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VOL. XI
GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1912.
NUMBER 159
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ASSACHUSET1S
TAFT
EARLY RETURNS GIVE
PRESIDENT LEAD OF
SMALL MARGIN
MJUOHITY OF
DISTRICTS HIS
RECOUNT OF TOTES BE-
HANDED FROM MANY PEOPLE
Situation Throughout the State Is In
w-PouM i Until This Afternoon . With
ffloomelt Men, Claiming a majority
of Delegates for the Ex-President
Each Claim Eighteen Delegates at
v -. First -
t
TOTAL TOTE COUNTED,
t Boston, Mass., May 1 The vote $
for the state (almost complete) $
is: Taft, 87,117; Roosevelt, 83,-S
114; La Follette, 2,063. Clark $
S 33.4SU; Wilson, 14, 470.
Results in city of Boston: For 8
Taft 11,281; Roosevelt 10,651; La 8
5 Follette 349. Clark 14,300 and S
Wilson 5,789.
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t; . Boston, Mass., May 1. Although un- (
official returns eatiy, touay. inu."
that W. H. Taft had a plurality of 5,-
000 over Roosevelt in the primaries,) Bos(on) May i.A clash on the floor
the Roosevelt men will not concede jo th(J ChicaK0 c.onVention over Mas
defeat, asserting- the official figures ' 8achusett8. eight delegates at large. Is
would show that-RooBevelt had car- .promisej here t0(lay when General
ried the state. At -10 o'clock his morn champi)D) nead; of tne Xaft forces m
ing the unofficial returns from 1,040 th,8 gtate Bnnounced that the Tuft
out of 1,080 election districts in he j delegates at large would demand
state, gave Tart H4,ats; Kooseven o-
564; La Follette, -1,960; Clark 32,972;
Wilson 14,850: .- . .
, Delegate. Issues Muddled.
The sanie precincts gave Roosevelt
delegates at large, headed by: Baxter,
82,687, and Taft. delegates at large,
headed toy Senator Crane 74,835. Pres
ent Indications are that Roosevelt
carried five state districts which with
delegates at large, give him 18 dele
gates to the national convenion. Taft j
nas jprooaoiy carrieu uib reimwn.u.5 , njne delegate8 instead of eight,
nine state districts which will glvej .
hm 18 delegates also. I
Roosevelt ridiculed the assertions' .-.champlin said: "From Taft's vlc
of the Taft faction that the president tory in the primaries, I am satisfied
is entitled to the votes of the Roose-1
velt delegates at large If the official
returns show Taft has carred We
primaries.
Clark Leads Wilson,
V Incomplete returns received from .
Worcester at noon show Taft leading!
' Roosevelt there by 1,200 . As the re-1
turns come in Clark's plurality over
Wilson grows.
The latest returns make It certain
that Roosevelt carried the fourth, fifth
seventh, ninth,' and fourteenth con
gressional districts with the excep
tion of the eighth where the result
is still in doubt. Taft apparentyl haB
carried all the other districts. !
Nutmeg Democrats for Baldwin
Bridgeport, Conn., May 1. Practic
ally all of the delegates are here for
the Democratic state convention
which is to 'name the delegates from!
Conecticul to the national convention!
at Baltimoi-. The convention meets
lonigm ror oipunzation ana w u tnen
adjourn until tomorrow, when the real
business wlll.ilie transacted. The con
vention is 'not expected to disclose the
real preference of the Nutmeg State
for the president al nomination. The
present nrocram is for the Connecti
cut deleguua to ca?t a complimentary
vote tor Governor Simeon B. Baldwin
when the balloting heglns at . Balti
more, and then to await developments.
Worth Record,
Born to Mr. aid Mrs. George W.
Powell, April 1st, a son.
Itl PRIMARIES
FAULTY VOTES
MANY VOTERS LOSE
VOICE WHEN ERRORS
CREEP IN
CONTENTION FLOOR TO HEAR
STRUGGLE OVER DELEGATES
Taft Leader Points Out Error in Pri
mary Ballot and Promises to Carry
Fight for Delegates at Large, to the
Convention Floor at Chicago Palm
Majority of State Means Delegates '
'' at Large. , i j
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ROOSETELT CONCEDES 1)1
" FEAT. ,,$
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S-. Oyster Bay, N. Y., May 1. Col.
