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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1906)
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY .. .. r, .;::ir-"" 4 41 VOLUME V . . "T , ' LA. GRANDE. UNION CfniNTY nptrnriM tiie-ci-iav 717177771 ... . ' ' ! DAlTOC ilVIM I Ml (Scripps News Association) Chicago, Jan. 50, Krauthoff was ' re . called to the stand this morning and gave turtner testimony regacauig ut auagoU pronvM of Immunity mada by Commiss lonar Garfield to tha packer. Tha -wit- na was aikad a number of Question! .' relative to advice which h- uhi. ,-i:.n. 3to their giving information which was . - I . I. . ... " oy uie oommission or labor and .commerce Charles C. Dawes, former comptroller, was called as a witness to testify as to the conference at the Chicago club when it is declared that the promise of immunity was given. Dawes said ."Garfield assured tha packers that they , need have nothing to fear, the disclosures would be held confidential. He rapeated s ly assured the packers that his actions in the case would be guided by ' a desire to convince them that nothing that his de- Dartment procured would 'be used for '-r Injury. He told the packers that he Uttered the result of the investigation would be beneficial Instead of injurious." Other witnesses for the packers gave like testimony. BEEORE THE HOUSE TODAY. (Scripps News Association) Washington, Jan. -SO. The most . im portant section of the Hepburn rate bill being considered today in the house is jection four which confers power on the ' fcrstat Commerce Commission to establish just and remunerative rates The power to take the initiative in rate making is not given. A QUARTER PAGE FULL Of important Clearance sale Prices, Which Represent a smart saving and are of the Greatest Possible in terest to the economically inclined buyers. Men's Parts $1.29 . Boys' All Wool Und'w'r 59c Ladies' Knee Skirts 29c Made from gto' q'nlity wool goods In sizes 50 to 5 shirts and drawers, made from good quality muslin with 8 in heat eha effect, eviry pair soft all wool garments, which we sell inch flounce, edged with heavv lace special values at our tegular pr'ce of regular at 75c to 85c at garment, this great sale in. $10 this sale - , - $'.29 this sale - - - - 50 yc Men's Pants $1.69 " ' -4 5 5c SSfeStAiftg Men's $2.50 to $3 Sweater l extremely low pnee of $1.69 Her. I. an altogether unusual offering the yard - . - " in men's all wool sweaters including RnuV WAfll FlPPr.ff! Und'w'r M doM many of our best $5.00 Boys woomeece unawr yaluM a for low iC9 JQ8 $ $ aiitec. ci-c Heavy weight with extra heavy wool ' V Ladies SkltiS fleece, garments always sold every- .,' . S3 18 where at 45c arid 60c. , aii sizes, this $1.50 to $3 Sweaters, 79c ... .. , orutsala at the Dartnent- ?Qr All wool skirts in colors and size, great sale at ma garment ZyC Thj. l0C cbnsisU of odds and ends cold print. Cannot give you any idea 1 sorted up from our regular $1.60 and of the enormous values here offered f)iitin Nitfht Shirts 49c $3 00 men's sweaters, all colors and aslt to see them, choice i Uuunjnijuiioiiiua sizes, choice while they last 7QC ' , ,5J0 For men and'boys. made from good ! " ; weight ouUng, with and without collars , . , . regular 65c and 75c values; this sale 50c, 75c Ladies Belts 25c Ladies wool Underwear choice for - - -. 49c About 60 of these silk, kid and patent At ,harp price reductions. If you ' - igjj,. belts in all sizes, all go in one on't need it new it will pay you to Men's Flannel Shirts $1.59 -d offering, each t 25c SSEM&tfrj" lJtJl-te afind. SI. $l.25Ladies'WaIsts48c SZLST, quality hwivrall wool flannel $.59 In this lot ate flannelette waists, wool 75c Vesti anrl Pant. K 1. waists, and black satin waisU. choice VC5" nd "ant c, 3c from the lot this sale - - $1.00 " " 84c Boys' Reefers and Ov'coats 125 .. .. .We have added several of our $5.00 Children's jfacketS and ' and $4.00 overcoat to this lot and ; - this make it the greatest overcoat CapeS 50C ... offering in Jthe country $ 98 Reglllar $I 60 to $4 60 garments A' C"" Underwear in all ; odds and ends picked up at random in - ' " 35c m. a ni. linn.n Collars. in Kr our children's ready to wear depart- ,i5iujMrSr 5C ment. choice this M.e qc 56x20 Linen Huck Towei. 