La Grande evening observer., January 04, 1908, Image 1

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IA GRANDK, CNION COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1908.
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TROUBLES
DN IN SEATLE
LABOR I'MOXS AND FAIR .
ASSOCIATION IN MIX-UP.
Labor Union Will Boycott Seattle Fair
Presides Chllberg Says Money for
Fair Come From All Classes and
That H -Will I'lay No Favorites"
.A General Walk-Out Not Iniprob-
Seattle, Jan. 4. Angered because
the Yukon fair directorate would not
bind Itself to employ only union la
bor, the Building Trades Council last
night met and called upon union men
everywhere to bnyoctt the fair and
work In opposition to it. President
t'hllberg, of the exposition, remarked
after this action had been taken:
"TliC wCT.Cy for fvnnwlflnn foivnr
from all clasties and (he work will be
distributed In the same way; we will
TiiV no favorites."
open shop agitation In Seattle
may result In a general walkout In
the building irades. Several contrac
tors have announced their Intention to
employ both union and non-union men
If they so desire. One contractor of
a J 130,000 church, put on a force of
non-union men yesterday.
FEI PARKER ARRF.STED.
public appointed by Governor Cham
berlain In the stat of Oregon: L F.
Reslng, Rltter; John H. Bones, Taft;
C. E. Kindt. Beaverton. R. F. D. No.
3: H. C. Beams, Yoncalla; Harvey E.
Cross, Oregon City; John H. Greves,
Baker City; Peter - Cook, Ballston;
Charles N. Walt, Canby; Samuel E.
Notson, Heppner.
BLUE MONDAY.
Uulcas Kind Providence Removes
' the Principal Actor Before.
New York, .Jarrr 4 Unless a kind
Providence Intervenes to save us from
our fate. New York will have a "blue
Monday" next week, when the dirty
linen of the Thaw-White " case will
again be dragged forth and washed
In public. All the nauseous details of
this famous Intrigue of degeneracy
will bo rehashed and the publ'.c will
be afforded another opportunity to
revel In the pornographic particulars
of "high life" in the millionaire set
of New York and Pittsburg.
WEE HI
FULTOH WAR
Of.lAHA AFTER
DEMANDS THAT HE MAKE
" HIS CHARGES DIRECT.
HTDff
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'liariinl Willi Fr,-nrlca In linker
County Sheriff Hand Coming.
gl-veral days ago Chief of Police
Valden received Instructions for Ed
Hand, sheriff of Eaker county, to
watch for a, man by the name of Fred
Parker, giving a meager description.
This forenoon Chief Walden thought
he had the man spotted, but before
limiting the arrest called up Sheriff
Hand over the 'phone for details. He
then felt sure thnt he had the man
wanted and placed him In the city Jail
awaiting the arrival of the sheriff on
evening train.
"iivd Parker, when seen by an Ob
server representative this aftenoon,
stated that he was a son of Tom Par
ker, a , former resident of this city,
but for many years has resided In Ba
ker City and for several terms was
loeted county clerk of Baker county.
Parker-denied any knowledge of the
facts leading to his arrest, for alleged
passing of forged paper on a mer
chant at Durkee. ' '
HOM1I EXPLODED IN
BASEMENT OF BANK.
No Explanation Has Been Offered as
to Perpetrators of Crime Wrecked
IortloiiM of Building and Injured
One Mnn.-
Kansa City, Jan. 4. A- terrific
bomb explosion took place in the base
ment of the First National bank, cre
ating intense excitement here this
morning. It wrecked a portion of the
building, injuring the plumber, por
ter and two or three of the bank em
ploy i-9. At first It was thought It was
in attempt to rob the bank, and as
yet no explanation has been offered.
Has Addressed an Open Letter to the
Famous Prosecutor and Demands
That He Cense Making Insinuations
and Give Him an Opportunity to
Answer The. Senator Says He Is
Ready to Answer.
