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VOLUME 44 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 15, 1910 NO. 59 Francisco I. Madero, Who Is To Be Executed if Captured. ________________ ’ OF VILLAGE AFTER BATTLE OF YESTERDAY At the front, Rt ncho Santiago, near Pedenala, Monday, via El Paso Wednesday, Dec, 14 In yesterday s engagement the revolutionists fou./lit General Navarra to a standstill, although inferior in numbers. All told 74 persons are known to have been killed, and horriblo barbarity occurred after the battle. Every man in the hamlet of Coro Prieto was brought before the mayor to prove his innocence of participation in the revolt. Thirty could not do this and were taken out and shot. They are included in the number of dead. The battle was ind< cir.ive in results. The revolutionists are b<m;; reinforced, nnd C’i'neml Navarro states he expects serious fighting from now on. He admitted the bravery of the insur gents, but said lack of military organization would defeat them hi the end. The government officials insist Navarro has split the revolu tionists into small bands, while the latter state that they are stronger than ever. They predict an early battle, in which they laim they will outnumber Navarro and will defeat him. General Navarro admits he expects more serious fighting. CLAIMING VICTORY Address at University Assembly Greatly Enjoyed by Stu- dents and Faculty Washington, Dec. 14—Andrew Carnegie today transferred to a board of trustees ten million dollars in five per cent first mortgage bonds, the revenue from which will be used to hasten the abolition of international war” and establish a lasting world of peace. The trustees organized by choosing as presi- dent United States Senator Elihu Root, the permanent repre sentative of the United States at The Hague tribunal. President Taft has consented to be honorary president of the foundation. The method of expending the income is left entirely in the hands of the trustees, and the foundation will be perpetual. When the establishment of Universal peace is attained, the donor provides the revenue shall be devoted to the banishment of the next most degradfcg evil or evils, the suppressing of which would lost advance the progress, elevation and happiness of men. SPECTATORS CHEER WHEN HATTIE LA BLANC IS ACQUITTED of Joa- Slerra», reminded was an Columbia róllese ♦ Ca n. ‘.rid Dee. 14.—The ♦ ♦ jury In the case of Hattie ♦ ♦ LaBlanc, charged with the ♦ ♦ murder of Clarence F Gio- ♦ ♦ returned a verdiet ♦ ♦ . Ity. ♦ ♦ Hattie was tried for the ♦ ♦ murder of Clan nee F Gio- ♦ ♦ V< il- ♦ nber 1909. ♦ ♦ tharii. ♦ The verdict of th» jury was ♦ ♦ cheered by the spectators in ♦ The severe of yesterdav, al ♦ the court room. ♦ though claimed as a government vic ♦ ♦ tory. served to show that bravery and ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ fighting qualities of the insurgents, who have been greatl.v underrated. W.u! :n\ton, D. 14 ‘ The Mexican federal troops have ■omplet 'y t out» rt the revolutionists of Chihuahua, nn l captured •*’ > According to a telegram from Ambassador o ' ty, .1 i.s ! as cleared the State of Chihuahua of tl e country from all organized resistance to Leader of Mexican revolutionists who are apparently able to with stand tin- attacks of th - regular sol man live,, close to nature anil In the diers in the province of Chihuahua. hulls.- has no artificial light, tor he At Dentil of 1750 Feet Fore arises and retires with the sun. th« house are few books, for man Announces Confidence Miller's theory Is better books in Finding Petroleum ' fewer of them. , Miller's early life was spent In En- Monmouth. Or.. Dec. 12 Th< gene Professor Horner said that Oregon I’lpe a oil company, which Is Eugene h is pi nd need a long list of boring for oil on the Whlteiiker farm i famous men. and that Joaquim Mil- three mil»« north of this city, has , ler. famous on tho continents, is a reached a depth of 1750 f»et Some i product of the schools of Eugene. I wenka imoi I there was considerable Ills early writings apea red when he gas in evidence, ami on being light ! was n school boy. In the Eugene Re- ed would burn In the air about ten | View feet At the present time the drill | An Interesting event in the poet's Is alternately bringing up rock and 1 life was his courtship According to shale. Tar drill Is operated