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ffn;vnA.,v LA GRANDS, VNHMf COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1908. NUMBER- 11. I VOIXME VIII. : -' .l ;" :;V,-V;. , V -.. IILL BE TAKES TO PEHDLtTCS ACCORDING TO CASHIER MADE TVO CONFESSIONS OF HIS GUILT APPARENT THAT HK CANNOT MEET HEAVY BONDS AND WILL GO TO Cashier Scriber Will Tonight Leave the City for Pendleton and Portland United States Federal Officers Here-i-Grand Jury Forbidden to Act New Notes Brought to tight Today Said to Total $21,500 Gatch Talks. HrrihF.'' cant) tor rvf th fm- I pended Farmers & Traders National bank, Is In the tolls of the law, fol lowing the arrival today of Deputy United States District Attorney Evans, and United States Marshal Griffin, and two lengthy confessions In which he poured out his wrongdoings In detail, though the wording of these confessions have not been made pub lic. Nqt alone Is he arrested, but ac cording to' present Instructions' , from the United States district attorney at Portland, he will be taken to Pendle ton the nearest commissioner of the United States. court and arraigned. He will, Is it thought, waive examination, go to Portland tomor row and be Incarcerated in the federal Jail at the metropolis. Such In brief, Is the sad tale of a man once honored and once respected, and who leaves behind hint a family of three young men, sterling in quality and upright In their business relations. The pub lic at large is unanimously grieved at the affair on the sons' account, TI for no other. .' ' ' ' T " A rrettted This Morning.' While not in irons or anything of that sort, Scriber has been held at the bank office most of the day under surveillance of the - deputy United States Marshall, He took lunch with the deputy and will remain In his care until after the Pendleton arraignment nd subsequent incarceration. The charge la embezzlement. Makes Two Confessions. . Early in the day Scriber told his story to Evans. It was substantially a duplicate of the same confession made to Examiner Gatch early in the week, but kept closely secret until to day. What he confessed to, is not publicly known. - The Amount of Bonds. By the amount of bonds which will be placed on his head when he faces the commissioner at Pendleton, John JHalley, can be ascertained the amount of forgeries. It Is safe to announce, In fact there Is ample ground for the statement that the bonds will be move than $24,500. The bonds will, IBLE MASSACRE OF MARC - ISTS IT REPUBLICANS Uabon, Portugal. Oct. 16. Twenty-toN-e men were killed or mortally un(lod. and 40 Injured In a great Mot t Azambuja, between anarchists U4 republicans during the municipal lection primaries today. The repub "Cans outnumbering the opponents, " ' aggressors and put the anar- tht to flight. Anarchists took refuge in a church, "pleading the doors. The republl n btlned a heavy post with which T battered down the doors. Break- windows, the mob rushed Into rturch and a bloody battle fol The anarrhuta v. , . ot '. fought desperately. J I nder martial law. BUTCHER 23 IN GRAND JURY IS LISBON CHURCH MINED TODAY FOR ARFtfltGNMENT THIS EIENIN5 v FEDERAL PRISON IN PORTLAND. hAw. V sum which' was embezzled. - '-' Unablo to Meet Bonds. While discussing the matter of bonds with the officials, Scriber Is known to have Intimated that he could not meet a $12,500 bond, which at that time was thought to be sufficient. Since then $12,000 more have been brought to light and It Is now doubly certain that the bonds will not be met. Ac cording to present schedule, Attorney J. D. Slater will accompany the mar shal and Scriber to Pendleton, to look after the legal connections with the case. To all present appearances, the Incarceration at Portland will be made within two days. National Bank Examiner Gatch said' today: "An Ingenious cashier, a board of directors that neither knew its duty nor did It, Is- to blame. The bank ex aminers have been over-confident." From this statement can be gleaned much. No elaboration Is needed. From" the' statutes and regulations In control of such Instances, come ex oneration, if the term can be used In this connection, on the part of Exam iner Gatch, for not "leaking" any of the facts in the case. Even now he has been as close-mouthed as he was when he flrst came here. From a man close to the affairs from the start, comes the statement that Gatch found defalcations less than one hour after he reached here Tuesday morning. From that time on until this morning, new cases have come to light regular ly, until now the sum has reached the amount