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LA GRANDE, UNIOT COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1908.
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VIFE FAITHFUL
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MARTIN TO GALLOWS
XVti-tland Dctecltvea Stand Outside of
Cell Floor' and With Hypodermic
. Syringe Filled With "Dope" Tempt
; vMartln to Confess Tliat He Murder
' -cd Pawnbroker Wolff Not Sue
essf ul Prisoner Denies Relation to
New due in the Case.
Portland. May 7. Mrs. ' Edward
jtiuKU jnartiu will stick Ujf uer uu
tiand. No word of hers will be ut
tered on the witness stand that would
assist In sending the ex-soldler to the
igallows. This she declared to the po-
Ulce Wednesday night while standing
outride the heavily grated door which
Starred her from her husband.
I Margin declares be can prove an all
I l. Attorneys have been secured to
defend him. Evidence from the Sa
Tlem sanitarium Is now at hand to the
effect that Martin was , insane from
"4he use of drugs.
Kissing Not Allowed.
, The prisoner's wife called at the
Jail to speak to him. As she leaned
forward to kiss him through the bars,
rahe was pulled back by an officer who
-refused to allow her that privilege.
Then she turned upon the detectives
who stood about her and told them
Mthat Edward Martin would be cleared
of the murder charge If her efforts
-were of any avail. At the same time
iehe admonished her husband to say
nothing to anyone. .
Attorneys From New York.
'." "Tour father's attorneys In New
"York are securing counsel for you,"
-.ahe said. It was the first kindly word
-he drug victim had received since his
incarceration.
Wednesday night tfio police found
ca blood-stained over coat and rifle in
ra vacant lot near the water front. The
coat has been partially Identified a?
one similar to the one Martin was
Tuiown to own. The executors of the
"Wolff estate declare that an examina
tion of the stock In the pawnshop
shows alfle missing. Martin denies
ownership of the overcoa.
Prisoner Refund Druirs.
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The police sent Martin through alkj0cal freight office Is necessarily bound
he egonles of the Inquisition by re-
.tusing his drug-drenched system the
stimulant It craved so terribly. For
hours he paced his narrow cell plead
ing with his guards to relieve the
-.vful hunger. Finally his weakened
I nees crumbled beneath him and he
-Tell acroxs his dirty, disheveled cot.
His moans could be heard out of -the
, -cell corridor and In the lobby of the
iMiatl'om. So pitiful were his cries that
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even tne neavy-eyea arumcs, ana list-
lejs "vngs" who occupied the bull pen!
e. .ded their pleadings to those of Mar-j
t!n and begred the police to give "the
yioor devil his coke."
Tumpt illm With Morphine.
Then the detectives came to his cell
door dangling a hypodermic syringe
full of morphine before his fevered'
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $160,000
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eyes and tempted him to confess the
crime and take the drug.
Polk Finally Give Under.
But Martin did not confess. The
offer to bribe seemed Vo brace him,
for he turned his back to the officers,
closed his lips and did not make an
other sound until finally the -authorities,
despairing of breaking the for
mer West Pointer's spirit, gave up and
supplied him with the -K injection his
weakened system Cash-vd. ..
WRECK AT GLOVER.
Wrecking Crew Called Out to
Set
Freight Train Right Again.
The wrecker waa called out last
night to straighten up a wreck at Glo
ver. .One wheel of an extra eastbound
freight broke, derailing one car. The
wrecker was gone about three hours,
ana mere was Out sugnt aeiay to irai
flc The main line waa cleared In time
to let No. through when it arrived.
1 ' Four Lose Life in Fire. T
New York. May 7. Four lives were
lost In a fire, evidently of Incendiary
origin, in the tenement district this
mornlng. i Samuel Sachs, Eva Berg,
Hattie Kopelam and one unidentified
man, were killed. More than a score
were badly injured. Many were
asleep when the alarm was sounded.
NEW RATES HOT
EFFECTIVE YET
LA GRANDE FREIGHT
OFFICE UNINFORMED.
With No New Tariff Schedule In His
PoHrKlon, Local O. R. & N. Agent
Keoney Is Still Shipping Coder Old
Schedule Shlpiiera Are Anxious to
Know What is Conic of the Rates
Ordered by the Railroad Commls-
flon Recently.
