La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 25, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textvolume vn. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY S3, 108. NUMBER M. . 11 l. is:.. it POLITICAL POT FIRES 11,1111 II SI III RANKS Hundreds of Btudenta from the col leges and universities of Argentina, Rrazll, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Mexico, the United States and other countries of the new world are here today i far the International Congress of Ameri can studentB, which will open a week's session tomorrow. Many graduates of leading universities of the United States are now employed In Monte Video, Buenos Ayres, Rio de Janeiro and other South American cities and are in attendance at the congress. DEFEHSEWILL CLOSE MONDAY EXAMINE HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION IN ADVANCE. BRYAN FEARS STRENGTH OF HIS OPPOSITION. JebVaskaa Leader Will Visit Wash-' tngton to Probe Mutter of Opposi tion From lariiii'iiilal Democratic Members l.cllo M. Shuw Hug Confidence of Winning the Presi dential Noiniiiulioii if Ho lull Lund ' liie Ioua IR-li-gullon In Full Strength. YARD IH TOO IITES SUCH IS HATE OF ; THE CANAL EXCAVATION. Delayed Steamer Adriatic Has Ar rived ' and Four Passengers on Hoard Who Are Witnesses, Will Ap pear in Court Monday Morning Will lie No Wrangling Over Long Questions As They Are Scrutinised TMtay Experts on the Stand Mon day. Washington. D. C. Jan. 25. The js'.'t!-! r "'"' billing tonight ",,r,ns ,,,e Mom" of ''" Mwrt" when Col. W. J. Brvan arrive, for a ' R'eavalcd Than Any nine iTevious . toiiii oi a, 2lK),n.1 Cubic Yards for the Past Mouth According to Report Pub lished Oetolier Nearest ConiletlU)r With 1,868,720 Yards. New York, N. Y., Jan. 23. With the arrival of four witnesses on the steamer Adriatic, Attorney . Littleton can make good his promise to close the Thaw defense by Monday night The first draft of hypothetical ques tions which will be asked of experts three days sojourn and many proml Annt persons In the denn cratic pirtv Will confer with noted democrats. i There Is a rumor that a movement ' . Is on foot to dissuade Bryan from running and that Bryan Is coming to , , Washington to find out If this move ' ' ment has backing of Influential dem ocrats. The Nebraskan believes that . the opposition to his was fostered by bolters of 1896. , Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 25. Leslie M. Shaw expects to be a candidate for the republican nomination for presi dent if he can get the Iowa dolega Vjtfcn. ;;' "With the vote of Iowa as a rally point, my chances will be better than any one elne except Taft, unless the latter wins on the first ballot, which I cannot believe he will do," Shaw said to his friends. Shaw will make his fight In Iowa to secure the endorsement of the re publican convention, which meets In March. With that backing he will carry his campaign throughout the jnlddle west. has O'Reilly to Prosecutor Jerome, for his examination. This was done to omit tiresome wrangling In court after ex perts are sworn in. Washington, Jan. 25. The former record for excavation on the Panama canal has again been broken and as I figures for the month of December show, the two-minute per yard limit having been passed for the first time. The total for last month was 2,200,- 539 cubic yards.. The largest preced ing monthly record was that of Oc tober when 1,868,729 cubic yards was taken out. In the Culebra division the million yard limit was not only reached, but passed for the first time on record. In December 1,025,486 yards were taken out. Congress of Student. Montevideo, Uruguay. Jan. 25. Fencing Case Dismissed. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 25. The case against Thomas B. Armstrong, a stockman of Shasta county, indicted for illegal fencing of public lands was dismissed today by Judge DeHa ven In the federal court, because Thayer had removed the fences. utn-.'