2 for 25C t . ' " - Watch the Red Pnce Tags in our store they represent a saving in price of from 10 to 50 per cent besides many special values, which you can buy at from one third to one fourth the regular price. Gome and see Wa advertise what we sell, and sell what we advertise . TRYING TO AVERT STRIKE (Scrip pi News Association) "' St Paul, Jan. 50 E. E. Clark, chief of the railway conductors, is here trying to avert the threatened strike on the Qreat Northern and Union Pacific. The previous negotiations were broken off on a question of wage; Hill ordered the railway officials to refuse an increase. Four thousand men are effected. VISITED DRESSMAKER' (Scripps News Asuociu tion ) S New York, Jan. 30 Miss Roosevelt spent a busy day with her dressmaker who is putting the finishing touches to her trosseau. 5he will sro with Conm-essm-i Longworth this afternoon to meet his sis ter, the Countess De Chambrun, who :'i coming to attend uie weuuing. TALKS TO THE DOCTORS (Scripps News Association) Albany. N. Y., Jan. 50. Graver Clev land is here today to address a meeting the state medical society. He also ad dressed a joint assembly of the legislat ure. PASS DP THE PASSES . (Scripps News Association) Springfieid, 111., Jan. 50. Governor Deneen has ordered all state employees under his control to hereafter accept no more railroad passes. AMERICANS KILLED (Scripps News Association) San Francisco, Jan. 50 The steamer Curaca arrived today bringing the news of the murder of two rich American mine owners by their Mexican gu'de near En senaddy. The Americans were shot from behind, and the guides have disappeared. JOHNS IN SALEM Hon. C. A. Johns," of Baker City, has been in the city for a few days, meeting friends and becoming acquainted with Western Oregon Republicans, of whom he already knew a great miny. He leaves this evening for Eugene, and expects to be back in Salem to attend the Lincoln banquet. Capital Journal. ! V W1 W V W V 1 I : r n t . mihi vRtCK (Si I The La Grande Post office and Ilnit.H States Land Office today received letters from the secretary .of the treasury and from the commissioner of the eeneral land omce reuuesuiui iniui uuLu,, . to the requirements of public buildings for la Urande. This information is the result of the bill introduced by Senator Fulton appropriat ing $125,000 for a federal building in .this city J If La Grande is awake to her interests thare is no reason why the gov ernment will not build a suitable building at this point. If we do not take a decid ed interest in this matter, it is just possi ble that we may lose a portion of the fed eral offices we now possess. ANOTHER EMBEZZEIER (Scripps News Asaoclatton) San Francisco, Jan. 50 W. S. Grovar. confidential clerk of the Western Woven Hose and Rubber Company has dis appeared. A warrant has been issued for his arrest on a charge of embezzel ment. It is claimed that he has taken $5,600 of the firms money. Grover was secretary and treasurer of the Eauitable Guarantee Company which concern it is a leged has also suffered through him. . SAILORS KILLED (Scripps News Association) Reval, Russia, Jan. 50. Two British seamen, unable 3 understand the Russi an language in which they were com manded to halt, were shot to death from behind today as they landed from their ship. . . ,.,-,,, ,unn, ou. 13U0. , . . '. number re, (Scripps News Association) ' . Grants Pass, Or., Jan. 50. Whiriint down a grade at a rapid rate", on a slip pery track, the Southern Pacific ' passsn r No. 18. drawn bv two heavy loco motives, crashed into the rear of a freight train in the yard limits here late yester day evening, killing Fireman J. O. Bargei of Koseburg and crushing the ankle o Engineer J. W. Crocker, and severe!) shaking up the passengers. The dead fireman and the injured, en gineer were on the head engine which tor the caboose into kindling. Immediate! in front of the caboose was a car loadec with dynamite. This car was di tehee but did not explode. The fre'ght was being pulled in by twi engines and just as it was taking the aid ing, a drawhead was pulled out, lea vim the tail end on the main track. Fireman Barger leaves a widow am two children. ..'