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If ' j. ?-.r VOLUME VII. "l" DIVIDE VALLEY INTO 3 DISTRICTS ;EN'FJIAL COMMITTEE OX IRRIGATION HOLDS MJEETIXG. Mooting Last Night of General Com mlttee of Xlno to Propagate Irriga- Hon Scheme,' Result in the Division or County Into Tliree Fields One Conunltteefor Each Field General Prospects Bright Systematic Ac- tlon to Follow. . . Steps looking toward the formula- lon of systematic methods to pursue in the rustle for subscribers to the Ir rigation project,' were taken last eve ' nlng at a meeting of the special com . inlttee of nine appointed some time " ago to work the matter to a finish. While matters of considerable Im portance were discussed In an Inform al way, the principal action taken ot a definite nature was the apportion ment of the valley to a sub-committee of the general committee. Three sections of W e valley will be can vassed by t.s many committees. In the first 5e?tion, including- a district south of C jve lane, vwlll be in the field of Messrs. F. S. Bramwell, J. D. Mc Kennon and Fred Holmes of Island City. .''.' The second district lies between the Cove lane and the Booth lane. This section of the valley will be canvassed ly Georgys Stoddard, J. L. Cavlness-and Ed Reynolds. The third section constitutes every thing north of the Booth lane and will be looked after by Walter M. Pierce, C.'d. Huffman and Mr. Jas per. ,.- That this step will be the beginning of the end for subscriptions is assured as with a good percentage already sub scribed by unsolicited land owners, the committee will have but little trouble In securing a large bulk of subscriptions. The final wind-up will naturally be the hardest, as the last 5000 acres' are expected to require as much solicitation as the first 15,000. SUITS OH DOCKET STARTLING NUMBER OF DIVORCES ASKED tUR LOCALLY There is. an unusual number of di vorce cases on the circuit court docket, 20 by actual count. When it Is taken Into consideration that where there is io contest divorces are granted be tween terms of court, it makes this Tecord look out of proortlon to the ordinary run of such cases. Last year the clerk's office made a careful in vestigation of the records for the 'past 20 years and the number of divorce granted during that period was 500, an average of 25 fer annum. But lth three terms of court each year and cases disposed, of between terms, the present docket shows quite an In crease. w Idaho Independence Party Foiled. Boise, Sept. 29. There will be no Independence party ticket on the bal lot In November In Idaho this year, Yesterday was the last day for filing we ticket. Hearst representatives failed last spring to organize a party hare. FWi During "Litigation. Portland, Sept 29. AH along the snks of the Columbia river there Is activity today among fishermen, owing to the order of United States Judge Wolverton to the effect that fishing Is open to all licensed fishermen, pend "f the decision of the United States supreme court in the Christ Nellson n ma ....... '- . - ' - ... . v LA GHA BRYAN BOWS TO TAFT. AU Bryan Pletu Torn Down While v Taft b In Lincoln. Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 29.-Charles Bryan today received a telegram from his brother, the great Commoner, saying: "Ask all democrats In Lincoln to take down my picture while Taft is In town. Have them show him every possible courtesy." v A big Taft demonstration U planned for tomorrow night, " FIHST DAT OF BAHKERS CQM- VEITIOI SEES MANY PRESENT Denver, Col., Sept. 29. Leading bankers from all over the land as sembled In the Brown Palace hotel this morning, where the 13th annual meeting of the American Bankers as sociation was called to order by Presi dent Philip S. Babcock of New Tork. The Kev. Henry A. Buchtel, D. D., governor of Colorado, delivered the ad dress of welcome on behalf of the city and state. Reports of the secretary, James R. Branch of New Tork, and the executive committee and commit tee on protective laws occupied tho opening hours of the. convention. The speakers on today's program of the trust company section included Breck inridge Jones of St. Louis, F. R. Fries of Winston-Salem, N. C; Law rence