NUMBER 313.
volume xn.
LA GBA NDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1908.
STEAM-UP LAVEY
ACCUSED OP USING TIIE
MAILS FRAUDULENTLY.
glased on Crime Committed In Okla
noma, the United Slates Government
Is Seeking Information Leading to
Arrest of P. V. Lavey, Former Boost
Manager In This City-Charge Is a
" Now One and Adds to List Already
, Against Him. :
A new and more serious charge
faces Patrick C Lavey, who at one
club here, but who since then is-said
to have committed suicide at Seattle.
The exact nature of the new charge
against Lavey Is not known, but the
United States government Is after him
on a charge of using the government
malls for fraudulent purposes. The
alleged crime took place In Oklahoma
where Lavey left under a loud,
charged with having grafted the gov
rnment In Indian land deals.
The Justice department of the gov
rnment has sent Inquiries to Post
master Rlchey, seeking the where
abouts of Lavey. Of course, Mr.
Rloheyfanows nothing more about the
disappearances than the general pub
lic, and all he can do Is to send a copj
of the papers explaining Lavey's dis
appearance, to. the government head
quarters. '
Many Theories Rampant.
Since the announcement that the
booster has either suicided or taken
silent leave of the country, many the
-rt have originated In. this citjr.. as tot.
the likeiv manner 01 cisappeurance.
Little faith Is given the suicide theory.
Those who knew him well here and
learned of his eccentricities, believe he
has gone to Alaska, a trip of which he
en unnkfi In a contemnlatory man
ner.
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MORE DELAY III SENSATIONAL
LUMBER RATE CASE
San Francisco, Oct. 2. The question
of whether the Interstate commerce
commission has the power to fix rail
road rates and pass on the reasonable
ness of those rates will be passed up
to the supremo c6urt of the United
States for a decision. Judge Morrow,
Ross and Gilbert, of the United States
circuit court, announced today that
they were unable to agree on several
points in the Southern Pacific's amend
ed bill to the Oregon lumber rate
case. The law requires the Judges to
be unanimous, If not, the ease must
go to the supreme court. Attorneys
for the commission and "the railroad
this afternoon filed in the circuit
court a Hut of questions they want the
supreme court to decide upon.
The effect of the disagreement of
circuit court Is to have the case ad
vanced on the calendar of the supreme
court. . It is expected the decision w ill
be announced from Washington in 30
days. Attorney Peter Dunne, for the
railroad, has made application to have
the enforcement of the new lumber)
rate established by the commission en
joined until the decision of the su
preme court ia handed down. This
was denied by tn cjrcult court, which
held the disagreement takes the mat
ter from them snd that the railroad
must apply to the supreme court for
an injunction. The Injunction will bo
akrd for at once. If not granted, the
new rate will go Into effect on Octo
ber 15.
The McMinnvtlle planing mill em.
ploys about 40 men.'
SUPREME O R
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Fires Near Albany. -:
4 Albany, Ore., Oct. 2. Raging
fiercely for three days, a fire In
the Cascade forest reserve, 10
miles east of Detroit, Is reported
today to be completely , beyond
control of the small force of
men fighting It A downpour of
4 rain is all that can extinguish
'the tire.
German Day Festivities.
St X,ouls, Oct. . 3.-German day will
be celebrated tomorrow by the large
German-American population of . the
Missouri metropolis. "A parade, with
thousands of members of various Ger
man societies In line, will feature the
celebration.
San Francisco, Oct. 3. More than
two score prominent' German societies
of San Francisco and vicinity will par
ticipate toomrrow In an observance qf
German day at Shell Mound park.
111 ny iicrun tuauuu.
Paris, Oct 3. Avowing his Inten
tion of flying across the English
channel, Prince Botaloff, a, second
cousin of the czar, today ordered an
aeroplane modeled after plans of his
own Invention. He has devoted his
life to eperlmentlng with aeroplanes.
