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BECOM- ,A BOG'TI G MEMBER OF THE UNION COUNTY GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION ill 1 VOLUME VI LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, . JANUARY. 11 .1907; NUMBER 52 i0HG AMY HO kindred of mormonm tfctlppg New Amoclatton) XPishington Jan. 1 1 The first voice in th senate to favor Senator Smoot the United States. Senator from Utah who hat caused untold disturbances in social religious and 'political factions for many years, was raised this afternoon by Sen aor Albert J. Hopkins of Illinois who said: "The Mormon church is undergo ing a radical change for the better and Smoot is an apostle of better and high raormonitm. He stands for high things in the church, is against poligamy and kindred vices. Smoot has done more to stamp out vices than any one thousand men outside of the Mormon church. - I LABORERS REQUIRED IN THE SOUTH - (Scrlpp News Association) ' , New OrLean. Jan 11 During the next' few months strenuous efforts will be made to bring white labor to the South ern States. The colonizing of Italians in some of the mill sections is well on the J way. The very rapid pacj with which new mills are being run up has greatly exceeded the growth of labor and though many inducements areheld out to fami lies to go to mill " towns in the South, where wages are good and steady em ployment offered, the supply is yet far below the demand. With the worlds re quirements fast approaching a 16,000, 000 bale crop, it is estimated that sever al hundred thousand more field laborers are needed in the South to help to produce the raw cotton, and if the present per centage of advancement in the south nntinilMI. from part the conclusion of the Mormon dessent wholly, that poligmy is a church." The senator continued by saying that no power could add any qualification for senstorship other than that which is pre scribed in the constitution. CANCER WEDS WEALTHY AMERICAN (Bcrlpps News Association) New York Jan 11 It was announced here today that La Belle Utero, long a queen of the Paris stage, has married Mr Rene Webb, an American. The famous Spanish dancer first met Mr. Webb at Buenos Ayres. The marriage took place at the American Consulate in Paris' and the religious ceremony at the Madeleine. Serorita Otera made her debut in Barce lona, and her first appearance in Paris in 1691.' She was 58 years old on Christ mas day. , 0 THEIR CATHOLIC WAY TO ARCHBISHOP CHICAGO MM COLD IN (OIUMBLA RIVER BAR - (Scrippa News Association) . . Astoria, Ore., Jan. 1 1. A company has been formed here to dredge for 'gold at the bar of the Columbia river. The sand contain both iron and gold in large quan tities and the recent analysis made by a government geologist show that the iron would pay for the working. Electricity and a magnetic separator will be Used. Dredging commenced today. - Delegates from the brotherhoods of conductor and brakemen on the O. R. & N. have gone to Chicago to meet with E. H. Harriman in person concerning the eight-hour day movement now in progress nr ll h Hrrimn lines. Conductor Butler, of the freight division of La Grande, and Brakemen E. E. Cross of La Grande, have gone to Chicago, as well as representatives of, the Portland and Starbuck lodges and together with representatives of the brotherhood from all other Harriman lines will hold a per sonal conference with Mr. Harriman in Chicage early next week. When the settlement of the matter on the O. R. & N. was deferred for 80 days at ths meeting of officials and represent atives of the brotherhood in Portland last MISSING STEAMER ARRIVES Ccrlppt Nra Association) I Bermunda Jan 1 1 The long missing steamer Ponce arrived here today, she is badly disabled and was towed to this port by the steamer Wable. The Ponce reports having encountered severe" storms but no deaths. TAUGHT THE USE Of DOPE (Scrippa News Association) Seattle, Jan, 1 1. C. Conley. is arrested charged with conducting a school for teaching youthful messengers the use of cocaine opium and other drugs. Several packages of drugs were found on his per son when he was arrested. The druggist who sold the medicine wilf probably be arrested soon. - Investigation discloses fearful depravity among the messenger of that concern. ' ' 1 CIGAR fACIORlf BURNS -8crlpp News Association, Lancaster, Pa., Jan.