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LACIUNDE, CMOS COUNTY, OHEGOJ. MONDAY, XOVEMBEH 23, 1808.
NUMIIEU 10.
HEIlDf ISSUES
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IfiSTSlllftiT
jus notiuxg but pity
, FOB HIS LATE ASSAILANT.
BUilntftlnlus That lie Has Not Llvcd
in Vaiu If Ills Blood Was Spilled to
Dlttiose Hideous - Graft, AssuuUcd
; Prosecutor Issues. His Hmi State
incut Since the Shooting Alms to
Cct at the Roots of the Evil Sown
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. Long Since.
San .Francisco; Nov. 21 Francis J.
Heney today Issued a statement which
said: ; .
I "I humbly thank God for my mirac
ulous escape. It was the corruption
if a man that, leveled a murderous
weapon, but Divine Providence direct
ed the bullet. Henceforth I am con-
. asecrated to a Just enforcement of the
law," to the principle that no man may
"be above the law. In this great hu
man battle against vice and corrup
tion, let no one believe a true source
Is to be found In Individual dynamit
ers, Jury bribers, kidnapers and assas
sins. Their extermination means ulti
mate victory.
r "It ha been a terrible sacrifice,
but If my blood was not shed In vain
"If the ' BHeassln's bullet has suddenly
'.disclosed to the public the hideous
nes? of. the gigantic conspiracy to de
feat the law, then I feel I have not
"lived In vain. , Toward the poor and
wretched Instrument , of this crime I
' m have nothing but pity. , Such beings
aro but bubbles emanating from a pool
Ipt filth that has been years In the
wo must reap the harvest. Let us be
satisfied with nothing but the roots."
Lutlmu Keaehcs Fri.co Jan. ,
Alexander S. Lathan, for. Ions a
missing witness sought by the prose-
cutlon In eonnetrlon with, the, trolley
THE LAST WEEK OF THE I
MILL REMNANT SALE .
Lueryinwg in rne
Your Last Chance, So Hurry),:, :
READ THE BURGMHS,
$9.00 Furs, each J. .'. . .
Saxony Yarn, each
Wool Booties, a pair , .
11.00 Fascinators, each
$2.50 Knit Skirts, each
Table Linen Remnants.
$5c Hankerchiefs, each
$3. 50 Hhoea
$5.03
.3',ic
. . 20c
..48c
$1.(9
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..lSe
82.87
2Ar
. . .le
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...le
15
Rockford Sox, pair
Hooks and Eyes, a card .
Pearl Buttons, a dozen . .
Paper Pins, a paper ....
$7.00 Wool Blankets, a pair
SS.93
75c Stocking Caps, each ..
Men's Work Shirts, each
$2.50 Men's Pants, a pair
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$1.59
"Satisfaction of Your Money Back"
graft ease, and who was caught In
Portland, arrived here yesterday and Is
now In Jail, lie was Ituefa chuuf-
feur. It was charged that he wajj,
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1..,s.jTj . ir.m lit, VtnlTC
rAftd'to -.toaycJir u.ai lit XAJOtrj,
not testify la the bribery charges
against Ruef.
Inquest Brings ou TJM.
" The Inquest over the remains of Mor
ris Haas, who attempted to assassin
ate Heney, was enlivened today by a.
tilt between Chief of Police Blggcy and
Assistant District Attorney Ward. Big
gey declared he forbid the detective,
Burns, to see Haas In jail because he
was District Attorney Langdon's su
perior. Ward insisted that the chief
was under Langdon.
Chauffeur Startles. Kucf Trial.
Ruef, charged with offering a bribe
to former supervisors to secure a vote
for the passage or the overhead trol-
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lUS FROM MEXICO TO ICS
ANGELEB TO LEARN HIS FRTE
Los Angeles, Nov. 13. After walk
ing most of the way from Hermoslllo,
Mexico, to Los Angeles, to learn what
disease afflicted him, Tremenda Or?
tego, is today on the verge of Insanity
after discovering he is a leper. The
authorities of the county hospital are
preparing to send him to Mr. Isabelle
Wardwell, who recently 'attracted
much attention, across the line into
Mexico, where both contracted the dls-
ease.
