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VOL. XI
A GHANJDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY.7, v
NUMBER 13 i
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BY ROOSEVLLT
SOLID DELEGATION IS
TO BE PLEDGED TO
HIM
CLARK NOMINATE DBY . '
DEMOCRATS I NMARYLAND
Republican Yoters Give Three More
Relegates to Roosevelt Than Taft,
Which !n the End Insures Solid
Delegation to ex-Presldient When the
Convention Is Finally Held, ;
' Baltimore, May 7. Practically com
plete returns, in the primaries held
yesterday, Show that Roosevelt will
control the state convention May 14,
insuringhim a solid delegation of 16
to the national convention. Roosevelt
elected 66 delegates, Taft 63; Clark
elected 80 delegates. Wilson 45. and
Harmon 2. y
Late returns show that Roosevelt's
majority will reach 3,500, and late re
ports also strengthened Clark's lead.
A majority necessary to control, is
65. Clark and Roosevelt leaped into
the lead early with complete delega
tions from Baltimore City "which gave
them each 28 delegates. Clark's
preferential vote m tne city is great
er than that of Harmon and Wilson
combined. He defeated Wilson nearly
, three to one, and the New Jersey gov;
ernor was ahead of Harmon by two
to one. 1
The sweeping Clark success in
Baltimore was a victory for the demo
cratic organization. In the republican
primary here the Roosevelt forces
down the regular renublican organi
zation, led by Collector of Port Wil
liam F. Stone.
The small vote polled by Harmon
removed the possiblity that the demo
cratic fight might be settled In the
state convention. , Had none of the
democratic candidates won a majority
of delegates, the delegates instruct-)
Mi for a candidate with the smalles'
iollowing would have been free t
swing to one of the other candldatei
and control the conventionafter the:
first ballot.
Derisive Rattle nt Hand.
Cincinnati, O.. May 7. A strenuous
speaking campaign .to last until the
republican national convention meets
in uuiCHgo on June iu, is uuuuuuueu
by Taft, as a result of the primary
elections of .Maryland and Massachu
setts. Ohio is designated by. Taft, as
his "bloody battleground" for the de
cisive fierht of the campaign. He w'll
Prsb t"he next few days raking over,
the record of Roosevelt for points he
can attack in speeches here.. Roose
velt will be in Ohio simultaneously!
next, week with Taft. Thfe'r trails
may cross and bitter recriminations,
are expected. Taft will speak 14
times In Ohio tomorrow, first at Bat-
aiac.
DEMOCRATS DO LBTTLE.'
rome.sTS oi seminar oi ipeiegnies uc-
cuU'S Time at Walla Walla. j
Walla Wnlld. May 7. The conven-!
tinn at 2 :.'!(! o'clock seated both the,
Klnjr's county delegations by a vote of j
333 to 221. This gives Hark absolute
control. ; I
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W ivnwu, ."aj .. unfix
nfttle aside from setting contests In
the Adams and Kine county delesa-
i tioss in the democratic state conven
tion here today. The entire forenoon ;
was passed in quibbling and fighting!
over the seating of delegations. Atj
noon the "Pitzville," or first elected
delegation of Adams county had been;
seated, and King's county people had ,
debated the' mattej one hour. '
Three propositions were made: "One
report of the majority committee that
the primary delegation of King's '
county be seated a report of the ml-'
norlty that, the "hand picked' delega-'
tion be send. and thirdly, that both;
be seated and each allowed half a'
vote. , : ' -"'
MOTR TRUCK HERE
Ford Machine to Handle Laundry for
Cherry's New Lanndry Hereafter, j
Discarding the two delivery wagons
I and InstitiiMns' In thfiir nlncps a new
fFord moW tnck Che' rv's' New Laun-j
Jdry will inaugurate the. motor' truck;
system in its ner'ection in this 'fit".'
;Jfanager Geo. W. Gilben who came
Hare from Baker, received the new.
motor truck toaay direct from tne rac-,
, nry and will initiate it at once. Both '
teams will be taken off and all de
liveries made by the motor truck.
GARRY CASE TO
GRAND JURY
J. C. KILFACK ACCUSED OF "HUT
' '.'''' TING IN"Vy 'j
AS PARENT. IS KIND
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Baumgardner Promises to Give MIn.
: side Facts" In Recent EmbrogUo. !
The Dext session.of the grand jury
will receive all the inside information
of the caBe of J. R. Baumgardenr, who
has been charged for. thes- last Bix
months wlth cruel' treatment of his
family and who was convicted Satur
day for trespassing on the property of
Mrs. Webb near the Stock yards. .'