stated. " Big Bunc-h From Seattle. This morning a representative of the banking house of Dexter & Horton of Seattle, arrived with a bunch of notes said to total $15,000, of which amount $12,000 are thought to be for geries. It Is known that notes out side of the bank which are forgeries total no less than $10,000, but $4000 of this amount will not affect the standing of the bank. The very question the depositors would like to know Is the very thing MAKES HEC0MMEW0AT10M FOR MANT NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS To recommend the Immedlute fenc ing and imorovement of the court house grounds, to urgently recommend that the county furnish a fire hose In thecourt house; to recommend suita ble rooms for the keeping of a duly , authorlbed deputy sheriff, and to make many other highly important rfCon.tnen(?fttlons Is the te In brief 'of the grand Jury report made late this afternoon. The grand Jury ad journed after being in session 10 days and In that time having returned 11 true bills and three not true bills. The report has considerable length and Is published In The Observer elsewhere. Its recommendations are such as need Immediate approval and cul- Jmlnatlon ty tha -...ity c-urt that, for the time being at Jeast, Is withheld; that is, what per cent will they bank pay out This Information will be furnished as soon as the comp troller of the United States treasury makes it known. The state bank ex aminer, and those 'who have been as sisting him, are sworn to absolute si lence until the matter la made public by higher authorities. j In view of the fact that Examiner Gatch discovered gross Irregularities; very soon after 5 entering the bank. Deputy United States Marshal Grif fin and Deputy District Attorney Ev ans were summoned Immediately. ' t It is stated that this was one of the most trying official acts Bank Exam iner Gatch was ever called upon to take charge of. In the organization of the Farmers & Traders National bank, the position of cashier was ten dered Mr. GatQh, and after he finally decided to decline the offer, was asked to recommend some one. He walked across the street in Salem and offered the position to Mr. Sorlber, who ac cepted. Both were schoolmates and enjoyed the confidence ot each other for years. When" Mr. Scriber con fessed this morning, both men wept COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL FULL SWING EVERYWHERE New York. Oct. 16. Hundreds of admirers of the gridiron game will go up to .West Point tomorrow To witness the first big f ootball Btruggle of the 1908 season In this vicinity. The Tale eleven will be the opponent of the sol diers of Uncle Sam's military acade my. hlle the lads from New Haven are confident of victory, the West Point team has developed some good material this year, and may make the blue eleven work hard to prevent a defeat. Next in importance among the games scheduled for eastern gridirons tomorrow Is that between Pennsylva nia and Brown university. The Prov idence Institution has always been among the leaders of the smaller universities and the Quakers are not likely to roll up a big score. Out at Princeton tomorrow after noon the Tigers will tackle the squad from the Swarthmore college, and the contest should afford the New Jersey players an opportunity to show their mettle for the blg'gamet with Tale next month. . ' Harvard will ' play Springfield Training school, Cornell will meet Col gate and the Carlisle redskins will tackle the Susquehanna eleven. The Naval academy team will play Le high at Annapolis, and Syracuse and Rochester will play at Syracuse. 'Western Football. Chicago, Oct. 16. Although the football season In the west began two weeks ago, popular Interest In the struggle for baseball honor over shadowed the gridiron heroes. To morrow they will come Into their own, however, when the University of Chi cago and the University of Illinois,' old football enemies, will meet on Mar shall field. Thousands of enthusias tic rooters, ot both Institutions, will witness the struggle, and the game Is expected to be one of the most excit ing and spectacular ever seen here. Other important western games scheduled for tomorrow Include Ne braska vs. Minnesota, Iowa vs. MIrmou Wisconsin vs. Indiana. Special Inter est attaches to the contest between the Cornhuskers and the Oophers, which will be played at Minneapolis. Vktl on Train. Missoula, Mont., Oct. 16. William Thygeson, who' has been ' living at Taklma, Wash., for years, died this morning on passenger train No. 4. The death took place between Thompson and