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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1908)
VOLUME vn. i nmnT ILTUI StPT. BUCKLEY EXPRESSES IIIS OPINION ON SUTTER. cw Depot Tor La Grande as Soon as Railroad Is Completed to Joseph Is tlio Order of Uio Day Buckley Here Tills Morning and Admits , Thaf Present Quarters Are Entirely Too Inadequate for the Growing Busi ness In La Grande . That the new and growing business xpeeted from the Wallowa extension both passenger and freight will . f.,rf the aw m: t. .uu:;i com modlous modern stone depot In La Grande, Is the admission made by' M. J. Buckley, general superintendent of , the Harrlman lines In Oregon and Washington today. Mr. Buckley wa in the city this morning on a brief tour of Inspection and when approach- ' d on the matter of a new depot and hud the promise of a new structure - for Baker City recited to him, he an swered without hesitation that a new depot for La Grande was the next in order of improvements. He went over the plans and principles of the O. R. & : N. briefly, leading up to the reason " why a new depot is now assured and promised ere long. He argued that since the O. R. & N. has constructed Its line through eastern Oregon It has Been forced to rebuild the track and ; re-equlp the power. In order to se cure safe and rapid transit of freight and human freight, the tracks had to be teplaced by heav.-F ones, ', round houses had to be renewed and the power redoubled and improved. All this had to be done, and the predom inating theory with the management has been to do these things first and then build depots. The Short Line has had no mountain roads to Improve and rebuild, hence could build depots. How the reconstruction as taken place here and the depots are next in order. , Wallowa Business Heavy, The O. R. & N. expects great things from the Wallowa county extension, and It can see already where the pres et depot facilities here are entirely too. Inadequate. This department is . not In Mr. Buckley's realm of author ity, but he assured his listeners that Mr. O'Brien was working along such lines right now and that the citizens of 1 La Grande need not be, surprised to ee a new depot building in the near futuref It Is taken to mean that when the road is completed to Wallowa, the iepot problem here will assert Itself so vividly that the company will slm Jly have to abandon Its present 'cramped and antiquated quarters for something new, roomy and adequate TAFT TO CO WEST SllCHiS RUMOR AFLOAT IH PO LITICAL CIRCLES TODAY Washington, Sept. 80. The rumor here that Pbi ic- t V. osevelt and W. H. Taft wl .(,!(,, ru I aciflc coast late In October ' s re- n?an Interest.. The tory la ,.y wl.; wit San Francisco nd spe :. from tv same platform Koing B'vi rt:ini-.-uf. Lead r? repiKl.ani think it will be flne'l'n.jr for V.josevelt to Introduce Taft'.'! ins p )!.". ' Hot Te on Offllcal. Valdex,' Sept. 30. Deputy Marshal Butterworth, was severely Injured last 'rht In a fight with 6 Japanese seal Poachers. They threw boiling tea on officers. Butterworth was scald 1 from the waist up. hilt r lllnlL MLH U ROOSEVELT AID Murder and Suicide, battle, Sept. lO.-i-Lyin, n p00l blood, the bodies supposed to be those of J. Foster and his wife, of El- lenxburg, Wash., wr found today in a room at the 'Frisco hotel, where they registered yesterday. The, man evi dently placed a revolver to the tem ple of the woman,, and then suicided. They left a call for the morning, but failed to respond. The mystery is deep., Each had a bullet ln the brain. -ere la a strong odor of carbolic ciu, indicating they first. , . drank poison SWFPPINC VIPTnDV. rnq . - wvwivi I VII U II Lull I! LUMBERMEN SCORED San Francisco, ' Sept. 30. Judges Gilbert, Morrow and Ross of the United States circuit court, today vir tually upheld the constitutionality of the federal law giving the interstate railroad commission power to fix rail road rates, when they sustained the demurrer of the commission to the in junction in the suit of the Southern Pacific, throwing the railroad case out of court. The railroad Is-suing to en Join the enforcement of lower rates on lumber shipments from the Wil lamette valley to San Francisco. The railroad was given until tomorrow morning to make answer. The decision is the first of its kind handed down slncethe passage of the Interstate