La Grande evening observer., April 29, 1912, Image 1

VOL. XI
SIS
HOTTEST CAMPAIGN IN
DECADE DRAWS TO
A CLOSE
rM-AKGUIAB REPUBLICAN
1 RACE HOLDS NATION'S EYES
Ko local Fights Enter Into the Cam
Jen end National Polities W1U Be
' largely Determined From tile Out
ome Democrats, Too, Place Much
Stress on the Outcome There To
morrow. CANDIDATES STUMP STATE $
Boston, kprtl 29. From the tall
$ ends of railroad trains, Roose-
velt, i Taft, Representatives ... of
Wilson and Champ Clark today
are pleading for the support of 8
the voters at the primaries to-
t morrow. Roosevelt made the first &
first speech at Chelsea. He was 8
enthusiastically received, Taft 3
Is following the .route of Roose-
velt aSturday in the hope of un- $
doing some of Roosevelt's work. S
Boston, Mass;,' April 29. After one
. ,n nntaal nntlHftnl ikiimnnlirna llinl
Massachusetts has. seen In years, the
state wide presidential preference
primary will be held tomorrow. The
primaries will be confined to the se
lection of delegates who will represent
'Massachusetts In the coming national
conventions of the republican and the
Taft, Rooseven and La Follette will
onnonr nn thn remibllcnn hftllnt Oil
.f""'
the democratic ballot will appear the
. names of Wilson and Clark. Governor
-3 038 wuuuiuw mo uauia iruui iiits dui-
'ot,-though he still remains a recep
tive candidate for the democratic pres
idential nomination anp is expected
to receive the support of the Massa
chusetts delegates when , the first bal
lot Is taken at the Baltimore-convention.
Tomorrow's primaries will de
termine who is to have the support of
Massachusetts when it b':omes appar
ent that Governor Foss has no chance
for the nomination. , , ;
As early as . last November astute
politicians predicted - that Massachu
setts would be as Interesting' politi
cally this year as some of, the other
states that have been known in he
past as doubtful,!-: -In 'verification of
this prediction it Is only necessary to
point to the fact that both President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt have paid
three visits each to the Bay state !
since tne contest between the two be
gan In earnest.
Encouraged by the re-election of
Governor Foss and the defeat of the
regular republican candidate last fall
the progressive republicans determin
ed months ago to make a hard fight in
Massachusetts this year. At first they
hoped for nothing more than to pre
vent a solid delegation being sent to
the national convention for President
Taft. But the developments of the
past two months have so encouraged
the progressives that the leaders will
be disappointed if thp.v d n lint nnntnre
the entire delegation for RnnnHVAlt at
tomorrow's primaries.
x since the Massachusetts primaries
are not complicated with local fights
M any kind they will offer a test of
aentimenf-different from any that has
8one before. It is a straight-out con
test between Taft and Roosevelt on the
republican side, and not a single state
county office will be affected by
the results. They will not even be
indicative of sentiment affecting the
governorship, or national issues, for
.,1almatter for the state convention ls
eimiinated under the new primary
n n?. tIle Massachusetts delegates
L. P and Baltimore will not be
governed even by a platform.
" Co'onel Roosevelt succeeds "in
carrying Massachusetts it will mean,
the opinion of his managers, that
M,Zl , be no chance to check his
numphal march toward the nomina-
"011. .As tba olt,.l ,. j
k .P!Sple ,eel comparatively safe,
V ' Jl? same f!:ne they realize the
Ma'n of a Roosevelt victory in
They think that If the
colonel'
M . ""b "e state the delegates
ff southern states, alwavs an. un-
i. i. . . .. .
over iuantMy. will very likely flop
- trill lthe.Koosevelt band wagon and
Chicak ume' U not disaster, . at the
wan eonventlon. .-, -. , , , -;'
,Us is
oim Kl uciai . ror tne aemo-
N 1 ai',dWatf"-' both sPeaker Clark
w 'a Tx, or WIIson are anxIouB 10
Bait imnJlasSachuRe,tB delegates to the
W anrt v dcr way several weeks
ton, ; n"bB8 gathered great momen
' Selves .h"? .mana"s express
tte Mokl abolutely confident that
n in uwni defeat Governor Wll
'Vote v,hu8etu y three to
eBBitsf.l5.thfy are t making
""f. th If dlctln as to the out
8 Wil8on managers apparent-
. . -a m i 1 1 1 mwA.. -
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18 MEN ARE
UNDERCHARGE
H. A. WATSOJf CAUSES ABBEST OF
MANY. . -
TRESPASSTSCHARGED
One Group Arrested in Morning, aud
Second In Afternoon.
