wired,
"Arrested Dunn here. Have important papers." De Vil
lara was arrested in p hotel here on a wrarrant issued by
a justice of the peace charging "conspiracy ov murder
Francisco Madero." . . v
THE LURE OF THE TICKER.
HOLIDAY CAME
TOMORROW
JiiME TALENT WILL BE SEEN ON
LOCAL DIAMOND.
Came Called for 3:30 O'dock and In
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Weather, gods had beat be good ov
er tomorrow for there is going to be
a" hallelujah ball ame at the Lincoln
grounds when a benefit matinee will
be? staged there for the benefit of the
a ; new Darning nouses at Riverside park.
I j Everybody likes to go swimming and
l everybody knows there are no facili-
J ties at the park hence It follows that
there will be a large crowd tomorrow
It will be a game properly prefaced
with hand music and automobile par
ages. William Miller, who is engineer
ing the business men's team and Wal-
. leathers, are doing all In their power"
; to make the thing a "success. Then
$ i look, who is going to play. That should
A t and draw a crowd In Itself. Men who
it J have not beenon baseball grounds in
years will brave the game again to.
morrow. Plenty of fun la in store and
;the older and sedate business men sci
ence bf the past will be pitted against
If I The game starts promptly at 3:30
and will close at 1 o'clock. It is a hoi.
iday which La Grande seldom observes
but it is apparent (hat custom is to
be changed in this instance. It will
be a game of games, the proceeds to
;o to a deserving cause therefore, be
resent
Sherwood Williams, the business
men's twlrler, has been at work for
weeks hooting: slants around his or
chard trees while Blythstone has been
In good trim all spring. The two line,
aps follow:
The Lineups.
1 Business Men Bathers
Williams p....... Blythstone
Helgrist c Garrlck
ilUler .....lb Ralston
Van Buren .2b .......... Oliver
j rrancis. ........ ss Pldcock
T.Dunn ..3b.... Geddes
'- 'f aver if ...j Couch
1 win cf V. Bolton
1 '"'Kan rf ' . . . . Bohnenkamp
Business men utility Men: Camp.
b-Jl. Hill, Laughlin and D. Stoddard!
the parade up town will be a fea-
fe. - Among the machines to be in It
are those belonging to:
Cleaver, L. C. Smith, Oliver, Stew
and Palmer, Henry, Wenaha Co. Lavin,
O Connell, Seigrist, West. Snodgrass.
.Grout,' Reynolds, . Currey, Biggers, P.
Lewis, Dlttebranat, Penington, An
drtws, A. Lewis, Hall, Ven Buren, Lo
gan, Hibbard Bohnenkamp; Stoddard,
Foley,' Meyers, Holmes, La "Grande
Investment company Russell, Frank
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C0MJIEECIAL ORDERS TO MEET.
Gatheringr at Spokane Will Bring tho
Leading Commercial Jffen There.
TOBACCO TRUST DISSOLVED BY
Sail Fi'ancisfn: Afnv 9.o- '
.. . . r,.' ".'i,- -- uv7uit were removea
this niornuig from the Chutes amusement
park, which burm .horning. Several more are mis
smg and several sertisly in j ured apd probably three f at-
Scores of animals were burned to death and the loss is
a quarter million. . Practically all the Chutes burned and
many smaller theatres and restaurants were damaged
.firemen used dynmite to check the spread of the flames!
' ,re s.tartl i the Chutes' restaurant shortly after
1 o clock with a high wind and the flimsv wooden struc
ture caused a rapid spread. A number of lodgers living
in houses nearby were injured by jumping from the win
dows. : ";..-; ;. .
f. Tlie park is on Fillmore street, in a semi-business and -residence
district. Finding efforts to stay the flames'
from destruction of the entire block futile, fireman finally
resorted to dynamite. ,
. One body was identified by a ring as John Boettinger, a,
chauffeur. . . ; ,.,.-,
. It is learned the fire started in four places and the po
. lice suspect it was of incendiary origin. Some former ten
ants say they moved away from the houses fearing that '
the park would be burned. :
The police won't talk much but it is known that ten
detectives are running down clues and it is expetced ar
rests will be made soon,- 1
Washington; :"3ray. SJAnolher irii!Vj other members of the effort for finding
went a irnmincrlnir todav whan the;"1 word "reasonable restraint,- .
