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1 GRANGE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1912.
NUMBER 169
H
WELL-TO-DO I
IfflDIES!
; STRANGELY
UNION RESIDENT EITH
1 ER KILLED dR SUI- p
U CIDES TODAY
ROD! FOUXD IN STREAM WITH 0
HANDS TIED BEHIND HEB- Grande second with 17, Jefferson
! !;') ' ,'- y'l?!.' ' llHigh, Portland, third, with 12. Baiter
Early IndicnUons Point t Suicide DBt;gcoredi one point in the meet and
anw ucWr, a.,uF.w "I
-In Latter Case Indeed Deep My.:
. f - tery Would Veil the Situation In Et,
t el7if!al,-Illne8t , ! v; ;. y
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, Union, May 13 (Spec iaD-Brutal;
murder or shrewdly outHned su.cide
with Mrs. Fred Ratz, a wealthy' mid-
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die-aged resident of Union as the vie-
Um, is holding Union agog today-.!
Wbataflrst was'deemed .to' be suicide
by drowning has become a mysterious
horror having all the earmarks of a
fiendish murder and mystery veils the
affair from beginning to end. At a
late hour today no clew has been '
found that offset the tangible theories
Of murder in a most brutal manner,
Unless subsequent investigation dis-
iilnaaD ntlioi-ivtea I Vi (i Yaltat will
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vail that Mrs. Ratz was taken to a ,
; vacant piece of ground.. adelning'Llt-:
,)le Creek In Northeastern Union, di-1
'vested of her outer garments, and her,
hands tied behind with a corset string;
and a -shoe string and thrown Into the ;
creek where the waters,' now roaring I
In a torrent from melting snow, are
ferocfousc -enough to "float a' ' horse,
much less a human .body..:.; The body-
was carried down an Irrigation flume:
to the crossing of the road at the
Hutchinson place, a distance of s'ev-j
eral hundred yards' where It was un-.
loosened by patrolers under direction
!of Georee Huffman.
k Sulfide First Admitted ' !
f In the beginning of the search by
ifl about 50 people-hich was occasion-,
if ed this morning hy Mr. Ratz when,
about 4 o'clock he found his wife mls
1 sing, there was every indication to
point to suicide. . ;
I In an informal search for the where
abouts df his wife, Ratz soon located
his wife's outer clothing, lying In a
field near the road. . He summoned
help and officers and a careful search
was instituted that led to the discov-
Dru rP fhn hndv n nnn cfrlornhlo lllc.
tance below the . spot where' the
1 clothes were'found. - It had been car-:
,1,,, j. taA '.
iW ui.i i. i a u -,'
Arush which was loosened by the pol-
era. 5 When the body was floated to
the surface officers immediately re -
moved it tq the morgue. -
: S '-Hands' Are" Tied?
;lt wvs after the body ad hen re
covered that the murder, theory! crop
ped Out on tangible' facts. Her hands
had been
behind her in such a
-ay that Mi' was barely , possible for
her to have 7e:lt herielf in an e-
tiep
tort to throw oflcers off the suicide, "I 1 m- lOMCU T J . T . . ' , -scent,
but-many who .have.. Inspected 'Mori but'because of the abrogation of
the remains are concluding that' such contracts, by Jhe Hearst paVers be
ould be- impossible and hol.j that tw;een local No. 7 and he Chicago
murder had been committed. In the Hearst paper and the Ch.cago Union.
search for the body 'the field hai been.'
tramped and retra'mped in such h way1
that it would be Impossible) to discov-
er the presencq.qf other foptprinta
1:ian per own' cn fSe scene where the
body? was either willingly or t mur-
derouisiy thrown into the' water. .When
tied, her hands were about eight
inches anart. and there Is a nossibil-
lit v of her having concocted the ho-
I'On . o---!7ic ,her tracks In this
ay. It is scouted by many as im
I rat .ileal and almost impossible.. ;
Cause for Crime T'likiiown. .
Thonjrh them may yet dovefop some
fnct to throw more light on the dread
ful accident, there is now noihing to
hasp n cause for either suicide .or
murdor. The woman was middle aged
and her ft,n grown family, lilco Mf.
Ratz nud herself, 'are well provided
for with worldly goods. Uin s :'
LA GRANDERS
WIN HONORS
secoxd ; place v iv scholastic
MEET TAKEJf
HALF MILE FEATURE
Reynolds Pulls Third Place lu Babe
That Breaks World's Mark. ; '
Eugene, May 1 12. (Special) Signal
athletic honors went to the La Grande
high; school last ..Saturday afternoon
when' second' place was 'registered by
(the La Grande athletes in the Oregon
state Intel-scholastic held under the
auspices of the University of Oregon.