by n 25- ' Professor llorner. Miller started horse-powrr steam engine The di ' from Eugene on horse-back to the Speaker Cannon's Decision Is Over 600 Fowls on Exhibition ameter of the well is eight inches. home of his prospective bride on the The cost of •he entire plant Is ap- I'mpqua river, near the coast. <>n t he in St. Francis Block — Sustained by a Decis- proxlmnteh 96500, Including the cas way he met Bruger Herman, then the ing. valued at 99000. The work has ■ son of a back-woodsman in Douglas Judge Collier Praises :ve Vote been In progress about IX months, county, and when he arrived he averaging itiaiut forty feet a day, a found at the home of his fiance "There are on exhibition some of Washlngto I. Dec. 14.-—Renewal of ’ force of met. ire working day and Judge Gregory, of Curry county. This night, and the '»reman stated today did nut daunt the literary lover and fighting on the rules, which signal the finest chickens I have ever seen.” H. H. Collier, of Tacoma, who that oil In paying quantities Is c«»r- lie at once informed the Judge that ized last session, was precipitated to said will judge the fowls at the annual day by Representative Hughes, of tain. he was to be married In a few min New Jersey. The point raised was show of the Lane County Poultry As utes and whether bills should be considered sociation. which opened in the St. form the in the regular order on the calendar Francis block on West Eighth street in a rath Wednesday could be taken tip again this morning. "Some of the fowls Portland Unchanged sure b:il t he today. A bill for the codiffcation here," he continued, "are finer than gene will his and revision of laws relating to the any- I have ever had the pleasure of May, Among th.« judiciary, which was considered last judging, and they would win prizes ment lonei i I as Wednesday should again be taken up at any show in the United States. I III the Nor it h» i today simply on cal! of chalrnmn of have been the judge at shows here are Oregon the committee reporting the mea before, and I must say that the poul Grants sure. The question was raised by try fanciers of your county have im to question n- to extra expense on of the Hughes, after H • •preventative Moon, proved the breeds wonderfully since I k aecount of delay, Hit the time of de ner de chairman of the I was here last." of Pennrylvan'a lay might la taken into account. Mr. piece < Secretary Keeney says there are committee on rt •vision of laws, had M mi-rild said that II was Impossible piece asked that the house proceed with over 6<>0 fowls oil exhibition, and to complete th» work In the time al ham, I'onslib ”.ition of the bill for codify- they are still arriving, new entries be- lowed him without getting the addi ot her. ; ing made all day. The work ot judg Ing the judiciary laws. tional rlght-of way and getting the of Hood River, who wrote “The It was declared by the democratic ing cannot begin until tomorrow, for Bridge of tile Gods.” will also receive members that the judiciary bill the reason that many were late It» cross sections. In Ills testimony Manerud showed a place In fume. Mrs. Eva Emery which is long, might be used as a . coming in. The chickens are of a Hint much trouble hud been occaslon- Dye, of Oregon City, w ho wrote "Mc buffer to prevent the house from tak better quality than ever exhibited eil by the changing of set stakes, re Laughlin and Old Oregon.” llorner ing up any other bills for many cal here before, also there are more ex surveys and other alterations. The Davenport, the highest salaried car endar Wednesdays to come. After hibitors and more coops than ever be judge stated that the city hail a right toonist In the country; Harvey W. the discussion had proceeded one fore. It is surprising to the layman to make certain changes and altera Scott, whom Professor Horner classes hour. Speaker Cannon ruled there the apparent perfect condition of all with Dana and Bryant: Mrs. Abigal was no precedent exactly fitting the the fowls on exhibition, and it would tion*. Dunlway, Sam Simpson situation, but that the house should seem very hard to pick out the best Judge Harris several times sustain Scott ed objections and repeatedly instruct and many others were named by the not be deprived of doing what it de ones, but the experienced poultryman can easily detect the defects where ed the Jury to disregard