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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
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Porty-ttilnl ruier
VfKDFOKn. ORKOON, TLTKKDAY, FHimrAKY 17, 19M.
M-lly . KIhIiIIi Year.
NO. 281
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HEIRESS TO LUCKY BALDWIN'S MILLIONS, C0MP08ES MUSIC
SCENE IN MEXICAN REFUGEE CAMP AT FORT BLISS
PROBE ATWT
MS
DEATH
E
Ginnil Jury Prolilnn Chnrrjrs on
Dunks of Dcnll & Co. to Ascertain
Facts tlcnnllii Aliened Unscrup
Dions Methods ol Contractors.
True Dills ncttiruril Analnst Johnson,
Turner, Jack Miller ami Joe Mow
aril Oilln ntul Welch Escape.
liiwwtlMutlou uf nllegod iuinrriii
toiim itit'tlniiU employed by illsnii
IMtlnttxl cetutrnclnr In tlio Pnclfle
hliliwity bid to bl-ckim (ho nntiiit
of Count) Judgo I-'. L, TouVollo niul
XUIh Highway Kngliloor II. L. Ilowt
by n ro being Inwmtlgnlcd I')' t lio
grand Jury. Nubpoonns hnvo boon
iMutod tar I'orttmul contractor and
nsiml. who urn now on tlmlr wny (o
tt'Stlfy In (ho prob They will ar
rhn today. K U hIIiikimI (lint llvnll
ntul rumtMiiy of I'ortlnml charged on
tlmlr hook ntito tlrr ngiilnst JiuIko
TeiuVollo, which ho hnd novor ordered
or rolod, lu order ti convoy tho
Htitpiotsltiii (lint ho linil received llrtu
without imy Iroin contractor of rontl
lunrhlnory. AnniiytiHiiin lotto) ro
Krdlng tho lotting of Hisklymt hlg'i
wny contract urn also to bo probed.
Tho Krmiil Jiiry thin morning re
turned it trtiu hill nRitlimt A. A
Joaunon niul Chnrlo Tumor charged
Willi living III ntul about n house of
III fnuut.
A true hill im returned ngnltut
Jink Mlllur nroimoil of larceny In n
ttiirn In Ashland, niul n no trim hill
ngulnst Jou Howard on tho sanni
rhnrgt).
Not 4rtf .blllj wore returned
nKMiint W. Iiro.lln ntul K. C. Wedch
accused of mining claims fraud In an
oxchango of property on Kviin crook.
I
10
CAI.dAUV, All.iilo, 1VI. J7.
Tho liuimnn; of .liixpcr CuIIiiih lotlu.v
nt tlu niilitiiiy liiitriii'lirt limo wn
liuuuli'il niul tho vioiim Hlrnncti'it
slowly, living M'vouli'cn inimiton. I to
luiil cniitVKM'it In tho iilii.viuK of John
lli'iihuii, niul tin oo iIii.vm ti lit'omuo
iiiHiim.
ColliiiM win Ki'iili'il in mi iiiin clinir
wliou I In' trnp t Miriui nt H:(l!l
oVIoi'k. Dr. Cohli'llo pronounced him
ilciul n( 8:'.'0. Ilnuiiuiiiii Hoiiiom wiin
ho mroiN Hint it rcquiri'd Hovorul
mimitoM fur lilin In mljuxt tho iiooho
iiIioiiI I'nlliim' iii'cl;, When tho Imp
wih Hpiiuit tlit liipo hlippoit niul
I'liujjlit ('ojjiiiH unilor tlio chin, lie
iliinnli'il from Itin ropo, KrouiiiuK.
When cut tlowii five iiiinulcH Inter
Colliim wiin olcuily htill ulivc. Ho
wih luiil IiokIiIo liirt coffin to ill'',
Sheriff (Iriiliuiu dcoliliiiK mil to put
the murderer on (ho Imp npiin. Ilix
KI'oiiuh were lieunl from (uuo to time,
i hilQsserts
I
AFRAID OF WILSON
WASIIINflTOK, Feb, 17. -.laini'H
J, I till wiiH iiutliorlly
for the Vlalemeiit today t lull
limtiunHR men aio not afraid
of llio WlUon iiilmiiilHlnilloii'ri
aull-tiiihl pioKinia. Hill con.
foiled till ('liairmnii Will
laiumiii of llio IiiIoihIiiId coin
ini'ice (iiiiiiinUluii,
WW"
WINCH AT HCWIYVILLE
DEAD I'llOM INJURIES
MAIINHI'II.M', Or, i'ch. 17.
