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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1908.
NUMBER 5.
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CROWDS NOT SO HEAVY
- As AT tlItsT DAY.
Schwab and Oilier Steel Men to Come
to Aid of Sirs. Thaw Schwab Ad
mits That lie Is Ready to Assist
jyitnexscs Statement Created Con-
iJcrable Surprise Willing Tliat
Thaw Should Go to Asylum. .
.NEW APPOINTMENT.
Japanese in Favor ,-of Takahlra to
Succeed Aoki, as Ambassador.
Washington, D. JC., Jan. 8. It is
understood here that the Japanese
government haa asked the state de
partment If It would have any serious
objections to the appointment of Am
bassador Takahlra, who is now ' in
Rome, to succeed Aoki. So far as Is
known, Takahlra Is agreeable.
Mew York. Jan. 8. The third day
tf the Thaw trial was resumed at 10:
30 this morning. The bailiff called
the court to order and the monotonous
work of weeding out the tares from
the wheat In the mass of veniremen
began. Time and again the clerk
c?.!l?3 cut 3 hp.tt.c v
a movement among the crowded seats
and a man would arise and make his
,vnJ' ,n the w'tneE8 seat- Then would
lol'S'w the same old questions in re
sard to bias, opinion and acquaint
anceship. The questions were always
along the same line and rarely var
ied. The crowd Is smaller each day
as the interest In the technicalities of
the preliminary work is not strong.
Shortly after the examination opened
this morning John H. Holbert, pres
Jilent of the Spring Water company,
was tentatively accepted as a Juror.
He made the eighth.
Added Interest was given the case
tqyr when the story was circulated
that Charles M. Schwab and other
men connected with the Steel com
pany, stood ready to advance Mrs.
William Thaw all the money she needs
to properly conduct the defense of
her son Harry. In discussing the story
.Schwab said: "I am ready and willing
to aid Airs. Thaw."
The ninth Juror, in the person of
John Enterwastle, a contractor, who
wan selected tentatively.
The first coup in the Thaw "trial oc
teM'' today when-Attorney Littleton
subpoenaed three star witnesses who
testified in the first trial for Jerome.
Thy are Alienists Auston Flint,
Charles McDonald and William Ma
rion. These men testified In the flint
trial that they thought that Thaw
was Insane, but qualified their state
ment by saying that they thought he
im still able to realize the enormity
tit the crime. This move would Indl
;ite that Littleton wants his client
rnf to the asylum in case he cannot
Ho BCOt free.
VICTORY FOR T.FT.
Notwithstanding Taft's Opposition to
Constitution of Oklahoma. .
Guthrie, Okla., Janf 8. Taft's en
dorsement by the Oklahoma republi
cans Is considered hlagreatest victory
so far In his- campaign, Inasmuch, as
Taft's speech against the constitution
last fall was supposed to have angered
many. ' . .
SAFE CRACKERS.
CAPITALIST II CIS
hi aim . i in
FOUGHT A PISTOL DUEL i . -"PARTICIPANTS
BOTH DEAD.
The Capitalist Doranie Infatuated
With Gambler's Wife, Whose At
tentions Were Evidently Encouraged
'- Cochran Followed Bull ' to San
Francisco, Where the Fatal Shoot
ing Took Place. "
Blow Ojen a Lumber Company's Safe,
Securing $200.
'. Bremerton, Wash., Jan. 8. Safe
crackers entered the office of the
Dender Lumber company last night,
blew open the safe and secured $200.
ORDER TO DISARM JAPS
THOUGHT TO BE ILLEGAL,
HI.INZK ARRAIGNED.
Man of 'Corners Fume Charged With
Fulse Certification.
New York, Jan. 8. F.- Augustus
.Hfinze was arraigned today before
Federal Judge C'hatfleld on an In
dictment charging him with the false
JJiflcatlon of checks. He pleaded
not guilty. His hearing was set for
January SO. In making bis plea his
attorney reserved the right to with
draw the plea and substitute any
proper motion.
