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it voUjme VI LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. J 1907 ,. NUMBER 62 i K in ;iW HI Mil WW. It & fl TRAFFIC IIIllI ROOSEVELT WORRLS ABOUT IIHTIIIA-WIKir RUN BLOCKED BY Thera it no telling when there will be a train, trjru from Portland. A washout at Arlington has suspended ' traffic on the 0. R. & N. indsfflnitely. Theft was no train from the West last Right, but the train which should have arrived last evening came in this morn ing on- No. six's time. The train due here this morning, is now stranded on the "bther side of Arlington,' and passenger ' . number one which passed thru La Grande 1 . yesterday forenoon, is on this side of the 1 washout. . Delays on the ,,.6. pi & N. came in ,"1 pairs yesterday, for.. 'while passenger 4 number two. was. strandel pear Pendle i ton,' the thawing 'snow had washed out v the traeks at; Arlington in time to catch , ': the east bound passenger thus making a central tie-up. ' Number one was late out of here yes . ' terday but on reaching a paint one mile east of Pfrndletoft, itjwas held'- up , until rly thi mornifig. as the thawing snow '. in the mountains had caused freshets to ' to oversow iho tracks. v At an early hour this morning, one and N and two passed each other at Pendleton Reports from Arlington are meagre l-w bt trainmen on the', east bound today i affirmed that there was no evidence of ; an early restoratio'of traffic. j UVt'BMAKS (flcrlbes News AMuuiation) Memphis Tenn.,feb I The levee north of the 'city broiyP this morning driving ; nany ffom her homes. Water is two' fee' In'. the .streets. ' a a, i . Dress This inc'uees all the Very latest wcrkmanship. A beautiful line Dress J 'l i I I ! : Black skirts are very strong for this season especially Panamas, Voiles -and the sheer materials 1 w vry besl matariai With or withrut silk drop skirts Values to $40.00 Vergere No. 32 SRO W STORM KE (UTIINd'ON THE HUDSON Scrlpps New Association) ' Catskill. N. Yn Feb. .L Ice cutting has proceeded on 'he Hudson river with steady progress "since :t commenced in January and the aspect of a full crop, if not an ex ceptionally brga one, are excellent. .The zero' weather of the third' week in Janu ary helped things amazingly and the ice men improved the opportunity to the ut- nost. - The conditions in England are re ported to be still better, every lake and river having been frozen with thick Heavy ice; ; ' ' , .' ', SL IOIIIS, GETS THE RACE ' (Scrtppe New Association) : St. ; Louis, Feb. 1 There are already sixteen. entries for the international bal loon race which will be held here in Oct ober. .The entry list closed today but so many inquiries have been 'made European aeroaute aS to conditions etc. that the closing date has been fixed fpr March 1st. VANDERB'IT HORSES IN LONDON . (Scrlpps News -A relation) '' London', Feb. I Alfred G. Vanderbilt's horses all arrived for the International Horse Show. They number 26 all told and include his famous four-in-hand team Viking. Venture, Vogue .. and. Vanity. Reginald Vanderbilt Is also here bdt will not exhibit at the show! ' v "; New Dress Skirts We' have just received from New )Tork, a line of the late skirts, these are beyond a doubt one of the best line of skirts on the market. Skirts in Fancies novelities In plaids, checks and mixed material ranging in price to Skirts in JAPANESE WAR CLOUDS THAT REfUSE TO WAIVE EIGHT HOUR DAT 8t-rlpps New Association) Chicago, Fab. 1 The engineers on the hourwork day for a 10 per cent ($3,600, 000) increase in wages to take effect today. About 27.000 men operating locomotives and 52 roads will profit by the agreement en'rel into between the committees, which were in conference for three weeks. With the advance given to the switchmen a month ago the railroad corporations now have added approximately $ 1 0,000,000 to their an nual pay rolls. This will hot be the end however, for today representatives of 50,000 conductors and other trainmen will renew their requests for substantia increases running into the millions. :. t i . GREAT SHOW IN THE NORTHWEST .Scrlpps News Association') . St. Paul, Minn. Feb. 1 The weather of 190? will long be. remembered thru out the northwest as' the most terrible season the inhabitants have experienced in til their lives. The suffering thruout states along the Great Northern hat been intense and the country has been on the edge of starvation and freezing to death. The coal dealers of the se:tion have proved to be and whef the ed with now 1 hand-to-mouth providers, s railroads have been cover- banks as high as the barns things indeed look dreary. FIGHTS. SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT (Scrlpps News Association) , , Charley Neary vs. Dave Deshler, 10 rounds, at Milwaukee, Wis. 3us Bezenah vs. Jack Langdon, . 20 rounds, near Cin cinnati, Ohio. - GREAT TRAVELER , , (Scrlpps News Association) In. performance of his duty as Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. P. H. Morrisley has traveled 800.000 miles during'Ehe 17 years. , 4 $25.00 Blacks in tne ngnter grade as . in. Phone Black 1301 Sf mm (8crlppa News Asoclatlon ' Washington, Feb 1 The Japanese war cloud will not blow over. - A member el the California delegation, who ! attended the conference Wednesday r.ight, sayt that those present were greatly surprised at the President's serious view of the situa tion. This member say i that he learned much he did not know before end states j that the "Situation is : mora serious than yiu would imagine" He continued "Mayor Schmitz of San F rancisco may think that war with Japan wouli not amount to much but we are dealing with a proud brave people. War with Japan would be noth ing like the war with Spain. When Japan strikes, she strikes quickly and . without warning. We must not exhaust our re sources in diplomatic preliminaries. . We mustdisppse pf the Sa&iFrancisco school question Without going into the courts. We must do all that is possbile to avoid war and if war comes it must not be ourjfault. . A DANGEROUS ELEMENT London, Feb. 1 .Diplomatists regard the feeling of the common people of Japan, aroused as it is by their victory Over Russia, as the most danceroua element in the present situation. Recent travelers I say the laU war .. has - engendered the fighting spirit which the people demand to be satisfied. The Japanese people think that America is' a mere pigmy beside that of Russia. . SECRETARY ROOT SPEAKS ' Washington,5 Feb.