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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1907)
e .1 .j, .0 . T -i i I VOLUME LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 1907 NUMBER 62 - F An alleged wife of Harry Gibson now incarcerated in a Portland prison await ing trial arrived last evening from Wal lowa county continued her trip to Pendle ton last night soon after her arrival. The object of he visit to this city was to secure the Custody of a child three years old now being held by T. B. Johnson. The story of how the child was first brot to this city is briefly stated as fol lows: that on Jan, 26 Mrs. Nellie Gibson at least so called, came to La Grande with a little boy and took rooms in the Blue Mountain hotel.- She told the nrn- prietor of the hotel that she was the second wife of Harry Gibson, the first wife having died and left the little son in care of Mr, Gibson's mother. From her the Mrs. Nellie Gibson', had secured the custody of the child. Mr. Johnson affirms that she mistreated the little fellow un mercifully and on leaving La Grande, she was persuaded to leave the child in more maternal care. In the intervening time Mr. Johnson had read the Portland Journal story of Feb ruary 2, the Gibson affair that attracted considerable attention. He accordingly communicated with Portland ojpcifcls-and received a latter from the United States secret service commission in that city that Mrs. Addie Gibson, the first and rightful wife of Harry Gibson is still alive and residing in Vancouver. Also that she would likely go to La Grande at onca. Last evening the second wife of Gibson, appeared in the Blue Mountain hotel, and tried to get the little young ester. No refusal was made by Mr. Johnson but the would be mother was not attractive to the little boy and after several maneuver to entice the boy away, she took .the train for Pendleton. Mr AHrlin Oifcrn ' Wmnrr awaited K Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and until she comes or sends instructions, the little tot will be tenderly cared. for in this city. i a tMim II II lull! ; ;J Ifil'DFKF i nun h.h II USUI IVH I : J H SMART IN THE CIRCUIT COURT . Yesterday afternoon the court disposed of the two Oregon Construction Company cises, in one of which F. W. Davis was plaintiff and A. J. McCabe the other, by rendering judgment to F. W. Davis in the sum of $4,654.94, and issuing an order for the sale of the attached property. A. J. McCabe as d.fendant in the sec ond case against the construction com pany, was rendered judgment in the sum of $2,271.00. The court also issued an order for the sale of the attached pro Prty. The court is taken up today with the case of Peter O'Sullivan. against J. M Blakely. sheriff of Wallowa county. The 1 10 ( fill) AI LAST (Scrlppe Ntwi Association) ' Washington, Feb. 15 The conferees on the Immigration bill today reacned an agreement which it is believed will re sult in the settlement of the Japanese ease originated in Wallowa county but was j question to the satisfaction of the Cali- 0BJECT10N TO ENGLISH TUNNEL (Scrlppe New A wlatlon) London, Feb. 1 5 At a meeting of the members of the Imperial Institute last night the Secretary of War, who was one of the principal speakers intimated strongly that he dirsented from the Chan nel Tunnel Scheme, and would do all in- his- cower to have the proposed bill op-1 posed at every stage in the Houses of L;rds and Commons. (Scrlppe News Association) ti iuih, reu. to t win per iiu increase in salaries of operators at the principal cities, was announced by Pre sident Clowry, of the Western Union, to lake effect March 1. ' " .1. President Small of the Telegraphers Union thinks this increase in wage wit permit of .adjustment of all differences. HEW ART CAUR1ES OPErl transferred to this county as the defend ant in the case is Wallowa county. Sheriff Blakely is'alleged to have at tached the personal propeity of the de- tauuaiu Ui UU 0 IMOUIl 01 sheriff's assessment, and Mr O'Sullivan will attempt to prove that he had other real estate in the county at. that .time. and Which should have been attached, rather' than the household goods. Attorneys D. W Sheahan ' and C. H. Finn are appearing for tht plaintiff (while the district attorney and John P Rusk of Walldwi county are attorneys for the sheriff. : - OFfKIALS ACTED