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FIFTY FEDERALS ARE KILLED:
REBELS LOSE TWENTY MEN
ATTACK MADE
AT EARLY
Federal Troops Are Under
Command of Ronalde Diaz
Nephew to President
AMERICAN CAVALRY IS
ON HOUNDRY LINE
Two Thousand People Witness tlic
Rattle l-Yiim the Tos of the Build
ings Many Bullet From Federal
Gun Go Over Into Dougta Am
erican Tmhuhj urc Showered Seek
Shelter Behind Houses School
liousc in Douglas Is Iti(lillel With
Bullets Firing Cense at Noon
. Many Relieve Intervention Near.
Douglas, Arlxwni, Arll .17. Lute
tills nfternimii a column of federal In
fantry Is wen through glasses ad
vancing on Agua ITletu from lite
southeast. The column Is making e
detour north. Tlicro are alxnit 300
sol 11 its in the column. It probably
nieuns n third aclvanee against Aun
Prieta.
Douglas, Ariz., April 17. Promis
ing to tnko Agua Prieta from the reb
els or leave his dead body on the field
Ronnldo iiaz, a nephew of the presi
dent, led one thousand federals to at
tack on the town this morning. The
action wan started at 6:30 when two
machine guns were brought into play.
These wcro silenced after an hour.
Later the first federal attack was re
pulsed. Federals Driven Itaek.
Shortly before eight, 200 Federal in
fantry charged, but wire driven back
leaving a dozen wounded on the field
At eight o'clock the firing fell off and
five ambulances manned by the red
cross raced across the line to bring
tho wounded into Douglas. At eight
thirty the main body of the Diaz fore
est rnmo un and threw out a semi
circular wing. The rebels lined to
conform in pit 690 yards from the
federals. At nine o'clock the rebels
began firing. Many bullets from the
federals went over Douglas and a
shower among the American cavalry
horsed 'and ready at the boundary.
One of the rider's hat was pierced.
Then Captain Ouajot ordered them to
sek shelter behind the houses on fifth
street. At 9:30 the first nmbulance
with tho wounded was brought into
this city. Over 1,000 people were on
the roofs wntchlng the battle, which
resumed soon after the federals' first
repulse.
Firing1 Cease.
At eleven o'clock Lopez aitl
that 14 rebels were killed. He said
he believed that at least 60 federals
are dead. Tho firing fell off at noon.
It Is believed that the federals were
repulsed tho second time. GolL the
American wounded in the rebel
trenches is a newspaper man. The
American troops drove the citizens
back from tho danger scene.
Bullets Riddle School House.
No attempt Is being mado to keep
school. The second street school 4s
literally riddled with bullets. A num.
ber of missiles struck the seventh
street school house. Tho American
custom officials fled from the custom
houso, and took refuge in a ditch; at
10:30 the second ambulance -brought
Ir wounded. The ambulance men said
..that the rebels seemed to be more
than holding their own.
NowsMiM'r Man Injured.
Oscar Goll of Tombstone, Arizona,
shot In tho side of the head
by a stray bullet from the
Agua Prieta fight, was only slightly
wounded. Tho bullets also struck the
residences of several.
Flfly Federals KUIed.
Douglas, April 17. This afternoon
there is only desultory firing. The
federal loss is estimated at fifty kill
ed and Insurrectos twenty. Jack Ham
ilton, aged 14, of Nace, Ariz., was
first American wounded in Douglas.
Hnlf a mile from lines spent bullet
slightly wounded breast.
Governor Sloan Watches Rattle.
Governor Sloan was on the line
watching tho battlo today. Ho has
summoned the militia who nro ready
to help the regulars in case Interven
tion is necessary. When the firing
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fell off at noon the rebels took all
liquor in Agua Prieta and dumped it
In tho street.
Attack Juarez Tomorrow.
El Pas'o. The attack on Juarez by
the rebels is likely to come tomorrow
according to the Information by the
insurgents who came from Madero's
position. Four of them were cap
tured by the Americans and taken
prisoners. Madero has moved west
from Bauche. The federal troops at
Juarez are stationed just outsido of
Juarez and are ready.
Revolution Rcyond Control.
Mexico City. The Indications are
that the revolution is growing beyond
control. Diaz has posted notices for
volunteers. All men between 18 and
45 are called to the colors and offer
ed 50 cents dally.
Shoot at Atlantic City.
