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j VOLUME VIII. LA CRA NDE, UNIOX COUNTY, OREGON. Tuesday, December i, io. M'MI'.EU 52. L U If PROPOSED lill If PHUNDURT JU ki I LI DEFY RULES OF RIEtl OKLAHOMA FLOOD RIVERS ARE .SLOWLY RECEDING. Rcullzlng That Delay Moan Destriie tlon of Much Valuable, Property, Citizens or rino Dluff, Arkansas, Take Hits In Their Own Teeth Will Cut Government Levee to, Save (lie Property Number of Known Dead in Oklahoma is Eight. CASE TO THE JURY BAKER CITY BANKERS " FATE WITH JVROES. Accused of Mai Ins FaKe Aflidavlls in Lund Castes, Baker City 1 tanker Now Auuli Verdict AiioHier Perjury Cas on TriuL Portland, Dec. 1. Tne case of J. P. Parker, former vice-president of the First National Bank at Baker City, Ore., accused of making- false afflda vlu In connection with a land deal. went to the Jury today.,, ;, -The trial of Louis - Kohlhagen of Roseburg, accused of perjury In swear lng falsely to get possession of land near Grants Paes, was opened today. LETHARGY OF BOOMERS LOST TEX TItOlSAXI ACHES; HAVE BEEX SUBSCRIBED. Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec. 1. Follow ing a mass meeting at which it was TWO VESSELS LOST. Dover, Eng., 'Dee. . 1. Two vessel decided to defy the government, citl- re reported to nave collided in a dense sens of this place are preparing to tog in V est Bay this morning, and to cut the government levee on the north have gone down with all aboard, So side of the Arkansas river. The river has been caving In for weeks. - Sev eral warehouses are carried away and roports of flood waters up the river have convinced the citizens that unions the levee is cut a $300,000 court house. the Jefferson hotel worth a quarter million dollars, will be destroyed. Flood Waters Receding. Guthrie, Okla., Dec.' 1. The floods which were raging in this section are receding today, The rivers ore with in their banks in most places. - it is believed most of the dangerous time Is passed. The number of dead Is known to be eight. ' Property dam age Is estimated at $1,000,000. Grocers in Session,' ; Mansflela, O., Dec. 1. Legislation beneficial to the trade will be demand ed from the next Ohio legislature by the grocers and butchers of the state, who are meeting here today. 1 J far little boats are unable to find a hlgn of the wreck. ' RECOVER MORE BODIES. Eleven Bodies Recovered Today Mak ing Total to Date of 135. Mariana, Pa., Dec; ' 1. The death list at the wrecked mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo' Coal "company ' today numbers 135. Work of the" rescuers Is difficult. : Eleven bodies were recov ered today. 1 Much Snow in Northwest. Snokane, Dec. 1. Snow, varying in depth 'from one-half to three Inches, mantles the inland empire, and covers the. mountains of northern Idaho and central Washington two feet. Cattle have been driven from the hills near Walla Walla for gracing on the low lands. - ;ninl::-:E.-i;. Vastly Different Hue Tinge Irrigation Horizon Tills Moi'iiinc Run Ire- ' liininary Suriey to Ascertain Exact Route of Ditch and Laterals -Mc Ken non Is Calruiait of Committee Another Meeting December 15 Bin JlMting in o Month. ' ; With the avowed intention of run nlng a preliminary survey from Mead ow Brook canyon, up the Grande Ronde river, down the river to its en trance into the Grande Ronde .valley, and following the proposed course of the main channel of the gigantic Irrl gatlon scheme now being fostered and establishing the probable route of the laterals, that the land owners may bet ter be apprised of the exact course, the Commercial club is U1ay scurrying about for competent civil engineei-s to do this work right away Immediately. There Is policy In this movement. When the preliminaries have been run, John Smith will know how, near his farm is to be from the main channel or principal lateral, and Mr. Jones will have similar information. The, sud den spurt of interest and determination expresses another highly laudable fact lethargy has been discarded tor the unanimous decision to push the work until Union county's greatest boon stands secured. Reorganise Committee, When the ' soliciting committee of nine was originally appointed, it was under . instructions to go after sub scribers, but it had no real head. Sub committees were working haphazard ly. Now there is a pivot to the work J Lj, D. McKennon was last evening ap- OICCY MYSTERY STILL UNSOLVED ANOTHER PICTURE IX PANORAMA OF CRIMES ( Theory of Suicide Keeps Grow ing To day No Solution to Blgy Dlwap- pearnnce Slipped