It 1 J , . .. (Scrlppn News Association) : New York. . Feb 15 The new Fifth Avenue ArbQallriee in the' Silo : Building, 046 Fifth Avenue were opened to . Jhe public today. J here are some interesting and valuable exhibits including Frenoh Dutch, Spanish, Idalian and American pictures, foreign bronzes and marbles, in cluding Torrettis "Ldve's Messenger" The gallaries are very spacious and vis itors were impressed with their rich color harmony, . (Scrtpps'News Aoclilo 1 ' Block fsland Feb' lSfhe ' steamer Kentucky left this morning for Providence with fifty one of theVictimYof the 'disas trious ship wrect yesterday and nineteen survivors. These nineteen Wc'lddes thW crew of the LarchmonW which- (tuff e red the heaviest loss of life and" few of the' Knowlton's crew. . The distracted survivors of the Jarch mont wreck and relatives of the dead victims are making ugly charges of fu tility and cowardice against the crews of the Larchmont and the Knpwlton. " Captain Haley'is accused of saving his vassal instead of trying to save the Lar- ehfridht's'p'ass'erigers and'Captain McVey J oTthe passenger boat is racing cpecnarge of reserving the best boat! for. his own deliverance. ; H is true tha$ he took the last boat which' left the sinking ship, but survivors, say he overloaded the first boats to leave and when his own cime he allowed but few to enter, Estimates today placed. the . death list at one hundred and eighty-one. ,., , St LAND fornians and the Japanese. They propose to refuse admission to this country to Japanese from their own country provid ed with passports but do . not authorize from the American Insular possession. i ! The President and Secretary Root were p conference this morning " oh the Cali fornia-Japanese question.. .The meeting was of a private nature, but this afternoon the western officials will again meet with the executive. '1 The California delegation, has been in Washington for several days, and it is safe to say that none of the delegates were particularly pleased with the work before them. . An agreement which is satisfactory to the President would very likely prove dissatisfactory to the Pacific A LADY LABOR LEADER i&crlppa New Association) Chicago, , 1H i 'Fah- 1 5-"-Cohspicuous among the scores of noted women who have gathered in Chicago for the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association is Miss Mary MacArthur, who is one of the fore most women labor leaders in Grett Bri tain! Miss MacArthur is only twenty-six years old, but. is secretary of the Wom en's Trades Union League, with 156,000 members, all of whom look to her for ad vice in their industrial troubles. C. W. P. Elsworth is on the road to rapid recovery. He is able to take nourish ment and "his recovery from now on w ill be rapid." coast people, especially the Califor nians With the committee It was simply a ques tion of consumating a satisfactory decision, and that means exclusion, or their politi- . cal heade will suffer fatally.' ' v' THE AGREEMENT - , I Following is the text of the agreement now pending between the President and the California delegation regarding the' . Japanese exclusion treaty". 'Whenever11 rresiuant enaii be uuiiini mil uie passports issusd by any foreign govern ment to its citizens to go to any' ountry other than the1 Uted States ot to , any insular possession (jf'ihiilinited States or to the oanal zone, are being used for the purpose ot enabling the holders to come to this' continent or territory -of .tbt United States to the detriment of labor conditions therein, he may refuse to per- mit such citizens of any country in, using such passports to enter , the continental territory of the United States from such other country or from eufh Insular posess ion or the canal zonal " '. . ' " " (Bcrlpps.Newe Association) Yankton. S. D Feb. .15.