TREhSURER "MUST EXPLAIN
SENCE OF SEVEB11L THOUSANDS
San Francisco, Oct. 3. It Is an
nouiieecl 'today " that City Treasurer
John McDougal Is facing a suit for
$37,572.79, which has been mysterl
ously missing for several years. No
body is able to explain. The state con
troller, Nye, will begin a suit for the
state's share, J 14,000. The money
formed a "special deposit fund," grow
ing out of the dispute between the
United Railroads of this city and state,
YUKON GOVERNMENT IS AGED 10
Since Famous Gold Camp Was Organ
ized it Has Produced $100,000,01)0
In Gold.
. Seattle, Oct 3. (Sped il corres
pondence.) Ten years agi on Sep
tember 6, the first territorial govern
mcnt of the Yukon territory was for
maily installed in office at Dawson
the capital of the Yukon. Governor
William Ogllvle, the first commission
er, with 17 assistants, arrived on that
day from White Horse by the steamer
Ora and Immediately established tern
porary headquarters in a big log cabin
building that had been erected for the
purpose.
Since that time the famous Klon
dike district and adjoining creeks have
produced a total of over Jldo.000,000
In gold, all of which has gone Into th
world's coffers and Is being used in the
conduct of the world's business. It is
to properly celebrate this fact and
bring about further development of the
gold resources of the Yukon and Alas
ka that the Alaska-YukoPaclflc ex-
position is, being held at Seattle next
summer. Gold has done much for the
world, and this Is the first time that
an exposition has been held to give it
honor.
Tlte Yukon territory Is still a great
gold producer. Within the last few
years, while the methods of gold ex
traction have been undergoing a
change, the production has dropped
off, but with the Installation of dredg-
ea, hydraulic appliances and huge wa-
ter systems, the gold production will
receive a big Impetus that will soon
put the Yukon back In the front rank.
Governor Ogllvle is still in the Yu
kon, now engaged in dredging. He Is
one of th'o enthusiastic workers for the
exposition and will be present, as will
many others of the first government.
Yenterday'n Games.
Portland, I; Oakland, 7.
Los Angeles, 3; San Franclsoo, I.
FIDS
JUGGLED
TILVTS AT FERGUSON'S.
SAME OLD STORY ABOUT FAIR
. Notwithstanding that the day was
regardless of the fact that Saturday has been "designated as
"Children's Day,' the closing day Of
marked by a mere handful In attendance. During the morning the
attendance not counting exhibit attendantswas in the neighborhood
of 25 people. The afternoon attendance was but little . better. The
sale of blooded animals set for this afternoon was called off, because
not a single animal had been entered on the sale list. v
RUlfrlPROPERTY
ENTIRE ARIZONA IS
" SWEPT BY HEAVY GALE.
Telegraph Wires Are Down, Trees
Felled and Damaged to the Extent
of Hundreds of Thousands Done in
Arizona Last Night Business Heart
of One Town Destroyed by Conllag-
ration Crops Rluend In a Large
' Area Dynamite Explosion Follows
1 Fire, ' ''' .. '
Williams, Arte., Oct. S. Damage
amounting to hundreds of. thousands
of dollars, are reported today as a re
sult of a gale which swept across the
state of Arizona, starting a fire which
destroyed property valued at $200,000.
Crops are ruined and buildings
blown down. ', Telephone and tele
graph wires are crippled, while giant
trees are destroyed.
Fire was started In the Babbit gen
eral j,merph(vidlfje store, , finally . de
stroying six buildings in the heart of
the business section.
After- the fire had burned an hour
a terrific explosion of dynamite shat
tered the ruins of the Babbit store.
TUG CAPTAINS Still OVER A
GRED LIVES DROWNED
San Francisco, Oct 8. That every
one on the ill-fated bark Star of Ben
gal, wrecked off the Alaskan coast
with a 'oh of 111 lives on September
20, could have been saved if the tow
boats Hattle Gage and Kayak had
made an effort, Is the statement made
today by seven survivors before the
United States inspectors of steam veS'
sols and boilers.
