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' VOIA'MK VIL . LA GRANDE, - UXION COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 108. NUMBER i. ' CM OF UH FRAUD menu " ' ' ; "'" Hall said: "I have nothing on my conscience Indicative of any wrong doing. ; The verdict Is a surprise In view of the evidence. Those of my friends who still believe in me, I shall be glad to greet as of old; those who do not, may pass on the other side." SUBJECT TO HEAVY FINE OR JAIL IMPRISONMENT. tleqj ulred But Four Hour for the Jury to Find John Hall Guilty of Land Frauds aa Charged Possible Fine la $10,000, or Two Years In Prison Notice of Appeal Filed and Date of Hearing on Same Set Hall Receives) Fate In Stony Silence- Verdict Reached Last Night. ' Congress Considers Defense. Washington, D. C, .Feb. - 8. The fortification plans of the coast artil- lesy now hang In the balance of con gressional deliberation. General Mur ray, chief of the corps, will shortly go before the committees of the sen' ate and house, to explain the plans. He will have the support of coast delegations in his effort to secure sufficient appropriation to carry out a proposed scheme of defense for Puget Sound and San Francisco... Portland,' Ore., Feb. 8. John Hall, accused of land frauds and conspiracy was found guilty this morning by a - jury which reported at 10 o'clock. jThe verdict was handed In at 1:30 last night, after about four hours' de- ' liberation. " Under the federal statutes, consplr- . acy such as was charged against Hall, is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by Imprisonment of ' not more than two years. Hall arrived In the court room a i few moments before the arrival of - the Jury. ie ""n nrched In he . scanned each Juror's face, but on none was there any Indication of what the verdict, would be.' As the Jury rfel.'led .into their seats. Hall leaned . over toward Judge Webster and whlS' pered Into his attorney's ear.. He then settled back In his chair and awaited the reading of the verdict. , -He was unmoved by. the adverse de . clslon and made no sign whatever. ' . Judge Vebster Immediately" filed notice of appeal and Judge Hunt granted the defense 60 days In which to perfect its appeal. ' .' -v - The Jury took eight ballots before ' tlx verdict of guilty was arrived at. Ell " F.anler of Crabtree, Ore., was the Htt ' man to change his vote from acquittal to guilty. Beyond stating that the vuruli't Is what he expected, Francis J. Heney refused to make any state- Mil i muMRr .IILLIUillllllt. SCOWLS SENATE ATTMIETTE WISCONSIN SENATOR AFTER TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. ROYAL OUST LAID TO REST ASSASSINATED KING AND PRINCE BURIED. KILLS FAMILY RICH LONDONER AND HIS 'FAMILY SHOT, Corpse of Rich London Man Found Near His. Mansion and Further In vestigation Discloses ' Additional Liinie His Wile, Daughter and Women benauts Found Dead With Bullet Holes Knowing Probable Murder and Subsequent Suicide. Bill Ready for Introduction In the Senate by Senator R. M. La Follettc Forcing the Telegraph and Tele- . phone Companies Under the Control of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, Is Meeting With Obstacles -Promise of Exposure Made. Washington, Feb. 8. There Is promise of some tall pyrotechnics In the senate over the Interstate com merce question caused by Senator Robert M. La Follette's bill to bring les under control of the commission. Representative Carey of Wisconsin house. Tji Follette SDneared before the senate committee today, but his recep tion was not very -cordial. It is ru mored that La Follette has threatened In the presence of a great gathering nt of senators who I of ambassadors and officials. The to made public use franking privileges of telegraph companies. ' London, Feb. 8. Frederick Holmes, a millionaire, ins wiie ana aaugnier, and two women servants were -found today, dead of bullet wounds. Holmes', ctrpse was found first in a wood near an up-river mansion near Henley. The women had been shot through the head apparently as they sleut. Full Investigation has con vlnced Scotland Yard detectives night that Holmes "killed the wome and then suicided. It Is believed he became Insane after an attack of the grip While Actual Interment of Portugal's King and Crown Prince Has Not Taken Place, tlie Funeral Services Have Been Held With AU Custom ary Imposing Ceremonies The Boy King and Bereaved Queen Do Not Attend No Demonstrations. Lisbon,' Feb. 8. Funeral services were held today over the remains of King Carlos and the crown prince of Portugal,- In St.. Vincent's cathedral with all the Imposing ceremony of the rN.thr.Hn church. The funeral cortege swept through heavily draped streets, between two rows of guards placed has Introduced the same bill In the Ion duty to suppress any demonstra- way Agents will open Its 12th annual convention In Los Angeles, Cal., next Saturday.1 .