w? Br.oups 01 en. eight In one
and ten in another, were made de
fendants In a trespass suit Saturday
afternoon when H. A. Watson caused
the arrest of all while the men were
at work on the Grande Ronde Valley
Irrigation company ditches. One
group the smaller, was placed on trial
this afternoon and the other will come
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
botn of them before Justice A C Wil
liams. About. 11 o'clock Saturday, so
Watson alleges in his complaint, he
caused the arrest of C. T. Darley A
F. Ingram, F. Harding, L. Stevenson,
James Wade, W. H. Tate, 0. Creger
and A. W. Hamson, accusing them of
tearing down .tences Watson had con
structed along the right of way, and
Piling excavation dirt on Watson's
land.. It seems the plaintiff sold right
of ways to the irrigation company just
east of the city and then fenced along
the right of way. Watson claims the
men tore down this fence when they
were at work on the excavation. Af
ter the excitement of the first arrest
had died down, it Is said another groun
of men, some of them In the first par
ty, returned to work In the after
noon and Watson alleges they con
tinued the work abruptly terminated
by the authorities In the morning,
making two alleged offenses by some
of the men. The latter group consist
of A. F. Ingram, L. Stevenson, James
Wade, W. H. Tate, 0. Creger, A. W
Hanson (probably the same man as A
W. Hamson) . J. L. Byburn, James By
burn, B. Borles and L. Bloom
ly are not worried over the situation
here. They say that governor Wilson
is sure to get his share of the Massa
chusetts delegates. At the same time
they are taking nothing for granted
and have gent some of their strongest
campaigners into the state during the
past week.
Taft made the first mnoh nf thn
day in the Massachusetts campaign at
Attleboro, before a big crowd. He
referred to. the letter published by
Robert T.- Lincoln, which denounced
Roosevelt for "perverting and misap
plying the words and the views of
his father, Abraham Lincoln." He
made no direct attack on Roosevelt,
confining his remarks principally to a
discussion of the employers' liability)
act and compensation for the working
men. -
HCSrPHfflETS' TRIAL OVER.
State Re-0iens Case for a Few Min
, ntes to Introduce Kew Evidence,
Corvallis, Ore., April 29. The state
re-opened its case against George and
Charles Humphreys, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Eliza Griffiths, for. a
few minutes placing M. P. Burnett on
the stand. .
He testified that George Humphreys
had confessed to him he was guilty of
the crime, giving all the details. The
defense then resumed the presentation
of the case, producing several witnes
ses who swore that Humphreys was
simple minded, of dull mentality, and
unable to carry out such a crime as
the murder of Mrs. Griffiths. The de
fense will probably finish the case this
afternoon, and it will go to the jury
tomorrow. '
Between Wilson and Underwood
Jacksonville, Fla., April 29. In the
btate wide democrnfc primary tomor
row the voters of Florida will record
their preferences for nominees for
representatives in congress and for
the legislature and minor offices. The
contest for the presidential endorse
ment will be confined to Woodrow Wil
son and Oscar W. Underwood. Theirs
are the only names that will appear
on the ballot.. Most interest centers
In the contest for the governc-rsh p,
for which there are five aspirants.
They are Cromwell G'bbons, of JacK
sonville; Park M. Trammell of Lake
land, John W. Watson of Miami, wu
tt Miinn nt Mlnrlnnna and
M. Semple of Key West. Each of the
three present representatives in con
gress Is a candidate for re-nomlna on
and each has opposition. In addition
there are four candidates for congress
man at large.
Destroyer Jenkins Launched.
