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VOLUME XV J
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY. MAY 21, 1913.
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JAP WAITERS
IN ARMY CLUB
MAY BE SPIES
TEN OF THE RELEASED BUT
NONE WILL EXPLAIN
EXACTLY WHY,
STATE SECRETS IN DANGER
No One of Those Responsible for
Their Dismissal Will Admit It, But
General Belief 'is That Japanese
Were Too Attentive Listeners In
Employing Successors, Japs Avoid
ed. New York, May 21 Suspicion that
perhaps Japanese were too attentive
listeners to conversations, has re
sulted in the dismissal of ten Japan
ese waiters, eight from the army and
navy club and two from the United
Service club, organizations of retired
army and navy "men. No member of
either club could be found, who would
say the discharged Japanese were
suspected of being spies, the general
explanation being then: work was
satisfactory. It is significant that
no other Japanese were hired to take
their places,.
k. Lemons May. Be Freed.
Washington, May 21. California
senators and congressmen wear the
house cuts in citrus duties may be
exceeded when the senate acts on the
Underwood tariff, and that the possi
bility of lemons being placed on the
free list approaches a probability.
It is freely rumored the senate
contemplates lower rates on various
manufactured good and members of
the senate finance committee declare
the senate, finding itself "up against
- It" may decide to give the Democratic
administration its fill on low duties
by slashing the Payne schedules even
more than the house did.
Strike Nears End.
San Francisco, May 21. That set
tlement of the strike of the Califor
nia Light & Power Council against
the Pacific Gas & Electric company
will be brought about within a few
days was the statement of officials
of the San Francisco labor council
who are endeavoring to settle the
controversy by arbitration. Officers
of the Light and Power council say a
meeting of several strike committees
throughout the territory involved
Is called for this afternoon, when it
is expected definite conclusions will
be reached as to the method of pro
cedure. They refused to divulge the
proposition to be considered. The
strike is affecting many cities of
California; . - i;
More Joke Bombs Found.
Birmingham, England, May 21.
Another joke "bomb" filled with sand
was found on the door step of the
National Provincial bank today.
HARPS PLAN
The plan of Mr. Harps, of San
Francisco, to build an interurban
railroad in the valley, as outlined by
him today before a number of Com
mercial club members at a luncheon
at the Sommer hotel, seemingly did
not appeal to those present.
After outlining his idea of build
ing such a road, which is in form a
sort of unitization process paying a
DANCER TO MARRY ENGLISH
' . LORD.
The wedding of proUy Olive May,
one of the cleverest dancers in Lon
don, to Lord Victor Wi.iiam Paget,
brother of an heir pre3 t iiptive to the
Marquis of Anglesey, is announced
for the early part of th? year. Miss
May is one of the mo it popular of
the Gaety Girls, and by her marriage
to Lord Paget, she will be allied to
the . Duke of Rutland's family,
through the newly married Marchis
ness of Anglesey, who was .Lady
Majorie Manners,' daughter of the
duke. English people now refer to
the Gaiety stage as the marriage
market for British aristocracy. :
NABBED WHILE PLAYING POOL
YESTERDAY.
Prison Officer Comes to Take Escap
ed Prisoner Away.
After being at large for several
months, since last August to be exact,
Bernwell Martinez, a Mexican, was
apprehended here yesterday by Offi
cer Avant and this morning was taken
to Boise where he will be reincarcerated-
in the penitentiary from which
he made his escape last fall. Duri.ig
the winter he has been in the inter
ior of Oregon and finally drifted into
La Grande. He was nabbed yester
day afternoon while playing pool in
a Jap pool room, the officer later ver
ifying his identification through tele
grams from the Boise prison. A
deputy warden arrived this morning
from Boise and went back on the
next train, his prisoner Oregon-booted
and handcuffed. Martinez was
sent up for burglary to serve one to
seven years.
Governor Inspects Roads.
Olympia, May 21. Governor Lis
ter and members of the state high
way commission left today by auto
mobile on a tour of the Pacific high
way between Olympia and Vancouver.
The party expects to reach Vancou
ver Friday night.
NOT APPEAL
commission to the builder, Mr. Harps
stated so far as he knew there was
no such plan at work, nor had it been
worked relative to building a rail
road, but he also stated that from his
36 years of experience as a railroad
builder he had reasons to believe it
would work.
Details of the idea will be given to
any who wish to enter more deeply
into the subject by Mr. Harps.
CONVICT or
BOISE CAUGHT
Evidence Against Wood
Corroborated And Net Is
Brawn Tighter ' A boutMim
. Boston, May 21; Expert testi
mony on dynamite and its handling
was offered by Water Whitney at
today's session' of the Wood, At
teaux, Collins trial, who are charged
with planting explosives at Lawrence
to discredit the strikers. Whitney
examined explosives found at Law
rence and pronounced them 75 per
cent dynamite.
He produced three sticks resemb-
Union Pair
Hold Record
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MR. AND MRS. COFFINBURY
MARRIED NEARLY 64 YEARS.
May Be State Record
Relative Comes to Visit Old Couple
as Husband is 111.
