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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1906)
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY Fair tonight Tomorrow warmer. VOLUME V LA ORAtvEE, L'NICN CCUMTY. CREOCN. SATURDAY. APRIL 21, 1908. NUMBER 133 RELIEF COMMITTEE IS fli : III (AllfORIIIA CITIES CAKE II (AUG LA GRANDE In Effort to Secure Funds ana Provisions lor Suffering Hu manity in (a!ifornia -at 2:09 JUDO Was Subscribed The mass meeting last night was well attended by many of the citizens and business men of the city. The Mayor called the meeting and briefly told what could be done for the sufferers at San Francisco. After appointing the follow" ing committees the meeting adjourned. Executive committee Mavor J. B awaaara, i. m. Crawford and . S Meyers. Transportation committee E. C.Moore A. A. Gust and Wm. Allison, " Soliciting committee Rev. W. B. Sargent, J. T. WilliaUfsbn.' Lee Russel, Wm. Miller, JohnTater, Rev. U. H. Qibbs. Rev. 0. H. King, Henry Hen- eon. Julius Roech, Wm. Ash, J. J. Carr. J. M. Hilts. Fred Jacobs, M. H. Kirtley, Joseph Palmer, Turner Oliver and Bird Lewie. . This committee will canvass the city and receive donations to the sufferers at San Francisco and vicinity. The soliciting committee is making good progress and is receiving liberal donations at the hands of La Grande citizens. At nine o'clock this morning a car load of flour and a car load of potatoes have mi""--:t"rt anl will K jrTne local lodge of Elks has sent $ Toft and the Woodmen of America have raised a fund of SSOtodav. III III HA Sufferers welcome Advent Water and Provisions-Confess Will Appropriate Money to Rebuild Public Buildings (Scrlppi News Association) Washington, D. C April 21. Funston has wired this city this morning saying: "The fire is making no progress west of Vanness Avenue. A strong west wind A tk. !- J! island giTy Responds : Island City has donated a car load of provisions to the San Francisco sufferers and will forward the car tonight. tk this aftarrtSon the solic iting committee nittand made a partial report. Over eleven hundred dollars In cash it now in the hands of the committee and more is to follow. Besides the two car loads that will be sent tonight, there is another car load of mixed food stuffs that will go Monday. The committee is meeting with the most liberal donations where ever they go. ; CELEBRATING SAN JAQNTO DAY , (Scrlpps News Association) San Antonio, Tax., April 21. Today is the anniversary of the battle oi San Jacinto and the anniversary it generally observed throughout Texas. The cele bration in this city, which really began with the opening parade on Monday, wil reach its final conclusion today with the grand Battle of Flowers. The city is beautifully decorated and the display of flowers is gorgeous. Flowers are every where and the general effect is delightful. Thousands of visitors from all part of the southwest are here to witness the c losing events of the great patriotic celebration. Washington. D. a, April 2 1. TheTexa society of Washington will celebrate the anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto this evening with a large meeting at Odd Fellows hall on Seventh Street northwest which accomodates about 1000 - persons. An interesting musical program has been prepared and .' Representatives' Morris Sheppard and ueorge t . burgess will de liver addresses. V KjMrinmnw Maw hat the fire it through on this tide of the fftreet. Everything wett of the bay troyed. Much apprehension it being elt for Fort Larson, but there it ttill tome hopes of saving it It it impossible to establish proper sanitary conditions, but the weather it favorable at the at mosphere is warm and no one suffers from the cold. It it impossiblt to pre vent sickness and the houses that are standing intact on the west tide art being used as hospitals. The water supply is encouraging at it it expected that twelve million gallons will be at tha disposal of the thirsty sufferers today." Earlier dis patches dated at two-thirty this morning and also from ' Funston say: "The fire fighters are more successful this morning and noble efforts art being made to save the west side. Supplies are arriving fast and Admiral Goddrich has landed all available men and placed them under my command.' has estimated the Army lost at San Francisco to be three and a half million dollars. TAFT INTERCEEDS HID WHrE Neck and Keck Race-Ellis Probably Elected for Confess Result in Union v INERT NOTICE Of INVES I have four houses IrA lots which I will tell in a lot at a great sacrifice, for cash. 1 must have money. These houses are rented and in good location and bring $35 per month rent. I will let the first one to call have a bargain, at they must be sold at once. Fred Jacobs. ttvMOt)a)tt4t)tf