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FT t 4 y L X. ir -rS A ' " JK S . .. jf t, V . (i 7 1 r ? i : I f VOLUME VIU. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 108. NWMBEU 20. NN Ja A t :i i i; i. TaSted DEPARTMENT will dig f, DEEPER IX DANK DEAL, J St. Louis Man Will Tako Charge or Bonk-r-Is Now on His Way to La Grander-Government Will ' Prose cute Scriber, Says ReportNew Man Well Versed In Banking Business- No Anaouneemeat Received ' Here last Evening of Appointment. The appended j dispatch uf taken rom ue uregonian or. yesterday Jmprning. It thrOWS llKht on tha'an. ' local Institution to displace Mr. Gafch, f. who asked to be relieved, and cornea directly from, the comptroller of tht i i 'currency: , - I Oregonlan News Bureau, Washing ton. Oct. !. Bank Examiner Claude lnin affoi TirAltmtruirv Af amlnatlnn I of the books and papers of the Far mers & Traders National tank of La Grande, which was recently closed, reports to the comptroller of the currency that he found assets whose face value aggregates 1166,231, while he unearthed liabilities to the extent of $213,516. In other words, the bank Is short at least $47,284 through the embezzlement of Cashier J .W. Scriber. ,. Mr.. , Gatch's report Is preliminary and does not pretend to represent the exact condition of the bank' at the time It was cldsed. There will have to be further probing to determine whether or not there are outstanding llali! (ties not yet discovered, and until this examination is' completed affinal report cannot be made. ' ' T Receiver to Dig Deeper. Walter Neldner, of St. Louis, who for many years has been employed with natlonak bank receivers and is familiar with their business, has been t appointed permanent receiver of the defunct La Grande bank and is now en his way to La Grande from Arizo na. He will confer 'with Mr. Gatch, the temporary receiver, . and learn from him everything thus far discov ered with regard to the bank's condi tion and Scrlber's forgeries, and will then take active charge of the bank's affairs. , The Treasury department never makes public reports of bank exam ; mers, and particularly regards as con- Xldential reports on banks that have gone Into the hands of receivers. For this rpason no Information can be ob tained from the comptroller as to the exact nature or extent of Scrlber's op erations, other than shown above. He forged numerous negotiable papers, It ia understood, but how many, on what names or for what amounts can E III OTHER PBOMlNEK T MEN ODD 'FELLOWS : Two hundred Odd .Fellows and Re eahs, returning delegates from, the Idaho grand lodge, were In this city thl" doming long enough to visit the Sxhlblt hall and take breakfast.' The Agates were residenta of northern lduho ad had been in attendance at grand lodge at Boise. They all ex ,ftw'fl themselves as. greatly pleased the exhibit and what little they re able to see of our ( . city. , Jhe 'Iffate were being transported home A upecjal train and from all ap-'-r. nces the trip was being inade a fclly joyous one. ' tremor Gooding Prnent. Among the delegates present was Pernor Gooding, who waa a dele J1 from his home lodge. The gover r seemed to' be enjoying the trip as Uch M y of the delegates. He JJW that If there was any one place "'" he felt more at home than at COVERNQR COODINC UN not be learned. . Prepare lor Prosecution. The report of Mr. Catch and the subsequent report of Mr. Neldner will be turned over to the department of Justice to assist them in Instituting criminal proceedings against the cash ier. That is an additional reason why Information bearing on the case is treated as confidential. Notwithstand ing that Scriber has confessed his guilt, the department intends to pre pare for prosecution, for It Is possible he may change his mind and plead not guilty. Should he "do so, the ln-; formation collected by . the treasury agents will be necessary for the prose cution. . - '.. ' ' Th first intimation of the appoint ment to reach Mr. Gatch was the dis patch read In ' the Oregonlan last night ; He is acquainted with Mr. Neldner, however, and' Is loud In his praise of the man's ability. Receiver Gatch this afternoon re ceived .notification that his resigna tion had been accepted and his suc teeor haa oeen appointed and was on his way. PANAMA SCANDAL SUBJECT OP FUTURE INVESTIGATION. Ralney or tlWnols Will Ascertain if Tart's Brother Had Hand In Panama Steal or Several Millions Thinks