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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-17
LIVERY AND FEED STABLE.

CITY LIVERY STABLE. THOMPSON
street, Carney & Bradley. Props
Livery, feed and sale stable. GooA
rigs at all times. Cab line In connsc.
uon. Phone 70.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-17
CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY
AUCTIONEERs.

COL w. r. YOHNKA. AUCTIONHEM
makes q speciality of farmers stoch
and machinery sales. "The man that
gets you the money" Leave orders
at East Oregonian office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-17
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

JOHN s. BAKER, FUNERAL d.
rector and licensed embalmer
Opposite postoffice. Funeral parlor
two funeral cars. Calls responded to
day or night. Phone rs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-17
VETERINARY SURGEONS.

C. w. LAsSEN, M. D. v. COUNTY
Veterinarian. Residence telephone
81; office telephone 20.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-17

q. 8. GARFIELD. II. D. HOMEo.
pathis physician and surgeon. OF.
flee Judd Block. Telephones: Offics
3<1 W: residence SIS J.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
TAKES IN OTHER PARISHES
South Louisiana Fair Association
Would Extend Territory.

Western Newspaper Union News service.
Donaldsonville.-The annual meet.
ing of the South Louisiana Fair AS
ISOLATION was held here and plans
were discussed for the second annual
fair, Oct. 3, 10, | and IL, 1914. Mayor
Walter Lenann, Of Donaldsonville,
made a talk in the course of which he
suggested that the parishes of East
Baton Rouge, st. John and Lafourche
be invited to join the association. Mr..
Lemann placed this suggestion in the
form OF a motion, which was carried.
The secretary was instructed to ex.
tend invitations to the parishes named.
R. ]. Legardeur, a director, declared
that while there had been some talk Of
organizing a fair association in AS
sumption to conduct an annual exhibit.
ton in Napoleonville, all the people OF
his section were a unit for Donaldson.
Vile as the logical point for such an
enterprise.
The officials who headed the assccia-
ton last year were reelected by &C
clamation.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
AGRICULTURE BILL
PASSED By SENATE
MAKES APPROPRIATION FOR CAR.
RYiNG EDUCATION TO FARM.
ERs IN EVERY STATE.
coLoRED SCHOOLS LEFT OUT
At End Of Eight Years Appropriation
for Agricultural Education Would
Be Made Annually Permanent
at s4,85o,ooo.oo.

