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"I r . LA CRANDE, UWIOK COtTNTT. OREGOX. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER, 27, 1908. NUMBER 4. VOLUME VUL 5f iY f a s i i -v m rrm v a. a- -v r UNCOVEft VEIL OF FORMER UNDERSTUDY TELLS ENTIRE INNER WORKINGS. Ruef Ulgh-IIaiided Manipulations ... " Laid Bare ly a Former Supervisor Ills Story Dlstloecw the Extent or ...... - r i -." Ruef's Power Insisted Board of Su pervisors Contribute Money to De fray Trial Expenses When Ruel Was First Indicted, San Francisco, Nov. 87. For the Xlrot time In the progress of the graft trials of Abe Ruef on a charge of at tempting to bribe Supervisor J. J. Fu rey for a vote on the passage of the trolley ordinance, the curtain veiling Ruefi absolute dominance over the supervisor's board waa , drawn today. Andrew Wilson, a former supervisor. : and later a Ruer railroad commission er, told the story of the Inner workings of the raft machine on the stand. Wilson, who was once Indicted after being promised immunity, controvert ed Ruefs claims that not himself, but "'Big Jim" Gallagher, -' his lieutenant and go-between, was master . of the .boodling board. Wilson recounted the 'tutturrrnen at me neiirni oi ma ouner, told Him, should Gallagher attain the coveted place of superior Judge, he, Ruef, desired Wilson to succeed to the . vacant place of the lieutenant Wil son said he declined the offer. ' On the night of Ruefs seizure of the office of the district .attorney, and the subsequent ousting "of Francis J. Heney, Ituef consulted with Attorney Ach, and Gallagher. Later Ruefs of fice boy took a message, notifying him "Heney's reply, Recording to the of fice boy, was, 'Tell. Ruef to go to hell!'" Wilson said when Buu' wasfirBt Indicted he insisted that the super visors contribute $100 toward the de fense fund. ' Take Lamiiliere to renltentlary. Laporte, Ind., Nov. 27. Ruy Lamp here, the hired man employed by Belle Gunness, who was convicted of firing the Gunness homestead, burning to death Mrs. Gunness and three children, was taken to Michigan City today to sorve an indeterminate sentence. Experimenting Again. ,, Additional experiment was made with a fire whistle today, but there was little more success than with the last one, which was a. complete failure. The machinists installing the new fire alarm will "stay wlthitl.until the whistle Is perfected. B. M. Rounsavell, one of Wallwoa's leading merchants, stopped off this morning for a few hours' visit with old time friends. Mr. Rounsavell Is en route home from Portland, where he has been transacting business the past few days. PORTLAND BOY A SAFE C UD 0F.17 ftDMITS HE AIDOTHERS WERE OFTEN SUCCESSFUE Portland. Nov. J 7. The police drew more startling statements from Gus Johnson, aged 17. and a prisoner, who confessed he and Charles Johnson, and James Floyd were responsible for winy fe-eracklns 1v 5hroughnit Oregon recently. Over his own signa ture he told how he robbed a store at Nyssa. Ore., and stole a large quan tity of Jewelry. The pogtoffice au thorities are Interested, because It Is thought the prisoners are Implicated In the recent postoffice robberies. ' UK Cosgrove Is Worse. Paso Robles, Nov. 2". -The condi tion of Governor-elect Cosgrove of Washington, took a turn for the worse today. It Is probable he will not leave here for Washington before the mld- tw ot iB.i;:.Vte,xaivtViie'.:jind. tlon of the patient makes It difficult for tho physicians to give tut bulle tins. The physicians as well as, Mrs. Cosgrove, are confident of recovery. Kaiser Is I1L Berlin, Novi 27.- The kaiser Is 111 today. It Is reported In court circles that his physical breakdown la at tributed to worrying over the recent political affairs that upset the empe ror. He la suffering from insomnia. and his old trouble a defective ear. HOD LIVED 01 OlE RU IElin V : RQRTH POWDER 45 YEARS North Powder, Nov. 27. (Special.) Death yesterday morning called one of the pioneers of Union county, a set tler of the early , type who has lived on one ranch in Powder valley for 45 years. William Bell Powers, who Is as well known as any of the pioneers of the county, died at the Jess L. Pow ers ranch Thanksgiving , morning at 5:30 o'clock. Mr. Powers was 83 years old March 4, 1808, . ' In the demise of Powers, Powder valley loses one of Its landmarks, who enjoyed the esteem and respect of the entire section of the county. His friendship reached out of Powder val ley to the remotest