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W9 (K'i rA : OREGON, 'FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 190S. 4 f : itwrn':rnii ::". J - .' ' ' t vnf.i-MJ? VIII.. I - La GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS OSWALD WEST IN TIE Ell! Oil OEPOT IJSPKIIM ACTION ON STOCK YARDS Can force 0, J, 4 1 to . Depot Immediately MAY TAKE INITIATIVE AND . DEMAND A NEW DEPOT 1IEKE. Commissioner West Will Be. In La Grande All Pay and This Evening lo Personally Inspect the Adequacy of the Depot Futilities Intimated That Commission Will Act If No Citizen or local Body Dot En couraging News. That the railroad commission of Oregon la determined to aid the city and public of La Grande In securing adequate .depot facilities, Is the en couraging status of the depot question In La Grande today. Oswald West, one of the Oregon railroad commis sioners. Is In the city today and he will Inspect carefully all phases of the cramped quarters at the O. R. & N. 'depot. He will be at the depot on the arrival of the Wallowa train; he will te there "when Nod tomes -In, and what he sees will be reported to the commission. The commission has met with success In its unofficial requests of the O. R. & N. company, and many Improvements have been made In var ious portions of the state without the legal procedure prescribed by the commission laws of the state. By taking the matter up with the general 4.HmP'K- Atwavz Snrnpfhinn Doina at t the Fair Store. Get in the habit of watching this space Just recieved a full new line of ladies v California Wool Sweaters YARH OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS QOlfid AT LESS THAN v ; ONE-HALF, PRICE V 3omestic Saxony i Imported Saxony Germantown . . . . SViic skrtn .9Mc skein .12c skein Oregon Knit Wear i t 65c $i.25-f.75 $1.00 $2.25 Knit .Ladles- Children Baby Facinatcrs Shawls - Knit Carriage Sale Price Sale Price Leggin gs Robes 23c ea. 69c ea. 59c ea. saiePrUe $1.12 t "Satisfaction or Y SM1R : day here. It Is believed the desired end 111 be reached without further steps of a legal nature. No one knows bet ter than the commission that the de- pot facilities In this city And In all tow mv KQfqunitti as trie rwuurg twiu equipment of the O. K. & N. Is near unto perfect . , ' Will Kcyort to Conunlxnloa. The other members of the commis sion will listen In a few days to the report of the commissioner who Is In La Grande today. As the commission laws prescribe that the commission can Itself file the complaint. It Is likely (Continued on page 8.) MANY OREGON COUNTIES HAV E OFFICIAL COUNT. Oregon Rapidly Gaining Official ' Counts In Late Election Ohio Will Gle Taft a Plurality of Seventy. three Thousand, ' According to Late Estimates Hlsgen Runs a Low Score in All Reports From Oregon Precincts. : . , Reno, Nev., Nov. 6. Complete un official returns from Nevada give Bryan a plurality of 600. Marlon County Officially. Salem, Ore., Nov. 6. The official count of Marion county gives Taft 3, 786;. Bryan. 2203; Debs 275; Chafin 301, and Hlsgen 5. Complete But Unofficial. Corvaliis, Nov. 6. Complete though unofficial returns .Jn . Benjon county! are"Ti-ft 1184; Bryan 773., , Pendleton, Nov. 6. Official count in Umatilla county: Taft 2336; Bryan 1569; Debs 180; Chafin 110; Hlsgen 3. Ohio for Taft by 73,000. Columbus, p., Nov. 6. The repub lican state committee this afternoon estimates Taf fs plurality in Ohio at 73.000.' "' ' - ; ' Spanish Yarn . Shetland Floss Ice Wool . . 12c skein . 7J4c skein . . .lie ball'. at Bargain Price? our Honey Back" nmuuger, after Mr. Wtst has spent BRYAI1 CARRIED HEVAQABY 600 SWRti - i FIFTEEN MS Fl DEFAULTER '. it ANOTHER INSTANCE OF HOW MIGHTV CAN FALL. ' ' ' ' Ills rnriuer in Crime StnniU Uiwea tcwed as Yet Morse Takes Ht PuuL-Jiment UnfUnclilURly W1U Go to Atlanta Federal Prison Crowd Cheer Curtis When He Leaves Court Fallen One Was Once a Man of Great Influence. ' New Tork, Nov. 6.--C. W. ; Morse, until a few months ago an lice king and prominent In the financial world. a this morning sentenced to 15 years in prison. The sentence in the case of Alfred Curtis, a former pres ident of the tank of North America, was suspended. The men misappro priated funds of the bank andfalsl fled the records. ' . Morse and Curtis aro:e la the Tombs prison at 6 this morning, ate a hearty breakfast and appeared In court at 8. ; Mrs. Morse greeted, her husband calmly, neither showing any emotion.