- II. The ware house of S. P.' Moss Tobacco Company was destroyed by fire this morning. The blaze ignited a neighboring cigar factory which was also'destroyed. The loss will reach a million. '; (Scrlpp News Association) Montgomery, Ala. Jan. 1 1 A hundred miner are entombed in a cava in at Schoss mines in Calhoun county, accord ing to a telephone message Just received here. Defective timberirg igivn as ths nartv ha entered the cave and another is organizing. It is known that some of the men are alive for the rescuer have heard tapping on the interior of the waits, The body of Arch Bishop Montgomery was today moved to tne cnapei in st Mary' cathedral where it will lie in state until ten o'clock Monday morning when the funeral ssrvices will be celebrated by a sermon by Bishop Conmaty, of Los Angeles. After hie ordination to the priesthood MUST TELL THE TRUTH , (Scrlpps News Association) - Chicago, Jan. (1 1. Judge Going of the n;w municipal court today op: n o tne trial of Johan Fox. charged with the mur der of Miss Emily Miller, with a warning to, newspapers, that sensational accoun's of the trial in hi. court mint cease. He told a reporter the exclusion of news paper men from hi court would be ' en forced unlese they remained close to the facts in reporting trial. He said: "If this government of the people of this country, ever fails, it will be because of the abuse of liberty of the press and perversions of the truth by newspaper. There has been more harm done by re- ports of this. case than by persons, who committed the crime." . PROSSER JAILER IS BEATEN Monday, it was with the understanding Father Montgomery w.nT to San Francis that the 0. R. & N. employes should take part in the Chicago conference and abide by the decision reached with Mr. Harriman- COLORED MURDERERS APPEAL ' (Scrlpp Newa AHOcImtlon) - V V 11 -A stav of ex ecution has been placed on the warrant In the sheriff s possession Jor the execution of Howard Banks, colored, who was sentenced to death for the murder of . a co as Secretary to Archbishop Aleminy in (he late seventies and when Archbis- up Reordaw the present incumbent suc ceeded that prelate in - 1886 Father Montgomery was made Chancellor of the diocese. This office he held Untill 1894 when he was appointed ' co-adjutor'to Bishop Mora of Los Angeles whom he succeeds! a few years later.- In 1903 he was appointed co-adjutor to Archbish op Reordaw and so Bishop Montgomery h as ended his eccleseastical career in the city where he began ' it Like his uncle MOVEMENTS Of U. S. WARSHIPS (Scrlpps New Association) uuantanamo, Ouba, Jan. i uu, battleships comprising the squadron of Rear Admiral Evans of the U, S. Atlantic fleet arrived here today. In the squadron are the Maine (flagship) Missouri, Kear sarge, Kentucky, Alabama. Iowa, Indiana and Illinois. The midwinter" manoeuvres of the fleet will be conducted off this coast. Brooklyn, N. Y. Jan. 1 1 In about four dads time ths U. S. battleships Conneott- cut, Louieanna, Georgia, New Jersey. Rhode Island,. Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, Washington and St. Louis will sail for Cuba where they will Join the fleet of Rear Admiral Evans and tak part in the mid winter manoenvre of the Atlantio Fleet. will be taken to the Court of Appeals, Howard would have been executed this morning but for the appeal.' ' ARCHBISHOP DEAD (Scrlpps News Association) 1 San Francisco, Jan. 1 1. Archbishop Montgomery of the Los Angeles Catholic diocese and who has been ailing for some time, died yesterday afternoon. colored youth named Eliza, a an appeal zsch Montgomery, the late Bishop wa a' student of educational affairs and these formed the subject matter of many of hi public speeches. , The Bishop was no orator -but Be was a, Clear thinker and a forcible speaker. , He. was a' tireless worker too and perhaps h ill be longest remembered in California for - having in traduced and established there the Lea gue of th Cross. This society Jwaa first formed in England by the " late Cardinal Manning and -its object is to promote Total Abstence. Th idea is to pledge NEW MINERALS IN SOUTH DAKOTA