Today Baumgardner said: "I am in
nocent of mistreatment of my family
and I always provided for them. I'll
admit we did not wear silk clothes
and ride in high priced machines, but
we had as good as the average labor
ing man can give to his family. I never
was mean to my children except to
scold them occasionally just as a fath
er raising a family of boys has to do.
I contend that Mrs. Webb has made
me a lot of trouble and that J. C. Kil
pack of the Portland Boys and Girls'
school has butted Into my affairs."
. He assured a reporter for the Ob
server that it would all be taken be
fore the grand Jury at the next ses
sion where he would vindicate himself
and prove that he was on the square
with everyone.
Baumgardner is a shoe cobbler by
trade but has been working as a la
borer for a long time. He has lately
been employed on the sewer work.
READY FOR EMERGENCY.
Fort Russell Yards Fucked With Stoett
..Cars Tlls Week.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 7. The Union
Pacific and the Colorado Southern are
hourly delivering stock cars at Fort
Officers declare they have received no
Russell where they , are being stored,
orders which might prsage a move
ment of the Ninth cavalry to theMex
ica'n border. Officers say. they be
believe the roadsare merely prepar
ing for an emergen'-?.' , -
crols Attract
iolgeles,-May 7.-1 Shriner patrols
from 50 cities, accompanied by bands
flanked by thousands of visiting lodge
men today, marched in the first formal
parade of their 38th annual conclave.
They were viewed by more 100,000
persons. The patrols will parade to
night after which . there 'will be an
electrical parade. ,
Nevada Land Open to 'Settlement.
Carson City, Nev., .Hay 7. The 127,
500 acres of land eliminated from the
Nana national forest by President
Taft last December was opened to set
tlement today.' The land Is in Lin
coln county, this state, and settlement
1b to be under the supervision of the
United States land office in this city.
Boy of 5 a Murderer.
Grand Junction, Col., May 7. John
ny Santos, aged five years, is under
arrest here, charged with killing John
Malbney, aged seven. It is alleged the
boys -had quarreled, and young SantOB
shot Maloney with a revolver. San
'os is the youngest prisoner in the
history of Colorado.
Arkansas Is Divided.
Little Rock, Ark., May 7. 'Arkansas
Vlll send contesting delegations to
the Ch'cago-convention. The state's
republican convention is being held
today and will undobtedly result in a
split, both the Roosevelt and Taft' fac
tions naming delegates at large.
Miss; lilicheson Visits Brother.
Boston. May 7AmIsb L. V. Rlche
so today visited her brother, Rev. C.
V. T. Richeson, condemned to die for
the 'confessed murder of his 19 year
old sweetheart. Avis Llnnell. The
guard about Richeson lias been dou
bled, lie will be executed amy latn.
, Methodists Continue Attacks.
Minneapolis, May 7. Delegates to
the quadrennial conference of Metho
dists today continued their attacks on
the Catholics. -
Yesterday's Markets.
Llvernool July wheat 7s 9d.
Chicago May whea onened at $1.16
3-4 to $1.17, closed $1.17 5-8. July
opened at $1.13 3-8 to $1.14, closed at
$1.14 3-8 to 1-2.
Sanv Francisco Wheat unchanged.
Portland Wheat unchanged.
Tacoma Wheat: Bliwstem $1.04 'tn
St 0i; fortyfold $1.12; club $1.02. red
$1.00.
Wanesl'r Hotel Bnrnine. t
Waukesha. Wis.. Mav 7. The Pest
haven hotel worth $500,000, Is burn
ing here today. , -'
TORREOH SIEGE IBARRED DOORS
FINISH FIGHT IE SECRETS
HEAVY CANNONADING
BEGINS WITH THE
DAY'S ATTACK
Rebels attack city
FROM MAST ANGLES
General Orozco, Rebel leader, Has
Eight Thousand Men to Fit Against
Federals Who Are Entrenched in the
City Bloodiest Battle of Revolution
Fought nt Monclova. .
Eagle Pass, Tex., May 7. Heavy
cannonading today opened the iege
of Torreon by rebel troops under the
command of General Orozco, accord
ing to dispatches received here. Gen
eral Hu'ertas, with 8,000 federals, has
withdrawn into the city and rebels to
an equal number are surrounding if,
and are attacking the eny at half a
dozen points.
