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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 1907
NUMBER 67
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SPLCIAL (01(11 HEW
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To see if Last
can be Straightened Out
The city council was brought to a Hid
den standstill last night from unexpected
quarters. The matter under discussion
; was the introduction of an ordinance auth
. orizing the placing on the ticket at the
2i coming city election, the submission of
. i the question to the property owners, of
voting on the bonds for the bringing in
: the waters of Beaver creek for domestic
- .' and power purposes. In order to get it
before the people at the coming election,
action must be taken thirty days prior to
L . election.
r ' After the reading of the ordinance the
; first time,' Chairman Richardson, who
'4? ? was acting mayor in the absence of May
v. or Stoddard, referred the ordinance to the
council as a committee of the whole for
discussion, when Councilman E. W. Bart
j lett asked the chair if his understanding
of the charter was correct, that upon the
. objection of any one member of the
council, that any ordinance introduced,
would have to be laid over until the next
' regular meeting. The chair ruled that
such was the provision of the charter,
; whereupon Bartlett objected.
Unless some means can be found to
legally get the proposition on the ticket
without the passage of an ordinance,
sJf there is no way to submit it to the people
at the coming general election, and not
until the early part of May at a special
- election. A special election not only
causes an unnecessary expense but the
loss of much valuable time. Sme. of the
councilmen thought that it would result
in delaying the matter for - another year,
from the fact that after the election by
the time the bonds were floated and con
tracts let, the season would be so far ad
vanced that it would be impossible to com
plete the work in 1907. It is a serious
situation and Mr. Bartlett is being severe
Vergere No. 32
Night's Muddle
ly censureo) for his action last night.
The council sustained the Mayor's vetoe
on the gas franchise ordinance.
The usual bills against the general fund
were allowed and reports of various
officers filed.
, MARSHAL'S REPORT
Shows that there are three cases of
contagious diseases in the city at this
time, two smallpox and one scarlet fever.
Thirteen arrests for the month of January;
one cow impounded.
RECORDER'S , REPORT
Water i ents for January $841 45
Dog tax ' 18 00
Fines and licenses 305 70
Total receipts $1165 15
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED
This afternoon the Mayor has called a
special meeting of the council for tomor
row evening to take action upon the uo-
mission of the question of bonding this
city for water and l'ght.
If the proper action is taken at this
meeting the matter can yet be placed up
on the ticket and voted upon at the gen
eral election, on March 11.
WILLAMETTE AT 112
(Scrlppe Newi Association)
Portland, Feb. 7. The Willamette is at
21.7 at noon today, and is still rising. A
boom of lumber at Oregon City containing
3.000.000 feet, was swept away this
morning.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Feb. 7. The House passed
the River and Harbor bill today. :
Royal Tailor
Made
to
Measure
Men's Suits
for
Spring
Now Ready
They Give Satisfaction
f ARMS fUR tXPERlMENT
Scr'ppe New Association
Yankton. S D., Feb, 7. Prof. N. E.
Henson, of the South Dakota Agricultur
al college hat returned from a six months
trip of agricultural exploration for the
United States Department of Agriculture
through Northern Europe and the entire
length of Siberia, bringing with him a
large variety of new foreign plants and
short season cenals for trial in similar
regions in the northwest The United
States Agricultural department has di
rected a large part of these new intro
ductions to be tested under the direction
of the South Dakota experiment stations.
COAL fROM AUSTRALIA
iScrtppe New Association)
San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 7. Several
large uiji:; ct 'j"x"n coal are be
ing discharged here for the Harriman
railroads. At the docks in Australia the
coal cost $10 per ton and it is estimated
that by the time it is discharged here the
cost totals up to $ 1 6 per ton. The short
age of freight cars and locomotives on the
Harriman system, however, it such that
the railroads save money by getting Aus
tralian coal, instead of taking cars and
engines from general traffic and using
them to haul domestic coal.
CANADIAN IMMIGRATION CONTINUES
. , . . .
(Scrlpps News Association)
Ottowa, Feb. 7 During the year 1 906
the immigration into Canada amounted to
215,912 being an increase of 79,192
over the preceding year. The immigration
was made up as follow ; British 98,257
contmsntal 63,874 and United States
63,781. ' The1 immigration from the
United States in largely increasing an
nually. NEWFOUNDLAND LEGISLATURE
(Scrlpps News A
relation)
St. Johns, N. N. Feb. 7
I na rcewroun-
dland legislature convened in regular see
sion today. The consideration of matters
relating to railways, finance and ship
subsidies' promises to make . the session
one of more than ordinary interest and
importance. '
LOR WORLDS POOL TITLE
iScripp Neva Association)
New York, Feb. 7 Thomas Hueston
of St. Louis, and Jerome Keogh, of Buf
falo will commence a series of matches
here tonight fo, the pool championship of
the world.