The supreme ' court Judged con
stitutional the "hours of service" law.h
United States supreme court today de.
bile speed event eve held In' ihi Jn
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Among the leading drivers who will
pilot- the racing machines aro Henry
Grant,: winner of two Vandetbilt cup
rai es,'. Kndpper, . who can,' r.od this
Titdoumiin trophy at Savantifih last
November; '. lie Palma, Strang, DIs
brow, - Miinme,- Bruce-Browno, ; Daw
son, Lytic cid others Whoan names
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Spokane, WasH-li -.mV' 29. (Special)
When the conference ofJcbmmercial
organizations of the. tfcited States
meet3 at Kansas City, Mo., on June 1.
an effort will be made by the Spokane
chamber of commerci to pledge the
national board of trade, which ws
organized in June, 1868,- to hold Us
annual convention every thirdyear in
some part of the Pacific northwest.
thus giving the western members an
opportunity to participate in the de
liberations.
Frank D. LaLanne of Philadelphia.
head of the national board of trade,
is keenly interested in the Idea of a
convention in the Pacific slope coun
try, and has advised R. J. Maclean,
secretary of the Spokane chamber,
that he will visit Montana. Idaho.
Washington and Oregon some time
this year. ,A. T. Anderson, secretary
of the national board, who was for
merly postmaster of Cleveland, 0.,
also favors the western plan. '
"I expect to see a great convention
of the national board In the Pacific
slope country within a year or two,"
said Secretary Maclean. "The na.
tional board provides the means for
the chambers of commerce of the en
tire nation to take concerted action
regarding national legislation affect
ing trade and commerce. -The Influ
ence of all these bodies acting
through a central organization would
be irrlstlble and should result in
many valuable reforms being made
In commercial usages, customs and
laws. There are many financial,
and 'industrial problems of national
importance and the best way to solve
them la by the . business men acting
through their chambers of commerce
in the national board of trade."
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elded the American Tobacco compan,,, rt-Kulatln(r the houv.a.of ftmn.nvm(m. n1 are familiar on both sides of t!u? At
, In antkijtiilon of 'the. race Indhn
apolls has suddenly Become the mscea
of the autoniobllsts of the country.
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chines and on drains. Present' ;ndL
LIVE Fit OF
UflTEGOHTEST
in restraint of trade, and existed In de. railroad dispatchers, engineers, fire-
fiunce of the 'Sherman anti-trust law. I men conductors and f brakemen. ' It
Chief Justice Whltlft reA the dpwi.tn.. a,so ruled that the commerce commis.
.. . Bion nan a riirnr rn renn ro mnnihiir - '
"-"'.-...Pted. It WaSre .a from ;;rai; 7. and every hpur brings more in
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nail, nuu u.snvnn u III UIC UlllUUrU
Oil decision and later attacked' the
wherir employes had worked longer
hours than those specified by law. "
Wolgast Got Good Parse.
Los Angeles, May 29. Wth $12,508
in his pocket, as the result of inning
over Frankie Burn at San Francisco,
Ad Wogast today went to Vence to
close some real estate deals,, accom
panied by his manager.
TEN KILLED ON
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ENGINEER DISOBEYS ORDERS
AND MLTERS MEET.
Breaking, Steam Pipes Scald Several
to Death Afterward.
Indlanola, Neb., May 29. At least
10 were killed this morning in a col
lision of two Burlington flyers. No. 9
eastbound and No. 12 westbound. The
enginemen on both trains are dead
and many passengers are reported in
jured. The engineer of No. 12 dis
obeyed orders and did not take the
switch at Red Willow. Breaking steam
pipes scalded some passengers to
death. The engine and five cars of the
westbound were derailed.
NATIONS II
SWEEPSTAKES
HALF
cations are that fully 100,000 visitors
will witness the race. The s-Ks at
the track will open at 6:30 o'clock to
morrow morning and the big race will
start promptly at ten o'clock.
TOtUMINOrS TASK OF COUNTING
. :-' IS SLOW ONE.
Force Works Night and Day to Reach
the Final Results.
DOZEN CARS FAVORITES
FOR TOMORROW.
Five Hundred Mile Swrepstukes Readjr
For Ffrtt Race. V
Second Trial of John Hart. .
Moultrie, Ga.t May 29. Thrf case of
John Hart, who Is charged with kill.
Ing Will Williams, In an alleged fam
ily feud, came up today for its second
trial. The killing of Williams occur
red more than two two ..years ago.
Hart and two of hs sons were indict
ed for murder. . On his first trial,
which took place In October, 1909,
Hart was conrlcted, but the, verdict
waa reversed by the supreme cdurt
and a new trial ordered.