Plains. Hemorrhage of the lungs was the cause." Ills wife' was on the train with her 'husband. The body will be taken to Crooks'ton,' Minn., for UulMki. ' ' I t . MILE TO BEET SATURDAY bitterly, . It was pathetic. PoHtdbly a Receiver. : While The Observer Is not in posi tion to say whether or not a receiver will be appointed at this time, it cart say that this matter will be decided within the next 24 hours. If not sooner. So many complications have had to be given consideration that a great deal of time has been consumed with the details of the forgeries. Nothing from an official source, ; or , even a suggestion would warrant .the state ment that a receiver Is to be appoint ed. - Nevertheless, In case one is ap pointed no one should be surprised. : The depositors who have been keep ing In close touch as is possible, are still figuring that they will be paid Jn full, or at the worst, nearly so. "' Grand Jury Unable to Act." Early this morning District Attorney Ivanhoe appeared before the grand Jury, which has been In setslon here, and ordered an Investigation of the Scriber affair. Foreman Galloway conferred with ' the United States of ficials and learned that there was nothing for the circuit court to do that the federal government has the matter in charge. IS A FAIR WEATHER AIDS OPENING DAT : OF FRUIT FAIR . Elgin, Oct 1$. (Special.) The El gin Fruit and Agricultural fair open ed this morning, complete In every re spect, and with as fine a display of agricultural and horticultural exhibits as were ever Bhown In eastern Oregon. The attendance tor the .first day was satisfactory In the extreme to the man agers. On the other hand, the exhib its are equally satisfactory to the vis itors. This afternoon C. D. Huffman, of La Grande, delivered a masterly address, and tomorrow afternoon Hon. J. W. McAllister will deliver an ad dress, taking for his subject, "The Dairy." The musical program la an exceptionally good one. The manage ment has so skilfully arranged the de tails of the program that there Is lit erally "something1 doing" every mo ment of the day and In the evening a grand ball has been arranged for each evening. Elgin has reason to con gratulate herself upon having made so successful a beginning In the matter of an agricultural fair. MUST SHOW TICKETS. Now Law Making This Necessary Goes Into Effect In Severn States. Chicago, III., Oct. 15. The rule re quiring railroad passengers to show their tickets for Inspection before boarding their trains went Into effect today on all .the railroad lines In Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Oklaho ma, Minnesota and Arkansas. The new rule Is not particularly pop ular with the trainmen, because It means considerable relay In boarding the trains, at least until the traveling public and the conductors shall have become thoroughly used to the new system. On the other hand, the now system has the advantage that it will prevent difficulties In paying fares to conductors on trains and will also pre vent passengers from boarding the wrong trains or sections of trains. Difficulties with the conductor used to arise frequently when the passengers were required to pay their fare on the train. This has been done away with altogether, as all passengers must procure their tickets before they can board the train. From several of the large railroad centers slight delays and confusion have been reported today as a result of the enforcement of the new rule, bu the dltflcultles were not seri ous, and It Is expected that the travel ing public will soon become accus tomed to the new rule. Mrs. Laura Stults, a former resi dent of La Grande, but lately a resi dent f Portland, has returned to La Grande and will sgaln make this her home. ' a, ' ' II EI SUCCESS FOREST FIRES CREMATED ENTIRE TRAIULOAD OF FUGITIVES '' " ''iSSSBKBSBSMSMBl V. ENTIRE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF NORTIERN MICHIGAN BURNING ' WITH GREAT PRC-PERTH LOSSES METZ DESTROYED WITH FLAMES SURROUND VILLAGE AND TRAIX IN WHICH L. " ' HABITANTS FLEE, IS DITCHED AS XXSUMED. Worst Fire In Hintory of Middle Weet Has Already Claimed Many lives DlMArter Train Crew Fights Fires i Death. