La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 23, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text4 VOLUME XI. . ' BUILDING SONUS INVALID JACKSON'S ENORMOUS ' TflOTTB TO IHTTT fVtfX W JLI , W X U1VW VT XI ; OUT OF COURT COl'lifT SAX 8 LAW 18 JiOT APPLICABLE IN I'll IS CASE General InlUittlvo Law Not Molested but Court Holds This Sort of tui Election Is Not ; Lawful Jackson County Passed au Enormous llond Issue for Good Roads Within II er liounduries. ".. Salem, Jan. 23. (Special) Jackson county's enormous road building bona Issue was- blown to pieces today when the supreme court of Oregon reversed the. lower court of Jackson county and knocked out the $1,500,000 bond Is sue for the construction of permanent roads. The bond issue was ordered at a recent special election for that pur pose and the case was soon, after ap pealed to the supVeme court by enem ies of the permanent roads building to get a decision on the validity of the act. ' .The supreme court decided the act was unconstitutional.. The initiative law proper under which the bonds were carried Is not molested toy the court In the decree but the court holds it does not provide for the holding of this particular kind of an election. In general the law is constltut.'onM, the court says but not in this specific ap plication. Jackson county startled the whole state a few months ago by passing the $1,500,000 bond Issue for permanent building of roads. , ' "Stranger" Testifies. Indianapolis, Jan. 23. Charles Boho l of Eullshoma, Tenn., who has been the "mysterious stranger" here : for some days about the offices of the fed eral grand jury,, testified before it to day. '' It Is reported that his testimony is Important. No inkling is gleaned whether he ever communicated with the McNamaras. Women Denied the Ballot. Richmond,' Va., Jan. 23. Women of Virginia have been Yefused the ballot by the house committee on privileges aud elections of the legislature. It al most unanimously reported against the equal suffrage constitutional amend ment. There Is little likelihood of the bill coming before the house for a vote. . ' . Socialists May Win Tot. Berlin, Jan. 23. A call for the relea sing to convene February 7th was is sued today. From all indications the socialists will be in control with 110 members. The exact personnel can not be determined until Thursday when there will be reballotlng 1n 33 districts where none were elected on Jan. 12. . Bath Tub Trial Ordered. Detroit, Mich.. Jan.. 23. United States Judge Angell today denied a motion of the Col well Lead company, defendant In the bathtub trust case, to quash the indictment against the corporation. The trial starts January SOth.. ' -.'.' INVESTIGATION BY GOVERNMENT HELD RESPONSIBLE Chicago Board of Commerce Denies That This Is the Cause. Chicago, 111., Jan. 23. A three cent reduction in price of butter today is believed to be directly attributable to the government Investigation of the Elgin board of trade and the Chicago hnttoM .1 - A lAfnl AanlprB. --...w uuu egg ouaru. iwi.ni . however, say the weather and market i BUTTER PRICES DROP 3 CENTS LA GRANDE UNION STANDARD OIL FINED. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 23.-r-Unlted States Judge Hagel fined the 4 Standard Oil company, of New S York $55,000 today for violation of the Elklns act. The company 3 accepted rebates from the New York' Central and the Pennsyl- S S van ia railroads on oil' shipments $ from Olean to Burlington, Vt., 1n' S 4 1904-05. ,: motion for a retrial 8 S" was denied. ': ' ?,. . $ ' . ' "' FREDERICK THE MEMORY OF MASTER MIND HON. OWED IN BERLIN. n T HONORED Two Hundredth Anniversary of the to Instruct the delegates for Roosevelt. Birth of Frederick Celebrated. I Chicago, 111., Dec. 23. Despite Colo- .' nel Boosevelt's "I have nothing to say" Berlin, Jan. 23. All Prussia, and attitude, headquarters of the Roose- in fact nearly all Germany, is en fete velt national committee were opened' today for the beginning of the' great here today In the Congress hotel. As celebration of the 200th anniversary the former United Statos attorney, of . Frederick the Great. From the Sims,, Roosevelt's appointee, 1b in capital down to the smallest hamlet charge, It Is believed a statement from and village business is at a standstill Roosevelt that he will accept the and the populace hats given itself up to nomination if it Is offered him, will the Joyousness of the occasion. be forthcoming. V The celebration In Berlin began to- Hitchcock Refutes Rumor, day with a lecture at the war academy Washington, D. C, Jan. 23. Corn on the prowess of Frederick the Great menting on the white house statement as a general and strategist. The lec- of Taffs confidence in his loyallty, ture was attended by the emperor, who Postmaster General Hitchcock said to was surrounded by ministers of state, day: "I am as strong for Taft as I generals of the army admirals of the can be. I didn't realize how far the navy, and members of the diplomatic rumors of my alleged