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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1908)
r .- v 1i r ... Y v ' '-T;rFM i v. -c. 1' i (f VOLUME VII. i Iffi IliLRCY 'Mi,! IS IS ! lfOME TELEPHONE COMPANY COMMENCES NEW ERA. 1th Expenditure of Thouxands of Dollars the Homo IndeiMMidvnt Tele phone Company Was Today Able to Own Its Net . Modern Telephone Santera In La Cnuulo Installing evr 'Phone to pid Subscribers To f uar system Vie Vorjr latent. ; r "5 "After expending thousanus '' Irs and months of time in which Urge crews of men were busily engaged in getting ready for the Inauguration of Its splendid new system, the Home In dependent Telephone company today commenced Ha central energy har monic ringing telephone system, both on La Grande and the county lines. , It has taken months to run mains, underground and overhead, to string distributing wires and to com plete the mass of ' details necessary In the Installation of a new telephone system, but this has been done and to day many of the 'phones are working on the central energy system." It will require two days more, possibly, to put the entire system In working or der. ' - The large switchboard and the sys tem Itself, was Installed by experts of the Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co. of Chicago. ... -V.I present mere are only two op- V 'I errors, but due to the convenience of the board and the ' modern equip ments, these two can cover a larir number of 'phones, Tho board I equipped with a multiple appara" . that allows one operator to ring 30J0 'phones. ' -: , ' : - The chief feature of the system an. which no .other company carries by reason of patent rights, is the ringing attachment ' Without ground wires a fovujfarty line is not continually ring ing on two oolors. Every house 'phone tings once, and no other party on that line can hear It, In other words, there la only one ring for every 'phone and that ring la for the house in which the 'phone Is located. By using ground wire, eight 'phones come under the same party system, but even then there is only one ring to be heard anywhere ; on the line. The lines were cut dead yesterdav tSb from now on the company will ' Install the new style of "phones to all subscribers and "plug" them in on the new service. The Improvements of the switch boards and telephone, however, are not the only ones with which the com pany Is to be credited, for with Its mil and a half of lead-covered cable radiating from the central office to the different stations of the city, near ly all of which la underground, or Uaced In alleys, It can readily be seen that their plant Is strictly modern In every respect The company has for several years heretofore devoted Itself almost ex clusively to the farms and smaller cities In Union and Wallowa counties -and the fnct that It now has 800 sub scribers connected In the territory that was formerly almost without a tele phone, demonstrates what activity the company has had. From now on, how ever, as fast as the work can be done, the business here In La Grande will re ceive It full share of attention.' ' Tht old subscribers were connected todaj and then the company will commence to Install Its first batch of new ones. which number an even 100. The Home Independent Telephone company Is financed almost entirely by local people, who live here and pend their earnings here. This eon, augmented by the fact that the manager, 8. D. Crowe, has exerted T every energy to reach every corner of the county both L'nton and Wallowa with tht service. Is no doubt re eyMihle for the exceedingly rapid groV?and development which tht . company ' has enjoyed. Heretofore there have been defects In the sys tem, but by the service Inaugurated today. It Is hard to pick a flaw any where. A home enterprise, conducted along .legitimate business tl:ies. Is al ways worthy the support that Is given f t The concern gets from local people and lie revenues Immediately putx the tame Into circulation again by purchasing all the supplles 'posslble at home and disbursing Its profits to lo cal people. The future of the com pany Is assured. , Defendants Arrnlaucd. ' ' Portland. Juno 82. Fivin t. a. fendants In the Umatilla land i fraud cases were arraigned today and given until August 1 in which to plead. The rumor Is circulated that many are willing to take immunity baths for tes- tlfylng against the others. Judges MoKenna of Portland and Judge Fee of Pendleton, appear- ed for all the defendants except 4 William Caldwell. ; EXPOSURE CAUSES SUICIDE. Facta Found to Clew Mystery of Dead Man In Port Towiweod. .' ' : Port Townsend, Wash., June 22. Information has reached here leading t the belief that the body of the dead man found