! Washington High of Portland was an
easy winnerwith 40. points, and -La
Pendleton a half dozen.
$ The feature of the meet which was
attende(j Dy .p,,,, weather, and
competition by .oyer 200 athletes from
30 school's," was the1 world's mark set
y tne :haif mile.; ; Reynolds of La
cflm.
.... .
pany of marathoners.
-. Davis was the principal point win-
ner for La Grande. He took.'first In
the hammer thr6w,: -with a distance
of 128 feet, and second in ,the discus,
which was won with a throw of 1021
feet. In the pole vault, Mlllertng
and Roberts tied for first place, clear-
ing 10 feet, 9 Incnes. Reynolds toon
third in the half mile.
JOIN STRIKE
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FtIxlES OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO ARE
FEELING THE WAH
Pressmen in San Francisco and Other
Cities to Quit Jobs. ...... .n.
Chlcaco, May IS. Strikes on sever
al of the Harst papers outside of Chi
cago are expected by union men to
day. ' The publishers say they are en
couraged by the action of the printers
!n voting not to Join the striking
pressmen. Several unions here.voteJ
to fine any members purchasing cop
ies of the papers against which th-
strike had been declared. ,' Today 1,
200 police, .are guarding .the news
stands.
Examiner Hard Hit.
San Francisco, May 13 The San
Francisco Examiner Issued an eight
18 paper today devoted largely to
8Mneu .auye' U61"' lu-,i -"-':
so f contained a statement declaring
there is':nb personal animus in' the
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InS onl' on telegraphic orders The
orders came from, the . Interna lonal
Pressmen's andAsslstan
Union 01 rurill AiliClla uumu ui ur
rectors.i i ; 1 ' l-! '' '"'' '
i The. Examiner., statement .declares
that'curtailment "of the size of the pa-
only temporary. The statement
the umon says: 'The strike
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family troubles 'have circulated about;
jjnion Uut nothing is substantiated.1
je'' home was deserted lomi befoio
daylight hy Vhe woman, for her ab-
Sence was discovered at 4 o-clock by;
jir. RntzT Had she ben lured from,
ner h01ne and then murdered, fur'.Jier
mWinm na t hnw' the . details were i
worked out are created. In this par-!
tlcular phase there is an 'earmark ot,
suicide. The posse that found the re-j
mains eventually, was formed about
fi o'clock, and kept growing In sizn.
and numbers until a goodly portion (
of tjie city was in the hunt. j
Inquest This Afternoon. .
Immediately' after luncheon, ' tho
coroner's jury went to the scene of
drowning and then convened in a
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NOW SflltGHT
SOCIALISTS C O N V E N
TION HEARS RECALL
DEMANDS
SOCIALISTS EVERYWHERE
;. PROMISE TO FIGHT DECISION
National Convention Wants Declslou
", Recalled or Impeachment Proceed
ings Against Hanford Started, at
.. Once Republicans' ami Democrats
Said to Be Supporting.
Indianapolis, May 13. Delegates to
the national convention of the Social
ist party . today lined up behind : a
movement to compel United ' States
Judge C. H., Hanford of Seattle to re
call his decision annulling the citizen
ship papers, of Leonard Olson of Ta
eoina because the latter admitted he
was a socialist, or fuce impeachment
proceedings.
Scores of telegrams from repiibl
cans and democrats of all sections of
the country in which they 'promised to
help the socialists in efforts to prove
that Hanford permitted personal pre
judice to rule his action, were read
to the delegates. v " - - ,:-
The decision, the delegates say, w'
be carried to the United States. u
preme court, forra. reversal, if neces
sary. ::.: .; . ; v--i
Seattle Socialists Act 1
Seattle, May 13. Resolutions co'i-
demnlng the decision of Judge Han i boasting tnat tnis is a pro-iart com
ford, depriving Leonard Olson of h:s mlttee and will arbitrarily "disreiard
citizenship rights because he is a bo thp Roosevelt La Follette majority,
cialist. . will be passed by the execu-' and will seat every Taft delegate in'
tive. committee of the count.v socialist! the convention on roll call.; If the in.