-1. Secretary Root is reported as saying that Japan is being sounded in her tenderest spot and nation al pride. The Japanese regard themselves the equal of any people on earth, partic ularly feeling themselves supinor to the Chinese. Anything which tends to place them on a level with the Chinese in the eyes of the world they consider degrading and humiliating. Tact will be necessary to remove the impression in Japan that this country is not willing to treat her as well as the most favored nations. The administration beheves that the president of the board of education and superintendent of the public school. v in San Francisco hold the solution of the problem in their own hands. The President's cabinet discussed the Japanese situation two hours today. Sec retary Root and Taft remained some time after the others had left. JAP SHIP OVERHAULED It was learned at the navy department that all Japanese battleships in the navy yards are being thoroughly overhauled ALMOST AN ULTIMATUM Washington, Feb. 1. It is learned to day that representations which Ambass ador Aoki made to Secretary Riot, while polite, were really in the nature of an ul timatum. This government was informed that the Tokio government insists that their subjects be teated as those of the most favored n? tion, and thaltheacknow leduement of this principal is made a con dition as a precedent to further negotia tions. Japanese subjects at San Francis co must he accorded the same privileges as the subjects of Great Britain, Germany or any other first class power This is the reason why the President sent for the San Francisco officials. MORE PAY FOR 60.000 TEXTILE WORKERS (Hrr'upt News Association) Phila., Feb. 1. The 60.000 textile workers of this city were today granted 15 per cent increase in wages by the Up holstery Manufacturers Association. The increase is generally affecting all branches of tne trade. OYERHA GIANT SMELTER FOR NEVADA (Sorlpps News Association) , Mew York, Feb. I. President 0. P. Posey of the Nevada Copper Mining and Smelter Company today , completed ar rangements for the erection of a huge smelter which the company contemplates putting up at Goldfleld, Nevada. The smelter will be the largest one in' the world and besides doing the company's work will take in custom ores. It able to deal with 6000 tons of ore ill be a day, BOYS ARE SCARCE (Scrlppa News Association I . On account cf ths scarcity of halfgrown boys for work in the factories of Baltimore their, places are being . taken ( by young colored women. ' v ' v ,.? ,- Salsm, Feb 1 The senate has a bill appropriating $2000 for the ' Umatilla Morrow opunty agricultural fair an in crease or 6UU over the former opprop iations and alsq a bill deflsing the Umat illa Wallowa and Union' counties pound' nee; and a bill for extending t ie portage railway to The Dalles, for final action this afternoon. . . Practically the only business of impor tance before the house today la . the fight over the Jackson bill for taxation of mortgages which was reparted .unfav orably by the committee on assement and taxation .without giving him a hearing. This is the first of a series of bills by the tax commission endorsed by the stats grange, and Will place about $5,000,000 taxable property on the state tax rolls, This is the first evidence of an alleged corporation fight against proposed meas- ures to increase the taxation, which was previously charged, would materialize, jCOLD and And A'l " Mictions of ESTABLISHED BOUNDARIES j Compound Syrup, White Pine with j Tar and Menthol! PRICE 25c. and A. f . Prescription Druggist DINNER TOR TWO depends for its success upon three things. First, your companion, second, the dinner, third the service. You pick out the companion, we supply 1HE DINNER AND SERVICE If you do your part as well as we do ours, the meal will be' ne of the bright espisodes in your life. We are ready for the test when ever you are. THE MODEL RESTAURANT J.'A.'Arbuck'.e Proprietor HOW OYER JURY IN THAW USE ( (Scrlpps Newe Aswoclatlon) New York, Feb 1 Counsels on both , sides had another conference thia morn- , ing before opening the Thaw case. It ia understood that the long confinement of the jurors -who have been selected had so ; disturbed the routine 'habits that their ' healths are endangered. '' Immediatly after opining the court, the. examination ' of the talesmen began. Scores of detec tives are working toptevent any of the new' panel, of Jurors, from being approach ed. Early this morning it appeared cer tain that the Jury box would be filled this morning. . ,. ' '' , ' The hunt for the tweltfh Juror is tedioue in the extreme. v ,4 ' . ' The defense opposes peremptore chal lenges. The state is affording every f ac- ilisy to obtain twelfth Juror to which there can be no possible objection.. Flash 1:1 8-Thaw Jury completed. r TROUBLE WITH THE DOUWERS ; (Scrlpps New Association) Calgary, Feb. 1. Some of the Doukho- , bars here are proving very unreasonable ' and it has become necessary to tend a special missionary among them in the person on the Rev. John McDougall of Saskatchewan province. A strong ma jority is insisting on becoming naturalized and also insist on living a comrnunistio life, and none other. The great part ha va settled down, but a remnant has proved so unyielding that arrangements , are in progress by means of which they will be enabled to lead this lift, Mr- McDougall is engaged on this work at present, i . II A CURE ! FOR ? COUGHS the Throat and Lungs 50c. A BOTTLE m HILL. LA GRANDE, OK pa tv ! r. :. r ' ' f
