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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1908)
. " VOLUME VTL LA GRANDE, UNION COCNfT, OREGOX. "SATrRDAY, MAY 83, 194(8. Nl'MHER SSI. I. iv A- I A BOOM ERA III UWIIDF. IS INEVITABLE NEW STRUCTURE ON -, ' ,1 - WASHINGTON IS PLANNED. JfeW Garage Building to Be Erected 6n Washington Avenue If PUns Fail Hoi, fesst Other New Strectares Coo trtMpUted Ut ot Homes That ttstve Mean inproml. ami- ew One Constructed "During the Fast Few Month General Boom Era ' Noticeable Throughout the City To day. t vt.,;) fvC; .?.';'v srfy 2 0n the 'eve ot election, when the dry movement will be the prime Issue the bulWln lever, the pay treet propaganda and federal ' building movement. Hells a remarkable, story. Enemies of the' dry Movement Jon tend ;that prohibition wll . mean a dearth of business enterprises in the city, but the facts Indicate differently. The entire city 1 In the center of an improvement era. Homes here -and there are being Improved, lawns are being parked, new structures are' be ing planned, and all In all there Is a general air of prosperity. ., A modern and up-to-date garage is one of the new industries in sight for La Grande. The La Grande Invest ment company is now considering plans to construct a structure facing "Washington avenue, between Depot and Fourth, that will be the home of a large garage, equipped to handle all the business of a similar institution of similar size. The promoters own the ground on which this building Is to be construct ed and are now negotiating with con tractors to do the work. If things materialize as they give every appear ance of doing, the blck one-story structure will soon be under way. It will abut ' the Blue Mountain Creamery, building on the east, and is to have a 68-foot front. This building and many others that art contemplated, aside from the gen eral tone of improvement manifested throughout the city, has a peculiar significance at this time. . Following are a few of the Improve ments under way, new buildings erect ed during the past, few weeks, all of which is 'proof postlve that the city of La Grande in entering upon a boom era which is not destined to cease for some time to come: " . C. A. Murray, superintendent of the George Palmer mill yards, ha Just Completed a bungalow in North La Grande, on the' old ball ground site, The Suit we make for you will set you won dering why you have been paying the other tailors so much money Hundred of neat, bright new summer , goods to show you. Come In NOW and order a Royal Tailor .suit and get the legal guarantee that every gar ment will hold Its style and fit until - worn out. ; ' . , 'f $17.50 - the value ot which has been estimated at about $1800. C. W. Bearden la 1erecting a new house on his property In Fourth street, South La Grande. ' Julius Roesch Is preparing to lay oment walks around his property at the corner of Adams avenue and Fir street. ...... ; Fred Xnutaon, blacksmith at the George Palmer mill, has a new bun galow In North La Grande, on the old ball ground site, valued at about $1800. Jack Childs Is adding to his home and building a brick store room on Fir street . . The members of the L. D. 8. church are building cement side walks around the tabernacle, on Fourth street, . , ' ' it red Bcbllk baa lust completed a new J3S00 residence on N stree, which la a credit to the city. , ,: Dr. Hubbard la erecting a , brick bungalow on Fourth street, which promises to be a perfect type of the kind. . i ' ' Dr. A, L. Richardson Is putting fo ment walks in and' around his prop erty on P street, and 'expects to add quite an imposing ' veranda ' to . his house, ( A. T.' HIU Is building porches and making other repairs on his house.! J. K. Wright . Is adding a second story to his1 cottage on P street. I " A new cement sidewalk is being put In in front of the Prbebstel property on Second street, to conform with the grade of the adjoining property ; of Arthur Williams and W. H. Bohnen- kamp, the former being ' completed last week. . . J A. Thomas, machinist at the sugar factory, is erecting a home on the corner" of Adams avenue and Second street. - . .... ,.. . ' Several' thousand dollars are being spent on the old Commercial club for a modern home for the B. P. O. E lodge, .' "' " ; 1 , -V'';- "v Empire Day In England.' London, May 23. Celebration of Empire