Washingt6n.-The agricultural ex.
tension bill was passed by the senate
without the Formally of a roll call.
The main fight centered on the Jones
amendment, providing that the funds
supplied by the government in those
states where there are colored schools
and. colleges teaching agriculture
should be divided between the white
and colored schools.
This amendment was rejected by q
vote of 80 to 90. An amendment by
Senator Shafroth that the disposition
Of the funds should be left to the gov.
ernor and secretary Of state of each
state was agreed to.
The agricultural extension bill Is
intended to carry agricultural educa.
ton to the farmers who are not able
to go where that kind of information
Is taught. 1t provides for an initial!
donation by the government Of $780,.
900, or 100000 for each state and Ha,
a e.
vail.
After the first year the Federal gov.
eminent appropriates not to exceed
100000, and an additional 100000
with each succeeding year for a pc.
Rod Of eight years. This money is
to be appropriated on the half.and.
half plan, the Federal government
only supplying an amount equal to
that supplied by the states themselves
for the, same purpose. At the end Of
eight years the appropriation becomes
q permanent annual ~$4,850,000. These
funds are to be distributed among the
states on the basis Of rural popula
ton in each state.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
ASK EARLY ACTION
ON LIABILITY LAW
MEMBERS OF COMMISSION WILL
INTRODUCE BILL WHEN LEG.
ISLATURE MEETS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-The State Liability
Commission has closed its public hear
ing, and from now until the legislature
meets at Baton Rouge in May its
members will be engaged in private
inquiry into the different phases of
liability and compensation.
Senator Burke, chairman of the
commission, said the bill would be
framed and presented to the legis.
lature Immediately after that body
meets. The commissioners will go into
the labor problem thoroughly, touch
ing every branch of it, before the bill
Is formed, he added.
]. T. Greer, president Of the State
Federation of Labor, took a stand
against the proposed I" two weeks
clause" in the new compensation act.
This clause, which is favored by At
torney Lemann, representing the lum-
Der and other manufacturing interests,
and most other employees, recites that
an injured workman shall not receive
compensation until two weeks have
elapsed. Many state laws contain this
clause. Employers claim that it pre-
vents workmen from trumping up
bogus injury claims against them.
what We want is first aid, or i'm,
mediate aid for the l%aborer,' said Mr..
Greer. THAT is what counts most.
The quicker the aid the less the suf-
fering. We are most heartily against
the two weeks clause. In q measure
it would defeat the original object Of
the law, which means to give com.
%pensation in order to prevent suffer.
ing"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
RusToA ASKS LOWER RATES
Merchants Attack Railroads Before
Interstate Commerce Commission.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-The corporation OF
Ruston, La, and practically every
merchant in that city joined in a com.
plant to the Interstate Commerce
Commission against freight rates
charged by all carriers entering Rus
ton and the connecting lines of these
roads. The complaint is headed by
Thompson Richie & Co. and the city
officials of Ruston.
Interstate freight rates into and
from Ruston, declares the complaint,
r too high. The fourth section of
the interstate commerce act, says the
complaint, is being violated by the
carriers in handling freight from de.
fined territory from the east through
Ruston to Shreveport, from the west
through Ruston to Monroe, and from
the north through Ruston to Alexan.
dria, at lower rates than are maintain.
ed at Ruston for the same service.
The complaint demands lower rates
and declares that rates to and from
Texas points also should be lower.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
sHERlFF's PROPERTY BURNED
Lucy Officer Is Victim Of Fire-bugs
For Second Time.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Lucy.-An attempt was made to
burn Sheriff Paul Berthelot's ware
house, situated 100 feet from his store.
After closing, the manager, George
Gendron, had gone home, but had oc-
casi0n to return to the store and no
ticed a light in the warehouse, which
proved to be a fire.
He Immediately gave an alarm, and,
with help Of nsighbors, the fire was
soon extinguisbed, doing some damage
to the building: and to a lot Of rice and.
flour.
That 1t was the work Of an incend.
larry Is without doubt, as the fire was
started with empty cartons, wood
boxes and shavings saturated with
coal oil.
This is the second fire in the last
six months at Mr.. Berthelot's store.
On the night Of Aug. Is, 1913, and at
about the same hour, a mysterious fire
originating from the outside Of the
building destroyed the department
store, entailing a loss Of $4,000.
NY FA
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
COLD WAVE SWEEPS COUNTRY
Temperature Goes Far Below Zero
Point in Several Northern and
Western States.

Chicago.-A cold wave has held vtr.
tually the entire country west Of the
Atlantic states in its grip was felt
here on Feb. Z. Zero weather extended
as far south as Texas and in the north
west states the murcury went to 40
below.
The cold was central over the Ohio
Valley. All parts Of the country ex-
cept the Atlantic states reported sud.
den low temperatures. Extreme tenn
peratures were: Havre, Mont, ~ be-
low; st. Josph, Mo-, zero; Denver, IL
below; Amarillo, Tex, 2 above; Bis
marck, N. D., and Winnipeg, Manitoba,
30 below; Spokane, Wash. 4 below;
Hemingford, Neb, 10 below; Cheyenne,
Wyo., % below.
Farmers in the grain belt are graft
fled by the snow, which affords pro-
lection to winter wheat. Western cat.
tie are said to have been prepared
for the cold and stock men will suffer
little.
A snow and sleet storm which fell
over a large portion of Michigan is
held responsible for q railroad wreck
near Saginaw, when a Grand Trunk
freight train collided with a work
train. Three men were killed and 9
dozen injured.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
PROBE FOR NEW HAVEN ROAD
g WgaNl5NS MgVHF ysrsrf q ~N u FMg# - FEN~ae
Compress Will Try to- Determine
What Became Of the Funs
Of the Concern.

Washington.-The Norris resolution
calling for an investigation of the New
Haven system was adopted by the
senate after it was made clear that
Acknowledgement McReynolds would
not proceed on his own initiative. The
resolution demands an answer as to
what became Of the funds OF. said
company invested in the various en-
terprises and corporations mentioned
in the opinion Of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission numbered 1884,
case numbered 4,845 entitled "The
New Haven investigation in the mat
ter Of rates, classifications, regula.
tions and practices Of carrier
The investigation will also deter
mine whether or not the person or
persons authorizing such Investment
of the funds of said company and the
person or persons receiving the bene-
ct thereof are liable to punishment
under existing laws.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
ALL OVER LOUISIANA
SAYS ATTACKS uNFouNDED
St. Landry Police Jury Resents crIti-
eIsm Of Dr.. Bowling.

