Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1905)
1 mm P.: IV VOLUME IV LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1905 NUftSER 79 f &. to r i V r r it it 1.4 J f SAOOT TESTIFIES r (Sorippa News Association) j Washington Jan 10 Smoot took the 1 stand this morning in hta own behalf j befora tha committee f investigation. Ha stated that ha was born in Bait Lake on Jan 10th; 1862, aod that b i E&renta were Abraham and Anna K Smoot, and that both wera Mormons, his mother being a plnral wile of his Mm He ttr "" that be was married on Sept 17th, 1684, la tha Mormon temple at Logan, Utah, to Alpha M Elders, by whom bl had six children. Be declared that ha had no other wife and had cohabited with mother woman When eighteen years of age, ba stated, ba took tha endow meat ceremony at bis father's Ter argent request, bat bad never taken it slnoe and eoojd not If ho would. Bmoot denied that there waa anything Id tha endowment ceremony about vengeance, and waa' much sarprlsed that aach statements had been made, as Joseph Smith formulated tha oblige tlon and It bad never been changed, snd that Smith Qoold hurdlycall for vengeanoa on aouoant of his death, whenba waa still alive. He sUted that la 1873 h moved to Provo, Utah, where ba has lived aver 'since j. that be , was eoansellor to President 8mith for .4vVysxa,and la 1900 became an apos tie. ' 1 took no oath aa such," ba de clared, "and whf a I later took tha Federal Grand Jury itill (By Sorippe News. Association) v. Portland Jan SO E W Carter and O O Bagedale of Medford, Oregon' are witaesses bare before the Federal Grand Jury this morning. Both are victims of tha fraudulent operations of Miller and Predom, timber cruisers, being looited on worthless claims. Cbas. E Nichols of Medford, the edi tor of tha Southern Oregonian, and The Clearance.; Will' "be Greater Many of the BcMonable (,. 1 i; MUST BE CLEARED UP WITHOUT PAIL t i : it 4 '....:' :,: FOR HIMSELF th m state , senator, then ni no mantal reservation: and than haa bean nothing my past to ham par my work (A Up to 1884 ha bad been a den i rat reading and thinking had c0fiirud nim andtbe had joined the ranks of the repnblioaas. Having been solicited by friends, mostly Gentflus, tbe witness, in 1903 decided to ba a candidate for Senator, and so annonneed at ituwuu prior to that, and bad .asked tha pre- sldency of tbe Church if there wera any objections, and for leave of absenoe so that his datlet as Senator would not ooofliot or interfere with his duties to the Church. This request was granted and ba then organised his campaign. with whioh ba stated, tha Church had nothing to do - Whan aakad the ques Uod, tha wltaees stated that ba woald as Senator vote just the way he' thought st for tha country. "It Is! not tha business of the church bow I Tote, and I would not submit to any suob dictation," aald the witness. Ha stated that ha knew that President Smith had several wives, bat did not know of his relation with them after tha manifesto, and at tha time of tha manifesto there waa an indefinite understanding, between Gentiles and Mormons that existing cases of pol c amy woald not be disturbed and tha practice would ba allowed to die oat. Investi U 8 Commissioner wss before tbe Grand Jury explaining how , ha ; came to acknowledge alleged fraudulent an trlee. The Jury in tie oaseol Geo Boren soa charged with offering a bribe to former distriet attorney Hill was still out at a lata hour tbis afternoon. At noon the Jude celled tba Jury and had tbe evidence in tbeease read again. gating Annual . : Witli Still Bam n am . U-v U . goods on Bale for. the put two tMOrtment . : -it.:- , . , Also several new line added - t PENDLETON HAS NEW SERVICE Observer 8peeial " ' Pendleion, Jan. JO The sew alee trio earvioeof the Washington Ore gon Power oompaay haa been oonnso ted with Pendleton, tha "juice" having been turned on yesterday afternoon All portions of the oity have not as yet been connected with tha immense plant on tbe little Wslla Walla river, but manager Vincent says by tba and of tan days there will be plenty of light and rower for