Atlantic City. NV J., April 17.
Crack shots from several cities ar
entered today in the trapshontlng
tournament or the Atlantic Citv Run
club.
YYttohs in deb.vtr.
University Suffers Hut One Defeat
in Six Rebate.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
The recent victories ot the Univer
sity of Oregon in debate over Stan
ford University and the University of
Wnshlngton, one again brings the
coveted honors of championship to
the University and to Oregon. The
University's debating teams have won
from their opponents 1 nthe triangular
debating leagues, both on the negative
and affirmative sides of the question,
for two consecutive years. Within
that time, out of a total of six de
bates with the universities of Wash
ington, Idaho, Utah and Stanford
University the University of Oregon
has lost but one debate. That was to
Utah the present year by a two to one
vote of the Judges.
These repeated victories In- debate
nre more gratifying to the students
of the university than victories in
athletics: It Is felt that they are a
Jut refutation to the charge of over
athleicism in the university.
PIPE ARRIVES FOR
ASYLUM WATER MAIN
Fivo carloads of eight inch pipe,
for uo in constructing a water main
to the branch asylum grounds, are
here and will be spotted on the Walt
er's spur below the city. The pip
was purchased by the Sutherland
company of" Walla Walla, which has
the- contract for laying the main.
In a phone message to Captain Mur
phy. Mr. .Sutherland said yesterday he
would arrive this morning with a crew
of men and would start work on his
contract today. He did not arrive on
the morning train but Is expected here
this evening or tomorrow.
Under tho contract with the state
the Southcrland company Is to lay an
eight inch main a distance of 4000
feet. It will required about 30 days
In which to do the work, after oper
ations are started.
IT RE CHIEF CROKER
RESIGNS HIS POSITION
New York, April 17. Fire Chief
Croker resigned today. He intends
to devote his life to a crusade for fire
preventions. Since the trlangule fire
where 143 died, he has spent his timo
looking up other places of like char
acter. NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
J. A. R. OPENS TODAY
Washington. April 17. Welcomed
by President Taft, tho national con
gress of the Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution opened here today.
School Roy ChnnilonHhlM,
Atlantic City. N. J., April 17. Mid
dle Atlnntle interfcholastlc athletic
championships will be divided here
today and Jiave attracted a number
of schoolboy athletes.
TWENTY-FIVE DHOWN
WHEN STEAMER SINKS
Oporto, Portugal, April 17.
Twenty-five were drowned to-
day on the Spanish steamer San
Fernando which sank ofr Capo
Flnlsteere. The German steam-
er Portitnao picked up four of
the survivors. 4
PENDLETON, OREGON,
INDIANS REAT AGED
COUPLE NEAR NORTH YAKIMA
North Yakima, Wash., April 15.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lusby, an aged
couple who are occupying, rented In
dian land near Alfalfa, were attacked
sometime after midnight Friday and
So severely clubbed that the man will
die. His wife, who went to his res
cue, was unconscious until this even
ing, when she revived enough to say
that an Indian named Johnson was
the assailant, and that another In
dian, Hilly George, accompanied him.
Their house resembled a shambles.
The Indians are in jail at Toppen
ish, and neighbors of the Lusbls are
so incensed that feeling Is running
high, and there has been talk of a
lynching, the more pronounced as the
man Johnson is said to be a "bad"
Indinn. It is said that he had been
fed at the Lusby home but that his
demands for money had been refused
WOOL OK REE
USI THIS SESSION
LEADERS AGREE ON
FIFTY PF.lt CENT REDACTION
.Mcuiliers of the Ways and Means
Committee Announce That Decision
lias Itccn Reached Local Wool
growers Think Plans of Committee.
if Executed Would Mean Utter Ruin
or the Industry Think Senate Will
Defeat the Measure, - 1
Washington, April 17. Wtvol will
not go on the free list in the demo
cratic tariff revision this session. The
!aders of the party here today agreed
on reductions of forty to fifty per
cent in duty on manufactured wool
and fiftv oir cent on rnv wool. Mem-
hem of the way and means commit
tee anccouncej that this decision has
be en. reached.
, Would Ruin Industry.
Should congress reduce the tariff on
wool to the extent of 50 per rent it
would mean the ruination of the wool
industry or she country. This Is the
way Dan P. Smyth", secretary of the
state wo ilgToWers' association regard
the matt-.r and hts views reflect the
sentiment of sheepmen in general.