Western Newspaper. Union News Service.
Opelousas.-A special committee
named by the police jury to investl.
gate the courthouse and jail reports
finding the place clean, but makes the
following recommendations: That the
walls of the jail be scraped and white
washed to conform with the state
sanitary laws; that several leaks in
sewerage pipes and in the roof Of the
jail be repaired; that the office of the
clerk Of court be repaired, there being
several leaks there. The report con-
cludes with a statement that there are
no grounds for recent severe criticism
hurled at parish officials.
The investigation followed receipt of
an %unfavorable report from DR.. Dow
ling by the police jury. Sheriff Swords
and the police jury announced that
they are responsible for the condition,
and a committee was appointed to as
certain what it was.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
CALDWELL HEADS MAsoNs
iRobeline Man Elected Grand Master.
Big Growth Past Year.

western Newspaper Union News Service. :
new Orleans.-That 1919 was the
mots prosperous year in the history
OF the Masonic order in Louisiana was
brought out in various reports submit.
ted to- the Grand Lodge of Masons,
which held a ~three-day session here.
The increase in membership was the
biggest during any single year, ac-
cording to the report Of Richard Lam
bert, grand secretary.
The lodge closed with the election
OF j. II. Caldwell, of Robeline, as grand
master. Mr.. Caldwell is q well.known
insurance man. From 1896 to 1904
no represented the Parish of Natchi-
toches in the state legislature.
Other officers were elected as fol.
lows. Alfred w. Cheesman, Shreve-
port, deputy grand master; Britton b.
Purser, Amite, grand senior warden;
John W. Armstrong, Welsh, grand
junior warden; A. G. Kicks, New Or
leans, treasurer; Richard Lambert,
New Orleans, grand secretary; VIII
liam NJ. Baker, Arcadia, grand lee
turer: Rev. Herman C. Duncan, Alex
andria, grand chaplain, Edward H.
Walsdorf, New Orleans, grand senior
deacon; w. M. Washington, Monroe
grand junior deacon; j. Paul Halter,
Now Orleans, grand marshal; Ira
Weingrun, New Orleans, grand sword
bearer; Rudolph Kraus, Lake Charles,
grand pursuivant; BENZ. F. Scott, Lee
compile; NJ. ]. Brothers, Ruston; W.
B. Boggs, Plain Dealing, and ]. J.. Ly-
on, Shreveport, grand stewards; Jo-
seph Cathcart, New Orleans, grand or
Eanist; John A. Davenport, New Or
leans. grand tyler.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
laps TO BUY MEXICAN LAND
Option Secured by Oriental Capitalists
on Deal That Involves Twenty
Million Dollars.

carbohydrates capitalists have
obtained an option, according to relia-
BILE information, on a large part of
the great ranch properties Of the Cal
ifornia-Mexico Land & Cattle Com
pany at $75 an acre and the $40, OoO,0 900
necessary to consummate the pur.
chase will be supplied, if the deal goes
through, by the Yokohama Specie
Bank, one of the strongest financial
institutions in the Orient, with
branches in America and Europe.
This was the mission Of A. Hattori, a
distinguished Japanese statesman and
leader of the lower house of parlia.
ment, who recently visited the Impe-
rial Valley and Mexico with three
other prominent Japanese. The land
lies almost wholly in Mexico.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
SELECT RUsToN POSTMASTER
Senator RansdeIi and Congressman
Elder Recommend Sam Barksdale.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ransdell and
Representative Elder have recon-
mended to President Wilson the ap-
pointment of Sam Barksdale to be
postmaster at Ruston, La.
This is the aftermath of the fight
between Senator Ransdell and Repre-
sentative Elder on one side and Rep
resentative Aswell on the other, over
the nomination Of s. S. Gullatt, whose
name val twice sent to the Senate
and finally rejected by that body, Mr..
Gullatt's nomination having been &C.
cured by Representative Aswell over
the protests Of Messrs. Ransdell and
Elder.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
BREMNER VICTIM OF CANCER
Jersey Congressman Took Radium
Treatment in vaIn-He Made
PIucky Fight.