here two weeks ago was that of J. Q. Brain, and that he com mltted suicide because of exposures in the state capltot cases In Pennsylvania recently. A tailor's mark and a part of a letter head bearing the name of a Philadelphia architectural' decorat ing firm Was found on. the body. The body was found in the shrubbery near the city park. Sixteen dollars were found In the pockets and nearby a scrap of paper on which was penciled the wrods, "May God forgive me." It is supposed he was en route to Treadwell, Alaska, as a strikebreaker. PRAISEDRECOff DIDN'T WEAR CHAPS NOIt CAHRY ANY PISTOLS. Oregon Delegation to Grand Lodge of Woodmen Given Praise In Peoria Newspapers Over Boomer Spirit Cars Ring With Cheers of Oregon Have) Styled ThcaisHvea the "Boom ers" and Paper Say They Are Real . QulIL AU Right. The Peoria (111.) Herald-Transcrlp of June 18. plants a bouquet on Ore gon aplrtt la which local people are the recipients. When the Oregon delega tion to the Woodmen grand lodge, In cluding F. B. Currey of this city reached their destination, It caused tht following comment In the leading newspaper of the city: Look Like Other Men. "Among the delegations arriving yesterday was that from Oregon, and If every person In the city is not made aware of their presence It will not be the fault of these western gentlemen. The Oregon Boomers. "They have styled themselves "The Oregon Boomers," and are certainly lolng a good job In that way. Many had supposed that these , neighbors would come dressed In cowboy suits and with revolvers strapped to their ldes, but their appearance was very much different. They are as fine a body of men as can be found In at tendance at the head camp session. On the way over from Oalesburg they made the cars ring with their yells.' To State Encampment W, R. C. Union, June 22. Mrs. Cora M. Da. vis, state president of the Women's Relief Corps, accompanied by Mrs. 8 A. Pursel, Mrs. E. O. Cameron, Mrs Nora Webb, Mrs. A. J. Goodbrod an Miss Hannah Reeves, left for Newport Ore., this morning, where they will til tend the state encampment of the W R. C, which meets June 24, 25 and 21 Miss Reeves Is state treasurer of tht organization, and the other ladles are delegates from the local post. Gun Accidentally Dtnetiarged. Ralph Wells, son of George Wellr of Atlcel. met with a painful experi ence yesterday, w hich coot him a part of his thumb and a badly damaged finger. It is the same old story of an accidentally discharged gun. He was brought to the hospital yesterday af temeoa and Is resting easy this af ternoon. BOO I T LA GRANDE,' UNION COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY, JUNE 22 CHEER TAFT AS HE ENTERS CPTY OLD ELI WILL RESOUND , WITH "BILL" TAFT'S PRAISE. Republican Nominee Reaches New York Today Anitd Noisy Demonstra tions To Attend Commencement at Yalo Tonight Old Gratis Are Proud . of Big Bill and Will Give Him Rous ing Reception Will Wind Up War Department Business. - New Tork. June .22. William H. Tan- wm IT.-!,, V"" mumIm when he arrived at the Pennsylvania station In Jersey City today. ' He was given another ovation when he landed at the Twenty-Third street ferry. It was New York's first glimpse of the presidential candidate. Frank Hel loes', the trust buster,, was with Taft They went to the Hotel Manhattan to confer on trust matters. . Mrs." Taft and daughter met him at the hotel At noon Taft left for New Haven to attend the Yale commencement He will then go to New London to witness the Yale-Harvard boat races Thurs day. From New London Taft will re turn (o New Tork city where he will meet Luke Wright, the new secretary of war; both then go to Oyster Bay to confer with the president ' Taft ex pects to return to Washington Satur day to wind up the business In the war department He refused to discuss politics. He expects to spend Septem ber and October In his home at Cin cinnati. New Haven. June 22. "Hello, Bill," he is "Bill" Taft today; "Big Bill" of class '71 to old "grads" who gathered at the station this afternoon to greet Taft .The crowds assembling here to attend the commencement exercises claim Taft belongs to them, and are so proud of him that they are preparing to wake up Old Ell tonight Those In charge of arrangements say It Is going to be a "slam bang" affair. THE INDIANS ONLY SOLUTION TO DEPRE DATIONS IN MEXICO. Mexican and American Soldiers Unite In Killing Off Murderous Indians ol Nortliern Mexican States, Who Per sist In Killing Americans -Government Planning Campaign on the Life of the Savage Redman Fierce Rattle Today. City of Mexico, June 22. Fearing a massacre of Americans by Yaqul In dians in the northern states of Mexico, L'nlted States and Mexican troops are today waging a vigorous warfare