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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1908)
4 . . . . . 1 NUMBER, m. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDXESDAYi DECEMBER 8,' 10. VOLUME VIIL t ) HORSE RACING IS Oil THE DECLINE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE S EXPECTED TO KILL. IT. Slagnltlfcnt Sieedyway for Automo , -kflc Will Take Place of rromiueut Jlaoo Track at Los Angeles Expect Next Legislature to Im Death Kill State or Washington la After Race Track Gambling Horsemen Give : vp nope. : ' ' Txs Angeles, Dec. I. An announce ment was made today that Ascot Park, where a race track is located, Is to be converted Into one of the finest auto speedways In the world. This Is prac tically an acknowledgement by the race horse men that the next legisla ture will kill horse racing, here. ; The manufacturers , of the White Steamer automobile have deposited money to secure arf option on the park. The track has been Idle ever alnce that territory was annexed to Log Angeles a few months ago, but up to the present time the racing Interest had hoped to reopen. Something In Washington. Seattle. Dec. 2. The Beason Hill Improvement club last night Instruct ed State Senator Allen and Represen tatives Mclnnes and Hanson to sup port the bill abolishing race track rambling in the state of Washington. I ' 1 , Tag Day In Mill City, -i , Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 2. Altru- ; Ism was In the atmosphere of the "mill city" today, owing to the celebration of a 'ag.duy, having for Its object the swelling of a fund for building in Minneapolis 'a commodious ; hosplta" ; And sanitarium for incurables. A ver itable flood of coins, big and little, Is pouring Into the coffers of the. organ idatlon and it la expected that the to tal will reach several thousand dollars. J : - .1 ' - " - - ' ' ' - . , , . .ft- .... . -.j :. -,,..,.! ( V .-V-1 . , Our Full Line of New Dolls, Toys and novelty Xmas goods Will be on Display Tomorrow ...... . . '. - m r7 n nnsv fJT T i mist m mm "Satisfaction or TIRED OF DELAY . RIXLIXGHAM CITIZENS I "" HELP GOVERNMENT BUILD. ('Jiafe Ciulcr Government Red Tape nnd RccldVto rinl-li Federal Build ing Themselves at Once." ' j - Belllngham. Dec. !. At a meeting of the Belllngham chamber of com merce last night, the citizens decided not to wait for an additional appro priation from the government for the construction of a" federal building In this city. A' total of $120,000 has al ready been appropriated. The work on the building will commence Imme diately. . ! PENNIES FOB PARK F SCARCITY OF COPPER IX - LA GRANDE MEXACJXG. ' .. . -m """ ' ! Total of 79,200 Pennies Required to Fulfill Sllle of Pennies Schemo-l-Be. cornea Necessary to Call In Pennies From Elsewhere, t ''" ... '''. :. ' . The activity among the young jpeo ple to secure a mile of pennies for tfie Riverside park subscription has re- i suited in making pennies very scarce !n this community. Pennies as ai me dium of exchange have always jbeen more or less limited, and when jit is considered that to make" the mile no less", than "9,200 pennies will be re quired to complete the "task." It j can readily be seen that unless stepf are -:icen to release a portion as collected, that the scarcity will retard the 140VO ment, If not making It" necessary to ship in a new stock of pennies. We have not now nor never did have. 79, 200 pennies Indrpulation in thlsjclty. 1 1 Your Woney Back" COEIIT'S IUII !!C COXTINCIXG PROOF TILVT I'XIOX COCXTV FARES WfXIi. Government Raines Cost of Water Rights In Umatilla County Regu Iat $80 Per Aire la Maintained and Cost of Yearly Maintenance Fee Is . Increased Positive Proof That Fnlon County Has Cheap Project on Hand. Every day were one on the alert for evidence it becomes more and more apparent that the Irrigation pro ject being formulated In this valley' Is so far below the average cost of sim ilar projects, ' and so much lesa than the government's price, that It Is really - , remarkable. , - " Members of the Waterusers' associa tion In the dry sections of Umatilla county are confronted with another rise In price. In a circular letter Is sued to the land office here, and du plicates of which will bo published Irt various newspapers of the state,; sets forth the regulations governnlng the Umatilla government project. Parts of the letter are published herewith. Raise 30 Cents., , . ' Aside from paying $60 per acre un der conditions similar to those which Union county subscribers are to pay $20. per acre .there is a maintenance fee tacked on the government project, and this itself has been raised accord ing to the Instructions mentioned. Where It was formerly $1, it Is now $1.30. . This, of course, will be un pleasant news to the farmers of arid Umatilla county, but should assure Union count '. yfarmers ' that there " Is occasion for real thanksgiving that the Grande Ronde river, project la "dirt cheao." Parts of the letter follow, and tell, in convincing words of the re markable difference to our advantage between Umatilla and Union county's blessing In the way of water: I -' "Notice Is hereby given, that for tht Irrigation season of 1909 