crtppe Newe Association) Deadwood, S. D. Jan 1 1Tin, mica, tungsten and spodumene re now being produced in the Black Hills in large quan tities. The Westinghouse Electric and NEW INCORPORATIONS IN DECEMBER (Bcrlpps Newa Association) New York Jan. 1 1-The total capital! zations of Incorporations formed in Maine, New York, New Jereey and Delaware, with a capital of $1,000,000 an upward, during th month of December, amounted to $239,500,000 an increass of almost SI 00.000.000 over the total for th am month last ysar, and compares with $184,000,000 in' November and $110,600,000 in October. The Decern ber incorporations exceeded in amount those of any other month In the year. (Scrlpp New Aesoclatioo) k ,. .. ' Prosier, Wn Jan 1 1 White locking up y. prisoners last night. Jailer Gilpin was overpowered, bound, and gagged robbed .' of his keys, money and revolver by four prisoner. On wa subsequently recap-...- p r. p fare and Sidnet Davis, t th horsethief and Kin Parker, who i " held for th murder of Marshall Glovr ' of Krmwick capd. -; .,- r, Attht!m of Parksr's arrest three, ' were killed near th scene of disturbance Glover being oh of them. Parker i: only nineteen but i a desperate charao- j tar. H ha his jailer' gun and declare that he will not be taken aliv, . A posset of a hundred man I in th man chas. '; KNOWN IN LA GRANDE John Gilpin is known in La Grand. Oregon, where he owned half Interest in ; th Gilpin Bennet firm, a clothing t, house that did businsss in that city about five years ago." H also owned mining property at the head of th Grand Ronde river. "X are. being shipped east. eWMe w s Manufacturing Co. for the use of their plant in Denver, are taking large quanti- boys to abstain from the use of all intox- ties of mica. The other new minerals icating drinks until they are twenty-on I Happy Week is making smiling shoppers years old, This plan has worked well in England and there .can be no doubt that it hae produoed like results in California by giving thousands of youths in that state the habit of tempearnce. - '-' The a strict scclesisastio Bishop Mont' gomery was a genial soul, the simplest and least affected of menr . Th , entire State of California knew and respected him and many thousands in San Fran cisco and Los Angeles will felhis death. a personal loss. "The late prelate. Jwas noted for hi intense of quiet American patriotism and thohe dearly loved California and ' her people the singing or playing of "My Old Kentucky Home" and of other song o the Southland had at any time the power of bringing tears to his eyes. . by POLICE DOUBTS STORY (Scrlt P New Association) Chicago, Jan 1 1 Walter S Bogle, aged 26, a son of Walter Bogle, president the Crescent Coal Mining Company was found dead at the home of his parents with a bullet wound In the ; r.ght side hit head. The father says that h com mitted suicide. No motive Is a signsd by th family. The police say it is hardly possible that the fatal ehot wae fired the weapon shown because it bore marks, of a recent discharge. . , ttfV.CII NELLOR RESIGNS Rev. C. H. Nellor, who has been pastor of the1 First Congregational church in thi city for the past nine, months,' has re signed and will . perhaps accept - an effe from the Congregational church at Gen- estee. Idaho He expects to leave for Genessee in the morning and if he find everything, satisfactory there, will return in about three weeks for his family. East Ortgonian. CRAfTERS ALL RIGHT '.V- (Bcrlpps Newa Association) San Francisco, Jan 1 1 Grand Juror V Livingston, who helped to Indict Abe Ruef ', and Mayor Schmitz, created a sensation , this morning whsn h wa asksd by '. eft counsel what he thot of Schmitz . ' and Ruef, by replying: "GrafUr! I " mean by graft doing thing that ar ill- . egally and morally wrong. 