-AII detail in connection with the agreement between the FedeTal government and the Rosebud SiouX Indians are now arranged and in a few days Indian Inspector James Mc Loughlin of Washington will announce the throwing open of nearly a million acres of land in South Dakota. Under the agree ment, which has been perfected, the Indians will receive $6 per acre for the land taken by settlers during the first three months, $4.60 for that taken dur int the next four months and $2.60 after that. Alt Indian children over eight years of age are entitled to allotments. COPPER COMPANY INCREASE ' iScrlppt Newi Association) Charleston, Feb 13 At their annual maat'inrf Kara nAu rr ri-ii-lihr(1rler nf th British Copper Company, Limited, acted i ravoraoiy on me proposiucn or me aireci ors for an increase in the capital stock of the company to $8,000.000. " ; CHANCE EOR INVENTORS (Scrlppe News Association) Madison Wis, February 15 Rep esentative Thomas today introduc ed a bill to require the state, board of agriculture to provide upon demand for' each egg producing fowl in the state, an automatic apliance which will print on each egg when laid, its date of produc- ion. NEWSPAPERS WARNED (Scrlpps News Association) Dallas, Tex.' Feb. 15-United States District Attorney Atwell today warned all newspapers in the northern district of Texas not to orint "nauseating lascivious and lewd" features in the Thaw trial. Royal Tailor Made to Measure Men's Suits for Spring Now Ready They Give Satisfaction 1 m 111 II lIIUII Huntington, Feb. 15Constructlbn . camps for the Snake River railroad art scattered all along the line between her ! and Powder riven Thirty oar loads of tne heaviest steel rails and 280 head of t horses for tht contractors" arrived her. today:- ' ' , , f i W PRICED LAWYERS '' .-: . f J. M. McCall one of our substantial and close observing pioneer farmers is of the opinion that we will have an early spring this year. He states the robins and meadow larks have been out or his farm south of the city for several weens. Squirrel are also beginning to make their appearance. Mr. McCali states that the prospects for good crop9 in Grande Ronde could not be better. During the winter the ground froze to the depth of about one foot which gave away in sufficient time to get a good soaking up. The fall grain which is now up is looking fine and the farmer has everything coming out to his advantaae. We will have the crop. The only element of doubt is the price and if we jutigo the present by the past that will prove re numerative. ("crlpps Association); ' ' New York, Feq. 15. That' there is ' possibility of a mistrial in the Thaw case dropped out this morning. The wife of Joseph Bolton, the eleventh Juror, was sudosnly seized with pneumonia last night and this juror, accompanied by two court officials, left for the beds de. It is not known how serious the woman's con dition is or whether there is a possibility that he will return to court. It is possi ble lhat the panel may be dismissed. At the resumption of the Thaw trial this afternoon. Dr. Evans was recalled n.ima asUad him when the "Brain storm" or brain explosion he described vesterdav. took place. Jerome objected on the grounds that the witness describ ed the tests but did not tell what the re sults were. The objection was overruled and the doctor gave a lenghty explanation Vergere No. 32 Jim Jm Ph one B,ack ,30' . ... i.. i j niijii.isjiiwy J. QUARANTINE IS RAISED Th miarantine which has keep the B. Stoddard family within doors for some ihirfl over six weeks, has been raised and the family is at liberty to be upon the streets again. "CRAIN MARKET orinn. Newe Association) r.Mraa. Feb 15 - Wheat apened at 791, closed at 79,V. corn opened at 46Jjj ,in..H t6: oats opened at 0?s ot the defendant s condition, the gist or which was that the defendant'! head was well shaped with the" exception of the abnormal depression at the base y of the head. ' ' ; t t" ,, It is generally admitted that the case presented by the defense is anything but a legal masterpiece as was expected from the high priced legal talent. The weak ness lies in the fact that the attorneys are unfarmiliar with the New York rules of evidence and in their ability to get their testimony before the jury. This techninal difficulty may be overcome. Juror Balton returned prior to the time of reopening. He found his wife very 111 but the doctors told him that he could do noth ing and there was no ocassion of his re maining away from the suasions and he returned to the jury room. ! BUY GUARANTEED RUBBER Bulb Syringes, Fountains, Com bination fountain and Hot Water Bag, Whirling Spray, Hard Rubber and Metal Syringes. Face Bags and Hot Water Bottles Different Styles and Sizes. Household Rubber Cloves. We Guarantee all our Rubber A. T. HILL. Prescription Druggist LA GRANDE, OR : ; t closed at 40. X "