rate law by congress. , To day's victory was won c by LutheaM. Walter, special attorney for the com mission, and means that the railroads cannot attack the new rate on Ore gon lumber shipments on any legal grounds, and must contend it is con fiscatory if they desired to have the court review It. The commissioners demurred, and testimony was given by railroad attor neys at a hearing of the demurrer. Japanese Shot in the Buck. Tacoma, Sept. SO. Shot In the back of his head while dozing before a fire Just built, Kumra, a Japanese cook, was murdered at the Grand restaur ant this morning by a burglar, who stole $37.40 from the cash drawer. The burglar unlocked the rear door. Ther Is no clew. " Wlrelesfi Announces Collision. Seattle, Sept. '80. Wireless from a Sound steamer says the Canadian Pa cific, steamer Princess Victoria collid ed with a launch loaded with excur sionists off Polnt-No-Polnt, 20 miles north of Seattle this morning. The Princess was en route to Victoria, and left Seattle at 8 this morning. There are no particulars. Tfl TTPT ill iDirniii ELECTION UVS TON JUDGE STARTS COM MOTION ON LEGALITY Seattle, Sept 80. Judge Zent, of the superior court of Adams, Benton and Franklin counties,. has instituted proceedings to test the validity of the primary law. He will apply to the su preme court today for a write of man date directing the state canvassing board and secretary of state to declare there Is no nomination of the Judi ciary In the district where he is a can didate. The Judge alleges " his application that the ballots subn.iM' i i. : vot ers are void becaus; f -;n -n.-lnty d to specify In the M'li n ' 'ec' htratlon of candidacy rt.r ho de- -.I th. nomination i r I'.r or i 1 1 1 v - short term. THE COMMISSION CAN FIX RATES Ml MIDV mm LA GRANDE, IJNIOS COUJfXT, , OREGON. ifflS OPPOSE CANADIAN' ITXAXCIER AR RAIGNS YANKEE SYSTEM. i National Convention,' of Bunkers Quickly ReJlects Opposition to Both Systems of Curette? Guarantee Ad. voeated by Leading Parlies lead ing Financiers of the Nation Appear on Platform Distrust Among the Bunks Themselves a Menace. Denver, Sept. 21. Opposition to the postal savings banks rm-n.- republicans, and the B-uarahteeinir of bank' deposits similar to the Oklaho ma plan, as advocated by the demo crats, were strongly emphasized at to day's opening of the regular session of the American Bankers' " association convention. President B. D. Powers. In his opening address, declared that the guarantee plan was dangerous. ' Governor Buchtel and Mayor Speer dollvered addresses of welcome, after which the regular program was taken up. Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton university, spoke to the conference on the subject, " The Banker and the Nation." He said; If a system of branch banks is simply and inexpensively managud, It s not necessary to be opened dally and can be organized by putting the resources of the rich banks at the dis posal of the whole country, to whose merchants and farmers are only re 3trlcted to local credit. There Is now an open attitude of the plain man everywhere towards the banks , and banking will be changed utterly, with in a generation. We must open new thoughts to the country at large which will serve as general intelligence as well as for the general welfare." B. E. Walker, president of , the Ca nadian Bank of Commerce, followed and arraigned tjie system ln this coun try on numerous grounds. He charged that the panics here Increased mainly by the distrust of the individual banks for each other' and that It Is not the fear of failure of the banks, but the fear of disappearance of currency that aggravates panics, bringing about dis aster. , Postpone Meet's Reception. Washington, Sept. 80. "The Visit of the fleet to Manila Is for business and not pleasure. There will be no plans considered for the entertainment un til business is finished," is the state ment made by Secretary Metcalf, and means that the receptions planned for the first and second visits of the fleet October 1 and 31, will be postponed. If SIDETRACK 1 E " ncDc nun icincn? rnimpirTNYiju(lKe Rnn rouM i?'' rinp ,hal UlDv) AH U LlRUtnO lUMrLtllLI' 1(, aggregate In the neighborhood OUT Of CAMPAIGN FUNDS New York, Sept. 30. In Debs on the track, members of the, socialist party here are making an ef fort to replenish the campaign fund. . - r..i. jn appeal iroin iwu nam iciuuu." - a th fart that some of the men C- today salng that unless funds forthcoming at once the special could not be brought east. He says: "It would be a humiliation to the party to confess It started the train and were unable to carry It to Its des tination." . Yesterday's Baxcball Scorn. Oakland, 0; Portland, 4. Loi Angeles, I; Ban Francisco,' 4. