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LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY It, 1908.
M'SlllGB 11.
STARTLING
FACTS UNEARTH
ED
REPORTERS THROW LIGHT '
y ' ON ESPEE RAILROAD TRACKS.
Before the Oregon Railroad Commis
sion Hearing In Portland Today,
Two Reporters Slake Sensational
: Charges Against Management of the
a Southern Paciric Tracks Where the
. Forest Gon e Wreck Occurred Were
-Jjr' , la "Rotten", Condition, They Bay,
Portland, Feb. 19. The mysterious
disappearance of the section of rail
wmca causea tne ratal wreck near
Forest Grove last week, from evidence
called for by the Oregon state railroad
: commission from the Southern Pa
cific; the assertion of Jennings F. 8u-
tor, a reporter for the Evening To..
.nal, that there were as least 75 rot
ten ties In one mile of track In which
the wreck occurred; that he was able
. to pull tie spikes from ties with his
fingers, and that he found many fish
plates 'broken; and the declaration of
Railroad Commissioner Osward Wes,
when he declared he believed the wit
ness a "pipe dreamer," were some of
the high lights produced by the first
day's session of the commission's In
vestigation of the Forest Grove wreck.
The commission meets again this' af
ternoon to hear further testimony.
Reporter Were Witnesses.
Jennings F,,' Sutor ' and James P.
Howe, jioth reporters on the Oregon
jOnlly Jurnal. at the nflnor's Instiira.
lon, mads an Investigation of the
track after the wreck, and were the
iatar witnesses of the' day. .. .
W. D. Frnten represented the Tall
in a rigid cross-examination
a
v.Hcli tailed, materially, to affect their
.testimony V-'-V v . .. v
. Howe testified as to the appearance
of the rail Which caused the wreck,
fund Indicated that the break had been
old one.: i . . , . '
..utor then told the result' of his n-
Vflf ligation of the'.'track: He 1 stated
Jt'.'iat he found at least 76 rotten ties
-In a mile' of track where the wreck
happened; that fish plates were bro-'
ken, ballast Insufficient and that he
pulled spikes from ties with his fin
gers. I
West Derides Statements.
It was then that Commissioner West
declared that in his opinion the sec
tion of track described by Sutor was
the best In the whole division and he
declared . he believed Sutor to be a
"pipe dreamer.",
W. D. Fenton for the railroad com
pany," also cross-examined Sutor. Su
tor offered to present photographs
supporting his statements and he will
be recalled today.
Force Italians to Flee.
Bedford, Ind., Feb.. 1. Frightened
by warning cards found under the
doors of their houses and posted In
the quarries In which they were em
ployed, demanding that they leave be
fore tomorow, many Italians have
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NEW YORK ATTORNEY
GENERAL AS RUNNING MATE. "
Rumored In New York That Hearst
and Wllllnm Jennings Bryan Have
" Swapped Support and That Agree-!
mcnt Is Made Which Places AUor-'
ney General Jackson as Vlce-Pres-J
Idem on the Democratic Ticket Is
a Fax -tor In Independence League. I
RUMORS OF RECEIVERSHIP
FOR WESTERN UNION CO.
Terrific Onslaught Against the West
ern Pacific and Missouri Pacific in
Stock Markets Today Stock Sell
at Any Price Rumored That West
ern Union Will Also Go Into Hands
of Receivers Believed That Coo
structlon Will Cease.
New York. Feb. Is. Following a
general attack on the Gould Interests
In the stock market today, wild ru
mors to the- effect that both the Mis
souri Pacific and the Western Union
Telegraph company were soon to be
I thrown into the hand f r!vcrr,
' cause both these declining stocks to
i reach another new and low level.
I The assault was terrific and great
blocks of stock were hurled Into the
maelstrom and sold at any old price.
The bears apparently had the field
all to themselves and went the full
limit. It Is rumored here that the
: Gould Interests are In bad straits and
tnat construction work on the Western
j Pacific Is to be stopped.
H BtlDD OF
LtTi GOVERNMENT
DES MOINES, IOWA,
PLAN DECLARED LEGAL.
Dec Moines No Longer Has a Mayor or
Council, But Submits to Rule of a
Commission of Five Members Small
Percentage of Voters Can Deoapf
tate Any Member of Commission
Can Easily Force Popular Vote on
Any City Ordinance.
Dea Moines, Iowa, Feb. it. The
state supreme court today upheld the
Des Moines plan of municipal govern'
ment This plan Is based on the Gal
veston municipal commission plan,
and does away with a mayor and the
wuuiuinu voanis, tne cuy Doing ruisv.
by five men on a commission, the
same as a bank Is run by directors.