. : The wrecking train worked all nigh and this morning delayed trains were ablt to pass, leaving here about 14 hour, late. An investigation of the wreck is in pro gress. The blame has not yet been plac ed, but it eeems to appear that it wu gross carelessness on some one's part, oi account of this being the clearest stretel of track on the line. TO DRIVE OUT CORPORATIONS (Scrlppa News Association) Trenton. N. J Jan. 50. Senator Min turn today introduced a, resolution int the TTew Jersey legislature calling upoi the attorney general to drive the Standan and subsidiary companies from the state TIRED OH SPANISH CRUISER (Scripps New Association) Minila, Jan. 50. The Moors fires' upon the Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabella this afternoon, causing some damaee t the vessel, but injuring none of the crew . . . a gunooat nas been sent to investigate. PRISONERS SCORCHED IN M M'Rae, C-a., Jan. 50. The Telfarcounh jail was badly damaged by fire last night Five prisoner in the structure were ser iously burned, the injuries of some -ol whom may prove fatal. The fire is sup posed to have been the work of the pris oners who hoped to effect their escape. A y (Scripps News Association) . Seattle, Jan. 50. All morning a ses sion of the investigating committee in tht Valencia matter was held. Louis Allison, an old man a survivor Slid that all day Tuesday and Wednes day it was calm enough for to have launched the boats if they had had them. He criticized the members of the two parties that made the landing for not trying to help. He said that Bunker was the only man who tried to get to the wrecked steamer after landing. He alone could not do it Allison said the landed party was not more than 200 feet from the wreck. The greatest fault he fuund wa that no effort was made the follow ing days to render assistance, Albert Willis, a naval apprentice, corroborated Allison. Rev, Horton asked why incompetent stamen were allowed on coast vessels and why life saving apparatus was in such poor condition. A sensation was created when by a demonstration by the inspectors in court it was shown that when 20 pounds of lead was attached to the preservers they merely floated, although this is the gov ernment requirements. YALtnCIA nil ON RATE REGULATION (Scripps News Association) -Washington, Jan. 50-The rate debat began early in the House today which sat as a committee of the whole. Townsend opened, declaring that the opposition was endeavoring to discredit the administra tion in various matters to detract atten from the question. He spoke of the lobby, "rich and pwerful," of "unwarranted in terference with peoples' rights," of "dic tation of denominations in the election of legislators by corporation." Hff warned the sorpo rations from further blocking the rauroaq legislation as it was bringing up Jn the "wrath of an indignant public." He leclared that the bill now presented will be accepted by the people. He said the committee believes the bill will remedy ill evils; , ( WHERE ISTHE SALVOR? Scripps News Association) Victoria. B. C. Jan. 50 The steamer Salvor left Bamfield last night with Bun ser on board, for this city and is expected o arrive today. Lineman Logan is going gst a crew 'of Cloose Indians and nake an attempt to land at the wreck. These Indians know the coast thoroughly ind if it is possible they will gat ashore .nd pick up bodies. At three o'clock this afternoon the Sal or has not arrived and as the weather thick it is believed thit shs is fog ound outside. The tug Lome is just jetting away 'to the .sne of the wreck vith coffins and undertakers, and three xlice officers. COLLISION ON SEABOARD Scripps News Asaoclntlon) Norfolk. Va Jan 50. The genera! iffices of yie Seaboard and Air Line re xr a collision this morning near .Colum iia. South -Carolina1. Four trainmen were dlled outright and others were badly in ured. Another report . says two others vere killed. HALFBREEDS' PROPERTY EXEMPT Scrlppe Nnv Annotation) . .. Helena, Mint., Jan. 50-United- States ludgeHunt today decided the case of the fovernment against the treasurer of Mis- loula county in favor of the complainant uui-wuuuvj in isvjr or me comn a nant. ihe treasurer essaved tn bi thm nnnrHf if half and quarter breed Indians .'on the "lathead reiervation, but was stopped y an injunction procured by the govern nent attorney. Judge Hunt holds that ;he property of pirtblood Indians, who re adopted by the tribe and live a In lians, is exempt from taxation. f half and Quarter breed India na on h OWNERS Wilt DIG DITCH,' Freewater. Ore.'