' Kotwlthstadning that the Oregon
railroad commission has ordered new
freight rates to become effective last
Sunday, the La Grande freight depart
ment of the O. R. & N. Is still shipping
under the regular schedule. The rates
which were changed to points east of
The Dalles, will be fought by the O.
R. & X. and that no doubt is respon
sible for the non-appearance In this
city of the new tariff schedule. The
to abide by old rates until the O. R.
& N. Instructsthe agent by sending a
new tariff schedule.
The rates are changed by the com
mission and were published in The
Observer some time ago, will mean
additional profits to the shippers, and
naturally, the city as a .whole Is
awaiting with interest to see what ac-
t'on will be taken, or what is to be-
come of the new rates themselves.
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Governor Chamberlain at Vnlon.
Governor Chamberlain reached
Union this afternoon from Eagle val-
ley. He was received by a . large
crowd arid liberal music, and at '
o'clock he opened his address. He
I "in ivai-u urunue mie mis aner-
noon.
TO KM
DETECTIVES WILL CX-
RAVEL LA PORTE MYSTERY.
Today lias Brought Forth No More
Discoveries In the Gunnes Ranch
Mystery at La PorteBodies Found
Thus Far Show Signs of I'ulson and
j Fractured SkullsDay Laphere at
- One Time Threatened to Burn the
Farm Find Watches. .
La Port, Ind., Hay 7. No more
bodies were found on the " Ounnes
farm today, but no cessation has been
made In efforts to unravel the deep
mystery about the place. Bessie
Conklln of ' Michigan City, Ind., a
sweetheart of Ray Lamphere, Is the
only suspect arrested in the case and
she told the police today that Lamp
here threatened to burn the Ounnes
farm at one time in her presence.
Just at noon today six watches, one
of them a woman's, were found.
In the examination ' of the bodies
found, some show ' fractured skulls
others death by poison.
Sheriff Smutzer has left here for
Chicago to hold a conference with
the Chicago police In regard to the
theory that the Gunnes farm Is a
clearing house for a band of Chicago
murderers who disposed of all the
bodies to Mrs. Gunness.
FORM OF
. The land office department through
Prank G Bramwell, register o the lo
cal land office, has made public an
announcement which will mean much
to the office itself, the newspapers of
the state and the people who have to
do with public lands In general. !
The department of the Interior has
made a radical change In the form on
which applications for homesteads,
oesert lr.nus and timber and stone en
tries are made. Heretofore and since
1878, the form has had a few minor
changes, all tending, to a horten the
ADAI1S AVE. I SPEEDWAY: NO BICES
Because there Is a- city ordinance
prohibiting fast driving of automo
biles, and because the city council
cannot under any circumstances put
an ordinance on the shelf for the time l
being, there will be no automobile
races next Saturday afternoon during
Auto show day.
The committee In charge of the
day's attraction want it driven home
with capital letters that there Is go-J
The city council last evening strug
gled with weighty problems, most of
them pertaining to bills . against the
city, until an extremely late hour of
the night Mayor Hall presided and
the following councilman responaed.to
the roll: Monroe, Kreiger. William
son, Bolton, Bay, Meyers, Andrews and
Curtis. -
For nearly three hours the matter
of bills was the sole tople for 'discus
sion. Later on, however, things liv
ened up a bit from a listener's point of
view, when the La Grande Entertain
ment and Market Day association pre
sented a petition for permission to
conduct a parade and hold band con
certs on the street, the ltd Inst Af
ter some discussion In which the feas
ibility of converting Adams avenue
Into a speedway was thoroughly
threshed out, the petition was granted,
and the council went on record as
heartily in favor of allowing all con
cessions in Its powers te further the
market day scheme. ,
Petitions relative to the extension
of water mains and various other
matters that come under the jurisdic
tion of the street committee, were dis
tlOSUNElAY CLUSIHC ORDINANCE EXISTS
SUGGEST FOLK
FOB PRESIDENT
IF NEITHER BRYAX
NOR JOHNSON, THEN HE.
