La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 08, 1912, Image 1

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You I ' A .. . .. -.; ; w - ' 1 . not HUMS A&D SLCB9 ' r V x'lMrVv - ' f" V ISTEBYMTIOar TIIEOKY IS ' , Ullndlug Rainstorm Does ot Itestrulu Men From Marclilng and Burning CfnirclilU in Eulgj StulcsnicuH) : Autos Freauently ,: Halted by Jeer ing Crouds, on Belfast Streets. Belfast,. Feb. :8. Threats of , death and violence to Winston Churchill and John Redmond, M. P.; the Irish lead ers and Lord Pirrlo, if thayv carried out their announced intention and de livered an address for Irish home rule in Belfast, fell . Hat today, v Although the speakers ;were subjee'ed to all niaiiiier of abuse, no actual attompt. at physical vlolehce was made, Thou sands of troops and police had the sit uation well In hand. . " , A heavy rain did not prevent, the Ulstermen from parading the streets and hanging Churchill in efflgy. His anto was repeatedly stojprd by jeer ing crowds. i INTERCOLLEGIATE ORATORICALS . A. C Holds Local Contest and Picks i Wisconsin Mnn as Representative CorvalliSj Ore.i Feb. 8. Harry. Het tel. '13, Madison, Wis , will represent me uregon JHtncuiiurai coueS VA,Jt means that the boundary ! line be- sie wirumgmu oruirivH. cu..-, r u..!i;iW ;V takln8 "m P'a.ce tne local ora- torical contest with a speech on 'The Duty of the College Student of To - flay' . ' - I becona place was won oy w. a. morris, runxsuiuyviiey, ra., year s represeniauve oi u. a. v., ai uio uuersiaie comesi, ,.wuer H Wuu mo . third place.: His address In tee local contest was on "The Price of Peace." J. C. Oibbs,. Portland, took third hon ors with an oration on "Immigration." COAL SUPPLY Bid. Huge Force of Men Unloading Ores Quantities of Con Hire. -,: Twelve thousand tons of coal . Br-., not seen In the samo heap at one time very oftan even here where heodquar ters for O.-W.' company coal nro lO' seated. Such' a quantity Is being un toaded now, however, and fuel onough , to supply the city for a Ion? time is being plied in the bunkets. One of the problems the company officials have to contend with is to avoid spontaneous combustion usual ly resulting from great heaps of coa' being plied up V ILL AT'IED MEETIISG.' Commissioner ( hnrch to Be Present hen Tax Commission Convenes. Mayor W. J. Church will attend tho second meeting of. the commission ap Pointed by Governor West to suggest a revision of the method of taxation in this state. A session of the commis sion was held some time ago at Salem Vd the plans outlined and It Is ex iActed that when the comralssio.i meets February 12-13, a woll-deflned P'ans may be proposed to the tax payers. . BAKENTISE IS OYERDUE, Boat Long Oterdne flit of Coos Bay With Lumber Pilots Alarmed San Diego, Fob. 8. Local pilots are Jixlous concerning the whereabouts f the barkentine Arftgo with lumber for San Diego. She le 22 days out of Coos Bay. v she usually makes the 'r'p In 12 days. No word has been fcelved. v BOUNDARIES DEEMED FAULTY HASHISiGTOJr .STATE IOWSS MAY BECOME CAXADIAS. Xwo Survey Purtlcs Said to Be nun- nhig Jfew Boundurj; Lines.. .New, Westminster. :B. C. Feb:. 8 lt raany be only a story but if it is true, tween Canada and the United States iir tne coast district will be'-shifted south and Blaine and Suinas. recknn'- ed .hitherto as a part' of Washington ' state, will be In'Canda...v;?('; :,,':;'. It Is said that two survey parties, representing . the United States and Canada, are re-surveying the line and lhat they are wpritng two miles south o the boundary as recognized now. GERMAS ARE AG0(3. .1 Interest Stirred up by Visit of Eng lish War Minister. ' Berlin, Feb. 8. Serious' complica tions today are expected to follow the visit here of Lord Haldran, the Brit ish minister of war and Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. It is believed they ,ntend tQ agk the :kali-: -w il5clmTge ; Bertrand Stewart convicted of espion age. If the kaiser grants the request the act will meet with general pro test as the Germans believe Stewart got off easy. London, .Feb. 8. Ofllclnl denial that Haldrane's trip to Berlin has any political significance was made by the foreign office. The denials- receive Slight credence. It la firmly believed the visit affect England's foreign, pol icy as regards Germany and one of the subjects to be taken up will be the rectification ; of mistakes in . the survey' of the Anglo-German frontier In Africa. This will make an open ing for discussion of the tSuwart mat ter. ANOTHER REPRIEVE GITEX. Coos Bay Murderer Xot to Hanug Un til People Vote. Salem, Ore., Feb. 8 Governor West today reprieved Frank Garrison, the Coos county murderer, until Decem ber 13. He was sentenced to. 