organization at the rlty meeting to- surgents fuil'to get what the? thilik
night. The committee will prepare a they are entitled to they will bolt,
camnaien tb 'carfv 'OlB'oirs aWeal (0,
the United States supreme court,
necessary; ' ' j ; '. '; U :':'
r, FIRST CAMPXG TRIP HE ID :
MJIem Girls and Friends Enjoy Ont
ing, First of the Season. ;
Camping fever has seized hold or
La Grande and yesterday marked the
first, "formal function" .in this l:ne
when the Milem club and gentleman
friends climbed Deal canyon. The day
was spent in the shady seclusions of
''Foley's grove" aid two bountiful
meals were served by the society
belles. ' . '
. "Buffalo.'; Vernon, king of the buck-,
aroos .and .bulldoggers, is in La
Grapde. today visiting his old friend,
Pat Foley. ' Pat and Vernon formerly
worked together in - Nevada. -on the
Wild HorsO ranch' and whenever elth
;.er , is in reasonable distance of the
other they have an old; fashioned
Buc-karoo vfsit.' ',
' Vernon' is the bes' known buckaroo
in 'the world today. For a long time
ia was with the vaudeville circu t and
BUFFALO VEBHON VISITS IN
gave fancy roping exhibitions through that he may be induced to hook up night with 'his irrigators and? will
out this country.. He was. the head- with the Fair association nnd glvej warm up In the ; morning probably. &f-
liner at Pendleton roundup las; year his buckaroo acts, such as bull-dog-- ter tomorrow the games a'art at 3:-3C,
nnd Qheyenne people would not think ging the steer, fancy roping and auto, lasting throughout the week and Sun
of holding their annual wild 'west 'chase doting the Union county fair in' day.
show without Vernon. September. While nothing definite hasj- .;' -J " -'
. : Arranging a New Stunt, ; been settled it is understood that this, ' AM, STORES TO CLOSE.
, .When seen by reporter for the Ob- is a probabil'ly. , j i.
server Idday Vernon said : ir "Every
thing is rood in its i:ne. All of my
exhibits seem to please the people'
but ' I am on the lookout for some
thing new and I . think Pat and I
have it. We propose to rope a steer
from an automobile at the Pendleton
show this year, something that has
n'vrf j-pn done before. By doing
this wo will have combined the ncv
method of transportation with rnnin;.:
No, we do not expect to Induce every
ca'tlt-Trn la bry antns foi- Vo f.cv-
Time mtv - nm r nr
M FOR COLONEL
ROOSEVELT CARRIES
. MINNESOTA WITH
''HANDS DOWN"
SPLIT IN' WASHINGTON 'STATE
'- f CON VENTION IS PBED1CTED
Early Berarns From Minnesota's PrI.
mary Election Give Roosevelt IGvery
Congressional District Save Two
California Expects Big .Vote Tomor
i. rowat 'Primary Election.:;; ,- i
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r St. Paul, Minn., May-;ia.The.lates)i
returns from the state primaries elocu
tion today indicate that Roosevelt has
carried,, every vcongrftsslonal district,
except possibly two, Roosevelt has 20
and probably 21 delegates of. Minne
sota's . 24, to the national convention.
, California Fight Closes,
San Francisco, Mny 18. A record-
breaking vote is expected Tesda'. In
ine caiuoruia priiunieB. .mierea. i? cuoir iof iub- muruor oi-.nis , sweei
centered in the Taft-Roosevel.t-La Fi.lr I heart, Avis Llnnell, was continued to
lette fight for republican delegates to day with Doctors Stedman, Frost and
the national convention. The race be -
tween Clark, and Wilson," democrats
is expected to be close. ' . . ' j
Spilt iii Washington Likely.
Seattle, Wn., May 13. Whether:'
there are to be two conventions at
A'lief deerf Wednesday .epndB-'bn1' fhe
action of' the state' central committee
which meets tomorrow. The Ta.t
leaders are alleged to ' be openly
and hold a separate convention
Taft Quits Personalities,
Marietta, 0.,,May 13 Expressing a
determination to eliminate all anto
Roosevelt personalities and confine
his speeches to a discussion of his
administration and its accomplish
ments In support of his claim for. the
. .w,.viU.
pres aentiai nomination, Taft arrived
here today td begin his JVal 10 days'
campaigning before
lnln. before tne'Ahlo' sta-e
primaries.
La Follette Camiwign OTfr.