Phone Black 1301
EVELYN
m HER
lift STORY
(Scrlpps News Association)
Naw York. Feb. 7 Harry Thaw trie
prisonsr being tried for muriar, paced
nervously up and down the court waiting
the call to order this morning. Dark blotches
on his f&ca onlv iccbiilluliilj ths
ness. While in the Tombs last night he
sledt but tittle. He was in conference
with his attorneys until midnight and after
that hour he tossed about and scarcely
closed his eyes. As he entered the court
room the skin was drawn about his cheek
bones and dark circles inclosed the eyes.
While the Thaw jury was marching from
the Central hotel to the court house, a
shovelerin the street leaned on his shovel
and shouted to his fellow workmen, "Hey
fellers; herejeomes the- Tbawjury.'' , And
as the squad passed him he astonished
the jurors, "Now go to it boys and get
together so you can acquit Thaw." The
workman was arrested and severely re
primanded by the court.
Scores of women were present and the
room looks -like a congressional hall.
When the preliminaries had been com
pleted, the judge rapped for order,
Attorney Delmas. who is the counsel for
the defense, called in a loud voice ."Mrs.
Evelyn NesbitTnaw." From the side door
emerged the wire of the prisoner, pale
and trembling. She was dressed in the
same blue dress, she has worn since the
case began and the veil was lifted for the
first time. Her voice was almost firm
when she gave her name and said she
wasborn in 'eighty four.
"Where were you on the night of June
2, 1 906?" asked Attorney Delmas.
"At the the Care Martin with my
husband Calep and beal. We sat on
twenty-sixth street side," she replied
with low but distinct voice.
"Where were you after that?"
"At Madison Square Ga'den."
"What time was that?"
"Don't recall."
"When did you first see Stanford White
pn that night?"
"1 saw him enter the cafe on Fifth
avenue and go out on the balcony. I
could not see him there but he remained
there about an hour. 1 should say,
When he returned he happened out thru
the entrance in whichhe came in.
A long string of questions and answers
followed in which the witness said she
had written a note to Thaw while at the
table. In answer to the question if that
note contained any refere.-.ee to White,
the witness answered in the affirmative
before Jerome could ob.'ect. The objec
tion was sustained and answer stricken
out. Mrs. Thaw then stated that the
party left the cafe table and went to the
roof garden, arriving there after the first
act. They all sat down around a table
where White was sitting. Thaw left, re
lurni.g in half an hour, but during that
time, the witness had been talking to
White.
"When he came back, what wap his
manner?'' asked the counsel.
"Same a? ever." replied Evelyn. "When
we left, McCalep and I lead, White and
Beal followed. 1 fased about and saw
White sitting at the table. A moment
ater I saw his arm extended in the air,
but the three shots had been fired. Then
corroborated the testimony of others in
regard to the dialogua between her and
her husband.
"Wher. were you married to Thaw?"
"In April 1905 in Pittsburg."
"When didhe first propose to you?"
In June o." 1903 in Paris."
"Did you refuse?'"
' Yes. 1 stared at him when he told
me he loved me. He then laid his "an Js
on my shoulder and asked, it it because
of Standford White. I added it was.
He then told me he would be my friend
ail his life and would marry me or none
other."
Deimas asked the witness to tell the
;rv in the same words as she did to
i
Thaw, the reason why White stood be
tween them.. She said, "A chorus girl
named Goodrich asked me to lunch with
her in August 1901, mother consented,
and went to a studio on 24th street. The
doors seemtd to open of themselves. We
went up stairs and there 1 met Standford
White.
"I thought him an ugly man. There was
a table set for four. Later another
gentleman came in and teased me about
my hair which I wore down my back.
After suppar we went down two flights of
stairs into a room where was a large
velvet swing. White putme in the swing
and swung me hard. After swinging
awhile White suggested we ride in the
park. 1 told my mother all about the
visit when I came home.
"When did you see White again?"
"I received a note inviting me to a party.
On the night in ques ion 1 got into the
carriage furnished by White and was
driven to the roof garden. He brot mt
home to the very doors of our apartments
White ca Ud on my mother several times
o persual her to let me go to Pittsburg
I to pose for an artist. ', He promised to
i tike care of me and all would be right.
A day later White and I, drove to a
Pittsburg artist vhere.l posed in a k mona.