Johnson, one of the survivors, said
"There was plenty of time for th
tugs to stand by and save everybody,
The sea was not very high; a moderate
wind was blowing when we first
struck. Howtver, the tugs cut looBe
and let us drift."
Francis Mulr, the second cook on
the Bengal; Daniel Wilson, a carpen
ter; Alof Hansen, a sailor, and several
other survivors corroborated the tes
tlmony. The Investigation will be con
tlnued for several days. It Is probabl
that If the charges are proved against
Captain F. Farrar of the tug Hattle
Gage, and Captain P. Hamilton of the
Kayak, will face charges of man
slaughter. RETURN FROM JAPAN.
Washington University Nine Ready to
Iicave Orient for Home,
Toklo, Oct. 12. The University of
Washington baseball team Is prepar
ing today to return to the United
States, having finished a tour of Ja
pan. The last game was played this
afternoon, resulting In a victory for
the Americans by a score of 4 to 2.
TI IN BLAMED
FORDEfflOFlit
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not particuarly disagreeable and
the annual couatyY fair was
tPHESEHT POLICY
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POLITICAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY NOT SENSATIONAL.
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Roosevelt Will "Speak Ills Mind" to
Anyone Criticizing Hitchcock's Pro
cedure In Campaign Bevorldge Is
Coming to Portland Next Tuesday-
Will Speak In Oregon Towns Taft
Figures In Denver Stampede Cali
fornia G. O. P. at Work.
Washington, D. c!, Oct 3. Repub
Mean politicians are discussing today
a statement Issued at the White House
last night stating that Roosevelt en
dorses the Hitchcock management of
the Taft campaign and calls on repub
llcana to give him earnest support. The
Hitchcock situation was discussed at
a cabinet meeting yesterday. It Is re
ported Roosevelt declared he would
give any repulifican Who criticized
Hitchcock's work a piece of his mind.
Callforitia Campaign Opens.
San Francisco, Oct. 3. The republl
can campaign In California starts to
night with two big meetings, one at
Redding and one at Martinet. , Attor
ney General Shortrldge speaks at Red
ding and Governor Gillette at Martinez
Boverldge Coming to Portland
Portland, Oct. 3. Senator Bever-
Idge of Indiana, will be the principal
speaker at the opening of the repub
ilean campaign In Oregon Tuesday
night He will leave Portland direct
ly after his speech, making short
stops, the first at Roseburg, at 8:45
In the morning.
Taft in Stampede. '
Dodge City, Kan., Oct 8. Taffs
great bulk and strength saved htm
from Injury In a stampede last, night
ai Denver, wnen tne crowd was
leaving the auditorium somebody
started a stampede. Taft was swept
along. Several persons were bruised
and scratched.
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FAST AOTO RACE
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN BREIGHTD
BEACH RACE TODAY !
New York, Oct. 3. A special po
Ilceman Is dying, and three driver
badly hurt as the result of the first
12 hours of the 24-hour auto race on
Brighton Beach. Breaking all rec
ords, six 'of the 12 stnrt'Ts running at
8 this morning, when Strang, driving
a Renault car, was u mile ahead of
Lescault w ho was in second place.
T. Defickett, a special officer, was
struck by one of the rucers while driv
ing a crowd of boys aways. The po
liceman was crossing the track when
the flying machine struck him. Cobe,
driving a Lozlcr car, was caught In the
smash-up. His legs were crushed.
Barney Oldfleid, driving a Steams car,
Is far behind the leaders.
Mitchell Is making many Improve
ments these days, says the Sentinel.
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' ' Attempt to Buy Mulhcwsoii.
New York, Oct. 8. It was
learned today ; that President
Murphy of the Chicago Na-
tlonals, offered the New York
Nationals 150,000 for "Christy"
, Mathewson, the great pitcher.