-t"" hv Attorney FXCLUD JAPANESE FOREIGN OFFICE ISSUES IMMIGRATION EDICT. ears It must rebuild at Uast 90 miles of single track and put Into operation not less than 1200 new cars. Nearly 20,000 people, creditors. bondholders and stockholder! of, the old Union Traction system, are direct ly affected by the sale, while 2,000,- 000 people of Chicago will also bene fit by a better and bigger traction system. The sale today was held un der the direction of H. W. Bishop. who was appointed a special master commissioner by the court . Unless Japanese Can Show That They Have Relative in Hawaii, They Cannot Take Ship for Tliat Port Steamship Conimnles Seriously Ob jecting, Rut Without Avail Gun bouts Sent to Scene, of Rebelloln Near Hayti lo Irotect Interests. HURN8 IHNDICAP RUN. Sea of Mud Scene of Dig Rare on the Emeryville Track Tills Afternoon. Emeryville, Jan. 25. With a track ankle-deep In mud the great Burns handicap will be run this afternoon over the Emeryville track, with prob ably 12 or 13 starters. Montgomery, Rifleman and Clamor pre picked by handlcappers to be in the money, but the uncertain condition of the track has sent dopeists up In the air, and adds greatly to the Interest of the event. Montgomery Is compelled to carry 128 pounds, Rifleman 125 Clamor 105 and Loglstllla 115. Joe Coyne Is given 103 pounds. Tokio, Jan. 25. A decree was is sued from the foreign office today prohibiting all Japanese Immigration to Hawaii unless the person desiring to leave could show that they had relatives there. The order prohibit ing Immigration to America and Mex Ico will be rigidly enforced. Man ci nan nf attH iiikiii i, , Ji:.!? r protested to the foreign office but without any result. Gunboat to the Scene. Washington, D. C, Jan. 25. The gunboat Paducah left New Orleans for St. Marie, Hayti today, to pro tect American Interests and will be In TEH III OF EICHTY-FIVE AT mmm ONE MAN LEFT IN EACH DEPARTMENT TODAY., 1 CONFESSINC CASE AGAINST HALL 'IX)SEI AHOl'T MONDAY, MCurdy Home Again. New York, Jan. 25. Richard A. Mc Curdy, with his wife, son and daugh ter-ln-law, returned to this city from Europe today, for the first time since the Insurance Investigations. I'ranklln P. Mays No Ixingcr Undc Charge of Ind Fraud or Illegal Fencing of Public Domains, for. Ilia 4'a Was Dismissed Tills Morning Then Takes the Stand aim u Government's Tool Throughout 'the Day Other Evidence Taken. Round House Manned to a Certain Degree .ltli One Man Doing Work' In Facli Scarale Department Be-. Ilcvcd to lie Scheme to Reduce Ex pciiHca Each Month and Will Oc cur Again 'Toward the Latter Part of Each Month Until Rocuiieroted.' Portland, Ore., Jan. 25. Franklin P. Mayes, another of the co-defend- easy call should the revolution spread "ta with John Hall and Edwin Mays to Santo Domingo. The gunboat the tanu iraua cases, appearea oe- fore Judge Hunt this morning ana the case against him was dismissed. Thousands Face Starvation. He then took the stand and was the New York, Jan. 26. The poor have I government s principal witness of the their troubles, as well as the rloh of morning session. Eagle Is now patrolling the coast this big city. Statisticians estimate that 175,000 men and women are now out of employment and are wander ing the streets of New York, faring starvation. One of the most pitiful cases of extreme poverty yet reported was that of Eugene Raile, a young (Jermnn composer and musician, who came near forfeiting his life In order that his wife might be provided for and that he could continue work on an opera which he hopes will place him In the front ranks of musical composers. .4e4, evee4eeee4ee4e4'e44, 1 Inventor y and Yeafs-End Saejj :t This Week-Unusual Price Reducing in Nearly Every Line ti -Ladies, Childrens, Mens and Boys Departments Liberal t; ly Represented. Address by Haywood. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 25. By a unahlmous vote today, William D. Haywood was Invited to address the convention of the United Mlneworkers of America on Monday. Mays testified that he acted as Steiwer'a attorney in the original case against. Stelwer, charging htm with fencing In public lands And that he went to Hall and attempted to influ ence the latter to bring a civil Instead of a criminal, suit. J. W. Rennlck, a special agent, teS' titled that Hall sent him fnto eastern Oregon to investigate the Stelwer fence. When he returned, be test! fled, he told Hall that the fence was still up. "Then," he said, "Hall de clarcd that he would prosecute Stel wor." The government will probably close its case Monday. SELL cum INTIMIDATE IIOOZE FIGHTERS, LIUor Interests of Georgia Resort to Dynamite in Fights. We are in the midst of our Stock Inventory and find in every department lines more or less broken, which must be disposed of, and will be MARKED DOWN FOR QUICK SELLING-To profit by these "TRULY BARGAINS" you must visit our store often, as every It Columbus, C.a., Jan. 25. Dynamlt Is being used by Georgia liquor Inter ests to frighten active leaders In th Law and Order league, which Is an slstlng In the enforcement of the liquor prohibition law. Last night bombs were exploded In front of the residence of the president of the r-hi. T.n 9KiTn,ir nr. Iague and two ministers, and a warn of foreclosure ordered by Judge Peter day will bring forth new bargains. $25.00 Ladles' Suits $19.45 115.00 Ladles' or Misses Coats .