- The greeting of cunts Dy - his wife was different, as she Is a: Gompers defended his course In sup complete nervous wreck. ; ,. porting Bryan and declared he will TakcM Sentence Unflinchingly. (answer his critics from the floor of Morse did not flinch vJhen the sen-' the convention. ., A hot fight is ex tenee was passwd. . His .tee .'allowed pected at Denver. . lttle expression, as with his wife and counsel he conversed In the marshal's office until nocn, when he returned to the Tombs. Morse will serve his time In ' the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. '.. ' j Was Power A.nong Rich. Morse ranked among - the richest ani most poworfuUmon. la 2Zw York,' In tne summer of last year he reach ?d the height of his career, when hej jofctrolled practically all ., the coas-i wise steamship lines on the Atlantic, j j n was directcr and president of many big companies, and belonged to the Metropolitan, Union League and University cjuba. His home 'was 8 Fifth avenue palace. . Cnrtis It Cheered.'. Curtis was cheered by hundreds us he left the piistofflce building where the court is located, with his wifei and hurried home.' ; Leniency for Curtb. Judge Hough, in passing' sentence declared Curtis was under the Influ ence of a stronger mind. He said Curtis' efforts . to reform condition? were blocked by tne mum buuiik board of directors. ' , ( ' The room was crowded when th Judge took his seat When 1 he an that If the pending report Is so urgent tcontlnued on page ) " "" '" ' '' ' ' " " ; ; ' I, - . - ' .': ! y- - r '.' " '., w,. ''.. - . i r ' ' . r n --. - . r ' t . v ' ' ' ' w; :' r- .- -. t ...' .. ... . . v.. ''";.: r, . . ., ,. . ,. ;'.-.-, t .. , . ' ' ' . .'-. !; '-.":,'"" .! '" .v-.v- : : - ....... . , . r.-i"..f.---V.-. " ' . ..; , , . ;.. . j ' -.'. . . '- " . ' . ' ' . . . . : , . -,, '' " .'.-. ' Jonathan Eourne. senior United tes senator from Oregon, who , Is on Ms way eat to spend two eoks with President-elect William Taft lie Is a puost of local lea Jin,,' republicans of La Grande today. . WILL NO TBE A SEEKER - FOR HIS OFFICE AGAIN. Is Ou His Way to Denver Where a Hot Ughl Is Espected Will Aiwtver Ills Crltles iVom floor of Dciuer Contention Other Labor Organis ations Agree Gompers Overstopijod Authority in Bringing Federation . Into tfko Limelight. ' Washington. Nov. 6. Before leav ing today to attend the annual con vention of the American Federation of Labor at Denver, President Sam uel Gompers declared he Is no candi date for re-election. '' "I am not a candidate for re-election." said Gompers, "but if I am not active as president, I shall take, my position la the rank and file of labor." John W, Hayes, grand master work man of the Knights of Labor, which is not affiliated with the federation, declared today that Gompers and his associates exceeded his authority In Tomorrow's KaMorn Games. Harvard vs. Carlisle Indians a t Cambridge. Yale vs. Brown at New Ha ven.': : -, ... ' .... - ' Pennsylvania vs. Lafayette at Philadelphia. ; V-': t :. Plnceton vs. y Dartnouth ' at New York City. Cornell vs. Arnherst at Ithaca.. Annapolis vs. Vlllanova at An napolis. - " '.-..:'''. V West Point ys. Springfield T. 8. at Wes Point -: , . , ; .', Minnesota vs. ' Wisconsin , at Minneapolis'.. ' . ' ' Michigan vs. Kentucky State at Ann Arbor. . ' .. ; Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt at Nashvilln. V ',."''' Georgia Tech vs. Auburn at Atlanta. ., " ; ' 4 KauMM Rank CXtwco. Arkar.aas City, Kas.,Nov. 6. Th Cltlren & Farmers State bank, regsirded as one of the strongest In this section, closed today pending an investigation by examiners. There Is no ex planation. .. CONCOCT A NEW DKINIC. Old Soldiers Mlt Glnr ami Pure Al culivl With Telling EffM-t. Loa Anneloa. Nov. inneloa, Nov. . Jamaica. In I tne JaWt iiiuM MUtu UiHik 41 k of the woods. Officials of S&wtelle, where the old soldiers home is locat ed, have learned the soldiers purchase enough ginger for 20 cents to get a lag lasting JO days. They are trying to stop the sals. , It is claimed the drink Is killing oft the old soldiers at a rapid rate. They mix the glngor with pure alcohol. PAT IA VLYIfi WRITES TO OLD FRIEND AT MUSKOGEE ABOUT STORY, La Grande Booster Manager Who Dis appeared From Seaule