L. Gillespie of New York, and President Joseph N. Babcock of New Tork. Vice-president of the various states will report on any new banking and a trust comoanv laws recently enacted In their respective states. There will also be a discussion of the i topic, "What lessons for the trust companies were revealed In the 190" panic?" T STATEO TIAT STATE JILL AP PEAL TO HIHR COURT : Judge Knowles today filed his opin ion In the writ of review case pf Dr. J. E. Stevenson, who was convicted In the justice court for practicing his profession without a license. Thi writ was sustained and the court held the indictment did not state sufficient facts to constitute a clrme and or dered the case dismissed. District At torney Ivanhoe Immediately gave no tice of Ills Intention to appeal to the supreme court. There Is still another case pending an appeal and If the Indictments read alike as It Is understood they do, II will probably be decided as the above. Cochran & Cochran were attorneys foi the defendant. PREPARING FOR COURT. Local Attorneys Appeared on Motion Day Several Caes Set. This was motion day among the lo cal attorneys before Judge Knowles. The entire law and equity dockets were gone over and several cases wer set for the October term of the circuit court, which convenes next Monday. The case of the 8tate vs. P. A. McDon ald, administrator of the estate ot John Morrison, will be the first case heard under the present arrangement anm nettv criminal case might be considered first TE COURTS KDIC itwkw wiii, uiuiuua. 'inauAi, SEPTEMBER 2W, 1908. i : : 1 " ' STEWART PLACED Oil TEST TIL MUCH-WANTED BOARD 7 EXAMINATION IS GRANTED. So-Called Modern Dreyfus, Colonel ' Stewart, Before Retiring Board for Examination" Today Roosevelt's Rocent Letter of Explanation Throws Light on Subject' Xot Be fore Entertained Brother of Oolo . nel Claims to Have Aiding Facts. Washington, Sept 29. Colonel Stewart. h r...i." - fus, appears before the army retiring board today. If given a chance he will show If his heart is weak. Dis qualification in other ways Is due to his enforced exile at Fort Grant, Aril. Charles Stewart,, a brother and an attorney, of San Francisco, is here In behalf of the colonel. He declared he could prove positively that the colonel's health was excellent when he was sent to the fort. He says the col onel was examined at that time and will produce records of the examina tion. Orders were Issued today sum moning the retiring board to Wash ington barracks to witness the exam ination to be conducted by Col. Wil liam H. Arthur, Major Guy Leddle, who are the, medical members of the board. This is a fulfillment of the wish held out by Stewart for a long time. Since Roosevelt's letter of explanation was published, dealing with the tempera mental incapabilities of Stewart, pub lie opinion has been less adverse to the administration. Stewart's chief grounds for complaint was that he had not been placed before an exam ining board. Hani man in a Hospital. Boston, Sept. 29. E. H. Harrlman Is being treated at a Boston hospital for spinal trouble, the exact nature not being made public. His affliction Is not thought to be serious. . PRESENT TAX ROLL COMPLETED III All EVEN 21 OAVS Within just 28 days from the first time the pen was dipped Into the ink bottle until the blotter dried the last line on the 1908. ta roll, Is the record Just completed under Assessor R. A. Hug. This, we believe we are war ranted In saying, Is a new record. As compared with last-year, the present roll contains 74 additional pages and when you are made to realize that neh of these 74 additional pages Is 16 by 16 Inches In size, It meant sev eral days additional work. This work has not only been accom plished within this time, but It has nt cost the county one cent for additional clerk hire. This Is another record ;hat has few precedents. GirU Are Released. Except, for the fact that the two Tiffany girls are out on bonds, there iave been no new developments In ihe drunk and disorderly case brought Into court last Sunday night. Olden berg has not been arrested yet though the officers have searched for him. The Tiffany girts have met their sonds and were given their