John Kelly, one of Ihe luui lml In
Hie riyhl bHwi'iH li.li.ct. ill llilil)
tillt Hin.il.iy Jilyhl. iliwl hut1 lillu) II
u J Lull yj jiijijhvv
BLACKEN
NAM
COUNTY
H
BUNGLED
IN
RANGLES
SLOWLY
DEATH
Mrs. Anltn Ilnlilwln MrClaughrv,
daughter of I, lick y Ilnlilwln, to whom
ho loft millions, ha Jutt ndmlttod
nho U tho "Anltn Ilnlilwln'' whoso
nnmo appears tin tho composer of Out
liioldontul music or "Uuiiir, tho Tont
uinkor "
Critic thought well of thu must',
which In pnrt of tho Persian atmos
phere, hut nouo of them thouKhl to
EIGHT HOUR LAW
7 APPLY 10
POLICE-FIREMEN
SAKHA!. Or., 1VI. 17. Iloldinfj
(lint finiueu uml policemen of I'nrl
liiml lire not luliorfir, hut offirttrn,
(ho Hiipreino court toilny dudHrcd
tlinl llio ntHto ciicliMiiiur Ihw diiex
not apply ( them. Muyor II. It. Al
ine, who itf theoirtirnlly confined in
jail on complain! Iimuitlit liy Slnto
Lnhor ('oiumiHHioiior (I. I'. Iloff, i
ordeicd ii'Ii'iikciI from custody.
Jiihticv ,rooro, who wrolo t It opin
ion, Pity t lut t oxen if firemen mid
policemen wore elacil us lalimerf,
tho cideiico in tho ciitio Iiiom pot
hIiow (lint they have hccii employed
in violation of the eight-hour law.
"(livini; (o (ho (orni Inhorer' m
used in (lio oniiclinent ipudcd," hiiyn
Jiihtico Moore, "(ho moot c(eiiMio
definition applicable, it is not be
lieved Hint u fireman or u policctmtn
employed by tin oily of I'ortlnml or
tho Hcrviccx which ho ix ordinarily
required lo perfonu for it, inukcx
either a laborer within the meanin.'
of that word."
SMALL GAINS IN
STOCK MART TODAY
Ni: WYOItlC. Koh. 17. I'rlco
ehniiKea woro hiihiII wliou tho slock
mnrkot opouoil today and tho volumo
of hUHlucHH was llcht. ItondiiiK and
Amalgamated mndo vmiill Kalim hut
tho llurrlmuu ttockH wora RllKhtly
lower. I'Miicttiiitlong iiinnug (ho lond
om woro narrow, hut nnmo of tho In
actlvo uhnroH moved more widely.
Later buying onlorH Increaacd mid
tho popular uliurcn moved half or no
nhovo tholr opoiiliiK tlKurori, Won1.
era Union dcelluod 1 and .Vow Haven
Hourly iih much. Ilomln woru cany.
Thu market rloneit lower,
PROBE ROCK ISLAND
WAKHIKdTON, Ftb 17 !(
I ut luu iuovMInii for un luwisllKutlJ'i
by Hu lnor-su(ii coiiiineiru eoiiimls
lmi of ho holding I'onipmiii which
ioiiliol I ho UUUuo, lUwh Isluiul uml
I'lullle iwllHuy ruiiijiuiiy wits Uilr
iJiirt'il In I liu hiMimi luiluy by (i v
Dtviiliitlltl Uivvti of Itrnn,
DOESN
' connect tho nnmo of ' Anita llaldwln"
on thu program-no with tho California
Klrl who Inherited tho llaldwln mil
lion. Ami tho management did not
niinoiiiico hur Identity, because she
lind niikod thnt tho music should ho
given nti opportunity on Hi own
merit. Tho music Is to ho piihllihod
hy one of the leading musical firm- In
tho country
E
IN GORE TRIAL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln., Feb. 17.
I loth tlio defense ntul prosecution
in tho (rial of Senator TbomnR 1.
(lore, oluirKcd with nttnckini; Mrx.
Minnie K. llond in n Washington ho
tel, rioted nt UJV5 o'clock this morn
ia j. Tho ouko wns oxitcctcil to go
lo tlio jury tltir afternoon.
imitiuo ( lark iiihtrueted (ho jury
that tho burden of proof rested on
tlio plaintiff. Ho xnid the existence
of it coiispirncy of bccuro political
proferment from Sunntor Ooro might
bo proyctl either by direct or cir
ciiiiiMtuntiiil ovideuuo.
