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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,
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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."'
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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
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