. Baltimore, Md.-Robert Gum Brem.
ner, who won his way to the national
house of representatives from the sew
enth New Jersey district after a career
as varied, perhaps, as any ever sketch
ed in the congressional record, is dead.
He had been q cancer victim for four
years, and came here last December
to undergo radium treatment, although
he was told there was little hope of
proIonging his life more than q few
months.
In the last days Mr.. Bremner still
insisted that he would get well. He
declared that he wanted to go back to
congress to fight for a bill to have a
aforementioned radium institute. so
that this mineral could be at the dis
posal Of the rich and poor alike.
MI. Bremner was a close personal
friend Of President Wilson, who was
kept constantly advised Of his condi.
ton and. who frequently sent him mes
sages of sympathy and encouragement.
The dead mans election to congress
was accomplished while he lay in bed
i'll.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
WALTERS breaches
FROM JAIL WINDOW
ALLEGED klDNAPER, AWAITING
TRIAL AT oPELousAs, AT
TRACTS ATTENTION.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Opelousas.-W. C. Walters, alleged
kidnaper of Robert Dunbar, who was
brought here by Sheriff Swords from
Mississippi, has been the principal at.
traction here ever since his arrival.
There have been many women in the
crowd that has visited him.
The prisoner delivers sermons at
regular intervals from his cell window,
which overlooks the public square,
usually interspersing his preaching
with hymns. Children stand about the
front Of the jail for hours looking at
the prisoner through his barred win.
dows, and this means of gratifying
their curiosity is by no means con-
fined to the children.
The necessary money to pay the ex.
'penses Of six Of Walters witnesses
who are to come from outside the
state has been assured him.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14

Afexandria.-Bud Collins is In the
Alexandria sanitarium suffering from
a buckshot wound in the side Of the
head just above the right ear, which
he received while going from his work
accompanied by three other men. The
men were. employed by the Sweet
Home Lumber Company, Of Ball, this
parish. at the logging camp ten miles
from Balyl. They we're fired upon.
from ambush. Collins was the only
a struck with shot. There has been
some trouble for several weeks 4. the
mill on account Of striking employees
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
Real Estate Man Arrested.

Shreveport.-A. S. Burgess, who has
been at Logansport the last few weeks
selling town lots in Beaumont, Tex,
has been arrested at Joaquin, Tex,
charged with attempting forgery at
the Bank of Logansport, the same
bank that was robbed of $1,000 by W.
g. Cole and J. N. Johnson, the self
confessed bandits. Burgess - said to
have presented a check for $3.50, sup.
posed to be drawn by Mrs. Beulah
McNeill, Of Joaquin. Texas. He was
arrested after he had crossed the river
70 Joaquin and was placed in jail at
Mansfield.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
Copyright
EXEMPTS NO SHIPS
FROM CANAL TOLLS
PRESIDENT WILSON WOULD HAVE
THAT PROVISION OF LAW
REPEALED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wilson has
announced that he would endeavor to
have repealed at the present session
Of congress that provision of the Pan
anna canal act which exempts Amer
lean coastwise ships from the payment
of tolls.
The president believes that the Hay
Pauncefote treaty with Great Britain
guarantees equality of treatment to
all nations, including the United
States, in the matter Of tolls, and that
the United States is in honor bound
to charge American vessels the same
tolls it imposes upon boats Of foreign
nations.
This announcement was expected by
administration leaders at the capitol,
The presidents views will, be carried
out in the house with little difficulty,
according to Representative Adamson,
chairman Of the interstate and foreign
commerce committee, who said con-
gress undoubtedly would act quickly
by a .astraight-out repeal"
Not so certain. however. are some
Of the democratic leaders In the sen.
ate that th9 president will be sustained
in his resolve on this question. Sen.
ator O'Gorman, chairman Of the inter.
oceanic canals committee, which had
charge of the bill, and who led the vic.
torious fight in the senate to exempt
American coastwise vessels from tolls,
has declared his purpose to stand by
his convictions and fight the presi.
dents desire. The presidents an.
nouncement grew out Of a report that
he did not seek action at the present
congress.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
TO Be FIRST THROUGH CANAL
~. S. Cruiser Denver Will Test Locks
Of Panama Ditch Before
Formal Opening.

AH#AE1. 49,.
San Diego.-With the promise from
Col. George w. Goethals, in command
Of the Canal one, that his boat will
be the first to pass through the Pan
anna Canal, Commander A. H. Robert
son has started from San Diego In the
United States cruiser Denver. Ac.
cording to Robertson, Col. Goethals in
tends to use the cruiser to test the
canal locks before the big ditch is
really opened. Unless the navy de-
partment interferes with Col. Goe-
thals' plans, the Denver will enter the
canal at Balboa on March Is, passing
through to Colon and then returning
to the Pacific side.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
IMMIGRATION BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
MEASURE PROVIDING LiTERAcY
TEST FOR APPLICANTS WINS
AFTER HOT DEBATE.

