La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, November 06, 1911, Image 1

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.VOLUME XI.
ICS' APPEAL
FOR AID HEEDED
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UNCLE SAM WILL STOP
ATROCIOUS ACTS AT
' TRIPOLI
CBl'ISEB BUSHES FOB MALTA
WHEN APPEAL IS BECEIVED
Italy Glad to Get Away From Tripoli
If Able to Do So Graciously State
Department RNlcent About Discus,
elng Situation Mould Bather HaTe
Other Governments Act First Can-
' era interested In His Own Safety.
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fc CNCLE SAM TAKES A HAXn. 3
Washington, Nov. 6 The Unit-
4 ed States cruiser Chester left
Malta today for Tripoli where
the Turks' charges of barbarous 3
treatment of non-combatants will 8
be investigated. The sttae de- S
partment Is reticent but It is be- S
lieved the a ctio is the result 8
of the Turks' appeal. ' $
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Washington, Nov. 6. The question
Of the . United States Intervening In
the Turklsh-.Itallan , war to prevent
barbarities has been put up to Presi
dent Taft following Turkey 'b appeal
for aid, but although the appeal took
r tho form of a pratclcal demand In the
nam of humanity to stop tine Tripoli
atrocities It Is believed the United
States w'll te slow to act aa the ate
depaitment hesitates to step into the
European situation until the powers
directly Interested take action,
Tlw Italian charge d'affaires Cam
biazo strenuously denied tL? Italians
committed any atrocities in Tripoli
and say the reports are the results of
campaign conducted by the Turks to
create sympathy on false claims.
Italy Anxious to Quit.
: Nice, France, Nov. 6: Rome advices
Indicate that Italy will be glad to drop
Tripoli if she could leave there with
out tarnishing her national honor.; It
is known fresh reinforcements of 20,-
000 troop are being secretly assem
bled at Naples to support th.e Tripoli
tan army which is practically beselged
lu Tripoli. '
'It is reported that General Fruzont
lias been chosen to succeed General
Caneva as the head of the Tripolitan
army. Caneva takes too many pre
coutlon for his personal safety and it
is reported that he haa never went to
the front during a battle tut remain
ed hidden In the citadel.,
"FAIR.". JUBOBI IS AILING.
Manning Excused for Illness An
drews Let Go by the Judge.
Los Angeles, Nov. ' 8. There were
20 members of the fourth .venire on
land for examination when the Mc
Tfamara trial reopened today.'
The judge allowed the defense chal
lenge against Juror Andrew and he
was excused. Juror Manning, consid
ered by both sides as eminently fairr
was also excused because his health
was too frail for the long trial. An
drew said he disliked tbe unions and
couldn't be fair. .
. He said he felt he could not give
McNamara a fair trial, owing to the
fact that he believed the Times was
dynamited and the people who were
In It and his friends and all seemed
to think union labor wbas Indirectly
responsible.
McKellar to Succeed Gordon.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 6. A special
election will be held tomorrow In tie
Tenth congressional district of Ten
; nessee to fill the vacancy caused by
, the death of Gen. George WV Gordon.
As Kenneth D. McKellar. the demo
cratic nominee,' Is virtually unopposed
hto election to the seat Is assured.
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ANGELA DI PIETRO.
Roman Catholio Cardinal
Attached to tha Vatican.
WILL COMPLETE HIS TRIP OUT TO
SEA , TOMORROW. . '
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Girls and Women Try to Llpnie Aria
; tor at Pasadena Today.
Pasadena, Nov. ; 6. Aviator Rogers
arose, late this morning following a
practical completion of his flight ana
tested out his machine. He hasn't de
cided what ocean town the transcon
tinental journey will be completed at
by flying over the. sea but he won't
end It today.
Rogers appeared greatly rested af
ter his flight of yesterday. He drank
three' glasses of cream, this morning
and when he started tor the tourna-
1 ment park he left the hotel by th
rear to escape the women who are
trying to lionize him.
. To HaTe Military Wedding.
San Francisco, Cal Nov. 6. St.
Luke's church in this city is to be
the scenie- tomorrow night of one of
the most brilliant military weddlnes
that has taken place here in a long
unre. une Dnae win oe usg wmona
Derby a leadter in the younger social
set of San Franclaro, and the bride
groom Lieutenant " Burgln, of the
United States army, Lieut Ellery W.
Niles, commander of the mine planter
Ringgold, stationed at Seattle, will act
as best man, and the ushers will be
six brother officers of the bridegroom.
The cliurch ceremony will be followed
by a large reception at the Officers'
club at the Presidio.
Fair Opens at Phoenix. " ' -Phoenix,
Ariz., Nov. 6.r-The Arizona
state fair opened for a week's busi
ness today with all Blgns pointing to a
highly successful exhibition. The dis
play of live stock and agricultural
products is especially notable, while
in all other departments the exhibits
are up to the high standad of previ
ous years. Conventions and celebra
tions during the week'are expected to
help the fair to establish a nsw high
record for attendance.