liberty this morning, pending good behavior. Die Mahady girl Is still in the city jail, serving out her sentence Imposed yesterday. Late this afternoon the Mahady girl was released on 1300 bonds, met by her father. FAS UVORK DONE BY ASSESSORS DISRCPTIOX THREATENS TO MAR PURPOSE OF CONGRESS. Pacific Coast Delegates to National Ir rigation Congress Are Bitter In At tack on Flnchot and His Methods HoscvcU Friends Try to Squelch the Trouble Administration Faction Accunes Enemies of Doing Cattle -.: Barons. Albuquerque.. N,. M Sept 29. In a new 130,000 convention hall, delegates from alt over the United 8tates and some from foreign countries assem bled today at the opening ot the 16th National Irrigation congress. An ex position of irrigated farm and forest products, covering over 100,000 square feet, is being held In connection with the congress and forms a remarkable object lesson of what has already been accomplished in the 'reclamation of arid and seml-arld portions of the country. During the sessions, which will con tinue through the week, many promi nent men and reclamation authorities will address the congress on topics connected with the . development of practical methods of conserving the great natural resources of the coun try, extending the habitable area, in creasing the products of the land and developing the internal trade and commerce. - ' ; A notable feature of the congress wilt be the discussion of the report -of a committee appointed at last year's Xmeetlng In Sacramento, relative to the desirability'' of organizing an Interna tional congress having a broader and more comprehensive scope and cover ing all matters touching the conserva tion and use of natural resources of all the .countries of the globe. Delegates In attendance at the con gress will be afforded opportunities for vlBltlng the gigantic irrigation pro jects under construction by the gov ernment, notably the. great Roosevelt dam In the Salt River Valley In Arizo na, the Elephant Butte dam and the Leasburg diversion unit of the Rio Grande project and the Hondo and Carlsbad project In the Pecos valley of New Mexico. Disruption is IYobnble. A bitter attack on the national for est service policy of Chief Forester Gifford PInchot in California and the Pacific coast, threatens to disrupt the congress. Pacific coast delegates" are here prepared to make an assault upon what they term the "unwarranted czarlsm" of PInchot. Friends of the administration accuse them of representing the "cattle bar ons." Judge D. C. Dean of Denver, general caunsel for the Colorado Fuel & Iron company, has threatened to come here to deliver a denunciation of PInchot on the floftr of the congress. Plnchot's enemies say he charges such a big price for' the privilege of allow. Ing cattle to feed on the ranges that it fs Impossible for small owners to use the national ranges. Roosevelt's friends are trying to squelch the matter. SMkane Wants Conscrew. Spokane, Wosh., will make a hard fight for the next congress. C. R. Sclu In Limelight. The following item from the Lake view Examiner will be of Interest to the manv friends of Mr. Sellz, a for mer Union county young man: Forest Supervisor C. U. Sultz, ot the Cascade National fnn-st, with head quarters at Eugene, has constructed and successfully operated a system of wireless stations. This Ingenious son of Oregon has erected three stations, covering 36 miles, and has trans mitted messages perfectly. The sys tem Is his own Invention and will be thoroughly tried out before he rec ommends It for general adoption. Mr. Sella has also perfected a machine which will record messages received at his station In his absence and which operates on the principle of a stock "ticker." VICE-rRESIi.EXTS MEET- Kern and Sherman Mcctln Hotel Lob- by Where They Shake Hands. Chicago, Sept. 29. Sherman and Kern, the vice-presidential candidates, met today in the lobby of the Audi torium hotel. They shook hands cor dially and exchanged felicitations. Sherman invited Kern to visit him in Utlca, N. T., and asked him to bring his wife. Former Congressman Curtis said: "I want to shake hands with the next vice-president." To make sure, he shook the hands of