Bath. Me., April 29.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Jenkins was laun hed
today at the yards of the Bath Iron
Works The Jenkins. Is a sister snip
lZ ; Jouett. which was recent y
launched at the same yards. She is
293 feet long and will have a speed of
29 6 knoU The Jenkins was named
In honor of the late Rear Adm Jral T.
A. Jenkins, who was known as tne
father of the light house board. Miss
Alice Thornton Jenkins of wsn ng
inn n P a daughter of the late Rear
performed the christening
ceremony at the launching.
w wuxdxi, UKJUUON. AiQNDAY. APRIL 29, 1912.
Eminent Men Who Were Lost
, When the Titanic Went Down
-. .' - yflHrt y is
toy E2d, '.L-g,'
.if':Kxi vd7'
to 'iiinin .
This afternoon the coffin-ship is brlne'ng several of the- bodies- enuraer
. ated above Into port where friends will -recWve thera and care for prop
er Interment. Remains of. Butt and Astor are' known to be among .the
recovered victims.
Tl
AMERICANS SAFE COMMERCE UW
SO DANGER OF SLAUGHTER WITH-,
OUT WAR.
Intervention Would Make Situation ' Supreme Court Hands Down Two Ini
- Dubious lor Foreigners. I - .. portant Decisions Today.
San Diego, Cal., April 29. A. score
of American and British refugees in
Mazatlan and other Mexican ports, ar-1
rived here today on board the steamer j
Benito Juarez. They declared there Is t
no fear of the Mexicans doing harm
unless the United States Intervene In j
Mexico, In which case they blleve a
wholesale massacre of foreigners Isj
sure to follow.
Tucson, Ariz., April 29. Justo Tir
ade former federal dictator of Ma
zatlan, and who was reported to have
been assassinated by his followers, is
alive and well, leading a rebel band,
according .to a report received here.
It is reported that he and the band
defeated a detachment of federal sol-,
rtiora Snturdav. The dispatches to
day also say that after laying waste!
Cul'acan, the rebels are leaving thatj
section.
Island City Odd Fellows CelebratJ
Island City, April 29. (Special.
The I. 0. O. F. lodge celebrated the
anniversary of this order Saturday
night In their hall. Many visitors were
present to partake in the splendid
banquet and to listen to a well ren
dered program. The main features of
the evening were the addresses by
Mr Coolldge of La Grande and Dr. G.
G. Haley of Payette, Idaho. The pro
gram follows:
Duet Perrlne Sisters.
Address by Dr. G. G. Haley.
Recitation Miss Mary Carter.
Recitation Silas Simmons.
Address by Mrs. Grout, past presi
dent of the Rebekahs.
Recitation Zoe Golden.
Recitation Mrs. O. Anson.
Adress Past Grand Master Cool
ldge.,. "Wappy" Iflnhfd to Prison.
Seattle, April 29.-Charles W. Wap
penstein, the former chief of police,
will be taken to tne wana wn i--,
tentlary tomorrow Instead of Thurs-l
day night, to serve a three year term
for brlhe taken
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INTERSTATE COMMISSION CAN
- GOVERN ROADS.
Washington, April 29. A decision
was handed down by the United States
supreme court today which authorizes
the interstate commerce commission,
to regulate commerce in Alaska. The
commission contended it was without;
authority under the interstate com
merce law. The court also declared
that Alaska Is a "territory" and not
a "district."'
CAN FORCE CONNECTIONS.
Washington State Can Make Rival
Lines Join Tlielr Rails.
Washington, D. C, April 29. By a
decision of the United States supreme
court today, citizens of the state of
Washington won a fight to compel ad
jacent railroads to connect with lines
running through their state. The deJ
dslon upholds the constitutionality of
the state law authorizing the state
railroad commissioners of Washington
to enforce such physical connections.
The court said It thought the com
mission's order in the present case
was made on insufficient evidence and
set side the order which affects eight
cities of Washington.
Last of Bandits Taken.
Par!s, April 29. Garnier, a chief
lieutenant of Bonnot, the "demon
chauffeur," who was killed in yester
day's sensational battle with the po
lice, was arrested here tonight. He
was taken completely by srupriBe,
and made no resistance. Garnier Is
the last of the banditti.
Patton Rehearing Ordered.