day, the anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria, May 24, 1819, began today In London and through out the empire. As the anniversary this year falls on Sunday, most of the public observances took place, today. Flags were displayed everywhere and there were special exercise by school children, troops and patlrotic organi zations. ' Toronto, Ont..: May 23. Empire day, one of the principal holidays of the dominion will be widely observed throughout Canada today.; Special services In memory of Queen Victoria, whose birthday the anniversary com memorates, will be held tomorrow in many churches. :'' Bubonic Plague Raging. Willemstad, May 23. The bubonic plague Is reported to have broken out at Puerto Cabello. Messages 'from that place say the plague Is raging with terrible result at La Guayra. AND UP HI OFF THE PRESS DETECTIVE B CRN'S PIC- ' , - TURED AS ASKING MERCY. Book Which 8. A. D. Pater, the Noted Land Frauder Wrote While In Prison at Portland, la Now Off the Press Account of Arrest and Subsequent Rearrest Differs From Other Narra tions on This Subject Names Men tioned la Each Case. . Portland, May 11. "Don't ahoot! This la the way that the noted de tective, W, J, Burns,, pleaded with S. A. D. Puter, when Puter covered him with a revolver at the time of Puterts arrest in Boston, according to the not ed land frauder" s book, "The Looting of the Public Domain," which Is Just off the press. ',' "I ' " , '" Puter wrote the book While In Jail in Portland, serving sentence for land fraud conspiracy. ' Puter's account jif his arrest by Burns In Boston, his escape and rearrest In Oakland, Cal., differ materially from the story told by other writers on this subject. Pu ter's book reveals a number of sensa tional incidents in relation to the land fraud game In the Pacific northwest. A number of these alleged grabs took place in Idaho .and Washington . at well as Oregon. Karnes are mentioneo In every instance. Hero Given Death Blow. Fresno, Cal., May 28.- Attempting to save a crowd of small children from being trampled to death by a runaway race horse which was attached to s j sulky at the race track this afternoon Principal M. P. Holmes was crushed to the ground, his skull fractured, anc he will probabyl die. FAMOUS EXPOSURE WILL- MEAN HARDEN'S FREEDOM Supreme Court of Uie German Em pire Hands Down Decision Which It Severe Blow to High Society of Ger manyFamous Case in Wlik-h Edl tor Harden Was Given a Farce TrU Will Again Be Heard Publk Clamor Will Be Appeased. Leipsic, Germany, May .23. Edltoi Maximilian Harden, whose exposure of the Immoralities ot the Knlwhts o the Round Table, and Emperor Wll Ham's "kitchen cabinet," resulted Ir his Imprisonment for libel, secured a great victory today when the supreme court of the empire passed down a de clslon declaring that his trial and sen tence were, unfair and granting him t new hearing. Harden was sentenced for accuslnf Count von Moltke of unspeakabl practices. Prince 8e"u Eulenberg, vol Moltke' best friend and at one tlnv Emperor William' trusted adviser. I under Arrest charged with giving per Jured testimony in the Harden trial. The decision is a crushing con demnation of the methods used In th Harden trial. The reversal Is expect ed to quiet the public clamor agalns the Injustice done the editor. The court has ordered Hardeh's release upon bond. Boiler Makers to Meet. Detroit, Mich.. May 22. Detroit will entertain master boiler maker from all over, the United States an Canada next, week, when the" secon International convention of their or ganlzatloh will meet here. The sos slons will begin Tuesday and con tlnue jbrough Wednesday and Thurs. day. f - ,v ... , t . , Emperor Joseph Indisposed. Vleana. May; 2$. Emperor Fran: Joseph has caught a fresh cold and general audience have been suspend CERMAH EDITOR SCORES VICTORY SENATOR PIATT PROMINENT POLITICIAN READY TO LEAVE SENATE. Man Who Rose From Mediocre Posi tion in Public Life to Be One of the Leaders In the United States Sonata Will Leave HI Official Life Next YeaiwWithdrawal to Private Life Is Decreed, He Says lYula Sorry for Mae Wood. New York, May 28. "I will not be a tmnuiuaie again lor United btate senator. I am winding up my affairs Incident to closing my political ca reer" . ' ; ; 'r i .,' Senator Thomas C. Piatt made this statement today and added that .lie was sorry for Mae Wood, the woman