Rumored That Members of the Demo
cratic National Committee Have
Framed a Plan to Drop Out Bryan
and Push Cp Folk if the Former
Cannot Show Two-Thirds of Dcie
. gates Will Give Commoner a Fair
6how Same to Johnson.
Chicago, III., May 7. It la reported
here that following a meeting of the
democratic leaders last night Governor
Folk has been selected to be present
ed by democrats as a substitute for W.
J. Bryan. :r ;
Chairman Taggart. of the National
committee, Roger Sullivan of Illinois,
Urey Woodson of Kentucky, and Nor
man E. Mack of New York, were pres
ent. - v .: , . ,
Bryan will be allowed a fair oppor
tunity to nominate himself, but If he
cannot show two-thirds of the dele
gates and John A. Johnson, governor
of Minnesota cannot develop over one
third, Governor Folk of Mlssoulr, will
be offered. ,
Mawiachuett for Bryan.
Boston, May T. William Jennings
Bryan was given unqualified endorse
ment by the Massachusetts democrats
today In the state convention. The
delegation will be pledged to him.
ENTRY BLANKS
wording ofthe application which Is
'always 'printed1 in a newspaper near
est the land filed on. After the 15th.
Inst, the form will be much shorter,
and all classes of applications must
be made on the same style of blanks'.
Each class of land was customarily
applied for on a distinct and separate
form. Beginning with the 15th, how-
ever, one form will be used In all
classes.
I Considerable change has been made
In the manner of publishing affida
vits, as well.
ing to be something doing anyway
here next Saturday. The band Is go
ing to play and the auto parade for
prizes to the best decorated machine,
will be carried out as announced. The
only feature of the day which will not
be arranged are Hie races, much to
the disappointment of lovers of excite
ment. Circumstances interevened,
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however.
posed of. The chlf matter to busi
ness to be transacted was the final
passage of the street-naming ordi
nance. Every resident should give special
study to this ordinance, as it be
hooves every citizen to know the
names of the city's streets. The
changes made make It more readily
possible nd In every way wilt prove
highly satisfactory.
XV ell a.r.ng In the night, when the
city fathers should have been home
ward bound, the matter of Issuing a
license to Messrs. La Fountain at Do
zler came up. Here the council drew
lines on the Sunday closing question.
Councilman Williamson, Bolton and
Monroe going on record as opposed to
the Sunday theater practice. The re
luctance of these men In allowing a
place of amusement to be open and
operated on Sunday was soon dis
pelled when Councilman Meyers, Cur
tis, Kreiger, Bay and Andrews voted
to grant the Jlcense without append
ing a clause relative to the Sunday
matter. This vote followed a decision
by City Attorney Baker that there was
no ordinance at present forbldCIng the
theater from opening Its doors on
rest day.
A revised resolution dealing with
the oil storage question was presented
and referred to the proper commit
tee. It Is In substance the same as
the one which Mayor Hall exercized
his veto powers on some time ago, but
objectionable features in the original
have been remedied and It Is thought
this one will pass. . .
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Express Mcmenger Murdered.
Denver, Col, May 7. Charles H.
Wright, express messenger on the
Denver & Rio Grande, waa murdered
some time last night In his car. The
murderers secured about tlOO. The
body waa found this morning when
the train pulled In. There la no clue.
Convention Adjourns. ' -After
a two Amvm' iMtwalnn -nt ; th
Northeastern District" convention of
the Christian church adjourned tutt
night. The annual election of offi
cers results! as foiiews: President, C.
H. Hilton of Milton;, vlce-piesldent, K.
J Ford of Hood Ti'Ver: secretary, B.
M. Neal of Union. The meeting plans
t nt next yr hat r.t ye: boen decid
er upon. . . ( . ., ,
Mrs. I. W. Faulk of South La
Grande, Is reported to, be seriously ill.
SAN FRANCISCO OUT.
DOES ITSELF COMPLETELY".
Showers of Mowers Fall on Soldier
' 1 and Sailor Alike Rocoutlon on
Land to Members of Fleet Is t'n-
' preredt-rttel Kven Greater Than
That Whk'h Was Given Dewey In
New York Evans Suffers Much,
But la Ablo to Acknowledge, Honors.