.liiHlico Clnrk directed tlio jury to
return n verdict for (ho plaintiff if
I ho jury found Hint Senator (lore hud
laid hands on tho plaintiff without
her consent or belieiii that she
would consent.
"I'nhwd you find," Miid .Juntieo
Chirk, "(hut (ho defendant throw tho
plaintiff on tho bed you should ren
der a voidiot for tho defendant."
Senator (lore wiik ncnthiti;ly ar
raigned by Attorney (liddinpt, reprc
Nciithu; Mrs. lloud. lio Kiiid nil tho
dofeiiKo witnesses woro federal offico
holders, saying:
"They must have known that
(lore's nature had such inclinations
uml must have known thnt was his
reputation in Washington."
Mrs. lloud wept while Oiddings
was hpcnkiii, hut Senator floro
showed no emotion. Senator Ooro
today received scores of telegrams
oprosMug sympathy.
Attorney 1'ruitt spoke for tho de
fense this afternoon.
IDENT
WAHHINnTON, Fob, 17 I'rcil
dent Wilson Iium not given up his plan
for u K"voruiiioiit rullroud lu Alusliu.
KoporU t hut ho Imd dvclilod It wus
liiiposslblo lu net thu nirowury bill
IhlutiHli ut tho prestuil sunslmi of
tontiriiss weio uiiiphulli'ull)' Uotilvd at
(liu wbllii luiuso today.
"Indeed, ho coiilrury Is thu furl,"
mid Hcriuluiy Tumully. "Aluskuu
ilowili)iliii'li( Is u tulijwii e) deur I)
tho pifsliiniil'u luui) lu (iujios unit
ipiii roMKiDSi will do lis io't
itiilivul uumiViWui d.ln;,
RULINGS
FAVOR
DEFENS
I
Miner's Wife Testifies Defjre Con
cessional Committee That Cruelty
of Gunmen Caused Her Infants to
Die Guilty of No Crime, She Says
Wcmen Strike pickets Fired Upon,
Ordered Awy fetoned and Chased
Asserts Women Witnesses.
HANCOCK, Mich.. Fob. 7 Her
fnco wet with learn. Mm. Margnrot
Clliiicoca, n MtrlkliiK Hhiv miner's wife,
U'Htlfylng today boforo tho conRrev
nlotinl comtnlttcu of Inquiry Into con-'
tlltloti" In tho Michigan copper reslou. ,
nccimod gunmen In tho mlno-owncn'
icrvlce of responsibility for her four-monthi-old
baby death recently.'
For (onie roaiion, nho aald,
wni never able to learn tho gunmen.
ihe amtcrlcd, arretted her, heat her
with a club, held her captive for sev
eral hours and forced her to accom
pany them on a long automobile, trip
to Houghton, carrying her baby In
her arms. Tho oxposuro, she added.
killed It a few days later.
"My husband tried to find out what
t had done," concluded the wltncsi.
"but ho couldn't and tho prosecutor
said there was nothing ho could do."
Thnt gunmen In the miners' service
fired on women strike pickets was
nsscrtcd today by Mrs. Solum Helpp-
la, a witness before the congrcsslonnll
commlttco investigating labor condi
tions In tho Michigan copper country
"It happened Iyember 1," ho
fold, through an .inU'rproiur. "A
number of other women and I woro
doing picket duty for tho strikers In
thu Houghton county road. Wo
woro not on tho mlno property but
tho deputies ordered us away and
then shot at us and when wo fled,
Stoned us and chased after, beating
us with sticks. Six women wcro
knocked down."
TO
TESTIFY BEFORE
E
THINlDAI), Colo., Feb. 17. - (inv
entor Amnions of Colorado bowed to
day (o congress' authority. Tho
sinking coal miners' representatives
wanted "Mother" Jones brought as n
witness before tho congressional
committee investigating conditions in
tho coal fields of tho state. Tlio
committeemen wauled lo hear her
testimony. They notified tho gover
nor of their wishes and tlio governor
yielded.
"Will you direct tho military nil
tliorities to bring Nrothor' Jones be
fore this committee for e.amina
tionf" was tlio query Cliainiiaii Fos
ter of (ho committco telegraphed to
tho governor.