It is reported that the oatlle be
tween .1,800 federals and 2,01)0 rebels
at Moiiclova was a crushing defeat!
lor tne Maderlstos and was the hlnart.i
lest bnttle-of the revoluti m. The reh
els' loss is 100 ami federal ljSbe? art
greater still. The battle was fought
in a narrow pass eight miici from
Cuatro Clenegas, the federals firelng
from the mountains sides. TliO rebels
finally routed the federals who re
treated on to Monclova. ' ...
Scores of Americans are today flee
ing' from Torreon, Monclova, and
Cuatro Cienegas, but
200 Americans
are still in Torreon.
Study of -South's Problems.
Nashville, Tenn., May 7. Several
hundred delegates, representing. 16
southern states, all men of earnest
thought and devoted to the best in
treBts of their . country, assembled In
Nashville today for a southern sociol
ogical conference. Governor Hooper
of Tennessee issued the call for the
gathering and stated the object to be
the Btudy and discussion of numerous
social problems peculiar to the south.
During the several days that the se
sions will continue' attention will, be
given to every form' of social endea
vorcharity, correction, religion, fra
ternal organizations,- the press, li
braries, schools and public health.
Many well known speakers, Including
the governors of several states, have
accepted invitations to address the
gathering; . - '
Maryland's Knights Templar.
Frederick, Md., May 7 TJie Knights
Templar of Maryland met in thljs
city- today in annual conclave. In
their honor the city was elaborately
decorated with the colors and em
blems of masonry. This 1 afternoon
there .was a grand parade, reviewed
by a number of distinguished visi
tors. The. conclave will conclude its
business tomorrow.
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In Session at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson,' Kas., May 7. Nearly
3,000 visitors .reported here today at
the opening of the annual convention
of the Kansas Sunday school associa
tion. The meeting will continue three
days and will have as .speakers Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner of Chicago, Dr.
.Warren H. Wilson of New York, Dr.
Charles S. Medbury of Des Moines
and several other Sunday school wor
kers of national- reputation. , ;
Chicago's Oldest Citizen.
Chicago, (111., May 7. Edwin . O.
Gale, who holds the honor of beingi Addnms, of Chicago, and Rev. Olym
Chicago's 'oldest citizen." celebrated j pia Brown of Racine, Wis., are here
ins Miin Dinnaay anniversary touay
al his home in Oak Park. Mr. Gale
was born in New York City,' May 7,
1832, and has been a resident of Chi
cago since 1835.
in coram oens
CONTRACT TO BUILD SKYSCRSPER
G. H. 'R.ubIi', a La Grande contractor. The plumbing and similar contracts
was awarded the contract of con- have not oeen jet but ,Mr- RlIsn wm
structlng the-five story office building ,, ,, k,,j, .. v
for J. E. Foley yesterday - evening, con8tn'ct the . building proper. No
when the proprietor let the bid after exact sum of the costs of the build
spirited competition. Mr. Rush Is now . Ing have been-announced, but It is
hurrying material to the si'o aniVio
under contract to nave nis portion or
the rmtir.Kt f rlscij vv .',ttnhc' Stb.
JUDGE ARCHBOLD'S AC
TIONS ARE UNDER
"SCRUTINY
SOLUTE SECRECY IS THE
POLICY OF HOUSE COMMITEE
Alleged Favoritism by ' Commerce
Court Judge to Railroads Under In.
- vcsUgntion Believed Impeachment
; Will Be Recommended by House
Committee No Clerks Attend ' '
Washington, May. 7. With barred
doors and even .the committee clerk
excluded, the house judiciary com
mittee today Ibegan an investigation
of the impeachment charges against
"Jtidge Archbald of the , commerce
court.
. A decision is expected in 10 days
when it Is predicted that impeach-'
ment will be recommended. 'A dozen
witnesses will be examined. :
Aiie opening session the commit
teo examined papers in the case sub-
u, i.oo.uo..!.
The president at this stage wishes
absolute secrecy in the hearing and
the public will- get the facts only in
cRBe Impeachment is decided upon.
The1 charges are- that Archbald ac
cepted favors from, the railroads for
deisions la the recent rate cases which
were decided' adversely to the wishes
of the Interstate commerce 'commis
sion. "Nc Temere" Case In HIpli Conrt.