Indifference are corps, all 'in glittering uniforms. ' going. I insist that I am working Tomorrow will be the big day of the and will continue working for Taft." bicentenary celebration. In the morn- , La Follettc Favors Suffrage, tag the emperor, attended by the high officers' of the Prussian army will participate n a soleniu memorial ser- vice In the old garrison church at Potsdam,-behind the altar of which here when he declared himself unnual Frederlck the Great lies' buried in an Ifiedly In favor of the Initiative, recall iron casket. and referendum and also for woman Berlin will observe the day as a suffrage, public holiday. In the afternoon there . r will be parades, regimental celebra tions and historical exercises. The day will -close-with a military gala op era. One of the principal events will be the fete in the white hall of the er sargeant at arms in the Ohio house Schloss, which "will n be attended by of representatives, came iip for hear delegntlons representing all of the ing in the state supreme court toi'ay. regiments which can trace their origin Diegel Is under sentence of Imprison back to Frederican times. Each dele- ment for camplicity In legislative brlb gatiou will consist of the commander ery. of, the regiment, one lieutenant, the i colors of the regiment, the color-bear- mm'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, er and, one non-commissioned officer. The celebration of the day will not be confined to the capital. In all the' principal cities and towns of Prussia the municipalities and voluntary citi zens' committees have made prepara tions for the day. In every school the scholars, will observe the dayby ap- plauding patriotic addresses delivered by the principals and teachers and by recitation and singing. Every scholar will be presented a short history of Frederick the Great. Frederick, 'surnamed the Great, whose memory is being honored by the 40 odd million inhabitants of Prussia, Is one of the "dominant figures in the history of Europe. , He was born Janu ary 24, 1712, and when he was 28 years old succeeded his father, Fred erick William as king of Prussia. The character of the young king was still very imperfectly understood, when events occurred which exhibited It In a strong light. A few months after his accession died Charles VI, emperor of Germany, and 'Maria Theresa succeeded to the Austrian throne. Frederick set up a claim to Silesia and In a short cam paign succeeded in wresting that rich territory from Maria Theresa and an nexing it to the Prussian dominions. His action, however, plunged all Eu rope into a bloody war.. The conflict raged by sea and land in Italy, in Ger many, and in Flanders. ' . The war lasted till, in the year 1748, It was terminated by the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. Of all the powers that had taken part in it. the only gainer was Frederick. Not only had he add ed to his patrimony the fine province of Silesia, but by his consummate di plomacy he had succeeded as well In alternately depressing ' the scale of "(Continued on Puge Eight COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, JfANUARY 23, 1912. SOUTH LIKES T HEADQUARTERS FOR : COLONEL OPENED AT CHICAGO HITCHCOCK EMPHATIC IS .; PRAISE AND TAFT SUPPORT Oklahoma Delegate) Are Likely to '''Be Instructed to Vote for Former PresI dent Roosevelt Heuduuartcrs Arc Opened by Attorney siiiis in Chicago Toduj ; , A U Coalgale, Okla., Jan. 23. The repub licans of the fourth congressional dis tirct convened litre today to elect the first delegates to the republican na tional convention. An unconfirmed re port says that an effort will he mnriA New York, Jan; '-23. Friends' "6l"R. II. La Follette hre convinced he won many more adherents by his address last night before the Insurgent club Hearing- of Diegel Appeal. Columbus, O., Jan. 23. The appeal in the case of Rodney J. Diegel, forin- HOW FAR How far Is too far? There Is a series j0t lectures being weekly delivered In lne ouauorium ' " building, that edifice which is suppos edly for the purpose of educating the La. Grande youth in the tenets of our nationar government as well as in some other things considered essential to the maintenance of the honor and the liberties of our land. These lec tin's are under the auspices of the so cialist party and have thus far been presented and delivered by men and women who make no attempt to dis guise their principles. In this they are open and aboVe board. But could an old soldier who fought for the per petuity of American liberty listen to them unmoved? Last evening there was an address made by a witty Miss iMay Wood-Simmons, who said by way of introduc tion that the' "socialists refuse to hon or the constitution' of the United States." Is this unlicensed license or not? What is the constitution of the United States? Is ft not the very foundation of our government? Do the socialists declare they do not honor the foundation of our government? What represents our government to the eyes of