Tucson, Arts., Jan. 4. Replying to
Fulton's letter of last night to Fran
cis J. Heney. demanding that he pro
duce the evidence against him to back
up his statements, of Fulton's cor
rupt practices, Heney said:
"When' I made accusation:' against
United States Senator Mitchell, and
Abe Ruef of San Francisco, they both
said the same thing,' and took the
same position tiiui aeoniu, 'Tulle;:;
takes now. . All I have to say Is that
hen the proper time comes I shall
Clve the public the facts upon which
based my accusation against Ful
ton." .
Heney Answers Fulton.
Astoria, Jan. 4. Angered at an In-
rview quoted In a Portland paper
from Francis J. Heney, stating thnt
Honey knew that United States Sen-
or C. J. Fulton had Indulged In cer-
tn corrupt practices. Senator Fulton
last night made public an open letter
rltten by him to Heney, In which he
emHnded that Heney at once mnke
good his charges. An extract of the
etter reads as follows:
"You shall no longer hide behind
Insinuations," stated Fulton to . He
ney. "Let the facts be given at Once,
facts there be. I stand ready at all
mes to meet any charge."
TAX LEVY .MADE.
For Coutuy 27 '4 Mills, for School 7.
and City 9.
The county court this afternoon
fixed the tax levy for 1908 at 21
mills. This will bring the total levy
Included in this city and school dis
trict to 43 4 mills, the school having
heretofore been fixed at 7 mills, and
the city at 9 mills. This is lower than
J-st year when the total was 4G mills.
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STOLE HIS OWN CALF.
Samuel Cain Must Serve One Year In
the Penltentlury.
For stealing his own calf Samuel
Cain must serve one year In the pen
itentiary at Folsom, says a Los An
gelas. Cat., dispatch. This decision
was rendered by the district court of
appeals.
Cain- pastured his calf on a tract
which was subsequently sold, and
when he demanded the return of his
property he was refused. The new
owner knew nothing of his title to
the calf. Then Cain stole t ho, animal
and was arrested. He will serve the
sentence.
Sul)Kciiaed ot ApH-nr Monday Morn
In the Thaw Case.
New York, Jan. 4. Six witnesses
ho will testify to the killing of Stan
ford White by Harry K. Thaw, hnve
een summoned to appear In court
Monday. The state, It Is reported
111 hold most of Its evidence for re
buttal.
NotarlcM Appointed.
8alem( Jan. 4. List of
notaries
Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral of Mrs. J. W. Crum-mi-t,
who died yesterday at her home
In Pleasant Home addition, will take
place from the family home tomor
row morning at 10 o'clock. The fam
lly came here about two years ago
from Oklahoma.
Place Your- Surplus
Funds With the Farmers and
Traders
NATIONAL BANK !
Comparative Statement as Made to the Comptroller of
the Currency
Deposits,
September 6, 1900,
September 20, 1901,
September 15, 1902,
September 9, 1903,
September 6, 1904,
June 18. 1905.
June 18,1906,
Jur.e 21,1907,
1179,524.05
156.108.60
194,041.94
226,904.70
184,443.64
141,879.65
143,225.34
218,731.09
MOB ATTACKS JAPANESE " " "
QCARTER ON MURDER BENT.
WITNESSES SUMMONED.
Pollen Arrive in Time to Save Uie
Orientals, But Entire Force Was
Needed Number ' of Men on Both
Sides Slightly Injured Results of
Wage War.
Omaha, Jan. 4. Shouting "Hang
the Japs," a mob of 150 men rushed
Into the Japanese quarter lost night
anil attempted to drive the orientals
out of town, and had It not been for
the arrival of Chief of Police Brown
ing, and the entire police force of the
city, with the assistance of the sheriff
and his depules, there would have
been bloodshed. As It was several
missiles were thrown and a" number
f men Slightly Injured on both sides.
The troublo followed the discharge
of 30 Americans In the Southern Pa
cific shops and substituting Japanese
at lower pay.
THINK IT'S SULLIVAN.
The Man Wanted In Salt take for the
Murder of Ford.
Portland. Jan. 4. A man supposed
to be the murderer of Officer Chas.
