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Ia Grande Evening Observer
n IZ1 BEOS, Editor Pr j
ntor4 at the Fot Offlos t La
Grand, Oregon, aa Baoond Claat
Mail MtUr.
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Single copy. 5c
Thursday, June 29. 1905.
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THh OLDEST EDITOR IN THE
WORLD
Yonkeri, N. Y. , boasts of . a
man who is probably the oldest
editor in the world, and a real
editor at that, for he, is at hit
desk every morning, dictating
the policy of the Yonkers Stat
esman. John W. Oliver is only fifteen
years younger than Hiram Cronk
was when he died, and he ' bids
fair In Uv mm Irtn.T tit tr.tatwn
of the war of 1812- lie was
married for ( the third time
when he was eighty-four.
Every day when the weather
is fine be walks from his home
Rose Cottage, on Warburton
avenue, to the Statesman office
and remains there until noon.
Ilia every faculty is good. Some
one asked one of the men on
the Statesman staff the other
day whether Mr. Oliver's mem
ory was not failing. "You
wouldn't think so if you worked
here," was the answer.
Mr. Oliver's ninetieth birth
day, celebrated recently, was the
occasion of a reception arranged
by his friends. They ; present
ed to him silver service and
four bouquets, each containing
ninety flowers.
Editor Oliver has been in
Youkers for forty years . lie
was born at Baltimore on April
30,1815.
guilt, but certain Canadian law
yers, employed to defend them
appear to have such strong in
fluence with some of the judges
before whom their rase came up
that the ends of justice have
from time to time been blocked
The procedure at certain stag
es was not such aa the people of
the United States have been
taught to look for in, Canadian
courts, where the bench is sup
posed to be fir above any suspi
cion of corruption or undue in
fluence of any kind. The pre
sent decision is a triumph for
justice against the moat extra
ordinary attempt ever made to
use Canadian soil as a refuge for
American lawbreakers. ; r
It is learned on good authority
that the special grand jury call
ed to meet at Boise on July 5 is
to have presented to it evidence
of huge land frauds in Idaho
collected by special agents of the
of the interior department and
the department of justice dur
ing the past five or six months.
It can also be said that 'indict
ments are confidently expected
by. government officials here
against several persons, mora or
less prominent, but the names of
the persons are carefully with
held from . publication. The
reason for calling the , grand
jury in special session is that
offenses were committed nearly
three years ago and
action is taken at once,
the next three or ' four
the prosecution will be
by the sralue of limitation. V j
The department of justice has
requested Circuit ' Judge Mor
rill, presiding circuit judge for
Idaho to withdraw his designa
tion of United States District
Judge Beatty to hold; court , iq
San Francisco, in the absence of
Jude DeHaven in Portland, in
order that Judge Boatty may
hold court .at Boise ; while the
grand jury is iu session.
twmi
unless,
within
- weeks,
barred
3U
JUSTICE MAY BE DONE
It is probable that the deci
sion of the supreme court of
Canada, announced as having
been delivered yesterday, ad
verse to the appeal of Qaynor
and Greene, the notorious fugi
tives from justice, is the begin
ning oi the final chapter in a
series of legal proceedings ex
tending over several years and
not redouudiog to the credit of
the much vaunted Canadian
judiciary system.
Qaynor and Greene were con
tractors who were implicated
with Captain Carter of the U S
army in lrauds iuvolving mil
lions of dollars on government
work at Savaunab. and for
which Captain Carter was given
a term in prison, Gaynor and
Greene fled to . Canada, ' where
thep were arrested about six
years ago. The usual routine
machinery was put iu motion to
secure their extradition, and it
has seemed at times as if this
would be successfully accom-
X plished . . There baa never been
the least shadow of doubt in the
' mind of anvone as to their
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FINE COLORED WASH FABRICS
'' ' Owing to the unseasonable weather this spring we decided to make
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fin
JULY
PRICES
IN
JUNE
Pongee Suitings 50c a yard for regular 75c and 85c qualities
Pongee Brilliants ;, 50c u " 75c " 85c
Jacquard Swiss 20c " " 35c "
Lawns and Dimities" 15c ; " " 25c "
Lawns and Dimities ! I2 zc " " 20c "
u
These radical reductions will create a lively interest in thin wash Fabrics; so it behooves all who have delayed
their spring purchases tocome in early.
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