H wpvrt, Mr. Smythe does not be
lieve there will be any change in
schedule K at this session or congress.
He believes the senate will stand by
the schedule and await the report of
the tariff hoard next winter. He feels
that the ways and means committee
of the house has ngrwd upon a 50
per cent reduction with full know
ledge that the same will lie defeated
in the senate. Otherwise the commit
tee would have taken a less radical
stand regarding the tariff on raw
word.
C'lii'iiivnl in Sun Antonio.
Pan Antonio, T'x., April IT. With
Uncle Sam's soldiers as a side attrac
tion, carnival week in San Antonio
bad un auspicious inaugural today and
the great gata affair, which culmi
t.ntcs with the "battle of flowers" and
the colo'inition or the anniversary of
ihe battle or San Jacinto. April 21,
promises to break all records in at
tracting visitors to the Alamo City.
The city is lavishly decorated lind
preparations have been made for a
pagennt that will surpass in beauty
and effectiveness the Mardl Gras pa
rades in Xew Orleans.
NEW AVIATION FEAT
TO BE ATTEMPTED
What wifl be a fent unequalled in
the history of aviation, may be pulled
off In Walln "Walla, says trio Union, If
the plans of the advance manager of
the International Aviators, who are
to be here net week, do not go as
tray. He Is planning a stunt that he
says has never been accomplished, and
it It is done here, should bo a thriller.
The scheme ia to fly a monoplane
from the fair grounds to the Baker
building, a seven story structure, and
make a landing on the top of the
building. After a landing and cere
monies of some sort on the top of tho
structure, the aviator is to start from
the top of the structure nnd fly back
to the fair grounds. This has never
been done, it Is stated by K. L. Ber
nard, advance manager of the Inter
national aviators, and ho Is anxlous'to
try It out here.
MEISRIM.W DOOMS LAFOLT.ETTE
FOR NEXT PIIF.sl 1IKNT
Chicago, April 17. "LaFollctte for
president." Is the slogan of the move
ment started here today In the Illi
nois branch of tho -National Progres
sive League which is being fathered
by Merrlmnn who was recentlv de
bated for mayor.
MONDAY, AI'JIIL 17, -
n
E
T BILL
Concerns the Desert Land En
tries of The Umatilla Irriga
tion Project
TO HE PIIESENTED BY
HON. A. W. LAFFERTY
Rill 'H For the Pui"ioc of Giving
Desert Ijmd Entrymcn Their Pat
ents After Complying With the Law
hi Regard to Cultivation, Residence
and Irrigation if mil Is Passed
Residents Will Not Have to Wait
Tin Years Until Water Right Is
Iaid to Get Patent Cannot Re
Taxed Ciuler the present Condi
tions. (Special Correspondence.)
Hermlsnon Ore., April 17. A let
ter received by G. H. Upthegrove of
this city from the Honf A. W. Laf
ferty to the effect that he has receiv
ed the bill in regard to the desert
land entries or the Umatilla project
and will introduce same in the near
ruture to the house.
Tlvs bill is to give the desert land
entrymen their patent after they have
complied with the law in regard to
cultivation, irrigation and residence,
and not; make them wait until the
water iVit is paid !" full before
patent will Issue.
As the law now stands this entry
man will have to wait until ten years
before he can receive patent to his
land, in the meanwhile, this land can
not be taxed, and consequently lies
in the arid state. One third or the
Umatilla project is desert claims, and
these people have most all complied
with the laws with the exception of
paying the water right. The govern
ment alsa has a lien on all of this
land for J60 per acre, therefore the
government Is assured that the wa
ter payment will be made. The bill
that Mr. Lafferty will Introduce to
the house will these people their
patents so they will be able to sell
some or their lands in small tracts,
thus enabling them to put the bal
ance of their holdings Into fruit and
orchard tracts. As it now stands, it
takes s i much money to pay the wa
ter right on some of the larger ho.--irps
that the farmers cannot afford
to give the attention to their land
ti.ey would like. Some hold as high
as it; ft acres each. There are about ten
of these and the bill will allow them
to sell portions or this land, and
thereby will give them money to
work the balance. Also this land
will then be taxed and the county
will be able to have better schools,
etc.
Wiliam H. Skinner went to Wash
ington about three months ago in
behair of these peiple and the recla
mation officials all stated that this
law should be chitngod. but that it
would take nn act of congress to make
the change, therefore Mr. Lafferty
has kindly taen the matter up and
will use his best efforts to get this
bill through, so that rt will become a
law.
