La Grande evening observer., March 19, 1908, Image 1

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IA GBANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, MARCH It, 1908.
" NUMBER .
BELIEVE EVELYN
p lit Pill
DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN
:, SHADOWING HER LATELY.
Evelyn Thaw Faee PUjruieal Bmk
. down and Financial Stringency A
Proposition Made to Her by Her
Mother-In-Law, Which She WUI
ld P at OnceFor Some
TuBi Detective Have Been. Secur-
V W Evidence to Brine Against Her.
GREAT COMMONER IS 48.'
William Jennings Bryan
Birthday Anniv
; Now York, March 18. Evelyn Thaw
It reported to be on the verge of phys
ical collapse and la facing what to her
will be decay of poverty. She hat re
ceived notice that on April 1 she will
be dispossessed of the Parke avenue
home In which ahe has lived for tome
llmf? Mm. William Thaw eerved an
utiuimiuin on - her daughter.'n-law
and then left the city. If Evelyn will
atcojtpt a aettlement of 125.000 and
eclsent to an annulment of her mar
riage to Thaw? no counter charges
will be filed, but If she does not, Har
ry Thaw will bring suit tor an abso
lute divorce without alimony or set
tlement. '
A mass of startling affidavits have
been prepared by Thaw's detectives,
who have recorded every move made
by Evelyn during the past year, and
are said to have discovered that Eve
lyn has been along the White wa.y
. eialn, and that they have damaging
. evidence against her.
j. It Is said Evelyn will grasp Mrs,
Thaw's offer.
Celebrate
ry.
Lincoln, Neb., March It. William
J. Bryan's 48th birthday was celebrat
ed today by the democrats of Lincoln
and throughout Nebraska. Hundreds
of congratulatory messages from ad'
ralrers in many states and foreign
countries were delivered today at the
Bryan , home near Lincoln, where the
famous Commoner finds relaxation in
agricultural pursuits In the occasional
periods' of rest between political cam'
palgns and lecture engagements. Mr.
Bryan is today In Chicago, .
Although Lincoln is largely .repub
lican In Its political tendencies, the
people of the city are Immensely
proud of their famous citizen and re
publicans as well as democrats Joined
in the day's felicitations.
BOT CIRCES
in
RESENTS ATTACK AND
WILL OPEN BOOKS.
Wtlneas Before Grand Jury In New
York Brings Startling- Charge
' Again High State Official Bald to
Hare Appointed His Friend as Bank
Receiver and Then Received Half
the Fees Accused Is Defiant nod
Invites Investigation of Books.
Arkansas to Endorse Tart.
Little Rock, Ark., March II. There
Is every probability that Secretary
Taft will be endorsed for the presl-
uuiiiiuKuuu- oy ine Arkansas
state republican committee at its
meeting tomorrow. A date and place
for the state convention will be de
cided on.
. LANDSLIDE IS WIDE. . ,
Several Days Yet Before Logs Can Be
Hauled to Palmer MUL ;
Roadmaater Dahlgren reports that
the washouts on the Wallowa exten
sion are practically repaired, but that
the landslide on the Palmer spur lead
ing to the lumber camps, la a more
gigantic task and that It will be Mon
day or Tuesday of next week' before
log can be hauled over the ' faulty
tracks. Ths landslide Is of considera
ble length. The O. R. N. troubles
were ft the Cabin creek bridge. In
th meantime the Palmer mill will
have to go without logs other than
those which are held In reserve.
Governor Guild Sk k.
Boston, . March 19. There is little
change today In the condition of Gov
ernor Guild, whose . illness of two
eeks may terminate fatally at any
lour. His physicians announce that
e Is suffering with a complication of
diseases, including la grippe and rheu
matism.
A PRACTICAL WELL.
Hunt, the Well Driller, Has Good Luck
on McDonald Farm.
In a 5 5-8-lnch well 180 feet deep,
IB. Schwebke, who runs the Thomas
Veild ranch, has a splendid flow
Of water. The well has Just been
.completed by D. M. Hunt, the well
" driller, and after a thorough test, the
parties Interested find the well
splendid one. The water rises within
five feet of the surface, and by pump
ing 100 gallons in 11 minutes, the
' supply is not lowered in the least.
. This will no doubt prove to be the
: tnost satisfactory well In' that section
Of the valley.
WtESBYTERLANS WIN.
Affirmative Team Wins Extremely In
teresting Debate.
