La Grande evening observer., June 13, 1912, Image 1

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TO
IMMEDIATE PRESENCE
IS URGENTLY NEED
ED SAY FRIENDS
CHARGES OF BRIBERY MADE
AND DENIED AT CHICAGO
McKinley Affirms Roosevelt Men Have
llouht Delegates "With Money and
Rooewlt Men Say Taft People Buy
Delegates With Offer of Federal
I'Iiiiiis Conferences Are Secret.
Chicago, June 13. Roosevelt will
come to Chicago ou the tirst train, If
progressive leaders have their way.
After an all night conference, lead
r.j of the Roosevelt nomination fight
dec! Jed to notify the colonel he is
needed here and needed badly. Gov
inor Johnson, of California, and F. J.
Heney declared positively today that
Ttootevelt is coming here. Following
the announcement a hurryup call was
sent for Roosevelt.
The Taft leaders then held a con
ference. It was later declared that
they expected the Roosevlt people to
attempt a demonstration In the hope
of stampeding the convention.
Roosevelt leaders brand today the
chart.es by Taft men that money is
Lcing reely used to buy Taft men for
Roosevelt, as ridiculous. Senator Dix
on of Montana was angry when he
heard 'his allegation. He demanded
that Congressman McKinley, director
of the Taft bureau, specify insunces.
Turious at the charges made by Con
pressman McKinley, director of the
Taft bureau, that Roosevelt leaders
are resorting to bribery to control the
national convention, Senator Dlxoii of
Montana said, "Let McKinley name the
hbosevelt men who offered a bribe to
a Taft delegate or a delegate accenting
a bribe. McKinley is in a glfiss bose
IIKSS
ES
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COM
j 1 Know the national committeeman Is
A voting with us who was offered a
J federal a' ishalsbip If he would c&
over to Tart."
La Folletto Holds I'oncr.
That La Follette delegates consider
; both Taft and Roosevelt unworthy of
nomination and will positively refuse
!j tt aid In either case and bold the
balance of power In the national con-
ventlon next week, was declared to-.-
day by Walter HouBer, the national
campaign manager for La Follette.
Chicago. I!!.. June 13. An army of
visitors that is expected to surpass
all records for a national political
convention week In Chicago already is
marching Into the city by companies
and regiments, and by Saturday the
hotels in the downtown section will
be filled to capacity.
Within two weeks after the nation
al committee decided last winter to
give' the convention to Chicago every
room In the Congress hotel, where
both the Taft and Roosevelt headquar
ters are located, had been sold out
for the convention week, an indica
tion of the crowds that are expected
to be attracted to the city by the big
quadrennial meet of the republicans.
The Ulackstone, La Salle, Sherman
House, Great Northern anil oilier big
hotels report a similar demand on
their capacity, and the proprietors
predict that by Saturday night every
down town hostelry, both big and lit-
"W -"" will be hauling out the sign "Cot
. Room Only." Officials In charge of
I the railroads entering Chicago like-
wise are of the opinion that a new
? record for crowds will be established
In Chicago this week and next.
No matter how great the throngs,
? however, Chicago expects to be nble
'' to give them accommodations. More
'j than 15.000 visitors are expected to
; be cared for in the big hotels in the
i loop district, additional to the ord
, j nary run of patronage. Outlying ho
tels and the larger rooming houses
f, will take care of almost as many
more, Bc.ordlng to the statements of
: Intel experts, while thousands ot oth
or visitors will be quartered in prl
( vate homes with friends or relatives.
HOLMES TRIAL NEAR END.
Hollered Evidence Will Be Completed
TMs Afternoon Sometime.
Final evidence and arguments will
likely be a fact In the Holmes vs. O.-W.
case this afternoon. The North Pow
der case has occupied the court's
attention for two days. At present
the docket calls for another O.-W.
-case to follow this one. The Crane
company Is the plaintiff In the ensuing
cause.
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, TI1UKSDAY, JUNE 13, 1912.
Mill Vanj Is
Denied Here
LEWISTON TRIBUNE SPIN'S AX AB
SURD TALE.
STAND DENIES REPORT
Lewiston Paper Announces Stunge In.
(crests Going There at Once.