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1908. I BUS CRIST OFIICTIilTS NEARLY S0O SALOON CASE INDICTMENTS FOUND. Wholesale Prosecution of Violators of Prohibition Laws lit Umatilla Coun- ty Muny Indictments Expected, ". Rut Total Found is Surprise Heavy J Hall to Blud Euch Victim Grand .Jury Still Grinding, Though No New Cases Are Reported. Pendleton Sept. . 30. (Special.) u uruiu over the enormity of the grist of Indictments re turned last evening by the grand Jury against violators or the local option; laws as might be expected. The prin cipal matter of interest now is if still more than those reported last night will be ground out, this evening. At a late hour this afternoon no new re ports had been made. , Last Evening's Rejvort. Pendleton, Sept. 30. The East Ore gontan said last night: Returning nearly 300 indictments against violators of the prohibition law the grand Jury has taken Its first pals at the ""blind pig" business. The Indictments were presented to the court last evening and at 2 o'clock this afternoon Judge Bean fixed ball for the accused men. Though It was freely predicted that many indictments ,would be returned by the grand Jury, yet the bringing ic of so large a number at one fell swoop came ns a strenuous blow to those In terested. Seemingly the grand Jurors regard ed It as their duty to accept Judge Bean's charge to render Indictments ln every Instance where they were convinced the law had been violated. Of those Indicted, Joe Sullivan, who Is said to own the Brewery and Mof fat saloons, heads the list with 3 cases booked against htm. Next to him is M. H. Gillette of Echo, with a totals of 28 cases. Several men are charged with 24 indictments each, and of the cases that have been made pub lic, there is not one where a single Indictment was returned. ' $1000 Ball Each. In setting ball this afternoon Judge Bean announced that for the present he will require a bond of $500 upon each charge with the proviso that where one person Is charged with two or more violations he shall be required to give ball for but two. This means that those indicted must furnish $1000 ball each. While some of the Indicted men were In the court rrfom this afternoon, none of them were called upon to plead. Through their attorneys, all waived arraignment and asked for ball. Judge Fee. Will M. Peterson, B. C. Richards and J. T. Hliikle appeared as leipil representatives. Judge Fee renremnts the Echo men and stilted they would be fn court tomorrrow, PonslMe Penalties. ' Under the. law the maximum fine for violating the prohibition law In $500 and should all of the defendnntu be prosecuted and convicted upon all the charges now standing against them of 11 SO. 000. Furthermore, the law provides that Imprisonment shall be compulsory after the flrnt offence and should the maximum Jail sentence of til an effort l 89 Aa e8cn '"" ,'lnl,,t'r,'J tn'" m''n .... T.- v charged would have to serve an aver Itn t. .' . . . Tlie IndMnn ii(m. The Indictments a?nlnt the "blind pig" operators we-o n turned by the Vrrand lurv last evening. But owing , ,.,, or undftr i i u ntr u v i v; bft th- nan1PJ 0 tno charged with violating the law wre withheld This morn(ng the following IndlctmMt . , th nurnber after each name.bnlna- the number of coui.s against that' particular party: Joe Sullivan. $4; lorn Moffat. X Van Goodwin. 14: Dee Matlock, , (Continued from page 8.) Flour Got Up. . Tacoma. Sept. 80. An advance of 10 cents per barrel Is announced today in the price of local milled flour. The Increase la no surprise on account of the condition of the wheat market. V Strike Is Over. Vancouver, Sept SO. A Winnipeg special says that by the blowing of whistles In the Canadian Pacify yards at midnight, the public, wasj informed that the mechanics'. strike had ended. The terms of settlement are not known. T DAY OF Y EHTRIES RECTJRDtD DUHING THE FIRST DAY The gates of the nineteenth annual fair of Union county swung open to day and Secretary Holmes and his as sistants have been busily engaged ev ery moment since, entering and classi fying the exhibits as they arrived. Lp to 2 o'clock more than a dozen of the stock pens were filled with high grade milch cows, sheep and hogs. Among those who have stock alreadv entered for exhibition are Sam(Brooks of Summervllle, McDonald Bcos. of the Sandrldge, J. E. Reynolds and J W. McAl later. ' ine pavilion la already decorated with A number of choice paintings, embroidery work, flowers, Cut and pot ted, fruits and vegetables. By noon tomorrow everything will be In shape, nd the fair proper will be on,---.