San Francisco, May 13.-
Returning,
to 'Frisco from : San Diego Senator
La Follette arrived here today. -.' '
boys, but the novelty or the act will
be Interesting,, to say the least."., . .
."Will Be at Horse, Show.
Buffalo1' Vernon and Pat Foley wMi
be.at the Union horse show and In all die the indicator and Knell who ol -probability
will pull off some good- liciated at Boise goes ! to Pendleton
even s. They are iii Union this after
noon arranging for the show.
May Exhibit at Connty Fair.
The most interesting feature of(
Vernon's visit to La Grande as far;
as the public is concerned is the fact,
i Wallowa Itucharo.os Knll Vernon.
Several of tho boya of the big sad
dle in Wallowa county heard Vernon,
was in town today nnd they phoned
out Baying they woubl rrimn to the
Union horse show .in a Y.f.Oy if ho was
going to "'Vi't, t"r When ihey
wr'j Inform'ri t''il T.r.i.,n :niht nl-
pi :
fa'r-
'"ii count':
.r;V'. mni-1."
tin vD
i Inr.nha
,nt' T,fi n
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would br.l'"r.
smallpo in
MEXICO, RUMOR
AMERICANS FLEE FROM LATEST
. MENACE THERE 'K
KANY DEATHS OCCUR
Many Cases let loBe Heard From
. Transport Bringing Amt'rlcans.
- Nogales,' Ariz.,' May ' 13 Smallpox
in a virulent form has again' appeared
in Mazatlan, and the west coast of
Mexico, according to refugees arrlv
ing here today. ' - 'V
' Several deaths and more than 100
cases of disease are reported;' The
United' States transport Buford' is !ei.
route to San Francisco via '' Sauna
Cruz, according to railroad men, and
carries 200 American refugees taken
aboard at the ' various west coas
ports. .'.':;
f. DEATH CHAIR BEAD1.
Unfrocked, Minister's Death f Will
Come Wltidn a Few Days, Perhaps.
Boston, May 13. Investigation into
the menial condition of Rev. C. V. T.
Rlcheson, condemned to the electric
Tuttle conducting the examination,
Preparations for the electrocution of
the unfrocked minister were begun to-
day' by Warden Charleston of the
state prison. Rlcheson is , to meet
death May 19. The death cell is put
in order, and' t.e electric wires inspected.-
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FOR 1ST CAME
SEASON TO OPEN IN LOCAL BAIL!
;. WICK. ' ' - - -
Foster U Get on the Mound for La
Grande KclliicJiey Here Tonight
PIPPINS
HUM
With two actual games won out of received during the afternoon or eve
the series at Boise, the. La Grand, inlng covering! disposition' of the body.
,' , ,,,. , ,,.
"uu ,",l""iu u..v. -..u
lage of Mgr. ' Bradley and the bae
ball season will, be ushered .la toinor,
row commencing at, 4 o'clock v,;;';
auspicious circumstances. The co:..
.jr.tee will obtain this afternoon an
evening the name of every house that
will clOBe tomorrow at 3:30 o'tluih
and automobile . fans are ; going to
form a cordon o proteutin at 3:30 at j
the Foley hotel for the ball players i
unit trive n little KldeHiiour ill ti-HCt'on : I
in. the way of a , parade. The day
promises good weather and there will
be pientjr of opportunity for a great
concourse of fans to
the festal bailiwick
gather' around
to see Mayor
Church heave, the , first ball, and to
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watcb the impending struggle, ,Fos-,
ter who was sent to Boise to get ac
iiuainted with the player, and loosen
up will climb, on .the hilltop for L:
Grande and Fox or Karr will do simi
larly for Boise. : Umpire Longeimcker
will come from Walla Wa!Hi to' hsn-
where Waila : Walla opens ' tomorrow
with much pomp.'. (
I Tomorrow's game will ' find boll:
teams settled tpa somotliing like na
ural stride nnd high class ball Is Pra
dieted.) Hugh Kellackey arrives" t5-
i Itiifcher shops, dothiiig stores, dni
sloros, confccliMn 'ry', sfni'Cs, 'jrrc.!;rj .
sleres, furniture stores, l!'ird(u-.
' barber shopv. jmhiI nioms-i-jsriictfK-'t-'
every hoti'-e ; every ll.-e of IhisI:ica i,
will close at ''8:0. To fiicililute in':1
ferg tlio grocery mid incut !i'IJvrr
schedule trill he chiitit;pd to run (l.
lust delivery nt S:!lft. r.'Tltn, ioivn ,wH:,
lie lis dosor); V.ns n whlsyititr litis! .a.
ir P'"0. Th'i li'tV rcpiir'. of n com
mltico h!:h t-Jiinanscd the. ! V.'-
I W.MEMDER
EETS DEATH
I.