A small but appreciative crowd lis
tened to the arguments, pro and con,
In the debate at the Presbyterian
church last evening, between the Pres
byterian Brotherhood and the Broth
erhood of 'St. Paul, In, which the
of
' New Tork. March -19. Attorney
General W. 8. Jackson was accused
late yesterday afternoon, under oath
by a witness before a grand Jury, of
bavins demanded of Frank White, re-1 company. ,
celver of the Hamilton . bank, an
equal share of all of Mr.-White's fee
as commissions resulting from that po
sition. The assertion was sworn to by
White who was, to all appearances,
an unwilling witness.
White was appointed to the receiv
ership by Jackson. It is understood
White's fees and emoluments amount
to $10,000.
Jackson has Issued a statement in
which he says he welcomes Investiga
tion and will throw open the records
of the office to prove the falsity of the
charge.
Fire In Baltimore,
Baltimore, March 19. Six alarms
of fire were turned In this morning
when fir broke out In th fifth story
of the Keldel building, the heart of
the wholesale district. The building
vat occupied by a gun and ammunition
BUM KITS
OF TAKING FEES
ADMITS RECORDS WERE
r , ,s . ' DESTROYED BY KOI,
Former State Secretary Dunbar Is In
Court Today, But Creates Sensation
From Another Source by Admitting
Ho Took About 40 per Cent of the
Total Fee Was Expected That He
Would Not Appear In Court to An
awer Demand State Has Rested.
IMAEF DENIES
lILLElTS CHARGE
SECRETARY OF THE
" NAVY BEFORE COMMITTEE.
In Hearing of Investigating Committee
Which is Probing the Charges
Against the Electric Boat Company
and the Style of Legislation Used In
Congrex, Secretary Metcalf Denies
Some Of Lilly's Accusations No
Chance for Graft. '
GAME FRIDAY NIGHT.
Phuket ball on Skates at the Noyea Rink
Again Friday Night.
The home talent basketball on
skates, at the Noyes rink is the center
of attraction this week. A game sim
ilar .to the one which was played re
cently will again be played Friday
night. To eliminate the only adverse
feature of the last game the many
delays the skaters will supply them
selves' with additional" straps"' that
skates may not be knocked off so of
ten. This will make the game much
faster and more exciting.
formet. carrying the affirmative
th?,qleitlon in hand, was given the
decision by two of the three Judges,
"Resolved. That the Influence and
energies of the church (as a body)
should be exerted along political as
- well as moral and religious lines,
" Such was the ground tor forensic con
tentlon and the audience was treated
' to an especially pleasing evening.
'doubt, other events of the same na-
. 'ture will be arranged soon
Chairman Brenholts, In introducing
"': debaters, briefly spoke of the pur
ft. ...... .lhii tnA dwelt
- P.w 01 oo" "'-
on the benefits to be derived. Chas.
E. Cochran opened for the affirmative
and was followed by H. J. Hockenber-
: ry for ,th negative and the Brother
hood of St Paul.
Judge T. H. Crawford, wss the sec
debater for the affirmative' and
' was followed .by Herman . Clark, tor
' the negative. W. 8. Seemann. the last
V .n.aker on the affirmative was follow.
, .a b A. W. Nelson tor the negative,
JC-w. Cochran and Hockenberry
, I In heated flve-mlnute sddresses.
Mera. j. w. Knowles. E. E. Bragg
an C M. Humphreys were the Judge.
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M.. ntvu.rver Want Ad. column Is
....live wire that tart. article.
Washington, March 19. Secretary
of the Navy Victor Metcalf today ap
peared before the congressional Inves
tlgatlng committee, which la probing
Into the affairs regarding legislation
in the naval appropriation bill and
the Electric Boat company, and gave
testimony contradicting one of Re pre
sentatlve Lilly's accusations. The sec
retary branded as false the charge
that the pending naval bill compelled
exclusive purchase of submarine
boats built by the Electric Boat com
pany, and that the measure gave the
Lake Boat ' company, which also
builds submarines, an equal chance to
bid for contracts. Metcalf, in his re
ply to one qusetion, declared subma
rines a necessity.
"No member of congress urged the
purchase of any particular boat,'
said Metcalf. During the - hearln
Lilly was In the committee room but
took no active part in the proceed'
Ing.
For an hour the fim flcrc
ly and It seemed as though the entire
wholesale district might be endanger
ed. Sensational work by the depart
ment, however, kept the flames con
fined to one building. It is impossi
ble to estimate the loss.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
Many of the Large Suspended Banks
About Ready to Open.