From Boat While . It Was Rei-roHMlng the Buy His En gineer Exonerated Wits Hounded by Newspapers Cldcf Appeared Greatly Alarmed. San Francisco, Dec. 1. Develop ments are today Increasing the support of the theory that Chief of Police Blg gy, who mysteriously disappeared from a launch in the bay last night, while returning to Sun Francisco, jumped Into the water with suicidal Intent while smarting under the bitter criticism, fearing investigation' of his offilcal conduot In connection with the circumstances surrounding the assas sin, Morris Haas. Ever since the attempt to assassinate Prosecutor Heney, the police depart ment was In a state of unrest. Blggy was serevely criticized following the METCALF HAS QUIT TRUMAN NEWBERRY IS BONA HUE NAVY SECRETARY. Resigned Secrettiry Was Coii-ldcrably n Figurehead Roowetelt Ignored Hlni In Many Iiitmi-e New berry , Competent. BAR OKI Flu COAST PORTS Washington, Dec. 1. Another change in the Roosevelt cabinet took place today when Victor H. Metcalf of California, formally rellnulshed the portfolio of secretary of the nnvy, and was succeeded by Truman II. New berry of Michigan, who had been as sistant secretary in name, but secre tary In fact, since November, 1905. Secretary Metcalf has been a stick ler for his prerogatives, but has found himself on repeated occasions practi cally Ignored by the president In Im portant matters affecting naval policy and the conduct of his department. : Lack of health and the sense of iso lation and estrangement between him self and President Roosevelt prompt ed Mr. Metcalfs resignation.. " He has been HI for a year, and during the last two. months he has sacrccly been able to sit at his desk. Just before election SWEEPING ORDER MEANS DRt'G FAMINE SHORTLY? Ktartllmr Order Issued After Under standing With Iresldciit and filter nutlouul Coiumli-Miou An Enormous) Amount of Drus Used In Pacific Suites by Chinese, Mostly 3000 Pounds of Opium, 35,000 Ounces of Morphine In a Year. -Opium was the Pacific San Francisco, Dec. 1 today barred from all coast ports by an order Issued by Col lector of the Port Stratton, after re ceiving a secret message from Dr. Wiley, the' government's" chief food Inspector. . t Wiley said he had arrived at an tin- (Contlnued on page 8 ) GQVERMENT VIOLATES SAFETY APPLIANCE LAW Our Full Line of New Dolls, I Toys and novelty Xmas goods Will be on Display Tomorrow pointed chairman of the committee of nine, which has been the recipient of criticism for not displaying more gin ger in the appeal for subscribers to the 20,000 acres required. In some re spects the criticism has" been war ranted, though the most sanguine Ished to hear from the committee's re port last evening that approximately 10,000 acres have already been ' sub scribed. ' But the last half Invariably is the more difficult to secure. With this encouraging Information to en 'Iven Interest, the board appointed the rf.lrman and gained assurance from tiM men of the committee that per sonal matters of deep importance to the members had been attended to and that from now on, such men as WASIUNGTOX COMMISSIONER , UNABLE TO REMEDY FAILT. Both the State of Washington and the Government to Blaine for Violations of Its " Own , Laws Neither Hand Nor Power Brakes on Flat Cars at - Navy Yard. V , . ' ," dei standing with President Roosevelt he had to cancel an engagement ' - to ! am1 ,ne membora of the international speak in M'est Virginia. Since that j opUim commlsslon. The order will tlme.he has been able to be at the de-,haie .bespread effect, particularly partment parts or only two days. Mr. Metcalf left Waslngton In the middle of last April, going to hIhome'tne ,Mt year pror to August. ' 3009 m caitrornia wun a hope that he could pounds of oplum and 33,O00 ounces regain his health. He remalned;of in0rphlne had been sold through there until September. He believed tf.n,nri1lB An,pra , An nri..m rftn,m among the Chinese of the larger west- em titles. Statistics saow thut during himself Improved whe nhe came back! to Washington. '' 'Continued on page 8.) Tacoma, Dec. i 1. State Railroad Commissioner Parley today announced that as a result of his investigation at the Puget Sound navy yard, he Is sat isfied the state and government are violating In a flagrant manner, the safety appliance laws under which it collected during the last few years, thousands of dollars in fines from the railroads. ; ., '. .' : . Parley says he cannot Interfere be cause the alleged defective cars . are operated on government property. He says the flat cars at the navy yard have no power or hand brakes, and I have to rely solely on the locomotive 'brakes. This Is contrary to federal 1 ! 