and until fur ther notice the portion of the Install ment for operation and maintenance will be $1.30 per acre of " irrigable land, ' whether water Is used thereon or not, the charge for the season of 1909 being a portion of the instalment due , and I payable 'December. I. -19Q9, and similarly for ' subsequent years. No. water will be furnished In any year unless the portion of the annual In stallment for operation ; and mainte nance then due shall have been paid on or before April 1. Accordingly no water will be furnished for the Irriga tion, season of 1909 for any land unless the portion of the Installment for op eration and maintenance due and pay lfcle on or before December 1, 1908 ($1 per acre), has been paid on or before-' April 1, 1909, and no water will be furnished In 1910 unless the portion for operation and mlantenance due and payable on or before December 1, 1909 ($1.30 per ,acre), has been paid on or before April 1. 1910. - Charges may be paid to the special fiscal agent of the U. 8. Reclamation service at Hermston, Ore., on or bo fore the dates specified for payment at the local land office, but In case this privilege Is availed of, the neces sary charge for the transportation of the cash, as determined by the special fiscal agent, must accompany the pay ment of auch charges. Biwiness Woman Drops Dead. ' Seattle. Dec. 2. Mrs. M. E. May, age 45, who conducted a pastry stand In the public , market, dropped dead in her place of business last night. BICEY: RESIGNED e. irrnclseo. Dec 2. That Chief of Police Bigfry, who disappeared from s patrol boat in the bay Monany offered to sacrifice his position to .vrt the attack of th administration. lis shown through the publication of a statement by Police commissioner jvei. PRICE CRDWI FIRST PffiHt: OF ASSESSMENT SALEM ATTORNEY ESTABLISHES A COMMENDABLE PRECEDENT Tlioufih, Not a Bona Fide Stockholder, Conditions Are Such That Ho Must ' . Pay Assessment and Does It Willing ly Lend All the Stockholders ' Xlcdncr Commends I Urn Highly A Precedent for Other Stockholders to Follow. The first ' payment on the 100 per cent assessment levied by the comp troller of the currency on stockhold ers In th defunct Farmers & Traders' National bank, was received ,. today from W. M. Kaiser, an attorney of Sa lem. . Demonstrating as It does that funds with which to make subsequent dividend payments to the depositors are accumulating, it nevertheless has another significance, which will bs no ticed by bona fide stockholders who qomplaln at the payment of a bona fide Indebtedness. : As Is brought out In his letter, Mr? Kaiser Is not a bona fide stockholder, though the account stands in his name. For all that, he le the first one of the stockholders to respond to the call fcr a-sesaments. and disregards the' provision j that would have made It, possible for; him tQ make partial payirent on Decem ber 19 and wait several weeks after that to make full payment as th de partmJht permits. Kaiser's actions are magnanimous and ; highly fcom mendable. So pleasing has the ipav ment been to Recelvsr Niedner, that he has forwarded , a personal letter warmly expressing hli thanks foi lib erality and; precedent of the Salem attorney. ' ' ; ' The letter Is self-explanatory, and the depositors of the suspended Jank jwe It to ' themselves to be heartily thankful to the attorney who was willing to pay the heavy assessment under conditions' which others w ould have objected to seriously: ; "Salem, Dec. 1, 1968. "Mr. Walter Niedner,, , '. , r v "Receiver of the Farmers & Trad 5 ers National Bank, . J '' i ;"La Grande, .Oregon. 4 7 . , "Dear Sir: ' "1 herewith enclose you check In your jtavor for tha sunt pf $2,OO0.tO in full payment of ' assessment On- '20 shares of the stock of said bank made by the comptroller, appearing in my name on the books ' of said '. bank, While the stock appears la my name I never owned any of It. Mr. Tllmon Ford, now deceased, paid for tha same and had the same taken In my jiame, and the certificates of stock were en dorsed in blank by me to him, but the transfer, I presume, was never 'made on the books of the bank. . The -whole of said bank stock belonged to ; Mr. Ford and It enumerated and set; out in the Inventory of his estate. , Mrs. Dr. Angle L. Warren of Portland and myself are the co-executors of aald estate, and therefore we herewith unclose you said check,, for the pay ment of said assessment against : the said stock In full. ' "Please send receipt and oblige, "Tours truly, TV. M. KAISER." A Commendable Precedent. If other stockholders will follow the precedent of Mr. Kaiser and meet as sessments on December 19 to the full est extent of their ability, depositors will have a substantial sum in the bank for distribution within a very short time'. In a large measure, It Is now up to the stockholders to give deposit ors as prompt relief as possible. BEFORE HIS HEATH In which U developed that Blggy called at Kelt's home on the night of the suicide to place his resignation. In KeU's hands. Kell advised Blggy aot to withdraw under fire and that the mayor and police commissioners were IConifnued on paga I.) A .'MINER- MOOSE ,r.v.,-.;..