sections of the county. . Ke leaves six children a wife' and daughter having died before him, the wife 40 years ago and tomorrow at 10 o'clock the remains will be laid by the side of his wife's in the Masonic cemetery. He Is survived by ' four daughters, who were at his bedside when death came, and two sons. They are: W. T. Powers Of Montana, Mrs. J. H. Hutchinson of Union, J. H. Powers of Nevada, Mrs.' P. L." Powers of Nevttda, Mrs. Ellen Mann of North Powder, and Mrs. J. L. Dodson of North Powder. , Rev. E. W. Barnes will officiate at the funeral tomorrow from the Bap tist church. ' Millionaire Retires. New York, Nov. 27. Henry E. Huntington, the multi-millionaire. owner ,of the tractions system at Los Angeles and other southern Cnlifor n"iatowns, today announced hln InTT- tlon of retiring from active bus!pix- on February 19. when he will lc C-! years old. He will spend the rest of his life on his beautiful country place near Los Angeles. , Every year Oregon has more rea- osns to be thankful. BIQTING IN YANG TZE KIANP, : CHINA, IS AL Manila. Nov. 27 The United States gunboat Helena, departed today for Shanghai to protect the American In terests in the Tang Tse Klang region, where there Is much rioting. Th riotlny has alarmed Consul General Denby at Shanghai . that he yesterday hurriedly sent Rear Admiral Haiber a reiuest for aid. The Pan ther and t'ulgoa. auxiliary ships con nected with the Atlantic fleet, leave for Colombo tomorrow. The Tankton steams for Singapore Sunday. EE DIED YESTERDAY RUSH SHIPS TO AID AMERICANS DISHONESTY BAD ROCKEFELLER WRITES LET. TER REFLECTING URIXCU'LE. Novelty r Being Rk-h Soon Passes Away Says Millionaire OH King Beware of Crooked Deals That Bring Wealth, Affirms tb Magnate Stir, ring Article Will Be Published In "World's Work" Better to Give Than to Receive. ' New Tork, Nov. 27. In an article to be published In the December number of the "World'f Work," John D. Rock, efeller declares it la better to give than to receive. ' He says the novelty of be ing able to purchase everything one desires soon passes, and that what the people seek Is not buyable. He .writes: ' "Don't begin business with the Idea of getting all out ot the world by hook or crook that you can. Consider 'Where can I be most effective In the work of the world'." ; ' ' He says the greatest problem of his life has been the organization of phil anthropic enterprises. FOR RENT Room with fire; clot In. Inquire Mrs. J. W. Anthony, 180. Sixth St. ' - ."'. ' LA GRANDE La -Grande's high sv hoot, football team clinched an undisputed title to the championship of Union county by decisively defeating Cove on 'the local gridiron yesterday Rf tcrnoon before a record-breaking crowd, by the score of 10 to 0.. It was not one of those machine-like affairs, where one team pluys like perfection and another com mits all the errors brilliant plays and occasional Jumbles occurred with bal anced regularity on bcth teams., Cove came and she Old not conquer but she captivated La Grande football followers, who were delighted with the plucky scrup' though gentlemanly con duct of the playersr honor is not all r n rwW In Vtn fl-t Vtnlf It enn bo Baid without overentimation that Cove played on equality with tho lo cals. Though Meyers made two sen sational sprints of 20 and 25 yards each in that session that helped win praise for La Grande, there was class and style to the manner in which Cove fought to defend its goal with Its wiry tvnerior enemies In close proximity to their goal. 'But there was equal class In the way that La Grande tore through the line when the Coveites had by mishap and hard pluylng reached a point one yard from La Grande's goal. The first down resulted In a loss to Cove, made possi ble by Bean's aggression and aid from other line men. The first half ended and pulled La Grande out of a bad hole. The first' half was so sensational because the teams took tuins about and scaring their opponents by getting within striking distance of the other's goal so often. Meyers was the most consistent ground gainer in the first half; In fact. few. others of his under studies -could even attempt .to dupli cate his spectacular sprints. Conrh Wall did some lively prodding between the halves, that gingered up the players in fine style. They came back harder than they went away and for the rest of the game outplayed Cove quite decisively. The fcutures of the game came In this half, when Wil liamson who had supplanted Rice, the wlrv IRt endv got a wavshortly after the half started and ran 40 yards for a touchdown through a broken field. Meyers and Carpy each came in for consistent gains on end , runs, while Childers also made many short but consistent yardage. Engles In tackle over tackle, made the losgast galnj inilirHRTIT FTR VII1.V I . I-...