at) j SATURDAY SURPRISE SALE 7 S JAP SILKS ii i. 22c peij, yd. We have just received a shipment of mens 30 inch Jap silks in black, blue, red, white, pinks and lavanrier all thoryughly good qualities and easily worth twice the price we ask for them .' SA1 URDAY ONLY 20c THE YARD Everyone in La Grande Seems to be getting a pair of our OXFORDS. We can not blame them either. It seems that the moment they get into our store and see our handsome line of DIAMOND iBRAND OXFORDS Their feet have a great desire to get into a pair. We can't blame the feet for our line is the prettiest ever shown in La Grande If you are looking for real shoe comfort, come In and let us fit you out as we're fit ting so many of your friends i " REGISTRATION BUREAU Oakland, April 21. A bureau has been established here that the missing may be located and the identity of the injured and dead be made known as far at , possible. Tht Oakland papert are printing a free list of the missing and Injured, and nun dreds have been located in that way. Flames are now on every side of tht Gibraltar ware house where are stored thousands of cans of canned food stuffs. The destruction of the Ferry building now seemt imminent. Late reports from Santa Rosa say that tht death list will not reach over forty. WORLD SENDS SYMPATHY :. Cleveland, April 21. Cardinal Gibbons, Dr. Lyman Abbott, the mayors of Gal veston, Balt'more. Charleston and other cities are sending expressions of tym pathy. RELIEF WORK PROGRESSING Oakland, April 21. Relief work is progressing rapidly and tyttematically. The mayor of San Francisco and Funston are working together at the headquarters of Fort Mason. The fort, with the great magazines narrowly escaped destruction, The worst seems to be over, and the news is coming through without a stop. W- mUlm " - - Taft this morning asked President Roose velt to request Congress to appropriate an additional million dollars for San Francisco. The President hat agreed and the money will be forth coming at once. The surgeon general was rotifif d that the only .army omesr injured in nre nat regained conic o jsnest anmay recover. Tht Houss thit morning appfopriated an additional million to Caiflflliia suf- erert. . Tht Pretidei153rmoring sent a special messMftyCjongress rfrrntU iug Miab m tiiwfcpiinnu nair do appmpn- ated. ..V' CfcJfMUST BURN ITSELF OUT Oakland April 21 At si thit morning the wind veered again and threatened ma rerry Building. Dynamite wat rushed across the bay to be used in stop ping tht growing flames. On all tidet of the Holy Cross cemetery, the fire raged fiercely all night and leveled all the fine residences that stood in that section. There ie no probability that the fire will cease until it hat burned itself out, at there It nothing can stop the destruction except natural obstacles. Car after car of provisions are arriving here today The Legislature has been called upon to provide means to relieve the distressed Oakland, April 21 A correspondence from San Francisoo says: ''Twenty men art dead in the streets this morning. This testifies to the fact that Funston and hit men art not to be trifled with. One man insulted a woman and was shot Another attempted to loot a saloon, and still an other quarreled with a soldier, i The soldiers and police are forcing all the citizens to do relief work, and the people are so weary that they have to be driven like animals. Funston is ruling with a hand of iron." SPECIAL AT ROCK ISLAND Rock Island, April 21 The Govern ment special train passed through here for San Francisco, carrying thirteen ex press cars, and day coach. The city of ficers of the Scripps-McRae correspond ance boarded the train at Chicago. The train is making an averaged of fifty miles an hour. FACTORIES DYNAMITED Oakland April 21 The fury of the flames is somewhat abated this morning after having laid waste a strip along water front near Meigg's wharf. A large number of factories and warehouses that formerly stood in this section of the city, are ruined. Last night, the fire complet ed the work of destruction on Telegraph Hill and Russell Hill, tweeping them clear of all human habitation. To tave the water front the great Henry Machine Workt wat dynamited and the postofflce building was saved after a heroine fight by station Bof the fire department. If fortune continues to favor the fire department, the flames will be stopped before it reaches Lombard street wharf. S3veral warships and tugs are assisting the rescue work by pumping water from theb'yon the flames. ' ; PREVENTING VANDALISM OaU.and April 21 The army is taken strengent steps to prevent the vandalism that it rampant. Confidence men are also being watched and every effort made to end the workings of these scoundrels. ILLINOIS TO THE RESCUE Springfield, III. April 