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. . Georgln Club Women. ,
Bainbridge, Ga.f Nov. 6. The ad
vance guard of delegates and visitors
has arrived here to attend the annual
convention of the Georgia Federation
of .Women's clubs, which will meet to
morrow for a three days' session. Mrs.
Hugh M. Wlllet, president of the
state federation, will preside and the
delegates will Include prominent wo
men from every part of Georgia. The
local clubs have provided elaborate
entertainment for the visitors.
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county, Oregon,
SBfiATIOfl
MADERO MADE PRESI
DENT AMID WILD
CHEERINGS
PROMISES PEACE AND LIB- '
EBTV TO HIS ENEMIES
Big Banquet Follow His Inaugural Ad.
dress That Is Filled With Chwr
lng President Bides Through the
Street With Revolutions Seething
, All About Hlm-BLj. Inaugural Ad
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. Mexico City, Nov. 6. Lavish pomp
veneered the internal dissensions of a
disrupted country today when Fran
cisco Madero was Inaugurated presi
dent of Mexico. With three dlstiict
revolutionary plots seething, Madero'
drove smilingly through the
streets
surrounded bv 1.000 troona. tn th''
chp.mber of deputies where the Inaug
ural service took place at noon.
Spekins before 20,000 in the square
Maderj promised them peace for al
least three months and promised to
make the country peaceful. He was
wildly cleered.
The address conceded, bands
struck up ; the national anthem and
the populace joined In the singing and
then dispersed to big free banquets
which the president had ordered pre
pared. '. :- '' ' -;'y'
Tonight a huge Inaugural ball Is
to take place at the governor's palace.
Provisional President de la.Barra
leaves tonight for Europe. He is pop-
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Noyel Bicycle Ambulance Will
Be Used by English Boy Scouts
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Photo by American Preaa Association.
N ambulance that can be attached
oeen invented by Wallace Feet, commander of a division of boy
scouts at Birmingham, England. The ambulance consists of a stretch
er mounted on two ugnt wneeis.
the blcyclo In front, though there are
other riders to assist.. There are springs
which will cbsorb all vibration. A universal Joint attaches the ambulance to
the bicycle so that, no matter what happen to the rider, the ambulance can
nut tin afditwnva. rivpr rnnirh muntrv tha imliiilnnia'm.. ia t..tnh.i.t
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the bicycle and be propelled by hand or tbe stretcher may be removed and
carried as au ordinary hand stretcher. London experts have declared the
device to be the most practical yet devised, as it can turn In its own length
General Sir Robert Baden-Powell has inspected tbe machine, and he snv ha
eonsidera it a most useful vehicle In case of war. (Ie Is the bead of tbe boy
scouts of England and will recommend that tbe ambulance be ndopted as n
part of tbe field equipment of the scouts. It has already been used ns an
emergency stretcher in transporting Injured Jockeys at English race trucks.
The lower picture shows a new device by which, an Invalid confined to his bed
can get the benefits of the exercift Of walking- without using his muscles aa
the machlo does the work. '.-,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6,
F101EI1 CITY
FELL YESTERDAY
PEKING- IS CAPTURED
WITH LITTLE BLOOD
SHED SAY REPORTS
MOBE MANCnC CBENS GlVr
OVER SHIPS TO REBELS
Cable" News Tells of Peking's Fall to
Eiebels' . Hands I'ducs Flee
' From City to Avid Death General
Conditions Indicate Sudden End of
the Manchu Dynasty In the Flowers
Kingdom. v :t. -
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Vancouver, British Columbia.
Nov..' 6. Late cablegrams from 3
Hong Kong practically confirm
the fall of Peking. They say the 8
v empror escaped by flieht but
H Prince- Ching was taken prison- 4
er Dy tne rebels. : 8
Washington, Jfov. 6 No Peking dls.
pfttcheg have been received here todav.
ill Is unknown therefore, whether the
capital has fallen er not
San Francisco, Not. 6 Local Chi
nese revolutionists consider tho fall
of Peking Incredible tut they general.
Iy accept the report as true. . ,". 4
. Peking has fallen under rebel on
ilaught from Han , Cbow combined
with Imperial soldiers who aided them
it is reported in cable from Shanghai.
Cables from Peking confirming have
wot yet been received. All Manchu of.
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as a trailer to an ordinary bicycle bat
It Is pulled by one rider mounted on
handles at the aides that will nermlt
under the front end of the stretcher
1911.
Y0USS0UF 2IA PASHA.
The Turkish Ambassador
to tha Onitsd State.
Photo by Amr1cn Prcaa Aaaoelatloa. '
MAN WHO HELPED FLEECE PEN
DLET0N MAN NABBED.
Taken in Xos Angeles and I on Ills
Hay to Portland Now.