Washington.-The Burnett immigra'
ton bill prescribing a literacy test for
applicants to admission to the United
States was passed by the house by a
vote Of 241 to 1926. All proposed
amendments relating to the exclusion
Of Asiatic immigrants previously had
been eliminated.
AS the bill passed 1t provides that
every immigrant admitted to the Unit.
ed States must be able to read "the
English language, or some other Ian
guage or dialect, including Hebrew OF
Yiddish." It p~rescribes the method
Of testing immigrants, providing that
each applicant for admission must
read a slip on which is printed be.
tween 30 and 40 words.
In its present form. this measure
passed the house and the senate in
the last congress, but was vetoed by
President Taft. A similar bill was
vetoed by President Cleveland's sec.
ond administration. The supporters
Of the. bill are confident that 1t will
again pass the senate. although Presi,
dent Wilson has let It be known that
he does not approve the literacy test.
Opponents Of the literacy test
fought s%trenuously to the last, but on
a last effort to eliminate the test from
the bill they we're defeated, 140 to
239. The final vote came at the end
Of vigorous debate, which at times
threw the house into confusion, and
on several occasions threatened to
cause serious trouble.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
50 LOSE LIVES IN
BURNING Tunnel
MEXICO. RAILROAD CATASTROPHE
Is HELD TO BE ACT OF
BANDIT LEADER.
. VICTIMS AMERICANS
Train Runs Into Cumbre
Tunnel, Which Had Been Set on
Fire by Gen. castiIlo-Die
From Suffocation.

Juarez, Mexico.-Nine Americans
and forty or fifty Mexicans we're sui
located when a train on the Mexico
Northern railroad ran into Cumbre
tunnel, which had been set on fire.
presumably by Maxine Castillo, the
bandit leader. The exact number Of
persons aboard the passenger train.
is not known. First reports put the
number at thirty.ive, while q request
for collins asked for seventy.five Of
them.
Railroad men here and in Ell Paso
are furious at Castillo's act. Twenty
two Of his men were captured and ex-
ecuted by the rebels and the next day,
apparently in revenge, he captured
the freight train, ran it into the south
end of the tunnel about 800 feet and
there set fire to It.
The passenger train entered the
death trap from the north unsuspect-
ing, probably travelling at its usual
rate Of speed Of about fifteen miles
an hour. When the engineer discov-
cred the trap 1t was too late. Castil-
los failure to send back warnings Of
his deed is regarded as the most cruel
and murderous act Of his career Of out
lawry. M J Gilmartin, superintendent
of the Chihuahua division; H. Scho-
field, superintendent Of terminals at
Juarez; Lee Williams, assistant man
ager of commissary; H F Marders, ex-
press agent; E. j.. McCutcheon, en-
gineer, and U. e. Webster, conductor,
are the missing Americans, all en-
ployes Of the railroad.
Gen. Villa declares he will execute
Castillo II the latter is captured.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
Teachers Exams in April.

Baton R0uge.-The next examina-
ton for applicants for teachers GER
tificates win. be held April 6 to IL,
according to an announcement made
by John R. Commit, chairman OF the
state examining committee. The ques-
lions In theory and art of teaching will
be general and comprehensive in char.
acter.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
FIVE LIVES LOST IN FIRE
Several Missing and Thirteen injured
AZ Result Of Minnesota
Hotel Blaze.

Bemidji, MINI. - Five men are
known to be dead, several are miss
ing and thirteen were seriously in
jured as the result of a fire which de-
stroyed q three.story frame hotel at
Kelliher. forty miles north Of here.
The fire started from the furnace.
It was discovered by two men pass
ing, who gave the alarm. The flames
had then reached the second floor.
Nearly all Of those who escaped did
so by jumping from the windoWA
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
Reward for Slayer Grows,

Shreveport.-Advices from Ruston
state that the Lincoln Parish Police
Jury has added $500 to the reward of
fered for the capture and conviction
Of the murderer of Miss Dicie Belle
Adams, 16-year-old stepdaughter Of
Wilson Beck, prominent farmer, whose
body, with throat cut, was found Janu-
airy 6 in the woods near a bypath be-
tween the family home and the Gull
bertson school house, which was her
destination when attacked. The re
ward now totals s974.50.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
CoethaIs "a Be Governor,

Washington.-The nomination of
Col. George w. Goethals to be gov.
ernor Of the Panama Canal Zoae was
confirmed by the senate. The ap.
pointment becomes effective April /,
1914, with President Wilson's order Gre
ating a permanent civil government
for the cana, zone.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-14
New Postoffice for Alexandria.

Alexandria. = Mayor Wilmington,
VINO has returned from Washington,
D. c., states that while there he con
ferred with Congressman Aswell and
the supervising architect Of public
buildings. and as a result OF the con-
ference an appropriation will be asked
for the erection of a new p~ostoffice
building here to cost 5000, 900, the old
building being entirely too small to
handle the increased business.