President Roosevelt Ought to Know Members. ' ' Chicago,, Oct.. 23, An Investigation by congress of the alleged Panama ca nal purchase scandal will be demand ed by Representative Ralney of Illl-J nols, at the opening of congress on December 1, according to a statement made today. "The president," said Ralney, "ought to be able to tell whether or not his brother-ln-Jaw, or Taft's brother were interested in the American syndicate which succeeded in getting control of securities in the Panama canal company, involving sev eral million dollars. The president ought to know who the members of the American syndicate were. The country Is entitled to know about It, and I Intend to see that It Is made public." . Bed Springs Stretched. Old springs made good as new. Dan't throw thm away. W. H. Ricks with his new patented Unlersal Ted Spring stretcher, guarantees Ms work Will only bo 'n Grand" one week. Phone him at I.onde Vu..ey housn, and he will call. Work ) ue at ya ir home. Machines fir al4 10-23-29 WITH E in TUN OF IHO IN TIE CITY another, If was at an Odd Follows' grand lodge. State Candidate Along. T J. Taylor,' one of the leading edi tors and politicians, was aUjp among the number. Mr. Taylor Is a candi date on the republican ticket for the office of' state auditor, and says that though a good Odd ' Fellow would naturally be somewhat timid regard ing political matters at an Odd Fellow mf-etlnr. he felt safe In sAylns that he Uileved the brothers would make no mistake In placing him In the office for which he has allowed bis friends to nominate him. Like the governor, Mr. Taylor, seemed to he thoroughly at home. air. Taylor was accompan ied by his wife, who has no hesitancy In saying that aha believes her hus band is the exactly the proper man for the place. ' inn r mi nnror uniL Lununtoo fTO PftOBESCAHDAL HAS UK III A SERIOUS OLE IUSGEN STIRS UP MESS IN DEMOCRATIC RANKS. Demands Name of 3300,000 Contribu tor Open Letter Printed Throwing Mack and Haskell Into Bad Light Bryan Has' a Bad Set of Friends in Taggart, Sullivan and Others : Says Chairman Mack is Habitual liar, Not to Be Tnwtcd. ' J Toledo, O., Oct 23. The request for the name of the contributor of $300, 000 to the campaign fund of democ- letter, addressed to W. J, Bryan by Hlsgen, the Independence candidate, printed here. It denies Roosevelt Is the author of the charge of a donation from the Standard Oil.; It declares the question demands a letter, because the people are , wondering as to the contributor. Hlsgen said , he would rather explain the situation to Mana ger Mack, of the democratic commit tee,, and stated he made a deliberate misstatement about the contribution, and thaKhe did not have the money. The letter says It is hard to tell when Mack is telling the truth. Reviews Haskell Case, Hlsgen' reviews the Haskell charges in the letter. ' He says Haskell and Mack are bad eggs from the same bas ket, and closes by saying Bryan Is un fortunate in the choice of friends, re ferring to Senators Bailey, McLaurln, Roger SulllvatfTTom Taggart and J. W. Kern.' Bryan has denied that such a fund as $3E0,O0O "existed. ' The denials are supported, by Mack's statements. SNOW IN CANADA. Transportation Demoralized by Heavy Snowstorms Tills Week. Winnipeg, Oct. 23. One of the worst snowstorms known in this sec tion Of Canada at this time of the eyar, is 'raging. Transportation la completely demoralized. There have been no trains from the east today. At many places the snow is 10 feet deep. IT LIST NOUn TO WIN CM! San Francisco, Oct. 23. A whirl wind campaign In a special train car rying nearly every democrat of prom inence In the state, was arranged to day by the democratic state central committee, for the last week of . the campaign.' Theodore A. Bell and J. D. Phelan, the former mayor of San Francisco, wlll .be the principal speak ers. ;..''" ' ','' '. The' democratic leaders expect the tour to carry the state for Bryan, de spite the normally large republican majority. . The train will leave Red Bluff Monday morning. All presiden tial electors will travel on the spe cial. Nominees to. congress and dif ferent legislative districts will travel on the train within the limits of their respective districts. . la Desperate Fight With Whale. ' -Belllngham, Oct. 23. In a desperate fight with a whale, six Indian fisher men narrowly escaped losing their Uvea In Belllngham bay today.: Prom a rowboat they attacked the whale in an attempt to kill IC While It flop ped; It upee.t the boat, throwing the occupants lnto,the, water. Two were rendered unconscious from the blows of the whale. Comrades rescued them later,, ENCUND CASE F O K & N7S OFFER OP . 