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Japanese Consul Who Was to Return
This Week Will Remain Until Next
.Month to Assist His Successor in
Securing a Better Understanding of
IM'ul Conditions at Vancouver, 11, C
Vancouver, B. C, Jan. 8. Because
the motion to disarm all of the Jap
anese of this city was not formally
presented to the police commissioners
yesterday, although It was passed at
i session of the city council last Mon
day night, the commissioners have ta
'ten no action In regard to It. The
Ity solicitor states that the resolution
s not legal.
Hon. Morlkaw, the Japanese con
aul, who was to have returned to Ja
pan this week, will remain here dur
ing the next month to assist his suc
cessor In securing a better, under-
itanding of the local situation and to
'e with htm In case any outbreak
mould occur.
San Francisco, Jan. 8. A desperate
duel to death was fought here late
last evening In the rear room of a
Sansome street saloon, between Frank
Cochran, a well known gambler, and
Frank Bell, a young capitalist. After
six shots had been exchanged In rapid
nwolnn Vitin tt.mhlert out nf
the room and fell dead In the arm of
the barkeeper, who was making haste
the rodm where the shots had oc
curred, while Bell was found proba
bly mortally wounded lying under the
table. .
The men are supposed to Jiave
fought because of Bell's alleged, atten
tions to Cochran's beautiful 'wife.
Jesse Duryea, Bell's chaffeur, states
that the two men met outside of the
saloon and decided to enter the place
and talk over their differences. When
they entered the room Bell was heard
to say;. .
"You put your hands on the table
and I'll do the same." In an InBtant
the firing began.
Bell and Cochran are from Seattle.
ochran ran a faro table In Juneau
and while there Bell met the woman
who said she was Ella Cochran, Later
Cochran went to Ooldfleld and Mm
ochran came here. When Cochran
returned to Seattle, he heard the story
connecting Bell's name with his wlfo.
He came to San Francisco to kill Bell
nd the effort resulted in his death.
It is said that Bell's auto was the at
traction that won the attention of the
TOE JURY II
AFTER SMUGGLERS.
Unknown Torpedo Boat on Santa Bar
bara Coast.
Santa Barbara, ('a!.. Jan. 8. An
unknown torpedo boat belonging to
'he United States navy has been man'
euverlng In the .channel for the last
24 hours. The vessel proceeded at
full speed along the coast and then
turned suddenly and went to sea. It
Is thought that the boat came In to
Intercept smugglers. 1
X Place Your Surplus Funds With the. Farmers and 1
I Traders
f NATIONAL BANK
X Comparative Statement as Made to the Comptroller f
I the Currency
September 6, 1900, Deposits, 1179,524.05
September 50, 1901, " 156,108.60
September 15, 1902, " 194,041.94
September 9,1905, " '226,904.70
September 6,1904, " 184,443.64
June 18.1905, " 141,879.6
Juris 18. 1906, " 143,225.54 -
June 21.1907, " 218,751.09
W pay you interest on ycur Savings Bank Accounts.
X No Intarett paid on Checking Accounts.
x Ws rs prepared to handle any Banking business entrusted to us with
care, promptne and safety. '
X With 20 ytars xperienc in Banking ws ars confident we" can give you
J atisfaction.
t your business is appreciated by its officers:
I X J. W. SCRIBER, Cashier
X JOSEPH PALMER, President Q. E. McCl'LLY, A.C
WILL ATTEND , BIO A
' BANQUET AT CHICAGO.
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Says He Is Opimaed to Oriental Iniiul-
gratlonr AImo Believes In Exclusion
Thinks It Impossible for Cauca
sians atxt Asiatics to Assimilate
, "Any Means Would . Justify the
: End." i
Chicago, Jan. 8. W. J. Bryan ar
rived here today to attend the Jef
ferson club banquet tonight. Six hun
dred prominent democrats- will sur
round .thijr tables.