Union, May 20. (Special) Union
lays claim o the honor of having one
of 'the 'oldest married couple, of not
the oldest one, in the state or Ore
gon. Mr. and Mrs. Charley C. Cof
finbury of Union have been married
for . 63 years and eight m Tilths on
June 4th, and if they live until Sep
tember 4, 1913, they will have round
ed out 64 years of married life.
Charles C. Coff inbury va3 bom in
Michigan 84 years ago. He was' the
oldest child in a family of 8 children
of five boys and three girls. The
youngest brother, Corwin C. Coffin
bury is here on a visit to his br :t!ier
at present Mrs. Coffinbury. is a na
tive of Pierrepont, Lawrence coun
ty, New York. Her parents moved
to Pennsylvania when she wa3 live
years old. They removed to Wiscon
sin when she was 18 yeais of age.
Her maiden name was Morgan.. The
family consisted of three brothers
and one sister, all of whom are dead.
Mr. and Mrs. Coffinbury vere mar
ried in the state of Wisconsin on Sep
tember 4th, 1850. To this union nine
children have been born four of whom
are now living. They have four
grandchildren living. They came to
Union 26 years ago and have lived in
the same house ever since. Mr. Cof
finbury was a pioneer in Kansas and
took up a homestead in that state
and lived on it for some years. Some
time after he had sold it oil was
found on it and it sold for thousands
of dollars. Four of their children
died in infancy and one son Edwin
was accidentally shot and only li'ed
a few hours after the shooting. Mr.
and Mrs. Coffinbury are living on
their little place and up until the
past few weeks have been able to
take care of themselves. Mr. Cof
finbury has been sick for a few
weeks but their many friend3 hope
to see him out in a short time as
vigorous as ever. Their daughter,
Mrs. Wasson, lives close by the old
people and gives them a daughter's
loving care. Union hopes this old
couple may be spared to round out
other years in their long and happy
married life. If anyone has a couplft
that has been married longer than
Mr. and Mrs. Coffinbury Union would
like to hear from them.
Aged Man Suicides.
Pomona, Calif., May 21. Leaving
a note saying he couldn't longer im
pose on his son for support, Freder
ick Steele, 62, was found dead in his
back yard. His brains were sattered
under a walnut tree beneath which
he shot himself with a rifle.
ling dynamite.' Spectators at the
court room were badly frightened,
but fears were dispelled when
Whitney informed the court the ex
hibit was nothing but . wood, with
dynamite coverings. The witness ex
plained the danger of handling dyna
mite, and described laws effecting its
use. . ' ' ' .
John Breen, a Lawrence under
taker followed Whitney. He testified
Atteaux conferred with him regard
ing the strike at Lawrence. Breen
said he reported things "pretty trou
blesome" at Lawrence and . that ru
mors of a plot to dynamite the tex
tile mills were rife. Breen said he
suggested to Atteaux- he use the
"strikers' own methods" and: plant
dynamite to scare the strikers. . . ,
Atteaux, according to Breen, then
telephoned to Ernest Pittman, a con
tractor, and arranged for Breen to
meet Puttman later. . Breen said
Puttman introduced him to . a man
named Rice who handed ihm a pack
age of frozen dynamite. Breen said
he gave the package to Collins,' who
carried it to Lawrence.
Breen corroborated Collins' testi
money of yesterday. Collins' state
ment he didn't know the eixstence -of
the plot was contradicted by Breen,
however.
The witness said in choosing places
to 'plant the dynamite he wished to
leave explosives where the strikers
were thickest. Breen described tele
phoning to Police Inspector Rooney,
telling him that he knew where the
dynamite was placed. He : told' of
Rooney finding dynamite, of the ar
rest of occupants in places where
found. One of those arrested, he said
was a woman with a baby in her
arms.
District Attorney Peletier ques
tioned Breen closely regarding the
alleged meeting with Atteaux. Breen
stuck to the story adding Atteaux af
terwards sent him two hundred dol
lars.
Breen declared Atteaux gave him a
KING IN GERMANY
English Ruler and Queen Guarded
Closely on Potsdam Visit..
Berlin. May 21. The king and
queen of England arrived at Pbtsdam
today to attend the marriage of
Princess Victoria Louise. They were
escorted to the palace by a strong
body of cavalry.
BOMB HARMS OBSERVATORY
Militants Suspected of Planting
Bomb in Edenburg Institution.
Edinburgh, May 21. A bomb, be
lieved to have been planted by mili
tants slightly damaged the royal
observatory today. It tore a hole in
the second floor but aside from ruin
ing several delicate instruments, did
no other damage.
NEW GOVERNOR SWORN
Strong Succeeds Clark as Governor of.
Alaska This Afternoon.
Juneau, May 21. Major J, F.
Strong, took the oath of office as
nf Alnnka. succeeding Wal
ter Clark" today. The oath was ad
ministered by Commissioner Winn.
Clark immediately embarked to Seat
tle en route to his home in Connecti
cut.
Roosevelt-Newell Trial Near.