1 Filiform Bill of Lading. Chicago, Dec. 1. Following slmllat action or. the part,, of eastern roads, the western rallroaifs -today -udopted th uniform bill of lading. Shippers who refuse to accept the innovation are in formed that 10 per cent will be added j to their freight charges. I Texas Masons. W.aco, Texas, Dec. 1. Texas Orand Lodge of Masonic fraternities con vened in Waco toduy, with a large at tendance of delegates. One of the new j matters coming up at this session will be the report of the committee on re vision of the Masonic laws. This com mittee, for the Grand Lodge Is headed by W, S. Fly of San Antonio as chair man. " - .:..'...',.!..-. r. v.... ft ".Pacific coast is certain. i OFFICER RELEASED AND REARRESTED J. B. Officer, charged with Jarceny by bailee, for disposing or attempting to move a phonograph which he had purchased on a lease from the Davis Jordan company, was released this morning by Justice Stewart, who after taking the matter under advisement, decided that under the contract the light district,, to deliver some laundry. She asked him to remain a moment while she gathered some other laun dry. After Officer's departure she missed her watch and chain. The watch contained the engraved name of "Alice." as did also the fob to the chain. She immediately notified the J j phonograph was equivalent to a sale, police, she thinking Officer was the : & , D) ' K? ti n i "Satisfaction or Your Lloney Back r X3 S3f therefore Officer was at liberty to do as he pleased with the property. Arretted on Another Charge. No sooner had the order of the court been given than Constable Mc Faulk placed him under arrest again, the charge this time being the larceny of a watch and chain from Alice Clo ver. As we have been Informed, the story runs about' like this: . It seems that several weeks before he severed his connection as delivery- . i man lor tnerrrs new uiunary, ne j called at the house of the prosecuting witness, who keeps a house in the red- guilty party, but no clue was ever dis covered until Sheriff Childers went back to Arkansas, when he secured the watch In possession -: Officer. The name In both places l.-d been filed out. Officer- claims that he found the watch in a bundle of clothing and he kept It watching .the papers for some one to advertise for It He was ar raigned this forenoon before Judge Henry and the preliminary examina tion was set for tomorrow morning at i:30. In default of $500 bonds Officer is In jail. Archbold Ready for Kellogg. New York, Dec. I. John T. Arch bold resumed the stand in today's hearing in the government suit to dis solve the Standard Oil company. He appeared worried. Morris Rosenthal, the Standard's SlOOO-a-day lawyer, asked his last direct questions. Kellogg, for the government. Is pre paring for a cross-examination. law, which demands all trains be equipped' with enough power to ena ble the engineer to control the speed of his train without being necessary to set hand brakes. EXPOSURE Or ALLEGED CORRUPTION IS PROMISED. State Bar of Washington is Examining Resignation of Supreme Judge Root Important Witness Is Called Leading Figures In Affair Are Prom- Inent Men. " opoaane, two. - 1. 'i ne etate -tKr-commission Is today examining L. C. Oilman, western general counsel of the Great Northern road, in the Investiga tion following the resignation of Su preme Justice Mllo Root. J. J. La- vln, secretary! to M. J Gordon, a for mer Great Northera counsel, is tha next witness. ;.; . ,;. Gordon is reported to have threat ened to expose the corruption involv ing J. J. Hill and Root, if prosecuted. The deepest secrecy concerning the examination is maintained. The Gor don shortage Is now reported at $200, 000. Gordon was once a member of the Washington supreme court, ,. WAYS OF CURING PAIN First Drug it away; Second: Coax it away by the appli cation of heat. Heat relieves almost any pain, anw when it will answer it is the better remedy. Every home should contain a ' ' - HOT VATER BOTTLE' Heat can then be applied anywhere, at any time and in the most eitective manner. If the bottle bo wrapped in a wool en cloth it will remain hot fort hours. There are few things a home can contain that will be more ' useful than this modern convenience. Those we have are made of the highest quality of Para Rubber, will lost for years and cost but little ' .NewHri Drug Co. La Grande, Ore. m '"i