21-The governor thit morning received a metsage from Governor Pardet saying that Jiey are in immediate need of food. Washington April 21 -Secretary Taft DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES J. D. SLATER, Dit Atty. HERMAN ROTHCHILD. Repre sentative. - -, h. wujr wug, - ' FRANK CHILDERS, Sheriff. S. L. BROOKS, Commissioner. Wm. ORM0ND, Recorder. M. K. HALL, Coroner. Union county has passed through her first primary election, The vote wat not at large at was expected. - Out of a total Republican registration of 1 775 only 1200 votes were polled. ine re several very close e Jntests, and an error of less than ten voteo will chance the nominees for representative on tha Republican ticket from Mr. Haworth to Mr. McLeod and on tht Democratic ticket a slight error would, give tht sheriffs nomination to Mr. Johnson. ; In fact, tht four precincts of , Big Creek, Stark ey, Kamela and Telocaset may change both of these nominees, but at only a few votes were cast in these precincts, these votes are not expected to . changa tht prttent status. Ivanhot carries this county by about 250 and will not lose Wallowa county by over 28. it at all. Tht Democrats issued circulars and mailed to all of tht precincts of the county directing the votert of that party to write the names of W. W, , White of Wallowa county, on their ballot for the nomination of joint representative between Wallowa and Union; Herman Rothschild of North Powder, for representative; C. S.Dunn of La Grande, for county clerk; Wm. Ormond of La Grande, for recorder; and M. K. Hall of La Grande, for coroner.' These men received votes In all of the precincts and were thus duly nominated. Bourne carries tha county for United States senator, Withycombe for governor, Ellit for congress. The principal fight I t i REPUDL1CAN HOMifS !F. S. IVANHOE. Dist. Atty. S. R. HAWORTH. Representative J. C. HENRY, County Judge. , , ........ tMltl!t - JOHN GALLOWAY, Commissioner J. B. GILHAM. Clerk. X D. H. PROCTOR. Recorder. f JOHN FRAWLEY, Treasurer, ? J. M. HILTS. Coroner. 2 centered on these offices. Benson sweeps the county by 200. Governor Chamberlain heads tha Dem ocratic votes as would naturally bt expected. Elsewhere tht vott will bt found tabu lated. BIG CREEK Tht Republican vott from Bic Creek just received it at follows: U. S. Sena tor, Bournt 8, Smith 10; Congressman. bllit 6, Lachner 4, Rand 9, Shepherd 9; Governor, Brown B, Geer 2, Johnt 2, CUIL J - linn n r- dnuiuiwi one, vviuiycomoe ; oecretary of State, Benson 6, Gatch 4, Wrightman one; State Treasurer, Aitkin 6, Jenningt 2, Ryan one, Steel B; Judge, Eakin 10; Attorney General, Crawford 7. Durham 4; State Printer, Dunmway 9, Whitney 4; Prosecuting Attorney, Baker S, Bart em, Henderson 2, Ivanhoe B; Repre sentative, Haworth S, Miller 4, McLeod 2: County Judge, Henry one, Lloyd 7, Rinehartone, Sargent, Williamson one; Sheriff, Hug 6, Murphy 4, Playle one, Randall one; Commissioner, Ben Brown 6, Devine 2, Galloway 4. MOST DEATHS IN LODGING HOUSES Los Angeles, April 21 A dispatch from San Francisco says that tha most causalties wat among tht occupants of tha cheap lodging houses. OUAKE VII 1TLAY (Scrlppe News Association) Rome. April 21 It it reported here that thirteen earthquaket have visited Tuscan. The severity however, it not reported. Tuscan is a province a few hundred miles north of Rome. 1 SHERIFF IN D0U3T Sheriff Johnson claims tht nomination by 7 votes. He has heard from several of the precincts that have not reported their full vote, and his figures give him 215 votes to208. The vote is so close it will undoubtedly require tht official vott to decide. ' (Continued on Page 4) A HIDDEN MEN AGE TO HEALTH ! DEVASTATES .TOO (IIS (Scrlpps News Association) Washington D. C. April 21 The war department wae this morning notified that at eleven fifty, fire swept the town of Maoquina a little village in the Philippine Island. A neighboring city, called Pasil it also destroyed. Twenty thousand people art reported homeless. The gov ernment it rushing aid to tht sufferers. A large variety of the moU common diseases will event ually be stamped out by improved sanitation. These are germ diseases. The difficulty of coping with them now is the difficulty of realizing that such germs arc about us all the time, always ready to multiply and menace hea'th whenwr conditions are favorable, Th: way to gurd against these dangers is to use RELIABLE DISINFECTANTS frequently and thoroughly. Cellars, sinks, drain, closets, and alt dark and damp places about the home or premises should be frequently disinfected, especially at this time of the year. We have materials suitable for every purpose and if desired can advise you what to use in any particular instance. NEWLIN DRUG COMPANY La Grande, Oregon. a