Street Car Accident Fatal.
Cleveland, Nov. 23. As the result
of a rear-end collision of street care,
one man is dying and sis are probably
fatally Injured. ' " "
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FflOM EVERY DWARKSUiT I
r.emnants of Ginghams, yd SHjcA
Rrmnants of . Muslin, yd ..4C
Remnants of Lawn, yd Sc
Iiemnants of Percaie, yd , . . - 0e
Remnants of Ducking, yd 7e
$1.60 Shirt Waists, each . .05c
$1.50 ladiis' Hats, each ...2"c
$1.50 Dress Goods, yd ... .3c
$2.50 Sateen Skirts, each $1.50
$3.50 Dress Fklrts," each $1.8tt
$1.50 Blankets, pair $1.10
$2.00 Lace Curtains, a pair $1.18
$1.75 ladies' Felf Slippers. $1 ".0
15c ladles" Hose, a pair . .7ie
18c child's Hose', a pair ... .lie
$1.00 ladles' Underwear each 9c
JEMED LEPER
jsss ETta.flftk. ra3? rial
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ACCUSED OF
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10 FORMAL CHARGE FILED AGAINST F. GABHART ANO -CURTIS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON
ANDERSON'S ASSAILANTS DRESSED LIKE THE ACCUSED
bold Hold-vp committed at midnight ix this .
city by two mex dress ed like gabbaut axd cu11tiss
Anderson Accosted With Demand for
ons Arc Fired Gabbart and Curtlss
IVere Eating Lunch at the Time of
. for' Their Actions That Xlght. .
Flem Gabbart and Bert Curtlss are
spending the day In the city Jail on
an Informal charge of shooting and at
tempting to rob Charles Anderson In
this city early Sunday morning. ' At 2
o'clock today no formal charge or com
plaint had been filed against them. It
Is evident that an attempt was made
to rob Anderson and soma one shot
him., He Is nursing a very sore chin
and a'trlpplcd are as a result of an
encounter with some one, ' According
to Anderson's story two men dressed
In cowboy attire,, pointed a revolver
at him and ordered him to give them
some whisky.' This he refused to do
and then the highwaymen demanded
1,1s money. This request was also de
nied, When thq robbers firod a couple
of shots. One shot struck him in the
chin and the other plowed Its way
through his hand. ,
As the description of the would-be
robbers tallied rather cljaely with that
of Gabbart and Curtlss, the officers
felt Justified in taking them into cus
tody. ;
; ' . Deny the Charge.
The accused men were seen this af
ternoon at the city; Jail and both stout
ly denied any complicity or knowl"',e
of the affair. The claim that they will
be able to establish their Innocence.
They do not deny having been In town
at the time of the hold-up. In fact,
they say that they will be able to ac
count for all of their time from the
hour they came to the city to the time
levy ft one idihi per gest
ASSESSMENT ON ALL SHAREHOLDERS
The shareholders of the defunct
'" pi-mers .& Traders " National bank
.iii'.ft Ktand an assessment of 100 per
:r-t en their tock, according to an
) lie-ill notice from the comptroller of
currency that will be published in
The Observer tomorrow night. In
other words, the shareholders must
pay dollar for dollar of the amount of
stock which thty.held In, the suspend
ed institution. ' : ; .
The eapit.il stock of the bank was
$60, GOO, and as there are less than 23
shareholders, the average assessment
will be heavy. J. W. Scribor was one
WANT A MILE OF
One hundred children are requested
by the Riverside Park association to
Lopen a campaign for a heap of pennies
Just one mile long. The first move In
this splendid movement In which the
children under IS years of age can
help boost the park, will be started this
week, to be spread out to Include every
cliild"in L Grftnoe bet'-nTM ends. Tne
Initial step wilt be for 100 children to
make 10 little bags each and have
them at the W. H.'Bohnenkamp store
by next Saturday evening. The di
mensions called for are 3x4 Inches,
with a utout draw coPd at the top. The
color and material U not specified. If
100 ci'.dren will spend their Thanks-
GUN WORK BUT
TUEY CAN PROVE ALIBI
Whisky Falls to Produce and Wrap
Make Strong Denial, Claiming They
the Shooting fSay The Can- Account
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. the officers arrested thorn In the room
' over the La Grande restaurant. The
I assault Is said to have taken place 20
minutes after midnight' and at this
time the men charged claim they were
eating lunch In the above mentioned
place. The boys were both- dressed
after the manner of cow-punchers and
Anderson Claims that the men who
held him up were dressed tn a1 similar
style. This seems to be about the only
circumstance which In any'Vay con"
nects the prisoners with "the ' charge.