In an Interview today Mr. Bryan
stated that he was opposed to the Im
mlvrstlnn of oriental, or that he be
lieved . that exclusion was the best
policy. He stated that he thought It
Impossible for the Asiatics to assimi
late with the Caucasians of the Unit
ed States, "I will not venture to say
what means should be used to obtain
exclusion." he continued, "but any
means would Justify the end."
STORK EXPECTED.
Czarina in Poor HoalUi UucanliiCM In
Royal Circles.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 8. It Is stated
on good authority, that the stork Is
expected to arrive soon at the imperial
palace. The Empress Alexandra has
keen greatly weakened bv an attack
of fa grippe and the results of ar se
vere regimen to reduce her- weight,
and fears are entertained that she
will be unable to pass through the or
deal safely. Her Illness has arouse J
concern In royal circles. The Imperial
physicians have been In almost con
stant attendance upon the czarina for
several weeks.
f TROUBLE
STILL SERIOUS
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MATTER LOOMS UP , '
BIGGER EACH DAY. ,
New Basol)all Rule.
Chlcagd, Jan. 8. A new rule to
aboliBh delays in baseball games will
be brought before the magnates of the
American luague at their meeting to
morrow. The rule Is said to be fa
vored by President' Johnson and a
majority of the club owners and will
probably be passed. The action grew
out of the fine of $300 Imposed by
Johnson, and sustained by the direc
tors, on the Cleveland club for using
dilatory tactics In a game at Detroit
on September 13.
AMERICAN CATHOLICS
To Inaugurate Crusade Against "Mod
crub.ni" as Defined by the Pope.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 8. A crusade
against what Pope Klus has denounced
as "modernism' will be Inaugurated
qt the meettnr here next Aua:nst ot'
the American . Federation of Catholic
locleties. Plans for the great gath-
rlng are already under way and It If
?x pei ted that leading dignitaries of the
church in this and other countries
will attend. What are termed modern
errors of thought and conduct. Includ
ing the agnostic and rationalist spirit.
the higher criticism, socialism and
divorce will be the subjects of the
most vigorous attack ever made by the
Catholics of America.
' Time to Plcud.
- San Francisco, Jan. 8.r Walter Bar-
nett end J. Dalzell Brown, the two
bank wreckers, have been given until
January 15 to plead to the Indictment
charging them with having embezzled
the Colton estate securities from the
California Safe Deposit & Trust bank.
Oft
The following Is the 1908 Jury llstiW. Oliver, WT. D. Perry, I.
drawn today from which the juries
will be drawn:
Telocasett.
William Fralser,' C. E.
John Frlswell, I. L. Haller.
Aliccl.
W. R. Leadbetter. T. M.
C, Welsh, T. N. Baker,
Kennon, C. A. Playle, John ... Shaw
James Woodell. J. A. Woodell, P. A
McDonald, Thomas Walslnger.
Mwlkml SiM-lngs.
J. J. Brown, Thomas Marlln, O.
Prescott,
Ruckman,
U L. Mc-
D. Smiitz,
Wells, G
BEAT A JAP.
Pmthlent Scents Worried Has Held
Numerous Conferences With West
era Delegation It Is Certain That
Treaty Must Bo Mado or Serious
Trouble May Ensue President Will
Not Admit Tliat There la Possibility
of rail ure. ;
Washington, Jan. 8. The Japanese
question is looming up bigger than'
ever, and becoming more unwieldy and
more dangerous each day, It Is the
prevailing opinion that failure on the
part of the United States to negotiate
an exclusion treaty with Jnnnn and
the failure of congress to provide leg
islation on the matter would start"
trouble again. . , Z ' '. '.
President Roosevelt has held fre
quent conferences upon the subject
with California and Pacific coast con
gressional delegations and It Is be
lieved that an acceptable treaty wilt
yet be formc'-.Tho matter Is. In the
hands of thevbrezldent at present. .