Technically, the chairman of the
board Is called the mayor. A vote of
25 per cent of the voters may dismiss
one or all of the commissioners and
to compel them to stand for re-elec
tion. Ten per cent of the voters may
compel the commission to submit any
ordinance to a popular vote. -
affidavits, that his client was entitled
to the prayer of his petition. ' .
District Attorney F. S. Ivanhoe, for
the state, agreed upon the fundamen
tal principles of the right of a change
of venue upon the proper showing,
but maintained that the showing as
made was Insufficient, that only affi
davits from one section of the county
purporting to be the true sentiment.
has been presented, and proceeded to
offer affidavits of the following per
sons residing outside of, as well in
La Grafade: J. H. Henderson. E. G.
Rumble and & T. Bothe, of Elgin; a
A. Purse), Frank Hall and Mr. Pad
dock, of Union; A, O. Conklln, M. J.
Duffey and J. M. 8. Smith, of Cove;
Frank Zurbrtck, of Island; E. Grout,
J. E. Reynolds. George E. Ooode, Dr.
A. L. Richardson and J. C. Henry of
La Grande, who were of the opinion
that the defendant could secure a fair
and Impartial trial in this county. .
The district attorney also called the
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MONEY QUESTION ONLY
UNSOLVED PROBLEM.
A FREE MAIL DELIVERY SERVICE IS ASSURED
FOR LA GRAHDE BY THE MIDDLE OF MAY
As Soon as Harry Thaw Is Discharged
From the Innane Asylum He Will
Seek a Divorce From Evelyn Nettblt
Timw Mother Has Advised This
Move All Alonir Financial Terms
All That Need to Be Settled Before
Procecdliifrs Will Start.
New York, Feb. 19. An agreement
Is said to have been entered Into be
tween W7 J. Bryan and W. R. Hearst's
Indenpendence league man, Attorney
General William Schuyler Jackson of - - - - -
New York state, whereby the latter Fair Suffragists Storm Albany,
w'lll be made the vlee-presldentlal can- Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19. Every train
(II date on the democratic ticket. In Into Albany this morning brought del
return, Hearst will support , Bryan, egations of fair suffragists Intent upon
Some of Bryan's closest friends say making the legislative hearing on the
that Jackson Is acceptable, and that proposed amendment to the constitu
Bryan favors Jackson over all other tlon, giving women the ballot, the oc
candldates to date. caslon for the greatest demonstration
Washington, Feb. 1,9. (Bulletin, S:30 o'clock.) La Grande, Ore
gon, will be given a free city mall delivery on May 15, on application
of Congressman W. R. Ellis.
$12.50
VV ists.
Waists
and
Ladies' Fniuroidmd
Lawn and Llnncn
also IVctt and Silk
Special this week
This sale includes every one of our $12.50 Embroidered
Linen and Lawn Waists and all Net and Silk Waists which
we sell regularly at $12.50 in embroidered and drawn work
and drawn work effects, special this ueek . $8.34
the women of the Empire state have
yet attempted. It Is expected that the
women , will wait upon Governor
Hughes. Every suffrage organization
In New York city has sent delegations,
and all other cities of the state are
well represented.
Los Angeles Bow-Wow Show.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 19. Nearly
every breed and variety of canine In
existence Is on exhibition at the fifth
annual dog show of the Southwestern
Kennel club, which opened today and
will last until Saturday evening. The
show Is attracting much attention and
promises to be an important society
event A large list of prizes and cups
will be awarded.
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VISITS CHICAGO
NEW YORK IN CRIP- -
OF SEVERE BLIZZARD.
Sis People Have Been Killed Already
' In Snow and Wind Storms Raging in
'and About Chicago Poor of the
City Suffering Terribly One Old
lady Found Dead In Snow Baok- -Street
Traffic la . Blocked Worst
Storm In Middle West In Tears.
Chicago, Feb. li.v Six people have
been killed as a result of the terrible
billiard now raging about Chicago,
The storm la one of the moot Sever
and destructive that has ever visited
ui niiuuie west. ' "
A wind and snowstorm has raged
tor the last 48 hours and street traf
fic Is crippled. Mrs. Anna Lincoln,
aged 7!, was found frosen to death
In a snow drift Two men were
drowned while fishing In a tug off
Waukegan, III., and three other
deaths were reported near here. The
snow Is still falling and In places
has drifted to a height of 11 feet
There Is Intense suffering among the
poor.
. Storms in New York. '.