10300 FINALLY ACCEPTED. Jury tn Case of E. S. Brasol Vs. ,0. R, 9t N Where Damages to the Amount "or $25,000 Were Asked, Brings In a Verdict for the Defendant Last Night Trial of George Lewis on This Afternoon Charged With Rob bing a Freight Car. Last night the verdict of the Jury In the JSase of E. S. Brasel vs. the O. R. & N. company, wherein the plaintiff m4 'AAA - . U4...U. received while In their service, brought In a sealed verdict and when court opened this morning the verdict read in favor of the defendant England Case Compromised. Yesterday it , was reported that a compromise was being attempted in the case of Charles England, who Is suing the O. R. & N. for damages to the amount of $50,000 for injuries re ceived. Those who were . keeping a close watch on the case wondered what effect the England case the Jury ver dict in the Brasel case, would ', have. Whether or not It had any many never be known, but. within 10 minutes af ter the Brasel verdict was announced, the attorneys in the England case ad vanced before the . court and stated the case had been settled out of court. It being understood that the amount paid Mr. England by the - company was"$650dL,; -L . . The unexpected withdrawal of the England ae!rAther took the court, by sHirpfise.v and "lt"re(iTi!red a few mo ments to adjust matters so that the least time would be 'lost In setting other cases. The Jury was dismissed until 1:30, this afternoon, when .the case of the State vs. Lewis, who Is be ing held on a charge of robbing a box car. ' .. I ,' Evans and Ross were arraigned on the charge of larceny near Elgin, and entered a plea of not guilty, and the Ross case was set for next Wednesday. Evans asked, the court to appoint an attorney to defend him, which will be done, ' Slip FOR TIT ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP WILL: BE . SENT OVER THE Washington, Oct. 23. At a meeting today It was decided that the entire Roosevelt cabinet will take the stump for Taft next week, and Join actively in the campaign In his behalf. Root will speak in Cincinnati, Toledo and New York .Postmaster General von Meyer will speak In Ohio and New Jersey. Metcalf goes to West Vir ginia, Secretary of War Wright will speak at Baltimore. Secretary Cor telyou will be In New York Thursday night. Bonaparte, Garfield, , Wilson and Straus will continue their present tours. Long Rolay Race. Tacoma, Oct. 23. Plans are per fected for a .great relay race from American Lake to the Y, Ur C. A. building In this city, a distance of 12 miles, on Saturday afternoon. Three picked teams of 12 men each will en ter. ,.'. ... ' : v Bank VaaUa Robbed. Llnooln, Neb.,-Oct 23 The vaults of the State hank at Hartwcll were dynamited today by yeggmen, who es caped wl'h ?W0. ' ' , I DISPOSED 1IET WILL Escape Drowning In. Collision. Seattle. Oct. 23. Three men nar rowly escaped death In a, collision be tween the ferry boat West Seattle aid the tug Ruth, In the bay this morn ing. Passengers In the ferry boat' were panic-stricken.' The Impact was' not great because of slow speed. Three men who were standing tn the bow of the tug narrowly escaped being caught in the crash. ' Kern Jr. Is Improved. - Indianapolis, Ind Oct, 23. The condition of J. W. Kern Jr., is slightly improved today. The candidate re fuses to leave the bed until all dan ger Is past.. " 1 " Dies From Burns. i Tacom. , Oct. 23. Her clothes catching fire while bending over a stove, Mrs. Sarah. R. Cory, aged (2, was burned last night and died this morning. Her son extinguished the flames. The woman inhaled the flames as they were leaping abouH: her head. V C1ICES WILL : I APPEASE EXTENSIVE CHANGES TO BE MADE IN NEAR FUTURE. Adcook & Frlttf Building Will Have Its Front llemodi-lcd at Coiuddcra hie Expense Rulaton Building is About to L'ndergo General Sprucing Up Start Work at Oucc i " Improvements that will mean -the outlay of considerable sums 6f money and go f& t$tt,d flying1 dams aye nue a metropolitan city air, are about to be commenced. 