- . " v Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Metcalf will give a dinner in honor of President and Mrs. Roosevelt on Tuesday evening. ' The trial trip of the ' new scout cruiser Chester will take place on Wednesday over the usual course oft Rockland, Me. Major General John F. Weston will take command of the Philippine dlvis-1 Ion of the army, relieving Major Gen eral Leonard Wood at Manila ifext Saturday. The armored cruiser North Carolina will undertake Its third trial trip off the Chesapeake Capes next Saturday. The New York-Paris automobile race Is scheduled to start from New York next Saturday.. HOUGH MAY YET SURVIVE CRUCIAL HOUR WILL COME ' TOMORROW SOME TIME. Telephone Message Form Pendleton to Mother of Brakenian ' Hough Who Was Scalded Yesterday II States That Victim is Besting Easily Today Fatalities WU1 Be Caused, If Such Occur, by Reason of Hav ing Inhaled the Escaping Sloans, tions. The king and queen. In ac cordance with Portuguese custom, re mained away from the funeral The ceremonies began at 10 o'clock WATER RUHHIHC III COVE DITCH HOPED TO HAVE IT. ' BY MONDAY NIGHT Mrs. MORGAN CAR ROBBED. j. P. Monran Loses valuable Jewelry While En Route. Galveston, Texas, Feb. 8. Jewelry and other valuables reported to be worth $20,000, have been stolen from the private car of, Mrs. J. P. Morgan and her party who are traveling west' ward. The party left New Orleans last Saturday night. At El Paso, It Is thought, the burglars entered the car In the absence of the women and raided the place. . caskets were carried from the palace of Necessidades by servants of the house of Braganza, to the carriages. Preceded by dignitaries of the church carrying crucifixes, the coffins were followed by the royal court to the chapel at St. Vincent's. A military band played during the march. The streets were crowded. but no outbreak occurred. The bod ies will He In state for thra days more before actual Interment takes place. . ' ... . Manager Housh Working on the Ditch Which Conveys Water to Cove Plant Bnt Cove is Unable to Communl cate With Him This Afternoon to Learn Exact Status Flowing Free- ly at Cove and Considerably Farlhc Up the Big Ditch. OHIO SOON TO VOTE. Taft Forces Believed to Be Supreme , . Over Forakcr Machine. All the news, every day In the year except ' Sunday, by Union county's repre tentative dally The Observer. Morse Reaches JJverpool. Liverpool, Feb. 8. Charles W. Morse, the .fallen New York financier, arrived at on learlning of the commotion caused by' his disappearance' from New York, decided to forego his vacation In Eur ope and return today on the Etrurla. Cove, Feb, 8. (Special.) Water Is flowing quite freely In the Grande Ronde Electric Light company's ditch this afternoon and reports from the hills ssy that water, will be flowing through the full length of the ditch late tonight. ' Continued' thaw will mean light at La Grande In a very short time. ' v HoiinIi on the Scene. MrtnAger Fred Housh of La Grande has been working on the ditch all at ternoon, but what success he has had ' A telephone message to Mrs. jas. Hough of this city from her husband -, who is at the bedside of . his son, George E. Hough, who was perhaps fatally scalded yesterday . at Echo, states that the victim of the crown sheet accident is resting lairty easy - today.':' '.: ; -;..-..'.' : The brakeman is badly . burned about the face and arms, but, these are only trivial compared with other possibilities. f May nave Inhaled Steam, i, ""The danger of the accident lies' In the fact that while enveloped in team from the defective boiler of the . large freight engine, he may havs Inhaled the steam;- If such Is the case, his chances tor recovery ars small. Attending physicians cannot stats today whether or not this was the case. Turning Point Tomorrow. According to the telephone men . sage physician will -know tomorrow If there is hope for recovery.. - vThs brakeman's family of , a wife and child, have gone . to Pendleton and are there today., ., . ' Columbus, O., Feb. 8. The ropub- licans of Ohio will be given an oppor tunity to express by direct vote their cannot be learned at 8:80 o'clock, as Queenstown last night, and choice for the party's candidate for telephone communication with him is ! WARM GOODS FOR COL DDAY the presidency at primaries to be held on Tuesday. In all of the preliminary