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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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LA GRANDE, OREGON
XCMISER 210.
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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,
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Kind That the
Ordered
deoartrntnt or-
modern lines and
suU'icknt guarantee
quality .'. .
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