Washington, April 29.--The United
States supreme court today ordered a
rehearing fpr October l$th in the case
In which James, Patton of Chicago,
and also Nbw York, cotton broker,
races prosecution under the terms ot
the Sherman anti-trust law. for cor
nerlnv the cotton market.
if -'TB itt " " ' "
ELKS PREPARE
DRILL TEAMS
FIRST ATTEMPT IN THIS LINE
THIS EYEMJfG. ,
COOLIDGE IS MAHTT1P
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rreparauons for CredllahU. ShowS
uu murr nay,
Rudiments of military so far a? )
plicable to effective drill work iff a
lodge, will be whipped Into all;? ,k
members of La Grande Lodge N(H (8,
B. P. 0. E., commencinar tontrhV ha
aid of the lodge la to perfect its5 ,m. 1
hers In drill manuals bo thlf the
lodge as a body can make a s3 idld
snowing at Portland when thfj and
lodge is In session. The membaWwIM
meet tonight and under the tutelage1
of Ed Coolidge'will attempt the evo-1
lutlons which will make spectacular
pictures to admirlnar bvbh , Tho on.'
dltorium floor will be used for this
occasion to begin with and the ring-
umoiei- win expect a run attendance. wl" can a lew survivors or tno ti
In addition to perfecting themselves tanlc aB 11 18 desired to finish the in
as a drill team of the whole, the lodge vestlgatlon as soon as possible so
is looking forward to elaborate. enter- that congress can enact remedial leg
lainment of the members of the doien Islation. .
or more special tralnB carrying Elks William Marconi was the first wlt
from the east to Portland Just before n8BB taoy before tho senate lnvestl
the grand lodge convenes. Automo- Bfttors. He said he Bent a message
bile trips if the trains can be halted aboard the Carpathla Instructing the
for an hour or so, are some of the fea- operator of that vessel to wire the
tures of this entertainment. , news of the Titanic wreck immediate-
. , - ly or state why the Carrjathla's cap-
ENEMTES IN SAME . CAMP. tain wouW not allow news to be sent.
:, . H testified he received no answer to
Roosevolt and La Follette Men Center the message.
Attraction at Los Angeles. Chief Operator Sammls, of the Mar-
coni system testified that the message
Los Angeles, April 29 With Gov- t0 Perator Bridge of the Titanic and
ernor Johnson here to speak In favor Cott,am.1of the Carpathla, telling them
of Theodore Roosevelt at a mass meet ol! B.torle! ot tne ,rtlatt8ter. tor
lng tonight, Senator La Follette to ap- ?lnyln ,fouf ?,g,,re9' Htig nRt,ed ?,lth
pear iour times in and around Los
Angeles In the interest of his candi
dacy, Walter Houser, La Follette's com
nalen mannirfir rtiviiiin ihQ -vn-fl
interest with Medill McCormlck, the ion ot c,ol,onel ,John Jacob Astor, are
Chicago Roosevelt man, Los Angeles -here waiting the arrival of the cof
today is the capital of political ac- 8hlp. the Mackay-Benpett, with 205
t!vity on the coast bodies, Titanic victims. Astor will
i ' '.'''; i rush the body of his father south for
San Francisco, April 29 Announce-;
ment. has been made that former Sen
ator Albert J. "Beverldge of Indiana'
j is coming to California to stump the
l-ctnta frt. Dineafiil ' T.I n ...Ml f lH
San Francisco Friday and remain un
til after the primaries May 14th.
TRUST BUSTING SUIT ON.
HarveHter Company to Be Made De
fendant In St. Paul Suit at Once.
Washington, D, C April 29. The
department of Justice has announced
al Harvester company will be filed to-'
morrow in he United States court at
St. Paul, Minn. : . - -
Colorado May Not Instruct.
Colorado Springs. Col.: AdiII 29.