all who desire it for so mnoh per. v It will take about 400 horsepower to uyv-j rcii'.c- r'-1' l'lt..but aa many industries which now ate steam will supplant that bower for "juice" within the next few months it is probable that the horsepower will have to be greatly increased. ' , All tbe towns between Pendleton and Walla Walk are now using 'light frcm tbe new plant. Clash (By Scrips Newa Association) Berlin Jan SO In tha goal strikes which have been spreading through out the mining dlstrlots of Germany, the demonatrations hare resulted In farther bloodshed. A clash haa oo ourred between tha polica and the miners near Hontoenls. and two are reported killed, while twenty are re ported injured as a result of tha con flict. At Darsfslt there haa been con fllots of tha same nature, and alao in many other districts. f Killed In Explosinn By Boripps News Association ' Langdon, Ont. Jan. 20-Four men aie dead and two seriously injured as the result of an explosion which today destroyed the whitehead mills at Caltus, . : ' ' ale a , e weeks in1 fairly good . tU,' . II. Coal Strike pportunities LAFOLLETTE TO BE SENATOR Madison, wis. ' Jan. SO Governor LaFollette will ba chosen Mondsy night by a Joint session of tbs republi can esucus as Senator to suooeed tbe present incumbent, Senator Queries.. Not ei a V 4 , By 8oripps Newe Association , Indianapolis, Jan. SO In tbe Mia are Convention wbieh is In session bere, President John Mitchell tottay announoed that alter tbe violent abuse be had received from Delegate Ban dall either Randal orba must quite Immediately s resolution waa adopted by tba convention, calling on Dele gate Randall t apologias, but be tt fused to do so aod was afterwards ex pelled. ... . Noted Editor Suicides (By ficripps News Association) Butte Mont. Jan 20 -Dam Walsh, the sporting editor of the Standard, and one of the moat widely known newspaper men In the Northweat, suicided yesterday by shooting him self It Is stated that tha cause of bis action was ill health. Prosecution Begins (By Boripps News Association) Bedford Ind . Jan SO Prosecuting Attorney Bemana this morning bad summonses Issued (oral) the witness es for the prosecution In the prelimi nary hearing of Frank Evans aod Elmer Browning, who are charged with the murder of Sarah Shafer, whloh hearing is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, be fore Justice Harris. Negoti (ions ' ' By Boripps News Association Washington Jan , SO Diplomatio negotiations have been broken off be tween U 8 Miuistor Bowen at -Caracas and President Castro by the depar tore of the latter from the capital. Minister Bowen baa notified tbe State Department that be bad rejected Cas tro's proposition to refer the asphalt dispute to a court of arbitration whereupon tbe Preeident left Caracas Work Has Commenced Contractor Mars began work thla morning oo tbe new cold storage plant (or tba Oregon produce Oo. Tbe or! gnal plans bsve been changed. Tbe building will be seventy by one bun dred and ten feet instead of sixty by one hundred and ten feet. . Object to Arizona By Boripps Nsws Association Washington, Jan 20- la the Senate today a telegrapbio protest from both houses of the legislature ol New Mex ioo vm received and pressnted to tbe 8enatr . obfootino: to statehood with Alisons. Stand Investigation (By Scripps Mews Association v ; Ban Francisco Jan 20 Tbe steamer Manchuria arrived thla morning from tbe Orient and with the passengers wss John Goodnow D 8 Consul st Shan ghai, enroate to Washington to face charges of misconduot in offioe. Would Ends RUSSIAN STRIKE IS SPREADING RAPIDLY By Suripps News Association St. Petersburg, Jan. 20 The atrlk ing workmsa at this place, with their ranks swelled by a large number, of sympathisers, have formed ranka and have been marohlng and parading tha olty In a demonstration. Tha employes declared again that they would not eonoede to tbe striker's demands, and at once the procession began to form and rapidly grew In numbers. ' Blml- cities cease it to be feared that, ahould the parades continue, rioting . will be tbe result. Troops have already been sent