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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1908.
NUMBER 5.
BFTHE FOREST
DEFECTIVE RAIL THREW
- THREE COACHES INTO DITCH.
Wfeek M Forest Grove Last Night Will
Be Subject of Investigation Bo
tiered That Officiate Are Respond,
bio for the Accident Train Going
Slowly or Mora Would Have Been
Killed Complete list of Injured
Three Cars Thrown In Ditch After
Engine and Other Cars Pass Over
'' In Safety. - '
scalp wounds.
M. V. Gordon, McMinnville, side
hurt.' . "
1 R. Q. Dexter, Sheridan, back and
head hurt '
Alex Alepal, Portland, knee and
back hurt. . -'
G. M. Badders, Carlton, knee hurt.
J. E. Brown, Sheridan, neck and
shoulder hurt. '
J. G. Brown, Sheridan, head hurt
Mrs. James Brown, Sheridan, side
hurt.
Frank Knight, Dllley, hand and -leg
lacerated.
Mrs. D. Stout, McMinnville, Inter
nally Injured.
J. W. Howard, Cleveland, O,, leg
and side cut. -
C. C. Poorlne, North Yamhill, back
bruised.
Mat Katlzua, Portland, bruised.
. Forest Grove, Ore., Feb. 11. A a
direct result of last evening's wreck
on the short trestle bridge, which car
ried the Southern Pacific railroad
tracks Into Forest Grove, and In which
three were killed and over 20 Injured,
an Investigation will be held, from
which charges of criminal, careless
ness may be filed against the railroad
officials. J
, . .. Caused by Broken Rail.
, The wreck was caused by a broken
t rail' which hurled the coaches from
- the roadbed and into the trench, 10
feet below. The engine, baggage and
mall cars passed the defective rail In
- safety, but the smoking car and day
coaches hit the line and then turned
over.
; . , . The Death List.
Mrs. Edward Bates and 6-months-old
daughter, of Forest J?ove."
J. A. McDonald, of McMinnville.
' The Injured.
,.' Mrs. J. H. Brown,' aged 60, of Sher
. ; luun, badly, injured. ' .
P. S. Rldgeway, Portland, hip bro
ken. ' !
Tj. E. Harbur, Portland, shoulder
avid, back hurt.
; B. H. Grant, Portland, shoulder and
hea'l hurt.
- R W. L. Hembres, McMinnville, leg
and scalp wounds.
D. M. Mayberger,
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TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND COME
MISSOURI BANK SUFFERS
HEAVY LOSS BV ROBBERY.
For the Second Time This Week a
Bank Has Bean Robbed and the
Thieves Safely Make Their Escape
This Tune It is a Rk h Hill Bank,
Which Lost $25,000 Three Explo
sions to Break Safe Believed to
Be the Same Gang.
m FRANCISCO
WALLA WALLA AND SPO-
. KANE MEN SEE SIGHTS.
Excursion Train of Inland Empire
Boosters Has Reached San Francis
co and Has Been Attending Many
Social Functions Will Leave for
the South Tonlghtr-Jolng Consist
out Boosting for the Country From
, Whence They Come. ;
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 12. The
222 excursionists from Walla Walla
and Spokane commercial clubs, who
have. been In this city since Monday
night, seeing the sights and attending
the various receptions and entertain
ments givert In their honor, will leave
tonight for bos- Angeles. Their flint
stop will be at Palo' Alto, where they
will visit Stanford UnlversUy.
The "Inland Empire" boosters are
traveling In a special trnjn, and In
clude prominent business ' men of
Walla Walla and Spokane. The chief
x l object of their visit Is to boost for
McMinnville, t the inland empire.
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TODAY IS NINTY-NINTH
ANN1VERCA11Y OF BIRTH.
Lincoln Fellowship Making Effort to
Perpetuate Lincoln's Memory and
Keep Alive the Principles and Pa.
(atttiasn He Advocated and Exhib
ited AddrenMes by Prominent Men
. Men Personally Acquainted With
Lincoln Are Club Members. -
Rich Hill, Mo., Feb. 12. Bandits
made a rich haul about midnight last
night by blowing open the safe of the
Farmers and' Manufacturers' bank.