'dang to- .-. n. n .t.wtn,l man morrow, uarnson i West has .placed in the voters' hands. At the next election a measure to abolish capital punishment will be voted on. It the measue falls, the governor, who is opposed to death sentences, Will let tlwm hang. , . f Denmark's Ring Belter. Copenhagen, Feb. 8.-King Freder iu'a condition is Improved. The In flammation of the lungs Is diminish- (ng , Above, John E. Redmond," M. P., lead-' . er of lrlsh parliamentary body and : at the side, Winston Churchill, who today faced threats of death for tafc- ing active part in the Home Rule . . discussions at Belfast. CATTLE RUSTLER . MEDFOKD FAR3IEKS HEAD COM. MIT1TTEE OF B 1MSHMEM. After Surrounding Cabin Occupied by , Suspects, Swarm Them., : Medford. Ore.. Feh. r.a .vlfftfenht committee, headed by farmers of the i Applegate valley, last night s irroflnd ed the: cabin occupied by Dave: Huff man and James Neally arid seised' tb men. and marched hm'tn tlm Pull. fornla border where they threatened to 'lynch them if they returned. The remains . and - hides of stolen cattle were found on the place V. Cattle rustling has been going on all winter. 'V BIG HHATE DEAL MADE. Matter M. Pierco tills afternoon closed tlio sul for 30,000 busliels of Forty-Fold and CInb wheat to Kiddie brothers. The big sale brought np jiroslniately 75 cents a bushels, and ranks as one of the big hold-out sales of the winter. TOOTHACHE RELIEVED. Robbers Relieve Amity Man of Cash and Scare Toothache Away. ' Portland, Ore., Feb. 8. It cost E, L.., Berg" of ;Amlty, Oregon, $90 this morning to cure a toothache. He was walking the floor of his room at the ; Imperial hotel when, two men knock' ed and told him to dress and come to the door, i He did so. . They leveled revolvers and relieved him of the coin and then went down the fire escape. Later Jay Brice and C. H. Stephens whom Berg identified, were arrested. "I have forgottens. th etootb.ache," said Berg. MORSE SEEMS RETTEIK. Wife Will Xot Allow Interviews: Go s. Ing to Watering Places. Washington, Febi 8. Chas. : Morse, the pnrdoned New York bankor, pas sed through Washington for New York today. His wife wouldn't let news paper men talk to Mn. Apparently he Is a much. Improved man.: Ills doc tor, however, says his condition is on ly temporary and death is n mere matter of time. , Morse soon sails for Europe for baths by which ho hopes to recover fully. LOVE FOB BOG FATAL. Aged Man Sacrifices Ills Own Life to Save That of Canine. . '.-.v ..': . i' : ' y 'V'?ii "'" !i-:F-' ;: Gilroy, Cal., 'Feb.. 8. -Pacrlflcing himself for the love of his dog Chas. Of toll ne, aged 70, leaped in front of a passenger train and tossed the dog to (safety but was Kiiiea nimseii. 1 ST Gunboat Wheeliug at Kew Orleans Is v Trimmed for. Action .'and Many Troops Are Beady to Cross Border If Need lie Diplomats Believe Ma- doro Will Ask for Intervention, ;j'i'.tiM.'i'V'" 1 ' '-'' ;. ri;ir'.vv..-,'-.a'.,'i'i."'i-''.-.' 1 Washington,' Feb. High govern ment officials said today that the state department is preparing to warn Am ericans to .leave Mexico, in the belief that .their lives -are- endangered there. Diplomats here believed the announce ment means that President Madero is going to ask assistance of- the United States , hi' restoring order and ; that Taft ; will' comply; with Mhe request. .. This;,' it is believed, 'la tho underly ing couse of the reported warning as the rebels would not overlook nc opportunity,-to destroy,- Americans :; or their property If Intervention .'came. ; - i ' Big Forces Aro Rleady.l There are 6,000 American troops' stationed n' Texas ready to cross! the border and 34,000 men, pracli.ally the entire mobile army, are under orders to prepare to move, t- The gunboat Wheeling has arrived at New Orleans, leady for action. - . ' , , Orost-o Explains Position, - ' New .York,; Feb. 8. Ansva.'