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. LA GRANDE, - UXION COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 108.
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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
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DRECAST
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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
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Wens Heavy Cray
this week
German Sox
85c !!
BARGAINS
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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
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ings and banquets to be held In New
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