WAR DEPARTMENT
DEEPLY INTERESTED
Washington, April 17. Expecting
me news or a nig battle at Agua'Fri
eta, both Secretary of War Dickinson
and General Wood were early at their
desks. They admitted that the course
O!" the fight would largely decide the
future course to be pursued, by the
i lined states In the rebellion. Mem
bers of the administration onenlv Dro-
ress satisfaction that Diaz found it
necessary to issue n call for volun
teers. The call is interpreted as a
confession to his Inability to cope with
the revolt nnd believes it brings In
tervention decldely nearer.
COL,
HOOSEYET.T RETURNS
FROM WESTERN THIP
Xew York, April 17. Bronzed and
seemingly well pleased with his west
tern visit Col. Roosevelt today return
ed to Oyster Bay. When asked con
cerning the threatened congressional
Investigation into the acquisition of
the Panama canal from the French
company Roosevelt Immediately ac
ceptel the responsibility and said they
could investigate as much as they de
sired. Roosevelt won't take another
trip for some time. H, declares he
Intends to remain quietly at home and
spend his time writing.
ITT
WILLlfJTRDDUC
PATEN
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Gray Reserve Yets Celebrate.
Philadelphia, April 17. A three
day celebration in commemoration of
the semi-centennial of the First in
fantry was commenced today with an
niversary services at Holy Trinity
church. Tomorrow the Veterans'
Corps will give a banquet at the
Academy of Music, when, it is ex
pected, President Taft, General Leon
ard Wood and other high army offi
cers will be present. The celebration
will include Wednesday with the un
veiling of the Gray Reserve statue on
the north plaze of the city hall. An
historical pageant will be a feature
of the day.
Georgia Librarians.
Athens, Ga., April 17. Librarians
from all the cities and important ed
ucational Institutions of the state
gathered -here today for the annual
session of the State Library associa
tion. The session will continue three
days.
WANTS TAFT TO
RESOLUTION INTKODl'CED
IN SENATE TODAY
Senate Foreign Relation Committee Is
Directed to Submit Report Either
Executive or Oicn Session.
Washington, April 17. A complete
explanation and exposition of the ac
tual conditions prevailing in Mexico la
demanded in a resolution introduced
in the senate today by Senator Stone
of Missouri The senate foreign re
lations committee is directed to sub
mit a report with recommendations
that seem advisadle respecting the
duty of the United States in premises.
The report is to be made executive or
cpen session as the committee de
cides. Senator Knox today is waving a big
stick over Mexico. Ambassador Wil-
son was ordered today to ascertain
immediately what measures Diaz had
taken to prevent .repetition of the
Agua Tri.na incident of Thursday. He
was told to secure a direct assurance
fiom Diaz and to demand a specific
reply to Taft's note of Friday on the
necessity or preventing further harm
to Americans. The reports or rurther
disorders in Mexico are hourly
streaming into the state department.
BEN 01C0TT TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE ;
I temporary accommodations will be
. provided for traffic across the stream,
Salem, Ore , April 17. Ben Ol- ' Foot wa''ks will be built ror peds--
cott took the oath or orfice as secre- ' ,ri:ins and teams will be required to'
tary of state in place of the late i f'1r1 tne r'vfr some distance down
Frank Benson, who will be buried at 1 stream-
Itoseburg tomorrow. j
Okott said there would be no j To Try Degenerate.
change in the working force of the; Asburv Park. X. J . April 17 "Ado-
.off.ee and intended to run it in a k scent paranoia" will be the plea ot
''"'"fss-like way. j the defonie in lho of Frank &
! Hoidemann. the degenerate and moral
Sons of Revolution. pervert who has confessed to sUiy-
Washington April 17. Officials of ,B MarIo Smlthi a ten-year-old school
the general society of the Sons of the Biri of this city. The trial commene
Kevolution opened headquarters today ed today in the countv court at Frce
at the Xew Willard. preliminary to hold.
the triennial convention this week. To ' ju',,ge William T.Hoffman has been
morrow the convention delegates appointed counsel for the self-con-ill
go to Annapolis to take part in fessod s,nyer nnJ wln be as?lsted b
the ceremonies attendant upon the A. J. . Stokes. They expect to Prov4
unveiling of a statue to the French that Heidcmann is Insane,
soldiers and sailors who fought in The crime for which he is to be
j the revolution. A drill by the Fort tried was a most brutal one. The Ut
Myer garrison and a banquet will be tie girl, on her way from school, wa.