-pj: the charges: that he Is nnloyal, General Orozco, one Of the. chief flg iras . In placlnifMadero iiL jiower,'.' wlrct the United Press from Chihuahua today, Saying the people of Chihuahua state are displaying discontent bs'-ause Ma dero had not carried out his nromlses made during the revolution ajd for that reason they believed him incapa- able. Asking for pormisslonf to re serve his 1 personal.' opir.lon Orozco concluded by saying he would die for the government. . , -.,.- , ,,' .'. "American Interests huve nothlne to fear,'1 is the substance of a reas:' suring telegram received by the Unit ed Press today from Madero at Mex ico City.' Madero continued,' saying that the Chihuahua troubles are mere ly the mutinies of undisciplined sol diers. He expects In a few days to re store tranquility. Gomes Men Active. . ' . EI Paso, Feb. 8. Jtefugees from Chihuahua report that Gomez and his armed adherents aro capturing. mall towns and rapidly gaining strength and that a decisive battle with the Maderlsts- will be fought aom n Observe Treaty Signing. New York, Feb.: 8. Delegates rep resenting the French societies of nu merous cities throughout the country gathered in Now York today to attend dinner in commemoration of the signing of the flrBt treaty of alliance between France and the United States In 1778 by Benjamin Franklin nnd the Count.de Vergennes. . Henry Whito, former ambassador to France, Is an nounced to act as toustmauter, with Attorney General Wlckersham as the chiof speaker and M: Jusserand, t he French ambassador, the guest of hon or. Wisconsin Agricultural Meeting. Madison; Wis., Feb. 8. The Wis consin State Board of Agriculture held its. annual convention here to day. The speakers and their topics were1 as follows: f. "Opportunities In Wisconsin," Secretary pt State James A. Frear; 'Farm Forestry," E. M. Griffith, state forester; "Soil Manage ment," Prof. J. C. McDowell, Wauke sha; "The Business Side of Farming," W. H. Matton, New Londonj ('Potato Industry in Wisconsm," A. J. Pinker- ton, Waupaca. Tomorrow tho Wiscon sin Livestock Breeders' : association will hold Its annual session here. , can . say to the progress' ft that I'll desert the cause ant 't they will find me fighting side b. with Live Stock Men Meet Columbia, S, C, Feh. 8. -The annual meeting . of the South Carolina ' Llvo Stock association, which, began a two days' session this city : today, has at tracted an unusually largo number of breeders . from all parts of the stato. The chief purpose , of . the meeting is to consider ways, and means of eradi cating .the cattle tfck and increasing and bettering the lire stock Industry in South Carolina. " " E LEADS DEFENSE IJiDICTED LABOR LEADERS HAVE DEFENSE FUDS, " ' Judge Parker, Former Presidential Candidate; Retained to Defend. ' ;' 4 S t- J 5 $ 5 $$ $$ 5 & JUDGE PARKER IiETAIXED. $ 4 . Indianapolis; '' Feb.- S.Judga i Alton Parker of New York,-tha : former democratic candidal'! who ran . , against Theodore Roone- 4 velt, will defend , the 83 labor . men indicted at the recent ses- S slon of the federal grand jury S held at Indianapolis, , according & to announcements received :to' day, , t 4 S $ -Indianapolis, - Feb, 8. Admissions that no concerted efforts will bo made to raise defense funds for the Indicted labor leaders for alleged dynamiting conspiracy was made here today by the officers of the various Internation al unions with headquarters i.ere. The Iron workers already have a , $.15,000 defense fund which will be used. : Copies of the Indictments are be ing mailed to cities where the Inflict ed men reside. IMPERIAL TROOPS MUTINY. First Outbreak' Since Emperor Abdl- ,.. ' cnted Occurred Today. Teln Tsln, Feb. 8 Angered because they were not paid the Imperial troops at Hanchow mutinied today; and loot ed tho native quarter of the clty.: The foreigners were not molested. . , This Is the first serious outbreak