who lost her, divorce sult'against'him and was thrown Into jail on charge of perjury.'1" ' '' !'"'" "My withdrawal to private life j is decreed," said Piatt. "I realize that age stands between me and 'another term in the senate.' I cannot tell you Ith what regret I shall return to pri vate life." 1 He was elected to the United States nate In January, 1881, and resigned that office May 16, of the same your. He was chosen secretary and director of the United States Express company n 1879, and In 1880 was elected pres ident of that company. He was: a member and president of the board of quarantine commissioners of New York from 1880 until 18(8. Was dele gated to the national republican con ventions of 1876, 1880, 1884, 1892. 896 and 1900. Was a member of the national republican committee. AVas elected United States senator In 1896 and took his seat March 4, 1897. Was re-elected In 1903. His term of serv ice will expire March S, 1909. SEATTLE SEES THOUSANDS OUT ON I BAY TO GIVE WELCOME. Tim Atlantic Armada Has Now Reach. cd .Seattle; Whore Admiral Rperry Is Given the Key to the City Key Made of Aluskun. Gold Nuggiti Japanese Join In Reception Full Prourum for Entertainment of Of fleer and the Men.' ' Seattle. Wash.. May S3. In! Its most vlrukr.t iV.-m, the fieet-madn vhlch" liii'iagLi u'i a.J tpiuemic iri ttw Itles of the California count todu mlzed Seattle In Its grasp and trans- ormed the populace, augmented by thousands bf visitors. Into a fair infl ation of an army of howling dervish es. All day yesterday ana early inn nurnlng the trains and boats poured ilghtseers Into the city In an ever- ncreasing flood that threatens to twamp the hospitame provisions, oi Seattle's houses of entertainment. The 'ush for places of vantage to witness he Incoming fleet began early and oontlnued until the . great fighting ihlps poked their noses Into Elliott bay to be welcomed by a pandemonl um of cheer and booming gun and hrlll, Jubilant whistles from the craft In the harbor, taken up ' and echoed oy myriad whistle In factory and mill. Two great merchant, vessels, .bear. lng the reception committee' of the Seattle chamber ' of ' commerce, the nayor of Seattle,' the governor of Washington and executive officials of all the state and leading cities of th northwest headed the Una of scores of craft that welcomed the fleet, Governor Mead and Mayor Miller ex. tended to the officers and men of the fleet the freedom of the state and th city, and Admiral Thomas wa pr sented with , a large key of purest Alaska gold.' ''" "This evening the '-officers of ; the fleet will be given a reception by the chamber of commerce, and the en ATLANTIC mm Leschl park pavilion, and the others will not lack entertainment, even, let It be whispered. If their desires should take the form of Indulgence In the cup that cheers. .. Next week's entertainment will open with a great land parade that will be one of the spectacular and most thrilling features of the demon stration In this city" attendant upon th present visit of the Atlantic bat-; tleshlp fleet Sixteen 'thousand uni formed men marching to the musio of 40 bands, between double line of everal hundred thousand people, will furnish the greatest military spectacle ever seen in the northwest. ' " ; A particularly brlllUnt feature of the parade" will be the' Immense re-vle"!--7 stand at Second avenus and Stewart street before which the marching men will salute th blah of ficials of the army and nsrry, the go- ern-- of Washington, Oregon,' Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Mayor Miller of S"'e. and the executives of many other cities In the northwest. The section of the . grandstand reaervri for the official party will be brilliant with blue anfl gold lace of the army and navy uniforms, and will form a br't central " pk-turo In the sea of brtg'.it-colqred summer costumes and striking hats of the women who wllf assemble upon the stand to cheer the passing troops. Three hundred thousand people welcomed the fleet Into' Seattle today. 8p(!naifl weather 'prevailed, when the b'gehilps cartif ln.