.Jan. 5Q.-Wiji Hannaji ind Mack Shackelford have Durchasnd 1 9 acres of land without Water near tha Junnyside schoolhouse two miles south unnyside schoolhouse two miles south )f this place, the purchase price' vbeii (1600. They expect to dig an under ground ditch similar to that of C.GRog rs. whi;h has prqved . yery. suocessful, ind begin work on same at once. CHILDREN TO SCHOOL HERE Engineer John Hampson, of La Grande, rought his two daughters ovsr today to inter St. Joseph's academy for the re nainder of the school year. Mrs. Hamp ion is confined to St. Anthony' hospital lere, and the children came here to be war their mother.r-East Oregonian. l V0UR CORRESPONDrUHCE jj J : ' c.., -. J We alwas carry a splendid line of writing material, but fflst at 2 ! this time we have purchased largely andjiajj an elegant ihow- J5 ing of such goods, mapy Of -whicn excftptifnal vllues. . ; J " ' 'BOjrf WPAS 4. V y 2 You'll be delighted with the dainty tints In our beautiful new ! styles in box papers. They are the lafest and .if you want to be . uo to datfl.vou'll.want to fnnU nuf,r tfmm Pa A- in.i.. -1- ,tJ . - ----- - -f ' --w IIUIM IVbJU f . .tablets;And 'kjsELOPifs The tablet makes a VetJ handy fprTrt w'ich to buy f riti ii wuic imnag a t, iiqiiuji pa(er ana we are snowing some or uie nnesl quality of papers put up in this shape, also envelope! in different sizes, 4 ha pes Tablets 5c to 50c When vou want oencils. nans. - r - r - - - - - enrnnteLa. rco ret sen tin a the htt r 7 : NEWL I Hv D RU Q J! y Jvl R A N Y 5 Crajnde, Oregon. ? '.':.'5 (Scripps News Association) ' Sookane, Jan. 50. A head end collision occurred one mile west of Columbia Fall. Mont., last night between the Great ";rtt:. r?--' Vr?" N" ' bourid and No. 2 east bpund passenger. Four were killed, including the "firemen on both' trains. ..Cqnducjar. ' Ouinn and two of the. crew 'and five ipaststwr were seriously injured. U i reported that fire ' ha broken oufc ajnohg the wefckage. The wreck was caused by the passenger train failing to obey, orders which instructed her to take the sidipg.'. Both fjigines were totally demolished. ,The..oiews of both trains werefrornVWTiilefrshJ Montana. All wire are down as hi result of the wreck. , Firemen Hanrispn and Uidley and Ex press Messenger Wrisbackar were killed, according to , a later reDort. and Mail Clerks Reynold and ..Arnold,' Conductor. Quinn and Engineer Braflj' were badly injured. .'' " -I-' , ii .i .i.;.: SECURES PROTECTION (Scripps News Association), . Berlin. Jan. 50,-Mendleshon. the Ger man finnancier, has been sentenced to deaVh by the - seivolutioniit Sartv. The reason for this direfUi'senlieRoe is that he negotiated the loan for the Russian gov erment. ' Mendebjohn h-hifd a body guard to protect him, but live in contin ual fear of death. ;;: . . :.ASSOaAIIQNS MERGE , , (Scripps kiAliitlon?) Denvef.'jarii mf-Tht Anjerican Stock Growers and the National Livestock sspota.uon were amateamiled nto ona uivii n mly tiii'y. Tne t association will be called the' Athericdn Livestock Association. Murdo McKanzie ' was named as president. 1 J BID TOR WORK Boise. Jan, 50. A num.er of tha . largest and most prominert contractors ': in tie wJstern,p,ir,:o the United StaUft are'to contest fof thie construction work of the-B jise-P4yettjreclanJition pftjwt. -f. t.Wt,lch wI" b ?an8d l - ee t)f. SuPrvlln- Engineer Ross at 3 o clock Thursday afterrtoon. Among mew already in the city, and who have boon out to examine the site; of the dam at the Deer Creek-reservoir- are P, Mc Donnell aniN.,Siakia49ti.Piiluth, Minn. W. A. Rogers, vice president Jf the Bite &f Rja C .Tstru jttart jomperiy of Chic ago, W; B. Slick of SlieifBro!., Salt Lake and Sam If est and Faris & Keel. The contracts to ba let February 1 involve an .expenditure of Si. 300.000 and the work is of the character consider ed attractive by contractors! It is ex-, pected the competition willj show close figuring among, the bidders 1 . m FOR - ; : iiyijiif flBbf! LO DUy Writing Frt,jAi.4n. f - i i r . t-itiov.a oiinu iuc puncnes Ink t r. nn a a - - . vw vt ' l 1 1 1 ij SVU o vVw a pisIim t :i i! t .w J" i: '.