flnce the official announcement of tho emper or's abdication. Colorado Republicans for Harmony. Denver, Colo., Feb. 8. Next Mon day will be a uotable day for Color ado republicans, if plans now com pleted are successfully carried out. A big "harmony", conference is to be held here on that day, and the expec tatlon is that ' eace will be restored among the rival tactions in which the party. In this state has been so long divided. Supporters of President Taft and the followers of Roosevelt and La Follette, standpatters- and pro gressives, ali have been Invited to Join In the conference, and the . re-, publican editors of the state state will be here en masse to help : the peace plans along. The state com mittee will meet in the forenoon to fix upon the time and lace for hold- Ing the state convention, '. In the eve nlng a Lincoln Day banquet will be held with former Senator , Beveridgo of Indiana as the chief speaker, v:,: UDG .TENSE 24-HOUR STRUG GLE WON BYRESCTJ. ERS AT. NOON FOOD PUMPED TO MEN IX BLOCKED SHAFT DL'UlXG SEIfiB Amador City People Rescued This Af-' ternoon After Sl-IIonr Eutombwenl ' Following Slide iu Maiu Shulls Telephone Communications Not Bro ken Stirring Sccues Seen, V J w .J. g f, : . Amador CHy, Cal , Feb: 8 Six-i"'. ty-two of the entombod 'miner" H. were rescued shortly after nono ' $ and all are ' well. ; s Thoy ; , wer .... taken out through-; a cloare'd! ' . '. i Uiain shaft. '.Many emotional - scenes were enacted as tha .' wives aud begrimed miners met ' ;. aftefi.84 tense' hours jj sbpara- : ?; ; ? tion. ' ,'i .'fei;:'fei;;-g:j.?jf -V'fe it:S? J?r ' ' ''?:;j ;v;i-'V?V;' 'ft : 'f Syfei Amador City, Cal, Feb8.--Wlth 65- .v" men entombed by ;a slide In the feoo toot level of the Bunker Hill mln. rescuers are working; decpetately t ; clear the debris. So tar as known ' none are hurt or deaa.'. Tho Impr son ' ed men are talking over the telephone -and food lias been sont Gown by I ' pump pipe. t ' The men were shut off y ester Jay at- : ternoon when a big slide smothoted ;; ' the shaft. , The cavoln was . caused when a cable parted and a load of rock shot s down the incline, . smashed tho tins- ; bers and baused'a-60Tfonrcavl9la:''v'!.'"'"r'''t.r' Slept Well, Say Mea, " Mqst of them were Italians anil Aua-1- V trlans, and they took tho situation ' coolly. They say they Blopt . well and 1 : enjoyed the food sent to them through v. the pump pipes. ' ' During the morning hours the res- sr i cuers encouraged the "assembled wo--men and children by promising relief . of some sort late this afternoon. When the noon: hour came the men in the ' shafts could be heard shouting words w of encouragement ahd by dint of hard struggling the main bulk of the men ',t were let out to their waiting families i earlles than expected. ' ' V i MiXY AFTER COLLLGL'. 1 ' Methodists Discuss I.ocn'lm of Pro posed Conference College. ' Dr. J. D. Gillllan returned tola morning from a. three days' t'p Into-'" Idaho where as a . member of tie Coi- ,' lege Location commission of the Ida ho conference he. sat with o'hsr mem-; bers hearing propositions and View ing sites in Payette, Nampn, Rmmett,' Boise, Caldwell and elsewhere, 'a:" ' :-: : Otters of money aggregating half a million have been received and many v excellent sites. ; There will be no Bite chosen till suitable campus facilities t n.'-1 suffl- ' dent endowment fund have been guar- ' anteed, for a starving. co'legs Is one .r of the least useful and non-desirable A institutions known to tho human race. The ministerial members were - air present, but only two of the laymen seemed to care enough to put : this . : Item of business first on their list for v attention.' HOT HOUSE GROWING Adams Avenue Plant Is Soon to Be Enlarged by Owner. ' Emll Nslderer who last fall con structed a hot house on West Adam avenue, and Is now disposing of his first crop of truck, announces that ho will soon enlarge his plant. ' He has radishes, lettuce and other hot house - stuff ready for the market now and ' flowers are soon to be in bloom so that in ' addition to growing garden : truck, ho will also be In th Held with, floral stuff. 1 mi ''I' ' ft 1 i .1 i .