certain ques Corvallis professor. sired. "Oregon has produced." he said, tions and remarks. The direct ques By a vote of 146 to 51 the house defects exist, but it is necessary to examine the birds closely. The work tioning cloned at 3 p. tn. and the "more literary talent In the last 50 decided to take up the bill. of scoring will begin by the judge cross-examination proceeded without years than the whole of the original tomorrow. This work involves great 13 colonies did In 150 years. And any adjournment. detail and is a big task for the judge, ! The cross-examination of Manerud. an Oregon school teacher's education WARM CONTEST FOR He marks for symmetry, weight and which began nt 3 this afternoon, was Is not complete until he Is acquaint SENATE PRESIDENCY size; condition, head and beak; eyes, not interesting until nearly 4 o'clock, ed with our own writers." _____ . comb, wattles and ear lobes; neck Professor Horner recited Sam L. when the witness began to show signs Portland. Or.. Dec. 14.—Senator ( wings, back. tail, breast, body and i classic. "Beautiful Wil of uneasiness under the telling rapid Simpson’ Jay Bowerman is out to defeat Sen Huff; legs and toes; crest aud beard fire of pertinent questions from City lamette.” Illustrated with views of Attorney Pipes. At 4 p. m. the the grand river it has immortalized ator Ben Selling for president of the and hardness of feather. The total court took another short recess and III verso a poem wiltten many years senate, and he Is a more potent percentage is 100, and if the fowls It is doubtful whether the case will ago In what was then the little vil factor in the fight than Senator Sel show faults in any of the items men tioned, marks are taken from the to-! get beyond this witness today. In the lage of \lbinv. Oregon by a graduate ling's friends are willing to admit. Senator Bowerman reached Port tai allowed for a perfect bird. cross-examination being conducted from Willamette University. Salem. Aside from almost every know n va Professor llorner Is an interesting land last night from his home in the line of testimony Is giving to the Jury much for careful deliberation speaker and at the close of his ad Condon and is now at the Imperial, riety of chickens, there are on exhibi and consideration. Many of the dress received hearty applause, as from which vantage ground he jind tion several varieties of ducks, geese, points made in the direct evidence well as slnci re congratulations from ex-United States Senator C. W Ful- turkeys, peacocks, fan-tail pigeons. ton and other old line friends are Chinese* aud Golden pheasants, and are shown to be carefully studied, many of the audience. reaching out for votes. Guinea hens. A good-sized crowd of case-worked details, and the side- Senator Selling believes that he has people thronged the big exhibition llglrs thrown on by the cross-exam- LOUIS R. GLAVIS the presidency all tied up tn a neat room all day long, but the largest Illation shows that much that Is package ready for delivery. Some of crowds are expecteel to be in attend charged by the plaintiff deserves ex PROMPTLY ACQUITTED his friends contend that he has 15 ance tomorrow and the next day. The planation and the fair presentation votes pledged to him or just one less show promises to be a success finan which the city urges for it. The jur Glendale, Wash , Dec. 14.— Ix»uls than enough to elect him. cially. ors are a most attentive body and Every one admits that Selling Is will undoubtedly weigh the matter R. Glnvla. principal witness In the well and Impartially, and bring 1a a Balllnger-I’lnchot hearing, was ac now In the leading place, but they al TWENTY-SIX COAL verdict upon the evidence ftiven Ths quitted yesterday on the charge of so admit that Jay Bowerman Is some public Interest In the cast' Is mani setting forest fires In violation of the wire puller when It cornea to man MINERS ENTOMBED fested by the good attendance main lew The Jury was out twenty min ipulating things, and that he 1« liable to block Selling's game between now tained throughout the trial thus far. ute« Norton. Va., Dec. 14.