"I will obey your wishes," wus
tlio governor's rc-ponse, "but would
prefer that you subpoena her hero
after you return to Denver or see
her at tho hospital to avoid tho pos
sibility of trouble. Letter follows,"
His answer was taken us intimiit
ing plainly that lio had no idea of
dclying tho national legislature s au
thority. Foster had not decided
whether to summon tho witness ut
oiieo or to await the arrival of tho
governor letter.
Charles Motion, n hlrikcbrcakcr,
Ichtified (hat ho camo to (ho Colo
rado Coal Mining country from
I'eniisylvania beeaiiko conditions ami
wages were heller in the west. Ho
said ho wus opponent to unionism,
that tho conduct of tho mldicr stu
tloncil nt Unwind was nil Hint could
ha vii been de-lieil, nod flint no one
Interfered wllh luui.
Hum lions, a sinker, nnscrlfil iluil
thu hiipi'iliih'iulrut of (liu liuiihy
milts pli'lilllid lull) flom gellliig Inn
mull, niul hUn 1'mlii, iiuollicr slilL
in', lohl (liu luti'llgiioM Iluil olfti
luls of Hit jiimi'W i'oiiiiuiuiis luue
hull Hiu only nihool Inisii'is iu ib
luvt hus hu4 in fnv y .',
0
0 GUNMEN
AY
MOTHER
MOTHER
JON
PROBERS
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This is the kind of home nit t
most of those Mexicans who j'i
',,! from Ojiiuign when lh b'ooddurs
General Villa captured the (own fro
the federals. Hundreds of (he pco-
jitc of the place threw tin nisei cs on
the mercy of tho I n ted Stn en
ALLEGE INDIANS
COVELO RESERVE;
SAX FHAXCISCO, Cnl., Feb. 17
' Ohnrge'tlint tho'Indjauwflrds of
t'hcji Htiiicel States govenimrnTonfTie
Covelo ,' reservation in 'Mendocino
county, Culifornia, wcro beiiif brut
ijlly mislrontetl and their funds mis
used were tunde liefon I'niled S(nte
Judge Maurice Pooling here Unlay hy
(he Itev. F. G. Collell, field secretary
of tho Indian board of eo-oH!nitioii.
Tho charges were voiced during tlio
arraignment of ttireo young Indians
cliurged with burning down tho new
government schoolhotise on tho ris
(nation, erected nt n cost of $10,000.
('edict t chnrgeil that the Indians
set firo to tho sedioolhoitso in n
spirit of revenge after they hud hcen
stripped nuked ami flogged until
thev bled from head to foot lccuuc-
lof some trifling miscoiiduet. Ho do
Iclarcd (hat those bontings woro fre-
epicut niul that the funds of the re
ennliou, nppoinled for tho euro of
the Indians, were not being use-el
pniporly.
Judge Dooling orelere'd tho case
continued two weeks. Ho promised
(hat Cedlotl's eharges would bo iu
vestigate'd. METHODS PROBED
XKW YOltK, Feb. 17. -To doter
mlno whothor or not tho radical news
paper "Tho Masses" libelled tho As
sociated. Press whon It published a
cartoon represent tho Inttor's news
service as "Poisoned nt the Source."
Judgo Wndhuni8 grnnted today a mo
tion that a commlttco bo sent to
Pittsburg and Into West Virginia to
learn how tho Associated Press' ro
ports of tho West Virginia strlko
woro handled,
Acordlng to Attornoy Gilbert Hoo
6f "Tho Masses," tho commission
will first examine tho despatches ro
cotved from West Virginia lu tho As
sociated Press' Pittsburg offico and
thou tho ones sout out from Pitts
burg to seo how they compare
FROZEN TO DEATH
(IAIIDI.N CITY, U I, Fuh. IP
Kdllur H N TouiiSDiul of tho N
suu County llepublliun Commlllu')
wus found fiiwii lo ijiuth today III u
snowdrift lu ft out of tils huuvu A
tury poMly. ililmlx muu, It hum 1h
lluieil liu fill tliuukit)4 willu Hii
BRUTALLY
TREATED
troops on the border. Amcr.eni. u -
diers had (o supp'v lh- in with ie t
and equipment for camps ami then
ine them rations.
This is jus: a typical Mexican
home of one c.f the families dmen
forth. A Mcxicnu mothrr n wnsluns
LAND ADVOCATES
FOR ALASKA MINES;
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 Devol
lppment of Alaska by a govcrnmont
leasing system, safeguarded agalaxt
monopoly, was urged hero today bo
for) tho house land commlttco by
Secretary of the Interior Lane.