As the crime was committed early Sun
day morning and no'officlal complaint
has been filed, it would see mthat An
derson himself does not ' feel overl
certain that the right men have been
arrested. Other facts may be devel
oped at the; examination before the
Justice of the peace, should there be
one which may throw additional light
upon what now seems to bo rather a
jiysterlous affair. ' Gabbart and Cur
'tlss both admit having been In Ander-
' tttn'a aalnnn fintnr.lijv DVonlnir Anrl
they state that they called there and
took a drink of some sort of beer, and
' Gabbart says he asked him for a bot
tle of whlBky. to take with him to the
mountains, and that Anderson said he
I could not accommodate him as he did
1 not have any wiiisky in his place at
that time. Gabbart says this was early
in the evening and tht they went
' from the saloon to the opera house,
where they remained for the . per-
formance.
of the heaviest stockholders, and as he
is bankrupt. It is only natural to' sup
pose that full payment will not be
made on receiver's claims. But aside
front -Serl be r it Is said that every
shareholder Is well capable of meet
ing -the assessment, though some of
the smaller ones will f'el the .loss of
tin.- ir.oney,
The announcement will stir up u
considerable flurry, it i3 supposed, but
It Is only what has been expected all
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the time.
The paymr nts on this aneessment
ni'ist be met on December 19.
PEilES FOR PARK
giving vuctition In this way, and later
devote themselves' to saving enough
pennies o reach one mile when laid
side by side, they will have done won
ders toward the securing of the new
park that they mar enjoy when
) grown to man and womanhood.
r:ach child should make 10 bags. In
iliw ofrs p!.ed fc? jennies
that are to be donated later by oihers
of their own age. Any association
membership fee for a child will be
applied to their fund later. Get In
line chldlren. and do your part. Tour
parents and the public will rpprcciate
It.
I'um-o Engineer SundtHtgtHl.
Pbsco, Nov. 21. While crosfing the
tracks of the Northern Pacific rail-
tis, Wgltieeri on'swlteh engine No. 1,
080, was saridbsgged and robbed of
$110 at $8.45'' o'clock last evening.
Thus far tho police have been unable
to obtain a clue of the slug artists, but
It Is, thought they . must v have . been
shadowing their victim for some time.
Invito Chamberlain to fcicuk.
Salem, Ore,. Nov. 23. Governor
Goo. E. Chamberlain has been honor
ed by the administration, being Invited
to represent the governor In a speech
at tho opening of the second meeting
of the National Conservation Commis
sion at Washington, December 8. The
others speakers' are President Roose
velt and President-elect Taft. . The
governor received the Invitation this
morning. .. v .
CHOLERA CASES
SPEERY HAS STRENUOUS TIME
WITH CHAGRINED CITIZENS
, Manila, Nov. 23. ;ActIng under or
ders from Washington. Admiral Sparry
today sent a board of surgeons ashore
to Investigate the cholera situation.
Manila people hopo Sperry will change
his mind and allow the men of his
fleet to go ashore. ,
: There is much bitterness toward
Sperry throughout the city, 'The ap
pointment ' of the surgeons Is the re
sult of a complaint ma.de at Washing
ton. It is believed the situation was
misrepresented to the admiral, and
that he will allow the men ashore
when the surgeons report back.
It was announced tba afternoon that
Admiral Sperry had decided to glvc-.lhe
men shore leave and participate In the
parades. There is much rejoicing. Tho
surgeon's report was favorable.