. San Jose, Nov. 6. Preparations are
made today to turn A. a. Vest, ar
rested here and positively identified as
a member of the notorious Maybray
gang of fixed race swindlers, over to
the Portland police who want him.
He was arrested here some time ano
on a charge of selling lands in Mexi
co he didn't own and finally was iden.
titled as the' much sought for man who
broke his parole In Oregon six. years
ago and fled. ' ,
Helped? Bob Pendleton Man.
Portland, Nov. 6 West who was
arrested in Los Angeles, operated with
the Maybray gang in Seattle when
Charles Cunlngham, the Pendleton
f toeep king, , was fleeced of several
thousand; in a fixed , wrestling bout
Cunningham Identified him but owing
to pressure he dropped the case fear
ing notoriety. West was then known
as Campbell. He is wanted here for
breaking "parole under a three year
sentence for forgery.;' . :
The Maybray crowd has robbed peo
ple of millions from Chicago io the
coast, by working faked and flxed
horBe races, dog flghts, bicycle races,
prize fights, wrestling matches and
footraces At the time they were un
covered and broken up thy had a oer.
fection of organization that Included f
banks, officials of the county and town
at Council Bluffs, where they head
quartered." , .
Hallway EIoctrlcal Engrlneers!
Chicago, III, Nov. 6. Shop practice,
car ventilation, training lighting prac.
tice, and Industrial trucks for railway
service are th principal subjects to
be discussed at the fourth annual con
vention of the Association of Hallway
Electrical Engineers, which began a
four daysysesslon In this city today.
French President 70 Years Old.
Paris, Nov. 6. President Fallleres
quietly celebrate his 70th birthday
anniversary ' today. Congratulatory
messagies were received at the Elysee
from many parts of the world.
Gulf Coast Exposition.
Gulfport, Miss., Nov. 6. The Mis
sissippi and Gulf Coast Exposition op
ened here today with the finest display
of fruit, farm productt and live stock
ever seen In this section. Th fair
will continue until Saturday,
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NUMBER 10
lALID VEHICLE
AT HIGH SPEE
STOCK CONDITIONS III
VALLEY NEAR PER
v FECTION
NOT A SINGLE CASE OF
CONTAGION BEPOBJTED I!f
Shipment of Stock fcipid and RPmua.
erailve to Growers. Best Dairy Stock
Breeders In Northwest Found Her
Six Hundred Head Being Fed tot
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Show.
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STOCK CONDITIONS LOCALLY
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Not a case of contagion report-
ed. :';;
4. Stock coming off ranges excep-
tionally fit and healthy. . &
& McKennon, Son & Chandler are
feeding 600 head, from which U
S to be selected exhibits for live
$ stock show at Portland. .
Seven carloads of horses sold
in six week, averaging $160 per
$ head. ' - v. : "
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milch cows sold to outside mar-
kets. j. '
Hog production far ahead of
former years.
Dairy business exceptionally
bright and growing. . " " .
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v Grande Ronde valley stock a vehi
cle to wealth that has been ln thw
high speed gear for several years
assumes a tone of plenty, healthful.
ness and quality, that is focusing the ,
eye of the buying public throughout '
the northwest with the coming of win-
ter. Kange stock has been, or is being,
brought down for winter feedina- an
Stock Inspector Charlton today sum
marized stock conditions as being un
usually pleasing. V " . . -
As an indication- of the amount" nf
hordes being handled here yearly it ia
but necessary to quote' the sales' of
the past six weeks which- includfr sev-
en carloads, three carloads of which,
went to Los Angeles, two to Salem an '
two to Portland, bringing an averag
of 160 a head, with 20 horses to each,
carload. Among the heavy contribu
tors to these shipments ln so short a
time are Fred Gaskll, J. D. McKennon.
Floyd McKennon, Sam Brooks, N." K.
West, Duncan MacDonald. William,
Leadbetter and others. '; , !
Another Important item Is that the- '
valley Is practically frag from conta
glon, not a single case having com'
to tbe attention of the stock; inspec
tor, . ' -; ''', :
This is the situation In brief of th
horseflesh trade, but there are other
phases of the stock Interests which,
are highly encouraging
Cattle, Aoraea and sheep the last .
named branch W not very extensively "
followed here are coming down fritu
the ranges in splendid fashion fat,
healthy and entirely free from disease.
Fine Milch Cows Sold,
The dairy business is growing by
leas and bounds and almost invari
ably, herds are of the purest breeds
obtainable. Some of the beBt breed
ers in the country are to be found
here. One result Is the Increasing:
amount of butter fat produced, -and
another is the Increased sale of milch
cows to critical buyers. Stock In
spector Charlton has given ' bills of
health to five carloads of the purely
bred variety of milch cows that have- '
been sold of late to outside buyer.
This phase is exceptionally pleaslnj
to everyone, ';' , ,
Hoa; Production Big.
While other features of the stock
business have been growing, the nog
production has Jumped to tne fore
front and never in tho history of the
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