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VOLUME VIII.
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COHLCIll
HEW AUTHORITY
AX QRDIXAXCK PASSED
CXDER SEW CHARTER.
Next Month pie City Will Have Au
thority to I'uhlsh Violators of the
Local Option Law-Sumo Punihh
- mont as Provided on the State Law
Petition Asking for Ordinance to
lrohlblt Noar-Beor (Referred to
Committee. ' .
"
The new charter gives the city the
power to fine and punish violators of
the local option law and In order fo
be In a position to secure the fines
and punish the violators an ordinance
was passed last night fixing the pun
ishment identical with the state law,
which makes the , fines for the first
violation anywhere from (50 to $300,
find Imprisonment from 25 to 150 days.
A fine and Imprisonment being the
punishment for a second offense. Thin
ordinance will go Into effect 30 days
licnce.
To Prohibit Xear-Beer. '
A 'petition was presented asking
that the council pass an ordinance pro
hibiting the sale of near-beer The
petition was referred to a committee,
which will make a report at the next
meeting. The object of the petition
ers in aBktng that such an ordinance
be passed was in common with similar
action that Is being taken in several
cities In the state. The prohibition of
the sale of near-beer makes it much
easier to enforce the general local op
tion law. - . '
Fatal Fall Over Precipice.
Butte, Mont., Dec. 3. Woi 1 :has
been reecive'd her today that .
der Macautey, a prominent . business
man and former legislator of Montana
foil over a precipice In Teton county,
In a remote section of Montana, Tues
day, while hunting, and was Instantly
killed. "
ARRIV
Our Full Line of New Dolls,
Toys and novelty Xmas goods
Will be on Display Tomorrow
so
a niih
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"Satisfaction or Your Money, Back
COSGROfa WORSE
W IFE Or FAILING MAX
w GIVES OCT INTERVIEW.
peiily AUimtlcd That Goenior-jfcloct
I.h a Very Sick Man Wife U Still
. Hopeful. i
Paso nobles. Dec. 3. Reports on
the condition of Governor-elect Cos,
grove Is unfavorable today. Dr. Ever.
hart of Berkeley, was called in consul
tation and there is a strong belief that
the turn in his condition is serious.
Mrs. Cosgrove said: '
"Cosarove Is a very sick man. He
had an attack of indigestion, which
has passed. I am hopeful, but do not
wish to give a false impression. I
hope the next few weeks will work a
change for the better. I have no Idea
when we return to Washington."
Ankcny Goes to Washington.
Walla Walla, Dec. $. Senator An
keny left over the O. R. fc N. train
yesterday afternoon for the national
capital to be In attendance on the
closing session of the 60th congress,
which will cpnvene December 8. Be
fore leaving Senator Ankeny expressed
the opinion that little work other than
routine business will be transacted at
the oomlng session, the more weighty
matters being postponed until the spe
cial session after the Inauguration of
President-elect William H. Taft, on
March 4. The senator will make the
trip to Washington alone, his family
remaining In Walla Walla during the
winter. ' ' v
BAKEH SELLS OCT.
Relinquished Ills Intercut In the Lyric
Theater Today. .
This afternoon Charles Baker sold
his Interest In the Lyric theater to Dr.
Manns, the chiropodist and foot spe
cialist. The 'proprietors are now; I'ar-
sons & Manns. The latter has been In
the city a short time and has decided
to locate here.
Grand ball Friday evening at Elks'
hall.
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CDNNEXT TUESDAY
FEW LAWS AXI MUCH
. TALK SEEMS THE SLATE,
Some of the Mutters for Action by Last
ScsNkm of 60th Congress Are Tariff
nd New Banking Laws ExpanMon
Policy Fight Expected Temperance
Folk Will Bo Active Economy to
Be Keynote Appropriations $1,000,-
000,000.
Washington,' Dec. $. Plenty of talk
and few laws are likely td be the rec
ord of the final session of the 60th
congress, beginning Tuesday. Appro
priatlon bills will probably be the
most Important but economy Is to be
the watchword. It Is said approba
tions for the next year will not run
over ll,000,ouo,ouu. uutsiae or. me
regular budget, river and harbor bills
will be the biggest expenditure. -
The American Federation of Labor
will make a fight to separate ,4he
unions from the provisions of the
Sherman law. The. new tariff bill
will cause much oratory.
Temperance People Active.
The temperance people are urging
a measure authorizing . the : ary
states to prohibit shipping liquor into
their territory. Sharp. dlBCUSBion of
the banking laws Is certain and
amendments are possible. .: The naval
appropriations bill will likely result In
a hot contest over the question of ex
pansion. The Postal savings banks
and rural parcel delivery are probably
to be discussed at length. The child
labor law will probably come up be
fore the holidays and criminals laws
In. a revised form will be ready for
early discussion. The senate has In
the calendar of unfinished business a
bill suspending operation of the com.
modity clause of the railroad rate bill,
which was recently declared unconsti
tutional by the United Btates circuit
court at Philadelphia, and Is now be
fore the supreme court. V
The senate, by a special order- on
December 15th, will resume the con
sideration of a bill to fix the status of
the negro soldiers discharged for al
leged participation in the Brownsville
riot. " -
. The president's annual message will
be sent to congress Tuesday afternoon.