to rush forever the murderous tribes. In a battle at Bucna Vista In Chihua- hua the Indians resisted so desperate ly that 20 were killed and many wounded. The townspeople aided th aoldlers, even women taking a hand. Tha war department has planned t. campaign of extermination,' bellevlni this to be the only effective way ol putting an end to the depredations ol ths Indians. Mrs. Davis at Rest. Union,' June 22. Ths funersl o; ths late Mrs. Wilbur Froman Davis was held from the fam'ly home Ir Union yesterday afternoon.' The serv lees were conducted by the W. R. C. of which Mrs. Davis was an actlv worker. That the deceased was held in th greatest esteem by all who knew he was obvious by the many beautlfu floral tributes. The grave was line with roses. , , The services at the grave wert slightly marred by a sudden shower, Raymond and Gertrude Copeland ar rived last night from Walla Walla and after spending the night with Mr. and Mrs. Turner Oliver, left tbls EXTERMINATE ' morning for Wallowa. 19C3, Bill Oil Kl .coram CZAR EX PELLS EVIJtY , WOMAN STUDENT TODAY. What Appears to Ro . Incentive for Riots and Disorder Occurred Today Wlien Csar ; Nk holas Ordered All Women Students From the Univer sities of the Country liooketl Upon as Backward step la Civilisation Bloody Riots Are Expected. St Petersburg, June 22. Cxar Nich olas today . promulgated one of the most sweeping measures U.. In Russia, by which , all women stu dents were ordered expelled from Rus sian : universities. , The .order affects 2200, many of whom are nearlng grad uatlon. The bitterness against the edict is widespread. The cxar Issued the Instructions to Minister Von Kauf man,, chief of the bureau of public In structions, and sets forth that hercaf ter. no' women can be admitted to any of the universities. It is announced that the action Is the result of activity on the part of women students in the revolutionary movements. The women arc open In their encouragement of men students In attacks upon the. .government. An appeal is being made to the dou- ma for relief from the edict. The stu dents proclaim the order to be another effort of the government to force the nation back Into the dark ages. They denounce It as a stifling of progress In the nation's advancement Some of the shrewdest students fear the results of the edict, and riots are expected. RICH MINING. Reno, Nev., June 22. According to a smelter report just made public, the Rogers Mining syndicate has complet ed a record week In gold production, having taken out $744 per hour from one mine between June S and 10, ' TERRIFIC HEAT DEATHS OCCUR BEFORE NOON HOUR ARRIVES. Intense Suffering In Congested Dls- Uiets of Chicago Heat Is Terrific Prostrations Ooeur on Every Hand and Ambulances Are Kept Daolilng Here and Tliere Stockyard and the Skysrrspper Dlstrtats Are Especially Tortured. Chicago, June 22. This city Is to-4 day In the grip of a terrible heat wave. Before noon there were two deaths ind a doxen prostrations. William llobson, aged 65, dropped dead In a lowntown alley, and Frank Pass, aged S, was overcome and died In a awoor, In La Orange, a suburban town. The weather man promises no relief until tonight In the business section the pave ments and stone walls are throwing off heat to surh an extent that It Is hardly possible to walk the streets. ' The suffering Is Intense In tht sky scrapers, where congested conditions exist Electric fans going by the thousands, but merely to ksep the hot ilr stlrrrlng. They offer no relief. The hospitals are prepared to .give quick attention to the prostrated. Am bulances ars dashing through the streets snd reports say many prostra tions have occurred In ths stockyards. The city has a tropical languor. FISHING PARTY. . Prof. IL J. Hockenberry, J. T. Wil liamson, Oscar Coolldge and Adna Rogers went away together this morn- Ing, presumably on a fishing trip What their destination Is, no one knows. It Is ressonably certain though, that some trout stream will see a good deal of them during tht next few days, or as long as the grub box holds out It Is commonly knows WAVE iti U that Mr. Williamson has te do all the cooking, ami that Mr. Houkenbcrry catches most of tho fish, llkewixe that the latter gentleman Is exceedingly fond of hash, a la Williamson."' TT4ttTtttT4vVtV DlMiiNtrous Wreck, Baton Rouge, La.. June 22. Several are reported killed and many Injured today In a wreck 4 on the Baton Rouge & Eastern railroad. State . Representative Jones Is said to be among the dead. Several senators and rep- resontntlves are' Injured, Spe- clflc details are lacking.. - . ROOSEVELT PLAYS HARD. Same Vint tfuuvcterUea His Play as v Does Ills Strenuous Labors. Oyster. Bav. Juno ilI,uMum Roosevelt' went Into