'The buildings to profit Is the store front of the build ing formerly occupied by Adoook and Fiitts and the Pennington & Co. store. The former will be transformed to such an extent that the front will be very modern In every, respect. The entrance will remain on the Adams avenue side, but the doors will be set well back, making room for an angu lar entrance way. The sides are to be' plate glass and the show window behind the plate will also be modern in every detail. The background will be paneled and highly finished. The cost of this Improvement will be con slderable. The carpenters will be put to work In a few days, that Penning ton & Co. can move in with the least possible delay. - ' Additional Improvements, An Improvement no less expensive Is one that is' planned by the Newlln Drug company. The building now occupied by the Pennington company will have Its lower floor entrance (Continued on page 3 ) ISLAND CITY WAREHOUSE IS DOME KIDDLE LEFT TODAY FOR TCU3 OF" THE MICDLEAEST TO EUI MACHINERY : FOR TIE HEW MILL The spacious ad substantial ware house for the use of the Island City Flourllif; Mill company,. has been com pleted, all but the painting. The work was completed Monday morning and the building now stands as the' first to rise out! of the ruins of the late fire, It Is 120x(0 feet and II feet In height. It Js substantially built ' ' Kiddle Goea Kat Today. Ed Kiddle took his departure this morning for Spokane from, where he poes to rnre'ips maMfery for the nw fiourtnr mill, vet existing on pa per only. lie will go to Knnwis CHy, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and points In Illinois before returning. Durng Warming Vp tor Races. New ,York, OctN it. Two dosen of the fastest racing automobiles In the world are swerplng around the great Long Island course today In the last vpn- c T 0 III LUUItJ AOEIiICA FOR 1 WILL CEASE INVASION OF PACIFIC IF POSSIBLE. Vboount Makes Notable Declaration in Speech at American Fleet Rwi Uon No Farther Invasion of ' Pa oi:io if the United State Will Ex pand It, Navy to be Amply Protec tiveGreat Rwoptlons on Every " Turn for Fleet, . Toklo, Oct 2S. That Japan wel comes the strong American fleet in the Pacific ocean as a guarantee of places more vessels in tht Pacific, J a- . pan will cease Its policy of naval ex pansion, looking to the United State'' to prevent war, was the statement made tonight by Viscount Kaneko In ' a notable, speech before the Ameri can Friends society. He said: "A powerful naval force Is necea- , sary to maintain peace in the Pacific." Admiral Sperry bid farewell to To klo this afternoon, going to Yokoha ma. He was represented at the recep tion by Admiral Emory. A reception to the 'American fleet and officers aboard Admiral Togo's famous flagship " was the feature ' of the night's celebration In Yokohama. Sperry was the guest of. honor. The fleet sails Sunday Instead of Saturday. The last function of the fleet visit will be a reception by Sperry aboard the Connecticut .In Yokohama bay. POINTS TO TAFT. blraw YoteinUur.wb Gives Sid Taft 1 Enormous jMaJorlty., Chicago, III., Oct. 28. A straw vote conducted by the Chicago Record Herald, Judge Kohlsaat's paper, today gives Taft a plurality of over 178,000 In Illinois, ifoosevelt carried that state by 30!C59. .' - V" . Georgia Mob Wants Blood. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 23. A mob sur rounded the Jail at Llthonla today, threatening to burn Charles Mlchlch, a negro, who killed Deputy Sheriff Peck Sunday. He was captured after a desperate fight. The negro 'was cut 15 times. About to Give IT Search. Tacoma, Oct. 23. Hope of find ing Fred W. Kloeber and Julius Kum mie, who went hunting In the moun tains Monday, was practically', aban doned today. Forty men and four bloodhounds are scouring the country within a radius of 10 miles from the Green River hot springs, but have failed to find any trace. his trip he .will purchase all the ma- ' chlnery requisite In ''the, running of what Is to be an up-to-date mill. As soon as additional specifications re quired In the plans are secured, the mill construction ;Wlll be commenced. Work on ttaindutlon. ' If the weather continues favorabte' through the week, the foundation of the new mill ea the old site will .be commenced. ' Masons are ready to go to work when Indications point to set tled weather.'- Except for preparing' the foundation, nothing '. until Mr. Kiddle haa completed hi tour of the ''middle west. ' derbtlt cup. Taft IlumiiMTliig Away. CrawfordsvUle," Iid Oct. 83. Taftr began his second day of the campaign n Indiana at Brall toloy. ADA mm "-W'.-'n wei.-s h. : r- i" :i i v. i I t : I- i 4 i 5 ( ! U ! i ! r.