— A second charge of similar nature and January 3. It is a fact that ma ♦ Dry as It must be to the audience, ♦ Twenty-eix men were entomb ♦ some 2u0 have been faithful In the against Glavis was dismissed, the ny of the hold-over senators do not ♦ ed by an explosion of gas in ♦ like Senator Selling. He was too un holding of their seats today, and the prosecuting attorney holding that to compromising during the last ses ♦ the Green mine of Bond Coal ♦ only smile that was passed around to there was no evidence on which ♦ company, near Tacoma, this ♦ sion. enliven the routine of a droll court convict. Reports indicate ♦ morning. was Just before the afternoon ad There are only 64.356 people In Mrs J. Ham Lewis has «nod • ♦ that all of the entombed are ♦ journment. when Attorney Pipes evi Alaska, a gain of 764 In ten years. ♦ Cunard steamer comany for 914,99* ♦ dead. dently had the witness somewhat Too far north to grow. for the losa of some diamonds. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ confused In his regular rehearsal. MONMOUTH OIL WELL SHOWS GAS CITY CASE ALL DAY Lengthy Examination of Wit ncss Occupies Time of Circuit Court Hani Manerud took the witness stami In the circuit court again thia morning to .-ontlnue giving the tes timony, which b.-gall lute yesterday afternoon In his case against the city of Eugene He testlfle.l under II long aeries of questions upon minute detail lines, with frequent Interruptions on account of objections ami court rul ings A ten-minute ten uili iite recess i< . . was taken at about 1 i o'clock mid ut noon the court adjourned until 1:30 p. III.. w lien Mr. Munerud again took 1 lie stand un4 continued Ins testimony, under close questioning mill suggvH- t e prompting by I In» attorney. John i Jenkins. The volume < I laluly far in • mu «•. The case dragging. time Mr. Munerud hni eihlent *«*l1-aludle<l consideration, frequently replying In an evasive ami uninformed wuy. 11» stall’d positive ly that lie had frequently conferred with the mayor and other city offi cials, hnd been advlseil to consult with the city attorney and had done so That at the outset of the work he had procured n dredging machine nt a cost of 982&O, and made prepar ations by securing wagons, scrapers, horses, etc., mid hnd sub contracted a portion of the work. A plat of the planned work and profiles were Intro duced. and the contract was read tr. th» Jury, and hi following the testi mony frequent reference to the work made as to stations set off and numbered, and to right-of-way mat ters. Manerud was often asked bh to his conversations with the mayor and i lly attorney, bringing out talks con cerning tile time set for going to work and right-of-way arrangements. Attorney Pipes for the city object ed strongly to the introduction of evi dence tending to show the acts and conversational statements of various parties as binding upon the city. I pon the point of suit for special damages reference was hnd to the complaint and Mr. Jenkins, the plain tiff’s attorney, asked to have Ills ex ception entered In the court minutes. There was considerable discussion 'is to usual customs relative to sel ling grade stakes, allotlng work and carrying out contract plans, anil the judge was Instructed that while the contract tells what Is to be done, the right la given to show customs In re gard to placing stakes and section work. The statement of delay In se curing the necessary right-of-way was discussed, and enlarged upon and It was shown that If such delay occur red the plaintiffs’ remedy was to ask an extension of time as determined by the estimate of the engineers, and If he asked for such extension and • he city did not grant it, then ths city would bo guilty of a breach of the contract. It waa shown that aw extension had been granted and Man- "rml testified that after the granting °f such extension he had put on n larger crew and went to work. Tho Judge ruled that no right existed I STIRS LOWER HOUSE TODAY SHOW EVER HELD * ÎOO-FOOT SIDING AND TURNTABLE TO BE BOIL! Southern Pacific Surveyors at Work in Local Yards To day Setting Stakes That the Southern Pacific company has not given up the idea of build ing a turntable in the local yards on which to turn the engine of the Eu- pene flyer and those of other trains will make this city their termi Music Hall Performer Who that nus, is evident from the fact that Has Been Very Much company surveyors were at work in the yards today setting final stakes Married for the table. Not only will a turnta ble be built, but an addit'onal side San Francisco. Dec. 13.