Colorado democrats lined up here to
:day for the Btate convention to name
19 rfal.BAfaa .a Xt n. Tl , 1 . ......
tion. Despite the strong support glv -
en eany in tne campaign to the Har
mon boom, the real contest in the con
vention promises to be between Clark
and Wilson, and between these two
the delegates appear to be so divided
that the outcome may be an unin -
structed delegation to the Baltimore
convention.
j today for trial. The three other mem
For Uniform Milk Standards. hers of the quartet, ranging In age
, from 16 to 20 years, already have been
LoUlsvllle.' Ky., April 29. Uniform- trled and convicted,
Ity of methods and standards in the
production of certified milk through
out the country is the object sought
by the American Association of Medi
cal Milk Commissioners which will
meet f, this city tomorrow for a two
days' season. JThe work of this or
ganization Is regarded as of great im
portance, bearing as it does, directly
on the conservation of child life. The
meeting will be' attended by medical
men and health authorities from many
of the leading c'tles of the United
States.
Wedding In Naval Circles.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 29. A wed
ding of Interest In naval circles took
place In Philadelphia this afternoon,'
the bride being MIrs Pauline Persons,
daughter of Captain Remus Charles
Persons, In charge of the naval hospi
tal in this city, and the bridegroom
L'eutenant David McDaugal le Breton,
U. S. N. After a two months' tour of
Europe the couple will take up their
residence in Boston, where Lieute
nant le Breton Is at present attached
to the CharleBtown navy yard. ,
Kentucky Howllnir Tournament
Louisville, Ky., April 29. A record
breaking number of entries reported
here today for the opening of the an
nual championship tournament of the
Kentucky State Bowling association,
In addition to the many local entries
the list Includes "team and individual
, bowlers from Lexington. Owenshoro,
Paducah, Danville and other Kentucky
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COFFiy-SHIP JiEARING
HALIFAX THIS EYEJilJiG
Only a Few Survivors of )he Tltanto
Wreck Will Bo Called From Now
as Congress Is Anxious to Get at
Remedial Laws Wireless Open
tors Toll tholr Sides of Titanic Ik.
cldonts.
Washington, April 29. Chairman
Smith of the senate investigating
committee, announced today that ho
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Bodies Are Awaited.
Halifax, N. S., April 29. Thousands
of persons including Vincent Astor,
burial.
Oklahoma State L.eue to Opon.
Guthrie, Okla., ' April ' 29 0fflclals
of the Oklahoma State Baseball league
report everything In readiness for the
opening ot the season tomorrow. The
organization this year is made up
exclusively of Oklahoma towns, the ;
circuit comprising .McAlester. Okla-
, homa City, Guthrie, Anadarko, Tulsa,
I Okmulgee and Holdenvllle. The sched
I ule is split into two seasons, the first
to close on June 30 and the second on
Labor Day.
California Women's Golf Tourney"
San Francisco, Cal. April 29. Ev
erything s in readiness for the an
nual tournament of the California Wo
men's Golf association, which is to be
held this week on-the Ingleslde links.
The program calls for tho usual con
tests in flights, bogie handicaps, driv-
,lngl approacnlng and putt1"8
Youth on Trial for Murder.
Walkerville, Cal., April 29. John
Nelson, one of the four youths charg-
' ed with the murder of Peter, Roberts
in the Mad river country near here
last February, was araigned in court
Dnrrow-Trial Nears.
Los Angeles, April 29. One hun
dred subpoenaes, summoning witnes
ses for the defense In the trial of
Clarence Darrow, charged with brlb-
ery in connectiqn with the McNamara
trial which beg-.ns May 15th, are ready
to serve today. Darrow may direct a
portion of the court work.
Jules Tendrines Dylng.
Paris, April 29. Jules Vendrlnes,
the foremost aviator of France, while
flying at the rate of 100 mllos an hour
today, fell a distance of 700 feet. His
skull was fractured and be has a
small chance of recovery. '
Rrjco Leaving Washington A
Washington, April 29. James Bryce
the ambassador from Great Britain to
the United States Ib now en route
from Washington to London, via San ,
Francisco. He Is to accept a position
In the BrltlBh cabinet, Is the rumor.
Doomed Given Short Stay.
8acramento, Calif., Anrll 29. Bo
fore Ienvlng. the city today for Los An
geles, Governor Johnson issued re
prieves of four weeks for W 111 Luis,
George Fipi",''f"i, .Willlnm P-urke nnd
Alexander Snfsur. . Tbe fnnr wera
srheduled to be banged Friday.-