the people'and the World? Tho flag. Then the socialist does not honor the flag of the American repub lic. How can such a person take the oath of allegiance and become a cltl- ? HoXh l-oke the protection of the flag? If he cannot revere the constitution ho cannot be attempting to do other- L E MANCHUS WILL NOT GIVE UP WITHOUT MORE BLOODSHED VI AN MUST RESIGN AND . DR. WU IS DISS.VTISI'tri) Whole Chinese Struggle tj lie Opened Again Imperial Tnlneo Equipment to Bo Sold t KliiMce the War Further Split l.i ... .V.i. cau Factious Seen. ; -..', Pekin, Jan. 23. Preparations to sume i war In Chlua begun today fol lowing the announcement of the royal family that the Imperial treasures of the palace at Mukden would be sold to raise money to finance the campaign The action of the Mauchu rulers, cou pled with the almost certainty that Premier Yuan .-'will resign, are taken by the diplomats here ,to mean anoth er deluge of blood before the dynasty falls and the republic Is established. Not less than $14,000,000 could be raised by the sale. Prince Chung has notified the dowager empress that he can. raise 5,000 loyal troops immedi ately and hundreds of iMancbus are offering their services, ' Yuan is In hiding. The war department Is active. It is likely that breaches in republi can ranks will be made by regulation of war, ,.-' Yuun Iteady to Quit ' . Londpn, Jan. .23. It Is reported from Pekin that Premier Yuan is abandonr ing all hopes for a settlement of the Chinese differences and has transfer red the reins of government to the throne. General Yin Tohan, it is re ported, will succeed him. Dr. M il May Resign. Shanghai, Jan. 23. Foreign Minis ter of the republicans, Pr. Wu, an nounced today he would resign rather than accept the personal responsibility for foreign Intervention folic wing the. row with Sun Yat Sen, the president. The trouble arose over Sun's refusal to resign in favor of Promler, Yuan who wanted to assume the presidency until the national convention chose one. Wu favored Yuan. IS TOO FAR? wise limn making an attempt to dls- .place that venerable document and. to replace It with something else. Is this not treason, and are the ones who are attempting to do this thing any thing else than trustors? Give it a name, then, if this is not the correct one. ' - : '' No one of the remarks of the lady lecturer of last evening in her two hour address, received more hearty applause from the large audience than the one above quoted;; viz: "The so cialists refuse to honor the constitu tion of the United States." Gentlemen of the board of school directors, why is this permitted, and every high school student provided with a free ticket to all the lectures? People of La Grande, are you awake to the things being perpetrated in the name of the freedom of the constitu tion which these people affect to de spise? We have ever understood that the constitution of the United States is a document whose Tightness or wrong ness is beyond the domain of debate and that its principles are to bo held inviolate and unassailable. Shall we permit Imported "wavers of the red flag" to use the forum of our public schools? What kind of teaching is this for the ear of the foreigner who, bellev- ing this to be that land of the free, Knocking at our gates for admission to the ronks of our citizens? Why multiply words? How far is too far? ROYA JEWELS FINIC GEO. MORGAN TO MARRY JAP. $ . San Francisco, Jan. 23. Here to meet his, Japanese wife,' a eisha girl purchased In Japan from her parents, J. Plerpont J Morgan's nephew, Geo. Morgan, has today taken apartments at the Palace hotel. Morgun's wife is due to arrive from Junan on Thursday. She ' still "wears Jap & clothes. ,.!-. OF Functions in .v '-i Honor of ; Duke Bring Griei to 200. New York, Jan. 23. Two hundred members of tl.e New York gilded fa mous 400 have been "commanded' to appear tonight at dinner at the home of Whitelaw Reid to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Prin cess Patricia. As a result 200 graudo dames are gnashing their teeth furi ously. The Reids will not give out the list of Invited guests. ' , ' , ; " ": ' Society leaders admit that this din ner will make the Retds the leaders of New York society. WILDE JURY SELECTED. Trial to Commence Tomorrow Jury ' . Locked Up. . ''' ... Portland, Jan. 23. The Jury that Is to: try Louis Wilde, the San - Diego banker for embezzlement of $90,000 In the sale of telephone stock to the de funct Oregon Savings & Trust bank was completed today. This afternoon court adjourned to give the Jurors time to make arrange ments for locking up when the trial begins tomorrow. ' ,The defense had two peremptory ' tftfajlenges . and the state none. , ; Wehsfer Enters Prison. Oregon, Ills., Jnn, 23. Hoping for a pardon after which he declares ho will devote the rest of his life to bene fiting humanity, "Dr." Harry Webster, who killed his wife to escape prison for bigamy, was taken to Jollet prison to serve a life sentence. His parents accompanied him to the