both men. CITY WEALTHIER II TOTAL VALUATION OF CITY PROP I ERTY IS SIM ' The city of La Grande Is over 1150, 000 wealthier today than at the last assessment, according to the assess or's tax roll for 1908, which shows that the valuation of the property within the city limits of La Grande is $1, 360,000. The following table of valuations and the tas levy for the past three years will not only show the increase in valuation but will show that with the tax levy the same as last year, the increase in revenue will be equal to JI600. , ; Year. Valuation. Levy. Receipts 1905 ....... S 924, C90 9 S 8,821 1906 1,059,544 12 1907 ...Xt,. 1,209.832 10 1908 . i. 360, 000 Levy -.t made yet. ' - j " "' v'"-- , A FREAK GROUSE. 12,714 12,093 Just How Bird Docame Domesticated is a Mystery. On the farm of O. P. Klngley, who resides on Dutch Flat, can be seen dally in his poultry yard a young grouse nearly grown. Just how It came to be there will never be exactly known. The first thing they knew It was there, and evidently had been there some time as it is domesticated, and considers Itself a fixture. Mr. Klngley raises Plymouth chickens and he is of the opinion that a grouse egg came to get In some nest and was hatched and grew up with the litter of Plymouth Rocks, ( which, when young, look very ' much like grouse, and It Is quite probable that its true character was not recognized until a few weeks ago. It still shows Its wild Instinct. It seems quite shy when it notices any one looking at It and walks away. It Is a female bird and Is quite a curiosity, to say the least. Kxpn-t End of Strike. Winnipeg, Sept. 29. It is expected that the Canadian Pacific strike will end before midnight The Exact Doctor Our PrescrfoUon " r ganized along our reputation Is as to care and ! PURE DRUGS i ' ' i WE I til LI-5 DRQQ JTORE I LA GRANDE, OREGON XCMItF.lt 809. AIICIEIIT CliE FREXC1DIAX RELATES HOW . NAPOLEON WAS ATTACKED. After Fifty Year of Silence Ow wf Conspirators and Perpetrators la the Faniou Assault on Emperor and Empress of Franco, Tell De tailsRelates Details ot Partially Successful Plot Against French Roy. alty In 1838. 11 Los'Ange'les, " Sept 29 Conte Ca mlllo de Rudlo, living in this city, bares the details of the famous at tempt to assassinate Emperor Louis Napoleon and the . empress, in 1858, when 10 were killed and 150 wounded by bombs. Rudlo talked today after a silence of 50 years. He says he threw the bomb which destroyed the royal carriage. A hundred bombs were made but only three were used. He was arrested and condemned to death, but was re prieved through an English woman whom he married. They went to Dev il's Island but escaped, and came to America. ' He fought under Generals Orant and Sherman In the civil war. Ettore Patrlzl, editor of an Italian newspaper at San Franicsco, was sont here to got the story.. The plot was arranged In England by Orstnl, one of the Italian leaders. The conspirators went to Palis, wfiWe It was learned that Napoleon and the Empress Eugenie were to attend the theater the r.lght of January 14. When the imptsrinl carriage drove up thtro bombs iverj t.Jsrywn. One 'exploded among the cordon of police, another domolthed the carriage, killing the attendants and 'horses. The emperor and empress were not harmed. Five Men Injured. Monterey, Cal., Sept. 29. Five men sleeping In the new launch Sagamore narrowly escaped being burned to death when a gasoline tank exploded carlyNoday. The boat was trans formed Into a floating furnace. The occupants succeeded In climbing out of the skiff and reaching shoro, but were slightly burned. Attempted Wholesale Murder. Stanford University, Sept. 29. One hundred and fifty students are looking for a Chinese cook who poisoned all the students at ' Stanford Inn last night Several of them are seriously 111. The Chink was discharged several days ago, but returned yesterday and placed poison in the flour. Within half an hour after dinner complaints began to pour In. The students were seized with violent pains and some were taken to the hospital. All will recover. ,v Kind That the Ordered dtoartmtm or- modern lints and sufficient guarantee quality .'. .'. .'. .', UIICOVERED TODAY