"Absolutely no truth In It we have
no perfect plans." This is the way
August J. Stange briefly characterizes
a so-called dispatch from La Grande
in the Lewiston Tribune affirming that
the Mt. Emily Timber company of
this city Is going to erect and operate
a moiiBter sawmill at Lewiston. The
report is both absurd and premature
and Is probably the rantings or a
brainstormy booster. Ludicrous state
ments permeate the dispatch which Is
unquestionably doctored from a recent
story in the Observer- telling of the
Incorporation of the Mt. Emily Tim
ber company in this city with August
J. Stange, J. T. Williamson and John
S. Hod si n as the incorporator.?. Among
other things noted by the dispatch Is
that the mill will be so large that It
will supply the entire northwest de
mand. After relating the facts rela
tive to the formation of the company
and hinting that the stockholders are
Interested capitalists who are related
to the Stange lumbering interests and
timber holdings In I'nlon county, the
highly absurd article proceeds under
a La Grande date .line:
The company's holdings consist of
85,0o0 acres of fine timber land in the
Grande Rondo basin and the market
able timber Is estimated to be In ex
cess of l,r00,00O.Guo feet. It hJ3
been definitely learned here that the
company expects soon to begin opera
tions in the new timber belt and that
the big plant will be located at Lewis
ton r.r.d will be of sufficient capacity
to supply the entire western trade.
Si;;tenient is made that from 1.200 to
1 .' 00 people will be employed tn the
manufacturing plant.
The plans of the company are close
ly Identified with the plana of the
HariHiinu people for railroad con
struction In the Snake river valley.
Persons here Identified with the or
gjnizat.on of the company have given
out the statemen: that the Harriuian
ofTt: Is have given assurances that
t! construction or the line from
IIii:nc-btad to Lewiston will be com
merced at both Lewiston and Home
stead ;hls fall and that the work will
be rushed to completion at the earli
est possible date. A branch lino will
be cotiflructed up the Grande VSof'e
tci serve the agricultural dlstrlcu and
the big timber belt In which the lurn-
hi'f ro'npnny will operate.
DENVER PAPER EXPOSES ALLEG
ED FRAMEUF.
l'roNiiiM nt Woman In Colonic!:) I"o!'.
tics Figures in th; P'i
Denver, Colo., June 13. TIio l-m
vcr Republican charges that Roose
velt, by his suffrage endorsement,
,::ai.s to capture the woman vote and
Judge Lindsey plans to be Roosevelt's
runni.ife mate.
Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker and Lind
say, the paper says, conferred before
Lindsey went east with the result that
Mrs. Decker agreed to throw her In
fluence among- the western suffragists
to the ticket headed by Roosevelt and
Lindsey, whether regular or a bolt
ticket.
Li leturn, the Republican says, Mrs.
Pecker Is to get the congressional
nomination from Colorado, the district
receiving Roosevelt's personal sup
port. This plan, says the paper, caus
ed llooscvelt's announcement in fa
vor ot woman suffrage yesterday.
ALARM PREVENTS BURGLARY
Tno Attempt!) Made to Burglarize the
Ilohncnkanip Store Last Night
Two attempts were made to burglar
ize the Bohnenkamp store last night
Entrance was gained by cutting a
panel in a door leading to the stair
way between the Masonic building and
the hardware store but a clever alarm
pftiom wiifl set ntr Immediate!? after
the fellow got Inside and a large crowd
collected immediately, i ae inier es
caped only to return again this morn
ing about 4 ociock wnen tne aiarm
was mraln sounded and robbery frus
trated the second time.
Nothing was removed from tne
store, It Is believed at either attempt.
BEN LliSEi
TEDDY'S SECOND
ROOSEVELT GIS FIRST
VICTORY IN MISSOURI CASE
Mississippi Delegates, Except One,
Seated For Taft--Missouri Vot
ing Powers Changed By
Committee.
Chicago, June 18. Roosevelt -non
the first big victory wbeu the nation,
al committee seated Roosevelt dele
gutcs-at-large from Missouri, over the
Taft contestants. Roosevelt meu
proved there was no question as to
the legality of their election.
Originally the eight delcgutes-at.
large from Missouri each had a half
vote, but today a proposition was made
and agreed to, to have four delegates,
each with one vote, and the other four
!s alternates. With the exception of
the eighth district where delegates arc
i.pllt one for Taft and one for Roose
velt, Taft won all Mississippi cou.
tests.
Chicago, June 13. The republican
national convention seated the Taft
delegates from the second, fourth.
sixth and seventh Mississippi districts
today. Later the fifth district dele
gates were seated.
Committeeman Sturges offered a
resolution before the national com
mittee today providing that the proxy
held by Francis J. Heney be rejected
on the ground that Heney Is a demo
crat. The motion was tabled on a viva
voce vote.
After Sturges attacked Heney, Sen
ator Borah of Idaho defended him. He
said he knew Heney before he was a
British Naval Guns In
'The New York Navy Yard
Photo by American Press Associatioa
ONE of the most brilliant naval notions of the war of 1812 Is commem
orated by the display In the New York navy yard of seven ancient
ship' guns. They are part of the armament of the British frigate
Macedonian, which was captured by Captain Stephen Decatur on Oct.