"Gets Ills" for Making nil Attack or
a Druiikt'u Man.
Los Angeles, Jun, 8. Angered bt
finite ot his attack on a drunken ma-
i mob rushed lit upon a Japanese las
night and beat and kicked him. Ther .
is Intense feeling being engendere
against the Japanese all along th
coast states not unlike thut In the be
ginning of the antl-Chlneso crusade
waged a few years ago, prior to th
enactment of the Chinese exclusion
act. .
Inaugurate) Gov or nor.
Annapolis, Md., Jan. 8. Governor
Crothers was Inaugurated as chief ex
ecutive of Maryland today, succeeding
Governor Warfleld. -Democrats from
all over the state participated In the
ceremonies and made the occasion a
gala one -for old Annapolis. ; Numer
ous special trains and steamers and
private yachting parties brought large
crowds of sightseers.
N. W. Schofleld, Geo. E
O. Blockland. F. J. Holmes, E. L. Hal-
ley, Franklin Zurbrlck.
Imbler.
S. L. Crooks, II. McGoldrlck, W. R
Collins, P. H. Westenskow, L. A.
Strlngham, N. Carn, W. E. Ruckman.
1 La Grande.
William Anson, N. H. Anson, G. W.
Allen, C. A. Cary. J. M. Clark, E. Z.
Carbine, J. M. Gibson, C. H. Gore sr..
8. R. Haworth, Adolph Newlln, Jos.
Palmer, J. 8. Peach, E. C. Moore, O.
Jackson Day Banquet. .
St, Louis, Mo., Jan. 8. The annl
versa ry of Andrew Jackson's victory
I at New Orleans will be celebrated with
great banquet tonight by the Ten-
essee society of St. Louis, which In-
ludts In Its membership many prom
inent Mlssourians, Including Gover
nor Folk.
THE 1IEHRIN MACHINE,
Is 1 "re paring to Protect Himself at
National Convention. - .
San- Francisco,' Jan. 8. U is stated
here today that Harrison Gray Otis of
Los Angeles, Oovunior GUlett, ' Geo.
Knoght, W. H. DeToung, will be the
Herrln machine slate for the state
lelegatts to the national republican
convention at Chicago next summer.
Otis In the publisher of the Los An-i.
geles Times, DeToung is publisher of
the San Francisco Chronicle, and
Knight Is a well known orator, who
seconded Roosevelt's nomination at
the last national convention,
LEAGUE TROUBLES.
William Meyers, J. H. Redmen, R. F. Coolldge, J. D. McKennon, Is.. K.
M. South, Don Vandewanter, Dunham West, H. N. Myers, Frank Kllpatrick,
Wright. 1 E. O. Adcook, A. V. Andrews, H. Mc-
. Cove. jAnlsh, W. K. Davis, B. Logsdon, J. E.
J. A. Abbott, John Allen, George Foley. A. O. Hagans, T. B. Johnson,
Decker, L. Braxllle, Philip Conley. J. K. Wright, C. D. Ooodnough, Perry
Frank Conley. A. O. Conklin, J. W. Stephenson, J. T. Williamson, Jay Van
Dean, Otho Eckersley, Alex Cochran. Buren, Mac Wood, C. E. Golden, T.
J. H. Hoatson. Vivian Kennedy, J. K. F. Sherwood, J. A. Frafcer, c. K. UeK
Lants, Mat Mitchell. Joseph C. Plx- eler. Dexter Eaton.
ton, E. F. Roberts, S. O. Reese. Geo. North Powder.
Chadwlck. T. M. Conklin. M. 1. Duffy, George Ashby, J. W. Chenault,
James Dalton, Q. H. Downes,. L.
To AMilnt Rflver.