F. Ford of Suit Lake, was arrested
here today and the local police now
are In communication with the Salt
Lake officials. The arrested man goes
under the name of Thomas Howard
and corresponds, so the police say,
Aith tho description of Joe Sullivan,
the alleged murderer of Ford. The
man giving his name as Howard was
umeod. with a big navy revolver and
he refuse s to make any statement be
yond the fuct that he beat his way
into Portland from the south last
night.
Thaw will again be the principal wit
ness for the defense. ' -
' Standard Oil Cases,
the hearing before Judge Franklin
Ferris In the government's suit to dis
solve the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey, the $100,000,000 parent
concern of the "oil trust," will be re
sumed in New York Monday.
.... ,. El kins Lilly Tent , ,v .....
Attorney General Bonaparte will
probably make his first apeparanqe in
the United States supreme court as
the government's chief law officer on
Monday, when the rebate case against
the Great Northern, In which the rall-
roaa company is under sentence to
pay a fine of $15,000, Is to be. argued,
this Is the case In which the company
seeks to est the Elklns law, under
which the fine was Imposed, tho at
torneys for the defendants urging
that the law was repealed by the rail
road rate law passed by congress. The
supreme court has also set for argu
ment next week the case involving
whether the land owned by the Unl-
TtEraifiw
JURY BRINGS IN
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
Jury Was Out Over 14 Hours Jury
Stood 10 to a for Acquittal Until Al
most ' Last Moment Looked Like
Hung Jury It Is Not Thought That
Moyer Will Now. eB Iroociited
Pcttibone Formally Released,
(Continued on page. 3.)
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INCLUDES BOISE STATESMAN
IN fcT.O.OlM LIBEL SUIT.
Says the Governor Libeled II Im in an
Inter iciv The Homilt of the Petti-lxnic-lluywood
' Trial- Interest ln;r
lcicliiiieiils Promised.
Boise, Jan. 4. The Pcttibone Jury
has been out almost 14 hours, but
when Judge Wood convened court
this morning no Intimation as to how
the Jury stood In regard to the case
had passed through the closed doors,
behind which the Jury, was imprison
ed. During the long hours of - the
night the Jury discussed, argued and
voted. This much Is known by the
little group of watchers that remained
In the hope of receiving m uun C
the verdict, who could hear the high
raised voices which at times filled the
air In angry disputation.
. Pcttibone was laying back In his
chair, heavily wrapped In' steamer
rugs and was so pale and weak that he
was not able to do mure than move
his hands and occasionally whisper.
He remained In court until midnight,
then under the orders of his physician
he was carried back to the hospital.
Moyor and a few friends remained at
the court house until morning.
Verdict of Acquittal.
Later. (11 a. m.)
tlbone was acquitted
George A.
today ... of
Petti!
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Street Car Strike Is No Nearer an End
Today Than Yesterday.
Indianapolis, lnd sun. 4. Martial
law was declared at M uncle today, and
the militia wilt take possession at
once.
EVENTS OF INTEREST WHICH ARE
BILLED FOR THE C0MHC WEEK
Boise, Jan. 4. Alleging that he was
libeled in an inerview from Governor Churge of, complicity In the murder of
ex-Governor George A. Steunenberg,
Frank Holding In tho Boise States
man, In which Goldlng replied to an
article signed by state auditor, Bra-
sfaw, in regard to a controversy over
the fund to pay the expenses In the
Pcttibone and Huywood trial, Bragaw
today brought a suit against Gooding
and the Stotesmun for $50,000. Bra-
gnw's article appeared in the Capital
News.
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itisfaction.
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JOSEPH PALMER, President . - 0. E, McCUU-Y, A. C
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New York, Jan. 4. Congress will'
reassemble Monday and the senators
and representatives, refreshed ' by a
period of holiday cheer, will enter
upon the real work of - the session
with. renewed vim. It Is likely that
the reopening of congress will be
taken advantage of by the friends and
supporters of Speaker Joseph Cannon
to .formally announce his candidacy
for the republican presidential nomi
nation. Scores of congressmen favor
Cannon and the launching of the boom
will be attended by considerable en
thusiasm. Practically all of the re
publican members of tho house who
have no favorite sons In their own
states are solidly back of the speaker.