Ottawa, Ont., May 7. The all-absorbing
question concerning the right
"of the omlnion parliament to pasB a
federal marriage law came up for ar
cument today before the supreme
court of Canada.- Heretofore the
provinces alone have legislated on
marriages. The issue to be decided
by the court Is the constitutionality
of the Lancaster Marrjage bill -now
"pend'igia parliament, which pro
vides" that every marriage -ceremony
performed, by arfy person authorized
to porform, shall, everywhere in Can
ada, be egarded as valid notwithstand
ing any difference in the religious
faith of the contracting parties, and
without regard to the religion of the
person performing the ceremony. The
whole controversy was precipitated
by the stand taken by the Roman
Catholic church and upheld by the
courts in certain of the provinces to
the effect that a marriage of two Ro
man Catholics by an authority, out
side the church was invalid.
Hundred Yenrs of Age.
Washington. D. C, May 7 The 100
anniversary- of the establishment of
the general land, office was celebrated
with exercises 'this afternoon in Con
tinental .Memorial hail. - Secretary
rlBher of the Interior department pre
aidedd and Frederick Dennett, com
mission of the land office, was one of
the speaker.?.'
Oklahoma Firemen's Tonrney.
Samilpa, Ola., May 7. The Okli-
homa State Firemen's association be
gan its annual meeting and tournn
mem here todav. The gathering will
continue until Thursday night. Fire
'fighters from nil narts of the state
are here to take part in the business
session and to participate !n the
tjrize contests.
Kansas Suffragists Meet.
Wichita, Kas.. May 7. Miss Jane
to speaic neiore tne zym annual med
Ing of the Kansas Equal Suffrage as
sociation. The sessions began this
afternoon and will continue over to
morrow. rumored to be Jn the vicinity of $0.-i
ooo. Actual construction is scneuuieq
to commence In two weeks' time.
NEGRO FIGHTS
LIKE MANIAC j
NIGHT PATROLMAN' HAS SW
, , IN STATION.
HIS PAST IS EVT? ,fFUL
Negro Shine Runs Amuck In Police
Station Last Nipht.
C irortB ui jH
today on a charge of resisting an of
ficer, which sounds tame compared .to
the struggle and fights required to
place the obnoxious colored gentle
man In the city hastile. The.trouble
started last night when Officer How
ard Avant ordered the . negro oft
the street after he was said, to have
become intoxicated.-, The porter' an-'
swered in insulting words and struck
at the officer with a cane. The arrest
followed and whenthe police station
was reached the nero's ire had attain-
ed the boiling point and precipitated sand persons are huddled together '
a fight In the police station wherein , along the levees of various parts of
the officer fought with his life at stake -Louisiana today, waiting to be rescued "
and the crippled negro fighting like a and relief Is being hurried to the sec- .
madman. ' , j tions threatened, every available craft
Dally was eventually overcome with , having been requisitioned. : .
a rain of blows and lodged in Jail. Refugees , are making their head-
The colored man has had a peculiar quarters at Baten Rouge, where they
career. Several years ago he figured in have been housed In schools and the- ; v
for three days with a rock on his churches, and food has been distrlbut
a mine explosion in Virginia and lay', ed among the sufferers of Louisiana.
body that had crushed his leg at the The number of dead has hot been1
time of the mine accident. When res- materially Increased today yet the
cued from the mine he was uncon danger to hundreds Is serious. The
scions but finally recovered rind was, entire river section is so badly dlsor
able to "locomote" with the aid of a ganlzed from a wire standpoint that It
cane. ' I is hard to ascertain the exact facts ex-
,His case will come up In local court cept those brought by couriers to this
shortly. .'. .
ENEMIES ACCUSED BRYCE.
Efforts to Connect lllm With Reciproc
ity Campaign Continue.
. ' . i the best results possible for the re
London, May 7. "Renewed attempts fugees at the headquarters and safe- '
to connect James Bryce, the British ( ty points demand much attention from
ambassador to the United States with the public. ,
correspondence between Taft and Col. Tli -Saint Sophia levee, 40 miles be
Roosevelt on the question of the Can-' 0w Nw Orleans broke at noon. Wlthr
adlan reciprocity 'treaty, which was a 200 foot gap. a section hitherto con- .
defeated last fall, were made today by gldered safe, is. being flooded,
Henry Croft in the House of Commons ' -
S'r Edward Grey, minister of foreign1 iintu .p,i. ; '
affairs, announced that Bryce is on a " ;. ' U9 Music Teaehers. .
vacation, and will return to the Unit- '
ed States as soon as the vacation is, Slreator, 111.-, May 7. Music teach-
over. S r Edward sa d he had no dea
to, recall the ambassador to hear the
reciprocity charges.
Taft to LcaTe iOhlo.