to the PutlloS works In order to protect them. Workers on the left sids of Neehe va tiver are rapidly Joining tba atrl kers. It is repotted tbat there is a man endeavoring to obtain tbe coop. eration of tbe employees of the Ger (By Scripps News Association) St Petersburg, IJan 20-Tbe nolloe aie tcday oontlnueinsr their Investi gation into the shooting affair In whioh the Caar narrowly eeoaped being hit by shots fired as a "salute. The belief is more general today that load ed shot were plaotd in the guns by design. Captains Doydloff. Karkboff. Vote At Olympia (By Boripps News Association) Olympia Jan 2d Tha ballots wera taken thla afternoon with no material change. Last vote Foster 44, Piles 84 Sweeny 27, Wilson 17, Jones 7, Good man fi. The senate naased Rands h 11 to appropriate 100,000 for the Lewis and Clark fair. Senator Remembered (By Scripps News Association) Salem Jan 20 Senator John H Mitchell was the subject of petition ratal Shpotingjs ; lv -erv-Mvst TO THE PUBLIC: 17 The rash ol Holiday in general has got back to ' 1 a 11 , wisa to lniorm au my patrons, ana tnose. not my ! patrois bat who are liable to be,that I am'ttow In - position to take oare of all watca, clock and jewelry repairing, with dispatch.. Lh&ve secured all the neces- a sary help in all the latest tools and materials known to the trade, as well as the best workmen that money can procure. All repair work is under my personal supervis ion and I guarantee each and every piece of work done, to be finished in first class, workmanlike manner, and ". to give (with proper attention) 'perfect: satisfaction. ; , All wsrk sent by mail or express will receive the same. promptly returned in first class condition. - ' - Thanking my patrons for their past liberal patronage and assuring them of my utmost ability to give them perfect satisfaction in the future. I remain at ever. J. H. PEARE, . Next to Newlln's Drug J3 tore. La Grande's Leadlne Jeweler iiiii.niiiiiMii'iiiwiiiiMwvi'ii.innmn'wmTiiTmin'; St t-.. -l. .:i.::.:;JP:. man war material factories, with the object of forcing . the Government to stop tbe wsr. The ranks of the strikers bsve been swelled by the addition of twenty five thousand wotkmeo of tbe Karkboff and Rief Jiatrieta. Later As afternoon progressed, Ithe strikers became mora demonstrative and more bold. They broke Into as v. era! factories and Into the State Print. log , works, where they forced the woraiirau iu jm U... Tt J?!1" advleed tbe manaoera to allow tbe pr ntera to quit. The force of "strikers then marched through the VaasOlos troff district, compelling the owaere of all workshops and stores to close their establishments. The strike Is fast growing and has spread to the spinning trade. Tbe employees of the Sangalli and jKoliakia Mills quit work this afternoon. S erious and Lieutenants JoutaaofZ, Psrelbonaff and Miller, who were on duty with the artillery, fired the salute.--These offloers have been rigidly examined, bat nothing haa been learned to throw light on the mystery, The Inoident Is now completely over shadowed by the apprehension caused by the labor dis orders.' "';! 'v1,!.. f' , In tbe prayer of Rev.W H Selleot pastor of she Sunnyslde M E Chorch of Portland, before ,tbe house of re presentatives this morning. . He pray ed that God woald endow toe senator with strength to endure the trial through which be waa passing and ability to !olear bis character, of the present stain Stoessel Sails ."' " ,. .. f 7 "By BorrppaNews Association " , 8aangbal,' Jan SO General Stoessel aod a large number of paroled Russian offloers sailed today for Marseilles on the steamer Aostralla. ' ' ; i a - i trade is oyer and business its noTmit condition, 5 ; I a At a high frails qtulity yoa via alwajs S ' ' tblaaaarkct. DcUoloaaroaat bMftaa mo substantial dinner, but tt will baa great la appolntsaeat U yow get a'tpagh. strfagivA kind that to sold on bergmta awaS eoaatass ; Wa hunilla tha hmmt. nMi thmt HIM Inla !1 this town and think it none to good tat A our csatomara. , t - , '' BOSS Meat Market . Stillwell &yandermeulen, e e ? . j if i i ''A f t . f. i . 1 S'm M