The proposition was cooly reject-
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Honor Mexk-an Hero, . ,
City of Mexico, Oct 8. Patriotic
Mexicans will tomorrow join in observ
ing the centennial anniversary of the
death of Jose Flores Verdad, the first
martyr of Mexican independence. The
ceremonies will include a procession
and the unveiling of a marble slab In
the wall f the old Episcopal palace of
Casa de laa Campanas, where Verdad
was killed. The house occupies the
same Bite a the palace of Moctcsuma
I, from which the last Moctexuma
was hurled when he was killed,
Vienna, Oct 3. Turkey will send
an army against Bulgaria the moment
she announces she has thrown off the
suzerainty of the sultan, .according, to
a cablergram received from the Porte
today. The sultan and his advisers
have held numerous conferences.
VIELDS AXE III
BEAVERTOI, ORE., COUPLE GRUE-
SOMELY DISFIGURED WITH AXE
Hlllsbaro, Ore., Oct. 3. With a gash
extending from the rlht U mple to the
other Bide of his cheek, his 'nose nearly
severed, E. V. Galloway, a prosperous
Beaverton farmer, Is in the hospital
and William II. Adams, accused of
wielding a double-bited ax which in
flicted : ugly wounds, is In Jail with
knife wounds on his face. ,
Galloway called to buy the Adams
ranch yesterday, but didn't like It A
quarrel followed and the ax and knife
were brought Into play.
RUN OVER BY AUTO.
Honk Machine Speeds on After In
fllctlng Injury to Pedestrian.
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San Jose, Cal., Oct. 8. Gilbert
Aylesworth, aged 17, Is suffering with
a broken leg and other Injuries re
ceivea last night when he was run
down by an auto aald to have , been
driven by Payton Metcalf, a nephew
of Secretary of the Navy Metcalf. The
driver did not stop to Inquire but In
creased his speed. A friend of the In
jured boy followed the machine on
bicycle. Metcalf was arrested later,
and remained in Jail all night
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LA GRANDE, OREGON l
EDS1I IS
SET FOR FRIDAY
THAT DAY MOST SUITED FOR
EVERYONE CONCERNED.
Publlo Expression Gnlncd from Wal
lowa Business Men, and They Favor
Friday of Next Week a Bent Suited '
for Business Men's Excursion The
Commercial Club Out After Signa
ture Wallowa Preparing to Re
ceive Visitors Royally. , '
Based on public expression secured
from the business men of Wallowa,
the Business Men's excursion from thl . -
city to Wallowa during the fair at
that city, will take place on Friday of
next week. The date has been de
clared satisfactory to Wallowa busi
ness men and, has also been decided ,
upon as the most favorable one for
local men to leave their" business ,
places. '' :
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Ascertaining Expressions, '
Locally, the matter Is being brought
to a head by the canvass made today
by Perry Oliver, assistant secretary of
the Commercial club. He has, par
tially at least, called on the business
men to gain signatures of those who
will tnke this pleasure trip that will
mean money to the business men. as
well as that La Grande is the distrib
uting point for that fertile county
Wallowa, . It ia a business proposition
as well as one primarily Intended to
foster good will and form - new' ac
quaintances. '
Need One Hundred. ,
It Is essential that 100 business men ,
take this trip. That mi-r wr VJ1 V-
sure a special train. Any number lttsa
than that and more thnn 25 will guar
antee special rates, but not a special
train. If 100 go, the special train is
at the disposal of the business men.
and they can leave La Grande at any
time of the day they desire and stay ,
as long as they wish in the afternoon. '
The Commercial club should not
have to take the initinttve In this ex
cursion.. Business men should make It
a point to, see, the officers and help
swell the list to 100 or more. '
Special Attractions for Visitors,
On Friday there will be a football
game between the teams of Joseph and
Wallowa, and the business men will
be given a chance to see this game.
Then there are horse races and several
other features about the fair which
will be arranged to accommodate tha
visitors. The business men will be in
their places of business, ready to re
ceive the men from the metropolis of
the two counties. It will undoubtedly
be a day well spent.
The North Bend furniture factory,
employing 125 men. Is to start up.
The Milton Eagle has spread out in
to an eight-page, seven-column paper.
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