New York, Feb. 19. A blhaard
struck this city today. Four Inches
of snow has fallen and all river boat
were forced to tie up.. Street traffic
I blocked. . j
$15.00 Ladies Waists, this week, $10.00
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THE BARTLETT CASE
WILL BE TRIED HERE.
Men's Fancy
' White Vests
$1,50 to $6.00
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in all the newest styles, three, four, a d
fi?e button effects, and including all the
rioY&Jty color effects of the season Your
Wants in Fancy -Vests can be supplied
here. $1.50 to $6.00
Full Dress Shirts ...
in the never-bulge-bosom style, also the
very popular pleated bosom styles-all
sizes, . . $1.50 to $1.15
Ties for the "Elks' Ball"
No matter what your tie-want may be we
can satisfy you. Large assortment in
Royal purple, in plain or self colored
patterns, 50c and 75c
Po Not Overlook The Fad That You Can Not Afford To Miss Such an Opportunity to Save
-XA ORANDB. - OftEOON
Following the Decision of Judge Smith
Denying a Change of Venue, a Mo
tion Was Filed Asking for Some
Other Trial Judge Than Judge
Smith Tld Will in All Probability
. Be Denied Also 'Many Affidavit
for Both Parties Are Presented.
Judge William Smith of Baker City
arrived this morning to hear the ar
gument In the motion (lied In th
case of the State of Oregon vs. E. W
Bartlett for change of venue from
Union county to Umatilla county.
Samuel White of Baker City repre
sented the defendant, and presented
the affidavits of J. E. Foley, O. M.
Rlchey, Julius Roesch, Cx D. Good-
nough, O; F. Coolidge, J. W. Scrlber,
Dr. C. T. Bacon and Attorney W. B.
Sargent In substantiation of the mo
tion that In their opinion the defend'
ant could not secure a fair and Im
partial trial in this county.
Attorney White took up the consti
tutional privilege that under a proper
showing -that It was the duty of the
court to see that every man had the
opportunity of a free and Impartial
trial and to take cognisance of facts
outside of the showing msde If neces
sary, and stood upon his showing and
New York, Feb. 19. According to
a story printed In the New York
World today Evelyn Thaw and her
husband, now an Inmate of Mattea-
wan Insune asylum, have, . positively
agreed to part and what remains to
be. settled Is the financial terms.
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hen this is agreed upon, a suit for
annulment of marriage vows will be
begun. Attorney Dan O'Reilly Is said
to be representing Mrs. Thaw and at
torney Peabodyvls representing the
Thaw family.
Mrs. William Thaw, mother of Har
ry K. Thaw, In an Interview today said
she will Insist that Harry secure a dl
vorce from his pretty wife. "Harry
has refused to listen to my advice
hitherto," she said. "Until he does so,
he must expect to be annoyed. I am
very sorry for my poor boy; he
brave but very foolish." ;
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Tennessee Democrat.
isasn vine, renn., Feb. ID. In re.
sponse to the call of Chairman Henry
B. Morrow, the Tennessee democratic
executive committee will meet in the
Maxwell house at noon tomorrow. At
this meeting the date of the state
convention for the slectlon of dele.
gates to the Denver convention will be
decided. The question of a guberna
torlal primary will also be deter
mined. Owing to the fight over the
governorship, the meeting of the com
mltte promises to be exceedingly live
iy. ' '." :
Banquet for Ambassador. -New
York, Feb. 19. Whltelaw Reld.
American ambassador to th court of
St. James, who ha been - paying an
extended visit to this country, will sail
for England tomorrow. He will be
entertained this evening by the Pil
grims of the United States at a ban
quet at Delmonlco's. W, Butler Dun
can, president of the society, will be
In thV chair and Former Ambassador
Joseph H. Choate, Secretary of State
Root, Ambassador Bryce, and Gover
nor Hughes are expected to be pres
ent
Manitoba Mllkmeu Meet.
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 19. Dairy
men from all sections of the province
are in atttendance at the convention
of the Manitoba Dairy association,
which held Its Initial session today at
the Agricultural college. Within the
last few years the dairy Industry has
become an Important one in Manito
ba and the present convention exceeds
In Interest all previous meetings of
the kind In western Canada.
. ' Contests In St Louis . V
St. Louts, Feb. It. Numerous con-'
tests are promised at the republican
primaries tomorrow for the selection
In the 29 St. Louis wards of delegate .
to the state delegate convention.
Chairman J. p. Howe of the city com
mittee and Thomaa K. Nledrlnghaus,
the millionaire republican politician'
are th leaders of the opposlnr fortes ' '
for the control of the St. Lollls del
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