San Francisco, Cal., May 7. Patri
otism ran riot in San Francisco today.
The reception to the Atlantic fleet was
great, but the reception to the men
ashore was greater. Soldier and sailor
were pelted with flowers and show
ered with adulation and admiration.
Enthusiasm for Evans was unquench
able and amounted almost to devotion.
Not even the reception to Admiral
Dewey in New York after Manila bay,
equaled what Evans received today In
San Francisco.
The Idol of the navy was cheered
from the moment he fell Into line un
til he was driven to the St. Francis
hotel to Join his wife and daughter.
When the parade reached the re
viewing stand at Van Ness avenue,
the rear admiral and Governor Gillette
fell out of line and took their sta
tion. As the men passed, each gave
the marching salute. Although In
great pain, during the demonstration
the grlzzeled admiral frequently smiled
and bowed his acknowledgement to
the great cheers that greeted him, -
Mrs. Charles Johnson of South La
Grande, Is still quite sick.
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T0UCHT TO BE THE
( every eHltsi to so
LAVISH nw :.
OH BOB EVANS
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low citizens will esteem him for his footfness,
his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of
good citizenship should constitute the code of rules
for every kind of business whether public or private.
This applies particularly to the drug business, be
cause, owing to the limited
of drugs by the general public, it follows that the re
liability of the druggist is the chief guarantee of
good service.
HILL'S DRUG STORE
I La Grande
DISEOVER CHE
AT WALLA WALLA
FIND BODY OF MRS.
" ALDRICII IN MOUNTAINS.
Residents Talk Lynching as Result of
a Discovery Made by Two Young
Ranchers Today Mrs. Anna Aldricb
Was Foully Murdered and Body Left
la Hole of Upturned Tree Ha
Been Missing Since Friday Garden
City Much Excited. . ' ;
Walla Walla, May 7. Lying In a
hole at the foot of an unrooted tree
on the" bank of North Fork in a wild,
mountainous country by two "young
ranchers, Dorsey Brunton and FriU -Ross
today found the body of Ms
Anna Aldrlch, who has been missing
since last Friday. The discovery cul
minates Interest In , the continuous
search that has been made since last
Saturday and for which three arrests
have already been made. Jack, Bud
and John Barnes, sged respectively 18,
tS and 16, are In Jail charged with
complicity In her mysterious: death.
She was last seen alive in a carriage
with Bud Barnes 'Friday, while ' en
route to Waltsburg to attend to some
legal business. Barnes appeared,
without her.;; : .
Later her strong box was found
open and a blood-stained handkerchief
wej found in Barnes' overcoat.
This morning a $1000 reward was
1 offered for her recovery, dead of
alive, -" " -
The two young ranchers followed?
the Coppol until they discovered the
corpse near the site of an abandoned
I sawmill, i . '
l Sheriff Havlland and Coroner Mac
Martin ate now at. the scene. . Talk of
lynching Is prevalent and soldiers and
deputies are In readiness to prevent
such an act. The people are greatly
. excited. !
JONES IS CHIEF.
Rescue Hose Company Holds Annua.
Election of Officers Last Night -'-
Chief Jones Is the new chief of the
La Grande fire department. The re
sults of the election held, by the de
partment last evening - was almost
unanimously In favor of the chiefs re
election. .' . . , ' . '
In addition to holding 'a depart
ment election1 Rescue Hose company
No. I ' held Us annual election. Co.
No. 3 held Its election early m the
year, and No. 4 held Its election earlier
In this week. The results of the Res-
cue company's vote followr ?
Foreman, C. Jackson; assistant
foreman, Frank Bayi second assist,
ant foreman, Lot Snodgrass; president,
John Jordan; secretary, Harvey pay
treasurer, Frank Brown. :
The thermometer made a drop of tt
degrees during the night. At o'clock:
last evening It registered 75 degrees,
and some time during the night went,
up to 80 after which It. dropped to if,
making the total drop of 41 degrees.
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HAPPINESS AND CLORY
live an J ast that his fcl-
knowledge of the qualities
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