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