S Roosevelt announced today that
he would not insist the delegates $
3 at large from 'Massachusetts sup-
port bis candidacy.. Roosevelt
S said that as Taft had carried the
$ primaries he would withdraw so $
$ as the delegates at. large aro con v
i S cerned. It he "carries out this "S
S determination, he will have but S
10 delegates. ;
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. . th CnicaK0 convention de-
spite the fact they are apparently de
feated by the Roosevelt men. Champ
lin contends that, as Taft has won the
preferencial p maries, Taft delegates
flt large reaHy receIved the majority
votes. Branding this contention as
ridiculous, (Roosevelt men say, if such
demands are made at Chicago, they
will be promptly denied. Champlin
asserts that many Tart votes were
thrown out becauBe tney voted for
every fair minded man believes that
Massachusetts wants him to be noml-
nated. We lost, the delegates at large j
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ERROR CAUSES
REINCARNATION.
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FUFNTUALLY.
DvlPEROR?
.60 RAINFALL
s
IN FEW HOURS
TOTAL PRECIPITATION IN THREE
. DATS .76.
SPRING WORK IS SLOW
Fruit Trees Held Back aud Will Un
questionably Escape Frosts. ,
Intermitten showers during the past
three or lour days have hot amounted
to material figures In the total pre
cipitationwith the exception of last
night when the heaviest rainfall of
several weeks registered .60 Inches
The preceding 24 hours registered a
total 'precipitation . of .07 and the 24
hours previous to that .08. These fig
ures were announced this morning hy
Government Weather Observer Wor
stell and total an aggregate of ,.75
inches In three days. Almost con
stantly cloudy weather is retarding
fruit budding in such a way that late-
frosts will scarcely have any detri
mental effect and the only element
suffering any delay In spring work Is
the ranching contingent which, ; is
having, trouble seeding spring grain.
Fall sown grains are growing with
great satisfaction to farmers. v
7 - Straw Hat Day Falls. : . .
An abundance of hail, near-Biiow and
rain this morning too'k all the kinks
out of the excitement over Straw Hat
day in La Grande. A. V. Andrews, N.
K. West and a scattering one or two
others alone appeared in various
brands of straw stetsons, yet mer
chants report a liberal quantity of
straw hats disposed of the last
April.
of
JAPANESE ALARM FALSE.
President Measures Senate That1 Buy
Rumors Are False. '
-'.Washington, May 1. Replying to a
resolution by Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts,, calling for an investiga
tion by the United States of the re
ports that Japanese have acquired
a large tract of land in Msgilalena
Bay, Mexico, on which to found a col
ony, President Taft sent to tho senate
today a statement signed by Secietary
of State P. C. Knox, in whtch he de
nies the state department has any evi
dfince adequate to show tny acquisi
tion of land or desire to iciuIm land
directly or Indirectly by V:ie Japanese
In . Mexico. The stueuient says the
Japanese minister 1s lied the rumored
purchase of iMagdalan bay lands.
Pennsylvania Politicians Gather.
. Harris-burg, Pa., May 1. With the
Roosevelt, delegates in control the
Pennsylvania state convention met
here today. The Senator Penrose fac
tion will not attempt to prevent the
election of 12 Roosevelt delegates at
large.
The platform adopted demands the
nomination of all candidates to pub
lic offices by the direct primary and
the delegates were Instructed.- for
Roosevelt.
NAPOLEON
It!,- First Consul-jmi
Tb, Chosin Consul nutim
Fmllj,(5El.F-CROWNED),
EMPEROR!
V
IT
RECEIVE BODIES
CORONER FINDS RELA
TIVE AMONG DEAD
UNEXPECTEDLY
PATHETIC SCENES ENACTED
AS BODIES LEAVE DOCKS
Last f Ceffin Ship's Load Will Have
Been Sent Away by Tomorrow
Aster's Heir Weeps by Side of Cas
ket all Night and Is Near Collapse
Strauss' Body Piled Into Express
Car With Others.
Halifax, May 1. Amid scenes of
sorrow following arrival here ot the
coffin ship, the MackayBennett with
the bodies of the victims of the Titan-
io disaster, a number of special cars
are preparing today to leave tonight
with the corpses that' are being ship
ped to various destination to relatives
and friends. All the unidentified dead
will be ready for shipment tomorrow.
- Undertaker Discovers Relative.
A pathetic scene was enacted when
George Newell, an undertaker brought
from Yarmouth was busily engaged In
embalming the bodies and suddenly
cried: "My God!" and collapsed.. He
had unexpectedly come upon the body
of his uncle L. L. Newell, who sailed
on the Titanic. '. .