2r, 1812, after a fierce combat of two hours. When her commander. Captain
Carden, offered his sword to Decatur the American said. "Sir, I cannot receive
th- sword f a man who has so bravely defended his ship, but I will receive
your lumd " The prize was repaired, sailed Into New York harbor amid gen
cm I reloiriwr. and the guiiM here pictured were set up us trophies In the nary
y inl. ie nvir received the freedom of the city and n gold medal, and baa k
fe'uro pine lu history as one of the nation's naval heroes.
republican candidate for office In
California.; Heney then broke In, de
fending himself. He said he had re
, fused a democratic nomination as dis
trict attorney in San Francisco, and
! announced he was a republican and
! ran Independently. He declared that
corrupt money from Patrick Calhoun,
head of the United Railways of San
Francisco, defeated him. He said Cal
houn backed the Taft contests In the
fourth district of California, now be
ing heard before the committee.
Members of the national committee
from 15 states where Roosevelt won
In the pinnarles this atternoon began
drawing up a formal resolution to be
presented to the committee, protest
ing against Us action on the contest
ed delegates' seats.
It Is reported that the protest wih
declare tuat. If Taft Is nominated by
the national convention, 15 states with
an organization to be effected, will
be for Roosevelt.
English Union Leader Visits,'
San Francisco, Cat, June 13. Jo
seph Havelock Wilson, president of
the National Sailors and Firemen's un
ion of Great Britain and Ireland, Ar
rived here today on the steamer Ta
hiti from Australia to remain two
weeks as a guest of the Maritime un
ions of San Francisco. Wilson was
met outside the golden gate by Mayor
Rolph and union leaders.
Show Guests
Lose Funds
MR. AND MRS. ATKINSON' ARE
ROBBED.
TICKETS ALSO TAKEN
Forty Dollars and Return Tickets to
La C'rande Taken by "Dili."
. About $10 in cash and return tickets
for himself and wife were plckpocket
ed from Mr. Atkinson, the South La
Grande grocery while visiting rela
tives and attending the Portland rose
show yesterday. Mr. Atkinson has
telegraphed for more funds with
which to purchase his return tickets
and to defray expenses of the Jour
ney. Just how Mr. Atkinson was rob
bed Is not definitely known, but In
the crush and crowds that attend the
parados and other attractions In the
metropolis, he was relieved of his
pocketbook by some smooth "dip." As
the tickets on which he traveled were
of the excursion nature, they cannot
be apprehended and the Atkinsons
will be required to pay full fare rates
on their return trip.
SOLON'S TO INVESTIGATE,
Delegations Will Go to Seattle to In
vestigate llanford Case.
Washington, June 13. The house to
day authorized Chairman Clayton of
the judiciary committee to Investigate
the allegations against Federal Judge
llanford of Seattle by Congressmen
Eerger and Norrls and unanimously
vested the judiciary committee with
powers to begin a thorough Inquiry.
After the executive session of the
house judiciary committee, Chairman
rlnvtnn nnnnunnpil n Riih-rnmmit ten
rnninnapil nf Renrp-aentnttVAa nriihnm I
nf Tlllnnla MrPnv nf Kaor Tnraev nml I
Higglrs of Connecticut will go to Seat-
tie to take testimony regarding the'
charges against llanford.
OPEX.A1R CONCERT.
Muslcale Mill Entertain Again, if the
Weather Mnn Permits. .
Not discouraged by the rainy weath
er, which hindered the success of their
late musical entertainment the Lyle
Tuesday Musiralo will entertain Sat
urday night, if the weather permlU.
The prrram and general arrangement
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of the coming affair will he on the
same plan as the one given last Tues
day night. The concert will be given
at Mrs. Scrogelni' and the public is
cordially invite,; to bo present, with
piu.i.isos of a 1 ii e program.
VP PEL AND FORD YE N'T SPLEEN
ON EACH OTHER.
Detect he on Sluml While Attorneys
Fight Over Evidence.
Los Angeles, June 13. Constant
wrangling by the defense counsel A;
pcl, and Assistant District Attorney
Ford, featured the forenoon session "f
the trial of Clarence Harrow accused
of bi tiling the MrXnmara jury.
Dana Ong, a detective for tho dis
tr'ct attorney's office was under cross
examination by Appel. Nothing new
developed and his testimony was un
lippeached. NO PETITION'S ON' TICKET.
Printer Has School Ballots and Names
Will Be Written lu.
While at least one petition, having
for Its motive the consent of Dr. N.