skirmishes between the Taft and For- aker forces- the former have been successful and there is little doubt that Secretary Taft will be the pop. ular choice of the republican voters of the state. SA WS NEWS DRECAST 8 At Altogether Comfortable Prices jj j e 4 This week will: see fie clearing up of many of the broken lines in our stock of cold weather goods at prices which will please those of you who are economically inclincdRead ; ijfcZ the Mowing items over carefuliy and while reading remember there are i great many which F FOR THE WEEK ALDIUCH MEASURE TO - COME UP NEXT WEEK. : it i- j l c. . j -f ' e t: n 50c Stocking Caps 35c !m DaA Ufirfs anf Rlnm in lit solid colors, and with fancy borders ZCf anil feccAfc. Choose this week for 25 Black Wool Squares for choice 1(lr this week lvv f . SB S I l II Miccp. ctiiidrens ana Laaies neavv lersevLeaaings, extra lengihs 75c to w , $l s J 50c Childs Night Drawers in Pink TQr & Blue babv striped outing this week Js :: 75c Mens tMtns H9i inheavy Wool andwool lined lealhet hQf ? Mittens, this week for choice It s we It It It xt we 35c Boys Gloves and Mittens in ) - t; Wool and lined leather, this week " t; Impossible. Aa far as the telephone service is able to learn, water Is flow ing nearly as freely-farther ;up the ditch as It is here at the power house. From general appearances there !( but little question of an open ditch again tonight or tomorrow morning. provided, of course, severe freezes do not come. How long the supply will last, even thouKh the ditch be opened. Is not known. While not officially stated, the general opinion Is that the Cove plant will be running tomorrow. LIkIiIm Monday Perhaps. Later. Word has reached here from Manager Housh that there will be no let-up to the light famine in La Grande until Monday at the earll est. AFFINITY SCHEME WINS. University Co-Ed Married to Her Prosecutor of . Recent Dale. Chicago, 111., Feb. 8 William Cra- ble of Dearborn, Mo., was married to day to Marlon Grey, the pretty co-ed from the University of Michigan, who rah afoul the federal postal authorities while operating an "affinity" clearing house at Elgin, I4J.. and was indicted for fraud recently, and now both feel that they have tho laugh on Uncle Sam. ' t Grable was the principal witness against her. He testified against her before the grand jury and the gov ernment based Its suit on his evi dence. . But after careful considers atlon Grable decided his affinity was lodged In the form of Miss Grey. She agreed with him. Now it looks as if the government's case will break in two for tack of conclusive evidence. Many Candidates' Boom Will Be Sprung In State Conventions This Week Tail Believed to Secure Col orado Delegate TiMincwee . Will j Likely Go the Same Way Knox Starts Ills Boom the Coming Week Lincoln's Birthday to Bo. Ob- Mrs. Clark. Ifcme Again. New York. Febw I. Mrs. W. Clark, wife for former Senator Clark of Montana, the millionaire, arrived today on the French liner Lalorralne. She became 111 on her voyage of her! lunches. , The ; Excursionists Entertained. .Portland, Ore.; Feb. 8. Two hun dred excursionists fromthe Inland empire were entertained In Portland today by the Commercial club In - series of automobile rides anil excursionists, chiefly our of Europe. several months through from Walla Walla and Spokane,, are en routs to Los Angeles. served. .75c & 85c Mens Caps Wc in Corduroy trimmed leather, Plush; lift --r-, s Wens Heavy Cray this week German Sox 85c !! BARGAINS . BARGAINS s W9 Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, wh Is nursing a lively presidential boom will make his first speech out of hl home state on Tuesday, when he will be the guest of honor at the annual dinner of the Lincoln club of Kala mazoo. Mich. On the following night he will address the PlttBburg cham ber of commerce at Its Lincoln day banuuet. , The National Democratic club will hold a dinner In New York on Lin coln's birthday. The speakers will bt D. Cady Herrlck, who ran for gover nor ot New York In 1904; John H Stanrhfleld, who ran for governnr In 1900; Bird H. (Viler, who also run In 1902, and Edwin M. 8hep:tril. who ran for. mayor In 1901. None of the speaker will any anything ognlnst Bryan, It Is reported. Lincoln's birthday will r. observed by various organisations all over the country, and several speakers of na tional prominence will addreiis meet VAb EN Tl N ES Splendid Assortment Ml 1908 Styles Ml Prices HILL'S DRUG STORE 5) ings and banquets to be held In New York and Washington on Wednesday t La Grande m Oregon LA GRANDE, OREGON s night. . ;t$twtttttwtwttW The Nu'.lonal Association of Rail