;" The body of Colonel Astor was
placed In a private car. Vincent As
tor, the 20 year old son, sat weeping
all night 'beside the casket. " Young
Astor is on the verge of collapse. The
body of Isador Strauss was placed In
an express car with, seven others.
Big Cathedral nt Nation's Capital,
Washington, D. C, May 1. Eminent
prelates and laymen of the Episcopal
church throughout the country as
sembled M Washington today for the
formal opening of the Bethlehem
Chapel of the Holy Nativity. The ser
vices, which will continue the entire
week, were opened with a sermon this
morning by Bishop Tuttle of Missouri,
the presiding bishop of the church.
The Bethlehem Chapel of the Holy
Nativity Is to be a part of the Nation-
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, the
great Episcopal church edifice which
is rising on Mount St. Albans, in one
of the suburbs of the national capital,
The cornerstone of -the edifice was
laid several years ago by the Bishop
of London. When completed the cath
edral Is expected to surpass in s'sse
and magnificence any similar edifice
in America, with the exception of the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine in
New York City.
Steamships in Trust.
Washington, .May 1. Charging that
foreign steamship trusts are openly
violating the Sherman anti-trust law,
the merchant marine committee today
unanimously reported a bill of Con
gressman Humphrey of Washington,
which provides that no monopoly
owned steamship shall be allowed to
enter or clear the United States ports.
The report charges the foreign steam
ship trusts are controlling 98 'per cent
of the country's import and export
business In violation of tJhe Sherman
law.
Priest's Silver Jubilee
St. Louis, Mb., May 1. A large
gathering of Roman Catholic prelates,
priests and laymen took part In the
celebration today of the silver Jubi
lee of the Rev. J. J. O'Brien, pastor of
St. Margaret's church of this city. The
program opened this morning with
solemn high mass at the church In the
presence of a large audience. Bishop
Tlhen of Lincoln. Neb., a life-long
friend of Father O'Brien, preached the
jubilee sermon.-
Noted Churchmen to Visit Canada
London, May 1. A party of more
than one hundred noted clergymen
and religious workers of the United
Kingdom sailed from Bristol today for
Canada. They are officers and mem
bers of the Federated Brotherhoods
of the Old Land, which has a member
ship of 750,000, and the primary ob
ject of their trip is to attend a meet
ing soon to be held In Toronto for the
organ'zation of a similar brotherhood
to embrace a'l of the existing evnn
Kelical brotherhoods and societies in
FIRST SUIT IN
WRECK FILED
J. BRUCE
ISM AT IGNORES
SUBPOENA. ,
THE
VALET'S WIDOW ACTS
First Damage Suit Growing Ont of
Titanic Wreck Is File Today.
Washington, D. C, May .1 Charges
ot contempt against J. Bruce Iamay,
managing director ot the White Star
line, and three officers of the wreck
ed Tltanio lor ignoring subpoenaes In
her suit for damages for her husband's
death, may be filed by Mrs. Louise
Robins, widow ot George Robins, the
valet of Col. Astor, a victim of the
sea tragedy. Mrs. Robins' complaint
alleges that her husband's death was
due to gross negligence on the part
ot the Tltantc's officers. The White
Star attorneys advised Iamay and the
Titanic officers to ignore the summons
and they will sail for England tomor
row on the Adriatic.
Methodists Convene in Minneapolis
'Minneapolis, May 1." Interest in
Methodist church circles now centers
In the twenty-sixth delegated quad
rennial General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
was begun in this city today, At the
first sitting, which began at 10 o'clock
and lasted till noon, the formal cere
monies o fthe opening were gone
through and organization effected
leaving everything in readiness for
the vast amount of hulsness to come
before the body for disposition. Bish
op Henry W. .Warren 0f Colorado, the
senior bishop o fthe' church, called the
assemblage to order and 'delivered the
opening address. There are accred
ited to the conference upwards of 800
delegates, who, with the fraternal vis
itors, come fro mall parts of the world
andrepresent more than 3,000,000 com
municants. Two of the delegates that
attracted much attenion at the Initial
session were Miss Italia Garibaldi, a
granddaughter of the Italian liberat
or.. and Dr. L. B. Cu, a famous woman
physician of the Fuklen Province of
China.