They escaped with booty amounting
to $25,000 In cash, leaving the floor
w'H tlvor and bank notes.
Two charges of dynamite were used
to open the strong box..
Hundreds of citizens were sleeping
In their homes near the bank when
they were awakened by explosions,
but upon reaching the street the
criminals had fled. . ;
Vice-President J. T. Moore, of the
bank, estimated today that fully $25,-
ooo are gone. The bank has over
$400,000 on deposit
It Is believed that the same men
who cracked the safe at Waller Mon
day night and secured $10,000, are
the ones who did this Job.
Explosion Kills Many.
Vienna, Feb. 12. While a band of
Armenians were resisting Turkish
troops who attempted to take them
as' prisoners at Van, Asia Minor,
magazine exploded, killing a great
number on both sides. - Much damage
was done to Armenian quarters.
Drunk; Fined One Cent
New York, Feb. 12. Mrs. Hanna
Stanhope, who brought to Enrico Ca
ruso, the Italian tenor, such unpleas
ant notoriety a year ago by accusing
him of annoying her In a monkey
house at Central park, was' fined one
cent yesterday for being intoxicated.
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of Beverly Skirts-this week
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stock-.in Black Voile, Black Panama, and all novel
ties in every conceivable color-in the new stripes','
plaids and checks, also a good assortment in light
colored dress skirts, all; at REDUCED PRICES
this week.
New York, Feb. 12. The 99th an
niversary of Lincoln's birth was fit
tingly observed today by the members
of the Lincoln Fellowship, a recently
organised association of the martyr
president Addresses, were delivered
by several men of national reputation.
Additional Lincoln meetings wui , o
held tonight The Lincoln Fellowship
designed to perpetuate Lincoln's
memory and keep alive his principles
and patriotism. It is expected to be
come national in its scope and char
acter. A great celebration of the
centennial of Lincoln's birth will be
held by the fellowship next year.
One of the charter members Is C.
W. McLellan, a retired New , York
banker, who was an officer in the
Confederate army. - Others who Joined
are David H. Bates, Lincoln's telegra
pher In the war department; Major J
B. Merwln, Mlddleford, Conn., wh
was Lincoln's confidential agent and
who says he dined with Lincoln in the
White House on the day of the as
sasslnatlon and started for New York
early that evening to present Lincoln'
letter to Horace Greeley, containing
the Aldrlch financial bill as a club.
Senator Rayner took occasion today to
unmercifully flay the president and
the policies of the administration. The
Maryland senator declared the pres
ent depression In financial circles due
to the president's unlawful reform
methods, coupled with fear of another
"volcanic disturbance from the. White
House."
Turning his attention to the Aldrlch
bill Rayner stated that the chief ob
jection to it was the fact that it made
no provision for a bank reserve. He
Insisted that there will never be any
systematic reform taken up In the
Interests of the people against all spe
cial Interests, which, under the pres
ent law,, exercise controlling Interest
In banks and the treasury department
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the president's plans for digging th
Panama canal with 200,000 negro sol
dlers, with "Ben" Butler as supervls
or; Charles A. Tinker, clerk in the
war department, and General James
Grant Wilson, who exhibited a ring
containing strands of hair from the
heads of Washington, Wellington, Na
poleon, Alexander Hamilton, Lincoln
and v Grant Major1 Erwlri" had th
original order written and signed by
Idncoln passing him through the army
lines. '
IJnln Dinner In Oregon. .
Portland, Ore., Feb. 12, An enthu
slastlc rally of the leading republicans
of Oregon will mark the Lincoln ban
quet to be given at the Commercial
club by the Union Republican club.
Taft sentiment Is strong In this sec
tlon and it would not be surprising
the banquet developed Into a ratlflca
tlon meeting for the Secretary of war
Governor Hughe In New York.
New York, Feb. 12. "-Governor
Hughes will observe Lincoln's birth
day as the guest of the Republican
club of New York and the Union
League club of Brooklyn. He Is ex
pected to make two addresses.
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GOVERNOR HUGHES ORDER8
SUBSTITUTE PROSECUTORS.