DETECTIVE TELLS
INSIDE FACTS
g:iaft prosecutiox
MAY BRAXCH AGAIX,
Detective Employed by Burns Appears
Before. Grand Jury With Startling
Story of Attempted Bribery Tho
"Higher Cps" In Son Francisco May
Suffer Soon. ' .
San Francisco, Dec. 3. John Law
ler, employed by Detective William
Burns in the graft . prosecution, ap
peared before the grand Jury yestcr-J
day and divulged, according to the
graft prosecution organ, the details of
the trap laid by Burns and himself, to
betray Detective Luther Brown, of the
Unite Railroads staff, into an attempt
to bribe Lawler into revealing care
fully guarded secrets of the prosecu
tion. Lawler showed the grand Jury a
package Of $2000 marked bills, which
he said represented the money offered
him. An Investigation may form a ba
sis for an Indictment of Brown and
the '"higher ups" who are accused of
bribing htm to do the deed.
Lawler Is said to have Involved Wil
liam Abbott, assistant to Tirey L.
Ford, 'chief counsel for the United
Railroads.
FHILI LETTER
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STOMACH POWDERS CACSE
, . Iy.ATH OF VOCXO MAX.
What Seems to Be Direct Attempt at
i i
Murder Discovered In San Francis
coLetter From SupiKNied Friend
Contained Powders for Stomach Ail.
nieiil Death Followed After First
Dose Xo Physician Bearing Writ
er's Name, Can Be Located.
San Francisco, Dec. S. Authorities
are Investigating the death of. Harry
Boas, aged 31, who was found dead in
his bed today after swallowing "atom''
ach powders" sent through the mall
by a person signing himself "Charles
McHawer, M. D , San Jose." Boas for.
merly lived in San Jose and was the
western representative of the Bennant
Electric Company. The powders are
being analyzed.
In a letter accompanying the pow
dcrs "McHawer" wrote he sent his
powders to cure the indigestion of
which Boas hud complained.
Boas lived with his mother and sis
ter. He received the following letter:
"Having been requested by friends
of yours end mine In San Jose to send
my relief for stomach trouble, I take
pleasure in doing so. : I am told you
are continuously bothered with indi
gestlon. The. two powders enclosed
are not only the relief but a cure for
the ailment, being composed of Catay,
which Is the greatest of all removers
of allumln food which gathers on the
alimentary canals leading to the
stomach. It is advisable not to wait
untljyou are bothered again, as it is
that which makes it harder to remove
the matter Which has already gathered
thereby retaining other matter.' If you
take the powders mixed together, fol
lowed by a glass of water or whisky,
before retiring, I can assure you of
a cure. This medicine has brought a
cure in several cases. Kindly excuse
haste In which they are put up, be
cause I have forgotten them until the
last moment: Hoping I have done you
a service, I remain respectfully.
"CHARLES M'HAWER."
4 There Is no Dr. McHawer known In
San Jose or San Francisco.
Observer "Want" column for results.
SOLICITING COMMITTEES ARE
MAKIXG FIXE PROGRESS.
"Get Your Dollar Ready," Say Offk-ers
One Incompleted Distrkl Him 53
Xanics Xow Bright Pronpects for
"Mile of Pennies" Plan Sliver Will
Suffice.
More that a rod long is the string of
pennies now sent in by children to at
tain the ideal In the "mile of pennies"
scheme. '. The last donation came this
afternoon In the way of 150' red cop
pers from the Misses Madeline and
Ruth Jones, and Master Raynold Lan
drum. Recirculate Coppers.
There Is a scarcity of pennies, but
the banks are sending them back Into
circulation as rapidly as pir.Ole, and
in the event that any cl:lu! wishes to
donate any amount of pennies, a sil
ver piece will be accepted and the
measurements counted as though the
reft! pennies were there.
The campaign has Just begun and
the promoters are elated over the rod
of pennies now at hand.
Get Dollar Ready.
The canvass for membership to the
Riverside Park association has been
H
Tpeiies Hi
HORRIBLE MURBtR
WOMAX CHOI'S COOX'S
HEAD FROM HIS JinpV.
Indignant Over Refusal to Pay 40,
Cent Bill, Woninn Commits Mur
der Cues Ax.
Reno, Nev Dec. 3. After she had
chopped off the head of John Manley,
a negro miner, because he refused to
pay a 40-ccnt laundry bill, Mrs. Tena
Caby gave herself up to the police to,
day. The murder was committed last
night at Chafey.' ,
When Manley refused to pay 40
rents, which .be had owed three weeks,
the women seised an ax and felled
him. She struck blow after blow.