station. "I am ready to pay the penalty," he said, before being taken on the train, "but it is a hard blow to my rela tives, j sinned; I could do nothing else. I suppose I killed the woman because I wanted Zoe Vnmey. With out her life was not worth living. I am a victim of circumstances and I hope that some day the world will realize and understand.' Oppose New Woodman Levy. Chicago, 111., Jan. 23. A convention of the head camp of the Modern Wood men of America, composed of about 800 delegates representing the 1,500, 000 members of the order throughout the country, mot in this city today to consider and act upon the question of raising the insurance rates of the or ganization. The higher rates are pro posed in order to conform with the so called Mobile law, a measure agreed upon by a convention of fraternal in surance organizations held at Mobile a year ago, which decided upon a uni form rate in order to meet the re quirements of the Insurance laws tjf many of the states. Many or the local camps of the Woodmen have protested against the proposed increase and the opposition has gone so far asr to threaten secession from the parent or ganization If the assessment is raised. Iowa Buttermakerg Meet. . Mason City, Iowa, Jan. 23. The growing importance of the dairying in dustry In Iowa was evidenced by the large and representative attendance here today at the opening of the an uual convention of the State Butter mker' Association. The business ses sions of tho convention are being held. In the court house and will continue three days. In connection with th.e gathering there Is an elaborate exhlbl tion of dairy products and dairy mn chinery. SOCETT FAME "fl NUMBER 74 ROY CRAND ALL FOUND DEAD IN FIVE POINTS CREEK CRAWLED, MILLED AND DRAG GED IHJUSELF TOWARD SUCCOR Body Half Submerged in Fire' Points'' Creek Yesterday Aoon uud tho Re. mains Arc Brduu; "Held Here for Bur Jul Instructions Did Strange Things Indicating That His aiiud Wus Un bulunced. " ,-.,-, - , . ; ., - Remains of Roy" Crandall who died a ierrlble death some t'ma yesterday after being lost in the mountains wince early Saturday morning, will be held' In, the Henry & Carr undertaking par lors until instructions are received from relatives In KirkBville, Illinois. Coroner C. T. Bacon this morning tele graphed the bare facts 1n the case and aBked for instructions as to disposal of the body. The manner of death of the young man was most harrowing. He yas found about yesterday noon but on account of the remoteness of the spot whore the body was picked up It was night before the posse returned to La Grande with its load. . Circumstances Peculiar. Every circumstance in connection with the case is peculiar in every re--spectt, . The,' entire distance covered ' by Crandall from the time that he left the Red Apple orchard is about seven . miles as the crow files but his circuit oub route probably Increased It.. to ' 14. The searching party covered in less than half a day what it had re quired Crandall to cover Tn.'two days and two nights for at no stage of the trail were there signs of a camping. The belief that he had no matches with him was erroneous for a handful were found on his person. Though his rifle was greatly bruised and dam aged, it must have been' in working order and how the man' failed to make . camp and recuperate is more than, anyone can construe .except it be that the man befuddled his mind complete ly when he discovered he was lost. Some think ho became snow blind in addition to his other troubles. At var ous times he passed close by cabins, circling around tho Dial cabin at one time. The Dial cabin is about a mile northeast of the Stetsinger place. Chased Coyote at First. The manner of leaving his skis is explained by Ike Warnstaff who was the first to find the body. When Cran- , dall : had started out to inspect his traps Saturday morning, he overtook, a coyote and leaving his skiB followed the trail but found the under-brush, too dense to get a shot at.hlm. In this act, he spelled his own death for he began to circle soon after and not withstanding that his trail led out to the clearing so that he looked, out): over the valley he turned away as no man except one crazed would, and then headed northwest, due west. southwest, and then north at various times. Sunday night, or about then, he probably became -exhausted for much of his course at the last end showed Bigns of crawling, rolling and dragging over logs, cliffs and obstruc- ( Continued on Pagr Fight) NOVICE MEETS END IN BIPLANE LACK OF EXPERIENCE RESPONSI BLE FOR DEATH. Futal Accident at Los Angeles Yester day Is Explained. Los Angeles, Jan. 23. "He failed to Increase his momentum to the com bined speed at which he and tho wind were traveling before he tried to mako; a turn," said Aviator Curtis In explain ing why Rutherford Page, aged 24, a Yale graduate, and a novice aviatork was killed yesterday when his biplane, fell at the aviation meet here. IpE FATE i GUIDED TRAIL m f OTlitions cm:s 'd Its rn'uctiou.