- . CHAMPIONSHIP OF TIE COUNTY BOLD ROBBERY Aiinii SEATTLE ASTOUNDED AT BRAZENXESS OF THE CRIME. Seattle aBrtemtcr Killed by Thugs or Robbers and Valuable Rings Ta ken Fro IIlm-rBody Thrown Over the Fem-e of UU Own Yard After the Killing Failed to Return to ' Hla Home and Wife Kent In Search Worst Crime of Season. Seattle, Nov. 17. The boldest mur der and robbery committed here this season occurred early today. The body of Hugh McMahon. a ' bartender In the American bar, on Pike street, was found near his home. Bruises Indi cated that he was either strangled to death or struck down by footpads. The body was thrown over the fence Into his own yard. A diamond ring was torn from his finger and a dia mond scarf pin and $200 stolen. McMahon left the saloon this morn ing, presumably staTtlng directly home. When he' failed to arrive at the usual time, his wife started to look .'or him, but his body w-as not dis covered until after daylight, under lome brush: ' through the line of the day. When La Grande rooters were crowing , over their victory that seemed assured, Williamson got away for another and even more beautiful flush of 35 yards that netted five more points. He was on the hike with a beautiful Interfer ence when the game ended. Meyers missed two easy goals during the day. His attempts at goals from placement were Invariably blocked by Kail of Cove, "whose bulk came through the line with terrific weight, frequently. Meyers and WlllianiMoit, Stars. The back field distinguished Itself yesterday primarily in running inter ference for end-around-end plays. The lone rnlna of Mevers and .Williamson were In a way made possible by the work of Reynolds, Childers, Hamilton and Carpy In protection w'ork. ' Meyers, with his effective tackling at all times, and pretty runs, and Wil liamson with his tw'o touchdowns, placed themselves in a ? category of stars. The line yesterday was not up to Its standard of the Pendleton game. Only when its own goal was threaten ed, did It revive its notorious fighting spirit of the season.- For the visitors Kail and Roberts were easily the brightest lights. With an evenly divided team to support them, they play a mighty good game and huve a variety of trick plays that would make Baker City's lumbering bunch look sideways in Ineffectual ef forts to solve.- Cove deserves unlimited credit, for Its gritty fight and gentle manly conduct, both off and on the field of play. 1 The Llue-up. f Cove A." C, Ir.graham, c; Robin son, rg: Burford, rt; .Anderson and Nip Conley, re; R. C. Ingraham, lg: E. Meyers, if, Hunsoek, le; Motley, (cap tain) q; Kail, fb; Roberts, rh: Wal ters, if; Golden, Harvey, Lance and Carter, utility. ha Grande Bean,' c; Om it, rg: Engles, rt; Rice and Wl'li-mson, le; Williamson, lg; A. r ;-. it; Meyers (captain), le; Rryn ! Is, q; Hamilton, if; Childers, fb; Carpy, If; V. Bean, c Keteliel Fight a Financial Failure. "' San Frauciseii. v"v. X7. right pro moter Coffroth discovered he is a heavy loser by yesterday's Kctcholl Papke fight, In which the former won In 1 rounds. Coffroth counted on a $3ft.(li house, but the receipts show l.U ever tll.0. Strikers Crazed With Drink. Perth Amboy, N. J., Nov. 27. The troops are today guarding the plant of the National Flreprooflng company. In anticipation of . an attack by drink crazed strikers who made a rush on the. plant last night and were driven away1 by duilota,' Noaity ui 'Chs t:l ers are foreigners. Oregon Feels 'Quake. Sweet Home, Ore., ' Nov. w t7. A slight earthquake shock was felt here after 10 o'clock last night. Three were felt, all told, each lasting a minute, with three minutes Intervening. China's 400.000,000 will be glad to learn that the president-elect ' In the United States Is known as the great pacificator. , ". WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JAXUARY . 