Cincinnati, May 7. President Taft's
secretary, HilleB, announced that the
president will end his visit to Coluin-
Ima (imni'i'ini nlrrht Thfl fnllntxHnp'
Wednesday he will return for a four
days', campaign in an effort to capture
the state primaries May 21.
Strike Grows In Intensity.
Chicago, May 7. Stereotypers on
strike here' in aid of the striking
pressmen, today Ignored the orders of
their international officers to return to
work immediately. The'r representa
tive International President Frcel they
will not fulfill this order.
Freight Handlers Strike.
Chicago. May 7. Strikebreakers are
working today In the places of 6,500
striking freigln handlers who are out
in this city. The police tire on guard
at all railroad and freight houses and
yards. ' i
Battleship Has Grief.
Chatham. Eng., May 7. The British
battleship Bulwark is leaking a.nd dis
abled in the dockyard here today as
a result of the buckling of the 12inch
armor plates by the bumps stands
wh'le carrying out a full power trial.
Ultimatum Given Puckers.
Chicago, Mnv 7. Either dissolve
the National Packing company or
stand suit for d'ssohition is the ulti
matum delivered 'o the beef barons
today by United States' Attorney Wll
kerson. Murder Follows Quarrel.
Fresno, Ca., May 7. Frank Ager
don, a weathy rancher, was shot and
killed by Jesse Webb, a bartender, In
a quarrel over Mrs. Mareuerlte Crane,
in whose lodg'ng house the shooting
occurred.
La Follete Henrd In 'Frisco.
San Francisco, May "7. Returning
trom a tour of 'he San Joaquin vallev.
La Follette today nluneed Into his
camnals-n around San Francisco bay.
He snoke nt Richmond, Port Costa,
Martin" Antinrh and Niles, and to
night will snpak at San Jose,
A rlzona Snrvevor hot,
Phoenix, May 7 While" the state
legislature was 'n session. F. Coffman
Brioj and k
killed Chief Clerk Gillette of
the surveyor's office.and then suicided,
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LEVEES TEMPORARILY
OFFER PROTECTION
FROM FLOODS '
' TBEE CTIMS WITHOUT
FOOD IN MANY PLACES'
Two Thousand Are Huddled Along the
Levees and State Officials Are At
Dend From Present Flood Not Ma- :
temptl ly. Their Resene Number of
tertlally Increased Today.
New Orleans, May 7. Two thou-
point. Men and 'women who were :
driven to tree and housetops yester
day still sling to their havens of
reBcue although greatly weakened by
lack of , food. Efforts to carry food
supplies to the marooned citizens by
motorboats are being carried out with
rs irom every quaner or Illinois
gathered here today for the 24th an
nual convention of their state assocl
alton. Four concerts and Beveral re
citals are to be given during the four
days of the convention. The program
has been arranged with the greatest
care and the music will be of the
highest order. The Minneapolis syin-
"hony orchestra and a number of not-
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Lord. Rosobcrry Is 05.
. London, May 7. Lord Eoseberry'
one time prime minister of England.
was G5 years old today and the occa
sion was marked by the receipt or
congratulatory messages from his -friends
in many parts of the world.
Although the Junior of many mem
bedB of the Houseof Lords, there are
few, who have sat, in the upper cham.
b?r longer than Lord Roseborry. He
took his seat in 1808 and has been
active ever since.
Texas Has Women Bankers.
San Antonio, Tex., May .7. Many
representative bankers and business
men from all parts of the state, to
gether with mbre than a score of wo
men who are engaged in the banking:
business, met In this city today for
the annual convention 'of the Texas
Bankers' association. The buslnses
.fiirsioiis will continue until Thursday
and will be devoted to the discussion
of a wide rriige of topics' relating to
banking and finance.
North Carolina Club Women.
Winston-Salem, ,N. C, May 7.AVin-ston-gnlem
is today teeming with
wrinen f m all over North Carolina,
who have come to participate 'n the
annual convention of the State Fed
eration of Women's Clubs. Today's
program called -for meetings of the
state' council and board of directors,
followed by the formal opening of
the gathering this evening. The meet
ing will conclude with the election of"
officers Friday. ,
Browning Centenary Kept,
" London. May 7. The 100th anni
versary of the b'rth of Rohert Brown
ing, the famous poet, wns celebrated
by the Rrowiinj. rluhs ant) other lit
erary societies throughout EiiKland .
today. In London the chief features
of the celebration were a service In
Westminster abbey this afternoon fol-
lowed by a dinner under the auspices.
of the Royal Society of. Literature.
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