1 admit I told ; many people that I that that th Mayor -and Ruf wr grrfUr." ? Judge Dunne, during th examination . of Livingston, again threatened Attorney Ach, Ruef counsel, with punishment for contempt of court for' insulting ramark : of th witness. . . PLESTINE TOR THE JEWS (Scrlpp New Association) k . ; London. Jan. 1 1 In th Albert Hall today jewe numbering over six thousand gathered under . th auspice of th English Zionist Federation for th purpos advocating the claim of Zionism. Lord Rotschopshild presided and amongst th speaker were Mr. Israel Zanguill, H. Bisohopshiem, Rev. M. ZadocrKahn, Dr. Fnedberger alter Mathan and J. Shir all prominent in commercial and financial circles. Mr. H. H. Pentwich L L. P. eaid th it Z;onists would not rest until they had Palestine-Palestine and nothing els. Resolutions were adopted pledging the meet ins to work to secure publicly-recognized. legally- secured home in Palestine as the only solution of the Jewish question. X 1 1 J Smiling shoppers reflect the happy spirit which predominates every corner of the ' store. The aisles are filled with happy shoppers, completely surrounded by bargains, There is no reason why every shopper should not be happy here are needed or coveted articles priced within reach of every woman's purse. Mo need to th'nk of economy, we have done that for you happily. A smiling shopper becomes a loyal customer. We want your friend to learn of the spirit of our "happy week" if thpu ha.ve not attended this sale, there is still time. New bargains are added l i vliv; - - m daily and are conducive of the most appreciative smiles. . 5 And there is a practical side to the smile to buy exactly what you want at your 5 own price makes shopping a joy and makes possible the jollity of our "Happy week". .. ; Ajjiappy bargain makes a merry buy er. ' Come - Its smiling time this week. CITY IN DARKNESS fScilpps New Association) Ventura Cal Jan 11 The recent flood of the Ventura river has completely de stroyed the water supply system of the ADDED TO OUR BARGAIN LIST , All millinery in street and trimmed hats go for a smile and a few pennies, we still have a good selection, especially in the $5 to $8.50 values ' All Hats priced to $3.00 go at $ .98 5.50 goat 1.98 8.50 go at 2.93 Iff IS Cvstwiit SILVtR STILL MMI !-rlp( N AumUlloo Washington, Jan. I I The directors of the mint today purchased a' hundred thousand ounces of eilver at 69.365, with delivery at Philadelphia. The State department admits that the Tokio Bovernmtnt has inauired into the Ventura County Power. Apprehensions adtfi.ab,r,t of a Jananesa traininor souad- are felt mat we iimitea supply or- water ron Vlsitin(j San Franci,M, for the gas and eieotric ngnt plants w:u be exiausted before night and the city PfNMON FOB All will be in darkness ana witnout tuei as II , (Hcrloos Nw Association I wasmngum. jan. ii. ine sunan vmi afternoon passed a bill providing a ser vice pension for all survivors of the Mex ican and Civil Wars. Phone Black 1301 Vergere o. 32 WILL tlAlW TONIGHI (Scilppe News Aieoclatlon) Denver, Jan. J 1 Philip Stewart tele graphs that he declined the commission ership of the general land office. John Mc Carvey aged twenty-two will be hanged before midnight in Cannon City for the murder of the jailer at Grand Junction while trying to escape sentence for burglary. Governor says he will not interfere as-the crime is liable to capital punishment. NORTHWEST APPEALS 'Bcrlpps New Association) Washington, Jan 1 1 Senator Hane brough today turned over to the Interstate Commerce Comr lission a number of dis patches complaining of the coal shortage in the Northwest. Une is trom nor in Dakota which says that not a pound of coal has been for sale the past month. EEARED SHIP IS LOST (Bcrlpps New Association ) 1 Saline Cruz Jan . 1 1 A steamship bearing nine hundred) and twenty-tws Japanese which was due her th ninth o January, ha not been sighted yet, and it ie feared that ehe has encountered sever al storms and is lost. OTHERS WW FOLLOW (Scrlpps Newa Association) Los Angeles. Jan I John S Schirm, president of the Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Co. is under arrest on the charte of receivingconcessions from the Sin's Fs Thie is the first arrest growing out of ths grand jury investigation of the rebate evil. Other arrests will follow. I '.XI :r' , V.H ...4. , ILM.i. .--..,., ii;i,i.ix.j... GOOD FOOD Good Service .ar point of mem that belong to our restaurant. You don't go away hnn gry, and what you get builds you up and don't cause dyspepsia. There are two things to one erer complains of, and that is our food and our prices t THE MODEL R 'STAUrtAT J. A. Arbuckle Proprietor - k e