summer today and took up play with almost as much vigor as he has given work in Washington. The townspeople are full of renewed' life since Roosevelt's arrival. The' president was up early, and appeared !n a light summer suit. He went for a ride about the place, ar ranged for a tennis game and a trip to the sound. ; Taft Is expected to ar rive this week and will "be the most Important visitor of tho summer. It has not been announced how long he will remain, but It Is expected that he and tho president will make formal plans for the campaign. ...'"' Roosevelt today announced tho ap pointment of John Callahan O'Laugh lin, a prominent Washington corres pondent as secretary of the American branch of the Japanese exposition. PROMINENT PROSECUTORS , OF SALOON INTERESTS. Two Leading Ministers of Wallace Egged and Escape Harm Only by Running Into a Barn Chief of Po lice Effects Rescue Eventually Were Caught In Alley and Corralled by Indignant Friends of Saloon In terests Escape Timely. Wallace, Idaho, June 22. Attacked by a crowd of 200 men. Revs. Charles McCaughny of ths Congregational church, and J. D. Nellan of the First Methodist church of this city, were bombarded Sunday with eggs In an al ley, and forced to lock themselves In a barn, from which they were rescued by Chief of Police Adams and police men. , For soms Urns the two ministers have been prosecuting a crusade against ths liquor Interests. They were entering an alley In the rear of John Watson's saloon, when a crowd saw them. Some one said they were going to cause Watson's ar.est Anothet person tnrew an egg, and this was fol lowed by several. The ministers might have been roughly handled If - they had, !!" run Into the barn. DIVIIIES ECCED III 1ILACE OUGHT TO BE THE HAPPINESS AND GLORY of every citizen to so five and act that his fcl-; ; low citizens uiil esteem him for his jfcoodness, j ; his kindness, and his usefulness. The principles of food citizenship should constitute the code of rules ;: t for every kind of business. This applies particularly cause, oul.ii to the limited knowledge of the qualities of druis by the general public. It follows that the re-1 lidbility of the druftlst tooa service. HILL'S DRUG STORE La Grande m NUMBER 277. COITWSi liEiOISOIIl! BENSON AND DIMOND ARE F0UXD NOT GUILTY. Hydc-RenHon Land Fraud Jurors Re iwrted luubllity to Agree, Rut Court Laches Thorn and Orders Tlutn Into Confinement Once More Addition! Instructions Given Members Before They Retire No Positive News as to SUuiling. , . . Washington. .Tnn. ti Vr,A. A 4erlck A. Hyde and Joost Schnet- ' ' der werw tuuL. "' ,"'' - counts. John A. Benson . and '" Henry Dimond were declared not guilty In the land fraud Cases. , Washington, D, C..' June 22. Re sponding to summons from the court, the Jury in . the Hyde-Benson land fraud case today filed Into the court room and reported (its Inability to agree on a verdict. The Jury was out since Friday. Justlco Stafford refused to accept this as final, and again requested the Jurymen to lay aside all prejudices and opinions formed since they were locked tip and go over the evidence In ' the case as though no 'discussion had been held. He asked them to discuss the case dispassionately, and' try to arrive at a verdict. The Jury was again locked up. Sev eral reports as to how the Jury stood was circulated, ranging from 11 to 1 for guilty, te 8 to 1 for acquittal, but It Is Impossible to learn definitely how the Jury stands. PORTLAND TOURING PARTY. Portland Business Men and Their . Wives Are Touring (lie Interior. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ayer of Portland, with Walter Wltmer. chauffeur, rolled Into La Orande late yesterday afternoon In a Pierce-Arrow car, In which they have come from Spokane. Mr. Lewis Is a partner In the firm nf Allen aV Lewis, the Portland wholesalo grocery firm. Mr. Ayer is tht senior member of the firm of W. B. Ayer ft Co. Tho machine was shipped from Portland to Spokane, and from there the run was made to Lewlston and through the Paradise country Into Wallowa. Mr. Wltmar says that tht mountain roads between Lewlston and Wallowa are very narrow and very rough. From : here the party will go to Pendleton, ' Walla Walla, The Dalles and back to Portland, then to Seattle and through British Columbia, Residents of West La Grande yes terday went through an experience which communities In close proximity to stockyards, contend with dally. The Incessant bellowing of cattle heard In that section of the city yesterdny wan occasioned by a large shipment of stock en route through the city, but held here for feeding during the day. whether public or private, f to the drug business, be t Is the chief guarantee of z : Oregon fft)tM4-s44 s "ns