CRTJ
3ED TO A ' PULP
WHEN '? ENGINE;
i'C-i ' CAR
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INSTBUCTIONS GI1B IDBN, ,
, TIT1 AND HIS RELATIONS
fjh-niailed Letter Addressed to Broth
er In Manitoba Discloses Name of
- Young Man Killed at Pendleton
i Yesterday and Found When the Rip
Track Employes Inspect Car. :i '
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Crushed to i a : pulp between two
piles of lumber )n a freight car, a
young 1. W. W.' pained J. Logan ' who
hails probably from King ' Edwards
postoiflce, Manitoba, was found' by rip
track employes in the La's Grande
freight yards yesterday afternoon.: He .
was killed at Pendleton where the car
In which the Industrialist! was riding,
was bumped by a switch engine with
such-'force that 'the 'end of the1 'car
was 'caved in, and driving the three
tiers of lumber "in it together with
telescopic effect.' The car was run on
the 'Hp track when .it reached La
Grande and the body '- discovered.
Nothing. was' known, of the accident
until the car "waB t Inspected .for .re
pairs at this point. . ' (, . , Y'j. .
, Carried Emergency Address..
1 Coroner Bacon, when palled, to. .the
scene, , .found, . numerous,' 't ' addresses
about' ihei' ''remains,' including 'a letter
j written ' and addressed to a brother,
'George T, Logan, King Edwards sta
ll tlop, Manitoba. Jn addition to this iden
location,; he carried Instructions on
!his-person, whlph adviBed that U kil
:l.ed or seriously ill, to' notify .Miss 01
,iBon,'293 Tenth street, Portland. ,Thl
jhas been done; the.addrcss ,is presum
jably the living place ' of - a Bweetheart
or'a near relative. --
j The coroner's Inquest was held this
jafternoon', being more or : less' peM
Ifunctory In view of the facts' already
iknown.. Instructions will jVobably be
The ihan is' votihg. abouU 20, Was san-
- . - , ,haa fu
dy - haired, five feet nine inrhe tall
na weignea aww puu...... t, .
In addition to these other descrip
tions found upon his' person it was
iiearneo inai ne wun a iuciiiuci ui n.-
4. W. W.. ari organization now creat
ing disturbance throughout tne racM
c coast. .
REBELS MEET DEFEAT.
,WhoIesule Desertions Conic When the
; Itobei Leader Is Dented.!. j
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l OIIUJUO, : .uca., iviujr .it. ;ni.iB.
ing the rebels, yesterday and captur-
Inn ian nunlUin ' In f
. i b, v ri. . i .:
each Bide lost about 580 . killed ; and
V -,.,-ih . nay,-y
Huerta are preparing today to anni
Milatd the rebels under Orozco, who1
have 'fled to, Escalloh,: ArKhere, theyi are
expected to make their last stand to-
4y- ';,'.:.,...'"'.'., -
El . Paso, May ,13, Geiieral Orpzco's.
rebels',- tired; anHl; hungry, ateakingi
liosslbly their' lust statidat Peiiuno;
Depellano today against General
Huerta's federal troops, The last ro-.
ports were that the rebels were fight-!
ing desperately. ' ' ''''" '"-. )
The rebels at j Juarez are badly de-'
moralized today as the result of Oroz.
co's crushing defeat at Concos.. .Twen
ty men from the Juarez garrison de-j
serted today, and crossed tho .border
into El Paso. They report another do-J
feat of the. rebels will result In whole-,
sale desertion. V General Orozt-o Is,
'defeated today It is bollovod bo will
rctlro and make Ch'huabua his b:sn of
oporn'tUiiw. an:', lf-nhle to' gather men :
fnousN; fA-iJ.PV-:Q h ;nf-r ousi resist-:-;
"r.:o,.. ., .;, . ',.,.,, ; t
' 'frie "W"rS')io?: s IVrtiii!!".
M'nncapolls. Al'lnn.,1 'mv ' isT-That
five how bishopries will 1-e rcat.od to
morrow when the report of the Wnls-..
copal committee of tho n"Ri?rc"'il.M ,
conference of the Methodist church is
mnde, seems cer'nln today. ;
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