An - Important legislative matter
which will probably coma. up. In con
gress next week Is the Clayton reaolu
tlon, declaring against a third term.
The resolution will be pushed In both
houses and as a majority of the Can
non adherents will vote for It, and
the measure will receive the solid
support of the democrats, there
little doubt of Its passage. President
Roosevelt's recent declaration that he
would refuse the . nomination for
third term has not removed tho neces
sity for such a congressional resolu
tlon as a guide for the future, declare
the supporters of the measure.
Inharmonious conditions In the na
vy department, which led to the res
Ignatlon of Rear Admiral Wlllard H
Erownson from the office of chief of
the naval bureau of navigation, will
likely receive the attention of both
houses during the coming week.
The demand (or the relief of the
financial situation has become wide-
pread and when the congressmen
meet Monday they will be presented
1th numerous petitions from com
mercial bodies all over the country,
asking for a speedy consideration of
the subject.
Additional railroad legislation has
also been demanded by many Im
portant organizations', and several res
olutions on this subject will be placed
before the solons when they gather on
Monday. It Is the general sentiment
of congressmen, however, that the
time Is not opportune for the passage
of bills of this character.
Thaw Trial Again.
The trial of Harry Kendall Thaw
for the murder of Stanford White, Is
set for Monday, before Justice Victor
J. Dowllng, In the criminal branch of
the supreme court In New York city
It Is expected that there will be lit
tle delay and that the work of secur
ing a Jury will be commenced almost
Immediately and be continued with
day and night sessions, until complet
ed. District Attorney Jerome will
sgaln conduct the prosecution, and
Thaw will be defended by Martin W
Littleton, assisted . by several other
prominent attorneys. Insanity will be
the plea of the defendant, acrordln
to the present plans of the defense
Any attempt to send Thaw to th
madhouse will be fought by bis at
torneys, who declare that his Insnnl
ty was only temporary and Induced by j
the recital of the wrong suffered
by his wife, Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, at
the hands of Stanford White. Mrs.
Froh Snow to a Depth of Four Pert
Fell in Parts of Grant County.
Heavy snows last week played
havoc with the travel In all parts of
Grant county, and In some localities
much damage was done to timber.
James Tracy, who operates the stage
line between Canyon City and Izce,
reported three feet of fresh snow In
the Snow Shoe country, and for miles
the public highway was blocked . by
timber broken down by the weight of
snow. Drivers on the Burns and Aus-
n mail routes report a like experi
ence.
The snowfall in the Austin,' Whit
ney and 8umpter mountains reached
almost four feet, and the regular
trains on the Sumpter Valley railroad
on Thursday were delayed 24 hours.
All mall routes are again open and
malls are arriving on time. Blue
Mountain Eagle.
by a Jury of Ada county citizens, after
a prolonged deliberation of over 14
hours. The first ballot was taken
last night at 9 o'clock, resulting in a
vote of 10 for acquittal to two for con
viction. The obdurate two stood out
for the bulance of the night, decjar-
ing, so state several of the other Jury
men, that they would 'hang the Jury.
Finally, however, they came over to
tho side of the majority at 10:45.
When they announced that a verdict -had
been reached. Judge Wood sent
for the attorneys- and principals in
the case and at 11:05 the Jury filed
Into the court room and amidst a
hushed silence read the short sentence
that meant so much to the pallid da-.
fendant sitting beneath them. Pettt-
bone was at once surrounded by
group o friends who congratulated
him warmly. The verdict occasioned
no surprise. It had been generally
expected, and doubt as to the ultimate
result was rarely expressed In Boise
until the Jury remained out so long.
It was then thought that a hung jury
might be the result.
It Is the general opinion that there
will be no prosecution of Moyer and
that he will probably be released from
bail at once and with Pettlbune will
return to Denver. .
Pettlbone was formally released by
Judge Wood, and he was taken baclt
to the hospital.
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