-.v,v.. '; lir'AlR Or' K08K GU'ES ..OPENING TO, RIG MINE. AlusKa Hon Newest Story In Methods . , 'df llscverliis Gold Ilne Inno--cnl Moose Precipitates Rush. V ,:''' ' i',- : - ' -V ) ') Belllngham. Wash., Dec. 2. That the death of a big bull moose, sought by hunters many months, has led to the discovery of a gold, mine that. Is now bringing in thousands of dollars, Is the story which has reached ; this city from Alaska. Oscar T.Nelson, a former floor manager of a ' skating rink, made the strike. He wrote his brother that he recently killed a moose. When the animal was being cut Into quarters Nelson ' discovered a rock which was exposed from under the layer of moss torn loose by the con vulsions of the dying animal. It bore gold In large quantities. A ruJh for the vicinity of the strike has been started. . ' i . PORT M PRINCE IS SEIZED BY CITIZEHS ' '' ' , ' ' S ' ssnssMssst "' .'-. ,, " ' ' ' " ' ' - PROVISIONAL HMD IS EFIiTX?TED WITHOUT BIjOOD. Believed Now That Haytl Revolution Will End Open Rebellion ' Against I : , A, President Alexis SeUed Capital City Without Bloodshed. , 1 " Port au Prince, Haytl, Dee. 2. Port au' Prince rose in revolt againsl Pres ident Alexis today. The people seized the city and established provisional government, General Legitims acting as temporary president. The seizure was accomplished without the resist ance of troops. ' . . : Government troops are in complete sympathy with the revolutionists. The sentiment of the people is agalnt a continuance of the strugglewith Gen eral Simon. Jt la elleved a revolt at the capital will end the revolution. Si mon will probably attempt t become the head of the government. ,.',; A red hot council meeting Is In store tonight. Honorable citizens are up in arms over the liquor question and will have a strong petition to' present. " It requests the passage of an emergency bill' forbidding the sale of near-beer. The antl-blcydlng ordinance will be attacked by another strong petition. Then, too, there is the report of the retrenching committee, which was ap pointed to ferret out some means of conducting the city's affairs on a less expensive settle. Over and above these highly Important matters there Is a grist of routine business of more than AlfJ TO FOHBID SALE OF WAYS OF CURING PAIR1 First: Drug it away; Second: Coax it away by the appli cation of heat. Heat relieves almost any pain, a d when jl will answer it is the better remedy. Every home should contain a v HOT WATER BOTTLE Heat can then be applied anywhere, at any time and in the most etieci'm manner. If the bottle be wrapped in a wool en cloth ft will remain hot for 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 quzlilfcf Para Rubber, will lost !dt yea znd cost but little . Newlin Drug Co. ' La Grande, Ore. " J d a n i c n r I i SJlMllllUi V 'I'll II t U1 IF TV t PVXISHMEXT CONSISTS OF FINE Oil I M P R I SOX MENT. Former Vice-President of Raker City i National Bank Found Guilty of t Fabie Svcurlng In liand Conuecttoa ; Jury Out 24 Hours-- His Family V In Comfortable ClrcutntaiKc a Baker An Old Miner Is the Prlacl pal Witness. ' r " t Portland, Dec. 2. J. H. Parker, for mer vice-president of the First Na tional Bank of Baker" City,1 who was II DAKER CI accused of swearing falsely In connec tion with a land claim, has been found guilty. The verdict was announced at I this morning, but was reached at o'clock this morning. The Jury delib erated 22 hours. ' v No other action In the case has beerh taken so far. The maximum penalty Is a fine of $500 and two years' 1m- , prtsonment. A motion for a new trial Is expected. f Fred Wunder, an , old miner, who ;. was working on a mining claim since 18S2, was the principal witness against Parker. Parker filed on land under the timber and stone act, and swor the claim was more valuable for Its " timber than for mineral. The district t attorney showed that before the filing was made Wunder went to Parker and -, told him he had a mining claim on the land. He, would not take It up.' The contention of the prosecution was that Parker made a non-mineral affidavit contrary to law. ":-tr : A Baker Pioneer., ' ',. ' ? Baker City, - Dec. 0 .-tSpee!at-- ! Though less than 60 years of age, Par- , ker has , been In business here; as a banker for 20 years. His business ca reer, of various natures, extends back a period of nearly SO years. His fam- ' lly of a wife and one child live here, but will not suffer by the fine or Im prisonment as their financial standing -' Is capable to keep the family In luxury during any term of Imprisonment that , may be inflicted on the husband and father for the offense in ttuestlon. usual Interest. An occasion like this Is when a commodious cltyfhall, where the taxpayers could listen to the pro ceedings, would be appreciated. It Is understood that, the retrench ment committee' will recommend that the power of the water superintendent and street superintendent be limited. UnUI spring at least, they must apply to the chairmen of their respective- v committees and one other member of each committee before hlrfng men. The matter of reducihgthe police force will be referred t othe council a . a whole for thelR consideration. : V - r