Swallowed Poison for Medicine.'.'
Belllnghain, Nov. 23. Mistaking an
unlabeled bottle of curbolic acid for a
bottle of asthma cure, Mrs. J. P. Mc
Ancny,! wife of a leading hardware
merchant of Blaine, yesterday swal
towed a fatal dose and died a half
hour later. .
Balloon CrosMns Luke Erie.
Canton, O., Nov. 23t The balloon
All American" ascended today In an
effort to cross Lake Erie. Leo Ste
vens Is the pilot. Two passengers, W.
P.. and . A. . H. Tlmken, accompanied
him. The balloon struck a good wind
at a height of 000 feet and started
north quickly. '
New Action In Hansard Fine.
Washlngtno, D. C, Nov. 23. Attor
ney General Bonaparte today filed in
the United states supreme ourti a
petition for a writ of certiorari to re
view the Judgment of the United States
court, of appeals In the' $29,000,000
Standard Oil case under which the
case was remanded for trial.
STOP'riS'"'"'" 1
FIRST COUGH
Tnrly fall coughs often pave the way for many later ones, by set
ting up a chronic Inflammation of the air passages.
Cure the first cough promptly and rightly and you will thus be
taking precautions against liability to later annoyances and danger.
For any kind of a cough at any time, we know of nothing better than
Newlin's White Pine Expectorant
It Is a remedy that we can highly recommend, beeause It cures In
tlst-rlsht-way, atfU its "value nas been Jc.Tirr.sirats'u ij: isntz ul .use.
' . Price 23 and 50 Centa. (
NEWLIN DRUG CO
LA GRANDE; ORE.
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PllACTICALLY XO INTEREST
HAS BEEN MAXIFE8T VET.
Hardly Owe Voter hi live Appear to
Bo Intcre.tod Older Present Con
ditions It Will Be 'a Very Easy Mat '
tcr to Defeut It -IH-feat Sleahs tho"
Bandoiniient of the Beaver Creek
Project Duty of Every CllUeu lo
Vote. '
Election tomorrow. .
Polls open at 9 a. m. ;
Polls close at 5 p. m, '
Usual qualification:
Tomorrow, beginning at 9 o'clock In
the forenoon and continuing until 5
o'clock In the. evening, there will be a-
special election held In this city to de
cide whether the "City of La G.-and
shall amend Its charter and approve
the amendments to the city charter
and the new city charter proposed and
submitted by the council to the people
of the city of La Grande."
Qualifications of Voters.
Every parson qualified to vote at a
state or presidential election provid
ed they have resided in the city thre '
months are eligible to vote tomorrow.
These qualifications require a retl
dnce in the state six mohths, and In
tha City three months. A male cltisin
must be .over 21 years of age and hl
mime appear upon the ; registration;
books at (the office of the county clerk
However, if not so registered and
otherwise qualified, the voter may vote
by procuring six freeholders to swear
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For What might be termed of much
importance to, the future welfare of
this city, very little comment has been
noticed for or against the ' proposed
charter amendment. , Practically th
same proposed charter was defeated,
at a former special eit-etlon. T!n.wasf
brought abont it Is claimed by its
advocates, largely through the neglect
of the voters to turn out, thus glvins
tho opposition the advantage. To those
who have given the matter considera
tion It is quite probable that a similar
result mny follow, provided that there
Is any opposition.
The opposition, If any, that may de
velop tomorrow, will be thoso who are
opposed to the Beaver creek project.
: While, the bonds have ..been. .aold..
there Is little question but what they"!
will be docllned If the proposed new
charter does not become effective.
There Is no excuse why every voter
In the elty does noj know what the
new charter contains. It lius been
published in the press and In pamph
let form and tho city has done every
thing iwlthln its power to let the peo
plo iknoV what the proposed charges
are. ' If the ienple turn out and vote,
then every one will have done his duty
and wo will abide by the result,
Circuit Judge Knowles, District At
torney Jvanhoe and Court . .Reporter
Hanna returned from Wallowa county
this .afternoon.. They have spent t
weeks there holding circuit court.
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