New York, March 19. The Hamil
ton National bank, which closed Its
doors during the. financial flurry last
fall but was reopened early this year,
under a deferred payment plan, will
make Us third payment to depositors
tomorrow. According to the agree
ment between the bank and the de
positors, this payment Is not due until
May 20, but the directors have decided
to anticipate It by two months. Two
payments have already been made by
the bank.
Chance tor Brownsville Soldiers.
Washington, March 19. Today Sen
ator Warner of Missouri, Introduced a
bill allowing the soldiers concerned In
the Brownsville shooting affair to re
enllst, provided they would Jake oath
they had not been Involved In the riot.
DIPUTSTO
LOSE POSITIONS
Salem, Ore., March 18. On the wit
ness stand today former Secretary of
State F. I. Dunbar, who Is defendant
In a case Instituted by the state to re
cover over 1100,000 In feea alleged to
while In office, admitted that he had
taken over $36,480 In Insurance fees,
but stated the books recording these
fee had been destroyed by his order
when his term of office terminated.
His counsel then stipulated that In
the absence of the books, they ad
mitted Dunbar had taken at least 40
per cent of the total fees. The state
then rested Its case.
Developments of a startling nature
had been looked for, ' but they ' ap
peared from an unexpected source.
The former secretary had been In
structed by the courts to produce his
memoranda and books showing the re
ceipt of the fees; but not until this
morning it was not expected that he
would make his appearance. His plea
of having destroyed the books was
not looked for.
MANY CANDIDATES. -; -
Abundance of Material to Pick Indoor
Baseball Team From,
Judging from th enthusiasm which
was evinced In th first try-out prao
tlce for the indoor baseball team. La
Grande will have a team of more
than ordinary ability when the En
terprise team steps on th diamond
next Wednesday night to open a two
game series her at the Noye rink. .
Two full teams were out for prac
tice and many players demons! rated
their right to be called Indoor base
ball artists. From 18 to JO candidates
there I no question but that Captain
Crowe will pick a team that will keep
the top-notch team from Wallowa
county going every minute,;.' '" -
The two game will be played on
Wednesday and Thursday rather than -Thursday
and Friday, ' as first an
nounced. ' The Enterprise team will
com In by team and stay her a day '
before th gam.. .
Practices will be held regularly. In ¬
tact, every evening. Tickets will toon
be on the market and extra effort will
be mad by the members- of the asso
ciation and the candidates ,, for th
team to raise the 100expense ac
count, which the game will entail.. ,
CZAR ANGRY ABOLX-,-v .
. HIS WEAKENING CORPS.
Ambassador at Court of Turkey,
Germany, Spain and France Are to
Be ' Retired and Younger Blood
Given the Places Caar Displeased
With Austria-Hungary Action In
Securing and Holding Desirable
Right of Way for Railroad.
Wants $800,000 Alimony.
St. Louis, March 19. Suit for di
vorce with a demand for $800,000 ali
mony and the custody of their child
may be filed shortly by Mrs. William
J. Lemp against her husband, the
millionaire . brewer.. . For several
months they have been living apart.
Some time ago Lemp began ' habeas
corpus proceedings In order to see
the son occasionally. . Mr. Lemp con
sented to his seeing their son one day
x week, but now the Is dissatisfied
and has demanded better terms of ber
husband.
your way.
Many of Its accompllsh-
. wnnder. It you lOS any-
rMnTTou.nowhowbe.ttof.ndlt-
M'COY IS SINKING.
Aaed O. R. N. Employe Grows
Weaker Every Hour Today.
J. W. Mefoy I sinking rapidly. His
condition la considerably more alarm
ing today than it was last evening,
He Is not expected tn live out the eve
nine or the nisht at th latest. Mr.
McCoy was for year employed In the
Kansas City Bank to Reopeu.
Kansas City, March' 19. Arrange
ments have been completed for the
reopening, 11 days hence, of the Na
tional Bank of Commerce, one of the
largest and most important financial
Institutions west of the Mississippi,
which closed-its doors on December
S, W. B. Rldgely of Washington
comptroller of the currency, has been
selected as president of the reorgan
ized Institution.
Knickerbocker Trust Co. to Reopen.
New York, March 19. According to
the announcement of the trustees, ev
erything will be In readiness for the
resumption of business by the Knick
erbocker Trust company one week
from today, the date set for the Insti
tution to reopen its doors. The re-
organizers are busily engaged In put
ting affairs In thape for next Thurs
day, with every prospect of complete
success. under the reorganization
plan, control will not revert to the
original stockholders until th depos
itors have been paid In full.