"I feel confident that tho pcop'e
aro convinced," said Ianc, "not only
that Alaska's coal should bo avail
able but that the wisest and safoit
policy Is to open tho land by a leas
ing system. Alaskans feel resentful
becauso tholr long cry for help has
gono unheeded.
"Wo aro to make Alaska moro our
own by building a government rail
road from tho coast southward. Such
a road will remove tho terrors of Iso
lation. With new railroads a now
Alaska Is possible.
"Tho Pacific calls upon congress to
place this fuel supply at tho pub
lic's command."
E EASY MONEY
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 17 Ad
Wolgast. former lightweight cham
pion of the world, collected somo
moro easy money hero today follow
ing his defeat Inst night of Tommy
Gary lu a ten round bout. Gary en
tered tho ring handicapped by a boll
on tho loft cheek and Wolgast mado
tho sore spot n target as long ns tho
bout lasted, Wolgast showed flashes
of his old time form. As usual ho re
Hod upon a loft rip to tho body fol
lowed by a right hook to tho Jaw.
Gary weighed 133 pounds and was
outclassed from start to finish. Wot
gast weighed around 137 pounds.
T
Ni:W YOltK. Feb. 17 -A race
across (ho continent Instead of tho
lrlposod rueo around tho world "a
'urged by tho Aoroimutlcal society lu
u letter l thu Puiiumu Pacific Ko
position commission, made! public
hero today A sua to sea flUbl, (ho
loiter declared, would Insure u record
breuldng number of entries and th'i
result ullHliieid would lu of urealer
udmntUKw,
Tliu ousin-io-oiijuii flljfbi uUo was
dUtmskud by muoibvr of llio Avn
id ub of AiiikiUuii but iiuiim mould uy
Ihe mif urouuil thu world should ov
iibuiidoucd.
LEASING
I
her child in view of the pnsscrsby in
the grant corral wrhieli the American
troop have erected to hold the ref-
ugcs. Some hundreds of .hem rire
held prisoners within nn iuclosurc of
a hulf mile surrounded by strong-
barbed wire.
SPOTT ACCUSED
BY IDA PEARRING
OF ASSAULTING HER
SAX FHAXCISCO, Cnl., Feli. 17.
Paul Spott, an Oakland pjumbcr,
charged by Miss Ida- Pearriiij wilh
nttnekini; her hero on New Ycar'-i
day, was arraigucd before Judgo
Crist today. Maiiry I. Diirgs uml
Walter Oilligau aro awaiting trial
on a similar charge. Despite the
protests of Spott's attorneys, his
preliminary hearing was cont nueel
until Thursday morning.
Miss I'enrring repented her fonner
statements to the effect that Spott
eamo into tlio room where she at
li'ges she was attacked by Diggs nnd
Oilligau, ami threatened her if shu
involved Diggs. Then, she swore,
Spolt dragged her from tho bed and
struck her head until she lost con
sciousness. "Spott ntlemipteel (o put his arms
around me and 1 slapped his face,"
said Miss Pearring. "'If you over
tell anything nbout Diggs you will
never get home nlive,' SjKitt said lo
mo."
Miss IVnrring said (hat when
Sott came into tho room sho had on
a iiair of pajamas, but declared she
did not know how she got them on.
"And," sho lidded, "that man Spott
tried to pull them off, and (hen wo
had a regular fight."
DESPERATE BATTLE
BETWEEN ZAPATISTAS
AND FEDERALS RAGING
-
MEXICO CITY, Fob. 17.--Desperate
fighting between
federals and Zapatistas was In
progress today at Mllpa Alta,
20 nillos from hero,
Tho Zapatistas have been
lurking about Mllpu Alta for
sovornl days but tho federals
outnumbered thorn and kept
thorn on tho movo, Last
night, however, thoy woro
heall reinforced and at
duwn attacked tlio federal
garrison fiercely.
Moro federals with rapid
flro guns wore) rushed from
hero to (ho scone. The en
gagomont was rwportud to b
mi I'xroptloimlly bloody ona
and It was bullovvd tku ilud
would bo Numurous,
HAK VUANWn, t?., J', 17.
-AlltOllel HlltfOM HO M'lltHM Ut
ftw ily' injir)soiin-i4 Wy lf
J'oli. Jm!u HuUlnii (ut Mw Uu
uutomuhilu tmyiyu tnH4 m Umf
filopj; Xliow 4tTH'