and Was Thought Dead or Mysteriously Dls. appeared, Writes to Oklulionia From San FranciMco Says Ills Death Re. port Was Onerally Exaggerated lias Gold Property. A Wichita, Kan., paper prints the following . of , deep Interest to La Grande people: :' . .. m Muskogee, Okla., Oct. ti. Recently a report was circulated to the effect thatPat Lavey, former; president of fuBkogee, had committed suicide in the west. . The rumor spread to San Franlcsco, where it reache the ears of Mr. Lavey himself, and since he feeling very much alive he hastened to Indite a proUt W4ils frimd...Cap. tain Ira L. Reeves of Muskogee, In A'hlch he declares In the memorable language of Mark Twain that the "re port of his death Is greatly exagger ated.". - Mr, Lavey protest against his earthly enrcer having been shortened unknown to the party most interested Is as follows: ' " "San Francisco, Cal,,.' "October 12, 1908. ' ' "Dear Captain; R Is true that I left my hotel In Seattle, Wash., and that I was suffering with a bad arm at the time, but I was drinking noth ing stronger than water, because the surgeon had forbidden any drinking. Desldes I have not taken a, drink of whisky since I left Muskogee, and "I left my hotel early la the eve ning Instead of at 2 a. m. From the hotel I went to the home of my physi cian and from there down town, where I met an old friend who was on his way to Mexico for what he said was to be a two weeks' trip. He Insisted on my . accompanying him. The steamer for Ban Francisco and Los Angeles was due to leave port In lesfe than 30 minutes, so 1 called a me;eu ger boy and sent word to the hotel people. to store my stuff until my re- i Conunued on page S.) ! . MAIN SI A O Drug Stcie your Elbovj By use of your telephone and our free delivery system we are almost as near to you as thnugh we occupied the adjoining building. , . We' are developing this portion of our bus'nef g nil ti.u ti.tsi atid new and permanent friends by the prompt and satisfactory way, we hun-1 MAIN 8-7 die telephone orders. If you can't coma, portion of our stock sent to you. , If it's a will both send for it medicine. Newiin MAIN E I AIlEsaa HIS SECRETARY JOHN Cr ALSO HERE FOR THE DAY EAST TO PLAY GOLF Secretary of Republican Leape Comes With Bourne - and Young DOUBTFUL ABOUT SUP- s . , '.' POSED SPECIAL SESSION. Affirms All United States Looks to Oregon In the Matter of Modern LeglHlation On Ills Way to Spew Two Weeks With Taft at Hot Springs Senator a True Booster of the" . First Order Comments on Value of Nevr Laws. ; . ' J. United States Senator Jonathan ' Bourne, acoompanled by his privat secretary, John C. Young, and seCre-. : tary of the Oregon State Republican league, Charles B. Merrick, arrived this jnorning from Portlund. Upon reaching the state several weeks ago from Washington, Senator Bourne promised his friends that he would return to La Grande before re turning east. He is now on his way to Hot Springs, In Virginia, where ho has been Invited by Mr. Taft to spend, ' the t. two weeks with h!m, piaylng golf., Senator Bourne' states that both have promised not to talk politics dur ing the entire period, but to have a nice, quiet little vlblt ' Senator Bourne was not so sure that an extra session, would be called im mediately following the Inauguration, but this matter would be duly con sidered during the closing weeks of the ap'pronehlng congress. In. the matter of our new law, enti tled the "Corrupt practice act," Sen ator Eourne expressed his utmost sat isfaction and then praised at length ' Oregon laws In general. . He remark-' ed that the first few weeks he was in Washington,, he received over ,100 Invitations to speak on the Initiative and referendum and the direct pri- . . - ..... ... ... , . . these, invitations came from New Jer sey.; ' ." .-' :"' "' " In his enthusiasm, Senator BoMrno- stated that In his opinion the advanc ed position that Oregon has taken wjll result in securing more population of the desirable kind than all of tho money that t bIng spent along ad-- vertlslng lines. ' 1 : Senator Bourne Is tjulte a booster himself, and he is of the opinion that the next few years Oregon will see? such development following the elee- 'Continued on pave H.I 8-7 -Y'V:',:','- ' z 1MAIN 8-7 'phone, and that you need will t prescription, w and deliver the Drug Co. 8-7 . f- ' i-