Race Begins hi Tiircc-1 League
Dubuque, la.. May 1. The baseball
clubs of the Three-I league lined up
today for the initial game on their
season's schedule. Peoria appeared
at Davenport, Danville at Decatur,
Bloomlng'ton at Springfield and Quin
cy at Dubuque. Since the close of
last season the league circuit has been
changed by the substitution of Bloom-
ington for Waterloo and Springneia
for Rock Island. The club owners
j and managers after considerable trou
ble have straightened out the affairs wItll and gun obstructions.
of the organization and are looking ... ';',.' ' .
forward to a successful season, " The Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Wilson, the
schedule calls for 140 games, with j former's daughter, were the chief wit--September
15 as the closing date. j nesses against Baumgardner. It de-
j velbped through .the testimony that
Father WW Oppose Son : -wnen Baumgardner called, he wa
izrs&tStfg th-rrr .? e i .
seven residents of Minersvllle who closed property and before the greet
are In ja'l here charged with killing lings were exchanged Mrs. Webb was
Michael Sweldaw during a quarrel ; muting the intruder with a stick,
over religion. The cases are among, Baunigardner says she hit him three
the first on the calendar of the May,". . . , . . in
tern of the criminal court, which con- times and struck at him other times
vepe next week. An unusual feature but he dodged, Mrs. Wilson then ap
of the trial w!ll he ithe spectacle of peared on the scene following . the
father, and son appearing as opposing cu,b epiB0ae and w;th'a revolver In
hTetseD wn'ac'tT" prsetot. to!
while his father, W. J. Whitehouse,
...in ,.,. rmnQi fn, ti-p ricfono"
CLEANUP DAY SET FOB FRIDAY
MAY 10; MUNICIPAL AND G1TIZEN
CO-OP EfiATi GENERAL SCHEME
Friday, May 10, has been set aside
by the ladles' clubs as cleanup day
a day on which oltizenshlp and muni
cipality will. clap hands and under
the supervision and guidance of the
Neghborhood club will 'proceed to
clean up alleys and streets and bar!-:
yards. More carefully laid plans and
more elaborate preparat'on prefaces
the big day than ever before and it Is
not Idle Jest to say that something is
bound to be accomplished. The
Nelghiborhood club committee which
had this under consideration in the
firBt place has secured "permission of
the council to depend upon the city
wWm
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FOUm GUILTY
JUSTICE 5 OURT JURY
HEARS fDDENCE IN
a
SENTENCE ( H5 PRONOCCED ;
TOMORROW MORNING AT 1
Man Who Gained Notoriety 8ffl
Time Ago When 'Arrested aid Hta
Wife and Children Takes Tnm Hlsy
Demands Jury Trial and Is Convict
ed of Charge of Trespassing Was
Hit by Clubs.
J. R. Baumgardner, who gained no
toriety some time ago when offlceri
round what they alleged to. be cruel
and inhuman environments in a shack
near the stockyards where his wife
and children were quartered, was ...
found guilty this noon by a jury In
justice court of the crime of trespass.
The verdict grew out of the arrest of
Baumgardner a few days ago when he
approached the home where his wife
and children are now boused and was
driven away at the point of a pistol
brought to the scene by the daughter
of the lady at whose houae he tried v
to gain admittance.
Baumgardner will he nentenced to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The defendant Jim came into ..the
limelight a few months ago when J.
C. Kilpack of Portlnnd had him pros
ecuted in behalf of the Juvenile de
partment of the stats, the officers first
gaining Information of the , alleged -conditions
at the North side home
when one of the -little boys appealed
to the police for aid, asserting that
his father threatened to kllljiiirij, '
The matter was taken to the juve
nile court where Baumgordner's wife
and children were ordered sent to a
private home at the expense of the
county. The trouble between he and
his family recently commenced to re
brew when Baumgardner appealed to
various courts here for an order to
go on the premises owned by Mrs.
Webb, a neighbor, for the alleged pur
pose of Inquiring about some guns.
The upshot was that when Baumgard-
ner went there last Saturday he met
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four) .
for wagons to cart garbage away on
that day and the citizens have but to
pile the rubblBh in heaps where it
can be reached 'by the municipal wag
ons. Further details as to tho well
organized system of going .about this
campa'gn for clean streets nnd alleys
will be made known to tho public lat
er, but the mayor's proclamation sot-
i ting aside May 10 as the most sultabo
day has been made and strict adhcr-
ence to the mandate will be expected,
To become effective in its sratcst pos-
slblllty every yard must receive at-
teutlon from the owner or lessor and
May 11 should look down on a city
ileauly ami hilty.
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