St. Paul, Jan. 8. Following a meet
ing today of the London bond holders
of the Chicago A Great Western rail
road, a receiver will be appointed to
maintain a status quo, required to pre
pare the first mortgage bonds cover
ing the Indebtedness of the road.
Archie Conley, Harry Waymer, Geo.
Miller, E. C. Reese. W. A. Ogden.
Elgin.
Klelnfelter, A. Lun, O. M. Walk, O.
W. Hansen Jr., i. A. Pllcher, H. Roths
J. H. Payne, Samuel Parker. Wm. child, J. M. Gllklnson, J. F.Shaw.
Roulet, W. H. Rysdam, H. D. Spen
cer, Joseph Scott, O. W. Stevenson,
Dan Sommer, U. F. Weiss, J. E. Cow
in. O. W. Englis, W. E. Gordon, C.
A. Galloway,, J. T. Oalloway, Simon
Ghent, John Hill, August Hug, D. B.
Hendricks. F. O. Harryman, C. ' M.
Humphreys, E. E. Jones, T. J. Meade,
George Propeuk, A. H. Fiusjn, Chas.
Halgarth, J. W. Brown, R. D. Zwelfel,
J. L. Overton, F. E. Smith, D. A.
Barnes. H. H. Hug. Wm. Fine, Wm.
Mcllroy, Jud Draper, W. B. Hlndman,
John Graham, J. J. Brugger.
llllgard.
J. L. Bartmess, F. A. McDougnl, J.
D. Casey, Wm. Catitrell. ,
Inland City.
1. K. Chenault. 'U. G. Couch, An
Irew Illockland, Gottlieb Bucsslng,. I.
A. Howell, M. A. Harrison, E. E. Kid
dle, J. W. Lytle, Robert L. Leak, E.
Summer II le. -
C. H. Arnuldus. Wm. Choat. E. B.
Long, C. L. McKlnnls, H. McKlnnls,
W. M. Park, Henry Rlnehart, J. W
Tuttle, G. I. Wade. J. M. Choat, H. H
Huron, Frank McKlnnls, C. A. Mey
ers, A. Glenn, J. R. Larimore.
Htarkey.
r. P. Burnett, Thomas Loftus, W
-I. Trlggs.
Union.
8. I. Benson, George Palrd, E. G
Cameron, A. J. Goodbrod, J. A. Jones,
L. Levy, E. 8. ' Norrls, W. Swlger,
Thomas Wilkerson, E. O. Z.ek, Mar
tin Rush, Sol Seamons, J. S. Stoker
J. B. Wolf, 8. M. Hayncs, George Hud
son, W. M. McArdle, L. A. Wright
Tony Hempc, Fiank Ross, W,
Townley, 8. D. Correy, J. W. Mlnnlrk
W. Hngerty, P. W. Kates, C. E. Da
vis, W. B. Butterfleld.
Employing Professional Players May
Wreck the Basketball League.
Belllngham, Wash., Jan. 8. Charg
es , of .employing professional players
may' wreck the T. M. C, A. basketball
league of the Northwest, Charges
have been brought sgalnstKurlywlne
of Belllngham and they are now be
fore the A. A. V. Of New York. It .
Is said that if the ' charges against
Earlwlne are sustained that there will
be members from the Tacoma, Seattle
and Everett teams ruled out also.
To Study Vesuvius.
Naples, Jan, 8. European scientists
are hurrying to this city to study the
effect of the collapse of the crater of
Mt. Vesuvius, and the consequent In
ternal disturbances.
To Keep Count.
Toklo, Jan. 8. Local authorities
have been instructed to submit reports
on the number of Japanese going to
the United States, Hawaii and Canada.
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Our many customers for the liberal patronage
bestowed upon us, which nas in? bled us to
make this the foremost drug store in this sec
tion of the country. All can rest assu-ed t.at
our gratitude will bf further shown by giving
tne most scrupulous care and conscientious at
tentio : to every detail of our business.
IF YOU
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.your invitation to become one. CJet the habit
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