VOLUME VIL
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, -JANUARY I, 1908.
NUMBER U.
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PROSECUTOR UNMERCIFULLY
v'.'ATTACKS OREGON SENATOR.
t In an Address Punctuated With Caus
0 tic Charges, Many ot Tliem Fortified
; With Affidavits, fteney Opens Word
, FuslUuIe on United Stales Senator
Fulton Solon Accused of Attcnit
Ing to Bribe Representative Smith
-Claims There . Was Big "Pot
. Money" Ready for Distribution to
,-- Machine Men Says Fulton Is Now
a Corporation Mun. .
Washington, Jan. -29. "I do
not know what Heney can mean
when he says I handled the
Mitchell sack In 18S7." said
Senator Fulton today, when
shown a copy of Heney'a speech
In Portland last night, by a
United Press correspondent.
"It is damnable If he alleged
that I handled any money cor
ruptly for Mitchell. I will say
nothing more until I hear spe-
r ciflcally what Heney charges."
Portland, Jan. 29. Francis J. He
ney made good his declaration that
he would show the people of Oregon
'why he did not think they should re
ject United States Senator C. W. Ful
ton at the coming election, In a sen
sational speech, which bristled with
charges and affidavits to back them,
at the first Congregational church
'last night. '
' Charges of Bribery.
Fourteen hundred people heard the
speech and as many more were de
nied admission to the auditorium.
The address was over two hours long.
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In it ths graft enemy charged Senator
Fulton with attempting to bribe State
Representative J. S. 8mith. ot Linn
county, in 1897. with a payment of
13000 in cash, to go into the legisla
ture and break up the deadlock in the
senatorial . election, by declaring for
Mitchell. He produced affidavits
from Smith,. Governor 'Chamberlain,
and others, who declared that $1500
of this money 'was paid Smith and
that when Smith refused to do as he
said he would, Fulton threatened htm
with violence. In Smith's affidavit
he asserted that, the late Senator
Mitchell told him at that time that
there was $35,000 In the sack and
that all of it was for the "Boys train
ing with us."
Fulton a Sack Holder.
Heney charged that Fulton was
'Mitchell's sack holder in this cam
paign; that in 1888 he used his in
fluence to prevent the enforcement of
the laws against the Astoria & Colum
bia River railroad and the Hammond
lumber Interests.,
That he agreed to protect George
C. Brownell from prosecution by the
reappointment of John Hall as federal
district attorney, and that at present
Fulton represents liie iuirc:;t!! h
railroads and corporations at Wash
ington, and not the people.
HUT IKES
ESCAPES FROM TRAIN
WITH BALL AND CILMV
Prisoner Consigned to Salem Peniten
tiary Escaixw From His Guard and
Train Drags Chain and Shot Two
Miles Before Freeing Himself Po
lice Give Cliose and Prisoner Is Soon
Overtaken and Cuptured Halls
From Goldfleld.
Albany, Ore., Jan. 29. Taking ad
vantage of a momentary absence of
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50c Table Unens in Turkey
red and Canary Colors
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inch Sheets
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.A GRANDE.
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Senator t'lutrle
ID TACTICS
CLEAR
EXPOUNDS METHODS OF
DISTRIBUTING CANAL BONDS.
Before the Semite Today, Secretary
of the Treasury Cortclyou Explains
Ills and the Administration's Pull
ey in the Recent Money Panic anil
Panama Bond Deal More Attrac
tion in Bonds Than in Certificates
Is Keynote of Reply.
.. Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. Secre
tary of the Treasury Cortelyou made
his reply In the senate today, of
charges of favoritism against his con
nection with distribution of Panama
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COMMERCIAL CLUB A ITER
NEW MEMBERS SOON.
Board of Manager Meet to DImcum
Possibility of Swelling Membership
Ust House, Eiitertuln.iicut and
Membership Cmmltte ApMiiited
at the Meeting Iist Night Com
mittee Will launch lis Scheme la
the Near Future.
The principal matters coming to
the attention of the' board of manag
ers at the Commercial club last eve'
ning, was the appointment of several
Important committees.
The house committee, as appointed
by President Crawford, Is as fol
lows: A. V. Andrews, F. S. Ivanhoe
and G. T. Cochran. The entertain
ment committee Is composed of J. B,
Gllham, P. A. Foley and Ed Coolldge
n me memoersnip committee are
Ed Coolldge, J. B. Gllham and A. V.
Andrews.
Mcmlcrnhi) Campaign.
Hearty co-operation oh the part of
the bunlncRs men of La Grande Is ab
solutely essentlul to the welfare of
the La Grande Commercial club. The
committee appointed last night Is
now formulttting plans for a thor
ough and exhaustive campaign that
will bring In the name of every bust
ness man of La Grande.
Non-Conridem a Sham.
An overwhelming majority of the
new board are business men trusted
and worthy of trust. Business men of
La Grande have resigned their mem
bership in several Instances because
the club is now In the hands of so-
called "boys." From the board per
sonnel can be picked such names as
Circuit Judge T. H. Crawford, District
Attorney r. 8. Ivanhoe. County Clerk
J. B. Gllham, Ed Coolldge, grand war
den of the grand lodge of Oregon Odd
Fellows, County Superintendent B. B.
Bragg. Councilman A. V. Andrew,
and Attorney Q. T. Cochran,.
REPUDIATE! CHARGES.