. Marquette, Mich., May 21. Plans
are completed for the trial Monday
of the ten thousand libel suit insti
tuted by Col. Roosevelt against
George A. Newill, editor of a news
paper at Ishpeming. Newell ac
cuses Roosevelt of drinking to
excess. Judge C. R. C. Flannigan
will preside. .... ....
second sum of two hundred after he
was arrested, and had asked Atteaux
to help him.
Under cross examination Attorney
Coakley, representing Atteaux, got
Breen to admit criminal intent pre
vailed in placing the dynamite. Coak
ley contended that unless criminal in
tent was shown it was not a criminal
offense. '
Aged Guest
Climbs Peak
MICHIGAN MAN 70 YEARS OLD
A MAZAMA.
Devil's Slide Is Scaled
From Pinacle He Views and Marvels
1 i at Valley's Beauty.
Michigan Jiardihood was brought
to Oregon by C. C. Biggs, 70 years
and past, who yesterday scaled the
point, over Oro Dell via the steep
cliffs adjoining Devil's slide. He
made the difficult niazama journey
during the forenoon and came back
to the B'. W. Noyes" home" where he
is visiting in fine condition for iunch
and then walked about the city enjoy
ing the sights during the afternoon.
When night came he was. none the
worse for wear that would not only
tire but stiffen a much younger man.
From the pinacle on the cliff he got
a birdseye view of the valley and
came away rejoicing that . he had
spent the effort. To those who have
climbed the peek, the feat's enormity
for a man three score and 'ten is ap
preciated. Mr. Briggs is here from . Harris
ville, ' Alcona county, Michigan, to
visit his sons, James and William at
Starkey," and Frank of this valley,
and . B. W. Noyes whom he knew
when the local laundryman was a tot
of tender years.
Miss . Alice C. ,Brigg3 of . Battle
creek, is with her father, this being
her first trip to Oregon, and his
third. Orchards are in bloom and
business flourishing in Michigan re
port the visitors. They will go to
Starkey before returning to the wol
verine state. .
Australian Meat Popular.
San Francisco, May 21 That Aus
tralian frozen meat has com to
stay and that the general public is
more than eager to get it at prices
less than asked for American meat
from 20 per cent up, was the state
ment of local retail dealers. " They
say the consumer chooses the Aus
tralian meat in preference to home
products. Australian porterhouses
cost 20 cents a pound against 25 and
30 for local product. Other cuts are
quoted at the same ratio. The steam
er Sonoma arrives tomorrow with
192,000 pounds of Austrialian meat.
Flagler Body Viewed.
Palm Beach, May 21. Millionaire
Flagler's body lay instate at his
Nautlus cottage from two to five this
afternoon. It was viewed by hund
reds who thus honored the memory
of the railroad builder who did more
to develop Florida than any other
man.
Tonight the body will be taen to
St. Augustine to be placed beside
that of his daughter in the family
mausoleum.
DIM HELD
'Ul
CUILTLESif
IMMORALITIES
SENATE COMMITTEE FINDS IN
HIS FAVOR IN OFFICIAL
FINDINGS. - '
DAVIS IS SEVERELY GRILLED
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Affidavit Prepared by Mrsl Robinson
Held to be Insufficient and not
Accusing Character of Illinois
Lieutenant Governor White Sla
very Censured Committee of the
Whole Blamed.
Springfield, May 21. Lieutenant
Governor O'Hara, who headed the
probes into vice conditions and star
vation wages last spring, was off!
chilly cleared of all suspicion of im
moralitylaid against him by an affi
davit by Mrs. Maude Robinson, by a
report of the senate committe under
Senator Ellson, which investigated
the woman's allegations. The Ellson
report also censured white '. slavery,
and the -starvation wage committee-'
of which O'Hara was chairman, for
methods employed in the investiga
tion, as a result of which Samuel
Davis, who when forced to testify,
procured. Mra. Robinson's affidavit
through revenge. . Davis was bitterly
censured. ; , -
. The report of the Ellson commit
tee recommended that any one who '
tries in the future to interfere with
the work of the O'Hara committee as a
Davis did, be cited before the senate
for contempt. It declared O'Hara
and' the vice probers were unduly se
vere on Springfield witnesses.
ANARCHISTS TAKE LEAVE
Find San Diego Means Business and
Quit Before Harm Befalls.
Los Angeles, May . .21. "They
meant business.' It was best for us
to leave." ,
This was the . statement by Reit
man, manager of Emma Goldman,
who was sent from San Diego yes
terday. "The mob at San Diego was keyed
up all right" said Reitman. "Some
people are spreading $20 bills on
bars, and giving everyone a chance
to drink. ' There is no mistaking the
temper of the crowd."
Reitman declared he had no wish
to , return to San Diego,, but Miss
Goldman wants to make another
visit in the near future.'
ANNOUNCED HE WILL SEEK
ELECTION.
Illinois Politician Ousted from Senate
Once, Wants Back.
Chicago, May 21. It is announced
that within a month Lorimer will
open a campaign for the senatorship.
Lorimer seeks selection at the Repub
lican primaries. He was expelled
from the senate about a year ago on
bribery charges.
LORIMER IN
RACE AGAIN
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