The Knickerbocker Trust company
was the first and largest banking In
stltutlon 'to close It doors In the panic
days. Th company suspended on
Thursday morning, October It. after
a run of two hours hsd exhausted $7,
000,000 of the company's $1,000,000 of
cash. Since then the committee has
been working Incessantly In the face
of Innumerable obstacles to prepare
a satisfactory plan for resumption aad
get enough assents from the 11,000
St. Petersburg, March 19. Con-
vlnced that Russia's diplomatic serv
Ice Is badly organised and that th
spirit of the corps is deteriorating un
der the strain of recent troubles,
abroad and at home, the czar has de
termined on a complete reorganization
of the service.
Grand Duke Vlldamlr ha been put
In charge of the diplomatic shake-up
and the selection of a younger and
more aggressive corps Is almost certain
to follow. It Is stated upon good
authority, that M. Isvolsky, minister
of foreign affairs, and embassadors at
courts of Turkey, Germany and Spain
and to the republic of France, will be
retired.
It it said that the recent diplomatic
coup exercised by Austria-Hungary
when that nation secured the right
of way for a railroad connecting with
the Danube and a direct route to 8a-
lontca, and held It, despite protests
from Russia and France, Is what
caused th czar's anger.
Renominate Congressman Foster.
Princeton, Ind., March 19. Repre
sentative John H. Foster will be re
nominated for congressman form th
First district by the republican con
gressional nomination convention ,
which opened her this afternoon.
Sentiment among th 104 delegates it
apparently unanimous for Fairbanks
for president. "."' 1
NEW EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.
A. J. Webb Accepts Position With th
Ileal Extate, Loan ft Commlmkm Co.
A. J. Webb, formerly assistant sec
retary of the Commercial club, this
morning assumed his duties with th
Real Estate, Loan tt Commission Co.
He will solicit real estate llstment,
do the collecting and receipt for
money, but hi principal work will be
the management of an employment
agency.
He will have hit offtc In connection
with th head company' office on
Depot street, and will be ready to list
all requests for employment or to re
ceive requests from people who desire
any kind of work don for them. This
will be th central office for a large
amount of labor employment In the
valley.
Little Rhody Is Divided.
Providence, R. I., March 19. PrN
mary meetings for the election of del.
egatet to represent the republicans of
Providence In the suite and congres
sional district conventions next Thurs
day will be held this evening. Senti
ment among Rhode Island republicans
tn regard to a presidential candidate
Is apparently divided between Taft and
Hughes, and th state convention here
a week from today will likely be the
scene of a lively fight.
CUBS THY
NICHT PRACTICE
SEARCHLIGHTS LOCATE
TARGETS IN DARKNESS.
Reports From Magdalena Bay Enoour-
aging Night Practice Instltated
Last Evening and Remarkable Skin
In Gunnery Evidenced Fishing I s
Popular Recreation for Officer aad
Fleet Crew Coming North After
April 10.
Magdalena Bay, March 19. Target
practice continued steadily all day
Wednesday with conditions favorable
for accurate shooting.
The first night practice began last
night, the targets being located by
searchlights. This style of shooting
developed surprising skill on th part
of th gunners,' who riddled th tar
gets continually. , It It unofficially re
ported that target practice will clot
on April 10, Immediately after which
th fleet will leave for the north.
Fishing continue to be the most
popular method of recreation on th
part of the men and officers. Th
bay Is dotted with boats loaded with
fishermen.
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GET BLUE AND WHITE.
Numerous Demands for Change
Ball Team Uniform Colors.
Prescription
of
So numerous and persistent have
the demands for a change In the base
ball team uniform colors from those
selected by popular vote last Tues
day nlgbt, been made to the base,
ball promoters, that it has been de
cided to change the- gray and red
scheme to blue and white. The order
tor the suits went In today.
Three Freights West.
An extra stock train, an extra west
and th regular No. (I today consti
tute th number of freight trains
that have gone over the mountains
from La Grand sine th traffic on
the O. R. A N. was resumed, follow.
Ing th blockade. This Is unusually
light, considering that the car had
mors than thre day to accumulate
There h no more vlltl question to be considered la
the family than that of the compoundieg of the doctor's
prescription. There should be no halt way methods re-
garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, compounded
lust "according to the doctor's orders."
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