Then," continued the witness, "White
missed two men and went to find them
"Mi I chanired my garments. We ate
lunch and he took me home." Sue i.
told of another visit to White's studio. .
"There were none other there this time
I told White I should go home but he
wanted m to wait for supper. After
supper he informeome he had rooms in
his studio which I had never seen, and he
would show me around. In the rear room
was a bed. . I sat down on it and my
host opened a champagee bo' tie, prevail
ing upon me to drir.k. My cart began to
thump. - Suddenly everything grew dark
and whan t came to, my clothes were torn
off and I screamed."
I looked up and saw White sitting cn
the bed, . undressed, I screamed again.
When I sat up there was music in every
room in the house." . '
The girl wept as she told her story, and
tears fell upon her dress 'In streams.
Harry held his hands over his face during
the recital of his wife's shame
screamed again and again, when
White told me to be quiet,' said the pretty
witness, "for it is all over now." I looked
at my dress and it was covered with
blood. I tried to get into my clothe but
could hardly accomplish it. W sat a1
night in that room. He said to m that
all people did that, and that wa all people
lived for. He further stated that he liked
young girls that were thin and .that I
must never get fat. He admonished me
never to tell anyone not even my mother,
"Did Thaw renew his offers of mar
riage after hearing that?" asked Delmas
"Not that night, but he did two months
later." Evelyn, then told of her life
Pittsburg.
Her father had been a lawyer but grew
impoverished and finally the sheriff sold
their property. When but fifteen Evelyn
Continued on Page 5
MAIL FROM PORTLAND
EXPECTED THIS EV
Portland mail will arrive in La Grande
tonight. At least such are expectations
of the local railroad officials. This has
been made possible by using boats from
Portland to Mosher, and there resorting
to rails as the O. R. & N. is not passable
from that point eastward. The usual stub
here on number six's time, nearly twelve
hours late today but when it arrives, will
very likely bring with it, Portland mail.
However it is barely possible that the
much waited for mail will not arrive un
til tomorrow morning. Passenger number
ICOLD and
And AI! Mictions of
Compound Syrup,
White Pine with j
Tar
PRICE 25c. and
A. T.
Pmcripiion Orujsilt
M 0
SECURE THE
SAW Hill
At a meeting of tha board cf director
of the La Grande Commeroial Club held
last night,' it mad the Wilcox Lumber
Company an offer of a 2.600 dollar
cash bonus to be applied on a tit pro
vided the company would locate their
The Observir interviewed Mr. Wucox
this "afternoon and he stated that the com
pany were considering the proposition and
would know within the next four or fiv
diys.
The securing of this mill will dd
another payroll to this city. The com
pany already owns quit a body of timber
on Ladd creek and are still, buying. Tha
mill will be a nine foot Wid 'taw with a.
capacity in excess of 60,000 feet per day.
WALLOWA PAPERS CONSOLIDATE
The LedgerDemocrat formerly .
published in Lostine, Wallowa county, ha
consolidated with the Wallowa Sun, the
new sheet of Wallowa town, and from
now on will be published as the Wallowa
Sun. The Wallowa New which ha been
published in Wallowa town under various
managements for the past eight year,
will soon move to Enterprise. Mr. Conley
has recently made arrangements and will
move the plant soma time this month, i
SOCIALISTS NOMINATE
The Socialists of La Qrand last even
ing held an enthusiastic convention to
nominate a slat of officers for the coming
city (lection. A. M. Paul head th slate
as mayor. Following are the men nom
inated: A. M. Pau', mayor; C. W. Tulli.
recorder; Councilmen: first ward, E. C.
Davis; second ward, Bird F. Lewis; third
ward, E. Reisland; fourth ward, H. A.
Watson. ' ; . " ' 1
' ; ."petitions oHf
Petitions art being circulation to place
the name of Dr. A. L. Richardson on th
city ticket for Mayor and Mr. F. L. Mey
ers for councilman, in the Third ward.
one was six hours late this morning, but
on leaving this city, the conductor had
crders to go to The Dalles. The blocked
mail, wire and passenger service has been
pressing in this and other cities, and th
promised relief will be received with much
thanksgiving. Local officials this after
noon were not in position to say when
train service between here and Portland
uim.M Ka atKllahaH lint. i. Inner m th
C lurrbis remains navigable from Mosher
down, and the rails pansable to Mosher,
traffic can be resumed on a delayed
scheduled.
A CURF j
FOR j
COUGHS I
the Throat and Lungs
and Menthol;
50c. A BOTTLE
HILL.
LA GRANDE, OR