When she stopped from exhaustion,
Manley's head was severed from the
body. His body Is terribly mangled.
VIEWIXG ROAD WORK.
County Court Vp the River , Today
Looking Over the Work. .
This afternoon the county court vis
ited the work that Is being done up
the river between here and Perry,
where the channel of the river Is be
ing changed with the result that two
bridges will be eliminated altogether,
thus making a great, saving. The
county refused to let this work by con
tract after receiving bids 'and County
Bridge Superintendent ' Joe Campbell
Is superintending. The work is pro
gressing nicely and a few more nice
days will see It all completed. ;
Grand ball Friday evening at Elks'
hall.' ' -. . '; 1
CITY RETREXCHMEXT.
Street and Water Departments Cur
tailedFurther Consideration.
Th iroblefhr of the curtailment of
city expenses was one of the matters
receiving consideration at the council
meeting last night. The ways and
means committee reported a recom
mendation that no additional expense
could be added to the street and water
departments unless authorized by the
respective council committees.
In the matter of reducing the police
force the council decided to give the
matter additional consideration until
the meeting to be held in the middle
of the month. The committee suggest
ed that It might be necessary to dis
pense with the services 6f one night
man and the poundmaster, but would
not recommend It, but referred It to
the round! nm n whnlo wltK tfc V"
result of deferring action until the
next meeting.
launched. The city is divided Into
districts and the, solicitors are mak
ing rapid progress. In one district an
Incomplete report brings In 55 new
names. "Get your dollar ready," ad
monish the officers of the association,
"for you will surely be called upon to
aid In the work.". The fund is swell
ing rapidly for this early time In the
campaign and there Is going to be an
Incessant attack along these lines un
til sufficient money is at hand to cover
the expenses. '
I THE WAY OF CURING PAIN I
First: Drug it away; Second: Coax it away by the appli-
cation of heat. Heat relieves almost any pain, a d when it j
will answer it is the better remedy. Every home should
ontaln a . .
HOT WATER BOTTLE :
Heat can then be applied anywhere, at any time and in the j
most effective manner. If the bottle be wrapped in a wool-
en cloth it will remain hot for hours. There are few t
things a home can contain that will be more useful than
this modem convenience. Those we have are made of the
highest quality of Para Rubber, will lost for years and cost
Newlin Drug Co.
La Grande, Ore.
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.CUUIiTY ICE
Jl'DGE IIKXKY TO HEAR
MANY PRELIMIXARY TRIAI5.
District Attorney Recommend Hurt
. Criminal Cases Be Heard Before
Judge Henry as Committing Magis
trateReduce Duties of Judge An
gus Stewart Will Mean Less !
. tk and Constable Fees Thnn Here
tofore Civil Cases Uncliangcd.
. A decision of the county court made
today has tnree radical effects, to-wit:
that the duties of the county Judge In
creases without additional salary, that
the field of the Justice court be limit
ed to civil cases and that the expense
of preliminary hearings In criminal
cases will reduce materially. Coupty
Judge Henry will be used, as a com
mlttlng magistrate to a greater degree
hereafter, receiving no fees therefor,
however. All papers. In connection
with the preliminary hearings must be
served by the 'sheriff without fees,
thus eliminating constable expense.
Justice of the Peace Angus Stewart
will hereafter hear criminal cases only
when the county Judge Is not avalla
ble. Civil suits will ocntinue to orig
inate In Stewart's court the same as
before.
, These changes were recommended
by the district attorney. .
EXPERTS REPORT.
A Vcs Minor Errors Found Whkli
- Were Immediately Corrected.
J. B. Eaton, .who several months
ago was employed by the city to expert
the-books. made his final report, which
. ' rf-u ' . .... i . , m i.
nnowea inatr.fc.;;yining connaciuu n
the city w-as handled in a thorough
going manner. ' Barrjng a few minor'
Items which, comprising a number of
small clerical errors, resulted In a
shortage of $84 during the two years'
administration of ex-Recorder Snook.
When the finance committee and Mr.
Snook went over the account several
Items which showed on the books as
errors In reality ivere not "and Mr.
Snook handed tho council his check
for the balance. The-report nor the
facts placed any blame upon Mr.
Snook. The statement In the Morning
Star to the effect that the water su
perintendent , was short $84 was en
tirely a misunderstanding of the tacts. .
The water superintendent does not
handle any- money whatever. The
V'ater rents are collected by the re
corder. OFFICER TRIAL TOMORROW.
Will Be Arraigned Before Jndge Ilea
ry for Larceny.
J. B. Officer, who was brought back
from Arkansas, will be arraigned to
morrow morning before Judge Henry
to stand a preliminary hearing on the
charge of stealing a watch. However,
as the grand Jury is now in session,
they may act, by returning either a
true or a not true bill. If so there will
be no necessity of an examination.
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