(; Theharbof Iff filled with small boats and excursion steamers. . " s ' Daylight fireworks from the Jap anese colony marked the reception. Kuffragbits' Crusade. , New York. May 23. Plans have been made by Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch and other leaders In the suf fragist movement for a trolley excur sion and crusade to follow the stats convention at Seneca Falls next week. The Seneca Falls meeting will com memorate the anniversary of the first woman's suffrage assembly, ; which was held at Wesleyan church at that place In 1848. The convention will close next Thursday evening, and the following day the suffragettes Will board trolleys there and work their way toward New York by easy stages. stopping at every town of Import ance along the road, where demon strations will be held. ; Prohibition Election. ' V Raleigh, N. C, May 23. Whether North Carolina will Join Georgia In the ranks of the totally "dry" states will be' decided next Tuesday, when the prohibition 'election called by the legislature will be hold..' A hot cam palgn has been waged by the temper ance people, Governor Glenn leading In the fight for a "dry" state. . : V; Off for Portland. ' ':' rentneton, May 23, A number o: Pendleton people will leave today for Portland as witnesses In . the land fraud cases against prominent Uma tilla county and Pendleton people. A great deal of excitement wa occasion ed by the announcement of th calling of a grand Jury, and the outcome Is awaited With Interest j ; . T0UCI1T TO BE THE I every citizen to so live and a at Wit lit fel low citizens will esteem him for his goodness, his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of good citizenship should for every kind of business x This applies particularly to the drug business, be- cause, owing to the limited knowledge of the qualities of drugs by the general liability of the druggist good service. , La Grande ST00EIITAFF1S MEMBERS RESICII TROUBLE IN RANKS OF " STANFORD OFFICIALS, Incensed Over Criticism Brought Against Student Affair Committee at the . Stanford University Two ' Members of It Resigned Reseat ' Action of a Majority of the Keaa ora Conslderabte ' DlasMbracUos) 'Throughout Over Method. ... ..... Stanford, Cal., May ') $$ Raiher than continue to bear th criticism of th student for the act of th stu dent affair committee, and ha placed In the position of having approved of the course of, the committee, ; Prof. A.'M. Cathcart of th law department, and R. "A. Swine of the chemistry' de partment, have announced that hey were unwilling' to 'continue'- on 'the commute and handed In. their resig nations, ,. ; ' The resignations from the commit tee will take effect on June 1. JCt Is believed that the action of the Com mittee In refusing to allow Harold Fitch, ,edltor. of the Dally Palo Ito, the .student daily, his degrei from; the law school, because he took a stand with ithe students In' the present diffi culty, brought about the crisis, "i The minority on the commutes have long' been fighting thu method ' of Chairman Clarke and the majority members on the committee. r Fitch's offense consisted In editori ally condemning the radical action of the student affairs committee. " His course was acknowledged to be very conservative, however, and th action- of the committee in his rase was a great surprise. It was openly opposed by Prof. Cathcart :' BONAPARTE NOT RESIGNING. UoiieevcU Sets at Rest Any , Rumor Current to Tills Krioel. 1 Washington, D. C, May 28. Pres ident Roosevelt declared today ; that ho wished to act at rest any rumor that Indicated that Attorney General Eonuparte had threatened to resign, and that there was ' a difference be tween them over the suit filed against the New York, New Haven ft Hart-" ford railroad, !.. The president, an nounced that !) has no Intention of suspending proceedings and that Bos ton had been" selected a the city In rnkh the hearings should be held. - .'' Asleep for Four Days, . j" ' San Francisco, May 23. To lay four' Cays and nights partly asphyxiated by gas. conscious, yet unable gto speak or C"7 out far assistance, was the... liar- ' rowing expsrlence of Henry Cook, an employ of the Hotel Atherton. Mon day Cook went Into the cellar to' mend a broken gas pipe and h was over come by fumes. When hs awoke he attempted to rise . but was .too weak. Ha lay thore until found Friday night He may die. . ; HAPPINESS AND GLORY constitute the code of rules i whether, public or private. i public, it follows that the re Is the chief guarantee of r , Oregon t lUUd men will bs th guest of the ing much uneaalenetaj ' city fire department at a grand ball at sj-r ed.- His age and III health are caus