Volitor to become a candidate for the
office of school director, has been cir
culated in this school district, It Is
not likely that the ticket used at the
oiiuiial elcVtlon June 17th will have
anv names upon It. Therefore It will
be necessary for all who vote to write
la the name of a director.
Brillinnt Wedding Witnessed.
London, June 13. One of the most
brilliant June weddings of England
was that today of Lord Nortland, the
only son and heir to the Earl and
Countess of Ranfurly to Miss Hilda
Cooper, a daughter of the late Sir Dan
iel Cooper. The ceremony was wtl-
nessed by representatives of nearly
all the noble families In the United
Kingdom.
Harcllnir Is Improving.
Charles Harding was removed from
tho hospital to his home yesterday af
ter an operation for appendicitis at
the Grande rondo hospital.
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TRIAL FEATURES
NUMBER 196
ASHES 30 FEET :
DEEP OBfjRE
RUlilES
SI
GOVERNM7 & f CATTLE
TO BE SLAUGHTERED .
FOR HUNGRY
REFUGEES VENTURE BACK
TO WASTED HOME TOWJf
Reported that a Trading Point, Cold
Bay Is Destroyed Few Houses That
Still Stand at Kodluk Are Filled
With Drift, Though Most of the
Homes Are In Complete Ruin.
Cordova, AlaBka, June 13. It la re
ported here today that Cold Bay, a
trading point, owned by Captain Lath
rop. was destroyed by the volcanic
eruptions In Alaska lust week.' Wire
less messages from the revenue cut
ter Manning, at Kodlak harbor, state
there was no loss of life before re
ported on the Island, but that no word
had been received from the settle
ments on the mainland at the foot of
Mount Kntmni, the volcano where the
greatest suffering exists, as to whether
the people there survived the eruption
or not. There is no water at Kodiak
except sea water filtered aboard the
Manning,
Provisions are destroyed.
and the food problem is SerlOUS.
Homes tinier 80 tect of Ashes,
Befugecs aboard the Manning have
gained more confidence, some going
asnore to searcb lor their former
homos, now lying In ruins. The ashes
tn some places are 20 to 30 feet deep.
Nearly all the houses In the rulna
which withstood the hail of ashes and
stones have been filled with line drift.
Attempts nre being made to reach
the government farm near Kodlak
where Imported cattle and Bheep will
be used for food if they are in a fit
condition.
It Is thought that the eruption, by
, iiuiiuiuiK mo wtuer hub virtually run
ed the fishing season. at al stations.
polluting the water has virtually ruln-
iieiicte nord End Here.
White refugees believe the worst Is
over but Captain Perry and his men
have a hard tiu'ie pacifying the natives
who think the eruptions are forerun
ners of a total destruction of their
Island and tho rest of the world.
SLIDE" AT DURKEE.
Several I'ussenirer and Mail, Trains
Held up by Durkec Avalanche.
An avalanche of dirt and rock 400 '
feet long and from eight to 10 feet
deep covered the mainline of the O.-W.
near Durkee all last night and a part
of today. The slide occurred at a,
time when no trains were passing and
no injury other than resulted to the
roadbed. Is rerorded. This occurred
about fi o'clock last evening, In time
to hold No. it, No. 5 and later In the
evening No. IS going east. No. 17
this morning was likewise held up
until after the cleanup, which was
accomplished about noon today. The
belated trains were scheduled to reach
here about 3:30 this afternoon.
For Roosevelt and Glasscock.
Charleston, W. Va., June 13. The
West Virginia delegates to the re
publican national convention, who
will depart from here tomorrow for
Chicago, will carry with them a boom
frr Governor William E. Glasscock
for the vice presidential Humiliation
In the event that Theodore Roosevelt
i3 named to head the ticket. The
friends of Governor Glasscock believe
he Is entitled to second place on the
itcKet rrom the fact that he Is the
"original Roosevelt man." On Janu
ary 18 last, almost two months before
ti;e hoadgear of the famous Rough
Rloer was tossed Into the squared
circle. Governor Glasscock issued a
public statement in which he declared
that a careful canvass of the political
situation In West Virginia had con
vinced him that the people of the
state were overwhelmingly for Colo
nel Roosevelt for the republican pres
idential nomination and calling upon
the people to elect delegates to Chi
cago who would vote for bis nomina
tion. Furthermore, it Is pointed out
the governor of West VIrglula Is the
only ono of the seven governors who
prevailed on Roosevelt to be a candi
date, who carried hla state solid in
the contest for delegates.
Los Angeles Has Sfiikp,
Los Angeles, June 13. Fifteen
hundred union men, affiliated with the
building trades council, struck today.
Only the men working in open shops
were called out. The strike Is for th
purpose of enforcing the closed shop.
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