$7.45 122.50 Ladles' Suits $11.35 $11.50 Ladles' or Misses' Coats .$6J0 $20.00 Ladles' Suits $8.95 $10.00 Ladles' or Misses' Coats .$4.95 $15.00 Ladles' Suits $7.45 $7.60 Ladles' or Misses Coats .$$.70 $10, $12.50, $14.10 Ladies' Suits $4.25 $6.00 Mlsses6 and Chllds Coats $3.45 it it It It 400 Boxes Andrew Jergen's 25c Toilet Soaps QA :t Tfic Week, oer box t; . $3.00 to $4.10 Boys' Overcoats . .$1.45 60c to 65c Boys' Shirts 23c Odd lot Boys' 26c and 35c Caps ..Ve 65c Boys' Outing Night Shirts ...38c $1.25 Ladles', heavy Outing Flan nel Waists, this week 25c 25c to $5c Ladies' Collars . .. ... . . .15c 60c, 65c and 75c Ladles Belts ...,25c 1c 10c Key Rings, this week. 2 lamp wlkcs. this week . . 2 School Rulers, this week 2 bunches Wire Hair Pins . LA GRANDt, it :. v. It Asst. OKEOCN With 10 men out of a force of , about 86 working, there Is a strange silence about the machine shops and various other departments of the O. R. N. yards today, as a result of , the orders received yesterday to doss all departments exc-tnn. , .. rc""5 ; ouse, for the 25th of January. These 10 men Include one machin ist, one bollermaker, one blacksmith, car Inspectors and the remainder ItC round house employes. While the order causing the lay-off deals with today only, and future movements of the company officials are unknown here, It seems likely that the tactics of '84 will again bs adopted. At that time the force would be kept from work occasionally as the finances of the company would allow. Each month the company cal culates, on figures supplied by each division point, about the 25th, of the month, just what sum is at hand to devote to repair and Improvement In each shop, and it that point Is over reaching the limit, the force Is laid off for a day or long enough to make up the deficiency. This system, it Is believed, will be in vogue on the O. R. & N. systems during the winter. As a result of this belief machinists who are idle today have figured out that they will be taken back next Monday morning and kept busy until Jjbe latter part of. February on work hours similar to those now existing., " At that time, if finances are cramped at headquarters or If the sum devoted to La Grande will be exhausted before the month la out, another lay-off will occur. . The pessimistic rumors of yesterday have given away to the belief that today occurencos will not happen until the latter part of next month." TRACT ON SYSTEM S. Grosscup of the United States cir cuit court, the properties of the Chi cago Union-. Traction company, the North Chicago Street Railway com pany and the West Chicago Street Railway company were sold at auc tion at noon today. The Chicago Railway company, organized to take over the franchise voted by the city council some months ago, was the only bidder. The foreclosure sale and the purchase of the properties by the new corporation marks the end of the traction warfare which has raged In Chicago for several years, The sale was merely a form to com ply with the plan for the rehabilitation of the traction system. The Chicago Railways company will give its secur ities In exchange for the stock of the old companies. The lease of the new corporation on all the lines of street railway operated by it will expire on February 2, 1927. The sale was ordered by the court under the consolidated forecuseure suits of the Central Trust company and the Guaranty Trust company of New York and the Fidelity Trust company of Philadelphia Following the acceptance on Feb ruary 1 of the ordinance by which the Chicago Railways company will come into the possession of the traction properties affected by the sale, the company will Immediately begin the reconstruction and Improvement of the lines 'and service at a total cost of $12,000,000. Within the next three ing was posted on his gate, read: . This Is but a warning. If don't heed It, you will be extremely sorry." Weather Korwfcxi. Eastern Oregon and Washington- Fair tonight and Bnuday. Idaho Rain or snow. LONDON IS SAFE. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 25.' Jack London, the author, and Mrs. London', who were reported dead yesterday, stepped oft the steamer Mariposa this morning. The Mariposa halls from Tahiti via Honolulu and It is not known where the London board ed her. The much-advertised seven year' trip ' around the world In the Snark, however, evidently has bees Indefinitely postponed. f T iVAhENTlNES Splendid Assortment All iB Styles All Prices HILL'S DRUG STORE Oreeon X La Grande m ,-'' ' ...