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 16. It Is re ported here that a train bearing 200 refugees from Mets, are hemmed In by forest fires and are probably dead. The town of Mets has been entirely destroyed. ., ' ' ' The flames had surrounded Mets, and attempts to save the buildings' were futile. The"lnhabltants gathered at the depot of Millersburg, to miles distant. Word received here says the train bearing the Inhabitants was ditched In the midst of a burning for est. Searching parties have been forced to retreat on account of the flames. Dispatches from Alpena, Mloh., say the fire has advanced on Millersburg and destroyed that town. Two relief trains have left Alpeni for the scene, but were forced to return. It Is im posnible to make progress in the face of the fierce fire. It Is believed here than many small towns will be wiped out. '' 1; . . . Whoks SeUlons Afire.-. '-' Alpena, Mich., bet 16. The whole of northwestern Michigan is burning. The. flames have already swept four counties. The loss of life and prop erty Is heavy. Fourteen women and children are known to have perished at Mets. - Reports received here say a greater part of the. population at Meti perished. : , Fine Box of Apples. -W. R. Gekeler was an Observer caller this . afternoon, bringing with him a box of apples from the Maple Home farm. This box contains nearly every, variety of apple to be found In Union county. They are all splendid specimens and would be entitled to s place of honor In any fruit display In the land, and the entire Observer force will testify that they taste Just as good as they look. ' V HASKELL STARTS ADIIACEIT HEARST SERVED WITH SUIT FUR 10 FOB LIBEL Omaha. Oct 16. WIlllam Randolph Honrst was. served with paper In a suit f r IG00.000 by J. M. Haskell, as the former was panning through the clly this morning. A deputy boarded tho train, but found Hearst's state room locked. Mrs. Hearst announced through the keyhole that her husband was out sending a telegram.'' The dep. uty then used his shoulder as a bat tering ram and forced the door, fall ing Into the room. Mrs, Hearst was but half dressed and rushed down the aisle serenmlng. He then went to the toilet room adjoining the stute-room and kicked violently. Hearst appear ed and accepted the service. "'' ; The suit was filed at 11 last night and Is based upon the- statements of Hert that Haskell Is the agent of the Standard OH company, resultiug In Haskell's reslguatlon as democratic campaign treasurer. . A LOSS OF 200 LIVES Threatening Town' After Town, and Frequent Corroboration of Heta While Fugitives lice Arc Burned to 5 It Is thought that when the whole story ot the fire becomes known, it will prove to be the most appalling in the history of this part of the country. There Is practically no hope for 200 refugees on the wrecked train In the burning forest N . One refugee , who arrived here to day says that but few escaped, and corroborated the report that nearly the whole population of' Mets perish ed. Arthur Lee, a fireman, and Wil liam Lee, a brakeman, John Klnveln, an engineer, 'are known to be dead. They remained and tried to put the train on tho track while the refugees fleed. It Is reported the flames over took the train crew and burned them to death. , . , Cheboygan, Mich., Oct 16. Flame have destroyed Bolten, in addition to Mets.' Pulaski Is threatened. The loss of life must be heavy. Reports received later this afternoon confirm the story that ; !0 J wee : burned to death in the forest 1 Calumet .. Mich., Oct II. Brush fires are raging over the entire Cop per country In northern Michigan, and the Keewenaw peninsula. . Several small towns are threatened. The In habitants are battling with the flames. The entire timber country between! Calumet and Lake Superior Is burning. - ; More "Boys" Oat Hunting. . Spokane, Oct. 16. Clifton Warner, aged 17, la the latest victim of a hunt ing trip. Accompanied by two com panions, he was standing on a log In the vicinity of his home In Colvllle, yesterday, when he slipped. An In stant later a cartridge In Warner's ri fle exploded. He fell, exclaiming-: "Boys," I'm shot." The bullet pierced his heart, killing htm almost Instantly, TIFT HE HIS MAGAZINE PUBLISRES CONCLUSIVE-LETTERS ON MATTER' New York, Oct 16. An announce ment was made today by Hnmpton's "Broadway Mugnalnc," that it will . publish In its November number, a letter from Roosevelt to Taft, and an other from Taft to, Roosevelt, relative to the presidential nomination, la which the president declined to advise Taft as to what course to take. The Tsft tetter expressed profurence for, the supreme bench, but saying the circumstances seemed to have ' lm-' posed upon him the trust that he could not disregard. Roosevelt told Taft of strong arguments against him la tak ing the Justiceship because he thought Taft had the best change ot bclrg nominated for the presidency. The letter says In conclusion: "No one cany with wisdom advise you." SELECT!