Wednesdays features. 1 assaulted and killed on the ahorca of
TOWN IS SAYED
RY USING DYNAMITE
... , oiucers. t or a time there was no clue
beattle. April 1 ..Only dynamite to the mystery of the murder, but Ray
saved Bethel a town at Lake Wash- Schindler. a detective, becoming ald
ington from destruction yesterday. It picious of Heidemann, succeeded ia
blew up two buildings and stopped fastening the crime upon him and se
the flames. A number of houses were curing a full confession
burned. Tho loss is seventy-five; m his statement to the detective,
thousand dollars. The people today Heidemann told all the details of Hie
say they will rebuild. j attack upon the little girl in the wood.
RASERALL PLAYERS
ATTEND FUNERAL OF JOSS
Detr.Mr, April 17. It look a mutiny
by the members of C.tveland Ameri
can league baseball team to obtain
permission to attend the funeral of
Addie Joss, their late pitcher, In Vo-
ledo today. The
men refused to
play the Naps, so marched behind the
body to the grave. Billy Sunday
preached at the grave.
TAFT WILL REVIEW
TROOPS AT SAX ANTONIO
Austin, April 17. That Taft
will review the troops at San
Antonio and Galveston was con-
firmed today. Governor Cot-
quitt received word from Tart
saying that he intended to
review when congress adjourn-
ed. e
Calling cards, wt---ding
stationery, conv
merclal stationery and
Job printing to order
at the East Oregon!.
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
7189
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Courcilmen Se'ect New Wain
Street Bridge Costing Thirty
.Five Thousand.
TO HE READY FOR
USE BY AUGUST I
Contract to Re Let at Once and Wprfc
Started Quickly Traffic Will Bm
Interrupted for 15 Days. JffW
Bridge Will Contain 455,009
Pounds of Steel Will Have 30 I'cw .
Roadway With Eight Foot Walks.
The new Main street bridge ba
been selected and If the city cotmcR
ratifies the selection of the brJg
buying- committee Wednesday nif&t
the contract will go to the Coast
Bridge company of Portland. Tbd
company submitted a bid under wnicli
they propose to erect the bridge t
the following prices: $10 per cubic
yard for concrete work; six and 55
100 cents per pound for steel and J3
800 for walks.
To Cost $:k.ooo.
As estimated by Mayor E. J. Mor
phy, the bridge to be erected by th"
Coast Bridge company will cost ap
proximately $35 000. Of this amount
$30,000 will go for the superstructure
while the sum of $5000 will be IV
concrete work.
The bridge which the Coast Bridg
company offers to erect is one of the
heavier structures. It will contain -about
455.000 pounds of steel. It vrffl
have r'late girders 92 feet long and
104 inches through. There will be
one pier which will be of concrete
and the abutments will also be of that
material. The bridge will be 1841
feet in length and will have a 30 foot
roadway with an eight foot walk on
each :-ide.
Ready by August 15-.
If the council approves of letting
the contract to the Coast Bridge
company, as it seems certain of do
ing, the contract will be awarded" at
once and the material ordered imme
diately. It is figured that the bridse
will be In place and ready for use
by August 15. According to "Mayor
Murphy it will probably be necessary
o have the bridge closed to traftir
or about 15 days. During that time
Deal Lake, Xov.
9, last. Heideniann.
testified at the coroner's inquest, but
he was actor enough to fool jury and
near the greenhouses where he work
ed. He said he killed her with a
hammer, and the weapon is now to
possession of the prosecution.
MORMON MISSIONARIES
MUST LEAVE EXGLAVfT
Birkenhead, Eng.. April 17 An nf-
timatum to the Mo
to leave this city within eight days
was given today follow-in a srfr.,r
rioting in which two were hurt antD
seven arrested. The Mormon meeting
house w-as wrecked. The rioters were
enraged by reports that th Mormon
were sending many girls to the Unit
ed States.
AMERICAN CHILDREN ARF
HEALTHY IN PR1SO.V
San Diego. April 17 Consul ScTii
miivke nt Eascnda wired to Washing
ton today saying American children
prisoners at Alamo are healthy but
supplies arc short.
IT
COAST COMPANY
GETS GONTRAC
I