Rabbi's Attack oa 'Frisco Judsjea Not
to Be Answered at This Time.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 29. Both
Judge Dunne and Judge Lawler re'
fuse to discus Rabbi Nleto's state'
ment made last night that they both
concurred In the promise to grant
Abe Ruef Immunity and later repu
diated their agreement. Dunne de
ctared that it Is beneath judicial dig
nity to make a reply now, but would
soon take the opportunity. District
Attorney Langd'in Is reticent, as is
aMO A he Ruef.
Bestow Pulllnni on )' nnncll.
Unston, MnsH.. Jan. Cntholii's1
of Uut jii toduy witnessed one of thej
moift elaborate ceremonies In the 1:1s-,
tory of the church in America, when
the pallium was bestowed on Arch
bishop William H. O'Connell by Car
dinal Gibbons. The occasion attract
ed to Boston ona of the most nota
ble gatherings of church dignitaries
ever assembled here. In addition to
the cardinal, thera were several arch
bishops and a host of bishops and
priests whq witnessed the bestowal of
the pallium, a narrow white woolen
band that encircles the neck. Only
once before has such a ceremony
taken place, and that was 32 year
ago, when the late Cardinal McClos
key of New Tork bestowed the pal
lium on the late Archbishop Williams.
Nock Broken But Lives.
Portland, Jan. 29. Frits
Hempel. an acrobat, who fell
from a trapeze at the Frit
theater and broke his neck, la
reported today to have an ex-
cellent chance for hlH life. The
case has attracted the attention
of local medical men, An op-
eratlon on the fractured verte-
brae was successfully perform-
ed, removing the pressure. It
is thought the man will pull
through.
CLOSINC TALK
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LITTLETON PLAYS ON
PARENTAL INFLUENCE.
Crowded Court lhsmi Listens to Chwi-
ing Arguments in Horry Tttaw Trial
Prisoner Apiwrently Pliwrntl Willi
His t'hanccM Society Women Oc
cupy Seals Adjoining Counsel Chair
h xpert Insanity Testimony Taken
Up In Detail.
New Tork, Jan. 29. Probably the
largest crowd of spectator of the
present Thaw trial gathered In the
court room today to hear the closing
address of Attorney Littleton to the
Thaw Jury. When court onened.
Evelyn Thaw was sitting with hor
sister-in-law, Mrs. Carnegie. On the
other side of Mrs. Carnegie was Mrs.
William Thaw. Several lady friends
of Attorney Littleton were also pres
ent, and near them sat Sir Alan John
son, British Minister to Denmark, who
is visiting In this country.
Thaw entered the court room with
a broad smile, on his face. Ho bowed
to relatives and engaged In conversa
tion with Littleton. At 10:35 Littleton
began his address.
After declaring that the defendant
was entitled to every presumption of
Innocence, Littleton took up the' In
sanity evidence and asked the Jury If
"Parental Influences had nut cast a
shadow over this boy's life."
Bring your Job work to The Ob
serverquick print and satisfaction.
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TO THAW JUKI
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HILL'S DRUG STORE
Grande m m Oregon
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HALL Oil
WITNESS STAND
BRISTOL IS CALLED -
BY THE DEFENSE
By Attempting to Prove That Detejr
In Land Fraud Trial Are Freqaent
In the District Attorney's Offfee
Defendant Hall Hope to Help Hi
Case Bristol Denica HeudrtckV
Testimony Regarding Immunity
Considerable Sensation.
Portland. Ore., Jan. 29. Defend
ant John Hall took the stand in hi
own defense today In his trial upon
the churge ot land fraudlng and con
spiracy to defeat Justice,' and under
took to prove that ha was" properly
exercising every function of his of.
flee at the time In which he is charg- '
ed with conspiracy. . 1,
He Introduced several indictment
secured by F. J. Heney almost three
years ago, to prove his auuwuu. ;
that delay In proceedings In the trial
In a federal case la common in the
district attorney' office.
This afternoon he stated that he
would develop his theory of conduct
ing the office, to the. Jury and in Mila
way Justify his conduct during his In
cumbency, ' ' .
Prior to Hall's appearance as a wit
ness, District Attorney W, C. Bristol
took the stand a a witness for the
defense. He was called to contradict
the testimony of H, Hendricks, who
testltldd for the government that ha
had consulted with Bristol in regard
to securing Immunity. This Bristol
directly denied and declared that ha
had never discussed the matter with
Hendricks. Bristol's appearance as a
witness for the defense created a sen
sation, which was Bddea to by hi
denial of the Hendricks' Interview. '
In cross-examination Heney Introduc
ed a telegram signed by Bristol, ask
ing that sentence on Hendricks be
postponed for some time.
Bristol further denied having ever
written the dispatch. He declared
that It waa written by J. Neuhausen,
a special agent of the land office, and
that he had no knowledge of the tel
egram until after It had been sent.
He said he was angry that the tele-
gram had been sent and told Neu
hausen so at the time.
Observe McKliiley'a " Birthday.
Cleveland. O., Jan. 29. Secretary . ;v
Taft will be the principal speaker at
the dinner to be given here tonight
by the Tippecanoe club In observance- r
of the birthday of President McJChW '6
ley. The invitation fron'-the 'club '
chased tha secretary around the world
and reached him In Cincinnati,-after'
his return. Special exercises m mem
ory of McKlnley'(.blrtKday ll also , '
be held In CanWn'v CMncmhatl, Jmd ?
other Ohio cltle. and .uiwns.. T
martyr president', waa. fearn' la'jVlt, ;"
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