1--M0RE M IDE HEEDED On January'! the Volunteer. fire de partment of this city, which by the way, holds th6 best record In the northwest for efficiency, will be reor ganized in a manner after the first of the year. Hose company No. S will be reduced to 15 men, No. 4 to 80 men. and No. 1 will be Increased to 40. This company has two carts and the Hook and ladder truck to man, conse quently the change. This will necessi tate .several new' recruits and the boys by joining now are not subject to road tax. As the tax collector Is now busy, a word to the wise may be sufficient. Wallowa Sheriff Here. . , Pberlff Edgar Marvin of Wallowa county, is In La Grande today, en route home from Salem, where he took two prisoners who go ,to the . state prison, charged . with horse stealing. He was accompanied by William Moore, who went In the capacity of guard. ' They will return to Enterprise In the morning. -v'V ! , Saw IVinlk'lon Game. Ernest Funk and Joe King attend ed tho football game at Pendleton yes terday, where the high school of -the Wheat Town defepted. the Columbia college eleven, of Milton. ' It is said the game lacked spirit and speed, though sufficient! yclose to make it In teresting, .f:- -t, ' ' Move Their Suwmlll. W. B. Bach, has returned to his home In Imbler after a . visit with friends here yesterday. His lumber Company Is about tq move the mill of 40,00 feet dally capacity, to a point near Summervllle, that is more con venient to transportation. A large crew of men is logging preparatory for a long run next spring. Arrangements are being perfected to make Shipplngtown, the new town on the-upper lake, the main manufac turing point In Klamath county. and are ORDER IT BY MAIL NewUn REORCAIIIZATII OF DEPARTMENT : La Grande, Ore. e a eeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees GRILLS SPECIAL TARIFF ACCUSES TRESI OF BEIXG A MERE FARCE. Sensation Created In Merchant Circle by Letter of Criticism by Van Cleave Against Congressional Ways and Means Committee Notke to Bul- ness Managers to Appear Before the Commlseion Were Both Belated and Insufficient. St Louts, Nov. 2. Criticism of the methods of tariff Investigators on the congressional ways and means com mittee by James Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manu facturers, has created much discussion among the merchants here by a state ment issued yesterday, in which Van Cleave says:.; :' "I am told about 100' out of the 850, 000 heads of factories In this country received notice to appear before the committee. In most cases I notice they received It too late to allow them' to be present with carefully prepared statements. The hearings will close on December 4, covering only about three weeks In the aggregate." Oregon Manager Waa Referee. Professor Kessler, w-ho ' last year managed' the University of Oregon football team, but Is now teaching at Ontario, was in the city yesterday and refereed the football game between La Grande and Cove, very ably. He knows football and had no trouble In main taining tho best of feeling on the grid iron, ::' , ..' r. ' : ' ' .' : : . THAXUSGIVIXG EVE, WEDDING. FopulaV Railroader Murrled to . Mlsw . . Bcaxle Combs. Thanksgiving eve witnessed one of the prettiest weddings of the season , when Rev! W. H. Gibson, in the Bap tist church, solemnized the wedding of , Miss .Bessie Combs, daughter ot Mr. , and Mrs. W. C. Combs of this city, and Henry M. Pfelffer. Miss Lela Wilson played the : wedding march. The church was appropriately decorated in flowers and evergreens. .The biido, wearing white' embroidered net over silk, was attended by Miss Lizzie Combs and Miss Nona B. Miller of Wallowa, as bridesmaids. The groom , was attended by his brother George Pfelffer and Will ' Adler, ' Following the ceremony a reception at the home : of. the bride was tendered a few of' the most intimate friends and after' the wedding supper the happy young couple boarded No. 5 for Portland. Within a few days they will return and be' at home on Adams avenue. . American Millionaires Liberal. Rome, Nov. 27.-tA coterie of Amer ican millionaires have offered $1,000, 000 In "Peter's pence" to the Catho lic church if two American cardinal are created at the, coming consistory. The millionaires live at San Francisco, St. Louis. Chicago and New York, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Form the habit of sending to us for anything In the line of drug, sundries toilet goods when circumstances such, that you cannot come for them. ' Get rid of the Idea that distance is any barrier to procuring what you want In our line. We have a large mall order trade extending all over tho surrounding country and we guarantee to serve you JiiKt as well by mall as If you camo In person. Drug Co. i.-JlH.