Having Failed to Prosecute the Amer
ican loo Trout for Alleged Violation
of the Anil-Trust Law Jerome Will
Be Displaced by State Officials In
Now York County Case Has Been
Ordered Brought Before the Grand
Jury. ":; ... '. ,
New York, Feb. 12. Governor
Hughes had taken the first step toward
setting aside District Attorney Jerome
as public prosecutor In this, county.
Inspired by a declaration of Attorney
General Jackson that the American
Ice company has violated the Don
nelly anti-trust laws, and the penal
code, the governor has ordered that
the state officials present the case to
the grand Jury of New York county
and to prosecute, "In place and stead
of the district attorney."
' Jerome has repeatedly declared
there Is no evidence of criminal Intent
In the lee trust's actions. ., '
Longbont to Race In Boston,
Boston, Feb, 12, Arrangemens
have been completed for the appear
ance here tomorrow evening of Tom
Longboat. The noted Canadian In
Ulan runner will run a 10-mllo race
against three speedy men at the
Park Squaw Indoor track. Longboat
made his last Appearance in this city
last April, When he Won the Marathon
race In the world's record lime of
hours, 24 minutes, 20 2-8 seconds.
While the Indian will run 10 miles,
his opponents will relay at the end
of ,$tt miles each, and Longboat will
make a determined effort to lower
the record made by Alfred Shrubb at
the Coliseum. The opponents of the
Indian will be Percy Sellen and Claud
Pierce of Toronto and BUI Cummlngs,
the star from Scotland, who has Just
arrived.
MAYOR JOHNS ACTION
MEETS APPROVAL OF MANY.
Baker City Cloned to Gambling and
All Games Are Now Idle Some Arc
Leaving, But Dig Majority Still In
the Mining Town Something Hang
ed in Effigy Over Court Buihliiig
Elegant Residence Destroyed Ba
ker City Republican Club Will Give
Lincoln Dinner and Fire Campaign
Guns Tonight.
Baker City Feb. 12. (Observer
cctl.) -17 down ,
yes, spiked and the populace of the
city which stood . alone . for, many
months as the only municipality la "
Oregon where gambling was allowed
to thrive unmolested, la glad,. "It's a
good thing the gamblers are gone"' Is .
the remark heard everywhere. The '
population Is rejoicing.- ?
Gamblers SU1I There.
A few of the gambling house man
agers who have so recently been put
out of business, have left Baker City
for parts unknown, but there Is still
goodly portion of them here. Their
tables and their cards have been rele
gated to the waste heaps, however.
Effigy to Some One or Tiling,
The day following the closing down
of the lid by Mayor Johns Baker City
saw suspended above the court house
"something br some one" hanged In
effigy. What It was Is not generally
known. Some maintain the silent flf
ure dangling there represented the
passing of gambling. . Perhaps It was
Mayor Johns or Judge Smith or the
"ping" circulars that were hanged thus
conspicuously In effigy. The mystery
will probably never be cleared. ,f
'' Costly Residence Burned.
The costly and elegant residence of'
E. S. Faul was practically destroyed by
fire this morning. Though not total
ly destroyed, the damage is extensive.
CuiiiihiIkii Guns boom Tonight.
With local republican blood as
sembled to do homage to Abraham
Lincoln In a banquet' at the Qelftt
Orand tonight, the first gun of the
local republican campaign will be
fired. There are to be many ad
dresses in eulogy of Abraham Lincoln,
but before the banquet is ended, local
politics will have received their1 Just
attention. ,
IlnlfbrecdH Attack Wonuut
Banta Fe, N. M Feb, 12.-,Whlle on
her way home last nlghf 'Margaret
Carllng, employed as night operator
at Las Vegas, was assaulted by tWw
men who were Iatr4rrested and Iden
tified. The men are F. Oardln and
Frank Brown', a Mexican and half
breed Mexican. , There Is great dan
ger that they will be lynched. Steps
are being taken to call put .the mili
tia.
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ROOSEVELT
U BLAME
Taking the Aldrlch Financial Bid as
Ground for Attack Senator Kay
nor of Maryland, Son l it to Accuse
(lie Admlnltttratkin of (he Recent
Pa nh' Afraid of ExcesHlve Reform
Measures Picks Flaws In the Al
drlcta Financial Measure.
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