—May track 700 feet long will be put in. Yohe. who was formerly Lady Fran The stakes were also set for this cis Hope, has l>*come Mrs. F. M. work. Reynolds, wife of a musician who The turntable will be located west was with the musical comedy com of the stock yards, the stakes being pany. Sh=* Is staying with her hus set where the big pile of P. E. & E. band at a local hotel. She said yes rails stood before they were hauled terday that they had been married off by the streetcar company a few in Seattle 10 days ago. May Yohe was one of the most no days ago. This is the location pre ted performers of the London music viously announced by The Guard, halls. After her marriage to Lord but the stakes could not be set there Hope, son of the Eearl of Newcastle, at the time the first survey was she eloped with Major Putnam Brad made on acount of the rails. The new sidetrack will be located lee Strong, son of former Mayor Strong of New York. A few months between the long passing track and ago May Y'ohe was singing in res the warehouse track and will extend taurants and music halls in San from a point west of the freight de pot east to a point near the passen- Francisco. May Yohe obtained a divorce from • ger depot. This track has been long Major Strong at Oregon City a few contemplated by the company. It is months ago. Before acquiring the for the purpose of relieving the con divorce she lived in Portland to ac gestion in the yards while there are quire a residence for a period of one several trains here at once and to year. While here Miss Yohe lived keep the passing track as clear as unit r an assumed name and occu possible so tbit it may be us»d ex pied a small cottage in the Nob Hill clusively by passing trains. Several more car loads of d.rt and district. After leaving Portland, she went to Seattle and then to San gravel were received in the yards this morning and It is probable that the '"■iteriai will be used in filling in for the turntable. MAY YOHE. ACTRESS, MARRIES ONCE MORE CIVIC ASSOCIATION BEGINSJTS SESSIONS MAY YCH S-HOPE-STRONG-.ViU R PHY. Francisco. In the latter place ehe sang in a cafe until she became ill. A month ago Miss Yohe planned to organize a vaudeville show which was to make a tour of the globe. Her last public appearance in Portland was as a feature singing act at the Grand Theatre. SUICIDE EPIDEMIC IN HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURG Pf'tsburg, Dec 14.—Leaping from a window in the Homeopathic hos pital today. Dr. W M. Proctor, one of the best known practitioners of the: city, was killed. Only yesterday an- i other doctor shot himself in the tem-' pie and a patient at another hospital threw himself from the fifth story window, dying soon afterwards. Dr. Proctor underwent an operation yes terday. Washington, Dec. 14.—The Ameri can Civic association, whose object is cultivation of the higher ideals in life and beauty in America, began a three days’ session here today with a large attendance. "The sociological aspect of Cuban municipalities" was discussed by Dr. F. Carreray, Justice minister from Cuba to the United States. "Since Cuba became a republic, through the generous aid of this pow. erful country, progressive citizens of the island have undertaken the work of modernizing its local public life." said Dr. F. Carrera Justiz. Cuban minister, in his address. "We enter ed into a new state of things with our independence, and one of the first requisites was a new organic law of municipalities. "Our law contained a full declara tion concerning the judicial entity of the municipalities and the Cuban mu. nicipal government is vested with all the necessary powers in order to reg ulate local conditions. The mayor and aidermen of each municfpaiity are elected by direct vote, so that In Cuba the republican system of gov ernment does not exist only in the comparatively abstract field of the extension of the state and national powers, but is also extended to the municipalities. "If we add to this the fact that the autonomy of Cuban municipali ties emanates from the constitution of the state itself. It will be seen that we are placed in a legal situa tion which !■ emrnently progressive " ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ FAIR WEATHER FOR TOMORROW ♦ ♦ ♦ Oregon—Fair tonight and ♦ Thursday, except occasional ♦ rain on coast. ♦ ♦ --------,- ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