- This year there will be no admission charge and there should be a large attendance. The hacks will all tm nut and the perfect weather should add greatly to the pleasure of the event. The $1000 In prizes Is bringing out the very best and when the very best products of L'nlon county are on ex hibition, It Is worth going to see. Saturday will be Children's day, and without doubt there will be hundreds from this city and surrounding coun try who will attend. MRS. IRA KIRTLEY DEAD. Funeral Will Take Place Friday Morn Inu From Home. Mrs. Ira Klrtley died at the family home on Spring street at 3 o'clock this morning, after an illness extend ing over a period of several years, caused by consumption. The funeral will be held from the home Friday forenoon at 10 o'clock, Rev, Father Whyte officiating. The Interment fol lows ln the I. O. O. F.,cemetery. The deceased leaves a husband and three children, Viola, aged 18; Eura, aged 11, and "Babe," aged 9. Two brothers, Peter Wright of Summer vllle, and L. A. Wright of Idaho, are here and her mother arrived this morning front Pendleton. The Exact Doctor X X I Our Prescristisn ganlztd along our reputation Is as to care and FIRS PURE DRUGS fc mmmmmmmmammmmm ' """ """"" I i i HILL-5 DRUQ JT0RO LA GRANDE, OREGON XCMISER 210. rrrz BOSIIIESSIII TO PLAN TO HAVE LOCAL MEX VISIT WALLOWA FAIR. Movement on Foot to Run an Excur sion of Business Men From This , City to Wallowa Dmiitj Fair Week at Wallowa Plan ls a Splendid One and Should Be Carried Out Public Expression Wanted on the Matter a Once Low Rates. to eement good fellowship' between the business men of Wallowa and the business men of La Grande, It is like ly that an excursion of business men from this city will attend the Wallowa, county fair, extend the glad hand, get acquainted and become Btauncher frl'nds than ever. With steel rails now connecting the business men of both cities, It Is only reasonable to suppose that business interests will be closer and nearer - a common point than ever before. While no active definite decision has been reached in the matter, the plan is now being fostered. The O. R. & N. announces that guarantee of 50 men going will be suffllcent to prooure a special train. . That many men can easily be secured, is the -belfef held out by the , Commercial club, which will take action at Us meeting this week. The fair ln Wallowa is on early ln October the 9th. to be exact and the business men's excurtdon will Jlkcly t.ke place on the 10th. The round trip will bo reasonably reduced. This will be an opportunity that should not be mlsed by any one who holds the rank of a local business man. Portland, Seattle and Spokane busi ness men band themselves Into excur sion parties and visit the smaller cities In their tributary country frequently, and they invariably bring good feeling between the partlen interested. That the same will be Incurred In this in stance Is foreordained. Any business man who had a sug gestion to offer should notify Mr. Col llor and In this way a public expression can be gained in a short time, Let La Grande send a rousing delegation to the now terminus of the extension. Increase Transcontinental Rates. Chicago, Sept. 80. That an incroaee In transcontinental freight rates to and from the Pacific coast, of an average of from 6 to 8 per cent above th present rate, Is planned to take place January 1, on a number of commodi ties. Is freely admitted In traffic cir cles today. Eight westbound and eastbound commodities are affected. Hlrth Record. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. in Reger, Mo., September 25, I pound girl. Smith, i 1014- Kind That the Ordered deoartrntnt or- modern lines and suU'icknt guarantee quality .'. . -EDS1 Is f I fill