Statue of Queen Victoria.
Berlin, Ont., May 29. Earl Grey
visited Berlin today. for the unveiling
of the Queen Victoria statue In Vic
toria Park. Interesting ceremonies
attended the unveiling. The statue
was erected by the Daughters of the
Empire. "
Indianapolis, Ind., May 29. 'All is
in readiness for the 500-mile Interna
tional sweepstakes race to be decided
on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
tomorrow. The two.and-a-half-nrlle
brick oval Is in fins, condition, the ad
ditional grand stands are completed
and the two score contestants have
their cars tuned up and ready for th'J
best of which they are capable.
The practice work auger well, for
the smashing of records. Practically
every leading make of machine,, both
'American and foreign,, will be repre
sented in the contest; Many bets are
alreMy being posted and thousands
of dollars will change hands on the
results of the great race. Five teams
rank In the favorite end of the bet
ting, the Bens, Flat, Loiler, National
and Marmon. The Simplex and one
or two other makes are also well
thought of by the talent..
A most complete scoring and ai
nouncing system Is ready for the race,
and more than one hundred men will
be employed to keep aJ'"" ac.
counting of the cars in their flights
around the brick course.
The large number of entries ami?
BAND CONCERT TOMORROW.
Band Win Render Musical Program
Prior to Dance.
, In view of he fact that the dance
scheduled for this evening has been
postponed and also in view of the fact
that a short concert is to be rendered
tomorrow evening prior to the dance,
the La Grande band expects a large at
tendance. The band will render the
following numbers at a free concert
tomorrow evening: . '
I. March "Die Erste Wache"....Itel
2 Overture "Th Bridal Rose"...-.
Lavalle
3. Mexican Serenade "Javitta"..... '
Armand
4. Selection from "The Prince of
Pllsen" ................. Luders
5. Characteristic Sketch "Flight of
Birds" Fulton
6. March "Commonwealth"..... Hall
Press Lewis, who Is soliciting funds
for the maintenance of weekly night
concerts reports that the response has
been very liberal and that the concerts
are guaranteed. They will be com
menced soon.
Te Race at Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City, Utah, May 29.
Many horsemen from the east and
south have arrived here for the Initial
race meeting to open tomorrow at the
new race track recently built by the
Utah Jockey club. It is planned to
hold a six weeks' meeting here, af.
ter which the horses will be taken
to Butte, Mont., where' a 30 days' race
meeting Is scheduled to begin July 18.
Cove Graduates 10.
Pot T n mtlMon aAAramaaA
w " ' 1 v mt mt 'V WVAVA won,u flk VIAQO
the Bize of the stake the winner win of ten graduates at Cove last evening,
receive 135,000 combine to give The exercises were lara-elv attenflnrl
promise of the most' notable automo- and successful In every way.
The voting contest closed in a blaze
of glory Saturday at midnight. - Many
candidates submitted large lists of
new subscriptions by which the al,
ready, large circulation of the Observ
er will ba greatly increased. General,
ly the, old subscribers were liberal
paying up their subscriptions in favor
of the candidates.
So, great s'the volume of business
that the' contest editor and the editor
of the Observer have be;n working In
cessantly since the closing hours to
enter up the subscriptions preparatory
to counting the votes. "
Tennessee Bankers in Session.
Nashville, Tenn., May D.Tha.
Tennessee Bankers' association began
Its 21st annual convention in Nash
ville today with a large and represen
tee ' attendance. The sessions will
last two days. John Perrln of In
dianapolis and : William Livingstone
of Detroit are among the prominent
financiers from outside the state who
will address the convention.
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Roosevelt to Speak in Newark! v
Newark, N. J., May 29. Col. Theo v
dore Roosevelt will deliver the ora
tion tomorrow at the unveiling of a-
statue of Abraham Lincoln In front of
the court house In this city. Elabor- -
ate arrangements have been complet-
ed for the ceremonies, which will be-
in charge of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
Beats Wife to Death.
Ellensburg, Wn., May 29. Follow''
ing a confession that he beat his wife ,
to death with a club because he re- .
eel red "occult" messages saying she-'.
Intended to be unfaithful to him, Rev. "
T. H. Gardner, an Itinerant minister.
Is In Jail here. He will be examined
for his santy. .
Bryan Ont for Good.
Washington, May 29. 'I am not s
candidate for president and will sot
be; leave me out." This was W. J.
Bryan's answer today to reports that
he might run again. " ' i
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